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March 27 - April 2, 2015

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The Webster-Kirkwood areais a mecca for art loverswith numerous galleriesfrom McCaughen and Burr,

which dates back to 1840, toSt. Louis Community Collegeat Meramec where students’

work can often be seen. Takea gallery tour to discover the

treasures in these local es-tablishments.

Graca Fine Art

& Custom Fram-

ing, 7884 BigBend Blvd. inWebster Groves

(www.graficafin-earts.com), strives

to create an en-vironment whereart and customframing are ap-proachable for

all. Located in an old Webster home, owners Laryand Lynn Bozzay wanted the gallery to be a comfort-

able place for people to enjoy art; not be intimidatedby it. Much of the art is by local artists. Graca alsoprovides ne art printing (aka giclee) for many localartists, as well as photo restoration services.

Graca will host the rst show by Women In Fo-cus in St. Louis. “Through Her Eyes” will open withan artists’ reception on Friday, March 27, from 6 to9 p.m. Women In Focus is an artist-initiated organi-zation of women photographers.

Green Door art gallery, 21 N. Gore in Web-ster Groves (www.greendoorartgallery.com), is anartist-owned and run gallery and gift shop. Knownas one of the “friendliest” galleries in the area, itdisplays unique and affordable handmade items by

over 30 regional artists. Watercolors, pastels, oils,silhouettes, jewelry, glass, mosaics, wood, acrylicsand wearable art are many of the mediums the gal-lery proudly carries. Green Door also offers creativeclasses for all levels and ages. At Green Door: “Youdon’t have to know about art to visit our gallery you

just have to know what you like.”Through April, Green Door is featuring artwork

by Augusta, Mo., Plein Air artists and watercolors byPaul Jackson. Visit its website to nd out about theartists, classes and events.

McCaughen and Burr, 117 W. Lockwood (www.mccaughenandburr.com), is celebrating its 175thyear in the art business. With the beginning days onthe riverfront in 1840, there have been several stopsalong the way, including locations on Olive, Locust,

and Maryland in the Central West End. The gallerymoved to Webster Groves in 1970.

Specializing in works of the 19th and 20th cen-tury with an emphasis on Missouri painters, thegallery has been instrumental in helping build someof the nest collections in the area. It offers resto -ration/cleaning of paintings, buying and selling, hasa full-service framing operation as well as appraisalservices.

McCaughen and Burr Fine Arts is the oldest artgallery west of the Mississippi River and has been inthe same family since its founding.

OA Gallery, 101-A W. Argonne in Kirkwood(www.oberandersongallery.com), is known as one ofSt. Louis’ best destinations for representational art,and is dedicated to continually improving its collec-tion and presenting it in a unique and inviting envi-ronment.

Although relatively new, its artists have decades

of combined talent and experience as working pro-fessionals in the eld of ne art. The gallery offersa wide range of exciting work appealing to a varietyof tastes and decors. Whether a seasoned collector or

just beginning, OA Gallery is ready to help individu-als nd a special piece or collection of pieces.

The goal of The Old Orchard Gallery, 39S. Old Orchard Ave. in Webster Groves (www.theoldorchardgallery.com), is to be exible andaffordable for the independent artists who would likeexposure for their work. The gallery also provides avery unique atmosphere for parties and meetings

Art Galleries Discover a treasure trove

of art in Webster & Kirkwood

Women In Focus in St. Louis

exhibit, “Through Her Eyes,” opens at Grafca on March 27.

photo by Carrie Meyer

McCaughenand Burr: Still

Life, 30-inch x

25-inch, Oil on Board, Miriam

McKinnie

cont. p. 4B

Green Doorart gallery



2-B Webster-Kirkwood Times March 27 - April 2, 2015

Stages St. Louis 29th season ofmusical theater takes to the stage onMay 29 celebrating diversity, friend-ship, and community. Performancesare held at the Kirkwood CommunityCenter’s Robert Reim Theatre, 111 S.Geyer Road.

