{"id":2186099,"date":"2025-12-04T00:10:16","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T00:10:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2186099"},"modified":"2025-12-04T00:10:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T00:10:16","slug":"u-city-ballin-st-louis-american","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/u-city-ballin-st-louis-american\/","title":{"rendered":"U. City Ballin\u2019 &#8211; St. Louis American"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>U. City Ballin\u2019.<\/strong> Okay. Fine. Y\u2019all are built different, U. City. I said it. And I tip my Thanksgiving French roll to <strong>Brandy Clay, Cash Cohnes, Mick Woods<\/strong> and everyone else involved for pulling off that epic U. Ball in the middle of a winter weather advisory with a healthy dose of snow. But I know my props won\u2019t be enough. How do I know? Because we\u2019re talking about U. City! We\u2019ll be hearing about the alleged blizzard U. Ball until at least 2061. And we won\u2019t hear it like I just finished stating the facts. Here\u2019s how U. City folks will tell it:<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Vanessa and Tish were representing for U. City  at the U. Ball Saturday night at Ameristar Casino<br \/><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>\u201cIt was worse than the blizzard of \u201982, and then it rained just like it did before the flood of \u201993. We couldn\u2019t even drive on the roads, but we\u2019re U. City. So, we chartered private jets and handed out parachutes. U. City landed on the roof of Ameristar, wiped the snow off their outfits, and kicked it like only U. City can. What was really wild is that so many people showed up, we didn\u2019t even have enough parachutes. <\/em><strong><em>Tish Period <\/em><\/strong><em>used the tassels on her <\/em><strong><em>Shug Avery <\/em><\/strong><em>outfit as her only landing gear. And because she\u2019s from U. City, she survived with her makeup intact. And you know <\/em><strong><em>Vanessa Townsend-Vann<\/em><\/strong><em> from U. City did her makeup. So Tish\u2019s mug was weatherproof and skydive-proof!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Please understand I say this with no hate in my heart. I had an absolute U. City Ball Saturday night!\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"478\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"328570\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.stlamerican.com\/arts-and-entertainment\/partyline-arts-and-entertainment\/u-city-ballin\/attachment\/mickbeverly\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stlamerican.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/MickBeverly-scaled.jpg?fit=1196%2C2560&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1196,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.7&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Galaxy S23 Ultra&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1764455099&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.037756276&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"MickBeverly\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Beverly and Mick were decked out in winter white at the U. Ball Saturday night at Ameristar Casino&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stlamerican.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/MickBeverly-scaled.jpg?fit=280%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stlamerican.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/MickBeverly-scaled.jpg?fit=478%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stlamerican.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/MickBeverly.jpg?resize=478%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-328570\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.4668083420379642;width:212px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stlamerican.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/MickBeverly-scaled.jpg?resize=478%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 478w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stlamerican.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/MickBeverly-scaled.jpg?resize=280%2C600&amp;ssl=1 280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stlamerican.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/MickBeverly-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1645&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stlamerican.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/MickBeverly-scaled.jpg?resize=717%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 717w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stlamerican.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/MickBeverly-scaled.jpg?resize=956%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 956w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stlamerican.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/MickBeverly-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C2570&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stlamerican.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/MickBeverly-scaled.jpg?resize=780%2C1670&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stlamerican.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/MickBeverly-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C857&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stlamerican.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/MickBeverly-scaled.jpg?resize=706%2C1512&amp;ssl=1 706w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stlamerican.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/MickBeverly-scaled.jpg?w=1196&amp;ssl=1 1196w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stlamerican.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/MickBeverly-478x1024.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 478px) 100vw, 478px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Beverly and Mick were decked out in winter white at the U. Ball Saturday night at Ameristar Casino<br \/><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>U. City Ballin\u2019: Part two.