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What’s Inside 3

Family and faith

One woman's battle with cancer.

7 "The Wizard of Oz" SIUE to host the timeless classic.

10 Cats caught on video CAM to host a unique event.

12 The Lower Mississippi Paddling along the big river.

13 AquaPalooza

Lake of the Ozarks plans weekend of fun.

15 "They Came Together" Rudd, Poehler star in new film.

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What’s Happening Friday July 11____________ Let Them Eat Art, Downtown Maplewood, 6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.

• Desert Show: Plants of South Africa & Madagascar, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through July 27.

• The Gerswhins’ Porgy and Bess, The Muny, St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.

• Stages presents Always…Patsy Cline, The Playhouse at Westport Plaza, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

• Jungle Boogie Friday Night Concert Series, Saint Louis Zoo, St. Louis, 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

• Soja w/Trevor Hall, The Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

• The Hillbenders, The Demo, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

• Seach Parties w/Dots Not Feathers, Bear Hive, Humdrum, The Mhurs, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 7:30 p.m.

• Phox w/Trails and Ways, Blueberry Hill, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

• Pawns or Kings (Homecoming Show) w/Bluefish, All My Vices, Cicero’s, University City, Doors 8:00 p.m.

• Rocket Ride – A Tribute to Kiss & Ace Frehley w/Junkhead – A Tribute to Alice in Chains, Pop’s, Sauget, 7:00 p.m.

• The Busted String Band, The Gramophone, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

• The Educated Guess w/Darrin Robins, Plush St. Louis, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

• Squared off Exhibit, The Gallery at the Regional Arts Commission, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

• Monsanto Hall Exhibit: Jack Curran, Missouri Botanical Garden, Ridgway Visitor Center, St. Louis, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through August 22.

• Inspired by Nature: A Collection of Wildlife Art by Robert Bateman, Saint Louis Zoo, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Runs through October 31.

• History Clubhouse: Let’s Build It!, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through October 6.

Saturday July 12____________ • Desert Show: Plants of South Africa & Madagascar, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through July 27.

• Summer Gras w/ Dumpstaphunk, Old Rock House, St. Louis, Doors 5:00 p.m.

• Patent Pending w/Seven Eighteen, The Former Me, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

• Mountain Sprout, Blueberry Hill, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

• Aquarius, DJ Mos Precious, Bo Dean, Kay Gee, Bless Da Kiidd, Cicero’s, University City, Doors 8:00 p.m.

• Heatwave Musicfest Pt. III w/ War of Ages, The Overseer, A Lesser Hope, Heavy Arms, As Shadows Collapse, Post Primal, Pop’s, Sauget, 3:15 p.m.

• The Revival Concert Series Opening Show feat. Richie Kihlken Band, Lily Pappas, Enso, Moon Jr, Dave Black, River Kittens, Plush St. Louis, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

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

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

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

• Imagining the Founding of St. Louis, History of Jazz Gallery – Sheldon Art Galleries, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Runs through August 23.

• St. Louis Camera Club Centennial Exhibition, Nancy Spirtas Kranzberg Gallery – Sheldon Art Galleries, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Runs through August 16.

Sunday July 13____________ • First Bank Sea Lion Shows, The Saint Louis Zoo, St. Louis, 10:30 a.m., 1:00 p.m., and 3:00 p.m.

• Emerson Children’s Zoo Live Animal Shows, Saint Louis Zoo, St. Louis, Various Times daily • Veruca Salt w/Battleme, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 7:30 p.m.

• Ben Kenney of Incubus, Plush St. Louis, St. Louis, Doors 6:00 p.m.

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Leaning on family, friends and faith Local woman finds strength in battle with cancer

By CAROL KOHLER Of The Edge

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o doubt about it, a cancer diagnosis will change many aspects of a person’s life forever. Just ask Denise Horton of Prairietown.

However, one thing cancer did not do was rattle her faith. Any of her hundreds of old and new friends will tell you, Denise has always leaned on her faith to get her family through a crisis.

Referring to God’s unwavering strength and unconditional love, Denise stated, “I’ve always believed it, now I can see it. We get to spread God’s word using this situation.”

A normal day for Denise two years ago included being a devoted wife and mother and hard-working executive for TheBANK of Edwardsville.

Two days shy of departing for a much-anticipated family beach vacation, Denise received the call that changed her normal country life. The double vision Denise was having concerned her mother, retired nurse Janet Isenberg. Seen by ophthalmologist Dr. Gerald Wankum, as an emergency patient, MRI results showed Denise had a brain tumor and needed immediate surgery.

“I put down the phone and walked down to my parent’s house. I was crying, not because of the tumor, but because I had to tell our boys we would have to cancel our Florida vacation.

The good Lord gives you strength when you need it, and we needed it,” commented Denise. It has come as no surprise to bank president Tom Holloway that Denise’s boys have stepped up and have handled their mom’s condition very well. “Denise is an outstanding mother. Both Matt and Mike are hard working, high achievers just like their mother.

Lots of wonderful mothering went into those boys,” stated Holloway.

Friends arrived daily at the Horton home. The meal train was on the fast track, preparing over 100 dinners. Left with 47 staples in her head after her first of three surgeries, Denise’s family and friends came to the rescue. With each meal delivered, her husband Bob or their boys greeted guests at the door and offered a visit.

“We are all so grateful for the outpouring of love from family and friends. Our boys got to see first-hand true kindness,” Denise commented.

As the saying goes, mom knows best and, once again, Denise’s mom noticed something out of the ordinary regarding her daughter ’s recovery.

After Denise’s first surgery to remove the ping-pong-ballsized tumor and then days later the removal of her staples, an infection caused swelling under her eye. Denise returned to the

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Denise Horton with her sons Mike and Matt. hospital for what would be her second surgery. Once the infection was cleaned out, stitches were required. At this point, only skin covered the left side of Denise’s brain. A port was installed and her mom administered antibiotics into her daughter's arm daily for two months.

Surgery number three involved inserting a new artificial bone flap. The original cranial bone flap was removed to allow for brain access during the prior surgeries. Because Denise responded to the doctor ’s treatment plan with a high level of commitment and an extremely positive attitude, she was offered the opportunity to remain awake during the five-hour procedure.

On average, only 15 candidates are given this opportunity at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis every year.

Denise struggles daily with intense pain on the left side of her head, the result of repeated surgical damage. A hopeful trip to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., testing 13 different pain medications, proved ineffective.

There is currently no medication Denise can take to ease the pain that she constantly feels. To make matters worse, after months of tests depicting no tumor growth, an MRI in March of 2013 revealed growth. Chemotherapy and radiation were started immediately.

Every weekday for six weeks,

Denise would travel from Prairietown to the Siteman Center for radiation. Constrained in her personal-fitted facemask, Denise would receive 55 laser strikes in a 15-minute time period. With each strike, Denise would count to herself, until reaching 55. The pain was nearly more than she could take, five days a week, for six weeks.

Family members and friends shared the responsibility of transporting Denise to the Siteman Center. On her final radiation treatment day, each and every one of them was there to surprise her in the waiting room, ready to watch her ring the ceremonial bell, signaling the end of treatment. Denise rang that bell loud and proud.

Social media has made it possible for Denise to share her story on a grander scale.

Increasing from a few dozen friends on Facebook to over 400 in a matter of months, her status updates reach people she has never even met. Friends of friends want to follow her, to read her daily words of wisdom.

Denise is not afraid to share the good, the bad and the ugly. Her ability to put her challenging situation into the hands of God, to write about it and to trust the outcome, is inspiring to say the least. One word can describe this incredibly positive woman, inspiring.

Recently nearly 150 people

walked in honor of Denise Horton in the Head for the Cure 5K at Forest Park in St. Louis.

The group named itself Team Denise and received a number of awards at the event.

Close friend of Denise, Susan Gusewelle puts it like this: "What an honor to be the captain of Team Denise! Last year, in the midst of her treatments, Denise registered me for my first 5K. She then wrote my training plan, encouraged me every day, and cheered for me at the finish line.

Those that know Denise realize that this is how she lives her life – with faith, hope, and the belief that one step at a time each of us can overcome our own personal obstacles and reach our goals.

Having Denise as a good friend is truly a blessing in my life. Even as she fights cancer and deals with significant pain, she always keeps God at the center of her life and puts her family and friends first. I’m so grateful for everyone who has signed up for this event, donated, or supported us in other ways in honor of an amazing person. Go Team Denise!"

While the event has passed, funds are still needed.

Donations can also be mailed to Team Denise c/o Tammy Schwalb, 7820 St. James Drive, Moro, IL 62067.

Tammy Schwalb, Denise’s sister, offers these sentiments: "My sister is the strongest woman I know. From the day

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she received the news of the tumor she’s been a fighter, determined to beat this! It is simply amazing what an inspiration she is to so many people who know her and to so many people that do not.

Seeing her struggle and in pain throughout this journey has taught me and many others to not sweat the small stuff in life.

She has been through so much and yet still finds a way to give back and to think of others first.

She is not only my big sister, she is my hero!"

This medical roller coaster ride continues for Denise. An MRI in July will determine if tumor growth needs to be addressed before her scheduled August surgery. Denise wears a patch over her left eye to alleviate her double vision. A successful surgery will make wearing the patch a thing of the past.

Due to her illness, and after 20 years at the bank, Denise was forced to retire from the company she loved. She continues to stay in contact with former coworkers and when her condition permits, Denise is able to attend company functions.

Denise continues to hear how much she is missed. Kind words flow effortlessly from bank president Tom Holloway, “Denise is Christ-centered, a wonderful, wonderful person.

When I think of her, I smile. It’s as simple as that,” he said.

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People People planner McKendree adds kids' run to Harvest Challenge

A one-kilometer children’s fun run is a new addition to McKendree University’s “Harvest Challenge� road race on Saturday, Sept. 6 in Lebanon, Ill. Adult competitors can choose their distance, a 5K run-walk or a half-marathon run.

Start time for the 5K (3.1 miles) and 13.1 mile-races is 8 a.m., after a pre-race briefing at 7:40 a.m.

Both courses begin at the center of campus and travel through historic downtown Lebanon and the surrounding area. The 5 K ro u t e t h e n g o e s n o r t h t o Horner Park and returns to the finish line on campus. The halfm a r a t h o n w i n d s t h ro u g h t h e scenic farmland of rural northern St. Clair and southern Madison C o u n t i e s b e f o re re t u r n i n g t o McKendree.

The “Kids’ K� option, for children ages 12 and under not entered in a longer race, will start at 8:50 a.m. at the Harvest Challenge finish line. The 1K (1,000 meters or .62 mile) run or walk will make a loop and return to the finish line chute.

Wa l k e r s a n d s t r o l l e r s a r e welcome to participate in the 5K or the 1K. Medals will be awarded in six age categories to the top three male and female finishers of each race, with trophies to the overall winners.  “Our race has become a popular training opportunity for runners who will compete in the Chicago Marathon in October,� said Kim Smallheer, McKendree director of recreational programs a n d o rg a n i z e r o f t h e H a r v e s t Challenge. Last year ’s event drew nearly 300 participants.

The fee is $15 for the 5K and $33 for the half-marathon ($20 or $40 respectively on race day). The 5K participants will receive three-quarter s l e e v e T- s h i r t s , w h i l e h a l f marathoners will receive longsleeve “performance� T-shirts and finisher medals. Post-race refreshments will be provided while supplies last. The “Kids’ K� fee is $5 and includes a bib number and runner ’s medal.

Register in person on campus at the intramural gym inside the Melvin Price Convocation Center on Alton St.; or download and mail in the form on the website mckendree.edu/raceday. Online registration is also available (for a small fee) at active.com. Mailed entries must be postmarked by Sept. 2.

The McKendree “Harvest Challenge� is one of 13 sanctioned St. Clair County “Get Up & Go!� Cup events.

For more information, call 618537-6420 or 618-537-6941 or visit www.mckendree.edu/raceday.

Flower tours offered in Alton

Flowers are blooming beautifully in local gardens just in time for the gardens shuttle tour provided by the Alton Regional Convention & Visitors Bureau in conjunction with Bluff City Tours.

A t o u r i s b e i n g o ff e re d o n J u l y 1 2 f ro m 1 0 a . m . t o n o o n and 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Cost is $25 per person. Stops include: Monticello Sculpture Gardens, the Heartland Prairie, The Nature Institute (TNI) and the Godfrey Garden. The tours will also make stops at private gardens where owners will be

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For more information on any of the shuttle tours please go to www.VisitAlton.com/Shuttle. To make reservations call the Alton Regional Convention & Visitors Bureau at (800) 258-6645.

