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Editors Word – October 2014 October of 2014! The 27th monthly edition of Straight Up Magazine, ‘Serving Up Art, Music and Culture for the Metro-East’s Enjoyment’. The Metro East deserves its own arts and entertainment magazine. It’s here and it’s called Straight Up!!!

We are pleased to have John Coleman Jr. as the cover artist for this twenty-seventh Straight Up edition!

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Staff

October Credits

Editors: Dylan Seibert, Paul Seibert, Nathanal Callaghan Layout Design Artists: Mark Polege, Michelle Reynolds, Dylan Seibert Sales: Paul Seibert, Mark Palmer Ad Artists: Mark Polege, Michelle Reynolds, Wil Sullivan Calendar: Dylan Seibert, Paul Seibert, Michelle Reynolds Website Design: Mark Polege (MarkusDesignWorks.com) Photography: Mark Polege (PhotographyofMarkPolege.com) Distribution: Brenton Ebersole; Brian Gardner, Daniel Nygard, Kaila Ryan, Sarah Skiold-Hanlin

Contributors

Cover Art: John Coleman, Jr. Cover Logo: Josh Rowan (JoshuaRowan.com) Photography: Dan Cross, Kathy Sax, Mark Polege, John Dorroh Occompanying Artwork: John Coleman, Jr. Feature Writers: Henry Collins, Dan Cross, Michelle McIntosh, John Dorroh, Stephen Harrick

Submissions

Sandy Watts, John Coleman, Jr. All material in this publication and its affiiated on-line content are 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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Table of Contents

October 2014

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Comic Book Culture in the Metro East

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Belleville 200th Celebration in Review

by Dan Cross, Kathy Sax, Mark Polege

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A Second Look at the Second Reading Book Shop by John Dorroh

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The Season for Fright

by Michelle McIntosh

October Calendar of Events

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October Submissions

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by Stephen Harrick

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Belleville

10th Street Baking Co 4204 Main Street Brewing Co. Adenaline Prints Almighty Tattoos Althoff CHS Art Dept Anthony’s Salon At Home Computer Repair Bank of Belleville Bamboo Valley Buffet Bank of Belleville Beatnik’s Bell Air Bowl Belle Clair Expo Cente Belleville Inr & Suites Belleville Public Libraries (West Main; East Washington) Ben’s Crafts & Floral Blissfull Living Studio Blue Agave BP Huck’s Locations (Carlyle Ave; N. Illinois St.) Bronx Zoo Boutique Casablanca Café CeLeen Gallery Centerfield Bar and Grill Chamber of Commerce Christopher Mikal Photo.

Circa City Hall Club Escapade Conoco Phillips Crehan’s Irish Pub

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Cahokia

Cahokia Club KC Hanger Restaurant

Caseyville

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Centreville

Terry’s Home & Garden

Collinsville

Bert’s Chuckwagon Collinsville Public Library

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Columbia

Columbia City Saloon

Edwardsville

Auto Tire Bailey Cakes Bin 51 Bridal Couture Circle K Edison’s Entertainment Enclave & Enclave West Green Mobile Handee-Mart (BP) Happy Up Toys Heroic Adventures Mark’s Appliances Public Library Run Well Sacred Grounds Southern IL University (The Alestle Office, Arts & Sciences Dept., Dunham Theatre, Lovejoy Library, Morris University Center) Stagger Inn...Again Teaspoon Cafe

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Freeburg

Casey’s Deli Express Skootr’s West Tom’s Supermarket

Glen Carbon Glen Mart

Granite City

Apple Tree Restaurant Southwestern IL College (Cafe’, Fitness Center)

Highland

501 Blues Club CharlieDave’s BBQ Great Clips Highland’s Tru-Buy Randy’s House of BBQ

Lebanon

Artimis Brickstreet Arts Fezziwig’s Marketplace Ghost Vapor Shop Hanger 18 Guitar Repair Shop Las Cabanas Lebanon Visitors Center Legendary Creations Mama Gusto’s McKendree University (Art Dept., Gallery of Art, Hett Arts Center, Holman Library) MotoMart Public Library Sasafras Way Photography Tiadaghton House Whimsey Gifts

Maryville

Villa Marie Winery

Mascoutah

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Casey’s Casa Azteca Circle K City Hall CoffeeHouse Co & Salon Country Inn and Suites CVS Days Inn Drury Inn Egg and I Extended Stay Frieze Harley Davidson Gas Mart Gias Pizza Hemingway’s Zen Garden Hilton Garden Inn Hometown Barber Knights of Columbus Lake Point Dental LaParilla Restaurant Luckenbooth Gallery McDonald’s Memorial Healthcare/Therapy New Art Legacies Public Library RJ’s Computer Schnucks Shell St. E’s Medical Center Suburban Inn Subway Restaurants (Regency Park, E. US HWY 50) Super 8 Towne Lounge Vetta Sports Walgreens Wood Bakery YMCA

Sauget

Sauget Diner SW IL Welcome Center

Scott Air Force Base

O’Fallon

AC Computers Baymont Inn Candlewood Suites

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Shiloh

Bank of Edwardsville David Anthony Barber Dierberg’s Golden Corral St. Louis Bread Quizno’s Walgreens Wings of Shiloh

Smithton

All Mart Century 21 Advantage No-Jacks Bar & Grill Tom’s Supermarket

Swansea

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

Troy

Inksane Asylum Randy’s House of BBQ Speedy Scrappers Public Library ZX Fuel

Waterloo

BoBecks Sports Bar & Grill City Hall Gallagher’s JV’s Bar and Grill Karban’s Knotty Pines Papa Vito’s Schorr Lake Vineyard

St. Louis

Broadway Oyster Bar & Grill HWY 61 Roadhouse Iron Barley Market Pubhouse Molly’s in Soulard

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Comic Book Culture in the Metro East

by Stephen Harrick Their characters dominate the box office and television screens. They appear in newspapers and online. Collectors spend hundreds of millions of dollars to procure the issues that they seek.

Comics are everywhere, including the Metro East.

San Diego may be home to the largest comic convention in the United States, but especially for those who cannot make it out to the West Coast, Illinois has much to offer comics enthusiasts.

During the month of October, the Metro East will play host to a number of events that will entice any fan of comic books and comics culture.

First up is Archon.

Dubbed “The Midwest’s Premier Science Fiction and Fantasy Event,” this will be the convention’s 38th annual offering. Paul Daly is this year’s Artist Guest of Honor. He has illustrated and written a variety of comics, including Planet of the Apes, Alien Nation, The Terranauts and the Eisner Award-nominated series Athena Voltaire. Actor Tony Todd, who appeared in the film adaptation of the graphic novel The Crow, will also be on hand.

Dozens of artists, writers and dealers (both local and national) will be in attendance, selling all forms of merchandise. Many of the artists will likely sketch commissions of your favorite characters, but be aware: the larger and more elaborate the request, likely the more expensive the price.

The convention will also offer music performances, gaming, a grand masquerade, an art show, children’s programming, film screenings, dances both Friday and Saturday night, and much more.

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The convention will take place October 3-5 at the Gateway Convention Center in Collinsville. Ticket prices vary according to which day you want to attend (adult tickets range from $25-$45, though prices for children are even more affordable). For tickets, panel information and updates on artists and dealers, check out www.archonstl.org/38. (See the QR Code) Anime Getaway is next up on October 25.

Even though it might seem geared more for anime fans, the convention will offer plenty for fans of comics and manga as well. Also at the Gateway Convention Center in Collinsville, the event will include panels, a cosplay contest, video games, the dealer’s room and more. In attendance will be comic book artist Jenn Blake, who has published work in My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. She has also worked on the comic Albert the Alien.

Other guests will include Todd Haberkorn and Three Rivers Okiya. The former is a voice actor whose talents may be heard in Star Trek Continues, Pokémon, and Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood.

The latter is a group of historians and performers devoted to educating and promoting awareness of Japanese art and traditions through performances and demonstrations. With such a diverse array of talent in attendance, fans of anime, comics, gaming, television, and history buffs will find plenty of interest at Anime Getaway. Tickets are a mere $5 and available at the door. For more information, visit www.animegetaway.com/stlouis.

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Finally, McKendree College in Lebanon will host the cartoonist and film director Marjane Satrapi on October 27.

Her most famous work, Persepolis, is an autobiographical look at Satrapi’s upbringing during the Islamic Revolution in Iran. Persepolis won the prestigious Prix Alph’art Coup de Coeur at the Angoulême International Comics Festival in France. She went on to co-direct a film adaptation of the book, which garnered Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations. She also wrote and illustrated Persepolis 2, Chicken with Plums, and Embroideries. This will be a unique opportunity to interact with an internationally respected creator of graphic novels and films. The program is free but tickets are required (available at www.mckendree.edu/the_ hett/speaker-series.php). (See the QR Code) Taken as a whole, these events only begin to demonstrate that comics and their readers and fans are a creatively rich and vibrant community within the vast shared culture of the Metro East. And by expanding the radius slightly, the month’s events list grows to include Lit in the Lou, a literary festival across the river in University City. Running October 10-12, the free event will feature Ignatz Award-winning cartoonist Kevin Huizenga. Whether you like superheroes, science fiction, memoirs, manga, or more, the Metro East has plenty to offer both first-time comic book readers and seasoned veterans alike.

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October 2014 “A Second Look at The Second Reading Book Shop”

by John Dorroh In this day of chains -- big box stores, restaurants, car parts and service shops, etc. – it’s refreshing to find a locally-owned bookstore with character. The Second Reading Book Shop at 16 East Broadway Street in Alton seeks to meet the needs of a discerning reading public who want more than ordered rows of highly categorized books in an ‘antiseptic environment’.

John Dunphy, a native Altonian, and somewhat of a Renaissance man, owns and manages the establishment, which is inhabited by three feline friends. (My favorite was Brisket, who looked like a …well… like a well-done beef brisket.)

Dunphy’s great-uncle Joe became his role model, taking young John on field trips into the newsroom and printing plant of the local newspaper where Uncle Joe worked as the assistant editor.

Dunphy’s love for reading (and eventually writing) followed him into the classroom. He is a Southern Illinois University Edwardsville graduate with two degrees in history and is living a life that reflects his passions. He reads, writes, and interacts with customers - meeting the needs of people who want what most chains don’t offer. True, there is no coffee bar with biscotti and highlypriced muffins, but there is a nice selection of books in a shop that feels like home.

Along with his taste for history, Dunphy delved into political science and philosophy, feeling that such a foundation would help him begin writing non-fiction articles and books. In fact, it did.

Dunphy taught writing at Lewis & Clark Community College in Godfrey until 2006 when he decided to devote his time to helping the book store cats keep house at 16 East Alton.

