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The nonprofit organization seeks to provide St. Louis with world-class operatic performances during the winter months. It has committed itself to enhancing public appreciation and support of opera in St. Louis and to preserving the beauty of this art form for generations to come.

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In celebration of our successful 10th season, we are expanding our audience through fundraising events such as this royal tea [party] to introduce classic opera to a wider audience in unique, enjoyable and novel ways.

NANCY PILLSBURY SHIRLEY, PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Anita Adam, Fabienne Vincel, Suzanne Switzer

Lois Schultz, Anne Glaser, Jordan Glaser, Lisa Auffenberg

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Kristin Vollmer, Theresa Klaus

Mary Hayward, Chika Yamauchi

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The Marfan Foundation

HEARTWORKS ST. LOUIS

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ow in its ninth year, Heartworks St. Louis, a benefit for The Marfan Foundation, took place early in March at the Four Seasons Hotel St. Louis. More than 400 people attended the event, including leading metro-area clinicians and researchers of Marfan syndrome, area business leaders and members of the foundation’s St. Louis chapter.

Emceeing it were Dr. Alan and Rebecca Braverman, the former of whom serves as the Alumni Endowed Professor in Cardiovascular Diseases and director of the Marfan Syndrome Clinic at Washington University School of Medicine and Barnes-Jewish Hospital, and belongs to both the foundation’s Professional Advisory Board and its board of directors. Dr. Doug and Sharon Aach are champions of the gala and vital partners. Christina Gurnett, M.D., Ph.D., an associate professor of neurology with Washington University School of Medicine, received the foundation’s 2017 Distinguished Research Award. In addition, the foundation honored Dana Gima, B.S.N., RN, and Barb Stehman, B.S.N., RN, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, with the Hero With a Heart Award and Cheryl Marshall, Washington University School of Medicine, with the Spirit of Service Award.

Centene Corporation, a long-time supporter of the foundation, served as presenting sponsor of this year’s Heartworks St. Louis.

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We are so grateful to the St. Louis and the Metro East community and our gala committee, which, year after year, supports this event. Awareness of Marfan syndrome and related disorders is critical, and through Heartworks St. Louis, we have successfully kept these life-threatening conditions top-of-mind in our region.

DR. ALAN BRAVERMAN, DIRECTOR OF THE MARFAN SYNDROME CLINIC AT

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St. Joseph’s Academy

AN EVENING WITH THE ANGELS

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t. Joseph’s Academy in Frontenac held its annual dinner auction, An Evening with the Angels, on Feb. 25. FOX Sports broadcaster and academy parent Joe Buck served as the event’s emcee and auctioneer. Parents, grandparents, alumnae and friends of the academy attended – these yearly auctions bring the academy’s entire community together to support its motto, “Not I, But We.” St. Joseph’s Academy, a college preparatory sponsored by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, has a student enrollment of 505, as well as 80 faculty and staff.

Founded in 1840, the academy seeks to provide quality Catholic education for young women in an environment that challenges them to grow in faith, knowledge and respect for self and others.

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What I love about this event is that everybody wins and has a good time. The school raises money that offsets the costs of a St. Joe education, the atmosphere is magical, and there’s something to bid on for every size of wallet. In the end, it’s all great fun for a great cause thanks to the hard work of so many in our community.

DR. REGINA MOONEY, PRESIDENT

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elping fund local research and educational programs, the American Heart Association recently hosted its Heart Ball in the Khorassan Room at The Chase Park Plaza in the Central West End. Like the ballroom itself, guests sported red in support of heart health. They enjoyed cocktails and hors d’oeuvres while browsing auction items before dinner and a program in which the Hugh D. McCulloch Award went to Dr. Angela Brown. Heart disease and stroke are the No. 1 and third causes of death in the U.S. and, with other cardiovascular diseases, claim nearly 870,000 lives yearly.

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The [American] Heart Association raises money to actually start to get heart disease to be a lot less impactful for everybody in our country – including everybody in the St. Louis area. The problem is, currently it’s the No. 1 killer.”

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Upcoming

GATHERINGS

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‌Thu., April 20

Foster and Adoptive Care Coalition will host its 11th annual OLD BAGS silent auction at The Ritz-Carlton, St. Louis. 6 to 9 p.m. (foster-adopt.org)

Thu., April 20

St. Louis Arc presents its SUPERHEROES FOR KIDS event at Palladium Saint Louis to benefit programs for children with developmental disabilities. 6:30 p.m. (slarc.org)

Thu., April 20

The GLENNON GUILD FASHION SHOW, BOUTIQUE & LUNCHEON will take place at The Chase Park Plaza. 10 a.m. (glennon.org)

Thu., April 20

The Bach Society of Saint Louis’ ANNUAL GALA will take place at The Sheldon Concert Hall to celebrate and showcase the 2017 St. Louis Bach Festival. 6 to 10 p.m. (bachsociety.org)

Fri., April 21

The Endangered Wolf Center’s second annual WOLVES & WINE AUCTION will be held at Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers. (endangeredwolfcenter.org)

Fri,., April 21

Craft Alliance Center of Art + Design will host its MAKERS BALL at The Caramel Room at Bissinger’s to raise funds to support exhibition series and community education programs. 6 to 11 p.m. (craftalliance.org)

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Energy Efficiency by the Numbers Rising energy costs and healthier living trends are large contributors in the movement toward higher sustainability.

In fact, the average monthly residential electricity bill in Missouri is 0.93% greater than the monthly national average.

Sourcing materials and resources that increase the water, energy, and fuel efficiencies seem to be just as important now as are aesthetics when planning any large-scale upgrade or room addition. “As more millennials enter the housing market,” Dean Pilcher, Vice President/Area Sales Manager for First Bank Mortgage said, “We expect energy efficiency to be an important consideration in future home sales.”

Short and Long-Term Plans Of course, as with any home improvement, considering your short and long-term plans are essential pre-requisites. Assess whether staying in the home long-term is your goal or if the updates are simply to ready it for the market in the near future. This can help determine your budget, as well as the scale of the project and how best to finance. Obviously, what makes sense for your long-term profitability and return on investment is going to make the most sense. In short, funding a largescale, energy-efficiency home remodel on a home or vacation home you plan to sell in the near future, may not make good financial sense if you will not see the long-term energy savings. On the other hand, if you plan to sell in the near future, ensuring your home offers more sustainable features and better efficiency may make your home more desirable to potential homebuyers. As always, know the market trends and comparable values.

