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Crossroads

America's future to be discussed at SIUE.

4 Running the Rockies Local athletic store owner tells her tale.

6 Chilling at the Zoo Events planned for fall and winter.

13 "The Blair Witch Project" Remake gets lost in the woods.

14 Singing in St. Louis Gaslight Cabaret Festival returns.

20 Fall fun

McHenry County offers plenty to do.

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Studio Series gets underway

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What’s Happening Friday September 30_____ • An Undercover Weekend 10Night Two, Various Hands, The Free Years, Shotgun Abby, Prune, Giant Monsters on The Horizon, The Daisy Ad, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

• Thrice, w/La Dispute, Nothing, Nowhere, The Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

• Stir, w/Life Without Wayne, The Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

• Sick Puppies, Pop's, Sauget, Doors 7:00 p.m.

• Red White And Floyd, Cicero's, University City, Doors 8:30 p.m.

• Blind Pilot, w/Quiet Life, The Ready Room, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

• The Al Jarreau Duo, Jazz at the Bistro, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

• B i l l T. J o n e s / A r n i e Z a n e Company in “Analogy/Dora: Tramontane”, Touhill Performing Arts Center, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.

• Defending the Caveman, Playhouse @ Westport, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., Runs until October 23, 2016 • American Arts Experience St. Louis, St. Louis, Runs until October 16, 2016 • Once, The Fabulous Fox Theater, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.

• St. Louis Renaissance Festival, Roatry Park, Wentzville, Runs until October 16, 2016 • Follies: The Repertory Theater of St. Louis, Loretto-Hilton Center, St. Louis, 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., Runs until October 2, 2016 • STAGES presents: Sister Act, Robert G. Reim Theater, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., Runs until October 9, 2016 • Outside In: Paint for Peace Exhibition, Coca, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Runs until October 30, 2016 • Ernst Haas: Color Brought to Life, International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until October 8, 2016 • Mark Bradford, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

• Kings, Queens, and Castles, World Chess Hall of Fame, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

• L i t t l e B l a c k D re s s : F ro m Mournin to Night, The Missouri History Museum, St. Louis • Route 66: Main Street Through St. Louis Exhibit, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until July 16, 2017 • T h e Wo m e n o f 1 9 1 6 Exhibition, Historic Hawken House Museum, St. Louis, 11:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Runs until November 10, 2016 • Self-Taught Genius: Treasures f ro m t h e A m e r i c a n F o l k A r t Museum, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Saturday October 1_________ • An Undercover Weekend 10Night Three, Three, Blackwater '64, Miss Molly Simms, Steven Deeds, Ramona Deflowered, Old Souls Revival, The 45, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

• Jay Farrar (Trio), w/(TBA), The Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

• BMMG 2 YR Anniversary Showcase, Pop's, Sauget, Doors 8:00 p.m.

• My Posse In Effect: A Tribute To The Beastie Boys, The Ready Room, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

• The Al Jarreau Duo, Jazz at the Bistro, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

• Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company in “Analogy/Dora: Tramontane”, Touhill Performing Arts Center, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.

• Defending the Caveman, Playhouse @ Westport, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., Runs until October 23, 2016 • American Arts Experience St. Louis, St. Louis, Runs until October 16, 2016 • Once, The Fabulous Fox Theater, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.

• St. Louis Renaissance Festival, Roatry Park, Wentzville, Runs until October 16, 2016 • Follies: The Repertory Theater of St. Louis, Loretto-Hilton Center, St. Louis, 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., Runs until October 2, 2016

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People

Crossroads Juan Williams and Cal Thomas to discuss America's future as part of SIUE's Arts & Issues series

By JULIA BIGGS Of The Edge

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ith one of the most contentious presidential elections around the corner, the next SIUE Arts and Issues event is more timely than ever. On Oct. 11 at 7:30 p.m. in the Morris University Center's Meridian Ballroom, political news icons Juan Williams and Cal Thomas will debate the important political issues driving our nation's future.

Crossroads: A Conversation About America's Future, which is sponsored by the Madison County Regional Office of Education, will feature Williams and Thomas as they examine the qualities and shortcomings of our political process, how elections are affected, and how those in the positions of power act. Though they often disagree, they will discuss ways in which citizens can effectively find common ground and lessen the divide on critical issues.

Juan Williams, an Emmy award winner for television documentary writing, has worked as a reporter for NPR, The Washington Post and as a political analyst for Fox News.

His opinion columns have won numerous awards, including the Columnist of the Year by the Washingtonian, and a political commentary award by the American Association of University Women.

Cal Thomas is a panelist on the Fox News show Watch, co-writes a twice-weekly forum page titled “Common Ground” for USA Today, and hosts a daily radio program syndicated to more than 300 stations nationwide. Thomas, with over three decades of experience reporting from Washington, has also worked for NBC,CNBC and PBS television.

Collectively, with over 60 years of experience at the front lines of American politics, this duo will explore, in a fair and balanced format, the question on every American's mind: Why do our political leaders consistently fail to meet on common ground to solve our most critical problems?

The Arts & Entertainment brochure describes Thomas and Williams' debate as one that will “invigorate listeners” through their “knowledge, passion, humor and clear

commitment to presenting the facts rather than just holding to party lines.”

It further notes that the two gentleman are “truly dedicated to finding a way in which we can effectively lessen the divide on such monumental issues as race, economy, education, health care, and foreign policy” and that they will “examine the qualities and shortcomings of our political process, how elections are affected and how those in the positions of power act.”

In what is sure to be one of Arts & Issues most motivating and empowering programs about American politics and the progression of the election process, audiences will leave with a new understanding of the political landscape, inspired to engage in helping shape our future.

Arts & Issues tickets can be ordered on-line at artsandissues.com or in-person at the Morris University Center (MUC) Welcome Desk. The MUC Welcome Desk is open Monday through Friday 7:30 a.m. until 7:30 p.m. and Saturday 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. The Welcome Desk is closed on Sunday. To place your order by phone call 1-866-6984253.

Saint Louis Art Museum puts focus on war For The Edge The Saint Louis Art Museum, located in Forest Park, is showcasing two war-related exhibits.

For more information, visit www.slam. org.

Impressions of War Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes, Spanish, 1746—1828; Sad Forebodings of What Is Going To Happen, plate 1 from the portfolio The Disasters of War, 1810– 20, published 1863; etching, drypoint, and aquatint; 8 1/2 x 14 1/4 x 1 3/8 inches; Saint Louis Art Museum, The Marian Cronheim Trust for Prints and Drawings 7:2015.1 Spanish painter and printmaker Francisco de Goya's print series known as the Disasters of War stands as one of the major achievements in the history of European art. The Disasters responded to the French occupation of Spain by Napoleon Bonaparte between 1808 and 1814. It broke

ground with the intensity of its focus on war’s cruelties, yet the prints also shed light on the bravery of the Spanish people on the ground in the face of foreign occupation.

Although Goya made the prints during and immediately after the war, they were not formally published until 1863, more than three decades after his death.

T h e e x h i b i t i o n a l s o f e a t u re s t h re e additional series of prints by artists whose works also respond to the darker side of war and its aftermath. Produced in the 1630s, Jacques Callot's Miseries of War established a tradition that inspired many artists after him, including Goya. Max Beckmann's portfolio Hell, 1919, scrutinizes the bloody political clashes and material hardship that afflicted Berlin in the months following World War I. The most contemporary work in the exhibition, Amman Portfolio, 2006, by Daniel Heyman, features eight descriptive drypoint portraits with fragments of the traumatic content from interviews he was

invited to witness of Iraqi citizens who had been detained and tortured in the infamous Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq.

I m p re s s i o n s o f Wa r i s c u r a t e d b y Elizabeth Wyckoff, curator of prints, drawings, and photographs; Leah Chizek, research assistant, and Ann-Maree Walker, senior research assistant, and Gretchen Wagner, Mellon Fellow for Prints, Drawings, and Photographs. It is organized as a counterpart to the upcoming exhibition Conflicts of Interest: Art and War in Modern Japan, which opens October 16 in the Main Exhibition Galleries.

Conflicts of Interest: Art and War in Modern Japan The exhibition focuses on the confidence that Japan gained from its victories against these two nations through vividly illustrated works: paintings on f o l d i n g s c re e n s a n d h a n g i n g s c ro l l s , drawings and sketchbooks, color woodblock prints, lithographs, stereographs, illustrated books and magazines, postcards, trade

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cards, game boards, textiles, and other materials.

The exhibition is possible due to the generous gift of 1,357 Japanese prints and related works of art given to the Saint Louis Art Museum in 2010 by local donors, Charles and Rosalyn Lowenhaupt.

Conflicts of Interest: Art and War in Modern Japan is organized by the Saint Louis Art Museum and curated by Philip Hu, associate curator-in-charge of Asian art, in collaboration with Rhiannon Paget, Andrew W. Mellon Fellow for Japanese Art. The exhibition is supported in part by a generous grant from the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation. The exhibition catalogue is supported in part

by Furthermore: a program of the J.M. Kaplan Fund. Financial assistance has been provided by the Missouri Arts Council, a state agency. Conflicts of Interest will be on view in the Main Exhibition Galleries from October 16, 2016—January 8, 2017.

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Running in the Rockies

Editor's note: Jen Schaller, owner of RunWell in Edwardsville, recently took part in the Leadville 100, a a dirt road and trail running race that covers 100 miles and has participants bouncing between altitudes of 9,200 feet above sea level 12,620 feet in Colorado's Rocky Mountains.

Here's her story.

Dear Leadville, I’m so over you.

Leadville, you obviously don’t love me the way I love you. Your beautiful mountains don’t care about me. You chew me up and spit me out; and stand there unchanged by how much you hurt me. I mean nothing to you. It’s over. I’m moving on! D.O.N.E. You won’t see me again. In fact, I’m thinking about starting a new club called “Screw Leadville.” I’m having bumper stickers made with the word “Leadville 100” and the middle finger. Lol. So, what I’ve learned is that sometimes you can work really hard, you can try your best, you can dig into places within yourself…and things just don’t work out. If you’ve ever heard me say that you can do anything you set your mind to, just wad that up and throw it away! I’m a big fat liar. Sometimes, you can’t.

Sorry, but it’s the truth. One thing I can tell you is that when you try, you are better for doing so. When you try, you have no regret. When you try….you live.

This is my story…

I arrive in Colorado 10 days early.

Staying in Buena Vista with Trent’s parents, Kirby and Gail. They rented a house there and I’m going to hang out with them and acclimate to the altitude. I did some hikes and ran each day. I was feeling a lot better on my run a few days before the Leadville Trail 100 (LT100). I was taking an Iron supplement because I remembered giving blood one time and my blood almost didn’t drop in the solution and they weren’t going to let me give blood. I figured it wouldn’t hurt since the blood moves Oxygen, and I need a whole bunch of that.

Initially, the forecast is calling for storms and it’s colder this year than last, so I’m trying to get mentally prepared to be cold and wet for a long time. I had a LOT of foot pain last year from the steep descents, I have two little issues that I’m assuming will crop up on me at some point during 100 miles, so I’m also mentally preparing to suffer…a lot.

I have a great crew this year! My boyfriend, Trent, will be crew and also a pacer. He is going to pace me from the turnaround at Winfield back to Twin Lakes. There, my old trail running buddy, Denzil will pick me up there and run me through the night to May Queen. Trent will pick me back up at May Queen and run me in the last 13.5 miles.

In total, Denzil will run about 27 miles and Trent about 23. Also, part of the crew is Megan, Denzil’s wife, my dear friend Ray, and our buddy Tim. These five people are going to save my a**. They are going to give me a kick in the a** when I need it, encouragement, tough love, and may have to do unspeakable things for me over the course of 30 hours.

Lol. I’m up at 2:00am to eat, hydrate, stretch and prepare. We head out at 2:45am to arrive at the race start by 3:15am. I feel a little tired at the start; didn’t sleep that great the night before. I’m no stranger to soldiering through on little sleep,

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Jen Schaller as she takes part in the Leadville 100. so I’ll perk up. The crew packs up the car, the cooler, boxes of food, blankets, chairs and everything else they need for the long day ahead.

The will be living out of this car for the next 30 hours. We arrive at the race start. I warm up a bit, hit the porta potty twice, and jockey for a good spot in the starting corral. Race starts at 4:00am. The energy at the start line is unlike any other race.

There’s a respect, a brotherhood, a camaraderie, an understanding.

I am anxious to start, but I also know that as soon as the starting gun goes off, I’m along for the ride.

There are so many unknowns. Will my gut bomb out? If you can’t eat and drink, you can run. Will I fall?

100 miles on trails and many hours during the night; the chances are good. Will I miss the cutoff? Will my two little injuries crop up? Will me feet feel like my toes are broken from running hard downhill, like last year? Will I stroke out? Will I be able to breathe? Will I s*** my pants? Will I get hypothermia? …or, will I finish this Bitch? Will I run 100 miles? Will I climb this Mountain (twice) and come across the red carpet and receive a belt buckle? I have no idea what the next 30 hours will bring. The lower the low, the higher the high! So, I stand at the starting line with a lump in my throat and a fire burning in my heart.

I find a good spot in the starting corral; right in the middle. Last year, I was too far back, so I won’t make that mistake this time. I’m traveling light at the start and plan to run the first 13.5 to May Queen at a pretty good clip. The crew is going to meet me at May Queen.

I can drop my lights with them and pick up my trekking poles and additional food/water for the trek up Sugarloaf Pass (11,000 ft elevation).

I’m feeling good when I see the crew at May Queen. I had a good run and I’m making good time; about 35 minutes in front of the cutoffs. I try to only spend 5 minutes with my crew and then head out. They are so amazing! I got too warm on the run, so I took my gloves off to try to regulate my temperature. It helped cool me down, but when I arrived at M a y Q u e e n , m y h a n d s w e re cold, useless meat hooks that I

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couldn’t do anything with. They did everything for me! Opened caps, held stuff, took my lights off, hooked my Ipod on, filled my water, etc. Thank you! You need to separate from your crew, though.

If you don’t, before you know it, you just sat there for 20 minutes burning time. This is hard, because they are so encouraging and you want to talk to them. Resist. Next time I’ll see them is 11 miles from now by the Fish Hatchery at the Outward Bound aid station.

I leave May Queen and I’m feeling good on the climbs and crushing the downhill. I’ve been practicing a new way to run downhill (since my feet were so banged up last year), plus I am wearing the Skechers Go Trail Ultra 3, which are amazing! I now do more of a bounding down the hills and not blow up my quads by trying to put the brakes on. I will now take one step for probably every three steps I took last year.

This is going to do the trick! I have NO foot pain; really no pain at all.

I feel good, other than some gut and digestion issues. I’m drinking all natural, cold pressed juice that I picked up at a juicery in Vail.

The problem is that I can only get it when I see my crew. They are keeping it cold for me. I love the trail, it’s so beautiful and ever changing. We descend down the powerline cut…steep. I’m now headed to the Fish Hatchery.

This is a flatter stretch with some pavement. I’ll meet my crew again at the Outward Bound aid station.

They are amazing. They have a chair set up for me, ask what I need, fill my water bottle, give me a few things to put in my pack to eat. They make suggestions and I say yes or no. I made up some time and I’m 45 minutes in front of the cutoff. I head back out 6.5 miles from here to the next aid station at Half Pipe (31 miles into the race).

My gut is not happy; this always happens at altitude, especially while exerting myself. Nothing tastes good. I have to choke food down.

Nibble on things. A lot of belching.

It’s such a process. A friend of mine told me about Ginger candy and how it soothes the stomach; she eats one per hour during her long races.

She runs 100 milers! So, I definitely planned to try this and started

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eating the Ginger. I felt better and it’s a tasty little snack. I continue to eat the Ginger…maybe more than I should have. I began to notice that my heart was racing. I’m running flat pavement and my heartrate is 173 bpm. On my Garmin, the heartrate was full blown red, threshold for the past 30+ minutes. I can feel the Ginger burning. I decide to stop eating Ginger, because I have to slow my run down because my heart is beating out of my chest. I need to get this body right again.

