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Haunted St. Louis Halloween attractions opening.

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If you're thinking about planting a tree.

5 Monster Jam

Thunder returns to the Dome.

9 "mother!"

Lawrence shines in latest role.

A new name

Church no longer named after Robert E. Lee.

15 Fun in Columbia

Festival to focus on blues and barbecue.

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99 Hops House in Maryland Heights.

Friday September 29_____ Creepyworld Haunted House, Creepyworld, Runs until October 31, 2017 Fright Fest at Six Flags, Six Flags St. Louis, Runs until October 29, 2017 Q in the Lou: St. Louis BBQ Festival, Kiener Plaza, St. Louis AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals, Gateway Motorsports Park, St. Louis St. Louis Cardinals vs Milwaukee Brewers, Busch Stadium, St. Louis Howlin' Friday Series: Annika Chambers, National Blues Museum, St. Louis, 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Cayetana, w/Hemming, Ordinary Things, Blueberry Hill, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m. Crywolf, The Ready Room, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m. The Art of Blakey, Jazz at the Bistro, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. What's Past is Prologue: A House Brimming with Stories, Field House Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Runs until October 29, 2017 Stages St. Louis: South Pacific, Robert G. Reim Theater, St. Louis, Runs until October 8, 2017 The Rep Presents: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the NightTime, Loretto-Hilton Center for the Performing Arts, St. Louis, 7:00 p.m.

to 10:00 p.m., Runs until October 1, 2017 Panoramas of the City, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until August 1, 2018 The Discovery of King Tut, Saint Louis Science Center, St. Louis, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Runs until January 7, 2018 The Hats of Stephen Jones, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. #1 in Civil Rights: the African American Freedom Struggle in St. Louis, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m to 5:00 p.m., Runs until March 14, 2018

Saturday September 30_____ Creepyworld Haunted House, Creepyworld, Runs until October 31, 2017 Fright Fest at Six Flags, Six Flags St. Louis, Runs until October 29, 2017 Q in the Lou: St. Louis BBQ Festival, Kiener Plaza, St. Louis AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals, Gateway Motorsports Park, St. Louis St. Louis Cardinals vs Milwaukee Brewers, Busch Stadium, St. Louis 70th Anniversary of the Air Force Concert, Gateway Arch Riverfront, St. Louis, 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Pure October – Album Release

Party, Old State, Noahfence, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 6:30 p.m. Divide The Empite, Silent Hollow, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m. Korn, w/Kings Bounty, The Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m. Not Waving But Drowning, w/ Fuse 12, Daybringer, Kill Their Past, Blueberry Hill, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m. Deerhoof, The Ready Room, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m. Strung Out, Pop's, Sauget, Doors 7:00 p.m. The Art of Blakey, Jazz at the Bistro, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. What's Past is Prologue: A House Brimming with Stories, Field House Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Runs until October 29, 2017 Stages St. Louis: South Pacific, Robert G. Reim Theater, St. Louis, Runs until October 8, 2017 The Rep Presents: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the NightTime, Loretto-Hilton Center for the Performing Arts, St. Louis, 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., Runs until October 1, 2017 Panoramas of the City, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until August 1, 2018 The Discovery of King Tut, Saint Louis Science Center, St. Louis, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Runs until January 7, 2018

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Are you brave enough?

For The Edge At Scarefest.com they're ready for the most horrifying time of the year in St. Louis. Named among the top 13 haunts in the country, the terrifying attractions of Scarefest.com - The Darkness and Creepyworld Haunted Screampark - are ready to open in St. Louis this Friday, September 22. THE DARKNESS This year The Darkness, St. Louis' longest-running haunted house, is celebrating Its 24th Year of Fear by doubling in size. The seasonal attraction now features several all-new offerings, including Zombie Laser Tag where guests hunt, kill and eradicate "real" zombies. The Darkness also features Silo-X haunted house where visitors are the prey of flesh-eating zombies. The total renovation of The Darkness has added a new indoor interactive queue line with monsters, special effects, and a new three-minute Jigsaw Horror Escape Room inside the facility's Monster Museum. The Darkness won best float in the Soulard Mardi Gras Grand Parade and now those same monsters will haunt the streets outside the Darkness for the 2017 season. See the monsters of the Darkness at the 2017

Mardi Gras Parade. Horror fans should be prepared to scream inside the biggest, scariest Darkness ever, rated the best haunted house in America by Faceoff TV show Judge Glenn Hetrick. See the video here. Representatives from the worldwide Haunted House industry also visited The Darkness in 2017 and acclaimed The Darkness 2017 as the best haunted attraction in the industry. Watch the video here. ST. LOUIS ESCAPE St Louis Escape is located inside the Darkness complex. The escape room attraction now features four highly themed escape rooms, including the Haunted Hotel, Cellar Escape, Subway Escape and Mummy Escape. St. Louis Escape also features new party rooms and an amazing themed lobby. Booking for the escape rooms can be found at www. StLouisEscape.com. The Darkness and St. Louis Escape are both located in the Soulard neighborhood, just south of downtown St. Louis and next to the historic Soulard Market at 1525 South 8th Street, St. Louis, Mo. 63104. Tickets are available at www.scarefest.fearticket.com. Learn

more about The Darkness 2017 at www.TheDarkness.com. CREEPYWORLD HAUNTED SCREAM PARK Creepyworld is America's Biggest Haunted Screampark, now with 13 haunted attractions in one location including two all-new haunted attractions: Trick R Treat Haunted Hayride and Quarantine World War Zombie. Creepyworld also features haunted houses themed around zombies, clowns, hospitals, prisons, cemeteries, corn mazes and even Krampus, a Christmas Horror Story. An all-new world-class Haunted Hayride is being opened at Creepyworld for the 2017 season. This hayride enters the deadliest neighborhood ever created, home to serial killers, slashers, demons, and worse. Trick R Treat haunted hayride is filled with amazing special effects, animations and Hollywoodstyle set design. To see how big Creepyworld is, watch this video. Creepyworld is located at 1400 S Old Highway 141, Fenton, MO 63026. Tickets are available for Creepyworld at www.scarefest. fearticket.com. Creepyworld is St Louis highest attended haunted attraction. Learn more at www.creepyworld.com.

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The GreenWell water saver contains and concentrates the water where it is needed during a tree’s critical root establishment phase.

Now is the time if you're thinking about planting a tree

By MELINDA MYERS For The Edge

hether planting a tree to add seasonal beauty, grow backyard fruit, provide a bit of shade, or reduce energy costs, it’s a big upfront investment. Make the most of your money spent by giving your tree its best chance at survival with proper planting and care.

