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Contents FEBRUARY 2016

[58] DANCING RABBIT Explore the life and death of Tamar Friedner of Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage in Rutledge.

featured >

[20] SHOW-ME BOOKS Senator Claire McCaskill reflects on her life and journey to becoming the first female senator from Missouri. Plus, we present six more great reads.

[24] MO MUSIC Springfield country musicians SpringTown play a style of music that they call Trop Rock, and it’s catching on in unlikely places.

[26] MISSOURI ARTIST From hosting art exhibits and poerty slams to teaching children’s art classes, Dail Chambers and the Yeyo Arts Collective are connecting community and creativity on the north side of St. Louis.

special features >

[28] TWENTY-FIVE ARCHITECTURAL GEMS

[71] MUSINGS ON MISSOURI

Architectural historian and expert John C. Guenther presents a survey of the

Our cantankerous columnist Ron Marr shares how he contracted a bad cold and how a telemarketer helped him get over it.

most architecturally significant buildings and designs across the state.

[40] GO FLY A KITE Kites dance in the wind and dazzle audiences at the Flights of Fancy Kite Festival in Lee’s Summit, and that’s because these aren’t your average kites.

[44] CAPITAL CITY TREASURES Visit Jefferson City for the Capitol and all the other well-known attractions, but don’t miss the best-kept secrets that this thriving town has to offer.

[50] ROMANTIC GETAWAYS

Dollar City, to discover the best beards that the Ozarks have to offer.

Whether you’re looking for a weekend of wine and chocolate in Farmington or a spa day in Excelsior Springs, we have the best romantic getaways for Valentine’s Day and beyond.

[72] SHOW-ME SPIRITS

[66] OVER THE LINE

For a distiller, Missouri is one of the best places to operate. At least that’s what

Cross the state line, and discover the best architectural designs that our neighboring states have to offer.

[54] THE HAIR ON MY CHINNY CHIN CHIN Venture down to Missouri’s favorite homegrown, Branson theme park, Silver

JOSH BACHMAN

special section >

the voices behind our state’s craft liquor revolution will tell you.

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[19] MO MIX

Editor In Chief Danita Allen Wood

Sedalia is revamping its home for the

reflects on her new favorite pastime:

arts, a Columbia theater troupe holds

picking up corn. Publisher Greg Wood

pop-up performances, and Fulton’s

explores his family heritage and an-

gnome is taking pride in his hometown.

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nounces some upcoming projects.

[14] LETTERS

[81] DINING WORTH THE DRIVE

[98] MISSOURIANA

Find out how to bicycle to Mid-Mis-

The Dam Restaurant in Warsaw makes

Discover the Mark Twain quote that’s

souri’s giant oak tree, and read letters

tenderloin that people drive hours for,

become a barroom favorite, and learn

from our dedicated readers.

BBQ Heaven in Monroe City is just as

more little-known nuggets of informa-

advertised, and the JC Wyatt House in

tion about the Show-Me State.

[16] MADE IN MISSOURI

St. Joseph offers an all-star meal.

Don Kelley makes silverware into wearable art, Three Trees Workshop uses

[83] ALL AROUND MISSOURI

homegrown wood for all of its prod-

From Valentine’s Day dinners to St. Pat-

ucts, and White River Alpacas helps

rick’s Day parades, we have more than

you create your own crafts.

ninety things for you to do this winter.

– THIS ISSUE –

On the Web

MORE ARCHITECTURAL GEMS

SEASON ONE OF MISSOURI LIFE

POUR ME ANOTHER

If you enjoy our feature on Missouri’s archi-

Have you seen KMOS presents Missouri Life? Catch

For those of you who enjoy libations every

tectural treasures, venture to our website to

up on season one on our website and our YouTube

once in a while, try these bonus cocktail reci-

discover twenty-five more wonders.

channel: youtube.com/user/missourilifemagazine.

pes from Missouri’s craft distilleries.

Be Mine!

Books—like our new book on Missouri’s state parks and historic sites—make the perfect gift for your Valentine. Order yours at MissouriLife.com.

on the cover> THE BLOCH One of our state’s most-prized architectural treasures, the Bloch building at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City was designed in 2007 by architect Steven Holl and is a truly modern masterpiece. “Photo by Jordi Elias Grassot / Alamy Stock Photo”

COURTESY OF ST. MARK’S EPISCOPAL AND KMOS; HARRY KATZ

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Events Apres Ski - Dinner Theatre

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TRAVEL AND HERITAGE

GLEANING

OUR MISSOURI LIFE tour of Spain, Portugal, and Morocco

I HAVE developed a strange new obsession—picking up corn.

was a great success. We had about twenty Missourians who traveled with us on our two-week journey. We visited about a dozen UNESCO World Heritage Sites, and I can attest that they are incredible. The history is fascinating, and it also got me thinking more about my own past.

Since we returned from our trip to Ireland a little over a year ago, I have been interested in my Irish heritage. While riding in our coach across Ireland, a book with Irish surnames was passed around. I found all of my grandparents’ names in there: Wood, Duley, Collins, and Young. I realize that doesn’t make me 100-percent Irish; I know that’s not the case. I also have Italian, American Indian, and German ancestry.

GREG WOOD, PUBLISHER I didn’t realize how much traveling to my ancestors’ home turf would mean to me.

I hope you take the opportunity to celebrate your heritage this year.

Missouri has so many festivals that do just that, and we list them in our “All Around Missouri” section. So, check out all the St. Patrick’s Day events, parades, and festivals in this issue. Missouri Life has always had a keen eye and ear on our heritage.

I’m also pleased to announce two more ways we are bringing you closer to our heritage: One is with a book sponsored by the Missouri Humanities Council that has the working title of “Exploring the German Heritage of the Missouri River Country.” We are just getting started on this and will keep you posted as it progresses. And our new Missouri State Parks and Historic Sites book is now available and full of history and links to our past. You can order that at MissouriLife.com.

Also, if you are interested in traveling with Missouri Life abroad, check out our trip to Costa Rica next February (see page 67). You’ll want to sign up soon as this will sell out quickly.

There’s a whole world to discover out there. Happy heritage hunting!

I’m sure for many of you that would rank right up there with cleaning out the chicken coop as a fun pastime, but let me explain.

I grew up on a farm and raised my own family on two different “wannabe” farms. A nearby farm family does the real farming on our small farm, and they have done an excellent job over the years.

But invariably, even with the best crop and equipment, there will be some down corn— corn that fell before the combine came. There was more than usual this year because of the extraordinarily wet growing season.

I find gleaning rewarding for many reasons: It gets me outside. It counts as exercise. And it saves us money when feeding our menagerie. Our DANITA ALLEN WOOD, EDITOR chickens peck at the cobs, and I’ve set a goal of not having to buy supplemental grain for our three horses, one pony, and one donkey this winter. So far, we’ve been ahead.

Greg comes with me most of the time, and I’ve even persuaded, perhaps tricked, my children, when they were home for the holidays, into picking up corn, too. Ostensibly, we were going on walks, but of course, I had sacks in my pockets.

My own immense satisfaction in gleaning reminded me of the organization After The Harvest in Kansas City. They began in 2014 but have already gleaned more than three million pounds of food that’s delivered to food banks.

They begin in spring and work through the fall. They glean everything from spinach and kale to blueberries and watermelons. They glean mostly around the Kansas City area and deliver to food pantries in the area where the gleaning takes place. They also take produce donated by farmers when the produce is not marketable for reasons such as size or small imperfections.

Sandy Vivian, outreach coordinator, adds that it’s a fun way for families to experience a farm. Dates for gleaning will be posted on aftertheharvestkc.org, and you can sign up there for alerts. Call 816-921-1903 or email sandy@aftertheharvest.com for more information. You might just find some of the Missouri Life crew working with them this spring or summer. It’s rewarding; trust me!

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FEBRUARY

LETTERS from all over You write them. We print them.

SECRET SANTA Some quick context on this: Last summer, I cycled with a group of thirty young adults from Baltimore to San Francisco. Our group was with 4K for Cancer, and we all raised money for young adults with cancer prior to the trip! We had some very trying days in Missouri with the flooding last summer, and one of our team members was actually born there. So as the whole team complained and complained, she couldn’t help but feel like she was back in her home state for the first time since birth despite how hard of a time we had there.

Well, we recently decided to do a Secret Santa to keep in touch since we’re all over the country now, and I was assigned to her! So of course, something Missouri-themed is just so fitting.

Have an awesome holiday, and thanks for your extra help making it anonymous.

—Secret Santa We think that a subscription to Missouri Life makes a great gift any time of year. —Shameless, self-promoting editors

The “Big Tree” outside of Columbia is a landmark for local cyclists. You can find the tree where Burr Oak Road intersects with the KATY Trail, not far from where the trail hits McBaine and crosses Perche Creek.

TELL US YOUR STORIES I thought Missouri Life might be interested in my mother’s life experience relating to her teaching days in a rural school near Holiday, Missouri, in the late 1800s. (See our August 2015 issue).

She taught school at the Star School, and each day that the school was open, she walked over a mile through the woods to the schoolhouse. On really cold days, she wouldn’t go to school, and neither would her students. They simply knew that she would not be there.

During the summers, she went to the state teachers’ college at Warrensburg, where an instructor named Forrest C. Allen taught subjects in education. She named me Forrest after Mr. Allen. I was born on July 24, 1930, and recently celebrated my eighty-fifth birthday.

FINDING THE BIG OAK We wanted to tell you how much we enjoyed your magazine and to ask a question: In the April 2015 issue, you wrote about dodging a pickup truck on your way to see a big oak. We have a question: Is there a paved road from which you can see this giant oak? If so, how do we find it?

My wife and I after have retired from the flower shop, greenhouse, and landscape business and have now traveled many miles to visit the trees and plants of our great land.

We went to Savanna, Georgia, to see the azaleas, to California to see the redwoods, and down to Florida to see the banyans.

At our age, we tell folks there are many things we just need to see.

—Forrest E. Cook, Hood River, Oregon

— Wendell McKee, Boonville

About twelve miles southwest of Columbia and just six miles from the KATY trail, you’ll find a road called Burr Oak. The tree is just off that. For more detailed directions, visit bikekatytrail.com/burr-oak-tree.aspx. —Editors

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If you’re expecting a great time, make Cape Girardeau your destination. From the great outdoors and family fun to relaxing escapes and historic sites, Cape Girardeau is sure to please. Plan your getaway at VisitCape.com or call 800·777·0068.

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Made IN MISSOURI Crestwood

Wearable Silverware AT A dinner party, Don Kelley’s mind started drifting,

breast cancer. The fork he used to make the pendant was

eventually landing on a fork. A strange thought came to

a symbol of his friend’s mother’s moment at a crossroad.

him: “This would be better as a bracelet than a fork.”

Don now creates dainty, timeless jewelry that is both simple and striking by using vintage dinner forks and natural stones. He almost never has a predetermined design or preformed idea, as he “cold forms” each piece of metal

Don is also beginning to work with leather and silver to make jewelry for men, especially veterans, to serve as a symbol of hope.

To see Don’s work, visit kelarts.com or aforkintheroad. com.—Alex Stewart

into a work of wearable art.

“It’s almost as if the design was already there,” he says, “and all I did was discover it.”

Each necklace, ring, or pendant Don makes is unique, with its own history. For some pieces, he uses vintage forks from estate sales. For others, customers bring in their family flatware and stones for Don to create into one or several heirloom pieces. Even his tools have history. The pliers he uses are a pair from the 1930s that his mother once used to make her own sterling silver rings.

Marshfield

His Mother’s Rings collection is made using seafood

Fun with Felting

line, the Fork in the Road collection, was inspired by a client who commissioned a piece for her mother living with

knows a thing or two

about alpacas. She’s not only an owner of White River Alpacas LLC, which is home to approximately twenty alpacas on its farm located on Interstate 44 and Highway 60, but she is also the chair of the Alpaca Owners Association Fiber and Fiber Products Committee and a published author with books on alpaca fiber.

Warrensburg

Our Neck of the Woods THREE

Trees Workshop is a

moved back to the US and married,

and community,” she says. “We want

At the farm, she cares for the alpacas and she

homegrown wood shop, but the idea

but they moved to Kenya in 2013 to

to create products that encourage

serves as the official design expert and instructor. If

for Cynthia and Nathan Epp’s product

do more work. There, Cynthia was

people to connect with each other.”

you visit the White River farm, you can take a class or

line came from across the world.

struck by the family bonds she saw.

In 2014, they returned to the US to

arrange a private workshop to learn how to create

The couple met as Peace Corps

“One thing that appealed to both

settle down. Nathan now crafts ev-

crafts and wares with alpaca fiber, you can meet and

volunteers in Uganda. The two then

of us is the focus on relationships

erything from toys to cutting boards

pet the alpacas, and you can purchase one of the pil-

in their home shop. He primarily uses

lows, scarves, or alpaca items made onsite. However,

black walnut, maple, cherry, and

Stacy’s latest venture is bringing the fun of her work-

hackberry but also includes exotic

shops to your home.

woods for accents. Above all, he tries

Fun Fibers is a line of needle felting kits designed

to use Missouri wood.

to let anyone create something out of White River’s

“People lose the sense of where

alpaca fibers. Many are inspired by nature and geared

something comes from with internet

toward children, such as Wilma the Whimsical Owl and

commerce,” Cynthia says. “We try to

Brown-Eyed Susan, a sunflower-inspired pin cushion.

maintain that connection.”

For more information, visit whiteriveralpacas.com or

Visit threetreesworkshop.com to

call 417-859-5046.—Jonas Weir

learn more. —Alex Stewart

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Mo MIX Fulton

There’s No Place Like Gnome FULTON is a magical place. Perhaps that’s why the town has attracted a mythical creature as its newest resident: Henry Bellagnome.

Henry is named after Henry Bellamann, author of Kings Row—a fictional account of life in Fulton in the late nineteenth century that was turned into a 1942 movie starring Ronald Reagan.

More than seventy-five years after Kings Row was published, Henry Bellagnome breezed into town and be-

community visiting new sights and businesses, meeting new people, and promoting Fulton, Missouri, tourism.”

gan exploring the sights. His assistants, Scott Meislin and

His Facebook has more than eight hundred likes and

“It’s all about connections,” Scott says. “If anybody

Steve Forck, bring Henry to town events and various Ful-

is full of pictures around town. Scott says the team is

wants a local business or event promoted, we’re always

ton locales where he meets fans and poses for pictures;

working on developing a taxi service with Henry riding

looking to go to new places and help out our community.”

his calendar is almost as busy as the President’s.

shotgun and selling T-shirts with Henry’s face on them.

Henry is celebrating his birthday on March 10 at the

The proceeds will go to the Coalition Against Rape and

Callaway County Courthouse. Visit henrybellagnome.wix

Domestic Violence.

.com/fultonmissouri.—Alex Stewart

“I’m big into shop local programs and tourism,” reads Henry’s online bio. “During the day, I’m out in the

Columbia

Sedalia

Pop (Up) Art

Arts Center Revamp

ON A Friday night in Columbia, people stream from an alley, spilling into the street.

A NEW renovation of the Liberty Center is making it easier for art lovers to access

They’re not waiting to get into a bar or club, though. This group of both young and old is

this 1920s building with a rich history. The Liberty Center already offers performing arts,

trying to get a seat at one of the Green House Theater Project’s “pop-up” performances.

theater productions, art exhibits, and arts education classes, but more is coming.

On random nights throughout the year, the theater group hosts one-night only, parCOURTESY OF GREENHOUSE THEATER PROJECT AND HENRY BELLAGNOME; RANDY KIRBY

Beyond charity, Scott just wants to celebrate his hometown.

tially improvised performances at a location that changes each time. Information is only leaked out a week ahead of time to give an air of mystery and excitement to the event.

“I didn’t even tell the artists what was going to happen until the night before,” says Greenhouse co-founder Elizabeth Palmieri. “I wanted it to be fresh.”

“A big part of the renovation was to make it ADA accessible and compliant,” says Joe Fischer, Liberty Center emeritus board member.

Three new art galleries—the Fischer Gallery, the Barbara Schrader Gallery, and the Oakdale Western Art Gallery—will be filled with art from local and national artists alike.

“We are the Liberty Center Association for the Arts, so to add a series of galleries as

The troupe doesn’t just do pop-up events. GreenHouse also holds plays throughout

part of the project made perfect sense,” he says of the $900,000 project. “We still need

the year. The plays, much

to raise more money just for phase one, then phase two will make improvements on the

like the pop-up events, take

second floor offices and the three-hundred-seat Lona Theater.”

place at different locations.

According to the center’s executive director, Terri Ballard, the first public event will

In March, Greenhouse

be a series of silent films with live music provided by ragtime musician Jeff Barnhart on

will have a pop-up event

February 6. In addition, there is a puppet show for kids planned on March 9 featuring Paul

during the True/False Film

Mesner Puppets, as well as a

Fest. The troupe will also

production of Agatha Chris-

perform an adaptation of

tie’s The Hollow March 3 to 6

Shakespeare’s Measure for

and 11 to 13.

Measure from April 6 to 10

For more information,

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visit lcaasedalia.com or call

greenhousetp.org for more

660-827-3228.—Randy

information. —Jonas Weir

Kirby

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Books

FROM SORORITY SISTER TO

Senate Leader

Senator Claire McCaskill redefines what it means to be a lady in her new memoir.

BY JONAS WEIR

CLAIRE MCCASKILL is an exceptional person.

club. In the Missouri state legislature, she endured sexism and smiled and laughed in the face of the adversity. In fact, she says those instances helped Regardless of what side of the political aisle you fall on, you’d have build her determination to succeed. And she took action when she felt it a tough time disproving that statement. She’s made history multiple was needed, like when Senate Minority Leader Dick Webster called her a times: she was the first woman to serve as Jackson County Prosecutor whore on the floor of the Missouri State Senate. in 1990; the first person to defeat an incumbent Missouri governor in “In reaction, I decided to invoke a house a primary election, though she lost the general mechanism that allows a member to speak out election to Matt Blunt; and the first woman to on a point of personal concern,” she writes. be elected to the US Senate from the state of “After I finished speaking, most of my fellow Missouri. However, none of these come as too Democrats and even some house Republicans big of a surprise when you learn her history. gave me a standing ovation.”

In Plenty Ladylike, Claire McCaskill and When she took her US Senate seat in 2007, co-author Terry Ganey trace the Senator’s amshe and the other fifteen women senators set a bitions and political know-how back to childrecord for the number of women in the Senate. hood. Growing up in Columbia, she stood up Her first term in the Senate wasn’t the most for her ideals from a young age and was unremarkable, but she’s up-front about that: doubtedly influenced by her parents. Her mom “Tracking government waste is not sexy.” was the first woman to serve on Columbia’s city Instead of tackling huge issues, she focused council, her father gave her John F. Kennedy’s on small reforms and how money could be Profiles in Courage, and both encouraged her to better spent. But even as a US senator, she be self-sufficient. She ran with that idea. could not escape gender stereotypes.

