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April 10, 2014

Vol. 11 No. 32

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Broadway at the Peabody page 7

Whitaker Music Festival page 18

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What’s Inside 3

Battling back

Torrie Kruse returns from illness.

6 Alvin Ailey

Famous dance company coming to St. Louis.

7 Lucy and Ricky

Peabody to host Broadway season.

10 At the Contemporary Summer art exhibit schedule announced.

13 Emma Watson More spiritual than religious.

18 Whittaker Music Festival Annual favorite returns to MoBOT.

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What’s Happening Friday April 11___________ • Adult Egg Hunt, Jefferson Barracks County Park, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

• Illphonics w/Nee, CaveofSwords, Plush St. Louis, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

• Shakey Graves w/Esme Patterson, Blueberry Hill, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

• Sierra Hull w/The Way Down Wanderers, Old Rock House, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

• Czar Valley w/Casinos for Madmen, Brother Mouzone, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

• Bachanalia, Palladium Saint Louis, St. Louis, 6:30 p.m.

• Billy Joel, Scottrade Center, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

• St. Louis Tionol followed by Ceili, Schlafly Tap Room, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m.

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

• The Liquid Gold Band w/ Tom Hall & Alice Spencer, Rollfast Ramblers, The Gramophone, St. Lous, Doors 7:00 p.m.

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

• Tradition Redefined: The Larry and Brenda Thompson Collection of African-American Art, The Saint Louis University Museum of Art, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Runs

through May 18.

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

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

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

• Art of Africa from The University Museum at SIUE, Edwardsville Arts Center, Edwardsville, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

• In The Aftermath of Trauma: Contemporary Video Installations, Kemper Art Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Runs through April 20.

• On The Thresholds of SpaceMaking: Shinohara Kazou and His Legacy Exhibit, Kemper Art Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Runs through April 20.

• Impressionist France: Visions of Nation from Le Gray to Monet Exhibit, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Runs through July 16.

Saturday April 12___________ • Adult Egg Hunt, Jefferson Barracks County Park, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

• Dubquest 6, Plush St. Louis, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

• The Who Band plays Tommy, Old Rock House, St. Louis, Doors

7:00 p.m.

• Lo c a l D i s to r t i o n w / T h e Homewreckers, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 8:30 p.m.

• St. Louis, Tionol, Sheldon Concert Hall, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

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

• St. Louis Symphony Live at Powell Hall Concert: Ben Folds, Powell Symphony Hall, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m.

• Hazard to Ya Booty w/The Broadcast, The Gramophone, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

• Pure Prairie League, The Wildey Theatre, Edwardsville, 8:00 p.m.

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

• Art of its Own Making, The Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through August 23.

• Tradition Redefined: The Larry and Brenda Thompson Collection of African-American Art, The Saint Louis University Museum of Art, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Runs through May 18.

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

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

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On the Edge of the Weekend

April 10, 2014

People Coming all the way back

By MATTHEW KAMP Of The Edge One by one, members of the Edwardsville softball program entered Gym B at EHS on a recent Thursday, preparing for another practice before the start of the regular season.

It was like any other day in the early stages of the season, with cool weather and wet field conditions keeping the Tigers indoors for the start of their practice. Two batting cages were brought down from the ceiling, a middle curtain separated the two sides and coach Lori Blade was to the side watching.

Junior Torrie Kruse, who just turned 17 this month, was in her familiar place, surrounded by teammates as they worked on their respective swing paths. She had been there the previous two seasons, and it was last year that she made her way on to the varsity team as a first baseman and designated player.

This year was different, though. Kruse was playing the sport she loved with a renewed perspective on life. Only five months earlier, she was at Children’s Hospital in St. Louis battling for her life after being diagnosed with Wilson’s disease.

“I am so surprised,” she said about already playing softball.

“I thought I wouldn’t even be at school until the first of the year and I even came back earlier than expected. It is just awesome to be able to do physical activities sooner than anybody thought with how bad I was.

“I feel a lot more fortunate and grateful that I am able to play softball before I was in the hospital. I am going to take advantage of it.”

Wilson’s disease, a hereditary condition, is an excessive buildup of copper in the body. Starting in the liver, the copper deposits can spread to the brain, kidneys and eyes. It affects 1 in 30,000 people worldwide and symptoms usually appear between the ages of six and 20 years old. As far as a cure, medicine can help moderate the levels, while liver transplant is also a possibility depending on the severity.

For Kruse, it was extremely severe and it went undetected until early October.

“I didn’t feel good for about a week and then a week later I was in the hospital not feeling good at all,” she said. “It happened really fast.”

Torrie’s mother, Tammy, had noticed her daughter was not feeling well and acting like herself.

An overly active person with softball, Torrie was fatigued and feeling sick to her stomach.

“She was really tired, and she kept saying in the morning that if she didn’t eat anything she would get sick to her stomach. I told her to make sure to eat something,” Tammy said. “That week, she started feeling really tired. She had been around people with mono, so I wondered if she had that.”

On Tuesday, Oct. 1, the Kruses went to the pediatrician for a mononucleosis test and came away with negative results.

“Everything came back OK,” Tammy recalled.

The following day, Torrie was back at school, climbing the stairs and walking the hallways. She headed to Lincoln Middle School next to watch her younger sister cheer.

It was at the middle school that Tammy realized something was different.

“She walked up and I told her, ‘Your eyes look yellow.’ She said, ‘They do and somebody said that at school today, too.’

She felt fine but she was tired,” Tammy said.

With the color change alarming Tammy, she called the doctor Thursday morning to schedule another appointment.

Torrie stayed home from school that day, as the doctor’s office believed she had hepatitis.

At Thursday’s appointment, a urine test showed abnormal results and the doctors told Torrie not to return to school until they could figure it out.

“It looked like soda,” Tammy said.

Things took a turn for the worst overnight and into Friday.

Torrie began throwing up at 5:30 a.m. and feeling like she was going to pass out. After laying down on the couch, she struggled to get up and walk.

Tammy, alertly, took her daughter to the emergency room.

Torrie’s dad, Todd, had to come home from work and help her to the car. She could barely walk on her own power.

Dehydration was the first thought when Torrie arrived, but blood work pointed to something much bigger. Her liver enzymes were out of sort and she was rushed to St. Louis Children’s Hospital.

“The next morning the doctor came in and said he was in acute liver failure and that she was going to need a liver transplant,” Tammy said. “They were pretty sure that she had Wilson’s disease, but couldn’t confirm it. They still had to do all the tests. The doctor asked if we wanted to tell Torrie or if we wanted her to. We were still in shock and upset that we told her we would sit with Torrie when she tells her.”

Torrie couldn’t remember too much from what the doctor said, but did recall, “Whenever she said I was in acute liver failure, I just thought of transplant immediately and how big of a surgery it is and how scary it is since I’ve never had a big surgery before. I was just thinking transplant immediately.”

Wilson’s disease was an unknown to the Kruses, including Torrie.

“It was all foreign to me,” she said. “I had no idea. I hadn’t heard of it in my life. Even some of the doctors I had talked to didn’t know about it. It was just all so scary.”

Torrie Kruse Wilson’s disease is genetic and Torrie received the recessive genes from her parents. Her younger sister, who Torrie quickly asked about when learning about her condition, was able to be tested early. That way, if there was anything, the youngest Kruse could be monitored at a much earlier age.

Wilson’s disease was also causing the fatigue that Torrie had been battling, as the liver was failing to break down the red blood cells and the hemoglobin count had dropped to five — the normal count for her age is 13-14.

“The doctors couldn’t believe she was functioning the day before and walking up the steps at school,” Tammy said.

Torrie, later, met with the liver transplant team and had the surgery explained to her. The transplant coordinator had a pager and was expecting a page the first few nights.

Though the urine test had yet to determine that Torrie had Wilson’s disease, the doctors decided to start the treatment.

Penicillamine, though, caused a problem with the bone marrow and kidney function, and a switch was made over to syprine.

Fortunately for the Kruses, the syprine worked and Torrie’s level began to drop back to normal. Had it not, the teenager would have needed the liver transplant and the doctors would have had to put her in a medicine-induced coma beforehand due to aggressiveness of the treatment.

“The doctors told me they hadn’t seen someone in such bad shape not have to get the transplant. They were really surprised,” Torrie said. “Originally, the medicine was just to stabilize me and make my levels more normal before I would get the transplant. They were still thinking I was going to need.

It was really awesome to be able to take the medicine and reverse all my symptoms.”

As the symptoms subsided, Torrie began physical therapy, and her mom said it wasn’t easy at first.

“When physical therapy came, her first exercise was to raise her legs up one at a time. She was getting worn out from it,” Tammy said.

Almost 10 days after being admitted into St. Louis Children’s Hospital, Torrie was beginning to regain her energy and the physical therapy was helping her become stronger. Steps out of bed soon turned into walks around the room.

Eventually, Torrie was able to make a lap around the nurses station. Her mom recalled cheers from the nurses, while Torrie was just thrilled to be making progress back to normal.

“The first week in the hospital was a little bit shaky. After a week, they slowly started getting better. I was eventually able to get out of bed without feeling light-headed and able to walk.

I was later able to do a lap around the nurses station and I started to feel good,” Torrie said.

During the entire process, even with everything going on at EHS — Friday night football games, parties and Homecoming — Torrie was focused on getting better and staying strong for her family. Instead of being down on the situation, she was upbeat and trying to make the prior two weeks seem like something little.

Tammy couldn’t believe her daughter’s attitude.

“Her attitude was amazing,” Tammy recalled. “She said she was scared but that she was trying to strong for everybody else, because everybody else was so upset and scared.

“She made it seem like it was just a bump in the road. She kept saying, ‘Mom, I am going to be OK. Even if I have a transplant, I am going to be OK.’” Torrie was right, she was going to be OK. She was released from the hospital two-and-a-half weeks after arriving.

Twice a day Torrie has to take syprine to help moderate the level of copper in her body, and she has her blood work monthly.

“There’s no cure for this disease, just the medicine to flush the copper out of your system and maintain your levels,” Torrie said. “I can live a normal life and I can’t forget my medicine. I have to go in for blood tests monthly to make sure.”

Torrie’s diet was also altered to help her get rid of the excessive copper. She isn’t allowed to have chocolate, nuts, seeds, shell fish, organ meat and mushrooms.

“The toughest thing is definitely chocolate,” Torrie said. “I can’t have any. The only thing I can have is white chocolate. It is pretty hard to avoid. I pretty much had chocolate milk with every meal before I was in the hospital. All I would drink was water and chocolate milk. Now, it is just water and normal milk that I drink.”

Originally, the doctor’s plan was for Torrie to stay home from school until the beginning of 2014. With all of the blood transfusions and medicine she had taken, her immune system was not built back up. Doctors were worried about mononucleosis and what it could do to her then if she had caught it. As for sports, that was up to Torrie and how she was feeling.

Torrie, though, made such a tremendous comeback that she was back in school on Nov. 4. Bored, with nothing to do at home, she was ready to go to back with or without a mask to help ward off any germs.

“Since I was so bad with acute liver failure, they told me I wouldn’t be able to go back to school until the first of the year and then I’d start with sports at my own pace,” Torrie said. “I recovered at a much faster pace.”

It was determined that Torrie didn’t need the mask and she walked back into EHS exactly one month after she had been admitted into the hospital.

The thing Torrie remembered the most from her first day was seeing other students and friends wearing Team TK shirts.

She didn’t even know some of them, but they were all there to support her.

“When I came back to school and walking through the halls, I would see people with the Team TK shirts on. It was just incredible,” Torrie said. “It was really awesome being able to go back. It was really boring at home and I couldn’t go anywhere. It was awesome to get back into a routine.”

Team TK — named after her — was a benefit set up to help raise proceeds for the Kruses and the hospital bills. T-shirts were sold and can still be purchased at www.memberplanet. com/s/teamtk/shirtorder to purchase a shirt.

There were also several benefits, including locally at Annie’s Frozen Custard and Culvers. The Angels, a club softball team from Bloomington, also raised money and a Midland Magic softball tournament in Springfield tournament charged admission with the proceeds going to Torrie. Umpires from the tournament each donated a game of pay, as well.

“It was overwhelming,” Tammy said. “I think that kind of her helped her. On the Team TK page, people were ordering shirts. We were getting cards and letters from everywhere.

There were people in Minnesota and Texas buying shirts, and she was on a prayer list down in Mexico.

“During the first week-and-a-half, when she wasn’t feel well, we would be up a 3 a.m. looking at stuff online. She was saying she felt like she was in a movie, like it wasn’t real.”

