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JULY 21 ISSUE

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Continuing to evolve Afterwords Bookstore gets new owner.

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Vocalist to appear at Laurie's Place.

7 10 "Horrible Bosses" Jefferson City

Missouri's often over-looked gem.

Fun returns to the cinema.

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Edwardsville's finest New exhibit planned at EAC.

16 "Singin' in the Rain" Hollywood classic comes to the Muny.

20 Papayas

Bring home the taste of the islands.

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What’s Happening Friday July 22____________ • Celebrate St. Louis Summer Concert: Keb’ Mo’, Base of The Arch, St. Louis, 6 to 10 p.m.

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

• Empires, The Firebird, St. Louis, 6 p.m.

• The Secret Garden, The Robert G. Reim Theatre, Kirkwood Civic Center, 8 p.m.

• Singin’ in the Rain, The Muny, St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.

• Ava, Wait, Monsters Eats Manhattan, From Skies of Fire, Carthage, Stepback Leopard, The Firebird, 9:20 p.m.

Louis, 8 p.m.

• Singin’ in the Rain, The Muny, St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.

• Blitzen Trapper, The Firebird, St. Louis, 8 p.m.

• The Secret Garden, The Robert G. Reim Theatre, Kirkwood Civic Center, 4 and 8 p.m.

Sunday July 24____________

• Henry Shaw Cactus and Succulent Society show and sale, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

• Styx and Yes, Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, St. Louis • The Wedding Show, America’s Center, St. Louis, 11 to 4 p.m.

• Gateway Grizzlies vs. River City, GCS Ballark, Sauget, Ill, 6:05 p.m.

• Singin’ in the Rain, The Muny, St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.

• Off With Their Heads, Riverboat Gamblers, Dead to Me, The • Henry Shaw Cactus and Firebird, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m.

• The Secret Garden, The Robert Succulent Society show and sale, G. Reim Theatre, Kirkwood Civic Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Center, 2 and 7:30 p.m.

Louis, 12 to 5 p.m.

• Celebrate St. Louis Summer Concert: Barenaked Ladies, base of The Arch, St. Louis, 6 to 10 p.m.

• Billy Gardell, The Pageant, St.

Saturday July 23____________

Monday July 25____________ • Henry Shaw Cactus and Succulent Society show and sale, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis,9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

• Anarbor Valencia, The Firebird, St. Louis, 6:30 p.m.

• Gateway Grizzlies vs. River City, GCS Ballark, Sauget, Ill, 7:05 p.m.

• St. Louis Cardinals vs. Houston Astros, Busch Stadium, St. Louis, 7:15 p.m.

• Little Shop of Horrors, The Muny, St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.

Tuesday July 26____________ • Henry Shaw Cactus and Succulent Society show and sale, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis,9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

• The Dear Hunter with Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground, O’Brother, The Felix Culpa, The Firebird, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m.

• Gateway Grizzlies vs. River City, GCS Ballark, Sauget, Ill, 7:05 p.m.

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LuAnn Locke has taken over Afterwords from its founders, Rebekah Shelton and Chris Ryan.

Afterwords Bookstore continues to evolve

By ANN NICCUM Of The Edge Afterwords Bookstore is getting a new name, look and owner, but will continue its same usedbook service.

The shop at 231 N. Main St., Edwardsville, was started by Rebekah Shelton and her husband, Chris Ryan, in 2009. After nearly two years, Shelton and Ryan have passed the business on to one of their part-time employees, LuAnn Locke.

Locke started working at the store about three months ago. She said Shelton, a friend and former co-worker, contacted her on Facebook to see what she was doing and told her about her store.

Locke said she had just had a son and was seeking part-time employment when Shelton offered her a job. From the beginning, she was thinking about what she would do next. “I was searching for something,” she said.

Locke, who has a B.A. in English from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and has a background in finance and business, was thinking about returning to school to earn a masters in library science or fine arts. But when she learned Shelton and Ryan wanted to sell the business, she thought it was a perfect opportunity. “Do all the

things I love,” Locke said. “I love books.”

The Edwardsville resident took over the store on June 1 and renamed it slightly to Afterwords Books.

“We want people to know we are still here,” Locke said. “And Truman is still here, too.”

Truman, an orange tabby cat, is a rescue cat who has lived in the store for two years. Locke said it made sense for him to stay. “This is his home,” she said. “People are always asking about Truman.”

Locke said the business will be mostly the same as before — 90 percent used books and 10 percent new. They will also honor store credits built before the change in ownership.

The store will continue to offer the same services as before, such as store credits or 20 percent of list price for those who trade in older books. Those credits can be applied to new or used books.

The store orders new books when requested.

They offer a 10 percent discount on new books.

Orders typically take three to five days.

Locke said they have updated the store a bit with some painting, a new seating area for children and a changing table in the bathroom.

Locke said Natalie Kelsey, of Nato Botto Art, helped her redo the area, such as with the painting and artwork.

“She made it beautiful and painted a mural on wall,” Locke said.

In addition, Locke said the store will continue to sell its children’s merchandise, such as Melissa and Doug products, (www.melissaanddoug.com). “We have a lot of great products for kids,” she said. The store sells puppets, puzzles and more.

She said her goal is to make it a family-friendly place. “I really gravitate towards kids.” She herself is a mother of three — Ollie, who is 1, and daughters Jordan, 11, and Kaleigh, 18.

Locke said children and strollers are always welcome. “We have nothing breakable,” she said.

The bookstore has story time for children every Saturday at 11 a.m. All ages are welcome.

Locke said sometimes they have special guests and sometimes she is the reader — or her alter ego LuLu. For adults, Locke hopes to add book clubs, book signings and poetry readings in the future.

Afterwords Books is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday and 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday. The store’s old website www.afterwordsbookstore. com will direct viewers to the store’s new blog, afterwordsbooks.blogspot.com, and Facebook page.

For more information, call 655-0355.

Saint Louis Zoo wrapping up summer programs The following events have been planned at the Saint Louis Zoo. May 27 through September 2, 2011 Jungle Boogie Friday Night Concert Series. 5 to 8 p.m. Free. For information: (314) 781-0900 or www.stlzoo.org. Bring the whole family for a free concert in the center of the Zoo. Zoo is open 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. No concert on June 17, 2011.

July 22 – Hillbilly Authority July 29 – Galaxy Red August 5 – Charles Glenn August 12 – Griffin & the Gargoyles August 19 – Bottoms Up Blues Gang August 26 – Super Jam May 28 through September 5, 2011 Emerson Children’s Zoo Animal Shows.

Animals will showcase their natural talents that they have learned to perform on cue. Show times at 10 and 11 a.m., 1, 2 and 3 p.m. daily. Additional show

on Saturdays and Sundays at 4 p.m. No s h o w s o n We d n e s d a y s . A d m i s s i o n t o the Children’s Zoo is $4 per person with free admission the first hour the Zoo is open. Children under two are free. For information: 314/781-0900 or www.stlzoo. org.

Daily, May 28 through September 5, 2011 P N C B a n k S e a L i o n S h o w. S e a l i o n superstars show off their natural abilities with front flipper walks, balancing acts, hurdle jumps in the water, Frisbee throws and lots of splashing! Daily shows at 11 a.m., 1 and 3 p.m., and 4:30 p.m. show o n S a t u rd a y s , S u n d a y s a n d h o l i d a y s after Memorial Day. Admission is $3/ person. Children under two are free. For information: 314/781-0900 or www.stlzoo. org.

Through September 25, 2011 Stingrays at Caribbean Cove featuring

Sharks. Admission is $3.00 for general public and $1.50 for Zoo Friends members.

Children under two are free. Feeding is $1.00. Admission is free the first hour the Zoo is open. Group rate for 15 or more is $2.50 per person. For information: (314) 781-0900 or www.stlzoo.org.

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

Also, meet some new additions this year – brownbanded bamboo and bonnethead sharks!

July 27, 2011 Jammin’ at the Zoo presented by Macy’s. 6 to 10 p.m. Admission charge.

For information: www.stlzoo.org or (314)

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781-0900.

The Young Zoo Friends host a summer party lakeside in the center of the Zoo. Sponsored by Macy’s with media support provided by Fox 2, KPLR 11, Y98 FM, metromix.com and Riverfront Times.

September 2, 2011 Jungle Boogie Friday Night Concert Series featuring Ralph Butler Band. 5 to 8 p.m. Free. For information: (314) 781-0900 or www.stlzoo.org.

Bring the whole family for a free concert in the center of the Zoo. Zoo is open 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.

September 10, 2011 Just Like You at the Zoo. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free. For information: 314/781-0900 or www.stlzoo.org.

Join St. Louis Children’s Hospital at the Zoo as we “hunt” for nutrition and exercise information.

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Hurricane Ruth Glen Carbon vocalist bringing her act to Laurie's Place

By KRISTA WILKINSON-MIDGLEY Of The Edge Most people never get the chance to live out their passion on a daily basis, but singer/ songwriter Ruth LaMaster is determined to give it her best shot.

Known as “Hurricane Ruth”, she is the lead singer for the power blues band of the same name. The band will perform at 9 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 6 at Laurie’s Place in downtown Edwardsville.

Don’t let her petite frame fool you. This lady packs one heck of a vocal punch belting out the blues, jazz and rock with the best of them.

Born and raised in the little river town of Beardstown, Ill., LaMaster grew up surrounded by the sounds of the great blues and rock legends of the day.

“My father, Milt LaMaster, was a tremendous drummer. My parents owned a tavern for many years in Beardstown. They had jam sessions every Sunday. Without pushing me, he exposed me to all kinds of different music,” said LaMaster.

LaMaster cites the music of Ray Charles, Sarah Vaughan, Patsy Cline, Ella Fitzgerald, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix and early Elvis Presley as big influences during her early years.

“I’ve been inspired by so many people,” she said.

She says she started singing professionally while still a student at Springfield College in Illinois (now known as Benedictine University). At that time, she was a double major in music and performance and pre-law.

“They had a tremendous music department there and that’s how I paid my way through school,” she said.

LaMaster said she spent three to four nights a week behind a microphone at various clubs and parties.

“The 8 a.m classes were kind of tough to take,” she laughed.

Ultimately, she decided that music, rather than the law, was her true love.

“I thought I wanted to be a lawyer but things take you in a different way, and I also thought I wanted to be a rock star.”

After college, she went on the road with the first inception of Hurricane Ruth, which was predominately a horn band then. According to LaMaster, she got her start thanks to trumpeter Dick Garretson, who was the arranger/conductor for the band.

They toured successfully throughout the midwest and even opened for the likes of blues greats John Lee Hooker, Taj Mahal, Sam & Dave and the Ramsey Lewis Trio.

“We won some awards and got some recognition. Motown was interested in signing us. We would have been the first white band since Rare Earth. Planet Records was also interested,” she said.

In the end, the band didn’t sign.

LaMaster said life on the road, nearly two years, was hard.

“It was very tough. Very tough. You get in the van and you drive to Des Moines, Iowa, and you’re in Bloomington, Ind., and you’re at a Perkins restaurant having breakfast. Pretty much the way that I stayed sane was I jogged, every day. It gave me a way to look at the city and go at a slower pace. It was very tough as anyone will tell you. I met a lot of great people along the way but it was very tough,” she said. “You’d be dog-tired when you got off stage then you’d climb in the van and drive for hours somewhere or you would drive home, do laundry, and then get back out on the road.”

Following her success with Hurricane Ruth, LaMaster continued to perform and write

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music over the next decade. She joined a band called Slick New Face, which deviated away from the blues and had a much harder, rock sound.

“I kind of wanted to delve into my rockand-roll roots. I call it the streak of heavy metal rock that runs through me,” said LaMaster.

She said the band did fairly well, opening for Judas Priest and The Romantics. Once again, the labels expressed an interest.

Unfortunately, as with Hurricane Ruth before, it wasn’t to be.

