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TABLE OF CONTENTS

FEATURESTrick Or Treat

Things to Do: Take a Haunted Hayride

Host a Mad Scientist Halloween Party

Things to Do: First Annual Casket Race

People to See: Barktoberfest

Places to Go: Citizen Jane Film Festival

Haunted attractions, trick or treat ideas, find your way through the

many corn mazes offered throughout the state, and more.

Visi t one or more of the top attractions listed in Missouri ready and

waiting to scare the scream out of you!

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MONTHLY FEATURE: It’s Time to Celebrate HALLOWEEN!

PLACES TO GO: All the Haunted Attractions in Missouri

for Unicef

30th Annual Fundraiser for the Richwoods Fire Department.

Recipes for all the treats.

At Worlds of Fun: Ladies & Gentlemen, “Start Your Coffins!”

Octoberfest for the Dogs.

Film Fest in Columbia

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Up Close w/the Editor

Enjoy Dining, Gaming, Live Entertainment and fun. Test your luck and

skill at some of the best casinos in the Midwest. All bets are ON!

The leaves are falling, the air is turning cooler and, and the wardrobe includes

sweaters and jeans instead of shorts and tanktops. My calendar is already full of spooky places to go and Halloween activities to do. There is nothing more fun than having a clown monster scare the scream out you or winding around a corn maze that offers only one way out. Halloween is one of my favorite times of year and I love watching all the trick-or-treat-ers show off their costumes. Last year, I counted 129 “Frozen” cos-tumes, winning the most popular in my small town. What will it be

New Country Duo performing at the Blue Note in Columbia.

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THINGS TO DO: at the Casino PEOPLE TO SEE: Dan and Shay

this year? Share with usyour most memoriable Halloween event, scariest Halloween event, or what costume you are using and qualify for our next big giveaway. We have tickets to Lake Eerie Fearfest or the not-so -scary “Quilters” mu-sical in Ashland - winner’s choice. It’s easy to enter. Either email your answers to editor@theweeken-dermagazine or go to our regular website and click on the blue “click here for getaway” button at the top right side of the home page. Then enjoy our multitude of events, places to go, things to do and people to see listed in this issue... Kathy Barnett, Editor

It’s time to rake the leaves and Nathan, age 3, is helping Mom NS ss out. Where did ALL those leaves come from, anyway????



Monthly Feature

1. FREAKS FAIR

WARRENSBURG - If you think you can handle Carnivo-rous Clowns, Side Shows of the Strange, and Big Top Terrors; Then travel off the beaten path on into Hickory Hills, Warrensburg, MO. And test your phobias here! Freaks Fair is The Deadliest Show On Earth! Come in and witness the strange and sinister acts from all types of clowns.

The Freaks Fair has dedicated its theme to the dark side of the carnival. Many haunted houses may have one or two clown rooms, and every time these rooms seem to be the most scary. Well, Freaks Fair will push you to the limit with creepy clowns.

If you think you can handle Car-nivorous Clowns, Side Shows of the Strange, and Big Top Terrors; Then travel off the beaten path on into Hickory Hills, Warrensburg, MO. And test your phobias here!

For more information, call 660-221-7954 or visit online at www.freaksfair.com

Places to go, things to do and people (“OR GHOSTS??”) to see for the Halloween Season

2. FEARFEST

COLUMBIA - In late 2009 the government setup the Snowbri-er containment facility in Boone County Missouri to house people infected with a deadly virus know as Humanus Fames Nine or HF9 for short. People infected with HF9 become baseless animals with only the most primal of instincts.

They have no fear, no remorse and an insatiable hunger for hu-man flesh. In fact the only pain stimulus that they will react to is light. Those affected are no longer human, they are not your neigh-bors, they are not your friends. They will have no mercy on you!!!! The zombie apocalypse has be-gun...

