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Editors Word – May 2019 Straight Up Magazine is now Gesso Magazine and it is here with its 46th edition ‘Serving Up Art, Music and Culture for the Metro Area’s Enjoyment’. The St. Louis Metro deserves its own arts and entertainment magazine. And here it is. It’s called Gesso!!!

We are so very pleased to have local artist Valerie Hosna-Davis as our featured cover artist. Check out our website at GessoMagazine.com for more of her work.

We thank our writers for their poignant features and all those who contribute to this project. We appreciate our fans who have submitted their works for publication. And “Likes” to all you followers on Facebook!!! We are grateful to you, the reader, for picking up this latest issue of Gesso Magazine – issue #46 in the Str8 Up Magazine legacy!!!

Like Straight Up before it, the mission of Gesso Magazine is to support local arts and artists and the businesses and organizations that support local arts and artists. Please feel free to contact us with ideas, comments, information, etc. that might assist us in our mission to serve you, the residents of the St. Louis Metro area.

WE WANT YOU! - All you artistic and creative types out there! You should contact us.

Show us your work. Tell us of your craft and brief personal/artistic history. Submit any art form that you’d like. Perhaps, you can be one of our next published contributors or even a featured artist. Check out the Submissions Pages to see who’s featured this month. Next month, that could be you!!

Enjoy Gesso! Tell your friends. Send us your work. And visit our website at GessoMagazine.com. Visit us on Facebook daily for new and additional events and features. You’ll see Gesso Magazine at over 425 area distribution locations. And we’ll see you at the clubs, theatres, galleries, and festivals all over the St. Louis Metro Area.

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Editors: Jake Bishop, Robert Corey, Dylan Seibert, Paul Seibert, Alison Ely Layout Design Artists: Jake Bishop, Dylan Seibert, Mark Polege Sales: Jake Bishop, Robert Corey, Brooke Peipert, Arvena R. Romious, William Schmitz, Paul Seibert, Dylan Seibert, Jason Sibert Ad Artists: Jake Bishop, Mark Polege, Dylan Seibert, Wil Sullivan Calendar: Dylan Seibert, Paul Seibert Website Design & Up-Keep: Mark Polege (MarkusDesignWorks.com), Jake Bishop Photography: Mark Polege (PhotographyofMarkPolege.com) Distribution: Jake Bishop, Robert Corey, KenDale Hampton, Courtney Feldman, Daniel Nygard, Brooke Peipert, Lesley Schaeperkoetter, Dylan Seibert, Paul Seibert, Wil Sullivan, Herald Publications

Contributors

Cover Artist: Valerie Hosna-Davis Cover Logo: Jake Bishop Comics: Brian Gardner, Will Sullivan Fun Page: Jake Bishop Photography: Photos Courtesy of Germania Brew Haus (p.24-25) & Frankie valet (p.22), Dan Cross (p.6-7), Garry McMichael (p.23), Jake Bishop (p.29), Paul Seibert (p.29), Feature Writers: Dan Cross, Isobel Abbot-Dethrow, Garry McMichael Submissions: Kaitlynn Hall, Tracey Morgan All material in this publication and its affiiated on-line content are copyrighted to the individual contributors or Gesso Magazine, LLC and may not be reproduced without written consent. We are very grateful to those who have submitted material to be considered for publication. However, the opinions and views of those contributing content to Gesso do not necessarily reflect those of Gesso Magazine.

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Table of Contents

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Perennial: The Community Garage

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May Comics

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May Calendar of Events

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May Fun Page

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Sunday Morning Game Night

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Gesso Magazine Collegiate Artist Award

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May Submissions

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An Interview with Frankie valet

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On Being an Artist . . .

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The Creative Endeavors of Germania Brew Haus

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by Brooke Peipert

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10th Street Baking Co 1020 Artwork Studio 4204 Main Street Brewing Co. 4204 Banquet Center Advantage Family Chiropractic Almighty Tattoos Althoff CHS Art Dept Anthony’s Salon Balance Coffee and Tea Bamboo Valley Buffet Bank of Edwardsville Beast Craft BBQ Co. Beatnik’s Bell Air Bowl Belle Clair Expo Center Belleville Inn & Suites Belleville Main Street Belleville Public Libraries (West Main; East Washington) Belleville Screen Printing Co. Bennie’s Pizza Pub BP Huck’s Locations (Carlyle Ave; N. Illinois St.) Bronx Zoo Boutique Centerfield Bar and Grill Chamber of Commerce Cigar Inn Circa Circle K Locations (Old Collinsville Rd, 177) City Hall Club Escapade Club Fitness Conoco Phillips 4

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Perennial: The Community Garage

by Dan Cross

Suppose you want to build some barnwood cabinet doors with recessed hinges, but you can’t afford a table saw, a jointer, a drill press, and a complete set of Forstner bits. Or maybe you want to create a funky sculpture out of recycled windows, wire, and broken glass, but have no space in your apartment to store everything (or a spouse who just won’t let you). Or Perhaps you want to explore your creative side but need some guidance from more experienced artists to get you started. What do you do?

Go check out Perennial on South Broadway in St. Louis. It’s a combination workshop space, art classroom, and warehouse of repurposed materials, just waiting for you and your creative ideas. And even if you don’t have an artistic bone in your body, just looking at the rows of brightly colored string, buttons, swaths of fabric, beautifully weathered driftwood, and bins of stained glass - and watching the other people who are there making cool stuff - will really get your creative juices flowing.

The idea for Perennial began ten years ago with local artist Jenny Murphy, who always had an interest in salvaged and repurposed materials. While in school at Wash U, she developed a proposal for a public art project in which she would collect bulk “trash” (i.e. raw materials), convert it into useful or decorative items, and then have a free sale to distribute everything to good homes, thereby saving piles of potential garbage from the landfill. She applied for a grant, but to her (and her professors’) surprise, the project was not selected for funding. “So many people really liked the idea though, so I decided to figure out how to do it anyway,” Murphy told me at the shop recently. “But I also wanted to teach others how to reuse things, instead of, you know, making everything by myself.”

offer 20-40 classes per month in all kinds of creative arts: like textiles, woodworking, painting, and more. Recent classes included such things as making recycled wooden planter boxes, shibori fabric dyeing, and upcycled stained glass terrariums, as well as recurring classes on how to use power tools and hand tools for woodworking.

Perennial also offers “community workshops,” usually once or twice a week, which are like open labs where people can come in and use all of the power tools, sewing machines, blenders, soldering irons, and raw materials for their own projects. They even provide storage space in the basement for art projects in progress.

Walking through the shop, I was astounded by how clean and organized everything was, considering that the place was packed full of every kind of art material and In 2011, Perennial became an official 503(c)3 nonprofit organization and has salvaged object imaginable. There were cardboard boxes labeled “shoelaces,” “bike continued to grow and expand their mission ever since. They now have a spacious tubes,” “belts,” and “nylons,” big wooden drawers labelled “soda cans,” “coffee workshop/classroom/store on South Broadway and Chippewa Street, where they bags,” “string, yarn, and twine.” Plus tin cans full of X-Acto knives, hole punches, scissors, knitting needles, palette knives, compasses, markers, and skewers—all labeled in Jenny’s impossibly perfect handwriting—a boundless supply of everything, yet so well-sorted and arranged that you can easily find whatever you need. It’s worth a visit to the shop just to get ideas for how much better your house could be organized!

Best of all, all the materials are for sale for the same amazing low price—one dollar per pound. Whether you want broken tiles for a mosaic, fabric for a sewing project, reclaimed windows, or wine corks—a buck a pound! It’s enough to make anyone want to get building.

“Our classes are geared towards adults, but they are open to everyone, so we’ve had 8-year-olds and 65-year-olds in the same class, carving wood spoons from old banister rails,” Murphy explained. “We try to make our programs super-accessible. We even provide scholarships, so that way, we can have someone who lives down the block and someone from West County in here on the same day.”

What impresses me most about Perennial is not the benefits they provide to individuals (even though that is amazing), but the benefit they provide to the community. This is not simply art for art’s sake, but rather, art for people’s sake. Murphy explains:

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May 2019 “The seed for Perennial was looking at art as an agent for social change, and the big one is environmental social change, so people think differently about the resources we have and how to use them effectively, but the other aspect of that is changing not only the way the community interacts with stuff, but also with each other.”

Perennial really lives up to this ideal and puts it into practice. They have partnerships with several social service agencies, like Lydia’s House, which serves women and children recovering from domestic violence, and the Center for Women in Transition, which helps formerly incarcerated women to become self-reliant and independent.

The day before my visit to the shop, Perennial held a private furniture-building class for members of Covenant House, a facility for homeless youth. Other outreach programs at Perennial serve homeless adults, immigrants, refugees, and former victims of sex trafficking.

“We help empower people by teaching them how to use power tools, build things, and to express themselves,” Murphy said. “That inspirational act of making something with your hands, but instead of just going out to the store and buying materials, you get that extra layer of creative problem-solving and how good that makes your brain feel. We see that a lot in the people who come to the shop.”

Perennial is located at 3762 S Broadway, St. Louis, MO 63118. For more information, visit perennialstl.org, or call (314) 832-2288, or send an email to Here’s what one Perennial outreach program participant wrote after the experience: info@perennialstl.org “I have learned to plan and execute projects, I have learned to express my thoughts, ideas, and emotions via art. I feel an immense freedom, and power to be and do anything.”

Another thing that makes your brain feel good is considering the impact this “community garage” has had on the environment. In 2018, Perennial STL, through their classes, workshops and store, rescued an incredible 9,500 pounds of material from the landfill, turning it instead into useful and beautiful works of art. St. Louis is fortunate to have such a great organization working to make a difference in the environment and the community at the same time!

Jenny Murphey (The Founder of Perennial)

Emanuel Taranu (Perennial Instructor)

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May 2019

May 1 (Wed): 1860s Saloon – 6p-8p; Ross Bell with Mark and/or Steve Reeb on acoustic guitar; 9p-1a; Music: Blues Jam Session (Hosted by Fred Pierce and Company); every Wednesday; no cover Delmar Hall – Mile Deep Hallow: North American Tour; IAMX w/ TBA Evangeline’s – 7p-10p; ACOUSTIC 80’s with Bob Baker & Friends; Remember MTV Unplugged? Get a taste of that as Bob Baker performs stripped-down versions of your favorite ‘80s rock, pop, and new wave songs. Artists you might hear: The Cars, Elvis Costello, Queen, The Clash, Eurythmics, Prince, Men at Work, Ah-Ha, The Bangles, George Michael, Alannah Myles, Bobby McFerrin, and more.

