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The Gingham Garden Work to be featured at Lost Arts & Antiques.

12 "My One and Only" STAGES St. Louis wraps up season.

13 "Wicked"

Broadway smash returns to The Fox.

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What’s Happening Friday September 21_____

p.m.

The Who-Band playing Quadrophenia, Old Rock House, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Planet Boogie, Fast Eddie's Bon G o o d b y e , R u b y Tu e s d a y, Air, Alton, 8:00 p.m.

Hobo Jungle, Laurie's Place Kranzberg Arts Center, St. Louis, (Back Bar), Edwardsville, 9:30 8:00 p.m.

Drawn in Copper, Italian Prints p.m.

The Mellow D's, Blue Agave, in the Age of Barocci, St. Louis Art Belleville, 9:30 p.m.

Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to Rush of Fools w/ Stellar Kart, 9:00 p.m., Runs through January, Grace Street, The Wildey Theatre, 2013.

Leslie Hewitt: Sudden Glare Edwardsville, 8:00 p.m. of the Sun, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through Dec. 30.

My One and Only, StagesRobert G. Reim Theatre, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

Tr a n s p a r e n t R e f l e c t i o n s , G o o d b y e , R u b y Tu e s d a y, E d w a r d s v i l l e A r t s C e n t e r, Kranzberg Arts Center, St. Louis, Edwardsville, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 3:00 p.m. p.m., Runs through Sept. 28.

Drawn in Copper, Italian Prints Brighton Beach Memoirs, Rep in the Age of Barocci, St. Louis Art St. Louis: Loretto-Hilton Center, Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to Webster Groves, 8:00 p.m., Runs 5:00 p.m., Runs through January, through Sept. 30.

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Laleh Khorramian: Water Panics Leslie Hewitt: Sudden Glare in the Sea, St. Louis Art Museum, of the Sun, Contemporary Art St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to Runs through October 21.

Ar t by Children of Ar tists, 5:00 p.m., Runs through Dec. 30.

My One and Only, StagesThe Sheldon AT&T Gallery of Children's Art, St. Louis, noon to Robert G. Reim Theatre, St. Louis, 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.

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 , Joan Hall: Marginal Waters, Bruno David Gallery, St. Louis, E d w a r d s v i l l e A r t s C e n t e r, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs Edwardsville, 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Runs through Sept. 28. through Oct. 13.

Brighton Beach Memoirs, Rep Strung Out w/ The Swellers, St. Louis: Loretto-Hilton Center, Such Gold, Sink the Bismark, The Webster Groves, 5:00 p.m. and Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 7:30 p.m.

Dread Zeppelin w/ Stendek, 9:00 p.m., Runs through Sept. 30.

Laleh Khorramian: Water Panics Blueberry Hill, St. Louis, Doors 8:00

Saturday September 22_____

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Complicated and cliched.

17 Fall's finest

An explosion of color from here to Michigan.

21 Back-to-school snacks The can be healthy and delicious.

24 Craft chophouse

Something new in downtown Edwardsville.

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

Ar t by Children of Ar tists, The Sheldon AT&T Gallery of Children's Art, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Runs through Sept.

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Joan Hall: Marginal Waters, Bruno David Gallery, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through Oct. 13.

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

RUSH: Clockwork Angels Tour, Scottrade Center, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m.

University City Jazz Festival, Heman Park, University City, noon to 7:00 p.m.

The Great Grandfathers, Plush St. Louis, St. Louis, Doors 8:30 p.m.

Hollywood Ending, The After Party w/Once Upon A Time, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 5:00 p.m.

Matthew Sweet w/ Summer Twins, Blueberry Hill, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

The Wyld Stallyns, Old Rock House, St. Louis, Doors 9:00 p.m.

At Night We Sleep, Reverend Lowe, Off The Witness, Fubar, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

London Calling, The Gramophone, St. Louis, 10:30 p.m.

Hoosier Daddy's, 3:00 p.m. / Planet Boogie, 8:00 p.m., Fast Eddie's Bon Air, Alton Jam Session w/ Mo' Pleasure, 2:00 p.m. / 420 Crossing, 6:30 p.m., Laurie's Place (Front Bar), Edwardsville

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People People planner Bartenders Ball planned in Edwardsville

Wang Gang Asian at 618-655-0888 for more information or visit www.

WangGangDrinks.com.

Black Chery Bomb Soda is hosting the First Round Bartenders Ball at Edison’s entertainment complex on Sunday, Oct 7th from 6-10pm. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Edwardsville Neighbors in Need charity and will be fun for the whole family. A $20 ticket will get you 6 drink tickets to sample various creative cocktails based on Wang Gang Drink’s Black Chery Bomb soda flavor, free pizza and salad buffet style, and a $5 credit towards entertainment at Edison’s. The under 21 crowd is welcome too - $10 for all the pizza and salad you can eat, and a $5 credit towards entertainment.

With bartenders from Wang Gang Asian, Cleveland-Heath, Craft Chophouse, Tropical Escape Tiki Bar & Grill, Edison’s and even the celebrity zombie novelist Shane Moore, it’s bound to be a cool time.

Additional fun to be provided by Ziller Reptiles with their 6 Foot Ball pythons on the patio, and Jesse Gernigin’s mysterious magic throughout the night. Contact

Illinois Great Rivers Fall Motorcycle Ride planned This October, head out on the Great River Road in Illinois and the Meeting of the Great Rivers National Scenic Byways to enjoy the scenic fall foliage and experience local attractions! Great Rivers Country Regional Tourism Development Office and the Great River Road in Illinois National Scenic Byway in conjunction with the Alton Regional, Quincy Area, and the Galena/Jo Daviess County Convention and Visitors Bureaus are hosting the Illinois Great Rivers Fall Motorcycle Ride along the Mississippi River in honor of National Scenic Byway Week.

The ride will begin October 6 in Galena and Alton and head to Quincy. Whether you start in Alton or Galena, there will be stops along the way to visit local attractions and collect poker cards. Poker stops along the Galena route include Poopy’s Pub n’ Grub, Savanna; De Immigrant Windmill, Fulton; Ducky’s Lagoon, Taylor Ridge;

and the Warsaw Brewery, Warsaw.

Poker stops along the Alton route include Pere Marquette State Park Visitor ’s Center, Grafton; Hawg Pit BBQ Barn, Grafton; Louie’s Kampsville Inn, Kampsville; and the Copperhead Tavern, New Canton.

Once in Quincy, TNT Action Sports will provide lunch. In the evening, there will be a bike show with $500 in prizes, a winner for the best poker hand, dinner at Johnny Bang Bangs, and entertainment. A special rate has been extended to ride participants

who book accommodations at Stoney Creek Inn and Town & Country Inn and Suites in Quincy.

Preregister anytime from now until September 21st. Registration cost is $50 per bike. Groups of 10 or more bikes receive a special price of $30 per bike. Throughout registration, veterans receive a $10 discount.

Register at the event on October 5 from 4pm - 8pm at the Chestnut Mountain Resort in Galena or the Alton Sports Tap in Alton. Register

at the event on October 6 from 7am 9am at the Chestnut Mountain Resort or the Lewis & Clark Confluence Tower in Hartford. Registration is limited. All profits will go to the Great River Honor Flight. Visit www.GreatRiversCountry.info for ride itinerary, route and registration information, or call (309) 8377460. The promotion of this event is made possible through a grant with the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity and the Illinois Office of Tourism.

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People People planner Emancipation Proclamation to be displayed One hundred fifty years ago, on September 22, 1862, buoyed by the recent Union victory at the Battle of Antietam, President Abraham Lincoln announced his intention to issue an Emancipation Proclamation, which he did on New Year’s Day 1863. To commemorate this momentous anniversary, the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum is putting its signed copy of the Emancipation Proclamation, plus two new artifacts, on display in the Museum’s Treasures Gallery now through January 21, 2013.

“Every year in our country, the legal and social equality of all races continues to come closer to our ideal,” said James M. Cornelius, curator of the Lincoln Collection at the Presidential Library and Museum. “The great break with the past, the seminal event, the leap forward, began with Lincoln's pen in September 1862. People at the time - black or white, American or European, North or South - knew this, and their experience tells us to celebrate this document and its anniversary.”

The Emancipation Proclamation is one of the officially printed commemorative copies that Lincoln signed in full, along with Secretary

of State William Seward and Lincoln’s private secretary, John G. Nicolay. The President signed the original Emancipation Proclamation in private with only a few witnesses at his side – no “photo opportunity” as we like to say today.

It is fortunate that the commemorative printing was ordered, because Lincoln’s original manuscript was lost in the Chicago Fire of 1871. The Proclamation measures approximately 27 by 20 inches. It was most recently displayed during a five-day special viewing around his birthday in 2012, and during the 2009 Lincoln Bicentennial.

Next to it will be two artifacts never before displayed. One, created in the 1870s, is a bronze statue of Lincoln breaking the shackles of a slave. The sculptor was probably a Frenchman, Léon Falconnier. It was inspired by a giant Washington, D.C., statue by Thomas Ball for which Frederick Douglass gave the dedication speech in 1876. In that speech Douglass declared Lincoln “the white man’s president,” though he had earlier deemed him “the black man's president.” Falconnier may have wanted to capitalize on Ball's work, which, though less popular today, was commissioned and paid for by freedmen and helped solidify the image of Lincoln as the liberator of a race. Lincoln in fact had urged freedmen to show their gratitude to

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God and not to him, since freedom is a human right.

Visitors will be asked to give their thoughts about the sculpture as part of an “interactive experience” about this trio of historic objects.

The other item on view for the first time will be an 1864 notice of a slave sale in Louisville, Kentucky. This sale, held nearly two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued, shows that the Proclamation did not apply to the border states during the Civil War, thus keeping these slaveholding states in the Union. The next year, Congress voted to change the U.S. Constitution with the 13th Amendment, which outlawed slavery in the entire United States.

For more information about programs and exhibits at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, visit www. presidentlincoln.org.

Zoo resumes offseason schedule The Saint Louis Zoo has returned to its offseason schedule of operating from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.

Stingrays at Caribbean Cove featuring Sharks will continue to be open every day through Sunday, September 30, 2012. The price for this special exhibit is $3 for nonmembers and $1.50 for members up to Zoo-Goer level. Members at the Family Level and above may use their Anywhere Plus passes for admission. Children under 2 are free. Free admission is offered from 9 to 10 a.m.

The popular stingray exhibit will return next spring beginning on Friday, April 19, 2013, through Sunday, Sept. 29, 2013.

First Bank Sea Lion Shows are

now offered on Saturdays and Sundays only through October 28, at 11 a.m., 1:30 and 3 p.m.

Timed tickets are $4 per person at the Sea Lion Show ticket booth. Children under 2 are free.

Zoo members may redeem their Anywhere passes for timed tickets at Welcome Desks and the ticket booth.

Enterprise Rent-A-Car Family Sea Lion Landing at Sea Lion Sound, which includes the underwater viewing tunnel and feeding areas, is open year round with no admission charge.

Emerson Children’s Zoo shows will take place at 10 a.m., 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays only through September 30. Admission is $4 per person.

Children under two are free. Free admission is offered from 9-10 a.m.

For more on hours and attractions, visit www.stlzoo.org.

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Ann Peterson, Admissions Specialist admissions@greenville.edu 800-345-4440

People People planner MoBOT offers youth programs School may be back in session soon, but that doesn’t mean the days of outdoor fun have to end!

The Missouri Botanical Garden offers a variety of educational and entertaining programs designed for children and their families to enjoy positive outdoor nature experiences together. Even t h e y o u n g e s t o f c h i l d re n c a n benefit from offerings created to prepare them for preschool and kindergarten, and instill an early appreciation of the natural world. Programs are designed for children up to age 12 with an adult. Advance registration is required and fees vary; Garden members receive a discount. View a print-at-home catalog, browse a complete list of classes online and register at www.mobot.org/ classes. For more information, call (314) 577-5140.

The Strollerobics fitness series is a fun workout for new parents and their babies or toddlers.

Participants push strollers along the Missouri Botanical Garden’s mostly flat paths, stopping to do cardio and toning exercises and to enjoy the natural sights and sounds. Cost per eight-week session is $62. Choose from: • Tuesday evenings: Tuesdays,

Sept. 4 through Oct. 23. 6 to 7 p.m.

• T h u r s d a y mornings: Thursdays, Sept. 6 through Oct. 25 from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.

• Friday mornings: Fridays, Sept. 7 through Oct. 26 from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.

