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  Scenes from the RFT Ironfork competition, April 17, 2008 at the Ritz-Carlton, St. Louis
  Throngs of diners and drinkers crowded Thursday night into the Ritz-Carlton in Clayton for the second-annual cooking competition and schmooze-fest. Four St. Louis chefs competed in the contest,with a portion of the proceeds going to the St. Louis Area Foodbank.
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  Rockers, Burlesque Dancers and Firebreathers at Throttle in St. Louis, April 16, 2008
  7 Shot Screamers, Holy Python and the Spark Thugs at Throttle on Laclede's Landing in St. Louis, April 16, 2008. Nashville Pussy were supposed to headline the show, but dropped off the bill because of a "death in the family." Photos by Brent Holzapfel.
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  Quirky Cassettes: aPop Records at the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis
  The local purveyor of such arty releases, Cherokee Street's aPop Records, exhibited some of its wares. Ask an aPop employee if she has an iPod, and you'll get a "fuck no" for an answer.
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  St. Louis People: Flamenco dancing, Schlafly Repeal of Prohibition Festival
  Flamenco dancers at Sol Lounge and beer enthusiasts at the Schlafly Repeal of Prohibition Festival make up this slideshow of St. Louis people. Pics 1-8 are from the Repeal Festival, held on Saturday, April 12, and pics 9-12 are of Flamenco dancing Sunday, April 13, held at Sol, located in...
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  Dan Deacon at the Billiken Club, April 12, 2008
  Dance Nerd Messiah Dan Deacon turned the Billiken Club at Saint Louis University into arguably one of the most buck wild parties the Jesuit university has experienced in blue moon on Saturday, April 12. Check out the sweaty, electronic orgy in these pics by Keegan Hamilton.
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  DJ Madlib, DJ Egon at The Gramophone, St. Louis, April 9, 2008
  LA's DJ Madlib and touring partner DJ Egon drew a couple hundred to The Gramophone Thursday night and into Friday morning. Openers DJ Needles and DJ Crucial began turning records at 10 p.m. Thursday.
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  Donald Finkel tribute at Duff's Restaurant, St. Louis, April 7, 2008
  As a teacher at Washington University, as a mentor to young writers, as a friend to established writers, Donald Finkel wanted others to find their own voices — to hew their own path through life, and not imitate what had been done. On April 7 at Duff’s Restaurant, 392 North Euclid Ave...
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  Go! St. Louis Marathon, April 6, 2008
  Early risers, including Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt, laced up their running shoes and hit the pavement of St. Louis Sunday morning for the Go! St. Louis Marathon. See the story in these photos by Lyle Whitworth.
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  What You Missed...
  Spring in St. Louis brought out marathon runners, Cardinals fans, Soulard Market shoppers and drum circles. Here are some pics from around the city this weekend. Pics 1-9 are of Saturday's shopping at Soulard Market; 10 and 11 are of some partying on South Grand and 12 through 20 are of the U....
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  Mr. Midwest Leather, St. Louis, April 4-5, 2008
  Leather, leather, leather. The annual Mr. Midwest Leather contest, held at JJ's Clubhouse in St. Louis drew a couple hundred people Saturday night. Pics tell the story of a contest that judges speaking abilities, physical form and community involvement.
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  Beer School
  To benefit the Humane Society of Missouri, St. Louisans learned about -- and drank -- beer Thursday night. Photos by Lyle Whitworth.
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  St. Louis' Opening Day in Photos
  Despite the rain, St. Louisans stuck it out for the first game of the 2008 St. Louis Cardinals season -- until the rain came heavier than hooves of Budweiser Clydesdales. Included: People dancing to "Cotton-Eyed Joe," Fredbird and people being interviewed about why they're all wet.
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