Olivette on the Go returns

The highly popular community festival, Olivette on the Go returns for its 4th year Friday, September 26 through Sunday, September 28. The event takes place in Stacy Park on the corner o f O l i v e B o u l e v a rd a n d O l d Bonhomme Road.

The festival provides entertainment for the entire family to enjoy and features a wide array of live music, local food, games and carnival rides. Attendees can look forward to the big Friday night kick-off with interactive DJ Reggie, walkers and dances. This year ’s festival features performances by local favorites, The VCRs, That 80s Band and Jake’s Leg. Popular 90s cover band, The VCRs, are set to perform Saturday, September 27 and will be followed by the 80s cover band, That 80s Band. Grateful Dead tribute band Jake’s Leg will headline the main stage Sunday, September 28. Olivette’s Got Talent will be returning for this year ’s festival. The highly successful talent

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competition was a great draw and showed of the talent of not only Olivette locals, but talents of other communities as well. The contest is open to all, and features two groups for participants to enter, kids under 10 and ages 11 and up. Selected participants will advance to compete live at the festival. Round one will take place Saturday, September 27 from 2 to 4:30 p.m., with the final round and award ceremony on Sunday, September 28 from 4 to 5 p.m. Those who wish to participate can submit a short video or audio file under two minutes at www. olivetteonthego.com/olivettesgot-talent Although the Olivette on the Go festival celebrates the residents and businesses that reside i n O l i v e t t e , o rg a n i z e r s i n v i t e everyone in the region to attend.

For a complete listing of events, including updated schedules, free on-site parking areas and maps, v i s i t w w w. O l i v e t t e O n T h e G o . com. Community members are encouraged to volunteer and engage with the city throughout the planning process. Join t h e c o n v e r s a t i o n t h ro u g h t h e “Olivette on the Go� Facebook page and receive event updates as the festival draws near. Call Jeff Wade, director of parks and recreation, at 314-991-1249 or visit www.OlivetteOnTheGo.com for additional information.

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Flea market returns to Grafton

The Riverside Flea Market in Grafton has returned to Grafton. The flea market is held monthly on the fourth weekend, beginning with the March flea market. The market schedule will continue through October in Grafton. Â The Grafton Riverside Flea is the largest flea market in the

present to share personal stories and answer questions.

Designated by the Missouri Botanical Garden as one of their Signature Gardens in Illinois, the Mo ntic e llo Sc ulp ture Garde ns f e a t u re 1 3 u n i q u e s c u l p t u re s , beautiful flora, fountains and a rc h i t e c t u r a l s t r u c t u re s . I t i s located on the campus of Lewis & Clark Community in Godfrey.

Boasting more than 150 native prairie plant species and harboring a large variety of grassland-dependent birds, the Heartland Prairie at Gordon Moore Park gives visitors a glimpse into the past. It is owned by the City of Alton and i s m a n a g e d b y T N I s t a ff a n d volunteers. “ We h a v e s t u n n i n g g a rd e n s that are unique to this area,�

Brett Stawar, President/CEO of the Alton Regional Convention & Visitors Bureau, said. “These locations are wonderful spots to enjoy the scenery and learn about the different types of plants and flowers that grow and bloom in the region.�

Boarding for the shuttle tours w i l l b e a t t h e A l t o n Vi s i t o r Center, located at 200 Piasa St., Alton, Ill., 62002, and the shuttle w i l l re t u r n p a s s e n g e r s t o t h e visitor center at the conclusion of the tour.

Extra Underground Railroad Shuttle Tours Added I n a d d i t i o n t o t h e g a rd e n s shuttle tours, the CVB has added monthly Underground Railroad tours scheduled on the last Saturday of each month. There are two tours planned for May 31 at 10 a.m. and a 1 p.m.

Alton region, boasting of more than 75 vendors with a wide selection of antiques, crafts, the usual flea market fare and food. There will be a number of new dealers plus familiar faces. The butterfly man will be there on Saturdays. After shopping for your wares, head over to The Loading Dock restaurant to enjoy its new menu items.  During the 2014 season, the market will be open to shoppers f ro m 9 a . m . t o 5 p . m . o n t h e following dates: July 26 – 27, Aug. 23 – 24, Sept. 27 – 28 and Oct. 25 – 26.  The flea market will be held at the Historic Boatworks, located alongside The Loading Dock, located at 400 Front St. in Grafton. For more information or to be a vendor, please contact Trudi Allen at tba@gtec.com or go to www.GraftonLoadingDock. com/Market.html.

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People People planner Science Center to screen D-Day film

The Saint Louis Science Center and 3D Entertainment Distribution invite audiences to step back in time with the new giant screen theater film D-Day: Normandy 1944, which opens at the Science Center’s OMNIMAX Theater on April 25, 2014.

In May 1943, World War II is at its apex. To counter Hitler and the Axis forces, the Allies decide to open a second front on the western side of Europe. The Allied forces, led by U.S. General Eisenhower, have just months to organize the operation code-named “Overlord,” with only a 50/50 chance of success, that will break Hitler’s Atlantic Wall fortress and lead to the Battle of Normandy.

Narrated by renowned journalist and author Tom Brokaw, D-Day: Normandy 1944 provides a new, penetrating look at this defining moment in history in a truly unique manner. D-Day itself is well-known, yet few know in detail exactly why and how, from the end of 1943 through August 1944, this became the most important location in the world.

“We wanted to make a film to pay tribute to the millions of men and women, soldiers and civilians, who gave their lives for our freedom 70 years ago. Regardless of nationality, virtually everyone today has a parent, grandparent or even a great-grandparent with a connection to World War II,” explained writer and director Pascal Vuong. “I thought for a long time about how to produce a large format documentary on this subject, and finally found my own way of telling this complex story to family audiences using a brand-new ‘cocktail,’ mixing innovative film techniques.”

Blending multiple cinematographic formats, including animation, CGI and stunning liveaction images, D-Day: Normandy 1944 brings this monumental event to the world’s largest screens for the very first time. Exploring science, t e c h n o l o g y, e n g i n e e r i n g a n d mathematics, audiences of all ages, including new generations, will discover from a new perspective in breathtaking OMNIMAX how this landing changed the course of history.

“What I was drawn to in this film is that it tells us the story of D-Day in a new way that gives such clarity to one of the most important events in the history of mankind,” said Brokaw. “I originally thought this was going to be another traditional documentary featuring grainy black and white footage, but as soon as I saw the first minutes of this film on the giant OMNIMAX screen, I found it irresistible.”

“After seeing this film, we think our audiences will feel a deeper gratitude for the courage and sacrifices of these champions of freedom,” said Bert Vescolani, president and CEO of the Saint Louis Science Center. “And, because we are a science center, we hope our audiences will discover a deeper appreciation of the science, engineering and technology involved in this monumental event.”

Over three years in the making and with a budget of $5 million, all live-action sequences for the film were shot exclusively on location in Normandy, France. No fewer than five CGI and visual special effects companies also collaborated under the creative leadership of

N3D LAND Films to complete the 43-minute film.

The second large format documentary film from writer and director Vuong, D-Day: Normandy 1944 is produced by N3D LAND P ro d u c t i o n s a n d d i s t r i b u t e d worldwide by 3D Entertainment Distribution. Ronan Chapalain is responsible for the stereography and post production, and retired Colonel Peter Herrly is the main historical advisor.

The original musical score was written by Franck Marchal and recorded by the London Symphony Orchestra with conductor Paul Rouger. Producers are Catherine and Pascal Vuong and Sylvain Grain, and Normand McKay served as associate producer.

The 70th anniversary of D-Day will be marked by national and local commemorations on both sides of the Atlantic, as well as in Eastern Europe, Asia and Australia throughout 2014.

For more information about D-Day: Normandy 1944, please visit slsc.org.

Lineup announced for Parties in the Park

St. Louis’ original, longestrunning outdoor happy hour, Parties in the Park in Downtown Clayton, kicks off its 31st season May 14 and continues on the second Wednesday of each month through September 10. Parties in the Park will be returning to last year ’s popular location on Central between Forsyth Boulevard and Maryland Avenue.

“The response to last year ’s move to Central 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 had a blast.”

Entertainment for the 31st season of Parties is confirmed and is sure to keep party-goers moving and grooving all summer long. This year’s music lineup includes: · August 13 – The VCRs, sponsored by Mueller Prost P.C. · September 10 – Griffin and the Gargoyles, sponsored by The Wheelhouse and Midland States Bank.

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 31st season of Parties in the Park in Downtown Clayton. For more information call the Clayton Chamber of Commerce, 314-7263033, or visit www.partiesinthepark. org. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram!

MoBOT announces summer events

The Missouri Botanical Garden is a great place to take a stroll and enjoy beautiful and inspiring display Gardens; but if you are seeking events to enjoy with your family and friends – look no further!

The Garden offers hundreds of things to see and do year round.

Grab your calendar and plan to attend an event set in the oldest botanical garden in continuous operation in the United States, and one of the few to have achieved National Historic Landmark status.

July 13: Cafe Flora Brunch.

Sundays from March 30 through October 26, 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 May 18, Aug. 31 or Oct. 5) 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Reservations not accepted. Garden admission applies.

For more information, visit www. mobot.org.

July 15: Herbs & Heirlooms Tuesdays. Connect with some of the oldest friends of mankind: herbs.

Drop in to explore the culinary, sensory, beauty and uses for the herb featured each week. The first 100 participants will pot an herb to take home and receive a plant profile sheet with care tips and ways to use your new plant. Tuesdays 10 a.m. to noon in the Herb Garden, weather permitting. Included with Garden Admission. No registration is required. For more information, visit www.mobot.org.

July 16: Whitaker Music Festival.

Free evening outdoor concert featuring Nigel Mooney. Nigel Mooney is widely regarded as Ireland's leading jazz singer and guitarist. A charismatic figure on the Dublin jazz and blues scenes since the early 1980's, his Gripewater Blues Band spearheaded the blues movement in Ireland and drew many fans of both jazz and the blues. Lawn seating; bring chairs or a blanket. Picnicking is permitted after 5 p.m.; pack a picnic or purchase food and beverages on site. No pets, barbecue grills or smoking. Music begins at 7:30 p.m.

Free admission after 5 p.m.; last entry at 9 p.m. Cohen Amphitheater lawn. Sponsored by the Whitaker Foundation.

July 18: Around the World Wine Dinner. Travel to wine-producing regions the world through a four

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course dinner hosted by a wine e x p e r t . C h e f s f ro m C a t e r i n g St. Louis will create the regional menu, pairing each course with a different wine from the same region.

Dinners will be served at various locations around the Missouri Botanical Garden and are held on the third Friday of the month. $58 (plus 18 percent gratuity and tax) 6:30 p.m. Advance reservations required; (314) 577-0200.

July 19: West County Daylily Club Sale. New cultivars and old favorites are sold by the area’s top growers, who are on hand to give plant care advice and share information about their organization. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Beaumont Room, Ridgway Visitor Center. Included with Garden admission. http:// westcountydaylilyclub.com.

July 19: Great Green Adventures: Celebrate Urban Birds. Join us as we celebrate birds and learn about this Citizen Science project from Cornell Lab of Ornithology. For children ages 6 to 12 with an adult. Great Green Adventures are held the third Saturday of every month from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. and from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Walk-ins welcome. Meet at the Children’s Garden Ticket Fort. $3 per child.

July 20: Cafe Flora Brunch.

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People People planner Events planned around Illinois

Long sunny days, gorgeous weather and an abundance of special events make the summer season a great time to explore I l l i n o i s . Tr a v e l e r s c a n t a k e advantage of all that summer in Illinois offers, with everything from food festivals and art fairs, to celebrations honoring comic book heroes, opportunities to see history come to life and some of the best music experiences in the country.

Hundreds of attractions offer plenty of memorable ways to enjoy Illinois in the summer.

Lincoln Highway Heritage Festival August 15-17 The Lincoln Highway Heritage Festival, taking place August 15-17, is a jam-packed weekend filled with food, games and live entertainment for the entire family. This year marks the 17th year the festival has taken place in the picturesque community of Rochelle along the Lincoln Highway. Visitors can celebrate the Lincoln Highway’s rich history at the festival’s famed Hub City Cruisers Car Show and the Lincoln Highway Heritage Festival Parade.

Kewanee Hog Days August 29 – September 1 The Hog Capital of the World, Kewanee, will host the World’s Largest Outdoor Pork Barbeque during Kewanee Hog Days, happening August 29 – September 1. Custom-made 24-foot-long grills serve up more than 1,000 pork sandwiches every hour during the four-day fest. In addition to the tasty grub, visitors can also enjoy a parade, carnival, craft show, flea marketing and live entertainment.

History Comes Alive June 2 – August 24 Springfield’s popular History Comes Alive program is back this summer seven days a week. Visitors can step back in time to President Abraham Lincoln’s Springfield, which includes free living-history interactive experiences at the Lincoln Home National Historic Site, Old State Capitol and the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum.

