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On the cover 12 “Self-Taught Genius: Treasures From the American Folk Museum,” opening June 19, explores art created by the self-taught within the context of the beliefs and experiences that compelled them to create. Featuring more than 100 masterworks by modern and contemporary artistic visionaries, this enlightening exhibition expresses distinctive and unorthodox American creativity. Pictured: Flag Gate, Jefferson County, New York, c. 1876; artist unidentified; paint on wood with iron and brass; 39½ x 57 x 3¾ inches; Collection American Folk Art Museum, New York; Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill Jr. in honor of Neal A. Prince, 1962.1.1; photo

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Having four kids, the oldest being 16, I have had my fair share of talks on this subject. The key has been a door that is wide open to conversations on all feelings and situations that arise.

To the individual collector, a work of art can be very special and unique. Art often evokes memories for the collector, or the family, and the legacy it leaves behind. Personally, I enjoy modern art, especially from new emerging artists. Eventually, collectors need to contemplate how they want to pass on their beloved collection to either family or charity.

LAUREN ELLSWORTH I try not to worry too much. My goal is to raise my son to march to his own tune and surround himself with as many different friends as possible, especially people who

According to a recent report from the IRS, a large portion of Americans fund their charitable goals with non-cash gifts. In 2012, donations of art and collectibles increased by one-third to $1.18 billion. This amount may be higher since it does not include figures from split interest trusts. One reason donors often gift non-cash assets, such as art, is because the sale can carry hefty taxes. Any appreciation that is recognized in selling art is taxed at either the federal long-term capital gains rate of 28% or ordinary income rates, which can be as high as 39.6%. A collector with art that has grown significantly in value may consider gifting it to charity, rather than selling.

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ANDREW NELMS Since my daughter [Penelope Imogene!] is only 2, I don’t see this as an issue yet, but I do think about it when we meet new kids. She is very likable, but I am biased.

Generally, donors will gift highlyappreciated assets with large capital gains to a charitable entity.

For example, let’s assume a donor wants to donate to a local charity a collectible with a worth of $100,000 (purchased for $10). The donor could sell the collectible and donate the net proceeds after paying 28% federal capital gains tax, 3.8% Medicare surtax, and 6% Missouri capital gains tax. Or, the donor could directly gift the collectible and—if the charity sells the item—then zero capital gains tax is due.

The benefit of gifting the right type of asset is enormous. The amount of deduction received by the donor and percentage AGI (adjusted growth income) limitation is determined by several factors. The main factors are: if the asset is considered capital gain property or ordinary income property; whether the gift is to a public charity or a private foundation; and how the work of art will be used by the charitable organization. Gifting non-cash assets is a complex area and one strategy does not fit all. When it comes to art, there are other options, such as charitable remainder trusts, lending foundations, leasebacks, or basis step-up. It is vital to work with an experienced professional to determine the optimal strategy for each individual.

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EDITOR ‌WE LIVE IN A FAST-PACED WORLD, AND IT SEEMS THAT LIFE IS busier than ever for most folks. For a moment, though, I ask that you stop and turn to p. 29, where you’ll have the opportunity to read about our 2016 Ladue News Charity Awards winners: Burns Recovered, Gateway to Hope and the Gateway Chapter of the Paralyzed Veterans of America. Each of these organizations deserves your full attention and a huge thank-you for their hard work and continuous acts of selflessness. These organizations not only are changing lives, but also are saving them.

On p. 55 of this week’s Style section, you’ll also have the opportunity to read the inspiring story of writer Julia Cain’s storybook wedding dress. If her name sounds familiar, it might be because you saw her featured on Good Morning America after the story of her multigenerational wedding dress went viral. (Or it might be because you’re a loyal Ladue News reader, as Julia is a regular contributing writer.) Julia shares not only the touching story of her wedding dress, but also her momentary brush with fame – making for a truly fun read!

Last but certainly not least, be sure to check out this week’s Abode section for some gardening tips and tricks. Not only does this week’s issue feature our monthly landscaping column from Missouri Botanical Garden gurus Patricia Raven and Julie Hess, but also we introduce you to STL Succulents (p. 42), a business focused on beautiful succulent arrangements and terrariums.

A sucker for succulents myself, I can almost guarantee that this story will make you a fan, too.

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Editor’s Corner The word around town We’re Sorry: In the June 10 edition, we incorrectly identified Cary Reed in our Gatherings & Goodwill section. We apologize for the unfortunate oversight.

Operation Food Search (OFS) recently received a $1 million gift from the Crawford Taylor Foundation, which will result in a new state-of-the-art food bank and community education center, transforming OFS’s response to childhood hunger for years to come. The new facility will triple OFS’s current distribution and program capacity. It will also include a communitydemonstration and prep kitchen to expand nutrition-education classes, a volunteer center and multipurpose spaces to create long-term, innovative solutions to end childhood hunger.

Congratulations to Richard P. Sher of Sher Corwin Winters LLC for receiving the Richard S. Arnold Award for Distinguished Service at the Eighth Circuit Judicial Conference. Recipients are selected based on professional excellence in the field, leadership, honors and experience serving as a mentor or role model for less-experienced lawyers or students.

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From the A mer i c An Fo lk Art museum

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In the encoders section, a painting like Winthrop eginning this weekend, the Saint Louis Art Museum Chandler’s Scenic Overmantel could be interpreted as a blurred will be presenting a new and unique exhibition meaning to keep outsiders away or to maintain complete focusing on the development of folk art in America. control over the art.

“Self-Taught Genius: Treasures From the American Folk Art Messengers create works that invite the viewer into their Museum” will display more than 100 works of art, ranging personal world by incorporating symbols that announce their from the Revolutionary War era to modern times. The vision or beliefs, like Martín Ramírez’s Reina. exhibition premiered at the American Folk Art Museum in Improvement is represented in the exhibition by New York in 2014 and will be on display at the Saint Louis Art self-taught artists depicting their own refinements or Museum until Sept. 11. achievements, like a portrait by Ammi Phillips called Girl in Melissa Wolfe, the in-house curator for the touring Red Dress With Cat and Dog. American Folk Art Museum Reformers’ works are meant to be exhibition, says this is an transformative, and their artists are exciting exhibition for driven to change the people and the St. Louis because the art world around them. This can be found museum doesn’t have a in works like Ralph Fasanella’s 1950 strong folk art presence.

Subway Riders.

“This is an area we haven’t Artists featured in the ingenuity been able to offer before, so it’s section elaborated on a practice a great way to offer [folk art] through mechanical or visual to the St. Louis community,” inventiveness, like an unknown she says. “The quality of artist’s Knife Grinder, a 19th-century the works in the show are whirligig figure. absolutely spectacular.”

The seventh category, guides, “Self-Taught Genius” is contains works of art made to mark a made up of paintings, works on rite of passage or a profound event, like paper, textiles, decorative arts Carl Klewicke’s quilt he spent 20 years and sculpture – all presented on as a wedding gift for his daughter. within the context of second The museum will offer an array perspectives from which artists ammi Phillips (1788–1865); Girl in Red Dress with Cat and Dog, Vicinity of amenia, new York, 1830–1835; oil on canvas; 30 x 25 of “Self-Taught Genius”-related are compelled to create. inches; Collection american Folk art Museum, new York Gift of the programming, including lectures, These categories are ralph esmerian, 2001.37.1; photo by John Parnell, new York gallery talks and family programs. achievers, encoders, “The structure of this exhibition excites me,” Wolfe says. “This messengers, improvement, reformers, ingenuity and guides. incredibly diverse media and span of objects creates a relationship.

“I find [these categories] very interesting,” Wolfe says.

It allows the person going to the show to communicate and “They’re based on what it means to be self-taught. Sometimes connect with works in a way that’s very human.” it can be difficult to understand why something is considered Wolfe notes the exhibition is all about the impulse we all art, so this to me humanizes and connects folk art to fine art share to create. and to us.”

“Whether trained or not, working in a garage or in a “Self-Taught Genius” visitors will take a journey through studio, there are those artists and works of art that rise the pieces of art, grouped in these seven categories. above the everyday.”

In the achievers category, visitors to the exhibition will find works of art that were a testament to the artist’s own passionate vision or grandiose thought. For example, folk artist Marino Auruti’s 11-foot Encyclopedic Palace serves as “Self-Taught Genius” is free for Saint Louis Art Museum members, $12 a model for a 136-floor museum that would celebrate every for the general public, $10 for seniors and students, and $6 for children achievement of humankind. ages 6 to 12. To learn more, visit slam.org or call 314-721-0072.

