January 12, 2018

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all colors

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“All Colors” – an expansive exhibition from Portfolio Gallery and Educational Center opening Jan. 13 at the St. Louis Artists’ Guild’s Clayton HQ – takes center stage in this story

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48 32 Abode Feature:

MICHAEL FLAMION LN regular Brittany Nay relates the story behind the new “smart house” erected for Officer Michael Flamion, formerly of the Ballwin Police Department, following his being shot and paralyzed from the neck down in the line of duty in July 2016.

DAVID & GLORIA FISSELL FOUNDATION Robyn Dexter, LN’s web editor and staff writer, casts a spotlight on the goal (to “put smiles on faces every day”) and good works being done at local care centers by the St. Charles-based David & Gloria Fissell Foundation since its 2016 launch.

“Everything flows from the heart,” says Deb Hollingsworth, co-chair of this year’s Go Red for Women luncheon, which will be held on Feb. 2 at The Ritz-Carlton, St. Louis in Clayton. The American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women campaign promotes awareness and dialogue about the prevalence of heart disease in women. Turn to page 10 to learn more about its efforts and the steps that women can take to protect themselves. Pictured on the cover, from left to right, are Jane Wulf, chief administrative officer, TD Ameritrade; Sandra Van Trease, group president, BJC HealthCare; Cynthia Brinkley, EVP, global corporate development, Centene Corporation; Debra Hollingsworth, VP, external affairs, retired, AT&T; and Linda Legg, senior VP, general counsel, retired, AT&T Advertising Solutions. Photo by Sarah Conroy.

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The Trio Design Destination Feature: Michael Flamion

STYLE 38 39 40

Make a Statement Beauty Buzz Feature: Mark Jenkins Footwear

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THE DAILY 46 47 48

Healthy Appetite Happily Ever After Feature: David & Gloria Fissell Foundation

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EDITOR ‌A HERO IS DEFINED AS A PERSON WHO, IN THE EYES OF OTHERS, displays special achievements, abilities or personal qualities and is regarded as a role model.

We each have personal heroes in our lives, and I feel blessed to say I have several in mine.

My heroes are my mom, dad and husband. They’ve each taught me invaluable lessons, pushed me to be better and continuously been by my side. While those close to each of us may seem ordinary, they’re likely displaying extraordinary traits and abilities every day, if even in small ways.

One Ballwin man, Michael Flamion, truly fits within both realms of heroic and extraordinary.

In 2016, Flamion was an officer for the Ballwin Police Department when he was shot during a routine traffic stop, severing his spinal cord and paralyzing him from the neck down. His community quickly came together to rally in support and gratitude for Flamion, ultimately resulting in the first smart home built for a first responder in the U.S. Ladue News is proud to share Flamion’s story, praise the inspiring work of the Gary Sinise Foundation and shine a light on the everyday heroes who put their lives on the line daily to protect others. We hope you enjoy this story, beautifully shared by LN contributing writer Brittany Nay, starting on p. 32.

All the best,

Alecia Humphreys

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Is there a restaurant, shop or jeweler that can’t be beat? Or maybe even a car provider, camp or spa that always goes above and beyond? Make sure to show them some love by nominating them for a Ladue News Platinum List award, sponsored by Laura McCarthy Real Estate. Nominations are now open until Thursday, Jan. 11. Vote online at laduenews.com.

We’re sorry: In the Jan. 5 edition, we

Congratulations to Dominic Bottom, a Kirkwood High School

inadvertently misspelled our featured

(KHS) senior, for earning his Eagle Scout badge. As part of Bottom’s

Distinctive Property’s street name. This

Eagle Scout Leadership Project, he redesigned and remodeled the

property is located at 5700 Montebello Road.

KHS performing arts department’s dressing room space, which will

We apologize for the error.

be used during all performances in the Keating Theatre.

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ynthia Brinkley, president and COO of Centene Corporation, wears red for her father and grandfather. Heart problems plague Brinkley’s family. Two years ago, her father suffered a fatal heart attack. It was not his first – that occurred when he was just 39 years old. Her paternal grandfather passed away from a heart attack at only 42 years old.

Deb Hollingsworth, former vice president of external affairs at AT&T, wears red for her extended family. Over the years she’s watched family members battle high blood pressure and undergo surgeries for stents and valve replacements.

Those personal connections are what inspired both women to become involved with the American Heart Association (AHA) and its Go Red for Women campaign. Together, they served as co-chairs for this year’s Go Red for Women campaign, which will culminate at the annual luncheon on Feb. 2 at The Ritz-Carlton, St. Louis in Clayton.

Although heart disease can strike anyone, it disproportionately affects women. The numbers are staggering: cardiovascular disease is the leading killer of women, causing 1 in 3 deaths each year. Despite her family’s history, Brinkley was taken aback by these statistics. “I don’t think people realize that. Or, I certainly didn’t realize that it was such a silent killer,” she says.

Go Red for Women promotes dialogue, research and awareness about the incidence and effects of heart disease in women. “As women, we’re always taking care of everyone else first. It’s rare that we take time for ourselves,” observes Hollingsworth. “Even if we aren’t feeling well, we’re often hesitant to have it checked out.”

As champions of the Go Red for Women movement, both Brinkley and Hollingsworth encourage women to take ownership of their health. Women experience different heart attack symptoms than men, so understanding the signs is essential. It is also equally important for women to become more familiar with their family health history, especially heart health. Furthermore, Hollingsworth underscores the need for women to know their vitals, including blood pressure, cholesterol, sugar levels and weight.

If managing these numbers sounds too daunting, Hollingsworth offers some simple advice. “Concentrate on one area that you can change or improve, and make that a priority,” she recommends.

Brinkley hopes that this year’s luncheon energizes attendees, emboldening them to become more involved in AHA and the Go Red for Women initiative. The event will honor not only survivors, but also “the women who did not make it, who were the statistics,” says Hollingsworth. The luncheon will also celebrate some of the important health advocacy work undertaken by the AHA’s Midwest affiliate this year.

“We want people to live a good healthy life, that’s one reason why we do what we do,” affirms Hollingsworth. “Women are why.”

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Fleur de Lis CHARITY BALL

The 59th Annual Fleur de Lis Charity Ball took place on Friday, Dec. 29, at the Hyatt Regency St. Louis at The Arch.

Mrs. Richard J. Dames Jr. was ball chairman this year. Mrs. Robert J. Ciapciak is president of the Fleur de Lis organization.

As is its tradition, the 2017 Fleur de Lis Charity Ball, at which 27 young women were presented to The Most Reverend Mark S. Rivituso, Auxiliary Bishop of St. Louis, will benefit SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital. To date, the Fleur de Lis has contributed a total of $2.907 million to SSM Health Cardinal Glennon. Last year, the hospital provided more than $6 million in free care to children from St. Louis and the surrounding bi-state area.

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Mr. Paul William Kopsky Jr. and Miss Mary Katherine Kopsky

Miss Margaret Elizabeth Leggat and Miss Margot Adele Wright

Mr. Daniel Vincent Twardowski and Miss Catherine Shanahan Twardowski

Mr. Bryan Mostyn Swift and Miss Nina Godwin Swift

Miss Elizabeth Hope Thiedke and Mr. William Joseph Thiedke

Miss Margot Anne Wolfner and Mr. Gregory Fox Wolfner

Miss Claire Sharon Taiclet and Mr. David Louis Taiclet Sr.

