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Happy Independence Day!
Too hot for weddings and decorating cakes this summer! Too hot and dry for fireworks. It’s just plain too hot! What did we do before air conditioning? As a child, I can remember “camping out” on the dining room floor as it was the only room with a window air conditioner. We closed off the rest of the house to make a bit of a temperature difference. Then we brought in the reclining lawn chairs from the back yard to sleep in. We called it camping out anyway. Guess a better term would have been “campin in.” Mother always had a way of turning a crisis into fun. She made a game out of the situation. We had popcorn and iced tea and listened to her read a book or tell stories. Her favorite was to talk about Christmas. (So that is where Christmas in July came from...) Before we knew it, we were wrapped in blankets, shivering under the air conditioner, with teeth chattering. One particular summer we did get to spend the July 4th weekend at my grandparents farm where an old house still stood. It was more like a vacation cabin. We waded in the creek, picnicked on the wide front porch and my mother drew pictures on old brown paper sacks to entertain us. My parent’s best friends went with us, who had two children our age. They begged and begged to shoot off our collection of fireworks in the middle of the day. Finally, the grownups gave us a couple sparklers and a few firecrackers to hold us over until dark. One firecracker didn’t go off and my friend ran out to the front yard to pick it up and relight it. We saw it smoldering but couldn’t get it out of in time to warn her. It went off, severely burning her hand and leg. That was one single firecracker! What an impact it made on our lives, though. Now every summer, I remember and warn our little ones that they just can’t be too careful! So here’s hoping everyone a safe and happy July 4th!
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About the Cover : “Weddings are for grownups. I’d rather smell the flowers!” Flowergirl Areesia is shown at her grandmother’s wedding which took place in the beautiful Highway Garden at the Mo. State Fairgrounds, in Sedalia. Taken by Angie Offenburger
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Things to Do: Dine Out
Hungry for a great meal with a generous side of Missouri hospitality? Throughout the Show-Me State, restaurants serve delectable food. Enjoy classic, fresh dishes at Babbo’s Spaghetteria. This Columbia eatery specializes in delicious Italian fare, including lasagna, spaghetti and meatballs, and Neapolitan-style pizza. Generous portions and friendly service make Babbo’s a great destination for families – and the elegant decor and expansive wine list make it perfect for date night. While in Columbia, be sure to save room for something sweet. The Upper Crust Bakery and Cafe offers delightful pastries, specialty desserts, coffee drinks, and freshly baked breads; plus, breakfast and lunch specialties; and house-made dinners. And, if you should need a wedding cake, this is the place. When you crave down-home cooking, head to Dowd’s Catfish and BBQ, in Lebanon. Situated in the Ozarks, Dowd’s dishes up favorites such as southern fried catfish, smoked spare ribs, fried July, 2012
okra, and crab legs. Take the family and enjoy the all-you-can-eat dinner – just remember to leave room for their famous pie and fruit cobbler. Travel back to a simpler time when you savor a meal at Penny’s Diner. This classic 1950s-style restaurant, in Dexter, offers a full menu of familiar favorites. Penny’s stays open 24 hours every day and serves breakfast around the clock. Put some quarters in the jukebox, grab a seat at the counter, and dig into a delicious meal. Don’t pass-up the giant cinnamon rolls, made fresh daily. A childhood classic receives inventive and upscale twists at Cheese-ology. This St. Louis/ University City restaurant reinvented macaroni and cheese. Varieties include the classic version of this iconic dish, “Santa Fe” (Monterey Jack and Chihuahua cheeses, corn, salsa, and chicken), www.TheWeekendermagazine.com
“Mediterranean” (mozzarella, goat cheese, artichoke hearts, sundried tomatoes and kalamata olives), and other choices. Vegetarian and vegan selections are offered. This cute eatery provides a perfect lunch and dinner stop while exploring the Delmar Loop entertainment and retail district. In Kansas City, the chefs at LuLu’s Thai Noodle Shop create beautiful dishes from original family recipes. For a refreshing starter, try the green mango salad with blue crab. Delight your palate with the Pad Thai, spicy red curry, and any of several authentic Thai dishes. LuLu’s offers vegan and gluten-free dishes as well. For a special occasion, treat yourself to dinner at Justus Drugstore, a Restaurant, in