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Winthrop Chandler, 1747-1790; Scenic Overmantel, Petersham, Massachusetts, c. 1780; oil on pine panel with beveled edges; 29 ¼ x 47 ¼ x 1 ½ inches; american Folk art Museum, Gift of ralph esmerian, 2013.1.20 Photo: John Bigelow taylor, courtesy of american Folk art Museum/art resource, nY

Dapper Dan, probably Washington, D.C., or Philadelphia, c. 1880; artist unidentified; paint on wood with metal; 68 1¼ x 22 1/8 x 17 ¾ inches; Collection american Folk art Museum, new York, Gift of ralph esmerian, 2013.1.57; photo by Gavin ashworth

Knife Grinder, probably new england, c. 1875; artist unidentified; paint on tin; 13 ½ x 16 ¼ x 3 ½ inches; Collection american Folk art Museum, new York; Gift of ralph esmerian, 2005.8.60; photo by Gavin ashworth

ralph Fasanella (1914–1997); Subway Riders, new York City, 1950; oil on canvas 28 x 60 inches; Collection american Folk art Museum, new York, Gift of ralph and eva Fasanella, 1995.8.1; photo by adam reich

Mary t. Smith (1904/5–1995); untitled, Hazlehurst, Mississippi, 1976; paint on metal; 32 x 48 x ¼ inches; Collection american Folk art Museum, new York Blanchard‐Hill Collection, Gift of M. anne Hill and edward V. Blanchard Jr., 1998.10.4; photo by Gavin ashworth, new York

Carl Klewicke, 1835–1913; Original Design Quilt, Corning, new York, c. 1907; pieced silk, faille, taffeta and satin; 60 x 72 ½ inches; american Folk art Museum, Museum purchase, 2012.1.1 Photo by Gavin ashworth, courtesy of american Folk art Museum/art resource, nY

Bill traylor (c. 1854–1949); untitled (Figures and Construction with Blue Border), Montgomery, alabama, c. 1941; poster paint and pencil on cardboard; 15 ½ x 8 inches; Collection american Folk art Museum, new York, Gift of Charles and eugenia Shannon, 1991.34.1; photo by John Parnell, new York

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n May 1 at the Four Seasons Hotel St. Louis, 200 people attended the St. Louis Cathedral Concerts Gala, which supports the organization’s mission of presenting affordable live concerts in the Cathedral Basilica featuring world-class musicians and the finest repertoire of sacred and classical music for the cultural enrichment, education and enjoyment of the entire region. The honorary chairs of the event were Dr. Karen and Jack Luebbert and David Robertson, music director of the St. Louis Symphony. Guests enjoyed a cocktail hour while bidding in a silent auction. A wonderful dinner prepared by the Four Seasons followed, as did a short live auction. World-renowned soprano Christine Brewer received the Great Music Award from Cathedral Concerts Board Chair Paul Mittelstadt and Executive Director Scott Kennebeck, with Robertson.

Topping the evening was a stunning performance by two of Opera Theatre of Saint Louis’ Gerdine Young Artists, as well as by Brewer herself.

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So that is really rewarding, to introduce these groups to new audiences.

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SPRING FLING

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By Robyn Dexter | Photo courtesy of Burns Recovered

ire safety is important. It’s something we’re taught in school and at home from a very early age, and yet tragic accidents still happen every day.

In 1983, a group of burn survivors, with assistance from the burn-care team at St. John’s Mercy Medical Center – now Mercy Hospital – came together to form Burns Recovered. The organization was founded with the mission to help burn survivors and their loved ones during and after hospitalization.

The nonprofit staff created a support group where burn survivors could connect with other burn survivors, and it grew and developed over the years.

Julie Peetz, executive director of Burns Recovered, emphasizes the immediate and enduring relationships formed in the group.

“We have events throughout the year for burn survivors, like a bowling party, picnic, Cardinals game, trivia and holiday parties,” Peetz says. “It’s really a family community. They’re all so close and really look out for one another. It’s an instant connection they have.”

Peetz says burn injuries are some of the most painful a person can endure. Even after survivors are released from the hospital, she says, they still have weeks and months of grueling medical treatment ahead of them.

“Oftentimes, they look in the mirror and don’t recognize who they are anymore and have to start anew,” Peetz says. “Our role is to fill the emotional and social-support needs. A lot of burn survivors selfisolate and are fearful of rejection in the community. They’re worried about people staring and pointing. Our role is to help them regain that confidence and get back into the community.”

Peetz says burn survivors also realize how important it is to cherish every

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day and every moment after what they’ve overcome. “They’re so much stronger than their scars,” she says.

She explains how burn-survivor Gary Hansen and his wife, Linda, took over the support group in 1994 and worked to expand it regionally.

“Linda heard about a burn camp in another state and thought it was a wonderful idea,” she says. “In [1996 going into] 1997, they started a camp and had 17 campers. It’s grown so much over the years, to as many as 80 campers.”

Midwest Children’s Burn Camp, initially called Missouri Children’s Burn Camp, is for those ages 6 to 17 who have survived serious burn injuries. They come from all over Missouri and even from out of state. Children attend at no cost, thanks to generous support from the community.

“We’ve really been finding more children coming from outside of Missouri,” she says. “Just this past year, we changed our name to Midwest Children’s Burn Camp because one-third of kids come from outside of Missouri, and we want to encompass that.”

This year, the camp is celebrating its 20th year. From May 30 through June 5, 65 campers attended the program at the Lake of the Ozarks.

“The kids have so many options,” Peetz says. “They can do rope courses, zip lining, archery, kayaking, water tubing, talent shows, singing, dancing and so much more.”

Aside from the camp, Burns Recovered has a support group in St. Louis and one in Columbia, Missouri. The organization also is working on a relationship with a hospital in Kansas City to get a group started there, as well.

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St. Louis Fire Department captain Larry Conley has been working with Burns Recovered for 14 years.

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counselor and worked every job at the Midwest Children’s Burn Camp,” he

recalls. “Now I’m the camp director.”

Conley says the organization is special because it feels like family. Being involved for 14 years, he’s been able to watch kids grow up.

“To see them grow from a kid into a productive adult after dealing with their injuries, both psychologically and physically, is amazing,” he says. “They have to work hard to understand that what they have on the inside is more important than what is on the outside. The camp is working: It’s one thing to come to camp once. It’s another thing to see it come full circle and see them grow.”

After a career spent fighting fires, Conley says Burns Recovered programming plays a crucial role in helping kids understand how dangerous fire can be.

“Life can change in an instant,” he says. “Kids often find it fascinating to set fires, and sometimes they get away with it.”

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omen just diagnosed with breast cancer need hope. In St. Louis, they can find it through Gateway to Hope (GTH).

According to its mission statement, the organization provides “comprehensive care and financial assistance for individuals in need diagnosed with or at high risk for developing breast cancer.” Executive director Dawn Van Houten explains that GTH accomplishes this through a team of two nurse program managers, a social worker and organizational support staff who provide emotional and financial support for women diagnosed with breast cancer throughout their treatment.

A volunteer board of directors and medical partners willing to donate services also support the organization. In addition, transportation services, counselors, massage therapists, medical-supply companies, home-health providers, pharmacists and even a pet-care provider have partnered with the organization to provide services to patients.

“For individuals who meet our qualification guidelines, we pay their monthly insurance premiums for them so they can continue or begin receiving comprehensive breast-cancer treatment,” Van Houten says, describing the organization’s Insurance Premium Program, also known as “Gail’s Legacy.”

To qualify, patients need a breast-cancer diagnosis, must be receiving care in Missouri or Illinois, meet current GTH financial guidelines and not be eligible for other programs, such as Medicaid. “Breast cancer can be devastating, emotionally and financially,” Van Houten continues. “Our goal is to help relieve some of the financial burden so they can focus on fighting the disease.

Our program managers spend their entire day listening, providing emotional support and working through expenses in which we can help.”

The organization also assists with a program called Thelma’s Gift, which helps patients with rent or mortgage, gas cards to get to and from treatment, utilities, prescription medications and compression garments used after

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surgery. “We are a St. Louis-based organization that helps minimize financial burdens for those in need fighting breast cancer,” Van Houten notes. “There is no other organization in St. Louis that does exactly what we do.”

Founded in 2005 by Dr. David Caplin, a local plastic surgeon with Parkcrest Plastic Surgery, and Dr. Marlys Schuh, a St. Louis surgical oncologist specializing in breast cancer who retired earlier this year, GTH has served more than 800 individuals, Van Houten says. She describes the organization’s evolution: “In the early days, we functioned in a provided care model. This means we partnered with health care providers who would provide their services to our patients at no charge. With the Affordable Care Act requirements, more people can get insurance, so it just made sense that we help pay for patient insurance premiums so they could get or continue comprehensive care in the same place.”

She adds that the average amount of time GTH helps a patient is eight months. “Many recover and can go back to work,” she says. “It’s that rough time right after diagnosis and through treatment where we can really help.”

Van Houten says the GTH will continue to grow. “We started with 12 patients 10 years ago, and look at us now,” she says. “We’ve done very little marketing, and patients are finding us. Maybe we’ll help other cities use our model.”

GTH patients come from across both the city and county of St. Louis, as well as nearby Missouri and Illinois communities. “We have patients from neighborhoods you might see as affluent neighborhoods; however, this woman is diagnosed with breast cancer, a single mother, either not working because of the stress of breast-cancer treatment or maybe she is between jobs,” Van Houten says. “She still has rent to pay and family to feed while in treatment.”

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Rosen says it’s common to hear people talk about giving back, but she says, through GTH, she feels that she really has. “It’s become a very important part of my life,” she says. “I had the good fortune to achieve more career success than I expected, and to be honest, I really did want to find something I could do for others. Gateway to Hope offered me a way to do that – it genuinely reaches out and supports people in real need.”

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ears. Questioning Chris Blanchard prompts tears: hot, copious – and yet, somehow, hopeful for members of the armed forces who have sacrificed so much on behalf of this nation in the way of “mere” mobility that the rest of us take for granted.