The Little Sprouts series at the M i s s o u r i B o t a n i c a l G a rd e n i s made for children ages 2 to 3 with an adult. Learn about plants and nature together through indoor, hands-on activities, songs, stories, snacks and an outdoor walk. The $118 seven-week fall series will search for the Garden’s full-time re s i d e n t s — i n s e c t s , f ro g s a n d furry friends. The $67 four-week winter series will explore how the Garden changes when snow is on the way. Choose from: • Fall Monday series: Mondays, Sept. 10 through Oct. 22 from 10 to 11:30 a.m.

• Fall Tuesday series: Tuesdays, Sept. 11 through Oct. 23 from 10 to 11:30 a.m.

• F a l l We d n e s d a y s e r i e s : Wednesdays, Sept. 12 through Oct. 24 from 10 to 11:30 a.m.

• Wi n t e r M o n d a y s e r i e s : M o n d a y s , N o v. 1 9 t h r o u g h Dec. 10 from 10 to 11:30 a.m.

• Wi n t e r Tu e s d a y s e r i e s : Tuesdays, Nov. 20 through Dec. 11 from 10 to 11:30 a.m.

D i s c o v e r the amazing plant w o r l d w i t h y o u r p re s c h o o l e r in Garden Buds, designed for

children ages 4 to 5 with an adult.

Each program features a unique theme and costs $17 per child.

Register for three or more Garden Buds classes before August 31 and your child will receive a free t-shirt and journal. Choose from: • Under the Garden: Thursday, Sept. 20 from 10 to 11:30 a.m.

• Beautiful Bamboo: Thursday, Oct. 18 from 10 to 11:30 a.m.

• Leaf Giants: Thursday, Oct. 25 from 10 to 11:30 a.m.

• Cheer for Chocolate: T h u r s d a y, N o v. 1 f ro m 1 0 t o 11:30 a.m.

• Planted Presents: Thursday, Dec. 6 from 10 to 11:30 a.m.

Great Green Adventures are ongoing drop-in family programs each Saturday throughout the year, designed for children ages 6 to 12 with an adult. Sign up in advance or just stop by to e x p l o re a s p e c i a l a re a o f t h e

Garden. Cost is $3 per child (up to three children allowed per adult); regular Garden admission also applies. This fall and winter, choose from: • Grow Like a Seed: Saturday, Sept 15 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. or 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.

• S i g n s o f F a l l : S a t u r d a y, Oct. 20 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. or 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.

• P r e p a r i n g f o r Wi n t e r : Saturday, Nov. 17 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. or 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.

• Bird-friendly Gardens: Saturday, Dec. 15 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. or 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.

• Winter Color Walk: Saturday, Jan. 19 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. or 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.

• Art in the Garden: Saturday, Feb. 16 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. or 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.

The Missouri Botanical Garden also offers a variety of programs

and overnights for scouts!

Experience fun, challenging and inspiring outdoor programs that align with badge and award requirements. Dig into soil, become a naturalist, learn a b o u t f l o w e r s , t re e s o r w a t e r conservation and more. To find a perfect program for your scout’s t r o o p , v i s i t w w w. m o b o t . o r g and click the link to “Learn and Discover.”

The Missouri Botanical Garden is located at 4344 Shaw Blvd. in south St. Louis, accessible from Interstate 44 at the Vandeventer exit and from Interstate 64 at the Kingshighway North and South exit.

Free parking is available on site and two blocks west at the corner of Shaw and Vandeventer.

For general information, v i s i t w w w. m o b o t . o r g o r c a l l (314) 577‑5100.

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The Land of Goshen Community Market May 11 through October 20 Every Saturday Morning 8 a.m. - Noon DOWNTOWN EDWARDSVILLE Located on St. Louis Street South of the Courthouse www.goshenmarket.org 618-307-6045

More than 50 vendors offer a wide variety of products from local farmers, artisans, and bakers. The Market features fresh, seasonal produce straight from the growers’ fields.

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ST. BONIFACE CATHOLIC CHURCH 110 N. Buchanan Edwardsville 656-6450 Very Reverend Jeffrey Goeckner

Saturday Vigil - 4:15 pm Spanish Mass - 6:15 pm Sunday Mass 8:15 am, 10:15 am, 5:15 pm Daily Mass Schedule Mon., 5:45 pm Tues., Thurs., Fri. 8:00 am Wed., 6:45 pm

All Are Welcome

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MOUNT JOY MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH OF EDWARDSVILLE 327 Olive Street • Edw, IL 656-0845 Steve Jackson, Pastor Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.

Morning Worship: 10:45 a.m.

Wed. Early Morning Prayer: 5:00 a.m.

Wed. Bible Study: 7:00 p.m.

NEW BETHEL UNITED METHODIST

310 South Main, Edwardsville, 656-7498 Traditional Worship: 9:00 a.m.

Coffee Fellowship: 10:00 a.m.

Contemporary Worship: 10:30 a.m.

Sunday School: 10:30 a.m.

Youth: 6:00 p.m.

Dr. Brooks, Lead Minister

407 Edwardsville Rd. (Rt. 162) Troy, IL 62294 667-6241 Dennis D. Price, Pastor Sunday Worship: 8 a.m., 9 a.m., & 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday Worship: 6:30 p.m.

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131 N. Main St., Glen Carbon, IL Rev. William Adams Church Phone: 288-5700 Sunday Morning Worship 8:30 a.m. & 10:45 a.m.

Adult & Children’s Sunday School 9:40 a.m. & 10:45 a.m.

Nursery 8:30 a.m. to Noon Senior High Youth Group Sunday at 7:30 p.m.

Senior High Bible Study Wednesday at 7:00 p.m.

Fully Accessible Facilities www.newbethelumc.org e-mail office@newbethelumc.org

ST. THOMAS EPISCOPAL

Summit at School Street Glen Carbon, IL 288-5620 Rev. Dr. Arnold Hoffman Holy Eucharist at 10:30 a.m.

St. Thomas Child Care Center Now enrolling infants through Pre-K Call 288-5697

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EMMANUEL CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST 800 N. Main Street Edwardsville (618) 656-4648

332 S. Brown Street Edwardsville, IL 62025

Rev. Jackie K. Havis-Shear

9:30 a.m. ~ Contemporary Worship 11:00 a.m. ~ Traditional Worship Free Friday Lunch - 11:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

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“Knowledge is as wings to man’s life, and a ladder for his ascent.

Its acquisition is incumbent upon everyone.” ~ Baha’u’llah Acquire knowledge everyday!

The Bahá’is of Edwardsville warmly welcome and invite you to investigate the teachings of the Bahá’i Faith.

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Pastor Carlos Bryant 618-931-3707 Sabbath Morning 9:30 A.M. Sabbath Evening 6:00 P.M. Wednesday Evening 7:00 P.M.

“Where Everybody is Somebody and Jesus Christ is Lord.

We Welcome You to Our Family.”

ST. ANDREW’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH Hillsboro at North Buchanan in downtown Edwardsville 656-1929 The Rev. Virginia L. Bennett, D. Min. Sunday Services: 8:00 a.m. Said Eucharist . .

9:10 a.m. Adult Education 10:00 a.m. Sung Eucharist . . & Church School Come worship with us! standrews-edwardsville.com facebook.com/Standrews.Edwardsville

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FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF EDWARDSVILLE 534 St. Louis Street Edwardsville, IL (618) 656-1008 Rev. Stephen Disney, Pastor Sunday Schedule Sunday School - 9:30 am Worship Service -10:45 am Wednesday Schedule Bible Study - 6:00 pm Wheel Chair Accessible www.edfbc.org office@edfbc.org

Early Worship: 8:30 a.m.

Sunday School for all ages: 9:15 a.m.

Child/Youth Choir: 10:15 a.m.

Late Worship w/Chancel Choir: 10:45 a.m.

For Music and Other Activities

618-656-4550

YOUTH PROGRAMS  SENIOR HIGH and MIDDLE SCHOOL

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LECLAIRE CHRISTIAN CHURCH ST. PAUL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST 3277 Bluff Rd. Edwardsville, IL 656-1500

Rev. Diane C. Grohmann September - May Worship 10:15 a.m.

June-August Worship 9:30 a.m.

Our Facility is Handicap Accessible

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1914 Esic Drive, Edwardsville, 656-0918 “Loving People to Jesus” Shane Taylor, Senior Minister Matt Campbell, Youth and Worship Minister Shawn Smith, Family Life Minister Sunday Schedule: Worship at 9:30 am and 11:00 am Wednesday Schedule: Men’s Ministry 6:45 pm Please see leclairecc.com for more information.

Daycare 656-2798 Janet Hooks, Daycare Director

OUR LORD’S LUTHERAN CHURCH 150 Wilma Drive Interstate 55/70 at Route 159 Maryville, Illinois 62062-5435 Tel. 618.345.5692 The Rev. Dr. John Lottes, Pastor pastor@ourlords.org Worship: www.ourlords.org Saturday 5:00 P.M. Contemporary Sunday 8:00 A.M. Traditional 10:45 A.M. Traditional MISSION:

“Called to Share Christ’s Love with All” A Congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

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Religion Remember who loved you first A few weeks back, I read a devotion that brought tears to my eyes. The author was speaking of how each year her mother celebrated her It seems a tradition had been made in that family. Each year on the mother ’s birthday, children and cousins came to help her celebrate her birthday.

This is unusual in our very busy world, but for them it had become a way of life. But one thing was different. At this event, the mother gave each person who attended a very small gift and then she shared what that individual had meant to her and how they had touched her life.

I’d guess that made for a long and love-filled evening, but according to the author it always was an occasion for many tears.

I’ll admit I come from a family in which tears flow easily. Of course, they flow in times of grief and sadness, but they also flow in times of anger, times of pride, and times of joy. My husband used to tease me quite a bit about how tears seemed to flow for a variety of reasons and his job was to figure what caused it that time.

My mother and her sisters were women to whom tears seemed to flow easily and in various different circumstances. I thought it was quite amusing, but as an adult, I found myself reacting in much the same way they did.

It was then my turn to take the teasing that my children gave to me, but I am happy to report that they have inherited the tendency to tears.

As I read about the woman in my devotional, I found myself thinking what a gift she was giving to all of her family. And, I don’t mean the small material gift.

She (and all of them) were taking the time to actually acknowledge the wonder, the joy, the gift of ‘family’.

As she told each person there how they touched her life and what they meant to her, she was giving them a gift of the greatest importance. She was saying, “You are important to me. You bless my life, I am so thankful you are a part

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Can you imagine any material gift greater than being acknowledged, appreciated and loved as she was giving to all in her family?

How often in our busy lifestyles do we take ‘family’ for granted?

We s e e m t o o ff e r t h a n k s t o strangers but often just assume that those who care for us ‘know’ we are grateful.

I don’t think they often do. I think that we often take our loved ones for granted and just assume they know we care and really appreciate the things they do that make our life so much better.

As a spouse, how often do we thank each other for doing the everyday monotonous jobs that are required of us? As a parent, do we acknowledge to our children the blessing they are to us?

As friends, do we just assume others overlook the days when we are out of sorts and snap at them rather than share the gift they are to us?

Even within the groups to which we belong, we sometimes fail to acknowledge the contributions of others. We just assume that this one will always say, “yes” when asked to do a task. We also assume that if we are tired, we can pass the job to another without considering their responsibilities and sometimes just plain weariness.

If I were to gather my family about me, and one by one, tell them what they mean to me, and how much they have added to the joy in my life, the tears would flow very rapidly.

My children have made me proud of them. They continue to ‘watch out for me’. The years have made many changes, but they are still close. My sons in law have been amazing. I’ve often been in a jam and can’t do something, but they have managed to ‘fix’, assemble, and somehow solve the problems without complaint.

They are supportive and I’d be the first to admit my girls made wise

choices in choosing their mates.

And what could I say about the grandchildren and those with whom they share a life. They were precious as babies, delightful as toddlers, a little hard to understand as teenagers, amazing at young adults, and now they make my whole life brighter, and their hugs make a gloomy day fill with joy.

And last of all, the great grandchildren…what can I say except they are loveable, adorable, smart, and absolutely wonderful.

They can make a tired old grandma perk up and find smiles and laughter filling her day.

So family is important. And when I married Bill I got the brothers and sisters I never had, and believe me, I am not in short supply when it comes to nieces and nephews.

I feel a lot like the woman described in the devotional I read, even though I have never experienced a time like was described.

I’ve never tried in words to tell my family what they mean in my life. I guess I should, but I also hope they know.

I don’t think I could begin to share in words with each one what they mean to me, I’d be a ‘basket case’ and the tears would resemble Niagara Falls.

But I hope that the love I feel for them has become an integral part of their lives.

I also realized as I read this devotion that it is important from time to time to acknowledge the love received. It doesn’t have to be a formal occasion when all are gathered, but it needs to be both shown and sometimes said.

I feel totally surrounded by love when my grandchildren give me a big hug or end a conversation with “Love you,grandma.” And naturally I say, “Oh, I love you so much also.”

