030118 Edge Magazine

March 1, 2018 Vol. 15 No. 27

Annual art auction page 10

Liverpool Legends at the Lake page 15

“August: Osage County” page 14

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Hitting the river

Big Muddy Adventures set for 2018.

Annual art auction Event planned at SIUE

Now at Wash. U. “August: Osage County”

Liverpool Legends

Shows planned at Lake of the Ozarks.

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What’s Happening Friday, March 2 2018 State Farm MVC Men’s Arch Madness Basketball Tournament, Scottrade Center, St. Louis Fire & Ice, Three Sixty Rooftop Bar, St. Louis, 4:0 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.

STEEPLES, Calloway Circus, Frnklin, Tres, Party Dress, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 6:00 p.m., The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 6:00 p.m.

Tree One Four w/Mountain King, BongoJak vs The Loop Machine, Blueberry Hill, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

Erica Blinn, w/Cara Louise Band, The Ready Room, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

Road to Pointfest 2018 S:3 R:1, Pop’s, Sauget, Doors 6:30 p.m.

Saint Louis Ballet presents Go Series, Grandel Theatre, St. Louis Art in Bloom, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis Chicago, Fabulous Fox Theatre, St. Louis 10th Annual Robert Classic French Film Festival, Webster University, St. Louis, Runs until March 25, 2018 The Humans presented by The Rep, LorettoHilton Center for Performing Arts, St. Louis, 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., Runs until March 4, 2018 Orchid Show, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, Runs until March 25, 2018 Panoramas of the City, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until August 1, 2018 #1 in Civil Rights: the African American Freedom Struggle in St. Louis, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m to 5:00 p.m., Runs until March 14, 2018

Saturday, March 3 2018 State Farm MVC Men’s Arch Madness Basketball Tournament, Scottrade Center, St. Louis

Saint Louis University Men’s Basketball Game, Chaifetz Arena, St. Louis, 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

J.I.D & Earthgang- Never Had Sh!t Tour, Chaz French, Lute, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Don’t Care, w/Kimbalang, Dre Vegas, Y. Samuel, Stevie Nel, DJ Trip, Blueberry Hill, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

Ganja White Night, w/Dirt Monkey, Subtronics, Sub Carbon Records B2B, The Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Slaves, Pop’s, Sauget, Doors 6:00 p.m.

Saint Louis Ballet presents Go Series, Grandel Theatre, St. Louis Art in Bloom, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis Chicago, Fabulous Fox Theatre, St. Louis 10th Annual Robert Classic French Film Festival, Webster University, St. Louis, Runs until March 25, 2018 The Humans presented by The Rep, Loretto-Hilton Center for Performing Arts, St. Louis, 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., Runs until March 4, 2018 O r c h i d S h o w, M i s s o u r i B o t a n i c a l Garden, St. Louis, Runs until March 25, 2018 Panoramas of the City, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until August 1, 2018 #1 in Civil Rights: the African American Freedom Struggle in St. Louis, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m to 5:00 p.m., Runs until March 14, 2018

Sunday, March 4 2 0 1 8 S t a t e F a r m M V C M e n ’ s A rc h M a d n e s s B a s k e t b a l l To u r n a m e n t , Scottrade Center, St. Louis Thames, Mitchell Ferguson, F re e t h i n k e r, T h e F i re b i rd , S t . L o u i s , Doors 6:30 p.m.

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Big Muddy Adventures has announced its 2018 public trip schedule.

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Big Muddy Adventures announces 2018 schedule

Big Muddy Adventures (BMA), St. Louis’ only professional canoe and kayak guide and outfitting c o m p a n y, i s a n n o u n c i n g i t s 2 0 1 8 p u b l i c t r i p schedule.

After the wildly successful series of dinner trips last season known as the “Full Moon Float,” BMA will be adding a second trip each month either the night before or the night after the Full Moon. One trip a month will feature a local chef cooking dinner for $85 per person and the other trip will include “Big Muddy home cooking” for $65 per person.

BMA will also continue their partnership with All Around Alton which includes two trips a month starting in May. The first Sunday of the month will be a trip from Piasa Creek to Alton Marina and the third Saturday will be a trip from Grafton Marina to Piasa Creek. Both of these are $60 per person (river

box lunch available for purchase).

Between Memorial Day and Labor Day they w i l l ru n t w o “ S t . L o u i s R i v e r f ro n t A d v e n t u re s ” a w e e k o n M o n d a y a n d We d n e s d a y m o r n i n g s .

T h i s t r i p w i l l m e e t a t t h e G a t e w a y A rc h l e v e e , t a k e a d v e n t u re r s n i n e m i l e s u p t h e M i s s i s s i p p i and return to the Arch. The St. Louis Riverfront Adventure is $45 per person and includes a river box lunch.

Additional “pop up” trips will be announced t h ro u g h o u t t h e s e a s o n a s w e l l a s o ff e r i n g t h e i r usual custom private adventures for clients.

“We are very happy to expand our schedule of paddling trips on the Great Rivers in 2018. We shared this amazing experience with hundreds of St. Louis locals and visitors alike in 2017 and can’t wait to get more people out on these amazing rivers in 2018. St. Louis enjoys easy access to world class outdoor experiences and we want to help people

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understand the “Big Rivers” are beautiful and can be enjoyed recreationally and safely,” –Roo Yawitz, General Manager.

In 2017, BMA season highlights included a sold out overnight trip for the Great American Eclipse, Jam es Beard award win nin g chef Kevin Nash an cooking on a Full Moon Float and an epic two-night adventure on the Missouri River with heroes from Sheepdog Impact Assistance, a non-profit helping young veterans.

BMA is a canoe and kayak outfitting and guiding service located at the heart of the Great Rivers of America in St. Louis, MO. They provide access to the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers, the way the ancients did, by canoe or kayak. The Big Muddy fleet of 29 and 24 foot long voyageur canoes and experienced river guides provide the perfect way for a new or experienced paddler to enjoy our Great Rivers.

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People planner Apollo 11 exhibit coming to St. Louis

The Saint Louis Science Center is proud to announce that it is one of four science museums nationwide to host “Destination Moon: The Apollo 11 Mission,” a traveling e x h i b i t i o n f ro m t h e S m i t h s o n i a n ’ s National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. The exhibition will feature the Apollo 11 command module Columbia, marking the first time in 46 years the module has left the museum, as well as 20 artifacts from the historic mission. After the exhibition tour, the artifacts will return to the Smithsonian for a new exhibition, also titled “Destination Moon,” which will open in 2020.

“Destination Moon” will be at the Saint Louis Science Center from April 14 to

Sept. 3, 2018. The 49th anniversary of the moon landing is July 20, 2018.

“St. Louis played a vital role in the Space Race, with McDonnellDouglas serving as a key leader in the development of the Mercury and Apollo mission technology,” said Bert Vescolani, president and CEO. “We are honored to have the opportunity to host this exhibition, which represents an iconic period in our country’s history. We are the only museum in the Midwest to host this exhibition, which is so special for the city of St. Louis. We feel very honored because we know that for many people this will be a once- in-a-lifetime chance to see these artifacts.”

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mission to land a man on the moon and safely return him to Earth, the exhibition will feature: • Star Chart: The chart shows the positions of the sun, moon and stars at the time Apollo 11 was scheduled to leave Earth’s orbit and head for the moon.

• Rucksack #1, Survival Kit: One of two rucksacks filled with equipment to help the crew survive for up to 48 hours in the event of an emergency landing somewhere on Earth. The kit includes three water containers, a radio beacon a n d s p a re b a t t e r y, t h re e p a i r s o f sunglasses, six packages of desalting chemicals, a seawater desalter kit, two survival lights, a machete and two bottles of sunscreen.

• Aldrin’s Extravehicular Visor: Buzz

Aldrin wore this outer helmet while on the surface of the moon. It fit over his clear pressure-bubble helmet.

• Aldrin’s Extravehicular Gloves: These gloves have an outer, cut-resistant shell of Chromel-R fabric across the hands to prevent fatal air leaks caused by handling sharp objects and gauntlets to protect against solar heating. The blue fingertips were made of silicone rubber to provide more sensitivity for touching.

Vescolani said, “‘Destination Moon’ will help visitors of all ages to appreciate the accomplishment of the Moon Landing and all of the work that went into making it happen. We hope the exhibition inspires our guests to think about what is next in space discovery. Perhaps one of them will play a role in exploring Mars and beyond.”

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Litchfield Tourism Office announces spring schedule

The Litchfield Tourism Office has worked alongside local organizations to bring to you the most up to date calendar of 2018 Litchfield Events.

Events will be added to the online calendar found at www.VisitLitchfield.com/events as well as the “Visit Litchfield Illinois” Facebook page throughout the year; for the most up to date information log on to www.VisitLitchfield.com/events, sign up on Tourism’s event e-blast list, or like ‘Visit Litchfield Illinois’ on Facebook.

Litchfield Pickers Market: Vintage & Antique Market The second Sunday of the month, April—October: 9 AM—3 PM (Apr. 8, May 13, June 10, July 8, Aug. 12, Sept. 9, and Oct. 14) Downtown Litchfield: 400 North State Street.

866-733-5833—tourism@cityoflitchfieldil.com— www.VisitLitchfield.com Hwy 55 Cruise In: Just for Fun, 50’s Style Diner Cruise In Saturday’s Apr. 7, May 12, June 9, July 7, Aug. 11, Sept. 8, Oct. 13 11 AM—3 PM: 1403 West Ferdon Street, Suite 21 217-324-3455—kdhwy55@outlook.com All Gardener ’s Day: Presenters offer information and tips for your landscape March 24: 8 AM- Noon - Holy Family Church Parish Center: 211 E. Columbia St. Litchfield 217-532-3941 - aholsing@illinois.edu - www.web. extension.illinois.edu/cjmm Litchfield Spring Duathlon: 2 Mile Run, 12 Mile Bike, 2 Mile Run March 31: 8 AM—Litchfield High School: 1705 North State St. 2 1 7 - 8 5 1 - 9 0 5 6 — r a c e @ m m m u l t i s p o r t . c o m — w w w. mmmultisport.com Paws Care 8th Annual Trivia Night April 21: 6 PM - Litchfield Community Center-1100 South State Street pawscare@hotmail.com - mcpawscaretrivianight. eventbrite.com Illinois Traction Society 32nd Annual Conference April 27-April 29: For schedule and registration contact 217-413-6605—dalejenkins@sbcglobal.net—www. illinoistractionsociety.org 5th Annual Transportation Show: A show featuring all types of transportation April 28: 10 AM—3 PM—Niehaus Cycle Sales: 718 Old Route 66 North 217-556-8409—streetjohn@yahoo.com Niehaus Cycle Sales 32nd Annual Customer Appreciation Days May 18-20—See website for schedule Niehaus Cycle Sales: 718 North Old Route 66 2 1 7 - 3 2 4 - 6 5 6 5 — b r a d @ n i e h a u s c y c l e . c o m — w w w. niehauscycle.com.

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Babysitting 101 Saturday, March 10 • 9 a.m.–1 p.m.

Alton Memorial Hospital Cafeteria A/B Topics include: The business of babysitting // Child development Safety and first aid // Fun and games This class, taught by an instructor from St. Louis Children’s Hospital, is a great introduction to the basics of babysitting. A 28-page workbook, backpack and light snack are provided. Cost is $30/child Pre-registration is required call 314.454.KIDS (5437) or 800.678.KIDS (5437).