Blanchard, who serves as executive director of the Gateway Chapter of the Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA), makes a compelling case for his organization’s dedication to this nation’s wounded warriors.

At the national level, that organization came into existence 70 years ago, founded by vets who returned from World War II with spinal-cord injuries.

The founding of the local chapter followed three decades later.

Both nationally and locally, Blanchard notes, the PVA seeks “to change lives and build brighter futures for our seriously injured heroes – to empower these brave men and women with what they need to achieve the things they fought for: freedom and independence.”

Among the chapter’s members, Blanchard relates that 199 suffer from paraplegia, paralysis of the lower half of the body; 195 from quadriplegia, paralysis of the whole body from the neck down; and 49 from hemiplegia, paralysis of one side of the body.

More than 200 other members suffer from afflictions ranging from multiple sclerosis (126) to polio (four), nowadays nearly vaccinated to vanishment, but previously the high-profile scourge once thought to have paralyzed President Franklin D. Roosevelt for the last 24 years of his life.

Even as FDR battled the stigma of relying on a wheelchair, the organization’s founders returned to a nation grateful for their WWII service – but also to challenges aplenty.

“They made a decision not just to live, but to live with dignity as contributors to society,” Blanchard says. “They created Paralyzed Veterans of America, an organization dedicated to veterans’ service, medical research and

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civil rights for people with disabilities. Today, the work continues to create an America where all veterans and people with disabilities – and their families – have everything they need to live full and productive lives.”

The national organization and its 34 chapters represent thousands of vets in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.

Blanchard characterizes the PVA nationally as “an important driver” behind the 1990 passage of the landmark federal Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) and locally as an informed interface between state medical centers run, amid much recent controversy, by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

“The fight did not end with the ADA being signed into law,” Blanchard says, “and there are continued efforts by our nation’s lawmakers to do away with the VA and privatize veteran health care. The VA medical units are specialized for a reason – and that is that they are staffed by experts in their respective fields.”

Beyond all else – sponsorship of diverse recreational diversions, diligent educational outreach in schools and similar venues, and applied-tech advances – Blanchard most highly touts perhaps the PVA’s simplest and most humanistic service.

“Our peer mentors are highly trained and matched with the newly injured or diagnosed based upon injury/disease type, life experience and age,” he says. “The focus of this peer counseling is promoting that life is not over after an injury or diagnosis.

“These men and women can truly say, ‘I know how you are feeling – I’ve been there.’”

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“All good things…,” goes the bromide, and Robert Huskey, a volunteer with the Gateway Chapter of the PVA, likely would agree.

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As the biggest challenge of his volunteer duties, Huskey names “knowing when to push and when not to.” He continues: “Some vets hang back and do not participate. So gauging the right time to begin a dialogue is

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“Learning about these vets – their accomplishments, their families and friends – and building interpersonal relationships that have, in some cases, lasted over 40 years has been both rewarding and enriching to me personally.”

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ne of this column’s co-authors is responsible for the rich color combinations on display at the Missouri Botanical Garden this year. Whether baskets, barrels or urns, the containers are out now – early enough not only to provide inspiration, but also to assemble your own.

And nothing says summer quite like bodacious hanging baskets overflowing like waterfalls. A well-planned basket starts with an early show and matures through the season with spillers, fillers and thrillers. Two of the best summer-basket plants for bright color and excellent foliage texture are petunias and begonias. Breeders have been hard at work creating new and delectable varieties for us to enjoy. A few of our favorites follow:

Breathtaking Begonias Begonia boliviensis ‘Bonfire’ took us by storm a few years back. The shocking orange-red flowers, while simple and small, are borne in profusion into the hottest months of the year. We really like this cultivar because it can be propagated by stem cuttings and is sturdy enough to overwinter well in the garage. With no fuss, the baskets are dried off at the end of the season, get the withered foliage removed and then are stored on shelves over a freezer with just enough heat rising to keep them through the coldest times. They also may be stored in the coldest part of your basement and come back well in the spring.

Unlike the intense color of earlier selections, the newest Summerwings release, ‘Vanilla Charm,’ has a very soft ivory flower that blends well with everything in mixed baskets. For a little more splashy color try ‘Apricot’ or ‘Pink Elegance’ in the same series.

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New Petunias for 2016 Not like anything your grandmother grew, the Supertunia series of annual petunias has revolutionized the look of the plants for our contemporary gardens. New this year is the stunning ‘Picasso in Blue,’ a complement to our favorite ‘Picasso in Pink’ from last year’s baskets. Both have solid-colored centers with chartreuse rims on the petals.

‘Latte’ offers a very sophisticated combination of white ground with dark oxford spiderwebbing in the eye, while the most vivid new introduction is ‘Daybreak Charm,’ a sunrise in a flower with clear-yellow sunburst centers shading into intense watermelon-pink edges.

These petunias will benefit from a little shade in the highest heat of the summer, and with a hard nipping back in early August, they should get a second wind and continue to bloom into the autumn.

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riends call her the “crazy plant lady.” That’s because when Stephanie Schrader stumbled upon succulents at a store several years ago, she fell in love. Succulents’ unique mixture of tall, bushy, spiky, colorful, lush and ground-covering varieties are truly pieces of living art, she says.

Enthralled by the desert plants, the St. Louis native set out to make succulent arrangements all her own. “For the past year or so, I’ve been making succulent arrangements and terrariums for friends,” Schrader says. “Over time, my friends and family encouraged me to share my talent with the public.”

Schrader launched STL Succulents early this year, and the new venture already has hit a growth spurt. Clients from around the St. Louis area are requesting terrariums for their homes and businesses, and succulent arrangements for holiday gifts and events. Schrader also leads a class on how to put together the arrangements – Terrariums 101 – through Dabble, a website connecting people interested in teaching or taking a range of classes in their respective cities.

STL Succulents offers ready-made arrangements as well as custom designs. When Schrader is creating an arrangement, she has a smorgasbord of succulent varieties on hand – from echeveria and crassula to sempervivum. “I’ve learned over time, through a lot of trial and error, what kinds of varieties look good together,” she says. “Terrariums look best when they are full of lush, gorgeous plants – the more, the merrier!

The gravel, sand, rock and moss are just a backdrop to help accentuate the natural beauty of the succulents.” She also uses river rocks of different colors, shapes, textures and patterns, as well as decorative rocks. “A decorative rock you will find in most of my arrangements is jade-colored rocks,” she says, “which locally are sold at Garden Heights Nursery in Richmond Heights.” As for a “home” for the plants, Schrader prefers glass containers to ceramic pots. “The side profile of a glass terrarium is captivating,” Schrader notes. “There’s a bottom layer of rock, which is essential for proper drainage; a layer of soil; and then all of the eyepleasing beauty – succulents, gravel, sand, rock and moss.”

Among the most popular arrangements Schrader designs are her terrariums, which are transparent enclosures for raising plants: “They are so trendy, and a lot of the geometric glass and slanted, open-face

terrariums are quite popular and very eye-catching.” She says the slanted, open-face terrariums are the most fun to create because there’s so much room for “larger, wilder, sassier plants.” She adds, “My latest obsession is plants that trail over the edges of the glass, specifically String of Pearls and Hoya Ropes.”

Schrader says the very best thing about succulents is their resiliency.

While fresh-cut flowers typically last a couple of weeks and some potted plants can wither away in months without proper care, succulents can last for years with only minor maintenance. “It is incredible how long they can live and how easy it is for them to bounce back from neglect, like too little sunlight or too much water,” she explains. “Because of this, I believe that succulents and terrariums are a better choice than fresh-cut flowers for events or holidays. Flowers wilt and die so quickly. Succulents can last for a long time when cared for properly.”

Among STL Succulents’ clients, one Clayton resident recently moved into a gorgeous high-rise condo, Schrader recalls: “She reached out to me because she wanted some unique decorations, and I made her quite a few geometric terrariums. Her apartment is bustling with color and sass now.” Another recent client requested Mother’s Day gifts “for all of the loving ladies in his family,” Schrader says. “Each were glass bowls, filled with both colorful and lush green succulents. I haven’t stopped receiving praise from them!”

STL Succulents’ arrangements and terrariums range from $20 to $60, depending on the size and number of succulents, with free delivery in the St. Louis-metro area. Schrader also recently began offering miniarrangements starting at $8. Orders, which typically can be filled in a day (save major holidays), can be placed on her website (which is designed and managed by Schrader’s brother, Robert); via email at stlsucculents@ gmail.com; through direct message on Facebook or Instagram (@stlsucculents); or by phone.

As for what the “crazy plant lady” has up her sleeve next, Schrader looks to grow her business to a brick-and-mortar store. “It isn’t rare for me to create several arrangements in an afternoon,” she says. “To have a store [to display and sell all of them] would truly be a dream come true!”

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By Katie Yeadon | Photos by Sarah Conard ‌An animal print or something similar always remains in style, and J.McLaughlin’s turquoise-andcoral “safari chain” Casey dress makes the perfect summer go-to. Paired with earth-toned materials or shiny silver, it can take you almost anywhere! ($205, J.McLaughlin, jmclaughlin.com)

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After her mArriAge in mArch, the story of one st. Louis womAn’s muLtigenerAtionAL wedding dress cAptured the heArts of peopLe Across the gLobe.

phyllis traver (Julia’s grandmother) wearing the dress in 1953.

susan christensen (Julia’s mother) wearing the dress in 1983.

