October 28, 2016

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PIANOS FOR PEOPLE

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VICIA

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26 Victory Lane New Florence | $499,900

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Although their handmade offerings at 39 North Leather don’t (yet) include shoes, Jonathan Klamm and Valeria Turturro Klamm’s work certainly sounds and looks as if it’s – pardon the pun – built to last, in this profile by LN regular Brittany Nay.

The Daily Feature:

PIANOS FOR PEOPLE

Sheena Duncan and Kayia Smith of Pianos for People discuss how it’s saving orphaned musical instruments and otherwise spreading harmony, in this intro to that splendid nonprofit by LN copy editor and staff writer Bryan A. Hollerbach.

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Arts & Culture Feature:

VICIA

Outgoing (soon to be much-missed!) LN intern Sarah Kloepple gives readers a sneak peak at Vicia, Michael and Tara Gallina’s “vegetable-forward” Central West End restaurant, which will make its debut later this year at Duncan and Boyle.

On the cover 14 As classic as a red convertible, Mari de Villa gives residents the chance to thrive at every age. Just ask Ted and Dottie Drewes (seen in the car on the cover) or Cardinals Hall of Famer Red Schoendienst (pictured at far right) how they feel about the expansive campus managed by Fred and Mary Kay Wiesehan (pictured at far left). Learn more about this St. Louis treasure starting on page 14. Photo by Sarah Conard.

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Editor ‌Although I can’t tell you exactly when I heard the piano for the first time, I can tell you that to me, the sound is magical. The piano is an elegant instrument that, when you hear it being played, can make the rest of the world stop – if even for an instant.

I began taking piano lessons when I was in the third grade and continued for a couple of years.

Although I might not have been the most patient student, the piano is something, to this day, I wish I would have kept up with – especially since the ivory keys seem to beg to be played.

In this week’s The Daily section, LN staff writer Bryan A. Hollerbach tells the story of Pianos for People, a local nonprofit that is made up of two components: rehabbing and gifting donated pianos to local underprivileged families and operating a free piano school.

Founded in 2012 by Tom and Jeanne Townsend, Pianos for People was created in honor of their son,who died in a car accident in 2010. (Their son was a sophomore at Georgia’s acclaimed Savannah College of Art and Design.) This story truly shows how something beautiful can come from tragedy. We hope that you enjoy this story, starting on p. 73.

All the best,

Alecia Humphreys

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Congratulations to Lynn Huelsmann for being selected as Burns Recovered/ Midwest Children’s Burn Camp executive director. Burns Recovered is “a nonprofit agency that assists adult and children burn survivors and their loved ones with individualized and group peer support, school and work reentry programs, scholarships, burn education and annual children’s camp.” Prior to being selected Burns Recovered’ s executive director, Huelsmann served as the vice president of development and technology at Places for People and was also serving as the director Congrats to the seventh annual INSPIRE Fashion Show, presented by Monsanto, for

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New LIstINgs 16411 Forest Gate lane, wildwood. Atrium ranch nestled on 3 acres. 2 level decking and gorgeous views for a private oasis! Neutral interior. $589,900. open 10/30, 1-3 PM 16052 autuMn oaks circle, ellisville. 4 bedroom and 4.5 bath home nestled on a 2 acre treed lot. Lower level offers brand new carpeted family room, walk out, and full bath. $475,000 432 conway Meadows drive, Chesterfield. Stylish and tastefully updated 3 bedroom and 3.5 bath townhome in a wonderful gated community. $434,000. open 10/30, 1-3 PM 24 Foxboro road, Ladue. Charming 3 bedroom and 2 full bath home with 1,900 square feet and a finished lower level. walk to Ladue schools! $399,000. open 10/30, 1-3 PM 733 luckystone avenue, glendale. Classic home that has been beautifully updated throughout. Kitchen with custom cabinetry, granite counters and stainless steel appliances. $220,000 1668 Grant road, webster groves. Cozy south webster Cottage! Welcome to gleaming new refinished wood flooring throughout! $175,000. open 10/30, 1-3 PM 7318 Melrose avenue, University City. 3 bedroom home in a convenient location! Wood flooring, stained glass windows, neutral interior with a spacious kitchen and great lot! $159,900

LuxuryCollection 9847 litzsinGer road, Ladue.

2271 talon court, st. Albans.

171 nortH beMiston avenue, Clayton.

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11 brentMoor Park, Clayton.

8 Fordyce lane, Ladue.

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241 linden avenue, Clayton.

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New LIstINg | 16052 Autumn oaks Circle ellisville $475,000 3784 doc sarGent road, Pacific.

2 Fordyce lane, Ladue. bluFFs oF st. albans, st. Albans.

20 Fordyce lane, Ladue.

30 bellerive country club, town & Country.

23 soutHMoor drive, Clayton.

32 westMoreland Place, Cwe. 5105 lindell boulevard, Cwe. 37 Portland Place, Cwe. 2 loG cabin drive, Ladue.

12033 robyn Park drive, westwood.

9044 clayton road, Richmond Heights.

2 litzsinGer lane, Ladue.

64 briarcliFF, Ladue.

213 troon court, st. Albans.

14790 suGarwood trail, Chesterfield.

742 cHaMPeix lane, Creve Coeur.

21 arundel Place, Clayton.

24 west windrusH creek, Ladue schools.

29 Picardy lane, Ladue.

9052 clayton road, tbb, Richmond Heights.

318 east swon avenue, webster groves.

8 Glen creek lane, Ladue.

1401 windGate way lane, Chesterfield.

10 lenox Place, Cwe. 1 MuirField lane, town & Country.

34 countryside lane, Frontenac.

10 MaryHill drive, Ladue.

362 Merlot lane, st. Albans.

40 conway close, Ladue.

12 wakeField, Ladue.

332 willow weald PatH, Chesterfield.

2450 HerMitaGe Hill lane, Frontenac.

103 GraybridGe road, Ladue.

108 club creek court, st. Albans.

369 Merlot lane, st. Albans.

2723 wynncrest Manor, wildwood.

543 woodcliFF HeiGHts drive, wildwood.

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7117 Maryland avenue, University City.

516 MaPleview, University City.

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9044 Clayton Road Richmond Heights $1,299,000 open 10/30, 1-3 PM 226 cedar trace drive, st. Albans. $690,000 1654 Garden valley drive, wildwood. $649,500 736 st. albans sPrinG road, st. Albans. $649,000 770 savannaH crossinG way, town & Country. $629,900 1 treebrook lane, Ladue. $624,900 6202 westMinster Place, Cwe. $574,000 9854 ricHMond calvary, Lindbergh schools. $499,000 13518 FeatHerstone drive, town & Country. $499,000 13 ladue crest lane, Ladue. $489,000 14795 GreenlocH court, Chesterfield. $439,500 4 Meadow acres, Ladue. $435,000 432 conway Meadows, Chesterfield. $434,000 208 tiMber trace, st. Albans. $409,000 $359,000 4917 karinGton Place court, mehlville.