If Torrie’s life does become a movie, she hasn’t picked out who would play her just yet.

Like fate, it was the Angels that Torrie would play against in her first softball tournament back. Playing for the Black Widows, she played third base and helped the team win the championship the weekend of Jan. 18-19.

“We played against the Angels in the championship game and she was playing third base. The coaches over there said, ‘Hey, we are so glad to see back on the field, but we aren’t taking it easy on you,’” Tammy said.

Three months after seeing her daughter struggle to walk around the hospital room and in the hospital hallways, Tammy was watching Torrie do what she loves in Pekin. It was her first tournament back and it was an emotional sight.

“I almost cried. I will probably cry when I see her out on the high school field,” Tammy said. “It is just unbelievable. It was the furthest thing from our mind. We just wanted her to be healthy and home. We couldn’t believe she was out there playing. I thought maybe she would be playing summer ball, but for her to be back playing is amazing.”

And now, a week away from the start of softball season, Torrie is back with her friends doing what she loves. She will soon be batting in the middle of the Edwardsville order and playing first base.

It was right where Torrie wanted to be and it was a goal of her’s while she was in hospital. She even told head coach Lori Blade that she would do her best to be ready for softball, as she couldn’t imagine not playing for the Edwardsville Tigers.

“It is just absolutely awesome that she is capable of it. That is the type of kid she is. She is a workhorse that fights through anything,” Blade said.

It was that fighting attitude that helped Torrie overcome her battle.

“It is overwhelming to see how far she has come,” Tammy said. “When she was laying in that bed, softball and everything else was just the furthest from my mind. To see where she is at now is just unbelievable.”

Torrie said, “It’s awesome to feel like a normal person again.”

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People People planner Zoo announces schedule The Saint Louis Zoo has announced its schedule for the spring and summer of 2014.

Saturdays and Sundays, April 5 through May 25, 2014 First Bank Sea Lion Shows. 10:30 a.m., 1 and 3 p.m. $4/person.

Children under 2 are free. For information: (314) 781-0900 or www. stlzoo.org.

Sea lion superstars will thrill you with flipper walks, ball balancing and lots of splashing! Shows will be held at the new Lichtenstein Sea Lion Arena, which features an 811-seat ampitheater for seasonal shows, a large stage, a rock bridge extending into the audience and a high diving platform and slide.

April 16, 2014 Saint Louis Zoo Lecture.

“Sustainability 101: Grounding Green Across the Gateway Region.

7:30 to 9 p.m. in The Living World.

Free. For information: (314) 646-4544 or www.stlzoo.org/education.

Presentation by Jean Ponzi, Green Resources Manager for the EarthWays Center of the Missouri Botanical Garden. The Conservation Conversation lecture series is sponsored by the Saint Louis Zoo, in partnership with the Academy of Science-St. Louis.

April 18 through October 31, 2014 Inspired by Nature: A collection of wildlife art by Robert Bateman.

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily. Admission is free. For information: (314) 781-0900

or www.stlzoo.org.

A collection of stunning original paintings by internationally acclaimed wildlife artist and conservationist, Robert Bateman, is exhibited in Peabody Hall. This beautiful exhibition was made possible through the generous bequest of longtime Zoo donors, C. C. Johnson and Edith Spink.

April 18 through September 28, 2014 Stingrays at Caribbean Cove presented by Mercy. Open daily.

Admission is $4. Children under 2 are free. Feeding is $1. Admission is free the first hour the Zoo is open.

Group rate for 15 or more is $3 per person. For information: (314) 7810900 or www.stlzoo.org.

Back by popular demand, cownose and southern rays return to the 17,000-gallon pool at the Saint Louis Zoo this summer. Visitors can enjoy a hands-on opportunity to touch and feed these gentle and fascinating ocean creatures as they glide through a tropical saltwater habitat. Also returning are horseshoe crabs, white-spotted bamboo and bonnethead sharks!

April 20, 2014 Enrichment Eggstravaganza. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free. For information: (314) 781-0900 or www.stlzoo.org.

Zookeepers will provide enrichment “egg hunt” activities for the animals.

April 27, 2014 Earth Day: Party for the Planet. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free. For information: (314) 781-0900, www.stlzoo.org or www.stlouisearthday.org. Celebrate

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“Earth Day in Forest Park” with Earth-related activities and games, entertainment and animal enrichment at the Zoo. May 2014 Daily through September 28, 2014 Stingrays at Caribbean Cove presented by Mercy. Admission is $4. Children under 2 are free.

Feeding is $1. Admission is free the first hour the Zoo is open. Group rate for 15 or more is $3 per person.

For information: (314) 781-0900 or www.stlzoo.org.

Back by popular demand, cownose and southern rays return to the 17,000-gallon pool at the Saint Louis Zoo this summer. Visitors can enjoy a hands-on opportunity to touch and feed these gentle and fascinating ocean creatures as they glide through a tropical saltwater habitat. Also returning are horseshoe crabs, white-spotted bamboo and bonnethead sharks!

Saturdays and Sundays through May 25, 2014 First Bank Sea Lion Shows. 10:30 a.m., 1 and 3 p.m. $4/person.

Children under 2 are free. For information: (314) 781-0900 or www. stlzoo.org.

Sea lion superstars will thrill you with flipper walks, ball balancing and lots of splashing! Shows will be held at the new Lichtenstein Sea Lion Arena, which features an 811-seat amphitheater for seasonal shows, a large stage, a rock bridge extending into the audience and a high diving platform and slide.

May 3, 2014

Trivia Gone Wild presented by Commerce Bank. 6 to 11 p.m. $350/ table of 10 or $450/patron table of 10. For reservations: (314) 646-4771 or www.stlzoo.org.

Get your beastly bunch together for the Young Zoo Friends’ trivia night. Proceeds benefit global conservation efforts of the Saint Louis Zoo. Sponsored by Commerce B a n k , W h i c h Wi c h S u p e r i o r Sandwiches and Y98 FM.

Flea market returns to Grafton The Riverside Flea Market in Grafton has returned to Grafton.

The flea market is held monthly on the fourth weekend, beginning with the March flea market. The market schedule will continue through October in Grafton.

The Grafton Riverside Flea is the largest flea market in the Alton region, boasting of more than 75 vendors with a wide selection of antiques, crafts, the usual flea market fare and food. There will be a number of new dealers plus familiar faces. The butterfly man will be there on Saturdays. After shopping for your wares, head over to The Loading Dock restaurant to enjoy its new menu items.

During the 2014 season, the market will be open to shoppers from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the following dates: April 26 – 27, May

24 – 25, June 28 – 29, July 26 – 27, Aug. 23 – 24, Sept. 27 – 28 and Oct. 25 – 26.

The flea market will be held at the Historic Boatworks, located alongside The Loading Dock, located at 400 Front St. in Grafton. For more information or to be a vendor, please contact Trudi Allen at tba@gtec.com or go to www.GraftonLoadingDock. com/Market.html.

Dennis Miller to appear at the Peabody Five-time Emmy award winner Dennis Miller kicks off the summer with a stop at the Peabody Opera House, Sunday May 18 at 7 p.m.

Tickets go on sale Friday, March 14, at 10 a.m. and prices are $72, $62, $52 and $42. Tickets available at the Ford Box Office at Scottrade Center, all Ticketmaster Ticket Centers, by phone at 800-745-3000, or online at ticketmaster.com.

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People People planner Programs scheduled at McKendree's Hett An eclectic season of entertainment will bring some famous musical names, as well as dinosaurs, dance and comedy, to the Hettenhausen Center for the Arts at McKendree University in 2014.

Buy tickets online at theHett. com, the box office, or by calling 618-537-6863 (1-800-BEARCAT, ext. 6863). All events are open to the public and held at the 488seat performing arts center on campus. Ticket prices range from $5 for children to $26 for adults, with discounts for seniors and students. Many programs are free, including the speaker series, films, and several concerts.

The entertainment season features the following: May 4, 3 p.m.: Saint Louis S y m p h o n y Yo u t h O r c h e s t r a presents the region’s finest young musicians, from 35 schools throughout greater St. Louis and beyond.

Admission is free for the Distinguished Speaker Series: April 21, 7:30 p.m.: David J.R. Frakt, an expert in the field of international war crimes and military law, is an attorney, law professor and lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Air Force Judge Advocate General’s Corps Reserve.

The Met at The Hett presents theNew York Metropolitan Opera’s “Live in HD” series simulcast in high-definition: “Prince Igor,” March 2; “Werther,” March 15; “La Bohème,” April 5; “Così fan tutte,” April 26; and “La Cenerentola,” May 11. All performances begin at midday. Tickets for each opera are $18 adults, $15 seniors, and $10 for full-time students.

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Drawing from the history of the game of chess, this mythic tale is steeped in the rich sights, sounds and mystique of ancient Persia and India, and enacted by a world renowned cast of circus artists. This year the World Chess Hall of Fame and the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis join in partnership to help bring the game to life.

Tickets start at $12 and go on sale today. Group tickets are also available. The Pawn opens May 29 with a peanut-free preview and runs through June 22. Show t i m e s a r e Tu e s d a y t h r o u g h Thursday at 7 p.m.; Friday and Saturday at 1 and 7 p.m.; Sunday at 1 and 5:30 p.m.; and “Little Top Wednesday” at 10 a.m., a special one-hour show for younger kids or the “kids at heart.”

RAW coming to St. Louis WWE Presents Monday Night RAW at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, April 28th, at the Scottrade Center.

The main event features John Cena, Daniel Bryan and Batista vs.

Bray Wyatt, Kane and Alberto Del Rio in a 6-Man Tag Team Match.

Others scheduled to appear include: Randy Orton, Triple H, Sheamus, The Big Show, The Shield, Kane, Alberto Del Rio, Mark Henry and The Miz. Tickets start at $20.

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D u k e s o f H a z z a rd , ” w i l l s i g n autographs and serve as a celebrity judge of the classic cars and trucks on Saturday, June 14 i n d o w n t o w n G re e n v i l l e . H e will also present his one man show “Best of Hollywood” on Friday, June 13.

Best’s career began in 1950 and he soon appeared alongside some of Hollywood’s biggest legends including James Stewart in “Winchester ’73” and Humphrey Bogart in “The Caine Mutiny.”

Best was also featured in two o f U n i v e r s a l P i c t u re s b i g g e s t franchises---“Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair” and “Francis Goes to West Point.” Fans of 1950s h o rro r m o v ie s m a y re m em b e r James Best as the star of the 1959 cult classic “The Killer Shrews.”

His television appearances included two episodes of “The Andy Griffith Show” and three episodes of “The Twilight Zone.”

With over 180 acting credits to his name, Best’s most beloved character was Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane from 1979 to 1985 on “The Dukes of Hazzard.” Rosco, under the direction of Boss Hogg, spent each week chasing after the Duke boys. Car show organizers have received numerous requests to bring in a cast member from “The Dukes of Hazzard.” Best is expected to be a big draw to the event.

In conjunction with his a p p e a r a n c e a t t h e G re e n v i l l e Graffiti Car Show, Best’s one man show---“Best of Hollywood”--will be performed the night before at the Globe Theater, on the Greenville square. This 90 minute journey through Best’s career offers fans an intimate

look behind the curtains, soundstages, and backlots of the studios and stars. Television and movie clips will be woven t h ro u g h h u m o ro u s a n e c d o t e s , reminiscences, and Best’s imitation of friend and co-star James Stewart.

T h e G re e n v i l l e G r a ff i t i C a r Show is Saturday, June 14 and will feature a variety of contests, food, and fun. The show is open to 1989 and older cars and trucks.

Further details concerning the car show will be released soon.

For more information, contact the Greenville Chamber of Commerce at (618) 664-9272.

Ansari to appear the Fox F o x C o n c e r t s p re s e n t s A z i z Ansari "Modern Romance" April 24 at 7:30 pm Live at The Fox Theatre.

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Alvin Ailey One of the nation's premier dance companies returns to St. Louis For The Edge

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eloved as one of the most popular and iconic dance companies in the world, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater ranks among the few companies today recognizable simply by name or image. Brilliant and electrifying, strong and regal, ethereal and breathtaking, the company has changed the face and perception of American dance since its founding in 1958.

The elegant and athletic dancers perform in St. Louis this spring as part of their 23-city North American tour. Dance St. Louis presents Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater on April 25-26 at the Fox Theatre for two evening performances only. St. Louis native Antonio Douthit-Boyd, one of the company’s principal dancers, is scheduled to perform on both nights.

