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AUGUST 30 ISSUE

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What’s Inside 3

70 years later

Local veteran remembers Guadalcanal.

9 "ParaNorman" Script dooms film.

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Rep set for season 2012-13 schedule announced.

14 The Great Crusades Bluesy rockers to appear at Stagger.

15 On the Landing

Big Muddy Blues Festival scheduled.

18 Miles for Meso

Cancer fundraiser planned in Alton.

19 Herbalooza

MoBOT to host annual event.

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What’s Happening Friday Saturday _ _ _______ August 31 September 1______ • G re a t G o d f rey M a z e , Glazebrook Park, Godfrey, 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

• Ar t Fair at Queeny Park, Greensfelder Recreation Complex, Manchester (Mo.), 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

• A l i c e i n Wo n d e r l a n d , S I U E D u n h a m H a l l T h e a te r, Edwardsville, 7:30 p.m.

• Contemporary Artists Respond to Art History, Edwardsville Arts Center, Edwardsville, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

• The Lion King, Fox Theatre, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m., Runs through September 2.

• The Violet Hour, COCA, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

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

• Lullwater w/ Shellbach, Ever More Broken, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

• Brian Owens, Old Rock House, St. Louis, Doors 6:00 p.m.

• Huey Mack, Fubar, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

• Dream Lover: A Salute to Bobby Darin, Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, Doors 6:30 p.m.

• Hatches, Blue Agave, Belleville, 9:30 p.m.

• Lil Ed & The Blues Imperials, The Wildey, Edwardsville, 8:00 p.m.

• Mo' Pleasure, Villa Marie Winery, Maryville, 7:00 p.m.

• G re a t G o d f rey M a z e , Glazebrook Park, Godfrey, 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.

• Ar t Fair at Queeny Park, Greensfelder Recreation Complex, Manchester (Mo.), 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

• A l i c e i n Wo n d e r l a n d , S I U E D u n h a m H a l l T h e a te r, Edwardsville, 2:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

• In the Still Epiphany, Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through October 27.

• O d e l l M i t c h e l l , J r.

R e t ro s p e c t i ve , Th e S h e l d o n Gallery of Photography, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

• The Lion King, Fox Theatre, St. Louis, 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., Runs through September 2.

• Urban Wanderers Exhibit, St. Louis University Museum of Art, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Runs through September 16.

• The Violet Hour, COCA, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

• Big Muddy Blues Festival, Laclede's Landing, St. Louis, 1:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.

• Scott and Karl, 3:00 p.m. / American Idle, 8:00 p.m., Fast Eddie's Bon Air, Alton • Field Animals w/ Samuel Fickie, Exploding Cigars, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

• Del Yeah! Bluegrass Festival feat. The Del McCoury Band, Old Rock House, Doors 4:00

p.m. (outdoors) and 10:30 p.m. (indoors) • Nite Owl, Nikko Smith, Syna So Pro, Blueberry Hill, St. Louis, Doors 8:30 p.m.

• Lil Wyte, Fubar, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

• Kansas Street Ramblers, Blue Agave, Belleville, 9:30 p.m.

Sunday September 2______ • G re a t G o d f rey M a z e , Glazebrook Park, Godfrey, 1:00 p.m. to dusk • Ar t Fair at Queeny Park, Greensfelder Recreation Complex, Manchester (Mo.), 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

• A l i c e i n Wo n d e r l a n d , S I U E D u n h a m H a l l T h e a te r, Edwardsville, 2:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

• Harper's Pictorial History of the Civil War (Annotated), St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

• The Lion King, Fox Theatre, St. Louis, 1:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.

• Urban Wanderers Exhibit, St. Louis University Museum of Art, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Runs through September 16.

• The Violet Hour, COCA, St. Louis, 2:00 p.m.

• Big Muddy Blues Festival, Laclede's Landing, St. Louis, 1:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.

• Dan Deacon w/ Height With Friends, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

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August 30, 2012

People Walter Bratten survived sinking of ship 70 years ago

By STEVE HORRELL Of The Edge Wa l t e r B r a t t e n r e t u r n e d to Guadalcanal recently to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the landing of the U.S. Marines there in 1942.

A lifelong resident of Edwardsville, Bratten was serving in the U.S. Navy at the time.

He took a nine-day trip to the island recently along with his son, Mike. They met up with a couple of dozen others – mostly family members whose fathers had fought the Japanese on Guadalcanal 70 years ago – and the group left Los Angeles on a tour arranged by Valor Tours, Ltd. It was an especially meaningful trip for Walter Bratten because he had been aboard the U.S.S. Cushing on Nov. 13, 1942, the night it sank.

The Cushing was one of several destroyers that had been protecting larger American ships in the Solomon Islands in the early days of World War. The ship was without power – “dead in the water,” Bratten has said - for several hours before he was fished from the water and taken to a nearby island.

The Cushing sank about 3,000 yards from Savo Island.

The Brattens were also part of a

group that took a boat trip one day across the Iron Bottom Sound. The boat was piloted by John Innes, a noted historian and a member of the Guadalcanal Foundation.

When they reached the spot where the Cushing sank, Bratten and his colleagues had a chance to fling a commemorative wreath into the water.

The Brattens also attended a memorial service at the U.S. Monument, where Bratten also laid a wreath. During their stay, they visited Henderson Memorial Gardens, Alligator Creek, Red Beach, Bloody Ridge, and several battle sites.

One day the Brattens were riding a bus when the skies opened and tropical rainstorm drenched the island for nearly an hour. “They were actually going up to look at a Japanese observation post that overlooked the bay,” Mike Bratten said.

“That damn bus got stuck in the mud and it was about to turn over so they all had to get off in the rain,” Walter Bratten said.

“Mike and a little boy, one on each side, led me up a hill and we got up under a tree,” he said.

“They had to get a truck over there afterward and find another one to take us back. That was pretty much the end of that day.”

Steve Horrell/The Edge

Walter Bratten wears his U.S.S. Cushing hat signifying his service at Guadalcanal.

Shaw Nature Reserve schedules fall events The 2,400-acre Shaw Nature Reserve in Gray Summit is the perfect setting for you and your family to explore and enjoy the natural world! A host of events and programs are available throughout the fall and winter months: Garden Buds - Sept. 4: Little Acorns: Caterpillars to Butterflies.

We will learn about metamorphosis in this class that includes hands-on activities, a story, snack and a craft. Little Acorns classes are an excellent way to help prepare your child for preschool or kindergarten. For ages 3 to 5 with an adult. 10 a.m. to noon. $17 per child. Advance registration required; www.mobot. org/classes or (314) 577-5140. For a complete list of youth and family programs at the Missouri Botanical Garden’s family of attractions, visit www.mobot.org/classes.

Sept. 5: Wednesday Walkers. Each Wednesday, sign in at the Visitor Center, grab a map and gather to meet the other Wednesday Walkers. Each walk is self guided and will average one-and-a-half to two hours, allowing time to stop, look, listen and converse. At the end of nine weeks, you will have hiked most of the Shaw Nature Reserve’s trails. 10 to 11:30 a.m. Meet at the Visitor Center. $6. Registration encouraged, but walk-ins welcome; pay on arrival at the Visitor Center. For a complete list of adult classes at the Missouri Botanical Garden’s family of attractions, visit www.mobot.org/classes.

Sept. 7: Fall Wildflower Sale and Open Garden. This special plant sale and native landscaping event is geared for new and experienced gardeners. Whitmire Wildflower Garden staff and guest experts will be in the garden to assist you with your gardening dilemmas and show you how native plants can be used in landscaping. Participants can stroll through the gardens and gain inspiration from the mature plantings. Woodland gardens, glade and rock gardens and a Home Landscape Demonstration area are just some of the gems within this special area of the Shaw Nature Reserve. 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., held rain or shine. $5.

Sept. 8: Discover Nature Families: Life on the Prairie.

Naturalists will be on hand to teach your child about some of the plants and animals that live in the tallgrass prairie. Discover Nature Families programs are meant to help adults and children explore nature and master outdoor skills together. For families with children ages five and over. 9:30 a.m. to noon. Included with Shaw Nature Reserve admission. For a complete list of youth and family programs at the Missouri Botanical Garden’s family of attractions, visit www.mobot.org/classes.

Sept. 8: The Listening Walk. This evening walk is based on the book “The Listening Walk” by David Kirk. Children will have a chance to investigate the Shaw Nature Reserve as it gets dark and discover some of the critters that come out in the evening.

We will explore the many surprises that being out at night can hold! Feel free to arrive early and enjoy a walk or picnic dinner.

For ages 3 to 6 with an adult. 6 to 7:30 p.m. $6 per child. Advance registration required; www.mobot.org/classes or (314) 577-5140.

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

Sept. 8: Wildflower ID & Ecology. This course will focus on identification, relationships and habitats of wildflowers and native grasses of the season. Beginners, as well as serious students of wildflowers will increase their knowledge and appreciation of the rich floral diversity of the Reserve’s woods, prairie and wetland areas. Come ready for moderate hiking with notebook in hand! 9 a.m. to noon. Meet at the Visitor Center. $19. Advance registration required; www.mobot.org/classes or (314) 577-5140.

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

Sept. 9: Canopy Climb. Take your passion for nature to new heights and explore majestic trees like never before! In this one-and-one-half-hour experience, a certified tree-climbing instructor will teach you to ascend on your own into a tree canopy. Once there, you'll be able to sit on branches, limbwalk, lie in hammocks or relax in a suspended chair as you enjoy an inspiring birds-eye view of the world. Throughout the experience, you'll learn about forest canopy biodiversity and conservation close to home and around the world. Several vertical lines will be available, and climbers can choose to ascend more than one line as time allows. Climbers must be at least 8 years old. Space is limited to 12 climbers per session.

Canopy Climbs held on Sundays, Sept. 9, Sept. 23, Oct. 7 and Oct. 21 at the Shaw Nature Reserve; additional sessions are also offered at the Missouri Botanical Garden in south St. Louis (see www.mobot.org for details). Choose from sessions at 9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. or 3:30 p.m. $43 per child or adult climber (child price includes Reserve admission for one accompanying adult chaperone). Advance registration required; www.mobot. org/classes or (314) 577-5140. For a complete list of youth and family programs at the Missouri Botanical Garden’s family of attractions, visit www.mobot.org/classes.

Sept 11: Fall Wildflower Ramble. Join these informal, educational walks in appreciation of the end of summer wildflower season in Shaw Nature Reserve’s diverse plant habitats. These hikes are led by wildflower naturalists. Wear comfortable hiking clothes and bring a sack lunch (optional).

9:30 a.m. to noon. $7. Registration encouraged, but walk-ins welcome; pay on arrival at the Visitor Center. For a complete list of adult classes at the Missouri Botanical Garden’s family of attractions, visit www.mobot.org/classes.

Sept. 12: Wednesday Walkers. Each Wednesday, sign in at the Visitor Center, grab a map and gather to meet the other Wednesday Walkers. Each walk is self guided and will average one-and-a-half to two hours, allowing time to stop, look, listen and converse. At the end of nine weeks, you will have hiked most of the Shaw Nature Reserve’s trails. 10 to 11:30 a.m. Meet at the Visitor Center. $6. Registration encouraged, but walk-ins welcome; pay on arrival at the Visitor Center. For a complete list of adult classes at the Missouri Botanical Garden’s family of attractions, visit www.mobot.org/classes.

Sept. 13: Native Plant School: Reconstructing Tallgrass Prairies.

Native Plant School is a year-round series of indoor/outdoor classes in the Whitmire Wildflower Garden at the Shaw Nature Reserve that covers various aspects of native landscaping.

Please bring your questions, comments, drawings and plant specimens. Participation from the audience is encouraged.

Native Plant School at the Shaw Nature Reserve is underwritten

by Grow Native! and Wild Ones Natural Landscapers. 1 to 4 p.m. Carriage House. $15. Advance registration required; www. mobot.org/classes or (314) 577-5140. For a complete list of adult classes at the Missouri Botanical Garden’s family of attractions, visit www.mobot.org/classes.

Sept. 14: Nature Connections: Discover the Prairie with Grandparents. Nature Connections is a series of outdoor discovery classes in the Whitmire Wildflower Garden for children and their families. Participants will learn about and discover nature through tours of the Whitmire Wildflower Garden which will include hands-on activities, stories, snacks and spontaneous encounters with wildlife and plants. For ages 5 to 7 with an adult. 5 to 7 p.m. Meet at the Carriage House. $17 per child. Advance registration required; www.mobot. org/classes or (314) 577-5140. For a complete list of youth and family programs at the Missouri Botanical Garden’s family of attractions, visit www.mobot.org/classes.

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People People planner Galena Oktoberfest scheduled September 22, 2012 is the start of Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany, but it’s also a day of similar celebration in Galena, Ill. The 6th annual Galena Oktoberfest will entertain and delight your entire family and is a whole lot easier on the budget than a flight to Munich. The event takes place at Depot Park, 99 Bouthillier St., just east of the Galena River near the intersection of U.S. Highway 20 and Park Avenue; from noon to 10 p.m. Galena Oktoberfest is hosted by the Galena Lions Club and all of the proceeds help individuals with sight and sound needs, as well as supporting community projects.

People of all ages enjoy Galena Oktoberfest, as it features nonstop live music by three bands, polka dancing and lessons, wiener dog races and parade, a beer stein endurance contest, a bean bag tournament, bounce houses and games for the kids, and of course plenty of German-style food, soda and beer The day begins at noon with a cannon blast and the ceremonial tapping of the keg, followed by the ever-famous wiener dog races. Online pre-registration is encouraged for both the wiener dog races and the bean bag tournament.

Take a spin on the dance floor and Jennifer Mulcahey, of Ballroom

by Jennifer, will teach you how to polka. Back-to-back bands include two polka bands, the Jim Busta Band from Spring Grove, Minn. and The Goodtime Dutchmen from Kewaskum, Wisc., as well as local rock favorite Mighty Short Bus from Madison, Wisc.

Gate tickets to Galena Oktoberfest are $5 for adults and teens, children 12 and under are admitted free.

Parking is free near the festival site.

Festival goers can also take a ride on the free trolley that will be shuttling visitors from the Galena’s historic Main Street to the festival.