As a student at Hickman High School, she During her 2012 reelection campaign, her started earning titles and building her resume Republican opponent Todd Akin not only made with what could be considered her first politinational headlines for his statements on “legitical campaign: running for homecoming queen. mate rape,” but he also accused the Senator of Then, she went on to earn exceptional grades being more aggressive than during her 2006 at the University of Missouri as an active memcampaign. He said that she was more ladylike ber of campus, while working as a waitress in back then, and she didn’t take kindly that.

Columbia during the year and at the Lake of “Unladylike is just another label used to the Ozarks during the summer. Upon gradustifle, limit or marginalize women,” she writes. ation, she attended law school in Columbia Claire McCaskill with Terry Ganey “Political opponents, party spokespeople, and and eventually joined the Missouri Court of Simon & Schuster, memoir, hardcover, 260 pages, $26 media surrogates have thrown a lot of rotten Appeals in Kansas City as a research attorney. names at me over the years, from ‘whore’ to ‘commie babe liberal.’ UnlaFrom then, Claire primarily worked in the public sector and began her dylike is not in the same category, but it is insidious and a slyer way of political career in the Missouri House of Representatives in 1982. attempting to keep a woman in her place.”

Plenty Ladylike is not, however, just a list of achievements the Senator If this book proves anything, it’s that a woman’s place is in the Senate, has earned over her career. In this straightforward memoir, Claire Mcor perhaps the White House. Although it seems like Plenty Ladylike only Caskill delves into all parts of her career, opens up a bit on her personal scratches the surface of the sixty-two-year-old Senator’s life, it’s a candid, life, and touches on some of the issues she finds important. easy read that’s perfect for aspiring politicians or ambitious young women.

A central theme to the book is being one of the few women in a boy’s

Plenty Ladylike

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The 2016 Rally in the 100 Acre Wood serves as the second event on the Rally America national championship calendar. Teams from coast to coast will race through the Ozark foothills to crown winners in three national and six regional rally classes. Real cars on real roads, but driven at speeds that are difficult to believe!

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SHOW-ME

Books

MORE GOOD READS

BY JONAS WEIR

Jean Jennings Bartik: Computer Pioneer

Dizzy Dean and the Gashouse Gang

Kim D. Todd, 48 pages, hardcover, nonfiction, $32 Truman University Press’s Notable Missourians book series is perfect for elementary school students that are working on class projects or just interested in learning about and taking pride in their home state. In this edition, the series takes a look at the life of Jean Jennings Bartik, who grew up on a farm near Stanberry. She went on to become one of the world’s first computer programmers. She worked on the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer, the world’s first electronic general-purpose computer, and had a long career in computers. This book is perfect for any child interested in computer history or pioneering women. For adults interested in the subject, look into Pioneer Programmer, Programmer Jean’s autobiography that was also published by Truman University Press.

Carolyn E. Mueller, 32 pages, hardcover, children’s, $17.95 Told from the perspective of sports reporter J. Roy Stockon, Dizzy Dean and the Gashouse Gang brings the golden era of baseball into today’s world of children’s books. Recounting Dizzy’s infamous antics and the St. Louis Cardinals 1934 World Series championship, this book, wonderfully illustrated by Ed Koehler, will capture the imagination of all your little sluggers and have the old-timers remembering baseball’s yesteryear, when it really was America’s favorite pastime.

Thomas Hart Benton: Discoveries & Interpretations Henry Adams, 336 pages, paperback, nonfiction, $50 Thomas Hart Benton is oft written about, as he is one of Missouri’s greatest visual artists and undoubtedly one of the greatest American painters of all time.

However, in this series of essays, art scholar Henry Adams sheds new light on the controversial artist by examining his murals, his life in the New York art world, and his relationship with Jackson Pollock, among a number of other subjects.

My Life with Harry—The Mule Lonny Thiele, 146 pages, paperback, fiction, $16.95 Using the story of real-life farm girl Marie Vaughn Fikuart as a framework, author Lonny Thiele wrote this book to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the Missouri mule being named the state animal on May 31, 1995. Lonny learned of Marie’s story while he was collecting oral histories for another book on the Missouri mule, and he found her tale with Harry so heartwarming, he had to share it with the world.

Finding Julia: The Early Development of Southeast Missouri Kaye Smith Hamblin, 152 pages, paperback, nonfiction, $15 In 2003, Kaye Smith Hamblin and her husband, Bob, bought the house at 313 Themis Street in Cape Girardeau. They noticed odd quirks about the home, and Kaye decided to investigate further, beginning in 2009. What she came across was the family records of Julia E. Harris, and once she started learning about Julia, she wanted to know everything.

What she discovered was a family history completely intertwined with the story of Missouri. From the mighty 1811 earthquake along the New Madrid fault line to the Civil War to the fight for women’s rights, Julia and her ancestors were instrumental in shaping southeast Missouri as we know it today.

Historic Missouri Roadsides Bill Hart, 192 pages, hardcover, nonfiction, $35 Written and photographed by fifth-generation Missourian Bill Hart, Historic Missouri Roadsides is a great driving guide for Missouri road trip enthusiasts.

The easy-to-follow book is divided into six tours: Missouri Highway 79, El Camino Real, Route 100, Osage Hills and Prairies, Mostly Route 24, and the Platte Purchase. Each is filled with as many hidden gems as must-see attractions. You can trust Bill to show you real homegrown places. As the executive director of the Missouri Alliance for Historic Preservation and one of the founders of the Missouri Barn Alliance and Rural Network, he’s an expert.

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MISSOURI

TROP ROCK

Springfield’s SpringTown pairs sunny sounds with country flair. BY JONAS WEIR Derek Compton is no odd-man-out, though. The guitarist joined the Springfield-based band after leaving the Cole Porter Band, and his playThe country band formed in January 2015 and promptly started pracing gives the band’s live sound a grittier, country rock aura. However, ticing, playing shows, and recording music. Their biggest moment came until this point, the band’s recorded music is self-described trop rock, in September when they released the song “Down In Cabo San Lucas.” sounding somewhere between Kenny Chesney and Miranda Lambert. A Inspired by the Mexican vacation destination, the song struck a chord in lot of that stems from the Cabo San Lucas area.

Cindy, who grew up Released almost exactly in Los Angeles before a year after Hurricane moving to the SpringOdile devastated the field area when she beach town, the song was in middle school. came just in time for “I have some beach the community’s first roots and some counbig tourism push since try roots,” Cindy says. the storm. When local “I kind of wanted to media outlets found the incorporate both of song, they featured it all those roots into my over and, at least in Cabo music.”

San Lucas, SpringTown SpringTown definitehad a radio hit. ly sounds more South“We were not aware ern than Southern Caliwhen we wrote it that fornia. Attend a concert, Hurricane Odile had and you’ll understand. taken out much of While performing, the their tourism in 2014, band has a striking reand they were rebuildFrom left, Derek Compton, former bassist Kyle Diehls, Michael Tucker, Cindy Tucker, Sherrie Neill, and Marty Neill recorded the semblance to Alabamaing their tourism,” says song “Down in Cabo San Lucas” last year, and it became a hit in the beach resort town Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. based country rockers Cindy Tucker, SpringLittle Big Town, but the Town’s lead singer. name had no influence on SpringTown.

“Down in Cabo San Lucas” has become so popular that it’s being pirated “It’s just our neat, little nickname for Springfield MO,” Michael says. and given away for free on websites that support area tourism. To the memThe band is currently working on new music and hopes to have a bers of SpringTown, though, it’s just garnering them more attention. In fact, follow-up to “Down in Cabo San Lucas” out soon, and this time Springthe band now has almost as many fans in Mexico as it does in Missouri.

Town won’t be shying away from rocking too much. The song they’re “We think that might fuel the popularity of the song, especially down working on right now is called “You Can’t Tame A Cowboy.” there,” says Michael Tucker, the group’s bassist. “I know it’s increased “I have a very close friend who got herself involved with a cowboy, the traffic on our Facebook page. The fan base is in two factions: the and it didn’t work out,” Cindy says. “I thought, ‘You can’t tame that boy; Missouri fan base and a lot of new Mexican followers.” he’s wild.’ ” Michael and Cindy are a couple and the core members of SpringThe band plays all over Missouri. Keep an eye out for touring dates Town, along with vocalist Sherry Neill, drummer Marty Neill, and lead and new music, including “You Can’t Tame A Cowboy,” on Facebook guitarist Derek Compton. and at springtownmusic.com.

“There’s two married couples and one outsider,” Cindy says, laughing.

COURTESY OF SPRINGTOWN

SPRINGTOWN has had a big year.

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Artist Dail Chambers crafts different multimedia works of art, like the piece Timeless, in her St. Louis studio.

CREATING

Connections

Dail Chambers shapes her community just as much as her community shapes her art.

BY TINA CASAGRAND | PHOTOS BY HARRY KATZ

IT WAS a cool Thursday morning, and Dail Chambers was nowhere to be found. Her art studio in north St. Louis was empty. The streets were still, and only Dail’s backyard chickens clucked quietly. Searching for Dail is a winding journey. As an artist, mother, sister, world-traveler, and one of the founders of the local Yeyo Arts Collective, Dail leaves tracks everywhere.

Her neighborhood is a mosaic: Narrow brick buildings line her street. The crossroad is home to some abandoned buildings. Office and folding

chairs sit around a coffee table in an abandoned lot; bottles and snack wrappers lie on the ground.

A factory stands empty. Another—the former Falstaff Brewing factory—has been remodeled to apartments. Dail fell in love with this neighborhood in 2001 when she began studying art at St. Louis Community College - Florissant Valley.

“Something kept drawing me back,” Dail says.

In her time here, she’s connected with residents, community leaders, and most of all, with the area’s rich history. Her Nineteenth

Street studio sits just two blocks from the site of the former Pruitt-Igoe housing complex— a thirty-three-building public housing project that was demolished in the mid-1970s. It has since become a central talking point in the conversation of urban housing. The grounds still stand empty.

Dail has her own personal ties to St. Louis’s past. Her mother’s mother lived in the city and, in 1967, was buried at Washington Park Cemetery, which was the largest black cemetery

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Above: Mountain Scene is one of Dail Chamber’s more abstract pieces. It is featured in the book Itshanapa about her work. Above right: Gemstones and photographs, among other things, populate the mantel in Dail’s studio.

in the region for nearly seventy years. Today, Dail is researching that period of St. Louis history at the Missouri Historical Society.

“I’ve been revisiting things I’ve found out about her life,” Dail says.

Both her family history and St. Louis’s broader social history have become integral to her work. Dail is preparing to show her sculptures alongside documentary footage at an upcoming exhibition at the Sheldon Concert Hall in 2017.

Although her family has deep ties to St. Louis, Dail’s journey has taken her far from the Gateway City. She lived in St. Louis through elementary school, but she also had two parents in the military and moved often after that. As an adult, she worked with the Memphis-based NIA Arts Collective and lived in Pearl City, Hawaii, before moving back to Missouri.

Returning was hard, but she has since had the opportunity to strengthen the city’s art scene and its community at large.

On any given night, Dail might be helping organize an exhibition for the Missouri Immigrant & Refugee Advocates (MIRA) while

contributing homemade candles to a poetry slam down the street. She helps organize group studies and other classes at the Yeyo Arts Collective, and she loves working with children.

Joan Suarez, a MIRA Chair, runs a children’s arts initiative with Dail called Bread and Roses. Their classes have made quilts from activist T-shirts, collages, and larger-than-life puppets based on reading the book Extraordinary Black Missourians.

“You have to see her with the kids,” Joan says. “Dail is great at bringing in art books that

Dail Chambers is often inspired by famous Missourians, such as Maya Angelou, of whom she painted this portrait.

are so evocative, getting them talking about what they see and how they connect to it.”

Outside of her work with children, Dail frequently shows her art with MIRA. Her work often addresses the African Diaspora. A striking example is her painting Ancestral Seas. In it, a dark blue ocean roils under a gilded gold sun. The whole canvas surface is so fragile that it breaks open in some spots, exposing wood slats behind it. Human figures bob in the water, faceless and without detail.

Quiet and sturdy, Dail’s work is always mindful of historical oppression but hopeful in its execution. Perfect lines seem second to free, expressive gestures, and it’s clear she finds joy in the opportunity to share stories.

She changes media regularly, sometimes working with metal in sculptures, sometimes with soft fabric in quilting.

When speaking about her art, Dail gets intellectual. She references things like “social sculpturing” and “legacy art,” and she preaches an ethos of self-empowerment. It’s big-picture stuff that matters, and Dail is no armchair intellectual.

“We want people to see their own potential,” she says, sitting at a table in Yeyo, where members hold readings and discussions on how to push each other’s creativity and selfdevelopment further. “Let’s take that observation and turn it into something active.”

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T R E A S U R E S E x p l o r e M i s s o u r i ’s m o s t s i g n i f i c a n t b u i l d i n g s .

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John C. Guenther is a Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design-accredited professional, practicing architect in St. Louis. He is president of the Society of Architectural Historians-St. Louis Chapter. He has taught a first-year design studio at the University of Kansas School of Architecture, Design, and Planning and a second-year design studio at the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, College of Architecture at Washington University-St. Louis. In 2010, he was elected to the College of Fellows of The American Institute of Architects for notable contributions to the advancement of the profession of architecture in design.

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“We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us.”

—W INSTON CHURCHILL

SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL eloquently summed up the importance of architecture in our lives when he said, “We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us.”

Architecture is all around us. It goes well beyond mere shelter. It is a record of our history.

It speaks to our aspirations and culture. It can be uplifting and inspirational in the pursuit of beauty and meaning. It makes use of the technology of its time and seeks to advance it. It expresses our relationship with nature and the use of environmental resources. Architecture can ennoble our lives.

It’s important to take a moment to observe the great architecture that surrounds us, and

in particular, here in Missouri. John Albury Bryan, president of the St. Louis Architectural Club, did just that in his 1928 book Missouri’s Contribution to American Architecture.

While this brief article cannot begin to approach an effort such as Bryan’s, it is an attempt to highlight, not rank, a number of noteworthy and varied—geographically, historically, and stylistically—works of architecture across our state and to acknowledge and celebrate the architectural gems amongst us.

I am indebted to my friends and colleagues from across our state who generously expanded my initial list. They include Esley Hamilton, former preservation historian for St. Louis

County Parks and Recreation; Steve McDowell of BNIM Architects; Wolfgang Trost and Susan Trost of Wolfgang Trost Architects; and Andrew Wells of Dake Wells Architecture.

A list, by definition, has a finite number. You might have additional examples to include.

Indeed, it was a very difficult task to limit the list to fifty—twenty-five here, twenty-five online. If this article heightens your awareness of our architectural gems here in Missouri, either in your hometown or beyond, then it has been a success. If it encourages you to add to the list and record those buildings through your memories, research, writing, and photography, so much the better.

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Jefferson National Expansion Memorial—the Arch

ST. LOUIS Wainwright Building

Jefferson National Expansion Memorial—the Arch

Eero Saarinen’s winning competition entry to commemorate the United States’ westward expansion through the Louisiana Purchase is an iconic design—an engineering feat with an inspirational aesthetic form. It is as modern today as when it was conceived sixty-eight years ago. This past October marked the fiftieth anniversary of the installation of the final section of the Arch. The museum and trams to the top were completed later.

Eero Saarinen wanted to design “a landmark of lasting significance—neither an obelisk, nor a rectangular box, nor a dome seemed right on this site and for this purpose—but at the river’s edge, a great arch did seem right.” His response was a 630-foot-tall stainless-steel inverted, flattened catenary arch. The competition’s judges appreciated the design relationship between the Gateway Arch and the Old Court House to the west, noting that Saarinen’s design “by its very form is sympathetic with the Court House dome,” which lines up on an eastwest axis with the Arch.

Construction is now underway to expand the Museum of Westward Expansion toward the Old Courthouse with a new west entrance and a park over the highway to unite the Arch grounds with downtown St. Louis.

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Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts

Pulitzer Arts Foundation

Kraus House-The Frank Lloyd Wright House at Ebsworth Park

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The Pulitzer Arts Foundation opened in 2001 after being founded by curator and philanthropist Emily Rauh Pulitzer, who commissioned this masterwork by the Pritzker Prize-winning architect Tadao Ando of Osaka, Japan. It was his first freestanding public work in the United States.

Tadao’s design approach favors simplicity, circuitous circulation routes, and controlled views. The Pulitzer Arts Foundation features pristine geometric forms and uncompromising boxes of beautifully finished poured-in-place concrete. It is infused with ritual and a sense of mystery, enhanced expectations, order, and serenity that result in a sanctuary for experiencing art. A central court creates a reflecting pool and a framed view of nature with controlled light reflecting into the museum gallery.

The lower level has recently been renovated to accommodate two new galleries and improved circulation. Changing exhibitions, artistic collaborations, and innovative programs keep the Pulitzer Foundation a vibrant laboratory for the study and appreciation of art.

Frank Lloyd Wright designed this 1,900-square-foot Usonian house in 1951 for artist Russell Kraus. He intended Usonian houses to provide middle-class Americans with beautiful architecture at an affordable cost.

The first in St. Louis, it is one of only five buildings in the state designed

by Wright and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Beautifully situated on ten-and-a-half acres of wooded hillside, this home’s interior spaces extend outward under protective overhangs and elevated terraces. Its primary materials are brick, cypress wood, and glass. The interiors retain all of the original Wright-designed furnishings and fabrics.

In 2001, Russell Kraus sold the house to a nonprofit created for the purpose of saving the house. The Frank Lloyd Wright House in Ebsworth Park, as the group is known, turned over the title of the property to the St. Louis County Department of Parks and Recreation but continues to preserve the house. It is open to the public by appointment.

Wainwright Building

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When St. Louis brewer Ellis Wainwright needed office space for the headquarters of the St. Louis Brewing Association, he commissioned Louis Sullivan. Sullivan’s design for the 1892 Wainwright Building is considered to be the first expression of the new high-rise building type.

The building gained new life in 1981 when the State of Missouri called for its renovation and expansion into a new state office complex. The result is an exemplary work of urban design by holding the street edge with a balanced addition, which both respects and sets off the Wainwright Building.

