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Even a dreary, rainy Wednesday couldn’t dampen the thrill of seeing statuary like Renoir’s Venus Victorious ensconced in its new home at the Art Museum’s Grace Taylor Broughton Sculpture Garden during a recent media unveiling. Apparently when Renoir created this work he intended for it to be surrounded by a water feature, and now after 60 years in St. Louis, it is. This and about a dozen other works grace the southeast grounds of the museum, where special garden ‘exhibition rooms’ have been built for their display—actually ‘planted.’

Hornbeam and serviceberry trees, more than 400 of them, provide natural partitions among which visitors can pause and enjoy the art in quiet, contemplative spaces. If you remember the massive works housed in the museum’s breathtaking Sculpture Hall for decades, a visit to the new garden will feel like old friends week. There are several Henry Moores, and the familiar Cubist piece, The Bather, by Jacques Lipchitz. You’ll also see the stainless George Rickey sculpture once displayed at Chesterfield Arts and Two Piece Reclining Figure by Moore, which spent 35 years at the Botanical Garden. All, generously, had been on temporary loan, courtesy of the art museum. Because what is an art museum all about, if not “to get our collection out on display.”

And that, primarily, is what this new space allows the museum to do: get more of its works in front of the community, and in the way they were intended to be viewed. But it’s no small feat to raise $5 million for an outdoor exhibition space, let alone $160 million for the new East Building completed a few years ago. But now that it’s here, you’ll want to experience it. You might seat yourself in front of Hercules and the Hydra by Mathias Gasteiger, prominently displayed with a nice seating area nearby. It’s the perfect place to chew on the fact that this is the most money ever raised by a St. Louis cultural institution. And to feel very grateful for that.

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19 in the Redbird Club at Busch Stadium. PICTURED ON THE COVER: Honorees Jerry and Betty Lawlor, recipients of this year’s Msgr. Hartnett Award, and honorary chairs Julie Mozeliak and John Mozeliak, St. Louis Cardinals senior vice president and general manager. For more information, call 314.962.5300 or visit birthrightstl.org.

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A group of St. Louis producers had lots to celebrate after the Tony Awards, when their show, Fun Home, took home top honors for best musical. It also won for best actor, best book, best score and best director. Lead producers include local residents Mike Isaacson and Kristin Caskey of St. Louis-based Fox Theatricals, Jack Lane of Stages, and Terry Schnuck. Fox Associates, the parent company of Fox Theatricals, is owned by St. Louisans Mary Strauss, Lisa Baudendistel-Suntrup and Julie Baudendistel-Noonan.

There are many ways to react to a positive home pregnancy test. Some women are thrilled to see that ‘+’ sign. Others, not so much. “I was 39 years old and already had two children,” recalls Zoey. “I’d just finished my master’s degree and had a busy career.”

Krystal was an 18-year-old college freshman when she found out. “I was terrified to tell my parents,” she says. “I was just a kid. How was I supposed to raise a child?” And Lisa summed it up this way: “I was in an abusive relationship and working a minimum-wage job. When I learned I was pregnant, I was overwhelmed with fear.”

Each of these women considered terminating her pregnancy. Each was under tremendous pressure from family, friends or circumstances. Then they sought help at Birthright Counseling, an organization that provides ongoing support and assistance throughout pregnancy to women of all ages and economic circumstances. “We want women faced with an unintended pregnancy to know they have options other than termination,” says executive director Maureen Zink. “Women deserve respect and compassion as they make their decision. Birthright is here to inform them of their options, answer all of their questions and help them during this difficult, confusing time.”

Approximately 3,000 women each year receive services at Birthright Counseling’s four locations. More than 90 percent choose life for their babies, Zink notes. “Our counselors listen to them and empower them to tap into their strengths,” she says. “We help them make calm, fully informed decisions. We provide whatever they need to deliver and care for their baby, either directly or through referrals to community agencies.” Free, confidential services include pregnancy testing, professional counseling from master’s-level counselors and social workers, referrals to medical care and other resources, prenatal and parenting education,

Congrats are in order for St. Louis Public Radio 90.7 KWMU. Members of the newsroom recently were honored at the 2015 Missouri Broadcasters Association’s annual awards banquet.

Stephanie Lecci, Maria Altman, Veronique Lacapra and Jason Rosenbaum all received first-place awards; Nancy Fowler (not pictured) and Rosenbaum also earned certificates of merit.