“We had some bites and some hits. We were mostly an original band, but back at that time they (the record labels) felt that it was a little bit too powerful and too edgy for that time. It was 1980/81 so you had to realize that there weren’t too many women rock singers out there. You had Ann Wilson of Heart, Joan Jett and Lita Ford of The Runaways but you didn’t really have any women that were powerful, in your face rock singers. It was mostly a male domain,” she said.

LaMaster continued to tour for a little longer, this time with a band out of Peoria called Proper Stranger and then with another band called Daddy’s Girl. Regional and national success was always tantalizingly close, but just out of reach.

Eventually, the monotony of life on the road got to be too much and LaMaster decided she needed a break. She calls it her “little blip on the radar”. That blip ended up becoming a very successful career with UPS. “As with anything on the road and the lifestyle comes an opportunity to change, and I just simply got tired of the road,” she said.

LaMaster said she had an opportunity to start as a summer driver in Springfield with UPS. Then she got promoted into supervision and became a driver supervisor and retired last June after 27 years.

But there wasn’t a day that went by, she said, that she didn’t think about music and doing it again.

“It’s funny how life happens. God has given me a second chance to do what I truly love. I’m just so happy about that,” she said.

“I never stopped thinking about it. I always jammed on the weekends.”

Now that her second chance is here, LaMaster is brimming with new-found energy and excitement to get back into music fulltime. Hurricane Ruth is back with a new line up and ready to wow the crowds with their power blues sound.

“I have a tremendous lineup. I really love playing with these guys,” she said.

Hurricane Ruth, the second inception, includes Gary Davis on bass, Jim Engel on drums, David Lumsden on lead guitar and LaMaster as lead vocals.

“I’ve known and played with Gary off and on for at least the past 11-12 years. He is a very good singer and just a tremendous bass player. I’ve played with Jimmy for the same amount of time as Gary. My lead guitar player is David Lumsden. He has been playing professionally since he was 14-years-old. He’s a tremendous guitar player. He play rock, jazz, blues but his main area of expertise is the blues, and he can really play. I’m very blessed to be playing with these guys,” said LaMaster.

LaMaster describes the new Hurricane Ruth as a very powerful, rocking power blues.

“It really is kind of like a hurricane. You’ve got the instances when it will blow you down.

Then we’ll just bring it down. Then slowly switch and bring the energy back to the show.

People do need to be able to breathe with you.

That’s what I’m going to really love about being at Laurie’s Place - a high energy show in a really intimate setting,” she said.aShe said

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"Hurricane" Ruth LaMaster she’s never stopped performing or dreaming about music. Never stopped thinking about or writing music. It’s always been a part of her. The band recently played its first show at the Chatham Illinois Sweetcorn Festival, which is part of the Illinois Central Blues Club, and more gigs are on the way.

LaMaster is always conscious of the good fortune she’s had and makes a point of giving back. She recently performed at a benefit concert called Ladies Sing the Blues at the Hoogland Center for the Arts in Springfield, Ill.. The concert was in support of Illinois Wings, which is a not-for-profit organization that helps people stricken with breast cancer pay for their treatment. She also took part in Girl-a-Thon last October in Springfield, which was an all-female venue for breast cancer awareness.

Despite her close connections with Springfield, LaMaster said she has no plans to leave.

“I love this area. It’s so beautiful,” she said.

“I’m drawn to the river because I grew up on the river...all of the clubs that are in St. Louis, the clubs that are here in Edwardsville - its’ just incredible. Plus, I’m a die-hard Cardinals fan. You gotta love those Cardinals.

There’s so many opportunities to do music.

And Memphis is so close and Nashville and Atlanta, these are all venues where I want to perform. So, I’m sticking around.”

And her ultimate goal?

LaMaster’s answer is quick and to the point.

“I want to establish regional success. You don’t have to go on the road anymore, unless you want to. With the Internet, you can go anywhere...I want to have national success.

These are all lofty goals, I know, for someone who’s been around the block. And I would love to get signed. That is my goal. Before I get called, I want to get signed and do it right. And give back as well,” she said.

LaMaster is now well on her way. Her dreams of playing in B.B. King’s Blues Club in Memphis and Buddy Guy’s Legends Bar in Chicago are once again within reach.

She recalled a moment in January 1980 when the first Hurricane Ruth was opening for Willie Dixon at a club in Iowa.

“Willie Dixon said, ‘You’re the only hurricane that I can appreciate.’ That meant a lot to me. He stayed and listened to our whole set,” she said. I hope to make a lot more wonderful memories. There’s not too many people who get a second chance to do what they love to do. You become what you think. I thought, and I thought and I dreamed and I dreamed.”

Ruth LaMaster with Hurricane Ruth will perform at Laurie’s Place, 228 N. Main St. in downtown Edwardsville at 9 p.m. on Aug. 6.

People People planner State Fair Mega Passes offered Mega Passes for the 2011 Illinois State Fair went on sale June 16.

The popular carnival ride passes will be available for a price of $65.

“The Mega Pass is a tremendous value for anyone who enjoys carnival rides,” State Fair Manager Amy Bliefnick said. “Between the carnival Midway and Adventure Village, the fair has more than 65 thrilling rides, and the Mega Pass lets fairgoers ride them all as often as they like, whenever they like.”

The Mega Pass is valid all ten days of the fair plus Preview N i g h t . H o w e v e r, i t d o e s n o t include admission to the fair or rides on the Tram, Sky Glide and Giant Slide.

To purchase a pass, fairgoers should stop by the Emmerson Building, which is located on Main Street north of Ethnic Village on the Illinois State Fairgrounds.

The Emmerson Building is open Monday through Friday, except holidays, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Passes also can be purchased online at the state fair ’s website, w w w. i l l i n o i s s t a t e f a i r. i n f o , o r b y p h o n e a t ( 2 1 7 ) 7 8 2 - 0 7 7 5 .

However, because they require an identification photo, fairgoers who choose to buy passes online or by phone still will need to stop by the Emmerson Building to pick them up.

The fair also has announced plans to offer special, one-day ride bracelets this year. The bracelets will sell for $25 and entitle fairgoers to unlimited carnival rides during specific hours on the day they are purchased. The hours are from noon to 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 12, and Friday, Aug. 19, from noon to 11 p.m. Monday, Aug. 15, through Thursday, Aug. 18, and from noon to 10 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 21.

“These bracelets will replace t h o s e t h e C h i l d re n ’ s M i r a c l e Network used to sell at local businesses,” Bliefnick said. “I think fairgoers will find them an affordable and convenient way to enjoy the carnival rides because they can be purchased for a great price on the fairgrounds.”

The Illinois State Fair will be held Aug. 12-21.

paranormal investigators this side of the Ghostbusters.

Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson of the Syfy Channel’s reality series “Ghost Hunters” made the trip to Jefferson City on June 6 to spend several nights in “jail.”

Their mission: to film an episode inside the prison walls and get to the bottom of all the spine-chilling chatter. The episode airs later this fall, but the visit has already spiked interest from fans of the show and other paranormal groups wanting to stay at the prison and see for themselves. In the realm of ghost hunters, both amateur and pro, the Missouri State Penitentiary is quickly becoming the cool place to be.

“We’ve had a ton of interest from fans and investigators wanting to book a tour at the prison since we were able to announce that ‘Ghost Hunters’ had been here,” said Jefferson City Convention and Visitors Bureau Communications Manager Sarah Alsager.

According to Alsager, the rise of the prison tour ’s popularity

has been meteoric. The MSP Tour started with 3,400 visitors in 2009 when the city had only a regular two-hour history tour. In 2010, the CVB added a four-hour, in-depth history tour and the numbers jumped to 11,700, a 275-percent i n c re a s e . T h i s y e a r, w i t h t h e expansion of the tours to include ghost tours and paranormal investigations, over 7,200 people have gone through the gates in a little under four months.

Twilight Ghost Tours cost $25 per person for a two-hour tour, and feature exploration of Housing Unit 1, A-Hall, Dungeon Cells and the Gas Chamber. Flashlights are provided to light the way for those who are courageous enough to walk the hallways and explore the dingy, aged cells after dark. Twohour Ghost Hunt Tours are also $25 per person and provide both history and interactive exploration of the prison.

Open Paranormal Investigations include a history tour, a supervised investigation and an overnight stay from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. at a

cost of $100 per person. Private Paranormal Investigations for organized groups are also available for a $1600 group fee (up to 16 people).

For more information about prison tours, to book a tour or a tour-and-lodging package, please visit MissouriPenTours. com or contact the Jefferson City Convention and Visitors Bureau at 866-998-6998.

Grafton to celebrate 175 years Imagine if you will a riverfront packed with manufacturing companies, mills, quarries, loading docks and riverboat traffic. This was the vision of James Mason when he purchased the land that is now Grafton, Illinois.

Founded in 1836, Grafton will commemorate its 175th Anniversary this fall with a celebration of “175 Years on the Rivers” scheduled for Saturday & Sunday, September 17 and 18.

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Planning for the city wide anniversary celebration has been under way for the past several months.

The event will kick-off with a re-enactment of the Opening of the Great River Road on Saturday, September 17 at 9 a.m. Festivities w i l l c o n ti n u e t h ro u g h o u t t h e weekend with a full schedule of events, which includes: “Life on the River” land parade, memorial c e re m o n y t o h o n o r v e t e r a n s , patriotic boat parade, Grafton School Alumni Reunion, dog fetch & fish, car show, boat show, motorcycle show, historic displays, walking tours, Rendezvous Camp, craftsman demonstrations, kid’s activities, softball tournament, fireworks, merchandise vendors and food.

Mark your calendar and plan to celebrate “175 Years on the Rivers” in Grafton on Saturday & Sunday, September 17 & 18, 2011. For more information or a full schedule of events, go to www.EnjoyGrafton. com or call (618) 786-7000.

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Missouri State Penitentiary offers ghost tours The heart-stopping thrill of creeping through an old abandoned prison after dark with the chance of encountering ghosts face-to-face is luring paranormal researchers and enthusiasts from around the country to the Missouri State Penitentiary (MSP) Ghost Tours in Jefferson City.

The Penitentiary, built in 1836 and decommissioned in 2004, was the oldest continuously operating prison west of the Mississippi and was at one time one of the largest prisons in the world with approximately 5,200 inmates. Forty inmates have been executed in the gas chamber at MSP and Time Magazine once called the detention center the “Bloodiest 47 acres in America” for the frequent violence inside its walls. With all of its history, there’s no doubt that the probability for paranormal energy on-site is considered to be high.

Talk of the prison’s supernatural qualities even captured the attention of the most famous

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People People planner MoBOT to host Japanese Festival Celebrate the culture and traditions of Japan when the 35th annual Japanese Festival returns to the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis! From music to martial arts, sumo to sushi, bon odori dancing to bonsai displays and taiko drumming to Tea House Island tours, the three-day Labor Day weekend is filled with sights, sounds and experiences fit for the entire family. The 2011 Japanese Festival is Saturday, Sept. 3 and S u n d a y, S e p t . 4 f ro m 1 0 a . m . to 8 p.m. and Monday, Sept. 5 (Labor Day) from 10 a.m. to 5 p. m. Admission is $15 for adults, $10 for seniors (ages 65 and over) and $5 for children ages 3 to 12.

Visit www.mobot.org/events/ japanesefestival for details.

Seiwa-en, the “garden of pure, clear harmony and peace” and one of the largest authentic Japanese strolling gardens in North America, takes center stage for the weekend’s festivities. A boisterous opening ceremony kicks off the celebration Saturday morning at the Japanese Garden entrance with an elaborate omikoshi Shinto shrine parade, bon odori festival dancing, taiko drumming and remarks by local and visiting dignitaries.

New in 2011, the private Tea House Island of the Japanese Garden will be open for guided public tours every hour from 12 to 6 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday and from 12 to 4 p.m.

on Monday. Normally closed to the public, visitors can see the Garden’s soan, or “farm hut” style tea house, which was a gift from Missouri’s sister state of Nagano prefecture in Japan. The tea house was originally built in Japan, and then reassembled on site by Japanese craftsmen and dedicated by a Shinto ceremony in 1977. Tea house tour tickets are $5 each and the maximum group size per tour is 20.