The St. Louis program includes the following works. (Program is subject to change.)

LIFT The season world premiere by in-demand choreographer Aszure Barton is an exhilarating work that celebrates and challenges the cast of 19 while highlighting Barton’s collaborative stylistic approach that is constantly evolving like no other. Ailey’s renowned dancers inspired the process, movement and composition, as well as the original percussive score by Curtis Macdonald.

D-Man in the Waters (Part I) A true modern dance classic and a New York Dance and Performance (“Bessie”) Award-winning work by modern dance innovator Bill T. Jones, a Tony Award-winner for Fela! and Spring Awakening. The work made

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Pictured are two views of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. its company premiere during the Company’s New York City Center engagement. Originally created in 1989, it is a celebration of life and the resiliency of the human spirit that embodies loss, hope and triumph with non-stop movement set to Mendelssohn’s Octet for Strings in Eflat Major, Op. 20 (1825).

Another Night Commissioned by Ailey Artistic Director Robert Battle, Another Night

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is the creation of Kyle Abraham, an in-demand young choreographer who is also a MacArthur “Genius” Award recipient. Abraham innovatively fuses the many dynamic facets of American dance, from hip hop to ballet, and showcases the artistry and versatility of the Ailey dancers. Set to Art Blakey & The Jazz Messenger’s rendition of one of Dizzy Gillespie’s seminal compositions, A Night in Tunisia,

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the work made its world premiere during Ailey’s 2012 New York City Center season.

Pas de Duke Alvin Ailey’s modern dance translation of a classical pas de deux was created in 1976 for two of the world’s most renowned dancers: Judith Jamison and Mikhail Baryshnikov. First presented as part of the “Ailey Celebrates Ellington” festival at Lincoln Center’s New York State Theater for the nation’s bicentennial, the work commemorates America’s two great art forms – modern dance and jazz music.

The River Originally choreographed in 1970 for American Ballet Theatre, The River is a legendary collaboration between two great American artists: Alvin Ailey and Duke Ellington.

The suite combines classical ballet, modern dance, and jazz in sections suggesting tumbling rapids and slow currents on a voyage to the great sea, mirroring the journey of life.

Revelations Choreographed by Alvin Ailey in 1960, Revelations is Alvin Ailey’s signature masterpiece and a tribute to his heritage and genius. The American classic, acclaimed as a must-see for all, uses AfricanAmerican religious music/spirituals that fervently explore the places of deepest grief and holiest joy in the soul.

The New York Times calls Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater “a demonstration of large-scale, supergenerous, marvelously disciplined human energy.” The San Francisco Chronicle describes Ailey as “a company whose worldwide popularity is rivaled only by the magnificence of its dancing.” The New Yorker states, “You know they can do anything, but the visible evidence can leave you reeling… the company is dancing better

than ever.” The Chicago Sun-Times details the dancers’ movements “as if their bodies are on fire and their souls hang in balance.” The New York Observer plainly states, “Ailey dancers live on energy...” while Essence Magazine applauds, “You don’t just see an Ailey performance, you feel it.”

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater has performed for an estimated 23 million people in 71 countries on six continents as well as millions more through television broadcasts, promoting the uniqueness of the AfricanAmerican cultural experience and the preservation and enrichment of the American modern dance tradition.

The company was recognized by a U.S. Congressional resolution as a vital American “Cultural Ambassador to the World” in 2008, and in 2002 it was the recipient of the National Medal of Arts.

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater grew from a now-fabled March 1958 performance in New York that changed forever the perception of American dance.

Founded by Alvin Ailey, and guided

by Judith Jamison beginning in 1989, the Company is now led by Artistic Director Robert Battle, whom Judith Jamison chose to succeed her on July 1, 2011. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is the Principal Dance Company of New York City Center, where its performances have become a year-end tradition. For more information, please visit www. alvinailey.org.

Tickets to Alvin American Dance Theater range from $35 to $70.

Tickets are available at the Dance St. Louis box office at 3547 Olive St. in the Centene Center for Arts and Education in Grand Center, by calling 314-534-6622, or by visiting dancestlouis.org. Tickets are also available through MetroTix at 314534-1111 or metrotix.com.

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he Peabody Opera House is proud to announce it will offer a fantastic four show lineup for the 2014 – 2015 Broadway season.

Back by popular demand, the multi-Tony Award-winning musical from the creators of South Park, "The Book of Mormon", will return to St. Louis for a limited one-week engagement January 13 – 18 at the Peabody Opera House. The New York Times calls it “the best musical of this century” and Entertainment Weekly says it’s “the funniest musical of all time” The season also features two direct from Broadway shows; "Nice Work If You Can Get It" and the revival of "Pippin". The season kicks off with "Nice Work If You Can Get It" making its St. Louis debut October 10 – 12, 2014 followed by the revival of "Pippin" December 10 – 14, 2014. And the season closes out with "I Love Lucy Live on Stage", the brand-new hit stage show adapted from the most beloved program in television history, April 17 – 19, 2015.

“The shows this season have a record 15 Tony Awards between them. 9 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, from "The Book of Mormon", 4 for the revival of "Pippin" and 2 for "Nice Work If You Can Get It".” said Matthew Dewey, General Manager.

The 2014–2015 Broadway Series includes: "Nice Work If You Can Get It" October 10 – 12, 2014 It's the Roaring Twenties and a cast of outrageous characters gather in New York to celebrate the wedding of wealthy playboy Jimmy Winter. But things don't go as planned when the playboy meets Billie Bendix, a bubbly and feisty bootlegger who melts his heart. The champagne flows and the gin fizzes in the hilarious, Tony-winning musical comedy "Nice Work If You Can Get It".

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Pictured are scenes from "I Love Lucy Live on Stage," above, and "Pippin," below.

This brand-new musical features a treasure trove of George and Ira Gershwin’s most beloved, instantly recognizable tunes set in a fresh and funny song-and-dance spectacular with a book by Tony winner Joe DiPietro (Memphis) and direction and choreography by three-time Tony winner Kathleen Marshall (Anything Goes).

"Nice Work If You Can Get It" is filled to the brim with classic songs, including “But Not For Me,” “Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off,” “I’ve Got a Crush on You” and “Someone to Watch Over Me.” This sparkling, madcap tale combines laughter, romance and

high-stepping Broadway magic for an evening bursting with girls, glamour and the glorious songs of Gershwin!

"Pippin" December 10 – 14, 2014 "Pippin" is back on Broadway for the first time since it thrilled audiences 40 years ago… the show the New York Times declared “Astonishing. A "Pippin" for the 21st century."

It won the Tony Award for Best Musical Revival. With a beloved score by Tony nominee Stephen Schwartz S ("Godspell, "Wicked"), "Pippin" tells the story of a young prince on a death-defying journey

to find meaning in his existence.

Will he choose a happy but simple life? Or will he risk everything for a singular flash of glory.

This captivating new production is directed by Tony winner Diane Pauls ("Hair" and "The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess" ). It features sizzling choreography in the style of Bob Fosse and breathtaking acrobatics by Les 7 Doigts de La Main, the creative force behind the nationwide sensation "Traces."

Join us… for this magical, unforgettable production the New York Times declared “Astonishing!

A "Pippin" for the 21st Century.”

"The Book of Mormon" January 13 – 18, 2015 Winner of nine Tony Awards, including Best Musical, "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 a 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" contains explicit language. The Original Broadway Cast Recording for "The Book of Mormon", winner of the 2011 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, is available on Ghostlight Records. www.BookofMormonTheMusical. com "I Love Lucy Live on Stage" April 17 – 19, 2015 "I Love Lucy Live on Stage" is the brand-new hit stage show adapted from the most beloved program in television history!

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audience awaiting the filming of two hilarious and oh-so-familiar "I Love Lucy" episodes.

A charming host entertains and enlightens you to the behindthe-scenes filming process of this brand new thing called “television,” the Crystaltone Singers perform advertising jingles in perfect 50s style harmony and the sidesplitting antics of America’s favorite foursome – Lucy, Ricky, Fred and Ethel – are presented live on stage and in color for the very first time!

It’s a one-of-a-kind theatrical experience TV Guide’s William Keck calls “the most entertaining stage production I’ve seen in years – including Broadway!” The truth is in the title – whether young or old, everybody really does Love Lucy!

The Peabody Opera House continues to offer additional benefits to its subscribers which include: the best seats in the house at the best value available, access to an exclusive subscriber lounge that includes private restrooms and complimentary Pepsi products, priority ticket access to all Peabody Opera House events and select Scottrade Center events, food and beverage discounts at Peabody Opera House concession stands, dining discounts at local restaurants, access to a Broadway Concierge service in New York City and much more.

Subscriptions go on sale to the general public on Friday, March 14 at 10 a.m. Tickets may be purchased by calling 314-499-7676 or by going to peabodyoperahouse. com/subscription.

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The Arts Artistic adventures Move Live on Tour bound for The Fox Superstar siblings Julianne and Derek Hough will star in their own all-new dance production, Move Live on Tour, onstage across North America beginning May 28 through July, 2014. Move Live on Tour will be a complete stage production, with sets, costumes and a cast of talented dancers, with the Houghs headlining in solo, duet and group performances in styles ranging from ballroom and tap to salsa and hiphop and everything in-between.

The tour will stop at The Fox Theatre in St. Louis for an 8 p.m. show on May 30.

TIckets are $99.50, $59.50, $49.50 and are on sale online at metrotix. com, by calling 314-534-1111, or in person at the Fox Theatre Box Office.

According to Derek and Julianne, “No matter where we go in the world, the question we hear most from people is ‘when are you going to do something together?’ We feel that everything we’ve done up to this point has led us to creating this show and we can’t wait to share it with our fans.” The “Dancing With the Stars” champions conceived

the show, which they are staging w i t h Ta b i t h a a n d N a p o l e o n D’umo (Nappytabs), best known for their Emmy Award-winning choreography on “So You Think You Can Dance.” “We’re so thrilled to be working with Nappytabs – their creative energy is perfectly aligned with ours and we couldn’t dream of better partners to bring Move Live on Tour to life.”

The pair, both of whom are also accomplished singers and musicians, promise musical surprises and special guest appearances in a show they describe as “a cross between a Broadway spectacular and the hippest, coolest dance party you’ve ever been to.” The Houghs and their Move Live on Tour troupe will also be going into local communities on the tour to engage local dance groups and non-profit organizations to include them in the whole “MOVE” experience in fun and unique ways, in order to encourage and celebrate dance.

Julianne Hough is known to audiences around the world for her success in film, television and music. She was a two-time professional champion on ABC’s top-rated “Dancing with the

Stars,” before making a seamless transition to award-winning recording artist and her feature f i l m d e b u t i n “ B u r l e s q u e . ” S h e s t a r re d i n t h e u p d a t e o f “Footloose” and the all-star film adaptation of the musical, “Rock of Ages.” Hough also starred opposite Josh Duhamel in Nicholas Sparks’ “Safe Haven,” directed by Lasse Hallstrom. She was seen in Diablo Cody’s directorial debut,

"Paradise," opposite Russell Brand and Octavia Spencer and will be seen in the upcoming thriller, “Curve.” Julianne has also joined forces with the Kind Campaign to create and host Kind Camp, empowering and encouraging girls to be confident, beautiful women and to eradicate girl against girl bullying.

Derek Hough is an Emmy Award-winning choreographer

and the only five-time champion in franchise history of “Dancing with the Stars.” With celebrity partners that have included Brooke Burke, Ricki Lake, Nicole S c h e r z i n g e r, J e n n i f e r G r e y, Kellie Pickler and Amber Riley, Hough’s innovative and daring choreography has garnered him a total of five Emmy Nominations.

He starred in London’s West End production of “Footloose” in 2006.

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Sunday, April 27, 2014 1:00 pm - 5:45 pm The Wildey Theatre, Edwardsville

Four of the areas most popular rock bands will perform through out the afternoon in order to raise money for the Wounded Warrior Project.

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he Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis (CAM) is pleased to announce its summer 2014 season. Thanks to the generous sponsorship of Gateway Foundation, the Museum offers free admission this summer!

Great Rivers Biennial 2014 May 9–August 10 The Great Rivers Biennial 2014 presents new bodies of work

by Brandon Anschultz, Carlie Trosclair, and Cayce Zavaglia, who together reflect a wide array of interests and practices among St. Louis’s artists.

