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Time to tee it up

Girl Scouts plan annual golf tournament.

4 Family gardening More will grow than just flowers.

5 Grant program

Saving the World War I monuments.

9 Welcome spring

Events planned in Brown County, Ind.

10 Chicago Blues Festival Windy City to host 34th annual event.

15 "Trainspotting 2" A roll toward adulthood.

18 You Gotta Eat Dogs 'n Frys in Florissant.

Friday March 31_________ • 2017 U.S. Chess Championship Saint Louis, Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis • 2017 African Film Festival, Washington University, St. Louis • Taj Express: The Bollywood Musical Revue, Touhill Performing Arts Center, St. Louis • The Illusionists, The Fabulous Fox Theater, 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.

• Howlin' Fridays: Marquise Knox, National Blues Museum, St. Louis, 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

• Firebird Tribute Series, Tribute t o G re e n D a y, M y C h e m i c a l Romance, Rage Against The M a c h i n e , A l k a l i n e Tr i o , T h e Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

• Kris Kristofferson, The Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

• Vanessa Carlton, Blueberry Hill, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

• So Ill Music Showcase, Pop's, Sauget, Doors 7:00 p.m.

• Vesperteen, Devin & The Atmospheres, Calloway Circus, Thames, Sails Through Storms, Cicero's, University City, Doors 6:30 p.m.

• Kneebody, Jazz at the Bistro, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

•#1 in Civil Rights: The African American Freedom Struggle in St. Louis, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Runs until March 7, 2018 • Million Dollar Quartet, The Rep, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m. to 10:30

p.m., Runs until April 9, 2017 • Orchid Show 2017, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

• Degas, impressionism, and the Paris Millinery Trade, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until May 7, 2017 • Route 66: Main Street Through St. Louis Exhibit, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until July 16, 2017 • The Royale, The Rep, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.

Saturday April 1____________ • 2017 U.S. Chess Championship Saint Louis, Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis • 2017 African Film Festival, Washington University, St. Louis • Taj Express: The Bollywood M u s i c a l R e v u e , To u h i l l Performing Arts Center, St. Louis • The Illusionists, The Fabulous Fox Theater, 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.

• 2017 Monster Energy AMA Supercross, America's Center and the Dome • 6th Annual Lupulin Carnival, St. Louis Union Station, St. Louis, 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

• 8th Annual Maplewood Coffee Crawl, Maplewood, 12:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

• A Science Affair with Lawrence Krauss, Saint Louis

Science Center, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

• We Are United Birthday Bash 2, Sky Burnt White, Calloway Circus, Isabella, Conquer As They Come, Disguise The Limit, Verba Stellae, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 5:00 p.m.

• Dark Star Orchestra, The Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

• Money For Guns, w/Don't Mind Dying, Saint Gnome, Blueberry Hill, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

• Headknocker – A Tribute to Foreigner, Pop's, Sauget, Doors 7:00 p.m.

• S i l e n c e T h e Wi t n e s s , Arkangela, w/Behold My Enemy, E c c l e s i a s t , Wr e c k l a m a t i o n , Unimagined, Cicero's, University City, Doors 6:00 p.m.

• Le Butcherettes, The Ready Room, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

• Kneebody, Jazz at the Bistro, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

• Million Dollar Quartet, The Rep, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., Runs until April 9, 2017 • Degas, impressionism, and the Paris Millinery Trade, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until May 7, 2017 • Route 66: Main Street Through St. Louis Exhibit, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until July 16, 2017 • The Royale, The Rep, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.

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Maryland Heights launches ad campaign For The Edge Visit Maryland Heights has launched a new brand i m a g e ; a d v e r t i s i n g c a m p a i g n a n d w e b s i t e ( w w w. visitmarylandheights.org) to better showcase the West St. Louis County municipality’s attractions, outdoor activities, concerts, entertainment and dining. With 22 hotels and 4,000 hotel rooms, Maryland Heights is centrally located and the perfect place to stay and play when visiting the St. Louis area.

Maryland Heights is home to some of St. Louis’ favorite attractions featuring concerts at Hollywood Casino

Amphitheatre, gaming and dining at Hollywood Casino, nightlife at Westport Plaza with a dueling piano bar, outdoor patio dining, special events and much more. Eat, drink, play games and watch sports at Dave and Busters, challenge yourself at Upper Limits Rock Climbing Gym and share some family fun in the sun at Aquaport Waterpark. Enjoy beautiful Creve Coeur Park and Lake where outdoor enthusiasts can rent bikes, kayaks and paddleboards, take a walk around the six mile path, hike nature trails, play tennis, softball and disc golf and swing through the trees at Go Ape Adventure Course.

With over 75 restaurant choices, everything from Big Baby Q Smokehouse to the Trainwreck Saloon to Charlie Gitto’s fine Italian Dining, Maryland Heights is sure to delight your taste buds.

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Girl Scouts plan annual golf tournament For The Edge Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois (GSSI) will hold its 28th Annual Girl Scout Golf Classic at Sunset Hills Country Club on May 15. This year ’s Girl Scout golf classic features for the first time the Million Dollar Shoot-Out where four lucky golfers will have the chance to make a golf shot for $1,000,000.

“We are excited to be hosting our golf classic at Sunset Hills Country Club and very excited about the Million Dollar Shoot-Out,” said Tricia Higgins, GSSI Communications and Development Manager. “We encourage you to come out and support our Girl Scout Golf Classic,”

H i g g i n s s a i d , a d d i n g , “ We a r e s t i l l looking for more golf players and teams and have many wonderful corporate sponsorships still available.”

During the past 27 years, the Girl Scout golf classic has raised more than $825,000 to support girl program development, girl financial assistance and to maintain and improve Girl Scout camps. GSSI provides a premier Girl Scout Leadership Experience for over 12,400 girls and nearly 5,000 adult volunteers in southern Illinois.

For 27 years, the Girl Scout golf classic has played an important role in f u n d i n g g i r l p ro g r a m s a n d p ro v i d i n g opportunities and financial assistance so

all girls can participate in Girl Scouting.

We hope you will help Girl Scouts build girls of courage, confidence and character who make the world a better place by becoming a Girl Scout player or sponsor!

2017 Girl Scout Golf Classic presenting sponsors include (it’s not too late be a presenting, contact us if you would like to be a sponsor too): The Korte Company.

Siemer Milling Company and Strano & Associates Real Estate, Angie Zahn Managing Broker Additional golf classic sponsorships include: Gold Sponsor ($5,000), Silver Sponsor ($2,500), Bronze Sponsor ($1,500), Daisy Sponsor ($1,000), Dinner Sponsor ($1,000), Million Dollar Shoot-

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Out Sponsor ($1,000), Tee Sponsor with team ($850), Lunch Sponsor ($750), Team (Foursome) $700, Beverage Cart Sponsor ($500), Bucket Raffle Sponsor ($500), Cart Sponsor ($500), Longest Drive Sponsor ($500), Tee Sponsor ($200) Note: All sponsorships include opportunity to provide a goody bag item.

For more information about the Girl Scout Golf Classic or to become a player or sponsor, please call Tricia Higgins at 618.6920692 or email her at thiggins@ gsofsi.org GSSI is a not-for-profit organization s u p p o r t e d b y v a r i o u s U n i t e d Wa y s throughout the region and is a Proud Partner of United Way.

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Gardening is an activity that children can learn from and enjoy.

Family gardening provides more than a bountiful harvest

By MELINDA MYERS For The Edge

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ardeners know digging, planting, harvesting and even viewing a garden is good for the mind, body and spirit. It improves strength and flexibility, lowers blood pressure and elevates our mood.

And this is true for all members of the family from the very young to the more seasoned.

