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More than 375 St. Louis things to see, do and eat!

Festivals • Concerts • Museums • Outdoor dining • Water parks • Nature • Sports • Road trips • and more PLUS A 3-MONTH CALENDAR FILLED WITH THINGS TO DO

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FANS FIGHT CANCER Join two EXCEPTIONAL teams in the fight against cancer.

St. Louis is home to both an exceptional baseball team and a world-class cancer team. The National Cancer Institute has awarded the Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine an EXCEPTIONAL rating, the highest rating in the nation.

On Tuesday, June 26, Siteman is teaming up with the St. Louis Cardinals for Fans Fight Cancer. Fans purchasing a special theme ticket will receive a Cardinals Cancer Awareness hat. The color of the hat corresponds to the awareness colors of the most prevalent cancers in the St. Louis area. A portion of each ticket sold will also be donated back to support cancer research at Siteman Cancer Center.

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Ste. Genevieve Shines During Summer Events Although any time of year is a good time to visit historic Ste. Genevieve, there are several summer events that especially seem to stand out with St. Louisans looking for a pleasant diversion in the months ahead. Only an hour’s drive south on Interstate 55, this charming community is perfect for a getaway!

When you are making your travel plans, remember that part of a truly memorable stay is your choice of lodging. Luckily, Ste. Genevieve offers a wide variety including hotels, bed and breakfast inns, guest house rentals and Air B&B’s. For quick access to all these lodging options, including photos, pricing and availability go to www.VisitSteGen.com/Lodging to simplify your search.

May – October • Saturday Farmers’ Market Enjoy a weekly fresh selection of locally produced vegetables, fruits, eggs, honey, canned goods, vinegar, jams, jellies and freshly baked goods.

Saturdays at 7am, May through October.

May 19-20 • The Annual Master Gardeners’ Garden Walk A perennial favorite! The Ste. Genevieve Master Gardeners’ annual Garden Walk is a unique opportunity to tour private and public gardens. Several gardens are part of historic homes in Ste. Genevieve and are typical of the 18th century time period. Other activities include: plant sale, complimentary lavender cake and tea at Felix Valle State Historic Site, art show and sale with garden themed art at the Ste. Genevieve Winery. 10am to 4pm on May 19-20. Small admission fee: $7 each or $6 for groups of 5 or more, children under 12 are free. Starts at the Ste. Genevieve Welcome Center, 66 South Main Street.

4th Friday Art Walks On the fourth Friday of the month, art enthusiasts can enjoy a leisurely stroll to explore participating shops and galleries who extend their hours into the evening to highlight the artwork and creativity on display in local galleries, shops and restaurants. Sponsored by the Downtown Ste. Genevieve group, each month features a different theme. Hours 6 to 9pm on May 25, June 22, July 27, August 24, September 28 and October 26 in 2018.

June 9 • The 21st French Heritage Festival The French Heritage Festival is held each year throughout Ste. Genevieve’s National Historic Landmark District. This festival celebrates 300 years of French culture in North America from Quebec to New Orleans and recognizes Ste. Genevieve’s status as having the greatest concentration of authentic French Colonial architecture that exists in North America. There will be music, dance, storytelling, French cuisine and other refreshments, an evening open air dance with Creole music, wine and beer, reenactments, promenades (parades), and French Colonial architecture tours. The Felix Valle State Historic Site hosts a demonstration of French folk dancing by the Dance Discovery dance troupe. Most events and demonstrations are free, with a small fee for historic site tours. Guided Audubon bird walk on Saturday at 7am, opening ceremonies at 11am and a special performance by Dennis Stroughmatt et l’Esprit Creole at 7pm.

Friday Nights: The Summer Music Series Featuring a variety of musical styles ranging from soulful rhythm and blues to convincing musical tributes, the Summer Music Series takes place every Friday night in June and July. Now in its tenth season, the Summer Music Series brings regional and national touring acts to perform on stage at the Orris, a former movie theater in the historic district of downtown Ste. Genevieve. Friday evenings in June and July, sponsored by the Ste. Genevieve Chamber of Commerce.

Tickets $20, available online at www.SteGenChamber.org

July 21-22 • Traditional Artisans Showcase and Sale This is a traditional art show and sale featuring artisans from the Midwest who have been selected by Early American Life Magazine as the best in their ields. These artists and ine crafters display and sell their work and happily educate the public on the traditional way “what they do” is made and was used. Hosted at ASL Pewter, 183 S. 3rd St. 9:30am - 5:00pm each day. Free admission.

August 11-12 • 52nd Annual Jour de Fete Celebration in Ste. Genevieve Easily Ste. Genevieve’s most widely recognized event, the annual Jour de Fete (Day of Celebration) has been described as “the premier arts and crafts fair in the Midwest” and a weekend you don’t want to miss. You can join in the fun and shop for treasures at the annual Jour de Fete arts and crafts festival. With over 250 arts and crafts booths, plus hands-on exhibits, festival foods and special attractions, Ste. Genevieve’s Historic District provides a perfect setting for this annual event.

Saturday 10am - 6pm; Sunday 9am - 4pm. For more information www.stegenevievejourdefete.com

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[contents] TAKE THE PLUNGE INTO SUMMER FUN here are lots of things to do in the St. Louis area all year long. In summertime, though, the possibilities seem endless. Festivals every weekend, concerts and theater at night, great restaurant patios for dinner, nearby destinations for road trips — our social calendar is already jam-packed.

Here’s a guide to help keep track of it all and get the most out of the hot days ahead.

OUR TEAM Gabe Hartwig • Go! Magazine editor, 314-340-8353, ghartwig@post-dispatch.com Amy Bertrand • Post-Dispatch features editor, 314-340-8284, abertrand@post-dispatch.com Frank Reust • Copy editor, 314-340-8356, freust@post-dispatch.com Norma Klingsick • Designer, 314-340-8103, nklingsick@post-dispatch.com Elaine Vydra • Online news editor and audience development manager, 314-340-8917, evydra@post-dispatch.com Emily Tintera • Event and sponsorship manager, 314-340-8510, etintera@post-dispatch.com Donna Bischoff • Vice president of sales and marketing, 314-340-8529, dbischof@post-dispatch.com

COLUMN 3 • Kiener Plaza (P-D); St. Nicholas Greek Festival (P-D) COLUMN 4 • Sister Cities Cajun (P-D); Elvis Presley statue in Memphis (P-D)

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Muny 100th Birthday Bash, the Muny • Terence Blanchard, the Grandel • Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, the Pageant

MAY 22

James Taylor, Scottrade Center

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“Stuff You Should Know,” the Pageant

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Poncho Sanchez & His Latin Jazz Band, May 23-26, Ferring Jazz Bistro • Food Truck Fest, Creve Coeur Park • “Life Sucks,” May 23-June 10, New Jewish Theatre at the JCC

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CONCERT SERIES AND FESTIVALS

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NATIONAL GRAPE POPSICLE DAY

Ayo & Teo, the Pageant • Glenn Miller Orchestra, Scheidegger Center

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MAY 29

MEMORIAL DAY NATIONAL HAMBURGER DAY

MAY 30

“The Book of Mormon,” May 29June 3, Fox Theatre

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Kimbra with Aysia BerLynn, Delmar Hall

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Cherokee Caravan Antiques & Arts Bazaar, Cherokee Street

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JUNE 5

Foster the People, the Pageant • “An American Soldier,” June 3-22, Opera Theatre of St. Louis • St. Louis Jewish Film Festival, June 3-7, Landmark Plaza Frontenac Cinema

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JUNE 10 NATIONAL ICED TEA DAY

First Aid Kit with Jade Bird, the Pageant • Indigo Girls, Powell Symphony Hall • St. Louis Soap Box Derby, the Hill neighborhood

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JUNE

NATIONAL DRIVE-IN MOVIE DAY

NATIONAL ICE CREAM

Alt-J, Peabody Opera House • New Found Glory with Bayside, the Movielife, William Ryan Key, the Pageant • David Sanborn Jazz Quintet, June 6-9, Ferring Jazz Bistro • “Run-On Sentence,” June 6-17, SATE Ensemble Theatre at the Chapel

JUNE 11 NATIONAL CORN ON THE COB DAY

JUNE 12

Kenya’s Kids, Magic House • “Jerome Robbins’ Broadway,” June 11-17, the Muny

Food The Ma “Hedda Dog T • “La 7-17, Pla

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Celtic Woman, Fox Theatre • Shania Twain, Scottrade Center • Let Them Eat Art, Downtown Maplewood

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JUNE 17 FATHER’S DAY

“Cars With Class,” Museum of Transportation • John Fogerty/ZZ Top, Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre • Klymaxx, Sheldon Concert Hall • Stokley’s “My Level” Father’s Day Concert, Touhill Performing Arts Center

JUNE 18 NATIONAL GO FISHING DAY

“Peter Rabbit” film screening, Ballpark Village • Food Truck Fest, Tilles Park

JUNE 19 NATIONAL MARTINI DAY

Steely Dan with the Doobie Brothers, Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre • The Bacon Brothers, Delmar Hall • “Center Stage 2018,” Opera Theatre of St. Louis • “The Wiz,” June 19-25, the Muny

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JUNE 25

Yanni, Fox Theatre • Summer Solstice Sunrise Observance, Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site

JUNE 26

Jackson Browne, Peabody Opera House

Theresa Caputo, Fox Theatre • George Thorogood, River City Casino

JUNE 20 David Blaine, Peabody Opera House • “Mamma Mia!,” July 20-Aug. 19, Stages St. Louis

JUNE 27 NATIONAL SUNGLASSES DAY

Awolnation with Lovely the Band, Irontom, the Pageant • Lea Michele and Darren Criss, Peabody Opera House • “Singin’ in the Rain,” June 27-July 3, the Muny

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[nature & recreation] ANIMALS, THE OUTDOORS, FLOATING, BOATING, CAMPING, HIKING, AMUSEMENT PARKS, WATER PARKS AND SPORTS

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JULY 3

Heritage & Freedom Fest, July 2-4, O’Fallon, Mo.

Vans Warped Tour, Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre • St. Charles Riverfest, July 3-4, Frontier Park

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JULY 9 Thirty Seconds to Mars, Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre • The Sistine Chapel Choir, Fox Theatre • “Jersey Boys,” July 9-16, the Muny

JULY 15

COLUMN 2 • Laumeier Sculpture Park (P-D); Fiona the hippo at the Cincinnati Zoo (Associated Press); SkyZone (P-D); Tower Tee (P-D)

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JULY 5

INDEPENDENCE DAY

VP Parade (America’s Birthday Parade), downtown • St. Louis Symphony Orchestra and Amelia Eisenhauer at Fair St. Louis, Gateway Arch National Park

JOAN JETT

JULY 8 Styx/Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre

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JULY 4

NATIONAL ICE CREAM DAY

moe., the Pageant

JULY 16 “Paddington 2” film screening, Ballpark Village • Food Truck Fest, Tilles Park

JULY 10 NATIONAL PIÑA COLADA DAY

Kesha and Macklemore, Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre

JULY 17 WORLD EMOJI DAY

Courtney Barnett with Vagabon, the Pageant • ZZ Ward with Devon Gilfillian, Delmar Hall

JULY 11

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Imagine Dragons, Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre

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NATIONAL HAMMOCK DAY

JULY 23 NATIONAL HOT DOG DAY

JULY 24 NATIONAL TEQUILA DAY

Peter Frampton, River City Casino

JULY 29 NATIONAL CHICKEN WING DAY

JULY 30

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JULY 25 NATIONAL HOT FUDGE SUNDAE DAY

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AUG. 6 NATIONAL ROOT BEER FLOAT DAY

Charlie Puth, Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre

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ON THE COVER Top row (from left): City Museum (P-D); Grant’s Farm (P-D); Butterfly House in Faust Park (P-D); Citygarden (PD); Meramec River (P-D); “The Book of Mormon” (Julieta Cervantes). Middle row: St. Louis PrideFest (P-D); Fair St. Louis (P-D); Typhoon Twister (Six Flags); Festival of Nations (P-D); wolf at the Endangered Wolf Center (P-D). Bottom row: Missouri Botanical Garden (P-D); Grizzly Ridge (St. Louis Zoo); Bottle Rockets (Jon Gitchof); Clementine’s (P-D)

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Five Finger Death Punch and Breaking Benjamin, Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre

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Theory of a Deadman, Delmar Hall • Food Truck Fest, Creve Coeur Park • Christmas in July, Kennedy Pool at Kennedy Recreation Complex

Greta Van Fleet, the Pageant • Washington Town & Country Fair, Aug. 1-5, Washington City Park Fairgrounds

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WHEN 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Aug. 26, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Aug. 27 • WHERE Tower Grove Park, 4256 Magnolia Avenue • HOW MUCH Free, including shuttle service • MORE INFO festivalofnationsstl.org

Festival of the Little Hills This popular festival, now in its 47th year, is at the base of the “little hills” that gave the city of St. Charles its original name, Les Petites Côtes. Food, music and vendors line Main Street and Frontier Park on the Missouri Riverfront. There are more than 300 vendors, craft demonstrators and antiques dealers, and more than 50 nonprofit groups sell food and drinks.

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IT’S FESTIVAL SEASON! Want to celebrate a culture, shop for locally made wares and indulge in fried food on a stick? Visit a summertime festival. Two we will miss this summer: the Gypsy Caravan and the Catsup Bottle Festival, which both called it quits this year. Other festivals and parades are still going strong, some for decades. Here are several to check out. BY VALERIE SCHREMP HAHN 6 SUMMER FUN GUIDE

Alton Memorial Day Parade Celebrate Memorial Day by experiencing the oldest annual Memorial Day parade in the nation.

This year marks its 151st anniversary. The first one was held in 1868, just three years after the end of the Civil War. WHEN 10 a.m.-noon May 28 • WHERE Parade begins at Alton Middle School, 2200 College Avenue, ends at Alton City Cemetery • HOW MUCH Free • MORE INFO 618-462-7527; visitalton.com

Annie Malone May Day Parade First held in 1910, the Annie Malone May Day Parade is the country’s second-largest AfricanAmerican parade.

Proceeds benefit the 130-year-old Annie Malone Children and Family Service Center, which first opened

as an orphans’ home and is now an agency that helps families and children in crisis.

WHEN 1 p.m. May 20 • WHERE Starts at 20th and Market streets and travels east on Market to Broadway • HOW MUCH Free • MORE INFO anniemalone.com

Edwardsville Route 66 Festival Enjoy classic cars, food, music, children’s activities, trolley rides and more at this 20th annual tribute to the mother road.

WHEN June 8-9 • WHERE City Park, 101 South Buchanan Street, Edwardsville • HOW MUCH Free • MORE INFO edwardsvilleroute66.com

Festival of Nations Eat and dance your way around the world at this

WHEN 4-10 p.m. Aug. 17, 9:30 a.m.-10 p.m. Aug. 18, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Aug. 19 • WHERE Main Street and Frontier Park, St. Charles • HOW MUCH Free; free shuttles from parking at several locations • MORE INFO 636-940-0095; festivalofthelittlehills.com

Illinois State Fair Marvel at the iconic butter cow sculpture, take in an auto race or harness race, check out champion livestock and buy a bundle of tickets for some thrill rides. As you enjoy fried food on a stick, take in concerts by Foreigner and Joan Jett and the Blackhearts on Aug. 12. Brantley Gilbert, Brett Eldridge and Halestorm & Mastadon will perform other days.

WHEN 7 a.m.-midnight Aug. 9-19 • WHERE 801 East Sangamon Avenue, Springfield, Ill. • HOW MUCH $10, free for children 12 and under, $3 for age 60 and older, $5 parking • MORE INFO 1-217782-6661; agr.state.il.us/isf

International Horseradish Festival What other spicy root vegetable gets its own festival? Have fun and clear your sinuses at this 31st annual event, which moves from Woodland Park to West Main Street in Collinsville.

Buy horseradish freshly grated and packaged without preservatives, enter your favorite recipe in the bloody mary contest, play root golf or compete in the root toss.

WHEN 5-10 p.m. June 1, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. June 2 • WHERE West Main Street, Collinsville • HOW MUCH Free • MORE INFO horseradishfestival.com

Du Quoin State Fair This is the closest state fair to St. Louis, and it’s a whirlwind of harness racing, bull riding, a demolition derby and just about anything you can fry and eat. Among the entertainers this year: Cheap Trick and the Brothers Osborne.

WHEN Aug. 24-Sept. 3; 2 p.m.midnight Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-midnight Saturday-Sunday and Labor Day • WHERE 655 Executive Drive (of Route 51, just north of Route 14), Du Quoin, Ill. • HOW MUCH $2, free for children 12 and under; parking is $7-$12 • MORE INFO 618-542-1515; agr.state.il.us/dq

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The Riverview Gardens High School marching band at the Annie Malone May Day Parade

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festival sponsored by the International Institute, which helps immigrants and refugees resettle in the St. Louis area.

More than 75 ethnicities are represented at the festival. There are more than 70 stage performances, more than 40 food booths and more than 30 gift booths.

Festival of Nations at Tower Grove Park

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Join us for the Jungle Boogie Friday Night Concert Series presented by Mid America Chevy Dealers. Friday Nights, from 5 to 8 p.m.

It’s fun for everyone. Best of all, it’s free.

For even more fun, come back Saturday and Sunday until 7 p.m. for Prairie Farms Dairy Summer Zoo Weekends.

May 25 Funky Butt Brass Band June 1 Johnny Henry Band June 8 Griffin and the Gargoyles June 15 NO CONCERT June 22 Hazard to Ya Booty June 29 Zydeco Crawdaddys July 6 Retro Boogie July 13 Mighty Pines

The Shamrock Irish Dancers from Rolla, Mo., perform at the 2016 Missouri River Irish Fest.

Japanese Festival This popular festival, one of the oldest and largest of its kind in the country, is back for a 41st year. New this year: the Chindon Japan All-Stars and Gundam model building.

Chindon is a type of Japanese marching band performance, and this group will lead three parades and do one stage performance each day of the festival.

“Mobile Suit Gundam” is a televised anime series about giant fighting robots, and building model characters has been a popular hobby worldwide.

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WHEN 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Sept.

1-2, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 3 • WHERE Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw Boulevard • HOW MUCH $7-$15, free for members’ children • MORE INFO mobot.org

the entrance to town.

There are more than 200 craft, food and corporate booths. Visit the town’s shops and restaurants, and enjoy three areas of music on both days.

WHEN 10 a.m.-5 p.m. June 2-3 • WHERE Kimmswick • HOW MUCH Free • MORE INFO gokimmswick.com

Let hem Eat Art Celebrate Maplewood and art at the city’s whimsical tribute to Bastille Day. The 13th annual party includes live music, artists from around the region, live art demonstrations, and food and drink from Maplewood establishments.

WHEN 6-11 p.m. July 13 • WHERE Downtown Maplewood; main music stage at Manchester Road and Sutton Avenue • HOW MUCH Free • MORE INFO cityofmaplewood.com

Kimmswick Strawberry Festival

Metro East PrideFest

Eat a plate of chocolatecovered strawberries and strawberry cheesecake, then wash it all down with strawberry wine and strawberry iced tea. Be sure to buy a $7 pint of handmade strawberry jam, sold at

Hosted in downtown Belleville, Metro East PrideFest features food, crafts and live entertainment.

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WHEN Noon-10 p.m. June 9 • WHERE West Main Street in downtown Belleville • HOW MUCH Free, but donations

encouraged • MORE INFO metroeastprideswi.org

Missouri River Irish Fest “The largest free Irish festival in the Midwest” is back for its 14th year with a headlining performance

by Barleyjuice and traditional music, food and crafts to celebrate Irish culture. If you’re 21 and older, sign up for a $35 Guinness Experience session with a Guinness Ambassador.

WHEN 5-11 p.m. May 25, 10 a.m.-11 p.m. May 26, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. May 27 • WHERE Frontier Park, 500 South Riverside Drive, St. Charles • HOW MUCH Free • MORE INFO moriveririshfest.com

WHEN 7:30 a.m.-10 p.m.

Aug. 9-19 • WHERE 2503 West 16th Street, Sedalia, Mo. • HOW MUCH $2-$10, free for children 5 and under • MORE INFO 1-800-4223247; mostatefair.com

Pride St. Charles Pride St. Charles grows in its fourth year, occupying a larger park footprint and extending its hours.

Guests can play lawn games, enjoy food and beer from a selection of local vendors, participate in arts and crafts, watch live entertainment and more.