The Great Rivers Biennial Arts Award Program, a collaborative initiative between CAM and Gateway Foundation, identifies talented emerging and midcareer artists working in the greater St. Louis metropolitan area, providing them with a $20,000 honorarium and a major exhibition at CAM. Three distinguished jurors—Mel Chin, artist; Lowery Stokes Sims, Curator of the Museum of Arts and Design in New York City; and Lynne Warren, Curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago—selected the 2014 winners from more than 140 submissions.

Katharina Fritsch: Postcards May 9–August 10 Five large-scale “postcard sculptures” by celebrated German artist Katharina Fritsch line CAM's performance space wall this summer. By transforming small-scale kitsch souvenirs into monumental sculpture, imagery that was once whimsical and benign becomes surreal and disquieting.

Audible Interruptions: Cameron Fuller, Van McElwee, and Sarah Paulsen May 9–August 10

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Using site-specific installations that infuse the Museum’s utilitarian spaces with art, Audible Interruptions brings unique and unexpected auditory experiences to familiar areas. This summer St. Louis-based artists Cameron Fuller, Van McElwee, and Sarah Paulsen present new

work in the restrooms and firstfloor hallway. Press release Brenna Youngblood: Loss Prevention May 9–June 22 The first Midwestern solo museum exhibition of Los Angeles-based artist Brenna Youngblood features a selection

of new and earlier multimedia works. Often combining paper and acrylic collage with images of everyday objects, Youngblood juxtaposes the figure with the abstract, raising questions of what is familiar versus what is unknown. Press release / Images Jon Rafman: The end of the end

of the end June 27–August 10 The first American solo museum exhibition of Canadian artist Jon Rafman presents a selection of recent sculpture, photography, and video works. Rafman explores the relationship between the real and the virtual in contemporary life, urging viewers to reconsider the boundaries between the two.

SUMMER 2014 OPENING PROGRAMS Press and Patron Preview: Summer Exhibitions Friday, May 9, 10:00 am Join exhibiting artists and CAM curators on an intimate walk through the exhibitions before they open to the public.

RSVP to Ida McCall at 314.535.0770 x311 or imccall@ camstl.org Opening Night: Summer Exhibitions Friday, May 9 Member Preview: 6:00 pm Public Reception: 7:00–9:00 pm Great Rivers Biennial Artist & Juror Panel Discussion Saturday, May 10, 11:00 am Free and open to the public About the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis The Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis (CAM) presents, supports, and celebrates the art of our time. It is the premier museum in St. Louis dedicated to contemporary art. Focused on a dynamic array of changing exhibitions, CAM provides a thought-provoking program that reflects and contributes to the global cultural landscape.

Through the diverse perspectives offered in its exhibitions, public programs, and educational initiatives, CAM actively engages a range of audiences to challenge their perceptions.

It is a site for discovery, a gathering place in which to experience and enjoy contemporary visual culture.

CAM announces new hours, beginning May 9, 2014: 11-6 Wed / 11-9 Thu & Fri / 10-5 Sat

Touhill announces upcoming events For The Edge The Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center on the University of Missouri-St. Louis campus has announced its schedule for the the spring semester.

For more information, visit www.touhill. org or call 314-516-4949.

U M S L T H E AT R E : T H E L A R A M I E PROJECT April 10–13; Thurs-Fri @ 7:30PM; Sat @ 2 & 7:30PM; Sun @ 2PM; On sale January 21 In 1998, Matthew Shepard, a 21-yearold student, was found tied to a fence and barely clinging to life outside of Laramie, Wyoming. This story of courage, loss, hatred, love and forgiveness is told through the recreation of interviews conducted by the Tectonic Theatre project.

MADCO: Liquid Roads April 11–12; Fri @ 8PM; Sat @ 8PM; $30 Austin-based choreographer Gina Patterson creates a dynamic evening of high-energy music and dance. A central theme of travel weaves through the concert, exploring the influence of steamboats and steam-engine trains on the arts and culture

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of the city. Brian Casserly and other popular St. Louis jazz and blues musicians perform live throughout the show.

2 0 1 4 G R E AT E R S T. L O U I S J A Z Z FESTIVAL April 24–26; Fri & Sat @ 8PM Thursday night’s headliner @ Jazz at the Bistro: Reggie Thomas and Rodney Whitaker Friday night’s headliner @ Touhill: Arturo Sandoval, with opening set by the UMSL Jazz Ensemble, directed by Jim Widner Saturday night’s headliner @ Touhill: The Legendary Count Basie Orchestra, with opening set by the UMSL Jazz Ensemble, directed by Jim Widner UMSL DANCE: Spring Dance Show May 1–3; Thurs-Sat @ 8PM Students will perform dance pieces choreographed by faculty, guest artists and aspiring student choreographers.

ST. LOUIS STORYTELLING FESTIVAL: Grand Finale May 3; Sat @ 7:30PM; On sale TBA This four-day storytelling extravaganza features events at more than 20 area locations. The grand finale takes place at the Touhill. The 2013 festival features the best

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national as well as regional storytellers.

ARIANNA STRING QUARTET: High Five May 9; Fri @ 8PM; $25 Virtuosic cellist Zuill Bailey joins the Arianna String Quartet in Beethoven’s rarely heard string quintet arrangement of his beloved “Kreutzer” Violin Sonata, offering a unique and fresh perspective into the mind of the great composer. LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN: String Quintet, Op.47 “Kreutzer”; ANTON WEBERN: Five Pieces for String Quartet; FRANZ SCHUBERT: String Quintet in C Major, Op. posth.163.

SAINT LOUIS BALLET: CINDERELLA May 9–11; Fri @ 7pm; Sat @ 2:30 & 7PM; Sun @ 3PM; $27, $35, $40 The childhood classic returns to the Touhill this summer. Charming children and adults alike, Saint Louis Ballet again breathes new life into Cinderella. Artistic Director Gen Horiuchi revives his spectacular production of Cinderella, which debuted at the Touhill to rave reviews in 2009.

ZUILL BAILEY: Unaccompanied Cello Suites of J.S. Bach Welcomed by the Arianna String Quartet May 11; Sun @ 3PM; $20

Zuill Bailey has become one of the world’s premiere cellists. The National Philharmonic Review recently wrote, “Bailey doesn’t play notes. He plays sounds and feelings. His performance is simply a joyous experience for all.”

SPRING TO DANCE FESTIVAL 2014 Presented by Dance St. Louis and the Touhill May 22–24; Thurs-Sat @ 5:30PM; $15; On sale April 1 A Memorial Day weekend tradition returns for a three-night dance extravaganza with the popular formula of 30 dance companies over three nights with a different program each evening. It’s diversity of movement and style at its best with dance companies from across the Midwest and beyond performing a variety of pieces from contemporary to classical to tap.

THE AMBASSADORS OF HARMONY: Voices in Harmony June 21; Sat @ 2 & 8PM; On sale date TBA The a capella chorus continues to entertain by performing beloved songs in its signature style. The award-winning St. Louis-area men's ensemble is known for powerful and musically masterful performances.

The Arts Arts calendar Thursday, April 10 Tradition Redefined: The Larry and Brenda Thompson Collection of African-American Art, The Saint Louis University Museum of Art, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Runs through May 18.

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

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

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

Art of Africa from The University Museum at SIUE, Edwardsville Arts Center, Edwardsville, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Runs through April 11.

In The Aftermath of Trauma: Contemporary Video Installations, Kemper Art Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through April 20.

On The Thresholds of SpaceMaking: Shinohara Kazou and His Legacy Exhibit, Kemper Art Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through April 20.

Impressionist France: Visions of Nation from Le Gray to Monet Exhibit, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through July 16.

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

Tradition Redefined: The Larry and Brenda Thompson Collection of African-American Art, The Saint Louis University Museum of Art, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Runs through May 18.

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

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

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

Art of Africa from The University Museum at SIUE, Edwardsville Arts Center, Edwardsville, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

In The Aftermath of Trauma: Contemporary Video Installations, Kemper Art Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Runs through April 20.

On The Thresholds of SpaceMaking: Shinohara Kazou and His Legacy Exhibit, Kemper Art Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Runs through April 20.

Impressionist France: Visions of Nation from Le Gray to Monet Exhibit, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Runs through July 16.

through August 23.

Tradition Redefined: The Larry and Brenda Thompson Collection of African-American Art, The Saint Louis University Museum of Art, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Runs through May 18.

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

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

In The Aftermath of Trauma: Contemporary Video Installations, Kemper Art Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through April 20.

On The Thresholds of SpaceMaking: Shinohara Kazou and His Legacy Exhibit, Kemper Art Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through April 20.

Dan Younger: Travel Places, Sheldon Art Galleries, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Runs through May 17.

Impressionist France: Visions of Nation from Le Gray to Monet Exhibit, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through July 16.

Sunday, April 13 Tradition Redefined: The Larry and Brenda Thompson Collection of African-American Art, The Saint Louis University Museum of Art, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Runs through May 18.

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

A Q u e e n Wi t h i n : A d o r n e d Archetypes, Fashion, and Chess, World Chess Hall of Fame, St. Louis, 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through April 18.

Jaqueline Piatigorsky: Patron, Player, Pioneer Exhibit, World Chess Hall of Fame, St. Louis, 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through July 13.

In The Aftermath of Trauma: Contemporary Video Installations,

Monday, April 14 In The Aftermath of Trauma: Contemporary Video Installations, Kemper Art Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through April 20.

On The Thresholds of SpaceMaking: Shinohara Kazou and His Legacy Exhibit, Kemper Art Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through April 20.

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

In The Aftermath of Trauma: Contemporary Video Installations, Kemper Art Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through April 20.

On The Thresholds of SpaceMaking: Shinohara Kazou and His Legacy Exhibit, Kemper Art Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through April 20.

Dan Younger: Travel Places, Sheldon Art Galleries, St. Louis, 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through May 17.

Impressionist France: Visions of Nation from Le Gray to Monet Exhibit, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through July 16.

Thursday, April 17

Tuesday, April 15 Q u e e n Wi t h i n : A d o r n e d Archetypes, Fashion, and Chess, World Chess Hall of Fame, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through April 18.

Dan Younger: Travel Places, Sheldon Art Galleries, St. Louis, 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through May 17.

Impressionist France: Visions of Nation from Le Gray to Monet Exhibit, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through July 16.

Wednesday, April 16 Jersey Boys, Fox Theatre, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

Tradition Redefined: The Larry and Brenda Thompson Collection of African-American Art, The Saint Louis University Museum of Art, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Runs through May 18.

Art of its Own Making, The Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts, St. Louis, Noon to 5:00 p.m., Runs through August 23.

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

Tradition Redefined: The Larry and Brenda Thompson Collection of African-American Art, The Saint Louis University Museum of Art, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Runs through May 18.

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

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

Jaqueline Piatigorsky: Patron, Player, Pioneer Exhibit, World Chess

Hall of Fame, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Runs through July 13.

In The Aftermath of Trauma: Contemporary Video Installations, Kemper Art Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through April 20.

On The Thresholds of SpaceMaking: Shinohara Kazou and His Legacy Exhibit, Kemper Art Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through April 20.

Impressionist France: Visions of Nation from Le Gray to Monet Exhibit, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through July 16.

Friday, April 18

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

Tradition Redefined: The Larry and Brenda Thompson Collection of African-American Art, The Saint Louis University Museum of Art, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Runs through May 18.

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

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

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

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QuickGlance Movie Reviews

"Ernest & Celestine"

The delicate and lovingly hand-made “Ernest & Celestine” captures the whimsy and warmth of a dearly felt children’s picture book like few movies before.

The Oscar-nominated animated French-Belgian film is a simply rendered tale about a friendship between a mouse and a bear, painted with watercolor backgrounds and handsketched characters. In a movie landscape crowded with awesome digital animations and forgettable big-budget cartoon blockbusters, “Ernest & Celestine” is a humble oasis of gentle and inventive storytelling.

Though the film lost out to Disney’s mighty “Frozen” at the Academy Awards, children and adults will be thrilled by this meek underdog, which is being released both in its original French and an English redubbing voiced by Forest Whitaker, Lauren Bacall, Paul Giamatti and child actress Mackenzie Foy. (This review is of the French original, which holds the charm of hearing little children mice speaking timidly in French. Be warned: The cuteness is almost unbearable.)

An orphanage of mice has gathered around Celestine (voiced

by Pauline Brunner, the daughter of “Triplets of Belleville” producer Didier Brunner, also a producer here), a bright young mouse who — despite the stern warnings of their frightful headmaster (Anne-Marie Loop) that such ideas are dangerous — imagines a bear and mouse as pals.