I have a talk with my brain. The brain controls EVERYTHING. I tell the brain that you better get his gut under control and you better get this heartrate down, because we are not stopping…so, figure it out. I start to think about things that are calming to me. I think about all my people back home who sent me an encouraging message…all the people who are pulling for me, who sent me texts, personal messages, posts on Facebook and phone calls.

I think about everyone who tacked on one extra mile for me today.

Heartrate begins to come down. I feel better. Too much Ginger = bad.

After the Half Pipe aid station, I’m back on the trail and headed to Twin Lakes 8.5 miles out. The aid stations are pretty spread out, so you have to carry what you need.

The trail is pretty strenuous too, so it takes longer to cover the miles.

On my way to Twin Lakes, there is a mini aid station on the Mt. Elbert pass that has cold water only. I partake and it is goooood. There is a climb and then a sharp descent to the Twin Lakes aid station. Again, I climb steady and run downhill at a good clip. I make up a little more time here, but by the time I clear the aid station I’m still only about 45 minutes ahead of schedule. Last year, I only had a 20 minute cushion and it wasn’t enough. I’m hoping 45 minutes will do the trick!

When I leave Twin Lakes, I have a two mile flat stretch, 4 creek crossings of icy cold water, and then I begin to climb up Hope Pass. The trail that we run up on Hope Pass is so amazing. There is a river that runs down right next to the trail. It roars so loud you can’t hear others talking. It winds in and back out. It is a feast for the senses. As it crashes over the rocks, it makes white water rapids, then it quiets down. It’s

my favorite stretch of the course, even though it’s the most difficult.

I look forward to running down this trail later tonight. Right now, I need to climb. People pass me and then disappear. I wonder how they can hike up this so fast. They look human, just like me.

I’m hiking up Hope Pass and I pass this guy, then he passes me, then I pass him. We leap frog for some time and we are both having highs and lows. We talk for a bit and find out where each other is from.

He is from Texas, so that’s what I’ll call him. I begin to push hard up the last stretch and I tell him we’re going to make it and…I leave him behind. I can hear the volunteers and runners at the aid station and I am ahead of the cutoff, so I’m going to make it this year! I’m so happy! I ate up some of my cushion on this climb though, so hopefully I’ll be able to make that up as I run down the other side of Hope Pass. I have some tasty soup broth and a Coke (to settle my gut) and need to clear this aid station by 4:35pm. I head out at 4:25pm. I have 5.5 miles to get to the turnaround at Winfield.

I am running down Hope Pass like a locomotive with no brakes!

Some runners step to one side and others give me a shoulder check…. nice. I don’t care. I’m on a mission!

I need to get to Winfield and meet my crew and pick up my pacer. Last year, I missed the Hope Pass cutoff and didn’t even get to see this part of the trail. So, needless to say, I’m ecstatic! There is a climb to Winfield so that will slow me down once I reach the base of Hope Pass. The climb up to Winfield is eating time. I didn’t make up as much as I needed to on the downhill, and now I’m struggling to go at the pace that I need to. I’m about 2 miles out and the cut off is in 22 minutes. Ugh. I just ran 48 grueling miles and I’m going uphill. I can’t go any faster.

I’m worried. I’m behind this guy walking and he’s pretty defeated.

He doesn’t want to go for it with me. He says he has nothing left. I asked if I could get around him, because I’m going try….I’m going to GO FOR IT! He wishes me well, and I run. Everything is hurting. Even my rib cage is sore from trying to get more air on the climb up Hope Pass. My back hurts from wearing the pack and leaning forward on the climbs. My gut is unhappy. I am running. I am running like my life depends on it. A man heading inbound from Winfield tells me that I have 17 minutes to go a mile and three quarters (part of which is still uphill), and it’s going to be close, but he thinks I can make it.

I’m now behind another man and he is ready to run with me. We hit it. We’re moving…but he isn’t going fast enough. I ask him if I can get around. I think we need to go faster.

I am flying! I’m yelling and runners in front of me, “Coming through!”

“I’m going for it!” Runners wish me well and tell me I’m going to make it! They are encouraging me and now everyone is moving to one side (I’ll bowl them over, seriously). I am running a 7:30 pace the last mile downhill. With every exhale I’m grunting…I can’t breathe. I’m giving it all I have to give. As I leave the trail, It’s downhill to the pavement.

I jump down onto the pavement, grunting with every exhale. I look left and right, not knowing where to go. I have a half mile on the pavement to the time clock. I see my friend Ray in the crowd. She’s wearing a red RunWell hat.

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People Rockies Continued from previous page My clock says 5:58pm. The c u t o ff i s 6 : 0 0 p m a t t h i s a i d station. I have 2 minutes to run a half mile? It’s not possible.

Ray screams at me and tells me we are doing this. She takes off sprinting and says, “COME ON!” She gives me the mental push I need. She’s sprinting along side of me yelling at me, “Don’t you quit on me!” “We are going to make it!” “Let’s go!” I am trying to tell her that I can’t breathe, my mouth is moving, but no words are coming out of my mouth. My head is tilted back to try to get air.

I run as hard as I can. I can’t see the time clock. I’m still grunting and running. Then I can’t. I walk like two steps and Ray loses it on me, “Don’t you stop! You’ve got this! You have to run!” She has tears in her eyes. I can’t let her down. I take off again. My watch says 6:00pm. I’ve missed it. I’m running as hard as I physically can. Runners heading back out all begin to cheer me on. Still running. We run past Denzil, Megan, Trent, and Tim. They all cheer me on. They are not sure what is about to happen. Will I make the cutoff? Trent is not sure if he’ll be running me back over Hope Pass or not? But we’re GOING FOR IT! Ray says to me, “I can’t keep up with you, but you go on and run hard.” This lady (angel) standing along the sidelines says, “I’ll run her in!”

She ran right ahead of me yelling at me not to stop. She holds her hand out for me. I’m trying to tell her that I can’t breathe and she says, “Then stop talking and run!” We come around the corner and I can see the time clock. It’s 6:02pm (I missed it).

The angel running with me starts yelling at the timers, “Number 687 is in! She’s right here! She’s right here! #687, #687. She made it!” We hit the timing mat still at 6:02pm. Grunting all the way to the mat. The Official says, “I’ll let her go if she clears out of here in 2 minutes.” That means to bathroom, no extra water, nothing from the food table. It’s ok. I’m still alive…I’m still in this. Thank you Ray and the angel. We did it…

••• I can’t catch my breath. I can hardly walk. After running 49 miles, I just ran the last mile at suicide pace to make the cutoff and now I have to clear out of t h e a i d s t a t i o n a t Wi n f i e l d immediately. Geeez. Can a girl catch a break? Thankfully, my crew has a chair waiting along the road, cold water, chocolate milk, juice, and I sit a while to rest. I need a minute to pull my ( s t u ff ) b a c k t o g e t h e r ; g e t m y breathing under control and get my heartrate back down. I can’t even walk straight. I’ve never felt like that before. Trent said I freaked him out. He was worried.

He’s never seen me like that before. He says, “I guess that’s what it looks like to leave it all out there.” I’m taking long deep, soothing breaths. It’s not really working, but I’m confident that I’ll recover and be able to go on.

We are heading back out because I just worked my ass off to make the cutoff and now we have to make it back over Hope Pass and another 40 miles, to get across the red carpet and get the belt buckle. One problem, I need a bathroom. Gut is churning and I

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A portion of the trail used in the Leadville 100. need a bathroom…STAT. I have to dip into the bush, scrape a little hole in the dirt with my shoe, as fast add I possibly can, and do my business. Ugh. Thankfully, Ti m h a d t o i l e t p a p e r ! T h i s crew thought of everything!… seriously. Trent and I walk a bit; I’m still trying to recover.

Trent remembers that I’ll need a headlamp, runs back for it, and the crew quickly has it handy for us. Off we go.

We hit the trail and begin hiking the hills and running the descents.

I feel okay… not great. I’m spent.

Nothing really hurts, but I’m beat.

My heartrate is elevated and my breathing is out of control. It’s hard to recover at this altitude.

Trent is telling me how he can’t believe how that lady was talking to me (the angel who ran me in).

He said, “She was practically riding you and whipping you (she wasn’t). I never would have gotten away with talking to you like that.” We both laugh…and we run. I am chasing cutoffs. I was the last one basically across the line at the last cutoff. I spent 10 minutes sitting, drinking, and (pooping)ting in the woods, so now we are even farther behind.

The next cut off is a little more lenient, we have 3 hours and 45 minutes to go 10.5 miles, so we might be able to make it work.

T h e c l i m b w i l l b e s l o w, b u t maybe we can make it up on the downhill side of Hope Pass. We have to make it back to Twin Lakes so I can run with Denzil!

After I get off this mountain, too, I’ll be able to breathe better, and I think I’ll have a good chance of making it. This body knows how to run.

Two and a half miles inbound and we hit the base of Hope Pass. It’s time to climb. Oh God…My muscles are weak. I climb about 25 steps and then my heart feels like it’s going to

explode out of my chest. I have to stop and take a few deep breaths. 25 more steps, and 5-6 breaths. We’re climbing. It’s so steep. We’re over 11,000 feet of elevation. My gut is cramping.

When this happens, I take an Endurolyte and that melts it away.

Trent is carrying my all natural beet juice and I’m drinking Clif Recovery for the protein. We see a few people coming down the mountain, walking. They ask if we made it and we are happy to tell them yes, but we have a long way to go. 25 more steps, stop and take 5, 6, 7 breaths. I bend over and use my trekking poles to steady myself. I close my eyes so my heartrate will go down a little quicker. I feel dizzy.

25 more steps…stop, take more breaths. I apologize to Trent. 25 more steps…

My gut has bottomed out. The brain knows what the stomach can handle. I looking at the food options that we have, and I know it’s not going to work. I take a few nibbles of a Clif Bar. It’s such a process. I make sure it’s good and soft in my mouth and then slowly lower it past the throat and down it goes. I get three bites down and no more. Blah.

The juice works well, so I drink a little more beet juice. I can also do hydrating foods like fruit; I have some apples in my pocket and have a slice. We press on. We are several miles in. I’m slowing down. I’m taking more breaks.

I cannot breathe enough now to even take 25 steps. My muscles are screaming for Oxygen and I can’t provide it. I hang over my poles and I’m whispering to Trent that I’m sorry…I whisper, ”Just another little break…I don’t know what is wrong with me.” We go on like this for a while. I’m suffering.

We are moving so slow at this point that we start to notice all the bloody rocks about every quarter

of mile. It’s obvious several people bit it on the rocks and left some DNA out here. I hope they are ok. My gut is cramped up and I go for another Endurolyte…

Uh, Nope. I look at Trent with big eyes and say, “Uh oh.” Here is comes. I puke my guts out right in the middle of the trail. I tell Trent not to look at me. He holds my braids for me and rubs my back.

I’m hurling every last ounce until my stomach is completely empty.

Trent suggests that I sit down and rest for a minute after that episode.

Clock is ticking…

We are engaged in a death march up Hope Pass. I can barely breathe to even take 10 steps. It’s pitch black out now. We have our headlights on. Trent tells me that we need to put my gloves on and my jacket; it’s getting colder as we get higher up. That sounds like it’s going to take way too much time and energy (that I don’t have). He keeps pushing me and finally we sit down. He takes care of everything. I’m warmer. We are back up and pressing on. The air is so thin, I have to heave my chest out and take a deep breath through my nostrils and then blow out with a swoosh to clear the lungs quickly for another needed breath. I am doing this WITH EVERY BREATH. I’m babbling.

I’m dizzy. I’m light headed. Trent tells me that it’s going to be fine, and I’m doing good. We just have to get over the Pass to the aid station. I’m going at about a 30 minute mile pace and there is NOTHING I can do about it. I am suffering…I cry quietly to myself.

I take some more steps…more breaths…more breaks. I’m out of time…

It’s basically survival at this point. We missed the cutoff at Twin Lakes. No one is coming to air lift us off this mountain, so we have to do it. We have to get back.

There is a guy sitting in the dark babbling to himself as we approach in the darkness. There is another guy with him. He asks if we are medical. Nope, but if you see them, I’d like to talk to them too.

Lol. This guy sitting down is hurt and cold, no headlight and doesn’t think he can get up the mountain.

The guy that is with him called for medical and doesn’t want to leave him, so here they sit. We talk them in to trying. We are going painfully slow and they can come with us.

We have lights. They decide to make the trek up with us. I wasn’t kidding when I said painfully slow. I was so ill. I still couldn’t go more than 10 steps without a break, a lean on my poles, a hang of my head, and 10 slow easy breaths.

I apologize to everyone. At one point, even the injured, babbling guy passed me and made his way to the summit. Bastard. How can these people breathe up here?

What is wrong with me? I feel like my body is shutting down. Are my kidneys ok? I puked. I can’t eat or drink. Trent is calculating how much more we have to climb and tells me we are getting close.

I don’t believe him. Do you think this is the last switchback? He doesn’t know.

Then, like a beacon in the night, we can see the bonfire that they made at the Hope Pass aid station!

We’re saved. We make a final push to get there…couldn’t make it without more breaks and deep breaths. Eventually we arrive.

Heat. Food. Help. The volunteers are so amazing! They ask me many questions and get me some hot soup and water. I sit down by the fire on a log. They won’t have it…one of them gives me their chair. Angel #2 wraps me in a big

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insulated sleeping bag and rubs my back a little. I’m overwhelmed by her kindness and I cry quietly again. I thought I might die. I suffered so bad…for so long. At this point, I realize that I’m DONE with this run. I’m over it. I no longer need to do this. I’m in awe of everyone who finishes it. One lady attempted and did not finish (DNF) 7 times! Another DNF’d 3 times and was going for her 4th.

I’m going to learn my lesson with 2 DNF’s!

Our crew is waiting at Twin Lakes. Trent let them know that I was ill. They know we missed the cutoff of course; they are there are we’re not. We still have to make our way 6 MORES MILES down Hope Pass to Twin Lakes; there is no way to get us off this f*ing mountain! I’m so DONE. I’m resting by the fire. I put my head in my lap and rest for 5 minutes.

Trent is ready to go. His phone died so he can’t communicate with our crew anymore and they are expecting us. 5 more minutes… please! As soon as we step away from the fire, we’re cold, plus there are 4 freezing cold creek crossings ahead of us to get back to Twin Lakes. One of the medical staff tells us about a different way to get to Twin Lakes where we wouldn’t have to cross those 4 creek crossings again, in the dark, freezing water. I have been cold for hours and can’t imagine crossing those streams again. The adrenaline is gone. There’s no race and there’s no prize. We head back out. We are trekking with our poles. I’m too weak and dizzy to run on the rocky trails at night.

We’re going to play it safe. We are talking and trekking. I’m feeling better as we descend because there is more Oxygen. We talk about the raging river along the trail that is SO AMAZING in the daylight.

It’s roaring so loudly at times we can’t even hear each other. Before we realize it, we missed the turn off where we were supposed to go around the creek crossings.

Shit. Trent wants to cross them.

I can’t, mentally. I cannot get in that freezing water again. It will be about 2 or more miles to go back up and look for that turn off. Ahhhh! I ask Trent if he will carry me. HE SAYS YES! He then carried me on his back through the first freezing stream. I hold the rope, which is there because the water is rushing, and it’s to keep you from going down the river.

It’s dark. I’m holding both of our trekking poles in one hand and the rope in the other. In we go.

We make it! I am so in love with him right now! Three more creek crossings to go, and then another 2 miles to trek to the Twin Lakes station.

This is a never ending, f*ing, painful experience. I’m drained.

I’m ill. Trent’s feet are freezing.

We finally see the parking lot. We emerge to find our crew standing with race officials ready to tear the timing chips off the back of my bib and remove my race bracelet. They congratulate me on a great effort and rip away. 61 total miles, twice over Hope Pass. It was a good day.

