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Vol. 11 No. 25

Temple Grandin returns page 3

"We Will Rock You" page 9

Art in Highland page 18

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• Sixth Annual Centennial Beer Festival, Moulin Events & Meeting, St. Louis, Times Vary • O rc h i d S h o w, M i s s o u r i Botanical Garden, St. Louis, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

• Battle for Pointfest 2014 feat.

Conquer As They Come, A-Town Mob, Red Red Waves, Pop's, Sauget, 6:30 p.m.

• Young The Giant: Mind Over Matter Tour w/Vance Joy, The Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

• 3rd Annual J Dilla Tribute feat. DJ Needles w/Soulman Snipes, Bare Knuckle Music, DOWNSTEREO, The Gramophone, St. Louis, • St. Louis Symphony Live at Powell Hall Concert: Mozart 39, Powell Symphony Hall, St. Louis, 10:30 a.m.

• Les Boondoggle Ball 2014, Old Rock House, St. Louis, Doors 5:00 p.m.

• The Avett Brothers, Peabody Opera House, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

• Celebration Day: A Tribute to Led Zeppelin, Peabody Opera House, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

• Jersey Boys, Fox Theatre, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

• The Rep presents Other Desert C i t i e s, B row n i n g M a i n s ta g e Loretto-Hilton Center, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

• M u s ta rd S e e d T h e a t re presents Gee's Bend, Fontbonne University Black Box Theatre,

Local couple sees dream come true.

5 MoBOT on the move Spring schedule announced.

9 "We Will Rock You" Queen's classic coming to The Fox.

10 Deana Martin

Appearance set in St. Charles.

17 A real monuments man Movie sheds light on World War II.

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Five-week series offered in Highland.

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Temple Grandin An Arts & Issues favorite returns.

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Clayton, 8:00 p.m.

• Decisive Moments: 20th Century Street Photography Prints from St. Louis Collections, International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Runs through April 27.

• Early American Silver from the Cahn Collection Exhibit, History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through March 2.

• A Queen Within: Adorned Archetypes, Fashion, and Chess, World Chess Hall of Fame, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Runs through April 18.

• S l ave r y a t Je ffe r s o n ' s Monticello: Paradox of Liberty Exhibit, History Museum in Forest Park, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through March 2.

• New Media Series—Marco Brambilla: Evolution (Megaplex), St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Runs through March 30.

• Awa rd s o f E x c e l l e n c e Exhibition, Jacoby Arts Center, Alton, 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

• Ebony Creations, Edwardsville Arts Center, Edwardsville, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Saturday Feb. 22____________ • Sixth Annual Centennial Beer Festival, Moulin Events & Meeting, St. Louis, Times Vary • Houndmouth w/Howell Dawdy, Plush St. Louis, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

• Rocket Ride: A Tribute to Kiss w/Judas Beast: A Tribute to Iron Maiden/Judas Priest, Pop's, Sauget, 6:30 p.m.

• Young Mountain String Band w/The Brothers Comatose, The Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

• Funky Butt Brass Band w/ Hazard to Ya Booty, DJ Hal Greens, The Gramophone, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

• St. Louis Symphony Live at Powell Hall Concert: Mozart 39, Powell Symphony Hall, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

• The Avett Brothers, Peabody Opera House, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

• Celebration Day: A Tribute to Led Zeppelin, Peabody Opera House, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

• A a ro n N ev i l l e , S h e l d o n Concert Hall, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

• The Saint Louis Classical Guitar Society Concer t, The Ethical Society, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

• Travis Tritt, Lumiere Theatre, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

• Jersey Boys, Fox Theatre, St. Louis, 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.

• The Rep presents Other Deser t Cities, Browning Mainstage Loretto-Hilton Center, St. Louis, 5:00 p.m.

• M u s ta rd S e e d T h e a t re presents Gee's Bend, Fontbonne University Black Box Theatre, Clayton, 8:00 p.m.

• A Queen Within: Adorned Archetypes, Fashion, and Chess, World Chess Hall of Fame, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through April 18.

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Temple Grandin speaks during her visit to SIUE in February, 2011.

Temple Grandin returning to SIUE

By JULIA BIGGS Of The Edge

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hree years ago Dr. Temple Grandin, possibly the most accomplished and wellknown adult in the world who has autism, visited the SIUE campus for a presentation as part of the SIUE Arts & Issues 2010-11 season.

Tickets for the Grandin presentation sold out that year rather quickly, but if you missed it, you have a second chance to hear this best-selling author, advocate for autism, and animal-rights leader.

SIUE Arts & Issues is bringing Grandin back again this year for a new presentation as part of its 2013-14 season.

Grandin will present “Different Kinds of Minds” at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 27 in the Morris University Center ’s Meridian Ballroom on the SIUE campus.

Tickets are currently still available.

Grandin didn’t talk until she was nearly four years old and communicated her frustration by screaming and humming. She was diagnosed with autism in 1950. Her parents were told she should be institutionalized, but thanks to a supportive mother, Grandin attended school.

Although Grandin says she was considered “weird” during her younger school years, she eventually found a mentor who recognized her interests and abilities.

Grandin tells her story of “groping her way from the far side of darkness,” in her book “Emergence: Labeled Autistic” which was published in 1986. Her book stunned the world because, until

its publication, most assumed that an autism diagnosis was virtually a death sentence to achievement or productivity in life. But Grandin proved this belief a fallacy by earning several educational degrees including a bachelor ’s degree in psychology from Franklin Pierce University, a master ’s in animal science from Arizona State University and a Ph.D. in animal science from the University of Illinois. She also received an honor Doctorate of Humane Letter from Duke University.

She has authored several other books about autism including “Thinking in Pictures,” “Developing Talents: Careers for Individuals with Asperger Syndrome and High-Functioning Autism,” “Unwritten Rules of Social Relationships,” “The Way I see It: A personal Look at Autism and Asperger ’s,” “Different...not less,” and “The Autistic Brain.”

A self-proclaimed “visual thinker” Grandin developed her visualization skills and her insight into the minds of cattle to design humane animal-handling equipment which is used in about half of the facilities where animals are handled within the U.S. She has also written two books on the subject of animal behavior: "Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior" and “Animals Make Us Human: Creating the Best life for Animals.: In 2010, HBO aired “Temple Grandin,” a film focusing on Grandin’s life. The film received six awards at the 62nd Emmy Awards, and Claire Danes won best lead actress that year for her portrayal of Grandin in the film.

Grandin currently works as a professor of animal science at Colorado State

University, serves as a consultant to the livestock industry and speaks to audiences around the world about both autism and cattle handling.

SIUE Arts & Issues Director Grant Andree explained that Grandin’s presentation this year will be different from her last visit. “This time she said she’s talking about how this distinct kind of thinking can be beneficial and essential to society,” Andree said. He added that Grandin plans to talk about the need to channel those with autism into the right career fields similar to how Grandin has excelled in the field of animal behavior.

Wendy Fuchs, Phd., an SIUE Assistant Professor in the Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders, coordinated small private meetings during Grandin’s 2011 visit between Grandin and SIUE students, faculty and parents of children with autism. Fuchs pointed out that while much of Grandin’s notoriety revolves around what she’s done in the field of animal welfare, that during the smaller meetings Grandin spoke more about what it feels like and the experience of having autism. “One of the wonderful things about her is that she’s very straight forward and matter of fact and just really made parents and all us faculty members think about things in a different way,” Fuchs said. “She talked about some things you maybe wouldn’t know about because a lot of times we focus more on the academic side of things. But she talked about kind of the physical effects of autism where a lot of kids have digestion issues or food sensitivities and sensory issues and things like that so it was really eye opening for especially our students to

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hear first-hand what that’s like.”

Fuchs said that they are planning to have at least two smaller sessions with Grandin again during this visit.

Although these private sessions are primarily for SIUE students, faculty and parents of kids with autism, anyone from the general public interested in autism and attending can contact Fuchs by phone at 650-3487 or email at wfuchs@siue.edu to see if there may be space available, but seating is very limited for these sessions.

Tickets for the Arts & Issues Feb. 27 Temple Grandin presentation, which is being sponsored by the Madison County Regional Office of Education, may be purchased at the Dunham Hall Fine Arts Box Office from 8 a.m. until noon, the Information Booth at the Morris University Center, by calling 618-6505774, or online at artsandissues.com.

General admission is $33 while SIUE staff, retirees, alumni, and seniors over 65 are $25. Student ticket prices are $15. If you have any questions, or would like an Arts & Issues season brochure, contact the Arts & Issues office at 650-5194.

Fuchs noted that Grandin’s presentation is one that everyone could benefit from hearing. “I think it gives you a new view of people with disabilities – especially people with autism,” she said. “Dr. Grandin is extremely successful and brilliant, and is a real contributor to the field in - not just animal welfare and rights - but she’s done a ton for the autism community. And I think, even if your aren’t a person in that community, just to hear and experience somebody who does have a definite disability but has compensated and overcome and really been successful in spite of it, is really inspiring for anybody.”

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People "Some day" is now for pastry shop owners Brevan's Patisserie now open

By JULIA BIGGS Of The Edge When Glen Carbon residents Amy and Dan Maddox open the doors to their new business venture next week, customers will be served on plates the couple lovingly sought out and bought at one of their favorite stores, Crate N Barrel.

Amy and Dan slowly purchased and collected, in groups of fours or eights, these cherished plates years ago and stored them away in anticipation of using them in a pastry shop they'd open “some day.”

Amy said she nearly threw the plates out last year thinking their dream would never materialize.

It's a good thing she didn't because “some day” happened Jan. 25 when Brevan's Patisserie, located at 1009 Century Drive in Edwardsville, opened for business.

Amy and Dan have a sweet backstory – literally. They met in the world of pastry. Amy, who grew up in East Alton and attended culinary school at the Opryland Hotel in Nashville, Tenn., met Dan, a Nashville native, who also attended the same culinary school. “In your first year you have to do this chocolate festival, and obviously if you do the chocolate festival you have worked in pastry,” Amy explained. Well, Dan was working in pastry at that time so he helped us all and that's how we met each other.”

Fast forward about eight years later and the couple have married and both have graduated from the Opryland Culinary Institute.

They've also had their first son, Brendan, and have moved to Chicago in order for Dan to pursue his passion for pastry by attending, what Dan and Amy agreed, “was and is the best pastry school.”

Dan completed the school's sixmonth program where he said he “studied with three of the best pastry chefs,” but the six months in school also allowed him to focus on his family. “I didn't work – well I did a few little part-time jobs here and there – but for the most part I went to school, went home and got Amy and Brendan, and then we would go and spend the day together,” Dan said. “We had sold our house in Nashville so we just lived off that for the six months, and just enjoyed life.

“We had a great time in Chicago with our one-bedroom apartment – the crib at the foot of our bed. It was great,” he said with a wide grin recalling the cramped living arrangements. “But it was a lot of fun.”

Not long after completing the Chicago pastry program, Dan received a phone call from a friend asking if he'd be interested in a pastry job in St. Louis. “Amy had always wanted to move back home to be around her family. We thought that would be the perfect solution so we moved here, and I worked at the Renaissance (hotel) for eight – eight long years,” Dan said.

“Its very long hours – no less than 12 hours a day,” Amy emphasized about Dan's former job at the Renaissance Hotel.

“Six, seven days a week,” Dan added. “A lot of times I'd have two days off, but most of the time you'd

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Amy and Dan Maddox, owners of Brevan's Patisserie in Edwardsville. get into the months and months where it was six days a week.”

The amount of hours working began to take a toll on Dan, but he loved working with pastry. Then the company made the decision to eliminate his pastry chef position and moved him into another position. “I knew it was coming because a lot of the hotels are getting away from pastry chefs, and they are buying pre-made desserts to save money,” Dan elaborated. “So for the last couple of years I had been helping the chef do lunch and dinner service in the restaurant and anything I could because I knew at some point, my position would be eliminated, and I'd be out of a job. I made myself a little bit more marketable to the hotel, but you get to that point where it's just not worth it.”

As luck would have it or maybe it was divine intervention, last year Dan was invited, along with 15 other pastry chefs, to travel to the Felchlin, a chocolate company in Switzerland, to learn how the company made their chocolate.

“It was just an amazing trip. Just spending time with other chefs and really sinking into their culture,” Dan said recalling the trip. “Just six days with them – you just felt different – they are more laid back.

We'd get up at six in the morning and have breakfast at the hotel. We would go to the classroom. Then at noon they had a chef that just cooked for them and they would do lunch for us, but it was a three course meal, wine, coffee and just a completely different lifestyle. I'm used to scarfing down two courses in three minutes, and getting back into work. They would sit for an hour – an hour-and-a-half and talk and learn about each other and just enjoy what they were doing.”

When Dan had received his invitation to Felchlin, the couple decided that they'd pay themselves for Amy to go along too. “And Dan

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said if we're that close to Paris we're going,” Amy explained. “So then we took the train to Paris and we were there for four days.”

While in Paris, Dan and Amy visited countless pastry shops.

“You can't go two blocks without running into some type of chocolate shop, pastry shop, bread shop – something. And they all had customers. They all had these beautiful displays of different pastries, and cakes, and breads,” Dan noted.

But it was more than just the pastries that caught Dan's attention, it was the lifestyle. “They have a different way of life,” Dan pointed out. "We'd sit down at a cafe for lunch and you could sit and watch and a businessman would sit his briefcase down, have a three course meal, two glasses of wine, a cup of coffee and sit and talk for one-and-ahalf or two hours and just not worry about everything that we worry about.”

When the couple returned home to the states, Dan elected to undergo a surgery he had been needing. He was off from work for five weeks while recovering when the idea to open their own pastry shop came up. Having spent the time in Switzerland with other pastry chefs working in their field and the trip to Paris immediately afterward had reignited Dan's love of pastry and made him realize he needed to make a change. “Dan had said either we need to open our own place or we're going to have to move and find another job somewhere else because he just wasn't happy doing what he was doing,” Amy said.

Brevan's Patisserie is named after their sons – Brendan, now 10, and 7-year-old Evan. They began researching the idea to open Brevan's Patisserie by making phone calls, and that's when it began to feel like there was some kind of divine intervention going on. The person they contacted about renting

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a space ended up being someone Amy grew up next to and the contract negotiations for the space they wanted for Brevan's Patisserie were conducted with someone who went to their church. “We sit 10 feet from Mr. Plummer at church every Sunday. We didn't know him personally, but when we went up to him and introduced ourselves, he was great with giving us what we needed to get in here,” Dan said.

“We really felt like God put a few things in order for us.”

Dan quit his job at the Renaissance in November and the couple has been busy since that time putting the finishing touches on Brevan's Patisserie, located next to Los Tres Amigos in University Pointe II shopping center. Opening day is Monday.

Brevan's Patisserie will offer Goshen, self-serve, coffee and French pastries featuring mousses, a variety of individual desserts, cheesecake by the slice, cookies, and breakfast breads like cinnamon rolls and muffins. The individual desserts can also be ordered in larger sizes for dinner parties.

The menu will include one of Dan's favorites – the Nutty Colombian – which features a coffee mousse with hazelnut crème brulee in the middle with a coffee caramel topping that sits on basically a hazelnut candy bar. The Brendan, named after Brendan's love of peanut butter and chocolate, is a chocolate mousse dome filled with peanut butter cream and some chocolate covered cereal for crunch with a piece of cake. The Brendan is then sprayed with chocolate and garnished with a little piece of peanut brittle.

They will also offer gluten-free items like The Evan, a flour-less cake with raspberry jam and chocolate mousse. “We'll make sure every day that there's a gluten free cookie, muffin and bread,” Amy noted. “And a couple of Dan's

desserts are gluten-free naturally anyway.”

The pastry shop is more than just a business venture for the couple.

It's a lifestyle change that will provide more family time. “When I worked at the hotel I wouldn’t get home until 6:30 p.m. or 7 p.m. at night – they (the boys) go to bed at 8:30 p.m. for school. That's no time,” Dan said. “Now I can see them at 4 p.m. every day. And on Saturday I can have them the whole day. We've got an office for them – they've got Wi-fi and they can watch TV shows on their Kindles.

Even if they just sit on a chair in the kitchen and talk to me while I'm working – it's so much better.”

And maybe more importantly, the change gives their sons a clear message about work and life. “You get to a point where you're missing out on family stuff and you get to a point where you have to decide what is truly more important. And one of the things for me is being happy,” Dan added. “There's more to life than making a lot of money or having to answer to a corporation – the hotel – every time you need something. If there’s a ball game or whatever it is, you have to ask permission to go to it.

I don't want my kids growing up like that. I want them to know that there's more to life than just work.

Happiness is a lot more important – doing what God wants you to do is more important. That's what I kind of focus on now. It's just a better quality of life. Happiness is what it all comes down to.”

