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FEBRUARY 3 ISSUE

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Quail hunting memories Local man's essay wins contest.

Good deals await travelers.

9 Pamper yourself

Bubalina products will let you do it.

Art and teens

New Art in the Neighborhood marks 15 years.

Thursday February 3________ Christina Shmigel “This City, Daily Rising” - B r u n o D av i d G a l l e r y, 3 7 2 1 Wa s h i n g to n B l v d . - i n G ra n d Center, St. Louis, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Treasures of Napoleon -Missouri History Museum, Lindell Blvd. at De Baliviere Ave., St. Louis Split Lip Rayfield -The Rock House, 1200 S. 7th St., St. Louis, 8 p.m., $15, Over 21 only.

Stanley Clark with Hiromi Jazz at the Bistro -3536 Washington Ave., St. Louis, Mo., 8:30 p.m. and 10:15 p.m.

Bored of Education -Sub Zero Vodka Bar

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Christina Shmigel “This City, Daily Rising” - B r u n o D av i d G a l l e r y, 3 7 2 1 Wa s h i n g to n B l v d . - i n G ra n d Center, St. Louis, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Treasures of Napoleon -Missouri History Museum, Lindell Blvd. at De Baliviere Ave., St. Louis Dan Smithiger, Percussion Faculty Recital -Dunham Hall, Rm 1115, 7:30

Mary Mary to join the Winans at The Fox.

Natalie Portman enjoys the spotlight.

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The latest mushroom craze.

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p.m.; free Pete Morrisey -Westview Wine Cellar, Collinsville Story of the Year -The Pageant, Delmar Loop, St. Louis Stanley Clark with Hiromi Jazz at the Bistro -3536 Washington Ave., St. Louis, Mo., 8:30 p.m.

Saturday February 5________ Billiken’s Women’s Basketball vs.

George Washington, 7 p.m.

-Chaifetz Arena, St. Louis Championship Bull Riding -Family Arena, St. Charles, Mo. Christina Shmigel “This City, Daily Rising” - B r u n o D av i d G a l l e r y, 3 7 2 1 Wa s h i n g to n B l v d . - i n G ra n d Center, St. Louis, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Treasures of Napoleon -Missouri History Museum, Lindell Blvd. at De Baliviere Ave., St. Louis • “Mercy Road Quartet,” “Gospel Messengers,” Bethalto Church of God, 800 E. Bethalto Blvd.

Bethalto, www.mercyroad.com. net, $5 per person donation appreciated.

• Matt Livasy, Westview Wine Cellar, Collinsville • JJ Grey and MOFRO, The Pag-

eant, St. Louis, Mo.

Sunday February 6________ Treasures of Napoleon -Missouri History Museum, Lindell Blvd. at De Baliviere Ave., St. Louis Open Mic w/Butch Moore -Stagger Inn, Edwardsville, 9 p.m.

Open Mic w/Bottoms Up Blues Gang -Llywelyn’s Pub, Soulard

Monday February 7________ Treasures of Napoleon -Missouri History Museum, Lindell Blvd. at De Baliviere Ave., St. Louis

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On the Edge of the Weekend

February 3, 2011

People Local man combines his passions Retired literature professor puts focus on quail hunting

By STEVE HORRELL Of The Edge

W

hen he was 8 years old, Fred Robbins went on his first quail hunt. He was allowed to accompany his grandfather and his grandfather’s hunting buddies, who were led by a couple of Llewellin setters named Harry and Lou. For Robbins, it was an introduction to the wonderful world of quail hunting and bird dogs.

While he had already been tagging along on hunts for a couple of years, this first hunt – in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Martinsville, Va. – was something special.

“The rules were ‘Stay behind me,’ and ‘Stay out of the way,’” he said during an interview at his Edwardsville home. The admonitions were recounted with a knowing laugh and delivered in a southern drawl that recalls his literary hero, Mark Twain. Robbins specialized in Twain during the 31 years he taught literature at SIUE. Memories of the first hunt came rushing back as Robbins was writing a 750-word essay for "Quail Unlimited," a national conservation magazine devoted to upland game. The essay won first place, but Robbins says he won’t be able to say much about the essay until it appears in print some time this spring.

When "Quail Unlimited" announced the contest in the pages of its Summer 2010 issue, Robbins was intrigued. In six decades of hunting, he has hunted pheasant, woodcock, partridge and grouse.

None were were as challenging as quail.

“I love to hunt pheasant. I think they’re great,” he says. “But they confound the dog, and they run an old man ragged. And the grouse, sometimes, will just fly up in a tree and look at you, and you can’t really say that’s a sporting circumstance.”

But quail, particularly when they are coveyed in groups of 10 to 20, will hold their position and try to hide from the dog. Robbins has had a good many dogs of the years, many of them Brittany spaniels.

What separates quail from other birds, he says, is their cunning. It makes for an intoxicating battle of wits.

“When he smells the bird and freezes,” he says, “there’s something magic about that moment of the point. It’s an incredibly exciting thing. The tension, the drama. It just heightens. To walk in on a point and to have a covey of quail flush around your feet is just about the most exciting thing you can do with a gun in your hand.”

What concerns Robbins and other quail hunters is that quail numbers have been dwindling to the point that they are almost a threatened species.

Bobwhites are the most common type of quail in Illinois. Back in the 1960s, a hunter could walk out into a field after school or work and find all the quail he could want. No more.

And no one really knows why.

Quail habitats have been disrupted by new farming methods, and the quail’s natural enemy, the hawk

and owl, are flourishing thanks to the federal government, which has stepped in to protect them.

Robbins also wonders whether an agricultural chemical might be killing the quail in the same ways that DDT was found to have killed other birds during the 1960s.

“It’s just a weird thing,” he says.

“Nobody really understands it.

We’ve all got our own theories. My theory is that it’s a combination of factors, some of which we don’t understand.”

Robbins had his own reasons for entering. First, it posed “an interesting challenge and something to keep my old mind going,” he said. More important was the firstplace prize: two days of hunting at Quail Hunting Plantation Resorts, near Albany, Ga. For Robbins, the challenge was choosing only one hunt to write about, and limiting his essay to 750 words. In September, Smith emailed him with the news that he had won.

Ph.D. from the University of Texas.

Around 1970, he began a 31-year career as an English professor at SIUE. He loved the classroom and worked hard to be a good teacher, he says. “But I never really was very successful as a scholar, publishing stuff,” he claims. “I tried, but I just never was very good at it.”

Besides teaching, what he really enjoyed was his 12-year stint editing the literary magazine "Sou’wester. " For the past 10 years, Robbins has spent his days mostly reading,

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Fred Robbins with his Brittany spaniel Vicky.

One reason the essay has been so important to him is that Quail Unlimited is devoted to subsidizing research that will help enhance and increase quail populations. Money is needed by local chapters to improve their habitat. They can plant trees.

Plant bushes. Manage the land in a different way. They can create habitat at state parks that helps insure that quail make it through the winter. “That doesn’t mean feeding them, it means finding places for them to hide, places for them to get out of the cold,” Robbins says. It could also mean planting crops for them to eat.

A few years ago, circulation at Quail Unlimited began dropping and a new editor, Steve Smith, was brought in. Robbins had published a short piece of fiction in the old publication, and when Smith announced the contest last summer, Robbins thought “I’ll take a whack at it.”

It turned out to be a tough assignment. Smith offered some guidelines. Write about your most memorable day afield, he told readers. Was it your first double: maybe your son or daughter’s first quail hunt or first hunt? Maybe it was an eight-covey day.

“Maybe you shot a limit and never missed; maybe you shot all day and never hit a thing,” he wrote in his announcement of the contest.

“Maybe you stepped over a fence and did a face plant in the mud just as every pheasant in the state of South Dakota lifted up ten yards away.”

Robbins has always been passionate about baseball. Before he was hired by SIUE to teach English, he played baseball with future major leaguers Randy Hundley and J.C. Martin. Growing up in Virginia, Robbins was a backup catcher to Hundley on his Pony League and American Legion teams, and he played against Hundley in Little League and high school.

“He was a great ballplayer,” Robbins recalled recently. “He had everything going for him. Even as a little kid, you could tell he was going to be a star.”

Though not exactly friends, the two got along well. Even then, he said, Hundley had a toughness that was characteristic of his 14-year major-league career, most of which was spent with the Chicago Cubs.

“He was hard as nails,” Robbins said. “You got on his wrong side, and man you were in trouble.”

In high school, he played against Martin, who at the time was a pitcher. “He was a hard, hard thrower,” he recalled. “He could throw it through the wall.”

Later, Martin played for the Mets, Cubs and White Sox. Robbins says that he himself was a better football than baseball player, though a knee injury during his senior year ended his dream of playing college ball. Duke University offered him a football scholarship but took it off the table when they learned of the injury. “In those days, they did that kind of thing,” he says.

After the Army, Robbins earned a

hunting and fishing a bit. He also plays with his quail-hunting companion, a 6-year-old purebred Brittany spaniel named Vicky. Her parents, he says, were champions, and Vicky has proven to be an excellent bird dog.

“It’s a canine-centric sport,” he says of quail hunting. “I often think I’m just there to take the dog home.” Robbins has had a great number of bird dogs through the years, many Brittany spaniels. All were wonderful hunters. “I’m very grateful to them for the pleasure they’ve given me,” he says.

He acknowledges that the days of slogging six or seven hours through the mud in search of quail are behind him. It wears on the hips, wears on the knees. Over time, the eyes weaken.

There will come a time when he hangs up his guns, of course, but not just yet. Another 15 years, he muses, would be nice.

Hunting, he says with no trace of apology, has always been his passion, the thing that has consumed him for six decades. Of all the sports, hunting has brought the most pleasure. He considers the idea of passion.

“I think it’s a way to stay alive,” he says. “Hemingway used to talk about that. He became obsessed with big game fishing. And I’ve done some of that, too, but it’s not near as much fun for me as just a simple hunt for the quail with the dog. That’s the most fun you can have.”

Robbins’ trip this month to Albany. Ga. would be like a trip

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home.

Born and bred in Virginia, and retired now following a threedecade career as an SIUE English professor, the trip to south Georgia would be to the quail hunting capital of the country.

It was the reward for submitting the top essay last year in a contest sponsored by "Quail Unlimited" magazine. Two days in south Georgia, with an opportunity to participate in Q.U.’s Celebrity Conservation Event and Hunt.

After a three-hour flight delay, the plane landed at Albany on Jan. 13. From the airport, Robbins was driven to a cocktail party, still in full-swing, where he met Q.U. editor Steve Smith, photographer Bill Bowles and writer Terry Allen.

Throughout, the trip there were banquets and speeches, dinners, parties, barbecues.

Still, it was all about the hunting.

In Albany, the hunting tradition dates back to the early 20th century.

As it was then, things are done in a certain fashion. Hunters emerge from breakfast and clamber onto a mule-drawn wagon, usually drawn by a black man. Back of the wagon are built-in dog boxes, usually carrying a half dozen bird dogs. A man on horseback follows, a trainer whose job is to work the dogs.

Another man helps him, and drives the wagon.

Out front of the wagon are the dogs, whose behavior is followed by the man on horseback. He blows a whistle, shouts commands. When a dog stops and points, the guy on horseback raises his hat, a signal to the hunters to dismount, walk over to the dogs, take their shotguns from the cases, and load. At that point, somebody, usually the guy on horseback, flushes the birds.

Guns blaze. The dogs move in. In a few moments, the dogs move off to search for the next covey. The idea of these hunts is to cover as much ground as possible, and hunters generally forego pursuing single birds to allow them to reconnect with another covey so they’ll be around for the next hunt.

Put too much pressure on them and they’ll move around and make themselves vulnerable to hawks and other predators.

After a couple of hours of riding, the caravan stops for lunch at a plantation house, which is almost always an elaborate affair. Two or three hours of hunting follows in the afternoon.

It’s a gentlemanly sport, Robbins says. “The dog does all the work, and all you really have to do is try to hit something with your shotgun.”

The first day of hunt was at Southern Woods Plantation, where Robbins met up with Smith, Allen and former pro quarterback Doug Johnson. A guide named William led them. Alongside were Bandit, his English flushing cocker; two pointers, Fred and Rip; and a couple of English setters.

“The weather was brisk, clear and windless,” Robbins wrote in an account of the trip. “The dogs worked wonderfully, the birds flew hard, and I even managed to shoot fairly well with a Browning 20 that I have not used all year.”

After lunch, Robbins found a recliner and napped “in front of the mounted head of a massive African elephant with very large tusks and the mounted head of a hippo.” But really, he added “I only came to shoot quail; I don’t want to shoot an elephant, or anything much larger than a pheasant.”

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People

People planner Events planned around Alton The Alton Regional Convention & Visitors Bureau has announced its calendar of events through the beginning of spring.

There’s plenty to see and do in the Alton area.

Pere Marquette State Park IL Route 100 - Great River Road Grafton, IL 62037 Scott Isringhausen, site interpreter at Pere Marquette State Park, will be presenting informative programs about bald eagles this winter.

