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Container gardens Give tomatoes a jump on the season.

4 Pleasant journeys Lambert comes alive with art.

5 St. Louis Speaker Series Bill Clinton among those scheduled.

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Festival planned in Springfiled, Mo.

13 Step into spring

Events planned in Brown County, Ind.

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Friday May 5____________ 2017 St. Louis Microfest, Lower Muny Parking Lot and Theater Drive First Fridays at the Saint Louis Science Center: The Hunger Games, St. Louis Science Center, 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

First Fridays in Grand Center, Grand Center, St. Louis, 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Trey Songz, w/Mike Angel, The Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Arkells, w/(TBA), Blueberry Hill, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Cinco de Metal, Pop's, Sauget, Doors 6:30 p.m.

Kung Fu, w/The Provels, The Ready Room, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

Kevin Bowers- Nova, Jazz at the Bistro, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis, Grand Center, St. Louis The Modern Meal: Sustenance Through Ritual, Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until August 6, 2017 Spectacle and Leisure in Paris: Degas to Mucha, Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until May 21, 2017 Disney's The Lion King, The

Fabulous Fox Theater, St. Louis, Runs until May 7.2017 #1 in Civil Rights: the African American Freedom Struggle in St. Louis, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m to 5:00 p.m., Runs until March 14, 2018 Degas, impressionism, and the Paris Millinery Trade, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until May 7, 2017 Route 66: Main Street Through St. Louis Exhibit, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until July 16, 2017

Saturday May 6____________ 2017 St. Louis Microfest, Lower Muny Parking Lot and Theater Drive Cinco de Mayo St. Louis, Cherokee Street, St. Louis 15th Annual Mary Meachum Celebration, Along the Mississippi Greenway, St. Louis, 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Annual Derby Day Event, Three Sixty Rooftop Bar, 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Amorath CD Release Party, The Faded Truth, Divide The Empire, Karma Dealer, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

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

Joe Ely: Acoustic, w/(TBA),

Blueberry Hill, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m Seoulfest, Cicero's, University City, Doors 8:00 p.m.

Hell Night Songs EP Release Show, Black Fast, Traindodge, Ashes And Iron, The Ready Room, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Kevin Bowers- Nova, Jazz at the Bistro, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

Tennessee Williams Festival St. Louis, Grand Center, St. Louis The Modern Meal: Sustenance Through Ritual, Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until August 6, 2017 Spectacle and Leisure in Paris: Degas to Mucha, Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until May 21, 2017 Disney's The Lion King, The Fabulous Fox Theater, St. Louis, Runs until May 7.2017 #1 in Civil Rights: the African American Freedom Struggle in St. Louis, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m to 5:00 p.m., Runs until March 14, 2018 Degas, impressionism, and the Paris Millinery Trade, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until May 7, 2017 Route 66: Main Street Through St. Louis Exhibit, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until July 16, 2017

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Growing tomatoes in container gardens enables gardeners to jump start the growing season.

Container gardens give tomatoes a jump on the season

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arvest and enjoy the garden-fresh flavor of tomatoes right outside your kitchen. Grow them in containers set on your patio, balcony, deck or stairs.

You’ll enjoy the convenience of harvesting fresh tomatoes just a few feet away from where you prepare your meals. And your guests will enjoy harvesting fresh tomatoes to add to their salad or sandwich.

Tomatoes need warm air and soil to thrive. Containers give you the ability to jump start the season. Plant tomatoes in containers earlier than in the garden and leave them outdoors when it’s warm (but bring them inside whenever there’s a danger of frost.)

Protect your plants with the help of season-extending products like cloches, red tomato teepees or garden fabrics. These will help warm the soil and air around the plants, reducing the number of days to your first

harvest.

Select flavorful and disease-resistant varieties for your container gardens.

Consider ‘determinate’ tomatoes that are more compact and generally less than four feet tall. But don’t eliminate your favorite indeterminate tomato.

Just provide a strong tall support for these plants that continue to grow six feet and taller throughout the season.

Grow your tomatoes in a sunny spot that receives at least eight hours of direct sunlight. You’ll grow the biggest harvest and reduce the risk of disease.

Fill your container with a quality well-drained potting mix. Add a slow release organic fertilizer to your potting mix if needed.

This type of fertilizer feeds the plants for several months. Give the plants an additional feeding midseason or as directed on the fertilizer package.

Check soil moisture daily, water thoroughly and often enough to keep the soil slightly moist. Maintaining consistent soil moisture means healthier plants and fewer problems with blossom end rot. This disorder is not a deadly disease, but it causes the bottom of the first

set of fruit to turn black.

Reduce your workload by using self-watering pots like the Gardener ’s Revolution® Classic Tomato Planter (gardeners.com).

These pots have a 5-gallon reservoir for holding water that moves up into the soil to the plant roots as needed.

This means you’ll be filling the reservoir less often than you would normally water other planters.

Stake or tower your plants to save space, increase air circulation around and light penetration into the plant.

You’ll further reduce the risk of disease and increase productivity by growing vertically.

So start gathering your favorite tomato recipes now, as soon you’ll be harvesting armloads of tomatoes to use in salsas, salads, sauces and of course BLTs. Melinda Myers has written more than 20 gardening books, including Small Space Gardening. She hosts The Great Courses “How to Grow Anything: Food Gardening For Everyone” DVD set and the nationally syndicated Melinda’s Garden Moment TV & radio segments. Myers is a columnist and contributing editor for Birds & Blooms magazine and was commissioned by Gardener ’s Supply Company for her expertise to write this article.

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he St. Louis art scene shines in three new art exhibitions which opened this week at St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL). The dynamic and colorful collections are part of the Lambert Art and Culture Program, with support from the Regional Arts Commission.

Gallery 210, part of the University of MissouriSt. Louis, has garnered a reputation both regionally and nationally for the presentation of advanced visual art. In their lithograph exhibition entitled, Gallery 210 Portfolio, eight noted international, national and regional artists are on display. Published by Gallery 210 between 1999 and 2002, the prints are by artists who were featured in the gallery’s exhibition program.

The collection features mostly abstract pieces, with subjects ranging from florals to figures.

Featured works are: Sam Gilliam, Ben II; Kit Keith, Untitled; Michael Piazza, Natural Bridge Road; James Surls, Hand in Blue; James Surls, Sun Flower; Clarence Morgan, A Cogitative Translation; Michiko Itatani, Proving Field; John Dilg, Phoenix; Ron Fondaw, Wheel O’ Fire.

Gallery 210 Portfolio is on display in Terminal 2, near gate E14 in Concourse E through October 14, 2017.

WORK/PLAY is an interdisciplinary husband and wife design duo based in St. Louis. Danielle and Kevin McCoy investigate concepts of perpetuity as it pertains to spiritual divinity in their exhibition On&On Series, Pt. 2. Four artistic symbols representing Astral Travel,

Enlightenment, Intuition, and Cosmos were printed onto denim. The manipulated patterns serve as a backdrop to showcase an assortment of simplified motifs to symbolize the infinite cycles found in life, spirituality, and esotericism.

On&On Series, Pt. 2. is on display in Terminal 2, near gate E18 in Concourse E through October 14, 2017.

The third new exhibition introduces a flood of color in greeting travelers entering and exiting the A Concourse with two large-scale abstract paintings by St. Louis artist, Michael Hoffman. Confluence 1 and Confluence 2 feature mesmerizing lines in seemingly every color of the rainbow.

What initially appears to be

uniform stripes becomes more complex upon closer inspection.

The stripes are created through a combination of brushwork, taping, pouring and drips.

Hoffman uses a variety of translucent and opaque oil paints to create contrast and depth, and the panel is treated with a plaster mixture to add to the overall volume and texture.

Confluence 1 and Confluence 2 will be on display in Terminal 1 through October 10, 2017.

In 2016 the Lambert Art and Culture Program executed 12 rotating art exhibitions, in addition to the Airport’s permanent art collection. For the latest art installations, and to learn more about the Program, please visit www.

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Pictured are three of the works of art that will be featured at St. Louis Lambert International Airport. Photos for The Edge.

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St. Louis Speaker Series scheduled Guests include President Bill Clinton and television journalist Jane Pauley

For The Edge As the St. Louis Speakers Series c e l e b r a t e s i t s 2 0 t h a n n i v e r s a r y, i t i s preparing to welcome a stellar lineup of some of today’s most celebrated and influential personalities to take the stage at Powell Hall. Officially kicking off on Oct. 10, and presented by Maryville University, t h e 2 0 1 7 - 2 0 1 8 S e r i e s w i l l o ff e r s e v e n evenings of thought-provoking discussion and lively entertainment, highlighted by a presentation featuring former President Bill Clinton. The complete list of presenters in order of appearance includes: • Oct. 10, 2017 - David Cameron, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (2010-2016) • Oct. 24, 2017 – Jeffrey Toobin, Supreme Court expert and esteemed legal analyst • Dec. 5, 2017 – Jane Pauley, television journalist and author • Jan. 23, 2018 – Robin Wright, Middle East expert, award-winning journalist and author • Feb. 20, 2018 – Rick Steves, author, television host and European travel guide • March 20, 2018 – President Bill Clinton, 42nd president of the United States • May 1, 2018 – Paul Nicklen, a w a rd - w i n n i n g N a t i o n a l G e o g r a p h i c photographer Ti c k e t s f o r t h e 2 0 1 7 - 2 0 1 8 S t . L o u i s Speakers Series are available now by visiting www.StLouisSpeakersSeries.org or by calling 314-534-1700. As in years past, the series is being sold by subscription, with subscribers guaranteed admission to hear all seven dynamic speakers.