Brevan's Patisserie will be open from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. The couple hopes to extend hours a little later on Friday and Saturday evenings once they are established. The pastry shop will also have free Wi-fi. More information can be found on their Web site at www.

BrevansPatisserie.com or on their Facebook page.

People MoBOT announces spring schedule The Missouri Botanical Garden is a great place to take a stroll and enjoy beautiful and inspiring display Gardens; but if you are seeking events to enjoy with your family and friends – look no further!

The Garden offers hundreds of things to see and do year round.

Grab your calendar and plan to attend an event set in the oldest botanical garden in continuous operation in the United States, and one of the few to have achieved National Historic Landmark status.

Through March 23: Orchid Show. Annual display features 800 blooming orchids in lush, tropical landscape featuring orchids of South America. The Missouri Botanical Garden maintains one of the world’s premier orchid collections. The Orchid Show is the only time of year when a vast, rotating selection of orchids from the Garden’s historic collection is available for public viewing. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Orthwein Floral Display Hall. Garden admission plus $5; free for Garden members. Visit www.mobot.org for more information.

March 1: St. Louis Garden Blitz: Ask the Experts. Start your spring off with a blitz of informative classes on gardening, food and cooking, art and photography and behindthe-scene tours. Select from an ala carte menu of our most popular fulllength classes and create your own custom fit educational experience!

Bring your questions and visit the “Ask the Experts” tables between classes. Enjoy lunch on your own at Sassafras Café or one of the local food trucks. Prices range from $14 to $43 per class. Advance registration required (opens February 1). Visit www.mobot.org/classes or call (314) 577-9506.

March 14 – May 30: Monsanto Hall Exhibit: Photographer Charles Dana captures images featuring predominately close-ups of insects and flora interpreting the often unseen beauty of nature by using light, color and form with clarity and simplicity. Works on display in the Ridgeway Center. Included with Garden admission. Visit www. mobot.org to learn more.

March 15: Great Green Adventures: Spring Has Sprung!

We’ll search for the first signs of spring as the Garden starts to wake up. For children ages 6 to 12 with an adult. Great Green Adventures are held the third Saturday of every month from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. and from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Walk-ins welcome. Meet at the Children’s Garden Ticket Fort. $3 per child.

March 21: Around the World Wine Dinner. Travel to wine-producing regions around the world through a four course dinner hosted by a wine expert. Chefs from Catering St. Louis will create the regional menu, pairing each course with a different wine from the same region. Dinners will be served at various locations around the Missouri Botanical Garden and are held on the third Friday of the month. $58 (plus 18 percent gratuity and tax) 6:30 p.m.

Advance reservations required; (314) 577-0200.

March 29-30: Mid America Regional Lily Society Sale. New cultivars and old favorites are sold by the areas top growers, who are on hand to offer plant care advice and share information about their organization. Lily enthusiasts share their knowledge and answer questions. Meeting is open to the general public. 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Beaumont Room, Ridgway Visitor

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A shopper picks out herbs during the annual Herb Days event.

Center Included with Garden admission. www.marls.org.

March 29-30: Tower Grove House, the Doris I. Schnuck Children’s Garden, Brookings Interpretive Center, narrated tram tours and the Terrace Café reopen for the season.

March 29-30: Doris I. Schnuck Children’s Garden: A Missouri Adventure Seasonal Reopening.

Join us as we spring into action and reopen the Children’s Garden with two fun-filled days of handson activities. Become a plant detective and explore the plants we eat. Work with staff to help plant our new edible garden and pot an edible plant to take home.

Make a seed packet to start your own home garden. Visit with Finn, the Children’s Garden frog mascot, and get your cheek painted with fantastic art. The Children’s Garden is open March 30 through Oct. 31 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.

Presented by Macy’s Foundation.

March 30: Cafe Flora Brunch.

Sundays from March 30 through October 26, enjoy an a la carte menu and dining at the Spink Pavilion, overlooking the Garden’s central reflecting pools. Seating available inside and outside. (Brunch not offered May 18, Aug. 31 or Oct. 5) 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Reservations not accepted. Garden admission applies.

For more information, visit www. mobot.org.

April 4: Arbor Day Tree Giveaway. The Kemper Center for Home Gardening will give away 600 tree saplings including Blackgum (Nyssa sylvatica), Willow oak (Quercus phellos), Flowering

dogwood (Cornus florida), Redbud (Cercis Canadensis) and Witch hazel (Hamamelis vernalis). Tree saplings will be distributed on a first-come, first served basis, one per visitor while supplies last. Master gardeners will answer questions and give advice on planting trees.

9 a.m. to 5 p.m. or while supplies last. Kemper Center for Home Gardening. Included with Garden admission. www.mobot.org or by calling 314-577-5100.

April 6: Cafe Flora Brunch.

Sundays from March 30 through October 26, enjoy an a la carte menu and dining at the Spink Pavilion, overlooking the Garden’s central reflecting pools. Seating available inside and outside. (Brunch not offered May 18, Aug. 31 or Oct. 5) 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Reservations not accepted. Garden admission applies.

For more information, visit www. mobot.org.

April 18: Cafe Flora Brunch.

Sundays from March 30 through October 26, enjoy an a la carte menu and dining at the Spink Pavilion, overlooking the Garden’s central reflecting pools. Seating available inside and outside. (Brunch not offered May 18, Aug. 31 or Oct. 5) 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Reservations not accepted. Garden admission applies.

For more information, visit www. mobot.org.

April 18: Around the World Wine Dinner. Travel to wine-producing regions around the world through a four course dinner hosted by a wine expert. Chefs from Catering St. Louis will create the regional menu, pairing each course with a different

wine from the same region. Dinners will be served at various locations around the Missouri Botanical Garden and are held on the third Friday of the month. $58 (plus 18 percent gratuity and tax) 6:30 p.m.

Advance reservations required; (314) 577-0200.

April 19: Great Green Adventures: Exploring the Chinese Garden.

Tucked away from view, the Chinese garden may be easy to pass by, but this special garden is well worth the stop. For children ages 6 to 12 with an adult. Great Green Adventures are held the third Saturday of every month from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. and from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Walk-ins welcome. Meet at the Children’s Garden Ticket Fort. $3 per child.

April 20: Easter Brunch at Sassafras. Enjoy Easter Brunch at Sassafras, the Missouri Botanical Garden’s café. Seatings at 10:30 a.m., noon and 1:30 p.m. $29.95 per adult, $14.95 per child ages 5 to 12 (children under age 5 are free).

Includes same-day admission to the Garden. Advance reservations required beginning March 1; call (314) 577-0200 or (314) 961-7588 and press 1 for Customer Service. Food is also available for purchase from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Terrace Café in the Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

April 20: Cafe Flora Brunch.

Sundays from March 30 through October 26, enjoy an a la carte menu and dining at the Spink Pavilion, overlooking the Garden’s central reflecting pools. Seating available inside and outside. (Brunch not offered May 18, Aug. 31 or Oct. 5) 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Reservations not accepted. Garden admission applies.

For more information, visit www. mobot.org.

April 23-26: Herb Days, presented by the Garden Gate Shop and the St. Louis Herb Society. Choose from a wide selection of potted fresh herbs, including new and hard-to-find varieties. The society’s popular cookbook, periodicals and herb-related products will also be available. Herb Society members will give demonstrations and guidance on selecting, planting, growing and using herbs. New in 2014! Early public sale addition new in 2014 from 4 to 7 pm on Wednesday, April 23. Members’ Preview on Thursday from 9 a.m. to noon; public hours, Thursday, noon to 5 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Orthwein Floral Display Hall. Included with Garden admission. www.stlouisherbsociety. com April 26: Earth Day. Learn how you can participate in a healthy future for planet Earth.

Visit exhibitors from Earth Share of Missouri organizations from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Included with Garden admission. For more information, visit www.mobot.org.

April 27: Cafe Flora Brunch.

Sundays from March 30 through October 26, enjoy an a la carte menu and dining at the Spink Pavilion, overlooking the Garden’s central reflecting pools. Seating available inside and outside.

(Brunch not offered May 18, Aug. 31 or Oct. 5) 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Reservations not accepted. Garden admission applies. For more information, visit www.mobot.org.

April 27: Tulip Trot. Join the Young Friends of the Garden as they host a 5K fun run through the Garden. Proceeds benefit the Doris I. Schnuck Children’s Garden.

Entry includes a running shirt. 7 to

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9 a.m. $40. Reservations required: www.mobot.org/tuliptrot.

Presented by Macy’s.

May 4: Cafe Flora Brunch.

Sundays from March 30 through October 26, enjoy an a la carte menu and dining at the Spink Pavilion, overlooking the Garden’s central reflecting pools. Seating available inside and outside.

(Brunch not offered May 18, Aug. 31 or Oct. 5) 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Reservations not accepted. Garden admission applies. For more information, visit www.mobot.org.

May 6: 2014 John Dwyer Lecture in Biology: “Evolution at the End of the Earth – Plant Diversity in the Southwest Australian Hotspot,” presented by Dr. Kingsley Dixon, director of Science at Kings Park and Botanic Garden in Perth, Australia. Plants and animals throughout the world continue to face challenges with many species facing extinction. Dr. Dixon will present some of the technological advancements currently being made to lessen this problem. 4 p.m. Free of charge. www.mobot. org. 314-577-5100.

May 9: National Public Gardens Day. The Missouri Botanical Garden joins other members of the American Public Gardens Association (APGA) in a nationwide salute to the important role that America’s public gardens play in promoting environmental stewardship and education, plant and water conservation, and education in communities nationwide. To celebrate, visit the Better Homes and Gardens website at BHG. com/freegarden and click “Get Coupon” to download an exclusive voucher valid for two free general daytime admissions on Friday, May 9, 2014 at participating public gardens. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. www. nationalpublicgardensday.org May 10: Greater St. Louis Dahlia Society Sale. New cultivars and old favorites are shown and sold by the area’s top growers, who are on hand to give plant care advice and share information about their organization. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Orthwein Floral Display Hall.

Included with Garden admission. http://stldahliasociety.com.

May 10 -11: St. Louis Hosta Society Show and Sale. New cultivars and old favorites are shown and sold by the area’s top growers, who are on hand to give plant care advice and share information about their organization. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Orthwein Floral Display Hall.

Included with Garden admission. www.stlouishosta.org.

May 10 - 11: Bonsai Society of Greater St. Louis Show & Sale.

New cultivars and old favorites are shown and sold by the area’s top growers, who are on hand to give plant care advice and share information about their organization. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Included with Garden admission. www.stlbonsai.org.

May 11: Cafe Flora Brunch.

Sundays from March 30 through October 26, enjoy an a la carte menu and dining at the Spink Pavilion, overlooking the Garden’s central reflecting pools. Seating available inside and outside.

(Brunch not offered May 18, Aug. 31 or Oct. 5) 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Reservations not accepted. Garden admission applies. For more information, visit www.mobot.org.

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People People planner "A Prairie Home Companion" returns to the Fox Garrison Keillor ’s “A Prairie Home Companion,” sponsored

by St. Louis Public Radio 90.7 KWMU and Quincy Public Radio 90.3 WQUB, is returning to the Fox Theatre in St. Louis at 4:45 p.m. June 14.

Tickets are $65, $55 & $35 and are available at the Fox Box Office, MetroTix outlets or by calling 314/534-1111.

Order tickets online at www. metrotix.com.

The Fox Theatre proudly presents host/producer Garrison Keillor & friends live at the Fox Theatre for the popular weekly radio broadcast, A Prairie Home Companion. A Prairie Home Companion started production in 1974. Live every Saturday night A Prairie Home C o m p a n i o n f e a t u re s c o m e d y sketches, music, and Garrison Keillor's signature monologue, "The News from Lake Wobegon." Garrison Keillor is the host and writer of A Prairie Home Companion and The Writer's Almanac heard on public radio stations across the country and the author of more than a dozen books, including Lake Wobegon Days, The Book of Guys, Love Me and Homegrown Democrat.

Handler to appear at Scottrade Center Superstar comedian, author and talk show host, Chelsea Handler, is set to embark on a national standup comedy tour in support of the release of her fifth book, Uganda Be Kidding Me. Additionally, Handler will bring two “In Conversation” events to Los Angeles and New York including one-on-one on stage discussions with a to be announced celebrity friend and featuring an audience Q&A. Tickets for the Live Nationproduced “Uganda Be Kidding Me Live” tour are on sale now. More information and tickets are available at www.chelseahandler.com.

Tickets are $75 and $49.50 (price includes a $3.00 facility fee) She will appear Saturday, April 12, at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis.

Perhaps best known as the outspoken host of E!’s late night talk show, “Chelsea Lately,” Handler continues to offer international audiences her fearless honesty and tongue-in-cheek commentary every weeknight. “I've decided to go on tour and support my new book, Uganda Be Kidding Me. I think we all know how much I love the sound of my own voice” said Handler.

Handler’s latest book Uganda Be Kidding Me will release on March 4th. In this hilarious and absurd collection of travel essays Chelsea delivers some of her favorite stories while also giving travelers her (not to be believed) guide to etiquette, hot spots, and answers to some of the most asked travel questions.

A leading nonfiction author, Handler had three books ranked at #1, #2, and #3 on the Bestseller Lists simultaneously on March 28th, 2010 and currently has four bestselling books in print – a remarkable feat for any author. Her upcoming Uganda Be Kidding Me, will be the third book published by her Grand Central imprint “Borderline Amazing/A Chelsea Handler Book,” the first Was Lies That Chelsea Handler Told Me, and the second was Ross Mathew's Man Up: Tales

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Of My Delusional Self-Confidence which released in May 2013. Her first book, My Horizontal Life: A Collection Of One Night Stands (Bloomsbury Publishing), sold over a million copies in more than 20 countries. Are You There, Vodka?

It’s Me, Chelsea (Simon Spotlight), Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang (Grand Central Publishing), and her most recent Lies That Chelsea Handler Told Me (Borderline Amazing/A Chelsea Handler Book) all debuted at #1 on the New York Times Bestseller List.

In 2010, Chelsea partnered with Live Nation and Belvedere Vodka for the “Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang” comedy tour, which was extended three times, drawing more than 250,000 fans in 44 markets and grossing more than $16 million. In 2011, she brought along her friends and regulars from “Chelsea Lately” on her “Lies That Chelsea Handler Told Me” comedy tour, which sold out in the top 20 US markets.

Events planned in the Alton area The following special events are submitted to you for distribution to the public. The Alton Regional Convention & Visitors Bureau is a destination marketing organization serving Madison, Jersey and Calhoun counties in Illinois. We make every effort to insure the information provided below is accurate and timely. For additional information beyond that provided, please contact the event coordinators at the numbers supplied with each calendar entry.

Bald Eagle Days at Pere Marquette Jan. 3, 15, 17, 24, 29, 31 Feb. 3, 4, 6, 7, 13, 14, 19, 21, 26 March 6, 7 8:30 a.m.

Pere Marquette State Park IL Route 100 - Great River Road Grafton, IL 62037 A 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 Meet and Greet Sat., Jan. 4, 11, 18, 25, 2014 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Alton Visitors Center 200 Piasa St. Alton, IL 62002 Come see live eagle demonstrations by the World Bird Sanctuary. See a live bald eagle up close and personal!

Ask and learn about their species and habitats. Then, grab your official All Around Alton Eagle Watcher's Guide as you journey out along the Great River Road to see eagles in their natural habitat. FREE. For more information, call 1-800-ALTON-IL. Audubon Eagle Watch Jan. 12, 19, 26, Feb. 2, 9, 2014 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Audubon Center at Riverlands 301 Riverlands Way West Alton, IL 63386 Join us at the new Audubon Center at Riverlands this eagle season for eagle viewing and education in this designated Important Birding Area at the Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary. Enjoy the view from the comfort of the new building or venture out to the bird blind on the

water’s edge for a closer look. Free Admission. For more information, call (636) 899-0090 or go to Riverlands.Audubon.org.

ALT: Moonlight and Magnolias (Comedy) Jan. 23 - Jan. 26 Jan. 30 - Feb. 2 Th. - Sat.: 7:30 p.m.

Sun. 2 p.m.

Alton Little Theater 2450 N. Henry St. Alton, IL 62002 Legendary Hollywood producer David O. Selznick has a problem.

He has just fired the director of Gone With the Wind and the script is on its umpteenth version. He desperately needs a new director and writer -- immediately!

However, the writer he wants, Ben Hecht, has never read the novel and his director of choice, Victor Fleming, is not sold on the success of the storyline; but Selznick believes in this movie so much that he locks the three of them in his office for five days, with bananas and peanuts as their only food, to pull together a new script. As work begins, Selznick and Fleming attempt to act out all the characters in the novel while Hecht types.

Take a fun, farcical look at the behind-the-scene birth of one of the most beloved films of all time.