For more information about Galena Oktoberfest and the Galena Lions Club, go to www. galenaoktoberfest.com or call 8 1 5 . 3 3 1 . 0 1 8 0 . Vi s i t G a l e n a Oktoberfest on Facebook for updates and to find out ‘Where in the World is Otto?’ Additional area offerings and visitor information may be found at the Galena/Jo Daviess County Convention and Visitors Bureau at www.galena.org or by calling 877.464.2536. While in town, visit the CVB’s Old Train Depot

Visitor Information Center at 101 Bouthillier St. for on-site assistance and countywide information.

618-537-6420 or 618-537-6941 or visit the website mckendree.edu/ raceday.

McKendree will play host to Harvest Challenge 5K

Great Godfrey Maze to open Aug. 31

Choose your distance, a 5K runwalk or a half-marathon run, in McKendree University’s annual Harvest Challenge road race on Saturday, Sept. 8 in Lebanon.

Start time is 8 a.m., after a prerace course and safety briefing at 7:40 a.m. The 5 kilometer (3.1 miles) and 13.1 mile courses begin on campus and travel through historic downtown Lebanon and the surrounding a re a . T h e 5 K route then goes north to Horner Park and returns to the finish line on campus. The half-marathon winds through the scenic farmland of rural northern St. Clair and southern Madison C o u n t i e s b e f o re re t u r n i n g t o campus.

Wa l k e r s a n d s t r o l l e r s a r e welcome to participate in the 5K only. Medals will be awarded in five age categories to the top male and female competitors in both races, with trophies to the overall winners. “ T h e r e a r e n ’ t m a n y h a l f marathons on this side of the river so our race is a training opportunity for runners who will compete in the Chicago Marathon in October,” said Kim Smallheer, assistant director of athletics at McKendree, who organizes the Harvest Challenge. Last year ’s event drew more than 200 participants.

The fee is $14 for the 5K and $30 for the half-marathon, with an additional $5 charged to those who sign up on race day.

Register in person on campus at the intramural gym inside the Melvin Price Convocation Center on Alton St.; or download and mail in the form on the website mckendree.edu/raceday. Online registration is also available (for a small fee) at active.com. Mailed entries must be postmarked by Sept. 6.

Long-sleeve T-shirts for the 5K participants and short-sleeve “performance” T-shirts for halfmarathoners will be provided, as well as post-race refreshments, while supplies last.

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Crop circles have been spotted in the “Out of this World” seven-acre corn maze in Godfrey’s Glazebrook Park. You don’t have to be an astronaut to enjoy the adventure this fall as the Great Godfrey Maze takes you deep into the cosmos.

Thrill seekers will get to blast off on a space adventure beginning Friday, Aug. 31 as the Great Godfrey Maze opens for its 13th season in Glazebrook Park, located at 1401 Stamper Lane in Godfrey. The theme for this year’s maze is “We’re out of this world.” A space shuttle, a planet and an alien are cut into the maze to give visitors an out of this world experience.

Lift off for the 2012 maze will begin at 6 p.m. with a ribbon cutting ceremony and then the maze will be open for the first time this year to travelers wishing to get a little lost.

The movie, E.T. the Extra Terrestrial, will be shown on the giant inflatable outdoor screen as the sun sets. Regular admission fees apply for the maze.

Concessions will be available on the grounds.

Mark your calendar for special events at the maze where you can get lost in space and enjoy some corny fun.

The annual Fall Corn Festival will take place on Saturday, Sept. 29 from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Activities will include: the cow (rocket) train, craft vendors, live music, tractor show and more. Festival admission is free. Regular fees apply to maze and maze activities.

In October, the Haunted Maze opens for those brave enough to venture in. Let the force be with you as you navigate the maze during the Halloween season on Fridays and Saturdays in October. The Haunted Maze will be open from dark to 10 p.m. on Oct. 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, 26 and 27. Regular fees apply.

General admission prices are $6 for 12 and up, $4 for ages 6 through 11 and children 5 and under are free.

Operating hours for general admission are: Fridays from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., Saturdays 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Sundays from 1 p.m. to dusk. The Maze is available for group tours and birthday parties during regular operating hours. The Maze is also available for school groups and private rentals, Monday through Thursday by reservation.

The Great Godfrey Maze is located in Robert E. Glazebrook Park at 1401 Stamper Lane, a half mile west of Route 67 (Godfrey Road) in Godfrey, Ill. For more information, call (618) 466-1483 or go to GodfreyIL.org.

The Fox to host “The Price is Right Live” On Friday, October 5 at 8 pm The Fabulous Fox Theatre will host “The Price is Right Live.”

Tickets are $32.50, $27.50, $22.50 and $10 and are available at the Fox Box Office or by calling 314/5341111. Order tickets online at www. metrotix.com.

“The Price Is Right Live” is the hit interactive stage show that gives contestants pulled right from the audience the chance to "come on down" to win appliances, vacations and even new cars by playing classic games from television's longest running and most popular game show. From Plinko to Cliffhangers to the Big Wheel, and even the fabulous showcase, all the favorite games are played just like the TV show. Even if your name is not called to play you still have a chance

to win. Guest's names are called out throughout the show to win prizes just for being there.

Playing to near sold out audiences for 6 years, the Price Is Right Live™ has given away or 10 million dollars in cash and prizes and sold over 1.2 million tickets. If you enjoy the rush of emotions experienced while watching the show on television, just imagine the possibilities if you were actually in the audience watching it live.

No purchase is necessary to play.

Register at the box office up to three (3) hours before show time on show day for the opportunity to be selected as a contestant in that day's show. Contestants will be selected in a random drawing. Registration is open to US legal US residents, 18 years or older. Ticket purchase will not increase your chances of being selected to play; odds of being selected depend on number of registrants. Neither ticket purchase nor registration guarantee a spot as a show contestant. For complete rules & regulations, including eligibility requirements, visit the venue box office. To enter theater to watch the show, a ticket purchase is required.

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People People planner Events planned in Alton area Looking for something to do around Alton? The following events will be happening in August: Flock to the Lock Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012 1 p.m.

National Great Rivers Museum #2 Lock & Dam Way East Alton, IL 62024 Enjoy educational family programming at the National Great Rivers Museum. The Endangered World Center will be in attendance to discuss conservation and rehabilitation and predator/prey relationships. For more information, go to www.MTRF.org or call (877) 462-6979.

Southern Gospel Monthly Concert Series Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012 7 p.m.

Bethalto Church of God 800 E. Bethalto Drive Bethalto, IL 62010 Enjoy the sounds of Southern Gospel at the monthly Southern Gospel Concert Series. This month, be entertained by "The Bilderbacks" from Arkansas. For more information, call (618) 259-0065.

Jersey County Victorian Festival Labor Day Weekend Sept. 1-3, 2012 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Hazel Dell Historic Farm 25007 US Highway 67 - One mile north of Jerseyville Jerseyville, IL 62052 The Festival is a living history event that promotes the educational, historical and cultural aspects of our agricultural history and furthers the education and understanding of the Civil War through re-enactments and encampments. Working crafts and demonstrations, antiques, tour of 1866 Fulkerson Mansion, great variety of food and bluegrass music make this an outstanding family event. Admission is $10 for adults; children 12 and under are free. Parking is free. For more information, call (618) 498-5590.

Farmers Market Festival Sun., September 2, 2012 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Pere Marquette Lodge & Conference Center 13653 Lodge Blvd.

Grafton, IL 62037 Nothing is better than an activity packed summer day! Come on out to the beautiful Pere Marquette Lodge for a super enjoyable afternoon of fun and festivities. There will be live entertainment, craft vendors to shop, not mention all of the fresh fruit and veggie vendors. Admission is free.

For more information, call (618) 7862331, ext. 0.

Open Mic: WORDS First Thursday, September through November First Thursday, February through May 6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Jacoby Arts Center 627 E. Broadway St. Alton, IL 62002 Literary artist ages 16 and up (including poets, songwriters, comedians and storytellers) are welcome to share their original words of art. First Thursday in September through November and then again February through May. Free admission. For more information, call (618) 462-5222.

Girls on Grapes, Boys on Brew Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Loading Dock 400 Front St.

Grafton, IL 62037 Sample the best wine and food the River Bend region has to offer at the annual Girls on Grapes, Boys on Brew event. Enjoy an afternoon of tastes with participating restaurants, beers and wines presented by different vendors and wineries.

Must be 21 to attend. For more information, call (618) 463-7872.

Hartford Community Yard Sale & Fish Fry Sat., Sep. 8, 2012 Yard Sale: 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Fish Fry: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

140 W. Hawthorne Hartford, IL 62048 Come out to the village-wide yard sale and annual Fish Fry. Enjoy great deals found throughout the community. Feed your hunger with the best fish around served up by the Fire Department at the community center. For more information, call 618-251-2680.

Lewis & Clark Music Festival Saturday, Sept. 8 Lewis & Clark State Historic Site #1 Lewis & Clark Trail Hartford, IL 62048 Join us for the annual Lewis & Clark Music Festival. Traditional music of the late 1700s and early 1800s will be performed by musicians playing fiddles, dulcimers and flutes. Watch, listen, and participate in this wonderful dance and music festival. Admission is free. For more information, call (618) 251-5811.

Mineral Springs Haunted Tour Sat., Sep. 08, 2012 7:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.

Mineral Springs Mall 301 E. Broadway Alton, IL 62002 Meet at Mineral Springs, walk to 10 other haunted places, return to Mineral Springs for a tour of the building using ghost hunting equipment. Attend a séance in the pool, followed by a Tarot card reading. Refreshments served.

Admission is $30 for the walking tour, $50 to include dinner and $100 to include an overnight stay. For more information, call (618) 465-3200 or visit www. mineralspringshauntedtours.com.

Rockn' on the River Saturday, Sept. 8 Grafton Harbor 215 W. Water St. Grafton, IL 62037 Grafton Harbor will be the site of the Rockn’ on the River festival.

Dave and Kene from the Keystone River Rats are scheduled to perform.

There will also food and drinks

available. For more information, call (618) 786-7678. for 12 and up, $4 for ages 6 through 11 and children 5 and under are free. Operating hours for general admission are: Fridays from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., Saturdays 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Sundays from 1 p.m. to dusk. The Maze is available for group tours and birthday parties during regular operating hours. The Maze is also available for school groups and private rentals, Monday through Thursday by reservation.

The Great Godfrey Maze is located in Robert E. Glazebrook Park at 1401 Stamper Lane, a half mile west of Route 67 (Godfrey Road) in Godfrey, Ill. For more information, call (618) 466-1483 or go to GodfreyIL.org.

Mythbusters to appear at The Fox The all-new live show “MythBusters: Behind the Myths,” starring Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage, co-hosts of the Emmy-nominated Discovery series "MythBusters,” will debut at the Fabulous Fox Theatre for one performance only on Sunday, November 11 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets go on sale on Thursday, July 12 at 10 a.m. and prices are $75, $65, $55, and $45 with a limited number of Platinum and Gold Circle seats also available. Tickets can be purchased at the Fox Box Office or by calling 314/534-1111.

Order tickets online at www. metrotix.com. “ M y t h B u s t e r s : B e h i n d t h e Myths,” presents a fantastical evening of on-stage experiments, audience participation, rocking video and behind-the-scenes stories. With this show, for the first time, fans join Jamie and Adam on stage and assist in their mind-blowing and mind-twisting approach to science. " M y t h B u s t e r s : B e h i n d t h e Myths" brings you face-to-face with the curious world of Jamie and Adam as the duo matches wits with each other and members of the audience. Last winter and spring, the show performed 28city national tour playing sold out performances all over the country.

One of the Discovery Channel’s most highly regarded and watched series, “MythBusters” is now in its ninth season. Cohosted by Hyneman and Savage, “MythBusters” mixes scientific

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method with gleeful curiosity and plain old-fashioned ingenuity to create its own signature style of explosive experimentation – and the supporting or de-bunking of urban myths that we live with day to day.

Adam and Jamie have become spokespersons at large for applying science to real life – most recently as hosts of the Discovery Channel special “"iGenius: How Steve Jobs Changed the World,” and have appeared on numerous shows including “Late Show with David Letterman,” “Good Morning America,” “The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson,” “The Colbert Report,” NPR’s “All Things Considered” and “Morning Edition,” “Countdown with Keith Olberman,” and many more. They were invited to participate in Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert’s Rally to Restore Fear And/Or Sanity and have received the Young Artist Award for inspiring young people in the interest of science. “MythBusters” has been invited to participate on a panel at Comic-Con, where their appearances have sold-out four years running.

Adam and Jamie serve as guest editors for Popular Mechanics and were featured on the cover of the September 2009 issue. That same year, they were inducted as honorary members into Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society.

They are Honorary Lifetime Members of the California Science Teachers Association and were named Honorary Engineers and Honorary Members of the Francis Crowe Society at the University of Maine. Both Hyneman and S a v a g e w e re g i v e n h o n o r a r y Doctorates at the University of Twente in the Netherlands for their efforts at popularization of science.

Adam and Jamie produced and starred in an H1N1 Public Service Announcement for the White House, and were chosen by the President to retest the Archimedes legend using 500 schoolchildren as surrogate soldiers.

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on other TV shows, including CSI. And In 2010, Hyneman and Savage received the Outstanding L i f e t i m e A c h i e v e m e n t Aw a rd in Cultural Humanism from the Harvard Secular Society.

Roller Derby championship coming to St. Louis The St. Louis Gatekeepers will host the 2012 Men's Roller Derby Association National Championship, "Gateway to the Best." This fast and heavy-hitting weekend takes place October 2 0 - 2 1 , 2 0 1 2 a n d w i l l f e a t u re the MRDA's top eight teams in the end-of-season rankings.

Competition for those spots will be especially tough as the MRDA continues in its mission to encourage the growth and development of men's roller derby by nearly doubling in the past year to 20 teams.

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

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

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Religion Understanding what is good Most of us use the word ‘good’ in many ways and for many things. As an example, we say, “Have a good day”.

Perhaps we might say, “Wow that was a ‘good’ game.” Of perhaps, when asked, we offer, “That cake was really ‘good’.”

Have you ever said to a child, “You’ve been a very ‘good’ boy or girl.

Recently when we have been blessed with a little bit of rain, I’d guess we’ve said, “That’ll be ‘good’ for the crops or even for the lawn.”

I know that in the past I once wrote about the fact that I was hesitant to sign the loan papers when we purchased the farm because it was going to be so hard.

But at that time, I was reminded that God doesn’t promise us a life that is ‘good and easy’, but He does promise a ‘good’ life. Recently, in our Bible study group, we even tried to define just what a ‘good’ life is.

I’ve spent a bit of time looking in Scripture to see how the word ‘good’ is used.

