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THE TRIO Thanks to the customarily adroit advice of LN’s Nancy Robinson, readers needn’t speculate what this time of year would be like without the hominess of a lovely wreath, like the Silver Lining offering from MacKenzie-Childs pictured here.

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Style Feature:

THE WOMAN’S EXCHANGE LN regular Brittany Nay chats with some of the guiding lights behind The Woman’s Exchange as that Ladue venture turns 135 – yet keeps crafting stylish staples like its iconic cherry dress, of which 12,000-plus have sold since 1953.

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The Daily Feature:

WONDER PALZ LN stalwart Connie Mitchell pumps 8-year-old Brielle Karim for business tips the Kirkwood third-grader has learned from launching Wonder Palz, a company by which young Ms. Karim has aligned the playpen and the working world.

On the cover 8 Gratitude, generosity and family define the holiday season at The Gatesworth. Turn to page 8 to hear several residents share their plans for the holidays and for staying active and giving back to the community – now and throughout the year. Pictured are Bob and Betty Rybacki. Photo by Geoff Story of TOKY.

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EDITOR ‌BEFORE SWITCHING TO JOURNALISM, I WAS ON TRACK TO EARN a chemistry degree in college. Realizing my love of writing then led me to where I am today.

For some, such a revelation could come even later in life, while for others – like Brielle Karim of Kirkwood – it could strike as early as 6 years old.

Brielle, now 8, is a third-grader at Robinson Elementary School in the Kirkwood School District. She’s also the founder of Wonder Palz, a company that creates stuffed animals with a variety of professions. Starting on p. 50, we hope that you enjoy reading Brielle’s story, as told

by LN contributing writer Connie Mitchell, and that it inspires you to chase your dreams, no matter your age.

Also in this week’s edition, be sure to read LN copy editor and staff writer Bryan A. Hollerbach’s story on the Helen Frankenthaler exhibition now on display at the Greenberg Gallery. The exhibit, courtesy of the pioneer behind color field painting, showcases nine of her wondrous works. We hope you enjoy learning more about the artist behind the creations and also the exhibition itself, starting on p. 62.

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Editor’s Corner The word around town

The Missouri Arts Council and the State of Missouri have recently named Circus Harmony – a nonprofit, “social circus organization that uses circus arts to motivate social change by building character in individuals and bridges between communities” – the recipient of the Missouri Arts Award for Arts Education. According to a press release, the Missouri Arts Awards “celebrate people, organizations and communities that have made profound and lasting contributions to the

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Pictured: BGCSTL President Flint Fowler and Kahalia Adams.

Congratulations to Kahalia Adams, a Parkway North High School junior, for being named the 2019 Youth of the Year winner by the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis (BGCSTL).

According to the BGCSTL website, being named Youth of the Year is “the highest honor a Boys & Girls Club member can receive and a signature national youth recognition program that celebrates the recipient’s contributions to their family, school, community and their Boys & Girls Club.” Adams also won the Wanda and Michael DeHaven Boys & Girls Club Youth of the Year scholarship, which gifts $5,000 and a Honda Accord.

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$439,000

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The holidays are truly the most wonderful time of the year. Beyond the twinkling lights and beautifully wrapped presents, however, the season is also an occasion for kindness, generosity and, above all, family.

While giving back is second nature to many residents of The Gatesworth, who volunteer their time and talents throughout the year, the spirit of generosity kindles a little bit brighter during the holidays.

That magic is palpable to resident Stanley Oberman. “This season means a great deal to me,” he shares. “The nature of people during the holidays just seems to be so much better than it is throughout the year. It’s a time for everyone to relax and to be themselves.”

Oberman moved to The Gatesworth only a few months ago. However, he jumped at the chance to join the community’s reading mentorship program when approached by resident services director Donna Meyer. As part of the program, first- and second-grade students from area elementary schools visit twice a month for one-onone reading sessions with residents, who serve as mentors. “The kids choose the books themselves and then we read with them and ask

them questions,” details Oberman. “They are just adorable!”

Although Oberman has participated in just three meetings so far, spending time with the little ones has already brought him great joy. He reports that “life has become very enjoyable” since taking up residence at The Gatesworth, especially “being able to volunteer and to see how much people appreciate it.”

When fellow resident Berkeley Gunther decided to move into a senior living community a little less than a year ago, she knew she wanted to find a place where volunteering was not only encouraged, but also supported. A retired educator and administrator, Gunther has spent the past several years volunteering with BJC’s art therapy program, where she paints with rehab patients of all cognitive and physical abilities.

At The Gatesworth, Gunther has found several new ways to share her time and interests with others. Each Tuesday morning, she invites a small group of local artists to paint in the community’s art center. “Anybody can drop in and watch,” she says. Gunther finds inspiration in observing these talented creatives at work and hopes to stir that same enthusiasm in other residents. “This is just another way of giving and sharing a part of my life with my neighbors here.”

In celebration of the season, Gunther will soon make Christmas cards with BJC’s art therapy participants. And she anticipates a large and merry gathering of family for the holidays. On Christmas Eve, Gunther will host her grandchildren

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and their spouses for an annual luncheon filled with pizza, beer and memories. Although this will be her first holiday season as a resident, Gunther describes “a feeling of belonging” at The Gatesworth.

The Gatesworth has only been home to Bob Rybacki and his wife Betty for a few short weeks, but the couple has never felt more instantly welcomed by a community. “The staff here is just wonderful,” raves Bob Rybacki. “Everybody remembers your name here, including the servers at each of the three restaurants. They must have the staff go through some kind of course!”

While still busy settling into their new apartment, the couple has nevertheless found time to explore a few of the many activities on offer. As longtime fitness enthusiasts, the Rybackis are thrilled with the community’s state-of-the-art fitness center and group classes. Retired from a career in information technology, Bob Rybacki maintains a part-time job as a driver for Enterprise. Given his professional background, however, he is considering taking a computing class at The Gatesworth. “Technology moves so fast, and I always like to learn new things,” he adds. Meanwhile, Betty Rybacki, who dabbles in painting and needlework, looks forward to becoming more involved with community’s art group.

“We’ll get involved, one way or the other!,” Bob Rybacki promises. In the meantime, he and his residents bob wife anticipate spending the holidays with and betty rybacki their five children and various grandchildren.

Thankfully, their spacious two-bedroom unit was built with guests in mind – this time, their youngest daughter.

For The Gatesworth’s residents, the holidays are simply synonymous with goodwill and family – whether it’s the clan you were born into or the one you’ve forged along the way.

The Gatesworth, One McKnight Place, St. Louis, 314-993-0111, thegatesworth.com

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I Heart Food & Wine is our largest fundraising event of the year and provides a fun afternoon of eating and drinking for this important cause – fighting congenital heart defects (CHD), the leading U.S. birth defect. One in 100 babies are born with a heart defect each year. Thanks to the wonderful support we receive from the restaurant community, local breweries, wine distributors, donors and attendees, the money raised from I Heart Food & Wine enables the foundation to fund leading pediatric heart research, and support and strengthen area heart families during their battle with CHD.

JENN HINKLE, FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Annemarie and Matt Schumacher

Kasey Demond and Wiley Johnson

Katie Lever, Maggie Pike and Caroline Winsahel

Dan and Sue Busse

Susan Luina and Stacy Fendelman

Sarah and Cory Stark

Joe and Julie Nesselhauf

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Saint Louis Science Center

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he Saint Louis Science Center recently celebrated the opening of the hands-on exhibit GameXPloration with a VIP cocktail reception and light bites. The presentation featured an up-close look at the design process for the 7,500-square-foot exhibit focused on how games intersect with our lives. Center VIP supporters and guests played their way through the universe of games, from board games to video games to virtual reality! Spotted in the crowd were Donna Wilkinson, chairwoman of the board, and Christian Greer, the center’s chief officer for science, education and experience.

