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A Taste of Southern Illinois ~ Marching to the Beat of a Local Drummer ~ September Calendar of Events ~ Oh to Go to TOCO 2013 ~ Anticipating Autumn~ Comics ~ Submissions

September 2013

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

Nicole Fry

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Inside Page Editors Word – September 2013

September 2013

Straight Up Magazine is here with its 14th 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 Nicole Fry as the cover artist for this fourteenth Straight Up edition! See more on Nicole in our Submissions section.

On September 11th, Str8Up presents NineEleven – A Wounded Warrior Project Benefit Concert. Featured will be regional favorites EarthSol, Miss Molly Simms and the Bible Belt Sinners, and Old Capital Square Dance Club. Hosted by Pitchers Pub in Belleville, this will be a dynamite event. See the full-page ad in this edition and read the article on Zagk Gibbons for more information. And come to Pitchers for this tremendous show! A good time for a good cause!!!

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.

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 260 area distribution locations. And we’ll see you at the clubs, theatres and festivals all over the Metro-East.

The Editors thank you!!!

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Staff

September Credits

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

Contributors

Cover Art: “Careen”, multi-media sculpture by Nicole Fry Cover Logo: Josh Rowan (JoshuaRowan.com) Photography: Mark Polege (Salute to the Arts) Comics: Brian Gardner, De Robinson, Lyndsee Geyer, Wil Sullivan Feature Writers: Brenton Ebersole, Paul Seibert

Submissions

Nicole Fry – sculpture / watercolor Nic Tullis – iPhonetography 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.

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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 Club Escapade Conoco Phillips Crehan’s Pub Dutch Hollow Barn Eckert Florist Effinger’s Garden Center Facial Rejuvenation Center Geo’s Wings 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 Mabista Salon and Spa 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 Pitchers Pub 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 Sweet Sinsation SWIC TOCO Shop Towne & Country Mart Weingarten Win Flowers & Gifts Your Choice Automotive YMCA East

Cahokia

Cahokia Club KC MarkO’s Grill

Caseyville

Amer.’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

Auto Tire Bailey Cakes Bin 51 Bridal Couture Circle K Edison’s Entertainment Edwardsville Library Enclave & Enclave West Green Mobile Handee-Mart (BP) Happy Up Toys Heroic Adventures Mark’s Appliances Random Happiness Run Well Sacred Grounds SIUE Campus Stagger Inn Teaspoon Cafe

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 Just One More Time Hooters Hucks

A Taste of Southern Illinois Marching to the Beat of a Local Drummer September Calendar of Events Oh to Go to TOCO 2013 Anticipating Autumn Comics Submissions 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

Freeburg BP Hucks Casey’s Tom’s

Granite City

Apple Tree Restaurant SWIC Café & Fitness Ctr

Highland

Highland’s Tru-Buy

Lebanon

Fezziwig’s Marketplace Las Cabanas Lebanon Visitors Center Legendary Creations Mama Gusto’s McKendree University 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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Casey’s General Store Dauber’s Pharmacy Han-Dee Mart Jo-Al Winery LaQuinta Hotel & Suites McDonald’s Moore’s Family Restaurant Moto Mart Nite Deposit Sax Hometown Store Scott Credit Union St E’s Medical Plaza Tom’s Supermarket Tony’s Place

O’Fallon

AC Computers 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 Gias Pizza Hemingway’s Zen Garden Hilton Garden Inn Hometown Barber 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

Subway - E. US 50 Subway - Regency Park Towne Lounge Vetta Sports Walgreens Wood Bakery YMCA

Sauget

Sauget Diner SW IL Welcome Center

Scott Air Force Base Chicago Chicken & Fish Ralph’s Barber Quick Mart Scott Elementary School Subway

Shiloh

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 Randy’s Smokehouse Speedy Scrappers Troy Public Library ZX Fuel

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September 2013

A Taste of Southern Illinois

by Paul Seibert

It happens in cities and towns all across the nation. And, this month, it’s happening here for the first time. The First Annual Taste of Southern Illinois occurs on September 27 and 28 in beautiful Horner Park at Lebanon, Illinois.

evening will find The SOR filling the stage. A regional jazz and funk favorite, The SOR members include Kendall Hoffman, John Farrar, Darryl Mixon, and Jay Dover. Sounds begin at 5pm.

Saturday’s lineup starts with Leslie Anne and the Big Muddy

According to the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, a “tasting” is “an event that is organized so that you can try different foods or drinks to see if you like them.” And so is the Taste of Southern Illinois.

Some 20-25 regional restaurants will offer visitors a sampling of their favorite fare under the tents and pavilions of beautiful Horner Park at Lebanon, Illinois. Each restaurant will operate its own tented kitchen. Each visitor will choose their “tastes” from the broad array of menu items available at this extraordinary festival. Truly a celebration of the diverse foods available in this region, visitors will be treated to smells and flavors that only such a gathering can generate. Be sure to come hungry.

Beverage tents will offer a wide selection of your favorite soft drinks, beers, wines and specialty drinks. A full array of Budweiser products from Gray Eagle Distributing will include Lime-ARitas and Strawber-Ritas. A selection of craft beers from local brewer Excel Bottling Company of Breese will offer a complement to the variety of available standards; plus Excel Bottling soft drinks – also locally produced.

Present also will be Gray Eagle’s” Build-A-Bar”, a high-tech mobile beverage unit that folds out of a truck to create a bar unit, complete with widescreen TV and all the other amenities typically only found indoors.

And, speaking of complements, wouldn’t music be perfect with such a gustatory event? But of course. And Taste of Southern Illinois will provide visitors with an excellent variety of musical side dishes. Friday

Blues Band. That sound can be heard beginning at 11:30am. Midday melodies will be provided by Slow Down Scarlet with a repertoire identified as Jambalaya Rock with smooth tones, spicy vocals, groovin’ bass, jammin’ drums, and just a hint of some gritty southern twang. Catch Scarlet beginning at 2pm.

Evening entertainment will be the remarkable sounds of Rogers and Nienhuas. Internationally known, Scott Rogers and Terry Nienhaus are one of the region’s most popular music ensembles. Both former members of the Byrds, Rogers and Nienhaus are noted for their pristine harmonies and searing instrumentation. They are principal members of Younger Than Yesterday (a Byrds Tribute band) and 4&20 (Tribute band for Crosby Stills Nash and Young). A European tour is in the making so catch them here while you can.

And opening for Rogers and Nienhaus will be the Voodoo Lounge Lizards. This versatile and energetic duo flies in from Dallas, Texas, just to be part of the TSI entertainment package. Bring your lawnchairs because you’re going to want to stay for the entire menu of dinner, drink and song.

Voodoo Lounge Lizards will take the stage at 5pm.

And all this transpires on the rolling meadows of beautiful Horner Park of Lebanon, Illinois. Horner Park is 58 acres of pristine green space just north of the Lebanon city limits. Amenities include picnic areas, pavilions, hiking trails, 5-acre fishing lake, children’s playground, tennis courts,

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soccer and ball fields, gorgeous old-growth trees and an 18-hole disc golf course.

The town of Lebanon, Illinois is located just 23 miles east of St. Louis, Missouri. St. Louis Street, also known as “The Brick Street”, takes

Way. Follow Acorn Way about half a mile and then turn right on Widicus Road. Follow Widicus Road for about half a mile and park entrance is on the left.

From I-70 take Route 4 south for about 10 miles and then turn right

you through the historic shopping district where you’ll find a mix of antique stores, quaint shops, restaurants, and other businesses. It is the proud home of McKendree University, the first institution of higher learning in the state of Illinois.

Admission to the festival is free. Food items will be individually priced by each vendor.

Parking is free PLUS free shuttle service will be provided to and from the Shiloh-Scott Metro Link Station nearby.

onto Acorn Way. Follow Acorn Way for about half a mile and then turn right on Widicus Road. Park entrance is on the left about half a mile along Widicus Road.

What:

Taste of Southern Illinois

When:

Friday, September 27, 4-10pm / Saturday, September 28, 11am-

9pm

Event Information: Call 618-792-1606 Horner Park MapQuest: Just scan this code.

Why:

To have a lavishingly good time sampling the cornucopia of foods and beverages available across the Southwestern Illinois region – all conveniently located in one gorgeous and easily accessible location.

Who:

Brought to you by the St. Clair County Chapter of the Illinois Licensed Beverage Association.

Where:

Horner Recreational Park, 11113 Widicus Road, Lebanon, IL 62254.

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September 2013

Marching to the Beat of a Local Drummer

by Brenton Ebersole

Few Metro East drummers have shown such a diversified musical background and a seemingly universal sense of rhythm as Belleville native and 15 year St. Louis area musician, Zagk Gibbons.

Zagk first started playing snare drum when he was 11, drum kit training started in high school with jazz band and he also participated in drum line at Belleville East High School. Zagk said it “was just like military for music training, just beating it into you.” He learned to keep more technical rhythms, so drumming became like second nature. “It’s intense like, oh, you messed up, now do pushups. So every time you mess up, you’re going to drop and give me 10 and that will really teach you to play correctly.”