1754 suMMer lake drive, Chesterfield. $344,900 420 audubon villaGe sPur, wildwood. $339,000 7457 cornell avenue, University City. $299,000 2514 louis avenue, Brentwood. $259,000 1131 Pinetree lane, webster groves. $225,000 11102 bonjour court, st. Louis. $219,900 1614 bredell avenue, Richmond Heights. $169,900 1029 kinstern drive, des Peres. $165,900 12065 wesHire Place, maryland Heights. $158,000 102 dornell drive, webster groves. $149,900 2532 Frances avenue, st. Louis. $129,900

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2450 HerMitaGe Hill lane, Frontenac. $810,000. 1-3 Pm 16411 Forest Gate lane, wildwood. $589,900. 1-3 Pm 432 conway Meadows, Chesterfield. $434,000. 1-3 PM 24 Foxboro road, Ladue. $399,000.

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Red Schoendienst, a Cardinals Hall of Famer and resident, speaks to the heritage of the renowned retirement community. “I was a part of it when they started Mari de Villa. I was one of the investors with Joe Linneman,” Schoendienst tells. “Fred and Mary Kay Wiesehan took over, and that’s one reason it’s comfortable. They do a great job with everybody.”

Wiesehan, alongside his wife, Mary Kay, took over management, placing emphasis on maintaining the image and integrity of a place that had become home to so many St. Louisans. “This is our life. This is what we do,” Wiesehan says. “I don’t know if you can really consider it where we work. We get up here and just do our best for our residents because it’s our life. It’s not only home to all of our guests and residents. It’s our home as well – and we feel we have chosen wisely.”

Ted Drewes, the king of frozen custard, also happily calls Mari de Villa his home.

“My wife broke her hip almost three years ago, when we lived in a house with many steps. We immediately checked into several nursing homes and found this place with a nice one-story villa. I fell in love with it,” he shares. Drewes’ mother-in-law had previously stayed in the retirement community, and the nurturing environment she found there while alive proved influential in their decision to move.

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Wiesehan speaks to the community’s many attributes. “The 21-acre campus is so diverse,” he says. “We have independent living villas, which serve as homes; the Villa Estates Club, where many activities, including bridge, dinners, Sunday brunches, indoor water aerobics and book clubs, go on. The Villa East and Villa West buildings provide 24-hour nursing care, plus memory care, to its residents, where there are several daily activities, with access to dining rooms and living rooms.”

Drewes believes the real reason Mari de Villa stands out in the community largely involves its leadership. “The owners are actually hands-on, which is rare,” he shares.

“Fred and Mary Kay are just delightful people to know. The Wiesehans are a real family – not just figureheads. Their two sons both work in the nursing facility and are wonderful fellas. Every single person we’ve encountered here is pleasant. And I really think that starts from the top down.”

Schoendienst concurs. “Fred and Mary Kay and the boys are doing a real fine job. The community here is outstanding. We have real good neighbors who wave at one another.

It’s hard to describe, but Mari de Villa is just like one big family to me,” he states.

The president of the retirement community believes its success goes far beyond his and his wife’s legacy. “The longevity of Mari de Villa is what makes it such an important part of the St. Louis community,” Wiesehan says. “Nothing about its founding philosophy has changed since it first started in 1960. The first guests were carried in through the front doors by Joe during a snowstorm – the same front doors that still welcome guests today. It’s not any one person or family that makes Mari de Villa what it is. It is a collective effort of the 100-plus employees, and 180-plus guests and residents that make it this special place.”

Drewes, whose custard stands are a sweet destination for residents utilizing the community’s transportation, believes Mari de Villa truly treasures its guests.

“Unfortunately, we don’t live forever … but when you have to go to nursing homes, most people don’t consider any other ones,” he explains. “You know the people here are going to take care of you – and that’s really important.”

Wiesehan looks back at the retirement community’s rich history, of which he is a valued member, and still can’t believe how far it has come. “Never have we dreamed it would become what it is. It just continues to evolve,” he says. “We welcome those who have never toured to see the grounds for the first time, and most importantly, the care that goes on here. And we welcome back those with a history at Mari de Villa to visit and see the enhancements. I hope residents enjoy their life here and always feel a part of the Mari de Villa family.”

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Guests went neither hungry nor thirsty, as there were hors d’oeuvres, cocktails, several food tables and a mac ’n’ cheese bar. They also browsed silent-auction and raffle items under a tent on the tennis court while being serenaded by Sarah Jane & The Blue Notes. Finally, they toured the house while Jerry Gunther, Don Franz and Sterling Lawler played piano and banjo in early-20th-century melodies.

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uests were treated to a cocktail and light-bites reception at the glorious Nine Network of Public Media’s Public Media Commons before being escorted to The Sheldon Concert Hall to experience DonnyBash, a live taping of KETC’s famed and acclaimed Donnybrook weekly TV roundtable. Guests saw what happens when five quick-witted, highly opinionated St. Louis journalists disagree on tough topics. It was another high-energy, no-holdsLois Herries, Wendy Wiese barred debate on the past week’s news topics. With host Charlie Brennan, the conversation was highly opinionated and not always “polite.” The panel of regulars – Brennan, Ray Hartmann, Bill McClellan, Alvin Reid and Wendy Wiese – tackled tough issues and controversial subjects before a live studio audience, then took part in a Q&A.

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Heather Lalumondiere, who has chaired the event for the past two years, says the event is a uniquely fun fundraising event that supports the programs that make St. Louis Children’s Hospital so exceptional.

“Each year, we seek to create a largerthan-life experience that reminds everyone of the magic of childhood,” she says. “In doing so, we also remind people that nothing should get in the way of a kid experiencing that magic, not even illness – especially not illness.”

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Protecting kids’ rights to be kids is the passion that fuels the work of the hospital. In 1879, the hospital opened in downtown St. Louis. It was the first children’s hospital west of the Mississippi River and is the seventholdest in the country. Founded by a group of eight women, the hospital opened in a small, rented house with 15 beds. Today, St. Louis Children’s Hospital’s clinical and community outreach programs touch more than 250,000 patients annually.

St. Louis Children’s Hospital serves not just the children and families of St. Louis but children across the world. As the pediatric teaching hospital for Washington University School of Medicine, the hospital offers nationally recognized programs for physician training and research.

With the support of donors and volunteers, the hospital’s staff members help children with special therapies and programs that are unique and tailored to the needs of those children. The hospital also funds outreach programs that reach more than 10,000 kids a year. Because of the generosity of donors, the hospital never turns away a child whose family is unable to pay for services.

Pediatric care is complex. It requires state-of-the-art medical equipment and supplies to accommodate patients from the tiniest premature babies to teens on the verge of adulthood. It also requires care teams with specialized expertise, childfriendly facilities and special services to meet children’s unique psychological and emotional needs and provide support for their families. And it requires pediatric research to advance care for tomorrow’s children.

Philanthropy covers the cost of programs, services and treatments that are proven to improve patient outcomes, but that are not eligible for reimbursement by insurance companies.