Hammerstone’s – 4p-7p; Margaret & Eric; 8p-12a; John McVey Band Hwy 61 Roadhouse (Webster Groves) – 7:30p-11p; Blues Open Mic & Jam Session – every Wednesday Jazz St. Louis – Pedrito Martinez Group Old Rock House – 8p; Boombox w/ guest Lusid Stagger Inn Again (Edwardsville) – Open Mic The Fabulous Fox Theatre – Miss Saigon The Heavy Anchor – 9p; Lung (OH), Bounce House, Biologist, Young Animals The Kranzberg – Upstream Theater Presents Salt, Root, and Roe The Pageant – Chvrches w/ Cherry Glazerr The Ready Room – Skating Polly; All Ages The Sinkhole – 7p; Born a New & Sledge .ZACK Theatre – Black Mirror Theatre Presents: Translations by Brian Friel

May 2 (Thurs):

BB’s Jazz, Blues and Soups – 7p-9:30p; Billy Barnett Band; 10p-1:30a; The Clinic Delmar Hall – New Country 92.3 Welcomes: Logan Mize w/ TBA Duck Room @ Blueberry Hill – Dan Hubbard, We Are Warm Evangeline’s – 7p-10p; Blue Lotus Records presents: Bob Case & Paul Niehaus IV Foam – 8p-11p; Constant Stranger w/ Bo & the Locomotive, Le’Ponds Fubar – 7p; Hell Camino Funny Bone – Eddie Ifft Jazz St. Louis – Pedrito Martinez Group Looking Glass Playhouse – 7:30p; Mamma Mia Off Broadway – 7p; Blue Water Highway Old Rock House – 7p; Pedro The Lion w/ John Vanderslice The Fabulous Fox Theatre – Miss Saigon The Firebird – Frathouse productions presents: NLE CHOPPA The Heavy Anchor – 8p; Adult Coloring Night The Kranzberg – Upstream Theater Presents Salt, Root, and Roe The Pageant – Good Charlotte w/ TBA The Sheldon – 8p; Rodney Crowell; w/ special guest Joe Robinson World Chess Hall of Fame – 5:30p-7:30p; Opening reception of “M.C. 8

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May 3 (Fri):

1860s Saloon – 6p-8p; Music: Rick Green on acoustic guitar; Every Friday Delmar Hall – Sanctuary Tour: Aly and AJ w/ ARMORS Evangeline’s – 5p-11p; An Evening with Jon Scott, author of “Tom Petty and Me” Fubar – 6:30p; UNIMAGINED Album Release Tour Funny Bone – Eddie Ifft Gauge Cigar Club – 9p-12a; Tim Cunningham Live / Live R&B / Smooth Jazz

* Governor French Gallery (Main Street Belleville) – 5-9p; Opening reception; Gesso Magazine presents: A Multiple Medium / Multiple Artists Exhibition; featuring Jonathan “Flash” Ferrara, Yuram Gal, Mark Dethrow, David Carriel, Kevin Trobaugh, Gary Olds, Ronald Isom, Jake Bishop, Mark Polege and others; Multiple Mediums including paintings, photography, sculpture, batik & mixed media (continues through June 1) Hartford Coffee Co. – 7:30p; Open Mic every Friday Jacoby Arts Center (Alton) – 6p-8p; Preview Night Opening Reception Artfully Local Jazz St. Louis – Arturo O’Farrill Lee Theater – Arianna String Quartet: Shifting Vistas presented by UMSL Music Looking Glass Playhouse – 7:30p; Mamma Mia Off Broadway – 8p; Willie Watson w/special guest Kate Rhudy Old Rock House – 8p; Voodoo Talking Heads

* Papa Vito’s Downtown (Belleville) – 7p-10p; Live Music every Friday Night Pop’s (Sauget) – 6p; AEG & Mike Judy Presents: Dance Gavin Dance “Artificial Selection Tour 2019” St Margaret of Scotland Catholic Church (StL) – 7:30p; Masterworks Chorale: Celtic Spring; a celebration of music from Scotland, Ireland, Wales & Cornwal Stifel Theatre – Jim Jefferies: The Night Talker Tour The Fabulous Fox Theatre – Miss Saigon The Heavy Anchor – 9p; Only Sound, Frago, Youth & Canvas, Gary Robert & Community The Kranzberg – Upstream Theater Presents Salt, Root, and Roe The Pageant – The Moonlight Tour: Johnnyswim w/ TBA The Sheldon – 6:30p; 20th Annual Sunset at The Sheldon Wine & Beer Tasting The Stage @ KDHX – 4p; First Friday DJ Spin w/ Jennifer and Corey Piper .ZACK Theatre – Black Mirror Theatre Presents: Translations by Brian

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Seven (Belleville) – Ahna Schoenhoff May 4 (Sat): Stifel Theatre – Sebastian Maniscalco: Stay Hungry Tour Anheuser-Busch Performance Hall – St. Louis Storytelling Festival The Fabulous Fox Theatre – Miss Saigon Grand Finale Concert; Celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2019, highlights The Firebird – Mike Judy Presents: Sage Francis x B. Dolan as “Epic the masterful and timeless art of storytelling. This free annual event, Beard Men” presented by the University of Missouri Extension’s Community Arts Program, concludes at the Touhill with grand finale showcase performances The Focal Point – Joe Mancuso/Ptah Williams/Darrell Mixon/Gary Sykes of the Festival’s featured storytellers. For a complete schedule and to learn The Heavy Anchor – 8p; Impolite Company: Undisclosed Saturday more about the Storytelling Festival, visit www.extension.missouri.edu/ Morning Audio Toon storytelling. This event will be ASL interpreted and all ages are welcome The Kranzberg – Upstream Theater Presents Salt, Root, and Roe Atomic Cowboy – 7p; Jamo Presents: The Allman Betts Band The Marcelle – 7p; Fly North Theatricals Presents Spring Thing 2 BB’s Jazz, Blues and Soups – 7p-9:30p; Brian Curran The Ready Room – Yheti; Ages 18+ Belle-Clair Fairgrounds - Knife & Gun Show The Wildey Theatre (Edwardsville) – 8p; Billy Royce & Triple Trouble Bellevue Park (Belleville) – 8:15a; Catch & Release Fishing Derby (a tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughn) Cutter’s (Belleville) – 9p; Baywolfe .ZACK Theatre – Black Mirror Theatre Presents: Translations by Brian Friel Delmar Hall – EELS w/ Robert Ellis – Texas Piano Man May 5 (Sun): Downtown (Belleville) – 7:30a-12p; Old Town Farmers Market; locally grown produce, meats, honey, jams & jellies, baked goods, flowers, plants 1860s Saloon – 2p-6p; Music: Fred Pierce and Company; every Sunday; no & live music; every Saturday through 11/02 cover Downtown (Lebanon) – 9a-4p; May Market Home & Craft Show; 60+ Belle-Clair Fairgrounds - Knife & Gun Show vendors of flowers, plants, American crafts, antiques, original artwork, Delmar Hall – Overkill w/ Death Angel, Act of Defiance upcycled items, food and live music Evangeline’s – 11:30a-2:30p; HOT SWING JAZZ BRUNCH with Miss Dunaway Books – 5p-7p; A Voyage in Visual Metaphors: From the Jubilee Nile to Now; a series of visual & performing arts; Andrew Markus Bell writes & performs a series of single player one-act stage and open theater Fubar – 7p; Valley Of The Sun monologues combining stand-up comedy, and elements of documentary Fubar Lounge – 6p; Scarlett O’Hara theater Funny Bone – Eddie Ifft Evangeline’s – 7p-10p; The Joe Bozzi Band (St. Louis, MO) Hammerstone’s – 4p-8p; Jam Session w/VooDoo Blues; 8p-12a; Erik Fubar – 7p; Ann Marie Brooks Funny Bone – Eddie Ifft Jazz St. Louis – Celebrating Stevie Wonder w/ Brian Owens, the Adam Gauge Cigar Club – 8p-11p; Olive st Jazz Trio/ Live Jazz / Straight-ahead Maness Trio, & Adaron “Pops” Jackson & Standards Looking Glass Playhouse – 2p; Mamma Mia * Germania Brew Haus & Gallery (Alton) – 5p; “The Indelible Mikey’s Pub (Smithton) – 3:30p; SuperJam Spirit” closing reception; 7p; Live Music w/ Joey Ciaramitaro Molly’s in Soulard – 11:30a-2:30p; You, Me and Dougie; Every Sunday Hwy 61 Roadhouse (Webster Groves) – 6p-10p; 10th Annual Crawfish Stagger Inn Again (Edwardsville) – Open Mic Boil w/ music by Zydeco Crawdaddies The Fabulous Fox Theatre – Miss Saigon Jazz St. Louis – Arturo O’Farrill The Kranzberg – Upstream Theater Presents Salt, Root, and Roe * K of C Hall (Fairview Heights) – 6p/7p; Trivia Night benefiting Midwest Salute To The Arts; 1st & 2nd Place Cash The Sheldon – 1p; The Sheldon’s North County Big Band & City of Music All-Star Chorus Winners; Heads & Tails; Silent Auction; Mulligans; Live Art Demonstration by Str8Up / Gesso Magazine Featured Cover Varsity Gym @SWIC (Belleville) – 3p; SWIC Concert Band: “Songs of Struggle, Songs of Hope”; music about overcoming adversity from great Artist Jake Bishop; doors 6p; trivia begins 7p composers as varied as Ludwig van Beethoven and Alfred Reed; Ed Jacobs, Lincoln Theatre (Belleville) – 8p; Portrait: The Music of Kansas w/ Led director Zeppelin 2 May 6 (Mon): Looking Glass Playhouse – 7:30p; Mamma Mia BB’s Jazz, Blues and Soups – 8p-11:30p; Third Sight Band Old Bakery Beer (Alton) – 9a; Alton Main Street 3rd Annual Small Town Evangeline’s – 7p-10p; St. Louis Open Mic & Jam hosted by Shamus - Big World Celebration McFerson Old Rock House – 7p; May the 4th be with you: Boomtown United Foam – 9p-11:30p; Chalked Up w/ Mystic Will, Exhalants, Bulls * Papa Vito’s Downtown (Belleville) – 7p-10p; Live Music Fubar Lounge – 6p; Signs of the Swarm every Saturday Night Friel

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Hammerstone’s – 7p; Monday Night Review w/Tim. Danny, and Randy The Heavy Anchor – 10p; The Comedy Shipwreck Open Mic The Kranzberg – Upstream Theater Presents Salt, Root, and Roe The Sinkhole – 8p; Nick Gusman & the Coyotes w/ Andy Hibbard, the Donald Woodyard Inc The Venice Café – Open Mic with Zack and Neal Every Monday

May 7 (Tues):

The Kranzberg – Upstream Theater Presents Salt, Root, and Roe The Sinkhole – 9p; Werewolf Jones w/ Shux, Prism #1

May 9 (Thurs):

Alton Little Theatre (Alton) – 6:30p-7:15p; Mama Mia Pride Preview Party; a first look at Mamma Mia before it opens to the public. Appetizers & drinks; 7:30p Mama Mia begins Foam – 8p-11:30p; Ragk w/ Battalion of Cloudships, Wamhoda, Bitchfit, Beauty Pageant Funny Bone – Joe Marlotti Jazz St. Louis – Swing For The Scholars Looking Glass Playhouse (Lebanon) – Mamma Mia Old Bakery Beer Co (Alton) – 5p-7p; The “I Am An Artist” Showcase: see an amazing showcase of art from the individuals at Beverly Farm Foundation Old Rock House – 8p; Trail To The Woods: Battle for Backwoods The Fabulous Fox Theatre – Wait Wait...Don’t Tell Me! The Grandel – Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis The Kranzberg – Upstream Theater Presents Salt, Root, and Roe The Pageant – Girl the World Tour: Maren Morris w/ RaeLynn

1860s Saloon – 9p-1a; Open Mic Night Hosted by Tim Perry; Every Tuesday BB’s Jazz, Blues and Soups – 8p-11:30p; St. Louis Social Club Blueberry Hill Duck Room – Matthew Logan Vasquez w/ Frances Cone, PR Newman Evangeline’s – 7p-10p; Dave Black & Tom Hall (St. Louis, MO) Fubar – 6p; Sylar Funny Bone – 7:30p; Open Mic Night Every Tuesday Hammerstone’s – 7p; Naked Mike Jacoby Arts Center (Alton) – 5p-7p; What’s Up Downtown The Fabulous Fox Theatre – Double Dare Live!

