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THE SPIRIT OF DISCOVERY

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Contents FEBRUARY 2014

[40] CINEMATIC SUCCESS Explore True/False, the home-grown film festival that has become a blockbuster.

featured >

[78] SHOW-ME HOMES How a Chilean entrepreneur built her business and her chic Show-Me State abode.

[82] SHOW-ME FLAVOR Meet the four oldest Four Diamond restaurants in the Show-Me State.

[100] REMARKABLE MISSOURIANS An Ozarks teacher uses her favorite books and tough lessons from her past to inspire her students.

special features >

[52] 250 REASONS TO CELEBRATE

[103] MUSINGS ON MISSOURI What we can learn from a curious coyote.

It’s St. Louis’s semiquincentennial! (That’s 250 years.) To celebrate, we selected 250 unforgettable moments, guilty pleasures, strange stories, and more.

[34] SHEEP CHEESE, PLEASE Spend a day at Green Dirt Farm in Northwest Missouri, and learn how two entrepreneurs craft artisan and earth-friendly sheep cheeses.

[46] WHAT’S UP, DOCS?

[28] TRAVEL GUIDE

filmmakers about their craft, past films, and upcoming projects.

Travel melts away those winter blues and cures cabin fever. Explore these exciting destinations.

[70] TAKE A BABYMOON

[72] WEDDING GUIDE

That’s right. A babymoon. Before that bundle of joy arrives, mothers-to-be can explore these six relaxing retreats that will pamper and please.

Love is in the air this time of year, so plan ahead with a guide to matrimony in Missouri.

[26] MISSOURI IS HER GALLERY

[92] SEASON YOUR BEEF

For more than fifty years, Hungarian-American Gabriella Polony-Mountain created

Pack your dinners full of flavor by seasoning your meats just right. And try a recipe for Steakloaf.

We went behind the lens and asked seven of Missouri’s rising documentary

HARRY KATZ

special sections >

mosaics, stained glass windows, and sculptures across the state.

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Contents

CONTENT BY LOCATION

F E B RUA RY 2 0 1 4

34, 122 10, 12, 14, 26, 71, 79, 84

departments > [10] MEMO

[18] SHOW-ME BOOKS

Our publisher gets back in the saddle,

A posh new book gives an intimate

and our editor-in-chief examines the

look at the lives of two iconic designers,

history of some weird, mischievous,

the Eameses. Plus, six more great reads.

18, 40, 122 84

10, 16, 48, 49, 14, 70 22 52, 71, 71 51 78, 122 100 10 14, 84, 122 78 22 100 22 47

and mysterious St. Patrick’s Day

[22] MADE IN MO

traditions and celebrations.

Meet a wagon-making master, plant

[12] LETTERS

an urban garden barrel, and discover a

One of our photographers reconnects.

sweet tooth’s paradise.

A reader has some devilish memories, and a new subscriber comes to the rescue.

and attend 125 festivals, concerts, and

[84] DINING WORTH THE DRIVE

events that are just great.

Go to Honey Heaven in Springfield. Try

[122] MISSOURIANA

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a slice of the East Coast in Fulton, and

Twain ponders purchasing St. Louis.

Discover sausage-making 101, an arcade

grab a burger in Kansas City.

A company makes millions of miles of cassette tape. In 1850, St. Louis had a

that’s so 1984, and where trash becomes treasure. Plus, meet Kansas City’s best ice

[105] ALL AROUND MISSOURI

rival port on the Missouri River. Plus,

skater.

Take an excursion across the state,

this fest’s flicks go on to win big awards.

– THIS ISSUE –

On the Web

GATEWAY CITY MEMORIES

MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE

CAN YOU FIND THEM ALL?

We reveal our fondest experiences in St. Louis,

We have more images of one of Missouri’s

Artist Gabriella Polony-Mountain has artwork

and we want to hear about yours. Go online, or

most quirky and colorful festivals. Check out

across the state, and we’ve mapped each

write a letter and tell us about your memories.

the gallery online.

location. Take our scavenger hunt challenge.

Valentine’s Day Presents Roses are red, violets are blue, buy a Missouri Life T-shirt for you . . . or one of our books at www.MissouriLife.com.

on the cover> HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ST. LOUIS! This year, St. Louis has so much to be excited about.

Contests, reenactments, parties, charitable events, celebrations, performances, and more will be held throughout the city in 2014. To see what’s in store, check out the list of events and more at www.stl250.org.

COURTESY OF FAIR ST. LOUIS AND THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL MISSOURI; HARRY KATZ AND THINKSTOCK

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Fa mily Fun, By Nature.

We are Clinton, MO, where small town life is still alive and well. We invite you to cruise the shoreline of Truman Lake or pedal your way down the Katy Trail. This Golden Valley in which we live offers a multitude of opportunities to shop, bike, hunt, ďŹ sh or just relax. We invite you to come share all the things we love: our events, our square, our nature, and our people. We are Clinton, and we are great people, by nature.

For more information, visit www.clintonmo.com.

From Exciting Tru man Lake... to Quiet Strea ms.

Tim Williams

Enter to win a Salem prize package! ($500 value) www.missourilife.com/salem

Race cars on display Meet the Drivers Collect Autographs Championship Action

Rally in the 100 Acre Wood February 21-22

The 2014 Rally in the 100 Acre Wood serves as the second event on the Rally America national championship calendar. Teams from coast to coast will race through the Ozark foothills to crown winners in three national and six regional rally classes. Real cars on real roads, but driven at speeds which are difficult to believe!

DO NOT ATTEMPT: These are professional drivers

There’s more to do here.

Naturally.

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Go Inside Titanic for the Big Picture

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BACK IN THE SADDLE

IRISH EYES ARE SMILING

I HAVE been riding horses since I was about eight years old and have

DO YOU remember the tradition of pinching someone who didn’t wear

owned horses ever since, except for a two-year horseless stint in high school.

I’ve owned, raised, and been on more horses than I can count. But recently, my old stud horse, Cody, went lame, and all I had was an untamed filly named Gypsy and her mother, the mare Danita rides. I was wondering as I turn sixty this year (cringe) if maybe it was time to call it quits.

Danita and I started riding Missouri Fox Trotter horses more than twentyfive years ago, and we loved riding together, especially on Ozark trails. In fact, it was on those rides, like the Cross Country Trail Ride in Eminence and the 4-J on the Big Piney River in the Missouri Ozarks, that got us riding Fox Trotters. They are, after all, Missouri’s state horse. They are smooth-riding gaited horses and full of energy. Sometimes, the young ones can be a handful.

We’ve raised more than forty Fox Trotters from Cody, our herd’s stallion. I had raised and trained Cody from when he was a colt from one of our good riding mares. I rode Cody for about sixteen years, and I doubt I’ll ever have another horse like him. A few years ago, we downsized our herd and ended up with one mare, the untamed filly, and Cody. When Cody had bad knees, I was left without a horse—except for that young filly. Her full brother became a Reserve Champion at the Annual Missouri Fox Trotting Show and Celebration in Ava, so besides being GREG WOOD, a good-looking and likable PUBLISHER filly, I knew she had “the nerve and the blood”—to quote songwriter and musician Jimmy Driftwood.

Gypsy turned four last summer but hadn’t been broke to lead. As I pondered my predicament, we happened to run into our cattle-ranching neighbors, Linda and Butch Johnmeyer, and I told them about Gypsy. Linda is about my age but lithe and limber. She has ridden more horses than I ever have and trains many of her own colts. I was surprised when Linda said she would “give her a try.” She spent months last year training Gypsy and riding her out to check cattle. “She was a handful to say the least,” Linda says.

When I visited the Johnmeyer Ranch to ride Gypsy for the first time, we rode about two hours, and it felt like I had a horse again. I can’t thank Linda enough, and Butch, too, for not protesting too much when she volunteered “to give her a try.” It takes a very brave horsewoman (or man) to train an unbroken horse at any age. And, I have found myself in love with horses—and riding—again. I can’t wait to get back in the saddle and on Missouri’s great riding trails. Speaking of trails for horses and places you can ride, visit www. missourilife.com to see where you can saddle up this spring.

green on St. Patrick’s Day? When I was a kid at Shawnee R-3 school on Highway 13 between Clinton and Warrensburg, sometimes you were pinched even if you did wear green. The pinching seems to be an entirely American tradition. Supposedly, if you wore green, you would be invisible to leprechauns, who would otherwise pinch you—just because they’re ornery, I guess.

Wearing green is an easier tradition to trace.

Some accounts say blue was first associated with St. Patrick’s Day, but during the Irish Rebellion of 1798, the Society of United Irishmen wore green garments, ribbons, or knots of ribbon called cockades pinned to hats or lapels. An Irish ballad, “The Wearing of the Green,” laments the British repression of rebellion supporters, and green seems more appropriate for the Emerald Isle and St. Patrick’s DANITA ALLEN WOOD, EDITOR Day shamrocks, which the Catholic saint was said to have used to explain the holy trinity.

We have a strong and proud Irish tradition here in Missouri, too.

Rolla, home of the Missouri University of Science and Technology, a school known for its engineering program, might be the longest celebration, which begins March 3 this year with a fake snake invasion, in honor of St. Patrick who supposedly banished snakes from the island. In fact, engineering students at Rolla claimed St. Patrick as the patron saint of engineers in 1903 and declared St. Patrick’s Day a holiday for engineers; other engineering schools across the country have adopted the tradition. Painting Pine Street green, a parade, and post-parade parties are other traditions. This year, all that happens on March 15. Visit http://stpats.mst.edu for details.

The March of the Irish, which began spontaneously in Kansas City in 1873 after a High Mass by Irish-born Father James Dunn at St. Patrick’s Church at Seventh and Cherry. The annual parade stopped in 1891 due to antiCatholic and anti-Irish sentiment but was revived in 1973. It has become the flashy parade of its early years. Visit www.kcirishparade.com for details.

St. Louis has two terrific St. Patrick’s Day Parades. Often counted as one of the top five in the country, one begins at noon this year on Saturday, March 15 at Market and Eighteenth and concludes where Market meets Broadway. The other is the Ancient Order of Hibernians St. Patrick’s Day Parade, always on March 17, which has been a family event in Dogtown since 1984. (The AOH is the oldest Catholic lay organization in America.)

For more details, visit www.irishparade.org and www.stlhibernians.com.

There are plenty of other St. Patrick’s celebrations throughout the state; see our calendar beginning on page 105. Find a celebration near you, wear green, and watch out for leprechauns or other wee ones who might pinch.

You can also travel with fellow Missourians to the Emerald Isle itself from September 21 to 30, but act fast: March 21 is the last day to sign up, and space is limited. See page 33 for details.

ANASTASIA POTTINGER

MISSOURI

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! y a w a t e G r u o Y Pl a n L e ba n o n!

So m u ch t o s e e a n d d o in

Lebanon is known by its motto,

“Friendly people.

Friendly place.”

These events are only part of the fun we have to offer.

Opening Day of Trout Season March 1 Bennett Spring State Park www.bennettspringstatepark.com 1-866-LEBANON www.lebanonmo.org

Bennett Spring State Park is home to Missouri’s fourth largest spring. Anglers line the banks of the crystal-clear stream to catch their limit of rainbow trout. Come watch the fishing, or join in on the fun.

Rental equipment and lessons are available. Hiking trails, camping, playgrounds and picnic areas make Bennett Spring a relaxing family destination.

Visit Lebanon, where there is always something to do. For more information about Lebanon, please contact the Tourism Department of Lebanon.

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FEBRUARY

LETTERS from all over You write them. We print them.

PHOTOGRAPHIC MEMORIES I was searching some of my works online one day, when I was pleasantly surprised to see that you and your staff chose one of my Hannibal 1981 photos (November 1981 issue of Missouri Life) as one of the best

Photographer David Marcou explored Hannibal and captured this image for the November 1981 issue of Missouri Life.

It was named one of our best forty photos ever.

forty photos in the magazine’s history. It’s one of my all-time best still-life images. The Hannibal Grain Elevators and historic Delta Queen paddlewheel boat are composed together, so they remind viewers of a calliope, a steam organ pulled by a horse.

My photos, writings, and books are in libraries, archives, galleries, and museums around the world. I’ve published sixty-seven of my own books, half photo books.

The first photos of mine that made the big-time, though, were my six photos you published with your story about Hannibal. That same month, November 1981, I photographed Picture Post magazine legend Bert Hardy and his dogs, Lizzie and Kim. It wasn’t until

That’s just an explanation why I am only now com-

2003 that my best photo-portrait of Bert and his dogs

menting on the gorgeous August 2013 issue. I loved

I am now sending Missouri Life to my best friend, from

was added to the British National Portrait Gallery’s

the article on Missouri musicians, but I was initially sur-

Centralia, now in St. Charles. I know she will love it, too.

Photographs Collection, but that photo-portrait I took

prised to see nothing about the Ozark Jubilee (which is

is still in that collection. I was a journalism student at

what brought my parents to Springfield), The Dillards,

Mizzou in the 1981 Missouri London Reporting Program

or the incredible Ozark Mountain Daredevils.

when I photographed Bert Hardy and his dogs.

I eventually thumbed to the back page, which

roots are deep, and I really love your magazine.

Thanks for a great magazine.

—Amy Slagle, Shawano, Wisconsin

CORRECTION

Thank you for the inspiration and instigation. I be-

touched on the Jubilee and The Dillards, but still

In the Christmas Country Church Tour story in the

lieve I earned a total of sixty dollars from Missouri Life

nary a word on (Captain Corncob and his amazing)

December 2013 issue, we misidentified the Trinity Lu-

for the use of those six pictures for the Hannibal story,

Ozark Mountain Daredevils.

theran Church in Shawneetown as the one in Alten-

and I believe it was the first sale of either my writings or my photos ever. Thank you again.

—David Joseph Marcou, La Crosse, Wisconsin

Maybe you’re saving them for their own feature?

burg. We regret the error.

Hope so. Great magazine.

—Jerry-Mac Johnston, Springfield

TRASH TO TREASURE

We featured those ol’ Devils in our December 2007 issue.

I live in an apartment complex with 166 apartments.

Visit www.missourilife.com for the story. —Editors

Someone had put four of your magazines in our

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paper bin. I took them home to look at and fell in

MISSOURI ROOTS

Fax:

love with them. I look forward to receiving my own,

My mom grew up on a Missouri River-bottom farm,

Facebook:

which I’ll never throw away!

across the bridge and just down the road from Snod-

Address:

—Mary Lou Shaw, Independence

dy’s Store’s first location, where the old town of Franklin used to be. She now rests on the Mt. Pleasant

MISSING DAREDEVILS

cemetery on the edge of New Franklin. My dad grew

I tend to read magazines when and where I find them.

up in Fayette. I grew up in Versailles. So, my Missouri

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Mo MIX Springfield

1984 Gets an Extra Life ON CHRISTMAS Day 1984, Devin Durham

quarters. While patrons wait to play, they can rock out

gave his brother Jason a Tron game the size of a refrig-

to ’80s jams and watch the flicks of the decade on wall-

erator, the first of their arcade game and pinball machine

mounted televisions. The Tron-inspired bathroom, set

collection. Eventually, their private stash would outgrow

aglow with neon lights, is totally tubular.

Devin’s office, friend’s garages, and other odd locations

The arcade is deeper than its aesthetics; it takes tech-

where the hulking games were stored.

nical know-how to keep the old games up and running.

If they didn’t do something, they would have to forfeit

Sometimes, a faulty button or joystick needs to be re-

their collection. To avoid having their hobby go game-

placed, but other times, the problem is more serious. If

over, Devin and his friends opened 1984 Arcade in down-

an out-of-production tube fails, the broken game is likely

town Springfield in 2005. Seven co-owners united their

vanquished forever. The repairable machines take a time

collections, so patrons can play the original Donkey Kong,

out in the massive backroom stash, while another subs in. acquired his first arcade game, the abundance of pop

Race, Radarscope, and The Empire Strikes Back; and, of

culture gold in 1984, and George Orwell’s classic novel.

course, that original Tron machine.

You may never say “Eat my shorts” or play with your Care Bears again, but there’s a little place in Springfield

Gamers can play the old-school machines all night

The arcade’s name pays homage to the year Devin

where video-game nuts and pinball wizards can bask in

for five bucks, though the pinball machines require

arcade glory. —David Cawthon

Hermann

Kansas City

Meat Making 101

Dreams Come in Pairs

HERMANN WURST HAUS founder and wurstmeister Mike Sloan

ICE SKATING

runs in John

but he has remained connected to his Mis-

has nabbed more than 385 awards for his hand-crafted specialty meats. He is passing

Coughlin’s family. When he was young,

souri roots. Last year, he showed Caydee

along some of that award-winning knowledge to patrons who want to learn how to whip

the Kansas City, Missouri, native would

his old stomping grounds. He’s also a de-

up savory sausage and bratwurst creations in his sausage-making class.

follow his sister, a skater, to the old Ice

voted Kansas City Royals fan; they won

Throughout the course, Mike imparts bits of wisdom, such as more spice is better in sausage when cooked in liquid, casings require some drying for smoke penetration, and teams should take time to mix the meat because it prevents crumbling.

Chateau in Overland Park, Kansas.

“I was the tag-along to the rink,” he says.

Using technique and special ingredients, the rookie meat makers then duke it out in the kitchen to craft the most delectable sausage. A taste test determines the victor.

Drink and meat are also a match made in Hermann. Participants can savor local wines and a few Wurst Haus brews that pair well with certain sausages.

John would later

the World Series the year he was born.

John credits his parents, Mike and Stacy, with his success and his work

pursue ice skating as

ethic. They drove him

a lifelong passion and

to the rink early in the

quickly rose to the

morning and late at

Mike has been around speciality meats since his childhood. His parents own Swiss

top in pairs figure

night. Stacy died of a

Meats near Hermann. Mike decided to carry on his parent’s legacy at Wurst Haus, which

skating. He and his

chronic illness in 2010

features forty-four types of bratwurst and a dine-in deli.

current partner, 2010

Tickets are forty-nine dollars each

Olympian Caydee Den-

and include a beer and bratwurst

ney, were among three

tasting, two pounds of participants’

pairs who vied for two spots on

sausage, and a bag of Wurst Haus

the 2014 US Winter Olympic team.

at age 48.

“When you grow up with a dad as a policeman and a mom as a nurse, you’re not living an extravagant life,” he says.

goodies. Classes are offered at 10 am

John trains at the Broadmoor Fig-

“Probably next to equestrian, ice skat-

and 2 pm on these Saturdays: February

ure Skating Club in Colorado Springs,

ing is one of the most expensive sports

15, March 15, April 5, and May 24. Each

the home rink of the Olympic and world

in the world. They made a lot of sacri-

date focuses on a certain meat.

champions he idolized. Two banners with

fices so that I can skate, and it was very

his name now hang from the rafters.

humbling.” —Andra Bryan Stefanoni

Call 573-486-2266 to reserve a spot. Each class has limited space.

—David Cawthon

Skating has taken John around the world for competitions and exhibitions,

At press time, John was competing for a spot on the US team.

COURTESY OF NBC OLYMPICS/USOC; GEORGE DENNISTON AND DAVID WELKER

Dig Dug, and Space Invaders; rarer games such as Omega

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From Dumpster to Décor

Perennial offers classes where participants take a handson approach and transform discarded bits into art or other useful items, with the ultimate goal to reduce waste.

ONE PERSON sees a holey sweater; Jenny Murphy sees a hanging

along with class fees, help support Perennial’s outreach programs for underserved

basket. A ripped textbook? To Jenny, it’s an iPhone dock.

communities. For instance, the nonprofit offers DIY workshops to women in transi-

Since 2011, Jenny, executive director of Perennial, has diverted busted furniture and trashed materials from landfills, to living rooms, closets, and offices around St. Louis. And she’s teaching hundreds of other DIYers to do the same.

tion at local shelters to help them build their skills and self-esteem, expanding its mission of creativity and sustainability.

For more information, visit www.perennialstl.org, or call 314-832-2288.

Throughout the year and around town, Perennial staff and volunteers offer af-

—Nicole Plegge

fordable upcycling, rehabbing, and repurposing classes and workshops using materials rescued from St. Louis’s bulk trash system and local thrift stores. Participants

February Classes

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out at a bar on Remake Thursdays to create stationery from wine corks or totes

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from old shirts.

Learn to Crochet with DIY Yarn - Saturday, Feb. 8 from 1 pm - 3 pm

free their inner artists, and shrink the amount of waste that could end up in a landfill.

According to Jenny, the country’s economic downturn as well as a surge in DIY craft sites like Pinterest have fueled people’s passion for upcycling and rehabbing.

“DIY is a great way to save money, especially as people are looking for ways to

Green Your Home: Body - Thursday, Feb. 13 from 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Build A Mini Greenhouse - Saturday, Feb. 22 from 1 pm - 4 pm

March Classes Rags to Rugs - Tuesday, March 4 from 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm All Natural Textiles: Mordants - Thursday, March 6 from 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

be more resourceful,” she says. “You can introduce really cool, beautiful crafts into

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your home on no budget, just by finding materials in the trash.”

ReVamp Old Jewelry - Tuesday, March 11 from 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

For the not-so-crafty, Perennial’s store at 7413-15 S. Broadway offers an array of upcycled furniture, home décor, and art for purchase. Proceeds from the store,

Green Your Home: Cleaners - Thursday, March 13 from 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Upholstery Basics - Thursday, March 27 from 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

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THE BEST FOR THE MOST FOR THE LEAST

D

Eames: Beautiful Details is a charming read that doubles as décor. BY EVAN WOOD

Eames: Beautiful Details COFFEE TABLE

reading, aesthetic inspiration board, family history, portable museum exhibit—at more than four hundred pages, Beautiful Details is whatever you would like it to be. Most of all, it is a view of the lives and works of two of the world’s greatest designers—Charles and Bernice Alexandra “Ray” Eames—presented in a format worthy of its subjects. That is to say, the book is very good looking. It comes in a slipcase covered in multi-colored triangles, which is based on a toy design by Charles and Ray Eames.

Out of the slipcase, the cover is simple: black text on a white background. In the early pages, essays from Charles and Ray tell their stories, and a series of photos is arranged throughout.

Charles, a St. Louis native and a student at Washington University, is depicted in photos around St. Louis, including one taken with his lifelong friend Eero Saarinen, who designed the Gateway Arch. Not long after Ray and Charles

are introduced, their relationship and eventual marriage is illustrated by a mixture of letters that they sent to each other, photographs of the couple together, and quotes about each other.

From that point forward, the book is a showcase of life and work. All of the Eameses’ most notable furniture designs are depicted and examined at length, such as the Eames shell— which is once again en vogue—and the classic airport benches.

Scattered throughout are quotes, essays, and anecdotes that are authored either by the Eameses or their relatives, which gives the book a personal feel, like getting a chance to spend candid time with the family. In fact, the author is the Eameses’ grandson.

The book delivers a great deal of information despite being visually focused. The images illuminate the details that the book’s title alludes to and the Eameses’ motto, “Create the

best for the most for the least.”

Given the book’s visual appeal, it makes a quality centerpiece on any coffee table, and given the resurgence in popularity of the Eameses’ designs, displaying this book is a credit to your aesthetic sensibilities.

If you get a chance to peruse a copy, you’ll feel the intriguing and jovial nature of Charles and Ray Eames right away; their knowledge of all things design emanates from the book in the form of both the things that they designed and their unique approach to solving design problems.

If you’re looking to learn from these preeminent designers or just happen to be in the mood for a quality visual experience, pick up this book. While its price is posh, those who follow and collect Eames designs will know the book is much less expensive than an authentic Eames chair, and more readily available, too.

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MORE GOOD READS That’s the Way it Was: Stories of Struggle, Survival and Self-Respect in Twentieth-Century Black St. Louis Vida “Sister” Goldman Prince, 220 pages, softcover, nonfiction, $21.99 The thirteen oral histories compiled in That’s the Way it Was offer a candid look at what it meant to be black in St. Louis in the twentieth century. Specifically, the book examines how black St. Louis residents sought normal, fulfilling lives in a time when an unjust legal system both dictated and inhibited them. Delivering oral histories, this book allows its subjects to tell their own stories, which in turn gives readers a very real look at how black Americans lived within the context of a system that was designed, without equivocation, to work against them.

The Lost Cause: The Trials of Frank and Jesse James James P. Muehlberger, 272 pages, softcover, nonfiction, $24.95 In The Lost Cause, Kansas City author James P. Muehlberger reveals a lost chapter in Jesse James’s history. After assassinating a Gallatin man, Jesse James was sued by Missouri lawyer Henry McDougal, making it the only case ever brought to court against the famous outlaw.

This tale is equal parts Western and true crime, and it will leave you with a new perspective on the life and eventual doom of Missouri’s favorite criminal.

Dear World, From Joplin With Love Jo Mueller, Editor, 66 pages, softcover, nonfiction, $25 Published by the George A. Spiva center for the arts, Dear World, From Joplin With Love is a story told in photographs. Given its subject, you might expect a book like this to be full of photos of the massive EF-5 tornado or the catastrophic destruction it left in its wake. Instead, the book contains pictures of hope, healing, and love, captured through portraits of Joplin residents-turned-tornado-survivors, first responders, volunteers, and others. Each person has a message written, quite literally, on their bodies—part of the format of photographer Robert X. Fogarty’s Dear World project. The book is a breathtaking work of visual art, but even more, a resounding documentation of human spirit.

Extraordinary Black Missourians: Pioneers, Leaders, Performers, Athletes, and other Notables Who’ve Made History John A. Wright Sr. and Sylvia A. Wright, 228 pages, softcover, nonfiction, $19.95 Dred Scott, Langston Hughes, Maya Angelou, Clarence Thomas, Josephine Baker, Tina Turner, and Chuck Berry are just a handful of the names covered in Extraordinary Black Missourians, which is a historical who’s who of black men and women who lived in Missouri at some time in their lives. The stories in this book are of legendary men and women who pioneered everything from politics to poetry, and each one made an indelible impression on Missouri’s history.

It Must be True: Paw-Paw Said So Alan Easley, 257 pages, hardcover, memoir, $17.99 Alan Easley, who grew up south of Columbia, has put down on paper one of the most relatable experiences a rural Missourian can have: growing up on the farm. Covering everything from walking to school in the snow, “barefoot, uphill both ways,” to putting up hay, fishing, and growing up during the 1950s, Easley’s memoir, set primarily in midMO, has a regional twang reminiscent of Mark Twain that any reader can appreciate.

The Illegal John Mort, 270 pages, softcover, fiction, $15 In his latest novel, John Mort, who lives in Springfield, puts a name and face on immigration, something Americans tend to think of strictly as a political issue, rather than a personal one. The Illegal is the story of a man thrust into an unfamiliar, unwelcoming world, and his struggle to make a place for himself in it. With scenes of compassion and danger, this book keeps the pages turning.

