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APRIL 26 ISSUE

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What’s Inside 3

Life on the slopes

Holiday Shores sisters find success.

12 Louie Badalamenti

Gogh-Getters focus on Edwardsville icon.

13 "The Art of Illustration" EAC plans unique exhibit.

19 "Battleship"

Board games move to the big screen.

21 The Boston Marathon Local woman achieves her goal.

23 Red curry paste No, it won't burn your tongue.

24 You Gotta' Eat

The Burger Barge in East Peoria.

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What’s Happening Friday April 26___________ • St. Louis Ballet Presents Swan Lake, Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

• The Second City "Laugh Out Loud Tour", Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

• A Night of Poetry, Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

• Chris Kahler: Recent Paintings, Main Gallery, Bruno David Gallery, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through May 5.

• Classic Images: Photographs

by Ansel Adams, Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, Mt. Vernon, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through May 6.

• Lewis and Clark Student Exhibition 2012, Jacoby Ar ts Center, Alton, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through May 12.

• Star Trek the Exhibition, St. Louis Science Center, St. Louis, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Runs through May 28.

• Faith Ringgold: American Quilts, Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through June 1.

• The Maine w/ Lydia, The Arkells, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 6:00 p.m.

• Doc Holiday, Laurie's Place (Back Bar), Edwardsville, 9:30 p.m.

• The Harman Family Bluegrass B a n d , T h e W i l d e y T h e a t re , Edwardsville, 7:00 p.m.

• Anthony Gomes, Blueberry Hill, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

• Various Hands w/ LucaBrasi, Cactus Smile, Vibe Steady, Plush St. Louis, St. Louis, Doors 7:30 p.m.

• Rach Fest, Powell Symphony Hall, St. Louis, 10:30 a.m.

• Green Ball, Moonrise Hotel, St. Louis, 7:00 p.m.

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

• 2012 Ar tists-In-Residence E x h i b i t i o n , C ra f t A l l i a n c e Kranzberg Arts Center Galleries, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Runs through July 8.

• Kansas Bible Company w/ Stone Sugar Shakedown, The Scandaleros, The Gramophone, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

Saturday April 27___________ • Earth Day at the Missouri B o ta n i c a l G a rd e n , M i s s o u r i Botanical Garden, St. Louis, 10:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

• Family ZooQuest, St. Louis Zoo, St. Louis, 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

• St. Louis Ballet Presents Swan Lake, Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center, St. Louis, 2:30 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.

• The Second City "Laugh Out Loud Tour", Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center, St. Louis, 5:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.

• Costas to the Max, The Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

• In the Still Epiphany, Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs

through October 27.

• Lewis and Clark Student Exhibition 2012, Jacoby Ar ts Center, Alton, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through May 12.

• Star Trek the Exhibition, St. Louis Science Center, St. Louis, 9:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Runs through May 28.

• Faith Ringgold: American Quilts, Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through June 1.

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

• Jam Session w/ Mo' Pleasure, L a u r i e ' s P l a c e ( F ro n t B a r ) , Edwardsville, 2:00 p.m.

• Mo' Pleasure, Laurie's Place (Back Bar), Edwardsville, 9:30 p.m.

• The Limineers, Blueberry Hill, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

• Upon A Burning Body, Fubar, St. Louis, Doors 6:00 p.m.

• Allegro Spring Showcase: Teen vocal ensemble, COCA, St. Louis, 5:30 p.m.

• Bud Schultz and You Can't Beat Experience Jazz Band, Jacoby Arts Center, Alton, Doors 6:00 p.m.

• Magic City w/ Old Lights, Bo and the Locomotive, Plush St. Louis, St. Louis, Doors 8:30 p.m.

• Rach Fest, Powell Symphony Hall, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

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

• 2012 Ar tists-In-Residence E x h i b i t i o n , C ra f t A l l i a n c e Kranzberg Arts Center Galleries, St. Louis, noon to 6:00 p.m., Runs through July 8.

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On the Edge of the Weekend

April 26, 2012

People Holiday Shores residents love their skis Romano sisters prefer the white stuff to the wet stuff

By KRISTA WILKINSON-MIDGLEY Of The Edge

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isters Skylar and Reigha Romano of Holiday Shores love nothing better than whizzing down a snowcapped hill leaving a powdery trail in their wake. At last month's National Standard Race (NASTAR) Championships in Winter Park, Colo., both took home medals.

Skylar finished in second place, Silver Division, and Reigha finished in third place, Bronze Division.

Even more impressive, the girls were only 10 and 4 years old respectively at the time.

The NASTAR National Championships is the largest public grassroots ski race program in the world. Participants compete throughout the season in regional races based upon their age and gender. Depending upon skill, racers are ranked into Platinum, Gold, Silver and Bronze Divisions.

Both girls ski regularly at Hidden Valley Ski Resort in Eureka, Mo. Founded in 1991, the Hidden Valley Ski Team is an independent nonprofit organization run by parents and 12 coaches. Children ages 5 to 19 can join the team and receive training on skiing technique and alpine racing.

The team took 28 racers to the NASTAR Championships and brought home nine gold, six silver, and five bronze medals.The results ranked the Hidden Valley team 12th in the nation in overall resort team rankings. Two Hidden Valley team members were ranked in the top three of NASTAR. Skylar, now 11, has been skiing

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The Romano sisters Reigha, at left, and Skylar, show off their NASTAR medals. since she was just 3 years old and joined Hidden Valley's ski team at age 8. Reigha was on skis at 18 months, even before she could walk.

"They love it. Skylar just thrives.

She rarely takes a break. Reigha loves it. Her legs get tired a little bit faster. We go at her pace and let her

rest as much as she needs to," said Suzanne Romano, the girls' mother.

She praised the Hidden Valley coaches and the work they put in with the kids. She said she was impressed at the work the coaches put in and at how much progress Skylar made in the two years that she's been on the ski team.

"The training is almost oneto-one...I just think we're very fortunate to have the coaches that we have," said Suzanne.

During the season, which runs from early December through late February/early March, Skylar trains every Tuesday evening and all day on Saturday. That means the family must get up at 5 a.m. in order to make the nearly two-hour drive to Hidden Valley in time for the 9 a.m. start. But, as Suzanne asserts, it's worth it to see how well the girls are doing and how much they love it.

"We do give up everything else for that," said Suzanne. "I would love to see her go as far as she wants to go."

The whole family, residents of Holiday Shores, are ski buffs. Mom Suzanne has been skiing for years and lived in Colorado for a time.

Dad Doug Romano had only been skiing once or twice before he met Suzanne but it didn't take long for him to get bit by the bug too. When the kids came along, it seemed only natural to get them on the slopes as soon as they were able.

Suzanne said they do most of their skiing locally at Hidden Valley but she and Doug like to take the family on skiing trips to places like Utah, Wisconson, Michigan and Colorado.

Both girls are equally enthusiastic about their sport, albeit for different reasons.

"It's just fun. You have control of what you can do. You can do what you want," said Skylar, who is on the quiet side and reluctantly took the podium at the award ceremony.

Reigha, on the other hand, loves the thrill of going fast and couldn't wait to get onstage for the ceremony, which she described as "super fun!"

Although Skylar finished an impressive second place for her division, she likely would have taken the gold had it not been for the slight mishap of her skis falling off.

"I could have finished the course but I didn't know my ski had fallen off and I fell," she said.

Suzanne and Doug take full responsibility for the accident.

Suzanne said they should have tightened Skylar's bindings before her run but at the time they didn't know they needed to.

"Right in front of me she popped her bindings...Both her skis just - boom! - came off. She was sixtenths of a second away from the gold," said Suzanne. "I was so proud of her. She got back up, put her skis on and kept going. She acted like nothing happened."

Suzanne said that Reigha's third place finish was particularly special because of the difficult start she had in life. She was born five weeks premature and was later diagnosed with low muscle tone/ weakness. Reigha has also suffered from eye problems and has had to have multiple surgeries on her eye.

"She was still just kind of laying on her back at 8 months. She didn't even have the strength to sit up," said Suzanne. She said the ski boots were good for Reigha because they gave her little legs extra support as she was learning to walk.

"She's overcome a lot of her challenges so to see her doing that, my heart was just full," Suzanne said of Reigha's race results.

Now that the skiing season is over the family is looking forward to a break this summer.

In September, Skylar will start dry training for two and a half hours, which Suzanne said involves roller blading and other conditioning exercises. She will also start middle school in the fall and is interested in taking up other sports including field hockey, volleyball and track.

To learn more about NASTAR and the 2012 race results, visit www.nastar.com. Anyone interested in learning more about the Hidden Valley Ski Team should visit www.hvst.org.

On the street What summer activity are you most looking forward to?

"We're going to Europe. I'm looking forward to going to Greece and Italy."

"Boating. I love water sports with the family."

"The pool. It'll be nice being able to stay outside and chill and not work."

Annie Dirnbeck, Florissant, Mo.

Katelynn Johnson, Paris

Josh Beasley, O'Fallon

"Going out on our shooting range back home and shooting my new pistol my dad got me. It's like a bonding thing my dad and I do."

Brennan Vahle, Concord

April 26, 2012

"Sleeping and riding my bike around Springfield and Washington Park because it's relaxing."

Haley Fuhrmann, Springfield

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People People planner Carrington brings laughs to St. Louis Rodney Carrington is a multitalented comedian, actor, a n d w r i t e r w h o h a s re c o rd e d eight major record label comedy albums selling over 3 million copies.

Carrington will appear at 7 p.m. on Friday, September 7 at The Family Arena in St. Charles.

Tickets can be purchased at the Family Arena Ticket Office and all MetroTix locations including Macy’s and select Schnucks video centers or on the web at www. metrotix.com.

M o r n i n g Wo o d h a s b e e n certified gold and Greatest Hits has been certified Platinum by the RIAA. Rodney starred in his own TV sitcom Rodney, which ran for two seasons on ABC. He co-wrote and co-starred with Toby Keith in the feature film Beer for My Horses. In 2011 Rodney partnered with the ACA (American Country Awards) by presenting at their awards show and hosting the American Country New Year ’s Eve Live show on Fox. According to Pollstar, Rodney has been one of the top ten highest grossing touring comedians for the last ten years and among the top 4 or 5 the last several years. Rodney is on track to be in the top 5 again in 2012. He regularly performs to sold out crowds across the US and Canada.

Rodney broke through with his major label comedy CD debut Hangin' With Rodney in 1998.

The album featuring fan favorite songs "Letter to My P****" and "Fred," sold more than 450,000 copies, and over ten years later, consistently appears on the Soundscan comedy charts The next few years saw six m o r e To p 1 0 a l b u m s : L i v e , Morning Wood, Nutsack, Greatest Hits, and King of the Mountains, and the newest one, El Nino Loco, all of which continue to receive major radio airplay and a place on the national comedy charts. Morning Wood has earned RIAA gold record certification, and Greatest Hits (a double CD), has now reached platinum status.

Carrington will appear at 7 p.m. on Friday, September 7 at The Family Arena in St. Charles.

Tickets can be purchased at the Family Arena Ticket Office and all MetroTix locations including Macy’s and select Schnucks video centers or on the web at www. metrotix.com.

rarely staged outside of Asia.

View the art by day, 9 a.m. to 5 p. m. daily (included with daytime Garden admission starting May 29; special rates apply May 2628 for Lantern Festival Grand Opening Weekend). Experience the illuminated magic by night, Thursday through Sunday e v e n i n g s , M a y 3 1 - J u l y 2 9 a n d seven nights a week, August 119 from 6 to 10 p.m. (last entry at 9 p.m.). Lanterns are lit at 8 p. m. Evening admission is $22 for adults, $10 for children (ages 3 to 12), $15 for Garden members and $5 for Garden members’ children. www.mobot.org/lanternfestival.

Throughout June: The Missouri Botanical Garden, Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House and Shaw Nature Reserve are celebrating National Pollinator Week, June 18 through 2 4 , b y d e d i c a t i n g t h e e n t i re month of June to Picture-Perfect Pollinators. Capture snapshots of butterflies, birds, bees and other pollinators in your own backyard, neighborhood or favorite locale and share your photos on the Missouri Botanical Garden’s Flickr account at http://www.flickr. com/groups/1381284@N20/.

Browse our class lineup at www. mobot.org/classes for offerings throughout the month focused on the importance of pollinators.

Learn more about National P o l l i n a t o r We e k a t h t t p : / / pollinator.org/pollinator_week_ 2012.htm.

J u n e 3 : C a f e F l o r a B ru n c h .

S u n d a y s f ro m A p r i l t h ro u g h September, enjoy an a la carte menu and dining at the Spink Pavilion, overlooking the Garden’s central reflecting pools. Seating available inside and outside.

(Brunch not offered Memorial Day weekend or Labor Day weekend.)

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Reservations available but not necessary; c a l l ( 3 1 4 ) 5 7 7 - 0 2 0 0 . G a r d e n admission applies.

June 6: Whitaker Music Festival.

Free evening outdoor concert features Vince Martin, vocalist, guitarist and entertainer. Lawn seating; bring chairs or a blanket.

Picnicking is permitted after 5 p. m.; pack a picnic or purchase sandwiches and beverages on

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Fair Saint Louis lineup announced David N. Farr, chairman of the Fair Saint Louis Foundation and David A. Peacock, Chairman of the St. Louis Sports Commission today shared key highlights for this summer’s 2012 Fair Saint Louis to he hosted on the grounds of the Gateway Arch on Wednesday, July 4, Friday, July 6 and Saturday, July 7.

Programming highlights include: Wednesday, July 4 • 7 a.m. -- Fair Saint Louis activities will kick off with two new additions, a competitive four-mile run and a one-mile family fun run.

Fair Saint Louis is partnering with the St. Louis Sports Commission on both events with proceeds supporting the Sports Commission’s efforts in attracting, creating and managing major sporting events for St. Louis that contribute to the overall quality of life for the region.