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or this dining room in Des Peres, Laura Lee of Laura Lee Home worked with the clients to create a bright, open space. The room, previously unused, featured beige walls that matched the remaining rooms in the home. A new color palette provided inspiration. “[The clients] wanted something more inviting,” Lee says, adding, “We landed on soft blues, teals and lots of white.”

The hand-knotted soumak area rug was the first piece purchased for the redesigned room. Its frosty blue tint soon became a foundation for the color scheme. The grasscloth wallcovering pulls out those blues yet remains neutral, while the white linen draperies feature similar hues. The curtain rod is hung at the ceiling to showcase the beauty of the arch-topped window. “They just frame up the space and this beautiful tree outside,” Lee says. The custom-made chairs, covered with a cotton linen fabric from Romo, feature a nailhead trim that keeps the space texturally interesting.

The show-stopping chandelier hails from Circa Lighting’s Crystal Cube collection, and an antique sculpture with a brass base adds a vintage touch to the contemporary space. “It helps keep the room from feeling like a showroom,” Lee says. “It feels collected, not matching. … I try to layer things from different time periods.”

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This Edge of Midnight scented candle comes in a black faceted glass container. It’s a new addition to Votivo’s Red Currant Collection. (votivo.com)

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ome of St. Louis’ most creative and celebrated interior designers are transforming 13 rooms and spaces inside the 2016 Ladue News Show House at 4388 Westminster Place, a historic property built in 1897 in the Central West End. The following previews share a behind-the-scenes look at three rooms in the Show House – a family workroom, the master bedroom and another bedroom – and the designers’ visions and plans for them. The Show House, which celebrated its preview party Oct. 20 and opened to the public on Oct. 22, will run through Nov. 6.

Pick up the Nov. 4 issue of Ladue News for the remaining room previews in advance of the Show House’s big reveal in the Nov. 11 issue. To learn more about the Show House or to buy tickets to the public viewing, visit laduenews.com.

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Family workroom DESiGNEr: Tamsin Mascetti of Tamsin Design Group Tamsin Mascetti was drawn to the classic beauty of the 2016 Show House. Along with her interior-design team at Tamsin Design Group, she will renovate one of the home’s traditional bedrooms into a family workroom, a collaborative space she considers an essential part of family life. “We could immediately envision family time spent together, yet each member pursuing [his or her] separate projects in that space,” she says.

Mascetti, who has been in the interior-design business for more than 20 years, wanted to pay tribute to the history of the home but “tweak its glamorous side.” Hollywood glamour emanates through black-and-white photographs on the wall, leather chairs and a chandelier. Mascetti describes her personal interior-design style as clean and classic.

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For the custom pillows, Mascetti and her team “fell in love” with this creamy velvet fabric, which is Flurry Smoked Quartz from romo. its foil-dot design is a glitzy addition worthy of any ’20s-inspired space.

The room offers warm pink hues and calm creams with Benjamin Moore’s Soft Sand on the walls, Wild rice on the ceiling and Cloudy Gray on the trim.

The Wesley chairs from Precedent Furniture sport stylish curves covered with cream leather. Their formal coverings and sophisticated shape make them exciting pieces in the room.

A glass-and-nickel Grosvenor chandelier from Wilson Lighting adds a classically harmonious touch.

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This Century Furniture Dalian storage chest helps to save visual space in the room. “We chose the linen chest because of the Lucite and the way the drawers look like they’re floating,” Knapp says.

This John Salozzo painting, along with his Sunrise Over Scotland piece, decorates the walls of the master bedroom. Both, Knapp says, keep the room tranquil.

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Master Bedroom

In the corner between two windows, this stylish godwin chair by Century Furniture soaks up plenty of sunlight, making it the perfect spot to curl up with a book or cup of coffee.

The headboard from KDr Designer Showrooms is curved rather than straight, allowing the room to feel larger. “It helps you ease around it if you don’t have square edges,” Knapp says. The frame’s dark ebony wood is balanced with the cream tufted-leather headboard.

DeSIgNer: CJ Knapp of Yours by Design For CJ Knapp and her team, the master bedroom in this year’s Show House presented a challenge. “It was dark and oddly shaped,” says Knapp, who is the principal designer for Yours by Design (formerly CJ Knapp Interior Design).

Not only is the room small compared to modern-day masters, but also it has a multitude of doors and windows. With limited wall space, Knapp had to get creative in mounting artwork and selecting and placing furniture. John Salozzo’s painting Orchid catalyzed the room’s design. Knapp says it instills romance and restfulness, complemented by the space’s shades of gray, cream and pink. The overall look sports a glamorous ambiance from the color palette to the velvet drapes, pink sheets and more. Knapp has worked in interior design for more than 25 years and enjoys mixing the traditional with the contemporary.

Yours by Design, 314-283-1760, cjknappinteriors.com

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Bedroom DeSIgNer: Suzanne Tullock of Suzanne Tullock Interiors Suzanne Tullock, the principal designer of Suzanne Tullock Interiors, chose to design this bedroom in the Show House because of its unique layout. The fireplace is flanked by a large bay window complete with a window seat, allowing an abundance of natural light into the room. Tullock, who opened her interior-design firm in 2006, applies neutral backdrop colors, such as chocolate brown on the walls, and pops of color throughout the space. She describes the complete look as “chinoiserie chic” or French with an Asian influence. “I love the whimsy of it,” Tullock says.

Along with the pops of blue and coral, she adds that the accessories – from the pastel abstract painting to the decorative ginger jars – define the room. Although such a historic house poses some challenges, Tullock welcomes them. “The bigger the challenge, the better,” she says. “It forces you to be more creative.”

Suzanne Tullock Interiors, 930 Kehrs Mill Road, No. 324, Ballwin, 314-732-6339, suzannetullock.com

Local artist Amy Sheppard Morose painted the abstract pastel piece that will rest above the fireplace.

“It’s really going to pop from the neutral brown walls,” Tullock says.

This agate fabric reminds Tullock of natural stone and served as her springboard for the room’s design.

Tullock admires the Chinese fretwork on this pagoda-style mirror, which adds to the Asian influence of her “chinoiserie-chic” design.

The covered window seat will bring an extra oasis to the room. “I just love the idea of having a window seat, somewhere to settle down and read or sit other than the bed,” Tullock says.

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esiding within a premier residential enclave of Frontenac, this splendid, 1.5-story manor greets you with a columned façade on a private acre. Mornings just seem to shine brighter inside your lavish main-level master suite, opening your eyes to see a coffered ceiling and crown moldings. Slowly awaken with a luxurious soak in the Whirlpool tub or oversized shower. Access to your private deck allows you to ruminate about your day over a cup of joe. The family is sure to flock to the remarkable kitchen, which offers a large center island and opens up to the gorgeous hearth room. The living room proves inviting with a marble fireplace and wall of windows. Plush amenities include a second-floor media room, glass-paneled pocket doors, a large brick patio and a 3-plus-car garage. This exceptional home creates a place of comfort and contemporary style that is hard to beat.