Subscriptions for the entire series range from $295 - $435. All presentations will begin at 8 p.m. and each is followed by a spirited Q&A period during which the speaker addresses questions from the audience.

“For the past two decades, Maryville University has been proud to bring a fascinating lineup of speakers to St. Louis for each season of the St. Louis Speakers Series, and this upcoming season is no exception,” said Dr. Mark Lombardi, p r e s i d e n t o f M a r y v i l l e U n i v e r s i t y.

“The lineup truly represents a unique opportunity to be enlightened, challenged and entertained by some of the world’s most celebrated personalities.”

The 2017-2018 series will get underway with a presentation by David Cameron, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. As the youngest British Prime Minister in two centuries, Cameron led a transformation of the U.K.’s economy through his work to remodel the Conservative Party with a modern, compassionate agenda. In 2016, Cameron resigned following the U.K. vote to leave the European Union.

On Oct. 24, Jeffrey Toobin will grace the stage at Powell Hall. Best known for his books, The Oath and The Nine, which chronicled the inner workings of the Supreme Court, Toobin began his career clerking for a federal judge and later served as an associate counsel to Lawrence Walsh during the Iran-Contra affair and Oliver North’s criminal trial. He has since provided legal analyses on high-profile cases for CNN and The New Yorker. His book on the O.J. Simpson murder case was

adapted as a television series, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story and aired in 2016 as the first season of FX’s American Crime Story, winning numerous Emmy awards.

In December, the St. Louis Speakers Series will welcome television journalist and author Jane Pauley. Pauley is currently the anchor of CBS Sunday Morning. She is best known for her 13-year tenure on NBC’s Today, followed by 12 years as co-host of Dateline NBC. Her bestselling memoir, Skywriting: A Life Out of the Blue, made public her diagnosis of bipolar disorder. Pauley also penned a second book titled Your Life Calling: Reimagining the Rest of Your Life.

The Speakers Series will continue in J a n u a r y 2 0 1 8 w i t h a p re s e n t a t i o n b y Robin Wright. As a joint fellow at the U.S. Institute of Peace and the Woodrow Wilson International School for Scholars, Wright has received numerous awards for her reporting for The New Yorker and other publications. She is also the author of many books on the Middle East. The most recent, titled Rock the Casbah, was named the best book on international affairs by the Overseas Press Club.

Rick Steves will take to the Speakers Series stage in February 2018. In addition to authoring numerous European travel guides, Steves is the host of the public television series Rick Steves’ Europe and a public radio show called Travel with Rick Steves. He advocates for independent travel, encouraging Americans to become “temporary locals” by visiting cozy villages away from popular tourist routes, in addition to seeing major cities.

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On March 20, 2018, St. Louis Speakers S e r i e s a t t e n d e e s w i l l a p p re c i a t e t h e highlight of the season as they hear from f o r m e r P re s i d e n t B i l l C l i n t o n . U n d e r Clinton’s leadership as the 42nd President of the United States, the nation enjoyed the strongest economy in a generation and the longest peacetime economic expansion in U.S. history, which featured the creation of more than 22 million jobs.

The 2017-2018 St. Louis Speakers Series will conclude in May 2018 with a p re s e n t a t i o n b y P a u l N i c k l e n . A n a w a rd - w i n n i n g N a t i o n a l G e o g r a p h i c photographer, Nicklen uses his camera to reveal the nature of the changing polar regions due to climate change. His work also includes serving as an interpreter and translator of scientific information about environmental challenges.

Presented by Maryville University, the St. Louis Speakers Series is sponsored by PNC Bank, Nine Network of Public Media, St. Louis Public Radio, the St. Louis Regional Chamber and Polsinelli. Individual speakers are sponsored by the Elizabeth L. Green Charitable Foundation, Emerson, the St. Louis Cardinals, MonetaGroup and Ladue News.

For more information about the 20172018 St. Louis Speakers Series, visit www.

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Founded in 1872, Maryville University is a comprehensive and nationally ranked private institution with more than 6,800 students. Maryville offers more than 90 degrees at the undergraduate, master ’s and doctoral levels to students from 50 states and 55 countries.

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People People planner Shopkins Live! coming to The Fox

S h o p k i n s L i v e ! ( w w w. shopkinsliveontour.com), the first live theatrical production based on the phenomenally successful Shopkins toy brand will bring the national tour to the Fabulous Fox Theatre on Sunday, November 26 at 1:00 p.m. it was jointly announced today by Gilles Paquin, President and CEO of Koba Entertainment, and Nicole Hardiman, Senior Licensing Manager at Moose Toys.

Tickets are $45.50, $35.50, $30.50, $25.50, $20.20 and may be purchased online at metrotix.com, by calling 314-534-1111, or in person at the Fabulous Fox Box Office.

Based on America’s #1 toy brand, Youtube sensation and international toy phenomenon created in Australia by Moose Toys, Shopkins Live! will feature The Shoppies and Shopkins characters taking the stage with an all new storyline, original pop music and video highlights as ‘Jessicake’, ‘Bubbleisha’, ‘PeppaMint’ and friends prepare for Shopville’s annual “Funtastic Food and Fashion Fair”.

“Shopkins is literally on every child’s wish list,” commented Paquin, who also serves as Executive Producer of Shopkins Live! “Koba Entertainment’s partnership with an innovative and leading toy manufacturer like Moose Toys allows us to bring one of the most successful toy brands in history to life on stage.”

“We are thrilled to have Koba Entertainment presenting our first-ever live theatrical show for Shopkins,” added Hardiman. “This will be a fantastic event featuring the Shopkins and Shoppies in an amazing adventure that our North American fans can experience.”

Since its launch in 2014, the Shopkins brand continues to be a hot ticket item for children worldwide.

Shoppies dolls consistently rank as the #1 kids toy in the U.S.; the first-ever Shopkins movie, Shopkins Chef Club, was released last year by Universal Pictures Home Entertainment; and numerous dedicated apps continue to expand the brand’s ever-growing world.

Shopkins Live! will run for approximately 90 minutes, with one 15-minute intermission. For more information on Shopkins Live! visit www.shopkinsliveontour.com and sign-up to be the first to hear about the pre-sale offer, on-sale dates and North American tour dates.

Confluence Tower expands hours

Spring has sprung all along the Meeting of the Great Rivers and the Lewis & Clark Confluence Tower is now open five days a week.

Visitors can now watch the spring season evolve at the confluence of the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers from 50, 100 and 150 feet high.

T h e To w e r, l o c a t e d a t 4 3 5 Confluence Tower Dr., Hartford, IL, is open Wednesdays through Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundays from Noon to 5 p.m.

“Spring is finally here,” Deanna Barnes, Hartford Project Manager said. “We have great views from the Tower throughout the spring season and some exciting events planned for people who want to celebrate our beautiful spring foliage. Visitors can check out our events at the Confluence Tower

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Guided daily tours are available throughout the day at the Tower.

Admission to the Tower is $6 for adults, $5 for adults 62 and over, active military and military veterans, $4 for children 12 and u n d e r a n d c h i l d re n t w o a n d under are free. Group rates are available for 12 or more people and reservations can be made by calling the Alton Regional Convention and Visitors Bureau at (618) 465-6676.

20th annual Tour de Stooges scheduled

The St. Louis region's only bicycle ride dedicated to a love of slapstick comedy, of good food and of pedaling along scenic stretches of country roads returns for its 20th year, with routes from nine to 100 miles. It's where the rubber chicken meets the road.

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

The ride features Stooges-themed routes matched to any bicyclist's ability: the Joe Besser "Not so hard" 9-mile route; the Curly Howard Shuffle at 13 miles; the Larry "Just" Fine 27-miler; the Shemp Howard 46-mile Shortcut; the Moe Howard Metric Century at 63 miles; or the Roger Kramer Memorial Century at 100 miles.

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

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

Registration includes a fully supported bicycle ride through

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

Much more information is available at our web site: tourdestooges.org The Tour de Stooges is sponsored

by Gateway East Trails, a 501(c) ( 3 ) n o n - p ro f i t c h a r i t y g ro u p dedicated to bringing bicycle and walking trails to eastern St. Clair County. The ride is dedicated to the memory of Roger Kramer, a founder of the ride and as Knucklehead-in-Chief, the force that kept it going for 15 years.