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People planner The Rep to present “Born Yesterday”

With its lively patter, sharp satire and empowered female lead, Born Yesterday is a classic comedy that continues to surprise and entertain. Since its Broadway debut in 1946, Garson Kanin’s sendup of political gamesmanship has seen multiple prominent film and stage adaptations, including a 1995 production at The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis.

The Rep will produce the show once again this spring, running from March 14 to April 8. Pamela Hunt directs.

Junkyard tycoon Harry Brock swaggers into Washington, D.C., determined to buy a senator or two. The monkey wrench in his schemes is Billie Dawn, his seemingly dim-witted ex-showgirl girlfriend. But when Brock hires a reporter to tutor Billie, she rapidly comes into her own as a force to be reckoned with. This sharp and snappy comedy hilariously skewers Beltway corruption.

Ruth Pferdehirt (One Man, Two Guvnors, 2014) returns to The Rep as the irrepressible Billie Dawn. Andy Prosky (who appeared with Pferdehirt in 2014’s Noises Off) brings plenty of attitude as Harry Brock. Aaron Bartz makes his Rep debut as reporter Paul Verrall.

Rounding out the supporting cast are Ted Deasy (Evie’s Waltz, 2008), Kurt Zischke (All the Way, 2015), Gina Daniels, Randy Donaldson (A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, 1992), Tom Wethington and Michelle Hand (Sense and Sensibility, 2013).

The ensemble includes

Cassidy Flynn, Cece Hill, Maison Kelly, Cassandra Lopez and Ryan Lawson Maeske as various hotel employees.

Hunt returns to direct a Rep show for the first time since 2011’s Beehive the 60’s Musical. She’s directed 10 shows at our theatre, dating all the way back to 1983’s Tintypes. She’s bringing two frequent collaborators with her in scenic designer James Morgan and lighting designer Mary Jo Dondlinger, who both filled those same roles in The Rep’s production of Beehive.

Costume designer Lou Bird (Constellations, 2017) and sound designer Rusty Wandall (The Humans, 2018) complete the design t e a m . To n y D e a r i n g will stage manage the production.

Tickets to The Rep’s production of Born Yesterday are currently on sale and can be purchased online at repstl.org, by calling the Box Office at 314-968-4925 or visiting the Loretto-Hilton Center at 130 Edgar Road (on the campus of Webster University).

Ticket prices range from $18.50 to $89.

Show times are Tuesdays, selected Wednesdays and selected Sundays at 7 p.m.; Thursdays, Fridays and selected Saturdays at 8 p.m.

Matinee performances are selected Wednesdays at 1:30 p.m., Saturdays at 4 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m.

For more information about Born Yesterday and The Rep’s season, visit www.repstl.org.

Circus Flora adds new show

Circus Flora is proud to introduce a brand-new show with dazzling acts that few St. Louis circusgoers have seen before.

“The Case of the Missing

Bellhop” makes its debut April 19 (through May 13), as Circus Flora transports audiences to the famous Balding Hotel – a getaway for dignitaries and nobility from around the globe. At this exclusive hotel, staff and crew have unusual skills, and people go about their business with no questions asked. But when a beloved bellhop goes missing, the Balding begins to attract attention, secrets proliferate, and questions abound! What happened to the bellhop, and who knew about it?

“It’s always an honor

to bring the world-class Circus Flora performers together under the Big Top each year,” said Artistic Director Jack Marsh. “This spring, we have the added excitement of welcoming everyone to our brand-new, permanent home in Grand Center for a one-of-a-kind mystery.”

Tickets are bound to go fast for the madcap adventure and they’re on sale January 19th at Metrotix.com, by calling 314-534-1111, or in person at the Fabulous Fox Theater Box Office, located at 531 North Grand Boulevard.

Ticket prices start at just $12, making the Circus a memorable and affordable outing for the whole family.

Performances of “The Case of the Missing Bellhop” take place T h u r s d a y, F r i d a y, a n d Saturday evenings at 7 p.m., Saturday and Sunday afternoons at 1 p.m., and on Super Saver Sundays at 5:30 p.m. and Little Top Fridays at 10 a.m. (except April 20, 2018).

In order to ensure everyone can enjoy the magic, Circus Flora will p re s e n t a P e a n u t - F re e preview on Thursday, April

19, at 7 p.m. for guests affected by peanut allergies.

On Wednesday, May 2, at 7 p.m., there will be a special one-hour SensoryFriendly performance for adults and children on the autism spectrum, as well as attendees with visual impairments or other sensory sensitivities.

All performances of “The Case of the Missing Bellhop” will take place at Circus Flora’s new, permanent location at 3401 Washington Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63103. For more information, please visit www.circusflora.org.

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People planner Sheldon Art Galleries announce exhibition schedule

The Sheldon Art Galleries announces the Winter/Spring 2018 exhibition schedule, with a public opening reception on Friday, March 2, 2018 from 5-7 p.m. Galleries open until 9 p.m. for First Fridays in Grand Center. Gallery hours are Tuesdays, Noon – 8 p.m.; Wednesdays – Fridays, Noon – 5 p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. and one hour prior to Sheldon performances and during intermission. Admission is free. For more information on exhibitions, visit TheSheldon.org.

More information about each individual exhibit available upon request.

Deborah Douglas: Past, Present, Future Tense March 2 – April 21, 2018 Bellwether Gallery of St. Louis Artists St. Louis-based artist Deborah Douglas works with a variety of materials, including oil, enamel, watercolor, ink, graphite, collage and digital prints.

In her large-scale works on paper, she deals with issues of domesticity that include references to food, relationships, gender and equality. The exhibition is made possible in part by Elissa and Paul Cahn.

Gallery Talk: Tuesday, April 10, 2018, 6 p.m.

Deborah Douglas speaks about her work and influences. Admission free, but reservations are encouraged. Contact Paula Lincoln at plincoln@ thesheldon.org or 314-5339900 x37.

The Wo r l d of Spectacular Strings Through April 21, 2018

Gallery of Music Drawn from The Sheldon’s Hartenberger World Music Collection, this exhibit features over 100 unique stringed instruments from around the world. Highlights include a rare Rubab from Afghanistan, an unusual pochette (pocket) violin from France, a double bass and violin made from matchsticks, a harpsichord once owned by former St. Louis resident comedienne Phyllis Diller, a Gibson guitar signed by B.B. King, and a special edition KISS logo Gene Simmons “Axe” bass, among many other r a re i n s t r u m e n t s . T h e exhibition is made possible in part by Dr. Aurelia and Jeffrey Hartenberger.

Gene Mackey: In Tribute March 2 – April 21, 2018 Bernoudy Gallery of Architecture The exhibit pays tribute to the life and work of St. Louis based architect Gene Mackey, founder of the firm Mackey Mitchell Architects, known for the Alberici Headquarters, a LEED Platinum building; the Central Institute for the Deaf, Dennis & Judith Jones Visitor and Education Center in Forest Park; Christian Brothers College High School; the design of the A. Wessell Shapleigh Fountain at the Missouri Botanical Garden and the current renovation of Soldiers Memorial and Court of Honor.

Bride of the Desert: An Exploration of Palmyra March 2 – April 21, 2018 Gallery of Photography Once a thriving caravan city of the Roman frontier during the 1st – 3rd centuries CE, Palmyra contained an array of temples, colonnaded streets, theatres and commercial areas. Today the city, now in war-torn Syria, has

been almost completely de s tro ye d. C urate d b y photo historian David R. Hanlon, the exhibit presents a group of 19th century and contemporary photographs of Palmyra a n d o t h e r s f ro m l o c a l public and private collections by Michael J. Fuller, Frank Mason Good, David R. Hanlon, John Henry Haynes, Don McCullin and others. Augmenting the exhibition will be motion graphic and virtual reality pieces created for this exhibition by designers at St. Louis Community College. The exhibition is made possible by Yvette and John Dubinsky, with additional support from Christner, Inc., Jeremy Hinton; and Barbara and Arthur McDonnell, with in-kind support from Olin Library Special Collections, Washington University in St. Louis.

Gallery Talk: Tuesday, March 13, 2018, 6 p.m.

Lecture by Dr. Michael Fuller, Professor Emeritus, St. Louis Community College, Board Member, Archaeological Institute of America, St. Louis chapter and Co-Director of American archaeological expedition to Tell Tuneinir, Syria (1986-2001), with introduction by exhibition curator, David R. Hanlon.

Admission free, but reservations are encouraged.

Contact Paula Lincoln at plincoln@thesheldon.org or 314-533-9900 x37.

School Focus: Cardinal Ritter College Prep Student Exhibit March 2 – April 21, 2018 AT & T G a l l e r y o f Children’s Art Drawings, paintings and ceramics by students of Cardinal Ritter College Prep High School, under the tutelage of art department chair, Richard Hunt are featured in this

multi-media exhibit.

Saint Louis Story Stitchers Artists Collective: Pick the City UP March 2 – April 21, 2018 Nancy Spirtas K r a n z b e rg G a l l e r y T h e e x h i b i t i o n p re s e n t s a n overview of recent Saint Louis Story Stitchers p ro j e c t s t h a t f o c u s o n stopping gun violence

and furthers the message through music videos, colorful documentary photographs, youth poetry from the Curating Te e n Vo i c e s p o r t f o l i o and music and spoken word events. St. Louis Story Stitchers is a nonprofit organization in St. Louis founded in 2013 by Susan Colangelo, whose

mission is to document Saint Louis through art and written and spoken word to promote understanding, civic pride, intergenerational relationships and literacy.

Funding for this exhibition was provided in part by Missouri Foundation for Health through a grant to Saint Louis Story Stitchers.

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People planner Vendors sought for Riverbend Earth Day Festival

Vendor registration is open for the 7th annual Riverbend Earth Day Festival, to be held on Saturday, April 14 from noon to 6 p.m. at Piasa Harbor, along the Great River Road. This event will be held rain or shine and is free and open to the public.

The event offers local entertainment, food vendors, artisans market, environmental education and more. This year’s event is currently sponsored by Old Bakery Beer Co. with room to spare for any new comers.

The Nature Institute (TNI) is partnering with the Sierra Club, the Great Rivers Land Trust and The National Great Rivers Research and Education Center/ Lewis & Clark Community College (NGRREC) for this day of live music, local food, nature activities, and much more.

Organizers are looking to showcase any nature, conservation or outdoors focused group that would like to share information “Give your home a about their services great or new provide an look, a great price!” educational activity forforchildren or adults.

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The festival also highlights local eco-artisans and farmers. This event continues to bring the Riverbend together to celebrate nature, wildlife, local business and sustainable living.

Vendor fees are as followed; food vendors that are interested in creating meals for festival guests are $75, for profit businesses, including local farmers and pre-packaged foods, are $35 and non-profit tables are $10.

Sponsorship opportunities are also available.

Interested vendors who are looking to add to this year’s already dozen vendors, can register and find more info at www.

TheNatureInstitute.org. Registration ends on March 30.

The Riverbend Earth Day Festival planning committee is also searching for volunteers to assist them with the event.

For more information, please contact The Nature Institute at (618) 466-9930 or info@ TheNatureInstitute.org.

Milking Parlor Grand Opening on Saturday March 24, 2018. This free, family friendly event will run from 10 am to 2 pm and will feature the unveiling of their new robotic milking machines.

