082213 Edge Magazine by EDWARDSVILLE PUBLISHING

August 22, 2013

Vol. 10 No. 51

Victorian Festival page 3

LIVE at Powell Hall page 7

A trip to Peru page 14

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What’s Inside 3

Victorian Festival

Historical events planned in Jerseyville.

4 A veteran's story

Collinsville man flew gliders in World War II.

7 LIVE at Powell Hall Lineup announced for new season.

13 "Elysium"

Clever film falls short.

What’s Happening Friday August 23_________

Psychostick, Gabriel And The Apocalypse, Naked Strangers, Pop's, Sauget, 6:30 p.m. • Mommy's Little Monsters: A Tribute to Social Distortion w/ • Insight Theatre Company American Idiot: A Tribute to Green p re s e n t s T i m e S ta n d s S t i l l , Day, Blueberry Hill, St. Louis, Doors Heagney Theatre, Webster Groves, 8:00 p.m. • Shooting with Annie, The 8:00 p.m. • S l a v e r y a t J e f f e r s o n ' s Incurables, Sleepy Kitty, The Blind Monticello: Paradox of Liberty Eyes, The Pageant, St. Louis, Doors Exhibit, History Museum in Forest 7:00 p.m. • Howl, Fatality w/Tropical Park, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 S to r m ! , S a va g e S e d u c t i o n , p.m., Runs through March 2. • The River Between Us - Indoor/ Manifest, The Firebird, St. Louis, O u t d o o r E x h i b i t s, L a u m i e re Doors 7:30 p.m. • Specticast Presents: Sculpture Park, St. Louis, 8:00 a.m. to Sunset (Outdoor), 10:00 Rockshow On Screen, Wildey a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Indoor), Runs Theatre, Edwardsville, 7:00 p.m. through August 25. • The United States Navy: WWI and WWII, Jefferson Barracks Museums, St. Louis, Noon to 4:00 p.m., Runs through December 29. • Yoko Ono: Wish Tree, St. Louis • Ranger Led Bicycle Tour, Ar t Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Runs through Riverfront Bike Trail, St. Louis, 8:30 a.m. December 31. • Yoga Under the Gateway • Eckert's Summer Concert Fest Arch, Gateway Arch Grounds, St. - Russ Anderson, Eckert's Country Store & Farms, Belleville, 7:00 p.m. Louis, 9:00 a.m. • Faust Historic Village Open • Kenny Loggins w/Blue Sky Riders, River City Casino Event House, Faust Park, Chesterfield, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Center, , 8:00 p.m. • Festival of Nations, Tower • Keith Urban Light the Fuse Tour 2013 w/Dustin Lynch, Verizon Grove Park, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to Wireless Amphitheater, Maryland 7:00 p.m. • Insight Theatre Company Heights, 7:00 p.m. • Jungle Boogie Friday Night p re s e n t s T i m e S ta n d s S t i l l , Concert Series - Funky Butt Brass Heagney Theatre, Webster Groves, Band, Saint Louis Zoo, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m. • S l ave r y a t Je ffe r s o n ' s 5:00 p.m. • R u b y Ve l l e a n d T h e Monticello: Paradox of Liberty Soulphonics, The Gramophone, Exhibit, History Museum in Forest Park, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m. • American Head Charge w/ p.m., Runs through March 2.

Saturday August 24_________

14 Peru

A tale of two cities.

18 The Great Godfrey Maze Get ready for some fall fun.

19 Showcasing scallops A tangy salad to try at home.

• Donald Judd: The Multicolored Works Exhibit, Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through January 4. • The United States Navy: WWI and WWII, Jefferson Barracks Museums, St. Louis, Noon to 4:00 p.m., Runs through December 29. • The River Between Us - Indoor/ O u t d o o r E x h i b i t s, L a u m i e re Sculpture Park, St. Louis, 8:00 a.m. to Sunset (Outdoor), Noon to 5:00 p.m. (Indoor), Runs through August 25. • Eckert's Summer Concert Fest - Blend, Eckert's Country Store & Farms, Belleville, 7:00 p.m. • Kid Rock, Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Maryland Heights, 6:45 p.m. • Chesterfield Concert Series - Rattle and Hum KC, Chesterfield Amphitheater, Chesterfield, 8:00 p.m. • Del Yeah! w/Head For The Hills, Henhouse Prowlers, Aaron Kamm & The One Drops, more, Old Rock House, St. Louis, Doors 5:30 p.m. • N i g h t b ox w / S u p e r F u n Ye a h Ye a h R o cke t S h i p, Th e Gramophone, St. Louis, Doors 9:00 p.m. • The Lonely Wild w/Hidden Lakes, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m. • Benefit Concert feat. Falsetto Boy, Britches, Raglani, Cackling Hen, Plush St. Louis, St. Louis, Doors 6:30 p.m.

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August 22, 2013

People History will come to life Labor Day Weekend in Jerseyville By KRISTA WILKINSON MIDGLEY Of The Edge

abor Day Weekend may mark the official end of summer but that doesn’t mean the fun has to stop. History comes to life at the annual Jersey County Victorian Festival where visitors will find Civil War battle re-enactments, agricultural exhibits, arts and crafts demonstrations and lots more. The fun kicks off Aug. 31 and continues through Sept. 2 on the grounds of the 60-acre Hazel Dell farm, located just north of Jerseyville on Route 67. Additional activities will take place at the nearby 1866 Fulkerson Mansion. Civil War enthusiasts won’t want to miss this opportunity to witness the clash of North and South first-hand when period re-enactors take to the battlefield once again. Visitors interested in how Civil War soldiers lived can find out at the reconstructed Civil War camp and temporary quarters on the farm’s grounds. This is a chance to visit with the soldiers, learn about their lives and find out how meals were prepared over an open fire. Then, the real excitement begins when the Union and Confederate re-enactors step onto the field to participate in a full Civil War battle complete with cavalry, artillery and infantry. The battle will take place at 2:30 p.m. daily throughout the festival. Visitors can find out even more about that tumultuous period in our country’s history when re-enactors portraying President Abraham Lincoln and his wife, Mary Todd Lincoln, provide an educational narrative of the events leading up to the Civil War and the Battle of Gettysburg. This will be followed by the President's Gettysburg Address. Visitors will also hear Mrs. Lincoln narrate a Civil War-era style show and explain what was proper during this time period and what was not. Embalming demonstrations will enhance the understanding of ritual practices during the Civil War. Each year the festival aims to promote “history in motion.” This is accomplished through Civil War re-enactments and agricultural demonstrations. These fascinating exhibits teach modern visitors how farming was done 150 years ago with steam engines and antique plows. Antique tractors, trucks and cars will be on display as well. The day-to-day tasks of civilian life will also be featured. Find out more from working artisans about historic trades such as Victorian horse carving, fanbird carving, silk ribbon embroidery, coopering wooden buckets, quilting, blacksmithing, great wheel lathe, gunsmithing and coopering. These artisans will demonstrate their skills and showcase their wares such as historic pewter and pottery, musical and rhythm instruments of the period and rope-making. This is a chance to