Visitors will learn to distinguish between immature and mature bald eagles, what eagles eat, why they spend winter months in the area and much more. All programs will begin at the park’s visitor center at 8:30 a.m. Reservations are required. There will be a short video presentation followed by an observational drive to view the wintering bald eagles.

Please dress warmly and have a full tank of gas. For more information or reservations, call (618) 786-3323.

EAGLE WATCHING AT THE RIVERLANDS Jan. 10 - Feb. 28, 2011 Mon. - Fri. Noon to 4 p.m.

Sat. & Sun. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

R i v e r l a n d s M i g r a t o r y B i rd Sanctuary 301 Riverlands Way West Alton, IL 63386 The eagles are active in the Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary, which is considered an Audubon Important Birding Area. Stop at the Environmental Learning Facility to view eagles and other migrating birds through scopes set-up inside and outside. For more information, call (888) 899-2602.

G A L L E RY AT B Y D E S I G N : PRECONCIEVED NOTIONS Jan. 21 - Feb. 24, 2011 Tues. - Fri. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Sat. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

By Design 136 Front St. Alton, IL 62002 See the work on Saul Ruiz and Chelsea Miller on display at the Gallery By Design. For more information, call (618) 433-1400 or go to HYPERLINK “http:// www.lillianbydesign.com” www. lillianbydesign.com.

A DAY IN EAGLE COUNTRY Feb. 5, 9, 12 & 16, 2011 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Alton Square Mall 200 Alton Square Dr.

Alton, IL 62002 The limestone bluffs and woodlands that line the Mississippi River Valley offer the American Bald Eagle an ideal winter roosting site. We invite you to come view the magnificent birds in their natural habitat. Take a day-long adventure of eagle and wildlife spotting with Bluff City Tours. The tour includes: transportation by motorcoach or trolley, professional tour guide, continental breakfast and lunch at Pere Marquette. All tours depart from and return to the Upper Level Parking Lot at Alton Square Mall off Homer Adams Parkway in Alton. Admission fee. Reservations required. For reservations, please call (618) 4668693 or go to our website at www. bluffcitytours.com EAGLES OVER THE CONFLUENCE Sat. & Sun., February 5 & 6, 2011 Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Sunday Noon to 4 p.m.

Lewis & Clark Confluence Tower 435 Confluence Dr. Hartford, IL 62048 Join the winter warm-up at the Tower to shake off winter blues.

Stretch your legs and take an eagle hike to the river to view the majestic birds. Burn off those leftover calories from the holidays and see if you come out on top! Free admission.

Admission charge for Tower Tour.

For more information, go to www.

ConfluenceTower.com or call (618) 251-9101.

EAGLE MEET & GREET SUNDAYS Sun., February 6 & 13, 2011 Noon to 4 p.m.

National Great Rivers Museum #2 Lock & Dam Way Alton, IL 62002 Come see a live bald eagle up close and personal at the National Great Rivers Museum. Ask and learn about their species and habitats.

FREE. For more information, call 1-877-462-6979 or go to www.mtrf. org.

SAMPLE OF EAGLE COUNTRY TOURS AT THE MUSEUM Sunday, February 6 & 13, 2011 Noon, 1:30 p.m. & 3 p.m.

National Great Rivers Museum #2 Lock & Dam Way Alton, IL 62002 Enjoy a “taste” of eagle viewing in our area. The tour lasts 75-minutes and will depart from the National Great Rivers Museum parking lot. Admission fee. Advanced reservations are encouraged by

calling Bluff City Tours at (618) 466-8693. The day of the tour, reservations can be made by calling (618) 550-9291. For more information, contact Bluff City Tours.

GREATER ALTON CONCERT A S S O C I AT I O N : S I S T E R S O F SWING Sunday, February 6, 2011 3 p.m.

Lewis & Clark Community College - The Commons 5800 Godfrey Rd. Godfrey, IL 62035 Come experience the fantastic music of “Sister Swing”. This trio of kindred, although not blood sisters, comprise a spectacular group focusing on the performance of jazz hits from the 1930-40’s. Check out the Sisters of Swing at www. sisterswing.com. For reservations call (618) 468-4222 or purchase tickets online at www.metrotix. com. More information on the concert season is available at www.

AltonConcerts.org.

Passions Continued from Page 3 South Georgia has hosted celebrity hunts for years. The idea is that people will be willing to pay to pal around with baseball and football players, country music singers and NASCAR drivers.

On the second day, Robbins was taken to Quail Country Plantation, a sprawling complex with open fields and food plots. “A quail hunter cannot help but be impressed with the quality and condition of the cover these plantations maintain – thousands of acres dedicated to the longterm health of colinus viriginianus, the bobwhite quail.”

Robbins hunted with former major league slugger Ryan Klesko and Dr. Willy Adams, the mayor of Albany.

“In the morning, the mayor was attacked by a stunned and crazed quail; it lit on his back, held on, and flapped for several seconds before it was dislodged and the mayor shot it, clearly in self defense,” Robbins wrote. “Odd things do happen with released birds sometimes. We all had a good laugh, the mayor the longest.”

During the afternoon, Robbins and Klesko exchanged friendly jabs.

On the last evening of the trip, Robbins met with several professional guides from Montana and a couple of hunters from Oklahoma. It was a gathering of good hunters, fine people and dedicated conservationists.

It was a tough trip for an old man, he says, though he returned to Edwardsville encouraged and a bit more enlightened. “I caught a bad cold from a woman on the plane from Atlanta to St. Louis; she never shut up and never stopped coughing and sneezing. Welcome back to the Midwest!”

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A LTO N L I T T L E T H E AT E R : SHIRLEY VALENTINE February 10-13, 2011 Evening Shows at 7:30 p.m.

Sunday Matinee at 2 p.m.

2450 N. Henry St. Alton, IL 62002 The one-character play, “Shirley Valentine” follows one woman’s attempt to get herself out of the rut she feels she’s in and escape for a trip of rest and relaxation. Tickets are $14 for adults and $6 for students.

For tickets, call (618) 462-6562 or go to www.AltonLittleTheater.org.

A NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM Saturday, February 12, 2011 7 p.m. to Midnight Mineral Springs Mall 301 E. Broadway Alton, IL 62002 Back by popular request, torture devices will be on display from the Museum of Tour Devices in Wisconsin Dells. In addition to the exhibit, guests will tour all five levels of the Mineral Springs

Hotel with a seance and tarot card reading. The cost is $30 per person. For reservations, call (618) 465-3200 or go to www. mineralspringshauntedtours.com.

EAGLES OVER THE CONFLUENCE Sat. & Sun., February 12 & 13, 2011 Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Sunday Noon to 4 p.m.

Lewis & Clark Confluence Tower 435 Confluence Dr. Hartford, IL 62048 Looking for the perfect picture?

Join a workshop on top of the Tower and learn how to take a better photograph from the panoramic viewing platforms. Workshops offer guests a chance to capture the beautiful landscape through their lens, as well as tips on taking eagle photographs around the area. Free admission. Admission charge for Tower Tour. For more information, go to www.ConfluenceTower.com or call (618) 251-9101.

People

People planner Foundation plans Orchid Affair The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, St. Louis Chapter (AAFA), celebrating 30 years of service to the St. Louis community, will hold the 21st Annual Orchid Affair at the Chase Park Plaza on Saturday, February 19 at 6:00 pm. Charlie Brennan, KMOX radio host, will be the master of ceremonies and auctioneer for this year ’s event. Last year, the event raised over $100,000 for underserved St. Louis children struggling with the cost of asthma and allergy medications.

The evening consists of a silent auction, an elegant dinner and awards ceremony, and an exciting live auction followed by dancing. This year ’s honoree is the late Whitney Harris who was internationally known from the Nuremburg Trials and was also locally recognized for philanthropy and as the volunteer co-founder of St. Louis currently ranks as one of the worst places to live in the United States for people with asthma.

In an effort to abate this problem, all money raised at the Orchid Affair will help fund AAFA’s local service programs which include Project Concern, a medical assistance program that covers the cost of asthma and allergy medications and durables to underinsured or uninsured children; and the ABC’s of Asthma, a course designed to educate school personnel, children, day care providers, and adults about the basics of asthma and allergies and how to manage them.

Additionally, AAFA hosts a unique educational program on the basics of AAFA’s mission is to serve people affected by asthma and allergies through education, support and medical resources. All services that AAFA provides to the community are free. For additional information on the Orchid Affair or other AAFA programs, please call (314) 645-2422 or visit WWW.AAFASTL.ORG.

Alton Square Mall hosts eagle photo contest Alton Square Mall will host its fourth annual Eagle Photo Contest, which will run through February 28.

Local eagle and photo enthusiasts are invited to let their creativity take flight and submit their photos of local eagle activity in the River Bend area to the Alton Square Mall Customer Service Booth during mall hours (Mon-Sat; 10-9 pm and Sunday; 12-6 pm). Over $500 in prizes and cash will be awarded to the top winners, from sponsors including Thornton Photography, Jeni J’s and Grafton Winery and Brewhaus.

Photo entries must be of/or related to the local River Bend Eagles and taken during the month of January or February 2010, within the River Bend area (from Chain of Rocks Bridge to the Pere Marquette area). Photos must be 8x10. All photos will become the property of Alton Square Mall, with no intent to re-publish. On the back of the picture, entrants must provide their name, address, phone number, date and place picture was taken and description/caption of photo. Photographers may submit one photo in January and a second photo in February. The first photo is due January 31. The second photo is due February 28.

All entries will be displayed throughout the mall during January and February and will be judged

during the first week of March by well known local photographers.

Alton Square Mall opened in 1978, is a two-level, 635,000 square foot enclosed regional mall located in Alton, Illinois. Three traditional department stores, Macy’s, JCPenney and Sears anchor Alton Square Mall, which also includes over 60 specialty shops and restaurants. Alton Square Mall occupies a highly visible site at the intersection of Homer Adams Parkway (State Highway 3) and Alton Square Mall Drive It serves a primary population of over 156,700. To learn more, visit www. shopaltonsquare.com.

Peter Buffett to visit St. Charles Cooperating School Districts’ (CSD) Virtual Learning Center is proud to present an evening of ‘Concert and Conversation’ with Emmy award-winning composer, author, and philanthropist, Peter Buffett, at the St. Charles Convention Center on Wednesday, February 16.

You might think that having noteworthy investor Warren Buffett as a father would lead to a life of endless privilege; but his youngest son Peter quickly learned that even if you are fortunate to come from a wealthy family, nothing can replace achieving your own success.

The “Concert and Conversation” combines a cello-accompanied live piano/vocal performance with video clips tracing Peter’s career in film, TV and philanthropic initiatives.

Punctuated by candid stories and Peter’s unique talent, the end result is an inspirational and rewarding message that will resonate with everyone: finding your own path toward a fulfilled life.

The event is the live companion to Buffett’s recent New York Times hardcover advice best-selling book, Life Is What You Make It (Random House/Harmony Books, 2010).

B u ff e t t e m b o d i e s a c a re e r and life built on education and technology integration, the type of 21st century education we want all of our children to receive. This multimedia performance is presented by the Virtual Learning Center of Cooperating School Districts of Greater St. Louis, which works daily with educators to build 21st century skills in their students.

“Life Is What You Make It: A Concert and Conversation with Peter Buffett” will take place at 7 p.m. on Feb. 16 at the St. Charles Convention Center, One Convention Center Plaza, St. Charles, Mo. Tickets are$30 in advance, $35 at the door or $25 for college students with valid student ID Visit www.csd.org/pbuffett.html for more information.

Everest explorer to visit McKendree David Breashears transmitted the first live television pictures from the top of Mt. Everest back in 1983.

Two years later, he became the first American to reach its summit twice.

The award-winning filmmaker, author and explorer will tell his adventurous story on Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2011, at 7:30 p.m. at McKendree University’s Hettenhausen Center for the Arts in Lebanon.

Breshears has scaled Mt. Everest an incredible five times and coproduced the first IMAX film shot on Earth’s highest peak. When a ferocious blizzard hit the mountain in 1996, killing eight, Breashears and

his team stopped filming to provide assistance to the stricken climbers.

A year later, he performed the first live audio webcast from the summit for the public television science documentary series, “NOVA.” He has received four national Emmy Awards for his achievement in cinematography. His best-selling memoir, “High Exposure: An Enduring Passion for Everest and Unforgiving Places,” documents his life as a mountaineer and filmmaker.

His work has taken him to remote locations throughout China, Nepal, India, Pakistan, South America and East Africa.

For more information about all upcoming programs, visit www. theHett.com.

MoBOT presents “The Edible Revolution” From the vegetable garden planted on the White House lawn to the rise of the local food movement, the popularity of edible gardening has been steadily increasing in recent years. Are you ready to join “The Edible Revolution” and start the growing season out right?

The Missouri Botanical Garden and the Horticulture Co-op of Metro St. Louis have teamed to offer area gardeners, both beginner and advanced, a day full of helpful

information from the best local and nationally-recognized edible gardening experts. Plan to attend the St. Louis Garden Blitz: The Edible Revolution on Saturday, Feb. 19 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Cost is $96 per person and advance registration is required; visit www.mobot.org/classes or call (314) 577-9506.

