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FEATURE Multiple apartment complexes have shot up in Columbia and altered the landscape of the city, but a building permit freeze has slowed that growth. Discover where development is now and where it could be heading. PAGE 6 NEWS & INSIGHT Get schooled in video gaming. Columbia College’s eSports team is every bit as real as your beloved hockey and basketball teams. Learn what all the clicking is about from some of the local team members. PAGE 4 SCENE Just because winter is near doesn’t mean the junk food needs to be. There are plenty of ways to keep your diet full of fresh, local, healthy foods — even in the cold. PAGE 5 MUSIC Luthiers know exactly how to pull the strings on banjos, mandolins and more. These mid-Missourians discuss how they got into the business of building and fixing up stringed instruments. PAGE 15
A BIRD, A PLANE, A UFO? The next time you think there’s an unidentified object in the sky, you’ll know who to call. Missouri’s UFO watch group Mutual UFO Network investigates sightings around the state, and they even have a group in CoMo. DO A LITTLE DANCE Columbia has a lot more dancing spots to offer than you might think. Whether you’re looking to do some hardcore fist pumping at a late-night dance spot or move your hips at a salsa club, there’s a place for you to show off your moves. AMAZING AMAZON Pilot season has begun, and with it comes the opportunity to stream three original pilots and vote for the one that should be the next Amazon original series. Get all the details on this year’s pilots so you can make an informed decision.
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ARTS & BOOKS Stores in downtown CoMo are displaying more than just merchandise. Poppy is giving space to handmade art displays that recycle regular objects into decorative designs. PAGE 16 Q&A Marching Mizzou’s first female band director, Erin Cooper, talks about her experience on the job. She’s dedicated to doing the best she can for her crew while enjoying the activity she’s loved for years. PAGE 17 COVER DESIGN: BEN KOTHE COVER PHOTOS: BEN KOTHE
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I do not live in a particularly nice apartment. It’s good enough for now, but it’s definitely nothing fancy. My roommate and I each have a room with a twin bed, a dresser, a desk and a chair. The kitchen has a half-sized dishwasher, but don’t try to open it at the same time as our single kitchen drawer. The carpet is a shade of brick orange that matches nothing but magically hides all stains, and it’s been tested by red wine, liquid foundation and an entire bottle of soy sauce. Our shower only floods sometimes. It’s the apartment I’ll tell stories about forever, and the one I’ll probably use to justify dorm living to my kids someday. But places with “character” like mine aren’t as popular or, it seems, as acceptable as they used to be. New student apartment complexes have popped up all over Columbia, and the companies building them try to sway potential tenants with all kinds of amenities — rooftop pools, Starbucks machines, flat-screen TVs and 24-hour gyms. No offer would surprise me at this point. You’ll see some of these things in the pages of this week’s feature (Page 6), which seeks to explain what our Midwestern college boomtown is doing and where it’s going. The fact of the matter is, college living isn’t what it used to be, and everyone is taking notice. The skyline is changing, competition is growing and students expect more from their homes. This next generation of kids is going to disbelieve crappy college apartment stories instead of tales of walking uphill both ways to school. Lucky them.
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The MU football team got the W Saturday, putting up 26 points to Vandy's 17. Many Tiger fans missed it, though — official attendance came in at 50,261, which left more than 20,000 seats unfilled. On the bright side, ESPN featured the MU student section’s rendition of the mannequin challenge, an internet sensation where groups of people stand still for extended periods of time and record it.
The Thanksgiving Farmers Market makes final preparations a little easier. From 3–6 p.m. on Nov. 22, Parkade Center will be full of local picks such as: • Turkey from Happy Hollow’s Farm • Seasonal fruit from Sandy Creek Farms • Fresh bread from Mulberry Grill and Bakery • Pies from Oscar Jay’s Gourmet Pies
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After more than 100 local activists gathered at Cooper’s Landing Saturday to support the Standing Rock Sioux tribe’s fight for justice, activists delivered supplies and about $2,000 in donations to the protestors. Want to help? Donate at StandingRock.org.
Today is National Take a Hike Day, and it’s the perfect opportunity to explore Missouri. Whether you choose The Pinnacles down Old 63, Clyde Wilson Memorial Park to the east of MU’s campus or just a long stroll around the block, this day is dedicated to the great outdoors. May the forest be with you.
Calling all Death Eaters and members of Dumbledore’s Army! The premiere of the first Harry Potter movie since 2011, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, is tonight. Here’s to the magical transportive powers of fiction, the wonder of nostalgia and Warner Brothers' unwavering commitment to the Harry Potter cash cow.
On Nov. 12, Kate McKinnon broke out her Hillary Clinton on Saturday Night Live once again and performed Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” — a somber homage to the late Cohen and Clinton's defeat. To the delight of The Chappelle Show fans everywhere, Comedian Dave Chappelle broke back into the late night television scene for the first time since walking away from his show in 2005. He hosted SNL Nov. 12, and started the night off by making the audience laugh about the political climate.
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Clash of keyboards and controllers Columbia College redefines traditional athletics with its undefeated eSports team BY TYLER SCHNEIDER PHOTOS BY ASA LORY Parents have traditionally seen video games as a threat to the athletic and academic prowess that leads to scholarship offers. But in 2016, competitive video gaming, or eSports, found a home in a collegiate athletic department in mid-Missouri. According to the Kansas City Star, there are now almost as many eSports enthusiasts or engaged fans as there are for hockey worldwide. In October 2015, Columbia College decided to take advantage of that market and announced it would become the fifth college in the United States to award scholarships to gamers. Head coach Duong Pham and assistant coach Matthew Meininger were put in charge of recruiting a team that competes in League of Legends (also known as LoL), a multiplayer online battle-arena game. The team is made up of 12 all-male scholarship gamers. Now, six games into their first preseason, the players are undefeated. eSporters deliver the 411 on collegiate gaming and strategy.
It’s like any other college sport
Meininger has been playing League of Legends for five years. His experience helps him guide players in the right direction, and he and Pham also gave their early signees a lot of say in the team’s roster. “It was kind of like a democratic process because you have to find players who want to play with each other, who can work with each other,” Meininger says. Coaches also stress the importance of academics for the players. “We are collegiate eSports, not professional,” Meininger says. “School comes first. They’ve got to go to class, keep track of their studies, manage their time.”
Everyone must play their role
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A former soccer shed, The Game Hut is Columbia College’s eSports team’s base. After $65,000 in repairs, it features high-tech computers and sci-fi decor.
that possess unique abilities. The players use champions to construct their part during the game. Five members make up a team, with each player starting in one of three lanes on the map depending on which role they selected. The goal is to progress along each lane and destroy enemies until the opposite edge of the map is reached. If each player does his or her job correctly, the team will eventually overpower the opposing team and destroy their nexus, which signifies the end of the game.