Dr. Charles Goldfarb has been appointed chief of pediatric orthopedic surgery at Washington University School of Medicine and St. Louis Children’s Hospital. Goldfarb, a hand and wrist specialist, has made St. Louis a destination for children around the country who need complex hand, wrist and arm treatments.

He earned his medical degree from the University of Alabama and completed his internship and residency at Wash. U and Barnes-Jewish Hospital.

Gala co-chair Barb Finnegan, Friends of Birthright president Elaine Knight and gala chair Janine DiMarco

and post-partum counseling. Assistance also can include scholarship support for school, as well as career and life-skills training. Support continues as long as the mother needs it.

The agency relies on donations to keep its doors open. The annual A Night for Life Gala, hosted by Friends of Birthright, takes place Sept. 19 in the Redbird Club at Busch Stadium. “Up to 40 percent of our annual operating budget is generated by Friends of Birthright, and the gala is our major fundraiser,” Zink explains. The event is chaired by Janine DiMarco and co-chaired by Barb Finnegan. Honorary chairs are John and Julie Mozeliak. The Jerry Lawlor family will receive the Msgr. Hartnett Award for three generations of service to Birthright.

“Women come to us with their world turned upside down, unsure of their future,” Zink says. “Many are frightened and unsure of themselves. Others feel like the dreams and goals they once had are now over. They don’t know if they can care for a child. We assure them they’re not alone, and we help them discover the confidence they need to stand up for themselves and their baby.”

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The Saint Louis Art Museum recently marked the opening of the Grace Taylor Broughton Sculpture Garden with a ribbon cutting and public celebration. The garden features an international collection of modern and contemporary sculpture set in a landscape design by Michel Desvigne of Paris. The project was made possible by a gift from Andrew and Barbara Taylor and is named in honor of their granddaughter.

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Have you been following the FIFA scandal?

Watching the U.S. Women’s National Team in the World Cup? Cheering for local Olympic gold medalists Lori Chalupny and Becky Sauerbrunn? If you don’t even understand these questions, you’re not alone.

Starting last month, 24 teams representing their nations began playing soccer in six cities across Canada in the World Cup 2015.

Sadly, women’s professional soccer is not a widely watched sport. Most people assume Mia Hamm is still playing. She retired 11 years ago. Or they remember the iconic image of Brandi Chastain ripping off her jersey to reveal a black sports bra after scoring a winning goal during the World Cup. That was 1999. Now, there’s a whole new group of amazing players, and two of them belong to St. Louis.

Everyone should be cheering for the comeback kid, Lori Chalupny. She’s a graduate of Nerinx Hall High School, my alma mater, who went on to study and play soccer at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She was called up to the U.S. team for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, where the team won gold. Lori didn’t just store her medal, but took it along on a tour of local schools. I watched as she talked to a group of girls about her experience at the Olympics. After a series of concussions in 2009, she was prohibited from playing for the national team. But living by her motto, “Work hard, dream big,” she was cleared to play in 2014 and will be representing the U.S. in Canada. Yes, seven years after winning a gold medal at the Olympics, she now has a shot at the World Cup. Ladue High gets to claim Becky Sauerbrunn as its own. After high school, Becky studied and played at the University of Virginia and was an Olympic gold medalist in London 2012. She played in the last Women’s World Cup in 2011 when the U.S. lost to Japan. It’s likely Becky will receive a lot of playing time since she was twice named National Women’s Soccer League defender of the year. She and her teammates have started the #SheBelieves campaign, which sends a message to women and young girls that they can accomplish their goals, whatever they are.

So do me a favor. If you have daughter, watch a game with her. I know some people think watching soccer is like watching paint dry ... uh, I think even I might have said that ... but it’s not true about soccer at this level and intensity. If you have a son, make him watch too. If he refuses, then be sure the swimsuit edition of Sports Illustrated doesn’t make it into your home next February. Let him see the women who should be featured in that magazine. Oops, did I just get off topic?

Oh, and regarding the FIFA scandal, if you don’t have any idea what is going on, just know this: don’t mess with the Feds. That’s my summary. Watch the final July 5—go USA! Go Lori! Go Becky!