Let me share a few examples: From the book of Genesis, we find “”God saw every thing that He had made, and behold, it was very good.

Or we might turn to the New Testament when the angels told of Jesus’ birth. They told the shepherds, “Fear not, behold, I

Doris Gvillo bring you ‘good’ tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.”

We are challenged by Romans where is says “Do not let evil defeat you; instead, conquer evil with ‘good’.

And also in Romans, “We know that all things work together for ‘good’ for those who love God, who are called according to His purpose.”

There are many places where the word ‘good’ appears, but I’ll just share one more and then try to look at what we really mean when we say a ‘good’ life.

Again from Romans…”Let love be genuine; hate what is evil, hold fast to what is ‘good’” One thing I am sure of and that is that having a ‘good’ life doesn’t equal having an ‘easy’ life.

Those of you who know me personally know that I’ve lived lots of years. I’ve been blessed to have loving parents, a great husband, children, grandchildren and now great grandchildren. My life has been full, and I’d say ‘good’.

But never ever would I say my life has been easy. I was born in the depression and my early years certainly weren’t filled with all the ‘stuff’ of today. No running water, no furnace, no ‘extras’, but always

Springfield nondiscrimination ordinance draws religious leaders, protesters SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A proposal to prohibit discrimination in housing, employment and public accommodations based on sexual orientation and gender identity drew an overflow crowd to a Springfield city council meeting, with testimony nearly evenly divided between opponents and supporters of the ordinance.

After hearing testimony for three hours from more than 60 people, the city council ended debate and will take it up again in two weeks, when council members might vote on the issue, The Springfield News-Leader reported.

Opponents and supporters cited their religious beliefs and the potential impact on businesses for their views on the ordinance.

“This ordinance is about protecting against unlawful discrimination,” said Andrew McIntyre, a gay man.

But Keith Bales, a youth pastor at Cherry Street Baptist Church, asked “Do we need to infringe on the rights of a major segment of our community in order to make this change?”

Speakers Lela Panagides and Michael Stout both said the ordinance would help Springfield businesses attract and retain talent by encouraging diversity.

But former councilman Nick Ibarra said government should not force business owners to violate their spiritual beliefs.

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family, faith, and lots of love. So if we think in terms of ‘things’ perhaps it wasn’t so good, but if we think in terms of quality of life, it was more than ‘good’, it was great.

I went to work at eighteen.

Because after marriage, Bill was sent to Korea, I continued to work and ‘save’. “Yes, I said save even though my salary was small. I even paid rent to my parents after being married because Bill and I thought I should.

When he returned from Korea, we moved to a farm (much to my dismay). I wanted a city life. But in spite of once again doing out with many amenities, we were happy.

The next year our first daughter was born and the following was a terrible drought. Bill worked for someone for $l.00 an hour because our crops fizzled out. We had food…I canned, we had a cow, we

had chickens and so we ate well, but believe me there were no frills.

Was life, ‘bad’? I wouldn’t say so.

It was hard, but it was still ‘good’ because once again we had faith, love and family.

When Bill’s health finally dictated that we give up farming, have a sale, and move on, it was terribly difficult and painful. But in spite of the pain, we were surrounded with family, friends, and loved ones, so life was still viewed as ‘good’.

Our move to town was filled with sadness at the end of what had been a ‘way’ of life, but it was also filled with friends who helped and lots and lots of laughter. So how could anyone class that as ‘bad’?

I’ve had serious illnesses and surgeries. I’ve lost loved ones to death. I’ve had to once again learn to live alone. I’m getting older with more aches and pains, and

sometimes the ‘brain’ doesn’t work so well. But, I still consider my life ‘good’.

I guess my final conclusion is that if we equate the word ‘good’ with all that is easy, fun and pleasant, then life isn’t always ‘good’.

But if we equate ‘good’ as being assured of God’s grace and love, having family who loves you and offers help when needed, having friends who are there in times of need, and being able to move on because we are confident, we are never alone because God is with us, then I believe life is ‘good’.

I’m going to close with another quote from scripture. It says, “Find out for yourself how good the Lord is. Happy are those who find safety with Him.”

Doris Gvillo is a member of Eden United Church of Christ.

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Movies Hollywood turns to proven winners to fill out fall, holiday film lineup Look for Bond, Bella and Bilbo to battle at the box office LOS ANGELES (AP) — The B-list rules Hollywood’s fall and holiday movie season: Bond, Bella and Bilbo.

Daniel Craig is back as James Bond in “Skyfall,” the super-spy’s first adventure in four years, one of the longest 007 hiatuses in the franchise’s 50-year history.

Kirsten Stewart returns for her swan song as Bella Swan, alongside vampire hubby Robert Pattinson and jealous werewolf pal Taylor Lautner in “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 2,” the franchise finale.

And Bilbo Baggins goes jewelry shopping for an evil ring in “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” the first installment in Peter Jackson’s three-part prelude to his Academy Award-winning adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Lord of the Rings.”

Ian McKellen, Cate Blanchett, Elijah Wood and others reprise their “Lord of the Rings” roles, but “The Hobbit” hinges on newcomer Martin Freeman as Bilbo. The filmmakers were so set on him that production halted for three months while Freeman returned to “Sherlock,” the British TV hit in which he plays Dr. Watson.

“It was sort of unheard of for a big-budget movie, but because we wanted him so badly, the studio supported us, and we made that provision in our schedule,” Jackson said. “He carries the movie. You get that casting wrong and you’re in huge trouble.”

Here’s a look at other upcoming highlights: SEPTEMBER: Adam Sandler ’s in voice-only mode as Dracula in the animated monster mash “Hotel Transylvania.” Joaquin Phoenix stars as a World War II vet mesmerized by a cult leader (Philip Seymour Hoffman) in “The Master.” For baseball fans, there’s “Trouble with the Curve,” starring Clint Eastwood as an old-timer on a scouting trip with his daughter (Amy Adams).

Time-travel geeks can watch Joseph Gordon-Levitt as a hit man trying to snuff his older self (Bruce Willis) in “Looper,” also featuring Emily Blunt.

Gordon-Levitt underwent three hours of makeup each day to look more like Willis. He repeatedly watched his co-star ’s movies and studied Willis’ dialogue on his iPod. “But the most productive thing was just spending time with him. Having dinner, talking about music or whatever and getting to know each other,” Gordon-Levitt said. “That’s when I felt I was learning the most about what I could incorporate into how I was going to play this character.”

OCTOBER: Liam Neeson returns as a violently over-protective family man in “Taken 2.” Brad Pitt’s a mob enforcer tracking rogue hoods in “Killing Them Softly.” Kevin James goes from lethargic science teacher to mixed martial-arts sensation in the comedy “Here Comes the Boom.”

Ben Affleck directs and stars in “Argo,” a rescue thriller about the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis. Tom Hanks, Halle Berry and a big ensemble take on multiple roles in “Cloud Atlas,” an epic spanning centuries and genres.

And Tim Burton resurrects an old friend with “Frankenweenie,” his animated update of a live-action short film he made in the 1980s, centered on a kid who pulls a Frankenstein to revive his cherished, perished dog.

“It’s like the first pure relationship you have as a child, if you have a good pet,” Burton said. “Also growing up loving, like, ‘Frankenstein’ movies, there’s something about a boy and his dog and a ‘Frankenstein’ story that doesn’t seem that dissimilar. It seemed like a weird wishfulfillment connection that just made sense to me.”

NOVEMBER: Judi Dench’s M steps up in a more pivotal role as spy master to Craig’s 007 in “Skyfall,” in which Bond’s loyalty to his boss is tested by revelations from her past.

Steven Spielberg directs Daniel-Day Lewis as Abraham Lincoln in “Lincoln.” Keira Knightley and Jude Law star in a new take on Leo Tolstoy’s epic romance “Anna Karenina.” Denzel Washington’s a pilot who miraculously lands his damaged jetliner in “Flight.”

A couple of animated tales debut for the holidays: “Wreck-It-Ralph,” with John C. Reilly providing the voice of a second-banana video game character striking out on his own; and “Rise of the Guardians,” an adventure with Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny and other mythical beings battling an evil spirit.

“Twilight” has been a rarity for male-oriented Hollywood, a blockbuster franchise aimed almost exclusively at women. Bill Condon, director of the final

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two “Twilight” movies, recalls studio hand-wringing over “Dreamgirls,” his musical that became a hit largely because of female crowds.

“People were so concerned about who was going to go see it,” Condon said. “It was like, well, what if you can make a movie that 15-year-old boys don’t care about and you still have an audience? That turned out to be true. I think it’s exciting when not every movie’s got to be aimed at just that one demographic.”

DECEMBER: “The Hobbit” has some action competition for the holidays in Tom Cruise’s “Jack Reacher,” with Katie Holmes’ ex playing a former military cop investigating a sniper case. Quentin Tarantino’s “Django Unchained” stars Jamie Foxx and Leonardo DiCaprio in a pre-Civil War bounty hunter saga.

Among holiday comedies, Billy Crystal and Bette Midler play grandparents at odds with their daughter (Marisa Tomei) in “Parental Guidance”; Seth Rogen goes on a road trip with his domineering mom (Barbra Streisand) in “The Guilt Trip”; and Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann revisit their marital woes as they reprise their “Knocked Up” characters in Judd Apatow’s “This Is 40.”

Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe and Anne Hathaway team for a big-screen adaptation of the stage musical “Les Miserables,” based on Victor Hugo’s classic. A scheduling conflict forced Hathaway out of an earlier movie musical, “The Phantom of the Opera.” She now counts it a blessing, saying “Les Miserables” more than compensates.

“I don’t know if I would have gotten ‘Les Mis’ if I had done ‘Phantom,”’ Hathaway said. “So maybe it was just the universe’s way of protecting me and getting to play a superior part.”

Highlights of Hollywood’s fall, holiday lineup Here are highlights of Hollywood’s fall and holiday movie lineup: SEPTEMBER: — “Arbitrage”: Richard Gere stars in a Wall Street thriller about a deceitful hedge-fund manager negotiating a merger.

— “Dredd”: An executioner (Karl Urban) fights a drug epidemic in post-apocalyptic America.

— “End of Watch”: Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Pena are cops minding the mean streets of Los Angeles.

— “Finding Nemo”: The beloved father-son animated fish tale returns in a 3-D version.

— “Hotel Transylvania”: Adam Sandler provides the voice of Dracula in an animated monster mash.

— “The House at the End of the Street”: A dream house becomes a place of terror for a mom and her daughter (Elisabeth Shue and Jennifer Lawrence).

— “Looper”: Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s a hitman assigned to bump off his future self (Bruce Willis) in a time-travel thriller.

— “The Master”: A World War II Navy veteran (Joaquin Phoenix) falls under the spell of a charismatic cult leader (Philip Seymour Hoffman).

— “The Perks of Being a Wallflower”: Emma Watson, Logan Lerman, and Ezra Miller star in a teen coming-ofage tale.

— “Resident Evil: Retribution”: Milla Jovovich resumes her battle against a plague of zombies.

— “Trouble with the Curve”: An aging baseball scout (Clint Eastwood) enlists his daughter (Amy Adams) on his latest talent trip.

— “Won’t Back Down”: Two moms (Maggie Gyllenhaal and Viola Davis) fight to save their kids’ inner-city school.

— “The Words”: A writer (Bradley Cooper) must face the music after plagiarizing a novel.

OCTOBER: — “Alex Cross”: A homicide investigator (Tyler Perry) squares off against a serial killer (Matthew Fox).

— “Argo”: Ben Affleck directs and stars in a rescue thriller set against the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis.

— “Cloud Atlas”: Tom Hanks and Halle Berry lead an ensemble of stars in multiple roles for an epic saga that spans centuries.

— “Chasing Mavericks”: Gerard Butler and Jonny Weston star in the true-life story of surfer Jay Moriarity.

— “Frankenweenie”: Tim Burton updates his early short film with an animated feature about a boy

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resurrecting his dead dog.

— “Fun Size”: A girl and her little brother get a lesson in school popularity on Halloween.

— “Here Comes the Boom”: A teacher and ex-wrestler (Kevin James) moonlights as a mixed martial-arts fighter to save his school’s music program.

— “Killing Them Softly”: Brad Pitt’s an enforcer tracking three hoods who robbed a mob-protected card game.

— “Paranormal Activity 4”: The supernatural franchise makes its annual return for Halloween.

— “Pitch Perfect”: Anna Kendrick and her college chums compete in the warbling world of a cappella singing.

— “The Sessions”: A polio patient (John Hawkes) in an iron lung enlists a sex surrogate (Helen Hunt) so he can lose his virginity.

— “Sinister”: A collection of home movies unleashes horror on a crime novelist (Ethan Hawke) and his family.

— “Taken 2”: Liam Neeson’s back as a fierce ex-agent protecting his kin against a crime boss.

NOVEMBER: — “Anna Karenina”: Keira Knightley and Jude Law star in a new take on Leo Tolstoy’s romantic epic.

— “Flight”: Denzel Washington’s a pilot hailed as a hero after miraculously landing his damaged jetliner.

— “Life of Pi”: Ang Lee directs a 3-D story of a man stranded in a lifeboat with a Bengal tiger.

— “Lincoln”: Steven Spielberg directs, Daniel DayLewis stars as the 16th president.

— “The Man with the Iron Fists”: Russell Crowe and Lucy Liu star with director RZA in a martial-arts battle for gold in China.

— “Red Dawn”: Chris Hemsworth and Josh Hutcherson are among U.S. youths battling overseas invaders.

— “Rise of the Guardians”: An animated tale pits Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny and other mythical beings against an evil spirit.

— “Silver Linings Playbook”: An ex-con (Bradley Cooper) rebuilds his life with help from a mysterious woman (Jennifer Lawrence). With Robert De Niro.

— “Skyfall”: Daniel Craig returns as James Bond in a thriller sparked by secrets out of the past of his boss, M (Judi Dench).

— “This Must Be the Place”: Sean Penn’s a reclusive former rock star on a road trip of revenge over his late father.

— “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 2”: Kristen Stewart adjusts to her after-life as a vampire in the finale of the supernatural fantasy.

— “Wreck-It-Ralph”: A second-banana video game character (voiced by John C. Reilly) sets out on his own in this animated comedy.

DECEMBER: — “Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away”: Executive producer James Cameron presents a 3-D saga set amid the dreamy acrobatics of Cirque du Soleil.

— “Django Unchained”: Jamie Foxx, Leonardo DiCaprio and Christoph Waltz star in Quentin Tarantino’s pre-Civil War bounty-hunter adventure.