• 10 a.m. -- The 135th annual Veiled Prophet Parade themed “Around the World” • Noon. – Fair Saint Louis officially opens with the first of two air shows, including top civilian performers and military aircraft.

• 8 p.m. – The classic rock sister duo Heart headlines the Budweiser Main Stage (www.heart-music. com) and the spectacular US Bank/ Enterprise Rent-A-Car Fireworks

will conclude day one of the Fair.

Friday, July 6 • 4 p.m. – Gates open; programming throughout the afternoon will feature live music, Kids Town and performances on the Cultural Stage.

• 8 p.m. – Third Eye Blind headlines the Budweiser Main Stage, bringing their popular alternative rock (www.thirdeyeblind.com) back to the Arch grounds followed by the US Bank/Enterprise Rent-A-Car Fireworks.

Saturday, July 7 • 10 a.m. -- Gates open; programming throughout the day will feature live music, Kids Town and the performances on Cultural Stage.

• 8 p.m. – Dierks Bentley, the rising country star (www.dierks. com), will headline the Budweiser Main Stage. His sixth album, HOME, debuted earlier this month in the #1 spot on Billboard’s Country Albums chart. The US Bank/ Enterprise Rent-A-Car Fireworks will follow his performance to conclude the 2012 Fair Saint Louis.

For additional details and updates to the schedule, visit www. fairsaintlouis.org.

“For more than 30 years, the grounds of the Gateway Arch have been home to this very special and beloved event, one that has hosted millions of visitors, generated countless memories and has garnered national attention as one of America’s most spectacular Independence Day celebrations,” said Farr. “Fair Saint Louis is for families, it’s for visitors, it’s for fun, and it’s for you. It’s Your Fair, and it’s the result of innumerable corporate and individual contributors providing financial support, volunteer services, donation of supplies and other valuable

resources. On behalf of the Fair Saint Louis Foundation, I encourage all members of the community to get involved! As we like to say, Fair Saint Louis is “Where America Comes To Celebrate.”

“The St. Louis Sports Commission is excited to partner with the Fair Saint Louis Foundation to kick off this year ’s Fair with two runs, a competitive four miler and a onemile fun run,“ said Peacock. “The mission of both our organizations focuses on contributing to the quality of life for all those who live in the St. Louis region as well as making our community a welcome place for visitors; pairing these runs with Fair Saint Louis is a great way to help celebrate our Nation’s independence for local St. Louisans and guests alike.”

Following the Fair Saint Louis festivities, the celebration will continue throughout the month of July with the Celebrate St. Louis Summer Concerts, with performances on July 13/14 and July 20/21 at Soldiers Memorial.

Additional details for both Fair Saint Louis and Celebrate St. Louis Summer Concerts will be announced later this spring.

Each year community volunteers, Fair Saint Louis staff and the Veiled Prophet Organization, in partnership with the National Park Service and the City of St. Louis, work together to promote St. Louis by bringing visitors downtown for the nearly month-long event. The name Fair Saint Louis acknowledges this event is produced by Saint Louisans, for Saint Louisans and their guests from all over the world. If members of the community are interested in volunteering, volunteer applications may be downloaded from the Fair Saint Louis website at www. fairsaintlouis.org.

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Open House Saturday, April 28

MoBOT plans summer events The Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw Blvd., south St. Louis, has scheduled the following events.

For m o re i n f o r ma t i o n , v i s i t www.mobot.org or call (314) 5775100 or 1-800-642-8842 toll free May 26 through Aug. 19: “Lantern Festival: Art by Day, Magic by Night,” an international e x h i b i t i o n o f l a rg e r- t h a n - l i f e , lighted works of art from China, presented by Emerson. Experience one of China’s most treasured events and ancient traditions – the annual lantern festival. Elaborate outdoor sets crafted of silk and steel will celebrate Chinese culture t h ro u g h b o l d c o l o r, d a z z l i n g light and striking design. The exhibition offers visitors a unique opportunity to witness a spectacle

site. No pets, barbecue grills or smoking. Music begins at 7:30 p. m . F re e a d m i s s i o n a f t e r 5 p . m . ; l a s t e n t r y a t 9 p . m . T h e D o r i s I . S c h n u c k C h i l d r e n ’ s Garden remains open with free admission from 5 to 7 p.m. Cohen Amphitheater lawn. Sponsored by the Whitaker Foundation.

June 9: Frank Absher Book Signing: “KMOX: The Voice of St. Louis.” Author Frank Absher is a former announcer on KMOX who began assembling St. Louis media history in 1987. In 2001, he founded the St. Louis Media History Foundation, a not-forprofit organization dedicated to gathering and preserving St. Louis media history. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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People People planner Roller Derby championship coming to St. Louis The St. Louis Gatekeepers will host the 2012 Men's Roller Derby Association National Championship, "Gateway to the Best." This fast and heavy-hitting weekend takes place October 20-21, 2012 and will feature the MRDA's top eight teams in the end-of-season rankings. Competition for those spots will be especially tough as the MRDA continues in its mission to encourage the growth and development of men's roller derby by nearly doubling in the past year to 20 teams.

The Gatekeepers will work closely with the MRDA to build on the success of last year's inaugural championship. The Gatekeepers, founded in November 2009, have grown to become one of the most successful teams in men's roller derby, skill-wise and in sheer number of skaters. They bring a wealth of tournament knowledge by virtue of participating in last year's championship as well as competing in Spring Roll men's tournament.

The 2012 MRDA Championship will be held at theMidwest Sport Hockey Complex. With a new Sport Court surface installed this past November, Midwest Sport is the premier inline roller hockey facility in the Midwest making it the ideal spot for high-caliber roller derby. And, ample stadium seating will provide a quality spectator experience. The complex is located in beautiful Edgar M. Queeny County Park in the St. Louis suburb of Ballwin, just 20 minutes from the city.

Stay tuned tohttp:// mrdachampionships.com/ for more information including ticket sales as the tournament approaches.

Parties in the Park returns to Clayton St. Louis’ original, longest-running outdoor happy hour, Parties in the Park in Downtown Clayton, returns May 9 and continues on the second Wednesday of the month through Sept. 12.

After a hugely successful launch last year on the streets of downtown Clayton, Parties in the Park will continue to be held on North Meramec Avenue, between Forsyth Boulevard and Maryland Avenue.

“The response to last year ’s move to downtown Clayton was

unanimous. Everyone loved it,” said Ellen Gale, executive director of the Clayton Chamber of Commerce.

“Businesses and restaurants saw an increase in sales and traffic, and those in attendance enjoyed the comfort and convenience of the party on Meramec.”

Entertainment for the 29th season of Parties is confirmed and sure to keep party-goers moving and grooving all summer long. This year’s music lineup includes: • May 9 – SLAM • June 13 – Pop ‘n’ Rocket (sponsored by Heartland Bank) • July 11 – My Friend Mike • August 8 – Concoction • September 12 – American Idle Parties in the Park in Downtown Clayton is THE place to enjoy great food and music with friends. The party starts at 5 and goes until 8:30 p.m., with half-priced beer from 5 to 5:30 p.m. Admission is free and open to the public. Whether looking to mingle with friends and colleagues, meet new people or just relax after a hard day’s work with an ice-cold beer, you won’t want to miss the 29th season of Parties in the Park in Downtown Clayton. For more information call the Clayton Chamber of Commerce, 314-726-3033, or visit www.partiesinthepark.org.

Branson to celebrate 100 years Nestled deep in the Ozark Mountains in southwest Missouri, Branson has always had a welcoming spirit, a tenacity to make it through tough times, and a deep foundation of faith. These ideals — coupled with a love of craftsmanship and music — shaped the culture of the Ozarks and the Branson/Lakes area. It is a unique place with a uniquely American story.

It was this culture, set against the natural beauty of the Ozarks, that drew the first “tourists” to the Branson region in the late 1800’s, including a preacher turned author named Harold Bell Wright. And it was this culture that so many people around the world became fascinated with after reading Wright’s best-selling novel “The Shepherd of the Hills.”

Word spread quickly about Branson and the Ozarks. By 1912, the settlement was bustling with residents and visitors, and was officially incorporated as a city on April 1.

Over the past 100 years, Branson has evolved and grown in many ways. Today, Branson is home to more than 10,000 residents and has become Missouri’s top vacation

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destination, welcoming an estimated 8 million visitors a year. Branson is now surrounded by three lakes and countless attractions and entertainment options – 100-plus live shows with 64,000 theatre seats (more than Broadway!), 800 miles of shoreline, 18,000 hotel rooms, 3,000 RV/campsites, 200-plus outlet shops and boutiques, 7 championship golf courses, the upscale Branson Landing and the new Branson Airport.

In other ways, Branson has remained unchanged since those early days. The unspoiled Ozark Mountain vistas, the wilderness and waterways are as breathtaking as ever. The folks who live here still have a rugged and independent spirit, as well as a deep dedication to God, country and family. And visitors still come from great distances to forget their cares for a while.

In 2012, Branson turns 100, and everyone is invited to a celebration as unique and spectacular as Branson itself: "100 Years of Branson, Mo. – a Story of Heritage, Harmony and Hospitality." There will be 100 Days with 100 Ways to Celebrate! April 1 to July 7, 2012, is a very limited engagement, playing in 2012 only.

Beginning on April 1, 2012 with our Centennial heritage museum opening in Historic Downtown Branson, and followed by our Branson Centennial Celebration Show on April 15 (coinciding with gala festivities on April 14, commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the sailing of TITANIC) through Branson’s 100th Fest and Street Dance on July 7, there will be lots of fun for everyone.

“Throughout the town, our community welcomes you to our once-in-a-lifetime celebration,” said

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Ross Summers, President/CEO, Branson/Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce and Convention & Visitors Bureau. “And our birthday wish is that you leave with a rekindled spirit and renewed hope for the next century.”

Check out www.Branson100.org for details.

Drum Corps Show returns to McKendree July 16 Marching Music’s Major League will return to McKendree University this summer as part of Drum Corps International’s (DCI) 2012 tour.

One of the most popular Midwestern stops on last year ’s schedule, the university will host “DCI St. Louis” on Monday, July 16, at 7 p.m. The show will take place at Leemon Athletic Field on campus, adjacent to the Hettenhausen Center for the Arts, at 400 N. Alton St. in Lebanon.

Over 1,000 of the country’s top young brass musicians, percussionists and dancers will present an entertaining competition of artistry and showmanship, executed with speed and precision. The nineensemble line-up includes some of DCI’s elite corps: Carolina Crown from Ft. Mill, S.C; the Cascades from Seattle; the Cavaliers from Rosemont, Ill.; the Crossmen from San Antonio.; Music City from Nashville, Tenn.; Phantom Regiment from Rockford, Ill.; Pioneer from Milwaukee; Teal Sound from Jacksonville, Fla.; and the Troopers from Casper, Wyo. “DCI St. Louis” ticket prices range from $20 to $45 for premium reserved

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seating. Purchase seats online at www.dci.org/tickets. Groups of 20 or more qualify for discount seating in select sections. Advance orders will end approximately one week before the event. Tickets may be purchased from the stadium box office on the afternoon of the show for an additional $5.

“We are very proud and happy to once again host such a prestigious, nationally known event on our campus. Last year was the first time a drum and bugle corps show was presented in the St. Louis metro area in six years,” said David Boggs, director of bands at McKendree. He is a past member of the Chicago area Cavaliers and a former instructor for the Cadets of Bergen County, N.J. The All-Star High School Marching Band, made up of 100 top student musicians and color guards from the St. Louis and Metro-East area, will lead off the show with a patriotic musical tribute.

Proceeds from “DCI St. Louis” will support the McKendree University’s Music Department’s interactive, hands-on “Music in Our Schools” program for pre-K through 12th grade students.

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People People planner Shaw Nature Reserve plans events The 2,400-acre Shaw Nature Reserve in Gray Summit is the perfect setting for you and your family to enjoy the natural world. A host of events and programs are available throughout spring and summer: April 26: Native Plant School: Top Performing Native Plants for Home Gardening. Native Plant School is a year-round series of indoor/outdoor classes in the Whitmire Wildflower Garden at the Shaw Nature Reserve that covers various aspects of native landscaping. Please bring your questions, comments, drawings and plant specimens. Participation from the audience is encouraged. Native Plant School at the Shaw Nature Reserve is underwritten by Grow Native! and Wild Ones Natural Landscapers. 1 to 4 p.m. Carriage House. $15. Advance registration required; www.mobot.org/classes or (314) 577-5140.

For a complete list of adult classes at the Missouri Botanical Garden’s family of attractions, visit www.mobot.org/classes.

April 28: Native Plant School: Top Performing Native Plants for Home Gardening. Native Plant School is a year-round series of indoor/outdoor classes in the Whitmire Wildflower Garden at the Shaw Nature Reserve that covers various aspects of native landscaping. Please bring your questions, comments, drawings and plant specimens. Participation from the audience is encouraged. Native Plant School at the Shaw Nature Reserve is underwritten by Grow Native! and Wild Ones

Natural Landscapers. 1 to 4 p.m. Carriage House. $15. Advance registration required; www.mobot.org/classes or (314) 577-5140.

For a complete list of adult classes at the Missouri Botanical Garden’s family of attractions, visit www.mobot.org/classes.

April 28 and 29: Seeing Nature through the Lens. Join professional photographer Scott Avetta for this intermediate level weekend workshop that will include field sessions and classroom instruction/discussion. Explore the heart of the Shaw Nature Reserve as we photograph the areas (wetlands, woodlands, glades and prairies) of greatest potential based on subject and weather conditions. We will discuss the importance of subject selection, composition and lighting. 7 to 11 a.m. both days. Meet at the Visitor Center. $100. Advance registration required; www.mobot.org/classes or (314) 5775140. For a complete list of adult classes at the Missouri Botanical Garden’s family of attractions, visit www.mobot. org/classes.

