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Editors Word – November 2013The 16th edition of Straight Up Magazine is here, ‘Serving Up Art, Music and Culture for the Metro-East’s Enjoyment’. St. Louis has its arts and entertainment magazines. The Metro East deserves its own. And it’s called Straight Up!!!We are pleased to have award winning photographer Sammylane Wirth as the cover artist for this sixteenth Straight Up edition! See more on Sammylane in our Submissions section.We thank our writers for their poignant features. We appreciate our fans who have submitted their works for publication. And “Likes” to all you followers on Facebook!!! Straight Up loves you!!!!Like Straight Up on Facebook and receive daily entertainment updates, photos, videos and more.The mission of Straight Up Magazine is to support local arts and artists and the businesses and organizations that support local arts and artists. Please feel free to contact us with ideas, comments, information, etc. that might assist us in our mission to serve you, the residents of the Metro region. Enjoy Str8 Up. Tell your friends. Send us your work. And visit our website at Straight-UpMagazine.net (You can scan our QRC on the cover). You’ll see Straight Up Magazine at over 260 area distribution locations. And we’ll see you at the clubs, theatres and festivals all over the Metro-East.

Contact Straight Up Magazine: PO Box 412 – Belleville IL (62222); [email protected] Editors thank you!!!

November CreditsStaffManaging Editors: Dylan Seibert, Paul SeibertContent Editors: Dylan Seibert, Paul SeibertLayout Design Artists: Mark Polege (MarkusDesignWorks.com), Michelle ReynoldsSales: Paul SeibertAd Artists: Michelle Reynolds, Mark Polege, Wil SullivanWanted Poster: Michelle ReynoldsCalendar: Dylan Seibert, Paul SeibertWebsite Design: Mark Polege (MarkusDesignWorks.com)Photography: Mark Polege (PhotographyofMarkPolege.com)ContributorsCover Art: “Cactus in Bloom” by Sammylane WirthCover Logo: Josh Rowan (JoshuaRowan.com)Comics: De Robinson, Lyndsee Geyer, Wil SullivanFeature Writers: Brenton Ebersole; Julia Jenson; Mark Johnson; Robyn KirschSubmissionsSammylane Wirth – Photography Schmidt Art Center 2013 Senior Art Competition Exhibition

All material in this publication is copyrighted to the individual contributors or Straight Up Magazine, LLC and may not be reproduced without written consent. We are very grate-ful to those who have submitted material to be considered for publication. However, the opinions and views of those contributing content to Straight Up do not necessarily reflect those of Str8 Up Magazine.

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Table of Contents

Belleville10th Street Baking CoAbbey, The Acropolis RestaurantAlmighty TatoosAlthoff CHS Art DeptAnthony’s SalonAntique House Bar & GrillAt Home Computer RepairBamboo Valley BuffetBeatnik’s Bell Air BowlBelt Line MartBen’s Crafts & FloralBig Reggie’sBlue AgaveBP Hucks - Carlyle Ave.BP Hucks - N. IllinoisBronx ZooCeLeen GalleryCenterfield Bar and GrillChamber of CommerceChristopher Mikal Photo.CircaCity HallClub EscapadeConoco PhillipsCrehan’s PubDutch Hollow Barn Eckert FloristEffinger’s Garden CenterFacial Rejuvenation CenterGeo’s WingsGovernor French GalleryGrappa GrowlersHair on MainHappy Hops HomebrewHardeesHarters Hobby HouseHicks Bar-B-QueHippie DazeHite Auto Body and RepairImo’s PizzaKatherine Frazier State FarmKelso Auto BodyLindenwood UnivLocal Lucy’sLucinda’s Grill and CaféMabista Salon and SpaMain Street CaféMary’s Hidden TreasuresMaytag LaundryMax’s One StopMelodic Rhythms

Mom’s Soul FoodMotoMart My Vintage AddictionNorth Belt West LiquorOlympic RestaurantPapa Vito’sPatriot RestaurantPitchers PubPlug N Play ComputersPublic LibraryRising Star TooSchnucks Sears App and HrdweShop N SaveSimply ThriftSips n SplattersSole Survivor Leather & ArtSouthwestern IL CollegeSt E’s Medical Arts BldgSullivan’sSuper 8 MotelSweet SinsationTOCO ShopTowne & Country MartWeingartenYMCA EastCahokiaCahokia Club KCMarkO’s GrillCaseyvilleAmer.’s Best Inn & SuitesFirst Western InnKnollwood RetirementMudbugs Bar & GrillQuality Inn and SuitesCentrevilleTerry’s Home & GardenCollinsvilleDean’sFarmers MarketKnights of ColumbusPublic LibrarySpring Garden RestaurantSwing City MusicColumbiaColumbia City SaloonEdwardsville

Auto TireBailey CakesBin 51Bridal CoutureCircle KEdison’s EntertainmentEnclave & Enclave WestGreen MobileHandee-Mart (BP)Happy Up ToysHeroic AdventuresMark’s AppliancesPublic LibraryRandom HappinessRun WellSacred GroundsSouthern IL UniversityStagger InnTeaspoon CafeFairview Heights$1.98 CleanersBest WesternBP Hucks Casey’s Caseyville Twshp BldgChina KingCity HallDrury InnExpress Medical CareFortels PizzaGuitar CenterJacob’s Herb ShopJonnie’s PizzaJust One More TimeHootersHucksLasting Impress. FloralLilly’s GyroMotoMartPhillips 66 Gas MartPublic LibraryQuick Stop 2QuiznosRaaQQa Food MartRamada InnRandalls Wine & Spirits

Sahara Hair StudioSchnucksSheraton Four PointsSt Clair BowlSunshine DaydreamSuper 8 MotelWinchester Place OfficeVFWFreeburgBP HucksCasey’sTom’s SupermarketGranite CityApple Tree RestaurantSWIC Café & Fitness CtrHighlandGreat ClipsHighland’s Tru-BuyRandy’s SmokehouseLebanonFezziwig’s MarketplaceLas CabanasLebanon Visitors CenterLegendary CreationsMama Gusto’sMcKendree UniversityMotoMartPublic LibrarySasafras Way PhotographyTiadaghton HouseWhimsey GiftsMascoutahAll Mart Smoke ShopAmerican LegionBee Hollow MarketplaceBoyce Hund & AssocsCasey’s General StoreDauber’s PharmacyHan-Dee MartJo-Al WineryLaQuinta Hotel & SuitesMascoutah Steak HouseMcDonald’sMoore’s Family Restaurant

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Belleville – The Movie: The Man from Another WorldA River of Pines Runs Through It – The Tiadaghton House

November Calendar of EventsA Record, A Decade: EarthSol’s Second Album Release

On The Set with “Belleville” – The MovieComics

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Moto MartNite DepositSax Hometown StoreScott Credit UnionSt E’s Medical PlazaTom’s SupermarketO’FallonAC ComputersBaymont InnCandlewood SuitesCasey’s Casa AztecaCircle K City HallCoffeeHouse Co & SalonCountry Inn and SuitesCVSDays InnDrury InnExtended StayFrieze Harley DavidsonGas MartGias PizzaHemingway’s Zen GardenHilton Garden InnHometown BarberLake Point DentalLuckenbooth GalleryMcDonald’s Memorial HealthcareMemorial TherapyNew Art LegaciesPublic LibraryRJs ComputerSchnucksSettle InnShell St. E’s Medical CenterSuburban InnSubwayTowne LoungeVetta SportsWalgreensWood Bakery YMCASaugetSauget DinerSW IL Welcome Center

Scott Air Force BaseChicago Chicken & FishRalph’s BarberQuick MartSubwayShilohBank of EdwardsvilleDavid Anthony BarberDierberg’sGolden CorralSt. Louis BreadQuizno’sWalgreensWings of ShilohSmithtonAll MartCentury 21No-JacksTom’s SupermarketSwanseaBig Time BeadsConcept Shoe RepairCVS Schnucks DobbsGas MartTourism Bureua of IL S.Wild Birds UnlimitedTroyInksane AsylumRandy’s SmokehouseSpeedy ScrappersTroy Public LibraryZX FuelWaterlooBoBecks Sports Bar and GrillCity HallGallagher’sJV’s Bar and GrillKnotty PinesPapa Vito’sSchorr Lake Vineyard

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“Belleville is the town that launched me into the world,” explained actor and pro-ducer Ted Trentman (AKA Ted Trent) who now lives and works in Los Angeles. “To come back here and make a movie which makes Belleville magical—what could be more rewarding than that?” Such was the inspiration for the feature film “Belleville,” which was filmed in and around town for twelve days in Oc-tober of this year. The movie, written and directed by Trent-man’s L.A. collaborator Dan Ewald, is a fictional story about a man named Willie (played by Tim O’Leary) who has become withdrawn and reclusive after the death of his wife. His only human contact is a cynical and manipulative divorcée named Arlene, who spends time with Willie mostly for the pleasure of sharing her own bitterness and negativity. Suddenly, a mysterious stranger named Nei-la, (played by Ted Trentman) appears. His disarming sincerity, childlike joy, and sudden unexplained appear-ance causes the people of the town to speculate that he is from another world—which turns out to be the case. With his gentle benevolence, Neila begins to draw Willie out of his despair and back into life and the community around him. While small in scale and budget compared to most Hollywood mov-ies, the production of “Belleville” brought a level of filmmaking experience and professionalism rarely seen in the Metro East. Accompanying Trentman, Ewald, and O’Leary from Los Angeles were Director of Photography Brett Frager and location sound mixer Johnny Kubelka. Most of the other cast and crew positions were filled by locals, including by several current and former students of the film program at Southwestern Illinois College: First Assistant Director Damon Taylor, Production Coordinator ShaTonya McClain, and Script Supervisor Logan Short along with others. “I couldn’t have asked for a nicer bunch of people to work with,” Logan said after the film was finished. “They definitely guided me and helped educate me about the industry and what it takes to work in film. If there is any magic in film-making, it’s in the way that everyone works together to achieve a common goal. There’s a science to it, a methodology that takes a lot of work and effort.” Everyone on the crew expressed amazement about the enthusiastic support they received from the people of the Metro East. “I’ve never seen a community come together behind a film like this,” Trentman explained at the end of the shoot.

Belleville – The MovieThe Man from Another Worldby Dan Cross

The City of Belleville provided valuable assistance, including closing down the traffic circle downtown for an hour so the filmmakers could shoot a scene at the iconic fountain. Many businesses in Belleville and surrounding towns were used as locations for the film, including Eckert’s, the Weingarten, the Bluegrass Shack

in New Athens, and many oth-ers. Cathleen Lindauer, Tour-ism Director for the Belleville Chamber of Commerce, was instrumental in connecting the filmmakers to local business owners and vice-versa. “Before we even got to town, I received an email from the president of Eckert’s offer-ing the use of their location. In L.A., heads of companies do not call you and offer to help you with your film!” Ewald said with a laugh. Most of the filming for the movie took place at an unoccupied farmhouse in Freeburg owned by Ted Trent-man’s family. Dropping by at

different times during the shoot were Ted’s father, mother, and brother, Bob, who helped with a lot of the hard work of getting the farmhouse ready for a film crew,

Stars Tim O’Leary and Ted Trentman strike the American Gothic pose at a farm outside Freeburg.

Cinematographer Brett Frager provides shade for Camera Operator David Lubber’slens while filming at the fountain in downtown “Belleville.”