Cash-out Refinance Solutions Although increasing the green features in your home may certainly be a cash-funded endeavor, you may want to first consider all of your options.

With rates still relatively low, a cash-out refinance with a reputable lender may be a potential option, especially if you’re able to refinance your new mortgage at a lower rate, while providing funding for your home improvement projects. Not only does it help free up your cash for other uses, it may also help provide a better rate scenario. “Homeowners with equity may consider a cash out refinance to make improvements to their home,” he said. “They may also use the proceeds from a cash out refinance for an investment opportunity or even to start a business.”

Ask your local First Bank Mortgage loan officer to help determine if a refinance (with a cash-out option) is right for you.

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‌Ready your interior décor for spring with new rugs, pillows and artwork in on-trend smoky pastel hues.

Make any space your happy place with this new pastel-colored giclee print from Bloomingville.

The typographic print is surrounded by a subtle polka-dot background and a gold-toned frame. (jossandmain.com)

Lacefield Designs presents the Vintage Velvet Blush pillow with eyelash fringe and heavy basket-weave backing. The insert is filled with 95 percent feathers and 5 percent down.

Made in the USA. Available through Savvy Surrounding Style. (savvyladue.com)

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“I felt it was important to make an impactful focal point as soon as you enter the home,” she says. “I just had this vision for a modern mural, so I worked with a company out of Chicago to get the graphic. It’s such a large area, so I wanted something with movement that didn’t have a lot of repeat to it. It was a heck of an install – very labor-intensive.”

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ANaturalBeauty Byy A Allison Babka | Photos courtesy of Lark Skincare

Lark Skincare is made with organic ingredients to create feel-good, multiuse products to enhance inner and outer beauty.

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products that are safe for people of all ages and all skin types. From mint-honey lip balm and Himalayan salt and coconut body scrub to matcha-arrowroot clay masks, Lark offers something for everyone. Dolan is especially proud of her beauty balm, a multipurpose cream that she recently launched.

“It took me three years of messing around and trying to figure out what exactly I wanted to make it,” Dolan says with a laugh. “You can use it as a facial cleanser, as a makeup remover, as a conditioner, as a body lotion. It’s a product I take with me when I travel so I don’t have to bring anything else.

“We did an event a couple of weeks ago with a bunch of people, and they loved [the beauty balm]!”

Dolan continues. “They’d never used anything like that, and it was so cool for them to see just one product filling the role of all these other products and making their skin feel 100 times better.”

Safety is a big benefit to Lark’s all-natural ingredients, particularly for clients who have children or pets.

“We have a coconut scrub that’s completely edible – you could put it on something and eat it if you wanted to,” Dolan says. “One of my sons was like, ‘I just tasted it once in the shower!’”

Dolan says that spending years developing just one product isn’t unusual. She experiments in her studio, mixing quality ingredients until she finds the effects and consistency she’s after. For her, everything in the Lark Skincare line must be absolutely perfect before it’s released.

“My dream is to make an all-natural deodorant, but that is the biggest thorn in my side,” she says. “I cannot get the consistency to

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s a professional photographer, Lisa Dolan is known for helping couples glow in their wedding photos. Now she’s doing the same through her natural skin care line.

With Lark Skincare, Dolan helps her clients draw out their inner beauty by enhancing their outer beauty with products that aren’t harsh or harmful.

Inspired by her own frustration with products that contain an array of chemicals, Dolan made it her mission to create something she herself wouldn’t hesitate to use – especially once she became pregnant.

“I was really concerned with ingredients and what I was putting on my skin, what was going into my bloodstream,” Dolan says. “I started to make my own stuff because I couldn’t really find exactly what I was looking for.”

Dolan has photographed hundreds of couples and individuals through Lisa Dolan Photography, her photography business. Although that enterprise continues, Lark Skincare represents a return to her beauty roots. An Ellisville native, she originally went to cosmetology school after graduating high school early, working in makeup and hair on and off for about 13 years and laying the foundation for Lark Skincare, which opened in 2016 and is now operated out of a studio in her Webster Groves home.

“Most of the formulations I’ve come up with, I’ve just done on my own with ingredients that I know work really well,” Dolan says. “I started using things on my clients and on myself, figuring out what works well and going with it.”

Organic ingredients are what work best for Dolan, and she says that they make up about 90 percent of what goes into her products. She researches her ingredients through the Environmental Working Group’s Skin Deep cosmetics database and performs her own pH testing to ensure that everything is safe.

“Most of our products only have about five or six ingredients, so everything’s really simple,” Dolan says. “I call it ‘skin care for the minimalist’ because it’s multifunctional: Everything’s simple, the ingredients are simple, it’s easy to read. Sometimes you get other products, and there are 400 ingredients, and you don’t know what any of them actually mean.”

Lark Skincare features a number of

work with the ingredients that I want. Baking soda and arrowroot powder are two really, really great natural ingredients [for deodorant], but they’re both powders, so if you try and mix them with an oil, they tend to separate. Getting the consistency right is really difficult.”

Despite the time commitment to developing quality products, Dolan insists that helping clients take care of their bodies without harsh chemicals is worth the work. Currently offering Lark Skincare at larkskinco.com, on Etsy and at local events, Dolan says that she’s looking at options for opening a storefront in the Webster Groves area. Her biggest goal is to raise awareness for and donate proceeds to rectal cancer research in honor of her mother, who passed away from the disease. Dolan says that by minimizing the number of ingredients in products and increasing the natural elements, clients can begin reversing the link between products and cancer.

“I want them to feel a sense of relief,” Dolan says.

“I want them to feel safe with the products they’re using, and I want them to feel like they don’t have to buy a million products to get the same result. That’s my biggest goal.”

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Celebrating 62 Years

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No matter your personality or wedding theme, Butler’s Pantry can help create the perfect rehearsal dinner.

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THE BIG DAY: Feature Story

BUTLER’S PANTRY

THE DAY BEFORE

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big DAY

By Robyn Dexter | Photos courtesy of Butler’s Pantry

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lanning a wedding is a huge task full of tiny details that can be tailored to completely fit the personalities of the couple getting hitched. In the bridal market, being overwhelmed with options can add unnecessary stress. Butler’s Pantry helps take away this stress, allowing you to focus on what’s really important: the celebration of your love and joining of lives.

