A note
From the Editor
It’s a Fair Day at the Missouri State Fair!
"Let's go to the fair," said Dad. "Okay, let's go!" said Mom. "I want to watch the races," said Christopher. "I want to see the horses," said Stephanie. "I want to ride the rides," said Joseph. "I want some cotton candy," said Kaitlyn. "What's a fair?" asked Megan. Dad said, "The first thing I plan to do is check out the new tractors." Mom said, "I can't wait to see the pretty quilts." Christopher said, "I hope we get there in time to watch the practice laps." Stephanie said, "If we hurry, I'll be able to watch them get the show horses ready." Kaitlyn said, "I can't wait to see the photo contest." Joseph said, "I'm going to ride the roller coasters." Megan asked, "Can I go too?" Dad put on his favorite baseball cap. Mom grabbed a bottle of sunblocker. Christopher donned his mirrored sunglasses. Stephanie pulled on her cowboy boots. Kaitlyn made sure she had her camera. Joseph sent a text to his girlfriend to meet him at the carnival. Megan spilled her milk. "Is everyone ready?" asked Dad. "Does everyone have everything they need?" asked Mom. "Can we get something to eat?" asked Christopher. "How do I look?" asked Stephanie. "Has anyone seen my spare memory card?" asked Kaitlyn. "Do I have to stay with you all day? asked Joseph. In all the excitement, Megan got in everyone's way. "What a great parking spot!" said Daid. "Finally, we're here," said Mom. "See you later," said Christopher. "I'll meet you after the horseshow," said Stephanie. "I'm going to the art building," said Kaitlyn. "I'll be in the carnival," said Joseph. "Are we at the fair now?" asked Megan. Dad ate a corn dog. Mom ate a funnel cake. Christopher ate pizza. Stephanie ate nachos. Kaitlyn ate cotton candy. Megan ate ice cream. And a corn dog. And a funnel cake. And pizza. And nachos. And cotton candy. Dad went to see the tractors, chainsaws, furnaces, siding, guttering, cows, pigs and sheep. Mom went to see the quilts, crafts, sewing and decorated cakes. Christopher watched four races and a demolition derby. Stephanie watched and horse show and the Clydesdales pulling a large wagon with a dalmation riding along. Kaitlyn took pictures of parents, grandparents, children, couples and families. Joseph rode every ride twice. Megan saw a rabbits, baby chicks, a lamb in the petting zoo, a clown with balloons and a robot. "This has been a good day," observed Christopher. "Someday I'm going to own a horse," mused Stephanie. "I got some really great candid shots. Maybe I'll win the contest next year," dreamed Kaitlyn. "But I'm not ready to go yet," complained Joseph. Megan fell asleep. "Let's go home," said Dad. "Okay," said Mom, "Let's go." By Kandy Derden, Editor Page 4
About the Cover : Fairs mean many things to many people. For the kids, the number one attraction is the carnival rides! At left, the kids enjoy rides at the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia, Mo. Taken by Kaitlyn Offenburger
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Things Go on a to Do: Bike Tour ST. LOUIS - Learn about natural river features & how people began to change the river with an 8-mile bike tour led by a National Park Service ranger. Or you can get a trail map and take off on your own. Either way, the Core of Discovery is the place to start if visiting in St. Louis. For the active adventurer, capture the sights and sounds of St. Louis on a rental bicycle. Take a leisurely ride along the Bike St. Louis trails or the newly restored Riverfront Trail, an 11-mile trail that follows the Mississippi River starting at Biddle Street and heading north. Bicycles and quadcycles are available, the latter of which is a great way for the entire family to ride together as it seats
up to four or six people. Located on the Riverfront below the Grand Staircase of the Gateway Arch, hours are subject to change based on weather conditions and general demand. Bike rentals start at $15 for two hours. The quadcycles for 2-4 people start at $20 per hour. The Core of Discovery is a downtown St. Louis attractions district – anchored by the Gateway Arch – that offers a wealth of fun, and often surprising, activities to explore, experience and discover for out-of-town and local visitors alike, especially families. Other atrractions include the Gateway Arch, Old Courthouse,