Illinois State Fair August 7-17 One of summer ’s most anticipated events, the Illinois State Fair, will take place August 7-17 in Springfield. The 10-day event offers loads of entertainment and excitement complete with carnival rides, food, contests, livestock shows and auto racing. This year’s grandstand lineup includes Pitbull, Florida Georgia Line and Boston.

Balloon Fest August 15-17 The town of Centralia will turn into a sea of vibrant colors during Balloon Fest, August 15-17, at Foundation Park. More than 40 spectacular hot air balloons will lift off for day flights and nightglows, amongst a backdrop of Southern Illinois’ pristine beauty. In addition to the balloon flights, visitors can enjoy live entertainment, fireworks, a craft fair, car show and cardboard boat races.

DuQuoin State Fair August 22 - September 1 Families can experience one of Illinois’ longest-running summer fairs at the DuQuoin State Fair, August 22 - September 1. The fair features a unique theme each day and takes place on 1,200 beautiful acres filled with ponds, streams and open pastures. The agriculture-

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Cobden Peach Festival August 1-2 Foodies can savor the sweet flavor of peaches at the Cobden Peach Festival from August 2-3 in Cobden. The tasty festival showcases peach flavored food, from cobbler and pie to jellies and jams, homemade with delicious local peaches. The festival also includes carnival rides and games, the Peach Queen contest, a 5K run/walk and a parade.

will again open for full moon evenings, beginning at 5:30PM and extending as late as midnight for most months from April through November. “Full Moon Weekends� at the Tower in June, July and August will include food trucks, live bands and festivity.

Built in 1898 on one of the highest points in the City and fully restored by the City of St. Louis Water Division in 1999, the French Romanesque style Tower was engineered to be part of the city's public water supply system. In 1901, more than 423 water towers existed in the United States; only 7 remain standing, three of which are in St. Louis. The Compton Hill Water Tower is a designated St. Louis City and a National Historic Landmark.

Admission to climb the tower is $5 per person; children 6 to 12 are $3; children five and younger are free. Water Tower Society members receive free entry as part of membership.  Ample street side parking is available on Russell Blvd.

For more information , including the history of the water tower and a schedule openings visit, www. waterfoundation.org.

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The Alton Regional Convention & Visitors Bureau has announced the following events.

Elvis in Concert Friday, July 11, 2014 7:00pm to 8:30pm CDT Pere Marquette Lodge & Conference Center 13653 Lodge Blvd.

Grafton, IL 62037 Things are about to get “All Shook Upâ€? at Pere Marquette Lodge, when Terry Phillips takes the stage with his salute to the King of Rock and Roll. Terry is a St. Louisbased, award winning Elvis Tribute Artist who specializes in portrayals of all Elvis eras‌50′s, 60s, & 70′s!

From the 1950s hits “Heartbreak Hotel,� “Don’t Be Cruel� and “Hound Dog,� to his later smashes “Devil in Disguise� and “Suspicious Minds,� the music of the legend lives on in this special concert experience. For more information, call (618) 786-2331.

Movie Nights at the Park Friday, July 11, 2014 Starts at 8:00pm CDT Robert E. Glazebrook Community

Park 1401 Stamper Lane Godfrey, IL 62035 Come and enjoy the thrill of watching a movie under the stars at Glazebrook Park during Godfrey's Movie Nights in the Park series. The series is presented with assistance from Liberty Bank. The movie will begin at dusk; keep in mind that it will be late due to the season. The concession stand will be open. For more information, call (618) 4661483.

Center for American Archeology: Archeology Day Saturday, July 12, 2014 10:00am to 4:00pm CST Center for American Archeology 100 Broadway Street Kampsville, IL 62053 Archeology Day is the Center for American Archeology’s annual event showcasing archeology of the lower Illinois River Valley and surrounding areas. The event is free and open to the public. Visitors can view and participate in numerous, hands-on activities. Tours active archeological excavations, wash recently excavated artifacts, watch and participate in flintknapping demonstrations, and test your skills with artifact identification. Kids can enjoy our kids' activity area where they will learn prehistoric skills like pottery, rope making, and atlatl throwing. This event is the perfect way to discover the archeology of Calhoun County. For more information, call (618) 653-4316.

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The Arts For The Edge One of the most beloved shows of all time, "The Wizard of Oz", comes to life at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville on July 16 as the final summer offering for Summer Showbiz 2014. Young Dorothy, like so many girls her age, dreams of what lies over the rainbow. One day a twister hits her Kansas farm and carries her away - way over the rainbow - to another world. Come join Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, the Cowardly Lion and Toto as they travel the universe within Dorothy's imagination.

The director, long time Summer Showbiz veteran, Peter Cocuzza says, “As a director who enjoys working in the musical comedy genre, it is an added pleasure when I can be involved with one of my favorite musicals. Like many, I, too, grew up watching "The Wizard of Oz" on TV. It was even more fantastical after my family got our first color television set and we waited with anticipation for the moment Dorothy stepped out of her black and white Kansas house into the color-filled world of Munchkinland. It was magical then and it still is.”

There are two versions of "The Wizard of Oz". Both include the songs Over the Rainbow; Munchkinland (Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead; If I Only Had A Brain, If I Only Had A Heart, If I Only Had The Nerve; We're Off To See the Wizard (Follow The Yellow Brick Road); The Jitterbug; and, The Merry Old Land of Oz. One

is more “theatrical” in the way it tells Mr. Baum's story. The story and the music are treated by the adapters as elements of a classic stage musical without reference to their use in the film.

On the other hand, the second version is a more technically complex production and uses as much of the aura of the film as possible in order to recreate the sense of the beloved movie in a theatrical setting. It is an adaption of the film for live stage performance.

It strives to look and sound just like the famous film in telling the story.

Mr. Cocuzza says, “This particular production of "The Wizard of Oz" mirrors the movie version quite closely and our artistic team was challenged to find clever ways to bring those visual movie effects to the Dunham Hall stage such as witches that appear and disappear, a tornado, a hot air balloon and several others. In addition, this version also includes Toto, the dog. We debated how to handle this part of the play and ended up fortunate to find Jamie and her Scottish terrier, Sheba.”

Also, in this version, the songs include Poppies (Optimistic Voices) and If I Were King of the Forest.

Cocuzza adds, “After the performance today we invite our youngest Oz fans to meet your favorite character(s) in the lobby for pictures. For you older Oz veterans, we hope we keep the spirit of this play intact as you remember it and let whatever nostalgia it evokes remind us that we are all young at heart and that anything is possible.”

"The Wizard of Oz" is directed

by Peter Cocuzza with musical direction by Dr. Marc Schapman, dance choreography by Omar Olivas, set and sound designs by James Wulfsong, costume design by Nina

Reed, lighting design by Valerie Goldston, and property design by Katherine Slovinski, with Kourtnee Brenner as stage manager.

"The Wizard of Oz" by L. Frank Baum is adapted by Frank Gabrielson with music and lyrics of the MGM motion pictures score by Harold Arlen and E. Y. Harburg and background music by Herbert Stothart. License agreement is made through Tams-Witmark Music Library, Inc. A version of "The Wizard of Oz" based on the motion picture was presented with book adaptations by Frank Gabrielson by the Municipal Theatre of St. Louis in 1942.

"The Wizard of Oz" is presented at the Dunham Hall Theater July 16 – 19 at 7:30 p.m. and at 2:00 p.m. on July 19 – 20. Dunham Hall is located on the campus of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville in Edwardsville, Illinois. This is a handicapped accessible facility.

Tickets are $15 for adults (18 and older), $12 for seniors (65 and up), $12 for students (with a valid school I.D.) and children.

SIUE students with a valid I.D. are admitted free of charge. Discounted tickets are available for groups of ten or more. All seats are general admission. For tickets or more information, call the SIUE Fine Arts box office at 618-650-2774 or toll free at 1-888-328-5168, extension 2774.

Visit our website at www.siue.edu/ artsandsciences/summerarts. You can send us a message at theatertickets@siue.edu.

Free parking is available on lot E Friday and Saturday nights and Saturday and Sunday matinees.

Wednesday and Thursday night parking is designated to Lot B. Go to www.siue.edu/maps/

Pictured are: Ben Nickols as the Scarecrow, Randy Trisler as the Cowardly Lion, Roger Speidel as the Tin Man, Sarah Edmonds as Dorothy and Sheba Marie Jangles as Toto.

Photos courtesy of Valerie Goldston.

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The Arts Artistic adventures COCA announces 2014 schedule

COCA (The Center of Creative Arts) has announced its schedule for the first half of 2014.

COCA is located at 524 Trinity Ave. in St. Louis.

Here's what's on tap: August 16 – Asian Market Tour of St. LouisJoin Chef Clara Moore, author of Shop Like a Chef, on this educating and delicious tour of St. Louis Asianmarkets. Participants will travel to a variety of small stores and explore the shelves and freezers whilelearning about new ingredients and equipment.

Chef Clara will explain how to shop for seafood and other diverse ingredients while helping participants understand how to use them in simple recipes. The tour will end with a Korean-style lunch at Chef Clara's favorite Korean restaurant. Participants will learn how to shop for diverse ingredients and use them in simple recipes.

The tour ends with lunch at Clara's favorite Korean restaurant. The tour begins and ends at COCA, with transportation provided by COCA. For ages 21 and up. The tour is Saturday, August 16, from 10:00am – 1:00pm, at COCA, 524 Trinity Avenue, St. Louis, MO. Registration is $30 and includes lunch. Call 314.725.6555 or visit www.cocastl. org for more information.

CAM offers free summer admission

The Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis (CAM) is excited to announce free admission to the Museum for the summer exhibition season, today through August 10, compliments of the Gateway Foundation. Building on previous initiatives to make the Museum more accessible—including evening hours on Thursdays and Fridays and a wide variety of free and lowcost programs—free admission fulfills the Museum’s longtime goal of being able to open its doors to the entire community.

This summer CAM celebrates St. Louis’s vibrant arts scene with the 2014 Great Rivers Biennial, featuring the work of three St. Louis-based artists and sponsored by the Gateway Foundation. Free admission is timed to coincide with this special exhibition, bringing transformational experiences with art to an even broader audience.

“We are thrilled to be working with the Gateway Foundation to present both free admission and the Great Rivers Biennial,” said CAM Executive Director Lisa Melandri. “We invite the public to experience art at CAM all summer long—come see us any time, often, on us!”

The Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis is located at 3750 Washington Blvd in St. Louis.

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Sheldon announces 2014-15 Concert Season

The Sheldon is pleased to announce its 2014-2015 concert season, to take place in the intimate and acoustically perfect Sheldon Concert Hall. The season includes six signature series - Jazz at The Sheldon, Fantastic Folk, Sheldon Classics, Saturday Matinees, Coffee Concerts, and Peter Martin Music: Live - which will be available by subscription beginning May 12 at 10 a.m. through The Sheldon at 314-533-9900 or www.TheSheldon. org. Among the artists scheduled for the season are Chick Corea, Leo Kottke, Cécile McLorin Salvant, Marty Stuart, Suzy Bogguss, The Dizzy GillespieTM Afro Cuban Experience, David Halen and Will James from the St. Louis Symphony, and more.

Subscribers may also add “Special Concerts” to their subscription order, including Hugh Masekela and Vusi Mahlasela, performing in celebration of 20 years of freedom in South Africa, the 3rd Annual Folk and Roots Festival, presented in partnership with 88.1 KDHX, featuring Sarah Jarosz, acclaimed vocal ensemble Chanticleer and benefit concerts with Rosanne Cash and the Blind Boys of Alabama.

The Sheldon will also continue to offer the popular “Choose Your Own” Series, designed for busy music lovers whose schedule makes it difficult to attend all concerts in a particular series. “All-Access” tickets, which provide premium seating, free parking, use of the Patrons Lounge and a backstage pass, will also be available for all Sheldon series concerts.

Jazz at The Sheldon series tickets are $150 orchestra / $135 balcony, Fantastic Folk series tickets are $180 orchestra / $160 balcony, Sheldon Classics series tickets are $75 orchestra / $60 balcony, Coffee Concerts are $65 orchestra / $55 balcony, Saturday Matinee tickets are $25 per adult subscription ticket / $10 per child, and Peter Martin Music is $95 VIP / $65 orchestra / $55 balcony. All new subscriptions will go on sale Monday, May 12 at 10 a.m. and sales will continue through the first concert in each series. To order subscription tickets, call The Sheldon at 314-533-9900 or visit www.TheSheldon.org.

Single tickets for all concerts (unless otherwise noted) go on sale August 9 at 10 a.m. through MetroTix at 314-534-1111 or at www.