The Gaslight Theater – 7:30p; Irish Tenor Paul Byrom – Songs of Ireland May 10 (Fri): and Broadway 1860s Saloon – 6p-8p; Music: Rick Green on acoustic guitar; Every Friday The Heavy Anchor – 5p; Bevo Farmers Market The Kranzberg – Upstream Theater Presents Salt, Root, and Roe The Ready Room – Damien Escobar “Elements of Love” Tour The Pageant – 8p; AJ Mitchell, the 17 year old American singersongwriter from Belleville, Illinois; with Marteen, Brynn Elliott The Sheldon – 7:30p; United States Air Force Band of Mid America The Sinkhole – 7p; Sniper 66 w/ the Uppers, Bastard Squad, Lysergik Acid

May 8 (Wed):

1860s Saloon – 9p-1a; Music: Blues Jam Session (Hosted by Fred Pierce and Company); every Wednesday; no cover Blueberry Hill Duck Room – The Happy Vulnerable Tasty Sadness Happy Tour: Matty Matheson Evangeline’s – 7p-10p; Eldraco and Free Nation (St. Louis, MO) Foam – 9p-11:30p; Suburban Living Fubar – 6p; Knocked Loose Funny Bone – Joe Marlotti Gaslight Studios – Nate Smith - Performance & Master Class Hammerstone’s – 4p-7p; Margaret & Eric; 8p-12a; John McVey Band Hwy 61 Roadhouse (Webster Groves) – 7:30p-11p; Blues Open Mic & Jam Session – every Wednesday Jazz St. Louis – Swing For The Scholars Off Broadway – 8p; Luke Winslow-King Pop’s (Sauget) – 6:30p; Mike Judy Presents: Light The Torch w/ TBA Stagger Inn Again (Edwardsville) – Open Mic The Heavy Anchor – 8p; Compass Improv Open Cour 10

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* Evangeline’s – 7p-11p; Janet Evra & The Bonbon Plot (St. Louis, MO) Fubar – 6p; MySpace Emo Prom Funny Bone – Joe Marlotti Game 6 Honky Tonk Joint – 9p; Shotgun Creek Hartford Coffee Co. – 7:30p; Open Mic every Friday Jazz St. Louis – Swing For The Scholars Looking Glass Playhouse (Lebanon) – Mamma Mia Missouri Botanical Gardens – 6p-9p; Grapes in the Garden; Presented by Schnuck Markets, Inc. Taste more than 250 wines, both international and domestic, while enjoying live music and a beautiful spring evening in the Garden. Attendees receive a souvenir tasting glass and festival program highlighting the wines served, and wine specialists from Schnucks are available to answer questions and guide your sampling adventure. Special case pricing is also available for wines sampled.

Off Broadway – 7p; Smells Like Nirvana Old Rock House – 7p; An Evening w/ Sugaray Rayford

* Papa Vito’s Downtown (Belleville) – 7p-10p; Live Music every Friday Night Pop’s (Sauget) – 6:30p; Mike Judy Presents: Architects “Holy Hell Tour” w/ Thy Art Is Murder, While She Sleeps Stifel Theatre – Derek Hough: Live! The Tour SWIC PSOP – 10a-2p; Senior Celebration The Fabulous Fox Theatre – Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Farewell Play Tour: With Tyler Perry, Tamela Mann, David Mann, and Cassi Davis The Focal Point – Ron Edwards with Jon Erblich & Brian Curran The Heavy Anchor – 8p; The Future is Female: A Stand-Up Comedy Show V The Kranzberg – Upstream Theater Presents Salt, Root, and Roe The Pageant – Shake The Spirit Tour: Elle King w/ Barns Courtney The Sheldon – 8p; Alarm Will Sound The Sinkhole – 8p; Mutts w/ brotherfather The Wildey Theatre (Edwardsville) – 8p; Journeyman - A Tribute to Eric Clapton VFW Post 7678 (Cottage Hills) – Trinity River Festival - a bang-up lineup of local and regional bands for this year. A variety of food and goods vendors. 32 bands in 2 days

May 11 (Sat):

Angad Arts Hotel – 5p-7p; Opening Reception; Art St Louis Spring Exhibition featuring works by St. Louis Artists Brandon Da Sha, Briana Kagy, Nick Schleicher, and Zack Smithey (continues through 07/27) Downtown (Belleville) – 7:30a-12p; Old Town Farmers Market; locally grown produce, meats, honey, jams & jellies, baked goods, flowers, plants & live music; every Saturday through 11/02 Downtown (Belleville) – 9a-11a; Spring Dog Stroll Thru Historic District: Washington School to Garfield to Mascoutah to Fulton to Survey to Adams to South Charles to Freeburg to South Charles returning to Washington School.

Evangeline’s – 1p-3p; Banjo Jam with the St. Louis Banjo Club; 7p-11p;

Mariner 5 Foam – 9p-11:30p; The Wirms w/ Musclegoose, Skin Tags, Big Whoop Fubar – 6p; STL New Rock Showcase Funny Bone – Joe Marlotti

* Germania Brew Haus (Alton) – 12p-4p; Coffee.Shop; our own special craft market event! Every month, we gather some of Alton’s most talented artisans to sell their wares. An initiative to help local artists earn profits from the fruits of their labor Gordon Moore Park (Alton) – Rivers & Routes Collaborative Beer Festival; featuring live music, delicious local craft beer, and food; local brews from The Old Bakery Beer Company, Old Herald Brewery and Distillery, Peel Brewing Company, and Recess Brewing; 1-2p - The Mindframes; 2:30-4:30p - Steel Creek; 5-7p - NGK Band Jazz St. Louis – Swing For The Scholars Looking Glass Playhouse (Lebanon) – Mamma Mia

* Lorenzo’s Trattoria (StL) – 12p; Wine Walk on the Hill featuring Janet Evra & The Bonbon Plot Off Broadway – 7p; Suzie Cue’s Album Release Show Old Rock House – 7p; Al Holliday & The East Side Rhythm Band

* Papa Vito’s Downtown (Belleville) – 7p-10p; Live Music every Saturday Night Pop’s (Sauget) – 6:30p; KPNT & Pop’s Present: ROAD TO POINTFEST 2019 GRAND FINALS w/ Bleach, Facing Infamy, Man The Helm, After Alberta, & Sixes High Seven (Belleville) – Brother Hiram The Fabulous Fox Theatre – Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Farewell Play Tour: With Tyler Perry, Tamela Mann, David Mann, and Cassi Davis The Focal Point – Dennis Stroughmatt Band: Tribute to Ray Price and His Cherokee Cowboys The Heavy Anchor – 8p; Morning Mtn., The Randys, Fluorescent The Kranzberg – Upstream Theater Presents Salt, Root, and Roe; 7:30p; Bob Wetzel Presents “Facing The Music” The Pageant – The Psychedelic Furs w/ Royston Langdon The Ready Room – Emo Nite; Ages 21+ The Sheldon – 11a; Ben Nordstrom & Steve Neale The Sinkhole – 7p; Lower Species w/ Devil’s Den, Final Order, Brute Force, Placeholder The Stage @ KDHX – 8p; Chatham County Line VFW Post 7678 (Cottage Hills) – Trinity River Festival - a bang-up lineup of local and regional bands for this year. A variety of food and goods vendors. 32 bands in 2 days

May 12 (Sun):

1860s Saloon – 2p-6p; Music: Fred Pierce and Company; every Sunday; no cover Evangeline’s – 11:30a-2:30p; HOT SWING JAZZ BRUNCH with MISS JUBILEE; 6:30p-8p; Anna P.S. (Mt. Pleasant, MI) Foam – 8p-11p; Slow Mass w/ Shady Bug, Spirits Having Fun, Le’Ponds

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Fubar – 7p; King’s Kaleidescope Hammerstone’s – 4p-8p; Jam Session w/VooDoo Blues; 8p-12a; Erik Brooks Jacoby Arts Center (Alton) – 12p-4p; Kid’s Fundraiser Jazz St. Louis – Swing For The Scholars Looking Glass Playhouse (Lebanon) – Mamma Mia Molly’s in Soulard – 11:30a-2:30p; You, Me and Dougie; Every Sunday Old Bakery Beer Company (Alton) – 4p-9p; Drink for a Cause; 25% of beer sales goes to Alzheimer’s Association Stagger Inn Again (Edwardsville) – Open Mic

* The Dark Room – 11a; Brunchin’ at The Dark Room with Janet Evra The Fabulous Fox Theatre – Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Farewell Play Tour: With Tyler Perry, Tamela Mann, David Mann, and Cassi Davis The Kranzberg – Upstream Theater Presents Salt, Root, and Roe The Sinkhole – 7p; Valleyheart at the Sinkhole Vintage Vinyl – 4p; Drew Gowran; Musical adventurist & experimental sound healer Drew Gowran will be bringing his solo percussion explorations; Celebrating the release of his first 7” single, Drew will be performing underneath the famed Vintage Vinyl marquee, spreading his vibrations to the entire Loop (weather permitting). All ages are welcome to this free event & free Schlafly beer will be available to those 21+