<\/strong> Now, I did roll my eyes when I saw the \u201cU. City, Missouri\u201d light display in St. Charles, but that\u2019s as close to shade as I got. The theme was Harlem Nights, and it was giving the casino scene from that movie, with a sip of my idea of a Players Ball. There were one or two who looked like extras from \u201cThe Players Club.\u201d Yes, Miss turquoise one-leg mesh outfit, I\u2019m talking about you. But outside of those tiny exceptions, I still give the overall fashion an A! <strong>Beverly <\/strong>and <strong>Mick<\/strong> were among my favorites. Y\u2019all know I\u2019m a sucker for a winter white suit. And Beverly had the nerve to set it off with that sickening fedora. And can we talk about <strong>Brandy Clay<\/strong> for a second? Girl, I saw you in that black gown, which was an utter and absolute slay. The next day my timeline was flooded with U. Ball content, and there you were in white and red \u2013 slaying the game in each ensemble. Please don\u2019t tell me you shut it down like that with three whole looks in one night! If so, I\u2019m gonna have to step my Salute game up for 2026.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"scaip scaip-1    \">\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<p><strong>Caf\u00e9 Soul\u2019s snow date.<\/strong> While I gave props to U. City for powering through the storm, I must also shout out <strong>Nichol Stevenson<\/strong> for postponing Caf\u00e9 Soul until this Saturday. I was angling like crazy trying to figure out how I was going to swing them both. And I probably would\u2019ve had to split my time and missed the best moments from each to make provisions for my inclement weather riving. But Caf\u00e9 Soul will have my full attention \u2013 and I\u2019ll get the chance to help Nichol ring in another year of life \u2013 in a couple of days. I know I keep it light in Partyline, but Nichol is a walking miracle and a true cancer warrior. I\u2019m sure things haven\u2019t been easy, but she\u2019s from East St. Louis \u2013 and therefore doing what champions do! Okay, now back to Caf\u00e9 Soul: it\u2019s going down at 8 p.m. on Saturday, December 6 at The House of Soul. Based on y\u2019all\u2019s Facebook activity, plenty of my faves will be in the building \u2013 including a few faces from the milk carton. I can\u2019t wait to get together like the good old days and cheer on some of the best, most soulful talent St. Louis has to offer.<\/p>\n<aside>\n\t\t<\/aside>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"478\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"328572\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.stlamerican.com\/arts-and-entertainment\/partyline-arts-and-entertainment\/u-city-ballin\/attachment\/shaunmj\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stlamerican.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ShaunMJ-scaled.jpg?fit=1196%2C2560&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1196,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.7&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Galaxy S23 Ultra&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1764455203&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.100072008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ShaunMJ\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Shaun and MJ were among the many stylish folks who came to party with U. City at the U. Ball Saturday night at Ameristar Casino&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stlamerican.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ShaunMJ-scaled.jpg?fit=280%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stlamerican.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ShaunMJ-scaled.jpg?fit=478%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stlamerican.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ShaunMJ.jpg?resize=478%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-328572\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.4668083420379642;width:229px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stlamerican.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ShaunMJ-scaled.jpg?resize=478%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 478w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stlamerican.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ShaunMJ-scaled.jpg?resize=280%2C600&amp;ssl=1 280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stlamerican.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ShaunMJ-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1645&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stlamerican.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ShaunMJ-scaled.jpg?resize=717%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 717w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stlamerican.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ShaunMJ-scaled.jpg?resize=956%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 956w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stlamerican.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ShaunMJ-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C2570&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stlamerican.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ShaunMJ-scaled.jpg?resize=780%2C1670&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stlamerican.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ShaunMJ-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C857&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stlamerican.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ShaunMJ-scaled.jpg?resize=706%2C1512&amp;ssl=1 706w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stlamerican.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ShaunMJ-scaled.jpg?w=1196&amp;ssl=1 1196w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stlamerican.