July 20 Marquise Knox July 27 Soulard Blues Band August 3 Ticket to the Beatles August 10 Miss Jubilee August 17 Midnight Piano Band August 24 Three Pedros August 31 The LustreLights

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WHEN 11 a.m.-10 p.m. June 16 • WHERE Frontier Park, 500 South Riverside Drive, St. Charles • HOW MUCH Free • MORE INFO pridestcharles.org

Missouri State Fair Kettle korn, karnival rides, kontests, koncerts — at a state fair, anything goes, even spelling.

Take part in traditions including the Governor’s Ham Breakfast and the crowning of the Missouri State Fair queen. Performers include Cole Swindell, Sammy Kershaw, Aaron Tippin, Collin Raye, Casting Crowns and Zach Williams.

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St. Charles County Fair Check out prizewinning livestock, watch a tractor pull or demo derby, take a whirl on a ride and cheer for the newly crowned fair queen.

A display of African masks at the 2017 St. Louis African Arts Festival

WHEN July 24-28 • WHERE Rotary Park, 2577 West Meyer Road, Wentzville • HOW MUCH $5-$20, free for children 5 and under • MORE INFO stcharlescofair.org

St. Louis African Arts Festival Enjoy live entertainment, an African marketplace and food from several countries at the festival’s African village. Visitors ages 13 to 19 can explore the Safari Teen Hut. The mission of the festival is to expose the St. Louis community to the richness of African culture and its impact on Western culture.

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WHEN 2-6 p.m. July 14 • WHERE Grand Basin at Forest Park • HOW MUCH $35; 21 and older only • MORE INFO stlbeer.org

St. Louis County Greek Fest This popular festival lures visitors with the promise to “experience a taste of Greece without the airfare.” Better yet — it’s free. Shop at the Greek market, purchase authentic Greek cuisine, enjoy traditional dance

and take a tour of the historic church.

WHEN 11 a.m.-9 p.m. May 25-27, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. May 28 • WHERE Assumption Greek Orthodox Church, 1755 Des Peres Road, Town and Country • HOW MUCH Free • MORE INFO 314966-2255; stlouisgreekfest.com

St. Louis PrideFest “Remember, Rise, Respect” is the theme for the 38th annual PrideFest, organized by Pride St. Louis. The two-

day LGBTQ celebration includes exhibitors, two entertainment stages, a children’s area, an athletes’ village, food and drink, and more.

The annual Pride Parade on Market Street steps of at noon June 24.

WHEN 11 a.m.-7 p.m. June 23, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. June 24 • WHERE Soldiers Memorial Park, Market Street between North 15th and North Tucker streets • HOW MUCH Free, a $5 entry donation encouraged • MORE INFO pridestl.org/pridefest

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WHEN 10 a.m.-8 p.m. May 26, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. May 27, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. May 28 • WHERE World’s Fair Pavilion, 1904 Concourse Drive, Forest Park • HOW MUCH Free • MORE INFO 314325-2291; stlafricanartsfest.com

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John Spivey holds the center position in the gatanaki dance at the 2017 Greek Festival at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church.

WHEN Fireworks at 9 p.m.

June 30 • WHERE Grafton Riverfront, Front Street, Grafton • HOW MUCH Free • MORE INFO enjoygrafton.com

J.B. Blast WHEN 7 p.m. July 3 • WHERE Jeferson Barracks Park, 533 Bagby Road • HOW MUCH Free • MORE INFO 314-615-4386

O’Fallon Heritage and Freedom Fest

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WHEN 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Aug. 31-Sept. 2, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Sept.

3 • WHERE St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, 4967 Forest Park Avenue • HOW MUCH Free • MORE INFO opastl.com

Schweizerfest The Highland Jaycees are sponsoring this festival celebrating the town’s Swiss heritage with food, rides and music.

WHEN June 8-10 • WHERE Highland Square, 1115 Broadway, Highland • HOW MUCH Free • MORE INFO facebook.com/highlandjaycees

Strange Folk Festival: he Big Glamp St. Louis World’s Fare Heritage Festival Celebrate the history and heritage of St. Louis at this festival that includes music, an artists village, backyard games, artifacts from the 1904 World’s Fair, a kids area, dance performances and more.

WHEN Aug. 17-19 (times to be announced) • WHERE World’s Fair Pavilion, Forest Park • HOW MUCH Free • MORE INFO stlworldsfare.com

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St. Nicholas Greek Festival St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church celebrated its 100th anniversary last year, so this year, it will focus on its next 100 years. The annual festival serves up authentic Greek food along with music, gifts imported from Athens, folk dancing and church tours. Festival prep starts as early as April, with members gathering to melt butter and make

This new summer version of the Strange Folk Festival, which is also held in the fall, includes more than 75 vendors, forts and lounges, hands-on activities, and local craft beer and cocktails.

WHEN 2-10 p.m. June 1, 10 a.m.-6 pm. June 2 • WHERE Carondelet Park, 3900 Holly Hills Boulevard • HOW MUCH Free • MORE INFO strangefolkfestival.com

Fair St. Louis returns to the Gateway Arch this year.

Tower Grove Pride Food trucks, local vendors and businesses, artists, live music, burlesque and drag performances, and more will be featured at Tower Grove Pride.

New this year is a “Mommie Dearest”of and a backstage VIP experience.

WHEN Noon-8 p.m. June 23 • WHERE Tower Grove Park • HOW MUCH Free; $15 for backstage experience • MORE INFO facebook. com/towergrovepride

Washington Town and Country Fair Visit Agriland, walk the midway, and check out the ’rita bar before taking in a concert at the Washington Town and Country Fair. Check out who is crowned fair queen, and watch Canines in the Clouds, the ultimate dog sport and trick show, or see what’s racing at the motorsports arena.

This fair got its start in 1872. A parade is at 4 p.m. July 29.

WHEN Aug. 1-5 • WHERE Washington City Park Fairgrounds, 201 Grand Avenue, Washington, Mo. • HOW MUCH $10-$30 • MORE INFO washmofair.com

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FAIR ST. LOUIS AND MORE After four years in Forest Park, Fair St. Louis moves back downtown for a celebration on the renovated Gateway Arch grounds. he new museum under the Arch opens July 3, the day before the fair kicks of. he VP Parade, now televised in markets across the country and known as America’s Birthday Parade, marches downtown July 4. Here are a few ways to celebrate the Fourth with a bang; check stltoday.com/go for more options closer to Independence Day. BY VALERIE SCHREMP HAHN Alton Fireworks Spectacular WHEN 9:15 p.m. July 3 • WHERE Liberty Bank Alton Amphitheater, 1 Riverfront Drive, Alton • HOW MUCH Free • MORE INFO visitalton.com

Ellisville Independence Day Festivities WHEN 6-10:30 p.m. July 4, fireworks at 9:30 p.m. • WHERE Bluebird Park, 225 Kiefer Creek Road, Ellisville • HOW MUCH Free • MORE INFO ellisville.mo.us

Fair St. Louis WHEN VP Parade at 9:30 a.m.

July 4; fireworks at 9:35 p.m.

July 4 and 6 and at 9:30 p.m.

July 7 • WHERE Gateway Arch National Park; parade runs through downtown • HOW MUCH Free • MORE INFO 314434-3434; fairsaintlouis.org

St. Charles Riverfest WHEN 5-10:30 p.m. July 3; noon-10:30 p.m. July 4; parade at 10 a.m. July 4; fireworks at 9:20 p.m. July 4 • WHERE Frontier Park, 222 South Riverside Drive, St. Charles • HOW MUCH Free • MORE INFO 636-946-7776; discoverstcharles.com

Webster Groves Community Days WHEN 2-11 p.m. July 1, 5-11 p.m.

July 2, 5-11 p.m. July 3, 11 a.m.11 p.m. July 4; parade at 10 a.m.

July 4; fireworks at 9:30 p.m.

July 4 • WHERE Memorial Park, 33 East Glendale Road, Webster Groves • HOW MUCH Free • MORE INFO webstergroves.org

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Brenley Kelly of Jerseyville at the 2017 Strange Folk Festival at Carondelet Park

WHEN 4-10 p.m. July 2; 4-11 p.m. July 3 (performers are Jerrod Niemann and Tarra Layne); 9:30 a.m.-10 p.m. July 4 (performers are Daughtry, Stir and Portrait — the Music of Kansas); parade at 9:30 a.m. July 4; fireworks at 10:15 p.m. July 3 and 9:30 p.m.

July 4 • WHERE Ozzie Smith Sports Complex, 900 T.R. Hughes Boulevard, O’Fallon, Mo. • HOW MUCH Free • MORE INFO 636-379-5614; heritageandfreedomfest.com

[music] and indoor clubs for this Laclede’s Landing staple, now in its 23rd year. (Lineup unavailable at press time.)

Hailey Fielder dances with her dad, Nathaniel Fielder, as Matt Stillwell performs at Fair St. Louis in 2017.

WHEN 7-10 p.m. Aug. 31, 2-11 p.m. Sept. 1-2 • WHERE Laclede’s Landing • HOW MUCH $10-$15, free Aug. 31 • MORE INFO bigmuddybluesfestival.com

Bluebird Park Summer Concert Series Concerts kick of June 7. Shows are at 7 p.m.

WHERE Bluebird Park, 225 Kiefer Park Road, Ellisville • HOW MUCH Free • MORE INFO ellisville.mo.us JUNE 7 • Butch Wax & the Hollywoods JUNE 14 • Dirty Muggs JUNE 21 • The Joe Bozzi Band JULY 4 • Griin and the Gargoyles JULY 12 • Whiskey Dixon JULY 19 • Common Time Rhythm and Blues JULY 26 • Head Knocker: Tribute to Foreigner

Blues at the Arch CONCERTS

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MUSIC FLOWS FREELY ALL SUMMER LONG Every summer the St. Louis region overlows with not only concerts but also music festivals and series. he best part: Most of them are free and outdoors. Here’s a glimpse at what’s happening. BY KEVIN C. JOHNSON An Under Cover Weekend 12 An Under Cover Weekend allows original St. Louis bands to take on the persona of another band for one night. All shows are at 7:45 p.m.

WHERE Delmar Hall, 6133 Delmar Boulevard • HOW MUCH $15 nightly, three-

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Big Muddy Blues Festival

Free concerts at the Gateway Arch return for the third year, thanks to a partnership between the Gateway Arch Park Foundation and the National Blues Museum.

Concerts are at 6 p.m.

Aug. 3, 10, 17 and 24.

Acts will be announced.

More than 60 blues, soul and R&B acts hit several outdoor stages

WHERE North Gateway (near Laclede’s Landing) at Gateway Arch National

JUNE 13 • Joe Dirt

day pass available • MORE INFO delmarhall.com AUG. 23 • “The 1980s” AUG. 24 • “The 1990s” AUG. 25 • “The 2000s”

Atomic Blues Festival For its fourth year, the festival moves to downtown from the

Grove, with the St. Louis Blues Society Youth Band, Kingdom Brothers Duo, Eastsiders Review Band, Brother Jeferson Band and Torry Casey & the South Side Hustle.

WHEN 1-6 p.m. June 24 • WHERE Broadway Oyster Bar, 736 South Broadway • HOW MUCH $12 • MORE INFO stlbluessociety.org

Beale Street Concert Series This monthly series brings music to the streets of St. Charles.

Concerts are at 6 p.m.

WHERE Beale Street between Nichols and Lombard streets, St. Charles • HOW MUCH Free • MORE INFO streetsofstcharles.com

JULY 11 • SuperJam AUG. 8 • The Yacht Rockers SEPT. 12 • Marquise Knox

Marsha Evans & the Coalition at the 2017 Big Muddy Blues Festival

Park • HOW MUCH Free • MORE INFO archpark.org

Orchestra, Amelia Eisenhauer

Carondelet Concert Series

JULY 7 • Martina McBride, Cam, Raelynn, Danielle Bradbery

Concerts take place June 3 through Aug. 19 at Carondelet Park, Bellerive Park, Fanetti Park and St. Louis Square Park. Lineup to be announced.

HOW MUCH Free • MORE INFO carondeletliving.com

Downtown Kirkwood Summer Concert Series Concerts are at 6:30 p.m. Thursdays.

WHERE Kirkwood Station Plaza, 141 East Madison Avenue, Kirkwood • HOW MUCH Free • MORE INFO downtownkirkwood.com JUNE 7 • The Hulapoppers JUNE 14 • Rosewood JUNE 21 • Fair Warning JUNE 28 • Southside Creole Playboys

Chesterield Wine & Jazz Festival The first of two jazz festivals at Chesterfield Amphitheater (Gateway Jazz Festival is July 21) will feature Simon Phillips Protocol with Greg Howe, Ernest Tibbs, Ottmar Ruiz, Tracy Silverman with Bach to the Future, Tracer with Ptah Williams, Darrell Mixon and Gary Sykes, Two Times True featuring Carolbeth True, Maurice Carnes and the Hipjaz Quintet.

WHEN 3 p.m. June 23 • WHERE Chesterfield Amphitheatre, 631 Veterans Place Drive, Chesterfield • HOW MUCH $5 • MORE INFO chesterfieldjazzfestival.com

Fair St. Louis After four years in Forest Park, Fair St. Louis makes its big return to the renovated Gateway Arch grounds at the newly renamed Gateway Arch National Park.

WHERE Gateway Arch National Park • HOW MUCH Free • MORE INFO fairsaintlouis.org

JULY 6 • Jason Derulo, Andy Grammer, Dirty Muggs

Faust Summer Concert Series Free concerts take place at 7 p.m.

WHERE Faust Park Amphitheater, 15185 Olive Boulevard, Chesterfield • HOW MUCH Free • MORE INFO chesterfieldmochamber.com JUNE 5 • Bob Kuban Band JUNE 12 • Butch Wax & the Hollywoods JUNE 19 • Trilogy JUNE 26 • Spectrum JULY 10 • Volcanic Ash JULY 17 • The Scott Laytham & Karl Holmes Duo JULY 24 • Abbey Road Warriors AUG. 7 • Fanfare AUG. 14 • Billy Peek

Ferguson Citywalk Concert Series Free concerts in the heart of Ferguson take place at 7 p.m.

WHERE Plaza 501, South Florissant Road, Ferguson • HOW MUCH Free • MORE INFO fergusoncitywalk.com MAY 11 • Boogie Chyld JUNE 8 • The Decades Band JUNE 22 • Abbey Road Warriors JULY 13 • Chaz45 JULY 27 • Powerplay Band AUG. 10 • Funky Butt Brass Band AUG. 24 • McLovin SEPT. 14 • Wildfire

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[music] Freddie Washington ($20)

Boney James, Will Downing, Jonathan Butler and Alex Bugnon are on tap this summer.

WHEN Noon July 21 • WHERE Chesterfield Amphitheater, 631 Veterans Place Drive, Chesterfield • HOW MUCH $75 • MORE INFO gatewayjazzfest.com

Heritage and Freedom Fest The July Fourth celebration in O’Fallon, Mo., includes fireworks, carnival rides, familyfriendly activities and concerts.

WHEN 2 p.m. July 2-3, noon July 4 • WHERE Ozzie Smith Sports Complex, 900 T.R. Hughes Boulevard, O’Fallon, Mo. • HOW MUCH Free • MORE INFO freedomandheritagefest.com JULY 3 • Jerrod Niemann, Tarra Layne JULY 4 • Daughtry, Stir, Portrait: The Music of Kansas

Hot Summer Nights, Cool Summer Sounds Show up early to plant your blankets and lawn chairs for these 7 p.m. shows.

WHERE Des Peres Park, 12325 Manchester Road • HOW MUCH Free • MORE INFO desperesmo.org JUNE 8 • Spectrum JULY 13 • Butch Wax & the Hollywoods AUG. 10 • Midnight Piano Band

JUNE 29 • The Sounds of Joe Sample & George Duke: Good 4 the Soul with Reggie Thomas ($25) JULY 6-7 • Erika Johnson Sings the Rolling Stones ($20) JULY 13-14 • Lamar Harris presents Headnotic ($20) JULY 20-21 • Emily Wallace with the Funky Butt Horns ($20)

AUG. 3-4 • Groovin’ on Grover Washington Jr. with Tim Cunningham, Montez Coleman and John King ($20) AUG. 10-11 • Montez Coleman’s Annual Birthday Bash ($20)

AUG. 24-25 • The Usual Suspects ($20) SEPT. 7-8 • Al Holliday & the East Side Rhythm Band ($20)

Jungle Boogie Friday Night Concert Series Enjoy a weekly array of local talent within the confines of the St. Louis Zoo. Concerts kick of at 5 p.m.

WHERE Schnuck Family Plaza at the St. Louis Zoo, 1 Government Drive, Forest Park • HOW MUCH Free • MORE INFO stlzoo.org MAY 25 • Funky Butt Brass Band JUNE 1 • John Henry Band JUNE 8 • Griin and the Gargoyles

Jazz at the Bistro Summer Series

JUNE 29 • Zydeco Crawdaddys

When Jazz St. Louis’ regular season ends, the summer season kicks in. Shows are at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m., except where noted.

JULY 13 • The Mighty Pines

JULY 6 • Retro Boogie

AUG. 3 • Ticket to the Beatles AUG. 10 • Miss Jubilee AUG. 17 • Midnight Piano Band AUG. 24 • Three Pedros AUG. 31 • The LustreLights

JUNE 6-9 • David Sanborn Jazz Quintet ($50-$60) JUNE 15-17 • Father’s Day with the Bosman Twins (2 and 6:30 p.m. June 17; $20) JUNE 22 • Celebrate Coltrane: Adam Maness Trio with

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Music on Main Music happens at 5 p.m. on the third Wednesday of the month from May through September.

8:45 P.M. • The Fusion Warriors featuring Darrell Mixon paying tribute to Stanley Clarke

Wayback Pointfest

Whitaker Music Festival Bring lawn chairs.

WHERE 100 North Main Street, St. Charles • HOW MUCH Free • MORE INFO historicstcharles.com

Not So Quiet!

Concert Series The Not So Quiet!

Concert Series brings myriad sounds to branches of the St. Louis Public Library. Concerts are at 6:30 p.m.

WHERE St. Louis Public Library branches • HOW MUCH Free • MORE INFO slpl.org

AUG. 4 • Ha Ha Tonka, Bruiser Queen, Town Cars ($15) AUG. 5 • J. Roddy Walston & the Business ($25)

Parties in the Park Parties in the Park, Clayton’s largest after-work happy hour, are at 5 p.m. the second Wednesday of the month.

WHERE Central Avenue, downtown Clayton • HOW MUCH Free • MORE INFO partiesinthepark.org JUNE 13 • The Lone Rangers

MAY 17 • Bates (Central Library)

JULY 11 • My Friend Mike

JUNE 21 • Portrait: The Music of Kansas (Buder branch)

AUG. 8 • Midnight Piano Band

JULY 19 • Red, White & Floyd (Carpenter branch) AUG. 16 • Charles “Skeet” Rodgers and the Inner City Blues Band (Julia Davis branch)

JULY 20 • Marquise Knox JULY 27 • Soulard Blues Band

7:15 P.M. • Bach to the Future with the Silverman Brothers and Dave Black

WHEN 1 p.m. Sept. 3 • WHERE Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, 14141 Riverport Drive, Maryland Heights • HOW MUCH $29-$89.75 • MORE INFO livenation.com

AUG. 17-18 • Denise Thimes Sings Roberta Flack ($20)

SEPT. 13 • Harold Lopez-Nussa ($30)

6 P.M. • Joe Mancuso featuring Steve Davis

It’s 105.7 the Point’s Pointfest, but it’s the throwback version of Pointfest with 311, the Ofspring, Toadies, Gym Class Heroes, Buckcherry, P.O.D., Lit, Alien Ant Farm, Sponge and Modern Day Zero.

JULY 27-28 • Anita Jackson ($20)

JUNE 22 • Hazard to Ya Booty

WHERE Ferring Jazz Bistro, 3536 Washington Boulevard • HOW MUCH Prices vary • MORE INFO jazzstl.org

From left: Sarah Keller, Jordan Verbanaz, Casey Maloney and Gail Verbanaz, all of St. Louis, enjoy a picnic at the Missouri Botanical Garden’s Whitaker Music Festival in 2017.

JUNE 23 • The 442s ($20)

Open Highway Music Festival

SEPT. 12 • The Lustrelights

Riverfest The two-day celebration features a parade, live music, carnival and more along the banks of the Missouri River in Frontier Park.

Of Broadway’s own music festival returns with Americana, twang, rockabilly and country sounds.

Concerts are at 8 p.m.

WHEN 5 p.m. July 3, 10 a.m.