Delmar Hall – Uniform Distortion: Jim James w/ Amo Amo Evangeline’s – 7p-10p; Brian Vaccaro (St. Louis, MO) Fubar – 6:30p; Kid Sister Hammerstone’s – 4p-7p; Margaret & Eric; 8p-12a; John McVey Band Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre – 8p; Dave Matthews Band Hwy 61 Roadhouse (Webster Groves) – 7:30p-11p; Blues Open Mic & Jam Session – every Wednesday Jazz St. Louis – I Called Him Morgan – A Documentary about Lee Morgan Off Broadway – 8p; Mike and the Moonpies Old Rock House – 7p; Tameca Jones w/ Samantha Clemons Pop’s (Sauget) – Mike Judy Presents: Shoreline Mafia w/ Dre Cannon Stagger Inn Again (Edwardsville) – Open Mic The Fabulous Fox Theatre – Come From Away The Heavy Anchor – 8p; Minor Storm, Carmel Liburdi (MI), Ordinary Things The Pageant – An Evening with: Pete Yorn; You & Me Solo Acoustic Tour The Sheldon – 10a; Tim Schall; 8p; An Evening with David Crosby & Friends The Sinkhole – 8p; Disparager (NY)

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Delmar Hall – KPNT 105.7 The Point New Music Showcase: I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME w/ TBA Fubar – 7p; Skinny Lister Funny Bone – Jordan Rock Jazz St. Louis – I Called Him Morgan – A Documentary about Lee Morgan Old Rock House – 7p; Cris Jacobs w/ Sean Coray May 14 (Tues): The Fabulous Fox Theatre – Come From Away Evangeline’s – 7p-10p; Jenna Bauer Quartet (St. Louis, MO); Jazz vocalist The Heavy Anchor – 8p; Yours, Mine & Ours: Tina Dybal and artist Jenna Bauer is joined by Dave Black (guitar), Ben Wheeler The Pageant – Ride Waves Tour: Season One; GRiZ w/ Yung Bae, Dwilly (upright bass), and Willie Smith (drums).

The Ready Room – Show Me Burlesque Festival - Opening Night Bash: Fubar – 7p; Ecstatic Vision 10 Years of Debauchery Jacoby Arts Center (Alton) – 4:15p-5:15p; Georgia’s Flowers May 17 (Fri): Jazz St. Louis – Jazzmeia Horn 1860s Saloon – 6p-8p; Music: Rick Green on acoustic guitar; Every Friday Pop’s (Sauget) – 6:30p; Mike Judy Presents: ICP “Fury Tour” w/ Rittz, Delmar Hall – The Young Tour 2019: Parachute w/ TBA Mushroomhead, DJ Paul, Ouija Macc, & Kissing Candice Downtown (Belleville) – 4-9p; Art On The Square; a juried fine art show The Fabulous Fox Theatre – Come From Away located in beautiful downtown Belleville, Illinois. Since 2002. Art on the The Grandel – 7p & 8:30p; 2019 Grandel Theatre Ghost Tours Presented Square has consistently been ranked #1 and #2 in the nation by Art Fair by the St. Louis Paranormal Research Society Source Book. Featuring the original work of over 100 accomplished artists from around the world, fantastic musical and stage performances The Pageant – Second Base Tour: Bring Me the Horizon w/ Scarlxrd Evangeline’s – 7p; Blake Shaw (Iowa City, IA) The Ready Room – Jen Kirkman Foam – 8p-11p; Reptaliens w/ Holy Posers, Tenant The Sheldon – 10a; Tim Schall Fubar – 6:30p; Of Mice & Men May 15 (Wed): Funny Bone – Jordan Rock 1860s Saloon – 9p-1a; Music: Blues Jam Session (Hosted by Fred Pierce and Company); every Wednesday; no cover Evangeline’s – 7p-10p; St. Louis OPEN MIC AND JAM hosted by Shamus McFerson Foam – 9p-11:30p; Old Time Relijun Fubar – 6:30p; Graveyard Witch Hammerstone’s – 7p; Monday Night Review w/Tim. Danny, and Randy The Heavy Anchor – 10p; The Comedy Shipwreck Open Mic

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* Governor French Gallery (Belleville) – 4-9p; Gesso Magazine presents: A Multiple Medium / Multiple Artists Exhibition; featuring Jonathan “Flash” Ferrara, Yuram Gal, Mark Dethrow, David Carriel, Kevin Trobaugh, Gary Olds, Ronald Isom, Jake Bishop, Mark Polege and others; Multiple Mediums including paintings, photography, sculpture, batik & mixed media Hartford Coffee Co. – 7:30p; Open Mic every Friday Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre – 7:30p; Rascal Flatts Jazz St. Louis – Shoshana Bean Missouri Botanical Gardens – 6p-9p; Fest-of-Ale; Join the Young Friends of the Garden for the twelfth annual Fest-of-Ale! This event celebrates local beer and the region’s microbreweries bring their best offerings to the Garden for tasting. Ticket price includes a commemorative tasting glass, beer sampling, and live music. Food available for purchase.

Must be 21 or older to attend.

MoKaBe’s Coffee House – 6p-7p; A Voyage in Visual Metaphors: From the Nile to Now; a series of visual & performing arts; Andrew Markus Bell writes & performs a series of single player one-act stage and open theater monologues combining stand-up comedy, and elements of documentary theater Off Broadway – 7:30p; Laren Loveless Review Old Rock House – 7p; An Evening w/ The Matching Shoe

* Papa Vito’s Downtown (Belleville) – 7p-10p; Live Music every Friday Night Pop’s (Sauget) – 8p; Liquid Assets Presents: Lil Durk w/ Yella Beezy Pop’s Blue Moon – 8p; Edward David Anderson Stifel Theatre – John Prine The Fabulous Fox Theatre – Come From Away The Focal Point – Paddy Keenan The Heavy Anchor – 9p; Son of the Pale Youth w/ TBA The Ready Room – The Greeting Committee The Sheldon – 8p; Piff the Magic Dragon The Sinkhole – 8p; Seeyouspacecowboy w/ Wristmeetrazor, Transgression, Tensions Rising The Wildey Theatre (Edwardsville) – 8p; Martin Barre’s 50 Years of Jethro Tull celebration Third Degree Glass Factory – 6p; Third Friday Open House; Come have an amazing experience with glass! Every third Friday with experiences for all audiences, from glassblowing demos to fire spinning, live music and more! Third Fridays are always FREE and open to all ages!

show located in beautiful downtown Belleville, Illinois. Since 2002. Art on the Square has consistently been ranked #1 and #2 in the nation by Art Fair Source Book. Featuring the original work of over 100 accomplished artists from around the world, fantastic musical and stage performances Evangeline’s – 7p-11p; Don Bailey and The Bob Band (Millstadt, IL); “Literate, rural-tinged imagery that powers the best of Americana.” --L. Kent Wolgamott-Focus, LINCOLN NEBRASKA STAR Foam – 9p-11:45p; Justin Ra w/ the Lizardtones, Ryan Silver Fubar – 7p; Inter Arma Fubar Lounge – 6:30p; Lightbringer Funny Bone – Jordan Rock Game 6 Honky Tonk Joint – 9p; Jacob Hackworth

* Governor French Gallery (Belleville) – 11a-9p; Gesso Magazine presents: A Multiple Medium / Multiple Artists Exhibition; featuring Jonathan “Flash” Ferrara, Yuram Gal, Mark Dethrow, David Carriel, Kevin Trobaugh, Gary Olds, Ronald Isom, Jake Bishop, Mark Polege and others; Multiple Mediums including paintings, photography, sculpture, batik & mixed media Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre – 7p; Sammy Hagar and The Circle Intersect Arts Center – 6p-9p; Digraph exhibition curated by Sarah Bernhardt Opening Reception Jacoby Arts Center (Alton) – 12p-5p; Artists in the Spotlight Jazz St. Louis – Shoshana Bean

May 18 (Sat):

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Mikey’s Pub (Smithton) – 9p; Hypertension Mineral Springs Hotel (Alton) – 11a-4p; Spring 2019 Psychic and Crystal Fair; the Riverbend’s largest new age and metaphysical event in the haunted and historic Mineral Springs Hotel! Mediums, intuitives, readers, psychics, crafts, jewelry makers and so much more will be available all weekend! Hosted by It’s Raining Zen Off Broadway – 7p; Spectator Album Release Show w/ Le’ Ponds Old Rock House – 9p; GMB Presents: Dieselboy

* Papa Vito’s Downtown (Belleville) – 7p-10p; Live Music every Saturday Night

located in beautiful downtown Belleville, Illinois. Since 2002. Art on the Square has consistently been ranked #1 and #2 in the nation by Art Fair Source Book. Featuring the original work of over 100 accomplished artists from around the world, fantastic musical and stage performances Evangeline’s – 11:30a-2:30p; HOT SWING JAZZ BRUNCH with MISS JUBILEE; 4p-6:30p; Leslie Sanazaro Piano Recital; 7p-8:30p; Violet Bell (Durham, NC) Foam – 8p-11p; Union Specific (TX) w/ Le’Ponds, Sister Wizzard Fubar – 7p; The Queers Funny Bone – Jordan Rock

Pop’s Blue Moon – 1p; M O O N F E S T Celebrating 20 Years The Big Top – 1p; 8th Annual Lupulin Carnival The Fabulous Fox Theatre – Come From Away The Focal Point – Missouri Rounders The Ready Room – Colter Wall

* Governor French Gallery (Belleville) – 11a-5p; Gesso Magazine presents: A Multiple Medium / Multiple Artists Exhibition; featuring Jonathan “Flash” Ferrara, Yuram Gal, Mark Dethrow, David Carriel, Kevin Trobaugh, Gary Olds, Ronald Isom, Jake Bishop, Mark Polege and others; Multiple Mediums including paintings, photography, sculpture, batik & mixed media

1860s Saloon – 2p-6p; Music: Fred Pierce and Company; every Sunday; no cover Belle-Clair Fairgrounds – Flea Market Delmar Hall – Monster Energy Outbreak Tour and Disco Donnie Presents: Slushii w/ Nitti Gritti Downtown (Belleville) – 11a-5p; Art On The Square; a juried fine art show

Hammerstone’s – 4p-8p; Jam Session w/VooDoo Blues; 8p-12a; Erik Brooks Mineral Springs Hotel (Alton) – 11a-4p; Spring 2019 Psychic and Crystal Fair; the Riverbend’s largest new age and metaphysical event in the haunted and historic Mineral Springs Hotel! Mediums, intuitives, readers, psychics, crafts, jewelry makers and so much more will be available all weekend! Hosted by It’s Raining Zen Molly’s in Soulard – 11:30a-2:30p; You, Me and Dougie; Every Sunday Off Broadway – 12:30p; Nick Gusman and the Coyotes in Broad Daylight Old Rock House – 12p; School Of Rock St. Louis Stagger Inn Again (Edwardsville) – Open Mic The Fabulous Fox Theatre – Come From Away The Pageant – The I’m A Survivor Benefit Concert – (Proceeds benefit Orlando Watson’s I’m A Survivor Cancer Foundation); Al B. Sure w/ TBA The Ready Room – The Sh-Booms The Sheldon – 3p; James Carter w/ the Peter Martin Trio The Sinkhole – 7p; One Step Closer w/ Crafter, Time & Pressure, Soul Craft, Tell Lies

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Delmar Hall - Wasteland Tour 2019: Riverside w/ TBA Evangeline’s – 7p-10p; St. Louis OPEN MIC & JAM hosted by Shamus McFerson Foam – 9p-11:30p; The Hussy w/ S#%tstorm, Big Pig Fubar – 7p; WE Are The Asteroid: (feat. Former members of Ed Hall, Pain Teens and Butthole Surfers) with special guests CANI SCIORRI (noise rock trio from Fossano Italy), THE CONFORMISTS, KILVEREZ. THIS IS AN ALL AGES SHOW Hammerstone’s – 7p; Monday Night Review w/Tim. Danny, and Randy The Fabulous Fox Theatre – Come From Away The Heavy Anchor – 10p; The Comedy Shipwreck Open Mic The Pageant – The Trauma Tour: I Prevail w/ Issues, Justin Stone The Sheldon – 7:30p; The Power of Theater GessoMagazine.com

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May 21 (Tues): * Bennie’s Pizza Pub (Belleville) – 6p-9p; Pizza, Pencils & Pints - A Social Drawing Event; great food & drink & lotsa art supplies; come be social and share your artistic inspirations.

