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For the children

County launches advocacy program.

4 Jean Kittrell

Reflections on a great career.

7 Lewis and Clark

Examining their encounters with Indians.

11 Carano makes mark "Haywire" hits the big screen.

16 Old habits die hard Local man still feels soccer bug's bite.

17 Diaper dilemma Cloth has many advantages.

18 Eli Young Band

The Pageant to host country act.

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What’s Happening Thursday February 2________ • Judy Pfaff: "Recent Work", David Bruno Galler y (Main Gallery), 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through March 3.

• Art of Asia, Edwardsville Arts Center, Edwardsville, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Runs through Feb. 10 • Lessons of the Past...Promises for the Future, AT&T Gallery of Children's Art, The Sheldon, St. Louis, noon to 5:00 p.m., Runs through Feb. 4.

• Dr. Lonnie Smith Trio, Jazz at the Bistro, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m. & 9:30 p.m.

• Featherstone Drive, Fast Eddie's Bon Air, Alton, 7:00 p.m.

• A Room Divided, The Eugene Field House and St. Louis Toy Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m., Runs through Dec. 30.

• Star Trek: The Exhibition, St. Louis Science Center, St. Louis, 9:30 a.m., Runs through May 28.

• The Civil War in Missouri, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m., Runs through March 16.

• On Golden Pond, Grandel Theatre, St. Louis, 7:00 p.m.

• S t . Lo u i s M a rd i G ra s Champions Dinner, St. Louis City Hall, St. Louis, 6:00 p.m.

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• Ladies' Night Out @ the

Library, Glen Carbon Library, Glen Carbon, 6:00 p.m.

• Christodoulos Panayiotou: One Thousand and One Days, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis,10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through April 22.

• Lessons of the Past...Promises for the Future, AT&T Gallery of Children's Art, The Sheldon, St. Louis, noon to 5:00 p.m., Runs through Feb. 4.

• Belinda Lee: Inside Out/ Outside In, COCA, St. Louis, Runs through Feb. 26 • Ultraviolets, Fast Eddie's Bon Air, Alton, 8:00 p.m.

• Waka Winter Classic, The Rock House, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

• Marleyfest, Blueberry Hill, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

• David Burns Smith: The Longshot, The PSTL Gallery, St. Louis, 10:30 a.m., Runs through May 12.

• Rock of Ages, Fox Theatre, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

• A Room Divided, The Eugene Field House and St. Louis Toy Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m., Runs through Dec. 30.

• Star Trek: The Exhibition, St. Louis Science Center, St. Louis, 9:30 a.m., Runs through May 28.

• Star Trek First Fridays, St. Louis Science Center, St. Louis, 6 p.m.

• The Civil War in Missouri, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m., Runs through March 16.

• On Golden Pond, Grandel Theatre, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

• Mardi Gras Wine, Beer & Whiskey Taste, St. Louis City Hall Rotunda, St. Louis, 5:30 p.m.

• Little Big Town, Lumiere Place,

St. Louis, 7:00 p.m. & 9:00 p.m.

Saturday February 4________ • Sunday in the Park with George, The Rep, St. Louis, 5:00 p.m., Runs through Jan. 29 • Wee Trio, Jazz at the Bistro, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m. & 9:30 p.m.

• A Night on Broadway starring Patty LuPone, The Sheldon, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

• Chris Corsano with Darin Gray and Dave Stone, Kranzberg Arts Center Studio, St. Louis, 7:00 p.m.

• Season for the Child: Puss In Boots, Dunham Hall Theater, SIUE, Edwardsville, 7:00 p.m.

• Awards of Excellence 2012 Opening Reception, Jacoby Arts Center, Alton, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through Feb. 26 • Reflections of the Buddha, Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Runs through March 10.

• Judy Pfaff: "Recent Work", David Bruno Galler y (Main Gallery), St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through March 3.

• St. Louis Auto Show, America's Center and Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.

• Battledrum, Lee Auditorium-Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 3:00 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.

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People Volunteering for children County launching advocacy program

By STEVE HORRELL Of The Edge Rita Jenkins retired recently from District 7, and this year she is looking forward to parlaying her experience as a special education teacher into a new career as a volunteer advocate for abused and disadvantaged children in Madison County.

“What I’m looking for is an opportunity to continue to support children, and hopefully with my background it will be worthwhile,” said Jenkins, who lives in Edwardsville.

That background includes three years at Worden Elementary, 11 years at Leclaire Elementary, and a year – the 2010-2011 school year – at Liberty Middle School. She came to District 7 in 1996 from Fairview Heights where she taught early childhood special education for nine years.

Jenkins and 30 or so other volunteers were sworn in recently as Court Appointed Special Advocates for the Madison County Circuit Court. The CASA program dates to 1976 when a judge in Seattle became concerned that he was having to make decisions regarding abused and neglected children without enough good information.

He came up with the idea of using trained community volunteers to gather information about the children and bring it to court.

CASA has been in place in St. Clair County for 23 years, and Madison County will have its own program up and running soon.

The volunteers were sworn in at a ceremony last month presided over by Associate Judge Janet Heflin, who is the presiding judge for the juvenile and abused docket in Madison County.

Heflin will be working with Brenda Tracy, the CASA coordinator for Madison County whose job is to find the right volunteer for each child whose case arrives at Heflin’s desk.

“We will kind of be the eyes and ears of the child, talking to teachers, talking to doctors, talking to whoever has had some influence in their lives,” says Mary Lou Albee, a semiretired biology teacher for Lewis & Clark Community College. Albee has been paired

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Judge Janet Heflin swears volunteers into the CASA program. with another volunteer. They expect to get their assignment once the background check results are in.

“It’s a worthwhile program,” Albee said.

“Especially when you have a judge who is as much behind it as Judge Heflin is.”

The volunteers come from a variety of backgrounds, including stay-at-home moms and retired government workers.

Jenkins acknowledges that she’s unsure exactly what to expect. What is certain is that each case will be unique and challenging.

“You have to adjust your value system, I think, because we’re looking to try to get the child into a stable environment, hopefully back with the family,” she said. “The value systems of all of us aren’t the same. You have to be open to different family styles.

We also have to be good interviewers, to be able to connect with the child in a way that they know that we’re there to support them and not separate them. And to be a voice for them.”

After interviewing the child and the people involved in their life, the advocate will write up a report that will eventually wind up in Heflin’s chambers.

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Jean Kittrell The "Red Hot Mama" of Dixieland jazz reflects on her career

By KRISTA WILKINSON-MIDGLEY Of The Edge

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hen Jean Kittrell puts her mind to something, it's a pretty safe bet that she's going to accomplish it. Whether that's becoming an international jazz pianist and singer, earning a Ph.D. or leading three highly successful jazz bands all while juggling the demands of work and motherhood, Kittrell has done it all with humor, grace and her trademark fringe.

Known as the "Red Hot Mama" of Dixieland jazz, Jean Kittrell has built an impressive musical career that spans more than 50 years.

She's had the pleasure of singing "Happy Birthday" to Louis Armstrong, performing in Europe and enjoyed countless nights playing the Dixieland music she loves to packed venues of equally enthusiastic listeners.

Born in 1927 in Birmingham, Ala., Kittrell's musical career began with piano lessons as a young child and playing the piano in the Southern Baptist Church. Later, she majored in music theory at Blue Mountain College in Mississippi. At that time, she says, a career in music wasn't her main ambition. Like most young women at that time, marriage and family were her priority.

It wasn't until 1957, at the age of 30, that her jazz career began in earnest. A few years earlier, her then-husband, Dr. Ed Kittrell, had come home one day and decided he wanted to play jazz and he needed someone to accompany him. He asked Jean to play piano for him and she agreed.

"He'd invite students to the house to jam," recalls Kittrell.

They would play with anything they could find. Sometimes as many as 100 kids would show up to play, much to the chagrin of her neighbors. Ed Kittrell, who played the trumpet, got a few musicians together and formed the Chesapeake Bay Jazz Band.

"We would go out on Chesapeake Bay and picnic and sit on the beach and play. I had a little two-octave piano to take to the beach," says Kittrell.

The following year the couple and their two children moved to Chicago so Ed Kittrell could work on his Ph.D. While there, the couple continued making music and joined the Chicago Stompers, which led to a monthlong stint playing and traveling throughout Germany and the Netherlands. It was also during this time that Kittrell decided to pursue a master's degree in philosophy from the University of Chicago while her husband worked on his degree.

A few years later, in 1967, Kittrell took a job teaching general composition at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale.

At the same time, she continued her musical career playing solo at the Old Levee House on Laclede's Landing in St. Louis, Mo. For the next two years, she led a double life as university lecturer by day and jazz singer by night commuting between Murphysboro and St. Louis, as well as working as the choir director at a Methodist Church in Murphysboro all while bringing up her two young daughters.

She had a housekeeper who would come on Friday evening and stay the weekend. They would all have dinner together on Friday evening, she says. Then the housekeeper would put the girls to bed while Kittrell drove up to St. Louis for her show, which lasted from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. on Friday night and the

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Jean Kittrell with St. Louis Rivermen, above, and at the piano, below. same again on Saturday night. During the day on Saturday, she would grade papers for her composition students. Then, as soon as her show finished on Saturday, it was straight back to Murphysboro.

"I'd drive home sometimes in my fringe!

That was quite a time. I'd get home between 2:30 and 3 a.m. on Sunday and then go to church at 10:30 am. to lead choir," says Kittrell with a smile.

Kittrell completed her Ph.D. in Modern British Literature in 1973. When asked why she decided to pursue a Ph.D., Kittrell says she just figured why not? She was already working for the university plus she had

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helped Ed earn his, so why couldn't she get one too?

"I never was told I couldn't do it so it never occurred to me that I couldn't do it," she says.

Soon after she moved to Edwardsville to take up a position as a member of the English faculty at SIUE. She also served four years as chair of the English Department from 1987 to 1990. Just like before, she continued playing jazz piano and singing on the weekends this time aboard the Lt. Robert E. Lee steamboat in St. Louis. These were fun years for Kittrell.

She played with two different bands. The first was a trio known as the Jazz Incredibles (formerly Blues Emporium) that played on

Fridays and the second was a five-piece called the Old St. Louis Levee Band that played on Saturdays. Later, Kittrell was asked to lead a seven-piece band known as the St. Louis Rivermen. Kittrell served as the business manager and band leader for all three bands.

One of her favorite memories from her long career took place during a tour of the Netherlands with the Jazz Incredibles. The group was playing in the Breda Jazz Festival there.

"They have such amazing concert centers that would dwarf Kiel Auditorium. It is luxury," says Kittrell.

Unfortunately, the little trio found themselves due to go on stage following a 16piece big band with two singers doing a lot of complicated arrangements.

"Red (sousaphonist David 'Red' Lehr) said, 'Kittrell, we have to follow this.' We were scared to death!" says Kittrell with a laugh.

But follow them they did and what a show they put on.

"I always wore fringe and I bounced when I played and thank goodness for that fringe. The three of us played the best we ever played. We got a standing ovation and cheering. They didn't do that for the big band," says Kittrell grinning.

Four decades of concerts, festivals, international tours and university lectures kept Kittrell constantly busy, just the way she liked it. In 1998, she was the recipient of the "Great Ladies of Jazz" award given by the Directors of the Sun Valley Swing 'n' Dixie Jazz Jamboree, which is given each year to one contemporary musician and one from the past. She has recorded with jazz stars Tony Parenti, Doc Souchon, Charlie Borneman; and played in concerts with Emile Christian, Johnny Wiggs, Danny Barker, Big Jim Robinson and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, George Brunies, Doc Evans, Barrett Deems, and Spiegle Willcox.

In July 2008, she finally hung up her fringe for the last time when ill health forced her to retire. She still occasionally comes out of retirement to make a special appearance here and there. She will be performing at the MidAmerica Traditional Jazz Festival in Decatur on Feb. 4.

Kittrell credits her family, particularly her parents, for her continued success throughout both of her long careers.

"I've been so thankful for my parents," says Kittrell. "They just loved me and encouraged me to do whatever I wanted to do."

To find out more about Jean Kittrell, visit her website at www.jeankittrell.com.