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Dining Out..Cont. Smithville. Nationally acclaimed executive chef Jonathan Justus creates beautiful, inventive dishes made from locally sourced ingredients. Absolutely everything at Justus Drugstore starts from scratch. The menu changes seasonally and includes such luxurious ingredients as Kobe beef rib eye and goat cheese mousse. Fine food meets fine art at Cafe Sebastienne inside the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, in Kansas City. After an afternoon perusing the museum’s worldclass collection, enjoy an equally magnificent meal at this elegant restaurant. Dishes include Moroccan-spiced grilled chicken and pan-seared black grouper. While enjoying a luxurious trip to the Lake of the Ozarks, pamper yourself even further with dinner at Baxter’s Lakeside Grille. A relaxing atmosphere, wonderful service, and an extensive bill of fare make Baxter’s the perfect place for lunch and dinner. The menu incorporates fresh, delicious ingredients in dishes such as the swordfish sandwich, bacon-and-blue-cheese potatoes, and other delectable selections. Brasserie-by niche offers French bistro fare in the heart of St. Louis. Award-winning chefowner Gerard Craft provides an Page 06
atmosphere that is simultaneously elegant and comfortable. Try the decadent cassoulet duck confit, and the wonderful bouillabaisse. The large patio makes outdoor dining a treat. A Columbia version of a St. Louis eatery, Babbos offers a classic menu of Italian cuisine, in a relaxed, modern yet rustic atmosphere. Guests enjoy traditional and Neopolitan-style pizza, pasta selections spaghetti and meatballs to lasagna, as well as appetizers, salads and a nice list of house and Italian wines. Carry-out is available. Kelly English – one of Food & Wine magazine’s “Best New Chefs of 2009” – brings his upscale southern cooking to the Kelly English Steakhouse, in Maryland Heights. Chef English honed his considerable skills in New Orleans and Memphis. The French-Creole cuisine at Kelly English Steakhouse includes a www.TheWeekenderMagazine.com
New York strip steak stuffed with blue cheese and fried oysters. The restaurant is located inside Harrah’s Casino. Note: Harrah’s Casino is changing to Hollywood Casino Take a trip to South America (without needing to cross the equator) when you visit Piropos Grille, in Parkville. Feel like you’ve been whisked away to an exotic locale, thanks to an atmosphere that replicates a South American village and a menu full of authentic dishes, including empanadas, plantains and a wide array of grilled meats and seafood.
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characters. BRANSON - Fend off the Plus, experience 30 rides school’s out boredom syndrome and attractions, from roller with a trip to one of the most coasters to interactive family exciting festivals in the state: adventures. National KidsFest at Silver End your day with GAC Dollar City. Nights in Echo Hollow®! National KidsFest features Great American Country and unbelievable shows to bring out Silver Dollar City present the the kid in every member of your nation's only live stage verfamily. It features the amazing sion of the popular television fests of the legendary Fabulous Swing, and Lost River of the show, Wednesday through Wallendas Family Circus. You saw Monday evenings at park closing. him conquer Niagara Falls, now Ozarks. Oh, and don’t for- Watch a sneak peek and see the get about the fire- full show schedule online at works, the three- www.festivals.branson silverdoldimensional light larcity.com show, and all the All this and so much more concerts and deli- awaits at National KidsFest, the cious food. ultimate summer vacation destiNew for 2012: nation for your family - only at LUMA, a high-tech, Silver Dollar City! three-dimensional Admission to Silver Dollar City show of light, color is required: $56; ages 62+, $54; and motion; ages 4-11, $46. For more informaGazillion Bubbles, tion call 800-475-9370. a n show see Science Channel superstar and interactive lasers, See your Favorite Cartoon Characters LIVE Guinness World-Record high-wire featuring lighting effects and walker, Nik Wallenda. Meet your favorite characters, bubble artistry; and • Fred, Barney & Dino, July 12 - 14 including SpongeBob and Scooby a character meet- • Scooby Doo & Shaggy: July 19 - 21 Doo. Test your courage on and-greet with your • Yogi Bear & Boo Boo, July 26 - 28 cartoon • Dora & Diego, August 2 - 4 thrilling rides such as the Giant favorite July, 2012