April 28: Wildflower Identification and Ecology. This course will focus on identification, relationships and habitats of wildflowers and native grasses of the season. Beginners as well as serious students of wildflowers will increase their knowledge and appreciation of the rich floral diversity of the Nature Reserve’s woods, prairie and wetland. Come ready for moderate hiking with notebook in hand! 9 a.m. to noon. Meet at the Visitor Center. $20. Advance registration required; www. mobot.org/classes or (314) 577-5140. For a complete list of adult

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April 28: Healing Grief in Nature. This one-day retreat explores the healing that comes from examining grief in natural settings such as the Shaw Nature Reserve. By eShaw Nature Reserve - Brush Creek Trailxploring grief and nature, as well as the nature of grief, we learn concepts and techniques that help us to better cope and integrate the grief experience into our daily lives. The goal is to promote healing and a greater sense of wellbeing. 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Meet at the Adlyne Freund Center. $60.

Advance registration required; www.mobot.org/classes or (314) 577-5140. For a complete list of adult classes at the Missouri Botanical Garden’s family of attractions, visit www.mobot.org/ classes.

May 1: Little Acorns: Blooming Fun! Join us as we explore the Whitmire Wildflower Garden. We will look for signs of spring and all of the fun changes that take place in the garden.

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The Grand Prize winner will re c e i v e $ 2 0 0 i n o u t d o o r g e a r courtesy of the National Forest Foundation.

The contest, which runs from A p r i l 11 – J u l y 2 2 , s e e k s t o highlight the natural beauty that spring and summer bring to U.S. neighborhoods, communities and cities, as well as the crucial role of trees in the places we call home.

Those interested in competing should visit Challenge.gov for more details on the prizes and contest rules.

Urban forests broadly include urban parks, street trees, landscaped boulevards, public gardens, river and coastal promenades, greenways, river corridors, wetlands, nature preserves, natural areas, shelter belts of trees and working trees at industrial brownfield sites.

“Urban forests are different from the forests you might normally think of, but they are functioning, hard-working ecosystems just the same,” said Tidwell. “As our neighborhoods war m u p , t re e s a d d a c ru c i a l element of beauty to the places where we live, learn and work.

We hope this photo contest will encourage people to go outside this season, and maybe they’ll learn a little more about their own neighborhood forests in the process.”

With 80 percent of the nation's population in urban areas, there are strong environmental, social, and economic cases to be made for the conservation of green spaces to guide growth and revitalize city centers and older suburbs.

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Whitaker Music Festival concerts will be held outdoors on the lawn of the open-air Cohen Amphitheater, just west of the Climatron® dome.

The 2012 performer lineup includes: • May 30 – Marquise Knox, a 21year-old blues prodigy.

• June 6 – Vince Martin, worldtraveled vocalist, guitarist and entertainer.

• June 13 – Miss Jubilee and the Humdingers, blend of jazz, swing and rhythm and blues.

• June 20 – The Rockhouse Ramblers, honky-tonk music and classic country swing.

• June 27 – Hamiet Bluiett, jazz legend and champion of the baritone saxophone.

• July 4 – Air National Guard Band of the Central United States – military tradition classics and jazz, big band and rock.

• July 11 – Ryan Spearman Band, singer, songwriter and folk music multi-instrumentalist.

• July 18 – Teresa Jenee, soulful, introspective vocalist and pianist.

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Annual Whitaker Music Festival planned The Missouri Botanical Garden is setting the stage for its 19th annual Whitaker Music Festival. The summer concert series features nine weeks of free music under the stars, Wednesdays, May 30 through July 25 at 7:30 p.m. Free concert admission

the One Drops, roots reggae and Mississippi River blues.

Whitaker Music Festival concerts will be 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 is not allowed anywhere, indoors or outside, and visitors will be asked to extinguish or discard tobacco items. Soliciting is not permitted.

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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Festival evenings.

The Missouri Botanical Garden is located at 4344 Shaw Blvd. in south St. Louis, accessible from Interstate 44 at the Vandeventer exit and from Interstate 64 at the Kingshighway North & South exit. Free parking is available on-site and two blocks west at the corner of Shaw and Vandeventer.

An additional concert entry site will be open on Tower Grove Avenue and Magnolia located on the south end of the Garden.

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Thursday, April 26 • Baroness w/ Royal Thunder, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

• 8th Annual Evening of Hope feat. Steve Tyrell, Sheldon Concert Hall, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

• DJ Too Tall, Laurie's Place (Back Bar), Edwardsville, 9:30 p.m.

• Mo' Pleasure, Villa Marie Winery, Maryville, 6:00 p.m.

• JD McPherson, Blueberry Hill, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

• Lil Harvey w/ H.B & Feez.M.D, 3012 L'Zs, Fubar, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

• Charley Orlando, Plush St. Louis, St. Louis, 8:30 p.m.

• Jack Twesten, Castelli's, Alton, 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

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

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Friday, April 27 • The Maine w/ Lydia, The Arkells, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 6:00 p.m.

• Doc Holiday, Laurie's Place (Back Bar), Edwardsville, 9:30 p.m.

• The Harman Family Bluegrass Band, The Wildey Theatre, Edwardsville, 7:00 p.m.

• Anthony Gomes, Blueberry Hill, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

• Various Hands w/ LucaBrasi, Cactus Smile, Vibe Steady, Plush St. Louis, St. Louis, Doors 7:30 p.m.

• Rach Fest, Powell Symphony Hall, St. Louis, 10:30 a.m.

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

• Kansas Bible Company w/ Stone Sugar Shakedown, The Scandaleros, The Gramophone, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

Saturday, April 28 • Jam Session w/ Mo' Pleasure, Laurie's Place (Front Bar), Edwardsville, 2:00 p.m.

• Mo' Pleasure, Laurie's Place (Back Bar), Edwardsville, 9:30 p.m.

• The Limineers, Blueberry Hill, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

• Upon A Burning Body, Fubar, St. Louis, Doors 6:00 p.m.

• Allegro Spring Showcase: Teen vocal ensemble, COCA, St. Louis, 5:30 p.m.

• Bud Schultz and You Can't Beat Experience Jazz Band, Jacoby Arts Center, Alton, Doors 6:00 p.m.

• Magic City w/ Old Lights, Bo and the Locomotive, Plush St. Louis, St. Louis, Doors 8:30 p.m.

• Rach Fest, Powell Symphony Hall, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

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

• Ray Wylie Hubbard, Old Rock House, St. Louis, Doors 6:00 p.m.

• London Calling, The Gramophone, St. Louis, Doors 10:30 p.m.

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Sunday, April 29 • Country Mice w/ Indian Blanket, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 7:30 p.m.

• Bob Werner, Villa Marie Winery, Maryville, 3:30 p.m.

• Dave Simon's Rock School, A Tribute to the Who!, Blueberry Hill, St. Louis, Doors 12:30 p.m.

• Metalfest VII feat. Origin, Cattle Decapitation, Casino, Fubar, St. Louis, Doors 6:00 p.m.

• Rach Fest, Powell Symphony Hall, St. Louis, 3:00 p.m.

• Van Halen, Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Doors 6:30 p.m.

• Portugal. The Man w/ The Lonely Forest, Union Tree Review, The Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

• An Evening with Yanni, Fox Theatre, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m.

• Bach Society of St. Louis Premiere Concert, Ladue Chapel Presbyterian Church, St. Louis, 3:00 p.m.

• Mike Pinto Band w/ Dreadnot, Downstate, The Gramophone, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

• Real Estate w/ The Twerps, Plush St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

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• Bowling For Soup w/ Patent Pending, Freshman 15, Sandlot Heroes, Old Rock House, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

• Deas Vail w/ Owen Pye, The Gramophone, St. Louiis, Doors 7:30 p.m.

• The Telescopes w/ Tone Rodent, False Moves, Magic City, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

Wednesday, May 2 • Maid Rite, Plush St. Louis, St. Louis, 8:30 p.m.

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• Chuck Mead w/ Samantha Harlow, Old Rock House, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

• Melvins w/ Unsane, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

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Music Tuning in The Fox will host the Jacksons The Jacksons Unity Tour 2012 will roll into the Fox Theatre at 8 p.m. on July 11.

Tickets are $65, $55 and $45 and are available at the Fox Box Office or by calling 314/534-1111. Order tickets online at www.metrotix.com.

Adored by millions of fans the world over, the Jacksons forever changed the landscape of popular music. When siblings Jackie, Jermaine, Marlon, and Tito Jackson rose to fame with their late brother Michael in the 1970s, they instantly became an unstoppable global sensation. The Jacksons' unique brand of soulful pop-funk, their lengthy catalogue of hits, and their impeccable live performances have made them one of the most beloved musical acts of all time.

The Jacksons last toured together, in support of their album Victory, in 1984.

The Jacksons’ Victory tour was the first of its kind and drew over 2.5 million people to Stadiums across America to see their performances. Now, for the first time in nearly three decades, the group will be back on stage together for the hotly-anticipated Unity Tour 2012. The group will embark on a worldwide series of shows this summer, beginning in the U.S., playing the hits from all the eras of their celebrated career: They will perform their universally beloved hits from the Jackson 5, the Jacksons, and Jermaine Jackson’s solo career.

The Jacksons’ signature sun-drenched harmonies, energetic stage presence, and roster of smash hits have left an indelible mark on popular music: the name ‘The Jacksons’ is known around the world, and they remain the biggest-selling family in music of all time. Celebrate their extraordinary career and witness music history firsthand this summer when the Jacksons reunite for the Unity Tour 2012.

Fox to host Crosby, Stills & Nash The Fabulous Fox will host ground-breaking rock music act Crosby, Stills and Nash at 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 2.

Tickets are $101, $76, $61 and $46 and are available at the Fox Box Office or by calling 314/534-1111. Order tickets online at www.metrotix.com.

Crosby, Stills & Nash (CSN) have announced an extensive U.S. summer tour, beginning early June and continuing through the end of September.

The tour will stop at the Fabulous Fox Theatre on August 2 at 8 pm.

CSN will be donating $1 from each ticket sold on the U.S. Summer Tour to charity. In addition, special benefit seats will be available for purchase through The Guacamole Fund (www.guacfund.org).

The players accompanying Crosby, Stills & Nash on their 2012 tour are: Todd Caldwell (organ), Shane Fontayne (guitar), Steve DiStanislao (drums), Kevin McCormick (bass), and James Raymond (keyboards).

More than four decades since CSN first harmonized in Laurel Canyon, and played their first-ever concert as a trio at the legendary Woodstock festival, its members continue a creative partnership that is one of the most influential and enduring in music.

David Crosby, Stephen Stills, and Graham Nash have each been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame two times—once with Crosby, Stills & Nash, and a second time with The Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, and The Hollies, respectively.

They have also been inducted into the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame, with the honor recognizing both CSN as a group, and each member as individual solo artists.

CSN’s music first became a cornerstone of rock ‘n roll with the self-titled 1969 debut LP, one of Rolling Stone’s “500 Greatest Albums of All Time.”

Ever since—through changing times, various configurations, and acclaimed solo careers—Crosby, Stills & Nash have continued to tour and record as “three together.” www.crosbystillsnash.com

Apple to perform at the Peabody On June 19, Clean Slate/Epic Records will release Fiona Apple’s first album in seven years. The Grammy-winning artist will launch a summer headline tour that evening at the State Theatre in Ithaca, NY. The run, which will include performances at The Governors Ball Music Festival on New York City’s Randall’s Island (June 24) and Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium (July 13), will conclude at the Hollywood Palladium in Hollywood, CA on July 29.

The tour includes a stop in St. Louis on July 14 when she takes the state at the Peabody Opera House.

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“Every Single Night,” the collection’s first single, will be available beginning Tuesday, April 24, on the iTunes Store, where fans will also be able to pre-order the album. The cover for THE IDLER WHEEL… will feature an illustration by Apple.

“Whet your appetite for a new Fiona LP (yes!) with this tasty, arresting new ballad, which she busted out during a SXSW show,” said Rolling Stone, placing “Every Single Night” on the “RS Playlist” while The New York Times marveled at how it “seesawed between lullaby and vehement chantey.”

“Every Single Night” was one of three new songs Apple introduced on her recent sold-out spring tour – her first outing in five years. New York Magazine’s Vulture.com hailed her performances as “mind-blowing” while the Village Voice called her “a lightning-rod presence” and the Philadelphia Inquirer observed: “the word performance doesn’t seem apt. There’s nothing pat about what she does.”

“Fiona Apple has control. That’s clear from the moment she took the stage,” said The New York Times. “She has always been part blues woman, part dark cabaret singer, part illicit rock confessor. Her songs limn the erotics of danger and also the pains of disappointment, drawing equal strength from both."

Apple made her debut at age 19 with 1996’s Tidal, which is certified triple Platinum. Rolling Stone named her Artist of the Year in 1997 and in 1998 she won a Grammy for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance for one of the album’s singles, “Criminal.” When the Pawn…followed in 1999, and was hailed by Entertainment Weekly as “the work of an original.”

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Religion Always be a part of the church A few months back when we entered our church, we found a section marked off with tape. It was a visual warning not to sit in that area. We were told it ‘wasn’t a crime scene’ but that if we looked up, we’d see the ceiling had some cracks and there was a possibility of it coming down.

So for seventeen weeks, our congregation has been meeting downstairs in our Fellowship Hall. It has been different…chairs instead of pews, no hymnals and Bibles stored in pews, no organ, and no pulpit. But, it wasn’t a bad experience. There was a closeness that can at times be lost in a much larger space.

Last Saturday evening, a dedication service was held as we were to move back into our sanctuary on Sunday. As I was thinking about going to this service, if you will remember, we had a terrific thunderstorm. My electric

Doris Gvillo was going off and on and I was rapidly turning off computer and television and beginning to think I should stay home.

But I am so glad I braved the pounding rain and went to the service.

It was a prayer service drawing our attention to all the facets of a sanctuary that makes worship possible and meaningful.

I found the sanctuary renewed, repaired, repainted and refurbished and, yes, it is beautiful.