Japanese musicians Kaoru Watanabe and Kenny Endo will entertain crowds with a unique blended performance. Watanabe, a former member of the Japanese taiko ensemble Kodo, is a practitioner of various Japanese traverse bamboo flutes and the Western flute, along with the taiko drum. His blend of Japanese folk and classical traditions with contemporary improvisational and experimental music will be paired with the contemporary percussion and rhythm of Endo, a vanguard of the taiko genre during his 35year career.

T h e S t . L o u i s O s u w a Ta i k o group returns to the Garden to celebrate their 25th Japanese Festival appearance. These hometown favorites will sound their formidable taiko drums during reverberating performances twice daily at the outdoor Cohen Amphitheater.

Also taking the stage are retired sumo wrestlers from the Hawaiian islands. These gentle giants give visitors a glimpse of the lifestyle, training and fighting techniques of Japan’s ancient warriors. Hear

their perspective and watch several practice bouts during demonstrations twice daily.

Wa t c h martial arts demonstrations of aikido, judo, kendo and karate-do, along with the more ancient koryu bugei.

Learn about the disciplined art of ikebana flower arranging and the proper pruning of a delicate bonsai tree. Marvel at the quick work of ice sculptor Naomi Hamamura as he wields a chain saw to create birds and other objects from large, frozen blocks.

The “Candyman” Masaji Terasawa is back to roam the grounds, delighting onlookers with his unique style of street magic and sugary-spun creations. Stop by the Spink Pavilion to enjoy children’s activities including origami paper folding and traditional Japanese games.

Shop for souvenirs and other Asian-inspired merchandise at the Japanese marketplace and the Garden Gate Shop. Sample Japanese cuisine at the outdoor food court, including sushi, yakisoba noodles, pancake-like okonomiyaki and green tea ice cream. Take back the tap – bring your own refillable water bottle to keep refreshed throughout the day.

Wind down with an evening showing of the anime feature “Evangelion 1.11: You Are (Not) Alone” on Saturday. Listen to a demonstration of Japanese karaoke on Sunday. Take a candlelit stroll through the Japanese Garden from 8 to 10 p.m. on both Saturday and Sunday nights.

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Jefferson City Missouri's often over-looked gem Although St. Louis is Missouri’s most famous city, those looking for an authentic, vibrant city with a festive atmosphere should check out the often-overlooked gem of the state: Jefferson City. With a wide range of activities and beautiful scenery, Jefferson City can satisfy every aspect of a traveler’s vacation plans.

Once you arrive in Jefferson City, start your trip by partaking in all the town has to offer. Immerse yourself in a downtown street festival, view the works of local artisans at a gallery or discover a local band at one of the city’s many exciting nightspots. You can also take in the scenery of the classic architecture of buildings and stunning monuments, exhibits and gardens around the city that leave visitors and even locals in awe.

While you’re soaking in the town, get a first hand experience of Jefferson City’s exceptional shopping scene. If you’re looking for that perfect gift or just browsing, visitors and residents can always

dining experience.

Wine lovers visiting the Jefferson City area can look into the city’s two local wineries to get a rich, area taste at Summit Lake Winery and Native Stone Winery and Bull Rock Brewery.

Summit Lake Winery sits atop a bluff just five minutes from downtown Jefferson City in Holts Summit. It features eight wines, four red and four white. Native Stone Winery and Bull Rock Brewery nestles amid 300 acres of rolling hills and fields. It offers seven wines and the famous Bull Rock Beer. Summit Lake and Native Stone both feature live music on select dates and each offers a restaurant with an assortment of menu choices including appetizers, salads, sandwiches, entrees, desserts and more.

Jefferson City also has a variety of activities specific to the area for visitors to check out. Those looking to stay active while simultaneously enjoying the scenic beauty of Missouri’s river bluffs and landscapes can hit the Katy Trail, the longest “Rails to Trails” conversion in the United States.

Formerly the MKT rail line, the Katy Trail stretches for 237 miles across

and Clark Monument at the Katy Trailhead Plaza, commemorating June 4, 1804 ­ — the date when Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark camped in the area.

Just a block away is the Missouri State Capitol building, where you can take in all the stunning beauty of one of the most attractive state capitols in the country. The Missouri Veterans Memorial and Missouri Law Enforcement Memorial are just two of the must-see sites on the Capitol grounds.

Theatre lovers can enjoy one of the many performances put on in Jefferson City at its many theater companies and performance locations, such as The Etta and Joseph Miller Performing Arts Center, The Little Theatre of Jefferson City, Stained Glass Theater of Mid Missouri, The Capital City Players’ dinner theater and The Scene One Theatre. From now until the end of the season, Jefferson City lifts the curtain on well-known musicals, compelling plays, dinner theatre, local playwrights’ works and large productions by wellknown performers.

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find just what they’re looking for at one of the city’s numerous shops and boutiques .

When hunger and thirst inevitably strikes, you will be completely satisfied after leaving one of Jefferson City’s many eateries. Around every corner is a sidewalk cafe, coffee house or bar and grill from which visitors can choose, ensuring that everyone’s tastes will be met. Area favorites such as Madison’s Cafe, O’Donoghue’s Steaks and Sea Food, Cafe Via Roma, Yanis Coffee Zone, Chez Monet, Arris Bistro, The Downtown Diner, Yo Yums, Gumbo Bottoms, Mortimer Kegley’s and Prison Brews provide visitors with multiple options for a meal they are sure to never forget. Whether you and your friends choose to enjoy your favorite foods indoors or on one of the many street-side patios, you are sure to have an enjoyable

Missouri from St. Charles through Jefferson City to Clinton. Half of the trail follows Meriwether Lewis and William Clark’s legendary journey up the Missouri River. In the spring of 2011, a pedestrian and bike bridge over the Missouri River was added in Jefferson City. Cyclists and runners especially enjoy the Katy Trail in Jefferson City for its flat terrain and its easy access to the city.

If you’re more of a history buff, take a stroll through the past on a walking tour of the many celebrated locales around town. Start your journey at the base of Jefferson Street and visit the Lohman Building at Jefferson Landing State Historic Site. The area dates back to 1839, making it the oldest riverfront landing on the Missouri River.

Cross to the corner of Jefferson Street and East Capitol Avenue to see the stunning bronze Lewis

Penitentiary, the oldest continually operated prison west of the Mississippi. Decommissioned in

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2004, the MSP serves as a historic landmark, once called the “Bloodiest 47 acres in America” by Time magazine. Walk through Sonny Liston’s cell and see the site where he learned to box before he became the world’s heavyweight champion in 1962. Hear stories about Pretty Boy Floyd’s incarceration and James Earl Ray’s escape, as well as the gas chamber, where 40 executions took place.

Jeffrerson City also has upcoming events for quality family fun specifically for summer, many of which will be offered at no cost.

Enjoy Ferris Bueller ’s Day Off on August 5 on a giant inflatable screen under the stars at the Missouri State Capitol south lawn. Bring lawn chairs, blankets, refreshments (no alcoholic beverages permitted) and be ready for a relaxing night of classic entertainment.

Come see the largest car show in Jefferson City the last Saturday of every month now until September.

Listen to the classic songs, grab some food sold by the Jefferson City Host Lions Club and look at the cars displayed on the streets.

The car show benefits the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

Join Cole County residents for a

week of games, rides, crafts, food and entertainment as they celebrate at the 2011 Cole County Fair from July 25 through 30. The 61st annual Jefferson City Jaycees Cole County fair features five nights of carnival rides, motorsports events. Local and national musical acts will also be in attendance, including country stars Craig Campbell on Tuesday, July 26; Rick Trevino on Wednesday, July 27; Restless Heart on Thursday, July 28 as well as Uncle Kracker on Friday, July 29 and Starship featuring Mickey Thomas on Saturday, July 30.

Admission is $5 on Monday and $10 from Tuesday through Saturday for ages 10 and up.

On August 27, join people from all over the nation as they gather from 5 to 9 p.m. on the south side of the Missouri State Capitol for a celebration of both the state and country for the annual United as One, United We Sing. The free event will include performers from outside the state as well as area musical talent such as the Apologetics.

No matter what your interests are or how you choose to spend your time in Jefferson City,you will be warmly welcomed into the heart of the city and will leave satisfied with your stay.

Pictured are three views of Jefferson City, Mo. Photos for The Edge.

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Travel Travel briefs Man travels 300 miles 82-inch (2.08-meter) paddle. on stand-up paddle- Sahara in Vegas board donating sign to Neon HONOLULU (AP) — Bart de Museum Zwart expected to be in more pain after paddling 300 miles (480 kilometers) from Hawaii’s Big Island to Kauai.

“I’m not even sore,” he said Monday morning from his Kauai hotel room, where he slept in a bed after arriving to Kalapaki Beach the night before onboard a stand-up paddleboard.

The 41-year-old Maui man spent five days alone at sea attempting what he believes to be the first-ever solo crossing from the Big Island to Kauai on a standup paddleboard. He was headed to a Kauai clinic Monday to have swollen, infected blisters on his feet checked out. Aside from the blisters and losing about six pounds (2.7 kilograms), he said he felt fine.

“This was by far the hardest thing I’ve done in my life,” he said. “I’m glad I did it but I don’t think I’ll do it again.”

The married father of a 12-yearold daughter said he was inspired to embark on the passage by ancient Hawaiians who voyaged in simple canoes. Originally from Holland, de Zwart has lived in Haiku, Maui for 11 years, where owns the Kahana Kai Maui surf shop.

Strapped to his 14-foot (4.3-meter) longboard were enough freezedried meals and water in watertight containers for seven days. He slept on inflatable water mattresses glued together to form what resembled a kiddie pool, he explained: “At night, I blew it up and strapped it on the board.” The choppy waters and windy conditions would ocaq1casionally flip the board over, startling him awake in the water.

It was more mentally challenging than physical.

“The hardest part was survival,” he said, “being wet for five days and five nights.” He had to focus most of the time on navigating and staying on the north side of the islands, but the solitude allowed his mind to drift to minor details in life such as recent conversations with friends.

He estimated the trip involved more than 215,000 strokes with an

a concert in Las Vegas, and Louis Prima and Don Rickles were fixtures of the casino’s entertainment. The showroom stage also hosted Sonny and Cher and Judy Garland, and the casino was featured in the Rat Packera film Ocean’s Eleven.

Since the closure, the owners have brought in a liquidation firm to help sell everything inside, from $3 decks of cards to $150 table lamps with camel-shaped bases.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Owners of the closed Sahara hotel-casino on the Las Vegas Strip plan to donate one of the property’s iconic signs to the Neon Museum, a collection of Sin City’s most well-known historic markers.

SBE Entertainment officials told The Associated Press that the donation is part of celebrating the cultural significance of the casino that closed last month after 59 years.

The sign faced Sahara Avenue at the back of the casino, near a portecochere.

Neon Museum Chairman Bill Marion says the sign is a classic example of Las Vegas’ storied past and the historic art form of neon signs.

The museum, also known as the Neon Boneyard, is often referred to as the place where neon signs go to die.

Signs there include the sign for the Moulin Rouge, the city’s first racially integrated casino, and Binion’s Horseshoe. It also includes signs from other businesses that weren’t casinos, but used intricate neon lighting.

The donation comes as SBE mulls what to do with the space on the northern end of the Las Vegas Strip, near projects that have been stalled as the city deals with a struggling tourism market.

The Sahara opened in 1952 and became well-known for its lounges and A-list celebrity following. The Beatles stayed there when they gave

Vermont-based Circus Smirkus hitting the road GREENSBORO, Vt. (AP) — Twenty-nine young performers are headed onto the road over the next few days as part of the Circus Smirkus summer tour that this year is going to be based on the theme of newsgathering.

The performers, between the ages of 10 and 18, are scheduled to perform 70 shows across New England and upstate New York, in their one-ring, 750-seat, Europeanstyle circus tent.

The troupe, made up of young people from 14 states and New Zealand, travels as part of a caravan of 23 support vehicles and scores of supporting coaches, counselors and other crew members.