Author Jennifer Bartley will deliver the keynote presentation, “Designing Your Kitchen Garden” from 9 to 10 a.m. in the Shoenberg Theater. The outdoor kitchen garden, or potager, is the new hearth of the home.

Learn how to grow your own food beautifully by putting an American twist on design ideas from the grand edible gardens of France. Bartley is a registered landscape architect and expert in creating seasonal, edible and sustainable gardens for clients all over the country. She is also the author of “The Kitchen Gardener’s Handbook” and “Designing the New Kitchen Garden: An American Potager Handbook.”

Customize the rest of your day and experience by choosing from several break-out sessions: 10:30 to 11:15 a.m.

• The Big “O” - Understanding the Basics of Organics • It All Starts with a Seed: Successful Seed Strategies • The Incredible Edible Herb • Backyard Chickens - and You? 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Lunch and Learn

• Chef in Your Garden • Food Gardening: Tricks of the Trade • Using Re-purposed Materials for the Edible Garden • The Buzz on Bees: Beekeeping and Cooking with Nature’s Sweetener 1 to 1:45 p.m.

• The “Dirt” on Soil: Soil Preparation & Cover Crops • The Big “O” - Understanding Organics • The Scoop on the Coop - the Details of Raising and Caring for Backyard Chickens, sponsored by Purina • The “Berry” Best Small Fruits: Strawberries, Blueberries & Raspberries 2:15 to 3 p.m.

• Don’t Kill your Tomatoes!

• The Wild Side: Native Edibles • Missouri’s Wild Mushrooms: But Are They Edible?

• Preserving the Harvest: Canning and Freezing Event check-in begins at 8 a.m.

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Religion How we share our blessings My small monthly Guidepost magazine offers many stories that both touch my heart but also offer both challenge and encouragement.

Often there is a page that simply has small quotes that people have sent in or things seen on signs about the country.

Recently one of the quotes was from a sign on a country store in Westminster, Maryland.

It caught my attention because of both the message and the challenge it offered readers.

It is, “Live in such a way that those who know you but don’t know God will come to know God because they know you.”

Well now, I found myself thinking, would that be true of most of our lives. I am sure that on occasion we all act in ways that touch the hearts of others and they may wonder just why we have acted in such a manner…especially if it contrary to the actions of many in our society.

If you need an example, I’ll offer a very simple one. Two folks are approaching the check out counter at a store and one looks very frazzled and so the other says, “Why don’t you just go on ahead. I can wait.” Often this brings a puzzled but very

Doris Gvillo grateful response, “Thanks, I’m in such a hurry and everything seems to be going wrong today.”

Now do you sometimes wonder later if that other individual, when they had a little time, wondered why you offered her your place in line? Maybe or maybe not, but in either case, I think you felt good about behaving in that manner.

I’ve watched television coverage of major disasters and very often those receiving aid express surprise at the compassionate response of others and the aid coming their way. Do you think they might wonder what compels someone to act in a caring manner to folks they don’t even know?

Now I want to share just another of those small,and for me, mini sermons. It is, “A boat is safe in the harbor. But this is not the purpose of a boat.”

Think about that for a moment and just how that concept ties in with the first one.

We can say we are a believer and remain safely isolated from all the needy, lonely and often desperate individuals in our world. But is that what God wants us to

do?

Or will we choose to live our lives like a boat that is meeting the purpose for which it was built and so goes out onto the water and even sometimes meets ‘risky circumstances.’

I know that our world at times is a very scary place. I also know that the majority of us are truly blessed. We have a home, food, clothing, people who care about us, and are not often classed among the ‘needy’ or ‘desperate’.

Our small circle at church helps to support a small school began by someone from the St.Louis area. This school is in Haiti and was severely damaged in last year ’s earthquake that severely damaged the school, and left the little ones sleeping on the ground for many, many weeks. Our hearts were touched because all of us can crawl into snug beds in warm homes in winter and know where our next meals are coming from. How can anyone deny that we have a responsibility to offer help if we are to live as Jesus asked…feed the hungry, clothe the naked, and visit the sick?

We see our Glen Ed Pantry offering assistance to so many in need. Do we feel the need to help? I guess the question

asked on the sign at that country store asks the necessary question…”Are we living so that others know God because of what we do?”

I suppose that is a question each of us needs to ask ourselves and no one but us can answer it honestly.

We can stay ‘safe, secure and snug’ in our own small part of the world, or we can reach out, share, and make a real difference in the lives of those who haven’t really seen God in action in their lives. God may touch their lives only when He first touches our hearts.

That offers a really great challenge both in our everyday lives and in how we view our world.

I would sincerely hope that I can reflect God’s love in my life and that it touches the lives of others so that they also may rejoice and know that love. Do I always succeed?

I’m sure I don’t, but as long as I have life, I want to keep on trying. God has blessed us in so many ways and I believe with all my heart and soul, He wants us to share those blessings.

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

Religion briefs Alabama-based EWTN acquires struggling National Catholic Register BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — EWTN Global Catholic Network, founded in a monastery garage in Alabama 30 years ago, is acquiring the 83-year-old National Catholic Register newspaper.

The deal announced Wednesday did not involve any cash. Instead, the broadcasting operation said it will take over the Register ’s operating expenses and future subscriptions.

The Register has struggled for decades. A group of investors and the Legionaries of Christ, a Roman Catholic order, purchased the paper in 1995 to keep it from closing.

The acquisition is part of EWTN’s attempts to expand its news presence in the worldwide multimedia market serving Catholics. EWTN was founded in suburban Birmingham in 1981 by Mother Angelica and now provides multimedia services globally.

The Register is EWTN’s first venture into traditional publishing.

Cardinal McCarrick named visiting scholar at Library of Congress WASHINGTON (AP) — Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, the Roman Catholic archbishop emeritus of Washington, has been named a distinguished visiting scholar at the

Library of Congress.

McCarrick will study the role of religion in diplomacy and the responsibilities of religious leaders to work for peace and care for the poor. The appointment, which comes with a monthly stipend for this year, was announced last week.

McCarrick served as archbishop of Washington from 2001 to 2006.

Just weeks after his installation as archbishop, Pope John Paul II elevated McCarrick to the College of Cardinals.

The archdiocese includes the District of Columbia and southern Maryland.

McCarrick holds degrees from St. Joseph’s Seminary and The Catholic University of America, where he earned a doctoral degree in sociology. He has represented the church and Catholic humanitarian groups in his travels around the world.

Headscarf safety concerns force girl basketball player to miss 1st half M O U N T A I RY, M d . ( A P ) — Organizers of a girls basketball league say a player was forced to miss the first half of a game in Mount Airy over the weekend because her Muslim headscarf prompted safety concerns.

Jim Shannon of the MidMaryland Girls Basketball league s a i d t h a t a n o ff i c i a l i n i t i a l l y b a r re d t h e g i r l f ro m p l a y i n g because the headscarf wraps around the neck.

He says the middle-school-aged

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League coordinator Daphnie Campbell says she plans to add language to the league’s bylaws allowing for such religious expressions as long as parents assume responsibility for any risk.

Cyprus archbishop slams attempted theft of "saintly" remains NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The leader of Cyprus’ Orthodox

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Pope picks Protestant to head Vatican’s sciences academy VATICAN CITY (AP) — The pope has picked a Protestant to head the Vatican’s sciences academy.

Benedict XVI chose Werner Arber, a Swiss molecular biologist who shared the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1978, as president of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences.

A Vatican spokesman, the Rev. Ciro Benedettini, said Sunday it is the first time a non-Catholic has led the academy in its four centuries of history.

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Christian church condemned a monk’s alleged attempt to smuggle the remains of a woman he believed was a saint in hand luggage as he tried to board a flight from Greece.

Police say the 42-year-old monk and two accomplices were arrested at Athens airport after authorities discovered the remains during a security check. Police say they dug up the remains from an Athens cemetery.

Archbishop Chrysostomos II on Tuesday called the theft a sacrilege.

The woman was not identified but the archbishop says she has not been declared a saint. Orthodox faithful often make donations to venerate saints’ relics.

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By DEBBIE SETTLE Of The Edge Just imagine, sunny days – about 70 degrees – palm trees, smiling faces, relaxation, nice breeze. OK, now back to reality.

Reality here definitely doesn’t fit that description, especially with the recent reports of snowy weather in 49 of 50 states.

However, Orlando, Fla. is still seeing beautiful 70ish degree weather along with sunny skies. This time of the year is the best for making plans to visit Florida and especially SeaWorld Orlando. Not only is it not too hot, and definitely not too cold, but the deals are great and the crowds are down.

SeaWorld Orlando has announced some amazing deals that can’t be beat for anyone who would like to get away from the reality of winter to the tropical breezes in Florida.

Staying at one of SeaWorld Orlando’s six official hotels now means more value than ever and the best vacation deals in Orlando, including:

• Early entry to SeaWorld on select days during peak seasons • Complimentary front-of-the-line access to SeaWorld’s thrill rides • Discounts on select food and gift purchases at SeaWorld and Aquatica, SeaWorld’s waterpark • Complimentary transportation to SeaWorld, Aquatica, Discovery Cove and Universal Orlando • Exclusive access to the SeaWorld Rescue Tour No matter how you book your vacation – be it through a travel agent or a do-ityourself arrangement – all guests staying at an official SeaWorld hotel will receive the exclusive benefits.

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There is additional good news for families who want to have the most fun but still keep an eye on their expenses. SeaWorldVacations. com is their one-stop vacation shop to book hotel rooms and purchase theme park tickets.

For a limited time only, each trip booked through SeaWorldVacations.com includes free all-day dining deals at SeaWorld and the opportunity to include admission to Aquatica and/or Busch Gardens Tampa Bay for only $39 each. Guests buying admission to those parks eat free all-day there, too.

SeaWorld Orlando immerses guests in the mysteries of the sea through up-close animal discoveries, amazing attractions and rides and unforgettable performances. Whether riding a flying manta ray – on Orlando’s must-see roller coaster, Manta – getting

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Aquatica is Orlando’s one-of-a-kind waterpark that could only come from SeaWorld. Inspired by a whimsical take on the South Seas, Aquatica immerses guests in the playfulness of the sea, taking them in, over and under the water with the world’s most unique water rides and animal encounters. Aquatica mixes animal experiences, waters from serene to extreme, high speed waterslide thrills and wide, sandy beaches to create a day of non-stop fun.

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Above, the entrance to SeaWorld's Aquatica water park. At left, the super coaster Manta, which takes riders above – and sometimes into – a pool of water.

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N,H., Vermont snowmobilers to ride trails without fees CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — It’s been a few years since Meghan Sage of Colebrook crossed the state line on her snowmobile into nearby Vermont to ride the trails.

The registration fees added up.

Later this month, she and other registered snowmobile owners in New Hampshire will be able to ride in Vermont for one weekend without paying for a trail pass and other costs. Vermont riders will have the same privileges in New Hampshire in the first-time agreement.

Without the trail agreement, a five-day pass in Vermont for a non-resident would cost $75; a regular pass would cost $130.

Riders also would have to pay a snowmobile club fee that averages about $15. In New Hampshire, a non-resident who also doesn’t belong t o a s n o w m o b i l e c l u b would pay a $114 snowmobile re g i s t r a t i o n f e e . M o s t o f t h e registration money goes toward trail maintenance.

“It would be nice to go there and have dinner and come back,” said Sage, 37, who’s been eyeing a restaurant in Norton, Vt. “I would hope to take my boyfriend. I don’t think he’s ever ridden in Vermont ... and he’s born and raised here,” in Colebrook.

The agreement will be enforced Jan. 21-23, with the thinking that it might become an annual event.

“It is being done as an economic/tourism incentive to expose Vermont riders to our trails,” said Chris Gamache, chief of the New Hampshire Bureau o f Tr a i l s . H o p e f u l l y, i t w i l l encourage riders to register their snowmobiles in New Hampshire in the future, he said.

The economies of both states thrive on tourism, including s n o w m o b i l i n g . I n Ve r m o n t , the total impact on the state’s economy of snowmobiler spending is about $530 million annually, said Bryant Watson, executive director of the Vermont Association of Snow Travelers.

There is no current figure for

New Hampshire. The most recent amount, $1.2 billion, is from 20022003.

N e w H a m p s h i re h a s a b o u t 7,000 miles of snowmobile trails; Vermont has about 6,000 miles. Participants would still have to follow state safety and speed rules. Vermont requires snowmobilers to have liability insurance, which most New Hampshire riders have, said Gail Hanson, executive director of the N e w H a m p s h i re S n o w m o b i l e Association. Vermont also requires all riders to wear helmets and has a safety course requirement for those 12 and older.

“I really see this as a boost to the economy, businesses and tourism by getting people to that free crossover,” said Justin Eldred, who manages the North Country Chamber of Commerce in Colebrook. “We’re going to see visitors we’ve never seen before.”

A snowmobile trail runs behind the East Burke Market in East Burke, Vt., which has become a popular gathering spot for riders.