Very family friendly. Co-sponsored by Belleville Screen Print Company and Gesso Magazine; every third Tuesday Foam – 8p-11p; The Mercury Tree w/ Ish, Human Monster Fubar – 6:30p; The Showcase Tour Old Rock House – 7p; Mike Judy Presents: Black Pistol Fire The Fabulous Fox Theatre – Come From Away The Heavy Anchor – 9p; The Pit Stop Comedy The Pageant – 105.7 The Point welcomes: The Hives, Refused

Foam – 8p-11p; JJW w/ Magu, Lobby Boxer, the Sigmund Frauds Fubar – 6:30p; Struggle Jennings Hartford Coffee Co. – 7:30p; Open Mic every Friday Jazz St. Louis – Lamar Harris | An Evening of Philly Soul Off Broadway – 7p; Tacocat!

Old Rock House – 9p; GMB Presents: Raising The Bar 4

* Papa Vito’s Downtown (Belleville) – 7p-10p; Live Music every Friday Night Pop’s (Sauget) – 6p; Mike Judy Presents: Avatar - Country World Tour w/ Devin Townsend (Acoustic), Dance With The Dead, and ‘68

May 22 (Wed):

1860s Saloon – 9p-1a; Music: Blues Jam Session (Hosted by Fred Pierce and Company); every Wednesday; no cover Delmar Hall – KSHE 95 Presents: A Benefit Concert to Support Spirit Of Discovery Park w/ Damon Johnson, The Black Moods, Special Guest Appearance by Andy Schmidt of STIR Evangeline’s – 7p-9p; Cassandra Elese (Austin, TX) Fubar – 6:30p; Texas Hippie Coalition Hammerstone’s – 4p-7p; Margaret & Eric; 8p-12a; John McVey Band Hwy 61 Roadhouse (Webster Groves) – 7:30p-11p; Blues Open Mic & Jam Session – every Wednesday Jazz St. Louis – Lamar Harris | An Evening of Philly Soul Off Broadway – 8p; Tav Falco’s Panther Burns Stagger Inn Again (Edwardsville) – Open Mic The Fabulous Fox Theatre – Come From Away

May 23 (Thurs):

Delmar Hall – Basement w/ Nothing, Gouge Away Evangeline’s – 7p-10p; Chris “Luppy” Swan Piano Recital Foam – 9p-12a; The Spirit of the Beehive w/ Strange Ranger, Joss Barton, Camp Counselor, Swollen Fubar – 6:30p; Beasto Blanco Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre – 7:30p; The Who Jacoby Arts Center (Alton) – 6:30p-7:30p; JAC Dance Program Recital Jazz St. Louis – Lamar Harris | An Evening of Philly Soul Off Broadway – 7p; The Cactus Blossoms Pop’s (Sauget) – 7p; Black Market Media Group Presents: CASKEY w/ Jordan Baumstark, Trenton P, and Solider B The Fabulous Fox Theatre – Come From Away The Heavy Anchor – 8p; Fighting Side, Good Morning Bedlam (MN), Hollow Ends, R. Kittens The Ready Room – Bad Wolves The Sheldon – 7:30p; DGS V

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Schlafly Bottleworks (Maplewood) – 5p-10p; Schlafly Art Outside Festival; “Like beer, art brings people together… We aim to raise awareness and appreciation of art and music created in our very own community. We feature artists you’ve never heard of and deliver a familyfriendly experience you won’t find anywhere else. Get closer to 15,000 of your neighbors and get to know art without pretense.” Music by The Bronx Cheers, The Potomac Accord, Elliot Pearson & the Passing Lane The Fabulous Fox Theatre – Come From Away The Heavy Anchor – 9p; Let’s Not, Qstreet The Pageant – Kandi Koated Entertainment Presents: Welcome To The Dungeon w/ Tamar Braxton, Trina The Ready Room – THAT 90s JAM || Memorial Day Weekend Edition; Ages 21+

May 25 (Sat):

Cutter’s (Belleville) – 9p; Cruzin 66 Band Downtown (Belleville) – 7:30a-12p; Old Town Farmers Market; locally grown produce, meats, honey, jams & jellies, baked goods, flowers, plants & live music; every Saturday through 11/02 Evangeline’s – 7p-11p; Jim Manley Band (St. Louis, MO) Fubar – 6:30p; Afton Live Music Showcase Game 6 Honky Tonk Joint – 9p; Flatliner Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre – 12p; KPNT 105.7 The Point presents Pointfest: Live - The Band, Seether, Coheed and Cambria, Fuel & Filter and many more Jazz St. Louis – Lamar Harris | An Evening of Philly Soul Loretto-Hilton Center @Webster University – 8p; Opera St Louis presents “The Marriage of Figarro”

* Papa Vito’s Downtown (Belleville) – 7p-10p; Live Music every Saturday Night

Schlafly Bottleworks (Maplewood) – 11a-10p; Schlafly Art Outside Festival; “Like beer, art brings people together… We aim to raise awareness and appreciation of art and music created in our very own community. We feature artists you’ve never heard of and deliver a familyfriendly experience you won’t find anywhere else. Get closer to 15,000 of your neighbors and get to know art without pretense.” Music by Foggy Memory Boys, Naked Groove, Leslie Sanzaro & Friends, Les Gruss & the Billygoat, Bruiser Queen, Middle Class Fashion The Fabulous Fox Theatre – Come From Away The Heavy Anchor – 9p; 80’s Prom Night The Ready Room – Snow Tha Product - Goin Off Tour The Sinkhole – 8:30p; Decomposer w/ Maniacal Force, Gorbza, Lightning Wolf The Wildey Theatre (Edwardsville) – Jeremiah Johnson w/ special guest Amanda Fish

Brooks Jazz St. Louis – Lamar Harris | An Evening of Philly Soul Molly’s in Soulard – 11:30a-2:30p; You, Me and Dougie; Every Sunday Schlafly Bottleworks (Maplewood) – 11a-4p; Schlafly Art Outside Festival; “Like beer, art brings people together… We aim to raise awareness and appreciation of art and music created in our very own community. We feature artists you’ve never heard of and deliver a familyfriendly experience you won’t find anywhere else. Get closer to 15,000 of your neighbors and get to know art without pretense.” Music by The Bottlesnakes, River Kittens, Cara Louise Band Stagger Inn Again (Edwardsville) – Open Mic The Fabulous Fox Theatre – Come From Away The Ready Room – Throwbacks & Cocktails With Yung Joc & Dj Unk; Ages 21+

May 27 (Mon):

Downtown (Belleville) – 10a-11a; Memorial Day Parade; North 3rd Street and Main to Mascoutah Avenue to Walnut Hill Cemetery Evangeline’s – 7p-10p; St. Louis OPEN MIC & JAM hosted by Shamus McFeron Fubar – 6p; Crazy Town – “20 Year Anniversary Tour” Fubar Lounge – 6p; The Convalescence Hammerstone’s – 7p; Monday Night Review w/Tim. Danny, and Randy Laderman Park (Belleville) – 8:45a-9:45a; Trail Life Troop IL-0078 The Legacy Memorial Day 5K The Heavy Anchor – 10p; The Comedy Shipwreck Open Mic

May 28 (Tues):

Delmar Hall – The Maine w/ Grayscale Evangeline’s – 7p-10p; PAT JOYCE (St. Louis, MO) Foam – 7p-11p; Kharma w/ Kill Their Past, Brute Force, Soul Craft Fubar – 6p; Famous Last Words Off Broadway – 7p; Combo Chimbita The Heavy Anchor – 9p; Shut Up During the Movie! Local comics heckling bad movies The Sheldon – 7:30p; The Steve Schenkel Trio with Kim Fuller

May 29 (Wed):

1860s Saloon – 9p-1a; Music: Blues Jam Session (Hosted by Fred Pierce and Company); every Wednesday; no cover Delmar Hall – The Damned w/ The Detroit Cobras performing “Machine Gun Etiquette” in its entirety + more Evangeline’s – 7p-10p; TEXAS LOWDOWN BLUES SHOWCASE Fubar – 6p; Oceano; 7p; The 5,6,7,8’s May 26 (Sun): Funny Bone – Rob Durham 1860s Saloon – 2p-6p; Music: Fred Pierce and Company; every Sunday; no Hwy 61 Roadhouse (Webster Groves) – 7:30p-11p; Blues Open Mic & cover Jam Session – every Wednesday Evangeline’s – 11:30a-2:30p; HOT SWING JAZZ BRUNCH featuring Missouri Botanical Gardens – Whitaker Music Festival: Old Souls Miss Jubilee Revival; Music begins at 7p; Last entry at 8:30p. Free admission after 5p.

The Children’s Garden remains open with free admission from 5 to 7 p.m.

Fubar – 6p; Michael Angelo Batio The open-air Whitaker Music Festival presents free Wednesday evening Hammerstone’s – 4p-8p; Jam Session w/VooDoo Blues; 8p-12a; Erik concerts under the stars every summer. The festival is funded by the 16

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Whitaker Foundation, which supports St. Louis arts and parks to promote common heritage, celebrate diversity and encourage vitality within the community. Visitors are welcome to bring their own picnic supper, baskets or coolers. Please limit glass. Picnic fare, beer, wine, soda and sno-cones are also available for purchase on-site.