Plan on sharing these benefits with yours or a friend’s children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews this growing season.

Children, and even adults, who grow their own vegetables are more likely to eat them.

But gardening does even more to help our children. Research shows children exposed to the outdoors and gardening are more focused, have less issues with attention deficit and score better on tests. Girls exposed to gardens and green spaces are more confident and better able to handle

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Here are a few ways to make gardening with family more fun and memorable.

Involve the whole family when planning the garden. Talk about the flowers everyone wants to grow and vegetables you all like to eat. Then break out the paper, old catalogs, scissors, crayons, pencils and rulers. Young children can cut out pictures of their favorite vegetables and flowers and glue them on the paper. Older children can draw the garden to scale on graph paper and plot their choices in the garden.

Make your own plant markers. Once you decide on the plants you want to grow spend a rainy afternoon creating plant labels for the garden. Paint the name or a picture of the flower or vegetable on a flat rock, slat from a discarded mini blind, paint sticks or other recycled items.

Consider giving everyone his or her own garden space. Let them pick their own plants and be responsible for its maintenance. Design individual plots or divide larger beds into smaller sections.

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own container. This is a great option when planting space and time are limited. And just about anything can be planted. An old 5-gallon bucket or washtub with holes drilled into the bottom, recycled nursery pots or a colorful raised planter make great gardens.

Direct fast moving, small feet down the path and away from plants. Fun edging materials, mulched pathways or slightly raised beds help delineate pathways from gardens. This helps to keep children from trampling the plants.

Grow some quick-maturing plants like radishes and lettuce that are ready to harvest in 30 to 45 days along with slower growers like watermelon and tomatoes.

You will keep everyone interested if there is something growing, blooming and good to eat throughout the season.

Reduce the risk of mistakes. Kids, like so many gardeners, suffer from “more is better” syndrome. Avoid damage from overfertilization by using a low nitrogen organic fertilizer like Milorganite (milorganite.com). It’s safe and won’t burn

your plants even if the weather becomes hot and dry.

And enlist my favorite “Pluck, drop and stomp” pest management strategy. Teach children the difference between the good and bad insects and then have them burn off some excess energy as they implement the process.

End the season with a harvest party.

Use your homegrown produce to prepare a picnic or fancy dinner for family and friends. And be sure to use some of those beautiful flowers you grew to decorate the table.

Gardening expert Melinda Myers is the author or more than 20 gardening books, including Small Space Gardening and the Midwest Gardener’s Handbook. She hosts The Great Courses “How to Grow Anything: Food Gardening For Everyone” DVD set and the nationally-syndicated Melinda’s Garden Moment TV & radio program. Myers is a columnist and contributing editor for Birds & Blooms magazine and spokesperson for Milorganite. Her website is www. melindamyers.com.

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The World War I Monument in Oak Park.

Landmarks Illinois announces new WWI Monument Preservation Grant Program For The Edge

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andmarks Illinois, a membership-based nonprofit advocating for the protection of historic and architecturally significant properties throughout the state, today announced a new grant program to provide monetary assistance to preserve World War I outdoor monuments and memorials within the state of Illinois. Launched in conjunction with the 100th anniversary of the U.S. entry into World War I on April 6, the Landmarks Illinois World War I Monument Preservation Grant Program will provide financial resources to WWI outdoor monuments and memorials in Illinois in need of restoration to recover their dedicationera quality and appearance.

“The Landmarks Illinois World War I Monument Preservation Grant Program provides critical funding for aging historical

markers that pay homage to local heroes who served in the Great War,” said Bonnie McDonald, President and CEO of Landmarks Illinois. “Often called ‘The Forgotten War,’ we cannot stand by and let these landmarks to our veterans go unnoticed.”

Nonprofits and government agencies are encouraged to apply to the Landmarks Illinois World War I Monument Preservation Grant Program to help fund their WWI monument restoration projects. Eligible scopes of work include monument/memorial cleaning, repointing and stabilization, replacement of missing elements, monument/memorial relocation or general repair work. For full eligibility rules and additional guidelines for grant applicants, visit our Landmarks Illinois Grants webpage: http://www.landmarks.org/resources/ financial-resources/landmarks-illinoisgrants-landmarks-illinois/.

The Landmarks Illinois WWI Monument Preservation Grant Program is made possible with generous support from the Pritzker Military Foundation.

“The board and staff of the Pritzker

Military Foundation were very pleased to fund this innovative program that makes it possible for communities across Illinois to recognize the contributions made by U.S. soldiers and sailors in WWI,” said Brad Ballast, Executive Director of the Pritzker Military Foundation. “Many WWI monuments around Illinois are nearing 100 years old and in need of significant restoration. Now is the time to act.”

The Landmarks Illinois WWI Monument Preservation Grant Program will consist of four rounds of grant funding through 2017 and 2018. Grant applications for the first round of funding are due May 15, 2017. Applications will be evaluated by Landmarks Illinois staff on the condition of the subject resource, the submitted scope of work and the inherit ability of the applicant to execute the proposed project. Grant awardees for the first round of the program will be announced at the end of June 2017.

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dollar amount or, using volunteer labor or services, equal the value of the grant.

WWI monument and memorials included in Landmarks Illinois WWI Monument Preservation Grant Program applications will be added to Landmarks Illinois’ ongoing statewide WWI monument survey. Since January 2017, Landmarks Illinois has also been conducting a statewide survey of outdoor WWI monuments and memorials to better understand the volume of monuments as well as their current condition throughout the state.

If you know of a monument or memorial in your community, email Landmarks Illinois Director of Grants and Easements Suzanne Germann at sgermann@landmarks.org. Visit www.Landmarks.org/ww1-monumentsurvey for more information.

Landmarks Illinois is a membershipbased nonprofit organization serving the people of Illinois. We inspire and empower stakeholders to save places that matter to them by providing free guidance, practical and financial resources and access to strategic partnerships. For more information, visit www.Landmarks.org.

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People People planner 20th annual Tour de Stooges scheduled

T h e S t . L o u i s re g i o n ' s o n l y bicycle ride dedicated to a love of slapstick comedy, of good food and of p ed a l i n g a l o n g s c e n i c stretches of country roads returns for its 20th year, with routes from nine to 100 miles. It's where the rubber chicken meets the road.

On Saturday, May 6, the Tour de Stooges bicycle ride will be held at McKendree University in Lebanon, Ill. Advance registration is available at tourdestooges.org.

T h e r i d e f e a t u re s S t o o g e s themed routes matched to any bicyclist's ability: the Joe Besser "Not so hard" 9-mile route; the Curly Howard Shuffle at 13 miles; the Larry "Just" Fine 27-miler; the Shemp Howard 46-mile Shortcut; the Moe Howard Metric Century at 63 miles; or the Roger Kramer Memorial Century at 100 miles.

Register now at tourdestooges. org. Cost is $30 for adults, $15 for children 5-12 and $70 for a family of two adults and two children.

Prices increase on the day of the ride.

Spiffy Three Stooges-themed T-shirts are $15.

Registration includes a fully supported bicycle ride through beautiful countryside, tasty snacks at the rest stops, an allyou-can eat buffet and all the Three Stooges film shorts you can stand following the ride at McKendree University's Ames Dining Hall.

Much more information is available at our web site: tourdestooges.org T h e To u r d e S t o o g e s i s sponsored by Gateway East Trails, a 5 0 1 ( c ) ( 3 ) n o n - p ro f i t c h a r i t y g ro u p d e d i c a t e d t o b r i n g i n g bicycle and walking trails to eastern St. Clair County. The ride is dedicated to the memory of Roger Kramer, a founder of the ride and as Knucklehead-inChief, the force that kept it going for 15 years. Proceeds from the ride support two current trailbuilding projects and donations in excess of ride registration are tax deductible.

