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Editors Word – April 2019 Straight Up Magazine is now Gesso Magazine and it is here with its 45th 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 Shakayla Clark as our featured cover artist.

Check out our submissions section 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 #45 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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February Credits

Editors: Jake Bishop, Robert Corey, Dylan Seibert, Paul Seibert Layout Design Artists: Jake Bishop, Dylan Seibert, Mark Polege Sales: Jake Bishop, Robert Corey, Keri Robertson, 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, Lesley Schaeperkoetter, Dylan Seibert, Paul Seibert, Wil Sullivan, Herald Publications

Contributors

Cover Artist: Shakayla Clark Cover Logo: Jake Bishop Comics: Robert Corey, Will Sullivan Fun Page: Jake Bishop Photography: Photos Courtesy of Gogh-Getters Gallery (p.24-25) & Janet Evra (p.23), Allan Crain (p.3), Alison Lysokowski (p.6-8), Isobel Abbott-Dethrow (p.20-21), Carrie Paul (p.27), Jake Bishop (p.32) Feature Writers: Isobel Abbot-Dethrow, Garry McMichael, Carrie Paul, Jason Sibert Submissions: Darla Allen, Shakayla Clark, John Dorroh, John Salozzo 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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The Cigar Inn, “Your Smoke and Drink of Choice”

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History Corner

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Cairns... by Garry McMichael

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April Comics

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April Calendar of Events

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April Fun Page

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An Interview with The Slow Boys

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Artwork by Feb cover artist Glenn McCoy

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Recent Release Review: Janet Evra

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Sunday Morning Game Night

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Gesso Magazine Emerging Young Artist Award

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April Submissions

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by Alison Lysakowski

by Isobel Abbott-Dethrow

by Paul Seibert

Keeping Art Downtown - Edwardsville

by Jason Seibert

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big-screen TV. Inviting couches and easy chairs surround a large coffee table, making it ideal for everyone to socialize and make new friends. Smoking is permitted, and there are over 150 premium cigar choices on site.

The Cigar Inn, “Your Smoke and Drink of Choice”

by Alison Lysakowski

The Cigar Inn, located in Belleville, is our area’s premier jazz and cigar bar. Non-smokers and smokers alike can commune in its classy, cozy atmosphere with a full bar for a nice drink or two, or maybe even a few. With their 25 choices of malt scotches- being the largest scotch bar in the area- and tasty martinis, beers, wines, rums, gins, vodkas, and more, there is plenty to keep your palate busy and your nerves relaxing.

( Over 150 premium cigar choices, pictured above ) Beyond the bar and lounge area, it is showtime. Tables and chairs fill the area facing the stage, where on Friday nights, you will enjoy the rhythmic and therapeutic sounds of live jazz music. Outside there is a patio, where you can enjoy the breeze and hear the jazz music through the front door.

Unwinding is easy at The Cigar Inn. One step through the door, you can already tell that you are in for a comfortable night. You pass a beautiful mosaic wall on your way downstairs to where the party is.

A cozy atmosphere, the lighting is pleasantly dim, yet bright enough to read a book. With the brick walls and lower level setting, you will feel the homey effect of being in an underground club. Various forms of art are seen everywhere, from mini-sculptures on side tables to photography hung on the wall, sparking creative thoughts.

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The owner, Charles (Chuck) Hess, says jazz music is his main focus here. Live or not, jazz is played there every night. Chuck got into jazz when he was 18 and serving in the Air Force as an air crew member.

His roommate was a big jazz fan; and since Chuck had roots in similar music because of what his parents listened to while he was growing up, he then became immersed in jazz. In 1995, while he served in Bahrain, he tried his first cigar and quickly became turned on to them. Little did he know what his personal interests would one day culminate to be! After 22 years, he retired from the Air Force and began his big project, The Cigar Inn, in 2007. In 2009, he assumed full ownership.

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April 2019 “My goal is to bring a venue to Belleville where we can have a nice, eclectic mix of folks here- jazz and cigars, no matter what your station in life is, cigars will bring you together. Black, white, green, brown, financial status; commonality is that cigar and drink. Enjoy the jazz, a great conversation, and your choice of smoke.”

The St. Louis and Metro-East areas are saturated with phenomenal jazz musicians. There are about 15 bands in The Cigar Inn’s live rotation. A lot of these players are serious students of music. Most of them have their master’s degrees. They have worked hard to orchestrate a quality performance wherever they go, and Chuck is honored to have all of them take time to play at his establishment.

He gets calls from bands every day, trying to get a spot on his stage, and his schedule is usually booked 2-3 months in advance.

In addition to centering on jazz music, Saturday nights are for karaoke. Also, Chuck creates a $12 special every Wednesday: a certain scotch paired with a certain cigar, a different pairing every week. People like to stop in for that. Wednesday is also Chess Night. On rotating Thursdays during the summer, he hosts Bike Night, and during the winter, Thursday is NFL Night. Most clientele

range from late 20’s to middle age, but everyone 18 and older is welcome.

During one of my own visits, I briefly interviewed a Lindenwood student (Belleville) named Chris, who tries a new cigar every week, and he said it was his first visit at The Cigar Inn. He had been at Oktoberfest downtown, walked by the Inn, and wanted to try it. He says it feels like a “relaxed, laid-back place to hang out and de-stress.”

The tea candles on the tables by the stage contribute to the relaxed, even romantic, atmosphere. You can come for the music or just to chill. Use music for inspiration; feel free to bring a notebook, sketch pad, or reading material. Hang out with your friends. Grab a drink and a smoke in a chill place.

Keeping The Cigar Inn up and running is no arbitrary decision of Chuck’s. It is something very close to his heart. “It’s not a hobby, it’s a passion. I love cigars and I love jazz.”

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( Robert and Dave, enjoying pairings of scotch and fine cigars ) Who: Charles “Chuck” Hess

What: Cigar Inn Jazz Club

Where: 119 West Main Street, Belleville IL

When: Wednesday - Thursday, 6-11pm; Friday - Saturday 6pm-1am

How: www.cigarinn.net; 618-233-4000

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Cairns...

by Garry McMichael

“Cairns represent a trail marker that guides one through uncertain areas of life. They provide guidance, hope, balance, continuity, and confidence on the journey down the path of life.”

-John P. Kreamer Cairns are rocks stacked on top of each other. It takes at least three rocks to make a cairn. All over the world, from ancient times until present, from mountains to deserts and distant coasts, people have built cairns. Sometimes they mark a trail, a significant place or tomb, serve as communication, have a religious meaning or an artistic purpose.

Cairns are built with careful effort - they don’t just appear randomly in nature. Stones don’t drop out of the sky and stack themselves naturally into stable structures. Only man can make a cairn and only man can give it meaning.

Supporting Our Dream is a painting of a simple cairn, but I see much more. I envision it as a couple, precariously leaning on each other to support their dream, whether it be a family, children, an adventure, or something special only to them.

Purchase this painting at www.GarryMcMichael.com/supporting-ourdream.html

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Calendar of Events

April 2019

April 1 (Mon):

BB’s Jazz, Blues and Soups – 8p-11:30p; Third Sight Band Delmar Hall – Fight The Good Fight Tour 2019: The Interrupters w/ Masked Intruder, Rat Boy Duck Room @ Blueberry Hill – The Watson Twins w/ Indianola Evangeline’s – 7p-10p; StL Live Open Mic & Jam; All Musicians Welcome Foam – 8p-11p; Jeff Carey w/ Sigtryggur Berg Sigmarsson, NNN Cook Fubar Lounge – 6:30p; T-Zank / AlienNature Hammerstone’s – 7p-10p; Monday Night Review w/Tim. Danny, and Randy The Fabulous Fox – 7:30p; Waitress The Sheldon – 7:30p; Chamber Music Society of St Louis The Venice Café – Open Mic with Zack and Neal Every Monday

collaboration of older style folk with a modern twist. This also allows them to connect with many generations of fans. The duo’s captivating sound allows for the audience to be transported into nostalgia as well as have a fresh perspective on traditional sounds. Harper and Lee’s live shows connect the audience in a way that makes you feel right at home.

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 – 7:30p & 9:30p; Branford Marsalis Quartet Pop’s (Sauget) – 6:30p; Messer w/ Crystal Lady & L.T.H Stagger Inn Again (Edwardsville) – Open Mic The Fabulous Fox – 7:30p; Waitress

April 4 (Thurs):

Atomic Cowboy – 9p; Unknown Frequency & DownRight Entertainment present: Nocturnal Noise Preparty: ZEKE BEATS, Salty, and Letters April 2 (Tues): BB’s Jazz, Blues and Soups – 7p-9:30p; Billy Barnett Band; 10p-1:30a; The Clinic 1860s Saloon – 9p-1a; Open Mic Night Hosted by Tim Perry; Every Tuesday Duck Room at Blueberry Hill – Peter Bradley Adams w/ TBA BB’s Jazz, Blues and Soups – 8p-11:30p; St. Louis Social Club Evangeline’s – 7p-10p; Blue Lotus presents: Bob “The Bumblebee” Kamoske and Paul Niehaus IV; After four decades of live gigs, “The Evangeline’s – 7p-10p; Cary Colman Jazz Trio (St. Louis, MO); As a versatile jazz vocalist and saxophonist, Cary has a voice with an impressive Bumblebee” still plays every set like it was his last. City, country, fingers, picks, or slide, Bob lays down the foundation of all American Music: The range and warm quality suited to sultry French ballads, bossa novas, her Blues. own originals and jazz standards. Add the exciting visceral energy of her sax improvisation and you’ll find yourself drawn into the genuine emotion Firebird – American Arson, The Reckless Moment, Darling Skye, The of heartfelt performance.

Shaved Cat Project, Pirates Inc Foam – 9p-11p; Satanic Abortion w/ Roman Master, Terminal Island, Funny Bone – 7:30p; Rich Vos; an American comedian and actor. He has Nadir Smith over 100 television appearances including 4 Comedy Central Specials as well as HBO, Showtime, and Starz appearances.