Maggie Barton, Chief Development Officer at Butler’s Pantry, says couples are inundated with options for receptions and desserts, but lack options for rehearsal dinners.

“The rehearsal dinner is such a special part of a wedding,” she says. “We’ve found lately that rehearsal dinners are getting bigger and more elaborate. Couples are working harder than ever to make sure the day before the big day complements [the wedding].”

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Butler’s Pantry has four venues that are perfect for rehearsal dinners, with the themes of iconic, unique, classic and charming.

Barton calls Bixby’s iconic because of its location in the Missouri History Museum in Forest Park. It offers sweeping views of the park and a contemporary atmosphere. It’s perfect for around 80 or 90 people and has a completely unique look.

Joule in Lafayette Square embodies uniqueness because of its history as a power plant. Its exposed brick and massive windows span the entire length of the space. “This space is totally modern and raw,” Barton says. “You can do just about anything with it.”

Piper Palm House in Tower Grove Park provides a classic location for a rehearsal dinner. This space has a greenhouse feel, with spilling natural light, stained glass and a lily pond out front. Inside can accommodate more than 150 people, and a combined indoor/outdoor space with tent can accommodate more than 200.

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Last but not least, the St. Louis Community Foundation at #2 Oak Knoll Park is one of two stone mansions from the early 20th century, perfectly capturing the embodiment of charming. The space inside seats about 100 people. “It really feels like entertaining in your own home,” Barton says. “It also has three working fireplaces.”

Barton says she feels that these four locations are ideal for rehearsal dinners of all looks and feels.

“We want to make everything as easy as possible,” she says. “We can be as much or as little as our clients need us to be. Whether you need us as a one-stop shop for entertainment, florals and transportation or just as a caterer, we can help.”

Butler’s Pantry, 1414 Park Ave., St. Louis, 314-664-7680, butlerspantry.com

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The Arts Festival Dedicated to Older Adults

Maturity and Its Muse is proud to present the 2nd annual arts festival for seniors in the St. Louis area!

April 20th-30th, 2017

Come join us as we showcase and applaud the creative work, expression, and achievements by, for, and about seniors!

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weddings& ENGAGEMENTS

By Amanda Dahl

‌LOGAN FINERTY & ADELA SLOVAKOVA

DOUGLAS MUNSCH & JOY HODGE

Steve and Linda Finerty of St. Louis are thrilled to announce the engagement of

Paul and Kathleen Munsch of Ladue are pleased to announce the

their son, Logan William, to Adela, daughter of Tomas Slovak and Lenka Slovakova

engagement of their son, Douglas, to Joy, daughter of Donald and Jane

of Jeseník, Czech Republic. Grandparents of the future groom are the late Logan and

Hodge of Muscatine, Iowa.

Maxine Finerty, and the late William and Barbara MacCarthy.

The future groom graduated in 2005 from The future groom graduated in 2005 from John

MICDS. He earned his bachelor’s degree in

Burroughs School. He earned his bachelor’s degree

philosophy from Santa Clara University in

in business at the University of Richmond in 2009.

California. Douglas is a project developer for

He is a senior advisor at Argent Capital Management

StraightUp Solar.

and Moneta Group.

The bride-to-be earned her bachelor’s The bride-to-be graduated in 2013 from

degree in biology and environmental studies

Lindenwood University, with a bachelor’s degree in

from Iowa State University. She currently

both international relations and political science.

is studying for her master’s degree in

She also played tennis and continued on to earn her

environmental science at Southern Illinois

MBA. Adela works at SogoTrade in Chesterfield.

University Edwardsville. Joy is a project scientist for Trileaf.

Logan first met Adela on her birthday in June 2015, and took her to the Saint Louis Zoo’s Zoofari on one of their first dates. While at Boone Valley Golf Club, the couple

The couple will be wed on May 20 at Strathalbyn Farms Club in Weldon Spring,

came upon the Czech flag flying over the sixth hole. Logan proposed to Adela in her

Missouri, which overlooks the Missouri River Valley. The couple will reside in

native language, pulling the ring from the cup. The couple plans to wed on July 8

Webster Groves.

in Jeseník, Czech Republic, with a party to follow in St. Louis in September. After honeymooning in Seychelles, they will reside in Clayton.

To have your wedding or engagement featured in Ladue News, contact Amanda Dahl at 314-269-8833 or laduenewsweddings@gmail.com

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FEATURE: CAROL VOSS

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HEALTHY APPETITE

Crispy Tofu Adobo

Story, recipe and photography by Sherrie Castellano

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lthough I don’t know all that much about Filipino cuisine – or adobo for that matter – I do know about tofu, especially crispy, baked tofu. As far as I’m concerned, that’s the only way to eat it. When prepared correctly, baked tofu is custardy and melty on the inside, surrounded by a perfectly crunchy outer shell.

At this point you have two options: Eat it directly off the pan while standing over the hot oven, or make it into a proper meal. I generally choose the former scenario simply because I can’t resist piping-hot, crispy tofu. If I had the patience to incorporate it into a meal, it would be with warm white rice, smothered in this savory, umami-rich play on adobo sauce.

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Sherrie Castellano is a health coach, photographer and private chef based in St. Louis. She writes and photographs the seasonally inspired vegetarian and gluten-free blog With Food + Love. She has contributed work to Driftless Magazine, Vegetarian Times, Go Gluten-Free Magazine, Food52 and Urban Outfitters, among others. You can find her hanging with her aviation-enthusiast husband, sipping Earl Grey tea, green juice and/or bourbon.

CRISPY TOFU ADOBO

If you have a tofu press, bypass the first instruction on how to prepare the tofu, and simply use the press to drain excess liquid from the tofu.

Serves | 4 | Tofu

3 bay leaves

10 minutes to drain excess water; discard

flipping cubes halfway through. Tofu

vegetable oil spray

2 Tbsp light brown sugar

liquid, flip over tofu block and repeat for

should be golden brown and crispy on

2 packages extra-firm tofu

cooked white rice (to serve)

an additional 10 minutes.

both sides.

2 Tbsp olive oil

½ cup fresh scallions, thinly sliced

Cut prepped tofu into 1-inch cubes. In a

| Preparation – Adobo | In a small sauce

| Preparation – Tofu | Preheat oven

large mixing bowl, whisk together olive

pot over medium-low heat, combine

to 400ºF. Line two baking sheets with

oil, soy sauce, garlic powder and salt.

all ingredients. Heat, stirring constantly,

parchment paper, and spray them lightly

Marinate tofu cubes in mixture until

until thick and bubbly, about 10 minutes.

with vegetable oil spray.

almost all liquid is absorbed, about 5

Remove from heat and strain sauce using

minutes. Sprinkle cornstarch over tofu,

a fine-mesh strainer, discarding bay leaves

and gently toss bowl to coat.

and peppercorns.