Miss Lindsey Marie Pollnow, Miss Anne Louise Dubuque and Miss Marie Keeshan Donnelly

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Fleur de Lis CHARITY BALL

Nancy and Richard Graf

Tom and Laura George, Caroline and James Boldt, Missy Leggat

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Jim and Christine Laugllin

Ann and Jack Cusumano

Clinton and Margaret Wright

President of Board Mary Ciapciak, The Most Reverend Mark S. Rivituso, Ball Chairperson Carolyn Dames

Chris and Tina Laughlin

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Fleur de Lis CHARITY BALL

Miss Lauren Elizabeth Gaffney and Mr. Christopher Ronald Gaffney

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Miss Katherine Marie Brnjac and Miss Elizabeth Rader Schwartz

Mr. Kenneth Michael Dude and Miss Mary Grace Dude

Miss Emily Rose Parham and Dr. Walter Austin Parham

Miss Mary Grace Rose Cusumano and Miss Elizabeth Julia Clark

Miss Allison Lillian Edmonds and Mr. David Charlton Edmonds

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Fleur de Lis CHARITY BALL

Miss Kristen Katherine Weber and Dr. Timothy Michael Weber

Miss Taran Elise Stahle and Dr. Steven Stahle

Miss Francesca Mary Wilhelm and Miss Brooke Hennessey Cytron

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Miss Lucy Marie Thiedke and Mr. William Joseph Thiedke

Mr. Kenneth Michael Dude and Miss Margaret Anne Dude

Epworth Children & Family Services

WINE DINNER & AUCTION

Photos by David Anderson

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pworth Children & Family Services hosted its 15th annual Wine Dinner & Auction at The Ritz-Carlton, St. Louis on Nov. 11. Co-chairs Gregg J. Berdy, M.D., of Ophthalmology Associates, and Jason Main, owner of The Wine Merchant, Ltd., welcomed nearly 250 wine collectors, enthusiasts and guests to the black-tie event pairing exceptional wine with outstanding cuisine. Emcee Guy Phillips led a spirited live auction, while a silent auction provided another opportunity for guests to bid on exclusive items. Live music by saxophonist Tim Cunningham and his band kept the crowd dancing until midnight. Nearly $345,000 was raised to support ongoing programs at Epworth aligned to the agency’s mission of helping children, youth and families move toward self-sufficiency by focusing on health, housing, education and employment.

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The continued support of donors and guests of events like our annual Wine Dinner & Auction helps to fuel Epworth’s efforts that impact children and families in crisis across the St. Louis area. Without the dedication of every single committee member, co-chair, volunteer, donor and attendee on Saturday, we would not have the ability to make such a difference in the community we know and love. We do not take this support for granted.

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Dignity Period

DIGNITY PERIOD HAS THE BLUES: AN EVENING OF JAZZ AND LAUGHTER

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t the gala dubbed Dignity Period Has the Blues: An Evening of Jazz and Laughter, guests at The Harold & Dorothy Steward Center for Jazz in St. Louis’ Grand Center recently enjoyed performances from St. Louis’ best to support a great cause: vocalists Denise Thimes and Kim Massie, jazz duo The Bosman Twins and world-renowned comedian Monique Marvez, with a special guest appearance by Gene Dobbs Bradford. Dignity Period, a St. Louis-based not-for-profit, seeks to keep adolescent Ethiopian girls in school by ensuring they have access to quality menstrual hygiene products and education.

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This event is important to raise much-needed funds because no adolescent girl should be without feminine hygiene products. We provide education and supplies that allow girls to continue their education and enhance their dignity.

We want dignity for the girls of Ethiopia.

DR. LEWIS WALL, PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD (SHOWN WITH HELEN WALL)

Carolyn Coffin, Joanna Fiehler, Jennifer Coffin, Richard and June Coffin

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Andrew Thorp, executive director at Miriam, describes the latest improvements being made to the organization’s unique learning environment, thanks to contributions to the organization’s $9 million “Learning to Succeed” fundraising campaign. “We broke ground on a 12,000 square-foot addition, adding four middle school classrooms and a STEM room, including cutting-edge instructional technology to enhance student learning,” he shares. Learn more by calling 314-962-6059 or visiting miriamstl.org.

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ast aside the fairytales and discover a dream come true. Miriam creates an atmosphere where children can truly thrive.

“These are smart kids who learn differently,” executive director Andrew Thorp says. “They have above average intelligence but may struggle to learn in a traditional environment. They are looking for a place where they feel accepted. Their families are looking for a place where the child can feel safe, secure and have access to the education they need to reach their potential.”

Miriam offers three programs for children with learning differences: Miriam School, serving kindergarten through eighth grades; Miriam Academy, serving ninth through 12th grades; and Miriam Learning Center, serving students aged three to 18 who wish to remain in their current school.

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large for them to feel successful,” Thorp explains.

“The tendency is to get lost in big schools. We have a small student-to-teacher ratio, which allows children to really get the attention they need to excel.”

Currently serving more than 1,000 students annually, Miriam launched the “Learning to Succeed” campaign to raise $9 million for further expansion.

“We are close to meeting our campaign goal,” Thorp shares. “Five million dollars will be directed to the startup of operations at Miriam Academy and $4 million will go to the Miriam School expansion and renovation. Next September, Miriam School students will walk into an entirely new learning facility.”

Thanks to Miriam, these kids have an opportunity at a fairytale ending.

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By Robyn Dexter New York City – it’s one of the most iconic places in the world, comprising five boroughs along the Hudson River. As the most densely populated city in the United States, it has been described as the financial, cultural and media capital of the world. A massive number of tourists flock to notable sightseeing spots like the Empire State Building, Times Square and

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numerous major arts and culture movements,

Discovered in an old barn, the neglected bike is tangled in vines,

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fabrics and finishes. Available from Jonathan Adler, starting at $3,795, jonathanadler.com.

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By Brittany Nay | Photos courtesy of the Gary Sinise Foundation

Paralyzed former Ballwin police officer Michael Flamion settles into a new smart home provided through the Gary Sinise Foundation.

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ichael Flamion’s eyes welled with tears of gratitude as he gazed on his new smart home for the first time in November.

That sight marked a new beginning for the former Ballwin Police Department officer, whose life changed when he was injured in the line of duty on July 8, 2016. During a routine traffic stop on New Ballwin Road, Flamion was shot in the neck, which severed his spinal cord and paralyzed him from the neck down.

When Ballwin residents learned of Flamion’s tragedy, they quickly rallied to help, says Ballwin Police Chief Kevin Scott. “I’ve worked with the City of Ballwin for 25 years, and the outpouring of support and the ownership the region took with [Flamion’s] injury and supporting him and his family were unbelievable – and really is an example of what should go on around the country,” he says.

One generous local citizen, Jim Shubert, reached out to help Flamion after hearing the injury occurred near his Shubert Design Furniture business. As luck would have it, Shubert also belongs to the board of directors of the Gary Sinise Foundation, an organization serving U.S. veterans and first responders with programs including R.I.S.E. (Restoring Independence, Supporting Empowerment), which has built more than 60 specially adapted smart homes for the nation’s most severely wounded heroes and their families.

“I was in Los Angeles at the time of the shooting, attending a board meeting with the Gary Sinise Foundation, and brought up the shooting and possible condition of Officer Flamion. Our board agreed to build him a smart home before I approached the Flamion family,” Shubert says. Shubert worked with the Ballwin Police Department to arrange a meeting with Flamion as he recovered in the hospital “I told him, ‘If you make it through this, we’ll build you a smart home,’” Shubert recalls.

Over the past year, the Gary Sinise Foundation, the Ballwin Police Department, numerous national and regional donors, and 120 local contractors teamed to build a smart home specifically designed for Flamion. “[Flamion’s house] became the first smart home built for a first responder in the U.S.,” Shubert says.

The energy-efficient, accessible smart house makes mobility and daily tasks easier for Flamion through features such as spacious doorways and hallways, iPad- and voicecontrolled appliances, and a lift that takes his wheelchair to his bed and shower. “Officer Flamion faces the daily challenge of paralysis from the neck down,” Scott says. “Your home becomes your sanctuary from life’s trials and tribulations.

