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61. Night & Day

    Piano?

    Prepare for prepared piano

    By Paul Friswold

    Published: November 26, 2008

    If you'd rather not blow through your paycheck on black Friday, you can enjoy the extended hours and rather affordable free admission at the Saint Louis Art Museum in Forest...

62. Night & Day

    Here Comes Christmas

    Ready or not

    By Paul Friswold

    Published: November 26, 2008

    There are two approaches to acquiring an appropriate level of Christmas spirit. The first is to drag your heels, grudgingly acquiescing to the ubiquitous music and decorations...

63. Night & Day

    Animal Magnetism

    Flock to Florissant

    By Alison Sieloff

    Published: November 26, 2008

    Most grownups will be experiencing a hangover today, but we don't mean the kind that's caused by drinking too much. We're talking about how their bellies will be hanging over...

64. Night & Day

    March Pilgrim

    How 'bout a pre-breakfast parade?

    By Mark Dischinger

    Published: November 26, 2008

    This year's Thanksgiving Day Parade (sponsored by AmerenUE) kicks off at 8:30 a.m. at North Broadway and Washington Avenue and heads south on Fourth Street and then west on...

65. Night & Day

    Three Strikes

    You're not out; you're a turkey

    By Alison Sieloff

    Published: November 26, 2008

    You might think that parade-walking and football-playing are the most Thanksgivingly of all the sports — and that's where you'd be wrong. Sure, you woke up this morning...

66. Night & Day

    Skate and Rejoice

    Or freeze and drink

    By Paul Friswold

    Published: November 26, 2008

    Your eyes are streaming, your cheeks are chapped and the snot is frozen on your upper lip — congratulations, you’re ice skating outdoors during a Midwestern winter!...

67. News Real

    Tattered Tale: A dubious sex and drugs complaint has a St. Louis police officer demanding justice

    By Chad Garrison

    Published: November 26, 2008

    Cassidy Harris was at a south St. Louis bar last winter when she claimed to encounter city police officer Michael Haman acting improperly. "I would like to report one of your...

68. Feature

    Janet Napolitano’s Sorry Service in Arizona Makes Her a Terrible Choice for Homeland Security Secretary

    By Michael Lacey

    Published: November 26, 2008

    Aware that J.D. Hayworth was poised to run against her, Governor Napolitano took a page from the anti-immigrant playbook and deployed the National Guard to Arizona's border...

69. Unreal

    Unreal delves into why St. Louis is a travel destination for cheapskates and then checks in with identical twins who were separated at birth

    Published: November 26, 2008

    There are times when Unreal comes across a story so, well, so unreal that we feel no need to enhance the unreality with our own Unrealistic flourishes. A talk earlier this...

70. Letters

    RFT readers love Laurell K. Hamilton's vampire stories, Albert Pujols, and foodie trivia

    Published: November 26, 2008

    FEATURE, NOVEMBER 20, 2008 Vampire Love Sex is only part of the kick: I enjoyed this article about Laurell K. Hamilton and found it to be very well written ["Mistress of...

71. Ask a Mexican

    Ask a Mexican!: Beaner Counter: How do we know how many illegal immigrants are in the United States?

    By Gustavo Arellano

    Published: November 26, 2008

    Dear Mexican: I hear all the time that 12 million illegal immigrants live in the United States. Is that true? Who counted them? How did they do it? Is there a turnstile at the...

72. Amazing Facts & Beyond

    Leon talks turducken about preparing the holiday bird

    By Dan Zettwoch

    Published: November 26, 2008

    Find out everything Leon's not telling you at usscatastrophe.com.

73. This Week's Cover

    The Cover of the November 27 Print Edition

    Published: November 26, 2008

    Photo by Michelle Hudgins

74. Music

    Future Perfect: Pianist Terry Adams moves beyond NRBQ with a new band and forays into jazz

    By Roy Kasten

    Published: November 26, 2008

    Terry Adams isn't in the mood to talk about the past. "I didn't know you wanted to go that far back," he says on the phone from western Massachusetts. It's not that he's lost...

75. Music

    Death Becomes Hymn: NYC twang-punks O'Death explore the darker side of Americana

    By Roy Kasten

    Published: November 26, 2008

    Everyone knows the scene from O Brother, Where Art Thou?: A hooded Klansman stands between two torches and chants as the armies of the night assemble: "O'Death, O'Death, won't...

76. Critics' Picks

    North Mississippi Allstars

    8 p.m. Friday, November 28. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard.

    By Shae Moseley

    Published: November 26, 2008

    The North Mississippi Allstars draws from a rich culture of Southern country-blues, and takes cues from the molasses-dripping slide-guitar drone of legends such as R.L....

77. Critics' Picks

    SRV Tribute

    8 p.m. Saturday, November 29. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard.

    By Shae Moseley

    Published: November 26, 2008

    St. Louis has no shortage of quality tribute acts that perform this time of year. But the annual Stevie Ray Vaughan night at the Pageant was one of the first to showcase local...

78. Critics' Picks

    Trans-Siberian Orchestra

    3 p.m. and 8 p.m. Friday, November 28. Scottrade Center, 1401 Clark Avenue.

    By Christian Schaeffer

    Published: November 26, 2008

    There was a time when Christmas music existed in two forms: solemn, sacred hymns and buoyant, clangorous carols. You can credit (or blame) Mannheim Steamroller for placing the...

79. Critics' Picks

    Yes

    8 p.m. Tuesday, December 2. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard.

    By Ryan Wasoba

    Published: November 26, 2008

    In the Yes masterpiece "Close to the Edge," Jon Anderson simply describes life's dual nature: "I get up, I get down." With Anderson and keyboardist Rick Wakeman recently...

80. Critics' Picks

    Brave Combo

    9:30 p.m. Friday, November 28. Blueberry Hill's Duck Room, 6504 Delmar Boulevard, University City.

    By Christian Schaeffer

    Published: November 26, 2008

    To paraphrase the Mountain Goats, Brave Combo is the best-ever accordion-toting band out of Denton, Texas. For almost 30 years, the quintet has preserved the polka in all its...