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KANSAS CITY. - Worlds of Fun in Kansas City, Mo, the region’s premier entertainment destination, celebrates its 40th anniversary by announcing the largest expansion of Oceans of Fun in the park’s history. The extensive project will be highlighted by the combination of both parks into a single admission ticket and the addition of six new slides. Worlds of Fun will offer more value than ever in 2013 by combining both Worlds of Fun and Oceans of Fun to a one ticket admission. With both parks for the price of one in 2013, every guest will have access to 235acres of rides, shows, and attractions, complete with a massive water park expansion. The six new slides, which nearly double the park’s slide capacity, will be housed on a 65-foot-tall complex overlooking Surf City Wave Pool. At the peak stands three flat line loop slides, where guests climb into the AquaLaunch, a chamber with a floor that suddenly drops out, sending Page 06
riders on a high-speed near vertical drop and a series of loops and s-curves in a translucent flume. Known as a “constrictor”, the fourth slide features double tubes spiraling down an enclosed slide with four 360-degree tight turns. Two other enclosed tube slides feature high speed drops and banks. Other new additions at Oceans of Fun include renovated slide complexes and pool areas, new retail locations, and guest amenities such as new cabanas and more lounge chairs. Construction at Oceans of Fun will begin this fall and will be documented on the park’s social media channels and official blog. Guests who want to be among the first to experience the new Oceans of Fun can purchase a Gold Season pass at the best price through October 28 at worldsoffun.com, at the park during operating hours, or by phone at 816-454-4545. "Our 40th anniversary season will be Worlds of Fun’s biggest yet," states Frank Wilburn, Vice www.TheWeekenderMagazine.com
President and General Manager at Worlds of Fun. “We look forward to expanding and improving what is already a world-class amusement park and waterpark." In addition to nearly twice the slide capacity at Oceans of Fun, the parks will release additional improvements and events throughout the coming months to celebrate the park’s 40th anniversary. Visit worldsoffun.com for up to date information regarding these announcements. Worlds of Fun is owned and operated by Cedar Fair Entertainment Company, a publicly traded partnership that is listed for trading on The New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “FUN.” In addition to Worlds of Fun, Cedar Fair owns and operates ten other amusement parks, six water parks, one indoor water park resort, and five hotels. Cedar Fair also operates the Gilroy Gardens Family Theme Park in Gilroy, Calif. under a management contract. August, 2012
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Places After Sundown to Go: Written by: H|L-SM The best nightlife destinations offer a little something for everyone. That’s certainly the case at Californos, a popular spot in Kansas City. Enjoy a beautiful evening seated on the front patio or the multi-terraced deck. Inside, you’ll find several beautiful rooms with elegant details, including a fireplace and three pianos. Californos hosts live music many nights and boasts great happy hour specials each weekday, 4 p.m.-6 p.m. The extensive menu includes favorites like crab cakes and a chicken cordon bleu sandwich. No trip to Kansas City is complete without listening to live blues and jazz. That’s why you should plan an evening at KC
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The Peabody Opera House is a Blues & Jazz Juke House. In addition to blues and jazz, the Juke bright jewel in the performing arts House hosts open-mic and scene in St. Louis. Restored to its karaoke nights. Be sure to take an former 1934 glory (and given plenappetite – the kitchen turns out ty of 21st century updates), the delicious baby back ribs, fried cat- 3,100 seat Peabody welcomes the nation’s fish, steamed top percrawfish and formers many other (from jazz delights. to hip hop Get a taste of to country; the Emerald acrobats to Isle when you ballet to v i s i t magicians) O’Malley’s and tourPub and i n g W e s t o n Broadway B r e w i n g America-Bowman Restaurant s h o w s , Company, in Weston. Catch great live music year-round. Anyone looking for a good every Friday, Saturday and Sunday night. This classic pub is laugh will find exactly that at The located in the circa 1840s