“I think it would be fantastic,” m a r k e t o w n e r C a ro l y n Q u i r k said of the shared trail weekend.

“Anything to help out the local businesses, I’m all for it.”

Resources says all three companies provided about 37 percent of all commercial rafting trips in 2010.

Utah’s Snowbird wants to build roller coaster S A LT L A K E C I T Y ( A P ) — Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort is seeking approval from Salt Lake County to operate a roller coaster during the summer season.

The roller coaster will be built on the slope of Mt. Superior, across the Little Cottonwood Canyon highway from the main resort. It will be built on a trellis up to 13 feet high, depending on the terrain, according to a report by KSL TV. The resort has filed an application with the county for a permit to operate the roller coaster. A hearing with the Salt Lake County Planning Commission is scheduled Wednesday.

The conservation group Save Our Canyons is not actively opposing the project because it will be built on private land, said executive director Carl Fisher. But they are concerned about a bridge for riders that will span the highway and related visual impacts on the scenic spot.

“Mt. Superior is one of the most heavily photographed and scenic peaks in Little Cottonwood Canyon,” Fisher said.

Snowbird public relations director Jared Ishkanian says the roller coaster will be similar to one at Park City Mountain Resort. It will only run in the summer, when Snowbird has other activities such as an alpine slide.

The roller coaster will be use the steep slope to provide the twists and turns, Ishkanian said. Riders will be pulled in one- or two-person toboggan-style cars about 400 feet up the slope, then come down on a 3,300 foot track.

Mt. Superior was chosen because it is not a watershed and will not cross hiking trails.

The roller coaster is another way for the ski resort to be economically v i a b l e t h ro u g h o u t t h e y e a r, Ishkanian said.

“Over the years we’ve very thoughtfully added summer activities that I think have been

3 West Virginia outdoor adventure companies combine OAK HILL, W.Va. (AP) — Three outdoor adventure companies of the New River Gorge are coming together as one.

ACE Adventure Resort says it has purchased North American River Runners. The company had previously acquired Wildwater Expeditions in 2008.

The Herald-Dispatch reports that all three companies will operate from a base camp in Minden but each maintain their own brand identity. North American River Runners guests will now have access to ACE’s 1,500 acres of on-site activities and lodging options.

ACE Adventure Resort was featured on the Travel Channel as North America’s Largest Adventure Resort.

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a total of 655 acres of terrain in the next three years.

Gatlinburg sponsoring contest for past visitors

Disney’s Fantasyland to get a revamp

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) — The Gatlinburg Department of Tourism is sponsoring a yearlong contest for visitors to recount their memories of visiting the Smoky Mountains resort town.

The online contest invites participants to submit old family photos and recall memories of their childhood and family visits to the city.

One winning entry will be selected each month. Winners will be paid to revisit Gatlinburg and recreate their trip.

Up to 10 million people visit the area each year. The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the most visited of the national parks.

Details are at www.facebook. com/gatlinburgtn.

Sugarloaf opens newly expanded ski area CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine (AP) — Sugarloaf ski resort says the first area of its newly expanded ski terrain has been opened to skiers and snowboarders.

Officials at the resort in Carrabassett Valley, Maine, say 60 acres of ski terrain in the new Brackett Basin area was opened for the first time Wednesday.

The basin is part of the resort’s three-phase expansion onto neighboring Burnt Mountain.

Sugarloaf says when the expansion is complete, it will be the largest ski area in the East in terms of skiable acreage.

The project involves cutting down trees and creating new areas for glade skiing — or downhill skiing through open spaces in wooded areas. In all, the resort plans to add

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Walt Disney World says a new indoor roller coaster and a new place to interact with Disney princesses will be part of the largest expansion in Magic Kingdom history.

Disney announced details of the plans Tuesday that will double the size of the theme park’s Fantasyland section.

The coaster, dubbed the “The Seven Dwarfs Mine Train,” will feature vehicles that swing back and forth along a twisting track.

And in “Princess Fairytale Hall,” Aurora, Cinderella and other Disney princesses will greet guests in a new royal court.

Another new indoor ride with a “Little Mermaid” theme will be like one opening at Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif., later this year.

The new Fantasyland will open in phases beginning in late 2012.

Caribbean touts tourism surge not seen since ’08 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The Caribbean is attracting tourists in numbers not seen since the start of the global economic crisis, with several islands boasting new records, government officials said Friday.

More than 23 million tourists visited the region in 2010, a nearly 5 percent increase from the 22.1 million that visited the previous year, according to the Caribbean Tourism Organization.

The tiny eastern Caribbean islands of Anguilla and St. Lucia drew hordes of tourists from Canada and the U.S and posted double-digit increases. St. Eustatius, a speck of an island that was previously part of the Netherlands Antilles, got a big boost from European visitors.

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Pamper yourself Bubalina bath and body products can do the trick

By DEBBIE SETTLE Of The Edge

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amper yourself. That seems to be one of the newer trends and also the advice of many physicians on dealing with stress, the winter blahs, or just to maintain good health.

So often we don’t take very good care of ourselves, which is really to our own detriment. We tend to think of “pampering ourselves” as an undeserved luxury, or a sign of self indulgence. People make fun of the idea of pampering themselves, like it is a sign of weakness or laziness. The truth is, stress is one of the biggest factors in the cause of stroke and heart attacks. One of the easiest ways to relieve stress is to take time to relax and, yes, pamper yourself.

A great product line on the market is called Bubalina.

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Their wonderfully fragrant bath, body and skin care products are rich with nourishing certified organic ingredients. The name “Bubalina” derived from a term of endearment made famous by Anthony Quinn in the movie, “Zorba the Greek.” It is also the name of a wild pomegranate plant-the Burchellia Bubalina.

The “signature” fragrances are made exclusive for Bubalina and contain organic items like Organic African Wildcrafted Shea Butter, organic sugar, organic aloe, vitamins, essential oils, and more. The products are all paraben free, cruelty free and gluten free.

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Resort clothes can take you anywhere Creating a wardrobe for the sun and the slopes NEW YORK (AP) — The chunky gray sweaters have moved out and the turquoise-colored caftans have moved in.

Welcome to fashion’s “resort” season.

Never mind that there are still postholiday sales to be had, or that it just recently dipped to the freezing mark in some of the country’s traditional snowbird spots. Stores and their shoppers want newness — and resort is how they get it.

The clothes, with a cheerful color palette and lighter, easy-to-pack fabrics, arrive in December and fill the racks until spring merchandise takes over.

“Let’s remember that fashion is all about change, moving forward and anticipating new moods in style,” says Linda Fargo, senior vice president of Bergdorf Goodman.

Resort is the most transitional season of the year, she says, offering a mix of festive party clothes, a vacation wardrobe — for sun and snow — and a glimpse at what trends are coming in the new year.

“For me, it’s the clothes I wear all year round,” says designer Tory Burch. “The idea of layering is an important idea to resort — and that’s how people dress.”

In her collection, the knitwear is the highlight, Burch says, because everyone — no matter climate nor occasion — always needs a sweater.

Shoppers like a wear-now mentality, and who can blame them, says Michael

Kors, known for building collections on the favorite haunts of jet-setters. Resort, even with its unfortunate name, is full of smart investment pieces that can be worn on the holiday vacation to the Caribbean or the Alps, do year-round duty in Dallas, Los Angeles and even Singapore, and be the go-to piece for New Yorkers on those weird days with in-between weather, he says.

“These clothes are important for consumers, and a good chunk of these clothes — if you’re a smart designer — is seasonless. Women realize these are the clothes that let you get on with your life.

If you buy them now, you don’t have to worry about it later,” Kors says.

He adds, “It’s a very hardworking season. It’s a great place to invest your money.”

Back in the day, the garment industry had its fall season, then holiday, full of all the jingle-bells trappings, and cruise, clothes for cold-weather people to wear on cruise ships when they’d be invited to dine at Capt. Stubing’s table.

People don’t want that fuss now, says Kors, and, anyway, there are a lot of people who work in office buildings that either blast the heat or forget it’s there, or they spend their holiday break skiing one year and sunning another.

Still, it’s hard to shake the “resort” name. Both Fargo and Kors called it a

“misnomer” since it implies a look that’s much more tropical than it really is. Burch, for example, says she drew inspiration equally from recent trips to India and St. Moritz, Switzerland.

“It’s one of my favorite collections we’ve done. You have silk linen and matte gold sequins on a jacket and a skirt, mixed with an Indian motif T-shirt and scarf, and you have apres-ski boots. ... It’s warm and cold in one collection,” Burch describes.

A cashmere T-shirt dress, a longerlength skirt and a silk turtleneck are among this season’s resort must-haves, according to Kors.

“We found numerous compelling trends and items such as crisp and jaunty stripes, nautical inspiration, clean slatefresh start whites, urban safari, neutrals — in khaki and sand tones — and clothing with bohemian streaks,” says Bergdorf ’s Fargo.

Even at Lilly Pulitzer, which boasts a long Palm Beach heritage, there’s a more “universal” approach to resort than a hot-pink shift, explains design director Janie Schoenborn. “Our customer understands a ‘resort’ lifestyle, but resort has evolved into something incorporated into everyday life. ... It seems like resort collections are getting bigger, better and more universal.”

An aqua tunic top pairs just as well

with black dress pants as it does white jeans,” says Schoenborn, but the hallmark of the season is still the splash of color.

“We try to make it easier for our customer to wear coral or blue year-round.”

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By DEBBIE SETTLE Of The Edge

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So many times our teens are not sure what they are good at. You can ask them what their talents are and they shrug their shoulders or they say they don’t have any.

The Contemporary Art Museum (CAM) in St. Louis has created a program that not only gives youth a place to spread their artistic wings and express themselves, but to learn where their strengths and talent lies in the world of art.

The Contemporary Art Museum in St. Louis recently celebrated the 15th anniversary of the New Art in the Neighborhood (NAN) program. NAN is a scholarship-based art training program for high school students in the St. Louis area.

It provides the opportunity for teens from a variety of backgrounds and experiences to explore new media and contemporary issues while working with professional artists and instructors on portfolio review and development.

“When Roseann Weiss began the program 15 years ago - in our small storefront gallery - they didn’t realize the impact and the long sustained participation the NAN program would have,” Paul Ha, Executive Director at CAM said. “Hundreds of high school students have invested four and a half hours every Saturday at the museum to

learn, to participate, to empower, and to educate one another about contemporary art. I am proud that we’ve continued this program and expanded it. I am also grateful to all the students who were curious and had the idea that art could be part of their education.”

Past graduates from the New Art in the Neighborhood program have gone on to study art at leading institutions, exhibit their work throughout the Midwest, and create new venues for Contemporary Art. Juan Williams Chavez of the first NAN class is being awarded the Individual Artist award at the 2011 Missouri Arts Award ceremony on February 16 in Jefferson City at Citizens Day at the Legislature. The Missouri Arts Awards were established in 1983 to recognize and honor Missouri arts organizations, artists, individuals, businesses, and arts educators for their contributions to the advancement of the arts in Missouri.

“I’m really excited to be celebrating 15

years of one of CAM’s most successful education programs,” Tuan Nguyen, Museum Educator said. “It is exciting to look back through the years to see the diverse range of students and participating artists in the program. Equally inspiring is to see former students return to work with the museum and shape its interactions and content. I look forward to the program continuing for another 15 years!”

New Art in the Neighborhood meets for 12 consecutive Saturdays during the school year from noon to 4:30 p.m. at CAM. Students are chosen to be a part of the program based on how they express their creativity. This does not mean that they stick to the most traditional approach, but can also incorporate anything from writing, clothing, and more. As part of the application process, students are asked to write a short essay about why they would like to participate in the program as well as obtain a letter

of recommendation from a teacher, employer, or other adult.

Pieces from the past 15 years are currently on display in the Teaching Gallery along with a video and journals, books, and portfolio work of some of the past students.

New Art in the Neighborhood is generously supported by Emerson; Monsanto Fund; Missouri Arts Council, a state agency; National Endowment for the Arts; Employees Community Fund of Boeing St. Louis; The Kerr Foundation, Inc., and The Honey Fund.I If you know someone that might be a candidate for the 2012 program or would just like further information about New Art in the Neighborhood program contact Tuan Nguyen, Museum Educator, at tnguyen@camstl.org or at 314-535-0770 x216.

The Contemporary Art Museum is located at 3750 Washington Blvd., in downtown St. Louis. They offer a variety of exhibits throughout the year, educational programs, fundraising events and much more. For a complete listing of exhibits or a calendar of events at CAM, visit www.camsttl.org.

Above, a former class of New Art in the Neighborhood (NAN) program.

The program has grown significantly since its inception in 1996. At left, the Contemporary Art Museum is located at 3750 Washington Boulevard in St. Louis, just a block behind The Fabulous Fox Theatre and less than a block from the beautiful Sheldon Theatre.