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delivering port-a-potties, a generator to provide electricity for lights, and a camper trailer which served as a combination mess hall and dressing room for the actors. Like many local people who have never witnessed a film shoot, Bob Trent-man was very impressed by the operation. “It’s just cool to watch how these guys work. I’ll probably never see anything like it again in my life.” The farm was the site of perhaps the biggest logistical challenge for the filmmakers, when over 100 extras converged for a scene in which the townspeople come to help rebuild Willie’s house. A large crane was brought in for a birds’ eye views, and a remote-controlled Quadcopter hovered in the air overhead with a tiny GoPro camera recording aerial shots. The army of extras, ranging in age from 10 to 80, seemed excited to be a part of the project, and several lingered after the shoot was completed to have their pictures taken with the director and the stars of the film. Ewald and Trentman treated everyone from the lead actors to extras and production assistants with the same respect and gratitude. “My brother is awesome,” said Bob Trentman, observing the filming from the seat of his John Deere tractor on the family farm in Freeburg. “He is just a totally genuine guy.” That’s quite a compliment coming from a guy on a tractor. Ted’s salt-of-the-earth character was revealed dramatically one night during an unexpected mishap on the set. While filming a quiet scene around a campfire on the Trentman farm, suddenly the borrowed generator burst into flame. Fire spewed from the gas tank while the crew watched in horror from a distance, wondering what to do. Camera operator Christopher Jordan, like a true camera guy, kept filming to capture the drama, while others recommended letting the fire burn itself out. Not Ted. He grabbed a five-gallon bucket, rushed to the nearby horse trough for water, and charged at the fire. He hurled bucket after bucket of water at the flames until, like Red Adair battling an oil well fire, he scored a direct hit on the burning plume and put it out cold. Try to imagine an actor or producer on a Hollywood movie doing that! Trentman grew up in Belleville, attending Henry Raab Elementary School before going on to high school in O’Fallon and college at Illinois State. After filming on the “Belleville” movie was complete, Trentman visited Henry Raab Elementary and Central Jr. High to talk about the project and show a few scenes in what must have been one of the most exciting assemblies of the school year for the kids there. When asked how they liked making movies here compared to in L.A. (where they all worked together on the feature film “Hidden Hills” last year), the filmmakers were unanimous: “I like it here much better. It’s so hard to make the kinds of movies I want to make in Los Angeles.” Actor Tim O’Leary agreed. “There is such a community here. In L.A. you don’t have that. You have to make your own community there, but it’s not the same.” According to Script Supervisor Logan Short, “What was so cool about the movie was seeing the community of Belleville do exactly what the community in the story was supposed to do—come together for a common goal. And how Ted Trentman, even though he was the producer and star of the film, always kept such a positive attitude. I think it was mutual; the people of Belleville made it easy for him to always stay positive.” In the end, what is most remarkable about Trentman and Ewald is their motivation for making movies. They are clearly in it for something other than money. They enjoy making movies that make a difference in the world and pro-vide inspiration to others. With their skill and experience, it would be easy for them to make a good living working on commercial movies, but they would much

rather make the kind of movies they want to make, even if it means investing their own money in the projects. “People need to understand that I’m not just making this movie for myself. I’m making this movie for US.” By “us” he meant Belleville, the town that launched him into the world. Judging by Trentman’s accomplishments and character, Belleville did a good job. Trentman and Ewald plan to finish editing “Belleville” by early next year, and are hoping to screen the film at the Lincoln Theater and at Southwestern Il-linois College, possibly in conjunction with Belleville’s bicentennial celebration. Stay tuned to Straight Up Magazine for updates and release information. Ted and Dan are already talking about another film project they hope to come back to the Metro East to shoot. It’s a story about a high school speech team, like the one Ted was on as a student at O’Fallon High School. “Being on the speech team was what got me interested in acting in the first place.” It is only natural that he wants to celebrate the experience in a film. “It’s a way of giving back,” he says, just as he gave back with his film, “Belleville.”

Str8Up staff writer Dan Cross teaches film and runs the film program at Southwestern Illinois College in Belleville, and served as set photographer. He was “imbedded” with the film crew of Belleville during their work in the Metro East. He also works on other local films, including the recent feature “Go South for Animal Index,” on which he served as editor, assistant director, and co-director of photography. “Go South for Animal Index” will screen at the St. Louis Interna-tional Film Festival on November 24 at 6:30pm at the new KDHX Performing Arts Center at Grand Center. Cross also plays in two local bands, EarthSol (profiled elsewhere in this issue) and the Vinyl Frontier. See “On The Set with Belleville – The Movie” page 24.

“SOMETIMES HOPE COMES FROM THE FURTHEST PLACE.” Belleville – The Moviewww.BellevilleTheMovie.com

Director Dan Ewald and St. Louis Actress Kate Burton on set at Eckert’s Farm.

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Business Profile

A River of Pines Runs Through It – The Tiadaghton House

by Julia Jenson

Jim and Holly Lovell had a dream. And when Jim retired after 28 years in the Air Force in June 2013, he and his wife Holly realized that now was the chance to open their dream store. And they knew just the place. The couple fell in love with historic Lebanon when Jim was sta-tioned at Scott Air Force Base from 2005-2008. Having grown up in Jer-sey Shore, Pennsyl-vania, Jim and Holly loved the quaintness of small towns with all their charm and quirks. Holly told her family for years that she wanted her own store. After twelve years in retail, she knew she loved working with and getting to know people. There is truth in doing what you love and, with Jim’s career in the mili-tary, the couple began collecting arts and an-tiques that were unique to each area in which they lived. The dream

took on a life of its own from there. They want-ed to give real people the opportunity to show local artwork. They opened Tiadaghton House on August 31st.

The house, located in Lebanon at 111 West St. Louis Street, became available in 2012, and the Lovells jumped at the opportunity, working long distance from Washington, D.C. for a year. After living in Boston, D.C., and other big cities, Jim and Holly missed the charm of small town life. An homage to their hometown’s history, they named their new space the Tiadaghton House. Tiadaghton is an Iroquois word that means “River of Pines.” The residents of Jersey Shore signed their own declaration in con-junction with the Declaration of Independence, and every year under the Tiadaghton Elm, the town would reenact the signing. Built in 1912, the space in Lebanon was originally the home and office of the town’s doctor. Now, the location is home to over 60 different artists and craftsmen. Jim and Holly are focused on showcasing local talent; over 50 of the artists are from the area, and only a few are from outside of Illinois. Jim and Holly want to represent local artists at all levels from novice to award-winning professionals, as well as all mediums: mixed media, ce-

Jim & Holly, and their 3 kids; CJ , Hope, and Joy.

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ramics, watercolors, hooked rugs, architectural salvage, jewelry, handmade soaps, Mission and Arts & Crafts furniture, and everything in between. It was very important to the Lovells to offer pieces at all price ranges, allow-ing everyone to have their own piece of unique art. Features include “steam-punk” items, hammered copper and hand-painted jewelry, 20th century decorative arts, pottery, art glass, locally made modern and reproduction fur-niture, photography, fiber art, and a collection of collectable Gustav Stickley furnishings. Of the 60 artists, 15-20 had never had their work in a store before the Tiadaghton House opened, relying mostly on art shows to sell pieces. Jim said it’s fun to be able to provide them the opportunity to show their work in the space. “We wanted to be a place for artists to have a space to show off their art,” Holly said. Since opening this fall, over half of the artists have sold artwork. Holly hopes to sell art from all of the artists soon. They hope the Tiadaghton House becomes a fixture in the community, bringing people in from all over. The Tiadaghton House is also home to four studios upstairs. Current-ly, three of the spaces host resident artists who are there a few days a week and on weekends. Customers can interact with the artists on a more personal level, watching them practice their skills and learning about each piece.

Nancy Young Spence of Columbia, Illinois, was an art teacher for over thirty years. She makes beautiful and unique handmade ceramic pieces and drawings, reflecting the serenity of nature. Heirloom Soaps is the creation of Becky Ripplemeyer of Bel-leville, Illinois. Unhappy with store-bought soap, she took on the task of learning to make her own. Offering “the best of the best” for your skin, Ripplemeyer wanted a product that left skin feeling soft, fresh and clean. O’Fallon, Illinois resident Alicia Scolarici is the force behind Scolarici Arts. Bursting with warmth and color, Scolarici’s oil and acrylic work represents the joy and pleasure of life. Her passion for her craft, as well as a zeal for life, is evident in each piece. The resident artists all offer classes; contact information for each artist and a schedule of events happening at the Tiadaghton House and in the area are available at www.TiadaghtonHouse.com.

Who: Holly and Jim Lovell

What: Tiadaghton House

Where: 111 West St. Louis Street, Lebanon

When: Wed. - Sat.; 10am-5pm / Sun. 12-4pm

Contact Info: 718-775-7412 [email protected]

Photos courtesy Tiagdahton House

Alicia Scolarici mixed media “Trees.”

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November Calendar of Events November 1st (Friday)

Aerie’s Winery (Grafton) - Stan Corliss; 5-9pm Alton Little Theatre (Alton) - The Haunting of Hill House (Mystery); 7:30-10:30pm CeLeen Gallery and Gifts (Belleville) - Art After Five; A monthly art “happening” in Downtown Belleville; 5-8pm Cigar Inn (Belleville) - Live Jazz Club Escapade (Belleville) - Art After Five; A monthly art “happening” in Downtown Belleville; 5-8pm Columbia City Saloon (Columbia) - Well Hungarians Crehan’s Irish Pub (Belleville) - Live Music Downtown (Belleville) - Art After Five every First Friday; A monthly art “happening” in Downtown Belleville. This month: Sole Survivor Gallery, Governor French Academy Art Gallery, Club Escapade, CeLeen Gallery and Gifts, Grimm and Gorly Florist, Local Lucy, Pairabelles at Rising Star, Peachy Yogurt Bar and other venues; Map provided at Sole Survivor Gallery; See individual listing above and below; 5-8pm Fairmount Park (Collinsville) - Every Friday night at Fairmount is a Party at the Park! Join us for racing, live music, drink specials and more in this weekly summer tradition. Gates open at 6pm with race post time at 7:30pm Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - Fantasy; 8pm Governor French Academy Gallery (Belleville) - Art After Five; A monthly art “happening” in Downtown Belleville; Points of View, Paintings by Nancy Beard and Virginia Witt; 5-8pm Grimm and Gorly Florist (Belleville) - Art After Five; A monthly art “happening” in Downtown Belleville; a variety of local arts, fine crafts and florals; 5-8pm Hemingway’s Zen Garden (O’Fallon) - Live Acoustic Music; 7pm Hidden Lake Winery (Aviston) - Music by Paul Jarvis; 7-11pm Jailhouse Rock (Trenton) - Class Act Karaoke Lilly’s Lounge (Alton) - Karaoke Local Lucy’s (Belleville) - Art After Five; A monthly art “happening” in Downtown Belleville; 5-8pm Lovejoy Library @ SIUE (Edwardsville) - Mary Doll, Graduate Clarinet Recital; 4-5pm No-Jack’s Bar & Grill (Smithton) - Halloween Party; $1.75 Domestic Bottles; DJ & Karaoke Pairabelles (Belleville) - Art After Five; A monthly art “happening” in Downtown Belleville; Upcycled Collage Art; 5-8pm Papa Vito’s (Belleville) - Funatics; 7pm Peachy Yogurt Bar (Belleville) - Art After Five; A monthly art “happening” in Downtown Belleville. Featuring a rotating selection of fine art; 5-8pm Piasa Winery & Pub (Grafton) - Open Mic Night every Friday night from 7:00-11:00pm Schatze’s (Belleville) - Live Music SeVen (Belleville) - Pat Liston

Shenanigan’s (Belleville) - DJ or Live Music Silver Creek Saloon (Belleville) - Out Of Focus; 9pm-1am Sole Survivor Gallery (Belleville) - Art After Five; A monthly art “happening” in Downtown Belleville. New works by Mark Wodorcyzk; 5-8pm Stagger Inn…Again (Edwardsville) - Mondinband; 10pm-2am The Abbey (Belleville) - Friday Night Jazz; Every Friday night from 7-10pm The Weingarten (Belleville) - Gabie McGarragh; 6-10pm The Wildey Theatre (Edwardsville) - Strutter: A Tribute to Kiss; 8pm Towne Lounge (O’Fallon) - Terry Wray’s 40th Towne Lounge Anniversary Get-Together; 9pm Wild Country (Collinsville) - Rockin’ Horse