Games are more than just fun – they affect how we think, learn and act. This exhibit is a playground that invites us to have fun while learning about the science of games and gaming.

DR. ZI TENG WANG, MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY,

WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS

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Keenan and Jody Squires, Patti LaBrott

Nigarha Gurpinar, Alexander Ipatov

Vickie Corkhill, Amy Martin

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uests gathered at The Chase Park Plaza for the Memory Care Home Solutions’ 12th annual Memories and Melodies Gala, where they enjoyed cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, a silent auction and a golden raffle, with music by The Bonbon Plot and local vocalist Janet Evra. The organization honored Maggie and Ron Holtman with its Alzheimer’s Community Service Award and A. Greig Woodring with its Lifetime Achievement Award. Memory Care Home Solutions provides both in-home, personalized support and training programs for families caring for loved ones with memory loss, dementia or Alzheimer’s disease.

The most rewarding part of my relationship with Memory Care has been to watch this valuable and much-needed organization begin to realize their potential. The quality, compassion and dedication of Lisa Baron and her team have made a big difference, and it’s gratifying to follow the progress.

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Give a gift of $200 or more to Circle of Concern and get half your donation back in the form of a tax credit. Donate up to $5,000* to receive a credit up to $2,500. Donate by December 31 and we’ll mail a 2018 tax credit form to you in January.

Your generous donation provides low income families in West St. Louis County with: • Wholesome Foods • Financial Assistance • Summer Camp Opportunities • Career Mentorship • Scholarships

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he ancient practice of composting is regaining more than a little popularity in the metro area partly through the efforts of Perennial City Composting.

The basic premise of composting is simple enough – certain goods and products are made from organic matter and can be broken down for use in soil – but it can be difficult or time-consuming for some.

Perennial City Composting founders Beth GrollmesKiefer and her husband, Tim Kiefer, set out to change this when they launched the company in January 2017.

“It’s really on people’s consciences now,” says Grollmes-Kiefer. “They’re wanting to make small changes in their life, and we offer a really simple solution for that.”

The company operates like any other recurring delivery business. The team drops off 4-gallon buckets at customers’ doors, and individuals fill their buckets with compostable materials. Then, either weekly or biweekly (depending on subscription), the Perennial City Composition crew picks up a household’s bucket — Ladue’s pickups are on Wednesdays — and whisks it away to its compost site in St. Louis’ West End and Visitation Park neighborhoods.

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Many subscribers are initially shocked at what can actually be composted. Everything from vegetable scraps and cardboard to biodegradable coffee cups and paper plates can go in the bucket.

“If it grows, it goes,” says Grollmes-Kiefer. “A lot of people are surprised because we can compost meat, dairy, poultry, everything like that.”

When the compost arrives at its designated site, the real work begins.

“Once it gets back to the farm, we need a mix of green materials, or food, and brown materials like wood chips, leaves and cardboard,” says GrollmesKiefer, who adds that the chickens the couple raises pick through the compost and eat the bugs and microbes that sprout from the pile each day, which further facilitates the composting process and produces happy, healthy chickens.

The results are pretty stunning. Composting can turn vacant lots in the area into workable land, which the couple will use to grow produce and flowers by summer 2019. Customers will even have the option to receive items like these in their weekly drop-offs and their own compost after six months. It’s part of the couple’s longterm goal of creating a closed-loop food system, where

the community’s scraps are turned into ingredients for nutritious meals – and back again to the compost pile.

“We’re preventing those things from being shipped into someone else’s backyard, but we also use it as a medium to grow food, and this provides a creative reuse of those vacant lots for urban farming,” says GrollmesKiefer. “Composting is the foundation for that because the land needs some love, and that love is composting.”

Households can subscribe to four different membership tiers, with prices lowering as monthly commitments increase. As for ways to contribute, spreading the word always helps.

“Word of mouth is my favorite way of being referred, because I know that people are excited about it and talking about,” says Grollmes-Kiefer. “People are doing it, keeping with it, and they’re telling their friends.”

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By Drew Gieseke | Photos courtesy of The Frank Lloyd Wright House in Ebsworth Park

Frank Lloyd Wright’s presence remains as prominent as ever in an innovative Kirkwood house.

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ach visit to The Frank Lloyd Wright House in Ebsworth Park (FLWHEP) is a completely different experience, and that’s the way it’s supposed to be.

Only two of the approximately 60 Usonian-style homes that were designed by renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright can be found in the metro area – the FLWHEP being the only one open to the public. Thankfully for area residents, the FLWHEP sits in their own backyard – and it’s open for public tours year-round. The site, located in Kirkwood, is a local treasure that continues to reveal the history of its famed architect and the family who lived in the home for four decades.

“I have both the privilege and responsibility to find the balance between preservation of the house and making it available to the public,” says FLWHEP executive director Kathryn Feldt.

The house traces its roots to 1951, when Wright designed the home for St. Louis artist Russell Kraus and his wife, Ruth. The couple moved into the 1,900-square-foot house when it was completed in 1956 and lived there together until Ruth Kraus died in 1992.

“The fear was that we’d lose this house completely,” Feldt says. “Joanne Kohn, our current chairman emeritus, was the one who was able to organize and raise the money to save the house.”

The FLWHEP nonprofit organization was founded to rescue the property from being sold and razed by developers. By 2001, FLWHEP had raised enough money to purchase the home and surrounding 10½-acre grounds, which were then deeded to St. Louis County for the formation of a public park.

The move turned out to be a boon for historians and fans of Wright’s work. Much of the personal correspondence between the architect and the Krauses was preserved with the purchase, leading to a better understanding of Wright’s intention and the Krauses’ desire to fulfill that intention.

Feldt acknowledges that Wright knew the people he’d previously been designing homes for lived much more lavish lifestyles than the Krauses and similar families. “He wanted to create an artistic home for middle-class, middle-income people,” she says.

The Usonian style, as pioneered by Wright, emphasizes the connection between interior and exterior, between home and nature. Open spaces and purposefully limited storage capacity result in a scaling down that represents an antithesis to the modern megamansion, where minimalism is as practical as it is beautiful.

“When you see guests walk in, you can see them responding to different things … the stained-glass windows, the geometry of the house, the brilliantly designed interior space,” Feldt says. “For me, it’s the light that flows into the house and the way you are integrated into nature. It’s designed to bring the beauty of the outside into the inside … what Frank Lloyd Wright called organic architecture. And this house does a masterful job of that.

“Touring the house is a transformative experience, and making it possible for people to have that experience is incredibly satisfying.”

Preservation is key with a historic home like the Kraus house. The organization goes to great lengths to balance preservation of the architecture and original furnishings – with its commitment to welcoming more than 3,500 visitors each year.

“I spend way more time considering decisions about maintenance and preservation in the [house] than I do in my own residence,” Feldt says with a laugh.

One of those major decisions is the future development of a visitors center, which requires just as much study and consideration as every other choice that needs to be made. As for now, however, tours for the public and student groups and an annual lecture are the main highlights of the visitor experience. The docent-led excursion is available by appointment only and is limited to 12 people per group to provide the most intimate look at the home.

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“We’re constantly discovering nuances of the house and new facets of the house’s history,” Feldt says. “We share what we know through the lens of the architect and owner with our guests, and sometimes we discover things – a new perspective or element of the house – from a guest. The element of discovery is what Frank Lloyd Wright wanted, and it is well and alive in the Kraus house.”

And as with any remarkable piece of art, multiple viewings are essential.

“The house is a different experience each day, each season, each exhibit,” Feldt says.

Several different membership levels are available and offer various benefits for visitors, including unlimited free admission, and some levels include membership in the Frank Lloyd Wright National Reciprocal Sites Program – which features free admission to 31 Frank Lloyd Wright historic sites open to the public – and more.