Fubar – 7p; EYEHATEGOD Jazz St. Louis – 7:30p & 9:30p; Branford Marsalis Quartet Funny Bone – 7:30p; Open Mic Night Every Tuesday Old Rock House – 6:30p; Mike Judy Presents: Laura Jane Grace Hammerstone’s – 7p-11p; Naked Mike Stifel Theatre – 8p; Eleven Productions & The Pageant Present: An Jazz St. Louis – 7:30p & 9:30p; Branford Marsalis Quartet Evening With Bon Iver The Fabulous Fox – 7:30p; Waitress The Fabulous Fox – 1p & 7:30p; Waitress The Sheldon – 7:30p; Chamber Music Society of St Louis The Weingarten – 8p; Ladies’ Night Out: Heart Health & Wellness Expo

April 3 (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 BB’s Jazz, Blues and Soups – 7p-9:30p; Big Rich McDonough & Rhythm Renegades C.O.C.A. – 5:30p-7:30p; Tania Katan – Creative Trespassing; Left Bank Books and COCA welcome Tania Katan to sign and discuss her latest book, Creative Trespassing. An expert at bringing creativity to the workplace in unexpected and often liberating ways, Tania Katan inspires teams to approach their work with a new perspective. Katan shows how thinking outside the box can impact every part of a workday routine and result in extraordinary and exciting projects.

Duck Room at Blueberry Hill – King Buffalo w/ TBA Evangeline’s – 7p-9p; Harper & Lee (Des Moines, IA); Harper and Lee are a husband and wife Americana-Roots, singer/songwriting duo who performs with a kick-drum, foot tambourine, acoustic and electric guitars to show their unique style of Folk/Americana music. Although married, Harper and Lee grew up thirteen years apart which allows for the unique 10

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1860s Saloon – 6p-8p; Music: Rick Green on acoustic guitar; Every Friday America’s Center – Wizard World St. Louis Comic Con: The Best in Pop Culture At America’s Center Atomic Cowboy – 9p; Jamo Presents: Brent Cowles Bennie’s Pizza Pub (Belleville) - 6p-9p; Austin Earnst Broadway Oyster Bar – 10p-2a; One Way Traffic + AV & the Dirty Details; We are celebrating Leah’s birthday by throwing a big ole show! $8 Chaifetz Arena – 8p; CU Comedy Tour; Celebrated comedians, Deray Davis, Michael Blackson, B. Simone, Bruce Bruce, and Red Grant will be featured in the Cracking Up (CU) Comedy Tour show. The CU Comedy Tour show will be hosted by comedian, actor, writer, and producer Red Grant. Grant has performed in numerous specials for networks like Showtime and Comedy Central. He has taken the comedy world by storm and has been recognized by media as “one of the hottest comedians in the game.”

C.O.C.A. – 5:30p-7p; Text as Visual Language Opening reception; Throughout history, text has relied directly and heavily on visual images

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for its meaning with examples such as hieroglyphics and calligraphy.

The first form of writing, Cuneiform, is characterized by a system of pictorial images. The letters of the alphabet we use today are no exception. They were first drawn and designed as twenty-six distinct visual symbols and each symbol represents an assigned sound. It is these visual symbols we arrange into words and enunciate as sound for meaning and comprehension. Based on this premise that text is visual, any written material can be contextualized as visual language. St. Louis established and emerging artists explore the use of text in works of art through a variety of media. Curated by Yvonne Osei, Curator-in-Residence. ALL AGES; Runs through 05/19 Delmar Hall – Three Merry Widows w/ Grace Basement Duck Room @ Blueberry Hill – The Neverhawks w/ Jetpack Bruce, The Electric Well Evangeline’s – 7p-11p; The GENTLEMEN’S ANTI-TEMPERANCE LEAGUE (Minneapolis, MN); The Gentlemen’s Anti-Temperance League plays jazz originals. Modern songs under an old-time facade. It’s music your granddad would listen to, if your granddad was a time-traveler from 2050 with a hankering for vintage cocktails and hot jazz. It’s hot, infectious, and emotional. Kind of like that on-and-off relationship you had in your early twenties, but a lot more grounded.

Firebird – Ashes and Iron w/ Wet Tropics (ex Boys Life), Flourescent Foam – 8p-11:30p; Hikes w/ Jr. Clooney, Pono AM, 18andcounting&theonlyensemble, Ryan Wasoba’s 19 second songs Fubar – 7p; OKILLY DOKILLY Fubar Lounge – 6p; MAKARI Funny Bone – 7:30p & 9:30p; Rich Vos; an American comedian and actor. He has over 100 television appearances including 4 Comedy Central Specials as well as HBO, Showtime, and Starz appearances.

Hammerstone’s – 8p-12a; Melissa Neels Band Hartford Coffee Co. – 7:30p; Open Mic every Friday Jazz St. Louis – Marcus Strickland, Ron Miles & Matt Wilson Lincoln Theatre – 1p; Mid America Theatre Organ Festival Concert Off Broadway – 7p; Dead Tongues w/ special guest Andrew Ryan

Papa Vito’s Downtown (Belleville) – 7p-10p; Mikey B

Pop’s (Sauget) – 8p; Frost Money Presents: Shine Time - Oz Nightclub Open Mic Night The Fabulous Fox – 7:30p; Waitress The Focal Point – 8p; Focal Point Friends of Old-Time Music Presents: Boney Goat Band The Sheldon – 8p; St Louis favorite The Grooveliner Touhill Performing Arts Center – 7:30p; Coppélia; presented by Saint Louis Ballet; A great comic ballet of the 19th century, Coppélia is the story of a “mad” inventor and the doll he creates that is so life-like the village boy falls in love with it. Coppélia remains as one of the most beloved classical works in the ballet repertory. Based on two stories by E.T.A. Hoffman and with music by Leo Delibes, it is Saint Louis Ballet Artistic Director Gen Horiuchi’s eighth full-length production for the company, closing the mainstage season with wit and charm. The music of Coppélia links two great historical periods of ballet - the French Romantic style and the Russian Classical style. Joyful, light-hearted and definitely familyfriendly!

April 6 (Sat):

America’s Center – Wizard World St. Louis Comic Con: The Best in Pop

Culture At America’s Center Belle-Clair Fairgrounds – Brewery Collectible Show Broadway Oyster Bar – 10p-2a; Marquise Knox C.O.C.A. – 4p-6p; Auditions for Once on This Island JR; Adapted from the celebrated Broadway musical, this rousing Calypso-flavored tale follows one small girl who finds love in a world of prejudice. Through almost nonstop song and dance, this full-hearted musical tells the story of Ti Moune, a peasant girl who rescues and falls in love with Daniel, a wealthy boy from the other side of her island. Inquire with COCA for details.

Cutter’s (Belleville) – 9p; Cruzin 66 Band Duck Room at Blueberry Hill – Bronze Radio Return, Wildermiss Foam – 9p-11:30p; Buddy Crime w/ Sea Priestess, Trauma Harness Fubar – 7p; Mom Jeans Funny Bone – 7p & 9:30p; Rich Vos; an American comedian and actor. He has over 100 television appearances including 4 Comedy Central Specials as well as HBO, Showtime, and Starz appearances.

Jazz St. Louis – Marcus Strickland, Ron Miles & Matt Wilson Lee Theater – Toby Foyeh and Orchestra Africa presented by UMSL International Studies and Programs; Toby Foyeh was born in London, United Kingdom of Nigerian parents and is based in the United States.

He started playing music from an early age in Nigeria paying his dues through school bands in Ibadan and Lagos, as well as while studying in the United States. A band he formed with some high school friends went on to tour America as Hugh Masekela’s Ojah band. Although basically a self taught musician, he studied music at Berklee College of Music, Boston and Howard University, Washington DC where he also got a Film Directing Degree.

Lincoln Theatre – 9a; Mid America Theatre Organ Festival Concert KC Hall (O’Fallon, IL) – 5p; George Portz’s 40th Annual KC Fiddle Contest & Bluegrass Show; Family friendly event featuring some of the best Fiddlers in the Midwest, Thunder & Lightening Cloggers, George Portz & his Friends of Bluegrass Band. Food & Beverages available all evening.

Knotty by Nature (Grafton) – 6p; Poetry & Wine: Installment #8; An early evening of poetry, wine, food.

Mikey’s Pub (Smithton) – 9p; Jake McVey Old Rock House – 7p; The Coathangers with Big Bite & The Kuhlies

Papa Vito’s Downtown (Belleville) – 7p-10p; Live Music every Saturday Night Pop’s (Sauget) – Sabbath, Iron Maiden and Queensryche tributes!

Symptom of the Universe - A Tribute to Black Sabbath; “Killer Instinct” Iron Maiden tribute; Revolution: Tribute to Queensryche The Fabulous Fox – 2p & 7:30p; Waitress The Focal Point – 8p; Buddy Mondlock The Grandel – 8p; Footnotes Big Muddy Dance Company The Pageant – Randy Rainbow w/ TBA The Ready Room – 7p; Wild Belle The Sheldon – 11a; Composer and jazz guitarist Dan Rubright & Friends The Weingarten – 5p-9p; Karyn Douthitt Art Show For The Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation The Wildey Theatre (Edwardsville) – 8p; Albert Cummings

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TouhillFast Performing Center 2p & 7:30p; Eddie’s Arts (Alton) – 6p;–Deluxe Duo Coppélia; presented by Saint Louis Ballet (See description on 04/05) Fubar Lounge – 6:30p; The Second After; $10-$12 April 7 (Sun): Kranzberg Arts Center – Upstream Theater Presents: Wittenberg Stifel Theatre LegallyFred Blonde - The 1860s Saloon – 2p-6p;–Music: Pierce andMusical Company; every Sunday; no cover; 6:30p-11:30p; Music: The Native Sons The Fabulous Fox Theatre – Fiddler on the Roof America’s – Wizard St.Present Louis Comic The Best in Pop TheCenter Pageant – DiscoWorld Donnie & ALTCon: 104.9FM Welcomes: Culture At America’s Center Lost My Mind Tour; Dillon Francis, Alison Wonderland w/ TBA TheBlues Veniceand Café - Open Mic with Zack Neal Every Monday BB’s Jazz, Soups – 8p-12:30a; Love and Jones “The Band” .ZACK – 7p;Auditions R-S Theatrics Presents: TheIsland Motherf**ker With The C.O.C.A. – 9a-12p; for Once on This JR Hat Evangeline’s – 6p-9p; First Sundays: Jazz Troubadours; The JT play a February 5 (Tues): wide variety of jazz from every era of America’s indigenous music along BB’s Jazz, Bluesin.& Soups – 8p-11:30p; St. Louis Social Club with some blues mixed Enterprise Center – 7p; at the Disco brings theirlil “Pray Firebird – HHR PRESENTS: SOPanic!