People People planner MoBOT lecture suited to St. Patrick's Day Join the Missouri Botanical Garden for the 2012 John Dwyer Lecture in Biology on Friday, March 9 at 4 p.m. In advance of St. Patrick’s Day, Dr. Peter Wyse Jackson, Garden president and Ireland native, will present “Ireland’s Generous Nature—The Use of Wild Plants in Ireland through the Ages.” The event is free to attend and open to the public.

Dr. Peter Wyse Jackson, president, Missouri Botanical GardenWyse Jackson has undertaken extensive research on the use of wild plants in Ireland. His lecture will outline the ways in which a wide variety of plants have been a fundamental part of life for people in Ireland for centuries, tracing the history of plants used for food, medicines, fibers, fuel and timber since the earliest times. Hear fascinating stories associated with plant use, including how the potato shaped the Ireland of today, how cereals were used to make poteen (illegal moonshine) and how plants were used as the raw material for thatching houses and for ancient pagan rituals that survive up to the present day.

B o r n i n K i l k e n n y, I re l a n d , Wyse Jackson studied botany at Trinity College Dublin, where he subsequently obtained a Ph.D. for work on the taxonomy of Irish Cruciferae. In 1981, he was appointed curator of the Trinity College Dublin Botanic Garden. In 1987, he moved to Kew in England to join the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), where he helped to establish the international network organization for botanic gardens that became Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI). In 1994, he was appointed secretary general of BGCI and in 2005 returned to Dublin as director of the National Botanic Gardens of Ireland. In 2010, he was appointed to his present position at the Missouri Botanical Garden.

As one of the world’s foremost and best known botanists and p l a n t c o n s e r v a t i o n i s t s , Wy s e Jackson has played an influential role in reshaping and leading the i n t e r n a t i o n a l b o t a n i c g a rd e n community over the past two decades. He has worked extensively with botanic gardens

and their network organizations worldwide, helping to establish or develop botanic gardens and other organizations in over 30 countries.

He played a lead role in the development and implementation of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation, adopted by the U.N. Convention on Biological Diversity in 2002, and has been chairman of the Global Partnership for Plant Conservation since 2005.

The annual John Dwyer Lecture in Biology honors the memory of Dr. John Dwyer, a professor of biology at Saint Louis University and former research associate of the Missouri Botanical Garden.

The lecture will be held in the Shoenberg Theater of the Ridgway Visitor Center at the Missouri Botanical Garden. The Garden is located at 4344 Shaw Blvd. in south St. Louis, accessible from Interstate 44 at the Vandeventer exit and from Interstate 64 at the Kingshighway North and South exit. Free parking is available on site and two blocks west at the corner of Shaw and Vandeventer.

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Dunham tour to stop in St. Charles The man whose standup concerts rule the comedy world, Jeff Dunham, announces a full slate of shows through March 2012 that offers his millions of fans brand new laughs and hilarious additions to his famed troupe of

sidekicks Dunham will appear at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 29 at The Family Arena in St. Charles.

Tickets available at all MetroTix locations. Charge by phone (314) 534-1111 or online at metrotix.com In the coming months, concertgoers will meet two new Dunham characters: Achmed Junior, the not-as-equally skeletal son of Achmed the Dead Terrorist, and Little Jeff, a mini-version of the ringmaster himself.

Dunham’s sidesplitting performances have made him the top grossing live comedian in North America for three consecutive years as well as the last two worldwide. Now his ever-growing legion of devoted fans that flock to his shows year after year will meet the newest additions to his suitcase posse.

Achmed the Dead Terrorist has to now contend with his rebellious

McKendree University’s “Ramble into Spring” offers runners three distance options on Saturday morning, Mar. 24.

The fourth annual road race consists of a 5-kilometer (3.1 mile) run or walk, a 10-kilometer (6.2 mile) run and a 10-mile run. All three events start at 8 a.m., with a pre-race briefing at 7:40 a.m. The course begins at the center of campus and travels through historic downtown Lebanon. The 5K route then heads north to Lebanon’s Horner Park and returns to the finish line at McKendree. The 10K and 10-mile races wind through the rolling rural landscape of northern St. Clair County and also finish back on campus.

Walkers and strollers are welcome to participate in the 5K run-walk only.

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“Controlled Chaos” also hits the home entertainment market on DVD on September 27th, and preorders are now open at Amazon.com, where it hit No. 2 in comedy sales two months out from its release. Dunham followers anxious for a taste of his all-new live show can catch a teaser and see clips at www. jeffdunham.com/controlled chaos.

Further information on Jeff Dunham is at: www.jeffdunham. com. His upcoming special has its own dedicated page at: www. jeffdunham.com/controlled chaos.

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People People planner Drum Corps Show returns to McKendree July 16 Marching Music’s Major League will return to McKendree University this summer as part of Drum Corps International’s (DCI) 2012 tour.

One of the most popular Midwestern stops on last year ’s schedule, the university will host “DCI St. Louis” on Monday, July 16, at 7 p.m. The show will take place at Leemon Athletic Field on campus, adjacent to the Hettenhausen Center for the Arts, at 400 N. Alton St. in Lebanon, Ill., 25 miles east of downtown St. Louis.

Over 1,000 of the country’s top young brass musicians, percussionists and dancers will present an entertaining competition of artistry and showmanship, executed with speed and precision.

The nine-ensemble line-up includes some of DCI’s elite corps: Carolina Crown from Ft. Mill, S.C; the Cascades from Seattle; the Cavaliers from Rosemont, Ill.; the Crossmen from San Antonio.; Music City from Nashville, Tenn.; Phantom Regiment from Rockford, Ill.; Pioneer from Milwa u k e e ; Te a l S o u n d f ro m Jacksonville, Fla.; and the Troopers from Casper, Wyo. “DCI St. Louis” ticket prices range from $20 to $45 for premium reserved seating. Purchase seats online at www.dci.org/tickets.

Groups of 20 or more qualify for discount seating in select sections. Advance orders will end approximately one week before the event. Tickets may be purchased from the stadium box office on the afternoon of the show for an additional $5.

“We are very proud and happy to once again host such a prestigious, nationally known event on our campus. Last year was the first time a drum and bugle corps show was presented in the St. Louis metro area in six years,” said David Boggs, director of bands at McKendree. He is a past member of the Chicago area Cavaliers and a former instructor for the Cadets of Bergen County, N.J. The All-Star High School Marching Band, made up of 100 top

student musicians and color guards from the St. Louis and Metro-East area, will lead off the show with a patriotic musical tribute.

Proceeds from “DCI St. Louis” w i l l s u p p o r t t h e M c K e n d re e University’s Music Department’s interactive, hands-on “Music in Our Schools” program for pre-K through 12th grade students.

According to the DCI website, participation in drum corps allows members, ages 14 to 22, to develop as musicians and learn selfdiscipline, leadership and teamwork in the process. Membership in the top corps is highly competitive; auditions for 40 spots draw up to 800 young musicians from all over the world. During the summer tour, each elite ensemble travels over 10,000 miles and rehearses an average of 10 hours a day. The DCI tour culminates at the world championship held in August in Indianapolis.

Field Museum to host mummy exhibit An unprecedented and limitedtime exhibition will be on display at The Field Museum in Chicago starting February 17 and running through April 22, 2012.

Opening the Vaults: Mummies is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the public to view over 20 m u m m i f i e d i n d i v i d u a l s f ro m Egypt and Peru held in The Field Museum’s extensive collections, including complete humans and animals. The Museum obtained most of these remains from the World’s Columbian Exposition held in Chicago in 1893. Many have not been on display since and are being shown in their original 19th century display cases.

But make no mistake – Mummies is truly a 21st century exhibition.

The Field Museum has a large collection of Egyptian and Peruvian mummies, many of which had not been thoroughly studied until last year because avoiding damage was a priority. In 2011, Museum scientists performed non-invasive CT scans of several mummies, virtually “unwrapping” them with digital technology. In the exhibition,

these mummies are shown along with remarkably detailed scan images, allowing visitors to see for the first time pointers to the methods used for mummification, signs of serious injuries and illnesses, and offerings and jewelry placed inside the wrappings.

“By studying the preserved remains of ancient peoples we can learn more about their lives. By using modern scanning technology, we have uncovered a wealth of new information without damaging the specimens in any way. We can now see pathologies such as injured bones and distorted or missing teeth. Evidence such as this tells us a great deal about the health of individuals,” said Robert D. Martin, A. Watson Armour III Curator of Biological Anthropology at The Field Museum.

The individuals in Mummies date from about 5,500 to 800 years ago. In addition, the exhibition features artifacts related to Egyptian and Peruvian cultures, including canopic urns used in ancient Egypt to store internal organs of the mummified dead, an Egyptian stele or grave marker, and Peruvian grave figurines and gold objects.

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after death has occurred in many d i ff e re n t c u l t u re s . I n E g y p t , deliberate mummification, including removal of certain body parts, the salting of the body to dry it, wrapping, and internment in a coffin or sarcophagus, was intended to preserve the individual so that he or she could travel into the “other world” each night and return to the tomb during the day.

Objects were placed in the tomb to help the individual on this journey.

Many of the Egyptian remains in Mummies are in highly decorated coffins, although others are simply wrapped in linen.

Unlike the Egyptian remains, the Peruvian mummies featured in the exhibition were not embalmed.

Instead, the people of ancient Peru wrapped their dead in cloth bundles and left them in the desert. Over the years, dry air and other natural factors combined to preserve them.

The exhibition also features a human head from the Nasca people of southern Peru (100-500 AD). The Nasca buried human heads in some graves. The lips and eyes were held closed with cactus spines and a hole was drilled in the forehead so the head could be suspended on a

cord. Recently, scientists at the Field Museum analyzed isotopes and DNA from the heads and found that they were not from geographically distant groups. So the heads did not come from distant warrior rivals but from individuals living in the local Nasca region.

Because of the fragile nature of these mummies, they will be on display for a limited time. The exhibition is only open for two months (February 17 through April 22) so visitors who want to see these intriguing specimens and the Museum’s latest scientific discoveries need to hurry before the mummies are returned to their "vaults" behind the scenes at The Field Museum.

Tickets to Opening the Vaults: Mummies are included in both Discovery and All-Access passes to the Museum and are priced at $22-$29 for adults, $18-24 for seniors and students with ID, and $15-$20 for children 4-11.

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The Arts Lewis and Clark with the Indians Lovejoy Library presents a special exhibition

By KRISTA WILKINSON-MIDGLEY Of The Edge

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he story of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark's famous expedition through the Louisiana Territory to the Pacific Ocean is well known, particularly in this area located so close to the trip's starting point at Camp River Dubois in Hartford. What isn't quite as widely known, however, is the story of the Native Americans that Lewis and Clark met along the way.

Sure, every elementary school student may be able to recite the story of Sacagawea, the Native American woman who accompanied Lewis and Clark on their journey as an interpreter.

But what about all of the other Native Americans they met and

interacted with? Who were they?

What is their story?

Now you can find out the answers to those questions and get a fascinating glimpse of the other side of the explorers’ historic expedition between 1804 and 1806 told through the point of view of the Indians who lived along their route. The “Lewis and Clark and the Indian Country,” a traveling exhibition, is on display at the Elijah P. Lovejoy Library on the campus of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville now through March 2.

During the explorers’ journey to the Pacific coast and back, Lewis and Clark and their small group of voyagers crossed the traditional homelands of more than 50 Native American tribes. The exhibit examines this monumental encounter of cultures, and the past and present effects of those events on the lives of the tribes which still live in the region.

“What often gets lost in the story is that Lewis and Clark did not explore a wilderness – they

traveled through an inhabited homeland,” said Frederick E. Hoxie, the exhibit’s curator and Swanlund Professor of History at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, in a press release. “This expedition is part of the history of the native peoples the explorers met, and the exhibit offers us an opportunity to understand an Indian perspective on our shared American past.”

Kathy Bouman, library staff member at SIUE, said the exhibition is unique because it focuses less on the adventure that we are so used to seeing and more on the Native Americans that Lewis and Clark met along the way and the different tribal cultures they encountered.

She said the whole concept of the Native American presence during the expedition is something that is not often examined. This exhibition, according to Bouman, brings the Native Americans who were just as much a part of the Lewis and Clark story to the forefront.