Julia cain wearing the dress in 2016.

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met my wedding dress – which was also my mother’s wedding dress and her mother’s wedding dress – while making fun of how ugly it was with my mom years ago. I was 16 or so, and we were cleaning out my grandmother’s attic when she found it wadded in a ball, yellowed and torn. “Oh, my God, this is awful!” she squealed, throwing it my way without recognizing the design.

“Try it on! Try it on!” The attic was hot, and I didn’t have any authority in the cleanup, so an excuse to take a break was much appreciated. I descended the attic’s foldout stairs into the bathroom, dusted it off and tried it on.

It fit pretty well, all things considered. Its long sleeves were torn, but they just barely slipped on my lanky teenaged arms; its dainty bodice fit my stilldeveloping frame. The tulle skirt was long enough but reminiscent of damp cheesecloth, just lying there sad and deflated.

The neckline was comically high, and the waist hit in the most unflattering way.

It was dirty. It was musty.

It was exactly what you’d expect from a wadded-up dress you found in your grandmother’s attic.

My mother, Susan Christensen, came down to meet me in the hallway, and she burst into laughter.

It was so unrecognizably wilted, its most recent wearer didn’t even Julia modeling the dress through the stages of redesign and alterations. recognize it. “How do I look?” I asked with false sincerity, twirling around mocking the hideous garment.

My grandfather, Harold Traver, walked past and motioned to the lace-and-tulle disaster. “Ah, Suz, I see ya found your dress,” he said.

“That’s not my dress,” she snapped back.

“Like hell it isn’t,” he said, grabbing a picture off the wall and holding it up to me.

You can imagine the reaction.

The dress was purchased by my late grandmother, Phyllis, for her 1953 marriage to my grandfather Harold. My mother then wore it in 1983 to marry my father, Ernest Christensen III. At some point it was accidentally left wadded up in a ball in the attic for – and I’m just guessing here – about 20 years before we uncovered it that day.

Fast-forward nearly a decade, and it was my time to get married. After all, more than half of that decade was spent with the same man, Lance. My mother and I had toyed with the idea of revamping her dress for several years during dreamwedding conversations fueled by bridal magazines in checkout lines or wedding scenes in rom-coms, so she brought it to St. Louis from her home in Illinois after my now-husband popped the question. It seemed like a stretch, but it meant having something sentimental and custom, which is kind of the dream for bridal attire.

The fit was a little worse as an adult. The bodice pulled funny, and the sleeves were completely destroyed. The waist hit at a point that (still) made me look disproportionate and frumpy. It was more of a drag than a dress, and both my mother and I were a little distraught.

We decided to take it into a local tailor as a last-ditch effort, thinking maybe an expert would know what to do. Eight months, several appointments and a few hundred dollars later, and my 60-plus-year-old gown was shiny and new (looking).

The restoration process had its ups and downs. I was too caught up in bridal bliss to get our price agreement in writing, which turned out to be a mistake. (It’s all so obvious in hindsight, right?) However, my lone bridezilla moment – an unladylike argument regarding a spike in the price – managed to fix that issue, which left only the good: a lowered neckline, a lowered back, a pleated waist and a clean, perfect dress. The sleeves of the damaged jacket were reused to make the new straps, and an underskirt

was added to fluff the bottom up again. With its full skirt and wide V-neck, the vintage piece went from Bride of Frankenstein to the dream wedding dress.

Lance and I were wed in the Central West End on March 12, 2016, and my grandfather – the one who realized what we had discovered in the attic, who married the first woman to wear it and gave away the second – walked me down the aisle. It’s so sentimental it hurts. I’m actually surprised I didn’t initially piece the news story together myself.

Someone else did, though. After the wedding, I wrote about my dress on my blog, ohjuliaann.com, and shared pictures of the dress in an online community through the website Reddit. A reporter from Good Morning America picked up the story for the web, which started a media whirlwind, resulting in momentary viral stardom and my 15 minutes of internet celebrity. It’s a little bonkers reading about yourself all over the world, especially when you’ve barely ever left the Midwest.

My story traveled from the U.S. to Australia, England, China, Hungary, the Netherlands and handfuls of other countries, featured in everything from web pieces to television bits to radio spots. I’ve been misidentified; my photos have been altered; quotes have been made up… It’s like a weird game of telephone. Someone spotted a photo of my grandmother in the dress being used in a spammy political ad. Personally, I found photos of myself with more clothing added, used to promote a religion and repackaged as a clickbait story about three unique wedding gowns.

Through the newswire, my dress and I have been all over the world. Last stop? My guest-room closet.

Thankfully for the dress, my house doesn’t have an attic.

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Even if that vision is still in the formative stages, it can start with something as simple as a salad. “One bride met her groom while he served her a Cobb salad, so we knew we had to include Cobb salad in their menu. Some couples might say they eat ice cream every week. So, of course, we’d want to include ice cream!” Pelster explains. For outdoor affairs, she notes that items at once light and seasonal, such as fresh fruit in a revised salad from one of their classic menus, might best fit the bill.

Delivering full service, from planning to production, Butler’s Pantry proves to be far more than your average catering service. “The flexibility and creativity behind our food and planning are what make Butler’s Pantry stand out,” Pelster says. “We put a creative twist on every wedding.”

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BRITTANY ARRIGONI & KYLE WILCUTT

GRACE ANNE BROUGHTON & JONATHAN SIEKER

Mr. and Mrs. Steve and Sharon Wilcutt of Creve Coeur are delighted to announce the marriage of their son, Kyle Stephen, to Brittany Lynn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mike and Sherry Arrigoni. Kyle is the grandson of Mrs. Rose Marie Turner and the late Maj. James Turner, and the late Mr. and Mrs. D.C. and Vivian Wilcutt.

The groom attended John Burroughs School, graduating in 2006. He earned a bachelor’s degree in business from Milliken University in 2010 and now works as a consultant for Ameritime and e3 Wealth.

The bride attended Carl Sandburg High School. She earned her degree from Milliken University, where she was a member of the Delta Delta Delta sorority, followed by Lakeview College of Nursing. She is a pediatric ICU nurse for St. Louis Children’s Hospital.

Kyle first met Brittany at Milliken University at a Delta Delta Delta sorority formal. They became engaged on Christmas Day 2014. The wedding took place on May 28, 2016, at St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Orland Park, Illinois, with a reception following at Ruffled Feathers Golf Club. The couple enjoyed a honeymoon in Montego Bay, Jamaica. They reside in Brentwood.

Mr. and Mrs. David and Kathleen Broughton of Chesterfield happily announce the engagement of their daughter, Grace, to Jonathan, son of Mr. and Mrs. George and Tina Sieker of St. Charles. The couple will be married at Ascension Catholic Church, followed by a reception at Forest Hills Country Club.

The bride-to-be graduated from Ursuline Academy. She earned her master’s degree in occupational therapy from Saint Louis University in May 2012. Grace Anne is an OT in a comprehensive rehab facility for SSM Health.

The future groom graduated from Francis Howell High School. He earned a degree in business management and communications from the University of Missouri. He is a business banking officer at First Bank.

The couple met in 2011 at the wedding of Jon’s nephew, Steven, and Grace Anne’s friend, Amy. Jon served as best man, and Grace as maid of honor. They became friends throughout the wedding process and kept in touch afterward. Two years later, they caught up over a drink one Friday evening and found the spark between them stronger than ever. On an exotic trip to Iceland in October 2015, Jon proposed beneath the incredible Gljúfrabúi Waterfall, found hidden within a cliff face. The couple plan to wed this fall.

JEAN FRANCISCO & WILLIAM KLASSEN

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Mr. and Mrs. Rich and Nan Klassen of Ladue are happy to announce the engagement of their son, William (Wil) Karl, to Jean Ululani, daughter of Mrs. Carmen Francisco and the late Mr. Antero Francisco of Oahu.

The future groom graduated in 2003 from Ladue Horton Watkins High School.

He went on to earn his bachelor’s degree in photography from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. Wil is a digital equipment manager for Apple Inc. in Cupertino, California.

The bride-to-be attended Sacred Hearts Academy in Honolulu. She graduated in December 2005 with a bachelor’s degree in communications and public relations from the University of San Francisco. Jean is an event sales manager at Hyatt Regency in San Francisco.

Through a mutual love for all things food-related, A Tribe Called Quest and good tequila, the two began dating in August 2014, after a friendship of three years. December 2015 in St. Louis brought with it endless rain, but even so, Jean happily accepted Wil’s proposal. The couple plan to wed in April 2017 near Jean’s hometown of Oahu. They currently reside in San Bruno, California.

Mr. and Mrs. James and Catherine Walther of St. Louis are thrilled to announce the engagement of their daughter, Courtney Elizabeth, to Robert Logan, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mark and Susan Swieterman of Lexington, Kentucky.

The bride-to-be graduated from Visitation Academy and earned her degree in business marketing from Truman State University. She works in commercial banking at Fifth Third Bank.

The future groom earned his degree in finance and marketing from the University of Kentucky.

He currently is pursuing his MBA at Indiana University. He works in wealth management at Fifth Third Bank.