At the same time as I worshipped on Sunday morning, I found myself thinking of all the beautiful churches that abound in our city and wondering how many of them are ‘packed’ to capacity with the members…other than on Easter and Christmas.

The beauty of the sanctuary

Religion briefs Tunisia marks 10 years since bloody synagogue bomb

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia’s president reassured his nation’s Jews of their place in society in a ceremony marking the 10th anniversary of an al-Qaida truck bomb at a synagogue on the island of Djerba that killed 21 people.

President Moncef Marzouki flew to the island accompanied by Tunisia’s grand rabbi, Haim Bitan, to lay a wreath and observe a moment of silence to remember the victims of the truck bombing, which included 14 German and two French tourists.

The ambassadors of France and Germany attended, along with the families of the victims.

“All forms of discrimination against Jews, assaults on their lives, possessions or religion are forbidden,” he said in a speech inside the synagogue, as he unveiled a plaque.

“Tunisian Jews are an integral part of our people and they share all the rights and duties. Whoever violates their rights, attacks all Tunisians.”

The speech comes at a time when Tunisia’s small, 1,500-strong Jewish community is facing pressure from ultraconservative Muslim groups, after an uprising last year overthrew Tunisia’s decades-old secular dictatorship.

At a demonstration of Salafi activists on March 25 calling for the implementation of Islamic law, a Muslim religious leader chanted slogans to “prepare for the fight against the Jews,” prompting the leader of the Jewish community, Roger Bismuth, to file a lawsuit against him.

Abuse scandal continues to take toll on U.S. church NEW YORK (AP) — Roman Catholic dioceses and religious orders received nearly 600 credible clergy sex abuse claims last year. All but a few of the allegations involve wrongdoing from decades ago that are only being reported now. The findings are part of an annual child safety report commissioned by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

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Auditors check compliance with the discipline plan bishops adopted in 2002 at the height of the abuse scandal.

Church officials say they paid more than $144 million in settlements and related costs last year, a slight drop from 2010.

Another $33 million was spent on background checks and other child protection measures.

Auditors say improvements are needed in how dioceses monitor accused priests. The auditors also warn about complacency after a decade of intense scandal.

Victims’ advocate David Clohessy of Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, says the report is not a true audit. Clohessy says it’s “a glorified self-survey, frankly, by the same men who have caused and continue to cause the abuse and cover-up crisis.”

Appeals court to consider $66M Tony Alamo judgment TEXARKANA, Ark. (AP) — A federal appeals court has agreed to consider a $66 million civil judgment that a jury awarded to two men who say they were abused as children growing up in evangelist Tony Alamo’s ministry.

The Texarkana Gazette reports that the oral arguments will likely be heard this summer by a federal appeals court in St. Louis. Alamo is appealing the $66 million in damages that a jury awarded to the plaintiffs, Spencer Ondrisek and Seth Calagna. The two were raised in the Alamo’s ministry and a jury agreed that they’d suffered physical abuse and were deprived of an education.

Alamo is currently serving a 175year federal prison sentence. He was convicted in July 2009 of bringing young girls across state lines for sex.

Convicted U.S. priest remained clergyman for years

seems to call one to ‘worship’, but worship can occur in the plainest of churches also. I am thankful for my church and I find a sense of peace and thanksgiving when I am there, but I find I often have to remind myself that in spite of the beauty, the church is just a building without it’s members.

Many years ago when I taught a class of three and four year old children, I recall singing a song with them that said, “I am the church.

You are the church. We are the church together.”

The church, at least in my point of view, are the members and as such the influence of the church is apparent in the lives of the members. I am speaking of all churches and the difference they make in the life of a community and even the world.

When we leave our individual churches and worship services, we go out the door and into our

communities. We have heard scripture, a sermon, sang hymns, and prayed and now we leave the protection and sanctity of the church and go out into our communities as ‘the church’.

Will we make a difference in our small corner of the world? Are we called upon to live what we profess to believe? I think that is the ultimate challenge for all of us.

We have ears to hear, brains to learn, hearts to love, and hands to serve. God speaks to us in a multitude of ways one of which is in our church services. We are all fortunate to live in a country where we are free to worship as we please.

But true worship goes beyond that time spent in our church. At least, I believe it calls us to respond and try, to the best of our abilities, to ‘live’ what we say we believe.

I am so thankful for my own church and I delight in the beauty of the sanctuary.

It seems to invite one in, to find in the beauty, a sense of peace, a call to worship, and an invitation to receive God’s grace and forgiveness.

But, I also know that as I leave the worship service, God goes with me into our world and while I am not in church, I am a living, breathing part of the church.

And, so, the question I am asking myself and all of you today is, “If we are the church, are we trying the very best we can, to live lives that say to others, that God is a very important part of our life and we are striving to live as He would have us live.”

I suppose the answer is ‘we are trying’ and I hope that by faithfully attending worship and study groups, we grow as the Bible tells us Jesus grew…”in wisdom, in stature and in favor with God and man.”

priest who was convicted of child pornography charges yet remained in ministry for years despite similar and repeated complaints.

Prosecutors presented years of correspondence from mental health facilities, therapists and church officials regarding Edward DePaoli when he was a priest. The documents, kept in the archdiocese’s secret archives, outlined how DePaoli was convicted in federal court of child pornography charges in 1986. Despite the conviction, he went through psychological treatment, rounds of therapy, and a half dozen church assignments for two decades before he was removed from the priesthood in 2005.

Court hears case of fired Florida. teacher

A lawyer for the school told a three-judge panel that the school has a right to fire someone who violates its moral code. The a t t o r n e y a l s o r a i s e d a re c e n t S u p re m e C o u r t d e c i s i o n t h a t acknowledged the existence of an exception to anti-discrimination laws for churches.

Hamilton was teaching at the nondenominational school in 2009, when she married. About two months later, she and her husband met with the principal to request maternity leave. During the meeting, Hamilton said the baby was conceived before the two were married. Hamilton was fired a short time later.

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jurors in a landmark church sex-abuse trial in Philadelphia have been presented with documents outlining the troubled clerical career of a

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ATLANTA (AP) — A federal appeals court in Atlanta has heard testimony in the trial of a lawsuit filed by a fourth-grade teacher fired by the principal of a Florida Christian school after she disclosed that she was pregnant before she got married.

A lawyer argued that Jaretta Hamilton is the victim of discrimination, and that the principal at Southland Christian School in St. Cloud fired her because she was pregnant and her maternity leave was going to be inconvenient for the school.

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The Arts

New art group celebrates an Edwardsville original

By KRISTA WILKINSON-MIDGLEY Of The Edge

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usty’s Restaurant was an Edwardsville institution opening its doors to thousands of hungry customers during its 50-year history, but behind the scenes owner Lewis “Louie” Badalamenti was quietly becoming one of the most prolific artists in the area.

While the iconic restaurant’s closing and Badalamenti’s death, ironically within just a few weeks of each other, left a void

that can never be filled in Edwardsville, Badalamenti’s spirit lives on through the hundreds of paintings he left behind. His colorful, impressionistic oils, water colors and pen and inks depicting striking nudes, landscapes and still lifes can be found adorning the walls of numerous local businesses and private collectors.

And now the public, too, has another chance to view Badalamenti’s work at an exhibit currently showing at Sacred Grounds coffee house, 233 N. Main St. in Edwardsville, through May 12. The exhibit includes nearly 45 years of Badalamenti’s work ranging from early pieces from the mid-1960s right through to 2007.

The exhibit is being presented by the Gogh-Getters, a new arts organization with a passion for continuing downtown Edwardsville’s lively arts scene. The Gogh-Getters includes graphic designer and artist Kerry Smith, creative director of Blackdog Creative, and Linda SanchezSmith, former director of the Edwardsville Arts Center. As former EAC members, both have extensive experience planning and curating professional art exhibitions.

“What we’re trying to do now is get the best shows in here and the best art and keep art downtown,” said Smith.

Badalamenti’s artwork was displayed at Rusty’s for years although many patrons may never have noticed who the artist was. It wasn’t until 2003 that the public got its first real glimpse of Badalamenti’s work at an early EAC show at Sacred Grounds when he was 76 years old.

The show encouraged Badalamenti to continue working and showing his pieces.

A few years later, he was also featured in the inaugural exhibition of the EAC’s Hillsboro Gallery in September, 2007.

“It was a fabulous show. He was very pleased to be a part of that, and we were very pleased to have him,” said Smith.

Following Badalamenti’s death in June 2008, his family conducted an auction of his work with the proceeds being split between the EAC and The CHEST Foundation of Northbrook.

In a previous Intelligencer article published at the time, friend and fellow artist Dan Anderson, EAC board member, described Badalamenti’s early work as “reminiscent of ‘The New Yorker’ magazine covers of the ‘60s” and said that he became “more eclectic in his work as time went on with more nudes and abstracts.”

“It is noteworthy to mention that Louie's earliest paintings in the show – from the mid-'60s – reflect the effect abstract expressionism, which became fashionable in the art world during that time frame, had on some of his paintings. For Louie to

experiment with abstract expressionism tells me a great deal about his openness to his creativity,” said Anderson in the article. “As the years marched on, Louie retained bits and pieces of abstract expressionism in his paintings. He also became quite the colorist – unafraid of using bright colors (red, yellow and orange) in many of his paintings.

The subject matter in his paintings were as varied as his culinary skills at Rusty's.

He painted horses, flowers, landscapes and cityscapes but none more than the ubiquitous nude. Louie loved painting the nude figure!.”

Smith said that this show is slightly unusual because all of the pieces are on loan from private collections and therefore not for sale. He said that the sheer volume of Badalamenti’s work means that they could possibly pull more pieces from other collectors and do another show in the future.

Smith said he hoped people who walk into Sacred Grounds and see Badalamenti’s paintings will come away with a feeling for what a talent and how prolific he was.

“As an artist myself, I can only hope to be as prolific as him,” said Smith.

This is the third show at Sacred Grounds produced by the Gogh-Getters. The first show took place last November and featured the work of St. Louis artist Deanna Chafin.

The second show featured Elizabeth Parris.

Smith said he and Linda Sanchez-Smith were thrilled with the space at Sacred Grounds and are excited about the prospect of expanding the group’s efforts to feature national, as well as local and regional artists.

He praised Sacred Grounds owner Jennifer Courtney for offering the coffee house’s space and friend Dave Thomas for helping to hang the artwork.

“We’ve talked about having openings at Sacred Grounds. It has the potential to be like a definite gallery,” said Smith.

To find out more about the Gogh-Getters, visit the group’s Facebook page under “The Gogh-Getters”.

Pictured are two works by Louie Badalamenti.

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The Arts

"The Art of Illustration" Edwardsville Arts Center rolls out newest exhibit

By KRISTA WILKINSON-MIDGLEY Of The Edge

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he Edwardsville Arts Center will highlight the work of this area's many illustrators including cartoonists, editorial illustrators, fashion designers, calligraphers and others in its latest exhibition, "The Art of Illustration."

The show will open with a special reception from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday, April 27 and runs through Friday, May 25.

The curator for the show is Jim Cook, a former news-artist at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

After graduating from the University of Illinois with an architectural degree, he went to work at the Post-Dispatch creating maps, informational graphics and charts for eight years. Following this, he set up his own website design company, studioJMC Inc. However, the freedom of illustration beckoned and he

said he's been doing more and more illustration in recent years. He also teaches occasionally at Meramec Community College.

He said becoming an illustrator just seemed like a natural choice because he always had an interest in drawing.

"I remember drawing and copying cartoons out of the newspaper as a small kid," he said.

Cook has put together a list of talented illustrators made up of long-time friends and former coworkers, as well as people whose work he admires for the EAC exhibition. He said the roster is probably slightly overloaded with cartoonists and editorial illustrators, but overall he feels there is a good mix of different kinds of illustrators.

"Hopefully people can see a pretty good range of what you can do with art," said Cook.

He said when he was first approached by Pat Quinn and Dennis DeToye from the EAC about putting this show together, he was excited by

the prospect of showcasing the work of so many friends and colleagues. However, he said the process of actually gathering up such a diverse group of artists with deadlines to meet proved harder than he thought. He likened the task to "herding cats." Nevertheless, Cook did manage to get everybody in one place and is very pleased with the result.

"A lot of these people are really fun to be around and to talk to," he said. "Some of the work is just wonderful. I think it's going to be really fun for people to look at. There's just a lot of really good people working in the area."

Some of the artists featured in the show include: R.J. Shay, illustrator and cartoonist; Chuck Groth, illustrator, cartoonist and news artist; John Shew, illustrator and page layout designer; Arne Thorbjornson, illustrator, news artist and page layout designer; R.J. Matson and Dan Martin, both of whom are currently drawing for the Post-Dispatch and Glenn McCoy, whose comic strip "The Duplex" currently appears in the Post's daily comics.

Cook said the arrival of computers marked a big transition in the field of illustration and admitted it took some time to get used to. However, he said that it was ultimately a good change because it opened up new outlets for artists and now, younger artists don't know any differently.

"A lot of us probably grumbled, but we learned to use it to our advantage," he said.

Cook said he hopes people who see the show will realize that it is possible to make a living doing illustration. He acknowledged that it can be a difficult career path finding clients and getting paid to do creative work, but the reward is the freedom to express yourself and do what you love.

The Edwardsville Arts Center Gallery is located on the campus of Edwardsville High School, 6165 Center Grove Rd. in Edwardsville.

Opening hours are Wednesday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information or a list of upcoming exhibits, call 655-0337 or visit www. artforedwardsville.com.

Pictured at left is the flyer for "The Art of Illustration. At top right is a drawing by are Sam Washburn. At bottom right is a piece by Joanne Kluba.

