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St. Louis Magazine - November, 2009
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2009.11.21 - 2009 Beaujolais Nouveau Celebration
 Join us at our intimate French-American Bistro for a 2009 Beaujolais...
2009.11.28 - Mount Pleasant presents "Lucy Goes Cruisin" Murder Mystery Dinner Theater
Join Mount Pleasant for an evening of uproarious whodunit as only Lucy...
2009.12.03 - "GIFTED" Original Art for Holiday Giving
Skip the malls this year and make your gift giving a unique expression of...
2009.12.03 - Holiday Rooms in Bloom
The Historic Samuel Cupples House on the campus of Saint Louis University is...

Culture & Events Articles

The Buzz: Ding!Ding!Ding!

The Buzz: Ding!Ding!Ding!

Locals flip for a pinball pastime.

Out and About: Four-String Heroes

Out and About: Four-String Heroes

Forty years ago, banjo legend Eddie Peabody paid a visit to St. Louis’ Banjo Palace…The rest is history, at least for the St. Louis Banjo Club.

The Buzz: Handling Hussein

The Buzz: Handling Hussein

SLM speaks to Robert Ellis, a Barnes-Jewish nurse whose new book, Caring for Victor, chronicles his eight months as an Army nurse in Baghdad attending to a particularly notable...

Out and About: Whistling Past the Graveyard

Out and About: Whistling Past the Graveyard

Hanging out with the famous (and not so famous) dead at Bellefontaine Cemetery

The Buzz: In Due Season We Shall Reap

The Buzz: In Due Season We Shall Reap

For family farmers, Farm Aid continues to sow the seeds of perseverance—this year in St. Louis.

After the Ovation

After the Ovation

Life with Neal E. Boyd, a year after winning America’s Got Talent

No News Is Bad News (Coverage)

No News Is Bad News (Coverage)

Why isn’t a first-degree murder acquittal worthy of media attention?

The Buzz: A Tale of Two Oktoberfests

The Buzz: A Tale of Two Oktoberfests

Want to toast to Missouri’s German heritage? Pick your poison.

Web Extra: St. Louis’ Genius

Web Extra: St. Louis’ Genius

Ron Hoeflin founded seven high-IQ societies far more exclusive than Mensa and wrote what’s been dubbed the world’s toughest IQ test. His brain food? Wendy’s.

Behind the Curtain: Theater

Behind the Curtain: Theater

The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

Flashback: 1969

Flashback: 1969

Behind the Curtain: Film

Behind the Curtain: Film

The St. Louis International Film Festival

Behind the Curtain: Fine Art

Behind the Curtain: Fine Art

Innov8tions in Textiles

Behind the Scenes: Music

Behind the Scenes: Music

The Saint Louis Symphony

Behind the Curtain: Poetry

Behind the Curtain: Poetry

River Styx editor Richard Newman and the literary magazine’s reading series co-director, Adrian Matejka, are both dads, professors, and poets...

The Buzz: Tennis, Everyone

The Buzz: Tennis, Everyone

Why go to Flushing Meadows for the U.S. Open when there’s more intense championship tennis at Forest Park?

The Buzz: Battle of the Border

The Buzz: Battle of the Border

Mizzou and Fighting Illini superfans face off.

The Buzz: Five Quick Things

The Buzz: Five Quick Things

Wherein we call up a notable St. Louisan and ask, “What are five things about you the general public probably doesn’t know?”

The Buzz: Office Space

How St. Louis came to embody The Office

The Buzz: Strange Folklore

The Buzz: Strange Folklore

The Buzz: No Strings Attached

The Buzz: No Strings Attached

Martin Holman passes along Japanese culture—through puppets.

First Shot: Raisin’ the Roof

First Shot: Raisin’ the Roof

One lesson that's sure to be over students' heads.

Behind the Curtain: Deutsch Country Days

Behind the Curtain: Deutsch Country Days

There are few places in the world where one can see an authentic tinsmith at work—or a mule-powered sorghum press. Which is why every October, people travel from around the country to attend...

What It's Like...to Fly the Bunny Balloon

What It's Like...to Fly the Bunny Balloon

It’s a surefire bet one balloon will stand ears above the rest at the annual Great Forest Park Balloon Race, September 19.

The Buzz: Office Space

The Buzz: Office Space

How St. Louis came to embody The Office

Best Doctors 2009

Best Doctors 2009

The votes are tallied, and the results are in. Meet St. Louis’ 1,106 standout physicians across 79 specialties.

Cameo: Light-brary

Cameo: Light-brary

South City’s Luminary Center for the Arts wants to collaborate with you. Even if you’re not an artist.

The Malleable Mall

The Malleable Mall

The fluorescent corridor with boxes at either end is getting chopped into streets, infused with condos, softened by whimsy. In other words, suburbia's finally figuring out what towns and...