For nonmembers, tours run Friday through Sunday and cost $10 for adults and $5 for children 7 to 12. Ultimately, however, each visit and membership supports the ongoing mission of preservation for this truly unique piece of history.

“People leave with such a sense of awe and wonder and inspiration,” Feldt says.

“For most people, the house really knocks their socks off.”

The Frank Lloyd Wright House in Ebsworth Park, 120 N. Ballas Road, Kirkwood, 314-822-8359, ebsworthpark.org

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Reid Case Group celebrates its most recent accomplishment, having sold 100 percent of the units in downtown Kirkwood’s first luxury condominium project, The Madison.

“I’m excited we now have this achievement under our belt,” says principal and broker Ellen Reid. “Based on the success of The Madison, we plan to launch a new downtown Kirkwood luxury project and hope to start selling in early spring of 2019.” Photo by The Scout Guide Saint Louis.

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he skyline of downtown Kirkwood welcomes a new addition with The Madison. The luxury condominium project, engineered in large part by Reid Case Group, is the municipality’s latest real estate attraction. It has captured the admiration of many area residents – so much so that it completely sold out prior to construction.

“We had an all-star team, with principals Savoy Properties, CORE10 Architecture and Wolff Interiors,” says Reid Case Group principal and broker Ellen Reid.

“Our construction partner, Kadean Construction Company, did a fantastic job of carrying out our vision. I’ve had the pleasure of working with CORE10 Architecture and Tina Wolff in the past. We had a lot of experience and previous successes to draw from to make this our best project yet!”

Reid boasts more than 16 years in the real estate business, specializing in luxury condominiums and residential properties. Her first sales project, The Plaza in Clayton, was built in 2002 as a 30-story luxury highrise. Today, she is thrilled to see new-construction

condominiums’ popularity rising, which allows her to continue building her career.

“You put a power team together and then you plan for perfection,” Reid describes of her latest work. “I offer my development clients a complete array of strategic planning, from the idea’s conception and all the way to closing the last unit.”

Even when planning for perfection, unforeseen circumstances still may arise, as Reid soon realized.

“Time was of the essence once we were ready to start selling The Madison, as I was seven months pregnant,” she recalls. “I went full speed ahead towards my sales goals. Marcello arrived on time and I firmed up my last contract to meet my goal while in the hospital, just a day after giving birth!”

The first of its caliber in Kirkwood, the mid-rise project has motivated Reid and her developer partners to continue meeting the area’s high demand for luxury residences.

“Kirkwood is a fantastic place and its residents tend to want to stay there,” she explains. “If you can deliver that combination of location, quality construction

and flexibility, [you’ve got] a very appealing product type.”

Reid Case Group has another new-construction luxury condominium project in Kirkwood on the horizon, and hopes to start selling units as early as spring 2019. “Seeing the excitement and response from the residents and community is always the most rewarding part,” shares Reid. “My son is now two and I will always remember this as our first family success.”

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2 Maryhill Lane | LADUE Marilyn Adaire Laura McCarthy Real Estate 314-239-9191 (direct), 314-725-5100 (office), lauramccarthy.com This South Carolina Colonial sweeps you away with refined features and beautiful landscaping. Find his-and-hers baths, plus heated floors, in the master suite and two guest suites in the lower level. Amenities include an impressive kitchen and a brick patio. $2.85 million

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Located in an upscale neighborhood on a sprawling three acres, this custom-built ranch impresses with columns and

Situated on a quiet cul-de-sac, this beautiful brick home

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Bonus amenities include a finished walkout lower level and a three-car garage. $779,000

70 Waterman Place | ST. LOUIS Kevin Hurley Janet McAfee Real Estate 314-560-4977, janetmcafee.com/kevinhurley A handsome center hall leads you through this Federal-style residence, allowing you to explore the elegant architectural details. Admire the master suite’s amenities, including the dressing room and updated bath. Appreciate the screened-in porch, carriage house, updated custom kitchen and more.

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Tucked away in a serene, unassuming office in Brentwood is a little device that is doing a lot of good.

Dr. Zinia Thomas, who first opened Radiance Float + Wellness in August 2017, added CryoSkin to her array of natural wellness services in May 2018 – the first and only center in the metro area to do so – after working with a distributor based in New York (who, in turn, first experienced the machine in France and immediately made plans to bring it to the U.S. market).

What exactly does the French-by-way-of-New York CryoSkin device do? Put plainly, it eliminates fat and cellulite, and is your new, anti-aging best friend. Pretty cool, right? Almost – try pretty freezing.

CryoSkin employs cryolipolysis, a noninvasive medical treatment that uses subzero temperatures to destroy fat cells by freezing them away to slim, sculpt and lift you in all of the right places.

“We like to call it bio-hacking,” Thomas says, referring to the natural, noninvasive procedure. At Radiance, Thomas and her staff use the device for CryoSlimming, CryoToning and CryoFacials. The device can also be used for targeted cryotherapy for ailments such as “frozen shoulder” or other joint pain.

CryoSlimming is billed as the closest thing to spot treatment for those areas that even the best gym membership might not be able to fix; in fact, Thomas says she sees a number of fitness instructors for the procedure. Using a combination of thermal shock and cryolipolysis, the device’s wand is first heated to bring

your fat cells to the surface, before making a quick switch to cold temperatures – as chilly as minus 8 degrees Celsius (17.6 degrees Fahrenheit) – to freeze and destroy them. They then pass naturally through the body’s lymphatic system. The procedure can be performed every two weeks and takes about 28 painless minutes, with results often realized quickly.

“We keep a tape measure here for those immediate changes,” says Thomas. But the best results, she advises, are seen after five sessions over 10 weeks.

CryoToning is more surface level, best for those looking to diminish the appearance of cellulite, fine lines and wrinkles. In the 20-minute treatment, the device’s wand uses cold therapy (around minus 2 degrees Celsius – 28.4 degrees Fahrenheit) in an antiinflammatory effect that increases micro-circulation to the treated area and breaks up fibrous bands under your skin that cause those pesky cellulite dimples. This cold therapy also boosts the production of collagen to improve skin elasticity and reduces pore size. A CryoFacial uses the same processes for your face, lifting and tightening without introducing needles or toxins into your system. Both treatments can be performed weekly, and their results are maximized through the use of other treatments that Radiance offers, like Whole Body Sound Vibration.

“CryoSkin is more about vanity or beauty compared to our other treatments,” Thomas admits. “But come in the door for fat loss or beauty, then incorporate a healthy lifestyle with all of our other services, where you heal from the inside out.”

Radiance is unique for housing an array of other wellness treatments all under one roof, including float therapy, salt therapy (halotherapy), cryotherapy, an oxygen bar , an infrared sauna, a hydromassage lounge chair, whole-body vibration, aromatherapy, IV nutrient therapy and vitamin D light therapy. Thomas and her staff often do wellness consults with new clients, discussing what those clients are looking for and all that Radiance offers to assess which treatment – or often, combination of treatments – will best suit their needs.

Monthly packages that combine treatments are available for routine visits, and specials, including holiday specials, are promoted on Radiance’s social media.

“Self-care is so important for everybody,” Thomas says. “Once you take care of yourself, it spills over to your family, and everyone will feel just that much better. We want you to look your best and feel your best, and we hope to help guide you through good choices for wellness.”

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By Brittany Nay | Photos by Sarah Conroy

The Woman’s Exchange, home of the trademarked cherry dress and much more coveted consignor-made clothing and accessories, celebrates its 135th anniversary in style.

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ith more than 12,000 sold, the cherry dress is an iconic childhood fashion piece recognized as The Woman’s Exchange’s signature item. The signature design, which debuted in 1953 and received a patent in 2016, takes a skilled seamstress an hour to perfect each pair of cherries, and another dedicated consignor 10 hours to complete the ensemble.