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A brief history of the structure.…

The original book store, Crivello’s (Mike Crivello), was founded in 1979. John discovered it as a patron and bought the place in 1987. The structure is an 1831 Federal-style building along Alton’s busy riverfront Broadway Street.

“This is the final store,” he said, adding that he owns the building. That building, by the way, played a significant role in the Underground Railroad.

The guts…

I had visited the store last winter on a blitz trip through Alton but did not have much time. During last week’s visit, I casually strolled through the shop and made some observations, first noting vintage classics lined and stacked along a wall. It smelled like what I think a bookstore should smell like – books! -- and I felt comfortable and at home.

There was a cookbook section, philosophy, history, and a room for younger readers. I thumbed through sci-fi titles, pulp fiction, and spotted several slightly used modern novels. There were many books about and by locals.

John Dunphy, the writer…

Just as it did not take Dunphy long to write his first non-fiction book (Lewis & Clark’s Illinois Volunteers, 2003), his fiction garden began to produce fruit with two chapbooks, Old Soldiers Fading Away and Stellar Possibilities. Several additional titles are on display and for sale, all written by Dunphy and his haiku group, The Mississippi Mud Daubers.

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October 2014 What: The Second Reading Book Shop

The small group meets whenever they feel it’s time.

There are no dues, no officers, no written guidelines.

Where: 16 East Broadway Street, Alton, IL

“We have all bases covered in our shop,” said Dunphy, “and we also have first editions, collectibles.”

His first book rests on one of the glass countertops next to Abolitionism and the Civil War in Southwest Illinois. Near that title, stands From Christmas to Twelfth Night in Southern Illinois. Needless to say, Dunphy is

When: Monday - Saturday, 11am-5pm Contact: 618-462-2830 thesecondreading@piasanet.com (e-mail) secondreadingbookshop.com (shop website)

a prolific writer. Uncle Joe’s inspiration was like some magic long-lasting tonic. It went a long, long way.

His numerous titles of haiku - and forms of haiku – dotted the landscape. I couldn’t help buying three for myself: Touching Each Tree, (2014), Confluence: A Haiku Collection (The Mississippi Mud Daubers, 2009), and Zen Koanhead: A Senryu Collection, (2008). And there are others.

johndunphy.com (John Dunphy’s website)

“We receive visitors from all over the country, all over the world,” said Dunphy. Alton may not be noted for its literary dominance, but people who like books and book stores seem to find their way to The Second Reading Book Shop. The building is well-marked. Look for the American flag… and a cat or two in the window.

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October Calendar of Events

October 2014

October 1st (Wednesday)

Cigar Inn (Belleville) - Live Jazz, Cigar/Scotch Night; 9pm Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - Jay and Waylon; 6pm Hey Guys Comedy Club (Fairview Heights) - Open Mic Night; comedy contest quarter finals; doors 6:30pm; show starts 7:30pm *Mama Gusto’s (Lebanon) - College night specials with DJ Schwen Mike’s Ten Pin (Alton) - Mondinband; 9:30pm-1:30am *Miscellanea House (Belleville) - Acoustic Open Mic Night every Wednesday; 7-10pm PSOP (Belleville) - Gateway East Artist Guild Membership meeting: Jacqueline Gomez, Stained Glass / Mosaics; 6pm PSOP/SWIC (Belleville) - Line Dancing; 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. 1:30-3pm Randy’s House of BBQ (Troy) - Open Mic Jam; 7-11pm Schatze’s (Belleville) - Open Mic with AfterHours Entertainment & your host Banyon Hanner; 7-11pm Stagger Inn…Again (Edwardsville) - Open Mic Night *Stur Restaurant (Edwardsville) - Live music every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday; every Wednesday night featuring Night Train *Villa Marie Winery (Maryville) - Wine All You Want Wednesdays; “Group Therapy”; leave the men at home, ladies, for an evening of guaranteed fun; every first Wednesday; this month’s theme: Bewitched; 6-9pm Wild Country (Collinsville) - The Taping of St. Louis Country with WIL gang, Derrick, Danny, Bo & Judy! $5 for everyone, FREE w/ valid College ID! 7pm-1am Wood River Roundhouse (Wood River) - Imperial Swing Dance Lessons; 6:30-9pm

October 2nd (Thursday)

4204 Main Street Brewing Co (Belleville) - Live Music every Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights; tonight featuring Whiskey Dixon; 7pm 501 Blues Club (Highland) - Thursday Night Open Mic Jam Session; 8pm Bike Surgeon (O’Fallon) - Hammer Fest Bike Ride; 13.68 miles; 462.64’ elevation gain; every Thursday; 6pm Bubby and Sissy’s (Alton) - Karaoke Dance Party; 9:30pm-1:30am Cigar Inn (Belleville) - Live Jazz; 9pm Community Garden (O’Fallon) - Come play in the dirt; Community Garden Work Days every Monday and Thursday; tools provided – bring your own gloves; 8-11am Crehan’s Irish Pub (Belleville) - Karaoke every Thursday Downtown (Belleville) - The Belleville Running Club holds group runs in downtown Belleville every Thursday night at 6pm and Saturday morning at 8am. Thursday night runs meet at the parking lot at A and Jackson (Baja Cali).

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Downtown (Highland) - Farmers Market; open air market features vendor grown vegetables, fruits, flowers, baked goods, preserves and specialty items as well as the work of artisans. Familyfriendly activities will be regular events at the market.

October 2nd (Thursday) Downtown (Highland) - Farmers Market; open air market features vendor grown vegetables, fruits, flowers, baked goods, preserves and specialty items as well as the work of artisans. Familyfriendly activities will be regular events at the market. Thursdays 4-7pm Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - Radio Star; 7pm Geo’s Wings (Belleville) - Bike Night every Thursday night Jailhouse Rock (Trenton) - Class Act Karaoke JRs Last Call (Belleville) - DJ Schwen *No-Jacks (Smithton) - Live music every Thursday night; tonight featuring Randy Webb; 7-11pm *Pitchers Pub (Belleville) - Open Mic Night hosted by Kimmy V (of EarthSol) and Tony V (of Vitamen A); all musicians, poets and performance artists welcome; every Thursday; 9pm-12am Rural King (Swansea) - Farmers Market; Fresh vegetables and fruits, baked goods and meats are available plus local handcrafted goods. Every Thursday thru October 11am-3pm Schatze’s (Belleville) - Bike Night with Live Music Silver Creek Saloon & Grill (Belleville) - Well Hungarians; Every Thursday Night Stagger Inn…Again (Edwardsville) - Live Music The Abbey (Belleville) - Singer/Songwriter Thursday; Every Thursday night from 7-10pm *The Hett @ McKendree University (Lebanon) - Potpourri Concert; 7:30pm Wild Country (Collinsville) - Free Dance Lessons w/ Joyce Warren; 7:30-10pm

October 3rd (Friday)

4204 Main Street Brewing Co (Belleville) - Live Music every Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights; tonight featuring Brad and Matt; 8pm Aerie’s Winery (Grafton) - Stan Corliss in the beer garden every Friday thru Oct; 5-9pm Bee Hollow Market (Mascoutah) - Wine Tasting; 4pm-7pm; Sample a selection of domestic and international wines. Weather permitting: enjoy our Patio.

Cigar Inn (Belleville) - Live Jazz; 9pm Crehan’s Irish Pub (Belleville) - Live Music Downtown (Belleville) - 31st Annual Chili Cookoff; over 60 venders; 11am-10:30pm; live music by Rat Rod Kings, 12pm; The Smash Band, 6pm Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - Anthony Nanney, 7pm; Fantasy, 8pm *Gateway Convention Center (Collinsville) - 38th Annual Archon Convention. The Midwest’s Premier Science Fiction and Fantasy Event; 1:30pm til...

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October 2014 *Governor French Academy Art Gallery (Belleville) Mousepaintings by Str8Up Cover Artist Larry Spencer; opening reception, 6-8pm Hemingway’s Zen Garden (O’Fallon) - Live Acoustic Music with Jeff Faulkner; 7pm Hey Guys Comedy Club (Fairview Heights) - Willie Farrell; 8 and 10pm Highway 61 Roadhouse (Webster Groves) - Bonaventure Kings; 7-11pm Jailhouse Rock (Trenton) - Class Act Karaoke *Knights of Columbus Watering Hole (O’Fallon) - DJ Rev Disco; 8pm-12am Lilly’s Lounge (Alton) - Karaoke *Miscellanea House (Belleville) - Live music every Friday Night; 7pm *No-Jacks (Smithton) - Live music every Friday night; tonight featuring Matt Diekemper; 7-11pm *Papa Vito’s (Belleville) - Live music with Joe Truttman and Ron Wooley Duo; 7pm Piasa Winery & Pub (Grafton) - Open Mic Night every Friday night from 7-11pm *Pitchers Pub (Belleville) - Big Mike Aguirre and the Blues City All Stars Schatze’s (Belleville) - Live Music Shenanigan’s (Belleville) - DJ or Live Music Skootr’s (Mascoutah) - Clark Rowden Stagger Inn…Again (Edwardsville) - Live Music *Stur Restaurant (Edwardsville) - Live music every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday The Abbey (Belleville) - Every Friday Night Concert; Can’t Talk to Girls; 7-10pm The Wildey Theater (Edwardsville) - An Evening with Legendary Al Stewart; 8pm Village Hall (Caseyville) - Hero Inside Trivia Night; benefit for Hero Inside Foundation to eliminate heroin use and addiction. Doors at 6pm; games at 7pm

October 4th (Saturday)

4204 Main Street Brewing Co (Belleville) - Live Music every Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights; tonight featuring Slick Ice; 8pm Aerie’s Winery (Grafton) - Stan Corliss in the beer garden every Sat thru Oct; 2-9pm Bella Milano (O’Fallon) - Brother Hiram; 8-10pm *Belle Clair Expo Center (Belleville) - Belleville Knife and Gun Show BoBeck’s Sports Bar & Grill (Waterloo) - Live DJ spins your favs; 9pm Cigar Inn (Belleville) - Karaoke Night Crehan’s Irish Pub (Belleville) - Live Music Downtown (Belleville) - 31st Annual Chili Cookoff with over 60 venders; 11am-10:30pm; 5k Chili Chase 5k Run, 7:15am; USAF Band of MidAmerica Starlifters, 3pm; live music by Permanent Groove, 6pm

Downtown (Belleville) - Junior Idol Competition; on the Courthouse Square; ages 10-13 / 14-17; 1pm Downtown (Belleville) - Old Town Market; 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! 7:30am-12pm Downtown (Belleville) - The Belleville Running Club holds group runs in downtown Belleville every Thursday night at 6pm and Saturday morning at 8am. Saturday morning runs meet at the parking lot behind the St Louis Bread Company.