The innovative team at FEARFEST has created custom trailers with mounted paintball guns that give you the opportu-nity to enjoy paintball WITHOUT the return fire. THATS RIGHT, this is your chance to “OPEN FIRE” on LIVE zombies. See more at www.fearfesthauntedhouse.com:

3. NECRO PLANET

COLUMBIA - The world is dead. Society has collapsed. Law and order have been replaced by chaos and survival. NecroPlanet features two interactive haunted attractions: The Pit and the leg-endary Necropolis, now in its 10th year! This season you will experience a new and interactive Necropolis where you will have a chance to take an active role and try to save the world from the im-minent zombie threat to humani-ty. Come experience ultimate ter-ror this Halloween season! The apocalypse isn’t coming... its here!

Necropolis - Amongst the rub-ble, one factory eerily stands and has become a beacon for evil spir-its hungry for the souls of the liv-ing. It features Hollywood quality sets and special effects, profession-al make up and prosthetics and a team of highly trained creatures.

The Pit - Not for the faint of heart, you will have to find your way out of the gore and grime IF the cannibals let you out alive!


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Places to go, things to do and people (“OR GHOSTS??”) to see for the Halloween Season

The following attractions are listed in no particular order. Any visited will definately scare the pants right off you!!

4. RED’S CORN MAZEMASSACRE

EUREKA - Welcome to St. Louis’ largest haunted attraction with over 22 acres of terror. En-ter the maze and try to find your way past Red and his demented friends.

The story goes that Jebediah “Red” Slaughter inherited the property and built barns, hosted hayrides and planted corn, shar-ing the farm with the public. However, a chemical spill near-by poisoned the crops. Red and his brother dug a well to try to use the water to wash away the chemicals. While digging, the found a chest covered in archaic symbols. Once opened, ancient demonic spirits took over and possessed Red, his brother and employees. They wandered into the corn and disappeared.

Fear Farm has opened again and is bigger than ever. Lose your soul in Red’s Corn Maze or ride. For more information, visit www.cornmazemassacre.com

5.INSANE ASYLUM

NIXA - When a chaplain living a double life as a serial became too entranced wqith his passion for patients he took his patients to another level of insanity. Now his compassion for the mentally insane has turned into an intense desire to cure them ALL by com-plete confusion, fright and mas-sacre. Discount days available for raffle donations.

Admission tickets are $6 Sun-day through Thursday and $10 Friday and Saturday. Open be-ginning at 7 p,.m. and until the last person attempts to escape. For more information go to Facebook or call 843-781-1148.

On Oct. 23, from 6-9 p.m. join the Nixa Parks, police and fire dept. for the annual Halloween Spook-tacular. Held at the X Center, there will be several fun activities for the kids including laser tag, inflat-ables, crazy hair and more.Admis-sion asked is one canned food item per child to help the less fortunate.

6. THE BEAST ANDEDGE OF HELL

KANSAS CITY - The Twelfth Street Bridge Historic West Bot-toms District, near downtown, is a sort of nerve center for commercial haunted houses with the grand-daddy, Edge of Hell, opening in 1975, and cited as the first, large-scale haunted house in continuous operations with neighboring Beast opening in 1991. Both rank among the best in the U.S. which has seen many adaptations to the original haunted houses over the decades, including more elaborate sets, make-up and costumes, anima-tronics, holograms and techniques to “transport” scare cast members from place to place.

“We have been sending chills for decades but the 4-sensory ex-perience (sight, sound, smell and touch) is even more compelling today with Millennials wanting to be part of the experience versus just watching a movie or playing a video game”, said Amber Ar-nett-Bequeaith, a.k.a. Queen of the Haunts. www. kcbeast.com


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7. PHOBIUS HAUNTED HOUSE

WRIGHT CITY - Cyrus Fears was a young child when he be-came a victim of the extreme vi-olence and tragedy that was the civil war. His father was a prom-inent Confederate general and his mother a war nurse. As an only child Cyrus spent much of his ad-olescence assisting his mother in the field. Cyrus was surrounded by the atrocities of war at a very young age.

Becoming an orphan at a very young age, a renowned traveling war physician was called in to tend the wounded and stumbled upon the young orphan, taking him in as his own. Cyrus was in-telligent and became a successful physician.