This year, the performers will wear costumes of reporters, paparazzi or a TV anchor — even though the music and other costumes are designed to have a 1920s feel. The juggling clubs the performers use are being decorated to look like newspapers and the circus silks, which hang from the top of the tent and are used by performers, are being made to look

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The name comes from a comment Mermin’s mother made when he ran off to join the circus: “Circus, smirkus, get a job.”

The first show is scheduled for Wednesday at the Champlain Valley Fairgrounds in Essex Junction. After three days of shows there, it’s on to Plattsburgh, N.Y.

Appomattox officials ask NPS to upgrade park APPOMATTOX, Va. (AP) — Appomattox County officials want the National Park Service to upgrade Appomattox Court House National Historical Park before the 150th anniversary of the end of Civil War. Media outlets report that the Appomattox County Board of Supervisors made the request in a resolution approved Tuesday.

The resolution calls for a major renovation and restoration of the park before April 2015.

In June, the National Parks Conservation Association released a report that said the Appomattox park needs upgrades in staffing, historic structures and display capabilities.

Appomattox County economic development director Jeff Taylor says the park is a national treasure that needs to be protected and maintained.

Berry to get St. Louis-area statue despite critics UNIVERSITY CITY, Mo. (AP) —

The rock legend known for such hits as “Johnny B. Goode” will be getting a statue in suburban St. Louis, but not everyone thinks that’s so great.

University City’s City Council on Monday night refused to block installation of an 8-foot bronze sculpture by artist Harry Weber honoring 84-year-old Chuck Berry.

Entrepreneur Joe Edwards and KMOX radio host Charles Brennan have led a fundraising driving for the statue across from Edwards’ Blueberry Hill, where Berry has performed some 160 times.

Edwards figures the statute will be a tourism draw. But critics have questioned whether it should be placed on city-owned land, and the fact that Berry spent time in jail.

Edwards says the sculpture is to be installed Thursday or Friday, with a formal dedication scheduled for July 29.

N.H.’s Hampton Beach rated cleanwater "superstar" HAMPTON, N.H. (AP) — Consistently clean water at New Hampshire’s Hampton Beach State Park has helped the beach receive a “superstar” beach ranking from a national group.

The National Resources Defense Council released this year’s water quality report and rated Hampton Beach one of four Superstar beaches because they have a perfect recording of water quality tests over the past three years, indicating good water quality.

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QuickGlance Movie Reviews “Larry Crowne”

You can have two of the most likable, bankable stars on the planet together, but strong writing is crucial to making them shine. Even the combined, blinding brilliance of Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts cannot salvage the corny, contrived script — which Hanks, who also directed the film, co-wrote. His longtime friend Nia Vardalos (“My Big Fat Greek Wedding”) was his collaborator, and the shticky nature of her style is just overpowering. Main characters behave in unbelievable ways and say just the right poignant things at just the right times, while supporting players are relegated to one-note roles that are straight out of a sitcom. But the main problem is that Hanks is as bland as the film’s title. Larry Crowne undergoes a major life change when he finds himself downsized out of his job at a behemoth superstore; middle-aged and divorced, he decides it’s finally time to go to college. But there’s not much momentum, and it’s hard to get a handle on who he is beyond his generically pleasant demeanor, so his transformation lacks the punch it should have had by comparison.

Roberts co-stars as the professor who becomes Larry’s unlikely love interest, while Gugu Mbatha-Raw plays the impossibly gorgeous fellow student who gives him a makeover.

RATED: PG-13 for brief strong language and some sexual content RUNNING TIME: 98 minutes.

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

“Horrible Bosses”

This raunchy buddy comedy wallows in silliness — gleefully, and without an ounce of remorse or self-consciousness — and even though you’re a grown-up and you know you should know better, you will be happy to wallow right along as well. It’s a film that’s wildly, brazenly stupid — but also, you know, fun. Because like “Bad Teacher,” “Horrible Bosses” knows exactly what it is and doesn’t aspire to be anything more, and that lack of pretention is refreshing.

It isn’t trying to say anything profound about society or the economy or the fragile psyche of the post-modern man. It’s about three guys who hate their jobs and want to kill their bosses. And really, who among us hasn’t pondered such a plan? Naturally, no member of this trio is nearly as clever or sophisticated as he thinks he is. Together, they bumble and bungle every step of the way and occasionally, by accident, they get something right. But the dynamic between Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis and Charlie Day as they bounce off each other is cheerfully loony, and the energy of their banter (which often feels improvised) has enough of an infectious quality to make you want to forgive the film’s general messiness. Kevin Spacey, Colin Farrell and Jennifer Aniston, as the titular bosses, are clearly enjoying the freedom of playing such showy, inappropriate characters.

RATED: R for crude and sexual content, pervasive language and some drug material.

RUNNING TIME: 98 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Three stars out of four.

“Ironclad”

Cynically conjured as a kind of medieval “300,” this is an utterly joyless exercise in blood and dirt. It’s set amid the post-Magna Carta tumult of 1215 England, where King John (Paul Giamatti) is on a murderous rampage, out for vengeance on those who signed the famous charter. A band of rebels endeavors to stop him at Rochester, where a gray monolith of a castle presides. In “Seven Samurai” style, Baron Albany (Brian Cox) gathers a band of warriors, chief among them Templar Thomas Marshall (James Purfoy). The rebels are outnumbered 1,000 to 20, a brave ratio that nevertheless falls well shy

on the Courage-O-Meter. (It was 300 vs. 1 million in “300.”) In the ensuing fight, there is much blood-spilling. There is horse-eating and live pig-burning. There is beheading, behanding, befooting and even betonguing. Raging tyrant would seem a perfect role for Giamatti — here with blond hair and headband, like the medieval brother of Bjorn Borg — but he’s left mainly alone on the outside of the castle.

The sense of history is as muddied as the battlefield.

RATED: R for strong, graphic and brutal battle sequences, and brief nudity.

RUNNING TIME: 120 minutes.

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

“John Carpenter’s The Ward”

When you go to a horror movie that’s set in a mental institution, you know things aren’t going to turn out the way they initially seem.

We are dealing with insane characters here, and the presumption that they provide an unreliable perspective creates a prime opportunity for filmmakers to mess with us, too, and challenge our own sense of perspective. So it’s no big shocker that the women of “The Ward” may not be exactly who we thought they were. But ... who they end up being is so ludicrous, it might just make you angry, or at least cackle at the brazenness of it all. The big twist is just part of a stiff and artificial script that even a horror master like John Carpenter — because this is “John Carpenter’s The Ward,” after all — can’t overcome. The director of “The Fog,” “The Thing,” “Christine” and the original “Halloween” hasn’t made a feature film in over a decade, and while there is still clearly a sense of craft here and a few decent jumps, this doesn’t even come close to rising to the level of his greatest work. Amber Heard, Mamie Gummer, Danielle Panabaker, Lyndsy Fonseca and Laura-Leigh star as patients who are haunted by something going bump in the night.

RATED: R for violence and disturbing images.

RUNNING TIME: 87 minutes.

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

“Zookeeper”

Movies where humans and animals converse are a bad idea in principle, and Kevin James’ “Zookeeper” is not here to prove that interspecies ensembles have simply been a misunderstood, underappreciated sub-genre. “Zookeeper” is as dumb as they come, the movie that finally allows Adam Sandler to lend annoying voice to a Capuchin monkey as it talks incessantly about flinging poop around. This is a comedy whose filmmakers know what they want — stupid gags and obnoxious slapstick — and goes for it without restraint. James, who joins Sandler as one of the producers and also shares screenplay credit with four other writers, is dopily likable as the title guy able to commune with his critters. Yet his character and the other humans are so thinly drawn that a melancholy gorilla voiced by Nick Nolte shows more personality and comes off as the movie’s highest primate. As he did in “Paul Blart: Mall Cop” and “Chuck and Larry,” James hurls himself into this sad scenario with energy and teddy-bear charm that makes him impossible to hate. But it’s easy to hate “Zookeeper.” If we could talk to the animals, they’d probably hate it, too.

RATED: PG for some rude and suggestive humor, and language.

RUNNING TIME: 104 minutes.

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

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In this publicity image released by Warner Bros. Pictures, from left, Jason Bateman, Charlie Day and Jason Sudeikis are shown in a scene from “Horrible Bosses."

"Horrible Bosses" is gleefully silly

By CHRISTY LEMIRE Associated Press “Horrible Bosses” wallows in silliness — gleefully, and without an ounce of remorse or self-consciousness — and even though you’re a grown-up and you know you should know better, you will be happy to wallow right along, as well.

It’s a film that’s wildly, brazenly stupid — but also, you know, fun.

Because like “Bad Teacher,” another recent raunchfest, “Horrible Bosses” knows exactly what it is and doesn’t aspire to be anything more (or dare we say “better”?), and that lack of pretention is refreshing. It isn’t trying to say anything profound about society or the economy or the fragile psyche of the postmodern man.

It’s about three guys who hate their jobs and want to kill their bosses. And really, who among us hasn’t pondered such a plan?

Naturally, no member of this trio is nearly as clever or sophisticated as he thinks he is.

Together, they bumble and bungle every step of the way and occasionally, by accident, they

get something right. But the dynamic between Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis and Charlie Day as they bounce off each other is cheerfully loony, and the energy of their banter (which often feels improvised) has enough of an infectious quality to make you want to forgive the film’s general messiness. Although maybe such a sloppy approach was intentional given the subject matter.

Seth Gordon, who previously directed the inspired documentary “The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters” (and the Vince VaughnReese Witherspoon romantic comedy “Four Christmases,” which we’re going to try and overlook), introduces us to each of the horrible bosses with great style and punch off the top.

Bateman’s Nick Hendricks, the group’s voice of reason, has been toiling away under sadistic taskmaster Dave Harken (Kevin Spacey in classic shark mode) at some generically corporate-techie sweat shop. Nick keeps hoping to be rewarded with a promotion that never comes.

Sudeikis, as horny accountant Kurt Buckman, actually likes his boss at the chemical company where he works (Donald

Sutherland in a cameo) — but upon the man’s death, his crazy, coke-snorting son, Bobby (Colin Farrell), takes over with idiotic plans that surely will destroy the place.

And Day’s Dale Arbus, an engaged dental hygienist, must endure endless and increasingly explicit sexual harassment from Dr. Julia Harris (Jennifer Aniston) — which, as his friends point out, doesn’t sound so horrible. (If you’re a fan of “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” you’ll be happy to see Day doing a similar brand of clueless man-child craziness.)

One night, after too many drinks, they hypothetically toss around the idea of knocking off their bosses. In no time this hazy notion snowballs into an actual plan, if you can call it that — they get some guidance from Jamie Foxx as an ex-con who suggests that each guy should kill another guy’s boss to avoid any suspicious connections. (Screenwriters Michael Markowitz and John Francis Daley & Jonathan Goldstein at least have the decency to acknowledge that they’re stealing their premise from Hitchcock’s “Strangers on a Train.”)

From there, a series of misadventures and showy performances carries the film through

its suitably brief running time to its vaguely satisfying conclusion. Playing against type, Farrell is a cartoon character with his bad comb-over and his obsession with kung fu; his house is such a garish monstrosity, it must have been a blast for the production designers to piece together. Spacey is in his comfort zone as a commanding, condescending jerk; on the opposite end of the spectrum but just as over the top is Aniston, who seems freer than she has in a while as an aggressive vixen.

At the same time, it would have been nice to see the women in “Horrible Bosses” be in on the joke more often, rather than merely serving as the target of jokes. Aniston is a onedimensional nymphomaniac; Julie Bowen, as Spacey’s impossibly sexy wife, is a serial adulteress. Lindsay Sloane as Dale’s fiancie is a wide-eyed innocent. The only other woman in the cast is an employee Farrell’s character refers to as Large Marge.

As “Bridesmaids” proved earlier this summer, women are just as capable of carrying this kind of comedy as men — when given the chance.