Proceeds from the ride support two current trail-building projects and donations in excess of ride registration are tax deductible.

For more information about Gateway East Trails, visit us online at gatewayeasttrails.org or e-mail info@gatewayeasttrails.org.

For more information about the Tour De Stooges, our history and ride details, call (618) 960-3452 or visit our web site at tourdestooges. org

and is free for children 12 years of age and younger. Payment is cash only.

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

Downtown West Tour: Meeting s i t e : t h e m a i n M a r k e t S t re e t entrance to St. Louis Union Station Hotel, 1820 Market Street. The tour itinerary includes Union Station, Peabody Opera House, City Hall, Central Library, Campbell House Museum and Soldiers Memorial.

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Three tour routes highlight Downtown St. Louis' amazing architecture, history and even some surprising secrets about the people and places that helped shape the city. Each tour costs $10 per adult

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People People planner Saint Louis Zoo to host 5K

Kick up some dust for St. Louis Children’s Hospital Make Tracks for the Zoo—now in its 32nd year. The race is set to run on Sunday, May 21, 2017. The Saint Louis Zoo’s annual 5K race/walk at 7:30 a.m. will wind through Forest Park, on a USATF-certified course. Participants will receive a disposable timing chip for more accurate results.

Children ages 7-12 can participate in a half-mile fun run at 8:50 a.m.; children ages 6 and under can participate in the quarter-mile fun run at 9 a.m. All ages can participate in a timed and competitive one-mile race at 9:10 a.m.

All races begin and end near the Kiener Memorial gates of the Zoo at the corner of Washington and Government Drive. All registrants will receive a complimentary performance T-shirt and continental breakfast (while supplies last). Awards will be presented to overall winners and first place finishers in each age bracket for the 5K and onemile races at a ceremony at 9:30 a.m. in the Anheuser-Busch T h e a t e r i n T h e L i v i n g Wo r l d building.

After the race, join St. Louis Children's Hospital for Just Like You at the Zoo activities that teach children why it's important for

people—and Zoo animals—to take care of their bodies. Children collect animal cards at four stations throughout the Zoo and can win a prize after the cards are collected.

For individuals participating in the 5K or 1-mile races, registration is $20 for those who register o n l i n e b y A p r i l 1 6 , $ 2 5 f ro m April 17-May 20 and $30 on race day. Kids’ run registration for children ages 12 and under is $12 per child in advance and $15 on race day. The family registration, which includes two 5K/1-mile registrants and two kids’ run registrants, is $55 through April 16 and $60 from April 17-May 14.

Free parking is provided on the Zoo’s north and south lots before 8 a.m. on race day. Spaces are limited.

Registration is available online at stlzoo.org/maketracks through May 20. In-person registration is also available in The Living World on race day (May 21) from 6-8:45 a.m.

Proceeds help support the conservation efforts of the Saint Louis Zoo at home and around the world. Make Tracks for the Zoo is sponsored by St. Louis Children’s Hospital, Mid America Chevy Dealers, Prairie Farms Dairy and Big River Race Management with media support from KNOU Now 96.3.

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Fair Saint Louis is currently accepting vendor applications f o r T h e F a i r w a y, a s h o p p i n g experience in which local and regional artisans can sell creative and unique products to fairgoers.

Fair Saint Louis will take place July 2-4, 2017, in Forest Park. “ We a re p ro u d t o s u p p o r t regional artisans and merchants, and to offer a place within the Fair for vendors to showcase their talents and for fairgoers to relax, shop and support artisans,” s a y s J u l i e D o n n e l l y, E v e n t Marketing Manager, Fair St. Louis Foundation.

The Fairway will operate from 1 to 9:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 2 and Tuesday, July 4; and from 4 to 10 p.m. on Monday, July 3.

The Fairway will be stationed on Lagoon Drive, west of the Grand B a s i n . A p p ro x i m a t e l y 5 0 , 0 0 0 100,000 people attend the Fair each

day.

Vendors should apply in one of the following categories: • Artisan or Crafter: Vendors who make their products with their own hands. Products must be unique.

• Merchandise Vendor: Vendors who sell merchandise that they do not personally make by hand.

• Roaming Vendor (limited availability): Vendors who have access to sell their merchandise in approved areas, subject to vendor level. Roaming vendors do not receive a tent, table and chairs or electric; but will receive vendor credentials, parking pass and a listing on the Fair Saint Louis website.

Applicants should review terms and conditions, including allowable merchandise, fees and insurance, power and lighting logistics and more, before applying. The application deadline for The Fairway is May 5, 2017.

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The 2017 U.S. Army St. Louis Ribfest, a barbeque food festival, will take place Memorial Day weekend in Ferguson, Missouri to honor veterans while raising money for the local community.

With the U.S. Army as a title sponsor and the event taking place in a World War II Memorial Park, patriotism will be anything but in short supply at this year’s festival.

The 2017 U.S. Army St. Louis Ribfest is a four-day-long, familyfriendly event with plenty to see and do. Entry into the event is free and will feature barbeque vendors from across the country, offering all tastes and varieties of America’s favorite smoked meats. The event will also feature an array of other food vendors, live music, games and activities for the kids, plus other goods and services.

Each day, the festival will kick things off with a Color Guard ceremony and the national anthem.

This year’s benefitting charity is The Nehemiah Program. Located in Ferguson, Missouri, The Nehemiah Program works to provide all local people in need with affordable housing.

T he progra m t a rg e t s l o w to-moderate income, homeless o r n e a r- h o m e l e s s i n d i v i d u a l s and families in the area who face challenges qualifying for housing or maintaining it through their own means. The majority of people served through The Nehemiah Program are veterans themselves or families with young children.

Together, the 2017 U.S. Army St. Louis Ribfest and The Nehemiah Program are working towards rebuilding and revitalizing the city of Ferguson and supporting its community members while

The Litchfield Tourism Office has worked alongside local organizations to bring to you the most up to date calendar of 2017 Annual Litchfield E v e n t s . E v e n t s a re a d d e d t o the online calendar throughout the year; for the most up to date i n f o r m a t i o n l o g o n t o w w w.

VisitLitchfield.com/events, sign up on Tourism’s event e-blast l i s t , o r l i k e ‘ Vi s i t L i t c h f i e l d Illinois’ on Facebook.

2017 Event Calendar: 2017 Litchfield Pickers Market Every second Sunday of the month from April - October (2017 Market Dates: April 9, May 14, June 11, July 9, August 13,

cityoflitchfieldil.com Big Dawg Dare Saturday, July 15, 2017 First Wave at 8 AM, Waves of 100 every 30 minutes until Noon.

Beginners wave at Noon.

Wolff Farms: North 15th Avenue 5k mud run/obstacle course, 2k for beginners For more information contact: Brian Hollo at bigdawgdare@ h otmail.com or 217- 246- 2895.

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Website: bigdawgdare.com Party in the Park Friday & Saturday, July 21-22 Friday - 5:00 pm - 11:00 pm, Saturday 10:00 am -11:00 pm Downtown Litchfield beginning on the corner of Union Ave. (Route 16) and State Street Carnival, Live Band, Food & Vendor Booths, Pageants and more!

Hosted by the Litchfield Chamber of Commerce.

F o r m o re i n f o r m a t i o n c a l l 217-324-2533 or e-mail info@ litchfieldchamber.com.

Website: www.mmmultisport. com 5K Freedom Fun Run/Walk Saturday, July 1, 2017 7:30 AM Lake Lou Yaeger, Picnic Area 3 (for GPS use-3 Primitive Lane) Celebrate Independence Day with this patriotic 5K. This race winds through the grounds of picturesque Lake Lou Yaeger.

Hosted by the: Litchfield Tourism Office F o r m o re i n f o r m a t i o n w w w.

VisitLitchfield.com or 866-733-5833 or tourism@cityoflitchfieldil.com Independence Day Fireworks Tuesday, July 4, 2017 9:30 PM Lake Lou Yaeger, Marina 1 (4313 Beach House Trail) Celebrate Independence Day as you watch fireworks launch over Lake Lou Yaeger.

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September 10, October 8) 9 AM - 3 PM Downtown Litchfield beginning on the corner of Union Ave. (Route 16) and State St. This open air market, specializing in items prior to 1 9 8 0 a n d re f u r b i s h e d v i n t a g e and antique items, brings hundreds of vendors to the streets of downtown Litchfield.

Hosted by: Litchfield Tourism For more information: w w w. Vi s i t L i t c h f i e l d . c o m o r 866-733-5833 or tourism@ cityoflitchfieldil.com 31st Annual Niehaus Cycle S a l e s C u s t o m e r A p p re c i a t i o n Days F r i d a y - S u n d a y, M a y 1 9 - 2 1 , 2017 Friday 9 AM-6 PM, Saturday 9 AM-5 PM, Sunday 9 AM-4 PM Niehaus Cycle Sales, 718 North Old Route 66 Litchfield 31st Annual Customer Appreciation Days - Demo Rides Vendors - Bands all 3 Days - Stunt Show - Drawing for a new Honda Gold Wing - F6B or Pioneer 10005D - Great food and Good times.