Hugs all around from my awesome crew! They have had a long day, too. In the car we go, we’re so tired. It’s 12:39am. Long day. Back at the house I take a hot bath and crash hard. I dream that the rocks slip under my foot and I’m falling. My whole body jerks in the bed, and I wake up…I realize I’m NOT still on that mountain, but nestled snug in my bed. I think to myself, “F-U Leadville”and I smile and drift off to sleep…

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Saint Louis Zoo

Wild Lights will return to the Saint Louis Zoo for the 2016-17 holiday season.

Zoo plans events for fall

For The Edge The Saint Louis Zoo has announced its schedule for the fall and winter.

For more information, visit www.stlzoo.org.

October 2016 Oct. 1 through Nov. 27, 2016 First Bank Sea Lion Show. Saturdays and Sundays only at 1 and 2:30 p.m. (weather permitting). $4/person. Children under 2 are free. More info: stlzoo.org/sealionshow.

Sea lion superstars will thrill you with flipper walks, ball balancing and lots of splashing! Shows will be held at the Lichtenstein Sea Lion Arena, which features an 811-seat amphitheater for seasonal shows, a large stage, a rock bridge extending into the audience and a high diving platform and slide.

Oct. 1-2, 8-9, 2016 Ottertoberfest. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Free.

More info: (314) 646-4642 or stlzoo.org/ ottertoberfest.

Enjoy an otterly fun fall celebration at the Saint Louis Zoo! Each weekend, families can enjoy special menus, music, drinks and activities to celebrate North American river otters. Sponsored by Boeing and Coca-Cola, with media support by 106.5 WARH and 92.3 WIL. Oct. 6, 2016 Wild Night for WildCare. 6-9 p.m. General Admission tickets are $125. More info: (314) 646-4741 or stlzoo.org/wildnight.

Enjoy an elegant strolling dinner at The Living World to support the Saint Louis Zoo’s WildCare Institute programs. Special presentation by New York Times best-selling author Carl Safina. Proceeds help the Zoo in its efforts to save endangered species at 13 WildCare centers and to further the work of the Zoo’s Reproductive and Behaviorial Sciences Department. All are dedicated to creating a sustainable future for wildlife and people around the world. Only 300 tickets are available for this event and must be purchased in advance. Attire is business professional,

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and the event is adults-only.

Nightly Oct. 18-30 Boo at the Zoo Nights presented by SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital.

5:30-8:30 p.m. $6/Zoo members and $7/general public $1 discount for kids in costume.

Children under 2 are free. More info: (314) 646-4771 or stlzoo.org/boonights.

T h e Z o o ’ s n o n - s c a r y, k i d - f r i e n d l y Halloween experience is filled with laughs and adventure. Children are encouraged to wear costumes. Sponsored by SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital, Mid America Chevy Dealers, Wells Fargo Advisors, Prairie Farms Dairy, Build-A-Bear® Workshop At The Zoo, NOW 96.3 and 105.7 The Point.

Oct. 29, 2016 Boo at the Zoo Spooky Saturday presented

by SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Free. More info: (314) 646-4771 or stlzoo.org/spookysaturday.

Mummies and daddies are invited to bring their little ghouls and goblins for fun entertainment, educational activities and games. Children are encouraged to wear costumes. Sponsored by SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital, Mid America Chevy Dealers, Wells Fargo Advisors, Delta Dental of Missouri, Build-A-Bear® Workshop At The Zoo, NOW 96.3 and 105.7 The Point.

November 2016 Weekends through Nov. 27, 2016 First Bank Sea Lion Show. Saturdays and Sundays only at 1 and 2:30 p.m. (weather permitting). $4/person. Children under 2 are free. More info: stlzoo.org/sealionshow Sea lion superstars will thrill you with flipper walks, ball balancing and lots of splashing! Shows will be held at the Lichtenstein Sea Lion Arena, which features an 811-seat amphitheater for seasonal shows, a large stage, a rock bridge extending into the audience and a high diving platform and slide.

Nov. 10-Dec. 24, 2016

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Holiday Zootique at Treetop Shop. The Living World offers animal-related clothing, ornaments, plush animals, toys, books, home décor and many items only available at the Saint Louis Zoo. Holiday Zootique is open daily November 10 to December 24 during Zoo hours with a special Zoo members preview on November 9. More info: stlzoo.org.

Nov. 24, 2016 (Thanksgiving Day) Zoo is open 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

Nov. 25-27, Nov. 30-Dec. 4, Dec. 7-11, 14-23, & 26-30, 2016 U.S. Bank Wild Lights. 5:30-8:30 p.m. $7/members, $8/non-members MondayThursday $9/members, $10/non-members FridaySunday Children under 2 are free. More info: (314) 646-4771 or stlzoo.org/wildlights.

Get a glimpse of the North Pole at the Saint Louis Zoo, where you can walk through an arctic wonderland of twinkling holiday light displays. Enjoy special menus, fireside storytelling, family activities and more.

Sponsored by U.S. Bank, Prairie Farms Dairy, and Build-A-Bear Workshop at the Zoo, with media support by 102.5 KEZK. December 2016 Dec. 1-4, 7-11, 14-23, & 26-30, 2016 U.S. Bank Wild Lights. 5:30-8:30 p.m. $7/members, $8/non-members MondayThursday $9/members, $10/non-members FridaySunday Children under 2 are free.

More info: (314) 646-4771 or stlzoo.org/ wildlights.

Get a glimpse of the North Pole at the Saint Louis Zoo, where you can walk through an arctic wonderland of twinkling holiday light displays. Enjoy special menus, fireside storytelling, family activities and more.

Sponsored by U.S. Bank, Prairie Farms Dairy, and Build-A-Bear Workshop at the Zoo, with media support by 102.5 KEZK. Dec. 3-4, 10-11, 17-18, 2016 Breakfast with Santa. Seating times: 9 and

11 a.m.

Members: $20/adult, $18/child (2-12) Non-members: $22/adult, $20/child (2-12) Children under 2 are free. More info: (314) 646-4897 or stlzoo.org.

Festive holiday breakfast includes a photo with Santa, a gift for kids, visits from costumed characters, free parking and more.

Pre-paid reservations are required, and seating is limited.

Dec. 14, 2016 Hump Day Happy Hour. 5:30-8:30 pm.

Adults only. More info: stlzoo.org/yzf Join the Young Zoo Friends and other young professionals for a free Hump Day Happy Hour at the Saint Louis Zoo. Come mix and mingle, get up close and personal with animals, enjoy cocktails from our cash bar and learn more about the Zoo. Business casual.

Dec. 16-19, 2016 Dinner with Santa. Seating times: 5 and 7 p.m.

Members: $23/adult, $21/child (2-12) Non-members: $24/adult, $22/child (2-12).

Children under 2 are free. More information: (314) 646-4897 or stlzoo.org.

Enjoy a buffet dinner while overlooking the colorful lights of Wild Lights. Evening includes dinner, admission to Wild Lights, visits from costumed characters Rudolf and Frosty, photo with Santa and free parking. Prepaid reservations are required, and seating is limited.

Dec. 24, 2016 (Christmas Eve): Zoo open 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

Dec. 25, 2016 (Christmas Day): Zoo is closed.

Dec. 27, 2016 Raja’s 24th Birthday. Celebration from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at River ’s Edge, weather permitting. Raja the bull elephant turns 24.

More info: (314) 781-0900 or stlzoo.org.

Dec. 31, 2016 (New Year’s Eve): Zoo open 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

Jan. 1, 2017 (New Year’s Day): Zoo is closed.

People People planner SLSO announces Live at Powell Hall series Tickets go on sale today for the St. Louis Symphony’s 2016-2017 Live at Powell Hall concerts. These concerts deliver a wide range of musical entertainment for all audiences.

Performances include: • A Gospel Christmas with Richard Smallwood December 8, 2016 7:30 PM Be warmed this holiday season with an evening of soul-stirring Gospel music with the Grammy Award-winning STL Symphony, guest vocalist Richard Smallwood and IN UNISON Chorus, led by director Kevin McBeth. Presented with support from the Monsanto Fund.

• Mannheim Steamroller Christmas Symphony Friday, December 9, 2016, 7:00pm Saturday, December 10, 2016, 7:00pm Sunday, December 11, 2016, 2:00pm Back by popular demand! Get into the holiday spirit with the GrammyAward winning music of Mannheim Steamroller performed by the St. Louis Symphony.

• Mercy Holiday Celebration Presented by Mercy Friday, December 16, 2016 2:00pm & 7:30pm Saturday, December 17, 2016, 2:00pm & 7:30pm Sunday, December 18, 2016, 2:00pm

Join the STL Symphony and Holiday Festival Chorus for concerts full of timeless holiday classics and, of course, a special visit with jolly ol’ St. Nick. See why over 10,000 St. Louisans make this their annual holiday tradition!

• Disney in Concert – Tale as Old as Time Thursday, December 29, 2016, 7:00pm Friday, December 30, 2016, 7:00pm Join the STL Symphony for a magical journey into storytelling and music as only the timeless tales of Disney can evoke. Exploring iconic moments from romantic fairy tales, this musical celebration is certain to remind the young and young at heart that wishes can be made on stars, hope is eternal and love conquers all.

• BMO Private Bank New Year’s Eve Celebration December 31, 2016 7:30 PM Ring in the New Year with Music Director David Robertson and the STL Symphony for the annual New Year Eve’s Celebration. Enjoy an enchanting evening full of magical music and unforgettable surprises!

• Lift Every Voice: Black History Month Celebration February 17, 2017 7:30 PM Join the STL Symphony and the IN UNISON Chorus for this annual concert celebrating African-American culture and music with a soulful celebration of music.

• Ben Folds Saturday, February 18, 2017, 7:30pm Sunday, February 19, 2017, 7:30pm Top Billboard and folk rock

sensation Ben Folds is back by popular demand after a sold-out performance in 2014 performing fan-favorites and orchestral arrangements with the STL Symphony. Hear this one-of-a-kind performance as “…Folds uses the STL Symphony to access his music’s subtleties and nuances” (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) on the Powell Hall stage.

• Raiders of the Lost Ark Friday, March 17, 2017, 7:00pm Saturday, March 18, 2017, 7:00pm Sunday, March 19, 2017, 2:00pm The film that gave the world one of its greatest movie heroes, archeologist Indiana Jones, is back and better than ever before! Filled with epic twists and legendary adventures, relive the excitement of Raiders of the Lost Ark on the big screen with the STL Symphony performing John Williams’ epic score live!

Single tickets for all 2016-2017 Live at Powell Hall concerts go on sale today and may be purchased by phone at 314-534-1700, online at stlsymphony.org or in person at the Powell Hall Box Office, located at 718 North Grand Boulevard in St. Louis.

Founded in 1880 and now in its 136th season, the St. Louis Symphony is the second-oldest orchestra in the country and widely considered one of the world’s finest.

In September 2005, internationally acclaimed conductor David Robertson became the 12th Music Director, the second Americanborn conductor to hold that post in the Orchestra’s history. The St.

Louis Symphony strives for artistic excellence, fiscal responsibility and community connection while meeting its mission statement: enriching people’s live through the power of music. The Symphony presents a full season of classical programs and Live at Powell Hall concerts and hundreds of free education and community programs each year.

Yes to perform at The Fox Long-time Yes fans, rejoice! Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin and Rick Wakeman are proud to announce that after a hiatus of 25 years, they are to reform the definitive Yes line-up as – Anderson, Rabin and Wakeman (ARW).

Yes will perform live at the Fabulous Fox Wednesday, November 9 at 8 p.m.

Tickets are $100, $75, $65, $55, $45 and are available online at metrotix. com, by calling 314-534-1111, or in person at the Fabulous Fox Box Office.

Since they last played together in 1990 on the highly successful Yes ‘Union Tour’, there have been various hybrid versions of the band.

However, none featured the iconic voice of Jon Anderson, the outstanding guitar talent of Trevor Rabin, and the keyboard wizardry of Rick Wakeman. The aim of the band will be to restore the standard of excellence in performance that they established with their 1990 shows - which saw Yes members past and present come together for the first (and only) time of the legendary band's career.

"To be able to sing and perform with Rick and Trevor at this time in my life is a treasure beyond words," explains Jon. "I'm so excited to create new music and revisit some of the classic work we created many years ago, it's going to be a musical adventure on so many new levels."

"Trevor and I have wanted to play Yes music together since the Union Tour," adds Rick. "And as for so many of us, there is no Yes music without Jon. The 'Holy Trinity of Yes' is for me, very much a dream come true."

The most successful prog rock group of all time, Yes was co-founded

by Jon Anderson and the late Chris Squire in 1968 and went on to sell millions of units with releases such as Fragile, Close to The Edge, Tales From Topographic Oceans, Going For The One and 90125, as well as embarking on several record-breaking world tours.

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People People planner Monkees to mark 50th anniversary When four young men were cast in the television roles of a struggling rock band inspired by The Beatlesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; A Hard Dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Night, few could have predicted the impact The Monkees would make on music and pop culture at large, an impact that still reverberates 50 years later.

Assembled in Los Angeles in 1965 by Bob Rafelson and Bert Schneider for the television series The Monkees, the quartet of Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith, Peter Tork, and the late Davy Jones brought a singular mix of pop, rock, psychedelica, Broadway, and country to their music.

The Monkeesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; first single, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Last Train to Clarksville,â&#x20AC;? was released in August 1966, hitting #1 and serving as advance publicity for their series, which debuted on September 12.

When the groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s self-titled debut album arrived in stores a month later, it quickly headed for the top spot of the Billboard charts, where it would ultimately sit for 13 of the 78 weeks it remained in the Top 200.

By the time the groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s TV series aired its final new episode on March 25, 1968, the Monkees had seen three further albums top the charts â&#x20AC;&#x201C; More of the Monkees, Headquarters, and Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones, Ltd., all of which were released in 1967, staggeringly enough â&#x20AC;&#x201C; while racking up several more hit singles, with â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m a Believer,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;(Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m Not Your) Steppinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Stone,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Girl I Knew Somewhere,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pleasant Valley Sunday,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Words,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Daydream Believer,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Valleri,â&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tapioca Tundraâ&#x20AC;? all finding their way into the Billboard Top 40.

Now, Micky Dolenz and Peter Tork carry on that tradition with a full evening of magic music and multi-media splendor, including clips from their Emmy Award winning series. Their new show features all of the Monkees hits, plus an intimate acoustic set and solo spots for each of the singers. This Evening With The Monkees is sure to please every fan of the band.

The Monkees will perform Saturday, November 5, at 7:30 p.m.

at the Family Arena in St. Charles.

Tickets can be purchased at the Family Arena Ticket Office or online at www.metrotix.com.

Prices are: $75 (Gold Circle), $65 (Floor), $50 (Lower Level), $40 (Upper Level) To charge by phone call MetroTix at 314-534-1111. For help purchasing accessible seating, please call The Family Arena ADA Hotline at 636896-4234.

Humperdinck to perform in St. Charles In a career spanning almost 50 years, Engelbert has generated sales in excess of 140 million records, including 64 gold albums and 35 platinum, four Grammy nominations, a Golden Globe, and stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Las Vegas Walk of Fame, and Leicester Walk of Fame. He has performed for the Queen four times, several presidents and many heads of state. He has recorded everything from the most romantic ballads to movie theme songs, disco, rock, and even gospel. His unique voice has charmed millions of fans around the globe. However, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not just the voice, but the man himself, with his endearing sense of humor and self-deprecating jokes. Engelbert has managed to strike a new chord with a younger generation after appearing on MTV several times.

Engelbertâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s music has transcended time and his voice still continues to reach out to people now â&#x20AC;&#x201C; serving to transport and inspire, to embrace and to provoke feelings and emotionsâ&#x20AC;Ś ingredients that are no doubt the essence of his long-lasting success.

The concert will take place Friday, November 4, at the Family Arena in St. Charles.

Tickets can be purchased at the Family Arena Ticket Office or online at www.metrotix.com.

Tickets are: $93 (Gold Circle), $78 (Floor), $60 (Lower Level), $50 (Upper Level).

