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Life Is a Cabaret October Birthdays

On October 6, 1889, the Moulin Rouge cabaret In astrology, those born between October 1–22 opened in the Montmartre section of Paris. balance the scales of Libra. Libras have strong Arbor House Europe was in the midst of an economic and intellects and keen minds and so need constant social reawakening after the horrors of the stimulation. Libras are also masters of 9240 E Reno Midwest City Ok, 73130. (405) 455-3900 Franco-Prussian War. Europeans attempted compromise and diplomacy, acting as wise to heal the scars of the recent past by diving mediators between friends and colleagues. headfirst into a period of carefree frivolity. For Those born from October 23–31 are Scorpio’s October Is a Hoot those seeking fun, freedom, and joie de vivre scorpions. Scorpios are passionate and intense, during this Belle Epoque, there was no better yet you may never know given their calm In October, the black of night is deep and dark. Chill winds blow away the veil of clouds shrouding the crescent moon refuge than the bohemian haven of Montmartre. demeanors. They value truth, loyalty, and justice in friends and family. so that it casts faint shadows in the forest. A deep hoot Savvy businessmen Joseph Oller echoes, sending a shiver down your spine. October is and Charles Zidler enjoyed instant Resident Birthdays Staff considered Owl Month for good reason. This is the time of success after the opening of their Anna Russell-10/3 Darrion Blue-10/14 year that many great horned owls are active. They begin cabaret. They gave Parisians what Bobby Clark-10/9 Michelle Shaw-10/18 to set up territory and look for a mate. Hooting, screeching,

they wanted, an atmosphere of Melba Shaver-10/10 Candice Heilama-10/26 and other vocalizations are integral to these rituals. For this decadence and glamour replete Joan Squires-10/10 Celebrating October reason, October is sometimes called the hooting season.

with dancing girls in suggestive Lloyd Swanson-10/21 For millennia, humankind has shared myths that depict costumes and free-flowing libations. The well- Barbara Nelson-10/25 Country Music Month owls as emissaries of doom, death, and evil magic. to-do came to enjoy nights of debauchery. Artists Opal Myrick-10/31 The ancient Greeks and Romans believed that witches soaked up the atmosphere as inspiration. Even Global Diversity could transform themselves into owls. The Hopis of North humble laborers could afford to buy a drink, watch Awareness Month America believe that burrowing owls, which nest and roost a show, and marvel at the glittering chandeliers underground, are associated with Maasaw, the god of the and mirrored walls. No one could miss the massive Catalan’s Towering Culture Emotional Wellness Month dead and the night. During the Gaelic festival of Samhain, red windmill standing outside—an homage to earlier which takes place on the night of October 31, the barrier windmills of Montmartre that had been converted Every two years for the past World Smile Day between the living and the dead thins so that the spirits of to drinking establishments—or the colossal two centuries, the first weekend in October 2 deceased relatives can find their way home. Owls, it was elephant in the adjoining garden, a prop left over October has brought the Concurs believed, could snatch those wandering souls and eat from the Universal Exhibition of 1889. Everything de Castells, or Human Tower World Teachers Day them. Is it any wonder then that owls, with their midnight at the Moulin Rouge was larger than life. Competition, in Tarragona, in the hooting and hunting on silent wings, are associated with Catalonia region of Spain. In a October 5 The fame of the Moulin Rouge spread, thanks Halloween? As creatures of the night, they are the perfect stadium filled with 6,000 spectators, symbols for a festival that reveres all things spooky. largely to its reputation for the French cancan. 25 teams compete to see who can build the Indigenous Peoples Day The scandalous dance featured a chorus line of most elaborate human tower. Teammates October 12 Not all cultures have feared the owl. The Greek goddess high-kicking dancing girls who felt no shame in dressed in colorful costumes climb atop Athena, fed up with the trickster crow, adopted the owl revealing black stockings, garters, lace, and anything one another’s shoulders, building tier upon Character Counts Week as her companion animal thanks to its perceived wisdom else underneath their frilly skirts. The cancan may tier, rising as high as 40 feet above the ground. and seriousness. Some Australian aboriginal groups not have been invented in Paris, but it was certainly The building is not complete until a child October 18–24 believe that owls are the sacred spirits of women and are made famous thanks to the talents of La Goulue, ascends to the summit and raises their hand. revered. In Afghanistan, it is said that the owl brought Nini pattes-en-l’air, and Miss Jenny, the most The tradition is a fierce source of regional pride International Chefs Day humans the gifts of flint and iron, tools to make fire. In notable cancan dancers of the time. Even the and a central aspect of Catalan culture. Building October 20 return, humans gave owls their feathers. Owls are unique great French painter Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec human towers is a tradition that dates back to the amongst birds. Their unusual characteristics—nocturnal was drawn to the cabaret, and he captured the Balls de Valencians of the 15th century, dances International Artist Day nature, hooting calls, large eyes, and their uncanny ability frenetic excitement of the Moulin Rouge in his that incorporated the building of human towers. October 25 to rotate their necks—all have captured our imaginations most famous works. Visitors still flock to the iconic The event is so spectacular that UNESCO has and, in many ways, let our fears get the better of us. red windmill, and after 130 years it remains as preserved it as a unique cultural heritage. Halloween Thankfully, most cultures have learned to share these alluring as ever. myths while preserving the species, ensuring the survival October 31 of these magnificent animals for generations to come.