This production is scheduled for Jan. 23 - 26 and Jan. 30 - Feb. 2 . For more info, call (618) 462-6562.

Maple Syrup at the McCully Heritage Project February through March 2014 McCully Heritage Project Kampsville, IL 62053 The McCully Heritage Project will be tapping maple trees and making maple syrup February to March 2014. Once the sap starts flowing it will be cooked from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. every 2nd or 3rd day, over an open

campfire, just outside the McCully Heritage Project pavilion. Scheduling of this event is completely weather dependent, check the MHP homepage at www.mccullyheritage.org or “like” us on Facebook for updates on the schedule or to find out when the sap is cooking. The public is invited to participate, and to learn about how trees are tapped and sap is collected and turned into maple syrup. Contact Michelle Berg Vogel at (618) 653-4687 or info@mccullyheritage.org for more information.

Live Eagle Display Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014 1 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Lewis & Clark Confluence Tower 435 Confluence Dr. Hartford, IL 62048 Get up close and personal with a Live American Bald Eagle from the World Bird Sanctuary. Ask questions, take pictures and see the majestic bird up close. Event is free. There is an admission to tour the tower.

Masters of the Sky President's Day Weekend Saturday, Sunday & Monday, Feb. 15 - 17 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

National Great Rivers Museum #2 Lock and Dam Way Alton, IL 62002 Witness the "Masters of the Sky" birds of prey demonstration. Come see eagles, falcons, owls and other birds of prey at this educational and informational program presented by the World Bird Sanctuary. Show times at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.

Admission fee: $5 for Adults; $3 for children 12 and under; 3 and under are free. Only 10 tickets per person.

Also, there will be a free eagle display at noon and 2 p.m. for 30 minutes in the gallery on Feb. 15 - 17. For more information, call the National Great Rivers Museum at (877) 462-6979.

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People People planner Izzard to appear at the Fox F o x C o n c e r t s & We s t B e t h Entertainment presents Eddie Izzard – The World Tour on June 19 at 8 p.m.

Tickets are $73, $58, $48 and $38 and are on sale online at metrotix. com, by calling 314-534-1111, or in person at the Fox Theatre Box Office.

F o rc e M a j e u re i s t h e m o s t extensive comedy tour ever; launched in March of 2013, the tour will take Izzard to 25 countries on five continents. From Cardiff to Kathmandu and Moscow to Mumbai, Force Majeure will play throughout Europe, Africa, Russia, the U.K., Canada, the U.S., India, Nepal, The Far East and Australia.

Izzard recently completed runs in France performing entirely in French and in Berlin performing entirely in German.

One of the most acclaimed comedians of his generation, Izzard’s unique, tangential, absurd, and surreal comic narratives are lauded for their creativity and wit, earning him a New York Drama Desk Award and two Emmys for Dress to Kill, two British Comedy Awards for Top Stand-Up Comedian, and an Olivier Award nomination for Outstanding Achievement.

In the U.S., Izzard is the first solo stand-up comedian to perform at the Hollywood Bowl; has sold-out three consecutive nights at Radio City Music Hall and toured arenas throughout the U.S. including a sold-out show at Madison Square Garden.

On TV, Izzard most recently guest starred in the series, Hannibal, on NBC. He starred in and served as a producer on the critically acclaimed FX Network Show, The Riches, opposite Minnie Driver, guest starred in the final season of Showtime’s United States of Tara, and his 2010 documentary, Believe: The Eddie Izzard Story, received an Emmy nomination.

His long list of film and stage credits includes Valkyrie opposite Tom Cruise, Steven Soderbergh's Ocean’s Thirteen and Ocean’s Twelve opposite George Clooney and Brad Pitt, David Mamet's Race and The Cryptogram, the title role in Marlowe's Edward II, and A Day in the Death of Joe Egg in London and on Broadway which won him a handful of awards, including a Tony nomination for Best Actor.

P r e s e n t e d b y We s t B e t h Entertainment, a full list of U.S. tour dates with links to tickets is available at www.EddieIzzard. com.

Stephenson House plans Winter Dinner and Auction The Friends of the Colonel Benjamin Stephenson House invite the community to join them for the annual Winter Dinner and Auction on Saturday, March 1, 2014. This enjoyable evening features a delicious meal catered

by Bella Milano, entertainment from Edwardsville High School’s drama students plus silent and oral auctions. The event is held at the Leclaire room of the Lewis and Clark Community College, Edwardsville Campus. The festivities begin at 5:00 pm with registration, social time, and a silent auction.

Dinner is at 6:00 p.m. and is provided by the always delectable Bella Milano’s. It includes prime rib, chicken Milano, Milano house salad, au gratin potatoes, cavatelli with meat sauce, carrots in maple glaze, green beans with onion and bacon, tiramisu, carrot cake, German chocolate cake and cheesecake.

After dinner, at 7:15 p.m., the real fun begins with the start of the oral auction. Items up for grab include three luxury family vacations, two handmade quilts by area quilt artist Jen Mercer, a variety of themed gift baskets, home grown canned specialties from Crow Hill Farms, gift cards, and merchandise.

Also included in the evening’s festivities is a performance from the Edwardsville High School spring music production of Phantom of the Opera and music by the Edwardsville Community Service Orchestra. Tickets are only $45 per person, or $400for a table of ten. For reservations, call (618)692-1818.

Businesses interested in donating to the auction and supporting the quest to preserve our local history will be featured in all of our promotional materials and at the auction itself. For more information, contact Amy or RoxAnn at (618) 6921818.

Lincoln Museum to exhibit movie props An exhibit of sets, costumes and props from Steven Spielberg’s award-winning movie “Lincoln” opened recently at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, where it will be on display for years to come.

Children can explore the exhibit free of charge when accompanied by an adult.

The exhibit, “Lincoln: History to Hollywood,” includes the set for Lincoln’s office, part of Mary Lincoln’s bedroom set, costumes worn by the actors and a variety of props used in the movie.

It’s being displayed at Union Station, just across the street from the presidential museum. The station will serve as an annex to the presidential museum where visitors can tour the exhibit and

see video presentations about the movie.

“Steven Spielberg is a master story-teller, and ‘Lincoln’ is a classic. Movie buffs of all ages are going to come here to see this exhibit,” said Amy Martin, director of the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. “And when they visit, they’re going to be caught up in the fascinating life of our greatest president.”

“Lincoln” earned Academy Awards for Daniel Day-Lewis as Best Actor and Rick Carter for Best Production Design.

“It is an honor to have this exhibit at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum,” Spielberg said when plans for the exhibit were announced. “When we visited for research on the film, it was our thought that there might be an opportunity to bring such an exhibit to Springfield, and that is now a reality.”

T h e s e t s a n d c o s t u m e s a re o n l o a n f r o m D r e a m Wo r k s Studios. This allows the Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum to present the display at minimal cost to visitors.

Children can tour the special exhibit at Union Station for free when accompanied by an adult.

The cost for adults is just $5.

Adults also have the option of buying the new “full experience” package allowing them to tour the entire presidential library and museum and the new movie exhibit for $15. That’s just $3 more than the basic museum admission price, which is not changing.

Lincoln’s office is the key set in the movie. That’s where the president ponders how to pass a constitutional amendment abolishing slavery and pushes his aides to get the job done. The exhibit also includes a vignette of Mary Lincoln’s bedroom, the setting for emotional confrontations between husband and wife.

Vi s i t o r s c a n s e e O s c a r nominated costumes for Lincoln, his wife and his son Tad. Props include the stethoscope from the scene of Lincoln’s death, Tad’s toys and gloves used by Daniel

Day-Lewis as he portrayed Lincoln.

No tax dollars were to move the exhibit from California to Springfield. That expense is being covered by the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation.

MoBOT hosts Orchid Show Tr a v e l t o S o u t h A m e r i c a during the 2014 Orchid Show at the Missouri Botanical Garden.

The annual show offers visitors a once-a-year opportunity to see a rotating display of hundreds of orchids from the Garden’s expansive permanent living collection.

The show runs from Feb. 1 to March 23.

This year ’s show is inspired by the work of Brazilian landscape architect Roberto Burle Marx.

Vi s i t o r s c a n s t ro l l a l o n g t h e curved paths to water elements, living walls and vibrant colors as they leave Missouri behind and journey to a modernist, tropical display.

The Orchid Show is a temporary display built from the ground up inside the 5,000-square-foot Orthwein Floral Display Hall.

Show themes change annually to offer visitors new ways to view the collection.

More than 500 orchids will be displayed as they would be found in the natural habitats with terrestrial orchids at ground level and ephiphytic orchids suspended atop tree branches. Orchids vary in size and color and include a number of varieties including Brassavola, Cattleya, Epidendrum, Gongora, Oncidium and Vanilla The Garden’s sizeable orchid collection includes more than 7,000 individual orchid plants representing approximately 280 genera and more than 2,000 unique orchid taxa. Throughout the year, Garden horticulturists care for the collection behind the scenes in the private greenhouse range. Horticulturists juggle temperatures inside greenhouses to force the winter bloom of as many plants as possible for

the annual Orchid Show. Spent blooms are replaced with new ones on a daily basis, shifting the look and landscape of the show throughout its run. Photographers are welcome to use hand-held cameras to capture the Orchid Show for personal enjoyment; tripod and monopod usage is not permitted indoors.

Orchid Show admission is $5 per person (ages 3 and older), in addition to general Garden admission ($8 for adults; $4 for St. Louis City and County residents, with free admission Wednesdays and Saturdays until noon; free for children ages 12 and younger).

Missouri Botanical Garden members enjoy free general admission along with free Orchid Show admission.

Admission to the Missouri Botanical Garden is $8; St. Louis City and County residents enjoy discounted admission o f $ 4 a n d f re e a d m i s s i o n o n most Wednesday and Saturday mornings until noon. Children ages 12 and younger 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 and South exit. Free parking is available on site and two blocks west at the corner of Shaw and Vandeventer.

For general information, visit w w w. m o b o t . o rg o r c a l l ( 3 1 4 ) 577‑5100 (toll-free, 1‑800‑642‑8842).

Follow the Garden on Facebook and Twitter at www.facebook. com/missouribotanicalgarden and http://twitter.com/mobotnews.

More than 45,000 households i n t h e S t . L o u i s re g i o n h o l d memberships to the Missouri Botanical Garden. Memberships begin at $65 ($60 for seniors) and offer 12 months of free general admission for two adults and all children ages 12 and under, plus exclusive invitations and discounts. Members help support the Garden’s operations and world-changing work in plant science and conservation.

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People Biography details Coles' anti-slavery efforts “Crusade Against Slavery, Edward Coles, Pioneer of Freedom” Book Review, by Kurt Prenzler Madison County Treasurer Once upon a time there were honest, even heroic governors in Illinois. Edward Coles was that kind of leader.

As an avid reader, I enjoy delving into history. As Madison County’s treasurer, I especially enjoy learning about the history of this county. Recently, I read the biography of the state’s second governor (1822-1826) by Kurt Leichtle and Bruce Carveth.

“Crusade Against Slavery, Edward Coles, Pioneer of Freedom,” (Southern Illinois University Press, 2011), is a story about a man who lived in Edwardsville and was a leader in the anti-slavery movement. Coles freed his own slaves and worked to keep Illinois as free soil.

Coles was born in 1786, into a wealthy Virginia family, whose plantation was not far from the Jeffersons and Madisons. At that time, the tax rolls showed that Coles' father owned 71 slaves.

Typical of his generation, Coles was homeschooled.

As he got older, his education was supplemented by tutors, who would also teach neighbor children. At age

20, he began to study at the College of William and Mary, where he came under the influence of the Rev. James Madison (first Episcopal Bishop of the Diocese of Virginia and President of the College) who considered slavery morally indefensible. Coles determined to free any slaves he might inherit, but kept his views from his family.

When Coles' father died in 1808, he inherited 12 slaves and a 782-acre plantation. Because of inherited debt, and other issues, he was unable to free his slaves at this time.

Coles was a first cousin to Dolley Madison, the wife of President James Madison. Coles served as Madison’s personal secretary from 1810 to 1815.

In 1817, Coles sold his plantation, which allowed him to set out for Illinois with his slaves. On a raft in the Ohio River, Coles freed his slaves. This event is the subject of a mural on the first floor (south hall) of the Illinois State Capitol.

President James Monroe appointed Coles as the Register of Lands in Edwardsville where his job was to administer the orderly sale of federal land. He worked closely with Benjamin Stephenson, who as treasurer for land sales was responsible for collecting the payments, and sending the money to Washington. Stephenson, staunchly pro-slavery, owned 35 slaves.

In contrast, Coles provided for his freed slaves by

giving each head of household a 160-acre farm in Pin Oak Township, which is east of Edwardsville. Coles continued to help his former slaves get established in farming.

As Register of Lands, Coles gained a reputation for honesty, and was elected governor in 1822. At that time, most of the residents of Illinois had immigrated from slave states, and pro-slavery forces put a referendum on the ballot to call for a constitutional convention, for the purpose of making Illinois a slave state.

Coles donated his entire $4,000 salary, and led a coalition of Baptists, Methodists, and Presbyterians to defeat the referendum. From that point on, immigration into Illinois came from northern states, and Illinois' status as a free state was no longer in danger.

While governor, Coles was sued in Madison County for $20,000 for not posting bonds required to insure that his 20 freed slaves would not end up on welfare. Coles lost his case before a pro-slavery judge, but this decision was later reversed by the Illinois Supreme Court.

Still a bachelor, Coles then moved to Philadelphia where he married, raised three children, and lived the rest of his life.

This book recognizes a man who did great things in Madison County, and I highly recommend it. The book is available at your local library.

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he worldwide smash hit ‘rock theatrical’, Queen and Ben Elton’s "We Will Rock You," built around 24 of Queen’s biggest hits, opens at the Fabulous Fox Theatre March 18, 2014.

"We Will Rock You" is produced by Queen Theatrical Productions, Tribeca Theatrical Productions, Phil McIntyre Entertainment and NETworks Presentations.

Performances of "We Will Rock You" at the Fabulous Fox Theatre run March 18 - 30. Show times are Tuesday through Saturday evenings at 8pm. Performances are also scheduled on Saturdays at 2pm and on Sundays at 1pm. There will be an evening performance on Sunday, March 23 at 6:30PM and a matinee on Thursday, March 27 at 1pm.

Tickets are available online at MetroTix.com, by calling 314-5341111 or in person at the Fox Theatre Box Office. Ticket prices start at $25. Prices are subject to change; please refer to FabulousFox.com for current pricing. "We Will Rock You" is part of the Fox Theatre’s 2013-2014 U.S. Bank Broadway Series.

This hilarious, multi-awardwinning and record-breaking phenomenon is created by celebrated British comedian and writer Ben Elton (TV’s “Mr. Bean” and “The Young Ones”), and boasts a fantastic score of Queen’s biggest songs including “Another One Bites The Dust”, “Crazy Little Thing Called Love”, “We Are The Champions,” “Bohemian Rhapsody” and, of course, “We Will Rock You.” For the US production, writer and director Ben Elton has redrafted his original script to

resonate with US audiences as well as reflect the cultural changes since he first penned the storyline.

“Apart from addressing the broader social and technological changes, I also get the chance to update moments of topical humor,” says Elton. New additions to the show include the most current pop culture references (yes, there is a Miley Cyrus twerking joke!) and the addition of a new song, You’re My Best Friend.

“There is a scene where our two leads run away and discuss their loneliness and isolation,” Elton says. “In 2013, it seemed ridiculous for two kids to discuss friendship without reference to Facebook.

Young people now live in a world where it’s possible to have many virtual ‘friends’ and ‘likes’ and yet still be entirely isolated and alone. The new dialogue with this changed emphasis brought the song You’re My Best Friend into the show.”

Tribeca producer Jane Rosenthal says, “With Ben’s updates, it’s almost a new show. However, in some ways, it was already ahead of its time when it opened in 2002. The overarching theme is a demand for individualism and intimacy in a world where everything is downloadable.”

Queen’s Brian May and Roger Taylor are musical supervisors to the show, taking an active role in casting the singer/actors and musicians for every production worldwide.

The show is in its 12th year at The Dominion in London’s West End, one of London Theatreland’s biggest theatres, making it the venue’s longest-running production ever. "We Will Rock You" is now officially the 9th longest running show in the West End and was crowned the UK’s favorite show at the 2011 Olivier Awards, the UK equivalent of the Tony Awards, in a category voted entirely by members of the public.

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Pictured are two scenes from "We Will Rock You." Outside of the UK, the show has now been seen in local productions in 17 countries, playing to an audience of over 15 million people.

"We Will Rock You" takes place in a future age on a planet once called Earth that is now controlled by a mighty corporation.

Globalization is complete.