That Different Mayor

That Different Mayor

Grant Young started out fighting City Hall and wound up running it. But how do you lead a stubborn old river town that's suddenly full of West County potential— and scandals, schemes, and...

Of Couples and Computers

Of Couples and Computers

How Facebook changes face time with our significant others

Hire Education

Hire Education

This summer, the first graduates of a new alternative teacher certification program enter the job market. What does this mean for St. Louis schools?

Pumping Iron

Pumping Iron

How an eccentric St. Louis fitness enthusiast lit a fire in America’s slothful heart

Q&A: A Conversation with Mary Engelbreit

Q&A: A Conversation with Mary Engelbreit

Illustrator, Thought-Provoker, Queen

Saigh Pediatric Simulation Center

Saigh Pediatric Simulation Center

St. Louis Children’s Hospital

The Buzz: Failed Rescues

The Buzz: Failed Rescues

The Buzz: Mystic River

The Buzz: Mystic River

Hard-paddling kayakers and canoeists take on the Missouri River.

The Buzz: The Game Clock

The Buzz: The Game Clock

Pondering the fate of the Rams

Sibling Rivalry

Sibling Rivalry

A comparative look at the Fox and Kiel

The Buzz: (You Make Me Feel Like a) Natural Woman

The Buzz: (You Make Me Feel Like a) Natural Woman

Deconstructing Hairspray’s Edna Turnblad

Screen Dream

Screen Dream

On the heels of Slumdog Millionaire, chemist Shri Thanedar is turning his memoir into an Indian indie.

Clay & Flash Paper

Clay & Flash Paper

Edward Gardner Lewis aspired to make U. City a world center for art pottery. He failed miserably. But in the process, he opened the world to a generation of American women.

Out at a Bout: Smackdown

Out at a Bout: Smackdown

Comedian Bill Chott referees a new high-energy, wrestling-themed comedy game at The Stable.

Flashback: 1946

Flashback: 1946

Skeleton Crew

Cardinal Curiosity

Medical School—Minus the Loans

Medical School—Minus the Loans

On its 10th anniversary, Washington University’s Mini-Medical School remains among the city’s best-kept secrets.

The Buzz: Bikers in the Buff

The Buzz: Bikers in the Buff

What you should know about the World Naked Bike Ride

What It's Like to be the Penguin Whisperer

What It's Like to be the Penguin Whisperer

Out & About: Studio 360

Out & About: Studio 360

Every summer, the Contemporary’s City-Wide Open Studios tour offers the chance to peek into artists’ secret workspaces.

First Stop: Museum of Western Expansion

First Stop: Museum of Western Expansion

St. Louis hasn't hosted an All-Star Game since 1966. That thought will seem even odder after viewing "Baseball's Gateway to the West."

The Buzz: The Ringer

The Buzz: The Ringer

Chris Spangler gets serious about a popular St. Louis pastime.

The Buzz: Raiding Lake Saint Louis

The Buzz: Raiding Lake Saint Louis

A band of pirates sets sail in St. Charles County.

First Shot: Match Point

First Shot: Match Point

Anna Kournikova might be better known for her off-the-court action than her work with a racket.

The Buzz: An (Extended) All-Star Lineup

News beyond the ball field during St. Louis’ past All-Star Games

What It's Like to Orchestrate Fireworks

What It's Like to Orchestrate Fireworks

Most St. Louisans don't know John Weiter, but they're familiar with his work.

Cameo: Graphic Content

Cameo: Graphic Content

Every three months, this Shaw resident has a brush with greatness—in oil, India ink, and other media.

The Buzz: The Rose That Grew From Concrete

The Buzz: The Rose That Grew From Concrete

Citygarden blossoms downtown.

Sex and This City

Sex and This City

A new book reveals how Masters and Johnson snuck their research past staid St. Louis censors…and exploded the conventional understanding of female sexuality

A Conversation With Beth Fitzgerald

A Conversation With Beth Fitzgerald

Director of the Magic House

Sounds of Summer

Sounds of Summer

A quick, clippable guide to free outdoor summer concerts

A Conversation With Yoyo Maeght

A Conversation With Yoyo Maeght

Yoyo Maeght, granddaughter of the iconic French art dealer and art publisher Aimé Maeght—who represented Matisse, Giacometti, Braque, and Miró—made her first visit to St. Louis in April for...

Food for Thought

Fad diets and fanatical workout gurus? Fuggedaboutit. Here’s what St. Louis dietitians know really works.

The SLM Pet Guide: Pet Listings

The SLM Pet Guide: Pet Listings

What It's Like: To Be A Circus Flora Performer

What It's Like: To Be A Circus Flora Performer

The Buzz: Phishing for Numbers

The Buzz: Phishing for Numbers

Phish’s concert at the Fox (June 16) sold out months ago—but it makes for some interesting stats.

The Buzz: Lost and Not-So-Profound

For once it was lost, now it may be found—at the circuit clerk’s office.