Show of Lights Ride thru downtown Litchfield on Saturday night at 9 PM. F o r m o re i n f o r m a t i o n c o n t Niehaus Cycle Sales - Brad Niehaus at 217-324-6565 or e-mail:brad@ niehauscycle.com Website: www.niehauscycle.com Blue Carpet Corridor Route 66 Celebration Saturday, June 10, 2017 8 AM – 5 PM Litchfield Museum & Route 66 Welcome Center (334 Old Route 66 North) Celebrate Route 66 with this multi-town scavenger hunt.

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The following special events are submitted to you for distribution to the public. All events take place at the Lewis & Clark Confluence To w e r, 4 3 5 C o n f l u e n c e D r. , Hartford, IL (618) 251-9101 Yoga & Meditation at the Tower Saturday, May 6, 2017 10:00am to 11:00am Relax and unwind with an instructor from Be Well Now in Godfrey, as they teach a light yoga and meditation class to celebrate National Garden Meditation Day. A few yoga mats will be available to use, but there is limited availability so it is recommended that you bring your own if you have one. Free. There is a charge to tour the Tower.

Tower Birthday Bash Saturday, May 13, 2017 10:00am to 4:00pm Celebrate the seventh anniversary of the Lewis & Clark Confluence Tower! Cookies and punch will be served to all visitors of the Tower during regular tour hours 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. As an added plus, all Hartford residents, with a valid ID, will receive a free tour of the Tower.

Twilight Thursday Thursday, May 25, 2017 5:00pm to 7:00pm Tw i l i g h t T h u r s d a y re t u r n s , offering visitors the opportunity to view the amazing Midwestern sunsets from 50, 100 and 150 feet above the confluence of the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers.

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honoring veterans on a very special weekend.

Past Ribfest festivals have pulled over 135,000 people in the St. Louis area and are events that festival goers look forward to year after year.

Who: The 2017 U.S. Army St. Louis Ribfest What: A FREE, family-friendly barbeque and food festival When: Memorial Day Weekend 2017.

Friday, May 26 from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Saturday, May 27 from 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Sunday, May 28 from 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Monday, May 29 from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Where: January-Wabash Park, 501 N Florissant Rd., Ferguson, Missouri Why: To honor veterans on Memorial Day weekend and raise money for an extremely worthy local cause, The Nehemiah Program The 2017 U.S. Army St. Louis Ribfest invites the community to enjoy good food, a good cause, and some classic American summer fun all wrapped into one exhilarating family festival.

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Travel Magic Dragon Street Meet set Classic cars will roll at the Lake of the Ozarks For The Edge When it comes to cool cars, classic vibes and good times, summer at Central Missouri's Lake of the Ozarks can't be beat. The largest car show of its kind in Missouri, Magic Dragon Street Meet, and a fivepart "cruise-in" series, Hot Summer Nights, bring tens of thousands of vintage auto enthusiasts to the Lake every summer for some oldfashioned family fun along the historic Bagnell Dam Boulevard in Lake Ozark.

The 29th annual Magic Dragon Street Meet Nationals takes over Bagnell Dam "Strip" from May 5 through May 7.

Named after the dragon-like shape of the Lake of the Ozarks as it snakes 92 miles through the Ozark hills, the Magic Dragon Street Meet is open to a mix of makes and models, new and old. It attracts over 10,000 spectators each year from across the Midwest to check out all the awesome autos lined up along "the Strip" throughout the weekend.

Magic Dragon features 1,000 registered cars, trucks and motorcycles on display and has continued to grow in popularity

and attendance since the original "street meet" in 1989. The impressive rides are a sight to behold and there's plenty going on throughout the weekend to keep attendees entertained. There are fun activities for children, a classic car cruise, poker run, golden oldies broadcast live on location by deejays from "Cool" 102.7 FM, a 50/50 rae and a drawing for a new Chevrolet Camaro.

The official show hours for the Magic Dragon Street Meet are noon until 5 p.m. on Friday, 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. on Saturday and 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Sunday.

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Hot Summer Nights features cool cars, great music, fantastic food and family fun.

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Hot Summer Nights events take place rain or shine from 6-11 p.m.

This free, family-friendly event showcases all makes and models of classic cars, trucks and motorcycles along with live entertainment, deejays, fun activities for kids and more.

The largest cruise-in in Missouri, Hot Summer Nights has been attracting thousands of visitors every year for each themed installment. The overall theme for this year's Hot Summer Nights series is "10 Years of Cruisin'," but each monthly installment has its own mini-theme.

"Cruisin' Through the Years" is the theme for the opening event on May 12. On June 9, the "Mother Road" gets all the attention with "It's a 66 Day - Route 66 Returns."

The Missouri Route 66 Association will set up a Route 66 "village" where visitors can get a real sense of the magic and history of this storied thoroughfare. July 14 is all

about "Bikes, Trikes and Trucks" and August 11 focuses on "Muscle Cars and Custom Cars." The September 8 event is called "Salute to Our Heroes... Military, Police, Firefighters and EMTs." F o r m o re i n f o r m a t i o n a n d updates on Hot Summer Nights, visit the event's Facebook p a g e a t w w w. f a c e b o o k . c o m / cruisehotsummernights.

Visitors to the "Best Recreational Lake" in the nation, as voted by readers of USA Today, will find a wide array of lodging options to choose from at Lake of the Ozarks.

From full-service resorts to smaller family-owned resorts, charming bed and breakfasts to well-appointed vacation homes and condominiums, and comfortable cabins to spacious campgrounds and RV parks, there are accommodations to fit every need and budget.

For more information on other fun activities, attractions and events at the Lake of the Ozarks, as well as a complete list of dining options, visit the Lake of the Ozarks Convention and Visitor Bureau website at www.FunLake.com, or call 1-800-FUN-LAKE (386-5253).

be announced at 1 p.m. at the main stage located at Lake Ozark Live, 1508 Bagnell Dam Boulevard.

For more information on the Magic Dragon Street Meet, including a full schedule of events a n d j u d g i ng c ate go rie s , v is it w w w. M a g i c D r a g o n C a r S h o w. com, or like the event's Facebook p a g e a t w w w. f a c e b o o k . c o m / MagicDragonStreetMeet.

The following Friday night, the party continues along "the Strip" with the kick-off of the 10th season of the Hot Summer Nights cruisein series. Consecutively named the best annual event at the Lake of the Ozarks by Lake Lifestyles magazine,

Pictures are scenes from previous Magic Dragon Street Meets at the Lake of the Ozarks. Photos courtesy of the Beenders-Walker Group.

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Birthplace of Route 66 Festival planned For The Edge Celebrate all things Route 66 Aug. 11-12 at the seventh annual Birthplace of Route 66 Festival in downtown Springfield, Missouri.

Events include the Birthplace of Route 66 Parade with a pre-parade party at the Birthplace of Route 66 Roadside Park, a two-day car and motorcycle show and a Gypsy Tour motorcycle poker run. Entertainment includes the Birthplace of Route 66 Festival Signature Concert Series featuring country music superstars Big & Rich Aug. 11 and Three Dog Night Aug. 12, free live music throughout the festival and an outdoor movie. Other activities include vendor villages; a 6.6K/3.3K run/ walk; the annual two-day convention of Route 66 authors, artists, collectors and associations and more.

New to the festival this year: The Shrine Mosque will host an indoor display of classic cars featuring selections from the private collections of Guy Mace, owner of the new Route 66 Car Museum; Warren Davis; and the Ozark Antique Auto Club.

The “Mother Roadster” car build will be unveiled at the festival. This one-of-a-kind project will bring together the high-profile automotive community to custom build a ’32 Ford Roadster. A lucky person will win the car in a drawing.

All car show entries will have a chance to win a Chevy crate motor, a new set of tires and wheels, Branson getaways and more.

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A motorcycle stunt show with extreme thrill rider Adam Holbrook will wow the crowds.

To purchase tickets for the Route 66 Signature Concert Series, visit gillioztheatre. com.

Vendors interested in participating in the festival should contact Tom Mast at tmast@ ky3.com.

To register for the car and motorcycle show, visit route66festivalsgf.com or pick up a registration form at one the following locations: • The Gillioz Theatre, 325 E. Park Central Square • Springfield Convention & Visitors Bureau, 815 E. St. Louis St. • Aaron Sachs & Associates offices, 3271 E. Battlefield Road, Suite 350 • Busch Municipal Building, 840 N. Boonville Ave. • Chesterfield Family Center, 2511 W. Republic Road • Doling Family Center, 301 E. Talmage St. • Dan Kinney Family Center, 2701 S. Blackman Road • Mediacom Ice Park, 635 E. Trafficway St. • All Springfield-Greene County Library locations • Route 66 Biker Gear, 2252 S. Campbell Ave. Completed registration forms must be received by the Gillioz Theatre by Aug. 1.