The stylish staple is just one of hundreds of unique consignor-made children’s and women’s clothing items and accessories at The Woman’s Exchange of St. Louis, a nonprofit retail shop and tearoom now celebrating its 135th year of “helping those who help themselves.”

When you shop at the celebrated local store, the proceeds go back to the consignors and into the community, says Alexandra McCreary-Ellis, assistant

consignment manager. “When you get that cherry dress, you know it is made 100 percent here and you are supporting St. Louis,” she says.

The Woman’s Exchange was founded in 1883 by prominent St. Louisan Ariadne Lawnin to help less fortunate women support themselves. At the time, it was considered inappropriate for a woman to financially provide for her family, so Lawnin and her friends created a space for women to sell their goods anonymously.

To carry on that mission today, the organization operates two programs: the consignment program and its Immigrant Training Program – a workforce development initiative. Its original flagship consignment program focuses on the sale of handmade goods by artisans, with up to 80 percent of each item’s purchase price going back to the artist. And in 2006, the nonprofit launched the Immigrant Training Program, which offers paid, on-the-job training based in the shop’s tearoom, as well as provides additional resources that participants may need.

“We have assisted our participants with resources like social services, furniture assistance, transportation, academic assistance and more,” says Julie Peters, president of The Woman’s Exchange.

Through the years, The Woman’s Exchange has grown in size and scope, reaching almost 60 active board members, along with more than 115 consignors this year. John Bantle, general manager, says board members play an integral part in the organization’s mission, contributing 5,000 volunteer-hours annually.

Board members serve as tearoom hostesses and merchandise buyers, along with managing marketing, development and strategic planning initiatives.

Consignors are using their creative crafting talents to earn a sense of financial stability that allows them to take care of their families as they work from home, McCreary-Ellis says. “Some of the women have come from Iraq or Afghanistan seeking refuge,” she says. “Others are women who can’t work a 40-hour workweek because they are primary caregivers to [children] … so we take the craft they create [at home], and we sell it for them.”

One consignor from Afghanistan is using her talent of sewing children’s clothing to support her family and teach dressmaking skills to other Afghani

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women in the St. Louis community.

The Woman’s Exchange draws generations of shoppers to browse the retail boutique and eat in the tearoom. “The Woman’s Exchange is a family experience,” Peters says. “We see multiple generations come in to find the perfect special-occasion outfit together, from cherry suits to sailor dresses. Families know that we offer high-quality children’s clothing.”

In addition to its famous cherry dress, The Woman’s Exchange offers consignor-made custom children’s and women’s clothing and accessories, including special-occasion baptismal gowns, white silk dresses for first communion and flower girls, and colorful silk and velvet junior maid gowns for the annual Veiled Prophet Ball. The custom creations offer the junior maids “an opportunity to have a one-of-a-kind dress for the special occasion,” Peters notes.

Among the newest consignor items are children’s purses, baby onesies and women’s dyed silk scarves.

The Woman’s Exchange has thrived through the years by keeping the tradition alive and by offering seasonal children’s and women’s apparel, along with gifts for any occasion.

As for the future, the nonprofit is looking to build an advisory council for women who are looking to become involved in it. It is also redesigning its website to accommodate shoppers nationwide, along with constantly looking for new consignors and merchandise. “We are always looking for new consignors and new items,” Bantle says. “That’s how we grow.”

To help The Woman’s Exchange keep growing, Schulze says simply to stop in.

“All proceeds support our mission,” Peters says. “From our Woman’s Exchange salads to our cherry dresses and picture frames, a portion of every purchase furthers our mission of helping others.”

The Woman’s Exchange of St. Louis, 8811-A Ladue Road, Ladue, 314-997-4411, woexstl.org

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HEALTHY APPETITE

Roasted Parsnips with ChimichurriCharred Mandarin Orange Salad Story and recipe by Amanda Elliott

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o me, the beautiful thing about winter is the abundance of root vegetables. In this recipe, I’m highlighting one of my favorites that’s often underused: parsnips.

Parsnips share some characteristics with carrots, but are also related to the parsley family. The roots have been eaten since antiquity and were often used as a sweetener before the introduction of cane sugar to Europe. Like any root vegetable, the flavor can vary based on how and where they’re grown, so if you find one that roasts up super sweet and tender with little work, you know you have a good one. In this recipe, I’ve glammed up parsnips with chimichurri and caramelized mandarin oranges, perfect for serving as a bright, comforting side for holiday meals.

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1½ lb parsnips cleaned, peeled and halved 2 Tbsp olive oil 1 Tbsp honey salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Chimichurri        

5 fresh mandarin oranges, peeled and sliced ⅓ cup olive oil plus 1 Tbsp, divided 5 cloves garlic, finely chopped 1 cup fresh cilantro, finely chopped ½ cup fresh parsley, finely chopped ½ cup fresh oregano, finely chopped ¼ cup sherry vinegar salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

| Preparation – Parsnips | Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

In a large mixing bowl, toss parsnips with oil and honey, and season with salt and pepper to taste. Transfer to a lipped baking sheet and roast for 15 to 20 minutes or until nicely charred and tender. Let parsnips rest for 5 minutes. | Preparation – Chimichurri | In a small sauté pan over medium-high heat, heat remaining oil. Add mandarin oranges and cook for 2 minutes; flip and cook for 2 minutes more until slightly caramelized on the outside. Set aside.

Amanda Elliott is the chef at Peachtree Catering (peachtreebanquet.com) in Columbia, Missouri, and authors the website Rustic Supper (rusticsupper.com), where she shares recipes centering on the idea of the communal table and embracing the heritage of food through travel. She also hosts a series of pop-up dinners in Columbia called Sunday Suppers.

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In a medium mixing bowl, add all remaining ingredients; stir to combine and season with salt and pepper. Toss parsnips and caramelized oranges in chimichurri; serve warm or at room temperature.

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ONCE UPON A TIME, A BONE-THIN

pup was used for breeding. When the breeders didn’t want her anymore, she went home with one of the breeder’s co-workers as a surprise for his wife, who didn’t even like dogs. They named her Lucky because they were “lucky they kept her,” but before long, she was surrendered to the Animal Protective Association of Missouri.

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and their other pup, who warmed instantly to the newcomer. Minnie, however, took a bit of time to adjust.

“She didn’t want to do anything for the first 24 hours we had her,” Awtrey recalls. “But she perked up as soon as she got some food in her belly. I think she realized she was home.”

Two weeks after they initially brought Minnie home as a foster, Awtrey and T.J. filed to permanently adopt Minnie. and the pup became the newest member of their family in July.

In the months since then, Minnie has made herself completely at home. She’s best friends with Awtrey’s other dog, and they will “lick each other’s faces for hours.” Minnie waits patiently while Awtrey’s 7-yearold stepdaughter paints her toenails and even enjoys bath time when it arrives. Her favorite activities include chasing squirrels and going for car rides.

“She also loves having her picture taken, and she’s got a goofy snaggletooth that catches on her upper lip,” Awtrey says. “She’s looks like a little gremlin. It’s so cute.”

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One of Awtrey’s favorite characteristics in Minnie is that she’s a mediator.

“If the kids are arguing, she’s the first one to come in and literally put herself in the middle of whatever is going on,” Awtrey says. “If we’re play-fighting in the kitchen, she comes up out of nowhere and bulldozes us.”

Even though she’s now 60 pounds instead of 25, the 2-year-old pup still has the nickname of “Skinny Minnie” whenever she visits her old friends at the APA. Luckily, thanks to the love of Awtrey and her family and the staff at the APA, Minnie will truly never, ever be “Skinny Minnie” again.

“She’s such a good dog,” Awtrey says. “She just kind of hopped into our lives.”

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ou might think of engineers as people who study and work with machines. Yet the most complex “machine” in the world is the human body, and engineers like Brecca Gaffney work to understand how the human machine moves.