Now is a great time to plant trees. Cooler air temperatures make it less stressful on newly planted trees and the gardeners planting them. Select a tree suited to the growing conditions. Make sure it tolerates the sunlight, soil and temperature extremes. Check the tag for the mature height and

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spread. You’ll have a better-looking plant that always fits the space with minimal pruning. Plant it correctly to insure your tree thrives for many years to come. Dig a saucer shaped hole three to five times wider than the root ball. It should only be as deep as the distance from the root flare to the bottom of the root ball. The root flare, where the roots bend away from the trunk, should always be at or slightly above the soil surface. Set the tree in the hole, then peel back and cut away any burlap and wire cages. These can eventually constrict root growth. Roughen the sides of the hole and backfill with the existing soil. Water thoroughly to moisten the roots and surrounding soil. Continue to water thoroughly whenever the top few inches of soil are crumbly and moist. Proper watering, especially during the first two years, is critical for

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establishing trees. Watering thoroughly as needed encourages deep roots and a more drought tolerant and pest resistant tree. Make the job easier with a watering aid like GreenWell water saver (greenwellwatersavers.com). This contains and concentrates the water where it is needed, acting as an insurance policy for your tree during the critical root establishment phase. It also holds the mulch in place and prevents weed whips and mowers from damaging your tree. Be sure to mulch the soil surface with a two- to three-inch layer of woodchips or shredded bark to conserve water, suppress weeds and improve the soil as it decomposes. Pull the mulch back from the trunk of the tree to avoid disease problems. Remove any tags that can eventually girdle the tree and prune out any broken or rubbing branches. Wait a year to fertilize

and two years, once the tree is established, for additional pruning. Continue providing tender loving care for at least the first two years. Make regular checkups, prune to create a strong structure, and keep grass, weeds and lawn care equipment away from the trunk throughout the lifetime of your tree. Your efforts will be rewarded with years of beauty, shade, and for some bushels of fresh fruit. Gardening expert Melinda Myers has more than 30 years of horticulture experience and has written over 20 gardening books, including Small Space Gardening. Myers is the host of The Great Courses “How to Grow Anything” DVD series and the nationally syndicated Melinda’s Garden Moment TV & radio segments. Myers is a columnist and cont ributing editor for Birds & Blooms magazine. Myers’ website is www.melindamyers.com.

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Feld Entertainment

Above, the lengendary Grave Digger. Below, El Toro Loco.

For The Edge Feld Entertainment, the worldwide leader in live family entertainment, announced today that tickets for Monster Jam® are on sale now for St. Louis and cities across the U.S. and Canada. The new season will bring motorsport fans to the edge of their seats with adrenaline-charged, highflying, four-wheel excitement that is fun for the entire family. Monster Jam is a fan favorite event in the St. Louis market with exciting action at the Dome at America's Center. Unexpected, unscripted and unforgettable, Monster Jam takes center stage in the world's most iconic venues like the Dome at America's Center, sporting meticulously manicured dirt tracks created with the sole purpose of pushing these perfectly engineered, larger-than-life trucks to the limit. Monster Jam is one of the only sports where male and

female world-class drivers, some generational rivals, are equals competing for the same championship on the same track. Following racing, new in 2018 across all Monster Jam events, fans in every city will have the chance to vote for the truck winner in the two-wheel and freestyle competitions by real-time, in-stadium fan voting on their smartphones. Monster Jam will be performing at the Dome at America's Center on Saturday, March 3 and Sunday, March 4, 2018. Tickets are available at Ticketmaster.com. Also new in 2018 is a Pit Party Early Access pass available for purchase with an event ticket. The upgraded pass provides early entry into the Pit Party on Saturday, March 3 and Sunday, March 4 and the opportunity to get up close and personal to the Monster Jam trucks and drivers. It also will serve as a regular Pit Party pass from 2:30 - 5:30 p.m. Saturday or 11:30 to 1:30 p.m. Sunday with the general

public. Monster Jam drivers are only in the Pit Party signing autographs until 5 p.m. For more information on a Monster Jam near you, please log onto MonsterJam.com or follow us via our social channels: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube. About Feld Entertainment, Inc. Feld Entertainment® is the worldwide leader in producing and presenting live touring family entertainment experiences that uplift the human spirit and bring people together. Properties include Monster Jam®, Monster Energy Supercross, AMSOIL Arenacross, Disney On Ice, Disney Live!, Sesame Street Live! and Marvel Universe LIVE! Across the brand portfolio, Feld Entertainment has entertained millions of families in more than 75 countries and on six continents. Visit feldentertainment.com for more information.

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People planner YouTube star to perform at The Fox

On the heels of multiple sold out shows and added performances during his debut U.S. tour in June, Right Angle Entertainment has announced new tour dates for YouTube personality Markiplier, whose channel has more than 18 million subscribers and 6 billion video views. Markiplier's You're Welcome Tour (https://www.youtube.com/ user/markiplierGAME) mixes improv games, sketches and a cast of characters to create an on-stage adventure for audiences. YouTubers LordMinion777, Muyskerm, Tyler Scheid and CrankGameplays all round out the show and join Markiplier on the road for this one-ofa-kind stage show. Markiplier’s You’re Welcome Tour Live will stop at the Fabulous Fox Theatre Wednesday, January 3 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $125, $61.50, $49.50, $36.50 and are available online at metrotix.com, by calling 314-534-1111, or in person at the Fabulous Fox Box Office. "Right Angle Entertainment is excited to be working again with Markiplier on the You're Welcome Tour,” says Alison Spiriti and Justin Sudds, Co-Founders of Right Angle Entertainment. “Markiplier and this team have put together a truly unique stage show that we’re excited for fans to experience." Mark Edward Fischbach, known by his online pseudonym Markiplier, is an American YouTube personality who has grown a massive online following. Variety rated him the sixth most influential celebrity among teenagers in the United States. Markiplier specializes in Let’s Play gameplay commentary videos, commonly of survival horror and action video games. Mark’s videos also include animation, sketch comedy, and vlogs that collectively rake in more than 200 million views every month. Most recently he created a “choose your own adventure” series called “A Date With Markiplier,” which contains 24 different videos with 10 different possible endings. The series was viewed over 6 million times in the first two weeks after its release. Markiplier and his viewers have raised more than $1.1 million dollars as he regularly hosts charity livestreams where he plays games while campaigning for and collecting donations for

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People planner Hett Center announces free film series

T h i s f a l l , M c K e n d re e U n i v e r s i t y ’ s Hettenhausen Center for the Arts’ free Film Art Series presents four powerful, critically acclaimed films. Each will begin at 7 p.m. in the Hett auditorium on the Lebanon, Ill., campus. An informal discussion is held afterward. Some films contain adult themes or language and may not be appropriate for everyone. For more information, visit theHett.com, or call 618-537-6863. Sponsored by the Leon and Helen Church Family Foundation, the series is free and open to the public. In addition to one or more Academy Award Best Picture nominees to be announced next spring, the series will feature the following: Sept. 19: “The Battle of Algiers” (1967) is a powerful, documentary-like examination of the response to an occupying force during as fear and violence escalated during the fight for independence from the French government in the 1950s. Not rated; 2 hours, 1 min. Oct. 10: “Concussion” (2015) stars Will Smith as pathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu, who uncovered the truth about brain damage in football players who suffer repeated concussions in the course of normal play. Rated PG-14; 2 hours, 3 min. (Author Jeanne Marie Laskas, who wrote the bestselling novel “Concussion” and the 2009 GQ article “Game Brain” on which this film is based, will speak at the Hett on Tuesday, Nov. 14 at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $5 and reservations are recommended.) Oct. 23: “Shakespeare Behind Bars” (2005) is a documentary about 20 male inmates in a Kentucky prison who form an unlikely Shakespearean acting troupe. Not rated; 1 hour, 33 min. Nov. 29: “Milk” (2008) stars Sean Penn as Harvey Milk, a gay rights activist who in 1977 became California’s first openly gay elected official. Rated R; 2 hours, 8 min. The Russel E. and Fern M. Hettenhausen Center for the Arts—“The Hett”—is Southern