ST LOUIS, REACE “NGF”, g & for ga the Wicked” Tour w/ Two Feet and Betty Who cooks, JMONEYTHEGREAT, jiggy & fazo, Slim Beezy, lt johnson – 7p; Sissy w/ Brown Foam –Evangeline’s 8p-11p; Young Animals Bernie & the Wolf, Daytime Television, Fast Eddie’s (Alton) – 6p; Champagne Fixx Lightrider Bone – 7:30p; Open Mic Night Every Tuesday Fubar –Funny 7p; Delta Sleep Jazz St. Louis – Chucho Valdes: Jazz Bata Funny Bone – 7:30p; Rich Vos; an American comedian and actor. He has Kranzberg Center including – Upstream Theater Presents: Wittenberg over 100 television Arts appearances 4 Comedy Central Specials as Broadway – 7p; Crossing Tour: Alejandro Escovdeo w/ well as Off HBO, Showtime, andThe Starz appearances.

Don Antonio (Band) Hammerstone’s – 4p-8p; Jam Session w/VooDoo Blues; 8p-12a; Erik Brooks The Fabulous Fox Theatre – Fiddler on the Roof Gramophone 10p;listen, DJ Sayword Jazz St.The Louis – Juice Box–Jazz; create & move with jazz The Sheldon – 7:30p; Rachel Seiler Lincoln Theatre – 9a; Mid America Theatre Organ Festival Concert .ZACK – 7p; R-S Theatrics Presents: The Motherf**ker With The Molly’s (Soulard) – 11:30a-2:30p; You, Me, & Dougie; Every Sunday Hat Stagger Inn Again (Edwardsville) – Open Mic February 6 (Wed): The Fabulous Fox – 1p; Waitress 1860s Saloon – 6p; Ross Bell/Steve Reeb on guitar! 9p-1a; Blues Jam Session (Hosted by Fred & Company) The Grandel – 2p; FootnotesPierce Big Muddy Dance Company BB’s Jazz, Blues & Soups – 7p-9:30p; Big Rich McDonough & Touhill Rhythm Performing Renegades Arts Center – Coppélia; presented by Saint Louis Ballet (See description on 04/05) Delmar Hall – Ones To Watch Present: The Freedom Tour; DoroApril 8 (Mon): thy w/ Spirit Animal Anheuser-Busch Performance Hall UMSL Percussion and Vocal Point Fast Eddie’s (Alton) – 6p; Jay–& Waylon; 6p; Champagne Fixx ConcertFubar presented by UMSL Music; The UMSL Percussion Ensemble Lounge – 6p; Damien Quinn of Dark Half; $10-$13 and a cappella group Vocal Point join forces for a truly unique musical Hwythat 61 brings Roadhouse (Webster Groves) – 7:30p-11p; Blues of Open experience together mankind’s two most ancient modes Mic & Jam Session – every Wednesday expressions: percussion and the human voice. With an eclectic array of Jacoby Arts Center – 7p-9p; Attack;something Warm Soda pieces spanning centuries, this concertArt promises forMagazine everyone.

Member gathering and art project BB’s Jazz, Blues and Soups – 8p-11:30p; Music Unlimited Jazz St. Louis – Chucho Valdes: Jazz Bata Evangeline’s – 7p-10p; Live–Open Mic, Jam & Drink; All Wittenberg Musicians Kranzberg ArtsStL Center Upstream Theater Presents: Welcome Pop’s (Sauget) – 7p; Mike Judy Presents: Marty Friedman w/ ConFoam – 9p-11:30p; Tatsuya Nakatani + Assif Tsahar, F*#k Lungs, Cook/ quest McNeil Duo Stagger Inn Again (Edwardsville) – Open Mic Hammerstone’s – 7p-10p; Monday –Night Review The Fabulous Fox Theatre Fiddler on thew/Tim. Roof Danny, and Randy The Heavy Anchor – 8p; Run The Joes: An Improvised Stand-Up The Venice Café – Open Mic with Zack and Neal Every Monday Comedy Show April 9 (Tues): The Ready Room – Motherfolk, Stay Outside, All Ages The Sinkhole 7p-11:30p; Gateway City Presents: 1860s Saloon – 9p-1a;–Open Mic Night Hosted byHardcore Tim Perry; Every Cross Me w/ Dare, Low End, Time & Pressure, Life Sucks; $7 Tuesday .ZACK– –7p-10p; 7p; R-SJeff Theatrics Presents: Motherf**ker With The Evangeline’s Chapman (of the The Brother Jefferson Band) Hat Funny Bone – 7:30p; Open Mic Night Every Tuesday February 7 (Thurs): 12

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Jazz St. Louis – Chucho Valdes: Jazz Bata Old Rock House – 7p; Andrea Gibson w/ Megan Falley Joe’s Café – 7p; Tonina; In a town brimming w/ talent, Tonina The Grandel – 7p 8:30p; Theatre Ghost by stands out. She will&bring herGrandel full band to Joe’s for aTours very Presented special night.

The St. Louis Paranormal Research Society; Every Second Tuesday of the $15 Month Kranzberg Arts Center – Upstream Theater Presents: Wittenberg The Pageant – Mandolin Orange Charlie Pat Connolly Tavern – 7p;w/Jazz NightParr w/ Vince Sala Trio 10Crucible (Wed):by Arthur Miller Stray Dog Theatre –April 8p; The 1860s Saloon – 6p-8p;Fox RossTheatre Bell with Mark and/or The Fabulous – Fiddler on theSteve Roof Reeb on acoustic guitar; 9p-1a; Music: Blues Jam Session (Hosted by Fred Pierce and The Gramophone – 10p; DJ Crucial Company); every Wednesday; no cover The Heavy Anchor – 9p-11p; Boondoggle: Episode 10 - He Cast Broadway Oyster Bar – 9:45p; Voodoo Abbey a Crooked Shadow; A live comedy variety showRoad written and performed entirely by Aaron Sawyer and a rotating guest comedian.

Duck Room @ Blueberry Hill – Susto, Illiterate Light, Frances Cone The Pageant – The Pageant & Disco Donnie Present: The Apex Evangeline’s 7p-9p; Big West Music Presents Tour; Excision,– w/ Squnto, Sullivan King, He$h - AUBRYN (Nashville, TN); Cabaret Americana Folk Songstress with a dark side and a collection .ZACK – 7p;quirky R-S Theatrics Presents: The Motherf**ker The of corsets.

Aubryn’s songs and sharp wit paired with oftenWith haunting Hat melodies tell surprising stories of multidimensional women. Her sound February 8 (Fri): as “badass Allison Krauss,” “Carrie Underwood meets has been described Hocus Pocus,” “Ragtime Sorceress/Princess” and Rachel “Wild West meets BB’s Jazz, Blues Goth and Soups – 7p-9:30p; Little & The Old School New Orleans”.

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Foam – 8p-11p; New Candys (Italy) w/ display-only 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 – A Love Supreme: The Music & Message in John Coltrane’s Magnum Opus Old Rock House – 7p; Ghost Light w/ guest Surco Stagger Inn Again (Edwardsville) – Open Mic

Dropout Party” w/ Yusee, Trio, Sliq Mc, J Rebel, Kip Jon Doe, Marzo, ReUp Von Wolfgang Luh Goonie The Gaslight Theater – 8p; St. Louis Actors’ Studio presents: True West

by Sam Shepard ; Directed by William Whitaker The Pageant – Lollygagging Tour: JB Smoove w/ TBA The Wildey Theatre (Edwardsville) – 8p; An evening with LEO KOTTKE

April 13 (Sat):

Anheuser-Busch Performance Hall – Ultimate Jazz All-Stars Big Band directed by Gregg Field Greater St. Louis Jazz Festival 2019; EightBB’s Jazz, Blues and Soups – 7p-9:30p; Ivas John & Brian Curran time Grammy Award-winner and Latin Grammy Producer of the year, Gregg Field, is assembling a one-night-only big band in honor of his Duck Room @ Blueberry Hill – The Movielife w/ Travis Shettel Of former teacher and mentor, UMSL’s Director of Jazz Studies, Jim Widner.

Piebald Widner’s retirement plans mean the 2019 Jazz Festival will be his last, Evangeline’s – 7p-8:45p; Matt Cox (Omaha, NE); 9p-10:30p; Snoozy and Field and musicians such as Tom Scott, Scotty Barnhart, Gordon Moon (SE Idaho); a night of audio-visual psychedelia. Borrowing from Goodwin, Eric Marienthal, Carlitos del Puerto, Shelly Berg and others are progressive and experimental artists of the past and adding modern psych- planning an all-star blowout celebration. pop sensibilities, Snoozy Moon offers a new take on psychedelic music.

Atomic Cowboy – 9p; Jamo Presents: Head For The Hills Weaving between the dreamlike soundscapes and syncopated rhythms; aspects of jazz, krautrock, ambient, progressive rock and electronic offer a BB’s Jazz, Blues and Soups – 7p-9:30p; Larry Griffin & Eric McSpadden listening experience that’s uniquely Snoozy Moon.

Bellevue Park (Belleville) – 10a; Easter EGG-Stravaganza Foam – 9p-11:30p; Bill MacKay w/ Dark Tea, Jake Leech Bennie’s Pizza Pub (Belleville) - 6p-9p; Ashan & Grotsky Jazz St. Louis – Brad Mehldau Trio Blues City Deli – 1p; Brian Curran Off Broadway – 7p; Jared & the Mill w/ special guests Twinsmith and Broadway Oyster Bar – 10p-2a; RDGLDGRN + Tropidelic; Hip-Hop / Michigander Alternative / World / Funk / Reggae / Rock; 21+ Old Rock House – 6:30p; Mike Judy Presents: Tiny Moving Parts C.O.C.A. – 1p & 5p; Seedfolks; a “spoken musical”, chronicles a diverse, The Focal Point – 7:30p; John McCutcheon: Celebrating Pete Seeger’s immigrant community working together through struggles and triumphs.