July 4 • WHERE Frontier Park, 500 South Riverdale Drive, St. Charles • MORE INFO historicstcharles.com

WHERE Of Broadway, 3509 Lemp Avenue • MORE INFO etix.com

S.L.U.M. Fest

AUG. 2 • Old 97’s ($30-$40) AUG. 3 • Son Volt, The Dust Covers, Karen Choi ($35-$45)

Hip-hop’s premier festival will bring Looprat, Bates, Pink Caravan, Hello Jizoo,

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Domino Efect, Heir Jordan, Urbanized Music, Nick Menn, Omni Music, LouTribe Jigg, Aysia Berlynn, Khori 4, Jimia Poetiq Warren, Altayzie, RT — FaQ and more to 2720 Cherokee.

WHEN 4 p.m. June 23 • WHERE 2720 Cherokee Performing Arts Center, 2720 Cherokee Street • MORE INFO slumfest.com

the Maness Brothers, the Fighting Side, Erica Blinn, Cara Louise Band and Elliott Pearson & the Passing Lane.

Sarah Borge with Eric Ambel, Ryan Koenig ($22)

WHEN 5 p.m. July 5 • WHERE Atomic Cowboy Pavilion, 4140 Manchester Avenue • HOW MUCH $15 • MORE INFO atomiccowboystl.com

The front lawn of the Missouri History Museum is the perfect setting for this popular warmweather music series.

Concerts are at 6 p.m.

St. Louis PrideFest Sounds of the Summer Tribute bands honor the legends during this series at Chesterfield Amphitheater. Shows are at 6:30 p.m.

WHERE Chesterfield Amphitheater, 631 Veterans Place Drive, Chesterfield • HOW MUCH Free • MORE INFO chesterfieldamphitheater.com

The theme for this year’s festival is “Remember.

Rise. Respect.”

The lineup is to be announced. The parade is at noon June 24.

WHEN 11 a.m. June 23-24 • WHERE Soldiers Memorial, 1315 Chestnut Street • HOW MUCH Free • MORE INFO pridestl.org

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Twilight Tuesdays

WHERE Missouri History Museum, 5700 Lindell Boulevard, Forest Park • HOW MUCH Free • MORE INFO mohistory. org/twilight-tuesdays MAY 15 • Fat Pocket MAY 22 • Queens Boulevard MAY 29 • A Tribute to Beyoncé by Taynka

University City Jazz Festival

The long-running Twangfest continues for four nights of twang and more. All shows are at 8 p.m.

Heman Park is the setting for this jazz festival that will include a tribute to Stanley Clarke.

AUG. 11 • Silver Bullet STL (Bob Seger)

WHERE Of Broadway, 3509 Lemp Avenue • MORE INFO twangfest.com

AUG. 25 • Rockin’ Chair (’70s supergroups)

JUNE 6 • The Cactus Blossoms, John Paul Keith ($18)

WHEN 1 p.m. June 9 • WHERE Heman Park, 1028 Midland Boulevard • HOW MUCH Free • MORE INFO ucityjazzfestival.com

JUNE 2 • Graiti Bridge (Prince) JUNE 16 • MasterBlaster (Stevie Wonder) JULY 14 • Dogs of Society (Elton John)

St. Louis Americana Festival II This festival returns for a second year with the Rum Drum Ramblers,

1 P.M. • Morphelonious

JUNE 7 • Ray Wylie Hubbard, Luke WinslowKing, Sleepy Rubies ($22)

2:15 P.M. • The Avant Gardians featuring Maurine Carnes

JUNE 8 • Nikki Lane, Lillie Mae, Jack Grelle ($22)

3:30 P.M. • Mo Egeston All-Stars

JUNE 9 • The Bottle Rockets,

4:45 P.M. • Soul Cafe

The Missouri Botanical Garden is the picturesque setting for this outdoor concert series, in its 24th year.

Shows are at 7:30 p.m.

WHERE Cohen Amphitheater at Missouri Botanical Garden, 4434 Shaw Boulevard • HOW MUCH Free • MORE INFO mobot.org/events/whitaker MAY 23 • Gene Jackson MAY 30 • Brothers Lazarof JUNE 6 • Lamar Harris JUNE 13 • Charlie Halloran JUNE 20 • John Henry JUNE 27 • Acoustik Element JULY 4 • Funky Butt Brass Band JULY 11 • Ivas John Band JULY 18 • Al Holliday and the East Side Rhythm Band JULY 25 • Dawn Weber and the Electro Funk Assembly

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[arts & culture] Max & Louie Productions

From left: Monica L. Patton, Kevin Clay and Conner Peirson in the national touring cast of “The Book of Mormon”

Angela Ingersoll, who recently played Judy Garland in a tribute show at the Playhouse @ Westport, portrays the greatly troubled, talented vocalist in “End of the Rainbow” (June 21-July 1). Written by Peter Quilter, “Rainbow” is a dramatic play, neither a tribute nor a jukebox show (though it does include some of Garland’s most memorable songs). The show, which brought Ingersoll Chicago’s Jef Award and other honors, finds Garland in London, preparing for another comeback.

WHERE Grandel Theatre, 3410 Grandel Square • HOW MUCH $35-$60; $200-$300 for booth seating with food and drink service • MORE INFO 314-534-1111; metrotix.com

he Muny

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TROUPES OF ALL AGES TEMPT AUDIENCES All the theaters performing here this summer are younger than the Muny, which celebrates its centennial season with seven big musicals, plus a community birthday bash.

But there are lots of other musicals to consider, not to mention comedies and dramas. And they’re coming to venues all around town — including that venerable spot in Forest Park. BY JUDITH NEWMARK 14 SUMMER FUN GUIDE

Noel Coward’s classic comedy “Blithe Spirit” (June 8-24) centers on an elegant English couple whose domestic bliss is disturbed when the husband’s deceased first wife moves in with them.

A lively woman, she’s even livelier as a ghost.

WHERE Lindenwood University’s J. Scheidegger Center for the Arts, 2300 West Clay Street, St. Charles • HOW MUCH $20 • MORE INFO 636-949-4433; actincstl.com

Fox heatre “The Book of Mormon” (May 29-June 3), the hilarious and amazingly ill-mannered show from the creators of “South

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WHERE Fox Theatre, 527 North Grand Boulevard • HOW MUCH $39-$150 • MORE INFO 314-534-1111; metrotix.com

scene. On the afternoon of June 30, there’s a special crawl with family-friendly shows.

WHERE Meet at a designated Grand Center location • HOW MUCH Free, but register online by noon June 27 • MORE INFO stlpublicradio.org/theatrecrawl

Grand Center heatre Crawl

Insight heatre Company

At the Grand Center Theatre Crawl (June 29-30), presented by St. Louis Public Radio, patrons go from venue to venue, seeing short performances from more than 30 companies.

Some you’ve probably seen before; others you may never have heard of. It’s a convenient way to get a feel for the St. Louis theater

Oscar Wilde’s brilliant, uproarious comedy “The Importance of Being Earnest” (July 1222) stars Pete Winfrey and Will Bonfiglio as a pair of soignè young gentlemen avidly, albeit misguidedly, pursuing eligible young ladies, played by Sophia Brown and Julia Crump. Thomas Murray plays the fearsome Lady Bracknell.

WHERE Grandel Theatre, 3410 Grandel Square • HOW MUCH $15-$35; $140 for an orchestra box • MORE INFO 314-534-1111; metrotix.com

Magic Smoking Monkey heatre Mutant ofspring of St. Louis Shakespeare, the Monkey continues its long run of goofball comedy with “Game of Thrones — A Parody!”

(June 15-23). Donna Northcott, who got this whole thing started, directs. This show covers seasons 2 through 4.

Does that mean we can count on sequels?

WHERE Regional Arts Commission, 6128 Delmar Boulevard • HOW MUCH $10-$15 • MORE INFO 314-3615664; stlouisshakespeare.org

WHERE The Muny, 1 Theatre Drive, Forest Park • HOW MUCH $15-$100, plus the free seats • MORE INFO 314-534-1111; metrotix.com

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[arts & culture] The two troupes team up to present “Luchadora!”

(June 1-17) by Alvaro Saar Rios, a play about Lucha Libra, or Mexican wrestling. In the 1960s, Lupita struggles to be a wrestler herself. Years later, talking about it, she learns that her granddaughter has some pretty big dreams of her own. Theatre Nuevo founder Anna Skidis Vargas directs. With this production, Mustard Seed introduces new technology for hearingimpaired theatergoers, the Hearing Loop.

For more information about the device and its availability at specific performances, email mstfrontofhouse@ gmail.com.

Library’s Central Library, 1301 Olive Street • HOW MUCH Free • MORE INFO sfstl.com

The cast of Stray Dog’s 2017 production of “A Doll’s House,” along with director Gary F. Bell, will reunite for another Ibsen drama, “Hedda Gabler.”

Stages St. Louis Marriage is on everybody’s mind this summer at Stages, where the season opens with “I Do! I Do!” (June 1-July 1), the portrait of a marriage from the wedding night to the night when the couple moves out of their longtime home. Another wedding sets of all kinds of high jinks in the ABBA musical “Mamma Mia!” (July 20-Aug. 19).

Enough with grown-up stories? Stages ofers “Madagascar: A Musical Adventure” (June 19-July 1) for young theatergoers and their grown-ups.

WHERE Robert G. Reim Theatre, Kirkwood Community Center, 111 South Geyer Road, Kirkwood • HOW MUCH $25$63 for mainstage shows, $21-$25 for “Madagascar” • MORE INFO 314-8212407; stagesstlouis.org

WHERE Mustard Seed Theatre at Fontbonne University, 6800 Wydown Boulevard • HOW MUCH $15-$35 • MORE INFO 314-534-1111; metrotix.com

New Jewish heatre Edward Coield, the new artistic director at NJT, directs Aaron Posner’s irreverent “Life Sucks” (May 23-June 10), a contemporary rif on Chekhov’s great “Uncle Vanya.” The title speaks volumes, does it not?

Chris Harris plays what used to be the title role.

WHERE Wool Studio Theatre, A&E Building, JCC’s Staenberg Family Campus, 2 Millstone Campus Drive • HOW MUCH $36-$44 • MORE INFO 314-442-3283; jccstl.com

New Line heatre The ofbeat team that created “Urinetown,” Mark Hollman and Greg Kotis, reunited to fashion the first prehistoric musical, “Yeast Nation” (May 31-June 23).

Under the roiling seas of 3,000,458,000 B.C., salt-eating single-celled yeast organisms are the only living creatures on Earth. They are small — well, microscopic — but they have to cope with a tyrannical king, a food shortage and a strange

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new ... emotion. Scott Miller, who directs with Mike Dowdy-Windsor, said that when he first saw “Yeast Nation,” he felt as if someone had written a show just for him. New Line regulars shouldn’t be surprised.

WHERE Marcelle Theatre, 3310 Samuel Shepard Drive • HOW MUCH $10-$25 • MORE INFO 314-534-1111; metrotix.com

Playhouse @ Westport Plaza It’s a real potpourri at the Playhouse, with shows from magician Justin Flom (June 2), the return of old-fashioned parochial school days in “Late Nite Catechism” (June 7-17) and “The Outlaw” (June 29-July 1), in which George Christie — former Hell’s Angels president, former federal prisoner and recent TV personality — tells his own story of redemption. More shows may be added.

WHERE 635 West Port Plaza • HOW MUCH $45-$60 • MORE INFO 314-5341111; metrotix.com

R-S heatrics Kay Love plays an American mother, vacationing in Italy with her daughter, who has trouble realizing that her child is growing up, in “The Light in the Piazza” (Aug. 10-26), a delicate musical by Tonywinner Adam Guettel.

(It must run in the family. Richard Rodgers was his grandfather, and his mother, Mary Rodgers, wrote “Once Upon a Mattress.”)

Christina Rios directs.

WHERE Marcelle Theatre, 3310 Samuel Shepard Drive • HOW MUCH $15-$25 • MORE INFO 314-534-1111; metrotix.com

Rebel & Misits Playwright Will Eno will be here for the first nontraditional staging of his play “The Realistic Joneses” (July 26-Aug. 12). The lives of two married suburban couples, people who share a surname and identical houses, entwine in Eno’s play about groceries and mortality.

Eno has worked on the production with director Edward Coield and R&M artistic director Kelly Hummert.

WHERE Kranzberg Arts Center, 501 North Grand Boulevard • HOW MUCH $40-$50 • MORE INFO 314534-1111; metrotix.com

St. Louis Actors’ Studio Artistic director William Roth mounts his company’s annual LaBute New Theater Festival (July 6-29), short new plays from writers all over the country. The plays are presented in two groups, one block for the first two weeks and the other for the second two weeks. After it debuts here, the festival moves to Manhattan.

WHERE Gaslight Theater, 358 North Boyle Avenue • HOW MUCH $30-$35 • MORE INFO 1-800-7453000; ticketmaster.com

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St. Lou Fringe The high Fringe season kicks of with the everpopular fundraiser “Act Your Pants Of” (July 19), in which local actors play theater games and toss in a little light stripping. This year’s Fringe (Aug. 15-25) involves 37 acts, among them a bring-yourown-venue piece, “The Bedroom Play,” that will be performed in private houses and apartments.

WHERE “Act Your Pants Of” at Of Broadway, 3500 Lemp Avenue; St. Lou Fringe events at various Grand Center locations • HOW MUCH $20 for “Act Your Pants Of”; prices for Fringe shows vary • MORE INFO stlouisfringe.com

St. Louis Shakespeare One of a handful of troupes in the United States to have staged all of Shakespeare’s plays, St. Louis Shakespeare has scored a real coup.

It’s producing the regional premiere of “King Charles III” (Aug.

17-26), Mike Bartlett’s blank-verse drama about the ascension of the Prince of Wales to the throne after the death of Queen Elizabeth II. In London, it won the 2015 Olivier Award for best new play. St. Louis Shakespeare founder Donna Northcott directs; it should be quite a change of pace from her show at Magic Smoking Monkey.

WHERE Ivory Theatre, 7620 Michigan Avenue • HOW MUCH $15-$20 • MORE INFO 314-3615664; stlshakespeare.org

SATE Ensemble heatre SATE’s “season of entrapment” continues this summer with “RunOn Sentence” (June 6-17), by Stacie Lents, about incarcerated women whose lives are turned upsidedown by a new inmate.

Commissioned by Prison Performing Arts, it was first performed by inmates at the women’s prison in Vandalia, Mo. The season continues with Jean-Paul Sartre’s

“No Exit” (Aug. 15-Sept.

1) in a new translation

by St. Louis theater artist Alyssa Ward.

WHERE The Chapel, 6238 Alexander Drive • HOW MUCH $15-$20 • MORE INFO brownpapertickets.com

Shakespeare Festival St. Louis Elena Araoz directs this summer’s mainstage production of “Romeo and Juliet” (June 1-24), a return to the tragic story that opened the festival in 2001. “Blow, Winds” (June 15-16), a localized, shortened adaptation of “King Lear” by Nancy Bell, is this year’s Shakespeare in the Streets production.

That’s two shows in one summer, with three productions packed into the In the Works program debuting in the fall. That’s what a festival looks like when it gets some meat on its bones!

WHERE “Romeo and Juliet” in Forest Park’s Shakespeare Glen; “Blow, Winds” on the steps to the St. Louis Public

Stray Dog heatre Artistic director Gary F. Bell takes the cast from last year’s fine production of “A Doll’s House” and puts it in another groundbreaking Ibsen drama, the unnerving “Hedda Gabler” (June 7-24).

But that’s followed by a rollicking musical with its own proud literary roots in a Eudora Welty novella, “The Robber Bridegroom” (Aug. 2-18).

WHERE Tower Grove Abbey, 2336 Tennessee Avenue • HOW MUCH $25-$30 • MORE INFO 314-865-1995; straydogtheatre.org

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Mustard Seed heatre with heatre Nuevo

[arts & culture] CLASSICAL MUSIC

OPERA, ROCK TRIBUTES AND MORE In St. Louis, classical music really gets sizzling in the summer, with performances by two opera companies, pops concerts at Powell Symphony Hall and plenty of other opportunities to hear live chamber music.

Here are some of the high notes for the coming season.

BY SARAH BRYAN MILLER

Gesher Music Festival

Missouri Chamber Music Festival

August is a quiet time for classica music in St. Louis, but the Gesher Music Festival helps perk things up. Now in its eighth season, the Gesher brings chamber music with a multicultural twist and includes three formal concerts along with some informal events.

The theme is “Voices Rising,” a trio of concerts that include “The Legacy of Tin Pan Alley” on Aug. 16 at the Missouri History Museum; “Rise Up: Sounds of Protest” at the 560 Music Center on Aug. 18; and “Giving Voice” Aug. 19 at the JCC’s Wool Studio Theatre. There will also be a free, docent-led tour of the St. Louis Art Museum’s collection on this year’s theme.

The husband-and-wife team of clarinetist Scott Andrews and pianist Nina Ferrigno are the forces behind the wide-ranging Missouri Chamber Music Festival.

In its eighth season, this year’s edition features assorted instrumental partnerships, from a partnering of pianos to a less-common combination of vibraphone and cello and a contrast-rich finale. The festival’s featured composer is Martin Bresnick.

WHEN Aug. 9-19 • WHERE Various locations • HOW MUCH Free-$20 • MORE

The season at Opera Theatre of St. Louis includes preshow picnics and post-show drinks on the lawn.

INFO 314-442-3283; geshermusicfestival.org

brings together music students and established instrumentalists for a music camp and festival unique in the St. Louis area. As in past seasons, 30 students will study chamber music during the day and hear others or perform in

Innsbrook Institute The 18th season of the Innsbrook Institute at the forested, lakedappled Innsbrook Resort once again

the evening, along with breaks for boating and hiking. The teachers and guest performers, led by St. Louis Symphony Orchestra concertmaster David Halen, are notable this year for the presence of the renowned Calidore

WHEN June 11-16 • WHERE 560 Music Center, 560 Trinity Avenue; First Congregational Church of Webster Groves, 10 West Lockwood Avenue, Webster Groves • HOW MUCH $12-$30, $70 for season pass • MORE INFO 314-882-0053; mochambermusic.org

String Quartet. It adds up to a combination of great music in a casual, comfortable setting.

WHEN June 8-16 • WHERE Innsbrook Resort, 1 Aspen Circle Drive, Innsbrook • HOW MUCH Free-$40 • MORE INFO 636-928-3366, ext.

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Opera heatre of St. Louis Summer starts of with the internationally celebrated Opera Theatre of St. Louis festival season. Its mix of four operas, ranging from favorites to new works, are sung in English by up-andcoming young singers in an intimate theater, with the great St. Louis Symphony Orchestra in the pit. It’s famous for its pre-performance picnics on the lawn and post-opera libations under the big tent.

This season opens with Verdi’s beloved “La Traviata,” with soprano Patricia Racette making her directing debut. Next up is Marc Blitzstein’s “Regina,” with a starry cast that includes mezzo-soprano Susan Graham and bassbaritone James Morris.

The world premiere of ”An American Soldier,”

by Huang Rao and David Henry Hwang, follows.

Gluck’s classic “Orfeo and Euridice,” starring Jennifer Johnson Cano, is followed by the annual Center Stage concert by the Gerdine Young Artists.

WHEN Through June 24 • WHERE Loretto-Hilton Center, 130 Edgar Road,

Webster Groves • HOW MUCH $25-$139 • MORE INFO 314961-0644; opera-stl.org

St. Louis Chamber Chorus The remarkable St. Louis Chamber Chorus has no peers in our region; this all-professional a cappella choir draws its repertoire from a span of 500 years, including frequent commissions of new works from some of today’s finest composers.

The final concert of its 62nd season, “Memorial Dances,” will include requiems by Peter Cornelius and Herbert Howells. There’s also a new commission from composer-in-residence Melissa Dunphy, “Suite Remembrance,” a song cycle exploring loss, redemption and joy, the wonderful choral dances from Britten’s opera “Gloriana” and a sprightly motet from Daniel Pinkham.

WHEN 3 p.m. May 27 • WHERE First Presbyterian Church of Kirkwood, 100 East Adams Avenue, Kirkwood • HOW MUCH $30, $10 for students • MORE INFO 636-4584343; chamberchorus.org

St. Louis Symphony Orchestra The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra’s regular subscription season ended earlier this month, but there are plenty of pops concerts at Powell Hall through late June. The legendary R&B group Boyz II Men joins the SLSO and conductor Kevin McBeth on May 31; on June 10, the Grammy-winning Indigo Girls perform their folk-rock hits with conductor Gemma New and the orchestra. There are also tributes to Tom Petty, Elton John and Pink Floyd. Meanwhile, New and the St. Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra conclude their season June 3 with a program that includes the Overture to Mozart’s “The Marriage of Figaro” and Berlioz’s amazing “Symphonie fantastique.”