cellars of Skinny Improv, in Springfield. the Weston Brewing Company. This highly talented comedy creates spur-of-theThey serve O’Malley’s beer troupe (brewed on-site), plus several moment skits and songs; and they other brands. The America have a knack of getting the audience involved. Catch a show – it’s Bowman Restaurant is on-site. In St. Louis, Cajun delicacies and never the same twice – Thursday, topnotch live music go hand-in- Friday and Saturday evenings. hand at the Broadway Oyster Bar. National and local acts keep audiences tapping their toes. All that dancing might make you work up an appetite – nothing a little shrimp etoufée, jambalaya and crawfish enchiladas can’t fix. Go for the music, stay for the food. Three blocks from Busch Stadium. Californos www.theweekendermagazine.com
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By Kandy S. Derden Managing Editor 2012 marked the 110th Missouri State Fair. This year also marked the 55th year I've attended this annual event. (Contrary to what some people think, I'm not old enough to remember the first 55 years.) With time, our approach to the activities has changed. As a child, we went as a family for the entire day. We started with all the exhibits, ate our sack lunch in the Highway Gardens and continued for the rest of the afternoon until time to attend the grandstand show followed by fireworks. Then, and only then, we ventured near the carnival. My mother insisted it was best this way because the lights on the rides were much prettier after dark. Now I've come to realize that she had an additional motive: by that point in the day, we were too tired to want to stay a long time. As the decades have passed, the fairgrounds have changed through the addition of new buildings and changes made to existing edifices. Many of the buildings look the same but the landscape has changed with the addition of new structures. International Village is gone as is Kicksville and the original grandstand. The Mathewson Exhibition Center is a multi-functional building which gets used year round. Over the years, I've witnessed a wide variety of entertainers, from street performers to local amateurs to professional artists. I have also sampled some interesting food combinations and shopped from many booths displaying merchandise and services offered. Now, it is no longer an all day event. We just don't have the stamina anymore. Now that we are the ones deciding what to see and what we can bypass, it doesn't take us nearly as long to take in the whole experience. Budget constraints aren't quite as prevalent so Page 12
rather than pack a lunch, we do enjoy some of the traditional treats only available during the fair. Along the way, we saw the best Missourians had to offer in the way of heavy equipment, home improvement supplies and services, animals of all types, produce, homemaking skills including multiple varieties of cooking and sewing projects, artwork in the form of painting, floraculture, cake decorating and even sand sculpture. This is just the tip of the iceburg. There are multiple information services, contests, entertaining shows of music, magic and laughs along with parades, races, demonstrations of various skills and an indoor playground designed with an educational focus for children of all ages. Yes, a lot of things have changed through the decades, but a lot of things are still the same as they have always been. With the adoption of the slogan "Then and Wow!" I expected to see a lot of history through photos and displays. I'll admit it; I didn't expect to see anything new this year. I was wrong, of course. My husband and I both thoroughly enjoyed watching Rock-It the Robot. Rather than repeating a planned and rehearsed program, Rock-It is a roving performer strolling through the fairgrounds interacting with fair visitors. Spectators seemed to enjoy the spontaneity as he artfully entertained people of all ages based on what they said and how they reacted to him. Yes, there is is always something new to see. Bottom line: the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia is still an annual eleven day event where there is something of interest to everyone, whether it be animal shows, agricultural competition, displaying the best of the best in homemaking skills, art, equipment, or carnival rides. It is truly fun for the whole family and therefore a wonderful way to make memories with your loved ones.