"It's part of our American history, and it relates to our area. Everything (here) is named

Lewis and Clark. This is a familiar part of our lives," said Bouman.

“Lewis and Clark and the Indian Country” draws upon original documents including photographs of handwritten documents, maps, paintings and drawings that provide a colorful background for the story of the encounter. The items are taken from the Native American collections of the Newberry Library and the collections of the Washington State Historical Society, the Minnesota Historical Society and other institutions.

It has taken the Lovejoy Library five years to bring the exhibition to SIUE. Bouman said the library first applied for a stop on the schedule when the traveling exhibition was first announced. The exhibition was organized by the Newberry Library in Chicago, in cooperation with the American Library Association Public Programs Office and was made possible by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Additional support

came from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

The Sara Lee Foundation is the lead corporate sponsor; Ruth C. Ruggles and the National Park Service also supported the exhibit.

“We are pleased to have been selected as a site for this exhibition,” said Regina McBride, dean of Library and Information Services, in a press release. “The story of the Lewis and Clark expedition is well known to most Americans, especially because of the recent bicentennial celebrations, but the Native American perspective on their voyage is not as well known. It is important to understand that although this great journey essentially opened American eyes to the West and encouraged national expansion, it also contributed to a dramatic change in the well-established cultures of the Indian tribes already living in the region.”

“Lewis and Clark and the Indian Country" will be on

display at SIUE Lovejoy Library for six weeks ending on March 2. The exhibition is open to the public free of charge.

Regular opening hours are 7:30 a.m. to 1 a.m. Monday to Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and 1 p.m. to 1 a.m. on Sunday.

The library will host a free panel discussion led by SIUE faculty Gregory Fields, Rowena McClinton and Robert Paulett, and Lewis and Clark Center Director Brad Winn, at 3 p.m.

Sunday, Feb. 26.

Parking is free behind the library on Saturday and Sunday.

Metered parking is available at various locations on campus.

The library is located at 30 Hairpin Drive on the campus of SIUE in Edwardsville.

Contact Library and Information Services, (618) 6504636, email kbouman@siue.edu or visit www.siue.edu for more information.

Pictured are three scenes from the exhibition, "Lewis and Clark and the Indian Country," which is currently on display at SIUE's Lovejoy Library.

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The Arts Arts calendar Thursday, Feb. 2 Judy Pfaff: "Recent Work", David Bruno Gallery (Main Gallery), 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through March 3.

Art of Asia, Edwardsville Arts Center, Edwardsville, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Runs through Feb. 10 Christodoulos Panayiotou: One Thousand and One Days, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Runs through April 22.

Lessons of the Past...Promises for the Future, AT&T Gallery of Children's Art, The Sheldon, St. Louis, noon to 5:00 p.m., Runs through Feb. 4.

Belinda Lee: Inside Out/Outside In, COCA, St. Louis, Runs through Feb. 26 David Burns Smith: The Longshot, The PSTL Gallery, St. Louis, 10:30 a.m., Runs through May 12.

The Last Mass at St. Casimir's, Alton Little Theater, Alton, 7:30 p.m.

On Golden Pond, Grandel Theatre, St. Louis, 7:00 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 3 Judy Pfaff: "Recent Work", David Bruno Gallery (Main Gallery), St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through March 3.

Art of Asia, Edwardsville Arts Center, Edwardsville, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Runs through Feb. 10 Christodoulos Panayiotou: One Thousand and One Days, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis,10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through April 22.

Lessons of the Past...Promises for the Future, AT&T Gallery of Children's Art, The Sheldon, St. Louis, noon to 5:00 p.m., Runs through Feb. 4.

Belinda Lee: Inside Out/Outside In, COCA, St. Louis, Runs through Feb. 26 David Burns Smith: The Longshot, The PSTL Gallery, St. Louis, 10:30 a.m., Runs through May 12.

The Last Mass at St. Casimir's, Alton Little Theater, Alton, 7:30 p.m.

On Golden Pond, Grandel Theatre, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 4 Reflections of the Buddha, Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Runs through March 10.

Judy Pfaff: "Recent Work", David Bruno Gallery (Main Gallery), St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through March 3.

Art of Asia, Edwardsville Arts Center, Edwardsville, 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Runs through Feb. 10 Christodoulos Panayiotou: One Thousand and One Days, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis,10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through April 22.

Lessons of the Past...Promises for the Future, AT&T Gallery of Children's Art, The Sheldon, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Continuing the Legacy, COCA, St. Louis, 2:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.

David Burns Smith: The Longshot, The PSTL Gallery, St. Louis, 10:30 a.m., Runs through May 12.

The Last Mass at St. Casimir's, Alton Little Theater, Alton, 7:30 p.m.

On Golden Pond, Grandel Theatre, St. Louis, 3:00 p.m. & 8:00 p.m.

Sunday, Feb. 5 Christodoulos Panayiotou: One Thousand and One Days, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Runs through April 22.

Belinda Lee: Inside Out/Outside In, COCA, St. Louis, Runs through Feb. 26 The Last Mass at St. Casimir's, Alton Little Theater, Alton, 2:00 p.m.

On Golden Pond, Grandel Theatre, St. Louis, 3:00 p.m.

Runs through April 22.

David Burns Smith: The Longshot, The PSTL Gallery, St. Louis, 10:30 a.m., Runs through May 12.

Race, Browning Mainstage, Loretto-Hilton Center, Webster Groves, 8:00 p.m.

Monday, Feb. 6

Saturday, Feb. 11

Belinda Lee: Inside Out/Outside In, COCA, St. Louis, Runs through Feb. 26

Reflections of the Buddha, Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Runs through March 10.

Judy Pfaff: "Recent Work", David Bruno Gallery (Main Gallery), St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through March 3.

Christodoulos Panayiotou: One Thousand and One Days, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through April 22.

I'll be your Mirror, Nancy Spiritas Kranzberg Gallery, The Sheldon, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

David Burns Smith: The Longshot, The PSTL Gallery, St. Louis, 10:30 a.m., Runs through May 12.

Race, Browning Mainstage, Loretto-Hilton Center, Webster Groves, 5:00 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 7 Christodoulos Panayiotou: One Thousand and One Days, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis,10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through April 22.

I'll be your Mirror, Nancy Spiritas Kranzberg Gallery, The Sheldon, St. Louis, noon to 8:00 p.m., Runs through Feb. 11.

Belinda Lee: Inside Out/Outside In, COCA, St. Louis, Runs through Feb. 26 David Burns Smith: The Longshot, The PSTL Gallery, St. Louis, 10:30 a.m., Runs through May 12.

Wednesday, Feb. 8 Reflections of the Buddha, Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts, St. Louis, noon to 5:00 p.m. Runs through March 10.

Judy Pfaff: "Recent Work", David Bruno Gallery (Main Gallery), St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through March 3.

Art of Asia, Edwardsville Arts Center, Edwardsville, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Runs through Feb. 10 Christodoulos Panayiotou: One Thousand and One Days, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through April 22.

I'll be your Mirror, Nancy Spiritas Kranzberg Gallery, The Sheldon, St. Louis, noon to 5:00 p.m., Runs through Feb. 11.

David Burns Smith: The Longshot, The PSTL Gallery, St. Louis, 10:30 a.m., Runs through May 12.

Race, Browning Mainstage, Loretto-Hilton Center, Webster Groves, 8:00 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 9 Judy Pfaff: "Recent Work", David Bruno Gallery (Main Gallery), St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through March 3.

Art of Asia, Edwardsville Arts Center, Edwardsville, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Runs through Feb. 1 0 Christodoulos Panayiotou: One Thousand and One Days, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis,10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Runs through April 22.

I'll be your Mirror, Nancy Spiritas Kranzberg Gallery, The Sheldon, St. Louis, noon to 5:00 p.m., Runs through Feb. 11.

David Burns Smith: The Longshot, The PSTL Gallery, St. Louis, 10:30 a.m., Runs through May 12.

Race, Browning Mainstage, Loretto-Hilton Center, Webster Groves, 8:00 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 10 Judy Pfaff: "Recent Work", David Bruno Gallery (Main Gallery), St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through March 3.

Art of Asia, Edwardsville Arts Center, Edwardsville, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

I'll be your Mirror, Nancy Spiritas Kranzberg Gallery, The Sheldon, St. Louis, noon to 5:00 p.m., Runs through Feb. 11.

Christodoulos Panayiotou: One Thousand and One Days, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.,

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Sunday, Feb. 12 Christodoulos Panayiotou: One Thousand and One Days, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Runs through April 22.

Belinda Lee: Inside Out/Outside In, COCA, St. Louis, Runs through Feb. 26 Race, Browning Mainstage, Loretto-Hilton Center, Webster Groves, 2:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.

Monday, Feb. 13 Belinda Lee: Inside Out/Outside In, COCA, St. Louis, Runs through Feb. 26

Tuesday, Feb. 14 Christodoulos Panayiotou: One Thousand and One Days, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through April 22.

Belinda Lee: Inside Out/Outside In, COCA, St. Louis, Runs through Feb. 26

Wednesday, Feb. 15 Reflections of the Buddha, Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts, St. Louis, noon to 5:00 p.m. Runs through March 10.

Judy Pfaff: "Recent Work", David Bruno Gallery (Main Gallery), St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through March 3.

Christodoulos Panayiotou: One Thousand and One Days, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through April 22.

Belinda Lee: Inside Out/Outside In, COCA, St. Louis, Runs through Feb. 26

Thursday, Feb. 16 Judy Pfaff: "Recent Work", David Bruno Gallery (Main Gallery), St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through March 3.

Christodoulos Panayiotou: One Thousand and One Days, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Runs through April 22.

Belinda Lee: Inside Out/Outside In, COCA, St. Louis, Runs through Feb. 26

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The Arts Artistic adventures Bertoia featured at Gallery 210 The next exhibit at the University of Missouri–St. Louis’s Gallery 210 will feature a look inside the mind of an artist whose work embodied both eclecticism and practicality.

“Harry Bertoia, Forty Years of Drawing” will feature a collection of more than 30 rarely seen monoprints from the Harry Bertoia estate.

The exhibition, organized by the Seraphin Gallery of Philadelphia, will be on display now through March 17.

A p u b l i c re c e p t i o n f o r t h e exhibition will be from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Jan. 26. During the reception, Celia Bertoia, the artist’s daughter, w i l l p re s e n t a s l i d e l e c t u re describing her father ’s life and work. Her lecture will begin at 6:15 p.m. and will be held in the Gallery 210 auditorium.

Harry Bertoia’s works span more than 40 years and include his “tonal” sculptures, jewelry, modern furniture such as the internationally famous diamond chair.for the office furnisher Knoll. Sonambient sound recordings, sculptures and monoprints, drawings that he considered his private journal.

The Gallery 210 exhibition will focus on Bertoia’s drawings from 1940 to 1978. The drawings, mostly small-scale personal pieces, were frequently studies for his sculptures and therefore were never signed or dated.

The exhibition will also feature examples of Bertoia’s furniture design and sculpture. On loan from Knoll will be Bertoia’s Diamond Chair, Child Diamond Chair, Bird Chair and Ottoman, Side Chair and Bar Stool. The exhibition also will include one of his well-know “sound” sculptures.

“Harry Bertoia, Forty Years of Drawing” is organized and circulated by Seraphin Gallery in Philadelphia. It is supported in part by assistance from Knoll and by grants from the Regional Arts Commission and the Missouri Arts Council, with additional assistance from The Center for the Humanities at UMSL. Gallery 210 is on UMSL’s North Campus at 44 Arnold B. Grobman Drive in the Telecommunity Center Building between the North UMSL MetroLink Station and the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center.

All Gallery 210 events are free and open to the public. Public parking is available at the South Millennium Parking garage on the east side of Grobman Drive. Handicapped parking is available behind Gallery 210.

The gallery is open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. For parking locations, directions and a campus map, visit http://gallery210. umsl.edu<http://gallery210.umsl. edu/>. Call 314-516-5976 for more information.

"Intimate Apparel" follows Esther, an African American seamstress who crafts beautiful lingerie for a range of clients, from the ladies of the Upper East Side of Manhattan to the prostitutes of the infamous Tenderloin District.