Such words aren’t spoken often in our busy world. But it really never hurts to say them from time to time because if they make us feel so good, just think how they might make someone else feel.

Now there are little people running about at family gatherings again, I often hear my girls remark, “Wouldn’t Dad be having a great time with them?” And I know it’s true because he was like a magnet to little children.

As I try to end this article, I think I want to remind each and everyone of us that our time with loved ones isn’t always as long as we’d like, so it really is important to sometimes say how much they mean to us. It takes such a little

effort to say to another, “You’re important to me. I love you.”

And, I don’t know about you, but it sure makes me feel wonderful.

And just a reminder, remember saying you love someone is great, but actually living a life that is an example of that love requires effort and is equally important.

A n d l a s t l y, l e t m e r e m i n d you that we “love because God first loved us”. And that love continues even when we ‘mess up’. So if at times, we as a family find times difficult, that doesn’t mean ‘love’ stops, it might even mean it is even more important.

I guess one of the first Bible verses I learned as a child is “God is love.” And now as a great grandma, I still rely upon that promise and would urge everyone to remember the great sacrifice that love demanded of Jesus.

If we truly believe we ‘love because God first loved us’ then we need to focus on how you and I can make ‘love’ one of the foundation blocks of our life? If we do, our lives will be filled with a sense of belonging that will bring a peace that is almost beyond our comprehension, but brings unending joy.

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

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The Arts Arts calendar **If you would like to add something to our arts calendar, email it to theedge@edwpub.net.

Thursday, Sept. 20 G o o d b y e , R u b y Tu e s d a y, Kranzberg Arts Center, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

Leslie Hewitt: Sudden Glare of the Sun, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Runs through Dec. 30.

My One and Only, Stages-Robert G. Reim Theatre, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

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.

Brighton Beach Memoirs, Rep St. Louis: Loretto-Hilton Center, Webster Groves, 8:00 p.m., Runs through Sept. 30.

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.

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.

Joan Hall: Marginal Waters, Bruno David Gallery, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through Oct. 13.

Friday, Sept. 21 G o o d b y e , R u b y Tu e s d a y, Kranzberg Arts Center, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

Drawn in Copper, Italian Prints in the Age of Barocci, St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Runs through January, 2013.

Leslie Hewitt: Sudden Glare of the Sun, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through Dec. 30.

My One and Only, Stages-Robert G. Reim Theatre, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

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.

Brighton Beach Memoirs, Rep St. Louis: Loretto-Hilton Center, Webster Groves, 8:00 p.m., Runs through Sept. 30.

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.

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.

Joan Hall: Marginal Waters, Bruno David Gallery, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through Oct. 13.

Saturday, Sept. 22 G o o d b y e , R u b y Tu e s d a y, Kranzberg Arts Center, St. Louis, 3:00 p.m.

Drawn in Copper, Italian Prints in the Age of Barocci, St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through January, 2013.

Leslie Hewitt: Sudden Glare of the Sun, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through Dec. 30.

My One and Only, Stages-Robert G. Reim Theatre, St. Louis, 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.

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, 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Runs through Sept. 28.

Brighton Beach Memoirs, Rep St. Louis: Loretto-Hilton Center, Webster Groves, 5:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m., Runs through Sept.

30.

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.

Art by Children of Artists, The Sheldon AT&T Gallery of Children's Art, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Runs through Sept. 22.

Joan Hall: Marginal Waters, Bruno David Gallery, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through Oct. 13.

In the Still Epiphany, Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts, St. Louis,

10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through October 27.

Sunday, Sept. 23 Drawn in Copper, Italian Prints in the Age of Barocci, St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through January, 2013.

Leslie Hewitt: Sudden Glare of the Sun, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Runs through Dec. 30.

My One and Only, Stages-Robert G. Reim Theatre, St. Louis, 2:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

Brighton Beach Memoirs, Rep St. Louis: Loretto-Hilton Center, Webster Groves, 2:00 p.m., Runs through Sept. 30.

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.

Tuesday, Sept. 25 Leslie Hewitt: Sudden Glare of the Sun, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through Dec. 30.

My One and Only, Stages-Robert G. Reim Theatre, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

Brighton Beach Memoirs, Rep St. Louis: Loretto-Hilton Center, Webster Groves, 7:00 p.m., Runs through Sept. 30.

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.

Art by Children of Artists, The Sheldon AT&T Gallery of Children's Art, St. Louis, noon to 8:00 p.m., Runs through Sept. 22.

Drawn in Copper, Italian Prints in the Age of Barocci, St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through January, 2013.

Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through Dec. 30.

My One and Only, Stages-Robert G. Reim Theatre, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

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.

Brighton Beach Memoirs, Rep St. Louis: Loretto-Hilton Center, Webster Groves, 1:30 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., Runs through Sept. 30.

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.

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.

Joan Hall: Marginal Waters, Bruno David Gallery, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through Oct. 13.

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

Drawn in Copper, Italian Prints in the Age of Barocci, St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through January, 2013.

Thursday, Sept. 27 Leslie Hewitt: Sudden Glare of the Sun, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Runs through Dec. 30.

My One and Only, Stages-Robert G. Reim Theatre, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

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.

Brighton Beach Memoirs, Rep St. Louis: Loretto-Hilton Center, Webster Groves, 8:00 p.m., Runs

through Sept. 30.

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.

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.

Joan Hall: Marginal Waters, Bruno David Gallery, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through Oct. 13.

Drawn in Copper, Italian Prints in the Age of Barocci, St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through January, 2013.

Friday, Sept. 28 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Grandel Theatre, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

Drawn in Copper, Italian Prints in the Age of Barocci, St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Runs through January, 2013.

Leslie Hewitt: Sudden Glare of the Sun, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through Dec. 30.

My One and Only, Stages-Robert G. Reim Theatre, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

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.

Brighton Beach Memoirs, Rep St. Louis: Loretto-Hilton Center, Webster Groves, 8:00 p.m., Runs through Sept. 30.

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.

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.

Wednesday, Sept. 26 Leslie Hewitt: Sudden Glare of the Sun, Contemporary Art Museum, St.

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The Arts Artistic adventures Rockettes to perform at Peabody Opera House MSG Entertainment (MSGE) announces an all new production of the Radio City Christmas Spectacular, starring the Rockettes, as St. Louis audiences will experience the magic of Christmas like never b e f o re . I n t h i s m u l t i - f a c e t e d production, the Rockettes will dance their way through an awe-inspiring journey with new scenes, an array of glamorous new costumes, dramatic lighting effects, and a 50-foot LED screen that will enhance the show with breathtaking new imagery.

The Christmas Spectacular will run at the Peabody Opera House from November 8-17, 2012. Tickets go on sale Friday, June 1 at 10am. “The Radio City Christmas Spectacular is America’s No. 1 live holiday production and has been a cherished part of holiday family traditions for generations. We are honored to have the Rockettes return to their native city of St. Louis with a show unlike anything St. Louis has seen before,� said Don Simpson, executive vice president, Productions, MSG Entertainment. “We are thrilled to present this new unparalleled production to the audiences of St. Louis as they will experience dynamic and compelling new content while still honoring the traditions steeped in the Christmas Spectacular that have entertained our fans for 80 years. Returning audiences will be amazed by the transformation of the Christmas Spectacular, and new fans will not want to miss this show.�

T h i s y e a r, t h e R a d i o C i t y Christmas Spectacular will celebrate the Rockettes’ return to their birthplace in St. Louis, commemorating a legacy spanning more than eight decades. Since their inception by founder Russell Markert in 1925, they have remained a timeless tradition as American icons throughout their storied history. They continue to take the Christmas Spectacular to new heights, dazzling audiences with their performance style as it continues to be both deceivingly

complex and entirely glamorous.

This year, the Rockettes will share the warmth and spirit of the holidays with St. Louis audiences when they return to their native city.

This year ’s production will feature a 50-foot LED screen that will transport the audience to Times Square and Santa’s Workshop with Santa and the Rockettes, using new technology with the Christmas Spectacular ’s classic holiday numbers to enhance the production.

The 2012 edition of the show will introduce new sets and special effects that will immerse audiences in the magic of Christmas like never before.

In addition to fan favorite scenes, including the high-energy, tapinfused number “The Twelve Days of Christmas,� the Rockettes will debut new numbers that will showcase their signature precision dance technique alongside challenging and dynamic new choreography.

In a brand new scene, “New York at Christmas,� the Rockettes will board a life size double-decker tour bus, taking audiences on a guided tour through the streets of New York City. This scene includes showstopping choreography performed across the landscape of iconic New York City landmarks and culminates in the “crossroads of the world,�

Times Square.

Santa Claus will take center stage in two magical new scenes: “Magic is There,� in which Santa takes two young brothers on a journey to the North Pole, and “Here Comes Santa Claus,� a number that reveals how Santa can be in multiple places at once. These heartwarming moments highlight the true meaning of Christmas in a way that only Santa himself can convey.

A new Rockettes finale will honor and celebrate the stars of the Christmas Spectacular featuring dazzling new costumes and choreography.

In the Christmas Spectacular’s18year combined history outside of New York, as well as the production at Radio City Music Hall, the show has played to more than 72 million people. The Christmas Spectacular continues to create memories that audiences have come to treasure,

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The Radio City Christmas Spectacular, presented by Chase, plays at the Peabody Opera House during the 2012 holiday season for 16 dazzling performances, November 8-17, 2012. Premium front orchestra seats are available for $82.00 - $92.00 and single ticket prices range from $76.50 to $26.00.

Tickets for the Radio City Christmas Spectacular are on sale to the public at the Ford Box Office at Scottrade Center, online at www.ticketmaster. com or by calling 800-745-3000.

Groups of 10 or more may reserve tickets now by contacting Group Sales at 314-622-5454 or e-mail groupsales@peabodyoperahouse. com.

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Back in December, 2011 Louis released his last standup special, Louis C.K. Live at the Beacon Theatre, directly to consumers through his website for $5. The move was hailed as groundbreaking

and was a tremendous success.

Louis was nominated for four 2011 Emmy Awards for Louie, which will have its season premiere on Thursday, June 28 at 10:30 p.m., and his standup special “Hilarious� including Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series, Outstanding Picture Editing for a Special and Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Special.

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The Arts Artistic adventures The Sheldon to feature works by Arnold Newman The Sheldon Art Galleries opens Arnold Newman: Luminaries of the Twentieth Century in Art, Politics and Culture, Friday, October 5, 2012 in the Gallery of Photography and Bernoudy Gallery of Architecture.

Complimentary wine and hors d’oeuvres from 5 – 7 p.m.; galleries are open until 9 p.m. for First Fridays in Grand Center. The exhibition runs through January 19, 2013, is organized by art2art Circulating Exhibitions and is part of the American Arts Experience, St. Louis. The exhibition is made possible by Chris Kaplan and Barbara and Arthur McDonnell.

Gallery hours are Tuesdays, Noon – 8 p.m.; Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, Noon – 5 p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. and one hour prior to Sheldon performances and during intermission. Admission is free. For more information on the exhibition, visit the galleries’ website at www. thesheldon.org/galleries.asp.

Arnold Newman: Luminaries of the Twentieth Century in Art, Politics and Culture features photographs of some of the most innovative minds and personalities that defined a century as seen through the eyes of one of its own: Arnold Newman.

With over 60 images, this collection features portraits of those who gave rise to the ideas and concepts that have shaped our world, including Pablo Picasso, Piet Mondrian, Marcel Duchamp, Igor Stravinsky, Jackson Pollock, Salvador Dali, Alexander C a l d e r, Ay n R a n d , L a n g s t o n Hughes, Martha Graham, Man Ray, Leonard Bernstein, Georgia O’Keeffe, Andy Warhol, John F. Kennedy, Philip Glass and Woody Allen, among many others. With a career spanning 60 years, Newman’s

body of work reads as a roll-call of the most influential names of the 20th century.

Arnold Newman (1918-2006) is acknowledged as one of the great masters of photography, and his work has changed the photographic portrait. Recognized as the “Father of Environmental Portraiture,” Newman was influenced by early photographers like Alfred Stieglitz and the school of Modernism. He quickly developed his own unique visual style and technique, placing his subjects in the midst of the stuff of their genius. His portraits at once speak to his talent as a

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Born on March 3, 1918 in New York City, Newman was raised in Atlantic City, New Jersey and Miami Beach, Florida. From 1936 – 1938, he studied art at the University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, where he received a scholarship. Newman began his career in photography in 1938 working at chain portrait studios in Philadelphia, Baltimore a n d We s t P a l m B e a c h , b u t immediately began working in abstract and documentary photography on his own. In June

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of 1941, Beaumont Newhall of the Museum of Modern Art and Alfred Stieglitz “discovered” him, and he was given an exhibit with Ben Rose at the A.D. Gallery. In 1945, his oneman exhibit, Artists Look Like This, at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, attracted nationwide attention. Well established, he moved to New York in 1946, opened a studio and became a member of the American Society of Magazine Photographers (ASMP).

