Straight Up Magazine August 2013

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On the Diamond: Midwest Salute to the Arts ~ Leaving His Mark – A Public Display of Creativity ~ Keeping Generations Together ~ August Calendar of Events ~ Reeling in Harmony with Melodic Rhythms (Music Lessons) in Belleville a Breese ~ Refresh Thyself ~ Comics ~ Submissions

August 2013

Serving Up Art, Music, and Culture for the Metro East’s Enjoyment

Jessica Canale

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Inside Page Editors Word – August 2013

August 2013

Straight Up Magazine is here with its 13th edition ‘Serving Up Art, Music and Culture for the Metro-East’s Enjoyment’. St. Louis has its arts and entertainment magazines. The Metro East deserves its own. And here it is. It’s called Straight Up!!!

We are pleased to have Jessica Canale as the cover artist for this thirteenth Straight Up edition! See more on Jessica in our Submissions section.

On August 23-25, Str8Up welcomes “Midwest Salute to the Arts”. Read all about it in this month’s Str8Up! See the ad on the back page!!! And Str8Up will be there. Come visit us at the Str8Up tent.

We thank our writers for their poignant features. We appreciate our fans who have submitted their works for publication. And “Likes” to all you followers on Facebook!!!

Straight Up loves you!!!!

The mission of Straight Up Magazine is to support local arts and artists and the businesses and organizations that support local arts and artists. Please feel free to contact us with ideas, comments, information, etc. that might assist us in our mission to serve you, the residents of the Metro-East.

WE WANT YOU! - All you artistic and creative types out there! You should contact us.

Show us your work. Tell us of your craft and brief personal/artistic history. Submit any art form that you’d like. Perhaps, you can be one of our next published contributors or even a featured artist. See our “Wanted” poster in this edition for submission details. Check out the Submissions Pages to see who’s featured this month. Next month, that could be you!!

Enjoy Str8 Up. Tell your friends. Send us your work. And visit our website at StraightUpMagazine.net. (You can scan our QRC on the cover.) You’ll see Straight Up Magazine at over 230 area distribution locations. And we’ll see you at the clubs, theatres and festivals all over the Metro-East. - The Editors thank you!!!

August Credits - Staff

Managing Editors: Dylan Seibert, Paul Seibert Content Editors: Dylan Seibert, Paul Seibert Layout Design Artists: Mark Polege (MarkusDesignWorks.com), Michelle Reynolds Sales: Dylan Seibert, Paul Seibert Ad Artists: Michelle Reynolds, Shannon Davis, Wil Sullivan, Mark Polege Wanted Poster: Michelle Reynolds Calendar: Dylan Seibert Website Design: Mark Polege (MarkusDesignWorks.com) Photography: Mark Polege (PhotographyofMarkPolege.com)

August Credits - Contributors

Cover Art: “Stargazer” India Ink on Rice Paper by Jessica Canale Cover Logo: Josh Rowan (JoshuaRowan.com) Photography: Mark Polege (Keeping Generations); Robyn L. Kirsch (Reeling in Harmony) Comics: Lyndsee Geyer, Wil Sullivan Feature Writers: Brenton Ebersole; Mark Johnson; Robyn L. Kirsch

August Credits - Submissions

Daniel Nygard – photography Jessica Canale – mixed media Kathy Gomric – surrealistic fantasies (www.freewebs.com/ktbugg) All material in this publication is copyrighted to the individual contributors or Straight Up Magazine, LLC and may not be reproduced without written consent. We are very grateful to those who have submitted material to be considered for publication. However, the opinions and views of those contributing content to Straight Up do not necessarily reflect those of Str8 Up Magazine.

August 23-25 Moody Park at Longacre 525 South Ruby Lane Fairview Heights (IL)

Friday, August 23 - 7-9pm

Erin Bode Group - Americana infused with jazz grooves made magic by Bode’s bell-like voice

Saturday, August 24 - 3-5pm

“Blues Diva” Kim Massey - RFT Female Vocalist of the Year - TWICE

Sunday, August 25 - 11am-12:45pm

Revence - delivering a sound and experience pushing the boundaries of St. Louis rock 2

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Also appearing: Stephen Korieta, Turpentine, Mark Biehl, Ethan Jones, Lenny Frisch and Graham Pagano.

Visit www.midwestsalute.com for a complete entertainment schedule.

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On the Diamond: Midwest Salute to the Arts Leaving His Mark – A Public Display of Creativity Keeping Generations Together August Calendar of Events Reeling in Harmony with Melodic Rhythms (Music Lessons) in Belleville a Breese Refresh Thyself Comics Submissions Str8 Up Magazine Distribution Locations: Belleville

10th Street Baking Co Abbey, The Acropolis Restaurant Almighty Tatoos Althoff CHS Art Dept Anthony’s Salon Antique House Bar & Grill At Home Computer Repair Bamboo Valley Buffet Bear Book & Candle Beatnik’s Bell Air Bowl Belleville Public Library Belt Line Mart Big Reggie’s Blue Agave BP Hucks - Carlyle Ave. BP Hucks - N. Illinois Bronx Zoo Bump and Grind Coffee CeLeen Gallery Centerfield Bar and Grill Christopher Mikal Photo.

Circa City Hall Conoco Phillips Crehan’s Pub Dutch Hollow Barn Eckert Florist Effinger’s Garden Center Facial Rejuvenation Center Governor French Gallery Grappa Growlers Hair on Main Happy Hops Homebrew Hardees Harters Hobby House Hicks Bar-B-Que Hippie Daze Hite Auto Body and Repair Holistic Journey Imo’s Pizza

Katherine Frazier State Farm Kelso Auto Body Lindenwood Univ Local Lucy’s Lucinda’s Grill and Café Main Street Café Mary’s Hidden Treasures Max’s One Stop Melodic Rhythms Mom’s Soul Food MotoMart My Vintage Addiction North Belt West Liquor Olympic Restaurant Patriot Restaurant Plug N Play Computers Plum Local Rising Star Too Schnucks Sears App and Hrdwe Shop N Save - Carlyle Ave. Shop N Save - N. Belt West Simply Thrift Sips n Splatters Sole Survivor Leather & Art St E’s Medical Arts Bldg Sullivan’s Super 8 Motel SWIC Art Department SWIC Café SWIC Film Department TOCO Shop Towne & Country Mart Win Flowers & Gifts Your Choice Automotive YMCA East

Cahokia

Cahokia Club KC MarkO’s Grill

Caseyville

America’s Best Inn & Suites First Western Inn

Knollwood Retirement Quality Inn and Suites

Centreville

Terry’s Home & Garden

Collinsville

Collinsville Public Library Dean’s Farmers Market Spring Garden Restaurant Swing City Music

Edwardsville

Heroic Adventures Sacred Grounds SIUE Campus - Alestle Office - Arts and Issues Office - Arts and Sciences - Dunham Theatre - Lovejoy Library - Morris University Ctr.

Fairview Heights

$1.98 Cleaners Best Western BP Hucks Casey’s Caseyville Twshp Bldg China King City Hall Drury Inn Express Medical Care Fortels Pizza Guitar Center Jacob’s Herb Shop Jonnie’s Pizza Hooters Hucks Lasting Impress. Floral Lilly’s Gyro MotoMart New Arts Legacies Phillips 66 Gas Mart Public Library

Quick Stop 2 Quiznos RaaQQa Food Mart Ramada Inn Randalls Wine & Spirits Sahara Hair Studio Schnucks Sheraton Four Points St Clair Bowl Sunshine Daydream Super 8 Motel Winchester Place Office VFW

Casey’s General Store Dauber’s Pharmacy Han-Dee Mart Jo-Al Winery LaQuinta Hotel & Suites McDonald’s Moore’s Family Restaurant Moto Mart Sax Hometown Store Scott Credit Union St E’s Medical Plaza Tom’s Supermarket Tony’s Place

Subway - E. US 50 Subway - Regency Park Vetta Sports Walgreens YMCA

BP Hucks Casey’s Tom’s

Baymont Inn Candlewood Suites Casey’s Casa Azteca Circle K CoffeeHouse Co & Salon Country Inn and Suites CVS Days Inn Drury Inn Extended Stay Frieze Harley Davidson Gas Mart Hemingway’s Zen Garden Hilton Garden Inn Lake Point Dental McDonald’s Memorial Healthcare Memorial Therapy New Art Legacies O’Fallon City Hall O’Fallon Public Library RJs Computer Schnucks Settle Inn Shell St. E’s Medical Center Suburban Inn

Shiloh

Freeburg

Granite City

Apple Tree Restaurant SWIC Café SWIC Fitness Center

Highland

Highland’s Tru-Buy

Lebanon

Fezziwig’s Marketplace Las Cabanas Lebanon Visitors Center Legendary Creations Mama Gusto’s McKendree Art Depot McKendree Gallery of Art McKendree Hett Arts Center McKendree Holman Library MotoMart Sasafras Way Photography Tiadaghton House Whimsey Gifts

Mascoutah

All Mart Smoke Shop American Legion Bee Hollow Marketplace Boyce Hund & Assocs

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O’Fallon

Sauget

Sauget Diner SW IL Welcome Center

Scott Air Force Base Chicago Chicken & Fish Ralph’s Barber Quick Mart Scott Elementary School Subway Bank of Edwardsville David Anthony Barber Dierberg’s Golden Corral St. Louis Bread Quizno’s Walgreens

Smithton

Century 21 No-Jacks Tom’s Supermarket

Swansea

Big Time Beads Concept Shoe Repair CVS Schnucks Dobbs Gas Mart Tourism Bureua of IL S. Wild Birds Unlimited

Troy

Inksane Asylum Speedy Scrappers Troy Public Library ZX Fuel

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August 2013

On the Diamond: Midwest Salute to the Arts

by Mark Johnson

Under great white tents, a crowd has gathered on an August afternoon on a park’s baseball field. Families stop to speak with artists and fans hum a breeze through the shade. In another part of the park, children are painting together, and an artist walks over and join them for a while. That night a band plays. Eventually, the people go home. And at the end of the weekend, the tents come down.

For twenty-five years, that scene has made an annual visitation to Everett Moody Park during the Midwest Salute to the Arts. This year, it will return on August 23-25, and with it will come the same fun, relaxation and culture that Fairview Heights has enjoyed for those two and a half decades.

Above all other things, the Midwest Salute to the Arts is, of course, an art show. Gathering one hundred artists who create art in eleven mediums, the juried competition gives awards in four categories: Art Council Choice Award, Best in Show, Best of Category, and Award of Excellence. Artists from all over the nation come to compete and we get to come buy it and talk with them about how they do what they do.

At a quarter of a century, the show is the oldest art fair in the area, the concept being brought to Fairview by Gene Ellerbusch after visiting an art show in Mystic, Connecticut. The first committee was originally led by Mrs. Billy McLemore, and together they produced the first show in 1988 on October 1st and 2nd.

One of the most noticeable features of this show is the absence of individual tents for each artist.

Instead, as you can see on the event’s logo, the show makes good use of much larger tents that keep everyone out of the sun, artists and guests alike. And with that comes a sense of inclusiveness which makes it all the easier to talk to anyone you wish. The result is an art show that doesn’t just feature artists but fully integrates them into the experience.

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That experience has something to offer everyone in the family, from children to adults, from art lovers to people who love a good weekend. The Salute features a bevy of foods, all of which is sold by non-profit groups who get to keep all of the proceeds they raise from the event. Kids have the option of many different make-and-take arts in the Creation Station, as well as the opportunity to pick out their favorite piece of art in the Children’s Gallery. The parent-free experience is designed to foster an appreciation for art, and for $5, they get to go in with a volunteer and bring something home with them.

The Salute has many activities for children. This is the organizing committee’s acknowledgement that art programs in many schools are going by the wayside, leaving it to parents and the community to find ways to nurture this important aspect of culture in our youth.

Salute Director Sharon Kassing herself volunteered in the children’s area for years before switching to her current role. Volunteering at the Salute can be infectious – many volunteers have been a part of the event for years, and many families, such as Kassing’s own, find themselves becoming involved.