Dr. Fears joined a circus, and soon became obsessed with creat-ing an elixir of fear. He eventual-ly became the leader of the circus and changed the name to Phobius. Once they had made their way back to Wright City, they stayed and are still there with his victims.

Haunted Attractions

8. THE MANOR

JOPLIN - The Manor is a high shock/high gore attraction with terrifying special effects, trained actors, and is not recommended for those that are weak at heart, with child, or have epilepsy since strobe lights are used in various locations in the haunt. The team prides itself with providing the highest quality entertainment and aim to create the most realis-tic nightmare as possible. For this purpose, we have trained EMTs and Security on hand to address any situations that may arise. For those that get around at their own pace, we also have no problem making reasonable accommoda-tions to allow everyone to enjoy the entertainment, but we are not wheelchair accessible. The Man-or appeals to all of the senses and will prey on all of them! The Man-or also takes pride in working with local businesses as much as possi-ble to fuel the community; please head over to the sponsor page to see a list of sponsors and partners.

9. A GHOST TOUR

HANNIBLE - Climb aboard our shuttle for a spine-tingling guided tour and learn the history and se-crets of many of Hannibal’s most notoriously haunted sites -- both the past and present! Hear stories of murder and mischief during Mark Twain’s boyhood, meet the present-day ghosts of the man-sions on Millionaire’s Row, walk amongst the graves of slaves and civil war soldiers at Old Baptist Cemetery to search for signs of paranormal activity, and so much more!

Each tour is unique, depending on the current group’s interests. Guides have hours of prepared material from historical to acco-modating younger guests or re-telling of ghost stories collected for more than 150 years. Tours are offered nightly at 7 p.m. through Oct. 31, at 5 p.m. nightly in Nov. The price is $15 for adults and 7.50 for children ages 5-10.

Not recommended for children ages five and under. For more in-formation, call 573-248-1829.



Haunted Attractions

Scarefest.com

All three of St Louis’ scariest haunted houses are open this weekend: The Darkness in Soulard, The Abyss underground inside Lemp Brewery and Creepyworld America’s biggest and longest haunted screampark in Fenton. On Friday and Saturday all three haunts will open early starting at 6pm. They will be open through Nov. 13 with this year’s theme, “Death by Dawn.” Buy a Double Combo if you are going to Darkness or Abyss as these two haunts are only a mile apart. If you are feeling really brave get the TRIPLE COMBO ticket which includes Creepy-world and a free speed pass to each haunted house. BUY TICKETS ONLINE and save A TON of time by skipping the box office line.

Each year our company spends months designing and creating new scenes, animations, special fx, and SCARES that make our guests SCREAM! So what is new at our three haunted houses in 2015? We have added outdoor scare zones, new screams, zombies, interactive experiences, photo oportunities to even zombie laser tag and escape games.

THE ABYSS IS St Louis Scariest REAL haunted house deep underground where no one can hear you scream... The Abyss is open this Thursday 7-9:30 and Friday/Saturday 6-12am and Sunday 7-9:30pm

THE DARKNESS is America’s Scariest Haunted House with two floors of fear and a new outdoor

SCARE ZONE filled with monsters. The Darkness gets more upgrades and the biggest renovation of any haunted house in America. The Darkness is full of new scenes and special FX spread across two floors of horror. The Darkness lower section is based on an-cient ruins filled with demons, giant monsters, and this year come face to face with a man eating WORM! Are you afraid of giant worms prepare to end up di-gested by massive worm monsters. The second floor of The Darkness leads you into an old abandoned haunted mansion. The haunted mansion now fea-tures a haunted library filled with evil spirits, undead zombies, and possessed demons. Finally enter the crazed world of clowns in America’s Best 3D haunted house Terror Visions 3D. The clowns are waiting for you in 2015 with all new ways to make you scream including clowns that leap out of the ceiling then spring back out of site simply snatching up their vic-tims. The Darkness is ALL NEW and bigger, longer and scarier than ever before. The Darkness is open this Thursday 7-9:30pm Friday/Saturday 6-12am and Sunday 7-9:30pm