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Thursday, Feb. 3 • Christina Shmigel “This City, Daily Rising”, Bruno David Gallery, 3721 Washington Blvd.-in Grand Center, St. Louis, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

• Treasures of Napoleon, Missouri History Museum, Lindell Blvd. at De Baliviere Ave., St. Louis

Friday, Feb. 4 • C h r i s t i n a S h m i g e l “ T h i s City, Daily Rising”, Bruno David Gallery, 3721 Washington Blvd.-in Grand Center, St. Louis, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

• Tr e a s u r e s o f N a p o l e o n , Missouri History Museum, Lindell Blvd. at De Baliviere Ave., St. Louis

Saturday, Feb. 5 • Christina Shmigel “This City, Daily Rising”, Bruno David Gallery, 3721 Washington Blvd.-in Grand Center, St. Louis, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

• Treasures of Napoleon, Missouri History Museum, Lindell Blvd. at De Baliviere Ave., St. Louis

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Wednesday, Feb. 9 • Ruined by Lynn Nottage, The Black Rep, Grandel Theatre, 3610 Grandel Square, St. Louis • Christina Shmigel “This City, Daily Rising”, Bruno David Gallery, 3721 Washington Blvd.-in Grand Center, St. Louis, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

• Treasures of Napoleon, Missouri History Museum, Lindell Blvd. at De Baliviere Ave., St. Louis

Thursday, Feb. 10 • Ruined by Lynn Nottage, The Black Rep, Grandel Theatre, 3610 Grandel Square, St. Louis • Christina Shmigel “This City, Daily Rising”, Bruno David Gallery, 3721 Washington Blvd.-in Grand Center, St. Louis, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

• Treasures of Napoleon, Missouri History Museum, Lindell Blvd. at De Baliviere Ave., St. Louis

• Treasures of Napoleon, Missouri History Museum, Lindell Blvd. at De Baliviere Ave., St. Louis

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Saturday, Feb. 12

• Treasures of Napoleon, Missouri History Museum, Lindell Blvd. at De Baliviere Ave., St. Louis

• Ruined by Lynn Nottage, The Black Rep, Grandel Theatre, 3610 Grandel Square, St. Louis • Christina Shmigel “This City, Daily Rising”, Bruno David Gallery, 3721 Washington Blvd.-in Grand Center, St. Louis, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Foxworthy currently hosts the hit show Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader, which airs on FOX and is in syndication. One of the most respected and successful comedians in the United States, Foxworthy is the largest selling comedy-recording artist in history, a multiple Grammy Award nominee and a best-selling author.

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Thursday, Feb. 3 • Split Lip Rayfield, The Rock House, 1200 S. 7th St., St. Louis, 8 p.m., $15, Over 21 only.

• Stanley Clark with Hiromi Jazz at the Bistro, 3536 Washington Ave., St. Louis, Mo., 8:30 p.m. and 10:15 p.m.

• Bored of Education, Sub Zero Vodka Bar

Friday, Feb. 4 • Dan Smithiger, Percussion Faculty Recital, Dunham Hall, Rm 1115, 7:30 p.m.; free • Pete Morrisey, Westview Wine Cellar, Collinsville • Story of the Year, The Pageant, Delmar Loop, St. Louis • Stanley Clark with Hiromi Jazz at the Bistro, 3536 Washington Ave., St. Louis, Mo., 8:30 p.m.

• MarleyFest 7, The Murder City Band, Tony Rome, Prince Phillip, The Duck Room at Blueberry Hill, Delmar Loop, St. Louis • Lisa Jones, Villa Marie Winery, 7 p.m. to 11 p.m., Maryville

Saturday, Feb. 5 • “Mercy Road Quartet,” “Gospel Messengers,” Bethalto Church of God, 800 E. Bethalto Blvd. Bethalto, www.mercyroad.com.net, $5 per person donation appreciated.

• Matt Livasy, Westview Wine Cellar, Collinsville • JJ Grey and MOFRO, The Pageant, St. Louis, Mo. • Scott and Michele, Villa Marie Winery, Maryville, 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Sunday, Feb. 6 • Mo’ Pleasure, Villa Marie Winery, 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., Maryville • Open Mic w/Butch Moore, Stagger Inn, Edwardsville, 9 p.m.

• Open Mic w/Bottoms Up BLues Gang, Llywelyn’s Pub, Soulard • The John Hartford Stringband, The Duck Room at Blueberry Hill, Delmar Loop, St. Louis

Monday, Feb. 7 • Madahoochi & Friends, Cicero’s, 9 p.m.

• Keypers Piano Bar, Musical Monday’s Cabaret, 9 p.m.

• Soulard Blues Band, Broadway Oyster Bar, 9 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 8 • The Schwag, The Old Rock House, St. Louis, Mo., 10 p.m.

• Alvin Jett Duo, Hwy. 61 Roadhouse and Kitchen, 7:30 p.m.

• M a rq u i s e K n o x , B e a l e o n Broadway, 8 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 9 • Open Mic w/Duck Tape Trio, Stagger Inn, Edwardsville • Tom Hall, Iron Barley, South St. Louis, 6:30 p.m.

• Open Mic Night, Villa Marie Winery, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., FREE Tacos, Maryville • Brian Curran, Broadway Oyster Bar, 5 p.m.

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Friday, Feb. 11 • Faculty Showcase, Abbott Auditorium-SIUE campus, 7:30 p.m.

• Bud Summers, Westview Wine Cellar and Bistro, Collinsville • Interpol w/ School of Seven Bells, The Pageant, Delmar Loop, St. Louis • Meyer’s Band-Bob and Perry, 7 p.m. to 11 p.m., Villa Marie Winery, Maryville • The Hipnecks, The Old Rock House, St. Louis, 9 p.m.

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Saturday, Feb. 12 • Bobby Long, The Old Rock House, St. Louis, Mo. 8 p.m.

• Pete Morrissey, Westview Wine Cellar, Collinsville • Homegrown Showcase, The Pageant, Delmar Loop, St. Louis • Fitz and the Tantrums, The Duck Room at Blueberry Hill, Delmar Loop, St. Louis

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Monday, Feb. 14 • Acoustic Cafe Tour w/Carrie Rodriguez, Erin McKeown, Mary Gauthier, The Old Rock House, St. Louis, Mo., 8 p.m.

• Madahoochi & Friends, Cicero’s, 9 p.m.

• Keypers Piano Bar, Musical Monday’s Cabaret, 9 p.m.

• Soulard Blues Band, Broadway Oyster Bar, 9 p.m.

Loop, St. Louis, Mo. • The Takedown 5th Anniversary Show w/Vondrukes and John Florek, The Old Rock House, St. Louis, 9 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 19 • R o n n i e M i l s a p , R i c k m a n Auditorium, Arnold, Mo., 8 p.m.

• George Kershaw, Westview Wi n e C e l l a r a n d B i s t ro , Collinsville • M a r t y B , T h e P a g e a n t , Delmar Loop, St. Louis, Mo. • P e t t y C a s h J u n c t i o n , T h e Duck Room at Blueberry Hill, Delmar Loop

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• Truth & Salvage Co., The Duck Room at Blueberry Hill, Delmar Loop, St. Louis • Bob Werner, 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Villa Marie Winery, Maryville

Monday, Feb. 21 • Madahoochi & Friends, Cicero’s, 9 p.m.

• Keypers Piano Bar, Musical Monday’s Cabaret, 9 p.m.

• Soulard Blues Band, Broadway Oyster Bar, 9 p.m.

• Open Mic w/Bottoms Up Blues Gang, Llywelyn’s Pub, Soulard • Arianna String Quartet, Youth Series-”Imagination and Imagery,” Touhill Performing Arts Center,

• Arianna String Quartet, Youth Series-”Imagination and Imagery,” Touhill Performing Arts Center, UMSL, St. Louis, 10 a.m.

• Open Mic Night, Villa Marie Winery, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., FREE Tacos, Maryville • The Schwag, The Old Rock House, St. Louis, Mo., 10 p.m.

• Open Mic w/Duck Tape Trio, Stagger Inn, Edwardsville • Tom Hall, Iron Barley, South St. Louis, 6:30 p.m.

• Brian Curran, Broadway Oyster Bar, 5 p.m.

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Since that time, nearly 30 years ago, they have nine albums under their belts, not including solo productions, and have been nominated and won several Grammy Awards, Dove Awards, NAACP Image Awards, Soul Train Music Awards and Stellar Awards. Not only has the duo’s music climbed the Gospel charts, but also the R&B and Contemporary Christian charts.

Today, BeBe and CeCe’s music is as relevant and as fresh as ever. They get thousands of hits every day on their Facebook and myspace.com pages, which proudly announced the kick off of the “Still Something Big” tour with their dear friends, Mary Mary. They will be appearing with Mary Mary at The Fabulous Fox Theatre on Sunday, April 3, 2011, at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets are on sale and are $50, $45, $40, and $35 Mary Mary is carrying on that sibling tradition, as sisters Erica Atkins-Campbell and Tina Atkins-Campbell combine their harmonic voices to also create some great R&B gospel hits.

Although much newer to the gospel music scene, the duo of Mary Mary honed their singing skills by being inspired by gospel greats like Kirk Franklin, who they share credit with for broadening the fan base of Urban Contemporary Gospel.

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After the sisters signed with Columbia Records back in 2000, they decided to perform under the name Mary Mary, which was to honor Mary, the mother of Jesus, and Mary Magdalene.

Their very first released single, “Shackles (Praise You)” became a crossover hit on gospel, R&B and pop charts.

They have since released six albums, the most current, “Something Big” having a release date of March 29, 2011.

Both BeBe and CeCe Winans and Mary Mary have joined together on stage together for past performances.

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That superstar quartet will also be performing several songs together at the St. Louis show, in addition to their respective hits and fan favorites.

After two decades of hits, BeBe and CeCe Winans are enjoying a remarkable career moment. Their first album together in 15 years – “Still” – is nominated for two Grammy Awards and is fast approaching gold, while landing on several Billboard Magazine year-end lists.

Recently, BeBe and Cece won a combined five Stellar Awards out of 11 nominations, including Song of the Year for the CD’s single, “Close To You,” a Billboard chart topping single. Additionally, “Close To You” was named BMI’s Most Performed Gospel Song of the Year.

In less than a decade, Erica and Tina (Mary Mary) have sold upward of five million albums and have amassed staggering totals of three Grammy Awards, two American Music Awards, seven Dove Awards, a BET Award, two NAACP Image Awards, two Lady of Soul Awards and 10 Stellar Awards.

Don’t wait to purchase the tickets for this amazing upcoming performance on Sunday, April 3, 2011, at The Fabulous Fox in downtown St. Louis. Tickets are on sale now, and can be purchased at the Fox Box Office, MetroTix outlets or by calling 314-534-1111. Order tickets online at www.metrotix.com.

For more information about the show or about The Fabulous Fox Theatre, visit www.fabulousfox.com.

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Thomas to appear at Jazz at the Bistro Edwardsville resident, vocalist M a rd r a T h o m a s w i l l b e t h e featured performer for Jazz at the Bistro’s Valentine Weekend again this year with performances on Friday and Saturday February 11th and 12th. She is backed this year for these two performances by pianist Adaron “Pops” Jackson, bassist Zeb Briskvich, and drummer Miles Vandiver.

One thing these instrumentalists have in common is that they are all graduates of Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville’s Jazz Studies Department and have all gone on to actually teach at SIUE as well as for other universities.

These are talented musicians who excel in music education and have performed all over the country and in other parts of the world. Mardra has worked with them for years, and because of SIUE they also have a connection with her husband pianist Reggie Thomas who is a Professor of Music on SIUE’s Jazz Faculty.

Reggie Thomas will join Mardra for the Valentine’s Day Performance , Monday February 14th at Jazz at the Bistro for their annual Valentine’s Concert. These two have become the “Sweethearts of Swing” where their perfect match of soulful vocals and endless groove make for a Valentine’s Day like no other. There are Two Sets Nightly 8:30 & 10:15 Box office: 314.534.1111.

Concert Info: 314.289.4030. Dining Reservations: 314.534.3663

MoBOT plans gospel concert Join the Missouri Botanical Garden to honor Black History Month with an afternoon of heart-felt gospel music.

The annual Celebrate the Gospel concert will be held on Sunday, Feb. 13 at 3 p.m. The event is included with Garden admission.

Enjoy soul-stirring renditions of traditional gospel favorites as performed by the New Sunny Mount Missionary Baptist Church Chancel Choir, the St. Louis Overall Regional Winner in Verizon’s How Sweet the SoundTM2010 nationwide church choir competition. Seating is limited inside the Garden’s Shoenberg Theater and available first-come, first-served.

Admission to the Missouri Botanical Garden is $8; St. Louis City and County residents enjoy discounted admission of $4.

Children ages 12 and under and 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 & 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 r g o r c a l l (314) 577‑5100.

St. Louis Chamber Chorus takes classical turn The Saint Louis Chamber Chorus season takes a decidedly classical turn with this concert titled “Translation: From Greek G o d t o E v e r y m a n , ” c e n t e re d on works associated with ancient Greece, particularly the tragedies of Sophocles. The

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audience will hear the first St. Louis performance of incidental music for “Oedipus Rex” by 16th century Venetian composer A n d re a G a b r i e l i . S e p a r a t i n g this work’s four movements will be choruses from “Antigone,” composed for the Chamber Chorus by Pulitzer Prizewinner Ned Rorum and the Chorus’s former composer-in-residence, Sasha Johnson Manning. Their works are musical settings of translations from the original Greek by Chamber Chorus Artistic Director, Philip Barnes.

