Timeoffwebmar2014 by Patricia Catanzaro

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DINING • SHOPPING • ENTERTAINMENT • RECREATION • CULTURE

FF TIME O The GO-TO Guide To What’s Happening in St Charles

MAR-APR, 2014

FREE • TAKE ONE www.gatewaycreative.net

Say “I Do” to Your Wedding at Innsbrook! Innsbrook offers luxurious amenities and an incredible lake setting to provide the ultimate venue for your big day. See story on page 7

Easter Fun & Festivities Around Town Last Minute Spring Break Ideas In Focus: Parties and Weddings Active Kids: Youth Sports in St. Charles New This Issue:

Rock n’ Roll Connection to St. Louis... Exclusive interview featuring Journey on page 24

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Contents TIME OFF

MAR-APR, 2014

Your Guide To What’s Happening In The St. Charles County Region

All Around Town

About The Magazine ................5

What’s Happening March Listings ........................... 8 April Listings.............................14

What’s New What’s New ....................................6 Here’s a look at new businesses popping up around town

Editorial Features On The Front Cover...................7 Innsbrook-The perfect venue for your wedding!

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Fun Waterskiing Events .........17 On The Back Cover .................19 SealMaxxPlus Easter Happenings ................20 Kids Sports Teams...................22 Rock & Roll Connection .........24 New- Exclusive Journey Interview Business Brief...........................26 Spring Break Ideas ...............27 Restaurant Spotlight...............28 Who’s Who ...............................30

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Publisher- Pat Catanzaro, Gateway Creative, Inc. Creative Design/Production- Dave Schellenberg Advertising Sales-Pat Catanzaro, Phil Catanzaro, Editorial Writers- Robin Garrison Leach, Scott Drachnik Event Coordinator- Robin Leach

Copies of TimeOff are distributed through direct mail and at more than 400 locations throughout St. Charles, including select Schnucks & Dierbergs

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TA K E T I M E OF F !

LIFE CHANGING

Welcome Readers!

Adult Day Care

Happy Spring! Welcome to the Mar/Apr issue of TimeOff featuring Easter happenings, St. Patty’s Day celebrations, Spring break and lots of great things to do outdoors this beautiful time of the year. Also included is an article on a wonderful venue to host a wedding-Innsbrook resort! It’s just a short drive from St. Charles. Please remember to “Like Us” on Facebook. We give away Fox tickets on a random basis to our friends. You could be the next lucky winner! Thanks once again for your response to our clock contest. Wow! We are shocked and pleased to get so many emails, letters and faxes letting us know that TimeOff is one popular magazine in St. Charles County! Look for our May/Jun issue hitting the streets and mailboxes on May 1. Til next time around....... Pat Catanzaro, Publisher

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Who Pays for Services? • Private Payers • Medicare • Private Insurance • Area Agencies of Aging

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oin us in our fun Treasure Hunt contest and be eligible to win a $50 gift certificate to a local restaurant. Simply find our icon- a TimeOff clock, of course! Then mail, fax or email your name, address, phone number and where you picked up a copy of TimeOff. Clue- It’s hidden somewhere in TWO of our ads. Congratulations to our winners of last issue’s contest: Carolyn Strassner of St. Peters who picked up her copy at Farmhouse Restaurant & Lisa Terry of St. Charles who picked up her copy at Fratelli’s Ristorante. The clocks were hidden in the Cabinets & Granite ad and the Miss Aimee B’s ad. Gift certificates to Salvatore’s, Rendezvous, Farmhouse, or Magpie’s or a surprise restaurant are on the way to our winners! Send to: TOT c/o Gateway Creative/TimeOff, 5988 Mid Rivers Mall Drive, St. Charles, MO 63304 Fax 636-536-9611 or email timeoff@gatewaycreative.net

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Around Town

New Business Fierhouse Subs ribbon cutting

New Businesses, if you’d like to be included on this page, send information and .jpg photo to: timeoff@gatewaycreative.net

Complete Wellness ribbon cutting

Act on Dentistry

Pastrami Joynt

Firehouse Subs 1320 Bass Pro Drive St.Charles 63301 636-724-4668

Megan Meier Foundation 515 Jefferson Street St. Charles, MO 63301 636-757-3501

Act on Dentistry 1871 West Pearce Blvd. Wentzville, MO 63385 636-327-5600

Wagyu in Japan 6101 Mid Rivers Mall Drive St. Peters, MO 63304 636-922-7080

Missouri Steam Company 420 South Main St. Charles, MO 63301. 636-219-7408

Pain Relief Associates 2682 Bable Creek Lane O’Fallon, MO 63366 636-978-3000

The Pastrami Joynt 7123 Mexico Road St. Peters, MO 636-278-3333

Angels of Mercy Healthcare 1600 Heritage Landing St. Charles, MO 63303 636-838-3344

Complete Wellness Chiropractic 1272 Jungermann Rd St. Peters, MO 63376 636-751-3150

O’Sewpersonal 1167 Bryan Road O’Fallon, MO 63366 636-294-7922

Diamond Shoppe 7127 Mexico Road St. Peters, MO 63376 636-279-1375

Mattress Direct 331 Costco St. Peters, MO 63376 636-278-3099

Devine Finds 320 Sonderen O’Fallon, MO 63366 636-294-2014

Fanny’s Academy 230 Jungermann Road St. Peters, MO 63376 636-485-0928

Fairfield Inn & Suites 130 Crossroads South Dr. Wentzville, MO. 63385 636-332-5000

Congrats...to all our newly opened St. Charles businesses. We’re glad to have you be part of our community!

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Innsbrook is Giving Away a Dream Wedding - in Addition to Packages for Budget Friendly Weddings

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Front Cover Feature

o say planning a wedding can be stressful is an understatement. You’re looking forward to a perfect day, but you’re constantly worrying about all of the little details. Wouldn’t it be amazing if you could have the wedding of your dreams without the stress? Now you can with Innsbrook’s Wedding Giveaway! Innsbrook, in partnership with St. Louis’ Best Bridal and several popular area vendors, is going to make one lucky couple’s dream come true with a gorgeous $30,000 dream wedding at Innsbrook. “Whether you recently became engaged or have been engaged for years, this is a must-enter contest,” said Katie Tucker, Innsbrook director of marketing and events. “It’s a simple process– just submit your photo and love story and you’re in.” If you win this dream event you’ll receive a beautiful wedding ceremony and reception at Innsbrook with everything you need to make your day a real-life fairytale, including: food and beverage for up to 175 guests; arrival to the ceremony by carriage; photo packages; $1,000 towards a wedding gown; reception entertainment; vintage décor; and much more. Enter to win online through March 31 at InnsbrookWedding.com. Set amid 7,500 acres of wooded countryside with more than 100 glistening lakes, Innsbrook offers a world of possibilities for your special day. The stunning venue has created some exciting new packages this year, all designed for the budgetminded bride and groom. “There are so many new and exciting things going on at Innsbrook this year,” said Jeannie Mueller, Innsbrook wedding and event manager. “We’re giving away a

If you win this dream event you’ll receive a beautiful wedding ceremony and reception at Innsbrook with everything you need to make your day a real-life fairytale. delicious snow cones. Cozy up by the crackling bonfire and create a yummy treat from the s’mores bar for a sweet end to the day’s celebration – and a sweet start to your new life together. If you truly want a no-fuss, no-muss wedding ceremony, Innsbrook’s Just the Two of Us package fits the bill. This elopement package is a simple, intimate celebration of a couple’s love and life together, ideal for couples who just want to get away together without the hassle of planning, whittling away at guest lists, and logistics overload. Innsbrook will provide everything you need for your party for two – a ceremony at your choice of locations on over 7,500 acres of stunning and scenic sites: in a historic log cabin and at the head of a nature trail, are just a few of your options. Since it’s just the two of you, Innsbrook offers a variety of gorgeous locations to hold your intimate ceremony. “Innsbrook is just such a perfect place to get married. We have so much to offer from overnight accommodations and contingency plans for outdoor ceremonies, to hayrides, and a horse and carriage. The list is endless!” said Mueller. For more information on any of these packages or the Wedding Giveaway, call (636) 928-3366 ext. 884, email weddings@innsbrook-resort.com, or go to www.innsbrook-resort.com/weddings. There, you’ll find special offers, photo galleries, and more.

Innsbrook

Dream Wedding giveaway wedding, renovating the main Lodge and offering several new packages that will fit any wedding budget!” Innsbrook’s Perfect Country Wedding package is just what you need if you are looking for a rustic and memorable storybook affair. This package features a ceremony at Innsbrook’s charming and picturesque Farmhouse or on the serene Oak Lawn, and includes the officiant. Guests will enjoy the ceremony from their hay bale seats as they watch the bridal party arrive in country fashion on a hayride. The menu features mouthwatering farm favorites, domestic beer, and house wines. Your guests will be delighted as they enjoy refreshing drinks out of mason jars and

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March Arts & Culture

Community Events

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TimeOff Treasure Hunt In the ads within this issue, we've hidden a TimeOff Clock Logo for you to find. When you find it, e-mail your findings along with the name of the ads in which you found the logo and where you picked up your copy of TimeOff. When we receive your information, we'll enter you into a drawing for a $50 gift certificate to an area restaurant. Happy Hunting!

Events

Send Your Findings to: TOT Contest E-mail: timeoff@gatewaycreative.net Mail to: 5988 Mid Rivers Mall Drive St. Charles 63304 Fax to: 636-536-9611

Kids & Teens

Sports & Outdoors

St. Pat’s Day Festivities

Health

Seniors

Business

Missouri Valley Conference Basketball Tournament

Week of March 1 18th Annual Crazy Bowl Date: Sat, Mar 1 Time: Registration 5:30pm: Bowl 6pm Location: St. Charles Lanes Cost: $20 per bowler Contact: 636-441-0329 or 636-940-3333 x266 Tri County Citizens Advisory Board bowling event. Games, shoes rental and prizes for a great cause.

Mardi Gras Party Date: Sat, Mar 1 Time: 7pm Location: Long and Winding Road Restaurant, New Melle Cost: $20 person, $160 table of 8 Contact: 636-398-5375 or bbeauparlant@ourladysinn.org Party to benefit Our Lady’s Inn. Trivia, auction, karaoke, prizes drinks and appetizers. Menu items for purchase; % to benefit Inn.

Bridal Open House 2014 Date: Sat, Mar 1 Time: Noon-4pm Location: Montelle Winery Cost: $10 Contact: 636-228-4464 or www.montelle.com Join us for a Winery Wedding at our Bridal Open House! The scene will be set for ceremony and reception and preferred vendors will meet and greet.

Mardi Gras Parade Date: Sat, Mar 1 Time: 11am Location: Historic Soulard Cost: Free Contact: 314-771-5110 or www.stlmardigras.com Annual parade in downtown St. Louis. Get your beads!

March Morph Mania Date: Sat, Mar 1-Mon, Mar 31 Time: 9am-4pm

Listings are organized in chronological order by week and date. Simply take note of the color coded categories on each page, scan the dates and locate the types of events you are looking for. Enjoy your TimeOff! Cost: $7 Contact: 636-332-4600 or wentzvilleicearena.com Price includes admission and skate rental. Come each Saturday evening in March.

Location: Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House Cost: Garden Admission Contact: 636-530-0076 or www.butterflyhouse.org Learn more about butterfly farms and where these tropical beauties are raised in Costa Rica.

