May Live Music and Band Dates
Live Music is playing all around St. Louis, check out the locations Downtown, Webster Groves, South County, West County, and Illinois.

Movie Review: 21
21 (PG-13) When six bright, ambitious M.I.T. students need some extra cash, their math professor Mickey Rosa (Kevin Spacey) is right there to help.

Movie Review: Smart People
SMART PEOPLE (R) is a witty, intelligent take on what being “smart” really means.

A Stay at Lumiere Hotel and Dinner at House of Savoy
New St Louis attractions are popping up weekly, and some deserve a mention. One of my latest visits was to the Lumiere Hotel at 999 North Second St. This corner is now home to the House of Savoy, an upscale eatery that shares the block with the newly remodeled, lavish all-suite hotel.

News and Events for the Kids (SUMMER, 2008)
Summer fun for kids abounds in St. Louis. After we list some interesting programs, you’ve only to do a few fast searches to get all of the details.

COOKING FRESH, St. Louis Area Farmers’ Markets, 2008
Whether you are a visitor or a resident, this summer is a great time to take a tour of some of our local outdoor markets. Don’t forget to bring your own bags and plenty of change to facilitate transactions. People watchers are welcome, as long as they realize that they, too, are being watched.

Ten Tips to De-stress
May is national depression screening month, and because stress can intensify mood and emotional health problems, I thought I’d write about de-stressing.

Cafe Olé! Riddles’ Vittles
Look closely at the food photo to the right. Notice anything unusual? You guessed it! No tablecloth. You might be thinking the absence of tablecloth a slight on the part of the restaurant. Think again!

Rock Icon Grace Slick On A Roll
Grace Slick, the sixties music icon of Jefferson Airplane fame, will be returning to St. Louis to showcase her art.

Local Fauna Fills Flora
Circus Flora – St. Louis’ much-admired one-ring circus – has announced an all new show for its twenty-second season production “Sherwood Forest,” a tribute to the legend of Robin Hood and his band of merry men.

Memorial Day Revisited, a Fitting Return
No soldier who sacrificed his life for his country should be forgotten, nor should relics of that service be abandoned by those he served.

2008 St. Louis Senior Olympics Reigns!
If you are already, or will be, 50 years of age by May 23, 2008 — you’re in luck. That milestone and a 40-dollar entry fee will allow you to participate in the 2008 St. Louis Senior Olympics.

Zen Explorer Meets Frankenstein!
You Must Believe in Spring has become a mantra of sorts for jazz hounds everywhere. French composer Michel Legrand offered this advice in a song lent to the 1967 film, Les Demoiselles de Rochefort.

Live Large Spend Small
AutoZone has the perfect solution for “shade-tree mechanics” who possess the skills to fix their cars, but often lack the specific tools necessary for a specialized job.

A Green Front $aves Greenbacks
Time was when a greenhouse was a place where indoor gardeners lovingly raised plants. Today, the term has added meaning.

Non-Profit Brings Home The Green
Social service agencies are in the business of helping people. One agency is also in the business of helping the environment.

Green Day for Mothers…
Every May, children all over the world scramble to come up with another great gift idea for Mother's Day. It's never easy to find a special gift for moms, and this year is no exception.

Made In St. Louis Part II
By now, you are probably thinking of your own St. Louis favorites. Some are so obvious that they don’t need any publicity, such as Anheuser-Busch products and Ted Drew’s Frozen Custard.

Shanghai Acrobats Tumble Back
The daring new Shanghai Acrobatic Circus takes center stage at Chinese Culture Days, the Missouri Botanical Garden’s annual celebration of Chinese arts, culture, music and cuisine, on Saturday and Sunday, May 17 and 18.

Focal Point: More than Kumbaya
We ’re very lucky to have a theater dedicated to folk music and dance here in St. Louis. The Focal Point is a somewhat small theatre right in the heart of Maplewood — you might not have even noticed it driving by.

Rockin’ The Cradle! by Dave Beardsley
Music normally captures the feelings and essence of a life full of experiences, both happy and sad.

Significant a poem by Linda Sue Jenkins

Sounds of Summer, Whitaker Music Festival at the Garden
Think “summertime” and mark your calendar for another great season of free concerts under the stars on Wednesdays at the Missouri Botanical Garden’s Whitaker Music Festival.

Kirkwood’s Festival of Food & Flowers
“Visitors receive one six-pack of annual flowers with a five-dollar purchase at each participating business while supplies last. And there is no limit on the number of stores that may be visited.

Grand Center’s 2008 Visionary Awards
Grand Center, Inc. announces the change of date for the Sixth Annual Visionary Awards Ceremony and Cocktail Reception to Wednesday, May 21, 2008 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Sheldon Concert Hall in Grand Center.

Java Journal Movie Morsels by Mary Morgan - May 2008

Home Entertainment Highlights by C.E. Morgan - May 2008