With the vivid characters that inhabit the story, Nottage tells a tale of self-discovery, acceptance and independence. Niyi Coker, the E. Desmond Lee Endowed Professor of African/African American Studies at UMSL, will direct. “(Assistant) Professor Felia Davenport heads the department play selection committee,” Coker said. “She spearheaded the selection of this play, recommending it to the committee for its unique style, and to continue the tradition of producing the works of black female writers, especially those who have been recognized with Pulitzer Prizes as writers, to expose our students and institution to the work of these brilliant writers.”

Nottage received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2005, and a MacArthur Genius Grant in 2007. She won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2009 for her play, “Ruined.” "Intimate Apparel" won the 2004 Steinberg New Play Award, presented by The American Theatre Critics Association.

Nottage holds a bachelor ’s degree from Brown University and a master ’s degree from the Yale University School of Drama, where she is currently a visiting lecturer.

Her plays have been produced throughout the U.S. and Europe at such venues as the Second Stage Theatre in New York, the Tricycle Theatre in London and the Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago.

“Intimate Apparel” will be performed Jan. 27-29 and Feb. 1-4 in the E. Desmond and Mary Ann Lee Theater at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center. All performances are at 7:30 p.m., with exception of Jan. 29, which will be at 3 p.m.

The Touhill is located on UMSL's North Campus, 1 University Blvd. in St. Louis County (63121). Tickets are $5 for UMSL students, $10 for general admission. Call 314-5164949 or visit touhill.org for more information.

Spring Art Fair planned at Queeny Park T h e G re a t e r S t . L o u i s A r t Association (GSLAA) presents the Spring Art Fair at Queeny Park, March 30 through April 1 at the indoor, air-conditioned Greensfelder Recreation Center in Queeny Park, 550 Weidman Rd, Ballwin, Mo. GSLAA has been hosting art fairs

at Queeny Park for more than 35 years. The fall and spring art fairs are two of the most reputable, longest-running juried art fairs in the bi-state region and present a rare opportunity for the public to see and purchase original works of fine art and fine craft directly from the artists who create them.

“People come back to the Art Fair year after year to see their favorite artists and to discover new talent,” said co-chair Vic Barr. “The unique blend of different styles and mediums creates an appealing and fun atmosphere for everyone, from the art enthusiast to the curious. Plus, with the show held inside, there is never a worry about inclement weather.”

Artists interested in showcasing their work at the Spring Art Fair still have time to apply. GSLAA is accepting early entries through Jan. 16. Late entries will be accepted through Jan. 23 for an additional fee. Applications and instructions may be found at www.

ArtFairAtQueenyPark.com.

The final lineup will be composed of approximately 130 juried artists from around the St. Louis region and the United States, representing the following media: ceramics, drawing, painting, photography, jewelry, printmaking, digital art, glass, mixed media, fiber, sculpture, wood and more. The show will be judged by a nationally renowned panel – awarding over $4,500 in cash and prizes.

“The jury members who are selecting the artists certainly have their work cut out this year,” Barr said. “The number of entries continues to increase by record numbers, and consequently, the quality of work is unprecedented.

I believe this growth is a direct response to the show’s positive reputation both in St. Louis and around the country.”

In addition to the wide variety of fine art and fine crafts, guests are treated to: • Wine tastings by Three Squirrels Winery from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday and 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday; • Three $100 drawings (1 and 5 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday) for “art dollars” that can be spent at any artist’s booth; • An interactive Art Discovery Adventure for children from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday; and • Refreshments available for purchase.

Proceeds from the $5 admission and the artists’ booth fees go to GSLAA’s Art Scholarship Fund and help cover show expenses. St. Louisarea high school seniors are eligible to apply for the art education scholarship, which is sent directly to the college of his or her choice.

Scholarship winners will have their

work displayed at the spring Art Fair at Queeny Park. Additional donations for the scholarship fund are welcomed at the admission gate.

Admission is $5 at the door and free to those 18 and under. Parking is free. Tickets are valid for all three days of the Art Fair at Queeny Park.

Hours are: • 6 to 9 p.m. Friday • 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday • 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday Dollar-off coupons are available from the GSLAA website, www. gslaa.org. Guests will have the opportunity to sign the guest book to receive future announcements and discount coupons.

Visit www.ArtFairAtQueenyPark. com or contact co-chairs Vic Barr, 314-997-1181, or Lee Richards, 636584-5414, for more information about the Art Fair at Queeny Park.

Visit www.gslaa.org for more information about GSLAA. The Art Fair at Queeny Park can also be found on Facebook.

The Fox to host "West Side Story" The tour of the smash hit Broadway revival of "West Side Story" is coming to St. Louis.

"West Side Story" will open at The Fabulous Fox Theatre on Tuesday, February 14, 2012. Tony Awardwinning librettist Arthur Laurents’ Broadway direction will be recreated for the tour by David Saint, the Associate Director on Broadway.

T h e o r i g i n a l J e ro m e R o b b i n s choreography is reproduced by Tony Award-nominee Joey McKneely (The Boy from Oz, The Life).

The cast stars Ross Lekites as

Tony, Evy Ortiz as Maria, Michelle Aravena as Anita, Drew Foster as Riff and German Santiago as Bernardo. Also featured are Mike Boland as Schrank, Stephen DeRosa as Glad Hand, Jon Drake as Action, Wally Dunn as Krupke, Alexandra Frohlinger as Anybodys, Jay Garcia as Chino, Casey Garvin as Diesel, Nathan Keen as Big Deal, Harris Milgrim as Snowboy, John O’Creagh as Doc, Christopher Rice as Baby John, Clay Thomson as A-rab, along with Karolina Blonski, Alicia Charles, Lauryn Ciardullo, Dean Andre de Luna, Lori Ann Ferreri, Ryan Ghysels, Tim Hausmann, Nicole Hellman, Laura Irion, Thayne Jasperson, Gizel Jimenez, Eric Anthony Johnson, Patrick Ortiz, Kristen Paulicelli, Waldemar Quinones-Villanueva, Alexandra Blake Redelico, Michael Scirrotto, Jeffrey C. Sousa, Dani Spieler, Jessica Swesey, Kathryn Lin Terza and Kirstin Tucker.

Performances of "West Side Story" run from February 14 – 26 at the Fabulous Fox Theatre. Performances are Tuesday – Saturday evenings at 8:00pm; Saturday & Sunday matinees at 2:00pm and Sunday, February 19 at 7:30 pm. There is a matinee Thursday, February 23 at 1:00pm. Ticket prices start at $15, $25, and $30, depending on performance date & time. Prices are subject to change; please refer to fabulousfox.com for current pricing. Tickets are available at the Fox Theatre Box Office, online at metrotix.com and by phone at 314-534-1111. Group discounts are available by calling 314-535-2900.

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QuickGlance Movie Reviews

“Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close”

T h i s g r i e f - d re n c h e d S e p t . 11 d r a m a i s i n c re d i b l y mawkish and extremely annoying, even infuriating.

Featuring Tom Hanks and Sandra Bullock, the film e x i s t s i n s o m e c o n t r i v e d a l t e r n a t e re a l i t y t h ro u g h w h i c h d i re c t o r S t e p h e n D a l d r y, a d a p t i n g J o n a t h a n Safran Foer ’s novel, fabricates the perfect cleansing ritual for a Sept. 11 Manhattan family in mourning.

Perfect for them, that is, not for a movie audience.

This story is not a catharsis. It’s a cheat that has n o t h i n g t o d o w i t h o v e rc o m i n g s o r ro w i n t h e re a l world, where Sept. 11 happened. Hanks plays a dad k i l l e d i n t h e Wo r l d Tr a d e C e n t e r a t t a c k , l e a v i n g b e h i n d a t ro u b l e d y o u n g s o n ( T h o m a s H o r n ) w h o sets out to unravel the secret of a mysterious key that his father left behind. The boy’s journey is supposed to be a healing one for him and the people around h i m ( a m o n g t h e m B u l l o c k , M a x v o n S y d o w, Vi o l a Davis and Jeffrey Wright). The film’s a class act for performances and production, providing a lovely travelogue through the nooks and crannies of New Yo r k a n d g r i m i m a g e s o f t h e b u r n i n g t o w e r s . A n d as everyone works through their pain, it all sounds so sweet and life-affirming. Yet it feels so extremely soppy and incredibly phony.

R AT E D : P G - 1 3 f o r e m o t i o n a l t h e m a t i c m a t e r i a l , some disturbing images and language.

RUNNING TIME: 129 minutes.

ASSSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Two stars out of four.

“We Bought a Zoo”

This is about a family that buys a zoo. It’s as highconcept as you can get, and it’s equally straightforward in wearing its heart on its sleeve. We know to expect this because “We Bought a Zoo” comes from Cameron Crowe, the writer-director of “Say Anything ...,” “Jerry Maguire,” “Almost Famous” and, more recently, the 2005 flop “Elizabethtown.” We know there will be some poignantly phrased life lessons in store for this family as they struggle to reconnect after the mother ’s death. The whole exercise could have been agonizingly mawkish, and/or filled with cheap, lazy animal-poop jokes. And yet, it’s not. It’s actually surprisingly charming and more emotionally understated than the material would suggest, and a lot of that has to do with Matt Damon’s performance. He is an actor incapable of faking it, so he brings great authenticity and gravitas to the role of Benjamin Mee, a widower and father of two. Six months after his wife died of cancer, Benjamin is struggling to move on. He’s having trouble dedicating himself to his career as a Los Angeles newspaper columnist and finds himself squabbling with his troublemaking teenage son, Dylan (Colin Ford). Benjamin thinks a change of scenery might help, so he quits his job and moves the family to a rustic, rambling house on 18 acres outside the city.

Seems perfect — except for the fact that the land includes an animal park that has fallen into disrepair. Scarlett Johansson co-stars as the hottest zookeeper on the planet.

RATED: PG for language and some thematic elements.

RUNNING TIME: 123 minutes.

ASSSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Two and a half stars out of four.

“Contraband”

Yes, this follows the tried-and-true One Last Job formula.

Yes, Mark Wahlberg is nestled deep within his comfort zone as a former master criminal who’s lived a dangerous life and gone

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What's at the Wildey Feb. 4 – 10:30 a.m. – The Imaginary Theatre Company presents "Puss in Boots" Feb. 5 – 4 p.m. – The Big Football Game on the Big Screen!

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straight. Still, this is a solid genre picture that knows exactly what it is, has no delusions of grandeur and carries out its task in entertaining and occasionally even suspenseful fashion.

Based on the 2008 Icelandic film “Reykjavik-Rotterdam” and directed by that movie’s star, Baltasar Kormakur, “Contraband” features Wahlberg as Chris Farraday, a one-time expert smuggler who’s now living a quiet life as a security consultant in the New Orleans suburbs with his hairstylist wife, Kate (Kate Beckinsale), and their two young sons. When Kate’s younger brother (Caleb Landry Jones) botches a run for a volatile local drug dealer (Giovanni Ribisi, tatted, high-pitched and squirrelly) while pulling into the Port of New Orleans, Chris must come out of retirement to make up the loss to this madman. His scheme involves shipping down to Panama City to bring back millions in counterfeit bills; not only does this not go according to plan, it spins wildly out of control. Meanwhile, back in the bayou, Kate and the kids increasingly become targets of the drug dealer ’s wrath. Kormakur relies too heavily on shaky-cam tricks and quick, needless zooms to pump up the tension, but some of his set pieces do play out in visceral fashion.

Rated: R for violence, pervasive language and brief drug use.

Running time: 109 minutes.

Associated Press ranking; Two and a half stars out of four.

"Haywire"

A straight-up action picture may sound unusual coming from Steven Soderbergh, but as he's repeatedly d e m o n s t r a t e d t h ro u g h o u t h i s c a re e r, h e ' s k e e n t o experiment with every genre imaginable. And if you look closely here, you'll find it reveals glimmers of some of his greatest hits, including "The Limey," ''Traffic" and the "Ocean's" movies. By comparison, it feels like minor Soderbergh: zippy, hugely entertaining and wellcrafted as always (since he once again serves as his own cinematographer and editor), but not one of his more important films. It does, however, mark the auspicious film debut of MMA superstar Gina Carano as special-ops bad-ass Mallory Kane. Carano had never acted before, and not only did she do all her own stunts, she had to do them in a way that she wouldn't injure her male costars, including Ewan McGregor, Michael Fassbender and Channing Tatum. Her dialogue delivery may seem a bit stiff — and she has acknowledged that Soderbergh made some tweaks to her voice in post-production — but she has tremendous presence: an intriguing mix of muscular power and eye-catching femininity. Mallory must figure out who double-crossed her, and why, after a mission in Barcelona. Soderbergh wisely emphasizes Carano's strengths. He lets the elaborate fight scenes play out — lets us see every kick, punch and body slam — without

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a lot of needless edits and even without any music. You may feel as if you've been worked over as well. But in a good way.