“Smokey Joe’s Café”

Stages presents the Leiber andStoller song and dance sensation,

“Smokey Joe’s Café,” May 29 throughJune 28. This Grammy award-win-ning song celebration features nearly40 chart-topping hits that span overthree decades of popular Americanmusic. Relive the glory days of rockand roll with such pop standards as“Stand By Me,” “Jailhouse Rock,” “I’m

A Woman,” and “On Broadway.”

“Anything Goes”

Take an uproarious and tune-lledtrip across the Atlantic where “Any-thing Goes,” June 17 through Aug. 16.

Set sail on the S. S. American witha zany group of travelers with ColePorter’s raucous and romantic score

featuring romantic melodies such as “IGet A Kick Out Of You,” “It’s Delove-ly,” and “You’re The Top.”

“The Full Monty”

Stages’ welcomes back theaward-winning smash hit, “The FullMonty,” Sept. 4 through Oct. 4. Meetsix unemployed steelworkers whocome up with a bold and unconven-tional way to make some much-neededcash after witnessing their wives gowild for a group of male strippers.

Theatre for Young Audiences

ProductionDisney’s “The Aristocats”

Based on the 1970 Disney Film,“The Aristocats,” the modern stageversion of the familiar Disney classicis purrrrrr-fect for the entire fami-ly. With songs like “The Aristocats,”“Scales and Arpeggios” and “Ev’rybodyWants to Be a Cat”, theatregoers willbe clapping their paws and to the hep,

jazzy beat.“The Aristocats” will be performed

at The Playhouse at Westport.

Subscriptions to the Season beginat $99. Single tickets go on sale April6, with prices ranging from $20 to

$57. For more information or to pur-chase tickets, call 821-2407 or visitwww.StagesStLouis.org.

“Smokey Joe’s Café” OpensStages Season On May 29Musical theatre returns to Reim Theatre

Opera Theatre’s 2015 Festival Sea-son, marking the company’s 40th an-niversary, opens with the comic opera,“The Barber of Seville,” conducted by

St. Louis native Ryan McAdams andfeaturing the debut of mezzo-sopranoEmily Fons. The season continues withthe return of Corinne Winters in “Larondine.”

In “Richard the Lionheart,” inter-nationally acclaimed countertenor TimMead makes his Opera Theatre debutin the title role, alongside the returnof soprano Susannah Biller. SopranoJoyce El-Khoury plays the tragic her-oine in her rst Opera Theatre per-formance in “Emmeline,” which willreceive its rst full-scale staging sincethe 1996 world premiere production.

The season also includes Eliza John-son as the 2015 Gaddes Festival Artist,

and 32 early-career performers fromthe U. S. and Canada selected for thisyear’s Gerdine Young Artists Program.

This year’s season features the fol-lowing productions:

“The Barber of Seville” (1816)is one of the most memorable Italiancomic operas ever created – and themost notable of Gioachino Rossini’scareer. Rosina is locked away by hergreedy guardian Bartolo, while thelove-struck Almaviva plans to rescueher with help from the wily barberFigaro. Nine performances: May 23,27, 29; June 4, 6, 10, 14, 17, 27.

“La rondine” (1917), GiacomoPuccini’s romantic opera, is the sto-ry of a beautiful Parisian courtesan

whose attempt to nd happiness witha young man from the country seemsto be doomed by her past. Seven per-formances: May 30; June 3, 12, 18, 20,24, 28.

“Richard The Lionheart” (1727),George Frideric Handel’s rarely-per-formed opera, will mark its Americanpremiere at Opera Theatre. When hisvessel is destroyed on his way to theThird Crusade, the king of Englandmust travel in disguise to survive –and return to his Spanish bride Cos-

tanza. Six performances: June 7, 11,13, 20, 24, 26

“Emmeline” (1996), Tobias Pick-er’s powerful American saga, mirrorsthe Greek tragedy of Oedipus andis inspired by a true story from 19thcentury rural New England. This newproduction is the opera’s rst new fullstaging since then. Six performances:June 13, 17, 19, 21, 25, 27.