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Places To Go... People to See:
Indigo Girls: With full band The Shadowboxers Tues., July 17, 2012 Doors: 8 pm / Show: 8 pm Columbia, MO Tickets are $28 each Columbia - On their fourteenth studio album, Grammy-winning folk-rock duo Indigo Girls deliver a beautifully crafted batch of songs that revel in spirited simplicity. Alternating richly textured storytelling with moody ruminations on modern-world worries, Beauty Queen Sister reveals a fierce longing for a more idyllic existence while still celebrating the extraordinary in everyday living. Thanks to its graceful mix of openhearted songwriting and lush, intricate arrangements—not to mention powerful performances by the band and their brigade of guest musicians—Beauty Queen Sister ultimately allows the listener to slip into the sort of dreamy serenity that Amy Ray and Emily Saliers sing of striving for throughout the record. Decades into their career, the Indigo Girls still amaze conventional pundits with their ability to grow and thrive no matter what the state of the music industry is at any given point. Saliers and Ray began performing together in high school, transferred their honest, urgent performing style onto the stages of countless small clubs, then saw their public profile take off with the 1989 release of their self-titled breakthrough (an album that included the first hit, "Closer To Fine," and went on to win Best Contemporary Folk Recording at the 1990 Grammys). For the Indigo Girls, the adventure may take the form of an adrenaline-fueled live CD or a warm, Page 12
reflective holiday album or a collection of songs that can veer from raucous to intimate in the blink of an eye. No matter where their creative journey takes them, they hold out a hand to their listeners and we get to feel it all. The Atlantabased Shadowboxers have a passion for captivating lyrics, tight harmonies, and soulful vocals. Founding members Scott Schwartz, Matt Lipkins, and Adam Hoffman experienced an almost-instantaneous musical compatibility when they first started jamming. Together with drummer Jaron Pearlman and bassist Benjamin Ryan Williams, they've forged a cohesive sound based on a shared reverence for the strong, taut harmonies of Simon & Garfunkel, D'Angelo, and The Beatles. This young band's unified sound has an R&Bsoaked, smart perspective replete with an abundance of vocal talent and songwriting skill. In the short time the quintet has been playing together, The Shadowboxers have found a collective voice that is intelligent, soulful, and catchy.
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Places to Go COLUMBIA - “IT’S A WHOLE NEW FAIR” JULY 24-28 Just as in years past, the Boone County Fair will offer plenty for the whole family to have a great time. Make plans now to attemd this summer with your family.
is the first facility of its kind located at Paradise Farms in Clermont, FL where anyone from beginners through advanced are trained in just about every discipline including Vaulting, Dressage, hunter/jumpers, trick horse training & natural horsemanship. Timi Loyal & Christine Drentwett will be A Loyal Vaulting Equestrian Show will take place doing a bareback/vaulting performance followed by at 5:30, 7 and 8:30 p.m. from Tuesday to Saturday at a vaulting demo from some of his students and the fair this year. Loyal Vaulting and Equestrian Arts
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Christine will be doing a Garrocha performance. This show offers free admission with entrance fee to the fair. Regular fair admission is $10 per person, 6 & under free, carnival wristbands $15 each night. Other activities include a GunHorse Challenge, a Tuff Truck Challenge, a children’s barnyard and petting zoo, and first annual kickball tournament. A ham breakfast will be served Saturday, July 28 at 7 a.m. with keynote speaker Monty Kerley, PhD. Kerley is a Professor of Animal Sciences at the
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University of Missouri. His research is focused upon understanding nutritional influences on efficiency of growth in the bovine. Don’t miss the Demo Derby July 25 presented by R&R Total Destruction Promotions. The fun begins at 7:30 p.m. Call 515-4625775 for more information. The talent competition may be heard Thursday Saturday beginning each evening at 7:30 p.m. For more information, visit online at www.theboonecountyfair.com or call 573-474-9435.