Individuality is taboo. Everyone

watches the same movies, wears the same clothes and thinks the same thoughts. Music is generated by the corporation’s computers, rock music is unheard and all musical instruments are banned.

The hope of breaking free rests with an unlikely resistance – an alliance of rebel Bohemians, waiting for a hero to lead the battle to bring the power of rock back to the people.

“This show is all about legend,” says Ben Elton. “We take the legend of Queen and create our own fantastical story of young kids battling the mighty corporation who wants to suppress their individuality and their love of music. They need a hero who can help them in their struggle, and we have two – the dreamer Galileo, and the sassy rock chick Scaramouche. Guess who ends up winning?”

“Creating the show with Ben was very much a three-way thing,” says Roger Taylor. “It was great because he was a pleasure to work with and because he has such a fertile mind.

He never stops churning out ideas.”

Brian May adds, “The amazing bonus is that Ben's script subtly works as a metaphor too. People definitely come out of the theatre feeling that in a strange way they now know us, Queen, and our struggle, our journey.”

The original production of "We Will Rock You" is a Phil McIntyre Entertainment, Tribeca Theatrical Productions and Queen Theatrical Productions presentation. Book and direction by Ben Elton. Music and Music Supervision by Queen/ Roger Taylor and Brian May. Musical staging and choreography

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by Arlene Phillips. Production Design by Mark Fisher and Lighting Design by Willie Williams.

Sound by Bobby Aitken. Costumes

by Tim Goodchild. Tracey Flye is the Associate Director and Associate Choreographer of the North American tour.

Queen Theatrical Productions is a production entity created especially by the band’s parent company Queen Productions Ltd to handle the development and production of "We Will Rock You".

Headquartered in New York, Tribeca Theatrical Productions was founded in 2001 by Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal, the acclaimed producers of the Meet the Parents franchise, Analyze This and Wag the Dog. Through Tribeca Theatrical Productions, De Niro and Rosenthal co-produced, along with Queen Theatrical Productions and Phil McIntyre Entertainment, the theatrical musical "We Will Rock You", based on the music of Queen.

Since 1995, NETworks has produced and managed over 55 touring productions in the US., U.K. and internationally.

Current productions include Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Blue Man Group National Tour, Elf The Musical, Flashdance the Musical, The National Theatre of Great Britain’s production of War Horse, Memphis the Musical, and Cameron Mackintosh’s spectacular new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera.

For more information about "We Will Rock You", please visit wewillrockyou.com and schoolswillrockyou.com.

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Deana Martin Internationally-acclaimed entertainer will bring tour to St. Charles For The Edge

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nternationally acclaimed entertainer Deana Martin has launched a year long coast-to-coast tour, in conjunction with "Destination Moon," her latest CD for Big Fish Records.

"Destination Moon," Deana’s fourth studio offering, is a musical rocket ride featuring 14 seminal performances (10 classics plus four new songs written especially for her), each interpreted with Deana’s trademark elegance and charm. Upon release, the CD immediately entered iTunes coveted Top 100.

A highlight of Destination Moon is True Love, a beautiful duet by Deana and her dad, Dean Martin. Recording a duet with her dad has been a life-long goal of Deana's. Remembering the session at Capitol Records in Hollywood, Deana recalled, “There I was in the studio where my dad recorded so many of his greatest hits, using his microphone, and I looked down

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at the original handwritten Nelson Riddle sheet music and saw his name at the top. When the music started, and I heard his voice in my headphones, it was overwhelming. It was as though he was right there, with me in the studio.”

Martin will appear March 22 at the J. Scheidegger Ceenter for the Arts in St. Charles.

Deana’s popularity as a recording artist is best measured by the chart success that she has enjoyed with each release.

Her 2006 debut CD, Memories Are Made of This, remained on the Top 10 for 40 consecutive weeks! In 2009, with her second CD, Volare, Deana once again zoomed up the iTunes chart and did the same on Billboard's Jazz Album charts. Two years later, Deana recorded some of her most requested and favorite Holiday classics for the CD, White Christmas. Featured on the title track with Deana is the legendary Andy Williams, whose 2011 duet with Deana proved to be his final studio recording.

White Christmas has since become a seasonal evergreen.

Deana is an influential American singer, actor, performer and very proud

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daughter of iconic entertainer Dean Martin. With a multitude of achievements to her credit, Deana has established herself as the consummate entertainer – an instantly recognizable voice in the pantheon of The Great American Songbook. Deana’s musical acumen and effervescent stage presence make her a huge hit with audiences around the globe.

Growing up with a unique window on the world of entertainment and popular music, she began to develop her own showbiz aspirations. “I remember as a little girl, sitting in Studio A at Capitol Records as my dad recorded Memories Are Made of This, his first No. 1 hit.

I was awestruck seeing how at ease he was, and how brilliantly he performed. He was a master at his craft and I was inspired. I knew right then that making that kind of magic is what I was born to do.”

In her live performances, Deana Martin pays musical respect to the many songwriters and artists who, over the past 60 years, created the soundtrack of our lives. She honors the music of her dad and his “pallies”; among them the men she affectionately knew as “Uncle

Frank” Sinatra and “Uncle Sammy” Davis Jr. In 2004, Deana broke new ground as a New York Times best-selling author with her first book, Memories Are Made of This: Dean Martin Through His Daughters Eyes. The book will soon to be a major motion picture.

Joe Mantegna, who stars as Agent David Rossi in CBS-TV's Criminal Minds, is slated to direct the screenplay, written by the multi-talented Bonnie Hunt and Jennifer Love Hewitt has agreed to play Deana.

Always a media favorite, the teenage Deana Martin made her television debut on her dad’s wildly popular NBC variety show. More recent television credits include appearances on: The View; Live with Regis and Kelly; The Today Show; FOX and Friends; The O'Reilly Factor; CBS Sunday Morning; Hallmark Channel’s Home & Family; The Bonnie Hunt Show; A&E Biography; Entertainment Tonight; E! Entertainment Television; Access Hollywood; and many others.

For additional information on the music and career of Deana Martin, please visit: www.

DeanaMartin.com

Music Tuning in Experience Hendrix Tour planned The eighth edition of the celebrated Experience Hendrix Tour is set to launch in March 2014.

These special event performances represent an ongoing tribute to the music and legacy of Jimi Hendrix.

Presented by BandFuse: Rock Legends, the month long tour, brings together a diverse group of musical greats paying homage to the abiding genius of Jimi Hendrix. This year’s line-up ranges from metal legend Zakk Wylde [Ozzy Osbourne/Black Label Society], blues icon Buddy Guy, Jonny Lang, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, the innovative Dweezil Zappa, Los Lobos’ stalwarts Cesar Rosas and David Hidalgo, lefthanded blues rocker Eric Gales, Texas guitar gods Doyle Bramhall II and Eric Johnson. The rhythm section, as always, includes bassist Billy Cox, the only player, apart from Jimi Hendrix himself, who was part of both the Band of Gypsys and the Jimi Hendrix Experience and Chris Layton, the drummer who, along with the late Stevie Ray Vaughan, was a founder of Double Trouble.

The tour will roll into the Fox Theatre for an 8 p.m. March 13.

Tickts are $100, $75, $60, $50 & $40 and $30 and are availableonline at metrotix.com, by calling 314-5341111, or in person at the Fox Theatre Box Office.

As has been the case with previous Experience Hendrix outings, special guests are expected to sit in at many of the dates, making the concerts all that much more memorable for both new and veteran Hendrix fans.

Past special guests have included Paul Rodgers, Joe Satriani, Hubert Sumlin, Steve Vai, Susan Tedeschi, Robert Randolph, Carlos Santana, Robby Krieger, and others.

B.B. King to appear at the Peabody Throughout the 1990's as well as the 1980's, 1970's, 1960's and 1950's, there has been only one King of the Blues - Riley B. King, affectionately known as B.B. King. Since B.B. started recording in the late 1940's, he has released over 60 albums many of them considered blues classics, like 1965's definitive live blues album "Live At The Regal", and 1976's collaboration with Bobby "Blue" Bland, "Together For The First Time.”

Over the years, B.B. has had two number one R & B hits, 1951's "Three O'Clock Blues", and 1952's "You Don't Know Me", and four number two R & B hits, 1953's "Please Love Me", and 1954's "You Upset Me Baby", 1960's "Sweet Sixteen, Part I", and 1966's "Don't Answer The Door, Part I". B.B.'s most popular crossover hit, 1970's "The Thrill Is Gone" went to #15 pop. His classic songs such as "Payin' The Cost To Be The Boss", "Caldonia", " How Blue Can You Get", "Everyday I Have The Blues", and "Why I Sing The Blues", are concert (and fan) staples.

B.B. King performs at the Peabody Opera House for one-night only on April 4. Tickets are $100, $65, $55, $45 and $35 (this includes a $3 facility fee) and may be purchased at the Ford Box Office at Scottrade Center, all Ticketmaster Ticket Centers, by phone at 800-745-3000, or online at ticketmaster.com.

There is a facility fee on all tickets purchased at all locations, including at the Scottrade Center Box Office.

Additional Ticketmaster service charges and handling fees apply

to all tickets purchased through Ticketmaster outlets, by phone or online. For disabled seating, call 314622-5420. For more information go to www.peabodyoperahouse.com

The Milk Carton Kids coming to the Sheldon The Milk Carton Kids will appear at the Sheldon Ballroom at 8 p.m. on April 15.

Tickets are $20 general admission.

Call MetroTix at 314-534-1111 or visit TheSheldon.org.

After forming in 2011, the duo of Kenneth Pattengale and Joey Ryan quickly built a devoted following with the simple purity of their music, touring with a host of established acts (Old Crow Medicine Show, Punch Brothers, and more), appearing on NPR’s Tiny Desk concert series and charming audiences with their deadpan onstage humor. While their most obvious musical reference is the classic folk revival sound of twin acoustic guitars and matching harmonies, the band both expands and contradicts that rich legacy with highly inventive guitar lines and their intricately interwoven vocals.

Los Angeles duo The Milk Carton Kids anticipated Anti-debut album The Ash & Clay is available now.

Celtic Woman to perform at the Fox Global music phenomenon Celtic Woman will return to North American concert stages in early 2014 with The Emerald Tour, which includes a stop at the Fabulous Fox Theatre Friday, March 14 at 7:30pm.

Ti c k e t s f o r t h e M a r c h 1 4 engagement at the Fox will go on sale Friday, November 8 at 10am online at MetroTix.com, by phone at 314-534-1111 and in person at the Fox Theatre Box Office. Ticket prices are $102, $72 and $42.

The elaborate new stage presentation will celebrate the Emerald Isles’ spellbinding musical and cultural heritage. The concerts will combine longtime fan favorites with new musical gems written

specifically for Celtic Woman, under the direction of Emmy®-nominated music producer David Downes.

The Emerald Tour will spotlight the angelic voices and inspiring music that have won Celtic Woman the devotion of a worldwide audience.

C e l t i c Wo m a n i s a u n i q u e ensemble that showcases the talent and charisma of four gifted young Irish women, whose dazzling performances combine the sound and sensibility of Irish traditional music with contemporary pop standards and memorable original compositions. Recently named Billboard magazine's #1 World Music Artist, Celtic Woman presents a one-of-a-kind concert experience that also incorporates the talents of a group of world-class musicians, the Aontas Choir, bagpipers and championship Irish dancers.

Since its inception in 2004, Celtic Woman has emerged as both a spectacular commercial success and a genuine cultural phenomenon.

The group's uplifting mix of timeless tradition and contemporary craft has transcended national and cultural borders to touch the hearts of a loyal international fan base, who've embraced Celtic Woman's hugely successful public television specials and made their eight CDs and seven DVDs into multi-platinum bestsellers. The multitalented ensemble has sold more than eight million copies of its releases, all of which have debuted at #1 on Billboard's World Music chart. As a live act, they continue to sell out concert halls around the world, having performed for nearly three million fans.

C e l t i c Wo m a n h a s w o n a particularly passionate audience in America, where their elaborately staged, visually stunning concert tours consistently draw sellout crowds. The group has performed twice at the White House, as well as making high-profile appearances on such American television shows as Dancing with the Stars and the daytime drama The Bold and the Beautiful.

Celtic Woman recently completed a successful month-long tour of European concerts, encompassing performances in Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, Belgium and Switzerland. The busy group is

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Old School Hip Hop House Party set Rickey Smiley's Comedy & Old School Hip Hop House Party featuring Rickey Smiley, Salt-N-Pepa, Big Daddy Kane and the Sugarhill Gang Saturday will appear March 15 at 8 pm live at The Fox Theatre!

Tickets are $75, $55, $45 & $35, $25 and are available online at metrotix. com, by calling 314-534-1111, or in person at the Fox Theatre Box Office.

RICKEY SMILEY: Funny-man Rickey Smiley is known for making millions laugh for over 25 years. As a much loved comedian, television host, and top rated nationally syndicated radio personality, Smiley has earned a reputation for delivering for audiences on and off stage. With the distinct ability to take everyday observations and turn them into comedic gold, Smiley is a standout in the entertainment world. Rickey Smiley is one of the few “clean” comics amongst the upper echelon of contemporary great Comedians.

SALT-N-PEPA: Legends, icons, trailblazers, pioneers, innovators and trendsetters are just a few

words often used to describe this group. From Grammys to MTV Video Awards, they have won them all. Whether it's the top of the charts or on stages at sold out coliseums across the country, they have done it all. They are Grammy Award winning group, Salt-N-Pepa, which consists of Cheryl James and Sandy Denton ("Salt" and "Pepa", respectively), and Deidre "Dee Dee" Roper (DJ Spinderella). As the first ever female rap crew, Salt-N-Pepa, broke barriers and opened doors wide open that were once closed to women in hip-hop.

BIG DADDY KANE: On September 10th 1968, Bed Stuy, Brooklyn gave birth to one of hip-hop's most lyrical, diverse, innovative, trendsetting M.C.'s known by many attributes such as Dark Gable, Black Caesar and King Asiatic Nobody's Equal but, known to the world as Big Daddy Kane. This baritone voiced, stylish dressing M.C. were the one to first bring the "playa" element to hiphop, and along with Bobby Brown and Michael Jordan put dark skin back on the map. Big Daddy Kane was the first rapper to ever hold not one but two sold out shows at the world famous Apollo Theater for women only.

SUGARHILL GANG: The Sugarhill Gang is an American Rap music group, known mostly for its 1979 hit "Rapper's Delight," the first rap single to become a Top 40 hit.

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Music Tuning in Friends of The Sheldon to host Aaron Neville The Friends of The Sheldon present Grammy Awardwinning singer Aaron Neville, Saturday, February 22, 2014 at 8 p.m. in the perfect acoustics of the Sheldon Concert Hall.

Proceeds from this special evening benefit Sheldon Educational Programs, which serve over 20,000 St. Louis area students each year. New Orleans native Aaron Neville has been synonymous with the spirit and sounds of the Crescent City for over five decades. This special Sheldon performance will include a mix of his best loved songs, plus music from his latest project, My True Story, which includes classic doo-wop, inspired by the music that shaped Neville's career.

The third youngest of the four famous Neville brothers, Aaron was born into one of New Orleans’ most celebrated musical families. Although often compared to singer Sam Cook for sheer vocal refinement, Neville has a vocal style that is uniquely his own. From the 1967 number one R&B hit “Tell It Like It Is,” to his Grammy Award-winning duets, “Don't Know Much” and “All My Life,” with Linda Ronstadt in the 1990s, Neville has performed and recorded in categories as diverse as country and western, pop, R&B and gospel. With 16 Grammy nominations to his name, Aaron Neville has become one of the most distinctive and influential voices in music today.

Patron tickets are on sale now at $150 and $125 and include preferred seating, a pre-concert reception, free parking and a tax deduction. For patron tickets and more information, call The Sheldon’s Development Department at 314-533-9900.

Concert-only tickets are $50 orchestra/$45 balcony, are on sale now through MetroTix at 314-534-1111, through The Sheldon’s website at TheSheldon.org, or in person at The Fox Theatre Box Office, 534 N. Grand Blvd. For more information, call The Sheldon at 314-533-9900 or visit TheSheldon.org.

Hall and Oates to appear at the Peabody Daryl Hall and John Oates are the number-one selling duo in music history and they return to St. Louis for one night on Tuesday, May 6th. Tickets are as follows: $122, $72, $62, $52 & $42. Tickets may be purchased at the Ford Box Office at Scottrade Center, all Ticketmaster Ticket Centers, by phone at 800-745-3000, or online at ticketmaster.com. There is a facility fee on all tickets purchased at all locations, including at the Scottrade Center Box Office. Additional Ticketmaster service charges and handling fees apply to all tickets purchased through Ticketmaster outlets, by phone or online. For disabled seating, call 314-622-5420.