"Terri" a quiet take on teen loneliness

By CHRISTY LEMIRE Associated Press Jacob Wysocki makes his subtly confident film debut in “Terri” as a misfit teen who’s comfortable in his own skin — even though there’s a lot of it.

Heavyset, soft-spoken and re s e r v e d , h e m a k e s t h e s a m e solitary trek to school each day in his pajamas — “They’re just comfortable on me,” he reasons — but barely makes much of an impression on anyone once he gets there, except to serve as a target of torment.

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What’s fascinating about director Azazel Jacobs’ quietly beautiful film, though, is that it never condescends to Terri, never pities him, because Terri doesn’t pity himself. He is who he is: nononsense, observant and smarter than he looks. He goes about his days, living in a cluttered home w i t h h i s a g i n g u n c l e ( C re e d Bratton) who’s showing early signs of Alzheimer ’s.

Terri doesn’t even realize how badly he wants friends until he gets the chance to make some.

The high school’s vice principal, Mr. Fitzgerald, is the first of them.

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He takes Terri under his wing and makes him his latest project, inviting him to share Monday mornings in his office where they can hang out and get to know each other. The always unpredictable and versatile John C. Reilly plays him as an affable goofball, a man who means well but is given to mercurial outbursts. (The script f ro m P a t r i c k d e Wi t t a l s o h a s Reilly spell things out that should be implied: “Life’s a mess, dude.

But we’re all just doing the best we can.” Thankfully, he does so sparingly.)

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is that he’s one of many students Fitzgerald has taken on: a sort of cadre of freaks, losers and outcasts. In an artsier, edgier take on “The Breakfast Club” — which is not a criticism coming from this critic — Terri forges a sweet, unexpected bond with two of them. There’s Chad (Bridger Zadina), the scrawny and volatile troublemaker, and Heather (Olivia Crocicchia), a popular girl who becomes a pariah after a sexual encounter during home economics class.

A scene in which the three of them get intoxicated together

percolates with a steady tension and is full of surprises. Lonely and needy in their own individual ways, they’re feeling themselves and each other out as they teeter on the brink of adulthood, and each word and moment rings absolutely true.

All three young performers are strong here, but Wysocki especially never seems like he’s “acting” during these scenes of adolescent drama. He just is. The lead role in “Terri” was only his second audition ever, and his performance makes you hope that truthful material like this continues to come his way.

Religion As I sit down to write this today, it is the date of my husband’s birthday.

I feel blessed that there are others in the family who remember this day and call or send a note. It reminds me that though he is no longer with us, but his memory lives on in our hearts.

As I was thinking about some of the things and questions that transpired those many years ago shortly after his death, I recall how many of my international students asked if I’d be giving up my home and moving in with one of my daughters.

That had never entered my mind because while I had never lived alone, I knew that if I tried, I would be able to stay in my home at least for some time.

I know the questions came out of concern and caring and also because of cultural differences. I appreciated their concern but was determined to find a way to keep ‘going’ in spite of sorrow and loss.

So today as I write I find myself looking back at those years and trying to explain that to me there is a

Doris Gvillo great deal of difference between being ‘alone’ and being ‘lonely’.

“Yes” I have been alone and “Yes” I have sometimes been lonely, but as I see it, that is two entirely different things.

To be alone to me means that no one else ‘lives’ in my home. It doesn’t mean that my home is always devoid of other people. Sunday is family day and I enjoy cooking a noon meal that we share after church.

As I have often mentioned, I host international students. As of now, it is three from Pakistan, four or five from India and one from Nepal. So off and on these young folks stop by for visits. And sometimes, they bring with them friends.

I am also blessed with visits from students who have moved on in their lives and may even live in different countries. Just recently I had a visit from the very first student, Bill, I had ever met. He now lives near Toronto,

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Canada, but was in St.Louis with his wife and they stopped by on two separate occasions and we shared memories and laughed a lot about the ‘good old days’.

My life is busy because I am still quite active in visiting shut-ins through a ministry of our church, I attend several Bible study groups, I am co-chairman of one of our women’s groups and I'm still active with the International Hospitality Program.

And, I always welcome the times when my daughter and her husband and any of her family which includes both their children, now married, are able to come down from the Chicago area and spend a few days.

So my life is pretty full and busy.

Are there times when I feel ‘lonely’?

Yes there are. And today as I write this, I find myself wishing that Bill and I could have shared just a few more years together.

However, the whole gist of this article is to try to explain to you how I differentiate being ‘lonely’ and being

‘alone’.

Yes I am alone in my home. Yes, sometimes I am lonely. But am I overwhelmed with loneliness? No. Why? I think it is because of having wonderful neighbors, a caring family, a large international family, many great friends, and probably above all, a faith that seems to sustain me and carry me through those little ‘pity parties’ that I have on occasion.

My life is busy and my life is good.

I feel tremendously blessed. But like most folks, there are things I ‘wish’ were different. But I feel we all make a choice. We can choose to bemoan what ‘isn’t’ or we can give thanks for what ‘is’.

When I’m having a down day, it helps me to remember the many promises in scripture that seem to help me.

Psalms 46 reminds us “God is our refuge and our stronghold, a timely help in trouble…”

Psalms 56 reminds me, “When I am afraid, I put my trust in thee.”

And I suppose my favorite is found

Court orders curator to protect and preserve Indian temple’s newly revealed treasures NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s top court has ordered a curator to be appointed to protect and preserve the vast treasures newly revealed in a Hindu temple in southern India.

The gold coins, jewels and gem-encrusted statues were found recently in an inventory of underground vaults of the 16th-century Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Kerala. Initial estimates put the value at $22 billion but the inventory is not yet finished.

The Supreme Court also Wednesday directed that the entire trove be photographed and filmed. The court previously ordered the inspection of the vaults after a lawyer petitioned a local court asking the state government to take over the temple. The lawyer cited security concerns.

The temple, dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu, was built by the maharajas who ruled the then-kingdom of Travancore and was controlled by the erstwhile royal family after India’s independence in 1947. So far five of the six vaults of the temple have been opened.

The unforeseen riches instantly have turned the temple into one of India’s wealthiest religious institutions.

Philippine Senate probes illegal donations to Catholic bishops friendly to exPresident Arroyo MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine lawmakers are investigating allegations that some Roman Catholic bishops may have illegally received donations from the government’s lottery operator in exchange for political favors.

The chairman of the state-run Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office, Margie Juico, told senators in a hearing Wednesday that an audit showed that at least $158,600 in charity funds were used to buy five vehicles upon the request of several bishops.

Juico said one bishop asked former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo for a brand new car on his 66th birthday in 2009 and received a $39,000 sport utility vehicle.

Such donations would violate a law prohibiting the use of state funds for religious purposes.

Bishop Juan de Dios Pueblos of southern Butuan city wrote Arroyo saying he won’t organize a birthday party in consideration of the “existing (economic) crisis.” Instead, he asked her for “a brand new car, possibly a 4 x 4,” to help him reach remote areas to promote peace on the main southern island of Mindanao, which is wracked by insurgency.

In a follow-up letter, he said the vehicle was for “spiritual and social services programs.”

His letters were addressed to both Arroyo and the charity agency, which indicated that he expected the money for the car will come from the government’s lotto operator.

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at the end of the book of Matthew when Jesus commissions his disciples to go into the world and make disciples…. and He concludes with the words, “…and lo, I am with you always, to the close of the age.”

So, I will end by saying loneliness does exist in my life from time to time, but it doesn’t bring despair because I know that I am never ever really alone as long as God is with me.

From the first day I spent alone until this day, there have been times when ‘fear’ enters my very being, but I have been able to put it aside and rely on God’s promises.

With beloved family members, friends, international family, and wonderful neighbors, God has truly blessed me and I have found with God’s help and with my reliance upon His promises, I can keep on ‘keeping on’.

On my dresser is a very tiny little picture I received years ago when I was confirmed. It is the picture of Jesus standing at the door, knocking, and waiting to be asked to enter.

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The Arts Artistic adventures Contemporary to display teen works T h e Te e n M u s e u m S t u d i e s Program (TMS) at the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis announces their Teaching Gallery exhibition Hindsight to open on Tuesday, July 26, from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m.

The exhibition includes local photographers Larry Chait, Seung Jae Kim, and Andrea Land chosen from CAM’s Flat Files Program.

Hindsight features works that portray childhood perceptions and memories, as well as the role of the past within the present. The opening reception will be held in conjunction with the 6th Annual City- Wide Open Studios Preview Party.

The pieces were chosen from three distinct series, one from each of the artists featured in the show: · Larry Chait’s Motion and Memory captures childhood perceptions through blurred photographs of rural buildings and landscapes. The movement and nostalgia displayed in Chait’s work signifies how vital memory is in an ever-changing world. · The series Mirror by Seung Jae Kim utilizes changing perspectives by featuring mirrors in photographs of people and landscapes. Kim’s pieces unearth

the impact of the constant shift of perceptions between ages and within the natural world. · In My Room by Andrea Land presents a series of photographs of melancholic young girls posed in domestic interiors. The beauty of the photographs balanced with the grotesque depicts the fine line between what is real and what is fictitious, as well as the importance of imagination.

TEEN MUSEUM STUDIES TMS is an annual summer program that began in June 2010.

Throughout the course of six weeks and twelve sessions, the high school aged participants work with CAM staff members to learn about the various departments within a museum; curatorial, public programs, marketing, fundraising, and education. Throughout the process, the students learn how a m u s e u m ope rate s a nd ho w e x h i b i t i o n s a re c re a t e d . T h e p ro g r a m culminates with the students developing, curating, and programming a mini exhibition in CAM’s Teaching Gallery. For more information, videos, and pictures, visit the TMS Facebook page at www.facebook. com/teenmuseumstudies.

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The Arts Artistic adventures Fox to host “What My Husband Doesn’t Know” The Fox Theater in St. Louis will host two productions of “What My Husband Doesn’t Know” at 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 23.

Tickets are on sale now for $42.50 & $37.50 and may be purchased at the Fox Box Office or by calling 314/534-1111. Order tickets online at www.metrotix.com.

Aw a rd - w i n n i n g p l a y w r i g h t and motion picture director David E. Talbert’s presents his latest production “What My Husband Doesn’t Know.” Talbert brings to life a mesmerizing tale of lust, lies and temptation that puts a whole new twist on the fatal attraction theme.

Lena Summer is the envy of all her friends. Big house. Successful husband. It’s the perfect life...or so it seems. But with her husband’s demanding career as a construction mogul, the other side of her bed is too cold too often. When a handsome young foreman from her husband’s company arrives to work on their home, the spark she’s been missing quickly rages into a wildfire.

Contemporary plans City-Wide Open Studios This summer, CAM takes the St. Louis public into over 160 artists’ studios across St. Louis with our 6th Annual City-Wide Open Studios.

CWOS offers a unique opportunity for St. Louisans to explore the creative and personal spaces of local artists while providing the ability to enjoy one of the most exciting parts of contemporary art - the chance to talk with the artists themselves.

The CWOS program consists of a series of events and tours. Through the CWOS program local artists are connected to the museum, while the museum connects participating artists to the larger St. Louis community.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS SLOUP Sunday, July 24 2:00 - 4:00 pm $10, price includes soup, bread, and drinks To generate even more energy for the 6th Annual City-Wide Open Studios, CAM will be hosting SLOUP, a monthly dinner that supports projects, primarily artistic or communicative, that need a little funding and belief.

S u b m i t t e d a r t i s t p ro p o s a l s will be distributed and guests are encouraged to read, discuss, and vote on the winning proposal.

100% of visitor’s $10 donations will directly fund the winning artist’s project. The $10 donation includes a meal ticket for a delicious chilled cucumber soup dinner provided by Local Harvest Café and Catering, bread, and complimentary drinks.

OPEN STUDIOS PREVIEW PARTY Tuesday, July 26 6:00 - 9:00 pm Free and open to the public, no RSVP required. Cash bar.