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By Amanda Dahl ‌ he second half of The McLaughlin Team, Katie T McLaughlin of Laura McCarthy Real Estate, couldn’t fight destiny when it came to her career. “I was born into real estate, although I never, ever thought it would be my path,” she says. McLaughlin grew up in the real estate office of her mother’s company, which impacted her in ways she couldn’t comprehend until much later.

“As an adult, I realized I had been in training for many years, since age 4. I listened a lot to my mom coach and direct her agents,” she recalls. “While attending Saint Louis University, I got my license and started working for her. Once I graduated, I partnered with [the woman] who had mentored me my entire life.

Real estate was instinctive for me – it was in my blood.”

She embraced her calling and soon discovered how much working in the industry could mean to her. “The best advice I have received came from my mother, who told me to treat clients like family,” McLaughlin shares. “Don’t let your clients buy a home you wouldn’t sell your sister or brother. Show compassion, listen, connect and be sincere with clients.”

In spite of the natural fit, she soon learned the housing industry came with its own challenges and benefits.

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10 Briarcliff

21 Brookwood Road

121 North Brentwood

12 Apple Tree

29 Glenview Road

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Municipality Price Square Feet Bed Bath

21 Hillvale

Clayton

$969,900

3,054

4

4

8137 Westmoreland Avenue Clayton

$1,150,000

3,400

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121 North Brentwood

Clayton

$2,750,000

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Kirkwood

$975,000

2,764

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656 Brookhaven

Kirkwood

$989,000

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Kirkwood

$1,099,000

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10440 Frontenac Woods Lane Frontenac

$950,000

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Frontenac

$1,150,000

5,077

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33 Ramsgate Drive

Olivette

$1,290,000

3,672

4

4

10 Briarcliff

Ladue

$1,895,000

7,112

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6

29 Glenview Road

Ladue

$2,350,000

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Ladue

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11

9625 Ladue Road

Ladue

$7,900,000

8,332

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9

18038 Homestead Manor Drive Wildwood

$1,149,000

5,547

5

4

1022 Savonne Court

Chesterfield

$1,299,000

4,926

5

6

335 Clion Lane

Creve Coeur

$1,100,000

4,300

6

6

742 Champeix Lane

Creve Coeur

$1,149,000

4,357

4

6

533 Fairways Circle

Creve Coeur

$1,349,500

5,028

4

6

21 Brookwood Road

Town and Country $2,600,000

6,503

7

11

210 Rosemont Avenue

Webster Groves

5,250

5

5

9625 Ladue Road

WHAT DID IT SELL FOR?

By Robyn Dexter

‌Address

4 Glaizeview Road

633 Sherwood Drive

12 Huntleigh Woods

1041 Lay Road

Municipality List Price Sold Price $949,900 $925,000

5

5

62

501 Overhill Drive University City

$875,000 $775,000

6

5

36

49 Berkshire Drive Richmond Heights $770,000 $749,210

4

5

144

11 Stoney Brook

Ladue

$899,900 $852,000

4

5

26

9804 Old Warson

Ladue

$1,395,000 $1,300,000

4

6

25

1041 Lay Road

Ladue

$1,875,000 $1,840,000

6

6

464

12 Huntleigh Woods

Huntleigh

$4,725,000 $3,975,000

4

6

479

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5

4

31

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$729,000 $729,000

4

6

51

2100 Brook Hill Court Chesterfield

$789,000 $768,000

5

6

132

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5

6

140

13044 Wheatfield Farm Road Town and Country $949,900 $912,000

4

5

21

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4

7

451

1145 Highland Pointe Town and Country $2,500,000 $2,200,000

4

6

177

736 Dickson Street

Kirkwood

$835,000 $825,000

5

4

3

8111 University Drive

Clayton

$775,000 $769,000

3

4

20

8151 Stratford Drive

Clayton

$949,900 $940,000

5

4

13

$1,045,000 $980,000

3

5

91

4

5

87

4

5

12

633 Sherwood Drive

Webster Groves $1,175,000 $1,050,000

1451 Country Lake Estates Drive Chesterfield *Days on Market

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LEATHERWORK

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St. Louis-based 39 North Leather’s handmade goods are crafted to endure.

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Klamm was first exposed to leatherwork as a Boy Scout and, later, picked it up as a hobby and taught himself in 2013. “I’m an Eagle Scout … and I love working with my hands,” Klamm says. “It was about finding something to do outside of my 9-to-5 desk job – and for me, that is leatherwork.”

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After watching Klamm design and create everything from leather billfolds, card wallets, passport holders, cuffs, key fobs and electronic cable wraps to dog collars and leashes, his wife, Valeria Turturro Klamm, began researching ways to contribute her talents to the emerging business. And when she saw some metallic leather – in gold and silver hues – she decided to try her hand at making leather earrings.

By day, Jonathan Klamm works for New Balance’s St. Louis office; Valeria Turturro Klamm, for Brown Smith Wallace, an accounting and business-advisory firm based in Creve Coeur. By night, they craft leather creations in the guest bedroom of their home, with tools and premium leathers from tanneries such as Hermann Oak Leather Co. in St. Louis and Horween Leather Co. in Chicago, which are purchased through Springfield Leather Co., a supplier in Springfield, Missouri.

Jonathan Klamm’s pieces are inspired by simplicity and function, while his wife’s leaf-shaped earrings are influenced by nature. “They’re built to last,” he says, adding that the design process is the fun part for him. “The goal is to have the leather shine through whatever I’m designing.”

During that design process, Klamm first sketches a drawing of the piece, then creates a cardboard, plastic or lesser-quality leather template so that it can be precisely replicated. He tries out the model himself to ensure he likes it or to determine where he can make improvements. He uses rulers and box cutters to cut and measure the leather; then he selects specialized tools, such as a pricking iron that perfectly spaces the hand-sewn saddle-stitching and a press that stamps on the company’s logo, which resembles a compass. Conditioners are applied to completed pieces to hydrate and protect the leather.

The high-quality tanned leather, in shades of brown, orange, red and black, and the saddle-stitching – also used for horse saddles – make the goods particularly longlasting, Jonathan Klamm says. He also notes that the oils from your hands make the leather even more beautiful as you use it over time.

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Among items in the line, the leather billfold wallet is the most challenging to create – but also the most satisfying to complete and appreciate – according to Jonathan Klamm. “I like to pick out the materials,” he says. “Making all the cuts and parts of the wallet is rewarding.”

To make each of the wallets unique, Jonathan Klamm personalizes them with accents such as white-and-navy ticking-striped lining. To give Valeria Turturro Klamm’s earrings a special touch, each pair – available in single or double leaves inspired by ginkgo or clovers, and in color combinations including gold, silver, champagne, white, mustard, olive and navy – is displayed on vegetable-tanned leather tags stamped with the 39 North Leather logo.

The company’s first customers were friends and family, with word spreading on social media as satisfied purchasers posted about how much they liked their new leather goods. Then, when Valeria Turturro Klamm visited the Botanical Heights artisan shop Union Studio in January, shop owner Mary Beth Bussen took an interest in 39 North Leather. Since January, as a result, the shop has been carrying many pieces from the leatherwork line, and all of the company’s items are available made to order at 39northleather.com. Valeria Turturro Klamm says a lot of positive customer feedback is coming in, from an excited new puppy owner who bought a leather dog collar to a Bussen, who bought her husband a card wallet he loved.