“Biomechanics, the engineering-based study of human movement, is incredibly diverse,” explains Gaffney, a mechanical engineer and postdoctoral research fellow in the Washington University Program in Physical Therapy. The biomechanics field includes sports performance, the design of prosthetics and joint replacements, and physical rehabilitation.

Gaffney studies how movement affects and may cause dysfunction in the body. Her goal is to use this knowledge to create more targeted interventions for physical rehabilitation.

Gaffney recently received a 2018 For Women in Science Fellowship from the L’Oréal Foundation and UNESCO. The fellowship annually honors five exceptional female researchers selected by an independent jury of international scientists. Recipients receive a $60,000 research grant. Gaffney is using the funds to advance her research and hire a female undergraduate research assistant.

“She’s been working in our lab for a couple of months now, and she is great,” Gaffney says of her new assistant.

“I absolutely love working with students, observing their development as researchers, and learning from them.”

Another aspect of the fellowship is a community

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service requirement. “As part of my application, I committed to community service in two areas that I believe affect the underrepresentation of both women and minorities in STEM [science, technology, engineering and math]: the lack of opportunities for the underprivileged and the low retention of female STEM majors,” she says. Gaffney fulfills that commitment as a Beyond School mentor for Mission: St. Louis, a local nonprofit organization that aims to address poverty through education, employment and charity.

Gaffney believes that education is fundamental to achievement. Mentoring allows her to develop meaningful relationships with young people from third to 10th grades while helping them with math and science assignments and test preparation. She refers to her work with the Beyond School program as

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“the highlight of my week.”

“The overarching objective of this award is to change the face of STEM, which is accomplished in part by improving the retention of female postdoctoral scholars as we transition into faculty roles,” she notes, adding that there are fewer women at every stage of STEM education from undergraduate through postdoctoral study. “In my opinion, retention at every stage of a career for a woman in STEM is directly affected by the lack of successful female role models and, therefore, a lack of mentors. As such, I think that female faculty in STEM positions are at the forefront of positively affecting the underrepresentation of women through mentorship.”

After she completes her one-year For Women in Science Fellowship, Gaffney will continue her research at Washington University and search for a faculty position so she can continue to be the kind of mentor she finds so crucial to the field. “My dream job is in a mechanical engineering department where I can teach both undergraduate and graduate students, as well as continuing my research in biomechanics,” she says.

Until then, Gaffney appreciates Washington University’s interdisciplinary approach. “My primary mentor is an engineer, and we work regularly with physical therapists and orthopedic surgeons,” she says. “We all work with and research the same patient population, and I’m very fortunate to be a part of this team that works together to consider approaches from every angle.”

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Third-grader Brielle Karim founded and runs local stuffed-animal company Wonder Palz.

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rielle Karim is a typical third-grader at Robinson Elementary School in Kirkwood, except for one thing: 8-year-old Brielle is the founder of a company.

The idea came to Brielle three years ago, when she was 6 and her sister, Asirah, was 3. The two girls were playing on the bathroom floor while their mother, Trista Karim, got ready for work. “My sister was sad that my mom and dad had to leave for work, so while we were playing with our stuffed animals, she flung hers up at us and said in a very sassy way, ‘Then why doesn’t my stuffed animal have to go to work?’” Brielle says.

That’s when Brielle had a lightbulb moment.

She suddenly realized that the stuffed animals themselves could have jobs. “i couldn’t stop talking about it, and my dad immediately started looking to see if there was already something like it,” Brielle says. “He couldn’t really find anything, and that’s when it all started!”

Wonder Palz is the company that developed from Brielle’s original idea. At $24.95 each, the 16-inchtall plush stuffed animals are dressed as various professionals. Each comes with a superhero cape, because all professionals are heroes, and a coloring booklet that tells the Wonder Palz’s individual story and describes its work.

Superhero capes can be personalized with a name and custom signature, such as “Love, Grandma” or “From Aunt Pam.” There are currently eight different Wonder Palz that include Fox-A-Medic, the paramedic fox; Commander Frost, the astronaut polar bear; Captain Clouds, the lion pilot; and dr. Stripes, the surgeon zebra. Wonder Palz had a ninth – Lt. Paws, the military monkey – but it completely sold out after its launch. “We have future designs in the works, such as farmers and tech developers, and we also are going to cover all of the service branches,” Trista says. “Lt. Paws has been a fan favorite, and we really want to honor all of our hero servicemen and -women.”

Trista works as an executive assistant, and Brielle’s father, Adnan Karim, is a website developer. “He also makes car parts,” Brielle says. “He has two jobs.

Really! And with Wonder Palz, now we all work a whole lot!”

After Adnan conducted market research and failed to find the type of toys Brielle had described, the family decided to create their own.

“We had no idea what we were really doing, so we simply began at the beginning by drawing out what Brielle was envisioning and started researching suppliers,” Trista says. “it “ took a little over a year to find a manufacturer and receive several samples before we finally landed the first collection of Wonder Palz.”

Trista notes that while the entire family has enjoyed creating Wonder Palz, she and Adnan have let Brielle and Asirah take the lead in product development. “One challenge we’ve come across is that it’s not always clear uniforms for all professions,” she says. “We would like to make a banker and a lawyer, but both would pretty much have the same suit outfit, so they won’t just clearly stand out for their profession.

This is a challenge we have been working on and figuring out.”

Wonder Palz are available at the company’s website, wonderpalz.com, through Amazon and at several hospital gift shops, including BarnesJewish Hospital, Alton Memorial Hospital and Mercy Children’s Hospital St. Louis. “We thought that Wonder Palz would be a great gift for kids recovering from an injury, fighting an illness or being welcomed into the world, so hospital gift shops have been one of our focal points, but we’re fairly new and just getting started and looking forward to expanding,” Trista says.

Although Wonder Palz may expand its product line, Trista says the process already has been priceless for her family. “Brielle learning about manufacturing, profit margins, web design and payment methods at her age has been rewarding enough, but we also know Wonder Palz’sfuture is very bright.”

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arthbound Beer has gone tiki!

The brewery and tasting room in St. Louis’ Benton Park West neighborhood now offers a small selection of Hawaiian musubi sandwiches along with macaroni salad, pretzels and more to pair with its experimental line of beers.

The bar began offering the small bites in August after the closing of Mothership – an in-house smoked meats-centric concept from chef Chris Bork of the now-shuttered Vista Ramen – in June. (Earthbound Beer’s recent growth also includes the opening during the summer of Earthbound Satellite at 1921 S. Ninth St. in St. Louis’ storied Soulard neighborhood.)

“I’m excited to offer food in the same way we’ve

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offered beer and architectural history to our patrons,” says co-owner Stuart Keating, who spearheads the kitchen efforts with his partner, Kristina Goodwin.

“I’m a big fan of the sort of gonzo all-in culture of ’60s and ’70s tiki, and it’s fun to refresh the aesthetic without necessarily treading old waters.”

The Hawaiian and tiki lounge-inspired menu features what Keating refers to as a Hawaiian schoolchild staple made with Hormel Foods’ famous (or perhaps infamous) Spam, sushi rice, furikake (dry Japanese seasoning) and nori – “basically a big square sushi roll, but with Spam instead of fish.” A vegan variation features marinated and grilled tofu. Either gluten-free option also can come as a “royale” that includes the

By Mabel Suen addition of pineapple, pickled ginger and special sauces.

“The flavors are not like anything else you’ll find in St. Louis,” says Keating, who likens Earthbound Beer’s take on the novelty food to the popular version available at Honolulu 7-Eleven stores. “I love how compact and tasty they are. It’s the perfect filling snack, and I’m excited that you can get food anytime we’re open now. They’re great late-night cheap eats and great for grab-and-go.”