After learning the rudimentary of drums, he went on to expand his art creatively in independent bands while still in high school. “I’ve played in bands ever since. I mean there’s no way I could list all the bands.” The two most notable in Belleville were Horshack and Emerson.

In the present, Gibbons still continues his training with music, going to school now for audio engineering and production at Vatterott’s ‘EI’ (ex’treme Institute) by Nelly. Zagk said, “It’s awesome; I’m hoping to get out of there and be an engineer in a studio and have a day job in music that can support me doing all of this.” By pouring all of his time 6

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and energy into music, he hopes to one day be fully supported by what he loves most and be able to further support the musical community that gave him his start.

He’s been working a second part time job as well, running the sound board at shows in St Louis venues. Zagk said, “It started back in the old days with setting up shows at (local) VFW halls and you have to bring your own PA and kind of figure it out. Doing that for years and years just kind of translated into me figuring out what I was doing each day and now Photoisbyhelping Madisontie Thorn school up those loose ends.”

Zagk said, “All of the things I do are so varied. I will go from working with a hip-hop artist to playing old country, to playing hard rock, to playing indie rock, to mixing a reggae band at a venue and trying to do R&B vocals at school or something like that; every step of my day is like a different music outlet.”

Currently setting the tempo in a diverse group of bands, Zagk plays for The Leopard, a heavy rock group that blends in the eclecticism of indie rock. Recently, this allowed Zagk to add a major tally to his stage career. He explained, “We got to open for Story of the Year at a sold out show at The Pageant, a St. Louis lifetime dream come true, ya know? It’s a goal you set, you never see yourself actually achieving it, until one day it’s like ‘oh, I’ve got to go do this right now!’ It’s really humbling, I’ll tell you that.” The Leopard just released their second album this year, entitled ‘June’.

Zagk Gibbons also performs in a self-titled solo act, performing live in accompaniment of mixed-loop material he also composed. Previously, he released an album called ‘Exact Zagk As Ax Act’ and currently is finalizing a new album which will be called ‘Nothing with the Letter V’. Explaining the new record, Zagk said, “it’s actually a concept album that chronicles a 7-8 month period of my life and the drastic changes I went through in that period of time. It means a lot to me and is a pretty personal album. Its production came so organically, I couldn’t stop from writing these songs and putting this out, it was my outlet and it kind of just formed itself to be a concept album rather than me intending on putting it out to become any specific thing.”

Zagk is also drummer for the band Old Capital Square Dance Club.

The band’s name was derived from the founding members’ hometown of Vandalia, the state capitol of Illinois from 1820 – 1837. Their sound could be described best as modern blend of classic rock and folk, building a unique sound that holds ties with their many influences including Neil Young and the older feel of The Rolling Stones. “Old Capital tends to play in the altcountry music scene of St. Louis, with Molly Simms, Rum Drum Ramblers and The Doc Ellis Band. We share members with a few of the other bands as well, so we wind up playing shows with them. Tim [piano] plays in Doc Ellis, and Drew [vocals, acoustic, harmonica, or harp] plays in the Barn Mice.”

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“Since joining this band, I’ve been introduced more to the singer-songwriter side of music, [where] a song can be simplistically written but be full of amazing parts, [such as] lyrical content and chord progression. Just heartfelt music, just people that have their heart and mind in one thing, that’s what I can really respond to.”

Being a band spawned from Southern Illinois, Zagk is confident that Old Capital would be well received in the Metro East. Zagk said, “People of the area want to hear Old Capital. When I go out to bars and I hear the kind of music that people are getting into, we’re fitting into that realm. The bands I hear at Oktoberfest and the Chili Cook Off, I feel like that’s us!”

Old Capital released their first album about a year ago called ‘Long White Ride’, and already have most of the tracking done for the next one.

“We’re getting ready to head to the mix down stage.” In reference to the band’s new project, Zagk explained that the local music fans will get their hand in its development. Zagk said, “We’re having a contest to name it, people can suggest a name and we’ll have a list that they can pick through for the album.” Then people can get their followers to Like their choice on the Facebook post and whoever gets the most Likes will be picked and Old Capital will use it to name the album. Zagk said, “You’ll be battling the members of the band and in fact we will be battling ourselves. It will be a fun little [on-going] rivalry, like who’s got the most Likes today?”

One of the things Zagk is most passionate about is extending his love of music back to his native region, the Metro East. “Everybody’s gotten into eating local and shopping local and all that; I don’t know why that shouldn’t convey to music and arts as well.”

Zagk Gibbons and Old Capital Square Dance Club will be performing at Pitchers Pub for a Straight Up Magazine Presents benefit concert on September 11th along with regional favorites EarthSol and Miss Molly

Simms. Explaining his vision for the show Zagk said “My biggest hope, and I’m using the word hope very strongly, is that we would inspire somebody, because that was always the biggest thing for me going and seeing local bands. I thought they were great and I was really inspired to go and write more music.” Zagk hopes to pass on his love of music by inspiring the people in the city he was born in to get out and support local music and maybe compose some of their own passions into art or musical expression.

Old Capital Square Dance Club, EarthSol and Miss Molly Simms and the Bible Belt Sinners. Wednesday, September 11th. NineEleven – A Wounded Warrior Benefit Concert. Produced by Straight Up Magazine.

Sponsored by Pitchers Pub, Wirtz Beverage Group, and Triple Jam Productions. Admission is free. Donations for the Wounded Warrior Project will be requested. All donation proceeds will go to the Wounded Warrior Project.

Concert starts at 7pm.

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NineEleven.

Pitchers Pub 104 West Main Belleville, IL. 618-233-4800

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September Calendar of Events

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September 1st (Sunday)

6pm

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 Dunham Hall Theatre @ SIUE (Edwardsville) - Curtains Up Theatre Company presents Jesus Christ Superstar; matinee 2pm; evening 7:30pm 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 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 (Godfrey) - 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 The Stagger Inn…Again (Edwardsville) - Open Mic Night

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) Belle Clair Fairgrounds (Belleville) - Whirling Bros 3-Ring Circus; The Happiest Show on the Planet; 4:30 and 7:30pm 8

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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 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 Hemingway’s Zen Garden (O’Fallon) - Live Music; 7pm Lewis & Clark Community College (Godfrey) - “Come Closer Band” Outside Reid Café; 11am; Bud Shultz Band; 12pm; Music Building Atrium 132 Lindenwood University Auditorium (Belleville) - Jungle Fire, 6pm; Elemental Shakedown, 7pm; ClusterPuck, 8pm; Old Salt Union, 9pm 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.

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 Randy’s Smokehouse (Troy) - Open Mic; 7-11pm 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

September 5th (Thursday) 1:30am

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

Cigar Inn (Belleville) - Live Jazz Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - Radio Star; 7pm Hemingway’s Zen Garden (O’Fallon) - Live Music; 7pm Jailhouse Rock (Trenton) - Class Act Karaoke Knights of Columbus (Collinsville) - Open Mic Night; every Thursday; 7-11pm Rural King (Swansea) - Swansea Farmers Market; every

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September 2013 Thursday; 11am-3pm Nite Deposit (Mascoutah) - Jam Session with Small Town Famous; 8:30pm 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

September 6th (Friday) Aerie’s Winery (Grafton) - Dan Sproat; 5-9pm Belle Clair Fairgrounds (Belleville) - Girlie Girlz Gathering; everything a girl could want; hundreds of vendors catering to women CeLeen Gallery and Gifts (Belleville) - Art After Five; A monthly art “happening” in Downtown Belleville; 5-8pm Chez Marilyn (Alton) - 3rd Coast Jazz & Blues Cigar Inn (Belleville) - Live Jazz Club Escapade (Belleville) - Art After Five; A monthly art “happening” in Downtown Belleville; 5-8pm Community Park (Shiloh) - 61st Annual Village of Shiloh Picnic; 5pm; live music; fireworks at 9pm Crehan’s Irish Pub (Belleville) - Live Music Downtown (Belleville) - Art After Five every First Friday; A monthly art “happening” in Downtown Belleville. This month: Sole Survivor Gallery, Governor French Academy Art Gallery, Club Escapade, CeLeen Gallery and Gifts, Grimm and Gorly Florist, Local Lucy, My Vintage Addiction, Pairabelles at Rising Star and other venues; Map provided at Sole Survivor Gallery; 5-8pm 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) Elks Lodge (Granite City) - Blend – a cappella doo wop; 7:30pm 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) - Spin the Bottle; 8pm Glazebrook Park (Godfery) - The Great Godfrey Maze; 6-10pm; Seven acre outdoor maze using tall corn as walls Governor French Academy Gallery (Belleville) - Art After Five; A monthly art “happening” in Downtown Belleville; Photography Exhibit Opening Reception; Have Camera, Will Travel; featuring the work of Sarah Abbott, Darlene Caviness and Susan Lowry; 5-8pm Grimm and Gorly Florist (Belleville) - Art After Five; A