Illinois’ premier performing arts venue, presenting world class dance, drama, classical music and jazz. The 488-seat auditorium is located on the McKendree University campus in Lebanon, Illinois, 25 miles from downtown St. Louis. www.theHett.com

Illinois bicentennial children's art contest planned

Illinois children can help kick off the state’s bicentennial celebration by using their imaginations and artistic skills in a contest sponsored by the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. The theme of this year ’s art contest is “Happy Birthday, Illinois.” Kids from kindergarten through high school get to design posters celebrating the state’s 200th birthday by drawing anything they want – for instance, famous Illinoisans at a party or landmarks decorated as birthday cakes. The winning artwork will be displayed at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum throughout the bicentennial year of 2018. Artwork may be submitted from Sept. 1 until Dec. 15. Winning entries will go on display in February 2018, around the time of Lincoln’s birthday. Submissions must be on poster board 14 inches high by 11 inches wide in portrait orientation (that is, taller than it is wide). They cannot feature copyrighted characters such as Batman. More details are available at bit.ly/ ALPLMartcontest. Learning history is about more than memorizing dates and taking tests. Producing art is a great way for students to connect with historic events and consider their meaning. The contest is open for students from kindergarten through the end of high school. Entries do not have to be submitted via schools; youth groups, home-educated children or anyone else in the proper age ranges can participate. Winners and honorable mentions will be selected in three categories:

Grades K-5, 6-8 and 9-12. Illinois became the nation’s 21st state on Dec. 3, 1818. A year-long celebration of the state and its accomplishments will begin on Dec. 3 of this year, leading up to the 200th birthday next December. More information about the bicentennial can be found at www. Illinois200.com. The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, at 212 N. Sixth St. in Springfield, is dedicated to telling the story of America’s 16th president through old-fashioned scholarship and modern technology. The library holds an unparalleled collection of Lincoln books, documents, photographs, artifacts and art. It also has some 12 million items pertaining to all aspects of Illinois history, making the library one of the nation’s leading institutions for genealogy and history research. Meanwhile, the museum uses traditional exhibits, eye-catching special effects and innovative story-telling techniques to educate visitors. For more information, visit www. presidentlincoln.illinois.gov or follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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Tickets to The Polar Express Train Ride and Magical Dinners at St. Louis Union S t a t i o n w e n t o n s a l e A u g . 1 a t w w w. STLPolarExpressRide.com. The beloved holiday event returns to St. Louis for the 2017 holiday season as trains begin running from St. Louis Union Station to the "North Pole" on November 24, 2017, the day after T h a n k s g i v i n g , a n d c o n t i n u e t h ro u g h December 30, 2017. Tickets in combination with charming, decorated hotel rooms at the St. Louis Union Station Hotel, a Curio Collection by Hilton, have been available for advance purchase for one week. The magical story of a boy's search for the real meaning of Christmas comes

to life when real railroad trains depart St. Louis Union Station for a round-trip journey to the "North Pole." Set to the sounds of classic motion picture soundtrack, passengers will relive the magic of the story as they are whisked away on The Polar Express Once onboard, hot chocolate and cookies are served as passengers re a d a l o n g w i t h t h e c l a s s i c c h i l d re n ' s book, The Polar Express, by Chris Van Allsburg. Santa and his helpers greet passengers a t t h e N o r t h P o l e a n d t h e n b o a rd t h e train, where each child is given the first gift of Christmas - a silver sleigh bell. Chefs aboard each car lead passengers in singing Christmas carols on the ride back to St. Louis Union Station. The journey begins November 24, 2017 w i t h t r a i n s ru n n i n g e v e r y d a y e x c e p t Christmas though December 30. Trains depart St. Louis Union Station at 4:30, 6. 7:15 and 8:30 p.m. Riders may choose from two classes of service on The Polar Express -- Coach and First-Class. Coach tickets start at $39; First-Class at $65. First-class ticketholders will receive a Polar Express mug and will be seated on train cars with four-top tables. More information about dates, fares a n d e x c u r s i o n t i m e s a re a v a i l a b l e b y calling 314-942-6942, or by visiting www. STLPolarExpressRide.com. Families are encouraged to wear their pajamas for the ride. In addition to the train ride, St. Louis Union Station will present a holiday fire and light show set to Christmas music on the lake underneath the Union Station train shed. St. Louis Union Station is located at 1820 Market Street in downtown St. Louis. Built in 1894, the National Historic Landmark train station is one of St. Louis' architectural wonders. Parking is available in the Union Station lot at 18th and Clark streets for just $5 for all Polar Express ticket holders.

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There's been a lot of talk about who should be the next James Bond after Daniel Craig puts aside his shaken martini. Orlando Bloom? Idris Elba? Damian Lewis? After watching the formulaic spy thriller "Unlocked," might we suggest Noomi Rapace? The actress, who rose to prominence in the original film adaptations of the Stieg Larsson novels — "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo," ''The Girl Who Played with Fire" and "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest" — now finds herself in a movie that could be called "The Girl at the Center of a Twisty-Turvy Global Terrorist Conspiracy Where No One Can Be Trusted, Even That Nice Guy Who Just Saved You From Killers." Rapace drinks only water and beds no one in "Unlocked ," but she exudes the same steely deadliness of 007, his intelligence and resourcefulness. She can shoot guns with both hands, do impressive martial arts moves, speak many languages, quietly slice you open with a knife and, in one scene, is absolutely lethal with, of all things, a folded beach chair. "Tell me the target," she says steadily and menacingly at one moment, as humorless and driven as Craig's Bond. "I want to know how you got this intel," she demands in another scene. The plot of "Unlocked" is hard to explain without a spreadsheet since it's a never-ending series of double-crosses in the global search for a Middle Eastern-led plan to use a biological weapon far worse than Ebola in London. British intelligence agents, the CIA and double agents for both agencies suddenly have an urgent need for Rapace, a former top interrogator who failed to stop a Paris terror bombing that killed two dozen people and still lives with the guilt. (Cue the montage of her working out her frustration by assaulting a heavy bag.) RATED: R by the Motion Picture Association of America for "for violence and language." RUNNING TIME: 98 minutes. ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Two stars out of four.

"Beach Rats"

Is there anything lonelier than a secret? Frankie has a big one — he's attracted to men — and he can't seem to reconcile it with his own life. Writer and director Eliza Hittman's "Beach Rats " follows this conflicted Coney Island teenager around one summer, both languid and fraught, as he quietly wrestles with identity and desires, often dulling out the noise with the help of his dying father's prescription drugs. Played by the captivating newcomer Harris Dickinson, "Beach Rats" introduces Frankie as he browses a live video chat site, Brooklyn Boys. With his flat brimmed hat turned down to obscure his face, he looks dispassionately at the different windows, peering into the public-private lives of others. Some are performing for no one in particular, some are clothed and some are just waiting for that person who will agree to turn the computer screen off and meet up. Frankie stops on an older man who asks to see his face. "Pretty," he says to Frankie. "Thanks," says Frankie. But Frankie doesn't want to meet up with the older man. He doesn't really do that, he says. In the next scene, out in the world with his nearly identical heterosexual friends watching the fireworks on the boardwalk, a pretty girl spots him and begins to flirt. She goes home with him that night, and he does nothing with her either. The film runs on the slow escalation of his sexual development with both the random men he encounters online and meets up with under the cover of night and the girl, Simone (Madeline Weinstein), he dates in public. RATED: R by the Motion Picture Association of America for "strong sexual content, graphic nudity, drug use and language." RUNNING TIME: 95 minutes. ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Three stars out of four.