The old milking parlor has been placed in retirement and the Marcoots are anxious to show off their new barn and robotic milking system. Bring the family and witness the robots in action. While visiting, enjoy cheese samples and farm-themed games, as well as an Easter Egg Hunt to take place at 12:30 pm.

Lunch will be available for purchase and will include grilled bratwurst, hot dogs, chicken breast sandwiches, hand dipped ice cream, floats, and of course, their delicious cheese.

Marcoot Jersey Creamery, located 4 miles south of Greenville, has been producing local, high-quality cheese and dairy products since their opening in 2010. For additional information, please contact the

Creamery at (618) 664-1110 or check out the website at: www.marcootjerseycreamery. com.

Cambridge House to host heart fair

On Monday, February 26th, from 1:003:00pm, the Cambridge House of Maryville will be hosting a Heart Health & Resource Fair. Members of the public are invited to attend the event, which will offer a wide variety of information presented by close to 20 vendors.

Free screenings will also be available on site including balance, blood pressure checks, and waist circumference.Amedysis Home Health, American Cancer Society, Gateway Regional Medical Center, HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital, Connect Hearing,

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Laumeier Sculpture Park announces schedule Laumeier Sculpture Park, located 12580 Rott Road in St. Louis, has announced its upconing schedule.

For more information call (314) 615-5278.

March 7 Walking Tour Laumeier Sculpture Park offers Walking Tours of the indoor exhibition, plus the outdoor Museum C i rc l e , o n t h e f i r s t We d n e s d a y o f e a c h m o n t h .

L a u m e i e r t o u r s a re i n t e r a c t i v e a n d d e s i g n e d t o e n g age part i c i p a n t s i n t he re l a t i o n s h i p b e t w e e n art and nature. Tours are led by trained Laumeier D o c e n t s a n d l a s t a p p r o x i m a t e l y o n e h o u r.

Participants are advised to dress appropriately for the season and wear comfortable shoes for walking on uneven pathways. Tour meets Wednesday, March 7, at 10:30 a.m. at the Visitor Center in the Aronson Fine Arts Center at Laumeier Sculpture Park, 12580 Rott Road, Saint Louis, Missouri. $5, ages 4 and up; Laumeier Members and ages 3 and under are free.

On-site sales only. Call 314.615.5278 or visit www. laumeier.org for more information.

March 17 Family Workshop: Map It! Laumeier ’s Hidden Gems Unlock the secrets of Laumeier Sculpture Park!

Retreat into the trails and discover the pathways, streams and tales that make up the Park’s rich history.

Experience key sculptures, learn about plants and discover small animal tracks. End with a printmaking activity that explores abstract ways to create maps.

Multi-generational workshops are a collaborative way for families to spend quality and creative time together. Children—along with a favorite grownup!— explore art and nature, develop a meaningful bond and create memories to last a lifetime. Registration includes one adult with one child; children must be accompanied by an adult. Saturday, March 17, 10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. in the Kranzberg Education Lab at Laumeier Sculpture Park, 12580 Rott Road, Saint Louis, Missouri. $20, adult with child ages 4 to 12.

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March 17 Family Workshop: Wheel Throwing Learn the basics of wheel throwing as a team at Laumeier Sculpture Park! Work beside a family member to each create one wheel-thrown piece following an instructor demonstration. Add handbuilt embellishments, add glazes and decorate to complete your works of art. Please note that children under age 7 cannot use the wheel independently and must share the wheel with an adult. Multigenerational workshops are a collaborative way for families to spend quality and creative time together.

Children—along with a favorite grownup!—explore art and nature, develop a meaningful bond and create memories to last a lifetime. Registration includes one adult with one child; children must be accompanied by an adult. Saturday, March 17, 2:00–4:30 p.m. in the Kranzberg Education Lab at Laumeier Sculpture Park, 12580 Rott Road, Saint Louis, Missouri. $55, adult with child ages 4 to 12.

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The Arts

SIUE Friends of Art plan annual auction

By JULIA BIGGS For The Edge

EDWARDSVILLE – The Friends of Art along with the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Department of Art & Design are gearing up for their 41st Annual Art Auction.

Original artworks donated by SIUE faculty, visiting artists, SIUE alumni, friends and advanced students will be auctioned off to the highest bidder during the event that will take place on March 16 at the Art West Gallery, located in the Arts and Design West building on the SIUE campus. Additional work will also be available to the highest bidder in a silent auction.

This important fundraiser was started 41 years ago with a group of faculty and staff organizing the art auction to provide money for needs that were not being met.

Early auctions took place at the SIUE Morris University Center, but as the event grew, it was moved to locations off campus such as the Sunset Hill Country Club and LCCC’s Leclaire Room.

SIUE Friends of Art President Pam Decoteau, who taught art at SIUE for over 30 years and has been a Friends of Art member since the group’s inception, explained that the event was moved back to campus a few years ago. “The faculty wanted to have it on campus and get more involvement of faculty and students in putting on the auction because they are the ones that benefit from it,” she said.

The money that is raised through the annual art auction is used by the SIUE Art Department to invite local, national and international artists and lecturers to the SIUE campus as well as provide funds for art students to attend national conferences and awards for student exhibits.

Decoteau stressed the importance of being able to pay to bring in visiting artists to speak to the various art students.

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A painting by SIUE professor John DenHouter.

“Those artists come from all over the United States. When they come they do a public lecture and then they meet with students and classes and talk about their approaches to art and critique the students’ work,” she noted.

“And that gives the students a whole different view of how to approach something or different approaches to art or different ideas behind artwork and so on. Last year we had 16 visiting artists and also professional scholars came to lecture at conferences.”

The Friends of Art also hosts a high school art show. “Last year there were 13 different high schools that sent artworks. The Friends of

Art pays for nine different awards to the high school students and also a nice reception,” Decoteau said.

Decoteau estimated that there were about 125 items in the main live auction and about 62 art pieces in the silent auction. “There are some small plein air paintings that are made outside. Those are very popular. We have three or four of those,” Decoteau said. “Then we have three works in the auction by Andy Magee. He’s an alumni, but he’s a quite famous St. Louis artist.”

“This year we have a donation from a friend of four early century prints in very nice frames by two Dutch artists. So those are quite impressive,” Decoteau added.

Others pieces in the auction include a Turkish rug - called a kilim - that an alumni donated, a wide variety of glass vases, goblets, silk scarves, ceramic work, sculptures and several small drawings as well as lots of jewelry – all of which have been designed and made by artists.

The auction items will be juried by an outside juror in an effort to encourage artists to submit their best pieces. The Friends of Arts awards $1,200 in prize money for the award winners.

The auction items can be previewed from noon to 4:30 p.m. on March 15 and beginning at 6 p.m. prior to the auction on

March 16.

Tickets are $7 for the general public and can be purchased at the door. Admission is free to all students and those who have donated works for the auction, as well as members of the Friends of Art. Food will be provided and there will be a cash bar. Free parking will be provided in Pay Lot B (SIUE’s Visitor’s Lot). The public is welcome and encouraged to attend. Doors open at 6 p.m. and Ahrens & Niemeier auctioneers will start the bidding at 7 p.m.

SIUE Friends of Art will be previewing some of the artwork to be auctioned at Friends of Art SIUE on Facebook

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Arts calendar Thursday, March 1

The Humans presented by The Rep, Loretto-Hilton Center for Performing Arts, St. Louis, 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., Runs until March 4, 2018 Orchid Show, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, Runs until March 25, 2018 Panoramas of the City, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until August 1, 2018 #1 in Civil Rights: the African American Freedom Struggle in St. Louis, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m to 5:00 p.m., Runs until March 14, 2018

Friday, March 2

Saint Louis Ballet presents Go Series, Grandel Theatre, St. Louis Art in Bloom, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis Chicago, Fabulous Fox Theatre, St. Louis 10th Annual Robert Classic French Film Festival, Webster University, St. Louis, Runs until March 25, 2018 The Humans presented by The Rep, Loretto-Hilton Center for Performing Arts, St. Louis, 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., Runs until March 4, 2018 Orchid Show, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, Runs until March 25, 2018 Panoramas of the City, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until August 1, 2018 #1 in Civil Rights: the African American Freedom Struggle in St. Louis, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m to 5:00 p.m., Runs until March 14, 2018

Saturday, March 3

Saint Louis Ballet presents Go Series, Grandel Theatre, St. Louis Art in Bloom, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis Chicago, Fabulous Fox Theatre, St. Louis 10th Annual Robert Classic French Film Festival, Webster University, St. Louis, Runs until March 25, 2018 The Humans presented by The Rep, Loretto-Hilton Center for Performing Arts, St. Louis, 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., Runs until March 4, 2018 Orchid Show, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, Runs until March 25, 2018 Panoramas of the City, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until August 1, 2018 #1 in Civil Rights: the African American

Freedom Struggle in St. Louis, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m to 5:00 p.m., Runs until March 14, 2018

Sunday, March 4

Art in Bloom, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis Chicago, Fabulous Fox Theatre, St. Louis 10th Annual Robert Classic French Film Festival, Webster University, St. Louis, Runs until March 25, 2018 The Humans presented by The Rep, Loretto-Hilton Center for Performing Arts, St. Louis, 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Orchid Show, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, Runs until March 25, 2018 Panoramas of the City, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until August 1, 2018 #1 in Civil Rights: the African American Freedom Struggle in St. Louis, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m to 5:00 p.m., Runs until March 14, 2018

Monday, March 5

10th Annual Robert Classic French Film Festival, Webster University, St. Louis, Runs until March 25, 2018 The Humans presented by The Rep, Loretto-Hilton Center for Performing Arts, St. Louis, 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Orchid Show, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, Runs until March 25, 2018 Panoramas of the City, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until August 1, 2018 #1 in Civil Rights: the African American Freedom Struggle in St. Louis, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m to 5:00 p.m., Runs until March 14, 2018

Tuesday, March 6

10th Annual Robert Classic French Film Festival, Webster University, St. Louis, Runs until March 25, 2018 The Humans presented by The Rep, Loretto-Hilton Center for Performing Arts, St. Louis, 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Orchid Show, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, Runs until March 25, 2018 Panoramas of the City, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until August 1, 2018 #1 in Civil Rights: the African American Freedom Struggle in St. Louis, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m to 5:00 p.m., Runs until March 14, 2018

Wednesday, March 7

10th Annual Robert Classic French Film Festival, Webster University, St. Louis, Runs until March 25, 2018 The Humans presented by The Rep, Loretto-Hilton Center for Performing Arts, St. Louis, 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

O rc h i d S h o w, M i s s o u r i B o t a n i c a l Garden, St. Louis, Runs until March 25, 2018 P a n o r a m a s o f t h e C i t y, M i s s o u r i History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until August 1, 2018 #1 in Civil Rights: the African American Freedom Struggle in St. Louis, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m to 5:00 p.m., Runs until March 14, 2018

Thursday, March 8

42st Annual Builders St. Louis Home & Garden Show, America’s Center & The Dome, St. Louis 10th Annual Robert Classic French Film Festival, Webster University, St. Louis, Runs until March 25, 2018 The Humans presented by The Rep, Loretto-Hilton Center for Performing Arts, St. Louis, 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

O rc h i d S h o w, M i s s o u r i B o t a n i c a l Garden, St. Louis, Runs until March

25, 2018 P a n o r a m a s o f t h e C i t y, M i s s o u r i History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until August 1, 2018 #1 in Civil Rights: the African A m e r i c a n F re e d o m S t r u g g l e i n S t .