monthly art “happening” in Downtown Belleville. 5-8pm Hemingway’s Zen Garden (O’Fallon) - Live Music; 7pm Jailhouse Rock (Trenton) - Class Act Karaoke Latzer Homestead (Highland) - Homestead Harvest Days; a family friendly celebration of history; 7:30am-2pm Lewis & Clark Community College (Godfrey) - Art Exhibit - Winnie Godfrey; Exhibit Open To Public; Hatheway Gym/Banquet Room; 8am Lilly’s Lounge (Alton) - Karaoke Local Lucy’s (Belleville) - Art After Five; A monthly art “happening” in Downtown Belleville. 5-8pm My Vintage Addiction (Belleville) - Art After Five; A monthly art “happening” in Downtown Belleville. 5-8pm Pairabelles (Belleville) - Art After Five; A monthly art “happening” in Downtown Belleville. 5-8pm Piasa Winery & Pub (Grafton) - Open Mic Night every Friday night from 7:00-11:00pm Schatze’s (Belleville) - Live Music Se7en (Belleville) - Pat Liston; 9pm-12am Shenanigan’s (Belleville) - DJ or Live Music Silver Creek Saloon & Grill (Belleville) - Breach Of Peace; 6-9pm Sole Survivor Gallery (Belleville) - Art After Five; A monthly art “happening” in Downtown Belleville. 5-8pm St. Matthew United Methodist Church (Belleville) - God Of All Glory Tour - Steve Green, Larnelle Harris, Twila Paris and Wayne Watson; 7pm The Abbey (Belleville) - Friday Night Jazz; Every Friday night from 7-10pm The Stagger Inn…Again (Edwardsville) - Live Music The Wildey Theatre (Edwardsville) - Friends of the Wildey Present: Rouge Allure, A Runway and Trunk Show

September 7th (Saturday) Aerie’s Winery (Grafton) - Randy Clemmons; 3-7pm Belle Clair Fairgrounds (Belleville) - Girlie Girlz Gathering; everything a girl could want; hundreds of vendors catering to women

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Chez Marilyn (Alton) - Streetbeat Cigar Inn (Belleville) - Saturday Mid-Day Live Jazz Matinee; 5-8pm; Karaoke Night Community Park (Shiloh) - 61st Annual Village of Shiloh Picnic; 4pm; live music Corner Keg Lounge (Highland) - Cold Shot; 9pm 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 (Belleville) - Belleville Historical Society; Fall Historic Tours of Downtown Belleville and the Village of West Bville.

See website for details Downtown (Belleville) - Downtown Belleville Walking Tour; 90 minute walk starts at Veterans Memorial; 10am; reservations required 618-236-7481 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.

Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - Downing and Hunt; 3pm; Spin the Bottle; 8pm Glazebrook Park (Godfery) - The Great Godfrey Maze; 10am10pm; Seven acre outdoor maze using tall corn as walls Grafton Harbor (Grafton) - Rockin’ on the River; Hog Roast and Back to Back Bands including Hobo Jungle; 4-11pm Hemingway’s Zen Garden (O’Fallon) - Live Music; 7pm Latzer Homestead (Highland) - Homestead Harvest Days; a family friendly celebration of history; 7:30am-5:30pm Laurie’s Place (Edwardsville) - Every Sat - Jam Session w/ Mo’ Pleasure - 2-6pm Lewis and Clark State Historic Site (Hartford) - Lewis And Clark Music Festival; 10am-4pm; This annual music event features musicians playing fiddles, dulcimers, and flutes. This music and dance Festival features early American, French, Spanish and Native American music traditional music in venues both in and outdoors. Free Lilly’s Lounge (Alton) - Karaoke Lindenwood University (Belleville) - O’Fallon Writers’ Guild Writing Workshop; 8am-4pm No-Jacks Bar & Grill (Smithton) - DJ & Karaoke Every Saturday; 9pm Phil’s Bar & Grill (Wood River) - Karaoke/DJ; 9pm-2am Piasa Winery & Pub (Grafton) - Blu Skies Pop’s (Sauget) - Night Of Champions; presented by The Beard & FTI Army; with Strata-G, Kold Kace , Freaks R Us, NuttinXnyce , Stogie , Doorway , Yak Boy Fresh, Rhyme Royals; 7pm; $3 advance, $3 10

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day of show, $2 minor surcharge Randall’s Wine & Spirits (Fairview Heights) - 15th Anniversary Wine Tasting; 2-5pm Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows (Belleville) - Touch the Truck event at the Shrine’s Outdoor Amphitheatre; Bring the family for a fun day where kids can see and touch a fire truck, backhoe, dump truck, concrete truck and many more; 3am-10pm Schatze’s (Belleville) - Live Music Se7en Restaurant (Belleville) - Pat Liston; 9pm-12am Shenanigan’s (Belleville) - DJ or Live Music Silver Creek Saloon (Belleville) - Amberfade; 9pm-2am Spectators Sports Bar and Grill (Alton) - Country Karaoke; 9pm – 1am The Abbey (Belleville) - Book Signing; Jennifer Stenger – “The Life That Chose Us”; 10am-12pm The Cyclery and Fitness Center (Edwardsville) - Saturday Morning East Side Road Ride; 7am The Stagger Inn…Again (Edwardsville) - Live Music The Weingarten (Belleville) - Bud Summers; 2pm Tri-County Park (Troy) - Fall Fest; Food, drink, family activities; Classic Car Show; citywide garage sale; 9am-2pm; Live Music with The Man in Black and The Ghostriders; 12-2pm

September 8th (Sunday) Aerie’s Winery (Grafton) - Dan Sproat; 2-6pm Club 111 (Pontoon Beach) - Crossing Mason; 6pm Crehan’s Irish Pub (Belleville) - 60th Annual Gear Jammers Car Show and Cruise Dutch Hollow Barn (Belleville) - Every Sunday Jam Session; 7pm Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - Downing & Hunt; 2pm; American Idle; 7pm First Presbyterian Church (Edwardsville) - SIUE Faculty Recital: Robert Raymond; 3-5pm Hough Park (Belleville) - Second Annual September 11th Memorial 5K Run; 9:11am Latzer Homestead (Highland) - Homestead Harvest Days; a

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September 9th (Monday) Chez Marilyn (Alton) - Hill Williams Discovery Garden at LaVista Park (Godfrey) - Garden Workday; 9am–12pm Lewis & Clark Community College (Godfrey) - On the Commons; Live Band/Free Food; 11am Lewis & Clark Community College (Godfrey) - “Dyfinitive Soul” Band; 11am Schatze’s (Belleville) - Karaoke

September 10th (Tuesday) 6pm

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

Gateway Center (Collinsville) - Collinsville Area Women’s Connection; 12:15-2:15pm; Admission: $13 Hemingway’s Zen Garden (O’Fallon) - Celtica; 7:30pm Pitchers (Belleville) - Tenacious Trivia; 8pm Schatze’s (Belleville) - Karaoke

September 11th (Wednesday) Cigar Inn (Belleville) - Live Jazz, Cigar/Scotch Night Crehan’s Irish Pub (Belleville) - Karaoke Every Wed Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - Scott and Karl; 6pm Hemingway’s Zen Garden (O’Fallon) - Live Music; 7:00pm Lewis & Clark Community College (Godfrey) - Doug Byrkit on guitar; 12pm Lewis & Clark Community College (Godfrey) - St. Louis Symphony; 7pm Pitcher’s Pub (Belleville) - Str8Up Magazine Presents: NineEleven, A Live Music Benefit Concert for Wounded Warriors; featuring Old Capital Square Dance Club, Miss Molly Simms and the Bible Belt Sinners, and EarthSol. Free admission; Tax-deductable donations at the door for The Wounded Warrior Project; Show starts at 7pm.

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 & Grill (Belleville) - Fatty Natty Beach Blast/Three Pedros; 9pm-1am Randy’s Smokehouse (Troy) - Open Mic; 7-11pm 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

September 12th (Thursday) Alton Little Theatre (Alton) - The Drowsy Chaperone; 7:30– 10:30pm Bubby and Sissy’s (Alton) - Karaoke Dance Party; 9:30pm1:30am Cigar Inn (Belleville) - Live Jazz Dunham Hall Theatre @ SIUE (Edwardsville) - Department of Theater and Dance presents Bunraku Bay Puppet Troupe; 7:30-9:30pm Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - Ultraviolets; 7pm Hemingway’s Zen Garden (O’Fallon) - Live Music; 7pm Jailhouse Rock (Trenton) - Class Act Karaoke Knights of Columbus (Collinsville) - Open Mic Night; every Thursday; 7-11pm North Side Park (Breese) - Hamlet; 8pm Schatze’s (Belleville) - Bike Night with Live Music Schmidt Art Center at SWIC (Belleville) - How to Make a Living Through Art – Session One; 5-8pm Silver Creek Saloon & Grill (Belleville) - Well Hungarians; Every Thursday Night 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-