Starting out as two devoted disciples of earlier soul greats, Daryl Hall & John Oates are soul survivors in their own right. They have become such musical influences on some of today’s popular artists that the September 2006 cover of Spin Magazine’s headline read: “Why Hall and Oates are the New Velvet Underground.” Their artistic fan base includes Rob Thomas, John Mayer, Brandon Flowers of the Killers, Ben Gibbard of Death Cab For Cutie and MTV’s newest hipsters Gym Class Heroes who dubbed their tour “Daryl Hall for President Tour 2007.” One of the most sampled artists

today, their impact can be heard everywhere from boy band harmonies, to neo-soul to rap-rock fusion.

Signed to Atlantic by Ahmet Ertegan in the 1970’s, Daryl Hall & John Oates have sold more albums than any other duo in music history. Their 1973 debut album, Abandoned Luncheonette, produced by Arif Mardin, yielded the Top 10 single, “She’s Gone,” which also went to #1 on the R&B charts when it was covered by Taveras. The duo recorded one more album with Atlantic, War Babies, (produced by Todd Rundgren) before they left and promptly signed to RCA. Their tenure at RCA would catapult the duo to international superstardom.

From the mid-’70s to the mid-’80s, the duo would score six #1 singles, including “Rich Girl” (also #1 R&B), “Kiss on My List,” “Private Eyes,” “I Can’t Go For That (No Can Do) (also #1 R&B), “Maneater” and “Out of Touch” from their six consecutive multi-platinum albums—’76’s Bigger Than Both of Us, ’80’s Voices, ’81’s Private Eyes, ‘82’s H2O, ‘83’s Rock N Soul, Part I and ‘84’s Big Bam Boom. The era would also produce an additional 5 Top 10 singles, “Sara Smile,” “One on One,” “You Make My Dreams,” “Say It Isn’t So” and “Method of Modern Love.”

Daryl also wrote the H&O single "Everytime You Go Away," which singer Paul Young scored a number-one hit with a cover of the song in 1985.

That same year, Daryl and John, participated in the historic “We Are the World” session as well as closing the Live Aid show in Philadelphia.

By 1987, the R.I.A.A. recognized Daryl Hall and John Oates as the number-one selling duo in music history, a record they still hold today.

On May 20, 2008, the duo was honored with the Icon Award during BMI’s 56th annual Pop Awards. The award has previously gone to the Bee Gees, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Paul Simon, Brian Wilson, Willie Nelson, James Brown, Ray Davies, Carlos Santana and Dolly Parton.

Daryl Hall’s latest project is a multi-award-winning monthly web series (and Palladia TV show), Live from Daryl’s House (www.livefromdarylshouse.com). “It was a light bulb moment,” he says of the show’s genesis. “I’ve had this idea about just sitting on the porch or in my living room, playing music with my friends and putting it up on the Internet.”

Live from Daryl’s House is also aired weekly on the Palladia Channel every Thursday at 11pm EST/8pm PST. The past episodes of Live From Daryl’s House have featured a mix of well-known performers like Jason Mraz, Joe Walsh, Booker T and the MGs, Blind Boys of Alabama, Rob Thomas, Train, Cee Lo Green, Smokey Robinson, The Doors’ Robby Krieger and Ray Manzarek, Toots Hibbert, Nick Lowe, K.T. Tunstall, Todd Rundgren, Keb Mo, Dave Stewart, Goo Goo Dolls’ John Rzeznik and Fall Out Boy’s Patrick Stump along with newcomers such as Nick Waterhouse, Nikki Jean, Dirty Heads, Chiddy Bang, Rumer, Grace Potter & the Nocturnals, Mayer Hawthorne, Eric Hutchinson, Chromeo, Matt Nathanson, Parachute, Plain White T’s, Allen Stone, soul diva Sharon Jones, Diane Birch, L.A. neo-R&B party band Fitz & the Tantrums, hot new alternative band Neon Trees and veteran alternative mainstays Guster.

In April of 2011, John Oates released his solo album, Mississippi Mile on Elektra Records. People Magazine gave the album 3 out of 4 stars. “[Mississippi Mile] has the opportunity to reach across the board – and that’s a winning

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Most recently as a duo, Daryl Hall & John Oates released their first box set, Do What You Want, Be What You Are: The Music of Daryl Hall & John Oates. The box set marks the first comprehensive multi-CD, multi-label deluxe box set compilation ever assembled from their entire career ’s work, four CDs containing 74 tracks (16 of them previously unreleased).

With the fortieth anniversary of their seminal second album, Abandoned Luncheonette, 2013 found Daryl Hall and John Oates very much at the height of their powers making their own kind of soul, with a new generation of musicians recognizing not only their historic track record of success, but also their continuing influence and achievements.

For more information go to www.hallandoates.com

Katy Perry to perform in St. Louis International superstar, Katy Perry, will kick off the North American leg of her highly anticipated Prismatic World Tour on June 22nd in Raleigh, North Carolina. The 46-city tour is presented by Goldenvoice, a division of AEG Live. She will be touring in support of "Prism," which debuted at number one on The Billboard 200 and remains in the Top Ten three months after release.

The platinum album has given Katy her biggest ever single with "Roar", while "Dark Horse" just became her lucky 13th Top Ten hit on The Billboard Hot 100. Capital Cities, Kacey Musgraves and Tegan and Sara will open for Katy in different markets during the 4-month North American tour.

The tour stops Aug. 17 at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis.

"THE Prismatic World Tour is coming to light up some of my favorite North American cities this summer, as well as some new cities that you introduced me to through your video requests” said Katy. “This colorful show will bring you all the songs you know as well as ones from my new album, PRISM. I'm so excited that I got to hand-select some of my favorite artists to join me on this journey - I know you'll love Capital Cities, Kacey Musgraves and Tegan and Sara as much as I do."

The state-of-the art stage, specifically designed by Katy for THE Prismatic World Tour, allows her to get closer to her fans than ever before. The one-of-a-kind set design will provide concert-goers with a truly magical experience from every angle in the arena. Ticket offerings include a limited number of general admission tickets in the intimate “Reflection Section”.

Citi is the official credit card of THE Prismatic World Tour.

Details for the general ticket sale will be announced soon.

Additional information is available at www.KatyPerry.com.

“We are ecstatic to have teamed with Katy around the release of her Number One smash album PRISM, including featuring her hit single “Roar” in our television advertising” said Jennifer Breithaupt, Senior Vice President of Entertainment Marketing, Citi. “After working with Katy on a highly successful launch event benefit at the Hollywood Bowl and seeing our customers’ delight at her exclusive pre-show.

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RemiXT, Cicero's, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m. $3 Throwdown w/Milata, Avery, Splig Town or Laydown, Mak 9, Jay Spacely, Pop's, Sauget, 6:30 p.m.

Dawn Landes w/WHSKY GNGR, The Gramophone, St. Louis, Doors 7:30 p.m.

Cowboy Mouth w/The Cringe, Old Rock House, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

The Avett Brothers, Peabody Opera House, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Mayer Hawthorne w/Quadron, Peabody Opera House, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 22

Open Mic Night, The Gramophone, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m.

Dropkick Murphys w/Lucero, Skinny Lister, The Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 21 Battle for Pointfest 2014 feat.

Conquer As They Come, A-Town M o b , R e d R e d Wa v e s , P o p ' s , Sauget, 6:30 p.m.

Young The Giant: Mind Over Matter Tour w/Vance Joy, The Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

3 rd A n n u a l J D i l l a Tr i b u t e feat. DJ Needles w/Soulman S n i p e s , B a re K n u c k l e M u s i c , DOWNSTEREO, The Gramophone, St. Louis, St. Louis Symphony Live at Powell Hall Concert: Mozart 39, Powell Symphony Hall, St. Louis, 10:30 a.m.

Les Boondoggle Ball 2014, Old Rock House, St. Louis, Doors 5:00 p.m.

The Avett Brothers, Peabody Opera House, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Celebration Day: A Tribute to Led Zeppelin, Peabody Opera House, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

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Houndmouth w/Howell Dawdy, Plush St. Louis, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

Rocket Ride: A Tribute to Kiss w/Judas Beast: A Tribute to Iron Maiden/Judas Priest, Pop's, Sauget, 6:30 p.m.

Young Mountain String Band w/The Brothers Comatose, The Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Funky Butt Brass Band w/ H a z a r d t o Ya B o o t y, D J H a l G re e n s , T h e G r a m o p h o n e , S t .

Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

St. Louis Symphony Live at Powell Hall Concert: Mozart 39, Powell Symphony Hall, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

The Avett Brothers, Peabody Opera House, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Celebration Day: A Tribute to Led Zeppelin, Peabody Opera House, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Aaron Neville, Sheldon Concert Hall, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

The Saint Louis Classical Guitar Society Concert, The Ethical Society, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

Travis Tritt, Lumiere Theatre, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

Sunday, Feb. 23 St. Louis Symphony Live at Powell Hall Concert: Mozart 39, Powell Symphony Hall, St. Louis, 3:00 p.m.

An evening with A.J. Croce, Old Rock House, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

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Mardi Gras Masquerade Ball, Old Rock House, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Miss Jubilee & The Humdingers, Casa Loma Ballroom, St. Louis, 7:00 p.m.

St. Louis Symphony Orchestral Program: Ginastera, Rochmaninoff & Elgar, Powell Symphony Hall, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

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Religion Pantry opens for hungry in rural area

By ALFRED LUBRANO The Philadelphia Inquirer HONEY BROOK, Pa. (AP) — Snorting in the snow, horses strain to pull Amish buggies up hills, the steaming vapor from their nostrils clouding with car exhaust in the quaint juxtaposition of history and modernity that is Honey Brook.

Here, the rich and cultivated Chester County landscape calls to mind the best of America, where bounty and opportunity are promised to those who work hard - by either 19th- or 21st-century standards.

But sublime vistas obscure dark truths about rural poverty. People are hungry out here: Kensington-hungry, Camden-hungry.

So at noon Wednesday, the Honey Brook Mobile Food Pantry will open, an attempt to slake need in a place that looks too pretty for privation.

While some communities in the Philadelphia region have objected to pantries in their midst, Honey Brook appears to be welcoming this one with an enthusiasm inspired by Mennonite precept and country courtesy.

It can't happen too soon.

"People are stuck," said Dawn Schell, a former teacher who runs an outreach center to help the poor of Honey Brook. "Lack of food is a huge thing. More and more families here are needing help. But they're sort of giving up hope. We want this pantry to restore it."

Route 322 runs 494 miles from Cleveland to Atlantic City, crossing the Appalachian Mountains in Western Pennsylvania.

The origin of President Lyndon B. Johnson's war on poverty can be traced to President John F. Kennedy's identifying desperate need in the Appalachian states - Pennsylvania included.

Decades later, problems persist. Although Route 322 traverses Chester County, one of the richest counties in the United States, it remains a hunger highway, thick with the traffic of Honey Brook residents seeking food.

Day after day, they travel the 11 miles to Downingtown, where the state-of-the-art Lord's Pantry food cupboard beckons people anxious to get meals onto the table and into their children's stomachs.

"The problem is, the Lord's Pantry can only serve so many," said Phoebe Kitson-Davis, program manager of the Chester County Food Bank in Exton. The food bank, she said, provides hundreds of thousands of pounds of food to pantries, from kale to locally shot deer meat, "in a county of haves and have-nots."

Kitson-Davis was among the group of planners from the nonprofit and business worlds, led by Kenneth Ross, former Lord's Pantry board chairman, who created the Honey Brook pantry after seeing that many Honey Brook residents were making their way to Downingtown to seek food at the Lord's Pantry.

As well-off as the county is, poverty there grew from 4.5 percent in 2000 to 7.4 percent in 2012, census figures show. By comparison, Philadelphia poverty is 26.9 percent.

In Honey Brook, with an 11 percent poverty rate, a third of public school students are identified as low-income, Kitson-Davis said.

Around 40 percent of the township's residents earn less than $50,000 annually, she added.

Most of the poor are white, she said.

About 7,000 people live in Honey Brook Township's 26 square miles, in the northwest sector of the county on the border with Lancaster County, said Joe Fenstermacher, the township supervisor. Honey Brook Borough, just one square mile, has a population of

around 1,700.

In Honey Brook, known for the Tel Hai and Heatherwood retirement communities, 50 percent of the land is owned by the Amish, who are not considered among the poor, Fenstermacher said.

Honey Brook is also home to 15 mobilehome parks. While not everyone who owns a trailer is poor, many of the area's low-income residents live in the mini-villages.

Peggy Magnuson, 41, lives in the largest, Deer Run Mobile Home Park on Route 322, in a trailer that cost $1,000.

"It really hurts to see my kids hungry," said Magnuson, a former house cleaner and a stayat-home mother of five children under 17. Her husband works seasonally as a landscaper.

The Magnusons live in deep poverty - they earn less than half the federal poverty level of $35,000 for a family of seven. "The children eat like you can't believe, and sometimes I have to say, 'Look, we need to cut down. There's just not enough.' " While the urban poor receive the most attention, rural poverty, as the war on poverty showed, "was always with us," said Amy Glasmeier, professor of economic geography at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

In rural America, people live in "interstitial poverty," she said - in little-seen pockets of long-standing deprivation.

Conditions were worsening for the rural poor even before the recession battered America, said Beth Mattingly, director of Research on Vulnerable Families at the University of New Hampshire. "A lot of rural America was ravaged by deindustrialization," Mattingly said, "as we lost paper mills, mining, things like that."

Loss of jobs in the countryside has had a devastating effect. In 2012, more than 26

percent of children nationwide living in rural areas were poor, compared with more than 29 percent in the cities and 17 percent in suburbs, census figures show.

There is no large employer in Honey Brook, Fenstermacher said. Many people commute to work in Lancaster, Exton, or Coatesville, he said.

A car is key in the country, and generally, anyone without one is sunk. But because of the cost of keeping a car, many low-income Honey Brook residents are compelled to live diminished lives, and to rely on friends to get them to work or food.

A core Honey Brook value is helping others, born of the prevalent Mennonite ethos shared with the Amish, Fenstermacher said. "The poor are our brothers," he said. "We want to have the pantry."

Considered temporary with the hope that it will become permanent by summer, the pantry - open noon to 6 p.m. on the last Wednesday of every month - will be housed in the distribution center of Good Food Inc., which makes molasses, among other products.

Eight different business and community groups offered to house the pantry. "That's unusual," said Ross of the Lord's Pantry. "It's like there was a pent-up willingness to help."

Will the pantry be a success?

Some people wonder. "We're an agrarian community with an inherent sense of fending for ourselves, without handouts," said Donna Horvath, owner of the Honeybrook Golf Club, and a business leader who helped Ross establish the food pantry. "We really don't know if people will use it."

They will, Schell of the outreach center predicted: "The need in Honey Brook is bigger than anyone knows."

Religion briefs Obama is urged to fill vacant diplomatic post WA S H I N G T O N ( A P ) — A congressman and a member of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom are urging President Barack Obama to quickly fulfill a pledge he made last week at the National Prayer Breakfast.

Obama said he looked forward to nominating the next U.S. Ambassador at large for International Religious Freedom, a post that has sat vacant since Suzan Johnson Cook resigned last October. Prior to her confirmation, the diplomatic post was vacant for two years.

At a House hearing Tuesday, New Jersey Republican Chris Smith urged the president to quickly name a new ambassador.

Commissioner Elliott Abrams said leaving the seat vacant "sends a message to countries around the world of inattention and lack of concern."

But State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki (SAH'-kee) said Secretary of State John Kerry and other administration officials "are dedicated to this issue every day" and are "advocating with governments where needed."

Crystal Cathedral's Arvella Schuller dies at 84 ORANGE, Calif. (AP) — Arvella Schuller, the wife of the Crystal Cathedral's founding pastor, has died at the age of 84.

Carol Schuller Milner says her mother passed away unexpectedly

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and peacefully Tuesday at the University of California, Irvine Medical Center.

Arvella Schuller is survived by her husband, the Rev. Robert H. Schuller, who launched the ministry at an Orange County drive-in in 1955.

She was the organist there. Together they founded the Crystal Cathedral and the weekly "Hour of Power" broadcast, which she produced and directed.

At its peak, the "Hour of Power" attracted 20 million viewers, but the ministry filed for bankruptcy in 2010.

Francis on Benedict: "Great courage and humility" VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has called his predecessor courageous and humble on the anniversary of Pope Benedict XVI's remarkable announcement that he would retire.

In a tweet Tuesday, Francis wrote: "Today I ask you to join me in prayer for His Holiness Benedict XVI, a man of great courage and humility."

It was the latest in a long line of praises being showered on Benedict, who became the first pope in centuries to retire when he stepped down last year.