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JAZZ AT THE SHELDON Don’t miss four nights of jazz legends, up-and-coming vocalists and hot instrumentals! Saturdays at 8 p.m.

Chick Corea** October 11, 2014 Since embarking on a solo career

in 1966, 20-time Grammy winner and keyboard virtuoso Chick Corea has been at the forefront of jazz, both as a renowned pianist forging new ground with his acoustic jazz bands, and as an innovative electric keyboardist. Don’t miss this very special solo show by a living jazz legend. $50 orchestra/$45 balcony Swing Xing! Three Generations of Swing Guitarfeaturing Bucky Pizzarelli, Frank Vignola and Vinny Raniolo November 15, 2014 Three generations of guitarists come together for a swinging night of jazz! The legendary Bucky Pizzarelli leads the way with his seven-string guitar, along with Frank Vignola, one of today’s most in-demand session players, and young phenom Vinny Raniolo, who exploded onto the jazz scene in recent years. $40 orchestra/$35 balcony/$15 student The Dizzy Gillespie Afro-Cuban Experience March 21, 2015 A group of all-star jazz musicians carry on the tradition of the late, great Dizzy Gillespie – an innovator and pioneer of the Latin jazz movement. Featuring John Lee, longtime bassist with Dizzy Gillespie, and special guest percussionist Machito, Jr., namesake and son of the legendary Gillespie collaborator, the six-piece ensemble promises an exciting mix of AfroCuban sounds! $45orchestra/$40 balcony/$15 student Cécile McLorin Salvant May 2, 2015 One of the fastest rising stars in the jazz world, vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant performs imaginative renditions of classic songs and lesser-known gems. A 2014 Grammy nominee for her album WomanChild, McLorin Salvant has been praised by Radio France as “disarmingly musical with the class of Sarah Vaughan, the instinct of Betty Carter and the dark lows of Carmen McRae.” $40 orchestra/$35 balcony/$15 student Subscription Price: $150 orchestra/$135 balcony (Best Value!)

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Box Office at Scottrade Center, all Ticketmaster Ticket Centers, by phone at 800-745-3000, or online at ticketmaster.com One of the most respected comedians in the country, Brian Regan is a legendary performer selling out large venues from coast to coast, and earning praise from the press, the public, and fellow comedians: “He is one of my favorite, favorite stand-up comedians.” Jerry Seinfeld “Honestly, Brian Regan’s the b e s t s t a n d - u p w o r k i n g t o d a y.

Period.” – Patton Oswalt “ Yo u ’ r e t h e g u y p e o p l e look up to…Brian Regan’s the funniest guy…there’s Brian R e g a n a n d t h e n t h e re ’ s o t h e r people.” – Marc Maron “I’ll take all of that guy you got…Very funny man.” – David Letterman Wi t h h i s f i r s t a p p e a r a n c e

on The Late Show with David Letterman in 1995, Regan solidified his place on the show and recently made his 26th appearance, the most of any comedian on the CBS show.

Regan’s non-stop theater tour visits close to 100 cities each year since 2005, and continues through 2014. Last August, Regan sold out the legendary, 8600-seat Red Rocks Amphitheater outside of Denver, and in February 2014, Regan performed two sold-out shows at the 12,500-seat EnergySolutions Arena in Salt Lake City.

Occasionally venturing off the stand-up stage, Regan recently appeared in Seinfeld’s Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee.

For more on Brian visit w w w. B r i a n R e g a n . c o m a n d f o l l o w B r i a n o n Tw i t t e r - @ BrianReganComic

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Peabody to host Brian Regan

Comedian Brian Regan has announced the 48-city second leg of his 2014 North American the ate r to ur. The firs t le g o f Brian’s 2014 theater tour visited 31 cities from January through May. A list of new tour dates is below. More information and l i n k s t o p u rc h a s e t i c k e t s a re available at www.BrianRegan. com.

Brian will be in Saint Louis at the Peabody Opera House on Friday, October 24 at 8 p.m.

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The Gerswhins’ Porgy and Bess, The Muny, St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.

Inspired by Nature: A Collection of Wildlife Art by Robert Bateman, Saint Louis Zoo, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Runs through October 31.

Squared off Exhibit, The Gallery at the Regional Arts Commission, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Stages presents Always…Patsy Cline, The Playhouse at Westport Plaza, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

Mound City Exhibit, Laumeier Sculpture Park, St. Louis, 8:00 a.m., Runs through August 24.

Monsanto Hall Exhibit: Jack Curran, Missouri Botanical Garden, Ridgway Visitor Center, St. Louis, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through August 22.

History Clubhouse: Let’s Build It!, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Runs through October 6.

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

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

Imagining the Founding of St. Louis, History of Jazz Gallery – Sheldon Art Galleries, St. Louis, Noon to 5:00 p.m., Runs through August 23.

St. Louis Camera Club Centennial Exhibition, Nancy Spirtas Kranzberg Gallery – Sheldon Art Galleries, St. Louis, Noon to 5:00 p.m., Runs through August 16.

Desert Show: Plants of South Africa & Madagascar, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through July 27.

Friday, July 11

The Gerswhins’ Porgy and Bess, The Muny, St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.

Stages presents Always…Patsy Cline, The Playhouse at Westport Plaza, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

Squared off Exhibit, The Gallery at the Regional Arts Commission, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Monsanto Hall Exhibit: Jack Curran, Missouri Botanical Garden, Ridgway Visitor Center, St. Louis, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through August 22.

Inspired by Nature: A Collection

of Wildlife Art by Robert Bateman, Saint Louis Zoo, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Runs through October 31.

History Clubhouse: Let’s Build It!, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through October 6.

Mound City Exhibit, Laumeier Sculpture Park, St. Louis, 8:00 a.m., Runs through August 24.

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

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

Imagining the Founding of St. Louis, History of Jazz Gallery – Sheldon Art Galleries, St. Louis, Noon to 5:00 p.m., Runs through August 23.

St. Louis Camera Club Centennial Exhibition, Nancy Spirtas Kranzberg Gallery – Sheldon Art Galleries, St. Louis, Noon to 5:00 p.m., Runs through August 16.

Desert Show: Plants of South Africa & Madagascar, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through July 27.

Saturday, July 12

The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, The Muny, St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.

Stages presents Always…Patsy Cline, The Playhouse at Westport Plaza, St. Louis, 1:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.

Squared off Exhibit, The Gallery at the Regional Arts Commission, St. Louis, 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Monsanto Hall Exhibit: Jack Curran, Missouri Botanical G a rd e n , R i d g w a y Vi s i t o r Center, St. Louis, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through August 22.

Mound City Exhibit, Laumeier Sculpture Park, St. Louis, 8:00 a.m., Runs through August 24.

Inspired by Nature: A C o l l e c t i o n o f Wi l d l i f e A r t b y Robert Bateman, Saint Louis Zoo, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Runs through October 31.

History Clubhouse: Let’s Build It!, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through October 6.

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

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

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

Imagining the Founding of St. Louis, History of Jazz Gallery – Sheldon Art Galleries, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Runs through August 23.

St. Louis Camera Club Centennial Exhibition, Nancy Spirtas Kranzberg Gallery – Sheldon Art Galleries, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Runs through August 16.

Desert Show: Plants of South Africa & Madagascar, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through July 27.

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

Desert Show: Plants of South Africa & Madagascar, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through July 27.

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The Gerswhins’ Porgy and Bess, The Muny, St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.

Inspired by Nature: A Collection of Wildlife Art by Robert Bateman, Saint Louis Zoo, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Runs through October 31.

Stages presents Always…Patsy Cline, The Playhouse at Westport Plaza, St. Louis, 2:00 p.m.

Mound City Exhibit, Laumeier Sculpture Park, St. Louis, 8:00 a.m., Runs through August 24.

Monsanto Hall Exhibit: Jack Curran, Missouri Botanical Garden, Ridgway Visitor Center, St. Louis, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through August 22.

History Clubhouse: Let’s Build It!, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through October 6.

American Spirits: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition Exhibit, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through August 17.

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

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The Arts

For The Edge

The Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis will host the Internet Cat Video Festival on July 18 and 19

Cats caught on video!

For the Intelligencer The Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis (CAM) brings the Walker Art Center’s beloved Internet Cat Video Festival to St. Louis on July 18 and 19, 2014. This fun, interactive celebration of contemporary culture features a 73-minute film compilation of some of the Internet’s most popular cat videos. Doors open at 5:30 pm with the screening at 7:30 pm. Admission is $10, $20 for VIP tickets with reserved seating, and free for CAM Young Friends members with reservations. The same film will be screened on both nights, and tickets may be purchased at camstl.org/cats.

Started by the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis in 2012, the Internet Cat Video Festival (#catvidfest) was originally planned as a modest event to bring online communities together in person. The first festival drew a crowd of over 10,000 people and has traveled to numerous cities nationwide and abroad. The 2013 film is now touring

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museums, theaters, and spaces around the country— including CAM. Chosen by a team of jurors from thousands of entries from around the world, the film’s short videos represent a range of “cat”egories, including comedy, drama, and musical.

Festival attendees are encouraged to dress in their favorite cat costumes and are invited to come early to participate in activities such as face painting and crafting upcycled cat toys with Perennial. Tenth Life Cat Rescue will be on-site with cats available for adoption. Festival items will be available for sale in the CAM Shop, and a cash bar will be open. Pets should be left at home.

Prior to the event, CAM requests submissions of original short videos by St. Louisians featuring the creator’s favorite cat for its St. Louis Cat Video Contest. The creator of the most popular video will win a pair of tickets to one night of the festival and will have their short screened before the film on both nights. Contest details can be found at camstl.org/

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cats. Please use the hashtags #catvidfest and #camstl to stay connected during the festival.

CAM's Internet Cat Video Festival is generously supported by Purina.

The Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis (CAM) presents, supports, and celebrates the art of our time.

It is the premier museum in St. Louis dedicated to contemporary art. Focused on a dynamic array of changing exhibitions, CAM provides a thought-provoking program that reflects and contributes to the global cultural landscape. Through the diverse perspectives offered in its exhibitions, public programs, and educational initiatives, CAM actively engages a range of audiences to challenge their perceptions. It is a site for discovery, a gathering place in which to experience and enjoy contemporary visual culture.

CAM is located at 3750 Washington Blvd in St Louis. For more information, call (314) 535-4660

The Arts Artistic adventures Peabody announces Broadway Series

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

Back by popular demand, the m u l t i - To n y Aw a r d - w i n n i n g musical from the creators of South Park, "The Book of Mormon", will return to St. Louis for a limited one-week engagement January 13 – 18 at the Peabody Opera House.

The New York Times calls it “the best musical of this century” and Entertainment Weekly says it’s “the funniest musical of all time” The season also features two direct from Broadway shows; "Nice Work If You Can Get It" and the revival of "Pippin". The season kicks off with "Nice Work If You Can Get It" making its St. Louis debut October 10 – 12, 2014 followed by the revival of "Pippin" December 10 – 14, 2014.

And the season closes out with "I Love Lucy Live on Stage", the brand-new hit stage show adapted from the most beloved program in television history, April 17 – 19, 2015.

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

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

This brand-new musical features a treasure trove of George and Ira Gershwin’s most beloved, instantly recognizable tunes set in a fresh and funny song-and-dance spectacular with a book by Tony winner Joe DiPietro (Memphis) and direction and choreography b y t h r e e - t i m e To n y w i n n e r Kathleen Marshall (Anything Goes).

"Nice Work If You Can Get It" is filled to the brim with classic songs, including “But Not For Me,” “Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off,” “I’ve Got a Crush on You” and “Someone to Watch Over Me.” This sparkling, madcap tale combines laughter, romance and high-stepping Broadway magic for an evening bursting with girls, glamour and the glorious songs of Gershwin!

"Pippin" December 10 – 14, 2014 "Pippin" is back on Broadway for the first time since it thrilled audiences 40 years ag o… the s h o w t h e N e w Yo r k Ti m e s declared “Astonishing.

A "Pippin" for the 21st century."

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

Will he choose a happy but simple life? Or will he risk everything for

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BookofMormonTheMusical.com "I Love Lucy Live on Stage" April 17 – 19, 2015 "I Love Lucy Live on Stage" is the brand-new hit stage show adapted from the most beloved program in television history!

It’s 1952 and you are a member of the Desilu Playhouse studio audience awaiting the filming of two hilarious and oh-so-familiar "I Love Lucy" episodes.

A charming host entertains and enlightens you to the behindt h e - s c e n e s f i l m i n g p ro c e s s o f this brand new thing called “television,” the Crystaltone Singers perform advertising jingles in perfect 50s style harmony and the sidesplitting antics of America’s favorite foursome – Lucy, Ricky, Fred and Ethel – are presented live on stage and in color for the very first time!