Trivia Night-Garden Style Washers Tournament

Date: Sat, Mar 1 Time: 6pm-10pm Location: Missouri Botanical Garden Cost: $300 table of 10 Contact: 636-577-5100 or www.mobot.org Proceeds from the event will support the Doris I. Schnuck Children's Garden.

Date: Sat, Mar 1 Time: Noon Location: Quail Ridge Park, Wentzville Cost: $25 for 2-person team, free to watch Contact: 636-949-7535 or www.sccmo.org Annual Washers Tournament held inside the National Horseshoe Pitchers Association Hall of Fame building at Quail Ridge Park.

Week of March 2-8 Celtic Nights

Disney on Ice

Date: Sun, Mar 2 Time: 2pm Location: J. Scheidegger Center for the Arts Cost: $46.50-$28.50 Contact: 636-949-4433 or www.lindenwoodcenter.com The audience is invited to travel along on a journey of hope, transported in time through ballads, choreography and a stirring story.

Date: Sat, Mar 1 & Sun, Mar 2 Time: Sat: 11am, 3pm, 7pm—Sun: 1pm, 5pm Location: Scottrade Center Cost: $75- $15 Contact: 800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com Disney on Ice presents Rockin’ Ever After. Last two days.

DJ Skate Date: Sat, Mar 1 Time: 8:10pm-11pm Location: CenturyTel Ice Arena, Wentzville

The Fantasticks Date: Sun, Mar 2 Time: 3pm Location: Touhill Performing Arts Center Cost: $49-$29 Contact: 314-516-4949 or www.touhill.org The Fantasticks is the longest-running musical in history! Performed by The Nebraska Theatre Caravan.

Senior Citizen Police Academy Date: Tuesdays, Mar 4-Thursdays, Mar 27 Time: 1pm-2pm Location: O’Fallon Senior Center Cost: Free: No registration required Contact: 636-240-3200 or kdehart@ofallon.mo.us Seniors learn how to protect themselves and law enforcement procedures & more. Attend all classes for completed program; come to as many as can.

BUGjar Club Date: Tuesdays, Mar 4, 11,18, 25 Time: 9:30am-10:30am Location: Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House Cost: Garden Admission Contact: 636-530-0076 or www.butterflyhouse.org Join our club and learn more about butterflies and insects. Drop-in program for young children; crafts and fun. New bug each month.

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Fat Tuesday Parade

Panache That Pays

Date: Tues, Mar 4 Time: 7pm Location: Washington Ave., St. Louis Cost: Free Contact: 314-771-5110 or www.stlmardigras.org The beads will once again be flying as the Mardi Gras season enters its final hours.

Date: Thurs, Mar 6 Time: Noon-1:30pm Location: SCC Private Dining Room Cost: $10-$5: Tickets Contact: 636-922-8243 or mtoebben@stchas.edu Masria Peniciaro Everding, business etiquette consultant, will speak on workplace survival skills; four-course lunch.

Watercolor at its Best Date: Tuesdays, Mar 4-Mar 25 Time: 6pm-9pm Location: St. Peters Cultural Arts Centre Cost: $104 Contact: 636-397-6903 or www.stpetersmo.net Learn basic watercolor techniques from artist Jerry Thomas.

St. Charles Boat Show Date: Thurs, Mar 6-Sun, Mar 9 Time: Daily Location: St. Charles Convention Center Contact: 636-669-3000 www.lakeozarkboatdealers.com Annual boat show at the Convention Center. See website for details.

Bingo Date: Wed, Mar 5 Time: Noon-2:30pm Location: Renaud Spirit Center Cost: $18-$15 Contact: 636-474-2732 or www.renaudspiritcenter.com Play bingo with your friends at Renaud.

SCC’s Center Stage Theatre: “The Elephant Man” Date: Wed, Mar 5-Sun, Mar 9 Time: 5-6: 7:30pm, 7-8: 8pm, 9: 2pm Location: St. Charles Community College Cost: $8-$6 Contact: 636-922-8050 or www.stchastickets.com Lonna Wilke, SCC Associate Professor, will direct “The Elephant Man”, a production of SCC’s Center Stage Theatre.

Community Emergency Response Team Disaster Training Date: Fri, Mar 7-Sun, Mar 9 Time: Fri, 6pm-10pm: Sat, 8am-5pm: Sun, 8am-4pm Location: O’Fallon Public Works Building Cost: Free: Must register Contact: 636-379-3816 or www.ofallon.mo.us/PD/CERT Learn disaster response skills at this 20-hour course over a weekend.

Trivia Night

Peter and the Starcatcher

Date: Thurs, Mar 6-Sun, Mar 9 Time: TBA Location: America’s Center Cost: TBA Contact: 314-342-5000 or www.stlhomeshow.com Consumer show offering five shows in one, Lawn & Garden, Kitchen & Bath, Interior Design, Pool & Spas, Building Projects.

Date: Fri, Mar 7-Sun, Mar 9 Location: Peabody Opera House Cost: $50-$35 Contact: 800-745-3000 or www.peabodyoperahouse.com PETER AND THE STARCATCHER is the imaginative musical play based on the best-selling novel by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson.

A Bit ‘O The Irish

Friends of the Library Cabin Fever Book Fairs

Kooking with Kids Date: Thursdays, Mar 6- Apr 10 Time: 6pm-7pm Location: Renaud Spirit Center Cost: $48-$42 Contact: 636-474-2732 or www.renaudspiritcenter.com Ages 6-9 will learn kitchen safety, tips and how to cook tasty treats.

$20 OFF ANY SERVICE Limit one coupon per person. Not good for diagnostic fee or maintenance agreement.

Date: Fri, Mar 7 Time: Doors, 6:30pm Location: Progress Park Center Cost: $160 per table of 8 Contact: 636-332-9236 or www.wentzvillemo.org Trivia night with fun, snacks and raffle.

Builders Home and Garden Show

Date: Thurs, Mar 6 Time: 8:45am-5:45pm Location: Leave from St. Peters City Hall Cost: $81 Contact: 636-397-6903 x1624 or www.stpetersmo.net Trip to St. Patrick’s Church and the Campbell House in St. Louis. Other stops, added activities.

Call today about our Special Fall Rebate Program

Date: Fri, Mar 7-Sat, Mar 8 Time: 9am-5pm Location: O’Fallon VFW Cost: Free admission Contact: 636-441-2300 www.stchlibraryfoundation.org Bargains on adult fiction, mystery, science fiction and romance and more. Videos, spoken and music cds. Children’s Book Fair: Mar 14 & 15 same times.

Public Stargazing Date: Fri, Mar 7 Time: Evening, contact Location: Broemmelsiek Park, Wentzville Cost: Free Contact: 636-949-7535 or www.asemonline.org The Parks Department and the Astronomical Society of Eastern Missouri (ASEM) offer educational stargazing program. Every Friday night in March. continued on next page

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Kids & Teens

The Gershwin Project Starring Peter Nero

Date: Sat, Mar 8 Time: 7pm Location: American Legion Post 312, St. Charles Cost: $160 table of 8 Contact: 636-441-2300 x1582 or www.stchlibraryfoundation.org Join St. Charles City-County Library Foundation for our 13th annual trivia challenge to support literacy.

72nd Annual Moolah Shrine Parade Date: Sat, Mar 8 Time: Noon Location: Riverside Drive, St. Charles Cost: Free Contact: www.stlshrinecircus.com Come kick-start the circus with a parade through historic Saint Charles. Watch those amazing little Shriner cars in all the colors of the rainbow.

Health

Week of March 9-15 “Next Year’s Man of Steel” Auditions

Date: Sat, Mar 8 Time: 8pm Location: J. Scheidegger Center for the Arts Cost: $46.50-$28.50 Contact: 636-949-4433 or lindenwoodcenter.com This year marks the 50th anniversary of the birth of Peter Nero's recording career, which eventually produced 67 recordings.

13th Annual Trivia Challenge

Sports & Outdoors

Date: Mon, Mar 10-Wed, Mar 12 Time: 7pm Location: SCC Fine Arts Building Cost: Free Contact: jdavid@stchas.edu Center Stage open auditions for coming production.

9th Annual St. Louis Blues Festival

Camp X

Date: Sat, Mar 8 Time: 7pm Location: Chafeitz Arena Cost: $78-$48.50 Contact: 314-977-5000 or thechafeitzarena.com Willie Clayton, Mel Waiters, Sir Charles Jones, Clarence Carter, Manhattans, Shirley Brown, and TK Soul.

Date: Mon, Mar 10-Fri, Mar 14 Time: 8am-Noon Location: Youth Activity Park, Dardenne Prairie Cost: $80 Contact: 636-949-7535 or www.sccmo.org Learn over-the-top moves at this extreme weeklong camp for skateboarders, BMX riders and scooters. Another camp Mar 24-28.

American Cancer Society Trivia Night

March Music Series

Date: Sat, Mar 8 Time: 7pm Location: Immanuel Lutheran, St. Charles Cost: $20 person; tables of 8 Contact: 636-443-3933 Trivial, raffles and 50/50 to benefit American Cancer Society.

Date: Beginning Mon, Mar 10 Time: 7:30pm Location: Bezemes Family Theater, Lindenwood University Cost: Free Contact: 636-949-4433 or www.lindenwood.edu Band Concert Monday, Choir Wednesday, Orchestra Thursday and Jazz Concert Friday.

Beginning Country Line Dancing Date: Mondays, Mar 10-Apr 14 Time: 10am-11am Location: St. Peters Rec-Plex Cost: $50 Contact: 636-939-FUN or www.bjcstcharlescounty.org Class co-sponsored by BJC and Rec-Plex to teach you new moves!

“Mental Ilness: Is it Just a Different Brain?” Presentation Date: Tues, Mar 11 Time: 1pm-2pm Location: SCC Social Sciences Auditorium Cost: Free Contact: 636-922-8624 or vrajagopalan@stchas.edu Part of SCC’s Brain Week; presentation discussing mental illness, brain mechanisms and the environments.

Senior Tai Chi Exercise Course Date: Tuesdays, Mar 11-Apr 17 Time: 11am-Noon Location: Renaud Spirit Center Cost: $37-$32 Contact: 636-474-2732 or www.renaudspiritcenter.com Both traditional Chen Style Silk Reeling exercises, and combinations of stretching, balance, flexibility and mobility exercises. Ages 16+.

Your New WESTPLEX Station!...

Free From Falls Date: Tues, Mar 11 Time: 10am-Noon Location: Middendorf-Kredell Branch Library Cost: Free

with Katy Kruze & Joe DeNiro Mornings... Fish and DC Afternoons 10

Seniors

Business

Contact: 636-928-WELL or www.bjsph.org Whether you’ve had a fall or just want to learn more about what you can do to prevent falls, this class is for you.

“Tracy and Jess” Film Date: Wed, Mar 12 Time: 6:30pm-8:30pm Location: SCC Social Science Building Cost: Free Contact: asmith@stchas.edu Film showing and discussion with filmmaker and documentary star and dementia-sufferer, Jess Dreyer.

Scientific Explorers Date: Wed, Mar 12 Time: Beginning 6pm Location: Progress Park Conference Room Cost: $18-$15 Contact: 636-332-9236 or www.wentzvillemo.org Ages 4-9 learn with fun science experiments. Times vary by age; must register.