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For more information about the Tour De Stooges, our history and ride details, call (618) 9603452 or visit our web site at tourdestooges.org

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Downtown East Tour: Meeting site: the 4th Street entrance to the Old Courthouse, between Market and Chestnut Streets. Highlights of the East Tour include the Old Courthouse, Old Cathedral, Gateway Arch, Eads Bridge, Old Post Office, Wainwright Building and a Philip Johnson-designed office building.

Downtown West Tour: Meeting s i t e : t h e m a i n M a r k e t S t re e t entrance to St. Louis Union Station Hotel, 1820 Market Street.

The tour itinerary includes Union Station, Peabody Opera House, C i t y H a l l , C e n t r a l L i b r a r y, Campbell House Museum and Soldiers Memorial.

Wa s h i n g t o n Av e n u e To u r : Meeting site: Outside Tigin Irish Pub, 333 Washington Avenue at 4th Street. Tour goers will view historic buildings including 555 Washington Avenue, National Blues Museum, International Shoe Company, City Museum and the birthplace of St.

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Reservations are not required for groups of less than 10 persons. For group bookings, dial 314-690-3140 or e-mail walkingtours314@gmail. com

For information about other tours and events offered by Landmarks Association of St. Louis, visit the Landmarks Association of St. Louis, Inc. website at www.landmarks-stl. org.

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Religion U.S. Muslims and Jews set aside differences NEW YORK (AP) — They sat on either end of the congressmen's couch, one a Jewish healthcare executive whose parents fled Germany in 1936, the other the Kashmiri Muslim chairman of a well-known American furniture chain. The men, Stanley Bergman and Farooq Kathwari, came to draw attention to an outbreak of hate crimes. But Bergman and Kathwari hoped their joint appearance would also send a broader message: that U.S. Jews and Muslims could put aside differences and work together.

"What drove us was the growing prejudice that has emerged in the United States," Bergman said. "What starts small, from a historical point of view, often grows into something big."

The men lead the MuslimJewish Advisory Council, created last year by the American Jewish Committee and the Islamic Society of North America, amid a flowering of alliances between members of the two faiths. U.S. Muslim and Jewish groups have been trying for

years to make common cause with mixed success, often derailed by deep divisions over Israel and the Palestinians.

But bigoted rhetoric and harassment targeting both religions since the presidential election has drawn people together. Jews have donated to repair mosques that were defaced or burned. Muslims raised money to repair vandalized Jewish cemeteries. Rabbis and imams marched together against President Donald Trump's travel ban targeting majority Muslim countries.

"I would never have thought I would see some people in conversation, or anywhere near each other. Then I saw people on Facebook standing next to each other at protests — Muslims and Jews," said Aziza Hasan, executive director of NewGround: A MuslimJewish Partnership for Change in Los Angeles, which has run community relationship-building programs for more than a decade.

Yet despite this surge of goodwill, questions remain about whether

these new connections can endure.

The sense of vulnerability Muslims and Jews share, and their need for allies at a difficult time, have not erased tensions that in the past have kept them apart.

"This is a start and we'll see how it goes," said Talat Othman, a financial industry executive and MuslimJewish Advisory Council member, who offered an Islamic prayer at the 2000 Republican National Convention. "We are hopeful."

Jews and Muslims comprise the two largest non-Christian faith groups in the United States and have a long history of trying to work together.

The chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York, the flagship institution of Conservative Judaism, initiated a dialogue with Muslims in 1956, according to documents in the s c h o o l ' s a rc h i v e . R a b b i J a c k Bemporad, a pioneer in MuslimJewish dialogue and founder t h e C e n t e r f o r I n t e r re l i g i o u s Understanding in New Jersey, said

his efforts started in the 1970s when he led a Dallas synagogue and local imams started attending his weekly Bible classes.

Over the years, many initiatives on improving relations between the two faiths were organized internationally by governments and peace groups, while some American synagogues and mosques attempted to build friendships locally. Some progress was made, yet relations were often derailed when violence, war and policy disputes erupted in the Middle East.

In Los Angeles, Hasan said local discussions between Muslim and Jewish leaders would falter when participants from one faith would demand those of the other condemn an action in Israel and the Palestinian territories. "It would go back and forth, then eventually Jews asked Muslims to condemn something they couldn't so they walked away from the table," Hasan said.

Then came the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, prompting a backlash

against American Muslims, and efforts to create connections with Jews began moving "at warp speed," said Rabbi Burton Visotzky, a Jewish Theological Seminary scholar and a longtime leader in Muslim-Jewish cooperation.

Visotzky's outreach has ranged from a 2008 global interfaith meeting convened by King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia to serving collard greens at a soup kitchen alongside members of a New York mosque.

Still, the deep divide over Israel and the Palestinians remained an obstacle. Some Jews and Muslims pledged to avoid any mention of the Mideast as they sought common ground. Others hit the issue up front, but their talks foundered.

Yehuda Kur tzer, president of the Shalom Hartman Institute of North America, an educational organization with extensive interfaith programs, said U.S. Muslims and Jews, had become "proxy warriors" for conflicts thousands of miles away.

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110 N. Buchanan Edwardsville 656-6450 Very Reverend Jeffrey Goeckner

Sacrament of Reconciliation: Wed., & Thurs. - 6 pm Saturday - 3:30-4:00 pm Saturday Vigil Mass - 4:15 pm Sunday Mass 8:15 am, 10:15 am, 5:15 pm Spanish Mass - 12:15 pm Daily Mass Schedule - Mon., 5:45 pm Tues., Thurs., Fri. - 8:00 am Wed., & Thurs. - 6:45 pm

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Brown County ushering in spring For The Edge Brown County, Indiana is a year round vacation destination, where artists and adventurers alike are drawn to the rustic beauty and quiet charm.

Brown County Events Calendar –April 2017 Event: Farm-to-Fifth Tours at Bear Wallow Distillery Date: April 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, 16, 22, 23, 29, 30 Time: Tours start at the top of each hour (Saturday from 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. & Sunday from 12 p.m. – 5 p.m.)

Place: Bear Wallow Distillery Phone/Website: 812.657.4923 / www. bearwallowdistillery.com Admission: $6 per person; children under 12 are free About: Head to Bear Wallow Distillery for a Farm-to-Fifth Tour! Tours are offered daily at the top of each hour. See the process used to handcraft Bear Wallow whiskey from local grains. Cooking, fermentation and distillation, as well as oak barrel storage and finally bottling! The tour includes a sample flight of whiskeys too!

Event: Hibernation is Over at eXplore Brown County Date: April 1-3, 5-10, 12-17, 19-24, 26-30 Time: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. (groups please call and arrange event hours) Place: eXplore Brown County (2620 Valley Branch Rd., Nashville, IN) Phone/Website: 812.988.7750 / http:// explorebrowncounty.com Admission: See website About: Hibernation is over...COUCH POTATOES REVOLT! Welcome the animals of the forest, it’s Spring at eXplore Brown County and you are a part of the beauty!The animals are out to entertain YOU. So, hop on the fire truck or the WWII Deuce and go deep into the hardwood forest to zip on 15 different zip lines included on 4 tours. Try out the new Leap of Faith and the Stairway to Heaven too!

It’s an adventure like no other and you will never forget all the fun! Reserve your spot at eXplore Brown County today.

Event: Live Music at the 19th Hole Sports Bar Date: April 1, 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, 29 Time: Starts around 8 p.m.

Place: 19th Hole Sports Bar (Lower level at Salt Creek Golf Retreat) Phone/Website: 812.988.4323 / www.saltcreekgolf.com Admission: Free About: Head to the 19th Hole, the place to go for your late night entertainment!