For an event that has spanned so many years, some annual attendees have grown up coming to the event. In a way, one of the musical performers for this year’s Salute has done exactly that as well. Friday night, from 7-9 pm, the Salute will welcome back local performer, Erin Bode, who performed at the Salute years ago before she had achieved her current fame.

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“The Erin Bode Group creates music forged from the Americana of its members’ midwestern roots, infused with jazz grooves and made magic by Bode’s bell-like voice.

Sophisticated arrangements and attention to phrasing, both vocal and instrumental, further distinguish the band’s fresh sound.” (ErinBode.com)

Saturday will follow Bode with local blues diva Kim Massie, another vocalist known for wowing audiences.

“Kim Massie is one of the most recognizable vocalists in the Midwest. Her ability to sing not only the blues but rock, pop, country, gospel and R&B has earned her two Best Female Vocalist of the Year Awards from the Riverfront Times as well as a Grand Center Visionary Award in 2005.”

(KimMassie.com)

Sunday will close with Krysl & Sconce, an acoustic duo whose original arrangements of popular songs put them in a wonderfully grey genre of a cover-but-not-quite band.

“An evening with Krysl & Sconce is not the same ole, same ole you might expect from an acoustic duo. It is an evening filled with an eclectic mix of classic rock, pop & blues covers, original tunes by Mike, and upbeat conversation.”

(KryslandSconce.com)

Since the Salute has no admission fees and free parking, it is entirely run by volunteers. Kassing herself spent nearly twenty hours a week this year planning. For such a long-running event, you can be assured that organizers receive much support from the city of Fairview Heights.

“The old adage that it takes a whole village – in this case, it’s true,”

she said. “We would never be able to do this each year without such great support from the city, the parks department and our city council.”

But Kassing and the volunteers don’t really consider volunteering to be work. “It’s a part of my life, and we all do it because we love it so much,” she said.

That love is certainly something Kassing and the thousands of at-

tendees over the decades share, and this August, if you haven’t already, maybe it’s time you discover why.

What:

The 25th Anniversary Midwest Salute to the Arts Celebration Festival

Where:

Moody Park at Longacre, 525 South Ruby Lane, Fairview Heights (IL) 62208

When:

Friday: 6-10pm ~ Saturday: 10am-6pm ~ Sunday: 11am-5pm

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For information on directions, exhibiting artists, activity schedules, overnight accommodations and more, visit MidwestSalute.com.

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August 2013

Leaving His Mark – A Public Display of Creativity

by Julia Jensen

Historic Lebanon is getting a bit of a makeover. Freelance illustrator, artist, and Lebanon native Jacob Eveland is paying tribute to his hometown with a new mural on the side of Ahner Florists located at 120 West St. Louis Street.

The Virginia Commonwealth University senior returned to Lebanon after being contacted with the opportunity.

With a semester left, Eveland thought it would be the perfect chance to return to the town that has inspired so much of his work. Growing up in his grandparents’ antique shop, Grandma’s Attic, Eveland was surrounded by the past: oil lamps, phonographs, and mementos from another time.

This influence is evident in the mural, which combines Lebanon’s landmarks, history, and native flora and fauna. When Lebanon was founded, the cedar tree was chosen to represent the new town. The Bothwell Chapel on McKendree University’s campus has become synonymous with Lebanon. The cardinals in flight, red fox, and morning glories are all indigenous to the area. Emerald Mound, which was established by Native Americans just east of Lebanon before the town existed, is symbolized by the arched mounds at the top of the piece. The deer drinking at the lake stands for Lebanon’s Horner Park on the north side of town.

Eveland has loved creating for as long as he can remember, turning to art as an escape from reality. He loves art because it feeds a drive that doesn’t stop. “My style is more ornamental. I want to keep the eye moving, like a collage. I try to keep interest and please all – young and old,” Eveland said of his latest project.

Attending VCU was a dream come true. Of the thousands of applicants, 1500 are waitlisted. Only 200 get in. The response and support he’s received over his college career from professors and peers means the most to Eveland. He’s already shown work in New York City as one of only 200 artists chosen for the show. His dream is to have his work in the Arcadia Gallery in NYC or a solo show in California’s Thinkspace Gallery. Eveland has also been writing and illustrating a book, which he hopes to someday get published.

Talking to Eveland, you can feel his passion for his work. As he flipped through photos of his pieces on his phone, he enthusiastically explained the meaning of each detail. Eveland seamlessly combines objects, each with their own meaning and story, into something larger. Like pieces of a puzzle, it builds to create the whole story.

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Eveland wanted to do the mural for the community and to give new life to the town, helping it move forward. He hopes it opens up the area and sheds light on the community that inspired so much of his work. “It would be awesome if this can bring more art and murals to town.” Eveland can also use the mural as a permanent billboard for his talent.

When asked for the best piece of advice he’s received, Eveland’s answer was beautifully simple. “You know what’s right for you. Be selfish and stick to it because you’re the one who knows and is trained for this. Be happy.”

“A mural is a painting done directly on the wall. It comes from the Latin word murus, which means wall. Murals often show the concerns, hopes, values and memories of the community where the murals are painted. Murals are not like other paintings. They have a different purpose, a different kind of effect on the lives of those who see them. They are public art in the best sense, because they are actually created in public, with the community looking on. Good public art says something about the community. It says, this is who we are or, this is what we think, this is where we came from, this is what we want. And it says these things in a way that everybody can understand and enjoy.” From www. demoliart.com To see more of Eveland’s work, visit www.JacobEveland.com or www.evelandsart. tumblr.com.

Photo by Robyn L. Kirsch

Follow this QR code to a timelapse video of Eveland’s mural creation.

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Music

August 2013

Keeping Generations Together

by Robyn L. Kirsch

The Third Annual Acoustic Four & Twenty Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young tribute concert hosted by Belleville’s Cehans’s Irish Bar was a roaring success. With the venue packed like a can of sardines, happily full to the brim, the band kept the crowd on the edge of their seat.

I love these guys! I live in another state, but when I am in town, I track down where they’ll be playing so I can get my fill,” said Kathie Gluck, loyal fan of 12 years.

According to Jim Viviano, producer for the show, the annual concert was sold out three weeks prior to the event with about 160 tickets sold. The show began at 4pm, Sunday, July 21 with a standing ovation from the crowd.

One audience member, Scotty Sutton, said he showed up an hour or two beforehand in order to ensure he would have prime seating, but much to his dismay most seats were taken despite his early bird arrival.

“The band did a great job, as Photo by Mark Polege always—I wasn’t even bothered by the fact that I stood at the bar the whole time—the music was worth it,” Sutton said.

Amongst the crowd was talk of fond memories of growing up listening to the music of CSNY, and to hear it again performed by world class musicians such as the Four & Twenty CSNY tribute band brought chills and smiles to many.

CSNY left its footprint on the landscape of American music, and the Four & Twenty tribute band takes that impression a step farther. According to member John Mondin of Alton, people love the tight harmo-

nies, the musicianship and the intricate musical arrangements.

“The music of CSNY allows for people who like different types of music to enjoy. There’s some for those who like folk, or jazz, or rock. It really crosses over a vast majority of age groups and genres actually,” Mondin said.

Terry Jones Rogers and Scott Nienhaus, of Rogers & Nienhaus, along with percussionist, drummer and vocalist Tim Politte, Bob Werner and Mondin of the Mondin Band, put on a stellar show said one local Bellevillian Gail Reinhimer.

“The way they harmonize and rock those instruments is just awesome, to say the least,” Gail said. “My husband and I were very excited to see the annual show.”

Gail’s husband Jim concurred wholeheartedly, he said. “I wouldn’t have changed a thing—and when the crowd was hollering for an encore, and they did it was just a perfect way to end the night.”

The Third Annual Acoustic Four & Twenty concert was sponsored, in part, by Straight Up Magazine. The next Four & Twenty show is 7:30pm, Friday, August 2 at the Peoria Riverfront CEFCU Center Stage at 200 NE Water Street, a.k.a. Peoria’s Landing.

The band will also be playing the St. Charles Family Arena in early winter of 2013, making it their fourth year with more to come.

For more information, visit www.CSNYTribute.com or www.RogersandNienhaus.com or www.Mondinband.com.

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August Calendar of Events

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Bellevue Park (Belleville) - Free Concerts at Bellevue Park; A Step Beyond; 7pm Bubby and Sissy’s (Alton) - Karaoke Dance Party; 9:30pm1:30am Cigar Inn (Belleville) - Live Jazz Daddieo’s Nite Out (Wood River) - DJ & Karaoke With DJ Co1; 9:30pm-1:30am Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - Ultraviolets; 7pm; Must be 21 years old First Baptist Church (Highland) - Swiss National Day Celebration with Sister City Sursee, Switzerland; music, singing, Swiss folk tales; bonfire and singfest with accordionist Mardy Eisloefell; 6-8:30pm Grafton Park (Grafton) - Grafton’s Music in the Park - The Waters Trifecta; 7pm Great River Road (Godfrey) - Water Ski Show every Thursday, weather permitting; 7pm Grove Memorial Park (Grafton) - Music In The Park; Bring your lawn chair and enjoy great music while experiencing the majestic views of the Mississippi River. Concerts will last 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Rain or inclement weather will cancel this event. Free; 7-9pm Jailhouse Rock (Trenton) - Class Act Karaoke Our Lady of the Snows National Shrine (Belleville) - Healing Novena Celebration Pop’s (Sauget) - Buckcherry; 7pm; 105.7 The Point welcomes; w/ Girl on Fire, The 45, & Between The Rivers; $23 advance, $25 day of show, $2 minor surcharge Red Hawk Park (Grafton) - Grafton’s Music in the Park is a free concert. Bring your lawn chair and enjoy great music while experiencing the majestic views of the Mississippi River. Rain or inclement weather will cancel this event.7-9pm Riverview Park (Alton) - Free Concert; 8pm Rural King (Swansea) - Swansea Farmers Market; every Thursday; 11am-3pm Schatze’s (Belleville) - Bike Night with Live Music Schmidt Art Center @ SWIC (Belleville) - Sculpture classes; Tuesdays and Thursdays, July 9-Aug. 1; 1-3 pm; Found objects, wood and fiber are only a few of the media used in this sculpture class. Instructor Dawn Schuck will teach high school students how to assemble items into a great composition that reflects their personal style.

Silver Creek Saloon & Grill (Belleville) - Well Hungarians; Every Thursday Night; 9pm-1am The Abbey (Belleville) - Singer/Songwriter Thursday; Every Thursday night from 7-10pm The Acropolis (Belleville) - Live Music Lunch; 11:30am-1pm The Stagger Inn…Again (Edwardsville) - Live Music Wild Country (Collinsville) - Free Dance Lessons from 7:30 - 10 w/ Joyce Warren

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Aerie’s Winery (Grafton) - Walt Miller 5-9pm Cigar Inn (Belleville) - Live Jazz Cottage Hills VFW 7678 (Cottage Hills) ¬- DJ Nick; DJ/Karaoke Crehan’s Irish Pub (Belleville) - Live Music Downtown (Belleville) - Art After Five every First Friday; This week: Sole Survivor Gallery, Governor French Academy Art Gallery, Grimm and Gorly Florist, Local Lucy, My Vintage Addiction and other venues; See individual listing below; 5-8pm Downtown (Highland) - Peanut Butter and Jam Festival on the Square; Live Music, vendors and Free PBJ sandwiches; 11:30am-1pm Eckert’s Country Farm (Belleville) - Summer Concert Fest; Bruce Zimmerman; 7-9pm; Free Edwardsville Arts Center (Edwardsville) - “Women’s Marks” Exhibition; a celebration of female artists and the “marks” they make on the world around them through their creative expression. July 26 August 30.