WHEN May 20-June 22 • WHERE Powell Symphony Hall, 718 North Grand Boulevard • HOW MUCH Free-$120 • MORE INFO 314534-1700; stlsymphony.org

Union Avenue Opera Union Avenue Opera opens July 6 with Gilbert & Sullivan’s

“H.M.S. Pinafore,” starring soprano Leann Schuering and tenor Anthony Heinemann.

Next comes Giuseppe Verdi’s first big hit, “Nabucco,” with baritone Robert Garner in the title role and soprano Marsha Thompson as Abigaille. The season closes with a rarity, Kurt Weill’s “Lost in the Stars,” based on Alan Paton’s “Cry, the Beloved Country,” with baritone Kenneth Overton.

Operas are sung in the original languages, with English surtitles.

WHEN July 8-Aug. 27 • WHERE Union Avenue Christian Church, 733 North Union Boulevard • HOW MUCH $40-$55 • MORE INFO 314-361-2881; unionavenueopera.org

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[arts & culture] This summer’s Art Hill Film Series has an “Epic Quests” theme.

live music and other preshow activities.

WHEN Party starts at 6 p.m., films start at 9 p.m. July 13, 20 and 27 and Aug. 3 • WHERE Art Hill, Forest Park • HOW MUCH Free • MORE INFO 314721-0072; slam.org/filmseries

Drive-in theaters Drive-ins aren’t quite as numerous as they used to be, but they continue to make it possible to view screen stars while poised beneath stars of the astronomical variety.

SKYVIEW DRIVE-IN • 5700 North Belt West, Belleville; 618233-4400, skyview-drive-in.com SKY VIEW DRIVE-IN • North Route 66, Litchfield, Ill.; 1-217324-4451, litchfieldskyview.com ROUTE 66 TWIN DRIVE-IN • 1700 Recreation Drive, Springfield, Ill.; 1-217-6980066, route66-drivein.com 19 DRIVE-IN • 5853 Highway 19, Cuba, Mo.; 1-573-8857752, 19drivein.com

MOVIES

WATCH FILMS UNDER THE STARS Even though most people see movies in multiplexes these days — that is, when they’re not streaming at home — the drive-in remains a solid option. And moviegoers might want to expand their horizons through ilm series that venture beyond the usual fare.

BY CALVIN WILSON

Art Hill Film Series The St. Louis Art Museum’s popular Friday night series on Art Hill ofers ilms that the whole family can enjoy.

This year’s attractions have an “Epic Quests” theme to tie in with

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the museum’s “Sunken Cities” exhibition: “Raiders of the Lost Ark” (July 13), “Hidden Figures” (July 20), “Dr. No” (July 27) and “The NeverEnding Story” (Aug. 3). Bring a lawn chair or blanket, and check out the food trucks, cocktails,

STARLITE DRIVE-IN • 15605 North State Highway 21, Cadet, Mo.; 1-573-4384974, starlitedrivein.com

Frontyard Features Since 2006, Frontyard Features has been setting up its big rearprojection screen for free outdoor movies in Missouri and Illinois.

Check the schedule to see what screenings are planned, or arrange a movie night of your own.

MORE INFO fyfoutdoormovies.com

Movie Night at Ballpark Village If you’re looking for a family ilm, this series at Ballpark Village aims to please. Upcoming screenings are “Peter Rabbit” (June 18), “Paddington 2” (July 16), “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle” (Aug. 20) and “A Wrinkle in Time” (Sept. 17).

WHEN 7 p.m. third Mondays, June through September • WHERE 601 Clark Avenue • HOW MUCH Free • MORE INFO 314-797-7530; stlballparkvillage.com

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St. Louis Jewish Film Festival With another summer comes the latest edition of the St. Louis Jewish Film Festival, ofering narrative features and documentaries from around the world — and relecting the scope of the Jewish experience.

The screening lineup was unavailable at press time.

WHEN June 3-7 • WHERE Landmark Plaza Frontenac Cinema, 1701 South Lindbergh Boulevard • HOW MUCH Prices unavailable • MORE INFO 314-442-3179; stljewishfilmfestival.org

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Webster University Film Series This adventurous series focuses on indie, foreign and noniction ilms.

Among the oferings this summer are “St. Louis International Film Festival AwardWinning Shorts” (May 29) and the jazz-themed science-iction ilm “Sun Ra: Space Is the Place” (Aug. 1).

WHEN Screenings are at 7:30 or 8 p.m. • WHERE Winifred Moore Auditorium at Webster University, 470 East Lockwood Avenue; Schlafly Bottleworks, 7260 Southwest Avenue, Maplewood • HOW MUCH $7 • MORE INFO 314-968-7487; webster.edu/film-series

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[arts & culture] featured exhibitions, which are free on Friday • MORE INFO 314-721-0072; slam.org

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Sheldon Art Galleries

CRAFT ALLIANCE CENTER OF ART + DESIGN DELMAR LOOP • 6640 Delmar Boulevard; 314-725-1177, craftalliance.org

In the art galleries at the Sheldon Concert Hall & Art Galleries: “Golf the Galleries: ArtistDesigned Mini Golf” and “Mini Golf: Photographs

by Simon Martin,” June 1 through Aug. 12.

WHEN Noon-8 p.m. TuesdayFriday; 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday; 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday; beginning an hour prior to performances and during intermission • WHERE 3648 Washington Boulevard • HOW MUCH Free • MORE INFO 314-533-9900; thesheldon.org

Webster Arts Fair Scores of artists show their work in this finearts fair in historic Webster Groves, which also features live music by local musicians and tasty treats from area restaurants.

VISUAL ART

PLENTY OF ART IS IN BLOOM here’s no time like summer to gaze at art. And with so much to experience, there’s not a second to lose. BY CALVIN WILSON

out the fountains, playground equipment and sculptures.

WHEN Sunrise to 10 p.m. daily • WHERE Gateway Mall, bounded by Eighth, 10th, Market and Chestnut streets • HOW MUCH Free • MORE INFO citygardenstl.org

Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis

Cherokee Caravan Antiques and Art Bazaar Browse art and antiques from more than 100 vendors, peek into the shops along Cherokee Street’s antique row and enjoy live music by Sarah Jane and the Blue Notes and T.J. Müller and Band.

WHEN 9 a.m.-5 p.m. May 28 • WHERE Cherokee Street between Jeferson and Lemp avenues • HOW

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Citygarden With fountains, a giant video screen and more than 20 sculptures, Citygarden qualifies as an urban oasis. And for a sip or a bite, there’s a Kaldi’s cofeehouse where you can relax among the art. Just east, at the renovated Kiener Plaza, check

Laumeier Sculpture Park This family-friendly park boasts more than 60 outdoor sculptures, an indoor gallery and a walking trail. “Farid Rasulov: 1001 Skewers” and “Farid Rasulov, Bird #1, 2018” are on view through July 29.

WHEN 8 a.m. till 30 minutes past sunset daily • WHERE 12580 Rott Road • HOW MUCH Free, except for special events • MORE INFO 314-615-5278; laumeiersculpturepark.org

Amy Sherald MUCH Free • MORE INFO cherokeeantiquerow.com

314-535-4660; camstl.org

Fans of the latest in art should seek out this museum. Exhibitions are “Great Rivers Biennial,” “Amy Sherald” and “Claudia Comte: Electric Burst (Lines and Zigzags),” on view through Aug. 19.

WHEN 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday; 10 a.m.-8 p.m.

Thursday and Friday • WHERE 3750 Washington Boulevard • HOW MUCH Free • MORE INFO

Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum The museum is closed to the public for a major expansion starting this month. It will reopen in fall 2019.

WHERE Washington University, 1 Brookings Drive • HOW MUCH Free • MORE INFO 314-935-4523; kemperartmuseum.wustl.edu

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Pulitzer Arts Foundation

St. Louis Art Museum

The arts institution presents “Mona Hatoum: Terra Infirma,” an exhibition of works by the multimedia and installation artist, through Aug. 11.

The museum presents “Currents 115: Jennifer Bornstein” and “New Media Series: Cyprien Gaillard” through July 15; “Sun Xun: Time Spy,” through Aug. 12; “Sunken Cities: Egypt’s Lost Worlds” through Sept. 9; and “Chinese Buddhist Art, 10th-15th Centuries” through Sept. 30.

WHEN 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday; 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday • WHERE 3716 Washington Boulevard • HOW MUCH Free • MORE INFO 314-7541850; pulitzerarts.org

WHEN 10 a.m.-5 p.m. TuesdaySunday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Friday • WHERE 1 Fine Arts Drive, Forest Park • HOW MUCH Free, except

WHEN 6-10 p.m. June 1; 11 a.m.-9 p.m. June 2; 11 a.m.-5 p.m. June 3 • WHERE Eden Theological Seminary, 475 East Lockwood Avenue, Webster Groves • HOW MUCH Free • MORE INFO 314-9182671; webster-arts.org

18 galleries to check out 2720 CHEROKEE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER • 2720 Cherokee Street; 314282-8017, 2720cherokee.com ART ST. LOUIS • 1223 Pine Street; 314-2414810, artstlouis.org ATRIUM GALLERY • 4814 Washington Avenue; 314-367-

Apis bull at the St. Louis Art Museum’s “Sunken Cities: Egypt’s Lost Worlds” exhibit

BRUNO DAVID GALLERY • 7513 Forsyth Boulevard; 314-6962377, brunodavidgallery.com

CRAFT ALLIANCE CENTER OF ART + DESIGN GRAND CENTER • 501 North Grand Boulevard; 314-534-7528, craftalliance.org DES LEE GALLERY • 1627 Washington Avenue; 314-6218735, desleegallery.com DUANE REED GALLERY • 4729 McPherson Avenue; 314-3614100, duanereedgallery.com FOUNDRY ART CENTRE • 520 North Main Street, St. Charles; 636-255-0270, foundryartcentre.org FRAMATIONS ART GALLERY • 218 North Main Street, St. Charles; 636-7248313, framations.com GALLERY 210 • 1 University Boulevard, University of Missouri-St. Louis; 314-5165976, gallery210.umsl.edu JILL A. MCGUIRE GALLERY AT REGIONAL ARTS COMMISSION • 6128 Delmar Boulevard; 314-863-5811, racstl.org THE LUMINARY • 2701 Cherokee Street; 314-7731533, theluminaryarts.com MAD ART GALLERY • 2727 South 12th Street; 314771-8230, madart.com MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY RELIGIOUS ART • 3700 West Pine Mall Boulevard; 314977-7170, slu.edu/mocra PHILIP SLEIN GALLERY • 4735 McPherson Avenue; 314-3612617, philipsleingallery.com ST. LOUIS ARTISTS’ GUILD • 12 North Jackson Avenue; 314-7276266, stlouisartistsguild.org WILLIAM SHEARBURN GALLERY • 665 South Skinker Boulevard; 314-367-8020, shearburngallery.com

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LEARN NEW THINGS — OR OLD

The renovated museum at the Gateway Arch opens July 3.

WHEN 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

Monday-Saturday; 11 a.m.5:30 p.m. Sunday (summer hours begin May 26; open until 8 p.m. on Thursdays, June 7-Aug. 9, for Science at Sunset) • WHERE 5050 Oakland Avenue • HOW MUCH Free admission; fees for some exhibitions and planetarium and Omnimax shows • MORE INFO 314-289-4400; slsc.org

Want to learn something new while basking in air-conditioned comfort? Visit one of the area’s dozens of museums. Old favorites usually have new exhibits to explore or often host special evening events.

You can also check out some of the smaller museums that may have fallen of your radar.

World Chess Hall of Fame

BY VALERIE SCHREMP HAHN

Field House Museum This classic St. Louis house and toy museum added a 4,000-squarefoot expansion in 2016. Through June, see “From Caricature to Celebration: A Brief History of AfricanAmerican Dolls,” and coming in August, see “Let’s Play Ball! Historic Games of America’s Favorite Pastime.”

The museum was the home of author Eugene Field and his father, Roswell Field, who was an attorney on the Dred Scott case.

WHEN 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Wednesday-Saturday, noon-4 p.m. Sunday • WHERE 634 South Broadway • HOW MUCH $10 for adults, $5 for children 7-16, free for children 6 and under • MORE INFO 314-4214689; fieldhousemuseum.org

Gateway Arch Museum After extensive renovations, the museum beneath the iconic monument reopens July 3.

Meanwhile, you can still take a tram ride to

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the top of the Arch and peek through one of 32 windows for a panoramic view of downtown and the Metro East. Be sure to check out the updates to the Arch grounds and Kiener Plaza, just west of the Old Courthouse. Or take a helicopter tour or riverboat cruise to get a whole new perspective.

WHEN 8 a.m.-10 p.m. daily • WHERE Gateway Arch National Park, St. Louis riverfront • HOW MUCH Museum admission is free; tram rides are $10-$13 • MORE INFO gatewayarch.com

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he Magic House Through June 24, kids can dig through truckloads of sand at “Sandcastle Beach,” located behind the museum. The popular, interactive “Forts and Clubhouses” display returns May 26 and runs through Sept. 3. A new exhibit, “Kenya’s Kids,” opens June 11.

Catch the Magic House’s Grooving in the Garden music series on select Friday nights, the visiting artist series on select Saturdays and other special events, such as free family nights

every third Friday.

WHEN 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

Monday-Thursday and Saturday, 9:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m.5:30 p.m. Sunday, Memorial Day through Labor Day • WHERE 516 South Kirkwood Road, Kirkwood • HOW MUCH $11 for ages 1 and older • MORE INFO 314-822-8900; magichouse.org

Missouri History Museum If you want to wow the kids with some giant pictures and play “I spy” while you’re at it, check out “Panoramas

of the City,” an exhibit featuring blown-up panoramic photos with accompanying objects and interactive displays.

Let the kids play at the museum’s History Clubhouse, explore permanent exhibits dedicated to St. Louis history and the 1904 World’s Fair, and take home a smart souvenir from the gift shop.

WHEN 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Wednesday-Monday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Tuesday • WHERE 5700 Lindell Boulevard, Forest Park • HOW MUCH Free • MORE INFO 314-746-4599; mohistory.org

Museum of Transportation Trains, trolleys, airplanes and cars: If it has wheels, you can bet that it’s represented with a cool artifact at the Museum of Transportation. This museum is a treat for adults and kids, who can ride a miniature train or hand-pedal a car through a miniature village. See the “All Ford Cruise In” show June 16 and “Cars With Class” on Father’s Day, June 17.

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WHEN 9 a.m.-4 p.m. MondaySaturday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday • WHERE 3015 Barrett Station Road • HOW MUCH $10, $5 for children age 3-12; fees for rides and Creation Station • MORE INFO 314-965-6212; transportmuseumassociation. org

National Blues Museum The National Blues Museum continues to bring in new exhibits and acts with occasional live performances. A special exhibit of portraits on tin tile, “Expressions of the Blues by Carol Boss,” will be on view June 2 through Sept. 29.

WHEN 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Tuesday-Saturday, noon-5 p.m.

Sunday-Monday • WHERE 615 Washington Avenue • HOW MUCH $15, $12 for seniors, $10 for children ages 5-17 • MORE INFO 314-925-0016; nationalbluesmuseum.org

Old Courthouse The courthouse, built between 1839 and 1862, is best known as the place where Dred Scott fought for freedom

from slavery and where Virginia Minor fought for women’s right to vote.

Take a peek inside its restored courtrooms, and climb the many stairs to get a closer look at the rotunda’s architecture. While there, check out the renovated Gateway Arch grounds and Kiener Plaza, where a bronze sculpture of lawyer and civil rights activist Frankie Muse Freeman was dedicated in November.

WHEN 7:30 a.m.-8 p.m. daily • WHERE 11 North Fourth Street • HOW MUCH Free • MORE INFO gatewayarch.com

St. Louis Science Center “Destination Moon: The Apollo 11 Mission” continues until Sept.

3. The traveling Smithsonian exhibit features the space capsule Columbia as well as Buzz Aldrin’s helmet and gloves worn during the historic moon landing. The exhibit also includes a fun look at St. Louis’ contribution

These chess people aren’t playing around — in April, they reclaimed their title as the home of the world’s largest chess piece with the outdoor installation of a 20-foot king. Inside, learn about one of the world’s largest games via displays and special exhibitions. Continuing through summer: “Painted Pieces: Art Chess From Purling London,” “The Staunton Standard: Evolution of the Modern Chess Set” and “The Sinquefield Efect: The Resurgence of American Chess.”

GRIOT MUSEUM OF BLACK HISTORY • 2505 St. Louis Avenue; 314-241-7057, thegriotmuseum.com HEALTHWORKS! KIDS MUSEUM ST. LOUIS • 1100 Macklind Avenue; 314-241-7391, hwstl.org THE HISTORIC DANIEL BOONE HOME AT LINDENWOOD PARK • 1868 Highway F, Defiance; 636-949-7535, sccmo.org INSIDE THE ECONOMY MUSEUM • Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, 1 Federal Reserve Bank Plaza; 314444-7309, stlouisfed.org INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM • 3415 Olive Street; 314535-1999, iphf.org JEFFERSON BARRACKS TELEPHONE MUSEUM • 12 Hancock Avenue; 314-416-8004, facebook.com/jbtelmuseum LACLEDE’S LANDING WAX MUSEUM • 720 North Second Street; 314-241-1155, stlwaxmuseum.com LEWIS AND CLARK BOATHOUSE AND MUSEUM • 1050 South Riverside Drive, St. Charles; 636-947-3199, lewisandclarkcenter.org LEWIS & CLARK STATE HISTORIC SITE • 1 Lewis and Clark Trail, Hartford; 618251-5811, campdubois.com MINIATURE MUSEUM OF GREATER ST. LOUIS • 4746 Gravois Avenue; 314-832-7790, miniaturemuseum.org MISSOURI CIVIL WAR MUSEUM • 222 Worth Avenue; 314-845-1861, mcwm.org

WHEN 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Saturday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, noon-5 p.m. Sunday • WHERE 4652 Maryland Avenue • HOW MUCH Free, suggested donation of $3 per person or $5 per family • MORE INFO 314367-9243; worldchesshof.org

MYSEUM • 283 Lamp and Lantern Village; 636-2207930, stlmyseum.com

18 more museums to visit

SCOTT JOPLIN HOUSE STATE HISTORIC SITE • 2658 Delmar Boulevard; 314-3405790, mostateparks.com

CAHOKIA MOUNDS STATE HISTORIC SITE • 30 Ramey Street, Collinsville; 618-3465160, cahokiamounds.org CAMPBELL HOUSE MUSEUM • 1508 Locust Street; 314-421-0325, campbellhousemuseum.org CARDINALS HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM • Ballpark Village, 601 Clark Avenue; 314-345-9880, stlballparkvillage.com GEORGE B. VASHON AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM • 2223 St. Louis Avenue; 314-749-6322, georgevashonmuseum.org

MUSEUM OF THE DOG • 1721 South Mason Road; 314-8213647, museumofthedog.org

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to the space race. When you’ve come down to earth, explore with the kids in the Discovery Room, or catch a show in the Omnimax theater or James S. McDonnell Planetarium.

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[food & drinks] Diners enjoy a view of Post-Dispatch Lake while dining at the Boathouse in Forest Park.

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RESTAURANTS IN ST. LOUIS

FIND MORE PLACES TO EAT Search Ian Froeb’s STL 100 by price, neighborhood or cuisine to find the best restaurants in St. Louis. stltoday.com/stl100

and Creole cuisine, but this is mainly good old-fashioned American grub.

WHERE 3550 South Broadway • MORE INFO 314-405-0447; sistercitiescajun.com

WHERE 816 Geyer Avenue • MORE INFO 314-241-6200; mollysinsoulard.com

he Vine

Olio The most casual of Ben Poremba’s restaurants is also the most enjoyable when the weather is nice. Sit on its patio and enjoy snacks (especially the incredible hummus), a full meal or a drink from the excellent selection of cocktails, wine and beer.

WHERE 1634 Tower Grove Avenue • MORE INFO 314932-1088; oliostl.com

Sister Cities Cajun OUTDOOR DINING

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10 GREAT SPOTS FOR AL-FRESCO FEASTS St. Louis ofers no shortage of patios to enjoy outdoor dining — at least until the heat, humidity and mosquitoes become too much to handle. Here are some of our favorites. BY IAN FROEB Bar Les Frères The loveliest block in Clayton is home to Bar Les Frères, the French restaurant from

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Zoë Robinson and Ny Vongsaly. Relax at one of its outdoor tables with a cheese plate and a glass (or bottle) of Champagne.

WHERE 7637 Wydown Boulevard, Clayton • MORE INFO 314-7258880; barlesfreres.net

at Brasserie by Niche.