It’s a one-of-a-kind theatrical experience TV Guide’s William Keck calls “the most entertaining stage production I’ve seen in years – including Broadway!”

The truth is in the title – whether young or old, everybody really does Love Lucy!

The Peabody Opera House c o n t i n u e s t o o ff e r a d d i t i o n a l benefits to its subscribers which include: the best seats in the house at the best value available, access to an exclusive subscriber

a singular flash of glory.

This captivating new production is directed by Tony winner Diane Pauls ("Hair" and "The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess" ). It features sizzling choreography in the style of Bob Fosse and breathtaking acrobatics

by Les 7 Doigts de La Main, t h e c re a t i ve force b e hin d t he nationwide sensation "Traces."

Join us… for this magical, u n f o rg e t t a b l e p ro d u c t i o n t h e N e w Yo r k T i m e s d e c l a r e d “Astonishing! A "Pippin" for the 21st Century.”

"The Book of Mormon" January 13 – 18, 2015 Winner of nine Tony Awards, including Best Musical, "The Book of Mormon" features book, music and lyrics by Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone. Parker and Stone are the four-time Emmy Award-winning creators of the landmark animated series, “South Park.” Tony Award-winner Lopez is a co-creator of the long-running hit musical comedy, Avenue Q. The musical is choreographed

by Tony Award-winner Casey Nicholaw (Monty Python’s Spamalot, The Drowsy Chaperone) and is directed by Nicholaw and Parker. "The Book of Mormon" contains explicit language. The Original Broadway Cast Recording for "The Book of Mormon", winner of the 2011 Grammy Award for Best Musical

lounge that includes private restrooms and complimentary Pepsi products, priority ticket access to all Peabody Opera House events and select Scottrade Center events, food and beverage discounts at Peabody Opera House concession stands, dining discounts at local restaurants, access to a Broadway Concierge service in New York City and much more.

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Scottrade to host "Frozen" on ice

Feld Entertainment, Inc., the worldwide leader in producing live touring family entertainment, today announced that its 34th Disney On Ice spectacular will bring the Academy Award winning and number one animated feature film of all time, Disney's Frozen, to life.

Disney On Ice presents Frozen

visits St. Louis from February 26 to March 1 for eight performances at Scottrade Center; tickets went on sale Thursday..

The Academy Award winning tale will be told live for the first time in this production, capturing the dynamic of two royal sisters, Anna and Elsa.

Anna, a girl with an extraordinary heart, embarks on an epic journey to find her sister, the magical Elsa, who is determined to remain secluded as she finally feels free to test the limits of her powers.

Rugged mountain man Kristoff, his loyal reindeer Sven, the lovable and hilarious snowman Olaf and the mystical trolls help Anna along the way in this story about love conquering fear. Audiences will get to sing along with such musical masterpieces as "Let it Go," "Do You Want to Build a Snowman?" and "Fixer Upper."

Toy Story and Finding Nemo and Venue: Scottrade Center, 1401 Clark Ave., St. Louis, MO 63103 Date and Time of Performances: Feb. 26 - 7pm Feb. 27 - 10:30am/7pm Feb. 28 - 11am/3pm/7pm March 1 - 11am Tickets start at: $15 To order tickets by phone: 1-800745-3000 To order tickets online: w w w. T i c k e t m a s t e r. c o m / scottradecenter-tickets-st-louis/ venue/49678

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Travel

Paddling the lower Mississippi River

BY TOM UHLENBROCK Missouri Department of Tourism There was no brass band playing to greet John Ruskey and his five crewmates as they paddled their 30-foot wood canoe into Caruthersville to end an 11-day voyage on the Mississippi River from St. Louis.

Instead of trombones and tubas, lightning flashed, thunder boomed and rain fell. Lots of rain.

“That’s part of the adventure, you have to accept what Mother Nature throws at you,” said Ruskey, shrugging off the storm. “That becomes part of the stories that come off the river with you.”

Ruskey, 50, owns Quapaw Canoe Co. in Clarksdale, Miss., which made the handsome cypress strip canoe, dubbed “the Grasshopper,” that the travelers arrived in. The “voyageur canoe” is similar to the big boats paddled by early explorers and pioneers.

Ruskey also is director of the Lower Mississippi River Foundation, which he founded in 2011. The foundation’s mission is to spread the word about the beauty of floating the stretch of the Mississippi from its confluence with the Missouri north of St. Louis to the Gulf of Mexico.

Over the last two years, Ruskey has gathered information for his Rivergator, a paddler’s guide to the Lower Mississippi; it’s available free online at RiverGator.org.

The website currently has stories, photos, maps and information on the stretch from Caruthersville to Vicksburg, Miss.

“Most people only experience the Mississippi from a bridge, which always goes over an industrial area that is not attractive,” Ruskey said.

“And the locals will tell you, ‘Don’t get on the river; it’s ugly.’

“People just don’t think of the Mississippi as a place to go

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Above, a canoe on the lower Mississippi River. Below, the New Madrid overlook. and enjoy the outdoors. But the fishermen know. It’s like a greatly held secret.”

Ruskey and his crew now have traveled the Mississippi from St. Louis to Baton Rouge, La., a total of almost 1,000 miles. Along the way, they’ve accumulated data on camping spots, points of interest and potential obstacles, all of which will be posted online by Oct. 15. In

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2015, they’ll add 235 miles through New Orleans to the Gulf of Mexico to complete their Lower Mississippi Water Trail.

“We want to share the wild aspects of the Lower Mississippi River for paddlers,” Ruskey said.

“Primarily this is for advanced paddlers in expedition-style canoes or sea kayaks. Those are made for long-distance travel and are capable

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in all the challenges the Mississippi presents – waves, winds, long crossings, quick crossings in between towboats.”

Their argument, that much of the Lower Mississippi is wild and scenic, was evident in the 307-mile stretch from St. Louis to Caruthersville, Ruskey said.

“For about half the way, all you see is big trees, big bluffs,

big islands thriving with wildlife and the big river that ties them all together,” he said.

The bluffs below St. Louis were just spectacular, particularly around Herculaneum and Crystal City,” he added. “In the back chutes, behind the islands, we saw deer, coyotes, bald eagles, numerous songbirds.

At Osborne Chute, below Crystal City, we saw three eagles feasting on a gar. Sunrise on the limestone cliffs at Trail of Tears State Park was beautiful.”

Paddlers will share the river with towboats and barges, but Ruskey said that was not a problem.

“The towboats are slow-moving and very predictable,” he said.

“Normally, on any stretch of the river, you’ll see them about an hour before they actually pass. That gives any perceptive paddler time to predict where they’ll go, and how to maneuver around them.”

Getting more paddlers out on the Lower Mississippi will have a beneficial impact by making more people conscious of the landscape of the river’s flood plain, Ruskey said.

“Not only do paddlers clean up places they camp, but they also become impassioned users of the river,” he said. “That leads to more public land along the river and better decisions about its use.”

As far as the occasional thunderstorm, that is just part of life on the Mississippi, Ruskey said.

“You might be slightly uncomfortable, like getting mud between your toes or sunburn,” he said. “But these are things that make you remember the experience and what wilderness is all about.”

Travel Lake of the Ozarks to host a weekend of family fun For The Edge

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quaPalooza returns to Dog Days Bar and Grill at the Lake of the Ozarks on July 19. The event is the Lake's largest family boating event and features live music and water fun for the entire family.

Thousands of people are expected to flock to Dog Days Bar and Grill, both by water and land. Dog Days is located at the 19 mile marker by water and 1232 Jefferies Road in Osage Beach by land. AquaPalooza will be held from noon to 5 p.m. on July 19. The event is a Benne Media production and is sponsored by the Lake of the Ozarks Marine Dealers Association.

Live music and water are the centerpieces of this event, which also features games and prizes.

AquaPalooza is fun on, in and around the water. Boats line up and drop anchor, while swimmers and floaters take advantage of the swimming beach, while the nonstop live music entertains them all.

"There is nothing else like this at the Lake," Dog Days' General Manager Luke Hagedorn said.

"Some people rent boat slips, but for everyone else, it's just a free concert. It takes lots of sponsors to make it possible." He also credits the local community members, including fire, law enforcement and ambulance services, for coming together to ensure the safety of attendees. "I enjoy working with them to make sure it remains a safe and fun event for everyone," he added.

Hagedorn said they work hard to get good bands for the event. This year's musical lineup

includes some of the best of the music of the '80s: The Women of Rock - "The Women of Rock" is a tribute to the best female rock artists of the last three decades. Sisters Barbara and Lisa Bowman lead this group, and are backed by some of Kansas City's best musicians.

Revelation, A Tribute to Journey - "Revelation: A Tribute to Journey" started from a harddriving 80's influenced Kansas City rock band called "Joker."

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Members Only - "Members Only" is the nation's premier 80's tribute band, playing your favorite hair and pop classics from the decade that gave us the Rubik's Cube, Atari, and feathered bangs!

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to AC/DC! Touring 42 states, 50 weeks per year, Hells/Bells salutes the driving force of AC/DC. With authentic costuming, the look, the sound, and all of the crazy antics of Angus Young, Hells/Bells is total energy and absolute adrenaline acclaimed across the United States, Europe and other countries by many die-hard fans.

The Lake's classic rock radio station, Cool 102.7 FM, will broadcast the concerts live on air,

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in their entirety, and Mix 92.7 FM and KS95.1 FM will be making live updates throughout the event. For more information about AquaPalooza, go to the website at www.FunLake.com/AquaPalooza.

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Movies

QuickGlance Movie Reviews

"Jersey Boys"

You don't have to be middle-aged, or even an adult, to know songs like "Sherry," ''Big Girls Don't Cry," and "Walk Like a Man." Sure, they're '60s-era hits by The Four Seasons, but they've become such pop culture fixtures that even youngsters who've never heard the name Frankie Valli could surely croon a few bars in his signature falsetto.

It's little wonder that the stage musical "Jersey Boys" has become one of the most successful shows in Broadway history on the strength of those sublimely catchy tunes. And it's also little wonder that the prospect of bringing the show to the screen appealed to Clint Eastwood, who at 84 is still, blessedly, up for challenges.

What's rather curious, though, is that with all the talent involved — not only Eastwood as director, but an excellent cast plucked from "Jersey Boys" stage regulars — the film is distinctly uneven, hugely appealing at times and oddly pedestrian, even cheesy, at others.

One problem may be that "Jersey Boys" tries to do a few things at once. On one level, it's a fairly faithful re-creation of the Broadway show; the same writers, Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, penned the screenplay, and the excellent John Lloyd Young reprises his Tony-winning performance as Valli. But it also aims to be an edgier film exploring the band's entanglements with the mob back in Jersey — a sort of "Goodfellas" to pop music. The goals don't always mix.

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

RUNNING TIME: 134 minutes.

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

"Venus in Fur"

Roman Polanski. Sadomasochism. What could possible go wrong?

The combination of director and subject material in "Venus in Fur" is wickedly perverse, just as it should be. Polanski and David Ives' award-winning play are a match made if not in heaven, then surely in some demon's dungeon.

The play was a Broadway hit, led by a star-making, Tonywinning performance by Nina Arianda. Here French actress Emmanuelle Seigner takes over the role of Vanda, a tardy, gum-smacking actress who arrives on a stormy night for an audition with a director (Mathieu Amalric) at a Paris theater for a production called "Venus in Fur." That is just the start of the hall of mirrors. "Venus in Fur" is a movie-within-a-play based on a play-within-a-play, which itself is based on a novel-within-a-novel.

The origin is Austrian author Leopold von SacherMasoch's semi-autobiographical 1870 novella "Venus in Furs," about a man who craves to be dominated by his love, Vanda. ("Masochist" derives from the author's name.) Ives' play is about an arrogant playwright adapting the novel for the stage.

Polanski had stayed largely faithful to the play, but has translated it to French, substituted his wife (Seigner) for Vanda, cast Amalric as a younger doppelganger for himself and added a terrific, carnival-esque score by Alexander Desplat.

RATED: R by the Motion Picture Association of America for "language and some bloody violence."

RUNNING TIME: 96 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Three stars out of four.

"Transformers: Age of Extenction"

Crash. Shatter. Boom. Crash. Shatter. Boom. Smattering of silly dialogue. Pretty girl screams: "Dad!" Crash. Shatter. Boom.

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Silly dialogue. "DAD!!!" Crash. Shatter. Boom.

What? Oh, sorry. We were falling into a trance there.

Which is, dear moviegoer, what may happen to you during Michael Bay's "Transformers: Age of Extinction," the fourth Transformers film and, at 165 minutes, precariously close to the three-hour mark that Bay undoubtedly will reach — by our sophisticated calculations, and at the current growth rate, with his sixth installment.