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When it comes to completing a transaction generated online, whether through Craigslist or another website that connects buyers and sellers, trust your instincts. You wouldn’t buy a watch from somebody in a dark alley, would you? We hope that image gives you the creeps. Because that’s basically the same as ‘meeting’ a complete stranger you found on the Internet and completing an in-person cash transaction (minus the dark alley). Ballwin police are offering a safer alternative: the parking lot or lobby of the police station, both of which are monitored by surveillance cameras 24/7. The lobby desk is staffed from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Ballwin residents also should consider the ‘safe transaction zone’ provided at the station at 300 Park Drive in Vlasis Park. Chief Steve Schicker notes that many criminals seek their victims online. Don’t be one of those suckers born every minute. Certainly, never go to a buyer or seller’s house, or let them into yours. Be smart. Take advantage of this public service. Meanwhile, Chesterfield has announced that it also is providing a ‘safe exchange zone’ on city hall property, and we’d wager that other municipalities would do the same.

You have to be of a certain age to remember 905 liquor stores. (There weren’t that many of them, of course: ‘905’ was the company name. They even had their own brand of swill, canned and marketed as beer.) Now it looks as though another, even bigger, booze retailer is coming to the metro. In Chesterfield, Total Wine & More will take over the former Toys R Us store at 1709 Clarkson Road. In Brentwood, it will move into the Brentwood Promenade Court space vacated by Golf Galaxy. Another will be built in Town & Country. The stores typically take over ‘second generation’ spaces that have room to accommodate about 13,500 varieties of wine, liquor and beer. Based in Maryland, the company keeps an eye out for buildings with between 20,000 and 30,000 square feet of space. The three superstores in the metro will represent Total Wine’s first foray into Missouri, and doors should open sometime in the fall.

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For cars built before 1980 and many drivers from—well, sometime before that—The Great Race began on Father’s Day at the Kirkwood train station. This year’s event followed Route 66 and ended in San Bernardino, California, before this issue hit newsstands. It was festive in Kirkwood, especially for the dads who prefer cars over fishing or golf (when they’re not spending quality time with their beloved families, that is). One lamented, tongue in cheek, that the memory card in

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his camera wasn’t large enough to capture all that rolling stock. There were plenty of rides from back in the day when (Get Your Kicks on) Route 66 came out, and some from way before that. This was not a speed contest, and competitors were not allowed the luxury of GPS, or even a map. Their skill boiled down to getting from point A to point B in a specified amount of time. If all goes well in a rally such as this, cars arrive at the finish line a minute apart. Drivers were on their way June 21 to Rolla (for lunch), then to Springfield to overnight before the second leg. Route 66 starts in Chicago and heads south through Illinois before it winds through “St. Louie, Joplin, Missouri, Oklahoma City looks oh so pretty, you’ll see… Amarillo, Gallup, New Mexico.” Many other towns mentioned in the song were along the route, including Flagstaff, Arizona, and San Bernardino, before drivers wound up at the Pacific Ocean in Santa Monica. Lovers of old cars need not mourn the passing of the classic vehicles through Kirkwood a few weeks ago. Weather permitting, nearly as many vintage vehicles as you’ll see in American Graffiti come every Friday night to the lot of Sonic at Kirkwood Road and Big Bend Boulevard for owners to compare notes and for drop-ins to gawk at what’s under the hood.

Maplewood and Richmond Heights are tying the knot! Maplewood’s chamber of commerce will merge with its counterpart in Richmond Heights, and there’ll be plenty of time for all to adjust during the transition.

For one thing, it’s not official until January. For the time being, the larger organization will operate under the ‘Maplewood Chamber of Commerce’ umbrella and have its headquarters in the Maplewood offices. A two-year period has been established to allow the two chambers to become acclimated to working together as a unit. All our best to the happy couple.

How good is the fare at Carl’s in Rock Hill?

Just ask me and my family. Or, you could query another regular: U. City’s own Joe Edwards, proprietor of Blueberry Hill, another joint legendary for its burgers.

Carl hasn’t been in the picture for quite a while. The drive-in with no drive-thru window, dinky parking lot, and old-school counter and stools, owned and run since the ’80s by Frank Cunnetto, has been sold to a longtime customer and businessman from Belleville. It’s been at the

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top of a hill at 9033 Manchester Road since Eisenhower was president in 1959. In the not-too-distant future, there’ll probably be another Carl’s Drive-In somewhere in the metro, maybe St. Charles. But the recipe will remain the same, Cunnetto promises. (Whew!) I’ll take another frosty mug of root beer and a triple cheeseburger—and I might not need another meal for a week. Or, so says my paunch.