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Made IN MISSOURI Dexter

Missouri Wagons That Roll Across the World DURING THE PAST

twenty-eight years,

nerals, and other events in forty-nine states and other

Wagons were always a part of Brown’s life growing up

Jerry Brown’s Custom Wagons has crafted more than

countries. His famous clientele include David Letterman

on the farm. In the 1980s, he took that legacy a step fur-

750 horse-drawn wagons. Some have appeared at draft

and The Walt Disney Company, among others, and he’s

ther and designed and constructed his first wagon. Since

horse and mule competitions, parades, weddings, fu-

snagged more than two thousand awards along the way.

then, his hobby has blossomed into a successful business.

Brown’s wagons aren’t built from plans but rather from his own ingenuity and customers’ specifications.

“We’ve never made two alike,” he says. “We build them in every size, from wagons for miniature horses to large work teams.”

One of his most beloved wagons was a wooden-wheel chuck wagon that he donated to the Cape County Cowboy Church. It’s still there, more than seven years later.

According to Brown, he always has at least eight wagons in stock, but he’ll craft any show wagon his custom-

Each piece of the wagon is built in Brown’s shop, except for the upholstery and chrome plating. He retrofits them with four-wheel hydraulic brakes, which increase safety when loading passengers, among their other advantages.

ers request. Prices typically range from three thousand dollars to ten thousand dollars.

Visit www.brownscustomwagons.us or call 573624-4755 for more information. —Nicole Plegge

Wildwood

Gardening by the Barrel ANDY YOUNG wanted to bring gardening to the big city—without the garden. During a trip to his parents’ home in Sedalia, Andy, a Wildwood resident, noticed a planter box made from an old barrel that his father had crafted. Around the outside of the barrel, plants sprouted from pockets in the plastic.

Convinced that the idea could take off in an urban environment, Andy devised a way to produce the planter barrels as a commercial product. He dubbed the verti“Container gardening has really grown in past years,” he says. “Urban areas want to grow their own fresh herbs and vegetables with limited space available.”

Andy’s garden barrels have a center watering tube that evenly distributes water and nutrients throughout the container. Each holds up to twenty-two plants.

They are made of lightweight, FDA-

Webb City

A Candy-Coated History

approved, high-density polyethylene

AS A CHILD,

material.

frequented The Minerva Candy Store in

Tom Hamsher

ings, octagonal tile floor, and the original candy-making equipment.

The barrels are sold in the compa-

Webb City’s historic downtown district.

In the candy kitchen, the staff makes

ny’s online store and at fairs, farmers’

He remembers pressing his nose to the

candy canes on the same marble tables

markets, and other events.

glass-fronted display cabinets and pick-

where the Mallos family had rolled

ing out pieces of the shop’s specialty hard

thousands each year that they shipped

candy, chocolates, and candy canes.

coast to coast.

Currently, each barrel is approximately twenty gallons and is available in three colors: brown sandstone, gray granite, and chocolate brown.

Today, Tom and his wife, Mary, are

Once again, the wooden door opens

churning out candy there themselves.

and closes many times a day, and noses

Customers can also buy seeds for

The building had been closed for years

press up against the glass in search of

vegetables, spices, and other plants to

after Duke Mallos, the last owner in the

sweet treats. Visitors can also enjoy cof-

start their garden barrel.

Mallos family, retired. The Hamshers

fee, ice cream, and sandwiches.

Visit www.mylittlegardenbarrel.com for

brought the hundred-year-old build-

Call 417-717-0042, and visit the store at

more information, or call 636-536-4500.

ing back to life and retained its historic

www.minervacandy.com and 12 South

—Melissa Shipman

character, including the pressed tin ceil-

Main Street. —Andra Bryan Stefanoni

ADAM BROWN AND ANDRA BRYAN STEFANONI; COURTESY OF MY LITTLE GARDEN BARREL

cal, self-contained planters My Little Garden Barrels.

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MISSOURI

The Soul

OF AN ARTIST GORGEOUS, COPPER bas-relief doors that show free-form, abstract figures welcome visitors to the home and life of Hungarian-American artist Gabriella PolonyMountain. The doors speak volumes; this is no ordinary home, and someone truly extraordinary lives here. The modern South Kansas City house has become an impressive gallery of Gabriella’s vast and diverse body of work.

“She says, ‘I’m my own gallery,’ ” Christian Cutler, the director of galleries at the University of Central Missouri, says. “ ‘I don’t need someone else’s judgment on how good my work is to be selected into some gallery. I’m a self-made artist.’ ” Christian, who formerly served as the director of galleries at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas, among other jobs, took his position at UCM in 2012. While

familiarizing himself with campus, he became enamored with a repoussé and stained-glass windows that were fixtures at the Utt Music Building and Houts-Hosey Hall.

“When I discovered the installation at the Utt Building and when I saw the stained-glass window at the dorm, I immediately fell in love with the work,” Christian says. “I knew that there was a significant artist involved with the design of those two buildings. I started researching her.”

Little did he know, his search would lead to an artist with than more fifty years of work that spanned several mediums, including sculpture, weaving, mosaics, and stained glass, which can be found in almost every corner of Missouri.

Gabriella’s art career began years before she arrived in the United States. Born in Sasvar, Hungary, in 1918, Gabriella first studied art at

the Academy of Fine Arts in Budapest. However, after years of political unrest in Hungary, her family moved to modern-day Slovakia, and Gabriella spent years traveling Europe, studying the arts from England to Rome. In 1951, she immigrated to the United States with a suitcase and little money.

When she arrived, she married Elemer Polony, a kindred Hungarian artist. However, when the couple moved to Kansas City, so Elemer could teach art at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, where he installed a mosaic at the law building, he met another woman, and the couple divorced.

Fortunately, Kansas City is where Garbriella’s career began to flourish, and where she met the love of her life, Herman “Rocky” Mountain.

At ninety-five, Gabriella speaks fondly of

COURTESY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL MISSOURI

For over fifty years, Gabriella Polony-Mountain painted, sculpted, and weaved art in Missouri. BY JONAS WEIR

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COURTESY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL MISSOURI

Left: “Every Fiber of Her Being,” an exhibit at the University of Central Missouri, showcased art from every part of Gabriella Polony-Mountain’s career. Right: A bronze cast entitled Family shows Gabriella’s versatility.

Rocky, who passed in February 2013. She lights up when his name is mentioned. The tone of her voice softens when speaking about him. And every conversation finds its way back to him.

“Look at what a handsome man he is,” Gabriella says, holding a picture of Rocky, with clean-cut, gray, combed-over hair, a sharp suit, and a defined jaw line.

“He was very good in doing anything he wanted to do,” she says. “He built our first house on top of a one-room garage. He built everything with his own hands.”

During their fifty-year marriage, Gabriella’s career took off. Her love for him is only matched by love of her craft. She proudly lists the awards she’s won: the Huntington-Hartford Fellowship in 1954, the Louis Comfort Tiffany Fellowship in 1955, the American Institute of Architecture Craftsmanship Award in 1958, among a host of accolades.

A mosaic on the Country Club Plaza in Kansas City was one of Gabriella’s first large, public commissions. The work resembles a classical fresco but with more abstract designs, perhaps a product of her studies in Rome.

That piece led to more work throughout the state. She has had permanent installations in Boonville, St. Joseph, Jefferson City, Warrensburg, Kansas City, and the Whiteman Airforce base among other locations.

Throughout the ’50s and ’60s, her commissions for relief copper, mosaics, and stained glass were bountiful, but as she aged, the work became too physically strenuous.

The quality in her art is representative of her work ethic, which tells a story of quality and quantity.

“I came here and made all the sculptures in ten years,” she says.

With each new medium, though, Gabriella worked to perfect the craftsmanship involved, including wood carving and bronze castes.

“A sculpture professor and I were looking at that piece [a bronze statue entitled Family], and he was very impressed,” Christian says.

Her later career is defined by the tapestries that she began making after attending a course at UMKC. When she produced them, she would begin by sketching out and coloring the art; these drafts on long pieces of parchment paper could be considered art on their own.

Although her early body of work is what Gabriella might be remembered for, her tapestries are where she dove head first into experimentation with color, form, and meaning.

Much of her earlier work was conceptually drawn from religious themes and stories, but

her tapestries tackled even more difficult and thought-provoking subjects.

“First, it was religion, then it was the cosmos,” Gabriella says of her inspiration. “I read about the cosmos through string theory. I could not adjust to that.”

Whatever she might have drawn inspiration from, family, friends, books, or theoretical physics, Gabriella Polony-Mountain was always driven to create art that was impeccably crafted and thoroughly her own.

“I have to create,” she says. “Rocky would always ask me, ‘Why do you do these things?’

Because of the soul; the soul is something that doesn’t go under.”

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Sarah Hoffmann and Jacqueline Smith raise more than 600 sheep on the 250-acre Green Dirt Farm located on the rolling hills near Weston. With little experience, the two agriculturally minded entrepreneurs dove headfirst into raising sheep. “We wanted to have a different life, a farming life,� Jacqueline says.

How Green Dirt

Makes Cheese

Green Dirt Farm crafts down-home and earth-friendly sheep cheeses.

By David Cawthon | Photos by Travis Duncan

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Green Dirt Farm sells cheese at Kansas City-area farmers’ markets; at select Kansas City, St. Louis, and Kansas locations; and online at www.greendirtfarm.com.

WHERE OTHERS saw rows of soybeans and corn on the land that would become Green Dirt Farm, two friends saw a sheep creamery and cheesemaking oasis. In 1998, Jacqueline Smith, a recent college graduate, and Sarah Hoffmann, a physician, knew almost nothing about making cheese or the intricacies of farming. But that didn’t stop them from following their ambitions, ditching the nine-to-five grind, and starting their business.

The farmland lacked a water system and a barn and required major replanting to make the pastures suitable for raising flocks of sheep. The nearby town of Weston was historically steeped in tobacco production, and most locals weren’t experts on raising sheep. That year, when the co-owners founded Green Dirt Farm, all the duo knew was that they wanted to cultivate a family-centric business on beautiful farmland and indulge in their love of cheese. Each of their families live and work on the farm, though Sarah’s husband works elsewhere.

Their dream gave them a start, but it took time to

build the infrastructure and learn the intricacies of agriculture. Ten years after its inception, Green Dirt became a licensed cheese-making facility and, later, a grade-A facility that also produces sheep’s milk.

“We had a tremendous amount to learn, from greasing tractors to writing business plans,” Jacqueline says.

Today, Green Dirt Farm is part art and part science, relying heavily on old-world techniques to produce artisan cheeses. Located in the Missouri River Valley’s rolling hills, this grass-fed sheep dairy, creamery, and farmstead is one of only a handful like it in the nation.

The topography of Northwest Missouri is well-suited for raising rams and ewes.

Jacqueline and Sarah’s grazing system fosters deeprooted plants, which is central to their cheese production. The fields are a sheep’s salad bar of pesticide-free legumes and grasses. Grazing patterns, the milk’s chemistry, and aging the cheese are some parts the process that they’ve perfected since they began.

Life at Green Dirt Farm begins at daybreak, as does our story.

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Milk from sheep has a higher percentage of solids compared to cow’s milk, which makes sheep’s milk great for cheese. Because sheep eat a variety of legumes and grasses, season— not diet—is the best predictor of how a cheese will turn out. Each batch is palate-tested.

Here, Bob Fraundorfer milks a few of the more than 250 milking ewes. The process takes more than eight hours each day and has two shifts at 6 am and 6 pm. The milk collected will make its way to the kitchen the next day where the cheese-making process begins.

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Before milking, the sheep are gathered into holding pens as they await their turn in the milking barn. At other times, they graze inside pastures that are divided by portable, solarpowered electric fences. The sheep rotate to a new grazing area every day. Pasture sections rest for more than ninety days before the sheep revisit them. The schedule encourages deep root growth and more even grazing.

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The 250 milking ewes lactate for about 250 days, and the characteristics of their milk vary by season. In spring, the grasses that the sheep eat contain more water and produce more liquid.

In the fall, the drier grass will produce milk with higher solids and less water. Certain characteristics are best for certain cheeses.

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Once the milk is collected into a bulk tank, it is eventually fed down into the cheese kitchen. It is then poured slowly into the vat pasteurizer and heated. Cultures and rennet are added to the milk to produce curds and whey. Here, Michael Salzman oversees the process.

The curds are scooped from the vat pasteurizer into round cheese molds. Here, Michael and Sarah Hoffmann drain the whey from the curds by flipping the molds. Other types of cheese are pressed or hung in straining bags to drain. The process takes about twelve hours.

The cheese is removed from the molds and spends a day or more in the drying room.

Finally, the wheels enter the cheese cave to age. When customers purchase the cheese, it will continue to age in the fridge until it peaks.

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this MUST BE the

PLACE

After a decade, True/False is one of America’s great film fests.

Story by Evan Wood Photos by Harry Katz

Left: Sebastian Junger talks about his film Which Way is the Front Line From Here? with David Wilson on stage. Right: David and Paul Sturtz are the Co-Conspirators of True/False.

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WHEN THE HOUSE LIGHTS came up after a screening of Dirty Wars at Jesse Hall in 2013, no one was expecting La Operación Jarocha—a Mexican band with a folk sound that pulses and bustles like a city street—to get on stage and start playing.

“It just gives me chills to think about it,” says Paul Sturtz, who was there when the band played spontaneously after the film. Paul is one of the two “Co-Conspirators” behind the True/False Film Fest, along with David Wilson.

Dirty Wars is a heavy film, focusing on civilian casualties of drone strikes. It portrays human suffering in a way that appeals to the most empathetic of impulses, but it also conveys a sense of bleak hopelessness, of inability to do anything about the situation.

So what compelled the band to take the stage after a film like that? Perhaps only the members of La Operación know for sure, but it isn’t hard to imagine how it must have felt.

“I think anyone who went to the screening really needed that,” Paul says of that well-placed outburst of music. “It sort of buoyed people to keep going that weekend.”

In the right environment, even the weightiest documentary doesn’t have to be all gloom and doom. In especially good circumstances an audience member may get up, leave the theater, and feel a sense of catharsis. Each year in Columbia, Missouri, True/False consistently makes that scenario a reality.

And whether you leave a screening feeling hopeless, reassured, or entertained, moments like these are all but certain throughout the course of the weekend. True/False, by virtue of its design, has a way of keeping its attendees imbued with the energy to see another film and make another memory.

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Prior to a screening at True/False 2013, shadows of fabric trees cast an eerie glow and create an in-the-woods atmosphere at the Forrest Theater inside the Tiger Hotel.

4,200 TO 43,000 “Retrospectively, it was very small the way it started,” says Paul, “but for us, it felt very big.”

Last year, ticket sales topped 43,000. Compared with 4,200 tickets in its first year, there’s no denying the festival has grown much larger. And it is possible that its founders never foresaw just how much traction their festival would gain, but even so, the festival was never meant to exist solely on a small plane.

“There’s been increasing recognition that what we’re doing is not just a regional event,” Paul says. And it’s not hard to find the evidence.

Within the past two years, the festival has been covered by Huffington Post, Time Out Chicago, Indiewire, Paste, Cinema Scope, and Filmmaker Magazine. In addition, Time magazine listed it in “50 Cultural Experiences to Try in 2014.”

Although ticket sales paint a picture of staggering growth, films and venues by the number show how that growth has been managed. In 2004, the fest screened twenty-six feature-length films in just three venues, compared to 2013’s forty-two features in nine venues. These numbers reflect growth, but it’s a steady, even-handed kind of growth, given the rising popularity.

By comparison, Sundance Film Festival screens two hundred films a year, and more than fifty thousand people attend. With True/False garnering comparable attendance in the past year, the festivals look very different. True/False’s relatively low number of venues and films shows restraint, which allows True/False to be carefully curated at every level, from the decorations at the box office to the short films that screen before feature films.

“We make it hard on ourselves by wanting to create venues that are unique,” Paul says. He adds that it’s a part of the festival’s aesthetic. For instance, the Forrest Theater in the Tiger Hotel features art-installation trees made from metal and fabric and a very Midsummer Night’s Dream

feel. The design is well thought out and carefully assembled.

This is why True/False is successful; it doesn’t seek to expand apace or swell out of control. Instead, it focuses on details. From the box office to the music venues, every part of the fest is decorated and designed according to a theme. And this is just one aspect, but the True/False team works to ensure that the programming, music, and events are all as well conceived and detail-oriented as the venue designs.

The festival may have seemed like an underdog in its early days, but the evidence suggests it was always bound for its current popularity.

“That was always the intent of it—to create something that we could place next to other world-class festivals but to do it in a really homespun way,” Paul says.

Despite celebrities such as James Franco and Morgan Spurlock having attended the fest, Paul and David aren’t interested in the red carpets and cults of personality that major film festivals often purvey. True/False’s ambience is partially derived from a desire to do away with pretense.

That approach has helped the festival build its reputation.

“We’ve been lucky that other people share that aesthetic,” Paul says, “and when they come, they understand, ‘Oh, okay, they’re taking the work really seriously, but they’re not pretentious about themselves.’ ” In its early days, Paul and David had to pound the pavement to attract films and filmmakers, but True/False is becoming a more and more recognizable name. According to Paul, filmmakers they approach tend to know of the fest and, in many cases, have heard good things. And that’s a testament to the atmosphere of the festival, something that’s remained an evolving constant from the beginning.

Aside from its popularity among filmmakers, the festival has seen a marked increase in industry and media attention.

“They’re buying in to what we’ve done,” Paul says, “rather than us tailoring the festival to them.”

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The audience at The Blue Note awaits the start of a screening.

A busker with a portable amplification rig takes part in the March March, a parade down Ninth Street.

The libations flow freely at the Jubilee, True/False’s opening night gala.

A True/False Queen is just one of the exuberant volunteers who manage the Q.

Given the stuffy, pretentious film festivals that True/False acts as a foil to, its growth seems like a self-fulfilling prophecy. For the filmmakers, press, and industry players who traverse the frenzied festival circuit, True/False is fresh air. All that was ever in question was when those folks would stop and breathe it in.

A PLOT OF LAND Excitement from the film world isn’t the only thing that has fostered the growth of True/False. The festival has been a Columbia favorite since its inception. Each year, maroon banners bearing the True/False logo adorn lampposts downtown, and residents come out in droves to take part in the excitement.

“It feels like an event that is of the community, and not just in it,” says David Wilson.

Each year Columbia residents contribute art, music, and countless volunteer hours setting up venues, helping filmmakers navigate the festival, and coordinating screenings. There is no questioning Columbia’s fondness for True/False, and it is inspiring how well the city and the festival have worked and grown together over the years.

“I give Columbia a lot of credit,” Paul says.

In a recent book about the festival, titled Rarely Has Reality Needed So Much

Filmmakers field questions during one of the many Q&A sessions at the festival.

To Be Re-Imagined, Paul says, “It was the physical landscape of downtown Columbia, as much as anything, that led to the creation of True/False.”

Columbia’s downtown geography is still a big part of the festival’s makeup. While some other film festivals merely rent a cineplex for the weekend, True/False takes over a swath of locations including music venues, a hotel ballroom, two churches, and Ragtag cinema, which is a quasi-headquarters for True/False. Each of these venues is elaborately designed, all a part of how the festival interacts with the town.

Columbia has been an ideal host for numerous reasons, though.

“It’s the right size,” Paul says, remarking that in a larger city a festival like this—especially in its fledgling years—could easily get overlooked.

And, as Paul points out, in most other locations, there simply wouldn’t be enough people who are passionate about the festival and willing to contribute their time and effort to make things happen behind the scenes. In terms of size, Columbia falls into a sort of Goldilocks zone.

During the festival’s first year, the city was able to contribute a fifteenthousand-dollar grant. This funding allowed Paul and David to bring the film Touching the Void to a sold-out crowd at the Missouri Theater.

“I was sure that Paul and David were mad to have scheduled Touching the Void in the 1,200-seat Missouri Theater,” writes Jason Silverman, a festival organizer in the early years, in the True/False book.

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A flaming bicycle wheel might normally signal anarchy, but at the True/False March March, it is commonplace.

Dancing robots are a regular occurrence at the True/False March March, a free and open-to-the-public parade with costumes and a marching band on display.

Festival goers use the Q to attend films on a standby basis.

Jason was amazed at the actual turnout, given how new the festival was and how little it was able to spend on marketing. “I figured a few dozen people would show.”

In reality, hundreds of people were turned away from that screening.

And its director, Kevin Macdonald, was awarded the BAFTA for Best Picture a few days later. Building on the momentum from such an unexpected and charmed beginning to its history, it’s fitting that the fest has become so popular.

“Touching the Void was able to put an imprint on the festival,” Paul says. “[The festival] had a full head of steam from the first year on.”

But it couldn’t have happened without the funding or the attendees that Columbia provided. Years hence, the city’s early decision to lend its support has been validated time and time again. Numerous residents declare True/False the best weekend of the year.

In fact, it’s become a sort of alternative homecoming—a time when former students and residents descend upon their one-time home, with fond memories and an appetite for unique entertainment, for the express purpose of attending True/False. Appropriately, the festival features a parade.

A FESTIVAL INCARNATE On any of the festival’s four days, there are more films than you can physically attend. As such, there is some debate about the proper way to make decisions about which films to see and which films to skip.

You could draw certain conclusions about films based on where they are shown.

“The films that we show at The Missouri Theater and Jesse Hall represent the films that we think will have the broadest popularity,” says David Wilson.

So the films playing at bigger venues are more likely to be crowd-

“IT’S VERY IMPORTANT TO BALANCE OUT THE HEAVINESS OF A LOT OF DOCUMENTARIES,” PAUL SAYS. “YOU NEED TO BE ABLE TO REJOIN THE WORLD.” pleasers. But that goes hand-in-hand with two assurances: one, that tickets will get reserved quickly, and two, that the Q, which is a sort of standby line, will be long, and it will form early. As for the smaller venues, it’s best to keep an open mind.

“Some of the best films don’t sound good on paper,” David says. But the festival’s screening process is rigorous, and the programmers don’t select films of meager quality. And if the thought of sitting in a theater all day makes you stir-crazy, there are always parties, concerts, and other events every day and night.

True/False is a festival with a lot of parties. “It’s fueled in part by beer,” Paul says.

To wit, each year St. Louis brewery and True/False sponsor Schlafly brews a batch of the True/False Brown Ale, a unique creation in honor of the festival. And in 2012, Vox Magazine reported that Café Berlin—a True/False music venue—ordered fifteen kegs specifically to accommodate festival patrons. Take the 680 glasses of beer just in those fifteen kegs; multiply it by all the bars and restaurants in downtown Columbia, and you have the liquid foundation on which the festival’s party scene is built.

Some of the parties are fancy, well-dressed soirées such as the jubilee on opening night, and others have packed dance floors and upbeat music, like the @ction party, which also has an open bar. The festival is also rife with music, from artists busking before each and every film

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True/False Film Fest,

A GLOSSARY Terms to learn before you attend the fest.

Before the 2013 fest began, volunteers installed a piece by Yulia Pinkusevich, titled “Stilted.”

LUX PASS: Passes come in many prices and sizes, but we recommend the Lux Pass, if you have the means. With a Simple Pass—which is a great option, especially for the frugal—you can reserve tickets and use the Q for free, but it’s twenty dollars to attend the @ction party, and it won’t get you into many of the other special parties or events. The Lux Pass, at $175, gets you into almost all of the special events. In many cases, you don’t even need to reserve a ticket. Plus, it includes advance ticket reservation. If you want even more features, and you have some extra coin, look into the Silver Circle Pass or the Super Circle Pass.

True/False presses on no matter what the weather, and downtown business owners enjoy a spike in patronage from attendees throughout the weekend.

THE Q: The Q is a many-splendored thing. It works as a kind of standby line, allowing would-be moviegoers to queue (hence, the name) at least an hour before the screening they’d like to see and then to receive their Q number. Fifteen minutes prior to the film, people are called in according to their number to fill empty seats—simplicity itself. This allows pass holders to see films for free, with no ticket. It also lets even those without passes

screening to nightly concerts that allow these acts to take center stage.

Akin to its multitude of films, there are too many parties and concerts for you to attend all of them. In keeping with the spirit of the festival, some of these won’t be found on your festival guide, like the French band Les Trois Coups’ spontaneous 2 AM performance in 2012, hosted in a basement. But the parties of True/False are not simply an indulgence; in fact, they serve a specific purpose.

“It’s very important to balance out the heaviness of a lot of documentaries,” Paul says. “You need to be able to rejoin the world, and the best way, we found, was to create this sense of fun and engagement.”

Engagement is the key word. For those documentaries aligned with activist causes, the only way to affect change is to have an audience feeling motivated, rather than hopeless. The March March parade, the game show called Gimme Truth, and the live music playing before every film are a part of this. It’s about striking a balance and not sending the audience into a spiraling depression.

The art, music, and films pervade the air with creativity. While the films will cut deep at times, the jovial atmosphere will keep you aloft.

The festival is as much about shared experience as anything else, so get as much out of it as you can. Stay up late, and get up early.

It’s no secret that a night out can leave you feeling out of sorts the next morning, and the compact nature of a weekend-long festival compounds that effect, even for teetotalers. The amount of stimulus True/False offers is a part of its appeal, but it can also be exhausting.

Paul claims to have a difficult time walking by the end of the weekend.

Others may have a difficult time resisting the urge to nap. True/False is a heady festival, and it will take something out of you. But that’s an inherent trade-off.

Stay hydrated, eat regularly, and drink coffee. Sleep in on Monday morning if you can. The rest you’ll have to chalk up to experience.

see films, for a cash fee, paid upon admission. But best of all, it allows for spontaneity. Having breathing room in your True/False schedule is key for many reasons, mainly because chances are, you’ll hear great things about a film you hadn’t even considered seeing. That’s where the Q comes in.

BUSKERS: Buskers provide an invaluable service to True/False. Music plays before each film, music plays at concerts each night, music spills out of every seam at True/False, and the Buskers make it possible. So don't be shy when the hat gets passed your way.

SECRET SCREENINGS: Secret Screenings come in many colors, but in any shade, they are one of the most unique features of the weekend. Sometimes orange, sometimes blue, the Secret Screenings are listed only by color and with vague descriptions. They are films that have not yet premiered. By not listing the names of the films and by placing an embargo on them, True/False is allowed to screen a handful of films slated to premiere at other festivals. If you’re willing to take a chance, definitely try to catch a Secret Screening.

TRUE LIFE: The festival’s philanthropic efforts prove it’s serious about making a difference. The True Life Fund donates to the cause associated with one of its films each year. Last year, the fund donated $36,760 to causes associated with the film Which Way is the Front Line From Here?: The Life and Times of Tim Hetherington, which examined the life and work of a journalist who was killed while covering the civil war in Libya.

February 27-March 2. $30-$700 for passes. 573-442-8783, www.truefalse.org

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REAL to REEL Seven filmmakers take us inside their craft and their latest projects.

Archival footage helped director Chad Freidrichs tell the tale of St. Louis’s ill-fated Pruitt-Igoe complex.

AJ Schnack and David Wilson spent five years working on their film about Branson and its eclectic community.

The stories of three boys are the focus of Rich Hill, directed by Andrew Droz Palermo and Tracy Droz Tragos.