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September 13th (Friday) Aerie’s Winery (Grafton) - Graham Pagano; 6-10pm Alton Little Theatre (Alton) - The Drowsy Chaperone; 7:3010:30pm Belle Clair Expo Center (Belleville) - Children’s Consignment Market Chez Marilyn (Alton) - The Owls Cigar Inn (Belleville) - Live Jazz Crehan’s Irish Pub (Belleville) - Live Music Eckert’s Farm (Millstadt) - Haunted Hayrides E.L. Flannigan’s (Highland) - Pat Liston; 8-11pm Fairmount Park (Collinsville) - Every Friday night at 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) - Featherstone Drive; 8pm Gateway Center (Collinsville) - International Gem & Jewelry Show, Inc.; 12pm-6pm; Admission: $8 @ the door or $6 online For tickets or more information, please visit: www.intergem.com Hemingway’s Zen Garden (O’Fallon) - Live Music; 7pm Jailhouse Rock (Trenton) - Class Act Karaoke Lilly’s Lounge (Alton) - Karaoke Lou and Michelle’s (Waterloo) - Cold Shot; 9pm McKendree University (Lebanon) - Harvest Challenge 5K run Nite Deposit (Mascoutah) - Live Music by Small Town Famous; 9pm North Side Park (Breese) - Hamlet; 8pm Oak Hill (Waterloo) - Block party; Live Music with Butch’s Polka Kings; 5-8pm Piasa Winery & Pub (Grafton) - Open Mic Night every Friday night from 7-11pm Pop’s (Sauget) - Friday The 13th Juggalo Party; presented by The Beard with John Boi , WMO, Insanity J, POW, Shotgun Bayonet, Stand Up Coughin, Proven Effective, Kommon Grounds, Yerrty G, Hazmat, Da Misfit; 6:30pm $7 advance, $10 day of show, $2 minor surcharge Schatze’s (Belleville) - Live Music Schmidt Art Center at SWIC (Belleville) - How to Make a Living Through Art – Session Two; 5-8pm Shenanigan’s (Belleville) - DJ or Live Music Silver Creek Saloon & Grill (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

Alton Little Theatre (Alton) - The Drowsy Chaperone; 7:30– 10:30pm Arlington Greens Golf Course (Granite City) - Tunes on Tap outdoor concert series; Boulderdash; 7pm Belle Clair Expo Center (Belleville) - Children’s Consignment Market Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site (Collinsville) - Missouri Atlatl Association; Annual competition and demonstration of this ancient spear-throwing device.

Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site (Collinsville) - American Indian Educational Days; Learn about Indian customs, beliefs, dress, programs, crafts and art.

Caseyville Park (Caseyville) - Frontier Days; 9am-5pm Cigar Inn (Belleville) - Karaoke Night Crehan’s Irish Pub (Belleville) - Live Music Commerce Bank (Belleville) - West Belleville 5th Annual Wing Fling; Join the West Belleville Promotional Committee and the Greater Belleville Chamber of Commerce for this family event and competition to promote community pride and development in West Belleville and the greater Belleville community. The 5th annual wing cook-off will benefit WERC and West Belleville’s development committee; 2-6pm Downtown (Belleville) - Car Cruise; food, drink and 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

September 14th (Saturday)

Aerie’s Winery (Grafton) - Dan Sproat; 3-7pm

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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 (Belleville) - Village of West Belleville Walking Tour; 60 minute walk starts at West End Park; reservations required 618-236-7481 Eckert’s Farm (Belleville) - Murder Mystery Dinner: Death of a Blackheart; Show starts at 5:30, $40/person includes meal & entertainment.

Eckert’s Farm (Millstadt) - Haunted Hayrides Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - Hoosier Daddy’s; 3pm; Featherstone Drive; 8pm Gateway Center (Collinsville) - International Gem & Jewelry Show, Inc.; 10am-6pm; Admission: $8 @ the door or $6 online; For tickets or more information, please visit: www.intergem.com Hemingway’s Zen Garden (O’Fallon) - Live Music; 7pm Jailhouse Rock (Trenton) - Jeff Caldwell as Elvis; 7:00pm; Accompanied by Vinyl Frontier Band; Experience the music that changed the world, the legendary moves and the indescribable magic of the King of Rock and Roll. Advanced Tickets: $10; Day of Show: $12 Laurie’s Place (Edwardsville) - Every Sat - Jam Session w/ Mo’ Pleasure - 2pm-6pm Lilly’s Lounge (Alton) - Karaoke No-Jacks Bar & Grill (Smithton) - Chili Cookoff and Wing Contest; DJ all day; 1pm with awards at 6pm North Side Park (Breese) - Hamlet; 8pm Phil’s Bar & Grill (Wood River) - Karaoke/DJ; 9pm-2am Piasa Winery & Pub (Grafton) - Hymn River Suite Pop’s (Sauget) - Thirteen A Cross CD Release Show; w/ Doomed To Burn, Terminal Romance, Off The Witness, Eyes of Anubis, Compelled to Destroy, Hallow Point, Reconcera, Encrypted; presented

by The Beard/Kali productions; 6pm; $5 advance, $7 day of show, $2 minor surcharge Randy’s Smokehouse (Highland) - Car Show; every second Saturday; live music RunWell (Edwardsville) - Brave Endeavors! 100+Project and RunWell bring you a series of talks featuring HARD CORE local athletes who have done extraordinary endurance events. They will share their experiences, tips and tricks, and personal struggles! Join us for the discussion and then stay downtown for dinner! 5pm Schatze’s (Belleville) - Live Music Schmidt Art Center at SWIC (Belleville) - Creative Kids Art Class; Getting Wacky with Warhol; ages 5 and up; 12:30-1:30pm Shenanigan’s (Belleville) - DJ or Live Music

Silver Creek Saloon & Grill (Belleville) - Social Remedy; 9pm-1am Spectators Sports Bar and Grill (Alton) - Country Karaoke; 9:00 PM - 1:00 AM The Cyclery and Fitness Center (Edwardsville) - Saturday Morning East Side Road Ride; 7am The Stagger Inn…Again (Edwardsville) - Live Music The Wildey Theatre (Edwardsville) - Jonathan Edwards & John Ford Coley; 8pm

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Market

Aerie’s Winery (Grafton) - Bud Summers 2pm-6pm Alton Little Theatre (Alton) - The Drowsy Chaperone; 2pm Belle Clair Expo Center (Belleville) - Children’s Consignment

Caseyville Park (Caseyville) - Frontier Days; re-enactor encampment; 9am-3pm Cleo’s (Edwardsville) - Pat Liston; 6:30-9:30pm Club 111 (Pontoon Beach) - Crossing Mason; 6pm Dutch Hollow Barn (Belleville) - Every Sunday Jam Session; 7pm Eckert’s (Belleville) - Apple Fest; wagon rides, foods, children’s activities; pony rides; carnival and apples; live music Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) – Red Rock; 2pm; Ultraviolets; 7pm

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Gateway Center (Collinsville) - International Gem & Jewelry Show, Inc.; 11am-5pm; Admission: $8 @ the door or $6 online; For tickets or more information, please visit: www.intergem.com North Side Park (Breese) - Hamlet; 8pm Piasa Winery & Pub (Grafton) - Hickory Grove Pop’s (Sauget) - Battle For Pointfest; w/ Space Train, Ransom Note, +4 TBA; 6pm; $6 advance, $6 day of show, $2 minor surcharge Schatze’s (Belleville) - Karaoke SeVen Restaurant (Belleville) - Pedal for Pooches bicycle poker run; benefit for Belleville Dog Park; starts and ends at SeVen; 10am5pm; Block Party with Live Music by Old Salt Union; 5-8pm Silver Creek Saloon & Grill (Belleville) - Coors Light Bike Night/Small Town Famous; 6pm-9pm The Stagger Inn…Again (Edwardsville) - Open Mic Night

September 16th (Monday) Discovery Garden at LaVista Park (Godfrey) - Garden Workday; 9am–12pm Schatze’s (Belleville) - Karaoke

September 17th (Tuesday) 6pm

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

Dunham Hall Theatre @ SIUE (Edwardsville) - Jazz Combo Concert; 8pm-10pm; General Admission - $12; Seniors & Under 18 Years - $9; SIUE Students admitted free with ID Gateway Center (Collinsville) - Free Marketing Series Seminar #2: Social Media Marketing Made Simple; 8:30-10:30am Hemingway’s Zen Garden (O’Fallon) - Celtica; 7:30pm Pitchers (Belleville) - Tenacious Trivia; 8pm Schatze’s (Belleville) - Karaoke

September 18th (Wednesday) Chez Marilyn (Alton) - Bottom Up Blues Gang Cigar Inn (Belleville) - Live Jazz, Cigar/Scotch Night Crehan’s Irish Pub (Belleville) - Karaoke Every Wed Dunham Hall Theatre @ SIUE (Edwardsville) - Faculty Recital: Kris Pineda Piano; 7:30-9:30pm Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - Jay and Waylon; 6pm Hemingway’s Zen Garden (O’Fallon) - Live Music; 7pm Lewis & Clark Community College (Godfrey) - Fall Fest; 11am 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.