2 Tbsp low-sodium soy sauce 2 tsp garlic powder ½ tsp sea salt 2 Tbsp cornstarch Adobo 2 Tbsp olive oil

Remove tofu from packaging, and pat dry

5 garlic cloves, minced

with a tea towel. Set tofu on two dinner

½ cup apple cider vinegar

plates, and set small plates on top of

Transfer tofu to prepared baking sheets,

| To Serve | In a large mixing bowl, toss

½ cup low-sodium soy sauce

each tofu block; weigh them down with

and distribute cubes evenly so none are

tofu in sauce. Serve over white rice, and

1 Tbsp black peppercorns

a heavy canned good. Allow tofu to sit

touching. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes,

garnish with scallions.

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Happily Ever After

Elliot

AND THE BOGUNOVIC FAMILY

By Robyn Dexter

‌ONCE UPON A TIME, A UTILITY

worker was turning off the water at a home and found an English bulldog alongside six pit bull terriers in deplorable condition. The worker called the police, who contacted animal control.

The bulldog, Elliot, was 2 years old at the time and weighed only 25 pounds. He was covered with plaque scabs, and his feet were swollen and infected. When the vet contacted St. Louis English Bulldog Rescue, Elliot was in danger of organ failure. The rescue organization worked with animal control and the vet to come up with the best plan for Elliot, since he couldn’t be released for 10 days. In those 10 days, however, the pup gained 8 pounds and was more alert.

Diana Engeszer of St. Louis English Bulldog Rescue said the organization had Elliot on a regimen of antibiotics, antifungal medications, medicated baths and creams for his sores. The vet believed Elliot had an extremely suppressed autoimmune system. Luckily, Treats Unleashed in Ladue donated a very expensive raw food to help stabilize Elliot.

He became healthier and was in foster care for a year. Though his various foster parents met his needs as he recovered, he still hadn’t found a forever home.

Lily Bogunovic had fostered bulldogs for the organization in the past, and after her bulldog passed away in December 2015, Bogunovic was bulldog-less.

In January 2016, she agreed to foster Elliot.

“At this point, he was needing weekly baths, had allergies and was on multiple antibiotics,” she says. “I had him for a while, and I just got to the point where I wanted to keep him.”

Bogunovic says Elliot is the smartest bulldog she’s ever had. Though he has permanent scarring on his

body from mange and past neglect, he’s a “happy-golucky dog.”

Bogunovic is really into CrossFit, and Elliot has sort of become the gym’s mascot. “He loves to come hang out with us, and everyone knows and loves him,” she says. “He loves to go for rides in the car.”

Once a month, Bogunovic makes his food, since his allergies don’t really allow for consumption of regular store-bought food. She also has to bathe him regularly, which is a process Elliot has come to protest.

“When he knows there’s a bath coming, he’ll lie down and roll over so it’s harder to get him to the bath,” Bogunovic says.

Though caring for Elliot’s particular needs is a little different from regular dog care, Bogunovic loves how sweet and loyal he is.

“I’m shocked he has such a lovable, friendly demeanor considering how he was treated in the past,” she says. “Rescue dogs are just so appreciative. When you save them, it bonds you immediately.”

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Femme Tabulous!

ST. LOuiS nATive CArOL vOSS HAS been HOnOred AS vArieTy’S Woman of the Year fOr Her MOnuMenTAL COMMuniTy invOLveMenT.

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arol Voss sets the standard for charitable giving and volunteerism in the St. Louis region. So it’s no wonder why she’s been named Woman of the Year by Variety the Children’s Charity of St. Louis, which helps children with physical and intellectual disabilities. Although much of her volunteer activities began with her husband, Tom, while he was president and chief executive officer at Ameren, the duo has continued to make a difference with local charities together as a team since his retirement in 2014. “We both deeply care about helping the children with special needs served by Variety,” she says.

Each year Variety honors one man and one woman who play active roles in shaping the St. Louis community. Tom won Man of the Year in 2014, and Warner Baxter, current president and chief executive officer of Ameren, is this year’s winner. Baxter and Voss will be honored at Variety’s 51st annual Dinner with the Stars on April 29 at Peabody Opera House.

The event will feature Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter James Taylor. Voss was thrilled that the Variety Week kickoff party was coincidentally held on her 70th birthday on March 15, when the Variety Children’s Chorus sang “Happy Birthday” to her.

Voss’ efforts with the Ameren Power Chair program were part of the reason she was chosen as Woman of the Year and something about which she’s extremely proud. Through the Ameren Power Chair program, Ameren funded Variety’s purchase of 60 motorized wheelchairs. “We call them ‘power chairs,’ and the kids who use them are Ameren Power Kids,” Voss says. “The mobility and socialization these chairs give the kids are beyond amazing. Seeing the kids and the smiles on their faces make our involvement with Variety all [the more] worthwhile.”

Honored for “community betterment” as a Woman of Achievement in 2012, Voss is a board member of the Arts and Education Council of St. Louis. “I am so impressed with organizations that find clever ways to bring the arts to children and engage them,” she says. “I so enjoy the performing arts, watching classical dance and seeing dancers perform. I started with ballet and took every dance class I could as a young girl; it was good exercise that I enjoyed. I love the grace and athletics involved with dancing.”

Voss has served on the board of Shakespeare Festival St. Louis, and she and her husband were involved in the capital campaign to build a $4 million facility for the SouthSide Early Childhood Center in Fox Park.

“SouthSide has supported at-risk children and their families for more than 125 years, and it’s the oldest early-childhood education provider in Missouri,” she says. They also co-chaired the Character Plus Capital Campaign, “where we helped raise funds to provide character education to students in 87 cooperating school districts in Missouri and Illinois,” Voss says, adding, “When children are highly motivated and well-behaved, learning is much easier for them.”