— “The Guilt Trip”: Seth Rogen’s on a cross-country road trip with his overbearing mom (Barbra Streisand).

— “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey”: “The Lord of the Rings” mastermind Peter Jackson returns to Middle-earth for chapter one of his three-part prelude.

— “Hyde Park on Hudson”: Franklin Roosevelt (Bill Murray) is host to Britain’s king and queen on the eve of World War II. — “Jack Reacher”: Tom Cruise is an ex-military cop chasing a deadly sniper.

— “Les Miserables”: Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe and Anne Hathaway croon in the big-screen adaptation of the musical based on Victor Hugo’s classic.

— “Monsters, Inc.”: John Goodman and Billy Crystal’s cartoon creature-feature is back on screen in 3-D. — “Parental Guidance”: Grandparents (Billy Crystal and Bette Midler) clash with their daughter (Marisa Tomei) over raising her three kids.

— “This Is 40”: Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann reprise their “Knocked Up” roles in Judd Apatow’s marital comedy.

— “Zero Dark Thirty”: Kathryn Bigelow (“The Hurt Locker”) directs a saga about the hunt for Osama bin Laden.

Movies

Associated Press

This film image released by Focus Features shows the character Norman, voiced by Kodi Smit-McPhee, in the 3D stop-motion film, "ParaNorman."

"ParaNorman" doomed by script demons

By JAKE COYLE Associated Press The stop-motion animated “ParaNorman” unfolds tragically: So much drawing for such an unworthy script.

The labor necessary to create a film like “ParaNorman” is colossal. Tens of thousands of facial expressions were drawn. 3-D printers (a new advancement in stop motion pioneered here) ran through 3.8 metric tons of printer powder. One scene alone took a year to shoot.

So it’s tempting to applaud the 3-D “ParaNorman” politely, sympathetically simply because of the admirable work. No one wants to tell 60 puppet makers that their

months of toil were ill spent.

But though “ParaNorman” is impressively crafted, the frequently wondrous and whimsical visuals far surpass the disappointingly slipshod story of an 11-yearold boy named Norman (voiced by Kodi Smit-McPhee) who can see and speak to the dead.

While stop-motion animation has largely gone out of favor with the rise of computer animation, the Portland-based studio LAIKA has carried the flame. The studio, which is owned by Nike founder Phil Knight and run by his son, Travis Knight (a producer on “ParaNorman”), previously made 2009’s “Coraline.”

“ParaNorman” bears some of the same

fantasy-horror spirit of “Coraline,” which was based on Neil Gaiman’s novella. It also has some of the elements of the British studio Aardman Animations (“Wallace and Gromit”); “ParaNorman” is directed by Sam Fell (who co-directed Aardman’s “Flushed Away”) and Chris Butler, who also wrote it.

With a thick forest of rigidly spiked brown hair, Norman appears as if in perpetual fright. But he greets the paranormal with casual familiarity, talking to his grandmother (Elaine Stritch) while they watch TV and greeting invisible passersby while he walks down a seemingly empty street.

He’s an avid horror film watcher with zombie posters in his bedroom and a cell phone ringtone of the “Friday the 13th”

theme. His parents (Jeff Garlin, Leslie Mann) and older sister (Anna Kendrick) have little patience for Norman’s eccentricities and the kids in school call him “Abnorman” and worse.

Norman is contacted by his uncle Prenderghast (John Goodman) who shares Norman’s gift. He tells him that the myth of their town, Blithe Hollow — that it was cursed by a witch 300 years ago — is true, and that it’s now Norman’s duty to keep her at bay with a ritual.

Prederghast, who promptly croaks, also appears to Norman from the bowels of a school toilet. It’s the scene that took a year to shoot, and it’s when “ParaNorman” is at its best: brilliantly textured, comical and bizarre.

"The Odd Life of Timothy Green" flounders

By ROBERT GRUBAUGH For The Edge It's been a tough few days for the entertainment community.

Phyllis Diller passed away at age 95. Famed filmmaker Tony Scott committed suicide on Sunday in dramatic fashion. And things just keep getting worse for Kristen Stewart. Now the heartbroken adulteress has been dropped from the planned sequel to "Snow White & the Huntsman." Presumably, the movie will now focus on the secondary title character played

by Chris Hemsworth. I'm going to focus on something far tamer, the lousy opening of "The Odd Life of Timothy Green" in seventh place the box office this weekend.

Surely, Disney can't be too pleased with the lackluster performance,

but could they have expected much more from this sappy family film? Aside from a Sunday matinee of elderly women, I'm not sure who they believed would show up to see it.

To k n o w T i m o t h y G r e e n (newcomer CJ Adams) is to know his parents, Jim (Joel Edgerton, an underrated actor who was excellent in the little seen Warrior last year) and Cindy (Jennifer Garner). They've been in love with each other since they were children and married for many years. Despite their best efforts, and the exhaustive push of science, they have constantly found themselves unable to conceive a child. The truest shame is that these two were built to be a mom and a dad. She's nurturing and protective. He's supportive

and involved. Together, they would be a powerful force behind the development of a family. When their last chance at parenthood is dashed, they have one last night of self-pity before deciding to move on. Trying to soothe Cindy's tears, Jim suggests that they list the great traits their offspring would possess as a way of closure. After a large bottle of wine and a notebook full of grief, they bury the idea in their garden and shut the door.

Movie magic takes place and a child is borne out of the tomato patch. His name is Timothy and he is a ten year-old representation of everything they'd ever hoped for. He's bright, kind, funny, and just perfect. The only t h i n g s re a l l y o d d a b o u t h i m are the heart-shaped, ivy green

leaves that grow out of his shins.

Timothy instantly changes life for the Greens. Cindy has a boy to dote on and cook for. Jim teaches his son soccer (at which Timothy is terrible) and takes him along to the pencil factory where he works (where he's good enough to seem interested). His sudden "adoption" seems to fool everyone, including their village's inept policemen (Cullen Moss and Michael Beasley) and Cindy's catty, competitive sister (Rosemarie DeWitt). Timothy's time with the Greens won't be forever; we see his impending disappearance foretold from early in the film when his leaves turn gold and fall off every time he does a good deed for someone, like Jim's estranged, disapproving father, Big Jim (David Morse). He

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even falls for Joni (Odeya Rush), a cute local girl who's been driven into loneliness by her port wine stain birthmark.

Told almost entirely in flashback, "The Odd Life of Timothy Green" is a tale that should be charming and maybe even bring out a tear or two. Instead, I found it wooden and false. It wastes a cast of top-notch talent, including M. Emmett Walsh, Common, Shoreh Aghdashloo, and Academy Award winner Dianne Wiest, on a sappy story that comes across with the best of intentions, but ends a little dopey.

••• "The Odd Life of Timothy Green" runs 117 minutes and is rated PG for mild thematic elements and brief language. I give this film one star out of four.

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The Arts Rep announces 2012-13 season "Brighton Beach Memoirs" kicks things off in September For The Edge The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis (The Rep) proudly presents its 2012-13 season, comprising 12 productions in three series: The Mainstage Series, The Studio Theatre Series, and the Imaginary Theatre Company.

“We have an exciting season planned for audiences this year. Comedy, music, drama, surprises; all brilliantly done on our stages.

It’s a season not to be missed,” said Steven Woolf, Artistic Director for The Rep, in an email.

The season begins on September 5 with the presentation of Neil Simon’s "Brighton Beach Memoirs," an intriguing and semiautobiographical play, which will be performed on the Browning Mainstage of the Loretto-Hilton Center for the Performing Arts, 130 Edgar Road (on the campus of Webster University) in Webster Groves.

There’s liver for dinner, holes in his shoes and a war on the horizon, but 15year-old Eugene Jerome would rather think about baseball…and girls. Surrounded by his overworked mother and father, his wayward brother and a whole houseful of relatives always in the way, Eugene navigates the minefield of adolescence.

Hilarious and touching, Eugene’s chronicles of his misadventures growing up in 1930s New York remind us that family is the one constant in the crazy journey of life.

Born in 1927 in the Bronx, New York City, Marvin Neil Simon and his family often suffered financial and emotional difficulties throughout the Great Depression. Simon enlisted in the Army when he graduated high school. He started writing at the encouragement of his older brother, who soon became his writing partner. Together the two penned comedy revues and radio shows before moving on to television where they worked alongside future legends Woody Allen, Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner and Larry Gelbart on America’s weekly favorite, "Your Show of Shows."

Simon made the leap to the stage with his first play, Come Blow Your Horn. Soon after, he had a genuine hit with Barefoot in the Park and a theatre legend was born.

The original stage presentation of "Brighton Beach Memoirs" premiered on Broadway at the Alvin Theatre on March 27, 1983 starring the American film and stage actor Matthew Broderick, who won a Tony Award for his featured role in the performance. Following the opening of "Brighton Beach Memoirs," the Alvin Theatre was renamed the Neil Simon Theatre in honor of his great successes as

an American playwright, and in the same year Brighton Beach Memoirs won the New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Best Play. In 1986 the play was adapted into a movie of the same title directed by Gene Saks.

The cast of "Brighton Beach Memoirs" at The Rep is Michael Curran-Dorsano as Stanley; Ryan Deluca as Eugene; Adam Heller as Jack; Christianne Tisdale (last seen in Emma) as Blanche; Aly Viny as Nora; Jamey Powell as Laurie; and Lori Wilner (last seen in Hannah Senesh) as Kate.

The Rep’s production of "Brighton Beach Memoirs" is directed by Rep Artistic Director Steven Woolf. The creative staff also includes Michael Ganio, set designer; Elizabeth Covey, costume designer; Phil Monat, lighting designer; Rusty Wandall, sound designer; Glenn Dunn, stage manager; and Shannon B. Sturgis, assistant stage manager. Brighton Beach Memoirs is a co-production with Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park.

"Brighton Beach Memoirs" runs through Sept. 30. Curtain times are Tuesday at 7 pm; Wednesday–Friday at 8 pm; selected Wednesday matinees at 1:30 pm; Saturday matinees at 5 pm; selected Saturday nights at 9 pm; Sunday matinees at 2 pm; and selected Sunday evenings at 7 pm. Major sponsorship for this production is provided

by The Boeing Company and Ann & Hugh Scott.

The Mainstage series comprises six productions and is performed from September through April. All performances are given on the Virginia Jackson Browning Mainstage in the Loretto-Hilton Center, 130 Edgar Road, Webster Groves. The uniquely intimate theatre features a 3/4-thrust stage and a comfortable 763-seat house where no seat is more than 20 rows from the stage.

Following "Brighton Beach Memoirs" on the Mainstage will be "Daddy Long Legs," which will run from October 10 to Nov. 4; "The Foreigner," from Nov. 28 through Dec. 23; "Good People," from Jan. 2 to 27, 2013; "Sense and Sensibility," from Feb. 6 to March 3, 2013, and "Double Indemnity," which runs March 13 through April 7, 2013.

Additionally, there will be three performances in the Studio Theatre series, which will run from October through April. All performances are given in the Emerson Studio Theatre in the LorettoHilton Center. Since its creation in 1978, this 125-seat “black box”-style space, located directly below the Browning Theatre, has been home to some of the

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Kevin Earley as Jervis and Ephie Aardema as Jerusha in "Daddy Long Legs." theatre’s most challenging and exciting works. This season’s Studio Theatre performances will be "Clybourne Park," beginning Oct. 24 and running through Nov. 11; "4000 Miles," which will run from Jan. 16 to Feb. 3, 2013; and "Venus in Fur," starting March 6 and running through March 24, 2013.

The Imaginary Theatre Company series comprises three productions performed on tour to schools, libraries and community centers throughout the bistate St. Louis area October through April.

These productions are also given special public performances. They make an ideal introduction to live theatre for children.

Monsanto Fund is the Major Sponsor for the 36th Season of the Imaginary Theatre Company. These three performances will be "Hansel and Gretel: The Next Generation," which will be touring only; "A Gnome for Christmas," performed Dec. 15 through 23, and "Annie Oakley," which will run from March 21 to 30, 2013, at the Missouri History Museum.

Ticket prices start at just $16 (previews) and $19.50 (regular performances). To purchase, visit The Rep Box Office, located inside the Loretto-Hilton Center, charge by phone by calling (314) 968-4925, or visit The Rep’s Online Box Office at www. repstl.org.

St. Louis to host American Arts Experience This fall, American artists across a wide variety of mediums will take the stage in St. Louis as they participate in the third annual American Arts Experience-St. Louis, a 17-day festival showcasing national and local talent. The festival will take place October 5 through October 21, 2012 throughout St. Louis.

This year’s festival happenings will include: • a large sound installation and performance by Composer in Residence, Eric Hall at Laumeier Sculpture Park • jazz and folk concerts at The Sheldon, including a world premiere commission by pianist Peter Martin in celebration of The Sheldon’s 100th Anniversary • theatre by American playwrights at the Edison Theatre at Washington University • a new initiative by Dance St. Louis, which has commissioned renowned choreographers to collaborate with four local dance companies • Native American exhibits at the Saint Louis Art Museum • Best of Missouri Market at the Missouri Botanical Garden • “Count Your Blessings,” a Rosemary Clooney musical tribute at the Missouri History Museum • classical compositions at the St. Louis Symphony

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• a world premiere of hip hOZ, an original hip hop production that takes audiences down the yellow brick road.

The grassroots festival is a collaboration among arts organizations to draw attention to the quality and breadth of the arts in St. Louis. American Arts Experience aims to attract new audiences both within the region and from around the country. The festival began in the fall of 2010, with over 100,000 people attending over 200 events presented by 48 arts and cultural institutions.

"In a tough economy, we felt it was challenging to create a traditional festival, where organizations must relocate to a different space,” says Paul Reuter, founder of the festival and executive director of The Sheldon. “But with the American Arts Experience, artists get to work in their own environments, which gives them more creative freedom…

For few glorious weeks in October, St. Louis is going to experience a cultural renaissance.”

The full schedule of American Arts Experience - St. Louis will be announced over the coming weeks on the festival website at www.americanartsstl.com.

For more information on St. Louis, including complete

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visitor information and travel resources, please visit the official online visitor's guide at http://www.explorestlouis. com.

The American Arts Experience - St. Louis is sponsored

by Emerson, the diversified global manufacturing and technology company headquartered in St. Louis. The St. Louis Convention & Visitors Commission provides tourism support.