The other featured piece on the program will be British composer Sir Granville Bantock’s “ I n v o c a t i o n t o P a n ” f ro m h i s c h o r a l b a l l e t “ T h e G re a t G o d Pan.” Like Stravinsky’s “Rite of Spring,” Bantock’s work is centered on pagan ritual but set to a more Romantic t re a t m e n t . Wi t h “ I n v o c a t i o n to Pan,” the audience will be treated to an expansive work testing the Chorus’s dexterity and stamina as it splits into two six-part choirs. Bantock’s peak period of production coincided with World War one, limiting audiences’ exposure to much of his finest work. The Chamber C h o ru s b e l i eves the February 13 performance of “Invocation to Pan” is the first in nearly 90 years!

Join the Saint Louis Chamber Chorus as it studies the translation “From Greek God to Everyman,” at 3 p.m. Sunday, February 13 at Graham Chapel.

Parking is free.

For more information about the concert, and tickets, call 636-458-4343 or visit www.chamberchorus.org.

Jazz St. Louis plans upcoming season Celebrating its 15th Anniversary, Jazz St. Louis is pleased to announce the Jazz at the Bistro subscription series and special events scheduled for the 2010 -2011 season. These artists reflect some of the biggest names and finest talent in jazz today: 2010-2011 Subscription Series Listed as: Date, Artist, Prices.

February 2-5 Stanley Clarke with Hiromim $30 and $35 February 16-19, Ray Vega Latin Jazz Quintet, $25 and $30 March 2-5, Chris Potter Underground, $30 and $35 March 16-19, Christian McBride, Benny Green & Gregory Hutchinson, $30 and $35

March 30-April 2, Ann Hampton Callaway, $35 and $40 April 13-16, Yellowjackets, $30 and $35 April 27-30, Bill Charlap Trio, $25 and $30 May 11-14, Houston Person, $25 $30 May 25-28, Sean Jones Quintet, $25 and $30 Special Events February 11, Al Jarreau , $150/$50/$40. 8:00 p.m. show at the Touhill Performing Arts Center on the campus of the University of Missouri-St. Louis. -Sponsored by World Wide Technology, Inc. All show times are at 8:30 p.m. and 10:15 p.m. unless otherwise noted. On sale dates for David Sanborn, the Jazz Crusaders and Al Jarreau will be announced separately.

Tickets for all other Jazz at the Bistro events go on sale at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 17, 2010 at all Metrotix locations, via phone at 314.534.1111, online at www. metrotix.com or through the Jazz St. Louis box office at 314.289.4030.

Student tickets are available for most shows.

Greenville College Choir performances scheduled The Greenville College Choir will perform a number of concerts in South Central Illinois, St. Louis, Missouri and the Southeastern United States this spring. Weekend performances will take place in various churches in the St. Louis Metro and Metro East areas including a March 6 pre-tour concert at Christ C h u rc h C a t h e d r a l ( S t . L o u i s ) and a guest appearance in the Bach at the Sem Concert Series at Concordia Seminary (St. Louis) with The American Kantorei, a professional choral and orchestral ensemble.

The Greenville Choir ’s 2011 spring tour will take them to venues in Atlanta (GA), St. Petersburg (FL), Charlotte (NC) and Nashville (TN). This year ’s t o u r p ro g r a m i n c l u d e s w o r k s from Estonia, Norway, England and America and spans a 400-year period.

Founded in 1927 by Dr. Robert W. Woods, the Greenville College Choir has attained a widespread reputation for performing sacred choral music of the highest quality.

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t h e G re e n v i l l e C h o r a l U n i o n f o r c o n c e r t s o f l a rg e r c h o r a l orchestral works such as Bach’s Magnificat, Mozart’s Requiem, and the annual Christmas performance of Handel’s Messiah.

In 2008 the Choir was invited to sing at the American Choral Director Association’s Central Division Convention in Grand Rapids, Michigan. In November 2009 the Choir performed with the Boston Camerata at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis.

The Choir consists of 52 u n d e rg r a d u a t e s t u d e n t s f ro m various fields of liberal arts study, including the College’s five music degree programs. As the flagship choral ensemble of Greenville College, the choir presents as many as twenty off-campus performances each year as part of its annual tour.

Students’ dedication to the program is consistently made evident by the professional quality of their performances.

Conductor Jeffrey S. Wilson received his Bachelor of Music degree in piano from Augustana College (Rock Island, Illinois).

He earned the Master of Music degree in choral music and the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in choral conducting and literature from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Dr. Wilson has served as conductor of the choir since 1996.

The Greenville College Choir ’s spring semester itinerary currently includes the following performances: Sunday, February 20, 2011 – 10:45 a.m. Worship Service St. Matthew United Methodist Church 1200 Moreland Drive, Belleville, IL 62223 Phone: 618.397.5994; website: http://stmatthewumc.org/ Sunday, February 20, 2011 at 6:00 p.m.

Hillsboro Free Methodist

Church 1 4 0 0 S e y m o u r Av e n u e , Hillsboro, IL 62049 Phone: 217.532.2216; website: http://hillsborofmc.org/ Sunday, March 6, 2011 – 11:00 a.m. Worship Service Second Presbyterian Church 4 5 0 1 We s t m i n s t e r P l a c e , S t .

Louis, MO 63108 Phone: 314.367.0636; website: http://www.secondchurch.net/ Sunday, March 6, 2011 at 7:00 p.m.

Christ Church Cathedral 1210 Locust Street, St. Louis, MO 63103 Phone: 314.231.3454; website: www.christchurchcathedral.us/ Sunday, March 13, 2011 at 9:30 & 10:45 a.m. Worship Services Shadowbrook Baptist Church 4187 Suwanee Dam Road Suwanee, GA 30024 Phone: 770.945.1524; website: http://shadowbrookchurch.org/ home/index.asp Sunday, March 13, 2011 at 7:00 p.m.

Gainesville First United Methodist Church 2870 Thompson Bridge Road, Gainesville, GA 30506 Phone: 770.536.2341; website: www.gfumc.com Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at 6:00 p.m.

Lakeland Light and Life Free Methodist Church 5730 Deeson Road, Lakeland, FL 33810 Phone: 863.858.6361; website: www.lightandlifepark.org Thursday, March 17, 2011 at 7:00 p.m.

Cornerstone Community Church 6745 38th Avenue North, St. Petersburg, FL 33710-1536 Phone: 727.343.7747; website: www.cometocornerstone.com For further information about t h e G re e n v i l l e C o l l e g e C h o i r p l e a s e c o n t a c t t h e G re e n v i l l e College Music Department Office at 618.664.6560 or grace.hoenig@ greenville.edu.

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QuickGlance Movie Reviews “Country Strong”

Some of the best country songs are the ones that tell a story — ones that feature vivid imagery, a strong narrative drive and a killer emotional payoff. In telling the story of a self-destructive singing superstar, this hints at the possibility of delivering that kind of moving experience, but ultimately it’s too meandering and uneven to ever truly tug at your heart. Writer-director Shana Feste’s film occupies an uncomfortable sort of middle ground. It’s not rich enough, and its characters aren’t developed enough, to be a searing drama or a portrait of artistic torment; “Coal Miner’s Daughter,” this is not. But at the same time, it isn’t over-the-top enough to be enjoyed as a divalicious guilty pleasure. Still, “Country Strong” has its moments, mainly in the music, all of which is enjoyable if not earthshattering and is actually sung by its stars. Gwyneth Paltrow plays Kelly Canter, whose boozy benders are legendary. Her husbandmanager (Tim McGraw) pulls her out of rehab early to put her back on the road. Along for the ride are the honky-tonk hipster with whom she’s having an affair (Garrett Hedlund) and a beauty queen with her own dreams of country stardom (Leighton Meester). What follows is a series of flirtations and dalliances, breakdowns and inebriated episodes, none of which seems to carry any more significance than any other.

RATED: PG-13 for thematic elements involving alcohol abuse and some sexual content.

RUNNING TIME: 111 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Two stars out of four.

“The Dilemma”

Add to Vince Vaughn’s canon of gonzo enthusiasm the blissful image of him using a makeshift blowtorch on a suburban block, screaming, “I’m going to burn your face off!” His act maybe isn’t as fresh as it once was, but Vaughn still puts a charge into movies.

Ron Howard’s comedy begins and ends in hokey cliche, but for a brief period in the middle, it carries a slight hint of Billy Wilder, playing uncomfortable stuff for not entirely dumb laughs. Chicago engineers and buddies Ronny Valentine (Vaughn) and Nick Brannen (Kevin James) each have long-term partners: Ronny’s girlfriend, Beth (Jennifer Connelly), and Nick’s wife, Geneva (Winona Ryder).

After Ronny sees Geneva cheating on Nick with another man (Channing Tatum), he descends into a world of infidelity where seemingly everyone is cheating. Unfortunately, Howard’s light-butthorny examination of marital disfunction becomes distracted by pratfalls and standard bromance comedy. Ryder matches Vaughn’s wildness, but Connelly isn’t given a chance and James isn’t up to it.

Sports metaphors proliferate until the film sinks into them, finally, senselessly concluding on an NHL rink.

RATED: PG-13 for mature thematic elements involving sexual content.

RUNNING TIME: 110 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Two stars out of four.

“The Green Hornet”

Someday soon, hopefully, 3-D will be exposed for the sham that it is. We will all realize that, for the vast majority of films, shooting in or converting to 3-D offers absolutely nothing from a narrative standpoint, and very little visually; all this gimmick really adds is money at the box office through higher ticket prices. But until that blessed day comes, we will continue to be bombarded with mediocre action pictures like this. It didn’t have to be this way. There was reason for hope. “The Green Hornet” comes from director Michel Gondry, who’s known for visually inspired films including “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” and “The Science of Sleep.” Hearing his name attached to a big, studio superhero movie — starring Seth Rogen, of all people — may have sounded incongruent, but at least it was intriguing. Instead, Gondry has come up with a surprisingly generic, bombastic action movie. Based on the 1930s radio show, “The Green Hornet” stars Rogen as Britt

Reid, playboy heir to the Los Angeles publishing empire built by his father (Tom Wilkinson). But when his father dies suddenly, Britt realizes he has a chance to use his fortune for good, and decides to become a vigilante crime fighter with the help of his father’s mechanic, the soft-spoken but ever-resourceful Kato (Taiwanese pop star Jay Chou).

RATED: PG-13 for sequences of violent action, language, sensuality and drug content.

RUNNING TIME: 118 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: One and a half stars out of four.

“No Strings Attached”

It begins with an intriguing premise: A guy and a girl agree to have sex wherever they want, whenever they want, without all those pesky emotions getting in the way. This is what the kids these days, with their rock ’n’ roll music and their video games, refer to as being “friends with benefits.” What’s intriguing about it is that the girl in the equation, a young doctor played by Natalie Portman, is the one who suggests this arrangement, and the guy, an aspiring TV writer played by Ashton Kutcher, is the one who breaks the rules and falls in love. It’s a reversal of traditional gender roles, and an indication that we might be in for something fresh, daring and different. Except, we’re not. This romantic comedy from Ivan Reitman — the first film he’s directed since the less-than-super “My Super Ex-Girlfriend” from 2006 — falls into all the usual traps. The fear of commitment that plagues Portman’s character is enough of a contrivance without all the additional troubles that get piled on. Letting the tension evolve naturally from the insecurities of relatable, well-developed figures would have been preferable, but once Kutcher ’s character goes all soft and gooey, the movie does too. For a while, though, the very modern relationship writer Elizabeth Meriwether lays out for us has a snappy, spirited energy and an appealing, unexpected raunchy streak. Greta Gerwig, Mindy Kaling and Kevin Kline are among the well-chosen supporting cast.

RATED: R for sexual content, language and some drug material.

RUNNING TIME: 102 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING Two stars out of four.

“The Way Back”

An exquisite example of style over substance, of vast visuals dwarfing the characters and nearly swallowing the story whole.

Veteran Australian director Peter Weir has crafted an oldfashioned historical epic, inspired by the true story of prisoners who escaped a 1940 Soviet labor camp and trudged thousands of miles across unforgiving terrain to their freedom. Not all of them made it, which we might have guessed on our own, but Weir, working with co-writer Keith Clarke, informs us with a title card at the start that three men would walk out of the Himalayas at the end of this arduous journey. The result: Despite the seriousness of the subject matter, the film loses some of its tension because we pretty much know the outcome, leaving us only to wonder who will live and who will die, as if we’re watching an episode of “Survivor: Siberian Gulag.”

And it is serious — or at least, it should be. Weir alternates between vivid, convincing images of the harsh surroundings — sweepingly shot on location in Bulgaria, Morocco and India — and detailed close-ups of the toll this trip has taken on the characters’ faces, their bodies, and most especially their feet.