To k i c k - o f f t h e w e e k - l o n g celebration of local art, CAM will be hosting an Open Studios Preview Party where visitors can visit CAM’s Main Galleries to see one piece of artwork by each participating artist. For that night, and the entire following week, each piece of art will be displayed with a label of the artists name and number that corresponds with the printed map

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– allowing the public to see the artwork beforehand and map out their weekend studio visits. Join CAM and over 150 local artists for a night of celebrating the local art scene and all that it has to offer. Pi on the Spot - Pi’s mobile pizza truck - will be selling mini pizzas all night.

OPEN STUDIOS WEEKEND Saturday, July 30 & Sunday, July 31 Spanning some of St. Louis’ most diverse and energetic neighborhoods like St. Louis City, University City, and Maplewood, over 150 local artists invite the public to a behind-the-scenes look at some of the coolest and most creative spaces that St. Louis has to offer. Visitors are invited to tour the various spaces all weekend and find out what kind of creative invention happens behind closed doors. There is no fee and no reservations required to visit these artist studios. CAM will provide a printed map of every participating

artist studio so visitors are able to navigate the urban landscape and visit any, and all, of the artist studios of their choosing.

This year, CAM has organized a variety of tours to make CWOS more accessible and fun.

Tours include: OPEN STUDIOS WEEKEND: SELF-GUIDED TOURS Saturday, July 30 and Sunday, July 31 10:00 am – 4:00 pm Free and open to the public, no RSVP required CURATOR-LED BUS TOUR Saturday, July 30 Noon – 4:00 pm $10, Limited Seating, RSVP required J o i n D i re c t o r P a u l H a a n d Chief Curator Dominic Molon for a “curated” tour of local artists’ studios. Provided by BEST Transportation of St. Louis. Space is limited and pre-registration is required. To register, visit http://tinyurl.com/42ptztj or

contact Public Programs Manager Alex Elmestad at aelmestad@ camstl.org or 314.535.0770 extension 221.

BIKE TOURS Saturday, July 30 and Sunday, July 31 10:00 am – 2:00 pm Free, No RSVP required Bring your own bike (BYOB) Meet at CAM to join Big Shark Bicycle Company for a day-long bike tour to select artists’ studios.

OPEN STUDIOS BBQ Sunday, July 31 4:00 - 8:00 pm Free for participating artists and children under 12, $10 public -moreCelebrate the end of an art-filled weekend in CAM’s courtyard with award-

winning local BBQ from Pappy’s Smokehouse and ice-cold Schlafly beer! Catch up with friends and local artists while listening to the sounds of Cumberland Gap. A special performance by a KDHX DJ kicks-off the event.

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"Singin' in the Rain" will charm Muny audiences "Little Shop of Horrors" next in summer lineup

By SARA HALL For The Edge Glorious song, dance and romance with a happy Hollywood ending? Experience these and much more by attending the Muny’s presentation of the timeless musical “Singin’ in the Rain” currenty running until July 24.

Topping AFI’s 100 years of musicals list, "Singin’ in the Rain" has garnered much acclaim throughout the years and is considered by many to be the best “show biz” musical of all-time.

As the talkies are nudging out the silent movies, screen idol Don Lockwood and his spoiled co-star Lina Lamont are struggling to make the transition. Don’s romance with the lovely and talented Kathy Selden only further complicates matters. With all the interactions between characters and the events that result, “Singin’ in the Rain” is sure to provide audiences with musical heaven.

Sprinkled with tunes such as “Make ‘Em Laugh”, “Good Mornin’” and the classic “Singin’ in the Rain”, this is the Muny must-see of 2011.

Don Lockwood, the role originated by Gene Kelly in the MGM film, is played by Tony Yazbeck. On Broadway, Yazbeck played Phil Davis in Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas” and Tulsa in “Gypsy” (Outer Critics Circle nomination). He also recently starred as Gabey in “On the Town” (Encores!). Yazbeck’s other Broadway roles include Al in “A Chorus Line”, “Never Gonna Dance”, “Oklahoma!” and “Gypsy” with Tyne Daly.

Kathy Selden, Don’s love interest, is played by Shannon M. O’Bryan. O’Bryan has made frequent Muny appearances, most recently as Peggy Sawyer in “42nd Street” (2009), Tiger Lily in “Peter Pan” (2007) and Sandy in “Grease” (2007). Shannon’s Broadway credits include “White Christmas” and “42nd Street”.

Curtis Holbrook plays funny man Cosmo Brown.

Holbrook recently performed as Bill/Lucentio at The Muny in this summer ’s “Kiss Me, Kate”. In 2010, Brown also performed at The Muny in the role of Ren in “Footloose”. On Broadway, Curtis has appeared in “West Side Story”, “Xanadu”, “All Shook Up”, “The Boy From Oz”, “Taboo”, “Fosse”, and “Footloose”.

The nasal and annoying Lina Lamont is portrayed by Michele Ragusa. Ragusa starred as Alice in The Muny’s 2010 production of “Titanic”. Broadway audiences will remember Ragusa in “Young Frankenstein” (Elizabeth), “Urinetown” (Penny/Hope cover); “Ragtime” (Evelyn); “A Class Act” (Mona); “Titanic” (Caroline) and “Cyrano” (the Novice).

For additional information on "Singin’ in the Rain", call (314) 361-1900, or visit www.muny.org.

Tickets are available at The Muny Box Office in Forest Park seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., online at muny.org or by calling (314) 534-1111 and charging tickets

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"Little Shop of Horrors" Classic camp comedy and lively music from the garden of unearthly delights will be coming to The Muny as it presents the cult classic musical “Little Shop of Horrors” from July 25 through July 31.

Based on the low-budget 1960 black comedy movie, this is the all-singing, all-dancing, all-consuming musical created by Howard Ashman and Alan Menken.

It showcases the backbeat for the skid row world of Seymour Krelbourn; the love of his life, Audrey; and a blood-sucking succulent bent on world domination. A blooming score of early ‘60s rock and Motown influences includes “Somewhere That’s Green”, “Grow For Me” and “Suddenly Seymour”.

Seymour Krelborn, horticulturist and skid row loser,

will be played by Rob McLure. McLure joined the “Avenue Q” family on Broadway as Nicky/Trekkie, before earning a Helen Hayes nomination for his work as Princeton/Rod in the multi-award-winning first national tour.

Alli Mauzey is Audrey, a simple girl from the wrong side of the tracks. Mauzey made her Broadway debut as Brenda in “Hairspray” (2003). Other Broadway credits include Lenora in “Cry Baby”, for which she won a Theatre World Award. In 2008 - 2009, Mauzey starred as Glinda in the Broadway production of “Wicked”.

Native St. Louisan and Muny favorite, Ken Page will be the voice of Audrey II - the blood-sucking plant. Page earned his Equity Card at The Muny in 1973 as a member of the ensemble. He starred in the original Broadway productions of “Ain’t Misbehavin’” (Drama Desk Award– Best Actor) and “Cats”; “The Wiz”, “It Ain’t Nothin’ But The Blues” and the all-black revival of “Guys and Dolls” (Theatre World Award). Ken may be best-known as the voice of Oogey Boogey in “The Nightmare Before Christmas”. Earlier this summer, Ken played Triton, King of the Sea in The Muny’s “The Little Mermaid”.

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Edwardsville's finest on display EAC features "Pots, Prints, Glyphs, Paints: Bostwick, Mason, Ringering, Yates"

By KRISTA WILKINSON-MIDGLEY Of The Edge

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he old stereotype of the lone, tortured artist may be a romantic one, but it’s far from the reality. Artists flourish in communities where they have the opportunity to learn, grow and take inspiration from each other. Think of Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Gertrude Stein and Pablo Picasso living it up in 1920s Paris.

Edwardsville too has a thriving arts community that began with a handful of professors and students at Southern Illinois University in the 1970s and has grown into a thriving network of artists throughout southern Illinois.

Four of the most well-known and influential of those artists are being featured in a new exhibit at the Edwardsville Arts Center. “Pots, Prints, Glyphs, Paints: Bostwick, Mason, Ringering, Yates” opens at the EAC on July 22. An opening reception will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. on July 22 and is open to the public.

The show highlights the work of area artists Susan Bostwick, Mike Mason, Dennis Ringering and David Yates. Each artist brings something different to the show with their own unique style and medium.

“We wanted a show that would have a good attendance at the opening, as well as have good attendance throughout the run of the show,” said the EAC’s Dennis DeToye.

Ceramic artist Susan Bostwick came to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville as a student and has been a vital force in the local arts scene ever since. From her early participation in the Firehouse Pottery cooperative to teaching at local universities, schools and arts

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From left are David Yates, Mike Mason, Susan Bostwick and Dennis Ringering. organizations, to her work as the driving force of the ARTEAST tour, one of Madison County’s premier arts events.

Bostwick, who has exhibited nationally and been featured in a variety of publications, feels led to tell a “story” with her work through her use of images and icons from her childhood.

“The pieces that I’m working on for this show are bigger, a little bit more formal. I always include some drawing, which has been important to me in my work. It’s more finished and considered,” she said.

According to Bostwick, the arts community is a vital element in an artists’ success.

The theme of community comes

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up again and again with this show. All of the artists involved have known each other for years and have often shown their work together as is the case with Mike Mason, Dennis Ringering and David Yates. All three draw their inspiration from the work of architect Louis Sullivan, though in very different ways. Their group has become one of the most popular venues on the ARTEAST tour.

“I’m very proud that I met all these young folks as students,” said Ringering, who was a professor of art at SIUE from 1972 to 2002.

“I’m happy to see they’ve excelled professionally.”

Mike Mason graduated from SIUE in the early ‘70s not long

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after Ringering began teaching. He taught photography at the former Belleville Area College (now SWIC) before returning to SIUE as curator of the University Museum from 1979 to 2007. During this time, he became intimately familiar with the museum’s Louis Sullivan collection.

Mason was inspired by Sullivan’s way of combining plant motifs with geometrical shapes. Later, he began collecting and scanning seeds and plant materials and found he could combine the various plan forms with images of other materials to create geometric shapes directly from the plant materials. Over time, the designs became more complex and developed into a series of prints he has called “Homage to Louis H. Sullivan”.

“I’m grateful to the EAC for extending the invitation for this show, and for the exceptional people that I have to show with,” said Mason. “I hope they (the public) enjoy it, and I hope they get a chance to see this facility. It’s amazing here.”

According to Mason, the need to create art and to be around other artists is inescapable.

“We don’t really have a choice.

It seems to be ingrained in us,” he said.

Dennis Ringering, always the teacher, clearly takes pride in seeing the success of his former students.

“It’s very good, solid work.

Everybody has carved their own path out,” he said.

His work, which has been exhibited throughout the country,

evolved from an interest in and his research into petroglyphs and pictographs in the Southwest, Franc and Spain. It is, as he calls them, “the symbols, images and objects that man makes”.

The final artist of the group, David Yates, brings humor, art history, social commentary and often a touch of whimsy to his paintings of birds. His work ranges from small abstractions to large paintings often giving the birds human characteristics.

Yates’ enthusiasm for the show and its potential to reach so many in the community is infectious.

“It’s an opportunity to talk art and be out in the community,” he said. “I want them to see the show as a microcosm of the whole art community in Edwardsville. I think that this community compares easily with the arts community in St. Louis.”

“Pots, Prints, Glyphs, Paints: Bostwick, Mason, Ringering, Yates” runs from July 22 through Aug. 12 at the EAC gallery on the campus of Edwardsville High School. Work by student artists Kathryn Roberts and Daniel Stumeier will also be featured in the Student Gallery.

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

Opening hours are Wednesday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

For more information or a list of upcoming exhibits, call 655-0337 or visit www.artforedwardsville. com.

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Thursday, July 21 Singin’ in the Rain, The Muny, St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.

Dog Days of Summer Exhibit, Laumeier Sculpture Park, St. Louis, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Friday, July 22 The Secret Garden, The Robert G. Reim Theatre, Kirkwood Civic Center, 8 p.m.

Singin’ in the Rain, The Muny, St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.