Downtown (Edwardsville) - Land Of Goshen Community Market; 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 demon strations add to the festive atmosphere. 8am-12pm Downtown (Lebanon) - 46th Annual Fall Festival; homestyle cooking, pony rides, inflatables, live entertainment; over 100 craft and art vendors; live music by Shakey Dave, The School Band, plus Thunder and Lightning Cloggers; 9am-5pm Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - Spun, 3pm; Anthony Nanny, 7pm; Fantasy, 8pm *Gateway Convention Center (Collinsville) - 38th Annual Archon Convention. The Midwest’s Premier Science Fiction and Fantasy Event; 12:30pm til --Geo’s Wings (Belleville) - Karaoke every Saturday night; 8pm Gordon House (Sparta) - Noah Gordon performs for fundraiser for our 4th water well in Kenya; doors at 7pm; concert at 8pm Hemingway’s Zen Garden (O’Fallon) - Tailgate Troubadours; every 1st and 3rd Saturday Hey Guys Comedy Club (Fairview Heights) - Willie Farrell; 8 and 10pm Hidden Lake Winery (Aviston) - Music by Trophy Mules; 7-11pm Highway 61 Roadhouse (Webster Groves) - Broken Hipsters; 9pm12am

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JRs Last Call (Belleville) - DJ Schwen Karban’s Knotty Pines (Waterloo) - 2nd Annual Fall Festival; beer garden, food and prizes; music starts at 2pm featuring Back woods, Down n Dirty and Deep Fried Laurie’s Place (Edwardsville) - Every Saturday Jam Session w/ Mo’ Pleasure; 2-6pm Lilly’s Lounge (Alton) - Karaoke *Mama Gusto’s (Lebanon) - Karaoke night *Miscellanea House (Belleville) - Live music every Saturday Night; 7pm *No-Jacks (Smithton) - DJ & Karaoke Every Saturday; 9pm *Papa Vito’s (Belleville) - Live music with Joe Truttman and Ron Wooley Duo; 7pm Parking Lot A @ SIUE (Edwardsville) - Metro East Step Out: Walk to Stop Diabetes; food, local entertainment, wellness fair, Kid’s Zone and a walk around the SUIE Botanical Gardens; benefit American Diabetes Association; 8:30-11:30am Phil’s Bar & Grill (Wood River) - Karaoke/DJ; 9pm-2am *Pitchers Pub (Belleville) - Rat Rod Kings Schatze’s (Belleville) - Live Music Shenanigan’s (Belleville) - DJ or Live Music Skootr’s West (Freeburg) - Rocket Brothers Spectators Sports Bar and Grill (Alton) - Country Karaoke; 9pm-1am Stagger Inn…Again (Edwardsville) - Live Music *Stur Restaurant (Edwardsville) - Live music every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday The Cyclery and Fitness Center (Edwardsville) - Saturday Morning East Side Road Ride; 7am West End Public Square, 1106 Main Street (Belleville) - Village of West Belleville / MidTowne Belleville walking tour; West Belleville was an independent community from 1852-1882.

View buildings from the 1830s while learning the village’s history; 10am

October 5th (Sunday)

Aerie’s Winery (Grafton) - Stan Corliss in the beer garden every Sun thru Oct; 2-6pm *Belle Clair Expo Center (Belleville) - Belleville Knife and Gun Show Big Daddy’s 618 (Belleville) - Karaoke every Sunday; 7pm Columbia City Saloon (Columbia) - Mike Lacey; 3-6pm Dutch Hollow Barn (Belleville) - Every Sunday Jam Session; 7pm Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - Red Rock, 2pm; Anthony Nanney, 6pm; Wherehouse Project, 7pm *Gateway Convention Center (Collinsville) - 38th Annual Archon Convention. The Midwest’s Premier Science Fiction and Fantasy Event; 10am til 5pm Hidden Lake Winery (Aviston) - Music by Doc Reitz; 2-6pm JRs Last Call (Belleville) - Karaoke every Sunday Loading Dock (Grafton) - Mondinband; 2-6pm Mike’s Ten Pin (Alton) - Mondinband; 9:30pm-1:30am

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*Miscellanea House (Belleville) - Live music every Sunday afternoon; 1-3pm Schatze’s (Belleville) - Karaoke Silver Creek Saloon (Belleville) - Rogers and Nienhaus; 3-7pm Stagger Inn…Again (Edwardsville) - Open Mic Night *The Hett @ McKendree University (Lebanon) - Soprano Superstar Christine Brewer returns to her hometown with friends Craig Terry of Chicago Lyric Opera and baritone Hugh Russell in a concert to celebrate Lebanon’s bicentennial; 3p *Villa Marie Winery (Maryville) - Singer / Songwriter Open Mic with Paul Jarvis; 3-7pm

October 6th (Monday)

Community Garden (O’Fallon) - Come play in the dirt; Community Garden Work Days every Monday and Thursday; tools provided – bring your own gloves; 8-11am Discovery Garden at LaVista Park (Godfrey) - Garden Workday; 9am12pm JRs Last Call (Belleville) - Karaoke every Monday *Miscellanea House (Belleville) - Writer’s Open Mic Night every Monday; music, poetry, short stories; 7pm Schatze’s (Belleville) - Karaoke

October 7th (Tuesday)

Bike Surgeon (Shiloh) - Tuesday Night Metro East Road Ride; 5:30pm Highway 61 Roadhouse (Webster Groves) - Open Mic Blues Jam; 7:30pm Mudbugs (Caseyville) - Blues Jam every Tuesday hosted by Paul Bonn; 7-11pm *Pitcher’s Pub (Belleville) - Tenacious Trivia; 8pm Schatze’s (Belleville) - Karaoke

October 8th (Wednesday)

Cigar Inn (Belleville) - Live Jazz, Cigar/Scotch Night; 9pm Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - Hash Tag; 6pm Hey Guys Comedy Club (Fairview Heights) - Open Mic Night; comedy contest quarter finals; doors 6:30pm; show starts 7:30pm

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October 2014 *Mama Gusto’s (Lebanon) - College night specials with DJ Schwen *Miscellanea House (Belleville) - Acoustic Open Mic Night every Wednesday; 7-10pm PSOP/SWIC (Belleville) - Line Dancing; 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. 1:30-3pm Randy’s House of BBQ (Troy) - Open Mic Jam; 7-11pm Schatze’s (Belleville) - Open Mic with AfterHours Entertainment & your host Banyon Hanner; 7-11pm Stagger Inn…Again (Edwardsville) - Open Mic Night *Stur Restaurant (Edwardsville) - Live music every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday; every Wednesday night featuring Night Train Wild Country (Collinsville) - The Taping of St. Louis Country with WIL gang, Derrick, Danny, Bo & Judy! $5 for everyone, FREE w/ valid College ID! 7pm-1am Wood River Roundhouse (Wood River) - Imperial Swing Dance Lessons; 6:30-9pm

October 9th (Thursday)

4204 Main Street Brewing Co (Belleville) - Live Music every Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights; tonight featuring Mondinband; 7pm 501 Blues Club (Highland) - Thursday Night Open Mic Jam Session; 8pm Bike Surgeon (O’Fallon) - Hammer Fest Bike Ride; 13.68 miles; 462.64’ elevation gain; every Thursday; 6pm Bubby and Sissy’s (Alton) - Karaoke Dance Party; 9:30pm-1:30am Cigar Inn (Belleville) - Live Jazz; 9pm Community Garden (O’Fallon) - Come play in the dirt; Community Garden Work Days every Monday and Thursday; tools provided – bring your own gloves; 8-11am Crehan’s Irish Pub (Belleville) - Karaoke every Thursday Downtown (Belleville) - The Belleville Running Club holds group runs in downtown Belleville every Thursday night at 6pm and Saturday morning at 8am. Thursday night runs meet at the parking lot at A and Jackson (Baja Cali).

Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - Featherstone Drive; 7pm Geo’s Wings (Belleville) - Bike Night every Thursday night Hey Guys Comedy Club (Fairview Heights) - Laughie Girl Comedy Showcase; 7:30pm Jailhouse Rock (Trenton) - Class Act Karaoke JRs Last Call (Belleville) - DJ Schwen *Mama Gusto’s (Lebanon) - Rogers and Nienhaus; 7-11pm *No-Jacks (Smithton) - Live music every Thursday night; tonight featuring D.C. Cusanelli; 7-11pm *Pitchers Pub (Belleville) - Open Mic Night hosted by Kimmy V (of EarthSol) and Tony V (of Vitamen A); all musicians, poets and performance artists welcome; every Thursday; 9pm-12am Rural King (Swansea) - Farmers Market; Fresh vegetables and fruits, baked goods and meats are available plus local handcrafted goods. Every Thursday thru October 11am-3pm

Schatze’s (Belleville) - Bike Night with Live Music Silver Creek Saloon & Grill (Belleville) - Well Hungarians; Every Thursday Night Stagger Inn…Again (Edwardsville) - Live Music The Abbey (Belleville) - Singer/Songwriter Thursday; Every Thursday night from 7-10pm *The Hett @ McKendree University (Lebanon) - Faculty Concert; 7:30pm Wild Country (Collinsville) - Free Dance Lessons w/ Joyce Warren; 7:30-10pm

October 10th (Friday)

4204 Main Street Brewing Co (Belleville) - Live Music every Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights; tonight featuring Sky High; 8pm Aerie’s Winery (Grafton) - Stan Corliss in the beer garden every Friday thru Oct; 5-9pm *Belle Clair Expo Center (Belleville) - Region’s Largest Yard Sale; Bargains, Treasures and Finds! New and Used merchandise – Everything you can imagine or want for you and your home.

4-7pm Bee Hollow Market (Mascoutah) - Wine Tasting; 4pm-7pm; Sample a selection of domestic and international wines. Weather permitting: enjoy our Patio.