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"Home Again"

It's a crime to waste Reese Witherspoon. You know what's worse? To waste Reese Witherspoon AND Candice Bergen. That lovely bit of casting alone — Witherspoon and Bergen as daughter and mom — should have been enough to lift "Home Again," a debut from writer-director Hallie MeyersShyer, into at least the ranks of fairly entertaining, harmless guilty-pleasure rom-coms. Instead, one is left marveling at how disappointingly inept it feels, from plot developments so obvious you see them coming 40 minutes ahead, to the gooey, lingering close-ups of characters laughing happily. What are they laughing about? Maybe there were lots of great private jokes flying around the set, because there aren't a lot of great ones in the script — save a few choice barbs from Bergen, and a very well-timed "Hamilton" joke. Witherspoon is Alice, a recently separated mother of two who's returned to Los Angeles from New York, escaping a difficult marriage to a scruffily charming music mogul (Michael Sheen.) Luckily, she can move right into her childhood home — her huge, beautiful childhood home, with linens so soft they're a topic of conversation, and a sizable guest house. Which is where the three guys come in. That would be Harry (Pico Alexander), his brother Teddy (Nat Wolff) and friend George (Jon Rudnitsky). They're budding 20-something filmmakers trying to get their movie produced, and they're a bit down on their luck. Of course, this movie's version of being down on one's luck is a little different than in the rest of the world. It's not just that these guys somehow waltz into high-level meetings with agents and producers. It's that everyone here looks like they've grown up in a Ralph Lauren catalog. Now, plenty of movies have been made about well-off people without real-world problems. It's not a crime. RATED: PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America "for some thematic and sexual material." RUNNING TIME: 97 minutes. ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Two stars out of four.

"It"

Here's the good news: Pennywise is as creepy as ever in the new "It ." Thanks to a bigger budget and some improved special effects some 27 years later he really gets the chance to spook the kids of Derry, Maine. Bill Skarsgard (Son of Stellan, brother of Alexander) has infused Stephen King's killer clown with a pathological menace that's more reminiscent of Heath Ledger's Joker than Tim Curry's goofily sadistic take on the character in the 1990s miniseries adaptation. It helps that he's gotten an upgraded makeup job and a more antiquated (and scarier) costume of 17th century ruffs and muted whites. His teeth are bigger, his hair is less cartoonish, his eyes are more yellow and his mobility has become terrifyingly kinetic. Indeed, the new "It" goes all-out with the horror in Part One of the story, which is focused on the plight of a group of children in the 1980s who are haunted and hunted by a clown only they can see. Things that the miniseries only alluded to are depicted with merciless glee. Did you want to see a gang of bullies cutting a kid's stomach? "It" has that. Or witness a father looking lustily at his pre-teen daughter? "It" has that too. The bad news is that "It" still doesn't add up to much. Directed by Andy Muschietti, "It" is a deeply hateful film with the pretenses of being an edgy throwback genre mashup, a la "Stranger Things." With the R-rating, you do have to wonder who this "It" is really for — the now-grown kids of the '80s and '90s who were traumatized the first time around and can't get enough of their own nostalgia? RATED: R by the Motion Picture Association of America for "violence/horror, bloody images, and for language." RUNNING TIME: Running time: 135 minutes. ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Two stars out of four.

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"mother!"

Women give, men take and the Old Testament crashes into modern anxiety in director Darren Aronofsky's "mother! " It is an audacious, bold and fascinating fever dream of a film. It's allegory for, well, everything (the environment, marriage, art, spirituality, you name it!), that will challenge, distress and edify anyone who chooses to submit themselves to this creation for two hours. Like many Aronofsky endeavors, "mother!" is a film doesn't fit neatly into one genre. It starts out as one thing, a sort of psychological thriller and chamber drama about a couple living in a stately and remote home, and devolves gradually and then very suddenly into jaw-dropping chaos that almost seems to be testing the viewer. How much of Jennifer Lawrence's suffering can you take before covering your eyes? Or storming out of the theater? "Mother!" will get under your skin, that's a guarantee. This film begs for a viewing unencumbered by lengthy summarization. It's not that it defies explanation, what happens is fairly straightforward as far as nightmare logic is concerned. But the less you know the better. The setting is a grand Victorian home, plopped down in the middle of a field surrounded by trees. There lives a married couple (Lawrence and Javier Bardem), and it is peaceful and bright. It is an Eden dressed in Restoration Hardware linens that Lawrence's character (who is credited as "Mother" but never called that) has rebuilt for her husband (credited as Him) from wall to wall after a devastating fire burned it to the ground. She is earthy and quiet and perches her head to the wall to listen to the beating heart of the home in order to find the right shade of yellow for the space. RATED: R by the Motion Picture Association of America for "strong disturbing violent content, some sexuality, nudity and language." RUNNING TIME: 121 minutes. ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Three and a half stars out of four.

"American Assasin"

Mitch Rapp is an action hero in the vein of Jack Ryan or John McClane: an impossibly tough and determined everyday guy out to save the world. Dylan O'Brien brings a youthful freshness to that archetype in "American Assassin ," his first leading-man role and the first big-screen adaptation of Vince Flynn's series of Rapp novels. The character is scrappy and outspoken, rebellious and single-minded, and a skilled wielder of all manner of weapons. But Rapp is first seen onscreen as a starry-eyed lover in Ibiza about to propose to his girlfriend. Their idyllic moment is ruined when terrorists storm the beach and Rapp's fiancée ends up among the dead. Flash forward 18 months and Rapp is a bearded recluse in Rhode Island, where he's been studying Arabic, mastering firearms and practicing martial arts. He plans to take out the terror kingpin responsible for the Ibiza attack. But his clandestine training catches the eye of a CIA recruiter (Sanaa Lathan), who brings Rapp in as a counterterrorism operative. From there, the story jumps around multiple international destinations as Rapp undergoes advanced training with the humorless Stan Hurley (Michael Keaton) and onto a mission to recover a heap of stolen plutonium. Iranian forces intend to make a nuclear weapon to attack Israel. But an American mercenary and former student of Hurley's known as Ghost (Taylor Kitsch) is also involved, and he has his own ideas about how the plutonium should be used. RATED: R for "strong violence throughout, some torture, language and brief nudity." RUNNING TIME: 111 minutes. ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Two and a half stars out of four.

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This image released by Paramount Pictures shows Jennifer Lawrence in a scene from "mother!"