100th Birthday After a young Vietnamese girl plants beans in a vacant lot to connect with The Pageant – Lucinda Williams & her band BUICK 6; 20th Anniversary the memory of her father, she unintentionally creates a community garden which begins to bridge divides across her neighborhood. AGES 4+ of Car Wheels On A Gravel Road Cutter’s (Belleville) – 9p; That 80’s Band The Wildey Theatre (Edwardsville) – 7:30p; Uli Jon Roth: Triple Anniversary World Tour Duck Room @ Blueberry Hill – Lobby Boxer’s EP Release Show: The Public, Frankie Valet, Tba April 12 (Fri): 1860s Saloon – 6p-8p; Music: Rick Green on acoustic guitar; Every Friday Firebird– Blaze Entertainment & Mike Judy Present: The PropheC Foam – 8p-11p; Unwed Sailor w/ Flow Clinic, MotherFather Anheuser-Busch Performance Hall – DIVA Jazz Orchestra directed by Sherrie Maricle; Greater St. Louis Jazz Festival 2019; Hard-charging.

Jazz St. Louis – 7:30p & 9:30p; Brad Mehldau Trio Powerful. Immersed in the history of their craft and in total command of their instruments. That’s DIVA – an ensemble of 15 extremely talented and Off Broadway – Jeffrey Lewis w/ special guests the Opera Bell Band versatile musicians who just happen to be women.

Papa Vito’s Downtown (Belleville) – 7p-10p; Live Music every Saturday Night Bennie’s Pizza Pub (Belleville) - 6p-9p; Lexy Schlemer Pop’s (Sauget) – 7p; Black Market Media Group Presents: Mark Battles Broadway Oyster Bar – 10p-2a; Jeremiah Johnson - “Still Fortunate” Tour w/ Del Broadway, GME Peso, Neco Heartaway, Duck Room @ Blueberry Hill – The Brook & The Bluff Cook, & Rob C Evangeline’s – 7p-11p; The KT Cats featuring Katie Turnbull The Gaslight Theater – 8p; St. Louis Actors’ Studio presents: True West

by Sam Shepard ; Directed by William Whitaker Hammerstone’s – 8p-12a; Melissa Neels Band The Pageant – On the Rocks Tour: Stick Figure w/ The Movement, Hartford Coffee Co. – 7:30p; Open Mic every Friday Elovaters Jazz St. Louis – 7:30p & 9:30p; Brad Mehldau Trio The Wildey Theatre (Edwardsville) – 8p; Wishbone Ash “XLIX North National Blues Museum – 7p; Janet Evra & The Bonbon Plot America Tour” Off Broadway – 7p; The Free Years, Jesus Christ Supercar, North by Urb Arts – 6p; 90’stalgia Art Show; An art show and pop-up shop put North, Bounce House on by artists Checkmate Bluff and Meltyface, showcasing some of their Old Rock House – Mike Judy Presents: Maggie Rose favorite characters and icons from the 90’s era! All art and merch available for purchase Papa Vito’s Downtown (Belleville) – 7p-10p; Mikey B

April 11 (Thurs):

Pop’s (Sauget) – 8p; Frost Money Presents: Rocky & Rtwo “The Frat

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April 14 (Sun):

BB’s Jazz, Blues and Soups – 8p-11:30p; St. Louis Social Club 1860s Saloon – 2p-6p; Music: Fred Pierce and Company; every Sunday; no Bennie’s Pizza Pub (Belleville) – 6p-9p; Pizza, Pencils & Pints - A Social Drawing Event; great food & drink & lotsa art supplies; come be social cover and share your artistic inspirations. Very family friendly. Co-sponsored by Belle-Clair Fairgrounds – Motorcycle Swap Meet Belleville Screen Print Company and Gesso Magazine; every third Tuesday C.O.C.A. – 1p & 5p; Seedfolks; a “spoken musical”, chronicles a diverse, Duck Room @ Blueberry Hill – Bobby Long immigrant community working together through struggles and triumphs.

Funny Bone – 7:30p; Open Mic Night Every Tuesday After a young Vietnamese girl plants beans in a vacant lot to connect with the memory of her father, she unintentionally creates a community garden Old Rock House – 7p; The Victor Wooten Band which begins to bridge divides across her neighborhood. AGES 4+ April 17 (Wed): Delmar Hall – Spring 2019 Season Preview Show: School of Rock; All 1860s Saloon – 6p-8p; Ross Bell with Mark and/or Steve Reeb on acoustic Proceeds Support Let Them Rock Student Scholarships guitar; 9p-1a; Music: Blues Jam Session (Hosted by Fred Pierce and Downtown (Belleville) – 9a-12p; Race for Rescues @ Belleville West Company); every Wednesday; no cover High School Delmar Hall – Live Vibes Tour: Tank and the Bangas w/ Maggie Koerner, Duck Room @ Blueberry Hill – Portland Cello Project DJ RQ Away Evangeline’s – 6:30p; Joe Holt (New York City) Hwy 61 Roadhouse (Webster Groves) – 7:30p-11p; Blues Open Mic & Jam Session – every Wednesday Family Arena – World’s Largest Garage Sale; Finding a great garage sale can be hard. But with hundreds of vendors, this is thrift shopping at Jazz St. Louis – Louis Armstrong’s Hot 5 & Hot 7 its finest! The World’s Largest Garage Sale returns to Family Arena in Lincoln Theatre – 7:30p; 4&20 (Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young Tribute) St. Charles this spring with more hidden gems and cherished prizes to Terry Jones Rogers and Scott Nienhaus, of Rogers & Nienhaus, along purchase. For one day only, the powerhouse brands of New Country 92.3, with drummer and vocalist Tim Politte, keyboardist Bill Murphy, and 106.5 The Arch, KSHE 95, 105.7 The Point, and 101ESPN give YOU an percussionists Madison Thorn and R. Scott Bryan, have joined with: The opportunity to make a little extra cash and sell off all your old junk in one Mondin Band, John Mondin and Paul Graves, to create this outstanding convenient location. tribute to CSNY. Firebird– The Parlor Mob, the cold seas Off Broadway – 7p; The Yawpers w/ In the Whale Foam – 2p-5p; WristMeetRazor w/ Brute Force, de l’eorme; 8p-11p; Skirts Old Rock House – 7p; The Nth Power w/ Fresh Heir w/ Wished Bone, Camp Counselor Stagger Inn Again (Edwardsville) – Open Mic Hammerstone’s – 4p-8p; Jam Session w/VooDoo Blues; 8p-12a; Erik Brooks April 18 (Thurs): Jazz St. Louis – 7:30p & 9:30p; Brad Mehldau Trio Delmar Hall – Who’s Bad: The Ultimate Michael Jackson Tribute Band w/ TBA Mikey’s Pub (Smithton) – 3:30p; Jeremiah Johnson Duck Room @ Blueberry Hill – Martin Sexton, Chris Trapper Molly’s (Soulard) – 11:30a-2:30p; You, Me, & Dougie; Every Sunday Foam – 8p-11:30p; Sutphin w/ Tit for Tat, John Hawkwood’s Blackfoot, Off Broadway – 12:30p; Walter Greiner & Paul Niehaus IV in Broad Safety Beach Daylight Off Broadway – 7p; Alanna Royale Stagger Inn Again (Edwardsville) – Open Mic The Gaslight Theater – 8p; St. Louis Actors’ Studio presents: True West The Dark Room – 11:30a; Brunchin’ at The Dark Room w/ Janet Evra

by Sam Shepard ; Directed by William Whitaker The Gaslight Theater – 3p; St. Louis Actors’ Studio presents: True West The Weingarten – 8p-11p; Adult Easter Egg Hunt

by Sam Shepard ; Directed by William Whitaker The Wildey Theatre (Edwardsville) – 7:30p; WISHBONE ASH: The Complete ARGUS Album Live & Early Gems

April 15 (Mon):

BB’s Jazz, Blues and Soups – 7:30p-11:30p; Rocky Mantia & Killer Combo Evangeline’s – 7p-10p; StL Live Open Mic & Jam; All Musicians Welcome Hammerstone’s – 7p-10p; Monday Night Review w/Tim. Danny, and Randy Old Rock House – 7p; Mike Judy Presents: The Driver Era The Venice Café – Open Mic with Zack and Neal Every Monday

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1860s Saloon – 9p-1a; Open Mic Night Hosted by Tim Perry; Every Tuesday 14

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1860s Saloon – 6p-8p; Music: Rick Green on acoustic guitar; Every Friday Duck Room @ Blueberry Hill – Tony Campanella w/ Odds Lane Firebird – The Return Of Captains Courageous, The Weekend Routine, Decedy, Flower Candy Hammerstone’s – 8p-12a; Melissa Neels Band Hartford Coffee Co. – 7:30p; Open Mic every Friday Jazz St. Louis – Celebrating Coltrane | Adam Maness Trio w/ Freddie Washington Off Broadway – 7p; The Snow Tire Concert Series Welcomes: Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers Old Rock House – 10p; Manic Focus ft. Jason Hann & Russ Liquid; 18+

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Pop’s (Sauget) – 7p; HARD LOSS w/ Isabella, City Of Parks, Broken Youth, & Skylines The Focal Point – 8p; Muriel Anderson The Gaslight Theater – 8p; St. Louis Actors’ Studio presents: True West

by Sam Shepard ; Directed by William Whitaker The Weingarten – 8p-10p; 2019 Adult Easter Egg Hunt

April 20 (Sat):

Anheuser-Busch Performance Hall – Pilobolus: Shadowland - The New Adventure presented by Dance St. Louis; The world-renowned dance company of dancer-athletes and choreographers that has been seen by millions across the world returns to St. Louis to showcase its latest production, Shadowland - The New Adventure. Making its St. Louis premiere, Shadowland displays the riveting choreography, mind-boggling contortions and shadow-theater that Pilobolus has become known for the world over.