It’s a team sport
Although popular competitive video games such as Call of Duty and Madden put emphasis on the skill sets of the individual, League of Legends, among other high-level eSports, is built with a team emphasis. While various positions must do individual jobs, if one team member is in trouble, everyone is affected. This means that each member of the team must have an awareness of the entire field of play. Productive communication through gaming headsets between teammates is the biggest part of a winning formula. “It doesn’t feel like a video game when you’re playing,” Connor Doyle says. “It’s not about what team has
better players. It’s about which team is communicating better.”
Practice makes perfect
Perfecting skills and knowing how to react in certain situations takes a lot of practice. Players practice for two to three hours, five days per week in addition to its competitions on Saturdays. Players devote extra hours as well. Some bring their gaming computers to school, but most prefer the atmosphere of The Game Hut, the team’s designated practice area. “League is a game like chess, where the only way to practice is to play,” Doyle says. “If I’m trying to get better at chess, I’ve just got to play matches.” Doyle also practices in his own time, some weeks 30 to 40 hours. Like a football player, he watches videos of
pro play and corresponding analyses of those videos to improve his own play. His ultimate goal is to compete professionally.
Always keep your cool
Doyle describes the buildup of frustration that comes with the game as tilt, a term that is synonymous with the type of panic that can set in for a player or a team when things go south. “When you get tilted, it affects your decision making,” Doyle says. “It affects your communication, your play.” To counteract tilt, Doyle practices meditation. Others will play music and indulge in energy drinks during games to stay focused. Although eSports are not physically demanding like more traditional athletics, mental focus is central to reaching success in their regular season starting in January.
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Eat fresh when it’s frosty
Learn how to fill your fridge with local and seasonal food during winter Winter is coming, which means eating fresh is about to get a lot harder. Not to worry though, there are resources to make it easier. Chelsea and Jake Davis, who own The Root Cellar on Walnut Street, have a goal of getting people to eat locally grown food. “I think eating fresh foods is something that some people are really intimidated by,” Chelsea Davis says. However, she insists there are simple techniques anyone can learn to cook meals using fresh ingredients. The Root Cellar offers a delivery box program, which features different boxes filled with locally grown fruit and vegetables and locally sourced eggs, dairy and meat. The Davises work with growers who use high tunnels, which are unheated greenhouses that extend the growth season in several ways. They keep the frost off vegetables by absorbing heat from outside the tunnel to help plants grow inside the tunnel. The Davises buy from local gardeners such as Tony Speichinger, whose backyard is filled with herbs, fruits, vegetables and chickens. Speichinger keeps some plants outdoors throughout all four seasons, but he also
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grows a myriad of plants indoors from seeds. Speichinger germinates the seeds for his herb garden during fall, then by mid-winter he can harvest basil, cilantro and more. “You can tell the difference,” Speichinger says. “That stuff at the store is wax. These are fresh. This is what they’re supposed to taste like.”
Tony Speichinger tends to his urban garden, which is located in his backyard in north-central Columbia. Speichinger grows organic food all year.
Easiest food to grow in the winter
Greens, broccoli and cabbage grow well in the snowy season. “They like cooler temperatures, and so in the fall and winter months it’s a great time to eat a lot of greens,” Chelsea Davis says. She listed winter squash, turnips, beets, radishes and carrots as some other crops that are cold-tolerant. “I would suggest a hearty green, something like a kale is really easy to grow in the winter time. It holds up really well to the harsher temperatures, especially if it’s in a high tunnel or a greenhouse.” If you don’t have a greenhouse, growing herbs in pots you can move indoors is an easy way to make sure the more delicate plants are available year-round.
and that’s great, but also learning how to cook with greens, you know, putting them in soups, just being more creative with your greens,” she says. “There’s a lot of opportunities there.” Soups and stews are one way to eat local in the winter months. “There’s all types of root crops you can put into stews, from beets to turnips to carrots,” Chelsea Davis says.
How to avoid preservatives
Extend the life of your produce
Get to know your greens, Chelsea Davis says. “A lot of us just think of salads,
Chelsea Davis recommends checking your refrigerator to make sure it’s around
35 degrees, which keeps veggies fresh. She also warns customers not to wash greens until they’re ready to eat them because excess moisture leads to rot. “Having a salad spinner is helpful in removing moisture off leaves,” she says. Another tip: Try storing winter squash, garlic and sweet potatoes in a cool, dark space. If you want to maximize the life of your produce, freezing is a quick and convenient way to preserve food. Items such as blackberries, blueberries, strawberries and other low-water-content fruits and vegetables freeze well.
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Lower enrollment has not stopped student housing from changing the skyline — and the rental market BY CAROLYN HEGER
OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS, DOWNTOWN COLUMBIA HAS EVOLVED INTO A HOTBED OF STUDENT HOUSING. Student apartment complexes have sprung up on the streets surrounding the MU campus from Providence Road to College Avenue and from Walnut Street to Turner Avenue. Developers have cleared away once-beloved restaurants and bars, including Casablanca Mediterranean Grill and Quinton’s Bar and Deli, to make way for even more student-housing structures. Even Shakespeare’s Pizza, one of Columbia’s most cherished establishments, had its original building razed and now resides inside a sparkling new Brookside student apartment building. Some streets within blocks of MU boast the progress of student-apartment construction, marked by towering cranes and the frequent droning of machinery. The intersection of Ninth and Locust streets will feature the 205-unit Rise on 9th, and the corner of Fifth and Elm streets will house yet another Brookside building with 128 units. Closer to central campus, American Campus Communities, the developer of The Cottages of Columbia and Grindstone Canyon, is building the 182-unit U Centre on Turner. By August 2017, developers will have added 515 more units to the area. But proposals for new downtown student-housing development projects came to a halt in May, when Columbia City Council froze the issuing of construction permits for multi-family housing complexes within one mile of the MU campus until Dec. 1. However, Mayor Brian Treece expects the council to extend the moratorium on multi-family construction permits for about six months. He says he believes this will allow council members to more carefully consider the code and related factors, such as infrastructure and parking needs, before voting. Now, in the midst of a temporary ban
on new downtown student-housing building developments, the construction dust from the current and recently completed projects is settling. As enrollment shrinks and the whirlwind of projects dies down, Columbians wonder, “Where do we go from here?” Since August 2015 alone, four complexes downtown have opened their doors: 118-unit District Flats at Eighth and Locust streets, 98-unit TODD at Fifth Street and Conley Avenue, 32-unit Lofts on Broadway and 49-unit Brookside building at 225 S. 9th St. In addition to the student-housing complexes downtown, other structures have sprung up several miles from the MU campus in the past three years. Among these communities are The Den, completed July 2014, and Aspen Heights and The Domain, which opened fall 2013. The Den, located at 1412 Grindstone Plaza Drive, contains 158 units. Aspen Heights at 3600 Aspen Heights Parkway has 318 units, and The Domain at 3100 E. Stadium Blvd. includes 228 units. No developers are actively working on student apartment complexes in the areas a few miles from campus. After the completion of Rise on 9th, U Centre on Turner and the Brookside at Elm and Fifth streets — all under construction now — these student-housing complexes will provide more than 4,000 apartments. Many of them offer multiple bedrooms per unit. The university provides about 6,000 beds for students in its residence halls. There will be plenty of beds to sleep in, but there might not be enough bodies to fill them. MU enrollment is down by more than 6 percent for the 2016-17 school year.