Eric Norwine (left) and his father, Mark (right), took a two-week, two-hundred-mile walk across the state for their film.

Tim Barksdale’s newest film takes him to the prairies of Missouri and America.

AS SEVEN FILMMAKERS traverse the state and record its untold stories, their cameras and production crews amplify the beauty and heartbreak of familiar places, the faces of strangers, and the pulse of life in Missouri. Although they create beautiful movies, they are more than artists. They’re activists. They’re anthropologists. They’re ambassadors.

If one thread could tie together these five films that you’ll learn about on the following pages, it would be this: there’s more here than meets the eye. In Rich Hill, for instance, hope smolders within the poverty that three boys face in a small Missouri town. “We felt a responsibility to tell their story,” says producer and director Tracy Droz Tragos.

Each one of these filmmakers echoes that sentiment. Under David Wilson’s and AJ Schnack’s direction, the camera lens melts away Branson’s sequined veneer of entertainers to expose real families. The Pruitt-Igoe complex was a housing project in St. Louis that was destroyed after it deteriorated; Chad Freidrichs’s archival footage from news broadcasts and 1950s promotional videos show those crumbling buildings, and then he complicates the story by resurrecting the men and women who called those towers home.

While public housing couldn’t seem further from the glitz of Branson, or tallgrass prairie, or school gymnasiums, each setting carries the weight of our people’s stories.

“Lot of miles, lot of days, something’s got to happen,” Eric Norwine said before he followed his dad on the Katy Trail for the documentary that they hope will raise awareness about mental illness and related issues.

David and AJ filmed in Branson for five years before finishing We Always Lie to Strangers. Tracy and Andrew Droz Palermo have known their hometown of Rich Hill all their lives, yet it took more than a year to shoot the documentary that’s set there. Tim Barksdale endured sweltering summers and harsh winters for six years to capture the plight of a little bird on the prairie.

These are stories of Missourians, by Missourians, told to an audience across the world. These filmmakers know the joys, struggles, and hopes of our people and places. Their documentaries will play out on big screens across the county, if they haven’t already. Other films will find a home on the small screen.

No matter where audiences watch their work, these filmmakers continue to add to the Missouri narrative, and they’re already anticipating new stories: a fictional movie about children in isolation, a documentary about physical and emotional endurance, and a comedy about science.

There’s a lot to look forward to from these filmmakers.

COURTESY OF TIM BARKSDALE, BRENDAN DONAHUE, CHAD FREIDRICHS, ANDREW DROZ PALERMO, AND DAVID WILSON

By Tina Casagrand

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AJ Schnack (left) and David Wilson (right) worked for years on the documentary that uncovers the interplay between the small community of Branson and its entertainers.

AJ SCHNACK and DAVID WILSON Directors of We Always Lie to Strangers

By Tina Casagrand

David Wilson’s and AJ Schnack’s films delve into the world of subcultures. AJ has worked on a healthy stream of documentary films during the past decade, and David, an independent film wunderkind, has created a documentary film utopia in Columbia. They teamed up for We Always Lie to Strangers, a behind-the-scenes look at Branson’s community leaders and performers.

of Jamaicans who do housekeeping. They

century, you can find stories of city slickers

stay at dingy hotels together and have crazy

going to the Ozarks and laughing at the hill-

late-night parties.

billies, and when they left, they realized the hillbillies were smarter and richer than they

ML: Do you think that you could have made this David: I think we caught Branson in a moment: The ’08-’09 economic crash was timed with a

ML: Has the reception been different in the Midwest or the South than on the coasts?

kind of end of an era in Branson, where some-

AJ: In St. Louis, you could feel people responding

one, like singer Andy Williams, was successful

to things in a knowing way, not just like, they’ve

Missouri Life: You spent five years explor-

for twenty years. Andy died last year, and his

been to Branson, but a sense of ‘these people

ing Branson and came out with a film essen-

audience, well, many probably preceded him in

are our people.’

tially about family. Was that something you

death.

ML: What is your favorite Branson show?

anticipated?

AJ Schnack: Every place has layers and things you don’t expect to find. When I make films,

COURTESY OF DAVID WILSON

thought.

film ten or twenty years ago?

ML: Were there any assumptions you had about Branson that turned out to be wrong?

David: The Presley’s show. It’s deceptively simple.

that’s what I’m interested in: taking things

David: The mayor, Raeanne Presley, is a very

AJ: They’re incredibly smart performers. I think

people think they understand and showing a

smart and very thoughtful woman. We had a

they created something with the characters

different side to it.

moment early on talking to her kids and ex-

Herkimer and Cecil that ties into a heritage of

plained what we were doing. Probably in a

a certain Vaudeville-style performing. It’s great

ML: Did you explore other subcultures, such as

moment of prejudice, we thought we had to

to see that living out in the way that they do it.

performers for the show Acrobats of China?

explain what documentaries were like. This

David Wilson: That’s one of the most inter-

is different than the evening news. But her

ML: What’s next for you?

esting things going on in Branson that unfor-

son went to Stanford, and her daughter had

David: My next documentary is about kind of an

tunately never fit into our film. Teenagers

watched a ton of documentaries. They knew

from other countries in Eastern European

what we were doing.

and post-Soviet countries work at restau-

There’s actually this really rich history of

rants and theme parks, and there’s also a lot

exactly that. Going back to the nineteenth

extreme sporting subculture.

AJ: My other current film, Caucus, is about Republicans who ran for president. I covered campaigns in Iowa in 2011.

Visit www.wealwayslietostrangers.com to learn more about the film and where you can catch a screening.

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Chad Freidrichs’s 2011 film probes the myth surrounding St. Louis’s nowdemolished Pruitt-Igoe complex and harnesses an emotional undertone via interviews with former tenants.

CHAD FREIDRICHS Director of The Pruitt-Igoe Myth

By Tina Casagrand

Missouri Life: In The Pruitt-Igoe Myth, you

could have gone a dozen different directions, like public housing policy, race relations, or architecture, but you focused on people. How did you humanize what happened with these buildings?

Chad Freidrichs: We got really lucky. I didn’t expect the quality of emotions or the pain of those interviews. I think that’s because living in Pruitt-Igoe was such an intense experience.

Chad: I’m partial to the old Charles Guggen-

ML: Like how people once thought rotting

heim films, like Monument to the Dream, the one they play in the basement of the Arch. I like the cleanliness of style. Other than that, not much comes to mind. That’s another thing that we see: people from St. Louis came up to us after screenings. The film is a way to rally around the city’s history. Unless you’re from New York or Los Angeles, and you’re spoiled, it’s exciting to see a film about where you’re from.

food turned into flies?

Chad: Right. So we trace the story of this theory under the contexts of two thousand years. It’s a comedy with all archival footage. Most of these are 1950s educational films that have reenactments of Aristotle and other scientists. I think it’s funny, and I think we can get it to the point where audiences think it’s funny as well.

ML: Why do a documentary with a comedic

ML: You taught film at Stephens College for

five years and began working in your own home office. What’s that like?

Chad: It’s weird. It’s a lot different to go from a hyper-functional situation like the college, and now, where I don’t see anybody all day until my wife comes home.

ML: Looking back, is there anything you wish

ML: What are you working on now?

you’d added to the film or could change?

Chad: I wish we had been a little more clear about the nature of the welfare laws and how all that played into Pruitt-Igoe.

Chad: In the simplest form, it’s a history of

ML: What other films that focus on the history of

St. Louis do you like?

science, about the historical distinction between living and nonliving things, and how that line has changed over time. I focus on spontaneous generation, the idea that nonliving matter would form into a creature under the right conditions.

edge?

Chad: Pruitt-Igoe is very conventional, and I

wanted something that was going to push me a little more; I wanted something that’s just very different. The weight you put on yourself to tell that history accurately was emotionally tough. I wanted a change, something fresh and different.

ML: It could appeal to a science-minded

niche.

Chad: I’m actually looking for people who

don’t just have a native interest. That’s part of the reason for the humor. If it’s good, you’re always going to find an audience somewhere.

Purchase a copy of the documentary, and learn more about the film at www.pruitt-igoe.com.

COURTESY OF CHAD FREIDRICHS

Chad Freidrichs of Columbia started his career ten years ago with music documentary Jandek on Corwood. His 2011 film, The PruittIgoe Myth: an Urban History tells the story of a failed housing project in North St. Louis. We talked about emotion, St. Louis history, and his new comedy based on archival footage.

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Eric Norwine (center-left) and his father, Mark, (center-right) are using their film to spread awareness about mental illness.

Walking Man: No One Does It Alone Director and Producer

ERIC NORWINE

By Tina Casagrand

“I can’t make a movie about erasing stigmas without being honest about myself,” says Eric Norwine, director and producer of Walking Man. Eric told few people about his bipolar disorder until his father was diagnosed. Then, he says, he compulsively discussed it on a St. Louis evening news program. That was a burst of solidarity that he hopes to capture in his documentary.

COURTESY OF BRENDAN DONAHUE

Missouri Life: Your dad, Mark, walked the

Katy Trail to raise awareness about mental health, and your documentary crew followed his journey. I see in the trailer that the suicide rate in rural areas is three times higher than in cities. Why is that?

Eric Norwine: Part of the reason we took the Katy Trail was that it hits rural schools. I think it’s two things: one, they don’t have the resources that you see in Kansas City or St. Louis, both with access and affordability.

And two, I think that there is a certain level of rugged individualism that comes with growing up in a rural area, so people might not feel welcomed to ask for help.

ML: You and your father are very open about

both having bipolar disorder. You seem to work hard to normalize that diagnosis.

Eric: My dad is your average Midwestern father. He goes to father-daughter dances and Cardinals games. He’s never committed a crime, never hurt anyone, been happily married for years, and has done it all with bipolar disorder. That’s what I hope people see in the movie. Here is a very normal guy who was genetically predisposed to have a mental illness. Those are the stories that should be lifted up in the media and should be given credence.

ML: Did the landscape cooperate while you

get the shot. They called me and said, ‘Hey, you should come this way now, so we can get this shot.’ Well, we couldn’t find them. And I’m watching the sun go down like a ticking time bomb and just thinking about our director of photography fuming and wanting to kill me. We ended up getting there just in time, just as the sun was going down.

ML: Your mom put you in charge of making

sure your dad took care of himself on the walk.

Eric: I will admit he had some cookies for breakfast sometimes. But he’s a grown man.

What are you going to do?

were filming?

Eric: I joke that the Missouri weather was

ML: Your dad works for CHADS (Communi-

perfectly bipolar. We had rain and sunshine and everything in between. On May first, he visited the Capitol. We got to walk up to the top of the dome, and it snowed. May first.

It snowed.

ties Healing Adolescent Depression and Suicide) coalition, which offers mental health programming for about thirty thousand students around St. Louis. Beyond education and counseling programs like what CHADS offers, what can schools do to address depression and suicide better than they do now?

Eric: Really, it’s as basic as turning the conversation to say that this is not something to be ashamed of, this is something you can beat, and you can’t beat it alone.

ML: What was your favorite spot on the Katy?

Eric: Probably Augusta, where all the vine-

yards are. We had terrible weather for seven days straight and wanted to get a sunset. The guys found the spot where they wanted to

Check out http://walkingmanmovie.com for more about the film. Download a free e-book of the Norwine's journey, and learn how you can support their cause.

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TIM BARKSDALE Director of Battle on the Booming Ground

By David Cawthon

Tim Barksdale has lived in most of Missouri’s major cities. He now films birds across the world.

Missouri Life: What moment sparked your

interest in birds?

Tim Barksdale: I was able to travel to the

East Coast as a child with my family for a couple of different summers, and at one point, my dad would fly back for work. So my mom dropped us children off at a nature center when she wanted time to herself. During one afternoon there, I saw a

short-eared owl. It was one of those moments where I thought the bird’s eyes were looking into my soul. I hope I’ve been able to provide a few moments like that for other people since then.

lot of interesting different kinds of habitats.

They are not really what you would call user-friendly birds. They are a remote species. They are shy. They can accommodate people, but they are right now restricted to areas that are decreasing.

ML: But you weren’t always behind the cam-

era. You worked at a bank and owned a restaurant. How did your career turn to filming birds?

Tim: You have these directions that life just takes you, and you do your best. I knew in my heart and in my head that birding was really the only thing that I would ever really be happy doing. Later on when I was involved in making television shows about birds, that career path was more or less revealed to me. That was when things kind of took off.

ML: What has been the most difficult thing

about capturing the prairie chicken, a species that is becoming increasingly rare?

Tim: I think the logistics are difficult because prairie chickens live out in a whole

ML: Why shoot a documentary about prairie

chickens?

Tim: The thing with prairie chickens is that

we know they’re in danger, but how do we make this interesting to people? Who are the people in the film who should tell the viewers why this is important and why they should care about a prairie chicken? How do you take those elements and turn them into something that people can’t turn off?

That’s what you have to do as a filmmaker.

If you get an hour on PBS, you want people to be fascinated with every second of your film. If we can make a film that’s beautiful, stirs people’s hearts and imaginations, and gets people going about the prairie and the prairie chicken, then we’ve accomplished something.

Peruse Tim's past work on Vimeo.com, and watch the trailers for his upcoming PBS documentary at http://vimeo.com/birdmanhd.

COURTESY OF TIM BARKSDALE

Since 1992, Tim Barksdale, a.k.a. the Birdman, has endured Mother Nature’s worst to film the birds he loves, whether in the snow of the Arctic, the jungles of Ecuador, or the swamps of Arkansas.

The Missouri native has logged more than two decades-worth of footage and owns his own film company, Birdman Productions.

One of his recent projects, Battle on the Booming Grounds, focuses on the plight of the prairie chicken, a once-plentiful, football-sized, brownish bird that lives on the plains. Six years and more than 250,000 dollars later, Tim is wrapping up the film.

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ANDREW DROZ PALERMO and TRACY DROZ TRAGOS

Andrew Droz Palermo and Tracy Droz Tragos discovered the subjects for their film in their hometown, Rich Hill.

Directors of Rich Hill

By Tina Casagrand

Cousins Tracy Droz Tragos and Andrew Droz Palermo spent every summer with their grandparents in the western Missouri village of Rich Hill, population 1,362.

When they returned to shoot a film, they uncovered stories about poverty and hope in the lives of three boys.

Missouri Life: How did you get the subjects

to open their doors to you?

COURTESY OF ANDREW DROZ PALERMO

Tracy Droz Tragos: It goes a long way that

we were Dorothy and Clem’s grandkids. We knew that this was more than a personal story. When we went into the homes of our subjects, they wanted to share some of the struggles they were facing. No one had been interested in their stories or thought that their stories were necessarily worthwhile, and they were so surprised and honored that we did.

ML: Why focus on three young boys as your

subjects?

Andrew Droz Palermo: There are some ar-

guments about impoverished people: they

are waiting for handouts, or they can just pull themselves up by their bootstraps. But I think it’s much harder to dismiss young kids; they’re much more victims of their society in a way that is, hopefully, a lot harder to dismiss.

Tracy: That’s a myth we hope gets busted.

They’re there because they simply don’t have social capital to support their hopes and dreams right now.

Andrew: And also their views on the world are interesting because they can be less tainted. They still have some hope, and they have these wild dreams at times.

ML: What are your favorite things about Rich

Hill?

Tracy: This sounds so hokey, but I love the

smell of the church basement, my Uncle Paul’s farm, and …

Andrew: Definitely Uncle Paul’s farm. It’s like you’re walking through a whole forest of perfectly manicured pecan trees. I think he just walks around all day picking up sticks.

Tracy: It’s a sensory experience. In the sum-

mers, it’s the cut grass, and it’s the sounds of the crickets, and it’s the lightning bugs. We’re trying to capture some of that. We have an amazing sound designer. We close our eyes, and they ask, “Does this sound right?” And we’ll say, “I think the crickets need to sound like this, and maybe add a lawn mower.”

Andrew: And Tracy, you’re remiss to not mention the Fourth of July.

Tracy: They do it big there.

Andrew: Rich Hill is famous for the Fourth.

ML: Are you working on anything else?

Tracy: I have several documentary films I am

developing with Dinky Pictures right now, as well as one narrative. I’m also a mother; I have two kids. This has been beyond full time for me. Andrew and I hope to do a film together in the future.

Andrew: I’ll be shooting a narrative this summer. Originally, we wrote it before Rich Hill, and I wrote it with Missouri in mind.

Currently it’s called One & Two. It’s about a brother and a sister growing up in isolation from society.

Travel to http://richhillfilm.com to learn more about the film, and see where the documentary is showing next.

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For each of its 250 years, here are 250 things that you should know about St. Louis.

It grows like coral out of its geography; large forces

like Rip Van Winkle awakening from slumber, I blink at

and individual decisions shape its social institutions;

the amazing changes here. The televised celebration

viewed from the Gateway Arch or the Louis IX statue,

following the 2011 World Series victory—in which

it becomes a work of art. Time, though, holds the key

third baseman David Freese resurrected the Cardi-

to understanding St. Louis. It changes and endures.

nals from imminent defeat—offered my strongest,

Understanding cities like St. Louis has been my

strangest image. At the beating heart of the region,

lifework as practitioner and professor. While studying

people thronged in the retro baseball stadium be-

urban affairs at Washington University in the mid-

neath fireworks lighting the gleaming Gateway Arch,

seventies, a controversial Rand Corporation report

and I recalled the Rand Report.

concluding that cities would lose their regional impor-

Glimpsing the Grail doesn’t solve every problem, but

tance challenged my world. That seemed sacrilegious

it keeps the dream alive during waking hours. Econom-

to this native St. Louisan raised near old Sportsman’s

ics, demographics, and transit are now revitalizing his-

Park. From my grandparents’ brick duplexes on Greer

toric cities like St. Louis, but the city is also a calculus

Avenue and Pleasant Street, I learned my city was the

of countless individual decisions: recent immigrants

center of civilization: stickball in the streets, the corner

seeking housing and business opportunities, old-

grocery or Rexall drug store, stone-spired churches

timers or newcomers who still value the city’s fourth

anchoring neighborhoods, streetcars to Midtown

dimension. One great-grandson of my Greer Avenue

theaters, Forest Park museums, or Uncle Lyman’s

grandparents who works at the Gateway Arch cel-

tiny downtown jewelry store for a lunch counter ham

ebrated his wedding rehearsal dinner at a Forest Park

sandwich and Coke. The Cardinals’ 1964 World Series

pavilion, catered by one of the city’s ubiquitous food

victory—in which third baseman Ken Boyer’s grand

trucks, and wedding reception in a restored Soulard

slam resurrected the Redbirds from imminent de-

police station. A great-grandson of my Pleasant Street

feat—closed that chapter of my vanishing city.

grandparents directs a faith-based redevelopment

Fast forward fifty years. After years working in St.

corporation near old Sportsman’s Park, helping rebuild

Louis neighborhoods, I followed higher education

lives as well as houses and businesses. After 250 years,

first to Minnesota and then Columbia, Missouri. Now

the city changes and endures.

IN T RO D U C T I ON BY W. ART HUR MEHR HOF F

NOTLEY HAWKINS

How do we understand a city like St. Louis?

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1. The Arch An emblematic monument to American expansion, this structure has not only become the most recognizable feature of St. Louis, it has also become an unofficial mascot for Missouri.

2. Museum of Westward Expansion This is a great place to learn and

explore

while

you’re

waiting to go up to the top of the Arch.

3. Eero Saarinen Ever wonder who designed that big silver arch in downtown? Eero Saarinen is the architect behind it.

Produced by Evan Wood with additional writing by David Cawthon and Jonas Weir .

Photo research by above, Taylor Blair, and Sarah Herrera.

Designed by Andrew Barton and Thomas Sullivan.

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St. Louis Eats

Catherine Neville, publisher of Feast magazine, dishes out some of her top picks for St. Louis dining and drinking.

4. Tony’s

and other classic American fare still

Ask someone to list the best res-

draw crowds today.

7.

taurants in St. Louis and, invariably, Tony’s will be mentioned. Tony’s will soon undergo renovation, including the debut of a re-imagined menu that will pay homage to the past while paving the way for the next sixty-five years.

5. Kakao With truffle flavors ranging from curry to coconut and whiskey to walnut, Kakao Chocolate is the gold

7. Schlafly

Back in 1991, before the revival of craft beer, the St. Louis Brewery opened the Tap Room and began pouring pints of its Schlafly beer.

Now, the city boasts dozens of craft breweries, many of which credit the folks at Schlafly for helping to set St. Louis’s sudsy stage.

8. Gerard Craft

feel like a longtime friend. Live blues

There’s one chef in St. Louis who

and jazz, cold beer, and tons of old,

consistently ranks as the city’s best:

local concert posters make the inevi-

Gerard Craft. Craft opened Niche

table wait in line fly by.

Restaurant in Benton Park almost ten years ago, and since then, has

12. Elaia & Olio

received a number of James Beard

Ben Poremba, one of the minds be-

nominations, been named one of

hind artisan salume-maker Salume

Food & Wine’s best new chefs, and

Beddu, recently opened Elaia &

expanded his restaurant family to

Olio in what was once a down-at-

include Taste by Niche, Brasserie

the-heels part of the city. Elaia is

in the St. Louis area. Each piece is

by Niche, and Pastaria. Craft’s com-

the duo’s big sister, serving modern

made with the strictest attention to

mitment to St. Louis, as well as his

fare in a refined setting. Olio offers

detail and quality, and chocolatier

unwavering focus on excellence at

a more casual approach, with lo-

Brian Pelletier has a loyal following

every level, has made him a house-

cals lining up at the marble-topped

among chocolate fanatics.

hold name in food.

bar for nightly nibbles, esoteric

6. Crown Candy Kitchen

9. Sidney Street Cafe

Since 1913, Crown Candy Kitchen

Kevin and Mina Nashan have run

has made time stand still in Old

the beloved Sidney Street Cafe for

13. Companion Baking

North St. Louis. Malts, massive

ten years. The top quality ingredi-

Long before artisan bakeries were

sundaes, BLTs, chili, huge hot dogs,

ents, artful presentation, and unex-

popping up in St. Louis, Companion

Horsin’ Around

pected preparations make Sidney

was hand-shaping loaves and se-

Street one of the country’s—not

ducing customers with high-quality

just the city’s—most notable culi-

bread. Now in its twentieth year,

nary destinations.

Companion continues to set the

standard for chocolate confections

wines—think Turkish and Roma-

standard.

To celebrate the end of Prohibi-

25. Downtown Carriage Rides

10. Soulard Farmers’ Market

tion, August A. Busch Sr.’s two

Traverse historic streets day

No trip to St. Louis is complete

sons gave a six-horse Clydes-

or night with one of the many

without jostling through the halls

dale hitch to him. Today, the

carriage

of the Soulard Farmer’s Market. The

iconic beer company owns more

throughout downtown.

companies

trotting

market is lively and eclectic. Grab a

than 250 of these horses.

24. Carousel at Faust Park

beer or a bloody mary, and peruse

26. Suson Park Animal Farm

the stalls for everything from arti-

You don’t have to leave the city

chickens.

san cheese to local produce to live

After surviving a fire in 1963, this

to get a glimpse of farm life. Su-

1920s carousel was donated,

son Park Animal Farm has horses

11. Blues City Deli

then installed in Faust Park where

and cows you can see for free.

Pop into Blues City for one of their

it was painstakingly restored.

too-good-to-be-true po’ boys, and owner Vince Valenza will make you

14. Pappy’s

The undisputed champion of St. Louis barbecue, Pappy’s is a beacon for rib lovers. Stop in, and you’re likely to wait in line with folks from as far away as London, who have made the pilgrimage just to get a taste of what many rank as some of the best ’cue in the country.

COURTESY OF SCHLAFLY; GEORGE DENNISTON

23. Clydesdales

24.

nian vintages—and craft cocktails.

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27. Citygarden 15. Local Harvest Grocery

The 2.9 acres that comprise the Citygarden

Born of the local-food revolution,

are a new addition to St. Louis’s tradition of

Local Harvest Grocery carries local

aesthetically pleasing, open-air public spaces.

goods from farmers, bakers, and vendors, as well as brewers and winemakers.

16. Imo’s The “square beyond compare” celebrates its fiftieth birthday this year and for good reason: St. Louisstyle pizza is delicious, and Imo’s is the godmother of this type of pie.

17. Volpi As the country’s oldest producer of artisan cured meats, Volpi Foods is now run by the third generation of the Volpi family. Aircured prosciutto, salami, and other cured meats like coppa, mortadella, and bresaola are at the heart of this

leading the way in coffee educa-

28. Tina Turner

32. The Evening Whirl

Hill institution.

tion and innovation. It regularly

More than thirty years before

For more than seventy years, The

offers cuppings at its roasting

she was inducted into the Rock

Evening Whirl has been St. Louis’s

18. Mai Lee

facility, spreading knowledge of

and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991, Tina

leading crime newspaper and a

Want to know where the best St.

and passion for coffee through-

Turner was cutting her teeth in

must-read publication.

Louis chefs go when they’re not

out the city.

the St. Louis music scene.

21. King & I

Widely regarded as the city’s best

working? Mai Lee, St. Louis’s first—

COURTESY OF CITYGARDEN AND IMO’S

and

most

beloved—Vietnamese

33. Loufest

restaurant. A veritable who’s who

Thirty years. That’s how long King

29. Thomas Sappington House

of culinary talent can be found there

& I has been serving satisfyingly

Tour one of the city’s oldest brick

great lineups and a great time

day and night, digging into pho tai

spicy Thai cuisine on South Grand.

buildings.

each September.

(traditional beef noodle soup), or go

Just about everything on the menu

xao to (a chicken and fermented-

is made in-house, which keeps the

30. The Hill

34. Calvary Cemetery

black-bean hot pot).

fare fresh and vibrant.

Back when it was called Fair-

Some of Missouri’s most famous

mount Heights, The Hill was a

sons and daughters are buried

music festival, Loufest turns out

19. Stone Soup Cottage

22. Annie Gunn’s

German and Irish neighborhood.

here, including Kate Chopin, Dred

Carl and Nancy McConnell have cre-

What began as a smokehouse and

Today, it’s St. Louis’s spot for Ital-

Scott, and Tennessee Williams.

ated a place so popular that you

market in the 1930s has evolved

ian culture.

have to wait six months to score a

into a culinary destination focused

reservation. The six-course tast-

on quality. The restaurant is fa-

31. Lafayette Square Park

Washington University is the Harvard

ing menu of continental cuisine is

mously dark and masculine; the

Plotted in 1836, it was the first park

of the Midwest, but as it happens,

made from local ingredients, many

kitchen offers rich, locally sourced

west of the Mississippi and was one

the brain-training company Lumi-

of which are cultivated on the res-

dishes, like grilled marinated Mar-

of the city’s most frequented parks

nosity recently ranked Washington

taurant’s land.

cho Farms lamb loin chops with an

during that century.

University as the smartest college in

35. Washington University

Ozark Forest Mushroom chutney

20. Kaldi’s

and Salemville Blue Yukon Gold

In St. Louis, Kaldi’s Coffee is

potato gratin.

the country, outscoring Harvard.