In the world of “Ernest & Celestine,” this is tantamount to heresy. The mice live below ground and the bears above — the car-driving, shop-keeping human equivalents in this universe.

Their lone interaction is when a bear cub loses a tooth, which the “fairy mouse” replaces with a coin. (This, it turns out, is a mutually beneficial deal, since mice dentists depend on bear teeth to fashion tooth replacements.)

RATED: PG by the Motion Picture Association of American for “some scary moments.”

RUNNINT TIME: 80 minutes.

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

“Muppets Most Wanted"

A strange sense of doom hangs over the rebooted Muppets, and it’s not from the Swedish Chef’s cooking.

“The Muppets” (2011) may have been an earnest and largely successful relaunch for Jim Henson’s troupe, but it also had a hangdog melancholy, fretting about the obsolescence of Kermit and the gang. Pop-culture insecurity looms in “Muppets Most Wanted,” too, which begins with the same self-conscious tone as the last film in the musical number “We’re Doing a Sequel.”

Though Dr. Bunsen Honeydew (still the greatest name in show biz, sorry Sidney Poitier) notes this is technically the Muppets’ seventh sequel, they nevertheless sing: “And everyone knows the sequel’s not quite as good.”

The Muppets don’t need a sequel. They need a shrink. It seems they’ve swapped “the most inspirational, celebrational, Muppetational” show for an ongoing pity party. Where is the confident intrepidness that made Gonzo disdainful of breaking through “the easy way” (Hollywood) when you could go through Bollywood instead?

“Muppets Most Wanted,” thankfully, soon enough dispatches the previous film’s mopey nostalgia and sets things on a more madcap course: a European caper, not unlike 1981’s (alas superior) “The Great Muppet Caper.” The ingredients are here: Tina Fey as a Broadway-loving Gulag guard in Soviet chic; Ty Burrell in Inspector Clouseau mode; Ricky Gervais as the comically obvious bad guy (name: Dominic Badguy). But “Muppets Most Wanted” fails to whip up the kind of furry frenzy that makes the Muppets special.

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What’s missing? Many would say Jason Segel, the star and cowriter of “The Muppets.” He’s the holdout of largely the same, solid creative team: director James Bobin, co-writer Nicholas Stoller and music supervisor Bret McKenzie.

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

RUNNING TIME: 106 minutes.

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

“Divergent”

If you have a kid of a certain age — especially a g i r l , p re t e e n o r t h e re a b o u t s — t h e n y o u k n o w t h e young-adult entertainment message of choice these days: You’re you, and nobody else. Don’t let them define you.

Don’t let them put you into one of their neat little slots. You’re unique. And you’re gonna show the world. You go, girl!

So it’s no surprise that this is the message of “Divergent,” the latest young adult blockbuster-in-waiting. It’s also no surprise that the emerging young star Shailene Woodley delivers a crucial dose of humility, sensitivity and intelligence in this showcase role. And it’s no surprise, either, that she generates nice chemistry with her rather absurdly good-looking co-star, Theo James.

What IS surprising is that with all these promising elements, “Divergent,” the first of three installments based on first-time author Veronica Roth’s trilogy, ultimately feels so lackluster.

For a film predicated on the principle that being different — or “divergent” — is what makes you special, “Divergent” just doesn’t diverge enough from the pack.

Not that this will hurt the film’s chances at the box office.

Like “The Hunger Games,” the franchise to which it will unavoidably be compared, “Divergent” has a ready-made audience of fans just waiting to fill those seats — over 11 million books have been sold, after all.

RATED: PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for “intense violence and action, thematic elements and some sensuality.”

RUNNING TIME: 143 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Two stars out of four.

"Mistaken for Strangers"

The new rock documentary “Mistaken for Strangers” is alternately hilarious, cringe-inducing, inspiring, depressing, stupid and profoundly intelligent.

Fans looking to learn something about The National will find that this baffling guerrilla-style film is only tangentially about the band. Its members are in practically every frame, but in a reflection of this navel-gazing post-post-post-modern era we live in, the film is rarely directly about the Brooklyn quintet.

Instead, it’s a curiously engaging story about family, missed opportunities, achievement, second chances and, ultimately, love.

The documentary, which opened in theaters last week and is available on-demand, is directed by Tom Berninger, brother to The National’s lead singer, Matt. The band is made up of two sets of brothers — multi-instrumentalists Bryce and Aaron Dessner and rhythm section Scott and Bryan Devendorf — and the elder Berninger, and Matt Berninger saw a kind of symmetry in hiring Tom onto the road crew during The National’s “High Violet” world tour.

RATING: unrated by the Motion Picture Association of America. Contains profanity.

Running time: 75 minutes.

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ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Three out of four stars.

"Captain America: The Winter Soldier"

For the latest Marvel release, “Captain America: The Winter Soldier,” most fan boys might prefer a Consumer Reports-style product review.

New character introductions: Smooth. Action sequences: Excellent if sometimes lacking finesse. Viewer satisfaction: Likely high. Box-office prospects: Bankable. Teasers for future Marvel installments: Yes, two.

With slick design and plushy interiors, “The Winter Soldier” is an excellent product. But is it a good movie? Are the two indistinguishable at this point?

Like the recent “Thor: The Dark World,” “Winter Soldier” is a sequel to a pre-“Avengers” franchise starter. The earlier “Captain America: First Avenger” was a mostly clever period film, set in the ‘40s and awash with a charming WWII thriller nostalgia.

“Winter Soldier” brings Steve Rogers — the weakling recruit made a brawny Greatest Generation icon, played by Chris Evans — up to present day for a Washington D.C. conspiracy thriller. Fittingly, Marvel has attracted the default hero of such films, Robert Redford. He’s a major get for the franchise, especially since (unlike in last year’s “All is Lost”) he’s actually talking now.

While Rogers runs laps around the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and jots notes on the pop culture he missed while frozen for 70 years, there’s trouble brewing at S.H.I.E.L.D. Its head, Nick Fury (Samuel Jackson), believes something is amiss with the agency’s latest project: a trio of “helicarriers” that can kill evildoers from the sky even before the evil is done.

RATED: PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for “intense sequences of violence, gunplay and action throughout.”

Running time: 136 minutes.

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

"Under the Skin"

To say that a movie feels like a dream is not automatically a positive statement. It all depends on the dream.

Some dreams, for example, make sense, at least partly, and others are just baffling. Some are compelling, others tedious.

Some move quickly, and others feel like they’re never going to end.

Alas, Jonathan Glazer’s “Under the Skin” begins with a lot of the positive attributes mentioned above, but seems to settle into the negative ones as time goes on. It may feel like a dream, but it eventually feels like one you’re sorta ready to wake up from.

However — and this is a significant “however” — the film stars Scarlett Johansson. And who among us would not seek to welcome Ms. Johansson into our dreams, or share hers?

Johansson’s performance isn’t simply the best thing about the movie, it’s the movie’s raison d’etre. And this charismatic actress, who’s worth watching no matter what she does, delivers a thoughtful, sometimes even mesmerizing turn as, yes, an alien preying on human males in Glasgow, Scotland.

RATED: R by the Motion Picture Association of America “for graphic nudity, sexual content, some violence and language.”

Running time: 107 minutes.

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

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Associated Press

This image released by Paramount Pictures shows Emma Watson in a scene from "Noah."

Watson more "spiritual" than religious

By MIKE CIDONI LENNOX Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Emma Watson was no believer.

She just couldn’t see “Black Swan” director Darren Aronofsky telling the biblical story of Noah.

“Darren does these very dark, very intense, very gritty, very real films,” the “Harry Potter” actress explained. “And then Noah is kind of — you see this guy with the long beard and there’s the animals. ... You can’t really picture it.”

Then the 23-year-old Watson read the script by Aronofsky and Ari Handel.

“I think it’s a really original take on a genre, on a story, on an idea,” noted Watson, who portrays Noah’s adopted

daughter Ila. Nearing the end of a recent day of interviews promoting “Noah,” Watson, in a Stella McCartney dress covered with red hearts, discussed the movie with The Associated Press, as well as her spirituality and the trick to surviving child stardom.

AP: You followed the “Potter” films with a string of indies. What was it like to have “Noah” put you back in big-budget territory?

Watson: I think there’s value in these bigger-scale projects because, obviously, they have this incredible scope. ... But then it’s so lovely to work on a more intimate scale and do those kinds of films as well.

AP: Did stepping into the world of “Noah” make you consider your own take on religion?

Watson: I already had the sense that I was someone who was more spiritual than

specifically religious. ... I’m really interested in those things that are more far-reaching than culture, nationality, race, religion.

AP: Some groups have already criticized Aronofsky for taking liberties with the biblical text. What’s your response to them?

Watson: If we had gone with exactly the original story, Noah doesn’t say anything until he steps off the ark. You would have been watching a silent film. None of the women are really spoken about in the biblical story. There wouldn’t of been any women in it. He had to adapt it for the screen.

AP: You’ll get your degree in English lit from Brown in May. Are you excited?

Watson: I will be having a hell of a party.

It will just be a relief, I think, because I’ve been really juggling so much and it will just

be really nice to be able to focus on just one thing but I think I’ll miss it, too.

AP: You’ve made the transition from child star to adult actress look easy, and we know it can be challenging. How’d you do it?

Watson: You know, it can be a very corrupt environment and situation for a young person and I’m just so thankful that I have people around me who have really held my hand.

AP: Family, filmmakers, managers?

Watson: Everyone from my publicist through the person who does my hair and makeup, from my brothers through to my friends to my professors who helped support me through my education. I mean there’s a huge group of people that just helped me so much. Yeah. I’m a very, very, very lucky girl.

"The Grand Budapest Hotel" an implausible gas

By ROBERT GRUBAUGH Of The Edge I had an upbeat air of expectation about me as I collected my ticket to see "The Grand Budapest Hotel" on Monday afternoon.

The movie had been dominating by the 'per location average' metric in its first three weeks of limited release and it was now opening wide enough that I didn't have to leave my neighborhood to see it. I even had the joking good nature to pose the question of "what's a bad Wes Anderson movie?" to the indecisive moviegoer in line behind me.

Heck, Anderson was on a hot streak. His last two films - "The Fantastic Mr. Fox" and "Moonrise Kingdom" - both found mention

on my annual list of the year's best films for 2009 and 2012. Let's keep it going! One word of caution, though, dear reader. If you loved both of those films, know that "The Grand Budapest Hotel" is one made specifically for adults. The R-rated content, which I hadn't paid any attention to before my arrival, was significant - especially the language.

The Grand Budapest is a mountaintop resort hotel located in a fictional Eastern European nation that caters to the wealthy from throughout the continent. The bulk of the story is told through flashback by the hotel's now owner, Mr. Moustafa (F. Murray Abraham), to a young writer (Jude Law) during the late 1960s when the luxurious spa has been winnowed down

to a ramshackle shell of its former glorious incarnation. Moustafa fondly tells the tale of his coming to the hotel in the months leading up to the outbreak of World War II. Known then as Zero, Mr. Moustafa apprenticed as a young lobby boy for the honey-tongued, quick-witted concierge, Monsieur Gustave H. (Ralph Fiennes). M. Gustave is the beating heart of the outfit. The guests all come for his services, loyalty, discretion, and affection. The older female clients in particular (including Tilda Swinton in unrecognizable oldlady makeup) find him to be a very intimate companion.

Zero is soon adopted by M. Gustave as an heir and dear, dear friend. When the death of one of their most devoted patrons occurs,

they travel to Switzerland for the funeral and reading of her will where M. Gustave shocks the family by being named sole heir and inherits the priceless painting, Boy with Apple. When the family (including Adrien Brody as a angry son) balks at his rightful claim they force Zero and his new father figure to sneak away into the night with the painting under their arm. The estate's fixer thug (Willem Dafoe) is soon dispatched to get it back through any means necessary.

The resulting antics are charmingly reticent of all Anderson films. There is a look of painted scale models for many of the establishing landscape shots. Sometimes the characters are one-note cartoons, but stick with you forever. Everything is candy-colored

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when the going is good and drab concrete gray when a roadblock goes up. M. Gustave eventually winds up in jail, but breaks out (with Harvey Keitel as a fellow prisoner, no less) with the outside help of Zero and his baker girlfriend (Saoirse Ronan).

And the cast? All of Anderson's regulars are there: Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, Edward Norton, Jason Schwartzman. Bob Balaban even costars as a member of the concierge industry's secret fraternity, the Order of the Crossed Keys. The whole thing is an implausible gas, but never short on full-tilt whimsy.