LET THE COMPETITION BEGIN
With enrollment down, the supply of student housing in Columbia might exceed demand in the next few years. Although the university has not yet made forecasts for fall 2017 enrollment, MU spokesman Christian Basi says the university uses Missouri high school graduate projections
FROM THE GROUND UP The process of developing student apartments involves many steps before actual construction begins, though developers seem to build student-housing complexes in Columbia at a rapid-fire pace. Jeremy Root, an attorney who actively opposed the District Flats complex at Eighth and Locust streets, says these projects generally follow the same steps. Opus Group, the Flats’ owner, declined to comment. Root gives a closer look at the timeline for putting together a student-housing complex using District Flats as an example.
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from the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) to estimate how many in-state students it might recruit in the coming years. WICHE’s “Knocking at the College Door” report predicts that Missouri will experience a 7 percent drop in the number of high school graduates until 2019-20. A continued decrease in the number of Missouri high school graduates could spell out lower enrollment for MU, leading to lessened demand for student housing in Columbia. Amanda Jacobs, the vice president and asset manager of Jacobs Property Management, says the Columbia student-housing market is already feeling the heat from lower MU enrollment this year. MU has closed four residence halls for the 2016-17 school year. Jacobs says she thinks these closures foreshadows the decreased demand the student-housing rental market will experience in the next few years. Jacobs Property Management primarily oversees townhouse-style duplexes throughout Columbia, and it manages a total of 430 units, which they call “front doors” (a duplex has two front doors). Although not all of the property management group’s residents are students, about 70 percent of them are undergraduates. Jacobs has observed the effects of the increasing supply of student housing in Columbia with her property management group’s own properties. Her company pre-leases several of its properties to undergraduates, meaning students sign their leases for August in the spring. Jacobs Property Group has 100 properties that students typically pre-lease, but at the beginning of this school year, five of these properties had not yet been leased. “There was not that feeling of, ‘If I don’t get my lease signed now, I could be homeless in the fall,’” Jacobs says. “We saw a decline in urgency, and I think that has to do with there being more supply in the market.” Although Jacobs has seen rental rates remain steady for this year, she expects rents to drop slightly in the next three to five years due to oversupply of student housing and falling demand from fewer students.
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Development companies first examined Columbia, its student population and the city’s construction costs before deciding to build a student-housing complex. The Opus Group, which built District Flats, reached out to Robert Hollis, an attorney at Van Matre, Harrison, Hollis, Taylor and Elliott, in September 2012 about signing a contract for the block along Locust Street between Seventh and Eighth streets.
After concluding that Columbia would be a strong candidate for a student-housing complex, the development company approached city staff about its tentative plans to build. The company learned more about what the development process in Columbia entails and about costs. Root says the Opus Group met with city staff for the first time at the beginning of fall 2013.
CONSIDERING COLUMBIA
CONTACTING THE CITY
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The Lofts on Broadway opened its doors to students in August 2015. It is the second Lofts location downtown.
“When you have more housing and you have less people to fill it, the rent rates are going to go down, or there is going to be a higher vacancy rate (if rents are not decreased),” Jacobs says. With the number of prospective renters for student-apartment complexes shrinking and with more student-targeted apartments in Columbia, management companies are advertising and offering special promotions to help attract potential residents. Bryan Chester, interim general manager for the Columbia Missourian, says a significant portion of the newspaper’s student-targeted advertising sections has come from student-housing complexes. He calculated that 35 percent of the ad revenue from the College Town and Welcome Back sections and 23 percent of ad revenue from the Homecoming section came from student apartment companies. Chester observed that complexes farther away from campus have been the primary purchasers of advertising in these sections, which he attributes to the addition of new downtown complexes and decreased enrollment. Becky Diehl, adviser for MU’s student newspaper The Maneater, says though her publication runs ads mainly from the complexes located along Old 63, including The Reserve, Copper Beech and Grindstone Canyon, it also sold spots for unfinished complexes, including Rise on 9th and U Centre on Turner. Although student-housing advertisements published in the MU student paper have remained steady in recent years, Diehl says rivalry is mounting among the complexes.
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Once the company decided to build, it reached a development agreement with the city and began securing the necessary permits, including demolition, land disturbance and full building. The City Council approved a final agreement with the Opus Group in May 2014 and gave the company a demolition permit in August 2014. Opus Group received land disturbance and full building permits in September 2014.
Upon receiving permits from the city, the development company could start construction. On Sept. 15, 2014, the Opus Group began demolition of the parking lot and building that housed Crazy Music Store at Eighth and Locust streets in preparation of building District Flats.
As construction drew near to completion of the building, inspectors from Columbia Building and Site Development checked out the complex to make sure it was safe for move-in. After the inspectors gave the company an occupancy permit, residents moved in. The Opus Group completed construction on District Flats in August 2015, but residents moved into the structure before it was fully finished because the city had already granted its occupancy permit.
Although some student-housing development companies retain ownership of the complexes they build, others choose to sell the buildings to make a profit. The Opus Group listed District Flats with Institutional Property Advisors in May 2016, only nine months after the development company completed construction on it. It has yet to sell.