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For more information about Springfield, visit www.SpringfieldMO.org or call the Convention & Visitors Bureau at 417-881-5300 or 800-678-8767.

Travel Brown County gears up for May For The Edge May is a busy month in Brown County! Our calendar is jam-packed with festival fun and so much more!

Come kick off our booming festival season...check out all our great upcoming May events!

Event: Bean Blossom Farmers’ Market Date: May 5, 12, 19, 26 Time: 4 p.m. - 7 p.m.

Place: St. David's Episcopal Church (SR 135 and SR 45, Bean Blossom) Phone/Website: 812.988.1038 / http://beanblossomfarmersmarket. com Admission: Free About: Head to the Bean Blossom Farmers' Market every Friday for wonderful food, local artisan crafts, live music, a hot food booth, a community outreach booth, children's activities, and more! Plus there will be special events twice monthly!

Event: Brown County Inn – Live Music in the CornCrib Lounge Date: May 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27 Time: 8:30 p.m. - 11:30 p.m. every Friday and Saturday night Place: Brown County Inn (51 State Road 46 East, Nashville, IN) Phone/Website: 812.988.2291 / www.browncountyinn.com About: Head to the Brown County Inn's CornCrib Lounge for a night of entertainment! Enjoy live music, great drinks, food, and fun!

Event: Live Music at the 19th Hole Sports Bar Date: May 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27 Time: Starts around 8 p.m.

Place: 19th Hole Sports Bar (Lower level at Salt Creek Golf Retreat) Phone/Website: 812.988.4323 / www.saltcreekgolf.com Admission: Free About: Head to the 19th Hole, the place to go for your late night entertainment! Enjoy great drink and food specials, a fun atmosphere, and best of all...live music!

Event: Rogue One – 1 “Spring Blossom” Showing Only!

Date: May 5 Time: 7 p.m.

Place: Brown County Playhouse Phone/Website: 812.988.6555 / www.browncountyplayhouse.org Admission: $6 / $5 About: Enjoy the most recent chapter in the Star Wars franchise, sponsored by the Brown County Democrat! This exclusive showing is the night before Brown County's beloved, annual Spring Blossom Parade in Nashville on Saturday.

There will be a fun costume contest before the movie. Beer, wine and specialty drinks will be sold in the auditorium.

Event: 54th Annual Spring Blossom Parade Date: May 6 Time: 11 a.m.

Place: Downtown Nashville P h o n e / We b s i t e : w w w. e clubhouse.org/sites/browncounty/ index.php Admission: Free About: Ring in spring at the Spring Blossom Parade, presented by the Brown County Lions Club!

The 2017 theme is "Reaching for the Stars," celebrating the 40th anniversary of the release of the first Star Wars. Be sure to check it out!

Event: Comedian Ross Bennett Date: May 6 Time: 7:30 p.m.

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The fun moves outdoors as May unfolds in Brown County, Ind. www.browncountyplayhouse.org Admission: $20.50 About: If you listen to Sirius/ XM's Comedy Channels or watched The David Letterman Show, you have heard Ross Bennett a lot! His CDs get major air-play on Laugh USA and The Blue Collar Comedy Channels. “A stand-up comic for people who say they don't like stand-up comics.”. A one-time West Point cadet, Ross is from upstate New York, or as he says, "a small town just on the outskirts of a WalMart." No adult language.

Beer and wine will be sold in the auditorium.

Event: Farm-to-Fifth Tours at Bear Wallow Distillery Date: May 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21, 27, 28 Time: Tours start at the top of each hour (Saturday from 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. & Sunday from 12 p.m. – 5 p.m.)

Place: Bear Wallow Distillery Phone/Website: 812.657.4923 / www.bearwallowdistillery.com Admission: $6 per person; children under 12 are free About: Head to Bear Wallow Distillery for a Farm-to-Fifth Tour!

Tours are offered daily at the top of each hour. See the process used to handcraft Bear Wallow whiskey from local grains. Cooking, fermentation and distillation, as well as oak barrel storage and finally bottling! The tour includes a sample flight of whiskeys too!

Date: May 6, 13, 20, 27 Time: 10 a.m.

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

Event: Arts in the Park Date: May 7, 14 Time: Varies, see schedule at http://www.browncounty.com/ calendar/event/arts-in-thepark-2017 Place: Various locations within the Brown County State Park & T.C. Steele State Historic Site Phone/Website: 812.988.6525 / http://rhodenart.com

Admission: Free About: Patricia Rhoden (Bartels), Brown County Impressionistic painter, will celebrate spring’s pallet of soft colors during Arts in the Park! Rhoden-Bartels will create an experience for the public, which is multi-faceted including: environmental discussions, four public plein air (on location) painting demonstrations at the Brown County State Park, and two demonstrations at the T.C. Steele State Historic Site with audience, hands-on participation painting!

Event: Nashville Farmer’s Market Date: May 7, 14, 21, 28 Time: 12 p.m. - 3 p.m.

Place: Brown County Inn (51 State Road 46 East, Nashville, IN) Phone/Website: 812.988.2291 / www.browncountyinn.com Admission: Free About: Locally grown vegetables, herbs, flowers, and more! Sundays 12 p.m. - 3 p.m., May - October at the Brown County Inn parking lot!

Event: Nunsense the Musical Date: May 12, 13, 19, 20 Time: 7:30 p.m.

Place: Brown County Playhouse Phone/Website: 812.988.6555 / www.browncountyplayhouse.org Admission: $18.50 / $17.50 About: This hit musical, performed by Playhouse Community Theater, begins when Little Sisters of Hoboken discover that their cook, Sister Julia, has accidentally poisoned 52 sisters and they are in dire need of funds for the burials. The sisters decide that the best way to raise the money is to put on a variety show, so they take over the school auditorium. All ages show. Beer and wine will be sold in the auditorium.

Event: 2017 Indiana Wine Fair Date: May 13 Time: 1 p.m. - 7 p.m.

Place: Story Inn (6404 State Rd. 135 S., Nashville, IN) Phone/Website: 812.988.2273 / www.indianawinefair.com/ Admission: $60 General Admission; Designated Driver $10 About: The Indiana Wine Fair is one of Indiana's oldest and largest public wine events. For each of the past fifteen years, Indiana's vintners have descended upon the little town of Story, Indiana to dole out oneounce pours of their finest Rieslings, Malbecs and Cabernets to an appreciative audience. Admission

into the festival area will be limited to persons at least 21 years of age (sorry, no babies!). The price is $60 pre-sale ONLY if you intend to drink ($10 if you are a designated driver). Please note, you will not be able to purchase tickets at the gate the day of the event this year. All attendees will receive a Story Inn keepsake wine glass.

Event: Brown County 4-H Fair Date: May 13 Time: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Place: Brown County 4-H Fairgrounds Phone/Website: 812.988.5495 Admission: Free About: The Brown County 4-H Craft Fair has over 50 handmade craft booths and vendors! Show your support for the Brown County 4-H program!

Event: Featured Guild Artist Demonstration: Corrine Hull Date: May 13 Time: 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Place: Brown County Art Guild (48 S. Van Buren Street, Nashville, IN) Phone/Website: 812.988.6185 / www.browncountyartguild.org Admission: Free About: Head to the Brown County Art Guild from 2-4 p.m. for a demonstration with featured artist Corrine Hull. Corrine will demonstrate her painting techniques and answer audience questions.

This event is free and open to the public.

Event: Grand Opening – Anabel Hopkins Fine Art Studio & Gallery Date: May 13 Time: 4 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Place: Anabel Hopkins Fine Art Studio & Gallery (26 Honeysuckle Lane, Nashville, IN) Phone/Website: 812.340.8781 / www.anabelhopkins.com Admission: Free About: Stop by the grand opening of the new Anabel Hopkins Fine Art Studio & Gallery during the Village Art Walk on May 13. There will be live music

by Todd Mack, refreshments, and artists working in the studio.

Event: Healing Day Date: May 13 Time: 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.

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Admission: Free About: Come enjoy this special time of healing! There are no scheduled appointments and no session fees for this event. Simply come and you’ll be attended to.

Healers and emerging-healers who’d like to participate or learn are always welcome.

Event: Hoosier Artist Gallery Featured Artist of the Month Date: May 13 Time: 5 p.m. - 7 p.m.

Place: Hoosier Artist Gallery (45 South Jefferson St, Nashville, IN) Phone/Website: 812.988.6888 / http://hoosierartist.net Admission: Free About: Each month Hoosier Artist Gallery selects a different Featured Artist who is available at the Village Art Walk to meet and greet patrons and talk with them about his/her specific art!

Light refreshments are served.

May’s featured artists are Anabel Hopkins, abstract and impressionistic paintings and Jennifer Mujezinovic, portrait painter.

Event: Spring Gathering Date: May 13 Time: 11 a.m.- 4 p.m.