Hearts Made Better Screening Date: Wed, Mar 12 Time: 7:30am-10am Location: Progress West Hospital Cost: $25 cash or check Contact: 636-928-WELL or www.BJCStCharlesCounty.org Cholesterol, BMI, Blood Pressure Screening. Registration Required.

Missouri Valley Conference Women’s Basketball Date: Thurs, Mar 13-Sun, Mar 16 Time: Varies by game: See website Location: St. Charles Family Arena Cost: $12-$17 Contact: 636-896-4200 www.stcharlesfamilyarena.com The Missouri Valley Conference is a four-day tournament that will feature all 10 league schools.

Experience Hendrix Date: Thurs, Mar 13 Time: 8pm Location: Fabulous Fox Cost: $100-$30 Contact: 314-534-1111 or www.fabulousfox.com Celebrate the music and legacy of JIMI HENDRIX at The Concert Event of the Year! Over a dozen special musical performers.

How We See Her Exhibition Reception Date: Fri, Mar 14 Time: 6pm-8pm Location: Foundry Arts Centre Cost: Free Contact: 636-255-0270 or www.foundryartcentre.org Reception for opening of exhibition (Mar 14-Apr 25), showcasing art about the perception of the contemporary woman.

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James B. Eads-Master of the Mississippi

St. Charles Symphony Orchestra Concert

Date: Fri, Mar 14 Time: 1pm-2pm Location: Lake St. Charles Retirement Community Cost: $5 Contact: www.lakestcharlesretirement.com James B. Eads, from Oasis, will speak. Light Refreshments.

Date: Sat, Mar 15 Time: 7:30pm Location: Foundry Art Centre Cost: Free Contact: 636-255-0270 or www.foundryartcentre.org The St. Charles Symphony Society is a multifaceted ensemble performing classical and modern repertoire, chamber concerts and seasonal Pops series.

St. Patrick’s Day Lunch and Bingo Date: Fri, Mar 14 Time: 11am Location: O’Fallon City Hall Cost: $5-$4 Contact: www.ofallon.mo.us Join us and celebrate St. Patty’s Day with lunch and games.

HOPP Night Date: Fri, Mar 14 Time: 7pm-9pm Location: Progress Park Cost: $5 at door Contact: 636-332-9236 or www.wentzvillemo.org Grades 6-8 dance and have fun at this safe, supervised party.

Celtic Woman Date: Fri, Mar 14 Time: 7:30pm Location: Fabulous Fox Cost: $102-$42 Contact: 314-534-1111 or www.fabulousfox.com The Emerald Tour will showcase inspiring performances of timeless music with the unforgettable, angelic voices of this group.

45th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade Date: Sat, Mar 15 Time: Noon Location: Downtown St. Louis Cost: Free Contact: www.irishparade.org It is one of the top parades in the country, and the largest and most attended event in downtown St. Louis.

Gabriel Inglesias Date: Sat, Mar 15 Time: 7:30pm Location: Peabody Opera House Cost: $39 Contact: 800-745-3000 or www.peabodyoperahouse.com The Hollywood Reporter named him to its “Top Five Grossing Standup Comedians.”

St. Patrick’s Day Run & Parade Date: Sat, Mar 15 Time: Noon Location: Cottleville Cost: Free to watch; fee to participate Contact: 636-442-4874 or www.stpatparade.org Annual event in Cottleville each year. See website or call for updated info.

Hiking 101 Date: Wed, Mar 19 Time: 10am-Noon Location: Shaw Nature Reserve Cost: Contact Contact: 636-451-3512 or www.mobot.org Beginner level hiking class to learn safety and other information. Hike different types of trails to help you get comfortable hiking.

Senior Day Date: Wed, Mar 19 Time: Noon Location: Lake St. Charles Retirement Community Cost: $6 Contact: www.lakestcharlesretirement.com Join us for lunch, followed by bingo. Estate Sale

Week of March 16-22 Benefit Breakfast Date: Sun, Mar 16 Time: 8am-1pm Location: Long and Winding Road Restaurant New Melle Cost: Menu prices Contact: 636-398-5375 Enjoy breakfast and support Our Lady’s Inn. 15% of sales will go to the Inn.

Pentatonix Date: Wed, Mar 19 Time: 7:30pm Location: Peabody Opera House Cost: $35-$25 Contact: 800-745-3000 or peabodyoperahouse.com Vocal sensations and winners of season 3 of The Sing-Off, Pentatonix are taking instrument-free music far beyond anyone’s wildest expectations.

Dogtown St. Patrick’s Day Parade Date: Mon, Mar 17 Time: 12:30pm Location: Dogtown Neighborhood, Tam & Oakland Cost: Free Contact: www.stlhibernians.com Marching bands, floats, family clans and more.

Lorde Date: Thurs, Mar 20 Time: 8pm Location: Peabody Opera House Cost: $42-$32 Contact: 800-745-3000 or peabodyoperahouse.com “Royals” recently set a new record for "Longest #1 at Alternative Radio by a Female Artist".

St. Patrick’s Day Celebration Date: Mon, Mar 17 Time: All day Location: Rendezvous Café and Wine Bar Cost: Meal Contact: www.rendezvouscafeandwinebar.com Corned beef and cabbage for lunch or dinner. Live music from 6-9pm.

The Second City-Happily Ever Laughter Date: Thurs, Mar 20-Sat, Mar 22 Time: Thurs and Fri, 8pm: Sat, 6pm & 9pm Location: Touhill Performing Arts Center Cost: $35 Contact: 314-516-4949 or www.touhill.org The Second City continues to deliver the leading voices in comedy at Touhill.

Behind the Scenes: March Morpho Mania Date: Mon, Mar 17 Time: 4:30pm-6:30pm Location: Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House Cost: $39-$32 Contact: 636-530-0076 or www.mobot.org Get rare access to The Butterfly House to take photos with professional assistance using a tripod. Should have basic camera understanding.

Blue Morph Butterfly Pastels Class Date: Thurs, Mar 20 Time: 5pm-7:30pm Location: Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House Cost: $50-$40 ($15 materials fee) Contact: 636-530-0076 or www.butterflyhouse.org See the beauty of Morphos in flight then create a butterfly of their own. Pastels are supplied. Designed for adults only. Also Wed, Mar 26.

AARP Smart Driver Course Date: Tues, Mar 18 Time: 9am-1pm Location: Progress West Healthcare Cost: $20-$15: register Contact: 636-928-WELL or bjcstcharlescounty.org Ages 50 and over can refine existing skills and develop safe driving strategies.

72nd Annual Moolah Shrine Circus Date: Thurs, Mar 20-Sun, Mar 23 Time: Varies by date, Call or see website Location: St. Charles Family Arena Cost: $18-$41 plus $5 parking Contact: 314-534-1111 /stcharlesfamilyarena.com Bring your family and enjoy this St. Louis tradition; the Moolah Shrine Circus.

We Will Rock You Date: Tues, Mar 18-Sun, Mar 30 Time: Varies by Date Location: Fabulous Fox Cost: $90-$25 Contact: 314-534-1111 or www.fabulousfox.com The worldwide smash hit musical by Queen and Ben Elton comes to St. Louis for a limited engagement! WE WILL ROCK YOU.

Shrek, the Musical Date: Fri, Mar 21-23, 28-30 Time: Varies by date: afternoons and evenings Location: St. Charles Community College Cost: $9

Contact: 636-922-8050 or www.stchastickets.com The Young People’s Theatre at SCC presents this play based on the iconic movie and book.

Wine, Dine and Dance Date: Fri, Mar 21 Time: 6pm-9pm Location: Progress Park Center Cost: $18-$13 Contact: 636-332-9236 or www.wentzvillemo.org Ages 50+ can enjoy bottle of wine, dinner and dancing. Must register.

Murder Mystery Dinner Show Date: Fri, Mar 21 Time: 6:30pm Location: Rendezvous Café and Wine Bar Cost: $40 Contact: 636-281-CAFE or www.rendezvouscafeandwinebar.com “The Comic Book Killer” mystery, four-course dinner and fun. Must register.

12 Angry Jurors Date: Fri, Mar 21-Sun, Mar 23 Time: Fri & Sat, 8pm: Sun, 2pm Location: O’Fallon Municipal Centre Cost: $12-$8 Contact: 636-474-2732 or renaudspiritcenter.com Some of O’Fallon’s best actors perform the story of jurors who must determine the future of a 19year-old on trial for the murder of his father. Also Mar 28-30.

Bunco & BBQ Date: Fri, Mar, 21 Time: 10:30am-1:30pm Location: Renaud Spirit Center Cost: $18-$15 Contact: 636-474-2732 renaudspiritcenter.com Bunco Barbeque Bash. Enjoy an old fashion BBQ lunch along with a fun filled day of Bunco with friends. Ages 50+.

City Centre Dance Date: Fri, Mar 21 Time: 7pm-10pm Location: St. Peters City Hall Cost: $7 at door Contact: 636-477-6600 or www.stpetersmo.net Variety of music ranging from the ‘40s and ‘50s through the ‘60s and even ‘70s. This month— Rocky & Michelle Duo.

Spring Equinox Yoga Detox & Retox Date: Sat, Mar 22 Time: 10am-1pm Location: Montelle Winery Cost: $30, class, tea tasting, lunch, water and wine Contact: 636-228-4464 or www.montelle.com Join Montelle and Halcyon Spa to kick off the season of regrowth and relaxation.

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Hands-on class for you and your kids. Easter fare; fun recipes. Must register.

2nd Annual Trivia Night Date: Sat, Mar 22 Time: 7pm Location: KC Hall, O’Fallon Cost: $160 table of 8 Contact: 636-795-0050 Fort Zumwalt North High Orchestra Boosters 2nd Annual Trivia Night, raising money to provide assistance to the high school orchestra students.

Cooking Easter Brunch with Kids Date: Sat, Mar 22 Time: 10am-Noon Location: Rendezvous Café and Wine Bar Cost: $20 Contact: 636-281-CAFÉ www.rendezvouscafeandwinebar.com

Health

When you sign up, the chamber will provide you with training schedules that will help you get ready for this 5K.

Reflections of Dean Martin & Frank Sinatra

Live production featuring music from all fourteen Pink Floyd studio albums plus a dazzling new light and laser show.

Sports & Outdoors

Nuts for Nature Date: Mondays, Mar 24-Apr 28 Time: 10am-11:30am Location: Fort Zumwalt Park, O’Fallon Cost: $41-$36 Contact: 636-474-2REC or www.ofallon.mo.us Ages 3-5 will hike, do activities and hear stories.

Date: Sat, Mar 22 Time: 8pm Location: J. Scheidegger Center for the Arts Cost: $46.50-$26.50 Contact: 636-949-4433 or www.lindenwoodcenter.com Deana Martin , influential American singer, actor, performer and the very proud daughter of iconic entertainer Dean Martin will perform.

Ghost the Musical Date: Tues, Mar 25-Sun, Mar 30 Time: Tues-Fri, 8pm: Sat, 2pm &8pm: Sun, 2pm & 7:30 pm Location: Peabody Opera House Cost: $92-$22 Contact: 800-745-3000 or peabodyoperahouse.com Ghost The Musical delivers a visual experience unlike anything you’ve seen before.