This smart home offers him a little bit of independence and function in his own home.”

As soon as the foundation became involved in his life, Flamion says he knew it would change for the better. “I can’t thank the [Gary Sinise Foundation] enough, I can’t thank the donors enough … for giving me a little bit more of my life back,” Flamion says. “I did lose a lot of things on July 8, [2016] that

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a lot of people take for granted … just getting out of bed, changing the channel on the TV, going in and out of doors. With this [new smart house], with just my voice, I can open up doors, turn on lights, turn on the TV. I don’t know where we’d be without the foundation.”

Chris Kuban, a St. Louis-based national spokesperson for the Gary Sinise Foundation, recalls how happy to be home Flamion and his wife, Sarah, were in their new abode. “Flamion’s favorite component is the back porch … he’s an outdoorsy guy,” Kuban says. “When he first toured the house, this buck with one set of antlers walked right past the back door. [Flamion] said it was a ‘welcome home’ omen.”

The Gary Sinise Foundation has more projects in the works to aid other St. Louis-area veterans and first responders. The organization has committed to building a smart home in Wildwood for Legrand Strickland, a wounded veteran of the U.S. Army, and it also recently completed a remodel of a Wentzville house for Craig Tudor, a former Hazelwood Police Department officer paralyzed from the neck down. “We want to encourage people to donate and volunteer,” Kuban says, adding those interested can sign up to help at garysinisefoundation.org.

Shubert says the foundation gives recipients and their families more independence and dignity. “There are more [veterans and first responders] who need help,” Shubert says. “We have tremendous support from individuals and small businesses in the community, and we hope to get major, local corporate support involved, as well, because this is a local issue. We want to create more priceless reactions like the one we received from Michael.

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urrounded by lovely landscaping, this two-story, executive brick home in Wildwood invites you in with its contemporary style and wonderfully open layout. Arched doorways lead you through the warm interior to the heart of the home, the gourmet kitchen space. Setting up shop at the center island’s breakfast bar, your family will make quick work of the delectable cuisine cooked up on the stainless appliances and served on the granite countertops. A tray ceiling extends over the space, which includes a breakfast area and deck access through French doors. Entertaining proves enjoyable with a great room, featuring beautiful built-ins and a gas fireplace, plus a walkout lower level that boasts a recreation area and family room. At the end of the day, retire to the large master suite, with its pillared sitting room, double vanities, jetted bath and walk-in shower. There’s much to appreciate about this beautiful abode, including the three-car garage, main-floor laundry access and elevator.

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Step 2: Rely on a suitable moisturizer. Find a moisturizer that works best on your skin, and for pity’s sake, stick with it – don’t try to economize (read: “go cheap”) with samples exhumed from your vanity. In part or in whole, using such samples could cause dermal dryness in the first place. Accustoming your skin to the same moisturizer for a while should yield great results, with makeup practically gliding onto exfoliated and moisturized skin – without clinging to dry, flaky patches.

Step 3: Take care with matte foundations. If you normally wear matte foundations but suffer from “winter skin,” try a dewy substitute. Matte foundations supposedly boost drying to absorb excess oil, but in winter, they also cling to dry patches and make skin look uneven and – you guessed it – dry. A dewy foundation hydrates your face more and makes it look radiant and beautiful rather than dull and desiccated.

Step 4: Use a hydrating mist. To prep your skin and set your makeup, always use a hydrating mist. The more hydration on your face, frankly, the better! A hydrating mist makes “winter skin” glow gloriously in no time. Also, for extra-dry skin, spritz hydrating mist on your face throughout the day as needed.

In sum, ladies, don’t wait for your skin to dry uncomfortably and unattractively this season before considering the preceding steps; as soon as your skin starts flaking and drying, add some or all of them to your beauty routine. Although important yearround, they become even more so during winter’s cold!

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By Connie Mitchell | Photos courtesy of Mark Jenkins Footwear

Distinguished footwear executive Mark Jenkins branched out with his own company after 40 years working his way in the industry.

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his is the story of a career that spans more than 40 years, takes twists and turns, is marked by persistence and flexibility, and now is providing a product that meets a specific need. Mark Jenkins is downto-earth and honest when he tells the story of his journey from shoe salesman to owner of Mark Jenkins Footwear, a brand available at boutiques in 12 states and online that combines style and comfort in women’s shoes.

Jenkins’ shoes include a variety of popular and fashion-forward styles. For fall and winter, boots were the headliners. The Flyer is a genuine suede, over-theknee style with a flat heel in black, beige and gray – standards in Jenkins’ neutral color palette. Suede appears in a different style altogether in the Barcelona, an ankle boot with a 1-inch block heel, featuring a patchwork motif of color combinations, including navy/gray/beige and black/brown/olive.

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From Jenkins’ sandal line, the popular Calista style features a 3-inch wedge and is available in leather or suede shades ranging from deep wine to the most neutral cream – and even a fun leopard print. Despite the taller heel, the design ensures the foot is positioned for maximum support and stability and, like Jenkins’ other shoes, features a molded cork footbed with thick memory foam padding that molds to the wearer’s foot for superior comfort.

Today’s footwear line is a product of Jenkins’ long career in the footwear industry, which began in 1978 at the fitting stool – helping people try on shoes of various sizes and styles, advising them on fit and appearance. “It was fairly lucrative if you had some drive,” he remembers of that first commission-paid job.

The 1970s, ’80s and ’90s were generally good years to be in the shoe business.

Jenkins worked his way up the ladder at Edison Brothers Stores, a St. Louis company that owned numerous shoe and clothing retail chains including Bakers, Chandlers, Burts and Wild Pair. “They were a very big retailer back in the day,” Jenkins says.

“They tended to promote from within the company, so the management team largely came up through working in the stores, and it was a great place to be a student of the retail footwear business.”

Jenkins took his real-world studies seriously. Fascinated by the workings of the retail world, he set his sights on product development and purchasing for Edison Brothers’ various retail lines. In 1983, he was promoted to the company’s corporate office in St. Louis as a merchandiser, where he procured products for specific regions across the nation based on the need and demand for various sizes, styles and colors. Proving himself in that position, Jenkins continued his management ascent as a buyer and merchandise manager for several of Edison Brothers’ shoe chains, fulfilling his early goal.

Things were going well. But in 1995, Edison Brothers filed for bankruptcy, citing a poor specialty-retail environment, and began closing stores. Although the

company’s dissolution shocked many, Jenkins felt it was an opportunity to spread his wings to other companies and learn about the footwear industry from other perspectives. “The bankruptcy taught me to look at business differently and see how other retailers were doing things,” he says. “It was very eyeopening and a tremendous learning experience, although the bankruptcy was a difficult time.”

Jenkins and two partners invested in the Bakers shoe chain, buying it out of bankruptcy. “We had a really good time with repositioning it,” he says, but disagreements about the future direction of the stores led to Jenkins’ decision to move on.

He took a job at Brown Shoe Co., now Caleres, running the Naturalizer retail division. After a year in that position, Jenkins decided to broaden his horizons to the wholesale side of the footwear industry.

Retail was quickly changing from a merchant-driven business to a numbers-driven business, which Jenkins says led him into wholesale.

“There, [I] could stay focused on product and still work with some of the biggest retailers and brands in the industry,” he says. He worked at Elan Polo International, a St. Louis-based company that produces several shoe brands for retailers, and then moved on to Bronx Diba Imports in 2010, overseeing the development of the Luichiny brand.

That job ended last year when Jenkins was downsized. “It wasn’t the perfect time for me, but it was the right decision for the company to make,” he says. Jenkins

faced a crossroads. He could seek employment elsewhere, uprooting his family and relocating, or he could take an entrepreneurial route. He chose the latter, and Mark Jenkins Footwear was conceived.