To pair with the sandwiches, guests can choose from such other items as a Hawaiian macaroni salad with shredded carrots, green onion, mayo and spices – with teriyaki Spam morsels available for a slight upcharge.

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also available, brushed with a pineapple glaze and served with truffle pimento cheese. Earthbound Beer otherwise offers its own catering options, with items like a grilled cheese tasting menu and a tostone nacho bar centered on twice-fried plantain slices.

Recently added to the bar is a machine that creates 16-ounce cans of any draft beer on offer to be taken home. Patrons can choose from specialty options that disappear quite quickly; at deadline time, for instance, Earthbound Beer was tempting tipplers with the Blushing Cowboy, a gose made with strawberries, coriander and sea salt – but by press time, it had vanished from the venue’s brew menu.

Whatever’s on tap, though, a visit to Earthbound Beer for some Spam-centric treats should be de rigueur for anyone heading to enjoy The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told from Stray Dog Theatre.

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‌ tory: Adam is pleased with what he observes S around him: plenty of food, vegetation and furry animals hopping about the premises. He’s even more delighted when he sees another person, someone who calls himself Steve.

Adam and Steve find that they’re romantically compatible and enjoy the good life for a while.

Eventually, they learn there are other people in their garden who call themselves “women” and go by the names of Jane and Mabel.

All four of them prefer their same-sex companions, but nonetheless, they decide to start civilization despite the challenges of procreation. Guided by a stage manager who may or may not be God (Adam is a big believer, Mabel is a little less so, Steve is skeptical, and Jane is just plain ornery), the quartet moves through time and the Old Testament as witnesses to the Great Flood, as visitors to ancient Egypt and as participants in the birth of the Messiah in Judea.

Fast-forward in Act 2 to New York City in the late 1990s. Adam and Steve share a relationship and a fashionable Gotham apartment, where they’re hosting a holiday party. Mabel is anxiously awaiting the arrival of Jane’s baby, an infant she’s thinking of naming Satan.

Also invited is a cable TV celebrity named Rabbi Sharon, who plans to preside over the wedding of Jane and Mabel, and assorted friends. Despite the joviality of the occasion, a dark cloud hangs over the group as they celebrate the season and one another.

Highlights: Stray Dog Theatre artistic director Gary Bell once again delivers on his promise to avoid traditional holiday stories with this gay-themed comic view of the Bible by playwright Paul Rudnick, told in rollicking style by director (and troupe associate artistic director) Justin Been’s savvy and versatile cast.

Other Info: Been has a knack for getting committed performances from his casts. Such is the case here, where he intersperses minor characters throughout the audience, a gathering which is coyly acknowledged from time to time by Adam et al.

Maria Bartolotta’s deadpan response as Jane to all that life brings, whether millions of years in the past or at the dawn of the 21st century, leads the way in Stray Dog’s amusing sendup of conventions, holiday or otherwise. Her downbeat attitude as the “macho” Jane is amusingly complemented, to fine effect,

by Angela Bubash’s emotional outpourings as the effervescent Mabel.

Luke Steingruby’s Adam is appealing in his optimistic naiveté, remaining upbeat in all but the most forlorn moments. William Humphrey’s Steve offsets Adam with a realistic, skeptical yet ultimately

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compassionate portrayal of Adam’s more realistic (if not “better”) half.

Been’s supporting cast gets its share of laughs, as well, highlighted by Jennelle Gilreath’s turn as the attention-starved rabbi and Jeremy Goldmeier’s wry portrayal of the lads’ intrepid Gotham pal, Trey Pomfret.

Dawn Schmid wears the same pair of shoes in both Old Testament and contemporary times to heighten the humor, particularly in her role as Cheryl, a transplant from Utah with widely divergent views of gay culture.

Stephen Henley has plenty of fun cavorting as a latecomer to the show (as well as pharaonic guy interest) Brad and Kevin, the scantily clad dancer en route from the holiday party to a working gig. As the all-knowing stage manager, Patrice Foster keeps everything running smoothly, both on the stage and in the cosmos.

Been’s impressive video design, which spotlights God’s busy week of creation, dominates the rather mundane set crafted by Josh Smith and him in the first act, although they amp it up substantially with the apartment brightly bedecked for the holidays in Act 2, nicely illuminated by Tyler Duenow.

Rudnick’s irreverent comedy has been causing controversy since its inception off-Broadway in 1998, including a 2017 rendition in Atlanta. Patrons of Stray Dog’s interpretation are well advised to heed the company’s note that its production is intended for mature audiences.

Or is that the stage manager’s advice? Either way, there’s plenty to enjoy or despise, according to your viewpoint, in this exuberant excursion of a show that offers as many old-fashioned observations as it does scandalous satiric jabs.

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Around Town

By Robyn Dexter

Wed., Dec. 26, to Sun., Jan. 6

The North American tour of the critically acclaimed Broadway production of ANASTASIA makes its metro area debut at The Fabulous Fox Theatre in St. Louis’ Covenant Blu-Grand Center neighborhood.

This production features a book by celebrated playwright Terrence McNally, a lush, new score by Stephen Flaherty (music) and Lynn Ahrens (lyrics) and direction by Tony Award-winning director Darko Tresnjak.

Tuesday through Saturday at 7:30 p.m., Saturdays at 2 p.m., Sundays at 1 and 6:30 p.m. No performances on Monday, Dec. 31. Tickets start at $30. fabulousfox.com.

Fri., Dec. 21, and Sat. Dec. 22

Jazz St. Louis presents A VERY MANLEY CHRISTMAS featuring Jim Manley’s Mad Brass & Rhythm at Ferring Jazz Bistro in St. Louis’ Covenant Blu-Grand Center neighborhood.

Manley is an explosive trumpet player whose forays into the musical stratosphere are exciting and unbelievable. In the past few years, he has branched out as a bandleader, composer/ arranger and clinician, maintaining a busy playing schedule with nearly 4,500 engagements in the last 15 years. For these special Jazz St. Louis shows, Manley has put together a screamin’ seven-piece instrumental group dubbed Mad Brass & Rhythm to spread holiday cheer. 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. both nights. Ticket prices vary. jazzstl.org.

Sat., Dec. 15

Fri., Dec. 14, to Sat., Jan. 26

Duane Reed Gallery in St. Louis’ Central West End neighborhood presents new works by ceramic artist KYUNGMIN PARK and abstract painter REZA MOVAHED, with a special installation by ceramicist BRIAN GINIEWSKI. “In the adult world, our formerly infinite imagination is restrained by arrangements and circumstances,” Park says of his work. “As we grow up, society puts limits on the way an individual might perceive things. Inspired by the perspective of children, I seek a sort of regression to a childlike state of mind so that I can create in a place beyond these boundaries.”

Free. Opening reception 5 to 8 p.m. Fri., Dec. 14.

Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. duanereedgallery.com.

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Mon., Dec. 24

The Young Professionals Division of the Jewish Federation of St. Louis presents LOLLAPAJEWZA at Westport Social in Maryland Heights. Come dressed in your ugliest holiday sweater and join 300 other young adults for the biggest Christmas Eve event in the Jewish community. Those who preregister receive a free raffle ticket on arrival. 9 p.m. to midnight. $18. jfedstl.org.

The St. Louis Downtown Airport welcomes FLY-IN AND BREAKFAST WITH SANTA at the Saint Louis University Parks College hangar in Cahokia.

With all eyes looking to the sky, guest should anxiously scan not for the traditional reindeer and sleigh but for the dramatic arrival of Santa Claus via airplane for this annual event, which features breakfast with the jolly old elf. During the event, children can visit with Santa individually and share their wish lists for this year. Family members are also welcome to take photos to capture the memorable moment. Guests enjoy pancakes, sausage, coffee, hot cocoa, orange juice and other tasty seasonal treats served by Chris Cakes St. Louis. 9 to 11 a.m. $10 for adults, $5 for students and kids, children 3 and under free. slu.edu.