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Art

36. Henry Lewis Painting In 1846, St. Louis was

Ann Burroughs, associate educator at the St. Louis Art Museum, shares her favorites items at the museum.

one of the nation’s busiest river ports, as seen in a landscape painting

by Henry Lewis in the St. Louis Art Museum’s

38. Egyptian Cat

American galleries.

A majestic feline, made from bronze more than 2,500 years ago, stands watch in the museum’s Egyptian galleries. Cats may have been revered and prized in ancient Egypt, but this was an unpopular acquisition during the Depression.

When the cat joined the museum’s collection in 1938, a public uproar ensued over the sculpture’s $14,400 price tag.

39. African Masks Our African galleries feature two wooden masks whose carved features are the work of a twentiethcentury Ivory Coast artist.

40. Eero Saarinen Armchairs 37. Laumeier Sculpture Park

In our Decorative Arts and De-

Laumeier Sculpture Park

a plastic and fiberglass

is a place where artists

armchair recall the

can experiment and a

elegant form of the

place to connect with art

Gateway Arch. The

and nature.

two have something

sign galleries, the curves of

designer, Eero Saarinen.

41. Louis IX In our European galleries, Louis IX of France can be recognized by the crown of thorns he holds. Louis was a great patron of the arts, so it’s fitting that the French founders named St. Louis in his honor.

42. Max Beckmann Gallery The museum devotes an entire gallery to the work of Max Beckmann, a rising star in Germany in the years before World War II. The

COURTESY OF ST. LOUIS MUSEUM OF ART AND LAUMEIER SCULPTURE PARK

else in common: their

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Nazis labeled his art “degenerate,”

46. Elvira Resting at a Table

and state-owned museums took

While studying art history at Har-

49. Contemporary Art Museum

down his paintings. Beckmann fled

vard in 1936, Joseph Pulitzer, a

This museum is home to the for-

55. Left Bank Books

to Holland, where he painted works

scion of the famous St. Louis jour-

ward-thinking artists of today.

Founded in 1969, Left Bank

such as the museum’s Acrobats. In

nalism family, noticed a portrait of

1947, he settled in St. Louis where

a graceful woman with almond-

he taught at Washington University.

shaped eyes. Pulitzer purchased

50. Contemporary and Religious Art Museum

this painting, Elvira Resting at a

The Museum of Contemporary

Table, and hung it in his dormitory

and Religious Art fosters creative

56. Water Towers

room. He then donated it to the

religious artwork.

The 1886 Bissell Street Wa-

43. University City Vases Several beautiful ceramics featuring abstract organic forms grace our gallery devoted to early twentiethcentury Decorative Arts.

Displayed proudly next to Tiffany glass and Frank Lloyd Wright-designed furniture are a group of remarkable ceramic vases made in University City. These vases are products of one of America’s most distinctive art potteries, located just a few miles from the museum in the St. Louis suburb.

Books is a beacon of hope in

museum in 1968, in memory of his

an era when independent book stores are going extinct.

ter Tower stands at 194 feet

first wife, Louise.

and was designed by William Eames, a founder of the St.

59.

Louis chapter of the Ameri-

a few others we like >

can Institute of Architects. Its

47. Joe by Richard Serra

sister water tower, the Grand

This complex work of art—named

Street Tower, is a 154-foot

for Joseph Pulitzer, an early sup-

Corinthian column that was

porter of the artist—is one of the

completed in 1871.

most interactive and intriguing works of art anywhere in the city.

57. Toasted Ravioli The origins of t-rav are

48. Ernest Trova

shrouded in mystery, or per-

This St. Louisan’s work started Lau-

haps marinara. Regardless,

meier Sculpture Park.

this deep-fried pasta delight is uniquely St. Louis.

58. Iron Barley 44. Joe Jones Pieces The Museum is home to several works by self-taught artist Joe Jones. Born in St. Louis in 1909, Jones painted portraits, landscapes, and scenes of everyday life in an early modernist style that featured

This family-run bar is just over

Young at Heart

a decade old and welcomes meat-eaters and drink-lovers.

59. Hodak’s Founded in 1962, Hodak’s still reveres the Gateway City’s holy triumvirate of beer,

smooth planes of color and minimal

baseball, and fried chicken.

details.

60. Minoru Yamasaki Minoru Yamasaki, designer of

45. Tom Friedman Piece In the museum’s new East Building,

54.

visitors can see an unusual seascape

designed the main terminal at Lambert-St. Louis Inter-

created by native St. Louisan, conCOURTESY OF HODAK’S; GEORGE DENNISTON

the World Trade Center, also

temporary artist Tom Friedman. The

51. Pin-Up Bowl

53. Saint Louis Kickball

national Airport, an iconic

wavy water and horizon line are cre-

This is a great place to let loose

The BigBalls and Rainbow kickball

American airport.

ated entirely by manipulating the pa-

with your friends, drink some

leagues offer adults a chance to

per itself. Close inspection of this art-

cocktails, and bowl a few frames.

play hard and compete for brag-

work reveals the intricacy of the folds

ging rights.

depicting the water, while a view from

52. Snow Cone Stands

a distance offers the balance and har-

The only thing more impressive

54. City Museum

mony of the entire composition.

than the number of Snow Cone

When you’re a child, you want to

joints in the city is the variety of

play like a grown-up. When you’re

flavors.

an adult, you want to play like a kid. Here, there’s no difference.

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Sports

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David Cawthon is our resident sports expert here at Missouri Life, and he’s put together our favorite St. Louis sports moments.

61. Monday Night Miracle

to be the decider in the 110-109

in anticipation of McGwire surpass-

In Game 6 against the Calgary

finish. That day, the St. Louis Hawks

ing one of baseball’s most hallowed

Flames in 1986, the Blues trailed

clinched their first and only NBA title.

records. Steve Traschel threw an

68.

in danger. But Brian Stutter scored,

64. 1999 St. Louis Rams

McGwire connected. The ball sailed

and Greg Paslawski topped off the

Before the 1999 NFL season, quar-

toward the left-field wall, barely

comeback with two goals late in

terback Kurt Warner was playing

clearing the fence. The milestone

the game to tie the score. Doug

backup to Trent Green. When Green

was later tainted by accusations of

Wickenheiser would nail the game-

was injured, Warner stepped in for a

steroid use.

winning shot in overtime, forcing

magical year of football. On the regu-

Game 7 and creating the unforget-

lar season, he recorded 4,353 yards

67. 1981 MISL Semi-Final

table Monday Night Miracle.

of passing and earned 41 touch-

The 1981 Major Indoor Soccer

downs. The Rams fought their way

League Semi-Final game between

to the Super Bowl, where they faced

the St. Louis Steamers and the

the Tennessee Titans. The score was

Wichita Wings was primed to be a

tied at 16, when, with just under

wild one. The Steamers had one of

from the projects. The Feb. 15, 1978,

two minutes left in the game, War-

the best fan attendance records in

match was set up as a gimme title

ner connected with Issac Bruce on a

the league. Trailing 6-1, the Steam-

fight and easy money for Ali, but it

huge play that secured the win and a

ers surged and tied at 7-7 with little

turned out differently. Spinks, hun-

permanent place in NFL history.

time remaining on the clock. In an

gry for an upset, kept hammering

overtime shootout, Emilio John

Ali. In the end, two judges scored in

65. “Go Crazy, folks!

Go Crazy!”

made the winning goal, sending the

favor of Spinks, setting the young St.

team to the final game against the

Louisan’s stunning upset in stone.

The series for the 1985 National

New York Arrows.

62. 2011 World Series In the ninth inning of Game 6, the Cards trailed the Texas Rangers 7-5 and were down 3-2 in the series. There were two men on, two outs, and two strikes, but hometown hero David Freese belted one into right. The tying runs were scored as Freese slid into third with that memorable fistpump. Later, with the score tied in the 11th, Freese crushed a walk-off homer over the center field wall, securing Game 7 and the eventual 2011 World Series title.

League Championship Series was tied at two apiece between the Cards and the Dodgers, and

69. Bob Gibson 1968 68. Leon Spinks downs Ali

The Detroit Tigers and their ace pitch-

Muhammad Ali was the great-

er Denny McClain were hot on the trail

est. That’s why he wasn’t

of the pennant that had eluded them

the bottom of the ninth.

worried about 24-year-

for 23 years. The Cardinals and Bob

Ozzie Smith stepped up

old Leon Spinks, a boxer

Gibson would meet them in the World

the game was tied 2-2 in

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88 mph pitch toward the plate, and

5-2, and their playoff hopes were

to the plate batting left.

Announcer Jack Buck then said these historic words as The Wizard con-

63. 1958 St. Louis Hawks

nected: “Smith corks one into right

In Game 7 of the 1957 NBA finals,

down the line. It may go. Go crazy,

the St. Louis Hawks—now in At-

folks! Go crazy! It’s a homerun, and

lanta—lost to the powerhouse

the Cardinals have won the game by

Boston Celtics, but a year later,

the score of 3-2.”

they would get a rematch. In Game 6 at Kiehl Auditorium, St. Louis led

66. McGwire’s 62nd homer

the series 3-2. Bob Pettit gave them

When the Cubs came to town on

that much-needed push, scoring 50

September 8, 1998, Mark McGwire

points, a record at the time. With

had tied Roger Maris’s home run re-

15 seconds left, his tip-in proved

cord of 61, and fans filled the stands

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76. Lou Brock’s 105th steal Series. Gibson had earned 22 wins, 13

The day in 1974 that the Runnin’ Redbird Lou Brock set out to steal

of those shutouts, and 268 strikeouts,

the record for stolen bases, it was raining, and only 27,000 fans

which rounded out to an impressive

were in the stands at Busch Stadium. Apparently, that lack of fan-

1.12 ERA. During Game 1 at Busch,

fare suited Brock. In the first inning, he stole second, putting him

the Cardinals’ powerhouse pitcher

one spot behind the record. Then, in the seventh, he did it again.

stunned the Tigers and struck out 17,

That year, he would end up with 118 stolen bases, and he stole 938

a record, in a 4-0 victory. That com-

in his career. Both are National League records to this day.

plete-game win was also the sixth in a row for Gibson, another record to his legacy.

a few others we like > 70. Stan Musial Stan “The Man” Musial was perhaps the greatest player to ever wear a Cardinals uniform. He reached the elite 3,000-hit milestone during a game at Chicago’s Wrigley Field in May of 1959.

71. Yogi Berra St. Louis native Lawrence Peter “Yogi” Berra gained fame for his MVP performances as catcher for

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the New York Yankees and for his off-the-wall quips, such as, “The

poem at old Busch Stadium. Buck’s

future ain’t what it used to be.”

words comforted and inspired.

77. Gus’ Pretzels

80. Irma Rombauer

72. Jack Buck Poem

73. Busch Stadium

Nearly a hundred years of pret-

Irma Rombauer wrote The Joy

One of the city’s most memorable

Home of Cardinals baseball from

zel-making means they know

of Cooking. The Library of Con-

figures in sports was announcer Jack

1966 to present, as well as Cardi-

what they’re doing.

gress named the book as one of

Buck, for his iconic voice heard dur-

nals football from ’66 to ’87, the

ing Cardinals’ games. The day Major

iconic old stadium is remembered

78. Cheshire Inn

League Baseball resumed after the

fondly in the Gateway City, while

The roots of the Cheshire Inn and

terrorist attacks of 9/11, Buck read a

in its first six years New Busch has

Lodge extend to the 1920s and

81. The Grove

already hosted two championship

reflect aesthetics reminiscent of

This vibrant St. Louis district is

teams.

an old British inn with modern

imbued with a local focus on din-

appointments.

ing, the arts, and culture, largely

xxx.

73.

the nation’s eighty-eight most important books.

thanks to the community’s LGBT

74. Alfred H. Spink Sportswriter for the Post-Dispatch,

79. William Burroughs II

leaders, who’ve fostered its

Alfred H. Spink would go on to

The often-idolized beat author

growth.

found the bible of baseball, The

behind such works as Naked

Sporting News, in 1886.

Lunch and the Nova trilogy was born in St. Louis.

82. World Chess Hall of Fame

75. Dizzy Dean

The World Chess Hall of

Dizzy Dean led the National League

Fame has been in St. Lou-

in strikeouts and complete games,

is since September 9, 2011.

and in 1937, he pushed his team to a pennant title.

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94. John Danforth This legendary Republican peacemaker and UN Ambassador hails from the St. Louis area.

95. Michael Harrington The dynamic socialist leader came from the Gateway City.

96. C.L. Grigg Grigg created the soft drink 7-UP. Grigg grew up in Montgomery County and moved to St. Louis to look for work. He also left one of the biggest food mysteries of all time when he failed to tell anybody what 7-Up stood for!

97. Bill Bradley NBA star Bill Bradley ran for president in the 2000 Democratic primaries.

St. Louis in Motion

98. Dick Gephardt Dick Gephardt ran for president in the 2004 Democratic primaries.

99. Dick Gregory

83. River Excursion Boats

87. Union Station

90. Great Rivers Greenway

Gregory was a comedian and actor,

See the city from the river

Theodore C. Link designed St.

The Great Rivers Greenway has

but he garnered more than forty

on one of Gateway Riverboat

Louis’s Union Station, which

brought outdoor fun to the urban

thousand write-in votes in the 1968

Cruises’ excursion boats.

opened in 1894. From massive

heart of St. Louis.

Presidential election.

barrel-vaulted

84. Auto Capital

ceilings in the Grand Hall to

91. The Loop

100. Maxine Waters

Detroit is known as the Motor

Romanesque detailing, Union

The Delmar Loop is an easily

Maxine Waters, who represents a dis-

City, but St. Louis is tailgating it.

Station is a place that’s worth

walkable shopping and enter-

trict in the Los Angeles area, grew up

In the early part of the twentieth

touring.

tainment district in St. Louis,

in Kinloch.

century, St. Louis was the nation’s largest automobile manufacturer.

flush with boutiques, art gal-

88. Food Truck Fridays

leries, bars, and dining options

101. James B. Eads

For those who want to savor on-

galore.

James B. Eads, who later became fa-

85. Museum of Transportation

the-go eats from the city’s food trucks but don’t want to start a

92. Beatle Bob

mous for his architectural marvel, The Eads Bridge, first made his fortune

Classic planes, trains, automo-

scavenger hunt, Food Truck Fridays

“Beatle” Bob Matonis is famous

beneath the Mississippi River. Eads

biles, and even a boat or two are

brings all sorts of cuisine to Tower

in St. Louis. He attends concerts

created a personal submarine called a

on display here.

Grove Park.

every single night of the week, ac-

diving bell. This allowed him to make

cording to legend. Just look for his

a fortune by walking on the bottom of

89. The Railway Exchange Building

signature dance moves.

the river, collecting valuables.

The Railway Exchange Building

93. Lambert International

102. Albert Bond Lambert

was the tallest building in St. Louis

Lambert International was named

Lambert cured bad breath. He grew

86. The Moto Museum

when it opened in 1914. It remains

after Albert Bond Lambert, who

up in a wealthy family that owned

This eclectic collection of rare and

the second largest building by in-

built an airport called Lambert

Lambert Pharmaceuticals. After tak-

vintage motorcycles is free to visit.

terior area downtown.

Field that he later sold to the city.

ing over the company, he devised an

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Missouri Legends John Brown, author of Missouri Legends, shares his favorite notable St. Louisans.

111. ad campaign to target bad breath

105. Dave Garroway

111. Washington Street

117. Civil War Museum

with Listerine. Lambert also made

Dave Garroway, the first host of the

A few years ago, Washington Street

The Missouri Civil War Museum

the wise choice of backing an upstart

Today Show on NBC, came from the

was named one of the ten best

is a world-class exhibit of our

pilot named Charles Lindberg, which

St. Louis area.

streets in the nation. The street

state’s legacy in this conflict.

put St. Louis on the aviation map.

103. Jack Dorsey

Jack Dorsey, founder of Twitter, has changed the way information travels across the globe. He also developed Square, which enables mobile devices to manage, make, and process electronic payments.

was once neglected and decaying

106. Shandi Finnessey

but has been redeveloped into one

Finnessey was a winner of Miss USA.

of the city’s prominent corridors.

107. Brad Kroenig

112. Holocaust Museum and Learning Center

year for their work in Missouri Life.

118. Andrew Barton and Tom Sullivan This duo wins design awards every

Kroenig is a supermodel.

Providing a deeper look at one

119. Cherokee Street

108. Dwight Davis

of human history’s most stag-

In the 1890s, the street garnered

The namesake for the Davis Cup in

gering tragedies, the Holocaust

a reputation for its commercial

Tennis, Dwight Davis, hails from St.

Museum and Learning Center of

shops. Today, it remains a show-

Louis.

St. Louis is a sobering reminder

case of the city’s creative and

of the past.

entrepreneurial spirit.

109. Susan Blow 104. Bernarr McFadden

St. Louisans are often defined by

113. Turtle Playground

McFadden grew up in the St. Louis

their schools, so it makes sense

The Turtle Playground in Forest

120. Soldiers’ Memorial Military Museum

area. Much of our modern obsession

that modern-day kindergarten was

Park might seem a little weird at

This museum offers education

with bodybuilding, physical fitness,

invented in the city by Susan Blow,

first, but it’s a ton of fun for kids.

and historic exhibits, in memory

and healthy living can be traced di-

who grew up in the Carondelet area.

rectly to his philosophy and writings.

of those who’ve served.

114. Uncle Tupelo

He invented the pageant that turned

110. Marilyn vos Savant

As unlikely as it seems, Uncle Tu-

121. Jefferson Barracks

into the Mr. Universe competition.

Having the highest known IQ, Mari-

pelo was the forerunner for two

Since 1826, Jefferson Barracks

lyn vos Savant was born in The Lou.

major bands today: Son Volt and

has been an active military base.

Wilco. Both Jay Farrar of Son Volt

It is also a public park.

and Jeff Tweedy of Wilco wrote

101.

songs as Uncle Tupelo, often

122. Bellefontaine Cemetery

drawing inspiration from the St.

Don't miss Bellefontaine Cem-

Louis area for their lyrics.

etery’s Wainwright Tomb. Wainwright commissioned Louis Sul-

115. Carondelet

livan to design the tomb for his

Carondelet is among the oldest and

wife, and what he produced was

most storied quarters of St. Louis.

considered a masterpiece.

116. Central Library

123. Joseph Pulitzer

The Central Library in St. Louis

Joseph Pulitzer, who the Pulitzer

stands among the most historic

Prize is named for, owned his first

city libraries in the country.

two newspapers in the city, and then, he merged them to form the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

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Civil War History

Professor Silvana Siddali of Saint Louis University shares some major events in the city before, during, and after the Civil War. 124. Dred Scott, 1844 – 1857

in the state—in fact, the only city

In 1846, Dred and Harriet Scott sued

in any slave-owning state—that

for their freedom in St. Louis. Their

went to Abraham Lincoln. Largely

former owner had taken them to

due to the German immigrant vote,

live in Illinois and the Wisconsin Ter-

the Republican ticket narrowly won

ritory, and according to Missouri law,

in St. Louis, with 9,946 ballots for

slaves who lived for an extended

Lincoln over 9,275 for Douglas.

132.

time in free states could sue for their freedom.

in

126. Camp Jackson Incident

1850, Dred and Har-

Eventually,

In late April 1861, Missouri Governor

in the mob began to shout insults,

where they organized fundraisers,

riet Scott won the

Claiborne F. Jackson—a Southern

and a few threw rocks and bricks at

visited soldiers in hospitals and in

St. Louis District

sympathizer—called up the state mi-

the soldiers. No one is certain who

prisons, and donated bandages,

Court case. Scott’s

litia and encamped them just west of

fired the first shot, but Lyon’s men

medicines, clothing, and Bibles.

owner appealed,

St. Louis. Governor Jackson hoped to

fired into the crowd, leaving nearly

and the case trav-

capture the St. Louis Arsenal, which

thirty people dead. The Camp Jack-

128. Walnut Street Riot

eled all the way to

was the most important weap-

son Affair left St. Louis in turmoil and

A day after the Camp Jackson in-

the Supreme Court, where

ons depot west of the Mississippi.

deepened the bitter divisions trou-

cident, an angry mob of Southern

Justice Roger B. Taney notoriously

Captain Nathaniel Lyon, who com-

bling the city.

sympathizers attacked a recently

declared that persons of African de-

manded the arsenal, wielded a force

scent could not be American citizens.

of eight thousand, and on May 10,

127. Union Aid Societies

Corps. The two groups exchanged

1861, Lyon easily captured the militia

After the shocking Camp Jackson

fire near the corner of Walnut and

125. 1860 Election in St. Louis

encampment. As Lyon’s men, many

incident, both black and white loyal

Broadway. Six men died.

Outside of St. Louis, most Mis-

of whom were untrained volunteers,

women living in St. Louis threw

souri voters cast their presidential

were marching the prisoners back to

themselves into the war effort. By

129. Martial Law

ballots for Democrat Stephen A.

the arsenal, an immense crowd of

August 1861, many banded togeth-

In 1861, the city was in chaos. With

Douglas. St. Louis was the only city

spectators gathered to watch. Some

er in Ladies’ Union Aid Societies

guerrilla violence wreaking havoc

enlisted regiment of the US Reserve

Out of This World 134. The Climatron

through expansions in 1991, 1997,

late ’60s and early ’70s, such as

The Climatron in the Missouri Botan-

and 2011 to become the museum

“Up, Up and Away,” and “Aquari-

ical Garden was inspiration for direc-

and learning center it is today.

us,” among others.

design in his classic sci-fi film Silent

137. Delmar Loop Planet Walk

139. The Jewel Box

Running.

Explore the solar system on Del-

The Jewel Box, built in 1936, is a

mar Boulevard with the Delmar

unique architectural marvel.

Loop Planet Walk.

135. Balloon Glow 138.

Going on forty-two years, the hot-

138. The 5th Dimension

140. Challenger Learning Center

Three musicians who contributed

Challenger Learning Center provides

136. St. Louis Science Center

to cosmic sounds of The 5th Di-

space-age education, centering on a

mension were from St. Louis, and

two-hour simulated space mission.

The iconic Science Center went

they spawned a slew of hits in the

air balloon race will dazzle this fall.

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in the western part of the state

could withstand Confederate bom-

and civilians rioting in St. Louis, US

bardment and dominate the Missis-

General John C. Frémont declared

sippi River. He received a contract for

martial law throughout Missouri on

seven ironclads to be delivered to the

August 30. His proclamation freed

US War Department by October 1861.

every slave belonging to disloyal

By the end of the war, Eads delivered

owners, threatened court martials

more than thirty powerful ironclads

and summary executions, and con-

to the US Army. The St. Louis iron-

fiscated property. President Lincoln

clads participated in every major

demanded that Frémont revoke his

river battle in the western theatre

proclamation.

and played a vital role in controlling

141. 250 in 250 Exhibit

144. Magic House

the Mississippi.

Evidently, we weren’t the only

In 1979, the Magic House opened

143.

130. Gratiot Street Prison

ones who had this idea. Oh well.

in a 5,500-square-foot Victorian

132. Benton Barracks

If you want to see 250 in 250

mansion. Today, it is a top-tier

In December 1863, Missouri’s first

in three dimensions, head to

children’s museum with more

Gratiot Street Prison housed nearly five thousand prisoners throughout the war. The list of inmates included Confederate prisoners of war, US Army deserters, and civilians suspected of treason. In 1864, US General William Rosecrans ordered that seven Confederate prisoners there be executed in retaliation for guerilla murders of US Army soldiers.

black regiment, the US Colored

the Missouri History Museum,

than 55,000 square feet of

Volunteers, mustered into service

where the exhibit will be up for

hands-on exhibits.

at Benton Barracks in North St.

the year.

Louis. Originally intended as a drill camp, Benton Barracks included

145. Café Osage Bowood Farms saw an old, de-

housing for 20,000 men, a 2,500-

142. McGurk’s Irish Pub and Garden

bed hospital, a refugee camp for

Esquire magazine named it as a

ing and turned it green—with

fugitive slaves, and schools for

top Irish establishment. The bar,

plants. Today, you can dine

black soldiers.

its fifteen-thousand-square-foot

among the foliage at Café Osage.

garden, and Irish musicians offer

133. St. Louis Constitutional Convention

an atmosphere reminiscent of

146. Chase Park Plaza

the Emerald Isle.

The hotel’s beginnings reach back to the 1920s, and since

In early April 1865, delegates met in St. Louis to rewrite the Missouri

143. Gateway Cup

then, it has hosted foreign dig-

131. St. Louis Ironclads

constitution. Because the new con-

Some of the world’s best cyclists

nitaries, celebrities, and a swath

St. Louis industrialist, engineer, and

stitution contained an ordinance

tear through four of the city’s

of US presidents.

inventor James Buchanan Eads pro-

for emancipation, Missouri became

neighborhoods for this race.

posed to the US government that

the first slave state to liberate its

he could build ironclad ships that

people from bondage.

Guilty Pleasures

151. Provel Cheese

town original will satisfy late-

This amalgamation of cheddar,

night cravings and give way to

swiss, and provolone is one of the

some late-morning regrets.

149. Vess Soda

greatest guilty pleasures this side

147. Pork Steaks

It doesn’t matter if you like or-

of the Mississippi.

According to KMOV St. Louis, a

ange, grape, or lemon-lime, we

man was recently convicted and

can agree Vess tastes best.

his uncle over some pork steaks.

154. Gooey Buttercake The name says it all.

152. Lion’s Choice

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caying Central West End build-

It’s like Arby’s, but it’s

150. St. Paul Sandwich

actually tasty.

The St. Paul sandwich is St. Louis’s

148. Maull’s BBQ Sauce

strangest pieces of fusion cuisine—

153. Slingers

What else would you put on your

two slices of white bread, lettuce,

With eggs, hash-browns,

pork steak?

tomato, mayo, and something that

a burger patty, cheese, chili con

resembles egg foo young.

carne, and onions, this home-

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World’s Fair 155. Scott Joplin

158. Waffle Cone

The father of ragtime introduced

Who invented the ice cream

the world to his jazzy musical style

cone? Was it Charles E.

at the 1904 World’s Fair, and it be-

Menches, Ernest Hamwi,

came a sensation.

Abe Doumar, Albert and Nick Kabbaz, Arnold Fornachou, or David Avayou? All of these men claimed to

The 1904 Olympics marked the first

invent it, and all had booths at the

time the games had been held any-

St. Louis World’s Fair in 1904.

where outside of Europe. St. Louis

(We think)

had to poach the Olympics from

159. Hamburgers

Chicago, where the games were

It’s debatable exactly where the

originally scheduled to take place.

hamburger was born. But there is evidence from a newspaper report-

157. Puffed Grains

er’s account that the burger made

Dr. Alexander P. Anderson invent-

its major debut at the World’s Fair.

Libations 166. 4 Hands Brewery

tail might be their calling card.