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Victorian Festival re-enactors range from Abe and Mary Todd Lincoln, above, to a Civil War surgeon, below. purchase one-of-a-kind items direct from the craftspeople who make them. There will also be antiques, collectibles and other unique items for sale, as well as Civil War sutlers offering Civil Warera clothing, tintypes, camp supplies and more. Don’t miss the Duel of Honor between two civilian

gentlemen, following the historically correct 1777 Code Duello Rules of Dueling. The duel will take place at 1 p.m. daily after insults are exchanged between the gentlemen. Children will delight in storytelling, stagecoach rides, surrey rides and picking up freshly plowed potatoes. Plus, you won't want to miss the action of the Stagecoach Robbery by the James Gang, taking place at noon each day of the festival, followed by a gun safety demonstration. Throughout the festival, the Col. Wm. Fulkerson Mansion will be open for public tours. The mansion, which was built in 1866 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is completely furnished with antiques and artifacts of the period. This includes Colonel Fulkerson’s personal items from the Civil War, the work of artist Charles M. Russell, a nephew of Fulkerson's who considered the farm his boyhood home, a tasteful display of Civil War and Western era "Women of ILL-Repute" and a special room dedicated to the Civil War, featuring the Lincoln Anvil and original artifacts. Hungry visitors can choose from a large variety of food and refreshments available for purchase on site. The Chris Talley Bluegrass band will provide musical entertainment from 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. all three days of the festival. The Daily Schedule of Activities includes: Festival Grounds open: 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Working Craft Demonstrations: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Marketplace open: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Paleontology & Archeology Exhibits: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fulkerson Mansion Tours: 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Civil War Embalming Demonstration: 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. 19th Century Storytelling: 10 a.m. to TBA Artillery Demonstration: 10:30 a.m. Victorian Civil War Style Show: 11 a.m. Stagecoach Hold-up by the James Gang: Noon Gettysburg Address by President Lincoln: 12:30 p.m. Duel of Honor: 1 p.m. Chris Talley Bluegrass Band: 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Civil War Battle Re-enactment: 2:30 p.m. The festival grounds are located a mile north of Jerseyville on U.S Route 67 at Hazel Dell Farm. Admission is $10 for adults; children 12 and under are free. Parking is free. For more information, call (618) 498-5590 or go to VisitAlton. com/VictorianFest.

August 22, 2013

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People Glider pilot had luck on his side Collinsville man remembers World War II By BILL TUCKER Of The Edge Lucky? Yes. A hero? Not in his eyes. That’s how 91-year-old Collinsville resident Peter Leece sums up his experience as a glider pilot in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. His role was unique as he was trained to fly one-way missions behind enemy lines to deliver soldiers or equipment to the battlefield. It was role he was fortunate he never had to fulfill. ••• Leece was working at AnheuserBusch and taking night classes at Saint Louis University when the war broke out in 1941. “They bombed Pearl Harbor on Sunday. Monday we were over at Naval recruiting in St. Louis, two buddies of mine, all three of us from Collinsville,” Leece said. “We were all going to sign up for the Navy. We went over there, things were such a mess. They said, ‘We don’t know what’s going on. You’ve got to wait a little while and then come back.’ We said the hell with that. We went over to the Army, we wanted to get in the Air Force.” Leece got in and that’s where he would stay through the end of the war in 1945. Initially placed on reserve status, Leece got the call to active duty soon enough. Early in 1942, he was instructed to report to Chicago, which he did with his future wife Arlene and other family members traveling with him to say goodbye. George Musso, a one-time professional football player for the Chicago Bears and a former Madison County Sheriff, stepped in to help the family out. “She (Arlene) went along with us to Chicago, my mom and dad and sister. My dad was a good friend of George Musso’s. He called George up and said,  ‘My son’s got to report up in Chicago for active duty.’ He says, ‘Can you get us a room in Chicago?’ George says, ‘Hell yes, Bill, I’ll get you a room right here where the football team is staying,’" Leece said. “So that night, we go to dinner with George Musso, Sid Luckman, Bronko Nagurski and that bunch. We looked like midgets going down to the dining room with them.” Leece trained stateside and was stationed in California, North Carolina, Texas and Kentucky before being shipped to Europe. Part of his training involved taking an airplane up, shutting off its engine and landing it “dead stick,” just as he would a glider. It was dangerous business and something he didn’t necessarily want his parents to know he was involved in. “I got to come home from California on my way to Louisville. We had a 12-hour layover. A bunch of guys I was with came over to Collinsville with me” Leece said. “I said, ‘Don’t say anything about where we’re going and why we’re going’ because I didn’t want my mom and dad to

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Peter Leece wears his Flight Officer's cap while holding a portrait of himself taken during World War II. know I was going into gliders.” One of those buddies couldn’t keep a secret and Leece’s parents ultimately found out what their son was doing. Upon completing his training, Leece earned the rank of Flight Officer and was awarded a pair of gold wings with a G stamped in the middle. The letter stood for glider, but the men who flew them came to believe it stood for guts. ••• Leece wound up being assigned to the 315th Troop Carrier Group, 310th Squadron. He was stationed in Southampton, England, where he waited for the call to duty. “When we weren’t on active duty over there, ready for a mission, we were free to be free as we wanted to. But if we went to London, we were told to always read the bulletin board at the Red Cross because if they needed us back at the field immediately, we’d get our word there,” Leece said. “We spent a lot of time there. I spent a lot of time in Nottingham looking for Robin Hood in Sherwood Forest. I never did find him.” Leece, like most American soldiers, didn’t find a welcome mat in England either. “When we were in England, they didn’t think much of us. Like they always said, ‘We’re over there, overfed, overpaid and over-sexed.’ That’s about it, too,” he said.” The British military wasn’t as friendly to us as they could have been.” Leece did not take part in the DDay invasion on June 6, 1944, but did spend time training. “We did practice over there,” he said. “Sometimes we’d take the gliders up, just in case we were called on a mission. Glider flying required plenty of training. The Waco CG-4A that Leece was trained to fly weighed 7,500

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pounds and was 48 feet long. The gliders were constructed of little more than canvas stretched over plywood. They were towed into the sky by the much bulkier (and motorized) C-47 cargo planes. Just before the tandem reached its target, the tow rope was released and the glider became a silent, powerless aircraft that could only defy gravity for so long. The men who flew them didn’t land them so much as they wrestled them to the ground. Leece, about 5-8 during the war years, had a good wrestling partner. “We had a pilot and co-pilot in all the gliders,” Leece said. “I had a buddy. He was 6-2 and we were called the Long and Short of the gliders. We flew together all the time." The missions, initially, were simple. “Mostly ferrying gliders from England into France, and carrying supplies into places like Brussels or Paris,” Leece said. “If we didn’t fly gliders in, we got to fly as copilots in C-47s.” In September, 1944, American, British and Polish forces organized an airborne operation in Holland code named “Market Garden.” The goal was to catch the Germans by surprise and cross the Rhine River in one quick stroke. Leece was called to take part in the operation. “I was fogged in for three days and our mission was scrubbed,” he said. “In fact, some of the ships were ready to take off and did take off, but they called them back because the fog was so heavy. They didn’t complete the mission.” Market Garden, meanwhile, failed to achieve its objective and the war in Europe would drag on for another eight months. • • •