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Randy’s Smokehouse (Troy) - Open Mic; 7-11pm Schatze’s (Belleville) - Open Mic - 7–11pm; with AfterHours Entertainment & your host Banyon Hanner Silver Creek Saloon & Grill (Belleville) - Fatty Natty Beach Blast/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; 6:30pm–9pm

September 19th (Thursday) Alton Little Theatre (Alton) - The Drowsy Chaperone; 7:3010:30pm Bubby and Sissy’s (Alton) - Karaoke Dance Party; 9:30pm1:30am Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site (Collinsville) - Cahokia Archaeological Society Meeting; Program and meeting, 7:30 pm. Come at 6:30 pm to help wash artifacts.

Cigar Inn (Belleville) - Live Jazz Crehan’s Irish Pub (Belleville) - Karaoke Every Wed Downtown (Belleville) - Diva Night; 5pm-8pm; Start at Eye on Design. After-party at Seven Restaurant & Lounge Dunham Hall Theatre @ SIUE (Edwardsville) - Faculty Recital: Kris Pineda Piano; 7:30-9:30pm Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - Radio Star; 7pm Hemingway’s Zen Garden (O’Fallon) - Live Music; 7pm Jailhouse Rock (Trenton) - Class Act Karaoke Knights of Columbus (Collinsville) - Open Mic Night; every Thursday; 7-11pm Lewis & Clark Community College (Godfrey) - Fall Fest; Mayan Culture; 11am Nite Deposit (Mascoutah) - Jam Session with Small Town Famous; 8:30pm 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

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Schatze’s (Belleville) - Open Mic; 7-11pm; with AfterHours Entertainment & your host Banyon Hanner Silver Creek Saloon & Grill (Belleville) - Fatty Natty Beach Blast/Whiskey Dixon Acoustic; 7-10pm The Abbey (Belleville) - Singer/Songwriter Thursday; Every Thursday night from 7-10pm The Acropolis (Belleville) - Live Music Lunch; 11:30am-1pm The Hett @ McKendree University (Lebanon) - Momix: Botanica; Using only light, shadow, props and the human body, the dancerillusionists will astonish you with their exceptional inventiveness and spectacular costumes; 7:30pm The Stagger Inn…Again (Edwardsville) - Open Mic Night The Weingarten (Belleville) - Concert 4 The Cause; A benefit for Hospice of Southern Illinois featuring The Erin Bode Group; 6-10:30pm 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

September 20th (Friday) Bee Hollow (Mascoutah) - Wine Tasting; 4-7pm Chez Marilyn (Alton) - Mondinband Cigar Inn (Belleville) - Live Jazz Crehan’s (Belleville) - Lauren Marshall Band; 9pm Cutter’s (Belleville) - Well Hungarians; 9:30pm Downtown (Belleville) - Oktoberfest and Car Show; Belleville celebrates it German heritage by hosting its annual Oktoberfest which includes tapping of the “Golden Keg” on Friday, carnival rides, a Kid’s Korner, plenty of food, beer, and other refreshments. 11am-11pm; Live music: St Louis Experience, 3-6pm; Straight 6 Band, 7-11pm Downtown (Collinsville) - 30th Annual Italian Fest; Let them eat Italian; family fun for everyone; Bocce Ball Tournament, Grape Stomp, Wine Garden; free children’s area; live music with Tony Mirabelli, The Buried Clocks, Hick Town, Al Holiday & the Rhythm Revue and East of Eads, Johnny Rock-Itt, UltraViolets, Alley Kat Band and Exit 12.

Eckert’s Farm (Millstadt) - Haunted Hayrides 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; 8pm Gateway Center (Collinsville) - Gateway Fall Home & Hot Tub Show; 11am-8pm; Free Admission Hemingway’s Zen Garden (O’Fallon) - Live Music; 7pm Jailhouse Rock (Trenton) - Class Act Karaoke Laurie’s Place (Edwardsville) - Hobo Jungle 16

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Lilly’s Lounge (Alton) - Karaoke Mama Gusto’s (Lebanon) - Pat Liston; 7-10pm No-Jacks (Smithton) - Scavenger Hunt; 8pm Piasa Winery & Pub (Grafton) - Open Mic Night every Friday night from 7-11pm Schatze’s (Belleville) - Live Music Shenanigan’s (Belleville) - DJ or Live Music Silver Creek Saloon & Grill (Belleville) - Gear Jammers Car Show/ Ship Of Fools; 9pm-1am Sts Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church (Swansea) Annual Fall Greek Festival; Games, Greek music, Greek foods; 5-11pm The Abbey (Belleville) - Friday Night Jazz; Every Friday night from 7-10pm The Stagger Inn…Again (Edwardsville) - Live Music

September 21st (Saturday) Aerie’s Winery (Grafton) - Randy Clemmons 3-7pm Alton Little Theatre (Alton) - The Drowsy Chaperone; 7:30– 10:30pm Belle Clair Expo Center (Belleville) - Flea Market; Southern Illinois’ Premiere indoor/outdoor market; hundreds of vendors; antiques, collectables, merchandise; 9am-4pm Chez Marilyn (Alton) - Elemental Shakedown Cigar Inn (Belleville) - 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 (Belleville) - Oktoberfest and Car Show; Belleville celebrates it German heritage by hosting its annual Oktoberfest which includes tapping of the “Golden Keg” on Friday, carnival rides, a Kid’s Korner, plenty of food, beer, and other refreshments. 11am-11pm; Live music: Rendition, 11am-1pm; Sh-Boom, 2-6pm; Super Jam, 7-11pm Downtown (Collinsville) - 30th Annual Italian Fest; Let them

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Downtown (Columbia) - Art on the Bluffs Art Walk; self-guided art tour; food, drink, interactive kid’s area, live music; 10am-6pm 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 (Belleville) - Apple Fest; wagon rides, foods, children’s activities; pony rides; carnival and apples; live music Eckert’s Farm (Millstadt) - Haunted Hayrides Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - Hoosier Daddy’s; 3pm; American Idle; 8pm Garfield Street Saloon (Belleville) - “Paint Historic Belleville” Plein Air Street Fair; 8am-1pm; 12 artist painting Belleville landmarks; Live music by Dade Farrar; Art Auction; 1pm Gateway Center (Collinsville) - Gateway Fall Home & Hot Tub Show; 11am-8pm; Admission is free Hemingway’s Zen Garden (O’Fallon) - Live Music; 7pm Jailhouse Rock (Trenton) - Class Act Karaoke Laurie’s Place (Edwardsville) - Every Sat - Jam Session w/ Mo’ Pleasure - 2-6pm Lilly’s Lounge (Alton) - Karaoke Lincoln Place Community Center (Granite City) - Lincoln Place Heritage Festival; Armenian, Mexican, Macedonian and Bulgarian ethnic foods and pastries; ethnic entertainment with dancers, vocalists and music from Russian, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Armenia, Mexico, Spain, Croatia, Scotland, Celtic Harp, Appalachian and Italian opera; Looking Glass Playhouse (Lebanon) - Shrek The Musical; 7:30pm No-Jacks Bar & Grill (Smithton) - DJ & Karaoke Every Saturday; 9pm Phil’s Bar & Grill (Wood River) - Karaoke/DJ; 9pm-2am Piasa Winery & Pub (Grafton) - Open Mic Night every Friday night from 7-11pm Pop’s (Sauget) - 1st Annual NO DOUGH Show; presented by Indio Radio & The Beard; with OATM , Gooding , StillLine , Conquer As They Come; 7pm; $0 advance, $0 day of show, $2 minor surcharge Riverfront Amphitheatre (Alton) - Seventh Annual Mississippi Earthtones Festival; celebrating the Mississippi River through art, music and conservation; Live music with Green Strum Project, noon3pm; Stone Sugar Shakedown, 3:15-5:15pm; Blu Skies, 5:15-7:45; Aaron Kamm and the One Drops, 8-11pm Schatze’s (Belleville) - Cold Shot; 9pm

Shenanigan’s (Belleville) - DJ or Live Music Silver Creek Saloon & Grill (Belleville) - New Crime Theatre; 9pm-1am Spectators Sports Bar and Grill (Alton) - Country Karaoke; 9pm-1am Sts Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church (Swansea) - Annual Fall Greek Festival; Games, Greek music, Greek foods; 12pm10pm The Cyclery and Fitness Center (Edwardsville) - Saturday Morning East Side Road Ride; 7am The Stagger Inn…Again (Edwardsville) - Live Music

September 22nd (Sunday) Aerie’s Winery (Grafton) - Dan Sproat; 2-6pm Alton Little Theatre (Alton) - The Drowsy Chaperone; 2pm Belle Clair Expo Center (Belleville) - Flea Market; Southern Illinois’ Premiere indoor/outdoor market; hundreds of vendors; antiques, collectables, merchandise; 9am-4pm Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site (Collinsville) - Fall Equinox Observance; Meet at the reconstructed Woodhenge. Arrive by 6:20 am to hear an explanation of the discovery, form and function of this ancient post circle calendar; Free.