“Like” American Arts Experience on Facebook and check us out on Twitter: AmericanArtsSTL. American Arts Experience - For 17 days and nights, beginning October 5, 2012, the American Arts Experience - St. Louis will fill concert halls, museums, theaters, universities and outdoor spaces in the St Louis area with dozens of performances and shows by renowned American artists and companies in disciplines ranging from symphonic music to jazz and singer-songwriters, theater by American playwrights and dance by American companies to major American visual artists. The American Arts Experience - St. Louis is an annual festival each October celebrating all mediums of American arts. Visit www.americanartsstl.org for more information.

The Arts Artistic adventures Programming supports major international exhibition The Saint Louis Art Museum announces programming to complement its forthcoming exhibition Federico Barocci: Renaissance Master. A curator led course in historical drawing practices, a lecture from visiting professor Theodore Rabb of P r i n c e t o n U n i v e r s i t y, g a l l e r y talks, musical programming and classes for children will provide numerous immersive ways to experience the Museum’s fall exhibition, bringing to light the wor k s o f t h i s i n f l u e n t i a l a n d important artist.

On October 20, visiting professor T h e o d o re R a b b , P ro f e s s o r o f H i s t o r y, E m e r i t u s , P r i n c e t o n University, will give an opening lecture on the dynamic period of transition— from the rationality of the Renaissance to the drama of the Baroque— which surrounded and influenced Barocci and his c o n t e m p o r a r i e s . T h i s l e c t u re , entitled Barocci and His World, will take place at the Steinberg A u d i t o r i u m a t Wa s h i n g t o n University in St. Louis.

In addition to a range of free Gallery Talks in November and D e c e m b e r, J u d i t h W. M a n n , curator of European Art to 1 8 0 0 , a n d E l i z a b e t h Wy c k o ff , curator of Prints, Drawings and Pho t o g r a p h s , w i l l c o l l a b o r a t e with Meredith Malone, associate c u r a t o r o f t h e M i l d re d L a n e Kemper Art Museum and artist Allyson Strafella to teach a class investigating historical and contemporary drawing practices in conversation with the exhibition. This unique seminar course, The Practice of Drawing: T h e n a n d N o w, t a k e s p l a c e Wednesday mornings in October and November.

Children are invited to a series of Saturday workshops featuring discovery tours and art classes.

Throughout December, kids of all ages can find a weekend program specifically tailored to their age and to the special exhibition.

Saturday workshops are Renaissance-themed and include programs like “Magnificent Masquerade” for 5 and 6 year olds, which focuses on the Renaissance tradition of masquerade balls through an exploration of mas k s i n t h e c ol l e c t i o n . A l s o in December, Family Sundays explore “The Golden Age,” which will provide a host of entertaining kid-friendly tours inspired by the special exhibition, as well as art projects, free to all visitors.

Further celebrating the spirit of the exhibition, the Museum will host free concerts of Renaissance a n d B a ro q u e m u s i c f e a t u r i n g visits by members of the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra and the Kingsbury Ensemble.

Federico Barocci: Renaissance Master opens October 21, 2012.

This international exhibition showcases a trove of exceptionally beautiful paintings and studies, the majority of which have never before been seen in this country, g a t h e re d f ro m m o re t h a n 4 0 institutions worldwide. Tickets for this special exhibition are available through Metrotix and through the Information Center at the Saint Louis Art Museum.

For more information on

Museum classes, lectures, concerts and symposia visit slam.org.

MOSAICS Missouri Festival for the Arts set Enjoy the beauty of arts and culture outdoors on Historic Main Street in St. Charles, Missouri, at the upcoming 18th Annual MOSAICS Missouri Festival for the Arts.

This signature arts event will take place the weekend of September 14th through 16th, 2012, and will feature 115 juried artists from the St. Louis metro area and across the country, who will exhibit works of art representing 16 mediums - including drawings, paintings, sculptures, pottery, photography, glass art, handmade jewelry, woodworking, and more.

The MOSAICS Festival will also include FREE family-friendly fun, with a performance stage that will showcase a variety of musical and performing artists; the Children's Village with hands-on art experiences for children of all ages; the Mentor Me Exhibition at the Foundry Art Centre, which recognizes art teachers and students from area school districts for their arts programming; and an artists display from Festival partner Blank Canvas Studios.

The hours for this year's MOSAICS Missouri Festival for the Arts are: - Friday, September 14 - 4:00 until 9:00 pm - Saturday, September 15 - 11:00 am until 9:00 pm - Sunday, September 16 - 11:00 am until 5:00 pm.

For more information about the 2012 MOSAICS Missouri Festival for the Arts, please email the organization at mosaicsartfest@ gmail.com. Additional details are available online - including participating artist bios and samples - at www.stcharlesmosaics. org.

Peabody to host Primus in 3D Primus is excited to announce a unique 3D tour this fall, featuring two sets per evening. Primus comes to Peabody Opera House on October 28th. Tickets are on sale now.

This is the first-ever traveling 3D enhanced live musical performance.

This groundbreaking tour is sure to provide a one-of-a-kind psychedelic experience that is further enhanced by the fact that every show will also feature Quad Surround Sound.

Tickets are $35-$55 and can be purchased at the Ford Box Office at Scottrade Center, livenation.com, ticketmaster.com all Ticketmaster Ticket Centers or by phone at 800745-3000. There is a facility fee on all tickets purchased at all locations, including at the Scottrade Center Box Office. Additional Ticketmaster service charges and handling fees apply to all tickets purchased through Ticketmaster outlets, by phone or online. For disabled seating, call 314-622-5420.

to be mounted in his hometown, will feature more than 100 original drawings, paintings, prints, collages, posters and ephemera from his long and important career, and reveals a heretofore unexplored, lifelong fascination with jazz. In addition to his artwork, the installation will feature his specially- made stereo system, his extensive jazz record collection, and African drums and Balinese shadow puppets from his home.

B o r n i n 1 9 0 3 , H i r s c h f e l d attended Clark Public School in St. Louis. His art teacher encouraged the family to move to New York in 1914 and there Hirschfeld honed his skills as an artist. Hirschfeld rose quickly to become the court portrait artist for the theatre and film worlds, including 75 years attending Broadway plays and drawing performers for The New York Times and many other publications. Hirschfeld received two lifetime achievement Tony Awards, and had a Broadway

theater named in his honor on what would have been his 100th birthday in 2003. A 1996 documentary about Al Hirschfeld, The Line King, was nominated for an Academy Award.

“St. Louis is where Al was born and first contracted what he called, a ‘sickness for drawing’,” says Louise Kerz Hirschfeld, the artist’s widow and president of the Al Hirschfeld Foundation. “We are so delighted that he is returning, in style, to his hometown.”

Hirschfeld’s name is synonymous w i t h B ro a d w a y t h e a t re . H i s signature work, defined by a linear calligraphic style, is serious graphic composition, informed by a distinctly modern aesthetic, and leavened by wit. Bringing a new set of visual conventions to the task of performance portraiture when he made his debut in 1926 at the height of the Jazz Age, Hirschfeld enriched and intensified the viewing experience, communicating volumes in a single stroke

Sheldon to feature Hirschfeld The Sheldon Art Galleries in St. Louis announces a major retrospective exhibition of the work of St. Louis-born artist Al Hirschfeld from Sept. 7 through Jan. 5 as part of The Sheldon’s 100th anniversary celebration.

Accompanying program: In Conversation: David Leopold and Louise Hirschfeld, Saturday, September 8, 10:30 a.m., admission free. David Leopold, Archivist, Al Hirschfeld Foundation, and curator of the exhibition Al Hirschfeld’s Jazz and Broadway Scrapbook will share stories and with Al Hirschfeld’s wife and historian Louise Hirschfeld, illuminating the life and career of the illustrious artist. The exhibition is made possible by Mary Strauss and Terry Schnuck.

A l H i r s c h f e l d ’ s J a z z a n d Broadway Scrapbook, the first major retrospective of the artist

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Thursday, Aug. 30 A l i c e i n Wo n d e r l a n d , S I U E D u n h a m H a l l T h e a t e r, Edwardsville, 7:30 p.m.

A Room Divided, The Eugene Field House & Toy Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Laleh Khorramian: Water Panics in the Sea, St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through October 21.

Odell Mitchell, Jr. Retrospective, The Sheldon Gallery of Photography, St. Louis, noon - 5:00 p.m., Runs through Sept. 1.

The Lion King, Fox Theatre, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m., Runs through Sept.

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Urban Wanderers Exhibit, St. Louis University Museum of Art, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Runs through Sept. 16.

The Violet Hour, COCA, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

Art by Children of Artists, The Sheldon AT&T Gallery of Children's Art, St. Louis, noon to 5:00 p.m., Runs through Sept. 22.

Tr a n s p a r e n t R e f l e c t i o n s , E d w a r d s v i l l e A r t s C e n t e r, Edwardsville, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Runs through Sept. 28.

Friday, Aug. 31 Art Fair at Queeny Park, Greensfelder Recreation Complex, Manchester (Mo.), 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Alice in Wonderland, SIUE Dunham Hall Theater, Edwardsville, 7:30 p.m.

A Room Divided, The Eugene Field House & Toy Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Contemporary Artists Respond to Art History, Edwardsville Arts Center, Edwardsville, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Odell Mitchell, Jr. Retrospective, The Sheldon Gallery of Photography, St. Louis, noon - 5:00 p.m., Runs through Sept. 1.

The Lion King, Fox Theatre, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m., Runs through Sept.

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Urban Wanderers Exhibit, St. Louis University Museum of Art, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Runs through Sept. 16.

The Violet Hour, COCA, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

Art by Children of Artists, The Sheldon AT&T Gallery of Children's Art, St. Louis, noon to 5:00 p.m., Runs through Sept. 22.

Tr a n s p a r e n t R e f l e c t i o n s , E d w a r d s v i l l e A r t s C e n t e r, Edwardsville, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Runs through Sept.

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Laleh Khorramian: Water Panics in the Sea, St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Runs through October 21.

Saturday, Sept. 1 Art Fair at Queeny Park, Greensfelder Recreation Complex, Manchester (Mo.), 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Alice in Wonderland, SIUE Dunham Hall Theater, Edwardsville, 2:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

Liquid Terrain: 20 Years of Works on Paper by Eva Lundsager, The Sheldon, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

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Stagger to host The Great Crusades Bluesy rockers promoting latest CD, "Fiction to Shame"

By KRISTA WILKINSON-MIDGLEY Of The Edge The Great Crusades, probably the best dressed band in Illinois, will make a welcome return to Stagger Inn Again at 9 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 8. Champaign band The Curses will open.

Known for their bluesy rock sound (and snazzy suits), the band includes vocalist/ guitarist Brian Krumm, bassist Brian Hunt, drummer Christian Moder and guitarist/ keyboardist/vocalist Brian Leach. The band will be promoting their latest album, 2010’s “Fiction to Shame.”

Krumm said the album is a “new direction” for the band creatively. The album was written and recorded live simultaneously at Joy Ride Studios, where Leach works as a producer and engineer. The result is an album that Krumm described as “spontaneous and organic.”

“With ‘Fiction to Shame’ we really had an opportunity to stretch out more and

experiment in a studio setting,” said Krumm.

He said that by writing and recording at the same time, the band were able to move beyond the traditional approach to songwriting. This included experimenting with various recording techniques and Moder played around with different instruments for the album’s percussion.

“It was a direction that he (Moder) hadn’t really taken in the past because he used trash cans, metal folding chairs, other assorted junk that he found around the studio that he incorporated into his drum set. I think if you really sit back and listen to “Fiction to Shame,” the drums are something that really stands out as being unique and special, and it kind of just adds this atmosphere to the album as a whole.”

Krumm said “Fiction to Shame” is still identifiable as a rock album but with elements that you wouldn’t necessarily hear in straightforward rock music such as more group vocals. There’s also a noticeable lack of

overdubbing as the group made an effort to perform together as much as possible.

Though now based in Chicago, most of the band’s members originally hail from Collinsville. Krumm, Hunt and Moder have all known each other since grade school and were part of the band Straight Curves.

“We were quite the attraction at the Maryville K.C. Hall,” said Krumm with a laugh.

Following high school, Krumm and Hunt went off to college in Champaign where they formed Suede Chain. They met Leach in Champaign in 1989. Later, following the break up of Suede Chain, Krumm formed The Great Crusades in 1996. Two years later, Krumm and Hunt met up with Moder and Leach in Chicago in 1998 and the line up was complete.

Friendship has always been an important element in the band’s success. Few bands can keep the music and the magic flowing for 10 years without a strong bond between them.

“It really is about the friendship that lies at the heart of why we’re still together. The friendships, of course, come first and the fact that we play in a band just adds to the relationships that we’ve built over the years,” said Krumm.

The band has seven albums to their name as well as a career retrospective DVD (“Key to the City”.) HBO’s sexy vampire series, “True Blood” also featured two of the band’s songs “Bucket of Blood” (very appropriate) and “On a Fast Moving Train.” They’ve also toured the U.S. and Europe extensively over the past 14 years and appeared on German television show “Rockpalast” in 2003. Krumm said the band is currently working on a new album and has 15 new songs in the works.

To find out more, visit the band’s website at TheGreatCrusades.com.

Stagger Inn Again is located at 104 E. Vandalia St. in Edwardsville. Call 656-4221 or visit StaggerInnAgain.com for more information.

Wildey hosts rock tribute series The Wildey Theatre is proud to present the Legends of Rock Tribute Series. With tributes to The Rolling Stones, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Journey, The Allman Brothers Band, and Bob Seger, and soon to come Tom Petty, there's a little something for everyone. Join us as we pay homage to some of the greatest rock artists of the last forty years.

Recieve a $5 discount per ticket when you purchase tickets to at least three of these terrific events.

• Silver Bullet: A Tribute to Bob Seger Sept. 22 – Over the course of the 1970s, Bob Seger developed into one of the great heartland rockers of the era. His distinctly American sound has helped to firmly establish him as an American Classic. The Wildey Theater is proud to present Silver Bullet: A Tribute to Bob Seger live in concert on September 22nd, 2012. Don't miss this opportunity to see them

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• The Brothers: A Tribute to the Allman Brothers Oct. 18 – Over nearly 30 years, The Allman Brother's Band has gone from being America's single most influential band to a has-been group trading on past glories, to reach the 21st century as one of the most respected rock acts of their era. The Wildey Theatre is proud to present The Brothers, an Allman Brothers tribute band, as they pay homage to an American classic live in concert October 18th, 2012. Don't miss your chance to join us for this special tribute.