Performances are performed in En-

glish and held in the Browning The-atre of the Loretto-Hilton Center onthe campus of Webster University.

Subscription prices start at $82.

Single tickets start at $25. Purchase atthe Box Ofce, by phone at 961-0644 oronline at ExperienceOpera.org.

Curtain Rises On OperaTheatre’s 40th Year May 23

insighttheatrecompany.com

Heagney Theatre at Nerinx Hall

530 East Lockwood Ave.

Webster Grove s, MO 63119

Phone: (314) 556-1293

SEASON TICKETS ON SALE NOW!

THE FANTASTICSMUSIC BY HARVEY SCHMIDT;

BOOK & LYRICS BY TOM JONES

JULY 2 - 8

MOON OVERBUFFALO

BOOK BY KEN LUDWIG

JULY 24 - AUGUST 9

THE CAT IN THE HATBASED ON THE BOOK BY DR. SEUSS

AUGUST 14-16

SPINNING INTOBUTTER

BOOK BY REBECCA GILMAN

AUGUST 27 - SEPT. 13

Women In Focus St. Louis“THROUGH HER EYES”

TIFFANY WEIGEL JESS NEWBURY KELLY BURCHETTLISA FIORETTILONNIE GATLINBETH GOODSONCASEY CARRINGTONLIZ KE’PASA

CAREN LIBBY CINDY KEELY RENA ST. JOHN

AMY McRAEKIM WOLTERMANKAREN CREAGER KAREN SCHRAPER LISA SAFFELL

JANE PADFIELDand photo by:CARRIE MEYER

Opening reception:Mar. 27, 6-9 p.m.

Closing reception:April 24, 6-9 p.m.

Gallery hours:M-F 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

Saturday 12-4 p.m.

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March 27 - April 2, 2015 Webster-Kirkwood Times 3-B

Theatre Guild of Webster Groveswill present Neil Simon’s comedy,“Fools,” May 1-3 and 7-9. Evening per-formances are at 8 p.m. and a 2 p.m.matinee on Sunday. Tickets, available

at the door only, are $15 for adults and$12 for students and seniors.

In the play, directed by Simon Ka-plan, Leon Tolchinsky is ecstatic. He’s

landed a terric teaching job in anidyllic Russian hamlet. When he ar-rives, people are sweeping dust fromthe stoops back into their houses andmilking upside down. The town has

been cursed with Chronic Stupidityfor 200 years. His job is to break thecurse within 24 hours or he, too, be-comes Stupid.

The Kirkwood TheatreGuild closes its 2015 seasonwith the zany musical basedon the popular movie, “Thor-oughly Modern Millie,” May1-3 and 7-10.

In this Tony Award winner

for Best Musical, small-town girl Mil-lie Dillmount sets out for New Yorkin 1922 to put some excitement intoher life. Millie begins her new apperlifestyle with enthusiasm but encoun-ters some unexpected turns when she

moves into a hotel run by theevil Mrs. Meers and takes a jobat Sincere Trust to catch therich and eligible boss. Insteadshe nds herself falling in lovewith (gasp) an ordinary man.

Performances are held at

Kirkwood Community Center’s RobertReim Theatre, 111 N. Geyer Road.

Tickets are $22. For more informa-tion, call the box ofce at 821-9956,ext. 1, email [email protected] or visit www.ktg-onstage.org.

Kirkwood Guild Ends SeasonWith “Thoroughly Modern Millie”

Neil Simon Comedy “Fools” NextUp At Webster Theatre Guild

“State of Deception: The Power ofNazi Propaganda” opens Saturday,

April 11, at the Missouri HistoryMuseum in Forest Park. Exhibit willbe on display through Sept. 7.