H.M.S. Pinafore Date: Sat, Mar 22 Time: 8pm Location: Touhill Performing Arts Center Cost: $56-$36 Contact: 314-516-4949 or www.touhill.org Classic musical performed by The New York Gilbert and Sullivan Players.

Time for Tea Travel Talk Date: Tues, Mar 25 Time: 1pm-3pm Location: St. Peters Cultural Arts Centre Cost: $7 Contact: 636-397-6903 or www.stpetersmo.net Learn about the United Kingdom through a visual tour and enjoy tea and conversation.

Week of March 23-29 Chamber New Year’s Resolution 5K Run Date: Sun, Mar 23 Time: 8am-10am Location: Begins at Meadows at Lake St. Louis Cost: $30 Contact: 636-237-6914 or www.bigriverrunning.com

Regional Juried Art Exhibition Opening Reception Date: Tues, Mar 25 Time: 6pm-8pm Location: SCC Fine Arts Building Cost: Free Contact: choltz@stchas.edu Reception for Exhibition, which runs Mar 3-Apr 11

Lindenwood Speaker Series: Adam Steltzner Date: Tues, Mar 25 Time: 7pm-8:30pm Location: Scheidegger Center, Lindenwood Cost: Free: ticket required Contact: 636-949-4433 www.lindenwood.edu Adam Steltzner, lead engineer at NASA for the Mars rover, Curiosity, will be speaking. His topic will be, "How Curiosity Changed My Life."

Seniors

Business

Center for Autism Trivia Night Date: Fri, Mar 28 Time: 7pm Location: O’Fallon Elks Lodge Cost: $160 table of 8 Contact: 636-978-7785 or tbryan@teachautism.org 12th annual trivia night on Friday, March 28th at 7 pm. The theme is “Through the Decades”.

Once in a Blue Moon Art Show/Competition Date: Fri, Mar 28-May 26 Time: Daily Location: St. Peters Cultural Arts Centre Cost: Entry fee for art Contact: 636-397-6903 or www.stpetersmo.net Study in Blue and/or artwork containing an element of the moon. Art Reception, March 28: 6pm-8pm.

St. Charles County Mayors’ Charity Ball Date: Sat, Mar 29 Time: 5:30pm Location: St. Charles Convention Center Cost: $125: Sponsorship levels available Contact: 636-949-3268 www.stcharlesconventioncenter.com Bob Kuban Band will entertain. All proceeds will benefit several local charities St. Charles County.

Mid America Regional Lily Society Show & Sale Date: Sat, Mar 29 & Sun, Mar 30 Time: 9am-5pm Location: Missouri Botanical Garden Cost: Garden Admission Contact: 314-571-5100 or www.mobot.org New cultivars and old favorites by the area growers; plant care advice and information about their organization provided.

Lunch and Bingo Date: Sat, Mar 29 Time: 10am Location: Green Lantern, Wentzville Cost: $15-$12 Contact: 636-332-9236 or www.wentzvillemo.org Enjoy lunch and play bingo. Must register.

Week of March 30-31 The Welcome Club – Gateway to Friendship Luncheon Date: Thurs, Mar 27 Time: 11am Location: Old Hickory Country Club, St. Peters Contact: Lynda at 636-343-5771. Program by Jerry Crossen presenting baseball history. Open to all women. Contact for more info.

Head and Neck Screening Date: Thurs, Mar 27 Time: 5pm-7pm Location: Siteman Cancer Center, St. Peters Cost: Free: Register Contact: 636-928-WELL or www.BJCStCharlesCounty.org This screening will include a look into your ear, nose and throat to check for problem areas that could put you at risk for cancer.

Simply Sinatra Date: Sun, Mar 30 Time: 3pm Location: Powel Hall Cost: $65-$25 Contact: 314-534-1700 or www.stlsymphony.org Steve Lippia joins the STL Symphony in a special tribute to Ol’ Blue Eyes that every Sinatra fan will want to hear.

Little Bugs Date: Mon, Mar 31, Apr 14, Apr 28 & May 5 Time: 10am-11am Location: Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House Cost: $108-$90 Contact: 36-530-0076 or www.butterflyhouse.org Ages 2-4. Six sessions to learn about bugs and butterflies. Walks, snack, craft, storytime and more. Also Thursdays, beginning, Apr 3.

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St. Charles Advertorial • Category: Jewelry Market Exclusive

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April Events Arts & Culture

Community Events

Send Your Findings to: TOT Contest E-mail: timeoff@gatewaycreative.net Mail to: 5988 Mid Rivers Mall Drive, St. Charles 63304 Fax to: 636-536-9611

Kids & Teens

Sports & Outdoors

Health

Sugar Creek Winery

Seniors

Business Journey West

Week of April 1-5 Birding 101 Date: Tues, Apr 1 Time: 10am-Noon Location: Shaw Nature Reserve Cost: Contact Contact: 636-451-3512 or www.mobot.org This beginner level class will help you learn about bird -watching equipment, bird identification and more. Bring binoculars.

BUGjar Club Date: Tuesdays, Apr 1, 8, 15 & 25 Time: 9:30am-10:30am Location: Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House Cost: Garden Admission Contact: 636-530-0076 or www.butterflyhouse.org Join our club and learn more about butterflies and insects. Drop-in program for young children; crafts and fun. New bug each month.

Oak Leaf Artist Guild Exhibit Date: Tues, Apr 1-Fri, Apr 11 Time: Daily Location: Renaud Spirit Center Cultural Arts Gallery Cost: Free Contact: www.oakleafartistguild.org Enjoy “Treasures of the Oak Leak” art exhibit at Renaud Spririt Center.

Discovering Benny Date: Wed, Apr 2 Time: 9am-5pm Location: Leave from St. Peters City Hall Cost: $76 Contact: 636-397-6903 x1624 or www.stpetersmo.net Visit the Missouri side of the Melvin Price Lock and Dam and the new Audubon Center. Learn about wooly mammoth, “Benny”. Other activities as well.

Spring Fling Date: Wed, April 2, 9, 16 Time: 10:15am-11am Location: St. Peters Cultural Arts Centre Cost: $35

Listings are organized in chronological order by week then date. Simply take note of the color coded categories on each page, scan the dates and locate the types of events you are looking for. Enjoy your TimeOff! Contact: 636-397-6903 or www.stpetersmo.net Ages 11/2 to 5 will enjoy music, fingerplays, movement and more.

Binge Drinking: What’s the Fuss? Date: Thurs, Apr 3 Time: 11:30am-12:30pm Location: SCC Social Sciences Building Cost: Free Contact: asmith@stchas.edu Interactive presentation about binge drinking; its long and short-term impacts.

Meet the Author: Jamie Ford Date: Wed, Apr 2 Time: 7pm Location: Spencer Road Branch Library Cost: Free: Register Contact: 636-441-0522 or www.youranswerplace.org Meet New York Times best-selling author of “Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet” and new “Song of the Willow Frost”. Book sales and signing.

B.B. King Date: Fri, Apr 4 Time: 8pm Location: Peabody Opera House Cost: $100-$35 Contact: 800-745-3000 / peabodyoperahouse.com See the legendary B.B. King perform at the Peabody Opera House.

Practical Tips-Caregiver Class Date: Thurs, Apr 3 Time: 1:30pm-3pm Location: Middendorf-Kredell Branch Library Cost: Free Contact: 636-916-9830 for more info. Listen as a registered nurse, physical therapist, and an occupational therapist share tips to assist with day-to-day care at home

Public Stargazing Date: Fri, Apr 4 Time: Evening, contact Location: Broemmelsiek Park, Wentzville Cost: Free Contact: 636-949-7535 or www.asemonline.org The Parks Department and the Astronomical Society of Eastern Missouri (ASEM) offer educational stargazing program. Every Friday night in April.

Hannibal Riverboat Cruise Date: Thurs, Apr 3 Time: 8:15am-5:30pm Location: Leave from Civic Park Cost: $78-$70 Contact: 636-474-2732 or www.ofallon.mo.us Cruise on Mark Twain Riverboat in Hannibal. Tour, lunch and fun.

Amusing History of Kitchen Cutlery & Manners Date: Fri, Apr 4 Time: 1pm-2pm Location: Lake St. Charles Retirement Community Cost: $5

Contact: www.lakestcharlesretirement.com Oasis speaker. Light refreshments.

Builders St. Charles Home Show Date: Fri, Apr 4-Sun, Apr 6 Time: Fri & Sat, 11am-8pm: Sun, 11am-5pm Location: St. Charles Convention Center Cost: Free Contact: 314-994-7700 www.stcharlesconventioncenter.com See almost 250 companies in approximately 70,000 square feet. Top-notch celebrity speakers and fun features make the show a must-see.

Missouri Tartan Days Festival Date: Fri, Apr 4-Sun, Apr 6 Time: Fri, 5pm-10pm: Sat, 10am-10pm: Sun, 10am-5pm Location: 222 S. Riverside Drive, St. Charles Cost: Free Contact: 800-366-2427 or historicstcharles.com The Missouri Tartan Day Festivities is the St. Louis area's premiere Scottish-American cultural event. Food, activities, music and fun.

4th Annual Teen Talent Competition Date: Fri, Apr 4 Time: 8pm Location: Fabulous Fox Cost: Free, must acquire ticket Contact: TeenTalentCompetition@foxpacf.org Student acts include singers, dancers, actors, musicians, comedians and circus skill artists. Show is for college scholarships, prizes and live performance opportunities.

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Contact: 636-332-4600 /wentzvilleicearena.com Price includes admission and skate rental. Come each Saturday evening in April.

April 2014 Music Schedule 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm 125 Boone Country Lane Defiance, Mo. 63341 636-987-2400 www.sugarcreekwines.com Saturday April 5:Terry Beck Sunday April 6: Rick Curtright Saturday April 12: Bud & Steve Duo Sunday April 1: Dennis Schilligo Saturday April 19:Terry Beck Sunday April 20:Tom Nickerson Saturday April 2: Rick Curtright Sunday April 27: Mike Epirion

Arbor Day Celebration Date: Sat, Apr 5 Time: 10am-Noon Location: Progress Park Cost: Free Contact: 636-332-9236 or www.wentzvillemo.org Tree planting, games and handouts, seedling giveaway to celebrate Arbor Day.

Kids in the Middle Gala 2014 Date: Sat, Apr 5 Time: 6pm-10pm Location: Ameristar St. Charles Cost: $150 Contact: 314-409-9922 or kidsinthemiddle.org An evening of hors d'oeuvres, cocktails, dinner and auctions to provide counseling for kids in the middle of their parents' separation or divorce.

‘Wild About Fitness’ Family Health Fair Date: Sat, Apr 5 Time: 8 am-12 pm Location: Wright City High School Cost: Free Contact: 636-456-7474 Presented by Warren County Health Department. To become a sponsor call Peggy at 636-456-7474.

Race to Recycling Duathlon &1 Mile Fun Run/Walk Date: Sat, Apr 5 Time: 7am-10a Location: St. Peters Recycle City Cost: Duathlon: $57-$37, Fun Run/Walk: $15 Contact: 636-939-2FUN or www.stpetersmo.net Run/walk to raise awareness of recycling efforts in St. Peters. After races, tours of Recycle City.

