Entertainment

October 6, 2007 

Museum of Bad Album Covers 

October 4, 2007 

Next Classical Detour 10/18 

SAINT LOUIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CLASSICAL DETOURS @ POWELL SYMPHONY HALL THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18TH, 6:30PM Save the date and take a trip to France with us! Join us for the Classical Detours pre-concert party and a musical "detour" to France at Powell Symphony Hall. Doors open at 5:30pm with complimentary beer sampling and happy-hour pricing on other drinks and appetizers. For more information and tickets, please visit slso.org/detours or call 314.534.1700. POWELL SYMPHONY HALL 718 NORTH GRAND BLVD - MIDTOWN 314.533.2500

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Walkin' the Dog 

CELEBRATE SPOT: A WALK FOR DOGS AND THEIR PEOPLE TO BENEFIT BREAST CANCER RESEARCH AND PROGRAMS @ FOREST PARK SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7TH, 9-11:30AM Looking to spend a little quality time with your 4-legged friend? Hoping to make a difference in the fight against breast cancer? Join us for Celebrate Spot, a walk for dogs and their owners to benefit breast cancer research and programs. This 5k walk or 1-mile fun walk begins at 9am at the Upper Muny Parking Lot in Forest Park. Registration begins at 7:45am. Can't make it to the walk? Become a virtual participant by donating online at www.celebrate-spot.org. All proceeds from this event will benefit the Young Women's Breast Cancer Program at Siteman Cancer Center.

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Man charged with DUI after fleeing on riding mower 

Sammy Hagar 2007-08 tour info 

October 3, 2007 

'Secret' mall apartment goes undetected for 4 years 

Playhouse Announces Two New Holiday Shows 

October 2, 2007 

Troubles continue for Britney 

October 1, 2007 

'Best of Missouri Market' at Missouri Botanical Garden 

September 30, 2007 

He doesn't like his own movies? 

September 28, 2007 

Tom Cruise building $10 million bunker to protect against ‘alien attack’ 

Six Flags to add new roller coaster in 2008 

September 27, 2007 

2007-2008 Arts Season Kicks Off at Grand Center September 28th 

September 26, 2007 

A Guided Tour of the Modular Analog Synthesizer 

COCA Benefit Coming - Attendance Limited 

COCA CRUSH @ ROBUST THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4TH, 6-8PM Join us for this limited attendance event to celebrate the Grand Opening of St. Louis' most unique wine experience, Robust. Enjoy wine and beer tasting, hors d'oeuvres and live music. Tickets are $20 per person, with a portion of the proceeds benefiting COCA Center of Creative Arts. Please contact Robust at 314.963.0033 to reserve your tickets. Robust: where a passion for life, love, and wine comes alive! ROBUST WINE SHOPPE & CAFE 227 W. LOCKWOOD AVE - WEBSTER GROVES 314.963.0033 robustwinebar.com

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September 25, 2007 

'I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change' Extended Until November 11th 

September 24, 2007 

Food Outreach Benefit This Week 

DR. MATT GERMAN'S FRIENDS FOR LIFE MUSIC FESTIVAL TO BENEFIT  FOOD OUTREACH @ LUCAS SCHOOL HOUSE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH, 8PM-MIDNIGHT Join Food Outreach for an evening of great food, drink & music from some of St. Louis' brightest talent sponsored by Abbott Virology and Anheuser-Busch. VIP: $100 6pm-midnight Includes admission, complimentary valet parking, open bar and food by Lucas School House. Special VIP reception will be held from 6-8:30pm. Young Professionals: $25 in advance, $30 at door 8pm-midnight Includes admission and first complimentary beer or wine. Valet parking available. MC: Gilberto Pinela Live Auction at 8:30pm Please visit us at www.foodoutreach.org or give us a call at 314.652.FOOD (3663) for more details. LUCAS SCHOOL HOUSE 1220 ALLEN AVE. (ALLEN & GRAVOIS) - SOULARD 314.621.6565

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Michael Douglas talks politics 

September 21, 2007 

Alicia Silverstone ad for PETA banned in Houston 

September 20, 2007 

50 Cent likes Hillary 

'Celebration of Science' 

September 19, 2007 

Grand Center Presents 'Dancing In The Street and Off The Wall' 