ESTABLISH AN AGREEMENT AND GATHER PERMITS
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Many apartment complexes offer gift cards, reduced rent and free food to attract potential tenants. The student-housing ads, featuring loud, eye-catching colors, show glamor shots of the complexes and their laughing residents, and they boast amenities such as expansive pools, free shuttles and 24-hour fitness centers. To entice students to take tours, the ads promise free months of rent and hundreds of dollars in Visa gift cards if the prospective residents sign leases as soon as possible. The Arch, formerly known as The Grove, has not advertised in newspapers, but the complex — located at Rock Quarry Road and Grindstone Parkway — has bought online advertising on websites such as ApartmentFinder and Craigslist, says Trevor Davis, The Arch’s sales, leasing and marketing manager. In addition to advertising, The Arch works to attract students by visiting the MU campus three to five times each week to give away free food and $5 gift cards to restaurants such as Chipotle. The complex also distributes Visa gift cards to residents who sign or renew leases. The amounts of the gift cards vary, but according to Davis, The Arch once gave $400 cards to people signing new leases. When Alice Chen, an MU junior majoring in health sciences, renewed her lease at The Arch in spring 2015, management lowered her monthly rent from $550 to $450. However, The Arch no longer offers reduced or free rent when residents re-sign because it caused confusion with crediting rents in its online system. Instead, it only gives out gift cards. To fill its more than 500 units spread across three locations in Columbia, Brookside offers group deals on rent to student organizations, particularly fraternities and sororities. This arrangement waives the activity fees and application fees for members of these organizations, and the leasing agents host events for Greek organizations to encourage their members to live at Brookside. Davis feels that though the
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student-housing market in Columbia is oversaturated, each complex has its own place in the market. “Downtown focuses on a different demographic than we do,” he says. “Not every student who comes to Mizzou can afford $1,000 a month in rent, so we accommodate students who want to save money or who are on financial aid.” Davis, whose complex had 88 percent occupancy as of Sept. 16, does not view lower MU enrollment as a cause for competition with other apartment complexes. “I think it’s more about truly competing with ourselves and trying to set the standard for ourselves to make everyone feel comfortable,” he says. “Students are ultimately going to find housing one way or another, and each apartment complex has something different to offer.”
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When searching for a place to live, students are faced with an array of choices — considering different rents, amenities and locations. They might find it difficult to get some of this important information, however, because student-housing complexes tend to be vague about details unless you’re on a tour or in their leasing offices as a potential tenant. Several students and tour guides talked about the living experiences at three local apartments. Kaitlyn Dossett, a Brookside leasing agent and MU senior studying communications, moved into the new Brookside building at Ninth and Elm streets in August. Dossett said she and her roommates, who had been living in the 6-year-old Brookside building at 260 S. Tenth St. since August 2014, were intrigued by the thought of living in a new building. Dossett had no concerns about signing a lease for an unconstructed building because the leasing office showed her pictures of her prospective four-bedroom apartment.
THE LOFTS OPENED 2013 64 UNITS
RISE ON 9TH BROOKSIDE OPENED 2016 49 UNITS
DISTRICT FLATS OPENED 2015 118 UNITS
UNDER CONSTRUCTION 205 UNITS
The student housing sprawl has irrevocably altered the cityscape of downtown Columbia. Visible in this photo are The Lofts of Columbia, the newest Brookside building, District Flats and the under-construction Rise on 9th. PHOTO BY MISSOURI DRONE JOURNALISM
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A tour guide at Brookside Downtown told potential residents that the base rent for most apartments in Brookside Downtown floats near $800 per month, per person. They offer the option to bundle utilities into this rent, which adds an extra $60 monthly for each roommate in four-bedroom units and $80 monthly per person in two-bedroom units. Dossett describes her sixth-floor, nearly 2,000-square-foot apartment, which provides expansive views of The District, as modern and sleek with wood floors throughout the unit, granite countertops and stainless steel appliances in the kitchen. A spiral staircase leads up to a loft with a living room area where she and her friends often hang out. Cara Passi, an MU junior majoring in hospitality management, lives about three miles from Dossett in The Den.
She moved into her four-bedroom, 1,348-square-foot apartment in August. Passi says she and her roommates each pay about $650 including utilities for monthly rent. She enjoys her spacious apartment and all of The Den’s amenities: a 24-hour cafe with free coffee, a 24-hour fitness area, study rooms with interactive whiteboards, a pool, a volleyball court and a bonfire pit with grills and TVs. The only complaint Passi has is the complex’s distance from campus, which requires her to drive or take The Den’s private shuttle. The shuttle’s pre-set schedule can be a hindrance to Passi’s evening schedule. “It’s not that big of a deal, though, and you’re not going to find something like this in the middle of downtown Columbia,” Passi says.
Although the apartment complexes farther away from campus tend to offer more reasonable rents, several of the downtown apartments charge students rates higher than many monthly homeowners’ mortgage payments. According to a rental tour guide, the monthly rent for a two-bedroom apartment at District Flats at Eighth and Locust streets hovers around $979 per person, including utilities except electric. Each apartment is furnished and includes a washer and dryer and granite countertops. Parking costs an extra $140 per month, and the monthly electric bill is approximately $30 per person. When all is said and done, the bill for sharing an apartment with one other roommate at District Flats adds up to $1,149 per month. Each roommate signs an individual lease and pays rent separately. The equivalent monthly cost for a room in an MU residence hall ranges from $805 to $1,194. This hefty rent at District Flats includes access to a 24-hour fitness center with sleek new equipment and a cardio room where residents can select on-demand workout videos from an electronic personal fitness center program. Down the hall from the fitness center is a computer room with one HP and two Mac desktop computers. There is also a group study room with a flat-screen TV for hooking up a computer and a whiteboard that spans across a wall. Across the way on the building’s first floor is a stand-up tanning bed open during the leasing office’s hours and a movie theater room filled with plush blue cloth chairs, an expansive screen and Blu-ray and DVD players. The airy club room, containing a bar, a lounge area and game tables, hosts a few events for residents each semester. For instance, in October, District Flats threw an Oktoberfest party that featured three kegs of beer from Craft Beer Cellar and giveaways of Craft Beer Cellar and Harpo’s gift cards. The club room leads out to a terrace with two gas grills and a fire pit. Below the complex is a heated parking garage. The six-story complex has 301 residents and was at full capacity as of Oct. 14.
Complexes located both downtown and a few miles from MU’s campus offer high-end amenities to residents. The Den boasts a community lounge, complete with a TV and a fireplace.
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SMALL CITY, BIG PRICETAG Rent in Columbia, a mid-sized city in the middle of Missouri, is, unbelievably, comparable to rent in the hearts of New York and Chicago. Monthly rent on a four-bedroom student apartment in The District can total $4,000 among all four roommates. Here’s what you can get for about $1,000 each month per person in other cities across the U.S. Rates are based on data from ApartmentFinder.com.
NEW YORK, $3,482/month
3-bed, 2-bath, 1,250 square-feet Washington Heights The building was constructed before World War II, but the apartment has been renovated and provides views of the Hudson River and ceilings with handcrafted details.
ATLANTA, $2,955-$3,171/month
3-bed, 2-bath, 1,190 square-feet Midtown The complex is brand new and offers covered parking, a fitness center, a pool, a sundeck and a media room.