DJ Skate Date: Sat, Apr 5 Time: 8:10pm-11pm Location: CenturyTel Ice Arena, Wentzville Cost: $7

Warren County Health Department Presents:

Lake St. Louis Farmers & Artists Market 2014 Opening

Wild About

FITNESS

Date: Sat, Apr 5 Time: 8am - Noon Location: The Meadows Cost: Free to visit Contact: 314-495-2531 or www.lakestlouisfarmersandartistmarket.com The 2014 Market will run 30 consecutive Saturdays ending October 25, 2014.

Family Health Fair

April 5, 2014 • 8am-12pm • Wright City High School

A.C.E. Asthma Control Education

For more information call Peggy Privett 6 3 6 - 4 5 6 - 7 4 7 4

Date: Sat, Apr 5 Time: 9am-11am Location: Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital Cost: Free Contact: 636-928-WELL or www.BJCStCharlesCounty.org Learn how to notice early signs of this condition, give asthma medicine, recognize triggers and use an asthma action plan.

TREASURE HUNT Join us in our fun Treasure Hunt contest and be eligible to win a $50 gift certificate to a local restaurant. Simply find our icon- a TimeOff clock, of course! Then mail, fax or email your name, address, phone number and where you picked up a copy of TimeOff. Clue- It’s hidden somewhere in TWO of our ads.

Week of April 6-12 The Addams Family

TOT c/o Gateway Creative/TimeOff 5988 Mid Rivers Mall Drive St. Charles, MO 63304 Fax-636-536-9611 Or send us an email: timeoff@gatewaycreative.net Or “Friend” us on Facebook and post answers on our wall

Date: Sun, Apr 6 Time: 8pm Location: J. Scheidegger Center for the Arts Cost: $55.50-$35.50 Contact: 636-949-4433 or lindenwoodcenter.com This well-known weird and wonderful family comes to devilishly delightful life in The Addams Family, a magnificently macabre new musical comedy.

Life Has Its Moments

Tale Waggers Date: Mon, Apr 7 Time: 7pm Location: Spencer Road Branch Library Cost: Free: Register Contact: 636-441-0522 or youranswerplace.org Read to the dogs at this special program offered by members of Love on a Leash. Bring books and read for 10 minutes.

Make them Unforgettable!

Cardinal Home Opening Game Date: Mon, Apr 7 Time: 3:15pm Location: Busch Stadium Cost: Varies: See website Contact: 314-345-9500 or www.stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com Cardinal home opener with the Cincinnati Reds.

Family Owned and Operated for More Than 20 Years Your Friendly, Local Jeweler

Cardinals Home Opener Party at I-70 Auto Body

Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com/krekelerjewelers

Date: Mon, Apr 7 Time: 2:30pm-7pm Location: I-70 Auto Body, Wentzville Cost: Free Contact: 636-327-6914 www.westerstcharlescountychamber.com There will be food and drinks, games and giveaways! The game will be projected on big screen. Come and enjoy the first game of the season.

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Spring Wildflower Walk Date: Tuesdays, Apr 8-15-15-22-29 Time: 9:30am - Noon Location: Shaw Nature Reserve Cost: $8-$6: register Contact: 636-451-3512 or www.mobot.org Informal, educational walks through spring season flowers. Designed for adults.

Family and Friends CPR Once Date: Tues, Apr 8-Sun, Apr 20 Time: Varies by Date Location: Fabulous Fox Cost: $95-$25 Contact: 314-534-1111 or www.fabulousfox.com Winner of eight 2012 Tony Awards® including Best Musical, ONCE is a Broadway experience.

“International Relations in the Horn of Africa: Then and Now” Date: Tues, Apr 8 Time: 7pm-9pm Location: Dunseth Auditorium, Lindenwood University Cost: Free Contact: 636-949-4982 or www.lindenwood.edu Dr. Ruth Iyob speaks about the issues facing the regions straddling the African Mediterranean and the Horn of Africa.

Date: Tues, Apr 8 Time: 6:30pm-9pm Location: Progress West Hospital Cost: $25 person Contact: 636-928-WELL or www.BJCStCharlesCounty.org Learn CPR at Progress West. See website for more info or to register.

Sports & Outdoors

Health

Location: Powell Symphony Hall Cost: $75-$35 Contact: 314-534-1700 or www.stlsymphony.org Acclaimed as witty and engaging, singer-songwriter Ben Folds returns to Powell Hall.

Michael W. Smith

Razzle Dazzle Ball

Date: Thurs, Apr 10 & Fri, Apr 11 Time: 7:30pm Location: Powell Symphony Hall Cost: $75-$35 Contact: 314-534-1700 or www.stlsymphony.org For more than 25 years, Michael W. Smith has been the reigning king of Christian music.

Date: Sat, Apr 12 Time: 6:30pm Location: Sheraton Westport Cost: $150 person Contact: 314-292-5770 or www.crisisnurserykids.org Black-tie affair (Roaring 20s Theme) to benefit St. Louis Crisis Nursery. Recognition ceremony; dinner, music, dancing, fun.

Date: Fri, Apr 11& Sat, Apr 12 Time: 8pm Location: Touhill Performing Arts Center Cost: $25 Contact: 314-516-4949 or www.touhill.org Liquid Roads suggests a central theme of travel that will explore the influence of steamboats and steam-engine trains on the arts and culture of St. Louis.

Date: Wed, Apr 9 Time: 6:30pm Location: Spencer Road Branch Library Cost: Free: Register Contact: 636-441-0522 or www.youranswerplace.org Meet Muth and hear about his newest book. Books sold and autographed.

Billy Joel Date: Fri, Apr 11 Time: 8pm Location: Scottrade Center Cost: $119.50-$49.50 Contact: 314-622-5435 or www.ticketmaster.com This fantastic event marks the 20 year milestone since he headlined the first concert at the arena (then Kiel Center) in 1994.

Anna Karenina Date: Thurs, Apr 10-Sat, Apr 12 Time: 7:30pm

Auditions for Disney’s “The Jungle Book Kids” Date: Sat, Apr 12 & Sat, Apr 19 Time: Noon Location: O’Fallon City Hall Cost: Free Contact: 636-474-2732 or renaudspiritcenter.com Kids 8-16 can audition for upcoming performance. Volunteers also needed for production.

Chelsea Handler Date: Sat, Apr 12 Time: 8pm Location: Scottrade Center Cost: $72-$46.50 Contact: 800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com Chelsea Handler brings her “Uganda Be Kidding Me Live” tour to Scottrade Center April 12.

Garden Expo and Kite Flying Event Date: Sat, Apr 12 Time: 9am-1pm Location: Fort Zumwalt Park, O’Fallon Cost: Free: Heald Home Tours, $2 Contact: 636-379-5606 or www.ofallon.mo.us At the O’Fallon Garden Expo, you can learn all about gardening, shop for plants, get practical products and attractive accessories for your yard and learn to fly a kite.

For information, call

314-780-0431 www.viperrocks.com

Ben Folds Date: Sat, Apr 12 & Sun, Apr 13 Time: 7:30pm

Business

Location: Emerson Black Box Theater, Lindenwood Cost: $10 Contact: 636-949-4433 or www.lindenwood.edu This classic story of love and betrayal isn’t to be missed! Also Sun, Apr 13th, at 2pm.

MADCO: Liquid Roads

Meet Author/Illustrator Jon J. Muth

Seniors

Week of April 13-19 Every Step of the WayThe First Step Date: Mon, Apr 14 Time: 5pm-6pm Location: Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital Cost: Free Contact: 636-928-WELL or www.BJCStCharlesCounty.org Lecture about total joint replacement surgery. Also Mar 13 at Progress West.

Food Trucks in Frontier Park Date: Tues, Apr 15 Time: 5pm-8pm Location: Frontier Park, St. Charles Cost: Free to visit; food costs Contact: 636-949-3372 or www.historicstcharles.com Join us at Frontier Park in Historic St. Charles for our Food Truck Events. Enjoy live entertainment and great food. Cash only.

Full Moon Night Hike for Adults Date: Tues, Apr 15 Time: 8pm-10pm Location: Shaw Nature Reserve Cost: Contact: Reserve Contact: 636-451-3512 or www.mobot.org Watch full moon rise at Shaw Nature Reserve. Walk about 2 miles over uneven ground.

Apples to Zucchini Date: Tues, Apr 15 Time: 6:30pm-8pm Location: Progress West Hospital Cost: $5 per person Contact: 636-928-WELL or www.BJCStCharlesCounty.org Parents will learn how to provide healthy meals and snacks for their families with the help of a registered dietitian.

Hiking with Rover Date: Tues, Apr 15 Time: 9am-11am Location: Shaw Nature Reserve Cost: Contact: register Contact: 636-451-3512 or www.mobot.org Bring you canine companion for a nice one-to-two mile hike. Call or visit site for registration and info.

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Managing Chronic Pain in the 21st Century Date: Wed, Apr 16 Time: 6pm-8pm Location: Middendorf-Kredell Branch Library Cost: Free Contact: 636-928-WELL to register Dr. Meek will highlight the history of pain management over the past 30 years and discuss how new technologies are providing control of chronic pain.

Miley Cyrus Date: Wed, Apr 16 Time: 7pm Location: Scottrade Center Cost: $89.50-$39.50 Contact: 800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com Global superstar Miley Cyrus brings her Bangerz Tour to Scottrade Center April 16.

Senior Day Lunch and Bingo Date: Wed, Apr 16 Time: Noon Location: Lake St. Charles Retirement Community Cost: $6 Contact: www.lakestcharlesretirement.com Lunch followed by bingo. Estate sale.

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Memphis -The Musical Date: Mon, Apr 21 Time: 7pm Location: J. Scheidegger Center for the Arts Cost: $55.50-$35.50 Contact: 636-949-4433 /lindewoodcenter.com From the underground dance clubs of 1950s Memphis, Tenn., comes a new musical with explosive dancing, irresistible songs, and a thrilling tale.

Date: Tues, Apr 22-Sun, June 15 Time: Varies by Date Location: The Playhouse at Westport Cost: $57-$20 Contact: 314-821-2407 or www.stagesstlouis.org The touching and true story of Country music legend Patsy Cline and her friendship with housewife Louise Seger returns to STAGES.

Date: Tues, Apr 22 Time: 4pm-6pm Location: Spencer Road Branch Library Cost: Free Contact: 636-928-WELL for appointment For women to determine your personal risk and discuss what you can do to decrease the risk of developing osteoporosis.

O’Fallon Laugh Out Loud Comedy Club

Lunch and Learn

Date: Sat, Apr 19 Time: 10:30-11:30am & 1:30 & 2:30pm Location: Missouri Botanical Garden Cost: $3 Contact: 314-571-5100 or www.mobot.org Ages 6-12 (with adult) enjoy the Chinese Garden. Adventures the 3rd Saturday of each month.