Although the Klamms have future plans to expand their handmade leather line to bags, they are busy this fall creating holiday inventory for Union Studio. As demand grows, the business is continuing to be a labor of love the couple shares together.

“We catch up on our days and work on pieces [together],” Jonathan Klamm says.

“We wouldn’t do it if we didn’t enjoy it. We want to make sure people are happy with the product.”

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reat mentors come in different forms: Scout leaders, pastors, coaches and bosses, to name just a few. They also come in all shapes and sizes and from all ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds.

You know great mentors when you encounter them – and you appreciate them more with every year as you go through life.

One of my great mentors was a teacher named Dr. Robert Simmons. We met in the early 1980s at Wayland Baptist University in Plainview, Texas, where he served as a professor of history. I was one of his students in a class called Western Civilization.

Simmons, a gifted teacher and communicator, possessed a unique ability to mentally transport his students to the time and place of a historical event. We spent the first 10 minutes of each class discussing the potential historical significance of the day’s news and events. He always told us to watch and listen because today’s events are tomorrow’s history. I was mesmerized.

But perhaps the greatest lesson I learned from Simmons came neither from the history lessons nor from the analyses of events of the day, but from his inherent ability to inspire others outside of the

classroom. Once, after I stopped by his office to discuss an assignment, he spoke passionately about men and women from past centuries who shaped the future of their communities and the world. He talked about those who played lead, minor and supporting roles in the drama of life.

“Their contributions, however small, are immensely important to the success of the drama of life,” he would say.

He challenged me to contribute to the betterment of humanity in any capacity – large or small. Now, on reflection, I realize he was talking about the wide array of possibilities that awaited me with the benefit of a sound liberal arts education.

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Many Robert Simmonses out there are leading individuals to find their role in life’s drama. These inspiring teachers might be out of sight, but they should never be out of mind.

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He serves as a reminder that teachers really play the lead role – and indeed are catalysts – in the drama called life.

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The Power of Visual Examples

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s freshmen in college, we were assigned Public Opinion, by the great journalist and public philosopher Walter Lippmann. In this classic, Lippmann says that the pictures in our heads, based on our own individual experiences, act as a filter for how we each see society. Thus, he claimed public opinion would never be homogenous; instead, each citizen could be strongly influenced by visual examples. The more one “picture” was shared in large groups, the more that picture could sway public opinion. This was groundbreaking: only two years after the first radio station was licensed in the U.S. – an event generally recognized as the beginning of mass communication.

The influence of mass media on the electorate grew quickly after the development of television news 25 years later. Technology enabled reporters to broadcast live in the 1970s; cable channels exploded in the 1980s and 1990s, which led to the 24-hour news cycle; and today, social media links individuals worldwide.

All of this means that using visual examples via all methods of communication is more important today than ever before. Visual examples prove what we say or write is true, yet we often forget them. For example, if I say, “He said that to her when they were there.”

Do you visually see it? No. Who is he or she? Where are they? The listener is left to fill in the blanks. It’s better for you to keep control of the message yourself. For example: “Tom was nervous as he walked down Warson Road with Jennifer because he knew when they got to Baskin-Robbins and bought an ice cream cone, he was going to break up with her.” Now, we do see that. This readership knows Warson Road. Everybody knows Baskin-Robbins, and the statement has that added suspense of uniquely human emotion.

Jennifer may get hurt.

Visual examples also can serve to make complex situations more immediately understandable. If I am a doctor opening a speech on emphysema, I could talk about bronchioles, histamines, smoking and so forth. Or I could just look at the audience and say, “Emphysema is like breathing through a cocktail straw.” Whoa!

That’s a vivid picture. Tell me more!

The influence of mass media on the electorate grew quickly after the development of television news 25 years later. Technology enabled reporters to broadcast live in the 1970s; cable channels exploded in the 1980s and 1990s, which led to the 24-hour news cycle; and today, social media links individuals worldwide.

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I honestly think my ADHD is my biggest asset, not a detriment. my tonsils taken out. I told my parents, “I’m going to be a nurse, and I’m going to work here.” That’s what’s so cool because I ended up working in Indiana and Chicago, and then, finally, in 1999, I got my dream: my advanced-practice nurse position at Barnes.

What did you learn about yourself while writing this book?

That I was stronger and more persevering than I ever thought I was, when I look back. That I wouldn’t quit, and how hard it really was. It was very sad at times. It was cathartic to write. I never realized what a little soldier I was. I would not quit until I became a nurse. Florence Nightingale was my hero, and I was not going to quit. … I honestly think my ADHD is my biggest asset, not a detriment.

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Today, she’s an advanced-practice registered (and board-certified) nurse at Barnes-Jewish Hospital’s Heart & Vascular Center. She’s also a self-published author. Her book, The Fog Lifted: A Clinician’s Victorious Journey With ADHD, follows Seymour’s personal journey with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and how she overcame many obstacles before achieving her goals. Seymour went undiagnosed until the age of 19, and The Fog Lifted gives a raw account of her experiences, as well as ADHD’s multidisciplinary treatment. Written at a seventh-grade reading level, the book should allow struggling students to relate to her journey. It ultimately aims to provide important insight for families and clinicians affected by ADHD and hope to anyone who might think in different ways. Countless physicians and teachers have endorsed The Fog Lifted, and all proceeds from it are going to the Special School District of St. Louis County to help students who might not have resources for counseling, tutoring or therapy. The book is available for purchase at Kristin’s website, Ladue Pharmacy, Imagination Toys, Barnes & Noble at Ladue Crossing and online at amazon.com.

What inspired you to write this book?

I had been asked by several parents and local pediatricians and counselors to write one because ADHD and ADD [an alternate acronym for ADHD] have had such a negative connotation and stigma for years. [ADHD] can actually be one of your biggest assets and best traits. I think that being married 19 years, being with the same employer and same boss, essentially, since 1999, [demonstrates] a lot of consistencies, stability and success. I think it’s important to show and share my journey with parents to give them hope. The whole purpose is to give hope. That’s why I wrote it.

What did it feel like living in “the fog”?

Living in the fog is really difficult. … No one really knew what ADHD was back in the ’80s. My parents kept having me evaluated. I was called “Careless, Careless Kristin.” I had a tutor in every subject but PE and art, then flunked out at the University of Kansas. … Students who have read [the book] that have ADHD have said, “Mom, this is what I’m feeling,” and their parents can better understand they want to do well. They’re not trying to be defiant.

That’s what it felt like. It felt like you could never really get your head above water. You were constantly treading water. … When I was 19, a team of physicians and my parents got together and finally concluded the diagnosis.

That was a turning point as well as getting my bachelor’s and a full grant for my master’s. … That’s a pretty big change from flunking out at KU. Did that experience motivate you to become a nurse?