Cigar Inn (Belleville) - Live Jazz; 9pm Crehan’s Irish Pub (Belleville) - Live Music

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October Calendar of Events

October 2014

Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - Spun, 7pm; All Mixed Up, 8pm Hemingway’s Zen Garden (O’Fallon) - Live Acoustic Music with Stephen Koritta; 7pm Hey Guys Comedy Club (Fairview Heights) - Ms Pat; 8 and 10pm Highway 61 Roadhouse (Webster Groves) - The People; 7-11pm Jailhouse Rock (Trenton) - Class Act Karaoke *Knights of Columbus Watering Hole (O’Fallon) - Tim the DJ; 8pm12am Lilly’s Lounge (Alton) - Karaoke Memorial Library Center (Collinsville) - Meet and greet locally born and nationally recognized artist Ted Blaylock; light refreshments, good conversation, and great art! 2-4pm *Miscellanea House (Belleville) - Live music every Friday Night; 7pm *No-Jacks (Smithton) - Live music every Friday night; tonight featuring Ken and Mike; 7-11pm *Papa Vito’s (Belleville) - Live music with Ryan Spriggs; 7pm Piasa Winery & Pub (Grafton) - Open Mic Night every Friday night from 7-11pm *Pitchers Pub (Belleville) - D.C. Cusanelli; 9pm Randy’s House of BBQ (Highland) - Car Show Schatze’s (Belleville) - Live Music Shenanigan’s (Belleville) - DJ or Live Music Stagger Inn…Again (Edwardsville) - Live Music *Stur Restaurant (Edwardsville) - Live music every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday The Abbey (Belleville) - Every Friday Night Concert; Lindsey and Jeremy; 7-10pm The Weingarten (Belleville) - Clark Rowden The Wildey Theater (Edwardsville) - Kelly Hunt; The Beautiful Bones CD Release Concert; 8:30pm

October 11th (Saturday)

4204 Main Street Brewing Co (Belleville) - Live Music every Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights; tonight featuring Vince Ostrander with Adam and I; 8pm *Belle Clair Expo Center (Belleville) - Region’s Largest Yard Sale; Bargains, Treasures and Finds! New and Used merchandise – Everything you can imagine or want for you and your home.

8am-2pm BoBeck’s Sports Bar & Grill (Waterloo) - Live DJ spins your favs; 9pm Cigar Inn (Belleville) - Karaoke Night Crehan’s Irish Pub (Belleville) - Live Music Downtown (Belleville) - Old Town Market; 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! 7:30am-12pm

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October 2014 Downtown (Belleville) - The Belleville Running Club holds group runs in downtown Belleville every Thursday night at 6pm and Saturday morning at 8am. Saturday morning runs meet at the parking lot behind the St Louis Bread Company.

Downtown (Edwardsville) - Land Of Goshen Community Market; 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. 8am-12pm Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - Hoosier Daddies, 3pm; Spun, 7pm; All Mixed Up, 8pm Geo’s Wings (Belleville) - Karaoke every Saturday night; 8pm Hidden Lake Winery (Aviston) - Music by John Cornell; 7-11pm Hey Guys Comedy Club (Fairview Heights) - Ms Pat; 8 and 10pm Highway 61 Roadhouse (Webster Groves) - The Spys; 9pm-12am Hough Park (Belleville) - Mutual Aide Picnic – Belleville Solidarity Department; Free food, free clothes, free hygiene items, free home supplies. Bring what you can, take what you need. Come join us in Solidarity as we come together as a community; every second Saturday. 1-5pm Laurie’s Place (Edwardsville) - Every Saturday Jam Session w/ Mo’ Pleasure; 2-6pm Lilly’s Lounge (Alton) - Karaoke Lindendale Park (Highland) - Eleventh Annual Art In The Park; 65 artist, entertainment, food and fun for the whole family; 10am5pm *Miscellanea House (Belleville) - Live music every Saturday Night; 7pm *Mama Gusto’s (Lebanon) - Karaoke night Moody Park (Fairview Heights) - Fall Festival; whole family event with food, crafts, games and fun; 1-7pm; live music 2-6pm *No-Jacks (Smithton) - DJ & Karaoke Every Saturday; 9pm *Papa Vito’s (Belleville) - Live music with Doug Phillips; 7pm Phil’s Bar & Grill (Wood River) - Karaoke/DJ; 9pm-2am Schatze’s (Belleville) - Live Music Shenanigan’s (Belleville) - DJ or Live Music Skootr’s West (Freeburg) - Brad Noe Spectators Sports Bar and Grill (Alton) - Country Karaoke; 9pm-1am Stagger Inn…Again (Edwardsville) - Live Music *Stur Restaurant (Edwardsville) - Live music every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday The Cyclery and Fitness Center (Edwardsville) - Saturday Morning East Side Road Ride; 7am Veteran’s Memorial Public Square (Belleville) - Downtown Walking Tour; learn the history of Belleville while viewing historic buildings on Main Street and adjacent street; 10am

Dutch Hollow Barn (Belleville) - Every Sunday Jam Session; 7pm Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - Hoosier Daddies, 2pm; Nate Sickmeier, 6pm; American Idle, 7pm Hawg Pit (Grafton) - Rogers and Nienhaus; 1-5pm Hidden Lake Winery (Aviston) - Music by Doc Reitz; 2-6pm JRs Last Call (Belleville) - Karaoke every Sunday Lindendale Park (Highland) - Eleventh Annual Art In The Park; 65 artist, entertainment, food and fun for the whole family; 11am4pm *Miscellanea House (Belleville) - Live music every Sunday afternoon; 1-3pm Schatze’s (Belleville) - Karaoke Stagger Inn…Again (Edwardsville) - Open Mic Night

October 13th (Monday)

Community Garden (O’Fallon) - Come play in the dirt; Community Garden Work Days every Monday and Thursday; tools provided – bring your own gloves; 8-11am Discovery Garden at LaVista Park (Godfrey) - Garden Workday; 9am-12pm JRs Last Call (Belleville) - Karaoke every Monday *Miscellanea House (Belleville) - Writer’s Open Mic Night every Monday; music, poetry, short stories; 7pm Schatze’s (Belleville) - Karaoke

October 14th (Tuesday)

Bike Surgeon (Shiloh) - Tuesday Night Metro East Road Ride; 5:30pm Highway 61 Roadhouse (Webster Groves) - Open Mic Blues Jam; 7:30pm Mudbugs (Caseyville) - Blues Jam every Tuesday hosted by Paul Bonn; 7-11pm *Pitcher’s Pub (Belleville) - Tenacious Trivia; 8pm Schatze’s (Belleville) - Karaoke

October 15th (Wednesday)

Cigar Inn (Belleville) - Live Jazz, Cigar/Scotch Night; 9pm

October 12th (Sunday)

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Dunham Hall Theatre @ SIUE (Edwardsville) - SIUE’s Department of Theater & Dance Opens Its 2014-15 Main Season with “A Servant of Two Masters”. Identities are mistaken, engagements are broken, and lovers are reunited in Carlo Goldoni’s commedia dell’arte masterpiece. Mayhem erupts when the wily – and chronically hungry – servant, Truffaldino, hatches a zany scheme to double his wages (and his meals) by serving two masters at once. Through October 19. Curtain tonight at 7:30pm Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - Jay and Waylon; 6pm Hey Guys Comedy Club (Fairview Heights) - Open Mic Night; comedy contest quarter finals; doors 6:30pm; show starts 7:30pm *Mama Gusto’s (Lebanon) - College night specials with DJ Schwen *Miscellanea House (Belleville) - Acoustic Open Mic Night every Wednesday; 7-10pm PSOP/SWIC (Belleville) - Line Dancing; 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. 1:30-3pm Randy’s House of BBQ (Troy) - Open Mic Jam; 7-11pm Schatze’s (Belleville) - Open Mic with AfterHours Entertainment & your host Banyon Hanner; 7-11pm Stagger Inn…Again (Edwardsville) - Open Mic Night *Stur Restaurant (Edwardsville) - Live music every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday; every Wednesday night featuring Night Train Wild Country (Collinsville) - The Taping of St. Louis Country with WIL gang, Derrick, Danny, Bo & Judy! $5 for everyone, FREE w/ valid College ID! 7pm-1am Wood River Roundhouse (Wood River) - Imperial Swing Dance Lessons; 6:30-9pm

Downtown (Belleville) - The Belleville Running Club holds group runs in downtown Belleville every Thursday night at 6pm and Saturday morning at 8am. Thursday night runs meet at the parking lot at A and Jackson (Baja Cali).

Dunham Hall Theatre @ SIUE (Edwardsville) - SIUE’s Department of Theater & Dance Opens Its 2014-15 Main Season with “A Servant of Two Masters”. Identities are mistaken, engagements are broken, and lovers are reunited in Carlo Goldoni’s comme dia dell’arte masterpiece. Mayhem erupts when the wily – and chronically hungry – servant, Truffaldino, hatches a zany scheme to double his wages (and his meals) by serving two masters at once. Through October 19. Curtain tonight at 7:30pm Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - American Idle; 7pm Geo’s Wings (Belleville) - Bike Night every Thursday night Hey Guys Comedy Club (Fairview Heights) - Amber Klear and Friends Standup Comedy Showcase; 7:30pm Jailhouse Rock (Trenton) - Class Act Karaoke JRs Last Call (Belleville) - DJ Schwen *No-Jacks (Smithton) - Live music every Thursday night; 7-11pm *Pitchers Pub (Belleville) - Open Mic Night hosted by Kimmy V (of EarthSol) and Tony V (of Vitamen A); all musicians, poets and performance artists welcome; every Thursday; 9pm-12am Rural King (Swansea) - Farmers Market; Fresh vegetables and fruits, baked goods and meats are available plus local handcrafted goods. Every Thursday thru October 11am-3pm Schatze’s (Belleville) - Bike Night with Live Music

October 16th (Thursday)

Alton Little Theatre (Alton) - Kosher Lutherans, a comedy by William Missouri Downs, directed by Mark Hilgert 4204 Main Street Brewing Co (Belleville) - Live Music every Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights; tonight featuring Whiskey Dixon; 7pm 501 Blues Club (Highland) - Thursday Night Open Mic Jam Session; 8pm Bike Surgeon (O’Fallon) - Hammer Fest Bike Ride; 13.68 miles; 462.64’ elevation gain; every Thursday; 6pm Bubby and Sissy’s (Alton) - Karaoke Dance Party; 9:30pm-1:30am Cigar Inn (Belleville) - Live Jazz; 9pm Community Garden (O’Fallon) - Come play in the dirt; Community Garden Work Days every Monday and Thursday; tools provided – bring your own gloves; 8-11am Crehan’s Irish Pub (Belleville) - Karaoke every Thursday *Downtown (Belleville) - Downtown Diva Night; an exciting ladies night out! Theme: Halloween - costumes welcome; Starting at Eye On Design; Ending party at Margarita’s; 5-8pm 16

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October 2014 Schmidt Art Center @ SWIC (Belleville) - Charles Swedlund: Diary /84; Photographs taken every hour on the hour of the artist’s awakened day for an entire year. Michelle Hamilton: Equanimity; Glass sculptural vessels that explore depth and negative space reminiscent of the symmetry found in botanicals and sea forms. Corey Sellers: Familiar Figures; Thickly-applied oil paintings that investigate composition and the human figure to create intense pictorial drama. Opening reception 6-8pm; Exhibit runs through Nov 6 Silver Creek Saloon & Grill (Belleville) - Well Hungarians; Every Thursday Night Sole Survivor Gallery (Belleville) - Third Thursday Exhibit Opening: live art demonstration by Renee Canetta and Sara Baker; 5-8pm Stagger Inn…Again (Edwardsville) - Live Music The Abbey (Belleville) - Singer/Songwriter Thursday; Every Thursday night from 7-10pm Wild Country (Collinsville) - Free Dance Lessons w/ Joyce Warren; 7:30-10pm

October 17th (Friday)

Alton Little Theatre (Alton) - Kosher Lutherans, a comedy by William Missouri Downs, directed by Mark Hilgert 4204 Main Street Brewing Co (Belleville) - Live Music every Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights; tonight featuring The Alley Tones; 7:30pm Aerie’s Winery (Grafton) - Stan Corliss in the beer garden every Friday thru Oct; 5-9pm Bee Hollow Market (Mascoutah) - Wine Tasting; 4pm-7pm; Sample a selection of domestic and international wines. Weather permitting: enjoy our Patio.