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Leece was transferred to a base in France and the situation with the French wasn’t much different than it was with the English. “We used to have problems with some of them because they’d cut our tow ropes and whatever damage they could do,” Leece said. “We were told, never go alone and be darn sure you wore your sidearm.” While he was stationed in France, Leece was reunited briefly with an old friend in a chance encounter. “I was on a flight from England over to Paris, a freight haul. I was flying co-pilot on a C-47. When I jumped out of the plane and hit the ground, this guy says, ‘I’ll be damned, Pete Leece.’ It was Bill Rowe, he was a major from Edwardsville,” Leece said. “I never did see him when I got out of the service, but I knew him before. We flew him back to England so he could come back to the states. I told him, ‘Bill, when you get back to Edwardsville, go to Collinsville and see my folks,’ which he did. He told them I was OK.” Leece, however, was informed he’d be trading that C-47 for a glider as an airborne assault was planned on the far side of Germany’s Rhine River. Leece never left the ground. It wasn’t fog that grounded him this time. It was American General George Patton. “We were going to go across the Rhine. By the time they made up their minds to go, Patton had already crossed the Rhine,” he said. “That was scrubbed.” Leece dodged not one, but two bullets. “I say, I was saved by two. God saved me because I didn’t get to go into Market Garden and the other was Patton. He saved me from going across the Rhine,” Leece said. “I’m tickled to death I didn’t have to kill nobody and nobody killed me.” Lucky? Yes. A hero? Let Leece explain. “I feel like I’m a real phony because I never got to make a mission – through no fault of mine,” he said. “Every time they decided we’d go on one, it was cancelled for one reason or another. All we did was sit around and wait. If you got a call, fine, you went. If you didn’t, you just did the best you could.” ••• Leece returned to the states and married his sweetheart, Arlene, in 1948. They still live in the Collinsville home she was born in. Their son Craig and his wife live just 15 minutes away. After his discharge, Leece returned to school and took a teaching job in Bethalto. He also taught in Collinsville, served as a principal in Hartford and wound up spending 29 years working for the Illinois State Board of Education. His golden years have seen him return to the sky and to the battlefields of Europe. “I went up in a sail plane over in Highland, about a month ago. We went over to Scott Field for the air show,” Leece said. “We walked over and looked in this hangar and here’s a sail plane, a two-seated glider. I had never done that. There was a sign on a desk there, World War II veterans could get a free ride in the glider so I signed up

for it.” But Leece has realized he is among the handful of World War II glider pilots still alive. “We had a reunion down in San Antonio in October. There was about 130 people there. We went to the final dinner on Saturday night and they said. ‘Would the glider pilots please stand’ And 14 of us stood up,” Leece said. “The rest were grandkids and greatgrandkids.” But the reunion did give Arlene a chance to experience military flying for the first time as she joined her husband on a C-47 flight. Peter and Arlene also traveled to Europe, where they met some of the members of Easy Company from the 101st Airborne’s 506th Regiment, the men made famous by the book and miniseries, “Band of Brothers.” “We went over there for the 60th anniversary of the invasion. Because I was in World War II, we had seats on the platform where the two presidents (George W. Bush and France’s Jacques Chirac) were going to speak. We met four guys from ‘Band of Brothers.’” And like all reunions, the stories began to fly. “We met Shifty (Powers). We were talking about gliders that landed over there. He said there was a glider that landed nose up and tail down in the mud. In that glider there was a brand new jeep. They were trying to decide how they could get that jeep out of the glider, then they could ride through the war instead of walk,” Leece said. “Then one of them had the brilliant idea they could burn the glider. Well, they burned the glider, but they burned the jeep too.” That wouldn’t be Leece’s only brush with fame in France. “When we were waiting for the presidents to come, I was up there gawking around. This guy comes up to me, grabs my hand and shakes it and says, ‘Peter, how are you?’ I looked at him. It’s somebody I should know I guess. I finally said, ‘I’m fine.’ He walks away. She (Arlene) says, ‘You didn’t know who that was, did you?’ I said, ‘No.’ She says, ‘That’s Tom Hanks.’ So I grabbed ahold of him and said, ‘Would you autograph my hat for me?’ So he autographs my hat for me.” He’d get two more celebrities to sign before the night was over – former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Stephen Spielberg. “I got Spielberg’s autograph and I raised heck with him because he never made a picture about glider pilots. He said it might be a good idea, but he never did come through,” Leece said. And that’s part of the problem, according to Leece. The men who flew the silent planes never received the publicity they deserved. “You go up to Edwardsville right now and you meet somebody on the street and ask them if they know what a glider was. They wouldn’t know,” Leece said. “They didn’t realize we could carry 15 fully-equipped airborne infantry, or a jeep, or ammunition or gasoline. That’s what we were hauling.” Peter Leece didn't have to make a flight behind enemy lines in World War II.

People People planner The Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House in Chesterfield is seeking outgoing individuals for open volunteer positions. Work with students as an Education Docent, become a Butterfly House ambassador as a guest services volunteer or help with customer service in our office, admission desk or Gift Shop. You can even show off your Green Thumb by assisting our horticulture staff. Shift hours and commitment vary by position. Email Jennifer.Mullix@mobot.org or call (636) 530-0076 extension 12 to learn more. Lacewings on Antiginon Individuals interested in interacting with children will enjoy serving as an Education Docent. Butterfly

House docents provide structured presentations to students and help them learn about butterflies and invertebrates and their environments. Formal training is provided. The commitment is 2.5 hours, one day per week. This position is primarily in September, October, March, April and May. Surround yourself with exquisite butterfly-themed merchandise as a Gift Shop and Admissions Volunteer. Help stock and rotate unique inventory and assist guests with their purchases. Volunteers must be at least 15 years old. Volunteers receive training on all aspects of this position. Shifts are available on both weekdays and weekends and for both morning and afternoon shifts. As a Horticulture Volunteer, you’ll assist in various aspects of gardening, including watering, weeding, planting, general clean-up

and pruning. Shifts are available on weekday and weekend mornings, starting at 7:30 a.m. Outgoing individuals are sought to become Butterfly House ambassadors as Guest Services Volunteers. This position includes conversing with guests as they explore the Exhibit Hall and enhancing the visitor experience with information about the thousands of butterflies in the Tropical Conservatory. The desired commitment is two four-hour shifts per month. Available shifts are both on weekdays and weekends from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 1 to 4 p.m. Volunteers receive training on all aspects of this position, in particular the quarantine protocols that the Butterfly House is required to follow in the Tropical Conservatory. Volunteers must be at least 14 years old.