Using his extensive knowledge and industry contacts, Jenkins determined that there was a niche in the shoe business that targeted women who wanted style and comfort. “I wanted to carve that niche and do it right,” he says.

“After talking to a lot of my contacts in industry, finance and technology, I thought, ‘I can make a go of this.’”

Jenkins introduced his brand in spring 2017, marketing his shoes online and through carefully selected retail outlets.

He intentionally keeps his production small-scale so he can agilely adjust based on customer demand.

Mark Jenkins Footwear is now heading into its third season, spring 2018, and will feature sandals and other popular styles manufactured on a comfortable footbed with memory foam insoles. Spring styles will include metallics and neutrals, as well as some bright colors, such as ruby and slate.

About 75 percent of his business is in providing his shoes to boutiques, many of which carry his brand exclusively. In the greater St. Louis area, Jenkins’ shoes are available at Heels Boutique, Klutch, Leopard Boutique, The Designing Block, Aly’s Boutique and Jeans, Jackets & Jewels.

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LANG YLANG, located in the heart of Ladue, brings fresh, innovative and often exclusive jewelry lines to St. Louis. This family-owned boutique has brought immense value to the community since its inception in 1985. Much like a prized heirloom, the popular shop was passed down to the next generation, daughter Julie Ettinger.

At YLANG YLANG, spotlighting incredible designers is a tradition that Ettinger fortifies with Single Stone, made all the more fitting by the artisan’s focus on heirlooms. “In a time when possessions have become disposable, we believe having something that is sentimental and well-made is so important,” Ari Madilian, co-owner of Single Stone, says. “These items, passed down for generations, can connect people to their past.”

Ari and his wife, Corina, built the Single Stone brand on this concept. “I grew up in the L.A. jewelry district,” Ari shares. “I was 23 years old when I fell in love with the hunt and discovered my passion for great jewelry and diamonds. The idea of finding the perfect piece for a client became my obsession.”

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beginning, our business was directed at creating jewelry for other brands and designers,” she says. “I missed the connection of telling our own story and decided to work towards that.”

The tale behind the designers’ name came from Ari’s heritage. “Single Stone is the direct translation of the name of my father’s company in Turkey. Tek, meaning ‘single,’ and tas, pronounced ‘tash,’ meaning ‘rock’ or ‘stone,’” he explains.

In 2014, a traveling buyer brought a ring with a story ready to be shared. Once purchased, the team at Single Stone discovered a hidden note inside its original box. “The paper was almost impossible to notice, as it perfectly fit the box,” Ari remembers.

“These words were written on it: ‘To our beautiful Cora, from Mama and Papa, 1883.’ Needless to say, everyone in the office burst into tears.”

The true value found at YLANG YLANG extends to the story inspired by this wearable art. “We are romantics at heart,” Ari says. “This is one of the reasons we prefer to use vintage diamonds in all our designs. It gives our pieces personality and soul.”

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HEALTHY APPETITE

Cauliflower “Rice” Bowl With Golden Detox Sauce

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nce again, we face a new year with new resolutions on our plates – both figuratively and literally. If one of your 2018 goals involves incorporating more

CAULIFLOWER “RICE” BOWL WITH GOLDEN DETOX SAUCE

fresh veggies into your diet, this cauliflower “rice”

Serves | 4 |

bowl should please you for more than one reason,

particularly its simplicity – processing cauliflower into rice-sized pieces and then steaming or sautéing it to mimic the texture of real rice.

The golden sauce stars in this meal, though. Loaded with turmeric, ginger, garlic, olive oil, lemon juice and apple cider vinegar, it both abounds with detox-friendly ingredients and tastes great.

Story, recipe and photo by Sherrie Castellano

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Golden Detox Sauce  ½ cup raw cashews

Cauliflower Rice  2 sweet potatoes, washed, peeled

 ½ cup unsweetened almond milk  1 tsp ground

and diced into ½-inch pieces  2 Tbsp olive oil, divided  1 head cauliflower, washed and

turmeric

sliced into florets

 ½ tsp ground ginger

 2 cups cooked lentils or beans

 1 clove garlic

 fresh parsley leaves, minced,

 1 Tbsp olive oil  1 Tbsp lemon juice  1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar

for garnish  green onions, diced, for garnish  sea salt and freshly ground

 ¼ tsp sea salt  ½ tsp freshly ground black pepper

black pepper  ¼ cup Greek yogurt, optional

| Preparation – Golden Detox Sauce | In the bowl of a blender, add all ingredients and blend on high until smooth. Set aside. | Preparation – Cauliflower “Rice” | Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, and set aside.

In a large bowl, combine sweet potatoes and 1 tablespoon olive oil, and toss to coat.

Spread potatoes evenly on baking sheet. Roast for 25 minutes or until browned.

In bowl of a food processer, add cauliflower florets and pulse until a ricelike appearance is achieved. In a medium sauté pan over medium-high heat, warm remaining olive oil. Add cauliflower “rice” and sauté for 5 minutes or until tender.

Evenly divide cauliflower “rice” between 4 serving bowls. Top with cooked lentils or beans, roasted sweet potatoes, golden detox sauce, parsley and green onions, and season with salt and pepper to taste.

Top with a dollop of Greek yogurt for tanginess, if desired, and serve.

Sherrie Castellano is a former health coach turned food writer, photographer and pop-up chef based in St. Louis. A collection of Castellano’s recipes, stories and images can be found on her Saveur Blog Award-nominated website, With Food + Love. She currently serves as the marketing director for Midwest-based Big Heart Tea Co.

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Happily Ever After

Ivy, Ginger

AND THE FORD FAMILY

By Robyn Dexter

‌ONCE UPON A TIME, GAIL FORD had a soft spot for golden retrievers, adopting four of the much-loved breed over the years.

When her fourth golden, Sassy, passed away, Ford was heartbroken. She had gotten Sassy from Love a Golden Rescue, a regional group of volunteers that rescues golden retrievers and golden retriever mixes in central and eastern Missouri and central and southern Illinois.

Ford called her friend Jan Knoche, the organization’s president, to let her know she was interested in adopting another dog when her grief over Sassy subsided.

As an avid reader of Love a Golden Rescue’s newsletter, Ford’s heart ached when she saw the group had rescued three 8-year-old sisters.

“I knew I had to have one,” she says. “I want [senior dogs] to have unconditional love and dignity in their last years.”

Ford adopted Ivy in December 2016 and immediately began working with her, since the dog had suffered emotional and mental turmoil over the years.

“Within four days, she was riding in the car and walking with us,” Ford says.

Months went by and Ivy’s sisters were adopted, too. At least, so Ford thought. Ford received another newsletter that said one of the sisters had been surrendered

to the rescue after the dog didn’t get along with the homeowner’s cats. Ford knew she had to bring Ivy’s sister Ginger home, and she did just that in July 2017.

The two are “so bonded” and get along with the Ford dog, a terrier mix named Pokey. Pokey has been a guide for the goldens Ford brought home, teaching them how to be a dog again.

“These dogs couldn’t even go up or down steps,” Ford says. “Now they roll in the grass, love ice cubes and are joined at the hip.”

Visitors and family friends often can’t tell Ivy and Ginger apart since they both look incredibly similar and like the same things. Though they’re two peas in a pod, Ivy and Ginger each have their own quirks. Ivy’s laidback, and Ginger is an enthusiastic eater who recently consumed a pair of Ford’s glasses and just caught her first squirrel. Ginger will lay on top of Ivy while she’s sleeping, and all three dogs are always touching when they’re napping.

Senior dogs and cats are often deemed unadoptable because of their age, but Ford’s opinion couldn’t be further from that. As the mom of three senior dogs, Ford knows the joy they can bring into their owners’ lives.

“If you give them a chance, they’ll give you so much trust,” she says. “They’re the loves of our life.”