HOUSING HORIZONS
Student-housing developers might have to adjust in the next few years to the city’s plan to adopt a new unified development code that could restrict multi-family complexes, both downtown and farther from the MU campus. The code, which the city’s Planning and Zoning Commission will likely present to the City Council after Feb. 6, could impose architectural design requirements and new parking standards on multi-family student housing complexes downtown. However, Pat Zenner, Columbia’s development services manager, says he believes the new code could prevent student-housing complexes from being built in areas several miles away from the MU campus in the future because most of the available land in these regions would have to be rezoned to accommodate multi-family housing. He says he thinks the City Council will more closely scrutinize rezoning requests for these sections of the city to explore whether the area’s infrastructure could sustain these communities. PHOTO BY CARSEN SIKYTA
ST. LOUIS, $3,935/month “I think the future applicant (for a rezoning request) will have to really prove up its case that multi-family development is needed, especially for a student-centric population, and that we’ve got the sufficiency of resources to serve that via roads, water, sewer and possibly electric,” Zenner says. “I think council has a significant amount of opportunity for control over the suburban environment (areas several miles away from campus).” Zenner doesn’t foresee downtown posing the same roadblocks for future student-housing construction as the areas farther from MU because The District’s zoning would more readily permit the building of multi-family complexes. To expand downtown’s sewer capacity, the city has been working on the Flat Branch watershed relief sewer project since June and anticipates completing the project’s first phase by December. In other words, new student-housing developments might be more likely to spring up downtown than several miles from the MU campus. Zenner is not aware of any development companies waiting to announce building plans for complexes downtown after the multi-family
MU senior Summer Williams relaxes in the outdoor lounge, one of three community amentiy spaces at TODD.
housing construction permit freeze is over. But the destiny of student housing in Columbia might crystallize only after the building permit freeze expires and a new development code goes into effect. “I think council may have passed the administrative delay to pull all the pieces (of downtown development, such as infrastructure and parking) back together and find out what’s the direction for development generally in downtown,” Zenner says. Once the city institutes the new code, Treece says he hopes downtown will offer attractions that appeal to students as well as Columbia’s permanent residents. “I want a downtown that is diverse and attractive to people of all ages and incomes,” Treece says. “I think people are realizing that downtown Columbia is becoming oversaturated with luxury student-housing beds, but the future of downtown is really up to what the market determines.”
4-bed, 3-bath, 3,618 square-feet Central West End The apartment, located in a renovated historic building, has a rooftop pool, an outdoor lounge with a firepit and a billiards room.
CHICAGO, $4,196/month
4-bed, 2-bath, 1,200 square-feet The Loop The apartment, located near Millennium Park and the Art Institute of Chicago, comes with stainless steel appliances, and the building boasts a fitness center and a rooftop patio with grills. The price includes all utilities except water.
DALLAS, $2,825/month
3-bed, 3-bath, 1,775 square-feet Downtown The apartment has 11- to 15-foothigh ceilings, granite countertops, a fitness center, a pool, hot tub, outdoor firepit and barbecue grill.
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Tune in to the radioheads Three local radio hosts discuss life behind the mic BY EMMA GAMBARO In an era of instant gratification, radio makes listeners wait for what’s next. There is no queue listing the next few songs à la Spotify. Instead, there’s a disc jockey who has spent hours coming up with the perfect set. Unlike social media, where political and societal discussions can get out of hand, local public radio stations aim to start productive discussions. In mid-Missouri, both volunteer and paid radio hosts take their jobs seriously. They view radio as an art form that brings people together.
HILLARY GORDON
STEVE SPELLMAN KOPN/89.5 FM COLUMBIA
KJLU/88.9 FM JEFFERSON CITY (LINCOLN UNIVERSITY)
Hillary Gordon knew she wanted to be on the radio the moment she saw a picture of a radio disc jockey hugging Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan when she was a teenager. Her dream came true. She started working in the industry in 2000 shortly after high school — and has even met Corgan multiple times. After the radio station where she worked in Santa Barbara, California, was sold, Gordon was asked to move to a station owned by the same company in Columbia and has been here since her move in 2013. In Columbia, Gordon is the host of BXR’s The B-Side. The program started as a way to raise awareness of local bands, Gordon says. When it comes to picking what music will be featured week to week on the show, Gordon likes to keep it simple. “I just listen to music all week, and whatever sticks in my head is what I’ll choose to play on The B-Side,” she says. Recently, Gordon has been impressed with the new Band of Horses album, Why Are You OK, and Frightened Rabbit’s Painting of a Panic Attack. She says she’s also excited about the upcoming release of Japandroids’ Near To The Wild Heart Of Life. Gordon takes you through an hour of local, up-and-coming artists and rarities from 7 to 8 p.m. each Sunday and highlights artists from around the country. To listen to Gordon, turn on 102.3 FM.
Steve Spellman never imagined himself in radio. “Right place, right time,” Spellman says. “It was meant to be.” He began volunteering at KOPN after going to the station to make a donation in 2006. “One thing led to another, and there was an opening,” he says. Over the years, that gig has evolved from Spellman pressing a button to play news blurbs to producing his own show, Mid-Missouri Freedom Forum. Every week, Spellman brings on community members to talk about a wide range of topics, including municipal elections or the evolution of farming equipment. One guest who stood out to Spellman was Anthony Williams, who was falsely accused of shooting someone as a teenager and spent nearly 20 years in prison. Spellman interviewed Williams in July 2015 and again this past summer. “It was just flooring,” he says. Spellman has been interested in politics since before he started working at KOPN, so during Columbia City Council elections Spellman tries to invite all of the candidates to come on the show and talk about their platforms. In all of Spellman’s pieces, he strives to create content that benefits the wide variety of listeners in Columbia. Mid-Missouri Freedom Forum is on Tuesday evenings from 5 to 6 p.m. Catch Spellman and his guests on 89.5 FM or online at kopn.org/listen.
Dan Turner has been a part of the radio industry on and off since the ’70s, and during his long career, he was given a nickname. “I always believed that you can’t go wrong playing a hit song,” Turner says, and it’s that belief that earned him the title of “Hitman” Dan Turner. He began his career as a high school volunteer at the station where he works now: KJLU, Lincoln University’s jazz and rhythm and blues station. When he first started at the station in October 1973, it was called KLUM. Turner continued to work in radio until 1986, when layoffs led him to work at Missouri’s Department of Revenue and Department of Mental Health. In 2002, a job opened up at KJLU, and Turner jumped at the chance to go back to the station that gave him his start. He works full time during the week and volunteers on the weekend. Each day, Turner begins his 6 a.m. shift with “America the Beautiful” sung by Ray Charles. That’s no accident. Turner says he believes that one of the best things about radio is how personal and consistent it is. “There’s a voice, and there’s a person behind that voice,” he says. Turner works as KJLU’s program director and hosts a morning show from 6 to10 a.m. Monday through Saturday and a classic soul show from 2 to 5 p.m. on Saturday. He also helps Lincoln University students volunteering at KJLU learn radio. Listen to Turner on 88.9 FM.