Fairmount Park (Collinsville) - Every Friday night at Fairmount is a Party at the Park! Join us for racing, live music, drink specials and more in this weekly summer tradition. Gates open at 6pm with race post time at 7:30pm Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - American Idle; 3pm; & 8pm; Must be 21 years old Gateway Center (Collinsville) - Railroad Prototype Modelers Meet; Begins at 9AM. Admission- Friday and Saturday: $25; Saturday: $15; 13 yrs and Under: Free with Paid Adult Gateway Center (Collinsville) - First Day Family Fun Festival; Friday: 4-7pm; Unit 10 School District Families: Free Admission Governor French Academy Art Gallery (Belleville) - Artist Reception – Gateway East Artists Guild Exhibit “Local Treasures”; Multiple artists, multiple mediums; 5-8pm; Exhibit runs thru August 30.

Hard Road Theatre (Highland) - Young Frankenstein; 7:30– 10pm Jacoby Arts Center (Alton) - Fiber Workshop Weekend Jailhouse Rock (Trenton) - Class Act Karaoke Lau-Nae Winery (Red Bud) - Music by Randy Webb; 6:3010:30pm Lewis & Clark Community College (Godfrey) - KSHE Blood Drive; 10am Lilly’s Lounge (Alton) - Karaoke Our Lady of the Snows National Shrine (Belleville) - Healing Novena Celebration Piasa Winery & Pub (Grafton) - Open Mic Night every Friday night from 7:00-11:00 p.m.

Pop’s (Sauget) – $3 Throwdown; w/ Burning Down Oceans, Janes Reel, Shiloh Road, Red Red Waves, TBA; presented by The Beard/ EskiNO producitons; 6:30pm; $3 advance, $3 day of show, $2 minor surcharge Salem Community Theatre (Salem) - Hairspray; Hairspray

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August 2013 delighted audiences by sweeping them away to 1960’s Baltimore, where the 50’s are out — and change is in the air! Overnight, Tracy Turnblad finds herself transformed from outsider to teen celebrity.

Schatze’s (Belleville) - Live Music Shenanigan’s (Belleville) - DJ or Live Music Scheve Park (Mascoutah) - Mascoutah Homecoming; Food, fun, parades and live music; Hillbilly Authority; 7-11pm Silver Creek Saloon (Belleville) - Code Red; 9pm-1:am Sole Survivor Art Gallery (Belleville) - Art After Five; Exhibiting multiple artists and featuring new exhibits by Craig Downs and Eric Painter; 5-8pm The Abbey (Belleville) - Friday Night Jazz; Every Friday night from 7-10pm The Stagger Inn…Again (Edwardsville) - Live Music The Weingarten (Belleville) - Jim and Darcy Duo; 6-10pm Wild Country (Collinsville) - Rockin’ Horse

August 3rd (Saturday) Aerie’s Winery (Grafton) - Randy Clemmons; 3-7pm Alton Eagles (Alton) - Nightlife Band; 7-11pm Bethalto Church of God (Bethalto) - Southern Gospel Monthly Concert Series; 7-9pm Bobby’s Frozen Custard (Maryville) - Zydeco Crawdaddys (Cajun); 7:30-9:30pm Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site (Cahokia) - Archeology Day; Demonstrations of ancient crafts, artifact processing, hands-on activities, dig tours and storytelling. 10am - 4pm. Free.

Chez Marilyn (Alton) - Mondinband; 8pm-12am Cigar Inn (Belleville) - Saturday Mid-Day Live Jazz Matinee; 5-8pm; Karaoke Night Crehan’s Irish Pub (Belleville) - Live Music Downtown (Belleville) - Old Town Market; 7:30am-12pm; Catch the morning’s pick of fresh, flavorful produce grown by local farmers. Peruse the booths of local artisans for one of a kind treasures for yourself or to give as gifts. Shop outdoors and enjoy the sunlight while you get to know your local growers and run into friends or meet new ones!

Downtown (Edwardsville) - Land Of Goshen Community Market; 8am–12pm; Come experience the Land of Goshen Community Market! The Market is your best source for locally grown farm products, tasty baked goods, and wonderful art and gift ideas. The selection changes weekly so plan to visit more than once to fully appreciate the wide selection available. Live entertainment and free demonstrations add to the festive atmosphere. Free.

Downtown (Highland) - Street Art Festival; Artists transform the streets around the square into an outdoor art museum as they create street paintings in chalk. Food, bands, free.

Downtown (Lebanon) - Lakers Car Cruise; 6-9pm Eckert’s Country Farm (Belleville) - Summer Concert Fest; Copper Creek; Country / blues / rock; 7-9pm; Free

Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - Hoosier Daddy’s; 3pm; American Idle; 8pm; Must be 21 years old Gateway Center (Collinsville) - Railroad Prototype Modelers Meet; Begins at 9AM. Admission- $15; 13 yrs and Under: Free with Paid Adult Hard Road Theatre (Highland) - Young Frankenstein; 7:30–10pm Historic Downtown Square (Highland) - Annual Street Art Festival; Visitors can stroll the streets watching artists create masterpieces right on the pavement using chalks and. There is also a Creative Kids Corner with lots of activities for young, aspiring artists! An Arts Expo featuring several local artists and there will be live music and enjoying great food. Free Jacoby Arts Center (Alton) - Fiber Workshop Weekend Laurie’s Place (Edwardsville) - Every Sat - Jam Session w/ Mo’ Pleasure - 2-6pm Lewis & Clark Community College (Godfrey) - KSHE Blood Drive; 9am Lilly’s Lounge (Alton) - Karaoke Mama Gusto’s (Lebanon) - Rogers and Nienhaus; 7-11pm No-Jacks Bar & Grill (Smithton) - DJ & Karaoke Every Saturday; 9pm Our Lady of the Snows National Shrine (Belleville) - Healiing Day of Reflection “Coming Out Of The Dark”; 9am-3pm Our Lady of the Snows National Shrine (Belleville) - Healing Novena Celebration; 7:30pm Phil’s Bar & Grill (Wood River) - Karoke/DJ; 9pm-2am Piasa Winery & Pub (Grafton) - Live Music; Free Corn Dogs Pop’s (Sauget) - Local Music Showcase; w/ Brokeneck, Midnight Hour, I Have A Bomb!, Out Of Sequence, & Reverend Lowe; 7:00pm; $5 advance, $7 day of show, $2 minor surcharge Salem Community Theatre (Salem) - Hairspray; Hairspray delighted audiences by sweeping them away to 1960’s Baltimore, where the 50’s are out — and change is in the air! Overnight, Tracy Turnblad finds herself transformed from outsider to teen celebrity.

Schatze’s (Belleville) - Live Music Scheve Park (Mascoutah) - Mascoutah Homecoming; Food, fun, parades and live music; Rough Riders; 6:30-10pm

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Schmidt Art Center @ SWIC (Belleville) - Creative Kids Art Class: “Create a Kaleidoscope Pot,” 12:30pm Shenanigan’s (Belleville) - DJ or Live Music Silver Creek Saloon (Belleville) - Social Remedy; 9pm-1am Spectators Sports Bar and Grill (Alton) - Country Karaoke; 9pm- 1am The Cyclery and Fitness Center (Edwardsville) - Saturday Morning East Side Road Ride; 7am The Stagger Inn…Again (Edwardsville) - Live Music The Weingarten (Belleville) - Big Mike Aguire; 6-10pm Wild Country (Collinsville) - Rockin’ Horse

August 5th (Monday) Discovery Garden at LaVista Park (Godfrey) - Garden Workday; 9am–12pm Our Lady of the Snows National Shrine (Belleville) - Healing Novena Celebration; 7:30pm Salem Community Theatre (Salem) - Hairspray; Hairspray delighted audiences by sweeping them away to 1960’s Baltimore, where the 50’s are out — and change is in the air! Overnight, Tracy Turnblad finds herself transformed from outsider to teen celebrity.

Schatze’s (Belleville) - Karaoke

August 4th (Sunday)

August 6th (Tuesday)

Aerie’s Winery (Grafton) - Dan Sproat 2-6pm Belleville West High School (Belleville) - Get Up & Go Biathlon; 7am Bobby’s Frozen Custard (Maryville) - Hollywood Five (Rock/ Dance); 7:30-9:30pm Club 111 (Pontoon Beach) - Crossing Mason; 6pm Crehan’s Irish Pub (Belleville) - First Sunday of Every Month Jam; 4-8pm Dutch Hollow Barn (Belleville) - Every Sunday Jam Session; 7pm Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - Hoosier Daddy’s; 2pm; Ultraviolets 7pm; Must be 21 Gateway Center (Collinsville) - Confluence Crush Roller Derby; Heartbreakers vs Southern Illinois Roller Girls; Smitten Kittens vs Southern Illinois Roller Girls; Doors @ 1pm, first whistle 1:30pm Hard Road Theatre (Highland) - Young Frankenstein; 2–3:30pm Haskell Park (Alton) - Free Concert; 7pm Jacoby Arts Center (Alton) - Fiber Workshop Weekend Mike’s Ten Pin (Alton) - Mondinband; 9:30pm-1:30am Our Lady of the Snows National Shrine (Belleville) - Healing Novena Celebration; 7:30pm Piasa Winery & Pub (Grafton) - Hickory Grove Salem Community Theatre (Salem) - Hairspray; Hairspray delighted audiences by sweeping them away to 1960’s Baltimore, where the 50’s are out — and change is in the air! Overnight, Tracy Turnblad finds herself transformed from outsider to teen celebrity.

Schatze’s (Belleville) - Karaoke Scheve Park (Mascoutah) - Mascoutah Homecoming; Food, fun, parades, car show and live music; Tom and Kathy LaQuest; 11am3pm; Social Remedy; 7-11pm Silver Creek Saloon (Belleville) - Coors Light Bike Night Featuring Dirty Laundry; 6-9pm The Loading Dock (Grafton) - The Jorrells; 4-8pm The Stagger Inn…Again (Edwardsville) - Open Mic Night The Weingarten (Belleville) - Russ Anderson; 3-6pm

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Bike Surgeon (Shiloh) - Tuesday Night Metro East Road Ride;

Hemingway’s Zen Garden (O’Fallon) - Celtica; 7:30pm Pitchers (Belleville) - Tenacious Trivia; 8pm Salem Community Theatre (Salem) - Hairspray; Hairspray delighted audiences by sweeping them away to 1960’s Baltimore, where the 50’s are out — and change is in the air! Overnight, Tracy Turnblad finds herself transformed from outsider to teen celebrity.

Schatze’s (Belleville) - Karaoke

August 7th (Wednesday) Belle Clair Fairgrounds (Belleville) - St. Clair County Fair (Through Aug 11th); Agricultural Exhibits, livestock barns; carnival rides and games, arena events, live music; free admission Belleville West (Belleville) - Back(Pack) to School Day; 5-7pm Cigar Inn (Belleville) - Live Jazz, Cigar/Scotch Night Crehan’s Irish Pub (Belleville) - Karaoke Every Wed Dandy Inn (Fairview Heights) - Car Cruise; 5-9pm Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - Jay N Waylon; 6pm; Must be 21 years old Mike’s Ten Pin (Alton) - Mondinband; 9:30pm-1:30am Pitchers (Belleville) - Sports Trivia; 8pm

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August 2013 Pop’s (Sauget) - Amon Amarth & Children Of Bodom with Battlecross, & Huntress; 7pm; $20 advance, $23 day of show, $2 minor surcharge PSOP/SWIC (Belleville) - The Gateway East Artists’ Guild (GEAG) meets the first Wednesday of every month. Meetings are open to the public. GEAG is an organization for art enthusiasts with all levels of skill; from nationally recognized artists, to those who are just beginning. GEAG is a non-profit group that promotes the visual arts in the Metro-East community. 6pm PSOP/SWIC (Belleville) - Line Dancing; 1:30-3pm; Our instructor, Carol Schwartz, will show you new line dances and techniques each week. This is a great group to dance with, so sliiiide on over. Cost is $2 per session.

Salem Community Theatre (Salem) - Hairspray; Hairspray delighted audiences by sweeping them away to 1960’s Baltimore, where the 50’s are out — and change is in the air! Overnight, Tracy Turnblad finds herself transformed from outsider to teen celebrity.