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JOY

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Bringing Sunshine

By Robyn Dexter | Photos by Sarah Conroy

Through his David & Gloria Fissell Foundation, a St. Charles senior seeks to spread a legacy of light and love to residents in area care facilities.

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five St. Charles County nursing homes and assisted living facilities, encompassing t was summer 2014, and David Fissell’s wife, Gloria, had been in and out of more more than 500 residents and welcomes volunteers to bake treats, read to residents than one nursing home. A few weeks before she passed away, she had a talk with and play games with the elderly. her husband of 30-plus years about what his life would be like after her passing.

The foundation’s goal is to “put smiles on faces every day” and improve the lives of “She asked me, ‘What are you going to do after I pass away, sweetie?’” he says. the residents at these facilities by providing items that bring joy and comfort, such as “She said, ‘Do you know how many people here tell me how lucky I am to have you?’” handmade fleece blankets, baked goods, snacks and treats, crossword and word-search When Gloria Fissell was in the nursing homes, David Fissell hardly ever left her puzzle books, and cards, gifts and decorations for holidays and special occasions, side, staying from breakfast until after supper and helping other residents while she such as birthdays, resident appreciation days and ice cream socials. Just weeks ago, napped. In fact, he was voted employee of the month twice because of his caring residents at the O’Fallon Mount Carmel Senior Living facility celebrated the season at efforts and assistance. Gloria Fissell had noticed that many nursing home residents a party that included gifts, carolers, rarely or never had visitors and festive décor and holiday candy. wanted her husband to do something Fissell now plays bingo every for those in need after she was gone. day of the week across four different Gloria Fissell died at 80 years facilities, which costs the foundation old on July 26, 2014. She left her between $450 and $550 a month. husband a $1,000 stash in their home Owen explains that bingo is that he was to use to improve the “really meaningful” for the residents. lives of area nursing home residents.

“The games are a wonderful “I started out trying to help opportunity for seniors to get out of [people on] Medicaid, especially their rooms, make friends, socialize those who didn’t have families,” he with other folks and engage in a says. “After several trips to nursing purposeful activity,” she says. “This homes, I found that even residents helps them get a little exercise, use with traditional insurance or living fine motor skills and keep their family members usually had it just brains sharp. In addition, residents as bad.” know that Dave and the foundation Fissell started off helping out at he represents truly care and are Mount Carmel Senior Living in St. looking out for them.

Charles and got involved with bingo, “One item that’s extremely special something he says brings real joy to David Fissell delivering holiday treats at Mount Carmel Senior Living in O’Fallon this past holiday. to our residents are the blankets we the facility’s residents. They call him make and distribute. You can’t imagine how much comfort our warm, soft and cuddly “the bingo man.” homemade fleece tie blankets bring to lonely seniors and disabled folks in the care “Most people don’t want their relatives or loved ones to go into a nursing centers and rehab facilities we serve!” home,” Lisa Owen, executive director of the David & Gloria Fissell Foundation, Fissell says Gloria is his guardian angel and continues to watch over him as he says. “Individuals also don’t want to think about nursing homes, in general, and what works tirelessly to bring some joy to the lives of area nursing home residents. may go on there because we’ve all heard stories or seen news reports. It’s challenging “We were married over 30 years,” he recalls fondly. “I was her third husband, and for the foundation to find volunteers willing to go into facilities because of the fear she was my fourth wife, but we were together longer than all the other ones added and stigma attached to such places. For many individuals, folks in nursing homes are kind of ‘out of sight, out of mind’ – people don’t want to think about it.” up. She was my soulmate.”

Fissell made the decision in 2016 to start the David & Gloria Fissell Foundation, a nonprofit organization headquartered in St. Charles. The foundation currently serves David & Gloria Fissell Foundation, 314-764-5042, dgfmemfund.org

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for any event

By Emma Dent | Photo courtesy of Sheraton Clayton Plaza Hotel St. Louis

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he customer’s imagination is really the only limit,” says Sarah Johnson, director of sales and marketing at Sheraton Clayton Plaza Hotel St. Louis. “We can host just about anything.”

“We’re very adept at being able to conform to the customer’s needs and to make the event a success,” maintains Johnson. This willingness to work collaboratively with clients is one of the many reasons the Sheraton Clayton Plaza Hotel St. Louis has become a premier destination for hosting local, national and international business events in St. Louis. With more than 18,000 square feet of meeting space – much of which is flexible and can be reconfigured, as needed – the hotel is able to accommodate a variety of events, from a 10-person board of directors meeting to corporate conventions of up to 350 attendees.

The Sheraton Clayton Plaza Hotel St. Louis staff works diligently to make the scheduling, planning and execution of events as seamless as possible. To that end, the hotel assigns a conference services manager to every client. Three months prior to the

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event, the conference services manager will reach out to the client to discuss event details like setup and menu. “That person acts as the liaison from the time the contract is signed to the moment the customer has left the property,” explains Johnson.

“They add a personal touch.”

Businesses and corporations holding events at the hotel will find a host of amenities from which to choose. The hotel has on-site audiovisual technicians to troubleshoot any technological hiccups, so there’s no need to worry about faulty microphones or PowerPoint presentations that won’t load. With a full service staff and a banquet kitchen – one of only five dedicated kosher kitchens in the area – the hotel is equally equipped to meet clients’ dining needs. And, for those requiring room accommodations, the hotel boasts 259 elegantlyappointed guest rooms.

Because the Sheraton Clayton Plaza Hotel St. Louis is a Marriott International property, clients also benefit from a number of other perks.

“Marriott is the world’s largest hotel company,” declares Johnson. “And with that comes two of the top loyalty programs, Marriott Rewards and

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Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG).” By signing up for these programs, professional meeting planners and administrative personnel can earn rewards for both their professional and personal activities in one joint account.

Close to downtown St. Louis, the hotel’s location in Clayton is especially desirable. Locals and outof-town visitors alike can easily take in a Cardinals baseball game or pay a visit to the iconic Gateway Arch. After a long days’ worth of meetings, clients can also take advantage of Clayton’s bustling restaurant scene. With an array of dining options within walking distance, “people don’t have to roam around, not knowing where they’re going, and they don’t have to spend money to take a cab or an Uber,” says Johnson.

With myriad amenities and a central location, the Sheraton Clayton Plaza Hotel St. Louis is the place to do business.

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Jim Butler Italia | Jim Butler Alfa Romeo | Jim Butler Maserati

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veteran car connoisseur, Kyle Kaverman has been a significant member of the Jim Butler Team for more than 14 years. Kaverman brought a new level of luxury vehicles to the Jim Butler family of dealerships through the addition of Jim Butler Alfa Romeo and Jim Butler Maserati, collectively known as Jim Butler Italia.

Premiering at the all-new Maplewood location, Jim Butler Maserati is ranked as St. Louis’ No. 1 Maserati dealership, promoting a buying experience not found anywhere else. This first-class treatment mimics the unmatched luxury and performance for which Maserati is known. Jim Butler Alfa Romeo has quickly developed a name for itself as a place of stellar service, staffed with a highly-knowledgeable team that is committed to delivering personalized care. Kaverman successfully owns and operates Jim Butler Auto Plaza, and having launched Jim Butler Italia, he continues to elevate the level of luxury treatment associated with this automotive leader of St. Louis.

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We’ve all seen the ads from the retirement communities that extoll the virtues of senior living. Sonja Nelson-Stough and her husband, Larry Stough, visit these places several times a month. They think they’re nice.

But Sonja and Larry aren’t there because they want to move in. They come to perform for the residents. Sonja plays the hammered dulcimer, with Larry accompanying her on guitar.

Sharing their love of music is something they do in their spare time. But it’s not the only thing.

After retiring as a bank trust officer in 2008, Sonja started taking tap and ballroom dance lessons. She has danced competitively for 10 years. In her spare time, she plays golf.