Newman has been profiled

extensively in domestic and international magazines and is featured in photographic books, histories of photography and television documentaries. His work has been the focus of twelve monographs, and he was an important contributor to magazines like Life, Holiday, Look, Vanity Fair, Scientific American, Town and Country, Esquire, Travel and Leisure, Harper’s Bazaar, The New Yorker and others.

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Musicians featured this year include: Saturday 10:00 am - 11:30 am Lee McNaughton 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm Staunton HS Choir 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm Consequence of Pintar’s Farm (f/k/a/ Men in Heat) 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm B & B Strings - Bob Smith Combo 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm South Central - John Ashley Combo Sunday 10:30 am- 12:30 pm SIUE Jazz Band 12:45 pm - 2:15 pm Terry and Eleanor Mosser 2:30 pm - 3:45 pm Heartland Music Foundation - Civil War Re-enactment Band You are invited to enjoy fine art, great music and a variety of foods and beverages in the relaxed atmosphere of a beautiful park setting.

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The event is sponsored by the Staunton Art Council and the Staunton Tourism Committee.

For more information contact Gina Lotter at 635-2234 • Glenn Sheets at 635-2288 Todd Anderson at 635-2267 or Shirley Heidbrink at 635-2710 or Visit www.stauntonil.com and click on Our community

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The Gingham Garden Local artist to be featured at Lost Arts & Antiques

By KRISTA WILKINSON-MIDGLEY Of The Edge

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ayle Richardson has always had a flair for creating beautiful things. Whether it’s designing layouts for a national department store chain or making handmade floral accessories, she has an expert eye for recognizing the latest trends in fashion and décor.

Now, she’s channeling that creative spirit into a thriving business with The Gingham Garden, which sells a stunning array of fabric floral products, including seasonal jewelry, hair accessories, sashes, bridal bouquets and more. Richardson uses a wide variety of textiles to create her flower accessories, including satin, organza, tulle and chiffon. For autumn, she’s also incorporated wool, tweed, velvet and lace – this season’s must-have fabric.

Richardson said she has always been crafty and has been sewing since high school. However, she only got serious about selling her flower creations on a larger scale five years ago. She previously worked as a merchandising manager for the ladies ready-to-wear section of the Visual Merchandising department at Famous Barr and later Macy’s. When she was laid off while pregnant with her youngest son, she decided to use the opportunity to turn her hobby of making flower brooches and hair accessories into a real business.

“I was at home and wanted to do something. I’ve always been very crafty and into sewing and fashion and actually was looking for something to make my sisters for Christmas presents,” said Richardson.

Richardson’s desire to stay home with her two sons, Carter, 8, and Zach, 4, combined with her love of fashion and crafts prompted her to set up an online shop on Etsy (www.etsy.com/shop. theginghamgarden.) Her first foray into

selling her creations in Edwardsville came at the Land of Goshen Community Market (www.goshenmarket.org) where she operates a stall once a month. That led to a chance meeting with Kim Ferguson and her daughter, Lisa Ferguson, who coown Lost Arts & Antiques in downtown Edwardsville. From there, Richardson expanded into her own storefront with Lost Arts & Antiques last November where The Gingham Garden has continued to flourish.

“I really liked the idea of the Lost Arts & Antiques shop. I love downtown Edwardsville. I think it’s such a cool place so I thought it would be another great way personalized line of bridal items. In fact, Richardson said her dream is to one day open own a little shop specializing in a bespoke bridal line of bouquets, jewelry and hair accessories and decorations.

This month, Gayle Richardson is being featured as the Artist of the Month at Lost Arts & Antiques, located in the Wildey

to showcase my stuff. It has been very good,” she said.

In addition to her storefront at Lost Arts & Antiques, Richardson attends a select few local craft fairs to sell her items.

September is a busy month for her. Earlier in the month she attended the Girlie Girlz Gathering in Belleville and she will next be at the Strange Folk Festival on Sept. 29 and 30 at the Community Park in O’Fallon (www.strangefolkfestival.com.) She will also be at the Edwardsville High School Craft Fair on Nov. 10 and 11.

Many Gingham Garden creations include upcycled fabrics and beading from vintage and thrift store pieces.

Richardson’s attention to detail makes each piece a wearable work of art.

“I love vintage; I love flea markets.

Some of the beads and the rhinestones that I use will be things that I have found at different thrift stores and vintage stores,” said Richardson.

Visitors to her Etsy shop will find a large assortment of items in a rainbow of beautiful colors. Richardson said she chooses a color theme for each month based on the season’s latest trends. This month, it’s red and burgundy with purple, plum and hunter green taking over in October and later in November rich jewel tones will come into play.

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Theatre. Stop by Lost Arts at 254 North Main Street, Edwardsville on Sept. 22 from 6 to 8 p.m. for her Artist Reception.

This family friendly open house will give shoppers the opportunity to meet Richardson and purchase new items from her fall line.

For more information on Gayle Richardson or her merchandise, visit www.lostartsandantiques.com or call (618) 656-8844.

Pictured are Gayle Richardson, above, and three of her creations.

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"My One and Only" STAGES St. Louis wraps up its season in style

By KRISTA WILKINSON-MIDGLEY Of The Edge

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leven years on from the terrorist attacks on Sept.

11, 2001, the country once again marked the day with a mixture of somber memorial ceremonies and patriotic allegiance.

While I usually make a point of wearing black and remaining subdued on 9/11, this year I did something a little different. I went to the theater. I smiled, I laughed and I enjoyed great music by one of America’s best composers and some of the best tap dancing in the business. There was still heaviness in my heart, but it was lightened by the joy and celebration around me.

STAGES St. Louis is ending its 2012 season with a bang – literally. “My One and Only,” the 1920s musical featuring beloved tunes from George and Ira Gershwin, treats audiences to an actionpacked show filled with Gershwin hits such as "'S Wonderful," "Funny Face" and "Strike Up the Band." While the singing was superb, it was the dancing that really set this show apart. As a little girl, I took tap dancing lessons for many years and know how hard it is to look that effortless.

The Robert G. Reim Theatre in Kirkwood, Mo., was packed even though it was mid-week. Even better, the crowd was in a great mood and happily cheered and applauded during particularly impressive dance routines.

Set in 1927, the show tells the story of famed flying ace Capt. Billy Buck Chandler who dreams of becoming the first man to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. However, he puts his dream on hold when he lays eyes on the beautiful Edythe Herbert, a champion swimmer who shot to fame for swimming the English Channel and the star of Russian Prince Nikki’s International Aquacade.

Billy and Edythe fall in love but their budding relationship is thwarted by the evil Prince Nikki, who refuses to let Edythe go and blackmails her with compromising photos from her past.

David Elder shines as the heroic but provincial Capt. Billy Buck Chandler. He confidently tapped his way around the stage brimming with charisma. Tari Kelly, most recently seen as Millie in the Muny’s “Thoroughly Modern Millie”, also stars as the worldly Edythe Herbert. She delivers a triple threat performance with a pitchperfect voice, expert tap dancing skills and convincing English accent. I can say this last part with confidence because my English husband attended the show with me and pronounced her accent as 98 percent on the money.

It was a delight to watch the verbal sparring between STAGES veterans Steve Isom as the villainous Prince Nikki and Zoe Vonder Haar as sassy mechanic

Mickey. Isom and Vonder Haar clearly had a great time playing these two characters, and Vonder Haar had some of the best lines in the show.

However, it was Dexter Jones in his STAGES debut as the smooth-talking Mr. Magix that really stole the show.

Jones’ sparkles in his portrayal of the sophisticated Mr. Magix delivering his lines with deadpan perfection and lit up the stage with an awe-inspiring tap routine alongside Elder.

Larry Mabrey adds a humorous touch with his performance as the Rev. J.D. Montgomery, a preacher who describes his church as “apostolic by day, alcoholic by moonshine.” C.K. Edwards, Richard Riaz Yoder and Borris York lend their singing and dancing talents as the New Rhythm Boys.

The show concluded with a patriotic grand finale complete with waving American flags and a cannon fire of confetti. As this was my first time seeing “My One and Only”, I don’t know if that is the usual way to end the show or a special tribute in honor of September 11.

Either way, it seemed a fitting conclusion to a performance that reminded me it’s OK to smile through your tears.

Directed by Michael Hamilton, with costumes by Brad Musgrove, "My One and Only" features choreography by Dana Lewis, scene design by James Wolk, lighting design by Matthew McCarthy and music direction by Lisa Campbell Albert, with New York Casting completed

by Gayle Seay and Scott Wojcik of Wojcik/Seay Casting.

Prices for single tickets range between $15 to $55 at the 376-seat Robert G. Reim Theatre, located at the Kirkwood Civic Center 111 South Geyer Road in St. Louis.

If interested in purchasing tickets or inquiring further about the performance, call (314) 821-2407 or visit STAGES website at http://stagesstlouis.org.

Pictured are two scenes from "My One and Only," which is currently being presented by STAGES St. Louis.

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A scene from the smash hit "Wicked," which returns to the Fox Theatre Dec. 12 through Jan. 6.

By KRISTA WILKINSON-MIDGLEY Of The Edge Broadway’s biggest blockbuster returns to the Fabulous Fox Theatre to work its magic on St. Louis audiences once again with “Wicked” Dec. 12 through Jan. 6, 2013.

Based on Gregory Maguire’s best-selling 1995 novel, “Wicked” tells the untold story of the witches of Oz long before Dorothy drops in from Kansas. Elphaba, born with emeraldgreen skin, is smart, fiery and misunderstood while Glinda is beautiful, ambitious and popular. “Wicked” chronicles their unlikely friendship and how they eventually become arch enemies as the Wicked Witch of the West and the Good Witch of the North.

Since it premiered on Broadway in October 2003, the show has broken box office records in every city that it has played throughout North America, including Toronto, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia and Boston to name a few. The original Broadway production

starred Idina Menzel as Elphaba and Kristin Chenoweth as Glinda. It won three Tony Awards and the cast album won a Grammy Award. Since then, the show has continued to enthrall audiences with its clever retelling of the age old struggle between good and evil.

Last year, the production celebrated its eighth anniversary to become the longest-running Broadway show in history. There are also currently seven productions of “Wicked” worldwide: New York; London; Japan; Holland; Australian/Asian Tour; and two concurrent North American National Tours. St. Louis audiences, too, remain spellbound with “Wicked” after flocking to three previous engagements, which broke box office records each time.

“We are thrilled that St. Louis can ring in the 2012 holidays with ‘Wicked,’ said Fox Theatre producer Kristin Caskey in a press release. “Whether it’s your first time seeing it or your fourth, the experience is magical. 'Wicked' is the preeminent American Musical and we consider this fantastic production the greatest gift we could give our audiences.”

With music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and book by Winnie Holzman, “Wicked” is directed Joe Mantello and features musical staging by Wayne Cilento. It is produced by Marc Platt, Universal Pictures, The Araca Group, Jon B. Platt and David Stone. Set design by Eugene Lee, costume design by Susan Hilferty, lighting design by Kenneth Posner and sound design by Tony Meola. Stephen Oremus is the show’s musical director. Orchestrations are by William David Brohn, with dance arrangements by James Lynn Abbott.

Performances are Tuesday through Saturday evenings at 8 p.m.; Sunday evenings at 6:30 p.m.; Saturday matinees at 2 p.m. and Sunday matinees at 1 p.m. There will also be 1 p.m. matinees on Thursday, Dec. 13 and 27.

Tickets are on sale now through MetroTix.com; the Fox Box Office and MetroTix charge by phone at (314) 534-1111. Prices start at $38 and $40, depending on performance date and time.

Prices are subject to change; refer to FabulousFox.com for current pricing. Orders for groups of 20 or more may be placed by calling 314-535-2900.

Annual Autumn ArtWalk planned in Greenville Greenville-based non-profit, Our Common Ground (OCG), is bringing its Annual Autumn ArtWalk back to Greenville, IL for the eighth year on Friday, September 28th, 2012. The Artwalk will take place on the streets surrounding the Greenville Town Square from 5pm to 10pm. This year's event will bring live music, a wine and craft beer tasting, fine food, and art of every kind.

Greenville’s South Second Street will host the “OCG Art Wall,” which will showcase a large collection of work from local artists. Art vendors will also be on hand along the street with their wares.

The Bradford National Bank will feature additional local art in their Community Building at 100 East College Avenue.