Enjoy great drink and food specials, a fun atmosphere, and best of all...live music!

Event: Quaff N’ Brew Beer School Date: April 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Time: 10 a.m.

Place: Big Woods Village Phone/Website: 812.988.6000 / http:// quaffon.com Admission: $5; $10 to add a pint glass About: Do you love beer? Ever wonder how beer is made? Want to learn the difference between porter and stout or lager and ale? Big Woods is offering an exciting class designed to teach you all about the world of beer.

Event: Seasons Lodge Spring Break Special Date: April 2-6, 9-13, 16-20, 23-27, 30 Place: The Seasons Lodge (560 St. Rd. 46 E., Nashville, IN) Phone/Website: 812.988.2284 / www. seasonslodge.com Admission: $50 About: Celebrate your Spring Break in Brown County! Sunday-Thursday only, stay at The Seasons Lodge for just $50 per night!

That includes free breakfast for children 12 and under. Accommodations include: heated pool, game room, ping pong table, and corn hole. Valid Sunday - Thursday during April.

Plus tax. Not valid with any other discounts or group rates.

Event: Trivia Night with Badfoot Trivia Date: April 3, 10, 17, 24 Time: 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Place: 19th Hole Sports Bar (Lower level at Salt Creek Golf Retreat) Phone/Website: 812.988.4323 / www. saltcreekgolf.com Admission: Free About: The 19th Hole welcomes Badfoot

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Michael's Flowers in downtown Nashville, Ind. Trivia's Trivia Night every Monday from 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. Head to the 19th Hole for a fun evening of seeing how smart you really are!

The entry is free and we will give away a gift certificate to the winner each week. Check out Brown County's ONLY trivia night!

Event: Brown County Reads Date: April 4 Time: 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Place: Brown County Public Library Phone/Website: 812.988.2850 / www. browncounty.lib.in.us Admission: Free About: The 5th annual Brown County Reads book is Positive by Paige Rawl. This year’s book is a memoir of a HIV positive girl who survives bullying to become an ambassador for those infected with HIV/AIDS and an advocate against bullying. She has been honored numerous times by state and national organizations as a leader and a hero for her efforts. She has been featured in USA Today, Boston Globe and the Huffington Post. Head to the Brown County Public Library on April 4th to welcome Positive author, Paige Rawl!

Event: Pub Theology Date: April 6 Time: 6 p.m.

Place: Pine Room Tavern & Muddy Boots Cafe (51 E. Chestnut Street, Nashville, IN) P h o n e / We b s i t e : w w w. f a c e b o o k . c o m / pubtheologybc Admission: Free About: Head to the Pine Room Tavern for Pub Theology! Every first Thursday of the month. Wrestle together through tough issues and current events. A discussion (spiritual, not religious) group supported by St Davids Episcopal Church. Fellowship, food, drink, theology.

Event: Wishful Thinking’s 2nd Annual Crafting Retreat Date: April 7-9 Time: Friday 3 p.m. - Sunday, 2 p.m.

Place: Brown County Inn (51 State Road 46

East, Nashville, IN) Phone/Website: 812.988.7009 / www. wishfulthinking-in.com Admission: $50 About: Are you ready for some crafting fun? Want some dedicated time to work on your scrapbooks? Wishful Thinking in hosting its 2nd annual Crafting Retreat at the Brown County Inn. At the retreat you will experience and enjoy a spacious Crop Room and your own 6' table to crop, craft and create! Enjoy a soup and salad lunch Saturday afternoon, special coupons for you to use at the Wishful Thinking shop, drawings throughout the weekend, a relaxing and creative atmosphere, and the opportunity to join Wishful Thinking for more classes (at an additional cost)! There will even be a mini Wishful Thinking Shop in the Crop Room! Fun, fun, fun!

Event: “M” Spells Murder – Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre Date: April 8 Time: Doors open at 6 p.m.; show starts at 6:30 p.m.

Place: Artists Colony Inn (105 South Van Buren Street, Nashville, IN) Phone/Website: 812.988.0600 / http:// artistscolonyinn.com Admission: $50 About: At the 1975 Spelling Bee, the high school principal was murdered but no one was ever charged with the crime. Now, 42 years later, a detective is opening Cold Case #100424541541252 and bringing all the classmates back to the scene of the crime.

Come be a part of the infamous spelling bee re-enactment and find out who did it. THIS class reunion is sure to be a killer!

Event: Hoosier Artist Gallery’s Featured Artist of the Month Date: April 8 Time: 5 p.m. - 7 p.m.

Place: Hoosier Artist Gallery (45 South Jefferson St, Nashville, IN) Phone/Website: 812.988.6888 / http://

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hoosierartist.net Admission: Free About: Each month Hoosier Artist Gallery selects a different Featured Artist who is available at the Village Art Walk to meet and greet patrons and talk with them about his/ her specific art! Light refreshments are served.

April’s featured artists are Sally May Kinsey, mosaics and mixed media and Max Monts, finely turned wooden items.

Event: Ladies for Liberty Date: April 8 Time: 7:30 p.m.

Place: Brown County Playhouse Phone/Website: 812.988.6555 / www. browncountyplayhouse.org Admission: $15 / $14 About: The Ladies are back at the Playhouse with their hit Andrews Sistersstyle entertainment. Nostalgia, patriotism, and beautiful voices make for an energetic, feel-good evening chock full of the songs you know and love. All ages show. Beer and wine will be sold in the auditorium. Show benefits Shriners' Childrens' Hospitals.

Event: Victorian Tea Date: April 9 Time: 12:30 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Place: Brown County Art Gallery (1 Artist Dr., Nashville, IN) Phone/Website: 812.988.4609 / www. browncountyartgallery.org Admission: $37 About: Don't miss out on the 23rd annual Victorian Tea! 12:30 p.m. shopping and punch with local vendors; 2 p.m. tea will be served, followed by Debra Slone's "Thoroughly Modern Addie," exploring women and the vote! Favors, raffle and door prizes. By reservation only. Please call for reservations or more information.

Event: BC Parks & Rec Annual Easter Egg Hunt Date: April 15 Time: 1 p.m.

Place: Deer Run Park (1001 Deer Run Lane, Nashville, IN) Phone/Website: 812.988.5522 / http:// bcparksrec.com Admission: Free About: Head to Deer Run Park for Brown County's annual, free Easter Egg Hunt at 1 p.m.! For ages 2-10. The Easter Bunny will be making an appearance for pictures too!

Event: Hands On History Program Date: April 20 Time: 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Place: Brown County History Center (90 E. Gould Street, Nashville, IN) Phone/Website: 812.988.2899 / www. browncountyhistorycenter.org Admission: $5 About: Brown County Historical S o c i e t y ' s C h i l d re n ' s 2 0 1 7 H a n d s O n History program will offer sessions on April 20, May 18, June 15, July 20, August 17, September 14, and October 19. This program is geared for children ages 8-12 and will run from 1- 4p.m. Topics to be covered include: pioneer gardening, nature study, pioneer housekeeping, nature study, Native Americans of Brown County, early transportation, one room school days, and harvest. Registration is required and there is a $5 fee per child per program. Sign up online!

Event: Arts in the Park Date: April 21, 22, 29, 30 Time: Varies, see schedule at http://www. browncounty.com/calendar/event/arts-inthe-park- 2017 Place: Various locations within the Brown County State Park & T.C. Steele State Historic Site Phone/Website: 812.988.6525 / http:// rhodenart.com Admission: Free About: Patricia Rhoden (Bartels), Brown County Impressionistic painter, will celebrate spring’s pallet of soft colors during Arts in the Park! Rhoden-Bartels will create an experience for the public, which is multifaceted including: environmental discussions, four public plein air (on location) painting demonstrations at the Brown County State Park, and two demonstrations at the T.C. Steele State Historic Site with audience, hands-on participation painting!.