CREEPYWORLD is America’s biggest Haunt-ed Screampark with 13 attractions in one location including two all new haunted houses with a doll house haunted mansion and a haunted graveyard filled with zombies. There is an all animated Ghoul Band and one of America’s largest Carved Pumpkin Displays. Creepyworld is a massive production that includes Zombie Paintball Hayride, the ever iconic Silo-X Haunted House, an award-winning 3D Haunt-ed House, an attraction themed around an old aban-doned Drive-In 666 movie theater and much more! Creepyworld is open this Thursday 7-9:30pm and Friday/Saturday 6-12am and Sunday 7-9:30pm.

BUY TICKETS ONLINE and save time waiting at each attraction. Speed passes are CHEAPER ON-LINE than at the ticket window.


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As kids set out with friends and neighbors on a quest for sweet treats and goodwill this Hal-loween, they can bring along a new gang – “The Peanuts Movie” gang, that is. This year, the iconic Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF campaign will celebrate its 65th anni-versary by joining forces with another American favorite, Peanuts, which is also turning 65 this year.

“The Peanuts Movie” characters will encourage children to support Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF

this Halloween by going door-to-door to collect donations for UNICEF’s lifesaving programs while they celebrate the spooky season.

Since 1950, American kids who Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF have raised more than $175 million for UNICEF to provide children around the world with medicine, nutrition, clean water, emergency relief and ed-ucation.

Tools for schoolsIn addition to chil-

dren’s efforts to raise

Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the rest of “The Peanuts Movie” Gang

encourage kids to Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF

Monthly Feature: Things To Do

To learn more or participate in the Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF campaign, visit

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Trick or Treat

funds, teachers of grade K-12 stu-dents can participate in the Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF School Chal-lenge. This fall, teachers can enter a short essay (200-500 words) con-test about encouraging global citi-zenship in the classroom and com-munity. The top 15 entrants will receive $500 worth of Scholastic books. Entries must be submitted at trickortreatforunicef.org by Dec. 1, 2015 to be considered; teachers can also access lesson plans and other resources to engage their students on the website.

Other ways to participateFamilies can participate in this

year’s campaign through partners and supporters, including HSNi Cares, Key Club International, Claire’s and American Airlines.

HSNi Cares will raise funds to support UNICEF through all eight HSNi brands: Ballard De-signs, Chasing Fireflies, Frontgate, Garnet Hill, Grandin Road, HSN, Improvements and TravelSmith. Throughout August and Septem-ber, customers can make a dona-tion online or over the phone at any

HSNi brand. From Aug. 14 to Sept. 30, HSN will match all customer donations made on the HSN cred-it card up to $150,000. Exclusively on Chasing-Fireflies.com, custom-ers can purchase one-of-a-kind “I Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF” tote bags. The U.S. Fund for UNICEF will receive a 30 percent donation from the purchase price of each bag through Oct. 31.

Claire’s will support Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF through retail stores nationwide and on Claires.com. From Sept. 24 through Oct. 31, customers can pick up a

Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF box in Claire’s stores nationwide, which they can use to decorate and col-lect funds to support UNICEF. In addition, Claire’s will sell a Hal-loween Tote, donating 50 percent of the purchase price to the U.S. Fund for UNICEF. The brand will also host an Instagram sweepstake (#clairesunicefsweepstakes) and give prizes for the most creative boxes.

To learn more or participate in the Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF campaign, visit trickortreatforu-nicef.org.

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Monthly Feature:

RICHWOODS - All year long, the volunteer fire department puts out fires, saves lives, and protects property. However, during Octo-ber 16th, 17th, 23th 24th, and 30th, the department’s volunteers will ignite a “blaze” of scary propor-tions for all to enjoy.