Feast on mussels, steak frites — and the people-watching in the Central West End.

he Boathouse at Forest Park

WHERE 4580 Laclede Avenue • MORE INFO 314-454-0600; brasseriebyniche.com

The catering arm of smash-hit barbecue restaurant Sugarfire Smoke House and wellknown local chef Jack MacMurray III have teamed up to reinvent the menu at Forest Park’s patio-season favorite the Boathouse.

Look for burgers, sandwiches, flatbreads, cameo appearances

by Sugarfire barbecue and more.

WHERE 6101 Government Drive, Forest Park • MORE INFO 314-366-1555; boathousestl.com

Brasserie by Niche Sure, Soulard is the heart of French culture in St. Louis, but nothing says Paris so much as the sidewalk tables

business district. But the best introduction to the community remains the same: a meal of tacos and other taqueria fare on La Vallesana’s covered patio.

WHERE 2801 Cherokee Street • MORE INFO 314-776-4223; facebook.com/lavallesana

Molly’s Whether for Sunday brunch or late-night imbibing, Molly’s expansive patio is reason to while away summer hours in Soulard. The food nods at Cajun

Relocated from its original home to a much bigger spot on South Broadway in the Marine Villa neighborhood, Sister Cities Cajun also now boasts a back deck so you can feast outdoors on the restaurant’s signature smoked wings, gumbo and po’boys.

One of the many restaurants along South Grand Boulevard’s main commercial drag, the Vine ofers numerous sidewalk tables to enjoy its excellent Middle Eastern cuisine and, especially for summer refreshment, its freshsqueezed juices.

WHERE 3171 South Grand Boulevard • MORE INFO 314776-0991; thevinestl.com

Winslow’s Home Winslow’s Home recently welcomed Josh Charles as executive chef. His serious pedigree (Elaia, Element, Blood & Sand) is one more reason to visit this general store and restaurant with a covered patio.

WHERE 7213 Delmar Boulevard, University City • MORE INFO 314-725-7559; winslowshome.com

Cielo Restaurant & Bar This summer will be your final chance to enjoy Cielo’s Italian fare on the Four Seasons St. Louis Hotel’s stunning rooftop deck. Never fear: A new restaurant, Cinder House, from acclaimed chef Gerard Craft, is slated to take its place in August.

WHERE 999 North Second Street • MORE INFO 314881-5759; cielostlouis.com

La Vallesana

A new location gave Sister Cities Cajun room to have a back deck for dining.

Few areas of St. Louis have experienced as much growth and change in recent years as Cherokee Street’s

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[food & drink] Hermann, Mo. West of St. Louis by about an hour is the historic town of Hermann, known for its German roots, breathtaking vistas and historic wineries. Here are a few on the wine trail (hermannwinetrail. com) and nearby.

ADAM PUCHTA WINE • 1947 Frene Creek Road, Hermann, Mo.; 1-573-4865596; adampuchtawine.com BIAS WINERY & GRUHIKE’S MICROBREWERY • 3166 Highway B, Berger; 1-573834-5475; biaswinery.com

(wineshuttlebus.com).

WINERIES

SIPS AND SIGHTS AWAIT ON WINE TRAILS If you enjoy wine and gorgeous views, a visit to local wine trails should be on your list of things to do. We’re featuring ive wine trails, the wineries you’ll ind along them and others in the area. BY AMY BERTRAND Augusta Wine Trail Not too far from Interstate 64 (Highway 40) in St. Charles, you’ll find the Augusta Wine Country trail. This region is the first designated

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American Viticultural Area in the United States. The views of the rolling hills and often the Missouri River and its blufs can’t be beat.

Don’t want to drive the winding roads? Try the Wine Shuttle Bus

AUGUSTA WINERY • 5601 High Street, Augusta; 636-2284301; augustawinery.com BALDUCCI VINEYARDS • 6601 State Highway 94, Augusta; 636-482-8466; balduccivineyards.com BLUMENHOF VINEYARDS & WINERY • 13699 State Highway 94, Dutzow; 636433-2245; blumenhof.com CHANDLER HILL VINEYARDS • 596 Defiance Road, Defiance; 636-798-267; chandlerhillvineyards.com HOLY GRAIL WINERY • 5505 Locust Street, Augusta; 636 221-7604; holygrailwinery.com MONTELLE WINERY • 201 Montelle Drive, Augusta; 636-228-4464; montelle.com MOUNT PLEASANT ESTATES • 5634 High Street, Augusta; 636482-9463; mountpleasant.com NOBOLEIS VINEYARDS • 100 Hemsath Road, Augusta; 636-482-4500; noboleisvineyards.com SUGAR CREEK VINEYARDS & WINERY • 125 Boone Country Lane, Defiance; 636-987-2400; sugarcreekwines.com YELLOW FARMHOUSE VINEYARD & WINERY • 100 Defiance Road, Defiance; 314-409-6139; yellowfarmhousewines.com

Carlyle Lake Wine Trail

ORCHARD VIEW WINERY • 307 Second Street, Alma; 618-5479911; orchardviewwinery.com PLAINVIEW VINEYARD AND WINERY • 14580 Beaver Dam Lane, Plainview; 1-217-8546688; plainviewvineyard.com

The newest Illinois wine trail is named after the recreational lake that draws visitors from all over. The first five are on the oicial wine trail. The others are in the area.

SCHORR LAKE VINEYARDS • 1032 South Library Street, Waterloo; 618-939-3174; schorrlakevineyard.net

BRETZ WILDLIFE LODGE & WINERY • 15469 Illinois 127, Carlyle; 618-594-8830; wildlifelodgeandwinery.com

THE WINERY AT SHALE LAKE • 1499 Washington Avenue, Williamson; 618637-2470; shalewine.com

CROOKED CREEK WINERY • 24585 West 10th Street Road, Centralia; 618-267-6792; crookedcreekwinery.com

VILLA MARIE WINERY

HIDDEN LAKE WINERY • 10580 County Road 400 East, Aviston; 618-228-9111; hiddenlakewinery.com ROUNDHOUSE WINE CO. • 1938 Dogwood Lane, Centralia; 618-532-1600; facebook.com/ roundhousewinecompany TWELVE OAKS • 18975 Vogel Road, Carlyle; 618-594-7459; twelveoaksvineyard.com FORSEE VINEYARDS AND WINERY • 18165 North Fourth Avenue, Cofeen; 1-217-5346347; forseevineyards.com MARY MICHELLE WINERY AND VINEYARD IN PERE MARQUETTE LODGE • 13653 Lodge Boulevard, Grafton; 1-217942-6250; pmlodge.net/winery

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Customers enjoy the wine and the view at Balducci Vineyards in Augusta.

Ste. Genevieve, Mo. Amid some terrific trails and verdant farmland are six wineries along the Route du Vin, known for the French heritage of the Ste. Genevieve area. There are also a handful of wineries not on the oicial wine trail but worth a look (rdvwinetrail.com).

CAVE VINEYARD • 21124 Cave Road, Ste. Genevieve, Mo.; 1-573-543-5284; cavevineyard.com CHARLEVILLE VINEYARD AND WINERY • 16937 Boyd Road, Ste. Genevieve, Mo.; 1-573-7564537; charlevillevineyard.com CHAUMETTE • 24345 State Route WW, Ste. Genevieve, Mo.; 1-573-747-1000; chaumette.com

ENDLESS SUMMER WINERY • 5 Grosse Lane, Hermann, Mo.; 1-573-252-2000; endlesssummerwinery.com

LACHANCE • 12237 Peter Moore Lane, De Soto, Mo.; 636-5862777; lachancevineyards.com

HERMANNHOF WINERY • 338 East First Street, Hermann, Mo.; 1-573-4861182; hermannhof.com

STE. GENEVIEVE WINERY • 245 Merchant Street, Ste. Genevieve, Mo.; 1-573-883-2800; saintegenevievewinery.com

MARTIN BROTHERS WINERY • 1623 Old Iron Road, Hermann, Mo.; 1-573-486-0236; martinbrotherswinery.com OAKGLENN WINERY • 1104 OakGlenn Place, Hermann, Mo.; 1-573-486-5057; oakglenn.com RÖBLLER VINEYARD AND WINERY • 275 Röbller Vineyard Road, New Haven; 1-573-2373986; robllerwines.com STONE HILL WINERY • 1110 Stone Hill Highway, Hermann, Mo.; 1-573-4862221; stonehillwinery.com

SAND CREEK VINEYARD • 3578 Sand Creek Road, Farmington, Mo.; 1-573-7569999; sandcreekvineyard.com TWIN OAKS VINEYARD AND WINERY • 6470 Highway F, Farmington, Mo.; 1-573-7566500; twinoaksvineyard.com VILLA ANTONIO WINERY • 3660 Linhorst Road Hillsboro; 636-475-5008; villaantoniowinery.com WEINGARTEN VINEYARD • 12323 Rottler Lane, Ste. Genevieve, Mo.; 1-573-883-2505; weingartenvineyard.com WILD SUN WINERY • 4830

Pioneer Road, Hillsboro; 636797-8686; wildsunwinery.com

Shawnee Hills Wine Trail The first wine trail in Illinois, most of these wineries are in or around the beautiful Shawnee National Forest.

ALTO VINEYARDS • 8515 Highway 127, Alto Pass, Ill.; 618893-4898; altovineyards.net BLUE SKY VINEYARD • 3150 South Rocky Comfort Road, Makanda, Ill.; 618-995-9463; blueskyvineyard.com HEDMAN VINEYARDS & WINERY • 560 Chestnut Street, Alto Pass, Ill.; 618893-4923; peachbarn.com HICKORY RIDGE VINEYARD • 1598 Hickory Ridge Road, Pomona, Ill.; 618-893-1700; shawneewinetrail.com/ hickory-ridge-vineyard HONKER HILL WINERY • 4861 Spillway Road, Carbondale, Ill.; 618-5495517; honkerhillwinery.com KITE HILL VINEYARD • 83 Kite Hill Road, Carbondale, Ill.; 618684-5072; kitehillvineyards.com ORLANDINI VINEYARD • 410 Thorn Lane, Makanda, Ill.; 618-995-2307; orlandinivineyard.com OWL CREEK VINEYARD • 2655 Water Valley Road, Cobden, Ill.; 618-893-2557; owlcreekvineyard.com POMONA WINERY • 2865 Hickory Ridge Road, Pomona, Ill.; 618-893-2623; pomonawinery.com STARVIEW VINEYARDS • 5100 Wing Hill Road, Cobden, Ill.; 618-893-9463; starviewvineyards.com VON JAKOB WINERY & BREWERY • 230 Illinois 127, Alto Pass, Ill.; 618-893-4600; vonjakobvineyard.com

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• 6633 East Main Street, Maryville; 618-301-4059; villamariewinery.com

An artist paints the Augusta landscape visible from Montelle Winery.

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[food & drink]

The

Blue Owl Restaurant & Bakery In Historic Kimmswick

The Perfect Day Trip!

(30 minutes from downtown St. Louis)

Strawberry Festival June 2nd & 3rd As featured on the Food Network, Oprah Magazine, The Today Show andTravel Channel’s “Pie Paradise” • Hearty Breakfast 10-11:30 Daily • Country Style Lunches • Award Winning Desserts!

• Beer, Wine and Specialty Drinks for your enjoyment!

June 17th

Annual Day Lily Sale June 23rd

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• Cup of Soup • 1/2 Salad • 1/2 Quiche Slice • 1/2 Reuben • Mini Croissants • Slice of Pie

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Darla Crask prepares a cup of mint chip ice cream using liquid nitrogen at Ices Plain & Fancy.

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10 SPOTS FOR ICY DELIGHTS From a century-old St. Louis institution to a storefront Mexican restaurant to sleek contemporary icecream shops, St. Louis ofers a little something for every frozen-treat fan. Here are a few of our favorites. BY IAN FROEB

Boardwalk Wales & Ice Cream This sliver of a Maplewood storefront serves ice cream from Webster Groves’ beloved Serendipity Homemade Ice Cream sandwiched between Belgian-style waffles made to order.

WHERE 7236B Manchester Road, Maplewood • MORE INFO 314-449-1209; boardwalkwaffles.com

Clementine’s Naughty & Nice Creamery Tamara Keefe’s ice cream is now available at two parlors: the tiny original in Lafayette Square and a more spacious storefront on DeMun Avenue in Clayton. Try one of the rich regular or boozespiked flavors, and then burn it of with a bike ride to the other location to try a diferent flavor.

WHERE 1637 South 18th Street • MORE INFO 314-858-6100; clementinescreamery.com WHERE 730 DeMun Avenue, Clayton • MORE INFO 314-858-6100; clementinescreamery.com

Gooey Butter Cake (top) and Salted Crack Caramel ice cream at Clementine’s

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Crown Candy Kitchen Sure, you might have to wait in line to eat at Old North legend Crown Candy Kitchen,

but there’s a reason this place is 100 years young: incredibly rich ice cream that’s great by itself, in a sundae or blended as a shake or malt.

WHERE 1401 St. Louis Avenue • MORE INFO 314-621-9650; crowncandykitchen.net

Ices Plain & Fancy If you know about Ices Plain & Fancy, you probably don’t need another reason to try its ice cream (regular and booze-spiked for adults).

But if you do need a reason, find friends who have never seen Ices’ liquid-nitrogenbased made-to-order process, and watch them be amazed.

WHERE 2256 South 39th Street • MORE INFO 314-601-3604; icesplainandfancy.com

Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams Yes, Jeni’s is not a locally owned independent business, but have you eaten the ice cream here? Whether you prefer milk chocolate, dark chocolate or something more complex (try the Bangkok Peanut, a perfect mix of spicy and sweet), Jeni’s will convert you.

WHERE 389 North Euclid Avenue • MORE INFO 314-367-1700; jenis.com

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Northside Dairy Haven Housemade orange sherbet and vanilla soft-serve ice cream (separate or, even better, swirled together) are two compelling reasons to make the journey to Edwardsville for this old-school drive-in.

WHERE 1902 North Main Street, Edwardsville • MORE INFO 618-656-9233; facebook. com/northsidedairyhaven

Paleteria la Gloria Maybe the most nondescript of nondescript strip-mall storefronts, Paleteria la Gloria demands a visit for its eponymous paletas (Mexican popsicles), ice cream as well as tacos and other taqueria fare.

WHERE 12277 Natural Bridge Road, Bridgeton • MORE INFO 314-755-1458; facebook. com/laglorianeveria

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4426 Randall Place, St. Louis • 314.533.9830 • Bissellmansion.com • Only 5 minutes from downtown

Tropical Moose Snow cones, sno-cones, snowballs, shaved ice — whatever your preferred nomenclature, Tropical Moose should be one of your top destinations for icy summertime refreshment, straightup or Hawaiian Dream-style with ice cream at the bottom.

t Have a pancake made into whatever you want!

WHERE East Argonne Drive at Taylor Avenue, Kirkwood • MORE INFO tropicalmoose.com

Velvet Freeze The last location standing of the once mighty Velvet Freeze chain, this Jennings storefront is a charming throwback to the days when ice-cream parlors weren’t sleek, just a sweet treat.

WHERE 7355 West Florissant Avenue, Jennings • MORE INFO 314-381-2384

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MAY 20

MAY 21

MAY 22

MAY 23

MAY 24

MAY 25

MAY 26

Muny 100th Birthday Bash, the Muny • Terence Blanchard, the Grandel • Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, the Pageant

James Taylor, Scottrade Center

“Stuff You Should Know,” the Pageant

Poncho Sanchez & His Latin Jazz Band, May 23-26, Ferring Jazz Bistro • Food Truck Fest, Creve Coeur Park • “Life Sucks,” May 23-June 10, New Jewish Theatre at the JCC

Andrew W.K. with Tortuga, Delmar Hall

Ghost, Peabody Opera House • Spring to Dance, May 25-26, the Touhill • Art Outside, May 25-27, Schlafly Bottleworks • St. Louis County Greek Fest, May 25-28, Assumption Greek Orthodox Church • Missouri River Irish Fest, May 25-27, Frontier Park in St. Charles • “La Traviata,” May 25-June 23, Opera Theatre of St. Louis

Animals of the Park Stargazing Experience, the Arch • Poison with Cheap Trick, Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre • Vance Joy, Fox Theatre • Emmure with King 810, Varials, Delmar Hall • “Regina,” May 26-June 24, Opera Theatre of St. Louis • St. Louis African Arts Festival, May 26-28, Forest Park

ANDREW W.K. TERENCE BLANCHARD

MAY 27

MAY 28

MAY 29

MAY 30

MAY 31

JUNE 1

JUNE 2

NATIONAL GRAPE POPSICLE DAY

MEMORIAL DAY NATIONAL HAMBURGER DAY

“The Book of Mormon,” May 29June 3, Fox Theatre

NATIONAL MINT JULEP DAY

Kimbra with Aysia BerLynn, Delmar Hall

Boyz II Men, May 31, Powell Symphony Hall • “Yeast Nation,” May 31-June 23, New Line Theatre at the Marcelle

“Romeo and Juliet” at Shakespeare Festival St. Louis, June 1-24, Forest Park • “I Do! I Do!,” June 1-July 1, Stages St. Louis • Jacksepticeye, the Pageant • Margaret Cho, June 1-2, Helium Comedy Club • Webster Arts Fair, June 1-3, Webster Groves • International Horseradish Festival, June 1-2, Collinsville

Justin Flom, Playhouse @ Westport • Dierks Bentley, Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre • Cracker, Delmar Hall • Ween, the Pageant • “Tribute to Tom Petty,” Powell Symphony Hall

JUNE 5

JUNE 6

JUNE 7

JUNE 8

JUNE 9

NATIONAL DRIVE-IN MOVIE DAY

NATIONAL CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM DAY

NATIONAL ROSÉ DAY

Ani DiFranco with Haley Heynderickx, the Pageant • Metro East PrideFest, Belleville • KSHE Pig Roast, Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre • “Orfeo and Euridice,” June 9-23, Opera Theatre of St. Louis • “Muny Memories,” June 9-June 2, 2019, Missouri History Museum

Ayo & Teo, the Pageant • Glenn Miller Orchestra, Scheidegger Center

JUNE 3

Cherokee Caravan Antiques & Arts Bazaar, Cherokee Street

JUNE 4

Foster the People, the Pageant • “An American Soldier,” June 3-22, Opera Theatre of St. Louis • St. Louis Jewish Film Festival, June 3-7, Landmark Plaza Frontenac Cinema

MARK FOSTER

JUNE 10

JUNE 11

NATIONAL ICED TEA DAY

NATIONAL CORN ON THE COB DAY

First Aid Kit with Jade Bird, the Pageant • Indigo Girls, Powell Symphony Hall • St. Louis Soap Box Derby, the Hill neighborhood

Kenya’s Kids, Magic House • “Jerome Robbins’ Broadway,” June 11-17, the Muny

JUNE 12

Alt-J, Peabody Opera House • New Found Glory with Bayside, the Movielife, William Ryan Key, the Pageant • David Sanborn Jazz Quintet, June 6-9, Ferring Jazz Bistro • “Run-On Sentence,” June 6-17, SATE Ensemble Theatre at the Chapel

Food Truck Fest, Faust Park • The Mavericks, the Pageant • “Hedda Gabler,” June 7-23, Stray Dog Theatre at Tower Grove Abbey • “Late Nite Catechism,” June 7-17, Playhouse @ Westport

Music of Pink Floyd, Powell Hall • Super Jam 10, Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre • David Byrne, Peabody Opera House • Nick Swardson, the Pageant • Benji Brown, June 8-10, Helium Comedy Club • Garden Bros Circus, June 8-9, Chaifetz Arena • Fair U City, June 8-10, Heman Park • “Blithe Spirit,” June 8-24, ACT INC. at Scheidegger Center

JUNE 13

JUNE 14

JUNE 15

JUNE 16

Celtic Woman, Fox Theatre • Shania Twain, Scottrade Center • Let Them Eat Art, Downtown Maplewood

FLAG DAY

Keith Urban, Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre • Diana Krall, Peabody Opera House • “Music of Elton John & More,” Powell Hall • Movie Night, Faust Park • Father’s Day with the Bosman Twins, June 15-17, Ferring Jazz Bistro • “Blow, Winds,” June 15-16, Shakespeare in the Streets at Central Library

NATIONAL FUDGE DAY

Tech N9ne with Krizz Kaliko, Just Juice, Joey Cool, King Iso, the Pageant • Joe Biden — American Promise Tour, Peabody Opera House • Chris Gethard, June 14-16, Helium Comedy Club

SHANIA TWAIN

“A Cappella Live! featuring the Ambassadors of Harmony,” Touhill Performing Arts Center • St. Charles Pride Festival, Frontier Park

JUNE 17

JUNE 18

JUNE 19

JUNE 20

JUNE 21

JUNE 22

JUNE 23

FATHER’S DAY

NATIONAL GO FISHING DAY

NATIONAL MARTINI DAY

SUMMER BEGINS

“Cars With Class,” Museum of Transportation • John Fogerty/ZZ Top, Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre • Klymaxx, Sheldon Concert Hall • Stokley’s “My Level” Father’s Day Concert, Touhill Performing Arts Center

“Peter Rabbit” film screening, Ballpark Village • Food Truck Fest, Tilles Park

Steely Dan with the Doobie Brothers, Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre • The Bacon Brothers, Delmar Hall • “Center Stage 2018,” Opera Theatre of St. Louis • “The Wiz,” June 19-25, the Muny

David Blaine, Peabody Opera House • “Mamma Mia!,” July 20-Aug. 19, Stages St. Louis

Amos Lee, Powell Symphony Hall • Brandi Carlile, Peabody Opera House

Foxing, Old Rock House • Chicago/ REO Speedwagon, Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre • Ashanti, the Pageant • Sir Sly, Delmar Hall • Roger Clyne & the Peacemakers, Blueberry Hill Duck Room • Wine & Jazz Festival, Chesterfield Amphitheater • Tower Grove Pride, Tower Grove Park • PrideFest, June 23-24, Soldiers Memorial

JUNE 24

JUNE 25

JUNE 26

JUNE 27

JUNE 28

JUNE 29

JUNE 30

Yanni, Fox Theatre • Summer Solstice Sunrise Observance, Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site

Jackson Browne, Peabody Opera House

Theresa Caputo, Fox Theatre • George Thorogood, River City Casino

NATIONAL SUNGLASSES DAY

NATIONAL BOMB POP DAY

Jethro Tull, Fox Theatre • Joseph with Becca Mancari, the Sheldon • “The Outlaw,” June 29-July 1, Playhouse @ Westport • “Flora Borealis,” June 29-Aug. 26, Missouri Botanical Garden

Sugarland, Chaifetz Arena • Johnnyswim, Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors with Penny & Sparrow, the Pageant

Billy Currington with Jordan Davis, the Wild Feathers, Chesterfield Amphitheater • Tony Rock, June 21-24, Helium Comedy Club

BRANDI CARLILE

Awolnation with Lovely the Band, Irontom, the Pageant • Lea Michele and Darren Criss, Peabody Opera House • “Singin’ in the Rain,” June 27-July 3, the Muny

Melissa Etheridge, the Sheldon

SOCIAL MEDIA DAY

THERESA CAPUTO

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JULY 2

JULY 3

JULY 4

JULY 6

JULY 7

Heritage & Freedom Fest, July 2-4, O’Fallon, Mo.