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Billy Branch is among the scheduled headliners at the Chicago Blues Festival.

34th Annual Chicago Blues Festival coming to Millennium Park For The Edge Experience the blues live in Millennium Park at the 34th Annual Chicago Blues Festival happening June 9-11. At its new home in Millennium Park (201 E. Randolph St.), the Blues Festival will offer fans performances by the genres’ leading artists, as well as a wonderful new experience in the city’s premier outdoor music venue. The headliners performing at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion over the three days include: Billy Branch and the Sons of Blues with special guest James Cotton, Rhymefest, William Bell, Gary Clark Jr., Rhiannon Giddens, Ronnie Baker Brooks. The full schedule will be announced later this spring.

“The City of Chicago is committed to presenting high quality live musical performances, featuring international, national and local artists that celebrate Chicago’s rich blues history and its influence on all genres of music,” said Mark Kelly, Commissioner of the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events. “We are excited to move the Chicago Blues Festival to Millennium Park where fans will be able to enjoy the finest blues performances in a setting that will only heighten the event’s reputation as the world’s preeminent free blues festival.”

With a diverse lineup celebrating the Chicago blues’ past, present and future, the 34th Annual Chicago Blues Festival shares the great Chicago-born music tradition with the world and shines a spotlight on its contributions to hip-hop, rap, R&B, rock, pop and more. Headliners on the Jay Pritzker Pavilion stage will perform from 5 to 9:30 p.m. each evening.

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The festival opens in Millennium Park on Friday, June 9, with a celebration of the 40th anniversary of Billy Branch and the Sons of Blues. For this special performance, Billy Branch is bringing together many of the artists who have been part of the band since the first 1977 performance in Berlin, Germany. The set includes a special guest appearance by legendary harpist James Cotton and performances by guitarists Lurrie Bell, Carl Weathersby and Carlos Johnson.

Grammy and Oscar Award-winning artist Che “Rhymefest” Smith will perform an opening night tribute to the influence that blues music has had on rap and hip-hop.

Rhymefest grew up on Chicago’s south side and is known as a revolutionary artist, writer and activist. In 2005, he won a GRAMMY® for co-writing the legendary hit record “Jesus Walks,” performed by longtime friend, Kanye West. In 2015, Smith co-wrote "Glory" alongside John Legend and Common, for the 2014 motion picture Selma which received the 2015 Academy Award for Best Original Song.

The evening’s opening act will be announced later this spring.

Saturday, June 10 The Festival is thrilled to welcome Stax legend and soul star William Bell, who is back on top with two 2017 Grammy nominations for his album This is Where I Live, his first major release in four decades. The renowned singer-songwriter was honored in 2016 with the Lifetime Achievement Award for Songwriting at the 15th Annual Americana Honors Awards Show and also inducted into the Memphis Music Hall of Fame.

Additional headliners will be announced later this spring.

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Blues rock musician and Texas native Gary Clark Jr. will close the festival on Sunday evening with his electrifying energy and soulful sounds. With his 2012 debut album Blak And Blu and the 2014 GrammyAward for Best Traditional R&B Performance for “Please Come Home,” Gary Clark Jr. has been hailed by the New York Times as “the next Hendrix.” Clark’s 2015 album The Story of Sonny Boy Slim reached number one on the Billboard Top Blues Albums chart in October, just a month after its release.

Rhiannon Giddens last performed at the Chicago Blues Festival in 2014 with the Carolina Chocolate Drops, and since that time she released her solo debut Tomorrow Is My Turn with T-Bone Burnett in 2015. With music incorporating gospel, jazz, blues and country with a hint of rock and roll, Giddens captivates with her vocal prowess and emotional range.

On February 24, her follow-up album Freedom Highway will be released, including 9 original songs Giddens wrote or co-wrote along with a traditional song and two civil rights-era songs – “Birmingham Sunday” and the Staple Singers’ well-known single “Freedom Highway,” from which the album takes its name.

The final evening begins with Ronnie Baker Brooks who grew up on Chicago blues and is back on the Festival stage with the release of his new album, Times Have Changed. His first release in 10 years, Brooks collaborated with Steve Jordan who has worked with Keith Richards, Stevie Wonder, John Mayer and Eric Clapton. The album features Ronnie on the guitar and vocals joined by music Lonnie Brooks, “Big Head” Todd Mohr, Bobby “Blue” Bland, Steve Cropper, Angie Stone, Eddie Willis, Al Kapone, Felix Cavaliere, Lee Roy Parnell, among others.

The Chicago Blues Festival is FREE and open from 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. daily. The Jay Pritzker Pavilion will feature headliners from 5 to 9:30 p.m. nightly. Music begins each day at 11:15 a.m. at the Budweiser Crossroads Stage, the Rhythm and Blues Stage and the Front Porch. The internationally-acclaimed line-up at these stages specifically highlights local and national musicians that celebrate the genres rich tradition and heritage.

Leading up to the Chicago Blues Festival, during May and June, there will be several preview performances and film screenings held at the Chicago Cultural Center (78 E. Washington St.). The “official” Chicago Blues Festival preview on Daley Plaza will take place Monday, June 5, at noon.

F o r m o re i n f o r m a t i o n , p l e a s e v i s i t chicagobluesfestival.us. To plan your trip to Chicago for the Blues Festival, visit choosechicago.com. Join the conversation on Facebook (Chicago Blues Festival) and follow us on Twitter and Instagram @ ChicagoDCASE (#ChiBluesFest).

Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events The Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) is dedicated to enriching Chicago’s artistic vitality and cultural vibrancy. This includes fostering the development of Chicago’s non-profit arts sector, independent working artists and for-profit arts businesses; providing a framework to guide the City’s future cultural and economic growth, via the 2012 Chicago Cultural Plan; marketing the City’s cultural assets to a worldwide audience; and presenting high-quality, free and affordable cultural programs for residents and visitors.

For more information, visit cityofchicago. org/dcase.

Music Tuning in The Sheldon to present "Creole Soul"

The Sheldon presents Etienne Charles, “Creole Soul,” Saturday, March 11, 2017 at 8 p.m. in the perfect acoustics of the Sheldon Concert Hall. One of today’s most compelling and exciting young jazz artists, trumpeter Etienne Charles, a native of Trinidad and Tobago, has recorded three impressive albums for his own Culture Shock Music imprint. His n e w a l b u m , C re o l e S o u l , i s a captivating journey that taps into a myriad of styles rooted in his Afro-Caribbean background, examining the musical depths of the islands, from calypso to Haitian voodoo music.

Charles has received critical acclaim for his exciting performances, inspiring compositions and knack for connecting with audiences worldwide. He has been hailed b y T h e N e w Yo r k Ti m e s a s “ a n a u t e u r ” a n d J a z z Ti m e s a s “ A d a r i n g i m p ro v i s e r w h o delivers with heart wrenching lyricism.” As a soloist, he fully understands the New Orleans trumpet tradition and what f a m e d C re s c e n t C i t y p i a n i s t , Jelly Roll Morton so succinctly captured in the now immortal phrase, “The Spanish Tinge.”

As a sideman he has p e r f o r m e d a n d re c o rd e d w i t h M o n t y A l e x a n d e r, R o b e r t a F l a c k , F r a n k F o s t e r, R a l p h MacDonald, Johnny Mandel, Wy n t o n M a r s a l i s , M a rc u s Roberts, Maria Schneider, Count Basie Orchestra, Eric Reed, Lord Blakie, David Rudder and many others.