Last issue’s answer: The speed of an average skydiving free fall (belly down) is 120 mph.

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Helping citizens of Ferguson regain their footing has struck a chord. Literally.

Classical guitar aficionados were hoping to raise $20,000 by the end of June to support the purchase of additional instruments for music students in Ferguson schools, an amount to be matched dollar for dollar by ‘visionary’ donors throughout the metro. (Of course, every dollar helps and none is too late.) The initiative unfolded in November with a $20,000 grant from the Augustine Foundation in NYC to The St. Louis Classical Guitar Society to fund

twice-weekly programs in two Ferguson elementary schools. The monies will go toward purchase of classical guitars, as well as additional compensation for educators in the Ferguson-Florissant School District.

Several volunteers from the Society will spend time in the classroom to assist as fifth- and sixth-graders learn the instrument in preparation for solo and ensemble

performances. Much of the program derives from an online program that Society members say has been instrumental for kids in 50 schools in Austin, Texas, to learn classical guitar. Society members hope the program, which got a foothold in Normandy, will continue to expand in the northern suburbs, at first to six additional Ferguson-Florissant schools.

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another nowadays. The ‘ride hailing’ company might be setting up shop (so to speak) in St. Charles, based on what the city has to say following a briefing by company officials. Actually, UberX is what it’s called; Uber Black, the company’s upscale limo service, already operates in St. Louis. However, UberX, not surprisingly, has met resistance from the Metropolitan Taxicab Association for one reason or another, reportedly over background checks and insurance issues. This may all be moot, based on a larger issue that ride-hailing companies are facing: Are drivers contractors or employees? The former has meant they’ve had to pay for their own fuel and cover maintenance and other expenses. The latter, anathema to Uber et al., would pave the way for expensive measures like health insurance and profit-sharing. To wit: California’s Labor Commission ruled in favor of an Uber driver who maintained that the company owed her some $4,000 in expenses. Uber promptly appealed, of course, contending that its business model is just a smartphone app. The “1099 economy shuddered,” as aptly put by Slate magazine.

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Seniors gathered on the patio at Lester’s after the May Day celebration, where two May Queens were crowned: Jody Jones and Maya Howard. Pictured: Roey Vardi, Satchel Kahn, Mason Bohlmann, Stephen Mattingly, Julani Brown, Hamza Ali, Chilembwe Asante, Christian Burmeister, Michael Bell, Tom Carpenter, Constantine Veronikis, Harrison Smith.

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Look + Listen + Taste Is there anything better than enjoying a classic flick under the summer stars? We don’t think so. Head to Forest Park for the Art Hill Film Series, which screens Back to the Future (July 10), Jaws (July 17), Clueless (July 24), and The Sound of Music (July 31). All shows start at 9 p.m. For more information, check slam.org/filmseries.

Let the sounds of yesteryear carry you away as you relax in Carondelet Park. The United States Air Force Band, formed in 1941, plays big band hits July 5 at 6 p.m. For more information, visit carondeletliving.com.

Take advantage of great food and drink specials at historic downtown Maplewood’s 10th Annual Let Them Eat Art, a whacky, whimsical ode to Bastille Day. The July 10 festival also includes live demonstrations by artists, live tunes, Tarot card readings and much more. For details, visit cityofmaplewood.com.

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‘scot-free’ When someone deserves punishment but manages to avoid it, we say they got off scot-free (which reminds us: O.J. Simpson’s low-speed chase occurred 21 years ago last month). Many folks assume the phrase originated with the story of Dred Scott, a slave who sought his freedom through several famous court cases (two of them tried at the Old Courthouse downtown). Others think it might have come from Scotland, where people are reputed to be thrifty. But actually, the phrase got its start as ‘skat,’ a Scandinavian word meaning ‘tax.’ The word migrated to Britain as ‘scot,’ a 10th-century redistributive tax used to help the poor. As early as the 11th century, ‘scot-free’ was used to describe anyone who didn’t pay their taxes. The figurative use of the term began much later, as in this example from John Maplet’s Green Forest (1567): “Daniell scaped scotchfree by Gods prouidence” (‘scotchfree’ being a variant based on a mishearing).

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On the first day of summer vacation, Israeli jazz trumpeter Avishai Cohen hosted a clinic for students as part of Jazz St. Louis’ Emerson Jazz in Schools program, which brings visiting artists to area schools at no cost. Ten student musicians worked closely with Cohen and his bandmates, Linda Oh and Nasheet Waits.