Week of April 20-26 Benefit Breakfast Date: Sun, Apr 20 Time: 8am-1pm Location: Long and Winding Road Restaurant, New Melle Cost: Menu prices Contact: 636-398-5375 Enjoy breakfast and support Our Lady’s Inn. 15% of sales will go to the Inn.

very Friday night (except July 11th and August 8th) at 7pm between Memorial Day and Labor Day, the Lake St. Louis Arch Rivals Show Ski Team will be providing FREE entertainment! Located just off Highway 40/64 on Lake Saint Louis! What is Show Skiing? Show skiing involves a group of skiers performing a variety of acts with the primary objective of providing entertainment, similar to Cypress Gardens and Sea World! It is fast-moving, exciting, graceful, and most of all, fun to watch. Virtually all aspects of the sport – including barefooting, jumping, slalom, trick, and kneeboarding, are choreographed into one grand performance. The Show Ski National Championships gives the best show ski clubs in the country a chance to compete for the national title. The Arch Rivals Show Ski Team has qualified for many years, competing against up to 16 teams. In these tournaments, time is critical. Each club is allowed 20 minutes prior to its show to set up. At one end of the beach the next club to perform has unloaded its gear into a staging area. When the set-up time begins, the

Bone Density Screening

Il Divo-A Musical Affair

Great Green Garden Adventures

Lake Saint Louis Water Ski Club

Always…Patsy Cline

Date: Fri, Apr 18 Time: 6:30pm Location: Missouri Botanical Garden Cost: $58 + tip: Must register Contact: 314-577-0200 or www.mobot.org Travel to wine-producing regions around the world through a four course dinner hosted by a wine expert. 3rd Friday of each month.

Date: Sat, Apr 19 Time: 8:30pm Location: Rendezvous Café and Wine Bar Cost: $10 & 2-item purchase Contact: 636-281-CAFÉ or www.rendezvouscafeandwinebar.com Enjoy a night of laughs. Appearing will be Josh Arnold, JC Sibala, Jeremy Hellwig and Shaun Arrendondo.

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Date: Tues, Apr 22 Time: 7:30pm Location: Peabody Opera House Cost: $125-$62.50 Contact: 800-745-3000 or peabodyoperahouse.com "Il Divo - A Musical Affair: The Greatest Songs of Broadway Live" comes to Peabody.

Date: Tues, Apr 22 Time: 1pm Location: Lake St. Charles Retirement Community Cost: $5 Contact: www.lakestcharlesretirement.com Topic: “Food for Thought: Keeping Your Brain Fit”. Lunch included.

Lindenwood University Speaker Series: Mark Noah Date: Tues, Apr 22 Time: 7pm-8pm Location: Lindenwood University Cost: Free Contact: 636-949-4433 or www.lindenwood.edu Mark Noah, founder of History Flight, will be speaking:"Finding the Fallen; The Search for America's Missing-in-Action Servicemen."

AARP Driver Safety Program Date: Wed, Apr 23 Time: 9am-1pm Location: Renaud Spirit Center, O’Fallon Cost: $20-$15 Contact: 636-474-2732 or renaudspiritcenter.com Improve your driving skills and update your knowledge of the rules on the road. Ages 18+.

entire cast moves quickly, setting up equipment including sound systems, boats, skis, ropes, and costumes. The Arch Rivals practice every day during the week in order to prepare for competition. Fridays the show comes together for the public! Audience participation is encouraged! Come out and see a 3-tier pyramid on the water, 360 degree turns on swivel skis, and a ballet line that equals the precision of the Radio City Rockettes all while traveling behind a ski boat! These ski shows have been a Midwest favorite for decades! May bring friends, family, coolers, lawn chairs, and blankets! Cowbells are always welcome too! For more information, visit www.lslski.com. (**No swimming allowed during the show for safety reasons.)

Other events include: Trivia Night March 15, 7 pm Lake St. Louis clubhouse Lake St. Louis Ski Show July 4 and 5, 9 am Figure 8 Barefoot Tournament July 26, 9 am

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Kids & Teens

Contact: 636-332-9236 or www.wentzvillemo.org Ages 8-13, 14-18 and adults will decoupage a flower pot with photos you provide.

Blue Man Group

“Next Year’s Man of Steel” Performance Date: Wed, Apr 23-Sun, Apr 27 Time: 23-24: 7:30pm, 25-26: 8pm, 27: 2pm Location: St. Charles Community College Cost: $8-$6 Contact: 636-922-8050 or www.stchastickets.com This performance , directed by Jeff David, adjunct faculty member at SCC, is about a struggling and opportunist writer who lives in 1940s New York.

Bullying Prevention: Empowering Youth

Date: Fri, Apr 25-Sun, Apr 27 Time: Fri, 8pm: Sat, 2pm & 8pm: Sun, 2pm & 7:30pm Location: Peabody Opera House Cost: $92-$27 Contact: 800-745-3000 / peabodyoperahouse.com Escape the ordinary and surround yourself in an explosion of comedy, music, and technology.

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

Date: Thurs, Apr 24 Time: 6:30pm Location: St. Charles Community College Cost: Free Contact: 636-922-8564 or www.stchas.edu A montage of scenes from all eligible entries will be screened; An “Audience Favorite” award will be selected.

Date: Thurs, Apr 24 Time: 5:30am-10:30pm Location: Leave from St. Peters City Hall Cost: $75 Contact: 636-397-6903 x1624 or stpetersmo.net 30th Annual AQS Show. Shop, eat, explore, more.

12th Annual Plein Air Art Festival Date: Thurs, Apr 24-Sun, May 4 Time: 8am-6pm Location: Augusta, Mo. Cost: Free to visit Contact: 636-228-4005 or augustapleinair.com Come experience springtime in Augusta, Missouri and watch the rich colors burst forth in nature ... and on canvas at the Augusta Plein Air Art Festival.

St. Louis Earth Day Festival

Date: Sat, Apr 26 Time: 7am-7pm Location: Leave from St. Peters City Hall Cost: $99 Contact: 636-397-6903 x1624 or stpetersmo.net Annual quilt festival. Shopping, tours and dining.

Date: Sun, Apr 27 Time: 11am-6pm Location: The Muny at Forest Park Cost: Free Contact: www.stlouisearthday.org This is the oldest and largest Earth Day Festival in the Midwest. Activities, music, food and fun.

Date: Sat, Apr 26 Time: 6pm Location: Montelle Winery Cost: Free admission, Buffet: $15-$10 Contact: 636-228-4464 or www.montelle.com Buffet, live music, open paint for age groups 4-16. Bring supplies. Pointers, prizes and fun.

The Legendary Count Basie Orchestra

Date: Fri, Apr 25 & Sat, Apr 26 Time: 8pm Location: Fabulous Fox Cost: $70-$35 Contact: 314-534-1111 or www.fabulousfox.com Beloved as one of the world’s most popular and iconic dance companies, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater takes to the Fox stage.

That 80s Run Paducah Quilt Tour

Business

WWE Raw Date: Mon, Apr 28 Time: 6:30pm Location: Scottrade Center Cost: $95-$20 Contact: 800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com The first televised event of 2014; RAW is broadcast to the world from Scottrade Center. Stellar lineup.

Plein Air Youth Paint and Buffet

Watercolor Landscape

SCC Student Film Festival Awards Ceremony

Seniors

Amish Quilt Fest…And More

Date: Sat, Apr 26 Time: 10am Location: Rotary Park Cost: $5 resident Contact: 636-332-9236 or www.wentzvillemo.org Ages 2-8 and parents will walk the trail and stop to read throughout. Craft and snack. Must register.

Date: Fri, Apr 25 Time: 7pm-10pm Location: St. Peters City Hall Cost: $7 at door Contact: 636-477-6600 or www.stpetersmo.net Variety of music ranging from the ‘40s and ‘50s through the ‘60s and even ‘70s. This month— Silver Wings.

Date: Fri, Apr 25&Sat, Apr 26 Time: 9:30am-3:30pm Location: St. Peters Cultural Arts Centre Cost: $110 Contact: 636-397-6903 or www.stpetersmo.net 2-day workshop with Shirley Nachtrieb. Create watercolor art of buildings of St. Charles.

Health

Tales on the Trail

City Centre Dance

Date: Wed, Apr 23 Time: 6:30pm-7:30pm Location: Corporate Parkway Branch Library Cost: Free: Register Contact: 636-928-WELL/bjcstcharlescounty.org Learn the various types of bullying behaviors and l some “tools” that promote positive change.

Sports & Outdoors

Date: Sat, Apr 26 Time: 7:30am Location: St. Charles Community College Cost: $30-$15 Contact: kdecker@stchas.edu/stchas.edu/run 80s-themed 10, 5k, 1-mile Fun Run and Wellness Expo at St. Charles Community College. Prizes, exhibits, demos & displays.

AARP Driver Safety Program Date: Tues, Apr 29 Time: 9am-1pm Location: Lake St. Charles Retirement Community Cost: $20-$15 Contact: www.lakestcharlesretirement.com Bring AARP card, driver’s license & insurance card. Check preferred or cash.

Trivia Night

Hearts Made Better

Date: Sat, Apr 26 Time: 7 pm (doors open at 6:15) Location: Professional Firefighters MO Banquet Hall, 115 McMenamy Rd, St. Peters Cost: $160 table of 8, or $20 pp. ($25 after 3/29) Contact: Crew905Trivia@yahoo.com 636-851-9679 Trivia night with cash prizes, silent auction and more. Benefit s Boy Scout Venture Crew 905.

Date: Tues, Apr 29 Time: 7:30am-10am Location: Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital Cost: $25 cash or check Contact: 636-928-WELL www.bjcstcharlescounty.org Learn your risk for heart attack at this screening. Fasting required; call for an appointment.

Arcade Fire Date: Sun, Apr 27 Time: 7:30pm Location: Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Contact: 314-298-9944 or www.ticketmaster.com Band performs at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater.

Date: Sat, Apr 26 Time: 9am-5pm Location: Daniel Boone Home & Heritage Center Cost: Contact Contact: 636-798-2005/danielboonehome.com Travel back in time and learn firsthand what it took to prepare for the journey West and make it in the land of opportunity.

Date: Tues, Apr 29-Sun, May 11 Time: Varies by Date Location: Fabulous Fox Cost: $75-$25 Contact: 314-534-1111 or www.fabulousfox.com One of the most enduring shows of all time.

Date: Sat, Apr 26 Time: 8pm Location: Touhill Performing Arts Center Cost: $40-$20 Contact: 314-516-4949 or www.touhill.org The Count Basie Orchestra has won 17 Grammy Awards. Opening act by UMSL Jazz Ensemble.

Week of April 27-30

Journey West

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

St. Louis Storytelling Festival Date: Wed, Apr 30 Time: 10am Location: Middendorf-Kredell Branch Library Cost: Free: Register Contact: 636-978-7926 or www.youranswerplace.org Enjoy African Trickster Stories from professional storytellers. Recommended for preschool-3rd grade. KL and SP branches on May 1 & 2.

Tulip Trot Date: Sun, Apr 27 Time: 7am-9am Location: Missouri Botanical Garden Cost: $40-$30: must register Contact: 314-571-5100 or www.mobot.org Fun run through the lovely and usually off-limitsto-runners Missouri Botanical Garden.