Since 2011, this Lasalle Park

Now, under the direction of chef

puffed grain during an experiment

160. Dr. Pepper

brewery has been making a

Nick Martinkovic, it’s also a great

in 1901. Many people at the 1904

A young beverage chemist by the

name for itself in the beer world.

place to sample some creative

World’s Fair tried it there. Later, the

name of Robert S. Lazenby and his

puffed grain was marketed as “ce-

partner J.B. O’Hara introduced Dr.

real shot from guns.”

Pepper at the fair in 1904.

ed the modern process of making

Country Grammar

cuisine.

167. International Taphouse

170. Urban Chestnut

The International Taphouse, or iTap

This expanding brewery is cap-

as it’s known by locals, has an in-

tained by co-founder Florian

sane beer menu with hundreds of

Kuplent, who had worked with

local, national, and international

breweries around the world be-

brews on tap and by the bottle.

fore making his way to St. Louis.

161. Nelly

American classic. It’s also Nelly’s

168. Perennial Brewery

171. Quail Mary

“You can find me in Saint Louie,”

drink of choice.

Perennial Brewery aims to focus

Head to Famous Bar for the most

on small batches of Belgian and

unique bloody mary you’ve ever

American craft beers, using a

had, featuring a pickled quail egg

blend of local ingredients.

and bacon-infused vodka.

169. Blood and Sand

172. Civil Life Brewing Co.

This membership bar and res-

You can grab a bite and try some

taurant offers a plethora of

beer when visiting. Look for bars

carefully crafted concoctions,

across the state that have Civil

but the Blood and Sand cock-

Life beers on tap.

Nelly raps on his 2000 album Country Grammar, considered a seminal work in the genre. On the same multi-platinum album, Nelly brought Southern rap to the mainstream.

162. Redd Foxx

164. Cedric the Entertainer Cedric the Entertainer is a comedic legend and a St. Louis icon. He is featured on some hilarious skits on Country Grammar.

Aside from getting a shout-out from Nelly, Redd Foxx was a legendary stand-up comedian known for the

165. University City

album Jokes I Can’t Tell on Television

University City is the St. Louis neigh-

and the star of Sanford and Son.

borhood where Nelly grew up.

163. Budweiser The King of Beers is a St. Louis, nay,

xxx.

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156. 1904 Olympics

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178.

Have you Heard?

184. Federal Reserve Bank

King Louis XIV lauded the Bissinger

One of only twelve, the Federal

173. Pokey LaFarge

177. Peabody Opera House

family’s chocolate making exper-

Reserve Bank of St. Louis was

With a Prohibition-era aesthetic,

Originally completed in 1934, the

tise in 1668, and centuries later,

established in 1914.

Pokey LaFarge and the South City

freshly christened Peabody Opera

the tradition carries on in St. Louis.

Three have been making waves in

House is open once again.

181. Shrine of St. Joseph

185. Photography Hall of Fame and Museum

178. Big Muddy Blues Fest

The Shrine of St. Joseph is the

The

174. Gramophone

The fest at Laclede’s Landing wel-

only site of an authenticated

phy Hall of Fame and Museum

Forget 150,000-seat arenas. For

comes thousands on Labor Day

miracle in the Midwest, accord-

is worth a visit for any avid

concert-goers who desire an inti-

weekend to hear artists perform

ing to the church’s website.

photographer.

mate concert experience, Gramo-

the iconic American art form.

the music world.

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180. Bissinger’s

phone is the ticket.

International

Photogra-

182. Andy Cohen

186. Masters and Johnson

179. The Firebird

Andy Cohen, born in St. Louis, is

Between-the-sheets research-

175. Whitaker Music Festival

Located a stone’s throw from Saint

not only a TV personality but also

ers William Masters and Virginia

From June until August, take in na-

Louis University, The Firebird is one

one of the head honchos at Bravo

Johnson conducted controver-

ture and music at the Missouri Bo-

of the state’s best indie rock clubs.

television network.

sial studies about sexual physiology in St. Louis.

tanical Garden.

175.

183. Saint Louis University Saint Louis University is a top-

187. Tower Grove Park

Legends and rising artists have fre-

tier college with a beautiful,

Tower Grove Park is one of the

quented the venue in St. Louis’s

centrally located campus.

biggest parks in St. Louis and per-

176. Jazz at the Bistro

Grand Center Arts District since

haps the most beautiful.

1995.

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Charlie Brennan’s Favorites

Charlie Brennan, author of Amazing St. Louis: 250 Years of Great Tales and Curiosities and popular radio personality, shares some of his favorite figures and innovations from The Lou.

188. The Griot

193. Index Funds

198. William S. Burroughs I

202. Ulysses S. Grant

At The Griot Black History Museum,

The index fund was invented by

St. Louisan William Burroughs in-

Ulysses Grant was first stationed at

you can explore the lives and lega-

Rex Sinquefield, who spent much

vented the world’s first adding

Jefferson Barracks, and lived in St.

cies of some of the most influential

of his childhood in a St. Louis or-

machine in 1891. His American

Louis when he returned from the

black Americans, including a hand-

phanage. Sinquefield entered the

Arithmometer Company sold the

Mexican-American War in 1854. His

ful of local legends.

St. Vincent Orphan Home in the

machines—which could add num-

home is now a historic site run by

early 1950s after his father died.

bers and print the results—for the

the National Park Service.

equivalent of twelve thousand

189. William Greenleaf Eliot William Greenleaf Eliot helped found

Washington

University,

dollars today.

194. First Director of Central Intelligence

In the ninteenth century, a pest

served on its board and as its third

On January 24, 1946, President

chancellor, and worked to win Mis-

Harry Truman appointed Rear Ad-

souri for the Union.

miral Sidney W. Souers, a St. Louis insurance executive, the first di-

190. Elijah Lovejoy

203. Saving French Wine

rector of Central Intelligence.

During his time in St. Louis, Elijah became involved with the press.

195. Gas Stations

As Editor of the Observer, he ex-

St. Louisans Harry Grenner and

pressed his abolitionist viewpoints

Clem Laessig opened the world’s

in plain sight on the printed page.

first gas station in 1905 at 412 South Theresa. The station fea-

191. Josephine Baker

tured a garden hose, which deliv-

Although she found success with her

ered gasoline from a large above-

singing, dancing, and acting in France,

ground storage tank.

Josephine Baker was originally from St. Louis. Baker actively supported

196. Cocktail Parties

the Civil Rights Movement through-

In May of 1917, Mrs. Julius Walsh of

out the 1950s and 1960s.

St. Louis’s Central West End host-

199. Charles Lindbergh St. Louis produced the world’s first modern superstar in 1927 when twentyfive-year-old Charles Lindbergh, a mail pilot living in St. Louis, flew solo across the Atlantic in the Spirit of St. Louis airplane. When Lindbergh returned to New York, a parade was held to celebrate, and nearly all schools and businesses, including the stock exchange, were closed for the occasion.

world’s first cocktail party. The St.

French vineyards. In 1870, Charles V. Riley, an entomologist working in St. Louis, identified the pest as the grape phylloxera. He also discovered a grapevine—Vitis labrusca— resistant to this insect. He suggested grafting European grapes to the Vitis labrusca rootstock. By 1880, millions of vines were sent from Missouri to France. Hailed by the French for saving their wine, Riley was named a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor in 1884.

204. Baseball Radar Earl Weaver, a native St. Louisan who attended Beaumont High

ed a shindig now considered the

192. The Spirit of St. Louis

destroyed about one-third of

School, was the first major league baseball manager to use the radar

Paul Pioneer Press reported “Posi-

200. First American Female Nobel Prize Winner

The city was immortalized during

tively the newest stunt in society

In 1947, Gerty Cori of Washington

were throwing.

the first nonstop flight across the

is the giving of ‘cocktail parties.’”

University in St. Louis won the Nobel

Atlantic. Pilot Charles Lindbergh was from St. Louis, and The St.

197. Hiram Revels

Louis Raquette Club sponsored him.

Hiram Revels was pastor of the

201.

gun to measure how fast pitchers

Prize in Medicine for discovering how

205. Jimmy Doolittle

glycogen is broken down in the body.

Jimmy Doolittle, described by The New York Times as “the first genu-

African Methodist Church at the

201. Chuck Berry

ine American hero of World War II,”

corner of Seventh and Washing-

Chuck Berry, who has lived his whole

started work in 1930 as an aviation

ton Streets in St. Louis in 1853.

life in St. Louis, is the father of rock

manager and pilot for Shell Oil in

While in St. Louis, he taught blacks

and roll. Rolling Stone magazine de-

downtown St. Louis. He left in 1940

to read, even though it was illegal.

clared in 2010, “Fifty-five years ago,

for service in the Army Air Corps. On

Revels later moved to Mississippi,

Chuck Berry invented rock and roll.”

April 18, 1942, Doolittle led a group

where he became the first African

And at the 1986 Rock and Roll Hall of

of sixteen American B-25 bomb-

American to serve in Congress.

Fame induction, Keith Richards said,

ers, known as Doolittle’s Raiders,

“This is the gentleman who started

to bomb Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe,

it all.”

Nagoya, and Osaka. While Doolittle

HARRY KATZ

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189. and his crew bailed out over China and made their way to safety, all sixteen of the B-25s were lost.

206. Serenity Prayer Protestant

theologian

Reinhold

Niebuhr was born in Wright City, just outside of St. Louis, and later attended Eden Seminary in St. Louis. Niebuhr is credited with authoring The Serenity Prayer as early as 1937. Its best-known version is: “God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, The courage to change the things I can, And wisdom to know the difference.”

213.

207. Peanut Butter

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George Bayle, a Philadelphia native, started the George A. Bayle Company

208. Taste of St. Louis

211. Vintage Vinyl

214. Old Courthouse

in St. Louis around 1888. Working with

Budweiser’s Taste of St. Louis is

Records are making a comeback.

Built between 1839 and 1862, this

a local doctor in 1890, Bayle devel-

a full-on festival, complete with

Everyone’s been saying it for

historic building is still a downtown

oped peanut butter for patients who

Sauce magazine’s Restaurant Row

years, but at Vintage Vinyl, LPs

landmark.

needed protein but could not chew

and live music.

never went out of style.

author of a book about the

209. Lempe Mansion

212. St. Louis Symphony

215. The Cup and The Cakery

history of peanut butter.

The Lempe Mansion is as famous

Founded in 1880, this symphony

Co-owner Erika Frank studied di-

The story is corrobo-

for being haunted as for the family

has recorded music that has won

etetics but decided to open her own

rated by the Southern

who once resided in it.

six Grammy awards and has re-

sweet-tooth-centered businesses.

meat, according to John Krampner,

Peanut Growers trade association. The Kel-

ceived fifty-six more nominations.

logg brothers of Battle

210. The Missouri History Museum

216. Edward G. Lewis 213. Broadway Oyster Bar

Edward G. Lewis was a Renais-

Creek, Michigan, came

The Missouri History Museum is not

Lovers of Creole and Cajun cui-

sance man of sorts, locally famous

up with a peanut butter

only a great place to visit, but it’s

sine will feel at home in this New

for founding University City in

preparation process and

also a great resource for the photo

Orleans-inspired bar.

1906, which he intended to be a

patent five years later in 1895.

research we do at Missouri Life.

women’s utopian colony.

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St. Louis Goes to Hollywood

217. Kevin Nealon The St. Louis-born actor and comedian Kevin Nealon got his start on Saturday Night Live.

218. White Knight Diner

222. Robert Duvall

The racy 1990 movie starring

Duvall attended the Principia in

James Spader and Susan Saran-

St. Louis and graduated from Prin-

don called White Palace wasn’t

cipia College nearby.

the only thing to put the White Knight Diner on the map. You

223. Jon Hamm

should try their slinger.

Before the world knew Don Draper or the world of Mad Men, Jon Hamm was a high school teacher

The actor who earned an Oscar

in Ladue. The actor, who was also

for best supporting actor in A

born in St. Louis, was brought up

Fish Called Wanda was born in

partially in Creve Coeur and par-

St. Louis and graduated from

tially in Ladue.

227.

220. Jenna Fischer

Nominated for Oscars and on

Writers

If this name doesn’t ring a bell,

many critics’ lists of greatest pic-

Kate Chopin is considered by many to

try Googling “Pam + The Office.”

tures, the 1944 film stars Judy

be one of the finest American writers

Garland.

who ever lived. She was published in

the Saint Louis Priory School.

224. Meet Me in St. Louis

226. Kate Chopin

Vogue as well as Atlantic Monthly.

221. Robert Guillaume

229. T.S. Eliot

Eliot, a St. Louis native-turnedexpat, once quipped, “[My poetry] wouldn’t be what it is if I’d been born in England, and it wouldn’t be what it is if I’d stayed in America.”

Born Robert Peter Williams, the

225. Animal House

St. Louis native has racked up a

Screenwriter, director, and ac-

227. Tennessee Williams

slew of notable film and televi-

tor Harold Ramis spent his college

“Stella!” Marlon Brando made this line

sion credits, particularly Isaac

years at Washington University,

legendary, but Tennessee Williams

Jaffe on Sports Night, his role

where a fraternity there par-

wrote them in his play A Streetcar

in Benson and the voice of the

tially inspired him to write Animal

Named Desire. The noted playwright

230. Sara Teasdale

primate Rafiki on The Lion King.

House.

was raised in St. Louis and briefly at-

The seeds for this poet's career

tended the University of Missouri.

began in St. Louis, and her writing would blossom as she went on to

223.

228. Maya Angelou

win the Columbia University Poetry

Born in St. Louis, Maya Angelou is an

Society Prize, later renamed the

American icon and a genuine Renais-

Pulitzer Prize for Poetry.

sance woman—a writer, singer, and actor. She wrote the 1972 script for

231. Eugene Field

Georgia, which became the first film

He wrote poems for children and is

ever to be written by an African-

considered the father of the mod-

American woman, and it was nomi-

ern newspaper column. He was

nated for a Pulitzer Prize.

born at 634 South Broadway in St. Louis in 1850.

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St. Louis Synonyms 232. Ted Drewes

232.

237.

237. Botanical Garden

Although the first location was in

The Missouri Botanical Garden was

Florida, Ted Drewes is purely St.

founded in 1859, making it one of the

Louis. The second location was

nation’s oldest botanical gardens.

opened in the city in 1930, and the only two remaining stores are in

238. Cathedral Basilica

the city.

The relatively young house of

235. St. Louis Bread Co.

worship, built in 1914, was de-

233. Laclede’s Landing

Missourians take this for granted,

signed by George D. Barnett, who

The Landing, right on the river,

but when consumers sit down to

also designed the main altar, the

is a go-to-spot for anyone vis-

eat at one of the more than 1,736

baldachino, and the lower sanc-

iting St. Louis. It offers a prime

Panera restaurants, they’re tast-

tuary mosaics. The cathedral’s

view of the Gateway Arch as

ing a bit of a St. Louis original.

collection of moasics is the largest in the world.

well as the Mississippi River.

236. Forest Park 234. Saint Louis Zoo

Opened on June 24, 1876, Forest

239. The Pageant

The Saint Louis Zoo has tons of

Park is still one of the largest pub-

Each year The Pageant brings

animals and is free to the public.

lic parks in the nation, even out-

big-name music to Missouri in an

ranking Central Park.

intimate, colorful venue.

Parties!

240. Barkus Dog Parade

243. Atomic Cowboy

246. Benton Park

started his architectural practice

Dogs don costumes and party

A must-go for anyone going out for

Horticulturalist Edward F. Kraus-

in the city before moving to LA.

down at this parade in Soulard dur-

drinks or dancing in St. Louis.

nick planted rare trees, shrubs,

ing Mardi Gras season.

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244. Mardi Gras

flowers, and other vegetation to

249. Wainwright Building

form the park.

At ten stories, it may not seem like much, but the Wainwright

241. St. Patty’s in Dogtown

The second best Mardi Gras in the

Sure, there’s the main parade

United States, Mardi Gras in St. Louis

247. Lemmons

Building is considered to be one

downtown, but in Dogtown, St.

is a blur of parades and parties. This

Lemmons is part bar, part concert

of America’s first skyscrapers,

Louis’s Irish neighborhood, the An-

year the grand parade is on March 1

venue, part ping-pong court, and

solidifying the form in American

cient Order of Hibernians have held

in the Soulard neighborhood.

all around a good place to have fun.

architecture.

245. PrideFest St. Louis

248. Charles Eames

Since the first PrideFest, June in St.

Charles Eames can be found on

242. Fair St. Louis

Louis has become gay and lesbian

any list of best American de-

Dubbed “America’s biggest birthday

pride month, and the festival has

signers. What you might not

party,” the Fair in 2014 runs in tan-

grown during the past decades.

find is that Charles Eames is one

this alternate parade for more than three decades.

dem with other Fourth of July events

hundred percent St. Louis. He

to celebrate America’s birthday.

was born in St. Louis, went to

248.

high school in St. Louis, studied

250. Biggest Birthday Ball

at Washington University, and

If you don’t already know, February 16 will be a night to remember in St. Louis, with food and entertainment at the Missouri History Museum.

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Hermann Hill Vineyard and Inn , Hermann

This luxury spa offers total privacy for the parents-to-be with vineyard views and a location next to the Missouri River—itsy bitsy spiders not included. Although being adjacent to Missouri wine country isn’t helpful for mothers abstaining from alcohol, you could reasonably settle for the babymoon gift basket and body pillow. Besides the ultimate relaxation of a pedicure and a full-body massage that is perfect for those aching backs, Hermann also hosts a walking tour of its historic district. $375-$455 total, two-night minimum • (573) 486-4455 • www.hermannhill.com

Take a Babymoon

Relax, indulge, and sleep like a baby before yours makes that impossible. By Bethany Christo

Today, she might also get a full-body massage, drink non-alcoholic champagne, and relax in plush quarters for a weekend getaway that couples have dubbed a “babymoon.”

Babymoons are exactly like honeymoons, except they take place before a child is born, usually during the second trimester. The point of a babymoon is to indulge in some much-needed pampering and R&R with a spouse before the whirlwind of a new child hits the family and the idea of sleep and couple-time becomes a distant memory.

Tammie Franck, who has handled PR for Hotel Phillips in Kansas City, didn’t take a babymoon herself, but she did babysit when her sister was having her second and third children. “I didn’t call it a getaway or a babymoon,” she says. “I called it an ‘Aunt Tammie.’ Believe me, I knew how gracious I was being.”

Although Tammie saw the growing interest in babymoons firsthand at Hotel Phillips, it’s only been within the past five or six years. She believes the trend started on the East and West Coasts, where people would head to luxury destinations, such as Hawaii and California or shop in New York.

Luckily, you don’t need to jet across the country to a hotel or resort that offers special packages for mothers-to-be. We’ve created a list of some that are offered in Missouri. Prices vary depending on the type of package, room, and how far in advance reservations are made.

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Before having a baby, a mother typically selects a name, has a shower, and preps the nursery.

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Hotel Phillips, Kansas City

Treat yourself at an elegant 240-room, all-suite hotel in the middle of bustling Kansas City with complimentary valet parking and a full breakfast at the iconic 12 Baltimore restaurant. They might not know the muffin man, but they can satisfy those twenty-four-hour cravings with your choice of a pint of ice cream or nine-piece box of artisan chocolates, teddy bear, and baby blanket at check-in. $235-293 per night • 877-704-5341 • www.hotelphillips.com

Inn at Harbour Ridge, Osage Beach

Twinkle, twinkle little star; this retreat is far above par. Explore a wooded romantic bed-and-breakfast that overlooks a quiet cove of the Lake of the Ozarks. Meander through the cobblestone gardens and covered gazebo, stretch out your swollen feet in the feather beds, or use complimentary coupons to shop for baby clothes at the local Osage Beach outlet mall. $149-$199 per night • 877-744-6020 • www.harbourridgeinn.com

Su Casa Bed and Breakfast, Kansas City

Mary had a little lamb—Su Casa has a whole petting zoo: resident llamas, goats, ponies, and mini donkeys graze at this Southwestern-style retreat. Receive a dozen chocolate-dipped strawberries, a chilled bottle of non-alcoholic champagne, and a dozen roses your can take home as part of the babymoon package. Take advantage of the movie theatre (with free popcorn!), game room, fully stocked guest kitchen (pickles and ice cream, anyone?), and pool. $175-$215 per night • 816-916-3444 • www.sucasabb.com

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Fleur-de-Lys Mansion , St. Louis

This idyllic nineteenth century bed-and-breakfast mirrors the Victorian elegance of Downton Abbey. The babymoon package offers a bottle of sparkling juice and Bissinger’s chocolates or a fresh fruit and cheese tray, along with two one-hour massages—a pregnancy massage for you and a Swedish massage for him. You can also purchase an additional horse-drawn carriage ride through the statues, fountains, and lily ponds of Tower Grove Park, as well as a four-course dinner at the inn.

The six-hundred-thread-count sheets, feather beds, and plush bathrobes are sure to make you sleep like a baby. Wake up to a gourmet breakfast of ricotta cheese and blueberry pancakes, crème caramel French toast, baked eggs with Brie cheese, or bananas foster French toast. We can’t promise that Humpty Dumpty wasn’t harmed in the making of your breakfast. $465-$565 a night • 314-773-3500 • www.thefleurdelys.com

The Lodge of Four Seasons, Lake Ozark

You can’t talk about luxury relaxation without mentioning The Lodge at Lake Ozark and its fifteen-thousandsquare-foot spa, Spa Shiki. If the award-winning spa experience isn’t enough to entice you before your bundle of joy arrives, perhaps the bundle of goodies in their “Putt and Pamper” couple package will. Along with two nights lodging and two rounds of lakeside golf, you get a twenty-five-minute neck-and-shoulder massage and oxygen facial from Spa Shiki. A mother-to-be must keep those head and shoulders, knees and toes in tip-top condition. $612-956 total, two-night minimum • 573-365-3000 • www.4seasonsresort.com • www.spashiki.com

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MODERN DESIGN DELIVERED

COURTESY OF RICHARD SPRENGLER

How a prefab entrepreneur crafted her home and her business in Missouri. BY JESSICA WALSH

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SHOW-ME

COURTESY OF JULIO PEREIRA

INSIDE ROCIO ROMERO’S house in Perryville, expansive windows and huge sliding glass doors frame the natural surroundings like artwork. Crisp, clean, and clutterfree, Rocio’s rectangular house is a showroom for the architectural designer’s prefabricated homes company.

Rocio Romero LLC offers kits that include building plans and the exterior materials for Rocio’s line of minimalist, energy-efficient houses called the LV Series. The Perryville house, where Rocio and her husband lived before relocating to St. Louis, was her first prefab project.

But it wasn’t the first of its design. That distinction goes to a home about five thousand miles away, in Laguna Verde, Chile. Named for the initials of its location, the original LV

model was a small vacation abode Rocio designed for her parents in 1999.

“It was a typical first design story where you go over budget, and that frustrated me,” she says.

So she did some research and learned about prefabrication techniques. In her university days, Rocio’s professors had dismissed prefabrication as a failed 1950s experiment aimed at low-income clientele. But Rocio realized that she could have completed her parents’ home more quickly and at a lower cost if she’d used of some of those methods for the parts she chose, such as wall panels, welded steel posts, and sheet metal, all of which were shaped and fitted on-site for her parents’ home.

She says the quality could have been better, too.

The first version of Rocio Romero’s LV line of homes was built for her parents in Laguna Verde, Chile. Rocio grew up in Chile before coming to the States.

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“There’s just not enough time and money and resources to spend analyzing what the best-case scenario is for just one project,” she says. “The advantage of a prefabricated solution is you invest a lot of time in figuring all that out because it applies to hundreds of buildings.”

So Rocio conducted an experiment. She decided to execute the same design back home, this time, using prefabrication. Rocio thought there was a market for affordable, minimalist prefabricated homes, and this was her trial run to see if she could deliver that product. In 2003, her Perryville home was built, and Rocio’s company was born.

Rocio has sold 163 of her homes in 3 countries and 29 states. Her company’s location in mid-Missouri makes it easy to ship LV kits anywhere in the nation. She moved to Missouri while she explored manufacturing options because that’s where her husband worked.

Rocio’s eco-friendly LV series includes the original 1,344-square-foot LV design of her Perryville home with two bedrooms and two bathrooms; two smaller designs called the LVM and the LVG; a larger version called the LVL; and add-ons for a courtyard, tower, or two-story version.

The company also sells connectors that can combine the models into larger compounds. Future homeowners can request custom touches or upgrades that suit their needs. For example, a person who lives in a climate prone to heavy snowfall might opt for an increased snow load that can handle the extra weight on the roof.

“We’ve designed a lot of customizations, so that when a customer be-

comes a client, we can easily add whatever it is they like with the click of a button,” Rocio says.

In addition to detailed plans, parts lists, and schedules, Rocio’s kits contain building materials for the exterior “shells” of her homes: postand-beam framing, exterior walls, faux-wall panels, roof framing, siding, and some connectors. Some parts—the roof and windows, for instance—are excluded because it’s more affordable for clients to purchase them locally. The kits include specifications for finishing the home’s interior exactly the way Rocio’s original design looked, with IKEA cabinets, blonde wood floors, and stainless steel countertops, but customers can and often do select different finishes. General contractors can use the kits to build clients’ LV homes.

Manufacturers didn’t believe Rocio’s business plan would work. They told her that only rich people would be interested in modern design. So she decided to handle manufacturing herself by hiring subcontractors to make the parts, which Rocio’s company inspects, labels, assembles into kits, and ships to clients.

“I’m always happy to see how each time we ship out a home, that home is exactly as I’ve designed it,” Rocio says. “It just makes me realize how powerful this system is, and irrespective of where you are in the country, you can have the same home replicated over and over and over again.”

And though the company’s homes might populate the world, its beginnings are purely Missouri.

COURTESY OF ASHLEY GIESEKING

Rocio graduated from University of California at Berkeley with a degree in environmental design and earned a master’s in architecture at Southern California Institute of Architecture.

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Customers can choose a variety of finishing touches to complete their homes.

Rocio chose this deep sink and custom towel storage to mesh with the home’s clean lines.

The cost of putting it all together

Although kits range from $22,800 to $46,950, it costs $120 to $195 per square foot to build an LV home, which covers the kit, foundation, labor, windows, roof, and interior finishes, according to the company’s website. That’s approximately $161,000 to $262,080 for the 1,344-square-foot model, and that doesn’t include land, septic, landscaping, or other custom touches. A California couple spent $1.2 million on their 3,000-square-foot LV compound that has an underground pool and high-end finishes. Modern design typically comes at a premium. Depending on where you build, the cost of these modern prefabs is comparable to a traditional home.

COURTESY OF FRANK DI PIAZZA AND RICHARD SPRENGLER

Using large windows and open floor plans, Rocio wanted her designs to bring nature indoors. “It’s all about framing nature like a work of art,” she says.

In Rocio’s master bedroom, just past her minimalist bed from IKEA, a door allows easy access to the outdoors. Plenty of light floods through the wall of glass into the open space.

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COURTESY OF THE AMERICAN RESTAURANT

Look inside Missouri’s Four Diamond restaurants. BY SUSAN MANLIN KATZMAN

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The American Restaurant is the pinnacle of fine dining in the Midwest. Opened by Hallmark founder J.C. Hall, the restaurant’s first chef was the legendary James Beard.