The Wainwright Building was featured in the PBS documentary Ten Buildings that Changed America, which presented ten trend-setting works of architecture that have shaped and inspired the American landscape. Frank Lloyd Wright described the Wainwright Building as “the very first human expression of a tall, steel office building as architecture.” With this design, Sullivan realized his theory of modern, office-building design and influenced the visual compositions of future generations of high-rise buildings.

Kraus House-The Frank Lloyd Wright House at Ebsworth Park

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St. Louis Abbey – Priory Chapel 500 S. MASON ROAD, CREVE COEUR

Originally designed for a community of Benedictine monks, this remarkable 1962 monastic church both transcends time and is transformational. Architect Gyo Obata conceived the building before Vatican II, and the plan and structure have a clarity and simplicity that impart a unified, uncluttered, and serene place for worship.

The design achieves a balance and synergy between monasticism and modernity. The elegance of structure, simplicity of materials, soft quality of natural light, acoustics for singing and chanting, and central focus on the altar all contribute to the theological heart of worship, whether in community or in quiet contemplation.

Although the Priory Chapel now serves as the church for the parish of Saint Anselm at the St. Louis Abbey, it has remained mostly unchanged for its fifty-four years of service.

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The Central Branch of the St. Louis Public Library—the crown jewel of the St. Louis Public Library system—was made possible by a major donation from Andrew Carnegie. Architect Cass Gilbert designed the building in 1907. He also designed the Minnesota State Capitol, the Woolworth Building in New York City, and the United States Supreme Court Building.

The original three-story building was designed in a Beaux-Arts style, referencing the Italian Renaissance palazzo. It featured a ceremonial granite stair, a vaulted reception foyer, and a centrally located Great Hall. The hall is surrounded by five wings—four dedicated to public reading rooms and the fifth, the north wing, to a multistory depository of books that was closed to the public.

In 2012, a $70-million restoration designed by CannonDesign St. Louis increased public space, modernized the library, and restored the interiors.

COURTESY OF THOMAS DUNN LEARNING CENTER AND NCPTT MEDIA

The Thomas Dunn Learning Center is a community institution that educates low-income adults free of charge. The fourteen-thousand-squarefoot building was designed by Bill Bowersox in 1990 and contains offices for administration, a library, classrooms, media presentation rooms, and storage and outdoor gardens.

The exterior of the center uses masonry and clay tile to maintain architectural consistency with the park in which it is located. The south side of the building forms a masonry garden wall that runs the full length of the building. The wall also serves as an armature for climbing vines, which create a picturesque backdrop for the much-prized alley of mature pin oaks, and screens the parking lot from the rest of the neighborhood.

It has received numerous awards including the Russell H. Jost Design Excellence Award, the City of St. Louis Urban Design Award, an Honor Award for Design Excellence for the Central States Region American Institute of Architects, and the 2015 Distinguished Building Award from American Institute of Architects-St. Louis.

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The most important French Colonial building, the Louis Bolduc House is a prime example of poteaux sur solle (posts-on-sill) construction, which used vertical oak timbers set about six inches apart and infilled with bousillage (a mixture of mud, straw, and horsehair) that hardened to a cement-like texture. Diagonal timbers help provide additional stability for the walls. The steeply sloped roof is covered with cedar shakes and framed with heavy, hand-hewn Norman trusses with mortise and tenon joinery. A porch wraps around the house and provides shade and protection to the living quarters. Windows allow for cooling cross ventilation. A separate freestanding kitchen is located to the rear to help prevent fires starting in the house.

Louis Bolduc, a successful merchant and trader, began constructing the house in 1792 with a large, approximately seven-hundred-squarefoot room with a large fireplace for family activities and room for storage above it. In 1793, he added a large hallway and sleeping quarters, about the same size. The sleeping chambers were most likely divided with a wall for privacy.

A perimeter stockade fence and gardens have been reconstructed on the site. This meticulously restored home is now a museum and a National Historic Landmark.

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Although Joplin Union Depot has been vacant for years, it is one of renowned architect Louis Curtiss’s most important surviving buildings, both for its architecture and engineering.

In January 1912, Popular Mechanics made note of the station for its use of flint and limestone tailings from mining waste piles in the concrete mixture. Having served a number of railroad lines, it was in operation from July 1911 to November 1969, when the last train, the Southern Belle, visited the station. The station has slowly deteriorated since then.

The Joplin Union Depot was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

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Named in honor of Allen Temple, a longtime head of the science department, Temple Hall was built in 1971 and accommodates classrooms, laboratories, and undergraduate and graduate research. This cast-inplace concrete science building on the Missouri State campus is a great example of and reference to the architecture of Louis Kahn. The architecture firm, Kivett & Meyers, also designed Kaufman Stadium, Arrowhead Stadium, and the Kansas City airport, among other projects.

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The Empire Bank is a classic modern design by Bruce J. Graham of Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill LLP. Built in 1964, the structural frame of exposed steel surrounds large expanses of glass—a very simple, elegant design—and pays homage to the design influence of Mies van der Rohe.

This strong organizing idea makes efficient use of the available site, tucking the drive-through bank functions neatly under the upper level office functions, all within a dignified, beautifully proportioned building.

Bruce J. Graham also led the design of Chicago’s first two hundred-story towers: the John Hancock Center in 1970 and the Sears Tower in 1974.

Named in honor of the major donor and former senator George Williams, the Williams Memorial Chapel is an outstanding example of neoGothic architecture. Chicago architect Edward Jannson donated this design to the College of the Ozarks after another failed to build it.

Seating a thousand, the chapel was built in 1958 and is twelve thousand square feet, with an eighty-foot-high vaulted ceiling. Rock from the school’s quarry forms the chapel exterior. Students and local craftsmen worked together to create the ornate, seasoned, bleached-white oak woodwork interior. Impressive stained glass windows depict Bible scenes. The Hyer Bell Tower rises above and marks this chapel on the thousand-acre campus.

COURTESY OF JIM MORELAND, SPRINGFIELD CVB, AND MISSOURI STATE

R.L. Fischer & Associates designed this modern church in 1960. In a design statement at the American Institute of Architects St. Louis Chapter Awards Program that same year, the architects wrote: “The site is a narrow triangle surrounded entirely by streets. Because of budget limitations the construction is simple and straightforward. The entire design of the building is intended to exclude the distractions of the outside and make the entire building a quiet sanctuary. The large forecourt at the entry to the sanctuary turns the church into its own property, affording a dignified approach to the worshipper.”

The plan grows out of the building site, resulting in a simple, direct, and elegant design. The First Community Church was severely damaged by the Joplin tornado of 2011. However, it was renovated with some changes in 2012.

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The Boley Building The Bloch Building at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

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KANSAS CITY The Boley Building

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The first glass and metal curtain wall building in the United States, the six-story Boley Building was designed by the inventive and creative, Canadian-born architect Louis Curtiss. Built in 1908 for the clothing store of Charles N. Boley, it offered abundant glass for the display of merchandise. In 1963, Progressive Architecture wrote: “The Boley Building in Kansas City was the masterpiece of Louis Curtiss. Pointing the way for the future and departing from established custom, it is enclosed in flat planes of glass and steel and is conspicuously lacking in the ornamentation and overhanging cornices so popular in 1908. It was considered stark and barren, even ugly, but in reality it anticipated by more than forty years, the entire range of metal and glass curtain wall construction that became architectural idiom in the 1950s.”

The use of the glass curtain wall predates by nine years Willis Polk’s far more famous Hallidie Building in San Francisco. The Boley Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.

Striking a delicate and respectful balance between old and new, the new Bloch Building, named in honor of Henry W. Bloch and his late wife Marion, was the winning competition entry designed by Steven Holl in 2007.

Holl described his concept as “the stone and the feather,” where the 1933 original, formal, classical Beaux-Arts stone museum (the stone) is complemented by the new 2007 addition (the feather) with ample natural light through channel glass walls, free circulation, and flowing space—all set to the east of the original. The 870-foot-long, slender extension features sculptural glass lenses that project through grass-covered roofs. The new building joins the original at the east base of the Nelson-Atkins Museum, brilliantly integrating with and improving the original museum’s circulation patterns.

The Bloch Building features a dramatic lobby and galleries with soaring volumes of curved walls bathed with natural light during the day and glowing at night. It houses the museum’s modern and African art collections. It is a modern building that is truly expressive of our time.

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Bernard Corrigan Residence and Garage

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Bruce Goff designed this home in 1964 for James and Betty Nicol and their “family of individuals.” To do this, he created a highly geometric, honeycomb plan with a central, octagonal living area ringed by eight rooms in various colors to reflect each family member’s particular taste. The house has multiple skylights and triangular windows. This residence is a great example of Goff’s singular style of organic architecture while also being client- and site-specific.

Bruce Alonzo Goff—an architectural prodigy born in Alton, Kansas— was known for his organic, eclectic, and often flamboyant designs for buildings across the Midwest.

During his career, he realized almost 150 built projects in fifteen states of more than 500 he designed. As a teacher and chair at the University of Oklahoma School of Architecture, Goff influenced a new generation of architects.

The Nicol Residence is privately owned and not open to the public.

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Built in 1913, the Bernard Corrigan House, considered to be Louis Curtiss’s residential masterpiece, is an expansive, steel-framed, reinforced concrete home that combines Prairie-style design features and the influence of Frank Lloyd Wright with surface ornaments, patterns, and interiors inspired by art nouveau, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, and the Vienna Secession. The pergola-like elements and supporting brackets reflect the interest in Japanese forms and styles in the West in the late nineteenth century.

As beautiful as the architecture of the building is, the art glass in the windows and doors is integral to the overall design. As noted in the National Register of Historic Places nomination, “The wisteria motif of the stained glass and the stylized facsimile of the plant in stone epitomizes art nouveau’s emphasis on dynamic, curvilinear movement, fluid and sinuous like Nature herself, and illustrate the inspiration which the art nouveau movement gave Curtiss, both directly and filtered through the works of others, especially Sullivan, Wright, and Louis Comfort Tiffany.”

Known for his inventive and progressive designs, Louis Curtiss has been referred to as the Frank Lloyd Wright of Kansas City by Trudy Faulkner, a preservationist and past chair of the Historic Preservation Committee of the American Institute of Architects-Kansas City Chapter.

In his thirty-seven year career, Curtiss designed more than two hundred buildings; ninety-nine were built. Thirty-four of his buildings still survive, including twenty-one in Kansas City.

The house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is in private ownership and not open to the public.

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Standing 180 feet tall, the New York Life Building was built in 1890 and is considered the first skyscraper in Kansas City. In fact, it featured the city’s first elevators. Architecture firm McKim, Mead, & White’s design for the New York Life Building employs the Italianate Renaissance Revival style and has beautiful, soaring proportions resulting from its H-shaped footprint. A monumental, two-ton, cast bronze bald eagle sculpted by Louis St. Gaudens is perched above the main entry, which is flanked by the brick and brownstone wings of the tower.

The New York Life Building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970. Abandoned by 1988, it underwent a $35-million restoration that updated energy, communications, and environmental systems and a ten-story, north in-fill addition to improve circulation, functionality, and safety. In 2010, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kansas City-Saint Joseph purchased the building, which now houses the diocese’s administrative offices and the local branch of Catholic Charities.

The building has received recognition from the American Institute of Architects, National Trust for Historic Preservation, and Architecture Magazine.

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Constructed in 1860, this—the third courthouse to be built in New London—is considered to be one of the most beautiful in Missouri and an excellent example of the Greek Revival period. This architectural movement was an appropriate style for a newly formed nation and government buildings because it referenced Greece—the world’s earliest democracy. With this style being widely popular, especially in Virginia and Pennsylvania, it was a natural fit for the Ralls County farm population that came from those eastern states.

Its facade features four Doric columns and served as the model for the Missouri Pavilion at the New York World’s Fair and the Golden Gate International Exposition in San Francisco, both in 1939. The second-floor houses a beautiful circuit court room.

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Truman State University’s Pickler Library was constructed in 1925 with an addition in 1967. The 1990 renovation and expansion, designed by Ittner & Bowersox, organizes the library’s collections in an architecturally cohesive landmark building. A new building skin now wraps around the existing library structure that has been renovated to house classrooms and facility operations. A new, naturally lit, three-story atrium provides places to study. Vertical circulation and bridges between old and new allow visitors to appreciate both. Pickler Library now serves three times as many students as before and is the most popular place on campus to study.

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St. Mary Aldermanbury at the National Churchill Museum

Columbia Public Library—Daniel Boone Regional Library

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This small, elegant chapel sits within a simple, geometric cube topped by a pyramidal roof and spire. Its four vestibule entries speak to a sanctuary that reaches out to all in all directions. Upon entering, you circulate the perimeter of the worship space, which is separated from the entries, hall, and outside world by a perforated brick screen wall. Terraced seats surround the altar, under a central skylight, corner skylights, and an elegant structural wood frame roof. Together, these elements create a place of solitude and contemplation.

The students and faculty at Stephens College requested a building representing many faiths and the commonality of all of their religions, as well as the concept of time and eternity. They chose Eliel Saarinen for this work. He designed a round building with a dome to emphasize the idea of eternity and a surrounding reflecting pool to further separate visitors from the outside world and reinforce this as a place of solitude and spirituality.

Eliel Saarinen passed away on July 1, 1950. With a shortage of funding and the commencement of the Korean War, the project was put on hold until 1953, when Eliel’s son, Eero Saarinen, who designed the Arch, was engaged to design the chapel. The result was this beautiful redesign and reinterpretation.

COURTESY OF MISSOURI DIVISION OF TOURISM; HARRY KATZ

The St. Mary Aldermanbury is a reconstructed building by one of the greatest baroque architects, Sir Christopher Wren. St. Mary Aldermanbury is representative of one of the greatest architectural achievements of that era— the design and construction of more than fifty churches to replace those lost in the Great Fire of London.

The current structure is made up of three elements: the reconstructed Church of St. Mary Aldermanbury, the museum located below the Church, and the Breakthrough sculpture made from eight sections of the Berlin Wall and designed by Edwina Sandys, granddaughter of Winston Churchill, to commemorate the fall of the Berlin Wall and the “Sinews of Peace” speech that Churchill gave in Fulton in 1946.

The original Church of St. Mary Aldermanbury was destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666 and rebuilt by Sir Christopher Wren from 1672 to 1677. The cupola was added to the tower in 1679. During World War II, St. Mary Aldermanbury—along with thirteen other Wren-designed churches—was once more destroyed by fire, this time by a German incendiary bomb. With only a blackened shell and tower remaining, it was slated for demolition twenty years later. At this time, Westminster College stepped in to offer to save and reconstruct the church in honor of Churchill. After four years of planning and raising financial support, the stone blocks were labeled and shipped to Fulton.

A groundbreaking ceremony for the reconstruction was held in April, 1964, with President Harry Truman in attendance. The church was finally rebuilt and dedicated in May 1969, more than three hundred years after the Great Fire of London destroyed it.

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William B. Sappington House

Columbia Public Library —Daniel Boone Regional Library

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COURTESY OF MISSOURI DIVISION OF TOURISM AND FRIENDS OF ARROW ROCK

Built in 2002, the Columbia Public Library is a noteworthy design by Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates. The 102,000-square-foot library is housed within a dynamic, dramatic cylindrical form. The design is a prime example of the architecture firm’s approach: collages of styles, colliding forms, and superimposing one plan idea onto another to yield geometric and dramatic interior spaces. Large skylights are “carved” from the curved, masonry cylinder to introduce abundant natural light.

Shifted grids, diagonals, and a range of materials, colors, and textures result in a more informal and humanistic architecture. The corner site at Broadway and Garth Avenue is also arranged in a highly geometric plan, with the building’s crescent shaped plan and half-circle parking lot forming a complete circle. Paving patterns emanate outward from the building and its entry.

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Considered one of the most beautiful and finest surviving examples of midnineteenth-century Greek Revival architecture in the state, the William B. Sappington House was the centerpiece of Prairie Park, a six-hundred-acre plantation three miles southwest of Arrow Rock. This country mansion is grand in scale and architectural refinement. Its sixty-foot-wide north facade features a central, two-story portico with gable pediment. A roof top deck offers distant views of the estate. A glass cupola occupies the center of the deck.

Large interior spaces feature fourteen-foot high ceilings.

Built by William B. Sappington between 1843 and 1845, the residence was continuously occupied by the family until 1910. In his time, William was a well-respected businessman and community leader, and his family was prestigious. The privately owned house is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places and can be visited by appointment only.

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An unusual surviving Greek Revival theater, Thespian Hall is a notable mid-nineteenth century civic, theatrical, and cultural center.

Upon completion, the hall opened on July 4, 1857, with a celebratory ball.

The basement served as a reading room, the main level was a theater, and the upper level housed city hall. During the Civil War, it served as barracks for troops, a hospital, and horse stable. In 1901, architect J. L. Howard renovated and expanded the building by twenty-five feet. With the decline in popularity of plays, it was transformed into a movie theater in 1912.

Over the years, it has been home to everything from political events to a German singing society. It is now the home of the Boonville Community Theater and the annual Missouri River Festival of the Arts.

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The annual Flights of Fancy Kite Festival enters its tenth year.

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Far left: This thirty-footlong fish kite is owned

by Allan Gilson of Olathe, Kansas. Left: This butterfly kite is owned by Ron and Charm Lindner of the Gateway Kite Club.

Bottom left: Face painting is free at Flights of Fancy.

Bottom right: This spike ball has a twenty-foot diameter and is owned by Don Larkey of the Kansas City Kite Club.

COURTESY OF METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE-LONGVIEW

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and green, grassy fields without trees or obstruction, the campus at Metropolitan Community College-Longview in Lee’s Summit is the perfect place to fly a kite. At least that’s just what Dr. Fred Grogan—former president of the college—thought in 2007.

“Our president at the time suggested the idea of a kite festival,” says Tami Morrow, community education coordinator at Metropolitan Community College-Longview. “We frequently have nice wind up here.”

Although Fred Grogan stepped down as president in 2013, he left a legacy of turning the Metropolitan Community CollegeLongview campus into the grounds of the best kite festival in Missouri. In April 2007, he and his staff discovered and enlisted the Kansas City Kite Club to hold the first annual Flights of Fancy Kite Festival. That initial year, the event organizers had no idea what they were getting into. They expected around 500 people.

More than 3,500 turned out. The vendors sold out of almost everything, and needless to say, it was a huge success. Much of that success undoubtedly came from the Kansas City Kite Club.

The Kansas City Kite Club does not fly your typical kites; they’re a bit more advanced than Charlie Brown or Ben Franklin’s old diamond kite.

“Most of these kites are probably bigger than your house,” says Sean Beaver, president of the Kansas City Kite Club. “Think

huge, hot-air-balloon-sized kites.