The SLM Pet Guide: The Case for the Cat

A guy’s perspective on living with a feline

The SLM Pet Guide: Owner in Training

The SLM Pet Guide: Owner in Training

A certified dog trainer shares training tips.

The SLM Pet Guide: Fully Vetted

The SLM Pet Guide: Fully Vetted

Expert advice from Dr. Dennis F. Cloud

The SLM Pet Guide: The Nanny Diaries

A part-time pet sitter on the good, the bad, and the furry

Flashback: 1938

Flashback: 1938

Deco Depot

Cycles

Cycles

Creve Coeur Lake and the changing of the seasons

The Buzz: What's Cookin'?

The Buzz: What's Cookin'?

Local media personality Paul Cook dishes about drinking, self-denial, and celeb run-ins.

Cameo: Sax-Crazy

Cameo: Sax-Crazy

Cherokee’s internationally acclaimed Saxquest Saxophone Museum celebrates its one-year anniversary this month…but the obsession that launched it began years before.

The Fourth-Grade Critic

The Fourth-Grade Critic

Adults try so hard to figure out how to please kids, but sometimes all they have to do is ask.

Wives' Tales

Wives' Tales

Shakespeare Festival St. Louis livens things up for 2009 with the bawdy, rollicking Merry Wives of Windsor.

What It’s Like To Reenact St. Louis History

What It’s Like To Reenact St. Louis History

Natashia Griffin Actress, Mary Meachum Freedom Crossing During the night of May 21, 1855, a small group boarded a boat near downtown and shoved off into the Mississippi.

The Ascent

The Ascent

A Festus cave man gets his 15 minutes of fame.

Three Guys and a Website

Three Guys and a Website

A group of average Joes keeps sports in perspective.

Pawn to King’s 5

Pawn to King’s 5

Can St. Louis hold its own in the world of chess? Check. Mate.

Cameo: The Soprano

Cameo: The Soprano

Kelly Kaduce, who will soon sing the title role in Opera Theatre’s Salome, defies the cliché of opera diva as dumpy, frumpy, or blowsy.

Whatever Happened To…?

Whatever Happened To…?

The fates of five former kids’ faves

Northern Exposure

Northern Exposure

Tonya Gilmore can make music out of just about anything.

Best Places to Live

Best Places to Live

St. Louis provides something for everybody — from foodies to families, equestrians to empty-nesters. You just need to know where to look.

Neighborhoods to Know

The Local Lingo

A Condo Home Companion

A Condo Home Companion

Whether you're a homeowner looking to ditch your lawn guy for a doorman or a condo owner thinking of selling your slice of St. Louis, you're probably wondering how this economic aneurysm will...

The Perfectly Personified, Quasi–Bona Fide Guide to St. Louis Neighborhoods

The Perfectly Personified, Quasi–Bona Fide Guide to St. Louis Neighborhoods

St. Louis provides something for everybody—from foodies to families, equestrians to empty-nesters. You just need to know where to look.

Top 10 Moments in St. Louis Golf History

Top 10 Moments in St. Louis Golf History

No. 1: The Forest Park Golf Course is created in 1913.

Fairways in Heaven

Fairways in Heaven

Still dreaming of that golf trip to Ireland? Here’s an introductory flyby of the must-hit courses.

Sure Shots

Sure Shots

Six courses—three local, three national—that will test your game and have you smiling by the 19th hole

SLM Golf: Baby Tiger, Burning Bright

SLM Golf: Baby Tiger, Burning Bright

A 10-year-old in knickers sets the golf world on fire.

SLM Golf: Tee-Box Trends

SLM Golf: Tee-Box Trends

The latest shifts in the greatest game

Flashback: 1890s

Flashback: 1890s

Pie Alley

Out & About: Everything's Gone Green

Out & About: Everything's Gone Green

The Missouri Botanical Garden wakes up from a long winter’s nap, ready to celebrate its 150th anniversary with a slew of kids’ activities, tours, parties, festivals, and exhibits.

First Stop: The Firebird

First Stop: The Firebird

The gents at The Bluebird spent their winter vacation sawing, painting, installing new lighting, and generally prepping for their February 5 reemergence as The Firebird.

A Conversation With David Peters

A Conversation With David Peters

An Engineering Prof Who Sees the Humor in Divine Machinations

The Man Who Made an Icon

The Man Who Made an Icon

Ernest Trova’s polished chrome Falling Man still gleams in museums, but the international spotlight burned out years ago. Trova just shrugged and kept working, barely looking up long...

Struck by Surprise

When a medical “event” disrupts a parent’s life, you scramble to figure out PINs and passwords, where she banks, and whether she really loved that sofa. It’s tough making decisions for a...

Taking Care of Mom and Dad

Ten key questions for every future caregiver

Raising Kane

Raising Kane

How curiosity about a family heirloom led to new questions about a sensational century-old crime