Art St. Louis – 5p-7p; Outliers; Free opening reception; Please join Art Saint Louis for our new juried exhibit, Outliers, featuring new artworks by 37 St. Louis regional artists from Missouri and Illinois; through 05/30 Atomic Cowboy – 9p; Jamo Presents: Roots of A Rebellion w/ Rota + The Driftaways Belle-Clair Fairgrounds – Flea Market Bennie’s Pizza Pub (Belleville) - 6p-9p; Brad Noe Delmar Hall – The Phases Tour: SoMo w/ TBA Evangeline’s – 11a-1:30a; Central West End 6TH ANNUAL CRAWFISH BOIL FESTIVAL - BOOGIEFOOT - ROBBIE & the ROCKIN FOOLS BLUES CITY SWING, and MORE; Laissez les bons temps rouler!

Firebird– SOLID CITY presents: THE PROVING GROUND #5 Jazz St. Louis – Celebrating Coltrane | Adam Maness Trio w. Freddie Washington Off Broadway – 7p; Dookie Turns 25: Music of Green Day by some of St. Louis’ Finest Old Rock House – 10p; EOTO w/ Filibusta & Quasar Camp

Stagger Inn Again (Edwardsville) – Open Mic The Focal Point – 3p; Lula Wiles w/ Ryan Koenig & the Goldenrods The Gaslight Theater – 3p; St. Louis Actors’ Studio presents: True West

by Sam Shepard; Directed by William Whitaker

April 22 (Mon):

BB’s Jazz, Blues and Soups – 8p-11:30p; Third Sight “Special Edition” Evangeline’s – 7p-10p; EARTH DAY - StL Open Mic & Jam Firebird – Mike Judy Presents: Missio, Blackillac, Swells Foam – 8p-9p; Blessed (BC) w/ Shady Bug Hammerstone’s – 7p-10p; Monday Night Review w/Tim. Danny, and Randy Pop’s (Sauget) – 6p; BUCKCHERRY - “THE WARPAINT TOUR” w/ Joyous Wolf, After Alberta, and Sixes High The Venice Café – Open Mic with Zack and Neal Every Monday

April 23 (Tues):

1860s Saloon – 9p-1a; Open Mic Night Hosted by Tim Perry; Every Tuesday Delmar Hall – The South Of Reality Tour: The Claypool Lennon Delirium w/ Uni Funny Bone – 7:30p; Open Mic Night Every Tuesday Off Broadway – 7p; Lara Hope & the Ark-Tones, the Fighting Side

April 24 (Wed):

1860s Saloon – 6p-8p; Ross Bell with Mark and/or Steve Reeb on acoustic

Papa Vito’s Downtown (Belleville) – 7p-10p; Charlotte Street

St Clair County Event Center (Belleville) – 8p; Tribute to Classic Country Music by Glenn Templeton The Gaslight Theater – 8p; St. Louis Actors’ Studio presents: True West

by Sam Shepard ; Directed by William Whitaker The Marcelle – 8p & 11p; OPEN HEART The Orchards (Belleville) – 10a-2p; Orchards Annual Easter Parade The Pageant – RockHouse Entertainment Presents: Jeezy w/ TBA The Ready Room – 7p; Roy Blair’s Cat Heaven USA Tour The Wildey Theatre (Edwardsville) – 7p; STINGRAY (The 40th Anniversary Edition Screening)

April 21 (Sun):

1860s Saloon – 2p-6p; Music: Fred Pierce and Company; every Sunday; no cover Hammerstone’s – 4p-8p; Jam Session w/VooDoo Blues; 8p-12a; Erik Brooks Molly’s (Soulard) – 11:30a-2:30p; You, Me, & Dougie; Every Sunday Off Broadway – 7p; Steve Gunn GessoMagazine.com

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guitar; 9p-1a; Music: Blues Jam Session (Hosted by Fred Pierce and Company); every Wednesday; no cover Chaifetz Arena – 7:30p; Cirque du Soleil Corteo; Corteo, which means cortege in Italian, is a joyous procession, a festive parade imagined by a clown. The show brings together the passion of the actor with the grace and power of the acrobat to plunge the audience into a theatrical world of fun, comedy and spontaneity situated in a mysterious space between heaven and earth. The clown pictures his own funeral taking place in a carnival atmosphere, watched over by quietly caring angels. Juxtaposing the large with the small, the ridiculous with the tragic and the magic of perfection with the charm of imperfection, the show highlights the strength and fragility of the clown, as well as his wisdom and kindness, to illustrate the portion of humanity that is within each of us. The music turns lyrical and playful carrying Corteo through a timeless celebration in which illusion teases reality.

Delmar Hall – Intervals, Veil of Maya w/ Strawberry Girls, Cryptodira 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 – 7:30p & 9:30p; Pedrito Martinez Group Off Broadway – 7p; An Evening with Dale Watson and his Lonestars Stagger Inn Again (Edwardsville) – Open Mic The Focal Point – 6:45p; Songbird Café, Stephanie Lambring, Kat Higgins, Natascha Myers, JoyBeth Taylor The Pageant – 105.7 The Point Welcomes: Foals w/ Preoccupations, Omni

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April 25 (Thurs):

Jazz St. Louis – 7:30p & 9:30p; Pedrito Martinez Group Off Broadway – 7p; Pretty Vicious The Gaslight Theater – 8p; St. Louis Actors’ Studio presents: True West

by Sam Shepard ; Directed by William Whitaker The Grandel – St. Louis University Theatre Presents: “Godspell” The Pageant - The Mavericks w/ TBA The Wildey Theatre (Edwardsville) – 8p; Broken Arrow - A Tribute to Neil Young .ZACK Theatre – Black Mirror Theatre Presents: Translations by Brian Friel

April 26 (Fri):

1860s Saloon – 6p-8p; Music: Rick Green on acoustic guitar; Every Friday Anheuser-Busch Performance Hall – Mirth Week Comedy Show: Marlon Wayans & Jess Hilarious presented by University Program Board; Join the University Program Board for their annual Mirthweek comedy show featuring the dynamic duo Marlon Wayans and Jess Hilarious. Marlon – commonly recognized for his role as Marcus Copeland in White Chicks – and Jess – social media sensation – join forces for a night of unfiltered comedy. *This event is for mature audiences.

Duck Room @ Blueberry Hill – Jeremy Enigk, Tomo Nakayama Family Arena – Patton Oswalt; A comedian, actor, and writer, Patton Oswalt continues to find success in all areas of entertainment. From his award-winning comedy specials to his many memorable film roles and guest appearances on his favorite TV shows (including Parks and Recreation, for which he received a TV Critics Choice Award), Oswalt continues to choose work that inspires him and entertains audiences.

Firebird– HHR PRESENTS: The Blonde Sheep Tour, Loyalty, King Persian, Slim Beaszy, lt johnson Hammerstone’s – 8p-12a; Melissa Neels Band Hartford Coffee Co. – 7:30p; Open Mic every Friday Hollywood Amphitheater – Zac Brown Band; Down The Rabbit Hole Tour Jazz St. Louis – 7:30p & 9:30p; Pedrito Martinez Group Kranzberg Arts Center – 7p; Forged In The Stars University Of Missouri Extension Off Broadway – 7p; Boy Named Banjo

Papa Vito’s Downtown (Belleville) – 7p-10p; Live Music every Friday Night The Gaslight Theater – 8p; St. Louis Actors’ Studio presents: True West

by Sam Shepard ; Directed by William Whitaker The Grandel – St. Louis University Theatre Presents: “Godspell” The Marcelle – Consuming Kinetics Dance Company Presents: “Bloom” The Pageant – The Honestly Tour: Boney James The Wildey Theatre (Edwardsville) – 8p; Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels .ZACK Theatre – Black Mirror Theatre Presents: Translations by Brian Friel

April 27 (Sat):

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Bennie’s Pizza Pub (Belleville) - 6p-9p; Ashan & Grotsky Delmar Hall – Ones to Watch Presents: the ‘finding it hard to smile’ tour: lovelytheband w/ Flora Cash Downtown (Belleville) – Keep Belleville Beautiful City-Wide Litter Pick Up Downtown (Belleville) – 9a-12p; Law Day Run @ North High & East ‘A’ Street Downtown (Belleville) – 4p-10p; Home Brew & Music Walk @ Downtown Public Square Family Arena – Casting Crowns – Only Jesus Tour; As multi-platinum selling and GRAMMY® winning group Casting Crowns prepares for this week’s release of a brand-new studio album, Only Jesus (Nov. 16), the group announces the Only Jesus Tour, a 37-city spring arena tour run featuring fellow Grammy winner Zach Williams and Austin French.

Foam – 8p-11p; Vinyl Williams Jazz St. Louis – 7:30p & 9:30p; Pedrito Martinez Group Lee Theater – From Jimmy, to America: An Ode to James Baldwin presented by UMSL Department of Theatre and Cinema Arts; Through the words of James Baldwin, this production explores race, identity, and America. In collaboration with Nu-World Contemporary Dance Theatre, actors and dancers explore our racial identity through the works, words, and musicality of James Baldwin.

Lincoln Theatre – 7p; Traveling Salvation Show (Neil Diamond Tribute) Off Broadway – 7p; Quebe Sisters

and musicality of James Baldwin.