Lawrence shines in "mother!" By LINDSAY BAHR Associated Press Women give, men take and the Old Testament crashes into modern anxiety in director Darren Aronofsky's "mother! " It is an audacious, bold and fascinating fever dream of a film. It's allegory for, well, everything (the environment, marriage, art, spirituality, you name it!), that will challenge, distress and edify anyone who chooses to submit themselves to this creation for two hours. Like many Aronofsky endeavors, "mother!" is a film doesn't fit neatly into one genre. It starts out as one thing, a sort of psychological thriller and chamber drama about a couple living in a stately and remote home, and devolves gradually and then very suddenly into jaw-

dropping chaos that almost seems to be testing the viewer. How much of Jennifer Lawrence's suffering can you take before covering your eyes? Or storming out of the theater? "Mother!" will get under your skin, that's a guarantee. This film begs for a viewing unencumbered by lengthy summarization. It's not that it defies explanation, what happens is fairly straightforward as far as nightmare logic is concerned. But the less you know the better. The setting is a grand Victorian home, plopped down in the middle of a field surrounded by trees. There lives a married couple (Lawrence and Javier Bardem), and it is peaceful and bright. It is an Eden dressed in Restoration Hardware linens that Lawrence's character (who is credited as "Mother" but never called that) has rebuilt for

her husband (credited as Him) from wall to wall after a devastating fire burned it to the ground. She is earthy and quiet and perches her head to the wall to listen to the beating heart of the home in order to find the right shade of yellow for the space. And then one night, a strange man (Ed Harris) comes to the door. Bardem's character, a famous poet suffering from extreme writer's block, invites him in, and the paradise Mother has so painstakingly created begins to crumble. The next day, the man's wife (a wickedly funny Michelle Pfeiffer) shows up too. Mother, while trying to be polite and a good hostess and still continue restoring her house, is also understandably bewildered by the sudden changes and her own husband's apparent disinterest in her objections to these

strangers occupying their home. For all the stress and anxiety that "mother!" will inspire in viewers, this section is really quite funny, human and relatable as Mother grapples with her absent husband and rude houseguests who drink their liquor and break their valuables and ask invasive questions about why she doesn't yet have children. It is a host's worst nightmare, and it only gets worse for poor Mother — the only sane person around who of course is predestined to be driven crazy by everyone else. Aronofsky has a special appreciation for hyperbolic depictions of female madness and suffering, whether it's an aging woman looking to lose a few pounds in "Requiem for a Dream," on a ballerina striving for perfection in "Black Swan." or a wife just

"American Assassin" could be better By ROBERT GRUBAUGH For The Edge In the bloody wake of "It" comes numerous R-rated hopefuls looking to turn the least likely September tide in their favor week in and week out. The latest secondplace filler - behind the Stephen King adaptation's record second weekend - is "American Assassin", a bloody action flick that offers little new to either the revenge plot or the counterterrorism fanatic storyline that has become rather popular in the decade since 9/11 and/or Season One of "Homeland". It's also another chance to see what star Michael Keaton might do with his great late act. Will this be a benchmark flick like "Birdman" or "Spotlight" that we'll be talking about at the Oscars next Spring? No, absolutely not.

Is it eye-catching and respectable like his turns in "The Founder" or "Spiderman Homecoming"? Barely adequate. It's not a particularly good film, but thankfully it's short and delivers plenty of shock violence for the people that like this sort of thing. "American Assassin" has its bona fides as a novel first and a series of novels to boot. Prior to his 2013 death from prostate cancer, author Vince Flynn had introduced the world to his anti-hero Mitch Rapp (Dylan O'Brien) in more than a dozen books. The series has since been taken over by Kyle Mills and the sixteenth is due for publication imminently. Rapp is damaged goods. He's not as smart as Jack Ryan (depending on which version of that character you prefer; mine is certainly Harrison Ford's). He's not as buff as Jason Bourne (though

I bet neither is Matt Damon, not really). He's certainly no romantic vintage executioner of spycraft like any of the James Bonds. Instead, Rapp is a victim first and a motivated agent next. The film opens with a terrorist attack at a Spanish beachside resort in which his fiancée is killed thoughtlessly and right in front of him. With revenge as a powerful motivator, Rapp pours his hate, guilt, anger, and despondent sadness into a way to make the bad guys pay. He grows a beard and learns Arabic. He studies hand-to-hand combat and weapons just as thoroughly as he does the Quran and the teachings of Islam. He takes every step to appear the traitorous American rabble-rouser in order to infiltrate the cell that killed his lover. And once there he plots to take his pound of flesh.

While Rapp's goals are interesting, they're also mildly boring in a world where we accept radicalized terrorism as a way of life that periodically touches all of us with its grief. Where the movie takes this is, naturally, to the CIA. Rapp's actions aren't covert and he's being inaccurately tracked by the Agency as a homegrown jihadist that they in turn take under their wing to make operational. Deputy Director Irene Kennedy (Sanaa Lathan) hooks him up with the so-crazy-he-sounds-smart Stan Hurley (Keaton), a former SEAL who now trains rookies to be agents of shadow and death, dispensing street justice without having to be avowed of anyone. The whole thing is kind of hokey and moves way too fast. It's nice to see O'Brien back on screen after a bad injury on-set

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sidelined him from acting for quite some time. I just wish this movie was a little better. The plot turns into a chase of one of Stan's former protégés (Taylor Kitsch) before he can assemble the parts from a plutonium bomb he's been stealing from all around the world. They use a pretty Iranian double (or triple?) agent (Shiva Negar) to help them. One piece of advice for any other potential franchises looking to break out: if you're going to cast two actors to play similar roles, with similar convictions, try to cast actors that don't look exactly alike. I know Kitsch and O'Brien are different people and even I mixed them up once in a while. "American Assassin" runs 112 minutes and is rated R for strong, bloody violence throughout, some torture, language, and brief nudity. I

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Lee's church no longer carries his name

LEXINGTON, Va. (AP) — A Virginia church that Robert E. Lee belonged to after the Civil War will no longer be named after the Confederate general. Leaders of R.E. Lee Memorial Episcopal Church voted Monday to return to the parish's original name of Grace Episcopal Church. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that the 7-to-5 vote follows two years of heated debate, the hiring of a conflict resolution consultant and the departure of some members from the church in Lexington. Parish leaders first considered a name change in 2015 after white supremacist Dylann Roof killed nine people at a black

church in Charleston, South Carolina. The vote to remove Lee's name failed, but it divided the congregation. Then came the violence in C h a r l o t t e s v i l l e , Vi rg i n i a , l a s t m o n t h . White nationalists had rallied against the planned removal of a Lee statue. A group of counter protesters was rammed with a car. One woman died. "It's been a very divisive issue for two y e a r s , " t h e R e v. To m C r i t t e n d e n , t h e church's rector, told the newspaper. "But Charlottesville seems to have moved us to this point. Not that we have a different view of Lee historically in our church, but we have appreciation for our need to move on."

Lee moved to Lexington to lead Wa s h i n g t o n C o l l e g e a f t e r t h e C i v i l War ended in 1865. He is credited with saving the school, which is now named Washington and Lee University. At Grace Episcopal, Lee served in the church leadership as senior warden. He died in 1870. The church changed its name to R.E. Lee Memorial in 1903. In 2015, after the majority of the church's leadership voted to keep Lee's name, they hired a conflict resolution consultant at a cost of $16,000. The congregation had become divided and exhausted. Feelings were hurt. Two church leaders resigned in protest

of initial inaction. A c o m m i t t e e w a s f o r m e d . A re p o r t issued in April recommended restoring the original name while finding other ways to honor the general. Church leaders did not fully embrace the recommendation, voting instead to possibly take up the issue in the future. They reconsidered after Charlottesville. Congregant Doug Cumming said he hopes parish members will be able to come together and move forward. "My ancestors were very proud, brave and articulate Southerners," he said Monday, "and like Robert E. Lee, I think t h e y ' d b e v e r y p ro u d o v e r w h a t o u r church has done tonight."