A former elementary and high-school English and religion teacher in

By Alice Handelman | Photo by Sarah Conroy St. Louis, Voss also taught high school for a year in Newark, Ohio, shortly after marrying Tom, who was a commissioned officer at the Newark Air Force Station. The lengthy list of events she’s co-chaired have benefited The St. Louis Black Repertory, Chamber Music Society, Circus Flora, Dance St. Louis, Doorways Interfaith AIDS Housing Program, Gateway Homeless Shelter, NAACP of St. Louis, Opera Theatre St. Louis, St. Louis Press Club, St. Louis Ballet, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Arts and Education Council, Grand Center, Cancer Support Community, SouthSide Early Childhood Center and Gateway180. Voss was named an honorary chair of an event benefiting the American Civil Liberties Union, and she and Tom also co-chaired STL 250, the yearlong program in 2014 to celebrate St. Louis’ 1764 founding. “Most of the organizations we served were those other Ameren employees supported,” Voss says. “We felt it was important to help the Ameren employees’ favorite charities.”

An only child, Voss was born in the city of St. Louis. “When I was 2 years old, my family moved to a rural section of South County near Affton,” she says. “We had our own strawberry patch and vegetable garden and were surrounded by farm fields. I would wake each morning to the sound of the rooster crowing.” Although she met her future husband in fifth grade at St. George Elementary School, they didn’t start dating until 2017 Variety the Children’s Charity’s her senior year of college Dinner With the StarS at Fontbonne College (now Fontbonne University).

When: April 29; cocktail reception, 6 p.m.; “He was always so nice James Taylor performance, 8 p.m. and very witty,” she says.

“I loved that he made me Where: Peabody Opera House, 1400 Market St., St. Louis laugh. We’ve been friends CoSt: Tickets start at $65 per person for 60 years and married information: varietystl.org/charity-events-st-louis/ for 47 years, [and] I’ve dinner-with-the-stars been laughing with him all these years. I was always his best audience.”

The couple have three married children and four grandchildren. They live in Eureka in a 1½-story home next door to one of their daughters. Voss has also been assisting at the preschool her daughter owns. “I’m proud that I became certified in CPR with all the teachers and other school staff – we bonded and are now good friends,” she says.

These days, Voss loves to relax and collect seashells when she and Tom travel to their home on the Florida Gulf Coast. “I fill vases with seashells,” she says. “We have them all over our home there. I never met a shell that I didn’t like. I like to hold the large shells up to the ears of our grandchildren, and we listen to the ocean.”

Always the teacher at heart, she adds, “It’s soothing and educational at the same time.”

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Retirement Lifestyle

At The Gatesworth, residents have the opportunity to pursue a wide range of opportunities and interests – including table tennis!

This Memorial Day weekend, Dr. C.C. Tung resident of The Gatesworth will be competing at the St. Louis Senior Olympics in the table tennis category, an interest he picked back up after many decades. To learn more about The Gatesworth, call 314-993-0111 or visit thegatesworth.com.

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RETIREMENT LIFESTYLE: Feature Story

Paddling Up THE GATESWORTH

for Ping-Pong

By Robyn Dexter | Photos by Geoff Story – Toky

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his Memorial Day weekend, for the 38th year in a row, the St. Louis Senior Olympics will be taking place at the Jewish Community Center. Athletes will be participating in everything from badminton to pickleball to water volleyball across more than 90 individual, partner and team events.

Among them will be 96-year-old Gatesworth resident Dr. C.C. Tung. Tung’s sport of choice is table tennis, an opportunity he’s been actively pursuing for the past few years at The Gatesworth.

“I played [table tennis] in China starting when I was 8 years old,” he says. “When I turned 15, I switched to soccer.”

When Tung came to the United States for his graduate studies, he picked up tennis. He says he played tennis from age 40 to 87 and even competed in the St. Louis Senior Olympics in tennis. A few years ago, though, his friend Wally Bowell said, “Let’s play some Ping-Pong.”

When Bowell came to The Gatesworth in 2014, she inquired about the table tennis lounge. She played tennis for 60 years and, as she grew older, was looking for something new. She found there weren’t any competitive table tennis players at the retirement community and set out to change that. These days, she and a small, dedicated group meet weekly for competitive matches. Tung is a part of this group and has been playing three times a week, often with Bowell.

When asked about his technique and strategy, Tung says he mixes it up depending on who his opponent is.

“I play it by ear,” he says.

Though he has never played competitively before, Tung says he’s looking forward to Memorial Day weekend and seeing what he can bring to the table.

“I’m looking forward to playing my best. That’s all I can do,” he says. “I’m interested to see how my opponents play and how it affects how I play.”

Over Memorial Day weekend, Tung says his family will be coming into town to spend time together and watch him compete in the “90+” table tennis category. He’s excited to have them here and show them what he’s been working on.

Tung says that playing table tennis has been a lot of fun and that he enjoys it.

“It’s a great exercise for my age,” he says. “I just play as well as I can and practice.”

Choosing The Gatesworth has enabled lifelong athletes like Tung to explore the types of opportunities they’re passionate about and find camaraderie in each other. To learn more about The Gatesworth community, call 314-993-0111 or visit thegatesworth.com.

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ART AND SOUL

FEATURE: LYNN HAMILTON

PHOTO BY MABEL SUEN

Maknificent!

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Dinner ...

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ac ’n’ cheese-lovers can now indulge in a gourmet take on the traditional American dish: Mak’s Pub & Grub, featuring creative variations on the comfort-food classic and more, opened in Princeton Heights in December.

The restaurant’s specialty, its “Mak,” gets its name from first-time business owner Michael Makhamreh’s surname. The St. Louis native serves as executive chef, with a hospitality résumé that includes working at a family-owned nursing home, cooking in local kitchens and studying at the Culinary Institute of St. Louis.

Mak’s Pub & Grub fills the space previously occupied by Nellie Glenn’s, transforming the former bar into a family-friendly restaurant with a dedicated dining room. New tile was laid, while the interior got

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a facelift with a paint job featuring red accents to go with the logo’s color scheme. About 100 seats are available including outdoor patio seating.

“It’s a really good, welcoming family atmosphere with great, wholesome comfort food,” Makhamreh says. “We have all the classic bar food – wings, tenders and burgers – but it is truly a lot of unique mac ’n’ cheese.”

Makhamreh credits his food purveyor-turnedclose friend, US Foods representative Ben Lester, as a driving force behind the debut menu. The duo experimented with around 15 different flavor combinations before narrowing the ideas down to six mac ’n’ cheese bowls.

“He got me all the samples and everything. We kept trying different cheese bases, techniques and flavors

By Mabel Suen to see what worked,” Makhamreh says. “It was lots of fun, as you can imagine!”