I wanted to be a nurse since I was 6 years old. I was at Barnes-Jewish Hospital having

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Pianos for People strives to provide the St. Louis community with 88 keys to infinite locks.

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very song tells a story,” proclaims the cover to Pianos for People’s brochure – and conversely, the story of the fledgling nonprofit borders on symphonic.

That story – or at least this recital of that story – begins dolce: softly, sweetly.

Beneath cerulean skies one halcyon afternoon, Pianos for People’s headquarters nestle amid manifold modest, tidy brownstones on Cherokee Street on the South Side. Due west of those headquarters stands a neighborhood taqueria; a block east, studiously, a man is painting white the stiles and rails of the wood-andglass door of what appears to be a residence converted from a commercial use.

“People need Pianos,” declares golden script on the left half of a bifurcated cobalt banner on the HQ’s own storefront; its right half reads, “Pianos need People.”

The afternoon, in short, feels as soothing as a wellplayed sonata, and Sheena Duncan and Kayia Smith convivially usher the community and visitors into the musicality of the moment.

“Both Kayia and I work part time – we’re it, pretty much,” Duncan says with a mixed Canadian-Australian lilt, as Smith chuckles. “We’re jacks-of-all-trades. You’ll

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see us out there gardening, taking out the rubbish.”

Duncan serves as Pianos for People’s executive director, and Smith, as its piano school director.

The organization they oversee was founded in December 2012 by Tom and Jeanne Townsend to honor their son, Alex, a 21-year-old sophomore at Georgia’s acclaimed Savannah College of Art and Design who died in a 2010 auto accident. Although he found his métier in college on the drums, earlier in life, Townsend fils had studied piano, sharing an affinity for that instrument in specific and for music in general with Townsend père.

Pianos for People comprises two components: rehabilitating and gifting donated pianos to local underprivileged families and operating a free piano school on Cherokee. Regarding the first of those components, the pair’s responses turn accelerando.

“We do like the Baldwins because those are really good, solid pianos, and they’re durable,” Smith says of donated instruments. “And we like Yamahas – and Steinways. Those are the best ones.”

Smith continues by confessing that she herself is still learning about certain models of instruments, which predominantly come to Pianos for People from

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Piano slam event at Pianos for People | Photo by John Martin, Creative Art Services

individuals and families. “We get some very nice pianos donated to us,” she says, gesturing to a newly arrived instrument occupying a small stage at the front of the organization’s entrance: a baby grand in impeccable condition, a mahogany wonder of breathtaking loveliness.

Duncan concurs about orphaned pianos.

“So many of them were ending up in the dump, really, because people were downsizing,” she says.

“Unfortunately, we find it very heartbreaking to have to say no to some people.”

No? Yes. Alas, various infelicities – becoming mice motels, for instance – have disqualified certain pianos offered for donation, says Duncan.

“We are actually full with pianos right now,” she continues. “We can’t take pianos at the moment because we have so many to get through and inspect – and we can only afford to do so many at a time.”

Reflecting an embarrassment of riches, Duncan adds that Pianos for People can consider no donations, in or out, until February. “We have to be realistic about what we can do and how we can balance that with the efforts of the piano school,” she says.

Outbound pianos go primarily to individuals, families and (since the school opened) student families, Duncan notes, and secondarily to underfunded schools and churches. Regarding donations to individuals, she adds, “We give pianos to quite a few older people who used to play or who are lonely and looking to reengage with the instrument.”

Grazioso, the two women then discuss that school, whose enrollment exceeds 90 students, says Duncan. “I think our goal next year is to have 100,” she adds, “but that, of course, would be dependent on our funding.

“We’ve been pretty successful over the last year.

The good thing about the organizational growth is that it’s been supported by building a really good, solid foundation so that we’re ensuring we’re more sustainable and can be sustainable into the future.”

Duncan then mentions that a grant from the Krausse-Papendick Fund of St. Louis Community Foundation recently has allowed Pianos for People to open a satellite operation in Ferguson, which also

will involve Florissant and Hazelwood.

“With the group classes, it’s basically like the beginning steps,” Smith says of day-to-day procedures at the school. “And from there, some students, you can see that they’re really ready to go into private lessons.”

“We have entire families, actually,” Duncan notes of enrollees. “We have one family with eight children, and not all of them take lessons, but most of them do.”

“Other families have four or five kids,” Smith continues for Duncan. “So this is something that a whole family can be a part of.”

Directly, things take a turn to allegro as Duncan hosts an informal tour. She bounds to and through the brownstone’s rear exit, to an outbuilding the two of them have puckishly dubbed the “Piannex.”

“We’re so proud of it – this will enable us to grow at our Cherokee location,” Duncan says of the newly carpeted, onyx-paneled space, which will almost double the school’s footprint.

This afternoon, the Piannex holds 10 pianos (one of them a Steinway). Four await donation to community homes; the remaining six, Duncan says, will serve in the second group teaching space, in addition to Pianos for People events, like piano “slams” and its schoolwide Super Theory Saturdays, held in the spring and fall.

With a smile, Duncan peers around the outbuilding and, in what can’t help seeming a “No Shostakovich, Sherlock!” moment to anyone observing Smith and her, concludes by confessing, wistfully, “We love this place.”

Pianos for People, 3138 Cherokee St., St. Louis, 314-285-5852, pianosforpeople.org

The li’l dude’s jukin’!

Prompting that thought is an 18-second video clip Sheena Duncan, Pianos for People’s executive director, has just opened on her tablet.

The clip shows a lad of perhaps 5 or 6 grooving to a vibe on the organization’s stage with other students and adult musicians. Duncan identifies him as Ethan (following Pianos for People’s protocol for using only students’ first names in stories) and says his enthusiasm exemplifies that of the school’s student body.

The adult musicians onstage, she also notes, all rank as friends of co-founder Tom Townsend; they play together regularly, Duncan says, and love serving as the organization’s “house band.”

“One of our students, initially she was very shy, and her mother said that she has really come out of her shell,” relates piano school director Kayia Smith. “Just the focus and attention and sense of self-accomplishment that the kids get – it also gives them structure.”

The two women agree that most of the school’s 90 students range in age from 8 to 17.

Duncan then cites a family whose children both take lessons at the school and practice at home on an instrument from Pianos for People.

“This family talks about how they’re all always competing for time on the piano!” she exclaims.

The two women share a chuckle before Smith adds: “They don’t have a television. Their mother loves the fact that they’re always on the piano.

They can’t wait to get home and practice.”

The TeacherS Kayia Smith, Pianos for People’s piano school director, pridefully names the instructors who serve with her there: Mike Carosello, Tre’von Griffin, Nelly Kasabova, Amy Seibert, Marschnee Strong, Hannah Vaughn and Elizabeth Welsh.

Sheena Duncan, the organization’s executive director, characterizes those instructors as “incredibly well qualified” with similar pride.

“Some have master’s degrees, have got experience,” she continues. “They’re empathetic, warm. And we pay them, and one of the reasons we insist on paying them – because some people ask, ‘Why don’t you get volunteers to teach?’ – is that we want that sense of rapport; we want consistency.