Louis, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m to 5:00 p.m., Runs until March 14, 2018

Friday, March 9

42st Annual Builders St. Louis Home & Garden Show, America’s Center & The Dome, St. Louis A G entleman ’ s G uide to Love & Murder, Peabody Opera House, St. Louis 10th Annual Robert Classic French Film Festival, Webster University, St. Louis, Runs until March 25, 2018 The Humans presented by The Rep, Loretto-Hilton Center for Performing Arts, St. Louis, 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

O rchid Sh ow, Missour i Botanical Garden, St. Louis, Runs until March 25, 2018 P a n o r a m a s o f t h e C i t y, M i s s o u r i History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until August 1, 2018 #1 in Civil Rights: the African American Freedom Struggle in St. Louis, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m to 5:00 p.m., Runs until March 14, 2018

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The Fabulous Fox Theatre announces a new U.S. Bank Broadway Series season ticket package with a “pick one” option for subscribers will go on sale August 1. HAMILTON is no longer available as part of a Season Package. The new six-show package will include: “The Bodyguard”, ON YOUR FEET!, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s THE KING & I, SCHOOL OF ROCK and THE COLOR PURPLE. The sixth show of the package will be selected from the following series specials: THE BOOK OF MORMON, THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, Rodgers + Hammerstein’s CINDERELLA, THE WIZARD OF OZ, CHICAGO, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s THE SOUND OF MUSIC or “A Christmas Carol”.

“The owners and associates of the Fabulous Fox are thrilled at the positive response to HAMILTON making its St. Louis debut on our stage next April,” says President and CEO Jack Feivou. “It has always been the intent of the Fox and the HAMILTON producers that a substantial number of tickets be available for single ticket sales so we have closed its sale on the season ticket package. The single ticket on sale date for HAMILTON will be announced later. We are fortunate however to have an amazing lineup of specials this season including THE BOOK OF MORMON, THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA and more. We are pleased to offer this new package beginning August 1.”

More information about each show, season ticket benefits and how to purchase season tickets is available at www.fabulousfox.com, by calling Fox season ticket services at 314-535-1700 or by visiting the Fox Box Office at 531 N. Grand.

THE COLOR PURPLE | March 20 – April 1, 2018 THE COLOR PURPLE is the 2016 Tony Award® winner for Best Musical Revival. Hailed as “a direct hit to the heart” (The Hollywood Reporter), this joyous American classic has conquered Broadway in an all-new “ravishingly reconceived production that is a glory to behold” (The New York Times) directed by Tony winner John Doyle. With a soul-raising score of jazz, gospel, ragtime and blues, THE COLOR PURPLE gives an exhilarating new spirit to this Pulitzer Prize-winning story. This production is a stunning re-imagining of an epic story about a young woman’s journey to love and triumph in the American South.

It’s the musical sensation that New York Magazine calls “one of the greatest revivals ever.” Experience the exhilarating power of this Tony-winning triumph!

Series Specials Cameron Mackintosh’s spectacular new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber ’s THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA returns for a limited engagement May 9-20.

Back by popular demand, THE BOOK OF MORMON will close out the season May 29 - June 3.

On-sale dates for individual shows will be announced at a later date. Groups of 15 or more should call 314-535-2900 for special rates and reservations. The Broadway Series at the Fabulous Fox Theatre is presented by U.S. Bank.

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People planner “Guess Who Showed Up at Dinner” coming to The Fox

Mark E. Swinton’s “Guess Who Showed Up at Dinner”, the raucous musical about meddlesome family and head-over-heels love, is heading to stages across America.

The crowd-pleasing comedy, led by Cassi Davis (Tyler Perry’s House of Payne and The Paynes), Palmer Williams, Jr. (Tyler Perry’s House of Payne and The Haves and The Have Nots), Tony Hightower (Tyler Perry’s Madea on the Run and The Haves and The Have Nots) and Chandra Currelley-Young (Tyler Perry’s Diary of a Mad Black Woman and Madea’s Big Happy Family) will be entertaining urban audiences with a national tour this winter and spring that will include a stop in St. Louis at the Fabulous Fox Theatre with 3 performances only on March 9 and 10.

The show is produced, written and directed

by Mark E. Swinton.

Tickets are $41.50 to $61.50 and are available online at metrotix.com, by calling 314-534-1111, or in person at the Fabulous

Fox Box Office.

The show follows musician Sugarbread Robinson, who, together with his best friend and artistic partner Ronald, embarks on a road trip from Los Angeles to the Deep South to Sugarbread’s hometown in search of inspiration for their upcoming music project.

But when the duo set off a chain of events that sets the town aflutter, will they survive Sugarbread’s zany family and meddling friends?

Davis, Williams, Hightower and CurrelleyYoung be joined by Wes Lee, Zebulon Ellis (Sunday Best and Tyler Perry’s Hell Hath No Fury Like A Woman Scorned), Benjamin D. Sims (The Dancing Granny and In the Heights), Durrell Lyons (Love Under New Management and All Eyes on Me), Claudette Ortiz (R&B Divas: Los Angeles and Tyler Perry’s Madea on the Run) and Deance’ Wyatt (Freedom Writers and Judging Amy), along with background singers Monica Blaire, Olrick Johnson and Jeffrey Lewis.

“We invite you and yours to escape with a very special evening of live theater that will both entertain you and feed your spirit, an evening of great music, laughter and love,”

said Swinton (Tyler Perry’s Boo2: A Madea Holloween, The Haves and Have Nots and If Loving You Is Wrong), an award-winning playwright and film, television and theater director and producer who worked with Tyler Perry for more than a decade.

For more information, tickets a n d s h o w t i m e s , v i s i t w w w. guesswhoshowedupatdinner.com. Follow Mark E. Swinton’s “Guess Who Showed Up at Dinner” on Facebook.

“The Book of Mormon” returning to The Fox

Back by popular demand, “The Book of Mormon” returns to St. Louis for a limited engagement May 29 – June 3 at the Fabulous Fox Theatre. Singleare on sale now. Tickets will be available at the Fabulous Fox box office (531 North Grand Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63103), all MetroTix outlets, by visiting www. metrotix.com or by calling 314-534-1111.

Group orders of 15 or more may be placed by calling 314-535-2900.

“The Book of Mormon”features book, music and lyrics by Trey Parker, Robert

Lopez and Matt Stone. Parker and Stone are the four-time Emmy Award-winning creators of the landmark animated series, “South Park.” Tony Award-winner Lopez is co-creator of the long-running hit musical comedy, Avenue Q. The musical is choreographed by Tony Award-winner Casey Nicholaw (Monty Python’s Spamalot, The Drowsy Chaperone) and is directed by Nicholaw and Parker.

“The Book of Mormon”is the winner of nine Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best Score (Trey Parker, Robert Lopez, Matt Stone), Best Book (Trey Parker, Robert Lopez, Matt Stone), Best Direction (Casey Nicholaw, Trey Parker), Best Featured Actress (Nikki M. James), Best Scenic Design (Scott Pask), Best Lighting Design (Brian MacDevitt), Best Sound Design (Brian Ronan) and Best Orchestrations (Larry Hochman, Stephen Oremus); the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Musical; five Drama Desk Awards including Best Musical, the 2011 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album; four Outer Critics Circle Awards, including Best Musical, and the Drama League Award for Best Musical.

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The Arts

Wash. U. presenting “August: Osage County”

For The Edge

Writer, professor and drunk. Beverly Weston is a fading patriarch, a oncefamous poet who now spends the days nursing whiskey in a sprawling Oklahoma house, his windows duct-taped shut.

“My wife takes pills, and I drink,” he dryly observes, glass in hand, near the beginning of “August: Osage County.”

“That’s the bargain we struck.”

But when Beverly goes missing, the extended Weston clan descends on the old, ramshackle homestead for a family reunion that borders on the apocalyptic.

“This is a big play — dark, hilarious and heartbreaking,” said Andrea Urice, teaching professor of drama in the Performing Arts Department in Arts & Sciences, who will direct the Pulitzer- and Tony-winning drama in Edison Theatre through Sunday, March 4.

“And, like a lot of family stories, it operates on two levels,” Urice said.

“There’s the story of this particular family, but it’s also emblematic of larger things that have been lost in our country. How do you love someone who wounds you over and over and over again? What happens when long-buried secrets pop to the surface?

“And what happens to families that fracture to this degree?”

Buttons get pushed Set in 2007 outside Pawhuska, Okla., the story centers on Violet, Beverly’s ferociously combustible wife, and their three adult daughters: Barbara, Ivy and Karen.

“Violet is a foul-mouthed, chainsmoking opioid addict who is dying of mouth cancer and sees the weak spots in everyone,” Urice said. “But she’s also funny. She’ll call things like they are. And in her brief moments of vulnerability, you see everything that she’s losing.”

As news of Beverly’s disappearance spreads, the family begins to gather. Violet and middle daughter Ivy are joined by Mattie Fae and Charlie, Violet’s sharptongued sister and genial brother-in-law.

Barbara, the eldest daughter, returns from Colorado with her estranged husband, Bill, and their precocious teenager, Jean. Youngest daughter Karen returns

The cast of “August: Osage County,” directed by Andrea Urice. (Photo: Jerry Naunheim Jr./Washington University) from Florida with an oily fiancé, Steve.

Rounding out the household is Johnna, the young Cheyenne housekeeper, whom Beverly had hired just a few days before.

“It’s a huge, interconnected web of relationships,” Urice said. “When the family gets thrown together, we see what often happens when families get thrown together. Things bubble up. Buttons get pushed. People get ticked off. Eventually Violet crosses one bridge too far, and Barbara — the only one strong enough to stand up to her mother — learns one secret too many.

“This story feels so iconic and American,” Urice said. “It’s like ‘Long Day’s Journey into Night’ or Sam Shepard’s ‘Buried Child,’ but with better roles for women. These characters are all rich and textured and deep.

“I come from a rural area myself. In a lot of ways, I know these people. But there’s also something mysterious here, something I haven’t quite figured out. The play is always one step ahead of you.”

Author, cast and crew

“August: Osage County” was written by the Chicago-based actor Tracy Letts, perhaps best known to filmgoers as the father in Greta Gerwig’s Oscar-nominated “Ladybird.” His own father, Dennis Letts, originated the role of Beverly in the play’s Steppenwolf Theatre debut and died of lung cancer during its subsequent Broadway run.

The PAD cast is led by veteran St. Louis actress Peg Billo as Violet and Steve Ehrlich, longtime associate dean for academics at University College in Arts & Sciences, as Beverly.

The siblings Barbara, Ivy and Karen are played by Helen Fox, Natalie Thurman and Taya Bokert, respectively. Ebby Offord and Scott Greenberg are Mattie Fae and Charlie, with Camden Sabathne as Little Charles, their rootless son.

Jessy Martinez plays Johnna. Joshua Parrack and Emma Flannery are Bill and Jean. Lucas Marschke plays Steve. Mario Davila is Sheriff Gilbeau, an old friend of Barbara’s now leading the search for her father.

The ambitious, three-level set — which allows scenes to play simultaneously in rooms throughout the Weston home — is designed by Rob Morgan, teaching professor of drama. Costumes are by guest designer J.C. Krajicek. Lighting is by senior lecturer Sean Savoie. Sound is by Alessandra Silva.