A possessed wagon leads only the bravest into the deep, dark, de-mented woods of Scary Old Rich-woods. For more than 45 minutes, you will venture into the ghast-ly world of ghosts, goblins, and ghouls. In the eerie fog, you’ll be frightened by the bone-chilling sounds of creatures of the night: which are in front, which are be-

Go on a Haunted Hayride

hind and witch are from the great, great beyond? The Richwoods Fire Department’s 30th Annual Haunt-ed Hayride “promises to be the most hair-raising Halloween sea-son in the history of Richwoods.

To celebrate their 30th anniver-sary, the department decided to add a fifth day to the schedule as well as lots of surprises for their guests. This thrill ride will take you over 200 acres suitable for the whole family. There is all-weather seating on the trailers.

Come a little early and enjoy the concessions available, such as hamburgers, hot dos, nachos, cotton candy, cookies, soft drinks,

coffee and hot chocolate. Tickets are $4 per person and

under age five are free. The tick-ets will be sold at the door. Rides begin at dark and continue until 11:30 p.m.

Call 573-678-2150 for more in-formation or visit online at www.richwoodsfire.com

“Come support us if you dare to be scared.” All funds raised will be used by the fire department.

The haunted hayride is held in conjunction with the department’s annual “Twisted Minds” haunted house, which is open 7-11:30 p.m. Tickets for the house is $10.


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Chili Mac: Cup Concoction

The Guest of Horror

Use a regular muffin pan to bake mac and cheese cups – a

fun twist on the kids’ favorite. The macaroni cups are the

perfect chili topper for a hearty fall favorite. Use a regular

muffin pan to bake mac and cheese cups – a fun twist on

the kids’ favorite. The macaroni cups are the perfect chili

topper for a hearty fall favorite.

You can’t have a mad scientist Halloween party without

Frankenstein. This easy buttercream cake makes a big

statement, a fantastic centerpiece for your sweets table

and will make others green with envy over your decorating

skills. The Color Right Performance Color System makes it

easy to mix the precise shade of Frankenstein green.

Transform your house into Frankenstein’s lab with a few party tricks and Halloween treats. Set the scene with a mad scientist-themed sweets table and carry it home with a crazy good menu featuring frightfully yummy appetizers, mocktails and, of course, treats.

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It all comes together for a great party!

Candy Corn Craze

Little Monsters Mocktail

Recipes for each item listed may be found by clicking here. For more Halloween party ideas and inspiration, visit www.wilton.com.

Halloween wouldn’t be the same without candy, especial-

ly candy corn. Wow guests with your inventive use of the

iconic Halloween flavor. Infuse limited edition Candy Corn

flavored Candy Melts Candy into cupcake icing.

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Play mixologist with a perfect potion recipe featuring a few

easy ingredients: apple juice, club soda and delicious drops

of Treatology flavor concentrates in taste-tempting Cinna-

mon Graham and Creamy Vanilla Custard flavors. Serve

up these mad scientist mixtures in food-safe Wilton plastic

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Monthly Feature: First Annual Casket Race

Ladies & Gentlemen:Start Your Coffins...

KANSAS CITY – The Midwest’s largest Halloween party returns with a brand new haunted attraction - Casket Races to be held on Friday, October 16th at 4:00PM at Worlds of Fun. In an atmosphere surrounded by ghosts and ghouls, the races were conceived to celebrate Halloween while spurring some friendly com-petition among local dignitaries and businesses as they raise money for their favorite charities in Kansas City. The caskets are human-powered by up to four pushers and one driver and

each coffin will have a creative theme that represents different aspects of Halloween Haunt.

Six teams are signed up to race in groups of two for the qualifying heats and a subsequent final race. They will represent:

• Ward1ledbyCityCouncil-men Heather Hall and Scott Wagner racing for American Cancer Society

• GarminInternational,whoisracing to raise money for KVC Health Systems

• HarleyDavidsonMotorCompany racing for Children’s Mercy Hospital

• C&CProduceracingforJun-ior Board of Catholic Charities

• Scavuzzo’sDistributorsracingfor Heart of America Stand Down

• DruryInnHotelsracingforthe American Red Cross

Park spectators are welcome to attend and watch the races in front of park gates and participate in a penny vote for their favorite casket. Every penny counts and will go toward the



racers non-profit charity of choice. Caskets will also be on display, where donations will be accepted, through October 18 at the Worlds of Fun front gate.

