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Chaifes Calendar The St. Charles Post May 28, 1 987 3SC DayBy Day Barbershop Singers Train For Competition mramtm mmmmm mftmm mts munmm Kiiiriiiimrffl ---'mfm 1 mfM a ww The Gateway City Slickers barbershop quar- son and Rich tefc David Wright (left), Barry Moore, Asa Wil- Daniel Boone 4 mam.MfM wnmmm mawm 11 "Oh Suzanna Dust Off That Old Piano." Although Knight doesn't know who wrote the songs, he did say they were composed from 1900 to 1925. "Our repertoire consists mostly of songs from this era because they are easy to sing in melody," he said. "Barbershop quartet singing began around the turn of the century when men would go to the barbershop and would have time to kill," Knight explained. "Someone would start singing a song with a common Appearing: Snazz Tuesday through Saturday in Louie's Lounge, top 40 No cover charge TVQ'S McGILLICUDDYS 2560 Raymond Drive, St.

Charles, 946-2212 Disc jockey and record spin, 4 p.m. to 1 a.m. Tuesday through Saturday, '50s and '60s music Cover charge NOAH'S ARK RESTAURANT 1500 South Fifth Street, St. Charles, 946-1000 Appearing: Sky Line, 8 p.m. to midnight Thursday, Friday and Saturday, ft tea.

if St. Charles Rich Knight says that after he completed his masters degree in industrial education at Northeast Missouri State University in Klrks-vllle 10 years ago, he discovered quartet singing as a way to relax. "Things had been hectic, with school and all," recalled Knight 36, a St Charles resident "So one night my wife, Mary, and I went over to the Festival of the Little At the festival, the Daniel Boone Chorus, the St Charles chapter of the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing In America, caught his attention. "Before the night was over, was singing with the chorus," he said. Now, Knight is not only one of 70 members in the Daniel Boone Chorus, but also a tenor with the Gateway City Slickers barbershop quartet The Gateway City Slickers will compete during the Fourth of July weekend in the International Barbershop Quartet Competitions in Hartford, Conn.

In addition to practicing with the Daniel Boone Chorus Tuesday evenings at the St Charles Presbyterian Church at Gamble and Sibley streets in St Charles, Knight and the three other members in his quartet are practicing twice a week to prepare for the competitions. The other members of the Gateway City Slickers are Asa Wilson of Manchester, Barry Mohr, also of Manchester, and David Wright of St Louis. All four men belong to the Daniel Boone Chorus. "With three evenings of practice, we've been hit hard," said Knight an industrial arts teacher at Fort Zumwalt Central Junior High School. "We want to do a nice job at Nightlife BRASS SPUR WEST 4110 Interstate 70 North Service" Road.

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to 1 a.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, rock 'n' roll Cover charge CHARLIE'S 1644 Country Club Plaza, St. Charles, 946-0037 Disc jockey and record spin, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Thursday through Saturday Cover charge nated in Hawaii.

Classes will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. and will cost $25 a month Tuesday and Thursday sessions. More information may be obtained by calling 724-5148. DAILY ART SHOW The St Charles Artists' Guild is sponsoring its annual Black and White Show at 524 South Main Street St Charles. The show runs through May.

The works on display may be viewed from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday. More information may be obtained by calling 723-8009.

from noon to 5 p.m. at Country Stitchln', 700 South Main Street St. Charles. More information may be obtained by calling 724-8034. MURDER-MYSTERY CRUISE Rho Chi Sorority of Epsilon Sigma Alpha International, a St.

Charles women's service organization, is sponsoring the murder mystery drama "Murder on the Mississippi" and dinner cruise on the Huck Finn Riverboat on the St Lou-Is Riverfront The Alton Little Theater of Alton will perform. Prizes will be given to the guests to guess the motive and the murderer. The cost is $50 a person and Includes a cocktail party, dinner, the play and the three-hour cruise. More information may be obtained by calling 946-3161. HORSE SHOW The Bridle Spur Hunt Club in New Melle is sponsoring a horse show to raise money for Boys' Town.

The show will Include jumping and hunting horse events. More information on the show and the admission costs may be obtained by calling 828-5700. SUNDAY i ART SHOW The Mount Pleasant Winery in Augusta is sponsoring an art show at the winery from noon to 5:30 p.m. About 20 artists fill display and sell their paintings and sculpture works. The show is free.

For directions and more information, call 228-4419. STOCK CAR RACING Stock car racing will begin every Sunday at 6:30 p.m. at the St Charles Speedway, four miles southwest of Interstate 70 on Missouri Highway 94. The cost is $6 for adults, $2 for children. Children under the age of six are admitted free.