November 2nd (Saturday) Aerie’s Winery (Grafton) - Stan Corliss; 2-6pm Alton Little Theatre (Alton) – The Haunting of Hill House (Mystery); 7:30-10:30pm; Belle Clair Fairgrounds (Belleville) - 43rd Annual Midwestern Woodcarver’s Show. Some of the best carvers from around the country display their artwork in one of the largest shows in the country. BoBeck’s (Waterloo) - Live music with All4nothinband; 9pm Chez Marilyn (Alton) - Mondinband; 8pm-12am Cigar Inn (Belleville) - Karaoke Night Crehan’s Irish Pub (Belleville) - Mouse Races; Benefit for the Belleville Police K-9 Fund; Attack-A-Pest, East Side Mardi Gras Association, and Crehan’s are joining together to sponsor a Benefit for the Belleville Police K-9 fund. Evening starts with Champagne Toast. Includes Chinese Auction, drawings and Mouse Poker. Tickets are $10 per person, in advance, and $15 at the door, if available. (100% of ticket sales will go to the K-9 Benefit Fund!) Doors at 6pm; Racing at 7pm Donzo’s Lounge (Wood River) - Hicktown Band; 9pm-1am Downtown (Belleville) - Old Town Market; 7:30am-12pm; Catch the morning’s pick of fresh, flavorful produce grown by local farmers. Peruse the booths of local artisans for one of a kind treasures for yourself or to give as gifts. Shop outdoors and enjoy the sunlight while you get to know your local growers and run into friends or meet new ones! Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - Hoosier Daddies, 3pm; Fantasy, 8pm Fischer’s (Belleville) - Gingerbread Creation Decorating Competition Francesca’s Pizzeria & Italian Ristorante (Freeburg) - Cruise Night at Francesca’s; 5pm-12am; Classic Rock with Rusty Van Go; 8pm-12am Four Points Sheraton (Fairview Heights) - The Brass Rail Players will host a dinner-theatre, to benefit the Fontebella Maternity Home in O’Fallon; “Sing and Swing,” a musical revue of popular and holiday songs from a bygone era, will feature a dozen performers; The song-and-dance show will be performed after guests enjoy a gourmet

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three-course dinner; 7pm Granite City High School Performing Arst Center (Granite City) - Southwestern Illinois College presents The Duquesne University Tamburitzans from Pittsburgh PA; America’s longest-running multicultural song and dance company. The two-hour performance, which features the music of Eastern Europe, is a virtual journey filled with color, sound and movement. Through song and dance, the Tamburitzans relate the joys of life and the timeless beauty of the many cultures represented. 7pm Hemingway’s Zen Garden (O’Fallon) - Live Acoustic Music; 7pm Hidden Lake Winery (Aviston) - Music by Travis Holtz; 7-11pm Laurie’s Place (Edwardsville) - Every Sat - Jam Session w/ Mo’ Pleasure - 2-6pm Lilly’s Lounge (Alton) – Karaoke My Just Desserts (Alton) - Dinner with Mr. Lincoln’s Friends; Enjoy a 4-course dinner with entertainment by Alton Little Theatre Actors portraying Mr. Lincoln’s Friends. Make your pre-paid reservations by calling the restaurant at 462-5881. Mudbugs (Caseyville) - Lenny Mink No-Jacks Bar & Grill (Smithton) - DJ & Karaoke Every Saturday; 9pm Papa Vito’s (Belleville) - Ryan Spriggs; 7pm Phil’s Bar & Grill (Wood River) - Karaoke/DJ; 9pm-2am Pop’s (Sauget) - Hip Hop Showcase; presented by The Beard; with Unsolved Homicide, Stand Up Cough’n, Mufng, TBA; $6 advance, $8 day of show, $2 minor surcharge; 6:30pm Schatze’s (Belleville) - Live Music SeVen (Belleville) - Scott Miller Shenanigan’s (Belleville) - DJ or Live Music Silver Creek Saloon (Belleville) - Code Red; 9pm-1am Skootr’s West (Freeburg) - Clark Rowden; (Music from the 70’s to current) 8pm-12am Spectators Sports Bar and Grill (Alton) - Country Karaoke; 9pm-1am Spin City Skate Center (Troy) - First Annual GLOW SKATE; sponsored by Confluence Crush Roller Derby; all ages, family friendly and exciting glow adventure! Glow in the dark face & hair painting! Cookies! Couple-Skating with a Derby Girl! 5-7pm Stagger Inn…Again (Edwardsville) - Ivas John Band; 10pm The Cyclery and Fitness Center (Edwardsville) - Saturday Morning East Side Road Ride; 7am Towne Lounge (O’Fallon) - Day of the Dead Day ‘n’ Night Saving Times Masquerade Celebration; 9pm Wild Country (Collinsville) - Rockin’ Horse

November 3rd (Sunday) Aerie’s Winery (Grafton) - Stan Corliss; 2-6pm Alton Little Theatre (Alton) - The Haunting of Hill House (Mystery); 2-5pm;

Belle Clair Fairgrounds (Belleville) - 43rd Annual Midwestern Woodcarver’s Show. Some of the best carvers from around the country display their artwork in one of the largest shows in the country. Club 111 (Pontoon Beach) - Crossing Mason; 6pm Crehan’s Irish Pub (Belleville) - First Sunday of Every Month Jam featuring Paul Bonn and the Bluesmen; 4-8pm Dutch Hollow Barn (Belleville) - Every Sunday Jam Session; 7pm Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - Hoosier Daddies, 2pm; Radio Star, 7pm Loading Dock (Grafton) - Mondinband; 1-5pm Mike’s Ten Pin (Alton) - Mondinband; 9:30pm-1:30am Mudbugs (Caseyville) - Every Sunday Open Mic Blues Jam; 7-11pm Pop’s (Sauget) - Pop’s Nightclub and Concert, KPNT, and Busch Beer presents Battle For Pointfest; TBA (6 Bands needed) If your band is interested in playing this show, please e-mail [email protected] for more information; $6 advance, $6 day of show, $2 minor surcharge; 6pm Schatze’s (Belleville) - Karaoke SeVen (Belleville) - Brad Noe Stagger Inn…Again (Edwardsville) - Open Mic Night The Crazy Beaver Pizza Lodge (Grafton) - Bud Summers 2pm

November 4th (Monday) Columbia City Saloon (Columbia) - The piano artistry of Pat Joyce; 1-4pm Discovery Garden at LaVista Park (Godfrey) - Garden Workday; 9am–12pm Schatze’s (Belleville) – Karaoke SeVen (Belleville) - Park Avenue Trio every Monday; 8-11pm The Hett @ McKendree University (Lebanon) - Django Unchained (2012): Film Art Series; With the help of a German bounty hunter a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner. Rated R; FREE! 7-9pm

November 5th (Tuesday) Benjamin Godfrey Memorial Chapel (Godfrey) - Lewis & Clark Student Recital; 12:30pm

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November Calendar of Events Bubby and Sissy’s (Alton) - Karaoke Dance Party; 9:30pm-1:30am Cigar Inn (Belleville) - Live Jazz Columbia City Saloon (Columbia) - Open Mic Night Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - Spin The Bottle; 7pm Hemingway’s Zen Garden (O’Fallon) - Live Acoustic Music; 7pm Jailhouse Rock (Trenton) - Class Act Karaoke Knights of Columbus (Collinsville) - Open Mic Night; every Thursday; 6-10pm Nite Deposit (Mascoutah) - Small Town Famous Schatze’s (Belleville) - Bike Night with Live Music Schmidt Art Center @ SWIC (Belleville) - Home-School Art Sampler: 3rd - 5th Grades, (Through Nov 14th); 10-11:30am SeVen (Belleville) - Greg Silsby Silver Creek Saloon & Grill (Belleville) - Well Hungarians; Every Thursday Night Stagger Inn…Again (Edwardsville) - Live Music The Abbey (Belleville) - Singer/Songwriter Thursday; Every Thursday night from 7-10pm Towne Lounge (O’Fallon) - Karaoke every Thursday; 9pm Wild Country (Collinsville) - Free Dance Lessons w/ Joyce Warren; 7:30-10pm

November 8th (Friday) Aerie’s Winery (Grafton) - Stan Corliss; 5-9pm Buxton’s Restaurant & Bar (Beckemeyer) - Joey Odum Blues Band; 8pm-12am Chez Marilyn (Alton) - Elemental Shakedown; 8-11pm Cigar Inn (Belleville) - Live Jazz Crehan’s Irish Pub (Belleville) - Live Music Fairmount Park (Collinsville) - Every Friday night at Fairmount is a Party at the Park! Join us for racing, live music, drink specials and more in this weekly summer tradition. Gates open at 6pm with race post time at 7:30pm Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - Ultraviolets; 8pm Fischer’s Restaurant (Belleville) - Brawl in the Ballroom: Extreme Cage Fights; doors at 7pm; fights begin at 8pm Four Points Sheraton (Fairview Heights) - Fifth Annual Ladies Night Out; 7-10pm

Bike Surgeon (Shiloh) - Tuesday Night Metro East Road Ride; 6pm Dunham Hall Choir Room @ SIUE (Edwardsville) - Master-class with Stage Director, Dean Anthony; 5-7pm Dunham Hall Band Room @ SIUE (Edwardsville) - Flute Club and Phi Mu Alpha Talent Show; 6-10pm Hemingway’s Zen Garden (O’Fallon) - Celtica; 7:30pm Lewis & Clark Community College (Godfrey) - Student Recital @ Benjamin Godfrey Memorial Chapel; 12:30pm Pitcher’s (Belleville) - Tenacious Trivia; 8pm Pop’s (Sauget) - August Burns Red; w/ Blessthefall, Defeater, and Beartooth; $20 advance, $23 day of show, $2 minor surcharge; 7pm Rock Springs Park (O’Fallon) - Internet Gardening Forum; using the internet to help with your gardening; guest speakers, helpful sites; bring your laptop or handheld device; free wi-fi and refreshments; 6:30pm Schatze’s (Belleville) - Karaoke Schmidt Art Center @ SWIC (Belleville) - Home-School Art Sampler: 3rd - 5th Grades, (Through Nov 14th); 10-11:30am

November 6th (Wednesday) Bella Milano (O’Fallon) - Bella Milano and Scott Credit Union host a wine and craft beer tasting in support of the American Diabetes Association (ADA); 6-8pm Cigar Inn (Belleville) - Live Jazz, Cigar/Scotch Night Crehan’s Irish Pub (Belleville) - Karaoke Every Wed Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - Scott and Karl; 6pm Hemingway’s Zen Garden (O’Fallon) - Live Acoustic Music; 7pm Mike’s Ten Pin (Alton) - Mondinband; 9:30pm-1:30am Pop’s (Sauget) - Periphery; Mike Judy Presents; Periphery with Born of Osiris, Dead Letter Circus, and Twelve Foot Ninja; $17.50 advance, $20 day of show, $2 minor surcharge; 6pm PSOP/SWIC (Belleville) - Line Dancing; Our instructor, Carol Schwartz, will show you new line dances and techniques each week. This is a great group to dance with, so sliiiide on over. Cost is $2 per session; 1:30-3pm Randy’s Smokehouse (Troy) - Open Mic; 7-11pm Schatze’s (Belleville) - Open Mic with AfterHours Entertainment & your host Banyon Hanner; 7-11pm Stagger Inn…Again (Edwardsville) - Open Mic Night Wild Country (Collinsville) - The Taping of St. Louis Country with WIL gang, Derrick, Danny, Bo & Judy! $5 for everyone, FREE w/ valid College ID! 7pm-1am Wood River Roundhouse (Wood River) - Imperial Swing Dance Lessons; 6:30–9pm

November 7th (Thursday) Alton High School (Alton) - Elijah P. Lovejoy Memorial Music Festival; Featuring: Lovejoy and Lewis & Clark Festival 5th Grade Chorus, Alton M.S. Honor Chorus, Alton H.S. Concert Choir, Alton H.S. Symphonic Orchestra, Lewis & Clark Community College Jazz Band; 7-8:30pm