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Calendar of Events: LINN COUNTY FAIR
Lafayetteco@misJuly 7-14, BROOKFIELD - This is a closed show, souri.edu open to only Linn County 4-H or FFA members. For FAMILY FUN FEST more information contact the Linn County Extension July 18/COLUMBIA - 6-8 p.m. Offers a different Office, 660-895-5123 or Linnco@missouri.edu theme each month, complete with bounce house, hands on activities, face painting and fun for the BATES COUNTY FAIR July 7-15, BUTLER - For more information contact entire family. Every third Wednesday thru Bates County Extension Center, 660-679-4167, September, in Flat Branch Park. For more information, call 573-874-7460. Batesco@missouri.edu
BAND CONCERT July 7, 14, 21, 28/SEDALIA - Admission is free for this event, featuring the Sedalia Concert Band, in its 115th season. The band will perform during the summer at Convention Hall in Liberty Park on Thursday evenings from 7:30 - 9 p.m. in the Convention Hall. For more information, call 660-826-1383.
NIGHT HIKE July 21, CAMDENTON - 8:30-9:30 p.m. Hike Spring Trail after hours with a park naturalist to learn the calls and songs of the park's nocturnal residents. At Ha Ha Tonka State Park. For more information call 573-346-2986.
MORGAN COUNTY FAIR
July 24-28, VERSAILLES - Pre-registration by July 16th. For more information contact Morgan County July 8, 10-14, 21 / PRINCETON - Activities and Extension, 573-378-5358 or Morganco@missouri.edu entertainment includes Green Hills Circuit Horse Show, Hog Show, Baby Show, Talent Show, Tuff N BOONE COUNTY FAIR Nuff Mini Bull Ride. amd Pet Show. Ice Cream Social, July 23-29 /COLUMBIA - Traditional old-time Street Dance with High Strung at 8 pm. July 21, Fiddling jam session and barn dance daily 5:30 - 7:30 Antique Tractor Pull. For more information contact p.m. Live entertainment including Andy Tellman the Mercer County Extension Office, (660) 748-3315, Friday and Ironweed Saturday. Demo derby, mercerco@missouri.edu motocross, and truck and tractor pulls. For more information contact 573-474-9435 or www.theSALINE COUNTY FAIR July 14-22/MARSHALL - For more information boonecountyfair.com/livestock-show.html, or Boone contact Saline County Extension, 660-886-6908 or County Extension, 573-445-9792 or Booneco@missouri.edu. Salineco@missouri.edu.
MERCER COUNTY FAIR
HENRY COUNTY FAIR July 14-21, CLINTON - Henry County Fair, Henry County Fair Grounds, Clinton ,MO. Entries due by June 20th. For more information contact Henry County Extension, 660-885-5556 or Henryco@missouri.edu
LAFAYETTE COUNTY 4-H/FFA FAIR July 14-24, HIGGINSVILLE - Higginsville City Park, For more information contact Lafayette County Extension, 660-584-3658 or July, 2012
MOTORCYCLE RALLY July 19-21/SEDALIA - The 40th International Rally of the BMW Motorcycle Owners of America (MOA) is held at the Missouri State Fairgrounds. This event, which is open to the public, features BMW motorcycles from around the world; commercial vendors selling motorcycle-related equipment and accessories; food vendors; and live entertainment.. Tent and RV camping available on-site with more than 165 full service hook-up sites. Call 636-394-7277 or vist www.bmwmoa.org for more information
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