By the way, she’ll turn 77 next year.

Larry, meanwhile, isn’t twiddling his thumbs. Just last year, he rode his motorcycle on Route 66 from Chicago to Santa Monica, California. He’s an amateur photographer who enjoys tennis, golf and scuba.

Neither one takes bone density, blood pressure or any other kind of medication.

How do they do it?

“It’s easy,” says Sonja. “For the past decade, we’ve begun each week together at 20 Minutes to Fitness.”

“This unique, once-a-week, 20-minute workout fuels all our other activities,” says Larry. “It’s safe.

It’s medically based. It keeps us young, fit and strong.”

“We could not do the things we do without the strength building we get from 20 Minutes to Fitness,” Sonja adds. “It helps us build and maintain a strong core.” In other words, it helps fend off all those things that are leading their peers into retirement community living.

There’s one other thing you should know about Sonja: she hates exercising. “We have tried other exercise programs, gyms and classes, and I will not stick with them,” Sonja admits. “I dreaded going.”

20 Minutes to Fitness, she says, is different. “I do my 20 Minutes once a week, and I’m done,” she says. “So this is it for me. Best of all, it works! I saw results in the beginning, and I’m still seeing results today.”

If you think you are too old, too out-of-shape or have too many health issues for 20 Minutes to Fitness, think again. Even when Sonja and Larry had casts on their legs, they never missed a session. 20 Minutes to Fitness’ trainers – which include physical therapists and other pros – tailor every workout to your needs and capabilities.

Sonja’s friends tell her they wish they had her stamina, balance, flexibility, positive attitude and energy. All she’ll say is, “It’s great to be strong and do the things I love to do. I can honestly say 20 Minutes to Fitness has made the difference.”

As for those retirement homes: they’re a nice place to visit.

Larry and Sonja just never hope to live there.

More about Sonja and Larry:

Sonja served as 2013 Ms. Missouri Senior America, competing in the national pageant in New Jersey.

Next year she and her husband, Larry, will celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary. They have trained together at 20 Minutes to Fitness since 2007.

For more information on 20 Minutes to Fitness, call its studios in Clayton (314-863-7836), Chesterfield (636-536-1504), or Sarasota or Tampa, Fla., or visit www.20minutestofitness.com.

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e Ethiopian Restaurant, which debuted in November east of the Delmar Loop, features a traditional East African menu with beef, lamb, chicken and vegetarian options served with fresh injera – a sourdough-risen flatbread meant to be torn into pieces and used to scoop food.

The venture comes from chef-owner Teddy Argaw. In 2009, the Ethiopian native was operating a similar venture in the metro area called Selam Ethiopian Restaurant, which he sold after three years.

Subsequently, Argaw opened this new restaurant, named after a moniker of his brother, Naty, who now lends a hand in the business behind the scenes.

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“This is a family-oriented restaurant,” Argaw says.

“We welcome anybody that wants to try Ethiopian food.

I love cooking and making sure the customers love it.”

Ye Ethiopian Restaurant fills the 4,000-square-foot space previously occupied by It’s A Wrap Health Food & Fitness Bar, with more than a dozen tables and booths beside a bar. The logo and interior feature the primary colors of the Ethiopian flag, green, yellow and red.

In the kitchen, Argaw cooks with kibe, spiced, clarified butter with such flavorings as Ethiopian-grown chilies, ginger, garlic, onions, basil, bishop’s weed (which resembles thyme) and powder of ensete plants (which resemble banana trees). It almost goes without saying that enjoying any of his dishes would make a fine

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culinary prelude to attending a performance of Fences from The St. Louis Black Repertory.

Specialties include national dishes like Argaw’s family recipe for kitfo, an entrée made of lean ground beef mixed with coriander, mitmita (a hot spice blend) and kibe. Another highlight, zilzil tibs, known as the Teddy Special, comprises beef strips in red chili pepper sauce, served on a hot skillet. Appetizers include sambusas with chicken, ground beef or a vegetarian blend of lentils, onions and jalapeño.

Guests can order beef, lamb and vegetarian plates à la carte or in various combinations. The largest meat and vegetable combination platter, for instance, comprises spiced beef stew, mild lamb tibs, chicken tibs, fried beef,

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Ye Ethiopian Restaurant

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spicy split lentils, string beans and carrots, collard greens and yetimatim selata (tomato salad).

Additional options include whole fried tilapia with rice and salad, as well as spaghetti with tomato or meat sauce. In the future, Argaw hopes to acquire a liquor license to serve beverages like Ethiopian beer and honey wine. Avocado and mango juice also will be available.

“I want to bring good food and our culture to the community,” Argaw says. “People want to try new things. And here, the customer is always king.”

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Ye Ethiopian Restaurant, 5916 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, 314-361-9202, yeethiopianrestaurant.com

‌Story: According to Troy Maxson and his friend Jim Bono, only Babe Ruth and Josh Gibson were more fearsome baseball hitters in their time than Maxson.

The Babe, of course, achieved unrivaled stardom and popularity as a core member of the New York Yankees’ Murderers’ Row in Major League Baseball.

Gibson and Maxson, were robbed of any chance to compete because of their race. Now, in 1957, Maxson, 53, is working as a trash collector in Pittsburgh, as is Bono. The two met in prison, where Maxson was serving a sentence for murder – likely in the second degree.

A decade has passed since Jackie Robinson officially broke baseball’s so-called color barrier, and the Majors now have numerous black stars, including Hank Aaron, Willie Mays and Don Newcombe. But Maxson resents the athletes who can now play in the pros, an opportunity that didn’t arrive for him until he was 43 years old – well past his prime. He tells Bono that Robinson couldn’t have even made the roster on some of the Negro Leagues baseball teams.

Worse, Maxson berates his son, Cory, a high school senior being scouted by college football teams. Smart, industrious and ambitious, Cory holds hopes and dreams that fail to meet his father’s satisfaction.

Spurned by society in his own life, Maxson demands that Cory concentrate instead on working and learning a trade so he can earn a living as an adult.

Despite his bitterness, Maxson remains grateful for the love of his wonderful wife, Rose, and also takes care of his brother, Gabriel, who was seriously injured in World War II. From a previous relationship, Maxson also has another son, Lyons, who aspires to become a musician and who incurs Maxson’s disdain for pursuing a frivolous dream.

Then Maxson faces an opportunity: a chance to become the first black trash truck driver in his union.

At the same time, he’s eying a co-worker named Alberta, something Bono warns him could have adverse consequences.

With it all, Maxson forges forward, building fences around his yard, obstructions that have different meanings to him, his wife and others. Does Maxson think these barriers can keep the ravages of racism away from him and his family?

Highlights: Lorna Littleway, who directed The St. Louis Black Repertory’s first production of August Wilson’s drama, Fences, in 1999, returns to direct this stellar rendition, currently gracing the stage at Washington University in St. Louis’ Edison Theatre.

Other Info: Fences won Tonys in 1987 for Best Play, Best Actor (James Earl Jones) and Best Actress (Mary Alice) and in 2010 for Best Revival, Best Actor (Denzel Washington) and Best Actress (Viola Davis).

Littleway’s precise guidance elicits a number of excellent performances in The Black Rep’s current presentation of Fences, one of two Pulitzer-winning

By Mark Bretz

dramas written by Wilson.

Jim Burwinkel has fashioned an impressive set design dominated by a series of fences at stage right and across the back of the stage. Also, a ramshackle, two-story house rises at stage left, with a backdrop as the open sky.

Properties designer Katie Slovinski adds old tires on the side of the house, and the set also includes a clothesline and tethered ball that Maxson and Cory hit from time to time with Maxson’s treasured baseball bat.