"The Grand Budapest Hotel" runs 100 minutes and is rated R for language, some sexual content, and violence. I give this film two and a half stars out of four.

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Religion Snake handler's death doesn't shake belief

By TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press Three days after pastor Jamie Coots died from a rattlesnake bite at church, mourners leaving the funeral went to the church to handle snakes.

Coots, who appeared on the National Geographic Channel’s “Snake Salvation,” pastored the Full Gospel Tabernacle in Jesus Name church founded by his grandfather in Middlesboro, Ky. The third-generation snake handler was bitten during a service on Feb. 15 and died later at his home after refusing medical help. Now his adult son, Cody Coots, is taking over the family church where snakes are frequently part of services.

“People think they will stop handling snakes because someone got bit, but it’s just the opposite,” said Ralph Hood, a professor of psychology at the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, who has been studying snake handlers for decades. “It reaffirms their faith.”

The practice of snake handling in the United States was first documented in the mountains of East Tennessee in the early 20th Century, according to Paul Williamson, a professor of psychology at Henderson State University who, along with Hood, co-wrote a book about snake handlers called, “Them That Believe.”

In the 1940s and 1950s, many states made snake-handling illegal, but the practiced has continued, and often law enforcement simply

looks the other way.

The basis for the practice is a passage in the Gospel of Mark. In the King James Version of the Bible, Mark 16:17-18 reads: “And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.”

Snake handling gained momentum when George Hensley, a Pentecostal minister working in various Southern states in the early 1900s, recounted an experience where, while on a mountain, a serpent slithered beside him. Hensley purported to be able to handle the snake with impunity, and when he came down the mountain he proclaimed the truth of following all five of the signs in Mark. Hensley himself later died from a snake bite.

Today the practice is most common in Southern Appalachian states, and snake handlers often use native rattlesnakes and copperheads. Such churches are independent, and often call themselves “signs following” churches.

Andrew Hamblin, who co-starred on “Snake Salvation,” said he was with Coots when he died.

“I held him in my arms when he took his last breath,” said Hamblin, who is pastor at the Tabernacle Church of God in the nearby community of LaFollette, Tenn.

He believes that Coots, 42, would have died Feb. 15 no matter what; If not by a snake, then a stroke or some sort of accident.

“God’s appointed time of death trumps everything,” Hamblin said.

Williamson said believers describe the feeling they get when they are handling snake, “Like a high, but a greater high than any drug or alcohol. It’s a feeling of joy, peace, extreme happiness.”

He said that many snake handlers believe that when God anoints them, they will be protected, but they still recognize there is danger. For instance, if the spirit leaves them and they don’t put down the snake quickly enough, they could be bitten.

Coots had handled snakes many years and had been bitten several times, always relying on prayer, and not medical help, to heal him. In “The Serpent Handlers: Three Families and Their Faith,” a book focusing on prominent snake-handling families, Coots is interviewed and describes a bite that took part of his finger, saying he had done something he shouldn’t have done (he doesn’t say what) and God was punishing him. Describing another painful bite, Coots says he was bitten after the spirit had moved out of him but he continued holding the snake for egotistical reasons.

Hood knew Coots well, and attended his standing-room only funeral service last week. At a gathering at the church

afterward, some mourners were handling snakes, he said.

“At the service, what everybody recognized and accepted is that he died obedient to God and that his salvation is assured,” said Hood.

At church service on Saturday, a week after Coots died, both Cody Coots and his mother handled the rattler that killed his father, said Williamson, who attended the service. Calls to the Coots family have not been returned.

Williamson said he has documented 91 snake bite deaths among serpent handlers since 1919; Between 350 and 400 people die from snake bites in the U.S. each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Williamson said questions of why a snake-handling believer dies from a bite are no different from the questions believers of various faiths have about why bad things happen to good people.

Coots’ death was the second snake bite death at his church, which was founded in 1978. Melinda Brown, a 28-year-old mother of five, died in 1995, two days after she was bitten by a rattlesnake during a service.

Coots was then a 23-year-old pastor, and Brown spent the two days it took her to die at Coots’ house. At the time, Coots told reporters that Brown had decided to put her fate in God’s hands rather than go to the hospital.

“Everything that happened, where it happened, was the Lord’s will,” Coots said.

Religion briefs Crowe meets Anglican leader after 'Noah' premiere LONDON (AP) — The pope said no but the leader of the world's Anglicans was happy to meet Russell Crowe, star of the Biblical epic "Noah."

Crowe was denied a private audience with Pope Francis when he was promoting the movie in Rome last month.

But Archbishop of Canterbury J u s t i n We l b y m e t t h e a c t o r a t the cleric's Lambeth Palace h o m e Tu e s d a y, t h e d a y a f t e r the movie's British premiere, to discuss faith and spirituality.

Director Darren Aronofsky's f i l m i s a b o x - o ff i c e h i t i n t h e U.S. but some Christian

conservatives have complained it takes liberties with the Biblical account of the flood. It has been banned in parts of the Muslim world where it's taboo to depict a prophet.

We l b y ' s o f f i c e s a i d t h e archbishop had seen "Noah" a n d f o u n d i t " i n t e re s t i n g a n d thought-provoking."

McGrath in a letter Monday that it "has no choice" but to revoke his registration after he said he was gay while being profiled by NBC News.

McGrath, who is married to another man, has been leading Seattle Troop 98 since its formation was approved last fall. He said

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Gay-rights groups applauded the move, but it angered people who consider homosexuality a sin and a violation of Scouting values.

The Rev. Monica Corsaro at Rainier Beach United Methodist Church said she and her congregation are standing by McGrath as troop leader.

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Boy Scouts removes gay troop leader in Seattle SEATTLE (AP) — The Boys Scouts of America has removed an openly gay troop leader in Seattle, saying he made an issue out of his sexual orientation.

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the pastor of Rainier Beach United Methodist Church, the chartering organization, asked him to lead the troop.

The Boy Scouts began accepting openly gay members for the first time this year, over the objections of some participants who eventually left the organization.

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Music For The Edge The Whitaker Music Festival returns to the Missouri Botanical Garden for the 21st year, offering a ten-week lineup of free Wednesday evening outdoor concerts! Pack a picnic supper and enjoy the beauty of the Garden grounds in summertime bloom as you listen to the grooves and rhythms of an eclectic rotation of artists from week to week. Concerts will be held Wednesday evenings, June 4 through August 6 at 7:30 p.m.; free admission begins at 5 p.m. and last entry is at 9 p.m. For more information and a complete concert lineup, visit www. mobot.org/events/whitaker.

This year’s artists include: June 4: Peter Martin Quartet. Peter Martin is an acclaimed jazz pianist, composer, arranger and educator.

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June 11: Al Holliday and the East Side Rhythm Band. St. Louis's own Al Holliday and the East Side Rhythm Band plays soulful Rhythm and Blues - with a feeling! Their name pays tribute to the burning R&B music that comes from the Metro East, a sound which deeply influences their music along that of New Orleans and classic Soul.

June 18: Marsha Evans and the Coalition. A headliner at major events such as Blues Week and the Big Muddy Blues and Heritage Festival, Marsha has shared the stage with nationally known artists like Michael McDonald, Fontella Bass and the Temptations.

June 25: Javier Mendoza. Voted Best Male Vocalist by the Reader’s Poll in the Riverfront Time’s 2009 Music Awards, Mendoza was also voted Best Latin Artist by KDHX Radio that same year. He has performed with some of the best musicians both regionally and nationally including: Willie Nelson, Santana, Blues Traveler, Everclear, Los Lobos, The Roots, Ben Folds, Idina Menzel, Duran Duran and many more.

July 2: Old Salt Union. Old Salt Union was formed in August of 2012 and has been making waves since day one. Competing against some of St. Louis’s finest local acts, they have won numerous competitions, including Del Yea! and the Waka Winter Classic. They have also opened for Del McCoury, The Bluegrass Ball, The Hillbenders, Sam Bush, and played at the Revival Tent Stage at Wakarusa in May 2013.

July 9: Big Brother Thunder and the Master Blasters blend funk-soul with rock and jazz by pulling from African, Caribbean and Brazilian styles and rhythms. They create soul-moving, foot-stomping world beats while mixing in tastes of home, creating an inescapably danceable sound. This band is made of heart and respect for the groove!

July 16: Nigel Mooney. Nigel Mooney is widely regarded as Ireland's leading jazz singer and guitarist. A charismatic figure on the Dublin jazz and blues scenes since the early 1980's, his Gripewater Blues Band spearheaded the blues movement in Ireland and drew many fans to both jazz and the blues.

July 23: Augusta Bottoms Consort.

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They bring to the stage guitars, mandolins, dobro, accordian, banjo, acoustic bass, recorder, panpipes, harmonica, percussion and lots of other gadgets.

July 30: Melissa Neels Band. One of the only female lead guitarists in St. Louis, Melissa plays with grace

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Aug. 6: Gene Dobbs Bradford Blues Experience. For years, Gene Dobbs Bradford has electrified audiences with his hard-driving harmonica playing and soulful blues vocals. His latest project, the Gene Dobbs Bradford Blues Experience,

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Whitaker Music Festival concerts are held outdoors on the lawn of the Cohen Amphitheater, just west of the Climatron® dome on the grounds of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Guests are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets. The concert series is the only time of year when picnicking is allowed on Garden grounds. Visitors are welcome to bring their own picnic supper, baskets or coolers; no barbecue grills, fireworks, sparklers

or pets. Picnic fare and bar items will be available for purchase on site.

The Garden is a tobacco-free campus; smoking or electronic smoking devises are not allowed anywhere, indoors or outside, and visitors will be asked to extinguish or discard tobacco items. Soliciting is not permitted.

Help us keep the festival green by bringing your reusable bottle to get free water refills at the “hydration stations” and utilizing the recycling stations.

Wednesday evening admission is free after 5 p.m. Music begins at 7:30 p.m. and last entry is at 9 p.m.

The Doris I. Schnuck Children’s Garden also remains open late until 7 p.m. on concert evenings, with free admission after 5 p.m.

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LaMontagne to visit St. Louis Grammy Award winner Ray LaMontagne has announcee his "Supernova Summer Tour". The 42 city North American tour will begin on May 27th in Portland, ME and culminate on August, 13th in Seattle, WA. Ray will hit the road in support of his 5th studio album Supernova which will be released on May 6th via RCA Records. Ray welcomes Jason Isbell and Jenny Lewis to support on select dates as well as The Belle Brigade for the entire run.

LaMontagne will appear the The Fabulous Fox Theatre on Wednesday, June 18 at 8 p.m.

Tickets are $59.50, $49.50, $39.50 and are available online at metrotix. com, by calling 314-534-1111, or in

person at the Fox Theatre Box Office.

Ray LaMontagne has one of the remarkable stories in music’s past decade. Since leaving his job in a Maine shoe factory to pursue his calling as a musician, he has released four studio albums and two live EPs, won awards and topped critics’ polls internationally, and established himself as one of the most distinctive talents of his generation. His songs have been featured in numerous films and television shows, including multiple performances of his compositions on American Idol.

Ray’s most recent critically acclaimed, Grammy award winning album God Willin’ & the Creek Don’t Rise debuted at #3 on the Billboard Top 200 and #1 on the Digital Album chart. This marked a personal sales best for Ray and tied his debut chart position at #3 with Gossip in the Grain. God Willin’ & the Creek Don’t Rise garnered 3 Grammy Award nominations including the coveted Song of The Year category for “Beg Steal or Borrow” and won the Grammy for Best Contemporary Folk Album.

LaMontagne released his new single, “Supernova” in February 2014, the first single off his 5th studio album of the same name, due out this spring via RCA Records.

The album was produced by Dan Auerbach (The Black Keys) and recorded in Nashville, TN. Ray LaMontagne’s new album, Supernova, is set to be released on May 6, 2014.

venues across the country. The tour coincides with McLachlan’s forthcoming new album "Shine On" out May 6th on Verve Records.

McLachlan's Shine On Tour will stop in St. Louis at The Fox Theatre at 7:30 p.m. on July 6.

Tickets are $101, $86, $66, $56, $46, $36 and are on sale online at metrotix.com, by calling 314-5341111, or in person at the Fox Theatre Box Office.

McLachlan has also revealed album artwork for "Shine On," her first full-length recording of new material in four years. The new album was recorded in Montreal and Vancouver with Sarah's longtime c o l l a b o r a t o r / p ro d u c e r P i e r re Marchand as well as Bob Rock and Vincent Jones.