After the races please join us for Halloween Haunt running through October 31, with the Great Pumpkin Fest’s scare-free daytime activities every Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. ending on November 1. Halloween Haunt is frightening after 6:30 p.m. Extreme Haunts are not rec-ommended for guests younger than 14 years of age. For more information of photos please contact Holly Gurley at 816-303-5120 or [email protected]. We will also be posting the ac-tion on our social handles @worldsof-fun and facebook.com/worldsoffun.

Worlds of Fun and Oceans of Fun, now all in one park and all for one

price where guests enjoy 235-acres of family rides, thrill rides and water slides including seven world-class rollercoasters and the Midwest’s Larg-est Halloween Event.






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COLUMBIA - Since its inception in2008,CitizenJanehasmorphedinto much more than just a film fest. With a full three-day schedule slated for the Stephens College Campus and Downtown Columbia, it is now a full-blown Film Institute offering a year-around schedule of films, workshops, summits with acclaimed female filmmakers and even a sum-mer camp to teach young women the art of filmmaking.

The opening night film to be featured is “Frame by Frame” at the Missouri Theatre starting at 7:30 p.m. After decades of war and an oppres-sive Taliban regime, four Afghan photojournalists face the realities of building a free press in a country left to stand on its own – reframing Afghanistan for the world and for themselves.

But the flagship festival is still the highlightoftheyear.The2015CJFFprogram features some of the most daring and accomplished works by women filmmakers from around the world, including films ranging in length and depth from feature nar-

ratives and documentaries to short films and animated films.

The weekend also is packed with interactive panels with filmmakers, in-depth workshops with industry professionals, dance performances, game shows, an afternoon film school and fun and festive parties. Come experiencewhatmakesCitizenJanesuch a ground-breaking event and one of the coolest film fests in the world. Passes and individual tickets forthe2015CJFFareavailableforpurchase now. For more information, including a complete schedule of

films and events, or to order tickets, pleasevisitwww.CitizenJaneFilmFes-tival.org .

Our MissionFounded at Stephens College, the

second oldest women’s college in the country, Citizen Jane is changing op-portunities for women in film through an internationally known Film Fes-tival, Film Series and a Filmmaking Camp for young women. Through education, connection and artistic/unique experiences, Citizen Jane cele-brates independent film by independ-ent women.

25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World Recently named one of the “ ”

Places to Go: 8th Annual Film Festival


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People to See:

Dan And Shay

Since coming together a little over a year ago, Dan Smyers and Shay Moon-ey—known collectively as Dan + Shay—have established themselves as one of country music’s most promising duos. With pristine vocals and a knack for writing clever yet relatable songs about looking for, finding and losing love, Dan + Shay bring a youthful sense of energy to country music. Their debut album, Where It All Began, harnesses that ener-gy with 12 radio-ready tracks.

The album’s title comes from the last line of their debut hit single, “19 You + Me,” which, upon its release, had the biggest first week by a new duo in trade publication Country Aircheck’s history, was the most added debut of 2013 at country radio and was certified Gold by the RIAA. The harmony-rich song reinvents the popular theme of nostalgia through a flurry of evocative imagery: you were California beautiful, I was play-ing everything but cool; it was everything we wanted it to be, the summer of 19 You + Me.

“’19 You + Me’ is where it all began, and those words are the last you hear in

that song. It felt appropriate for our first album,” says Shay, from Arkansas.

“These 12 songs really define us,” adds Dan, who grew up in suburban Pittsburgh. The pair first met during a late-night jam session at Dan’s Nashville home. “They’re honest, and this whole project started with Shay and I writing songs together. That’s how we met. Where It All Began is the story of who we are, who we were and who we’re going to be.”

Already Academy of Country Music Award nominees for Vocal Duo of the Year, Dan + Shay are following in the footsteps of their perennially lauded influences Rascal Flatts, Keith Urban and Tim McGraw. And the sing-along songs that make up Where It All Began evoke the sound of those artists, along with a healthy dose of ‘90s rock and R&B.