The Sheldon Art Galleries’ Caribbean Experience: This concert is held in conjunction with the Sheldon Art Galleries’ benefit event: “Caribbean Experience.” Tickets include a pre-concert dinner buffet with food by Mi Caribe, cocktails, live music by Samba Bom, a ticket to the Etienne Charles concert, complimentary parking,

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Firefall was one of the first bands to bring the creative and musical richness of the R o c k y M o u n t a i n a re a t o t h e f o r e f r o n t o f t h e i n d u s t r y.

They helped spearhead the birth and continuation of the country rock / folk rock sound of the 70's. The band continues to dazzle audiences with their exuberant and rocking performances - this was no 'light rock' band. FIREFALL is a group of exceptional musicians and singers, with a repertoire of recognizable songs few bands can match. Their many hits -

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"Contemporary Color"

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In 2015, former Talking Heads front man David Byrne staged an unconventional show in which he paired up 10 contemporary musicians and performers with color guard teams — those baton and saber twirling staples of small town parades and high school football games. The musicians, including the likes of St. Vincent, Lucius, Ad-Rock, Zola Jesus and Nelly Furtado, composed original songs that the color guard teams then used to choreograph a corresponding routine. The unique spectacle, which took place at Brooklyn's Barclays Center, is chronicled with experimental verve in the documentary "Contemporary Color," from filmmaking brothers Bill and Turner Ross.

Narrative is of little consequence in "Contemporary Color."

The Ross brothers show some interest in the excitable high school students from various parts of the country who have devoted most of the free time of their young lives to their color guard teams. This strange, high profile gig will also be the last time many are performing together. But the audience doesn't get to know any individual well enough for that to have any sort of emotional impact.

Maybe it'll remind some of their long lost high school passions, but the most remarkable thing about these youngsters is what happens when they're on the stage moving in tandem in an eye-popping swirl of sequins and flags. You forget that just a minute ago they were giggly and emotional and inarticulate in that way that most normal people are when a camera is pointed at them.

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

RUNNING TIME: 107 minutes.

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

"Logan"

"Logan " is not for the faint of heart — not just because of its brutal violence, but because it packs an emotional wallop you don't typically expect from a comic-book movie.

Featuring Hugh Jackman's final turn as Wolverine, "Logan" isn't a shiny, colorful, superhero-style film, either. It's gritty, dark, and a deeply satisfying conclusion for fans who've followed the clawed character through Jackman's past eight movie outings with the X-Men and alone as Wolverine.

Writer-director James Mangold, who also directed 2013's "The Wolverine," clearly loves the character as much as Jackman does, and both seem liberated by this film's R rating. "Logan" is not a kids' movie. It's viscerally violent — lots of claws-throughthe-face shots — and emotionally profound as it explores the relationship between Logan and Professor X (Patrick Stewart).

Viewers would need some basic familiarity with these characters to fully appreciate the story told in "Logan." If you don't know anything about the relationship between the title mutant and Charles Xavier (Stewart), the arc they experience in this film would be far less impactful.

(The quick version: Professor X is the de-facto leader of mutants, who most appreciates them and their powers. Logan has resented the immortality that comes with his mutant-ness, and has a lot softer heart than his claws would indicate.)

It's the near future, and Logan is a hard-drinking limo-driver for hire. As one of the few remaining mutants, he keeps a low profile while caring for an aging and ill Professor X, who's hidden in a secret silo just south of the Mexican border. Half the time he babbles nonsense, but the professor tells him there's a young mutant coming their way, and soon they're charged with Laura, a little girl who doesn't speak but has deadly claws like Wolverine.

RATED: R for "strong brutal violence and language throughout, and for brief nudity."

RUNNING TIME: 141 minutes.

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

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"Stalin's tyranny could destroy their country. But not their love."

Yep, that's the tagline for "Bitter Harvest," the new movie about young love during the Holodomor, the 1932-33 forced famine in Ukraine orchestrated by Josef Stalin that killed millions. And if it sounds like a schmaltzy, soap opera-like treatment of a serious and historic tragedy, well, that's because it is.

That's too bad, because teaching important history to younger generations via popular culture is always a worthy cause. It's just that soaking this sobering story in a soppy romance does little to advance that cause.

"Bitter Harvest," directed by George Mendeluk, stars the British actor Max Irons (son of Jeremy) as Yuri, the thoughtful grandson of a venerated Ukrainian warrior, and Samantha Barks as Natalka, the village girl he loves. Barks finds a bit more depth of character between the lines of the gooey, unsubtle script by Mendeluk and first-time screenwriter Richard Bachynsky-Hoover; Irons, who might play a good Romeo one day, is reduced to smoldering soulfully as his country implodes.

We're introduced to these characters as children, in a seemingly idyllic life in the countryside, frolicking in the woods and swimming in the river. "My Ukraine," Yuri intones in an earnest opening voiceover, was a place "where legends lived and anything was possible." Yuri's father (Barry Pepper) inculcates a love of freedom in the young boy. "No one can ever take away our freedom," he tells Yuri, in words that we know will echo in his head — and we do mean literally — years later.

"Remember that!"

RATED: R by the Motion Picture Association of America "for violence and disturbing images."

RUNNING TIME: 103 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: One star out of four.

"Beauty and the Beast"

The Disney "live-action" remakes, of which the new "Beauty and the Beast" is but one in an assembly line, are starting to resemble an iPhone software update. Click a button and that old cartoon interface changes Belle into Emma Watson, the Beast into Dan Stevens and maybe fixes a few bugs in the system.

"Beauty and the Beast," that "tale as old as time" (or, to pinpoint it, 1740, when the French fairy tale was published), could certainly use a few tweaks. It is, after all, a fable about finding beauty within that ends, curiously, with the once superficial prince falling for a beautiful woman he's kidnapped, whose name literally means beauty. If you'd like to untangle those ironies, please, be our guest.

Director Bill Condon's film — let's call it "Beauty and the Beast 2.0" — often feels in search of a purpose beyond the allbut-certain dollar signs. Much of the live-action/digital effects makeover is less lifelike than the Oscar-winning 1991 animated film: It's gained a dimension but lost a pulse. The merely fine acting and the lavish production design (the sumptuous sets nearly swallow the performers whole) dutifully strive to make this a worthy enterprise.

Opposites attract, of course. And this "Beauty and the Beast" is equal parts dispiriting and enchanting: overflowing in handsome craft, but missing a spirit inside. Howard Ashman and Alan Menken's songs still have their infectious kick, but most of the big musical moments feel more like very good covers of the originals. (There are also three less-memorable new songs by Menken and Tim Rice.)

RATED: PG by the Motion Picture Association of America for "some action violence, peril and frightening images."

RUNNING TIME: 129 minutes.

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

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"Kong: Skull Island"

Not since Marlon Brando in "Apocalypse Now" murmured of "the horror" has such a brooding beast lurked deep within a war-ravaged jungle as the King Kong of "Kong: Skull Island."

Yes, the big ape is back, this time with a rollicking Vietnam War backdrop and the Creedence Clearwater-thumping soundtrack to match. The year is 1973, Nixon is pulling troops out of Vietnam and American explorer Bill Randa (John Goodman) has convinced a senator (Richard Jenkins) to bankroll a quick expedition on the way out to an uncharted South Pacific island where "myth and science meet."

Unlike Brando's Colonel Kurtz, we don't have to wait very long for our errand boys — a cobbled-together team lead

by Lieutenant Colonel Packard (Samuel L. Jackson) — to encounter Kong on the exotic island. No sooner has their swarm of helicopters penetrated the island's permanently stormy perimeter is Kong swatting them away like flies, and the soldiers —fresh off the failed war — yet again find themselves in a gruesome quagmire.

What's a gorilla got to do with Vietnam? Well, that's the 800pound metaphor in the room.