Dog Days of Summer Exhibit, Laumeier Sculpture Park, St. Louis, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

“Pots, Prints, Glyphs, Paints” Edwardsville Arts Center, Wednesday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4p.m., Exhibit runs through Aug.12 Celebrate St. Louis Summer Concert: Keb’ Mo’, Base of The Arch, St. Louis, 6 to 10 p.m.

Saturday, July 23 Singin’ in the Rain, The Muny, St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.

The Secret Garden, The Robert G. Reim Theatre, Kirkwood Civic Center, 4 and 8 p.m.

Dog Days of Summer Exhibit, Laumeier Sculpture Park, St. Louis, noon - 5 p.m.

“Pots, Prints, Glyphs, Paints” Edwardsville Arts Center, Wednesday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4p.m., Exhibit runs through Aug. 12

Sunday, July 24 Singin’ in the Rain, The Muny, St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.

The Secret Garden, The Robert G. Reim Theatre, Kirkwood Civic Center, 2 and 7:30 p.m.

Dog Days of Summer Exhibit, Laumeier Sculpture Park, St. Louis, noon - 5 p.m.

Monday, July 25 Little Shop of Horrors, The Muny, St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.

Tuesday, July 26 Little Shop of Horrors, The Muny, St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.

The Secret Garden, The Robert G. Reim Theatre, Kirkwood Civic Center, 8 p.m.

Dog Days of Summer Exhibit, Laumeier Sculpture Park, St. Louis, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

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Wednesday, July 27 Little Shop of Horrors, The Muny, St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.

The Secret Garden, The Robert G. Reim Theatre, Kirkwood Civic Center, 8 p.m.

Dog Days of Summer Exhibit, Laumeier Sculpture Park, St. Louis, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

“Pots, Prints, Glyphs, Paints” Edwardsville Arts Center, Wednesday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4p.m., Exhibit runs through Aug. 12

Thursday, July 28 Little Shop of Horrors, The Muny, St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.

The Secret Garden, The Robert G. Reim Theatre, Kirkwood Civic Center, 8 p.m.

Dog Days of Summer Exhibit, Laumeier Sculpture Park, St. Louis, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

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Wednesday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4p.m., Exhibit runs through Aug. 12 Guys and Dolls, Lindenwood University, Belleville Auditorium, Belleville, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, July 29 Little Shop of Horrors, The Muny, St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.

The Secret Garden, The Robert G. Reim Theatre, Kirkwood Civic Center, 8 p.m.

Dog Days of Summer Exhibit, Laumeier Sculpture Park, St. Louis, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

“Pots, Prints, Glyphs, Paints” Edwardsville Arts Center, Wednesday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4p.m., Exhibit runs through Aug. 12

Saturday, July 30 Little Shop of Horrors, The Muny, St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.

The Secret Garden, The Robert G. Reim Theatre, Kirkwood Civic Center, 4 and 8 p.m.

Dog Days of Summer Exhibit, Laumeier Sculpture Park, St. Louis, noon - 5 p.m.

“Pots, Prints, Glyphs, Paints” Edwardsville Arts Center, Wednesday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4p.m., Exhibit runs through Aug. 12 Guys and Dolls, Lindenwood University, Belleville Auditorium, Belleville, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, July 31 Little Shop of Horrors, The Muny,

St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.

The Secret Garden, The Robert G. Reim Theatre, Kirkwood Civic Center, 2 and 7:30 p.m.

Dog Days of Summer Exhibit, Laumeier Sculpture Park, St. Louis, noon - 5 p.m.

Guys and Dolls, Lindenwood University, Belleville Auditorium, Belleville, 2 p.m.

Monday, Aug. 1 Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, The Muny, St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 4 Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, The Muny, St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.

The Secret Garden, The Robert G. Reim Theatre, Kirkwood Civic Center, 8 p.m.

Dog Days of Summer Exhibit, Laumeier Sculpture Park, St. Louis, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

“Pots, Prints, Glyphs, Paints” Edwardsville Arts Center, Wednesday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4p.m., Exhibit runs through Aug. 12

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Tuesday, Aug. 2 Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, The Muny, St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.

The Secret Garden, The Robert G. Reim Theatre, Kirkwood Civic Center, 8 p.m.

Dog Days of Summer Exhibit, Laumeier Sculpture Park, St. Louis, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

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Dog Days of Summer Exhibit, Laumeier Sculpture Park, St. Louis, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

“Pots, Prints, Glyphs, Paints” Edwardsville Arts Center, Wednesday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4p.m., Exhibit runs through Aug. 12

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Music Tuning in Frankie Valli to appear at The Fox Fox Concerts presents Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons at 8 p.m. on Oct. 29.

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The real original Jersey Boy, Frankie Valli, is a true American pop icon. His incredible career with The Four Seasons, as well as his solo success has spawned countless hit singles. With unforgettable tunes like “Sherry,” “Walk Like A Man,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Rag Doll,” “December ’63 - Oh What A Night,” “Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You,” and of course, “Grease,” Vallihas sold over 100 million records worldwide. His latest success, Jersey Boys, is the Tony Award-winning hit Broadway musical based on the lives and career of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons. Don’t’ miss the original Jersey boy in a rare concert appearance performing all his legendary hit songs.

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Bring home the taste of the islands Papayas bring an exotic touch to any dinner table

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ooking to take a tropical escape no matter where you are? Check out this summer’s hottest fruit that is sure to make you feel as if you’re on an exotic vacation: papaya. With their uniquely sweet taste and attractive looks, it’s no wonder that, next to mangos, papayas are one of the most popular tropical fruits in the United States.

Unlike many fruits that are difficult to obtain because they are only peak during certain seasons, papaya is more common and available year-round. Shoppers can choose from two types of papaya: the larger Miradol/Maradol type, which are oblong or football-shaped and range between two and five pounds (and even up to 10 pounds); and the smaller sweeter pear-shaped type, which generally weigh about 1 pound.

Miradol or Mexican papayas (aka Caribbean Red) are commonly grown in Mexico and Central America and feature a mildly sweet and earthy flavor profile with rich tropical overtones. The internal flesh color ranges from gold to red, but the most common varieties are an orangey-peach color with an inner cavity filled with dark, tender seeds.

Within the smaller pear-shaped Papaya category, there are several different types, but all tend to be sweeter and more intensely flavored than the larger Miradol types.

Hawaiian papayas (Kapoho Solo is one

variety) have a golden yellow flesh with a smooth, sweet, melon-like taste. Brazil also produces a popular Solo-type -- the Golden Sunrise or Strawberry variety, which have a glowing orange to red flesh and sweet flavor profile.

Papayas are typically picked and shipped green and their skin gradually ripens to a golden yellow color. (They are ripe when the skin is about 75% yellow, and give to gentle pressure.) But make sure not to refrigerate them. Doing so will damage the fruit, and they will not ripen properly.

One of the greatest assets of papayas, and the reason for their popularity, is their outstanding nutritional qualities. They are an excellent source of vitamin C ; a half of a papaya has more vitamin C than an entire orange. Most notably, papayas contain a super enzyme called papain, which helps the body break down protein. If you’ve ever cut up a lot of papayas, you might notice that your hands become very soft. That’s the papain enzyme doing its thing! This enzyme also makes papaya a good meat tenderizer.

Because papayas are so easy to enjoy, it’s not hard to get these excellent health benefits. Peel, slice lengthwise, scoop out seeds and enjoy with a spoon. Or, slice into small chunks and add to a fruit salsa to pair with white fish. Enhance the flavor of Papaya with a squeeze of fresh lime juice, and perhaps a sprinkle of chile powder.

If you want to incorporate papaya into your meals, check out these sweet ideas your family will be sure to love.

Hawaiian Papaya Salsa 1 Hawaiian Papaya, peeled, seeded, cut into 1/4-inch pieces 2 large red bell peppers, cut into 1/4-inch pieces 1 mango, peeled, pitted, cut into 1/4-inch pieces 1 cup finely chopped fresh cilantro 1/2 small red onion, finely diced 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 tablespoon rice vinegar

1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper Combine all ingredients in large bowl and stir to blend. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Refrigerate for 30 minutes (covered) to let flavors blend before serving. Enjoy with corn chips or serve as a relish with chicken or fish.

Papaya Fruit Meringues Prepare this festive dessert the same day you serve it.

2 Papayas or Baby Pineapples, halved and seeded or cored 1 cup fresh Cherimoya, or kiwifruit, chopped 3 egg whites 1/2 tsp. vanilla 1/8 tsp. cream of tartar 1/3 cup granulated sugar Arrange papaya or pineapple halves on a heat-proof pan. Fill with chopped Cheriomya or Kiwifruit. For meringue, in a mixer bowl, place the egg whites; beat on low speed of electric mixer until foamy. Add vanilla and cream of tartar, and beat at high speed till soft peaks form (tips curl over when beater is lifted). Add sugar gradually, beating until mixture is stiff and glossy. Spread mixture generously over papayas to completely cover chopped fruit and cut surface of papayas. Place in a 450° F oven for 3 to 5 minutes, or until meringue is lightly browned. Cool for up to several hours; serve warm or cool. Makes 4 servings.

Source: The Purple Kiwi Cookbook

Papaya – as it appears in a just-picked form, above, and sliced, at left.

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Dining Delights Preparing for the next wave of Italian food NEW YORK (AP) – If you’re lucky, you’ve never known a world without olive oil or a time when Parmesan cheese only came in green cans.

But there was such a world.

Once stigmatized as the cuisine of “garlic eaters,” Italian food and its ingredients were almost impossible to find in America 40 years ago.

“Certain foods were so associated with lower class people that it was a way of keeping those people and their food in their place,” says John Mariani, author of “How Italian Food Conquered the World.”

But as increased travel and waves of new immigrants coaxed Americans to be more adventurous, Italian food found its way onto American tables — and into their hearts. During the 1960s and 70s, retailers began marketing “healthy” Italian ingredients, such as olive oil.

And during the 1980s, big name chefs like Wolfgang Puck adapted and enhanced foods like pizza, giving them culinary credibility and pushing them into the mainstream.

Today, dozens of oils, vinegars and other essentials vie for shelf space in supermarkets, and everything from pizza to pasta proliferates are on mainstream menus from Denny’s to the Cheesecake Factory.

“Italian food appeals to such a broad spectrum,” says Jonathan Waxman of the New York restaurant Barbuto. “It appeals to kids, snobby people, rustic diners. It appeals to big groups, or an elegant dinner. It goes the full gamut.”

Like other chefs who came up in the 1980s, Waxman made his name applying his classical F re n c h t r a i n i n g t o A m e r i c a n ingredients. But he never forgot the “old school” Italian dishes he knew as a child in San Francisco, the cioppino and veal scaloppini.

At Barbuto, and in his new book “ I t a l i a n , M y Wa y, ” Wa x m a n adapts the simplicity, seasonality and most of all, the spontaneity of Italian dishes to American sensibilities. Overripe tomatoes are studded with garlic and roasted for a simple sauce, and fresh asparagus is shaved and dressed with lemon and hazelnuts.

The next frontier, say Waxman and Mariani, is to have Americans distinguish between the foods of Italy’s different regions. “The most important thing about Italy is that it’s not one cuisine, and now we’re discovering all the different regions,” Waxman says. “It’s like America. It’s the difference between what you get in Maine versus Louisiana.”

Already, Mariani says, restaurants are beginning to open in places like New York and San Francisco and even Boulder, Colo., that specialize in the cuisines of Rome or Venice or places that few people have heard of, such as Friuli, in the country’s northeastern corner. Like Puck and food activist Alice Waters before them, they are educating as well as feeding.

And many Americans already love Italy’s quintessential regional dish: pasta.

“There’s something about this long, squiggly, chewy comfort food that we all love,” says Domenica Marchetti, whose new book “The Glorious Pasta of Italy” offers recipes from Rome to Abruzzo to Sicily. “Wherever you go in Italy, the pasta is an expression of that place and the local ingredients.”