The couple became engaged on a memorable Fourth of July in 2015 at Norwood Hills Country Club on the 18th green, just before fireworks lit up the sky. The couple will wed on June 25, 2016, at Shrine of St. Joseph, with a reception following at the Missouri Athletic Club. They plan to reside in Louisville, Kentucky.

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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rent Allan Faron and Sara Marie Beuckman’s love story began decades before they ever met – as far back as the 1960s, when Sara’s father, Joe Beuckman, first befriended James “The Fox” Spanos. In 1984, Joe asked “The Fox” to be best man at his wedding to Betsy Buck. At the same time, James’ daughter, Stephanie Faron, happened to be pregnant with her first child, Brent. The families stayed close, spending holidays together, but it wasn’t until Brent began working at the Beuckman family auto dealership that he took notice of Sara. The two were assigned car detail one fateful snowy day, and that’s when Brent realized just “how absolutely beautiful someone could look in an oversized snowsuit.”

Sara was equally as struck by their instant attraction. “I knew he was Mr. Right relatively quickly after we began dating,” Sara says.

“He has such a genuine, kind heart.” Brent planned a trip to Venice for them and their families, sneakily asking his mother to tuck a ring inside her carry-on bag. While there, the couple took an intimate gondola ride, passing in front of Casanova’s house, where Brent took the opportunity to pop the question. “Can’t get much more romantic than that!” Sara declares.

The couple needed only a few ingredients to create their dream wedding: delicious food, fantastic music and their nearest and dearest in attendance. They chose Palladium Saint Louis for their venue, transforming the space to suit their personal tastes with the help of Lacy Branch Events. From the perfect stationery by Two Blue Doors to a mouthwatering cake by Sarah’s Cake Shop, the couple marveled at the beauty of their wedding day. Sara offers sage advice for brides-to-be as they begin to plan: “During the entire process, stop and remind yourself of the true reason for this wedding. Don’t get too hung up on font choices, colors, etc.… Focus on how madly in love you are – and the rest will fall into place.”

Sara kept that focus on her big day.

Carrying on the bouquet a broach that belonged to her godmother, she joined Brent at the end of the aisle. The celebration that followed felt at once modern and elegant, combining sleek elements with bold colors and textures. Yet neither bride nor groom lost sight of the reason for the festivities. “Sara has shown me the world through a different set of eyes,” Brent says. “She’s helped me learn to appreciate life more.” When asked what he cherished most about their wedding, Brent claims “being able to walk away with the most beautiful, loving wife by my side.” The two honeymooned in Maui and Hana.

By Amanda Dahl The Date: October 17, 2015 The Bride: Sara Marie Beuckman The Groom: Brent Allan Faron The Bride’s Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Joe and Betsy (Buck) Beuckman The Bride’s Grandparents: Mrs. Alyce Buck and the late Mr. Jack Buck of Ballwin, and Mrs. Joan Beuckman and the late Mr. Bo Beuckman of Warson Woods The Groom’s Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Mark and Stephanie (Spanos) Faron of Chesterfield The Groom’s Grandparents: Mr. and Mrs. Roy and Emily Faron, and Mrs. Goldie Spanos and the late Mr. Jimmy “The Fox” Spanos Maid of Honor: Olivia Anderson, cousin of the bride Best Man: Nicolas Faron, brother of the groom Bridesmaids: Tyler Ituen; Jessica Faron, cousin of the groom; and Jacqueline Faron, cousin of the groom Groomsmen: Zachary Beuckman, cousin of the bride; David Faron, cousin of the groom; Jackson Killion; and Jason White The Ceremony: Shrine of St. Joseph The Reception: Palladium Saint Louis The Officiant: The Rev. George Brennan and the Rev. Gene Brennan The Wedding Dress: Ultimate Bride The Bridesmaids’ Dresses and Accessories: Bella Bridesmaid The Invitations: Two Blue Doors The Florist: Belli Fiori The Cake: Sarah’s Cake Shop The Band: Accolade The Wedding Planner: Lacy Branch Events The Photographer: Untamed Hearts with Michelle Huesgen

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We have this belief – or at least I do – that if the Lord believes you’re a boaster, he has a way of sort of fixing that for you.

– TERRY CROUPEN that story resonated to me – of finding myself. And the thought occurred to me, ‘Oh, wait a second, I found myself, and I liked what I found.’”

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You probably know his law firm. You probably also have seen his TV ads. It’s safe to assume Terry Crouppen of Brown & Crouppen is one of the most successful lawyers in the business locally.

Born, raised and residing in St. Louis, Crouppen graduated from Ladue Horton Watkins High School in 1963. He then attended the University of MissouriColumbia for his bachelor’s degree, later graduating from the Washington University School of Law. While growing up here, though, Crouppen says he always was captivated by the American culture of Southern California. Crouppen fondly recalls the first time he vacationed there with his four children. “I was so enthralled with the movie stars and Beverly Hills and the ocean,” he recalls. “I raved about it so much that three of my kids ended up moving to Southern California, and now I hate California. It stole my children from me.”

SoCal stole something else dear to Crouppen and St. Louis – actually, not Southern California, but Stan Kroenke, who cavorted back to Los Angeles with his Rams football team. Crouppen’s reaction to that regional treason made him renowned among sports fans who agreed that pure greed motivated the billionaire’s move: Crouppen bought a 30-second commercial for the local Super Bowl broadcast to #SlamStan.

“It really upset and angered me,” he says. “I don’t know anything about Kroenke personally, but I love my hometown. I don’t think he even cares. It’s hard to judge a human being by one action, but he really did a lot of bad to a lot of nice people.”

The commercial proved a huge hit here, went viral on the internet and now has been seen by millions of people, largely because the otherwise mild-mannered Crouppen spoke his mind passionately.

The commercial also inadvertently helped his colleagues in the legal profession by making lawyers look good. Crouppen understands that lawyers in general – and personal-injury lawyers in particular – don’t usually come across as likable.

“Because people hate to be sued, I hate to be sued,” says Crouppen by way of explanation. “Lawyers don’t defend themselves very well. They sort of let it roll off their backs, and there are many institutions that benefit from lawyers being held in low esteem.”

Crouppen never much doubted he’d be a lawyer because his father resolved to make it happen even before his birth. Crouppen’s father and grandfather both immigrated to St. Louis from Russia in the early 1900s, a time of Jewish persecution in the last days of the czars and the beginning of the communist revolution.

Crouppen says his father had almost no formal education but succeeded in bail bonds. “My dad was a rough guy, a boxer when he was young,” he recalls. “Everything you ever heard about bail bondsmen was true; it’s a rough, dirty business.” His father worked with judges and attorneys in the courts – where he decided Terry should work, too. Subsequently, Crouppen launched his law firm in 1979, and it has thrived ever since.

Crouppen shared he has “no complaints” – not elaborating any further – when discussing his success. “First of all, I’m Jewish, and we don’t talk too loud,” says Crouppen. “We have this belief – or at least I do – that if the Lord believes you’re a boaster, he has a way of sort of fixing that for you.”

Last December, Crouppen turned 70. He confessed that that milestone caused reflection. “I was listening to a podcast about a man who went off to an island to find himself,” he relates, “and every man has a young man trapped inside of him, and so

The C Suite Business Notes Fulfillment: A Hidden Key to True Success

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“Fulfillment is feeling peace in the moment, good for no apparent reason, smiling through your tears and knowing inside that for this moment in time, you feel complete.”

–An Ottley-ism The path to success customarily wavers instead of tracing a straight line and involves detours, choices and challenges, yet many rewards.

Some individuals claim complete happiness in everything they do, while others feel only guilty pleasure and marginalize the joy of success and even life. Do these scenarios lack something? Possibly – and it could be a sense of fulfillment.

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cite. In other words, the communication problems, and inability to compromise, can be the first domino to fall. Once it falls, it can result in the lack of intimacy, the adultery, the growing apart, the financial difficulties and the other actions that result in the divorce.

Ironically, when the marriage gets so bad that a divorce is filed, there is a belief of many that the parties should settle quickly and amicably in order to end their divorce. Of course, settlement is a positive development for most parties, if a settlement is possible.

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Hyken’s Homework Coping With Exclusion

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ost think teen peer pressure involves some type of verbal coercion to engage in inappropriate behavior – drink beer, cheat on a test, drive too fast.

Sometimes, however, peer pressure can be felt without a word being said. In fact, the silent treatment can be worse than physical bullying, often causing longlasting internal scars that harm one’s emotional state and physical health.

At some point, either by accident or on purpose, every teen will be left out of a friendly gathering.

Unfortunately, it can be difficult to tell when a child has been excluded, because he or she may be hiding his or her emotions. If you notice any unusual behavior on your own child’s part, engage him or her in a conversation, and ask compassionate questions.

Listening to your child’s concerns marks the first

step in helping him or her. Many teens respond with annoyance, frustration or apprehension when friends attend a party without them, say, but deep down, they feel sad and wonder why such a turn of events happened. To help your own child move forward, encourage him or her to acknowledge emotions and talk about feelings.

Being excluded hurts. Many teens’ self-worth hinges on acceptance. Know who your own child’s friends are, and frequently ask about these relationships to better understand your child’s world.

Also, urge your teen to cast a wide figurative net and be involved with a variety of peer activities such as sport teams and extracurricular clubs. We can’t find friends for our kids, but we can encourage them to enjoy diverse social outlets.