His resignation was seen by many in the Vatican as a great act of governance, enabling the reformminded Francis to clean house in the Vatican and reboot a 2,000 yearold institution hobbled by sex abuse scandals and growing indifference in a secularized world.

Hobby Lobby files Supreme Court brief WA S H I N G TO N ( A P ) — A n attorney for Hobby Lobby says the owners of the arts and crafts chain should be exempt from the health care law's birth control mandate because providing contraceptives

that destroy life in the womb would violate their religious beliefs.

Kyle Duncan of the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty says Hobby Lobby's brief has now been filed at the Supreme Court. The justices will hear arguments March 25 involving challenges to the mandate by Hobby Lobby and Mennonite-owned Conestoga Wood Specialties.

The Obama administration has argued that for-profit businesses don't have religious rights. But Duncan says federal law protects the free exercise of religion "wherever it occurs — in the home, in a church, in a charity or in a family business."

He noted that CVS won praise last week for its decision to stop selling tobacco products, suggesting that businesses can and should act on

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A coalition of religious organizations has come together to urge a federal appeals court to uphold bans on same-sex marriage in Utah and Oklahoma, saying unions between a man and woman are best for children, families and society.

The argument is being made in a 42-page brief filed Monday to a Denver-based court reviewing cases that could reverse gay marriage bans in Utah and Oklahoma.

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QuickGlance Movie Reviews

"The Nut Job"

Not all rats look exactly alike, even animated ones. But there’s a real resemblance between a rat in “The Nut Job,” the new film by Peter Lepeniotis, and Remy, the main character in “Ratatouille,” that wonderful 2007 Pixar film.

And that’s not a good thing for “The Nut Job,” because anyone who makes that connection will be likely also remembering how “Ratatouille” showed so beautifully that an animated film, done with the right skill and imagination, can be equally enchanting to kids and adults. Something that “The Nut Job,” a decent but frankly forgettable entry to the animal-centered animated film oeuvre, does not.

The movie certainly looks nice. Colors are vibrant, particularly the reddish autumn shades of trees in Liberty Park, in fictional Oakton City, where much of the action takes place. There’s a lovely moment where shimmering water reflects the leaves above. And the whole thing has a period feel — mid-20th century — which is appealing, though confusing, too, when you see characters break into what looks like very 21st-century dancing at one point.

Like most animated films these days, “The Nut Job,” a joint Canadian-South Korean-U.S. production, trades on its celebrity voices, which here include Katherine Heigl, Brendan Fraser, Will Arnett, Maya Rudolph and, most recognizably, Liam Neeson, who sometimes sounds like he could be on a Shakespearean stage.

Not that you could call this dialogue Shakespearean. Or even witty. This being a film about squirrels and their nuts, kids will enjoy the “nut” puns, and parents will groan. “Let’s not get too nutty about this,” one character says. “Sorry, I went a little nuts,” says another. The movie’s slogan: “No nuts, no glory.”

RATED: PG by the Motion Picture Association of America “for mild action and rude humor.”

RUNNING TIME: 86 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Two stars out of four.

"Gimme Shelter"

If lofty intentions, determination and hard work were all it took to make a successful movie, then “Gimme Shelter,” a film about teen pregnancy starring former Disney star Vanessa Hudgens, would have it made.

Both the actress, who gained weight and made herself strikingly ungainly for the role, and director-writer Ronald Krauss clearly put their all into this film. Krauss went so far as to spend a year at a shelter for pregnant homeless teens; this was a passion project.

But passion isn’t always enough. “Gimme Shelter” s u ff e r s f ro m s t i l t e d d i a l o g u e , l e s s t h a n c r a c k l i n g storytelling and vaguely drawn characters. Yes, there are moving moments that will have you shedding a tear. But at times it has all the narrative sophistication and subtlety of a public service ad (and let’s face it, those can make you cry, too.)

First things first: The title has nothing to do with the Rolling Stones. It refers quite literally to the shelter for homeless, pregnant teens that takes in 16-year-old Apple (Hudgens). Though the film is said to be based on a real story, Hudgens’ character is actually an amalgam of several young women. The shelter is real, as is its admirable founder, Kathy DiFiore, played by Ann Dowd in one of the film’s more appealing and grounded performances.

RATED: PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of A m e r i c a f o r “ m a t u re t h e m a t i c m a t e r i a l i n v o l v i n g mistreatment, some drug content, violence and language — all concerning teens.”

RUNNING TIME: 101 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Two stars out of four.

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"Tim’s Vermeer"

“Tim’s Vermeer” is a simple little documentary that, in not 90 minutes, accomplishes nothing less than the demystification of artistic genius.

We’ve long been romanticized by the concept of the divine artist, blessed with otherworldly talent. “Tim’s Vermeer” isn’t any less in awe of great masters like Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer. It just proves masterworks take more than pixie dust: They take hard work.

The film chronicles the unlikely discovery of a Texas inventor, Tim Jenison, who believes he’s found the key to how the 17th-century artist painted with such photorealistic detail 150 years before the daguerreotype. Conspiracy theories have abounded, many of them focusing on his possible use of camera obscura (a device that projects an image on a wall or screen).

Jenison’s belief is that some of Vermeer ’s most famous paintings (he left behind 34) were done not just with a camera obscura-like contraption, but with a mirror that enabled him to exactly copy the images reflected. By creating a rough approximate of this, Jenison (who had never painted before in his life) finds he can draw brilliantly detailed paintings.

He sets out to prove his theory by exactly reproducing Vermeer ’s “The Music Lesson,” recreating the precise conditions Vermeer painted in. Jenison turns a San Antonio warehouse into a replica of Vermeer ’s studio, right down to period-accurate lenses, paint dyes and costumes. It took nearly a year to build the studio, and four more to paint his Vermeer.

Jenison is a bearish, inquisitive engineer who made millions with the early computer graphics software company he founded, NewTek. He’s a tinkerer, who has continued to channeled his curiosity into myriad inventions.

He also happens to be buddies with the illusionist duo Penn and Teller, who decided to document Jenison’s audacious experiment. Teller (the silent one) directs, while Penn Jillette (a producer) serves as an on-camera interviewer in the film.

RATED: PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for some strong language.

RUNNING TIME 80 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Three stars out of four.

"The Lego Movie"

Young and old fans alike know the joy of dumping a set of Legos on the floor and chucking that instruction manual. After all, throwing a portion of a helicopter on an incomplete racecar could produce the ultimate hybrid. In “The Lego Movie,” the toy brand’s first theatrical feature (there have been previous straight-to-DVD movies and also video games), audiences are encouraged to wave off routine.

Lego doesn’t need a 3-D animated flick with a $60 million budget to drive sales, but it should expect a spike after this uproarious yet touching tale hits theaters. When average construction worker Emmet (voiced by an endearing Chris Pratt) accidentally falls into a pit at his worksite, he is met by Wyldstyle (Elizabeth Banks), a sassy, Goth chick channeling Trinity in this “Matrix” for kids. Wyldstyle believes Emmet is a “Special” master builder who can save Bricksburg from the evil President Business (played with charming bite by Will Farrell), who wants to douse the town with a Krazy Glue-like substance called kragle.

RATED: PG by the Motion Picture Association of America for “mild action and rude humor.”

RUNNING TIME: 100 minutes.

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

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"The Monuments Men"

George Clooney, movie director, started out with so much promise.

He began with two stories about television’s power, both to distort reality (“Confessions of a Dangerous Mind” about “Gong Show” host Chuck Barris) and to reveal it (”Good Night, and Good Luck,” about Edward R. Murrow). Neither was perfect, but the films showed tremendous potential, particularly the latter, with its thick clouds of paranoia and cigarette smoke.

But Clooney has gone somewhat astray, with the football comedy “Leatherheads,” the political thriller “The Ides of March” and now “The Monuments Men.” They’re not bad pictures, but nostalgia — made urgent in “Good Night” — suffocates the World War II caper “The Monuments Men” like it did the screwball ode “Leatherheads.”

Clooney’s taste is very good, and in adapting Robert M. Edsel and Bret Witter’s book by the same title about the Allied forces’ pursuit of art masterpieces stolen by Nazis, he has chosen a fascinating historical tale that also bears the intriguing question: What’s the price we’re willing to pay for art?

But while a Michelangelo may be worth dying for, “The Monuments Men” is, at best, adequately priced as a movie ticket. Clooney, working from a script he penned with his frequent collaborator Grant Heslov, has fashioned his film as a traditional WWII flick, with a “Great Escape”-like score

by Alexandre Desplat and a sentimental kind of soldierly chumminess.

Only this band of brothers is more like an assembly of academics. A handful of museum curators and art experts have been gathered by art historian Frank Stokes (Clooney) to investigate and retake the troves of artwork the Nazis have stolen for a mammoth German museum planned by Hitler.

RATED: PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for some images of war violence and historical smoking.

RUNNING TIME: 118 minutes.

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

"RoboCop"

The original 1987 “RoboCop,” Dutch director Paul Verhoeven’s first Hollywood film, isn’t so much a movie to revere as a bit of brutalism to behold.

It had a grim comic vibe, satirizing the savagery of both corporate bloodthirstiness and justice-seeking rampages. Peter Weller’s RoboCop was a techno-Frankenstein created to tame Detroit’s rampant crime: Dirty Harry for dystopia.

Remaking “RoboCop” is like trying to recreate a nightmare.

That’s one reason why plans to remake the film were meant with mostly dubious derision: Hollywood, particularly nowadays, isn’t in the business of nihilism. Post-apocalyptic films may be all the rage, but a movie about a cop’s dead body shoved into a robot is a tad darker than Jennifer Lawrence running through the woods.

Directed by Jose Padilha (the Brazilian filmmaker who made the excellent documentary “Bus 174” before shifting into action with “Elite Squad”), this “RoboCop” has updated the dystopia with some clever ideas and better acting, while at the same time sanitizing any satire with video-game polish and sequel baiting.

RATED: PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for “intense sequences of action including frenetic gun violence throughout, brief strong language, sensuality and some drug material.”

RUNNING TIME: 118 minutes.

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

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This photo provided by Sony Pictures Publicity shows actors Matt Damon and Kate Blanchett in a scene from the Columbia Pictures film "The Monuments Men."

A look at a real monuments man

By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — As part of an Allied mission tasked with saving works of art during World War II, a homesick James Rorimer told his wife in a December 1944 letter from liberated Paris that he was working hard but worried about how much he was achieving.

“But I’m here to save works of art and that is what really matters,” he wrote.

Rorimer, then 39 and a curator at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, went on to carry out his mission successfully, helping to discover where works of art looted by the Nazis were tucked away across Europe. He was a leading figure in a group of 350 men and women from Allied countries attached to the U.S. Army’s Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Section. In the new movie “The

Monuments Men,” Matt Damon portrays a character inspired by the real-life Rorimer, who died in 1966 at age 60.

“He was fighting for the art,” said daughter Anne Rorimer.

His contributions included helping discover works of art looted from German museums that were stored in Germany’s Helibronn mines and helping to establish the Munich Collecting Point where works were received, processed and then restituted after the war.

The Monuments Men included architects, artists, curators and museum directors. The Harvard-educated Rorimer went on to become director of the Metropolitan Museum after the war.

Robert Edsel, the Dallas-based author who wrote the book the movie is based on, said Rorimer was “always a whirlwind of activity.”

One of Rorimer’s major feats was gaining

the trust of Rose Valland, the French art expert who had been allowed to stay behind at Paris’ Jeu de Paume after the Nazis made it the base for their looting operation. Valland, who unbeknownst to the Nazis spoke German, managed to keep track of where the works — most stolen from Jewish families in France — were being sent.

But Valland, who inspired the character played by Cate Blanchett, was not going to easily give up her information. Living in Nazioccupied Paris had made her wary, even of her fellow countrymen, and she wanted to know that she was giving the information to someone who would help return the works to their rightful owners.

“Valland’s watching everything that Rorimer’s doing,” said Edsel. “What evolves between the two of them is this dance ... She’s testing him. She’s trying to find out where his loyalties lie.”

Rorimer was first introduced to Valland in fall 1944. Over the months, he earned her trust and by March 1945, when Rorimer was headed with the Army into southern Germany, she told him that Neuschwanstein Castle in the Bavarian Alps was the Nazi hideaway for about 21,000 items stolen from mostly Jewish collectors in France.

“If you got to know him, you realized that he’s got to be appreciated. Saving culture was ingrained upon him and he was successful,” said Harry Ettlinger, who as a 19-year-old U.S. soldier volunteered his services to Rorimer after learning the Monuments Men needed someone who spoke German.

Ettlinger, one of only a handful of Monuments Men who are still alive, had fled Nazi Germany with his family the day after his bar mitzvah in 1938 and returned to Europe in 1945 with the U.S. Army. He inspired a character played by Dimitri Leonidas.

"The Lego Movie" stacks up well

By ROBERT GRUBAUGH Of The Edge It has to be a nice feeling for anyone to hear that "The Lego Movie" opened to stellar box office returns over this past, freezing weekend. What parent or kid hasn’t found themself hopelessly entertained by those little colored bricks at some point in their lives?

The Danes may have started producing them in 1949, but my love affair with LEGO goes as far back as my earliest childhood recollections.

I’d build swords and towers and space planes. And when I got older it was on to the more elaborate sets that actually looked like something if you followed the directions (but who did?). And Heaven help you if you missed cleaning one up and

stepped on it with a bare foot. Little by comparison hurts that much when you’re nine years old. So they’ve gone a made a movie out of it, huh? Is this going to be like when they tried to turn Battleship into a movie a few summers ago?

Or those Pokémon? No. The Lego Movie is one of the cleverest and most original ideas that has come around in a long time. In fact, the mind-bending animation is some of the best ever. It even reminds me of what The Matrix did for live action films.

Our hero is Emmet Brickowski (voice of Chris Pratt), a very ordinary LEGO mini-figure that has a round, yellow head and two claw-like hands that are great for holding things with handles (and not much else). He’s a construction

worker in Bricksburg, a modern metropolis where the working man spends all day knocking things down and rebuilding them better than ever. If he has a good day, he’s out of the work zone by 6pm and well on his way to dinner at a chain restaurant and home to watch the megahit series, “Where’s My Pants?”

Emmet is so nice, but none of his co-workers are actually his friends.

His life is forever changed when he falls into a deep chasm that opens beneath some old townhouses and he finds the “piece of resistance”, a mythical building block that turns him into the embodiment of an old wizard’s (Morgan Freeman) prophecy. Ordinary old Emmet is now a Master Builder and will save the world from an enemy it doesn’t even know is out to erase it from

existence.

As it is readily apparent to the Master Builder community that Emmet has no idea what he’s doing (but he’s so sweet and friendly!), they partner him up with some of their best to help him out. He falls for the wild child, Lucy (Elizabeth Banks), who’s with Batman (Will Arnett) at the moment and finds good friends in Unikitty (Allison Brie) and the 1980’s spaceman, Blake (Craig Berry).

Liam Neeson is a riot as Good Cop/ Bad Cop. Together they take on that man the world views as its savior, the illustrious President Business (Will Ferrell), but who is in fact the nefarious Lord Business, a monster bent on turning the world into his permanent vision using “the Kragle”, a tube of Krazy Glue with several of the letters blotted out. It’s this type of

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humor, fun and honest, that peppers the film with little treats from start to finish. A really well-produced picture even takes an unexpected turn to the Meta when Emmet is transported into the real world where he’s alternately the plaything for a young boy (Jadon Sand) and a model figurine for his taskmaster father (Ferrell). The Lego Movie isn’t just a great film; it’s a unforgettable experience that is unlike anything else I’ve seen in the last few years. It also manages to unite all the great worlds this fun toy has helped created over the years. And my favorite joke, you’ll see why, proves there’s no love lost for the Duplos.

"The Lego Movie" runs 115 minutes and is rated PG for mild action and rude humor. I give this movie four stars out of four.

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For The Edge

Pictured are two session from a previous Art of Soul series.

Highland Arts Council offers five-week series For The Edge The Highland Arts Council presents its second Art of Soul, a workshop of artistic fun for ages high school to 103.

Whether you are an artist, enjoy playing

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with artistic supplies or are simply an art enthusiast, Art of Soul has something for you.

Participants will meet on Thursdays beginning March 6, 2013 through April 10 from7 p.m. – 9 p.m. in the Social Hall

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of Evangelical United Church of Christ, 2520 Poplar Street, Highland, IL. (There will not be a session on March 27.) Each workshop will offer games and instruction in a specific artistic medium. All materials will be provided for each class. You will go home with at least one project from each workshop. You’ll discover how to capture creative ideas and build on those experiences.

• March 6 will kick off Art of Soul filled with experiences in drawing. You will receive instruction in perspective, composition and balance in your art.

Kathy Gomric, professional artist, member of Gateway East Artist’s Guild and frequent artist at Art in the Park, will give the basics for expressing yourself through drawing.