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Stringin’ and strummin’ Two local luthiers revive string instruments BY D’ANTHONY CARTER-MARSHALL When there’s a raccoon in your home, who do you call? The exterminators. Termites? Pest control. Malevolent or friendly spirits? Ghostbusters. But who do you call when your stringed instrument isn’t jamming out like it used to, or if you need a new instrument? These predicaments can easily be fixed by phoning up Mike Dulak or Barry Gainor. Both are mid-Missouri luthiers who share a passion for crafting stringed instruments with a vibrant sound.
MIKE DULAK
When Dulak swapped an old, tattered banjo’s neck with a new, functioning one in 1972, he found his passion for stringing new life into weathered or damaged instruments. Dulak began building and repairing string instruments as a hobby in 1977, and he noticed a market for his creativity 18 years later. Mike Dulak emphasizes quality and affordability with all He decided to start Big of his instruments, which are shipped around the world. Muddy Mandolin, which has made a name for itself in midMissouri. When he saw a dull plywood mandolin retailing for a whopping $900 in a local music store where he taught lessons, Dulak created his business in 1995 to build quality mandolin-family instruments for approachable prices. Thanks to his expertise and a bit of word-of-mouth marketing, Big Muddy Mandolin now supplies a variety of people with renowned instruments, including solo independent artists, large groups and ensembles. Dulak’s instruments are known for their quality, and musicians all over the globe (yes, he even ships internationally) can vouch for their beauty and sound — including country star Hunter Hayes. Dulak notes that his customers can back his character. “I have more of a reputation of a guy who is a stand-up dude and stands behind his product,” he says. Big Muddy Mandolin, 573-698-1010, bigmuddymandolin.com
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BARRY GAINOR
This recent retiree from MU’s Department of Orthopaedic Surgery can now spend more time dedicated to his shop and website, Banjo Rehab Center. Gainor’s love of banjos was sparked during the folk music resurgence of the 1960s. Soon after, he and his brother built their first banjos with spare parts. Today, he restores older Aside from tending to banjos, Gainor performs every banjos and sells them at Saturday at Broadway Brewery with his bluegrass bargain prices mostly to entry- band Gainor & Friends. level musicians. Some older instruments need a helping pluck to find their sound again. Gainor is self-taught and credits his 37 years of surgical experience as useful in designing and restoring his banjos so they’ll stand up to years of playing. He wears loupes — or surgical magnifying glasses — when he works on banjos. This helps Gainor craft down to the millimeter and even create sophisticated mother-of-pearl inlays. “Musical instruments are very personal items,” Gainor says. He adds that each banjo’s aesthetic can match its owner’s personality. Gainor also builds custom pieces with intricate designs, some of which are sold at local art shows. Banjo Rehab Center, 573-445-774, banjorehab.com PHOTOS BY LIV PAGGIARINO, ALEX SCIMECCA
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Curbside creativity Lili Johnstone has a way with windows BY MAYA MCDOWELL PHOTOS BY KATELYN METZGER Lili Johnstone, 33, hangs intricate hand-cut stars in a window facing Tenth Street. Poppy, a handmade-haven boutique in downtown Columbia, is preparing for Christmas, which calls for Johnstone’s innovative eye for design. As the store’s visual merchandising guru, Johnstone snips, saws and sews her way to the detailed works of art that stand in the store’s windows or as floor displays inside. Johnstone arranges boxed Christmas-themed stationery among paper-mache clouds sitting in the window. After finding inspiration for the poly-fill covered clouds on Pinterest, Johnstone had a vision for the holiday season. “What if it was everything above the clouds, like where Santa would travel, without having a big Santa Claus?” Johnstone says. “That was kind of what I was thinking of — as a kid, the wonderment of thinking what’s flying through the sky.” Johnstone’s latest masterpiece is a large full moon that hangs in the front window, surrounded by more dainty stars. A mannequin is clothed in a white dress, and puffy clouds of paper mache line the bottom of the display. “Right now, I’m crazy about that moon,” says Liz Tucker, owner of Poppy. Tucker says Johnstone usually comes in the store either early in the morning or later in the evening. “I call her the Lili fairy ... I come in, and it’s like ‘the Lili fairy has been here’ and the whole store looks totally different, totally new.” The Lili fairy has graced Poppy with her expertise since 2004, when Johnstone began volunteering at the store alongside the visual merchandiser at the time — her aunt, Mary Cheavens. As she studied set and light design in MU’s theatre department, Johnstone began helping her aunt create Poppy’s displays and realized she had found her craft. “I still love set design as well, but this just kind of dawned on me as a way to make a life and still get to live in Columbia by doing this,” Johnstone says. Columbia has always been the scene for Johnstone’s countless artistic endeavors. She has sold earrings she made with wire and beads at The Mud Room in high school and created paper 16
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Poppy’s visual merchandiser, Lili Johnstone, discovered her passion for crafting while searching for ways to entertain herself as a child.
Above: The tiny paper cranes that cascade from the ceiling at Poppy were left by “the Lili fairy,” a nickname coined by Poppy owner Liz Tucker. Left: Johnstone says her degree in set design from MU helps set Poppy displays, such as this interpretation of the sky above the clouds, apart.
peonies from napkins and tissue paper for a friend’s wedding. “Columbia is great,” Johnstone says. “I feel like it really morphs for whatever stage you are in your life.” Johnstone’s knack for recycling materials and ability to see art in mundane objects results in unique displays. Take the mattress springs that display jewelry in the store, for instance. Around seven years ago, Tucker was having a jewelry show at Poppy and ran out of room in the store’s display cases for the jewelry. After a trip to Habitat for Humanity Restore, which Johnstone frequents for
creative inspiration and supplies, she was stripping two old mattresses on the sidewalk outside of Poppy. Customers still marvel at the creativity of the bare mattress springs. “It’s not like everything is right on a platter for you,” Johnstone says, gesturing around Poppy’s slew of displays. “You can stand in front of a display for a few minutes and walk to the next one, and then when you walk back toward that one again, you might see something totally new.” There are touches of Johnstone all over Poppy — the window displays she carefully curates, the wooden desk she built with her father and husband
and the big, colorful paper flowers she creates by hand. Tucker, whom Johnstone calls her “friend-boss,” says Poppy would not be the same without Johnstone. “I think she brings a lot of creativity, a lot of wonder, and she just makes it a store that is very easy to shop without being overwhelmed.”