"Kong: Skull Island" is the latest in a long line of reboots going back to the 1933 original. The disappointment of Peter Jackson's lavish but bloated 2005 attempt pushed producers to explore some other kind of evolution for the chest-pounding primate. Director Jordan Vogt-Roberts (whose only previous feature was the indie comedy "The Kings of Summer") has uprooted the tale from its imperialist origins (beware of what you plunder abroad) and commissioned Kong as a stand-in for the folly of Vietnam.

RATED: PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for "intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action, and for brief strong language."

RUNNING TIME: 118 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Two stars out of four.

"Trainspotting 2"

Nostalgia can be tricky, casting a rose-colored glow on memories that may not deserve it. Do we look back fondly on our youth because it was so magical, or simply because it was our youth, with so many mistakes yet to be made?

That question is central in "T2 Trainspotting ," which is all about the hazy warmth of nostalgia, both for its characters and its audience.

Twenty-one years after "Trainspotting" shocked moviegoers with depictions of drug use and directionless Gen-Xers, "T2" reunites the original writer, director and cast for another timely look at modern life. These characters that wiled away their 20s with heroin and petty crime in a cult film that captured the frustrated voice of a generation are now middle-aged, with all the perspective and regret the passage of time can bring.

Of course, director Danny Boyle, screenwriter John Hodge and stars Ewan McGregor, Jonny Lee Miller, Ewen Bremner and Robert Carlyle have experienced that same passage of time, making "T2" even more poignant than an ordinary movie about male friendships. Here, the fictional characters and real filmmakers are facing the same challenges of aging and adulthood; of returning to a formative place after two decades and reflecting on what's happened since.

Mark Renton (McGregor), who kicked drugs and ripped off his friends in the original "Trainspotting," comes back to Edinburgh as his life is falling apart. He pursued exactly the kind of mainstream lifestyle he railed against in the film's famous "choose life" monologue. Despite having a wife, a house, a corporate job and a gym membership, Renton is miserable.

RATED: R by the Motion Picture Association of America for "drug use, language throughout, strong sexual content, graphic nudity and some violence."

RUNNING TIME: 118 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Three stars out of four.

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"Trainspotting 2" a roll toward adulthood

By SANDY COHEN Associated Press Nostalgia can be tricky, casting a rosecolored glow on memories that may not deserve it. Do we look back fondly on our youth because it was so magical, or simply because it was our youth, with so many mistakes yet to be made?

That question is central in "T2 Trainspotting ," which is all about the hazy warmth of nostalgia, both for its characters and its audience.

Twenty-one years after "Trainspotting" shocked moviegoers with depictions of drug use and directionless Gen-Xers, "T2" reunites the original writer, director and cast for another timely look at modern life.

These characters that wiled away their 20s with heroin and petty crime in a cult film that captured the frustrated voice of a generation are now middle-aged, with all the perspective and regret the passage of time can bring.

Of course, director Danny Boyle, screenwriter John Hodge and stars Ewan McGregor, Jonny Lee Miller, Ewen Bremner and Robert Carlyle have experienced that same passage of time, making "T2" even more poignant than an ordinary movie about male friendships. Here, the fictional characters and real filmmakers are facing the same challenges of aging and adulthood; of returning to a formative place after two decades and reflecting on what's happened since.

Mark Renton (McGregor), who kicked drugs and ripped off his friends in the original

"Trainspotting," comes back to Edinburgh as his life is falling apart.

He pursued exactly the kind of mainstream lifestyle he railed against in the film's famous "choose life" monologue. Despite having a wife, a house, a corporate job and a gym membership, Renton is miserable.

He finds Sick Boy (Miller), now known as Simon, still living on the fringe. Rocking the same bleached-blond hair he did in his 20s, Simon supports his cocaine habit by secretly filming and blackmailing men who sleep with his prostitute girlfriend.

Spud (Bremner) is still struggling with heroin addiction, and has seen his personal relationships crumble. Begbie (Carlyle) is still in jail.

All hold varying grudges against Renton,

who has come to make amends.

There's a maturity and a seriousness to "T2" that was absent from the original. If "Trainspotting" was an irreverent kid who considered heroin a playful pastime and thievery an essential life component, "T2" is its wizened older brother who understands consequences. (Note to viewers: While "T2" offers enough explication to stand alone, those who've seen the original will get more from the sequel.)

There's still a lot of fun to be had in "T2."

Boyle plays with some of the cinematic tricks that were so eye-popping in the original, though they look less groundbreaking here. There's also a thrilling heist, a punchy soundtrack and an excellent update of Renton's "choose life" speech.

Don't see the "Belko Experiment" on a full stomach

By ROBERT GRUBAUGH For The Edge While most of the movie-going world was enthralled by the live action retelling of the musical “Beauty & the Beast”, to the tune of $174 million this weekend, I was in the mood for something darker and less charming.

While I may have eschewed that film for “The Belko Experiment”, do not mistake that as me passing judgment on what is surely a finely crafted Disney masterpiece.

And there’s nothing that would make me forsake seeing Emma Watson and/or her freckles in another picture.

Instead I sought out this bleak genre thriller from screenwriter James Gunn, a St. Louis native, who came to prominence when he directed the first “Guardians

o f t h e G a laxy” p ic ture a fe w summers back. It was exactly as advertised, so “body count” is a worthwhile sales point.

American employees at a Belko Industries office in Bogota begin work on a seemingly normal day to find that their innocuous office setting has become a deathtrap and that an unseen voice (Gregg Henry) on the intercom system is commanding them to destroy each other in a deadly game of ‘kill or be killed’. Sound far-fetched?

C e r t a i n l y.

Sound familiar?

Indubitably.

Movies like “Saw” and the Karl Urban remake of “Judge Dredd” are more than flattered in frequent homages during the short and sweet splatterfest that is “The Belko Experiment”.

Lovable schlub Mike Milch (John Gallagher, Jr.) is the lead drone in

a workplace full of slackers, comic relief, current television stars (like Tony Goldwyn in a psycho role as COO), and enough familiar faces to keep you thinking about where else you’ve seen most of these cast members before.

Mike’s job when the crisis b e gins is to take it s e rio us ly enough to keep his girlfriend (Adria Arjona) and buddy (James Earl) alive. Once the command comes that if half the office staff isn’t dead in two hours’ time, half of the rest will die, Mike is up against both a clock and a few overzealous colleagues (John C. McGinley, Owain Yeoman) who feel entitled to point out the expendable associates.

T h e re ’ s n o t m u c h t i m e f o r exposition or laughs, but both are peppered in neatly.

The special effects of this

ultra-low budget gem are used sparingly to help illustrate the deadly shenanigans The Voice is using to command Mike and his officemates.

Half of the fun is watching the society of this lonely office park crumble and the other half is the bizarre ways in which torturous deaths are cooked up for different folks, like being smashed by elevator doors or bashed with heavy wrenches.

Frequent baddie Michael Rooker, here a decent bloke, does a lot with only his bald pate in a small supporting role. The women characters are thin.

One openly uses her sexuality as payment for avoiding a messy end (that still comes). Only Mike is really explored as a hero and a thoughtful person.

He deduces that the lack of

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f o re i g n w o r k e r s p re s e n t t h a t day and a change in the guards’ routine are hampering their means of escaping. So are the secretly implanted explosives each cubicle cretin has inside their neck to force compliance.

This pays off for him during a cheeky final scene when he both confronts The Voice one last time and learns the true horror of what he’s been through. It’s all for naught, Mike’s tale, but the movie itself, if you go for this sort of thing, absolutely delivers.

Just don’t go into it on a full stomach.