• On March 13, Lynnette Schuepbach will show how to complete a watercolor landscape. Lynnette is a member of Highland Arts Council, an artist, and an author/illustrator of nine books in which she uses watercolor illustrations.

• On March 20, Pat Imming, a retired art teacher and artist-in-residence in Illinois and Missouri, will allow us to play with wearable art in fabric and screen printing.

She has taught various ages and designed the mural which is on display in the Highland Square.

• Paulette Todd will teach “painting” with pastels on April 3. Paulette owns Kids Art Club and Paulette’s Painting Parties, where she teaches drawing and painting to children and adults. For 12 years, her students have been her inspiration for creating vibrant, colorful

artwork.

• Sarah Walker will help us play with sculptures made from recyclable materials on April 10. Sarah Walker is a professional artist from Highland with expertise in oil painting, ceramics, and more. She earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Plymouth State University and currently serves on the Highland Arts Council Board.

• Each session will offer some games and experiences for enhancing creativity all through your life.

The cost of the entire expansive fiveweek experience is $25. Most materials are included in this cost. If you’ve always wanted to experiment with artistic expression or learn to unblock your flow of creativity, Art of Soul is just what you need.

We promise a fun-filled experience.

To learn more, visit http://www.

HighlandArtCouncil.org/aitp_for_the_ media.htm or call 618-558-0054.

The Highland Arts Council actively promotes the arts in the community of Highland through a variety of activities and projects. The Highland Arts Council provides a showcase for local artists and an educational opportunity for many members of the community to be exposed to the arts. The Highland Arts Council enriches people’s lives though the appreciation of the arts and providing educational opportunities involved with the arts. The Highland Arts Council is always looking for new and exciting ways to promote all areas of the arts as well as providing budding artists, both young and old, with new and creative ways to showcase their art.

The Arts Artistic adventures The Rep plans New Play Festival The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis (The Rep) continues the Ignite! Festival of New Plays. Taking place in March, the festival will include commissions of nationally recognized playwrights, culminating with three public readings including Ten Questions to Ask Your Biology Teacher About Evolution by Stephen Massicotte and directed by Tracy Brigden; Every Reason to Hope and Believe by Laura Eason and directed

by Seth Gordon; and Georama-A Mostly True Story of the Forgotten John Banvard by West Hyler and Matt Schatz and directed by West Hyler. The festival productions will take place in the Sally S. Levy Opera Center, located at 210 Hazel Avenue, directly behind the Loretto-Hilton Center.

Ticket prices are $10 for individual readings or $25 for all three. To purchase, visit The Rep Box Office, located inside the Loretto-Hilton Center, charge by phone by calling (314) 968-4925, or visit The Rep’s Online Box Office at http://www. repstl.org/ignite.

Funding for The Rep’s new play festival has been provided by Mr. & Mrs. David P. Gast, the Gertrude & William Bernoudy Foundation and two anonymous donors.

Ten Questions to Ask Your Biology Teacher about Evolution

by Stephen Massicotte Directed by Tracy Brigden Wednesday, March 19, 7:30pm High school biology teacher Ms. Kelly encourages her students to ask questions about the world around them. But when one student starts openly questioning the very basis of her teachings and the school science curriculum, her own personal faith is put to the test.

Every Reason to Hope and Believe

by Laura Eason Directed by Seth Gordon Sunday, March 23, 3:00pm Emma, a successful St. Louis fundraiser, and Nathan, one of the city’s most celebrated African American artists, couldn’t make it work as a mixed race couple.

When they reunite professionally to discuss creating a statue of Dred Scott to be erected in front of the Old Courthouse, their conversation quickly turns personal in this moving story of entitlement, privilege, passion, and how the past informs the present. Commissioned for Ignite!

by The Rep. Georama-A Mostly True Story of the Forgotten John Banvard Book by West Hyler and Matt Schatz Music and Lyrics by Matt Schatz Additional Music and Lyrics by Jack Herrick Directed by West Hyler Saturday, March 29, 3:00pm In the mid 1800s, American artist John Banvard created the first georama, a 3,000 foot-long scrolled painting celebrating the beauty of the Mississippi River. His creation took him from the life of a starving artist to one of luxury and notoriety when his moving panorama became a nationwide hit. But can he handle the stresses and competition this new life brings or will his passion fall by the wayside in the search for fame and fortune?

The purpose of the festival is to commission, develop and produce new plays to premiere at The Rep; thereby increasing both the audience’s appreciation of new American plays, as well as the visibility and stature for The Rep in the national community.

Locally, it gives St. Louis audiences

exposure to new works, as well as the opportunity to experience the creative process.

For more information on Ignite! or to purchase tickets to the readings, visit The Rep’s website at http:// www.repstl.org/ignite.

Jacoby Arts Center hosts ceramics exhibition A ceramics exhibit entitled "Material Attraction: Diverse Reactions" opens at the Jacoby Arts Center, 627 East Broadway, Alton, on February 28th and runs through April 5th.

Showcasing the work of 20 artists from the Missouri - Illinois bi-state area, this exhibit is the 5th in a series exploring the diverse and powerful ceramic work being made in this region of the Midwest. The free exhibit is open to the public and begins Friday, February 28th, with an artist reception from 5 - 8 pm. An artist talk will take place Sunday, April 6th, 2 pm, at the close of the exhibit.

Participating artists include Ben Bates, Chris Berti, David Bolton, Bede Clarke, Chandra DeBuse, Paul Donnelly, Paul Eshelman, Delores Fortuna, Erin Furimsky, Nancy Gardner, Meredith Host, Erica Iman, Marlene Miller, Dwain Naragon, Andy Rogers, Michael Schwegmann, Laurie Shaman, Catherine Wiesener & Wynne Wilbur.

Each participating artist brings unique experience and expertise to clay as their chosen medium. Visitors will see everything from functional pottery to interpretive sculpture and figurative work; constructed and fired using a variety of techniques.

Shakespeare double feature planned Shakespeare Festival St. Louis will be producing threeplays in two alternating main stage shows -- Henry IV, Parts 1 & 2 and Henry V -- atShakespeare Glen in Forest Park. Opening weekends for each show are May 17 for Henry IV,and May 24 for Henry V. The shows will then rotate nightly. Two double-feature Saturdays (June 7, 14) will allow audiences to see both shows back-to-back. This will mark the Festival’s14th season of producing free performances in an outdoor setting and the first time audienceswill be invited to experience more than one of Shakespeare’s works in repertory.

Free nightlybackstage tours and post-show Talkbacks will also be available. As in previous years, the pre-show Festival activities will include a nightly Green Show at 6:30

p.m. The pre-show will includea 20-minute adaptation of “Henry IV & V,” which will introduce the characters and plot to childrenof all ages; musicians, dancers, singers, jugglers; and a craft table for kids.

Admission is free.Open lawn seating is available on a first-come, firstserved basis. Audience members areencouraged to bring blankets or low-back chairs. Rental chairs are available for $10 and $7 each. For more information, please visit www. sfstl.com or call 314/531-9800.

people’s live through the power of music. The Symphony presents a full season of classical programs and Live at Powell Hall concerts, as well as hundreds of free education and community programs each year. In May 2009, the Symphony implemented an encompassing strategic plan that includes a 10year vision focusing on artistic and institutional excellence, expanding audience and revenue growth across all key operating areas.

SLSO tickets on sale now

COCA announces 2014 schedule

Single tickets for the 134th season of the Saint Louis Symphony are on sale now. Tickets can be purchased online at www.stlsymphony.org, by calling (314) 534-1700, or in person at the Powell Hall Box Office (718 N. Grand Blvd.)

The 2013-2014 season began Friday, September 20, as Music Director David Robertson leads the St. Louis Symphony in a stirring program including Ives’ Three Places in New England, Copland’s Lincoln Portrait (narrated by critically-acclaimed vocalist Wintley Phipps) and Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1, featuring soloist Kirill Gerstein.

Other highlights of the 13-14 season include: • March 7-8, the St. Louis S y m p h o n y p e r f o r m s Ve r d i ’ s Requiem. Vocalists Angel Blue, Julia Gertseva, Aquiles Machado and Riccardo Zanellato join the St. Louis Symphony Chorus to bring to life Verdi’s operatic sacred work.

• Renowned soprano Karita Mattila returns to Powell Hall March 28-29 to perform her first-ever Erwartung with David Robertson and the St. Louis Symphony.

Schoenberg’s dramatic portrayal of a woman’s descent into madness and the mystery that ensues is a not-tobe-missed event.

• It is one of the best-known pieces of classical music ever written: Carmina burana. Join the St. Louis Symphony May 1-4 as it presents Orff’s blockbuster. These performances will also feature the St. Louis Symphony Chorus and the St. Louis Children’s Choir.

Founded in 1880 and now approaching its 134th season, the St. Louis Symphony is the secondoldest orchestra in the country and widely considered one of the world’s finest. In September 2005, internationally acclaimed conductor David Robertson became the 12th Music Director, the second Americanborn conductor to hold that post in the Orchestra’s history. The St. Louis Symphony strives for artistic excellence, fiscal responsibility and community connection while meeting its mission statement: enriching

COCA (The Center of Creative Arts) has announced its schedule for the first half of 2014.

COCA is located at 524 Trinity Ave. in St. Louis.

Here's what's on tap: February 22 COCA Presents 2013-2014: Nearly Lear – Susanna Hamnett Welcome to a King Lear that is profoundly accessible and really funny, all the while serving the spirit, language and emotional core of the play. Nearly Lear is a rollercoaster ride that has entranced both lovers of Shakespeare as well as newcomers to the Bard. Actress Susanna Hamnett braves the most savage storm in English literature with breathtaking hilarity and heartache, honoring the beautiful language of Lear while taking a bit of poetic license. Recommended for teens and adults. The performance is Saturday, February 22, at 7:00pm at COCA, 524 Trinity Avenue, St. Louis, MO. Tickets are $16-20. Call 314.725.6555 or visit www.cocastl.org for more information. COCA Presents 2013-2014 is presented by Wells Fargo Advisors.

February 28 COCA Gallery Exhibition: Habitat – Carol Fleming Marks St. Louis sculptor Carol Fleming Marks specializes in designing sitespecific and one-of-a-kind artwork in clay. Each piece articulates its environment through the evolution of familiar forms, colors, and functions.

Marks constantly explores sources of personal inspiration; her work, both monumental and minuscule, embodies a refined aesthetic. Opening reception is Friday, February 28, from 6:00-8:00pm in the Millstone Gallery at COCA, 524 Trinity Avenue, St. Louis, MO. Free and open to the public through Sunday, April 27. Call 314.725.6555 or visit www.cocastl.org for more information.

TRIAD SPRING CRAFT FAIR Saturday, March 1st, 9-4 p.m.

Sunday, March 2nd, 10-4 p.m.

125+ Booths - Including Several New Vendors

• FREE ADMISSION SUPPORTING TRIAD SCHOOL DISTRICT ATHLETIC PROGRAMS

Sat., Feb. 22nd, 2014 American Legion in Collinsville

Doors open @ 6:00 Trivia starts @ 7:00 Join us for a great night of fun, costumes, and SUPER trivia questions NEW LOCATION,

FUN QUESTIONS & SILENT AUCTION

(wide range of categories will be offered)

Sponsored by the Glen Carbon PTO

All money raised supports the Glen Carbon PTO

Theme: Superheroes

PRIZE FOR THE BEST DRESSED/DECORATED TABLE Please bring your own snacks but all beverages will need to be purchased at the legion.

• Breakfast & Lunch Served TRIAD ATHLETIC BOOSTER CLUB

TRIVIA NIGHT

$15 per player max 10 guests per table

(Sorry, No Strollers)

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February 28 Continuing the Legacy Written and directed by COCA alumnus Christopher Page, Continuing the Legacy uses dance as a vehicle to take audience members through black history – from slavery to the jazz era, through the civil rights movement, to modern times.

Large photographs are projected behind the dancers, creating a vivid accompaniment to the modern dance choreography and helping audience members see, hear and feel the journey of African Americans in America. Performers include members of COCAdance. Continuing the Legacy includes imagery that may be disturbing to young children.

Recommended for students in grades 4+ and their parents. The performance is Friday, February 28, at 7:00pm at COCA, 524 Trinity Avenue, St. Louis, MO. Tickets are $6-$10. Call 314.725.6555 or visit www.cocastl.org for more information.

March 7 Conversation with the Choreographer Allison Zamorski from the Nashville Ballet showcases work set on COCA’s student dance companies.

As the largest professional ballet company in Tennessee, Nashville Ballet presents a varied repertoire of classical ballet and contemporary works by noted choreographers.

Together with second company NB2 (a pre-professional training company), Nashville Ballet serves nearly 70,000 adults and children annually through performances and outreach and community engagement programming. The conversation is Friday, March 7, at 8:00pm at COCA, 524 Trinity Avenue, St. Louis, MO. Free. Call 314.725.6555 or visit www. cocastl.org for more information.

March 11 COCAbiz Emerging Leaders bizLAB Series COCAbiz presents bizLAB classes that teach business skills and strategies through participatory, creative activities. Led by a Teaching Artist and Business Strategist, bizLAB classes explore new ways of thinking and teach you how to apply these arts-based methods to the workplace. Emerging Leaders is for professionals ready to take the next step in their careers and who want to lead effectively.

Participants will build and refine the skills needed to advance within an organization and inspire a team to accomplish great things – by delivering clear communications, fostering collaboration and creating a shared vision.

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50/50 Raffle, Silent Auction, Cash & Raffle Prizes Contact Missy Gorniak at glencarbontrivia@yahoo.com or (618) 616-9146 to register “The Glen Carbon Trivia Night is not a District 7 sponsored event”

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The Arts Arts calendar Thursday, Feb. 20 Jersey Boys, Fox Theatre, St. Louis, 1:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.

The Rep presents Other Desert Cities, Browning Mainstage LorettoHilton Center, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

Early American Silver from the Cahn Collection Exhibit, History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through March 2.

Decisive Moments: 20th Century Street Photography - Prints from St. Louis Collections, International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Runs through April 27.

A Q u e e n Wi t h i n : A d o r n e d Archetypes, Fashion, and Chess, World Chess Hall of Fame, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Runs through April 18.

Slavery at Jefferson's Monticello: Paradox of Liberty Exhibit, History Museum in Forest Park, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through March 2.

New Media Series—Marco Brambilla: Evolution (Megaplex), St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through March 30.

Awards of Excellence Exhibition, Jacoby Arts Center, Alton, 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Ebony Creations, Edwardsville Arts Center, Edwardsville, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Jaqueline Piatigorsky: Patron, Player, Pioneer Exhibit, World Chess Hall of Fame, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Runs through July 13.

Friday, Feb. 21 Jersey Boys, Fox Theatre, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

The Rep presents Other Desert Cities, Browning Mainstage LorettoHilton Center, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

Mustard Seed Theatre presents Gee's Bend, Fontbonne University Black Box Theatre, Clayton, 8:00 p.m.

Decisive Moments: 20th Century Street Photography - Prints from St. Louis Collections, International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Runs through April 27.

Early American Silver from the Cahn Collection Exhibit, History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through March 2.

A Q u e e n Wi t h i n : A d o r n e d Archetypes, Fashion, and Chess, World Chess Hall of Fame, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Runs through April 18.

Slavery at Jefferson's Monticello: Paradox of Liberty Exhibit, History Museum in Forest Park, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through March 2.

New Media Series—Marco Brambilla: Evolution (Megaplex), St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Runs through March 30.

Awards of Excellence Exhibition, Jacoby Arts Center, Alton, 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Ebony Creations, Edwardsville Arts Center, Edwardsville, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Jaqueline Piatigorsky: Patron, Player, Pioneer Exhibit, World Chess Hall of Fame, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Runs through July 13.

Saturday, Feb. 22

Black Box Theatre, Clayton, 8:00 p.m.

A Q u e e n Wi t h i n : A d o r n e d Archetypes, Fashion, and Chess, World Chess Hall of Fame, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through April 18.

Decisive Moments: 20th Century Street Photography - Prints from St. Louis Collections, International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Runs through April 27.

Early American Silver from the Cahn Collection Exhibit, History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through March 2.

Slavery at Jefferson's Monticello: Paradox of Liberty Exhibit, History Museum in Forest Park, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through March 2.

New Media Series—Marco Brambilla: Evolution (Megaplex), St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through March 30.

Ebony Creations, Edwardsville Arts Center, Edwardsville, 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Awards of Excellence Exhibition, Jacoby Arts Center, Alton, 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Jaqueline Piatigorsky: Patron, Player, Pioneer Exhibit, World Chess Hall of Fame, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through July 13.

Sunday, Feb. 23 Jersey Boys, Fox Theatre, St. Louis, 1:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.