Cigar Inn (Belleville) - Live Jazz; 9pm City Park (Edwardsville) - Edwardsville Art Fair; Featuring the original works of approximately 100 accomplished artists and scrumptious local food and drink, Edwardsville Art Fair is a three-day opportunity for the family see art, make art, and buy art! 7-10pm Crehan’s Irish Pub (Belleville) - Rogers and Nienhaus; 7-11pm Dunham Hall Theatre @ SIUE (Edwardsville) - SIUE’s Department of Theater & Dance Opens Its 2014-15 Main Season with “A Servant of Two Masters”. Identities are mistaken, engagements are broken, and lovers are reunited in Carlo Goldoni’s commedia dell’arte masterpiece. Mayhem erupts when the wily – and chronically hungry – servant, Truffaldino, hatches a zany scheme to double his wages (and his meals) by serving two masters at once. Through October 19. Curtain tonight at 7:30pm Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - Acoustic Asylum, 7pm; All Mixed Up, 8pm Hemingway’s Zen Garden (O’Fallon) - Live Acoustic Music; 7pm Hey Guys Comedy Club (Fairview Heights) - Adam Dodd; 8 and 10pm Hidden Lake Winery (Aviston) - Music by Roxie Randall; 7-11pm

Highway 61 Roadhouse (Webster Groves) - Oh Brother; 7-11pm Jailhouse Rock (Trenton) - Class Act Karaoke *Knights of Columbus Watering Hole (O’Fallon) - Mr T and The Houseshakers; 8pm-12am Lilly’s Lounge (Alton) - Karaoke *Miscellanea House (Belleville) - Live music every Friday Night; 7pm *No-Jacks (Smithton) - Live music every Friday night; tonight featuring Brad Noe; 7-11pm *Papa Vito’s (Belleville) - Live music with Ryan Spriggs; 7pm Piasa Winery & Pub (Grafton) - Open Mic Night every Friday night from 7-11pm *Pitchers Pub (Belleville) - Bob “Bumblebee” Kamoske Schatze’s (Belleville) - Live Music Shenanigan’s (Belleville) - DJ or Live Music Skootr’s West (Freeburg) - Clark Rowden Stagger Inn…Again (Edwardsville) - Mondinband; 10pm-2am *Stur Restaurant (Edwardsville) - Live music every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday The Abbey (Belleville) -Every Friday Night Concert; Wildflower Conspiracy; 7-10pm The Wildey Theater (Edwardsville) - Rare Earth; 8pm

October 18th (Saturday)

Alton Little Theatre (Alton) - Kosher Lutherans, a comedy by William Missouri Downs, directed by Mark Hilgert 4204 Main Street Brewing Co (Belleville) - Live Music every Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights; tonight featuring Paul Bonn and The Bluesmen; 8pm Bee Hollow Marketplace (Mascoutah) - Wine tasting and specialty cocktails in conjunction with Mascoutah Fall Fest; 11am-2pm Bell-Air Bowl (Belleville) - UberCool for Koerner House; German music: it’s not just for Oktoberfest anymore! UberCool Deutsch Rock Band brings you great German and American rock music from the 60’s thru today. For the first time, you can rock and dance to the REAL German music that doesn’t need green hats, bratwurst, nor lederhosen. Proceeds from the UberCool show will help to install HVAC, plumbing and electrical services in the landmark Gustave Koerner House properties at Abend and

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October Calendar of Events

October 2014

Mascoutah Avenues in Belleville. 7-11pm *Belle Clair Expo Center (Belleville) - Belleville Flea Market; Southern Illinois’ Premier Indoor/Outdoor Market – Over 600 tables and 300-400 vendors selling antiques, collectibles, merchandise – old and new. Indoor/ Outdoor Year Round. $2 parking; Free admission; 9am-4pm BoBeck’s Sports Bar & Grill (Waterloo) - Live DJ spins your favs; 9pm Cigar Inn (Belleville) - Karaoke Night City Park (Edwardsville) - Edwardsville Art Fair; Featuring the original works of approximately 100 accomplished artists and scrumptious local food and drink, Edwardsville Art Fair is a three-day opportunity for the family see art, make art, and buy art! 10am-8pm Crehan’s Irish Pub (Belleville) - Live Music Downtown (Belleville) - Old Town Market; 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! 7:30am-12pm Downtown (Belleville) - The Belleville Running Club holds group runs in downtown Belleville every Thursday night at 6pm and Saturday morning at 8am. Saturday morning runs meet at the parking lot behind the St Louis Bread Company.

Downtown (Edwardsville) - Land Of Goshen Community Market; 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. 8am-12pm Downtown (Mascoutah) - Fall Fest, Chili Cookoff and Car Show; 10am-4pm Dunham Hall Theatre @ SIUE (Edwardsville) - SIUE’s Department of Theater & Dance Opens Its 2014-15 Main Season with “A Servant of Two Masters”. Identities are mistaken, engagements are broken, and lovers are reunited in Carlo Goldoni’s commedia dell’arte masterpiece. Mayhem erupts when the wily – and chronically hungry – servant, Truffaldino, hatches a zany scheme to double his wages (and his meals) by serving two masters at once. Through October 19. Curtain tonight at 7:30pm Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - Matt Zeiss, 3pm; TBD, 7pm; Radio Star, 8pm Geo’s Wings (Belleville) - Karaoke every Saturday night; 8pm Hemingway’s Zen Garden (O’Fallon) - Tailgate Troubadours; every 1st and 3rd Saturday Hey Guys Comedy Club (Fairview Heights) - Adam Dodd; 8 and 10pm Hidden Lake Winery (Aviston) - Music by Bud Summers; 7-11pm

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Highway 61 Roadhouse (Webster Groves) - Blues and More; 9pm12am Jacoby Arts Center (Alton) - Bras On Broadway, Build-a-Bra-for-theCure; an exhibit of art bra creations; celebrating breast cancer awareness month; exhibit opens today and closes with a reception and benefit auction on November 22nd Laurie’s Place (Edwardsville) - Every Saturday Jam Session w/ Mo’ Pleasure; 2-6pm Lilly’s Lounge (Alton) - Karaoke Lindenwood University Auditorium (Belleville) - Belleville Philharmonic Stars of Tomorrow Concert; featuring the three winners of the annual concerto competition for young artists plus Dvorak’s Symphony #8; 7:30pm *Mama Gusto’s (Lebanon) - Karaoke night *Miscellanea House (Belleville) - Live music every Saturday Night; 7pm *No-Jacks (Smithton) - DJ & Karaoke Every Saturday; 9pm *Papa Vito’s (Belleville) - Live music with Brad Noe; 7pm Phil’s Bar & Grill (Wood River) - Karaoke/DJ; 9pm-2am *Pitchers Pub (Belleville) - D.C. Cusanelli; 10pm Schatze’s (Belleville) - Live Music Schmidt Art Center @ SWIC (Belleville) - Creative Kids Art Class: ‘ Glass Sculptures; 12:30pm Shenanigan’s (Belleville) - DJ or Live Music Skootr’s West (Freeburg) - Clark Rowden Spectators Sports Bar and Grill (Alton) - Country Karaoke; 9pm-1am Spin City Roller Rink (Granite City) - Halloween Glow Skate Party with the Confluence Crush; 5-7pm Stagger Inn…Again (Edwardsville) - Live Music *Stur Restaurant (Edwardsville) - Live music every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday The Cyclery and Fitness Center (Edwardsville) - Saturday Morning East Side Road Ride; 7am The Wildey (Edwardsville) - The 1931 classic film “Dracula” with special guest Bela Lugosi Jr; 2pm and 7pm

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Alton Little Theatre (Alton) - Kosher Lutherans, a comedy by William Missouri Downs, directed by Mark Hilgert *Belle Clair Expo Center (Belleville) - Belleville Flea Market; Southern Illinois’ Premier Indoor/Outdoor Market – Over 600 tables and 300-400 vendors selling antiques, collectibles, merchandise – old and new. Indoor/ Outdoor Year Round. $2 parking; Free admission; 9am-4pm Big Daddy’s 618 (Belleville) - Karaoke every Sunday; 7pm City Park (Edwardsville) - Edwardsville Art Fair; Featuring the original works of approximately 100 accomplished artists and scrumptious local food and drink, Edwardsville Art Fair is a three-day opportunity for the family see art, make art, and buy art! 11am-5pm Dunham Hall Theatre @ SIUE (Edwardsville) - SIUE’s Department of Theater & Dance Opens Its 2014-15 Main Season with “A Servant of Two Masters”. Identities are mistaken, engagements are broken, and lovers are reunited in Carlo Goldoni’s commedia dell’arte masterpiece. Mayhem erupts when the wily – and chronically hungry – servant, Truffaldino, hatches a zany scheme to double his wages (and his meals) by serving two masters at once. Through October 19. Curtain today at 2:00pm Dutch Hollow Barn (Belleville) - Every Sunday Jam Session; 7pm Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - Borderline, 2pm; Spun, 6pm; Radio Star, 7pm Hidden Lake Winery (Aviston) - Music by Lisa Jones; 2-6pm JRs Last Call (Belleville) - Karaoke every Sunday *Miscellanea House (Belleville) - Live music every Sunday afternoon; 1-3pm Schatze’s (Belleville) - Karaoke Stagger Inn…Again (Edwardsville) - Open Mic Night *The Hett @ McKendree University (Lebanon) - Members of the St Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra join the phenomenally talented Brian Owens to bring his popular Masters Series to The Hett. Hear the beloved and soulful music of the legendary Marvin Gaye like you’ve never heard it before. 3pm