RATED: R for some violence.

RUNNING TIME: 93 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Three stars out of four.

"Miss Bala"

Gerardo Naranjo may have made the leastglamorous movie ever about a pageant queen. And t h a t ' s w h a t m a k e s i t s o b e a u t i f u l . Wi t h l o n g , f l u i d takes that create a mesmerizing tension, the Mexican director and writer initially draws us into a world of youthful optimism, one which ends up being wildly u n p re d i c t a b l e a n d i n c re a s i n g l y d e s p e r a t e . S a d l y, i t c o u l d n ' t b e m o re re l e v a n t i n d e p i c t i n g t h e b r u t a l violence plaguing Mexico's northern border areas. At its center is the gorgeous, leggy Stephanie Sigman, a former model making her striking film debut. Sigman stars as Laura Guerrero, a young woman who hopes to be crowned the next Miss Baja California. (The title is a play on words: "bala" means bullet in Spanish.)

When Laura goes to a club with her best friend, she finds herself in the wrong place at the wrong time, as gang members shoot the place up while targeting some DEA agents who are partying there. Laura escapes briefly but she's seen too much, and ends up becoming their captive pawn. The group's leader is the wily Lino (a subtly menacing Noe Fernandez), who's been terrorizing northern Mexico with his minions while working the angles across the United States border, as well. Lino at first forces Laura to ru n a f e w e r r a n d s , b u t t h e t a s k s b e c o m e m o re a n d more dangerous.

RATED: R for language, some brutal violence and sexuality. In Spanish with English subtitles.

RUNNING TIME: 113 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Three stars out of four.

"Red Tails"

The famed Tuskegee Airmen get the John Waynestyle heroic rendering they very much deserve, but also a hackneyed and weirdly context-less story that does them a disservice. George Lucas' pet project has the laudable goal of proving all-black movies can be a success, but "Red Tails" reduces a historical story of deep cultural significance to merely a flyboy flick. The f i l m , d i re c t e d b y T V v e t e r a n A n t h o n y H e m i n g w a y, superimposes the tale of the black World War II pilots on a dated, white genre of 1940s patriotic propaganda. " R e d Ta i l s " i s b l a t a n t l y o l d - f a s h i o n e d , j u s t w i t h a change in color. It focuses entirely on aerial combat in Europe, skipping all that pesky backstory of black men braving the segregation of Jim Crowe America and, against the odds, rising up at the Tuskegee Institute.

Cuba Gooding Jr. and Terrence Howard play higheru p s , b u t t h e f i l m i s c e n t e re d o n a b a n d o f p i l o t s , particularly the brash, talented Joe "Lightning" Little (David Oyelowo) and his alcoholic captain Marty "Easy" Julian (Nate Parker). The script, by John R i d l e y a n d B o o n d o c k s c a r t o o n i s t A a ro n M c G ru d e r is swaggering but hopelessly corny and curiously avoids really fleshing out the Tuskegee Airmen's other battle front: racism at home. The dogfights, though, are elegant and clearly staged, set against a majestic European landscape RATED: PG-13 for some sequences of war violence.

RUNNING TIME: 125 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Two stars out of four.

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Associated Press

In this film image released by Relativity Media, Gina Carano and Ewan McGregor are shown in a scene from "Haywire."

Carano kicks butt in "Haywire" film debut

By CHRISTY LEMIRE Associated Press A straight-up action picture may sound unusual coming from Steven Soderbergh, but as he’s repeatedly demonstrated throughout his career, he’s keen to experiment with every genre imaginable. And if you look closely at his latest, “Haywire,” you’ll find it reveals glimmers of some of his greatest hits.

It’s a revenge thriller like “The Limey” (and comes from the same screenwriter, Lem Dobbs). It features a color-coded palette scheme to correspond with each new location in this globe-trotting tale, like “Traffic.” It has a ‘70s-style aesthetic sensibility reminiscent of “The Informant!” It boasts an all-star cast like

Soderbergh’s “Ocean’s” movies, “Full Frontal” and, most recently, “Contagion.” But at its center is an actress who’d never appeared in a major feature film before, like “The Girlfriend Experience” and “Bubble.”

So since we’re in the midst of making comparisons, we’ll just say that “Haywire” feels like minor Soderbergh: zippy, hugely entertaining and well-crafted as always (since he once again serves as his own cinematographer and editor), but not one of his more important films in the broad scheme of things.

It does, however, mark the auspicious film debut of MMA superstar Gina Carano as special-ops bad-ass Mallory Kane. Carano had never acted before, and not only did she do all her own stunts, she had to do them in

a way that she wouldn’t injure her male costars, including Ewan McGregor, Michael Fassbender and Channing Tatum. Her dialogue delivery may seem a bit stiff — and she has acknowledged that Soderbergh made some tweaks to her voice in post-production — but she has tremendous presence: an intriguing mix of muscular power and eye-catching femininity.

Mallory works for a private contractor that performs secret missions for the U.S. government. Her latest required her and her team to rescue a Chinese journalist who’d been kidnapped and was being held captive in Barcelona. The mission itself (pretty much) went down as planned, but afterward she finds she’s been set up. Now, her task is to figure out who’s double-crossed her and why.

All of this takes place out of chronological order as it hops around between upstate New York, Barcelona, Washington, Dublin, the scrubbrushed buttes of New Mexico and a Mexican beach at sunset. (That last location is one of the most beautiful, with the warm, jagged rocks serving as a striking backdrop for one of the film’s most intense fights.) Mallory tells her story to the poor schmo whose car she has to borrow (played by Michael Angarano) for escape; it’s intentionally disorienting, but that’s part of the fun.

Among the excellent cast, McGregor plays Mallory’s obviously slimy boss, with whom she shares some sort of nebulous romantic history.

Tatum is her partner on the Barcelona job, who may or may not be trustworthy.

"The Iron Lady" worth the wait

By ROBERT GRUBAUGH For The Edge A few short hours after I got up early to watch the live broadcast of the Academy Award nominations, I was sitting in the aisle seat of a dark auditorium's second row. Meryl Streep had just scored her seventeenth Oscar nom, extending her own record, and it felt appropriate for me to be in the day's first possible showing of her new film, "The I r o n L a d y. " I w a s n ' t a l o n e , though a Tuesday audience rarely fills the house. I'd been trying to see this film for a few weeks now, but January's movie release schedule usually has me pretty busy with all of the acclaim that surrounds this industry every winter. It was worth the wait and

Ms. Streep delivers just as she has done so many times before.

During my childhood, when I was blissfully ignorant of the problems of the world, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher (Streep in spectacular old age makeup, complete with dental appliances) was leading the British government through a time of war, political strife, and economic disaster. History remembers her doing so with t h e c u s t o m a r y s t i ff u p p e r l i p of her people, but Hollywood now has the opportunity to do so by peaking behind a gauzy, artistically-licensed curtain as they've lately been known to do quite often. In the tradition of such recent hits as 2006's The Queen (about Elizabeth II) and last year's Best Picture The King's

Speech (about her father, George VI), The Iron Lady hits hard at the life of Britain's actual policy m a k e r. B a s e d o n t h e h i s t o r y lesson of this movie, Thatcher was once a plucky young woman (Alexandra Roach, truly a breakout performance) who cut her political teeth listening to her father's local mayoral speeches and running for office of her own just after graduating from Oxford behind World War II. Just like America's, this had to have been England's greatest generation.

She was initially unsuccessful in her efforts for the Conservative Party. She was ignored as the daughter of a grocer until she married well, for love and station, to a kooky young businessman named Denis (Harry Lloyd).

Her adult life is much more

clearly known to all. Margaret ran her party, led her country, and had the longest 20th century reign of any British prime m i n i s t e r. T h i s m o v i e i s t o l d from the present day perspective of a old woman suffering the indignity of dementia, a struggle Thatcher has been rumored to have since had a series of strokes in 2002. The heart of it lies in her inability to let go of the memory of her dearly departed Denis (Jim Broadbent), who still haunts her through hallucinations eight years after his death. Broadbent's role is very similar to the one he received an Oscar for playing in 2003's Iris; he's a loyal and loving spouse to a more famous woman (author Iris Murdoch in that film) suffering from medical degradation.

He's equally

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spectacular in "The Iron Lady."

W h e t h e r B a ro n e s s T h a t c h e r fights daily with memory loss, consumes too much whiskey, or weighs heavily on her daughter Carol (Olivia Colman) for support is all up for debate. What this show does succeed in doing is painting a noble picture of what family means in the grand scheme of leaving them in the shadows as one lives a life of public service.

Thatcher lived for England – the m o v i e ' s t i t l e c o m e s f ro m t h e nickname earned for her hardline stance against labor unions and the Soviets – but her family lived for her.

••• "The Iron Lady" runs 108 minutes and is rated PG-13 for some violent images and brief nudity. I give this film two and a half stars out of four.

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Religion Each of us is "Made by God" There are times on a television program when individuals (as well as homes) are given a makeover.

Usually the result is totally amazing and sometimes, at least for me, a bit overwhelming.

In the course of explaining the makeover, often the type of clothing the individual is wearing is announced as being from this particular designer. Most of us do not have major designer w a rd ro b e s , b u t i n a l l o f o u r clothing is a label saying who the maker might be.

The same is true with furniture, automobiles, appliances and such.

All are marked and we know who they are made by.

Now I know for many folks it is important to carry the right kind of

Doris Gvillo purse, wear the right style shoes, and so on. This is quite all right and if it is what makes you happy go for it. But for others, it just doesn’t seem at all important, and that too is a choice we all make.

If you happen to be wondering where I am going with this whole concept, let me explain.

I know it is important that when something is made or created, that the person or company responsible is given credit for the product.

Having said how important it is to know the creator, I find myself wondering if we really, on a dayto-day basis, recognize and give thanks to the creator of ‘all things’.

When we look out on a snowy morning and bemoan the trouble of traveling on the roads, we also marvel at the beauty of the trees and our yards, as they lay bright and sparkling under a covering of snow.

In the spring, when the trees bud out and some even bloom, do we ever think about how this beauty came to be?

When tiny grains of corn are planted in the springtime and by fall grow into tall stalks of grain holding ears of corn filled with a multitude of grains, do we understand whose creation this is?

Most of all when we hold a newborn baby and look at this most precious gift do we ever once think of the creator of ‘everything’.

I guess what I am trying to say is that I recognize there are marvelous things in our society for which we owe a debt of gratitude to designers and inventors. Their talent and abilities have made life easier and often more beautiful because of their gifts.

But, remember that beyond all of our abilities and talents lies something more powerful, more creative and more wonderful than anything else…God! Wo u l d n ’ t i t b e a s t r a n g e phenomenon if we came with a little tag that said, “Made by God”?

And if that were so, just what would the care instructions tell us.

Would they say, “Keep close tabs on all your talents.” “Don’t wear

out yourself in service.” “Protect your stuft.”

Or do you think our instructions would be more like these: “Go out and do good in this world.”

“Be forgiving.” “Share your time, talent, and possessions.” “Spread my love to those you meet.” “Feed the hungry, clothe the naked, visit the sick….”

I know that we are not going to be labeled "made by God," but let me ask you this?

Wouldn’t it be a wonderful world if those we meet could look at us and how we live our lives and know that we are made by God and we belong to Him?

T h e r e p o r t s a i d t h e R e v.

Shawn Ratigan’s defense isn’t b e i n g b a n k ro l l e d w i t h m o n e y f ro m d i o c e s a n f u n d s . R a t i g a n has pleaded not guilty to child-pornography charges stemming from claims that he took hundreds of pornographic pictures of children.