October 2020

Marshall’s Legal Legacy Pasta’s Path to Italy Max for the Mini A Home for the “Gentle Giants” On October 2, 1967, Thurgood Pasta is a food beloved by cultures all over October 30, 1965, was the day of Marshall was sworn in as the the world. While many associate this pantry The massive redwood trees have graced the the Cup Carnival at the first black Supreme Court justice. staple with Italy (thanks to gorgeous visions coast of California for thousands of years, yet Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Marshall was no stranger to the of spaghetti mounds topped with meatballs), it wasn’t until October 2, 1968, that Redwood Australia. It was a day of horse races, Supreme Court. As chief counsel nearly every country has its own version of National Park was founded to protect these entertainment, fashion, food, and for the National Association for the noodles made from flour, water, and eggs. “gentle giants” as national treasures. After the culture, but the attention was not on discovery of gold along the Trinity River in 1850, Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), he On October 25, World Pasta Day, enjoy the racehorses. Twenty-two-year-old had argued 32 cases before the Supreme Court, spaghetti from Italy, lo mein from China, ramen Northern California experienced a mini-gold English Jean Shrimpton, winning 29 of them, a record-setting achievement from Japan, orzo from Greece, or spaetzle rush, and many miners turned to logging, which known as “the most beautiful girl in the world,” at that time. After a long and contentious debate from Germany. decimated the redwood population. Various had arrived wearing a simple white shift dress, in the Senate, Marshall’s nomination was confirmed conservation groups attempted to save the yet there was nothing simple about the fact that old-growth forests, and many stands of trees by a vote of 69–11. President Lyndon Johnson Many myths describe how pasta was brought the hem of the little minidress ended four inches was confident in his selection, saying that it was from China to Italy during the 13th century by were saved. The outbreak of World War II led above her knees. Moreover, she wore no hat, to a construction boom, and once again the “the right thing to do, the right time to do it, and explorer and merchant Marco Polo. Historians gloves, or stockings. The may the right man and the right place.” believe it is more likely that noodles originated trees were eyed as a rich source of lumber. It in central Asia thousands of years prior. have been known as “the race that stops a was not easy for President Lyndon Johnson to Marshall was born in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1908, Noodles reached East Asia and even moved nation,” but Shrimpton’s skimpy attire had sign legislation establishing Redwood National the great-grandson of slaves. He was rejected westward to Europe long before the triumphant stopped the nation’s heart. Australia was Park, especially in the face of opposition from from the University of Maryland’s law school return of Marco Polo. Yet none can dispute scandalized, and the supermodel had single- timber companies. But thankfully, 58,000 acres because of his skin color, so he enrolled in Howard that in Italy pasta was transformed and refined, handedly launched a fashion revolution. of forest were set aside for preservation. Today University in Washington, DC. There he studied thanks to the cultivation of durum wheat, which that number has grown to over 130,000 acres, Was Shrimpton’s shocking choice intentional? under the civil rights lawyer Charles Houston, who is high in gluten and long-lasting on the shelf. providing a vast coastal shelter for the tallest She had been hired by Dupont to promote its was a major figure in the dismantling of Jim Crow The