Place: Pioneer Village (Old School Way, Nashville, IN) Phone/Website: 812.988.2899 / www.browncountyhistorycenter. org Admission: Free About: Head to the unique Pioneer Village for the Spring Gathering on May 13! It will feature demonstrations including candlemaking, spinning, dyeing, quilting, cooking, and farm animals. This also will be the first ever "Back to Back" in Brown C o u n t y. " B a c k t o B a c k " i s a n international event where spinners and knitters work to produce a s w e a t e r " f ro m t h e g ro u n d up," so to speak. It will involve shearing a sheep to spinning the yarn to knitting a sweater all in a single day! Visitors will be able to purchase a chance to own the finished sweater. All proceeds will go to the Hands on History Children's Program presented by the Brown County Historical Society.

Event: Spring Valley Farms Jelly Sampling at J Bob’s Trading Company Date: May 13, 14 Time: 10:30 a.m. - Dark Place: J Bob's Trading Company ( 1 6 N o r t h Va n B u re n S t re e t , Nashville, IN) Phone/Website: 812.988.6844 Admission: Free About: Head to J Bob's Trading Company for some jelly and cream cheese sampling! There will be a few different jalapeno jellies with fruit, such as jalapeno blackberry, jalapeno blueberry, jalapeno cherry, jalapeno peach, and jalapeno strawberry...all served over cream cheese and spread on a cracker! Dig in!

Event: Windfall Dancers Dance Workshop Date: May 13 Time: 2 p.m.

Place: Brown County State Park Nature Center Phone/Website: 812.988.5240 / www.in.gov/dnr/parklake/3301. htm About: Windfall Dancers will host a multi-generational dance workshop. The workshop will explore the natural beauty and individuality of the Brown County State Park and incorporate those qualities into creative movement.

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By JAWEED KALEEM Los Angeles Times The number of anti-Semitic incidents in the U.S. skyrocketed by 86 percent in the first three months of the year, according to a report released Monday by a prominent Jewish civil rights organization.

The Anti-Defamation League’s audit of anti-Semitic events counted 541 anti-Semitic attacks and threats against Americans in the first quarter of the year, a dramatic increase over the same period last year.

The incidents followed an overall 34 percent increase in anti-Semitic assaults, vandalism and harassment last year compared with 2015, according to the report.

The jump in anti-Semitic incidents in the United States came against an overall drop in such incidents worldwide, according to a report issued Sunday by the Kantor Center for the Study of Contemporary European Jewry at Tel Aviv University.

The Kantor report, which surveyed about 40 countries, said incidents of anti-Semitism dropped 12 percent globally. In France, home to Europe’s largest Jewish community, reports of anti-Semitic acts dropped 61 percent.

However, the English-speaking world in general bucked the trend, with increases in

Britain, Australia and, especially, the United States. The report said anti-Semitic incidents on U.S. college campuses rose by 45 percent.

Although the trend line was down overall worldwide, the report pointed with alarm to a “continuation of the widespread increase, sometimes dramatic, in verbal and visual anti-Semitism on social media and during demonstrations … that cannot be quantified.”

According to the ADL report, this year ’s numbers in the U.S. were part of an uptick that began before the new year. Close to onethird of the 1,266 incidents logged last year happened in November and December.

“It’s really incredibly alarming,” said Jonathan Greenblatt, chief executive of the New York-based civil rights group, which pulls data from law enforcement, victims and local Jewish organizations to compile its annual audit. “What’s most concerning is the fact that the numbers have accelerated over the past five months.”

Greenblatt attributed the increases to several factors.

Part of this year ’s growth, he said, was the 161 hoax bomb threats against Jewish community centers and other Jewish institutions, including the ADL itself. Two men — an American in St. Louis and a dual citizen Israeli American in Israel — have

been arrested and charged separately with committing the crimes. But those threats, which began in January, count for less than a third of the incidents this year.

Greenblatt also said the increases were due to the presidential election and a rise in activity among white supremacists.

His group found 34 instances last year that were related to the election. Among them: graffiti discovered in Denver in May that said, “Kill the Jews, Vote Trump,” and an incident in November in which a St. Petersburg, Fla., man was accosted by someone who told him, “Trump is going to finish what Hitler started.”

Civil rights groups, including the ADL, had criticized President Donald Trump during his campaign for retweeting white supremacists and using anti-Semitic imagery, which they said emboldened anti-Semites.

Jewish organizations also called out the Trump administration after his inauguration for a string of stumbles and missed opportunities when it came to the Jewish community. These included the White House intentionally leaving out the mention of Jews in a statement on Holocaust Remembrance Day, Trump waiting six weeks before denouncing the bomb threats that put U.S. Jewish institutions on edge, and the president berating an Orthodox Jewish reporter who

asked him about anti-Semitism during a February news conference.

In another instance this month, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer apologized after he was criticized for saying Hitler did not use chemical weapons on his own people — a statement that ignored the use of gas chambers to kill millions of Jews and other people deemed undesirable, many of them Germans. Spicer also incorrectly referred to concentration camps as “Holocaust centers.”

Trump is scheduled to speak Tuesday at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum for the museum’s annual Days of Remembrance ceremony.

Amanda Susskind, a Los Angeles-based regional director for the Anti-Defamation League, said she thought politicians were partly responsible for the uptick. She included Trump among them for his initial hesitancy to denounce anti-Semitism.

“When leadership doesn’t speak out against it, that creates a petri dish of an environment where there is no sense that there is anything wrong” with anti-Semitism, Susskind said. Yet, she saw “a general normalization of hate, whether in social media or online or through incidents that are reported,” she said.

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Music Tuning in Sturgill Simpson coming to The Fox Sturgill Simpson will embark on a series of tour dates later this year, including a stop at the Fabulous Fox Theatre in St. Louis on Thursday, September 21. Other stops include New York’s Radio City Music Hall, Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre and L.A.’s Greek Theatre as well as previously announced headline slots at Louisville’s Forecastle Festival July 14-16 and Birmingham’s Sloss Music & Arts Festival July 15-16.

The performances will feature material from throughout Simpson’s catalog and is his way of thanking fans—both old and new—for a series of unprecedented years.

Tickets are $62.50, $42.50, $37.50, $32.50, $28 and are available online at metrotix.com, by calling 314-5341111, or in person at the Fabulous Fox Box Office.

The 2017 tour celebrates a series of breakthrough years for the acclaimed singer, songwriter and performer who is nominated for Album of the Year and Best Country Album at this weekend’s 59th Annual Grammy Awards for his acclaimed new album, A Sailor’s Guide To Earth. Simpson is also confirmed to perform on the live awards show, which will broadcast on CBS from L.A.’s Staples Center this Sunday, February 12 at 8/7c with host James Corden.

Out now on Atlantic Records (purchase here), A Sailor ’s Guide

To Earth continues to receive overwhelming critical acclaim with recent “Best of 2016” coverage running at The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, NPR Music, Rolling Stone, Stereogum, Pitchfork, Salon, Billboard, The Atlantic, Paste, SPIN, American Songwriter among many others.

"Back To The Eighties" tour coming to St. Charles 102.5 KEZK presents “Back To The Eighties” The Retro Futura Tour featuring Howard Jones plus The English Beat, Men Without Hats, Modern English, Katrina (from Katrina & The Waves) & Annabella’s Bow Wow Wow on Aug. 19 at the Family Arena in St. Charles.

It was in 1983 that Howard Jones first burst upon the contemporary music scene with his very English songwriting, pioneering synthesizers and thought provoking lyrics. The first two albums, ‘Humans Lib’ and ‘Dream into Action’, brought Howard a host of hits including ‘New Song’,‘Things Can Only Get Better,’ ‘What is Love?,’ ‘Pearl In The Shell,’ ‘Like to Get To know You Well,’ ‘Hide And Seek’ (performed at Live Aid), ‘Look Mama,’ and ‘No One Is To Blame’, which reached No.1 in the US. Howard has sold over 8 million albums across the globe and is one of a select group of British artists

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Hailing from working-class Birmingham, England, Dave Wakeling and The English Beat entered the music scene in the 1979 - a time of social, political and musical upheaval. They managed to fuse all of their respective musical influences - soul, reggae, pop and punk - into a unique sound that was highly danceable. Today Wakeling tours with an amazing all-star ska backing band playing the hits of The English Beat and General Public.

Modern English are an English rock band best remembered for their songs ‘I Melt with You,’ ‘Hands Across the Sea,’ and ‘Ink and Paper.’

The new wave synth pop collective Men Without Hats were formed in 1980 by brothers Ivan and Stefan Doroschuk. Ivan was the leader of the group, writing the majority of the songs and providing the lead vocals. Taken from their debut, the single ‘The Safety Dance’ became a major hit, peaking on the American charts at number three in 1983. Driven by an insistent threechord synthesizer riff, the song was one of the biggest synth pop hits of the new wave era.

Katrina and The Waves had their first big break in 1984 when The Bangles covered their song ‘Going Down To Liverpool’. This drew attention to the group and lead to a deal with Capitol Records.