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Fourth-, fifth- and sixth-graders participated in the St. Louis Box Turtle Project through the zoo. They tracked turtles at Forest Park and at the zoo with telemetry equipment, observing how field data is recorded by scientists for research on the turtles and their movement and health in native habitats.

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Riley Ehlermann, a recent sixth-grade graduate of Rohan Woods School, was the recipient of the Jeannine Taylor Award, an 18-year tradition at the school. Named after a former first-grade teacher, the award recognizes a student who embodies compassion, enthusiasm, friendship and school spirit. Pictured: Riley Ehlermann and head of school Sam Templin-Page

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Thirty-one of the area’s elite high school baseball players from public schools throughout the region recently hit the field at Busch Stadium for the Delta Dental High School All-Star Baseball Game and Home Run Derby. The graduating seniors were selected by their school’s coaching staff and coached by former Cardinals Scott Cooper and Kerry Robinson.

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Seven students made it to the big stage for The Muny’s 97th season. The students, who range from middle-schoolers to recent graduates, were selected as members of the Teen Chorus. This is the largest number of students from the school to be cast in a single season.

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Senior Clay Beabout, who is diagnosed with VACTERL association and thoracic insufficiency syndrome, was granted his wish by the Make A Film Foundation to create a documentary about his life. Deep Blue Breath stars Beabout alongside Hollywood actors Sean Astin, Natasha Gregson Wagner, Miguel Sandoval and Ernie Hudson. The directors of Little Miss Sunshine, Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, and actor Elijah Wood mentored Beabout during filmmaking. A red carpet premiere was held locally at the Sun Theater in Grand Center. Pictured: Sean Astin and Clay Beabout

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Ben Fainer, 84, has shared his story with thousands. He’s spoken at churches, synagogues and schools, at libraries and museums, with young and old alike. In 2012, he even published a memoir, Silent for 60 Years, which he co-wrote with Chesterfield author Mark Leach. But he wasn’t always this forthcoming.

Fainer has called St. Louis home since 1957, but the story he tells starts when he was a 9-year-old in Bedzin, Poland, where in 1939 he was torn from his family and placed in a concentration camp. A lie about his age—he said he was 15—sent him to the work camps and saved his life. Today, he’s one of the youngest Holocaust survivors.

He spent six years in six different camps, including Buchenwald and Dachau. In 1945, he was on a death march when the American army liberated him. “I don’t think I’ve got words in my vocabulary to describe how it felt when I was liberated,” he says. “It was like the heavens had dropped on my head.” Although he got his life back, there were things that could never be recovered. His mother and siblings were gone, as well as nearly all of the more than 200 relatives who had lived in the area.

For decades, he didn’t tell a soul, including his seven children, about his years in the concentration camps, even regularly covering up the tattoo on his arm with long sleeves.

Partly, he says, because there are simply no words to describe the horrific things he photo: bill barrett

Webster University has experienced numerous changes and immense growth in its 100 years, but it has never strayed from its commitment to quality education and community outreach.

Today, it’s a four-year university with campuses in nine countries, and its home in Webster Groves continues to be a vibrant part of the St. Louis community.

Elizabeth Robb, chair of the centennial celebration and a 1965 graduate, says Webster University was founded on forward thinking, a mission that continues today with its educational practices and diverse population. In the early 1800s, the school began as a seminary for young women, operated by the Sisters of Loretto, a Catholic religious organization. In 1898, the women bought land from Benjamin Webster, for whom the university is named, and used the farmhouse as a school. “The cornerstone of Webster Hall was laid in 1915, and Loretto College was founded during the height of the women’s suffrage movement as one of the first Catholic women’s colleges west of the Mississippi,” Robb says. It opened with five students, graduating two in its first class in 1919.

A lot has changed since the early days. Men were admitted full-time in 1963, the school expanded its metropolitan reach to Kansas City in 1966, and in 1967, the sisters transferred administration to a lay board—the first Catholic school in the nation to do so. “They knew that to make the school what it could become, it needed a broader reach,” Robb says. “That was the beginning of enormous growth.”

Established as a university in 1983, it now serves approximately 20,000 students around the globe (with campuses in Switzerland, China and Greece, among others) and is a leading provider of higher education to the military. In 1974, the United States Department of Defense invited Webster College to be the first to open an extended campus program at Ft. Sheridan near Chicago. Now, it’s on around 40 military installations in the country.