Mediterranean climate was suited to trees in the world. Nurtured by the dense fog new Orlon fabric and had been sent rolls of the laws. Marshall graduated first in his class in growing vegetables and herbs, which led to of the coast, some of these trees soar more stuff prior to Derby Day. Shrimpton and London 1933, and three years later, he joined the legal the development of the many tomato-based than 300 feet into the sky. Even the smallest dressmaker Colin Rolfe went to work crafting team at the NAACP, where Houston was the sauces that are today synonymous with pasta. specimens are wondrous to behold. a dress, but Rolfe soon discovered that he director. In just two years, Marshall took over this did not have enough Orlon to finish his design. top legal job and went on to argue many cases Pleasure in the Post Bald Is Beautiful Shrimpton advised him to settle on the modern before the Supreme Court. They were cases that and minuscule white shift. Miniskirts were in would reshape the legal landscape for minorities Sometimes by choice but most The first full week of October vogue amongst the youth of London, largely and usher in the Civil Rights Era. often by necessity, people go brings International Postcard thanks to the work of fashion designer Mary bald. October 14, Be Bald and Week. Experienced Quant, so the decision must have seemed a Marshall’s most notable case was Brown v. Board Be Free Day, is a day to honor deltiologists (the official term natural one to Shrimpton. It was not deemed of Education of Topeka. He argued that “separate the bald pate and the integrity for postcard collectors) value acceptable by mainstream Australian society. educational facilities were inherently unequal” and of those who dare to bare it all. postcards for their rarity, beauty, and condition, therefore violated the “equal protection clause” of yet anyone can collect postcards as a fun and The newspapers chided her for her poor taste. the Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution. enjoyable hobby. Postcards are often set into Baldness is often caused by genetics or Dupont immediately found a Melbourne designer The high court unanimously agreed with two categories: those depicting topographical hormonal changes. It may also be the result to design more appropriate clothes for Shrimpton’s Marshall, ending segregation in schools. and social history, such as photos or illustrations of an autoimmune disorder, where the body subsequent Derby appearances. Shrimpton wore of historical scenes; and subject or “topical” attacks its hair follicles. Some people may use the new conservative clothes, but she could not Marshall’s contributions as a Supreme Court justice cards created by notable artists. Of course, wigs to cover their heads or rely on treatments escape the scandal of her white minidress. By were no less momentous. His decisions helped International Postcard Week is not just for such as Minoxidil, but October 14 is an the end of the Carnival, she had unapologetically expand civil rights, challenged discrimination based collectors. Many people celebrate by creating opportunity to bare your baldness with pride. returned to her modern look, saying, “I feel on race and sex, and questioned inequities in their own postcards and mailing them to Baldness is so prevalent in cultures around the Melbourne isn’t ready for me yet.” By the next the criminal justice system. Marshall spent his someone they love. You never know, your world that geneticists believe it is a beneficial year’s Carnival, Melbourne designers had copied career as a tireless advocate for the betterment postcard could end up in a deltiologist’s trait that projects intelligence, honesty, Shrimpton’s look. Any hemline below the knee of all Americans. collection someday. helpfulness, and social maturity. was now old-fashioned.