In fact, we have several longer than a basketball court and several that are three stories tall.”

Sean is the heart of the Kansas City kiting community and, frankly, the Midwest kiting community. He has been involved for almost twenty years. He’s a member of the Professional Air Sports Association as a certified kite boarder—a sport similar to windsurfing, only using a kite instead of a sail. And he travels the country promoting the sport. However, his arguably healthy obsession goes back to a singular experience.

“I don’t remember the specific event; I just remember feeling the line, which felt like a steel cable on a crane,” Sean says. “That was it. I just wanted one, and off we went. Fast forward fifteen years later, and I’ve got one of the bigger collections in the country.”

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“It just gets you looki n g up; it’s ki n d of a m etaph or for life. It gets you out of th e day-to-day an d doi n g som eth i n g fu n an d w h ole som e.”

Sean is an enthusiast just as much as he is a thrill-seeker who turns kiting into an extreme sport. Although it’s only a hobby for Sean, who works in human resources at a Kansas City engineering and construction firm, he spends most of his free time and plenty of money—more than he’d like to admit—on kites. He’s a gobig-or-go-home type of flier.

“For the last ten plus years, I’ve been flying the bigger ones,” Sean says. “If they’re smaller than a school bus, you probably won’t catch me flying them very much.”

However, not every member of the community is like Sean. In fact, most are not.

“The average consumer is not going to go out and buy these,” Sean says as he chuckles. “It’s only the people who make bad decisions like me.”

Kiting enthusiasts are just as varied as any other sort of hobby, and kites come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. There are mini-kites smaller than a postage stamp, and there are mega-kites longer than a football field. The world’s longest kite is more than three miles long and weighs more than four hundred pounds. Each category can

be further subdivided by how their wings are shaped, what they’re designed to do, and how they’re flown. In turn, kites are used for many different applications.

“There are people who enjoy taking pictures with kites,” says Linda Larkey, a member of the Kansas City Kite Club. “That’s called kite KAP photography. It’s a huge field, a lot of times it’s even a professional field. I know people who are hired by businesses to get aerial photos.”

Many professional kite-fliers exist, but the majority are hobbyists like Sean and Linda. Yet, the hobbyists still have different interests.

Some have specialized interests like flying kites indoors. Others, like Linda, are more interested in making kites than they are flying kites.

Linda first got involved when her son showed interest in kites. Reluctantly, Linda let him use his birthday money to buy him a sport kite.

“It’s kind of funny,” Linda says.

“I first thought that it was the dumbest idea—getting one of these dual maneuverable sport kites. Within six months, we were heavily involved. I’ve now been in kiting for about fifteen years.”

After enjoying flying kites for some time, Linda decided to try sewing her first kite when her son wanted a traction kite—a large kite designed to provide significant pull to the user. At the time, nobody manufactured the kite commercially, so she found plans online and resolved to sew it herself.

Her first attempt did not go very well. In fact, it barely flew. Now that Linda’s a master kite builder with an eye for design, she can hardly believe it flew at all. Her second attempt, on the other hand, went much better, and it’s been smooth sailing ever since. Her son actually still flies that kite today.

For anyone looking to build their own kite, there are many online resources. Linda recommends kitebuilder.com, but she says that truly the best way is to attend a local workshop or reach out to a local kite club for help.

“Take it one step at a time, and absolutely try to find someone in the area to assist you,” Linda says.

“You can do it without any other contact, but the learning curve is sharply reduced if you have someone you can actually talk to.”

Linda is heavily involved in the craft of kite building. She even

attends and helps organize annual kite-building events. There are kite-making events across the world, though she says kiting is larger abroad. The closest event to Missouri is the annual UpperMidwest Area Kite-making Event in Oregon, Illinois—a hundred miles west of Chicago or a fourhour drive from St. Louis. The event this year runs from February 26 to February 28. Visit u-make .org for more information. Linda will be there teaching classes.

While Sean and Linda are both enthralled by different aspects of kiting, they both enjoy going out and flying kites with other enthusiasts, which is the basis for having a strong kiting community.

Kansas City is not the only place with a kite club. St. Louis also has one, but Kansas City stands out as one of the premier kite clubs in the country.

“We’re extremely lucky,” Linda says. “We have Sean here; he flies extensively. We also have other members that do fly extensively.”

No matter where kiters are located, though, most enjoy the hobby for similar reasons. Linda says it’s

Left: Sean Beaver’s mega sock kite is more than two hundred feet long and has a diameter of thirty feet. Far left: Giant alligators fly over the Metropolitan Community College-Longview campus during the annual Flights of Fancy festival.

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one of the most affordable hobbies to get into; you don’t need to get an extensive kite collection like Sean.

Both Sean and Linda have made it a family activity, too. Their spouses and children are all into the sport; Sean even had a kite-themed wedding. Above all, though, kiting gets you outside and active.

“If I had to pinpoint one thing that was really attractive about kite flying, it was that I could get my family out of the house, off the Xbox, off the computer, and off the couch,” Sean says. “I always say spring is Mother Nature’s way of saying, ‘It’s time to party,’ so let’s get out of the house and enjoy the weather.”

Sean and the rest of the Kansas City Kite Club, however, will get out and enjoy the weather no matter what the season. This year, the Kansas City Kite Club is venturing to Clear Lake, Iowa, on February 20 for the annual Color the Wind Kite Festival, which is held on a frozen lake that’s about a four-and-a-half-hour drive from Kansas City. Visit colorthewind .org for more information. That being said, spring is usually more enjoyable: March marks the true beginning of the season, and April is National Kite Flying Month.

On April 16, as it has with each Flights of Fancy, Tami Morrow’s day is going to start early. To ready the festival to open at 10 am, Tami arrives to campus around six. There’s a lot to set up. The free festival always features food and kite vendors; a kite first aid tent, where you can repair your kite; a DJ, who will play everything from classical music to accompany the kites to pop music for children to dance to; booths for the sponsors; and more. After hours of setup, Tami can finally relax because, once 10 am rolls around, the day pretty much runs smoothly from there on out.

The day is jam-packed with events. Kite bowl racing, which is like having a go-kart powered by a kite, is one of the fan favorites. A candy drop from a kite is usually a highlight for the little children. And the kite demonstrations throughout the day are for children of all ages.

“The wonderful thing about this is that it’s multigenerational,” Tami says. “Older people come and bring a lawn chair or blanket and watch. Younger families will bring their kids and their own kites, or we always have kites for purchase at the show if they want something a little larger or flashier.”

By the time the festival is over at 5 pm, it’s been a full, yet stress-free day. Kite flying is a peaceful thing.

Watching the kites dance in the sky is both therapeutic and awe-inspiring, and flying kites is never a chore for people like Sean. In fact, it’s a form of expression.

“What we do is really no different from what painters or sculptors might do,” Sean says. “They’re just different forms of art.”

Over the past ten years, the festival has grown from 3,500 people to more than 25,000 people. It’s had some hiccups and growing pains along the way. Some years it’s been a little chilly. Some years there’s been little to no wind, and one year it rained. No matter what, though, the Flights of Fancy Festival soldiered on, and everyone involved views each year as a success. It’s a labor of love that might be hard to understand if you’ve never attended an event, but Sean says that once you’ve seen the Kansas City Kite Club in action, there’s no way you won’t leave impressed. Then, maybe you can understand the joy kiters get from the sport.

“We fly kites; you look up,” Sean says. “It just gets you looking up; it’s kind of a metaphor for life. It gets you out of the day-today and doing something fun and wholesome.”

Top: This crown kite has a twenty-seven-foot diameter and is owned by Don Murphy of Omaha, Nebraska. Bottom: Bill Ray Lewis attends the Flights of Fancy festival.

GO FLY A KITE The Kansas City Kite Club The Kansas City Kite Club is a free organization. Most of their events are free, and members pay no dues. People like Sean and Linda do it for the love of kiting. Visit kckiteclub.org or find the club on Facebook for more information and a full list of the club’s events.

Gateway Kite Club The St. Louis area also has a strong kite club, which holds several kiting events throughout the year. In fact, the Gateway Kite Club kicks off each year on January 1 with a flying event in Forest Park in St. Louis. Find the group on Facebook and at gatewaykiteclub.org for more information and a full list of events.

Flights of Fancy Kite Festival Bring a lawn chair or blanket, dust off your childhood kite, and round up the entire family for this free festival. This annual event at Metropolitan Community College-Longview in Lee’s Summit is the best way to get introduced to kiting. This year, the event is April 16 from 10 am to 5 pm. Visit kitefest.mcckc.edu for more information.

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CAPITOL CITY

Treasures Venture o˜ the beaten path in our state’s capital city, and discover Je˜ erson City’s youthful hidden gems.

BY TINA CASAGRAND

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HARRY KATZ

MISSOURIANS

might know Jefferson City for its Capitol building, the old state penitentiary, the historic museums, and ice cream at Central Dairy. But beyond the brochures, the community’s sense of pride is evident in its vibrant downtown and locally owned shops and restaurants.

“I think the pioneer spirit has always been present in Jefferson City given its location on the Missouri River as a popular steamboat stop and being chosen as the state capital,” says Katherine Reed, communications manager for the Jefferson City Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Throughout the year, Jefferson City sees more than its fair share of visitors. Sporting competitions and business at state offices attract people from every corner of the state. The Capitol area becomes a beehive during the legislative session. But after business hours, the city appears to hibernate.

Traditionally, it’s been a sleepy place to live.

“For years, there was apathy around here,” says Stephen Erangey, who grew up in the capital city and now runs an offbeat bar called Gumbo Bottoms. “People would get out of school and couldn’t wait to run away from Jeff City.”

Things are changing, though. Over the past twenty-five years, Jefferson City has grown from around 35,000 people to more than 43,000. And hometown residents like Stephen are excited to see the city evolve, as the population gets younger.

“More millennials are planting their roots in Jefferson City than in the past and becoming involved in organizations or associations to help change the cultural identity,” Katherine says.

Now, there are more places to explore the outdoors, to hear live music, to see art, and to eat delicious food. New businesses and galleries are constantly giving it a go. Even some locals have yet to discover these venues that are shaping the capital city into a youthful and diverse place to live.

GUMBO BOTTOMS ALE HOUSE Hidden in plain sight in a narrow storefront downtown, Gumbo Bottoms offers a speak-easy vibe and world-class selection of beer and whiskey. The bar and gallery, which has only about two dozen seats, has owner Stephen Erangey’s fingerprints all over it. His favorite beers are on tap, the television is often tuned to soccer, his friends’ artwork gets displayed on a rotating schedule, and he gives personal attention to any patron who stops to talk.

“You offer a platform, and once people catch onto it—once you get people not on the mainstream on board— that’s when community happens,” he says.

On Fridays, his friend Ryan Cheshire spins records he curates from his own massive collection; he usually lets the of the crowd guide his selections. Every Wednesday, the members of Lucky, a local band, convene for band practice after putting their kids to bed. Their three-part vocal harmonies fill the tiny bar with original songs and acoustic covers of Fugazi, The White Stripes, and other alternative bands. The bar has a strong identity, and Stephen is happy to facilitate the serendipitous moments that arise when people catch on to the culture of Gumbo Bottoms.

“That’s the beauty of a tiny place,” Stephen says. “We can’t project an image of something we’re not.”

221 Madison Street • 573-635-0074

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THREE STORY COFFEE

SHRUNKEN HEAD TROPIC LOUNGE

With the aid of espresso, Three Story Coffee

Winter can be rough. But do you know what

founder Tony Anderson can talk for hours about

might help? A tiki lounge with a bartender in a

how he started his company.

Hawaiian shirt, steel drums on the stereo, and colorful cocktails on the bar.

In its third year of business, the Shrunken

shop to help farmers across the world cultivate

Head Tiki Lounge is now run by Tiffany Hildeb-

cash crops. Finding the farms first and opening

rand, a fan who took over the business in 2015.

the shop second, he now sources and roasts coffee from across the world.

“I didn’t want to see it change,” she says, recalling when she learned the first owner was

When someone orders coffee at Three Sto-

leaving. “I love the atmosphere. I love how you

ry’s flagship store, Tony and his wife, Sarah, take

can sit down and have a conversation instead of

about four minutes to brew each order. That

getting distracted by a game on TV. I guess we

gives them time to talk with regulars and edu-

do have a TV, but it’s a tiny screen, and it’s only

cate newcomers about their selections’ coun-

ever playing Gilligan’s Island or Blue Hawaii.”

tries of origin; often down to the families that

Located between popular brewpub Prison

farm the beans. These stories are the shop’s

Brews and Jeff City’s only dedicated music

namesake. Now, with a tiny, second location

venue, The Mission, the Shrunken Head rounds

close to the Capitol, customers might not have

out the trifecta for a night out in the capital city.

time to hear these stories.

“This is an experiment,” Tony says. “Can we

With a couple of the bar’s strong signature cocktails—which are limited to two per per-

still engage customers and tell the story?”

son—you’ll forget you’re not on an island.

threestorycoffee.com • 122 E. Dunklin Street and

shrunkenheadtropiclounge.com

400 W. Main Street • 573-418-2081

301 Ash Street • 573-418-0460

COURTESY OF THREE STORY COFFEE; HARRY KATZ

Here’s the short version: After learning to appreciate coffee, he resolved to start a coffee

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MI PUEBLO BAKERY AND TAQUERIA Mi Pueblo stands out among area Mexican restaurants. The bakery and taqueria is sparsely furnished and offers a small, authentic menu. The tacos are topped with onions, cilantro, and a wedge of lime—a flavorful contrast to the cheese-drenched, mildly seasoned cuisine found in the Midwest. Those attuned to an authentic palate can order menudo, traditional soup; tamales; and, on the weekends, chicharrones, fried pig skin.

Owners Alma Hernandez and Manuel Zaragoza moved from Los Angeles with their daughter, Sky, in 2013 and started the bakery. Manuel keeps the shop open seven days a week and at night, and when Alma is running the counter, he delivers bread.

Sky says Latino families are excited about their baked goods, and the wider community has responded well to the restaurant. Mi Pueblo’s food, like its decor, is simple and functional. As a result, it’s some of the best Mexican around.

Facebook: Mi Pueblo Bakery and Taqueria 510 Ellis Boulevard • 573-230-8804

WASHINGTON ICE ARENA No matter what the weather is, you can find people ice skating in Jefferson City. Skaters of all kinds flock to the Washington Park Ice Arena—the only place to ice skate in Mid-Missouri.

“We get a lot of first-timers here,” says Kerri Gates, recreation supervisor.

Beginners and experts alike can sign up for classes or drop

COURTESY OF MISSOURI DIVISION OF TOURISM; HARRY KATZ

into an open skate session. Although busiest during the holiday season, the rink is open from late July to late April. There’s even a figure skating camp in the summer. Public sessions cost

THE ART BAZAAR

five dollars for admission and rentals. And for people who don’t

One of the best ways to get to know a city is to walk around its neighborhoods. If you get

want to lace up some skates, the arena’s schedule is packed

to the corner of McCarty and High Streets, you’ll find the quaint, historic Village Square.

with synchronized skating shows, recitals, competitions, and

The square, which is actually a triangle, houses the amenities of a small community:

hockey games, including the Mizzou hockey team. Olympic

hair salon, coffee shop, wine bar, and art studios. The highlight is the Art Bazaar. Owned

speed skater Carly Wilson got her start chasing her brothers

by about thirty artists, the art on display and for sale is a lively reflection of local talent.

around the Washington Park rink.

Additionally, the Washington Park Ice Arena’s annual ice

“We nurture new artists just getting started, who don’t have an outlet yet, and we also feature old pros,” says Ginny Volkart, who creates clay and glassware for the Art Bazaar.

show is the longest-running amateur ice show in Missouri.

Unique art and gifts—from whimsical jewelry to cozy scarves—abound. If you

This year’s theme is “Off the Pages,” and it will run March 4

want a souvenir, look through the print baskets for local landscapes. As an extra perk,

through March 5.

the small-town prices will help you feel rich with fine art and savings.

jeffersoncitymo.gov • 711 Kansas Street • 573-634-6580

theartbazaar.org • 1502 E. High Street • 573-634-4918

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CAPITOL CITY CINEMA Capitol City Cinema, an independent art house theater, is an ambitious project by local business leader Jami Wade.

Documentaries, independent films, sponsored classic movies, and oddball kids’ flicks are all fair game here. If you go, prepare to feel fancy. The cinema’s chandeliers, exposed brick walls, vintage movie posters, and comfy, warm leather seating create an inviting and ritzy environment. It’s clear Jami’s involvement with Ragtag Cinema in Columbia helped inform and shape the theater.

“None of this would have been possible without the support and hand-holding of Ragtag’s founders, Paul Sturtz and David Wilson,” she says. “Community involvement is everything for a small business owner.”

As a small nonprofit, they have very small budget for marketing, so word of mouth gets people in the doors.

Documentaries and Westerns typically pull the biggest crowds, but they program a little bit of everything. For now, the cinema is open only on weekends, but Jami looks forward to someday screening films five days a week. capitolcitycinema.org • 126 E. High Street

CITY OF JEFFERSON PARKS, RECREATION & FORESTRY TRAILS Jefferson City has thirty-seven miles of trails, and the city’s hilly terrain puts it on the map for San Francisco-level trekking. Five fitness trails are great for quick walks, and the new, 1.1-mile Ellis-Porter Riverside park trail takes hikers and brave bikers on a winding, rugged journey over the Missouri River bluffs and lands at Ellis-Porter Riverside Park, where Governor Jay Nixon has been spotted walking with First Lady Georgeanne.

Mountain bikers and hikers could make a day out of the trails at Binder Lake and newly blazed additions at West Edgewood Recreation Area. For those who prefer a smooth ride, walk, or roller skate, the Greenway Trail System offers fifteen miles of paved and gravel trails that run past the city’s tennis courts, Washington Park Ice Rink, Capital Arts Center, West Edgewood Park, and other area attractions along Wears Creek.

THE MISSOURI RIVER The Missouri River is a must-see. The river is best-appreciated standing directly above the water, and Jefferson City is one of the few places in the state to do so. In 2011, a bike and walking bridge connected the city to the Katy Trail just a few miles north. Walk the bridge, and pause in the middle to admire the view of the Capitol, the old State Penitentiary, and maybe even a kayak or canoe below. Continue to Carl A. Noren River Access, known locally as Wilson’s Serenity Point. You’re likely to encounter Joe Wilson and his dogs tending to the grounds, which he considers a love letter to his late wife. The spot is lined with bird feeders, benches, swings, and an enormous tree trunk washed up by a flood. If the water’s low enough, you can play on a giant trunk underneath the flags of the seven Missouri River states.