The ArtWalk Music Stage will be located at South Second and College Ave., and will

feature performances by: • Synergy Jazz (feat. GRAMMY© award-winning bass player, Jorge Casas) • The Reva Dawn Salon [Folk/ Americana] • The Stephen Sebastian Band [AltCountry/Americana] • Brian Lee & His Orchestra [Soul/ Indie] • Tess Hannah & The Brothermen [Country] For more info and to preview songs from our artists, please visit: http://www. ocgart.org/artwalk_music The Maves Art Center will be hosting the Sayaka Ganz Sculpture Exhibition (http://www.sayakaganz.com) in their Rowland Art Gallery at 101 E. Beaumont Avenue. Using only plastic household objects that have been used and discarded,

Ganz creates vibrant sculptures that depict animal forms in motion. Her work can be found in major cities such as London, Tokyo, New York and San Francisco.

Greenville native, Hannah Radcliff of Thumbcat Productions, will also be at Maves showing a collection of awardwinning, independent films.

The food court will host The Sweet Divine “Sweet Shop Truck,” which was featured on The Food Network’s, Cupcake Wars, in 2012. Greenville native, Chef Kevin Willmann of St. Louis' Framhaus Restaurant, will also return with his edgy take on Southern and Midwestern cuisine.

Additional gourmet food includes sushi from The Chop Shop food truck. Marcoot's Creamery will hand out cheese samples.

Colleen Sieffert of Our Common Ground has confirmed a great lineup of local

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wines and craft beer this year. ArtWalk guests can purchase wine and beer from the Villa Marie Winery and Piasa Winery of Maryville, Tuscan Hills Winery of Effingham, Castle Finn Winery of Marshall, and Von Jakob Winery and Brewery of Alto Pass.

All artists are invited to register for the Artist Meet & Greet to network, display and sell art, and enjoy a complimentary chocolate and wine tasting. Guest speaker, Armando Heredia of Collinsville, will be on hand to share How Art Can Transform the World at the Bradford Community Building at 8 p.m. If you are an artist, please register for the event at: http://ocgart.org/ artwalk_artists For more information or to volunteer for the 2012 Annual Autumn ArtWalk, visit: http://www.ocgart.org/

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QuickGlance Movie Reviews

“Premium Rush”

Let’s just be glad Smell-O-Vision never caught on.

Thankfully, the musky odor of sweaty bike messengers doesn’t emanate from director David Koepp’s thrill ride, an enjoyable, two-wheeled action film and flashy ode to the subculture of urban couriers. It’s a silly movie predicated on a simple premise, but it’s satisfying B-movie entertainment that moves with the swiftness of a Schwinn — a ride made particularly fun by Michael Shannon’s enthrallingly comic performance as a dirty cop in mad pursuit of a bike messenger’s cargo. Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays Wilee, a hardened New York City messenger who’s forsaken a promising career in law for the freedom of riding the city’s congested streets. His dispatch (Aasif Mandvi) sends him on a seemingly innocuous delivery that will prove anything but. Chief among the impediments is Shannon’s detective, whose gambling debts in Chinatown have made him desperate for Wilee’s lucrative delivery. Koepp assembles backstories with flashbacks to earlier in the day, but the film moves with pedal propulsion along with numerous chase sequences made with stunts, rather than visual effects. But Shannon as a wide-eyed, exasperated maniac doesn’t just steal the movie, he towers over it. In a two-tire film, he’s an 18-wheeler.

RATED: PG-13 for some violence, intense action sequences and language.

RUNNING TIME: 91 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING Three stars out of four.

"For a Good Time, Call ..."

The whole point of calling a phone-sex line is that you know what you're getting, right? You pick up the phone, pay your money and partake in some, um, selfsatisfaction. It's a sure thing. Everyone hangs up happy.

With this comedy, you only think you know what you're getting. It looks like total formula and — for a little while, at least — feels like it, with its broad types who are complete opposites getting thrown together in a contrived, high-concept situation: operating a phone-sex business out of a Manhattan apartment they're forced to share. But the actresses playing the two lead characters — Ari Graynor and Lauren Anne Miller — have such a light and lovely chemistry with each other, and director Jamie Travis keeps things moving so briskly, you find yourself not minding how by-the-numbers the story is.

And then within that by-the-numbers story, there ends up being enough surprises and twists that you find yourself unexpectedly charmed. Brassy party girl Katie (Graynor) and conservative, overachieving Lauren (Miller) both find themselves in need of a roommate. They learn to tolerate each other at first, then become business partners and eventually best friends. The raunchiness will invite comparisons to "Bridesmaids" — although co-star Miller and Katie Anne Naylon wrote their script first — but the exploration of close female friendship has a similar honesty.

RATED: R for strong sexual content throughout, language and some drug use.

RUNNING TIME: 89 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Three stars out of four.

"Lawless"

If you can accept the notion that Tom Hardy, Shia LaBeouf and Jason Clarke could be brothers during this century or any other, you might be able to immerse yourself in the artfully pulpy allure of "Lawless," based on the true story of the bootlegging Bondurants. Director

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John Hillcoat's ultra-violent drama plays like a hot, sweaty, delusional fever dream and is similarly fitful. It can be visceral and operatic, beautiful and brutal but also slow and overlong. The look and the sound of it are the most effective parts, and the most intrinsically tied: Singersongwriter Nick Cave, a longtime friend and collaborator of fellow Australian Hillcoat (on "The Proposition" and "The Road"), wrote the script and co-wrote the score, so there's a peculiar kind of dark flavor, humor and musicality to the cadence of the dialogue. "Lawless" is based on "The Wettest County in the World," Matt Bondurant's fictional tale of his grandfather, Jack, and his brothers, moonshine masters who kept the Virginia hills good n' liquored up during Prohibition. They find their tidy little operation threatened when a corrupt Chicago lawman named Charlie Rakes (Guy Pearce) swoops in to shut them down.

Jessica Chastain, Mia Wasikowska and Gary Oldman are underused in supporting roles.

RATED: R for strong bloody violence, language and some sexuality/nudity.

RUNNING TIME: 110 minutes.

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

“Hello I Must Be Going”

Melanie Lynskey is the kind of character actress you’re always happy to see. Whether it’s been in “Away We Go,” “Win Win,” “Up in the Air” or even something frothy like “Sweet Home Alabama,” you know she’ll offer a performance that feels accessible, unexpected and true. After years of strong supporting work, she steps into a lead role effortlessly in this intimate dramedy as a recent divorcee who finds herself unemployed, depressed and living with her parents in the cushy suburb of Westport, Conn. Director Todd Louiso and writer Sarah Koskoff’s film may feel like a familiar exploration of a solipsistic thirtysomething enduring an existential crisis, complete with the requisite indie rock score, and it does reach some pat conclusions. But it’s also both funnier and deeper than you might expect at the outset. Lynskey stars as Amy Minsky, who’s been moping for months in the same ratty Tshirt around her parents’ waterfront McMansion. But she finds herself making an unlikely connection with the 19-year-old stepson (Christopher Abbott) of her lawyer-father’s potential client at an important dinner party. Supporting performances are strong all around, especially from Blythe Danner as Amy’s well-intentioned but clueless mother.

RATED: R for language and sexual content.

RUNNING TIME: 95 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Three stars out of four.

“The Words”

For a movie about writing, about the transporting nature of a compelling narrative, this is needlessly complicated. It boasts an impressive cast and some glimmers of strong performances, notably from a grizzled Jeremy Irons, whose character sets the film’s many stories-within-stories in motion as a young man. And it kinda-sorta explores the notions of art, fraud and the need to sleep at night. But ultimately, “The Words” seems more interested in melodrama than anything else. The writingdirecting team of Brian Klugman and Lee Sternthal (who cowrote the story for “Tron: Legacy” and are childhood friends of star Bradley Cooper) direct for the first time here. While they’ve come up with a clever nugget of a premise, they’ve couched it in a gimmicky package that keeps us at arm’s length emotionally. “The Words” begins with celebrated writer Clay Hammond (Dennis Quaid) reading excerpts from his latest best-selling novel to an enraptured crowd. As Clay begins to read, the film flashes to the characters in the book and their story, which is probably where the film should have started

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all along. Cooper plays Rory Jansen, who also happens to be a celebrated writer appearing before an enraptured crowd.

Rory is receiving a prestigious award for his debut novel, the one that made him an instant literary sensation. Trouble is, he didn’t actually write it.

RATED: PG-13 for brief language.

RUNNING TIME: 97 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Two stars out of four.

"Arbitrage"

Greed is good, until it isn't anymore, in this guilty-pleasure thriller for these tough economic times. In directing his first feature, writer and documentarian Nicholas Jarecki shows great command of tone — a balance of sex, danger and manipulation with some insiderish business talk and a healthy sprinkling of dark humor to break up the tension. His film is well-cast and strongly acted, and while it couldn't be more relevant, it also recalls the decadence of 1980s Wall Street, shot in 35mm as it is, with a synth-heavy score. "Arbitrage" is a lurid look at a lavish lifestyle that allows us to cluck disapprovingly while still vicariously enjoying its luxurious trappings. Richard Gere stars as billionaire hedge-fund magnate Robert Miller. As he turns 60, Robert would seem to have it all — yet he always wants more, and feels emboldened by the different set of rules and morals that seems to apply in his rarefied world. So he "borrows" $417 million from a fellow tycoon to cover a hole in his portfolio and make his company look as stable as possible as it's about to be acquired by a bank. And despite the loyalty and support of his smart, beautiful wife (Susan Sarandon), he has a hot (and hot-headed) French mistress on the side (former Victoria's Secret model Laetitia Casta) who runs in stylish, hard-partying art circles. Both these schemes explode in his face over the course of a few fateful days. Tim Roth, Brit Marling and Nate Parker co-star.

RATED: R for language, brief violent images and drug use.

RUNNING TIME: 100 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Three stars out of four.

"The Master"

Viewers hoping for a juicy expose of the supersecretive Church of Scientology might want to adjust their expectations just a tad. Writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson has acknowledged that the cult leader of the film's title — played with great bluster and bravado by Philip Seymour Hoffman, one of his longtime players — was inspired by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard. And certain key phrases and ideas that are tenets of the church do show up in the film. And yet, the church — or rather, "The Cause," as it's known here — emerges relatively unscathed. Hoffman's Lancaster Dodd, whom his followers refer to as "Master," is commanding and calculating and sometimes even cruel, but the bond he forges with a wayward Joaquin Phoenix reveals his inquisitiveness, his generosity of spirit and a love that cannot be defined, teetering as it does between the paternal and the homoerotic.

Meanwhile, Phoenix's character, the troubled, volatile and often inebriated Freddie Quell, seems at his happiest once he's safely ensconced within the group. But "The Master" isn't interested in anything so clear-cut as joy vs. misery. It's about the way people's lives intersect, if only briefly and perhaps without a satisfying sense of closure. Anderson, long a master himself of technique and tone, has created a startling, stunningly gorgeous film shot in lushly vibrant 65mm, with powerful performances all around and impeccable production design. But it's also his most ambitious film yet — quite a feat following the sprawling "Magnolia" and the operatic "There Will Be Blood" — in that it's more impressionistic and less adherent to a tidy three-act structure.

RATED: R for sexual content, graphic nudity and language.

RUNNING TIME: 137 minutes.

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

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Associated Press

This film image released by CBS Films shows Bradley Cooper and Jeremy Irons in a scene from "The Words."

"The Words" complicated and cliched

By CHRISTY LEMIRE Associated Press For a movie about writing, about the transporting nature of a compelling narrative and the importance of crafting something timeless and true, “The Words” is needlessly complicated.

It boasts an impressive cast and some glimmers of strong performances, notably from a grizzled Jeremy Irons, whose character sets the film’s many stories-within-stories in motion as a young man. And it kinda-sorta explores the notions of art, fraud and the need to sleep at night. But ultimately, “The Words” seems more interested in melodrama than anything else.

The writing-directing team of Brian Klugman

and Lee Sternthal (who co-wrote the story for “Tron: Legacy” and are childhood friends of star Bradley Cooper) direct for the first time here. Certainly they must be familiar with the doubts and frustrations all writers face at some time or another, the need to have your voice heard and the fear that what you’re offering to the world might just plain suck.

But while they’ve come up with a clever nugget of a premise, they’ve couched it in a gimmicky package that keeps us at arm’s length emotionally.

“The Words” begins with celebrated writer Clay Hammond (Dennis Quaid) reading excerpts from his latest best-selling novel (titled “The Words,” conveniently enough) to an enraptured crowd. Among the audience

members is the beautiful grad student Daniella (Olivia Wilde), who has come to flirt with him and eventually, in a total 180, force him to face his own truth.