Makhamreh developed a couple of signature sauces to tie his dishes together. The house cheese sauce, for instance, features four cheeses with a predominantly beer-cheese flavor. The Mak sauce is a spicy, sweet and tangy concoction used to top a number of dishes, among them the crowd favorite so far: Fried Chicken MAK with hand-breaded chicken and applewood-smoked blue cheese atop cavatappi (corkscrew-shaped noodles).

Additional highlights include a barbecue pork burnt-end mac ’n’ cheese bowl with pimento cheese, as well as a kale-and-artichoke option with roasted artichokes and goat cheese. Starters and salads include beer-brined wings, an Italian salad, hummus featuring a family recipe and Southside Gravy Fries

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Mak’s Pub & Grub

& A Show

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

PHOTO COURTESY OF JOHN LAMB‌

By Mark Bretz

with chorizo pork gravy, pepper cheese, red chili and cilantro-lime crema – all of which sound far preferable to noshing on meat pies before catching Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street from Stray Dog Theatre.

The restaurant’s burger features two thin steak-burger patties, grilled onions, melted cheese and griddled bread, served with fries. Another option, The Meltdown, involves a mac ’n’ cheesestuffed grilled cheese sandwich. Among drinks, offerings at the full bar include five beers on draft and signature drinks such as the Makarita – a strawberry-mango margarita.

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‌ tory: Barber Benjamin Barker returns to London S in 1846 after 15 years of imprisonment in Australia, having been sent there on a trumped-up charge by Judge Turpin, who then raped Barker’s wife, Lucy, and assumed guardianship of Barker’s daughter, Johanna.

Barker arrives in London with Anthony Hope, a young sailor who saved him during on the voyage home.

Seeking revenge against Turpin, Barker, now going by the name of Sweeney Todd, finds his old location above Mrs. Lovett’s meat pie shop empty and available.

Recognizing him, Mrs. Lovett joins forces with the deranged Todd, helping him dispatch several bodies after he has committed multiple murders.

When Hope sees a young woman while walking the streets of London, he finagles a way to meet her – and there’s an instant attraction. She happens to be Johanna, now the object of desire of the devious judge.

Hope shares with Todd his plans to escape with Johanna. Todd agrees to hide the girl, when he’s actually hoping to reunite with his daughter. When Tobias, a young waiter at Mrs. Lovett’s shop, learns what’s actually in her meat pies, Todd and Mrs. Lovett realize their bustling enterprise is threatened. They then put in motion a plan to escalate their murders, but is it all too late?

Highlights: Stray Dog Theatre hits most of the right (and difficult) notes in a gloriously realized rendition of this masterpiece of a musical, written by Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler. The performance is highlighted by smashing performances by Lavonne Byers as the duplicitous Mrs. Lovett and Jonathan Hey as the maniacal title character.

Other Info: Based on a 1973 play by Christopher Bond, which in turn was inspired by the urban legend that became a “penny dreadful” serial in the mid-19th century, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street garnered eight Tony Awards in 1979, including Best Musical, Best Book by Wheeler and Best Score

by Sondheim.

Stray Dog’s version features vivid direction by Justin Been, who opens up the Tower Grove Abbey theater to use aisles traversed by an ensemble of flamboyant players whose ghastly makeup and shoddy costumes epitomize the grime of polluted London and the grim chances of survival for the proletariat.

Somewhere behind the expansive, two-level set sit music director Chris Petersen and his plucky band – who, despite some shrill misses on opening night, did proper justice to Sondheim’s complex and compelling score.

The cast also had some moments of daunting challenges grappling with Sondheim’s difficult tempos and perplexing ranges, but for the most part, they were

equal to the task and then some. Most impressive was Cole Gutmann’s soaring tenor as the show’s heroic figure, the aptly named Hope. His pairing with the accomplished soprano of Eileen Engel, as Johanna, on the upbeat ballad “Kiss Me” was a highlight.

Byers survived a rough start on the tune “The Worst Pies in London” and then settled in nicely – both musically and in splendid comic form as the opportunistic Mrs. Lovett. Her expert timing and deadpan reactions made this Mrs. Lovett a wacky and weird wannabe love interest for the indifferent Todd, grandly mining the show’s surprising elements of humor.

As the title character, Hey impressively displayed not only a sturdy, steady voice in his lower register, but also captured the menace, mayhem and madness in the “demon barber.” He teamed with Byers charmingly on the gruesome (albeit humorous) Act I finale, “A Little Priest,” which described the show’s grisliest theme.

Artistic director Gary Bell announced on opening night that the first two weeks of Sweeney Todd had already sold out – so make plans quickly to obtain ducats for the production’s third and final week. It’s a close shave, but hopefully, you’ll score seats for this grand and glorious presentation.

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Company: Stray Dog Theatre Venue: Tower Grove Abbey, 2336 Tennessee Ave. Dates: April 19-21 Tickets: $20-$25; contact 314-865-1995 or straydogtheatre.org Rating: A 4.5 on a scale of 1-to-5 LadueNews.com | April 14, 2017 69

Around Town

By Kaitlynn Martin

S‌ at., April 15, to Sun., April 23

Two limited-edition Junior Ranger badges are available to be earned by kids ages 5 to 18 through the JUNIOR RANGER PROGRAMS. By completing interactive activity booklets for the National Park Service Centennial, kids can receive their badges at the Old Courthouse. Daily during Old Courthouse hours. 877-982-1410 or nps.gov/jeff.

Sun., April 16

The Ritz-Carlton, St. Louis hosts the hotel’s annual EASTER BRUNCH with a craft station and minipetting zoo for children. The brunch includes a buffet with salads, soups, chilled and smoke seafood, cheese and charcuterie, breakfast items, an “Asian Delight” station, prime rib, pasta, lunch options and more. The brunch is available for both local residents and hotel guests. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. $89 for adults; $45 for children. Ticket prices exclude beverage, tax and gratuity. Reservations are required. 314-719-1433.

Tue., April 18, to Sun., April 23

Mon., April 17

The Magic House hosts its annual EGG ROLL on the museum’s front lawn. Children under 12 are invited to race eggs across the finish line by using large spoons. Other activities include spring-inspired art projects and a visit by the Easter Bunny. Egg roll activities are free with museum admission. 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. 314-822-8900 or magichouse.org.