“State of Deception: The Powerof Nazi Propaganda” is a traveling

exhibition produced by the UnitedStates Holocaust Memorial Museum.It examines how the Nazis used

propaganda to win broad votersupport in Germany’s youngdemocracy after World War I,implement radical programs underthe party’s dictatorship in the 1930s,and justify war and mass murder.

The museum is hosting a series of

related events. For more details, visitmohistory.org.

New Exhibit At History Museum



4-B Webster-Kirkwood Times March 27 - April 2, 2015

of all sizes. Whenplanning a customevent, the gallery’sstaff will work withclients to createa personalizedapproach to their

needs. Vodka Bacon

Studios presentsNelson Perez’s rst solo art exhibit for 2015 withan opening reception at the Old Orchard Gallery onFriday, April 3, from 6 to 10 p.m. The event is freeand open to the public. Perez is a St. Louis-basedartist known for his whimsical, urban, cartoon-stylepop artistry.

The Meramec Con-

temporary Art Gallery

at St. Louis Communi-ty College at Meramec(http://users.stlcc.edu/ departments/mcart/home.htm) features two to three

exhibits per semester thathighlight the work of cur-rent and emeritus faculty,local artists and STLCCstudents. The gallery alsohosts nationally touringdisplays and shows. Allexhibits are free and open

to the public.On April 17, the annual Juried Student Art Ex-

hibition opens with an artists’ reception from 4:30to 6:30 p.m. The exhibit features works in variousmedia showing the diversity, innovation, creativityand skill of Meramec art students. The exhibit runsthrough May 6.

The 1,700-square-foot gallery is located in the Hu-manities East building on campus, 11333 Big Bend

Road in Kirkwood. For information, call 984-7278.

The Cecille R. Hunt

Gallery at Webster

University, 8342 BigBend Blvd. (www.web-ster.edu/ne-arts/depart-ments/art/hunt-gallery/),established in 1983, is an

integral part of the ed-ucational mission of theDepartment of Art, De-sign, and Art History ofWebster University. It isa non-commercial alter-native venue for provid-ing high-quality curated exhibitions of contemporaryart. The gallery presents works by local, national andinternationally renown artists and artists’ groups.

The current exhibition, Tom Carr: Reality orIllusion, runs through April 16. Spanish sculptorTom Carr’s exhibit uses the space as both a focusedsetting and essential aspect of the work.

Webster University’s May

Gallery, 8300 Big Bend Blvd.

in Webster Groves (www.web-ster.edu/maygallery), estab-lished in 1988 with the open-ing of the Sverdrup Building,is one of the very few spaces inSt. Louis dedicated to showinga wide range of photographicwork. The Small Wall Gallerycomplements the May Galleryby hosting smaller photograph-ic exhibitions, especially of stu-dent work, work-in-progress,and work that otherwise mightnot be seen in a gallery setting.

The Annual Juried Exhibi-tion of students’ work will openon April 3 with a reception and

awards presentation from 5 to 7 p.m. The photo-graphs will be on display through May 1.

Work by Spanish

sculptor Tom Carr at theCecille R. Hunt Gallery

Photo by VictoriaCaswell in Webster

University’s Annual Juried Exhibition of students

photography at the

May Gallery.

Meramec Contemporary Art Gallery

The Old Orchard Gallery

Art Galleries In WG, Kirkwood from page 1B The Reel World Movie Reviews

by Carol Hemphill & Kent Tentschert

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CAROL’S TAKE:In 1931 there were thousands of Jewish delis in

the five boroughs of New York alone. Today, only150 such establishments exist in all of North

America.“Deli Man” is a love letter to the delis of the past

and to the remaining deli men (and one woman)who keep the tradition alive today.

The central character is third-generation deliman, David “Ziggy” Gruber. He grew up in hisgrandfather’s deli in New York and now operatesKenny and Ziggy’s in Houston.