Vans Warped Tour, Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre • St. Charles Riverfest, July 3-4, Frontier Park

INDEPENDENCE DAY

NATIONAL FRIED CHICKEN DAY

VP Parade (America’s Birthday Parade), downtown • St. Louis Symphony Orchestra and Amelia Eisenhauer at Fair St. Louis, Gateway Arch National Park

Jason Derulo, Andy Grammer and Dirty Muggs at Fair St. Louis, Gateway Arch National Park • “Albert Herring,” July 6-14, Union Avenue Opera • LaBute New Theater Festival, July 6-29, St. Louis Actors’ Studio at the Gaslight Theater

Martina McBride, Cam, Raelynn and Danielle Bradbery at Fair St. Louis, Gateway Arch National Park • Evanescence, Lindsey Stirling, Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre • John Butler Trio, the Pageant • Sammy Kershaw, Aaron Tippin, Collin Raye, Chesterfield Amphitheater • Ray LaMontagne, Peabody Opera House

JOAN JETT

JULY 5

JASON DERULO

JULY 8

JULY 9

JULY 10

JULY 11

JULY 12

JULY 13

JULY 14

Styx/Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre

Thirty Seconds to Mars, Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre • The Sistine

NATIONAL PIÑA COLADA DAY

NATIONAL MOJITO DAY

“The Importance of Being Earnest,” July 12-22, Insight

NATIONAL FRENCH FRY DAY

Travis Tritt, River City Casino • St. Louis Brewers Heritage Festival,

Kesha and

Imagine Dragons, Hollywood

Chris Stapleton, Hollywood Casino

Chapel Choir, Fox Theatre • Jersey Boys,” July 9-16, the Muny

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JULY 16

NATIONAL ICE CREAM DAY

“Paddington 2” film screening, Ballpark Village • Food Truck Fest, Tilles Park

moe., the Pageant

Casino Amphitheatre

Theatre Company at the Grandel

Amphitheatre • Art Hill Film Series: “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” Forest Park • Lamar Harris presents Headnotic, July 13-14, Ferring Jazz Bistro

Forest Park • Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson, Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre • Killer Queen, Family Arena • Matthew Sweet, Delmar Hall • Tour de Donut, Staunton City Park

JULY 17

JULY 18

JULY 19

JULY 20

JULY 21

WORLD EMOJI DAY

Foreigner, Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre • The Pretenders, Peabody Opera House • “Annie,” July 18-25, the Muny

NATIONAL LOLLIPOP DAY

NATIONAL JUNK FOOD DAY

Peter Mayer, Blueberry Hill Duck Room • Art Hill Film Series: “Hidden Figures,” Forest Park • “Mamma Mia!,” July 20-Aug. 19, Stages St. Louis

Gateway Jazz Festival, Chesterfield Amphitheater • Kenny Chesney, Busch Stadium • 3 Doors Down & Collective Soul, Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre • Joe Jackson, the Pageant • World Naked Bike Ride, the Grove neighborhood

Macklemore, Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre

Courtney Barnett with Vagabon, the Pageant • ZZ Ward with Devon Gilfillian, Delmar Hall

CHRISSIE HYNDE OF THE PRETENDERS

JULY 22

JULY 23

JULY 24

JULY 25

JULY 26

JULY 27

JULY 28

NATIONAL HAMMOCK DAY

NATIONAL HOT DOG DAY

NATIONAL TEQUILA DAY

NATIONAL HOT FUDGE SUNDAE DAY

NATIONAL CHILI DOG DAY

Jimmie Vaughan, Old Rock House • “Nabucco,” July 27-Aug. 4, Union Avenue Opera • “Gypsy,” July 27-Aug. 2, the Muny • Art Hill Film Series: “Dr. No,” Forest Park

Jeff Beck & Paul Rodgers and Ann Wilson, Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre • Bring It! Live, Peabody Opera House

AUG. 3

AUG. 4

NATIONAL WATERMELON DAY

Rascal Flatts, Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre • Joyfest, Chaifetz Arena • The St. Louis Rogues’ Gallery, Aug. 4-March 10, Missouri History Museum • “Meet Me In St. Louis,” Aug. 4-12, the Muny

Peter Frampton, River City Casino

JULY 29

JULY 30

JULY 31

NATIONAL CHICKEN WING DAY

Theory of a Deadman, Delmar Hall • Food Truck Fest, Creve Coeur Park • Christmas in July, Kennedy Pool at Kennedy Recreation Complex

AUG. 1

AUG. 2

Greta Van Fleet, the Pageant • Washington Town & Country Fair, Aug. 1-5, Washington City Park Fairgrounds

Dan and Phil, Fox Theatre • Chris Brown, Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre

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PETER FRAMPTON

AUG. 5

Tedeschi Trucks Band, Fox Theatre • “The Realistic Joneses,” July 26-Aug. 12, Rebel & Misfits at the Kranzberg Arts Center

Logic Presents: Bobby Tarantino vs.

Everybody Tour with NF and Kyle, Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre • Kim Richey, Blueberry Hill Duck Room • Art Hill Film Series: “The NeverEnding Story,” Forest Park • Food Truck Fest, Laumeier Sculpture Park

NATIONAL WATER PARK DAY

AUG. 6

AUG. 7

AUG. 8

AUG. 9

AUG. 10

AUG. 11

NATIONAL ROOT BEER FLOAT DAY

Five Finger Death Punch and Breaking Benjamin, Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre

NATIONAL FROZEN CUSTARD DAY

Slayer, Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre • Missouri State Fair, Aug. 9-19, Sedalia • Illinois State Fair, Aug. 9-19, Springfield • Gesher Music Festival, Aug. 9-19, various venues

NATIONAL S’MORES DAY

Charlie Puth, Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre

The Psychedelic Furs, the Pageant • Umphrey’s McGee with Spafford, Chesterfield Amphitheater • “American Idol Live!,” Fox Theatre • “The Light in the Piazza,” Aug. 10-26, R-S Theatrics at the Marcelle Theatre

David Feherty, Touhill Performing Arts Center • Members of Little Feat with Fred Tackett, Gabe Ford, Paul Barrere, Sam Clayton & Kenny Gradney, the Pageant • Tower of Power, River City Casino • El Monstero with Here Come the Mummies, Hollywood Casino Amphitheater

AUG. 12

AUG. 13

AUG. 14

AUG. 15

AUG. 16

AUG. 17

AUG. 18

G-Eazy, Hollywood Casino Amphitheater • Big Head Todd & the Monsters, Los Lobos with Greyhounds, Chesterfield Amphitheater

NATIONAL PROSECCO DAY

NATIONAL CREAMSICLE DAY

“No Exit,” Aug. 15-Sept. 1, SATE Ensemble Theatre at the Chapel • St. Lou Fringe, Aug. 15-25, Grand Center

NATIONAL ROLLER COASTER DAY

Sam Smith, Chaifetz Arena • St. Louis World’s Fare, Aug. 17-19, Forest Park • “Lost in the Stars,” Aug. 17-25, Union Avenue Opera • Festival of the Little Hills, Aug. 17-19, Frontier Park in St. Charles • Denise Thimes Sings Roberta Flack, Aug. 17-18, Ferring Jazz Bistro • “King Charles III,” Aug. 17-26, St. Louis Shakespeare at the Ivory Theatre

Lynyrd Skynyrd, Hollywood Casino Amphitheater • Happy Together Tour, Family Arena • Blackberry Smoke, JJ Grey & Mofro, Chesterfield Amphitheater • Monica, the Pageant • St. Louis Speed Festival, Aug. 18-23, Gateway Motorsports Park

AUG. 25

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AUG. 21

Rod Stewart with Cyndi Lauper, Hollywood Casino Amphitheater

“Jumanji” film screening, Ballpark Village

NATIONAL SPUMONI DAY

AUG. 26

AUG. 27

AUG. 28

AUG. 22

AUG. 29

NATIONAL DOG DAY

ROD STEWART AND CYNDI LAUPER

AUG. 23

AUG. 24

An Under Cover Weekend 12: A Tribute to the ’80s, ’90s, & ’00s, Aug. 23-25, Delmar Hall

Earth Wind & Fire, Peabody Opera House • Randy Rogers Band, Casey Donahew, Chesterfield Amphitheater • Du Quoin State Fair, Aug. 24-Sept. 3, Du Quoin, Ill.

AUG. 30

AUG. 31

SEPT. 1

St. Nicholas Greek Festival, Aug. 31-Sept. 3, St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox • Big Muddy Blues Festival, Aug. 31Sept. 2, Laclede’s Landing • Gateway Cup, Aug. 31-Sept. 3, various locations

LABOR DAY WEEKEND ☛

NATIONAL BANANA SPLIT DAY

Niall Horan, Hollywood Casino Amphitheater • Luke Bryan, Busch Stadium • Bill Maher, Fox Theatre • Festival of Nations, Aug. 25-26, Tower Grove Park

Lyle Lovett and His Large Band, Peabody Opera House • Japanese Festival, Sept. 1-3, Missouri Botanical Garden

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[nature & recreation] Forest Park

Paddleboards are available for rent at Creve Coeur Lake.

Never a group to rest on its laurels, Forest Park Forever recently ended a campaign raising $139 million for ongoing improvements to the 1,300-acre park. Take a ride past the upgraded fountains in the Emerson Grand Basin or in front of the World’s Fair Pavilion. Stroll across the rebuilt Liberal Arts Bridge near the Muny, and be on the lookout for the reopening of Central Fields.

WHEN 6 a.m.-10 p.m. daily • WHERE Visitor center is at 5595 Grand Drive; park is loosely bound by Oakland Avenue, Skinker, Lindell and Kingshighway boulevards • HOW MUCH Free • MORE INFO 314-3677275; forestparkforever.org

Grant’s Farm

EAGLES AND HORSES AND ELKS — OH, MY It’s possible that we have spent a bit too much time watching videos of the St. Louis Zoo’s octuplet cheetah cubs, born in November to mama Bingwa. But nothing gets you into a good mood faster than eight lufballs stretching, yawning and tumbling all over one another.

Well, nothing except seeing little Moja, Mbili, Tatu, Nne, Tano, Sita, Saba and Nane in person. Pay them a visit, and don’t forget about the other adorable and wondrous creatures all over the region. YouTube will still be there when you return. BY COLLEEN SCHRAPPEN 30 SUMMER FUN GUIDE

Audubon Center at Riverlands The Audubon calls its 3,700 acres of restored prairie marsh and forest “one of the most significant flyaways in the world.” Three hundred species of birds that regularly visit the land and waters of Ellis Bay seem to agree. Through videos, guided trail walks and high-power spotting scopes, the goal of the avian center is to educate visitors about the Riverlands’ varied ecosystem and the animals that depend on it.

WHEN 8 a.m.-4 p.m. daily • WHERE 301 Riverlands Way, West Alton • HOW MUCH Free • MORE INFO 636-899-0090; riverlands.audubon.org

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Creve Coeur Park Creve Coeur Park was the first park to be presented to St. Louis County, back in 1945, as a war memorial.

Since then, families have flocked there to ride bikes, play tennis, fish, kayak and row.

The park seems to add new amenities and activities each year; just this winter, a soccer complex was completed, including 13 turf fields that overlook the 320-acre lake.

WHEN 8 a.m. to a half-hour past sunset daily • WHERE Sailboat Cove is at 13725 Marine Avenue, Maryland Heights • HOW MUCH Free • MORE INFO 314-615-4386; stlouisco. com/parksandrecreation

Endangered Wolf Center The wolf center recently showed yet again the important work and painstaking planning it does to restore endangered wolf populations. In April, four Mexican wolf pups bred at the center were taken to Arizona and reintroduced to the wild in a feat of timing, preparation and luck.

Learn more about the center’s environmental eforts and how keepers care for these wild canids, and meet the whole pack during a 90-minute PredaTour.

WHEN PredaTours are 9 and 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. FridayMonday • WHERE 6750 Tyson Valley Road, Eureka • HOW MUCH $12-$15 for PredaTours • MORE INFO 636-938-5900; endangeredwolfcenter.org

Fairmount Park With live music, drink specials and food options from bufets to sit-down dining to picnicking, it’s a good bet you’ll leave Fairmount racetrack happy, regardless of how your horse picks place. After all that, earning a few dollars and bragging rights among your friends is just icing on the cake.

WHEN Races at 1 p.m. Tuesdays and 7:30 p.m. Saturdays • WHERE 9301 Collinsville Road, Collinsville • HOW MUCH $1.50 on Tuesdays; $13 for Party at the Park on Saturdays • MORE INFO 618345-4300; fairmountpark.com

WHEN 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

Tuesday-Saturday, 9:30 a.m.3:30 p.m. Sunday; 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday • WHERE 10501 Gravois Road, St. Louis County • HOW MUCH $13 to park; admission is free • MORE INFO 314-843-1700; grantsfarm.com

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A hundred species of animals make their home at the South County wildlife refuge, and what a life it is: Zebras, antelope and bison laze in the deer park while trams of visitors pass by; parakeets and elephants earn applause during Animal Encounter shows; and baby goats nibble on shirttails in between bottle feedings at the Tier Garten.

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LIFE OUTSIDE A FREE FESTIVAL OF THE OUTDOORS Saturday, June 9, 2018 | 10am-4pm Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park | St. Louis, MO Check out what you can do to live more of your life outside - something for everyone!

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[nature & recreation] A cyclist rides along the Katy Trail in Weldon Spring.

The 8-mile paved trail runs from the Lemay area of South County into Kirkwood. Along the way, you can make the flat path a bit more challenging by stopping of at St. Louis BMX Bike Park, the Gravois Creek Hiking Trail or Whiteclif Park. The easy-to-navigate trail is popular with families and includes several rest stops along the way.

WHEN Half-hour before sunrise to half-hour after sunset daily • WHERE Multiple entrances; east-end parking on Hofmeister Avenue at Interstate 55 and Union Road; west-end parking of Holmes Avenue, at Interstate 44 and Big Bend Road • HOW MUCH Free • MORE INFO 314-4367009; bikegrantstrail.com

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The 240-mile Katy Trail provides a respite for the mind and body. Its scenic route along the Missouri River and over the blufs makes it easy to leave your worries behind, and its crushed-limestone pathway is less stressful on the legs than most trails. If you’re looking for a way to reconnect with the beauty of the Show-Me State, the Katy can take you there.

WHEN Sunrise to sunset daily • WHERE End points are in Machens and Clinton, Mo. • HOW MUCH Free • MORE INFO 1-573-4497402; bikekatytrail.com

Lone Elk County Park

Missouri Botanical Garden

Going for a hike increases your chances of a serendipitous visit with the resident elk, bison and deer that live in the 546-acre wildlife management area. The 7-mile Chubb Trail and the 4-mile White Bison Trail are also great venues for bird-watching or just enjoying the tranquility. Fishing is also available at the park.

Come to the garden during the day to enjoy colorful blooms, horticultural creativity, children’s play areas and the newly restored Stephen and Peter Sachs Museum. Come back at night for an entirely diferent perspective through “Flora Borealis,” when the garden will be transformed using lights, images and sound to create a multisensory multimedia experience.

WHEN 8 a.m. to a half-hour past sunset daily • WHERE 1 Lone Elk Park Road, St. Louis County • HOW MUCH Free • MORE INFO 314615-4386; stlouisco.com/ parksandrecreation

Mastodon State Historic Site The discovery of the Kimmswick Bone Bed of fossil deposits ofered the first evidence that humans and mastodons co-existed. We imagine that looking something like “The Flintstones,” but the historic site’s visitor center presents what’s probably a more accurate look at what Missouri was like in prehistoric times.

WHEN Museum is open noon4:30 p.m. Sunday, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Saturday; park is open 8 a.m. to a half-hour past sunset daily • WHERE 1050 Charles J. Becker Drive, Imperial • HOW MUCH Park is free; $4 for museum, free for children 12 and younger • MORE INFO 636-4642976; mostateparks.com

WHEN Garden is open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily; “Flora Borealis” is 7-11 p.m. June 29-Aug. 26 • WHERE 4344 Shaw Boulevard • HOW MUCH Garden admission is $3-$8 for adults; free for children 12 and younger; free for St. Louis city and county residents on Wednesday and Saturday mornings; “Flora Borealis” tickets are $8-$20 • MORE INFO 314-577-5100; mobot.org

Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center Want to learn about making your neighborhood more animal- and plantfriendly? The nature center has two levels of exhibits on backyard wildlife and conservation practices in urban areas.

Outside its doors are 112 acres attesting to the success of such work: Native trees and shrubs are teeming with birds, deer, insects and other critters.

a.m.-8 p.m. daily; buildings are open 8 a.m.-5 p.m. TuesdaySaturday • WHERE 11715 Cragwold Road, Kirkwood • HOW MUCH Free • MORE INFO 314-301-1500; mdc.mo.gov

Purina Farms At Purina Farms’ newest exhibit, “Better With Pets,” visitors can stake a claim on whether they are dog people or cat people.

(Us? We’re Weatherbird folk.) After deciding what breed you feel the most kinship with, you will receive a personal pet ID card that can be scanned throughout the exhibit for more information on your spirit animal. Afterward, stick around to play in the hayloft, go for a wagon ride, milk a cow or watch the Incredible Dog Team perform.

WHEN 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

Tuesday-Sunday • WHERE 200 Checkerboard Drive, Gray Summit • HOW MUCH Free; reservations are encouraged • MORE INFO 314-9823232; purinafarms.com

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Of course, its rock formations, springs and caves are much, much older, including secondgrowth hardwood forests with the remnants of quarrying operations inside. If you’re up for some real exploration, the longest of its trails, Greenrock, is 14.5 miles and connects to Greensfelder County Park and Rockwoods Range Conservation Area.

WHEN Education center is open 8 a.m.-5 p.m. MondayFriday; grounds are open sunrise to half hour past sunset daily • WHERE 2751 Glencoe Road, Wildwood • HOW MUCH Free • MORE INFO 636-458-2236; mdc.mo.gov

St. Louis Zoo When Centene Grizzly Ridge opened in September, it was the latest update to the old bear pits, which also includes Kali’s home at Polar Bear Point. Grizzly Ridge’s residents, siblings Finley and Huck, like to keep cool splashing through the swimming holes and waterfalls.