The school always has had a large local presence as home to both Opera Theatre Saint Louis and The Rep. “Former presidents Sister Jacqueline Wexler and Sister Francetta Barberis really pushed for a regional performing arts center at the university,” Robb explains. “Conrad Hilton, who we all called Uncle Connie, donated money to build the Loretto-Hilton Center for the Performing Arts, which opened in 1966, and a small group of theater students formed The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis.” Hilton was a strong supporter of the Sisters of Loretto, and Opera Theatre was the result of local residents determined to bring festival-quality opera to St.

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Nothing is more iconic than the Gateway Arch, erected in 1965 as a monument to Westward Expansion. It hailed St. Louis as the gateway to the West and applauded our history as a cultural and commercial center along the mighty Mississippi. Half a century later, the Arch grounds need a major face-lift and are getting one, thanks to a multimillion dollar, publicprivate partnership called the CityArchRiver project.

CityArchRiver aims to make the Arch grounds and the surrounding area not only more aesthetically pleasing, but also easier to navigate and less isolated. By project’s end, the grounds will be expanded to connect to Kiener Plaza and the Old Courthouse, resulting in one seamless park experience. The plan will add 11 new acres of parkland and user-friendly features like 5 miles of bike trails, children’s play areas, and new spaces for special events and performances. “Improvements to the riverfront and all the accessible pathways through the grounds mean people will be able to navigate easily through the area from Kiener Plaza to the waterfront,” says Maggie Hales, CityArchRiver executive director.

Another major element is a new museum, which will feature interactive displays telling the story of Westward Expansion, and a new entrance on the park’s western side. “Right after you enter the new Park Over the Highway, you’ll come into this glorious, new, expanded museum and visitors center,” Hales says. “It’s one of the key pieces in making the Arch connect with the city.”

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St. Louis native Molly Rockamann was passionate about farming, nutrition and their effect on the environment long before the farm-to-table movement became mainstream. These interests were solidified when her dad took her to Al and Caroline Mueller’s organic farm in Ferguson (the oldest of its kind west of the Mississippi). The couple’s natural farming practices influenced the 15-year-old Rockamann deeply, and now she focuses on growing food while nurturing the community through her organic farm school, EarthDance.

Rockamann started her journey when she left St. Louis to attend Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida, graduating with a degree in environmental studies. She then traveled to Fiji, California, Ghana and Thailand to become familiar with various agricultural industries and practices. It was her hands-on experience in organic farming at the University of California, Santa Cruz, that gave her the idea for EarthDance. “There wasn’t any kind of training program like it offered in the St. Louis area at the time,” she says.

She returned home in 2007 with plans to bring her ideas to life and was re-introduced to the Mueller farm. “I started renting an acre on the property and visited Caroline before she passed away to learn as much as I could about the farm’s history,” Rockamann says. In 2008, she founded EarthDance with the hope of giving the community not only a different way of growing food and eating, but also a different way of living through hands-on organic farming education. Rockamann and her staff reach all ages and backgrounds—students, retirees, corporate employees, parents—who are interested in learning about the land and the impact of healthy eating. Thanks to generous donations, the nonprofit acquired the entire Mueller property in 2012.

“Our flagship program, the farm and garden apprenticeship, is in its seventh year and is one-ofa-kind in the country,” Rockamann explains. “It offers an intensive introduction to organic farming and gardening on a part-time basis, just 10 hours a week, to make it more accessible.” This year, there was a waiting list for the first time.

With such increased awareness and interest, EarthDance continues to grow its community outreach. There are free public tours every Tuesday, custom group tours, multiple volunteer opportunities, a summer youth program, and apprenticeship classes open to the public for $20.

“Our produce reaches a wide array of people also,” Rockamann says. “We now offer public CSA shares; we sell at Ferguson Farmers Market, Local Harvest Grocery and City Greens Market; and we donate to Operation Food Search and the Food Pantry at St. Stephen’s in Ferguson.”

But it’s not just about food. After the recent unrest in Ferguson, EarthDance started a Practicing Peace initiative, which Rockamann explains as an effort to educate the community about how food justice and the environmental movement are major elements in a peaceful society. “We offer a farm-to-yoga workshop, yoga classes and trauma relief workshops,” she explains.