Hemingway’s Zen Garden (O’Fallon) - Live Acoustic Music with Celtica - every third Tuesday; 7pm Highway 61 Roadhouse (Webster Groves) - Open Mic Blues Jam; 7:30-11:30pm *Knights of Columbus Watering Hole (O’Fallon) - The Philosophers, sophisticated jazz Lindenwood University Auditorium (Belleville) - Travel and Adventure Film Series; “Discovering the Dutch”; narrated in person by Sandy Mortimer; 7pm Mudbugs (Caseyville) - Blues Jam every Tuesday hosted by Paul Bonn; 7-11pm *Pitcher’s Pub (Belleville) - Tenacious Trivia; 8pm Schatze’s (Belleville) - Karaoke

October 22nd (Wednesday)

Cigar Inn (Belleville) - Live Jazz, Cigar/Scotch Night; 9pm Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - Scott and Karl, 6pm Hey Guys Comedy Club (Fairview Heights) - Open Mic Night; comedy contest quarter finals; doors 6:30pm; show starts 7:30pm *Mama Gusto’s (Lebanon) - College night specials with DJ Schwen *Miscellanea House (Belleville) - Acoustic Open Mic Night every Wednesday; 7-10pm PSOP/SWIC (Belleville) - Line Dancing; 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. 1:30-3pm Randy’s House of BBQ (Troy) - Open Mic Jam; 7-11pm Schatze’s (Belleville) - Open Mic with AfterHours Entertainment & your host Banyon Hanner; 7-11pm Stagger Inn…Again (Edwardsville) - Open Mic Night

October 20th (Monday)

Community Garden (O’Fallon) - Come play in the dirt; Community Garden Work Days every Monday and Thursday; tools provided – bring your own gloves; 8-11am Discovery Garden at LaVista Park (Godfrey) - Garden Workday; 9am12pm JRs Last Call (Belleville) - Karaoke every Monday *Miscellanea House (Belleville) - Writer’s Open Mic Night every Monday; music, poetry, short stories; 7pm Schatze’s (Belleville) - Karaoke

October 21st (Tuesday)

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*Stur Restaurant (Edwardsville) - Live music every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday; every Wednesday night featuring Night Train Wild Country (Collinsville) - The Taping of St. Louis Country with WIL gang, Derrick, Danny, Bo & Judy! $5 for everyone, FREE w/ valid College ID! 7pm-1am Wood River Roundhouse (Wood River) - Imperial Swing Dance Lessons; 6:30-9pm

October 23rd (Thursday)

Alton Little Theatre (Alton) - Kosher Lutherans, a comedy by William Missouri Downs, directed by Mark Hilgert 4204 Main Street Brewing Co (Belleville) - Live Music every Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights; tonight featuring Richard Krim; 7pm 501 Blues Club (Highland) - Thursday Night Open Mic Jam Session; 8pm Bike Surgeon (O’Fallon) - Hammer Fest Bike Ride; 13.68 miles; 462.64’ elevation gain; every Thursday; 6pm Bubby and Sissy’s (Alton) - Karaoke Dance Party; 9:30pm-1:30am Cigar Inn (Belleville) - Live Jazz; 9pm Community Garden (O’Fallon) - Come play in the dirt; Community Garden Work Days every Monday and Thursday; tools provided – bring your own gloves; 8-11am Crehan’s Irish Pub (Belleville) - Karaoke every Thursday Downtown (Belleville) - The Belleville Running Club holds group runs in downtown Belleville every Thursday night at 6pm and Saturday morning at 8am. Thursday night runs meet at the parking lot at A and Jackson (Baja Cali).

Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - Wherehouse Project; 7pm Geo’s Wings (Belleville) - Bike Night every Thursday night Jailhouse Rock (Trenton) - Class Act Karaoke JRs Last Call (Belleville) - DJ Schwen *No-Jacks (Smithton) - Live music every Thursday night; tonight featuring Stan and Bill; 7-11pm *Pitchers Pub (Belleville) - Open Mic Night hosted by Kimmy V (of EarthSol) and Tony V (of Vitamen A); all musicians, poets and performance artists welcome; every Thursday; 9pm-12am Rural King (Swansea) - Farmers Market; Fresh vegetables and fruits, baked goods and meats are available plus local handcrafted goods. Every Thursday thru October 11am-3pm Schatze’s (Belleville) - Bike Night with Live Music Silver Creek Saloon & Grill (Belleville) - Well Hungarians; Every Thursday Night Stagger Inn…Again (Edwardsville) - Live Music The Abbey (Belleville) - Singer/Songwriter Thursday; Every Thursday night from 7-10pm Wild Country (Collinsville) - Free Dance Lessons w/ Joyce Warren; 7:30-10pm

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Alton Little Theatre (Alton) - Kosher Lutherans, a comedy by William Missouri Downs, directed by Mark Hilgert 4204 Main Street Brewing Co (Belleville) - Live Music every Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights; tonight featuring Brad and Matt; 8pm Aerie’s Winery (Grafton) - Stan Corliss in the beer garden every Friday thru Oct; 5-9pm *Belle Clair Expo Center (Belleville) - Fall Craft, Gift and Home Decorating Show; 4-8pm Bee Hollow Market (Mascoutah) - Wine Tasting; 4pm-7pm; Sample a selection of domestic and international wines. Weather permitting: enjoy our Patio.

Chez Marilyn (Alton) - Mondinband; 8pm-12am Cigar Inn (Belleville) - Live Jazz; 9pm Crehan’s Irish Pub (Belleville) - Acoustic Asylum, 7pm; Planet Boogie, 8pm Downtown (Belleville) - Annual Main Street Trick or Treat Festival; 5:30-8pm Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - Live music Hemingway’s Zen Garden (O’Fallon) - Live Acoustic Music with Stephen Koritta; 7pm Hey Guys Comedy Club (Fairview Heights) - Bob Nelson; 8 and 10pm Highway 61 Roadhouse (Webster Groves) - Lucky Old Sons; 7-9pm Jailhouse Rock (Trenton) - Class Act Karaoke *Knights of Columbus Watering Hole (O’Fallon) - Joe Metska Band; 8pm-12am Lilly’s Lounge (Alton) - Karaoke *Miscellanea House (Belleville) - Live music every Friday Night; 7pm *No-Jacks (Smithton) - Live music every Friday night; tonight featuring Bud Summers; 7-11pm *Papa Vito’s (Belleville) - Live music Ryan Spriggs; 7pm Piasa Winery & Pub (Grafton) - Open Mic Night every Friday night from 7-11pm Schatze’s (Belleville) - Live Music SeVen (Belleville) - Clark Rowden Shenanigan’s (Belleville) - DJ or Live Music

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October Calendar of Events

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Stagger Inn…Again (Edwardsville) - Live Music *Stur Restaurant (Edwardsville) - Live music every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday The Abbey (Belleville) - Every Friday Night Concert; Red; 7-10pm *The Hett @ McKendree University (Lebanon) - Classic Albums Live: Abbey Road; world class musicians play some of the Beatles greatest hits; 7:30pm The Wildey Theater (Edwardsville) - Stone In Love: A Tribute to Journey; 8pm

October 25th (Saturday)

Alton Little Theatre (Alton) - Kosher Lutherans, a comedy by William Missouri Downs, directed by Mark Hilgert 4204 Main Street Brewing Co (Belleville) - Live Music every Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights; tonight featuring Slick Ice; 8pm *Belle Clair Expo Center (Belleville) - Fall Craft, Gift and Home Decorating Show; 10am-5pm BoBeck’s Sports Bar & Grill (Waterloo) - Live DJ spins your favs; 9pm Cigar Inn (Belleville) - Karaoke Night Crehan’s Irish Pub (Belleville) - Live Music Downtown (Belleville) - Old Town Market; 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! 7:30am-12pm Downtown (Belleville) - The Belleville Running Club holds group runs in downtown Belleville every Thursday night at 6pm and Saturday morning at 8am. Saturday morning runs meet at the parking lot behind the St Louis Bread Company.

Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - Hoosier Daddies, 3pm; Anthony Nanney, 7pm; Planet Boogie, 8pm *Gateway Convention Center (Collinsville) - Anime Getaway; panels, a cosplay contest, video games, the dealer’s room, impressive guest speakers and more; 7am-8pm Geo’s Wings (Belleville) - Karaoke every Saturday night; 8pm Hemingway’s Zen Garden (O’Fallon) - Live Acoustic Music with Mark Palmer; 8pm Hey Guys Comedy Club (Fairview Heights) - Bob Nelson; 8 and 10pm Hidden Lake Winery (Aviston) - Music by Irony Rains; 7-11pm Highway 61 Roadhouse (Webster Groves) - Billy Peek; 9pm-12am Laurie’s Place (Edwardsville) - Every Saturday Jam Session w/ Mo’ Pleasure; 2-6pm Lilly’s Lounge (Alton) - Karaoke *Mama Gusto’s (Lebanon) - Karaoke night *Miscellanea House (Belleville) - Live music every Saturday Night; 7pm *No-Jacks (Smithton) - DJ & Karaoke Every Saturday; 9pm *Papa Vito’s (Belleville) - Live music with Ryan Spriggs; 7pm 22

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October 26th (Sunday)

Alton Little Theatre (Alton) - Kosher Lutherans, a comedy by William Missouri Downs, directed by Mark Hilgert *Belle Clair Expo Center (Belleville) - Fall Craft, Gift and Home Decorating Show; 10am-4pm Big Daddy’s 618 (Belleville) - Karaoke every Sunday; 7pm Downtown (Lebanon) - Witches Night Out; Eat, Drink, and be Scary; contests, food, music and more; 4-8pm Dutch Hollow Barn (Belleville) - Every Sunday Jam Session; 7pm Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - Hoosier Daddies, 2pm; Spun, 6pm; Radio Star7pm JRs Last Call (Belleville) - Karaoke every Sunday *Miscellanea House (Belleville) - Live music every Sunday afternoon; 1-3pm Schatze’s (Belleville) - Karaoke

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October 27th (Monday)

Community Garden (O’Fallon) - Come play in the dirt; Community Garden Work Days every Monday and Thursday; tools provided – bring your own gloves; 8-11am Discovery Garden at LaVista Park (Godfrey) - Garden Workday; 9am-12pm JRs Last Call (Belleville) - Karaoke every Monday *Miscellanea House (Belleville) - Writer’s Open Mic Night every Monday; music, poetry, short stories; 7pm Schatze’s (Belleville) - Karaoke *The Hett @ McKendree University (Lebanon) - Distinguished Speakers Series presents Marjane Satrapi; the Iranian born novelist and filmmaker rose to international fame with her acclaimed autobiographical work “Persepolis”. 7:30pm