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ShaunMJ-478x1024.jpg?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 478px) 100vw, 478px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Shaun and MJ were among the many stylish folks who came to party with U. City at the U. Ball Saturday night at Ameristar Casino<br \/><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Galas galore.<\/strong> Is it me, or has gala season 2025 been on steroids? I promise I\u2019ve averaged three a week since September, and it looks like that\u2019s the routine until Christmas. So, have galas replaced holiday parties? I literally have two planned in one day next Saturday \u2013 <strong>100 Black Men of STL\u2019s Dayla<\/strong> (their word, not mine) and, of course, the <strong>Delux Power 100<\/strong>. They might be my last two, mainly because I\u2019ve cycled through all my archived Salute ensembles. If you see me in a Temu rhinestone cape and some Aldi Christmas leggings, just know I didn\u2019t have enough gowns for all these galas. I just might be so gala-ed out that I\u2019ll sleep through New Year\u2019s Eve. Who am I kidding? Y\u2019all wouldn\u2019t let that happen. If you see me repeat a look from one of the 9,487 galas that have taken place between the first week of September and the last week of December, blame it on the organizations for not giving me enough time to shop for a new look from one gala to the next. And if you see me in something brand new, just know it\u2019s probably a dry run for next season. And since I\u2019m talking about all the galas, I might as well spin the block and give mention to a few looks that escaped my mind at the time. <strong>Diamond White<\/strong>, you did that at Salute. <strong>DT<\/strong> your suit was everything at Steve Lacy\u2019s set a couple of weeks back. And while we are on the subject of Steve\u2019s set, <strong>Ms. Easley<\/strong>\u2026how dare you shut it down like that with a bath towel and those sickening buckle red bottoms!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>Living It content is produced with funding by the ARPA for the Arts grants program in partnership with the Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis and the Community Development Administration.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"780\" data-attachment-id=\"323214\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.stlamerican.com\/?attachment_id=323214\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stlamerican.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/ARPA_For_The_Arts_Logo_Black.png?fit=1500%2C1500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1500,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ARPA_For_The_Arts_Logo_Black\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stlamerican.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/ARPA_For_The_Arts_Logo_Black.png?fit=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stlamerican.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/ARPA_For_The_Arts_Logo_Black.png?fit=780%2C780&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stlamerican.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/ARPA_For_The_Arts_Logo_Black.png?resize=780%2C780&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-323214\" style=\"width:130px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stlamerican.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/ARPA_For_The_Arts_Logo_Black.png?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stlamerican.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/ARPA_For_The_Arts_Logo_Black.png?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stlamerican.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/ARPA_For_The_Arts_Logo_Black.png?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stlamerican.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/ARPA_For_The_Arts_Logo_Black.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stlamerican.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/ARPA_For_The_Arts_Logo_Black.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stlamerican.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/ARPA_For_The_Arts_Logo_Black.png?resize=1200%2C1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stlamerican.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/ARPA_For_The_Arts_Logo_Black.png?resize=800%2C800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stlamerican.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/ARPA_For_The_Arts_Logo_Black.png?resize=400%2C400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stlamerican.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/ARPA_For_The_Arts_Logo_Black.png?resize=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stlamerican.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/ARPA_For_The_Arts_Logo_Black.png?resize=780%2C780&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stlamerican.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/ARPA_For_The_Arts_Logo_Black.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stlamerican.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/ARPA_For_The_Arts_Logo_Black.png?resize=706%2C706&amp;ssl=1 706w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stlamerican.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/ARPA_For_The_Arts_Logo_Black.png?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stlamerican.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/ARPA_For_The_Arts_Logo_Black.png?w=370&amp;ssl=1 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><em>Related<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.stlamerican.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U. City Ballin\u2019. Okay. Fine. Y\u2019all are built different, U. City. I said it. And I tip my Thanksgiving French roll to Brandy Clay, Cash Cohnes, Mick Woods and everyone else involved for pulling off that epic U. Ball in the middle of a winter weather advisory with a healthy dose of snow. 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