Schatze’s (Belleville) - Open Mic - 7 – 11pm; with AfterHours Entertainment & your host Banyon Hanner The Stagger Inn…Again (Edwardsville) - Open Mic Night Wild Country (Collinsville) - The Taping of St. Louis Country With WIL gang, Derrick, Danny, Bo & Judy! Open 7pm-1am; - $5 for everyone, FREE w/ valid College ID! Wood River Roundhouse (Wood River) - Imperial Swing Dance Lessons; 6:30–9pm

August 8th (Thursday) Belle Clair Fairgrounds (Belleville) - St. Clair County Fair (Through Aug 11th); Agricultural Exhibits, livestock barns; carnival rides and games, arena events, live music; free admission Bubby and Sissy’s (Alton) - Karaoke Dance Party; 9:30pm1:30am Cigar Inn (Belleville) - Live Jazz Daddieo’s Nite Out (Wood River) - DJ & Karaoke With DJ Co1; 9:30pm-1:30am Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - Featherstone Drive; 7pm Gateway Center (Collinsville) - Free Marketing Series Seminar #1: Email Marketing Simple Strategies for Success; Doors open at 8am; 8:30am to 10:30am Grove Memorial Park (Grafton) - Music In The Park; 7-9pm; Bring your lawn chair and enjoy great music while experiencing the majestic views of the Mississippi River. Concerts will last 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Rain or inclement weather will cancel this event. Free Jailhouse Rock (Trenton) - Class Act Karaoke Lewis & Clark Community College (Godfrey) - Concert Alton Muny Band 8am North Side of Gordon Moore Park (Alton) - Guided Prairie Walks; 6:30pm; Enjoy an evening walk as a guide from the Nature Institute leads you through the Heartland Prairie at Gordon Moore Park. The park hosts nine species of native prairie grasses and 150

prairie wildflowers that are native to Madison County and surrounding Illinois counties. If you want to see wildflowers this is a great place and time to visit. Free Pitchers (Belleville) - Old Salt Union and Harley Giveaway, Presented by Coors Light; 7pm Rural King (Swansea) - Swansea Farmers Market; every Thursday; 11am-3pm Salem Community Theatre (Salem) - Hairspray; Hairspray delighted audiences by sweeping them away to 1960’s Baltimore, where the 50’s are out — and change is in the air! Overnight, Tracy Turnblad finds herself transformed from outsider to teen celebrity.

Schatze’s (Belleville) - Bike Night with Live Music Silver Creek Saloon & Grill (Belleville) - Well Hungarians; Every Thursday Night; 9pm-1am The Abbey (Belleville) - Singer/Songwriter Thursday; Every Thursday night from 7-10pm The Acropolis (Belleville) - Live Music Lunch; 11:30am-1pm The Stagger Inn…Again (Edwardsville) - Live Music Wild Country (Collinsville) - Free Dance Lessons from 7:30 10 w/ Joyce Warren

August 9th (Friday) Aerie’s Winery (Grafton) - Dan Sproat; 5-9pm Belle Clair Fairgrounds (Belleville) - St. Clair County Fair (Through Aug 11th); Agricultural Exhibits, livestock barns; carnival rides and games, arena events, live music; free admission Cigar Inn (Belleville) - Live Jazz Crehan’s Irish Pub (Belleville) - Live Music Downtown (Highland) - Peanut Butter and Jam Festival on the Square; Live Music, vendors and Free PBJ sandwiches; 11:30am-1pm Eckert’s Country Farm (Belleville) - Summer Concert Fest; The Jeff Allen Band; 7-9pm; Free Fairmount Park (Collinsville) - Every Friday night at Fairmount is a Party at the Park! Join us for racing, live music, drink specials and more in this weekly summer tradition. Gates open at 6pm with race post time at 7:30pm Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - Hoosier Daddy’s; 3pm; Planet Boogie; 8pm Jailhouse Rock (Trenton) - Class Act Karaoke Lau-Nae Winery (Red Bud) - Music by Fresh Burn; 6:3010:30pm Lilly’s Lounge (Alton) - Karaoke Piasa Winery & Pub (Grafton) - Open Mic Night every

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Friday night from 7-11pm Pitchers (Belleville) - Belleville Car Cruise; Music outside; 6-9pm Salem Community Theatre (Salem) - Hairspray; Hairspray delighted audiences by sweeping them away to 1960’s Baltimore, where the 50’s are out — and change is in the air! Overnight, Tracy Turnblad finds herself transformed from outsider to teen celebrity.

Schatze’s (Belleville) - Live Music Shenanigan’s (Belleville) - DJ or Live Music Silver Creek Saloon (Belleville) - That 80’s Band; 9pm-1am The Abbey (Belleville) - Friday Night Jazz; Every Friday night from 7-10pm The Stagger Inn…Again (Edwardsville) - Live Music The Weingarten (Belleville) - Brother Hiram; 7-10pm Wild Country (Collinsville) - Blue Steel

August 10th (Saturday) Aerie’s Winery (Grafton) - Dan Sproat; 3-7pm Arlington Greens Golf Course (Granite City) - Tunes on Tap Concert Series: Sky High; 7pm Belle Clair Fairgrounds (Belleville) - St. Clair County Fair (Through Aug 11th); Agricultural Exhibits, livestock barns; carnival rides and games, arena events, live music; free admission Bobby’s Frozen Custard (Maryville) - The Melroys (Country/Rockabilly); 7:30-9:30pm Chez Marilyn (Alton) - The Blu Skies; 8pm Cigar Inn (Belleville) - Saturday Mid-Day Live Jazz Matinee; 5-8pm; Karaoke Night Crehan’s Irish Pub (Belleville) - Live Music Downtown (Belleville) - Car Cruise; Live Music; 6-9pm Downtown (Belleville) - Old Town Market; 7:30am-12pm; Catch the morning’s pick of fresh, flavorful produce grown by local farmers. Peruse the booths of local artisans for one of a kind treasures for yourself or to give as gifts. Shop outdoors and enjoy the sunlight while you get to know your local growers and run into friends or meet new ones!

Downtown (Edwardsville) - Land Of Goshen Community Market; 8am–12pm; Come experience the Land of Goshen Community Market! The Market is your best source for locally grown farm products, tasty baked goods, and wonderful art and gift ideas. The selection changes weekly so plan to visit more than once to fully appreciate the wide selection available. Live entertainment and free demonstrations add to the festive atmosphere. Free.

Eckert’s Country Farm (Belleville) - Summer Concert Fest; Paul Jarvis and the Old Barn Boys; 7-9pm; Free Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - Hoosier Daddy’s; 3pm; Planet Boogie; 8pm Laurie’s Place (Edwardsville) - Every Sat - Jam Session w/ Mo’ Pleasure - 2-6pm Lilly’s Lounge (Alton) – Karaoke 12

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Marion Cultural and Civic Center (Marion) - Younger Than Yesterday featuring former members of The Byrds, Terry Jones Rogers, Scott Nienhaus, Michael Curtis and Tim Politte; 7pm No-Jacks Bar & Grill (Smithton) - DJ & Karaoke Every Saturday; 9pm Phil’s Bar & Grill (Wood River) - Karoke/DJ; 9pm-2am Piasa Winery & Pub (Grafton) - Cherry Hill Pop’s (Sauget) - Late Night: Cold Shot; 1am Salem Community Theatre (Salem) - Hairspray; Hairspray delighted audiences by sweeping them away to 1960’s Baltimore, where the 50’s are out — and change is in the air! Overnight, Tracy Turnblad finds herself transformed from outsider to teen celebrity.

Schatze’s (Belleville) - Live Music Shenanigan’s (Belleville) - DJ or Live Music Silver Creek Saloon (Belleville) - New Crime Theatre; 9pm-1am Spectators Sports Bar and Grill (Alton) - Country Karaoke; 9pm – 1am The Cyclery and Fitness Center (Edwardsville) - Saturday Morning East Side Road Ride; 7am The Stagger Inn…Again (Edwardsville) - Live Music The Weingarten (Belleville) - Avery Hill Band; 6-10pm The Wildey Theatre (Edwardsville) - Rock the Spectrum: An Autism Speaks Benefit Concert; 7pm Wild Country (Collinsville) - Blue Steel Wood River Aquatic Center (Wood River) - Wood River Triathlon; 7 am; 450m Swim, 12M Bike, 4M Run in 9 different age divisions. Entry fee includes a souvenir T-shirt, complimentary brunch,

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August 2013 Hemingway’s Zen Garden (O’Fallon) - Celtica; 7:30pm Pitchers (Belleville) - Tenacious Trivia; 8pm Schatze’s (Belleville) - Karaoke

and a day at The Aquatic Center for the participant and their family.

August 11th (Sunday) Aerie’s Winery (Grafton) - Walt Miller 2-6pm Belle Clair Fairgrounds (Belleville) - St. Clair County Fair (Through Aug 11th); Agricultural Exhibits, livestock barns; carnival rides and games, arena events, live music; free admission Bobby’s Frozen Custard (Maryville) - Funky Butt Brass Band (Funk/Soul);7:30-9:30pm Club 111 (Pontoon Beach) - Crossing Mason; 6pm Crehan’s Irish Pub (Belleville) - First Sunday of Every Month Jam; 4-8pm Dutch Hollow Barn (Belleville) - Every Sunday Jam Session; 7pm Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - Red Rock; 2pm; Radio Star; 7pm Gateway Center (Collinsville) - Gateway Bridal Show; 1-4:30pm; Free Admission For Brides; Regular Admission $5 Mike’s Ten Pin (Alton) - Mondinband; 9:30pm-1:30am Piasa Winery & Pub (Grafton) - Spellbound Salem Community Theatre (Salem) - Hairspray; Hairspray delighted audiences by sweeping them away to 1960’s Baltimore, where the 50’s are out — and change is in the air! Overnight, Tracy Turnblad finds herself transformed from outsider to teen celebrity.

Schatze’s (Belleville) - Karaoke Silver Creek Saloon (Belleville) - Coors Light Bike Night Featuring Breach Of Peace; 6-9pm The Cyclery and Fitness Center (Edwardsville) - I Scream For Ice Cream Ride; Registration: 7:30 am - 9 am; This beautiful ride through the country makes a stop at Annie’s Frozen Custard. The short, medium, and long routes are on roads and portions of Madison County Transit Trails; Fees: On-line - $8 member, $13 non-member, $3 child.

Day of ride - $10 member, $15 non-member, $3 child.

The Stagger Inn…Again (Edwardsville) - Open Mic Night The Weingarten (Belleville) - Kevin Bilchik; 2-5pm The Wildey Theatre (Edwardsville) - Cabaret Showcase Youth Productions Presents “Big - The Musical”; 2pm and 7:30pm

August 14th (Wednesday) Chez Marilyn (Alton) - Rogers & Neinhaus; 7-10pm Cigar Inn (Belleville) - Live Jazz, Cigar/Scotch Night Crehan’s Irish Pub (Belleville) - Karaoke Every Wed Dandy Inn (Fairview Heights) - Car Cruise; 5-9pm Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - Scott And Karl; 6pm Mike’s Ten Pin (Alton) - Mondinband; 9:30pm-1:30am Pitchers (Belleville) - Sports Trivia; 8pm PSOP/SWIC (Belleville) - Line Dancing; 1:30-3pm; Our instructor, Carol Schwartz, will show you new line dances and techniques each week. This is a great group to dance with, so sliiiide on over. Cost is $2 per session.

Schatze’s (Belleville) - Open Mic - 7 – 11pm; with AfterHours Entertainment & your host Banyon Hanner Silver Creek Saloon (Belleville) - Fatty Natty Beach Blast Featuring Three Pedros; 7-10pm The Stagger Inn…Again (Edwardsville) - Open Mic Night Wild Country (Collinsville) - The Taping of St. Louis Country with WIL gang, Derrick, Danny, Bo & Judy! Open 7pm-1am; - $5 for everyone, FREE w/ valid College ID! Wood River Roundhouse (Wood River) - Imperial Swing Dance

August 12th (Monday) Discovery Garden at LaVista Park (Godfrey) - Garden Workday; 9am–12pm Schatze’s (Belleville) - Karaoke

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August 15th (Thursday) 1:30am

Bubby and Sissy’s (Alton) - Karaoke Dance Party; 9:30pm-

Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site (Cahokia) - Cahokia Archaeological Society Meeting Program and meeting, 7:30 pm. Come at 6:30 pm to help wash artifacts.