DIY Flower Pot Date: Thurs, Apr 24 Time: 5:30-6:30pm & 6:45-7:45pm & 8-9pm Location: Progress Park Cost: $20-$16

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BACK COVER FEATURE SealMaxxPlus and Integraseal announced recently that they have joined together to offer customers the opportunity to never seal their wood or concrete surfaces again. After ten years as friendly competitors David Monahan, President of SealMaxxPlus, and Greg Tyler, President of Integraseal announced the merger into one company retaining the name SealMaxxPlus. SealMaxxPlus is a service applied process of cleaning and sealing wood and concrete internally. The process is two days with a day in the middle for drying purposes. The initial application of sealant is applied following a deep cleaning of the wood or concrete. The cleaning removes all previous oil based stains that may have been applied. While wet the wood/concrete sealant is applied and carried into the substrate by the rinse water. After drying for 24 hours the wood may be lightly sanded prior to the application of the moisture barrier sealant. This silicone

Concrete sealant, for the most part, is applied as a clear product. SealMaxxPlus will be participating in both upcoming HBA Spring Home Shows at the Americas Center March 6-9 (Booth 732) and St. Charles Convention Center April 4-6 (Booth 701). Visit www.sealmaxxplus.com for additional information concerning either process. You may request a no obligation, no cost consultation from the web site or by calling 636.294.6299. SealMaxxPlus is an A rated Accredited Business by the BBB and a proud member of the Home Builders Association of Eastern Missouri. SealMaxxPlus offering you the finest quality products available, with the highest degree of customer service possible, at a fair and reasonable price.

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Spend Some Time Enjoying Spring at these Holiday Events Among the sure signs of spring—right along there with robins pulling worms from the ground, tender shoots of lime-green grass sprouting in tufts from muddy earth and children pleading to leave their winter coats inside—is the arrival of Easter and its many religious and secular activities. So slip on those shiny, patent leather church shoes, grab your Easter bonnet and burst out into the warmth that this wonderful, heart-felt holiday brings. Take the family to one or more of these area holiday celebrations.

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HOPP Eggstravanganza Date: Fri, Apr 4 Time: 7pm-10pm Location: Progress Park Center Cost: $8 at door Contact: 636-332-9236 or www.wentzvillemo.org Grades 6-8 will enjoy egg hunt, dancing and fun. Bring money for snacks. Easter EGGstravaganza Date: Sat, Apr 12 Time: Gates, 8:30am Location: Rotary Park Cost: $5-$3 Contact: 636-332-9236 or www.wentzvillemo.org Ages 1-10 can enjoy this hunt. Several hunts; times are determined by age. Face painters, clowns and fun. Pay in advance or at the gate.

HIPPITY HOPPITY!

Visit the Easter Bunny at Chesterfield Mall Date:Sat, Mar 29-Sat, Apr 19 Time: Mon-Sat: 10am-9pmSun, 11am-6pm Location: Lower Level, Dillard’s Wing Cost: Free; photo packages available for purchase Contact: www.chesterfield-mall.com Visit the Bunny at the Mall. Take advantage of this photo opportunity with convenient hours before the holiday.

Easter’s on It’s Way!

Hare in the Air Egg Hunt Date: Saturday, March 29, 2014 Time: Registration at 10 a.m. - Bunny arrives at 11 a.m. Location: Logan University Campus, 1851 Schoettler Road, Chesterfield Cost: Free and open to the public Contact: HareInTheAir@logan.edu At this event, the Easter Bunny arrives by helicopter. The egg hunt is divided into three age groups, with special prizes for each group. There will also be balloon artists and a petting zoo. You must register before the Bunny arrives to participate in the hunts. Don’t forget your basket!

Breakfast with the Bunny Date: Sat, Apr 12 Time: 8:30am-10am Location: Civic Park Annex Cost: $12-$10 Contact: 636-474-3732 or www.ofallon.mo.us Ages 2-12 dine with the Easter Bunny. Bring cameras; must register in advance.

Easter Egg Hunt Date: Sat, Apr 12 Time: 10 am, 10:30 am, 11am by age Location: Youth Activity Park Cost: $5 Contact: 636-949-7535 www.sccmo.org Children, ages 3 - 12, participate in the outside hunt and a variety of eggthemed games inside the park complex. Registration is required. Breakfast with the Easter Bunny Date: Sat, Apr 12 Time: 9am Location: Memorial Hall, Blanchette Park Cost: $8; ages 2 and under: free: Register Contact:636-949-3372 stcharlesparks.com Enjoy breakfast, find some hidden eggs and get your photo with the Bunny. Hunt is for ages 3-8 and those registered for the breakfast.

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Egg Decorating Date: Thurs, Apr 17 Time: Beginning at 5:30pm Location: Progress Park Cost: $15-$12 Contact: 636-332-9236 or www.wentzvillemo.org Ages 2-9 decorate a dozen eggs to take home and have snacks. Must register; several sessions with times varying by age. Magic House Egg Roll Date: Mon, Apr 21 Time: 9:30am-5pm Location: Magic House Cost: Museum Admission Contact: 314-822-8900 or www.magichouse.org Visitors get things rolling on The Magic House's front lawn for the Museum's Annual Egg Roll. Activities, crafts, scavenger hunts and visit with the Bunny. Bring cameras!

FOR ADULTS Adult Easter Egg Hunt Date: Fri, Apr 11 Time: 7pm Location: Blanchette Park Cost: $15: admission, eggs & 2 tickets for draft beer Contact: 636-949-3372 or www.stcharlesparks.com "Big kid" fun for ages 21+. There will be several valuable prizes hidden in the eggs. Flashlight Easter Egg Hunt Date: Fri, Apr 11 Time: 7:30pm-10pm Location: Civic Park, Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Fallon Cost: $15-$12 Contact: 636-474-2732 or www.ofallon.mo.us Ages 21+ hunt for eggs. Bring a flashlight and a basket; you must register by April 6.

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Adult Egg Hunt Date: Fri, Apr 11 & Sat, Apr 12 Time: 8pm-10pm Location: Jefferson Barracks Park Cost: $8 Contact: 314-615-5KRC or www.stlouisco.com Ages 18+ hunt for eggs; over 1000 prizes. There will be music and food trucks. Proceeds benefit Friends of Jefferson Barracks. You must register for this huge hunt event.

FOR ANIMALS Bone Hunt Date: Sat, Apr 12 Time: 2pm Location: Rotary Park Upper Field Cost: $10-$8 Contact: 636-332-9236 or www.wentzvillemo.org Bone hunt for your dogs and fun in the park. Romp and play in the park with your fourlegged family members. Easter Dog Bone Hunt Date: Sat, Apr 12 Time: 1pm-2pm & 2pm-3pm Location: DuSable Dog Park Cost: $5 per dog: Must register Contact: 636-949-3372 or www.stcharlesparks.com Dogs can hunt for a bone and have photo taken with the Bunny. Bring cameras; two separate hunts: one for small dogs and one for larger dogs. Enrichment Eggstravaganza at St. Louis Zoo Date: Sun, Apr 20 Time: 9am-4pm Location: St. Louis Zoo Cost: Free Contact: 314-646-4771 or www.stlzoo.org Visitors can watch the animals receive enrichment (treats and activities) throughout the day from our friendly zookeepers to celebrate the holiday.

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Youth Sports Programs Begin in St. Charles

he weather is warming and the kids are ready to get out in the outdoors for some fun and healthy activity. Now is the time to register them for some great sports programs in the area. St. Charles County is proactive when it comes to providing opportunities for your kids to gain new skills and enjoy great times with friends in a variety of ways. The St. Charles Parks Department, the St. Peters Rec-Plex, the Renaud Spirit Center in O’Fallon, and the local YMCAs all have leagues and programs to accommodate all ages of kids and every family schedule. Whether your child is into swimming, T-ball, baseball, soccer, volleyball or a variety of individual sport activities…it’s all right here in our County. So, check out these terrific outdoor programs and keep your kids active and on top of their games!

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Coach Pitch T-Ball (Ages 5-7) This six-week program for boys and girls is one step above T-Ball and meets on Saturdays, March through May at Westhoff Park.

Coach Pitch T-Ball (Ages 6-7) Each time at bat, the player will have an opportunity to hit an adult-pitched ball.

Start Smart Baseball (Ages 3-months-4 years) Start Smart Sports offers developmentally appropriate introductory sports programs for children 2? -4 years old. They will be held Mondays, April through July in the grassy field at Renaud.

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Youth Soccer (Ages 4-14) Eight leagues, divided by age, will teach soccer skills and rules in a fun environment. Games are played at O’Fallon Sports Park on Saturdays from March through May.

T-Ball (Ages 4-5 & 6-8) Practices and games will be held at Wapelhorst Park fields on Monday or Wednesday nights. Introductory program, not a league. Great for beginners. Beginner T-Ball (Ages 5-7) This Beginner T-ball league program will expand your child’s skills while learning to play in teams. They will be held at

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T-Ball (Ages 4 to 5) This six-week program is for boys and girls. It meets once a week, on Saturday mornings, at Westhoff Park. Registration ends in early March or when classes are full.

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T-Ball Ages 4-5 Practices and games are played on weeknights here. Dates and times are being determined; see information and register.

THIS SPRING

Jaycee and DuSable Parks; practices in May and games in June-July. Coach Pitch T-Ball (Ages 6-8) Practice starts in May for these more advanced T-Ball games. Each time at bat, the player will have an opportunity to hit an adult-pitched ball.

ST. CHARLES COUNTY AND O’FALLON FAMILY YMCAS Your local YMCA offers a Kindergarten Co-Ed T-Ball program, soccer leagues, Summerball programs and softball leagues. You can contact them for more information; schedules, times, etc.

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J Hampton JEWELERS The St. Charles Parks Department has programs for all levels of swimmers, from its Learn to Swim program and Tiny Tot classes to A Lifeguard Program and Aqua Zumba for your kids. The St. Peters Rec-Plex offers and Olympic-quality facility that can accommodate learn-to-swim classes, competitive swimming and private instruction. Their website has a helpful flow chart that can help you determine which class is right for your child, depending on skill and maturity. The City of St. Peters has three great outdoor pools that offer seasonal swim team leagues for age 6-18.

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Renaud Spirit Center in O’Fallon has just the right swim lesson program for your child. They have classes for Pollywogs to Barracudas, as well as private lesson opportunities. The O’Fallon Family YMCA has many swimming lesson classes for your kids; class registration begins in April for classes running April-June.

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St. Charles County Family YMCA aquatics are designed for children and adults and are divided by age and by skill levels, and classes are offered at convenient times daily.

Now is the time to register the kids for some great sports programs in the area. Renaud Spirit Center 2650 Tri Sports Circle, O’Fallon 636-474-2REC or www.renaudspiritcenter.com St. Peters Rec-Plex 5200 Mexico Rd, St Peters 636-939-2FUN or www.stpetersmo.net St. Charles Parks Department 636-949-3372 or www.stcharlesparks.com O’Fallon Family YMCA 3451 Pheasant Meadows Dr., O'Fallon 636-379-0092 or www.ymcastlouis.org St. Charles County YMCA 3900 Shady Springs Lane, St. Peters 636-928-1928 or www.ymcastlouis.org by Robin Garrison Leach

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THE MUSIC SCENE

St. Louis’

ROCK ‘n connection ROLL Stor y by Michael Grafman • mrginvests@gmail.com

An exclusive

interview with Journey's former tour manager, Pat Morrow ...this guy Grafman, who ran KSHE, an institution in St. Louis, was responsible for breaking Journey throughout the midwest. Once KSHE would add Journey's songs, the others would follow. Michael: Pat, tell St. Louis how Journey started and your place with Journey?

ne of the biggest bands in the music scene in the last 30+ years was Journey! I sat down via skype with one of the gentleman who made Journey, former tour manager, Pat Morrow and talked about Journey, his career, and what connection he and Journey had with St. Louis!