Joseph Clapper’s lighting design fills the house with background illumination, focusing on action in the yard, while Kareem Deanes’ sound design favors a jazz motif that indicates Lyons’ musical leanings and ability.

Brief puzzlement, though, greets Deanes’ inclusion of a radio broadcast of the Yankees playing the Pirates; although they did indeed meet in the World Series, the two teams clashed in 1960, not ’57.

Ron Himes excels in the role of the cantankerous Maxson, moving convincingly from romantic interludes with Linda Kennedy, as Rose, and easy badinage with Robert Alan Mitchell, as the good-hearted Bono, to tense scenes with Brian McKinley as the dutiful but conflicted Cory. Himes succeeds in helping the audience understand Maxson’s complexity even in the character’s less admirable moments.

Kennedy delivers the show’s most arresting monologue in a powerful scene in Act II, when Rose confronts Maxson’s stunning revelation – a speech that resonates with Rose’s own determination to forge a respectable life for herself and her family despite her own troubled past. That scene lingers in the memory long after the show concludes.

Despite a surprising number of muffed lines at a recent performance, The Black Rep hits this production of Fences out of the park.

Company: The St. Louis Black Repertory Venue: Edison Theatre, 6445 Forsyth Blvd., at Washington University in St. Louis Dates: Jan. 12-14, 17-21 Tickets: $20 to $45; contact 314-534-3810 or theblackrep.org Rating: A 4.5 on a scale of 1-to-5

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Around Town

By Alecia Humphreys

Sat., Jan. 13, to Sun., Jan. 14

‌Fri., Jan. 12

St. Louis Symphony Orchestra welcomes German violinist Augustin Hadelich to Powell Hall for SHOSTAKOVICH 1, Britten’s Violin Concerto, known for its noble themes and rhythms. According to the symphony’s website, Shostakovich’s First Symphony was written when the composer was just 18 years old and “mesmerizes with dry wit, displaying the young composer’s exciting and enduring hallmarks that fascinate to this day.” 10:30 a.m. slso.org.

You may be ready to give this winter weather the cold shoulder, but the Delmar Loop is welcoming it with open arms. Celebrate all things frozen at the 13th annual ICE CARNIVAL. The family can watch ice-carving demonstrations, swoosh down a slippery ice slide, play a round of ice putt-putt golf and do so much more.

11 a.m. to 4 p.m. visittheloop.com.

Sat., Jan. 13, and Sun., Jan. 14

Fri., Jan. 12, to March 18

Craft Alliance Center of Art + Design opens its 16th biennial Teapot Exhibition, IDENTITEA. According to a press release, Identi-Tea “draws from the different interpretations and explorations of the artist-made teapot, as well as the ways artists express their own identities in creating their works and the messages these works carry about the artist’s individual characteristics.” Focusing on both functional and sculptural, each teapot on display has its own personality. craftalliance.org.

As part of a yearlong celebration of the arts, The Magic House, St. Louis Children’s Museum welcomes an array of artists to demonstrate their techniques in its VISITING ARTIST SERIES. For January, kids can learn about pottery from Krueger Pottery ceramists, who demonstrate the art of working with clay. Kids can also take part by coiling, pinching and throwing – in pottery terms – their own creations. Times vary. magichouse.org.

Wed., Jan. 17

Timing is everything – or so they say. Left Bank Books and Maryville Talks Books host bestselling author DANIEL H. PINK, who signs and discusses his latest book, When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing, at The Ethical Society of St. Louis.

In his new book, Pink shares how timing is a true science “drawing on a rich trove of research from psychology, biology and economics,” which distills “cutting-edge research and data on timing and synthesizes them into a fascinating, readable narrative packed with irresistible stories and practical takeaways that give readers compelling insights into how we can live richer, more engaged lives.” 7 p.m. Prices vary. left-bank.com.

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Sat., Jan. 13, to Mon., Jan. 15

Does your little guy or gal love playing doctor, pretending to be a veterinarian or even show interest in technology? Then you may have a tiny scientist on your hands! Let your child thrive and explore his or her passion at the second annual SCIFEST at the Saint Louis Science Center.

Although this is a yearlong series of expos, January 13 to 15 feature a community science showcase where attendees can meet scientists from the metro area – all eager for you to see their work. slsc.org.

Through Sat., Jan. 27

Explore the works of local students in The Sheldon’s INVENT A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT exhibit. This exhibit features “a selection of inventive musical instruments by students from area schools” that were made during The Sheldon’s Science of Learning Instrument Design (SOLID) program, in collaboration with Saint Louis Science Center, Saint Louis Public Schools, Archdiocese of St. Louis schools, Grand Center Arts Academy and Boeing scientists. This program took students through a design and build process using found objects and recyclables.

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ooks that explore both familiar and unfamiliar vehicles and machines can really set children’s imaginations rolling – so in that light, consider these three offerings for youngsters who enjoy observing, pretending and interacting during story time.

Freight Train by writer/illustrator Donald Crews – a beautifully simple, yet intricately detailed picture book – brings to life the movement and excitement of a passing train. Beginning with a bare train track, Crews introduces individual rail cars using bold hues and patterns.

With this wonderful intro to colors, counting, size, order and motion, toddlers and preschoolers should enjoy pointing out things they notice each time they experience the book.

Freight Train won the esteemed Caldecott Medal (awarded annually by a division of the American Library Association “to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children,” according to that division’s website) in 1979, but Crews’ spare text and visually energetic illustrations have made this book a children’s favorite for almost 40 years.

Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site

by Sherri Duskey Rinker and illustrator Tom Lichtenheld provides a rhyming intro to the giant tools commonly used in building projects.

In taking readers on a journey around an active construction site, Rinker presents each machine as a hardworking character in a busy, connected scheme. Lichtenheld, meanwhile, offers engaging, personified images, enabling youngsters to bond with the mechanical characters.

After learning how and why the machines are used, as well as naming their moving parts, children enjoy the opportunity to tuck each into bed at the end of the day to the refrain of “Shh … goodnight.”

Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site also can be enjoyed in earlier activity; with the book’s wealth of verbs, children and parents can play movement games while pretending to be cranes, cement mixers, bulldozers and more.

Ready Readers took pride in gifting this month’s third recommended book, Old MacDonald’s Things That Go, to the children in its program. This new book by Jane Clarke and illustrator Migy Blanco expands on the familiar children’s song and nursery rhyme “Old MacDonald Had a Farm,” but with a mechanical twist: Clarke’s story pays hommage to the rolling, chugging, gliding, skimming and zooming equipment found on farms and beyond. Yes, familiar farm animals appear, but Blanco features them as comical passengers and drivers of a multitude of vehicles and agricultural equipment on what must be the world’s largest farm.

A delightful read-aloud for groups, Clarke and Blanco’s book should be ideal for sharing one on one as a funny and engrossing seek-and-find for children 3 and older.

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The ST. LouiS nonprofiT Portfolio STageS a new wideScreen preSenTaTion of arTwork (LocaL and non-) in cLayTon.

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ith an exhibition opening this Sat., Jan. 13, Portfolio Gallery and Educational Center seeks to frame a vast canvas of visual artistry.

“All Colors,” the exhibition in question, will run till Feb. 28 in the St. Louis Artists’ Guild’s spacious Clayton gallery at 12 N. Jackson Ave. It will feature more than 50 participants and more than 150 pieces of variegated artwork from both local and national creators, collectors and educators, some invited, others taking part in a blind juried process.

In principle, at least, “All Colors” will include clay creations, photographs and related works, drawing/printmaking, fine crafts, glasswork, jewelry, mixed media, painting and sculpture. “There will be some limited-edition prints, but most of the art will be original art that we hope collectors will purchase to generate funds that Portfolio Gallery and Educational Center can distribute through grants to artists of all disciplines, small nonprofit cultural/heritage organizations and community/neighborhood organizations,” says Robert A. Powell, Portfolio’s executive director.