Sarah McLachlan is one of the most celebrated singer songwriters in entertainment with over 40 million albums sold worldwide. She is an eight-time Juno Award winner (Canada) and a three-time Grammy Aw a r d w i n n e r. M c L a c h l a n ' s landmark fifth album, the 10xplatinum "Surfacing," contained t w o G r a m m y Aw a rd - w i n n i n g tracks: "Building a Mystery" and "Last Dance." In addition to her personal artistic efforts, she founded the Lilith Fair tour showcasing female musicians which raised over $7 million for local and national charities over its 3 years and in 2002 founded her non-profit organization the Sarah McLachlan School of Music.

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Stewart, Santana to team up at Scottrade Center

Multi-platinum and Grammy Aw a r d - w i n n i n g s i n g e r a n d songwriter Sarah McLachlan today announced concert dates for the Sarah McLachlan Shine On Tour 2014. The national tour will kick off on June 20th in Seattle, WA and will visit major amphitheaters and

AEG Live announced today that Rod Stewart and Santana, two of music’s most influential hit makers and dynamic live performers, will join forces and embark on an 18concert North American tour this summer. Kicking-off May 23 in

Albany, NY, the tour unites two musical trailblazers who have helped redefine the sound of popular music for the last five decades through their combined love of rock, soul, world rhythms, funk, jazz and blues.

Both Stewart and Santana are known for their high-energy, hit-packed live concerts -- making the combination an incomparable experience for all music fans.

The duo will appear on June 6 at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis Tickets are on sale now.

With his singular voice, narrative songwriting and passionate live performances, Rod Stewart has built one of the most successful and enduring music careers of all time. In a career spanning more than five decades, he has amassed sales of more than 150 million albums worldwide and has countless charttopping hits and industry accolades - including two inductions into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 2007, he was bestowed Commander of the British Empire (CBE) by the Queen of England. In May 2013, Stewart released Time, his first rock album in a dozen years, on Capitol Records. The album features 11 original tracks and marks Rod’s return to songwriting after nearly two decades. Time entered the UK Albums Chart at No. 1, setting a new British record for the longest gap between chart-topping albums by an artist -- and in the US, it marked Stewart’s highestcharting album of original material since 1979. In addition to touring, Stewart headlines one of Las Vegas’ most critically and commercially successful residencies at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace.

For forty years and as many albums later, Santana has sold more than 100 million records and reached more than 100 million fans at concerts worldwide. To date, Santana has won ten Grammy Awards and three Latin Grammy Awards.

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The Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events is pleased to announce the headliners performing in Millennium Park for the 36th Annual Chicago Jazz Festival. The favorite Labor Day Weekend tradition will take place at the Chicago Cultural Center (78 E. Washington St.) and in Millennium Park (201 E. Randolph St.), August 28-31, showcasing the very best of Jazz music from noon to 9:30 p.m. daily. Millennium Park headliners include: Terence Blanchard, Rufus Reid, Gary Burton, Dave Holland, Cecile McLorin Salvant and the Sun Ra Arkestra. The FREE admission Chicago Jazz Festival is produced by the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) and programmed by the Jazz Institute of Chicago. The complete schedule will be announced at a later date.

O n F r i d a y, A u g u s t 2 9 i n Millennium Park, renowned bassist Rufus Reid will delight the Jay Pritzker Pavilion audience with selections from his newly released album, Quiet Pride: The Elizabeth Catlett Project, at 6 p.m.

Throughout his career as a musician, Reid has composed music for string orchestra, jazz ensembles large and small, concert band, double bass ensemble and solo bass. Reid has strong Chicago roots: after earning his Bachelor of Music degree at Northwestern in 1971, he launched his professional career in Chicago, where he lived until moving to New York in 1976.

Friday evening closes with fivetime Grammy® Award-winning trumpeter Terence Blanchard,joined

by Blue Note artists saxophonist Ravi Coltrane and West African guitarist Lionel Loueke at 8:30 p.m.

Adding to his track record as a successful artist and influential band leader, Blanchard is also a renowned film-score composer, having worked on more than 50 soundtracks, including George Lucas’s 2012 film, Red Tails, chronicling the Tuskegee Airmen.

O n S a t u r d a y, A u g u s t 3 0 , vibraphone virtuoso Gary Burton will bring his quintet to the Jay Pritzker Pavilion stage at 6 p.m.

Burton’s two recent releases: the Grammy®-nominated album, Guided Tour, and his autobiography, Learning to Listen, which chronicles his 50-year career as a bandleader, acclaimed soloist and seven-time Grammy® Award winner. At 8:30 p.m., British-born bassist Dave Holland leads his quartet Prism, which stars guitarist Kevin Eubanks.

Having appeared on nearly 200 albums – with artists ranging from Miles Davis to Chick Corea to Anthony Braxton to Herbie Hancock – Holland has thrilled audiences for over three decades with his own bands: groundbreaking quintets, big bands and now this neo-fusion quartet.

The Chicago Jazz Festival closes on Sunday, August 31 with a vibrant performance from the “new voice of Jazz,” Grammy®-nominated vocalist Cecile McLorin Salvant, at 7:10 p.m.

Performing unique interpretations of little-known and seldomly-recorded jazz and blues compositions, Salvant has graced the stage at numerous festivals nationally and internationally, including Jazz à Vienne in France, the Detroit Jazz Festival and other venues. At 8:30 p.m., current and former members of the Sun

Ra Arkestra will join together to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the visionary composer and selfproclaimed visitor from Saturn.

Starting in Chicago in the mid-1950s and continuing until his death, the prolific Sun Ra regaled the music world with his colorful combination of cosmic philosophy, new jazz sounds and beguiling stagecraft (including dance and costumes).

The 36th Annual Chicago Jazz Festival is produced by the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) and programmed by the Jazz Institute of Chicago with support from the Chicago Jazz Partnership and these sponsors: American Airlines, Aquafina, Chicago Jazz Magazine, C h i c a g o Tr a n s i t A u t h o r i t y, Communications Direct, Downbeat Magazine, E&J Gallo Family Vineyards, LaGrou Distribution System and Pepsi.

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Music Tuning in Tori Amos to visit St. Louis Tori Amos is set to release her brand new studio album, U n re p e n t a n t G e r a l d i n e s , M a y 13th in the U.S. on Mercury Classics/Universal Music Classics.

Unrepentant Geraldines is pop/ rock in both content and feel and is a change in pace from Amos’ most recent releases. The album is both one step further in the evolution of one of the most successful and influential artists of her generation, and a return to the inspiring and personal music that Amos is known for all around the world.

Amos will appear at the Peabody Opera House on Aug. 1.

Read more about Unrepentant Geraldines from Tori Amos on Rolling Stone: Tori Amos’ worldwide tour kicks off in May, with U.S. dates now announced for July and August (see attached). Fans will have exclusive access to a ticket pre-sale before the general public on-sale dates by preordering Unrepentant Geraldines on-line. Once a pre-order for the album is placed through http:// m y p l a y d i re c t . c o m / t o r i - a m o s , individuals will later receive a code to grant them access to presales tickets for the U.S. show of their choice.

Unrepentant Geraldines is her 14th studio recording, and a return to her core identity as a creator of contemporary songs, following a series of more classically-inspired and innovative musical projects of the last four years. These have included the seasonal collection Midwinter Graces, the classically influenced Night of Hunters, and Gold Dust, a collection of orchestral re-workings of songs from across her career. Released in October 2012 Gold Dust included “Flavor,” which was remixed by the late DJ Peter Rauhofer and peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Club Dance Chart in February 2013.

Amos recently also launched her most ambitious project to date as a composer, along with book writer Samuel Adamson, with the musical The Light Princes, which premiered at London's National Theatre in fall of 2013.

Tori Amos has sold over 12 million albums, has played over a thousand shows and has won numerous awards. Since the release of her debut album Little Earthquakes 21 years ago in 1992 where she pushed boundaries with her confessional style of songwriting, Amos continues to be adored, picking up new fans along the way, romanced by her messages of empowerment, tenderness, acerbic assertiveness, and of course her utterly peerless sound.

For more information, visit www. toriamos.com.

Hall and Oates to appear at the Peabody Daryl Hall and John Oates are the number-one selling duo in music history and they return to St. Louis for one night on Tuesday, May 6th. Tickets are as follows: $122, $72, $62, $52 & $42. Tickets may be purchased at the Ford Box Office at Scottrade Center, all Ticketmaster Ticket Centers, by phone at 800-7453000, or online at ticketmaster.com.

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

Additional Ticketmaster service charges and handling fees apply to all tickets purchased through Ticketmaster outlets, by phone or online. For disabled seating, call 314622-5420.

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

Signed to Atlantic by Ahmet Ertegan in the 1970’s, Daryl Hall & John Oates have sold more albums than any other duo in music history.

Their 1973 debut album, Abandoned Luncheonette, produced by Arif Mardin, yielded the Top 10 single, “She’s Gone,” which also went to #1 on the R&B charts when it was covered by Taveras.

The duo recorded one more album with Atlantic, War Babies, (produced by Todd Rundgren) before they left and promptly signed to RCA. Their tenure at RCA would catapult the duo to international superstardom.

From the mid-’70s to the mid-’80s, the duo would score six #1 singles, including “Rich Girl” (also #1 R&B), “Kiss on My List,” “Private Eyes,” “I Can’t Go For That (No Can Do) (also #1 R&B), “Maneater” and “Out

of Touch” from their six consecutive multi-platinum albums—’76’s Bigger Than Both of Us, ’80’s Voices, ’81’s Private Eyes, ‘82’s H2O, ‘83’s Rock N Soul, Part I and ‘84’s Big Bam Boom. The era would also produce an additional 5 Top 10 singles, “Sara Smile,” “One on One,” “You Make My Dreams,” “Say It Isn’t So” and “Method of Modern Love.”

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

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

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

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

Daryl Hall’s latest project is a multi-award-winning monthly web series (and Palladia TV show), Live from Daryl’s House (www. livefromdarylshouse.com). “It was a light bulb moment,” he says of the show’s genesis. “I’ve had this idea about just sitting on the porch or in my living room, playing music with my friends and putting it up on the Internet.” Live from Daryl’s House is also aired weekly on the Palladia Channel every Thursday at 11pm EST/8pm PST. The past episodes of Live From Daryl’s House have featured a mix of well-known performers like Jason Mraz, Joe Walsh, Booker T and the MGs, Blind Boys of Alabama,

Rob Thomas, Train, Cee Lo Green, Smokey Robinson, The Doors’ Robby Krieger and Ray Manzarek, Toots Hibbert, Nick Lowe, K.T. Tunstall, Todd Rundgren, Keb Mo, Dave Stewart, Goo Goo Dolls’ John Rzeznik and Fall Out Boy’s Patrick Stump along with newcomers such as Nick Waterhouse, Nikki Jean, Dirty Heads, Chiddy Bang, Rumer, Grace Potter & the Nocturnals, Mayer Hawthorne, Eric Hutchinson, Chromeo, Matt Nathanson, Parachute, Plain White T’s, Allen Stone, soul diva Sharon Jones, Diane Birch, L.A. neo-R&B party band Fitz & the Tantrums, hot new alternative band Neon Trees and veteran alternative mainstays Guster.

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

Records on September 27th, 2011.

The album has received a lot of critical acclaim from the Huffington Post, Spinner and Pop Matters, who said: “With the songs that make up this fine collection of American soul and pop music, Hall proves that with the pen and at the mic, his voice is more than capable of reaching the depths and heights of emotional truth.”

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

With the fortieth anniversary of their seminal second album, Abandoned Luncheonette, 2013 found Daryl Hall and John Oates very much at the height of their powers making their own kind of soul.

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Bacon is the star of these recipes

By SALLY ANN SHURMUR (Casper, Wyo.) Star-Tribune It's the essence of breakfast.

The smell alone makes you starving.

Whether you pan-fry the old school way or have figured out the sheet pan method in the oven, bacon by the pound is the "pantry" staple of the meat drawer -- served for breakfast, in sandwiches for lunch, in a main course for dinner, or wrapped in something crisp and luscious as an appetizer.

You may choose turkey bacon or its heavier cousin, pork, but having bacon on hand makes meals a tasty event. Here are some ideas you might want to try.

Broccoli and Bacon Salad 2 heads broccoli, cut into bite-size pieces 1 pound bacon, crisp-cooked, drained, and crumbled 1 cup red grapes, halved 1 cup mayonnaise 1/2 cup no-calorie granular sweetener In large bowl, combine broccoli, bacon, and grapes.