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Alton Brown to appear at The Fox Television personality, author and Food Network star Alton Brown has announced â&#x20AC;&#x153;Alton Brown Live: Eat Your Scienceâ&#x20AC;? (www. altonbrownlive.com) will visit an additional 40 cities in 2017 including St. Louisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Fabulous Fox Theatre on Sunday, April 9 at 7:30 p.m.

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Tickets are $60, $50, $40 and are available online at metrotix.com, by calling 314-534-1111, or in person at the Fabulous Fox Box Office.

Brown says fans can expect â&#x20AC;&#x153;all-new everything including songs, new comedy, new puppets, and bigger and better potentially dangerous food demonstrations.â&#x20AC;?

Critics and fans have raved about the interactive components of B ro w n â&#x20AC;&#x2122; s s h o w s . H e p ro m i s e s â&#x20AC;&#x153;plenty of new therapy inducing opportunities during our audience participation segments. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to give too much away, but this time weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to play a little game.â&#x20AC;?

Brown has a knack for mixing together science, music and food into two hours of pure entertainment. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Plus, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll see things Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve never been allowed to do on TV.â&#x20AC;?

Brown, author of the James Beard award winning â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m Just Here for the Foodâ&#x20AC;? and New York Times

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People People planner Zoo announces upcoming events The Saint Louis Zoo has announced its schedule for the fall and winter.

For more information, visit www.stlzoo. org.

October 2016 Oct. 1 through Nov. 27, 2016 First Bank Sea Lion Show. Saturdays and Sundays only at 1 and 2:30 p.m. (weather permitting). $4/person. Children under 2 are free. More info: stlzoo.org/ sealionshow.

Sea lion superstars will thrill you with flipper walks, ball balancing and lots of splashing! Shows will be held at the Lichtenstein Sea Lion Arena, which features an 811-seat amphitheater for seasonal shows, a large stage, a rock bridge extending into the audience and a high diving platform and slide.

Oct. 1-2, 8-9, 2016 Ottertoberfest. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Free.

More info: (314) 646-4642 or stlzoo.org/ ottertoberfest.

Enjoy an otterly fun fall celebration at the Saint Louis Zoo! Each weekend, families can enjoy special menus, music, drinks and activities to celebrate North American river otters. Sponsored by Boeing and Coca-Cola, with media support by 106.5 WARH and 92.3 WIL. Oct. 6, 2016 Wild Night for WildCare. 6-9 p.m. General Admission tickets are $125. More info: (314) 646-4741 or stlzoo.org/wildnight.

Enjoy an elegant strolling dinner at The Living World to support the Saint Louis Zooâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s WildCare Institute programs. Special presentation by New York Times best-selling author Carl Safina. Proceeds help the Zoo in its efforts to save endangered species at 13 WildCare centers and to further the work of the Zooâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Reproductive and Behaviorial Sciences Department. All are dedicated to creating a sustainable future for wildlife and people around the world. Only 300 tickets are available for this event and must be purchased in advance. Attire is business professional, and the event is adults-only.

Nightly Oct. 18-30 Boo at the Zoo Nights presented by

SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospital. 5:30-8:30 p.m. $6/Zoo members and $7/general public $1 discount for kids in costume.

Children under 2 are free. More info: (314) 646-4771 or stlzoo.org/boonights.

T h e Z o o â&#x20AC;&#x2122; s n o n - s c a r y, k i d - f r i e n d l y Halloween experience is filled with laughs and adventure. Children are encouraged to wear costumes. Sponsored by SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospital, Mid America Chevy Dealers, Wells Fargo Advisors, Prairie Farms Dairy, Build-A-BearÂŽ Workshop At The Zoo, NOW 96.3 and 105.7 The Point.

Oct. 29, 2016 Boo at the Zoo Spooky Saturday presented

by SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospital. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Free. More info: (314) 646-4771 or stlzoo.org/spookysaturday.

Mummies and daddies are invited to bring their little ghouls and goblins for fun entertainment, educational activities and games. Children are encouraged to wear costumes. Sponsored by SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospital, Mid America Chevy Dealers, Wells Fargo

Advisors, Delta Dental of Missouri, Build-ABearÂŽ Workshop At The Zoo, NOW 96.3 and 105.7 The Point.

November 2016 Weekends through Nov. 27, 2016 First Bank Sea Lion Show. Saturdays and Sundays only at 1 and 2:30 p.m. (weather permitting). $4/person. Children under 2 are free. More info: stlzoo.org/sealionshow Sea lion superstars will thrill you with flipper walks, ball balancing and lots of splashing! Shows will be held at the Lichtenstein Sea Lion Arena, which features an 811-seat amphitheater for seasonal shows, a large stage, a rock bridge extending into the audience and a high diving platform and slide.

Nov. 10-Dec. 24, 2016 Holiday Zootique at Treetop Shop. The Living World offers animal-related clothing, ornaments, plush animals, toys, books, home dĂŠcor and many items only available at the Saint Louis Zoo. Holiday Zootique is open daily November 10 to December 24 during Zoo hours with a special Zoo members preview on November 9. More info: stlzoo. org.

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People People planner Laumeier Sculpture Park announces schedule Laumeier Sculpture Park, located 12580 Rott Road in St. Louis, has announced its upconing schedule.

For more information call (314) 6155278.

September 2016–February 2017 Fall & Winter Art Classes & Workshops Laumeier Sculpture Park offers art courses for all ages as multi-day classes and one-day workshops for youth, teens and adults. Art Classes and Workshops provide participants with a focused experience within a particular medium, process or concept.

Art Classes and Workshops are taught by local, experienced Artist-Instructors and are designed to encourage artistic development and self-expression.

Small class sizes provide participants with individual attention; projects are designed to allow participants the freedom to explore their own potential and creativity. Art Classes and Workshops meet at Laumeier Sculpture Park, 12580 Rott Road, Saint Louis, Missouri. Call 314.615.5278 or visit www.laumeier.org for more information.

September 2016–April 2017 Laumeier Teen Program Now in its second year, Laumeier's Teen Program is designed to encourage creative expression in young adults ages 13 to 19, offering workshops and mentoring to assist teens in preparing well-rounded portfolios. The Teen Program meets on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month during the school year (September–December and February– April) at Laumeier Sculpture Park, 12580 Rott Road, Saint Louis, Missouri. $60 per month, ages 13 to 19. Call 314.615.5278 or visit www.laumeier.org for more information.

October 2 Free Walking Tour: Archaeology of Place: The Fourth Decade Laumeier Sculpture Park offers free Walking Tours on the first Sunday of each month, May–October.

Laumeier tours are interactive and designed to engage participants in exploring the relationship between art and nature. Themed tours provide specific perspective on Laumeier’s

Permanent Collection to enhance the visitor experience. Tours are led by trained Laumeier Docents and last approximately one hour. Participants are advised to dress appropriately for the season and wear comfortable shoes for walking on uneven pathways. Tour meets Sunday, October 2, at 2:00 p.m. in the Public Plaza outside the Adam Aronson Fine Arts Center at Laumeier Sculpture Park, 12580 Rott Road, Saint Louis, Missouri. Free. Call 314.615.5278 or visit www.laumeier.org for more information.

October 12 Early Memory Loss Tour: The Northern Grove Participants, along with a care partner, enjoy a one-hour interactive, themed tour. Tours are led by Laumeier Docents who have been trained by the Alzheimer's Association of St. Louis. Participants stand and walk up to 45 minutes; tour pathways are wheelchair and walker-accessible (hats and sunglasses are strongly recommended). Participants are advised to dress appropriately for the season and wear comfortable shoes for walking on uneven pathways.

Registration fee includes one care partner or support person with one participant. Tour meets Wednesday, October 12, at 1:00 p.m. in the Public Plaza outside the Adam Aronson Fine Arts Center at Laumeier Sculpture Park, 12580 Rott Road, Saint Louis, Missouri. $10, care partner with participant. Call 314.615.5278 or visit www.laumeier.org for more information.

October 15 2016 St. Louis Arts Experience Performance Join Laumeier Sculpture Park for a free, outdoor performance of musical selections in celebration of the Park. The event features Dr. James Henry with Vocal Point, Dr. Gail Fleming with Melodia and Vaughans Quartet, among others, and includes a presentation of the original composition Laumeier Sculpture Park Anthem, by Dr. Barbara Harbach.

The performance is organized by Laumeier ’s 2016 In-Residence: Composer Dr. Barbara Harbach and Conductor Dr. James Henry, both faculty at the University of MissouriSt. Louis. Supported by the Ferring Family Foundation. Saturday, October 15, at 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. in

the Public Plaza outside the Adam Aronson Fine Arts Center at Laumeier Sculpture Park, 12580 Rott Road, Saint Louis, Missouri. Free. Call 314.615.5278 or visit www.laumeier.org for more information.

October 16 Harvest Festival More than 3,500 patrons attend Sauce Magazine’s annual event featuring fall foods and beverages from St. Louis’ top restaurants, a farmers market, locally made arts and crafts, live music and more on the Park grounds. Sunday, October 16, from 11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. at Laumeier Sculpture Park, 12580 Rott Road, Saint Louis, Missouri. Admission is $8 for Members and $10 for non-members; children ages 10 and under are free.

Rain or shine. Call 314.615.5278 or visit www.laumeier.org for more information. Presented by Sauce Magazine.

October 20 Free Stroller Tour: To the Whirligig & Back: Laumeier History Laumeier Sculpture Park offers free Stroller Tours on the third Thursday of each month, May–October.

Laumeier tours are interactive and designed to engage participants in exploring the relationship between art and nature. Themed tours provide specific perspective on Laumeier’s

Permanent Collection to enhance the visitor experience. Tours are led by trained Laumeier Docents and last approximately one hour. Participants are advised to dress appropriately for the season and wear comfortable shoes for walking on uneven pathways.

Please note, strollers are not provided.

Tour meets Thursday, October 20, at 10:00 a.m. in the Public Plaza outside the Adam Aronson Fine Arts Center at Laumeier Sculpture Park, 12580 Rott Road, Saint Louis, Missouri. Free. Call 314.615.5278 or visit www.laumeier.org for more information.

October 20 Free Cocktails & Conversation: How’d They Do That?

Join Laumeier Sculpture Park’s Chief Preparator Marty Linson and Collections Manager Erika Rogers for a glimpse at the behindt h e - s c e n e s a r t i s t i c p ro c e s s e s used during the stages of design, fabrication, installation and ongoing care of artworks in the Permanent Collection. Laumeier’s Conversation Series provides informal learning opportunities through discussion about new artworks in the temporary exhibitions or legacy artworks in the Permanent Collection. Conversation Series events encourage participants to share ideas and ask questions in a relaxed atmosphere. Refreshments are

provided. Thursday, October 20, at 6:00 p.m. at the Kranzberg Education Lab at Laumeier Sculpture Park, 12580 Rott Road, Saint Louis, Missouri. Free, ages 21 and up. Call 314.615.5278 or visit www.laumeier.org for more information.

October 22 Family Workshop: Bye Bye Birdies Search the sky and trek through the trees to witness a great bird migration! Learn which birds you can expect to see and how to help them along their travels. Then, make a feeder to help nourish the birds for their long flight! Laumeier Sculpture Park’s multigenerational Family Programs are a wonderful way for family members to spend quality and creative time together.

Children—along with a parent, grandparent or caregiver— explore new artistic media, develop a meaningful bond and create memories to last a lifetime.

Registration fee includes one adult with one child; children must be accompanied by an adult. Saturday, October 22, from 2:00–4:00 p.m. at the Kranzberg Education Lab at Laumeier Sculpture Park, 12580 Rott Road, Saint Louis, Missouri. $40, adult with child ages 4 to 12. Call 314.615.5278 or visit www.laumeier. org for more information.

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QuickGlance Movie Reviews

"The Light Between Oceans"

There is no misfortune too shattering for Derek Cianfrance it seems. The writer and director of "Blue Valentine," ''The Place Beyond the Pines" and now, an adaptation of the M.L. Stedman novel "The Light Between Oceans " confidently strides into stories of little hope and painful circumstance, using pretty actors and even prettier settings to create sweeping milieus of human devastation.

But where the dissolving marriage in "Blue Valentine" was so tangibly real that it felt as raw as a breakup, "The Light Between Oceans" crashes into the shores of its own strange story, pummeling the audience with Big Feelings that never quite cut through. Perhaps it's because it follows the characters down a morally murky path of increasingly poor choices where only one is given any depth after the original sin. But we'll get to that later.

"The Light Between Oceans" starts out as a handsome love story in a handsome place, even if dread looms in the angry seas and winds enveloping this picturesque seaside town. Tom Sherbourne (Michael Fassbender, looking rugged and warweary) has just returned from service in World War I and takes a position as the caretaker of a lighthouse on a small island off the coast of Australia. He's warned that the last man in the job went a little crazy out there on his own, and everyone seems to think that it's just not a good idea to live on that island without a wife.

RATED: PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for "thematic material and some sexual content."

RUNNING TIME: 132 minutes.

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

"Morgan"

Even if you guess the twist in "Morgan" early on, the title character is still an interesting one.

Played by relative newcomer Anya Taylor-Joy, Morgan is enigmatic and otherworldly, at once childlike and wise. She's also an expensive, top-secret experiment, and she appears to be malfunctioning.

This debut feature from Luke Scott — produced by his Oscar-nominated dad, Ridley Scott — is a sci-fi tale about artificial intelligence. Morgan is a bioengineered being made from synthetic DNA, a lab-grown creature that looks like a delicate teenage girl.

Movies have long been interested in genetically or mechanically enhanced humanoids, whether as killers ("The Terminator") or companions ("Her," ''Ex-Machina"). Morgan is something in between.

With whitened eyebrows and a non-human sheen to her skin, Taylor-Joy brings the character convincingly to life with a mix of gentle innocence and robotic indifference. She is the most compelling aspect of the film.

Unfortunately, the screenplay by Seth Owen follows a predictable and action-packed path rather than one that explores what is ostensibly its central question: Can technology replicate human emotions?

The story starts with Morgan unexpectedly attacking one of her handlers. The violent misbehavior draws corporate fixer Lee Weathers (Kate Mara) to the secret lab where Morgan was made — an underground bunker in the middle of nowhere — to assess the experiment's ongoing viability.

Weathers is strictly business, emotionless and humorless in a slim-fitting black suit. She's coolly distant as she interviews the team of scientists who've been living at the isolated lab for years monitoring Morgan's every move. The group is like family, to Morgan and to each other.

RATED: R by the Motion Picture Association of America for "brutal violence and some language."

RUNNING TIME: 92 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Two stars out of four.

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"Author: The JT LeRoy Story"

To the general public, the name JT LeRoy probably rings only the vaguest of bells, if any at all. It didn't for this particular critic. But that innocent ignorance is all the more reason to seek out the documentary "Author: The JT LeRoy Story ," a fascinating peek into one of the wildest literary scandals in recent years and the bizarre nature of celebrity relationships. Director Jeff Feuerzeig's film, while undeniably one-sided, will have your mind spinning with questions about authorship, authenticity, art and fame.

You even get to hear Courtney Love pause a phone call to indulge in some nose candy. But we're getting ahead of ourselves.

It's hard to know where to start when it comes to describing what exactly JT LeRoy was, but, as far as the public was concerned at the time, he was a teenager who hailed from the truck stops of West Virginia where his mother turned tricks for money. He was gender fluid, possibly HIV positive, drugaddicted and a writer whose thinly-veiled fiction excited the likes of Dennis Cooper. He published the novel "Sarah" in 2000 and the short-story collection "The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things" soon after and amassed a hoard of celebrity followers like Love, Winona Ryder, Bono, Billy Corgan, Gus Van Sant and Matthew Modine.

RATED: R by the Motion Picture Association of America for "language throughout, sexual content, some drug material and violent images."

RUNNING TIME: 110 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Three stars out of four.