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Hemingway’s Zen Garden (O’Fallon) - Live Acoustic Music; 7pm Jacoby Arts Center (Alton) - Holiday Show Opening Reception; 5-8pm; Exhibit continues through January 4. Jailhouse Rock (Trenton) - Class Act Karaoke Johhny’s Sidebar (Collinsville) - Al Holliday Revue Lilly’s Lounge (Alton) - Karaoke Lovejoy Library @ SIUE (Edwardsville) - Faculty Recital: James M. Hinson, Bass Clarinet & Kris Pineda, Piano; 7:30-8:30pm Papa Vito’s (Belleville) - Ryan Spriggs; 7pm Piasa Winery & Pub (Grafton) - Open Mic Night every Friday night from 7-11[m Pop’s (Sauget) - Sepultura; w/ Unearth, Kataklysm, Anciients, Dark Sermon, & Hung Like A Martyr; $20 advance, $22 day of show, $2 minor surcharge; 5:30pm Schatze’s (Belleville) - Live Music Shenanigan’s (Belleville) - DJ or Live Music SeVen (Belleville) - Noe and Diekemper Silver Creek Saloon (Belleville) - Spin The Bottle; 9pm-1am Stagger Inn…Again (Edwardsville) - Live Music The Abbey (Belleville) - Friday Night Jazz; Every Friday night from 7-10pm The Hett @ McKendree University (Lebanon) - Concert Band Concert; 7:30-9:30pm The Wildey Theatre (Edwardsville) - The Ides of March Featuring Jim Peterik; 8pm Union United Methodist Church (Belleville) - Eastern Illinois University Jazz Ensemble; The group has received numerous awards including the Outstanding Ensemble and Solo Performance citations at the Notre Dame and Elmhurst Jazz Festivals and Downbeat magazine’s prestigious “DB” award signifying the group as the nation’s best college big band. 7:30pm Wild Country (Collinsville) - Rockin’ Horse

November 9th (Saturday) Aerie’s Winery (Grafton) - Stan Corliss; 2-6pm Alton Sports Tap (Alton) - Live music with Real Street; 8pm-12am Barnes & Noble (Fairview Heights) - Meet Author Kellie King; 1pm Belle Clair Fairgrounds (Belleville) - Brewery, Bottle and Jar Show; Over 250 tables dealing with beer and brewing along with an assortment of collectible bottles and jars. The largest such show in the Midwest! BoBeck’s (Waterloo) - Live music with Hollywood 5; 9pm Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site (Collinsville) - Raptor Awareness Show; Learn about Native Birds of Prey through a demonstration and flight show. By the World Bird Sanctuary. Starts at 2 pm no admittance after the show begins. Free. Chez Marilyn (Alton) - Pat Liston; 8-11pm Cigar Inn (Belleville) - Karaoke Night

Crehan’s Irish Pub (Belleville) - Live Music Downtown (Belleville) - Old Town Market; 7:30am-12pm; Catch the morning’s pick of fresh, flavorful produce grown by local farmers. Peruse the booths of local artisans for one of a kind treasures for yourself or to give as gifts. Shop outdoors and enjoy the sunlight while you get to know your local growers and run into friends or meet new ones! Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - Scott and Karl, 3pm; Ultraviolets, 8pm Hemingway’s Zen Garden (O’Fallon) - Live Acoustic Music; 7pm Jacoby Arts Center (Alton) - Empty Bowls, A benefit for The Crisis Food Center; 11am-2pm Johnny’s Sidebar (Collinsville) - Aaron Kamm and the One Drops Laurie’s Place (Edwardsville) - Every Sat - Jam Session w/ Mo’ Pleasure - 2-6pm Life House Café (Alton) - Grand Opening; Featuring live music from “The House” Band with special guests, Justin Mathenia and Amy Snyder from Hymn River Suite. $5 cover includes regular coffee or soft drink plus popcorn. Gourmet Coffee, Frapuccino, Smoothies and a variety of munchies also available at the cafe’. 7-10pm Lilly’s Lounge (Alton) - Karaoke Mama Gusto’s (Lebanon) - Rogers and Nienhaus; 7-11pm Mudbugs (Caseyville) - Rockin the Blues No-Jacks Bar & Grill (Smithton) - DJ & Karaoke Every Saturday; 9pm Papa Vito’s (Belleville) - Ryan Spriggs; 7pm Phil’s Bar & Grill (Wood River) - Karaoke/DJ; 9pm-2am Schatze’s (Belleville) - Live Music Schmidt Art Center @ SWIC (Belleville) - Creative Kids Art Class: “Graph Paper Patterns,” 12:30 p.m. Schmidt Art Center @ SWIC (Belleville) - Drawing on Unusual Surfaces with Mel Watkin, 1-4pm SeVen (Belleville) - Ross Kinkaid Shale Lake Winery (Williamson) - Gabie McGarrah; 6-9pm Shenanigan’s (Belleville) - DJ or Live Music

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November Calendar of Events Silver Creek Saloon (Belleville) - Ship Of Fools; 9pm-1am Spectators Sports Bar and Grill (Alton) - Country Karaoke; 9pm-1am Stagger Inn…Again (Edwardsville) - Mississippi Sheiks The Cyclery and Fitness Center (Edwardsville) - Saturday Morning East Side Road Ride; 7am The Hett @ McKendree University (Lebanon) - Tosca (Puccini): Met at the Hett; Join a worldwide audience from your “better than front row seat” for the New York Metropolitan Opera’s Emmy award-winning Live in HD series of high-definition simulcast transmissions. Presented with subtitles; $18 adults, $15 seniors, $10 student/child; 12pm The Wildey Theatre (Edwardsville) - Trout Fishing in America Children’s Show; Trout Fishing in America is the long-standing and yet seemingly unlikely musical partnership of Keith Grimwood and Ezra Idlet. As individuals, they are about as different as one can imagine. Together, they blend seamlessly in a way that has captured the imagination (and hearts) of audiences of all ages for over three decades. Their willingness to make fun of our most annoying habits in one song, then touch our hearts with tender and passionate images of family life in the next is what makes the connection between Trout Fishing in America and their audience so real. 3-8pm Wild Country (Collinsville) - Rockin’ Horse

November 10th (Sunday) Aerie’s Winery (Grafton) - Stan Corliss; 2-6pm Belle Clair Fairgrounds (Belleville) - Auto Swap Meet Club 111 (Pontoon Beach) - Crossing Mason; 6pm Dutch Hollow Barn (Belleville) - Every Sunday Jam Session; 7pm Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - Hoosier Daddies, 2pm; Whiskey Dixon, 7pm Lovejoy Library @ SIUE (Edwardsville) - Mary Doll, Graduate Clarinet Recital; 2-3pm Mike’s Ten Pin (Alton) - Mondinband; 9:30pm-1:30am Mudbugs (Caseyville) - Every Sunday Open Mic Blues Jam; 7-11pm Schatze’s (Belleville) - Karaoke SeVen (Belleville) - Gavin McNutt Silver Creek Saloon (Belleville) - Gypsy Jones Stagger Inn…Again (Edwardsville) - Open Mic Night The Healthy Nut (Freeburg) - Pat Liston; 8-11pm Villa Marie Winery (Maryville) - Gabie McGarrah; 3-7pm Wehrenberg Theatre (O’Fallon) - Hospice of Southern Illinois sponsors the film, Honor Flight, a heartwarming documentary about four living WW II veterans and a Midwest community coming together to give them a trip of a lifetime, a visit to the World War II memorial in Washington D.C.

November 11th (Monday) Columbia City Saloon (Columbia) - The piano artistry of Pat

Joyce; 1-4pm Discovery Garden at LaVista Park (Godfrey) - Garden Workday; 9am–12pm Downtown (Belleville) - Veteran’s Day Ceremony Espenschied Chapel (Mascoutah) - Swing DeVille Concert Schatze’s (Belleville) – Karaoke SeVen (Belleville) - Park Avenue Trio every Monday; 8-11pm The Hett @ McKendree University (Lebanon) - Saint Louis Symphony Mondays; Saint Louis Symphony Mondays feature chamber ensembles of Symphony musicians; 7:30-9pm

November 12th (Tuesday) Bike Surgeon (Shiloh) - Tuesday Night Metro East Road Ride; 6pm Hemingway’s Zen Garden (O’Fallon) - Celtica; 7:30pm Pitcher’s (Belleville) - Tenacious Trivia; 8pm Schatze’s (Belleville) - Karaoke Schmidt Art Center @ SWIC (Belleville) - Home-School Art Sampler: 3rd - 5th Grades, (Through Nov 14th); 10-11:30am The Hett @ McKendree University (Lebanon) - Jazz Ensembles Concert; 7:30-8:30pm

November 13th (Wednesday) Belle Clair Fairgrounds (Belleville) - Seventeenth Annual Gifts From The Heart; All are invited. Admission is a new, unwrapped gift for

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1:30am Cigar Inn (Belleville) - Live Jazz Columbia City Saloon (Columbia) - Open Mic Night Dunham Hall Choir Room @ SIUE (Edwardsville) - Singer’s Society; 6-7pm Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - Featherstone; 7pm Hemingway’s Zen Garden (O’Fallon) - Live Acoustic Music; 7pm Jailhouse Rock (Trenton) - Class Act Karaoke Knights of Columbus (Collinsville) - Open Mic Night; every Thursday; 6-10pm Looking Glass Playhouse (Lebanon) - Rabbit Hole, a moving exploration of loss and the myriad ways we cope; 7:30pm Morris University Center Art Gallery @ SIUE (Edwardsville)- Student Art Exhibition: Opening Day; 8am-8pm Schatze’s (Belleville) - Bike Night with Live Music Schmidt Art Center @ SWIC (Belleville) - Home-School Art Sampler: 3rd - 5th Grades, (Through Nov 14th); 10-11:30am SeVen (Belleville) - Dade Farrar Silver Creek Saloon & Grill (Belleville) - Well Hungarians; Every Thursday Night Stagger Inn…Again (Edwardsville) - Live Music The Abbey (Belleville) - Singer/Songwriter Thursday; Every Thursday night from 7-10pm Towne Lounge (O’Fallon) - Karaoke every Thursday; 9pm Wild Country (Collinsville) - Free Dance Lessons w/ Joyce Warren; 7:30-10pm

a child or $20 per person. Enjoy delicious food provided courtesy of many fine local restaurants plus music and attendance prizes. All toys and proceeds will be donated to families in St. Clair County who need assistance during the holidays. 5-8pm Cigar Inn (Belleville) - Live Jazz, Cigar/Scotch Night Crehan’s Irish Pub (Belleville) - Karaoke Every Wed Dunham Hall Theatre @ SIUE (Edwardsville) - Department of Theater and Dance Presents: “The 39 Steps”; Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python and you have “The 39 Steps”, a fast-paced whodunit for anyone who loves the magic of theatre! This 2-time Tony and Drama Desk Award-winning treat is packed with nonstop laughs, over 150 zany characters (played by a ridiculously talented cast of 4), an on-stage plane crash, handcuffs, missing fingers and some good old-fashioned romance! 7:30-9:30pm Dunham Hall Choir Room @ SIUE (Edwardsville) - Singer’s Society; 6-7pm Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - Jay & Waylon; 6pm Hemingway’s Zen Garden (O’Fallon) - Live Acoustic Music; 7pm Lewis & Clark Community College (Godfrey) - Dancearoke - Reid Cafe’; 11am Lewis & Clark Community College (Godfrey) - Wayne Kimler @ the Music Building Atrium; 12pm Lovejoy Library @ SIUE (Edwardsville) - John Korak Recital; 6-9:30pm Mike’s Ten Pin (Alton) - Mondinband; 9:30pm-1:30am Pop’s (Sauget) - Judy Productions Welcomes Nativ; w/ Lion-fight, TBA; 6pm; $12 advance, $12 day of show, $2 minor surcharge PSOP/SWIC (Belleville) - Line Dancing; Our instructor, Carol Schwartz, will show you new line dances and techniques each week. This is a great group to dance with, so sliiiide on over. Cost is $2 per session; 1:30-3pm Randy’s Smokehouse (Troy) - Open Mic; 7-11pm Schatze’s (Belleville) - Open Mic with AfterHours Entertain-ment & your host Banyon Hanner; 7-11pm Stagger Inn…Again (Edwardsville) - Open Mic Night The Hett @ McKendree University (Lebanon) - Kal Penn speaks; Kal Penn (Discovery Channel’s “The Big Brain Theory,” “House,” the “Harold and Kumar” comedies) once put his successful acting career on hold to serve in the White House’s Office of Public Engagement; 7:30-9pm Wild Country (Collinsville) - The Taping of St. Louis Country with WIL gang, Derrick, Danny, Bo & Judy! $5 for everyone, FREE w/ valid College ID! 7pm-1am Wood River Roundhouse (Wood River) - Imperial Swing Dance Lessons; 6:30–9pm