KDHX seeking theatre reviewers 

September 18, 2007 

History of Jazz in St. Louis 

September 17, 2007 

Gore gets an Emmy 

September 16, 2007 

Catch the Tour of Missouri Downtown Today 

The Tour of Missouri bike race will wrap up its 600th mile in downtown St. Louis today. The sixth and final stage will start and finish at Union Station at 1p.m. Riders will wend a 74 mile loop around the central corridor; stretching from downtown to Forest Park. The much-lauded Discovery Channel team, former home to the dominant rider Lance Armstrong, is fielding the current leader, George Hincapie. Hincapie leads by one-minute and foty-seconds with team Slipsteam/Chipotle's Will Frischkorn in second. The race should run from 1 p.m. to just before 3 p.m.

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September 14, 2007 

A flying car? 

September 13, 2007 

Joe Chesla Artist's Salon & Public Lecture this Sunday 

September 12, 2007 

Experimental Art Thursdays at Mad Art Gallery 

Grove Fest This Weekend 

September 10, 2007 

Worldometers 

September 8, 2007 

Ebay is great for selling your stuff, but.. 

Experience the "Amazing Challenge" at the Saint Louis Science Center 

September 7, 2007 

Internationally Recognized Contemporary Artist Christopher Martin Returns To St. Louis’ Kodner Gallery With New Show “Mosaic" 

Martin Show Opening Nov. 1 from 6-9 p.m. - Special Canvas Created with Children from Ranken Jordan to be Auctioned to Benefit Kodner Gallery Art Therapy Program Internationally recognized for his abstract expressionism, using his acrylic on acrylic method, Christopher Martin returns to St. Louis and Kodner Gallery with his new exhibition, “Mosaic,” Nov. 1- Dec. 1. He will present his new works and guest host a reception Nov. 1 from 6 – 9 p.m. In addition, a special canvas created with children from Ranken Jordan Pediatric Specialty Hospital will be auctioned with proceeds benefiting the Kodner Gallery Art Therapy Program. Admittance to the reception, as well as daily viewing of the month-long showing, is free and open to the public. Kodner Gallery is located at 9650 Clayton Road in Ladue. For additional information, call 314-993-4477. Christopher Martin burst onto the national art scene in the early 1990s, rising quickly from a self-taught and unknown artist based in Dallas to an internationally acclaimed, contemporary abstract artist. His works currently hang in corporate and private collections – including Anheuser-Busch, Starbuck’s, Boeing Aerospace and Former President George Bush Sr. – throughout the United States, Mexico and Europe. Martin is known for his use of brilliant colors and intriguing shapes to create a dynamic synergy that captivates viewers. He is well-known in the art world for his self-taught technique of layered reverse acrylic painting on sheets of acrylic. This method allows him to achieve a depth and luminosity that is not seen in other paintings. Martin’s 2001 and subsequent 2005 St. Louis shows at Kodner Gallery received an enthusiastic reception by the St. Louis community, and his upcoming exhibition is expected to be just as successful. “Chris is an extremely talented artist,” said David Kodner, vice president, Kodner Gallery. “We’ve known Chris for many years and we’ve watched him develop into an internationally recognized artist. Chris possesses a raw talent and is able to capture color, work with different mediums and create pieces that really speak to collectors, art dealers and those who just love and recognize great art. We’re thrilled to continue our relationship with Chris and we look forward to continue to watch his success.” In conjunction with the show, Martin created a canvas with children from Ranken Jordan Pediatric Specialty Hospital. In August, Chris visited the hospital where he and 10 kids worked together to create a special painting, full of imaginative expression. Martin then returned to his studio in Dallas where he finished the canvas in the spirit of the children’s vision. The final piece, titled “Petals of Paw-sabilities,” will be auctioned off the evening of Nov. 1 with proceeds benefiting the Kodner Gallery Art Therapy Program at Ranken Jordan. Martin was actually the first artist to initially launch the Kodner Gallery Art Therapy Program at Ranken Jordan, in 2005. That first painting was also auctioned at the Kodner Gallery during a Chris Martin show and through the generous donations of the buyer was then re-donated back to Ranken Jordan where it currently hangs for children to enjoy. Since 2001, Martin has been painting with groups of children to help further their cause. Now known as “Kidz Creations,” his cause began with a client of Chris' art gallery, who requested he paint with a group of children from a special needs school for their auction. "Kidz Creations" is now targeted at hospitals and charities that help sick children. Children's hospitals such as St. Louis’ Ranken Jordan Pediatric Hospital and St. John's Children's Cancer Center have benefited as well as Dallas hospitals, Scottish Rite and Our Children's House at Baylor Hospital. In addition, Martin has worked with The Make a Wish Foundation, The March of Dimes, Bryan's House, and multiple other schools and charities over the past six years, earning over a quarter of a million dollars to date. Kodner Gallery is located at 9650 Clayton Road in Ladue and is open Monday through Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more than 40 years Kodner Gallery has been the source for fine and rare art in St. Louis. For more information, contact Kodner Galley at 314-993-4477, or visit the gallery’s web site at www.kodnergallery.com. Press release