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ERIN COOPER joins Marching Mizzou as the first female band director in its storied legacy
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rin Cooper’s long-time association with the George N. Parks Drum Major Academy in Medford, Massachusetts — from attendee to intern to staff member — fueled her desire to become a band director. She had also played in her share of collegiate ensembles and directed bands of hundreds. While teaching music and leading high school bands in Maryland and Florida, Cooper established her professional experience before becoming a graduate assistant with the University of Alabama’s Million Dollar Band in 2012. She then took over as director of bands at Southeastern Oklahoma State University in 2015, but she yearned to one day return to the Southeastern Conference where her musical resume began. She never imagined that dream would come true so soon — and that she’d be making history. In July, Cooper was hired as the first female band director in Marching Mizzou’s 131-year history. “She has a lot of energy, and I think that’s obvious right from the start,” says Julia Gaines, director of MU’s School of Music. “She’s very personable, great personality and very up — not a quiet, soft-spoken person.” As band director, Cooper writes, coordinates and teaches the entire band’s formations, drills, performances and musical selections for school events. Vox spoke with Cooper about her historic first semester conducting Marching Mizzou.
of them ended up pursuing it as a career. They had me in piano lessons by the time I was in second grade, and I just loved it. We lived a block away from the high school that I ended up going to, so I could hear the marching band practicing all the time.
Was your family into music when you were growing up, or did you find it on your own? (My mom and dad) grew up loving band, but neither
Describe your first few months on the job. I got the job, moved here in two weeks, and I have hit the ground running and haven’t really let up
What’s the coolest venue you have played or conducted in? I got to be in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade as a freshman in college. That’s something I would love to play in again. I was really lucky at Alabama to go to a lot of great venues, and, as a graduate teaching assistant, I got to help conduct in the pre-game shows. So I’ve been in the Georgia Dome, the Superdome in New Orleans twice, and I’ve been to Cowboys Stadium in Texas. After you were offered the job as Marching Mizzou band director, what was the first thought that went through your mind? I was able to come to campus and do an on-campus interview just a few days before that, so I knew it was a possibility. You just never know how these things are going to play out. It was really exciting, very humbling, and then overwhelming — like “Wow, I need to move there in two weeks. OK, here we go.”
yet. We’ve put on a new show every week, and sometimes we’ve had to learn those new shows in four days. The students have done a wonderful job performing all of those. We’ve received a lot of positive feedback for our performances from alums, from fans, and the current students seem to be enjoying the music we’ve been performing. What about teaching do you enjoy so much? I love being able to interact with the students and work with them toward a goal. With music generally being a performance-based medium where we are working toward the goal of a concert or toward the goal of a halftime show, it’s really a group effort toward that — pushing them to be better than they thought they could be. Do you feel you have a greater responsibility because you’re the first woman to direct Marching Mizzou? There’s a certain pressure that comes with that because, being the first, you obviously want to be a good role model for those who will come after you. But that’s something I can’t think about very often. It’s more, “I want to do the best job for my students that I possibly can.” That’s the focus. — BRANDON BYER PHOTO COURTESY OF ERIN COOPER
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this week in Columbia
ARTS & CULTURE
Lewis Black
MU Choral Union: A German Requiem & Hiob
Choral Union, University Singers, University Philharmonic and guest soloists will perform A German Requiem by Johannes Brahms and Hiob by Fanny Hensel Mendelssohn. Enjoy this large ensemble performance of works by these two well-known composers. Tonight, 7–10 p.m., Jesse Auditorium, $1020, 882-2121
Corpse!
Think of Sleuth crossed with Deathtrap crossed with a Feydeau, and you’ll have an idea of the wild, unpredictable hijinks in this hit play. Corpse! is set in London in 1936 and tells the story of twin brothers, one of whom plots to murder the other in the most unusual circumstances. Don’t miss one of the many opportunities to see the performance this weekend. Tonight– Sat., 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m., Columbia Entertainment Company, $10-12, 474-3699
Art of the Book Club This month, the Museum of Art and Archaeology’s Art of the Book Club focuses on Pompeii by Robert Harris. Join the MAA and curator Benton Kidd for a discussion about the site of Pompeii, followed by a screening of the documentary Pompeii: The Last Day. Tonight, 7 p.m., Museum of Art and Archaeology, Free, 882-3591
Comedian, actor, author and playwright Lewis Black will stop at the Missouri Theatre as part of The Emperor’s New Clothes: The Naked Truth Tour. Bring on the laughs. Tonight, 8 p.m., Missouri Theatre, $39.50–55, 874-1944
Fall Into Art
Take a weekend stroll through the Parkade Center, and get lost in some local art. The seventh annual Fall Into Art festival will feature a silent auction on Sunday, and it will also raise money for local charities such as The Food Bank for Central and Northeast Missouri. Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Parkade Center, Free, committee@FallIntoArt.org
Meet the Author: Jo Ann Trogdon Learn from author Jo Ann Trogdon about her latest work, The Unknown Travels and Dubious Pursuits of William Clark. In this book, Trogdon explores a previously undiscovered journal of William Clark and the troubling activities he participated in before his famous westward journey. A book signing will follow the presentation. Saturday, 10:30 a.m., Walters Boone County Historical Museum, Free, 443-8936
DanceAbility Winter Showcase: Babes in Toyland This year’s theme, Babes in Toyland will bring you inside a magical world of dolls, snowmen, soldiers and more. The showcase features dancers from
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DanceAbility, an adaptive dance program, as well as dancers from School of Missouri Contemporary Ballet’s Student Performance Company and Children’s Division. Saturday, 6–7 p.m., Stephens College Windsor Auditorium, Free, 650-296-1717
Street Stories: Glimpses of Homelessness Educate yourself on the world of the homeless and the hungry in this monologue- and dance-heavy charity event. Patrons are encouraged to donate a minimum of $10 to help raise money for Turning Point and Room at the Inn. Fri.–Sun., 7 p.m., First Christian Church, Free, 886-4345
CIVIC Healthy Living for Your Brain and Body Curious about the link between your physical and mental health? Join the library to learn about research findings on the connection between how you live physically, mentally and socially. Today, 1:30–8:30 p.m., Columbia Public Library, Free, 443-3161