But except for Ed Harris as a mysterious American, Jim Sturgess as an idealistic Polish officer and Colin Farrell as an over-thetop Russian thug, the remaining characters are essentially interchangeable.

RATED: PG-13 for violent content, depiction of physical hardships, a nude image and brief strong language.

RUNNING TIME: 133 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING Two stars out of four.

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Colin Farrell, left, and Ed Harris are shown in a scene from, “The Way Back.”

"The Way Back" lacks substance, suspense

By CHRISTY LEMIRE Associated Press “The Way Back” represents an exquisite example of style over substance, of vast visuals dwarfing the characters and nearly swallowing the story whole.

Veteran Australian director Peter Weir, a sixtime Oscar nominee (“Witness,” “The Truman Show”), has crafted an old-fashioned historical epic, inspired by the true story of a group of prisoners who escaped a 1940 Soviet labor camp and trudged thousands of miles across unforgiving terrain to their freedom.

Not all of them made it, which we might have guessed on our own, but Weir — who cowrote the screenplay with Keith Clarke, based on Slavomir Rawicz’s book “The Long Walk” — informs us with a title card at the start that

three men would walk out of the Himalayas at the end of this arduous journey.

The result: Despite the seriousness of the subject matter, the film loses some of its tension because we pretty much know the outcome, leaving us only to wonder who will live and who will die, as if we’re watching an episode of “Survivor: Siberian Gulag.”

And it is serious — or at least, it should be.

Weir alternates between vivid, convincing images of the harsh surroundings — sweepingly shot on location in Bulgaria, Morocco and India — and detailed close-ups of the toll this trip has taken on the characters’ faces, their bodies, and most especially their feet.

But except for Ed Harris as a mysterious American, Jim Sturgess as an idealistic Polish officer and Colin Farrell as an over-the-top

Russian thug, the remaining characters are essentially interchangeable. Even though the film feels overlong, insufficient time was spent fleshing out these people to make them, and the threats to their lives, seem pressing and real.

That only emphasizes the film’s episodic, almost video game-like structure: Now they’re in a blizzard, now they’re in the forest, now they’re trekking through rocky terrain, now they’re slogging across sand. Survive one level and then it’s onto the next, and the next. The tension should be unbearable; instead, “The Way Back” feels like exactly what it is: a long, slow march toward death.

Saoirse Ronan livens things up as a young Polish woman traveling alone who hooks up with the group about halfway through — even though they’re divided over whether to allow

her to join them. Not only is she spirited and friendly, which helps draw out some of their back stories, but she also has handy-dandy items like soap, which they desperately need.

Ronan’s scenes with Harris, in which they develop a sort of father-daughter relationship, are some of the most satisfying; despite the seemingly insurmountable conditions, she maintains an almost ethereal quality, in stark contrast to his pragmatism.

The moments in which they bond make you wish there were more like them, and they come too late.

••• “The Way Back,” a Newmarket Films release, is rated PG-13 for violent content, depiction of physical hardships, a nude image and brief strong language. Running time: 133 minutes. Two stars out of four.

Portman finds another pot of gold

By ROBERT GRUBAUGH Of The Edge If you can stand to hear a little more about the great fortune of Natalie Portman, keep reading onward and downward. You’re living in the past if you still consider her to be the pretty young Harvard graduate from the Star Wars prequels.

These days she's endlessly happy and sharing her blessings with anyone who will point a camera in her direction. She’s pregnant with her first child, courtesy of her good-looking fiancé, and about to win her first Oscar for her coveted role in "The Black Swan." How does the luckiest actress working right now top that? Why, she has the No. 1 movie in America, of course!

As Emma in "No Strings Attached," Portman plays a doctor in residency at a California teaching hospital.

She works long, hectic hours in a place where no one outside of her circle understands her, her foibles, or her love life. Her boss ignores her except to give her confusing advice and harsher than necessary criticism.

She shares an apartment with three other residents who, like her, are neurotic messes, but still hilarious and sexy.

This premise is so much like “Grey’s Anatomy”, that I

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wondered if Patrick Dempsey was going to show up and further complicate matters. Ashton Kutcher, rather, is the dashing answer to Emma’s romantic failings. His Adam is a quiet, thoughtful television assistant who likes vices without showing any penalty for it. The two meet on the worst day of his life - the one when he finds out his ditzy ex-girlfriend (Ophelia Lovibond) has started dating his self-absorbed father (Kevin Kline), a famous television personality who spends a lot of his screen time uttering his catchphrase, “Great Scott!”

The plot has the two falling into bed immediately and then, realizing it was a mistake, they decide to become exclusively lovers without any of the other things that go along with having a relationship - no hanging out, no talking, nothing but endless and lurid liaisons at her place, his, or anywhere else they can find five quite minutes. That should work, right?. But it doesn’t. A day later, Adam’s head-over-heels for this girl and can’t get her out of his head. Emma, too, but she’s got a much stronger resolve to avoid talking about it. I wish I understood women. Having an intimate relationship in this style seems so modern, but isn’t that kind of what happened when Billy Crystal’s Harry met "Meg Ryan’s Sally" back in the ‘80s? I know Carrie Bradshaw tried the

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same thing on one of the earliest episodes of “Sex & the City”, too.

Having “friends with benefits” (one of the less offensive terms for this type of coupling), is such a popular idea for movies these days that Screen Gems is going to try it again in July with Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis, Portman’s excellent "Black Swan" co-star.

So, is No Strings Attached a complete waste of time?

Absolutely not. I found the movie (directed by Ivan Reitman and written by Elizabeth Meriwether) to be a riot. The supporting characters really make the show, like they so often do. Greta Gerwig and Mindy Kaling are a delightful duo as Emma’s co-worker roommates. Kevin Kline proved he can improve anything he’s in, just like Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Adam’s bartender buddy. The comedy is really its saving grace. Very adult humor and impressive boudoir slang have a hip and relevant edge to them as they bite through some cheeky dialogue. This movie would best be viewed in a large group setting and only when no one takes it too seriously.

••• No Strings Attached runs 119 minutes and is rated R for sexual content, language, and some drug content. I give this film two and a half stars out of four.

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The year of Natalie Portman LOS ANGELES (AP) — For Natalie Portman, 2011 is already shaping up to be an unforgettable year.

The actress is getting big awards buzz for her turn as a ballerina gone mad in “Black Swan.” She already won a Golden Globe, she’s up for a Screen Actors Guild award and she’s sure to hear her name when Oscar nominations are announced next week. Portman also has four other movies slated for release this year — including the first produced by her own company.

Oh, and she’s pregnant with her first child and engaged to be married.

“I’m very, very excited,” she says during an interview to promote her romantic comedy “No Strings Attached,” which opens Friday. “I feel very, very lucky.”

And maybe just a bit overwhelmed.

Ever poised in interviews, and always the picture of perfection at events, the Harvard grad and Oscar nominee (for 2004’s “Closer”) says having four movies in the pipeline at the same time she’s starting a family is “a little insane.”

Not that she’s letting it get to her — or letting it show, except for maybe the family part. Though she has a spate of scheduled appearances coming up — awards shows, film festivals, premieres — she’s not dashing around town juggling meetings and fittings. Instead, the star who recently relocated to Los Angeles from her hometown of New York says she’s just relaxing with her mom and enjoying the West Coast weather.

“I think because so much is going on, it’s just sort of going over my head,” Portman says, her petite frame folded on a sofa, her hand intuitively resting on her bourgeoning belly. “I don’t know that I’m taking it all in. I’m just like, ’Oh, the sun is shining. I’m with my mom. I’m with my dog.

Life is good.”’

Indeed, things are good for the 29-year-old. She’s engaged to Benjamin Millepied, a ballet dancer and choreographer who worked on “Black Swan,” and they are expecting their first child together. He was her date at the Globes, and when she was named best actress in a drama, she thanked him for “helping me to continue this creation of creating more life.”

Portman is also giving life to new movies through her production company, handsomecharlie films. The company’s first feature, “Hesher,” in which she stars with Joseph Gordon-Levitt, premiered at Sundance and is set for release this year. Handsomecharlie is also developing “Best Buds,” a road-trip tale of a bride-to-

be who staves off a nervous breakdown by hanging with her friends and smoking marijuana.

Portman is set to star.

“We like all sorts of movies: drama, thriller, sci-fi, comedy,” she says of herself and producing partner Annette Savitch. “But I think something that definitely appeals to us, just because of the lack of it, is strong female comedies, and also female friendship movies — unlike ’Black Swan’ where they’re ripping each other ’s hair out — where girls are funny, supportive friends for each other.”

Portman dabbles in onscreen female friendship in “No Strings Attached.” She plays Emma Kurtzman, a doctor for whom love is like a nasty rash: irritating, painful and best avoided. Meanwhile, her colleagues (played by Greta Gerwig and Mindy Kaling) want boyfriends and lament the lack of good guys out there. They support Emma as she enters a sex-only relationship with Adam (Ashton Kutcher), zinging one-liners and cracking wise throughout.

It’s the rare romantic comedy where women get laughs, Portman says.

“I had been looking for a funny female character for a long time,” she says. “I feel like in romantic comedies often it’s just the girl who gets to kind of wear cute clothes and wants to get married at the end, which is always fun to watch but it’s not necessarily a challenge or exciting to do.”

Director Ivan Reitman says Portman found the script on her own and asked for the part. He recalls being surprised at her interest, then met with her.

“I realized as I was talking to her: Oh, this is the girl,” he says.

“She is as smart as this character is, because she needs to be that intelligent, but more than that, she has the strength that this girl has, and she has the complexity to portray somebody that is a little bit messed up.”

The role called for Portman to be saucy, sexy and even drunk in one scene. Her character is bold, confident and sexually self-assured — the complete opposite of her award-winning “Black Swan” character, who is repressed, girlish and afraid.

The back-to-back contrasting roles was “one of those sort of accidents,” the actress says.

“I’d been with ’Black Swan’ for 10 years before it got made, and I’d been with this movie for like three years before it got made, and it just happened to get financing in the same period,” she says. “But it’s always welcome to completely shed a character and do something very, very different.”

She’ll be seen in two more

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She plays a warrior opposite Danny McBride and James Franco in the comedy-adventure “Your Highness,” and a human friend of a Norse god in Marvel Studios’ anticipated “Thor.”

Portman might be promoting her movies through most of her pregnancy.

“The thing that’s great is that I’m really proud of all the movies. I’m really excited about every single one,” she says. “I don’t think it’s great that they’re like all in this time period. I wish they were more spaced out, but I don’t really have control over that. But at least people won’t see my face for awhile afterwards.”

For now, though, expect Portman aplenty in what’s becoming Natalie’s big year.

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Have you discovered portabellas?

By DEBBIE SETTLE Of The Edge You either love them or you hate them. Generally there is no middle road. Mushrooms are something that people either love to include in their diet any way they can get them, or they won’t touch a food item if they think their “might” be a mushroom in it.

I have to admit that I am a mushroom lover. Haven’t met one yet that I don't like. I have already shared my love for morel mushrooms and the “hunt” for the elusive popular fungi, but I will eat them all.

A great mushroom that can be used in so many recipes and makes for a great meat substitute or an addition to the flavor of meat, is the portabella mushroom. One of the largest in the mushroom family of the edible kind, portabellas have a rich flavor with a very dense consistency. They grill up quickly, bake nicely and saute’ easily. Any way you slice them, they are a great addition to your diet.

Here are some recipes you can try to give portabellas a place on your dining table: Portabella “Burgers” 2 large portabella mushrooms 1 small zucchini sliced into match sticks 2 whole wheat buns (or any kind of bun) 1 slice of mozzerella or 3 Tbsp. grated mozzerella 4 slices of red roasted pepper (Either buy roasted or put slices in oven and turn on broil and remove when the peppers

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look roasted-watch closely) 1 Tbsp. of butter 2 Tbsp. of chipotle sauce or any barbecue sauce sea salt First, remove the stem of the portebella and gently clean the mushroom under lightly running water. Place fanned side down on a paper towel to absorb additional water.

Spray a small fry pan and saute the zucchini sliced into match sticks until tender. Set aside.

Spread the butter on each of the bun halves.

Grill the buns until lightly toasted and set aside.

Spray oil (any cooking spray will work) on the grill and place the mushrooms fan side down for about eight minutes.

Keep the temperature hot, but not overly hot. Turn mushrooms over and sprinkle sea salt on it.

Grill for about eight more minutes or until the mushroom is tender.

Place the cheese on top of the mushroom, let get just a little melted and then add the zucchini sticks and red pepper strips.

Add chipotle sauce or bbq sauce to taste. Horseradish sauce is really good too! Enjoy.

Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms Submitted By: Jimmy Dean Co. (from allrecipes.com) Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 10 Minutes Ready In: 30 Minutes Ingredients: 1 (9.6 ounce) package Jimmy Dean Original Hearty Pork

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Sausage Crumbles 2 cups shredded Italian cheese blend, divided 1/2 cup ricotta cheese 2 green onions, thinly sliced 3 tablespoons finely chopped sun-dried tomatoes, rehydrated 12 medium portobello mushroom caps 2 tablespoons olive oil 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar (optional) Directions: 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Combine sausage, 1 cup shredded cheese, ricotta cheese, onions and tomatoes in large bowl.