Pop’s (Sauget) – 6p; Mike Judy Presents: Oceano w/ Angelmaker, Prison, Cambion Stagger Inn Again (Edwardsville) – Open Mic The Firebird – The Dangerous Summer; Have Mercy; Modern Chemistry The Heavy Anchor – 8p; Sorry, Please Continue

The Ready Room – Howie Day The Sheldon – 8p; Midwest Avengers The Stage @ KDHX – 8p; Town Mountain The Wildey Theatre (Edwardsville) – 8p; Thunderstruck: America’s AC/ DC Tribute Union United Methodist Church (Belleville) – 6:15p-7:30p; Belleville Shriner’s Run

* Papa Vito’s Downtown (Belleville) – 7p-10p; Live Music every Friday Night

* Papa Vito’s Downtown (Belleville) – 7p-10p; Live Music every Saturday Night

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Belle-Clair Fairgrounds – Shriner’s Circus Bennie’s Pizza Pub (Belleville) – Margaritaville on Main; Live “Buffett” May 30 (Thurs): and beach Music. Drink & Menu specials at each participating location.

Fubar – 7p; T.S.O.L. Games & Prizes awarded at each of 6 sponsoring Downtown Belleville Funny Bone – Rob Durham locations, including BEST DRESSED. Game 6 Honky Tonk Joint – 7p; Cody Tyler and Joshua Allen Carondelet Park (StL) – The Big Glamp; hosted by Strange Folk Festival Halo Bar – Ellen Hilton Cook (Immediately following Amanda Palmer at Delmar Hall – Sean Canan’s Voodoo Players & Brothers Lazaroff present: The Pageant) Tangled Up in Lou – Bob Dylan Birthday Celebration Old Rock House – 7p; Kelly Finnigan & The Atonements Downtown (Belleville) – 7:30a-12p; Old Town Farmers Market; locally grown produce, meats, honey, jams & jellies, baked goods, flowers, plants South Grand (StL) – 5:30p; South Grand Art Walk; 15 local artists at 15 & live music; every Saturday through 11/02 local businesses that support the arts Fubar Lounge – 5:30p; Agitate The Airwaves Birthday Debauchery 2 The Marcelle – 8p; New Line Theatre Presents: Be More Chill Funny Bone – Rob Durham The Pageant – There Will Be No Intermission Tour: An Evening w/ Amanda Palmer Game 6 Honky Tonk Joint – 9p; Lick Creek The Sinkhole – 9p; The Woolly Bushmen w/ Pono AM, Beach Bodies, Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre – 7p; Dierks Bentley, Jon Pardi & Sunset Over Houma Tenille Townes May 31 (Fri): Loretto-Hilton Center @Webster University – 8p; Opera St Louis 1860s Saloon – 6p-8p; Music: Rick Green on acoustic guitar; Every Friday presents “Rigaletto” Carondelet Park (StL) – The Big Glamp; hosted by Strange Folk Festival Missouri Botanical Gardens - 9a-4p; Green Living Festival; Help your family live green! Join us for a hands-on, day-long festival of learning, Downtown (Belleville) – 7:30p-10p; Ainad Shriner’s Parade playing, and engaging with people of all ages and backgrounds with an interest in sustainable, healthy lifestyles. Explore the links between Fubar – 7p; Nashville P#%*y, Guitar Wolf, The Turbo A.C.’s sustainability, energy efficiency, conservation at home and a healthy Funny Bone – Rob Durham environment. Talk with green product and service exhibitors and learn more about home improvement and healthy homes. Hosted by the EarthWays Hartford Coffee Co. – 7:30p; Open Mic every Friday Center, the festival features local foods and spirits, and children can enjoy Loretto-Hilton Center @Webster University – 8p; Opera St Louis activities such as recycled art projects, solar model cars and solar oven presents “The Marriage of Figarro” s’mores. Workshops throughout the day share the many ways that plants, air, water, soil and energy sustain our homes, our health and our planet. The Off Broadway – 7p; Orphan Welles, The Cordial Sins (OH),North by festival will be held rain or shine.

North, Fluorescent Old Rock House – 7p; The Stone Sugar Shakedown Old Rock House – 9p; Downlink – The Doom System Tour

Pop’s (Sauget) – 7p; It Goes Up Tour 2019: Tech N9ne w/ Krizz Kaliko, Dax, Mayday, Ubi of Ces Cru, and ATG Pop’s Blue Moon – 9p; Exmag Stifel Theatre – Tom Segura: Take It Down Tour The Focal Point – Lonesome Pines

* The Heavy Anchor – 9p; Vulture Culture (Album Release), The Slow Boys, Dutch Courage The Pageant – Live Nation Presents: Take It Down Tour (Late Show) Tom Segura w/ TBA

Pop’s (Sauget) – 6:30p; Pop’s Presents: $3 Slamdown w/ Ending Orion, Warheadd, The Ricters, Frago, Are You In? Riverfront Amphitheater (Alton) – 6a-7p; Tour De Cure; Join over 1,000 cyclists, in the fight to stop diabetes, at the Alton Riverfront Amphitheater.

Choose to ride 10 (family fun), 30, 50, 62 or 100 miles on routes that will take you through beautiful rural Illinois with various terrains, from flat to moderate rolling hills. Cyclists of all ages can find a route that suits them in this well-supported ride. Rest stops are located approximately every 10 miles and are stocked with water, snacks, beverages and first aid. Support vehicles patrol the routes for your assistance and safety.

Seven (Belleville) – Margaritaville on Main

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The Focal Point – Anne Hills The Pageant – Tig Notaro w/ TBA The Sinkhole – 6p; Listener & Birds in Row The Stage @ KDHX - 8p; Hobo Cane Album Release w/ Javier Mendoza

Garden remains open with free admission from 5 to 7 p.m. The open-air Whitaker Music Festival presents free Wednesday evening concerts under the stars every summer. The festival is funded by the Whitaker Foundation, which supports St. Louis arts and parks to promote common heritage, celebrate diversity and encourage vitality within the community. Visitors are welcome to bring their own picnic supper, baskets or coolers. Please June 2 (Sun): limit glass. Picnic fare, beer, wine, soda and sno-cones are also available 1860s Saloon – 2p-6p; Music: Fred Pierce and Company; every Sunday; no for purchase on-site. cover Off Broadway – 7p; Twangfest 23 Night 1: Craig Finn + The Uptown Controllers with The Delines Belle-Clair Fairgrounds – Shriner’s Circus Carondelet Park (StL) – The Big Glamp; hosted by Strange Folk Festival Stagger Inn Again (Edwardsville) – Open Mic The Pageant – Ilana Glazer w/ TBA Delmar Hall – Reckless Kelly w/ TBA Fubar – 7p; Ten Foot Pole Funny Bone – Rob Durham Molly’s in Soulard – 11:30a-2:30p; You, Me and Dougie; Every Sunday Stagger Inn Again (Edwardsville) – Open Mic

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Fubar Lounge – 7p; Immortal Bird Game 6 Honky Tonk Joint – 9p; Dirt Road Revival Ignite Theatre – Bonfire Summer Camp Session One: Open to performers entering Kindergarten-4th Grade; See description on 06/03 June 3 (Mon): Jazz St. Louis – John Pizzarelli Trio with Catherine Russell: Billie & Blue Ignite Theatre – Bonfire Summer Camp Session One: Open to performers Eyes entering Kindergarten-4th Grade; Pet owners, Roger and Anita, live happily in London with their Dalmatians, Pongo and Perdita, stalwart dogs devoted Off Broadway – 7p; Twangfest 23 Night 2: James McMurtry with The to raising their puppies. Everything is quiet until Anita’s former classmate, Burney Sisters the monstrous Cruella De Vil, plots to steal the puppies for her new fur Old Rock House – 7p; Ana Popovic with Oddslane coat. The Dalmatians rally all the dogs of London for a daring rescue of The Heavy Anchor – 9p; Boondoggle: Episode 12 - Dusk in the City the puppies from Cruella and her bumbling henchmen. Camp meets daily, Monday - Friday 9am-4pm Sat show; No Audition Required!

The Ready Room – Scrantonicity Foam – 9p-11:45p; Terminator 2 (TX) w/ Chalked Up, Who Goes There The Sheldon – 7:30p; St. Louis Sound Live Finals Event Fubar – 6p; Waking The Cadaver

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Fubar – 7p; Cloven Hoof Fubar Lounge – 7p; NOISEM Ignite Theatre – Bonfire Summer Camp Session One: Open to performers entering Kindergarten-4th Grade; See description on 06/03 Old Rock House – 7p; Kiefer Sutherland with Guest TBA Stifel Theatre – Nickelodeon’s JoJo Siwa D.R.E.A.M. Tour The Ready Room – My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult

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1860s Saloon –9p-1a; Music: Blues Jam Session (Hosted by Fred Pierce and Company); every Wednesday; no cover Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre – 8p; Adam Sandler Hwy 61 Roadhouse (Webster Groves) – 7:30p-11p; Blues Open Mic & Jam Session – every Wednesday Ignite Theatre – Bonfire Summer Camp Session One: Open to performers entering Kindergarten-4th Grade; See description on 06/03 Jazz St. Louis – John Pizzarelli Trio with Catherine Russell: Billie & Blue Eyes Loretto-Hilton Center @Webster University – 8p; Opera St Louis presents “Rigaletto” Missouri Botanical Gardens – Whitaker Music Festival: Terence Blanchard; Presented in partnership with Opera Theatre of St. Louis; Music begins at 7p; Last entry at 8:30p. Free admission after 5p. The Children’s 18

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June 7 (Fri):

1860s Saloon – 6p-8p; Music: Rick Green on acoustic guitar; Every Friday Blueberry Hill Duck Room – An Evening w/ Tom Russell Fubar – 6:30p; Aaron West & The Roaring Twenties Funny Bone – Guy Torry June 7&8 Hartford Coffee Co. – 7:30p; Open Mic every Friday Ignite Theatre – Bonfire Summer Camp Session One: Open to performers entering Kindergarten-4th Grade; See description on 06/03 Jazz St. Louis – John Pizzarelli Trio with Catherine Russell: Billie & Blue Eyes Off Broadway – 7p; Twangfest 23 Night:3 Sarah Shook& the Disarmers

* Papa Vito’s Downtown (Belleville) – 7p-10p; Live Music every Friday Night The Focal Point – Richard Smith The Heavy Anchor – 9p; Saint Zosima, Lumet, Sensor Shake The Pageant – Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue w/ TBA

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May 2019 An Interview with Frankie valet Isobel Abbott-Dethrow sat down with the St. Louis band Frankie valet and talked to members Jack, Jake, Alison, and Gram.

Isobel: How and when was Frankie valet formed?