While it’s always good to see both of these actors, the film did not need this framing device at all. It’s not that it makes things confusing — all the story lines are distinct and clearly delineated, and Quaid and Wilde do have some actual tension with each other — it just feels like show-offy clutter.

As Clay begins to read, the film flashes to the characters in the book and their story, which is probably where the film should have started all along. Cooper plays Rory Jansen, who also happens to be a celebrated writer appearing before an enraptured crowd. What are the

odds? Rory is receiving a prestigious award for his debut novel, the one that made him an instant literary sensation. Trouble is, he didn’t actually write it.

A flashback to a few years earlier, when his marriage to the beautiful and loving Dora (Zoe Saldana) was still new, reveals him hammering away at his laptop and struggling to find a literary agent who will take a chance on him.

While in Paris on their honeymoon, though, he happened to buy an old satchel in a secondhand store. And within that satchel, a typed manuscript happened to be hidden: the story of a young man, his bride and their baby in post-World War II France. And that typed manuscript just happened to be The Real Thing.

It was a good week to watch television

By ROBERT GRUBAUGH For The Edge The other day someone asked me what I thought about the new Bruce Willis movie. The look on my face must have perplexed them, as it should have, because Wills currently has two films in release (including The Expendables 2) with a third, Looper, looming on the horizon.

So this week, I chose to review t h e t h i rd m o v i e , a t e p i d s p y thriller called "The Cold Light of Day." In what was the slowest movie-going weekend in the last decade, it turns out that the new releases were actually not worth seeing after all.

"The Cold Light of Day" never had a fair chance. I first saw the trailer what seems like months

ago and thought it was going to be so-so at best. Then it got delayed, and delayed, and found the actual cold light of September 7th to be released. The worst part is that it's not a half-bad action movie. The initial setup f o l l o w s d ay trader Will Shaw (Henry Cavill) as he arrives in Spain for an overdue reunion w i t h h i s p a re n t s ( Wi l l i s a n d Caroline Goodall), ex-patriates who travel the world with his father's entertainment consulting business. While enjoying the picaresque coasts aboard their sailboat, enjoying time with his little brother (Rafi Gavron) and his girlfriend (Emma Hamilton), Wi l l u n c o v e r s t h e h o r r i f y i n g kidnapping of his loved ones a f t e r a b r i e f s h o re e x c u r s i o n .

Sudden chaos unfolds and

Will is thrust into the shocking world of espionage. His gravely wounded father shows up and confesses that the kidnapping is a result of his career with a secret branch within the CIA. If the senior Shaw can't recover, it will be up to Will to work contacts in Madrid and save his family.

Here is a where a promising start spirals out of control.

Will tirelessly tries to find a much sought missing "briefcase" to exchange for the release of his mother and brother but is confronted by a murderous colleague of his dad (Sigourney Weaver), a smug assassin (Joseph Mawle), and the sister (the stunning Veronica Echegui) he never knew about while trying to do so. It rolls around for a few minutes too long as rooftop

leaps, shocking car chases, and timid gun battles spew along l o u d l y. T h e r e w a s n o t h i n g unique about this movie - or even remotely plausible - and it reminded me a lot of a foreign version of the Taylor Lautner movie that came out last year, "Abduction." In fact, many of the more pessimistic pop culture bloggers out there are proselytizing that the only point to this whole debacle is to further introduce audiences to Cavill, a minor actor best known for his role on cable's The Tudors, who next year will become The Man of Steel in director Zack Snyder's reboot of the Superman franchise for Warner Bros. I, for one, think he's going to be splendid at playing Clark Kent.

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was the only wide release this past weekend other than the romantic drama The Words. The two won't have any carryover audience and their weak competition, "The Last Ounce o f C o u r a g e " ( i n t h e a t re s 9 / 11 only), all flopped and allowed "The Possession" to be the No. 1 film in America for two weekends in a row. This would be a good time to stay in and get ready for the premieres of all the great returning TV shows.

I'm in desperate need of a fix for what ails the entertainment lover in me: more of "Parks & Recreations" and "Dexter."

••• "The Cold Light of Day" runs 105 minutes and is rated PG-13 for language and sexual content. I give this film one star out of four.

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t last, autumn has arrived and brings with it the welcome relief of cooler temperatures and some respite from the summer ’s relentless heat. I love fall.

I love crisp mornings, the smell of wood smoke in the air and best of all, the spectacular array of colors that paint the landscape.

Here in the Midwest we’re fortunate to have an abundance of beautiful places to take in autumn’s fiery foliage and now is the perfect time to start planning your fall road trip.

Locally, you just can’t beat a drive along the Meeting of the Great Rivers National Scenic Byway in Alton.

The folks at the Alton Regional Convention & Visitor ’s Bureau have made planning your trip simple with the 2012 Fall Getaway Guide, which is chock full of fall color driving itineraries, getaway packages, tours, a map with the best apple orchards, pumpkin patches and roadside cider stands throughout the region and a complete listing of all the festivals and events taking place in September and October.

Each year thousands of visitors travel to the byway for their autumn getaway.

Listen to the leaves crunch underfoot as you wind your way along miles of hiking and biking trails in the nature preserves and parks along the byway and take in the blazing reds and golds that surround you.

Ride out into the fields to pick apples or bring the little ones along to hunt for the perfect pumpkin. Stroll along the streets of quaint river towns like Grafton where you’ll find oneof-a-kind gifts from local flea markets, antique stores and arts and crafts shops or take in the local culture at a fall festival.

Finally, enjoy a well-earned rest with a glass of wine from one of the area’s many superb wineries.

The new 2012 Fall Getaway Guide features a choice of three different fall “Great Rivers Roadtrips” taking visitors along the river, through the country and looping across the ferries.

Visitors wishing to extend their stay have a variety of Fall Getaway packages from which to choose. If you like to be scared, make sure you take in a Haunted Alton walking or trolley tour.

The Fall Getaway Guide is available for free by calling the Alton Regional CVB at 1800-ALTON-IL or online at VisitAlton.com.

However, if you’re itching to get away to somewhere different then head north to Traverse City, Mich., which TripAdvisor.com has named as one of America’s Top 10 fall foliage destinations.

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Take in the 22-mile-long sliver of Old Mission Peninsula, which juts into the center of Grand Traverse Bay and is only a mile wide in some places.

The peninsula’s beautiful patchwork of orchards, vineyards, forests and villages combine to create the perfect setting for a fall drive.

Take the peninsula’s main thoroughfare (Center Road/ M-37) through a landscape of steep hills and elegant homes and along the shore of East Grand Traverse Bay before finally climbing to the top of a high ridge where you’ll find Peninsula Cellars winery in the site of a former one-room school.

The winery was founded in 1994 by cherry farmers David and Joan Kroupa and has produced some fine Pinot Blancs, Merlots and some interesting cherry and apple wines, too.

This drive will also take you past Walt and Susan’s Antiques located in a rustic 1910 barn that encompasses three floors stuffed with dishes, primitives, vintage clothes and other items.

Back on Center Road, climb to the top of the hill, where you’ll find a scenic overlook with splendid views of the East and West arms of Grand Traverse Bay. Take a moment to watch the sunset behind the sprawling vineyards of Chateau Grand Traverse, the first winery established on the Peninsula back in 1974. They’re famous for their Rieslings, and are also open for tours and tastings. Just a few miles farther north lies the Brys Estate vineyard and winery, which opened in the summer of 2005, and has already acquired an international

reputation for its wines.

Follow Center Road north again through the hamlet of Mapleton, one of the peninsula’s two small towns, where you’ll find the laid-back Peninsula Grill, famous for its pizzas, and even more laidback neighbor, the Bad Dog Deli, as well as a handy grocery store, the Peninsula Market with the peninsula’s only gas pump.

You’ll find comfortable accommodation at the Chateau Chantal, another winery that also doubles as a bed and breakfast.

The chateau’s evocative architecture and awe-inspiring hilltop views perfectly complement its fine wines.

The Old Mission Inn, built in 1869, is another bed and breakfast that features historically-themed rooms and spectacular views of Old Mission harbor.

To learn more about other fall attractions and events in the Traverse City area – and for a complete listing of lodging and dining options – contact the Traverse City Convention & Visitors Bureau at 1-800TRAVERSE or on line at www.

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Travel Travel briefs Buffett’s Margaritaville coming to Atlantic City ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Singer Jimmy Buffett is bringing one of his Margaritaville casinoentertainment complexes to Atlantic City.

The project will be built as an addition to the Resorts Casino Hotel.

Gov. Chris Christie joined Resorts Casino officials and Buffett on the Boardwalk on Tuesday afternoon to announce the plan.

Buffett operates a casino and restaurant company under the Margaritaville brand, inspired by the 1970s hit song of the same name.

The first one opened in Florida’s Key West.

Resorts owner Morris Bailey says getting a Margaritaville is a coup.

Buffett says he is eager to help Atlantic City regain its place as a beach vacation destination.

The Margaritaville complex at Resorts is due to open in 2013.

Boomtown Casino in Louisiana to add 150-room hotel BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Las Vegas-based Pinnacle Entertainment said Tuesday it will be starting construction on a 150-room hotel at the site of its Boomtown Casino in Jefferson Parish.

Officials say construction of the $20 million development in the New Orleans suburb of Harvey is expected to begin in September and should be completed in late 2013.

B o o m t o w n Vi c e P r e s i d e n t and General Manager Barry Regula said he expects the hotel-casino combination to provide the best entertainment experience on the Mississippi River ’s west bank.

“The addition of a hotel to Boomtown allows us to grow our customer base in the market through enhanced guest offerings and also increases options for current Pinnacle guests who come to visit the New Orleans area,” Regula said.

Pinnacle spokeswoman Kerry Andersen said the casino, which opened in 1994 and has more than 1,400 slot machines and 32 table games, is the only one of the company’s four Louisiana properties that isn’t operating with an attached hotel.

“We already create a significant amount of tax dollars for the parish, and this is the first significant hotel construction on the west bank in a few years,” she said.

The casino also features a nightclub and dining venues. The development will create about 50 permanent jobs, the company said.

The Lemoine Co. of Lafayette has been hired as general contractor for the project.

Jefferson Parish Councilman Ricky Templet said Pinnacle has always been a benefactor to the parish with the jobs and infrastructure it provides to the community.

“In a time when many communities are struggling, we are pleased to work closely with the Boomtown management team on this exciting hotel project bringing new jobs and continued economic development to the west bank,” Templet said.

Pinnacle owns and operates six casinos in Louisiana, Missouri and Indiana.

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NYC acquires final section for High Line NEW YORK (AP) — New York City has acquired the third and final section of the High Line, an elevated stretch of historic freight rail line that’s been converted to a public park.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn said Monday that CSX Transportation Inc. donated the rail yards section to the city.

Initial designs for that section were unveiled in March.

The ownership transfer clears the way for construction of the final stretch of the High Line. It’ll wrap around the planned Hudson Rail

Yards between West 30th and 34th streets.

T h e H u d s o n Ya rd s w i l l b e developed on the current site of the LIRR storage yard. It’ll feature more than 12 million square feet of new office, residential, retail and cultural space — and 14 acres of public space.

Coast Guard marks War of 1812 with Detroit events DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard says it will participate in a series of events in Detroit and at other Great Lakes ports commemorating the War of 1812.

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The Coast Guard says events will vary at each port, but will include concerts by the Coast Guard Dixieland Band, performances by the Coast Guard Color Guard and Silent Drill Team, and public tours of Coast Guard cutters.

The Great Lakes region was a key area of conflict in the war, with U.S. and British land and naval forces clashing over control of what now is Canada.

JACKSON, N.J. (AP) — Six Flags Great Adventure will stop letting park guests use their own vehicles for drive-thru tours of its animal sanctuary, the company said recently, 38 years after first giving visitors close-up views of giraffes, elephants, rhinos and lions from their family cars.

The amusement park company did not give a reason for the change, which takes effect next year. The Wild Safari portion of the park also will end its 2012 season a month early, on Sept. 30, except for previously scheduled VIP tours, park officials said.

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The event takes place Sept. 26 at 7 p.m. in the SWIC Belleville Campus Theatre, 2500 Carlyle Ave. SWIC faculty will be showcasing their talents through the compositions of Sergei Prokofiev, Camille Saint-Saens, George Enesco, George Frideric Handel and Herbert L. Clarke.

Birkner teaches Jazz Improvisation at SWIC and teaches Music full time at Belleville West High School.

Hucke serves as an assistant professor of Music at SWIC and is an active performer, clinician and teacher throughout the greater St. Louis area.

Jacobs, an associate professor of Music, directs the concert band at SWIC and, in addition to the euphonium, plays trombone in several groups in the St. Louis area.

Jensen is an assistant professor of Music at SWIC teaching voice and directing both the Concert Choir and Chamber Singers. He is also an active performer throughout the greater St. Louis area.

