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Summer is winding down -- indeed, some schools have started -- and camps are letting out. What's a family to do? With a general air of caution surrounding the economy, gas prices staying in the uncomfortable range and airlines charging to check bags, we at the Beacon decided to look in our own backyard for things to do. The obvious things such as movies and the Zoo we trust you know. Several of the things we present will be familiar to some, and we may go to an obvious place -- think the Art Museum -- and highlight a lesser known part. At the end of the article, click on the link and send us your ideas.
Nick Otten has a Walter Mosley week following up on Blonde Faith, a book he discussed last week, with Cinnamon Kiss, Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned and Fear of the Dark. The only Easy Rawlins movie was popped into the DVD, which followed a rewatching of Barbershop.
Exposure 11 at UMSL’s Gallery 210 features St. Louis mainstays Andrew
Millner and Olivia Lahs-Gonzales, plus the relative newcomer Snail
Scott (a portion of his work is at right), in a spare, cohesive show that will leave you wanting to see
more from each artist. (That, presumably, is how the Exposure series is
supposed to work.)
Editors' Picks
- Books
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Want to feel better about your own writing? Check out the new entries in the Bulwer-Lytton fiction contest. As the site notes, this is were www means wretched writers welcome.
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The Orwell Diaries presents George Orwell's daily diary entries in blog format. You can follow along and read the author's thoughts, 70 years to the day after he first recorded them. | Orwell Prize
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Palestinians mourn death of poet and author Mahmoud Darwish, described by Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas as a hero of his people. The influential cultural figure died at 67 following open-heart surgery in Houston on Saturday.| BBC
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The British espionage thriller is a staple of summer reading. But what about books about British spies? Here's a pick of five from former MI5 director-general Stella Rimington. | Wall Street Journal
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- Music
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Come to "Nine Shades of Blue: Reflections on the Blues," a jazz concert by the Webster University jazz faculty at 7 p.m., Sept. 8, at the Winifred Moore Auditorium, 470 E. Lockwood Ave. For information, call 314-968-7128.
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As part of the Japanese Festival , enjoy music for Harp and Violin with the Watanabe Due at 6:30, Aug. 30 at Shoenberg Auditorium of the Missoouri Botanical Garden.
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Grant's Farm will host Wednesday night concerts through Oct. 1. It's a 7 p.m. start time for The Blazin’ Bluegrass in the Bauernhof series. Aug. 27 it's Arlington; Sept. 3 - David Davis and The Warrior River Boys; Sept. 10 - Special Consensus; Sept. 17 - Grass Pack; Sept. 24 - Cumberland Gap; Oct. 1 - The Wells Family. Concerts are free; parking is $10.
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New Music Circle presents the 27-piece Vinny Golia Large Ensemble at 7:30 p.m., Sept. 27 at the Webster University Webster Community Music School 534 Garden Ave. Admission: $15, $7 students New Music Circle has assembled a 27-piece group of top local and national talent for the concert.
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- Theater/Dance
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The Repertory Theater for St. Louis opens its mainstage season with Frost/Nixon Sept. 3-28. For curtain times and tickets call 314-968-4925 or visit www.repstl.org .
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The Black Rep will bring "Sarafina" back to St. Louis for performances at 7 p.m. Sept. 3, 4 and 11; 8 p.m. Sept. 5, 6, 12 and 13; and 3 p.m. Sept. 7 and 14 at the Edison Theatre at Washington University. It will also be performed at the Orthwein Theatre at Mary Institute & St. Louis Country Day School Sept. 19-21.
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St. Louis Shakespeare performs "King Lear: at the Grandel Theatre, one block north of the Fox Theatre across from Powell Hall. 8 p.m. August 15, 16, 22, 23; 2 p.m. August 17 & 24 and 7:30 p.m. August 21. Tickets can be ordered through Metrotix.com .