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CLIFF MANOR INN Billing itself as Jefferson City’s finest bed-and-breakfast, the Cliff Manor Inn is a popular stop for cyclists on the Katy Trail and people looking for a more personal place to relax. Two suites offer hot tubs and are reasonably priced between $85 and $180, depending on guests and amenities. Ranked number one best bed-andbreakfast and inn on Trip Advisor, former Cliff Manor guests expressed appreciation for its friendly staff. In one story, owner Steve Vylee helped visitors hose down their bikes after a muddy day on the trail. Another guest called it a “walking history book.” Built by a local judge in 1866, the gigantic building’s location in walking distance of the Capitol and business district give it an air of stately importance.

THE DOUBLETREE BY HILTON

COURTESY OF CLFIF MANOR INN AND DOUBLETREE BY HILTON

cliffmanorinn.com • 722 Cliff Street • 573-636-2013

Although Jeff City has numerous hotels to accommodate travelers, the DoubleTree has cornered the market on great views. The thirteen-story building rises like a fountain in the heart of downtown. Sapphires Restaurant and Lounge sits at the penthouse and offers a view of the Capitol, the Missouri River and its giant bluffs, and the many church steeples pointing up from neighborhoods all around the city.

“The view is awesome,” says Mayor Carrie Tergin, who attends gatherings at the hotel.

Amenities include laundry, a shuttle service, a fitness gym with an indoor pool and hot tub, a coffee shop, and meeting and banquet spaces. hilton.com • 422 Monroe Street • 573-636-5101

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S pecial Prom ot i o n

Farmington

Share a Taste for Romance

Romantic GETAWAYS

MAKE YOUR ESCAPE WITH THE ONE YOU LOVE

Get Lost Somewhere in Time Boonville

The Spirit of Adventure Awaits

Excelsior Springs

PLAN TO BE PAMPERED in historic surroundings when you make your reservations at The Elms in Excelsior Springs. Although the property itself is 125 years old, fires claimed earlier incarnations of the hotel, making the current building barely a century old. Developed to take advantage of the healing waters of Excelsior Springs, The Elms was a resort that attracted guests from all over the country, including Kansas City gangster Charles Arthur “Pretty Boy” Floyd and not-quite-President Harry S. Truman, who spent the night before his election in Room 200.

Today’s renovated Spa at the Elms offers a steam room, sauna, hot tubs, and a pool. Guests can also take advantage of couple’s massages in the privacy of their room or suite for the ultimate romantic getaway. The Elms is even said to be home to some friendly spirits and has been featured on an episode of the SyFy Channel series Ghost Hunters. For more information on this romantic getaway located just thirty-five miles from Kansas City, go to elmshotelandspa.com.

TRAVEL BACK IN TIME to an era of elegance and amenity at Boonville’s historic Hotel Frederick. Built in 1905, the Hotel Fredrick is a Missouri landmark and a beautiful example of Romanesque Revival architecture, with comfortably designed rooms that feature the best of twenty-first-century accommodations without sacrificing the classic charm.

Located near the Katy Trail and overlooking the Missouri River, the Hotel Frederick is perfect for those seeking to escape the rush and noise of the big city. The hotel’s lobby and common areas are decorated with nineteenth-century antiques that provide a rustic flavor to the restored elegance.

The Fred Restaurant and Lounge, located off the hotel’s lobby, features fine dining in a warm, inviting atmosphere. Historic downtown Boonville starts right at the front door. And if you find yourself missing bright lights and excitement, the Isle of Capri Casino is just three blocks away.

The Hotel Frederick is about ten miles from Interstate 70, offering the perfect combination of convenience and seclusion to travelers in search of comfort, style, and romance.

For more information and reservations, go to hotelfrederick.com. Use offer code ML2016.

SARAH HERRERA, COURTESY OF FARMINGTON AND THE ELMS HOTEL AND SPA

WHAT COULD BE MORE ROMANTIC than wine and chocolate? The perfect combination awaits you in Farmington.

Located just sixty miles south of St. Louis and surrounded by nine of Missouri’s most scenic state parks, Farmington offers visitors fifteen wineries, all within minutes of downtown.

Twin Oaks Vineyard and Winery offers a tasting room located in the center of the vineyard— the perfect spot for relaxing and sampling.

Visitors to Sand Creek Vineyard are invited to sample the winery’s nine varieties in the rustic décor of its spacious tasting room.

Chaumette Vineyards and Winery in St. Genevieve has been called a “wine lifestyle destination,” with a spa, private villas, a pool, and a full-service restaurant, in addition to its complimentary wine tastings.

Chocolate lovers, make plans to visit the “sweetest corner in town.” Sweetheart Chocolates at 19 S. Jackson is a candy-lover’s delight, featuring sixty-four feet of chocolate, fifty flavors of Jelly Bellys, and an entire case of sugar free treats.

Go to discoverfarmingtonmo.com for more information on these and other Farmingtonarea destinations.

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Romantic

GETAWAYS

Mizzou’s own bed and breakfast

Five luxury suites Gourmet breakfast Walk to Columbia’s downtown shops, restaurants Steps away from MU’s campus

Operated by the MU College of Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources Rated No. 1 Bed & Breakfast in Columbia, Mo. – TripAdvisor.com

SARAH HERRERA, COURTESY OF FARMINGTON AND THE ELMS HOTEL AND SPA

Make a reservation today!

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Romantic

GETAWAYS

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Relax in a spacious suite with a private bath and dine in our classic French cuisine restaurant

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BEARD

envy

Me e t the mos t epic b eards of S i lv e r D o l l a r C i t y.

PHOTOS BY H AR RY K ATZ STORY BY JONAS W EIR

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Fifty-nine-year-old blacksmith Wayne Rice sports a beard authentic to the time period when blacksmithing was a more common career.

He says he also keeps his beard to help fight the cold of winter.

WEARING A BEARD is no new trend. The first Europeans to explore Missouri, Louis Joliet and Jacque Marquette, both kept long whiskers, and it seems nearly every other Civil War general rocked facial hair of some sort. However, after the beard’s popularity peaked—arguably with the Ulysses S. Grant administration—it didn’t make a comeback until the counterculture movement of the 1960s. Since then, it has slowly made its way back into the mainstream. Today, beards are common, whether grown for utility, like warmth in the winter, or for fashion.

This past fall featured both of Missouri’s beloved baseball teams sporting plenty of facial hair in the post-season, and the much-maligned urban hipster has become the archetype of ironic facial hair. In the Show-Me State, though, our cities are, perhaps, not the best place to find an admirable beard. We look to the Ozarks, and where better than Silver Dollar City?

This Branson vacation destination is home to bluegrass musicians, burly craftsmen, Ozark woodsmen, and by default, some of the most wicked whiskers this side of the Mississippi. We traveled there recently to find what we deem to be the best beards of Silver Dollar City.

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A twenty-eight-year veteran of Silver Dollar City, glass-cutter George Stiverson has put a little more time into growing his beard than he has etching designs into glasses at the amusement park.

“The last day I shaved was the day I got married,” says the sixty-one-year-old. “That was thirty-eight years ago.”

In fact, his children, who are as old as thirtyseven, have never seen him clean-shaven.

The red-turned-gray, chest-length beard is surely impressive, but George doesn’t glorify it, or beards at all for that matter.

“It’s just a bunch of hair on your face,” he says. “You don’t want to style them; just let them grow.”

With a direct family lineage to Scotland, performer David Wallace sports European-style facial hair, with a sloped mustache and a coarse, tightly trimmed beard. Although he admits that his wife’s penchant for his fuzzy face is a major factor in his decision to wear a beard, it also serves a much more practical purpose.

“When I shave, I still get carded,” says the baby-faced thirty-five-year-old. “Having the beard helps distinguish my age.”

The beard no doubt adds to his stage persona, too. Stop by the Saloon during the day to catch David in some Vaudevillian antics, or venture to Echo Hollow Amphitheater at night to see him perform in a country revue.

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When Gene Bortner decided he was going to retire and move to the Ozarks after working in Kansas City for twentyfive years, he decided he needed a style change.

“I wanted to become a hillbilly like everyone else, so I just let my beard grow,” the eighty-nine year-old says.

That was 1978, and he hasn’t looked back. Now Gene and his beard greet visitors as they enter the park, where he’s worked for twenty-five years.

A member of Sons of the Silver Dollar, Tom Johnson first grew his beard to portray a disciple of Jesus in a Branson show called The Promise and was encouraged to keep it for a Civil War show at Silver Dollar City. He’s maintained the unshaven look, though, to match his style while he performs everything from gospel to bluegrass.

“Being sixty-years old, I do resort to chemicals to maintain a more youthful look,” he says.

To see these beards and many others, visit Silver Dollar City during its 2016 season, which runs from March 12 to December 30. Visit silverdollarcity.com for more information.

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at home

with the Earth S T O R Y B Y WA D E L I V I N G S T O N PHOTOS BY JOSH BACHMAN

The inside of Rae Machado’s home at Dancing Rabbit is also a recording studio. Each community member needs to bring in their own income while living at the village.

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The headstone of Tamar Michal Friedner sits in the center of Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage. Tamar died of cancer in 2010, and her grave was the first at the village.

L i fe a nd Dea th a t the Da ncing Rabbi t Ecovillage HER ONE-ROOM cabin is framed with wood, its walls insulated with a straw-and-clay infill, coated by earthen plaster made from sand, more clay—slaked, at a minimum, over night—and cow dung.

“The manure is an additive that I like to use for a few reasons,” the barefoot, tan, darkhaired woman in the October 2007 YouTube video says as she assembles the plaster before mending the cracks on her cabin’s walls. “One is, when it comes from grass-fed cattle, it has lots of amazing little fibers in it that are really great for tensile strength. It also has a lot of enzymes … and those enzymes are great for making the plaster more durable.”

Near her cabin, she picks up a bucket of wheat paste and adds it to the mixture, which rests on a worn tarp she repurposed from a lumberyard. The lumber company, she says, would have just discarded the tarp.

“So, stomping plaster can be a lot of fun,” she says, smiling as she mixes the ingredients with her feet.

You can get to know your neighbors by inviting them to help, she adds.

You can turn work into a dance.

Tamar Friedner learned natural construction techniques in 2000,

when she first came to Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage—a sustainableliving focused “intentional community” on the outskirts of Rutledge— for a building internship. The Massachusetts native would return a couple of years later, purchase the cabin, and until she got sick in the fall of 2009, call it home.

Today, no one lives in Tamar’s cabin. It’s similar, in terms of building materials, to other homes at Dancing Rabbit. The gravel path that loops through the village is dotted with structures that look like

giant pieces of pottery—undulating earthen facades that seem to grow out of the ground. Plants cover the roofs of others, making them look like overgrown Chia Pets. Crawling on one exterior wall is a giant green, red, yellow, and blue beetle—a mosaic made from glass shards.

The inside of Tamar’s cabin is decorated with mosaics of wildflowers and vegetables, such as garlic. Wind instruments hang on the wall near the lone entrance. The bed is neatly made, and a couple of kettles sit on the wood stove. The stove, though,

can be “quirky,” according to the typed visitors’ guidelines, which also direct them to use the broom in the corner of the room. Guests must erase their presence.

Aside from guidelines, the desk holds another piece of paper, one with a picture of Tamar. “Honoring The Memory of Tamar Friedner Through Health & Healing,” it reads. Community members have used the cabin to host guests and for physical, emotional, and spiritual healing since Tamar died in 2010.

The piece of paper hints at Tamar’s search for health, a “yearlong journey” that took her away from and back to Dancing Rabbit.

And it alludes to the sense of community at Dancing Rabbit, where her fellow villagers honored her final wishes with an intimate, natural burial, just up the gravel path from her cabin.

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Left: Alline Anderson, a Dancing Rabbit community member, runs the Milkweed Mercantile with her husband, Kurt Kessner. Below: Alyson Ewald and her daughter Cole Mazziotti relax near their home at Red Earth Farms intentional community. Alyson and Tamar were close.

The fellows from the nearby funeral home weren’t directing this burial. No, they’d traveled to Dancing Rabbit on September 17, 2010, merely to certify that Tamar Michal Friedner’s body was returned to the earth—a legal requirement. They were welcome, but they seemed out of place.

The villagers at Dancing Rabbit had dug the grave themselves.

The body wasn’t embalmed, and it wasn’t in a casket.

Unlike most funerals, there was no artificial turf to cover the dirt and dress up the grave. Instead, after the villagers lowered the corpse into the hole using ropes, friends and family took turns shoveling soil onto the body, which had been wrapped in a shroud.

Alline Anderson, one of Dancing

Rabbit’s longest tenured residents, made the burial shroud with beige cloth. A friend helped her gauge the size by lying on the floor and allowing Alline to wrap her like a mummy. It was Alline’s first shroud; she found templates online and winged it. She remembers furiously sewing, using needle and thread to work through her anger; young people aren’t supposed to get sick and die.

Beneath the shroud was a thirtytwo-year-old woman with piercing blue eyes that complemented the red, yellow, and purple wildflowers covering her body. She rested on a handcrafted litter fashioned from Osage branches.

A little girl, barefoot and blond in a bright yellow dress, stood at the edge of the grave and watched someone shovel dirt into the hole.

Behind her, Tamar’s friends and family sat in chairs or on blankets.

They wore their usual clothes— nary a black suit or dress.

On that bright, sunny day, Tamar was returned to the earth in the heart of the village, by the playground. It was what she wanted: a natural burial, in community.

At Dancing Rabbit, roughly fifty folks have come from all over the United States to live “in community,” as they say.

From an environmental standpoint, it’s a how-to model for mainstreamers: Yes, you can survive and

thrive through sustainability, they’ll say. Share cars. Use reclaimed materials for construction. Farm and garden the natural way. Limit fossil fuel consumption. Produce solar and wind energy. Dispose of waste in ways Mother Earth can reclaim it.

But Dancing Rabbit, founded in 1997, is also an evolving cultural experiment. “Rabbits,” as they call themselves, practice “nonviolent communication” and use “I-statements:” I’ve heard what you’ve said, and I’m feeling … They resolve conflicts using restorative circles. They refer to each other as “Co’s” to minimize gender labels. And the village

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has traditionally been governed by consensus, a time-intensive process guided by “facilitators” who ensure that residents are heard and that decisions are acceptable, if not agreeable, to everyone.

In the summer of 2010, when Tamar was in Massachusetts dying of cancer, the villagers came together to discuss her final wishes.

She did not want to be embalmed, to pollute the soil with more chemicals. She did not want a casket; no need to shield her body when it could just meld with Mother Earth. And she did not want to be buried on the outskirts of the

280-acre property, an old farm that had been repurposed by the Rabbits. She wanted to be buried in the center of the village, so she wouldn’t be forgotten.

“Not everyone loved the idea of having a graveyard in the middle of the village,” Tony Sirna, one of Dancing Rabbit’s founders, says.

Tony, who was on Dancing Rabbit’s Land Use Planning Committee at the time, had to consult a lawyer to work out the legalities of the burial. The committee had to weigh the location of the grave in relation to existing water supplies and planned building sites. There were

Top: Nik Garvoille is the webmaster for Dancing Rabbit, as well as a baker and cook for the village’s food co-op. Bottom: Ted Sterling shares a moment with his daughter, Aurelia.

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Tamar’s house was a small one-bedroom building. After Tamar died, Dancing Rabbit community members designated her home as a place for meditation and healing. Some of her artwork and personal affects remind visitors of the life she lived in the community.

also issues of community comfort to address.

A question that some villagers grappled with: On a day-to-day basis, how much did they want to be reminded of Tamar’s death? Her burial would be the village’s first.

Their friendship began on the drive from Massachusetts to Missouri.

Tamar and Alyson Ewald arrived at Dancing Rabbit on New Year’s Day, 2002. The first thing they did was walk to the pond on the south side of the farm and slide on the ice.

Dancing Rabbit was still in its pioneering phase back then. The village—started by a handful of Stanford University students who liked the area for its flexible landuse laws and the presence of nearby Sandhill Farm, another intentional community—had yet to build

Skyhouse and Common House, two of the larger buildings that now greet visitors at the village’s entrance. In the early 2000s, some people were still living in tents.

Tamar lived in a tent when she came to Dancing Rabbit in 2000 for a building internship. It was one of several internships she’d completed after graduating from the University of Vermont. Her travels had taken her to Iowa, where she learned about native plants and prairie grasses; the Southwest, where she helped reintroduce wolves into the wild; and Georgia, where she worked with endangered species.

She was a photographer who enjoyed taking pictures of nature, especially caterpillars. Tamar had this sense, Alyson says, that her physical body was going to change, that she would somehow be … different. The women made a pact: every year, each season, they would

From left, Dancing Rabbit community members—or Rabbits—Travis Toon and Kassandra Brown clear old, dried hay, which they will use later for mulch around Kassandra’s home.

venture out onto the land and take nude photos to document their physical transformations.

They stood on stumps and hung from tree branches. In the winter, they wore just their boots and scarves. They threw snowballs at each other and posed.

Three years before her death, Tamar photographed Alyson when she was just starting to show. Tamar, a doula and a midwife in training, would help with the delivery.

“It was an interesting birth; it was an unusual birth,” Alyson says. “At the end, it was pretty dramatic. She

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The Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage is made up of a collection of different types of houses and people, all coming together to create a community based around sustainability and living more harmoniously with the planet.

Kurt Kessner, the co-owner of the Milkweed Mercantile at Dancing Rabbit, collects old windows while working on cleaning up some areas of the small community.

was one of the people behind me that I was leaning on as I squatted on the birth stool and pushed the baby out. For me, that’s super powerful. There she was, at the birth of my child. And there she is—there’s her body—remaining here forever.”

On the morning of September 17, 2010, Alyson helped prepare Tamar’s body for the burial. Although Tamar had lost a lot of weight, her body was quite heavy. And it was cold, having just arrived from the walk-in refrigerator at Sandhill.

Sandhill Farm is a couple miles from Dancing Rabbit, down a rural route and off a rutty gravel road that might scrape the belly of a sedan.

Red Earth Farms, Sandhill, and Dancing Rabbit make up the “tricommunities.” According to the Fellowship for Intentional Community—headquartered in Rutledge— they are three of fifty-two intentional communities in Missouri, which has more communes, as an outsider might call them, than any other Midwestern state, save Michigan.

Each community is a little different. Red Earth’s focus is sustainable homesteading. Sandhill is an

income-sharing, organic-farming community. And Dancing Rabbit has more of an activist culture, committed to combating climate change. It’s not unheard of for one to join Sandhill, migrate to Dancing Rabbit, and end up at Red Earth.