• Stone in Love: Journey Tribute Oct. 25 – Based out of Portland Oregon, Stone In Love is a reinterpretation of one of the top selling bands of all time Journey. The Wildey Theatre is proud to present Stone in Love, live in concert October 25, 2012.

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• Free Fallin: Tom Petty Tribute Nov. 12 – Free Fallin presents its show with the power and passion that went into over thirty years of Tom Petty's bestselling songs. Free Fallin's show has the instrumentation to duplicate the sound of the Heartbreakers as well as the convincing looks and costumes that gives you a show you will not soon forget!

• Support the Wildey Theatre The Wildey Theatre appreciates donations in order to keep the facility running as cultural center for the greater Edwardsville area. Your donations go towards the upkeep of the facility, programming, and bringing a constant stream of culture to Edwardsville.

The Wildey Theatre is located at 252 N. Main St. For more information, call 307-2052.

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What location's more fitting than the St. Louis riverfront?

By TARA WEPKING Of The Edge

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n Sept. 1 and 2 this Labor Day weekend, come dip your feet into the Mississippi mud at the Big Muddy Blues Festival, held each year on Laclede’s landing in St. Louis.

According to the Big Muddy Blues Festival website, nearly 60,000 people visit the area each Labor Day to come indulge in hot blues and cool tunes down by the St. Louis riverfront, which provides the backdrop to the festival events. Currently in its 17th year, this year ’s festival is presented by Crown Royal, with major brands such as Captain Morgan, Budweiser and Pepsi offering their support for the event.

The festival serves as a “platform for a wide range of artists who represent extensions of the blues genre,” reads a statement on the festival’s website. Artists at the festival perform over a wide range of musical genres, all claiming the blues as their roots, including soul, rockabilly, gospel, jazz and R&B. The Big Muddy Blues Festival is currently the largest blues event in the region, with over 30 bands playing over 18 hours of music across three stages, all conveniently located across historic Laclede’s Landing.

These three stages at the festival include the Budweiser Main

Stage, the Lucas Street Stage and the Morgan Street Stage. On each day of the festival, both the Lucas Street Stage and the Morgan Street Stage will be free and open to the public.

The Budweiser Main Stage offers festival-goers a chance to experience performances by “national headliners, Grammy award-winners and rock and roll hall of famers,” according to the festival’s website. Access to the Budweiser Main Stage is not free, although four different levels of ticketing are available to interested patrons of the blues.

Headliners for the Budweiser Main Stage include Joe Louis Walker and Dr. John.

Joe Louis Walker will close out the festival Saturday night, hitting the stage at 9 p.m. At a very young age, Walker was playing guitar with the likes of Steve Miller, Jimi Hendrix, the Grateful Dead, Lightnin’ Hopkins, Earl Hooker and Magic Sam, and is now hailed as one of the most exciting and innovative bluesmen today, according to his bio on the festival website.

Dr. John will close out the festival on Sunday night at 9 p.m. as well. Keeping close to his Louisiana roots, the keyboard great has spent more than half a century playing his own special blend of voodoo-steeped New Orleans-brand music, combining blues, boogie woogie and rock and roll to capture that bayou spirit. His 2008 effort, “City That Care Forgot,” chronicles the devastating effects that Hurricane Katrina held on his beloved

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Pictured performers are: Ana Popovic, above, and Joe Louis Walker, below. hometown, while his most recent album, “Locked Down,” was produced by Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys.

Other performers on Saturday’s Budweiser Main Stage include

Royal Southern Brotherhood, Roll Over Big Muddy, Roland Johnson and the Voodoo Blues Band and Anita Rosamond and Rich McDonough and The Big Bad Blues Boys.

On Sunday, blues lovers can also enjoy Ana Popovic, a Yugoslavian blues and jazz player, “At Last: A Tribute to Etta” featuring Kim Massie, Marsha Evans and Renee Smith, Aaron Kamm and The One Drops and the Funky Butt Brass Band.

General admission for the Budweiser Main Stage starts at $10 a day, with festival-goers welcomed to bring a lawn chair or blanket and set up on the grass in the lawn. For $25 a day, blues lovers can secure an assigned seat directly in front of the stage.

For $65 a day, silver level tickets may be purchased, which offer patrons access to the backstage rooftop CAO VIP Lounge and Bar. Here, guests are provided with complimentary food, a chance to meet and mingle with the performers, access to the cigar bar and free parking along with private bathroom use.

Gold level tickets offer the most exclusive access to the Big Muddy Blues festival. At $85 a day, guests will not only be allowed access to the rooftop CAO VIP Lounge and Bar, but they will also be granted three drinks of their choice and an assigned seat in front of the stage along with the other amenities featured at the silver level.

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On the Lucas Street Stage, sponsored by Pepsi, regional and local favorites will be performing throughout the day. Performers such as Marquise Knox, Charles “Skeet” Rodgers and The InnerCity Blues Band, Jimmy Lee Kennett Band and Miss Jubilee and The Humdingers will play to festival-goers from 1 p.m. until the festival’s close.

The Morgan Street Stage will also feature regional and local favorites from 1:30 p.m. until festival close. Artists performing on this stage include Marsha Evans and The Coalition, Eric “Guitar” Davis and The Troublemakers, Vince Martin and the Soulard Blues Band.

According to the festival website, the Big Muddy Blues Festival is one of the longestrunning blues festivals of its kind. Annually produced by the Laclede’s Landing Merchants Association (LLMA), a nonprofit group of shops, restaurants and bars in the location, the LLMA has been dedicated to preserving one of the oldest communities in St. Louis.

The Big Muddy Blues Festival is one of many events run by the LLMA to introduce people to the landing.

For more information about the festival, including a complete schedule and line up as well as information about purchasing tickets to the festival, please visit http://bigmuddybluesfestival. com.

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Music Music calendar Thursday, Aug. 30 DJ Too Tall, Laurie's Place (Back Bar), Edwardsville, 9:30 p.m.

Featherstone Drive, Fast Eddie's Bon Air, Alton, 7:00 p.m.

Bo and the Locomotive w/ Netherfriends, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

Papadosio, Old Rock House, St. Louis, Doors 9:00 p.m.

Adam Gloeckler, The Gramophone, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

Holley 750, Ese, w/ Candy Coated Evil, Fubar, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 31 Loose Change, Laurie's Place (Back Bar), Edwardsville, 9:30 p.m.

Lullwater w/ Shellbach, Ever More Broken, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

Brian Owens, Old Rock House, St. Louis, Doors 6:00 p.m.

Huey Mack, Fubar, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Dream Lover: A Salute to Bobby Darin, Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, Doors 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 1 Big Muddy Blues Festival, Laclede's Landing, St. Louis, 1:00

p.m. to 11:00 p.m.

Scott and Karl, 3:00 p.m. / American Idle, 8:00 p.m., Fast Eddie's Bon Air, Alton Field Animals w/ Samuel Fickie, Exploding Cigars, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

Del Yeah! Bluegrass Festival feat. The Del McCoury Band, Old Rock House, Doors 4:00 p.m. (outdoors) and 10:30 p.m. (indoors) Nite Owl, Nikko Smith, Syna So Pro, Blueberry Hill, St. Louis, Doors 8:30 p.m.

Lil Wyte, Fubar, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 2 Big Muddy Blues Festival, Laclede's Landing, St. Louis, 1:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.

Dan Deacon w/ Height With Friends, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

Arvin Mitchell & Friends, Blueberry Hill, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Jay N Waylon, 2:00 p.m. / Glendale Ryders, 7:00 p.m., Fast Eddie's Bon Air, Alton

Monday, Sept. 3 Abigail Williams w/ Black Fast, Tyranny Enthroned, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

American Idle, Fast Eddie's Bon Air, Alton, 1:00 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 4 Cas Haley, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

Alan Evans Trio w/ Hip Grease, Old Rock House, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 5 Always Support Locals feat. Farout, The 12 To 6 Movement, Ray Goss, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 8:30 Gaelic Storm, Old Rock House, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Sister Sparrow and The Dirty Birds w/ Ruby Velle and the Soulphonics, The Gramophone, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 6 Tommy Emmanuel, Sheldon Concert Hall, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m.

Tribal Seeds w/ Ballyhoo!, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

The Malah, Old Rock House, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

Dirty Bourbon River Show, The Gramophone, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 7 Arianna String Quartet, Touhill Performing Arts Center, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

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The event will be held at the American Legion, 58 S. State Rt. 157, in Edwardsville with proceeds to benefit Hospice of Southern Illinois, Inc. Doors open for Smash Bash at 5:30 p.m. and Smash Band will play from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. with a special appearance of Hayley Nicole, winner of the Route 66 Talent Contest.

Admittance to the concert is free and donations are gratefully accepted. Along with the concert there will be a wide variety of food vendors, contests, raffles and a silent auction. All food and drink must be purchased at the event. For outdoor seating, attendees should bring lawn chairs. In the case of inclement weather the concert will be moved indoors with limited seating.

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Fritz Distributing. To become a sponsor for Smash Bash contact Kathy Wilson at 618-235-1703 or kwilson@hospice.org.

BIG GIG music show planned Alton Main Street and Riverbender.com are announcing the 4th Annual BIG GIG Local Music Show set for Friday, September 28th at Alton’s Riverfront Amphitheater.

Aaron Kamm & the One Drops, chosen as the best jam band of 2011 by the Riverfront Times, will headline the concert and six local bands will be chosen to participate in the show. Band recruitment is now in progress; the postmark deadline for mailed entries is Tuesday, August 21st or entries can be hand-delivered until 5pm on Friday, August 24th.

A selection committee will narrow the entries down to six finalists, and ticket buyers will vote for their favorite band that will determine which three bands get to perform 45-minute opening sets of their original music on the amphitheater stage leading up to the Aaron Kamm & the One Drops concert.

The three runners up will perform sets on a second stage on the concert grounds. Bands that are involved with the show will receive media exposure that will advance their music career, including airtime on WLCA 89.9 FM, and a promotional article in the Telegraph. The band that sells the most tickets will receive a $500 prize, a DVD of their BIG GIG performance, and the featured artist spot on Riverbender.com. Tickets will be $10.00 in advance or $12 at the door.

The event is open to all genres of music; bands that are interested in entering can visit the Events page at www.AltonMainStreet.org to download an application to be sent in along with a band photo and a CD of two original songs that best represent their music style. Bands

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The group will return on M a rc h 2 0 w i t h a p re v i e w o f t h e i r C a r n e g i e H a l l p ro g r a m , consisting of brand-new works written specifically for Alarm Will Sound by Steve Reich, Donnacha Dennehy and John Orfe.

Their season culminates on April 26 with a performance at the Touhill Performing Arts Center As resident ensemble at the Mizzou New Music Summer Festival, the band has been expanding their Midwest audience and their St. Louis Season continues to increase the reach of contemporary music to audiences in the heartland.

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Alarm Will Sound to launch “St. Louis Season� at The Sheldon The Sheldon is pleased to welcome cutting-edge chamber o r c h e s t r a A l a r m Wi l l S o u n d for what they are calling their “St. Louis Season,� October 18, 2012 and March 20, 2013 at 8 p.m. in the perfect acoustics of the Sheldon Concert Hall. The ensemble performs the newest music being composed today with energetic virtuosity and a sense of adventure, creating programs that not only span a wide range of styles, but also innovate the traditional concert experience itself.

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The U City Jazz Festival is founded by Mike Silverman, Rob Silverman, and Dawn DeBlaze.

I t i s p ro d u c e d b y S i l v e r m a n Brothers Music and Jazz Midwest (501c-3) to stimulate interest in, and awareness and appreciation of, jazz in historic University City.

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Family Focus 5K run a fundraiser in the battle against cancer

By RENATA PIPKIN Of The Edge Asbestos exposure is the primary cause of mesothelioma cancer, an aggressive cancer affecting the lining of the lungs and abdomen. Inhaled or ingested asbestos fibers may cause an inflammation of internal tissue and disrupt organ function which leads to the development of mesothelioma. Asbestos products were used extensively throughout the 20th century in a wide variety of applications, from construction materials, such as mortar, insulating cement, ceiling tiles and caulking to automotive applications including brake pads, transmission plates, and clutch linings. While many are aware of those applications, they may not be aware that asbestos was also found in such unassuming places as hair dryers, agricultural fillers, crock pots, ironing board covers, and baby powder.

Though the number of cases of mesothelioma cancer that are diagnosed each year are relatively small, on average less than 3,000, its implications and impacts are powerful and far-reaching. While steps have been taken to help protect us in the future, many people might still be in danger of being affected. In most cases, it can take many years after exposure before an individual develops symptoms.

For the past few years, one local company has been working diligently to help raise funds for mesothelioma research.

“Our ultimate goal is to fundraise for mesothelioma, a rare cancer caused by exposure to asbestos, and we do that by hosting an engaging race that professional runners, walkers and families will enjoy,” said John Simmons, Chairman of the Simmons Firm, in a press release.

Miles for Meso is a national fundraising race that is an advocacy project of the Simmons Mesothelioma Foundation, which has donated over $2 million dollars to cancer research and treatment since 2010. Last year, the Alton Miles

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Above, mesothelioma survivor and St. Louis resident Julie Gundlach shares her survival story with race attendees during the 2011 Alton Miles for Meso 5K & 2K Fun Run/Walk in downtown, Alton. All proceeds from Miles for Meso races benefit the Meso Foundation, a non-profit organization that supports research searching for a cure for this deadly cancer caused by asbestos exposure. Below, participants range from veteran 5K runners to weekend warriors. for Meso race raised $25,000 for the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation.

Now in its fourth year, the Annual Alton Miles for Meso 5K Race & 2K Fun Run/Walk, sponsored by the Simmons Firm and organized by the Metro Tri Club, is set to attract both professional and amateur runners alike to its 5K course in downtown, historic Alton. Over the past three years, the race has become known throughout the St. Louis area and beyond for its difficulty, as well as for its generous purse of more than $6,700.

The Alton race is one of three official Miles for Meso races taking place in September around the nation in celebration of National Mesothelioma Awareness Day. Additional races are taking place in Ontario, Ohio and in Fairfax Station, Va., a suburb of Washington, D.C. All proceeds from

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the Miles for Meso races will help medical researchers find a cure for mesothelioma and other asbestosrelated illnesses. Cumulatively, Miles for Meso has raised nearly $250,000 for cancer research since the first race in Alton in 2009.