Emily Frei is props designer. Stage manager is Amy Soll, with assistance from Abigail Rosen. Assistant director is Anna McConnell.

Tickets “August: Osage County” b will be performed at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, March 2 and 3; and at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 4.

Performances take place in Edison Theatre, located in Mallinckrodt Center, 6465 Forsyth Blvd. Tickets are $20, or $15 for students, seniors and Washington University faculty and staff, and $10 for WashU students. Tickets are available through the Edison Theatre Box Office.

For more information, call 314-9356543.

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Travel

Liverpool Legends to perform at the Lake of Ozarks

For The Edge

Regarded as the most influential rock band in history, The Beatles landed a record of number one hits throughout their 10 years together and still hold the mantle of being the best-selling band of all time.

On Friday and Saturday, March 9 and 10, the Liverpool Legends bring the catalog of Beatles hits to life at the Main Street Music Hall in Osage Beach.

Hand-selected by Louise Harrison, the sister of The Beatles late guitar virtuoso, George Harrison, the members of Liverpool Legends lend a credibility to their tribute act that no others can match. Picked for their musical ability, stage presence and striking resemblance to the original “Fab Four,” the Grammynominated Liverpool Legends have entertained audiences the world over for more than a decade.

The Legends return to Main Street Music Hall, 5845 Osage Beach Parkway, for the tenth year. One of the most highly anticipated winter events at Lake of the Ozarks, the Liverpool Legends shows always draw a packed house for their twonight run.

“As huge lifetime Beatles fans, we’re always excited to welcome the Liverpool Legends to the Lake,” says Jim Divincen, administrator for the Lake of the Ozarks Tri-County Lodging Association. “The Legends are the closest you can get to experiencing the real thing. It’s incredible how exacting they are in their performances and how they perfectly recreate the Fab Four’s greatest songs. The precision of the Legends, including their musicianship, personalities, instruments and their costumes, all combine to take you back through the years when The Beatles reigned supreme. They are truly the best Beatles tribute band anywhere.”

More than just the music, the whole experience makes for an incredible evening. “It’s always so special to see both the younger and older audience members singing along and dancing in the aisles

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Liverpool Legends return to Main Street Music Hall in Osage Beach February 9 and 10. during the performance,” Divincen adds.

“And, as an added bonus, during the intermission George Harrison’s sister, Louise Harrison, takes the stage to answer questions from the audience and tell stories about The Beatles and her brother.”

The Legends’ show takes audiences through the biggest hits of The Beatles’

career and beyond, highlighting many of the band members’ greatest solo performances as well. Wardrobe changes and vintage video footage projections take place throughout the live performances to represent different eras of the band’s history. Audience members are invited to fill the area

of the theater near the stage, lending a “live concert” experience to the evening. The thoughtful approach to the shows result in a crowd-pleasing tribute that engages audience members and transports them to the years when the entire world was in the grips of “Beatlemania.”

The Legends’ lauded performances have garnered them appearances on many national television broadcasts, including CNN, NBC and CBS, and have received critical acclaim from some of the biggest names in show business. Recently, Liverpool Legends played for 68,000 fans at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Cal., performed for a soldout crowd of 17,000 in Mexico City and showcased their talents at Carnegie Hall in New York City to mark the 52nd anniversary of the Beatles taking over New York in 1964.

The Lake of the Ozarks shows will be held at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, March 9 and 10 at Main Street Music Hall. Premium seats are $30 for adults and children; regular reserved seating is $25 for adults and $20 for children.

Tickets to see this Grammy-nominated group can be purchased online at www.

FunLake.com or by calling the Main Street Music Hall at 800-348-9501.

Many Lake-area lodging facilities a re o ff e r i n g s p e c i a l s o n o v e r n i g h t accommodations for those traveling to the Lake of the Ozarks for this installment of the British Invasion.

A complete list of lodging options available at the Lake can be found by clicking on the “Lodging” tab on the Lake of the Ozarks Convention and Visitor Bureau’s website, www.

FunLake.com, or by calling 1-800-FUNLAKE (386-5253).

Additional winter events, as well as year around attractions and information on all dining options available at the Lake, also can be found at www.

FunLake.com, or by calling 1-800-FUNLAKE (386-5253).

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Lowrider museum almost a reality

By MEGAN BENNETT Albuquerque Journal ESPANOLA, N.M. (AP) — A walk around Fred Rael’s Espanola home is like strolling through a museum of lowrider culture.

It starts with his two conjoined garages with walls covered in car show posters, license plates, rims and other relics from 40 years of lowriding.

That’s also where he keeps two of his three vintage cars, a burnt orange 1967 C h e v ro l e t I m p a l a a n d

Na black 1994 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham.

His third, a white 1964 Impala convertible, sits in a trailer in the backyard.

It isn’t far from about 10 run-down vehicles, most of which Rael says he bought when “parts were scarce” for old cars.

Inside the house, “best of show” trophies line Rael’s living room, where there are also framed covers of magazines like Lowrider and New Mexico Journey that feature him and his cars. Glass display cabinets hold memorabilia, from

dozens of diecast models to movies and small themed toys.

Rael started collecting all of this stuff after he bought his first lowrider in 1979 at the age of 15. Since then, he has owned about 20.

When his eldest son was a kid, Rael recalled, if they would go to the store and see a lowrider toy, “I would buy him one, and then buy one for me to keep in the box.”

“I think I’m a little more obsessed than your average lowrider,” he said.

That’s only fitting for the

chairman of the Lowrider Museum Coalition in a city that calls itself the “Lowrider Capital of the World.”

Last summer, shortly after the closing of the New Mexico History Museum’s popular “Lowriders, Hoppers, and Hot Rods: Car Culture of Northern New Mexico” exhibition, Rael

began working with a nineperson team of car collectors, and city and Rio Arriba County officials to follow through on a long-standing dream of a museum honoring this culture.

Coalition members say the idea, which has been brought up many times over the years, finally has

the support to become a reality. Funding from the state Department of Tourism’s Rural Pathway Project will match money from a nonprofit that is redeveloping Espanola’s old Hunter Ford Complex, providing seed money for the museum.

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The state award, which requires members of the museum coalition to attend state-provided business development courses and turn in a development plan by early March, is for up to $50,000. The local match could make the total funding $100,000 as the museum heads toward a potential summer opening.

According to Christopher Madrid, Rio Arriba County’s economic development director and the lowrider coalition’s county representative, the state will decide how much to give based on the plan, which is supposed to outline short- and long-term goals in areas including visitor experience, desired audience, staffing and revenue opportunities.

Though ideas are still being solidified, Rael said the museum should attract both local aficionados and tourists.

He knows there will be cars on display on a rotating basis — either inside the museum or outdoors — that there will be sections covering the lowrider culture’s history, information on custom hydraulics and pieces of lowrider art.

The coalition is currently acquiring estimates for exhibit costs. With members and others involved in the lowrider scene who may want to show off their cars, Rael said the community will provide plenty of exhibition materials.

“I’ve always said all you need to do is give us the building and we’ll fill it,” he said.

Issues that have been considered over the past few weeks, according to coalition vice chair and Deputy Ciy clerk Melissa Velasquez, include whether or not to charge admission and adding attractions like a lowrider simulator or a driving tour to nearby body shops or car owners’ studios. Coalition treasurer Bobby Chacon, a Chimayó resident who has been fixing up lowriders for 20 years, also wants to provide workshops on topics like hydraulics and paint jobs.

The museum will start small with the intention to expand as it becomes more established. It will be part of the Hunter Arts & Agricultural Complex, a $4.2 million project to transform an old car dealership on Paseo de Onate in the heart of the city into an indoor and outdoor community center based around food, retail and events.

The plan includes a shipping container park designed for businesses such as small cafes, stores and exercise studios.

The museum will start there. Rael said the coalition is in talks to occupy up to five connected containers.

Once the museum gets its footing, Velasquez said, it can move to the complex’s main building. She estimates that will take two to five years.

“We want them to grow in an organic, sustainable fashion,” said Roger Gonzales, president and CEO of Siete del Norte, the organization that is developing the complex and will provide the local funds to match the state grant.

The nonprofit is affiliated with Phoenix-based Chicanos Por La Causa.

A separate goal for the site’s main building, the old car dealership structure, is to have a lowrider-themed restaurant as the anchor tenant. Gonzales said he’s been meeting with prospective restaurateurs.

For the coalition to keep its grant money, it needs to spend it by June 30.

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New strategies for vacation planning

By BETH J. HARPAZ AP Travel Editor

Natasha Rachel Smith was good at math as a teenager and intrigued by personal finance. As an adult, she was determined to turn “marketing techniques on their head.”

Today, she works for TopCashback. com, which offers rebates and other deals to consumers who make purchases through the website — including for travel.

The Associated Press asked Smith to share vacation-planning strategies along with some insights into how TopCashback works.

THE FLIGHT For a last-minute winter getaway, Smith’s first stop for booking was Skyscanner.com, where you can input your departure airport without putting in a destination. She then looked for whatever the cheapest fares were to anywhere from her home airport.

Instead of searching for exact dates, you can search flights on Skyscanner for a whole month or for the cheapest month. Smith liked a $220 round-trip to the Bahamas.

To book the flight, Smith then went to TopCashback.com and chose Flighthub. c o m f r o m a m o n g To p C a s h b a c k ’ s participating vendors. Flighthub.com listed the flight she wanted for the same $220 price, but on top of that she got a $15 rebate through Flighthub’s partnership with TopCashback. Minus the rebate, the flight cost $205.

Just be aware: It can take up to 90 days for rebate money to show up in your TopCashback account, at which point you can have the money returned to your PayPal or checking account, or apply it to a gift card, perhaps getting additional cash in the form of a bonus.

In four years of making purchases t h i s w a y, S m i t h s a y s , “ I ’ v e e a r n e d $2,500 just by doing my regular spending.”

A C C O M M O D AT I O N S AND GROUND TRANSPORT N e x t , t h e h o t e l . S m i t h c o m p a re d hotels in the Bahamas through vendors like Hotels.com on TopCashback and decided prices were high. Instead, she booked an Airbnb, $400 for four nights as opposed to

$200-$300 per night for a hotel.

To figure out ground transport for any trip, Smith compares car rental prices with Uber, Lyft and taxi fees.

On another trip, this one to Barbados, she asked her Airbnb host what she should expect to pay to get to her l o d g i n g f ro m o t h e r p l a c e s s h e w a s likely to spend time, for example, an area with restaurants. Her host said cabs would run around $10 Bajan or $5 U.S., so when a local taxi driver told her to set her own price for a fare, that’s what she offered. The driver accepted, though he told her he thought she was underpaying a bit. A different driver on another day asked for $15, and she opted to walk instead.

TIPS AND HAGGLING Smith says travelers shouldn’t be reluctant to negotiate prices, whether they’re getting a cab or buying from a vendor in a market.

“It’s just a business transaction,” Smith said. “You aren’t trying to take advantage of someone as much as you are looking for a fair price.” If your offer is too low, it won’t be accepted, but do your homework so you’re in the ballpark. And be prepared to walk away if the vendor rejects your price.

F ro m a c u l t u r a l p e r s p e c t i v e , s h e added, in many countries “it is expected t h a t y o u ’ l l n e g o t i a t e . ” To u r i s t s a re already charged more than locals because they’re perceived as having wealth, she said. That doesn’t mean you need to be cheap; it just means deciding “what is reasonable and fair.”