Their first album was a substantial critical and commercial success and ‘Walking on Sunshine’ was a worldwide hit earning top ten spots around the globe. Since then, the

song has been broadcasted over 2,500,000 times in the U.S. Annabella Lwin, at the tender age of 14, was one of the most photographed, talked about and popular vocalists in the early 80’s with her band, BOW WOW WOW, who enjoyed success with massive hits such as ‘I Want Candy’, ’Do U wanna Hold Me?’, ‘Go Wild in the Country’ and ‘C30, C60, C90, Go!’ Her unique vocals defined the sound of a new and energetic p o p c u l t u re ; h e r m e m o r a b l e performances influencing and inspiring a brand new wave of up–and–coming artists such as the Red Hot Chili Peppers, No Doubt, Smashing Pumpkins and Green Day amongst others.

Tickets can be purchased at the Family Arena Ticket Office or online at www.metrotix.com. and are $95 (Gold Circle), $85 (Floor), $65 (100 Level Sidelines), $60 (100 Level Endzone), $45 (Upper Level) To charge by phone call MetroTix at 314-534-1111. For help purchasing accessible seating, please call The Family Arena ADA Hotline at 636896-4234.

The Fox to welcome Tony Bennett

Fox Concerts proudly presents Tony Bennett, the 19 time Grammy Award-winning musician whose music spans over six decades on Wednesday, June 7 at 7:30 p.m. at the Fabulous Fox Theatre.

Tickets are $176, $126, $86, $71, $56, $41 and go on sale Friday,

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With worldwide record sales in the millions, and dozens of platinum and gold albums to his credit, Tony Bennett is a musician who touches the hearts and souls of audiences with his legendary vocals and charming stage presence. His long list of achievements, spanning over 60 years, includes nineteen Grammy Awards, including the p re s t i g i o u s G r a m m y L i f e t i m e A c h i e v e m e n t Aw a rd , m a k i n g this artist a true international treasure. His signature tunes, such as “Steppin’ Out With My Baby” and “I Left My Heart In San Francisco” form part of the fabric of American music culture.

Often billed as the world’s most boyish octogenarian, Tony Bennett is a vital musical artist at the peak of his powers.

To n y B e n n e t t ’ s d a u g h t e r, Antonia Bennett has been touring with her father and will open the performance with a collection of jazz/pop standards. Antonia Bennett is a graduate of the prestigious Berklee College of Music.

Celebrating his 90th birthday in August of 2016, the milestone was marked by the presentation of Tony Bennett Celebrates 90: The Best is Yet To Come a twohour prime time special that aired in December. A companion CD of the same name was released simultaneously.

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QuickGlance Movie Reviews

"Gifted"

There are several positive factors in the mixed equation that is "Gifted," starring Chris Evans and the appealing 10-year-old Mckenna Grace: A brilliant and precocious yet sweetly empathetic young girl. A devoted and decidedly hunky father figure. And then there's math itself, presented not as a refuge for social misfits, but as an exciting and elegant pursuit.

Unfortunately, a movie about mathematical formulas relies way too much on moviemaking formula, and the result is way less than the sum of its parts. Indeed, "Gifted," directed by Marc Webb, often feels like the incomplete shell of a movie, with the guts and connective tissue missing.

This is hardly the fault of the cast, which also features the welcome (but underused) presence of Octavia Spencer, and the estimable Scottish actress Lindsay Duncan. Rather, it seems due to the way-too-obvious dialogue and often unconvincing plot twists, not to mention a courtroom subplot that is, strangely, rarely interesting.

We meet Frank (Evans) and 6-year-old Mary (Grace) as the two are readying for her first day of school. Until now, Frank, Mary's uncle who has been raising her since she was a baby, has home-schooled her, but that well has run dry.

Mary, a child prodigy, is not excited for school, and one can see why: the children are asked simple addition questions, but Mary shows an ability to do complex multiplication in her head. Immediately, the teacher, Bonnie (Jenny Slate) knows she has a gifted child on her hands.

RATED: PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for "thematic elements, language and some suggestive material."

RUNNING TIME: 101 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Two stars out of four.

"Colossal"

The Spanish director Nacho Vigalondo makes funny, fantastical, Frankenstein-like films that playfully combine small-scale with big-concept. His 2011 film "Extraterrestrial" is a romantic comedy centered on a handful of characters amid a massive unseen alien invasion. His "Timecrimes" was about a marriage filtered through a time-traveling murder mystery.

"Colossal," his second English-language feature and biggest production yet, fuses a traditional rom-com plot — big-city girl returns to her hometown — with a far more monstrous genre: the kaiju film. It's a tantalizing prospect. Who among us hasn't wondered what if Sally had met Godzilla instead of Harry? Would "Sex and the City" not have been improved had Mothra been on the loose?

In truth, "Colossal" is a more sly manipulation and inversion of genre. Gloria (Anne Hathaway) is an unemployed New York writer who spends her nights drinking before making apologetic early morning returns to her boyfriend's (Dan Stevens) luxury apartment. The more-together Tim, in the film's opening scene, has had enough. "I can't deal with you in that state," he says. He packs her bags.

Gloria retreats to her small-town home, crashing at her family's now empty house, and the movie starts taking the shape you'd expect it to. Gloria runs into an old friend, Oscar (Jason Sudeikis), who cheerfully hires her as a waitress at his bar. Gloria, again, doesn't make it to bed until the sun is up, spending nights drinking with Oscar and his pals (Tim Blake Nelson, Austin Stowell).

The mess Gloria — alcoholic and inconsiderate — makes turns out to harm not just those around her, but thousands of fleeing Koreans. She wakes to see news reports of a monster attack in Seoul. Later, she realizes with horror that the monster has her mannerisms (a particular way of scratching its head) and there's a strange coincidence between its regular appearances (always at 8:05 a.m.) and whenever Gloria steps onto a nearby playground.

RATED: R by the Motion Picture Association of America for language.

RUNNING TIME: : 110 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Two stars out of four.

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"The Lost City of Z"

Modest and majestic at once, the films of James Gray patiently burrow their way into the souls of their characters and, maybe, into you. Gray is painterly and exacting — some might say to a fault. But his movies' revelations are complex and contradictory — full of life's messiness — and their formal textures break open with moments of transcendence.

So, yeah, I like them — particularly his last one, "The Immigrant," and his new one, "The Lost City of Z." Both are period films with a pulse and a now-ness the genre often lacks. Each plunges us into the passages of early 20th century strivers and leaves us with a shattering final image of departure. Like the tide, they overwhelm and then recede.

"He's been rather unfortunate in his choice of ancestors," is how one character explains Percy Fawcett's predicament early in "The Lost City of Z," based on David Grann's nonfiction book. Fawcett (Charlie Hunnam) is a British officer but decoration has eluded him, and his deceased, disgraced father has soiled his name.

Though craving action, he's assigned in 1906 on a mapmaking mission to the "blank spaces" of Bolivia where the British are meant to act as "referees" in a territory dispute with Brazil. The expedition into the Amazon jungles soon fills him with a romantic sense of exploration (his wife, Nina, played

by Sienna Miller, reads him Kipling's "The Explorer"), and he travels across the Atlantic in search of glory and redemption.

Success, he's told, would change his lot "considerably."

On the boat to South America, Fawcett meets his aide-decamp, Henry Costin (an excellent, heavily bearded Robert Pattinson), who initially eyes his leader warily.

RATED: PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for "violence, disturbing images, brief strong language and some nudity."

RUNNING TIME: 140 minutes.

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

"Fate of the Furious"

"The Fast and the Furious" hasn't become a billion-dollar global franchise because of its scintillating dialogue and high-minded drama. It's all about the cars, the action, the international settings and the good-looking cast.

So don't give too much thought to the story holes and convoluted plot in "The Fate of the Furious ," the eighth installment in the saga. If things don't add up or characters killed off in previous films suddenly re-emerge, just go with it, knowing that it's leading up to an epic final chase across a remote Russian ice field between sports cars, Humvees and a nuclear submarine.

Suspension of disbelief is required for these films. Remember in "Furious 7" when parachute-equipped cars fell from a cargo plane and the drivers were shown "steering" the airborne vehicles? Here, they speed across ice with unbelievable accuracy. One character even wakeboards through the tundra on a detached car door.

"F8" begins with Dom (Vin Diesel) and Letty (Michelle Rodriguez) honeymooning in Havana. Charmed by the city's car culture, they're soon in a street race — a thrilling sequence with motorcycles swooping in to stop traffic as the drivers speed by.

After finishing with his car on fire, Dom is approached by the mysterious Cipher (Charlize Theron), who blackmails him into betraying his colleagues and working for her.

Despite her ridiculous hairdo and having to utter such lines as "Your team's about to go up against the only thing they can't handle: You," Theron is a great villain. She anchors the story with her gravitas by making Cipher a convincingly capable and determined foe.

RATED: rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for "prolonged sequences of violence and destruction, suggestive content, and language."

RUNNING TIME: 160 minutes.

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

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"Free Fire"

The shootout, often a ballet, is a battle royale in Ben Wheatley's "Free Fire."