As September bleeds into October, some members of the tri-communities help the folks at Sandhill with their sorghum harvest. Some of the children in the area are home-schooled together. And, at Dancing Rabbit, there’s often an inter-community game of ultimate frisbee to be had. Tamar, a soccer player, enjoyed a good game of ultimate frisbee. And she played the fiddle at Sandhill’s annual May Day celebration.

Members of the tri-communities attended her funeral. The day before, the Sandhill folks refrigerated her body after she’d been driven through the night, from Massachusetts, by her father, Amos Friedner, and her friend, Nathan Brown.

Nathan met Tamar when he moved to Dancing Rabbit in 2005. At first,

she didn’t like his body language.

He was “projecting male, domineering body language” toward women, Nathan remembers Tamar saying. She also told Nathan that some of her closest relationships started with confrontation.

One time, Nathan—who’d had a few drinks and eaten a hot pepper— stumbled into Common House in search of relief. He found what he thought was a jar of milk and drank it. It seemed creamier than usual.

Earlier, Tamar had gone to the organic dairy nearby and purchased a jar of raw, non-homogenized milk.

She’d set it in the fridge, so the cream would rise to the top; she intended it for a wedding cake she’d been asked to bake. She’d spread the word: Don’t drink the cream! Nathan didn’t get the message.

How could you be so stupid to drink that? Tamar scolded him. Don’t you know the difference between milk and cream?

“She was furious,” Alyson says, “and swore a blue streak at him up and down the hallway.”

Nathan was with Tamar in September 2009 at the Scotland County Hospital in Memphis, Missouri, when she received her cancer diagnosis. It wasn’t good. She was referred to specialists in Columbia, and along with another friend, Tereza Brown, the pair traveled south to hear even grimmer news: that it was pancreatic cancer and she likely would not live for more than a year.”

While in Columbia, Tamar, who had grown tired of sitting in

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doctors’ offices, walked out onto the grassy area in the middle of hospital’s traffic circle. She did some yoga.

Tamar wanted to treat her cancer through alternative healing. She started a yearlong blog, called The Journey, and began chronicling her experiences in September 2009.

“I went into this healing session tonight with a super baditude,”she wrote on September 27, 2009, after she had a “men’s hands on and women’s distance” healing session at Dancing Rabbit. “I now feel renewed, rejuvenated, and ready to persevere on this journey. I also have a new plan and that is to take it slow. … I am going to stop the supplements until I am in MA.”

By October 2009, she was back in Massachusetts and “whacking plastic dolls with pointed metal hammers”—Tong Ren therapy, in which the doll represents the patient and the hammer strikes are targeted to

“When we were standing in the cemetery, you could hear the cars and the trucks going by. You could hear a garbage truck processing its garbage. And Tamar said, ‘Mom, can you really imagine me at peace with all this city stuff I despise?’”

break down blockages and restore the body’s energy. From Missouri, some Rabbits assisted her, tapping their own dolls from a distance.

“Today I am planning to start chemotherapy,” Tamar blogged on November 16, 2009. “Things are not going as planned.”

A month later, after “two rounds of chemo therapy and more importantly lots of acupuncture, tong ren, tuina, and loads and loads of positive energy from people around the world,” the masses in her pancreas shrank by 95 percent. She planned to go a month without chemo.

In Februray 2010, she felt strong enough to travel back to Dancing Rabbit for a visit; she showed up bald. She wrote about sled rides,

peeing in the snow, solar panels on roofs, the absence of cars, and having no cell phone reception. Her blog post was simply titled “Home.”

“End of my rope,” she titled a post in mid-June 2010. “I am starting chemo on Monday. I believe this is the last ditch effort.”

In 2010, Eva Friedner took her daughter, Tamar, to New York, where Brooklyn and Queens meet, to where some of their relatives are buried. The women stared out at the gulf of graves.

“When we were standing in the cemetery, you could hear the cars and the trucks going by,” Eva says.

“You could hear a garbage truck processing its garbage. And Tamar said, ‘Mom, can you really imagine me at peace with all this city stuff I despise?’”

She was in a lot of pain the last three months of her life. Eva sang traditional Hebrew chants at her bedside. Nathan, who’d left Dancing Rabbit to be with Tamar for her final ten weeks, remembers she was constantly hungry, even though eating elevated her pain. She watched a lot of the Food Network, Nathan says. She was trying to zone out.

Tamar died on September 12, 2010. As she passed away, her sister, Sharón Friedner, cradled her head. Eva started chanting. A peaceful look appeared on Tamar’s face. “I have been doing this for so many years,” Eva remembers the hospice nurse saying, “and I have never seen such a peaceful, beautiful passing.

A Massachusetts funeral home took possession of Tamar’s body and packed it in a container filled with dry ice. Nathan and Amos, Tamar’s father, picked up the body on September 13, 2010, and drove for nearly twenty hours, through the night. At first, a little steam seeped from the container.

They didn’t speed. “How would we explain the body in the back if they were pulled over?” they joked.

Meanwhile, Dancing Rabbit began preparing for Tamar’s return.

The villagers started digging a grave.

The procession started at Tamar’s cabin. Nearby in a house called Bluestem, Tereza, Alline, and others prepared her body for burial. They put salve on her face before wrapping her in the shroud.

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The Milkweed Mercantile sits near the entrance of Dancing Rabbit. The Mercantile is a bed-and-breakfast that also offers dry goods to community members.

They struggled to wrap her body, Alline Anderson says she probably made the shroud too form-fitting. Some of the linen ties that wrapped around the shroud, securing it to the body, were too long. Alyson cut a piece as a keepsake. To this day, it’s fastened to her purse—a reminder that nature is in control.

Once the pallbearers got the body through the cabin door, they proceeded east along the gravel path that led to the playground.

Family, friends from the tri-communities, friends from back in Massachusetts, and others—such as some of Tamar’s fiddle students from Rutledge and Memphis, Missouri—lined the path and, as her

body passed, fell in line behind the pallbearers.

Eva led the group in some traditional Jewish chants. Some people sang. Others offered remarks.

Loved ones placed mementos in the grave: wildflowers, a seashell, and some garlic.

No headstone marked the site.

Today, a rough stump of a boulder marks Tamar’s grave. It’s decorated with a mosaic.

The mosaic pops with color. It’s a kaleidoscope of greens, browns, yellows, reds, and blues—a collection of images crafted by her fellow villagers.

Her family chose the images.

There’s a purple cone flower, a black-eyed Susan, and a rattlesnake master—wildflowers and prairie grass native to Scotland County, some of which the Rabbits replanted when they reclaimed the farm.

There’s a yellow tomato and a white garlic bulb; garlic was her favorite. The violin strikes up memories of her music when she fiddled in the Rutledge Ramblers. And at the top of the mosaic, there’s a monarch butterfly set against a blue sky.

“I think the meaning is that we’ve been here long enough that we’ve had births and we’ve had deaths,” Tereza says about Tamar’s burial. “We did it our way, kind of, not the usual way because we

don’t do really anything the usual way here. And so we kind of got to show ourselves that that’s what we’re still doing here. We did it in the way that felt good to us and her family.”

If not for the headstone, an outsider might mistake Tamar’s grave for another garden in the village. It’s surrounded by natural prairie grass and flanked by an Asian pear tree.

And sometimes, from the grave itself, garlic will sprout.

Faint whiffs of compost tease your nose at the gravesite. The only sounds are the crunch of gravel underfoot, the whap-whap-whap of wind turbines producing electricity—and sometimes, at the nearby swing set, the laughter of children.

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I’M QUITE certain the reason I rarely get sick is because I steer clear of doctor’s offices and Walmart during the cold and flu season.

Frequenting locales inhabited by those prone to snorting, sneezing, hacking, and wheezing is a slippery slope to unwellness.

The latter of this disease-laden duo is the safer because Walmart places a bottomless supply of antiseptic towelettes adjacent to the cart corral. I generally swipe 150 sheets, Lysol-boarding my goodie-wagon in an attempt to commit germ genocide.

I don’t go to Walmart often; that’s why Amazon was invented. However, I’m forced to see my doctor every three months. I’ve had high-blood pressure since I was twenty-five, and Doc can’t renew my prescription unless I drop by personally. This isn’t his fault. The blame goes to the money-grubbing hospital that won’t permit a refill without first gouging me for an office call. My last bill was more than $120 for a three-minute consultation. The nurse took my blood pressure, and Doc asked how I was doing. We exchanged a few pleasantries, and I left.

If we were to itemize my bill, the lion’s share of that $120 would undoubtedly be attributed to the hour I spent in the clinic’s luxurious waiting room.

While relaxing amidst the cacophony of the aforementioned snorting sneezing, hacking, and wheezing, I was entertained by a rerun of the Price is Right. I was further afforded the opportunity to enjoy a sign posted on the clinic window reading “If You’ve Ran A Fever Of Over 100, Please Wear A Mask.”

Now that’s some Pulitzer-level literature. It’s comforting to know that Missouri schools are doing such a bang-up job in the English department.

I’d bet good money that the author of that sign is under the impression that grammar is the woman RON MARR who married grampa.

Although I walk through the valley of butchered syntax, I will fear no bacterial evil. The fact of the matter is that, until this past December, I hadn’t even had the sniffles for about six years (knock on wood). That streak ended shortly after I hit Walmart and the doc shop on the same day. I contracted a sore and swollen throat that transformed talking, swallowing, and eating into sheer torture. I couldn’t breathe or sleep. My bones ached, and my fever spiked. I felt like I’d gone twelve rounds with Hell’s most angry Zamboni.

I healed myself quickly using a non-patented combination of garlic, habanero peppers, green tea, and cider vinegar. I mainly avoided strolling into the plague area where my doctor works. I was okay in short order, but for seventy-two hours, life was interesting.

For starters, my dogs were baffled that I’d lost the power of speech. I made them little signs— “Go Outside,” “Off,” “Quit Eating My Harmonica”—but to no avail. I can’t really blame Max and Hugo for ignoring my written entreaties; my penmanship is admittedly atrocious.

On the other hand, my suffering did have a silver lining. Mid-affliction, I received a call from a telemarketer with an incomprehensible accent that sounded either Indian, Pakistani, or Massachusetts.

While I rarely understand the diction of telemarketers, it was comforting and gratifying that this one understood me less. In a beautiful and poignant human moment, we bridged the cultural gap. We simultaneously experienced the mutual epiphany that we could communicate via Morse Code.

I strived to remember the dots and dashes from my Boy Scout days— no easy feat since I was never in the Boy Scouts—and painstakingly translated his pitch.

“Hello. This is Shamu with Hillary for America.”

I slammed down the phone and managed to croak out a garbled curse.

I knew the healing had begun.

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S.D. Strong Distilling in Parkville makes its vodka and gin sixty-five feet beneath the surface in a cave, embodying the spirit of Missouri—the Cave State.

Show-Me SPIRITS

Missouri’s bootlegger culture is paving the way for its distilling future.

THERE WAS a time when Steve Strong planted grapes in his backyard with the intention of making wine.

It was a romantic notion, Steve says, one that didn’t factor in the patience required to let them grow. The growing process took three years, and just as his vines bore fruit, Steve sold his house.

“So, we had to move, and I never got any grapes off of that vineyard at all,” Steve says. “The guy that bought it, he bought it for his son, and his son ripped out all the vines. I was so bummed.”

But Steve reflected on the vineyard that never was and discovered he didn’t miss it.

He’s not a patient person; he’s not a farmer.

He likes what he’s doing now: using locally

sourced ingredients to distill gin and vodka.

There’s no farming and not much waiting.

Steve founded S.D. Strong Distilling in Parkville in 2012. He got interested in distilling when he was playing in a rockabilly band and running in the same circles as a guy who made moonshine in his garage. Steve did some research and found out he’d have to do a mountain of paperwork to get up and running. More importantly, he discovered that he’d actually have to invest all of his money on the front end, set up the distillery, and then apply for his federal distilled spirits plant (DSP) permit.

“So, you basically put all your money in, and you have no idea what you’re going to get,”

Steve says. “After thinking about it for awhile, the thought of wondering if I should have done it for the rest of my life was a lot scarier than actually doing it and worrying about failing.”

Across the state, there are a handful of distillers like Steve. Their backgrounds are as varied as the gins, vodka, whiskeys, bourbons, and moonshines they produce. But they all share one thing in common: the appreciation for the Show-Me State’s business-friendly alcohol laws, abundant natural resources, and moonshine culture.

If you talk to this state’s distillers, they’ll tell you about Missouri’s three-tier system that takes their spirits from the still to the store to your glass. The first tier is occupied by the

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manufacturers who make liquor. The second tier belongs to the distributors, the people that get the liquor on the store shelves. The retailers make up the third tier; they sell you the booze. In Missouri, you can do all three at the same time.

“It’s wonderful,” says Ralph Haynes, vice president for sales and marketing at Pinckney Bend Distillery in New Haven, “because it’s one of only about six states in the Union where you can occupy a position on each tier.”

That’s good for business, Ralph says, because it allows Pinckney Bend to sell directly to customers. Ralph and his partners launched the distillery in 2010, and they’ve been able to establish their brand and can now afford the services of an independent distributor. But for distillers like Van Hawxby—who is a relative newcomer—the ability to make, distribute, and retail spirits helps them cut down on overhead costs and get a footing in the market.

Van founded DogMaster Distillery in Columbia in November 2012. In July 2014, he opened to the public and started working to plant his product in the city’s alcohol scene. He’s a bartender with a master’s of business administration. Part of his business model relies on

teaching local bartenders how to make unique cocktails with his spirits and inviting the public into his distillery to imbibe on the premises.

“Here in Missouri, I can do full cocktail service,” Van says. “I can have liquor by the drink

“I think there’s a lot of history in the state in general.

One of things is we kind of have this bootleggers-sort-of vibe. I guess I’ve always sort of — having lived in Missouri— always had that vibe.” here. I can sell directly to my retailers here. I can sell directly to the public. It’s extremely hospitable to what we’re trying to do.”

Just as Missouri’s business-friendly alcohol

laws provide a hospitable environment for distilleries, the state’s natural resources are fertile ground for distillation.

Mick Harris, president of McCormick Distilling in Weston, is apt to tell you how the area’s limestone-infused water encouraged the Holladay brothers to start their distillery— which would later become McCormick—in 1856. McCormick dwarfs distilleries like S.D. Strong, Pinckney Bend, and DogMaster in both size and age; the distillery is celebrating its 160th birthday this year. But regardless of the scope and age of an operation, whiskey production requires barrels. And some of the best barrels are made from Missouri white oak.

“First of all, you can source white oak here,” Mick says. “This is the leading state in the nation for white oak production for your barrels, so that’s part of Missouri. The soils are fertile; we grow great corn. With the wide variation of temperatures, the whiskey has a lot of opportunity to move in and out of the pores of that barrel, which gives it its color and many of its characteristics.”

Missouri is good for more than whiskey, though. Bryan Siddle, director of operations

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Left: The tasting room at Copper Run Distillery in Walnut Shade often plays host to local bluegrass acts. Right: Scott Eckl is the master distiller at Crown Valley. Although the company had wine and beer down, it enlisted Scott for the spirits.

at Crown Valley Distillery in Ste. Genevieve, says the state’s agricultural resources and history make Missouri an ideal place to grow and source the ingredients needed to distill all sorts of alcohol. Crown Valley offers moonshine and just released its first ever gin. The gin is made with botanical and organic herbs from the distillery’s farm.

For now, Crown Valley’s Missouri Moonshine brand is the company’s main hard liquor imprint.

The moonshine, Bryan says, is similar to the spirits made by bootleggers during Prohibition.

Copper Run Distillery in Walnut Shade also sells, among other spirits, moonshine that’s rooted in the history of Missouri.

“Specifically to the Ozark region; people think of the Ozarks as a place where the oldtimers have always made whiskey,” says Jim Blansit, owner of Copper Run. Jim shies away from the term hillbilly, but there’s a certain connotation, he says, that ties his products back to the region’s early settlers, who quickly realized the perfect water and the perfect trees—limestone and white oak, respectively— were, well, perfect for whiskey production.

“I think there’s a lot of history in the state in general,” Steve says. “One of the things is we kind of have this bootleggers-sort-of vibe.

I guess I’ve sort of—having lived in Missouri— always had that vibe.”

And while that vibe might be a source of inspiration for a distiller, there’s one important difference between the bootleggers of yesteryear and the distillers of today: the spirits that Steve and his brethren are conjuring up are legal.

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Walnut Shade

COPPER RUN Owner Jim Blansit got his start in the beer brewing industry before founding Copper Run in 2009. He’s a firm believer that you’ve got to make good beer before you can make good whiskey.

“A great way to describe my job is that I’m a chef,” Jim says. “I make food for yeast. And if I

do my job right, I make yeast happy.”

Interestingly enough, the distillery first sold rum. It still does. Alongside its moonshine, Copper Run offers a couple of white rums, a gold rum, and a spiced rum. And then there’s the company’s small-batch whiskey. All of the products are “grain-to-bottle” regional spirits. The company’s motto is “small batch, big passion.”

Jim is a one-barrel-at-a-time kind of distiller. You won’t find his products in Walmart, he says, but the time-intensive process he uses allows him to offer services like Copper Run’s Signature Barrel Program.

If you’ve ever wanted a hands-on learning experience where you can concoct your own whiskey recipe, this program is your chance.

You can stay close— at the nearby Bear Creek Lodge, for example—and take an active role in developing your personalized barrel of whiskey, helping in every part of the process from creating the recipe to handcrafting the barrel.

Copper Run also has its own tasting room, where you can sample Jim’s spirits, and the distillery offers tours. copperrundistillery.com • 417-587-3456 1901 Day Road

Ste. Genevieve

CROWN VALLEY Bryan Siddle’s passion for brewing and distilling was inherited from his grandfathers. One brewed Stag beer. The other was a chef.

“It’s kind of funny because the roots are in me,” Bryan says. “It’s definitely in the bloodline, as they say. We believe brewing is like baking bread or like making a great meal. It takes all these great ingredients to make one great beer.”

Crown Valley started as a winery in 1999, but the company had ideas for a brewery and distillery in 2006. A couple of years later, Crown Valley purchased an old elementary school, gutted it, and installed the brewery and distillery.

Missouri Moonshine might be the company’s best-known product, but Bryan and his crew make gin and vodka, too. And in December, Crown Valley just released its first ever two-year-old whiskey, called Coldwater.

Crown Valley has a tasting room where you can sample beers and ciders in addition to spirits. If you’re interested in a tour, they’re offered at noon, 1 pm, and 2 pm every day that the distillery is open. crownvalleybrewery.com • 573-756-9700 13326 Route F

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Flavor Left: All of DogMaster Distillery’s bottles of vodka, whiskey, and white whiskey are bottled by hand at the Columbia distillery. Right: Pinckney Bend started distilling gin in 2011, and the company has since expanded to include vodka, tonic syrup, whiskey, and corn whiskey.