As for tipping, research local expectations. Tipping 15 to 20 percent is normal in New York but in some places, 5 to 10 percent is the norm. And in many regions of the world, like parts of Asia, tipping is simply not done.

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Tuning in SLSO single tickets now on sale

The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra has announced that single tickets for its 138th season are on-sale.

Tickets for all Classical, Live at Powell Hall, Family, and Education concerts can be purchased online at www.slso.org, by calling 314-534-1700, or in person at the Powell Hall Box Office.

During the 2017/2018 season, SLSO audiences will enjoy a season-long celebration of Music Director David Robertson’s remarkable tenure. It will be Robertson’s 13th and final season with the SLSO. The 17/18 season also marks the orchestra’s 50th year at Powell Hall. The subscription season begins Saturday, September 23, as Music Director David Robertson leads the SLSO in a program featuring works by Mozart and pianist Emanuel Ax. Season highlights include: Season opening celebration of Mozart, including six piano concertos with Emanuel Ax; season finale features Swing Symphony collaboration with Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra.

Wo r k s include Beethoven’s Missa s o l e m n i s , Vi v a l d i ’ s The Four Seasons, Orff ’s Carmina burana, Rachmaninoff ’s Piano Concerto No. 2, Ravel’s Bolero, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5, Adès’s Powder Her Face Suite, and U.S. premieres of Peter Ruzicka’s Elegie: Remembrance for Orchestra, and Erkki-Sven Tüür’s Solastalgia.

Returning artists include SLSO Music

Director Designate Stéphane Denève, Nicholas McGegan, Leonard Slatkin, Orli Shaham, Augustin Hadelich, Christine Brewer, Susanna Phillips, and Kelley O’Connor.

Eighth season of live radio broadcasts of all S a t u rd a y s u b s c r i p t i o n concerts on St. Louis Public Radio. Third season of “Night at the Symphony” on the Nine Network.

Live at Powell Hall concerts, including some of Hollywood’s biggest blockbusters like Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets™, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban™, Jurassic Park, and North by Northwest.

Additionally, Broadway’s hottest artist, Leslie Odom Jr., will perform at Powell Hall, and tribute concerts, including The Music of John Williams, will feature the works of legendary artists.

The four-concert Family Series featuring Athletes of the Orchestra, Rapped & Remixed, Pinocchio’s Adventures in Funland, and A World of MakeBelieve.

Education Concerts for elementary, middle, and high school students designed to bring music to life both inside and outside the classroom.

The 17/18 season will also feature the following newly announced Live at Powell Hall concerts: An American in Paris Saturday, May 12, 2018, 7:00pm Sunday, May 13, 2018, 3:00pm Tr i b u t e t o G e o r g e Michael Friday, May 18, 7:30pm Celebrate the life of one of the best-selling music artists of all time when the SLSO pays tribute to George Michael.

Music of Pink Floyd Friday, June 8, 7:30pm

The SLSO gets in tune with its psychedelic side, along with guest conductor Brent Havens, a full rock band, lights, and lasers for The Music of Pink Floyd.

Music of Elton John & More Friday, June 15, 7:30pm One o f Bro adw ay’s best performers, Michael Cavanaugh, joins the SLSO for a tribute to the music of Sir Elton John.

About the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra Founded in 1880 and now in its 137th season, the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra is the secondoldest orchestra in the country and widely considered one of the world’s finest. Under the leadership of Music Director David Robertson,

currently in his 12th season, the SLSO strives for artistic excellence, educational impact and community connection while meeting its mission statement: enriching people’s lives t h ro u g h t h e p o w e r o f music. The SLSO presents a full season of classical p ro g r a m s a n d L i v e a t Powell Hall concerts and hundreds of free education and community programs each year. Media partners include St. Louis Public Radio, 90.7 –KWMU, which broadcasts the SLSO’s Saturday night subscription concerts live + The Nine Network, which regularly features SLSO performances on its Night at the Symphony program. In addition, the SLSO is known for its

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Celtic Woman returning to The Fox

Celtic Woman (www. celticwoman.com), the multi-platinum international music sensation, is returning with a brand new live show for an extensive North American tour beginning Spring 2018 with a stop in St. Louis on Wednesday, June 13 at the Fabulous Fox Theatre. The

much-anticipated concert, ‘Homecoming,’ will play in more than 90 U.S. and Canadian cities from coastto-coast.

Tickets are $107, $77, $67, $57, $47 and are available online at metrotix.com, by calling 314-534-1111, or in person at the Fabulous Fox Box Office.

Celebrating Ireland’s rich musical and cultural heritage, Celtic Woman combines finest musical talent with epic stage productions to present a unique, inspiring live experience. From the debut, Celtic Woman has touched the hearts of a huge global audience. Now, with Homecoming, Celtic Woman brings the next chapter of an extraordinary musical journey.

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Music calendar Thursday, March 1

Woven In Hiatus, K.G Roberts Band, Down Swinging, Youngest Son, Relynness, Dyami Cluney and the Secondhand Spirit, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 6:30 p.m.

Bim Skala Bim, w/Boomtown United, DJ Knucksie, Blueberry Hill, St. Louis, 7:00 p.m.

Pallbearer, w/Ruby The Hatchet, Fister, The Ready Room, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Ces Cru & G-Mo Skee, Pop’s, Sauget, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Friday, March 2

STEEPLES, Calloway Circus, Frnklin, Tres, Party Dress, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 6:00 p.m., The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 6:00 p.m.

Tree One Four w/Mountain King, BongoJak vs The Loop Machine, Blueberry Hill, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

Erica Blinn, w/Cara Louise Band, The Ready Room, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

Road to Pointfest 2018 S:3 R:1, Pop’s, Sauget, Doors 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, March 3

J.I.D & Earthgang- Never Had Sh!t Tour, Chaz French, Lute, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Don’t Care, w/Kimbalang, Dre Vegas, Y. Samuel, Stevie Nel, DJ Trip, Blueberry Hill, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

Ganja White Night, w/Dirt Monkey, Subtronics, Sub Carbon Records B2B, The Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Slaves, Pop’s, Sauget, Doors 6:00 p.m.

Sunday, March 4

Thames, Mitchell Ferguson, Freethinker, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 6:30 p.m.

Famous Dex, w/(TBA), The Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Monday, March 5

Doyle, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 7 p.m.

Tuesday, March 6

Dorothy, w/Modern Gold, Blueberry Hill, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

Liz Cooper & The Stampede, The Monocle, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday, March 7

The Story Collider, The Ready Room, St.

Louis, Doors 6:30 p.m.

Vince Staples, w/(TBA) The Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Marilyn Maye, Jazz at the Bistro, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, March 8

Propagandhi, w/Iron Chic, La Armada, The Ready Room, St. Louis, Doors p.m.

Marilyn Maye, Jazz at the Bistro, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, March 9

A Night of Symphonic Hip-Hop feat.

Wyclef Jean, Powell Symphony Hall, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Hallow Point, Outcome of Betrayal, As Earth Shatters, Broken Youth, We Are Descendants, The Firebird, St. Louis.

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Tuning in Happy Together Tour coming to St. Charles

Music fans have been enjoying the hits of the sixties and seventies since the Summer of Love and beyond. They get to relive those moments on the renowned Happy To g e t h e r To u r 2 0 1 8 , which is going on its 9th consecutive year.

T h i s s u m m e r, t h e H a p p y To g e t h e r To u r returns with six headline artists who delivered the biggest hits of the era: The Turtles, Chuck Negron, formerly of Three Dog Night, Gary Puckett & The Union Gap, The Association, Mark L i n d s a y, f o r m e r L e a d S i n g e r o f P a u l R e v e re

& The Raiders and The Cowsills.

The Turtles continue to be the signature headliners of the H a p p y To g e t h e r To u r.

As always, founding member and singer Mark Volman will bring his infamous antics to the stage, however, for medical reasons, this summer the voice of The Archies, Ron Dante will stand in for singer Howard Kaylan. Dante’s youthful sound is best known on hits such a s “ S u g a r, S u g a r ” a n d “Jingle Jangle,” which makes him the perfect understudy for the The Turtles’ chart stoppers.

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Together” “She’d Rather Be With Me,” “Elenore,” “It Ain’t Me Babe”, “You Showed Me” and many more.

The show is Saturday, August 18 at 7:30 p.m. at The Family Arena in St. Charles.

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Sheldon to celebrate the music of Debussy

S h e l d o n C o n c e r t H a l l . French literary style of the C o n c e r t m a s t e r D a v i d period, directly inspired Halen, along with fellow both.

David Halen began members of the St. Louis S y m p h o n y, m a r k t h e playing the violin at the 1 0 0 t h a n n i v e r s a r y o f age of 6, and earned his Claude Debussy’s death b a c h e l o r ’ s d e g r e e a t in 1918 with a program t h e a g e o f 1 9 . I n t h a t that includes music by same year, he won the D e b u s s y, R a v e l a n d Music Teachers National other composers of the Association Competition era. Claude Debussy and was granted a and Maurice Ravel were F u l b r i g h t s c h o l a r s h i p t h e m o s t p r o m i n e n t for study with Wolfgang figures associated with Marschner at the Freiburg i m p r e s s i o n i s t m u s i c . Hochschule für Musik in T h e i r m u s i c i s n o t e d Germany. As co-founder for its sensory content and artistic director of a n d f r e q u e n t u s e o f the Innsbrook Institute, Halen coordinates a nontraditional tonalities. (17Fa) St. Louis;Ernst Heating & Cooling;E36720;4.8733x6 Symbolism, the prominent weeklong festival in June

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“Black Panther” is dazzling

By JAKE COYLE Tribune News Service

NEW YORK (AP) — The supposedly cosmically vast Marvel Cinematic Universe, as it’s called, spans planets peppered throughout the galaxy, but Ryan Coogler’s Earth-bound “Black Panther,” glittering and galvanizing, stands worlds apart.

For those of us who have sometimes felt pummeled by the parade of previous Marvel movies, the sheer richness of Coogler’s film is almost disorienting. Can superhero films, so often a dull mash of effects, be this dazzlingly colorful? Are genuine cultural connections allowed in modern-day comic book blockbustermaking? Is a $20 billion refund in order?

Unlike many of its more hollow predecessors, “Black Panther” has real, honest-to-goodness stakes. As the most earnest and big-budget attempt yet of a black superhero film, “Black Panther” is assured of being an overdue cinematic landmark. But it’s also simply ravishing, grand-scale filmmaking.

There are familiar Marvel beats here. Just as he did in the surprisingly sensational Rocky reboot “Creed,” Coogler hasn’t reinvented the genre so much as electrified it with a new perspective and a rare talent for marrying naturalistic character development with spectacle muscle.

“Tell them who you are” is the encouragement shouted at the title character, T’Challa (Chadwick Boseman) prince of the African nation Wakanda. But it could just as well serve as the overarching rally cry of a film that for many symbolizes a big-screen affirmation of AfricanAmerican identity. “Black Panther” stands for everything that’s been missing from Marvel’s — and Hollywood’s — universe.

Coogler opens with exposition on Wakanda, a mighty African country that appears from the outside, as one Western sneers, as “Third World.” But hidden from sight is a shimmering, technologically advanced metropolis whose stealthy growth has been fueled by vibranium, a cosmic mineral deposited deep in its mountains by a meteorite thousands of years earlier. Vibranium makes up the suit that T’Challa dons as Black Panther, and its power is much guarded. An early

This image released by Disney shows Chadwick Boseman in a scene from Marvel Studios’ “Black Panther.” flashback, to 1992 Oakland, California, shows one Wakandan’s failed efforts to smuggle Vibranium in order to empower struggling African-Americans.