Last, parents should model inclusion, which can mean changing the plan to deliver this important message.

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By Russell Hyken Don’t leave someone behind simply because of a lack of car room; rather, find another driver, or have your child invite one friend instead of many. Set the right example, and your child will better understand expectations.

As a parent, I know that my child’s pain is my pain as well. The adolescent years are complicated, as kids search for identity and navigate the complex world of peer relationships. Rejection, intentional or not, can hurt even the most resilient teenager. In time, most move past the pain, but in the moment, nothing feels as bad as being left out of a group.

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Closed-end lease for 2016 ILX 8 Speed Dual-Clutch vehicles (DE2F3GJW) available from May 3, 2016 through July 5, 2016, available to well-qualified lessees approved by Acura Financial Services. Not all lessees will qualify. Higher lease rates apply for lessees with lower credit ratings. MSRP $28,840.00 (includes destination, excludes tax, license, title fee, registration, admin fee, options, insurance and the like). Actual net capitalized cost $22586.39. Net capitalized cost includes $595 acquisition fee. Dealer contribution may vary and could affect actual lease payment. Total monthly payments $7,164.00.

Closed-end lease for 2016 TLX 8 Speed Dual-Clutch P-AWS vehicles (UB1F3GJW) available from May 3, 2016 through July 5, 2016, available to well-qualified lessees approved by Acura Financial Services. Not all lessees will qualify. Higher lease rates apply for lessees with lower credit ratings. MSRP $32,635.00 (includes destination, excludes tax, license, title fee, registration, admin fee, options, insurance and the like). Actual net capitalized cost $28807.67. Net capitalized cost includes $595 acquisition fee. Dealer contribution may vary and could affect actual lease payment. Total monthly payments $10,764.

Must take new retail delivery on vehicle from dealer stock by July 5, 2016. Lessee responsible for maintenance, excessive wear/tear and 15¢/mile over 10,000 miles/year for vehicles with MSRP less than $30,000, and 20¢/mile over 10,000 miles/year for vehicles with MSRP of $30,000 or more. See your Acura dealer for complete details.

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Client The

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By Connie Mitchell

new regulations from the u.s. Department of labor mean “putting customers first” in retirement Decisions is now not only a “best practice,” but also the law.

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ost investors assume that their financial advisors are working to further the best interests of their clients.

However, prior to April, that might not always have been the case, after the U.S. Department of Labor implemented regulations to help ensure that investors are protected from “backdoor payments” and hidden fees in retirement investment advice and, most widely, “would require retirement advisers to abide by a ‘fiduciary’ standard – putting their clients’ best interest before their own profits,” according to the Labor Department.

So what exactly does this mean for the average investor? The Labor Department states that “conflicts of interest cost middle-class families who receive conflicted advice huge amounts of their hard-earned savings. Conflicts lead, on average, to about 1 percentage point lower annual returns on retirement savings and $17 billion of losses every year.”

The new regulation does two primary things, according to Nathan Howard, chief compliance officer at Moneta Group, an independent wealth-management firm in Clayton. “First, it broadens and clarifies who is to be considered a fiduciary with respect to services provided to retirement plans, participants and owners of IRA [individual retirement account] accounts,” he says. “Second, it modifies the list of transactions deemed ‘prohibited’ as well as the number and scope of available exceptions.” In general, a fiduciary can broadly be defined as an individual who has a legal obligation to act in the best interest of another, he adds. “This rule only impacts investments held within retirement and other qualified accounts because those are the only accounts over which the Department of Labor has any authority.”

The previous standard for certain advisors and brokers revolved around “suitability,” adds Kenneth Bower, managing director of Clayton Financial Group. “The new rules enforce a higher fiduciary standard,” he says.

For instance, advisors previously might have provided “suitable” recommendations that had a higher commission than other, equally suitable ones. “These new rules will have a significant impact on their business models,” Bower adds. And because the guidelines for defining a fiduciary now apply to a broader group of professionals, only firms that do not provide investment advice regarding retirement-plan accounts, participants and IRAs will be exempt.

“Because these new rules apply to anyone providing investment advice with respect to a retirement plan or IRA, any individual receiving advice relating

to these kinds of accounts should feel safe in assuming that the advice they are being provided with is being provided by a fiduciary,” Howard adds.

“That being said, registered investment advisors, such as Moneta, have been providing fiduciary advice to clients for years, and our clients should feel confident that they have and will continue to receive fiduciary advice regardless of these rules.”

Bower adds that clients will benefit from elimination of conflicts of interest, but advises individuals to “request information as to why their advisor’s guidance is appropriate for them.” Also, clients need to understand the expense structure and risk of any investment, he says. “Clients should also ask if their advisor has earned the ‘certified financial planner’ designation. Part of earning this designation is understanding the full obligation of the fiduciary standard.”

Certified financial planners undergo a multiyear training program to earn the distinction, though it is not required to serve as a fiduciary.

Both Howard and Bower say there will be minimal changes to their firms’ practices because they already have been acting in accordance with the new rule. “Broker-dealer firms will likely have a much more challenging transition, as their fee structures will in many cases need to be realigned with the rule’s requirements,” Howard says.

When asked for Wells Fargo Advisors’ thoughts on the new rule, Emily Acquisto, a spokeswoman for Wells Fargo, notes, “Wells Fargo supports a best-interest standard and believes that professional financial advisors have a crucial role to play in encouraging retirement saving and investing.”

The bottom line is that people should seek advisors who have a long track record of serving the best interests of the client, Bower says. That includes a focus on comprehensive financial planning – investment strategy, tax planning, estate planning, charitable giving and more – with the individual’s goals in mind. “If the clients find a trustworthy partner who can help them achieve these objectives, that is the recipe for a good, long-term fit,” he says.

Clayton Financial Group, 165 N. Meramec Ave., #130, Clayton, 314-446-3250, claytonfinancialgroup.com Moneta Group, 100 S. Brentwood Blvd., #500, Clayton, 314-726-2300; 16305 Swingley Ridge Road, #425, Chesterfield, 636-787-4700, monetagroup.com Wells Fargo Advisors, multiple locations, wellsfargoadvisors.com

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AROUND TOWN

FEATURE: PHIL JARVIS

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like few things better than discovering a great new place to eat or drink, especially one that gets little press and exists below the foodie radar.

Sometimes I get lucky and stumble on one, but usually I have better success when I get a tip from one of my industry friends. Just like the old road-trip tale about stopping at the diner where all the big rigs are parked to get the best biscuits and gravy, when bartenders and cooks rave about a place, chances are it’s fabulous. In recent months I’ve been hearing great things about a little Vietnamese restaurant called Truc Lam, so I decided to make a trip and check it out.

I’m glad I did.

Olive Boulevard in U City and South Grand

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Avenue in South City immediately spring to mind when thinking of great Asian restaurants. Truc Lam, though, lies off the beaten path, near the corner of Grand and Gravois. A nondescript place, the modest building sports an interior of wood paneling from a bygone era and not much in the way of décor. But the food’s the thing here, and it needs no high-end design features to make it shine.

The extensive Truc Lam menu has selections ranging from com chien (fried rice) to chao (porridge) to mon chay (vegetarian fare). Also, although I didn’t give the bánh mi sandwiches a try this time around, my operatives in the field call them the city’s best.

On this visit, my thoughts were all about the pho,

By Matt Sorrell that delicious Vietnamese noodle soup. The menu has plenty of enticing pho options, but I decided to try the restaurant’s namesake dish, the truc lam pho ($7.95).

This combination beef bowl had it all: medium-rare slices of beef, tendon, tripe and brisket. These disparate cuts and bits combined to create a complex, savory broth that unfolded until the last drop. Tender strands of rice noodles provided something for that mouthwatering liquid to hang onto.

For round two, we headed to the menu’s “Tom & Muc” (shrimp and squid) section and went with com tom hay muc xao xa ot ($7.95), a spicy stir-fry featuring shrimp and lemongrass. This plate of plump shrimp was seasoned with a nice balance of sweet and heat –

PHOTO BY SARAH CONARD

Truc Lam

&FiveAWomen ShowWearing the Same Dress

PHOTO COURTESY OF JOHN LAMB

‌Story: One early-1990s summer afternoon in suburban Knoxville, following a marriage, the wedding party and their guests have returned to the renovated, turn-of-the-20th-century mansion of the bride’s parents for a lavish reception.

The bridesmaids, though, are hard to find on the spacious grounds. They come and go to the secondfloor bedroom of the bride’s younger sister Meredith, who can’t wait to escape the goings-on and shed the dress and shoes she despises so much. In truth, many more items populate Meredith’s hate list, so she loosens up with a joint to seek solace from her misery.

Her devout Christian cousin Frances joins Meredith in the bedroom, enamored of the wedding and all its finery. So too does the bride’s long-time friend Trisha, a worldly woman who is always ready for sex but not too keen on love and marriage. Soon they’re joined

by Georgeanne, who is swilling champagne from the bottle between tears at the sight of her ex-lover Tripp Davenport, a handsome lad with many, many notches on his love belt.

When the groom’s lesbian sister Mindy arrives, the bridesmaids all spend much of the afternoon discussing their loves lost and loves gained, their opinions about the bride and the state of women in general, from Biblical times to the present. What they don’t count on, though, are some surprising revelations that sober even the cynical Trisha.