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Colin Donnell, who added Perchik in "Fiddler on the Roof" to his Muny roles, started his musical career at Kirkwood High School and is heading to Broadway this fall to take on the role of D'Arcy in the "Pride and Prejudice" musical. | Webster-Kirkwood Times
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- Neighborhoods
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Check out new club, The Trade (3515 Chouteau, enter at rear), and support the Melanoma Research Foundation, from 5 p.m. to 3 a.m. Sept. 15. $5 minimum suggested donation will get you into the first annual Hoosier Games, including washers and wiffle ball. Music and food will also be available.
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The Gateway Cup bicycle race starts under the lights in Lafayette Square on Friday. On Saturday morning, the race kicks off a new addition: a 1-mile figure-8 course from The Schlafly Tap Room. Racing is on The Hill Sunday and in the U-City Loop on Monday Info: www.gatewaycup.com
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Head to downtown St. Louis for the Hispanic Festival Inc . The festivities take place from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sept. 5 & 6 and from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Sept. 7.
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Zoo news: Dinoroarus has been extended through Sept. 30. See 16 life-size animatronic dinosaurs that move, roar and spit in a walk-through exhibit in River's Edge. $3 per person, $1.50 for Zoo Friends.
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- Visual Arts
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The Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts' Des Lee Gallery – 1627 Washington Ave. - will present “Bold Strokes and Finesse: The Stage Designs of John Ezell.” The exhibit of this acclaimed theater designer's work will open with a reception for the artist from 6-8 p.m., Sept. 11, and will be on view through Nov. 22.
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Your last chance to see "The Immediate Touch: German, Austrian and Swiss Drawings from St. Louis Collections, 1946–2007" is Sept. 7 at the St. Louis Art Museum.
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“Nervous Laughter” exhibit at phd gallery opens with a artists' reception from 7-10 p.m. Sept. 6. The show, which runs trough Oct. 17, features works that use humor to address dark and complex topics. phd gallery, 2300 Cherokee Street, is open from noon to 4 p.m. Thursday through Sunday.
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We didn't know what category to put this in, but figured this had to have a visual element. As the release says, its "An Extra Frisky Edition of Lola van Ella's Burlesque Showcase." Door opens at 5 p.m. and show goes from 8 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Sept. 6 at Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Ave. $20 gets you BBQ, live music and burlesque.
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- Movies/TV
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Janis Ian: Live From Grand Center, a one-woman concert featuring Grammy Award-winning singer/composer Janis Ian (“At Seventeen”) and produced by St. Louis public television station KETC/Channel 9, will be distributed nationally in October by the National Educational Telecommunications Association. The television special combines a retrospective of Ian’s hits with her most recent compositions.
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See Metropolis -- a state-of-the-art digital restoration with the original 1927 orchestral score by Gottfried Huppertz -- at 8 p.m. Sept. 5 - 7 at Moore Auditorium as part of the Webster University Film Series .
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See A Killer Bargain at 7 p.m. Sept. 30 in the Moore Auditorium as part of the Webster University International Year of Human Rights Film Series . As this is also part of the regular Webster film series, there is a charge for all but Webster University students.
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Dying to Tell the Story airs at 7 p.m. Sept. 9 in the Moore Auditorium as part of the Webster University International Year of Human Rights Film Series . From $6 to free for Webster University students..
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Voices
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In the News
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch announced more cuts in content Monday, but is still covering politics aggressively. That's a good thing, Beacon contributing edtior Dick Weiss tells McGraw Milhaven on the McGraw Show on KTRS (550-AM).
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In the News
How much is show? How much is substance? How do you recognize spin? Does age matter? All the things you learned to think twice about when watching stylized ceremonies and twirling gymnasts will be useful as you observe the demonstrations and think about the hype.
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Editorial Cartoons
Nothing like a convention to sharpen the pencils of editorial cartoonists. From the contrast between Biden and Obama to the steadfastness of Hillary Clinton suports, Mike Thompson, Scott Stantis, John Sherffius, Gary Markstein and Chris Britt have plenty to say.
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Law Scoop
The Obama campaign claims that Ed Martin's anti-Obama group violates federal election law. Election law experts say that the group may violate the law, but that federal election authorities won't do anything about it until after the election.
The Lens
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Who's the leader of the club that sues for excess use?
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