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ome of my favorite memories of Christmas Eves past come from the years when my children were young, excitedly anticipating the magical night to come. During those years, we began a tradition of opening one gift, a new picture book, before bedtime. My yearly challenge involved finding a new edition of a classic Yuletide tale that would appeal to three strikingly different kids.

Although it may seem odd to own multiple versions of the same stories, familiarity often keeps young children interested, and newer accounts provide challenges for growing readers. Our own Christmas Eve custom began with reading to one baby, slowly evolved into the older children reading to their younger siblings and to us, and finally involved “the baby” joining in to prove his worth at the task. As the years passed and the Christmas library grew, the three children each read their favorite book aloud to the group before heading to bed.

Depending on the age of your own children, the following trio of Christmas favorites could make wonderful read-aloud choices to celebrate the season.

The first, The Very Hungry Caterpillar’s Christmas 123 by writer/illustrator Eric Carle, should be perfect for kids up to age 2. The story itself is newer, but Carle’s

renowned character has withstood the test of time. In this book, the caterpillar leads readers to explore and count colorful objects associated with the winter holiday. Using his signature illustrative style of painted paper collage, Carle has cleverly hidden the tiny creature amid the articles to be counted. The sturdy format makes this book perfect for tucking into a diaper bag for on-the-go repeated enjoyment.

The Nutcracker, our second recommendation, has become synonymous with Christmas, of course, as families across America enjoy an annual trip to the Tchaikovsky ballet. Bemoaning the lack of an appropriate narration that included references to the much-loved ballet, Jeffers created a textually spare but richly illustrated adaptation filled with adventure.

Beautifully blending obscure elements of E.T.A. Hoffman’s original with the ballet’s familiar fairies, soldiers and candy lands, Jeffers’ account should appeal to boys and girls alike as they envision their own magical night ahead.

This month’s third recommendation, finally, involves “The Night Before Christmas,” sometimes d.b.a. “A Visit From St. Nicholas” – the quintessential holiday narrative poem by Clement Clarke Moore. The timeless

tale takes on new life in this volume by illustrator Antonio Javier Caparo, who has delightfully juxtaposed the classic text with interestingly detailed images of contemporary family scenes: a snow-covered SUV parked in front of a light-bedecked house, hockey sticks propped next to snow shovels and boots, a modern-day dad clad in yogapant pajamas, and a Santa sliding down the chimney in red, fur-trimmed Chuck Taylor-esque high-tops. The marriage of enduring rhyme and updated setting gives a fun, fresh perspective on Moore’s ultimate narrative of Christmas enchantment.

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Posthumously, the queen of the color field returns to an area art gallery.

Helen Frankenthaler, Untitled, 1996, acrylic on paper, 30 x 41 inches Š 2018 Helen Frankenthaler Foundation, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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lmost perforce, color at once confronts visitors to “Frankenthaler,” an impressive, if circumscribed, exhibition at a longtime local showcase of visual art which officially opened Nov. 9.

Clayton’s compact but luxe Greenberg Gallery is celebrating the underappreciated artistry of New York-born Helen Frankenthaler, who, during a life that extended from 1928 to 2011 and a career whose duration approached six decades, pioneered and practiced what came to be called “color field painting.”

The Greenberg exhibition, which runs until Jan. 31, comprises just nine of Frankenthaler’s works, of various sizes – but nine works that exquisitely suggest the allure of the color field.

Illustrated Dictionary of Art Terms by Kimberley Reynolds with Richard Seddon defines that phrase as a “branch of minimal art which combines one-image art with the use of large, flat areas of colours which are tonally very close.”

Imagine a painting created by one of the great landscapists of the 19th century (the German Caspar David Friedrich, perhaps) sans any and all “landscapish” detail – or the exclusion altogether of representational content from a latter-day impressionistic work. Color field painting as such probably dominates the misconceived conceptions of people who cavalierly dismiss abstractionism and sneer at “art for art’s sake.”

The gallery’s namesake undoubtedly would beg to differ about Frankenthaler and her work.

“I knew her when she was alive and had four or five shows with her,” Ronald K. Greenberg recalls at the reception for the exhibition, on the cold evening immediately preceding its opening. “I’ve always felt she was one of the most important artists [of her era] because she not only created color field art, she was the instigator.

“She did a painting in 1952 called Mountains and Sea, which is at the National Gallery [of Art in Washington, D.C.], … and it was the first time that artists had not sized their canvas. When I say ‘sized,’ it’s just painted white or some color so that the painting that they put on top of it stays on top – it doesn’t soak in. And she was the first artist [who] actually used the nap of the canvas as part of the picture plane itself.

“So it was to my way of thinking a very, very important thing to have happen. That’s why I’ve always loved her work, and that’s why I’ve always liked her.”

Greenberg regards Poseidon, a 1990 acrylic on canvas that measures 100 by 70¾ inches – the exhibition’s largest horizontally oriented work – and alone occupies the gallery’s front room, facing the entrance and impossible not to notice and admire. A background the color of coal, bituminous more so than anthracite, stretches from the right across roughly four-fifths of the painting. Overlying that background is a large, irregular area of light, light blue with touches of turquoise and a misty gray, as well as a smaller swipe of tangerine just off-center vertically and other accents, like an emerald bar near the painting’s top left corner.

“She made gorgeous paintings,” Greenberg continues, warming to his subject with almost childlike enthusiasm as guests with wine and canapes swirl throughout the gallery. “Like, look at [Poseidon] ahead of you. It’s got all kinds of colorations in it. And she puts it together – a lot of people think they’re a little too sweet. I think they’re just gorgeous.”

Frankenthaler, to be sure, scarcely operated ex nihilo. In the United States after World War II, abstract expressionism shaded into so-called action painting – as exemplified by the tormented, too-soonextinguished genius of Jackson Pollock – which led to the color field.

In specific, certain experts in visual art credit Mark Rothko for having influenced Frankenthaler early in her career.

That seems apt during a stroll to the gallery’s back room, which

showcases a quintet of smaller acrylics on paper. (The remaining three works in “Frankenthaler” hang in Greenberg’s central office, available for public viewing, among them The Strand from 1986 – an acrylic on canvas which, at 61⅞ by 78 inches, constitutes the exhibition’s largest vertically oriented painting.)

Helen Frankenthaler, Poseidon, 1990, acrylic on canvas, 70 3/4 x 100 inches © 2018 Helen Frankenthaler Foundation, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Collection Helen Frankenthaler Foundation, New York

One untitled member of that quintet, measuring 30¼ by 41⅜ inches and dating from 1996, recalls Rothko’s Orange and Yellow, a 1956 oil on canvas. In her own work, though, Frankenthaler eschews Rothko’s amusingly fuzzy but fussy rectilinearity and elevates the sheer chromatic splendor of the painting, with a resplendent peach block, lemon brackets and blood-orange blotches, as well as a few accents of black and white.

Regarding Frankenthaler’s aesthetic, a few words from the artist herself seem apropos.

“I’d rather risk an ugly surprise than rely on things I know I can do,” she related in a 1965 interview published in Artforum, one of the longest-running and most influential magazines in the field. “The whole business of spotting: the small area of color in a big canvas; how edges meet; how accidents are controlled; all this fascinates me, though it is often where I am most facile and most seducible by my own talent.”

Elsewhere in that interview, Frankenthaler stated: “I will sometimes start a picture feeling, ‘What will happen if I work with three blues and another color, and maybe more or less of the other color than the combined blues?’ And very often midway through the picture I have to change the basis of the experience. Or I add and add to the canvas. And if it’s over-worked and beyond help, I throw it away.”

Discerning visitors to Greenberg’s gallery may well celebrate the fact that no such fate ever befell the nine paintings on display there now. One can’t help returning to the adjective the gallerist himself used: gorgeous.