After the images were found o n R a t i g a n ’ s c o m p u t e r, t h e diocese waited five months to turn copies of them over to police.

The case has sparked multiple lawsuits and led to an indictment against Bishop Robert Finn and the diocese on misdemeanor charges of failing t o re p o r t s u s p i c i o n s o f c h i l d sexual abuse.

The diocesan insurer paid a total of $14.8 million on issues related to priest sex-abuse a l l e g a t i o n s f ro m J u l y 1 , 2 0 0 2 , through Oct. 31, 2011.

photograph of Reggae superstar Marley to illustrate what d re a d l o c k s l o o k l i k e . M a r l e y died in 1981.

Grayson’s a member of t h e A f r i c a n H e b re w I s r a e l i t e s o f J e ru s a l e m a n d c l a i m e d t h e h a i rc u t v i o l a t e d h i s re l i g i o u s rights.

mouthed the Bible — the latest episode in which authorities h a v e g r a p p l e d w i t h re l i g i o u s defamation in a traditionally Roman Catholic country that is growing increasingly secular.

Dorota Rabczewska, a singer who uses the stage name Doda, said in a 2009 interview that she doubted the Bible “because it’s hard to believe in something that was written by someone drunk on wine and smoking some herbs.”

A Warsaw court ordered her Monday to pay a fine of 5,000 zlotys (US$1,450) for offending religious feelings.

The case comes months after a n o t h e r P o l i s h c o u r t l e t o ff a d e a t h - m e t a l p e r f o r m e r, A d a m Darski, who tore a Bible during a 2007 performance. The court deemed the act artistic expression.

Doris Gvillo is a member of Eden United Church of Christ.

Religion briefs Utah AG’s office asks judge to dismiss hospitality industry’s case against liquor laws S A LT L A K E C I T Y ( A P ) — Utah has authority to prevent beer taverns and liquor clubs from offering happy-hour discounts, state attorneys said in a court filing defending peculiar regulations governing liquor in a state dominated by teetotaling Mormons.

The Utah Hospitality Association, a trade group for bars and restaurants, filed the federal antitrust lawsuit in June, arguing that the happyhour ban amounted to price fixing by state authorities.

The association amended its lawsuit in October to seek a court order that would prohibit Utah legislators from letting t h e M o r m o n c h u rc h i n f l u e n c e them when writing liquor laws.

I n a c o u r t f i l i n g T h u r s d a y, the Utah Attorney General’s office asked U.S. District Judge B ru c e S . J e n k i n s t o t h ro w o u t the lawsuit.

Because the happy-hour ban is applied uniformly throughout Utah, the state argues, it doesn’t violate antitrust law.

T h e re s t r i c t i o n “ i s a p ro p e r exercise of the state of Utah’s right to control the importation and distribution of alcoholic beverages under the 21st Amendment,” the state lawyers wrote.

The industry is targeting the latest changes to Utah’s liquor laws, 197 pages of legislation enacted last year that, among other things, limit to 2 liters the size of a “heavy beer” container that can be sold in state liquor stores.

Retailers can sell only light beer, with less than 4 percent alcohol by volume.

But it was the ban on drinks s o l d a t a “ s p e c i a l o r re d u c e d price” that caught the ire of Utah’s bars, along with new limits on coveted liquor licenses.

The quotas are tied to municipal population counts and the number of police officers available to enforce alcohol offenses.

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The state attorneys also defended the influence of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on U t a h ’ s l i q u o r laws, which are expansive and precise when it comes to pouring drinks.

A single serving of wine, for instance, cannot exceed 5 ounces.

“Under the state and federal constitutions, religious groups and individuals have a right to participate in the political process,” the lawyers wrote.

KC-St. Joseph Diocese spends more than $1M on abuse cases during 4 months of 2011 K A N S A S C I T Y, M o . ( A P ) — The Kansas City-St. Joseph Diocese spent more than $1 million over four months last year to deal with claims of sexual abuse by Roman Catholic priests, according to a new report.

A n i n s u re r p a i d $ 6 3 1 , 5 5 3 i n costs relating to molestation cases from July through O c t o b e r, a c c o r d i n g t o t h e report, published in the diocese’s newspaper and on its website.

The sum includes money to counsel victims and defend the diocese, its employees and p r i e s t s w h o a re n a m e d i n 2 4 pending lawsuits. The cases involve abuse allegations from the 1960s through the 1980s.

Another $427,707 in spending is tied to an independent investigation led by former U.S. A t t o r n e y To d d G r a v e s a t t h e request of the diocese.

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Court: Ex-con can sue on religious grounds over sheared dreadlocks CHICAGO (AP) — An appeals court is allowing a prisoner to sue a guard who forced him to lop off his thick dreadlocks, Dreadlocks, Bob Marley and a n u n w a n t e d h a i rc u t a re t h e unlikely subjects of an opinion issued on Friday by the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago.

The three-judge panel devotes 11 pages to explaining why Omar Grayson, a former inmate at Illinois’ Big Muddy Correctional Center, can sue a prison officer who forced him to shear his thick, braided locks.

The opinion even includes a

Maine lawmakers form legislative prayer group A U G U S TA , M a i n e ( A P ) — The caucus is affiliated with Pray USA, an initiative of the C o n g re s s i o n a l P r a y e r C a u c u s Foundation Inc., which seeks to “preserve the Judeo-Christian heritage of our nation and protect American religious liberty.”

More than 150 people, including about 50 legislators — mostly Republicans and a few Democrats — participated in a ceremony Tuesday to announce that Maine is the sixth state to formalize a legislative prayer group.

Maine legislators have informally gathered to pray since the 1940s. The nonpartisan prayer caucus meets once a week and does not discuss policy or bills.

Polish court slaps fine on singer for insulting the Bible WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A Polish court slapped a fine on a popular singer who bad-

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ST. PAUL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST 3277 Bluff Rd. Edwardsville, IL 656-1500

Rev. Diane C. Grohmann September - May Worship 10:15 a.m.

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Located 1 Block North of Post Office Early Worship: 8:30 a.m.

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Journey’s Inn Praise Service 9:30 a.m.

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LECLAIRE CHRISTIAN CHURCH 1914 Esic Drive, Edwardsville, 656-0918 “Loving People to Jesus” Shane Taylor Senior, Minister Matt Campbell, Youth and Worship Minister Ashlei Woods, Pre-School Minister 0- Pre-K

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Ken Noll stands in his business, Garden Kingdom. Noll, a veteran of several Deaf World Cup soccer tournaments, recently retired as a player and is now a coach for the U.S. National Deaf Soccer Team.

Noll unable to kick his soccer habit

By OLIVER WIEST Of The Edge Ken Noll has hung up his soccer boots, but his continued involvement with the sport will take him to Turkey this summer.

Noll, 41, just retired after playing for the United States National Deaf Soccer Team for more than 10 years. Now, he is an assistant to Coach David Kunitz and will travel with the team to Ankara, Turkey, for the Deaf World Cup. Noll, who owns Garden Kingdom, in Glen Carbon, is no stranger to international sports competition. Noll, who is president of the board of USA Deaf Soccer, played in the Deaf Pan Am Games in Venezuela in November, where his team placed third, ahead of Brazil and Mexico. Argentina won the tournament. Venezuela placed second.

Noll, who plays forward, has also played soccer in Australia, England, China, and Greece.

Retiring from competition was “disappointing,” but, “It’s nice to know they wanted to keep me around,” he said.

“I couldn’t keep up with the 19-year-olds,” Noll said. He found himself wrung out during practice drills, while the kids stood around at ease with their hands on their hips, breathing normally.

Noll played with the Scott Gallagher Soccer Club, one of St. Louis’ top teams.

Noll grew up in Collinsville, where he attended public schools with no extra help, although he was deaf.

“I was always a good lip reader, which is kind of unusual” he said. “I’m lucky that I can read lips well.”

After graduating from Collinsville High School, where he played varsity soccer, he went to Illinois State University for a year before transferring to the University of Illinois, where he graduated in 1993 with a degree in landscape architecture.

He played some club soccer at the U of I, “but mostly I was too busy,” he said.

He worked for St. Louis nurseries before starting his own business along Route 157, between the intersections of West Main Street and Route 162.

Noll received a cochlear implant in 2006, which allows him

to hear and has made him more aware of his speech. The growing popularity of cochlear implants has made changes in deaf soccer, and deaf culture generally as people rely less on sign language, although players are not allowed to wear hearing aids in competition, he said.

To play on deaf teams, a player must have a hearing loss of at least 50 decibels in his or her best ear.

“It’s huge disability playing when you can’t hear,” Noll said. “Someone may be calling for the ball, but you don’t know it.”

Noll is considering other coaching opportunities, beside teaching the game to his three sons and a daughter. His wife Michelle is a graduate of Illinois School for the Deaf, in Jacksonville, and Gaulledet University, in Washington, D.C. Noll’s next big event comes in April, when he goes to Columbus, Ohio, to coach the men’s team at a training camp in preparation for World Cup play.

Anyone interested in sponsoring USA Deaf Soccer events or in making a donation may contact Noll at ken_noll24@ hotmail.com

Saint Louis Zoo lines up programs for spring The Saint Louis Zoo Education Department offers programs for all ages year-round. Register now for the winter and spring programs taking place JanuaryMay, 2012.

Some of the programs for young children and their caregivers include Stroller Safari series, Totes for Tots series, Animal Family Fun, Spring Fling, Big Cat Bonanza, Bug-A-

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Palooza and more.

ZooQuest for Families is April 28. This popular program that is part scavenger hunt and part trivia challenge is offered for families with children in grades 1-6. Family Zoo Day: Going Wild for WildCare is May 20 and includes family activity stations around the Zoo, a live animal encounter and more.

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Adult programs include a Photography Walk, Producing More With Pollinators class, ZooQuest for Adults, morning tours and science presentations.

Science education programs are also available at the Zoo for home school students and their parents.

Scout troops can complete badge activities while exploring the Zoo. Day and

evening badge programs are available for Cub Scouts, Webelos, Girl Scout Daisies, Brownies and Juniors.

Program fees vary and advance registration is required for all programs.

All proceeds support the Saint Louis Zoo. For more information and registration, visit www.stlzoo.org/education or call (314) 646-4544.

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D i a p e r Cloth has many advantages over disposable

By KRISTA WILKINSON-MIDGLEY Of The Edge When I was pregnant with my first child, I became intrigued by the idea of using cloth diapers. It was certainly cheaper than using disposables and, as I found out, today's cloth diapers are far more user-friendly than the ones your mother used.

So, I began researching in earnest and discovered that the world of cloth diapers is a massive industry with dozens of types, brands and accessories to choose from.

Companies with names such as FuzziBunz and bumGenius (a local brand founded in St. Louis) have attracted a whole new generation of cloth diapering parents with their brightly colored and patterned diapers and easy-to-use velcro or snap fastenings. There's AIOs (all-inones), pocket style and the good old fashioned pre-folds that secure with diaper pins. Some especially talented mommies even sew their own diapers (Alas, I am not one of them).

Then there's the environmental factor.

According to non-profit diaper advocacy group the Real Diaper Association (www. realdiaperassociation.com), "Disposable diapers are the third largest single consumer item in landfills, and represent about 4 percent of solid waste. In a house with a child in diapers, disposables make up 50 percent of household waste."

However, I have to admit that for us, the biggest attraction of using cloth diapers was the cost. Yes, you will spend more up front when creating your stockpile of diapers, but the money you'll save in the long run makes it worth it. We estimated that we would pay approximately 20 to 30 cents per diaper for most big name commercial brands of disposable diapers. Multiple that by roughly 6 to 10 diapers per day and it works out to around $600 per year or approximately $2,000 by the time your child is potty trained.

Considering our daughter didn't really get the hang of potty training until she turned 3, our cost would have been even higher.

Cloth diapers on the other hand, offered us a far cheaper alternative. We chose a brand called Smart Nappy (we were living in England at the time), which offered starter packs for around $64. This style of cloth diaper is called a "pocket diaper" and basically works in the same way as a disposable. Our starter pack included four waterproof "outers" plus eight absorbent pads that we folded in half and tucked inside the pocket located inside the outer. You can also get biodegradable liners similar to a piece of tissue paper to cover the top of the pad for extra protection.