Tue., April 18

ArtAGE will host the first areawide showcase of St. Louis seniors creating self-portraits as part of its CELEBRATING ART FOR SENIOR ENGAGEMENT annual festival. Interested seniors can create selfportraits at the St. Louis County Library’s Thornhill Branch. The project is offered to seniors and senior groups by Maturity and Its Muse, free of charge.

7 to 8 p.m. 314-420-1444 or slcl.org.

Fri., April 21

The nonprofit Cathedral Concerts presents an ORGAN AND BRASS SPECTACULAR in the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis. Members of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra French Horn Section, under the direction of organist and conductor Andrew Peters, perform musical selections by Philipp Blume, Franz Strauss and Claudio Monteverdi. This one-night-only show constitutes one of the last shows of Cathedral Concerts’ 24th season. 8 p.m. Tickets start at $12. 314-533-7662 or cathedralconcerts.org.

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Opera Theatre of Saint Louis presents its spring series of OPERA TASTINGS. These events take place at select metro-area locales, where unique menus are put together by St. Louis’ best chefs, sommeliers and mixologists. Live performances by acclaimed singers include musical selections spanning the history of opera. Wine, beer, spirits, small bites or desserts are paired with the musical performances.

These pairings seek to enhance the flavors of the music – and the opposite holds true, too.

Ticket prices and showtimes vary. 314-961-0644 or experienceopera.org/operatastings.

Tue., April 18

Left Bank Books hosts author and architect Peter H. Green for a BOOK DISCUSSION about his new biography, Radio: One Woman’s Family in War and Pieces. The event is free and open to the public, but proof of purchase from Left Bank is required to enter the signing line. Radio focuses on the “unsung American women in war.”

During World War II, 19 million women joined the workforce while men were at war, and the radio proved to be a mass medium for news and entertainment. Main character Alice Green’s life is chronicled in the novel during this turning point in American history. 7 p.m. 314-367-6731 or left-bank.com.

Fri., April 21, to Sunday, April 23

Spring into the new season at the DRESSING THE GARDEN PREVIEW PARTY held at Kathleen Mack Antiques and Mark O. Howald Antiques & Fine Art at, respectively, 9794 and 9796 Clayton Road, in conjunction with Bowood Farms and The Plot Thickens. The pop-up show features flowers and plants from Bowood Farms and garden ornaments that will be available for purchase all weekend.

A portion of proceeds benefit the Saint Louis Fashion Fund. Guests are invited to wear their best “horticultural chic” attire, while Café Osage provides refreshments. Times vary. 314-454-6868 or www.bowoodfarms.com.

Thu., April 20

William Least Heat-Moon will lead a BOOK DISCUSSION at the St. Louis Public Library’s Schlafly Branch about his debut novel, Celestial Mechanics: A Tale for a MidWinter Night. The event is free and open to the public, but proof of purchase from Left Bank is required to enter the signing line.

In this new book, the author “embarks on a journey through the mind and wrestles with life’s major questions, like the nature of the cosmos, the value of knowledge and the essence of truly being alive.” 7 p.m.

314-367-6731 or left-bank.com.

Soul M. BURFORD

ART and

To view and potentially purchase certain of M. Burford’s work, visit Webster Groves’ Rolling Ridge Nursery at 60 N. Gore Ave. St. Louis-area artists who wish to be considered for future installments of this monthly department of Ladue News should email inquiries to bhollerbach@laduenews.com with “Art and Soul” in the subject line.

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By Bryan A. Hollerbach | Image courtesy of M. Burford

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he alabaster expanse of the average canvas or art board might tempt unwary viewers to forget that foregrounds, no matter how cunningly crafted, can never shed backgrounds – of which structural, conceptual and aesthetic fact M. Burford’s Wonders of the Forest serves as a forceful reminder.

That 2017 piece from the Webster Groves artist measures 15 by 36 inches and incorporates an indeed intriguing “canvas”: barnwood.

For a generation (perhaps two generations or three) that may well regard barns, silos and similar rural storage structures as constructs of stainless steel, galvanized tin or even aluminum, Burford provides a useful bit of … well … background.

“Barnwood is salvaged from old barns, warehouses, fences, outbuildings and so forth,” she relates. “Much of this antique wood comes from original stands of old-growth forests harvested decades ago, some as early as the turn of the last century. As a result, it has a unique quality and character.

“This unusual wood is preserved in its original weathered form. Its flaws, holes, nail holes, knots, chips, rips and cracks become accents and design assets. Its appearance incorporates the relaxed warmth and comfort of American country décor.

“Someday, the likes of this dry, aged timber will never be seen again.”

Charmingly, Burford reminisces about her work in general and her barnwood work in particular.

“As long as I can remember, I loved colors and coloring books,” she says. “In grade school, I drew my own pictures and learned to paint.

In the seventh grade, I was asked to do a watercolor picture for a new library room – this picture was my first artwork hung upon a wall in a public place.

“High school was soon to follow, and I had two great teachers. As a senior, I was one of four students chosen to apply for an art scholarship in downtown Chicago. I did the artwork required to enter and won a partial scholarship. I took a two-year course in interior design, as I wanted some form of art that would provide a living.

“I’ve done many kinds of painting, but oil painting is my favorite.

However, I’m really enjoying the challenges and fun of painting on barnwood. When a friend called several months ago and asked if I wanted to paint on barnwood, I said, ‘Why would I want to paint on barnwood?’ I was intrigued and went to see the wood in his basement workshop. He put some boards together for me, and I’ve been painting barnwood ever since.”

Burford next discloses details about the creation of Wonders of the Forest, shown here in a severe display that accentuates its idiosyncrasies.

“This particular barnwood was found at Beaumont Scout [Reservation in southwest St. Louis County],” she says. “It’s from an old red oak fence that had been ripped apart with chain saws and piled for burning. We were fortunate to find this precious old wood and salvage it for another life.

“This barnwood has been preserved in its original form. It’s been coated with clear polyurethane so that the oil paints won’t soak into the wood and eventually disappear. The finished painting has been coated with another coat of clear polyurethane. This process ensures that the painting and the character of the wood will endure indefinitely.

“The wood itself tells me a story. The vertical grain of the wood reminds me of trees in a forest. The knotholes in the wood suggest a nesting area of interest to the nearby bird. The waterfall and rocks add color and movement. Then I saw two faces behind the tree – can you see what they are?”