“We do not want disadvantage to be on display in this place.”

Smith herself studied music at Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau and Florissant Valley Community College. Beyond serving as a church pianist in the St. Louis area for the past 26 years, she previously taught music in the Riverview Gardens School District for the better part of a decade and owned and operated a music school for almost a decade.

“For me, being part of Pianos for People, it’s not a job,” Smith says. “It is a mission. It’s a calling.

It means so much more to me, what I’m doing, than just being a job because we’re actually touching lives.”

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restaurant Bobby’s Cajun Creole.

“We’re a smokehouse, but we treat it like a culinary kitchen,” Ben Welch says. “I’m not a pit master. As a chef, my goal was to really showcase the meat. The dry rub allows me to do that. We smoke at about 225 degrees using Missouri white oak and cherry. It’s just a really slow, long process with big flavors – sweet and a little bit spicy.”

Big Baby Q fills the 1,200-square-foot space previously occupied by businesses including Mister Lunch, Foxy’s Red Hots and Lampert’s BBQ. The design takes on a rustic juke-joint theme with whitewashed panel walls and a wood-storage counter. Business is primarily focused on carryout and catering, with a couple of picnic tables available for dining in.

For first-time visitors, Ben Welch recommends starting with some of his favorites, such as pastrami, brisket, pulled pork or turkey. Platters and sandwiches include the aforementioned cuts, as well as pork steaks and jerk-smoked tofu. The Big Baby sandwich features brisket, turkey breast, pickles, coleslaw and Alabama white and house barbecue sauces.

The appetizer list features smoked wings, barbecue nachos and loaded smokehouse potatoes. Additional meal options include St. Louis-style ribs, smoked chicken and sampler plates. Accompanying them are six different sauces and a variety of sides, such as collard greens with pork, mustard potato salad, and macaroni and cheese.

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he intoxicating scent of smoky barbecue now drifts down Dorsett Road five days a week in Maryland Heights. Big Baby Q and Smokehouse opened in April, serving up slow-cooked, Memphis-style dry-rubbed meats alongside Southern-inspired sides and desserts.

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‌Story: In 1973, Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir contemplates her options after Israel is attacked by Egypt and Syria on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. For the ensuing three weeks, Meir leads her nation in a taut war with its enemies while negotiating with the United States for badly needed assistance to replenish Israeli military materials destroyed in the war.

Does Israel have nuclear weapons? If so, is Meir prepared to use them should her nation have trouble recovering from the unexpected attack of its neighbors? What leverage, if any, does she have with the U.S., President Richard Nixon and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger? And can she unite bickering Israeli military leaders such as Moshe Dayan and David “Dado” Elazar to determine the best way to preserve Israel’s borders from enemies on all sides?

Highlights: New Jewish Theatre begins its 20th season with an absorbing one-woman show by William Gibson that underscores the theater company’s mission, centered on “the exploration of universal themes and issues and the examination of the full range of the human experience filtered through the lens of the Jewish experience,” according to its website. With the studied direction of Henry Schvey and an absorbing performance by Lavonne Byers, Golda’s Balcony recalls a tense time in the history of Israel, as well as the indomitable spirit of one of its greatest leaders.

Other Info: Gibson, whose multicharacter play Golda had an ill-received Broadway run in 1977, retooled his original story into a one-woman vehicle in 2003 that became the longest-running one-woman play in Broadway history.

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wooden floor and several ominous poles hanging from the ceiling, as well as a menacing bell-shaped monolith that looms over the entire set (the threat of nuclear devices?).

Gibson’s script skips back and forth from the Yom Kippur War to earlier episodes in Meir’s life, such as her upbringing in Milwaukee, where she became a Zionist, to her rather lackluster marriage to Morris Meyerson and allusions to several romantic flings with military men in her youth.

Schvey moves Byers around the spacious set in measured fashion so that she reaches all of the threesided audience with her performance. It’s an eloquent portrayal that also includes more than its share of humor, such as Golda wondering if the playboy Dayan takes off his famous eye-patch when bedding a romantic partner.

The production cleverly allows the aged Meir to emerge from a drab shawl that masks her suit for scenes earlier in her life, with Byers dragging on an omnipresent cigarette as she recalls the tension and torment of the Yom Kippur War. Throughout, Byers immerses herself in the role so much that she stunningly and subtly disappears into her character with eerie conviction.

Golda’s Balcony offers a rich, multilayered portrayal by its lone performer amid an imposing and contradictory set of human warmth offset by the cold scariness of war and augmented with Robin Weatherall’s melancholy sound design. It makes for a fine start to New Jewish Theatre’s 20th season.

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Company: New Jewish Theatre Venue: Wool Studio Theatre, Jewish Community Center, 2 Millstone Campus Drive Dates: October 29-30 Tickets: $39.50-$43.50; contact 314-442-3283 or newjewishtheatre.org Rating: A 4 on a scale of 1-to-5

selection of sweets including a dulce de leche and raisin-bread pudding, sweet-potato poundcake, banana pudding and pecan pie – all made with cane syrup. A chocolate-candied bacon-crunch bar features homemade marshmallows layered with crispy-rice cereal.

“Everything is made in-house, from the barbecue sauces and rubs to the pickles,” Ben Welch says.

“We also really wanted to focus on home style – the sides and desserts grandma would make. It’s great barbecue. I want you to taste the meat and see how that is. If you need sauce, that’s OK.”

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100% Syrah Owners/Winemakers: Gerry and Jann Forth Aged: 20 months in French and American oak Approximate Retail Price: $24 TASTING NOTES: Color: Dark berry garnet Aroma: Dark cherries, plums, smoked meats Taste: Plum, blackberry and coffee notes with a big mouthfeel and some acidity to keep it lively Forth Vineyards started when Gerry and Jann Forth were visiting Dry Creek some 20 years ago and fell in love with the beauty of the area and the wines. They thereafter left their day jobs to take over a broken-down piece of property ideal for growing cabernet and syrah.

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Mon., Oct. 31, to Tue., Nov. 1

The Sheldon Concert Hall presents the CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF ST. LOUIS for the “Fall Classics … Music … not Baseball” event.

The society will perform classics by Mozart, Chopin, Haydn and Schubert – from Chopin’s “Military Polonaise” to Schubert’s “Death and the Maiden” for string quartet and more. Both concerts will begin at 7:30 p.m., and tickets can be purchased online at thesheldon.org.

Thu., Nov. 3

The Holocaust Museum & Learning Center and the Jewish Federation of St. Louis present the opening of “FABRIC OF SURVIVAL.” The exhibition will display images of the art of Esther Nisenthal Krinitz. More than 40 years after the Holocaust, she has relayed her story of survival through a stunning series of 36 fabric collage and embroidery panels. Through a young girl’s eye-witness account, Krinitz has juxtaposed scenes of war and tragedy with beautiful colors and details of natural surroundings. The event begins at 6 p.m.