"Sully"

In "Sully," Clint Eastwood's haunted and sterile docudrama of Capt. Chesley Sullenberger's 2009 landing of Flight 1549 on the Hudson, Eastwood has drained away all the superficial, rah-rah heroism of Sullenberger's great feat, but he has also sucked the life out of it.

"Sully" is every bit an Eastwood picture. Instead of the rush of euphoria that the "Miracle on the Hudson" swept through a New York accustomed to only tragedy from the air, we get a weary parable that, as Eastwood has often done, pulls the curtain away from a celebrated public figure and reveals the inner trauma and sense of responsibility that lies inside a regular man thrust into an unwanted spotlight.

Sullenberger, played with typical dignity and sensitivity by Tom Hanks, is not celebrated here with a parade of a movie.

He is beset by demons and anxieties, and the almost comically harsh scrutiny of an aviation safety panel, which, relying on automated flight simulations, believes Sullenberger could have safely returned to LaGuardia or made it over the New Jersey shoreline to Teterboro.

Their snide, judgmental presence is there throughout "Sully," as they try to second guess his decision-making. It's an exaggeration. The film's climactic grilling of Sullenberger at a public hearing was referred to in news reports as "gentle, respectful and at times downright congenial."

But Eastwood and screenwriter Todd Komarnicki working off of Sullenberger's book "Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters," had to find drama somewhere. The entire flight lasted less than six minutes. It was just 208 seconds from bird strike to the frigid Hudson.

How do you make a film out of mere moments, handled with preternatural calm? Eastwood lingers in its aftermath, as Sully remains holed in a Manhattan he has little love for. The narrative is fractured, flashing backward and forward, into the pilot's past and occasionally into his nightmares.

RATED: PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for "some peril and brief strong language."

RUNNING TIME: 96 minutes.

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

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"The Blair Witch Project"

People will have different reactions to the new "The Blair Witch Project" sequel, but one thing we all probably can agree on is this: We need to hurry up and clear-cut that haunted forest in Maryland, once and for all.

Even environmentalists would agree — what about a nice big parking lot? — after sitting through the harrowing "Blair Witch," which takes place in the same creepy woods where three student filmmakers disappeared in the original.

Why either a new batch of kids or a new clutch of filmmakers have suited up to tramp around the Black Hills in search of the same angry witch is puzzling. There's an old saying that you can never go home again. It is advice neither team took — and so they're doomed.

"Blair Witch " borrows most of the skeleton of the original 1999 film but ups the scariness at the cost of coherency.

Director Adam Wingard also strays from the found-footage conceit and sometimes doesn't even pretend that what we're seeing was shot by anyone in the group. That suspension of disbelief is important or why try a direct sequel at all? (By the way, we're totally ignoring the quickie 2000 sequel "Book Of Shadows: Blair Witch 2.")

First a primer, in case you just wandered out of a haunted forest: "The Blair Witch Project" was a cultural sensation. Shot for an initial budget of less than $50,000, it grossed just shy of $248 million, sparking trends in both found-footage horror and shaky-camera confessionals.

Its faux-documentary premise was that it was just stitchedtogether footage taken by three student filmmakers who went missing while witch hunting.

RATED: R by the Motion Picture Association of America for "language, terror and some disturbing images."

RUNNING TIME: 89 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Two stars out of four.

"Snowden"

Edward Snowden, who cast himself as the hero of his own spy movie, gets the real thing in Oliver Stone's Hollywoodized biopic of the National Security Agency whistleblower.

Who but an avid John le Carre reader would bring a Rubik's Cube to the lobby of a Hong Kong hotel as a signal for his clandestine meeting with journalists Glenn Greenwald and Laura Poitras? With preternatural self-awareness, Snowden knowingly stepped into a new life: a digital-era Deepthroat, a technocrat ready to don a trenchcoat.

As a protagonist, Snowden (as played by Joseph GordonLevitt) doesn't have the brawn of Bourne or the style of Bond.

But he carries with him a moral certainty that, it turns out, can do much more. Stone's "Snowden" seeks to frame its well-known subject as a patriot, charting his journey from unquestioning son of a proud military family to brave practitioner of civil disobedience for a greater American good.

It's the kind of combination — Stone and Snowden — that one might go into with apprehension: Just what paranoid conspiracy theories is he going to throw at me THIS time?

There's something too on the nose about the pairing.

But the surprise of "Snowden" is that Stone, master of leftwing political thrillers, plays it fairly straight. "Snowden" isn't a liberal screed, or at least not an overt one. It's a sincere, straightforward biopic that, at its worst, verges on hagiography.

That "Snowden" is conventional needn't be such a bad thing. "Snowden," carried by Gordon-Levitt, captures the rise of surveillance by viewing it through Snowden's initially innocent eyes.

RATED: R by the Motion Picture Association of America for "language and some sexuality/nudity."

RUNNING TIME: 134 minutes.

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

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This image released by Lionsgate shows Wes Robinson, left, and Valorie Curry in a scene from "Blair Witch."

"Blair Witch Project" gets lost in the woods

By MARK KENNEDY Associated Press People will have different reactions to the new "The Blair Witch Project" sequel, but one thing we all probably can agree on is this: We need to hurry up and clear-cut that haunted forest in Maryland, once and for all.

Even environmentalists would agree — what about a nice big parking lot? — after sitting through the harrowing "Blair Witch," which takes place in the same creepy woods where three student filmmakers disappeared in the original.

Why either a new batch of kids or a new clutch of filmmakers have suited up to tramp around the Black Hills in search of the same angry witch is puzzling. There's an old

saying that you can never go home again. It is advice neither team took — and so they're doomed.

"Blair Witch " borrows most of the skeleton of the original 1999 film but ups the scariness at the cost of coherency. Director Adam Wingard also strays from the found-footage conceit and sometimes doesn't even pretend that what we're seeing was shot by anyone in the group. That suspension of disbelief is important or why try a direct sequel at all? (By the way, we're totally ignoring the quickie 2000 sequel "Book Of Shadows: Blair Witch 2.")

First a primer, in case you just wandered out of a haunted forest: "The Blair Witch Project" was a cultural sensation. Shot for an initial budget of less than $50,000, it grossed

just shy of $248 million, sparking trends in both found-footage horror and shaky-camera confessionals.

Its faux-documentary premise was that it was just stitched-together footage taken by three student filmmakers who went missing while witch hunting. Directors Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez did such a good job that audiences initially really believed three souls had been lost.

The original was quaint horror by today's standard, more psychologically traumatizing and not at all gory. The three students gradually turn on each other in the face of escalating hysteria — really just piles of rocks and weird stick figures.

It ended with a snot-nosed, half-faced apology by one victim. In the sequel, her

brother (James Allen McCune) is determined to find out what happened 20 years ago.

So he and three friends (Callie Hernandez, Brandon Scott, Corbin Reid), incredibly, suit up to tramp in the same creepy woods.

By this time it should be clear that no one should ever wander off alone, even to relieve themselves. Do these kids listen?

This time, our heroes are joined by some locals (Wes Robinson and Valorie Curry) who know the woods — but may have their own agenda — and writer Simon Barrett has weaved in a sly lesson about our confidence in high-tech gizmos. The group seems invincible with their GPS, digital walkietalkies, memory cards and earpieces. (They even brought a drone.) Good luck with that, guys.

"Bridget Jones's Baby" not worth the wait

By ROBERT GRUBAUGH For The Edge The business machinations of Hollywood are fascinating and infuriating and I’ve long ago ceased to be thin-skinned about any of it. Movies come out all the time that defy logic and make you question whether or not we should even be contemplating them. I ranted just a few weeks back about the ultra-flop potential of “Ben-Hur” (about which I was unsurprisingly correct), but that doesn’t stop uncalled for movies in development from proceeding on their inevitable course toward middledom. And, yet, others go unheeded or unproduced. Can I still be the only one holding out hope for the planned sequel to 2003’s “The Italian Job”? The newest trends we’ve seen in the

exhibition of 2016 is not to reboot franchises from the recent past (a la “Spider-Man”), but to launch sequels a bizarre period of time after a film series has stalled or otherwise been shelved. Two examples hit the market at the same time this weekend and no offense to 1999’s “The Blair Witch Project” – the scariest movie I’ve ever seen – but nothing was going to get me into its cold fish follow-up, “The Blair Witch”. Instead, I took my rom-com sensibilities with me to a legitimate screening of “Bridget Jones’s Baby”, a fun-ish experience even though most of it was filled with tired clichés and yawninducing looks back to what in yesteryear (of 2001 and 2004) where substantial hits with the adaptation of Helen Fielding’s novels, “Bridget Jones’s Diary” and “Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason”.

Now 43 and still single, the British Everygal Bridget Jones (Renee Zellweger, who like her character is also making a return) is embracing the elements of her life that she loves and owns. She rocks her job as a news producer who wears hipster spectacles like a boss. She also have an amazing flat and has reached her goal weight – and truly looks better than ever, despite an inordinate amount of attention being focused on Zellweger ’s history with plastic surgery. She’s still completely unhappy when you look at her sea of friends with babies and families. Her daffy parents (Jim Broadbent and Gemma Jones) still befuddle and adore her. And she’s still jealous of people that get what they want by going out and taking the opportunities she waits to drop into her own lap. The impetus for her to change now is her good

friend and colleague Miranda (Sarah Solemani), a flirty and adventurous type, who tricks her into a wild weekend before a big management shake-up in their workplace. The time away is at a grungy music festival where Ed Sheeran plays himself for both pity and laughs.

More importantly, Bridge meets Jack (Patrick Dempsey), an aggressively handsome philanthropist from the States that can’t take his eyes of her.

They fall into bed and a meet cute ends abruptly, for now.

C h a n c e c i rc u m s t a n c e s a t a memorial service for the nonappearing Daniel Cleaver (Hugh Grant) and other events lead quickly to a similar fall into old tricks with former flame Mark D’Arcy (Colin Firth) which complicates any thought of Jack and leads to tepid comedy that revolves around not knowing which man becomes father

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of her future child. A late run at an unplanned pregnancy could be funny, I suppose, to an audience. I was bored by the antics that the trio of stars stooped to as the play at finding out which man might make a better husband/father. All are more talented performers, even TV’s Dempsey as he struggles to keep up with the pair of Oscar winners.

Fortunately for all of us indeed is the appearance of Bridget’s OBGYN, Dr. Rawlings (Emma Thompson), who makes it all better and more easily digestible. Good on her.

Maybe she can spice up the next reboot of “Friday the 13th”, too. It’s coming this January.

“Bridget Jones’s Baby” runs 122 minutes and is rated R for language, sex references, and some nudity. I give this film one and a half stars out of four.

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Music For The Edge The fall Gaslight Cabaret Festival lineup has been announced.

All Shows at The Gaslight Theater, 358 N Boyle, St. Louis, MO 63108 Tickets and Info: GaslightCabaretFestival.com or 314725-4200 Marilyn Maye Tedd Firth, Music Director Friday, October 14 at 8:00pm Saturday, October 15 at 2:00pm Saturday, October 15 at 8:00pm Tickets $33 to $45 Opening the Gaslight Cabaret Festival this fall is the queen of nightclub and cabaret singers, Marilyn Maye, who at age 88 is an electrifying performer and a singer's singer. This dynamo will do more shows this year than the number of years she has lived.

Marilyn appeared 76 times on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson - the record for a singer.

Perhaps the best Marilyn Maye accolade came after one appearance when, turning to his audience of millions, Johnny Carson said, "And that, young singers, is the way it's done."

Marilyn began her professional singing career by winning a 13-week appearance on radio station WIBW, Topeka, Kansas, at age 9. During her eleven-year engagement at the Colony in Kansas City, she was "discovered" by Steve Allen who was the first to present her various times to a national television audience. The Steve Allen performances led her to an RCA recording contract. Her RCA recordings consist of seven albums and 34 singles, including the first hit recordings of "Cabaret" and "Step to the Rear."

Her place in American music history was assured when the Arts Council of the Smithsonian Institution selected one of her recordings, "Too Late Now" for the Smithsonian-produced album of the 110 Best American Compositions of the Twentieth Century.

Storm Large with her band Le Bonheur Friday, October 21 at 8:00pm Tickets $40-$55 Storm Large is an astonishing singer, an incandescent beauty, a set-you-free, startlingly funny storyteller, with a killer band in an extraordinary show.

Storm Large: musician, actor, playwright, author, awesome. She shot to national prominence in 2006 as a finalist on the CBS show Rock Star: Supernova, where despite having been eliminated in the week before the finale, Storm built a fan base that follows her around the world to this day.

Storm spent the 90s singing in clubs throughout San Francisco.

Ti re d o f t h e c l u b s c e n e , s h e moved to Portland to pursue a new career as a chef, but a last minute cancellation in 2002 at the Portland club "Dante's" turned into a standing Wednesday night engagement for Storm and her new band, The Balls. It wasn't long before Storm had a cultlike following in Portland, and a renewed singing career that was about to be launched onto the international stage.

Storm made her debut as guest vocalist with the band Pink Martini in April 2011, singing four soldout concerts with the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. She continues to perform

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with the band, touring nationally a n d i n t e r n a t i o n a l l y, a n d s h e was featured on their CD, Get Happy. Storm has also sung with Grammy winner k.d. lang, pianist Kirill Gerstein, punk rocker John Doe, singer/songwriter Rufus Wainwright, and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer George Clinton.

She debuted with the Oregon Symphony in 2010, and has returned for sold out performances each year thereafter. Storm made her Carnegie Hall debut in May 2013, singing Weill's Seven Deadly Sins with the Detroit Symphony as part of the Spring for Music festival. The NY Times called her "sensational," and the classical music world instantly had a new star.

I n 2 0 0 7 , s h e t o o k a c a re e r departure and starred in Portland C e n t e r S t a g e ' s p ro d u c t i o n o f Cabaret with Wade McCollum.

The show was a smash hit, earning Large glowing reviews. Her next endeavor, the autobiographical musical memoir, Crazy Enough, played to packed houses in 2009 during its unprecedented 21-week sold out run in Portland. Storm went on to perform a cabaret version of the show to critical acclaim at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Adelaide Festival in Australia, and Joe's Pub in New York. Her memoir, Crazy Enough, was released by Simon and Schuster in 2012, named Oprah's Book of the Week, and awarded the 2013 Oregon Book Award for Creative Nonfiction.

Storm is featured in Rid of Me, a film by Portlander James Westby, starring Katie O'Grady and Theresa Russell. In November and December of 2010, she starred at the Mark Taper Forum with Katey Sagal and Michael McKean in Jerry Zak's production of Harps and Angels, a musical featuring the work of Randy Newman.

In the 2013/14 season Storm and her band, Le Bonheur performed in many new cities around the country, including Las Vegas, Boston, Minneapolis in a evening called "Taken By Storm" In June 2014, she appeared at the Ojai Festival with the exciting new orchestra, The Knights and the vocal ensemble Hudson Shad. Later in the summer she debuts at the Grant Park Music Festival in Chicago.

In the Fall of 2014, Storm & Le Bonheur released a record designed to capture their sublime and subversive interpretations of the American Songbook. Entitled simply, "Le Bonheur" and released on Pink Martini's, Heinz Records, the recording will be a collection of tortured and titillating love songs; beautiful, familiar, yet twisted... much like the lady herself. Storm and her band will hit the road in

support of this new release. Storm also makes her debut with The New York Pops Orchestra at Carnegie Hall, The Cincinnati Symphony, The Houston Symphony and The RTE Concert Orchestra in Dublin amongst others. Storm is also busy creating a new musical with The Public Theater in New York City.

Tovah Feldshuh Show Title: Aging Is Optional Friday, October 28 at 8:00pm Saturday, October 29 at 8:00pm Tickets: $35-$40 Musical Direction by James Bassi Directed by Jeff Harnar Hot off television sets of The Walking Dead and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Tovah Feldshuh now comes to The Gaslight Cabaret Festival in AGING IS OPTIONAL: An age-defying romp which serves up an hour of Restaylne for the soul, a booster for the heart and a probiotic of laughter...and exercise!

As Tovah puts it: "Some people call them decades; I call them my collected works."