Jake: Gram and I played songs together; I didn’t want to play songs alone, so I had Gram come along with me. Our first gig was a KWUR stack session, which was sort of how I met Jack. Our friend Daniel played tambourine and eventually it kind of morphed, with some different folks coming in, like these folks (Jack and Alison).

Gram: I quit music for a summer and then more people joined--naturally--so the band could stay together. Then, I came back and we had two drummers for a while... that was awesome. We just kept switching instruments; Jack was playing bass.

Jack: I played guitar, then bass, then guitar again.

Gram: We just kept switching... Jack stopped playing bass, then Al played bass.

We had keyboarders at one time or two.

Jack: The timeline now: around September 2016, Jake starts writing songs on guitar, then in October 2016, Jake and I meet at the Way Out Club. Jake and Gram went to high school together, Alison and I went to college together. When Gram stopped, I joined in Summer 2017 on guitar; Jim was also on guitar, Other Jake was on bass, and Matt was on drums, but Jim and Other Jake back to college, and I went on bass. Gram then came back, so there were two drummers, a bassist, and guitarist.

Jake: That lasted for a long enough time, about a year.

Gram: I feel like that was more or less the formation of the original Frankie valet.

That’s when the name changed, we were Sleepeasies.

Jack: So Frankie valet was us four. Then in June, Matt left, Alison came on bass, and I went to guitar.

Jake: The rest is the future.

Alison: I agree with Jack’s story.

Jack: This is now a two and a half-year-old project.

Gram: We’re approaching one year with this lineup.

I: Do you guys have any personal influences?

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I: On your album, Stop Apologizing, I felt there was a bunch of energy, but it was all kept intact and not wild or incredibly noisy. I enjoyed the balance of mellowness and high activity, and its combination sometimes, like in “April” and “Something to Do With A Mouth.” What is the songwriting and composition process like?

Jack: Recently, it’s been different. Stop Apologizing was a very different songwriting experience than the album we just recorded. Stop Apologizing was a lot of things that Jake had written that were pretty fleshed out in terms of song structure and melody that we then put our own parts to. The collaborative process was there; Jake and Alison started writing songs back in March or February of last year. I’ve been writing a lot with them, too. But, a lot of that stuff still comes into practice, not any real structure, just a lot of ideas. Gram has an incredible ear for structure, and just thinking, “How is this going to fit together?”, making parts sound like parts. It’s been super collaborative these days, and I think we want it to be more collaborative, but just based on how schedules are we don’t always have three hours to sit down and work on a song.

Jake: The turning point for that was before our tour last summer. At the practice before we left for the trip, we worked on one song for about four hours. That was the first time I think it really changed, where as a group we all worked on something.

Gram: That song is going to be on the new album.

Alison: We all wrote a song together at my lake house, as well. A lot of the times, I’d say that when we are not together, it’s usually that someone has an idea and that’s where it starts, usually with lyrics.

I: What is your favorite song to perform live?

Jack: For my guitar playing, I really love J Mascis. I don’t really play guitar like him that much, I just really love him and think about how he would play things, then I play it differently. Because I started playing guitar in this band after Jake, a lot of guitar parts I’ve been writing have been super Jake influenced, also because I write with Jake a lot. Songwriting-wise, Strange Ranger. The Spirit of the Beehive’s guitar is the only thing I have actively tried corporating into playing in the last six months.

Gram: As far as influences for drumming, I’d probably say the other local bands, also drummers that I saw play at Co-op basements at Washington University. I try not to think about drums as much these days. If I’m going to take influence for drums, it’s going to be how someone plays guitar or piano, because I don’t trust drummers. Mitski rocks.

Jake: For my guitar playing, I like Buck Meek a lot from Big Thief. But my sound is like a Kevin Shields rip-off, which is great. My Bloody Valentine is in there. I was more of a bass player before this band, so a lot of my stuff mostly comes from the Motown bass melodies and arrangements from old soul records. I played jazz, as well. Arrangements and the way song parts work together is important for me. I

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try to think about it wholistically--all the parts fitting together--as much as I can for my quarter of [the band]... trying to fit in where I can, but not be too crazy.

Although, I do like Big Muff--Big Muff is my biggest influence.

Alison: I don’t know if I can say that I have any direct bass influences, I’ve kind of been winging it because I’m new with this. With music in general, if I try to write songs I normally think about female singers that I like, such as Florence and Phoebe Bridgers.

Jack: It so depends on the day for me.

Jake: I like “Try Not to Think.”

Jack: That’s consistently my favorite.

Jake: There’s some really good lyrics Jack wrote.

Jack: Jake and I wrote the bones of that song in Tower Grove Park.

Gram: I don’t know if I have favorite songs, but I have favorite moments. There’s little, tiny changes that I love in every song.

Jack: My favorite one recently has been “Soft Skin.”

Jake: That one is super fun to play. You get two tempo changes. There’s a lot of tempo changes these days in our songs.

I: I saw that you guys played in my hometown, Belleville, at Balance Coffee & Tea back in the summer. I did not think that place could be used as a music venue until I saw that happened. What was that night like?

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Alison: It’s super funny, because Gram wasn’t there. I don’t know if we practiced before the show. It was kind of rough for me. I was thinking, “How do I keep rhythm?!”

Jake: As far as our performance went, it was definitely weird, but the show itself was really cool. The venue really worked for that kind of function.

Jack: We were leaving for tour the next day, it was kind of last minute. We had a show in Cincinnati the next day.

Gram: We left for tour that night; I couldn’t be there because I had to work.

Jack: We drove there overnight after we played at Balance. Our friend George from American Poetry Club was playing there, and he said we should also play.

Jake: It was on the 4th of July.

Jack: We got Imo’s after, and it was really tight.

Alison: That was my first Imo’s.

Gram: The fireworks were beautiful that night on the road.

I: Since I got a platform to express my love for the STL scene, I’ve always wanted to bring attention to Foam and its current financial crisis, because of how vital Foam is for STL bands and audiences alike. How has Foam impacted you guys?

Gram: Yes... there’s so many good St. Louis bands.

Jake: One of my favorites that we have not performed with is Glued.

Jack: I really like Yuppy these days. We’ve played with them before, but only as a duo.

Gram: There’s so many awesome bands--Details is good--they’re all great.

Jack: Little Big Bangs was one of the shows I was most excited for, because they’re so good. They’re just nice kids.

Jake: I love Cricket Fish, and that’s a band we will not perform with. We share a drummer. It’s physically impossible to perform with them. Gram can only be in one place at one time.

Gram: I don’t like double shows because you only get luck for the first show, maybe the second. You’re like a deflated balloon. It’s difficult to switch headspaces. Being the drummer of those two bands, I don’t want to sound the exact same, and I can’t help but have a shared element. In thirty minutes, it just does not work.

I: Are you guys working on any new projects?

Gram: Positively. Apparently in high school, I said that the dream was to play Foam. Then we made it, but I forgot I had said it. Jake reminded me that my dreams were fulfilled.

Jack: It’s really easy to have the mindset of, “Oh, it’s just another Foam show, whatever,” because so many shows are at Foam. But the fact that so many of the DIY shows are at Foam is pretty crazy. It’s that accessible to book shows there.

I remember the first time I played was with some friends and we were in our underwear. It was August, and none of our friends were back to school yet. I remember that the curtains behind the stage were open and these two women just thought it was hilarious. They stood outside and laughed for half our set. But that was so cool that Foam offered the opportunity to play there, and every band I: Where has been your favorite place to perform on tour? playing now has played there at some point. It is so important that space exists.

It’s really great for booking, too, because that makes my job easier.

Jake: I think it’s cool because the folks that work at Foam are amazing. Everyone Jack: My favorite show of the summer tour was Boston, partially because it was shares a common appreciation for music that is not corporate, national, big label nice to see family and friends. I’m from there. Also, we made a lot of money that whatnot. night, tons of people came and we sold a lot of shirts. People were really into it. Gram: There is a very organic air around that place, especially when bands play.

Also a lot of kids we met that night were awesome. Of the spring tour we just did, The bass drum is not microphoned generally. There’s not a big production, and I Athens, Georgia. I really liked Athens. really like that. You can hear how the band sounds at practice, versus having to Jake: Athens was cool. deal with sound men and soundcheck. I always love playing at Foam.

Gram: I thought Philadelphia was cool.

Alison: It’s a good middle ground. Someone else is in on it, but you have most of Alison: We played in a fancy bar. That was fun, too. the control.

Jake: Oh yeah, in Knoxville.

Jake: Likewise, we’ve seen brand new bands that nobody knows, also big bands.

Alison: I liked the Mockbee (in Cincinnati) a lot.

Jack: We’re playing with two of our favorite bands there in a month: Strange Jack: Cincinnati’s great; we’ve played in Cincinnati about three times now.

Ranger and the Spirit of the Beehive.

Alison: Two of the times have been in friends’ basements, which has been a time. Alison: I think of the Spirit of the Beehive as such a legitimate band that it’s It’s fun, but it’s different. amazing.

Jake: Foam rocks. Hopefully they can make it out of their financial situation.

Alison: We need Foam.

I: Do you have any favorite STL bands to perform with?

Gram: We have a new album coming out. It’s done more or less.

Jack: Seven of the nine songs were done in January and we recorded the last two a month ago. Mixing is happening, then it will be done.

Jake: We are trying to get that out on-Gram: Don’t say any dates.

Jack: Sometime in the next five years.

Jake: Keep your eyes open, your ears peeled.

Jack: If you have seen any of our sets it’s the only songs we have played. Realistically though, the summer.

Jake: Or fall at the latest.

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May 2019 Keep FOAM Open! GoFundMe Campaign: https://www.gofundme.com/f/keep-foam-open

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“Wintering Elephant Rocks” 15x30 acrylic on canvas by Garry McMichael

On Being An Artist...

by Garry McMichael “Don’t think about making art, just get it done. Let everyone else decide if it’s good or bad, whether they love or hate it. While they are deciding, make even more art.” Andy Warhol

I plan to take photos and paint until the day I die. How long do you plan to be an artist?

“So Garry, just how long have you been an Artist?”

Garry McMichael Fine Art, 1926 Allen Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63104

Since the day I could scribble with a pencil or a crayon. I have a photo of myself with a Kodak Brownie hanging around my neck when I was nine. I took my camera everywhere. When I was a high school senior I illustrated a student literary book with my drawings. I loved being a student photographer. It gave me the opportunity to get out of class to take photos of other students and activities for the yearbook.

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A camera in my hands was like wearing a protective coat of armor.

Photography helped me to overcome my shyness, approach other students, especially girls, and develop relationship skills that many students don’t learn until later in life.

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Photography also helped me to develop a life-long love for the outdoors, nature and the Missouri/Arkansas Ozarks in particular. Today the American landscape is an integral part of my art. Our clear running streams and green-forested hills are a treasure to behold and a challenge to paint.