More information may be obtained by calling 441-1232. HORSE SHOW The Bridle Spur Hunt Club in New Melle is sponsoring a horse show to raise money for Boys Town. The show will include jumping and hunting horse events. More information on the show and the admission costs may be obtained by calling 828-5700. WEAVING Weaving demonstrations are given every Sunday from noon to 5 p.m.

at Country Stitchln', 700 South Main Street, St Charles. More information may be obtained by calling 724-8034. TUESDAY McKINLEY MALL CELEBRA- TON McKinley School Mall, 1701 North Second Street, Street, will have a week-long celebration. A shop in the mall will be featured daily. Hours are 10 a.m.

to 5 p.m. More information may be obtained by calling 946-8186. KARATE CLASS The St. Charles Parks and Recreation Department is offering karate classes at Memorial hall Auditorium, 1900 West Randolph Street St Charles. People of all ages can sign up to learn a karate technique that origi- TODAY CONSTITUTION EXHIBIT The National Archives is sponosor-ing an exhibit on the U.S.

Constitution at the Old Courthouse, 11 North Fourth Street In St Louis. The exhibit features 20 facsimiles of milestone 18th-century documents and related pictorial material. It chronicles the conception, creation and Implementation of the Constitution. The exhibit commemorates the 200th anniversary of the Constitution. The display Is free and can be viewed from 8 a.m.

to 4:30 p.m. More information may be obtained by calling 263-7216. SWIMMING The St Charles City pool will be open daily from noon to 7 p.m. The pools are the Blanchette Pool, 1900 West Randolph Street St. Charles and the Boonslick Pool, 100 Rosebrae Road, St Charles.

The Blanchette Pool will be open until Sept 7. The Boonslick Pool will be open until Aug. 21. Daily admission costs are $2 for adults and $1.25 for children under 12 years of age. More information may be obtained by calling 724-5148.

DINNER CRUISE The St. Charles Parks and Recreation Department is accepting reservations for a dinner cruise on the Becky Thatcher Riverboat June 7 on the Mississippi. A bus will leave at 6:15 p.m. from Memorial Hall at 1900 West Randolph Street and will return around 11:15 p.m. Tickets are $30 per person and include a prime rib dinner, live Dixieland music, drinks and the cruise.

More information and reservations may be made by calling 724-5148. FRIDAY CONSTITUTION EXHIBIT The National Archives is sponosor-lng an exhibit on the U.S. Constitution at the Old Courthouse, 11 North Fourth Street in St Louis. The exhibit features 20 facsimiles of milestone 18th-century documents and related pictorial material. It chronicles the conception, creation and Implementation of the Constitution.

The exhibit commemorates the 200th anniversary of the Constitution. The display is free and can be viewed from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. More Information may be obtained by calling 263-7216. TOLE PAINTING Tole Painting demonstrations will be held every Friday from noon to 5 p.m.

at Country Stitchln', 700 South Main Street St Charles. More information may be obtained by calling 724-8034. HORSE SHOW The Bridle Spur Hunt Club In New Melle is sponsoring a horse show to raise money for Boys Town. The show will include Jumping and hunting horse events. More information on the show and the admission costs may be obtained calling 828-5700.

SATURDAY WEAVING Weaving demonstrations are given every Saturday Knight The (our are also in the Chorus. melody and others would join in and make up a four-part unaccompanied melody." Barbershop quartet singing is still popular because people find "it fascinating to hear a group sing unaccompanied, he added. The only instrument the Gateway City Slicker uses is a pitch pipe. The pipe give the quartet the correct pitch before beginning a song. "Quartet singing is really an enjoyable hobby," Knight said.

"My only wish is that I would have started years earlier." swing and rock 'n' roll No cover charge RED WITCH PUB Missouri Highway 94 South at No 83 Charleston Square, St. Charles County, 447-9895 Johnny Johnson 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Friday No cover charge TUNER'S 130 South Main Street, St. Charles, 724-9513 Disc jockey and record spin, 9 p.m.

to 1 Monday through Saturday No cover charge the international competitions so the Daniel Boone Chorus will be proud of us." The Gateway City Slickers quartet performs at conventions and for organizations in the St Louis area. The quartet will also sing with The Daniel Boone Chorus June 6 at the fourth annual Lindenwood College Mrs. Sibley's Attic Sale. The sale is a fund-raising event sponsored by the college's alumni. Songs the barbershop quartet will sing at the competitions in July include "It's a Sin to Tell a Lie" and CLASSIC CARRIAGE AND CAR COMPANY 1600 Heritage Landing, St.

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