Molly’s (Soulard) – 11:30a-2:30p; You, Me, & Dougie; Every Sunday Old Rock House – 7p; Sweet Lizzy Project with Guest TBD Stagger Inn Again (Edwardsville) – Open Mic The Gaslight Theater – 3p; St. Louis Actors’ Studio presents: True West

by Sam Shepard ; Directed by William Whitaker The Grandel – St. Louis University Theatre Presents: “Godspell” The Marcelle – Consuming Kinetics Dance Company Presents: “Bloom” The Wildey Theatre (Edwardsville) – 7:30p; The Rich Guzzi Hypnosis

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

The Focal Point – 8p; More Fiddlers Four: Colin Blair & Kevin Buckley (More Fiddlers TBA) The Gaslight Theater – 8p; St. Louis Actors’ Studio presents: True West

by Sam Shepard ; Directed by William Whitaker The Grandel – St. Louis University Theatre Presents: “Godspell” The Marcelle – Consuming Kinetics Dance Company Presents: “Bloom” The Pageant – The Pageant & Disco Donnie Present: Death or Glory Tour, Adventure Club w/ Bear Grillz, ARMNHMR, Wooli, William Black The Wildey Theatre (Edwardsville) – 8p; Dogs Of Society (a tribute to Elton John) .ZACK Theatre – Black Mirror Theatre Presents: Translations by Brian Friel

April 28 (Sun):

1860s Saloon – 2p-6p; Music: Fred Pierce and Company; every Sunday; no cover Belle-Clair Fairgrounds – St. Louis Antique Festival Duck Room @ Blueberry Hill – Lee Dewyze w/ Elizabeth and The Catapult Hammerstone’s – 4p-8p; Jam Session w/VooDoo Blues; 8p-12a; Erik Brooks Jazz St. Louis – 7:30p & 9:30p; Pedrito Martinez Group Lee Theater – From Jimmy, to America: An Ode to James Baldwin presented by UMSL Department of Theatre and Cinema Arts; Through the words of James Baldwin, this production explores race, identity, and America. In collaboration with Nu-World Contemporary Dance Theatre, actors and dancers explore our racial identity through the works, words, GessoMagazine.com

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The Pageant – Chvrches w/ Cherry Glazerr .ZACK Theatre – Black Mirror Theatre Presents: Translations by Brian Friel

Delmar Hall – Spring 2019 Tour - An Evening w/ The Tallest Man On Earth Evangeline’s – 7p-10p; StL Open Mic, Jam and Drink; All Musicians Welcome Hammerstone’s – 7p-10p; Monday Night Review w/Tim. Danny, and Randy Lee Theater – University Orchestra & University Singers Concert presented by UMSL Music; Honoring the 100th birthday last year of Leonard Bernstein, the University Orchestra, under the baton of Darwin Aquino and the University Singers, directed by Jim Henry, present Leonard Bernstein’s quintessential masterwork Chichester Psalms. Commissioned in 1965 for the Southern Cathedrals Festival at Chichester Cathedral in England, the work consists of three movements, each of which pair two psalms sung in their original Hebrew. The concert will also feature Bernstein’s gorgeous choral work “Make our Garden Grow” from his operetta Candide.

Old Rock House – 7p; PJ MORTON – Keys and a Mic Acoustic Tour The Focal Point – 7:30p; The Duke’s Ambassadors: Duke Ellington’s 120th Birthday: Ellington Plugged In The Venice Café – Open Mic with Zack and Neal Every Monday

BB’s Jazz, Blues and Soups – 7p-9:30p; Billy Barnett Band; 10p-1:30a; The Clinic Duck Room @ Blueberry Hill – Dan Hubbard, We Are Warm Foam – 8p-11p; Constant Stranger w/ Bo & the Locomotive, Le’Ponds Jazz St. Louis – Arturo O’Farrill Looking Glass Playhouse – 7:30p; Mamma Mia Off Broadway – 7p; Blue Water Highway Old Rock House – 7p; Pedro The Lion w/ John Vanderslice .ZACK Theatre – Black Mirror Theatre Presents: Translations by Brian Friel

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April 30 (Tues):

1860s Saloon – 9p-1a; Open Mic Night Hosted by Tim Perry; Every Tuesday Delmar Hall – Emily King w/ Jennah Bell Duck Room @ Blueberry Hill – Monks Of Doom w/ Victor Krummenacher Foam – 8p-11p; Hayley & the Crushers w/ the Kuhlies, Sewer Urchin Funny Bone – 7:30p; Open Mic Night Every Tuesday Hammerstone’s – 4p-7p; Margaret & Eric; 8p-12a; John McVey Band Lee Theater – 4-9p; UMSL Piano Day presented by UMSL Music; Please join us for the UMSL Piano Day! This will be a wonderful opportunity to hear Professor Alla Voskoboynikova and her UMSL piano students perform, tour the Touhill Performing Arts Center, join the conversations on piano studies at UMSL, and perform yourself. Sign up for a free lesson with Professor Voskoboynikova. Pizza party afterwards. Do not miss!! This event is free and open to the public.

Old Rock House – 7p; The Marias w/ Guest TBA Pop’s (Sauget) – 7p; Mike Judy Presents: DMX “It’s Dark and Hell Is Hot” 20th Anniversary Tour The Pageant – ALT 104.9 Welcomes: World Tour 2019 – LANY w/ TBA

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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 Hwy 61 Roadhouse (Webster Groves) – 7:30p-11p; Blues Open Mic & Jam Session – every Wednesday Jazz St. Louis – Arturo O’Farrill Stagger Inn Again (Edwardsville) – Open Mic 18

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1860s Saloon – 6p-8p; Music: Rick Green on acoustic guitar; Every Friday Delmar Hall – Sanctuary Tour: Aly and AJ w/ TBA

Governor French Gallery (Main Street Belleville) – 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; Opening reception: 5p-9p (exhibit continues through May 24)

Hartford Coffee Co. – 7:30p; Open Mic every Friday Jazz St. Louis – Celebrating Stevie Wonder w/ Brian Owens, the Adam Maness Trio, & Adaron “Pops” Jackson 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; Burnt Toast & Jam

Pop’s (Sauget) – 6p; AEG & Mike Judy Presents: Dance Gavin Dance “Artificial Selection Tour 2019” The Pageant – The Moonlight Tour: Johnnyswim w/ TBA .ZACK Theatre – Black Mirror Theatre Presents: Translations by Brian Friel

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Anheuser-Busch Performance Hall – St. Louis Storytelling Festival Grand Finale Concert; Celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2019, highlights the masterful and timeless art of storytelling. This free annual event, presented by the University of Missouri Extension’s Community Arts Program, concludes at the Touhill with grand finale showcase performances of the Festival’s featured storytellers. For a complete schedule and to learn more about the Storytelling Festival, visit www.extension.missouri.edu/ storytelling. This event will be ASL interpreted and all ages are welcome Atomic Cowboy – 7p; Jamo Presents: The Allman Betts Band

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BB’s Jazz, Blues and Soups – 7p-9:30p; Brian Curran Cutter’s (Belleville) – 9p; Baywolfe Delmar Hall – 2019 World Tour: EELS w/ TBA Firebird– Mike Judy Presents: Sage Francis x B. Dolan as “Epic Beard Men” Jazz St. Louis – Celebrating Stevie Wonder w/ Brian Owens, the Adam Maness Trio, & Adaron “Pops” Jackson

Knights of Columbus (Fairview Heights) - Doors 6p; trivia 7p Midwest Salute To The Arts Trivia Night; 1st & 2nd Place Cash Winners; Heads & Tails; Silent Auction; Mulligans; questions by Dan Dillon; Live Art Demonstration by Str8Up / Gesso Cover Artist Jake Bishop; benefits Midwest Salute To The Arts Looking Glass Playhouse – 7:30p; Mamma Mia

Papa Vito’s Downtown (Belleville) – 7p-10p; Live Music every Saturday Night Seven (Belleville) – Ahna Schoenhoff .ZACK Theatre – Black Mirror Theatre Presents: Translations by Brian Friel

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April 2019 C: I go to high school; they go to college.

An Interview with the Slow Boys

D: I go to Lindenwood.

Isobel Abbott-Dethrow sat down with the members of local St. Louis band the Slow Boys, Dylan, Jack, Bill, and Cory in Ballwin, MO, and asked them some questions.

J: I go to Webster.

Isobel: How did the Slow Boys form, and how long have you guys been together? I remember seeing you guys play at the Sinkhole in April 2017. Was that your first show, as well?

Jack: Bill and I started playing together in December 2016. … and we were like, “Let’s make a band, dude... We need a name.” Then, the “Slow Boys” just fell right in.

Bill: We wanted to be the “___” Boys. We weren’t sure what the word would be.

Jack: Our first show was at Eureka Wine House. That was in February 2017.

Dylan: Cory joined when we went camping.

I: What’s your go-to venue or house to play at in the St. Louis area?

J: Pete’s house*.

Bill: Yeah, we went camping together and got into some trouble.

And we were like, “Hey Cory, you wanna play some songs?” Then, B: Pete’s house is tight.

Dylan pulled through; his first show with us was at the album re lease.

D: Foam** is the easiest to play at. You go, “Hey Foam, show?” And

they’re like, “Yeah, show.” It’s also really nice there.

I: What are your major influences?

I: For me, the songs that stand out the most on your debut album

B: Smashmouth is pretty tight. I like Parquet Courts, DIIV, The Cure, are pizza for peace and woah not now/night sweats, mostly for

Wire, and Playboi Carti. their lyricism. The lyrics are short, but have a ton of meaning and imagery behind them. What is the writing process like?

D: Jack’s my personal influence.

C: As far as pizza for peace, I was working at a pizza place at the time.

I didn’t want pineapple or vegetables on my pizza, and my coworkers started hating on me for it. Then, I tried it, and I did like it. So, it’s just an allegory for what’s going on politically right now. I’m not trying to make too much of a statement; it’s mostly comedic.

J: For woah not now, I was really young, and I had the words from a long time ago. The chorus was not the same; it was something weird. I wrote the chorus differently and thought, “This kind of sucks.” Then, we played it and I thought it was cool. It was also longer.

I: What’s the craziest show you guys ever played?

D: When we played at the Cloud 9 vape shop in Fairview Heights, and a bunch of cops came in while we were playing!

I: Are you guys currently in school?

J: Yeah, I think all of us are.

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C: When we played with the Buttertones.

J: The Fubar.

D: Oh yeah, the Fubar.

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B: I was going crazy. So much s#*t happened.

J: Oh, and the mansion house.

C: That was the biggest house I’d ever seen in my life.

J: It was at one of our friend’s grandpa’s, who owns a bank or something.

I: I’ve gained some new friends because of these tiny house shows and concerts you guys have been at. How does it feel creating a sense of community among people who go to your shows?

B: Pretty tight.

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D: If that’s true, that’s sick.

J: I never thought of it like that; that’s awesome.

C: All you can hope for is bringing people together.

I: Will your next album go in the same direction as your debut, or are you changing things up a bit?

B: We always change things up a bit. We try to diversify as much as possible. There might be some Latin jazz on this one.

I: What does the local scene mean to you guys, and how would you encourage people reading this zine to go to your shows or other St. Louis bands’ shows?