2. Brush tops of mushroom caps with oil; place, top-sides down, in shallow baking pan.

3. Top with sausage mixture. Drizzle with vinegar, if desired.

Sprinkle with remaining shredded cheese.

4. Bake 10-12 minutes or until mushrooms are tender.

You can purchase portabella mushrooms in the produce section of most grocery stores. There are a selection of baby portabellas (smaller mushrooms), organically grown portabellas, and standard portabellas. If you choose to use the organic ones, they just may not be as rich in flavor, but the differences are subtle.

Baby portabellas are best in recipes that call for chopped pieces or for salad topping or sauteing for meat toppings.

All choices are sure not to disappoint. They are healthy and very low in calories. Enjoy.

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An old American dish becomes new NEW YORK (AP) – In this era of Korean barbecue food trucks, molecular gastronomy and foodie obsessions even among kindergarteners, a renewed fascination with country captain — an Americanized “curry” recipe dating back at least 154 years — seems either horribly quaint or painfully hip.

You decide.

Considered Southern fare for most of its long life, classic country captain combines seared chicken with bell peppers, tomatoes and bottled curry powder. Golden raisins or currants provide sweetness, and slivered almonds offer crunch. An array of condiments such as bacon, coconut, scallions, and peanuts make the dish festive.

In its heyday several decades ago, county captain was a treasured staple of bridal showers and Junior League luncheons, the kind of food mentioned in the same breath as turkey tetrazzini or curried chicken salad with grapes.

“It was in the artillery of the country clubs,” says Scott Peacock, former chef of Georgia’s Watershed restaurant and the protege of Southern cooking doyenne Edna Lewis. “I think of it along with cheese straws, that there’s some representation of gentility about it.”

But recently, country captain has seen new life. And new flavor.

It reflects its past, but doesn’t necessarily taste much of it.

Today’s country captain is more likely to have cumin than currants, asafetida than almonds. And while it is still firmly an American dish, the greater availability of formerly “exotic” spices, the proliferation of Indian restaurants, and the number of Americans who have experienced authentic Indian fare have influenced these revisions.

“Americans are more willing to try new things than they ever have been,” says Andrew F. Smith, culinary historian at The New School and editor of the Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America. “When I was growing up, you didn’t do that. If your mother didn’t serve it, you didn’t eat.”

Legend holds that county captain was imported to the South by a British sea captain returned from India. But the late Cecily Brownstone, Associated Press food editor for nearly 40 years until 1986, offered a Yankee provenance, tracing country captain’s roots to “Miss Leslie’s New Cookery Book,” published in Philadelphia in 1857.

Brownstone’s favorite recipe came from a 1906 cookbook by Alexander Filippini, the chef at New York’s iconic Delmonico restaurant.

James Beard’s “American Cookery,” considered the repository of an American food canon, offers three recipes for the dish: Miss Leslie’s, Filippini’s and Brownstone’s.

Fashionable from the 1950s on, country captain peaked in the 1960s and 70s with myriad recipes in newspaper food columns, then ran aground in the 1980s.

But during the last few years, magazines, cookbooks and even television chefs have registered renewed fascination with the dish.

Food Network stars Emeril Lagasse and Rachel Ray have offered their interpretations, and in 2009 Bobby Flay challenged competitors to a country captain “throwdown.”

And though hardly a deluge, during the last five years country captain recipes have resurfaced in cookbooks, according to research provided by the cookbook-tracking site Eat Your Books, with as many as eight recipes published a year.

Associated Press

This photo shows a contemporary version of country captain in Concord, N.H. There’s always risk when tinkering with an age old recipe, one likely to be invested with comforting memories by many. But with country captain, an Americanized “curry” dish that’s been around for at least 150 years, it seems to be all the rage.

Some chefs and food experts attribute the renewed attention to the food industry’s constant search for the next under exploited dish.

Others say country captain never really went away.

“These dishes seem to go in cycles,” says Jack Bishop, editorial d i re c t o r f o r C o o k ’ s C o u n t r y magazine, which ran a feature story on country captain in February 2010.

“This had a history that went on for several decades. There’s a reason a dish lives that long, and it’s because people think it tastes good.”

But apparently not good enough.

Indian food is the fastest growing segment of the ethnic food market, according to a 2009 survey by the market research group Mintel, making its once mysterious flavors more commonplace on American tables. The reincarnated country captain tends to reflect that with spices and techniques that are more authentically Indian.

Peacock’s version replaces curry powder with a homemade spice mixture redolent of coriander, cumin, cardamom and cloves. He toasts his spices, as every Indian cook does, and tops his dish with crispy onions.

Flay’s “throwdown” recipe also abandons curry powder for more typical Indian spices, while his competitors, cookbook authors Matt and Ted Lee, add garam masala and grated fresh ginger. Though the Cook’s Country version keeps the curry powder, it adds Indian technique, such as toasting the spices, and rebalances the original’s sugar and acid. “ We b o r r o w e d f r o m m o r e authentic technique, but the ingredient list is more Americanized,” Bishop says. In recognition of the increasingly sophisticated American palate, h o w e v e r, t h e m a g a z i n e a l s o quadrupled the usual amount of curry powder, dialed down the sugar, and added tartness with green

apple and lime.

Since Country Captain’s first appearance in the United States more than a century ago, India has shaken off British rule and the United States has experienced waves of immigration from the Asian subcontinent. In that way, perhaps the newly improved country captain is evidence of America’s culinary strength, its ability to absorb and interpret other cultures and to reinvent itself and its food. Neither curry nor casserole, the captain is simply a classic American dish, updated to account for a new reality.

“It’s a direct result of people being exposed to and aware of the complexity of spices and spice blends,” says Raghavan Iyer, restaurant consultant and author most recently of the cookbook “660 Curries.” “The kitchen is a global playground. Why not look at what we’re familiar with in the American kitchen and start incorporating other things? Americans are masters at that.”

COUNTRY CAPTAIN (ORIGINAL) Start to finish: 1 hour Servings: 4 1 frying chicken (about 2 1/2 pounds) 1/4 cup flour 1 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper 4 to 5 tablespoons butter 1/3 cup finely diced onion 1/3 cup finely diced green pepper 1 clove garlic, crushed 1 1/2 teaspoons curry powder 1/2 teaspoon dried crushed thyme 1 can (1 pound) stewed tomatoes 3 tablespoons dried currants, washed and drained Blanched toasted almonds Have chicken cut so there are 2 pieces of breast, 2 wings, 2 legs, 2 second joints, 2 pieces of bony back.

(Wing tips, neck and giblets may be used for stock for another dish.)

Wash and clean chicken pieces in

cold water; drain.

Mix flour, salt and pepper; coat chicken pieces with mixture, rubbing it in where necessary.

Heat butter in 10- or 12-inch skillet until very hot; add chicken and brown well on all sides. If 10-inch skillet is used, squeeze in bony back pieces at sides. Start with 4 tablespoons butter and add remaining tablespoon if necessary to brown chicken well or if there are not enough drippings in pan for next step.

Remove chicken pieces; add onion, green pepper, garlic, curry powder and thyme to drippings in skillet. Stir over low heat to get up browned particles and cook slightly; add stewed tomatoes, including liquid in can.

Return chicken to skillet, skin side up. Cover skillet and cook slowly until tender — 20 to 30 minutes. Stir currants into sauce.

Serve accompanied by almonds.

(Recipe from “Cecily Brownstone’s Associated Press Cookbook,” The Plimpton Press, 1972) COUNTRY CAPTAIN (2011 REMIX) Start to finish: 1 hour Servings: 4 2 teaspoons curry powder 1/4 teaspoon paprika 1/4 teaspoon cumin 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 1 1/2 teaspoons salt 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper 2 pounds of chicken thighs and legs, bone-in and skin-on 2 tablespoons butter 2 tablespoons vegetable or canola oil 1 small yellow onion, diced 1 green bell pepper, cored and diced 1 yellow or orange bell pepper, cored and diced 2 cloves garlic, chopped 1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger

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1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes 1 teaspoon dried thyme 2 medium potatoes, peeled and diced 14 1/2-ounce can crushed tomatoes 1/2 cup chicken broth 1/4 cup golden raisins Toasted slivered almonds, to garnish In a small, dry skillet over low heat, combine the curry powder, paprika, cumin and cinnamon.

Toast, stirring constantly, for 1 to 2 minutes, or until the spices become fragrant. Transfer the spices to a small plate and set aside.

In a shallow bowl, mix together the flour, salt and pepper. Dredge the chicken pieces through the flour mixture, being sure to thoroughly coat all sides, but shaking off any excess.

In a large skillet over mediumhigh, combine the butter and the oil. Heat until the butter is melted.

Add the chicken, searing the pieces on all sides until well browned.

Transfer the chicken to a plate and set aside.

Add the onion, both bell peppers, garlic, ginger, red pepper flakes, reserved toasted spice blend and thyme. Reduce heat to medium and saute until the onion is soft and translucent, about 6 to 7 minutes.

Add the potatoes, tomatoes, broth, raisins and chicken. Bring to a simmer, then cover and continue simmering until the chicken is cooked through and the potatoes are tender. Adjust the seasoning with additional salt and black pepper, to taste. Serve garnished with the toasted almonds.

Nutrition information per serving (values are rounded to the nearest whole number): 708 calories; 361 calories from fat (51 percent of total calories); 41 g fat (12 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 202 mg cholesterol; 41 g carbohydrate; 47 g protein; 6 g fiber; 1,159 mg sodium.

(Recipe from Alison Ladman)

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Move in Special 1st Month 1/2 off 2 BRs, Glen Carbon., Cottonwood Sub., w/d hk-ups, APTS & TH starting at $625, DUP w/Garage $750 (618)346-7878 www.osbornproperties.com

CONCIERGE & CLEANING

*Clean your house *Run your errands *House sitting *Pet care *Party planning *Grocery shopping *Give you something

725

Collinsville: 1 & 2 BR, $450 & $550 + dep.; w/s/t, heat, storage Vacation Properties unit avail., laundry facility incl.; For Rent 728 off-street parking. No pets.

Application fee. 618/345-6697. New hunting cabin, 2 mi.from Immediate Occupancy: 2 Bdrm Ten Mile Creek state hunting apartment. Close to SIUE. 1/2 area. Hamilton Co. Furnished month free rent. 50 Devon Ct., prvt on 81 acres. 618-322-7757 656-7337 or 791-9062

Available Now! 3 Bdrm Townhome-$1260 2 Bdrm Duplex- Mobile Homes $1030. 2 Bdrm townhome- For Rent 715 $825. Ask about our Crazy Specials & Look N’ Lease. Cer- 2 Bedroom mobile home tain Restrictions Apply. 618-692- $450/month includes W/T/S. 9310 www.rentchp.com No pets. 618-780-3937.

Cleaning

Office Space For Rent

710

20 Years Experience

Air Conditioning/ Heating 976

O Proudly servicing the area for over 25 years.

Free estimates Financing available Repairs and installations

Call us for all of your heating and cooling needs.

• Painting

Home Improvements

• Windows & Doors Most Home Repairs

Call Lee: (618) 581-5154 MASTER CRAFTSMAN Carpentry, 30 Years Decks, Garages, Remodeling, Home Repair Basement Finishing Ceramic Tile Small Jobs Welcome Reasonable Rates Andy 618-659-1161 (cell) 618-401-7785

All Types of Remodeling or New Construction

• Top quality • Insured • References Available

Call Dan 618-567-4071 Cell 618-656-1116 Office

656-9386 www.garwoodsheating.com

• Lighting & Ceiling Fans

979

Miller Home Improvement

• Remodeling

• Pressure Washing

Home Improvements

979

Call Bill Nettles with WRN Services CONSTRUCTION REMODELING COMMERCIAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE An insured contractor providing quality crafted work.

A custom wood work specialist with labor rates starting at $30 per hour!

618 974-9446

Electrical

981

Randy Moore Repair Service, Inc. “24 Hour Emergency Service” 35 Years Experience - Code Analysis - Troubleshooting - Service Repairs And Upgrades - All Electrical Items - Install Lights & Fixtures - Complete Rewire

www.randymoore repairservice.com

618-656-7405 Cell 618-980-0791

Techs highly skilled-all trades Professional - Safe - Reliable 100 % Woman Owned

618-659-5055

www.handyman.com

656-4700

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Finance your vehicle through

Scott Credit Union!

Rates as low as

2.85%

APR*

for up to 63 months

Payments as low as $342.18* for 63 months on a $20,000 Loan!

Come visit our Edwardsville location!

• Fast approval • Flexible terms • 100% financing for qualified buyers

*APR=Annual Percentage Rate. Rate shown is valid as of February 1, 2011. Rates are subject to change and are based on the term of the loan, model year of the vehicles, as well as your credit history. Loan example: The monthly payment on a $20,000 loan at 2.85% APR for 63 months would be $342.18. Maximum term on secured loans is dependent upon the age of the security and mileage on the collateral. Some restrictions may apply.

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