According to Sarah Pastaros, Communications Associate at the Simmons Firm, the amount of participation each year is on a steady increase. "Last year, we had approximately 600 people participate, including runners, walkers and volunteers. The year before it was right around 500. So, the race has continued to grow every year."

“Because it is one of the largest Fall 5K purses in the Midwest, our course appeals to runners of all skill levels. The city’s hills and brick streets provide scenic views for walkers and a reasonably challenging 5K road course that any runner

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would be proud to complete,” said Race Director and President of the Metro Tri Club Mike Wever in the release. “We certainly expect the Alton Miles for Meso race to attract several Olympic-caliber runners again for the elite race. To attest to the caliber of runners this race attracts, the 2011 race had three elite men finish in under 14 minutes.”

Elite runners from across the country will compete for approximately $6,200 in cash prizes. To be eligible for the cash prizes, runners must register as an elite runner by Sept. 18. No elite registration is available on race day.

The top five elite runners in both the men’s and women’s categories will receive $1,500 for a first place finish, $750 for second, $500 for third, $250 for fourth and $100 for fifth.

This year, said Wever, the race officials decided to split the event into two separate events to help with traffic flow. This will also improve safety for all participants but mostly, it will allow the age group runners the opportunity to watch the professional runners compete. Professional athletes from across the country will compete in the elite race that begins at 9:30 a.m.

The Age Group 5K event, geared toward amateur and recreational runners, and the 2K Fun Run/Walk both precede the elite race at 8:30 a.m.

Last year, only elite runners were eligible to receive cash prizes.

This year the top three Illinois and Missouri finishers in the regular 5K race will also receive cash prizes.

Those awards will be $250 for first place, $150 for second place, and $100 for third.

“Providing cash prizes to the top finishers in both the age group and elite categories allows local runners, many of whom run to beat personal goals, to receive recognition for their own training without being eclipsed by the elite runners, many of whom

compete on the Olympic level,” Wever said.

Additional prizes will be awarded according to age brackets. Top age group runners from Illinois will also compete for the Road Runners Club of America Illinois State 5K Championship Title. Only one race per state receives the designation of a 5K RRCA Championship event.

“Being named a championship race is an honor and truly exciting for the local running community,” Wever said. “It lets runners know that not only is the Alton Miles for Meso a professionally organized event, but that participants will be running against some of the best competition in the state.”

But race day is not just for the runners and walkers. Area residents are also encouraged to line the streets and cheer them on while also participating in some of the other events that will be available. Chairman Simmons said the race offers something for everyone. Race day activities and entertainment include a live band and complimentary refreshments.

Children’s attractions include an inflatable bounce house, a snow cone stand, face painting and more.

The race takes place Saturday, Sept. 22 at the Simmons Firm Building, 1 Court St., across from Marquette High School and just 30 minutes from St. Louis.

The cost is $20 to register before Aug. 31. Afterward, it increases to $25, and on race day, the cost increases to $30. Elite registration costs $25 before Aug. 31 and $30 through Sept. 18. Race day registration begins at 7:15 a.m. and runs until 8:15 a.m. No elite registration is available on race day.

All participants will receive a goodie bag and long-sleeved Miles for Meso T-shirt.

For more information about Miles for Meso races, or to register visit www.milesformeso.org/register.

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Pictured are two views of the herb garden at the Missouri Botanical Garden, which will host Herbalooza Sept. 6.

For The Edge Nestled in an intimate garden tucked behind the Tower Grove House, the country home of Missouri Botanical Garden founder Henry Shaw, is a plot dedicated to some of the oldest friends of man: herbs. Herbs have been noted throughout history as one of the worlds’ most versatile standout plants. They add flavor and nutrients to our food, bring subtle scents to our homes, can be used spiritually and medicinally, and nourish our bodies. Herb gardens were almost an essential feature of pioneer homes in early America.

Placed in sunny corners near the house, the herbs were readily available for use.

The Missouri Botanical Garden will celebrate the importance of herbs at the inaugural Herbalooza on Thursday, Sept. 6 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The Herb Garden, maintained by the St. Louis Herb Society, contains some 600 varieties of herbs in the small 90-by-56-foot area. Society members plant from 1,200 to 1,500 plants a year, giving the Missouri Botanical Garden a list each fall of what they will need in the coming year. Most of these plants are grown inside the Garden’s greenhouses.

The Herb Garden displays many varieties, allowing visitors to see how specific herbs grow in this area.

The plot is located right outside Shaw’s old back door to the south of the house in a space that originally consisted of driveways to accessory buildings and stables.

Herbalooza will be held in and

around the Garden’s Museum Building in the Victorian District.

Participants will explore Garden grounds, enjoy tastes of sweet and savory treats prepared by the St. Louis Herb Society, and learn from experts the many uses of herbs.

Areas of focus will be cooking with herbs, medicinal history, fragrant herbs, uses such as dye and repellant, herb use in arrangements such as wreaths, as well as caring for herbs in pots and indoors.

Enjoy acoustic folk-rock and

bluegrass from a St. Louis favorite, the Rosewood Band, as you sip, taste and mingle while learning about these multi-purpose plants.

The evening also will include opportunities to bid during a silent auction on wreaths and herbal arrangements as well as shop a product display featuring Herbal Cookery from the Kitchens and Gardens of the St. Louis Herb Society. A contributing author will sign copies of the cookbook purchased at Herbalooza. A cash bar

will also be available.

Admission to Herbalooza is $10, and registration is required.

Participants must be 21 or older.

Register online at www.mobot. org/herbalooza.

The Missouri Botanical Garden’s mission is “to discover and share knowledge about plants and their environment in order to preserve and enrich life.”

Today, 153 years after opening, the Missouri Botanical Garden is a National Historic Landmark and

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a center for science, conservation, education and horticultural display.

The Missouri Botanical Garden is located at 4344 Shaw Blvd. in St. Louis, just south of I-44 at Vandeventer-Kingshighway (exit 287B). The Gardens are open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily except on Christmas Day, when they are closed. Grounds open at 7 a.m. most Wednesdays and Saturdays (exception: special admission rate events). Regular admission to the Missouri Botanical Garden is $8, or free for children ages 12 and under and Garden members. St. Louis City and County residents are $4 and free most Wednesdays and Saturdays until noon (exception: special admission rate events – third weekend of May, Memorial Day 2012, Labor Day weekend and first weekend of October). Park for free on site and two blocks west at the ShawVandeventer intersection. The Garden is accessible via public transportation by taking the MetroLink commuter rail line and picking up a Metro bus (www. metrostlouis.org).

For general information, log on to www.mobot.org or call the 24-hour recording at (314) 5775100 or 1-800-642-8842. For membership information, visit www.mobot.org/membership call (314) 577-5118 during weekday business hours. For volunteer opportunities, visit www.mobot.org/volunteer or call (314) 577-5187. The Missouri Botanical Garden is a tobacco-free environment.

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Dining Delights Chefs, home cooks go whole hog for lard

By MICHELLE LOCKE For The Associated Press If ever there was an old-school comestible with a fat chance at trendiness, lard would seem to be it.

The name alone is enough to conjure up a frisson of dismay. Nonetheless, lard appears poised to make a comeback.

Chefs have been championing lard for some time — and some home cooks never gave it up — and high-quality versions of the fat have become available from artisan producers. Meanwhile, the people behind Grit magazine have written the book on lard, to wit: “Lard: The Lost Art of Cooking with Your Grandmother’s Secret Ingredient.”

The book, “really came out of one of those crazy, fun, brainstorming sessions,” says Hank Will, editorin-chief of Grit, which is based in Topeka, Kan., and focuses on American rural life.

Editors were looking for a way to utilize their huge recipe database and got to talking about how animal fats, particularly those that aren’t highly processed, are making a comeback as research has switched the focus to trans fats as the bane of healthy eating.

The result is 150 recipes gathered from more than 100 years of the magazine, including biscuits, fried chicken, pie crust and flour tortillas.

For San Francisco chef Chris Cosentino, executive chef at Incanto restaurant and known for his noseto-tail cooking, lard is a natural byproduct of his whole-animal approach. “When we’re getting a very beautiful hog, we try to use every bit of it,” he says. “I think to do so is just the right thing.”

As a further refinement, he likes to keep dishes animal-specific, cooking chicken in chicken fat, pork in pig fat, etc.

Neither Cosentino nor Will advocates eating huge amounts of lard; it is, after all, fat. But Will notes that it has less saturated fat than butter and is unequaled for things like flaky pastry. “It’s like any fat, you don’t want it to be a huge proportion of your diet, but there’s nothing wrong in getting at least part of your fat dose in lard.”

Not all lard is created equal, says Will, who recommends reading the fine print on the package to make sure you’re getting lard that hasn’t been heavily processed, i.e. bleached, deodorized and hydrogenated.

Cosentino, of course, makes his own lard and Will says home cooks can buy pork fat from a butcher and render it (melt it to strain out any solids) in the oven without too much difficulty.

The best lard comes from oldfashioned breeds of pigs prized for their fat — as opposed to the modern, leaner animals — and part of the lard resurgence has stemmed from small producers raising heritage breeds.

In the kitchen, lard has “hundreds of applications,” says Cosentino.

“It’s great for breakfast cooking.

Lard’s good in pastries, in dessert.”

And he has some surprising uses for it, too, including a lard ice cream, and popcorn. “Cooking popcorn in pork fat is amazing,” he says.

In Boston, chef Ken Oringer uses lard in all six of his restaurants, which include Clio and the tapas bar Toro. He adds it to dough for extra flakiness, including Jamaican patties served at Toro as a bar snack.

Leaf lard (the highest grade of lard) is added to the dough along with some turmeric and the dough is then

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stuffed with oxtails.

It is, says Oringer, “lard heaven.”

ROCKY MOUNTAIN GREEN BEANS Start to finish: 20 minutes Servings: 6 2 cups fresh green beans 3 tablespoons lard 2 tablespoons minced onion 1 tablespoon minced green bell pepper 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper 1/2 teaspoon paprika 1 cup milk 1 pimiento, chopped 1/4 cup grated Monterey Jack cheese Bring a large saucepan of water to a simmer. Add the green beans and cook for 4 minutes, or until tender.

Reserve 1/2 cup of the cooking water, then drain the beans and set aside.

Meanwhile, in a large skillet over medium-high, heat the lard. Add the onion and bell pepper and saute for 2 minutes. Add the flour, salt, black pepper and paprika. Stir well and cook for 3 minutes.

Gradually whisk in the milk and the reserved cooking water from the beans. Cook over low heat, whisking constantly, until thick. Remove from the heat. Add the pimiento and cheese, then stir until the cheese melts. Place the cooked beans in a serving dish and pour the sauce over the top. Serve immediately.

(Recipe from “Lard: The Lost Art of Cooking with Your Grandmother ’s Secret Ingredient” by the editors of GRIT Magazine, Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2012) SPAGHETTI AND CHICKEN LIVERS Start to finish: 30 minutes Servings: 8 1 pound spaghetti 2 tablespoons olive oil

1 large yellow onion, diced 3 cups tomato juice Salt and ground black pepper 1/2 cup grated mozzarella cheese 1/2 cup lard 1/2 pound white button or shiitake mushrooms, sliced 1 pound chicken livers, sliced into 1/2-inch pieces 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil, then cook the spaghetti for 5 minutes (it will not have finished cooking). Drain and set aside.

In a large skillet over mediumhigh, heat the olive oil. Add the onion and saute for 10 minutes, or until golden brown.

Stir in the tomato juice, 1/2

teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon p e p p e r. A d d t h e m o z z a re l l a gradually, blending thoroughly, then lower the heat and add the cooked spaghetti. Simmer for 10 minutes, stirring constantly, until thoroughly heated.

In a separate skillet over mediumhigh, heat the lard. Add the mushrooms and chicken livers and saute for 10 minutes, or until the mushrooms are browned and the livers are cooked through. Season with salt and pepper.

Place the spaghetti on a serving platter, then spoon the sauteed livers and mushrooms over the top.

Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and serve immediately.

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1 Bedroom upstairs apt. close to Available Now! 2 & 3 bedSIUE. New bath; large storage rooms. Ask about our specials. area; cable/net ready; w/s/t incl.

692-9310 www.rentchp.com No pets. $600. Call 692-6110.

FURNISHED efficiency in 1 Bedroom, NICE,quiet, private. Leclaire. Dish TV, internet, nonfireplace, walk-out patio, stove smoking male with references. refrigerator,washer/dryer. ALL $520/mo includes all utilities.

UTILITIES PAID, partially fur- 972-0948. nished. Immediate occupancy, HAMEL: deposit and lease $645. Call 2 Bedroom Duplex , 656-9200 washer/dryer hookup.

1 excellent 3BR, 1200 sq.ft. TH: No steps, very quiet!

Collinsville, near 157/70; 12 618-791-9062. min. to SIUE, FP, DW, W/D, ceilMove in Special ing fans, cable, sound walls, off1st Month 1/2 off st. prkng. Sm pets OK, yr. lse.

2 BR, 1 Bath Glen Carbon $780/mo. 618/345-9610 give QUAIL HOLLOW, w/d hook-ups, AM/PM phone. $675 (618)346-7878 2 Bdrm, all new interior, www.osbornproperties.com Maryville. 1 level, water, sewer, Peaceful 2BR apt. on 2 park-like trash incld. No pets, no smokacres. Washer/dryer, garbage ing. Agent owned. $620/mo. disposal and W/T/S incl. No Call & lve msge 618-977-7657. dogs, non-smoking $650/mo.

2 Bedroom 1.5 bath TH, Edw.; plus Sec. Deposit 656-8581.

No pets, Appl. fee required Unusual and contemporary. @dandiproperties.com Quiet and safe. Pitched ceil618-520-2813 ings. Skylight. Balcony. 2 BR, 2 Bedroom duplex with base- 1 bath upstairs apartment on ment, washer and dryer, cov- north side of Edwardsville. ered parking. 830-5769.

Close to SIUE campus. All electric, AC, stove, refrig, blinds, full 2 Bedroom townhome on quiet kitchen, carpet. Coin laundry.

Edwardsville street. All appliParking. Tenant pays w/t/s and ances. No pets. $650 per electric. One year lease. Quiet month. Deposit required. Refernon-smokers. $700.

References. 656-2189 ences. 415-755-8685.

2 Bedroom upstairs apartment, 1,000 sq. ft., close to downtown Edwardsville. All appliances Roommates 712 included $800 per month, deposit. 314-574-3858.