The slow boys are on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theslowboys/

Foam: https://www.foamstlouis.com/

D: It’s cool. It’s my favorite thing; If they don’t do it, they should give it a shot.

B: It’s cool to get younger people involved. There’s so many shows, it’s bulls#*t when they’re 21 and up. This stuff is supposed to be for everybody.

*Pete’s house is a house venue in Webster Groves.

**Foam is a coffee shop/concert venue on the corner of Cherokee Street and Jefferson Avenue.

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April 2019 Recent Release Review:

Janet Evra - Ask Her To Dance To be perfectly honest, I don’t often enjoy recordings of my favorite live performers. A lot of times, the recordings somehow interfere with the pleasure that live performances provides me… And I really love the live musical stylings of Janet Evra. This time, the recordings are superbly complimentary to the live show experience. I really love this new album, “Janet Evra: Ask Her To Dance”. It is thoroughly delightful.

Janet Evra and her live performance ensemble, The Bonbon Plot, produce a sound that is dreamily delectable. Janet’s luxurious voice draws one in like warm butter draws into a steamy English muffin. She and “The Plot” take me back to some of my favorite Astrud Gilberto numbers. I am reminded of the romantic soundtrack of the 70s French film, “A Man and a Woman”. And romance gets me every time.

There are a number of additional, dynamite studio musicians on the “Ask Her” CD that I do not typically see in her live performances*. That is another component that often distracts me from studio versions of my favorite live performers. In this case, the several set additions blend so smoothly that I can imagine, when I remember listening live in a local club, that they were there all the time. Their musical contributions on the album do not at all diminish the ecstatic occurrence of experiencing these songs in the live.

This CD will be a permanent fixture in my automobile. It will make my evening commute smooth and enjoyable. I will play it over dinner. It is romantic. It is sensual. It is a pleasant reminder of how relaxed and sweet life can be. And it will remind me to see Janet Evra and The Bonbon Plot live every chance that I get.

Janet Evra - Ask Her To Dance; Sawhorse Studios, St Louis MO Available through many music services including: CDbaby, Amazon, and https://janetevra.com/music

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Keeping Art Downtown - Edwardsville

by Jason Sibert From the beginning, the Gogh-Getters in Edwardsville worked to maintain a presence for the arts downtown.

Harper said that he loves the vibe of Sacred Grounds. He also said that some more established artists shy away from showing in coffeeshops, but Sacred Grounds has much to offer the established artists though the sheer volume of people it brings in. A gallery usually promotes a show and then the show is over after the allotted time period. However, coffeeshops allow art to be displayed for a longer period. They praise Sacred Grounds owner Jen Courtney for letting the organization have the space and the freedom to create the shows they want to create.

The organization exposes local artists to audiences by utilizing the space on the wall at Sacred Grounds coffeehouse. Local artists Kerry Smith, Jim Harper, Steve Hartman and Dave Thomas manage the organization named “When we have an opening, we’ll usually have some sales that night,” he for famous artist, Vincent Van Gogh. All have a passion for the arts because said. “However, the sales continue throughout the whole cycle.” they’ve spent their lives working in the field. By day, they all work in Like Gogh-Getters, Sacred Grounds roots are in Edwardsville. The locallydifferent types of design. owned coffeehouse started in 1999. Courtney said she envisioned a “We’re all from different art organizations and we’re all artists,” said place, in the beginning, that meant community. She also wanted to offer Smith. “Most of us were with the Edwardsville Arts Center.” the public homemade food and baked goods at affordable prices. The coffeehouse entrepreneur was told by the mayor of Edwardsville when she Edwardsville Arts Center, which promotes the work of local, national and His words were regional artists, was located downtown, but it later moved to a new facility opened that few people walked on her side of Main Street. th other than prophetic, as Sacred Grounds celebrates its 20 anniversary this at Edwardsville High School in 2010. Hartman was a vice-president of the year!

Like anything, the coffeehouse market has changed over the years.

Edwardsville Arts Center and Smith was on the exhibition committee.

“Locally-roasted coffee was important to me,” she said. “Twenty years ago, “At that point, a lot of us wanted to do our own thing and keep art in the there weren’t very many micro roasters. We used beans from Kaldi’s for downtown area,” Smith said. “There were three to four galleries in this the first ten years then I decided to go with an even smaller local roaster downtown area and now there’s nothing. Our history with the arts center Mississippi Mud Roasters. We have used their beans for the last ten years. led us to this place (Sacred Grounds) which we think is a great place to show. There are hundreds of people coming through here (Sacred Grounds) When we first started out, everyone wanted dark-roasted coffee. The darker the better. Now everyone wants light or medium roast. We tend to go with a day, it’s a fabulous place and that is the difference between a gallery medium light as the coffee takes on sour notes if you go too light.” only and a gallery in a coffeeshop like this. Even after the opening, lots of people see the work.”

Peoria artist Richard Wehrs – a former graduate student at Southern Illinois Since its inception in 2011, Gogh-Getters had a central thrust – to promote University at Edwardsville – promoted a show through Gogh-Getters and his work now appears all over the country. Wehrs displayed a group of the unique experience of downtown Edwardsville. After an exhibition, attendees could enjoy coffee at Sacred Grounds, go to a show at the Wildey ceramic masks at Sacred Grounds - 50 of them - described by Harper as “beautiful.”

Theatre, or eat at a local restaurant.

“We wanted to connect all of that so people could make a night with one of “Richard (Wehrs) has done 40,000 to 50,000 wall installations at public buildings,” Harper said. our openings,” Smith said.

In addition to promoting art for contemplation, the organization also Harper can also talk about what makes the city’s unique downtown area. promotes art for action. They do what Harper and Smith call a “voting “In Edwardsville, the old part of downtown is where we keep our culture,” show” on election day. Artists, local and non-local, design posters promoting the act of voting and they can be taken off the wall by the said Harper. “We don’t protest when they want to put chains in and build viewer. stuff uptown. We know the city needs that because it’s growth and tax dollars, but where the Wildey is and the coffeeshops, that’s where the Harper, Smith, Hartman and Thomas evaluate the work of various culture is. When they moved the Edwardsville Arts Center to the high school, they moved it away from this area. I love it and I take my daughter artists and then decide who to showcase. Gogh-Getters receives many submissions and they have a full calendar for a year. there, and I think it’s great for the high school students, but for the rest of the city, it becomes a destination that is not a part of the history.”

“As veterans of art and design, we try to keep the quality up because we When it comes to the exhibitions, Gogh-Getters doesn’t specialize in artists have to fund it,” Harper said. “If we don’t get good art in here it won’t sell in this or that stage of his or her career. The organization promotes new and and then we can’t keep doing this.” upcoming artists as well as more established artists.

Smith said having four people curating brings variety to the work being shown. The work load picks up in the weeks before a showing and the “We’ve had students show here for the first time,” Harper said. “We try to mix that in with stuff from more established people. We can take the dollars small staff takes on various assignments in those weeks. Shows are promoted via social media and through posters and flyers. from the established people who sell a lot and put them in with young people and give them a chance.”

“We have it down to a science,” Harper said. “We have a checklist, and everybody does their thing; between the four of us, it’s enough hours to Gogh-Getters recently featured the work of new artist Andy Dykeman, give us a nervous breakdown before the show and then we get a breather.” a chiropractor and artist from Alton. Dykeman is a painter who mixes in painting with other media. He uses x-rays and medial records, bringing in The staff is looking forward to an upcoming show based on the Star his background in the medical field.

Wars movies. Each work of art must be based on the Star Wars character, Admiral Ackbar. Gogh-Getters displays work in a variety of medium – “When I saw his work, I wanted to buy some,” Harper said. “It was painting, ceramics, drawings, installations, found objects and photography. stunning.”

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Artwork by Andy Dykeman “His work is so diverse,” Smith said. “It’s appeared in Time magazine.

He’s not just a photographer. The show we had was photography based.”

Smith and Harper would both like to see more photography-based shows.

They’re looking for more artistic work as opposed to a snap-and-shoot work.

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Naturally, one doesn’t make a fortune promoting local artists.

“I feel like it’s almost a community service thing,” Harper said. “If you’re going to devote your time and volunteer like we do, it’s nice to have something you’re passionate about. It gives people a great place to show and keeps people circulating – we promote the restaurants and the (Wildey) theatre.”

Gogh-Getters does seven or eight shows a year. The staff prefers what Smith and Harper call “off-the-path” work.

“This is something we want to continue to do and continue to have great shows,” Harper said on the future.

Smith said he would like for young people to become more involved and bring a more technological savvy approach to promoting and managing shows.

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April 2019 History Corner- Put a Little “Spring” in Your Step This Year, with Switzer Licorice Candies

by Carrie Paul

As we “spring” forward - turning our clocks ahead one hour, anticipating with excitement the warmer weather and longer hours of daylight, I often think of the many traditions which make this season so memorable. From spring cleaning to spring break, to Saint Patrick’s Day parades, and the holiday of Easter, nothing makes the holidays and traditions of spring sweeter for many of us than candy.

Company which made Charter Oak Stoves. This company would later become Charter Oak Stoves and Range Company and move out of the building. Around the turn of the century, about the year 1900, the former street peddling Frederick Michael Switzer, a young Irish immigrant to Saint Louis at that time, would start his own company called F.M. Switzer and Co. He had an aptitude for selling his candies from a horse drawn cart, previously in the late 1880’s, when the original headquarters were located at 621 N. First Street (courtesy- Switzer family archives, switzercandy.com).

( Photo 1 ) Saint Louis has a rich history of candy making companies, but none so famous and memorable, as the Switzer Licorice Candy Company which once operated its factory on the Saint Louis Landing. I was always fascinated by the Switzer Candy Company building located at 612-24 N. First Street when I first laid eyes upon it in 1992, as a young teenager. There was something truly nostalgic about the place, with its “ghost signs” painted on the sides of the building. One could see the Switzer logo while crossing the Eads Bridge, almost as a welcoming to the Landing and city itself. The sign read, “Home of Switzer Licorice and Cherry Red Candy” at that time. The other side of the building had overlapping painted signs through the years, the most recent of which was a picture of a candy licorice box, which The F.M. Switzer and Co. made many candies including “Yellow read “Home of Switzer’s Old Fashioned Licorice”.