Acclaimed Broadway, film and television star Tovah Feldshuh, nominated six times for the Tony and Emmy Awards - makes her Gaslight Debut with her new one woman show, Aging is Optional.

Come drink from the waters as this award winning actress shares her observations, perturbations and innovations on staying timeless amidst the march of time. Tapping i n t o m u s i c f ro m R o d g e r s & Hammerstein to Carole King and Dar Williams, and bringing the wit and wisdom of beloved characters.

Tovah Feldshuh has had a year immersed in television. She recently finished playing Deanna Monroe, head of Alexandria, in the runaway hit "The Walking Dead" for AMC. She can also be seen on Starz as Russian Ballet Mistress, Ivana, in the miniseries "Flesh & Bone." Most recently she was tapped to play Naomi Bunch, mother of Rebecca in the Golden Globe winning hit "Crazy Ex Girlfriend" on the CW where she can be seen singing the dignified showstopper: "Where's the Bathroom?"

On the big screen, she can be seen in the upcoming Peter Bogdanovich film "She's Funny that Way" with Jennifer Anniston and Owen Wilson, "Angelica" with Janet McTeer, "The Life" with Ryan O'Nan and Jerry Ferrara and Laura Lopez's "Acts of Mercy."

Last season on Broadway, Ms. Feldshuh stopped the show as the trapeze swinging Berthe in the Tony Award winning musical revival of Pippin. Prior to that, she played Lady Politic in the acclaimed revival of Ben Johnson'sVolpone at the Lucille Lortel Theatre. As Jason Zinoman of the New York Times

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raved "No one earns more laughs than the marvelous Tovah Feldshuh.

Her diva like flourishes are precisely timed, her entrances and exits designed for maximum impact."

Ms. Feldshuh created the role of Golda Meir in Golda's Balcony and on October 3, 2004 that show became the longest running one woman show in the history of Broadway; a record still in place today Artist Website: http://www. tovahfeldshuh.com/ Artist Facebook: https://www. facebook.com/TovahFeldshuh Artist Twitter: https://twitter. com/TovahwithaV Artist Instagram: https://www. instagram.com/tovahfeld/ Artist Youtube: https://www. youtube.com/user/SolidGolda Karen Irwin Show Title: You, Me and Bobby McGee: A Janis Joplin Tribute Tickets $30-$35 Friday, November 4 at 8:00pm Saturday, November 5 at 8:00pm In a magical, magnetic tribute to Janis Joplin (backed by a four-piece band) Karen Irwin shakes us to the core.

Actor by trade, singer by accident. Karen began singing professionally after discovering that it to be another powerful vehicle for storytelling.

Over the past fifteen years, she has fronted bands and performed at venues of every imaginable size. She has acted in numerous comedies, dramas, musicals and combinations of all three at theaters all over the country.

Karen's first venture in selfproducing was the 2009 festival cult hit A**holes & Aureoles by Eric Pfeffinger, which won her the Outstanding Female Lead In A Play award at the Midtown International Theater Festival in New York.

Judy Carmichael Friday, November 11 at 8:00pm Tickets $30-$35 Judy Carmichael is one of the world's leading interpreters of stride piano - and a brilliant entertainer playing, singing or talking.

When not playing and singing, Judy is Host of Jazz Inspired, playing on 170 public radio stations throughout North America and abroad, and on SiriusXM. Count Basie nicknamed her "Stride," acknowledging the command with which she plays this technically and physically demanding jazz piano style. Judy's vocal debut on her CD "Come and Get It" features her singing debut on everything from Peggy Lee inspired standards, to humorous takes on Fats Waller tunes.

Her first all-vocal CD "I Love Being Here With You" followed, which is also her first with someone else playing piano, in this case the great Mike Renzi (presently music director for Tony Bennett) with Harry Allen on sax and Jay Leonhart on bass.

A native of California, Judy Carmichael moved to New York in the early 80's and has maintained a busy concert schedule throughout the world ever since. She has toured for the United States Information Agency throughout India, Portugal, Brazil and Singapore. In 1992 Ms. Carmichael was the first jazz musician sponsored by the United States Government to tour China.

The musician that critics have referred to as "astounding, flawless and captivating" (The New York Times) has played in a variety of venues from Carnegie Hall, to the Peggy Guggenheim Museum in Venice (the first concert ever

presented by the museum) to programs with Joel Grey, Michael Feinstein, Steve Ross and the Smothers Brothers. In addition, Ms. Carmichael has done comic skits and performed her music on radio and TV and performed private recitals for everyone from Rod Stewart and Robert Redford to President Clinton and Gianni Agnelli.

Judy Carmichael is one of a handful of musicians who approach jazz from a perspective of its entire history. Choosing to study jazz piano from its early roots on, she explores the music deeply, infusing it with a "fresh, dynamic interpretation of her own" (Washington Post ). The National Endowment for the Arts rewarded Carmichael's knowledge of jazz piano with a major grant to present early jazz greats on film and to discuss the history and development of jazz piano with college students across the country. Judy Carmichael's Grammy-nominated recording "Two Handed Stride" teamed her with four giants of jazz from the Count Basie Orchestra, Red Callendar, Harold Jones, Freddie Green and Marshall Royal.

She has written two books on stride piano and numerous articles on the subject of jazz. She has served on a variety of music panels at the National Endowment for the Arts and is one of the few jazz pianists honored as a Steinway Artist. She has been included in a number of jazz anthologies and at one point, to her utter surprise, turned up in the Simon and Schuster murder mystery Murder Times Two as "the stride pianist Judy Carmichael," the main suspect's favorite piano player. Ms. Carmichael is included in "Who's Who in the East", "Who's Who in Finance and Industry in America", "Who's Who in American Woman", " A m e r i c a n Wo m e n i n J a z z " , "Who's Who in the World" as well as the "Encyclopedia of Jazz". Ms. Carmichael has appeared frequently on Garrison Keillor's A Prairie Home Companion, and has been featured on National Public Radio's Morning Edition, Entertainment Tonight and CBS' Sunday Morning with Charles Kuralt and now with Charles Osgood.

She is celebrating her 15th year producing and hosting her Public Radio Show Judy Carmichael's Jazz Inspired, broadcast on over 170 stations throughout North America and abroad and on SiriusXM NPR NOW Channel 122. Listen to the Jazz Inspired podcast on iTunes.

Her recordings and music books are available at www.judycarmichael. com, on iTunes or by mail order through C&D Productions, P.O. Box 360 Sag Harbor, New York, 11963.

Ken Haller Show Title: The Medicine Show Saturday, November 12 at 8:00PM Tickets: $30 Pediatrician by day, Ken Haller consults with Cole Porter, Jason Robert Brown and Stephen Sondheim about what it takes to become a healer. Ken Haller is the complete cabaret artist. His shows have been described as "touching," "hilarious," "intimate," and "tremendously entertaining." In The Medicine Show, where "miracle cures" are peddled, Ken weaves songs as diverse as "The Physician" (Cole Porter), "Someone to Fall Back on," (Jason Robert Brown), "Pirelli's Miracle Elixir" (Stephen Sondheim) and more, into a narrative of how becoming a doctor is only the first step toward becoming a healer.

Music Tuning in Rain, a tribute to the Beatles, coming to the Fox Opening on Sunday, March 5, 2017 for a limited engagement at The Fabulous Fox Theatre will be Rain, a tribute to the Beattles.

Tickets are $100, $65, $55, $45, $35 and are available online at metrotix.com, by calling 314-534-1111, or in person at the Fabulous Fox Box Office.

Experience an all new show when the internationally-acclaimed Beatles concert, Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles, returns to the Fabulous Fox Theatre Sunday, March 5 at 7:00 p.m.

As “the next best thing to seeing The Beatles!” (Associated Press), Rain performs the full range of The Beatles' discography live onstage, including the most complex and challenging songs that The Beatles themselves recorded in the studio but never performed for an audience. In addition to the updated sets that include brand new LED, High-Definition screens and multimedia content, new songs have also been included with the launch of the 2017 Tour.

To g e t h e r l o n g e r t h a n T h e B e a t l e s , Rain has mastered every song, gesture and nuance of the legendary foursome, delivering a totally live, note-for-note performance that’s as infectious as it is transporting. From the early hits to later classics (“I Want To Hold Your Hand,” “Hard Day’s Night,” “Sgt. Pepper ’s Lonely Hearts Club Band,” “Let It Be,” “Come Together,” “Hey Jude” and more), this adoring tribute will take you back to a time when all you needed was love, and a little help from your friend.

Like The Beatles, the onstage members of Rain are not only supreme musicians, but electrifying performers in their own right.

Springfield, Loverboy to perform in St. Charles O v e r t h e p a s t t h re e d e c a d e s , R i c k Springfield has worn many hats as an entertainer and performer. The creator of some of the finest power-pop of the ’80s, he’s a Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, and musician who has sold 25 million albums and scored 17 U.S. Top 40 hits, including “Jessie’s Girl,” “Don’t Talk to Strangers,” “An Affair of the Heart,” “I've Done Everything for You,” “Love Somebody,” and “Human Touch.” He’s an accomplished actor who most recently

s t a r re d o p p o s i t e M e r y l S t re e p i n t h e feature film Ricki and the Flash and gave a chameleonic performance as the creepy Dr. Irving Pitlor in HBO’s prestige drama True Detective. He’s also a talented author — both his candid 2010 memoir Late, Late at Night (which Rolling Stone named one of the 25 greatest rock memoirs of all time) and his 2014 comedic novel Magnificent Vibration earned rave reviews and spots on the New York Times Best Sellers’ list. Rick’s latest studio album which is out now, Rocket Science features expertly crafted pop-rock songs that are open and electric.

Loverboy With their trademark red leather pants, bandannas, big rock sound and highenergy live shows, LOVERBOY has sold more than 10 million albums, earning four multi-platinum plaques, including the fourmillion-selling Get Lucky, and a trio of double-platinum releases in their self-titled 1980 debut, 1983’s Keep It Up and 1985’s Lovin’ Every Minute of It. Their string of hits includes, in addition to the anthem “Working for the Weekend,” such arena rock staples as “Lovin’ Every Minute of It,” “This Could Be the Night,” “Hot Girls in Love,” “The Kid is Hot Tonite,” “Turn Me Loose,” “When It’s Over,” “Heaven In Your Eyes” and “Queen of the Broken Hearts.”

Tommy Tutone In 1982, Tommy Tutone exploded onto the music scene with what is one of the best known songs in history. The song that sparked millions of prank calls is none other than ‘Jenny/867-5309’. Coming on the scene at the same time as MTV certainly didn’t hurt at all either, thus cementing him a place in the culture of the 80’s.

The concert is Saturday, October 15, at The Family Arena in St. Charles.

Tickets can be purchased at the Family Arena Ticket Office or online at www. metrotix.com. Prices: $90 (Gold Circle), $80 (Floor), $65 (Lower Level Sidelines), $60 (Lower Level Endzone), $45 (Upper Level) To charge by phone call MetroTix at 314534-1111. For help purchasing accessible seating, please call The Family Arena ADA Hotline at 636-896-4234.

Saint Louis Cathedral Concerts announces lineup Saint Louis Cathedral Concerts, a nonprofit that brings world-class musical artists from around the world to St. Louis, announces its fourth series of free chamber music concerts . Performing in each concert are Celeste Boyer, violin; Bjorn Ranheim, cello; Jennifer

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Boyer is currently the second associate concertmaster with the Saint Louis Symphony. Ranheim is a cellist in the Saint Louis Symphony, a member of the Chamber Music Society of St. Louis, as well as The 442s. Mrs. Mazzoni is an avid chamber musician and performs regularly as a duo with her husband, pianist Matthew Mazzoni.

Mr. Mazzoni, director of Cathedral Concerts’ Chamber Music Series, is a solo and collaborative performing artist, recording artist, teacher and music director at Central Presbyterian Church in Clayton.

“It is always an honor to bring talented, local performers into multiple venues so its community members can enjoy great music,” said Scott Kennebeck, executive director of Saint Louis Cathedral Concerts. “This Series provides concert-goers with an experience of beautiful music, giving them a taste of what they can experience when they come to the great space of the Cathedral Basilica.”

The Series, sponsored by Fontbonne University, provides listeners around the St. Louis area with great musical works by Bach, Prokofiev and Shostakovich. Each z will be held at four separate locations across the region. The dates and locations are as follows: • Monday, Sept. 12 at 7:30 pm, Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in University City • Thursday, Sept. 15 at 7:30 pm, St. Clement of Rome Catholic Church in Des Peres • Monday, Sept. 19 at 7:30 pm, St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church in South St. Louis City • Tuesday, Sept. 20 at 7:30 pm, Sts. Joachim & Ann Catholic Church in St. Charles “We look forward to seeing the many music lovers in St. Louis at these free concerts,” continued Kennebeck. “This is just a preview of what’s to come in our regular season beginning in October.”

Following the Chamber Music Series, Saint Louis Cathedral Concerts will begin hosting its full 2016-2017 season with performances by highly acclaimed musicians from around the world and from right here in St. Louis.

These affordable, live concerts will be presented in the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis, located at 4431 Lindell Blvd. To view the full schedule of performers and dates for Cathedral Concerts’ 24th season, visit CathedralConcerts.org or call 314-533-7662.

SLSO to pay tribute to Prince The St. Louis Symphony and guest c o n d u c t o r B re n t H a v e n s w i l l p e r f o r m

a world premiere tribute concert celebrating the life of the late music i c o n P r i n c e , o n S u n d a y, O c t o b e r 9 a t 7:00 p.m.

The first orchestra to present Tribute to Prince, the STL Symphony will t a k e a u d i e n c e s t h ro u g h a s y m p h o n i c celebration and retrospective of some of the superstar ’s biggest hits such as “Purple Rain,” “When Doves Cry,” U Got the Look,” “Raspberry Beret,” “I Would Die 4 U” and more.

On April 21, 2016, Prince died at the age of 57. He was celebrated for his groundbreaking body of work, numerous musical innovations, and gifted vocal and guitar performances.

Over the course of nearly four decades, Prince sold more than 100 million records worldwide and won seven Grammy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and an Academy Award.

Tickets will be on sale at 10 AM today ( p r i c e s r a n g e f ro m $ 3 5 - $ 8 5 ) a n d m a y be purchased at stlsymphony.org or by calling 314-534-1700.

More STL Symphony ‘Live at Powell Hall’ Concerts Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone—In Concert Friday, September 9, 2016, 7:00pm Saturday, September 10, 2016, 11:00am & 7:00pm Sunday, September 11, 2016, 2:00pm A G o s p e l C h r i s t m a s w i t h R i c h a rd Smallwood Thursday, December 8, 7:30pm Mannheim Steamroller Christmas Symphony Friday, December 9, 7:00pm Saturday, December 10, 7:00pm Sunday, December 11, 2:00pm Mercy Holiday Celebration Friday, December 16, 2:00pm & 7:30pm Saturday, December 17, 2:00pm & 7:30pm Sunday, December 18, 2:00pm Disney in Concert: Tale as Old as Time Thursday, December 29, 7:00pm Friday, December 30, 7:00pm BMO Private Bank New Year ’s Eve Celebration Saturday, December 31, 7:30pm Lift Every Voice: Black History Month Celebration Friday, February 17, 7:30pm Ben Folds Saturday, February 18, 7:30pm Sunday, February 19, 7:30pm Raiders of the Lost Ark Friday, March 17, 7:00pm Saturday, March 18, 7:00pm Sunday, March 19, 2:00pm

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Music Music caledar Thursday, Sept. 29 An Under Cover Weekend 10Night One, The Fade, I Actually, Cannon Field, Family Medicine, Too Deep, The Lonely Mountain S t r i n g B a n d , T h e F i re b i rd , S t .