She says too often people are disconnected from their food source and their neighbors. “People say they come here and just take a deep breath. They love how it feels,” she notes. “It’s really a unique gem in the Midwest. Throughout history, farms have played an important role in creating community. I’m really excited this farm is helping do that again.”

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Louis. “A number of the original founders were on the Webster board of trustees or were alums, so it was only natural to have it at the school.”

Webster University continues to expand its role in the community. It offers an official internship program with The Muny and music lessons to students throughout the region taught by university faculty and staff, and it hosts an annual film series that has been touted as the best in St. Louis. “The university really is an institution unlike any other,” Robb says. “We’ve been celebrating since last year!” The centennial year will close in November, with an on-campus event open to the public Nov. 13 and a gala at Union Station Nov. 14.

The project is a big deal: It represents the largest private investment in a national park since the Statue of Liberty was renovated in the ‘80s, says Hales. The benefits to the city will be huge, with a projected economic impact equivalent to having a second Cardinals baseball season each year, estimates CityArchRiver, bringing $367 million and 4,400 permanent jobs to the area.

Hales reports that during the years following 2006, annual Arch attendance dropped by about 1 million, possibly due to the static nature of the Arch and its museum, as well as the isolated nature of the grounds, she says. “Now, people will have reasons to return,” she explains, citing the museum’s interactive digital exhibits and the potential for various special events in the park. “We’re going to keep it fresh and invigorated, year after year.”

CityArchRiver still is raising funds for the project and its future maintenance. Construction began in 2014, and the museum groundbreaking took place in April 2015. By the Arch’s 50th anniversary in October, a few of the elements, including the Luther Ely Smith Square, a pocket park between the Old Courthouse and Fourth Street, will be completed. The majority of the park expansion is expected to be finished in summer 2016, says Hales, and the museum is set to be open in spring 2017.

experienced. “I’ve seen the worst horror you could possibly imagine,” he says. “I’ve seen guys with bayonets stuck in their bellies. In Buchenwald, my bunk was right beside the crematorium, and I saw bodies stacked up high, still alive and screaming.”

Another reason is his mother. To this day, he still tears up when talking about her, and his book is dedicated to her. “I told my wife, who always wanted me to open up, that I couldn’t, because it’s very hard on me,” Fainer says. “I had the greatest mother in the world, but she was sent to Auschwitz with three of her children, and that’s a one-way ticket.”

He began sharing his experiences in 1996, after much persistent prodding from the Shoah Foundation and the Holocaust Museum, which was compiling survivor interviews. “I was told it was important to tell my story, so the country knows there was a Hitler,” Fainer says. “I feel tremendously lucky and fortunate that I did. It’s important that the youth know the horror that existed. I also do it for my mother, because I had the greatest mother in the world, and she’d want me to open up.” Audience members, particularly children, often give him a hug afterward.

“I say to them, love your mama, and give your daddy a little bit of love, too.”

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by karyn meyer | photos by arndt photo & cinema Liz Franco says she never dreamed about her wedding day as a little girl, but it was everything

she could have hoped for. She and Brad McCartney met in 2011 through mutual college friends (they both attended SIUE), and after nearly three years together, Brad pulled off a surprise engagement. “It was amazing,” Liz recalls. “I thought we were just meeting a friend to walk our dog in Tower Grove Park.” Their friend pretended to test out a new camera and got the couple to turn around long enough for friends and family to emerge from their hiding spots and hold up signs reading, Liz, will you marry him? “I love how they all got to witness it,” she says.

The couple planned the big day’s events together. “Brad was very involved, and it was nice that we agreed on everything! My mom helped, too,” she says. They wanted an elegant, romantic feel for the day, achieved through soft colors and beautiful venues. “My dress looked gray or lavender depending on the light, so since I had the pop of color, I wanted my bridesmaids in white,” Liz explains. An online search made them consider the Old Post Office for the ceremony. “We had never heard of a wedding there before and just loved it the second we walked in,” she says. The Chase, where the reception was held, holds many fond memories for Liz; her sister got married in the Khorassan Ballroom, and she often went there with her family while growing up. “There was no other venue that gave me the same feeling.” The couple chose the Starlight Room for its windows and terrace, where she and Brad had their first dance. “It was just us out there, and the weather was beautiful,” Liz recalls. “It was my favorite moment of the day.”

Liz is a claims analyst at Advantage 2000 Consultants, and Brad is a residential appraiser at Altisource Portfolio Solutions. The couple resides in O’Fallon, Illinois.

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