But it’s the album’s writing that truly distinguishes Where It All Began. Dan + Shay wrote or co-wrote all of the songs on the record and bring an educated yet hip slant to country lyrics. From the introductory whistles of opening track “Show You Off,” it’s easy to go along for

the ride. The duo’s favorite to perform live, the album opener instantly identi-fies Shay as one of country’s best young vocalists. His pliable voice soars along to Dan’s deft guitar lines and the result is musical alchemy. “When you’re in love with somebody,” Dan says of the song’s message, “you’re infatuated with them and you want to be seen with them everywhere.”

The inspiration for “Stop, Drop + Roll” came from a rather unlikely source: the Stephen King horror film “The Mist,” which the guys were watching late one night. When a character burst into flames, Dan quipped that he needed to “stop, drop and roll,” and the likemind-ed duo knew right away that it was a song. “We paused the movie and literally wrote it right then and there,” laughs Shay. Such anecdotes are proof that inspiration can strike at any time for a songwriter.

“When you’re writing, you can’t be scared to say anything.” And with the release of the hotly anticipated Where It All Began, the most exciting chapter is about to be written.

8 p.m.October 16at the Blue NoteTickets: $22 Advance$25 Day of show



Things to Do: At the Casinos

Whether you’re a cautious video-poker player or a big wheelin’ roulette king, Missouri has a casino to your liking. Even if you don’t play the games, you will enjoy the shows, restaurants and other events at some of the best casinos in the Midwest..

Most casinos offer a lineup of top-name en-tertainers; lounges and brewpubs; a schedule of special events; din-ing choices ranging from hamburgers to slow-smoked Missouri barbe-cue to fine-dining; plus other amenities and ac-tivities.

Get Your Game on at Missouri’s Best Casinos

Head to Riverside, eight miles north of Kan-sas City, where you can indulge in gaming, var-

ied cuisine and pamper-ing at Argosy Casino Ho-tel and Spa. After a night at the blackjack table, choose from five restau-rants followed by a cus-tomized spa experience at this casino. The Crazy Olive lounge has a spe-cialty martini with your name on it. Sit down to a wood-fired steak at Jour-ney. Want to extend your experience? Book one of their packages.

In St. Charles, approx-imately 22 miles west of downtown St. Louis, Ameristar Casino Resort

Test your luck and your skill at some of the best casinos in the Midwest.

All bets are on.

Enjoy Dining, Games, Music and Fun“ ”By Scott McCulloughVisit Mo CVB



Above: Argasy Casino -RiversideCenter: Mark Twain Casino - LaGrange

Below: Miner Mike’s -Lake of the Ozarks

Spa graces the banks of the Missouri River. Place your bets in the high-limit poker room; grab a seat at one of the 2,500 state-of-the-art slot machines; try your luck with the dice at a craps table. After you work up an appetite playing the games, select a table of a different kind inside Bugatti’s Steaks and Pasta, an Italian-inspired restau-rant with great options for all tastes.

Best Casinos – Off of the Beaten Path

Located on the Missis-sippi River in La Grange, 32 miles north of Hannibal, Mark Twain Casino proves why it’s one of the wildest casinos in the Midwest, with some of the loosest slot machines in Missouri and video poker aplen-ty. Order some buttermilk pancakes for breakfast and prime rib for supper at Bis-tro 104. Grab a quick snack at Sizzlin’ 7s Grill before heading back to the gam-ing action.

Traveling the state in your RV? Lady Luck Casi-no in Caruthersville has an amenities-packed RV park with 27 full hook-up spac-es. In the casino, more than 600 slot machines and 15 gaming tables stand ready for your pleasure. Enjoy a beer at The Lone Wolf Bar and a bowl of ‘twice-baked mac & cheese’ at Otis and Henry’s Bar and Grill.