But let's not get ahead of ourselves. Despite what you've just read, this film will likely be a massive hit because by now, if you're buying a "Transformers" ticket, you surely know what you're getting into, and you want more, more, more. And Bay is the Master of More.

Or just take it from the 11-year-old sitting next to me, who reserved any audible judgment — he, too was in a trance, though maybe from sugar intake — until the moment he saw a Transformer become a dinosaur. Overwhelmed by the pairing, he proclaimed: "That's the sickest thing I've ever seen in my life." It was as if peanut butter and jelly had been tasted together for the first time.

While you ponder where between these extreme reactions you'll fall, a quick update. This time, there's a whole new human cast. Most important, Mark Wahlberg has replaced Shia LaBeouf as, well, Main Human Guy, and the good news is that Wahlberg's grounded quality, rough charm and really nice biceps make him a thoroughly welcome presence.

The bad news: He isn't immune to the numbing effects of some desperately cheesy dialogue (Ehren Kruger wrote the screenplay).

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

RUNNING TIME: 165 minutes.

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

"They Came Together"

David Wain's "They Came Together" identifies the tropes of the romantic comedy with uncommon acuity. If only it would stop winking so much.

Wain has made his film with an enviable collection of funny people. It stars Paul Rudd and Amy Poehler as the intractably drawn together couple, and Wain wrote it with "Wet Hot American Summer" co-writer and fellow "The State" alum Michael Showalter. Nearly everyone in the movie, even in small roles filled by Ed Helms to Bill Hader, is a comic talent.

Most if not all of the filmmakers and cast have themselves trafficked in that so-loved, so-loathed genre — including Wain's last movie, "Wanderlust." ''They Came Together" thus feels like a parody party, thrown by those who know romcoms from the inside out.

But in spoofing romantic comedies, Wain has made a film that can be both hailed and derided for its nonstop cleverness.

"They Came Together" is an excellent sketch. It is a less successful movie.

The film is framed by the couple — Joel (Rudd) and Molly (Poehler) — explaining to friends (Hader, Ellie Kemper) over dinner how they met. The clichés come fast and furious, beginning with their repeated instance that New York — a city that should feel ashamed of itself for how many cheesy romances it has fostered — is really, truly its own character in their story.

At repeating this fake witticism, Poehler mugs for the camera, looking directly into it, the overriding posture of Wain's self-aware satire.

RATED: R by the Motion Picture Association of America for "language and sexual content."

RUNNING TIME: 83 minutes.

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

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"Tammy"

Meet Tammy. Boy, is she a mess. Angry, profane and aggressive, then suddenly shy and sweet. Sometimes she's funny, sometimes totally not. She can't figure out what she wants to do or be, or where to go. She has loads of people around her, yet can't figure out what to do with them. This one's in desperate need of outside help.

And you thought we were talking about Tammy, the character — played by lovable Melissa McCarthy in her first venture as producer, star and co-writer with husband Ben Falcone. Well, sure. But really we're talking about "Tammy" the movie, about which all of the above descriptions are also true.

Especially the "mess" part.

Other recent comedies have been described as elongated "Saturday Night Live" skits, but it's especially apt here, and not just because McCarthy and Falcone, who also directs, are veteran improv performers. Exaggerated characters, some wacky side plots, a couple of famous faces sprinkled in, and you're off. Some of it's good, some terrible, but you keep it all, 'cause, hey, why not? It's a comedy sketch.

Only this is a much anticipated, heavily promoted feature-length film, and as such, it can only be deemed an unfortunate, though ambitious and intermittently enjoyable, misfire for McCarthy, so adorably entertaining in better movies like "Bridesmaids" and "The Heat."

Part of the problem is miscasting. "Tammy" is full of name actors: Susan Sarandon, Allison Janney, Toni Collette, Kathy Bates, Sandra Oh, Dan Akyroyd. Most are misused. (Bates is a happy exception.) re she's going.

Us? We're still scratching our heads.

RATED: R by the Motion Picture Association of America "for language, including sexual references."

RUNNING TIME: 96 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Two stars out of four.

"LIfe Itself"

If Roger Ebert had never written a film review or dramatically articulated his thumb, he would have still been a man to admire.

Steve James' new documentary on the late critic has plenty on Ebert's Chicago rise to Pulitzer-winning reporter, his unique position as the world's most famous film critic and his robustly populist cinephilia. But what comes through most in "Life Itself," a film named after Ebert's 2011 memoir, is his great, open-minded vigor.

His undying movie love. His passionate embrace of the Internet late in life. His bravery in the face of cancer. His championing of overlooked filmmakers. His generous support of younger critics.

Ebert's voice grew only stronger after he lost it. His life seemed to only swell in integrity with age. For someone who made a living in criticism, he was an unusually positive force, largely free of the cynicism that often plagues the profession.

Capturing that is the essence of "Life Itself," which, at its best, has the glow of a wake in an old Chicago bar, the kind Ebert used to haunt with regularity and the kind some of his old newspaper pals speak from in the documentary. Before giving up drinking, Ebert lived as fast as he wrote.

J a m e s h a s o f t e n d o c u m e n t e d Wi n d y C i t y t a l e s , including "Hoop Dreams" and "The Interrupters" — films Ebert hailed. "Hoop Dreams," Ebert wrote with typical directness, "is what the movies are for. It takes us, shakes us and makes us think in new ways about the world around us. It gives us the impression of having touched life itself."

RATED: R by the Motion Picture Association of America "for brief sexual images/nudity and language."

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This image released by Lionsgate shows Paul Rudd, left, and Amy Poehler in a scene from "They Came Together."

"They Came Together" a parody party

By JAKE COYLE Associated Press David Wain's "They Came Together" identifies the tropes of the romantic comedy with uncommon acuity. If only it would stop winking so much.

Wain has made his film with an enviable collection of funny people. It stars Paul Rudd and Amy Poehler as the intractably drawn together couple, and Wain wrote it with "Wet Hot American Summer" co-writer and fellow "The State" alum Michael Showalter. Nearly everyone in the movie, even in small roles filled by Ed Helms to Bill Hader, is a comic talent.

Most if not all of the filmmakers and cast have themselves trafficked in that so-loved, so-loathed genre — including Wain's last

movie, "Wanderlust." ''They Came Together" thus feels like a parody party, thrown by those who know rom-coms from the inside out.

But in spoofing romantic comedies, Wain has made a film that can be both hailed and derided for its nonstop cleverness. "They Came Together" is an excellent sketch. It is a less successful movie.

The film is framed by the couple — Joel (Rudd) and Molly (Poehler) — explaining to friends (Hader, Ellie Kemper) over dinner how they met. The clichés come fast and furious, beginning with their repeated instance that New York — a city that should feel ashamed of itself for how many cheesy romances it has fostered — is really, truly its own character in their story.

At repeating this fake witticism, Poehler mugs for the camera, looking directly into it,

the overriding posture of Wain's self-aware satire.

Molly and Joel are opposites on laughably extreme ends of commerce. Evoking Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan, she has a little candy store (Upper Sweet Side) so unconcerned with profit that it doesn't even charge customers.

He's working for the giant corporate monolith Candy Systems & Research.

The two are nevertheless attracted to each other by their common interests ("You like fiction books, too? No way!") and soon are going through the genre's motions of running to bed with a trail of clothes (only to be found making out fully attired), meeting the parents (hers are white supremacists) and having the predictable fight. In the line of the movie, the relationship is over-dramatically declared "like rain-proofing on a wooden deck: Finished!"

All of this is naturally quite funny, and — especially amid summer blockbusters — the low-budget slapstick of "They Came Together" is a cool breeze. Some of Wain's best touches are in the filmmaking: subtitles that are sneezed away, blatantly cliched apartment decor, a ridiculous zoom in on Rudd's face.

But when Wain and Showalter satirized summer camp movies in "Wet Hot American Summer," they did it with fuller characterbased comedy. Wain, Showalter and Michael Ian Black (who plays a co-worker obviously sleeping with Joel's pre-Molly girlfriend) have a long and reliably hysterical history of taking simple premises to extremes of absurdity.

The best scene in "Wanderlust," for example, basically halted the story for a lengthy scene of Rudd psyching himself up for sex in front of a mirror.

Latest Transformers flick laborously long

By ROBERT GRUBAUGH Of The Edge You've probably heard by now that the new Transformers movie called "Age of Extinction" - is a total bomb. It might even have scared you away from seeing it with your kids, parents, friends, pets, and next door neighbors this holiday weekend. But I'm here to tell you that the critics, even this one, don't always know what they're talking about and it shows when a movie earns over $100 million in box office receipts during its opening weekend. Sure, I thought it was loud, unintelligible, needlessly long (nearly three hours), and hopelessly sequel-conscious. Happily, it just exceeded my low, low expectations.

The troubled Shia LaBeouf, who has entered alcohol rehab after his

disorderly conduct arrest earlier last week, has been replaced as the star of the franchise by Mark Wahlberg for Part 4, but don't have any misconceptions about the real reason we come to see these films.

The computer-animated robots do it for most people. Some are drawn in by the appeal of seeing a Michael Bay-directed film, none of which fail to harbor an explosion or fifty.

For me, the Transformers were a fun part of my childhood that have turned into a burdensome part of my adulthood and career. Yet the camaraderie of seeing this film with my uncles and cousins was worth the lure of mind-and-butt-numbing chaos. Plus, Peter Cullen always sounds great doing the voice for Optimus Prime. I'm happy I rolled out to see this film.

If I had to frame a plot for Age

of Extinction, it would look a little like this: Cade Yeager (Wahlberg, way out of his element playing a Te x a n ) re c o v e r s a s e v e re l y damaged Optimus and finds himself on the wrong side of a government Black Ops unit bent on annihilating both the Autobots and Decepticons after the sick b a t t l e t h a t a l m o s t d e s t ro y e d Chicago in 2011's installment, Dark of the Moon. After eluding Titus Welliver's wicked Agent Savoy, Yeager, his pretty blonde daughter (Nicola Peltz), and her Irish boyfriend (Jack Reynor) team up with the remaining Autobots (Hound, Drift, and Crosshairs) to attempt a takedown of Kelsey Grammer's agent-in-charge. The man who played Frasier Crane has a character name, but it was hardly used and would confuse

this narrative. Instead, he's just an awesome bad guy in cahoots with another awesome bad guy CEO (Stanley Tucci) who is using the recovered remains of the destroyed Autobots to design his own army of artificially intelligent killer robots.

This leads to a return of the evilest Decepticon of them all, Megatron (Frank Welker) who now goes by the moniker of Galvatron. And everyone is pursued by other alien robot bounty hunters all the while.

That's pretty simple, right? Oh, and there are dinosaur Autobots at the very end. One of them breathes fire.

This holy mess of a storyline takes the central characters from Texas to Chicago and then over to Hong Kong where the warring robots, aliens, and G-men blast the daylights out of the overcrowded

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city. All the comedic relief, special effects, and busy-ness that the movie creates is great, if you like that sort of thing, but the most entertaining part of the film for me was the fight between Welliver and Wahlberg that has them chasing each other down the side of an apartment complex, bouncing from window ledge to clothesline to rickety air conditioning unit. It was exciting, fast-paced, and easily the most realistic thing that happened t h ro u g h o u t t h e f i l m ' s a l m o s t endless 180 minutes. There's always a bright side, kids.

"Transformers: Age of Extinction" runs 180 minutes and is rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action, language, and brief innuendo. I give this film one star out of four.

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Religion Everything old is new again

By JULIA MOSKIN New York Times News Service NEW YORK —Artisanal gefilte fish. Slowfermented bagels. Organic chopped liver.

Sustainable schmaltz.

These aren’t punch lines to a fresh crop of Jewish jokes. They are real foods that recently arrived on New York City’s food scene.

And they are proof of a sudden and strong movement among young cooks, mostly JewishAmericans, to embrace and redeem the foods of their forebears. That’s why, at this moment in 21st-century New York, the cutting edge of cuisine is the beet-heavy, cabbage-friendly, herring-loving diet of 19th-century Jews in Eastern Europe.

“It turns out that our ancestors knew what they were doing,” said Jeffrey Yoskovitz, an owner of Gefilteria, a company that makes unorthodox versions of gefilte fish and is branching out into slow-brined pickles and strudel. “The recipes and techniques are almost gone, and we have to capture the knowledge before it’s lost.”

The wave that began with Gefilteria, the Mile

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End delis, Shelsky’s of Brooklyn and Kutsher’s Tribeca has suddenly crested, with three places opening in the past month. Black Seed Bagels, a brick-oven bakery from the owners of Mile End, features toppings like horseradish cream cheese, beet-cured salmon and watermelon radishes.