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People to See: at the Missouri State Fair Randy Rogers Band and Wade Bowen Thursday, August 9 7:30 p.m. Ticket Prices: Track: $15 / Grandstand: $10
Justin Moore and Josh Thompson Friday, August 10 7:30 p.m. Ticket Prices: Premium Track: $40 Regular Track: $35 Premium Grandstand: $30 / Regular Grandstand: $25
Montgomery Gentry and 38 Special Saturday, August 11 7:30 p.m. Ticket Prices: Premium Track: $40 Regular Track: $35 Premium Grandstand: $30 / Regular Grandstand: $25
Where The Action Is Tour starring Paul Revere and the Raiders & Gary Lewis and the Playboys Tuesday, August 14 7:30 p.m. Ticket Prices: Track: $25 / Grandstand: $15
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Entertaining at the Pepsi Grandstand Country Gold Tour featuring: Leroy Van Dyke and the Auctioneers, Rex Allen, Jr., Leona Williams, The Quebe Sisters Band, Narvel Felts, Bobby Bare and Lynn Anderson Wednesday, August 15 7:30 p.m. Ticket Prices: Track: $20 . Grandstand: $10
Jake Owen and Colt Ford Thursday, August 16 7:30 p.m. Ticket Prices: Premium Track: $40 / Regular Track: $35 Premium Grandstand: $30 / Regular Grandstand: $25
Larry The Cable Guy and Reno Collier Friday, August 17 7:30 p.m. Ticket Prices: Premium Track: $40 / Regular Track: $35 Premium Grandstand: $30 / Regular Grandstand: $25
Hank Williams Jr. “Taking Back the Country� Tour with George Thorogood & The Destroyers Saturday, August 18 7:30 p.m. Ticket Prices: Premium Track: $50 / Regular Track: $45 Premium Grandstand: $38 / Regular Grandstand: $30 August, 201
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Places To Go... People to See:
Why? Serengeti, DJ Tony Trimm Fri., August 24, 2012 Doors: 8:30 pm / Show: 9:30 pm Columbia, MO Tickets are $10 each - Advance $12 Day of Show COLUMBIA - WHY? is a band with three Cincinnati-bred gentlemen who've shared a whole lotta past together. Two of them are brothers. Yoni Wolf, who founded the project by his lonesome in 1998 is one of those. The other is Josiah Wolf, who first started hitting the skins at their father's synagogue during worship service. WHY?'s third fella is Doug McDiarmid, a high school friend born to French teachers, discovered by the Wolfs while playing guitar in a Steve Miller cover band. These men are handsome and meticulous, especially when they do ugly and unwieldy things with words and music. As a founding member of Anticon, Yoni had one of the first releases on the label: the Split EP! with Odd Nosdam, WHY?'s half a kaleidoscopic sevensong suite of sweetly sour song-rap. If you haven't heard their stuff, you should check it out. It's like pop-inflected psychedelic folk-hop, or chamber music imagined by the most lovelorn and death-anxious Beat Poet that never lived.) 2005's lauded Elephant Eyelash paved the way for tours and more albums. Everyone comes into their own at different times. For WHY?, most agree that this happened across 2008 and 2009 with a pair of oddly engrossing stunners—the tightly rhythmic Alopecia and its quieter, kinda country cousin Eskimo Snow—which turned Page 12
the oft-boxed music world on its hella gross cauliflower ear. When they finally came off of the road, WHY? set themselves to humbler tasks: turning out intimate tunes for lucky fans and intricate beats for rapper Serengeti's praised Family & Friends LP. Today, there's a new EP called Sod in the Seed and a new LP, their fifth that is intelligent, soulful, and catchy. Serengeti has more talent than success, as well as more than a dozen albums to his name. Several of these are quite obscure, and most are typical underground hip-hop — more complex and drawn-out than Family & Friends, which squeezes 11 songs into just 31 minutes. The new album's title is thematic: Just about every song here concerns intimate personal relationships. Half excavate ruined marriages, and the most troubling, "Long Ears," describes the return of an absentee dad. For more information, visit online at www.thebluenote.com