Feel Lucky at These Casinos in the St. Lou-is Area

Located 10 miles south of downtown St. Louis, the River City Casino has more than 90,000 square feet of gaming tables, slots, poker rooms and entertainment. Make a weekend of it and book a night in one of 200 hotel rooms.

Hollywood Casino St. Louis is a gambling mecca in Maryland Heights, of-fering more than 120,000 square feet of gaming space, including 2,100 slot and video poker machines. Their luxury hotel has 455 guestrooms and 47 suites.

Downtown St. Louis is home to one of the most impressive casinos in the Midwest. Lumière Place Casino, less than a mile north of the Gateway Arch is connected by a pedestri-an walkway to the Edward Jones Dome (home of the NFL St. Louis Rams) and America’s Center Conven-tion Complex. Enjoy views of the Mississippi River; wonderful restaurants; nightclubs; 75,000 square feet of gaming; and two world-class hotels.

More Casinos ...The Isle of Capri Casino

in Boonville is a first-rate gaming destination in the Midwest. An improved table-games area is just a small part of the excit-ing revamp of the 28,000 square-feet of gaming space. Check their website for a schedule of top name headlining entertainers.



Chestnut RoastOct. 17/NEW FRANKLIN - a cultural festival celebrating Missouri agroforestry farming through industries such as tree nuts, elderberries, wines, and forestry products including pine straw and red cedar. Held at the Horticulture & Agroforestry Research Center (HARC), enjoy educational booths and demonstrations, roasted chestnut samplings, live music, and handcrafted items to promote Missouri’s agricultural communities, businesses and nonprofit organizations.

Calendar of Events - October

Backroads to Main Street Heritage FestivalOct. 17 /ASH GROVE - 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. celebrating the history in and around the city. Live music by Cindy Woolf and Mark Bilyeu, Jerry Fretwell and Teresa Arth. A mix of eras from Civil War to Roaring 20s and 30s: Fashions, steam engines, antique tractors, vehicles, and activi-ties. Demonstrations of yesteryear craftsmen, raffles, food competitions, costume contest and wiener dog races. Call 417-631-5655 for informa-tion.

Quilt ShowOct. 23-4/LEE’S SUMMIT - This annual show features hundreds of quilts on display, technique demonstrations and vendors with the newest ideas and items for purchase. Quilts will be displayed from businesses as far away as Illinois and Kansas . Door prizes given away on an hourly basis. The show will take place at Woods Chapel United Methodist Church from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $3. For more in-formation, visit online at http://lsqg.blogspot.com/p/2015-quilt-show-oct-23-24.html

Apple Butter FestivalOct. 24-25/KIMMSWICK – The Apple Butter Festival is the largest event in Jefferson County drawing close to 100,000 visitors during the two-day event. Hundreds of vendor booths will fill the city park and line the streets of Kimmswick selling a variety of crafts and food items with live music and the smell of apple butter wafting through the air. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. For more information, call 636-464-7407.


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Calendar of Events - October

ZombieNightLiveOct. 29 /JEFFERSON CITY – 6-9 p.m. Live musical entertainment. Attendees are encouraged to dress in zombie attire. Bring your lawn chairs and blankets to enjoy the evening. Downtown stores, restau-rants and bars will offer “Thursday Night Live” specials. An adult event that is family friendly. Children younger than 16 must be accompanied by a parent. For more information, call 573-632-2820.

Paranormal InvestigationOct. 17 /BUTLER – At Pennell Hotel. Price of $5 includes dinner and three hours of paranormal investigation. Investigation begins at 8 p.m. Arrive at least an hour early for dinner. The building, built in 1906, has a rich history that we love to share with others. Many of us here have had paranormal experiences, which led us to begin the task of ongoing research of the building in depth. For tickets, call 660-200-7333.

BOO Oct. 17/ST. GENEVIEVE – Silliage at the Bolduc House . Help do bousil-liage repair on the Louis Bolduc House, play zombie versus human games, eat s’mores, plant garlic, hunt for a loup garou (werewolf) and sing zombie karaoke. For more information visit online at http://www.bolduchouse.org/


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