Club 111 (Pontoon Beach) - Crossing Mason; 6pm Dutch Hollow Barn (Belleville) - Every Sunday Jam Session; 7pm Eckert’s (Belleville) - Apple Fest; wagon rides, foods, children’s activities; pony rides; carnival and apples; live music Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - Red Rock; 2pm; Ultraviolets; 7pm Gateway Center (Collinsville) - Gateway Fall Home & Hot Tub Show; 10am-6pm; Admission is free Piasa Winery & Pub (Grafton) - Back in the Saddle Pop’s (Sauget) - Mobile Deathcamp; presented by The Beard; with Shotgun Bayonet , Dr. Dick Ramirez, Fall To Zero, TBA; 6:30pm; $12 advance, $13 day of show, $2 minor surcharge Schatze’s (Belleville) - Karaoke

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Shenanigan’s (Belleville) - DJ or Live Music Silver Creek Saloon & Grill (Belleville) - Gear Jammers Car Show/ Ship Of Fools; 9pm-1am Sts Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church (Swansea) Annual Fall Greek Festival; Games, Greek music, Greek foods; 12-6pm The Abbey (Belleville) - Friday Night Jazz; Every Friday night from 7-10pm The Stagger Inn…Again (Edwardsville) - Open Mic Night The Wildey Theatre (Edwardsville) - Canned Heat; A groundbreaking blues/rock band, their niche in music history was secured with their performances at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival and the original Woodstock Festival in 1969. For 44 years, they have played everything from motorcycle festivals to charity shows, while recording 34 albums and selling millions of records. Returning to The Wildey Theatre for one night only. 7pm

September 23rd (Monday) Chez Marilyn (Alton) - Hill Williams Discovery Garden at LaVista Park (Godfrey) - Garden Workday; 9am–12pm Lewis & Clark Community College (Godfrey) - Pizza, Poetry & Music - Fountain Court; 12pm Morris University Center Art Gallery @ SIUE (Edwardsville) Faculty Exhibition: Installment Schatze’s (Belleville) - Karaoke Schmidt Art Center @ SWIC (Belleville) - K-2nd Grade Home School Art Sampler, 10-11:30am

September 24th (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 Schmidt Art Center at SWIC (Belleville) - Homeschool Art Sampler; try different media including paint, graphite, charcoal, clay and more while learning about the old masters and contemporary artists; two week session Tuesdays and Thursdays; 10-11:30am

September 25th (Wednesday) Belle Clair Fairgrounds (Belleville) - Adam’s Auction Cigar Inn (Belleville) - Live Jazz, Cigar/Scotch Night Crehan’s Irish Pub (Belleville) - Karaoke Every Wed Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - Scott & Karl; 6pm Hemingway’s Zen Garden (O’Fallon) - Live Music; 7pm Pitchers (Belleville) - Sports Trivia; 8pm Pop’s (Sauget) - Taproot; presented by The Beard; with 18

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Righteous Vendetta , LYE , The 45, Blackwater Basin; 6:30pm; $13 advance, $15 day of show, $2 minor surcharge 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.

Randy’s Smokehouse (Troy) - Open Mic; 7-11pm Schatze’s (Belleville) - Open Mic; 7-11pm; with AfterHours Entertainment & your host Banyon Hanner Schmidt Art Center @ SWIC (Belleville) - K - 2nd Grade Home School Art Sampler, 10 - 11:30 am Silver Creek Saloon & Grill (Belleville) - Fatty Natty Beach Blast/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

September 26th (Thursday) Bee Hollow (Mascoutah) - Sip n Paint; all materials plus wine provided; reservations required; 6pm Bubby and Sissy’s (Alton) - Karaoke Dance Party; 9:30pm1:30am Cigar Inn (Belleville) - Live Jazz Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - American Idle; 7pm Gateway Center (Collinsville) - Jobs Plus 2013 Hemingway’s Zen Garden (O’Fallon) - Live Music; 7pm Jailhouse Rock (Trenton) - Class Act Karaoke Knights of Columbus (Collinsville) - Open Mic Night; every Thursday; 7-11pm Looking Glass Playhouse (Lebanon) - Shrek The Musical; 7:30pm Schatze’s (Belleville) - Bike Night with Live Music Schmidt Art Center at SWIC (Belleville) - Homeschool Art Sampler; try different media including paint, graphite, charcoal, clay

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September 2013 and more while learning about the old masters and contemporary artists; two week session Tuesdays and Thursdays; 10-11:30am Silver Creek Saloon & Grill (Belleville) - Well Hungarians; Every Thursday Night The Abbey (Belleville) - Singer/Songwriter Thursday; Every Thursday night from 7-10pm The Acropolis (Belleville) - Live Music Lunch; 11:30am-1pm The Hett at McKendree University (Lebanon) - Film Art Series: Munich; 7pm The Stagger Inn…Again (Edwardsville) - Live Music Wild Country (Collinsville) - Free Dance Lessons from 7:3010 w/ Joyce Warren

September 27th (Friday) Aerie’s Winery (Grafton) - Graham Pagano 6-10pm Chez Marilyn (Alton) - The Owls Cigar Inn (Belleville) - Live Jazz Crehan’s Irish Pub (Belleville) - Live Music Eckert’s Farm (Millstadt) - Haunted Hayrides 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 Fatty Patty’s (Granite City) - Cold Shot; 9pm Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - Ultraviolets; 8pm Hemingway’s Zen Garden (O’Fallon) - Live Music; 7:00pm Horner Park (Lebanon) - Taste of Southern Illinois; First Annual regional food tasting event; over 20 food vendors; beers, craft beers, wines and soft drinks; Amenities include picnic areas, pavilions, hiking trails, 5-acre fishing lake, children’s playground, tennis courts, soccer and ball fields, gorgeous old-growth trees and an 18-hole disc golf course. Free parking and free admission; Shuttle service to/from Shiloh Scott MetroLink; 4-10pm; Live music featuring SOR (Sold Out Review) 5-9pm Jailhouse Rock (Trenton) - Class Act Karaoke Lilly’s Lounge (Alton) - Karaoke Looking Glass Playhouse (Lebanon) - Shrek The Musical; 7:30pm Piasa Winery & Pub (Grafton) - Open Mic Night every Friday night from 7-11pm Pop’s (Sauget) - Cannibal Road; “The Low” CD Release Party; w/ OATM, Hollow Point Heroes, Deny The Gravity, & Dibiase; 7pm; $5 advance, $7 day of show, $2 minor surcharge Schatze’s (Belleville) - Live Music Schmidt Art Center @ SWIC (Belleville) - K - 2nd Grade Home School Art Sampler, 10 - 11:30am Seven West Bar & Grill (Trenton) - Cold Shot; 9pm Shenanigan’s (Belleville) - DJ or Live Music Silver Creek Saloon & Grill (Belleville) - Vote For Pedro; 9pm-1am

St Clair School Gym (O’Fallon) - St Clair Brauhaus; Authentic Bavarian beer hall with German music, dancing and foods; 7-11pm; 21 and older Tapestry of Community Organizations - TOCO (Belleville) - 12th Annual TOCO Family Festival at Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park, Eureka MO. Supporting TOCO Direct Services Programs. See details in TOCO Family Festival Ad and Str8Up feature story (Oh To Go To TOCO 2013) The Abbey (Belleville) - Friday Night Jazz; Every Friday night from 7-10pm The Stagger Inn…Again (Edwardsville) - Live Music The Wildey Theatre (Edwardsville) - The Harmans; 8pm VFW Post 8677 (Fairview Heights) - Live music with The Dangers; 9pm-1am

September 28th (Saturday) Aerie’s Winery (Grafton) - Dan Sproat; 3-7pm Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site (Collinsville) - Three mile hike through archaeological and natural areas; 9:30am-1pm Chez Marilyn (Alton) - Hookie Cigar Inn (Belleville) - Karaoke Night Community Park (O’Fallon) - Strange Folk Festival; Featuring 150 indie vendors selling handmade, upcycled, and vintage wares. Unique exhibits and DIY activities for kids and adults, a variety of concessions, and new this year; 10am-6pm; Live bands all weekend: Stephen Koritta 10am; The Bloolights 12pm; Albie Powers 2pm; Oh Alchemy 4pm 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