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People People planner Museum to focus on founder of Mormon church The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, a division of the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency; the Illinois Supreme Court Historic Preservation Commission; and the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation are partnering to highlight Joseph Smith, the founder of the Mormon Church, and his legal issues in Illinois. Two days of events starting in Nauvoo, Illinois, one of the key settlements in the early years of the Mormon faith, kicks off Sept. 23, followed on Sept. 24 by an evening presentation of Smith’s extradition hearing. Tickets are now available at www.josephsmithcaptured.com. Missouri Governor Lilburn Boggs’s attempt to “eradicate” the Mormons caused legal problems for Smith, the Mormon prophet who founded The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS). He employed the writ of habeas corpus while an Illinois resident to free himself from extradition to face charges in Missouri. In Nauvoo on Sept. 23, the events include tours of historic sites in the town with expert interpretation to give the visitor an inside look at life in Nauvoo in the 1840s. In the evening, a dinner at the Hotel Nauvoo will precede a presentation by Dallin H. Oaks, entitled “Behind the Extraditions: Joseph Smith, the Man and the Prophet.” Oaks is a member of the LDS Quorum of Twelve. The dinner will be held at the Hotel Nauvoo; reservation information will be forthcoming on josephsmithcaptured.com. The Oaks presentation will be held at the Nauvoo Historical Visitors Center. In Springfield on Sept. 24, the events include a presentation of Smith’s three habeas corpus hearings in Illinois followed by a panel discussion on the use of habeas corpus from Smith’s time to the present day. An encore presentation and discussion will occur on October 14 at the Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts at the University of Chicago. Tickets for the Chicago event will be forthcoming. “The preparation for these events has been meticulous, representing the efforts of scores of attorneys and judges throughout Illinois,” said Illinois Supreme Court Justice Anne Burke, who serves on the committee putting together this series of programs. “Every person in Illinois should want to see this interesting part of the history of our state as well as that of a faith that took its roots right here. From Nauvoo to Springfield to Chicago, everyone who wants to be a part of this wonderful experience certainly will have a chance.” For further information, please contact John Lupton, Executive Director of the Illinois Supreme Court Historic Preservation Commission at 217-670-0890 or john. lupton@illinoiscourthistory.org.

Little Miss/Mister Italian Fest pageant accepting applications The Little Miss and Mister Italian Fest pageant will be held one week before Italian Fest on Saturday, Sept. 14. Each year, the pageant is open to

boys and girls from the Metro-east who will be 4 to 8 years old on the pageant date. The Little Miss/Mister pageant is offered as a fun alternative to “beauty” pageants. Contestants recite fun facts about Italian Fest to the audience, and are judged not just on appearance, but on personality and performance. Five “Miss” finalists and five

“Mister” finalists will be chosen to receive a medal. One girl and boy will be chosen as Little Miss and Little Mister Italian Fest and awarded a crown, sash and trophy. They will later participate in the Italian Fest parade on Sunday, Sept. 21 at 4 p.m. on Main Street. Registration packets are available online at italianfest.net. The registration deadline is Monday,

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Music LIVE at Powell Hall lineup set By KRISTA WILKINSON MIDGLEY Of The Edge

ickets are now on sale for the St. Louis Symphony’s 20132014 LIVE at Powell Hall lineup. This popular concert series offers a variety of orchestral music for all ages and tastes with offerings that include Hollywood scores, beloved Disney classics, pop and rock hits and traditional favorites. The concert series opens with The Barry White Experience on Oct. 27. This performance celebrates the music of the man who brought funk, soul and disco to the top of the charts, with vocalist Eric Conley hitting those low, mellow tones. Next is a magical concert pairing perfect for the entire family when the symphony performs the score to Disney’s “Fantasia” Nov. 1 through 3. Bring the kids and enjoy watching this iconic animated film while the symphony provides the live score. Also coming up in November is The Music of Elvis Presley on Nov. 10. This evening will take you through Elvis Presley’s long and legendary career, bringing songs to the Powell Hall stage that will forever live on in the hearts of his fans. The symphony gets into the Christmas spirit with its Mannheim Steamroller Christmas Dec. 14 and 15. During this concert, the St. Louis Symphony will perform the sounds of Mannheim Steamroller Christmas at Powell Hall for the first time ever this holiday season. The modern symphonic arrangements of Christmas songs made famous by Chip Davis include yuletide favorites such as “Carol of the Bells,” “Silent Night,” “Deck the

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The Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, above, and the Indigo Girls, below. Halls” and many more. Film fans definitely won’t want to miss two very special concerts that celebrate two Hollywood legends: composer John Williams and the classic film “Casablanca.” First up is The Music of John Williams Dec. 27 through 29. Conducted by David Robertson, this immensely enjoyable evening features many of the Oscar-winning composer’s

most recognizable scores, such as the themes to “Star Wars,” “JFK” and “Harry Potter” and more. Then relive the romance, drama and intrigue of “Casablanca” on Feb. 15 and 16. Watch the 1942 classic starring Ingrid Bergman and Humphrey Bogart, as the symphony provides the live score, including the movie’s unforgettable theme “As Time Goes By.”

Spring welcomes Bugs Bunny and the rest of the Looney Tunes gang to the symphony stage with Bugs Bunny at the Symphony II March 15 and 16. Join the St. Louis Symphony for a special presentation. These concerts bring the Warner Brothers cartoons you grew up with to life with both 3-D technology and terrific live music, including works from Rossini, Wagner and Tchaikovsky. The Great American Songbook comes to life on the Powell Hall stage, as vocalist Steve Lippia joins the symphony in a touching tribute to Frank Sinatra with Simply Sinatra on March 30. The Grammy-award winning contemporary Christian singer/ songwriter Michael W. Smith returns to Powell Hall April 10 and 11. This pair of uplifting performances combines Smith’s greatest hits with the live sound of the St. Louis Symphony. Also in April is the return of singer/ musician Ben Folds to the Powell Hall stage on April 12 and 13. After a standing-room-only performance with the symphony in 2011, Folds will once again bring his funky, off-beat style to the St. Louis Symphony. Warmer weather brings disco fever to the Powell Hall stage with Stayin’ Alive:  One Night of the Bee Gees on May 17. The St. Louis Symphony pays tribute to the group that won nine Grammys and sold more than 200 million albums worldwide. Put on your dancing shoes and get ready to boogie with the symphony to the music that made “Saturday Night Fever” a smash. Later in the month the symphony will explore the link between gospel music and jazz with Byron Stripling: The Gospel According to Swing on May 30. This performance welcomes

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critically-acclaimed trumpeter Byron Stripling back to Powell Hall for a performance that’s guaranteed to swing. The Grammy-winning Indigo Girls will make their Powell Hall debut on May 31. This duo features Emily Saliers and Amy Ray, whose musical career has spanned decades with hits that includes “Galileo” and “Love of Our Lives” plus numerous film and television appearances. The symphony welcomes summer with its Classical Favorites on June 7. This concert will feature some of the most popular and best loved music from the classical repertoire. Then it’s time to rock as the symphony fills Powell Hall with the music of two rock and roll legends. The weekend kicks off with The Music of the Who on June 13 with the symphony performing favorites from the albums “Tommy,” “Who’s Next” and “Who are You?” The rock n roll continues the next night with The Music of the Rolling Stones on June 14. This must-attend event will see the symphony perform the group’s biggest hits, including “Satisfaction,” “Paint It Black,” “Ruby Tuesday,” “Angie,” and many more. The Five Browns return to Powell Hall on June 20, this time appearing with the St. Louis Symphony. The siblings, all Juilliard-trained, are sure to dazzle with their impeccable piano performances. For more information on the LIVE at Powell Hall concert series and other upcoming concerts and events, featured musicans, guest conductors or artists, visit www. stlsymphony.org. Tickets may be purchased by calling (314) 534-1700, online at stlsymphony.org or in person at the Powell Hall Box Office, located at 718 North Grand Boulevard in St. Louis.