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Artistic adventures SWIC celebrates music, theatre, film & art this fall

You can attend art exhibitions, theatre productions, film screenings, music concerts, and an engaging faculty speaker series… all at Southwestern Illinois College this fall. The college’s arts series, called the Southwestern Illinois Creative Arts Syndicate, features a variety of events ranging from a SWIC faculty music recital Sept. 26, an exhibition of East Asian art at The Schmidt Art Center Oct. 26, a series of one-act plays titled “All in the Timing” by David Ives Nov. 3 and 4, and a discussion on art history and Disney Nov. 8. “We try to appeal to a wide range of artistic tastes from music to theatre to art,” said Nicole Dutton, Schmidt Art Center curator. “We want our students and the community to be able to experience the arts without crossing the river. They can enjoy these things right here in the Metro East.” T h e S W I C A RT S c a l e n d a r i s below. For details on individual events, visit swic.edu or facebook. com/swicarts. FACULTY SPEAKER SERIES • Oct. 11 – The Shining Viewed from All Angles: Faculty Panel, 3 p.m., The Schmidt • N o v. 8 – A r t H i s t o r y & Disney: Paula Haniszewski, 3 p.m., The Schmidt FILM • Oct. 12 – Rats & People Motion Picture Orchestra, 7:30 p.m., The Schmidt

THEATRE • Nov. 3 – All in the Timing by David Ives, 7:30 p.m., SWIC Main Complex Theatre • Nov. 4 – All in the Timing by David Ives, 7:30 p.m., SWIC Main Complex Theatre ART For exhibition information, visit swic.edu/theschmidt. • Oct. 26 – Exhibition Opening Reception, East Asia Exhibition, 4–7 p.m., The Schmidt • Nov. 30 – Pottery Sale, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., The Schmidt • Dec. 1 – Pottery Sale, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., The Schmidt MUSIC For concert information, visit swic.edu/music. • Sept. 26 – Music Faculty Recital, 7 p.m., The Schmidt • Oct. 15 – Choir Concert: Around the World in 60 Minutes, 3 p.m., Union United Methodist Church, Belleville • Oct. 17 – Choir Concert: Around the World in 60 Minutes, 7 p.m., St. Luke Catholic Church, Belleville • Oct. 26 – Chamber Music Series: Music in the Time of War, 7 p.m., The Schmidt • Nov. 2 – Jazz Band Concert: St Louis Jazz, 12:30 p.m., SWIC Belleville Campus Café • N o v. 7 – C h a m b e r M u s i c Series: From Major to Minor, 7 p.m., The Schmidt • Nov. 14 – SWIC Concert Band: A Celebration of Dance, 7 p.m., St. Clare of Assisi Church, O’Fallon • Dec. 5 – SWIC Holiday Concert, 7 p.m., SWIC Varsity Gym • Dec. 6 – Choir Concert: Music Student Honors Recital, 3 p.m.,

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The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis has announced its 2017-2018 Studio Theatre season: Heisenberg, October 25-November 12, 2017, Faceless, January 17-February 4, 2018 and Caught, March 7-25, 2018. Heisenberg, by Simon Stephens and directed by The Rep’s Augustin Family Artistic D i re c t o r S t e v e n Wo o l f , o p e n s the season. A serendipitous encounter at a London train station propels two very different people into a shared orbit. Georgie is crass, deeply odd and impulsive. On a whim, she kisses the neck of Alex, a much older and more subdued man who is sitting by himself. In the unexpected conversations

that follow, Georgie and Alex discover shared passions amidst the uncertainty of personal connection. This life-affirming play uncovers the extraordinary in the everyday. Next up is Faceless, by Selina Filligner and directed by BJ Jones. Two young women face off in a courtroom, locked in a battle of wills and theologies. Susie Glenn, 18, is on trial. Radicalized online into planning acts of terrorism, she’s zealously committed to her cause. Her p ro s e c u t o r, C l a i re F a t h i , i s a Harvard-educated Muslim woman who lives the faith that Susie professes to understand. Their edgy exchanges create a propulsive, escalating tension that makes this brilliantly topical play a true legal thriller. The Studio Theatre series concludes with Caught, by Christopher Chen and directed by The Rep’s associate artistic director Seth Gordon. In the era of “fake news,” Caught creates a bracingly unique experience that will keep you wondering what’s real and what’s theatre.

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For The Edge Throughout the weekend of September 29 through October 1, the air around Stephens Lake Park near downtown Columbia will be filled with the sweet, smokey aroma of slow-cooked barbecue and the sounds of hot amps and great music as one of Columbia's favorite parties, the Roots N Blues N BBQ Festival, celebrates its 11th year. This annual event is part music festival, part art festival and part food festival. Roots N Blues combines over 30 live performances from a wide variety of musical genres - blues, soul, rock and roll, country, bluegrass and nearly everything in between - across two main stages over the course of three days and nights. Throughout the nearly 50-acre festival footprint, art installations will adorn every element of the fest. There also will be a fleet of food trucks and vendors lined up to quell attendees' need for mouth-watering barbecue and a variety of other fare. Columbia's local craft breweries will be on hand to quench thirsts as well. "We're very excited about Roots N Blues N BBQ 2017," says Richard King, one of the fest organizers and president of Thumper Entertainment. It's been a long time building up to the festival for King as he and his crew have spent a year planning and coordinating to bring it all together. "It's been a lot of work, but now that it's nearly here, we can hardly wait for everyone to come and enjoy the great music, food and fun. We have an amazing line-up of artists and it's going to be a phenomenal time." The 2017 festival features some of the biggest names in roots music. Headliners include Ryan Adams, Leon Bridges, Band of Horses, John Prine, Emmylou Harris, Gary Clark, Jr., Booker T's Stax Revue, Pokey LaFarge, Amanda Shires, Margo Price, Nikki Lane, The Mavericks and Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives. Gates open at 4 p.m. on Friday and music gets underway at 5:00 p.m. with simultaneous performances by Paul Webber and the Scrappers on Missouri Lottery Stage and Big Sandy and His Fly Rite Boys on the Great Southern Bank

