Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Sendak has died at age 83. Tell us your memories of reading his books—especially "Where the Wild Things Are."
My two children are well above the age when they'd sit still for their mother and father reading a book to them. It won't be that many years before they have their own children. They'll be doing the reading. And I have no doubt that Maurice Sendak's "Where the Wild Things Are" will be among the books they crack open and recite. On Tuesday, we learned that the author of perhaps one of the most famous children's books of all time had died at the age of 83. The New York Times' report said the author had died from complications after a recent stroke. Writers have lauded Sendak's worth, but in particular his ability to craft children's stories out of what might have been considered "untraditional" — monsters "roaring their terrible roars" and "…
Friday, May 4, 2012
Today is Star Wars Day, and your trusty editors talk about what a galaxy far, far away means to them. Share your best 'Star Wars' memories.
May the Fourth be with you! It might not be an official holiday, but for millions of Star Wars fans, it is a chance to reflect on the mythology that has grown so close to our heart. We wanted to share our memories and reflections on Star Wars, and maybe inspire you to do the same. Leave us a comment below, or click the "Upload Photos and Videos" button to share an image of a Star Wars costume, toy, midnight release or anything else. No picture is too nerdy. (But pictures do need to conform to Patch's terms of use policy.) Here's are some memories from your trusty editors from around St. Louis Patchland, and be sure to click through the photos of an original 1977 Star Wars press kit! The newsroom was all abuzz back in 1977 when press …
Sunday, April 15, 2012
A student at Holy Infant School in Ballwin took first place in a competition hosted by the University of Missouri New Music Initiative.
Anthony Delia, a student at Holy Infant School in Ballwin, recently received a first-place award for a song he submitted to a competition hosted by University of Missouri. The competition, titled Creatiting Original Music Project, rewarded 22 elementary, middle and high school students from across Missouri. Delia's song titled "Words" took first place in the Popular music category, which means Delia will have the chance to perform his song live at the 2012 Creating Original Music Project Festival scheduled for April 21 at the University of Missouri Fine Arts Building.
Thursday, January 12, 2012
The new hot trend in dining has nothing to do with food.
We've all done it. Here’s my story: Last week, I was waiting for the boyfriend to arrive for our sushi date. Bored, I watched couples at the tables around me, but one in particular caught my eye. Two young women with full plates of tempura and bright pink-and-green cocktails spent their entire meal engrossed in (not each other, not their food, not their drinks, but...) their phones. I swear they hardly said a word to each other the entire 45 minutes I was waiting. (I was super early, he was a little late. Typical.) As they left and the boyfriend arrived, I filled him in on the their ghastly behavior, my voice dripping with judgment. After dinner, as we sat a bar waiting for our movie to start, I was halfway into a work email when my …
Friday, November 11, 2011
The new book by author David Fiedler, a former Ballwin resident and author of Ballwin's official history text, enters a world of forbidden love with roots in world history.
David Fiedler will celebrate the release of his new book, My Enemy, My Love this weekend, celebrating the author's second full-length venture into World War II literature. Unlike his previous non-fiction book, Enemy Among Us: POWs in Missouri During WWII, Fiedler's new release explores the storyline of a German POW in the U.S. who has a love affair with an American woman. Resented by fellow prisoners and Allied Americans alike, Fiedler's book follows its characters in a piece of historical fiction that's carefully woven with domestic World War II history. QnA with David Fiedler, author of My Enemy, My Love Where did you originally grow up? How long did you live in Ballwin? Spent grade school years in Concordia, Mo., near Kansas City. …
Thursday, November 3, 2011
The Parkway School District unveiled a first-of-its kind art gallery for the school district Thursday.
Ballwin and Ellisville-area artists' work is on display in an online gallery featuring art by students and graduates of the Parkway School District, district representatives announced Thursday. Through a cooperative effort between the district's fine arts coordinator and technology staff, the website, ParkwayArt.net, was designed to help give positive exposure to students' creative works and act as a resource for local teachers and students, Parkway staff said. "This type of gallery is unique and one of the first of its kind among school districts," Parkway spokesperson Cathy Kelly wrote. "We are very proud of the excellent work and accomplishments of our Parkway art students and staff." The work displayed represents students from every …
Search #STLbandnames to see a hilarious local Twitter trend.
Eleven Magazine, a St. Louis music monthly, started the latest local Twitter trend: band names that could only happen in St. Louis. Here are our favorites: And the winner: Mayor Slayer, @Caron. It’s creative, but it’s the winner because Mayor Francis Slay (@MayorSlay) added to the online convo, “Already the name of an ARRG skater/lawyer.”
A woman from Ballwin attended a protest in Clayton in order to prevent her home from being foreclosed on.
Thursday, October 13, 2011
A young guitarist at Ballwin's Holy Infant School displays some solid six-string skills with his instructor at Mozingo Music.
Each month, Mozingo Music in Ellisville highlights the skills learned by one of the school's students. This month, Mozingo presents Jonathan Ferrari, a student at Holy Infant School who knows his way through a pentatonic blues scale and isn't too shy to show it off. Learn more about Jonathan and his instructor Ian Eddy below. Then take a look at the video of the two of them jamming through some classic tunes by AC/DC, The Animals and more! Jonathan Ferrari (student) How long have you been playing your instrument? Who is your instructor? Where do you go to school? What musical honors have you recently receive? What other activities do you participate in? What are your goals for the future/college? Who/what is your favorite artist/band? …
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Get a glimpse of Paul Niehaus' guitar talents before the six-string bluesman hits the Wolf Public House in Ballwin on Friday.
The Paul Niehaus Band is ready to show off its blues stylings in Ballwin Friday night, but you can get an early peek at some of Niehaus' guitar chops from this YouTube clip filmed earlier this year at the Beach Shack Blues Bar in Cocoa Beach, FL. Local blues-travellrs may recall having seen the Paul Niehaus band earlier this month at the Big Muddy Blues Festival at Laclede's Landing. Playing on Sept. 4 at the Lucas Street Stage, the Niehaus Band no doubt successfully infused its balanced blues repertoire with impassioned R&B vocals and a distinctly modern guitar sound. Check out Niehaus backing the Rockin' Jake Band with a cover of Junior Wells' "Hoodoo Man." Check out Niehaus' solo starting at 4:34. The Paul Niehaus band is scheduled to …
Gabrielle
1:44 pm on Thursday, May 10, 2012
Loved to use this story in my KG classroom over the years; the children loved the idea of monsters who were manageable and fun:-) We also loved "Chicken Soup With Rice" and "Pierre." I remember I had the books AND the recordings to go with--we'd sing and sing! more ›