Mattison is the director of the SWIC Guitar Ensemble and teaches applied-private guitar lessons while being an active performer throughout St. Louis. Umali is an assistant professor of Music and coordinator of the piano program at SWIC. She can frequently be seen playing in local chamber music ensembles.

Other upcoming performances of the SWIC Fall 2012 Music Series: Cello and Piano Chamber Concert – Tuesday, Oct. 9, 7 p.m.

Fall Choral Concert I – Sunday, Oct. 21, 3 p.m.

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Music for the Holidays – Sunday, Dec. 9, 7 p.m.

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Mannheim Steamroller to appear at the Fox M a n n h e i m S t e a m ro l l e r a n d PANDORA Jewelry, the tour sponsor, will present the best the holiday has

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Tickets for Mannheim Steamroller go are on sale and prices start at $37.50. Tickets are available at the Fox Theatre box office, online at metrotix.com or by phone at 314534-1111.

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Music Music calendar Thursday, Sept. 20 IAMDYNAMITE w/Makeshift Prodigy, We should Leave This Tree, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

SafetySuit w/Go Radio, Old Rock House, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Snarky Puppy w/Hildegunn Gjedrem, The Gramophone, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

There For Tomorrow, Deaf Havana, Set It Off, Fubar, St. Louis, Doors 6:00 p.m.

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

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

Bryan Adams: Bare Bones Tour Solo and Acoustic, Touhill Performing Arts Center, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 21 Strung Out w/ The Swellers, Such Gold, Sink the Bismark, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 7:30 p.m.

Dread Zeppelin w/ Stendek, Blueberry Hill, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

The Who-Band playing Quadrophenia, Old Rock House, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Planet Boogie, Fast Eddie's Bon Air, Alton, 8:00 p.m.

Hobo Jungle, Laurie's Place (Back Bar), Edwardsville, 9:30

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The Mellow D's, Blue Agave, Belleville, 9:30 p.m.

Rush of Fools w/ Stellar Kart, Grace Street, The Wildey Theatre, Edwardsville, 8:00 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 22 RUSH: Clockwork Angels Tour, Scottrade Center, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m.

University City Jazz Festival, Heman Park, University City, noon to 7:00 p.m.

The Great Grandfathers, Plush St. Louis, St. Louis, Doors 8:30 p.m.

Hollywood Ending, The After Party w/Once Upon A Time, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 5:00 p.m.

Matthew Sweet w/ Summer Twins, Blueberry Hill, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

The Wyld Stallyns, Old Rock House, St. Louis, Doors 9:00 p.m.

At Night We Sleep, Reverend Lowe, Off The Witness, Fubar, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

London Calling, The Gramophone, St. Louis, 10:30 p.m.

Hoosier Daddy's, 3:00 p.m. / Planet Boogie, 8:00 p.m., Fast Eddie's Bon Air, Alton Jam Session w/ Mo' Pleasure, 2:00 p.m. / 420 Crossing,

6:30 p.m., Laurie's Place (Front Bar), Edwardsville Fraid Not, Laurie's Place (Back Bar), Edwardsville, 9:30 p.m.

John Bartley, Blue Agave, Belleville, 9:30 p.m.

Silver Bullet: A Tribute to Bob Seger, The Wildey Theatre, Edwardsville, 8:00 p.m.

The Orchid Ensemble, Touhill Performing Arts Center, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

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Girlyman, Old Rock House, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Continental, Fubar, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

Red Rock, 2:00 p.m. / American Idle, 7:00 p.m., Fast Eddie's Bon Air, Alton The Doggs, Laurie's Place (Patio), Edwardsville, 3:00 p.m.

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Lil B, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

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Luckily for me, Ziploc Brand and Taste of Home, the world’s No. 1 cooking magazine, have teamed up to create a variety of fresh, family meals perfect for this back-to-school season.

The pair is scoring an A-plus with the “Back-to-School Menu Plan” online recipe guide, which provides families with fun, hassle-free and budget-friendly recipes and tips. The guide features more than 20 breakfast, lunch, dinner and snack ideas that will help moms tackle meal planning and stay organized while getting their families back into the school routine.

1 package (15 ounces) raisins 1 package (14 ounces) milk chocolate M&M’s 1 package (14 ounces) peanut M&M’s 2 packages (7 ounces each) mixed dried fruit In a large bowl, combine all the ingredients. Store in a Ziploc® Brand Slider Gallon Bag. Happy Face Cupcakes Makes 2 dozen Kids of all ages will delight in these funny-faced cupcakes. You can even enlist your little ones to help decorate them.—Taste of Home Test Kitchen 1 package (18-1/4 ounces) yellow cake mix 1 can (16 ounces) vanilla frosting Assorted candies of your choice Prepare and bake cake according to package directions for cupcakes.

Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely. Frost cupcakes.

Decorate with assorted candy to create smiley faces.

Motoring munchies, pictured above, along with chicken tortilla roll-ups, at left, and happy face cupcakes, below, are smart choices for back-toschool snacks.

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“These recipes [Chicken Tortilla Roll-Ups, Motoring Munchies, Happy Face Cupcakes] are great, creative meal solutions that will save moms time and money and – most importantly—please even the pickiest eaters in the family,” said Catherine Cassidy, Editor in Chief of Taste of Home magazine in a news release.

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Chicken Tortilla Roll-Ups Makes 6 servings 3/4 cup sour cream 6 Spinach tortillas or flour tortillas of your choice (8 inches) 11⁄2 cups ready-to-use grilled chicken breast strips or cubed cooked turkey 1 cup (4 ounces) finely shredded cheddar cheese 1 cup shredded lettuce 1/2 cup chopped ripe olives 1/2 cup chunky salsa Spread 2 tablespoons sour cream over each tortilla.

Top with chicken, cheese, lettuce, olives and salsa. Roll up each tortilla tightly; wrap in plastic wrap or store in a covered container. Refrigerate until serving.

Motoring Munchies Makes 3 quarts 1 package (18 ounces) granola without raisins 1 can (12 ounces) salted peanuts

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Dining Delights Picking your way through apple season

By MICHELE KAYAL For The Associated Press No fruit says fall like apples.

Baked into pies, pureed into sauces, sauteed with meats and stews both savory and sweet, it is one of our most comforting and versatile fruits.

But which apple to use for what?

Not a simple question. During the last decade, the number of apple varieties has exploded, with heirlooms and “club” varieties — apples essentially licensed to only a specific group of growers and marketers — tumbling into the bins at farm stands and supermarkets.

And apple taste, texture, acidity, sweetness and response to being cooked can vary dramatically from one variety to another.

Just because you like to bite into a big juicy Fuji doesn’t mean it’s the best apple for your mom’s famous pie. And though McIntosh make great applesauce, you might not want to use them in a salad. With Americans consuming roughly 2.4 million tons of apples a year — or about 15 pounds per person, according to Agriculture Department figures — a primer on which apples to use when and how seemed just right for the season.

BAKING APPLES A good baking apple holds its shape when cooked in a pie, tart, cake or other high-heat dish. But even among those sturdy breeds, a wide variety of tastes, textures and tartness will influence your final product.

The classic choice is the puckery Granny Smith. But for big, bold flavors in your apple pie, go for a sweet-tart Jazz or a pear-scented Pink Lady, also known as a Cripps Pink, says Amy Traverso, author of “The Apple Lover’s Cookbook” (Norton, 2011). “I think of them as the big California cabernets of the apple world,” she says.

Flowery Galas and honeysweet Fujis have a perfect medium firmness for cakes and muffins, Traverso says, allowing them to blend into softer baked goods better than denser apples, which are more suited to pies.

And while the price tag might make you think twice about using heirlooms for cooking, Traverso says that’s what many of these varieties were actually made for. “I would specifically cook with a lot of the heirlooms,” she says. “Their flavor blooms when they’re heated.”

Of those, Ashmead’s Kernel is a tart, juicy apple that gets sweeter with heat. The rough-skinned Roxbury Russet is way too sour to eat raw, she says, but shines when cooked. And the Calville Blanc d’Hiver, a very firm, citrusy French apple that dates back to the late 16th century, is the classic apple for making tarte tatin.

“In British and French cooking and even American, there are a lot of recipes based on these old varieties,” Traverso says. “So there’s something really special about making those recipes with those apples.”

APPLESAUCE AND PUREE For sauces and other purees, go to the opposite end of the spectrum.

The spicy, supple McIntosh will melt like ice cream when baked, but creates a smooth, flavorful applesauce. The soft, tangy Jonathan and the sweet, crisp Empire will also deliver a flavorful puree. The Cox’s Orange Pippin, Traverso says, is a wonderful juicy heirloom for sauce.

Apples also pair beautifully with vegetables such as parsnips, carrots, cauliflower and sweet

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potatoes, adding complexity and acid to delicate purees that make an inventive alternative to mashed potatoes.

SALADS Red Delicious, the classic applefor-the-teacher, has a yielding texture and balanced sweetness that makes it a perfect salad apple, says Rebecca Lyons, international marketing director for the Washington State Apple Commission. For something that will stay bright white longer, says Traverso, go for an Empire or a Courtland, with its thin skin and mild taste.

“Any apple with a decent sweettart balance will be good in a salad,” Traverso says, “but they look beautiful when they don’t brown.”

MEAT DISHES Back to the idea of heat-tolerant fruit. But here the apple you choose will depend on the characteristics of the meat you’re cooking. Pork and duck both do well with slightly sweet apples that also have good acid. “You could go with any of the cooking apples,” Lyons says, but sweet, crisp Golden Delicious, tarter Jonagold, or the big, exuberant Pink Lady work particularly well.

For beef, Traverso says, a very tart apple like a Granny Smith works best.

SNACKING Red Delicious and its yellow namesake, Golden Delicious, are the classic snacking apples with a mild flavor and thin skin. But when you want a great big apply apple, Traverso says, sink your teeth into Honey Crisp, one of the juiciest, crunchiest apples around. Tangy sweet Jonagolds — which mix the tartness of Jonathan and the gentle flavor of the Golden Delicious — offer layers of flavor.

Braeburns and Galas give good crunch with delicate aromas, Lyons says, and a nice balance of sweetness and acid. For nature’s equivalent of a candy bar, grab a Fuji. “If you like sweets, the Fuji is the best,” says Lyons.

ALL-PURPOSE The Golden Delicious may be the original all-purpose apple. With a firm texture that holds up to baking and a mild flavor and sweetness, it does well in pies and tarts, as well as alongside your peanut butter.

Ashmead’s Kernel, a great baking apple, also has a juiciness that earns its popularity with cider makers and a mild acidity that makes it wonderful to bite into.

“When it’s ripe and fresh to me it tastes like Champagne with honey stirred in,” Traverso says.

Honey Crisp, with its big, juicy bite, makes a great snack and a fabulous cider. Its firm texture also gives it integrity in a pie. Though they’re great for cooking, they can also be expensive, making them best for enjoying raw.

PAIRINGS With all pairings, acidity is the element to keep in mind. For richer desserts — pies, tarts, buttery cakes — Traverso says go with more acidic apples. For more delicate sweets, go with a sweeter apple.

With cheese — a classic apple pairing — join strong cheeses, such as Parmesan, cheddar and even Roquefort, with big acid and big sweetness, such as Jazz or Honey Crisp. For softer, milder cheeses, such as Camembert or brie, go with the more delicate Fuji or Gala.

“As long as you get the acidity right, you’ll have a successful sweet or savory item,” Traverso says.

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powder, salt and a squeeze of lime.

Ten years ago the Washington State Apple Commission began marketing this combination in Mexico — a take on a traditional preparation of jicama, Lyons says — and sales of Granny Smiths tripled.

••• There’s something particularly autumnal about puddings. Surely, it has something to do with cravings for all things rich and creamy as the weather cools.

So we created this deliciously rich and creamy rice pudding just for fall, a time when it can easily show off the finest fruit of the season — apples. Of course, the spices that work so well with apples also are delicious with another of fall’s finest, pears.

Most rice puddings are made by slowly simmering starchy white rice in milk, sometimes on the stovetop, sometimes in the oven. But we

decided to use a technique more common to risotto.

The milk is added more slowly to the rice and cooked into it before more is added.

Frequent stirring during this process also helps draw out more of the rice’s starch, creating a thicker, creamier pudding.

CARAMELIZED APPLE GINGER RICE PUDDING Start to finish: 1 hour Servings: 6 3 tablespoons unsalted butter 3 medium apples, peeled, cored and diced 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 cup arborio rice 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 cup sugar 1/2 cup diced candied ginger 4 cups milk, divided In a medium saucepan over medium-high, melt the butter. Add the apples and cinnamon and saute

until browned and caramelized, about 7 minutes.