ABOUT 10,596

restaurants operate in Missouri, according to the National Restaurant Association.

Approximately 320 of them have been approved

by The American Automobile Association (AAA) and ranked with Diamonds.

Ratings range from One Diamond, awarded to restaurants meeting basic requirements of overall quality, to Five Diamonds, given only to establishments providing a world-class experience on each and every level. Considering that of twenty-nine thousand AAA rated restaurants less than one percent hold Five Diamond ratings and less than three percent hold Four Diamond ratings, the award has held prestige since the AAA started rating restaurants in 1985.

While no Missouri restaurant glowed with a Five Diamond rating at the end of 2013, seven restaurants sparkle with Four Diamonds.

According to AAA, Four Diamonds restaurants offer a distinctive fine-dining experience showcasing an extensive array of amenities, including menus that reflect creativity and complexity, service staffs who aim to meet or exceed guests’ expectations, and a highly refined, comfortable, and well-coordinated ambience. As expected, the dining experience at AAA Four Diamond restaurants tends to be expensive.

These four fine dining experiences in the ShowMe State have been shining the longest.

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TONY’S ST. LOUIS ored with Five Diamonds, an award that they received each year until 2000 when the rating downgraded to Four Diamonds. People speculate the downgrade occurred because Tony’s changed locations.

To make way for the expansion of St. Louis’s America’s Center, Tony’s relocated to 410 Market Street in 1992. The move brought contemporary touches to the full dining experience.

The new main dining room, framed with dark brown carpeting and walls, holds twenty-four graciously spaced, white linen-clad tables, some of which are separated by glass partitions. Recessed and hanging lighting fixtures shed a pleasant glow, and contemporary prints on walls add touches of color.

The menu, too, has evolved. Today, Tony’s serves a mix of contemporary and creative food with Italian overtones.

“We change menus weekly,” says Vincent P. Bommarito, executive chef since the middle 1980s, “and we are lighter than we used to be. We don’t use as much cream, and we serve much more seafood. Although we might put sea urchin with homemade fettuccine on a menu, we’ll also always have long-time favorites such as Lobster Albanello.”

According to Vincent, “Dress code is more casual than it used to be, with jackets required only on Saturday night. And service, too, has relaxed. It’s less hovering, offering the diner more privacy.”

Although much has changed, Tony’s core remains the same. The restaurant is still family-run with Vince Bommarito Sr. still at the helm and his son doing his fair share of work. The Bommarito family team still ensures that Tony’s maintains its long-standing reputation as one of the all-time great St. Louis restaurants.

Reservations and more information: 410 Market Street • 314-231-7007 • www.saucecafe.com/tonys

Left: Vincent Bommarito became the owner of Tony’s in 1949, and his son Vincent has been the executive chef since the 1980s. Right: The first Tony’s location was opened in 1946.

SUSAN KATZMAN; COURTESY OF TONY’S

Tony’s is the undisputed grandfather of the St. Louis restaurant scene. If St. Louis had a hall of fame, Tony’s would undoubtedly earn a top spot for not only setting the city’s standard of restaurant excellence but also serving as a classroom for staff members wanting to be restaurateurs.

In the beginning, there was Tony’s. Today, owners of many of St. Louis’s better Italian restaurants worked at Tony’s and bear its DNA. Anthony Bommarito, the restaurant’s namesake, opened Tony’s at 826 North Broadway in 1946. The original was a humble spaghetti house, which served breakfast and lunch, primarily to neighboring Produce Row workers. Tony died in 1949 leaving operations to his son, Vince Bommarito, who was then seventeen years old. A year later, Vince’s younger brother, Anthony, joined the team. Together, the brothers elevated all aspects of the restaurant.

By the late 1950s, the city’s movers and shakers touted Tony’s for its memorable Italian food, romantic décor, and over-the-top service; waiters wore tuxedos, whisked away ashtrays at the first flick of an ash, and backed away from tables as if serving royalty.

Considered St. Louis’s best restaurant, Tony’s racked up awards, earning the prestigious AAA Five Diamond award in 1989. Tony’s remains the first and subsequently only restaurant in Missouri to have been hon-

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Giovanni Gabriele has earned AAA Four Diamond awards since 1989, and he displays them proudly. He has also cooked for many notable guests, such as Frank Sinatra and Michael Jordan.

with ivory molding add to the old-world elegance.

Under direction of Executive Chef Frank Gabriele, Giovanni’s son, the food matches the décor. Although the classic and classy Italian menu changes six to seven times a year, signature items remain in the menu, including the famous Farfalline Del Presidente Reagan, which Giovanni cooked for the president, and the Pappardelle Alla Bella Oprah, which he made on The Oprah Winfrey Show. And wine paring suggestions complete the menu’s magnanimity.

Décor and service tend to be formal; waiters wear tuxedos and perform a side show of completing ordered dishes tableside. The dress code is relaxed; jackets are preferred for men but not required.

Giovanni’s on the Hill won its first AAA Four Diamond award in 1989 and has been earning them ever since, officially reigning as Missouri’s first Four Diamond winner and the restaurant to hold the Four Diamond category for the longest time period, though Tony’s has held Four or Five Diamond awards for the same length.

Giovanni claims that his greatest challenge is encouraging a new generation to understand the traditional fine-dining experience, but it might also be making more space to hang photos of famous diners, articles of acclaim, and other awards, which now cover the walls of the restaurant’s entrance, hallway, and bar.

Reservations and more information: 5201 Shaw Avenue • 314-772-5958 • www.giovannisonthehill.com

GIOVANNI’S ON THE HILL

THE AMERICAN RESTAURANT

ST. LOUIS

KANSAS CITY

Giovanni Gabriele, owner of Giovanni’s On the Hill, knows a thing or two about celebrities.

Through the years Giovanni has served notable personalities such as Frank Sinatra, Paul McCartney, Yogi Berra, Bill Clinton, and a multitude of other presidents and superstars. Meanwhile, he flirted with the limelight himself while showcasing his specialties to the world when cooking for President Regan’s inaugural dinner and on The Oprah Winfrey Show.

Born in Sicily, Giovanni moved to St. Louis in 1964. He landed a job at Tony’s as a busboy, worked his way up to waiter captain, and attended culinary school before opening Giovanni’s on the Hill in 1973.

Everything about Giovanni’s—located in the heart of St. Louis’s Italian community—reflects Sicilian-centered, Italian authenticity, including Giovanni himself, a dapper-dressed, generously shaped man with a relaxed charm and a distinct accent.

“The place was not so nice when I bought it,” says Giovanni, “and I put every dollar I made into making it better. We started with new walls, new kitchen, and new décor. Every year, I keep renovating and look to update all the time. It takes a lot to stay on top.”

Neither of Giovanni’s two main dining rooms have windows, sequestering the diner in a space that could serve as an upscale setting for the Godfather’s celebration dinner. Crystal chandeliers sparkle overhead.

Oil paintings in gold-gilt frames adorn the walls. Sculpture fills alcoves.

Thick, patterned carpeting, white-linen tablecloths, and white walls

People head to Crown Center in downtown Kansas City for many reasons, but the jewel in the crown that draws gourmands to the historic eighty-five-acre complex is The American Restaurant, an iconic landmark of the city itself.

Joyce C. Hall, founder of Hallmark Cards, Inc., and his son Donald

Chef Michael Corvino, who formerly worked as the executive Sous Chef of the prestigious Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek in Dallas, plates a veal dish for The American Restaurant.

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Flavor World-Class Chef Returns Home NATHANIEL REID spent the first ten years of his life in the Ozarks until his family moved to Farmington. From there, Nathaniel graduated high school and went to study biology at MU, but for the past ten years, he hasn’t lived in Missouri. His career took him to places around the world and new heights.

After studying at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris, Nathaniel worked at many prestigious restaurants, including being the executive pastry chef at St. Regis Resort Monarch Beach, a Forbes Five Star and AAA Five Diamond resort in Dana Point, California. He won a host of awards over this period, including winning the US Pastry Competition and being named Pastry Chef of the Year 2010 in New York City.

When the opportunity to become the executive chef at The Grill at the RitzCarlton in St. Louis came up, Nathaniel was ready to return home.

“I spent ten years away, traveling all over the place,” he says. “I missed Missouri. I missed my home. I missed my family.”

Nathaniel started at The Grill in April 2013, and he is thrilled to be back.

Aside from work, he is happy to be able to be cooking for his family again. This past Thanksgiving, he was in charge of all of the pies and the turkey.

After all, he might have never succeeded if it weren’t for cooking with his family.

“My mom actually suggested to me that I do cooking,” he says. “Once she said that, I was like that’s it. I would have never thought of it in a hundred years.”

THE GRILL AT THE RITZ-CARLTON, ST. LOUIS CLAYTON Dining rooms in upscale hotels present a different set of complexities than those of independently run restaurants, and The Grill is stamped with The Ritz-Carlton name.

All management staff for The Ritz-Carlton are chosen for talent and then scrupulously trained. When it comes to culinary staff, talent and training translate into a consistently first-rate dining experience in all restaurants with Ritz-Carlton ties. But that doesn’t mean the restaurants are cookie-cutter uniform. Chefs and other staff control their individual restaurants.

The Grill, the signature restaurant of The Ritz-Carlton in Clayton, an upscale suburb of St. Louis, perfectly illustrates this point.

The Grill earned its first AAA Four Diamond award in 1991 and has been winning the Diamonds happily ever after, despite several turnovers of top culinary staff.

In the past two years, The Grill has added a new director of food and beverage, Sasa Jaramaz, a new executive chef, Melissa Lee, and a new pastry chef, Nathaniel Reid. Together, the triumvirate brings unique creativity to the hotel and its food service.

As basic as The Grill’s classic steakhouse menu may sound, favorites

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Hall Sr. built Crown Center in 1971 as a mixed-use complex adjacent to Hallmark’s headquarters. They hired the top talent of the time, including the legendary American chef James Beard, to create the centerpiece restaurant, The American Restaurant, in 1974.

Through the years, many high-profile chefs took helm of the kitchen, building on and expanding the restaurant’s reputation. Today, The American Restaurant operates under the direction of General Manager Jamie Jamison, Executive Chef Michael Corvino, and Pastry Chef Nick Wesemann.

Although no signature dishes from past chefs remain on the menu, Michael and Nick pack the current menus, which change seasonally, with their own brand of creativity. A cold-weather menu might offer an entrée of Coho salmon with smoked potato, cabbage marmalade, Brussels sprouts, mussel vinaigrette, and a dessert of caramel apple cheesecake. The lounge menu, which is not served in courses like the dinner menu, also offers different dishes than the restaurant menu.

The American Restaurant’s wine program is equally as important as the food that it serves.

“We have about one thousand labels on our list, with wines coming from the great producers from around the world,” says Jamie, an advanced sommelier. “And we sponsor wine dinners and events about three times a month.”

The lengthy list has its fair share of wines from France and California, but Missouri is also represented with some of the state’s best bottles.

Both the structure and décor of The American Restaurant add to the dramatic dining experience.

Kansas City’s only elevated restaurant, The American Restaurant covers three levels, and floor-to-ceiling windows reveal one of the best views of Kansas City’s skyline, with the sparkling water fountains of Crown Center below.

“Think of the space like a tiered wedding cake,” Jamie says. “People enter on the lounge level, the top tier, and smallest area; they then descend to the balcony level, a small dining room, sitting above the large main dining room on the lower level.”

White walls, contemporary paintings, white oak, highly polished brass, mauve-colored upholstery, and thick wall-to-wall carpeting add grace to the setting. Light fixtures that fan over the tall ceilings like firecrackers filling a night sky contribute to the dramatic atmosphere.

As expected, The American Restaurant pulls in the applause. The restaurant won its first AAA Four Diamond award in 1992 and continues to earn the recognition to this day.

The Halls conceptualized their restaurant not as an American restaurant, but The American Restaurant, serving superlative food that celebrates American cuisine. After forty years, the vision remains intact and fulfilled.

Reservations and more information: 200 E 25th Street, Suite 400 • 816-545-8001 www.theamericankc.com

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The Ritz-Carlton named Melissa Lee as the executive chef at the Grill in September 2012. An Irish native, Melissa grew up in the restaurant business; her parents owned several Cantonese restaurants. Since 2004, she has been working for the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company.

such as steaks, seafood, Caesar, and wedge salads rise well above the ordinary under the team’s direction.

“I like to build on flavors,” says Melissa, “and focus on quality of ingredients and preparation, then add a creative twist in presentation.”

She also likes to use local products as much as possible and to design dishes appealing to local tastes.

After learning that St. Louisans like toasted ravioli, she created her own version—a house-made mushroom and short rib ravioli that is baked and served with truffle sauce and vanilla foam.

Menu items change about four times a year based on season.

As for wine, The Grill presents an extensive list with choices from around the world but with a particular focus on California Cabernet Sauvignon and other American varietals.

“But food and wine is only half of the dining experience,” Sasa says.

“Ambience, location, and service contribute to the dining enjoyment.”

The Grill’s décor suits its old, established, well-heeled neighborhood.

Twenty tables sit in an area that resembles the living room of a gracious home. A fireplace glows at one end. Painting and recessed mirrors decorate dark wood-paneled walls. Soft lighting falls from table lamps, candles, and art deco lamps that are strategically placed around the room.

Patterned rose-colored fabric-covered chairs surround the buff-yellow linen-covered tables. All is pretty, gentle, and unobtrusive—a near-perfect environment for dining in style.

The Ritz-Carlton symbolizes top-drawer, home-away-from-home stays for blue-chip travelers, and The Grill provides staff, food, service, décor, and a continuity of excellence for hotel guests, out-of-town diners, and lucky locals alike.

Reservations and more information: 100 Carondelet Plaza • 314-719-1433 • www.ritzcarlton.com/StLouis

More Missouri Four Diamond Restaurants: TONY’S, GIOVANNI’S on The Hill, The American Restaurant, and The RitzCarlton may have held the Four Diamond titles the longest, but more Missouri restaurants are continually achieving the same prestige. In the past ten years, three have been added to list.

NICHE, CLAYTON Niche is Missouri’s newest Four Diamond dining option, and since it opened in 2005, it has garnered plenty of attention. Chef Gerard Craft has earned top accolades because of his fresh and local approach to cooking. Now, he owns four restaurants in St. Louis, all of which consistently win awards locally and nationally. It seems silly that it took AAA until 2012 to catch on.

7734 Forsyth Blvd. • 314-773-7755 • www.nichestlouis.com BLUESTEM RESTAURANT, KANSAS CITY Bluetstem opened in 2004 when chefs Colby and Megan Garrelts took the leap to become restaurant owners. Immediately, Colby was named one of Food & Wine magazine’s best new chefs in 2005. Since 2010, the progressive American cuisine and inventive desserts have won AAA Four Diamond awards for the restaurant, and Colby won the James Beard Best Midwest Chef award for 2013.

900 Westport Rd. • 816-561-1101 • www.bluestemkc.com CIELO RESTAURANT AT THE FOUR SEASONS, ST. LOUIS The view of the St. Louis skyline at Cielo is almost reason enough to dine out.

Another recent addition to the AAA Four Diamond list, 2011, Cielo hired Executive Chef Fabrizio Schenardi in 2010. Fabrizio specializes in Mediterraneanspun food but isn’t restricted to the style. Cielo isn’t just a place for dinner, either; the restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and brunch.

999 N. 2nd St. • 314-881-5800 • www.cielostlouis.com

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RUBY

Courtesy of Nathaniel Reid of The Grill, Ritz-Carlton, St. Louis Components >

Tender chocolate cake Raspberry tea-flavored chocolate mousse 24 fresh raspberries

Directions >

ANDREW BARTON

1. Cut out a piece of the soft chocolate cake and place into a mold or glass.

2. Place some of the mousse on top.

3. Place a few raspberries on top.

4. If using a glass, this procedure can be repeated again to make layers.

5. Store in the refrigerator.

6. Take out of the refrigerator 10 minutes before serving. Serves 8

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Tender Chocolate Cake Ingredients >

3.5 ounces dark chocolate 2 ounces unsalted butter 3 egg yolks 3 egg whites

¼ cup and ½ teaspoon granulated sugar 2 tablespoons and 1 teaspoon allpurpose flour

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FARFALLINE DEL PRESIDENTE REAGAN

Directions >

Courtesy of Giovanni’s on The Hill

1. In a double boiler, melt the chocolate and butter together to approximately 130°F. 2. Make a meringue with the whites and the sugar, beating the egg whites to medium peaks.

3. Sift the flour.

4. Fold in 1/2 of the meringue mixture to the melted chocolate and butter mixture.

5. Fold in the egg yolks to the chocolate mix.

6. Fold in the remaining meringue delicately.

7. Fold in the sifted flour delicately.

8. Spread cake batter with a spatula onto a piece of parchment paper 3/8 inch thick, and bake in the oven at 375°F for 10–14 minutes.

Ingredients >

1 pound De Cecco Far2 cups of 40 percent falle (bowtie noodle) cream 3 ounces lightly salted 2 tablespoons grated butter Parmigiano-Reggia1 ounce chopped smoked no (Parmesan) salmon Cracked black pepper

Directions:

1. Cook pasta for 5 to 7 minutes in lightly salted water.

2. Sauté butter in skillet with smoked salmon.

3. When the salmon begins to brown, add cream and pasta.

4. Reduce temperature by fifty percent, and add Parmigiano-Reggiano and black pepper. Serves 4

Raspberry Tea-Flavored Chocolate Mousse Ingredients >

4 ounces dark chocolate 66 percent cacao ½ cup, 1 tablespoon, and 1 teaspoon whole milk 1 tablespoon raspberry tea

Directions >

5⁄8 teaspoon gelatin powder 1 tablespoon and 2 teaspoons granulated sugar 1 tablespoon cold water 1 cup light whipping cream

ANDREW BARTON

1. Finely chop the chocolate.

2. Boil the milk, and add raspberry tea into milk and infuse for 5 minutes.

3. Sprinkle gelatin powder over the cold water.

4. Strain the tea from the milk with a fine strainer, pressing hard on the tea to extract the most tea flavor.

5. Pour the warm milk infusion over the chocolate, and add the gelatin and water mixture. Let sit for 3–4 minutes.

6. Stir the chocolate and milk together until smooth and shiny.

7. Cool chocolate mixture to approximately 86°F. 8. Whip the cream to soft peaks.

9. Fold the whipped cream into the chocolate.

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CAPONATA Courtesy of Tony’s

Ingredients >

1 medium eggplant olive oil ½ medium onion, diced small 1 large tomato, peeled, seeded, and diced 2 tablespoons kalamata olives, chopped 2 tablespoons capers

2 tablespoons golden raisins 2 tablespoons toasted pine nuts ¼ cup red wine vinegar 2 teaspoons sugar ½ cup flat leaf parsley, chopped fine salt and pepper

Directions > 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Peel and dice eggplant into half-inch cubes.

Heat a quarter cup of olive oil in a sauté pan.

Cook eggplant.

In a separate pan, sauté onions in a little olive oil.

Cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Add tomatoes, and cook for another 2 to 3 minutes. Set aside.

6. When eggplant is finished, mix all ingredients.

7. Season with salt and pepper.

8. Chill. Serves 4 to 6.

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Missouri Life tastes menus worth the drive.

Kansas City

Biker Bar Burgers WITH POETRY SCRIBBLED on chalkboards, a periodic table of beer styles, patrons who make great company, trivia nights, weird movie nights, burgers named after movies—the day’s special is the Godfather II—and décor that would fit in with your grandmother’s basement, had she been a biker in the sixties, it’s easy to enjoy yourself at Green Room Burgers and Beer.

Owner Michael Ptacek opened the restaurant and bar in February of 2012 with the intention of providing Westport with a place to get an affordable yet delicious burger. At first, he toyed with the idea of opening a full-on microbrewery but decided against it. However, the restaurant always has one housemade cask ale in the brewpub spirit.

Choosing a beer isn’t easy because Green Room Burgers offers a selection of nearly seventy beers, twenty-seven of which come from either Missouri or Kansas breweries. The cask ale is also constantly changing, with a new house beer to try almost every week. All of the brews, even the nicer brands, are reasonably priced, and the Papa Louie’s Cask Ale, a porter brewed in-house with cinnamon, vanilla, and Calypso dry hops, is a perfect cure for the cold weather.

For an appetizer, Boulevard Brewery’s Tank 7-battered onion rings, possibly the biggest onion rings in Kansas City, are a perfect complement to the beer.

The breakfast burger might be the most eye-catching sandwich. For eight dollars, you get two beef patties, grilled jalapenos, cheddar cheese, and bacon, topped with an egg.

For dessert, try a Reese’s chocolate milkshake, just as decadent and delicious as the meal.

The bill doesn’t reflect the size of the meal, so you can still afford a cup of amazing coffee afterward at the Westport Coffee House right around the corner. —Jeff Jasa www.greenroomkc.com 4010 • Pennsylvania, Suite D • 816-216-7682

Fulton

Springfield

A Slice of the East Coast The Bee’s Knees From the stromboli to the pizza, they use fresh whole milk mozzarel-

SPRINGFIELD’S

Honey Heaven: Bee-Stro Café prides itself on its

healthy gourmet dining.

Brian and Karen Atkins are Brook-

la and fresh tomatoes. The special-

lyn natives, and they say their res-

ties include garlic and shrimp pizza

An atmosphere of refinement is reflected in the food and service, and even the

taurant reflects the pizzerias that

and Brian’s homemade meatballs,

they grew up with. From the red-

which can be added to a pizza, a

the Ozarks to enjoy the beautiful

checkered tablecloths to the food,

stromboli, or a calzone. The meat-

seasons. She became friends with

the eatery seems authentically from

ball sub or spaghetti with meatballs

the restaurant’s founder, and when

the Empire State.

might show off the delicious beef-

the owner planned to sell the place

pork combo the best, though.

and let her staff go, Beverly was de-

way owner Beverly Hovey greets you.

A Certified Public Accountant in Texas for thirty-eight years, Beverly moved to

If you’re looking to eat a Hawai-

termined not to let that happen. She

ian pizza or to watch sports, don’t

bought Honey Heaven last year and

go to Brooklyn Pizza; it doesn’t have

retained the staff.

either. The food is classic Italy-via-

From the homemade honey

New York fare, and the environment

wheat roll to the Promised Land

encourages

Cake, the menu offers a cornucopia of dining options, made with the same honey

conversing,

enjoying

your company, and most importantly, savoring the food. —Jonas Weir

that Honey Heaven produces.

On request, Beverly will even arrange a private observation of the bee hives,

www.brooklynpizzamo.com

and it’s always nice to grab a jar of pure honey to take home. — Geno Lawrenzi Jr.

501 Court St. • 573-642-1122

www.honeyheaven.com • 2516 S. Campbell Rd. • 417-869-0233

JEFF JASA AND JONAS WEIR; PHOTO COURTESY OF HONEY HEAVEN

IF THE food at Brooklyn Pizza tastes authentic, that’s because it is.

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BURGERS’ PRIME RIB Dine like a king. Seasoned carefully, and then cooked to perfection, Burgers’ boneless prime rib will be the hero of any meal. All you need to do is have friends over for dinner, heat up the prime rib, and take the credit.

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PROMOTION

A good cut of beef speaks for itself, but a little seasoning can make a great steak shout with flavor. Dry rubs, wet rubs, and seasoning of all kinds are not for novice chefs, though.

Over-salt a pricey filet, and you’ll end up with beef jerky. Under-season brisket, and it won’t fulfill your food fantasies. Why take the risk when you can leave it up to the experts?

Pre-seasoned beef and pre-made dry and wet rubs make it easy to get the perfect flavor.

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ELLBEE’S Brent and Linda Styer are supreme seasoners, but they’re not shy about their secret: garlic. Garlic was the base of their wet-rub business when it launched in 2006, and now, it has grown to offer seven more flavors of Ellbee’s Garlic Seasonings and Rubs. If you’re a fan of flavor, you probably already double the garlic in most recipes. There’s no need with Ellbee’s.

This wet rub is a great addition to any beef that needs some spice, and you can’t go wrong with good steak.

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PROMOTION

BURGERS’ BRISKET Burgers’ Smokehouse takes marbled, hand-trimmed brisket and turns it into to one of the best and easiest meals. The meat masters at Burgers’ add a dry rub blend of several different spices. Once the rub has set in, they use hickory smoke to slow cook the brisket. The long process makes the brisket ready-to-eat and delicious. Plus, it’s so easy to heat up that it’s packaged in a microwavable tray. Try it with just the dry rub or lightly sauced with a Kansas City-style barbecue sauce.

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STRAWBERRY’S BAR-B-QUE It’s no secret that Strawberry’s Midtown Dining does barbecue right. The Holcomb restaurant serves some of the best ribs in the Bootheel. And that’s because owner Jerry “Straw” Holsten has been working on his sauce and rubs since the early 1970s. While concocting these spice blends, Jerry has also come up with a rub made just for steaks, but the Backyard Steak Shake would work great on burgers, too. There’s a reason you can buy ten pounds at a time. Try it at home or at Strawberry’s Backyard Steakhouse, another classic Holcomb restaurant.

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STEAKLOAF RECIPE from Brian Dulany at The Fred at Hotel Frederick 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil 1 medium onion 1 tablespoon of garlic, minced 1 cup fresh bread crumbs 1/3 cup whole milk ¼ cup ketchup 1 egg 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce ½ tablespoon thyme 1 teaspoon kosher salt ½ teaspoon pepper 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard 2 pounds of beef (steak trim or sirloin) 10 ¼-inch slices bacon Preheat oven to 375°F. In a medium skillet, heat the olive oil. Add the onion and garlic, and cook over moderate heat until softened, about 8 minutes. Cool to room temperature, about 15 minutes. In a large bowl, combine the bread crumbs, milk, ketchup, egg, Worcestershire, thyme, salt, pepper, and Dijon. Mix well. Add the onion and garlic mixture to the steak trim, and grind. Combine with the bread crumb mixture, and mix well. Form into 8-ounce loaves, and drape with bacon.

Bake for 1 hour or until 160°F. Top with favorite gravy, glaze, or sauce.

Brian J. Dulany has been in the food industry for more than fifteen years. Drawing from his Midwest roots, his experiences as the executive chef at the Country Club Hotel and Spa in Lake Ozark, and his love for food, Brian crafts comfort food for the modern palate at The Fred, Boonville’s newest fine-dining restaurant located in the Hotel Frederick.

The Fred, Boonville, 660-882-2828, www.hotelfrederick.com/fred-restaurant-lounge

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BURGERS’ SUMMER SAUSAGE & CHEESE Burgers’ beef summer sausage makes a great appetizer all year round, and so does their Ozark summer sausage, made with beef and pork. Slice up the smoked treats, and pair them with Burgers’ cheddar and Colby cheeses. Add some crackers to the plate, but don’t spoil your appetite for dinner.

