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When I first came to St. Louis, I searched for some type of calendar that highlighted the types of events that I would be interested in attending.

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Kristen Cornett: October 2008 Archives


Haunted Tour Of Alton

4:39 PM Tue, Oct 28, 2008 |

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My friend Amber was kind enough to join me on a very cold night!


Alton, IL is considered one of the most haunted small towns in America. I wouldn't say that I'm a believer or a n...



Kristen's Kalendar, October 27 - November 2

3:08 PM Tue, Oct 28, 2008 |

My apologies for the late post this week. I took a long weekend out of town but I'm back and ready to take advantage of all the fun Halloween festivities this week! So far I've been to a couple local haunted houses - The Darkness in Soulard and Creepyworld in Fenton. Last night I went on a haunted tour of Alton. Something completely different. I'll be writing all about my experience in my next entry. Did I mention I love Halloween?

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My Trip To Creepyworld

2:21 PM Wed, Oct 22, 2008 |

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Steve and I on the hayride through Tombstone.

Last night I went to check out Creepyworld in Fenton. It's done by the same folks that do The Darkness in Soulard. I did a review of my visit there last ...



Kristen's Kalendar, October 20 - 26

5:54 PM Mon, Oct 20, 2008 |

Good news! Instead of having to remember to check back every week for my calendar, you can now sign up for my e-mail newsletter.

Every Wednesday, you'll receive my newsletter including my three most recent posts. So, the calendar will land right in your inbox, every week!

All you have to do is go here and sign up!



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Sign Up For My Weekly Newsletter

11:02 PM Sat, Oct 18, 2008 |

I've created a weekly newsletter that will be delivered to your inbox every Wednesday. All you have to do is click here to sign up! The newsletter will include my 3 most recent posts including my weekly events calendar!


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Kristen's Kalendar, October 13 - 19

3:32 PM Mon, Oct 13, 2008 |

After several suggestions and much thought, I've decided to change my weekly entry about the week's happenings from "Best of the Lou" to "Kristen's Kalendar."

I'll continue to post every Monday about the given weeks events. If you have any suggestions, I'd love to hear them!

There are a lot of choices this week. Several networking happy hours and a couple interesting artsy events including Arts Unzipped and Third Friday at ...



Fashion Week-Friday Night

8:03 PM Sat, Oct 11, 2008 |

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With local fashionista Amy Johnson, whose line, Kay Oss Designs was shown during the Spring '08 Fashion week. Her designs are very classy and fantastically girly. Check them out and find out where to buy on her Fashion Week-Friday Night



So Exciting!

5:49 PM Sat, Oct 11, 2008 |

Meghan Fabulous is an L.A. based women's wear designer whose clothing has been worn by every Hollywood A-Lister you can imagine. Of all the collections I saw at Fashion Week, I really enjoyed hers the best. I had the chance to meet her after the show Wednesday night and included some of her collection in my >> Continue reading: So Exciting!



Fashion Week - Thursday Night

12:49 PM Fri, Oct 10, 2008 |

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At the VIP reception

While the VIP reception gets underway each night of Fashion Week at 6PM, Wednesday night I didn't make it until 7. Turns out, if you get there that late you miss the food! So Thursday nig...



Fashion Week - Wednesday Night

12:55 PM Thu, Oct 09, 2008 |


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With Meghan Fabulous, one of the night's designers.


I attended my first Fashion Week show last night. All I can say is wow!

I sta...



Best Of The Lou! October 6 - 12

3:58 PM Mon, Oct 06, 2008 |

October 6 - 12

Here is my weekly list of fun things to do in and around the St. Louis area.

There aren't a ton of options during the workweek. Maybe no one wanted to plan an event opposite Fashion Week? That's the biggie this week. I've never been and plan to check it out. What to wear?!?!?

For more on Fashion Week plus lots of other options, read on!

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Oktoberfest In Soulard

5:21 PM Sun, Oct 05, 2008 |

I went to check out my first Oktoberfest in Soulard Friday night. It was quite interesting. The costumes were great. The music was fun. But let's be real, it's mainly a big beer drinking fest.

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The ...



My Afternoon At Z107.7

4:08 PM Wed, Oct 01, 2008 |

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Yesterday I had a chance to spend the afternoon in the Z studios with Curt Copeland. Curt is a friend of mine. He'd mentioned me coming in before...so we finally got around to it. He was kind enough to incl...