OUTSTAGN/SPOT BITZ

HEY OUTSTAGRS!

ITS THAT TIME AGAIN!!

TIME TO GET ON STAGE!!!

This blogsite will celebrate its 9th bday the first week in July!!!

We will have a special look back of the past nine years on July 3!

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AUGUST...THE GOAL IS TO COMPLETE ALL SHOOTS BY JUNE....ALL MODELS WILL

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The SEMI-FINAL contestants for the Mista Couture Style Contest have been selected!

HEY COUTURIANS the semi-finalists have been announced in the
MISTA COUTURE STYLE CONTEST. They are (FROM TOP LEFT) Jersian
Nino Brown (flag shirt), Illinoisian Carlos Éclat Coleman (red shirt), Californian
Luther Hall (gray vest)and Mississippian De'Bronski Jefferson (white jacket)
(FROM BOTTOM LEFT) TennesseanDe'Mario Q. Jives (in cap), Alabamian
Rob Madden(purple shirt), Missourian Carlos Mclaurin (white sweater)and
Georgian Jay- Redd (black suit)..and alternate Californian Irv Flores (single
pic wearing pink shirt)..

To vote for your choice email to maat.atkins@gmail.com
One name per email and you can vote as many times as you wish.....Deadline to
vote is June 15.

The celebrity guest for this years MISTA COUTURE STYLE CONTEST will be actor

Patrick Faucette who plays "Tony" on Tyler Perry's The Haves and The Have Nots!

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ILLI MO BITZ

Oprah was in Winston-Salem on Monday to help Maya Angelou’s family plan her memorial service.

Credit: WGHP / Joe

McCloskey

Oprah was inside Wait Chapel at Wake Forest until 1 p.m. Monday with a group helping to plan the memorial service.

The family has arranged a private memorial service in Wake Forest University’s Wait Chapel at 10 a.m. Saturday. Angelou’s family decided to have a closed service for family and friends only, due to limited seating capacity.

“We are limiting access to the campus, to those who are invited and to those who need to be here,” said University Spokesman Kevin Cox.

Oprah and a handful of others were in Wait Chapel for at least a half hour. They discussed seating arrangements, where the family will watch from and how the chapel will be decorated. For the university, it’s an honor to host the services for a woman they say gave them so much.

“We expect that her impact on us will go on for years and years,” said Cox.

It is unclear as to who will be in attendance, but university officials say they’re confident they can keep them and the campus safe.

“We’ve hosted every kind of possible event on this campus that have had extremely high levels of security, and lower levels, and we’re prepared to meet whatever the need is,” said Cox.

University officials say even though they have a traffic management plan, people living in the Wake Forest area should anticipate heavy traffic on Saturday morning.

Angelou died Wednesday in her Winston-Salem home. She was 86. She had been reportedly battling health problems.

Angelou’s family will be planning additional celebrations of her life in other cities across the country, according to Wake Forest.

RIP Dr Maya...... and lets hope those pesky protesters don't go down there causing a ruckus.

UPDATE:Former President Bill Clinton and media icon Oprah Winfrey were among the speakers honoring poet, author and civil rights activist Maya Angelou at a private memorial service in North Carolina on Saturday.

“She called our attention in thousands of ways to her belief that life is a gift manifest in each new day,” Clinton said in a reflection during the service at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, where Angelou taught for three decades.

Angelou wrote the poem "On the Pulse of Morning" and read it at Clinton's first presidential inauguration in 1993.

Angelou died at her Winston-Salem home on May 28 at age 86. Her legacy as a role model was a theme throughout many of the reflections given by dignitaries, including first lady Michelle Obama and legendary actress Cicely Tyson.

Winfrey, who credited Angelou as a mentor and friend, discussed how Angelou helped guide her through her career after they first met during an interview.

“She was my spiritual queen mother and in everything that word implies she was the ultimate teacher,” Winfrey said through tears during the service. “She taught me the poetry of courage and respect.”\

Tyson spoke to Angelou’s abilities as an artist during the service, based on their decades-long friendship.

“I can tell you that every emotion known to man was exhibited by Maya,” Tyson said. “She held back nothing.”

Tyson met Angelou in the 1960s when both women performed in “The Blacks,” a play directed by Jean Genet, which Tyson said has influenced black theater ever since.

In 2011, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the country's highest civilian honor, was bestowed upon Angelou by President Barack Obama.

After her death, Obama said he and the first lady cherished the time they had spent with Angelou, for whom the president said his sister was named.

Winfrey called Angelou her "mentor, mother/sister and friend."