Pat Morrow: It was 197374 when I started working for Journey. They were pretty big in the west coast but not so big in the rest of the nation. We could do San Francisco, Sta Monica civic in LA, the little hall in Bakersfield, Berkely Community Theater, that kind of thing but we couldn't make any money east of California. And at this time, in those days, 197475, there was a station in

St. Louis called KSHE and run by a guy named Shelley Grafman and he got way ahead of everyone else. They got hot and heavy on the radio with Journey's music. One thing led to another and we performed there, we did a show with David Essex, (Hey kid, rock n roll, rock on) who was big there at the time, and then we grew in St. Louis and it spread up the river to Chicago. And within a year or two, Journey grew in Memphis, KC, Cleveland, and

Pittsburgh all became big for Journey. This guy Grafman, who ran KSHE, an institution in St. Louis, was responsible for breaking Journey throughout the midwest. Once KSHE would add Journey's songs, the others would follow. In 1980, we had a triumphant return to St. Louis at Busch Stadium with Sammy Hagar and I'll never forget it when I got to introduce Shelley Grafman on stage, gave him credit for what he had done, it was a very complete feeling.

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Michael: How did you get your start in the rock scene? Pat Morrow: I was a drum roadie for Ansley Dunbar, former original drummer of Journey. Ansley became, in those days, became such a crucial part of the mix. You had to have Ansley on board for things to work out but I could handle him. I could talk to the artists and tell them to be quiet and to cooperate with everyone. Because I could do that with Ansley, I graduated to Journey's tour manager and handled the band for many years that way. That's how we became close with Contemporary Productions with Steve Schankman, Irv Zuckerman, and Shelley Grafman. Nobody could loosen Grafman's grip on Journey. We felt a loyalty to Shelley and it was returned in kind.

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Michael: What is your connection to St. Louis? Pat Morrow: It's a great happy surprising town. There was this big hotel in downtown, near the river, and I had a ton of equipment so I called down for a bellman. This old guy looks at my stuff and says, “man, this reminds me of my ol' days.” I said to him, “well, what did you do?” The ol' man says, “I was Louie Armstrong's tour manager!” So, we sat there for over 30 minutes and he had some great stories to share with me about Louie. Michael: What's your most memorable experience/ concert in St. Louis? Pat Morrow: Well, I loved the early gig Journey did with McKendree Spring back in 1974. KSHE sponsored it at this old grocery store. I said, “where are the house lights?” They brought me this piece of plywood with toggle switches, like light

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switches! 6 to 7 light switches, it was something. Journey had a killer gig. And McKendree Spring had this little guy who played the white telecaster guitar, canadian rockers. I met them, they played great. And then Journey came on and it was the first time that Journey really scored, great live show! 3 encores, great stuff in those days. Michael: How instrumental was St. Louis in building your career? Pat Morrow: Well, without that move that Shelley Grafman did for us, Journey probably would've remained a regional favorite. It was a key signature move and could've happened somewhere else, could've happened in Chicago but it didn't. It happened in St.

Louis with Shelley Grafman and KSHE. So, I guess I have a sentimental feeling for St. Louis. I know that Neal Schon and Ross Valory, the 2 original members still feel a closeness to St. Louis. Michael: Please, tell St. Louis what you are doing now. Pat Morrow: “I am consulting with Chaos Productions, a production company, that does a lot of lighting and video for John Mayer, Beyonce, Tom Petty, Justin Bieber... I'll probably be involved with The Who later this year in a couple of gigs. Michael: Thank you Pat for taking the time to tell St. Louis your rock n roll connection to our city. To reach Pat Morrow, email Pat: Pat@chaosvisual.com

To view Michael’s backstage interview of Pat Morrow visit www.youtube.com/watch?v=99vVKAPtG50

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Business Happenings

St. Charles-based Esri Honored as International Leader in GIS Esri, with a regional headquarters in St. Charles for over 20 years, has received the Business Spotlight Award from the EDC’s Economic Development Roundtable for being an international technology leader in GIS services and solutions since 1969, and for playing a crucial role in the functionality and creation of the new economic development website for the City

of St. Charles. Founded as a small research company in California 45 years ago, Esri now has 3,000 employees, 350,000 clients, 10 regional offices in the U.S. and 80 international distributors serving customers in about 200 countries. A market leader in GIS for desktop, server, mobile, and internet platforms, the company had revenues of $912 million in 2013. Esri’s regional office in St. Charles was established in 1991 and serves an eight-state market. For more information about Esri, please visit esri.com or call 636-949-6620.

Annual STEM Recognition for High School Students, March 7 The Annual STEM Recognition Breakfast to honor 16 local high school students excelling in programs and activ-

in St. Charles County

ities involving science, technology, engineering and math will be held 7:30 a.m. Friday, March 7 at Old Hickory Golf Club in St. Peters, MO. The event is hosted by the civic group Partners for Progress of Greater St. Charles. STEM is a national effort to prepare the workforce of tomorrow by encouraging today’s students to engage in studies, events, and careers involving science, technology, engineering and math. Admission to attend the STEM breakfast is free. To register or for more info, please call Linda Arnet at 636-229-5283.

Information supplied by the Economic Development Center of St. Charles County

Planning a wedding and honeymoon? Consider having a

Destination Wedding! Destination weddings have grown in popularity tremendously in the last decade. The planning process is easier than you might expect, and typically more affordable. Many all inclusive resorts throughout Mexico and the Caribbean offer complimentary wedding packages and incentives for your family and friends who might want to join you. Brides and grooms can select from several locations for their ceremony, such as the gardens, a gazebo or the most popular… barefoot on the beach. Couples have a variety of choices on colors, decorations, music, flowers, menus and more! All for a fraction of the cost of a wedding at home. Weddings in the Caribbean and Mexico are legal and recognized as such in the U.S. If you would like to learn more about Destination Wedding packages contact your travel agent or Gulliver’s Travel at www.atripforyou.com.

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ou only have a few days left to enjoy before the grind of school and work pulls you back to reality this spring? Think about hopping in your car and visiting places you might not think of as traditional Spring Break destinations. Fun doesn’t have to come with airfare, weeks off or hefty expenses. We live near many events and locations others spend big bucks to journey to from other places! Be a tourist close to home. You may be surprised how much easier it is to have a trip that only lasts a few hours (or a day)!

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and collections for people of all ages to enjoy. These aren’t just dollhouses. You and your family will be blown away by the intricacies and detail displayed in the many collections here; donated by estates, collectors and artists who appreciate the

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sculptors is located outside Louisiana; the streets of town are lined with numerous beautiful antebellum homes—many which are listed on the National Historical Register of Historic Places. Personal note: if you appreciate the beauty and history of old, scenic cemeteries, consider a stop at Louisiana’s Riverview Cemetery, just a block off 79. See graves and artistic stones and

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12th Annual Plein Air Art Festival 636-228-4005 • augustapleinair.com April 24-May 4 • 8 am-6 pm What better way to enjoy springtime weather and get outdoors than to visit the time-honored and very popular Plein Air Art Festival in and around Historic Augusta. Plein Air, meaning “in the open air,” is a form of art created outdoors. The trip along Highway 94 is a treat in itself; winding roads, blossoming vistas and wineries along the way will give you reason to remember the joy of sunshine and lazy days with family. Over 100 artists will be scattered about the rolling hills of Dutzow, Defiance and Augusta’s wine country, propped along the Missouri River bluffs, farmland and along the Katy Trail; recreating historic landscapes and structures on their canvases. Call or go online to learn about their Youth Paint and Buffet Event on Saturday, April 26th at Montelle Winery.

The Miniature Museum of Greater St. Louis 4746 Gravois Avenue 314-832-7790 • miniaturemuseum.org Wednesday-Saturday: 11am to 4pm Sunday:1pm to 4pm I have to admit: I didn’t know St. Louis had a Miniature Museum. This unique place has been in existence since 1989 and houses and displays of miniature works

smaller things in life. Buildings range from homey cabins to elaborate mansions, castles and neighborhoods. Admission prices range from $5-$2; get a $1 off admission at their website.

50 Miles of Art Scenic Highway 79: Louisiana, Clarksville and Hannibal • Through March The Missouri communities of Hannibal, Louisiana and Clarksville are connected by Route 79 - a scenic byway nestled along the beautiful banks of the Mississippi River with breathtaking views, soaring rock cliffs, rolling hills and colorful landscape. Each community has its own unique character and features different art venues, shops and displays to entertain and awe visitors. The 50 Miles of Art event is an annual celebration and invitation to visit. In Clarksville, take a leisurely stroll along the tree lined streets and find a remarkably high concentration of artists and craftsmen that live and work in the area producing a variety of hand made goods. In Louisiana, the Louisiana Mural Organization has completed over 20 community murals. A sculpture park featuring international and acclaimed American 27

statuary dating back to the Civil War. Hannibal is home to many artists and artisans; visit in March and you’ll find something for everyone; an active arts community, tons of special events, theater, artwork, cave explorations, shopping, antiques, and great food.

Meramec Caverns and Onondaga Cave Meramec Caverns • americascave.com Interstate 44, Exit 230, in Stanton, Missouri • 573-468-CAVE (2283) Onondaga Cave State Park 7556 State Hwy H, Leasburg, Missouri 573-245-6576 • www.mostateparks.com Maybe you forgot about these fantastic Missouri treasure, just a couple hours from home down I-44. Enjoy tours through both caves; the cool and quiet of these underground wonders will be a great way to celebrate springtime weather. Onondaga is more rustic (but still lighted and family-friendly); Meramec is more commercial. If you haven’t been to these caves—or it’s been a while—consider a day trip and experience these natural beauties with your family. See websites for hours, prices, directions, etc. by Robin Garrison Leach TimeOff Magazine / Mar-Apr, 2014

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Defiance Roadhouse Come enjoy great food and drinks, good friends, live music and great times at Defiance Roadhouse. There is live music on Friday, Saturday and Sunday featuring local bands when the beerhouse rocks! A nice outdoor deck is a great place for people watching while enjoying lunch or a nice cold beverage. On the diverse menu are great appetizers, sandwiches (including a mouthwatering Reuben!), huge juicy burgers, steaks, pasta and pizza. Prices are very reasonable- for example a 9 oz. filet with potato and salad is only $15.99. This is one lively place and the staff is attentive and friendly, mingling with the guests. The Roadhouse is located right off the Katy trail close to the wineries and some lovely B&Bâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. Located at 2999 Hwy 94 South. Call 636-987-2075. Open Mon-Sun 11am-close. www.defianceroadhouse.net

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Who’s Who In St. Charles County Get to know the people who make St. Charles County happen... from retailers, to doctors, to owners, to managers

Desire Woodrow Sales Renewal By Anderson

Jeff Boraz Commercial Sales Manager Firestone

Bridgette Feaman Owner Abundance of Love Home Care

Heather Patterson General Manager Anytime Fitness

Kevin Helsel Branch Manager Pac-Van

Aaron E. Mohr, DC Owner Pain Relief Associates

Chuck Antal Assistant VP People’s Savings Bank, O’Fallon

Karen K. Walker, LPC Licenced Professional Counselor Your Inner Journey, LLC

Mike Hebert Agent State Farm in St. Peters

Jessica Carrino Marketing Manager Sparks Tire & Auto

Kim Barks, CEO/Co-Owner Complete Auto Body Truck & RV Repair

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