Once assembled, you just put it on your baby same as you would a disposable. Our diapers secured with velcro tabs and had elastic around the legs to prevent leaks. Simple.

In total, we spent around $200 for three starter packs (newborn, medium, large), which was enough to get us from newborn to age 2 with our daughter. We started using them when she was around a month old and continued to use them regularly throughout her first 18 months. However, full disclosure here, we did use some disposables when traveling or to give to babysitters and family members not familiar with using cloth diapers. Overall though, during that first year we truly did save a tremendous amount of money.

To clean them, we just piled them in a diaper pail (or trash can with a lid) and then washed them about every other day. Give them a cold rinse first in the washing machine to get rid of any nastiness, then wash on hot and rinse cold.

You can use regular detergent to wash your diapers or you can choose from the numerous speciality cloth diaper detergents available on the market. We used regular detergent but added a special antibacterial powder for an added kick of cleanliness. Generally speaking, you can't tumble dry the waterproof outers but you can the pads. We usually just hung everything up on our radiators to dry or outside in the sunshine if it was a nice day. This also has the benefit of bleaching any stains out of the diapers and keeping them looking bright

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and fresh.

Now that we're expecting baby number two, we fully intend to reuse our cloth diapers on this baby. In this economy, it just makes sense to save every penny we can.

In researching this article, I spoke with another mommy friend, Marci WintersMcLaughlin, who is also a big fan of cloth diapers. Here's what she had to say: "Yep, we do cloth with Carmen and have been successfully since she was about 4 months old. Some moms I have talked to will buy several different brands and types and try them all out. For me, I decided I just wanted to pick one and go with it and not have all these different types of diapers around. So I ultimately picked FuzziBunz after having good personal recommendations and also just reading forums and reviews."

According to Winters-McLaughlin, the diapers she chose met all of her requirements: durability, easy to wash and comfortable for baby. She said she also liked that the brand she chose offered a range of cute colors as well.

"Before Carmen was born, we knew we were going to do disposables to begin with.

I was afraid of just too much newness with having my first baby, and I didn' t want to over stress myself with figuring out the cloth diaper thing. So we used disposable for the first few months, and then switched when she was around four months. They fit her, with the adjustable snaps. And we rarely ever had blowouts and leaks, which I can say with disposable we had much more of," said Winters-McLaughlin. "Honestly the cloth diapers are so luxurious. When I first got them in the mail I was amazed at how soft they were! The inside is a moisture wicking fleece, and I am so happy to have that against my baby's bum! On occasion Carmen is in a disposable, also depending on which brand, she will be noticibly more uncomfortable in them, tugging at them like it is irritating her.

And she does not have particularly sensitive skin. The baby barely had any diaper rashes.

Another benefit of using cloth."

So there you have it. Two moms' experiences with the wonderful world of cloth diapering. Of course, a decision as personal as what to put on your precious little one's bum can only be made by you. In short, the world of cloth diapering can seem complex and overwhelming at times, but if you're serious about giving them a try, stick with it and find the style and brand that works for you and your baby.

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Music Persistence pays off Eli Young Band on the rise in the world of country music

By KRISTA WILKINSON-MIDGLEY Of The Edge

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decade of hard work and determination is finally paying off for rising country music group The Eli Young Band.

Eleven years ago, these four guys from Texas who met in college set off on a career that has produced four albums, a nomination from the Academy of Country Music for Top New Vocal Group of the Year, appearances on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and, most recently, their first gold single for "Crazy Girl."

EYB includes lead singer Mike Eli, guitarist James Young, bassist Jon Jones and drummer Chris Thompson.

Hit song "Crazy Girl," which was

written by Lee Brice and Nashville songwriter Liz Rose (“You Belong With Me”), is the first single from the band's fourth album, "Life At Best." This 14‐track

album was produced by Mike Wrucke with executive producer Frank Liddell and features a diverse collection of songs ranging from almost-rock to the band's familiar country sound.

“We were able to just go in and record the entire record all in the same time period, and so you’re in the same state of mind the entire time you’re recording,” says lead singer Mike Eli in a press release. “There’s something to be said about that when you’re creating music, and I think this album demonstrates it.

There’s a degree of cohesiveness with this record that I don’t think we’ve had with our prior records.”

EYB's last album, "Jet Black & Jealous," debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard Country Albums chart in 2008. One title from that project, “Always The Love Songs,” provided a Top 10 breakthrough while the group earned critical acclaim from People, USA Today, Billboard, The New Yorker, American Songwriter and Country Weekly.

Most recently, EYB was nominated for International Artist of the Year at the CMC (Australia's major country music video channel) Music Awards on March 16, 2011.

Over the years the band has built a solid fan base through relentless touring and its members' ability to maintain a positive attitude despite occasional setbacks. For example, in 2010, the band learned that several dates on the Country Throwdown Tour had been dropped as a cost-cutting measure.

The band quickly rallied and organized a concert on its own in Dallas that sold 20,000 tickets.

The band has its origins at North Texas State University when Thompson, Young and Jones became friends and started performing around Denton when they were students back in 1998. Eli arrived on the scene when he enrolled at the school the next year, first playing duo shows with Young, then singing lead as the gang of four officially made its live debut in

October, 2000, according to information on the band's website.

They started playing in clubs, sometimes with fewer than 100 people in the audience. Word got around and more and more people came out to see them. Before long they were selling out the venues they once struggled to fill. The band's popularity eventually spread to the Dallas-Fort Worth area and eventually beyond the borders of Texas to reach from coast to coast.

EYB has since opened for the likes of Alan Jackson, Jason Aldean and the Dave Matthews Band. The group regularly sells out 5,000 seaters on its own in the Southwest and 3,000 seaters in other areas of the nation.

“Crazy Girl” underscored the strength of the group’s foundation when it sold 47,000 copies in its first week out. It quickly became the fastest radio hit in EYB’s career. Other songs on the album include “Even If It Breaks Your Heart,” which the band's website describes as having "a breezy, (Tom) Petty feel," “Every Other Memory,” “Recover,” the introspective ballad “My Old Man’s Son” and the gritty “Skeletons.”

EYB members wrote or co-wrote nine of the 14 tracks. According to information on the website, "they referenced their struggles as a band, the pitfalls of relationships, the complexities of family heritage and the difficulties of simply being human."

Eli Young Band will be at The Pageant in St. Louis on Wednesday, Feb. 29. Doors open at 7 p.m., show starts at 8 p.m. The Pageant is located at 6161 Delmar Blvd, #100, St Louis, MO 63112-1229.

Tickets cost $15 for all ages and are available at The Pageant Box Office, Suite 100 at The Pageant and also from all Ticketmaster locations, by phone at (800) 745-3000 or online from www. ticketmaster.com.

For more information, call The Pageant at (314) 726-6161 or visit www. thepageant.com.

Pictured are two views of the Eli Young Band, which will be appearing at The Pageant on Feb. 29.

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Music Tuning in Manilow to perform at The Fox The Fabulous Fox Theatre will present Barry Manilow for two shows on March 1 and March 2, both at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets may be purchased at at the Fox Box Office or by calling 314/5341111 or online at www.metrotix.com.

With worldwide sales of more than 80 million records, Barry Manilow’s success is a benchmark in popular music. He is ranked as the top Adult Contemporary chart artist of all time, according to R&R (Radio & Records) and Billboard Magazines. Rolling Stone crowned him "a giant among entertainers… the showman of our generation," and Frank Sinatra summed up Manilow best when Ol’ Blue Eyes told the British press, "He’s next."

Manilow’s track record includes no less than 25 consecutive top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100. His latest album, "15 Minutes" is his first album of original songs in ten years.

Inspired by the Andy Warhol quote: "In the future, everybody will be world famous for fifteen minutes," this edgy, guitar-driven pop album is a captivating musical odyssey exploring the perils and pinnacles of fame’s double edged sword.

Wicked Divas to visit Powell Hall Tickets go on sale today for the newly-added Wicked Divas concert at Powell Hall. The concert pairs singers Emily Rozek and Julia Murney with the St. Louis Symphony for a performance on March 25, 2012 at 3pm.

The Wicked Divas concert features songs from Broadway, popular music and opera, performed by actresses who’ve played the divas from Wicked. Rozek portrayed Glinda the Good Witch; Murney was her wicked counterpart, Elphaba. The artists have appeared on television, in musicals and at regional theatres across the country, and both starred in Wicked on Broadway.

Tickets can be purchased by calling 314-534-1700, by visiting stlsymphony.org or at the Powell Hall Box Office, 718 N. Grand Boulevard in St. Louis.

MoBOT to host Celebrate the Gospel Enjoy the sweet harmonies of heart-felt gospel music at the Missouri Botanical Garden in celebration of Black History Month. The Celebrate the Gospel concert marks its 23rd year at the Garden on Sunday, Feb. 12 at 3 p.m. The event is included with Garden admission.

The St. Alphonsus Liguori "ROCK" Catholic Church choir will perform traditional and modern renditions of inspirational gospel music. The esteemed choir returns to the Garden for the first time after the 144 year old church was struck by lightning in 2007.

The concert will be held inside the Garden’s Shoenberg Theater.

Seating is limited and available first-come, first-served.

Celebrate the Gospel is included with Missouri Botanical Garden admission of $8 for adults and free for children ages 12 and under. St. Louis City and County residents enjoy discounted admission of $4. Missouri Botanical Garden members are free.

The Missouri Botanical Garden is located at 4344 Shaw Blvd. in south St. Louis, accessible from Interstate 44 at the Vandeventer exit and from Interstate 64 at the Kingshighway North and South exit. Free parking is available on site and two blocks west at the corner of Shaw and Vandeventer.

For general information, v i s i t w w w. m o b o t . o rg o r c a l l ( 3 1 4 ) 5 7 7 ‑ 5 1 0 0 ( t o l l - f r e e , 1‑800‑642‑8842). Follow the Garden on Facebook and Twitter at www.facebook.com/ m i s s o u r i b o t a n i c a l g a rd e n a n d http://twitter.com/mobotnews.

Trey Songz to appear at the Fox R & B s e n s a t i o n Tre y S o n g z re t u r n s t o t h e F a b u l o u s F o x Theatre on Sunday, February 12 at 7:30 p.m. with special guest Big Sean. Tickets are on sale now through MetroTix and are $69.50, $59.50, $49.50 & $39.50. A limited number of VIP packages are also available. All prices are subject to change. Presented by AEG Live & Fox Concerts and powered by KWL. He has the ability to keep people on their feet non-stop at shows around the world. His soulful serenades have placed him in the company of some of the greatest R&B voices of our time. He has shared the stage with musical icons from every musical genre.

He delivers chart-toppers time and time again. He is Grammyn o m i n a t e d s i n g e r- s o n g w r i t e r, producer and actor Trey Songz.

Trey Songz’ Anticipation 2our with special guest G.O.O.D. Music/Island Def Jam recording artist Big Sean, gives fans a chance to get up close and personal with Trey in intimate theatres across the country. Trey is embarking on this tour in support of his critically acclaimed mixtape series, “Anticipation” and “Anticipation 2,” which have been collectively downloaded an astonishing 1 million times. This is all in the wake of Songz proclaiming November of 2011 Angels with Heart Month, his benefit show at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City and the release of his EP titled, “Inevitable.”

This tour has literally been years in the making. Historically, my mixtapes have served as a creative outlet for me to serve my fans without the pressure of creating records solely for sales, so this is no ordinary tour. Every sound, every emotion that I ever expressed through my music you will get every single night. No one will leave this show untouched,”

s a i d Tr e y S o n g z . “ I w a n t e d someone fresh and with a different sound who is also a leader and force in their own right on this tour with me, and Big Sean was the immediate frontrunner. He adds personality that has never been seen before to the tour, so I am excited, to say the least.”

Big Sean added, “"Me and Trey are two people who came from different places with the same intention. To change the world and help lead a generation through entertainment. You'll see the passion we put into our show every night, and that's what will make us great".

Trey is unquestionably one of the most sought after entertainers in the industry. His music and movement characterize the collective voice and thoughts of his generation. He effortlessly displays vocal dexterity while relaying complex emotional depth and power. Though his repertoire of work, he has been able to differentiate himself from his peers, putting him in a class of his own.