Public Input Meeting for Indian Hills Park Improvements Columbia Parks and Recreation is hosting a public input meeting for improving Indian Hills Park. Park staff will be available to answer questions. Today, 5–7 p.m., Activity and Recreation Center, Free, 874-7460
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Harry Potter Celebration
Calling witches, wizards and muggles alike. It’s time for another Harry Potter celebration — this time for the release of the screenplay of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. Join Barnes and Noble for an evening of wizarding activities. Friday, 7 p.m., Barnes and Noble, Free, 445-4080
Thanksgiving Storytime
Get your little ones in the Thanksgiving spirit with two holiday-themed tales at this storytime. This event will feature The Great Thanksgiving Escape and There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Turkey! Saturday, 9 a.m., Barnes and Noble, Free, 445-4080
Fall 2016 Heart of Missouri GOTR Celebration 5k
Who run the world? Girls on the Run. This nonprofit organization for girls in third through eighth grades aims to inspire girls to be happy and healthy through running. Before the run, girls can get their hair done and face colorfully painted and also participate in different craft stations. Saturday, 9 a.m., L. Gustin Golf Course, $30, adults; $15, children 3-12, 246-0884
37th Annual Columbia Jaycees Parade
An organization devoted to helping young people become leaders, Columbia Jaycees president, Matt Colgin, encourages all to head downtown for an afternoon of community support, unique floats and a lot of candy. The Rock Bridge High School
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marching band will make its way through the streets of downtown Columbia. Keep an eye out for Santa Claus, who will make a special appearance. Saturday, 3 p.m., Downtown Columbia, Free, 808-5111
Private Murder Mystery Dinner Theater Imagine having dinner with a murderer in your midst. The Victorian Country Inn invites you to their Murder Mystery Dinner. Guests can choose from Roaring ’20s Sarsaparilla Speakeasy or Public Enemy #1 complete with mugshots and gourmet dinner. Saturday, 5:30–7:30 p.m., Victoria Inn Bed and Breakfast, $59, guest, $49, bed and breakfast guests, vip@centurytel.net
Bonfire Night Pack a jacket, and grab your marshmallow-roasting stick for an evening under the stars. Tiger Family Chiropractic and Wellness Center is bringing the community together for live acoustic music, s’mores and a bonfire, of course. Saturday, 6–8 p.m., Cooper’s Landing, Free, 443-1414
MUSIC Mocklove, avoid. and Facing Giants Still recovering from post emo-night blues or a pop-punk withdrawal? Midwestern bands Mocklove, avoid. and Facing Giants specialize in the gritty genres and continue
The Social Room’s alternative traditions. Tonight, 8 p.m., The Social Room, $5, 397-6442
Jonathan Tyler with Elise Davis
This rock band has Texan roots. The band, which formed in 2007, cites Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Black Crowes and Led Zeppelin as its influences. Tonight, 9 p.m., Rose Music Hall, $12, 874-1944
Dance/Walk for Fun in CoMo
Shimmy, shuffle and strut your way around downtown Columbia with people of all ages at the Dance/Walk for Fun. A variety of music will play as people come together for an hour to just have fun dancing down the streets. Friday, 6–7 p.m., Artlandish Gallery, Free, 256-1858
Brother Moses and Mangosteen
Lovable indie-rock group Brother Moses will perform alongside CoMo favorite Mangosteen. The Arkansas group will promote its latest release, Legends, and is influenced by indie staples such as Vampire Weekend and Bombay Bicycle Club. Friday, 8 p.m., The Social Room, $5, 397-6442
Benefit for Deuce with Hott Lunch, Mercer & Johnson and Big Medicine
This benefit concert will help fund a liver transplant for Daniel Rowden, a Columbian facing diabetes-related complications. Saturday, 8 p.m., Cafe Berlin, $5 suggested donation, 441-0400
season home opener against Western Illinois. Tuesday, 7 p.m., Mizzou Arena, $8, adults; $5, seniors and youth, 882-6501
SPORTS MSHSAA Football State Championships
The Missouri State High School Activities Association brings the football state championships to town. Missouri high schools are working their way through the bracket, and the eight-man and Class 6 will take to the field to show what they’ve got. Friday, 3 p.m., 7 p.m., Faurot Field, $10; free for children 5 and under, 875-4880
Missouri Volleyball vs. Auburn University
The Tigers have had a strong season. With 12 conference wins and 25 total wins so far, the team is ready to take on fellow Tigers from Auburn, so cheer them on to another victory. Friday 6:30 p.m., Hearnes Center, $5, $3, children 2–17 and seniors; Free, kids 2 and under, 882-6501
SCREEN Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (PG-13)
This Harry Potter spin-off follows British “magizoologist” Newt Scamander as he explores New York in the 1920s and accidentally releases strange creatures into the city. F, R RUNTIME = 2:12
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Missouri Wrestling vs. Virginia Tech
A Man Called Ove (PG-13) RT The Accountant (R) R Almost Christmas (PG-13) F, R Arrival (PG-13) F, R Boo! A Madea Halloween (PG-13) R Certain Women (R) RT Doctor Strange (PG-13) F, R Hacksaw Ridge (R) F, R The Handmaiden (NR) RT Inferno (PG-13) R Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (PG-13) R Ouija: Origin of Evil (PG-13) R Shut In (PG-13) F, R Trolls (PG) F, R
Missouri Women’s Basketball vs. Indiana State
Theaters F = Forum R = Regal
Mizzou wrestling has shaped up to be one of the best squads in the nation. Go see them take on powerhouse Virginia Tech — the team’s second match of the season. Sunday, 1–4 p.m., Jesse Auditorium, $8-10, 882-6935
Tiger basketball tips off the second game of preseason against the Indiana State Sycamores. Cheer them on before their
RT = Ragtag = Available in 3-D
THE 7TH ANNUAL
ART FINE CRAFT
PAMELA MORRIS
YUKARI KASHIHARA
MARY BETH ST. CLAIR
LIVE MUSIC DEMONSTRATIONS
ERIC BRUNSON & JASON LEGGETT
FALL INTO ART
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2016 10AM-5PM | SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2016 11AM - 4PM PARKADE CENTER, 601 BUS LOOP 70 W, COLUMBIA MO
November 18-19 7:00pm November 20 3:00pm
Proceeds go to Turning Point and Room at the Inn
�irsf Christian Church Corner of10th � ?Vafnut, Cofum6ia MO $10 Suggested Donation Tickets available at the door or
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FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC WITH A FUND RAISER BENEFITING THE FOOD BANK FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MISSOURI Now in its seventh year, Fall Into Art blends art, music, and education to provide a weekend destination for the entire family. With over 60 artisans from a broad spectrum of media, we look forward to a great show in 2016. There will be something for everyone. Soul Sentiments LLC (Interstate 70, Exit #137, Millersburg) will offer paper crafting activities for all ages. Check out their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ Soul-Sentiments-LLC. The Baha’i Faith booth will provide art and crafts activities for children as well. Fall Into Art is always free and open to the public. Join us!
A SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR 2016 SPONSORS
Carol & Mark Stevenson
Find us on Facebook OR ONLINE AT www.fallintoart.org
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