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The Arts Arts calendar Thursday, April 26 • Rose Eichenbaum: The Artist Within, COCA, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through April 29. • Chris Kahler: Recent Paintings, Main Gallery, Bruno David Gallery, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through May 5. • Classic Images: Photographs by Ansel Adams, Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, Mt. Vernon, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through May 6. • Lewis and Clark Student Exhibition 2012, Jacoby Arts Center, Alton, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through May 12. • Edge of Darkness: Photography b y S t e v e G i o v i n c o a n d Ti m Simmons, Sheldon Gallery of Photography, St. Louis, noon to 5:00 p.m., Runs through May 12. • Nanjing Memories in Sino-U.S. Relations Photography Exhibition, Missouri Botanical Garden, Ridgway Visitor Center, St. Louis, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through May 13. • Star Trek the Exhibition, St. Louis Science Center, St. Louis, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Runs through May 28. • Faith Ringgold: American Quilts, Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Runs through June 1. • Piwacket Fairytale Theatre for Children presents Puss 'n Boots, Black Cat Theatre, St. Louis, 10:30 a.m. • 2012 Artists-In-Residence Exhibition, Craft Alliance Kranzberg Arts Center Galleries, St. Louis, noon to 6:00 p.m., Runs through July 8.

Friday, April 27 • St. Louis Ballet Presents Swan Lake, Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m. • A Night of Poetry, Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. • Rose Eichenbaum: The Artist Within, COCA, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through April 29. • Chris Kahler: Recent Paintings, Main Gallery, Bruno David Gallery, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through May 5. • Classic Images: Photographs by Ansel Adams, Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, Mt. Vernon, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through May 6. • Lewis and Clark Student Exhibition 2012, Jacoby Arts Center, Alton, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through May 12. • Opening Reception-Warhol's Polaroids: A Method Exhibit, St. Louis University Museum of Art , St. Louis, 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. • Edge of Darkness: Photography b y S t e v e G i o v i n c o a n d Ti m Simmons, Sheldon Gallery of Photography, St. Louis, noon to 5:00 p.m., Runs through May 12. • Nanjing Memories in Sino-U.S. Relations Photography Exhibition, Missouri Botanical Garden, Ridgway Visitor Center, St. Louis, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through May 13. • Star Trek the Exhibition, St. Louis Science Center, St. Louis, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Runs through May 28. • Faith Ringgold: American Quilts, Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through June 1. • 2012 Artists-In-Residence Exhibition, Craft Alliance Kranzberg Arts Center Galleries, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Runs through July 8.

Saturday, April 28 • St. Louis Ballet Presents Swan Lake, Blanche M. Touhill Performing

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to 4:00 p.m., Runs through June 10.

Arts Center, St. Louis, 2:30 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. • Rose Eichenbaum: The Artist Within, COCA, St. Louis, noon to 5:00 p.m., Runs through April 29. • In the Still Epiphany, Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through October 27. • Chris Kahler: Recent Paintings, Main Gallery, Bruno David Gallery, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through May 5. • Classic Images: Photographs by Ansel Adams, Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, Mt. Vernon, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through May 6. • Lewis and Clark Student Exhibition 2012, Jacoby Arts Center, Alton, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through May 12. • Edge of Darkness: Photography b y S t e v e G i o v i n c o a n d Ti m Simmons, Sheldon Gallery of Photography, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Runs through May 12. • Nanjing Memories in Sino-U.S. Relations Photography Exhibition, Missouri Botanical Garden, Ridgway Visitor Center, St. Louis, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through May 13. • Star Trek the Exhibition, St. Louis Science Center, St. Louis, 9:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Runs through May 28. • Faith Ringgold: American Quilts, Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through June 1. • 2012 Artists-In-Residence Exhibition, Craft Alliance Kranzberg Arts Center Galleries, St. Louis, noon to 6:00 p.m., Runs through July 8. • Warhol's Polaroids: A Method Exhibit, St. Louis University Museum of Art , St. Louis, 11:00 a.m.

Sunday, April 29 • St. Louis Ballet Presents Swan Lake, Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center, St. Louis, 3:00 p.m. • Rose Eichenbaum: The Artist Within, COCA, St. Louis, noon to 5:00 p.m. • Classic Images: Photographs by Ansel Adams, Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, Mt. Vernon, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through May 6. • Lewis and Clark Student Exhibition 2012, Jacoby Arts Center, Alton, noon to 4:00 p.m., Runs through May 12. • Nanjing Memories in Sino-U.S. Relations Photography Exhibition, Missouri Botanical Garden, Ridgway Visitor Center, St. Louis, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through May 13. • Star Trek the Exhibition, St. Louis Science Center, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Runs through May 28. • Faith Ringgold: American Quilts, Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, noon to 4:00 p.m., Runs through June 1. • 2012 Artists-In-Residence Exhibition, Craft Alliance Kranzberg Arts Center Galleries, St. Louis, noon to 5:00 p.m., Runs through July 8. • Warhol's Polaroids: A Method Exhibit, St. Louis University Museum of Art , St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Runs through June 10.

Relations Photography Exhibition, Missouri Botanical Garden, Ridgway Visitor Center, St. Louis, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through May 13. • Star Trek the Exhibition, St. Louis Science Center, St. Louis, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Runs through May 28.

Tuesday, May 1 • Classic Images: Photographs by Ansel Adams, Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, Mt. Vernon, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through May 6. • Lewis and Clark Student Exhibition 2012, Jacoby Arts Center, Alton, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through May 12. • Edge of Darkness: Photography b y S t e v e G i o v i n c o a n d Ti m Simmons, Sheldon Gallery of Photography, St. Louis, noon to 8:00 p.m., Runs through May 12. • Nanjing Memories in Sino-U.S. Relations Photography Exhibition, Missouri Botanical Garden, Ridgway Visitor Center, St. Louis, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through May 13.

• Star Trek the Exhibition, St. Louis Science Center, St. Louis, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Runs through May 28. • Faith Ringgold: American Quilts, Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Runs through June 1. • Memphis, Fox Theatre, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

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The Arts Artistic adventures Riverdance farewell tour to stop at the Fox R e c e n t l y, t h e p r o d u c e r o f R i v e r d a n c e , M o y a D o h e r t y, announced that the United States touring production of the internationally-acclaimed worldwide phenomenon will close in June, 2012.

Riverdance will play the Fabulous Fox Theatre May 18-20 for the final time, for five performances only.

Tickets for Riverdance are on sale now and range from $70 to $26 and are available through MetroTix. “When we opened Riverdance in New York in March 1996, we never thought for one minute that our show would still be running 15 years later,” said Moya Doherty. “Three years ago we embarked on our farewell tour, saying good-bye to every city in North America we have ever played in over the years, and next June 17th in our 16th year this current production of Riverdance will end and we will say our final good-bye. It has been a source of immense pride for me as Producer that America took Riverdance to its heart to such an amazing extent and I would like to pay tribute to every dancer, musician, singer and all the crew and staff who served Riverdance so well over the years. “ The show that started it all, Riverdance, has been performing in the United States since March, 1996 when it had its U.S. premiere at Radio City Music Hall in New York.

Since then, the show has tapped its way onto the world stage thrilling millions of people around the globe.

While the touring production in the U.S. will close on June 17, 2012, productions of Riverdance will continue to tour the world.

From Los Angeles to Louisville, Seattle to Boston, Chicago to Chattanooga or Memphis to Miami, the power of Riverdance - its music and more than 50 stomping feet has captured the hearts of millions.

Composed by Bill Whelan, produced by Moya Doherty and directed by John McColgan, to date, Riverdance has played over 10,000 performances, been seen live by more than 22 million people in over 350 venues throughout 40 countries

across 4 continents. They have traveled well over 600,000 miles (or to the moon and back!), played to a worldwide television audience of 2 billion; sold over 3 million copies of the Grammy Award-winning CD (certified Platinum in the US) and over 10 million videos making it one of the best-selling entertainment videos in the world! Riverdance had its world premiere at the Point Theatre, Dublin, in February 1995, where it opened to unanimous critical acclaim.

What began as a sevenminute dance segment on the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest (televised to over 300 million people throughout Europe) and then quickly turned into a full-scale production has become much more than an international theatrical success. "I believe Riverdance has been basically a pathfinder,” said Niall O’Dowd, founder of Irish America Magazine and the Irish Voice newspaper. Along with the peace process in Northern Ireland and the economic miracle in Ireland proper, the show “has been a hugely important part of a transformation of the image of Ireland in the last 20 years."

Performances of Riverdance run from May 18-20. Performance times are Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 2 p.m. & 8 p.m., and Sunday at 1 p.m. & 5:30 p.m. Ticket prices start at $26 and are subject to change. Please refer to fabulousfox.com for current pricing. Tickets are available at the Fox Theatre box office, online at metrotix.com or by phone at 314-534-1111. Group discounts are available for groups of 15 or more by calling 314-535-2900. The Fabulous Fox Theatre is located in Grand Center at 527 N. Grand Blvd.

Riverdance is a special offering of the U.S. Bank Broadway Series and part of Dance St. Louis 2011-2012 subscription season. Sponsored locally by American Airlines.

The Fox will host "Memphis" "Memphis," the 2010 Tony Award Winner for Best Musical, and the show that’s currently blowing the roof off Broadway, opens at the

Fabulous Fox Theatre on May 1 for a limited engagement.

Performances of "Memphis" run from May 1 to 13 at the Fabulous Fox Theatre. Performances are Tuesday – Saturday evenings at 8 p.m.; Saturday & Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. and Sunday, May 6 at 7:30 p.m. There is a matinee Thursday, May 10 at 1:00pm. Ticket prices start at $15, $25, and $30, depending on performance date & time. Prices are subject to change; please refer to fabulousfox.com for current pricing. Tickets are available at the Fox Theatre Box Office, online at metrotix.com and by phone at 314-534-1111. Group discounts are available by calling 314-5352900. The Fabulous Fox Theatre is located in Grand Center at 527 N. Grand Blvd. "Memphis" is part of the U.S. Bank Broadway Series and is sponsored locally by American Airlines.

Critically acclaimed "Memphis" w o n f o u r 2 0 1 0 To n y Aw a rd s including Best Musical, Best O r i g i n a l S c o re ( D a v i d B r y a n and Joe DiPietro), Best Book (Joe DiPietro), and Best Orchestrations (David Bryan and Daryl Waters).

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CLEVELAND (AP) — Tourism boosters hoping to maximize $2 billion in new attractions, including Ohio’s first casino, kicked off a five-year campaign recently to spruce up Cleveland and make it more visitor-friendly.

“This is a pivotal time in our community,” said Len Komoroski, president of the NBA Cleveland Cavaliers and chairman of the Positively Cleveland travel-tourism agency.

Agency leaders outlined a series of initiatives, including making it easier for visitors to navigate the city and adding trolley service linking the casino to hotels and lakefront attractions.

David Gilbert, president of Positively Cleveland, said making the mid-May opening of the Horseshoe casino a positive experience is a priority.

Signs directing visitors to the casino will be installed by the opening date, Gilbert told travel planners from the region’s tourism industry.

Plans also were outlined for improving the look of downtown park spaces, including the casino’s front door on Public Square.

“We’re trying to make it as accommodating as possible,” said Tony Coyne, chair of the Cleveland City Planning Commission.

Tour planners will promote cruise-style allin-one package deals including air fare, hotels and attractions. The casino has signed off on the idea and will encourage visitors at area attractions like the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum to sample the casino.

The first phase of the $350 million casino will open in the renovated Higbee department store.

Toledo’s casino opens several weeks later, with those in Cincinnati and Columbus to follow.

Other new attractions highlighted by the tourism agency in Cleveland include a convention center, medical trade show

Visitation picking up in Smokies GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) — Visits to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park are running ahead of last year’s traffic.

The National Park Service said February saw an 11.6 percent increase in visitors over the same month last year.

Visits in February totaled 351,617 — a jump of 36,411 over February 2011.

That made for the busiest February in the Smokies since the same month in 2001.

A news release from park officials stated visits were up 16.5 percent for the first two months of this year, compared with January and February of 2011.

Park campgrounds had a 24.3 percent increase in camping nights last month.

Just over 9 million people visited the 500,000-acre park on the Tennessee-North Carolina border in 2011.

Delmarva Power building osprey nesting platforms REHOBOTH, Del. (AP) — Delaware bird lovers have new spots to watch ospreys.

Delmarva Power says it has built new nesting platforms in Wilmington and near Rehoboth Beach. The utility has been building the platforms for nearly 25 years to prevent harm to birds that build nests close to power lines where they can cause outages.

The platform in the Indian River Inlet south of Rehoboth is visible from the south side of the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control

campground. It can also be seen from Coastal Highway south of the new Indian River Inlet bridge.

T h e Wi l m i n g t o n p l a t f o r m c a n b e viewed from the decks of the Dupont Environmental Education Center at the Russell Peterson Wildlife Refuge.

Carnival bringing Princess Cruises to Japan SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (AP) — Cruise operator Carnival Corp. plans to bring its Princess Cruises brand to Japan next year with an 87-day program that includes nine cruises on seven different itineraries.

The company said Tuesday that its Sun Princess vessel will offer cruises from April through July 2013 and is expected to carry more than 18,000 passengers during that time.

The cruises, which will run from nine days to 12 days, will depart from Yokohama and Kobe. The cruises will being during the national holiday of Golden Week. The cruises will start at 124,000 yen ($1,490) per person, which is for a nine-day trip with double occupancy.

Carnival is looking to capitalize on the growing Japanese cruise market with the launch of Carnival Japan Inc., which will sell the Princess Cruises brand and other Carnival brands in Japan. Carnival Japan, which will be based in Tokyo, will be led

by Eiko Kijima. Carnival Corp. is based in Miami.

Earlier this month Carnival reported a wider-than-expected first-quarter loss and cut its full-year profit forecast almost in half after the January capsizing of the Costa Concordia. Just two weeks into the year, 32 people died when Carnival’s Costa Concordia sank off the coast of Italy.

NPS launches Civil War website RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The National Park Service has launched a website that provides an overview of the Civil War and a guide to more than 1,700 sites around the nation related to the war that divided the nation.

Among those 1,700 sites are more than 100 national parks with Civil War themes. The narrative on the war examines its root causes; biographies of major players, military and civilian; and places within the national park system that help illuminate the war.