Burford characterizes barnwood art as “a cross between sculpture and painting. Recall that Michelangelo said that he merely removed the marble to reveal the image inside. So it is in barnwood art. The challenge is to ‘see’ the unique imagery already in the wood, and through the medium of my oil paints, the image comes to life.

“I’m simply revealing what was already there. I get great pleasure in bringing to life nature’s hidden story.”

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Artfully

Age

By Alice Handelman Photo by Sarah Conroy

Lynn Hamilton has spent her life championing the belief that the ability to create and appreciate art doesn’t diminish as we get older, exhibited in this month’s CASEfest.

L

ynn Hamilton’s combined devotion to art, seniors and volunteerism has turned into a golden asset for the St. Louis community.

An art history major in college, Hamilton had an entrepreneurial bent that led to her owning an art gallery and The Chocolate Lady, a chocolate and pastry shop that’s now closed. Earlier in life, as a stay-at-home mom, she crafted ribbon pillows and necklaces in her Creve Coeur home.

Long a champion of older adults and the arts, Hamilton pursued a major volunteering endeavor in 2010 by founding Maturity and Its Muse, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit where she created an innovative model program for seniors to enjoy and experience art while enhancing their quality of life.

“Maturity and Its Muse began as my way of exploring the question of how the resourceful, energetic lives and experiences of mature, seasoned artists can serve as positive, productive examples of aging for all of us,” she says.

Hamilton, now 71, met many St. Louis artists during her days as a gallery owner, and as she was getting older, so were they. To celebrate older adults and inspire others, the first event of Maturity and Its Muse was an art exhibit of the same name at The Sheldon Art Galleries in 2010, featuring professional area artists age 70 or older. Each artist created new art specifically for the show to highlight his or her current thoughts about themselves and the world around them. Although professional artists their entire adult lives, some of the contributors had never exhibited work in a gallery.

At the time she founded Maturity and Its Muse, Hamilton was working full time for a computer company. “Volunteerism was my nighttime career that combined mature adults and art, and it became like eating peanuts – I could not stop,” she says. “What began as a visual art show soon morphed into programs featuring all art disciplines.”

Her latest venture is Celebrating Art for Senior Engagement (CASEfest).

Hamilton, now serving as Maturity and Its Muse’s executive director, is coordinating a 10-day communitywide festival April 20 to 30. Now in its second year, the festival will feature arts events at 40 to 50 venues in the St. Louis metropolitan area.

“In 2016, CASEfest was the first areawide festival dedicated to our community’s older adult population,” Hamilton says. “This year, it will again showcase and applaud the creative work, expression and achievements of seniors; promote creative aging programs; feature positive images of older adults in the community; and build respect and understanding between generations.” Hamilton is interested in engaging the senior St. Louis community at all levels and experiences, and hopes to further the older population’s participation and relationship with the arts. “We are interested in inspiring folks and making St. Louis a great place for all to artfully age,” she says, noting that the majority of the events at CASEfest are free and open to the public. “Artists have the ability to inspire all of us to try our hand at something we have always wanted to do,” she says. “The ability to appreciate and create art doesn’t stop just because we’re getting older. I like to serve as a conduit who puts people and organizations together.”

Sheila Suderwalla, executive director of Artists First and a participating organization in CASEfest, agrees with Hamilton’s assessment. “Participation in the arts, especially for older adults, can influence physical and mental health,” she says. “It can strengthen social bonds and provide a sense of productivity and independence.”

The 2017 CASEfest presents myriad opportunities for seniors to be

entertained by and get involved in the arts. Highlights include free daily docent-led A-Musing Art tours of the permanent collection galleries at the Saint Louis Art Museum. The Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum at Washington University in St. Louis will feature Family Fun Day, a variety of interactive art-making activities for all ages on April 22. Participants are invited to create multimedia collages and flipbooks, play games, enjoy a performance and explore the galleries. The Sheldon will showcase a gallery talk on April 25 with artist Barbara Holtz and Olivia Lahs-Gonzales, director of The Sheldon. Holtz, 92, has received multiple awards for her paintings and has been included in numerous national and international group exhibitions.

Additionally, the St. Louis Banjo Club will hold a free performance of music from the first half of the 1900s at Schlafly Bottleworks at 7:30 p.m. on April 27. Seniors will have the opportunity to create self-portraits at most St. Louis County Library locations, and the results will be showcased at the end of the festival. The Holocaust Museum & Learning Center, a department of the Jewish Federation of St. Louis, will feature a film series.

Hamilton’s activities and interests to improve the quality of life for seniors were recognized in 2016, when she was honored as a Woman of Achievement for her dedication to “Older Adult Services.” Decades before founding Maturity and Its Muse, Hamilton spent years organizing social group activities and providing congregate adult dining services for older adults in St. Louis Housing Authority buildings.

She sold her elderly support business in 1988 and decided to concentrate on other business interests, including her art gallery, as well as take a run for state representative. “I lost in number of votes but won because I never knew I could do this,” she says. “It was a great experience. You’re never too old to try something new. I enjoy inspiring people to share things and engage in the arts.”

Hamilton, who calls herself a “St. Louisan always,” says she dreamed of being a volunteer when she was growing up. She served as a candy striper at Jewish Hospital (now Barnes-Jewish Hospital), was active in Jewish Federation Sundays and was a Brownie Scout and Girl Scout. She graduated from Ladue Horton Watkins High School in 1963 and Centenary College for Women two years later, then attended Finch College for one year.

Today, the mother of three and grandmother of four is president-elect of Women at the Kemper and will assume leadership of the organization in January 2018. She is a sustaining member of the Junior League; a member of the National Council of Jewish Women, Fashion Group International, ClaytonLadue Rotary Club and Barnes Jewish-Hospital Auxiliary; and a “Friend” of the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis and the Saint Louis Art Museum. She is a board member of Covenant Place, where she has volunteered to spearhead an art project to bring an artist in residence to the senior housing complex.

In keeping with her love of art and design, the fashionable Hamilton looks as put-together and comfortable in a stylish dress and high heels as she does in a pair of jeans, a T-shirt and tennis shoes. She laughs when asked if she receives a paycheck for the work she does each day. “My volunteer time is my paycheck – the doing is my joy!” she says. “It inspires me and keeps me going.

It’s my focus; it’s what I love and makes me happy.”

For a complete listing of all 2017 Celebrating Art for Senior Engagement events, running Thursday, April 20, to Sunday, April 30, visit maturityanditsmuse.org/calendar.

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