October 28th (Tuesday)

Bike Surgeon (Shiloh) - Tuesday Night Metro East Road Ride; 6pm Highway 61 Roadhouse (Webster Groves) - Open Mic Blues Jam; 7:30-11:30pm Mudbugs (Caseyville) - Blues Jam every Tuesday hosted by Paul Bonn; 7-11pm *Pitcher’s Pub (Belleville) - Tenacious Trivia; 8pm Schatze’s (Belleville) - Karaoke

October 29th (Wednesday)

*Belle Clair Fairgrounds (Belleville) - Adam’s Auction; 5pm Cigar Inn (Belleville) - Live Jazz, Cigar/Scotch Night; 9pm Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - Jay and Waylon; 6pm Hey Guys Comedy Club (Fairview Heights) - Open Mic Night; comedy contest quarter finals; doors 6:30pm; show starts 7:30pm *Mama Gusto’s (Lebanon) - College night specials with DJ Schwen *Miscellanea House (Belleville) - Acoustic Open Mic Night every Wednesday; 7-10pm PSOP/SWIC (Belleville) - Line Dancing; 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. 1:30-3pm Randy’s House of BBQ (Troy) - Open Mic Jam; 7-11pm Schatze’s (Belleville) - Open Mic with AfterHours Entertainment & your host Banyon Hanner; 7-11pm Stagger Inn…Again (Edwardsville) - Open Mic Night *Stur Restaurant (Edwardsville) - Live music every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday; every Wednesday featuring Night Train

*The Hett @ McKendree University (Lebanon) - Film Art Series; The King’s Speech; the story of Britain’s George VI who unexpectedly ascends to the throne and must overcome a great obstacle to be the king his country needs. Rated R. 118 minutes; 7pm Wild Country (Collinsville) - The Taping of St. Louis Country with WIL gang, Derrick, Danny, Bo & Judy! $5 for everyone, FREE w/ valid College ID! 7pm-1am Woodshed (New Baden) - Rogers and Nienhaus; 7-11pm Wood River Roundhouse (Wood River) - Imperial Swing Dance Lessons; 6:30-9pm

October 30th (Thursday)

4204 Main Street Brewing Co (Belleville) - Live Music every Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights; tonight featuring Rocket Brothers; 7pm 501 Blues Club (Highland) - Thursday Night Open Mic Jam Session; 8pm Bike Surgeon (O’Fallon) - Hammer Fest Bike Ride; 13.68 miles; 462.64’ elevation gain; every Thursday; 6pm Bubby and Sissy’s (Alton) - Karaoke Dance Party; 9:30pm-1:30am Cigar Inn (Belleville) - Live Jazz; 9pm Community Garden (O’Fallon) - Come play in the dirt; Community Garden Work Days every Monday and Thursday; tools provided – bring your own gloves; 8-11am Crehan’s Irish Pub (Belleville) - Karaoke every Thursday Downtown (Belleville) - The Belleville Running Club holds group runs in downtown Belleville every Thursday night at 6pm and Saturday morning at 8am. Thursday night runs meet at the parking lot at A and Jackson (Baja Cali).

Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - American Idle; 7pm Geo’s Wings (Belleville) - Bike Night every Thursday night Jailhouse Rock (Trenton) - Class Act Karaoke JRs Last Call (Belleville) - DJ Schwen *No-Jacks (Smithton) - Live music every Thursday night; tonight featuring Randy Webb; 7-11pm

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*Pitchers Pub (Belleville) - Open Mic Night hosted by Kimmy V (of EarthSol) and Tony V (of Vitamen A); all musicians, poets and performance artists welcome; every Thursday; 9pm-12am Rural King (Swansea) - Farmers Market; Fresh vegetables and fruits, baked goods and meats are available plus local handcrafted goods. Every Thursday thru October 11am-3pm Schatze’s (Belleville) - Bike Night with Live Music Silver Creek Saloon & Grill (Belleville) - Well Hungarians; Every Thursday Night Stagger Inn…Again (Edwardsville) - Live Music The Abbey (Belleville) - Singer/Songwriter Thursday; Every Thursday night from 7-10pm Wild Country (Collinsville) - Free Dance Lessons w/ Joyce Warren; 7:30-10pm

October 31st (Friday)

4204 Main Street Brewing Co (Belleville) - Live Music every Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights; tonight featuring Whiskey Dixon; 8pm Aerie’s Winery (Grafton) - Stan Corliss in the beer garden every Friday thru Oct; 5-9pm Bee Hollow Market (Mascoutah) - Wine Tasting; 4pm-7pm; Sample a selection of domestic and international wines. Weather permitting: enjoy our Patio.

Cigar Inn (Belleville) - Live Jazz; 9pm Crehan’s Irish Pub (Belleville) - Live Music Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - Borderline, 7pm; American Idle, 8pm Hemingway’s Zen Garden (O’Fallon) - Live Acoustic Music; 7pm Hey Guys Comedy Club (Fairview Heights) - John Bush; 8 and 10pm Highway 61 Roadhouse (Webster Groves) - Juke Box Ghouls; 7-9pm Jailhouse Rock (Trenton) - Class Act Karaoke *Knights of Columbus Watering Hole (O’Fallon) - Gentlemen Bandits; 8pm-12am Lilly’s Lounge (Alton) - Karaoke *Miscellanea House (Belleville) - Live music every Friday Night; 7pm *No-Jacks (Smithton) - Live music every Friday night; 7-11pm *Papa Vito’s (Belleville) - Live music with Joe Truttman and Ron Wooley Duo; 7pm Piasa Winery & Pub (Grafton) - Open Mic Night every Friday night from 7-11pm *Pitchers Pub (Belleville) - D.C. Cusanelli; 9pm Schatze’s (Belleville) - Live Music Shenanigan’s (Belleville) - DJ or Live Music Stagger Inn…Again (Edwardsville) - Live Music *Stur Restaurant (Edwardsville) - Live music every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday The Abbey (Belleville) - Every Friday Night Jazz; closed tonight for Halloween

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November 1st (Saturday)

4204 Main Street Brewing Co (Belleville) - Live Music every Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights; 7pm BoBeck’s Sports Bar & Grill (Waterloo) - Live DJ spins your favs; 9pm Cigar Inn (Belleville) - Karaoke Night Crehan’s Irish Pub (Belleville) - Live Music Doc Holiday’s (Cottage Hills) - Mondinband; 9pm-1am Downtown (Belleville) - Old Town Market; 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! 7:30am-12pm Downtown (Belleville) - The Belleville Running Club holds group runs in downtown Belleville every Thursday night at 6pm and Saturday morning at 8am. Saturday morning runs meet at the parking lot behind the St Louis Bread Company.

Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - Acoustic Asylum, 3pm; TBD, 7pm; Champaign Fixx, 8pm Geo’s Wings (Belleville) - Karaoke every Saturday night; 8pm Hemingway’s Zen Garden (O’Fallon) - Tailgate Troubadours; every 1st and 3rd Saturday Hey Guys Comedy Club (Fairview Heights) - John Bush; 8 and 10pm Laurie’s Place (Edwardsville) - Every Saturday Jam Session w/ Mo’ Pleasure; 2-6pm Lilly’s Lounge (Alton) - Karaoke *Mama Gusto’s (Lebanon) - Karaoke night *Miscellanea House (Belleville) - Live music every Saturday Night; 7pm *No-Jacks (Smithton) - DJ & Karaoke Every Saturday; 9pm *Papa Vito’s (Belleville) - Live music with Joe Truttman and Ron Wooley Duo; 7pm Phil’s Bar & Grill (Wood River) - Karaoke/DJ; 9pm-2am Schatze’s (Belleville) - Live Music Schmidt Art Center @ SWIC (Belleville) - Creative Kids Art Class: Shaken Container Paintings; 12:30pm Shenanigan’s (Belleville) - DJ or Live Music Skootr’s West (Freeburg) - Bud Summers

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November 2nd (Sunday)

Big Daddy’s 618 (Belleville) - Karaoke every Sunday; 7pm Dutch Hollow Barn (Belleville) - Every Sunday Jam Session; 7pm Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - Live music Hawg Pit (Grafton) - Rogers and Nienhaus; 1-5pm JRs Last Call (Belleville) - Karaoke every Sunday Loading Dock (Grafton) - Mondinband; 1-5pm *Miscellanea House (Belleville) - Live music every Sunday afternoon; 1-3pm Schatze’s (Belleville) - Karaoke Stagger Inn…Again (Edwardsville) - Open Mic Night

November 3rd (Monday)

Community Garden (O’Fallon) - Come play in the dirt; Community Garden Work Days every Monday and Thursday; tools provided – bring your own gloves; 8-11am Discovery Garden at LaVista Park (Godfrey) - Garden Workday;

9am-12pm JRs Last Call (Belleville) - Karaoke every Monday *Miscellanea House (Belleville) - Writer’s Open Mic Night every Monday; music, poetry, short stories; 7pm Schatze’s (Belleville) - Karaoke

November 4th (Tuesday)

Bike Surgeon (Shiloh) - Tuesday Night Metro East Road Ride; 6pm Mudbugs (Caseyville) - Blues Jam every Tuesday hosted by Paul Bonn; 7-11pm *Pitcher’s Pub (Belleville) - Tenacious Trivia; 8pm Schatze’s (Belleville) - Karaoke

November 5th (Wednesday)

Cigar Inn (Belleville) - Live Jazz, Cigar/Scotch Night; 9pm Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - Live music Hey Guys Comedy Club (Fairview Heights) - Open Mic Night; comedy contest semifinals; doors 6:30pm; show starts 7:30pm *Mama Gusto’s (Lebanon) - College night specials with DJ Schwen *Miscellanea House (Belleville) - Acoustic Open Mic Night every Wednesday; 7-10pm PSOP/SWIC (Belleville) - Line Dancing; 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.

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Belleville 200th Celebration in Review Belleville’s big 200th birthday bash was a tremendous

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Many other interesting events (vintage base ball games

success. Huge crowds all three days enjoyed the perfect at Hough Park, a Civil War encampment at Ever and Anon, weather, live music, German food, and of course, lots and a citizenship ceremony on the square, and of course, live lots of sudsy beer, especially the special Belleville 200th music) made it the biggest and best Octoberfest ever.

Anniversary Edition Stag Extra Dry Lager.

The Belleville 200 Committee put in months of hard work planning the event, and their choices were all excellent.