Weston

Looking for a place in Columbia where you can learn about distillation, get a hands-on cocktail lesson, and escape overcrowded college bars with their blaring music? DogMaster is just the place.

Van Hawxby keeps the music low, and the only time the tasting bar’s TV is on is when a game of note is on.

“We are very simple,” Van says. “What you see is what you get. We don’t have any fanciful names; it’s not Butterfly Fart Vodka or something like that. It’s just vodka. We let the product inside the bottle speak for itself.”

If you’re looking for a handmade Old Fashioned or Manhattan, DogMaster is your spot.

If you’re lucky—and pay attention to DogMaster’s social media accounts—you can serve on one of the distillery’s twelve-person tasting panels. That means you’ll get to sample a dozen or so cocktails and decide which ones make it on DogMaster’s ever-changing drink menu.

Van likes to do things by committee, and his business model is centered on customer engagement. Right now, he’s a one-man operation—doing all of the distilling, distributing, and retailing—but he’s excited to watch his distillery evolve. dogmasterdistillery.com • 573-825-6066 210 St. James Street

As it celebrates its 160th birthday, McCormick is about to do something it hasn’t done in three decades: make bourbon on the premises.

“We have a tremendous Missouri bourbon heritage here, and we have not been using it for over thirty years,” Mick Harris says. “Well, there is an American whiskey renaissance going on right now.”

McCormick’s previous owners had shuttered the on-site bourbon distillation, Mick

DOGMASTER

MCCORMICK

New Haven

PINCKNEY BEND Ralph Haynes sold his first bottle of Pinckney Bend gin out of the back of his minivan in 2011.

The distillery has come a long way since then.

He and two friends founded Pinckney Bend in

At 160 years old, Weston’s McCormick Distilling Company is an empire in its own right. Its expansive property includes stills and a country store for visitors.

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Columbia

says, because they could make it cheaper elsewhere. But the quality suffered, according to Mick. Today, McCormick wants to revive its bourbon-making heritage.

It also wants to tap into people’s desires to see distilling firsthand and consume locally produced products made from locally grown ingredients. So in spring 2016, for the first time in twenty years, McCormick will start offering tours of its distillery, Mick says.

The company makes a wide variety of spirits, from moonshine to tequila to vodka to Irish cream. Mick can remember twenty or so years ago, when McCormick might have been the only distillery in the state. But the distilling business has evolved, following trends in the state’s craft beer and wine industries. mccormickdistilling.com • 816-640-3149 420 Main Street

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2010. Prior to that, they’d brewed beer together for fifteen years and experimented with Scotch.

As they saw the craft distilling business start to take off, they decided to jump on board.

Pinckney Bend now sells gin, vodka, whiskey, and homemade tonic.

“Our gin is the only gin on the planet with a companion tonic syrup, Pinckney Bend Classic Tonic Syrup,” Ralph says. “It’s also part of the featured cocktail of the Missouri Botanical Garden.”

Ralph and his crew were bothered by the state of contemporary tonic and how it had, in their words, devolved. So, they did some research and traced tonic back to its British roots, when it was used as a prophylactic against malaria. The fellows at Pinckney Bend started making their own tonic, at first for themselves and later for the distillery’s tasting room. But then, Ralph says, it got out of hand.

As its popularity increased, they decided to manufacture and sell it.

If gin and tonic aren’t for you, Pinckney Bend also offers vodka, whiskey, and the chance to buy an entire barrel of fresh whiskey and track its aging process. You can sample the barrel as it ages, and you get to decide when it’s ready.

Finally, you get to take part in the bottling and labeling of your whiskey—and you can take the empty barrel home with you. The total cost of the experience runs about $3,270.

Parkville

was there’s real specific rules on distilleries in the county that we’re in,” Steve says. “They’re under international fire code.”

Long story short, Steve would have had to install an overhead sprinkler system if he wanted to get his distillery up and running.

Luckily, the cave already had sprinklers.

Steve was hesitant at first: He worried that no one would find the distillery if it was buried in a cave. But then he had another thought: having a distillery in a cave was a great way to tap into that bootlegger vibe. He was right, and the cave has become a big part of S.D. Strong’s brand.

The cave has attracted curious visitors to the distillery. Steve says he hadn’t planned on initially offering tours, but the public interest has softened his stance. If you make an appointment, he’ll show you around. And, if you’re interested in a birthday party or other special event, you can contact S.D. Strong to see if you can host it in the cave.

Steve started out distilling vodka, but he now makes rye whiskey and gin, which won the highest honor at the Washington Cup spirits competition. Steve hopes to have a bourbon out soon, too. sdstrongdistilling.com • 8500 NW River Park Drive

Steve Strong’s distillery is located beneath Park University—in a cave.

“So the way that we ended up in this cave

Barrels are instrumental in giving a spirit its flavor. At S.D. Strong in Parkville, the distillers use white oak barrels from A&K Cooperage in Higbee to craft their vodka and gin.

Pinckney Bend has a tasting room and offers tours of the distillery, too. pinckneybend.com • 573-237-5559 101 Miller Street

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APRICOT BLOSSOM

Courtesy of DogMaster Distillery Ingredients > 2 ounces whiskey 2 ounces orange spiced tea

1 tablespoon apricot preserves Squeeze of lemon

Directions >

1. Fill your cocktail shaker with ice and ingredients.

Shake vigorously.

2. Strain in a chilled cocktail glass.

3. Garnish with an orange slice.

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LOVE IN A GLASS

Courtesy of Crown Valley Distilling Ingredients

2 ounces melted hot fudge 4 ounces half and half 2 ounces coffee Whipped cream 1/4 teaspoon sugar 1.5 ounces vodka

Directions:

HARRY KATZ

1. Mix ingredients together.

2. Top with whipped cream.

3. Serve either hot or cold.

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THE ROSE

GREEK POPCORN

Courtesy of Pinckney Bend Ingredients:

1.5 ounces vodka 1 ounce De Kuyper Peachtree Schnapps

HARRY KATZ

Directions:

1 ounce Pinckney Bend Classic Tonic Syrup 4 ounces sparkling water or club soda

1. Fill shaker with ice.

2. Add vodka, schnapps, and tonic syrup.

3. Shake well. Strain into either a chilled martini glass or a rocks glass with ice.

4. Top with sparkling water or club soda. Garnish with a lime.

Courtesy of Fancy Farm Popcorn Ingredients:

2 quarts popped popcorn Cooking spray 1 teaspoon dried oregano 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest

1/2 teaspoon garlic powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 freshly ground black pepper 2 tablespoons crumbled feta cheese

Directions:

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2. Spray lightly with cooking spray and toss.

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Sara Youngblood has owned the popular restaurant for six years and enjoys chatting with her clientele, whether they arrive by land or lake. Over the years, she’s learned what draws people to the Dam. “Honestly, it’s the food,” Sara says. “Customers have said, ‘We drive from Kansas City just to eat the tenderloin.’”

Diners tend to enjoy the tenderloin, philly sandwiches, prime rib, hand-cut steaks, and Sara’s fried chicken, which is only served Sundays.

“We do have some of the best cheeseburgers in Benton County,” she says.

Stop by for happy hour from 4 until 6 pm or all day on Sunday for the best bloody marys in town, or you can try one of the shot specials, which are determined by the bartender on duty. Every other Friday, the restaurant features live music, and local favorite Billy Claycomb, formerly of Sugarbush, regularly plays. This year for Valentine’s Day weekend, the Dam is offering a steak and lobster special.—Randy Kirby 801 Kennedy Drive • 660-438-3060

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The sticky sweet sauce is finger-lickin’ good, and each entree also comes with two sides that are heavenly on their own. Try the creamy potato salad or savory green beans.

Aside from the massive barbecue plates, the restaurant also offers diner favorites that will satisfy even hungrier patrons. Order the open-faced beef sandwich or the breaded pork, and prepare for leftovers.

BBQ Heaven is the new place to dine when visiting Monroe City and definitely worth the pit stop if you’re just passing through. Just remember that it’s okay to bring home leftovers.—Jonas Weir Facebook: BBQ Heaven • 210 S. Main Street • 573-735-1199

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SOUTHEAST BLACK HISTORY MONTH Feb. 1-28, Sikeston > Exhibit presented by the Sikeston Daughters of the Sunset celebrates Black History Month with displays and artifacts. Sikeston Depot Museum. 10 am-4 pm Tues.-Sat. Free. 573481-9967, sikestondepotmuseum.com

THE KING’S BALL Feb. 6, Ste. Genevieve > At this French-inspired celebration of music and dancing, guests are encouraged to dress in French Colonial costumes. A musical ensemble will provide instruction in traditional dance. VFW Hall. 7 pm. $5-$10. 800-373-7007, visitstegen.com

FAMILY DAYS Feb. 13, Cape Girardeau > Learn about local historic events and family life during the Civil War through music, period clothing, firearms displays, activities, and presentations. Crisp Museum. 1-4 pm.

Free. 573-651-2260, semo.edu/museum

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Feb. 13-14, Ste. Genevieve > Follow the wine trail, enjoy fine wines and decadent food, and celebrate Valentine’s Day. Route du Vin. 11 am-5 pm. $25. 800373-7007, rdvwinetrail.com

COMMON ON GREATNESS Feb. 23, Cape Girardeau > The king of conscious hip hop, Common speaks of his experiences in his sixteen years in the world of hip hop and his Grammy-nominated collaborations with Kanye West.

Show Me Center. 7:30 pm. $10. 573-651-2000, semo .edu/campuslife/speakers

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Artist Cbabi Bayoc set out to paint an image of black fathers every day of 2012. This exhibit will be shown at The Margaret Harwell Art Museum in Poplar Bluff from March 5 to 27. Call 573686-8002 or visit mnham.org for more information.

ON THE TOWN Feb. 24-28, Cape Girardeau > This hit Broadway musical follows three sailors on leave and their shenanigans in New York City. Bedell Performance Hall at River Campus. 7:30 pm Wed.-Thurs. and Sat.; 8 pm Fri.; 2 pm Sun. $19-$22. 573-651-2265, rivercampusevents.com These listings are chosen by our editors and are not paid for by sponsors.

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Feb. 26 and Mar. 25, Ste. Genevieve > Follow the map to view works by local and regional artists. Refreshments will be served. Historic Downtown. 6-9 PM. Free. 800-373-7007, artstegen.org

Feb. 19-20, St. Robert > Check out products, services, and demonstrations for every outdoor enthusiast. Community Center. 5-8 PM Fri.; 10 AM-5 PM Sat. Free. 573-451-2000, saintrobert.com

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Mar. 1-Mar. 31, Sikeston > The Bootheel Quilter’s Guild presents this quilt display. Sikeston Depot Museum. 10 AM-4 PM Tues.-Sat. Free. 573-481-9967, sikestondepotmuseum.com

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The Barn. 6 PM. $15 (children ages twelve and under are free). 573-433-9370, thebakerband.com

Mar. 22, Cape Girardeau > Join Sister in the hilarious comedy as she answers questions about pet heaven and the significance of baby chicks. Bedell Performance Hall at River Campus. 7:30 PM. $29$35. 573-651-2265, rivercampusevents.com

BREW FEST Feb. 27, West Plains > You can sample more than sixty craft beers and enjoy food offerings from local restaurants at this West Plains Council on the Arts fundraiser. Civic Center Exhibit Hall. 5:30-8 PM. $20$30. 417-255-7988, westplainsarts.org

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Feb. 29, Rolla > The Aquila Theatre Company presents Shakespeare’s beloved story of star-crossed lovers. Leach Theatre. 7:30 PM. $30-$40. 573-3414219, leachtheatre.mst.edu

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This fundraiser for Cystic Fibrosis will be held at the West Plains Civic Center on March 19.

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SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE?

STORYTIME SATURDAYS

Mar. 12, Rolla > This local dance talent show supports local theater. Ozark Actors Theatre. 6 pm. $12.

573-364-9523, ozarkactorstheatre.org

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Mar. 12, Saint Robert > This competition includes three traditional categories and a novelty category.

Community Center. Call for times. $8 per plate. 573451-2625, saintrobert.com

HAM AND BEANS DINNER SHOW Mar. 12, Dixon > The Baker Band performs at this family-friendly dinner show. The Barn. 6 pm. $15 (children 12 and under are free). 573-433-9370, thebakerband.com

108TH ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARADE Mar. 19, Rolla > This huge parade celebrates all things Irish and includes a 5K run/walk. Downtown.

5K 7:30 am; parade 11 am. Free ($25 fee to participate in 5K). 573-364-3577, visitrolla.com

ROUTE 66 PATTY’S FEST Mar. 19, Waynesville > This family-friendly street festival on Route 66 features children’s activities and live music. Downtown Square. 11 am-4 pm. Free.

573-774-3001, pulaskicountyusa.com

Feb. 3, Jefferson City > Corporal Rufus Vann took part in the 1862 Battle of Island Mound to defend his freedom and the Union during the Civil War. Vann’s descendant, Willadine Johnson, will tell his story and that of the regiment that made history.

Missouri State Museum’s History Hall. 5-9 pm. Free.

573-522-6949, mostateparks.com/park/missouristate-museum

MUSICAL TRIBUTE TO THOMAS HART BENTON Feb. 4, Columbia > Commissioned by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Orrin Evans’s Captain Black Big Band performs The Harlem Suite in tribute to Thomas Hart Benton. The Missouri Theatre. 6 pm. $15-$40. 573-449-3009, wealwaysswing.org

LUNAFEST Feb. 6, Columbia > This film festival features short films by, for, and about women and includes a wine tasting, hors d’oeuvres, and raffles. Windsor Auditorium at Stephens College. 4-6:30 pm. $20-$25.

573-443-8709, ext. 1030, lunafest.org

Feb. 6-Mar. 26, Jefferson City > With a different program each Saturday, Storytime Saturdays teach children ages three to six about Missouri’s history and natural resources through stories, exhibits, and hands-on activities. Missouri State Museum. 11 am-noon. Free. 573-522-6949, mostateparks.com/park/missouri-state-museum

ALL THINGS CHOCOLATE Feb. 10, Millersburg > Learn how to brew a perfect cup of hot chocolate, enjoy house-made treats, and learn the history of chocolate from a guest speaker.

Cherie’s Cake Boutique and Tea Room. 3:30-5 pm. $15. 573-356-6224, cheriescakeboutique.com

WILD & SCENIC FILM FESTIVAL Feb. 14, Columbia > Missouri River Relief hosts one of the nation’s premiere environmental and adventure touring film festivals. There will be food and drinks available for purchase, a bake sale, and raffles. Windsor Auditorium at Stephens College.

1-5 pm. $8-$12. 573-443-0292, riverrelief.org

ARLO GUTHRIE Feb. 24, Columbia > Folk icon brings “Alice’s Restaurant” to the stage for this fiftieth anniversary tour. Missouri Theatre. 7 pm. $36.75-$101.75. 573882-3781, concertseries.org

Upcoming Events February 13: Polar Plunge Kiwanis Lake 573-581-2100| www.mexicomissouri.net February 18-21: “Steel Magnolias” Presser Performing Arts Center 573-581-5592 | www.presserpac.com March 18: Audition Workshop Presser Performing Arts Center 573-581-5592 | www.presserpac.com

Mexico is a perfect combination of small-town charm and urban style. Artsy boutiques, jewelry, quilt shops, scrapbooking, antiques, and cultural offerings give Mexico a sophisticated air with a family-friendly attitude. Come visit us today!

March 21-22: Auditions For Summer Camps I & II Presser Performing Arts Center 573-581-5592 | www.presserpac.com

Mexico Area Chamber of Commerce We work hard as a Chamber of Commerce to be the pulse of the community, assisting all to provide services that will nurture and encourage our businesses and strengthen our community.

573-581-2765 | www.mexico-chamber.org

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BECKY’S NEW CAR Feb. 26-Mar. 6, Jefferson City > Enjoy this delightful new comedy. Shikles Auditorium. Thurs.-Sat. 6 PM; noon Sun. $35. Advanced tickets. 573-681-9012, capitalcityplayers.com

ON THE EDGE ART SHOW Mar. 1-May 25, Fulton > This exhibit features works by local artists. The reception is March 1 and features appetizers and a sealed bid auction of original art. Art House. Reception 5-8 PM; gallery open 10 AM-6 PM Mon.-Fri.; 10 AM-5 PM Sat. Free.

573-592-7733, arthousefultonmo.org

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Mar. 2, Jefferson City > This program explores the past and present of mining in our state. Missouri State Museum’s History Hall. 7 PM. Free. 573-522-6949, mostateparks.com/park/missouri-state-museum

HARVEY Mar. 3-5, Versailles > This comedy sets the stage for mending family wounds, and an unexpected romance blossoms. The Royal Theatre. 7 PM. $5-$10.

573-378-6226, theroyaltheatre.com

TRUE/FALSE FILM FEST Mar. 3-6, Columbia > This documentary film festival features a variety of award-winning films,

concerts, panels, parties, a parade, and more.

Throughout The District. Times and costs vary. 573424-6675, truefalse.org

54TH ANNUAL ICE SHOW Mar. 4-6, Jefferson City > This show is the longestrunning ice show in Missouri and showcases solo and group performances by skaters aged three to eighteen involved in the Learn-To-Skate program.

Washington Park Ice Arena. 7 PM Fri.-Sat.; 2:30 PM Sun. $5-$7. 573-634-6482, jeffersoncitymo.gov

POLISH BALTIC ORCHESTRA Mar. 7, Columbia > The largest music institution in northern Poland performs works by Beethoven, Chopin, and others. Jesse Auditorium. 7 PM. $29.75$39.75. 573-882-3781, concertseries.org

ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARADE Mar. 12, Jefferson City > Join the locals, and march to celebrate all thing Irish. Downtown. 2-3 PM. Free.

573-761-5900, visitjeffersoncity.com

CRAFT AND ART FESTIVAL Mar. 19, Marshall > Enjoy vendors a with variety of merchandise, demonstrations, hands-on children’s art activities, concessions, and prize drawings.

High School Gym. 9 AM-3 PM. Free. 660-229-4845, marshallculturalcouncil.com

WINE WALK

Stroll through downtown New Franklin on March 19 to taste local wines paired with appetizers. Local wineries including Casa de Loco and others will have bottles of their wine for sale. You can enjoy live music and horsedrawn carriage rides from 4 to 7 PM. Tickets are $15.