Baz Bagel & Restaurant, a cheerful Minsk-toMiami venture, offers bread pudding made from babka, lemon-scented blintzes and hand-rolled pumpernickel-everything bagels. And Russ & Daughters Cafe serves the store’s legendary smoked fish and herring alongside remixed classics like whitefish chowder and halvah ice cream with salted caramel.

The chefs and artisans behind these new enterprises are embracing the quickly disappearing foods of their grandparents — blintzes and babka, kasha and knishes — and jolting them back to strength with an infusion of modern culinary ideas. Those foods became punch lines in the 1970s, when the health consequences of a steady diet of meat, salt, bread and cream became apparent, and when strong, smelly foods like garlic dill pickles and herring with raw onion seemed dated, even

embarrassing. “Food rejection was part of the assimilation process,” said Devra Ferst, editor of the food blog The Jew & The Carrot.

But now, as the values of the food revolution (fresh, local, sustainable, seasonal) have inspired a whole generation of young Jewish-Americans, they have found ways to bring the two camps together. “Kosher food didn’t reflect our generation or our tastes,” said Yoskowitz; he and his partner, Liz Alpern, are 29. “And modern food didn’t reflect our history.”

There are new artisanal Jewish delis in Atlanta (The General Muir), Los Angeles (Wexler’s Deli), Seattle (Stopsky’s) and San Francisco, the West Coast epicenter, where Shorty Goldstein’s and Wise Sons and the Old World Food Truck compete not only in storefronts but on the streets.

Their goal is preservation, closely followed by improvisation. They are learning to smoke fish, ferment pickles and bake pumpernickel bread in the ways their ancestors did. They are holding pop-up Sabbath dinners on Friday nights, where the challah might be swirled with cheddar or drizzled with harissa oil. And in kitchens and social media, they are building a

hive of relationships, skills and ideas that can be described as a virtual shtetl.

Noah Arenstein, a part-time lawyer, started Scharf & Zoyer (Yiddish for sharp and sour) to make crazed versions of deli sandwiches, like fried chicken skin and dill crème fraîche between slices of noodle kugel and a “Korean lox spread” of cream cheese, lox, gochujang and scallions.

When he was looking for an aromatic bread for a tuna salad sandwich, he was directed to Breads Bakery in the Flatiron district, where baker Uri Scheft helped engineer an “everything” croissant with the crunchy, aromatic exterior of an everything bagel (Scheft also makes the best chocolate babka in Manhattan and other Ashkenazi treats.)

The Gefilteria team crossed paths with Theo Peck, who grew up working at Ratner’s, his family’s restaurant on the Lower East Side, and had just opened Peck’s, a cafe near his home in Brooklyn. “We were looking for someone to use our beet kvass,” said Alpern, referring to a fizzy brew that gave traditional borscht its sweet-sour tang when vinegar was unknown in cold climates.

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Above, the three little pigs sandwich with chips. Below, a plate of guac bites.

Bluff City Grill looks like it is here to stay

By BILL ROSEBERRY Of The Edge Bluff City Grill may be the new kid on the block in Alton, but with their hip and diverse menu they don't look to be going away anytime soon.

Located at 102 West 9th St. near downtown Alton, I had heard some of the buzz surrounding Bluff City so recently I threw together an impromptu dinner party to go check it out.

Bluff City boasts both a full-size bar and an intimate dining area.

With a few craft beers available and an extensive wine list to accompany an eclectic menu, Bluff City is a great spot to visit with a large group of friends, or good for a date night.

I went on a Sunday with my parents, my buddy John, my friends Dave and Rachel and their kids as well as friends Dustin and Christine and their son, so we had a wide range of patrons in our party.

Everyone went away satisfied, too.

I had to start my Bluff City experience with a quirky option that I had heard about that is quickly becoming the restaurants signature selection — guac bites. Guac bites are my latest venture into the fried food world with fried guacamole.

The guacamole is encased in a spinach tortilla and deep fried and color-wise it is, you guessed it, green.

I was curious on what would happen to the guacamole but it turned out that the guacamole was creamy as could be safe inside its crusty shell. I would compare it consistency wise to what you would get with a cheese curd or a corn nugget. They were definitely unique and unquestionably delicious.

The guac bites were also accompanied by a spicy cajun ranch sauce that had a nice little kick.

As a matter of fact, there were a lot of good appetizers at the table.

Mom and dad got fried mushrooms which were very good, Dave and Rachel ordered onion petals, which they were totally satisfied with and John got the bluff city wings tossed in the cajun ranch and the bluff city secret sauce. Unfortunately, the cajun ranch lost some of its luster being cooked into the wings.

The wings were a disappointment with the sauces being a little bland, but honestly they were the only complaint anyone had with their

Bluff City experience.

Finally it was time for the main course. I wavered between the shrimp tacos and a sandwich aptly named three little pigs. John adamantly steered me in the direction of the three little pigs because it of course included my kryptonite — bacon.

Pigs are delicious, I think that's a non-debatable issue, and the three little pigs offered a cavalcade of swine gluttony with pulled pork, applewood bacon and grilled ham.

The hefty sandwich also included

pepper jack cheese and was smothered in a carolina gold barbecue sauce and topped with pickle chips and diced red onions on grilled texas toast.

The Bluff City menu describes this monster as being able to "feed the hungriest of wolves."

I probably wouldn't describe myself as a wolf, but I was stuffed when I finished off the three little pigs. The sauce put the mammoth sandwich over the top with its sweet flavor.

John also went with the three

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little pigs and was happy with his decision.

Dustin raved about his idea to build his own burger off the menu, going with a fried egg to top it off.

The menu at Bluff City is fairly big and really diverse.

On the appetizer menu they also offer: pot stickers, chicken or pulled pork quesadillas, fried banana peppers and fried cheese planks to name a few.

The sandwich and wraps portion of the menu includes: the king of clubs, which has ham, turkey, applewood bacon, lettuce, tomato and white American cheese on grilled texas toast and the fish or shrimp tacos with three soft shelled tacos stuffed with either sautéed tilapia or sautéed shrimp and a blend of monterey jack and cheddar cheeses served over iceberg lettuce and diced tomatoes and drizzled in a sweet chili sauce, among other choices.

On the entrées portion of the menu there is: spicy chicken and shrimp pasta, garlic jalapeno tilapia and the chicken graschsa, consisting of an eight ounce center cut chicken breast seasoned and sautéed with portabello mushrooms and a sherry cream sauce served with angel hair pasta sprinkled with parmesan cheese, among others.

Bluff City sides include: tater tots and fried corn on the cob along with a few other choices.

Price-wise its not too bad. With my guac bites, three little pigs sandwich and a couple of beers I surpassed $20 for just myself, but you could easily eat a little cheaper.

Bluff City Grill is open Tuesday through Sunday, but closed on Mondays. You can check them out at www.bluffcitygrillalton.com.

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Dining Delights Fried chicken has fans beyond America's borders

By Liz Balmaseda The Palm Beach (Fla.) Post WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- If you think fried chicken is a purely Southern thing, think again.

The crispy goodness of this great, messy, finger food extends well beyond any American region. As much as we'd love to claim ownership of this down-home guilty pleasure, fried chicken belongs to the planet.

Take a glance at the drool-worthy recipes inside America's hot, new fried chicken cookbook, "Fried & True: 50 Recipes for America's Best Fried Chicken and Sides" (Clarkson Potter, $22.50), and you'll find plenty of variations on the crispy bird theme.

Sure, you'll find Southern fried chicken, buttermilk fried chicken and Louisiana battered fried chicken. But those and other classic renditions share space with Vietnamese-inspired fried chicken, Cubanstyle chicharrones de pollo, Argentinian Milanesa de Pollo a la Napolitana, Korean style crispy chicken wings, Senegalese fried chicken and even an Israeli take on chicken schnitzel.

It's all fried and true, says the book's co-author, Lee Brian Schrager, a guy who knows his fried chicken.

Sure, he's a trained chef, a gourmand and, not to mention, the founder of the South Beach and New York Wine & Food festivals. And he can feast on faddish molecular dishes, the alien spheres and foams, with the rest of the fancy food cognoscenti. But he's as fried chicken-obsessed as they come.

In fact, it was that obsession that sparked the sequence of events which led to the book project.

The sequence began innocently enough when Schrager ducked behind a curtain during one of his sold-out South Beach festival events last year. Why did the founder of America's hottest food festival need a private moment behind a curtain? To scarf down fried chicken, of course.

But, soon enough, Schrager was busted by one of his visiting food celebrities. ''Trisha Yearwood comes over and catches me in the act," Schrager says. Next thing he knows, his publisher walks up and joins the fried chicken convo. "She jokingly says, 'You should do a fried chicken book.'"

It was no joke days later when that publisher called to say, "You should really do this book," says Schrager, whose cookbook, co-authored by food writer and recipe developer Adeena Sussman, hit bookstores late last month.

No doubt, Schrager, was the guy for the job.

He's the guy who in his younger years was asked to leave a Howard Johnson's restaurant because he and his friends had surpassed the per-person limit at the all-you-can-eat fried chicken buffet. ''Imagine the humiliation of being thrown out of a HoJo's," says Schrager, who insists the fried chicken was to blame for the excess at the buffet.

The trail that led to that fateful HoJo's episode is sprinkled with fried chicken crumbs. Fried chicken was the specialtreat dinner he and his brothers would get -- delivered from Chicken Delight, their favorite restaurant in Massapequa, Long Island -- when his parents went off on date nights. Fried chicken was that magical dish his mother would conjure in her trusty, burnt orange Le Creuset Dutch oven. Fried chicken is that code dish

shared by so many of the chefs he's met along his adventures.

But if researching this book taught Schrager anything it's that the fried chicken universe is even larger than he had imagined. ''Everyone assumes fried chicken comes from the South. But it came over from Scotland in the 1700s," he says. "And almost every country has a fried chicken recipe."

In researching and recipe-tasting he discovered fried chicken can be as simple as it is complex. "For such a simple thing to make, fried chicken can taste differently, depending on the preparation. You can use the same recipe and fry it in different formats -- the fat changes the taste," says Schrager, who is partial to a Crisco-fried bird. ("It lasts longer.

You can fry more," he says.)

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Tickets are $127.50, $97.50, $69.50, $59.50, $49.50 and are avilable online at metrotix.com, by calling 314-534-1111, or in person at the Fox Theatre Box Office.

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State Fair music lineup announced

Rapper Pitbull and the Chicago cast of the Million Dollar Quartet have been added to the Illinois State Fair Grandstand entertainment offerings. They will join country artists Florida Georgia Line, Hunter Hayes and Jake Owen, rock legends Boston and Steely Dan, and the ten finalists on American Idol to form a star-studded, 2014, concert line-up.

"This entertainment line-up proves that there truly is something for everyone at this year's Illinois State Fair," Governor Pat Quinn said. "A concert in the State Fair Grandstand is a great way to spend a summer evening."

Latin Grammy winner Pitbull, whose single "Timber" just recently became his second number one hit

in the United States, will perform Saturday, Aug. 9. Tickets for the show, which range in price from $40 for a Tier 3 Grandstand seat to $65 for a VIPit track ticket in front of the stage, will go on sale Saturday, May 3, at 10 a.m. through Ticketmaster.

The cast of Million Dollar Quartet will give a free concert Monday, Aug. 11. The hit musical is currently running at the Apollo Theater in Chicago and Harrah's Showroom in Las Vegas and was inspired by the famed, 1956 recording session that brought together rock 'n' roll icons Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins for the first and only time.

"This year's entertainment is going to be something you don't want to miss," State Fair Manager Amy Bliefnick said. "From the first night to the last, the acts are top-notch. I'm looking forward to great shows and memorable performances."

The 2014 Grandstand concert series opens Friday, Aug. 8 when the American Idol Live! Tour rolls into Springfield. The tour will give fans of the hit TV series a chance to see the top ten finalists from the current season, including C.J. Harris, Jena Irene, Caleb Johnson, Jessica Meuse, MK Nobilette, Alex Preston, Dexter Roberts, Majesty Rose, Malaya Watson and Sam Woolf.

Florida Georgia Line will perform Sunday, Aug. 10, the day after the Pitbull concert. The vocal duo has rocketed to stardom since the first four singles from its platinumselling debut album, "Here's to the Good Times," shot to number one on the Billboard Country Airplay chart, including "Cruise," the best-selling digital country song of all-time and the Country Music Association's 2013 "Single of the Year."

Tuesday, Aug. 12, will feature a "triple bill" of classic rock.