The national parks included on the site range from Washington and San Juan Island National Historical Park to the Florida Keys and Fort Jefferson. You can also follow the adventures of a fictional Civil Warera correspondent whose daily reports are streamed to the website by Twitter.

Allegiant to offer nonstop flights to Honolulu HONOLULU (AP) — An airline that connects small cities with leisure destinations will begin nonstop flights from the mainland to Honolulu in June.

Flights from Las Vegas — a popular destination for Hawaii travelers — will begin June 29 and flights from Fresno, Calif., will begin June 30, Allegiant Air announced Tuesday. The airline is offering introductory one-way fares of $174, which must be purchased by April 30 for travel by Nov. 13.

Last year, Las Vegas-based Allegiant Travel Co. received federal certification to fly a bigger plane, which company officials said was a step toward providing service to Hawaii. The Hawaii Tourism Authority has said Allegiant’s Hawaii service would help cultivate first-time travelers to the islands.

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“American Reunion”

You probably haven’t been lying awake in bed at night wondering whatever became of Stifler and Oz and the rest of the horny kids from the original “American Pie” movie.

Yet here they are, after 13 years and a couple of sequels, and they’re more bland than bawdy these days. That’s part of the joke: that they (and we) aren’t in high school anymore, that we all have to grow up and function as adults with responsibilities and whatnot. But that doesn’t make for a very fun or funny movie; instead, “American Reunion” relies on cliches about nostalgia and melodrama about the rekindling of first loves.

Jim and Michelle (Jason Biggs and Alyson Hannigan) are now married with a 2-year-old son and zero sex life. But they return to their Michigan hometown for a 10-year high school reunion that’s being staged three years late because supposedly no one could get their act together. It’s a plot contrivance, leave it at that. There they run into the old gang, including Chris Klein as Oz, who’s now a slick sports anchor; Eddie Kaye Thomas as the sophisticated Finch; and Seann William Scott as Stifler, who’s still ... Stifler. “Harold & Kumar” creators Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg take over as writers and directors, but the sense of unpredictability that infused that franchise never surfaces here. Plus, this kind of raunchy, hard-R comedy has been done — and done better — countless times since “American Pie” debuted and seemed fresh in 1999.

RATED: R for crude and sexual content throughout, nudity, language, brief drug use and teen drinking.

RUNNING TIME: 105 minutes.

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

“Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope”

People who love Comic-Con spend about an hour and a half telling you how much they love Comic-Con. That’s pretty much the extent of Morgan Spurlock’s documentary about the annual convention in San Diego that has turned into sort of an extravaganza for geeks. If you have to ask what the title is a reference to, this movie is probably not for you; then again, even if you do get it, you won’t appreciate the film fully unless you’re already a member of the choir to which it’s preaching. What began in 1970 as an opportunity for a couple hundred serious comic book aficionados to meet and discuss their favorite characters and stories has exploded in recent years to a platform for blockbuster sci-fi movies, TV series and video games that draws about 150,000. You won’t get much insight into the inner workings of this specific personality type, this fervent fanaticism — people who spend untold hours crafting their own Stormtrooper outfits or learning to speak fluent Klingon — but you will get countless testimonials as to why this annual gathering makes these sometimes socially awkward folks finally feel comfortable. Kevin Smith, Stan Lee and Seth Rogen are among the famous faces.

RATED: PG-13 for some sex and drug references, language and brief horror images.

RUNNING TIME: 88 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Two stars out of four.

“The Hunter”

You’d swear that a so-titled film starring Willem Dafoe would be some dark, mud-caked descent into the primal nature of man. But in the taut Aussie thriller, directed by Daniel Nettheim and adapted from the novel by Julia Leigh, danger and mystery don’t lie in the wild forests of Tasmania, where Dafoe is pursuing the last Tasmanian Tiger. It’s the encroaching, corrupting modern world lurking on the fringes

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A local (Sam Neill) sets him up at a remote farmhouse where the father has recently gone missing; the mother, Lucy Armstrong (the striking Frances O’Connor), is bedridden by grief and drugs; and the two young children (Morgana Davies, Finn Woodlock) are curious about the newcomer. Martin quickly finds that his normal habits of stealthy anonymity and meticulous organization go wanting, as he’s unwittingly swept into a battle between loggers and “greenies” — environmental activists seeking to keep the Tasmanian woods protected.

Dafoe isn’t particularly tested, but he easily dominates the film. Like the lithe tiger he hunts, he’s a lone wolf headed for extinction. While it’s a well-made thriller with a pleasant, messy ruggedness, the film — perhaps too dependent on Dafoe for depth — never quite catches its prey. Its leanness, both praiseworthy and preventing real satisfaction, cuts both ways.

RATED: R for language and brief violence.

RUNNING TIME: 101 minutes.

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

“Titanic” in 3-D

If any film should be redone in 3-D, it’s “Titanic.” And if any filmmaker should be the one doing the redoing, it’s James Cameron. He’s been a pioneer in advancing this cinematic technology for years now, from his underwater documentaries to the record-breaking juggernaut that is “Avatar.” And so ironically, for a film that hasn’t got an ounce of understatement in its three-hour-plus running time, “Titanic” in 3-D is really rather subtle and finely tuned.

There’s nothing gimmicky about the conversion process; it’s immersive, it actually enhances the viewing experience the way a third dimension ideally should. It’s also gorgeous: crisp and tactile, warm and inviting — until all hell breaks loose, that is. So often when 2-D films are transformed into 3-D, they’re done so hastily with results that are murky and inaccessible. Cameron and his team clearly took their time. So while the romantic first half of the film remains more emotionally compelling, the disastrous second half has become even more visually dazzling. Cameron has stayed true to the content of his 1997 film, the winner of 11 Oscars including best picture — and that includes his clunky script filled with hokey dialogue and broad characters. What also remains intact is the earnestness of “Titanic,” the absence of snark or irony, and the sensation that you’re watching a big, ambitious, good-old-fashioned spectacle that can withstand the test of time. Plus, it’s just fun to see the buxom, feisty Kate Winslet and boyish, charming Leonardo DiCaprio in the roles that made them superstars once more on the big screen.

RATED: PG-13 for disaster-related peril and violence, nudity, sensuality and brief language.

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RUNNING TIME: 195 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Three stars out of four.

“The Cabin in the Woods”

Stop reading this review right now. Go see the movie, then come back and we can have a conversation about it. The less you know going into it, the better. We can say this much: The hype is justified. And that’s saying something when we’re talking about geek god Joss Whedon, who produced and co-wrote the script with director Drew Goddard, a veteran of such revered TV shows as “Lost” and Whedon’s own “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.” Goddard makes his directing debut with this long-awaited film but he keeps all the moving parts humming along with thrilling fluidity and ease. “The Cabin in the Woods” walks a very difficult line and manages to find the right tone pretty much the entire time. Anyone can spoof and parody and wink at the camera in making fun of a specific genre, especially one like horror in which the conventions are so deeply ingrained and staying a couple steps ahead of the characters is part of the fun. But the trick is to avoid going overboard and to play it somewhat straight. “Cabin” affectionately toys with the familiarity of certain types and plot points but it also dares to take a step back and examine why we need to return to these sorts of films, why we love to laugh and jump, why we hunger for carnage and thirst for blood. It pays homage to the kinds of frights horror fans know and love while managing to provide surprises and twists, layers upon layers, over and over again. It’s humorously self-aware without being smugly sarcastic. Five friends go away for the weekend to a remote cabin by a lake. Clearly, they won’t all make it out alive.

RATED: R for strong bloody horror, violence and gore, language, drug use and some sexuality/nudity.

RUNNING TIME: 95 minutes.

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

“Lockout”

If a futuristic space prison with 500 of the world’s most violent and dangerous criminals cryogenically frozen was to somehow undergo an inmate revolt, who would emerge as the unquestioned leader of such an intergalactic gang of gruesome murders? Why the Scots, of course. At least that’s according to this sci-fi circa 2079 action flick, directed by a pair of Irish filmmakers: James Mather and Stephen St. Leger. They co-wrote it with producer Luc Besson, the prodigious if seldom proficient French action filmmaker. The MS One is a hulking, orbiting jail that puts its prisoners in “stasis,” or a deep sleep. But when the president’s daughter (Maggie Grace) visits to question its methods, a prisoner easily gets loose and soon the ship is overrun by criminals who immediately fall in line behind the Scottish Alex (Vincent Regan) and his more psychotic sibling Hydell (Joe Gilgun). Obviously, such awkward circumstances can only be resolved by a solo, heroic mission from a reluctant, irascible protagonist. Ours is Snow (Guy Pearce), an agent who has been unjustly deemed a criminal after a mission gone wrong. This is a brawnier Pearce (”L.A. Confidential,” “Mildred Pierce”), and if “Lockout” is meant as an action hero audition, he certainly has the needed charisma. He’s the only reason to see the film. The cheap visual effects are so bad that you’ll be wondering if you misplaced your 3-D glasses.

RATED: PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, and language, including some sexual references.

RUNNING TIME: 95 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Two stars out of four.

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In this film image released by Universal Pictures, Taylor Kitsch is shown in a scene from "Battleship."

Board games move to the big screen

By RYAN NAKASHIMA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Battleship” steams into movie theaters overseas this week, giving international audiences the first chance to decide whether a board game-based movie is sea-worthy.

The Hasbro Inc. search-and-destroy game was once a way for kids to while away a summer afternoon. But as it debuts in Europe on Wednesday, “Battleship” the movie has become a potential franchise, sporting Michael Bay-inspired special effects, aliens invading Earth, a bikini-model actress, superstar Rihanna and, of course, lots of guns.

Whether the movie symbolizes Hollywood’s

lack of new ideas or its brilliance in adapting old ones, Comcast Corp.’s Universal Pictures is betting big that it’s the latter. With a reported production budget of $200 million, observers say it will need to reap at least $500 million at box offices worldwide to pay off.

Hollywood’s love of the sequel, the prequel, the reboot and the adapted novel all originate from the same premise: Moviegoers are more likely to buy a ticket if they are already familiar with the story.

But not since “Clue” bombed in 1985 has Tinseltown gambled on adapting a popular board game with no apparent storyline.

The idea of turning board games into movies has gained new traction in part because of the huge success of “Transformers,” and

to a lesser extent “G.I. Joe,” which are both based on toys from toymaker Hasbro Inc. The three “Transformers” movies have grossed more than $2.6 billion worldwide, helping lift “Transformers” toys to become Hasbro’s topselling brand last year, exceeding 11 percent of its $4.3 billion in annual revenue.

For Hasbro, the movie is a way to get a globally marketed boost for its games business, which Sterne Agee analyst Margaret Whitfield called “stagnant” and lacking innovation.

Turning that stagnation around is a goal of Brian Goldner, Hasbro’s CEO since 2008. He told investors in February “we’re going to reignite our games business.”

If it succeeds, “Battleship” will be the advance guard of a whole fleet of planned

adaptations of Hasbro games including “Ouija,” also being developed by Universal for release in 2013, as well as “Risk” and “Candy Land,” which are both in the works at Sony Corp. “Stretch Armstrong,” a movie based on the glutinous-armed toy from Hasbro, is set for 2014 release by Relativity Media.

On paper, “Battleship” scores high on the checklist for blockbuster success: a hero in a life-or-death struggle against incomparable odds, a steamy love interest, a star-studded cast that includes Liam Neeson, and a whole lot of destruction and mayhem.

Marketing of the film borrows heavily on its successful predecessor, and trailers proclaim that the movie is “From Hasbro the company that brought you Transformers.”

"Bully" opens doors for discussion

By ROBERT GRUBAUGH For The Edge There has been some pretty big buzz around the current documentary "Bully" since its original release about three weeks ago. The studio behind the film, Weinstein Company, and its ever-spinning mouth of marketing, Harvey Weinstein, has yet to stop with reminding us how “important” Bully is to America. I had the very great fortune to take in a screening of Bully last week at Hollywood’s famed Arclight Theatre (where the caramel popcorn is better than advertised) and I’m here to tell you that while the topic of the movie is of great importance, the actual documentary is thin and a little overly-dependent on preying upon the emotions of its viewers. But don’t let me bully you about Bully. See it for yourself and

take every kid you know with you.

Filmmaker Lee Hirsch presents four stories of children across the United States, and, in most cases their parents, who are being attacked, teased, and otherwise harassed at their schools and suffering in their homes. Take Alex, the main subject of the documentary, for instance. He’s a fourteen-year-old middle school student who is constantly being picked on by his classmates. Despite the torment, he considers those that mess with him the most to be his closest friends. There is something patently unhealthy about that idea.

Born a few months premature, Alex has a physical appearance that is described as “Fishface”, a nickname that hurtfully follows him everywhere. When playground taunting and the unchecked warfare of the school bus – a battlefield facing

every student twice a day – gets to be too overwhelming, Alex breaks down to his mother, a well-meaning, oblivious mom with four other kids to also take care of. But what’s a mother to do? Parents trust the care of their children every day to teachers and administrators that they hardly know. As American culture has taught us, she takes the blame right to the school. The rub here, though, is that teachers are often just as ignorant or, worse, at a loss for how to deal with this environment where fear, hormones, and insufficient supervision turn normally tame adolescents into hate-raging weapons. I would not go back through the public school process again in the present day for any amount of money that would be offered to me. There is too great an indignity of disrespect ready to be

encountered at every turn.

The other features of this movie open further abusive cans of worms.

Witness Ja’Maya, a twelve-year-old who couldn’t take it anymore and threatened her fellow bus riders with a gun she swiped from home.

Then there’s Kelby, an outed lesbian in small town Oklahoma who faces pressure to disappear by not only other students, but by the school board and her city’s officials as well. Worst of all is the poor Long family from Iowa. Their son, Tyler, killed himself on the advice of one classmate who had been picking on him for years. They have not only the horrible atrocity of losing their son to face, but are also trying to save their two surviving children from the same epidemic within our school system.