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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 (Mascoutah) - Mascoutah Jaycee’s Bicycle Poker Run Eckert’s (Belleville) - Apple Fest; wagon rides, foods, children’s activities; pony rides; carnival and apples; live music Eckert’s Farm (Millstadt) - Haunted Hayrides Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - Hoosier Daddy’s; 3pm; Ultraviolets; 8pm Gateway Center (Collinsville) - Mothers of Multiples Metro East St. Louis Hemingway’s Zen Garden (O’Fallon) - Live Music; 7:00pm Horner Park (Lebanon) - Taste of Southern Illinois; First Annual regional food tasting event; over 20 food vendors; beers, craft beers, wines and soft drinks; Amenities include picnic areas, pavilions, hiking trails, 5-acre fishing lake, children’s playground, tennis courts, soccer and ball fields, gorgeous old-growth trees and an 18-hole disc golf course. Free parking and free admission; Shuttle service to/from Shiloh Scott MetroLink; 4-10pm; Live music featuring Leslie Anne and the Big Muddy Blues Band, 11:30am-1pm; Slow Down Scarlett, 2-3:30pm; Rogers and Nienhaus, 5-9pm Laurie’s Place (Edwardsville) - Every Sat - Jam Session w/ Mo’ Pleasure - 2pm-6pm Lilly’s Lounge (Alton) - Karaoke Lindenwood University (Belleville) - Oktoberfest 7K Walk; benefits Gass Park development; 7:30am-12pm Looking Glass Playhouse (Lebanon) - Shrek The Musical; 7:30pm No-Jacks Bar & Grill (Smithton) - DJ & Karaoke Every Saturday; 9pm Phil’s Bar & Grill (Wood River) - Karaoke/DJ; 9pm-2am Piasa Winery & Pub (Grafton) - Jeff & the Gypsies Pop’s (Sauget) - D-Railed; w/ Bare Knuckle Conflict, Séance, Even The Dogs, Time Irrelevant, & Filter The Fallen; 6pm; $3 advance, $5 day of show, $2 minor surcharge Schatze’s (Belleville) - Live Music Schmidt Art Center @ SWIC (Belleville) - Creative Kids Art Class; Panting leave with Gustav; ages 5 and up; 12:30-1:30pm Schmidt Art Center @ SWIC (Belleville) - K - 2nd Grade Home School Art Sampler, 10 - 11:30 am Shenanigan’s (Belleville) - DJ or Live Music Silver Creek Saloon & Grill (Belleville) - Hicktown; 9pm-1am Spectators Sports Bar and Grill (Alton) - Country Karaoke; 9pm-1am Sunrise Restaurant (Lebanon) - Yesterday Once More Car Cruise; 6-9pm SWIC Varsity Gym (Belleville) - Belleville 200 Celebration Trivia Night to benefit Belleville’s 200th Anniversary Celebration in 2014. Grow-up in or near Belleville? This night is for you! Hosted by Roger Schlueter with questions for all levels of trivia buffs. Doors open 20

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at 6; Trivia starts at 7. For reservations contact Belleville Tourism RunWell (Edwardsville) - RunWell Movie Night. Once a month run-related short films and documentaries: A Race for the Soul! Profiles the physical and mental challenges encountered by participants in the Western States 100, a grueling ultra-marathon held in California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains. Popcorn/water provided…bring your beverage of choice! 5pm Tapestry of Community Organizations - TOCO (Belleville) - 12th Annual TOCO Family Festival at Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park, Eureka MO. Supporting TOCO Direct Services Programs. See details in TOCO Family Festival Ad and Str8Up feature story (Oh To Go To TOCO 2013) St Clair Catholic Church (O’Fallon) - St Clair Octoberfest; German dinner, carnival rides, beer and wine garden, kids game and live music; 4-11pm The Cyclery and Fitness Center (Edwardsville) - Saturday Morning East Side Road Ride; 7am The Stagger Inn…Again (Edwardsville) - Live Music The Wildey Theatre (Edwardsville) - The Brothers: A Tribute to The Allman Brothers; 8pm

September 29th (Sunday) Aerie’s Winery (Grafton) - Bud Summers 2-6pm Belle Clair Expo Center (Belleville) - Motorcycle Swap Meet; over 300 booths of new and used parts and accessories Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site (Collinsville) - Artifact ID Day; Bring in artifacts for archaeologists to identify. 12pm-4pm. Free.

Club 111 (Pontoon Beach) - Crossing Mason; 6pm Community Park (O’Fallon) - Strange Folk Festival; Featuring 150 indie vendors selling handmade, upcycled, and vintage wares. Running with Scissor 5K race; Unique exhibits and DIY activities for kids and adults, a variety of concessions, and new this year; 10am6pm; Live bands all weekend: Superfun Yeah Yeah Rocketship 12pm; Letter to Memphis 2pm; Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo 4pm Dutch Hollow Barn (Belleville) - Every Sunday Jam Session; 7pm Eckert’s (Belleville) - Apple Fest; wagon rides, foods, children’s

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September 2013 activities; pony rides; carnival and apples; live music Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - Hoosier Daddy’s; 2pm; Whiskey Dixon; 7pm Looking Glass Playhouse (Lebanon) - Shrek The Musical; 7:30pm Metter Park (Columbia) - Columbia FestiFall; unique food and merchandise vendors; wine tasting, and activities for kids; 1-6pm; live music by Well Hungarians; 2-6pm Piasa Winery & Pub (Grafton) - Tim Buck Two Schatze’s (Belleville) - Karaoke Schmidt Art Center @ SWIC (Belleville) - K-2nd Grade Home School Art Sampler, 10 - 11:30am Silver Creek Saloon & Grill (Belleville) - Coors Light Bike Night/Gypsy Jones; 6-9pm The Stagger Inn…Again (Edwardsville) - Open Mic Night Piasa Winery & Pub (Grafton) - Tim Buck Two Schatze’s (Belleville) - Karaoke Schmidt Art Center @ SWIC (Belleville) - K-2nd Grade Home School Art Sampler, 10 - 11:30am Silver Creek Saloon & Grill (Belleville) - Coors Light Bike Night/Gypsy Jones; 6-9pm The Stagger Inn…Again (Edwardsville) - Open Mic Night

September 30th (Monday) Discovery Garden at LaVista Park (Godfrey) - Garden Workday; 9am–12pm Schatze’s (Belleville) - Karaoke Schmidt Art Center @ SWIC (Belleville) - K-2nd Grade Home School Art Sampler, 10 - 11:30am

October 1st (Tuesday) 6pm

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

Hemingway’s Zen Garden (O’Fallon) - Live Music; 7pm Pitchers (Belleville) - Tenacious Trivia; 8pm Pop’s (Sauget) – Otep; w/ Stolen Babies, New Years Day, & tba; 6pm; $15 advance, $17 day of show, $2 minor surcharge Schatze’s (Belleville) - Karaoke Schmidt Art Center @ SWIC (Belleville) - Homeschool Art Sampler; try different media including paint, graphite, charcoal, clay and more while learning about the old masters and contemporary artists; two week session Tuesdays and Thursdays; 10-11:30am

October 2nd (Wednesday) Cigar Inn (Belleville) - Live Jazz, Cigar/Scotch Night Crehan’s Irish Pub (Belleville) - Karaoke Every Wed Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - Jay and Waylon; 6pm

Hemingway’s Zen Garden (O’Fallon) - Live Music; 7pm Lewis & Clark Community College (Godfrey) - Karaoke - Reid Café; 11am Lewis & Clark Community College (Godfrey) - Women Artists & Composers; Hatheway Hall Auditorium; 12pm Pitchers (Belleville) - Sports Trivia; 8pm Pop’s (Sauget) - These Hearts; presented by The Beard; with My Heart To Fear, A Life Less Grey, The Pride, Burning Down Oceans; 7pm; $12 advance, $13 day of show, $2 minor surcharge 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.

Randy’s Smokehouse (Troy) - Open Mic; 7-11pm Schatze’s (Belleville) - Open Mic; 7–11pm; with AfterHours Entertainment & your host Banyon Hanner Schmidt Art Center @ SWIC (Belleville) - K-2nd Grade Home School Art Sampler, 10 - 11:30am 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

October 3rd (Thursday) 1:30am

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

Cigar Inn (Belleville) - Live Jazz Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - Ultraviolets; 7pm Hemingway’s Zen Garden (O’Fallon) - Live Music; 7pm Jailhouse Rock (Trenton) - Class Act Karaoke Knights of Columbus (Collinsville) - Open Mic Night; every Thursday; 7-11pm Looking Glass Playhouse (Lebanon) - Shrek The Musical; 7:30pm Schatze’s (Belleville) - Bike Night with Live Music Schmidt Art Center @ SWIC (Belleville) - Homeschool Art Sampler; try different media including paint, graphite, charcoal, clay and more while learning about the old masters and contemporary artists; two week session Tuesdays and Thursdays; 10-11:30am Silver Creek Saloon (Belleville) - Well Hungarians; Every Thursday Night 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 (Belleville) - “The Musical

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September 2013

Oh to Go to TOCO 2013

by Paul Seibert

TOCO Fest. It’s an institution. It’s twelve years old this year. And it’s bigger and better than ever.

TOCO Fest. It’s a three day outdoor festival that offers an amazing array of activities: camping, music, art, food and beverage vendors, plus a campsite decorating contest, costume contest, parade float decorating contest, collective arts project. It has kids’ concerts and Kids’ Club and Kids’ Club Underground with a variety of children’s entertainment including face painting, playground, mini golf and game room plus performances and workshops by St. Louis music and science teachers and the St. Louis Hoop Club. There will be three parades, Kids’ Club Babysitting Service, kids’ and adults’ workshops. Plus artists and crafters and other retail vendors.

TOCO Fest. It’s at Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park in Eureka, Missouri on September 27th and 28th. It starts at 3pm on Friday and continues through 3pm on Sunday. Located 1/2 mile from Six Flags, this Missouri campground features resort cottages, cabin rentals, tent sites and RV camping.

TOCO Fest. It’s got a LOT of music. Acts include: Elemental Shakedown, The Bob Band, Aaron Kamm and The One Drops, Sully, Old Salt Union, Hatrick, The Rhythm Section, Vitamen A, EarthSol, Broken Cookie, Mother Meat, Flea Bitten Dawgs, Stone Sugar Shakedown, Chromotones, Space Coyote, Following the Water, Trophy Mules, Greg Silsby, Snarky Gargoyles, Cree Rider Family Duo, Auset Music Project, Ellen the Felon, Acoustic Anonymous, Cosmic Collaborative, Scandelaros, and more.