In small bowl, stir together mayonnaise and sweetener.

Add to broccoli mixture. Lighlty toss until coated. Serves 8 to 10.

(Recipe courtesy of "WalMart Family Cookbook," 2006) Deluxe German Potato Salad 1/2 pound sliced bacon

1 cup thinly sliced celery 1 cup chopped onion 1 cup sugar 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1 cup vinegar 1/2 cup water 1 teaspoon salt 3/4 teaspoon ground mustard 5 pounds unpeeled red new potatoes, cooked and sliced 2 carrots, shredded 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley Additional salt to taste In a skillet, cook bacon until crisp. Drain, reserving 1/4 cup drippings. Crumble bacon and set aside. Saute the celery and onion in drippings until tender.

Combine sugar and flour; add to skillet with vinegar, water, salt and mustard. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and bubbles.

In a large bowl, combine the potatoes, carrots and parsley; pour the sauce over and gently stir to coat. Season to taste with additional salt. Spoon into a serving dish; garnish with crumbled bacon. Serve warm. Yield: 14 to 16 servings.

(Recipe courtesy of "America's Best Church Supper Recipes," Reiman Publications) Cheese BLT Salad for Two 3 cups torn mixed salad greens 8 cherry tomatoes, halved

6 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled 3 tablespoons chopped sweet pickles 1/4 cup cubed Monterey Jack cheese 1/4 cup mayonnaise 1/2 cup French salad dressing In a salad bowl, toss the greens, tomatoes, bacon, pickles and cheese. In a small bowl or pitcher, combine mayonnaise and French dressing; serve with the salad. Yield: 2 servings.

(Recipe courtesy of "Down Home Cooking for One or Two," Reiman Publications) Bacon and Egg Burritos 6 bacon strips, diced 1 cup frozen cubed hash brown potatoes 2 tablespoons chopped onion 6 eggs 1/4 cup sour cream 3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese, divided 2 tablespoons taco sauce 1/2 to 1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce 4 flour tortillas (10 inches), warmed Sour cream and chopped tomatoes, optional In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Using a slotted spoon, remove to paper towels; drain, reserving 1 tablespoon drippings. Saute potatoes and onions in drippings until potatoes are golden brown, stirring occasionally.

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Dining Bacon Continued from Page 22 In a large bowl, whisk eggs and sour cream. Stir in 1/4 cup cheese, taco sauce and hot pepper sauce. Pour over potato mixture; add bacon.

Cook and stir over medium heat until eggs are completely set.

Spoon about 3/4 cup down the center of each tortilla, sprinkle with remaining cheese.

Fold bottom and sides of tortilla over filling.

Serve immediately with sour cream and tomatoes if desired.

Yield: 4 servings.

(Recipe courtesy of "Taste of Home Almost Homemade 2012," Reiman Publications) Bacon-Cheddar Stuffed Potatoes 4 medium baking potatoes 1/3 cup mayonnaise 3/4 cup plus 6 tablespoons shredded cheddar cheese,

divided 3/4 cup French onion dip 1/2 cup real bacon bits 4 green onions, chopped 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon pepper Scrub and pierce potatoes; place on a microwave-safe plate.

Microwave, uncovered, on high for 18 to 22 minutes or until tender, turning once.

Let stand for 5 minutes or until cool enough to handle.

Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine the mayonnaise, 3/4 cup cheese, dip, bacon bits, green onions and pepper.

Cut a thin slice off the top of each potato and discard. Scoop out the pulp, leaving a thin shell.

Add pulp to the mayonnaise mixture and mash.

Spoon into potato shells.

R e t u r n t o t h e m i c ro w a v e - s a f e plate. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Microwave, uncovered, on high for 5 minutes or until h e a t e d t h ro u g h . Yi e l d : 4 servings.

(Recipe courtesy of "Taste of Home Almost Homemade 2012," Reiman Publications)

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Dining Delights

Bill Roseberry/The Edge

Above, a chicken chimichanga with Mexican rice and refried beans. Below, fried New York cheesecake.

Chava's serves up memorable meals

By BILL ROSEBERRY Of The Edge I decided not to venture far from home for my latest edition of You Gotta' Eat, rounding up a few friends and hitting up Chava’s Mexican Restaurant in Edwardsville.

The Edwardsville location at 217 East Vandalia St. opened in June of 2013 and is the second location for Chava’s. The original location can be found at 925 Geyer Ave. inside the Soulard neighborhood in St. Louis.

It’s been open for eight years. I have had the pleasure of enjoying both locations and always been pleased with the service and the food.

Chris Ybarra runs the Soulard location, but it’s his sister, Lisa Bohannon, who runs the spot in Edwardsville. Both have the same menu and the name is derived from a nickname for their grandpa Salvador.

When I rounded up my posse recently and visited Chava’s I found some newbies to take to the restaurant. Joe, Brandon and Dakota had never had the pleasure of eating at Chava’s. I like it because of the high quality of ingredients used at Chava’s, it can make things a little more expensive, but it makes for a memorable meal.

I deliberated with the group and we decided to begin our marathon meal on the appetizer menu. I chose the Jenas, eight baked jalapenó halves stuffed with Mexican charizo (sausage) and white queso cheese.

If I had one complaint about these dynamite munchies it was their size.

Bigger would have been better in this case, but there was no complaint on the taste.

Our quartet was plenty pleased with the taste, they were delicious.

And those of you concerned with the spiciness level because of the jalapenós, don’t be. The peppers are hollowed out and eradicated of all

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their seeds which is where the spice derives from. As a matter of fact, I was surprised there was no kick at all. It was really more of a sweet taste from the sausage and cheese. At $5.95 it was one of the more expensive appetizers — which isn’t bad — on the menu, but also the most unique and I would recommend them for anyone to try.

Next came the main course. I ordered a chicken chimichanga which was accompanied by Mexican rice, refried beans and lettuce, tomato and onion. For those of you not familiar with a chimichanga, it is a deep fried burrito and a dish commonly found in Tex-Mex cuisine.

At Chava’s it is filled with your choice of chicken or pork, salsa verde and Chihuahua cheese and topped

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with sour cream, guacamole and diced tomatoes. I went with chicken and didn’t have any complaints. It was shredded chicken and there was plenty of it. The golden fried shell did a superb job of containing the ingredients and the dollops of sour cream, guacamole and tomatoes perched on the outside gave a nice flavor change with each bite.

The rest of the crew were happy with their selections, too. Joe and Brandon utilized the “build a burrito” portion of the menu. It starts with a 13-inch flour tortilla for $3.95 and then has vegetables, meats and miscellaneous other add-ons that cost a little extra. The additions include such items as: jalapenós, pico de gallo, grilled bell peppers, fried Tilapia, pulled pork, grilled

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sirloin steak, roasted vegetables, a cheddar and Monterey cheese mix and chile con queso to name a few.

Both Joe and Brandon were satisfied with their decisions and full afterwards.

Dakota veered in another direction with his order, going with the fish tacos. For $9.50 he got two soft tacos filled with lightly breaded and deep fried Tilapia fillets, topped with chopped lettuce, herb dressing, sour cream, shredded cheddar cheese and tomatoes and served with rice and beans. He liked his choice, too.

Not to be outdone, I did a You Gotta' Eat first — I ordered dessert.

Chava’s only has one dessert choice and it’s a great one, fried New York cheesecake. I was pretty

full from the Jenas and my chimichanga but I forged ahead.

When it arrived I fell in love.

Heaping with whipped cream and chopped walnuts and drizzled in chocolate and caramel sauce, I could barely see the cheesecake and for the cherry on top, there was a cherry on top.

Within the first bite it was evident of the awesomeness of my choice.

The cheesecake was creamy and piping hot wrapped inside of a cocoon of crispy goodness. It was so rich though and after everything else I had already ingested, I’m sorry to say I couldn’t finish it off.

Joe quickly stepped to the plate and ate the other half of it without complaint though, what a good friend.

If I have one complaint about Chava’s it’s probably the limited spacing on seating and parking in their parking lot. There were literally only two parking spots available for our two cars during our Saturday night expedition. When we walked inside we had to be seated at the bar, which was fine for us, but there were no other tables available for our party at the time.

You can check out the rest of the Chava’s menu at www.chavasmexican.com. There are plenty of other items to choose from. Another one I’ve had on previous visits, which is a Chava’s all-star, is the el mireko.

The el mireko consists of two ranchero chicken burritos flash fried golden brown and topped with chile con queso and guacamole. It’s good stuff. There are also fajitas, fried tacos, tortas (Mexican sandwiches), enchiladas and tostadas among other great choices on the menu.

Whether you’re in Edwardsville or hanging in Soulard, make sure to check out Chava’s when you gotta' eat, I know I’ll be back and I’m pretty sure I made fans out of Joe, Brandon and Dakota.

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BIG BEAUTIFUL 5BR/4BA home. Oversize lot, FF laundry, main floor master bedroom. $319,900 Edwardsville PR101730 IRMA AUGUST (618) 558-8422

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7+/- ACRES for the horse enthusiast with 60x120 indoor riding arena & 12 stall horse barn.

6.4 WOODED ACREAGE wirth 2/3 home site possibilities in small, older subdivision on edge of town. $267,000 Edwardsville PR101725 JUDY CONNOLLY (618) 830-9899

$159,000 Edwardsville PR101729 DIANA MASSEY TEAM (618) 791-5024 or (618) 791-9298

WELL MAINTAINED 3 bedroom home with huge heated & insulated garage, concrete drive & privacy fence.

LOOKING FOR A SPOT in the country to build your dream home? Here’s 10.33 acres.

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$139,900 Staunton PR101720 DANA M. ALLEN (618) 444-7222

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Hot tub neg. $94,900 Staunton PR101721 DANA M. ALLEN (618) 444-7222

CONGRATULATIONS SELLING AGENT FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH BETTY TREAT (618) 830-3952

BUILD YOUR DREAM HOME on a great 3 acre tree lined lot! $77,500 Edwardsville PR101724 JUDY CONNOLLY (618) 830-9899

3322 Snider Drive, Edwardsville $549,000 OPEN SUN. 1-3 PM CAROLYN KOESTER (618) 791-6712

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3324 Piazza Lane, Edwardsville $359,900 OPEN SUN. 1-3 PM KATHY SEIBERT (618) 593-3042

7008 Alston Court, Edwardsville $469,900 OPEN SUN. 1-3 PM SANDIE LAMANTIA (618) 978-2384

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2 Timber Bluff Court, Glen Carbon $350,000 OPEN SUN. 1-3 PM ADAM HORNBERGER (618) 444-8681

26 Gray Cub Court, Glen Carbon $339,900 OPEN SUN. 1-3 PM LINDA BEUTEL (618) 779-3225

9 Ginger Ridge Court, Glen Carbon $254,900 OPEN SUN. 1-3 PM VICKY LOWRY (618) 741-7178

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1102 Grand Avenue, Edwardsville $163,900 OPEN SUN. 1-3 PM NORMA LINCK (618) 444-8733

325 Orchard, Troy $129,900 OPEN SUN. 1-3 PM MELISSA LESLIE (618) 307-6570

111 2nd Street, Hamel $94,000 OPEN SUN. 1-3 PM IRMA AUGUST (618) 558-8422

4962 Smith Drive, Edwardsville $235,000 OPEN SUN. 1-3 PM JOHN CAMERON (760) 524-6879

OUTSTANDING 5BR/3BA, 3 car garage, storage on 2 acres, partially fenced, freshly painted. $316,900 Staunton PR101533

LOVELY updated 3 bedroom, 3 bath home on 2 acres. Agent interest. $229,000 Edwardsville PR101605

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TURN OF THE CENTURY ALL brick beauty with original hardwood floors, detached garage & in-ground pool. $169,800 Staunton PR101580

CHARMING UPDATED 3+ BR/2 full bath home, new vinyl siding & landscaping, close to bike trails & schools. $130,000 Edwardsville PR101617

REMODELED & SPACIOUS 3 bedroom, 2 bath home conveniently located off Interstate 55. $67,500 Mt. Olive PR101605

A LOT OF HOUSE FOR THE MONEY! 4 bedroom on double lot.

Edwardsville schools $54,900 Worden PR101628

NEW & IRRESISTIBLE RANCH in Ebbett’s field. 4BR/3BA w/finished walkout LL. $539,900 Edwardsville PR101708

IRRESISTIBLE 1.5 STORY 5BR/5BA home w/finished LL nestled on a spacious corner lot. $518,980 Edwardsville PR101550

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