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September 6, 2007 

Latest Exhibit at phd Gallery, “Hand to Hand” Gives New Meaning to “Meet Me In St. Louis” 

Artists Who Collaborate Via US Postal Service to Meet for First Time at October 13 Show Opening 40 Original Works to be Displayed Although artists David Wallace and Rebecca Trawick have known each other since early 2004 and have been collaborating on collages since early 2005, they have never actually met. But on Saturday, October 13 at 7 pm, Wallace and Trawick will meet in person for the first time when they greet the public for their show opening at phd gallery, located at 2300 Cherokee Street. phd gallery will present 40 of Wallace and Trawick’s finest works from the “Hand to Hand” collection, with each piece flanked by photos showing the stages of creation. The exhibit will run October 13 through December 1. Because Wallace and Trawick live on opposite coasts – he in Pittsburgh and she in Southern CA - they send pieces back and forth through the mail, adding to each piece every time it changes hands until both artists agree the work is complete. The method is unique not only by virtue of making a traditionally solitary activity a collaborative one, but also because each artist surrenders artistic control every time he or she licks a stamp and drops the updated collage in the mail. While the artists share many pieces in various stages of completion, the two have never met in person…until now. When Wallace and Trawick attend their gallery opening at phd gallery, they will meet in St. Louis for the first time in their relationship of more than three years. “Hand to Hand” which debuted in Pittsburgh in January, 2007, brought raves from Janera Soloman, visual arts critic for the Pittsburgh City Paper. She says, “This beautiful collection of collages holds no specific thematic intentions; there are no hidden messages to interpret. Each piece offers its own vocabulary, images for which viewers can create their own meanings. Or one can simply appreciate the image for its aesthetic value as a beautiful work of art.” Wallace and Trawick recall feeling a sense of excitement and trepidation every time they would open a box containing the latest development of a work-in-progress. Their responses varied each time, ranging from “What was he/she thinking?” to “Hmm I never would have thought of that,” to “I couldn’t have done it better myself.” For the artists, working together has been a way to communicate on a purely creative level. They know very little of one another outside their creative, collaborative relationship. They were not interested in becoming “pen pals,” but rather in seeing how their two styles could combine to create work that was not completely Wallace, not completely Trawick, but something new and surprising to them both. Now the artists are preparing for their lives and their art to converge all at once in St. Louis. Sharing the spotlight with “Hand to Hand” is the exhibit "Lost and Found," mixed media paintings by Rebecca Eilering. Eilering works by herself but deliberately introduces the wild card of the unknown by purposefully setting out to get lost in her work (and sometimes her environment) and creatively finding her way home through her medium. She works intuitively, without structure, perusing a creation to its unknown ending. Maps, which are symbols of direction, are integrated into much of her works. Eight mixed media paintings will be on view. Artist and gallery owner Philip Hitchcock of phd gallery says he is “in awe” of Wallace, Trawick and Eilering. “These artists are examples of intuition and assurance at its finest,” he remarks. “When I create, I visualize a piece finished and work backwards. They, however, are process directed. They concede creative control over outcome and trust in the process. They secure in that process a dynamic, spontaneous and original art form…but one not fully under their rein.” phd gallery is located at 2300 Cherokee Street in St. Louis. Hours are noon to 4 p.m. Thursday through Sunday. www.phdstl.com 314-664-6644. For more information about phd gallery, or to schedule an interview with the gallery owner, Philip Hitchcock, or the artists, contact Image Works at 314-367-7376. Press release

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