Cigar Inn (Belleville) - Live Jazz Daddieo’s Nite Out (Wood River) - DJ & Karaoke With DJ Co1; 9:30pm-1:30am Downtown (Belleville) - Diva Night; 5-8pm; Start at CeLeen Gallery & Gifts. End at Tavern on Main Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - Spin the Bottle; 7 pm Jailhouse Rock (Trenton) - Class Act Karaoke Rural King (Swansea) - Swansea Farmers Market; every Thursday; 11am-3pm Schatze’s (Belleville) - Bike Night with Live Music Silver Creek Saloon & Grill (Belleville) - Well Hungarians; Every Thursday Night; 9pm-1am The Abbey (Belleville) - Singer/Songwriter Thursday; Every Thursday night from 7-10pm The Acropolis (Belleville) - Live Music Lunch; 11:30am-1pm The Stagger Inn…Again (Edwardsville) - Live Music Wild Country (Collinsville) - Free Dance Lessons from 7:30 10 w/ Joyce Warren

August 16th (Friday) Aerie’s Winery (Grafton) - Graham Pagano 6-10pm Argosy’s Music Hall, Argosy Casino (Alton) - Memories of Elvis Starring Steve Davis; 7pm; $10 General Admission Bee Hollow Market (Mascoutah) - Wine Tasting; 4-7pm Cigar Inn (Belleville) - Live Jazz Crehan’s Irish Pub (Belleville) - Live Music Downtown (Highland) - Peanut Butter and Jam Festival on the Square; Live Music, vendors and Free PBJ sandwiches; 11:30am-1pm Eckert’s Country Farm (Belleville) - Summer Concert Fest; Chris Talley Trio; 7-9pm; Free Fairmount Park (Collinsville) - Every Friday night at Fairmount is a Party at the Park! Join us for racing, live music, drink specials and more in this weekly summer tradition. Gates open at 6pm with race post time at 7:30pm Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - Acoustic Asylum; 3pm; Ultraviolets; 8 pm Foundation Park (Centralia) - Centralia Balloon Fest; 40 hot-air balloons, races, glows, tethered balloon rides, entertainment, craft fair, car show, fireworks Gateway Center (Collinsville) - Ceramic Show; 10am-4pm; Admission: $7; Children 12 and under are FREE 14

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Jailhouse Rock (Trenton) - Class Act Karaoke Lilly’s Lounge (Alton) - Karaoke Piasa Winery & Pub (Grafton) - Open Mic Night every Friday night from 7:00-11:00 p.m.

Pop’s (Sauget) – Hellyeah; 7pm; w/ Hung Like A Martyr, & tba; $15 advance, $17 day of show, $2 minor surcharge Schatze’s (Belleville) - Live Music Shenanigan’s (Belleville) - DJ or Live Music Silver Creek Saloon (Belleville) - Rough Ryders; 9pm-1am The Abbey (Belleville) - Friday Night Jazz; Every Friday night from 7-10pm The Stagger Inn…Again (Edwardsville) - Live Music The Weingarten (Belleville) - Gabie McGarrah; 6-10pm Wild Country (Collinsville) - American Honey

August 17th (Saturday) Aerie’s Winery (Grafton) - Live Music 3-7pm Alton-Wood River Sportsmen’s Club (Godfrey) - Coors Light/ Remax Express Music Fest; Featuring Borderline Belle Clair Fairgrounds (Belleville) - Flea Market Cigar Inn (Belleville) - Saturday Mid-Day Live Jazz Matinee; 5-8pm; Karaoke Night Crehan’s Irish Pub (Belleville) - Live Music Downtown (Alton) - Alton Block Party; This event features a wide variety of food and drink at reasonable prices provided by neighborhood establishments. Kids’ activities take place from 4 pm to 7 pm and adult activities begin when the bands begin playing afterwards; Free Downtown (Belleville) - Old Town Market; 7:30am-12pm; Catch the morning’s pick of fresh, flavorful produce grown by local farmers. Peruse the booths of local artisans for one of a kind treasures for yourself or to give as gifts. Shop outdoors and enjoy the sunlight while you get to know your local growers and run into friends or meet new ones!

Downtown (Edwardsville) - Land Of Goshen Community Market; 8am–12pm; Come experience the Land of Goshen Community

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August 2013 Market! The Market is your best source for locally grown farm products, tasty baked goods, and wonderful art and gift ideas. The selection changes weekly so plan to visit more than once to fully appreciate the wide selection available. Live entertainment and free demonstrations add to the festive atmosphere. Free.

Eckert’s Country Farm (Belleville) - Summer Concert Fest; Andy Roose; 7-9pm; Free Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - Jay N Waylon; 3pm; Ultraviolets; 8pm Foundation Park (Centralia) - Centralia Balloon Fest; 40 hot-air balloons, races, glows, tethered balloon rides, entertainment, craft fair, car show, fireworks Gateway Center (Collinsville) - Ceramic Show; 10am-4pm; Admission: $7; Children 12 and under are FREE Gateway Center (Collinsville) - Gateway Rubber Stamp Getaway; 9:30am-5pm; Admission: $7 Hawg Pit (Grafton) - Rogers & Neinhaus; 2-6pm Lau-Nae Winery (Red Bud) - Music by Lock and Load; 6:3010:30pm Laurie’s Place (Edwardsville) - Every Sat - Jam Session w/ Mo’ Pleasure - 2-6pm Lilly’s Lounge (Alton) - Karaoke No-Jacks Bar & Grill (Smithton) - DJ & Karaoke Every Saturday; 9pm O’Fallon Community Park (O’Fallon) - MS Walk; Registration begins at 7:30am; Walk starts at 8:30am Phil’s Bar & Grill (Wood River) - Karoke/DJ; 9pm-2am Piasa Winery & Pub (Grafton) - Outlaw Opry Schatze’s (Belleville) - Live Music Shenanigan’s (Belleville) - DJ or Live Music Silver Creek Saloon (Belleville) - Bitter Pill; 9pm-1am Spectators Sports Bar and Grill (Alton) - Country Karaoke; 9pm-1am The Cyclery and Fitness Center (Edwardsville) - Saturday Morning East Side Road Ride; 7am The Stagger Inn…Again (Edwardsville) - Live Music The Weingarten (Belleville) - Dade Farrar; 6-10pm The Wildey Theatre (Edwardsville) - Thunderhead: A Tribute to Rush; 8pm Wild Country (Collinsville) - American Honey

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Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - Acoustic Asylum; 2pm; Champaign Fix; 7pm Foundation Park (Centralia) - Centralia Balloon Fest; 40 hot-air balloons, races, glows, tethered balloon rides, entertainment, craft fair, car show, fireworks Gateway Center (Collinsville) - Gateway Rubber Stamp Getaway; 11am-4pm; Admission: $7 Mike’s Ten Pin (Alton) - Mondinband; 9:30pm-1:30am Piasa Winery & Pub (Grafton) - Thrill Factor Schatze’s (Belleville) - Karaoke Silver Creek Saloon (Belleville) - Coors Light Bike Night Featuring Gypsy Jones; 6-9pm The Stagger Inn…Again (Edwardsville) - Open Mic Night The Weingarten (Belleville) - Lisa Jones; 2-5pm

August 19th (Monday) Discovery Garden at LaVista Park (Godfrey) - Garden Workday; 9am–12pm Schatze’s (Belleville) - Karaoke Watershed Nature Center (Edwardsville) - Wilderness Walk; 9:30am-10:30am; Join the staff at the Watershed Nature Center every third Monday for a narrated hike along its mile long trail. Summer is here, come out and explore the trail on a morning hike. Bring your curiosity, questions, and keen eye for observation. Free. Registration requested for groups of 10 or more.

August 20th (Tuesday) Bike Surgeon (Shiloh) - Tuesday Night Metro East Road

August 18th (Sunday) Aerie’s Winery (Grafton) - Bud Summers 2-6pm Belle Clair Fairgrounds (Belleville) - Flea Market Club 111 (Pontoon Beach) - Crossing Mason; 6pm Crehan’s Irish Pub (Belleville) - First Sunday of Every Month Jam; 4-8pm Downtown (Belleville) - Bicycle Belleville Competitive Cycling Event; 8am-5pm Dutch Hollow Barn (Belleville) - Every Sunday Jam Session; StraightUpMagazine.net

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Ride; 6pm Hemingway’s Zen Garden (O’Fallon) - Celtica; 7:30pm Pitchers (Belleville) - Tenacious Trivia; 8pm Schatze’s (Belleville) - Karaoke

August 21st (Wednesday) Cigar Inn (Belleville) - Live Jazz, Cigar/Scotch Night Crehan’s Irish Pub (Belleville) - Karaoke Every Wed Dandy Inn (Fairview Heights) - Car Cruise; 5-9pm Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - Jay N Waylon; 6pm Pitchers (Belleville) - Sports Trivia; 8pm Mike’s Ten Pin (Alton) - Mondinband; 9:30pm-1:30am PSOP/SWIC (Belleville) - Line Dancing; 1:30-3pm; Our instructor, Carol Schwartz, will show you new line dances and techniques each week. This is a great group to dance with, so sliiiide on over. Cost is $2 per session.

Schatze’s (Belleville) - Open Mic - 7 – 11pm; with AfterHours Entertainment & your host Banyon Hanner Silver Creek Saloon (Belleville) - Whiskey Dixon Acoustic; 7-10pm The Stagger Inn…Again (Edwardsville) - Open Mic Night Wild Country (Collinsville) - The Taping of St. Louis Country with WIL gang, Derrick, Danny, Bo & Judy! Open 7pm-1am; - $5 for everyone, FREE w/ valid College ID! Wood River Roundhouse (Wood River) - Imperial Swing Dance Lessons; 6:30–9pm

Rural King (Swansea) - Swansea Farmers Market; every Thursday; 11am-3pm Schatze’s (Belleville) - Bike Night with Live Music Silver Creek Saloon & Grill (Belleville) - Well Hungarians; Every Thursday Night; 9pm-1am The Abbey (Belleville) - Singer/Songwriter Thursday; Every Thursday night from 7-10pm The Acropolis (Belleville) - Live Music Lunch; 11:30am-1pm The Stagger Inn…Again (Edwardsville) - Live Music Wild Country (Collinsville) - Free Dance Lessons from 7:30 - 10 w/ Joyce Warren

August 23rd (Friday)

Aerie’s Winery (Grafton) - Walt Miller 5-9pm Cigar Inn (Belleville) - Live Jazz Courthouse Square (Waterloo) - Waterloo Homecoming; Rides, games, food and Live Music Crehan’s Irish Pub (Belleville) - Live Music Downtown (Highland) - Peanut Butter and Jam Festival on the Square; Live Music, vendors and Free PBJ sandwiches; 11:30am-1pm Eckert’s Country Farm (Belleville) - Summer Concert Fest; Russ Anderson; 7-9pm; Free Fairmount Park (Collinsville) - Every Friday night at Fairmount is a Party at the Park! Join us for racing, live music, drink specials and more in this weekly summer tradition. Gates open at 6pm with race post time at 7:30pm

August 22nd (Thursday) 1:30am

Bubby and Sissy’s (Alton) - Karaoke Dance Party; 9:30pm-

Cigar Inn (Belleville) - Live Jazz Daddieo’s Nite Out (Wood River) - DJ & Karaoke With DJ Co1; 9:30pm-1:30am Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - Wherehouse Project; 7pm Greater Belleville Chamber of Commerce (Belleville) - Junior Idol Auditions Jailhouse Rock (Trenton) - Class Act Karaoke North Side of Gordon Moore Park (Alton) - Guided Prairie Walks; 6:30pm; Enjoy an evening walk as a guide from the Nature Institute leads you through the Heartland Prairie at Gordon Moore Park.