Headlining the show will be 70s supergroup Boston, whose hits, including "More Than A Feeling," "Peace of Mind," "Long Time," "Don't Look Back" and "Amanda," remain a staple of classic rock radio today. Joining Boston will be the Canadian rock group April Wine, which has released more than 20 albums and performed together for more than 40 years, and Sweet, a British glam band best known for songs such as "Ballroom Blitz" and "Little Willy."

Singer and songwriter Hunter Hayes, the youngest, solo, male act ever to reach the top of the Hot Country Songs chart, will take the Grandstand stage for a concert Wednesday, Aug. 13. Hayes already has six hit singles to his credit, including "Wanted," which reached number one just after his 21st birthday in September of 2012.

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Hall of Famer Steely Dan will perform. The duo released a string of hit songs in the 1970s, including such classic rock staples as "Rikki Don't Lose That Number," "Do It Again," "Hey Nineteen," "Reelin' In the Years" and "Deacon Blues."

Country singer Jake Owen, the 2012 American Country Awards "Breakthrough Artist of the Year," is the featured entertainment Saturday, Aug. 16. Owen already has nine Top 20 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart to his credit, including the number one smash hits "Barefoot Blue Jean Night" and "Alone with You." Performers have yet to be booked for Thursday, Aug. 14, and Sunday, Aug. 17.

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Tickets for the American Idol Live! Tour can be purchased the following Saturday, May 10. Tickets for the other announced acts already are on sale.

The new concert bookings were announced during a preview party on the fairgrounds to begin the countdown to the fair. The event also included the unveiling of the 2014 Illinois State Fair theme, "Making Memories."

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Automotive

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Important Message: It’s illegal for companies doing business by phone to promise you a loan and ask you to pay for it before they deliver. For more information, call toll-free 1-877-FTC-HELP. A public service message from the Edwardsville Intelligencer and the Federal Trade Commission. $$$$$$$$$$$

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Established property management and building company is seeking an exp.

Maintenance Technician

for F/T employment performing full service maintenance duties at one or more of its apartment communities and/or commercial sites.

Work schedule is Tues-Sat with some on call. Experience w/ general apartment appliance maintenance plumbing, electric and all other general and preventative maintenance tasks required. HVAC certification required, any other certifications a plus. Must have working knowledge of both gas and electrical systems. MUST have a VALID driver’s license, be dependable, clean and self motivated.

Must pass background check. Serious inquires only need apply in person at 100 Regency Centre, Collinsville.

OPPORTUNITIES LISTED DAILY IN THE EDWARDSVILLE INTELLIGENCER

Edwardsville YMCA Property Manager Immediate opening for a Full-time Property Manager to oversee the maintenance of three facilities for the Edwardsville YMCA. Minimum five years’ experience in staff supervision, facility and project management.

Knowledge of HVAC, electrical, mechanical, and plumbing systems.

Complete description and online application available http://www.edwardsvilleymca.com/careers/work-at-the-ymca.

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First Student now hiring: P/T Bus Drivers & Monitors for Edwardsville School District.

Will train. Apply at: 17 Commercial Ct., Glen Carbon, IL 62034 Outside Sales & Service Consultant Home Improvement (Roofing, Siding, Windows) Training Provided. This is a phenomenal opportunity for high energy, entrepreneurial spirited professionals to earn unlimited income (while working flexible hours) with the world’s largest home improvement retailer! We are now accepting applications for Outside Sales Consultants with uncompromising customer service skills to generate leads, conduct sales presentations in the homes of our valued customers and accurately measure and price product. Previous experience in home improvement sales, financial sales or self-employment a plus but not required.

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Help Wanted General

HELP WANTED Faith based nursing home is seeking caring, reliable C.N.A.’s and Nurses for evening and midnight shifts.

Please apply in person at: Faith Countryside Homes 100 Faith Drive Highland, IL 62249 (NO phone calls please)

HELP WANTED Faith based nursing home is seeking certified Restoravtive Nurse (LPN or RN) for full-time days.

Restorative program completion preferred.

Please apply in person at: Faith Countryside Homes 100 Faith Drive Highland, IL 62249 (NO phone calls please)

Sports Equipment

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Wilson golf clubs, complete set, including bag, $125.

Golf Shoes, new, size 8, $25. Call 618-656-2255

Misc.

Merchandise

Now Hiring:

Outdoor Lawn/ Landscape Worker 20-30 hrs/wk, $8.50/hr w/raises, 560-1712 SELF-MOTIVATED, hard worker for days Mon-Fri; Must be avail.

7am-7pm, no split shift! Local smoke-free cleaning company.

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Seeking LPNs & RNs ONLY Private duty pediatric home care. Must have 1 yr practicing exp.

Benefits Offered & Bonus Program.

Flexible schedules: Full and Part time www.ansjobs.com 1-800-830-2737

Advantage Nursing Services St. Francis Hospital in Litchfield, IL is seeking a

Registered Nurse in Maternity.

Night shift, competitive pay, excellent benefits.

Apply at www.hshs.careers.jobs.

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10 min to SIU: 3 bd home, app inc, gas, sn rm. 975/mo. 1 yr lease. Call 363-4594 2BR, 1BA home in E’ville. Quiet area.

Avail. Aug. 1. $675/ mo + dep. 267-2386 3BR, Edwardsville, appliances furnished, ideal for students, $800/mo 618-920-3641

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4 bedroom 2.5 bath in The Oaks Subdivision, Avail. 7/1. $2100/mo.

Call 314-640-3264.

C.K.S. METAL CORP. (618) 656-5306 M-F 8:00-5:00 SAT 8-12

EDWARDSVILLE, IL All Brick, 3br/1.5ba, all appls, fully carpeted FP, C/A. $1075 mo. dep + lease. 656-9423

#1 Copper $2.74/lb. #2 Copper $2.60/lb.

Yellow Brass $1.65/lb.

Stainless $.61/lb.

Painted Siding $.60/lb.

Scrap Alum $.51-.71/lb.

Alum Cans $.58/lb.

Clean Alum Wheels $.71/lb.

Electric Motors $.24/lb.

Seal Units $.17 Batteries $.29 Christmas Lights $.30 Insulated Wire #1-$1.15 #2-$.90 Scrap Iron $150.-$180./Ton

Apts/Duplexes/Homes www.glsrent.com (618)656-2230 For Rent or Sale 2Br, 1Ba, Grandview Sub. Avail. 8/1. $885/ mo + dep. 567-1371

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* F/T Cook, Assistants, * 04 Certified Teachers, * and Director qualified persons w/ experience.

Inquiries: 618-667-9350

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Houses For Rent

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All Real Estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, status or national origin or an intention to make any such preference, limitation, or discrimination.” Familial status includes children living with parents or legal custodians, pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18.

Apts/Duplexes For Rent

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2 BR 1.5 BA Townhomes SMOKE FREE. 15 minutes to St. Louis and SIUE. I-255/ Horseshoe Lake Rd area. $675 mo includes washer/ dryer, water, sewer and trash service. No pets. www.fairway-estates.net 618-931-4700

1BR apt, w/d hkup Non-smoking, no pets. $590/mo + dep 6569204 or cell: 444-1004 1BR loft apt & 1BR duplex $585/mo $1000dep. 656-8953 1BR on 157, 8 mins from SIU, fp, w/d hkup.

Free w/s/t. $525/mo. + dep. No pets 345-9131

1br, $450/mo, no pets, ph. 656-3407. no calls after 6pm

This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination call HUD toll free at 1-800-669-9777.

The toll free telephone number for the hearing impaired is 1-800-927-9275.

2BR 3rd flr Apt. Luxury plus!

Rehabbed brick warehouse on 3 quiet acres dwntn Edwville. $850 + dep. No pets 270 W. Union. Call 618-334-3647

2BR Loft, newly remod new kit, ba, wndws/drs d/w, w/d hkups. $675 incl. w/s/t. 593-0173

In addition to our daily newspaper and website in the Edwardsville and Glen Carbon areas of Madison County, we have partnerships with the biggest names in digital and social media.

With all this we can offer our advertisers

unmatched reach and targeting capabilities –from the very local to the national scale.

Do you have experience meeting and exceeding monthly sales goals, anticipating challenges and continually hunting for new customers?

2BR Townhomes, Edw 1.5 BA, w/d hkup, No pets. $750 w/gar; 692-1745; 978-2867.

If you are goal-driven, digitally confident and have one to two years of outside sales experience selling to small businesses, then we want to talk to you. We offer a competitive base salary with unlimited commission potential, paid vacation, full medical benefits and a 401K with company match.

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* 2BR, updated/nice * 1BR, Big country Kitchen, New Carpet, Off Street Pking, Coin-Op laundry in Bldg. Worden. Call Phil 636-375-4161.

3br, 3 full ba, Esic area, fenced back yd, $1250/mo. Call 217-381-7069

618-624-4610 cecilmanagement.com Glen Carbon 1BR, all electric, stove, fridge, dw, stacked w/d, FP, trash pd from $615. 618-624-4610 carports available 2BR, 1.5BA, all electric, stove, fridge, wd hookups, from $695. 618-624-4610 Available Soon!

2br, 1.5ba townhomes.

(618)692-9310 www.rentchp.com Duplex For Rent: 2101 Stanford Pl. $1,250/mo. 3br, 2 full ba, 618-593-7603 FOR RENT: LUXURY TOWNHOMES AND APARTMENTS. 3BR/2BA or 2BR/1.5BA in Highland. $695-$735/mo.

Call (618)830-4985.

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Private Bed and Bathroom. Apartments available now!

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E’ville, 50 Devon Ct. 1 & 2 BR apts. w/s/t paid. 618-791-9062 HOUSE / CONDOS & APARTMENTS HARTMANN RENTALS CALL FOR DETAILS 618-344-7900 HartRent.info for Photos & Prices LUXURY 2 BRs located at 270 & 111 Gourmet kitchens, 2 bay windows, washer/dryer included.

WST included. Must See! $675. Call for our move-in specials!

(618)931-3333.

Montclaire area duplex 2br, 2ba, bsmnt, 1 car garage. $900/mo.

541-5831 or 558-5058.

Roommates

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1br, private bath, newer home. Safe, quiet neighborhood, Glen Carbon, utilities included. Laundry, kitchen priviledges, off street parking, $400/mo. 779-3738 Newly renovated condo w/private room, partially furnished, w/ washer/dryer included.

Quiet cul-de-sac.

3 minutes from SIUE. Private parking. $375 +deposit.

618/979-1561

Commercial Space For Rent 720 4000 Sq Ft retail space for lease, 1411 Montclaire West on Troy Rd 618-530-6138

Office Space For Rent

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HWY 159-Maryville, 1200sq., 5 offices, rec area. $900/ 346-7878 www.osbornproperties.com

Important Message: Companies that do business by phone can’t ask you to pay for credit before you get it. For more information, call toll-free 1-877-FTC-HELP. A public service message from the Edwardsville Intelligencer and the Federal Trade Commission.

Homes For Sale

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2br home, 132 East High, E’ville. Consider CFD w/good financial refs. 618-656-1811 3br, 2 car gar, bsmnt, detached garage, 5 acres, lake, barn, $170,000. 795-8711

Commercial Space For Rent 720 Commercial Space for rent, 50 Kreige Farm Rd. in Glen Carbon, Approx. 8,000 sq. ft.

Rate & Terms negotiable. Call 618-529-1082

LOOKING FOR A NEW HOME? START HERE! SCAN TO FIND YOUR PERFECT HOME!

2 BR, 1 Bath Glen Carbon QUAIL HOLLOW w/d hook-ups, $685 (618)346-7878 osbornproperties.com

2BR Duplex, appls. furnished, w/d hkup.

No pets. 6A & 3B Hickory Hills, across from Glen Carbon P.O. Available Now! 618-578-8478.

314-578-0961.

Hearst Media Services is looking for digitally savvy, highly motivated sales professionals to join our team of multimedia sales consultants. If you love to sell and are knowledgeable about digital media, then we have the perfect opportunity for you to join us and help our customers to grow their businesses.

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1br, E’ville, range, fridge, dishwaser, w/s/t, no pets/smoke.

From $575. 656-1480.

We may be looking for YOU!

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3 Family Garage Sale 1565 Lewis Rd, Edwardsville Fri. 7/11, 8am-7pm & Sat. 7/12, 8am-3pm. baby clothes 0-7, baby toys, books, furniture, etc.

435 & 419 Chadwyck, Glen Carbon.

Fairfield Subdivision, Fri. 7/11, 2p-6p & Sat, 7/12, 8a-12p; Kids clothes, toys & books, Abercrombie, Hollister & Justice!

TWO DAY GARAGE SALE! 2 Julie Lane, Edwardsville in The Homes of Center Grove.

Friday and Saturday from 7a-1p both days!

Furniture, clothes, Prom and Homecoming dresses, books, shoes-perfect for back to school!

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