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May 2019 The Creative Endeavors of Germania Brew Haus

by Brooke Peipert

Germania Brew Haus in Alton, IL is something unlike anything in the area. While at a first glance of the name, one might think that this place is just another bar on a main street in America; there is, however, much more to it.

You can visit Germania in the morning for coffee and muffins and come back for beer and pretzels for dinner. Offering a plethora of choices, this gem of a place has something for just about everyone. A veteran-owned, family-operated business, it specializes in a rotating menu of German style appetizers, from pretzels the size of one’s own head to protein balls and muffins that are sure to not disappoint. A trained team of baristas whip up delicious things from lattes to Italian sodas. And Germania grinds its own coffee beans from a local coffee company. Patrons can also come back for a happy hour with Germania’s unique self-serve tap of over 12 arrays of beers and ciders from local and non-local microbrews. With the help of a microchip wrist band, customers activate the tap(s) of their choice and simply pay by the ounce, giving them the option of just trying a beer rather than having being forced into to buying an entire beer that you are unsure about liking.

If it isn’t the tap system catching patrons’ eyes, it is typically the historical chandelier suspended from the ceiling and the cozy environment that quite literally feels like home. Grab a beer and walk up a flight of stairs to an upper level where hours can be spent enjoying the view of the Mississippi River from their rooftop deck or playing various board games that Germania employees have stacked on the shelves for patrons to play.

Germania has a lot more to offer outside of their delicious menu!

In addition to being a coffee shop by day and self-serve tap by night, it’s a great place to find the historical walls flooded with art from local artists.

BLPart and Curating manages the art on the walls and hosts anything from opening receptions, charity art raffles, silent auctions, artist talks, and closing ceremonies. (For more info on art events coming to Germania Brew Haus, Like and Follow BLPart and Curating on Facebook.) The art on the walls rotate with each artist’s work hanging 6-8 weeks dependent on each individual show. Currently, the walls are adorned with the newest body of work entitled “The Indelible Spirit”, by Tracey Ippolito. You can be sure to be unexpectedly moved by Tracey’s in-depth paintings based on things like spirituality, mental illness, and what it is that defines the human experience.

The show will continue through May 15th, and will close with a silent auction of smaller, unexhibited and even more affordable works by the artist. The artist will be available for a live talk and questions pertaining to her body of work. The closing reception will be on May 4th from 5:00 pm until 8:00 pm with live music provided by Joey Ciaramitaro.

In addition to featured solo artist events at Germania Brew Haus (hosted by BLPart and Curating), is an event called “Coffee.Shop”. Every third Sunday, some of Alton’s most talented artisans set up to sell their handmade goods for the event. Come shop and support local artists, grab a coffee and embrace this place that roars with a unique charm that only Germania Brew Haus embodies. As a small business, Germania Brew Haus is an advocate for supporting a variety of artistic endeavors in the community, such as ‘The Night Market on Broadway’. The ‘Night Market on Broadway’ is a summer event that takes place in the pocket park between Germania Brew Haus and Jacoby Arts Center every Thursday beginning June 20th at 7:00 pm. Local artisans and vendors come out, live music takes place, and you’ll experience a vibe that will welcome you with open arms to come back again and again. The ‘Night Market on Broadway’ is a family-oriented event, including pets, so you really have no reason to not make it out to support local artists who are so passionate about selling their home-made and handmade goods that they return week after week, season after season.

During the market, Germania Brew Haus collaborates by hosting an open mic night, beginning at 7:30 pm. The first open mic night will be on June 20th

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and continue every Thursday evening, so grab your guitar and head down to one of the best open mic nights in Alton. If you aren’t a musician, grab a beer and enjoy our little river towns’ local musicians. For more information on ‘The Night Market on Broadway’, Like and Follow their Facebook page.

With all this, Germania Brew Haus should be an inspiration to anyone thinking about starting a small business. The owners humbly run a family business providing the community with a place nothing short of unique.

With options for everyone who visits, featured drinks and appetizers keep patrons coming back. In compliment to the ever-changing menu of beers, coffees, and appetizers, locals have really begun anticipating the new local art each month, often asking when the next show is when ordering their morning coffee. So, cheers to Germania Brew Haus for providing Alton with a business so willing to support our local artists and musicians in the way that they do. If you’ve yet to have the pleasure, go ahead and make your first visit and this little hotspot will keep you coming back.

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Interested in showing your art? Contact BLPart and Curating: https://www.facebook.com/BLPart/

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You are cordially invited to volume number three! This left column of games will remain the same trusty games with a different setup each month, while the right column will introduce new games monthly. Want to support more games like these? Want next month’s issue before it goes to print?Join our patreon at: Patreon.com/DankByDesign Bring as many eggs to the exit of the dungeon as you can carrying them in your inventory. Each skeleton is worth 1VP when defeated but undefeated costs 1 heart (1VP) when encountered. If you have no hearts you may not cross over a skeleton without a sword. Items are one time use! All items take 1 inventory slot and if you have empty inventory slots you must pick it up. Use of any item means it is discarded and items may not be discarded without first using them. Eggs may never be discarded.

You may cross a space more than once. You may travel diagonally. Dark spaces require the use of one torch to travel through each time, even if already traveled through before.

Start at the S and end at the E.

Sword- Defeats 1 skeleton Torch- Travel through 1 dark space Key- Unlock 1 chest or 1 door

Wall Flower is 2-6 players and requires a different color of writing utensil per number of players. Players begin in opposite corners of the board and the winner is the first player to reach their home base again after making it through the center of the board. The board consists of spaces (white dots) and paths inbetween (flower petals.) Color in a dot in a corner of the board that is your homebase. Players begin with their own 12 “walls” shaped like petals outside of the board. On a player’s turn they MUST do one of two things: Either place one wall anywhere on the board by coloring in a petal pathway and coloring in one of their petals outside the board (until their wall limit is reached.) OR “Move” by coloring in an unoccupied white dot adjacent to where their “pawn” is currently. When a player marks a wall or moves to a new dot both are permanent. A player may not move onto a white dot they or anyone else have already been on (exept for their own home base.) It is illegal to place a wall or color in a dot that would completely block a player from reaching the center of the board or their home base or otherwise eliminate them. When a player reaches the center of the board they may now travel through their own color of walls.

Jumping another player’s pawn is allowed. Players may jump pawns that are on a dot adjacent their own. Players MAY jump spaces other players have previously occupied even if they’re not on them. When jumping you may jump through any of the other 5 petal pathways attached to the space the player is / was on to any of the additional 5 white dots surrounding them. A player MAY use jumping to jump around (NOT THROUGH) another player’s walls.

Jumping another player who is on the center dot DOES COUNT as a player passing through the center dot. Double, triple jumping, etc. in a single turn is allowed if pawns align to allow it. Players may not jump their own color dots. First player home wins!

Egg- Score 2VP when brought to E Ice- May not turn on ice unless if stopped by a dark space or edge.

Chest- Score 5VP when unlocked Warp- Transports you to any other warp, any time you step onto one.

Door- Blocks travel in all directions.

Escaping this room requires you to figure out the password for the door.

Solve the password based on how many letters long the code is, the selection of letters you have to choose from and what the room looks like! You may use a letter more than once. Check back each month for the password to escaping from last month’s room!

Volume #2’s Password: “LIGHT”

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2019 Gesso Magazine Collegiate Artist Award

for her Oil on Canvas Painting: For Danna

Michele Hilbing

Michele Hilbing received the 2019 Gesso Magazine Collegiate Artist Award at the Annual Schmidt Art Center Student Art and Design Exhibit on April 25. The award winning piece, entitled “For Danna”, is an oil on canvas painting.

Michele provides the following story behind this striking work of art: My friend Danna was diagnosed with a rare form of breast cancer. Before her double mastectomy she went out to California to see her family. While there, her daughter took a picture of her standing on the rocks - bare chested to the ocean making peace with her future.

This painting reflects my version of what I saw in the photograph; her power mixing with the forces of nature.

I wasn’t sure if I should give her the painting because I didn’t want to take her back in time to such a difficult period in her life. But recently she celebrated the birth of her first grandchild. That gave the painting new meaning to me.

Now when I think about that painting, I think of her grandson looking at it and seeing what an amazing and powerful grandmother he has. So I’m looking forward to giving it to her later this summer.

Michele can be reached at: MRH6416@aol.com

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Submissions

May 2019 Kaitlynn Hall

“I am a self-taught abstract artist, obsessed with color and emotion.

As an artist, I strive to create works that encapsulate these complex feelings. Over the course of our lives, we experince a terribly wide range of incredibly varying emotions, be they fleeting and darting or persistent and relentless. I want the colors and contours of my paintings to trap those thoughts and feelings; I want to keep them and share them indefinitely.”

For more information, Kaitlynn can be reached at hallk1483@gmail.com

Clockwise from top left: “Marching Band”, acrylic on 4”x4” canvas.

“Sweet Tooth”, acrylic, ink, and glitter on 24”x24” canvas.

“Street Fair”, acrylic and ink on 15”x30” canvas.

“Tang”, acrylic, ink, and marker on 4”x4” canvas.

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May 2019 Tracey Morgan

“I consider myself a bit of a curious creative — during my first years of college at STLCC – Meramec, I decided to study Mass Communications, absolutely falling in love with black and white photography. For the next 20 years, I would find myself dabbling in photography (in all of its forms), in graphic design – earning my Master of Fine Arts Degree in Media Design and in special events coordination, eventually landing the perfect gig here at Third Degree Glass Factory. Here, in this place, I am surrounded by and exposed to the influences I adore the most – amazing art in several forms, my passion for event planning, and amazing creatives of all types.

“With this inspiration surrounding me — I feel this is where the journey to creating my life’s work begins — combining my love for photography with the my passion for graphic design, and sharing it with the world. I am looking forward to traveling more with my two sons, Jordan (15) and Andrew (7), so they may enjoy, experience and capture the curiosities of life with me.

“Words to live by? Wanderlust – experience it all. And of course my mantra — Positive mind, positive vibe, positive life. Love to all.”

This past summer, an opportunity presented itself for Tracey to travel abroad. Her goal has always been to experience the “cracks and crevices of the world,” and in return share the experience with others via her work and passion for photography and graphic design. Last July, Tracey captured some of the amazing “off the beaten path” parts of Rome, Florence, Venice (Venezia) and Murano–a small island off the coast of Venice, known for its long, rich history in glassmaking.

Doors of Italy#1- Entrance to “St. Peter’s Basillica”

- Vatican City- Rome

Hotel Villa Stucky: Venice, Italy- Portrait

For more information on Tracey’s work, visit her at https://traceylmorgan.wixsite.com/tmorgandesigns79

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Rag Alley Tag- Portrait

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