November 14th (Thursday) Bubby and Sissy’s (Alton) - Karaoke Dance Party; 9:30pm-

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November Calendar of Events November 15th (Friday) Aerie’s Winery (Grafton) - Stan Corliss; 5-9pm Bee Hollow Market (Mascoutah) - Wine Tasting; 4-7pm Chez Marilyn (Alton) - Pat Liston; 8-11pm Cigar Inn (Belleville) - Live Jazz Crehan’s Irish Pub (Belleville) - Live Music Dunham Hall Choir Room @ SIUE (Edwardsville) - Singer’s Society; 6pm-7pm Fairmount Park (Collinsville) - Every Friday night at Fairmount is a Party at the Park! Join us for racing, live music, drink specials and more in this weekly summer tradition. Gates open at 6pm with race post time at 7:30pm Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - American Idle; 8pm Hemingway’s Zen Garden (O’Fallon) - Live Acoustic Music; 7pm Jailhouse Rock (Trenton) - Class Act Karaoke Lilly’s Lounge (Alton) - Karaoke Looking Glass Playhouse (Lebanon) - Rabbit Hole, a moving exploration of loss and the myriad ways we cope; 7:30pm Papa Vito’s (Belleville) - Joe Truttman and Ron Wooley Duo; 7pm Piasa Winery & Pub (Grafton) - Open Mic Night every Friday night from 7-11pm Pop’s (Sauget) - Sleeping Thru Sunday; presented by Pop’s and Kali Productions; Sleeping Thru Sunday, Nothing Set In Stone, spEl chEk, The Setback, TBA +2; $5 advance, $7 day of show, $2 minor surcharge; 6pm Schatze’s (Belleville) - Big Dirty Dogs; 9pm-1:30am SeVen (Belleville) - Mike Aguire Shenanigan’s (Belleville) - DJ or Live Music Silver Creek Saloon (Belleville) - Saloonatics; 9pm-1am Stagger Inn…Again (Edwardsville) - Live music The Abbey (Belleville) - Friday Night Jazz; Every Friday night from 7-10pm The Hett @ McKendree University (Lebanon) - Dance Concert; 7:30-8:30pm The Wildey Theatre (Edwardsville) - Winter Concert Series featuring The Rick Haydon Quartet; 7pm Wild Country (Collinsville) - American Honey

November 16th (Saturday) Aerie’s Winery (Grafton) - Stan Corliss; 2-6pm Alton Sports Tap (Alton) - Outlaw Opry; 8pm-12am Belle Clair Fairgrounds (Belleville) - Flea Market; Over 600 tables and 300-400 vendors selling antiques, collectibles and merchandise BoBeck’s (Waterloo) - Live music with Aftershock; 9pm Chez Marilyn (Alton) - Zydeco Crawdaddies; 8-11pm Cigar Inn (Belleville) - Karaoke Night Crehan’s Irish Pub (Belleville) - Live Music

Downtown (Belleville) - Old Town Market; 7:30am-12pm; Catch the morning’s pick of fresh, flavorful produce grown by local farmers. Peruse the booths of local artisans for one of a kind treasures for yourself or to give as gifts. Shop outdoors and enjoy the sunlight while you get to know your local growers and run into friends or meet new ones! Dunham Hall Choir Room @ SIUE (Edwardsville) - Singer’s Society; 6-7pm Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - American Idlel; 3pm and 8pm Hemingway’s Zen Garden (O’Fallon) - Live Acoustic Music; 7pm Jacoby Arts Center (Alton) - Art Splash, a family friendly art event every third Saturday; this month: Marbeling and Painting Fall Leaves; Free; 10:3am-12pm Laurie’s Place (Edwardsville) - Every Sat - Jam Session w/ Mo’ Pleasure; 2-6pm Lilly’s Lounge (Alton) - Karaoke Looking Glass Playhouse (Lebanon) - Rabbit Hole, a moving exploration of loss and the myriad ways we cope; 7:30pm Lovejoy Library @ SIUE (Edwardsville) - Jacob Sentgeorge, Visiting Artist Recital; 2:30-4pm Mama Gusto’s (Lebanon) - Pat Liston; 7-10pm Millside Inn (Germantown) - Paul Bonn and the Bluesmen Mudbugs (Caseyville) - Mayhem No-Jacks Bar & Grill (Smithton) - DJ & Karaoke Every Saturday; 9pm Papa Vito’s (Belleville) - Billie Barnett and Tip Belz; 7pm Phil’s Bar & Grill (Wood River) - Karaoke/DJ; 9pm-2am Pop’s (Sauget) - Trivium and Devildriver; w/ After The Burial and Thy Will Be Done; $20 advance, $22 day of show, $2 minor surcharge; 6pm Schatze’s (Belleville) - Live Music Schmidt Art Center @ SWIC (Belleville) - Creative Kids Art Class: “Fun Foto-Mobiles!” 12:30pm SeVen (Belleville) - Clark Rowden Shenanigan’s (Belleville) - DJ or Live Music Silver Creek Saloon (Belleville) - Vote For Pedro; 9pm-1am Skootr’s West (Freeburg) - Sky High; 8pm-12am

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Spectators Sports Bar and Grill (Alton) - Country Karaoke; 9pm-1am Stagger Inn…Again (Edwardsville) - Dubtronics The Cyclery and Fitness Center (Edwardsville) - Saturday Morning East Side Road Ride; 7am The Quad @ McKendree University (Lebanon) - Military Appreciation Tailgate; Military-related organizations and activities available including Veteran’s Administration Mobile Center, USO- Missouri Mobile Unit, The Mission Continues, VFW Post #805, American Legion Post #0283 and holiday card making for troops, 2-5pm; Military Appreciation Football Game at Leeman Field; Free with military ID. All active-duty, veterans, and gold star families will be honored. 6pm Wild Country (Collinsville) - American Honey

November 17th (Sunday) Aerie’s Winery (Grafton) - Stan Corliss; 2-6pm Belle Clair Fairgrounds (Belleville) - Flea Market; Over 600 tables and 300-400 vendors selling antiques, collectibles and merchandise Club 111 (Pontoon Beach) - Crossing Mason; 6pm Crehan’s Irish Pub (Belleville) - Acoustic 4&20: A Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young Tribute; $20 in advance; $25 at the door if available; Dinner Buffet Provided with Ticket Purchase; Doors open 2pm; Show at 4pm Dutch Hollow Barn (Belleville) - Every Sunday Jam Session; 7pm Dunham Hall Choir Room @ SIUE (Edwardsville) - Singer’s Society; 2-4pm Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - Acoustic Asylum, 2pm; Whiskey Dixon, 7pm Looking Glass Playhouse (Lebanon) - Rabbit Hole, a moving exploration of loss and the myriad ways we cope; 2pm Mike’s Ten Pin (Alton) - Mondinband; 9:30pm-1:30am Mudbugs (Caseyville) - Every Sunday Open Mic Blues Jam; 7-11pm Pop’s (Sauget) - Smile Empty Soul; presented by The Beard; with Acidic, A Life Less Gray, Out Of Sequence, Hero For A Day; $12 ad-vance, $13 day of show, $2 minor surcharge; 6:30pm Schatze’s (Belleville) - Karaoke SeVen (Belleville) - Ross Kinkaid Stagger Inn…Again (Edwardsville) - Open Mic Night The Hett @ McKendree University (Lebanon) - Doc Severinsen and His Big Band perform; Doc Severinsen and His Big Band deliver a night of jazz and pop standards, ballads and big band classics from the trumpet virtuoso and former “Tonight Show” bandleader; 3-6pm

November 18th (Monday) Base Library (Scott Air Force Base) - Scott AFB Art and Craft Show; through November 22nd

Columbia City Saloon (Columbia) - The piano artistry of Pat Joyce; 1-4pm Dunham Hall Theatre @ SIUE (Edwardsville) - Arts and Issues Series: The Three Tenor Concert; The orchestras of both Southern Il-linois University campuses will be combined for one exceptional musical event. Michael Mishra, professor of music and director of Orchestral Studies at SIUE, and Edward Benyas, music director of the SIUC Symphony Orchestra, will conduct the concert. The Three Tenor Concert celebrates the 200th anniversary of Verdi and Wagner; 7:30pm Discovery Garden at LaVista Park (Godfrey) - Garden Workday; 9am–12pm Schatze’s (Belleville) - Karaoke SeVen (Belleville) - Park Avenue Trio every Monday; 8-11pm Watershed Nature Center (Edwardsville) - Wilderness Walk; every third Monday; all ages; free; 9:30-10:30am November 19th (Tuesday)

Bike Surgeon (Shiloh) - Tuesday Night Metro East Road Ride; 6pm Hemingway’s Zen Garden (O’Fallon) - Celtica; 7:30pm Pitcher’s (Belleville) - Tenacious Trivia; 8pm Pop’s (Sauget) - Morbid Angel w/ As Earth Shatters, Shotgun Bayonet, & Xaemora; $20 advance, $22 day of show, $2 minor surcharge; 7pm Schatze’s (Belleville) - KaraokeThe Hett @ McKendree University (Lebanon) - Student Recital; 7:30-8pm

November 20th (Wednesday)

Cigar Inn (Belleville) - Live Jazz, Cigar/Scotch Night Crehan’s Irish Pub (Belleville) - Karaoke Every Wed Dunham Hall Theatre @ SIUE (Edwardsville) - Percussion Ensemble Concert; 7:30-9:30pm Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - Scott and Karl; 6pm Hemingway’s Zen Garden (O’Fallon) - Live Acoustic Music; 7pm Mike’s Ten Pin (Alton) - Mondinband; 9:30pm-1:30am

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November Calendar of Events PSOP/SWIC (Belleville) – Line Dancing; Our instructor, Carol Schwartz, will show you new line dances and techniques each week. This is a great group to dance with, so sliiiide on over. Cost is $2 per session; 1:30-3pm Randy’s Smokehouse (Troy) - Open Mic; 7-11pm Schatze’s (Belleville) - Open Mic with AfterHours Entertainment & your host Banyon Hanner; 7-11pm Stagger Inn…Again (Edwardsville) - Open Mic Night The Hett @ McKendree University (Lebanon) - Invictus (2009): Film Art Series; In his first term as president Nelson Mandela joins forces with South Africa’s rugby team captain to help unite their apartheid-torn country. Rated PG-13; FREE! 7-9pm Wild Country (Collinsville) - The Taping of St. Louis Country with WIL gang, Derrick, Danny, Bo & Judy! $5 for everyone, FREE w/ valid College ID! 7pm-1am Wood River Roundhouse (Wood River) - Imperial Swing Dance Lessons; 6:30–9pm November 21st (Thursday)