TOCO Fest. This amazing event is sponsored by the Tapestry of Community Offerings – KDHX Community Radio – Soulard Shanti – Triple Jam Productions – Klance Unlimited – Malisko Engineering – Ski Soda / Excel Bottling – and dozens of other supporters.

TOCO Fest. The name comes from “TOCO”, the Tapestry Of Community Offerings, headquartered in Belleville. TOCO assists children and families in need, through green and community partnerships, in order to build a strong, diverse, sustainable future. TOCO has created direct service 22

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programs which are designed to enrich the lives of children and family members in our surrounding community. Whether through improving edu-

cational opportunities, or by providing basic human needs such as clothing and housewares, each of the TOCO services improves the quality of life for children and family members in our neighborhoods. TOCO currently hosts six community programs. One of them is the TOCO Youth Sponsorships in the Arts. TOCO hosts students in karate, dance, gymnastics, music, and more; providing their monthly lessons, teachers, and equipment in order that they might flourish and see an improvement in the quality of their lives. Proceeds from TOCO Fest benefit the Tapestry Of Community Offerings.

TOCO Fest. Need more reasons to come? Hardly. So let’s just say it’s probably the most fun-filled family-friendly weekend outing you can imagine. And image having such family fun and doing so much good at the same time. Oh, let’s ALL go to TOCO!!!!

More TOCO info: Go to www.TocoFestival.com.

Visit the TOCO Resale Shop at 825 West Main (Belleville) or call 618-257-TOCO (8626) Tuesday – Saturday: 10am4pm. Email: tocoinfo@gmail.com.

Plus also see Straight Up Magazine “Woman of Substance” June 2013 in print or on the web at: http://straightupmagazine.net/2013/06/woman-of-substance-poolingcreativity-to-benefit-the-community/. TOCO is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization.

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Anticipating Autumn

by Brenton Ebersole

As this unusually cool summer comes to a close, the general concern may be that there isn’t any more time to grow your own food in the garden.

Even if you have yet to attempt a fall garden, rest assured there is plenty of time to still grow a bumper crop of edibles in your home’s own yard. The average first frost in the Metro East is around the middle of October, yet in recent years we have gone into the first week of November before it dropped below freezing low enough to be classified as a killing frost. Many crops are cold tolerant or have a short life cycle prior to being edible, so they can survive even later in the year than these projections; closer to Thanksgiving. So if you desire the freshest possible vegetables, know that there are plenty of options possible still for this year.

Vegetables in the brassica family have wonderful cold tolerance. These crops include kale, kohlrabi, broccoli, brussel sprouts and cabbage. Brussels, cabbage and broccoli are longer season crops with an average harvest time of 90-100 days after planting so they might not be able to be planted this late. But if there are any still in the garden, they will survive many frosts and continue producing even under the cover of early snows. Some brussel sprouts and kale at Alma Terra have shown their cold tolerance and survived since their planting in February of 2012. They are producing what appears to be new plants or sprouts on their secondyear growth that previously went to seed this May, making one plant produce the same as up to a dozen plants on a brussel or kale ‘tree’.

All members of the brassica family are regarded highly for their amazing nutritional content and have been found to be highly effective in aiding with heart conditions, blood pressure issues and preventing free radicals in the blood. For example, kale has an astounding 684% the daily value of vitamin K, 206% vitamin A, 104% vitamin C as well as 10 minerals and is a great source of omega-3 and 6 fatty acids in a one cup serving that contains only 33 calories!

Kohlrabi are a much shorter season crop, producing curious tuberous stems that are peeled and cooked like potatoes or shredded raw on a salad.

They are usually of harvest size at about 40-50 days after seed germination, and even when the leaves die back, the stems will survive and stay fresh.

The flavor is a unique taste, slightly spicy yet with the crispness of a carrot when raw.

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tasting foliage and more abundant growth from the less intense and short duration of daylight. The best greens of any species of either are generally grown in fall conditions. They tend to not develop their bitterness because of these conditions. Spinach is a wonderful source of vitamins A, K and C, with 11 minerals and even more amino acids and omegas than kale.

Mustard greens, such as arugula and mesculin, are short season crops and have the added benefit of not hurrying to seed as they might in spring plantings. Their flavor will be milder and more palatable when grown in the fall as well, allowing more people to enjoy their addition to any dish.

Radishes and turnips are also a shorter run to harvest, radishes developing rapidly and may even be harvested 3-4 weeks after planting. Both crops are closely related to mustard greens and have the familiar spice to their greens and are wonderful when shredded and cooked. The tubers are best cut fine or shredded on a salad or cooked similar to potatoes in any dish.

Onions and garlic are members of the allium family and are traditionally recommended to be planted by seed or set in the month of September. They will grow vigorously until the cold kills back their foliage.

The greens of both are all edible and are prepared similar to chives. They make for a sweet yet spicy addition to any salad, sandwich, soup or stir fry.

Garlic can be started from seed, divided from starter bulbs from a garden center or, for a more frugal yet equally successful option, from cloves divided from organic bulbs from any market or grocery store. The cloves, when divided, are planted skinny side up about an inch under the soil - the wider section is where the roots develop. By the end of next spring, when the heat withers the greens, the cloves will have turned into 8-15 separate equallysized pieces within the newly formed bulb!

Onions will follow the same life cycle and develop into a good sized bulb by the end of next spring. The flavor of either is wonderfully more intense than store-bought alliums, and they will keep perfectly in the soil until dug up, saving storage space in the kitchen and guaranteeing they will be the freshest possible source each time they are gathered.

Whether you’re starting fresh or are replacing some fading warm season crops in a previously existing garden, there is plenty of time left to make the most of our region’s long cool season after summer has faded.

Starting alliums this fall guarantees there will be a nice start to next spring’s garden and, in fact, will help hold onto a section of the garden from adventitious plants arrival. Also, they are a great forecast marker for when to plant next year. Once their greens have popped up, it’s generally safe to start greens and brassicas again! Good luck and bountiful harvests!

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Comics

September 2013

So what‛cha havin‛ son?

Eh, I could care less

Ew, don‛t you know what they put in those humans?

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Submissions Nicole Fry

September 2013 Nicole Fry recently graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Drawing, with an emphasis in Contemporary Art History, from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

Careen: A sculpture series on view at the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Campus, near the Metcalf Theater and Science Building.

Bicycles are woven into the fabric of campus life. They are a common sight at SIUE. The bicycle itself provides both a reliable source of transportation, as well as a fun recreational activity. The bike is an intricate form that completes a simple task – movement.

When installed as sculptural elements, the bikes are elevated from domestic items into the realm of art objects, causing the viewer to pause and reflect on their own modes of transportation.

See more Nicole Fry at www.NicoleFry.com.

The Refinery Series: An exploration of more traditional fine arts materials and applications. The subject itself, the Wood River Refinery Complex, provides a multitude of striking, intricate visuals. The refinery is a complex and emotionally stirring topic in its surrounding community.

Nic Tullis Nic Tullis (iPhonetography) is an up and coming young photographer from Belleville who specializes in capturing and/or editing photos using his iPhone 4s.

Nic is self-taught and aspires to travel internationally taking more than simple scenery shots. His awareness of social issues and societal challenges is evident in the images he captures on film, and is inspired, in part, by his grandfather, Jim Quinn, who was an award-wining photojournalist from Rockford, Illinois.

Despite only being active in the Metro East art scene for less than a year, Nic has already had pieces on display at Soulard Art Market, the 33February exhibit organized by mySLAR.org and was included in the 2013 Young Artist Showcase at Sole Survivor Art Gallery in Belleville.

See more Nic Tullis at http://instagram.com/ iphonetography

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September 2013 The 25th Annual Midwest Salute to the Arts

The Erin Bode Group performing on Friday evening, Aug. 23rd.

At the Straight-Up Magazine tent; cover artist Kevin Pickard, featured artist Lyndsee Geyer, St.Louis artist Vesnsa Delevska, & musician Deyan Bratic.

July cover artist Jake Bishop demonstrating at the Straight-Up Magazine tent.

Shoppers & purchasers enjoying the very many tents of artwork.

Kim Massie and her group performing on Saturday, Aug. 24th.

August’s cover artist Kathy Gomric on-site to discuss & display her work.

Crowds turning out for Erin Bode and her group on Aug. 23rd.

June cover artist Kevin Pickard at the Str8Up Magazine tent at the 2013 Midwest Salute to the Arts, August 2325, Fairview Heights. Also appearing at the Str8Up tent were July cover artist Jake Bishop, August cover artist Jessica Canale, feature artists Kate Summer, De Robinson and Lyndsee Geyer. Above photo of Kevin Pickard by Paul Seibert, other photos by Mark Polege.

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Artist Kathleen Fenton, one of the many artists at the art fest, demonstrating her technique to some shoppers.

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