When the king of Wakanda dies, T’Challa returns home to take the throne, where he finds the country’s five tribes — each with their own distinct color and attire — are beginning to bubble with discord. W’Kabi (Daniel Kaluuya) of the Border Tribe, in particular, would like to see the historically isolationist Wakanda give more in foreign aid and to refugees.

The issue is brought to the fore by

an unknown Wakandan exile, Erik “Killmonger” Stevens (Michael B. Jordan), an American-made soldier who aspires to take Wakanda’s power to rebalance black power around the globe. “The world’s gonna start over and this time we’re on top,” he vows in the film’s climactic moments.

But his mission isn’t initially so clear, as he and a band of rogues, led by Andy Serkis’ black-market arms dealer Ulysses Klaue, begin causing havoc for T’Challa.

Boseman’s Panther is a politician at heart who’s virtually always flanked by a trio of

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powerful women: Lupita Nyong’o’s Nakia, part of Wakanda’s all-female special forces, the Dora Milaje; the special forces leader Okoye (Danai Gurira); and his younger sister Shuri (a terrific Letitia Wright, who supplies most of the film’s comic moments).

There are the expected special effects set-pieces and a very Bond-like trip to a South Korean casino. But the conflict at the heart of “Black Panther” is between separate factions of an African diaspora in a mythological realm filled with colonizers and racists who curse the Wakandan as “savages.”

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A quick review before the Oscars

By ROBERT GRUBAUGH For The Edge

I make a big deal out of writing about the Academy Awards in this column.

Maybe some readers grow weary of the recurring theme that peaks during the colder months. American culture, however, revolves around the ideal, the triumphant pinnacle that surrounds any industry, about what it means to be ‘the best’ and Oscar’s Britannia shine is that gold standard for those of us that love the movies. As I write this, twelve days remain until the crowing of twentyfour performances and achievements that will hold the historical line for what film meant in 2017. It’s plenty of time for me to finish my quest, an effort that began in earnest before last year had even started. I first considered “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” and “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” in my look ahead ending 2016. These two combine for five nominations. So how did fifteen

By LINDSAY BAHR Associated Press

months take shape in this way for me?

I wouldn’t even have called what I do a ‘quest’ until I decided to give a name to this fascination I’ve had since I was ten years-old and something called “The Silence of the Lambs” - about scary moths, I’d guessed, based on the VHS box cover - ran away with the nation’s taste. Oscar Quest 2017 is very different for me this year. I was more dynamic about my approach. I almost wrote that I’d been less methodical, but that’s just a lie. Preparation is key.

Fifty-nine films were nominated for an Academy Award of Merit this year.

Almost half of those (27) received exactly one nomination. For many of those, that sole nod is a compensatory a ck n o w l e d g me nt fo r the b e s t p art of that movie (Aaron Sorkin’s script for “Molly’s Game”, etc.) or it’s improperly assigned fringe status as a foreign language film, short subject, or documentary. There are a lot of types of movies for a lot of types of people.

The other shows all share varying levels

of ability to win multiple awards. This year ’s Best Picture? It’s WIDE open, but “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” is currently the frontrunner.

Did you even see fifty-nine movies last year? That’s a serious investment of time and resources. I won’t feign to be part of the national average that sees closer to nine movies each year in-cinema. The fact of the matter is that I haven’t seen all fifty-nine yet. I’ve got five to go.

Last weekend was an interesting experience for me. I caught four of the short subject documentary films online.

YouTube offered three (including the remarkable “Knife Skills”) and my faithful Netflix subscription got me the other. Five films in twelve days. This year is my best chance to finish Oscar Quest 2017 and see EVERY nominee before the ceremony. I’ve never done that before.

Movies are so much more widely available across various platforms and in multiple packages than they were

just ten years ago. This past weekend I saw “The Breadwinner” at an ‘event screening’. That’s how Marcus Theatres billed it when they brought the film in for just two performances at four of their beautifully remodeled theatres. I chose the Saturday matinee in O’Fallon and saw this Best Animated Feature nominee with five other curious folks. It’s a colorful story about a young Afghani girl named Parvana (Saara Chaudry) who cuts her hair short and begin to live outwardly as a boy when the crushing Taliban government takes her father prisoner and she must fend for the family left behind. The blend of feminist statement and Old World fables (that Parvana tells as bedtime tales to her little brother) is topical and what I expected from Executive Producer Angelina Jolie.

“Coco” was better. Jimmy Kimmel hosts the Oscars Sunday, March 4th on ABC.

You know going in that things are going to spiral out of control.

The first shot is of Janet, distressed and disheveled, pointing a small handgun at a mystery person on the other side of the door (and, essentially the viewing audience).

Then the film jumps back to the beginning of the evening and you spend the dizzying duration watching the well-heeled crowd unravel.

It’s a delightful grouping of actors, including Patricia Clarkson as a c y n i ca l a n d b lunt Ame ric an, Ap ril, and Bruno Ganz as her German husband Gottfried (who April informs the group early on that she is separating from).

There is Martha (Cherry Jones), a cool and collected women’s studies professor, and her pregnant, emotional, and slightly neglected partner Jinny (Emily Mortimer).

A n d t h e n t h e r e i s To m ( C i l l i a n Murphy), a skittish banker who arrives last and without his wife, who he says is stuck at work and will arrive later which sounds more and more like a lie the more he repeats it.

Then he immediately heads to t h e b a t h ro o m t o d o a f e w l i n e s o f cocaine.

Bill, too, is acting strange. He’s almost catatonic as guests start to arrive, seated in a chair in the middle of the living room and limp ly ho lding a glas s o f wine, but Jane t is to o b us y to no tic e between cooking her elaborate canapés in the kitchen and juggling incessant texts and phone calls from someone she is clearly having an affair w ith.

Potter follows various characters throughout the evening, sometimes overlapping action and dialogue of different scene partners.

Each of the five characters gets their own arc and crisis of conscience and moment of release too — something you can’t say of many movies.

While it is wickedly funny and deft, this crowd is also not one you’d clamor for the company of for any extended amount of time.

But, it is a fun experiment to be a fly on the wall for this bizarre night — a little dinner theater canapé that’ll make you laugh and think and be grateful (hopefully) that your friends aren’t this kooky.

By the end, you’re ready to call it night too.

And, in the spirit of Potter ’s lean film, we’ll keep this review briefer than usual too.

“The Party,” a Roadside A t t r a c t i o n s re l e a s e , i s r a t e d R b y t h e M o t i o n P i c t u re A s s o c i a t i o n o f America “for language and drug use.”

“The Breadwinner” runs 94 minutes and is rated PG-13 for thematic material including some violent images. I give

“The Party” is worth your time

Sally Potter ’s new film “The Party “ is 71 minutes long.

That fact alone shouldn’t necessarily be a selling point — stories need as long as they need — but when superhero movies and comedies regularly extend well past the two-hour mark, it’s hard not to appreciate the restraint.

And it is a rich and layered 71 minutes that Potter spends, in black and white, a group of highly educated and highly dysfunctional people gathering for an intimate dinner party at Janet (Kristen Scott Thomas) and Bill’s (Timothy Spall) London house to celebrate Janet’s appointment as the shadow minister for health.

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QuickGlance Movie Reviews

“Black Panther”

The supposedly cosmically vast Marvel Cinematic Universe, as it’s called, spans planets peppered throughout the galaxy, but Ryan Coogler ’s Earth-bound “Black Panther,” glittering and galvanizing, stands worlds apart.

For those of us who have sometimes felt pummeled by the parade of previous Marvel movies, the sheer richness of Coogler’s film is almost disorienting. Can superhero films, so often a dull mash of effects, be this dazzlingly colorful? Are genuine cultural connections allowed in modern-day comic book blockbuster-making? Is a $20 billion refund in order?

Unlike many of its more hollow predecessors, “Black Panther” has real, honest-to-goodness stakes. As the most earnest and big-budget attempt yet of a black superhero film, “Black Panther” is assured of being an overdue cinematic landmark. But it’s also simply ravishing, grandscale filmmaking.

There are familiar Marvel beats here. Just as he did in the surprisingly sensational Rocky reboot “Creed,” Coogler hasn’t reinvented the genre so much as electrified it with a new perspective and a rare talent for marrying naturalistic character development with spectacle muscle.

“Tell them who you are” is the encouragement shouted at the title character, T’Challa (Chadwick Boseman) prince of the African nation Wakanda. But it could just as well serve as the overarching rally cry of a film that for many symbolizes a bigscreen affirmation of African-American identity.

RATED: PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for “prolonged sequences of action violence, and a brief rude gesture.”

RUNNING TIME: 134 minutes.

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

“The Party”

Sally Potter’s new film “The Party “ is 71 minutes long.

That fact alone shouldn’t necessarily be a selling point — stories need as long as they need — but when superhero movies and comedies regularly extend well past the twohour mark, it’s hard not to appreciate the restraint.

And it is a rich and layered 71 minutes that Potter spends, in black and white, a group of highly educated and highly dysfunctional people gathering for an intimate dinner party at Janet (Kristen Scott Thomas) and Bill’s (Timothy Spall) London house to celebrate Janet’s appointment as the shadow minister for health.

You know going in that things are going to spiral out of control.

The first shot is of Janet, distressed and disheveled, pointing a small handgun at a mystery person on the other side of the door (and, essentially the viewing audience).

Then the film jumps back to the beginning of the evening and you spend the dizzying duration watching the well-heeled crowd unravel.

It’s a delightful grouping of actors, including Patricia Clarkson as a cynical and blunt American, April, and Bruno Ganz as her German husband Gottfried (who April informs the group early on that she is separating from).

There is Martha (Cherry Jones), a cool and collected women’s studies professor, and her pregnant, emotional, and slightly neglected partner Jinny (Emily Mortimer).

RATED: R by the Motion Picture Association of America “for language and drug use.”

RUNNING TIME: 71 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Three stars out of four.

“Peter Rabbit”

With warm nostalgia for Beatrix Potter ’s classic children’s tale, “Peter Rabbit “ director, producer and co-writer Will Gluck channels the author’s earnestness into a sweet film sure to delight young fans.

Adults may find the plot predictable and the pacing a bit wanting, but the dynamic animation and beloved characters help compensate, as does the film’s cheeky self-awareness.

As in the book published in 1902, the story begins with Peter Rabbit (James Corden) disobeying his parents’ rules and sneaking into Old Mr. McGregor’s vegetable garden for a snack.

Old Mr. McGregor gives chase, but Peter and his trusty sidekick, Benjamin Bunny (Colin Moody) elude capture.

All the running around gives the old man a heart attack, and Peter assumes all their problems are solved — until McGregor’s great-nephew moves in.

Thomas McGregor (Domhnall Gleeson at his most playful) is a tightly wound Londoner who resents relocating to the countryside to care for the property. He’s still apoplectic about being passed over for a promotion at Harrods, and that irritation is compounded when he discovers his great-uncle’s house and garden are overrun with cotton-tailed cuties he calls vermin.

The rabbits’ savior — and maybe Thomas’, too — is Bea (Rose Byrne), a kind-hearted animal lover who lives next door. She moved to the country to paint, and her best pieces recall Potter’s original “Peter Rabbit” illustrations.