“The Belko Experiment” runs 88 minutes and is rated R for strong bloody violence throughout, language including sexual references, and some drug use. I give this film two and a half stars out of four.

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The Arts Artistic adventures McKendree to host "DCI St. Louis" Drum Corps Show

McKendree University once a g a i n w i l l h o s t D ru m C o r p s International’s annual “DCI St. Louis” competition on Wednesday, July 12. Scheduled to perform are Genesis, of Austin, Texas; Legends, of Kalamazoo, Mich.; Madison Scouts, of Madison, Wis.; Music City, of Nashville, Tenn.; Phantom Regiment, of Rockford, Ill.; Pioneer, of Milwaukee, Wis.; and Santa Clara Vanguard, of Santa Clara, Calif.

The 7:30 p.m. show will take place at Leemon Athletic Field on campus, adjacent to the Hettenhausen Center for the Arts at 400 N. Alton St. in Lebanon, Ill. Gates will open at 6 p.m.

Phantom Regiment will host a drum camp at the university from July 10 to 13; for more information or to register, visit regiment.org/ camps.

Tickets for “DCI St. Louis” are available at dci.org/tickets. Prices range from $25 to $35 for reserved premium seating. Ticket prices will increase $5 on the day of the show.

Groups of 20 or more qualify for a $5 discount in select sections. Call DCI at 317-275-1212 to purchase g ro u p t i c k e t s o r w h e e l c h a i r accessible seating. Advance orders will end approximately one week before the event. The show is expected to sell out, however any remaining tickets may be purchased at the box office after 3 p.m.

“DCI St. Louis” is on “Marching Music’s Major League’s” 4 5 t h a n n u a l s u m m e r t o u r, which culminates at the world championship finals in Indianapolis in August. Proceeds from “DCI St. Louis” support the McKendree University Music Department’s interactive “Music in Our Schools” program for pre-K through 12th grade students.

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Day one of St.ART, the canvases will be painted in black and white.

The TRUTH of the hopelessness, the desperation of not feeling heard, and the hardships found in our inner city neighborhoods. Day two the theme is: “Hope has color.” In one of the brightest areas that our city celebrates, those same artists will paint in color, their vision of our new community.

“The incident in Ferguson changed me from having rose colored glasses about St. Louis, to becoming aware of the distinct socioeconomic and racial divide, which has been palpable to both the black and white populations in our community for decades,” said Tompkins. “When I saw messages of frustration and despair, as well as messages of hope displayed, it spurred me take action. Large scale art has always had an ability to convey emotion on a much grander scale—the impact is so much bigger.

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While the first day will be held in Fairgrounds Park, day two will be held at Langenberg Field in Forest Park. Both days are complementary and open to the public from 10am-8pm. Street artists signed on include Basil Kincaid, Cbabi Bayoc, Fnnch, Peat Eyez Wollaeger, Kidlew a n d S t e p h e n “ YA R N b o m b e r ” Duneier.

Poets include Pacia Anderson, and Richard Blanco. Blanco, who was selected by President Barack Obama in 2012 to serve as the fifth inaugural poet in U.S. history (joining the ranks of Robert Frost and Maya Angelou), will open and close the festival.

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Above, the peanut butter and jelly bacon dog and an order of S'mores fries from Dogs 'n Frys located at 503 Paul Ave. in Florissant. Below, the front of the restaurant.

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By BILL ROSEBERRY Of The Edge Wow, wow, wow.

My latest find could be called an art studio as well as a restaurant. Dogs ‘n Frys in Florissant pushes the limits when it comes to food. It will blow your mind.

Pretty new to the St. Louis area food scene, Dogs ‘n Frys was established in 2014 at 503 Paul Ave. in Florissant and ever since it has been changing everyone’s idea of hot dogs and French fries.

You think of something that you thought you’d never see on a hot dog or slopped on French fries and you will probably see it at Dogs ‘n Frys.

With a little coaxing I talked Kelly to go with me for a gluttonous visit recently.

Unfortunately it’s a little off the beaten path in Florissant inside a strip mall and is pretty small. There are just three small metal tables and chairs and a long metal dinner table with stools along the front wall. Luckily we visited on a Sunday afternoon and it wasn’t busy so we were able to dine in, but it can sometimes get pretty packed according to the workers.

There are no TVs inside, just some pop music playing over the speakers. The service was great. There is a small counter with an extensive menu on the wall behind it and the server is extremely knowledgeable. They will walk you through the menu so you can believe the ridiculous things you read.

Now I know the suspense is killing you.

You’re probably thinking — how crazy can this place be? So here were Kelly and I’s orders on our visit: I got the peanut butter and jelly bacon dog with a side of S’mores fries, while Kelly ordered the cheesesteak dog and a side of lobster bisque fries.

Now do you see what I mean? Pablo Picasso, Leonardo da Vinci and Vincent van Gogh would be proud of these artistic geniuses. I’m sure Dr. Frankenstein would probably puff out his chest a little, too.

I’ll start with my hot dog. It was an all-beef hot dog wrapped in turkey bacon and topped with a peanut butter and jelly sauce and sweet caramelized onions.

Now I’ve eaten and reviewed a peanut butter

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hamburger before and the concept is similar.

The taste of the peanut butter is very faint.

What it does is make the tastes of everything else pop with creaminess. The texture of the other food seems to melt in your mouth.

The major taste was that of the hot dog, bacon and onions and the doughy bun was a nice vehicle to bring it all together. It was pretty tasty and definitely a unique experience.

A nice touch is every bun is stamped with the words Dogs ‘n Frys on it.

The star of my meal were the fries though.

Oh lordy were they delicious. They started with fresh cut fries with the skin on and were then smothered in melted marshmallows, chocolate sauce and crumbled Graham crackers. The fries were the perfect vehicle for the toppings, never getting soggy under their gooey goodness.

The saltiness of the fries cut the extravagance of the sweet taste from the chocolate, marshmallows and Graham crackers. It works as a dessert or tasty companion for a hot dog. It is by far one of the craziest things

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I’ve ever eaten and also one of the best, a true destination meal.

As for Kelly’s order, she let me pilfer a couple of her lobster bisque fries, which were blanketed with lobster bisque, one of her favorite dishes, along with bell peppers and onions. She ordered it without onions though.

She loved them, while I found them to be too salty with the bisque and the fries. I just didn’t think the ingredients went together as surprisingly well as my S’mores fries. They are not always on the menu, as there are monthly specials that keep the creative juices flowing at Dogs ‘n Frys.

I didn’t get to taste any of her hot dog, but she really enjoyed it too. Her dog consisted of toppings of shredded steak, queso cheese, red onions, green peppers, banana peppers and mayo. Again she held the onions.

The remainder of the menu will continue to amaze you. There are items like the sweet and spicy dog with spicy raspberry sauce, cheddar cheese, seared jalapenos and sweet barbecue sauce and the early bird with a bacon wrapped

hot dog topped with a fried egg, chopped potatoes and maple syrup.

As for the fries, your jaw will hit the floor even more when you get a gander at the ice cream fries, consisting of seasoned fries topped with either chocolate, vanilla or strawberry ice cream or the hot fries with grilled jalapenos, cheddar cheese, hot sauce, sriracha, crushed red pepper and Flamin’ Hot Cheetos.

To peruse everything they have to offer, take a look at the menu at www.dogsnfrys.com or visit their Facebook page, which has some pictures and more. The menu gets tweaked a little from time to time and the monthly specials aren’t included. The best way to get the full experience is to just go in.

Price wise it was very affordable. For both our hot dogs and fry orders with drinks was just under $22. The fountain soda is all supplied by Excel out of Breese, including delicious Ski. I urge you to visit Dogs n’ Frys the first chance you get, it’s certainly a destination place when you gotta eat.

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