Angelou served as a professor of American Studies at Wake Forest since 1982, and had planned to teach a course on race, culture and gender this fall, the university said.

— Jacob Passy

Reuters contributed to this report.

In unrelated Oprah newz, she will reportedly will narrate the audiobook version of What I Know for Sure, an updated collection of the monthly column she has written for the past 14 years for O, The Oprah Magazine.

Both the book, published by Flatiron, and the four-hour audio, will be released Sept 2.

Her publisher has said the book will be organized around themes including joy, awe and possibility, and will offer "readers a guide to becoming their best selves."

In announcing the audiobook news Tuesday, Mary Beth Roche, president and publisher of Macmillan Audio, said, "Throughout her career, Oprah has created unparalleled connections with millions of people. Listeners to the audiobook will appreciate hearing the thoughtful insights shared in this book in Oprah's own voice."

Winfrey began her monthly column after film critic Gene Siskel asked her, "What do you know for sure?"

People magazine reported that Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's wedding photo has, broken an Instagram record, with 1.92 million people (and counting) having clicked that little red heart. The photo of the bride and groom locking lips, posted by Kardashian on May 27, is now the most liked photo in Instagram's three-year history. The photo depicting wedded bliss knocks out an image of another one-time celebrity couple. An image of Selena Gomez embracing Justin Bieber, which Bieber posted back in January, previously held the record with 1.82 million likes

So now that they are married, the countdown starts from naysayers who are waiting the day they split.....wouldnt it be funny if they end of being married until death do they part? Yes, it would be. lol

A documentary about the late Chicago native film critic Roger Ebert "Life Itself,” opens in theaters on July 4. It's based on his autobiography, and was OKd before Ebert's passing a couple years ago. It was directed by his friend Steve James of Hoop Dreams” fame.

Award winning Plainfield, Mo actress Melissa McCarthy is starting her own plus-size line after admitting that she has trouble finding styles to fit her frame. Covering the July 2014 issue of Redbook magazine, on newsstands June 10th, McCarthy revealed that when she was nominated for an Academy Award in 2012 for her role in Bridesmaids, she didn't know what she was going to wear. "When I go shopping, most of the time I'm disappointed," the 43-year-old said. "Two Oscars ago, I couldn't find anybody to do a dress for me. I asked five or six designers--very high-level ones who make lots of dresses for people--and they all said no."

Hmm, even as big as a star is Melissa (no pun intended), Hollywood still has its prejudices of entertainers who are not stick thin.

Rock Opera Jesus Christ Superstar, that was scheduled to tour 50 North American cities over the summer including Chicago and St Louis has been curtained. The New York Times announced recently that the show was abruptly canceled due to low ticket sales.

One of its stars was Rockford, Ill native singer Michelle Williams', who was set to play Mary Magdelene, said that the cancellation has freed her up for even more opportunities on the horizon.

"I'll be honest and say this frees me up to work my album (Journey to Freedom) for the summer," she told The Hollywood Reporter. "I know there were sacrifices made for the tour. I couldn't take certain offers that came my way so now we're able to capture some of those opportunities again."

In related Michelle news, she just wrapped the video to the single' Say Yes" from her upcoming album thats (due in September) that reunited her former Destiny Child members Beyonce and Kelly Rowland....they just wrapped up the music video to the single last month . (PICTURED is a professional still from the video shoot)

We feel its time for another Destinys Child album, what do you think?

STL SPOTLIGHT

St Louis was one of the cities chosen for a red carpet

premiere for the upcoming movie "Think Like a Man Too"

that had taken place Monday at Ronnie’s 20 Cine.

Promoted by WHHL FM, two of the stars of the film,

Terrence J and Regina Hall were present for the ceremony

as hundreds came to catch a glimpse of the two stars.

From reports, STL celebs who attended were Chingy

(seen in picture above with Terrence J and Hall by

BFREE), Kyjuan and Murphy Lee of the St Lunatics and

some of the St Louis Rams. The film hits theatres

nationwide June 20.

The Fabulous Fox Theatre in Midtown St Louis had its opening house this past Sunday to promote its upcoming Fall season of shows as patrons and potential subscribers received a tour of the venue and a preview of one of its shows Motown The Musical (PICTURED). Throughout the event, there was a masquerade parade where people wore costumes from heir favorite Broadway show and a raffle of free subscriptions.