When the bullets start flying, Wheatley's arms-deal-gonewrong 1970s shoot-up comes to a crawl. There's a total absence of slow-motion cartwheels. No one miraculously walks through a wall of fire to kill the bad guys with three precise shots. Not a single Scarlett Johansson roundhouse kick is in the house.

Instead, people get maimed, bloodied and dead. There's no subsequent chase or flight from the police, just bickering and trench warfare ... for the majority of the 90 minute film.

The movie is 100 percent O.K. Corral.

It's a formally impressive feat — set nearly entirely in the same rundown warehouse — but a thin and tedious one.

The film, the British director's sixth, spends its first third gathering an ensemble of retro-outfitted characters under the glistening wet of a dark Massachusetts night. The setting and colorful, comic banter would fit into a George V. Higgins novel, or Peter Yates' 1973 adaptation of "Friends of Eddie Coyle."

It's an international, much-mustachioed array of characters. A handful of Irish Republican Army agents (Cillian Murphy, Michael Smiley) are meeting gun sellers (Sharlto Copley's South African; Babou Ceesay's former Black Panther). The deal has been brokered by a pair of savvy Americans (Brie Larson's Justine, Armie Hammer's turtle-necked Ord) and then there are a couple locals, Stevo (Sam Riley) and Bernie (Enzo Cilenti) brought in to carry the crates of assault weapons.

RATED: R by the Motion Picture Association of America for "strong violence, pervasive language, sexual references and drug use."

RUNNING TIME: 90 minutes.

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

"The Promise"

The Armenian Genocide is a curiously unexplored moment in our modern history, cinematically speaking. That fact alone makes director and co-writer Terry George's "The Promise " intriguing enough. Historical fiction generally has it over documentaries in inspiring mass interest, especially when actors as appealing as Oscar Isaac, Christian Bale and Charlotte Le Bon are involved.

And indeed, "The Promise" is a sprawling and handsome epic set around the extermination of 1.5 million Armenians in Ottoman Turkey. But despite the best of intentions, the film fails to properly explain and contextualize both what led to that disgraceful episode, which Turkey to this day denies, and why it escalated as it did. Instead, "The Promise" chooses to focus in on an unsympathetic love triangle that manages to trivialize the film overall.

The goal, as always, is to personalize the events that are too big and too devastating to look at as a whole — to make it about the lives interrupted, cut short and thrown into turmoil because of external forces. Thus we're given the character Michael Boghosian (Isaac), an Armenian medical student from a small village in Southern Turkey who uses his fiancée's dowry to study modern medicine in Constantinople. Michael isn't in love with his fiancée (Angela Sarafyan), but such is life in Siroun where marriages are arranged and he doesn't have any other choice. He kisses her goodbye and heads off to the big city, promising to return in just a few years.

Constantinople is an oasis of temptation for Michael, who essentially falls for the first woman he sees. The beguiling Ana (Le Bon) is a cosmopolitan beauty and intellectual.

RATED: PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for "thematic material including war atrocities, violence and disturbing images, and for some sexuality."

RUNNING TIME: 134 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Two stars out of four.

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"Free Fire" has its down moments

By JAKE COYLE Associated Press The shootout, often a ballet, is a battle royale in Ben Wheatley's "Free Fire."

When the bullets start flying, Wheatley's arms-deal-gone-wrong 1970s shoot-up comes to a crawl. There's a total absence of slow-motion cartwheels. No one miraculously walks through a wall of fire to kill the bad guys with three precise shots.

Not a single Scarlett Johansson roundhouse kick is in the house.

Instead, people get maimed, bloodied and dead. There's no subsequent chase or flight from the police, just bickering and trench warfare ... for the majority of the 90 minute film. The movie is 100 percent O.K. Corral.

It's a formally impressive feat — set nearly entirely in the same rundown warehouse — but a thin and tedious one.

The film, the British director's sixth, spends its first third gathering an ensemble of retro-outfitted characters under the glistening wet of a dark Massachusetts night. The setting and colorful, comic banter would fit into a George V. Higgins novel, or Peter Yates' 1973 adaptation of "Friends of Eddie Coyle."

It's an international, much-mustachioed array of characters. A handful of Irish Republican Army agents (Cillian Murphy, Michael Smiley) are meeting gun sellers (Sharlto Copley's South African; Babou Ceesay's former Black Panther). The deal has been brokered by a pair of savvy

Americans (Brie Larson's Justine, Armie Hammer's turtle-necked Ord) and then there are a couple locals, Stevo (Sam Riley) and Bernie (Enzo Cilenti) brought in to carry the crates of assault weapons.

The latter two, sort of the Rosencrantz and Guildenstern of the bunch, play a minor role in the meet-up but a pivotal one in its descent into orgiastic violence. Stevo, with a bruised face from the previous night's exploits, ends up face-to-face with the man he tussled with and, well, all hell breaks loose.

All of them, while of various degrees of level-headedness, are self-consciously playing a role as street toughs. Best is Copley's arch Verne, a self-described "rare and mysterious jewel," most concerned with the stitching of his new suit. But

once everyone takes cover throughout the abandoned factory and sporadically exchange fire in between snatches of ironic conversations, telling who's on which side becomes impossible for us and for them.

Nearly everyone is eventually hobbled by a gun wound; they collectively spend more time inching around on the floor than the stars of "Babies."

The channeled spirit here — irreverent and violent — is undoubtedly "Reservoir Dogs"-era Quentin Tarantino. But "Free Fire" reminded me more of a short by its executive producer, Martin Scorsese. His 1967 six-minute "The Big Shave" showed a man who keeps cutting himself shaving until his face is a bloody mess — the Vietnam War in a nutshell.

A slow weekend at the movies

By ROBERT GRUBAUGH For The Edge This was forecast to be the slowest movie weekend thus far in 2017. I’m in no position to argue that having witnessed as many as six new features fail to make a dent in the fortunes of the top three earners at the Box Office (“F8”, “Beauty & the Beast”, and “Boss Baby”). But ticket sales are only half the story. Is a movie really worth it if the general public dismisses it in favor of fair weather, Cardinal baseball, or other seasonal forms of entertainment? To be determined.

I actually caught two of these new films, to mixed results, and a great 50th Anniversary screening of “The Graduate”. The latter will probably be my best movie-going experience of the year, but that’s why these things are called ‘classics’.

The first picture I caught is a tight little locked-room format that tries to upend the gangster comedy genre, but offers nothing great about its format that wasn’t done better by Sam Peckinpah fifty years ago or by Quentin Tarantino in “Reservoir Dogs”. It’s called “Free Fire” and it is essentially a 90-minutes gunfight between two rival gangs in 1978 Boston during a gun buy that goes sideways quickly. There’re roughly eleven over-inflated egos in a crumbling waterfront warehouse when a South African thug tries to substitute one product for another to an IRA soldier who’s just not having it. They got some great character actors involved like Sharlto Copely as the loutish South African and Armie Hammer as his eloquent intermediary. Oscar winner Brie Larson (fresh of the hit “Kong:

Skull Island”) is the lone woman on the other side, representing Frank (Michael Smiley) and Chris (Cillian Murphy), sneering brogues who hate the English almost as much as they hate being turned over on the deal.

There’re a lot of shenanigans in this hooligan picture. Every character sustains at least one or two flesh wounds to drag out the danger and running time, but there’s other outrage that creeps up.

No one is going to take the time to freebase cocaine, for instance, whilst being shot at. I just find that one ludicrous. “Free Fire” is a waste of time, but saved maybe for a few of the stranger ways it invents to inflict damage to both body and pride with a bullet.

“Free Fire” runs 90 minutes and is rated R for violence, pervasive language, sexual references, and drug

use. I give this film one star out of four.

••• The other film I saw this weekend was a lot more serious and a lot more seriously made. “The Lost City of Z” – where the Z is pronounced as the British ‘zed’ – is the biopic treatment of explorer Percy Fawcett (Charlie Hunnam, soon to be seen as the new King Arthur) and his decades spent exploring the Amazon basin of Bolivia and Brazil for signs of a former civilization he was certain once existed in this savage land. He spends much of this time working on behalf of private and military interests when this region of the world produced all of the rubber needed for wartime pursuits, but it’s really to create a better life for the wife (Sienna Miller) and three children he’s forsaken at home in

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the English countryside.

‘Z’ is a quiet and immersive picture bearing resemblance to what films last winter like “Silence” and “Gold” wanted to be. It’s broad, beautiful, ultra-realistic, and features Robert Pattinson in a great supporting role as Fawcett’s heavily-bearded assistant. He brings a droll and biting sarcasm to the understated performance of a man with nothing to gain and nothing to lose. It’s right in his wheelhouse. The movie itself is about a really small event that happened over a twenty-year period ending well before WWII, but that makes it no less exciting to behold.

“The Lost City of Z” runs 141 minutes and is rated PG-13 for violence, disturbing images, brief strong language, and some nudity.

I give this film two stars out of four.

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