Tickets for the Anticipation 2our starring Trey Songz with special guest Big Sean are on sale now at the Fox Theatre box office. To charge by phone call MetroTix at 314/534-1111 or online at www. metrotix.com.

The Fox to host "Rock of Ages" In 1987 on the Sunset Strip, a small-town girl met a big-city dreamer – and in L.A.’s most legendary rock club, they fell in love to the greatest songs of the ‘80’s. It’s "Rock of Ages", a hilarious, feelgood love story told through the hit songs of iconic rockers Journey, Styx, REO Speedwagon, Foreigner, Pat Benatar, Whitesnake, and many more. This 5 time Tony nominated musical is coming to the Fabulous Fox Theatre as a special offering of the 2011-2012 U.S. Bank Broadway Series for four performances only February 3-5. Don't miss this awesomely good time about dreaming big, playing loud and partying on!

"Rock of Ages" is a worldwide phenomenon with smash hit productions in Australia, London, South Korea and still rockin' on Broadway, featuring 28 classic rock tunes including “Don't Stop Believin'”, “We Built This City”, “The Final Countdown”, “Wanted Dead or Alive”, “Here I Go Again”, “Harden My Heart”, “Can't Fight this Feeling”, “Renegade” and “I Want To Know What Love Is”.

"Rock of Ages" is directed by Tony Award Nominee Kristin

Hanggi (Bare, Pussycat Dolls on the Sunset Strip) and choreographed

by Kelly Devine (Jersey Boys – Associate Choreographer). With a book by Chris D’Arienzo (writer and director of the film Barry Munday), original arrangements

by David Gibbs (Counting Crows, Film: That Thing You Do) and the Music Supervision, Arrangements & Orchestrations by Ethan Popp (Tarzan; Europe: We Will Rock You, Mamma Mia).

"Rock of Ages" features set design by Beowulf Boritt (Spelling Bee, LoveMusik), costume design

by Tony Nominee Gregory Gale (Cyrano, The Wedding Singer), lighting design by Jason Lyons (The Threepenny Opera), sound design by Craig Cassidy (Phantom, Mamma Mia), and projection design is by Zachary Borovay (A Catered Affair).

Performances of "Rock of Ages" run from February 3-5. Performance times are Friday at 8 p.m. Saturday at 2 p.m. & 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. Ticket prices start at $30 and are subject to change. Please refer to fabulousfox.com for current pricing and content advisories. Tickets are available at the Fox Theatre box office, online at metrotix.com or by phone at 314-534-1111. Group discounts are available for groups of 15 or more by calling 314-5352900. The Fabulous Fox Theatre is locates in Grand Center at 527. N. Grand Blvd. "Rock of Ages" is a special offering of the U.S. Bank Broadway Series and is sponsored locally by American Airlines.

"Rock of Ages" is produced by PHOENIX ENTERTAINMENT. For additional information, visit www. rockofagesontour.com.

Botti to perform at the Peabody Chris Botti will appear at the Peabody Opera House at 8 p.m. on Feb. 24.

Since the release of his 2004 critically acclaimed CD "When I Fall In Love," Chris Botti (pronounced boat-tee) has become the largest selling American instrumental artist.

His success has crossed over to audiences usually reserved for pop music and his ongoing association with PBS has led to four No. 1 Jazz Albums, as well as multiple Gold, Platinum & Grammy Awards.

Over the past three decades, he has recorded and performed with the best in music; including Frank Sinatra, Sting, Josh Groban, Michael Buble, Paul Simon, Joni Mitchell, John Mayer, Andrea Bocelli, Joshua Bell and Aerosmith's own Steven Tyler.

Hitting the road for 250 plus days per year, Chris and his incredible

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Tickets are $47, $42, and $37.

Tickets may be purchased at the Ford Box Office at Scottrade Center, all Ticketmaster Ticket Centers, by phone at 800-745-3000, or online at ticketmaster.com. There is a facility fee on all tickets purchased at all locations, including at the Scottrade Center Box Office. Additional Ticketmaster service charges and handling fees apply to all tickets purchased through Ticketmaster outlets, by phone or online. For disabled seating, call 314-622-5420.

Celtic Woman returns to the Fox The Nine Network presents Celtic Woman at the Fox Theatre at 7:30 p.m. on April 11.

Tickets are $42 and $72 and are available at the Fox Box Office or by calling (314) 534-1111.

Order tickets online at www. metrotix.com.

Celtic Woman’s breathtaking new show, BELIEVE, features the all-female singing sensation performing classic Irish tunes, such as ‘The Water Is Wide,’ ‘Green Grow the Rushes,’ ‘A Woman’s Heart,’ and ‘The Parting Glass,’ timeless pop anthems such as ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’ and ‘Sailing,’ and inspirational songs including ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ and ‘Ave Maria,’ with their signature Celtic Woman twist, under the distinct musical direction of Emmy-nominated music producer, David Downes. Celtic Woman’s awe-inspiring vocalists and mesmerizing violinist will be backed by a dazzling six-piece band, the Aontas Choir, and renowned championship Irish dancer.

Celtic Woman’s newest studio CD and companion DVD, BELIEVE, will be available in stores January 24 through Manhattan Records.

Filmed for the first time in America in front of some of their most loyal fans at The Fox Theatre (Atlanta, GA) in September, 2011, BELIEVE: LIVE began airing December 3rd on Public Television stations around the country as part of the network’s quarterly pledge drive.

Celtic Woman’s signature sound has emerged as a transcendent force and their spectacular live shows embody a radiance and purity that connects powerfully with their adoring fan base. Celtic Woman’s all-new production, BELIEVE, marks the pinnacle of their illustrious career, a celebration of musical enchantment to be enjoyed by the entire family.

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Music Music calendar Thursday, Feb. 2 Dr. Lonnie Smith Trio, Jazz at the Bistro, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m. & 9:30 p.m.

Featherstone Drive, Fast Eddie's Bon Air, Alton, 7:00 p.m.

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Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 8:30 p.m.

Girlyman, The Rock House, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Marleyfest, Blueberry Hill, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

Sunday, Feb. 5 Scott and Karl, Fast Eddie's Bon Air, Alton, 1:00 p.m.

Dr. Lonnie Smith Trio, Jazz at the Bistro, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m. & 9:30 p.m.

Schubert's Ninth Symphony, Powell Hall, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

Ultraviolets, Fast Eddie's Bon Air, Alton, 8:00 p.m.

Waka Winter Classic, The Rock House, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

Marleyfest, Blueberry Hill, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

Little Big Town, Lumiere Place, St. Louis, 7:00 p.m. & 9:00 p.m.

Voodoo Glow Skulls, Authority Zero, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 4 Dr. Lonnie Smith Trio, Jazz at the Bistro, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m. & 9:30 p.m.

Schubert's Ninth Symphony, Powell Hall, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

Hoosier Daddy's, 3:00 p.m./Ultraviolets, 8:00 p.m., Fast Eddie's Bon Air, Alton The Blind Eyes/Firebird Three Year Anniversary Party, The

Tuesday, Feb. 7 Brass Spectacular with St. Louis Symphony Brass, Cathedral Basilica, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

Ingram Hill, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 8 Elvis Lives: The Ultimate Elvis Tribute, Peabody Opera House, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

The Heartless Bastards, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 9 Sable, Fast Eddie's Bon Air, Alton, 7:00 p.m.

Parachute, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 10 Robert Glasper Trio, Jazz at the Bistro, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m. &

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Lift Every Voice: Black History Month Celebration, Powell Hall, St. Louis, 7:00 p.m.

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Planet Boogie, Fast Eddie's Bon Air, Alton, 8:00 p.m.

Killer Me Killer You/Ghost in the Machine, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

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Amy Schumer, Lumiere Place, St. Louis, 7:00 p.m. & 9:00 p.m.

Leon Redbone, The Wildey, Edwardsville, 8:00 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 11 Robert Glasper Trio, Jazz at the Bistro, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m. & 9:30 p.m.

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By ROCCO DiSPIRITO For The Associated Press The big game on Super Bowl Sunday usually brings with it big eats.

As a nation, in just one day we consume millions of pounds of potato chips, tortilla chips, pretzels, popcorn and nuts. And don’t even get me started on the guacamole, chicken wings, baby back ribs, pizza, dips, chili and subs.

But a few smart choices can have you enjoying Super Bowlstyle snacks without doing quite so much damage to your New Year’s resolutions.

My buffalo popcorn chicken is a good example. It puts a delicious, low-calorie spin on a game day favorite — chicken wings. Typical wings rack up 549 calories and 30 grams of fat per serving (you’d have to do the wave about 2,000 times to burn those off). My version has just 264 calories and 14 grams of fat per serving.

Traditionally, chicken wings are deep-fried. Combine that with the usual blue cheese dip accompaniment, and you have a caloric nightmare. Mine are served with low-fat blue cheese dressing, and I swear you won’t taste the difference.

To reduce fat and calories, I use my flash-frying method, which is easy to master.

Starting with skinless chicken thighs, I microwave the thighs until cooked through. Microwaving the chicken first means it doesn’t need to sit in the oil for nearly as long.

Next, they are dunked in low-fat egg white, then dredged through a blend of whole-wheat flour and cornmeal.

After that, the frying takes just 12 seconds. Traditional methods call for 10 to 15 minutes. By cooking the chicken before it hits the oil, it needs little time in the oil. And that means it absorbs very little of it.

Nothing goes better with wings — or in this case, thighs — than beer. But drink a few brews and you’ll have to climb the stadium steps for an hour to burn them off. Instead, consider serving lowcalorie beers at your party. There are some great ones out there.

As for the rest of your Super Bowl offerings, don’t be afraid to serve vegetables and fruit with lowfat and low-sodium dips, and other creative low-cal foods. With some thoughtful planning and delicious dishes, you’ll be sure to score with food and football fans alike.

TIPS: • Omit the blue cheese dressing to save an additional 35 calories per portion.

• Make sure your oil thermometer is used exactly as the manufacturer directs. Carefully monitor the temperature of the oil every 5 minutes so it does not exceed 400 F. • When cooking the chicken in the microwave, keep in mind that the pieces on the outer rim of the plate will cook faster than those in the middle. So when you flip them over, be sure to rotate the pieces from the outside of the plate to the middle before you continue to microwave.

• Let the oil cool on the stove until it is room temperature, then use a funnel to pour it back into its original container for easy disposal.

BUFFALO POPCORN CHICKEN Start to finish: 30 minutes Servings: 4 1 quart grape seed or corn oil

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In this Jan. 4 photo, Rocco DiSpirito's recipe for popcorn chicken is seen in Concord, N.H. DiSpirito's recipe for popcorn chicken puts a delicious, low-calorie spin on a game day favorite, chicken wings.

1 pound boneless, skinless chicken thighs Salt and ground black pepper 2 egg whites 1/4 cup fine ground yellow cornmeal 3/4 cup whole-wheat flour 1/2 cup Tabasco Buffalo Style Hot Sauce 1 bunch celery, trimmed and cut into 4- to 5-inch lengths 1/2 cup low-fat blue cheese dressing I n a l a rg e , h e a v y p o t o v e r medium, heat the oil to 400 F. Use a thermometer to monitor the oil temperature.

Meanwhile, cut each chicken thigh into 4 to 5 even chunks.

Season the chunks on all sides

with salt and pepper, then arrange them on a microwave-safe plate.

Microwave on high for 1 1/2 minutes.

Flip the chicken pieces and move those on the outer edge of the plate to the center and vice versa.

Microwave on high again until the chunks are just cooked through, about another 1 1/2 to 2 minutes depending on your microwave. Let the chicken cool to room temperature.

While the chicken cools, in a medium bowl beat the egg whites until foamy, about 2 minutes. In a separate large bowl, mix the cornmeal and flour, then season with salt and pepper.

Submerge the cooked chicken pieces in the egg whites and toss to coat well, then move the chicken to the bowl with the cornmeal mix. Toss the chicken to coat well.

Working in about 4 batches, add the chicken pieces to the hot oil and fry for 12 seconds.

Use a slotted spoon to transfer the fried chicken to a plate lined with paper towels to drain excess oil. While still hot, place

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