Highlights: Alan Ball’s two-act comedy of genteel Southern manners and giddy gossip makes for an entertaining evening, especially in the current production directed by Stray Dog Theatre artistic

By Mark Bretz

director Gary Bell at Tower Grove Abbey. More than enough laughs offset the dramatic moments in the second act, and Bell’s cast proves adept at delivering their lines with persuasion and pathos.

Other Info: Five Women Wearing the Same Dress was first presented Off Broadway in 1993. The amusing comedy demonstrates Ball’s fine ear for dialogue and his ability to develop well-written characters.

Ball has considerable experience writing for TV series such as Six Feet Under and True Blood, as well as the screenplay for the Oscar-winning film American Beauty. As such, his characters move naturally from campy comedy to dramatic interludes the cast handles with aplomb.

Lindsay Gingrich delivers a solid performance as the sarcastic, insolent Meredith, whose animosity masks some long-held and deeply hidden emotional pain. Another newcomer to Stray Dog’s stage, Frankie Ferrari, exhibits a fine comic touch and a droll delivery as Mindy, who has endured her own humiliations amid the suffocating Southern gentility.

Although the wedding has ended, the booze and catty, comic conversation continue to flow freely at the reception for Five Women Wearing the Same Dress. Join the festivities!

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Company: Stray Dog Theatre Venue: Tower Grove Abbey, 2336 Tennessee Ave. Dates: June 17, 18, 23-25 Tickets: $20-$25; contact 314-865-1995 or straydogtheatre.org Rating: A 4.5 on a scale of 1-to-5

a simple dish that packed a tasty punch. Also, as the name of the section implies, it can be had with squid as well.

While we waited for these delicacies to arrive, we noshed on an order of goi ga cuon ($3.50), chicken and veggies rolled up in rice paper, and sipped on a frosty bottle of Tsingtao beer ($3.25).

Truc Lam’s food is top-notch, its prices are right, and it lies just a short drive from Stray Dog Theatre for those who want to grab a bite before viewing Five Women Wearing the Same Dress.

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Around Town

By Robyn Dexter

Thu., June 23

Left Bank Books presents bestselling author MARK Z. DANIELEWSKI, who will sign and discuss The Familiar, Volume 3: Honeysuckle & Pain at White Flag Projects.

From the universally acclaimed, genre-busting author of House of Leaves comes the third volume of The Familiar.

In The Familiar, Volume 3: Honeysuckle & Pain, Xanther, the 12-year-old girl at the center of his story, discovers a new inner strength as the world around her begins to shift inexorably. 7 p.m. Free, but RSVPs required at leftbank.com/danielewski. Proof of purchase of a book in The Familiar series from Left Bank Books will be required to enter the signing line. 314-367-6731 or left-bank.com.

‌Sat., June 18

The Wild Ones St. Louis Chapter and the St. Louis Audubon Society present the second annual ST. LOUIS NATIVE PLANT GARDEN TOUR at 10 locations in Clayton, Ladue and University City.

The tour is intended to educate and encourage home gardeners around the use of native plants for the benefit of birds, pollinators and people. With decades of collective experience, the tour hosts will be able to answer questions.

9 a.m. to 4 p.m. $15 at Bowood Farms, Garden Heights Nursery, Greenscape Gardens & Gifts and Sugar Creek Gardens; $20 online at stlouisaudubon.org/NPT.

Wed., June 22

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Sat., June 18

The Fabulous Fox Theatre proudly presents host/ producer GARRISON KEILLOR and friends live for the popular weekly radio broadcast A Prairie Home Companion. A Prairie Home Companion started production in 1974. Live every Saturday night, it features comedy sketches, music and Keillor’s signature monologue, “The News From Lake Wobegon.” Keillor is the host and writer of A Prairie Home Companion and The Writer’s Almanac, heard on public radio stations across the country, and the author of more than a dozen books, including Lake Wobegon Days, The Book of Guys, Love Me and Homegrown Democrat. This will be Keillor’s last time hosting A Prairie Home Companion in St. Louis.

4:45 p.m. Tickets starting at $38. 314-534-1111 or metrotix.com.

Left Bank Books presents bestselling author KIMBERLA LAWSON ROBY, who will sign and discuss the newest novel in her Reverend Curtis Black series, A Sinful Calling, at the St. Louis Public Library Schlafly Branch. Two years ago, to everyone’s surprise, Dillon Whitfield Black, the secret son of Reverend Curtis Black, boldly moved back home, married a woman named Raven and founded a church right in the center of his living room. Now, in A Sinful Calling, he’s pastor of a 1,000-plusmember congregation, but sadly, behind closed doors, Dillon has become more like the man his father was 30 years ago – consumed with money, power and lots of women. 7 p.m. Free, but proof of purchase of A Sinful Calling from Left Bank Books required to enter the signing line. 314367-6731 or left-bank.com.

Fri., June 24

St. Louis Artists’ Guild presents COOL DRINKS. HOT ART. at St. Louis Artists’ Guild. The evening will feature a cash bar with signature drinks, as well as one free drink with event ticket. From 6 to 8 p.m. Saxophonist Christopher Braig plays the golden jazz of Lester Young, Duke Ellington, Count Basie and Charlie “Yardbird” Parker. The evening also will feature free hands-on art activities, introducing the printmaking press to create DIY cards and novelties. Browse the pop-up art marketplace, featuring artist-made whimsical wearables, jewelry and home goods. 5 to 8:30 p.m. $25. 314-727-6266 or stlouisartistsguild.org.

Accomplished With EasE(l)

By Bryan A. Hollerbach | Photos by Sarah Conard

After half a century – overnight, right? – painter Phil Jarvis describes how he’s turned the world into his canvas.

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one-man painterly triple threat, St. Louisan Phil Jarvis recently reflected on how the three main components of his work (fine art, murals and signage) interact, thereby providing insights into the life of an old-school “working artist.”

The latter two components, as Jarvis ultimately reveals, underpin the bulk of his financial dealings as an artist, with signage in particular going strong. But his general calling – career, however accurate a phrase, seems inadequate in context – began in childhood with the fine arts in general and a much-ridiculed introduction in specific.

“After many paint-by-number kits as a kid, my parents bought me a real acrylic paint kit – and from there began my journey,” he recalls. “I was always intrigued by the magic that happens with simply a brush, paint and canvas.”

An art teacher with an eye for talent recommended that his parents enroll him in a summer “select program for area grade-school kids to get involved in the arts,” and in high school, Jarvis took part in another summer painting program at Washington University in St. Louis.

“That was an eye-opening experience that exposed me to many forms of painting,” Jarvis says, before providing a hilariously improbable addendum. “For my high-school summer job, I worked as a portrait artist at Six Flags.”

His stint at the home of the Screamin’ Eagle roller coaster taught him to paint quickly and efficiently, Jarvis says, continuing, “After high school, I received a substantial scholarship to the school of fine arts at Washington University and graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts.

“I continue to produce paintings to this day,” he says.

“This part of my artistic life is nonfinancial. I make very little money doing canvases; however, they are the most difficult and most challenging part of my endeavors.”

His fine art, Jarvis says, constitutes “a rebellion” against restrictions of all sorts.

“Sometimes the painting begins with a rough sketch,” he says, before describing a technique similar to that of Jackson Pollock, the controversial unofficial leader of American abstract expressionism. “Other times, it begins by just throwing, smearing or splattering paint and watching what happens. I put myself in a position of not knowing where the process will lead me. Along the way, I will see accidental spatial relationships and clarify them. The painting evolves organically to arrive at a place where I’m satisfied.”

As various works whose images appear on his website suggest, that evolution often involves cervical and other distortions of the human figure reminiscent of

the paintings and sculptures of Dutch abstractionist Piet Mondrian and Diego Rivera, leader of the Mexican muralism movement.

Also, disquietingly, certain of those works recall teratomas, anatomical tumors incorporating differentiated cells ranging from teeth to eyes – a visual tendency Jarvis explains with a reference to the cardbased projective test created half a century ago by Swiss psychoanalyst Hermann Rorschach.

“The [visual] bases and the eyes and the disjointed figures just seem to appear,” Jarvis says. “I like to compare it to a Rorschach ink blot, but instead of describing the illusion verbally, I paint it. As a result, the painting tends to be a psychological portrait of my life at the time. Many times, I don’t know exactly why certain images appear; however, years later, when I look back at the painting, I can understand exactly where I was in life.”

Less theoretically, Jarvis’ fine art nowadays centers primarily on brushes, oils and canvases – yet even at that, he notes, “I do my best not to take any part of the process for granted, including the shape and orientation of the painting.”

Several years ago, for instance, an interlocutor asked Jarvis about the shape (square or rectangular?) of his next painting, which prompted him to focus on something as fundamental as his canvases.

“The only explanation I could come up with was that’s the only thing they sold at the art store, so from then on, I let the painting determine the shape of the canvas,” Jarvis recalls, adding that he designed and constructed two easels, each an 8-foot circle mounted on a spinning axis, at his studio to help him to achieve this. “I stretch a canvas over the entire circle and begin to paint. As the painting progresses, the shape of the canvas and the frame become more apparent to me, and I go with it. I stretch the canvas over a plywood frame cut to match the shape I want, then build a hardwood frame in my woodshop.”

That formal epiphany prompted further experimentation, Jarvis notes.