Bee Hollow (Mascoutah) - Sip and Paint; Paint a snowman wine glass; Reservations required; 6-9pm Bubby and Sissy’s (Alton) - Karaoke Dance Party; 9:30pm-1:30am Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site (Collinsville) - Cahokia Archaeological Society Meeting; Program and meeting, 7:30pm. Come at 6:30pm to help wash artifacts. Cigar Inn (Belleville) - Live Jazz Columbia City Saloon (Columbia) - Open Mic Night Downtown (Alton) - Alton Main Street serves up local flavor at the Taste of Downtown. For one low price, guests can sample a variety appetizers, entrees and desserts from many of their favorite local dining establishments under one roof. 5-8pm Downtown (Belleville) - Diva Night; Start at Eckert’s Florist with Sweet SinSation. After party at Club Escapade; 5-8pm Dunham Hall Theatre @ SIUE (Edwardsville) - Jazz Band Concert; 8-10pm Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - Radio Star; 7pm Hemingway’s Zen Garden (O’Fallon) - Live Acoustic Music; 7pm Jailhouse Rock (Trenton) - Class Act Karaoke Knights of Columbus (Collinsville) - Open Mic Night; every Thursday; 6-10pm Looking Glass Playhouse (Lebanon) - Rabbit Hole, a moving exploration of loss and the myriad ways we cope; 7:30pm Nite Deposit (Mascoutah) - Small Town Famous Schatze’s (Belleville) - Bike Night with Live Music SeVen (Belleville) - Diva Night with Joe Camel Silver Creek Saloon & Grill (Belleville) - Well Hungarians; Every Thursday Night Stagger Inn…Again (Edwardsville) - Live Music The Abbey (Belleville) - Singer/Songwriter Thursday; Every

Thursday night from 7-10pm The Hett @ McKendree University (Lebanon) - MBB Concert for kids; 9:30am Towne Lounge (O’Fallon) - Karaoke every Thursday; 9pm Wild Country (Collinsville) - Free Dance Lessons w/ Joyce Warren; 7:30-10pm

November 22nd (Friday)

Aerie’s Winery (Grafton) - Stan Corliss; 5-9pm Chez Marilyn (Alton) - Off the Shoulder; 8-11pm Cigar Inn (Belleville) - Live Jazz Crehan’s Irish Pub (Belleville) - Mondinband; 9pm-1am Downtown (Lebanon) - Victorian Holiday; Carriage rides, entertainment, children’s activities, shopping and food vendors are set up for your enjoyment on “brickstreet” in quaint, historic Lebanon! Horse drawn carriage rides. Live music and dance performances. Enjoy caroling as the Lamplighter illuminates the shops at 6pm. 10am-9pm Fairmount Park (Collinsville) - Every Friday night at Fair-mount is a Party at the Park! Join us for racing, live music, drink specials and more in this weekly summer tradition. Gates open at 6pm with race post time at 7:30pm Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - Planet Boogie; 8pm Horner Park (Lebanon) - Annual Winter Wonderland; A view of the holiday that everyone remembers; Hand painted scenes; Colorful lights and displays; A wide variety of illuminated venues and a life-size Nativity Scene; through Dec 31; 5pm Jailhouse Rock (Trenton) - Class Act Karaoke Hemingway’s Zen Garden (O’Fallon) - Live Acoustic Music; 7pm Lilly’s Lounge (Alton) - Karaoke Looking Glass Playhouse (Lebanon) - Rabbit Hole, a moving exploration of loss and the myriad ways we cope; 7:30pm National Shrine Our Lady of the Snows (Belleville) - “Way of Lights” Christmas Display; a drive-thru light display, tree & wreath displays, an interactive children’s village, camel rides and an indoor laser show. Through December 31st Papa Vito’s (Belleville) - Ryan Spriggs; 7pm

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Piasa Winery & Pub (Grafton) - Open Mic Night every Friday night from 7-11pm Pop’s (Sauget) - Battle For Pointfest: Session 1 Finals; Pop’s Nightclub and Concert, KPNT, and Busch Beer presents Battle For Pointfest; Seven Year Nightmare, Spacetrain, TBA + 4;6pm; $6 advance, $6 day of show, $2 minor surcharge Schatze’s (Belleville) - Live Music SeVen (Belleville) - Dade Farrar Shenanigan’s (Belleville) - DJ or Live Music Silver Creek Saloon (Belleville) - AmberFade; 9pm-1am Stagger Inn…Again (Edwardsville) - Live Music The Abbey (Belleville) - Friday Night Jazz; Every Friday night from 7-10pm The Hett @ McKendree University (Lebanon) - Marching Bearcat Band Concert; 7:30-8:30pm The Wildey Theatre (Edwardsville) - Well Hungarians; 8pm Towne Lounge (O’Fallon) - Blue Fruit Snacks; 9pm Wild Country (Collinsville) - Rockin’ Horse

November 23rd (Saturday) Aerie’s Winery (Grafton) - Barry Cloyd; 2-6pm BoBeck’s (Waterloo) - Live music with Out of Focus; 9pm Chez Marilyn (Alton) - Bottom Up Blues Gang; 8-11pm Cigar Inn (Belleville) - Karaoke Night Corner Keg Pub (Highland) - Cold Shot; 9pm Crehan’s Irish Pub (Belleville) - Pat Liston; 9pm-12am Downtown (Belleville) - Art and Wine Walk; 5-9pm; Register anytime between 5-7pm at the northeast quadrant of Belleville Public Square. Then stroll through the shops of downtown Belleville while enjoying artwork from area artists and sampling a variety of different wines. $15 per person includes wine glass and wine tastings. Bottles of wine and artwork are for sale, which make great holiday gifts! Return to Public Square to place wine orders anytime from 7-9pm; Drawing for attendance prizes will be held at 9pm at the Public Square location. Downtown (Lebanon) - Victorian Holiday; Carriage rides, entertainment, children’s activities, shopping and food vendors are set up for your enjoyment on “brickstreet” in quaint, historic Lebanon! Horse drawn carriage rides. Live music and dance performances. Enjoy caroling as the Lamplighter illuminates the shops at 6pm. 10am-9pm Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - Hoosier Daddies, 3pm; Planet Boogie, 8pm Hemingway’s Zen Garden (O’Fallon) - Live Acoustic Music; 7pm Laurie’s Place (Edwardsville) - Every Sat - Jam Session w/ Mo’ Pleasure; 2-6pm Lilly’s Lounge (Alton) - Karaoke Looking Glass Playhouse (Lebanon) - Rabbit Hole, a moving exploration of loss and the myriad ways we cope; 7:30pm Mudbugs (Caseyville) - Avery Hill Band Nite Deposit (Mascoutah) - Party Rock Band; 9pm-1am

No-Jacks Bar & Grill (Smithton) - DJ & Karaoke Every Saturday; 9pm Papa Vito’s (Belleville) - Funatics; 7pm Phil’s Bar & Grill (Wood River) - Karaoke/DJ; 9pm-2am Pop’s (Sauget) - High On Fire & Kvelertak; Scion AV presents; with special guest Doomriders; $15 advance, $15 day of show, $2 minor surcharge; 7pm Schatze’s (Belleville) - Live Music Scottish Rite Cathedral (Belleville) - Nutcracker Ballet w/ Belleville Philharmonic Orchestra and Belleville School of Ballet; Tchaikovsky’s complete masterpiece; 7:30pm SeVen (Belleville) - Mike Aguire Shenanigan’s (Belleville) - DJ or Live Music Silver Creek Saloon (Belleville) - Metal Studz; 9pm-1am Spectators Sports Bar and Grill (Alton) - Country Karaoke; 9pm-1am Stagger Inn…Again (Edwardsville) - Al Holiday Revue The Cyclery and Fitness Center (Edwardsville) - Saturday Morning East Side Road Ride; 7am The Hett @ McKendree University (Lebanon) - Saint Louis Wind Symphony; A versatile ensemble of St. Louis area music educa-tors perform classical and contemporary woodwind compositions, patriotic marches, show tunes, jazz and more. FREE! 3-5pm The Wildey Theatre (Edwardsville) - Friends of the Wildey Present: University of Illinois’ The Other Guys with EHS AcaFellaz; 8pm Towne Lounge (O’Fallon) - DJ Mahf; 10pm VFW (Waterloo) - Johnny Cash: a theatrical tribute to the Man in Black Wild Country (Collinsville) - Rockin’ Horse

November 24th (Sunday) Aerie’s Winery (Grafton) - Stan Corliss; 2-6pm Benjamin Godfrey Memorial Chapel (Godfrey) - Prep Recital; 2pm Club 111 (Pontoon Beach) - Crossing Mason; 6pm Dutch Hollow Barn (Belleville) - Every Sunday Jam Session; 7pm

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November Calendar of Events Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - Hoosier Daddies, 2pm; American Idle, 7pm Looking Glass Playhouse (Lebanon) - Rabbit Hole, a moving exploration of loss and the myriad ways we cope; 2pm Mike’s Ten Pin (Alton) - Mondinband; 9:30pm-1:30am Mudbugs (Caseyville) - Every Sunday Open Mic Blues Jam; 7-11pm Pop’s (Sauget) - Hed Pe; presented by Pop’s & The Beard; with Righteous Vendetta, Hollow Point Heroes, Exit 714, POW; $13 advance, $15 day of show, $2 minor surcharge; 6pm Schatze’s (Belleville) - Karaoke Scottish Rite Cathedral (Belleville) - Nutcracker Ballet w/ Bel-leville Philharmonic Orchestra and Belleville School of Ballet; Tchai-kovsky’s complete masterpiece; 1:30pm & 5pm SeVen (Belleville) - Brad Noe Stagger Inn…Again (Edwardsville) - Open Mic Night The Hett @ McKendree University (Lebanon) - Saint Louis Wind Symphony performs; Saint Louis Wind Symphony is a versatile ensemble of St. Louis area music educators whose woodwind repertoire ranges from classical to contemporary; 3-6pm Towne Lounge (O’Fallon) - Dedication to the Oldies featuring Mister T and the House Shakers; last Sunday every month; 4-8pm

November 25th (Monday) Cleo’s (Edwardsville) - Pat Liston; 6:40ish Columbia City Saloon (Columbia) - The piano artistry of Pat Joyce; 1-4pm Discovery Garden at LaVista Park (Godfrey) - Garden Workday; 9am–12pm Lewis & Clark Community College (Godfrey) - Thanksgiving Party – Free Pumpkin Pie; 11am Schatze’s (Belleville) - Karaoke SeVen (Belleville) - Park Avenue Trio every Monday; 8-11pm November 26th (Tuesday) Benjamin Godfrey Memorial Chapel (Godfrey) - Lewis & Clark Student Recital; 12:30pm Bike Surgeon (Shiloh) - Tuesday Night Metro East Road Ride; 6pm Hemingway’s Zen Garden (O’Fallon) - Celtica; 7:30pm Pitcher’s (Belleville) - Tenacious Trivia; 8pm Schatze’s (Belleville) - Karaoke

November 27th (Wednesday) Alton Sports Tap (Alton) - Toast; 8pm-12am Belle Clair Fairgrounds (Belleville) - Adam’s Auction BoBeck’s (Waterloo) - Live music with Just Mr; 9pm Cigar Inn (Belleville) - Live Jazz, Cigar/Scotch Night Crehan’s Irish Pub (Belleville) - Karaoke Every Wed Downtown (Belleville) - Gingerbread Walk; Stroll down Bel-leville’s Main Street to view award-winning gingerbread creations dis-

played in downtown merchant windows starting at the Square on East and West Main Streets; Through January 2nd Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - Ultraviolets; 6pm Hemingway’s Zen Garden (O’Fallon) - Live Acoustic Music; 7pm Mike’s Ten Pin (Alton) - Mondinband; 9:30pm-1:30am Pitcher’s (Belleville) - Night Before Thanksgiving Live Music Celebration PSOP/SWIC (Belleville) - Line Dancing; Our instructor, Carol Schwartz, will show you new line dances and techniques each week. This is a great group to dance with, so sliiiide on over. Cost is $2 per session; 1:30-3pm Randy’s Smokehouse (Troy) - Open Mic; 7-11pm Schatze’s (Belleville) - Open Mic with AfterHours Entertainment & your host Banyon Hanner; 7-11pm Silver Creek Saloon (Belleville) - Big Wednesday Featuring Dance Floor Riot; 9pm-1am Skootr’s West (Freeburg) - 1 Year Anniversary Party; Music by Turnpike Cruisers 8pm-12am Stagger Inn…Again (Edwardsville) - Open Mic Night Wild Country (Collinsville) - The Taping of St. Louis Country with WIL gang, Derrick, Danny, Bo & Judy! $5 for everyone, FREE w/ valid College ID! 7pm-1am Wild Country (Collinsville) - Rockin’ Horse Wood River Roundhouse (Wood River) - Imperial Swing Dance Lessons; 6:30–9pm