Most theatre exhibitors aren’t

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being bullied by the MPAA to resist showing the title in the original unrated version. All, in fact, have even acquiesced to showing the trimmed down PG-13 version from which, I swear to you, I cannot see a difference. Allegedly, it boiled down to two uses of that magic curse word that so envelopes American schools today that it should already occur to any reader what I’m writing about here. This movie is a great jumpingoff point for bringing up a tough thing to talk about with your kids – tough, but, just like drug use and the birds and the bees, vitally important to their development and survival.

"Bully" runs 102 minutes and has been released in both Unrated and PG13 versions. The ratings indicate brief, strong language and thematic material.

I give this film one and a half stars out of four.

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OMNIMAX film examines global warming and its impact on wildlife

By KRISTA WILKINSON-MIDGLEY Of The Edge

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he debate continues of whether mankind has had a hand in speeding up the process of global warming or if it’s just a natural cycle in our planet’s weather patterns. Whatever side of the fence you are on, it is impossible to deny that the gradual warming of our oceans and the melting of our Arctic Circle are already causing huge changes for the wildlife who call the Arctic home.

The St. Louis Science Center’s new OMNIMAX film, “To The Arctic,” puts this problem in perspective as it follows the story of one mother polar bear’s constant struggle to feed her twin 7-monthold cubs and keep them alive amid the ever-present danger of natural predators and a rapidly changing climate. Narrated by Oscar-winner Meryl Streep, this story is set against the majestic backdrop of the Arctic’s icy beauty, gloriously displayed in 70mm format. Sweeping aerial shots bring the viewer nose to nose with the region’s frigid environment of melting ice, immense glaciers, spectacular waterfalls and snowbound peaks while the filmmakers bravely go beneath the ice with handheld cameras into the frigid blue-green waters of the Arctic Sea. This viewing was a special occasion for our family as it was to be our 3-year-old’s first trip to a movie theater. What better place to see your first film than on the 10-story screen inside the St. Louis Science Center's OMNIMAX Theater featuring a 15,000-watt, high fidelity sound system? The intro alone

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mesmerized our daughter as she gasped in wonder at the sparkling snowflakes that seemed to fall all around her.

I was slightly concerned that the film may be inappropriate for such a young child. I’ve made the mistake before of thinking a wildlife film would be heartwarming and instead it turns heart wrenching. Not wanting to traumatize my daughter, I checked out the film’s G rating and felt satisfied that it would be

suitable for our family. We noticed several families in the audience with children ranging from babies up through pre-teens.

The film opens with Streep's regal voice describing the polar bear's need for an icy habitat in order to thrive and the ever-growing problem of global warming on that delicate environment. The viewer is treated to rare glimpses of what life is like in the Arctic, both above and below the ice. Polar bears,

notoriously shy creatures we're told, are usually difficult to film but the crew lucked out when they came across a mother and her two cubs who didn't seem bothered by the cameras. Judging from the squeals and giggles, the kiddos in the audience loved the scenes of the cubs playing with one another and investigating the white camouflaged cameras.

The film also follows the plight of a herd of reindeer mothers as they

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Pictured are two scenes from "To The Arctic."

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make the five-month journey across the Arctic to the safety of the plains where they can give birth. The rapidly melting ice means their trip takes longer than usual and many of the calves are born along the way.

Our family thoroughly enjoyed this film and the running time was just right for toddlers and preschoolers. The fluffy polar bears were a big hit with the little ones, and older children and adults will come away with a deeper appreciation for the delicate balance between man and nature in this frozen wonderland. Regardless of your personal opinions on global warming, this is an enjoyable film that kids will love with stunning cinematography.

The film was directed by twotime Oscar-nominated filmmaker Greg MacGillivray and produced

by Shaun MacGillivray. The musical score is by Steve Wood with songs

by Paul McCartney. It was written and edited by Stephen Judson.

Tickets cost $9 for adults and $8 for children, seniors and college students with a valid ID. Tickets are available at the box office or online through the Science Center's website at www.slsc.org.

Members may use their vouchers for free tickets.

Discounts are available for groups of 10 or more. Call 800-456-SLSC ext. 4424 or (314) 289-4424 for information.

The film is rated G for all audiences and has a run time of 40 minutes. It will run through September at the St. Louis Science Center's OMNIMAX Theater in Boeing Hall. The Science Center is located at 5050 Oakland Ave., St. Louis, MO. To view the trailer, visit www. imax.com/tothearctic.

Family Focus Kalb achieves goal at Boston Marathon 35-year-old mother of two tackles running's most historic challenge

By STEVE HORRELL Of The Edge

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or a while now, Julia Kalb has known what she would be doing Monday morning, April 16. She would be rising early and catching one of the buses that leaves for the Boston Commons, and riding the 26 miles out to the rural New England town of Hopkinton, Mass., where she would begin her run in the 2012 Boston Marathon.

Kalb, 35, of Edwardsville, has known she would be running in the country’s oldest marathon since November of 2010 when she clocked a 3-hour, 35-minute and 37 second-performance at the Indianapolis Marathon, ten minutes faster than she needed to certify for Boston.

“It was the best run of my life,” Kalb said. “It felt good the whole time. It’s crazy how your body gets tired but as you get closer to the finish line, you know you’re going to make it.”

In a recent interview at the Intelligencer, Kalb said she had never been to Boston and is excited to be going. “It’s the Boston Marathon,” she said. “So many elite runners have run it, and so many stories have come out of it. I’m just excited to be able to run in the footsteps of all of that history.”

Kalb and her husband, Brian, left Edwardsville for Boston early Saturday morning. Her parents, Jim and Jodi Henderson, arrived last week. Kalb, who teaches Occupational Therapy at St. Louis University, grew up in the Kendall Hill neighborhood and attended

Roxana schools. She received a B.S. in Occupational Therapy at SLU and a master’s degree in Rehabilitation Administration from Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

While she ran some track in junior high, she didn’t start running seriously until she got to Carbondale, where she met Brian, who was training for the GO! St. Louis Marathon. She ran her first 5K at age 22 and stayed with short runs for years.

After Megan, the Kalbs’ second child, was born, in October of 2005, she decided to lose her baby fat by taking up running again. She started on the treadmill. Run five minutes, walk five minutes. Run six minutes, walk four minutes. Soon she wasn’t walking at all. “I was going at a very slow pace,” she said. For motivation, she worked on quickening her pace and dropping her time, and it didn’t hurt that her children were watching what she was doing.

“They’re proud to see me run,” she said. “And it really makes me feel good. I’m at the point where I don’t feel good if I don’t do it.”

Four years ago, she tackled the GO! St. Louis Marathon. Her goal there was to certify for Boston, but the course was hillier than she expected and she wound up missing the cutoff by two minutes and two seconds. A year and a half later, Kalb traveled to Champaign and ran the Illinois Marathon. It was held in May of 2010, the first hot day of the year. She felt sick early on, and by Mile 19 she began to feel overheated and dehydrated, and she fought the urge to walk.

The next thing she knew, Kalb was inside an ambulance, throwing up.

At the hospital, they plied her with fluids.

But six months later, she went

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Julia Kalb to Indianapolis and qualified for Boston.

Kalb’s only real strategy for Monday was to maintain a steady pace. That is a change from younger days when she reasoned that a fast start would allow her the luxury to ease up later.

“I have come to know that’s not the way to do it,” she says.

While race organizers tend to create courses that loop around a city, Boston is different.

Runners are driven out to Hopkinton. Starting at Main Street, they follow the road on a more-orless straight route past Ashland, Framingham, Natick and Wellsely, and on into Boston itself.

Kalb says she has learned that the first 10 miles are slightly downhill, so she’s going to hold back as much as she can. When the starting line frenzy ensues, runners can find themselves running faster than they should.

By the time she reaches

Heartbreak Hill - at Mile 21 - Kalb knows she needs to have reserves left to call on.

After that, there’s another hill as well.

“But then it’s downhill,” she said, “so you can roll in at the very end.”

Note: Kalb finished the race in a time of 4 hours, 15 minutes, 28 seconds. In the women's division, she was 3,899th of the 9,307 females who finished the Boston Marathon.

MoBOT to host Lantern Festival Elaborate, illuminated works of art from China will take center stage this summer at the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis. “Lantern Festival: Art by Day, Magic by Night” showcases Chinese culture, traditions and symbolism through larger-thanlife, detailed scenes crafted from colorful silks and molded steel. The striking sets, ranging in size up to three stories tall, will be lit for special evening viewing, giving visitors the opportunity to experience a cultural event that is rarely staged outside of Asia. “Lantern Festival: Art by Day, Magic by Night” runs for a limited 12-week engagement, May 26 through August 19, 2012, and is presented by Emerson.

Lantern festivals are deeply rooted in Chinese history and myth, dating back more than 2,000 years to ancient dynasties. Modern-day lantern festivals typically mark the culmination of the 15-day Chinese New Year celebration, when giant, ornate lanterns of complex design fill cities with light in vivid, festive displays.

The summer exhibition at the Missouri Botanical Garden highlights its “Year of China,” celebrating the Garden’s long-tenured tradition of botanical research and collaboration with China through the Flora of

China project, a 25-year endeavor nearing completion, and the inspiring Grigg Nanjing Friendship Garden (the Chinese Garden).

“Lantern Festival: Art by Day, Magic by Night” is among the first displays of its kind and size in the United States. A team of skilled artisans from Zigong in the western province of Sichuan, the center of the lantern-making industry in China, will spend two months in residence at the Missouri Botanical Garden to construct 26 elaborate, multi-piece lantern scenes from scratch. Working from reference drawings, sets begin as large outlines on the ground. Steel rods are carefully placed and welded together to fashion the framework of each figure. Structures are draped with specially-treated Chinese silk, designed to withstand outdoor display for several months. Silk is secured to frame edges with a gold trim. The final creations are lit from within or adorned with an exterior piping of lights, giving them a brilliant evening glow.

Each lantern design alludes to celebrated aspects of Chinese culture. A giant, luminous dragon, stretching nearly half the length of a football field, welcomes visitors at the Missouri Botanical Garden entrance, bringing good luck in the

Chinese Zodiac’s Year of the Dragon.

An imposing group of 10-foot-tall Terracotta Army warriors depict the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China. The three-storiestall showstopper Heavenly Temple mimics the beauty, magnificence and majestic presence of the Beijing Heavenly Temple, constructed in 1420 as a grand shrine where emperors would pray for a fruitful harvest.

Several lantern sets tell Chinese legends in great detail. The First Emperor ’s Quest for Immortality explores the life—and fear of death— of First Emperor Qin Shi Huang, who sought a magic elixir that would offer him eternal life. Double Seventh Festival is based on the traditional tale of the young cowherd, Niulang, and a beautiful weavergirl, Zhinü, who fell in love, married and were parted by her Goddess mother.

Butterfly Love recounts the story of Zhu Yingtai and her brokenhearted lover, Liang Shanbo. After Liang’s death, Zhu threw herself into his grave; their spirits turned into a pair of beautiful butterflies and they flew away together, never to be parted.

Chinese symbolism is also interwoven throughout the Lantern Festival sets. Zodiac Lanterns depicts the 12 animals that make up the

Chinese Zodiac—people are thought to assume the qualities of the animal that represents their birth year.

Lotus Ponds features a huge, colorchanging, spinning vase, surrounded by eight-foot-tall stems of lotus flowers, symbols of elegance, beauty, perfection, purity and aspirations to “rise towards the light.” The swirling Dragon Embracing the Pillars again shows the mythical Chinese dragon, believed to be the ruler of moving bodies of water. “Lantern Festival: Art by Day, Magic by Night” debuts at the Missouri Botanical Garden over Memorial Day weekend, Saturday, May 26 through Monday, May 28, open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. all three days (last entry at 9 p.m.).

Grand Opening Weekend highlights include a Grand Parade with 70foot-long dancing dragon, martial arts, Chinese calligraphy, authentic regional cuisine, t’ai chi and tea tasting. Special tours in the Chinese Garden focus on the symbolism of many plant species and architectural details. Enjoy performances by the China Sichuan Le Shan Chen Long Acrobatic Troupe and marvel at the large-scale lantern sets when they are illuminated for the first time at night.

“Lantern Festival: Art by Day, Magic by Night” admission is $22 for adults (ages 13 and up) and $10

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for children (ages 3 to 12). Purchase tickets online at www.mobot.org/ lanternfestival or in person at the Missouri Botanical Garden.

Join or renew your Missouri Botanical Garden membership on site during the Lantern Festival and receive free same-evening admission for two adults and children ages 12 and under, plus enjoy discounted evening tickets of $15 for adults and $5 for children (ages 3 to 12) for the remainder of the exhibition (the number of member-rate tickets available for purchase is based on the level of membership). Visit www. mobot.org/membership or call (314) 577-5118.

Tour groups of 15 or more individuals enjoy reduced evening admission when booked a minimum of three weeks prior to the date of the visit. Call the Tourism Department at 1‑800‑332‑1286 or email tourism@ mobot.org to plan your group outing.

The Missouri Botanical Garden is located at 4344 Shaw Blvd. in south St. Louis, accessible from Interstate 44 at the Vandeventer exit and from Interstate 64 at the Kingshighway North and South exit. Free parking is available on site and two blocks west at the corner of Shaw and Vandeventer. Visit www.metrostlouis. org for more information.

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Family Focus Gray hair makes a fashion statement

By LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jeanne Thompson began going gray at 23.

She colored her hair for years as she worked her way into management at a large Boston-area financial services company, then gave up the dye for good about a year ago.

The earth didn’t shake, and the 44-year-old Thompson was promoted to top management the following year.

She is among a new type of gray panther, a woman who aspires to do well and get ahead on the job while happily maintaining a full head of gray.

“Women put pressure on themselves to color,” the Exeter, N.H., woman said. “It’s a bold statement to be gray because it’s saying, ‘You know what? I did let my hair go, but I’m not letting myself go.’ People take me more seriously now. I never apologize for the gray hair.”