“After several of these irregular-shaped canvases, I asked myself, ‘What else am I taking for granted in these paintings?’” he says. “I realized that all of my paintings had a top, bottom, left and right. Looking at ceiling murals in cathedrals and some of those that I had done, I could see that their orientation was irrelevant. So I began to paint on my spinning easels in a way that would confuse their orientation.

“By painting for a bit, then spinning the easel like a roulette wheel, then painting from wherever it stopped, the final painting could be viewed from any position on the rotation and not appear to be upside-down or askew.”

Photos courtesy of Phil jarvis

That experimentation has given way to further inspiration and invention.

“Displaying these canvases was also a challenge,” Jarvis continues. “With the help of a mechanically inclined friend, we installed a slow-geared motor attached to a large washing-machine belt that allowed the canvases to rotate slow enough to barely detect movement, but when viewed, would always be in a different position.”

Such innovation derives from Jarvis’ deep background in the fine arts. Among inspirations in that area, he first cites his father, a photographer, and adds that his Wash U studies extended his appreciation of representational artists like Dutch masters Jan van Eyck and Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn. Jarvis likewise cites Spanish influences like 20th-century über-painter Pablo Picasso and perennial bad-boy Salvador Dalí.

Locally, he cites an influential Webster Groves artist who died less than four years ago at 91. “I also admired Ed Boccia,” Jarvis says. “Ed was a professor and painter at Washington University. I admired his exploration, dedication and vision.”

Underwriting his studies in art school all those years ago led Jarvis to a summer apprenticeship in sign painting at a Ferguson production shop, which reinforced his ability to paint quickly and efficiently. “At the shop, I could use my skills with painting, but at a different level,” he relates.

“I learned to paint long, straight or curved lines, hard edges and flowing letters.”

While confessing to taking part in few art shows lately – choosing instead to concentrate on painting as such

solely for his own satisfaction – Jarvis also confesses, “I do have some great mural projects coming up that will be on display for all to see.”

Jarvis dubs murals a “natural fit” with his fine art and signage, adding that most murals’ sheer scale makes them a challenge, “But I love the result.”

Signage, though, remains his bigger commercial endeavor as an artist – perhaps not unexpectedly, after four decades.

The materials he uses (like 1 Shot lettering enamel paint) vary little if any from his earliest calligraphic endeavors, Jarvis says, and fundamental fonts like Helvetica remain just that – fundamental. “From there, all others are variations,” he adds.

Lately, Jarvis also has pursued an interest in “more decorative forms of lettering,” as well as gold-leaf lettering, “a beautiful, elegant form of window work,” regarding which he’s workshopped with a master of the form named David A. Smith in the seaside town of Torquay, England.

Calling the past five years in particular “amazing,” Jarvis has been enjoying a flood of signage work at such venues as Adriana’s, Frazer’s, Indigo Massage & Wellness, Jefferson Underground and Kakao Chocolate, among others. One outré area in particular has been booming for him: painting and gilding the windows

of tattoo parlors worldwide. Such work here at first led to invitations for other, similar commissions in Jacksonville, Florida, and Miami.

During the past three years, moreover, word-of-mouth referrals about his domestic signage have landed Jarvis commissions overseas in Lyon and Paris, France; Aachen, Germany; and Bologna, Marino, Milan, Orbetello, Rome and Verona, Italy.

Before noting that he’s even now scheduling more domestic jaunts and another European visit, Jarvis relates, “I just returned from Bogotá, Colombia, where I painted four tattoo shops, one barbershop and two food trucks.”

Jarvis also addresses the effect of the computer on his work. “When I started making signs, the computer couldn’t yet compete,” Jarvis says, “[but] little by little, the programs and hardware became more sophisticated.”

By the time he departed the Ferguson production shop, computers had all but conquered signage. “Most sign painters retired; sign-painting schools were nonexistent; much of the artistic side of sign painting began to fade away,” he says.

The silicon Satan, though, has failed to faze Jarvis himself.

“I use the computer these days to scan handmade drawings and send them to my clients,” he notes. “I make revisions to the drawings, [produce] invoices and [prepare] taxes on the computer.

“And that’s about it.”

Phil Jarvis Paintings, philjarvispaintings.com

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diningGuide ‌The Art of Entertaining

By Amanda Dahl

Guido’s “On The Hill”

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8796 Big Bend Blvd., 314-963-9899, theaofe.com

World-class cuisine awaits you at

Take advantage of the weather to plan a perfect picnic.

Guido’s, located

The Picnic for Two menu has everything you need: veggies,

on The Hill. Italy

fruit, chicken salad, steak sandwiches, shrimp and dessert.

meets Spain and

Available for $25 – call and place your order for easy pickup.

collides with St. Louis to deliver succulent dishes from across several

Edibles & Essentials Market~Café

5815 Hampton Ave., 314-328-2300, e diblesandessentials.com

borders. From St. Louis-style thincrust pizzas to hot or cold tapas, Guido’s caters to every craving.

This small artisan market and café in St. Louis Hills delivers an eclectic menu, featuring lunch, dinner and Saturday brunch. Boasting one of St. Louis’ most beautiful patios, Edibles & Essentials treats guests to live music every Saturday afternoon in the summer.

Frazer’s Restaurant & Lounge

1811 Pestalozzi St., 314-773-8646, frazersgoodeats.com The cuisine found at Frazer’s is inspired by tastes found around the globe, from French and Moroccan to Italian and Mexican. These influences shine through in

Haveli Indian Restaurant

9720 Page Ave., 314-423-7300, havelistl.com

every bite – from New Orleans to the Mediterranean.

Discover authentic Indian cuisine at Haveli, where you can experience the hospitality traditions of India

Giovanni’s Kitchen

8831 Ladue Road, 314-721-4100, g iovanniskitchenstl.com Looking for a way to spice up your workweek? Find the perfect lunch escape at Giovanni’s Kitchen, close to downtown Clayton. See what everyone in the Lou keeps talking about at this award-winning Italian restaurant.

for yourself. Vegan, vegetarian and nonvegetarian temptations are made with a variety of curries from fresh, natural ingredients.

Herbie’s Vintage ’72

405 N. Euclid Ave., 314-769-9595, herbies.com Stop and taste the flowers at the place where the Central West End began.

Green Dining Alliance

multiple locations, 314-669-4432, greendiningalliance.org Certifying St. Louis-area restaurants in sustainable practices, Green Dining Alliance members recycle and invest in the local economy. They incorporate environmentally friendly practices like composting and sourcing local food. Eat at a GDA-certified restaurant today!

Herbie’s Vintage ’72 offers the Garden Patch, a delightful concoction with elements of spice and sweetness.

The bouquet of tastes combines house-infused pepper vodka, Celtic honey and elderflower liqueur.

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A Ladue News Special Promotion

Mama’s “On The Hill”

Three Kings Public House

2132 Edwards St., 314-776-3100; 758 S. Fourth St., 314-267-1813, mamasonthehill.com

6307 Delmar Blvd., 314-721-3355; 11925 Manchester Road, 314-815-3455, threekingspub.com Three Kings had a one-of-

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real, authentic Italian food. The “home of the

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winning atmosphere and upscale, global pub food.

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upcoming events

By Amanda Dahl

Grey Gardens – The Musical Max & Louie Productions

The Wool Studio Theatre at The JCC, 2 Millstone Campus Drive, 1-800-838-3006, maxandlouie.com The Tony award-winning Grey Gardens – The Musical arrives

‌La Ville’s Biannual Blowout Sale L a Ville 15848 Fountain Plaza Drive, 636-220-1222, s hoplaville.com

at last! The show recounts Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis’ most eccentric relatives during their fall from society darlings to notorious recluses, hidden away within their crumbling East Hampton estate.

Join La Ville during its half-yearly sale on July 8 and 9, where you’ll discover the most amazing pieces up to 75 percent off! The boutique is opening two hours early, starting at 8 a.m., for

One Brookings Drive, 314-935-6700, ucollege.wustl.edu/preview

Women and Wealth The Millner Group at Morgan Stanley

Washington University presents you

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a world-class university that focuses

with an incredible opportunity to continue your educational journey at on your needs at your convenience.

Discover affordable classes, available

this special biannual blowout sale.

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University College Preview Night Washington University

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of circumstances, responsibilities and goals. You might be married, divorced or widowed.

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You could have a family, a career – or both. Come learn how you can do so much more with

Night” on Thursday, July 21, from 5:30

your wealth at this special presentation by Izabella Goldenberg, VP of Goldman Sachs.

to 7:30 p.m. to learn more.

A Ladue News Special Promotion

Jackie O’s Scandalous Relatives Cordially Invite You To Attend The Tony AwArd-winning

grey gardens the musical

July 8th - July 30th, 2016 Wool Studio Theatre at the Jewish Community Center St. Louis, Missouri

RSVP for Tickets AT mAxAndlouie.com or by cAlling 1-800-838-3006

Join the scandalously entertaining "little" edie bouvier beale and her mother "big" edie bouvier beale as you step into the world of grey gardens and see the other side of camelot.

In accordance with the federal Fair Housing Act, we do not accept for publication any real estate listing that indicates any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, disability, family status, or national origin.

If you believe a published listing states such a preference, limitation, or discrimination, please notify this publication at fairhousing@lee.net.

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