According to stltoday.com, shooting started this week in Edwardsville, Ill., on “Marshall, the Miracle Dog,” based on the children’s book by St. Louisan Cyndi Willenbrock, Marshall’s owner and constant companion. Director Jay Kanzler, a St. Louis filmmaker and lawyer, previously shot “23 Minutes to Midnight” locally. Kanzler co-wrote the screenplay with Scott Zakarin and has assembled a cast of dog lovers, sometimes unwittingly.

Matthew Settle of "Gossip Girl” fame plays Doc Henry, the Humane Society of Missouri veterinarian who operates on Marshall. Shannon Elizabeth of "American Pie" fame plays Cynthia, a character based loosely on Willenbrock

"Marshall" will film in several Southern Illinois sites this summer.

Meteorologist Katie Horner has parted ways with KMOV-TV....she reportedly posted the following message last week on her Facebook page: "Dear St. Louis friends, I have moved back to KC. My children needed me to be home full time. KMOV was supportive of my need to go home." She reportedly closed with: "Thank you for your viewership. You're a fantastic city."

Horner, who did the weather on the noon and 5 p.m. newscasts, joined KMOV in January 2013.

Replacing Horner is Meghan Danahey, who previously has worked in Texas, Florida and North Carolina.

St Louis based visual artist Cheryl Gunnell (PICTURED LEFT) had a reception for her artwork this past Sunday at Componere in the U City Loop on Delmar that comprised of paintings, sketches, and hand crafted wares . Her artwork is displayed there until June 28. Pictured with her is her best friend Teri Loryn

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT

This week we feature Telisha Marie “Seviin” Lee formally known as Seviin Li

Known as a "quadruple threat" vocalist extraordinaire, actress, songwriter, dancer,

along with modeling and hosting her own talk show called ,Seviin @ 7, Telisha

continues to mesmerize audiences around the world!

A native of Madrid, Spain, Telisha's at the age of 12 was recognized as the best

Soloist of the Year from the Midwest Conference of Christian Artists (MCCA).

She made her first vocal debut on Grammy award-winning national recording

artist Murphy Lee's platinum selling album “Murphy’s Law” in 2003 In 2012, she

collaborated with Murphy Lee on his hit single titled “Age of 21” from his album "UCME".

Telisha has had the privilege to open up and share the stage with National artist's

such as Nelly, Monica, Tank, Johnny Gill, Christopher Williams, and Shirley Murdock

to name a few. She also had leading role performances in hit Gospel plays, “Be careful What

U Pray For”, “A Fool For Love”, and " Treat or Trick". In 2012 Telisha made her film acting

debut, playing the role of Tina Turner in the short film “City of the Blues”.

She currently is promoting her newest single, Number 1 Fan .

CHECK OUT MUSIC HERE!! @telishaismusic

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SELFIE PIX

This week we feature STL power couple Milton and Mishelae Proctor
who took this pic recently to announce their two yar anniversary.
Milton is a manufacturer at Boeing and Mishelae is a radio
personality at Majic 100.3 FM.

MAAT TIMED

This week we had two of teh stars of the film, Think Like A Man Too in the STL, one being

Terrence J. He is no stranger to visisting the city. Two years ago, he was part of the

Community Expo, when he was a co-host on BET's 106 and Park... held at Americas

Center (May 2012) Here is he (center) posing with

various STL movers and shakers and national figures (FROM LEFT)

Expo creator Kevin Bryant, singer Seviin Li, boxer Devon Alexander (fifth from left), event

promoter Orlando Watson, event planner Cedric Cobb, Terrence J, rapper Jibbs (third

from right), and event planners Etefia Umana and Nikki Roach. (Photo courtesy of Xanadu PR)

This week we feature STL trainer Deanthony Moorewho is flossing a dapper tux with blue tie and pocket square accessorized with shades, designer watch and cufflinks on a crisp extended cuff.

Why did that bride sew in her baby on her wedding gown train? Why are protesters threatening to protest Maya's funeral? And why did someone on Twitter confuse Maya Angelou with singer Mya?

Why are people up in arms with POTUS prison swap and want him to apologize?

Why has the media wait until now to leak those N-word laced tapes of Justin Bieber?

Why did Ray J break out the window of that police car with his feet when he was arrested?

Why did Serena Williams crash that couples wedding?

Why did Lance Stephenson blow in Lebron James ear on the bball court?

Why did that pastor have a sermon involving using Chris Brown's "Loyal" song?

Why did Pharrell have to apologize for wearing a Native American headdress on the

cover of Elle UK? And why do some people bring

their dogs to restaurant areas outside?

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Inspot Dessert Bar and Lounge on Delmar

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