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Yo u n g t h e G i a n t , w / R a R a Riot, The Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

The Mowgli's, w/Colony H o u s e , D re a m e r s , T h e R e a d y Room, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Bill Charlap Trio, Jazz at the Bistro, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 30 An Undercover Weekend 10Night Two, Various Hands, The Free Years, Shotgun Abby, Prune, Giant Monsters on The Horizon, The Daisy Ad, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Thrice, w/La Dispute, Nothing, Nowhere, The Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Stir, w/Life Without Wayne, The Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

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

Red White And Floyd, Cicero's, University City, Doors 8:30 p.m.

Blind Pilot, w/Quiet Life, The Ready Room, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

The Al Jarreau Duo, Jazz at the Bistro, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

Bistro, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 2 (hed)PE, The Beard Productions, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 6:00 p.m.

Hippie Sabotage, w/Alex Wiley, The Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Mushroomhead, Pop's, Sauget, Doors 5:30 p.m.

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R e q u e s t o u r, w / T h e C i n e m a Story, This Is Our Dance, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 6:00 p.m.

NF, w/Fleurie, The Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Corinne Bailey Rae, Andra Day, w/(TBA), The Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Still Corners, w/Dougie Poole, Jailbox, Blueberry Hill, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Marian Hill, w/VERITE, Shaed, The Ready Room, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Maroon 5, Scottrade Center, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.

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By PHILIP MARCELLO Associated Press B O S TO N ( A P ) — C a l l i t t h e u n h o l y alliance: one-time Super Bowl rivals Tom Brady and Michael Strahan are teaming up to produce a six-part documentary TV series called the "Religion of Sports."

Each hour-long episode looks at different examples of the cultural and spiritual impact of sports in religions around the world.

The show explores the rivalry between soccer clubs in Glasgow, Scotland; the Calgary Stampede rodeo in Alberta, Canada; and the rise of "e-sports."

It also delves into NASCAR, mixed martial arts and minor league baseball.

The Associated Press caught up with Brady, Strahan and Gotham Chopra — the creator, director and voice — of the s e r i e s t h a t a i r s b e g i n n i n g N o v. 1 5 o n the Audience Network on DirecTV and AT&T U-verse.

Brady is a quarterback for the New England Patriots.

Strahan is a retired New York Giants defensive end, who is joining ABC's "Good Morning America" this fall.

IMMANUEL

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

800 N. Main Street Edwardsville (618) 656-4648

Rev. Jackie K. Havis-Shear

8:45 a.m. ~ Contemporary Worship 9:45 a.m. ~ Sunday School 10:45 a.m. ~ Traditional Worship Free Friday Lunch - 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

www.immanuelonmain.org

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.

www.mtjoymbc.org

EMMANUEL CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST PENTECOSTAL 332 S. Brown Street Edwardsville, IL 62025

Pastor Carlos Bryant 618-980-1435 Saturday morning - 9:30 a.m.

Wednesday evening - 7 p.m.

“The Place Where People Come To Be Healed.”

C h o p r a i s t h e s o n o f s p i r i t u a l g u ru Deepak Chopra.

Their comments have been edited for clarity and length: AP: Where did the idea of this show come from?

Chopra: Figuratively I feel like I've been working on this my whole life.

Obviously growing up with my father, I was around that world of spirituality and religion.

But I also grew up in Boston. I bled green as a Celtics fan in the '80s. I loved sports.

About five years ago, I had a conversation with my father, who never really understood that devotion to sports.

And I remember saying to him that all of those things you speak in the spiritual tradition also exist in sports.

AP: What drew you to this project?

Strahan: I love the emotional aspect of it. You hear "Religion of Sports," and you say, "OK, so sport is a religion?" Well, yeah, it really is. T h e t e m p l e i s t h i s a re n a o r s t a d i u m .

T h e s e a t h l e t e s c a n b e c o n s i d e re d t h e gods in certain ways and the fans can be

considered parishioners.

So to be able to explore that and this spiritual connection between sports and life, that's what really piqued my interest.

AP: You say sport creates a "spiritual experience" for both fans and players.

How would you describe that to nonsports fans?

Brady: It's pretty simple: In sports you often become part of something greater than yourself.

On the field, you come into sync with your teammates and coaches and together you achieve something that you could never do on your own. And as an athlete, when you are on that field and the fans get really engaged and you can feel their energy and passion and true love of the game, it is absolutely a spiritual experience.

AP: How is this series going to be different from other sports documentary shows out there?

C h o p r a : I c o m p a re i t a l o t t o " T h i s American Life." It's stories about why sports gives people purpose, meaning and significance — whether you're an athlete, fan or person that works within

sports.

It's very much character-driven. The backdrop happens to be sports.

A P : W h a t w a s t h e m o s t i n t e re s t i n g thing for you about this project?

Strahan: It's finding out those backstories and motivations. It's the real heart-to heart-feel of everybody's story.

Cat Zingano (a mixed martial arts fighter the series followed as she prepared for a comeback fight earlier this year) and her reason for doing what she's doing.

Once you see that episode, you'll have a much deeper appreciation for who she is and what she's come from.

AP: Did you learn anything new about sports culture in the making of this?

Brady: As far as the series goes, it's g re a t t o l e a r n m o re a b o u t s p o r t s I ' m probably less familiar with — stock car racing, rodeo, e-sports — and realize that a lot of the people at the center of those sports bring the same level of passion, commitment and disciple that I try to with football.

Sports is a way of life for billions of people around the planet. "Religion of Sports" takes you beyond sports as we know it.

NEW BETHEL UNITED METHODIST

131 N. Main St., Glen Carbon, IL 288-5700 Pastor: Dr. Penelople H. Barber Sunday Morning Worship 8:30 & 10:30a.m.

Adult & Youth Sunday School - 9:15 a.m.

Senior High Youth Group Sunday - 6:30 p.m.

Mid-Week - Every Wednesday(Summer break until Sept. 9) -

Wed. Night Meal - 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.

Kids Connection - K-5th grade - 6-7 p.m.

Middle School Bible Study - 6-7:30 p.m.

Senior High Bible Study - 6-7:30 p.m.

Adult Classes & Prayer Shawl Ministry - 6:30-8 p.m.

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

ST. BONIFACE CATHOLIC CHURCH

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. & 10:35 a.m.

Wednesday Evening Youth Services New Life Student Ministry www.troyumc.org

LECLAIRE CHRISTIAN CHURCH

Be generous, fair and a lamp to others!

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

For more information call (618) 656-4142 or email: Bahai.Edwardsville@sbcglobal.net P.O. Box 545 Edwardsville, IL 62025 www.bahai.us

1914 Esic Drive, Edwardsville, 656-0918 “Loving People to Jesus” John Bollinger, Student Minister Shawn Smith, Family Life Minister Evan Shaw - Worship Minister

First Unitarian Church of Alton

Sunday Schedule: Worship at 9:00 am and 10:30 am

Serving the St Louis Metro East since 1836

110 East 3rd Street, Alton, Illinois (Across from Alton City Hall)

Please see leclairecc.com for more information.

110 N. Buchanan Edwardsville 656-6450 Very Reverend Jeffrey Goeckner

Sacrament of Reconciliation: Wed., & Thurs. - 6 pm Saturday - 3:30-4:00 pm Saturday Vigil Mass - 4:15 pm Sunday Mass 8:15 am, 10:15 am, 5:15 pm Spanish Mass - 12:15 pm Daily Mass Schedule - Mon., 5:45 pm Tues., Thurs., Fri. - 8:00 am Wed., & Thurs. - 6:45 pm

All Are Welcome

www.st-boniface.com

EDEN CHURCH 903 N. Second Street Edwardville, IL 62025 656-4330

John Roberts, Senior Pastor Sunday Worship: Traditional Service 8:00 AM Sunday School 9:15 AM Contemporary Service 10:30 AM

EDEN CHURCH

www.edenchurch-edw.org

We are a welcoming congregation.

Intergenerational Service Sunday 10:00 am Nursery is available. Youth program for ages 4-18

Daycare 656-2798 Janet Hooks, Daycare Director

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“O SON OF MAN! Thous dost wish for gold and I desire thy freedom from it. Thou thinkest thyself rich in its possession, and I recognize thy wealth in they sancity therefrom.” ~ Baha’u’llah

618-462-2462 310 South Main, Edwardsville 656-7498

www.firstuualton.org

Traditional Worship: 9:00 a.m.

Contemporary Worship: 10:30 a.m.

Sunday School: 10:30 a.m.

Youth: 5:30 p.m.

Dr. James Brooks, Lead Minister Rev. Jeff Wrigley, Assoc Minister

Let’s Worship...

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Apple orchards, pumpkin patches and corn mazes are some of the activities to be found this fall in McHenry County.

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t's the season of corn mazes, pumpkin patches, apple orchards and of course, Halloween. And Illinois' McHenry County, just northwest of Chicago, has bushel baskets full of farm fun for family outings. Here are some suggestions to help you harvest family memories this fall. Before heading out, be sure to consult websites or phone ahead for additional information, hours and driving instructions.

CORN MAZES & PUMPKIN PATCHES Pumpkins are star attractions at the farms listed below and at many apple orchards, farm markets and farmers markets in McHenry County. You can pick your own or choose from pre-picked ones at many locations, along with squash, gourds, autumn decorations and fall vegetables. Most are open through October, but check websites for hours.

Richardson Adventure Farm, Spring Grove, Sept.

3 - Oct. 30, plus Labor Day & Columbus Day: Venture where no corn has gone before! This year's maze celebrates "Star Trek," the TV/movie series that entered Earth's atmosphere in 1966, with 28 acres and 11 miles of twisting and turning cornfusion and fun. And choose from thousands of pumpkins and gourds in all shapes and sizes from four inches up to 50 lbs. and larger. Enjoy more than 30 other activities, including a vintage carousel, train ride, zip line, pig races, food pavilion, private campfires and picnic areas. www.

RichardsonAdventureFarm.com Stade's Farm and Market, McHenry, Weekends Sept. 10 - Oct. 30, plus Columbus Day: Wind your way through a corn maze, pick out your favorite pumpkin, ride "Frank," the big purple combine, enjoy hayrides, pumpkin cannon, live music, other entertainments and farm-cooked food all at Stade's Shades of Autumn Festival. www.stadesfarmandmarket.com Von Bergen's Country Market, Hebron, Sept. 27: There are two corn mazes - one for little kids - at Von Bergen's 16th Annual Plow Day & Tractor Show. See plowing demos, tractor parade through the countryside, tractor pull, pony rides, pumpkin train rides, farm animal zoo, pumpkin egg hunt, food vendors, live music and more. www.vonbergens.com 29th Annual Autumn Drive, Woodstock to Marengo, October 14, 15 & 16: Don't miss this progressive festival, when McHenry County farms between

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Woodstock and Marengo open their barnyards and farmhouse doors to the public. Pick up fall produce, apples, pumpkins and baked goods, crafts, pottery, jewelry, lawn ornaments and antiques. www. autumndrive.net FALL FARM MARKETS Loyola University Retreat & Ecology Campus, Woodstock, Fridays through October: Choose among tables full of organically grown fruit and vegetables -colorful heirloom tomatoes, super-hot peppers, squash, beets, lettuce, cut herbs, eggplant, potatoes; whatever is ready to harvest is available to you, along with farm manager, Emily Zack, and Loyola University interns happy to answer questions about your own gardens.

Freshly baked bread is also for sale. www.luc.edu/ retreatcampus/farm Cody's Farm & Orchard, Marengo, www.codysfarm.com Dave's Pumpkins, Huntley and Woodstock, www. davespumpkins.com Patyk's Farm Market & Greenhouse, Richmond, www. patykfarms.com Tom's Farm Market, Huntley, www.tomsfarmmarket. com Twin Garden Farms, Harvard, www.twingardenfarms. com Von Bergen's Country Market, Hebron, www. vonbergens.com APPLE ORCHARDS Royal Oak Farm's Amaze 'N Apples, Harvard, Through November 19: Amaze 'N Apples, the country's first apple maze, is shaped like a giant apple and created out of living apple trees. It has one and a half miles of trails, 3,000 trees and nine varieties of apples. Trails are eight to 12 feet wide, with trees planted three feet apart, "espaliered" to grow horizontally in a dense wall seven feet tall. Included are children's activities, educational info, benches, rest areas and a grassy orchard floor. (The farm recently released a new story book, "The Amaze 'N Apple Adventure," that teaches kids about the maze through the adventures of Princess SnowSweet. It's available in the Royal Oak Gift Shop.) Royal Oak Farm's main orchard is amazing, too! Pick from 29 varieties on 16,000 trees, or buy pre-picked ones. There's a fullservice restaurant, bakery, gift shop, wagon rides, carousel, orchard tours, petting zoo, kiddie train and more. www.RoyalOakFarmOrchard.com All Seasons Orchard, Woodstock, Through October: Choose pre-picked or U-pick from a dozen varieties of apples on more than 10,000 trees. Indoor restaurant

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serves lunch on weekends and holidays, and the bakery serves up homemade apple donuts, cider, caramel apples and apple pie daily. Get lost in the 10-acre corn maze and choose from thousands of jack-o-lantern wannabes in the pumpkin patch. Pig races and magic shows occur several times each day on weekends. www. allseasonsorchard.com McHenry County has seven additional orchards, all open through October, and a few open in November.

Most are clustered around Woodstock, with one near Union. Check websites or phone for picking dates and times: Homestead Orchard, Woodstock, www. homesteadorchard.net Knoll's Apple Orchard, Woodstock, 815-337-2334 Lang's Orchard, Woodstock, www.langsorchard.com Meadowmoor Orchard, Woodstock, www. meadowmoororchard.com More Than Delicious Orchard, Woodstock, www. morethandelicious.com Prairie Sky Orchard, Union, www.prairieskyorchard. com Woodstock Country Orchard, Woodstock, www. woodstockcountryorchard.com FARMERS MARKETS You'll find pumpkins, gourds, Indian corn, autumn ornamentals, locally grown fall produce, meat, eggs, honey, wines, baked goods, cheeses, craft items, textiles, pottery, and live music at farmers markets in McHenry County. Check websites or phone for dates and hours.

Markets in Cary, Crystal Lake and Woodstock can be reached via Metra trains from Chicago. For routes and timetables, log on to www.metrarail.com Cary Farmers Market, www.carygrovefarmersmarket. com Crystal Lake Farmers Market, www.downtowncl.org Huntley Farmers Market, www.huntley.il.us Woodstock Farmers Market, www. woodstockfarmersmarket.or GET AWAY TO McHENRY COUNTY NOW! McHenry County is less than an hour's drive northwest of Chicago, bordered on the north by Wisconsin, and on the south by I-90. The Fox River winds down from the Chain of Lakes through the towns on the eastern side of the county, while country roads meander the western side. For visitor info about McHenry County, log on to www.visitmchenrycounty.com, e-mail info@ visitmchenrycounty.com or phone 815-893- 6280. Follow on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

The Arts Arts calendar Thursday, Sept. 29 St. Louis Renaissance Festival, Roatry Park, Wentzville, Runs until Oct. 16, 2016 Follies: The Repertory Theater of St. Louis, Loretto-Hilton Center, St. Louis, 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., Runs until Oct. 2, 2016 STAGES presents: Sister Act, Robert G. Reim Theater, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., Runs until Oct. 9, 2016 Outside In: Paint for Peace Exhibition, Coca, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Runs until Oct. 30, 2016 Ernst Haas: Color Brought to Life, International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until Oct. 8, 2016 Mark Bradford, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Kings, Queens, and Castles, World Chess Hall of Fame, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Little Black Dress: From Mournin to Night, The Missouri History Museum, St. Louis Route 66: Main Street Through St. Louis Exhibit, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until July 16, 2017 The Women of 1916 Exhibition, Historic Hawken House Museum, St. Louis, 11:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Runs until November 10, 2016 Self-Taught Genius: Treasures f ro m t h e A m e r i c a n F o l k A r t Museum, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 30 B i l l T. J o n e s / A r n i e Z a n e Company in “Analogy/Dora: Tramontane”, Touhill Performing Arts Center, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.

Defending the Caveman, Playhouse @ Westport, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., Runs until Oct. 23, 2016 American Arts Experience St. Louis, St. Louis, Runs until Oct. 16, 2016 Once, The Fabulous Fox Theater, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.