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Eyes, The Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m. Howl, Fatality w/Tropical Storm!, Savage Seduction, Manifest, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 7:30 p.m. Specticast Presents: Rockshow O n S c r e e n , Wi l d e y T h e a t r e , Edwardsville, 7:00 p.m.

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Saturday, Aug. 24 Eckert's Summer Concert Fest - Blend, Eckert's Country Store & Farms, Belleville, 7:00 p.m. Kid Rock, Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Maryland Heights, 6:45 p.m. Chesterfield Concert Series Rattle and Hum KC, Chesterfield Amphitheater, Chesterfield, 8:00 p.m. Del Yeah! w/Head For The Hills, Henhouse Prowlers, Aaron Kamm & The One Drops, more, Old Rock House, St. Louis, Doors 5:30 p.m. Nightbox w/Super Fun Yeah Yeah

RocketShip, The Gramophone, St. Louis, Doors 9:00 p.m. The Lonely Wild w/Hidden Lakes, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m. Benefit Concert feat. Falsetto Boy, Britches, Raglani, Cackling Hen, Plush St. Louis, St. Louis, Doors 6:30 p.m.

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Religion Heart surgeon uses medicine as ministry DALLAS (AP) — At 83, Carl Smith found himself facing quadruple-bypass surgery and the real possibility that he might not survive. Within hours on this spring morning, Dr. Mark Pool would temporarily bring Smith’s heart to a stop in an attempt to circumvent its blocked passages. And to help his patient confront the uncertainty, Pool did something unusual in his profession: He prayed with him. The power of healing: Medicine and religion have both had their day, and they haven’t always been able to coexist. But as today’s medical treatment becomes more holistic, doctors are increasingly taking spirituality into account. The Dallas Morning News (http://dallasne. ws/1cbWHgS) reports that studies show a majority of patients want their spirituality recognized, and most med schools now have classes related to the topic. In general, the new thinking asks doctors to note their patients’ spiritual leanings and open doors to expression, especially when life is at risk. Pool, a highly regarded heart and lung

surgeon at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas, is fervent about his Baptist faith. For about a year, he’s routinely asked patients if they’d like him to pray with them pre-surgery — a gesture he says is always appreciated but one that exceeds advocates’ suggested bounds. “A physician should be open to a patient’s spirituality but shouldn’t push religion on patients,” says Nathan Carlin, assistant professor at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. “That’s confusing personal and professional roles.” An inherent power differential divides doctors and patients, says Christina Puchalski, director of George Washington University’s Institute for Spirituality and Health and co-editor of the recently published Oxford Textbook of Spirituality in Healthcare. “They’re coming to us for something other than prayer,” Puchalski says. “If I, as a patient, perceive (a surgeon) as having my life in his hands, and he asks me to pray and I say no, he may not treat me well. And that’s putting undue pressure on the patient.”

As the saying goes, there are no atheists in foxholes: The idea that your fate is out of your hands offers fertile ground for reexamination. “The moment somebody tells you that you have cancer,” says Methodist Dallas Medical Center’s Rohan Jeyarajah, a gastrointestinal surgeon who prays with patients, “you’re going to believe in something.” But the situation, he says, requires caution: “We have to be careful about being in a position of perceived authority and not overstepping that bound. This is like a teacher-student relationship. There’s a chance you could be inappropriate.” Pool pushes forward, eager to share the belief that drives him without making people feel awkward or flouting that power imbalance. “I don’t want to exploit their situation,” he says. “At the same time, I want to give them the opportunity to explore the faith that I know.” You could say Pool comes from a religious background. His father, his grandfather,

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It’s one of the saving graces of “Pacific Rim,” Guillermo Del Toro’s new mega-budget monsters vs. robots extravaganza, that at a key juncture, it knows how to make fun of itself. This welcome bit of comic relief amid all the crunching, smashing and groaning in 3-D comes just as the good guys — that would be the robots, or rather the humans operating the 25-story machines built to save humanity — have hit a snag. These massive, digitally controlled contraptions suddenly all fail at once. But then — eureka! — someone points out that one rusty old robot is analog. And so, in a movie that has spent some $200 million to boast the very best in state-of-the-art tradecraft, an analog machine saves the day, at least temporarily. Ha! Holy retro technology. It’s too bad that Del Toro’s film, a throwback to the Japanese Kaiju monster films made famous by “Godzilla,” didn’t have more such deft moments. Though it’s made by an obviously gifted director and will likely please devotees of the genre, it ultimately feels very short on character and heavy on noise, noise, noise. Did we mention the crunching, smashing and groaning? Happily, the plot is not convoluted (the script is by Travis Beacham and Del Toro) and there’s at least one really cool concept, called “The Drift.” No, this doesn’t involve land formations. RATED: PG-13 for sequences of intense sci-fi action and violence throughout, and brief language. RUNNING TIME: 131 minutes. ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Two and a half stars out of four.

"Blue Jasmine"

Diane Keaton. Mia Farrow. Dianne Wiest. Scarlett Johansson. Penelope Cruz. To the long list of actresses who’ve thrived in Woody Allen films, it’s now time to add Cate Blanchett. And in big, capital letters, because her spectacularly wrenching performance in Allen’s latest, “Blue Jasmine,” lives up to every bit of hype you may have heard. As his fans well know, Allen, 77, keeps up the incredible pace of about a film a year, and had lately been focusing on frothy comedic fare — the whimsical hit “Midnight in Paris,” and the less successful “From Rome with Love.” “Blue Jasmine,” surely one of his meatiest films in years, finds him in different territory, both geographically — we’re back on U.S. shores — and emotionally, addressing serious issues like the Bernard Madoff financial scandal and its social ramifications. It’s also a fascinating character study of a woman trying to keep her head above water, financially and mentally, and as such, it’s a clear homage to Tennessee Williams’ “A Streetcar Named Desire” and his tragically unstable Blanche DuBois. Some might quibble with how much Allen borrows, thematically, from that play. But in such expert and loving hands, do we really care? And who better than Blanchett, who played such a searing Blanche onstage several years ago, to bring a 21st-century version of the character to life on the big screen? Blanche, as reimagined here by Allen, is Jasmine, an upper-crust Manhattan socialite whose life has gone seriously wrong. Jasmine had been living, you see, on Park Avenue — and shopping on Madison — as the pampered wife of high-flying investment broker Hal (Alec Baldwin, perfect in this smarmy, Madoff-inspired role.) RATED: PG-13 for “mature thematic material, language and sexual content.” RUNING TIME:: 98 minutes. ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Three and a half stars out of four.