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BURGERS’ BEEF ROAST Burgers’ may have started out in the ham business, but the smokehouse has come a long way since it started more than sixty years ago. One of its newest products, the Homestyle Cooked Beef Roast is hand seasoned and ready to heat up for a Sunday dinner.

This chuck roast won’t disappoint.

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Remarkable MISSOURIANS

GOING Beyond THE BOOK STEPHANIE HASTY was destined to teach. Growing up in Mansfield, she helped her two younger sisters get ready for school each morning and tutored their classmates in the afternoons. She read hundreds of books, skipping book series like Sweet Valley High for novels about teenage misfits. She learned to be confident and to be proud of where she came from and where she lives: the Ozarks. And her respect and acceptance for her English students at Lebanon High School pays off; they swarm her desk at every break, not only with homework questions, but also with personal problems and new ideas. And Stephanie listens. She gives them advice, serious or sassy, when appropriate.

The classroom reflects her wry personality. Posters declare: “Sacred cows make the tastiest burgers,” and “I love my country, but I think we should start seeing other people.” Postcards from all over the world splash color across the length of a wall. Action figures of Wonder Woman and Jane Austen stand beside Russian nesting dolls. Books as diverse as the

X-files series and Little House on the Prairie fill every gap on her shelves.

That classroom is where one student, Patrick Buckmaster, found a sanctuary. He loved celebrities, ’90s pop music, and writing—interests that he says differed from most boys in the factory town. He says his classmates insulted him, taunted him, and threatened his life.

“When I see other people who are different, I gravitate toward them,” says Patrick, now twenty-two.

Searching for support, he discovered Stephanie’s classroom during his freshman year before he was Stephanie’s student. This happens with a batch of kids nearly every class.

Matt Starnes, twenty-eight, also became friends with Stephanie during high school. He now teaches next door to her at LHS. “That’s a fine line to walk as a teacher, to balance being a teacher and a friend,” he says. “She does a really great job of that; they feel a sense of commitment to the class.”

BRUCE STIDHAM

Stephanie Hasty uses literature and life to teach students about acceptance. BY TINA CASAGRAND

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The need to feel included was something Stephanie experienced during her childhood. After her parents divorced, she, her sisters, and her mother moved across the country from Connecticut to Mansfield. As the first black students to graduate from Mansfield High School, Stephanie says she and her sisters faced discrimination.

“The older kids, who only saw our skin color and didn't know us, called us names,” she says. “Kids would play with or would tease me about my hair. Even in high school, I had a hard time getting a date for prom. The person I wanted to go with couldn’t go with me; his best friend said his parents wouldn’t let him.”

Her mother, Patricia, used faith and encouragement to comfort her daughters.

“I told her that she was made the way God wanted her to be, that she was here for a reason, at the right time, and it wasn’t happenstance,” Patricia says, adding that overcoming negativity made Stephanie the strong woman she is today. “You know, you have to press on and stop thinking about the bigotry and the ignorance and start educating, subtly and from the inside out. You have to know who you are first, and then you can teach other people about your culture and your struggles.”

Stephanie read books about black history to learn about her mixed heritage. And at school, teachers, friends, and writing helped her thrive. Her classmates crowned her prom queen. She edited the school newspaper. She worked at the Laura Ingalls Wilder Home and Museum and read books

by Rose Wilder Lane, Laura’s daughter. Rose wrote about thinly disguised scandals and restrictive social rules in Mansfield in her 1935 book Old Home Town. Stephanie writes on her blog The Conscientious Reader that she relates to the writer’s relationship with the town because it resembles her own bittersweet love for Mansfield.

Rose writes about the good and the bad.

After college at Southwest Missouri State University (now Missouri State University) and a semester abroad in London, Stephanie says she chose to teach in Lebanon because she thought she wouldn’t get attached to it; she planned to work in London or Chicago after getting some experience.

Within a few years, however, she began enjoying the challenge of teaching in a small town.

“There’s something to be said about the kids of a small Ozark community,” she says.

They love their families, they love their homes, and they seek out adventure. But sometimes, she adds, “They have a hard time understanding that they can have roots here and spread out to wherever they want.”

She inserts that lesson into stories she teaches, such as Thornton Wilder’s Our Town, a play about appreciating each moment, even in unremarkable places. Although set in 1901, it still resonates with students.

In the century since then, or even fifteen years since Stephanie started teaching, one thing remains constant.

“The kids haven’t changed,” she says. “Their need to be listened to,

Stephanie Hasty teaches a unit about small towns and uses Rose Wilder Lane’s Old Home Town, a book she discovered when she worked at the Laura Ingalls Wilder Home in Mansfield.

to be treated with respect has not changed.”

Respect shines through not only in conversation, but in her extra work: outside class, Stephanie runs book clubs and teaches newspaper, takes students to journalism conferences, and invites speakers from the education field to train her fellow teachers. She plans lessons and grades papers in school on Sunday afternoons—the only time, it seems, students don’t clamor for her attention.

Tamara Hicks, head of the LHS English department, admits she doesn’t have the same personal connection with such a broad range of students.

“Stephanie has been an object of my ponderings for a long time,” she says, shaking her head. “Every teacher wants to be her, and some think they are like her, but they’re really not. She can do so much in one day. And the kids will do anything for her.”

In her banter with teenagers, Stephanie models self-confidence and arms them with tales such as Our Town, so they can better understand their own story.

Even if students don’t stay in Lebanon, they take those lessons with them.

Two years ago, Patrick bought a one-way ticket to Portland, Oregon, where he now raps under the name Boy Funk. He’s starting to appreciate his childhood and teachers like Stephanie.

“I do like Lebanon for what it’s given me—great friendships, a backbone, the ability to be awesome anywhere,” he says.

That’s something Stephanie wants for all of her students.

“Because of the great teachers I had in my own small town, I was able to grow away from my roots, achieve my dreams, and come back home anytime I want,” she says. “For the kids at Lebanon, I want to be one of those teachers. That’s my motivation. That’s why I stay.”

BRUCE STIDHAM

“The kids haven’t changed,” Stephanie says. “Their need to be listened to, to be treated with respect has not changed.”

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Musings ON MISSOURI

THE COYOTE’S GUIDE TO CIVILITY

BY RON MARR

ANDREW BARTON

THE WORLD’S

most mellow coyote meandered across the pasture at a slow trot.

He occasionally stuck his head between rows of giant hay bales, checking for mice out of sheer habit, but on the whole, he seemed indifferent about the affair. This was a coyote after my own heart. I’m sure he would have accepted a snack without hesitation, but only if a suicidally despondent rodent offered himself up on a plate of fine China.

He wasn’t wary, and he wasn’t in a hurry, accurately assessing that my howling, growling dogs were imprisoned behind their backyard fence. He afforded but a single lackadaisical glance their way before continuing his stroll.

He paid no attention to the two horses upon whose turf he was treading. The horses were perplexed. They backed against the barbedwire fence and watched the coyote’s every move. They stood like stone statues, reminiscent of Buckingham Palace guards minus the red coats and ridiculous bearskin hats. Being utterly confused is not an unusual mode for horses, but this canid vignette left them more baffled than normal.

My first assumption, observing the scene from less-than-a-hundredfoot distance, was that the coyote must be sick. After five minutes, I revised that diagnosis. He wasn’t frothing at the mouth, twitching, tripping, or displaying odd tics. While his behavRON MARR ior was very un-coyote-

like, he wasn’t vaguely confused or addled. I wondered if this was how coyotes act when no one is watching. We generally spot them dashing across the road or bounding over a newly harvested field, but we really have no idea how they spend their free time.

Perhaps there was nothing on TV worth watching; I’m pretty sure a discerning coyote would find little entertainment value in Judge Judy, Dr. Phil, or the endless cascade of game shows hosted by Steve Harvey. Perhaps this coyote was bored with Netflix, didn’t feel ready to kick back in the La-Z-Boy, and crack the spine of a new novel. Perhaps, when content, coyotes simply take a mid-afternoon saunter and enjoy a bit of winter sunshine.

Most people, at least those who steer clear

of city lights and urban sprawl, would have plugged this coyote with their trusty 30.06 or AR-15. He was an easy target, but I’ve always had an aversion to killing things that aren’t causing me a direct problem. Taking a shot at a coyote is an instinctual reflex among virtually all the farmers, ranchers, mountain men, and hill folk I’ve known ... and I get that.

Coyotes kill calves and can make a mess of a chicken house. But, since I share space with neither cows nor cluckers, this particular coyote had caused me no offense. To the contrary, he was providing me with great amusement.

I’m not shy about whacking sick or problem critters, but my opinion on wildlife mirrors my opinion on people. It’s a live and let live scenario. If you don’t interfere with my life, I’m not going to interfere with yours. The world would be a much better and happier place if humans and governments could grasp and adhere to this most simple of precepts (but they can’t and won’t, so don’t hold your breath).

The coyote continued his promenade for another ten minutes or so, eventually ambling toward a copse of timber surrounding a rancid mud hole that was once a shallow pond. I go there myself from time to time. The ground is etched with a multitude of tracks, a Bayeux Tapestry recording the comings and goings of racoons, deer, rabbits, and birds. The trees are alive with the racket of manic squirrels, and dead branches crack with every step. I like it; it’s a good place in which to sit a spell, private, the antithesis of the world at large.

I’d bet money the coyote watches me.

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We needed to medevac our seriously wounded.

The lieutenant called for two choppers. I told him our troops had fought with a lot of composure and guts for their first-ever patrol. Our first real experience in combat, and it was hideous. I said, “If God ever created a hell-on-earth contest, Korea would make it to the finals.”

“Amen!” said the lieutenant.

At 0330 hours, the two choppers landed. Under cover of firepower, we flew out the wounded. Some two hours later, we crossed over the wire of our MLR with our walking wounded. I stood on our MLR with the other medics and litter-bearers for a moment, looking out in the valley below where all the action had been. It was one night we wouldn’t forget. This was one helluva way to spend my first full day in Korea.

—Excerpt from “Baptism of Fire” by Korean War veteran Andy Anderson, found in Proud to Be: Writing by American Warriors Vol 2.

Available from SEMO Press. www6.semo.edu/universitypress

Veterans’ creative writing programs from the Missouri Humanities Council promote self-expression, self-confidence and acceptance for veterans.

Through creative writing workshops and a printed anthology, veterans are given a creative platform to tell their stories for artistic expression as well as documentation for their families and their communities.

For more information regarding the Missouri Warrior Writers Project and the Missouri Humanities Council, visit www.mohumanities.org/ proud-to-be-writing-by-american-warriors/.

Veterans Creative Writing Programs from the Missouri Humanities Council

Veterans Creative Writing Events Calendar “Writing After War” Writing Workshops in St. Louis St. Louis Public Library Central Branch, January 21 - March 25, 6:30-8:30 pm Participants will have an opportunity to learn to create personal stories, poetry, and media pieces in these free workshops at St. Louis Public Library’s downtown Branch. Any veteran can take part in the series as much or as little as he or she wishes; interested individuals can take part in the later sessions even if they miss the initial workshops. A second series of workshops will take place later this year. Contact MHC at 314-781-9660 for information.

Book Launch and Public Reading Southeast Missouri State Unviersity, Cape Girardeau, February 21, 7 pm Join us for the launch of “The Shape of Our Faces No Longer Matters,” a debut collection of poems by Iraqi Freedom veteran Gerardo “Tony” Mena, with a public reading by the author at SEMO’s Glenn Auditorium. Tony Mena is a decorated Iraqi Freedom veteran who served six years in Special Operations with the Reconnaissance Marines. Mena’s book is the first in the Military-Service Literature Series sponsored by the Missouri Humanities Council and published by Southeast Missouri State University Press. The Military-Service Literature Series is part of the collaboration between Missouri Humanities Council, Southeast Missouri State University Press, and Warriors Arts Alliance that produced the anthologies Proud to Be: Writing by American Warriors, Volumes 1 and 2.

“Proud to Be: Celebrating Veterans” Public Reading and Book Signing Columbia; March 13, 5-8 pm This event honors those who have served in the armed forces and features veteran authors reading excerpts from their work in Proud to Be: Writing by American Warriors, Volume 2. The book signing and reception at the State Historical Society of Missouri’s Research Center will feature artifacts from the military collections as well as the Year of Peril series of World War II paintings by Thomas Hart Benton. Tours of the MU Veterans Center available.

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ALL AROUND

Missouri FEBRUARY/M ARCH 2014

featured event > NEWPORT JAZZ FESTIVAL Mar. 21, Springfield > 60th anniversary of the festival featuring an all-star band. Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts.

7:30 pm. $15-$25. 417-836-7678, www.hammonshall.com

SOUTHWEST

COURTESY OF JIMMY AND DENA KATZ

EXTRAORDINARY JUNCOS Feb. 1, Joplin > Watch a film highlighting research on the Junco, a bird that visits Missouri only in the winter. Wildcate Glades Conservation and Audubon Center. 2:30-4 pm. Reservations available. Free.

417-782-6287, www.wildcatglades.audubon.org

BISON HIKE Feb. 1 and Mar. 1, Mindenmines > Guided hike to explore the prairie and learn about bison.

Prairie State Park. 1-3 pm. Free. 417-843-6711, www.mostateparks.com/park/prairie-state-park

HOT WINTER FUN BIG SHOW

BANQUET AND AUCTION

Feb. 3, Branson > Sample of a wide variety of shows and performers. Dick Clark’s American Bandstand Theatre. 7 pm. $10-$30. 417-339-3003, www.showsinbranson.com

Feb. 8, Ozark > Dinner and silent auction to benefit charitable organizations in Christian County. Community Center. 6-10 pm. $45. Reservations. 417-5816139, www.ozarkchamber.com

RAISIN’ CANE

BEER, WINE, CHEESE, CHOCOLATE

Feb. 4, Springfield > Performance celebrates the voices of the Harlem Renaissance through song, spoken word, and imagery. Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts. 7:30 pm. $23.

417-836-7678, www.hammonshall.com

Feb. 8, Springfield > Tasting and shopping with more than 100 vendors, seminars, and demonstrations. Ozark Empire Fairgrounds E*Plex. Noon-4 pm. $30. 417-833-2660, www.ozarkempirefair.com

TRIVIA NIGHT

Feb. 11, Springfield > Children’s theatre with Sid and his friends on a science adventure. Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts. 7 pm. $17.

417-836-7678, www.hammonshall.com

Feb. 7, Carthage > Bring a team, and try for the traveling trophy. Memorial Hall. 5:30 pm. $100 per team. 417-358-2373, www.carthagechamber.com

SID THE SCIENCE KID-LIVE!

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PROOF

Feb. 13, 14, 16, and 24-26, Springfield > Dramatic play explores the depths of mind and heart. Craig Hall Balcony Theatre at MSU. 7:30 pm Thurs-Fri. and Mon.-Tues.; 2:30 pm Sun. $12-$14. 417-8364400, www.theatreanddance.missouristate.edu

LAWN AND GARDEN SHOW Feb. 14-16, Springfield > More than 100 exhibitors feature products for your lawn and garden. Ozark Empire Fairgrounds. 9 am-6 pm Fri.-Sat.; 11 am-5 pm. $4. 417-833-2660, www.ozarkempirefair.com

EAGLE WATCH Feb. 15, Cassville > Learn about bald eagles in Missouri, and then head outside to see them come in to roost. Roaring River State Park. 3-4:30 pm. Free. 417-847-3742, www.mostateparks.com /park/roaring-river-state-park

THE MIRACLE WORKER Feb. 19, Springfield > Classic American drama tells the story of Helen Keller. Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts. 7:30 pm. $24. 417-8367678, www.hammonshall.com

HAIR

Feb. 21-22, Springfield > Musical about a group of young Americans searching for peace and love in a

turbulent time featuring the songs “Aquarius” and “Let the Sun Shine In.” Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts. 8 pm Fri.; 2 and 8 pm Sat. 417-836-7678, www.hammonshall.com

1001 ARABIAN NIGHTS Feb. 21-23, Springfield > Tales filled with a princess, a beggar, talking animals, comedy, miracles, and timeless lessons for all. Springfield Art Museum. 7:30 pm Fri.; 2:30 pm Sat.-Sun. $5.

417-869-1334, www.springfieldlittletheatre.org

FISHING TOURNAMENT Feb. 22, Branson > Trout fishing tournament on Lake Taneycomo. Lilleys’ Landing Resort and Marina. 8 am-4 pm. $50 for a two-person team.

417-334-6380, www.lilleyslanding.com

TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

Feb. 28-Mar. 9, Springfield > This classic play, an adaptation of the Harper Lee novel, looks at ignorance and prejudice as you follow the Finch family and their friends as they help one courageous man’s fight for truth. Landers Theatre.

7:30 pm Thurs.-Sat.; 2:30 pm Sun. $15-$25. 417-8691334, www.springfieldlittletheatre.org

MARDI GRAS ON C-STREET Mar. 1, Springfield > Celebrate the beginning of Lent with an eclectic array of performances ranging from vaudeville to regional musical acts to belly dancing. Commercial Street Historic District. 7:30 pm-1:30 am. $10. 417-831-6200, www.cstreetmardigras.com

PERCUSSION ART COMPETITION

SERTOMA CHILI COOK-OFF Feb. 22, Springfield > Fundraising event features live bands and a chili cook-off and tasting. Exposition Center. 11 am-5 pm. $12-$15. 417-863-1231, www.sertomachilicookoff.com

Mar. 2, Lebanon > An all-day national competition for young percussionists, world-class soloist Nathan Daughtry, and evening concert. 8 am competition; 7:30 pm concert. $10-$30. 417-532-6628, www.lebanon.k12.mo.us

THE FANTASTICKS

ST. PARTICK’S DAY PARADE

Feb. 27, Springfield > Performance combines poetry and theatre. Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts. 7:30 pm. $22. 417-836-7678, www.hammonshall.com

Mar. 15, Springfield > An Irish-themed parade celebrates St. Patrick’s day with floats and pet contest. Downtown. 2 pm. Free. 417-831-6200, www.itsalldowntown.com

46 flavors of award-winning wursts Great German food Missouri wines and craft beers 7 different flavors of grand champion house-smoked bacon Convenient access to the Katy Trail Open 7 days a week Free samples

Mike Sloan, two-time Hall of Fame Wurstmeister

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GOSPEL AND BLUEGRASS Mar. 21-22, Lebanon > Gospel concert on Fri. and bluegrass band performance on Sat. Cowan Civic Center. 7 PM Fri.; 2 PM Sat. $10-$25. 417-532-6502, www.lionsconcerts.org

HORSEFEST Mar. 21-23, Springfield > Horse-oriented trade show, clinicians, and equine entertainment.

Ozark Empire Fairgrounds. 8:30 AM-5 PM. $5-$10.

417-833-2660, www.horsefest.net

WEED WHACKER CHALLENGE Mar. 22, Joplin > Race around the park, and perform wacky activities. Wildcat Glades Conservation and Audubon Center. 9 AM-noon. Free.

417-782-6287, www.wildcatglades.audubon.org

COURTESY OF JOHN D. KELLY

YONDER MOUNTAIN STRING BAND Mar. 23, Springfield > Yonder Mountain String Band performs a blend of rock and bluegrass with guests The Brother Comatose. Gillioz Theatre.

8 PM. $22.50. 417-863-9491, www.gillioz.org

PIRATES OF PENZANCE

Mar. 27-30, Springfield > Rollicking, swashbuckling musical. Craig Hall Coger Theatre at MSU. 7:30 PM Thurs.-Sat.; 2:30 PM Sun. $12-$18. 417-8364400, www.theatreanddance.missouristate.edu

Whistle me an Irish tune!

DANÚ Mar. 6, Springfield > Traditional Irish ensemble features players on flute and tin whistle. Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts. 7 PM. $10. 417-836-7678, www.hammonshall.com

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A beautiful place for good food, wonderful people, and lots of laughter! Where there is something for everyone.

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CHARITON LODGE

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Offering a breathtaking view and warm comfortable lodging, making for the perfect getaway.

This unique, modern log home on 60 acres, offers a full country breakfast and a private 2,100 sq.ft. area with walkout porch and breathtaking view . 660-338-2408 | North of Glasgow on Hwy. 5

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In April 2014, Missouri wineries will take over the Glasgow business district to showcase their finest wines. Local restaurants, bed and breakfasts, and businesses will join in the fun. Join us for a wine showcase “Glasgow Style.” www.bushwhackerbend.com.

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SHOWCASE OZARK EXPO

BLACK BASEBALL LEAGUE

Mar. 29, Ozark > Products, services, raffles, demonstrations, and live entertainment. Community Center. 9 AM-6 PM. Free. 417-581-6139, www.ozarkchamber.com

Feb. 8, Lexington > Phil Dixon will present on black baseball leagues. Players from the area will attend. Plus, see an exhibit about the Negro Leagues. Battle of Lexington State Historic Site.

1-2 PM. Free. 660-259-4654, www.mostateparks .com/park/battle-lexington-state-historic-site

KANSAS CITY

WORLD OF WHEELS

75 YEARS OF OZ, OH MY! Feb. 1-May 4, Kansas City > Trace Dorothy’s footsteps through the land of Oz, and see the Oz memorabilia exhibit. Crown Center. 10 AM-6 PM Mon.-Wed.; 10 AM-9 PM Thurs.-Sat.; 11 AM-6 PM Sun. Free. 816-274-8444, www.crowncenter.com

COURTESY OF WILL AND JILL DIMARTINO

REMODELING SHOW

Feb. 14-16, Kansas City > Exhibit of hot rods, customs, truck, and motorcycles; freestyle motorcycle stunt shows; charity auction; Gene Winfield’s Chop Shop demonstration; and special guests, including Richard and Kyle Petty. Kansas City Convention and Entertainment Facilities. 3-10 PM Fri.; 10 AM10 PM Sat.; 10 AM-6 PM. Sun. $4-$18. 816-513-5000, www.kcconvention.com

Feb. 7-9, Kansas City > Check out products and services dedicated to remodeling and home improvement. American Royal Complex. 10 AM8 PM Fri.-Sat.; 10 AM-5 PM Sun. $10. 816-931-4686, www.kcremodelingshow.com

DRAGONS, BATS, AND BURIED TREASURE

CHOCOLATE TOUR

HEARTLAND WINE EXPERIENCE

Feb. 8, Excelsior Springs > Sample gourmet chocolates and treats, vote for the People’s Choice Award chocolate, and gift basket giveaways. Downtown.

1-5 PM. $10. 816-637-2811, www.visitesprings.com

Feb. 15, Kingsville > Taste a variety of local wines, visit the Romance the Bloom exhibit, and enjoy appetizers. Powell Gardens. 2-4 PM. $15-$18. 816-6972247, www.powellgardens.org

Feb. 15, Independence > Puppet show for children of all ages. Puppetry Arts Institute. 11 AM and 2 PM. $5. 816-833-9777, www.hazelle.org

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ICE SKATE WITH CLIFFORD Feb. 22, Kansas City > Skate with Clifford the Big Red Dog and help raise money for Kansas City Public Television. Crown Center Ice Terrace. 10 AM-1 PM. $6. 816-2748411, www.crowncenter.com

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FRIDAY ART WALK Feb. 20 and Mar. 21, Independence > See artists in action. Demonstrations, music, and refreshments.

Englewood Station Shopping District. 5-9 pm. Free.

816-833-7770, www.englewoodstation.com

DRACULA

Feb. 21-Mar. 2, Kansas City > A fascinating, terrifying, and romantic story performed by the Kansas City Ballet accompanied by the Kansas City Symphony. Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts.

7:30 pm Thurs.-Sat.; 2 pm Sun.; 2 pm on Mar. 1. $29$99. 816-931-2232, www.ticketingkcballet.org

TASTE OF COLOR, CLASS, CULTURE Feb. 22, Independence > Celebrate Black History Month with food, music, and stories from actors portraying African-American leaders from the area’s past, including Sam Shepherd, Reverend Hiram Revels, Tamar Randall, and Tom Bass. Hosted by mistress of ceremonies Alversia Pettigrew. National Trails Museum. 5:30 pm. $20. Reservations. 816-3257575, www.ci.independence.mo.us/nftm/

PROFESSIONAL BULL RIDERS Feb. 22-23, Kansas City > Competition between the top 35 bull riders in the world. Sprint Center.

8 pm Sat.; 2:50 pm Sun. $15-$100. 816-949-7140, www.sprintcenter.com

THE WIZARD OF OZ

Feb. 27-28, Kansas City > Classic movie stunningly remastered and accompanied by the Kansas City Symphony. Helzberg Hall at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. 7 pm. $27-$75.

816-471-0400, www.kcsymphony.org

QUILTS AMONG FRIENDS Mar. 8, Warrensburg > Quilt show, vendors, demonstrations, bed turning, and boutique. First Christian Church. 9 am-4 pm. Free. 660-909-6172, www.freewebs.com/inspiredquilters

BRIT FLOYD Mar. 11, Kansas City > Chronological musical journey spanning the entire recording career of Pink Floyd from 1967-1994. The Midland by AMC. 8 pm. $42. 816-471-9703, www.midlandkc.com

ST. PATRICK’S DAY WARM UP Mar. 15, Kansas City > Family-oriented parade with more than 100 entries that include floats, bands, and animals. Brookside Area. 2 pm. Free.

816-523-5553, www.brooksidekc.org

ST. PATRICK’S CELEBRATION Mar. 17, Kansas City > Parade and street party.

Westport. 10 am-3 am. Free (except special events).

816-531-4370, www.westportkcmo.com

NORTHWEST BRIDAL SHOW Feb. 2, Brunswick > Various vendors exhibit products and services for all your wedding needs. Knight and Rucker Banquet Hall. Noon-4 pm. $2. 660-4145297, www.brunswickmo.com

SHREK THE MUSICAL

Feb. 21-23, St. Jospeh > The hilarious story set to music of everyone’s favorite ogre and his funny sidekicks. Missouri Theatre. 7:30 pm Fri.-Sat.; 2 pm Sun. $10-$25. 816-232-1778, www.rrtstjoe.org

LOST IN YONKERS

Mar. 14-30, St. Joseph > Winner of the 1991 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the 1991 Tony Award for Best Play, you will enjoy Neil Simon’s classic comedy. Robidoux Landing Playhouse. 7:30 pm Fri.-Sat.; 2 pm Sun. $15-$34. 816-232-1778, www.rrtstjoe.org

ST. PATTY’S MURDER MYSTERY Mar. 17, St. Joseph > Interactive murder mystery dinner with a traditional Irish meal. Robidoux Landing Playhouse. 6 pm $25. Reservations. 816-2321778, www.rrtstjoe.org

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LIBERTY JAZZ

Mar. 30, Maryville > Showcase of products and services. Community Center. 10 AM-4 PM. Free.

660-582-8643, www.maryvillechamber.com

Mar. 1, Moberly > Band performs a variety of jazz numbers. Municipal Auditorium. 7 PM. $5-$15. 660263-6070, www.moberly arts.org

THE CHILI BOWL COOK OFF Feb. 8, Kirksville > Compete in the regular, wild game, or white chili categories, bean bag toss, washers, darts, and a pepper eating contest. Ray Miller Elementary School. 11 AM-3 PM. Donation of canned food item for Share the Harvest. 660-6653766, www.visitkirksville.com

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MAGIC AND COMEDY SUPERSTARS Feb. 1, St. Joseph > The world’s greatest magicians and funniest comedians come together for a family-friendly show. Missouri Theatre.