Share house with 3 male per2 BR apt., $550/mo. Maryville, sons. Smoking environment.

WST, stove, refrig.

Newly $325/mth plus deposit, utilities remodeled, off street parking. paid. 656-0498.

10 minutes from SIUE. Now available 618-779-0430.

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2 BR LOFT, newly remodeled: For Rent 720 4 BEDROOM HOUSE, DW, micro, stove, frig, garbge Electric Maytag Dryer $50 1.5 Baths, 2 car garage near disp, w/d hkup. New kit/ba/wi/dr Barber/Beauty salon space, 618-692-0880. downtown Edwardsville. No $715 incl wt/sw/tr 618/593-0173 close to downtown. Available pets. $1000/month. 656-0230. 2 BR, 1.5 BA, Edw./Glen Cbn., August 1st. 314-574-3858. near SIU: W/D hookups, off-st.

Music 422 pkng. $710 up to $745. 6926366. HSI Management Group Office Space Apts, Duplexes, & Homes For Rent 725 1/2 Size stand-up cherry wood 3 Bedroom 2 Bth townhome, 2 Visit our website bass, like new. 2 years old car garage. Very Clean!! All www.glsrent.com 656-2230 $1500. (618)917-3003. appliances, washer/dryer and For Sale/Lease 1100 sq ft office Big house,Glen Carbon 1800sf: yard maintenance included. space. Handicap accessibility.

3Bdr 2Bth, LR, 2 car gar,bsmt, $1250/mth. Call 618-514-6001. Close to downtown. Great for Misc.

W/D hookup. Big fenced backsmall office or business. 618Merchandise 426 yard $1200/mo 314-971-5766.

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3 BEDROOM APT near SIUE:

American Girl doll collection: BIG $$$ Nat’l co in metro east seeks skilled handyman. Must Retired/Historic Character/Girls have own tools. 10+ yrs pd exp of the Year. Great condition, vary.

ALSO: in handyman work, be prof’l, prices reliable, bondable w/good dri- clothes/books/beds in addition. ving record. F/T work, $20-$27 618-917-3003. hourly plus bonuses, co van, C.K.S. METAL CORP. gas.

Apply at (618) 656-5306 www.mrhandyman.com M-F 8:00-5:00 SAT 8-12 (Request EDWARDSVILLE, IL Service/Careers/Handyman #1 Copper $2.85/lb.

App) fax resume 618-659-5056 #2 Copper $2.75/lb. $1.87/lb.

CARPENTER: Minimum 20 Yellow Brass $.50/lb. years experience in all phases Stainless $.57/lb. of residential remodeling. Call Painted Siding Scrap Alum $.52-.75/lb 618-254-1882.

Alum Cans $.55/lb.

First Student is hiring part-time Clean Alum Wheels $.74/lb. bus drivers for District 7 in Electric Motors $.30/lb.

Edwardsville, IL. $10.80 per Seal Units $.23 hour and up based upon experi- Batteries $.31 ence. Training provided. Must Computer Boards Good 2.50 be able to pass drug test, back- Alum Transmissions $.16 ground check and have clean Insulated Wire#1-$1.20 #2-1.10 driving record. Apply in person Scrap Iron - $170.-$180./Ton at: CHECK ALL OUR PRICES AT 17 Commercial Court CKSMETALCORP.COM Glen Carbon, IL 62034 CALL FOR TODAY’S PRICES!!

PH. 618-692-4290 W/Coupon Prices Change Franklin Fixtures now hiring!

SR. Day flat al. cans $ .75 Apply within at 223 St. Andrews Brass Copper Stainless Lead Avenue, Edwardsville, IL 62025 Nothing over 4ft.- c.batts $11 General laborers wanted at 3990 Bunkum 618-271-5000 Richards Brick Co. MAINTENANCE SKILLS PREFERRED. No phone calls, apply in person Pets 450 at to 234 Springer Ave, Edw. IL 62025 or fax 656-0944 em: jmotley@richardsbrick.com Youth and Children’s Director Part Time Contact 618-656-7498 www.fccedwardsville.org

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washer, dryer, microwave For Rent in Staunton: Clean incld. No pets, no smoking. modern 2 bedroom mobile $900/mo. 618-972-3715. home with refrigerator and stove. Very Nice!! $400 month.

3 bedroom, 1 BA, 1 car garage, 618-637-4444. duplex. Glen Carbon, near WalResidential & Mart. No pets. $900/mo., $900 Commercial deposit. Available now. 618Properties for Rent: 278-4745.

Office & retail 3/4 Bedroom Duplex $900mthly space, apartments, Water, trash, washer, dryer duplexes, homes. included. 704 Harvard Drive, Meyer & Assoc. 656-1824 Edwardsville. Robin 401-4201.

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Accepting applications for www.meyerproperties.com Edwardsville efficiency: stove, fridge, AC, Apts/Duplexes water/sewer/trash provided.

For Rent 710 $400 plus deposit 618-466-8296, 530-6939.

2 BR TH 1.5 BA, very clean.

Arbor Glen Townhome 15min to St. L & SIUE $660 incl w/s/t. Washer & Dryer in unit. NEWER luxury 2 bdrm 2.5 bth Open Floor Plan On-site mgr/maint, no pets, no Each bedroom has own onsmoking. 618.931.4700 suite bath in Glen Carbon. www.fairway-estates.net Nice Area. Great Location.

1 & 2 bedroom apartments, & 1 Bsmt, deck, all appliances, small house, w/1 bedroom. w/d hookup. Lots of storage.

Some utilities included w/rent. $745/mo. + dep. 618/781-7692 Scheibal Property Management Duplex: 2 BR, 1 BA 1100 sq. ft., 618-581-5154 CA, off-street parking, Washer & 1 BDRM Apartment, W/D dryer included. No pets/smokhookup. Non-smoking, no pets. ing, near SIUE $825 per month.

Water furnished. $575 per 618-975-0670. month plus deposit. 656-9204 or cell: 444-1004 1 BEDROOM $500 apartments, 300 S. Main, Edw., Water, sewer, trash paid., coin w/d, 1 yr lease. No pets. Leave message @656-0923.

1 Bedroom loft apartment, Also 1 bedroom duplex. Clean and well maintained.

CREDIT CHECK. No pets, no smoking $585mth. $585dep. 656-8953.

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Hire Your Own Agent! Consultant-level realty services, exclusively for buyers! 20 years, 3000 buyers and not a single seller. Home Buyers Relocation Services, Paul and Merrill Ottwein. 656-5588 www.EdwardsvilleHomes.com House & 10 acres, 6rms 1bth, bsmt, city water, septic sys, LP gas, CA. New roof 2011, 2 car detchd gar, large barn, 100amp elec. 5660 Old Alton-Edw Rd. 2 miles from dwntwn Edw. $199,500. Call (618)219-2595

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LEVEL TREE LINED ACREAGE Horses allowed in this agriculturally zoned residential area.

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134 Ginger Hollow Ct., Glen Carbon $345,000 OPEN SUN. 1-3 PM BARRY MAULDEN (618) 779-4755

ATTENTION TO DETAIL is evident in this 4 bedroom, 4 bath, 1.5 story in Ebbets Field. $500,000 Edwardsville PR100343

ENTERTAIN IN STYLE! Heated in-ground pool, deck, hot tub, cabana w/bar & more! 5BR, finished LL. $285,900 Edwardsville PR100457

$410,000 Edwardsville PR100533 DIANA MASSEY TEAM (618) 791-5024

$145,000 Glen Carbon PR100535 DIANA MASSEY TEAM (618) 791-5024

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“ON” THE GOLF COURSE! 2,600 sq. ft. of relaxation.

2 bedroom, 3 bath, formal dining. $245,000 Edwardsville PR100277

ON CUL-DE-SAC 4 bedroom, 3 bath with updated kitchen & baths, four seasons room, & wooded lot. $219,900 Glen Carbon PR100518

WAITING FOR YOU! 3 bedroom ranch in Holiday Shores with lake privileges. $160,000 Worden PR9972

IMMACULATE LECLAIRE 1 1/2 story home with 3BR/2BA and full unfinished basement. $139,900 Edwardsville PR11141

HISTORICAL HOME with built-in china cabinets, oak patterned hardwood & original trim. Near town. $134,900 Edwardsville PR100452

WOODED LOT near Greenville College. Updated kitchen, split bedroom plan & walkout LL. $120,000 Greenville PR100378

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STUNNING CUSTOM BUILT HOME with 6 bedrooms, 5 baths, newly finished lower level, beautifully appointed, 1/2 acre. $496,900 Edwardsville PR100337

OUTSTANDING CUSTOM atrium ranch on beautiful lake lot. Tuscany style kitchen, volume ceilings, & finished LL. $484,900 Troy PR100279

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by Lantz Homes on picturesque golf course. $449,500 Glen Carbon PR100073

GREAT LOCATION! Executive home in Country Club View, 4 bedrooms, wonderful kitchen, must see! $369,900 Edwardsville PR100136

CUSTOM BUILT 2 story, 4 bedroom home on excellent lot with private back yard. $249,900 Glen Carbon PR100051

STYLE & WARMTH! On large corner lot has 4 BRs w/walk-in closets, stainless appls, gas fireplace, & finished LL. $249,000 Edwardsville PR100472

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5 ACRE horse property with 40x60 Morton building & updated brick home. $234,500 Alhambra PR100503

BUNGALOW WITH COTTAGE INFLUENCE! 9’ & 11’ ceilings, hand scraped hardwood, patio, 4 year old home. $229,900 Glen Carbon PR100367

GORGEOUS SETTING 4BR/4BA, outstanding value, open floor plan, updated deck with seating and gate. $214,900 Edwardsville PR100308

ALMOST 1 ACRE for this 4BR/2.5BA with 2 car attached & addtl. 1 car detached garage. $192,000 Troy PR100392

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SPACIOUS RANCH beautifully decorated with full basement, fenced yard & split plan. $184,900 Edwardsville PR100268

IMPRESSIVE RANCH offers lakeview! 3 bedroom, 3 bath, spacious rooms, finished LL, immaculate! $164,900 Edwardsville PR100512

CAPE COD with 2 bedrooms, basement, floored attic & garage. Wood floors, many updates. $129,900 Edwardsville PR100508

HOUSE OF THREES 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, spacious floor plan, privacy fence, close to SAFB. $125,000 St. Jacob PR100214

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230 N. Kansas, Edwardsville Historic Edw. home with charm & character $498,000

981 Holiday Point, Edwardsville 3 bedroom/2 bath lakefront stunner! $325,000

8721 Wildewood, Worden Lakefront 4 bedroom/3 bath with updates & walk-out. $285,000

5 Kensington Ct., Edwardsville Spacious 1.5 story 3 bedroom/3 bath on cul-de-sac. $259,900

28 Foreman Drive, Glen Carbon Updated, move-in ready with fenced backyard! $162,000

911 Vine, Collinsville 3BR/2BA bi-level with large backyard! $125,000

3144 Myrtle, Granite City Beautifully remodeled brick ranch will amaze you! $84,900

2995 Madison Ave. C, Granite City COMMERCIAL: 200 SF high traffic, good parking, mult-business. $79,000

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8656 Goshen, Edwardsville 18 +/- acres, lake, horses allowed. $549,900

33 Wolfe Creek Ct., Glen Carbon Beautiful updated 4BR/4.5BA move-in ready! $449,900

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5876 Saint James, Edwardsville Acreage wooded ranch, 3 bedroom/3 bath. $289,000

8512 Possum Hill, Worden Large 4 bedroom home on 5+/- wooded acres. $236,900

6407 Oak Dr., Moro Brick ranch 3BR/3BA, inground pool. $214,900

1008 Chancellor Dr., Edwardsville Spacious 2 story, move-in ready! $214,900

28 Dogwood Terrace, Maryville Contemporary ranch with open floor plan. $200,000

1116 Formosa, Collinsville Great home on +/- 5 acres. $199,900

1707 Cloverdale Dr., Edwardsville 2 story, finished basement, fenced yard. $199,900

23 Charles, Glen Carbon Beautiful updated 3 bedroom home. $178,900

2 Lake Dr., Moro Lake view home on half acre. $160,000

149 Pine Hollow Ln., Collinsville Cozy home, finished walk-out, gorgeous! $159,400

307 Bill Lou, Collinsville Wonderful, tree-shaded 4BR/4BA home! $154,900

29 Weslake Dr., Fairview Heights Lakefront wooded all-brick walk-out 3BR/3BA. $154,900

31 TIckey Point Ln., Coffeen Lake Coffeen in your back yard! $140,000

2 Doe Ct., Moro Corner, fenced lot with open floor plan. $139,900

171 E. Penning Ave., Wood River 3BR/3BA 4+ car garage detached. $132,000

1217 Harrison, Edwardsville Attractive home in historic LeClaire! $131,900

2209 Delmar, Granite City Historic 4BR/2BA home with Victorian charm. $120,000

243 Mill St. Collinsville 3BR/1.5 ba, 1 owner bi-level home. $117,500

3 Holly Hill Dr., Alton Lovely updated 3BR/2BA ranch. $110,000

510 Chapman, Edwardsville Updated and adorable 2BR/1BA home! $109,900

9 Country Lane Ct., Granite City All brick 2BR/1BA on quiet cul-de-sac. $97,000

208 E. McCasland, East Alton Remodeled 3 bedroom ranch with large rooms. $85,000

123 S. Lincoln, Worden 2 bedroom/1 bath, redone top to bottom. $79,900

110 Oak St., Cottage Hills Completely updated home on huge lot. $74,900

2653 E. 27th St., Granite City All brick 2BR/1BA home. $39,000

xxx Blackburn Rd., Edwardsville Level 15.58 acres, interstate access. $1,800,000 xxx Blackburn Rd., Edwardsville Level 15.58 acres, interstate access. $1,500,000 115 Bristol Park Ln, Edwardsville Stonebridge lot, adjacent lot available. $125,000

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2233 Edwards, Granite City Adorable 2 bed, 2 bath bungalow. $72,000

3225 Wayne, Granite City Cozy, shaded 3BR/1BA home! $60,000

1610 N. Main, Edwardsville Adorable bungalow with income potential! $49,900

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Rock Hill Road, Wood River 1,321 SF retail/office space with high visibility.

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111 Bristol Park Ln., Edwardsville Stonebrige lot, adjacent lot available. $125,000 xxx Libra Rd, New Douglas Quiet, wooded 9 acres.

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3558 George St., Highland Excellent commercial site with visibility from I-70. 1.5 acres.

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