Zoo visitors have their own cool-down options: a breezy carousel or Zooline Railroad ride, a walk through the Arctic temps of Penguin and Puin Coast — or you can always angle for a little backsplash at the sea lion show.

WHEN 8 a.m.-5 p.m. MondayThursday, 8 a.m.-7 p.m.

Friday-Sunday • WHERE 1 Government Drive, Forest Park • HOW MUCH Free; some attractions have a fee • MORE INFO 314-781-0900; stlzoo.org

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Shaw Nature Reserve It’s easy to get nostalgic for the days of kids making their own fun with whatever was around them, no screens involved. Shaw Nature

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Reserve still provides plenty of opportunities to spark imaginations and just play in the dirt. Kids can explore elf houses, a wooden bridge, nature-made musical instruments and animal fossils in the Nature Explore Classroom and Sense of Wonder Woodland.

The reserve also ofers educational programs for ages 3-12.

WHEN 7 a.m. to sunset daily; visitor center 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday • WHERE 307 Pinetum Loop Road, Gray Summit • HOW MUCH $3-$5; free for children 12 and younger • MORE INFO 636-451-3512; missouribotanicalgarden.org

Suson Park Suson Park’s name is a portmanteau of its former owner’s children: Susan and Sonny. Your little Susan or Sonny will love a visit to the working animal farm, which houses sheep, pigs, horses, cows, ducks and chickens. In addition to the barn and petting zoo, there are lakes for fishing, a playground and plenty of tables for picnics.

WHEN Animal farm is open 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m., SundaySaturday; park is open 8 a.m. to a half hour past sunset

daily • WHERE 6073 Wells Road, St. Louis County • HOW MUCH Free • MORE INFO 314-615-4386; stlouisco. com/parksandrecreation

Sophia M. Sachs Butterly House The Butterfly House celebrates its 20th anniversary this year with a Butterfly Birthday Bash from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 14.

Visitors will be invited to donate “pennies for produce” to help feed the conservatory’s insect residents. In addition to its usual Summer Buggin’ festivities (10 a.m.-3 p.m. July 1-Aug. 31), this year visitors can experience evening bug hunts while learning from entomologists during Summer Buggin’ Nights, 4-7 p.m. on Fridays in July and August.

WHEN 9 a.m.-4 p.m. TuesdaySunday • WHERE 15193 Olive Boulevard in Faust Park, Chesterfield • HOW MUCH $5$8 • MORE INFO 636-530-0076; missouribotanicalgarden.org

World Bird Sanctuary Nonreleasable birds, such as bald eagles, redtailed hawks, thick-billed parrots and sandhill cranes, live out their

days at this sanctuary, where they get lots of love and attention. But even birds that don’t live there like to stop by. From 8 to 11 a.m. on the first and third Thursday of each month, keepers demonstrate how they catch, band and release songbirds for a worldwide population study.

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WHEN 8 a.m.-5 p.m. daily; keeper talks are 9 a.m.

Saturday-Sunday; Amazing Animal Encounters are 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday • WHERE 125 Bald Eagle Ridge Road, Valley Park • HOW MUCH Free • MORE INFO 636-225-4390; worldbirdsanctuary.org

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DESTINATIONS THAT WILL FLOAT YOUR BOAT Sure, there are no oceans nearby, but it doesn’t seem accurate to describe St. Louis as truly landlocked. With the Mississippi and Missouri rivers and their tributaries roaring through, plus numerous lakes and ponds, there are plenty of opportunities in our region to boat, loat, paddle and plunge. Take that, coastal states! BY COLLEEN SCHRAPPEN Luke Milla of Ballwin fishes the Meramec River at Castlewood State Park.

The resort near Steelville ofers numerous ways to enjoy the countryside: by kayak, canoe or boat along the Courtois, Huzzah and Upper Meramec rivers; with overnight stays in cabins, campsites or a lodge; and on horseback. The equestrian trails (for those 8 and older) follow the Courtois River through Mark Twain National Forest to a mountain overlook.

Younger kids can enjoy a pony ride at the stable.

WHERE 204 Butts Road, Steelville, Mo. • HOW MUCH Rentals vary; $10.66-$31.98 for horseback rides • MORE INFO 1-800-392-3700; bassresort.com

Castlewood State Park The park, which straddles the valley of the Meramec River, is one of the most popular mountain-biking spots in the area, with eight trails that are rated from moderate to rugged. The Cedar Bluf Loop climbs to the highest spot in the park for a great overlook of the river and its blufs. If you prefer a slower pace, hit the water for floating and boating or the beach for fishing and sunbathing,

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WHEN 7 a.m. to a half-hour past sunset daily • WHERE 1401 Kiefer Creek Road, Ballwin • HOW MUCH Free • MORE INFO 636-2274433; mostateparks.com

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Cobblestone Lodge If you’re not much for planning, Cobblestone Lodge is the place for you. A stay at the Steelville resort includes three meals a day plus an evening snack, daily float trips and a bevy of entertainment options, such as swimming, miniature golf, badminton, dancing, hayrides and karaoke. No scheduling, no driving, no cooking required.

WHERE 52 Cobblestone Lane, Steelville, Mo. • HOW MUCH Daily rates range between $40 and $97 per person • MORE INFO 1-573-775-2939; cobblestonelodge.com

he Fugitive Beach Looking to escape the confines of St. Louis?

Go on the lam to Rolla’s Fugitive Beach, a converted rock quarry with an expansive swimming area featuring a 60-foot slide and two diving platforms,

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Beach bums can enjoy volleyball, limbo or relaxing under a cabana.

WHEN 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily; open weekends only after Aug. 12 • WHERE 16875 County Road 5285, Rolla, Mo. • HOW MUCH $5-$10 • MORE INFO fugitive-beach.com

Giant City State Park Lodge Nestled inside Shawnee National Forest, Giant City State Park is home to huge sandstone blufs that formed 12,000 years ago. There are two spots available for climbers and rappelers,

and for those who are more grounded, the visitors center ofers information on the rock formations, wildflowers and 75 tree varieties in the park. The rustic lodge is a charming place to refuel and relax after all that exploring.

WHERE 460 Giant City Lodge Road, Makanda, Ill. • HOW MUCH Park is free; cabin rates start at $79 • MORE INFO 618457-4836; giantcitylodge.com

Hawn State Park Whispering Pines Trail in Hawn State Park, at nearly 10 miles,

is considered one of the most strenuous backpacking trails in the state. It exposes visitors to many of the highlights of the nearly 5,000-acre park: Pickle Creek and the River Aux Vases, moss- and fern-covered overhangs, hardwood and pine forests, and forest dwellers including wild turkeys and even bobcats.

The park also ofers shorter trails, campsites and picnic areas.

WHEN 7:30 a.m.-9 p.m. daily • WHERE 12096 Park Drive, Ste. Genevieve, Mo. • HOW MUCH Free • MORE INFO 1-573-8833603; mostateparks.com

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Spending time at Jellystone Park is like stepping back into the 1950s, and not just due to the omnipresent Yogi Bear. The kid-focused resort centers on an old-timey general store and ofers a video arcade, arts and crafts activities, bingo and horseshoes. Cottages and campsites are available, and Six Flags is just a half mile away.

WHERE 5300 Fox Creek Road, Eureka • HOW MUCH $36.95-$174.95 a night • MORE INFO 636-938-5925; eurekajellystone.com

Johnson’s Shut-Ins State Park The shut-ins made waterslides a thing long before waterslides were a thing. The Black River’s volcanic rock formations take no prisoners, so be prepared for some bumps and bruises while scrambling over, around and through the gorge. Once you dry of, there are more than 8,600 acres to explore, via hiking, climbing, camping and bird-watching.

WHEN 8 a.m.-7 p.m. daily • WHERE 148 Taum Sauk Trail,

Colored lights show off the formations at Meramec Caverns.

Middle Brook, Mo. • HOW MUCH Free • MORE INFO 1-573546-2450; mostateparks.com

Meramec Caverns Stalactites. Stalagmites.

They’re fun to talk about and even cooler to see in person. At Meramec Caverns, you can pick up more cave lingo on guided tours through the 4.6-mile underground system, including the 6-foot-tall onyx Wine Table, the Mirror Room of deceptively shallow water and the Ballroom, once used for underground square dances.

WHEN 8:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. daily • WHERE 1135 Highway W, Sullivan, Mo. • HOW MUCH $11.50-$21.75 • MORE INFO 1-573-4682283; americascave.com

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Adventurers who are up for the strenuous and sometimes rocky climb of the 3-mile trail will be rewarded with a view of two of Missouri’s geologic peaks: its highest point and its tallest waterfall.

The top of Taum Sauk Mountain is 1,772 feet above sea level, making the Arch look downright squat. The Mina Sauk Falls cascades 132 feet over a series of ledges into Taum Sauk Creek.

The largest state park in Illinois has something for every nature lover.

Learn about the wildlife, geology and ecology of the Illinois River with a stop at the visitors center, and then explore it yourself with a trek on one of eight hiking trails, a ride along the Sam Vadalabene Bike Trail (which ends in Alton), a float on the river or a jaunt on 20 miles of equestrian trails. For an overnight getaway, check into Pere Marquette Lodge & Cabins.

WHEN Sunrise to sunset daily • WHERE Taum Sauk Mountain State Park, Highway CC, Ironton, Mo. • HOW MUCH Free • MORE INFO 1-573-5462450; mostateparks.com

WHEN 5:30 a.m.-8 p.m. daily • WHERE 13112 Visitor Center Lane, Grafton • HOW MUCH Free • MORE INFO 618-786-3323; dnr.illinois.gov

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WHEN Hours vary • WHERE 140 Long Road, Chesterfield • HOW MUCH $2-$7 • MORE INFO 636-536-6720; chesterfieldsportsfusion.com

It’s perfectly acceptable to scream, shriek and let loose on an adrenaline-pumping amusement park ride such as the Batman at Six Flags. Or for lower-key thrills, gather a group for a trip to one of the area’s many escape rooms. And you can’t go wrong with old favorites such as City Museum. BY AISHA SULTAN

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America’s Incredible Pizza Co. Upon entering, guests are required to either purchase a $10 game card to use at various attractions or a bufet meal for each person in their party. In addition to games, such as go-karts and mini bowling, there’s a new indoor roller coaster.

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BounceU An indoor complex filled with inflatables and bounce houses — plus games and food.

WHEN Hours vary • WHERE 4403 Meramec Bottom

Road, Suite C; 17365 Edison Avenue, Chesterfield • HOW MUCH Prices vary • MORE INFO 314-845-7529, 636532-5867; bounceu.com

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WHEN 9 a.m.-5 p.m. MondayThursday; 9 a.m.-midnight Friday-Saturday; 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday • WHERE 701 North 15th Street • HOW MUCH $12; $10 after 5 p.m.

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[nature & recreation] Demolition Ball/ Adrenaline Zone On one side, there’s Demolition Ball, the action-packed bumper-car game.

On the other, there’s Adrenaline Zone, one of the largest multilevel laser-tag arenas in the state. In the middle are video games, pool and foosball tables as well as a laser maze.

WHEN Noon-9 p.m. MondayThursday; noon-11 p.m. FridaySaturday; noon-7 p.m. Sunday • WHERE 1875 Old Highway 94 South, St. Charles • HOW MUCH Laser tag is $5.66 per player per game, and demolition ball is $11.79 per person for a halfhour; the Heist, a laser maze, is $2 per play • MORE INFO 636-940-7700; db-az.com

Edison’s Entertainment Complex There’s something for the whole family at Edison’s, which features

an arcade, bowling lanes and laser tag — plus a full food menu.

WHEN 11 a.m.-10 p.m.

Monday-Wednesday; 11 a.m.11 p.m. Thursday; 11 a.m.-1 a.m. Friday; 10 a.m. — 1 a.m.

Saturday; 11 a.m.-9 p.m.

Sunday • WHERE 2477 South State Route 157, Edwardsville • HOW MUCH Food and game prices vary • MORE INFO 618307-9020; edisonsfun.com

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Area escape rooms, such as Escape the Room, offer a variety of themed challenges.

CRACKED • Friday-Saturday; 1522 Caulks Hill Road, St. Charles; $29.99; 636-4422254; crackedstl.com ESCAPE CHALLENGE ST. LOUIS • Thursday-Sunday; 11978 Dorsett Road, Maryland Heights; $25; 314-736-4757; escapechallengestl.com

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ESCAPE FROM ST. LOUIS • Open daily; 7403 Manchester Road, Maplewood; $24$34; 314-202-8880; escapefromstl.com

There are six attractions in one location — laser tag, rock climbing, inflatable obstacle course, dodgeball, laser maze and arcade — that can be purchased individually or as a package. Plus, there’s a parents’ lounge to keep the grown-ups occupied.

WHEN Hours vary • WHERE 601 Gravois Blufs Boulevard, Suite G, Fenton • HOW MUCH Prices vary per game; packages available • MORE INFO 636600-1890; epic6fun.com

ESCAPE THE ROOM • TuesdaySunday; 1201 Washington Avenue; $28-$30; 314-828-5178; stlouis.escapetheroom.com

Escape rooms Escape rooms — game experiences where players are locked in a room until they solve a

puzzle — are enjoying their moment in St. Louis. Assemble some of your smartest friends, and choose an adventure that suits you. Themed experiences range from

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Charles; 636-373-7801; $26; mastermindroomescape.com NO WAY OUT • Open daily; 3502 Papin Street; $26; 314297-7367; nowayoutstl.com RED HERRING ESCAPE ROOMS • Open daily; 6358 Delmar Boulevard, Suite 222, University City; $24-$26.50; 314-899-9901; rherooms.com ST. LOUIS ESCAPE • Wednesday-Sunday; 1517 South Eighth Street; $25-$28; 314304-1947; stlouisescape.com

Go Ape Creve Coeur The Treetop Adventure course — 40 to 50 feet of the ground — has many obstacles, including bridges, trapezes, rope ladders, tunnels, zip lines and Tarzan swings.

WHEN Sunrise to sunset daily • WHERE 13219 Streetcar Drive, Creve Coeur Park, Maryland Heights • HOW MUCH $38 for ages 10-15; $58 for ages 16 and older • MORE INFO 1-800-971-8271; goape.com

C AL E N DA R OF EVENTS Beale Street Concert Series | 6-8pm Wednesday, June 13 | Joe Dirt Wednesday, July 11 | Superjam Wednesday, August 8 | The Yacht Rockers Wednesday, September 12 | Marquis Knox Wednesday, October 10 | Dr. Zhivegas

Yoga on Beale | 8-9am Saturday, June 9 Saturday, July 14 Saturday, August 11 Saturday, September 8

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[nature & recreation] Kokomo Joe’s Family Fun Center Visitors use a game card, which must be loaded with a designated dollar amount to play any game or activity. You’ll ind go-karts, bumper cars, arcade games, a mini-bowling alley, laser tag, mini-golf and several escape rooms.

Six Flags St. Louis

Upper Limits has climbs for every skill level.

Six Flags St. Louis is the biggest theme park in the area, with dozens of thrill rides and seven themed areas. It also includes a water park, Hurricane Harbor.

WHEN Opens at 10:30 a.m. daily; closing times vary • WHERE 4900 Six Flags Road, Eureka • HOW MUCH $49.99$64.99 (discount for purchasing online); free for children under 2 • MORE INFO 636-9385300; sixflags.com/stlouis

WHEN 10 a.m.-9 p.m. • WHERE • 4105 North Cloverleaf Drive A, St. Peters • HOW MUCH No admission fee, but prices vary by activity • MORE INFO 636-447-5656; kjfun.com

Skyzone Indoor Trampoline Park Monkey Joe’s An indoor place for bouncing, sliding and jumping fun for kids 12 and younger.

Peters); monkeyjoes.com

WHEN 10 a.m.-8 p.m. MondaySaturday; 11 a.m.-7 p.m.

Sunday • WHERE 9061 Watson Road and 4732 Mid Rivers Mall Drive, St. Peters • HOW MUCH $8.99-$9.99 • MORE INFO 314-962-5637 (South County), 636-487-0620 (St.

last up to 10 minutes.

Pole Position Raceway This indoor kart-racing center allows riders to reach speeds up to 45 mph in races that

WHEN 4-9 p.m. MondayThursday; 1-11 p.m. Friday; 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Saturday; 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday • WHERE 8800 Watson Road • HOW MUCH $15.99-$19.99 per person per race; packages available • MORE INFO 314-925-7545;

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open-jump sessions.

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WHEN Hours vary • WHERE 3691 New Town Boulevard, St. Charles • HOW MUCH Prices vary • MORE INFO 636-9469663; pumpitupparty.com

This popular indoor option is illed with giant inlatables and games. It also ofers private parties and daily

Wall-to-wall trampolines connect to form one massive trampoline surface. This place allows children to literally bounce of the walls.

WHEN Hours vary • WHERE 17379 Edison Avenue, Chesterfield; 631 Gravois Road, Fenton; 10850 Lincoln Trail, Fairview Heights • HOW MUCH $14.50 and up • MORE INFO 636-530-4550

(Chesterfield), 636-364-4444 (Fenton), 618-589-1111 (Fairview Heights); skyzone.com

TrapezeSTL Circus Harmony kicks of its season here for students of all levels of physical ability to safely ly through the air on a trapeze. Participants must be 6 years or older and weigh less than 250 pounds.

Avenue, Chesterfield; 326 South 21st Street • HOW MUCH Prices vary by location • MORE INFO 314-991-2516 (Maryland Heights), 636-735-3270 (Chesterfield), 314-241-7625 (downtown); upperlimits.com

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WHEN Classes available Wednesday-Sunday • WHERE 16625 Swingley Ridge Road, Chesterfield • HOW MUCH $60 per person; discounts available • MORE INFO trapezestl.com

Go! Magazine readers chose the Magic House as the best kids’ attraction and City Museum as the best kids attraction for adults in the 2018 edition of the Go! List. stltoday.com/ thegolist

Upper Limits Upper Limits will challenge even the most experienced climbers, and newbies can learn the ropes with introductory classes.

WHEN Hours vary • WHERE 326 South 21st Street; 1874 Lackland Hill Parkway, Maryland Heights; 17375 Edison

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$39.95 Spencer T. Olin Golf Course 314-355-8128 0r 618-465-3111

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[nature & recreation] SPORTS

CHEER FOR THE PROS, OR GET IN THE GAME In summer, under the sweltering St. Louis sun, we like to break out the bats and balls, whack a golf ball with strength and inesse, glide smoothly across the cool ice and kick around a poor, defenseless soccer ball or two. We can cheer on our favorite team and form leagues of our own. In St. Louis and the greater St. Louis metropolitan area spread across two states, summer fun means sports. BY DANIEL NEMAN Baseball Baseball in St. Louis means the Cardinals, our beloved team. We

cheer every win — heck, we cheer every time our pitchers throw a strike — and we love the players like our own brothers.

Even more than some of our brothers. St. Louis is the Cardinals, and the Cardinals are St. Louis, and what the

sports gods have joined together let no man or other teams put asunder.

WHEN 81 regular-season home games through Oct. 1 • WHERE Busch Stadium, 700 Clark Avenue • HOW MUCH $10.90$615.90 (prices vary by day and opponent) • MORE INFO 314-345-9600; cardinals.com

Cardinals outfielder Harrison Bader

Driving ranges Driving ranges: It’s golf without the nuance.

At a range, you can work on the first part of your game, getting the ball as far down the course and with as much accuracy as you can. Also, it’s a great way to work out your frustrations (such as the frustration you get when the stupid ball never goes in the stupid hole).

As we patiently await the Topgolf complex in Chesterfield, scheduled to open late this year, here’s a list of area public driving ranges.