8-10 PM. $17-$40. 816-279-1225, www.saintjosephperformingarts.org

A FineBest Artofand Missouri Hands Members Fine Contemporary Craft Invitational Gallery Exhibit

March 11-22 Reception to meet the artists, March 22 from 6-8 pm

A Fine Art & Fine Contemporary Craft Gallery Tuesday-Friday 9:30-5:30, Saturday 10-4 2031 S. Waverly, Springfield, MO 417-882-3445 •www.waverlyhouse.com

Tues-Fri 9:30-5:30

BOOK LOVER’S SALE Feb. 13-15, Hannibal > Used and gently used books, magazines, and audio visuals for the whole family.

Most items under one dollar. Public Library. 10 AM5:30 PM Thurs.-Fri.; 10 AM-2 PM Sat. 573-221-0222, www.hannibal.lib.mo.us

MEMORIES ORCHESTRA Feb. 15, Moberly > Performance of big band, country, rock and roll, blues, and Dixieland show tunes.

Municipal Auditorium. 7 PM. $5-$15. 660-263-6070, www.moberlyarts.org

CHOCOLATE EXTRAVAGANZA Mar. 8, Hannibal > Buy your passport to sample sweet treats. Downtown. Noon-8 PM. $20. 573-2212477, www.visithannibal.com

MISS NORTHEAST PAGEANT Mar. 8, Kirksville > Miss America/Miss Missouri Scholarship preliminary pageant. William Mathews Middle School. 7-10 PM. Call for ticket prices. 660341-4506, www.visitkirksville.com

ANTIQUE SHOW AND SALE Mar. 22, Paris > Premium dealers. High School.

10 AM-3 PM $3. 660-327-4034, www.parismo.com

CAJUN COOK-OFF Mar. 22, Queen City > Cajun and Creole cuisine and live music. Historic Shrine Mosque. 2-7 PM. $10. 417863-1231, www.queencitysertoma.org

50 MILES OF ART Mar. 29-30, Clarksville-Hannibal > Visit artists at work in their studios. Scenic Highway 79. 10 AM-5 PM. Free. 573-242-3200, www.clarksville-mo.com

COURTESY OF LES ARNOLD

NORTHEAST

February 14, 2014

Special ticketed event: Enjoy fine wine and cheeses while visiting the Victorian Love Token Exhibit with your sweetheart, opening February 14 – May 10, 2014.

Tickets available by calling 816-423-4107.

6607 NE Antioch Road, Gladstone, MO For more information call 816-423-4107. Scan our QR Code for a complete listing of all attractions and events in Gladstone!

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ST. LOUIS FIF-TEA Feb. 1-Mar. 23, St. Louis > Exhibition features more than 50 artists who create innovative teapots. Craft Alliance Delmar Loop. 10 AM-5 PM Tues.Thurs.; 10 AM-6 PM Fri,-Sat.; 11 AM-5 PM Sun. Free.

314-725-1177, www.craftalliance.org

SAMBA Feb. 8, St. Louis > Performance draws on traditional West African dance, drumming, puppets, storytelling, and masks. COCA. 2 and 5 PM. $14-$18.

314-725-6555, www.cocastl.org

FUN FRIDAY PUPPET SHOWS

COURTESY OF JJ LANE

Feb. 14-Mar. 21, Chesterfield > See a puppet show, and ride on the carousel. Faust Park. 10 AM. $6-$8.

314-615-8383, www.stlouisco.com/parks/carousel

RUN FOR THE CHOCOLATE Feb. 15, St. Louis > 5K and 2-mile run create a chocoholic fantasy of a race. Starts at Laclede’s Landing and ends at the Crown Candy Kitchen. 7 AM registration; 9 AM race. $25-$40 (free for specators). 314-862-1188, www.runforthechocolate.com

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WALL BALL Feb. 9, St. Louis > Silent auction where you watch artists create the works you bid on and emjoy refreshments. Third Degree Glass Factory. 6:30-10:30 PM. $30-$50. 314-865-0060, www.scosag. org/wallballnorth Kansas City. 10 AM-3 PM. Free. 816-421-4438, www.northlandfestivals.com

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Created and Handcrafted by Missouri’s own K T Diamond Jewelers, an Allure custom creation. Made in 14 karat white gold, (about a 1/2 ounce), hand carved and textured, channel set with twenty blue sapphires at 20/100 carat total weight, and bead set with white diamonds, and enhanced red and green diamonds, at approximately 35/100 carat total weight, hanging from a rope chain. Valued at $5,500!

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WORKING WOMEN SHOW Feb. 21-23, St. Charles > More than 370 exhibits, seminars, three stages of entertainment, yoga classes, and cooking demonstrations. Convention Center. 11 am-8 pm Fri.; 10 am-8 pm Sat.; 11 am-5 pm Sun. $5-$13. 800-762-9973, www.wwssonline.com

EARTH MOVES UNDER OUR FEET Feb. 22, Leasburg > Program on earthquake history, preparedness, and the effects they have on land and humans. Onondaga Cave State Park.

10:30 am. Free. 573-245-6576, www.mostateparks .com/park/onondaga-cave-state-park

MOOLAH SHRINE PARADE Mar. 8, St. Charles > Shriner’s motorized cars, clowns, musicians. Riverside Dr. Noon. Free. 636946-7776, www.historicstcharles.com

GRAPES TO GLASS Mar. 15, Hermann > Guided winery tours take you behind the scenes on a visit to the Norton vineyards, cellars, and press house. Stone Hill Winery. 2-4 pm. $25. Reservations. 573-486-2221, www.stonehillwinery.com

ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARTY Mar. 15, St. Louis > Pub crawl with prizes at each stop, live music on outdoor stage, and food and

drink booths. Laclede’s Landing. Noon-3 am. Free.

314-241-5875, www.lacledeslanding.com

WE WILL ROCK YOU

Mar. 18-30, St. Louis > Musical featuring the greatest hits of the legendary British rock group, Queen.

The Fabulous Fox Theatre. Show times vary. $25$90. 314-534-1111, www.fabulousfox.com

WURSTFEST

SOUTHEAST KING’S BALL Feb. 1, Ste. Genevieve > French-inspired celebration of music and dancing. VFW Hall. 7 pm. $5-$10.

800-373-7007, www.visitstegen.com

SCULPTURES BY MARTIN LINSON

Mar. 22-23, Hermann > Sausage samples and sales, sausage-making contests, demonstrations, and displays, German music and dancing, and Wiener Dog Derby. Throughout town. 9 am-5 pm Sat.; 10 am-4 pm Sun. Free ($6 for samples). 800-932-8687, www.visithermann.com

Feb. 1-23, Poplar Bluff > Bronze sculpture exhibit by 2012 London Olympic Sport and Art contest winner. Margaret Harwell Art Museum. Noon-4 pm Tues.-Fri.; 1-4 pm Sat.-Sun. Free. 573-686-8002, www.mham.org

GHOST THE MUSICAL

ROMANCING THE GRAPE

Mar. 25-30, St. Louis > Musical follows Sam and Molly, whose connection takes a turn after Sam’s untimely death. Peabody Opera House. 8 pm Tues.Sat.; 2 pm Sat.-Sun; 7:30 pm Sun. Call for tickets.

800-745-3000, www.peabodyoperahouse.com

CALIFORNIA DREAMING Mar. 28, Florissant > Take a musical journey through the California pop scene of the late 1960s to early 1970s. Civic Center Theatre. 8 pm. $26-$28.

314-921-5678, www.florissantmo.com

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Feb. 8-9, Ste. Genevieve > Tour area wineries, and taste wines paired with foods. Route du Vin. 11 am-5 pm. $25. 800-373-7007, www.rdvwinetrail.com

CIVIL WAR TIMES Feb. 15, Cape Girardeau > Learn about the life and times of Civil War soldiers and their families, as they set up camp and do daily chores. Plus, handson activities, food tasting, period clothing, music, and demonstrations. Crisp Museum. 1-4 pm. Free.

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CHOCOLATE WALK

BATTLE OF SAND RIDGE

DISCOVER NATURE

Feb. 15, Ste. Genevieve > Sample chocolate treats. Historic downtown. 10 am-4 pm. $5.

800-373-7007, www.visitstegen.com

Mar. 8-9, Sikeston > Reenactment of the Civil War skirmish to take the train depot, and encampments with battle reenactments. Downtown. 11 am-5 pm Sat.; 1:30 pm Sun. (battle at the encampment). Free.

573-471-2566, www.visitsikeston.com

Feb. 1, 8, 11, and 15, Winona > Different program each week, from hide tanning to native plants to storytelling. Twin Pines Conservation Education Center. Times vary. Free. Reservations.

573-325-1381, www.mdc.mo.gov

VALLE AUCTION

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Mar. 15, Ste. Genevieve > Dinner, auction, and raffle with $10,000 prize. Valle Catholic Schools. 5 pm. $55. 573-883-7496, www.valleauction.weebly.com

Feb. 3, Rolla > Modern percussion ensemble.

Leach Theatre. 7:30 pm. $25-$35. 573-341-4219, www.leachtheatre.mst.edu

WOMEN’S SHOW

BALD EAGLE VIEWING DAYS

Mar. 29, Sikeston > Trade show all about women including craft vendors, services, cooking demonstrations, and a fashion show. Miner Convention Center. 9 am-6 pm. $1 or one can of food to benefit food bank. 573-472-2222, www.visitsikeston.com

Feb. 7 and 21, Salem > Join a park naturalist to watch bald eagles glide through the sky, and see an active eagle’s nest. Montauk State Park. 9-10 am. Free. 573-548-2225, www.mostateparks.com /park/montauk-state-park

THE BAND PERRY Feb. 21, Cape Girardeau > American country music group with special guests. Show Me Center. 6:30-10 pm. $25-$182. 573-651-2297, www.visitcape.com

PETER PAN Feb. 26-28 and Mar. 1-2, Cape Girardeau > Classic children’s story full of fun-filled escapades. Bedell Performance Hall. Call for show times. $17-$20.

573-651-2265, www.visitcape.com

ENCAUSTIC PAINTINGS Mar. 1-30, Poplar Bluff > Exhibit of paintings using a hot wax tinted with pigment technique by artist Keith Kavanaugh. Margaret Harwell Art Museum.

Noon-4 pm Tues.-Fri.; 1-4 pm Sat.-Sun. Free. 573686-8002, www.mham.org

NARVEL FELTS CONCERT

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Feb. 15, Dixon > Performance by Nashville recording artist. Music in the Barn. 7 pm. $25. 573-433-970, www.thebakerband.com

NICHOLAS SPARKS

CHOCOLATE FESTIVAL

Mar. 10, Cape Girardeau > Author of 17 New York Times bestselling books, including The Notebook, tells his own personal tale of hard work, rejection, anxiety, and triumph. Show Me Center. 7:30 pm. $10.

573-651-2297, www.visitcape.com

Feb. 1, West Plains > Contestants bring their favorite recipes for judging, tasting, and the auction.

Proceeds benefit the Christos House. National Guard Armory. Noon-4 pm. Free (tasting tickets 10 for $5). 417-469-1190, www.christoshouse.com

BREWFEST Feb. 15, West Plains > Sample craft beers and appetizers, and visit with the brewmasters to learn more about the brewing process Civic Center.

5:30-8 pm. $25. 417-255-7988, www.civiccenter.net

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PUDGE’S REDNECK REVIVAL Feb. 15, West Plains > Pastor Pudge, a.k.a. Bob Courtney, brings some of the best Country Gospel to town. Civic Center. 7 PM. Call for ticket prices.

877-256-6034, www.civiccenter.net

OUTDOOR SPORTSMAN SHOW Feb. 21-22. Saint Robert > Buy, sell, and trade outdoor equipment and products. Community Center.

5-8 PM Fri.; 10 AM-5 PM Sat. Free. 573-451-2625, www.saintrobert.com

RALLY IN THE 100 ACRE WOOD Feb. 21-22, Salem > Teams from coast to coast race through the Ozark foothills. Throughout area.

Call for times. Free to spectators. 573-729-6900. www.100aw.org

COURTESY OF THE ACROBATS OF CHINA

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE Feb. 22, Rolla > A mock-up of the popular TV show with dances of all styles, ages, and levels.

Ozark Actors Theatre. 7 PM. $12. 573-364-9523, www.ozarkactorstheatre.org

THE FANTASTICKS

Feb. 28, Rolla > A timeless fable of love, this musical is nostalgic and universal at the same time.

Leach Theatre. 7:30 PM. $25-$35. 573-341-4219, www.leachtheatre.mst.edu

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ACROBATS OF CHINA Feb. 1, West Plains > More than 40 acrobats perform amazing feats including plate spinning, jar juggling, and the Magic Clock. Civic Center. 7-9 PM. $15. 877-256-6034, www.acrobatsofchina.com

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Mar. 1-2, West Plains > Show features a variety of products and services designed for building, renovating, and decorating homes; food preparation demonstrations; and Dutch oven cookery.

Civic Center. 9 AM-5 PM Sat.; 11 AM-4 PM Sun. $4.

417-256-2422, www.smhba.com

Mar. 15, Waynesville > Family-friendly street festival. Waynesville Square. 11 AM-5 PM. Free. 573-7743001, www.pulaskicountyusa.com

PBR BULL BUCK Mar. 7-8, West Plains > Professional bull riders.

Civic Center Arena. 7:30 PM. $12-$29. 877-2566034, www.waywardsonproductions.com

WOMEN’S EXPO Mar. 14, Saint Robert >Vendors, demonstrations, and door prizes. Community Center. 4-8 pm. Free.

573-451-2625, www.saintrobert.com

COURTESY OF LIVERPOOL LEGENDS

ST. PAT’S PARADE Mar. 15, Rolla > Join the century-old tradition with the streets painted green and homemade wooden shillelaghs. Downtown. 11 AM. Free. 573-364-3577, www.stpats.mst.edu

TROUT FISHING TOURNAMENT Mar. 15, Salem > Men’s and women’s tournaments with two winners in each class. Montauk State Park. 7:30 AM-2 PM. Free. 573-548-2434, www.mostateparks.com/park/montauk-state-park

CENTRAL BORN IN A BARN Feb. 5, Jefferson City > Program on farms of yesteryear. Missouri State Museum. 7-8 PM. Free. 573751-4127, www. mostateparks.com/park/missouri -state-museum

BILL CHARLAP TRIO Feb. 9, Columbia > Performance by premier jazz pianist. Columns Ballroom, University Club. 7 PM. $18-$36. 573-449-3009, www.wealwaysswing.org

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POLAR PLUNGE

LIVERPOOL LEGENDS

Feb. 15, Mexico > Raise money for Special Olympics. Kiwanis Lake. Noon. Donations accepted. 573581-2100, www.mexicomissouri.net

Mar. 7-8, Osage Beach > Tribute band performs songs spanning the entire career of The Beatles. Main Street Music Hall. 8 PM. $20-$30. 573-348-1599, www.liverpoollegends.com

CROOKED

Feb. 20-23, Columbia > Coming-of-age comedy.

Warehouse Theatre. 7:30 PM Thurs.-Sat.; 2 PM. Sun. $6-$8. 573-876-7199, www.stephens.edu

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Explore the Shannon: Ireland’s greatest geographical landmark and longest river, where Ireland’s wild animals and plants still thrive as almost nowhere else. February 26 at 7 p.m.

Pine Marten and Kingfisher photos: Noel Marry/© Crossing the Line

Ireland’s Wild River

Watch Nature on Wednesday - The Smartest Night on TV -

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Antiques on Washington, p. 116 Arrow Rock, p. 106 Bent Tree Gallery, p. 116 Boonville Tourism, p. 13 Bradford’s Antiques, p. 116 Callaway County Tourism, p. 24-25 Cape Girardeau Convention and Visitor’s Bureau, p. 115 Wedding Guide The Dickey House Bed & Breakfast, p. 76 Ginger Blue Inn, p. 77 Hotel Frederick, p. 77 Knight & Rucker Banquet Hall, p. 76 KT Diamond Jewelers, p. 76 Montelle, p. 76 Overlook Farm/Clarksville, pgs. 74-75 The Pointe Branson, p. 73 Westminster College, p. 73 Westphalia Inn, p. 73 Yellow Farmhouse Winery, p. 77

Clinton, p. 7 Columbia Orthopaedic Group, p. 13 Edg-Clif Farms & Vineyard, p. 109 Ellbee’s Garlic Seasonings & Rub, 94 Family Shoe Store, p. 115 The Fred, 97 Gladstone, p. 112

Glasgow, p. 107 Gunflint Wood Shop, p. 113 Harding University, p. 123 Hermann Wurst Haus, p. 106 Isle of Capri Casino Hotel, p. 3 James Country Mercantile, p. 102 John Knox Village East, p. 8 KCPT, p. 102 & 111 KMOS, p. 110 & 119 KT Diamond Jewelers & Missouri State Parks, p. 114 Ladoga Ridge Winery, p. 109 Lebanon Tourism, p. 11 Lexington Tourism, p. 113 Lodge of Four Seasons, p. 2 Meramec Music Theatre, p. 20-21 Marshall Tourism, p. 4 Missouri Beef Council, pgs. 92-99 Missouri Burger’s Smokehouse, 92-93, 95, 98-99 Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry, p. 15 Missouri Department of Conservation, p. 118 Missouri Humanities Council, p. 104 Missouri Life books, p. 23 Missouri Life products, p. 118 Missouri Pork Association, p. 124 Moberly Area Chamber of Commerce, p. 118

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76 Marshfield, 417-468-3 000, www.dickeyhouse.com Ginger Blue Inn, p.

77 Noel, 417-436-2273, www.gingerb lueinn.com Hotel Frederick, p.

77 Boonville, 888-437-3321, www.hotelfrederick.com Knight & Rucker Banquet Hall, p. 76 Brunswick, 660-414-5297, www.knightandruckerbanquethall.c om KT Diamond Jewelers, p. 76 Columbia, 573-234-2777, www.KTDiamondJewelers.com Montelle, p. 76 Augusta, 888-595-9463, www.Montelle.com Overlook Farm, p.

74-75 Clarksville, 573-242-3 838, www.overlookfarmmo. com The Pointe, p. 73 Branson, 417-334-0634, www.partyplaystay.com, Westminster College, p. 73 Fulton, 573-592-5369, www.westminster-mo.ed u/go/wedding Westphalia Vineyard s, p. 73 Westphalia, 573-455-2 000, www.westphaliavineyard s.com Yellow Farmhouse Vineyard, p. 77 Defiance, 314-409-6139, www.yellowfarmhousewinery.com

Travel Guide Adam Puchta Winery, p. 31 Amtrak, p. 30 Central Hotel, p. 32 Eagle’s Nest Winery, B&B Inn, Bakery, p. 31 Missouri Life Travel, p. 33 Joplin Convention and Visitor’s Bureau, p. 32 Mexico Tourism, p. 29 Mission Travel Tours & Cruises, p. 32 Old Trails Region, p. 30 Ste. Genevieve Tourism, p. 32

The Pitch, p. 117 The Railyard Steakhouse, p. 91 River Valley Region Association, p. 109 Rolla Area Chamber of Commerce, p. 8 St. Joseph, p. 91 Salem Area Chamber of Commerce, p. 7 Sand Creek Post & Beam, p. 102 Socket, p. 17 Stone Hollow Scrimshaw Studio, p. 116 Strawberry’s Shake-on Bar-BQue Seasonings, 96 Swiss Meats and Sausage Co., p. 91 Titanic Museum, p. 9 True/False Film Fest, p. 108 University Concert Series, p. 111 Waverly House, p. 112 Wildwood Springs Lodge, p. 20-21

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p. 31 Adam Puchta Winery, www.adampuchtawine.com Hermann, 573-486-5596, Amtrak, p. 30 .com 1-800-USA-RAIL, www.amtrak Central Hotel, p. 32 540, www.centralhotelnh.com New Haven, 573-237-8 31 B&B Inn, Bakery, p.

Eagle’s Nest Winery, www.theeaglesnet-louisiana.com Louisiana, 573-754-9888, 32 Visitor’s Bureau, p.

Joplin Convention and linmo.com Joplin, 800-657-2534, www.visitjop 29 p.

Mexico, MO Tourism, www.mexico-chamber.or g Mexico, 573-581-2765, & Cruises, p. 32 Mission Travel Tours .com www.mttcllc or 573-544-6977, Boonville, 660-537-2577 p. 33 Missouri Life Travel, rslane.com, www.missourilife.com 314-223-1224, www.travele p. 30 Tourism Partnership, Old Trails Regional ls.net 660-259-2230, www.oldtrai

p. 32 Ste. Genevieve Tourism, 007, www.VisitSteGen.com Ste. Genevieve, 800-373-7 31 Stone Hill Winery, p. www.stonehillwinery.com Hermann, 800-909-WINE, p. 30 Stone Yancey House, nceyhouse.com www.stoneya 066, Liberty, 816-415-0 Agency, p. 31 Traveler’s Lane Travel www.travelerslane.com St. Louis, 314-223-1224, of Commerce, p. 30 Washington Area Chamber o.org www.washm 660, Washington, 888-927-4

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tor-pulled train rides, remote-controlled planes drop candy, and auctions of items including furniture, tools, and livestock. Tri-County Auction and Convention Center. 5:30-8:30 PM Fri.; 9:30 AM3:30 PM Sat. Free. 573-378-5510, www.mcc.org

A SHAYNA MAIDEL

Mar. 14-16 and 19-20, Columbia > Two sisters who, as girls, were separated by war reunite as women living very different lives in this poignant story about expression and hope. Warehouse Theatre at Stephens College. 7:30 PM Fri.-Sat.; 2 PM Sun. $7-$14. 573-876-7199, www.stephens.edu

ST. PATRICK’S WATER PARADE Mar. 15, Sunrise Beach > Decorated boats travel around the Gravois Arm of the Lake of the Ozarks.

Starts at Ozark Bar-B-Que. 9 AM-3 PM. Free. 573374-5500, www.lakewestchamber.com

WOW EXPO Mar. 15-16, Jefferson City > Women’s trade show with more than 100 vendors, food and beverage tastings in the Bites and Bubbles gallery, door prizes, live hair show, cooking demonstrations, and inspirational speakers. Capital Mall Community Events Center. 10 AM-5 PM Sat.; 11 AM-4 PM Sun. $3$5. 573-694-0512, www.mowowexpo.com

break a leg!

SUMMER THEATRE CAMP AUDITIONS Mar. 24-Mar. 25, Mexico > Children from grade school through college can audition for a spot in a summer theater camp, either in the performing or technical tracks. Presser Performing Arts Center. Camp tuition ranges from $75-$275. 6:30-8 PM. 573-581-5592, www.presserpac.com

THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO

Feb. 20-23, Fayette > Mozart’s comedic opera.

The Little Theatre at Central Methodist University.

7:30 PM Thurs.-Sat.; 2 PM Sun. $2-$7. 660-2486628, www.centralmethodist.edu

BACH’S LUNCH RECITALS Feb. 27 and Mar. 20, Columbia > Bring your lunch, and enjoy student performances. Historic Senior Hall at Stephens College. 12:30 PM. Free. 573-8767199, www.stephens.edu

INTO THE WILD ICE SHOW

COURTESY OF SCOTT PATRICK MYERS

Feb. 28 and Mar. 1-2, Jefferson City > Variety of solos, duets, trios, and group perform on ice. Washington Park Ice Arena. 7 PM Fri.-Sat.; 2:30 PM Sun. $14-$4. 573-634-6580, www.jeffcitymo.org

ALL MY SONS

Playhouse at Stephens College. 7:30 PM Fri.-Sat.; 2 PM Sun. $8-$16. 573-876-7199, www.stephens.edu

SHOW ME THE FAIR Mar. 1-Aug. 30, Jefferson City > Exhibit features trinkets, toys, and tales from the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis. The Elizabeth Rozier Gallery at the Missouri State Museum. 10 AM-4 PM Tues.Sat. Free. 573-751-5454, www.mostateparks.com /page/55183/elizabeth-rozier-gallery

TRIVIA CONTEST Mar. 8, Boonville > Teams compete for cash prizes.

Silent auction, Dead or Alive game, free homemade snack and desserts. Community fundraiser sponsored by the Rotary Club. Isle of Capri. 6:30-9:30 PM. $150 per team (all proceeds returned to community). 660-882-9898, www.goboonville.com

Feb. 28, Mar. 1-2, and 6-9, Jefferson City > Dinner theatre of one of Arthur Miller’s beloved plays.

Shikles Auditorium. 6 PM Thurs.-Sat.; Noon Sun. $35. 573-681-9012, www.capitalcityplayers.com

HYPNO CLYDE

DANCE COMPANY CONCERT

MID-MO MCC RELIEF SALE

Feb. 28-Mar. 2 and Mar. 7-8, Columbia > Classical ballet, modern dance, jazz, and tap. Macklanburg

Mar. 8, Versailles > Comedic hypnotist uses volunteers from the audience. The Royal Theatre. 7 PM. $5-$10. 573-378-6226, www.theroyaltheatre.com

Mar. 14-15, Barnett > Mennonite Central Committee fundraiser features BBQ pork dinner, trac-

COLLECTORS SHOW Mar. 21-23, Lake Ozark > Multi-hobby event featuring a variety of coins, stamps, cards, postcards, and comics. Inn at Grand Glaize. 2-5 PM Fri.; 9 AM5 PM Sat.; 9 AM-3 PM Sun. Free. 620-423-6600, www.bordertownauctionhouse.com

FEEL THE LOVE TOUR Mar. 31, Columbia > Performance by Jim Brickman, who has revolutionized the sound of solo piano with his pop-style instrumentals and vocal collaborations. His hits include “Angels Eyes” and “If You Believe.” Jesse Auditorium. 7 PM. $14-$34.

573-882-3781, www.concertseries.org

FREE LISTING & MORE EVENTS At www.MissouriLife.com PLEASE NOTE: Call or visit website before traveling as event plans sometimes change.

TO SUBMIT AN EVENT: All events go onto our web calendar at www.MissouriLife. com. Submit events well in advance and include a contact phone number. Visit www.

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Missouriana This magazine sure has a lot of Mark Twain references!

Repeat these facts to strangers!

In 1850,

WESTON was the second largest port on the Missouri River, surpassed only

by ST. LOUIS.

National Audio Company in SPRINGFIELD loads more than 2,125,915 miles of cassette TAPE each year.

—Mark Twain

Win a game of Trivial Pursuit!

IN TEN YEARS, THE TRUE/FALSE FILM FEST HAS FEATURED FIVE FILMS THAT WON THE ACADEMY AWARD FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY.

ILLUSTRATIONS BY ANDREW BARTON

“The first time I ever saw St. Louis, I could have bought it for six million dollars, and it was the mistake of my life that I did not do it.”

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