The Greenberg Gallery, 230 S. Bemiston Ave., St. Louis, 314-361-7600, thegreenberggallery.com

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Residential Fielder is highly skilled in knob & tube wiring and aluminum wiring upgrades. We are specialists in older and existing structures.

LAWN & GARDEN

HELP WANTED GROUNDSKEEPER Looking for an experienced Groundskeeper / House Manager as the single point of contact for the Principal('s). The individual will be charged with maintaining the Principal's overall satisfaction through daily management of support personnel, and overseeing care and maintenance of their home, including management of existing vendors for the upkeep of surrounding property to ensure seamless support for an active and sophisticated single-family home.

This position shall maintain impeccable operating standards as the platform of engagement at all times, be responsible for all daily activities, direct coordination and scheduling for all maintenance of building systems, building materials and intricate landscapes. Pay commensurate with experience, generally Monday-Friday. Confidentiality agreement and background check required. Health insurance and 10 days off annually.

Please mail resume to: Residential House Manager P.O. Box 16620 St. Louis, MO 63105

ATEK Masonry/Restored Brick - Block - Stone Tuckpointing w/ Color Match Cleaning & Waterproofing Chimneys - Fireplaces Flue Liners, Dampers & Caps Flashing & Crown Repair "St. Louis' FIRST Union Residential Masonry Co w/BACSTL - Local 1 Online @ AtekMasonry.com CALL: 314-599-1829

ORGANIZATIONAL SERVICES TOO MUCH CLUTTER? Need help organizing/downsizing?

Let me assist you! Sorting, Organizing, Clean Outs. Estate Sale Planning. Pricing by project or hour.

Organized by Donna 636-256-1923

PAINTING

ASTON - PARKER PAINTING Interior/Exterior Painting Wallpaper Removal Insured, 35 Years Experience Free Estimates

Call 314-766-2952 or 314-766-2962 alstonparker@hotmail.com 25+ YEARS EXP

A+ RATED

HANDYMAN SERVICES JON'S AFFORDABLE HOME REPAIR Electrical, Carpentry, Floors, Windows, Plumbing, Painting, Tile and Lots More! Quality Guaranteed! Reasonable, Insured, Ref's NO JOB TOO SMALL! 314-205-1555 www.jonshomerepair.comjonsa

HEALTHCARE SERVICES

HOME IMPROVEMENT PRECISION REMODELING Q Room Additions Q Decks Q Bathrooms Q Kitchens and so much more. Interior and Exterior.

Free Estimates! Fully Insured.

Call Bob (314)799-4633 or Jim (314)799-4630

Power Washing•Painting•Staining INTERIORS • EXTERIORS • CONCRETE CEDAR HOMES • DECKS & FENCES

Tim Trog 636.394.0013 www.countyhousewashing.com

JC PAINTS Interior/Exterior Painting, Reliable, Clean, Reasonable & Insured.

Call John for a Free Estimate!

314-703-2794 jcpaints@sbcglobal.net

24/7 Companion Care for Seniors.

Personal Care, Meal Prep, Light Housekeeping, & Peace of Mind.

314-569-9890

REPAIR IT BEFORE YOU REPLACE IT Carpet Repaired, Restretched, Installed, New Carpet Sales, Large Selection in 2 Showrooms.

Over 30 Years Experience. For a Quote Call Nick 314-845-8049

INTERIOR PAINTING & REMODELING Finish carpentry, drywall, tile and floor work. 25yrs exp. Call Kent for free estimates; 314-398-2898 kenthallowell@yahoo.com

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LAWN & GARDEN

TUCKPOINTING

WANTED

MIRELLI

HOLIDAY LIGHTING FALL CLEANUP Brush Clearing • Bed Preparation • Tilling • Mulching • Planting • Tree/Shrub Fertilization,Trimming And Removal Lawn Fertilization, Sodding • Gutter Cleaning • Stone Walls, Patios,And Borders • Drainage Solutions

TUCKPOINTING

We Are Buying ...

LLC

watches • jewelry • diamonds • sterling • coins • scrap gold

Family Owned and Operated In Service Since 1991

We pay TOP PRICES and offer SAME DAY PAYMENTS! If you’re in the neighborhood, stop by or call for appointment for a no obligation quote. Extra premium prices paid for signed jewelry.

hwyardwork@aol.com

314-645-1387

SERVICES

Yucko's

McGreevy Piano Tuning

Your Poop Scoop 'n Service Free Estimates - No Contracts

Bill McGreevy Piano Technician & Guild Associate Member

314-770-1500 www.yuckos.com

Professional Pet and Household Services Feeding, walking, training, overnight care. Your home or mine.

Dependable • References Call Barb 314-650-2966

PLASTERING DRYWALL Hanging & Finishing

314-335-9177 wrmcgreevy@gmail.com

BARTEL’S ESTATE GALLERY 10411 Clayton Road, Ste. 101 Le Chateau Village Frotenac, MO 63131

BBB TORCH AWARD RECIPIENT. SUPER SERVICE AWARD '05-'17.

FREE ESTIMATES

PET SERVICES

We’ve been serving our customers for over 38 years.

Complete houses, spotpointing with color match, chimney repair/rebuilds, brick/stone repair, foundation repair.

For Free Estimates call Keith at 314-422-0241 or e-mail at Since 2001

WANTED

MIRELLITUCKPOINTING.COM

Free Verbal Appraisals

314-991-1999

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MASSEY TUCKPOINTING & MASONRY Tuckpointing, Chimney & Brick Repair, Caulking & Now Chimney Sweeping & Flue Re-lining.

2013 BBB Torch Award Winner

$50 off $500+ 314-486-3303 masseytuckpointing.com

Shy Construction LLC Fully Insured. Masonry, Kitchen, Bath & Basement Remodeling, Flooring, Siding, Windows, & Snow Removal. 314-581-1844 ShyConstructionllc@gmail.com

WANTED

TREES

"A+ BBB Rating" Call Jess today to schedule a free estimate.

314-570-1908

PLUMBING

Quality Since 1916 A Name You Can Trust New Work • Repair • Remodeling Water Heaters • Sewer & Drain Backflow Device Testing 314-962-0956

SERVICES

BRIAN'S HAULING "U Name It & We Haul It" 7 Days a Week - Same Day Appliances, Brush, Clean Outs, Demo, Bsmts & Garage, Etc. Call Brian @ 314-740-1659

Tree Service Professionals Trimming, Deadwooding, Reduction, Removals, Stump Grinding, Year Round Service and Fully Insured Call Michael Baumann for a Free Estimate & Property Inspection

636.375.2812 You'll be glad you called!

Trees Trimmed & Removed

GILLS TREE SERVICE • Stone Retaining Walls • Stump Grinding • Fully Insured

314-963-3416 simplemovesstl.com

and Indian Artifacts!

Executive in Clayton loves the hobby!

Buying collections, answering questions, & looking for properties to buy or lease to look on within 45min of Clayton that seem to have a good concentration of arrowheads.

314-608-2692

WINDOWS

(636) 274-1378

M&P Window Washing and Gutter Cleaning

GillsTrees.com

SIMPLE MOVES We Specialize In Small Moves.

We charge by the hour or the piece, house to house or room to room. Bonded & Insured.

Packing Available.

ARROWHEADS!

Get'er Done Tree Service A+ with BBB & Angie's List Tree Trimming, Removal, Deadwooding & Stump, Grinding. Certified Arborist. Fully Insured, Free Est. Serving the area since 2004.

CALL 314-971-6993

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Making windows in St. Louis Shine for over 30yrs.

Gutter Cleaning & Minor Repair, Window Cleaning, Reasonable, Free Estimates, Dependable, Insured, References. Angies’s List.

Paul

Mark

314-805-6102

314-805-7367

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