But not everyone finds it so easy.

Laws, of course, exist to ward off discrimination in the workplace, yet legions of men and women have no interest in letting their gray fly. Not now, when the struggling economy has produced a stampede of hungry young job-seekers.

But gray heads have been popping up on runways and red carpets, on models and young celebrities for months. There’s Lady Gaga and Kelly Osbourne — via dye — and Hollywood royalty like Helen Mirren, the Oscar-winning British actress.

Christine Lagarde, the International Monetary Fund chief, is one of the most powerful women in the world, and she keeps her hair gray. So does Essie Weingarten, founder and now creative director of the nail polish company Essie Cosmetics.

For regular working women, it’s a trickier issue.

“I don’t think a woman in the workplace is going to follow that trend,” David Scher, a civil rights attorney in Washington, said with a laugh. “I think women in the workplace are highly pressured to look young. If I were an older working person, the last thing I would do is go gray.”

Yes, he’s a dude, and at 44 he has virtually no salt in his hair, but he wasn’t alone in issuing a warning against workplace gray for women.

“While the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 was created to protect employees 40 years of age and older, some men and women may still encounter ageism in the workplace,” said Stephanie Martinez Kluga, a manager for Insperity, a San Antonio-based company that provides human resources services to small and medium-size businesses.

“The long-standing perception that men with gray hair are experienced and women with gray hair are simply old may still be an issue that affects employees in workplaces across the U.S.,” she said.

Some of today’s new gray panthers also offer strong words of caution about exactly how well those anti-discrimination laws work.

Anne Kreamer is gray and proud, but she didn’t unleash the color until she left her day job to become self-employed. She dedicates an entire chapter of her 2007 book “Going Gray” to workplace issues.

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“We only fool ourselves about how young we look with our dyed hair,” said the Harvard-educated Kreamer, a former Nickelodeon executive who helped launch the satirical magazine Spy before writing the book exploring her journey to silver.

When it comes to gray on the job, Kreamer said, context counts. The color might be easier in academia over high-tech, for instance, and in Minneapolis over Los Angeles. Job description and your rung on the ladder might also be in play: chief financial officer versus a lowlier, more creative and therefore more gray-tolerant position like assistant talent agent, for example.

Kreamer dubbed the largely unspoken phenomenon “haircolorism.”

In 1950, 7 percent of women dyed their hair, she said. Today, it’s closer to 95 percent or more, depending on geographic location. In the ‘60s, easy, affordable hair dye in a box hit store shelves, changing the follicle landscape for good.

“When women were going to work, it was like they could reinvent themselves and say, ‘I’m no house frau anymore.’ Hair dye got kind of linked in there and we never looked back,” said Kreamer, who went prematurely gray and colored for 25 years. “It’s still very complicated.”

Sandra Rawline, 52, in Houston knows how complicated it can be.

A trial is scheduled for June in her federal lawsuit accusing her boss at Capital Title of Texas of ordering her to dye her gray hair in 2009, when her office moved to a swankier part of town. The suit accuses him of instructing her to wear “younger, fancier suits” and lots of jewelry, according to the Houston Chronicle.

Rawline, an escrow officer and branch manager, wouldn’t comment for this story. The newspaper said her superior called her lawsuit preposterous.

The reason we know about Rawline and Lagarde and Weingarten and Mirren and — let’s throw in NBCUniversal exec Lauren Zalaznick — is that their gray strands stand out against a sea of, well, not gray.

Weingarten, 62, began going gray at 18 and said she colored for years. She gave it up about 20 years ago.

“People would say, ‘Are you crazy? You have to color your hair,”’ she said. “I had my own business. I was an entrepreneur.

I could do whatever I wanted, but the truth is I know a lot of women who are petrified to show gray hair because it means they’re maturing.”

The new “gray movement” doesn’t keep tabs on membership, but blogs like Terri Holley’s Going Gray are proliferating, along with pro-gray Facebook fan pages and Twitter feeds.

“Society has boxed in women on what’s considered to be beautiful, and this defies how we’re supposed to look,” Holley said. “People say, ‘I’m so glad I found you. I’m so glad we’re having this conversation.”’

Dana King, 53, started going gray in her 20s, began dyeing in her 30s and went to work for San Francisco’s KPIX in 1997, rising to news anchor. In January 2010, she first approached her general manager, a man whom she had

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known for a decade, about her giving up the dye.

“He didn’t like the idea at all and he asked me not to do it,” King said. Soon after, she did it anyway, with the comfort of a nocut contract good to May 2013.

“It got down to the point where I was dyeing it every two to three weeks. I just decided, ‘I’m not doing this anymore.’ I felt like I had sold my soul and betrayed

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myself,” she said.

After sharing her hair story on-air, King was deluged with emails from viewers, including many women who colored and some who worried she had fallen ill. “The response was overwhelmingly positive,” King said. “They said it was a relief for them, that they could see someone that made it OK to be gray.”

King knows her road to gray

wouldn’t have gone so well had she been a TV news star elsewhere.

“I work in a youth-oriented industry and I’m not an idiot,” she said. “This is not Miami. This is not Los Angeles. I would have been fired had I worked in some other markets. I can’t get a job anywhere else, I don’t think. I have no illusions about what I’ve done and I’m good with that.”

Dining Delights An introduction to red curry paste It's got a little kick but it won't scorch your mouth

By J.M. HIRSCH AP Food Editor

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t’s red, but it isn’t red hot. And that’s why it’s the sort of curry the average American is going to love.

I’m talking about red curry paste, one of a literal rainbow of intensely flavorful Southeast Asian seasonings.

To be clear, curry pastes are not the same as the curry powders most people know, though they do share some ingredients.

Curry pastes — which are used in Thai, Indonesian, Malaysian and Indian cooking — combine dry spices with ground fresh herbs and roots, garlic, chilies and other ingredients to form thick pastes.

These pastes often are classified by color.

Green curry paste, for example, is a fiery Thai blend that combines green chilies, lemon grass, garlic, shrimp paste and kaffir lime leaves.

It usually is blended with coconut milk to season beef, pork and chicken.

Yellow curry paste is a bit milder and usually sports garlic, lemon grass, galangal (a relative of ginger), cumin, cinnamon and turmeric. It’s popular for adding to soups.

But the most versatile and widely used is red curry paste, a mash of red chilies, coriander roots and leaves, shrimp paste, lemon grass, garlic, shallots and galangal.

It’s got some kick, but it won’t sear your mouth. It’s used with everything from chicken, duck and beef to pork and shrimp. And it lands in everything from stews, curries and soups to dressings, marinades and condiments.

The smell is both comfortingly tomatoey and exotically heady with spicy aromas.

The flavor is warm, but not biting, with tastes of ginger and garlic.

Conveniently, red curry paste also is the easiest variety to find at the typical American grocer.

It usually is packed in small glass jars or cans and can be found in the Asian section. Once opened, the remainder can be refrigerated for months.

I like to combine red curry paste with the meat from a rotisserie chicken and a package of fresh pasta for an easy and incredibly delicious weeknight dinner.

For more ideas for using red curry paste, check out the Off the Beaten Aisle column over on Food Network: http://bit.ly/Hfg2Jm RED CURRY CHICKEN NOODLES Not in the mood for noodles? The curried chicken mixture also makes a killer sandwich, both warm and cold.

Start to finish: 20 minutes Servings: 4 12-ounce package fresh fettuccine pasta 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 large yellow onion, diced 1 red bell pepper, cored and diced 14-ounce can coconut milk 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 tablespoons red curry paste (more or less to taste) Meat from a 1 1/2-pound rotisserie chicken 1/3 cup chopped fresh cilantro 1 lime, quartered Bring a large saucepan of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook according to package directions.

Drain and set aside.

Meanwhile, in a large saute pan over medium-high, heat the olive oil.

Add the onion and bell pepper, then saute until tender, about 10 minutes.

Add the coconut milk and red curry paste. Stir until the curry paste and coconut milk are smooth, then bring to a simmer.

Chop or pull the chicken meat into bite-size chunks, then add to the coconut milk mixture.

Toss well to coat evenly. If the meat is cold, return to a simmer.

Stir in the cilantro.

Serve the pasta topped with the chicken.

Alternatively, add the drained pasta to the pan with the chicken and toss to mix. Just before serving, squeeze a bit of lime juice over each plate.

Nutrition information per serving (values are rounded to the nearest whole number): 610 calories; 260 calories from fat (43 percent of total calories); 29 g fat (20 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 120 mg cholesterol; 57 g carbohydrate; 30 g protein; 6 g fiber; 390 mg sodium.

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Red curry chicken noodles are seen in this photo taken Monday, July 25, 2011 in Concord, NH.

Editor's note: J.M. Hirsch is the national food editor for The Associated Press. He is author of the recent cookbook, “High Flavor, Low Labor: Reinventing Weeknight Cooking.” His Off the Beaten Aisle column also appears at FoodNetwork.com. Follow him on Twitter http://twitter.com/JM—Hirsch.

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You Gotta' Eat The Burger Barge is a Peoria-area legend

By BILL ROSEBERRY Of The Edge

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hen Jimmy Buffet wrote the song “Cheeseburger in Paradise” maybe it was an ode to the Burger Barge in East Peoria. I know from now on when I hear the song that’s what I’ll be dreaming about.

Last November when I made a trip to Detweiller Park in Peoria for the cross country state meet, Lutheran High School cross country coach and athletic director Dave Redden invited me to have lunch with the Knights and their fans at the Burger Barge.

I’ve been making an annual trip to Peoria for the IHSA state basketball finals since 1999 and have eaten at many of the local restaurants, but had never heard of this hidden jewel.

The restaurant is tucked away on a frontage road off of Illinois Route 116 next to Par-A-Dice Hotel and Casino.

As you turn into the lot for the casino there is a road immediately appearing to the right with a sign for the Burger Barge. Turn right and drive approximately a quarter of a mile and a rundown building appears beyond some trees and a swampy reservoir of water, all sitting along the Illinois River.

In front of the blue shack is a cluster of nautical themed landscape items, including a giant surf board, a plaster statue of a sea captain and some fake palm trees. I know what you’re thinking, because a slew of

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Above, the Burger Barge in Peoria. Below, the Tavern Burger with fried mushrooms. red flags went off in my brain when I saw the shoddy decor, too.

Once inside, the furnishings got even tackier, with drawings hung all over the wall on napkins, many of them sticking with the seafaring theme. But trust me, it grows on you.

My visit with the LHS cross country team took me into the bar area of the restaurant where a musician with an acoustic guitar was taking requests and was plenty entertaining. The workers and patrons were exceptionally friendly and helpful, and then there was the food. A slew of quirky burgers and sandwiches comprised the

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menu, offering a fun and satisfying experience. It was such a delightful meal I vowed to return with my friends during IHSA’s March Madness.

On my return trip, the group I was with had some of the same concerns I did on my initial visit, but I urged them to give it a chance.

My friend Julius went with The Captain’s Burger, a cheeseburger smothered in pastrami, lettuce, tomato and onion. Kevin and Joe tried the Double Dare Ya, two burger patties smothered with cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion and pickle.

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slightly bolder, attempting the Tavern Burger, a burger with bacon, ham, grilled onions, cheese and a hard fried egg.

I also tacked on a side of fried mushrooms while Andy and Julius’ wife Joan ordered the breaded catfish curls to share with the group.

The catfish curls came out first.

They were stuffed with a decent amount of catfish, offering a juicy appetizer before the main course.

My main course was worth the wait. The ham was thinly sliced and piled on the bottom portion of my bun with the charbroiled burger patty on top of it followed by melted provolone cheese, bacon and onions, the fried egg and finally the top bun.

While the combination of ingredients are certainly a cardiac nightmare, my palate was in ecstasy.

The ham was so moist it practically melted in my mouth and the egg supplied the entire creation with the extra meaty flavor that made it a masterpiece. My only complaint was the difficulty in keeping all of those scrumptious treasures together inside one bun.

As for the mushrooms, they were huge and juicy, caged inside a divine golden-breaded shell that put the taste over the top.

My friends were equally satisfied with their meals and Andy agreed with my assessment of the Tavern Burger’s awesomeness.

The Burger Barge menu is broken down into categories, which includes: Spudtoons, a variety of loaded baked potato options; the Port of Oink, consisting of all pork items; the Burgers; the Barges, which are served on a choice of either a toasted hoagie, Texas toast or thick rye; the Foot Long River Dogs, consisting of hot dog selections; Go Fish and The Green Scene for salad choices.

Some unconventional items on the Burger Barge lineup include: Buy the Farm, a burger topped with a butterfly pork chop and chicken breast, with lettuce, tomato, pickle and onion; the Ship, Captain and Crew Burger with a cheeseburger topped with French fries, coleslaw, lettuce, tomato, onion and pickle on one bun and the Taco Chipso Burger, a burger topped with taco seasoning, cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomato, sour cream, salsa and tortilla chips.

A couple other quirky selections are: the Aloha Chicken Barge, made with a charbroiled chicken breast, ham, Swiss cheese, grilled pineapple and barbecue sauce and the Illinois Spud, a baked potato stuffed with a chopped burger, bacon, grilled onions, mushrooms and mozzarella cheese.

The prices are reasonable at the Burger Barge, too. There are no menu items priced higher than $8.99.

Altogether, my meal cost around $13. I highly recommend this hidden treasure to anyone who visits Peoria.

I know from now on I will make an annual trip there during IHSA’s March Madness and partake in a little burger madness.

If my testimonial isn’t enough to spread the legend of the Burger Barge, some newlyweds hammered home its story on my March visit.

Fresh from the church, a man and a woman showed up decked out in a tuxedo and a wedding dress and as the woman walked past me, she explained she’d never been there and wanted to see what the fuss was all about. Now that’s a wedding meal to remember.

Follow the Burger Barge on Facebook and MySpace and check out their website at www. burgerbargeinc.com.

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