The Rep presents Other Desert Cities, Browning Mainstage LorettoHilton Center, St. Louis, 2:00 p.m.

Mustard Seed Theatre presents Gee's Bend, Fontbonne University Black Box Theatre, Clayton, 2:00 p.m.

Early American Silver from the Cahn Collection Exhibit, History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through March 2.

Decisive Moments: 20th Century

Thursday, Feb. 24 Jersey Boys, Fox Theatre, St. Louis, 1:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.

The Rep presents Other Desert Cities, Browning Mainstage LorettoHilton Center, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

Early American Silver from the Cahn Collection Exhibit, History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through March 2.

Decisive Moments: 20th Century Street Photography - Prints from St. Louis Collections, International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Runs through April 27.

A Q u e e n Wi t h i n : A d o r n e d Archetypes, Fashion, and Chess, World Chess Hall of Fame, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Runs through April 18.

Slavery at Jefferson's Monticello: Paradox of Liberty Exhibit, History Museum in Forest Park, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through March 2.

New Media Series—Marco Brambilla: Evolution (Megaplex), St.

Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through March 30.

Ebony Creations, Edwardsville Arts Center, Edwardsville, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Runs through Feb. 28.

Jaqueline Piatigorsky: Patron, Player, Pioneer Exhibit, World Chess Hall of Fame, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Runs through July 13.

Friday, Feb. 25 Jersey Boys, Fox Theatre, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

The Rep presents Other Desert Cities, Browning Mainstage LorettoHilton Center, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

Mustard Seed Theatre presents Gee's Bend, Fontbonne University Black Box Theatre, Clayton, 8:00 p.m.

Decisive Moments: 20th Century Street Photography - Prints from St. Louis Collections, International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Runs through April 27.

Early American Silver from the Cahn Collection Exhibit, History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through March 2.

A Q u e e n Wi t h i n : A d o r n e d Archetypes, Fashion, and Chess, World Chess Hall of Fame, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Runs through April 18.

Slavery at Jefferson's Monticello: Paradox of Liberty Exhibit, History Museum in Forest Park, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through March 2.

New Media Series—Marco Brambilla: Evolution (Megaplex), St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Runs through March 30.

Ebony Creations, Edwardsville Arts Center, Edwardsville, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Runs through Feb. 28.

Jaqueline Piatigorsky: Patron, Player, Pioneer Exhibit, World Chess Hall of Fame, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Runs through July 13.

Saturday, Feb. 26 Jersey Boys, Fox Theatre, St. Louis, 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.

The Rep presents Other Desert Cities, Browning Mainstage LorettoHilton Center, St. Louis, 5:00 p.m.

Mustard Seed Theatre presents Gee's Bend, Fontbonne University Black Box Theatre, Clayton, 8:00 p.m.

A Q u e e n Wi t h i n : A d o r n e d Archetypes, Fashion, and Chess, World Chess Hall of Fame, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through April 18.

Decisive Moments: 20th Century Street Photography - Prints from St. Louis Collections, International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Runs through April 27.

Early American Silver from the Cahn Collection Exhibit, History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through March 2.

Slavery at Jefferson's Monticello: Paradox of Liberty Exhibit, History Museum in Forest Park, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through March 2.

New Media Series—Marco Brambilla: Evolution (Megaplex), St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through March 30.

Ebony Creations, Edwardsville Arts Center, Edwardsville, 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Runs through Feb. 28.

Jaqueline Piatigorsky: Patron, Player, Pioneer Exhibit, World Chess Hall of Fame, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through July 13.

Sunday, Feb. 27 Jersey Boys, Fox Theatre, St. Louis, 1:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.

The Rep presents Other Desert Cities, Browning Mainstage LorettoHilton Center, St. Louis, 2:00 p.m.

Mustard Seed Theatre presents Gee's Bend, Fontbonne University Black Box Theatre, Clayton, 2:00 p.m.

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Slavery at Jefferson's Monticello: Paradox of Liberty Exhibit, History Museum in Forest Park, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through March 2.

New Media Series—Marco Brambilla: Evolution (Megaplex), St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through March 30.

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HELP WANTED ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Local multi-media organization is seeking a Part-Time Administrative Assistant.

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$1000 reward for the return of antique dresser with mirror, chip on drawer.

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4BR, 4BA Edw. NICE! 3 car gar., large fin. bsmt & yard. $1900/ mo. 217-653-8748 For Rent: 3BR 1.75BA on 1 acre, fully remodeled, 2 car attached garage, dishwasher, fireplace, full basement, 12x12 screened porch/ deck/ above ground pool. $1350/mo.; 1st/last & Security deposit.

Section 8 not qualified.

8512 Maple Grove Rd, Edw. Possible lease to own. Call Jeff at (618)741-0690.

Furniture

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Bed - Queen PillowTop Mattress Set, new, still in plastic, $175. (618) 772-2710. Can Deliver

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Staunton, 1, 2, & 3 br homes. Agent Owned.

618-781-1745 www.cislerrentals.com Very Cozy 3 Bedroom, 1 bath home in Glen Carbon.

Great locaton with garage, carport, and large shed. $1100/MO. 618-580-3021 Worden, 4br/4ba, $1700, 3000sq. ft., gar. 618-514-9954.

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2BR, 1.5BA Townhomes. Nice place to live! SMOKE FREE. 15 minutes to St. Louis and SIUE. I-255/Horseshoe Lake Rd area. $675 mo includes washer/dryer, water, sewer, trash service. No pets. Please call 931-4700.

Edwardsville - Silver Oaks II. Spectacular Bluff view! 2BR Luxury Apt w/Gar, Security System, Fitness Cntr, $850/mo. W/S/T Included. Immediate Availability. 830-2613 www.vgpart.com Excellent 3br, 1200 sq. ft. TH: Collinsville, $790/mo. 345-9610 lv AM/ PM phone

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1BR apt, w/d hkup Non-smoking, no pets. $585/mo + dep 6569204 or cell: 444-1004

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1BR apt. credit check req. No pets. $450/mo + dep. 656-3407 no calls after 6:00pm

3Br, 2Ba Duplex, Esic Area, 1 car garage. $950. 618-541-5831 or 618-558-5058.

1br apt. Edwardsville, stove, fridge, d/w, w/s/t, no pets/smoke, from $555. 656-1480

Edwardsville, 50 Devon Ct. 1 & 2 BR apts. w/s/t paid Call 618-791-9062

1BR loft apt & 1BR duplex $585/mo ALSO 2BR house: $900/mo $1000dep. 656-8953

FOR RENT: LUXURY TOWNHOMES AND APARTMENTS. 2BR/1BA or 3BR/2BA next to Highland High School, Korte Rec. Center & 27th Street $695-$735/month. $500 deposit.

Call (618)830-4985.

1Br, 2nd flr apt. Great loc. downtown Edw., w/appls, w/s/t pd $575/mo. 407-3139 2 BDR 1.5 bath apartment in Troy. Appliances, remodeled. $600/deposit, $600 rent. Off street parking. (314)-574-3858

2-3br, 1 full ba, Esic area, fenced back yd, All appls, w/d incl. $850/mo. 217-381-7069 2BR Loft, newly remod new kit, ba, wndws/drs d/w, w/d hkups. $695 incl. w/s/t. 593-0173 2BR, 1.5BA Twnhouse in Glen Carbon. No pets. 1yr lease. $645$695/mo. 288-9882.

Glen Carbon: 4br, 2ba, 2100 sq. ft., 2 car garage, appls. $1500/ mo. 618-560-9025

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2br, new interior, Maryville, w/s/t incld.

Agent owned. $590/ mo. Call 618-977-7657

Apts/Duplexes For Rent

2br/1ba Glen Carbon QUAIL HOLLOW, w/d hkups. $675/ 346-7878

MOVE IN SPECIAL 1ST MONTH 1/2 OFF 2Br, 1Br Glen Carbon w/d hook-ups, $655 (618)346-7878 osbornproperties.com Troy duplex, 2br w/ GARAGE near 55/270.

1yr lease, credit check. $725 + dep. 604-2494

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280 S.F. or 1125 S.F. Close to Rt. 3 & 270 w/ utilities & high speed internet incl.

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HOUSE & APT & CONDOS HARTMANN RENTALS CALL FOR DETAILS 618-344-7900 HartRent.info for Photos & Prices

Glen Carbon office space, 900 sf, parking/ utilities incl. $1100/mo Call (618)972-4450

LUXURY 2 BRs located at 270 & 111 Gourmet kitchens, 2 bay windows, washer/dryer included.

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HWY 159-Maryville, 1200sq., 5 offices, rec area. $900/ 346-7878 www.osbornproperties.com

Office building in Collinsville, 1100 sq.ft.

2 blocks from City hall. $860/mo. 344-1534

103 B Southpointe, Edwardsville, IL 618-667-1959 NEW LISTING!

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Lake Privileges Many Updates Jim Davidson (618) 363-3830 Rachel Sipes (618) 973-2260 Jim Davidson (618) 363-3830 $155,500 MLS 4301574 $225,000 MLS 4216119 $125,900 MLS 4212778

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CUSTOM LOG HOME on 15 +/- acres. Chef’s kitchen, finished walkout LL. Fenced pasture for horses. $395,000 Edwardsville PR100713

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3BR/4BA COUNTRY LIVING minutes from town.

Barn/pastures perfect for horses. $549,900 Edwardsville PR101398

PRIVATE 11 +/- ACRES with well built renovated home.

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UNBELIEVABLE! A unique 3BR, 3BA home on 25 acres.

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OUTSTANDING 5BR/3BA NEW ENGLAND style home on 12.17 acres with 1 acre stocked pond. $347,500 Staunton PR101533

SPLIT BEDROOM RANCH. Finished LL, cased windows & doors and huge covered patio! $309,900 Glen Carbon PR101578

BEAUTIFUL 1 1/2 story, 4 bedrooms/3 baths on 3 acres.

Large deck overlooks private lake. $268,500 Worden PR101319

GORGEOUS 2 STORY with well designed open floor plan has 4 BRs/3BAs & over 2,000 sq. ft.. $249,900 Edwardsville PR101543

TURN OF THE CENTURY ALL brick beauty w/original hardwood floors, detached garage & inground pool. $180,000 Staunton PR101580

ITALIANATE STYLE BEAUTY 3 bedroom, 2 bath, oversize kitchen, 13’ ceilings main floor. $179,900 Edwardsville PR101479

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CUSTOM CERAMIC, HARDWOOD FLOORS finished LL, 3BR/2BA, main floor laundry, large covered composite deck. $168,000 Glen Carbon PR101303

GREAT FAMILY HOME Possible 4 bedrooms, huge screened porch, plenty of room to grow! $163,900 Edwardsville PR101521

CUTE, CLEAN, COZY! Nice corner lot, close to downtown Edwardsville. $115,000 Edwardsville PR101204

STARTER HOME OR INVESTMENT property located in Montclaire. Close to schools, shopping & entertainment. $89,900 Edwardsville PR101408

RENOVATED 3 BEDROOM HOME with easy I-55 access all located on single level. $70,000 Livingston PR101558

RANCH 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, garage, drive-in basement.

Great for rental or to rehab. Very large lot. $55,000 Edwardsville PR101330

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Open Sunday 1:00 - 3:00 Hosting Agent: Linda Shaffer 113 Fox Hill Court, Edwardsville $424,900 4BR/4BA. 3600 Sq. Ft. Open floor plan. Walkout basement.

Open Sunday 1:00 - 3:00 Hosting Agent: Lois Pontius 1 Ginger Crest Drive, Glen Carbon $399,900 Beautifully crafted 4BR/4BA. Main floor master.

Open Sunday 1:00 - 3:00 Hosting Agent: Jennifer Faulkner 1809 Riviera Lane, O’Fallon $349,999 5BR/4BA walk out.

Over 4800 square feet.

Open Sunday 1:00 - 3:00 Hosting Agent: Regina Hollars 102 Suzanne Court, Edwardsville $340,000 3+ bedrooms, 4 baths.

Open Sunday 1:00 - 3:00 Hosting Agent: Linda Shaffer 8937 Wheat Drive, Troy $299,900 4BR/3BA. 3 car garage.

New construction. Finished basement.

Open Sunday 1:00 - 3:00 Hosting Agent: Megan Wood 240 Glen Carbon Road, Glen Carbon $189,900 3BR/3BA ranch. Fenced back yard.

2 car garage.

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Open Sunday 1:00 - 3:00 Hosting Agent: Stan Groppel 8 Jason Drive, Glen Carbon $186,500 Huntington Place. Move-in ready.

3BR/2BA.

Open Sunday 1:00 - 3:00 Hosting Agent: Janet Urbanek 171 Pine Hollow Lane, Collinsville $184,900 Open floor plan.

Finished lower level!

Open Sunday 1:00 - 3:00 Hosting Agent: Roxanne Portell 52 Odom Drive, Collinsville $164,900 Move-in Ready. 2 +/- acres.

Private & wooded.

Open Sunday 1:00 - 3:00 Hosting Agent: Linda Wheaton 3822 Western Avenue, Alton $72,500 3BR/1BA. Fenced.

Remodeled. Hardwood.

1717A Muny Vista Drive, Alton Open floor plan, great vacation!

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810 Braidwood Court, Collinsville Move-in ready/Updated 3BR-4BR/Wooded Lot. $159,000

213 5th Avenue, Edwardsville 4BR/3BA. Fenced. Garage.

Edwardsville Schools. $150,000

406 Willowbrook Lane, Collinsville Brick. 2 car garage.

Hardwood floors. 3BR/2BA. $139,999

102 Crestwood Drive, Collinsville 3BR/2BA updated.

Move-in ready! $133,500

101 Woods Mill Drive, Staunton 3BR/2BA. Updated. Fenced yard.

Quiet location. Appliances. $119,900

2412 Cleveland St., Granite City 4BR/2BA. Over 1700 sq. ft.

Full basement. $114,900

1460 Staunton Rd., Gillespie Spacious 3BR/2BA manufactured home on 5 acres. $107,500

16405 Timberlane, Brighton Great lakefront 3BR/2BA home. $99,900

12 Dorset Court, Edwardsville Enjoy condo living close to YMCA & Bike Trails! $98,900

308 W. Orange Street, Bunker Hill Nice 3 bedroom brick ranch. $94,900

1549 Grand Avenue, Edwardsville 2BR bungalow with original hardwood floors. $92,500

644 E. Penning Avenue, Wood River Move-in ready 3BR/1BA. Fenced yard. Lots of storage. $79,900

440 Hoehn Street, Edwardsville Lots of space & lots of potential.

Convenient location! $79,000

825 Logan, Alton 2BR/1BA. Fenced yard.

Hardwood floors. $62,000

206 E. Old Rt. 66 N., Mt. Olive Cozy 2BR/1BA home, perfect for the budget minded! $57,500

4364 Elliot, Granite City 2 Bedroom/1 Bath. $50,000

3417 Sharon Lane, Alton 3BR/2BA mobile home in a retirement community. $47,000

112 West Oak, Gillespie Charming 3BA home, move-in ready, plenty of storage. $45,000

4013 Rode, Granite City 2BR/2BA. Over 1100 sq. ft. $28,500

2613 Walter, Belleville 2BR/1BA home with 1 car detached garage. $26,000

2004 6th Street, Madison 1 story home with 3 bedrooms & 2 baths. $28,500

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2118 Washington Ave., Granite City 2240 SF brick medical building with 7 exam rooms, offices, equipment & signage near hospital. $250,000

4 Club Centre, Suite H & I, Edwardsville This 1600 SF space was formerly a restaurant. $3200/month.

5204 Godfrey Rd., Godfrey 2796 SF of improvised office space.

Walkout basement with additional parking on deep lot. $259,900

Lots & Acreage xxx Fairmont Ave., Collinsville 23.25 acres +/close to major highways. $1,100,000 xxx Vista Lane, Bunker Hill 56.66 wood acres. Great for hunting! Staunton schools. $215,000 345 Johnson Road, Shiloh 6 +/- acres.

Wooded. $150,000

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2205B S. State Route 157 Edwardsville, IL 62025

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State Route 157, Edwardsville 7 lots. Across from Ginger Creek Entrance. High traffic count. Agent owned. Zoned B-2 Commercial.

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7175 Marine Road, Edwardsville Commercial property available.

11.23 acres with some frontage property on Rt. 143. $200,000

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TBD Roman Hill Road, Edw. 2.25 Acres in The Woodlands Subd on Route 159 $125,000 Lot 3 N. Main Highway, Brighton Prime commercial lot on Hwy 111 $99,000 Lot 15 Commerce Dr., Jerseyville Very nice commercial site in a convenient location! $69,900

2741 Route 66 Business Park Edwardsville Prime commercial lot off I-270.

0.78 acres. $180,000