Add the rice and stir to coat. Add the salt, sugar, ginger and 1 cup of the milk.

Lower the heat to medium and cook, stirring frequently, until almost all of the milk has been absorbed.

Add another cup of milk and repeat with the stirring and cooking until almost entirely absorbed. Repeat with the remaining milk, 1 cup at a time, or until the rice is cooked through and the mixture is creamy.

Serve warm and, if desired, topped with whipped cream or ice cream.

Nutrition information per serving: 330 calories; 70 calories from fat (21 percent of total calories); 8 g fat (4.5 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 25 mg cholesterol; 60 g carbohydrate; 4 g fiber; 27 g sugar; 9 g protein; 170 mg sodium.

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Dining Delights Hominy crosses into many cultures

By J.M. HIRSCH AP Food Editor Hominy is one of those foods you might think you’ve never tried, yet almost certainly have. Or at least a close relative of it.

That’s because the ingredient that starts as hominy can end as many different dishes across many cultures, from Mexican pozole to Southern grits to the corn nuts down at your neighborhood bar.

But first, the basics.

Hominy is the name given to whole corn kernels, usually white, that have been cooked in a lye or lime solution to remove their thick hulls. The result is a tender, somewhat bulbous kernel with a chewy texture and a clean, corn flavor.

In Latin America, these kernels are used most often in soups and stews, such as pozole, a highly seasoned stew of hominy, pork and chili peppers.

The Southern staple known as grits follows a similar path. In this case, the hominy is dried after processing, then coarsely ground.

The resulting meal then is cooked with water or milk to a porridge-like consistency similar to polenta.

Finally, there is the snack food — corn nuts. These are produced much like hominy, except the kernels are soaked in water after the hulls are removed. They then are dried and fried until crunchy, then seasoned and consumed alongside intoxicating beverages.

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Work continues inside Craft Chophouse on South Buchanan Street.

Craft Chophouse looks to fill niche Master chef brings experience to eatery

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Really.

“We think that with our ambiance and our location and what we’re serving – steaks and fresh seafood – that we’re filling a niche,” says Adam Washburn, the co-owner of the soon-to-open Craft Chophouse, on Buchanan Street, across from Edwardsville City Park. “We’ve heard the same from many people coming through here.”

Washburn is the restaurant’s master chef. After graduating from Edwardsville High School in 2002, he left for the New England Culinary Institute, in Vermont, where he graduated with an associate's degree in culinary arts He worked at Andria’s Countryside Restaurant in Edwardsville for a brief period, too. He has been a sous chef at Gentelin’s on Broadway and Chef de Cuisine at Sunset Hills Country Club in Edwardsville.

Craft Chophouse will open in a couple of weeks.

Washburn is a co-owner, along with his fiance Megan Pashea and her dad, John Pashea. Edwardsville Mayor Gary Niebur said the restaurant will be a welcome addition to the city. “We are certainly looking forward to the opening and appreciate the investment that they are making in Park Plaza and downtown Edwardsville,” Niebur said.

On a recent morning, Megan Pashea led a tour of the

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building as workers continued to get the place ready. At the entranceway, a solid wood door will be installed soon that will greet customers, and off on the Buchanan Street side of the building is an open-air patio area. “A lot of people don’t realize when they drive by that we have a patio,” Megan Pashea says. “But once we show it to them, they get very excited. People love to sit outside. This is really a good space.”

Each table is butcher-style stained walnut, which imparts a warm tone to the dining room, John Pashea says.

The interior will be offset by drapes, he noted. “They’re very unique,” he said. “There’s nothing like them in any restaurant around. It’s going to add a lot of atmosphere.”

John Pashea began working for Kretschmar in 1984 and today is Vice President of Deli Sales for Kretschmar Premium Deli.

Craft Chophouse will employee 35 to 40 people.

Interviews began in July. “A lot of people don’t spend a lot of time training, but that’s something we really wanted to focus on,” Megan Pashea says.

Her father adds, “In this business, you can make customers overnight or you can lose customers overnight.

We want this to be successful for the city, and for all our guests. We want them to come here and enjoy themselves, and we want them to come back.”

Three chandeliers will hang down the center of the restaurant, each chosen by Megan. Sconces will sit atop pillars. All of it is very, very unique, John Pashea says.

A bar area to the right of the entrance will feature reclaimed bar wood and restained walnut.

Soon Washburn began leading a brief tour of the grill,

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which is an open area that allows customers to see the food preparation. The grilling area is spacious, featuring a 10-burner range with a double oven below. There is also a 36-inch flat top, a 48-inch char broiler, a double deck oven, and two fryers at the end. Around the corner is a dish washing station.

The grilling area is compact, “but it’s better that everything is at your fingertips and you don’t have to run upstairs and downstairs for things,” Washburn said.

Pashea and Washburn grew up in Edwardsville and met while they both worked at the Sunset Hills Country Club.

She began bussing tables there and later became a server.

Then she moved to a country club in South County. There, she joined a wine club and participated in dinners and wine tastings.

After Washburn got on as a sous chef at the Whitmoor Country Club, the couple bought a house in the St. Charles area.

They realize that once the Craft Chophouse opens, they’re going to spend long hours on their feet. And they seem fine with that. Megan went to school to study court stenography but came to realize that it wasn’t for her. “We both sit back and laugh at the thought of me sitting in a chair all day and not being able to speak to anyone, because that’s not me. . . . Don’t know what I was thinking.”

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2 bedroom 1.5 bath $850 deposit/$850 rent. 714 North Kansas St., Edwardsville. 618409-4925 / 618-616-1124.

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Scrap Alum $.53-.75/lb Alum Cans $.58/lb.

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2 Bdrm 1 Bth Apt ($625) Washer And Dryer Call Dawn 618-795-4502

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Share house with 3 male persons. Smoking environment. $325/mth plus deposit, utilities paid. 656-0498.

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Looking for house or apt to rent in Edwardsville (Dierbergs or Walmart area) non-smoking, dog friendly. 618-803-9594.

Commercial Space For Rent 720 Barber/Beauty salon space, close to downtown. Available August 1st. 314-574-3858.

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Hire Your Own Agent! Consultant-level realty services, exclusively for buyers! 20 For Sale/Lease 1100 sq ft office years, 3000 buyers and not a space. Handicap accessibility. single seller. Home Buyers Close to downtown. Great for Relocation Services, Paul and small office or business. 618- Merrill Ottwein. 656-5588 www.EdwardsvilleHomes.com 692-6110 for information.

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Duplex: 2 BR, 1 BA 1100 sq. ft., 2 Bedroom Apt ($825) CA, off-street parking, Washer & Hardwood floors, freshly paint- Office space for lease at IL 157 and Center Grove Road, up to dryer included. No pets/smoked.

Washer and dryer on 3200sf, $2300/mth. 656-1824 ing, near SIUE $825 per month. premises. Call Dawn 618-795meyerproperties.com 618-975-0670.

4502 HAMEL: Private, peaceful & unique 2BR 2 Bedroom Duplex , apt. on 2 park-like acres. CA, washer/dryer hookup. washer/dryer, W/T/S incl. No No steps, very quiet! dogs, non-smoking $625/mo.

618-791-9062. plus Sec. Deposit 656-8581.

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1 BDRM Apartment, W/D hookup. Non-smoking, no pets.

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3 Bd 1.5 Bt 2000sf close to dwntwn, possible commercial property for professionals, off strt prkng, all hrdwd floors refurnished, AC, frplc, w/d, frig, stove, microwave, dshwhsr incl, full unfnsd bsmt. $1350/mo $1000/dep. 314-574-3858.

3 Bdrm 2.5 bth on 1 acre wooded lot in Glen Carbon. Formal LR & DR. Huge deck, 3 car garage. Rent/Lease $1745/mo.

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1 excellent 3BR, 1200 sq.ft. TH: Collinsville, near 157/70; 12 min. to SIUE, FP, DW, W/D, ceiling fans, cable, sound walls, offst. prkng. Sm pets OK, yr. lse. $780/mo. 618/345-9610 give AM/PM phone.

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

2 BR apt., $550/mo. Maryville, WST, stove, refrig.

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ALHAMBRA - VERY CUTE 3BR/1BA home with wood flooring and an updated kitchen.

Highland School District. $125,000

TROY - TWO YEAR OLD VILLA, 3BR, 3 full bath 2014 sq. ft. Open floor plan, vaulted ceilings, gas fireplace, hardwood & ceramic flooring. Large master suite & deluxe bath w/double bowl vanity. Lower level family rm, 3BR & full bath. Still plenty of storage space.

Great Value. $178,900

GLEN CARBON - OUTSTANDING FUNCTION COMBINED W/ELEGANT DESIGN in this 5BR/4BA home. Dramatic 2 story great; gorgeous kitchen w/cherry cabinets & stainless steel appliances; laundry upstairs near the bedrooms & many other fine features. $427,000

CALL MARY JANE COLLINS (618) 210-8061

CALL JILL CUMMINGS, CRS (618) 978-5953

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2 BR LOFT, newly remodeled: DW, micro, stove, frig, garbge disp, w/d hkup. New kit/ba/wi/dr $715 incl wt/sw/tr 618/593-0173

2 BR TH 1.5 BA, very clean.

15min to St. L & SIUE $660 incl w/s/t. Washer & Dryer in unit.

On-site mgr/maint, no pets, no smoking. 618.931.4700 3 BDRM, 2 BATH, 1600 sq ft, www.fairway-estates.net 1218 Lindenwood, Edw: fncd 2 BR, 1.5 BA, Edw./Glen Cbn., yd, frplc, gar, frig, stove disp’l, w/d hook-up. $1200 month. near SIU: W/D hookups, off-st. pkng. $710 up to $745. 692Look, then call 288-0048.

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DUNLAP LAKE 345 WEST LAKE EDWARDSVILLE FRIDAY/SATURDAY21/22 10:00AM-4:00PM 692-1441

1 BEDROOM $500 apartments, 300 S. Main, Edw., Water, sewer, trash paid., coin w/d, 1 yr lease. No pets. Leave message @656-0923.

2 Siamese mix 6 week old kittens need a good home. Call 2 Bdrm, all new interior, Maryville. 1 level, water, sewer, Debbie 633-1912 if interested. trash incld. No pets, no smoking. Agent owned. $620/mo.

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3 Bdrm 2 Bth townhome, 2 car Available Now! 2 & 3 bedgarage. Very Clean!! All appli- rooms. Ask about our specials. ances, wshr/dryr & yard mainte692-9310 www.rentchp.com nance incld. 723 Slippery Rock, Move in Special Edw. $1250/mo. 618-514-6001.

1st Month 1/2 off 3 bedroom, 1 BA, 1 car garage, 2 BR, 1 Bath Glen Carbon duplex. Glen Carbon, near Wal- QUAIL HOLLOW, w/d hook-ups, Mart. No pets. $900/mo., $900 $675 (618)346-7878 deposit. Available now. 618- www.osbornproperties.com 278-4745.

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WOMEN’S CLOTHING, size 46. $4.00-$20.00. 618/288-1638 or 618/910-7202.

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EDWARDSVILLE - CUSTOM QUALITY 4 BEDROOM/4 BATH HAS ALL THE BELLS & WHISTLES. Open floor plan & over 4700 sq.ft. inside. Large custom patio w/real rock water feature, wood burning fireplace, & hot tub outside. 3 car side entry garage. $669,000

CALL KELLY SIPES 618-979-3901

BEAUTIFUL 4BR/2BA home on 6.03 acres.

1 acre stocked pond. Open floor plan. Full walkout basement & 4 car garage. $289,500 CALL KELLY SIPES (618) 979-3901

MARYVILLE-OUTSTANDING CONDITION! 3BR/3BA w/ open floor plan. Full finished basement. Master suite has large closet & huge bath. Open kitchen w/spacious breakfast area overlooks the arbor & deck. Open great room perfect for entertaining. 3,780 sq.ft. $259,900

CALL SUSAN LANDING, MANAGING BROKER (618) 779-7777

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7001 Monday Court, Edwardsville $539,900 OPEN SUN. 1-3 PM GEORGE KEY (618) 581-4323

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OPEN FLOOR PLAN 4 BRs, 3.5 BAs, 2 story great room w/fireplace. Nicely landscaped, deck, & 3 car side garage. $309,900 Edwardsville PR100554 WES WAGNER (618) 530-3941

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OPEN FLOOR PLAN vaulted ceiling in great room, gas fireplace. Large kitchen with lots of cabinets.

3356 Drysdale Court, Edwardsville $549,900 OPEN SUN. 1-3 PM MICHELLE HEINLEIN (618) 781-2322

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SUMMER FUN! 2+/- acres, 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, inground pool, hot tub, stocked pond. $339,900 Troy PR100370

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

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