Powell, a sculptor who founded the organization in 1989, is curating the exhibition. Previously, he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in education and taught in various public schools elsewhere.

“It’s a culmination of 28 years or so of friendships and working relationships,” Powell relates of the exhibition. “Portfolio’s ‘All Colors’ came about from conversations with the St. Louis Artists’ Guild and our need for a space. The Dads The Best guild’s available space, location and their experience of hosting art exhibits made for an effortless connection for both of our not-for-profit organizations.”

Powell suggests that visitors to “All Colors” approach its felicities from a panoramic vantage.

“I’d suggest they view the whole body of work … ,” he says. “Compare it to an anthology of various writers in one book. Writers, like artists, tell individual stories, but when they combine their work, those stories can become much more powerful, thrilling, informative and pleasing to the soul. I want visitors to look at all the work of the artists I’ve invited and understand what they’re individually and collectively saying through this exhibit of their combined art.”

That wish dovetails aesthetically with the logo of Powell’s nonprofit, which sports a stylized silhouette of an average artist’s portfolio, designed to protect and transport canvases and congruent works. Digital natives obsessed with smartphones little larger than dominoes likely would boggle at the capacity of such a portfolio, which can literally engulf a dozen or so tablet computers. Figuratively, Powell’s nonprofit aspires to a similar capacity.

According to Portfolio’s brief, it “impact[s] more than 5,000 persons a year.” That brief also notes that “teaching and learning are at the very heart of Portfolio’s mission,” continuing that it strives to provide “direct art education to children, adults and developmentally disabled persons,” collaborate with “educators to enhance traditional arts in the school setting” and present “lectures, demonstrations and opportunities for cultural and intellectual exchange.”

Given that Portfolio’s brief likewise states that it works “to preserve, educate and enrich lives and foster a greater awareness of American artists

Portfolio opens a unique world of opportunity, not only giving black artists the opportunity to create and be appreciated but the opportunity for the entire region to experience their cultural and artistic statements.

Robert A. Powell of African-American heritage,” Powell also addresses the potential for confusion over the exhibition’s title, noting that “All Colors” relates to no specific race or culture.

“Its concept is more about how artists use ‘all colors,’ all mediums, and how they use them to make creative and unique statements,” he says. “But if we’re to be honest, African-American artists have been influenced by, challenged by and inspired by artists of all colors. Portfolio has always been a place of great diversity, which includes artists, organizations and individuals who have either exhibited art or hosted events with us.”

As Portfolio nears the close of its third decade, Powell reflects on what he regards as its most memorable achievements to date. “First, I’d say our 29 years of bringing exposure to talented local and nationally known and budding African-American artists,” he says. “Portfolio opens a unique world of opportunity, not only giving black artists the opportunity to create and be appreciated but the opportunity for the entire region to experience their cultural and artistic statements.

“Secondly, the service aspect of Portfolio has been an important accomplishment for me. We’ve used art as a tool in public schools for children. We’ve done mural projects, pottery and woodcarving classes and other art-making endeavors.”

Similarly, Powell reflects on Portfolio’s most noteworthy unfinished task. “Our yet-to-be-met challenge is to institutionalize black art in the region,” he says. “Think about the Saint Louis Art Museum, the Missouri History Museum, Grand Center or the Missouri Botanical Garden. These are all cultural destination places supported by tax dollars. I’d like black art to be a part of the city’s portfolio of cultural attractions for locals and out-of-towners.”

That wish constitutes a second instance of dovetailing. As the start of Portfolio’s fourth decade looms in 2019, Powell projects a direction for the nonprofit to progress, citing in particular the potential under extant Missouri statute “to fund an AfricanAmerican arts district, which could include a museum, galleries, dance and theater companies – the whole artistic gamut in one specific area. All it would take is a ballot initiative and votes to expand the statute.

“I want to see Portfolio Gallery and Educational Center spearheading and Quiet Time managing an effort that will create an artistic space in the region that institutionalizes black art and culture in the region and provides grants and funding for many deserving artists and art organizations in our region.”

Portfolio Gallery and Educational Center, 2029 E. Fair Ave., St. Louis, 314-265-0432, portfoliogallerystl.org

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ORGANIZATIONAL SERVICES TOO MUCH CLUTTER? Need help organizing/downsizing?

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PAINTING

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For Free Estimates call Keith at 314-422-0241 or e-mail at

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PET SERVICES

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Free Estimates 314-280-2779

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SERVICES CA$H 4 OLD STUFF —Light Hauling— We cleanup, haul away &/or purchase: garage, estate & moving sales!

Also, warehouse, business & storage locker leftovers!

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WANTED ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES Old Advertising, Records Sports Memorabilia, Old Toys STL History, Breweriana, Etc Call Ben (314)518-5769

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We pay TOP PRICES and offer SAME DAY PAYMENTS! If you’re in the neighborhood, stop by or call for appointment for a no obligation quote. Extra premium prices paid for signed jewelry.

We’ve been serving our customers for over 38 years.

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Sudden cancellation! Every amenity. Many St Louis references.

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Call 314-249-5369

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We Specialize In Small Moves.

We charge by the hour or the piece, house to house or room to room. Bonded & Insured.

Packing Available.

Tree Services: Pruning, Removal and Dead Wooding.

Certified Arborist on staff.

and Indian Artifacts!

Executive in Clayton loves the hobby!

Buying collections, answering questions, & looking for properties to buy or lease to look on within 45min of Clayton that seem to have a good concentration of arrowheads.

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Interior/Exterior Painting Wallpaper Removal Insured, 35 Years Experience

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Maryville Talks Books is presented by Maryville University and Left Bank Books. All events feature lecture, Q & A and book signing. Books will be available for purchase courtesy of Left Bank Books. Seating is first come, first served.

Photo by Nina Subin

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17, 7 pm ETHICAL SOCIETY OF ST. LOUIS 9001 CLAYTON ROAD, ST. LOUIS, MO 63117

DANIEL PINK |

WHEN: THE SCIENTIFIC SECRETS OF PERFECT TIMING

Daniel H. Pink is the author of six provocative books — including his newest, When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing, just published in January 2018. His other books include the long-running New York Times bestseller A Whole New Mind and the #1 New York Times bestsellers Drive and To Sell is Human.

His books have won multiple awards and have been translated into 35 languages.

Purchase tickets at: left-bank.com/pink

Photo by Larry Bercow

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 7 pm ST. LOUIS PUBLIC LIBRARY, SCHLAFLY BRANCH 225 NORTH EUCLID AVENUE, ST. LOUIS, MO 63108

MARK EPSTEIN |

ADVICE NOT GIVEN: A GUIDE TO GETTING OVER YOURSELF

Mark Epstein, MD is a psychiatrist in private practice in New York City and the author of a number of books about the interface of Buddhism and psychotherapy, including Thoughts Without a Thinker, Going to Pieces Without Falling Apart, Going on Being, Open to Desire and Psychotherapy Without the Self.

Photo by Elena Seibert

This event is free and open to the public.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 7 pm

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 7 pm

ETHICAL SOCIETY OF ST. LOUIS

2720 CHEROKEE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

9001 CLAYTON ROAD

2720 CHEROKEE STREET, ST. LOUIS, MO 63118

ST. LOUIS, MO 63117

AMY BLOOM WHITE HOUSES Purchase tickets at: left-bank.com/bloom

LEFT BANK BOOKS’

NOT SO LATE NIGHT Presented by St. Louis Poetry Center and UrbArts and hosted by Cheeraz Gormon. With musical guest Katarra & the SoFolkz and special guests Eve Ewing and Hanif Willis-Abdurraqib.

This event is free and open to the public.

Find us on Facebook: Maryville Talks Books Visit us at maryville.edu/talksbooks

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