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Cinema St. Louis presents the 25th annual WHITAKER ST. LOUIS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL. Another exciting year of film will be on display at this year’s festival, with screenings at venues such as Plaza Frontenac Cinema, the Tivoli Theatre in the Delmar Loop and more. Buzzworthy films on the lineup this year include Jackie, an intimate look at the life of former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy (later Onassis) with Oscar-winner Natalie Portman in the title role, and Manchester by the Sea, which follows Lee Chandler (Casey Affleck) as he deals with the death of his older brother.

Many St. Louis-made films are featured in the lineup as well. Tickets can be purchased online at cinemastlouis.org.

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Envisioning Vicia

By Sarah Kloepple | Photos by Jacklyn Meyer

Tara and Michael Gallina are bringing vegetable-forward fare to the ever-growing St. Louis dining scene later this month.

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n early September, Michael and Tara Gallina welcomed a handful of guests to an empty building in St. Louis’ new Cortex Innovation Community in the Central West End. Natural light was spilling in through two walls of windows, and the excitement for their presentation was palpable.

The husband-and-wife team was unveiling the first look at the soon-to-be home of their first restaurant, Vicia, slated to open by the end of the year. Michael, a St. Louis native, first met Tara while working at the James Beard Award-winning Blue Hill at Stone Barns, a famed restaurant, nonprofit farm and education center in Tarrytown, New York. After working for four years at its partner restaurant in the city, Michael was made chef de cuisine of Blue Hill at Stone Barns. Tara, who held several front-of-house positions including service captain, says working under owner Dan Barber provided her and Michael with a different perspective when it came to food, proportions and food waste. “[Stone Barns] is first and foremost about education, both in the restaurant and on the farm,” she says. “Both Michael and I were able to really get once-in-a-lifetime opportunities to learn from people who are at the forefront of sustainable farming.”

These principles have shaped the Gallinas and the kind of restaurant they plan to run at Vicia, with Tara managing operations and Michael as executive chef. Plans for the restaurant were put into motion when the Gallinas moved from New York to St. Louis a year ago to expand the Gateway City’s ever-growing culinary scene. They got their feet wet by hosting pop-up dinners under the name Rooster and the Hen, where their admiration for the city’s inclusive, tightknit food scene grew.

“It really felt like there was something significant going on here,” Tara says. “So to feel like we could find a place of our own to carve out our ideas felt really great.”

Michael elaborates that being close to their family support system was only one factor in their move to St. Louis.

“People assume that when chefs leave larger, more-established markets to go to smaller cities, they’re taking a step back,” he says. “I feel as though a lot of chefs, myself included, are pushing the conversation forward by putting roots down in a new place, with the same amount of intensity, drive and passion. It’s also about going into an incredible city like St. Louis and helping take the culinary experience to the next level with a focused and unique experience. The amount of local support we have had here has been exceptional.”

Vicia will serve a seasonal, ever-changing menu, with quick-and-casual service for lunch and a more elevated experience for dinner. Ingredients will be heavily sourced from Missouri to honor the agriculture of the Midwest and to exhibit the restaurant’s relationships with local farmers.

The fare has been dubbed “vegetable-forward,” but that doesn’t mean vegetarian. Rather, vegetables will be emphasized with equal weight and creativity that meat is given and will be used at the height of their seasons.

“We really want to focus on seasonality in all ways – not just vegetables,” Michael says. “But [we’re] also thinking, ‘What’s going on in the ocean seasonally? What’s happening on the farm with this respective livestock?’ Certain vegetables at their height taste one way, and two weeks later, you might have to do something completely different, which

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I think is one of the most exciting parts of working with a lot of the vegetables.”

In September and October, Vicia hosted lunch and dinner pop-ups in Cortex establishments such as Venture Café, as well as at local joints such as Brennan’s in the Central West End. Menu items at the pop-ups included end-of-summer fare such as open-faced tomato tartines, chilled corn soup with chorizo and breadcrumbs, gazpacho, grain salads, ham sandwiches with Newman Farm ham and

pickled-peach mustard, and roasted field daikon with braised beef navel and strained yogurt.

Lunch and dinner will be served in Vicia’s 2,500-square-foot space at the corner of Duncan and Boyle avenues. Sasha Malinich of S. Aleksandr Malinich Design is designing the space, which will feature an open dining area, an antique oak bar and an enclosed outdoor dining space. Tara says the Cortex community was fitting for Vicia because of its mission to push innovation and build community.

“This restaurant will be our entire life,” she says.

“We want it to be a place where everybody can come for a variety of reasons, whether it’s just to meet a friend to have a drink, to come enjoy lunch with co-workers, to go on a date, to celebrate an engagement or just to experience something new and different.”

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Maryville Talks Books lectures are free and open to the public unless otherwise indicated. All events feature lecture, Q & A, and book signing.

Books will be available for purchase courtesy of Left Bank Books. Seating is first come, first served.

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 7 P.M. MARYVILLE UNIVERSITY AUDITORIUM 650 MARYVILLE UNIVERSITY DRIVE ST. LOUIS, MO 63141

MARY ROACH GRUNT

*This is a ticketed event. Purchase tickets at left-bank.com/roach Grunt tackles the science behind some of a soldier’s most challenging adversaries—panic, exhaustion, heat, flies, noise—and introduces us to the scientists who seek to conquer them. Roach visits a repurposed movie studio where amputee actors help prepare Marine Corps medics for the shock and gore of combat wounds. At Camp Lemmonier, Djibouti, in east Africa, she discovers that diarrhea can be a threat to national security. Back in the US, fashion designers at U.S. Army Natick Labs explain why a zipper is a problem for a sniper. Roach samples caffeinated meat, sniffs an archival sample of a World War II stink bomb, and stays up all night with the crew tending the missiles on the nuclear submarine USS Tennessee. She answers questions not found in any other book on the military: Why is DARPA interested in ducks? How is a wedding gown like a bomb suit? Why are shrimp more dangerous to sailors than sharks? Take a tour of duty with Roach, and you’ll never see our nation’s defenders in the same way again.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2 P.M. MARYVILLE UNIVERSITY AUDITORIUM 650 MARYVILLE UNIVERSITY DRIVE ST. LOUIS, MO 63141

BRUCE WATSON FREEDOM SUMMER

A riveting account of one of the most remarkable episodes in American history. In his critically acclaimed history “Freedom Summer,” award- winning author Bruce Watson presents powerful testimony about a crucial episode in the American civil rights movement. During the sweltering summer of 1964, more than seven hundred American college students descended upon segregated, reactionary Mississippi to register black voters and educate black children. On the night of their arrival, the worst fears of a racetorn nation were realized when three young men disappeared, thought to have been murdered by the Ku Klux Klan. Taking readers into the heart of these remarkable months, Freedom Summer shines new light on a critical moment of nascent change in America.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 7 P.M. SKIP VIRAGH CENTER FOR THE ARTS CHAMINADE COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL 425 SOUTH LINDBERGH BOULEVARD ST. LOUIS, MO 63131

JOE BUCK IN CONVERSATION WITH JON HAMM LUCKY BASTARD

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