November 28th (Thursday – Thanksgiving Day)

Bubby and Sissy’s (Alton) - Karaoke Dance Party; 9:30pm-1:30am Cigar Inn (Belleville) - Live Jazz Columbia City Saloon (Columbia) - Open Mic Night Downtown (Belleville) - Turkey Trot Downtown (Belleville) - Santa on the Square; Through December 24th Hemingway’s Zen Garden (O’Fallon) - Live Acoustic Music;

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Stagger Inn…Again (Edwardsville) - Live Music The Abbey (Belleville) - Friday Night Jazz; Every Friday night; 7-10pm The Wildey Theatre (Edwardsville) - Rogers & Nienhaus 20 Year Anniversary Concert; includes premier of “On The Water” video; 8pm Towne Lounge (O’Fallon) - Brad Jackson and Friends; 9pm Wild Country (Collinsville) - Rockin’ Horse

November 30th (Small Business Saturday) Aerie’s Winery (Grafton) - Stan Corliss; 2-6pm Alton Sports Tap (Alton) - Powertrip; 8pm-12am Belle Clair Fairgrounds (Belleville) - Craft Show BoBeck’s (Waterloo) - Live music with Social Remedy; 9pm Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site (Collinsville) - 10th Annual Fall Indian Market; Purchase holiday gift items made by Native American artists and craftpersons; will have jewelry, painting, herbals, weaving, baskets, pottery, bronze work and more. 9am-5pm. Free. Chez Marilyn (Alton) - Hookie; 8-11pm Cigar Inn (Belleville) - Karaoke Night Crehan’s Irish Pub (Belleville) - Live Music Downtown (Everywhere) - Small Business Saturday; Small busi-nesses are the heartbeat of our community. Small Business Saturday is a really important way to empower people to do something positive for their community. Small Business Saturday is a day dedicated to support-ing small businesses all across the country. Shop Small Today! Downtown (Waterloo) - GLOW Lighted Holiday Parade; Christmas theme lighted floats Dunham Hall Theatre @ SIUE (Edwardsville) - Season for the Child: The Velveteen Rabbit; 2-3pm & 7-8pm Eckert’s Farm (Belleville) - Breakfast with Santa; 8am-12pm Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - Scott and Karl, 3pm; Fantasy, 8pm Gateway Center (Collinsville) - The Great Train Expo; Ameri-ca’s Coast to Coast Train Show; traveling train show featuring operating model railroads, train dealers, collectors, hands-on exhibits, demonstrations and workshops; 10am-4pm

7pm Jailhouse Rock (Trenton) - Class Act Karaoke Knights of Columbus (Collinsville) - Open Mic Night; every Thursday; 6-10pm Schatze’s (Belleville) - Bike Night with Live Music Silver Creek Saloon & Grill (Belleville) - Thanksgiving Open @ 7pm Stagger Inn…Again (Edwardsville) - Live Music The Abbey (Belleville) - Singer/Songwriter Thursday; Every Thursday night 7-10pm Towne Lounge (O’Fallon) - Karaoke every Thursday; 9pm Wild Country (Collinsville) - Free Dance Lessons w/ Joyce Warren; 7:30-10pm

November 29th (Friday) Aerie’s Winery (Grafton) - Stan Corliss; 5-9pm Belle Clair Fairgrounds (Belleville) - Art and Craft Show; Over 400 exhibitors! Crafts, holiday items, gifts, jewelry, decorations Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site (Collinsville) - 10th Annual Fall Indian Market;Purchase holiday gift items made by Native American artists and craftpersons; will have jewelry, painting, herbals, weaving, baskets, pottery, bronze work and more. 12-5pm. Free. Chez Marilyn (Alton) - Wherehouse Project; 8-11pm Cigar Inn (Belleville) - Live Jazz Crehan’s Irish Pub (Belleville) - Live Music Downtown (Belleville) - Annual Santa Claus Parade Downtown (Highland) - Annual Lighted Christmas Parade Edwardsville Arts Center (Edwardsville) - Main Gallery: Grab-N-Go Gift Show, Holiday Cash & Carry; Student Gallery: Southwest Conference; Through Jan 3, 2014 Fairmount Park (Collinsville) - Every Friday night at Fairmount is a Party at the Park! Join us for racing, live music, drink specials and more in this weekly summer tradition. Gates open at 6pm with race post time at 7:30pm Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - Fantasy; 8pm Gateway Center (Collinsville) - The Great Train Expo; America’s Coast to Coast Train Show; traveling train show featuring operating model railroads, train dealers, collectors, hands-on exhibits, demonstrations and workshops; 10am-4pm Hemingway’s Zen Garden (O’Fallon) - Live Acoustic Music; 7pm Jailhouse Rock (Trenton) - Class Act Karaoke Lilly’s Lounge (Alton) - Karaoke Papa Vito’s (Belleville) - Joe Truttman and Ron Wooley Duo; 7pm Piasa Winery & Pub (Grafton) - Open Mic Night every Friday; 7-11pm Schatze’s (Belleville) - Live Music SeVen (Belleville) - Scott Miller Shenanigan’s (Belleville) - DJ or Live Music Silver Creek Saloon (Belleville) - Trixie Delight; 9pm-1am

Hemingway’s Zen Garden (O’Fallon) - Live Acoustic Music; 7pm Jacoby Arts Center (Alton) - Live at Jacoby: Saturday Nights; Cellibasso String Quartet; Renaissance, Baroque, and Romantic Periods; Composers Faure, Gounod, Gruetzmacher, Ravel, and Mel Brooks; 6-9pm Knights of Columbus (Bethalto) - 3rd Annual Border-

November 2013


November Calendar of Eventsline Christmas; A Night of Music and Fun to Benefit Toys for Tots; Music by Borderline; And Special Guests – Tommy Karlas, Hicktown, Warehouse Project; Meet Derrick Keith from 92.3 WIL; St. Louis Rams Cheerleaders 7-9pm; Free Food while supplies last; 6pm-12am Laurie’s Place (Edwardsville) - Every Sat - Jam Session w/ Mo’ Pleasure; 2-6pm Lilly’s Lounge (Alton) - Karaoke Mudbugs (Caseyville) - Man in Black: Johnny Cash Tribute No-Jacks Bar & Grill (Smithton) - DJ & Karaoke Every Saturday; 9pm Papa Vito’s (Belleville) - Funatics; 7pm Phil’s Bar & Grill (Wood River) - Karaoke/DJ; 9pm-2am Pop’s (Sauget) - Huntress; w/ TBA; 7pm; $10 advance, $12 day of show, $2 minor surcharge Schatze’s (Belleville) - Live Music SeVen (Belleville) - Greg Silsby Shenanigan’s (Belleville) - DJ or Live Music Silver Creek Saloon (Belleville) - Rough Ryders; 9pm-1am Spectators Sports Bar and Grill (Alton) - Country Karaoke; 9pm-1am Stagger Inn…Again (Edwardsville) - Live Music The Cyclery and Fitness Center (Edwardsville) - Saturday Morning East Side Road Ride; 7am The Wildey Theatre (Edwardsville) - 97.5 The Rock 10th Anniversary Celebration: EFFIC In Concert; 7:30pm Wild Country (Collinsville) - Rockin’ Horse

December 1st (Sunday) Aerie’s Winery (Grafton) - Stan Corliss; 2-6pm Belle Clair Fairgrounds (Belleville) - Craft Show Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site (Collinsville) - 10th Annual Fall Indian Market. Purchase holiday gift items made by Native American artists and craftpersons; will have jewelry, painting, herbals, weaving, baskets, pottery, bronze work and more. 9am-5pm. Free. Club 111 (Pontoon Beach) - Crossing Mason; 6pm Downtown (Millstadt) - Weihnachtsfest Parade; St. Nicholas arrives; parade begins at noon Dutch Hollow Barn (Belleville) - Every Sunday Jam Session; 7pm Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - Acoustic Asylum, 2pm; Ultraviolets, 7pm Gateway Center (Collinsville) - The Great Train Expo; America’s Coast to Coast Train Show; traveling train show featuring operating model railroads, train dealers, collectors, hands-on exhibits, demonstrations and workshops; 10am-4pm Hatheway Hall @ Lewis & Clark College (Godfrey) - The Gothard Sisters; Fierce, fast fiddling and a splash of lively step dancing are only a couple of reasons the Gothard Sisters will make you wish you were Irish; 3-5pm Mike’s Ten Pin (Alton) - Mondinband; 9:30pm-1:30am Mudbugs (Caseyville) - Every Sunday Open Mic Blues Jam;

7-11pm National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows (Belleville) - Tails, Trails and Twinkles; Canine friends to enjoy a walk through the lights with Scotty leading the way. Enjoy refreshments, music and pet blessings. Barket and Expo begins at 4pm; Walk begins at 5:30pm Pop’s (Sauget) - Mike Judy Presents Emilie Autumn; w/ William Control and Davey Suicide; $20 flat $2 minor surcharge; 6:30pm Schatze’s (Belleville) - Karaoke Stagger Inn…Again (Edwardsville) - Open Mic Night

December 2nd (Monday)

Columbia City Saloon (Columbia) - The piano artistry of Pat Joyce; 1-4pm Discovery Garden at LaVista Park (Godfrey) - Garden Work-day; 9am–12pm Dunham Hall @ SIUE (Edwardsville) - Singer’s Society; 6-7pm Dunham Hall Theatre @ SIUE (Edwardsville) - Steel Band Concert; 7:30-9:30pm Lewis & Clark Community College (Godfrey) – DJ @ Reid Café’; 11am Pop’s (Sauget) - Clairy Browne & The Bangin’ Rackettes; Mike

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with WIL gang, Derrick, Danny, Bo & Judy! $5 for everyone, FREE w/ valid College ID! 7pm-1am Wood River Roundhouse (Wood River) - Imperial Swing Dance Lessons; 6:30–9pm

December 5th (Thursday) Bubby and Sissy’s (Alton) - Karaoke Dance Party; 9:30pm-1:30am Cigar Inn (Belleville) - Live Jazz Columbia City Saloon (Columbia) - Open Mic Night Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - Radio Star; 7pm Hemingway’s Zen Garden (O’Fallon) - Live Acoustic Music; 7pm Jailhouse Rock (Trenton) - Class Act Karaoke Knights of Columbus (Collinsville) - Open Mic Night; every Thursday; 6-10pm Lovejoy Library @ SIUE (Edwardsville) - Dr. Marc Schapman, Faculty Voice Recital; 7:30-9pm Silver Creek Saloon & Grill (Belleville) - Well Hungarians; Every Thursday Night Stagger Inn…Again (Edwardsville) - Live Music The Abbey (Belleville) - Singer/Songwriter Thursday; Every Thursday night; 7-10pm Towne Lounge (O’Fallon) - Karaoke every Thursday; 9pm Wild Country (Collinsville) - Free Dance Lessons w/ Joyce Warren; 7:30-10pm

December 6th (Friday) Belle Clair Fairgrounds (Belleville) - Dog Show Benjamin Godfrey Memorial Chapel (Godfrey) - Sounds of South America & Spain; presented by Lewis & Clark Music Department; 7pm Cigar Inn (Belleville) - Live Jazz Crehan’s Irish Pub (Belleville) - Live Music Fairmount Park (Collinsville) - Every Friday night at Fairmount is a Party at the Park! Join us for racing, live music, drink specials and more in this weekly summer tradition. Gates open at 6pm

Judy Presents; w/ The Missouri Lowlifes, TBA; $12 advance, $15 day of show, $2 minor surcharge; 7pm Schatze’s (Belleville) - Karaoke SeVen (Belleville) - Park Avenue Trio every Monday; 8-11pm December 3rd (Tuesday)