National acts like The Beach Boys, Head East, Confederate Railroad, and the Roots and Boots Tour drew huge Even the attempt to cook a world-record breaking crowds as expected. But what was really nice to see was 200-foot-long bratwurst went off without a hitch. The brat how many local bands were invited to share in the spotwas made by Shubert’s Packing Co. in Millstadt, and a light. Local acts ranging from German brass bands to matching 200-foot bun was made by Belleville’s 10th Street bluegrass veterans George Portz, jazz virtuoso John FarBaking Company and carried a mile down Washington rar, Belleville rockers Earthsol and crowd favorite Old Salt Street to the grilling site on North Jackson by members of Union, all were given their time on the two stages. Kudos the Lindenwood football team. According to grill master to the organizing committee for including so much aweLarry Shubert, the huge brat was the result of two years of some homegrown talent! planning, including two practice runs of 50 and 100 feet.

The experience showed as the record feat was performed with incredible discipline and effort from dozens of volPhotos by Dan Cross, Kathy Sax and Mark Polege unteers. Each time the giant sausage needed to be rolled another quarter turn, a coach called out over the bullhorn, “One! Two! Three! Hands on the brat! Now roll!”

The whole process was incredible.

How do you make a 200-foot-long grill? (Answer: with a sort of long, metal gutter propped up on bricks and boards on a long table).

How much charcoal does it take to cook a 200 foot long bratwurst? (Answer: A lot. More than organizers expected, apparently, as they had to hurry and fire up several more bags after the first batch was used up.) Incredibly, the brat actually got uniformly cooked to a perfect golden brown without a single break. But perhaps the most surprising thing of all was how delicious the finished product was. Hundreds of people bought tickets to get a piece of the monster wurst (proceeds going to local food banks), and eating it felt exactly like taking communion, ingesting part of the history of the town.

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Above: Original piece by John Coleman, Jr

The Season for Fright by: Michelle McIntosh

Halloween hasn’t always been about candy and

trick or treating. And in some other countries, it still isn’t

As the cooler season of fall comes and takes over

about that at all. Here in the States though, children and

the year, people begin to think of the holidays that are

adults canvas the neighborhoods getting candy and treats

coming up. The first one isn’t quite as widely observed a

dressed up looking like their favorite characters. Some will

holiday perhaps as Christmas or Thanksgiving, but is ob-

be fairies and superheros. Some will be ghosts and gob-

served by a great many (and especially kids). All Hallow’s

lins. Some will dress up as monsters, vampires, and were-

Eve, or All Saint’s Eve, is of course better known as Hal-

wolves, and that is where Mid Towne Belleville’s very own

loween. October 31st has been the observed date for many barber comes into play. years and is now most commonly known as a holiday for children to dress up and get bags and buckets of sweets and treats.

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Steven York owns and operates West Main Kutz and

Fadz located at 1115 West Main in Belleville. He is not only

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skilled just as a barber, though. He is also a very talented

ideas of what to do for this coming holiday. Savannah Son-

Halloween makeup artist. York has been doing Halloween

nenfeld, of Belleville, and her brothers spent a Saturday

make up for 15 years. And two years ago, he gained an

afternoon with York just to get ideas on the makeup.

assistant and fellow makeup artist, Robin Kitterman, of Belleville, who shares the same love of the holiday. She had this to say: “Halloween and the month of October is

“I walked in (to a local establishment) after Steve

had just put makeup on my eye and the customers thought I had a real black eye,” said Sonnenfeld.

awesome.”

“I love Halloween, because you can assume a new

identity or bring out your real identity (that people would

If you want your makeup done by York or Kitterman,

the going rate starts at $25. Drop in to his shop or give him a call to get a real polished look for your Halloween fun!

find otherwise unacceptable),” said York Who: Steven York

Of all the make-up work he has done, one of York’s

favorites was that of ‘Big Red’ which is a bloody, red char-

What: Barber and Halloween makeup specialist

acter with long hair.

Where: Kutz and Fadz, 1115 West Main Street, Belleville

When: Fridays, 8am-5pm / Saturdays, 7am-3pm

“Pretty much if you can dream it, I can do it,” said

York. “I can do one face depending on the detail within 2-3 hours.”

With his assistant Kitterman, he plans to attend the

1 annual Halloween Party, hosted by Miscellanea House

How: Stop by or call 618-770-5175 How else: Halloween Costume Party at Miscellanea House Coffee Shop, 1111 West Main, Belleville, October 31,

st

Coffee Shop at 1111 West Main in Belleville. The October

7-10pm

31st costume event will go from 7pm until 10pm with a costume judging at 9pm. There will be door prizes, giveaways and live music.

Right now is the perfect prepping time and to get

Str8 Up Magazine is accepting submissions of artwork, photography, poetry, creative writing, etc. for possible publication in print and on the web. To have your work considered, send hard copy or disc to P.O. Box 412 in Belleville, IL 62222. Digital submissions should be 300dpi and can be e-mailed to editor@straightupmagazine.net.

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Under the Cushions and

Between the Words

by Sandy Watts What I needed was a good ol’ fashioned typewriter to feed paper to and make solid clank rhythms with the tapping and pounding of keys in shared instants with the pop of every letter hitting the page. Sweet ding at the end of every line would be nice.

Find myself beside kitchen windows, on bus benches, in passenger seats, always ready to write.

Not worth thinkin’ that writing required a typewriter but it was a perfectly good place to put my mind on its mark; to sit settled & set and wildly ready to run - A solidly tangible material thing that only dollar bills stood in the way of.

The cracked screen was less than helpful to what could easily be myriad great and crap collages of words. The small computer didn’t have to go, it just wasn’t made for the road.

I say ‘road’ meaning continent-crossing journeys and trips across town or state… And though I’ve seen many a countless mile disappear beneath me over the years and decades, it ain’t even the beginning of it. It starts now with planted feet settling in the moment for a ‘typewriter-esque’ font appearing and disappearing behind dark cracked formations eclipsing much of the words as they take life on the screen.

It’s just poetic fiction from here: Whatever name could apply to an American generation such as mine, it wouldn’t do it justice. We closed out and birthed millenniums while embarking into the age of the internet.

Whispers and rumblings of a third world war, the arrival of terrorism into the limelight, Y2k and 2012 all made for a bit unsettling times for many and yet now entirely new waves of youngsters come up learning about them in history books.

Seems reasonable to say that the life and times of our youth were a bridging period into a new world.

I remember one night round 3am, looking around the room with my fingers still floating above the keys, seeing all manor of images and items whose main or only function was to be seen. Art, photos, nick-knacks - found and collected from one spot or another over many years.

Those years over which the collection had been acquired were still smoldering behind us. Delivered unto this world with answers now lost in adulthood, we blazed quiet and tumultuous trails through the dry and dusty wheat fields of circumstance. Looking back is like falling upwards and context is never the same and rarely describable.

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At one point or another I could have conveyed my entire list of possessions by inventorying my pockets and listing the items of my attire. Other times I could reasonably complain of having too much crap in my house. In this country, there are more empty houses, indefinitely vacant, than there are homeless folks. Our landfills rise halfway to the clouds with ‘disposable’ decadence, discarded toxins, and items of would-be-treasure for the have-nots going without. The rest of the waste mountains are comprised of the excess food that compost heaps crave and elsewhere citizens of the world give last breath in lack of. But treadmill sales and gym memberships remain forever on the rise, and size 0 dresses fly off the racks. Glued to couches and beds and driver seats and chairs, this new world fits into our skulls and has easy hands free devices so you can enjoy without taking your hands off of this, that, or…whatever. Sliding like snakes around blades of grass, gliding overhead like a bird of prey with no shadow, there are those among us inclined to tend to the fire and find new wood but hell if I got half a chance of describing in proper articulation. “I can write about ‘em but I can’t punctuate it” – Keroac…

I couldn’t find my keys that morning, and now I was late.

Priorities of all other sorts fell wayside quick and hard as I lifted and shifted papers and books and dishes and clothes.

“Check the couch cushions.” She said, as if it was the only legitimate place to look.

So to the abyss with it all if they weren’t there right next to my lighter and every kind of coin our country mints.

I flew down the stairs like my feet were wheels and made my way out into the sun.

Five blocks and two lefts, he was waitin’ out front as the jeep pulled to a halt skinning a touch of rubber against the curb.

Brian had been in and out of town several times since we last exchanged more than a moment’s social pleasantry in passing. Here like a valet or doorman brimming with a reserved excitement that never came off beyond subtle; bearing a sort of ‘much-to-tell’ smirk that scarcely would be noted or even seen, save for those who knew him.

Once inside, up a squeaky elevator, and down the hall to the right, we kicked off shoes and made way toward the balcony.

“Care for a drink?” he said with a prior-century New York barkeep tone.

“I’ll murder damn near anything you can pour into a glass at this point.” I told him. We must’ve smoked a pack and a half between us as several hours slipped away to the soundtrack of conversations musing over this and that and lingering long on happiness and the greater good.

“Wise man once postulated that everything human beings do is selfish, at least somewhere in its roots… Generosity gives the giver joy, we find vicarious happiness in making others happy…

So, he says, if everything one does is selfish, best to choose your selfishness such that it is also good for others.”

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October 2014 “Coming from the idea that selfishness is unavoidable and that we don’t do ourselves much service in obsessing over the ‘sinful’ nature of selfishness and attempting to eradicate it from ourselves completely?”

“Ya that’s the trip,” I said resting my glass on the black metal rail high above the mild hustle of the street below. “The Buddha himself made it clear that the aspiration of a compassionate life is fully incomplete without self-compassion. And try being compassionate with yourself meanwhile chastising your every thought, feeling, or action that you can possibly label as selfish. It’s tricky like that.”

“Reminds me that it is said the last desire when letting go of all desires is – the desire to have no desires.” He said with a soft brief chuckle. “You have to seek it without wanting.”

“You have to allow it and have patience.” I said turning to face the sky. “Once you’re that far, the seeking only sets you back. It resonates similar to the quandary of being committed to a goal but unattached to the results. Climbing the lengthy while up towards a peak without any attachment to actually getting there; therein lies the challenge.”

“The challenge is essentially the same – to care without attachments. But ya, it’s a fair question of how does one be desireless and unattached and still be counted on to reach one’s goals.”

“It’s odd because most of us would venture the assumption that if a man who works at a bank was suddenly and zenfully struck with enlightenment, his days at the bank would surely be over. But while its naturally possible for that to be the case, enlightenment doesn’t mean no more laundry and dirty dishes – or as I’ve read in many places, “chopping wood and carrying water”. Getting there isn’t about checking out of your life, though that may seem to happen at some point… it is about really being in it.”

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