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ruff Rhys has announced his second investigative concert tour of the Americas. The first, which saw Gruff winding his way around South America in a search for his long lost, guitar-playing, poncho-wearing uncle, Rene Griffiths, was documented by Dylan Goch in their 2010 feature film Separado! In August 2012 Gruff - known around the world for his work with Super Furry Animals and Neon Neon, as well as his collaborations with Gorillaz, Dangermouse, Sparklehorse and Simian Mobile Disco - will be seeking out the final resting place of his relative John Evans, who left Wales in 1792 on a quest to find a mythical tribe of Welsh speaking Native Americans. Gruff will follow the path of John Evans using film, the written word, photostory, social media and song to create an investigative road movie and album. John Evans - a 22-year old farmhand from the mountains of Snowdonia, Wales - responded to a plea for a brave soul to ascertain if there was indeed a tribe of Welsh-speaking Native Americans still walking the Great Plains, descendants of Prince Madog (widely believed to have discovered America in 1170). During the course of an extraordinary adventure, Evans wrestled the largest river reptiles ever seen in the Mississippi, hunted Bison with the Omaha tribe, defected to the Spanish in St Louis, discovered imaginary volcanoes in Missouri, annexed North Dakota from the British, and created the map that guided Lewis and Clarke on their legendary August 2012
expedition. His adventure was cut short when he died broke and out of his mind at 29 in New Orleans. Gruff’s investigative concert tour will begin at Yale’s Beineke Library where John Evans’ famous map is said to reside. From there Rhys will follow in his relative’s footsteps as he investigates Evans’s significance in American history, the true circumstances of his death and the secret location of his burial. Simultaneously he explores how the myths that surround cultural identity are formed and distorted, and how well meaning adventure and beliefs can result in painful colonialism, misadventure and tragedy. You can join Gruff in securing John Evans rightful place in American history! Gruff urges anyone with clues regarding Evans's unknown burial place; imaginary volcanos; wandering tribes of Welsh Speakers, or lingering river reptiles to come to the shows, where your help with his investigations will be appreciated and featured in the movie.
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Calendar of Events: HOT SUMMER NIGHTS
Aug. 10/LAKE OZARK - 6-11 p.m. Have fun on the famous Bagnell Dam Strip at the Lake of the Ozarks. Featuring a world-class car show, lots of live music; yummy food; giveaways; shopping deals; helicopter rides; and children’s activities.Fishing, boating, winery/vineyard, biking, walking trails, and golf. Free admission. Call 800-451-4117 for information
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Nevaeh Sanctus (Last Show!) + Moonrunner, The Natural State, Mr. History. Doors open at 8:30 p.m. for the 9:30 p.m. show. Tickets are $5 each. Nevaeh Sanctus was formed in the midst of the fall of a former glory. With melodies and rhythms and harmonies that will take you from bliss to tears and back again, Nevaeh Sanctus is more than a band. For more information, visit www.thebluenote.com.
FAMILY FUN FEST
TRAILS WEST FEST Aug. 15/COLUMBIA - In Flat Branch Park. Aug. 17-19/ST. JOSEPH - Celebrating 20 Years of Complete with bounce house, hands on activities, Art and Entertainment. Located at Civic Center Park, face painting and fun for the entire family. For more adjacent to City Hall. Bring your lawn chair, and pick information, call 573-874-7460. the perfect spot at one of our three entertainment stages. Enjoy strolling performers and historic reBLUE NOTE CONCERT enactors. The 20th annual Trails West! ÂŽ festival Aug. 17/COLUMBIA - The Blue Note Presents delivers musical styles you love and new ones to discover. Crafts, art, and food. For more information contact the Allied Arts Council at 816-233-0231 or visit online at www.stjoearts.org. 36th ANNUAL OLD THRESHERS SHOW Aug. 17-19/MONTGOMERY CITY - See antique tractors, steam engines and farm equipment; enjoy the tastes of Dutch-oven cooking; find games for the kids and activities such as the ladies skillet-throwing contest. There is a pie contest, an antique car and truck show, and live musical performances (country, gospel and bluegrass) happening all three days. Shoppers find bargains and deals at the flea market and at the Arts and Crafts Building. An admission button costs $5; wear your button for admission all weekend. For more information, call 573-999-5741 or visit www.montgomerycounty oldthreshers.org.
CONCERT FOR A CAUSE Aug. 22/MAPLEWOOD - 6-8 p.m. at Ryan Hummert Park. Featuring UJ & The Down Home Blues Band. This concert is free, however, nonperishable items for donation to the Weekends on Wheels program will be accepted. For more information call 314-781-8588. Page 14
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