The park hosts nine species of native prairie grasses and 150 prairie wildflowers that are native to Madison County and surrounding Illinois counties. If you want to see wildflowers this is a great place and time to visit. Free Pitchers (Belleville) - “Benefit for William Gromer” Trivia Night; 7pm; $10 Donation Pop’s (Sauget) - 10 Years; 105.7 The Point presents; 6pm; with Fivefold, & Silent Hollow; $15 advance, $17 day of show, $2 minor surcharge 16

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Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - American Idle; 3pm; Fantasy

Fatty Patty’s (Granite City) - Mondinband; 9pm-1am Jailhouse Rock (Trenton) - Class Act Karaoke Lilly’s Lounge (Alton) - Karaoke Longacre Park (Fairview Heights) - 25th Anniversary Midwest Salute To The Arts; Since 1988, Fairview Heights, Illinois, has been host to the Midwest Salute to the Arts, rated the 40th best fine arts show in the nation. This prestigious event attracts people from across the Midwest and features some of the best sculptors, painters and creators of decorative and wearable art in the United States; Free; 7-10pm Piasa Winery & Pub (Grafton) - Open Mic Night every Friday night from 7:00-11:00pm Pitchers (Belleville) - Live Music; Doorway and Parlor Nights.

8pm in “The Dugout” Pop’s (Sauget) - American Head Charge; presented by The Beard; with Psychostick, Gabriel And The Apocalypse ,Search Party For My Ex-Wife , TBA; 6:30pm; $13 advance, $15 day of show, $2 minor surcharge Schatze’s (Belleville) - Live Music Shenanigan’s (Belleville) - DJ or Live Music Silver Creek Saloon (Belleville) - Trixie Delight; 9pm-1am The Abbey (Belleville) - Friday Night Jazz; Every Friday night from 7-10pm The Showplace (Alton) - Auditions for The Haunting of Hill House; 7 – 8pm; Director, Kevin Frakes will hold auditions (with cold readings from the script). The production runs October 24th through November 3rd (which includes a special Halloween Performance).

The Stagger Inn…Again (Edwardsville) - Live Music The Weingarten (Belleville) - Chris Beldon Comedy Show; 7-10pm The Wildey Theatre (Edwardsville) – Rock Show on Screen; Paul McCartney and Wings; 7pm Wild Country (Collinsville) - Rockin’ Horse

August 24th (Saturday) Aerie’s Winery (Grafton) - Dan Sproat; 3-7pm Belle Clair Fairgrounds (Belleville) - Gun & Knife Show Cigar Inn (Belleville) - Saturday Mid-Day Live Jazz Matinee; 5-8pm; Karaoke Night Courthouse Square (Waterloo) - Waterloo Homecoming; Rides, games, food, parade and Live Music Crehan’s Irish Pub (Belleville) - Live Music Downtown (Belleville) - Old Town Market; 7:30am-12pm; Catch the morning’s pick of fresh, flavorful produce grown by local farmers. Peruse the booths of local artisans for one of a kind treasures for yourself or to give as gifts. Shop outdoors and enjoy the sunlight while you get to know your local growers and run into friends or meet new ones!

Downtown (Edwardsville) - Land Of Goshen Community Market; 8am–12pm; Come experience the Land of Goshen Community

Market! The Market is your best source for locally grown farm products, tasty baked goods, and wonderful art and gift ideas. The selection changes weekly so plan to visit more than once to fully appreciate the wide selection available. Live entertainment and free demonstrations add to the festive atmosphere. Free.

Eckert’s Country Farm (Belleville) - Summer Concert Fest; Blend; 7-9pm; Free Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - Hoosier Daddy’s; 3pm; Fantasy; 8pm Gateway Center (Collinsville) - Aging in Place Showcase; 9am6pm Grafton Boatworks (Grafton) - Grafton Riverside Flea Market; 9am-5pm; Grafton is host to one of the area’s largest flea markets in the voluminous Boatworks building alongside the Loading Dock. You won’t want to miss this fabulous flea market on the river! 70+ dealers with all types of goods, antiques glassware, tools, candles, furniture and good old-fashioned junk! Free Lau-Nae Winery (Red Bud) - Music by Electric Water; 7-10pm Laurie’s Place (Edwardsville) - Every Sat - Jam Session w/ Mo’ Pleasure - 2-6pm Lilly’s Lounge (Alton) - Karaoke Lindenwood University Auditorium (Belleville) - Summer Rhythm & Music Series; Borderline; 7-9pm; $20 per show Longacre Park (Fairview Heights) - 25th Annual Midwest Salute To The Arts; Since 1988 Fairview Heights, Illinois, has been host to the Midwest Salute to the Arts, rated the 40th best fine arts show in the nation. This prestigious event attracts people from across the Midwest and features some of the best sculptors, painters and creators of decorative and wearable art in the United States; Free; 10am-6pm No-Jacks Bar & Grill (Smithton) - DJ & Karaoke Every Saturday; 9pm Phil’s Bar & Grill (Wood River) - Karoke/DJ; 9pm-2am Piasa Winery & Pub (Grafton) - Mondin Band Pitchers (Belleville) - Doorway; in the Dugout; 7pm Pop’s (Sauget) - Late Night: Cold Shot; 1am Schatze’s (Belleville) - Live Music Shenanigan’s (Belleville) - DJ or Live Music Silver Creek Saloon (Belleville) - Saloonatics; 9pm-1am

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110 North High St Belleville, IL 62220

572 Memorial Dr Breese, IL 62230

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Spectators Sports Bar and Grill (Alton) - Country Karaoke; 9pm-1am St. Patrick’s Church (Grafton) - St. Patrick’s Church Picnic; 11am-8pm The Cyclery and Fitness Center (Edwardsville) - Saturday Morning East Side Road Ride; 7am The Showplace (Alton) - Auditions for The Haunting of Hill House; 10am; Director, Kevin Frakes will hold auditions (with cold readings from the script). The production runs October 24th through November 3rd (which includes a special Halloween Performance).

The Stagger Inn…Again (Edwardsville) - Live Music The Weingarten (Belleville) - Permanent Groove Band; 6:3010:30pm Wild Country (Collinsville) - Rockin’ Horse

August 25th (Sunday)

Aerie’s Winery (Grafton) - Randy Clemmons 2-6pm Belle Clair Fairgrounds (Belleville) - Gun & Knife Show Club 111 (Pontoon Beach) - Crossing Mason; 6pm Crehan’s Irish Pub (Belleville) - First Sunday of Every Month Jam; 4-8pm Dutch Hollow Barn (Belleville) - Every Sunday Jam Session; 7pm Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - Scott and Karl; 2pm; Ultraviolets; 7pm Gateway Center (Collinsville) - Aging in Place Showcase; 10am-3pm Grafton Boatworks (Grafton) - Grafton Riverside Flea Market; 9am-5pm; Grafton is host to one of the area’s largest flea markets in the voluminous Boatworks building alongside the Loading Dock. You won’t want to miss this fabulous flea market on the river! 70+ dealers with all types of goods, antiques glassware, tools, candles, furniture and good old-fashioned junk! Free Longacre Park (Fairview Heights) - 25th Anniversary Midwest Salute To The Arts; Since 1988 Fairview Heights, Illinois, has been host to the Midwest Salute to the Arts, rated the 40th best fine arts show in the nation. This prestigious event attracts people from across the Midwest and features some of the best sculptors, painters and creators of decorative and wearable art in the United States; 11am-5pm Mike’s Ten Pin (Alton) - Mondinband; 9:30pm-1:30am Pere Marquette State Park (Grafton) - Peach Festival; 11am3pm Piasa Winery & Pub (Grafton) - Tim Buck Two Schatze’s (Belleville) - Karaoke Silver Creek Saloon (Belleville) - Coors Light Bike Night Featuring Down & Dirty; 6-9pm St. Patrick’s Church (Grafton) - St. Patrick’s Church Picnic; 11am-6pm The Stagger Inn…Again (Edwardsville) - Open Mic Night The Weingarten (Belleville) - Ktish Pager; 3-6pm

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August 26th (Monday) Discovery Garden at LaVista Park (Godfrey) - Garden Workday; 9am–12pm Schatze’s (Belleville) - Karaoke

August 27th (Tuesday) 6pm

Bike Surgeon (Shiloh) - Tuesday Night Metro East Road Ride; Hemingway’s Zen Garden (O’Fallon) - Celtica; 7:30pm Pitchers (Belleville) - Tenacious Trivia; 8pm Schatze’s (Belleville) - Karaoke

August 28th (Wednesday)

Cigar Inn (Belleville) - Live Jazz, Cigar/Scotch Night Crehan’s Irish Pub (Belleville) - Karaoke Every Wed Dandy Inn (Fairview Heights) - Car Cruise; 5-9pm Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - Scott and Karl; 6pm Lewis & Clark Community College (Godfrey) - Pizza, Poetry & Music - Fountain Court; 12pm Mike’s Ten Pin (Alton) - Mondinband; 9:30pm-1:30am PSOP/SWIC (Belleville) - Line Dancing; 1:30-3pm; Our instructor, Carol Schwartz, will show you new line dances and techniques each week. This is a great group to dance with, so sliiiide on over. Cost is $2 per session.

Schatze’s (Belleville) - Open Mic - 7-11pm; with AfterHours Entertainment & your host Banyon Hanner Silver Creek Saloon (Belleville) - Fatty Natty Beach Blast Featuring Three Pedros; 7-10pm The Stagger Inn…Again (Edwardsville) - Open Mic Night Wild Country (Collinsville) - The Taping of St. Louis Country With WIL gang, Derrick, Danny, Bo & Judy! Open 7pm-1am; - $5 for everyone, FREE w/ valid College ID! Wood River Roundhouse (Wood River) - Imperial Swing Dance Lessons; 6:30–9pm

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Bubby and Sissy’s (Alton) - Karaoke Dance Party; 9:30pm-

Cigar Inn (Belleville) - Live Jazz Daddieo’s Nite Out (Wood River) - DJ & Karaoke with DJ Co1; 9:30pm-1:30am Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - Radio Star; 7pm Jailhouse Rock (Trenton) - Class Act Karaoke Lewis & Clark Community College (Godfrey) - Kenny Deshields Band - Free Food; “The Grove” Area Outside of The Commons; 11am Pitchers (Belleville) - Sports Trivia; 8pm Pop’s (Sauget) - Hank III; 7pm; playing Attention Deficit Domination and 3 Bar Ranch Featuring “Tribulation 99”, a film by Craig Baldwin; NO OPENER - Doors 7pm, Show 8pm; $20 advance, $22 day of show, $2 minor surcharge Rural King (Swansea) - Swansea Farmers Market; every Thursday; 11am-3pm Schatze’s (Belleville) - Bike Night with Live Music Silver Creek Saloon & Grill (Belleville) - Well Hungarians; Every Thursday Night; 9pm-1am The Abbey (Belleville) - Singer/Songwriter Thursday; Every Thursday night from 7-10pm The Acropolis (Belleville) - Live Music Lunch; 11:30am-1pm The Stagger Inn…Again (Edwardsville) - Live Music Wild Country (Collinsville) - Free Dance Lessons from 7:30 10 w/ Joyce Warren

August 30th (Friday) Aerie’s Winery (Grafton) - Graham Pagano 6-10pm Cigar Inn (Belleville) - Live Jazz Crehan’s Irish Pub (Belleville) - Live Music Downtown (Highland) - Peanut Butter and Jam Festival on the Square; Live Music, vendors and Free PBJ sandwiches; 11:30am-1pm Eckert’s Country Farm (Belleville) - Summer Concert Fest; Out of Providence Band; 7-9pm; Free Fairmount Park (Collinsville) - Every Friday night at Fairmount is a Party at the Park! Join us for racing, live music, drink specials and more in this weekly summer tradition. Gates open at 6pm with race post time at 7:30pm Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - Scott and Karl; 3pm; All Mixed Up; 8pm Glazebrook Park (Godfery) - The Great Godfrey Maze; 6-10pm; Seven acre outdoor maze using tall corn as walls Jailhouse Rock (Trenton) - Class Act Karaoke Lewis & Clark Community College (Godfrey) - Mississippi River Photography Exhibit; 8am; Hatheway Lobby - August 30 Sept. 13