In the northern region of EmiliaRomagna, for instance, Marchetti says you’ll find lots of freshly

made egg noodles, lasagna and tortellini. In Apulia and Calabria, on the Adriatic Sea, you’ll get heartier pastas of buckwheat and whole grains. Up north, a Bolognese will have lots of ground meat, but almost no tomato. But in Abruzzo, you’ll find a silky sauce bursting with tomatoes that were merely flavored by meat.

Just like Americans’ appreciation of Italian food in general, the country’s love of pasta has also become more adventurous, delving into dishes like pumpkin ravioli and squid-ink pasta. But while Marchetti and others applaud the development, the simple, comforting food of Italy will always be with us.

“There’s also something to be said for a nice dish of spaghetti and meatballs,” she says.

ANGEL HAIR PASTA WITH CRABMEAT, JALAPENO AND MINT Jonathan Waxman says freshly cooked crab is essential for this recipe. Avoid anything marked “previously frozen.”

Start to finish: 20 minutes Servings: 4 1/2 pound cooked crabmeat, cleaned and picked through 1 jalapeno pepper, stemmed, seeded and minced 1 clove garlic, minced 12 fresh mint leaves, torn 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, cut into small pieces 1 pound angel hair pasta Juice of 1 lemon Salt, to taste In a large bowl, combine the crabmeat, jalapeno, garlic, mint and butter. Set aside.

Bring a large saucepan of salted water to a boil. Cook the pasta according to package directions, about 3 minutes. When the pasta is al dente (still slightly firm at the center), do not strain. Use tongs or a slotted spoon to scoop out the pasta and add it to the crab mixture. Toss, then add the lemon juice. Season with salt.

Nutrition information per serving (values are rounded to the nearest whole number): 629 calories; 177 calories from fat (28 percent of total calories); 20 g fat (11 g saturated; 1

Associated Press

Angel hair pasta with crabmeat, jalapeno and mint. Pasta salads are quick and easy to make and can be prepped way in advance. g trans fats); 86 mg cholesterol; 83 g carbohydrate; 26 g protein; 2 g fiber; 293 mg sodium.

(Recipe from Jonathan Waxman’s “ I t a l i a n , M y Wa y, ” S i m o n & Schuster, 2011) ••• Summer is made for recipes as short, simple, speedy and satisfying as this.

Clocking in with just seven ingredients, this delicious take on pasta carbonara will have you in and out of the kitchen in under 20 minutes. It varies from traditional carbonara by not incorporating the egg into the cheese “sauce” with which the pasta is tossed.

Instead, the egg is fried separately then served over pasta that has been

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Feel a need to add greens to your meal? Serve the whole thing over a bed of arugula, which will wilt slightly from the heat of the other ingredients, as well as soak up any of the egg that drips to the bottom

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4 BD 2 BA, quiet nghbrhd, perfect for 4 Christian students.

DW, W/D, off strt prkng, 10 3 Bdr 2 full bths, Glen Carbon, mins from SIUE $1100/mo plus one car garage, Avlb August 1st. New carpet. $1000/mo. No dep. 618-780-9305 after 6pm. pets. Lve msge: 618/288-9526.

4BR, 4BA newer home in great Edw. neighborhood on 3 BR DUPLEX, 1.5 BA, gar, LR, cul-de-sac! NICE! 3-car FR, deck, patio, quiet area near garage, large fin. bsmt. & yrd. Glen Cbn WalMt, remodeled, lg $2,100/mo/obo 618-581-1999 priv yd; no pets, fam. pref; w/d hk-up, applnces, $950/mo+dep 5-Rm house convenient to dwn- +app fee. 817-688-6535 town Edw.: nice yd., w/appli3BR TH duplx, Montclaire, Edw: ances, W/D . No pets. $730/mo.

LR, FR, bsmt, stainless, hardw/ deposit. 656-4611 wood, lawn maintence, W/D; no pets, smoke. $1,125. 656-1480

Lawn Mowing 618-406-0404 TREE TRIMMING 618-406-0404

Apts/Duplexes For Rent

712

3 Roommates Wanted To Live in 5 Bedroom House Prvt Pool w/Prvcy Fence $400 rent/sec dep ea. utility incl 10 min from SIUE Jackie 314-487-0237 ROOM For Rent: FURNISHED Room near YMCA on Esic Drive. $375/month— Utilities/Internet/Cable &W/D included. $375deposit.

(618)307-4473

Commercial Space For Rent 720

Homes For Sale

825

PUBLIC SALE OF FARM LAND AND TIMBER

805

Beautiful French Country 1 1/2 story home on 1.25 acres private wooded cul-de-sac lot in Meridian Woods, Glen Carbon. $929,000 618/402-2990 Cross-Town or Cross-Country: EdwardsvilleHomes.com.

Home Buyers Relocation Services. Exclusively for buyers!

656-5588, 800-231-5588

Office space for sale or rent: #2 Ginger Creek Pkwy., Glen Cbn. 2,200 s.f. plus bsmt. $279K Laverne Smith is offering for $2,500/mo/OBO 618-789-7226 sale 118.87 acres on Saturday, August 27, 2011 at 9:00 a.m. at the Senior Citizen’s Hall in Livingston, Madison County, IL, by a sealed bid method of sale outlined in a sales brochure which can be received by contacting the law firm of Wittman & Lorton, P. C. at 618-498-2167, 123 West Pearl St., Jerseyville, IL.

Do You Have Property To Sell?

The land being sold is unimproved and adjacent to the frontage road on the east side of Interstate 55 at the Livingston, IL exit. The land is in two parcels: Parcel One is OPEN HOUSE SAT.-SUN. 2-6: 58.87 acres with 23.48 tillable.

201 STURBRIDGE BLVD., GLEN Parcel Two consists of 60 acres CARBON IL $295K 618/288-3479 of which 29.6 is tillable.

4BR, 4BA; lg kit w/granite, appli(21, 22, 23, 28, 29, 30) ances included, Mstr BR on m/f., lg Mstr BA w/spa, new roof, REAL ESTATE IN beautiful landscaped fenced yd, THE INTELLIGENCER ingrnd sprinkling system, lg deck. Edwrdsvle School District.

FSBO: Modern ranch w/update desirable Edw. location. 3 Bd, 2 BA, open floor plan. Finished basement. $185,000. Call Joe at 618-779-4698.

Lots For Sale

Commercial Property For Sale 830

Place A Classified Ad In Our Real Estate Listings!

656-4700 ext. 27

820

2.85 acre Wooded Lot Underground l utilities. Little Mooney Creek crossing.

Adjoins 5ac commons with walking trail. E’ville schools 1/2 mi to Gov Pky 972-0948

Yard Sales

MERIDIAN WOODS Custom home sites in private, gated setting. Glen Carbon.

618/402-2990.

1099

2457 KINDER PLACE GLEN CARBON SATURDAY 8AM-4PM

SUN RIDGE ESTATES 2+ Acre Lots, Edwardsville Call for special prices 618/792-9050 or 618/781-5934

BARN SALE

Attention Dentist: Office in Edwardsville, complete with mechanical. Available Oct. 1st.

Please call for details, Meyer Realty 618-656-1824

Wheelbarrow Week For Daylilies Primitive to Prissy Home Decor COOL STUFF!!

HOT DEALS!!!!

OPEN HOUSE, SUN., JUNE 13 1:00-3:00 PM

Duplex: 2 BR, 1 BA 1100 sq. ft., CA, off-street parking, W/D hookup, no pets/smoking, near SIUE $800/mo. 618-975-0670.

Duplx: 2+BR, Glen Cbn: quiet cul-de-sac. Attchd gar., flp/DW, W/D-hk/up. $750/mo$750 dep No Pets. Av’l now. 618/560-1312 HAMEL: 2 Bedroom Duplex w/ garage and opener. No steps, great for seniors. 656-7337 or 791-9062.

Just updated. 1BR, 1BA, 2nd flr, all new aplnces, new cabinets, new flooring, fresh paint,more.

Ref. & security deposit. In Worden. Coin op. lndry in bldg. $385 per mo. 314-808-8444

PREFERRED PARTNERS One 157 Center, Edwardsville, IL. 618-655-1188

Each Office Independently Owned and Operated OPEN HOUSE

OPEN HOUSE

OPEN HOUSE, SUNDAY, JULY 17 12:30-2 PM 8134 BETHALTO ROAD, BETHALTO 2-ACRE RURAL SETTING, 30x50 detached 4-car garage w/100amp service, workshop and half bath plus a 2-car attached garage. 4/bdr/2bath Tri-level w/ updates. Family rm w/fpl, covered deck. $188,900

OPEN HOUSE, SUNDAY, JULY 17 2:30 - 4 PM 4581 CULP LANE, BETHALTO 5-ACRE TURN-KEY HORSE RANCH with 92x73 OPEN HOUSE, SUNDAY, JULY 17 1 - 4 PM lighted sand riding arena w/ lime base. 4 stran White 100 EAST KIRKPATRICK, EDWARDSVILLE Lightning electric fence, 2 pastures, finished tack room, Directions: Main Street North to Kirkpatrick on Right covered storage for trailer, boat or RV. 2,966 sq/ft luxury $350,000 home, 4bdr/3baths. $264,900

CALL NORMA KASTEN 377-9933 www.kasten.biz

CALL NORMA KASTEN 377-9933 www.kasten.biz

CALL JIM REPPELL 791-7663

DEBBIE BURDGE

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OPEN HOUSE

8 FOREST HILL, GLEN CARBON 5BR/4BA ATRIUM RANCH ON WOODED CUL-DE-SAC. Hearth Room w/FP. Customs features & wet bar. Lrg composite deck & professionally landscaped lawn.

FOR FREE 24 HR RECORDED PRICE & INFO CALL JIM REPPELL 888-351-1897 EXT. 2000

618-531-2787 648 HILLSBORO AVENUE, EDWARDSVILLE THIS MULTI-FAMILY UNIT is a great investment located close to SIUE. Lots of improvements and plenty of parking.

debbieb@remax.net

FOR FREE 24 HR RECORDED PRICE & INFO CALL DEBBIE BURDGE 800-489-1481 EXT. 1000

FACILITY MANAGER Candidate must have a BS in Engineering or Equivalent Experience. Prefer 5 yrs exp in power plant environ. Responsible for construction, startup and day to day mgmt. Multi-task, excellent computer skills, and leadership ensuring improved performance, productivity and efficiency of Cyclean Processing Plant in vicinity of Coffeen, IL.

141 SUNSET AVENUE, GLEN CARBON 3 BR/3 BA. Lots of updates! Fully finished bsmnt.

Great location that is close to park, library, & bike trail. $184,500

5041 N HWY 157, EDWARDSVILLE PEACEFUL, BEAUTIFUL, AND CLOSE TO TOWN! 100m/ l acres. Offers frontage, timber, and a 3 acre lake. Bike trail access and tillable land. $1,500,000

CALL DEBBIE BURDGE 531-2787

CALL DEBBIE BURDGE 531-2787

8 BR/7BA UNIQUE AND PRESTIGEOUS HOME! Dual kitchens. 3 car garage. Bluff Locations!

FOR MORE DETAILS CALL THE LANDING TEAM 779-7777

Submit resume to: jobs@cleancoalsolutions.com

Or mail resumes to: Clean Coal Solutions Services, LLC 100 Chesterfield Business Parkway, Ste 200 Chesterfield, MO 63005 Attn: B. Thompson, Operations Manager Equal Opportunity Employer

July 21, 2011

EDWARDSVILLE - 32 ACRES & HOMESTEAD! Ragland barn with 6 stalls. Fenced paddocks, rolling pasture, & riding-trials. Homestead boasts updated kitchen, & WO basement. $425,000

FOR FREE 24 HR RECORDED INFO CALL THE LANDING TEAM 866-710-1469 EXT. 1030

CHARMING 1.5 STORY home Features 4 bdrm/ 2bth, spacious dining room, refinished hardwood flrs throughout main level. Finished LL. Garage has room for 2 cars end to end.

CALL KELLY SIPES 979-3901

See More Of Our Listings At Our Website: www.YourILHome.com

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