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ACORNS GOLF LINKS • 3933 Ahne Road, Waterloo; 618-9397800; acornsgolflinks.com ARLINGTON GREENS GOLF COURSE • 200 Arlington Drive, Granite City; 618-9315232; arlingtongreens.com

GOLF COURSE • 180 North Eatherton Road, Chesterfield; 636-728-1927; landingsatspirit.com

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THE ORCHARDS GOLF CLUB • 1499 Golf Course Drive, Belleville; 618-233-8921; orchardsgolfclub.com PEVELY FARMS GOLF CLUB • 400 Lewis Road, Crescent; 636938-7000; pevelyfarms.com

BIG BEND GOLF CENTER • 3390 Quinette Road, Valley Park; 636-225-2200; bigbendgolfcenter.com

PHEASANT RUN GOLF COURSE AND GOLF HEADQUARTERS FAMILY GOLFPLEX • 3465 Highway K, O’Fallon, Mo.; 636-240-0458; golf-headquarters.com

BOGEY HILLS COUNTRY CLUB • 1120 Country Club Road, St. Charles; 636-9466250; bogeyhillscc.com

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CAVE SPRING GOLF CENTER • 3650 West Clay Street, St. Charles; 636-723-7272; cavespringgolfcenter stcharlesmo.com

NORMAN K. PROBSTEIN COMMUNITY GOLF COURSE • 6141 Lagoon Drive, Forest Park; 314-367-1337; forestparkgc.com

CRESCENT FARMS GOLF CLUB • 745 Lewis Road, Eureka; 636938-6200; crescentfarms.com EAGLE SPRINGS GOLF COURSE • 2575 Redman Avenue; 314355-7277; eaglesprings.com THE FALLS GOLF CLUB • 1170 Turtle Creek Drive, O’Fallon, Mo.; 636-2404653; fallsgolf.com

FAMILY GOLF & LEARNING CENTER • 3717 Tree Court Industrial Boulevard; 636-8612500; familygolfonline.com THE FIRST TEE DRIVING RANGE • 6286 Lemay Ferry Road; 314-416-1661;

thefirstteerange.com GATEWAY NATIONAL GOLF LINKS • 18 Golf Drive, Madison; 618-482-4653; gatewaynational.com GOLFPORT OF MARYLAND HEIGHTS • 1 Golfport Drive,

Maryland Heights; 314-8784653; golfport-stl.com GOSHEN GOLF DRIVING RANGE • 3449 Old Troy Road, Edwardsville; 618-692-8337 THE HIGHLANDS GOLF AND TENNIS CENTER

QUAIL CREEK GOLF CLUB • 6022 Wells Road; 314-4871988; forestparkgc.com

• 5163 Clayton Avenue, Forest Park; 314-531-7773; highlandsgolfandtennis.com JEFFERSON BARRACKS GOLF TEE • 2400 Ramsey Road, Columbia, Ill.; 618-281-8388 THE LANDINGS AT SPIRIT

THE QUARRY AT CRYSTAL SPRINGS • 1 Crystal Springs Quarry Drive, Maryland Heights; 314514-0154; quarrygc.com

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Participating restaurants: Avenue Restaurant | Molly Darcy’s Pub Ruth’s Chris Steak House BARcelona Tapas Restaurant Café Napoli | Crushed Red Copia Restaurant & Wine Garden

for a list of bands, visit

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Pete Rose visited the Gateway Grizzlies at GCS Ballpark in 2015.

ROUTE 66 DRIVING RANGE • 5222 Chain of Rocks Road, Glen Carbon; 618-961-1110; facebook.com/r66golf RUTH PARK GOLF COURSE • 8211 Groby Road; 314-7274800; ruthparkgolf.org SOLID IMPACT GOLF CENTER • 901 Harrison Street, Wood River; 618-259-2365; solidimpactgolfcenter.com STONEWOLF GOLF CLUB • 1195 Stonewolf Trail, Fairview Heights; 618-6244653; stonewolfgolf.com SUNSET HILLS GOLF COURSE & BANQUET CENTER • 13366 West Watson Road, Sunset Hills; 314-843-3000; sunsethillsgolfcourse.net TOWER TEE GOLF CENTER • 6727 Heege Road; 314-481-5818; towertee.com (closing in July) YORKTOWN GOLF COURSE • 300 Goalby Drive, Belleville; 618-233-2000; shilohil. org/parks-recreation/ yorktown-golf-course

Frontier League Baseball

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GCS Ballpark, 2301 Grizzlie Bear Boulevard, Sauget; $6-$15; 618337-3000; gatewaygrizzlies.com RIVER CITY RASCALS • 50 home games through Sept.

2; CarShield Field, 900 T.R. Hughes Boulevard, O’Fallon, Mo.; $9-$13; 636-240-2287; rivercityrascals.com

636-939-2386; stpetersmo. net/rec-plex-facilities.aspx WEBSTER GROVES ICE ARENA • 33 East Glendale Road, Webster Groves; 314963-5678; www.webstergroves. org/197/Ice-Arena

Minigolf Ice rinks It’s summer. Let’s go ice skating.

BRENTWOOD ICE ARENA • 2505 South Brentwood Boulevard, Brentwood; 314-9638689, ext. 2; brentwoodmo.org CREVE COEUR ICE ARENA • 11400 Olde Cabin Road, Creve Coeur; 314-432-3961; creve-coeur.org/ice EAST ALTON ICE ARENA • 631 Lewis and Clark Boulevard, East Alton; 618-254-7465; eastaltonicearena.org ICEZONE • 5555 St. Louis Mills Boulevard, Suite 345, Hazelwood; 314-2275288; icezonestl.com KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY CENTER • Closed for renovation through June 4; 111 South Geyer Road, Kirkwood; 314822-5825; kirkwoodmo.org

Frontier League baseball is cozier and more intimate than the major leagues — and just as thrilling. It’s baseball with a small-town feel, baseball the way it was originally played. You’re closer to the action, too.

And the cost? It’s less than a helmet of nachos at Busch Stadium.

MCKENDREE METRORECPLEX • 205 Rec Plex Drive, O’Fallon, Ill.; 618-589-3800; metrorecplex.com/ice

GATEWAY GRIZZLIES • 50 home games through Sept. 2;

ST. PETERS REC-PLEX • 5200 Mexico Road, St. Peters;

LINDENWOOD ICE ARENA • 209 South Kingshighway, St. Charles; 636-949-2000; lindenwood.edu/ice-arena/ services/public-skating

Minigolf is pure fun, for adults as well as children. It is a physical impossibility to nudge balls up and over hills, through tunnels, across streams, and past pirates and princesses without a big smile and a lot of laughs.

ALOHA MINI GOLF & SHAVE ICE • 13502 Big Bend Road, Valley Park; 314330-4869; alohastl.com CAVE SPRING GOLF CENTER • 3650 West Clay Street, St. Charles; 636-723-7272; cavespringgolfcenter stcharlesmo.com CENTERFIELD PARK INC. • 5620 Old Collinsville Road, Fairview Heights; 618-624-7074; centerfieldpark.net/golf.html CHESTERFIELD SPORTS FUSION • 140 Long Road, Chesterfield; 636-536-6720; chesterfieldsportsfusion.com CONCORD LANES AND RECREATION COMPLEX • 11801 Tesson Ferry Road, Sappington; 314-843-9200; concordbowl.com FAMILY GOLF AND LEARNING CENTER • 3717 Tree Court Industrial Boulevard; 636-8612500; familygolfonline.com

GATEWAY FUN PARK • 8 Gateway Drive, Collinsville; 618-345-7116; gatewayfun.com PUTTING EDGE • 5555 St. Louis Mills Boulevard, Hazelwood; 314-291-7600; puttingedge.com/st-louis/ SOLID IMPACT GOLF CENTER • 901 Harrison Street, Wood River; 618-259-2365; solidimpactgolfcenter.com SWING-A-ROUND FUN TOWN • 335 Skinker Lane, Fenton, 636-349-7077, swing-a-round. com; 3541 Veterans Memorial Parkway, St. Charles, 636-9474487, swing-a-round.com TOWER TEE • 6727 Heege Road; 314-481-5818; towertee.com

Soccer The most popular sport on the planet has a foothold in the St. Louis area in the form of the St. Louis Football Club, a minor league soccer team that plays in the United Soccer League.

Opponents include the Colorado Springs Switchbacks, the Tulsa Roughnecks and the cleverly named Phoenix Rising FC. If you aren’t in a soccer league of your own, you can go watch the pros play in Fenton.

WHEN 17 games through Oct. 13 • WHERE Toyota Stadium, St. Louis Soccer Park, 1 Soccer Park Road, Fenton • HOW MUCH $18-$31 • MORE INFO 636-680-0997; stlouisfc.com

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[nature & recreation] MORE INFO 636-938-5300; sixflags.com/stlouis

Nyla Edwards (left) and Haylee Simmons play a clapping game in the shade at Aquaport in Maryland Heights.

he Pavilion at Lemay The water park in Jeferson Barracks is connected to a gym and itness facility. On the aquatic side, visitors can swim laps, loat on the lazy river, go for a dive, zip down the slide and climb on the play structures. On “Fun Friday” evenings, water basketball, volleyball and other group activities are available.

WHEN Noon-7 p.m. MondayFriday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday, noon-6 p.m. Sunday • WHERE 305 Gregg Road, Lemay • HOW MUCH $4-$5, free for children 3 and younger • MORE INFO 314615-8877; stlouisco.com/parks

Parkway, Grafton • HOW MUCH $20.95-$25.95 (save $5 after 3 p.m.) • MORE INFO 618786-2345; ragingrivers.com

Splash City Waterpark Hop on lily pads across the leisure pool, let the current carry you through Crystal Creek or scramble up the climbing wall on the side of the lap pool. Splash City will wear out even the most energetic kiddos. Seven slides and a colorful Monsoon Mountain play area round out the water park.

WHEN 11 a.m.-7 p.m. daily; Saturday-Sunday only starting Aug. 12 • WHERE 10 Gateway Drive, Collinsville • HOW MUCH $8-$15 (save $4 after 4 p.m.) • MORE INFO 618346-4571; splashcity.org

Raging Rivers WaterPark

POOLS AND WATER PARKS

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Aquaport

GET INTO THE SWIM OF THINGS It’s right around the corner. hat stretch of sweltering summer days when the only way to deal with the double blast of heat and humidity means breaking out the swimsuit and water shoes. Whether you want to ly down a water slide or loat through a lazy river, these water parks will help you keep your cool.

Remember to stock up on sunscreen. BY COLLEEN SCHRAPPEN

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Remember when the municipal pool was a rectangle with a diving board at one end? The Maryland Heights aquatic center is evidence that those days are long gone. Pick a method by which to make your dramatic pool entrance: a 150foot lume slide or the Extreme Bowl, a funnel-shaped basin that swirls you round and round before dropping you into the water.

In between, amp up the action with the six-story drop of the Bonzai Pipeline or the group-efort Big Kahuna.

Little guys can climb and splash at the play place in Hook’s Lagoon.

New this summer is Typhoon Twister, which sends a four-person raft careening into a 125-foot-long whirlpool bowl, down a ive-story drop, up a 45-foot zero-gravity wave

wall and back down into a splash pool.

WHEN 11 a.m.-6 p.m. SundayFriday, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday • WHERE 4900 Six Flags Road, Eureka • HOW MUCH $44.99-$64.99 (includes Six Flags St. Louis admission) •

Raging Rivers is the granddaddy of water parks in the area, but that doesn’t mean it’s showing its age. The water mecca overlooking the Mississippi River includes every splashy, slip-slidy amenity you can imagine: a shark slide, a swirlpool, lumes, loats, an endless river and, of course, an Itty Bitty Surf City.

WHEN 10:30 a.m.-6 p.m. daily (closes at 7 p.m. in July) • WHERE 100 Palisades

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Go! Magazine readers chose Hurricane Harbor at Six Flags as the best pool/water park in the 2018 edition of the Go! List. stltoday.com/ thegolist

WHEN 11 a.m.-7 p.m. daily • WHERE 2344 McKelvey Road, Maryland Heights • HOW MUCH $4-$15 • MORE INFO 314-7382599; marylandheights.com

Hurricane Harbor at Six Flags We suggest you start and end your visit with a leisurely tour around the 12-acre water park via the slow-moving Gulley Washer Creek.

Guests ride a four-person raft on Six Flags’ Typhoon Twister, inside Hurricane Harbor.

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[destinations]

MORE INFO choosechicago.com

One of the murals along 16th Street in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago

ROAD TRIPS

GET AWAY — BUT NOT TOO FAR Are you ready to plan your summer vacation?

We have 10 ideas for getaways that are close to home. BY AMY BERTRAND Branson, Mo. The strip feels even larger than life with the recently installed Ferris wheel from Chicago’s Navy Pier and a 200-foot-tall Bigfoot tower, which features

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three high-flying rides.

And don’t forget about the giant Titanic replica and museum and King Kong climbing up the outside of the Hollywood Wax Museum. New this year is Snowflex Tubing Hill, where you can sled down a 400-foot hillside.

Continue the adventure with the thrilling Branson Jet Boats, which speed over Lake Taneycomo, creating waves and soaking passengers. And Silver Dollar City has a new ride: the Time Traveler.

It goes from zero to 47 mph in 3.5 seconds while traveling down a 10-story, 90-degree vertical drop as your seat swivels 360 degrees while you swirl up, down and around. And don’t miss the new oferings as Big Cedar Lodge: Fun Mountain, an indoor entertainment complex, and the Mountain Top golf course, a Gary Player-designed 13-hole course that’s not only beautiful but great for families.

Chicago If you’ve never been to Chicago, it’s time to take in the big-city sights: Michigan Avenue shopping, the Navy Pier, Shedd Aquarium, theaters (why not see “Hamilton” again?),

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the Field Museum of Natural History, and Millennium Park, where you’ll find music and movie festivals. Get a Go Chicago Card pass for your smartphone and save up to 40 percent at attractions such as 360 Chicago in the John

Hancock Tower (with amazing views of the skyline), an architectural river cruise and Legoland Discovery Center, among others. But if you’ve been to the Windy City a time or two, it’s time to check out some of its neighborhoods. Try artsy

Island amusement park and Soak City water park, or take a spin on the largest Ferris wheel in North America at another amusement park, Coney Island. And Cards fans won’t want to miss a game vs. the Reds at Great American Ball Park (psst, tickets are cheaper there).

MORE INFO cincyusa.com

Cincinnati

Columbus, Ohio

At just over five hours’ drive from St. Louis, Cincinnati is close enough for a weekend trip. It sits right on the border of Ohio and Kentucky, so you’ll find some of that Southern charm there, too. Several pedestrian bridges span the Ohio River. On the Kentucky side, the new B-Line Bourbon trail brings restaurants, distilleries and other bourbon-inspired businesses together. On the Ohio side, check out Banks Entertainment District, which joins sports and live music venues, restaurants and the renowned National Underground Railroad Museum. Visit the “Ring of Fire” exhibit at the Newport Aquarium, with creatures such as the giant Pacific octopus and moon jellyfish. But if you’re looking for animals, don’t miss the famed Fiona the hippo at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Gardens. Catch a thrill ride at Kings

Ohio’s capital is young and hip thanks to Ohio State students who stick around and populate various trendy neighborhoods, from the boho Short North Arts District to the more clubby Brewery District. The Scioto Greenway is made up of more than 145 acres of parkland. It stretches from the riverfront through an integrated system of parks, boulevards, bikeways and pedestrian paths.

Along the way, find interesting sculptures (a deer that looks like it’s poised to jump from a bridge), fountains, an outdoor climbing wall and buildings lighted at night for a stunning efect. Don’t miss the quaint German Village shopping and dining district, the zoo that Jack Hanna built and one of the best science centers in the country, Center of Science and Industry (CoSi) on the Scioto River.

The John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge spans the Ohio River between Cincinnati and Covington, Ky.

MORE INFO experiencecolumbus.com

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Pilsen with its murals and National Museum of Mexican Art, or take in in trendy Logan Square with its open green spaces and historical buildings or the diversity of Andersonville, which hosts its big street party, Midsommarfest, June 8-10.

[destinations] Kansas City is home to an 18,500seat stadium built for the Major League Soccer team Sporting KC.

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Indianapolis Indianapolis is mostly known as a sports town.

So it makes sense that the newest expansion to its award-winning Children’s Museum is a 7.5-acre, $38.5 million outdoor playground that introduces kids to the world of sports. There’s a mini speedway (or visit the real Indianapolis Motor Speedway not too far from there), a mini football ield (or tour Lucas Oil Stadium) and several mini baseball ields (or catch a game at Victory Field). But be sure to stop at White River State Park, which covers 250 acres and includes the scenic Canal Walk, a 3-mile loop that’s perfect for runners, bikers, kayakers and even Segway riders.

Within the park, you’ll also ind the Indianapolis Zoo and the neighboring White River Gardens; the Indiana State Museum, home to science and cultural exhibits; the Eiteljorg Museum, known for its outstanding Native American and Western art collections; and the NCAA Hall of Champions (more sports!), featuring sports simulators, artifacts from colleges across the country and other exhibits.

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A group of friends enjoy a boat ride at the Lake of the Ozarks.

Kansas City With the only NFL team in the state (the Chiefs) and the closest we may ever get to a Major League Soccer team (Sporting KC), Kansas City has a couple of reasons to visit right there. But the city has so much more to ofer. Start with Country Club Plaza for dining and shopping.

Near the Plaza is the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, with notable collections of Asian and American Indian art as well as European treasures. Downtown you’ll ind Crown Center, with its Sea Life Aquarium and Legoland Discovery Center. Inside, kids will love Fritz’s Railroad Restaurant, where train cars deliver food. Don’t miss the National World War I Museum and Memorial.

And if you are inclined

to go to the Kansas side (that’s where you’ll ind the soccer stadium), stay at the Great Wolf Lodge with an indoor water park and magical quest with wands. Also on the Kansas side you’ll ind the awardwinning Slap’s BBQ. MORE INFO visitkc.com

Lake of the Ozarks St. Louisans have long relied on a weekend at the lake to get away from the hustle and bustle of the city. And by “the lake,” most people mean the Lake of the Ozarks. With more than 1,150 miles of shoreline and 54,000 surface acres of water, you’ll ind plenty of room for boating, ishing, paddleboarding and swimming. Don’t like the idea of swimming in lake water? The newest trend involves restaurants

such as Coconuts Caribbean Beach Bar & Grill or Shady Gators that ofer lakeside pools (and music and parties).

Or get of the water entirely for other fun activities, from Get Air trampoline park to Lake Escape, an escape-room attraction. Coming soon, Busters entertainment complex will open the largest indoor go-kart track in the country.

Tan-Tar-A, Lodge of the Four Seasons, Camden on the Lake and the Lodge at Old Kinderhook (great for goling) are the big resorts in the area. And be sure to visit Ha Ha Tonka State Park. Its “castle” ruins and myriad trails ofer stunning views of the lake. You can also tour nearby Bridal Cave, hear tales of Native Americans and catch a glimpse of Mystery Lake.

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[destinations] Pyramid downtown, draws outdoors enthusiasts, kids and those seeking adventure.

The South Main Arts District has a new food hall to go along with its farmers market.

Oh, and the Memphis Zoo has pandas.

The Milwaukee Art Museum

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of us. Elvis Presley’s 14acre estate, Graceland, is on every Memphis must-do list, along with its new hotel, the Guest House at Graceland, and a new visitor center, Elvis Presley’s Memphis.

To continue your music

education, check out the Blues Museum Hall of Fame, the Stax Museum of American Soul Music, Sun Studio and the Gibson Guitar Factory. The Big Cypress Lodge, inside the Bass Pro Shops at the giant

Instruments on display at the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville

there. Take it all in during Summerfest, the music festival held along the lakefront June 27-July 8. And don’t miss the architectural wonder that is the art museum. Kids will love Discovery World Science + Technology. And if the Cards are in town (or maybe even if not), catch a game at Miller Park.

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Nashville, Tenn.

Music is the lifeblood of Nashville. Heck, it’s called Music City for a reason. Start with a tour of Ryman Auditorium, made famous by the Grand Ole Opry, and don’t miss the Country Music Hall of Fame and its new exhibit “Outlaws and Armadillos: Country’s Roaring ’70s.”

Be sure to check out Lower Broadway, a street full of honky tonks and restaurants that may be a little touristy but where you can always catch great music. And it’s not all country music; the Rolling Stones’ first major exhibition recently opened at the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum (it runs through June 30). You can also buy tickets to sit and listen to a live recording session at Imagine Recordings.

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Leave South County on Interstate 55, and you’ll pretty much run into Memphis in a few hours.

Start on Beale Street downtown, home to BB King’s Blues Club, the

Jerry Lee Lewis Cafe & Honky Tonk and many others. The National Civil Rights Museum, built on the site of the Lorraine Motel, where the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated, is a history lesson for all

Though there is no shortage of brewery tours and tastings in Milwaukee, there are also plenty of other things to do in this city that’s like a small, easyto-navigate version of Chicago — just as trendy with its Lake Michigan shoreline, bars, hotels and restaurants and just as artsy with its museums and public sculptures. You’ll find many of those public sculptures along the RiverWalk, a 2-mile boardwalk that runs

along both sides of the Milwaukee River with storefronts, galleries, theaters, restaurants and breweries along the way. The highlight: the “Bronze Fonz” statue, installed in 2008 to pay tribute to the “Happy Days” icon. Take in the bridges, which open to let boats through.

You can even kayak the Milwaukee and other rivers that converge

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