Bike Surgeon (Shiloh) - Tuesday Night Metro East Road Ride; 6pm Dunham Hall Theatre @ SIUE (Edwardsville) - Choir Concert; General Admission-$12; Seniors & Under 18 Years-$9; SIUE Students admitted free with ID; 7:30-9:30pm Hemingway’s Zen Garden (O’Fallon) - Celtica; 7:30pm Pitcher’s (Belleville) - Tenacious Trivia; 8pm Schatze’s (Belleville) - Karaoke

December 4th (Wednesday) Cigar Inn (Belleville) - Live Jazz, Cigar/Scotch Night Crehan’s Irish Pub (Belleville) - Karaoke Every Wed Dunham Hall Theatre @ SIUE (Edwardsville) - Band Concert; General Admission-$12; Seniors & Under 18 Years-$9; SIUE Students admitted free with ID; 7:30-9:30pm Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - Scott and Karl; 6pm Hemingway’s Zen Garden (O’Fallon) - Live Acoustic Music; 7pm Lewis & Clark Community College (Godfrey) - Children’s Concert w/ Alton Symphony Orchestra; @ Hatheway Hall Auditorium; 10am Lincoln Theatre (Belleville) - A Happy Christmas; Mike Williamson & Company in their new holiday show filled with your favorites; Group rate $15, Individuals $17; reservations @ 815-229-6852; 1:30pm Matinee Mike’s Ten Pin (Alton) - Mondinband; 9:30pm-1:30am Pop’s (Sauget) - Mushroomhead 20th Anniversary Tour; w/ special guests One Eyed Doll, BKC, Ten Story; $15 advance, $17 day of show, $2 minor surcharge; 6pm

PSOP/SWIC (Belleville) - Line Dancing; Our instructor, Carol Schwartz, will show you new line dances and techniques each week. This is a great group to dance with, so sliiiide on over. Cost is $2 per session; 1:30-3pm Randy’s Smokehouse (Troy) - Open Mic; 7-11pm Schatze’s (Belleville) - Open Mic with AfterHours Entertainment & your host Banyon Hanner; 7-11pm Stagger Inn…Again (Edwardsville) - Open Mic Night The Hett @ McKendree University (Lebanon) - “The Sound of Christmas,” starring Elisabeth Von Trapp and the Carolian Brass, fea-tures the beloved music of the von Trapp family (“The Sound of Music”) performed by Maria’s granddaughter and an exceptional brass quintet; 7:30-9pm Wild Country (Collinsville) - The Taping of St. Louis Country

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with race post time at 7:30pm Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - Spin The Bottle; 8pm Hemingway’s Zen Garden (O’Fallon) - Live Acoustic Music; 7pm Gateway Center (Collinsville) - Madrigal Dinner Theater; a spectacular gourmet holiday banquet set in Medieval times. Hosted by a King & Queen and members of the Royal Court--singers, dancers, tumblers, non-singing comic roles (jesters,) a royal storyteller, jugglers, serving wenches and stewards and generally a batch of mischievous children--young princes and princesses. The banquet courses are served during the show. It is an incredibly fun event for both the audience and the cast! 4-9pm Jailhouse Rock (Trenton) - Class Act Karaoke Lewis & Clark Community College (Godfrey) - KSHE/American Red Cross Blood Drive; 10am Lilly’s Lounge (Alton) - Karaoke Lovejoy Library @ SIUE (Edwardsville) - Rachel Cange, Senior Voice Recital; 5:30-6:30pm Piasa Winery & Pub (Grafton) - Open Mic Night every Friday night; 7-11pm Schatze’s (Belleville) - Live Music Shenanigan’s (Belleville) - DJ or Live Music Stagger Inn…Again (Edwardsville) - Live Music The Abbey (Belleville) - Friday Night Jazz; Every Friday night; 7-10pm

The Hett @ McKendree University (Lebanon) - McKendree Christmas Band Concert; 7:30-8:30pm The Wildey Theatre (Edwardsville) - Winter Concert Series featuring Great Rivers Choral Society; 7pm

December 7th (Saturday) Alton Sports Tap (Alton) - Owlz; 8pm-12am American Legion (Mascoutah) - George Portz Winter Bluegrass Concert; George Portz and Friends, Thunder and Lightning Cloggers, Brenda Cook, Cajun music; 7pm Belle Clair Fairgrounds (Belleville) - Dog Show BoBeck’s (Waterloo) - Live music with Father Jack; 9pm Chez Marilyn (Alton) - Streetbeat; 8-11pm Cigar Inn (Belleville) - Karaoke Night Crehan’s Irish Pub (Belleville) - Live Music Fast Eddie’s Bon Air (Alton) - Hoosier Daddies, 3pm; Spin The Bottle, 8pm Hemingway’s Zen Garden (O’Fallon) - Live Acoustic Music; 7pm Laurie’s Place (Edwardsville) - Every Sat - Jam Session w/ Mo’ Pleasure; 2-6pm Lewis & Clark Community College (Godfrey) - KSHE/American Red Cross Blood Drive; 9am Lilly’s Lounge (Alton) - Karaoke

Saturday, November 23rd5:00 - 9:00 pm

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November Calendar of Events

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A Record, A Decade: EarthSol’s Second Album Release

by Mark Johnson

Ten years; one could say it’s been awhile since a new EarthSol album has come out. But the beloved Belleville act never left their instru-ments to gather dust and have constantly written songs and played shows throughout that release hiatus. After a return to the mixing boards, they’ll soon release their second album, “Testament”, at a release party at Cicero’s in St. Louis on November 23rd. Even if it’s been awhile since they’ve put out a new recording, Earth-Sol has been anything but inactive: “Creation never took a backseat; production did,” Kim Vrooman, lead vocal-ist and one of the two founding members, said. For the uninitiat-ed: EarthSol is comprised of Kim Vrooman on gui-tar and vocals, Matt Scott, her brother-in-law, on guitar, Dan Cross on bass and Larry Hoff on drums and kit. The group formed around Kim and Matt who began jamming in 1999. The name comes from a sci-fi story Kim wrote for a creative writing class, from the moniker she bestowed a group of people who resisted plugging into an internet afterlife in the story’s techno-dystopian fu-ture. Kim and Matt have been the principle songwriters for the band over the years, and they’ve had one bassist previous to Dan, and Larry, the original drummer, rejoined the band just last year after moving back from Colorado. Although their fourteen-track second album has yet to be released, long-time fans will likely recognize some of its tracks. EarthSol is a band that gives primacy to performance, and they have stuck to that mode, play-ing monthly shows even with a load of professional and social responsibili-ties in their daily lives. That means that a lot of new recordings are songs that fans have heard at shows already, tunes they can already hum and sing along to, now in a package more portable than a four-person band. For Kim, familial obligations were one of the major factors that kept her from finishing production on “Testament”. Kim became a mother twice over during that ten-year gap, and she also opened a business and quit smoking. With a full plate and empty ash tray, Earthol’s fans were often the main motivating force for getting the band off stage and in the studio to fin-ish production on their album.

EarthSol’s fans insistence on them finishing the album is thanks to the band’s eclectic sound and lyrics that focus on sharing positivity and love. With a wealth of subjects channeled through imagery of the elements, of war and peace, and through musical styles ranging from blues to folk,

rock to country, EarthSol is a band that one must see live. Those who have followed the band over the years will feel a sense of familiarity with the new release, but, perhaps, they’ll also sense more of the songwriting alchemy that has fueled the band for over a decade in this collection of songs. Much of the songwriting for “Testament” has been the result of Kim and Matt’s collaborations. The duo penned nine of the fourteen tracks on the album, and co-writing has become a more important part of EarthSol’s artistic expression over the years. The connection the two have when writing songs has comes across in the newer material through songs that more fully embody the band’s kind-heartedness and joyful approach to life. “We want people listening to us to feel like they’re a part of the moment,” Kim said. And

hear more of that axiomatic positivity that surges through their live shows: “We’re all here to help each other and to enjoy life.” Melding musical talent with their outlook, the band also shares a commonality with many of their fans that creates a unique sense of com-munity at their shows: “We’re soul searchers, and we welcome other soul searchers to our shows,” Kim said. Relax your mind, move your body and soothe your soul at Earth-Sol’s album release party. Admission is only $5 for over 21, $7 for under 21. Cicero’s is located at 6691 Delmar in St. Louis.

“Testament” will also be available on their website after the release, which you can find at www.earthsol.com.

You can follow EarthSol on Facebook at www.facebook.com/EarthSol to keep track of upcoming shows and news.

See also Str8Up June archive edition feature: “Woman of Substance”, Straightupmagazine.net/2013/06/woman-of-substance-pooling-creativity-to-benefit-the-community/

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Cinematographer Brett Frager and Camera Operator David Lubbers film from the roof of a building at the Belleville Public Square.

Fire on the Set

The cast and crew of “Belleville” shooting a scene at a pond outside Freeburg. Neila and Willie by the fire.

St Louis actress Cooper Shaw with lead actor Tim O’Leary filming a scene from the movie “Belleville.”

Neila, the man from another world, drinks from the fountain in Belleville in a scene from the movie.

Local actress Margery Handy getting miked by location sound mixer Johnny Kubelka for a scene in downtown Belleville.

Star Tim O’Leary (Willie) on the set at afarm outside Freeburg.

Director Dan Ewald coaching some of the local peoplewho appear as extras in the movie.

Bob...Ted’s brother.

On The Set with “Belleville” – The Movie - Photos by Dan Cross

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Schmidt Art Center 2013 Senior Art Competition Exhibition

Sammylane Wirth

Submissions

My interest in photography began when I was in elementary school and used a 35mm camera, an Argus C3, which still works today! Fast forward a few years, and I found my children were often my favorite subjects through the viewfinder.

In 1993, I began getting more passionate about photography, and purchased a Canon SLR. My enthusiasm increased after a few “lucky” shots and I joined a local camera club to learn how to make my “luck” more consistent—and what fun to discover more “like-minded” people!My passion has been in capturing images of the natural world; my by-line has been “Beauty is Nature’s First Language.” I have recently become absorbed in creating more abstract im-ages.

Str8 Up Magazine is accepting submissions of artwork, photography, poetry, creative writing, etc. for possible pub-lication in print and on the web. To have your work considered, send hard copy or disc to P.O. Box 412 in Belleville, IL 62222. Digital submissions should be 300dpi and can be e-mailed to [email protected].

I have won various awards for my photographic im-ages, most recently at the Life Experienced Senior Art Competition at SWIC last month. An article I authored on impressionistic photog-raphy was published in the June 2013 issue of the Jour-nal of Photographic Society of [email protected]

Talented artists, 60 years and older, from all across the Metro East showcased their artwork in Life Experienced – A Se-nior Art Competition. Southwestern Illinois College and the St. Clair County Office on Aging partnered with the Gateway East Artists’ Guild and Art on the Square for this unique annual art competition and exhibition. More than 60 senior artists showcased their artistic abilities in several different art categories.

The opening reception for this exhibit was Friday, October 11 at the William and Florence Schmidt Art Center on the SWIC Belleville Campus. The exhibition continued through Wednesday, October 16.

“Lily”“Cactus in Bloom”

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Schmidt Art Center 2013 Senior Art Competition Exhibition (cont.)

Glenn Meyers Michael Anderson Hsin-Hui Chen-Taylor

John Ehret Sammylane Wirth Gary Karasek

Margaret Zagar

Pat Toenjes Alex Nadler Susan Kunz Herm Griesbach

Life Experienced 2013 Awards:Award of Merit: Hsin-Hui Chen-Taylor, Donna Tamburelo, Alex Nadler, Herm Griesbach, Gene BellAward of Excellence: Michael Anderson, Susan Kunz (drawing & print), Pat Toenjes, John Ehret, Suzanne LowryGary DeRousse Memorial Award: Gary Karasek, Bob DeFrates, Sammylane Wirth, Eileen KernGateway East Artists Guild Dick Raisler Memorial Award: Glen MyersPresident Costello Award: Margaret Zagar / Chairman Kern Award: Marty Coulter

Photo Credit: SWIC photo

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