Lilly’s Lounge (Alton) - Karaoke Piasa Winery & Pub (Grafton) - Open Mic Night every Friday night from 7:00-11:00pm Pitchers (Belleville) - Lindenwood University Back To School Night in “The Dugout”; opens at 8pm Schatze’s (Belleville) - Live Music Shenanigan’s (Belleville) - DJ or Live Music Silver Creek Saloon (Belleville) - Spin The Bottle; 9pm-1am The Abbey (Belleville) - Friday Night Jazz; Every Friday night from 7-10pm The Stagger Inn…Again (Edwardsville) - Live Music The Weingarten (Belleville) - Bob Koehler; 6-10pm The Wildey Theatre (Edwardsville) - Glenn Leonard Presents ‘Hitsville Live’; authentic Mo-town revue featuring former Temptations lead singer (1975-83) and Motown recording artist, Glenn Leonard with the “Hitsville Live” band and vocalists; 8pm

August 31st (Saturday) Aerie’s Winery (Grafton) - Dan Sproat; 3-7pm Belle Clair Fairgrounds (Belleville) - St. Louis Antique Show Cigar Inn (Belleville) - Saturday Mid-Day Live Jazz Matinee; 5-8pm; Karaoke Night Crehan’s Irish Pub (Belleville) - Live Music Downtown (Belleville) - Old Town Market; 7:30am-12pm; Catch the morning’s pick of fresh, flavorful produce grown by local farmers. Peruse the booths of local artisans for one of a kind treasures for yourself or to give as gifts. Shop outdoors and enjoy the sunlight while you get to know your local growers and run into friends or meet new ones!

Downtown (Edwardsville) - Land Of Goshen Community Market; 8am–12pm; Come experience the Land of Goshen Community Market! The Market is your best source for locally grown farm products, tasty baked goods, and wonderful art and gift ideas. The selection changes weekly so plan to visit more than once to fully appreciate the wide selection available. Live entertainment and free demonstrations add to the festive atmosphere. Free.

Eckert’s Farm (Belleville) - Barnyard Olympics; Load up the

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kids and head out to Eckert’s to take place in our annual Barnyard Olympics! Kids will enjoy scoop shovel races at 11am, corn shucking at 1pm and a cherry seed spitting contest at 3pm. Other activities include live music, carnival rides, animals for petting and pony rides. Event will take place from 10am until 5pm.

Eckert’s Country Farm (Belleville) - Summer Concert Fest; Red Lehr and Friends; 7-9pm; Free Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - Hoosier Daddy’s; 3pm; All Mixed Up; 8pm Gateway Center (Collinsville) - Mike Hobbs Auction Service; Doors Open @ 8am; Auction Starts @ 10am Glazebrook Park (Godfery) - The Great Godfrey Maze; 10am10pm; Seven acre outdoor maze using tall corn as walls Laurie’s Place (Edwardsville) - Every Sat - Jam Session w/ Mo’ Pleasure - 2-6pm Lilly’s Lounge (Alton) - Karaoke No-Jacks Bar & Grill (Smithton) - DJ & Karaoke Every Saturday; 9pm Phil’s Bar & Grill (Wood River) - Karoke/DJ; 9pm-2am Piasa Winery & Pub (Grafton) - Rev Michael Jam Band Schatze’s (Belleville) - Live Music Shenanigan’s (Belleville) - DJ or Live Music Silver Creek Saloon (Belleville) - Whiskey Dixon; 9pm-1am Spectators Sports Bar and Grill (Alton) - Country Karaoke; 9pm – 1am Sunrise Restaurant (Lebanon) - Yesterday Once More Car Cruise; 6-9pm The Cyclery and Fitness Center (Edwardsville) - Saturday Morning East Side Road Ride; 7am The Stagger Inn…Again (Edwardsville) - Live Music The Weingarten (Belleville) - Linda Ford; 6-10pm Tiadaghton House (Lebanon) - Grand Opening; Some 65 artists and craftsmen will display and sell on the first floor -- about 55 of these are local (Metro East). On the second floor, four artist studio/ gallery spaces available. A haven in the Metro East where artists can show their work as well as do on-scene demonstrations of painting, blacksmithing, throwing pots and other “hands-on” activities.

Wild Country (Collinsville) - Rockin’ Horse

at 1pm and a cherry seed spitting contest at 3pm. Other activities include live music, carnival rides, animals for petting and pony rides. Event will take place from 10am until 5pm.

Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - Hoosier Daddy’s; 2pm; Glendale Ryders; 7pm Glazebrook Park (Godfery) - The Great Godfrey Maze; 1pmdusk; Seven acre outdoor maze using tall corn as walls Mike’s Ten Pin (Alton) - Mondinband; 9:30pm-1:30am Piasa Winery & Pub (Grafton) - Matt Livasy Schatze’s (Belleville) - Karaoke The Hett @ McKendree (Lebanon) - United States Air Force Band of Mid-America, the principal musical ambassador of Headquarters Air Mobility Command at Scott Air Force Base, will kick-off the McKendree Presents season; Free! 3pm

September 1st (Sunday) Aerie’s Winery (Grafton) - Walt Miller 2-6pm Belle Clair Fairgrounds (Belleville) - St. Louis Antique Show Club 111 (Pontoon Beach) - Crossing Mason; 6pm Crehan’s Irish Pub (Belleville) - First Sunday of Every Month Jam 4-8pm Dutch Hollow Barn (Belleville) - Every Sunday Jam Session; 7pm Eckert’s Farm (Belleville) - Barnyard Olympics; Load up the kids and head out to Eckert’s to take place in our annual Barnyard Olympics! Kids will enjoy scoop shovel races at 11 am, corn shucking 20

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September 2nd (Monday) Aerie’s Winery (Grafton) - Dan Sproat; 1-5pm Discovery Garden at LaVista Park (Godfrey) - Garden Workday; 9am–12pm Downtown Belleville (Belleville) - Labor Day Parade Eckert’s Farm (Belleville) - Barnyard Olympics; Load up the kids and head out to Eckert’s to take place in our annual Barnyard Olympics! Kids will enjoy scoop shovel races at 11 am, corn shucking at 1pm and a cherry seed spitting contest at 3pm. Other activities include live music, carnival rides, animals for petting and pony rides. Event will take place from 10am until 5pm.

Piasa Winery & Pub (Grafton) - Marty Marshall 1-5pm Schatze’s (Belleville) - Karaoke

September 3rd (Tuesday) 6pm

1:30am

Cigar Inn (Belleville) - Live Jazz Daddieo’s Nite Out (Wood River) - DJ & Karaoke with DJ Co1; 9:30pm-1:30am Jailhouse Rock (Trenton) - Class Act Karaoke Rural King (Swansea) - Swansea Farmers Market; every Thursday; 11am-3pm Schatze’s (Belleville) - Bike Night with Live Music Silver Creek Saloon & Grill (Belleville) - Well Hungarians; Every Thursday Night; 9pm-1am The Abbey (Belleville) - Singer/Songwriter Thursday; Every Thursday night from 7-10pm The Acropolis (Belleville) - Live Music Lunch; 11:30am1pm The Stagger Inn…Again (Edwardsville) - Live Music Wild Country (Collinsville) - Free Dance Lessons from 7:30 10 w/ Joyce Warren

September 6th (Friday)

Bike Surgeon (Shiloh) - Tuesday Night Metro East Road Ride; Hemingway’s Zen Garden (O’Fallon) - Celtica; 7:30pm Pitchers (Belleville) - Tenacious Trivia; 8pm Schatze’s (Belleville) - Karaoke

September 4th (Wednesday) Cigar Inn (Belleville) - Live Jazz, Cigar/Scotch Night Crehan’s Irish Pub (Belleville) - Karaoke Every Wed Dandy Inn (Fairview Heights) - Car Cruise; 5-9pm Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - Jay N Waylon; 6pm Lewis & Clark Community College (Godfrey) - “Come Closer Band” Outside Reid Café; 11am Lewis & Clark Community College (Godfrey) - Bud Shultz Band; 12pm; Music Building Atrium 132 Pitchers (Belleville) - Sports Trivia; 8pm PSOP/SWIC (Belleville) - Line Dancing; 1:30-3pm; Our instructor, Carol Schwartz, will show you new line dances and techniques each week. This is a great group to dance with, so sliiiide on over. Cost is $2 per session.

Schatze’s (Belleville) - Open Mic - 7 – 11pm; with AfterHours Entertainment & your host Banyon Hanner The Stagger Inn…Again (Edwardsville) - Open Mic Night Wild Country (Collinsville) - The Taping of St. Louis Country With WIL gang, Derrick, Danny, Bo & Judy! Open 7pm-1am; - $5 for everyone, FREE w/ valid College ID! Wood River Roundhouse (Wood River) - Imperial Swing Dance Lessons; 6:30–9pm

Bubby and Sissy’s (Alton) - Karaoke Dance Party; 9:30pm-

Aerie’s Winery (Grafton) - Dan Sproat; 5-9pm Belle Clair Fairgrounds (Belleville) - Girlie Girlz Gathering Cigar Inn (Belleville) - Live Jazz Crehan’s Irish Pub (Belleville) - Live Music Downtown (Highland) - Peanut Butter and Jam Festival on the Square; Live Music, vendors and Free PBJ sandwiches; 11:30am-1pm Edwardsville Arts Center (Edwardsville) - Main Gallery: 25 Years of Carlis Chee; A Retrospective; Student Gallery: EHS Graduates (Exhibits Run Through Oct. 11th) Fairmount Park (Collinsville) - Every Friday night at Fairmount is a Party at the Park! Join us for racing, live music, drink specials and more in this weekly summer tradition. Gates open at 6pm with race post time at 7:30pm Glazebrook Park (Godfery) - The Great Godfrey Maze; 6-10pm; Seven acre outdoor maze using tall corn as walls Jailhouse Rock (Trenton) - Class Act Karaoke Lewis & Clark Community College (Godfrey) - Art Exhibit

September 5th (Thursday)

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Reeling in Harmony with Melodic Rhythms (Music Lessons) in Belleville and Breese

by Robyn L. Kirsch

Growing and gaining momentum since its inception in 2005 is one there’s a second facility in Breese. Although a smaller facility that started last of Belleville’s best-kept secrets—Melodic Rhythms Music Lessons. Melodic October with six instructors, it too is a success and may expand in the near Rhythms offers a multitude of services ranging from musical instruction and future to accommodate more instructors and students. mentoring, instrument and accessory sales and repairs, instructional materials

“We have now become a very large fixture in the music society in the for grade school to high school academic tutoring, and parent and child classes. area,” Peek said with pride. “We’re leaving a good mark on the scene. I like watchThis tight-knit relaxing environment is not only family oriented, but it’s also ing the scene develop because I feel I’ve had a hand in how it’s developing.” stimulating for all on the age spectrum, according to Bellevillian Greg Bender,

“We also try to make people know that we’re not your common high guitar and bass instructor of five years. school / college kids trying to make a quick buck. This is a whole institution

“What makes us different than (other establishments of the like) is that that is designed for not just learning instruments but for higher learning of inhere it is not a bunch of college kids. Teaching is the most important thing (and) struments. We can take on a complete beginner and take them through complete every teacher here is not just a musician—they’re the best professional musicians professional. We have kids who leave here, they get college scholarships; that that are the best teachers,” Garrett Peek, co-owner and drum instructor, said engo out and play professionally. thusiastically. “We draw from all over the St Louis area - there are teachers that

Peek explains the type of niche community Melodic Rhythms aims contact us because they want to be here. They want to work with us because we to facilitate. “This is a community of the best musicians. Whenever we have have that reputation. So whenever we talk about competition, we don’t feel that someone come into this, we want to be sure they fit into that community. Your we have any competition because of the quality of teachers that we have. violin teacher can affect your guitar teacher, just as all instructors influence one

Peek said he and his team carefully vet all instructors with an extensive another in various ways,” Peek said. interview process. Melodic Rhythms currently has 18 instructors with a new

Bender has grown a name for himself on the local music circuit over instructor from Tennessee coming and is open for new students interested in the last decade playing at local venues while maintaining his teaching with enrollment.