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

RUNNING TIME: 100 minutes.

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

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Warren still waiting for Oscar

By KRISTIN M. HALL Associated Press

N A S H V I L L E , Te n n .

(AP) — Songwriter Diane Wa r re n i s o v e rd u e f o r a n O scar, and sh e h a s n o re s e r v a t i o n s a b o u t admitting it.

“I am not going to say, ‘I don’t need to win. I don’t care,’” Warren said in a phone interview. “I want to win. Come on, it’s been eight times that I haven’t.”

Wa r r e n j o k e d s h e was the Susan Lucci of songwriters. Her previous nominations include wellknown songs like “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing,”

by Aerosmith, featured in “Armageddon,” and Trisha Yearwood’s “How Do I Live,” featured in “Con Air.” But the Grammywinning songwriter said she’s never been more excited for a nomination than she is for “Stand

Up for Something,” which she wrote for the Thurgood Marshall biopic “Marshall.” The song, nominated for best original song, features s i n g e r An d r a Da y a n d was co-written with rapper Common.

The 90th annual Academy Awards will air live on ABC on March 4.

“It would be really great if it does (win),” Wa r r e n s a i d . “ I ’ l l probably faint.”

Wa r r e n t h o u g h t h e r best chance at winning an Oscar came in 2015 when a song she wrote with Lady Gaga, “Til It Happens to You,” was nominated after appearing in a documentary about sexual assault on campus called “The Hunting Ground.”

Warren said she was so sure the song would win that a friend posted copies of her planned acceptance speech around

her home so she could practice it. The song was incredibly personal to both writers, and Lady Gaga delivered an unforgettable Oscar performance in 2016 s u r ro u n d e d b y a s s a u l t survivors.

“I looked around and everybody is sobbing,” Wa r r e n r e c a l l s o f t h e performance.

Ultimately Sam Smith and Jimmy Napes won in the best original song category for “Writing’s on the Wall” from “Spectre.”

But Warren did get to give her speech when she won an Emmy for outstanding original music and lyrics.

This latest nominated song feels like an e x t e n s i o n o f “ Ti l I t Happens to You,” Warren said.

“The interesting thing about those two songs i s ‘ Ti l l I t H a p p e n s t o You’ is a very strong and powerful statement. But

‘Stand Up for Something’ is action, so the songs t o g e t h e r, i t ’ s a l m o s t like they are part of the same,” Warren said. “It’s a continuation.”

Wa r r e n h a d a l r e a d y started the song and was thinking about asking Common to help her add a rap. Then they randomly met on an airplane and he was

immediately interested.

“I wanted to capture the feel of those songs in the ‘60s, those really inspiring songs like ‘A Change Is Gonna Come’ or ‘People Get Ready,’” Warren said.

“Even with all the turmoil going on, these songs just want to make you march and change the world.”

But most importantly, Warren was careful with

the lyrics to not sound preachy and let listeners derive their own meaning.

That has made the song resonate, Warren said.

“It’s more timely every day,” Warren said.

“Stand up for something.

We have to stand up for e v e r y t h i n g . Wo m e n ’ s rights, civil rights, human rights. The right to go to a concert and not get shot.”

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Steamed mussels perfect for weeknights

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By SARA MOULTON Associated Press

Mussels are the perfect choice for a weeknight meal. They’re a terrific source of low-fat protein, they’re inexpensive, they cook up quickly, and as they cook, they automatically generate tasty juices to whichever sauce you’re making.

Also, farmed mussels are pretty easy to clean. You just toss them briefly in several changes of fresh water and pull off any strings (also known as “beards”) hanging from the hinge of the shell. Finally, bonus, if you buy farmed mussels — the most common variety available at stores today — you’ll have chosen a sustainable seafood. Here I’ve dressed the mussels in green for St. Patrick’s Day with a garnish of chopped scallions and cilantro.

Coloring aside, the flavoring of this dish, consisting of just six ingredients, is Thai. The key actors are coconut milk and Thai curry paste, which are combined. (Don’t confuse coconut milk with cream of coconut, which has lots of sugar added.) I suggest using light coconut milk because it’s lighter in calories, but you’re welcome to opt for the full-fat version.

Thai curry paste, now available in the international aisle of most supermarkets, is totally unrelated to the curry spice mix that you find in Indian or Pakistani food. It is, as advertised, a mixture of typical Thai ingredients: lemon grass, galangal (similar to ginger), chiles and makrut lime leaves. When added to a liquid, it makes an instant flavorful sauce. Once the jar is opened it needs to be kept in the refrigerator, but it lasts a long time and you can use it as the base of a sauce for other seafood dishes or for chicken or meat.

So how about trying this sixingredient recipe the next time you want to mix it up a bit on a weeknight? You’ll have a delicious dinner on the table in just 30 minutes. And don’t forget to put some bread on the side. It’s just the thing to sop up all those juices.

Steamed Mussels in Spicy Coconut Broth Start to finish: 30 minutes Servings: 4

Associated Press

This February 2018 photo shows steamed mussels with Thai flavoring in New York. This dish is from a recipe by Sara Moulton. Here it is along with the photos shot last week by me at my home.

1/4 cup Thai green curry paste One 13.5-ounce can light coconut milk 3 pounds farmed mussels, scrubbed 1 to 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice or to taste 1/3 cup thinly sliced scallions 1/3 cup chopped fresh cilantro In a large saucepan or stockpot whisk together the curry paste

and coconut milk. Add the mussels, cover tightly and bring the liquid to a boil over high heat.

Stir often. After a few minutes, the mussels should start to open.

Remove them as they open and transfer them to a large bowl. If any mussels do not open, discard them. Add the lime juice to the saucepan and return all of the opened mussels to the saucepan

and cook for a minute or two, stirring, to reheat them.

To serve, transfer the mussels to each of four soup plates. Pour one-fourth of the cooking liquid over each portion and sprinkle one-fourth of the scallions and cilantro over each one.

Nutritional information per serving: 355 calories; 102 calories from fat; 11 g fat (4 g

saturated; 0 g trans fats); 95 mg cholesterol; 1,607 mg sodium; 20 g carbohydrates; 3 g fiber; 2 g sugar; 41 g protein.

EDITOR’S NOTE: Sara Moulton is host of public television’s “Sara’s We e k n i g h t M e a l s . ” S h e w a s executive chef at Gourmet magazine for nearly 25 years and spent a decade hosting several Food Network shows including “Cooking Live.”

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Dining Delights

Tandoori chicken served with grilled onions and green peppers at Taj Indian Cuisine.

Bill Roseberry/The Edge

Taj Indian Cuisine in Edwardsville

By BILL ROSEBERRY For The Edge While I’m usually eating lots of bacon, things that are fried or at least something promoting gluttony, ethnic cuisine unfortunately gets left out of my reviews.

That doesn’t mean I don’t like it. I believe I’m pretty open minded when it comes to food (unless it’s gravy), so when I get a chance I like to try new things. That takes me to my latest stop — Taj Indian Cuisine in Edwardsville.

Taj is located at 4 Club Centre Ct. in Edwardsville.

It moved to that larger location several years ago after

previously having a spot on Main St. This was my first encounter in the newer location, but I had visited their old stomping grounds and really enjoyed it.

By no means am I an expert when it comes to Indian cuisine, but I’ve never been disappointed with what I’ve tried. With ethnic foods it’s all about expanding your mind, opening up to try something that another culture represents and trust me, being open minded is never a bad thing, no matter what facet of life it is in.

I visited with my friend Amanda recently, right before

she was taking a vacation to India to explore the real thing. She was all about anything to do with India and I used that as a chance to write a different type of excerpt in the “You Gotta Eat” series.

Now what’s cool about Taj is they offer a really good lunch buffet seven days a week from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

That can be a good introductory course if you’ve never tried Indian food and want to test the waters. Of course they also have a giant menu with all kinds of options.

Visit www.tajic.com to check out everything they have to offer.

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When we visited it was afternoon time and the buffet was available, but I went rogue and ordered off of the menu. I based my decision on the fact that I was writing this review and it would be easier to convey everything I had rather than having a convoluted column about things on a buffet I didn’t really know how to explain.

I made a fairly pedestrian order. We’ll call it an introductory to Indian cuisine.

I ordered garlic naan for an appetizer and went with tandoori chicken with a side of basmati rice for my main course. Amanda chose the buffet to get her fix.

My garlic naan arrived first. If you aren’t familiar with naan it’s a very popular and traditional bread in Indian, Middle Eastern and Central and Southern Asian cuisine. It’s simply a type of oven-baked flatbread. It’s very airy and light with a great taste.

As far as taste it reminded me of garlic bread you may find at your local pizza joint. It was packed with great garlicky goodness, but not near as heavy as French bread, or ciabatta or something you would be used to with garlic bread.

Taj also offers a slew of other Naan choices, including: plain, onion, potato, coconut, green chili and paneer. Paneer is a Southern Asian cheese which has a consistency similar to cottage cheese.

One thing you have to be aware of with Indian food, just like Thai, Korean or Cajun, is spice levels. It can get quite spicy if you don’t ask questions or pay attention to the menu.

What I liked at Taj was my server asked me what spice level I wanted on my chicken i m m e d i a t e l y. I w e n t w i t h medium heat.

Bill Roseberry/The Edge

Garlic naan bread from Taj Indian Cuisine located at 4 Club Centre Ct. in Edwardsville.

When the chicken arrived it had a bright red color because of the spices used on it. It’s marinated in fresh garlic, ginger, yogurt and natural spices and cooked in a tandoor.

T h e t e r m t a n d o o r re f e r s to a variety of ovens used in Southern, Central and Western Asian cooking. It’s prepared over charcoal or a wood fire, providing radiant heat cooking, basically just smoking the meat like you would in barbecue cuisine. The difference is a tandoor is traditionally a cylindrical clay or metal oven.

The chicken owned a great smoky flavor to it and was tender

as heck, practically falling off of the bone. It came as legs and thighs and was accompanied with grilled onions and green peppers for good measure. There was a nice spice kick to it, but it wasn’t overwhelming at all. I thought it had a great taste.

I finally turned my attention to my side of white basmati rice.

I was not familiar with this at all before my visit and was really impressed. It’s simply a long, slender rice found in Southern Asia. It has a distinct spicy smell, but doesn’t have a kick to it at all. It had a unique taste. For me, it owned a flavor similar to balsamic vinegar, both sweet and

bitter, which was good.

As for my dinner partner, she went with tandoori chicken, traditional naan, fish and mushroom tempura and several vegetable dishes off of the buffet bar and loved it all.

There is so much to offer at Taj to test the waters. The rest of the menu includes a lot of different options, with variations of chicken, lamb, fish, seafood and even goat. There is a good vegetarian portion to the menu also. I want to try goat on my next visit.

That’s something I’ve never eaten.

As a beer guy I was intrigued

with the Indian beer choices, too.

There are several on the menu and I went with the Taj Mahal lager.

It tasted much like an old school American lager like Pabst or Stag.

It’s not something I’d drink on a regular basis, but it wasn’t bad.

They have a full bar available when you first walk in with three buffet stations in front of it. A spacious dining area to the left of the bar gives you plenty of room for bigger parties and comfortable seating, both booth and table options.

With so many options and a great atmosphere I definitely recommend Taj Indian Cuisine as a place to visit when you gotta eat.

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