“The Spectacular Now”

“Live in the moment.” It’s a pat piece of advice we all get at some point in our lives, usually when we’re being anxious or

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obsessive about something we can’t control. But living in the moment can be overrated — especially when everyone else is suddenly looking to the future. That’s the predicament addressed in “The Spectacular Now,” a pure gem of a teen romance graced with sparkling acting by its young leads, Miles Teller and Shailene Woodley, as high-school seniors falling awkwardly in love. Teller, the lesser known of these two young stars, is a revelation as Sutter Keely, a witty, fast-talking, happy-go-lucky guy who oozes a sweet and cocky charm. Always ready with a quip or a glib excuse, he sounds something like a younger Vince Vaughn. (Others may recall John Cusack in his teen-flick days.) Sutter doesn’t work too hard in school, but he’s OK with that. “This is our time,” he says happily at one point. “Live in the now.” The spectacular now. We first meet Sutter just as he’s been dumped by his hot girlfriend, Cassidy. As usual, he resorts to self-medicating with alcohol. He ends up passed out on a lawn, and when he wakes, he’s looking into Aimee’s eyes. Aimee, brought to life in a stunningly fresh, unaffected performance by Woodley, is everything Sutter isn’t. She’s studious, thoughtful, hard-working, bashful — definitively NOT a cool kid. So when Sutter starts hanging with her, even asking her to the prom, we’re instantly worried. We know he’s gonna drop her, and soon. But this is where the film, directed with a sure and sensitive touch by James Ponsoldt, breaks refreshingly with teen-romance formula. Every time we think Sutter, who’s still pining a bit for sexy Cassidy, is going to turn into the cad we think he is, he surprises us. RATED: R by the Motion Picture Association of America for “alcohol use, language and some sexuality - all involving teens.” RUNNING TIME: 95 minutes. ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Three and a half stars out of four.

"We're the Millers"

“We’re the Millers” is an identity comedy with identity issues. Jason Sudeikis plays a pot dealer who, as a disguise for smuggling a huge shipment of weed, forms a fake family to drive an RV across the Mexico border. He gathers local stripper Rose (Jennifer Aniston), surly homeless teenager Casey (Emma Roberts) and his young, naive neighbor Kenny (Will Poulter). The whole concept has two motives: to lampoon the idea of the traditional all-American family, and as an excuse to get Aniston to take off her clothes. Both are worthy endeavors, but everything in “We’re the Millers” feels forced — a hodgepodge of comedic rhythms made to lurch from one crude gag to another. Despite obvious comedic talents, Sudeikis and Aniston have each had difficulty finding their place in the movies, and neither really fit their parts: small-time Denver pot dealer (dispatched for the pick-up by Ed Helms’ polite but ruthless drug lord) and bitter stripper with a heart of gold, respectively. The concealed identity shtick would have been more fruitful if the characters’ personalities weren’t just as thin as their charade. But with such stereotype underpinnings, “We’re the Millers” remains the broadest of caricatures. RATED: R by the Motion Picture Association of America for crude sexual content, passive language, drug material and brief graphic nudity. RUNING TIME: 110 minutes. ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: One and a half stars out of four.

"Elysium"

Of all the movie villains we’ve met lately, few are stranger than Delacourt, Jodie Foster’s evil, white-blonde, power-suited and power-hungry defense official in “Elysium,” the much-

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awaited but ultimately somewhat disappointing new film from director Neill Blomkamp. From her command post on a ritzy space station high up above 22nd-century Earth, a demitasse of espresso at her side, Delacourt doles out orders in a foreign but unrecognizable accent. “Send them to deportation!” she barks, when “undocumented” ships breach her borders. “Get them off this habitat!” Blomkamp, whose sci-fi parable “District 9” came out of nowhere four years ago to earn a best-picture Oscar nod, is crystal clear in his intentions here. He’s making obvious statements about immigration and universal health care, and whether the frequent references bother you or not will greatly influence how much you enjoy the film. One thing you can’t deny, though, is its visual beauty, and, as in “District 9,” his masterful use of special effects. It’s not for nothing that Blomkamp, at the tender age of 33, has been called a visionary artist of the genre. His “Elysium” — that space station in the sky, looking a lot like present-day Easthampton — is an enormous wheel, on the rim of which its wealthy residents, having left the teeming and polluted Earth, inhabit pristine white homes with bright green manicured lawns. Brilliant sunlight dapples the blue waters of their swimming pools. Classical music and clinking glasses echo in the background. For some reason, people seem to speak French. RATED: R by the Motion Picture Association of America for “strong bloody violence and language throughout.” RUNNING TIME: 109 minutes. ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Three stars out of four.

“Lee Daniels’ The Butler”

“You hear nothing. You see nothing. You only serve.” Such are the instructions Cecil Gaines receives as he embarks on his daunting new job at the Eisenhower White House in “Lee Daniels’ The Butler.” But of course Gaines, played by Forest Whitaker in a moving, grounded performance that anchors the film and blunts its riskier excesses, hears and sees everything. And that means that over more than three decades on the job, he has a Forrest Gump-like view not only of the White House under seven presidents, but of the long arc of the civil rights struggle in 20th-century America. Much has been said about this movie’s potential future as an Oscar powerhouse. The speculation is natural — especially given its star-studded cast — but it takes away from the more important discussion of its simpler virtues, as an absorbing film that has the potential to teach a new generation (and remind an older one) about these crucial events. The story is inspired by a Washington Post profile of Eugene Allen, a White House butler from 1952 to 1986. Some anecdotes remain, but much is different. Most importantly, Daniels and screenwriter Danny Strong create a father-son dynamic between Gaines and a rebellious older son, Louis (a terrific David Oyelowo) that serves as a backdrop against which the civil rights struggle can play out — through the eyes of black characters, not white ones, for a refreshing change. This is done most strikingly in a key montage in which Cecil and his fellow White House workers set up an elegant state dinner, china and crystal and all, while down South, Louis is protesting at a segregated lunch counter, leading to a harrowing confrontation. RATED: PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for “some violence and disturbing images, language, sexual material, thematic elements and smoking.” RUNNING TIME: 132 minutes. ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Three and a half stars out of four.

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Actor Sharlto Copley, left, director Neill Blomkamp, center, and actor Matt Damon attend a photo call for "Elysium" in Los Angeles on Aug. 2.

"Elysium" clever but falls short By JOCELYN NOVECK Associated Press Of all the movie villains we’ve met lately, few are stranger than Delacourt, Jodie Foster’s evil, white-blonde, power-suited and power-hungry defense official in “Elysium,” the much-awaited but ultimately somewhat disappointing new film from director Neill Blomkamp. From her command post on a ritzy space station high up above 22nd-century Earth, a demitasse of espresso at her side, Delacourt doles out orders in a foreign but unrecognizable accent. “Send them to deportation!” she barks, when “undocumented” ships breach her borders. “Get them off this habitat!”