Melodic Rhythms. Bender said he values his position as an instructor because

“We’re excited to announce our new drum instructor, Joe Burress. Joe has a degree in percussion performance and has been teaching at the Academy of Percussive Arts in Memphis, Tennessee for the last several years,” Peek explained. “He has shared the stage with such acts as Audra Brown, Bob Mintzer, Kelly Rowland and Beyonnce Knowles.”

Academic tutoring with Illinois licensed teachers is also offered at Melodic Rhythms. The program offers one-on-one instructional tutoring in math, reading and comprehension, science, social studies, history, plus GED, ACT and SAT preparation courses. With renowned in-district licensed teachers, The Academy at Melodic Rhythms will accommodate grade school level children to high school level teens or adults. Another jewel in the box at Melodic Rhythms is a fairly new course offered by Tara Wright; Mini Melodies – weekly 30 minute ‘mommy (or daddy) and me’ music classes.

“It truly is getting a lot of positive feedback from folks,” Peek said. “Kids will discover melodies, rhythm and how to interact with mom or dad. They’ll be encouraged to be vocal, play with instruments, explore different objects and styles of music and learn body movement.”

According to Peek, exploring different styles of music at an early age can help build strong neural networks, and instrument usage helps the child’s senses of rhythm and beat to expand Piano instructor for the past five years Tom Dawson, of Belleville, mentors Tyler Schmieder, 8, of Belleville, creativity. on a musical piece recently learned on the piano. Schmieder has been a student for about a year along with his twin sister Tess and older brother Trey, 12.

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August 2013 other necessarily, I still think of it like a big family. It’s a very stress free environment, and I would be willing to bet that every teacher feels great when they walk out of the door at the end of the day.”

Typical of the quality of Melodic Rhythms instructors is Steve Ewing, of St. Louis, lead singer for the internationally known band The Urge. He has been long-time jam buddies with Peek and was recently affiliated with Melodic Rhythms. There were future plans for Ewing to teach voice lessons. Ewing said he is unfortunately unable to pursue the endeavor for the time being. With the final recording stage of the upcoming Urge album to be released this fall, Ewing said he’s been swamped with promoting his local shows as well as keeping his “Steve’s Hot Dogs on the Hill” business up and running. An impending tour is also in the works he said, but once things settle down, he hopes to take on the role of voice lesson instructor.

“Garrett is a very professional and a great musician and he has a great relationship with other wonderful musicians. So just knowing how he runs things, I think you’re going to have a better experiMelodic Rhythms Music Lessons is tucked away in downtown Belleville at 110 N. High St. The mural ence there,” Ewing said confidently. “His approach is more focused was a recent addition by local artist Kate Summer to invigorate the external façade of the building on teaching music as opposed to getting (students) in and out and where the melodic magic takes place. that’s what I like about Melodic Rhythms.”

Giving a face to the business is the musically-themed mural by lohe always feels good at the end of the day. cal artist Kate Summer of Freeburg, recently added to the outer façade of the

“I have students ranging from five years to 68 years of age, which Melodic Rhythms building at 110 N. High Street. “’My Music Men’ themed keeps things interesting,” Bender said. “As a teacher, one of the requirements mural was inspired by my travels to music festivals and seeing live bands over that’s placed on me is to teach the fundamentals of reading music in order for the years, especially some of my friends who are musicians. So I’ve been paintthem to be able to effectively communicate with other musicians.” ing them for years now,” Summer said. “I showed Garrett my paintings and he

Blending fun while getting into the nitty gritty of musical theory and loved ‘My Music Men’, so I came up with a new drawing involving them for composition is one way Melodic Rhythms surpasses its competitors, Bender Melodic Rhythms.” said. “My philosophy is just learning theory by itself really has no use unless

Since early childhood, the 25-year-old Summer said she’s been painting you’re applying it. So, I do a lot of reverse engineering with my teaching, plus and drawing and she is very excited to continue her mural work for the busiit keeps the student invested and interested through the more tedious elements ness, which she said is expected to be continued over the next year or two. of the instructional experience.”

“It’s like a dream come true for me (to know I’ve contributed to putting

Peek explained his mindset that private music lessons are a crucial ad- the business on the map,)” Summer said. “I do mural work in people’s homes dendum to those who participate in school bands. “In today’s current climate as well, which I love, but ‘they and theirs’ are the only ones to see them, and of with school bands; to put your kid into band and think that they’re going to course they’re happy which is rewarding too. But this is the first thing that I’ve learn to actually play an instrument is just not the case. The band directors are done that the whole world can see.” working as hard as they can. But cutting the music curriculum back to maybe once or twice a week, how are you really going to be able to really school the

players?” Peek asked rhetorically. “That’s where we come in. We’re trying to

For more information about Kate’s mural work, email find what they are musician-wise - what’s their strengths, what’s their weakkatesdaydreamdesigns@gmail.com or visit www.facebook. nesses - and build them up as a musician within their individual skills. And it com/onestrangesummer gets reflected in their school bands because they know what they’re doing. Our kids get the first superiors at school solo contests. It’s very rare that our kids do anything less than that.”

Peek’s continued dedication to his students isn’t solely his love for music and spreading his passion for music, but also the nature of his relation For more information on Melodic Rhythms, call Belship with all the other instructors and the students. “All of my coworkers are leville at 233-0659 or Breese at 526-7588 or visit extremely knowledgeable on the instruments that they teach, and they’re all www.melodicrhythms.com really nice people too,” Bender said. “Even though we don’t always see each StraightUpMagazine.net

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by small green berries that grow and ripen to a dark violet color in early August. The seed within each berry is edible as well, which is fortunate, because most of the healthful juice would be lost during removal. If juice alone is the goal, it is possible to place many berries in a cheese cloth and

by Brenton Ebersole crush them in a bowl of water, allowing the nutrients and flavor to steep out to more easily be drunk.

In the dead heat of the summer, what’s more refreshing than juicy

The most easily found yet also overlooked edible is so prolific it will berries? The woodlands of the Metro East have a plethora of fresh, tart ber- invade your lawn, garden, driveway, sidewalk, potted plants and even cracks ries ripening throughout the hottest part of our summer season. The frequent in the road! It is likely that it is always nearby from June to October in any rain this year has increased both fruit size and overall yield due to longer place inhabited by humans, and seems to thrive off of our disturbance of the blossom time and much higher pollination rate than in recent years. In addi- soil. Purslane, or Portulaca oleracea, grows low to the ground with succution to thirst quenching fruits, there is one of the most nutritious super food lent red stems and round glossy green leaves, resembling a dessert plant and greens growing absolutely anywhere and everywhere it can find home for its roots, just begging to supplement any salad or summer dish!

Wild black raspberries, or Rubus occidentalis, can be found along the edges of paths and woodlands, forming dense brambles arching along between trees and over other plants in the underbrush. Easily identified by the blue-purple haze on their older vines and 5 – 7 fingered whirled leaves, these plants flower during the end of May / early June and set fruit shortly after. The fruits start green, turn red and darken to a purple black in mid July looking very much like commercially grown blackberries.

There are not a lot of berries ripe at one time during the early stages but come August, the bulk of the harvest turns at once. This makes it well worth the time it takes to carefully navigate the sharp thorns adorning all of their canes. Despite this hazard, it is an amazing source of fruit easily found in most woodlands and well worth the effort. Wild black raspberries can be used in all the ways common to their more known cousins found at orchards or the grocery store.

Traditionally, European and Native American women have used raspberry leaf for centuries for menstrual cramps and during pregnancy as a healthy tonic to help prepare the womb for childbirth. The flavor of the seems almost out of place in the Metro East. It thrives on drought conditions leaf tea is similar to a lightly fruity black tea and can be mixed with any tea and really takes over spaces when the previous plant residents are struggling blend to aid in blood circulation for men as well. To add even more fruit the most, out-competing them with vigorous growth. So much so, it is comflavor to the tea, simply crush a few of the berries during or after steeping. monly seen as a nuisance and can be quite hard to remove. The most tradi Another wonderful wild berry native to our region is considered a tional form of control is actually the most effective, to harvest it! superfruit and a powerful remedy for illness. Black Elderberries, or Sam The stems and leaves of Purslane are all edible, with a crisp, lemony bucus nigra, have gotten a lot of well deserved attention recently for their flavor and a high water content, making it a wonderfully refreshing food health benefits. The berries contain amino acids; carotenoids, flavonoids, vi- for the hot days of August. Not only is it delicious raw or cooked, it is low tamans A and B and a large amount of vitamin C. These flavonoids, includ- in calories and still a nutrient powerhouse. A great source of dietary fiber ing quercetin and anthocyanins, are also found in the flowers and are power- and amino acids, fresh leaves contain surprisingly more omega-3 fatty acids ful antioxidants that protect cells against damage and boost an individual’s than any other leafy vegetable on the planet. It is also one of the highest immune system. Elderberry flowers are often used in herbal cold and cough sources of Vitamin A, a rich source of vitamin C, some B-complex vitamins medicines and teas. The pressed juice from the berries can be found at a and a good source of iron, magnesium, calcium, potassium, and manganese. high price in healthfood stores, but could easily be gathered costing only Research has shown that Purslane contains two alkaloid pigments, beta-cyyour time to receive its wonderful benefits! anins and beta-xanthins. Both are potent anti-oxidants and have been found

Found on woodland edges throughout the Metro East, Elderberries to have anti-mutagenic properties. grow as shrubs or small trees up to nine feet in height bearing compound

All three of these edibles are wonderful wild supplements to our lance leaves. The stalk and leaf stems are green with purple highlights, diets and can be found prolifically throughout the Metro East. Being able to especially on soft new growth. Blooming from mid-May to mid-June with comfortably use this knowledge both at home and when out on a hike in our large clusters of tiny white flowers, they can often be smelled before they woodlands or a walk in our parks can make this hot season a lot more enjoyare seen, adding a beautiful sweet aroma to our area. Each bloom is replaced able and delicious. Stay hydrated. Happy foraging!

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Jessica Canale

My passion and inspiration exceed the limits of my pen and paper as I have dedicated my time to teaching others about art.

After submerging myself for years in art history, techniques and methods I obtained my Bachelors in Art Education from Fontbonne University in St. Louis, MO. I have taught art camps both locally in O’Fallon, IL and in the St. Louis area. Seeing my students have fun while learning about art and creating their own masterpieces only further inspires my own work.

Dabbling in the art world since the age of five I have yet to find a medium I do not enjoy. While my main staples are graphite, charcoal and pastel drawings, I have found a creative outlet in some of the lesser known fields such as Chinese brush painting, basketry and sculpture, as well as photography. I like to use my experience to compose mixed media works; creating an overall reflective and intriguing piece of art.

Cover art: Chinese Brush Painting on Rice Paper

Kathy Gomric Kathy Gomric, Str8Up May Cover artist, will be among the 100 remarkable artists exhibiting at the 25th Annual Midwest Salute to the Arts on August 23-25. Come visit her there.

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August 2013 Daniel Nygard Daniel Nygard is a 32 year old artist, musician and photographer, amongst other things. Over the course of his life, Daniel has ventured and experimented in almost all aspects of what he sees as the “the artistic world”.

“Acrylic paint is what I love to use most. If I could just paint with acrylics all day, I would. But there’s something about photography that is most inspiring, the ultimate way to show the world how I see things”.

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To have your work considered, send hard copy or disc to: Straight-Up Magazine P.O. Box 412 Belleville, IL 62222 Digital submissions should be 300dpi and can be e-mailed to editor@straightupmagazine.net.

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