This event is a fundraiser for South Howard County Historical Society. Call 660-537-3880 or visit newfranklinmo.org

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LIBERTY JAZZ BAND Mar. 19, Versailles > This concert features a variety of jazz, from early Dixieland, Big Band, and gospel to modern pop hits. The Royal Theatre. 7 PM. $5-$10. 573-378-6226, theroyaltheatre.com

SOUTHWEST BEER, WINE, CHEESE, AND CHOCOLATE FESTIVAL Feb. 6, Springfield > This tasting and shopping experience features educational seminars, live music, cooking demonstrations, and more than a hundred vendors. Ozark Empire Fairgrounds. Noon-4 PM. $26-$30. 417-833-2660, ozarkempirefair.com

MUSICIANS OF SILENCE

Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts in Springfield will present Mummenshanz at 7 PM on February 25. This Swiss, masked theater troupe paved the way for nonverbal theatre and multiple new genres. The performance creates a playful and humorous theater experience without words. Tickets are $22. Call 417-836-7678 or visit hammonshall.com for more information.

Feb. 18-29, Springfield > Anton Cheknov’s classic existential comedy resonates with today’s audiences thanks to a new translation to everyday English. Craig Hall Balcony Theatre. 7:30 PM. $8-$14.

417-836-7678, theatreanddance.missouristate.edu

MAIN STREET SOUVENIRS Feb. 19, Lebanon > Scott Kirby performs a concert. Cowan Civic Center Theater. 7 PM. $20-$25.

417-532-2990, lebanonmoconcertassociation.com

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EAGLE WATCHING Feb. 20, Pineville > Join a park naturalist at the Ozark Chinquapin Trail trail head to watch for bald eagles coming in to roost. Big Sugar Creek State Park. 3-4:30 pm. Free. 417-847-3742, mostateparks .com/park/big-sugar-creek-state-park

LAWN AND GARDEN SHOW

Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts. 7 pm. $16.

417-836-7678, hammonshall.com

PERCUSSION COMPETITION Mar. 5, Lebanon > Enjoy a competition and concert. Cowan Civic Center Theater. 8 am-9 pm. $10$30. 417-532-6628, ext. 1240, mmpat.org

Feb. 26-28, Springfield > More than a hundred exhibitors offer everything from trees and landscape design to water features and patio furniture. Ozark Empire Fairgrounds. 9 am-6 pm Fri.-Sat.; 11 am-5 pm Sun. $5. 417-833-2660, ozarkempirefair.com

BUSINESS EXPO

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Feb. 27, Springfield > This fundraising party featurs a chili competition and multiple stages of live entertainment. Expo Center. 11 am-5 pm. $15-$18.

417-863-1231, sertomachilicookoff.com

Mar. 12, Nixa > Visit more than 165 booths of businesses, charities, nonprofits, and civic and community organizations. High School. 9 am-3:30 pm. Free.

417-725-1545, nixachamber.com

GUN AND KNIFE SHOW

PRO RODEO

Feb. 27-28, Lebanon > Buy a knife or gun. Cowan Civic Center Exhibition Hall. 9 am-5 pm Sat.; 9 am-3 pm Sun. $5.50-$10.50. 563-927-8176, rkshows.com

Mar. 18-19, Springfield > This pro rodeo stars funny man Lecile Harris and features intermission entertainment by Guy McLean, an Australian horseman. Ozark Empire Fairgrounds. 7 pm. $14$18. 417-833-2660, ozarkempirefair.com

PETER RABBIT TALES Mar. 4, Springfield > Based on Beatrix Potter’s beloved rabbit tales, this new production follows the classic characters on many adventures. Juanita K.

Mar. 12, Carthage > See what more than sixty-five businesses have to offer, and enjoy giveaways and food. CMC Campus Auditorium. 10 am-4 pm. $1.

417-358-2373, carthagechamber.com

OZARKS SPRING ROUNDUP Mar. 18-20, Springfield > Enjoy equestrian, ag-

ricultural, and urban vendors, seminars, equine clinicians, and demonstrations. Ozark Empire Fairgrounds. 10 am-6 pm Fri.-Sat.; 10 am-3 pm Sun. Free.

417-833-2660, ozarkempirefair.com

EASTER EGG HUNT Mar. 26, Hollister > Visit with the Easter Bunny, enjoy face painting, and hunt for decorated eggs.

High School football field. Noon-1:30 pm. Free. 417334-3050, hollisterchamber.net

DRACULA: A ROCK BALLET Mar. 31, Springfield > Madison Ballet’s steampunk production, set to original rock music, strips Bram Stoker’s classic story to its bare essentials. Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts. 7:30 pm. $22. 417-836-6767, hammonshall.com

KANSAS CITY PULLMAN PORTER’S EXHIBIT Feb. 1-April 30, Kansas City > This exhbit features specific social events, important concepts, and historical moments in the history of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters. Bruce R. Watkins Cultural Heritage Center. 10 am-6 pm Tues.-Sat. Free. 573751-6818, brucewatkinscenter.com

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NOISES OFF Feb. 5, Lee’s Summit > This comedy gives you a glimpse of what happens on and off stage. West Side Stage at West High School. 7 PM Fri.-Sat.; 2 PM Sun. $6. 816-986-1499, westsidestage.com

LOVE IN BLOOM Feb. 27, Kingsville > This wedding fair features samples, tips from pros, and live music. Powell Gardens. 10 AM-3 PM. $10. 816-697-2600, powellgardens.org

TASTE OF LEE’S SUMMIT Mar. 5, Lee’s Summit > This Educational Foundation fundraiser features food and live and silent auctions. The Pavilion at John Knox Village. 6-10 PM. $65. 816-986-1015, lsedfoundation.com

Mar. 12, North Kansas City > Wee the People is the theme for this three-hour parade followed by a festival with a children’s area, stage, carnival, and food vendors. Downtown. 11 AM-6 PM. Free (except carnival). 816-548-3113, snakesaturday.com

MORPHOS IN MARCH

Powell Gardens in Kingsville flutters to life with the Spring Butterfly Exhibit. Step in to the tropical rainforest, and see blue morpho and paper kite butterflies along with an orchid collection. Running from March 12 through April 13, this exhibit is open from 10 AM to 4 PM and costs from $4 to $10. Call 816-697-2600 or visit powellgardens.org for more information.

SHOW ME CRAFTERS Mar. 12-13, Sedalia > Handmade crafts will be on display and for sale. Missouri State Fairgrounds Ag Building. 9 AM-4 PM Sat; 9 AM-3 PM Sun. Free. 660281-1077. sedaliachamber.com

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NORTHWEST MARY POPPINS Feb. 12-14, St. Joseph > Enjoy this live version of one of Disney’s most popular movies. Missouri Theatre. 7:30 PM Fri.-Sat.; 2 PM Sun. $10-$30, rrtstjoe.org

CHAMBER ORCHESTRA III Feb. 14, St. Joseph > This performance features symphony musicians. First Christian Church. 3-4 PM. $10-$23, 816-233-7701, saintjosephsymphony.org

UKULELE ORCHESTRA Feb. 20, St. Joseph > See this New Zealand ensemble. Missouri Theatre. 7:30 PM. $12-$42. 816279-1225, saintjosephperformingarts.org

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THE ODD COUPLE Mar. 4-13, St. Joseph > See this classic comedy.

Robidoux Landing Playhouse. 7:30 PM Fri.-Sat.; 2 PM Sun. $15-$35. 816-232-1778, rrstjoe.org

RAVE ON! Mar. 20, Chillicothe > See a Buddy Holly interpreter. Gary Dickinson Performing Arts Center. 3 PM. $10-$18. 660-646-1173, billymcguigan.com

THE QUEBE SISTERS

Texas swing with a twist comes to the Gary Dickinson Performing Arts Center in Chillicothe on February 14.

These sisters are champion fiddlers who sing like the Andrew Sisters and have shared the stage with Willie Nelson, Ray Price, George Strait, Marty Stuart, and Merle Haggard. The show starts at 3 PM, and tickets cost $10 to $20. Call 660-646-1173 or visit quebesister.com for more information.

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OUT LIKE A LION Mar. 26, St. Joseph > This Classical music concert features the Fountain City Brass Band. Missouri Theatre. 7:30 PM. $5-$43. 816-233-7701, saintjosephsymphony.org

forms a concert on Friday and Saturday. There will also be piano competitions. Ophelia Parrish Performing Hall at Truman State University. 7:30 PM Fri.; all day Sat. Costs vary. 660-785-4417, truman.edu

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MARDI GRAS CELEBRATION Feb. 9, Macon > Enjoy a New Orleans-style dinner and cajun music. Royal Theatre. 6:30 PM. $20. 660385-2924, maplesrep.com

GALLERY WALK

CELTIC PIPES AND DRUMS

The Kansas Celtic Pipes and Drums performance in Moberly is at the Moberly Area Community College Auditorium at 7 PM. Tickets cost $3 to $10. This concert features Scottish and Irish pipes, drums, and Celtic folk instruments. Wear green to the concert. Call 660-414-5604 or visit moberlychamber.com for more information.

Feb. 13 and Mar. 12, Hannibal > Visit the area galleries, and enjoy special guest artists and refreshments. Downtown. 8 PM. Free. 573-221-6545, visithannibal.com

HARMONIUM BRASS Feb. 14, Moberly > This performance covers Renaissance to contemporary music. Valentine’s Day desserts will be served. 4th Street Theater. 2 PM. $3$10. 660-414-5604, moberlychamber.com

TRUMAN PIANO FESTIVAL Feb. 19-20, Kirksville > Guest artist Dr. Lisa Yui per-

Feb. 24, Kirksville > This hit musical is inspired by the famed recording session that brought together Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins for the first and only time. Baldwin Hall Auditorium at Truman State University. 7:30 PM. $11.

660-785-4016, lyceum.truman.edu

BOOK LOVER’S SALE Feb. 26-27, Hannibal > Used books, magazines, and audiovisuals will be on sale. Hannibal Free Public Library. 10 AM-5:45 PM Fri.; 10 AM-3 PM Sat. Most items under one dollar. 573-221-0222, hannibal.lib.mo.us

POLAR PLUNGE Feb. 27, Hannibal > Take a dip in the Mighty Mississippi to support Special Olympics. Hannibal Boat Ramp. Call for times and participation costs. Donations excepted. 573-221-0154, hannibalparks.org

PHI MU ALPHA JAZZ FESTIVAL Feb. 27, Kirksville > Enjoy jazz competitions and performances. Baldwin Auditorium. Times and costs vary. 660-785-4417, upsilonphi.org/jazzfest

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ANTIQUE SHOW AND SALE Mar. 26, Paris > More than forty-five premium dealers sell and show a wide variety of quality antiques. High School. 9 AM-3 PM. $5. 660-327-4034

50 MILES OF ART Mar. 26-27, Hannibal, Louisiana, Clarksville > Visit artists studios for a unique look in to how they create their art works. Scenic Hwy. 79. Times vary.

Free. 573-221-2477, hannibalarts.com

ST. LOUIS CRAFT UNCORKED Feb. 5, St. Louis > Get instruction on how to make a Valentine’s Day pop-up card or book while enjoying a glass of wine and snacks. Craft Alliance Center of Art + Design at the Delmar location. 6-8:30 PM. $35 (21 and over). 314-725-1177, craftalliance.org

Feb. 5-6, St. Louis > This performance uses dance, music, and photography to take the audience on a journey through black history. Founders’ Theatre at COCA. 7 PM Fri.; 5 PM Sat. $14-$18. 314-561-4877, cocastl.org

BASKET CLASSES Feb. 6 and Mar. 5-6, St. Charles > Make a handcrafted basket (a magazine basket in February and egg basket in March). First Missouri State Capitol State Historic Site. 10 AM-3 PM. $40. Registration. 636-940-3322, mostateparks.com/park/first -missouri-state-capitol-state-historic-site

SPIES, TRAITORS, AND SABOTEURS Feb. 6-May 8, St. Louis > Created by the International Spy Museum, this exhibit ranges from the Revolutionary War to the War on Terrorism and provides a perspective on terror and espionage on American soil. Missouri History Museum. 10 AM-5 PM (8 PM Tues.). Free. 314-746-4599, mohistory.org

DISGRACED Feb. 10-Mar. 6, Webster Groves > Raw, turbulent, and unsettling, this drama reveals hidden attitudes toward modern culture and faith. Loretto-Hilton Center for the Performing Arts. Show times vary. $17.50-$79.50. 314-968-4925, repstl.org

CELEBRATION OF CCC Feb. 13, 20 and 21, De Soto > Enjoy naturalistguided bus and walking tours to see the work by the Civilian Conservation Corps. Washington State Park. Bus tours 10 AM and 4 PM; walking tour 1 PM Sat.; bus tour 1 PM and walking tour 3 PM Sun. Bus tours need reservations. Free. 636-586-5768, mostateparks.com/park/washington-state-park

DUCT TAPE DERBY

Get out the duct tape, cardboard, paint, and glue, and create a super sled. Watch these inventions fly down the hill at the Hidden Valley Ski Resort in Wildwood on February 28. The event is free to participate and to watch. Check in is at 9 AM, and the last runs are around noon. For more information, call 314-9836249 or visit wil92.com/duct-tape-derby.

CHOCOLATE WINE TRAIL

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Feb. 20-21, Hermann > Follow the wine trail to seven wineries, and sample wines paired with chocolate creations. Local area wineries. 10 AM-5 PM Sat.; 11 AM-5 PM Sun. $30. Advanced tickets. 800932-8687, hermannwinetrail.com

Mar. 19-20, Chesterfield > In celebration of Women’s History Month, experience the historic village through the eyes of the women that lived there.

Faust Historic Village. 1-5 PM. Free. 314-615-8328, stlouisco.com

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Feb. 23-Mar. 6, St. Louis > The Carole King musical follows the true story of King’s remarkable rise to stardom. Fox Theatre. Times and ticket prices vary.

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Mar. 19-20, De Soto > Bring a picnic lunch to enjoy during this guided hike along the Big River flood plain lasting approximately 1.5 hours. Washington State Park. 1-2:30 PM. Free. 636-586-5768, mostateparks.com/park/washington-state-park

BOAT AND SPORTSHOW Feb. 24-28, St. Louis > See hundreds of boats from pontoons to luxury cruisers, compete in an owl hooting contest, and get tips on how to care for your boat. America’s Center. 5-9 PM Wed.; 2-9 PM Thurs.; noon-9 PM Fri.; 10 AM-9 PM Sat.; 11 AM-5 PM Sun. $12. 314-342-5901, stlouisboatshow.com

CENTENNIAL BEER FESTIVAL Feb. 25-27, St. Louis > This festival features more than 175 beers from 25 local craft breweries and international breweries. Moulin Events and Meetings.

6-9 PM Thurs. Brewmaster dinner ($69.50); tastings 6-9 PM Fri.; 2-5 PM and 6-9 pm Sat. $31.75-$34.75.

314-621-1996, centennialbeerfestival.com

MOOLAH SHRINE PARADE Mar. 5, St. Charles > See clowns, miniature cars, musicians, and other entertainment. Riverside Dr. Noon-4 PM. Free. 636-946-7776, historicstcharles.com

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Directory of our Advertisers Arrow Rock, p. 91 Beks Restaurant, p. 92 Bent Tree Gallery, p. 92 Big BAM, p. 80 Branson Visitor’s TV, p. 87 Callaway County Tourism, pgs.

4&5 Cape Girardeau CVB, p. 15 Carthage CVB, p. 15 City of Mexico, MO Tourism, p. 86 Clay County Tourism, p. 2 Clinton Area Chamber of Commerce, p. 82 Columbia Orthopaedic Group, p. 17 Crow Steals Fire, p. 10 Daniel Boone Historic Home and Heritage Center, p. 92 Fayetteville AR, p. 70 Hannibal CVB, p. 17 Harding University, p. 18

Hermann Tourism, p. 93 Hermann Hill Vineyard & Inn, p. 100 Hermann Wurst Haus, p. 84 Iowa Tourism, pgs. 68 & 69 Isle of Capri, p. 3 James Country Mercantile, p. 84 Jefferson City CVB, p. 90 KCPT, p. 85 KMOS, pgs. 94 & 97 Lebanon, MO Tourism, p. 6 Lexington, MO Tourism, p. 91 Lincoln, NE CVB, p. 67 Lindsborg, KS CVB, p. 70 Maryland Heights CVB, p. 82 Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry, p. 95 Missouri Life Books, p. 70 Missouri Life Reader Survey, p. 21 Missouri Life Travel, p. 67 Missouri Propane, p. 13 Missouri State Parks and Historic

Sites, p. 21 Moberly Chamber of Commerce, p. 89 Planters Barn Theatre, p. 92 Platte County CVB, p. 93 Rolla Area Chamber of Commerce, p. 10 Saleigh Mountain, p. 10 Salem Area Chamber of Commerce, p. 22 Show Me Gourd Society, p. 91 Socket, p. 99 The Sound of Gravel, p. 88 Stone Hill, p. 22 Stone Hollow Studio, p. 10 Table Rock Lake Chamber of Commerce, p. 9 Titanic Museum Attraction, p. 25 True/False Film Festival, p. 11 Truman State University Press, p. 91

ROMANTIC GIFTS AND GETAWAYS Boone’s Colonial Inn, p. 53 Boonville Tourism, p. 51 Chaumette Vineyard & Winery, p. 52 City of Farmington, p. 52 The Gathering Place Bed and Breakfast, p. 51 Hotel Frederick, p. 53 Inn at Ste. Gemme, p. 52 The Old Brick House, p. 52 Old Trails Region, p. 51 The Raphael Hotel, p. 53 Somewhere Inn Time, p. 52 St. Joseph CVB, p. 51 Ste. Genevieve, MO, p. 52

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Misso˜ iana Make some cocktail connections, and take some architecture advice.

St. Louis’s standout structures...

BY JONAS WEIR

March is NATIONAL Peanut Month, and George Washington Carver—one of the peanut’s GREATEST innovators—is a Missouri native.

Missouri has three BUILDINGS on the American Institute of Architect’s “America’s Favorite Architecture” list: Union Station, the Gateway Arch, and the Wainwright Building.

All THREE are in St. Louis.

“NEVER REFUSE TO DO A KINDNESS UNLESS THE ACT WOULD WORK GREAT INJURY TO YOURSELF, AND NEVER REFUSE TO TAKE A DRINK—UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.” —Mark Twain

Wise words?

“It is not easy to do something good, but it is extremely difficult to do something bad.”

—Architect and St. Louis native Charles Eames

ANDREW BARTON

COMEDIAN CEDRIC THE ENTERTAINER WAS BORN IN JEFFERSON CITY.

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