Blomkamp, whose sci-fi parable “District 9” came out of nowhere four years ago to earn a best-picture Oscar nod, is crystal clear in his intentions here. He’s making obvious statements about immigration and universal health care, and whether the frequent references bother you or not will greatly influence how much you enjoy the film. One thing you can’t deny, though, is its visual beauty, and, as in “District 9,” his masterful use of special effects. It’s not for nothing that Blomkamp, at the tender age of 33, has been called a visionary artist of the genre. His “Elysium” — that space station in the sky, looking a lot like present-day Easthampton — is an enormous wheel, on the rim of which

its wealthy residents, having left the teeming and polluted Earth, inhabit pristine white homes with bright green manicured lawns. Brilliant sunlight dapples the blue waters of their swimming pools. Classical music and clinking glasses echo in the background. For some reason, people seem to speak French. Most importantly, Elysium’s inhabitants are eternally healthy, because each home holds a “healing bay,” which looks like a tanning machine, except it cures all illness. Down on Earth, things are different. Los Angeles in 2154 is grimy, gritty and poor, with minimal medical care. Children look longingly to the sky, dreaming of Elysium. In a flashback, Max, a young boy in an orphanage, promises a

young girl named Frey that one day, they’ll go there together. Frey grows up to be a nurse; Max, a car thief. But Max — portrayed by an earnest, committed and perhaps overly grim Matt Damon — has reformed himself when, one day, at the hands of a heartless boss, he’s exposed to a lethal dose of radiation in the factory where he works. Within five days, he will die. To get to Elysium and save his life, Max makes a deal with an underground revolutionary (Wagner Moura) who runs a fleet of illegal shuttles. All Max needs to do is kidnap the evil billionaire who runs the factory (a creepy William Fichtner) and, oh yes, export data from his brain.

Catching up on recent releases By ROBERT GRUBAUGH Of The Edge With so many new releases on the horizon (four Friday and another mid-week opener next Wednesday), I decided the other day that I needed to get caught up and quickly before some of the last blockbusters of the Summer were gone with the wind. Particularly, I hadn't seen "The Wolverine" or the new action flick "2 Guns." Both looked to deliver plenty of great, macho fisticuffs, but now I'm left wondering if either was wholly necessary. I mean, heck, this is Hugh Jackman's sixth foray into Marvel's brooding, be-clawed hero. How much is left in the tank I wonder? Set long after the world of the X-Men, when all the mutants he fought alongside are dead and gone, Logan (Jackman) still wanders alone

seeking some solace for the immortal pain he feels inside each day. In fact, it's the memory of his beloved Jean Grey (Famke Janssen) that haunts his nightly dreams. When a bizarre figure emerges one night to offer him relief from his endless days, Logan is intrigued. He journeys with the ninja warrior (Rila Fukushima) to Japan where her employer is an old acquaintance of The Wolverine. While imprisoned during World War II, Logan saved the life of a young guard at his internment camp from the atomic bomb that hit Nagasaki. Now, all these years later, that guard wants to say thank you before he departs this life for good. Yashida (Hal Yamanouchi) has used his second chance to make a name for himself as one of the leading businessmen of all the Japan. In fact, it's his holdings, leverage, and power that have kept him holding

on for so long. The movie is largely a chase sequence as Logan pledges to protect Yashida's granddaughter (Tao Okamoto) after a power play for the old man's corporations. Aside from some great 3D battles, especially one atop a speeding bullet train, The Wolverine is an overlong and disappointing chapter in the saga of one of the great movie heroes. Fortunately, the story is bound up with a sneak preview of what's in store for next in X-Men: Days of Future Past. We aren't done with this tale yet. "The Wolverine" runs 126 minutes and is rated PG-13 for sequences of intense sci-fi action and violence, some sexuality, and language. I give this film two and a half stars out of four. ••• It was also apparent to me that we're squandering performances by some of our most entertaining

actors. "2 Guns" is the perfect example of this. I like Denzel Washington and I love Mark Wahlberg's movies, but where is the refreshing substance that they could be giving us? Denzel seems like he's currently content to continue playing the same misanthropic cop or criminal that we've seen in a dozen of his pictures. His manic, over-the-top characters are now just as predictable as the impression Jay Pharaoh does of them on Saturday Night Live. Why is it simply enough that an actor, even one as talented, prolific, and good looking as Mr. Washington, be able to open a movie based on the recognition of their name? Where is the expectation of being wowed? One can make the same argument of Mr. Wahlberg, but he makes nearly three times as many movies and also produces. We're more immune,

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I would suggest, in his case. "2 Guns" is frivolous fun. Washington plays an undercover DEA agent and Wahlberg a Navy Special Forces officer working in a sting operations that leads each of them to help rob a bank full of Mexican drug cartel money without the other's knowledge of who they are. When the two are double-crossed by their own teams (including Fred Ward, James Marsden and a stunning Paula Patton), the CIA (via a folksy Bill Paxton), and the cartel itself (Edward James Olmos plays the baddie chief), they team up to get back their good name. They have an easy chemistry, but it just doesn't cook like it should. "2 Guns" runs 121 minutes and is rated R for violence throughout, language, and brief nudity. I give this film two stars out of four.

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Travel Peru – a tale of two cities plus By CLAUDIA and BILL PEROZZI Of The Edge Editor's note – Former Glen Carbon residents Bill and Claudia Perozzi are living every retiree's dream – they are traveling the world. The couple resides in California now. Here's the latest from their most recent trip. We got more than we bargained for in Peru. My husband Bill and I had wanted to see Machu Picchu but we got to see much more along the way. We got to visit two very interesting cities and several villages. But most of all, best of all we got to meet many wonderful Peruvians. Our group from the Amazon tour doubled to sixteen when we gathered in the coastal city of Lima. For this next and longer tour, also run by Overseas Adventure Travel, our main guide Freddy was determined to show us as much as possible, starting with Lima. Here we were joined by a local guide Dante, who had the chiseled features of the Incas and charmingly addressed all the women as “Milady.” Dante informed us that at over nine million Lima has almost one third of country’s total population of thirty million. Not only is Lima by far the largest city, it is also the capital. In terms of government, Peru is a democratic republic with compulsory voting. Every citizen has an ID card which is marked at voting. Free education is provided to the secondary level and military service is voluntary. Freddy and Dante took us by bus to the historic part of the city with its distinctively Spanish design dating back to its conquest by Pizarro in 1532. Just as in all Latin American cities, Lima was organized around a main plaza with governmental buildings and a cathedral. “There are two religions in Peru,” Dante e x p l a i n e d a s w e t o u re d t h e cathedral, “Catholicism and soccer.” Our guides were passionate about soccer. Back outside, I was especially interested in the intricately carved wooden balconies on the front of many residential buildings which

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Above, hillside homes of new residents seeking a better life on the outskirts of Lima. Below, snow peaked mountain outside of Cusco. allowed residents to see out without being seen. These were a throw back to the days when Spanish women were protected from public view. Now they add a special decorative touch. Our hotel in Lima was in the

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Miraflores district which is upscale and relatively affluent. Besides touring the impressive historic district, we roamed around in Miraflores, seeing parks, sculptures and even a modern mall on cliffs overlooking the ocean. So we