His focus is tradition – preparing the purest andmost delectable versions of the Eastern Europeanhome cooking that immigrants brought to the U.S.in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Historians and authors provide fascinatingbackground that left me wanting much more.Celebrities, including Jerry Stiller and Larry King,also chime in with amusing recollections.

Overall, “Deli Man” visits nearly 20 restaurantsin the U.S. and Canada and includes sound bites ormore from the proprietors there. Nearly all arethird or fourth generation.

Of special interest are conversations with theowners of Ben’s Best in Queens, Nate ‘N Al inBeverly Hills, and Caplansky’s in Toronto.

Although the significance of the past is madeclear in “Deli Man,” this is not an historical docu-mentary. Instead, it takes an appealing and affec-tionate look at the deli men of today – what theyserve, who they serve and why they serve. Fair

warning: Go prepared to crave a humongous pas-trami sandwich by the time the credits roll.

Deli ManCarol’s Grade: B

Genre: DocumentaryRated: PG-13 for some language.

CATHEDRAL CONCERTS

BLUE HERONR ENAISSANCE V OCAL M USIC FOR THE 21ST C ENTURY

Wednesday, April 15, 2015 8:00 PMWelcomed by Kopytek, Inc.

www.C ATHEDRALCONCERTS.orgGroup Rates Available 314-533-7662

Experience Great Music in a Great Space!

EMPIRE BRASSwith Douglas Major, organist

Wednesday, May 13, 2015 8:00 PMPresented by USIWelcomed by Rodgers Organs of St. Louis & Steinway Piano Gallery

Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis 4431 Lindell Boulevard

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Blue Heron. ”

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Gender and Citizenship in the

Aftermath of Two World Wars

Join Kathleen Canning, Chairof the History department atthe University of Michigan–AnnArbor, and Professor of Historyand Women’s Studies, for aconversation about gender inhistorical context. Sponsoredby the Department of History,Politics & International Relationsand the Women and GenderStudies program.

April 3, 12 p.m.Webster Library101 Edgar RoadWebster Groves, MO 63119Free

MUSIC

Music Traditions from

the Middle East

Through ancient stories, song,crafts, and traditional cuisine,participants will explore themusic and culture of the MiddleEast. Traditional Middle Easterncuisine will be available forpurchase.

March 28, 12:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m.Community Music School535 Garden Ave.St. Louis, MO, 63119Free. All ages welcome.

SPEAKER SERIES

The Gateway Arch: A Biography

Tracy Campbell

Author Tracy Campbell exploresthe divergent motivations thatbrought the Gateway Arch toreality. Networking breakfastfollowed by Mr. Campbell’spresentation.

March 27, 8 a.m.–9:30 a.m.East Academic Building Room 253, Free

CONFERENCE

4th Annual Webster

Sustainability Conference

Featuring Col. Mark “Puck”Mykleby as keynote speaker.

The co-director at StrategicInnovation Lab, Case WesternReserve University and retiredU.S Marine colonel is co-authorof “A National Strategi c Narrative.”

The two-day conference includesa variety of presentations, foodtrucks and a Tesla Model S ondisplay.

March 27, 7 a.m.–3:30 p.m.March 28, 7 a.m.–7 p.m.Community Music School,

East Academic Building.535 and 540 Garden Ave.Webster Groves, MO 63119$40 for general publicincludes light breakfast bothdays, networking reception,keynote address and all panels,discussions and workshops.Webster University students,faculty, and staff free with valid ID.

For more information, visit:webster.edu/sustainability/conference/conference_schedule.html

THEATER

Honk!

Based on Hans ChristianAndersen’s The Ugly Duckling.

Ugly “meets a whole flock ofcharacters and finds out beingdifferent is not a bad thing to be.”

March 27, 7:30 p.m.March 28, 2 p.m.; 9:30 p.m.March 29, 1:30 p.m.Loretto-Hilton Center–Stage III130 Edgar RoadWebster Groves, MO 63119$12 adults, $6 seniors andWebster alumni. WebsterUniversity faculty, staff andstudents free with valid ID.

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