Stage. From there, the start times are staggered at the two stages as attendees can enjoy the sounds of the Suffers, Lee Fields and the Expressions and the Old '97s before Booker T's Stax Revue and Gary Clark, Jr. close out the night with sets beginning at 8:15 p.m. and 9:15 p.m., respectively. O n S a t u rd a y, g a t e s o p e n a t 1 0 : 3 0 a . m . a n d t h e entertainment begins at 11:15 a.m. with a performance by the Aina Cook Band (winner of the King of the Roots contest) followed by Kent Burnside and the Flood Brothers. The afternoon unfolds with sets by the Bel Airs, the Hooten Hallers, Nikki Hill, Untamed Youth, Marshall Crenshaw, the Bottle Rockets, Nikki Lane, and the Steeldrivers. The music continues throughout the evening with Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives, Pokey LaFarge, and the Mavericks as Band of Horses and Leon Bridges bring the evening to its natural crescendo. The weekend comes to a head on Sunday with the Norm Ruebling Band and the Broadway Blues starting off the day's entertainment with sets beginning at 11:15 a.m. and 11:30 a.m., respectively. Chump Change, the Fairfield Four, Music Maker Blues Revue and Amanda Shires round out the afternoon's performances. Ana Popovic, Emmylou Harris, and Margo Price will then perform before John Prine and Ryan Adams close out the annual festival Sunday night. New for 2017, vendors at Roots N Blues will no longer be accepting cash, debit or credit cards. The festival organizers have adopted a cash-free set up, which has been well-tested and successful at other festivals. Attendees' festival wristband will now double as their ticket for admission and cash-less digital wallet, making for faster transaction times, shorter lines and less risk of loosing wallets. With the cash-less system, attendees will need to preload, or "top-up," their cashless accounts, similar to using a preloaded debit card. Once a purchase is made, the funds will automatically be deducted from the account balance, and "Top-Up" stations will be located around the festival grounds should anyone run out of credit and

need to reload their account. Any remaining credit will be refunded after the close of the weekend. More details on the new cashless system, including how it works and how to "top-up" your account, can be found on the festival's website at www.rootsnbluesnbbq.com/cashlesspayments/. In addition to the music and festivities, Roots N Blues hosts the Betsy Farris Memorial Half-Marathon and 10k fun run. The run, honoring one of the festival's founders and greatest proponents of getting fit and staying healthy, will take place on the morning of Saturday, Sept. 30. The races begin at 7 a.m. and wind through Columbia's urban trails, its historic downtown, the beautiful University of Missouri campus and concludes at Stephens Lake Park. All racers will enjoy live music along the route and will receive a commemorative medal, a collector's t-shirt, free barbecue and beer and a discount voucher to use when purchasing festival tickets. For more details about the race, or to sign up, visit the "Race" page on the festival's website. Throughout the weekend, several transportation options will be available. The festival provides free shuttle service to and from downtown parking lots and garages to the festival entrance for all attendees. GoCOMO (Columbia's city buses) also runs for free all over Columbia during the festival weekend. All GoCOMO buses are ADA accessible. There will be free bicycle parking and ADA accessible parking at the entrance as well. To check out the full line up of performers, the stage schedule and to order passes for the 2017 festival, please visit www.RootsNBluesNBBQ.com. Daily tickets and weekend passes also are available. Additional information about the fest's new cashless payment system also is available on the Roots N Blues website as well. Visitors interested in attending the festival can find information on lodging, award-winning dining options, additional events, attractions and things to do around Columbia by heading to the Columbia Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) website at www.VisitColumbiaMO. com. Or, they can call the CVB at 1-800-652-0987.

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Music calendar Thursday, Sept.28

Seeker, Enfold Darkness, Wolf King, Nethersphere, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 6:30 p.m. Wi l l i a m E l l i o t W h i t m o r e , Blueberry Hill, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m. Center Stage Artist Showcase, The Ready Room, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m. Kyle Dean Massey, Jazz at the Bistro, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m.

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Howlin' Friday Series: Annika Chambers, National Blues Museum, St. Louis, 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Cayetana, w/Hemming, Ordinary Things, Blueberry Hill, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m. Crywolf, The Ready Room, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m. The Art of Blakey, Jazz at the Bistro, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 30

70th Anniversary of the Air Force Concert, Gateway Arch Riverfront, St. Louis, 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Pure Oct. – Album Release Party, Old State, Noahfence, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 6:30 p.m. Divide The Empite, Silent Hollow, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m. Korn, w/Kings Bounty, The

Fall Into SAVINGSEvent Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m. Not Waving But Drowning, w/ Fuse 12, Daybringer, Kill Their Past, Blueberry Hill, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m. Deerhoof, The Ready Room, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m. Strung Out, Pop's, Sauget, Doors 7:00 p.m. The Art of Blakey, Jazz at the Bistro, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 1

Righteous Vendetta, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 6:00 p.m. Lilly Hiatt, w/Pernikoff Brothers, Blueberry Hill, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m. Obituary, Exodus, w/Power Trip, Dust Bolt, The Ready Room, St. Louis, Doors 6:00 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 3

Yelawolf, Pop's, Sauget, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 4

Grace Kelly, Jazz at the Bistro, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m. Angel Olsen, The Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 5

Maxo Kream, The Firebird, St.

Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m. Watching For Foxes, Folk Family Revival, w/Orphan Welles, The Ready Room, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m. Grace Kelly, Jazz at the Bistro, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. Up and Vanished Live, The Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 6

First Fridays, Grand Center, St. Louis, 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Matt Pond PA, J Fernandez, Emily Wallace, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m. BMMG 3 Yr Anniversary Free Show, Pop's, Sauget, Doors 8:00 p.m. Halloweezer, w/American Girl, Exit Music, Blueberry Hill, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m. Matt Pond PA, w/J Fernandez, Emily Wallace, The Ready Room, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m. Grace Kelly, Jazz at the Bistro, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Descendents, The Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 7

Calloway Circus, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 6:00 p.m. Worriers, w/Thin Lips, Blueberry Hill, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m. Andrew W.K., The Ready Room, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m. St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

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The Great Rivers Choral Society (GRCS), an adult choir of mixed voices serving the Riverbend area of Southern Illinois, is pleased to announce the kickoff of the 20172018 season. “We’re really excited about the upcoming season,” said Dr. Ronald Abraham, GRCS Music Director. “We’ll be tackling new works by Randall Stroope and René Clausen as well as some familiar pop arrangements and more traditional choral music – and some old favorites that long-time audience members may recognize.” The concert series begins in the fall (Oct. 7, 14-15) with “Beginnings: Seasons, Love and Life,” presenting some of the finest choral works from the eighteenth century to modern composers creating today. The concert will feature selections from Haydn's Creation and Randall Thompson's glorious 'Alleluia" as well as newer works. In December, the choir will be joined by a Brass Ensemble to help celebrate the Holiday Season. Music will include "Carols for Brass and Choir” and selections from Bach's triumphant "Christmas Oratorio.” And the Spring Finale will celebrate the approaching summer with “Boys of Summer: Beach Boys, Beatles, and Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons.” All concerts are free to the public, with a free-will offering taken during the performances. “We’re trying some new things this year,” Dr. Abraham said, “and the choir is coming in with renewed energy. For example, we