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were quite surprised when Freddy referred to his country as third world. But the more we saw, the more we understood. Our whole group elected to take an optional tour to Villa El Salvador, a section of pueblos jovenes or what

some might call the slums. This was one of the most fascinating tours we’ve had as Dante enthusiastically led us into the sprawling hillside community. As we rode in we saw young boys playing soccer in a small makeshift field. All around us were small shacks. Dante explained that we had entered at stage one where rural poor seeking a better life had come to Lima. Each family took a small parcel of land and built a meager shelter on it. Those who arrived at the same time became a c o m m u n i t y. They shared cooking facilities and day care services so the employable could work. Gradually as the housing w a s i m p ro v e d , t h e re s i d e n t s could apply to own the property. Then they would be taxed but also then they could get water and electricity. Eventually some communities even developed their own businesses such as shops for making and selling furniture. Dante knew some of the residents and introduced us as we walked along. We stopped at a day care center/ kitchen which Overseas Adventure Travel helps subsidize. One woman was watching several young children while both of their parents were at work. She was also preparing a meal, a kind of watery soup, just the basics. T h e f a c t t h a t t h e re w a s a mechanism for upward mobility seemed to give an attitude of optimism to the people we met in the community, to our guides and to us. Poverty of finances did not mean poverty of spirit or ambition. Continued on Page 15

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From Lima, the present day capital of Peru, we flew to the historic capital of the Inca empire, Cusco. From the coast we flew over the Andes mountains, the magnificent snow-capped peaks w h i c h a re t h e l o n g e s t r a n g e in the world and the highest outside of Asia. We landed at an elevation of about 11,000 feet and some of us were concerned about the effects of altitude. Coca leaves, which are used in making cocaine, to the rescue. At a shop of local wares we could chew coca leaves or have them in tea. I chose tea. Not bad and I didn’t get altitude sickness. Neither did Bill who chose neither. Cusco’s population is only just over 300,000 but about two million visit it every year. We s a w v e r y f e w f a s t f o o d restaurants in Lima; in Cusco a large McDonald’s sign welcomed us. Our hotel was modern, comfortable and located close to tourist sites. Since Freddy was from Cusco he became our local as well as our overall guide. Freddy described himself as “mestizo,” a m i x t u re o f i n d i g e n o u s a n d Spanish heritages, and seemed to us a happy blending of cultures as he spoke both Spanish and one of the native languages, Quechua. Right away he took us to a local market where we were amazed to see blood and guts in the meat section, a huge variety of potatoes and gorgeous flowers. A l s o n e a r b y w e t o u re d t h e huge ru i n s of Qo r i k a n c h a , a n Inca temple that had been turned into the Convent of St. Dominic of Cusco. I could describe this site as “mestizo” as it blended both cultures but not really happily. When we returned to our street we happened upon a parade of colorfully costumed men banging drums and playing other instruments while women danced and swirled in even more colorful and varied costumes. I d o n ’ t k n o w w h y t h e y w e re celebrating but it looked like fun and we enjoyed watching. At one time Cusco was the c e n t e r o f t h e I n c a e m p i re , i n fact the word “Cusco” translates to “navel,” and one of its most remarkable structures is called S a q s a y w a m a n , w h i c h F re d d y said most tourists call “Sexy Woman.” We women laughed as we hurried to pose for photos under the arch with the name. T h e s t o n e s a t t h i s s i t e a re s o gigantic that they have simply been left in place. A s w e ro a m e d t h ro u g h t h e ruins I lost track of time and suddenly Bill told me we had to hurry back to the bus. When I s e e m e d t o o s l o w, a d a r l i n g young girl said, “Lean on me,” as she and her friends guided me back down. I already liked the Peruvians but the friendliness of the children was truly endearing and heartwarming. We g o t t o m e e t e v e n m o re children when we made a special trip to a rural school, one that Overseas Adventure Travel helps sponsor. Several children ran to greet us at our bus and then in formation the whole school welcomed us. The first graders w e re a s s i g n e d a s o u r s p e c i a l hosts so they sang and danced for us. Then they walked us to their classroom where we passed out small gifts like pencils and maps to the delight of the

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Above, rural women in native costumes selling woven fabrics. Below, Inca terraces once used for cultivation. children. That afternoon we had lunch with a community of weavers. They showed us how they cleaned, dyed and spun wool and then how they wove it into beautiful patterns. They let us try to imitate some of the steps but we found it was much harder than they made it look. Speaking of fabric, we noted that each rural community had similar patterns, almost like a uniform and their hats always matched others‘ hats. Even working in fields they wore their regional outfits and locals could identify each other. We h a d a n o t h e r e n j o y a b l e experience in the nearby village

of Pisac. As Mary Ann, another tourist, and I strolled through yet another set of ruins, we heard a flute like sound. We recognized the music: The Sounds of Silence by Simon and Garfunkel. We turned around to find the music maker and asked him his name. No joke, he told us, “I’m Simon.” So we each bought one of his instruments and took turns pretending to be Garfunkel. We joked that as musicians we needed to keep our day jobs. Really, no joke. Every day Freddy passed out menus for us to make choices for our meals and some of the choices were pretty exotic like alpaca and ceviche, fresh raw fish marinated

in lemon and lime. I enjoyed all the new dishes, Bill not so much. The Peruvians and the Chileans are neighbors but are not on good terms. They have fought wars over border disputes and are bitter rivals at soccer but what upsets Peruvians most, Freddy told us, is that Chileans claim to have discovered pisco sours, a delicious cocktail which everyone knows was first made in Peru. Freddy even gave us the recipe. Freddy arranged for us to g e t a l e s s o n i n b re w i n g b e e r, Peruvian style. It was definitely a micro brew as it was made in a woman’s home. She showed us the process and let us sample her

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strawberry blend of corn beer which both Bill and I enjoyed. But the most special meal was held in another woman’s home where she served us the Peruvian delicacy of guinea pig, a crispy and tasty treat. After the meal she showed some of us how she killed and skinned the pig, cleaned its entrails and prepared it for roasting. I guess it’s all in what you get used to. It was so easy to get used to the Peruvian people, so f r i e n d l y, s o u p b e a t , s o w a r m and welcoming. As one of our other tourists Karen said, “This country is beautiful and so are its people.”

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1926 Edwardsville Club Plaza, Edw. All brick construction. Glass vestibule unfinished office space. Lease w/tenant, build out available. $395,000

6209 E. Main Street, Maryville Church with 2BR house, 4 classrooms, office, 2 restrooms, basement, furniture & all equipment. $180,000

441 E. Vandalia Street, Edwardsville 1600 SF of retail space with on-site parking and full basement. $215,000

Excellent location with development potential! $150,000 Lot 4 N. Main Highway, Brighton Prime commercial lot on Hwy 111 $139,900 xxx North Shore (Lot 12), Edw. 1 acre lot suitable for walk-out. $74,500

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3558 George Street, Highland Excellent commercial site with visability from I-70. 1.5 acres +/- located near several sucessful businesses. $95,000

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2744 Route 66 Business Park, Edw. Prime commercial lot off I-270. 0.78 acres. $180,000

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Nice commercial site in a convenient location! $69,900 116 Savannah Ct., Glen Carbon Nice flat lot. $57,900 Lot 17 Ashton, Brighton Grant Estates is one of Brighton’s Newest Subdivisions! $25,900

7358 East State Route 162, Troy 1.52 acre commercial lot just west of I-55/70 near new subdivision. $550,000

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