Jackets”, chocolate soldiers, jelly candy and most famous of all, licorice. During World War 1, red and chocolate licorice were produced, which made the product skyrocket in popularity. Sugar The building had long since been abandoned by Switzer Candy rationing, at that time, made producing licorice more profitable, Company in the time of my youth, but its cast iron green façade and thus became more of the sole focus of the company during that stood almost beckoning me to figure her out. Time would pass, and decade. Soon thereafter, Switzer’s Licorice became the best-selling I would take this building for granted, until around the year 2006. licorice in America.

At that time, I had worked downtown and began photographing the area and she would summon me, yet again, to come take a look. I was able to take pictures of the building just as a rehab by Red Brick Realty was about to take place to turn the building into a mixed-use I interviewed Mehlville resident Dave Meyers, age 66, who said the following regarding his memories of the factory: “As a young development including retail space and lofts for downtown living. boy, growing up in St. Louis, one of the highlights of my trips to I was very excited to finally see some new life about to be breathed the Riverfront, was the purchase of Switzer’s Licorice. My parents, into this historical gem. However, the intense storms of that year would have other plans in store for her. Near 90 mile an hour winds in the late 50’s and early 60’s, would head downtown for a ride on the SS Admiral. Prior to boarding the boat, my parents would blew through the city that summer, and unfortunately the building purchase several packages of licorice, usually red, from a street collapsed soon thereafter, unable to be restored, with the bulk of vendor pushing a cart. The licorice was always fresh and had a very demolition having been done in the year 2007. distinctive aroma to it. The Switzer Licorice Factory was located next to the Eads Bridge; however, the distinctive smell was the first thing you would encounter, upon stepping off the Washington The building was originally built around the year 1874, just as streetcar. My parents and I always knew we were close to our the Eads Bridge was nearing completion next to her. The original Riverfront destination when we smelled the Switzer Licorice Factory occupant of the building was a company started by Giles F. Filley, a candy. The only complaint I had was, I couldn’t open it fast enough!” man who had a head for business, and a knack for seeing things of the future. The company he ran was called Excelsior Manufacturing 26

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April 2019 As fate would have it, in the late 1960’s the factory would move its location, after a merger with Beatrice Foods occurred. Later, Leaf Industries would purchase the company and sell it to The Hershey Company in the 1990’s. Hershey made Twizzlers Licorice, so Switzer Licorice was soon put out of production. In 2005, a re-launch of Switzer’s Candy occurred with Michael and Joseph Switzer, the twin grandsons of Frederick himself, holding true to their family’s tradition of quality ingredients at an affordable price. I could not be happier, as red licorice is my favorite indulgence! This spring why not add a little Switzer’s Licorice to your child’s Easter basket, or pick up a few for yourself. Your mouth may just smile, and your inner child thank you, making your spring that much more enjoyable.

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Special thanks/works citedDan Warner, Michael and Joseph Switzer, Dave Meyers www.switzercandy.com http://civilwarmo.org/educators/resources/info-sheets/giles-f-filley-andexcelsior-stove-works http://www.wrinkledwillytreasures.com/G-F-Filley-Cast-Iron_ bymfg_26-0-1.html Photo 1- https://mohistory.org/collections/item/resource:178371 Circular of Excelsior Manufacturing Co., St. Louis, [1887] Identifier: D00122

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Photo 2/7- Switzer family archives, given by Switzer family to me in 2006F.M. Switzer and old photo of factory Photo 3-Missouri Historical Society Switzer Candy Company building and the Eads Bridge.

Identifier: N34842 Photo 4 -Digital archives – old Switzer Factory photo 1948 All other photos taken by Carrie Paul in 2006

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FUN PAGE RIDDLE ME THIS: 1. Which of the following is the largest? Triangle, circle, square, or rectangle?

2. If you paint a brown house white it will become a white house. If a stop light changes from red to green then the light is green. So, if you throw a white shirt into the Red Sea, what will it become?

3. What can you do with your mind, and have in your heart; What makes music in your purse, and is not the same from the start?

Color the image below, take a picture of your design, and tag us on social media! @gessomagazine or #beyourart or send it to us via email: editor@gessomagazine.com

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You are cordially invited to volume number two! 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.

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Start at the S and end at the E. Spaces no longer earn 1VP when crossed; from now on.

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

This game is called “Roll Estate” is 1-99 players and requires two dice. You are planning out your house, creating a floor plan by placing different rooms based on the results of two dice you roll. Some results allow you to “finish” a room already drawn instead of drawing a new one. Each room only needs to be finished one time, by a single worker, regardless of the amount of squares of the floorplan it occupies. At the end of the game (when the floorplan is completely full) you only get Victory Points(VP) for each “finished” room. The result of the two dice may be interpreted as a whole total result OR a player may pick one of the individual die’s results to use instead. Before rolling, the first thing a player does is place their master bedroom wherever they like! All other rooms must be placed sharing at least one side with already placed rooms. Label each room. Rooms may be any shape but MUST be made of squares sharing sides, numbering equal to the number of pips of the die chosen. FINAL SCORE: Master Bedroom - Must occupy 7 squares of floor. Mark with an “MB”.

(Master Bedroom may be finished if a 9 - 12 is rolled) 1) 1/2 Bath - 1/2 bath cannot be finished by itself, only if sharing sides with another 1/2 bath and then they may both be finished as one room (with a single worker). This can be done with any amount of 1/2 baths sharing sides with another 1/2 bath or a full bath, but once a bath of any kind is finished it may not share sides with any new baths.

2) Full Bath - Finished full baths meet code to score up to two finished bedrooms at game end.

3) Hallway - Finished hallways score +1VP per number of finished rooms (besides hallways) that they share sides with by game end.

4) Kitchen - May not share sides with bathrooms. Unfinished kitchens sharing sides with finished kitchens are automatically finished.

5) Living Room - Finished living rooms must share sides with a finished kitchen by game end to score.

6) Bedroom - Each square of finished bedroom scores 2VP at game end instead of 1VP like other rooms score. May only score one finished bedroom (including MB) per one finished 1/2 bath at endgame.

7 - 8) Finish any amount of 1-3 rooms per amount of workers. Draw a in the room.

9 - 10) Finish any amount of 4-6 rooms per amount of workers. Draw a in the the room.

11 - 12) Contractor- - Circle an addtional worker allowing you to finish more rooms at once when rolling a 7-12. Begin the game with only one worker. OR Finish any amount of any type of room per amount of workers. Draw a in the the room.

Cannot Take Action: If you have no action to take then cross out a space. Each time this occurs it is -1VP Scoring: To total for finished rooms add 1VP per each square of the floor occupied by a finished room.

Egg- Score 2VP when brought to E Ice- May not turn on ice unless you are stopped by a dark space first.

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 #1’s Password: “Flight”

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April 2019 2019 Gesso Magazine Emerging Young Artist Award Taychelle Glen is the winner of the 2019 Gesso Magazine Emerging Young Artist Award. Taychelle was among dozens of art students from high schools across the 12th Congressional District of Illinois to exhibit and compete for prizes at the annual High School Student Show and Congressional Art Competition sponsored by Illinois Congressman Mike Bost and the Schmidt Art Center at Southwestern Illinois College Belleville (IL). Her digital portraits “Eye of the Beholder” were selected by the Editorial Staff of Gesso Magazine as the exemplary work to receive this Gesso Award.

Taychelle Glen posing with and receiving award from SWIC President Nick Mance, above

The award was presented at the Opening Reception of the exhibition, Thursday March 28, in front of a packed house of friends, family and art enthusiasts from across the region. The exhibit will be on display and open to the public through April 4.

Taychelle is a 16-year-old Junior at East St Louis Senior High School where she studies art under the tutelage of Kim Jaoko. She loves creating works of art on her computer, her tablet and even on her cell phone. Asked how long she has been creating her artwork, her answer was “almost forever”.

Her desire for the future is to continue creating works of art and to have this be her full time profession.

Congratulations, Taychelle. Gesso thinks your future looks very bright! #BeYourArt

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April 2019

Gesso April Cover Artist Shakayla Clark “My name is Shakayla Clark. I am a student at McKendree University currently working on my B.A. in Art. These artworks are mixed medias that use both graphite and paint. I use the black and white values as skin tones for people of color along with either vivid or muted colors of the paint as a commentary on my personal issues with color blindness. I feel that you can only truly understand someone when you see their color and can respect it. In short, if you don’t see the color you don’t see the struggle and you don’t comprehend the beauty.”

For more information, Shakayla can be reached at shakayla.clark17@mckendree.edu

“Dancing for Do-nuts” Rosie and I dance on 54th street Until her jaw is hanging down Around her throat. Irish coffee Doesn’t help doesn’t hurt and it’s Definitely for sipping.

She wants to slip into a church and pray for peace good health and cool shoes along the Journey but I’m not in the mix Rosie owns the Mountain at least for the moment. I am gracious and tentative and well behaved at funerals.

But we are Certainly not dead, just a bit gray Around the Temple. I vow to take Her hands in a marriage hybrid as Select sushi rolls at Eat Now Diner.

It’s off to the races along 55th into another furious gray dawn of bedroom smoke.

-John Dorroh

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Submissions

April 2019

John Salozzo All of the images seen here are paintings and not photographs.

John is a photorealistic painter and has even been awarded a platinum album for his work on the Boston album cover.

Clockwise from top left- Boston Album Cover, Amoco Sign St. Louis, The Pageant St. Louis, Courtesy Diner St. Louis.

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To see more of John’s work or to inquire about commissioning a piece, check out his website at https://www.johnsalozzoart.com/

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Darla Allen Born and raised in houston, Texas. Darla Allen was immersed in a culture of diversity. From a diversity of foods, arts, people, and activities, she had seen and experienced more at a young age than many of her peers. With her long history of sports and the outdoors, Darla entered the art community first in grade school and then later pursued a fine arts degree at McKendree University. As she learned more about her craft she discovered she was attracted to very hands on and physically engaging ways of making art. Later in her college career she declared sculpture as her discipline and continues to explore the fragile tension of materials. For more information, Darla can be contacted at the Art Department at McKendree University.

( The Flow, left ) ( The Pile, below )

( Untitled Form, left )

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