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99 Hops House in Maryland Heights By BILL ROSEBERRY Of The Edge Recently I got to attend the Iron Maiden/ Ghost concert at Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in St. Louis and before you go see a good show there’s something you have to do, you gotta eat. Myself, my buddy Dave and my cousin Brandon decided to check out a place close to the concert venue to prepare for rocking out so we hit up 99 Hops House inside Hollywood Casino. My one knock on going to concerts there is the lack of restaurants close to the amphitheatre. I’m not a fan of $20 hot dog night at the concert, so 99 Hops House was perfect with its proximity to the main event. I was also intrigued to check out their beer selections. The restaurant is located inside the casino at 777 Casino Dr. in Maryland Heights. Obviously the name gives it away, they offer 99 different beer selections, so for a craft beer aficionado like myself and my two cohorts I thought it would be good. There is a free parking garage available attached to the casino that was nice and once you enter you go to the ground floor and find the restaurant on the left directly before entering the gaming area. It’s huge. You walk in and see a long bar to the right with a lot of smaller tables sprinkled around it. As you walk back though you go through an opening into an elongated area where there are 40 to 50 more tables. We saw plenty of Iron Maiden T-shirts in the restaurant, so obviously a lot of concert goers had the same idea. We sat up shop in the back area and got started with some appetizers. I ordered the 99 Hops brisket nachos and the loaded tater tots. I’ll start with the loaded tots. I’m a big tater tot fan. I’ve conveyed this before because they remind me of being a kid. You can’t beat a good tot and they weren’t bad at 99 Hops House. They were simply crispy tots smothered in an Amber Pale Ale cheese sauce, crumbled applewood smoked bacon, scallions and sour cream. The tots had a good crispy taste, but weren’t overcooked like I’ve found at some places and of course the bacon added to the

experience. The cheese sauce was a great touch, too. It was a good starter. The nachos were top notch also. They were massive, consisting of tortilla chips blanketed in the Amber Pale Ale cheese sauce, sour cream, salsa rojo, guacamole, shredded lettuce and tender beef brisket. You can also get pulled pork instead of brisket. The most intriguing prize on the nachos were a few crispy stuffed jalapeno poppers mixed in to put it over the top. The poppers were my favorite part of the nachos. I’d never seen those included on nachos before and gave them a unique twist. We all three scarfed down the nachos with pleasure. They were good and didn’t get too soggy under the plethora of ingredients. I questioned how the brisket would be, but it was tender and had a great taste also. Now it was on to the main courses. Dave went with the 99 Hops mac and cheese with pulled pork, while Brandon ordered the Cubano sandwich and French fries and I picked the turkey avocado club with onion rings. Dave’s mac and cheese was good as he let me pilfer a couple of bites. It was served with that same Amber Pale Ale cheese sauce and topped off with bread crumbs. It was a huge

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bowl and the pulled pork added a nice touch. The cheese was pretty creamy to finish off a strong flavor. Brandon’s Cubano consisted of slow roasted pork loin, shaved ham, pickles, swiss cheese and house mustard on a grilled, pressed hoagie bun. He was pretty indifferent on his synopsis. It was good but not great. I would probably echo that same sentiment for my assessment of my turkey avocado club. With smoked turkey, bacon, avocado, lettuce and tomato on a croissant, it was good but there was nothing special about it. The turkey and avocado were the overwhelming flavors in the sandwich, which is what I was expecting, but the avocado was a little chintzy and I was hoping for a little more there. As for the beer, I was a little disappointed for 99 different choices for me, because it was pretty pedestrian. There actually weren’t a lot of things I hadn’t had before. I went with the Shiphead ginger wheat by Logboat Brewing out of Columbia, Mo. and the Louisville lager from Goodwood Brewing of Louisville. Both were simple and light in taste and not very memorable. The ginger wheat beer was weak on ginger taste and left something to be desired. The remainder of the menu was a little

shoddy. There was the smoked brisket cheesesteak sandwich that caught my eye, brisket street tacos, the baby back ribs and the berry spring salad with strawberries, blueberries, blackberries and mandarin oranges over a bed of spinach with walnuts and goat cheese and a balsamic vinaigrette dressing. To check out the whole menu and the beer selections visit www.hollywoodcasinostlouis. com/Dining/99-Hops-House. My real problem with 99 Hops House came with the service. We showed up with plenty of time to get to the concert early and get ourselves situated, but were at the restaurant for an hour and a half. They weren’t overly busy when we arrived, but it took quite a while for our food to arrive and then when we got our bills our server had them all jacked up. Our food was on the wrong checks and the waiter was really confused when trying to get the problems fixed. It took a half an hour to get our checks corrected and we were nearly late to the concert. While the food was decent, the rest of the experience left something to be desired. It’s up to you if you’ve got the time and want to check 99 Hops House out, but I’d probably run to the hills and go somewhere else when you gotta eat.

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NEW TODAY Firefighter City of Alton, IL Must have current Paramedic License See website for further requirements and link to online application www.cityofaltonil.com/ careers Written test will be held on October 28 at 9am Deadline for applications: October 13, 2017

NEW TODAY Hometown co. looking for young adults 19-30 yrs old. Outdoor work. 20-25 hrs/wk, Mon-Sat. (618)560-1712

Keller Construction, Inc. is looking for a full time Diesel Mechanic to repair and maintain various types of equipment including trucks & heavy equipment. Must furnish standard tools. Clean driving record required. Experience necessary. Must have CDL. Drug and alcohol test required. 618-781-1234

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Female needed ASAP to sit with a ederly person from 10P-6A vehicle required, medical experience preferred but not required, must live close to Edw. area. Pay negotiable 618-610-4072

Houses For Rent

2BR Loft, newly remod new kit, ba, wndows/drs d/w, w/d hkups. $745 incl. w/s/t 593-0173

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3BR 1BA newly remodeled, new flooring. DR & spare room, large kit & all appl. Close to Main St & Bike Trl. 900/mo + Dept 978-7250

NEW TODAY

Yard Sales

2br, 1.5ba Townhouse Close to SIU & bike trail. No pets. 1yr lse. G. Carbon 695-745/mo 288-9882

NEW TODAY

3BR Apartment Troy. $900/month Available Now! (314)574-3858

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Edwardsville Intelligencer Classifieds

Route 40 Newspaper carrier needed near Dunlap Lake. Includes Biscayne Dr, Burns Farm Blvd, N Burns Farm Blvd, Circle Dr, Franklin Ave. Approximately 10 papers on this route.

5BR historic home, pets allowed 818 Randle St Edwardsville $1400/month 618-978-0663

Papers need to be delivered by 5pm M-F, and 830am on Saturday. If interested please call 656-4700 x27.

Edw. 2/3BR, 1B. Dep/Lease/Ref. $775/mon 618-407-7788

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Short Term Ok! 2-3mo min. Furnished House NICE! 2BR 1BA gar. W/D 3 miles or < to 55/70/40&270 Glen Carbon $1650/mo Photos on Zillow or HotPads 618-406-2866

Countryside Meadows Garage Sale Rte. 143 to Drda to Wooded Estates Entrance Wednesday, 09/27, 3p-6p Thursday, 09/28, 3p-6p Friday, 09/29, 9a-2p Saturday, 09/30, 8a-2p

3Br, 2Ba Duplex, Esic Area, 1 car garage. $985. 618-541-5831 or 618-655-0334.

NEW TODAY

Executive 2 Bedroom, Downtown Edwardsville. Newly Remodeled, W/D Included. $1095/mo Call Jeff 806-2281

Hunter’s Green Subdivision Sale (Back side of Hunter’s Crossing behind Wal-Mart in Edwardsville)

NEW TODAY

09/29 & 09/30 7a-8p Fri 7a-2p Sat

Furnished Efficiency for one person in Eville. $580/mo. Includes all utilities. 972-0948

Hometown News Youin Can’t Miss • Founded 1862 Hometown News You Can’t Miss • Founded 1862 and acquired by Hearst inin 1979.

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Antiques, decor, kids stuff, Christmas, furniture, & tools

and acquired by Hearst in 1979.

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