St. Louis Renaissance Festival, Roatry Park, Wentzville, Runs until Oct. 16, 2016 Follies: The Repertory Theater of St. Louis, Loretto-Hilton Center, St. Louis, 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., Runs until Oct. 2, 2016 STAGES presents: Sister Act, Robert G. Reim Theater, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., Runs until Oct. 9, 2016 Outside In: Paint for Peace Exhibition, Coca, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Runs until Oct. 30, 2016 Ernst Haas: Color Brought to Life, International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until Oct. 8, 2016 Mark Bradford, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Kings, Queens, and Castles, World Chess Hall of Fame, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Little Black Dress: From Mournin to Night, The Missouri History Museum, St. Louis Route 66: Main Street Through St. Louis Exhibit, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until July 16, 2017 The Women of 1916 Exhibition, Historic Hawken House Museum, St. Louis, 11:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Runs until November 10, 2016 Self-Taught Genius: Treasures f ro m t h e A m e r i c a n F o l k A r t

Museum, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 1 B i l l T. J o n e s / A r n i e Z a n e Company in “Analogy/Dora: Tramontane”, Touhill Performing Arts Center, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.

Defending the Caveman, Playhouse @ Westport, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., Runs until Oct. 23, 2016 American Arts Experience St. Louis, St. Louis, Runs until Oct. 16, 2016 Once, The Fabulous Fox Theater, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.

St. Louis Renaissance Festival, Roatry Park, Wentzville, Runs until Oct. 16, 2016 Follies: The Repertory Theater of St. Louis, Loretto-Hilton Center, St. Louis, 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., Runs until Oct. 2, 2016 STAGES presents: Sister Act, Robert G. Reim Theater, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., Runs until Oct. 9, 2016 Outside In: Paint for Peace Exhibition, Coca, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Runs until Oct. 30, 2016 Ernst Haas: Color Brought to Life, International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until Oct. 8, 2016 Mark Bradford, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Kings, Queens, and Castles, World Chess Hall of Fame, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Little Black Dress: From Mournin to Night, The Missouri History Museum, St. Louis Route 66: Main Street Through St. Louis Exhibit, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to

5:00 p.m., Runs until July 16, 2017 The Women of 1916 Exhibition, Historic Hawken House Museum, St. Louis, 11:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Runs until November 10, 2016 Self-Taught Genius: Treasures f ro m t h e A m e r i c a n F o l k A r t Museum, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 2 Defending the Caveman, Playhouse @ Westport, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., Runs until Oct. 23, 2016 American Arts Experience St. Louis, St. Louis, Runs until Oct. 16, 2016 Once, The Fabulous Fox Theater, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.

St. Louis Renaissance Festival, Roatry Park, Wentzville, Runs until Oct. 16, 2016 Follies: The Repertory Theater of St. Louis, Loretto-Hilton Center, St. Louis, 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

STAGES presents: Sister Act, Robert G. Reim Theater, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., Runs until Oct. 9, 2016 Outside In: Paint for Peace Exhibition, Coca, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Runs until Oct. 30, 2016 Ernst Haas: Color Brought to Life, International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until Oct. 8, 2016 Mark Bradford, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Kings, Queens, and Castles, World Chess Hall of Fame, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Little Black Dress: From Mournin to Night, The Missouri History Museum, St. Louis Route 66: Main Street Through St. Louis Exhibit, Missouri History

Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until July 16, 2017 The Women of 1916 Exhibition, Historic Hawken House Museum, St. Louis, 11:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Runs until November 10, 2016 Self-Taught Genius: Treasures f ro m t h e A m e r i c a n F o l k A r t Museum, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 3 Defending the Caveman, Playhouse @ Westport, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., Runs until Oct. 23, 2016 American Arts Experience St. Louis, St. Louis, Runs until Oct. 16, 2016 St. Louis Renaissance Festival, Roatry Park, Wentzville, Runs until Oct. 16, 2016 Follies: The Repertory Theater of St. Louis, Loretto-Hilton Center, St. Louis, 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

STAGES presents: Sister Act, Robert G. Reim Theater, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., Runs until Oct. 9, 2016 Outside In: Paint for Peace Exhibition, Coca, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Runs until Oct. 30, 2016 Ernst Haas: Color Brought to Life, International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until Oct. 8, 2016 Mark Bradford, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

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The Arts Artistic adventures Cirque Musica Holiday Spectecular coming to St. Charles The Family Arena is thrilled to announce that the Cirque Musica Holiday Spectecular is coming Thursday, December 15 at 7:30pm.

The show will be performed with a The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra.

Tickets go on this Friday, September 23 at 10:00 AM and can be purchased at The Family Arena Box Office, www.MetroTix.com or by calling 1-314-534-1111. For more information, visit www.CirqueMusica.com.

Cirque Musica Holiday Spectecular is a fun filled family holiday event featuring the cast of Cirque Musica together with all-time favorite holiday songs performed by a live orchestra.

Cirque Musica is a concert and visual experience where audiences journey into a world of high-flying adventure with amazing acrobats, aerialists, hilarious hijinks and holiday cheer, too! The show blends the spell-binding grace and dare-devil athleticism of todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s greatest circus performers with the sensory majesty of the greatest holiday music of all time.

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Fox selling 2016-17 tickets Tickets for "A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder" and "Once" at the Fabulous Fox Theatre are on sale. online at MetroTix.com, by phone at 314-534-1111 and in person at the Fox Theatre Box office. Ticket prices for "A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder" start at $20; ticket prices for "Once" start at $25. Both shows are part of the Fabulous Foxâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2016 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2017 U.S. Bank Broadway series. "A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder" is the first

production in the six-show season ticket package; "Once" is an off-series special.

"A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder" â&#x20AC;&#x201C; September 13â&#x20AC;&#x201C;25, 2016 Getting away with murder can be so much funâ&#x20AC;Ś and thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no better proof than the knock-â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;em-dead hit show thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s earned unanimous raves and won the 2014 Tony AwardÂŽ for Best Musicalâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;"A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder"! As one most gentlemanly NPR critic put it, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve never laughed so hard at a Broadway musical!â&#x20AC;? Gentleman's Guidetells the story of Monty, an heir to a family fortune who sets out to jump the line of succession by - you guessed it - eliminating the eight relatives (all played by one fearless man) who stand in his way. All the while, Monty has to juggle his mistress, his fiancĂŠe and the constant threat of landing behind bars!

Of course, it will all be worth it if he can slay his way to his inheritanceâ&#x20AC;Ś and be done in time for tea.

"Once" â&#x20AC;&#x201C; September 30â&#x20AC;&#x201C;October 2, 2016 Winner of eight 2012 Tony Awards including Best Musical, "Once" is a truly original Broadway experience.

Featuring an impressive ensemble of actor/musicians who play their own instruments onstage, "Once" tells the enchanting tale of a Dublin street musician who's about to give up on his dream when a beautiful young woman takes a sudden interest in his haunting love songs. As the chemistry between them grows, his music soars to powerful new heights... but their unlikely connection turns out to be deeper and more complex than your everyday romance.

Single ticket on sale dates for the remaining shows in the 2016 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2017 U.S. Bank Broadway Series will be announced at a later date.

New six-show subscription packages are still available and include tickets to "A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder", "Fun Home," " Finding Neerland," "An American in Paris," "Something Rotten!" and Roundabout Theatre Companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s "Cabaret". For more information about season tickets, please call the Fox Subscription office at 314-5351700. Groups of 15 or more should call 314-535-2900 for special rates and reservations. The Broadway Series at the Fabulous Fox Theatre is presented

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The Arts Artistic adventures The Muny Kids to appear in The Rep’s production of "A Christmas Carol"

will go on sale September 26. For more information on the show, visit repstl.org/season/show/a_ christmas_carol.

"Love Jones – The Musical" coming to The Fox

For the first time ever, two of St. Louis’s most celebrated theatre institutions will collaborate in the casting of a production.

The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis is proud to announce the casting of 14 of The Muny Kids i n i t s h o l i d a y p ro d u c t i o n o f A Christmas Carol, running November 30 – December 24 at The Loretto-Hilton Center for the Performing Arts. These talented young performers will join an allstar local cast in bringing Charles Dickens’ beloved tale to The Rep stage for the first time in 35 years.

“The Muny Kids will fill a variety of roles throughout the show,” said The Rep’s Augustin Family Artistic Director Steven Woolf, who will also direct A Christmas Carol. “They’ll add great atmosphere and spirit to the goings on. We’re very impressed with the talent of these young performers.”

The Muny Kids performing troupe serves as goodwill ambassadors to the people of St. Louis and the surrounding region.

A performance and training ground for talented young people, the program spotlights children who demonstrate exceptional voice and dance talent, stage presence, dedication and discipline.

T h e i r c a s t i n g re p re s e n t s a historic collaboration between T h e R e p , w h i c h i s c u r re n t l y celebrating its 50th anniversary season, and The Muny, which will ring in its centennial in 2018.

"How wonderful to collaborate with our friends at The Rep d u r i n g t h e i r g a l a 5 0 t h y e a r, " said Muny Artistic Director and Executive Producer Mike Isaacson. "Our incredibly talented Muny Kids are a true St. Louis treasure, and we're thrilled they will be a part of A Christmas Carol. We just need them back by May!" Tickets for A Christmas Carol

Fox Concerts is excited to announce that "Love Jones – The Musical" will play live at the Fabulous Fox Theatre October 29 – 30.

Inspired by one of the greatest urban films of all time, Love Jones, written and directed by Theodore Witcher. Music sensations Musiq Soulchild, Chrisette Michele, Marsha Ambrosius, MC Lyte, Dave Hollister and Raheem DeVaughn join forces to tell the classic love story of Darius and Nina in Love Jones – The Musical.

Tickets are $88, $78, $73, $68, $63, $58, $53, $48, $38 and are on sale at metrotix.com, by calling 314-5341111, or in person at the Fabulous Fox Box Office.

Katharine begins a rocky journey toward reconciliation with the side of her son that she never understood.

The Studio Theatre series continues with Constellations by Nick Payne. This daring, twoperson show illuminates the limitless possibilities contained within one relationship. When Roland and Marianne meet at a party, a multiverse of potential outcomes unfolds. Each choice they make unlocks a series of branching story paths — some wonderful, some tragic. Payne’s genre-busting new play explores these alternate universes with wit, wonder and an overflowing sense of life. Hailed by The New Yorker as “a singular astonishment,” Constellations creates a vibrant collision of love and theoretical physics.

Closing the series is The Royale,

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The Studio Theatre series opens on October 26 in the Emerson Studio Theatre at the Loretto-Hilton Center for the Performing Arts with Mothers and Sons by Terrence McNally.

Mothers and Sons is a moving illustration of how societal changes have mpacted gay Americans in the past three decades. The show spotlights the journey of Katharine, a woman who is still coming to terms with the AIDS-related death of her son 20 years prior. She seeks out her son’s former partner, Cal, only to discover that he now has a husband and a six-year-old son.

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Dining Delights The Edge's own Bill Roseberry, famous for his You Gotta' Eat restaurant reviews, has put together his thoughts on a number of local eateries.

Enjoy.

County Seat Cafe 316 S. Buchanan St. Edwardsville The County Seat is a nice, cheap place to get a bite to eat with outstanding service. The food is good, not great, but you get large helpings and they are continuing to evolve what they do, trying out new quirky menu items for customers.

Check out the peanut butter and jelly pancakes when they're available and the horseshoes are good. Big salads and sandwiches, too.

O'Connell's Pub 4652 Shaw Blvd.

St. Louis Cheap, simple and good. That's a good rundown of O'Connell's Pub in St. Louis. The burgers are tremendous. They're huge and very succulent. It's just a great old-style Irish pub, with good beer selections and simple food made to perfection.

Across the street from Shaw's Garden and not far from Forest Park, so there are great activities to follow if you visit.

Gilliganz Bar and Grill 7251 St. James Rd. Edwardsville This staple in Holiday Shores is a great place to grab a bite to eat.

Check out the dog pizza, with chicken, tomatoes and onions and cooked in the dog sauce â&#x20AC;&#x201D; featuring buffalo and barbecue sauce mixed together â&#x20AC;&#x201D; it's delicious. There are plenty of other pizza and sandwich selections on the menu. Mondays feature 40-cent wings after 8 p.m.

Get the garlic parmesan wings.

Be prepared to wait on Mondays though.

Tucanos Brazilian Grill 1520 S. 5th St. St. Charles Sensational. I almost don't have the words to describe this meat mecca. For $25 order Tucanos Famous Churrasco and get an infinity of grilled meats. Each table includes a stick with red at one end and green at the other.

Green means go, red means stop.

As long as you go green the grilled food keeps coming. Anything from turkey wrapped in bacon to prime rib to grilled pineapple to salmon to chicken hearts, it's amazing the stuff they will bring. Also hit the buffet and grab a salad, some fried bananas and some scrumptious fried cheese.

I'd recommend going in a group.

It's a lot of fun and you'll be there awhile.

Steve's Hot Dogs on The Hill 2131 Marconi Ave. St. Louis If you like hot dogs with a quirky twist, then this is the place for you. The creation of Steve Ewing, the lead singer for The Urge, this place is awesome. It's small and only open for lunch hours Monday through Saturday, but worth a visit. The Gorilla Mac and Cheese Dog is awesome, comprised of a smoked Nathan's hot dog, topped with creamy mac and cheese, bacon and French fried onions. The Bacon Bacon Jamaican is great too, with two slices of bacon, pepper jack cheese, jerk seasoning, bell peppers and sweet chipotle sauce. There are

plenty of other quirky dogs there, too. There is now a second location in the Tower Grove neighborhood.

Gulf Shores Restaurant & Grill 215 Harvard Dr. Edwardsville B e p re p a re d t o w a i t w h e n you visit this new hot spot in Edwardsville, but it's worth it. Make sure to check out the gator bites, they are fantastic. It's alligator meat fried in a corn meal breading. The catfish fillets are fried in the same corn meal breading and equally as good. There are also gator tacos and don't miss â&#x20AC;&#x153;Crabby Monday's Crab Leg Special.â&#x20AC;? A little pricey though.

Chubby's Warehouse Bar & Grille 1022 E. Broadway Alton Cheap and delicious. The burgers are fantastic here and extremely affordable. They also have a good buffalo chicken sandwich and good tacos. Maybe the best thing they offer is their sweet corn nuggets, you can't go wrong with them. It's cash only so make sure you grab some before you go. Only knock is the service could be a little friendlier.

Mission Taco Joint 908 Lafayette Ave. Soulard If you like quirky and eclectic twists on Mexican fare then this is the place for you. There are great tacos and burritos like the Brah'rito with carne asada and chipotle bacon.

It is freakin' huge, too. They also have torta selections on the menu and a cool carne asada fries choice in the appetizers. Good beer selections there also.

Huddle Bar & Grill 1101 Caseyville Rd. Suite J Caseyville It may look like your average bar, but get a load of the menu and quickly find out it's not. The food is definitely worth a visit. Steak night is a definite time to go. Get a New York strip steak and potato for $9.99.

Check out the peanut butter bacon burger, the asparagus in balsamic sauce and the sweet potato fries drizzled with honey, all are delicious choices.

Strange Donuts 2709 Sutton Blvd.

Maplewood An aptly named donut shop, it is one of the weirdest places you may ever eat, but weird doesn't mean it's not good. Check out the strangers, which are daily collaborations with other local restaurants. The bacon maple donut and the gooey butter donut are always on the menu and always fantastic choices.

Pirronneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pizzeria 1775 Washington St. Florissant T h e p i z z a h e re i s a m a z i n g .

They use provel cheese and have a slew of ingredients to go on top of their thin crust pies.

During the day they have a great buffet lunch special, which also has a salad bar and soups and appetizers.

Frankâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Restaurant 132 West Macarthur Dr. Cottage Hills It is an extensive menu with all kinds of choices, including breakfast selections, sandwiches, steaks, fish, pasta dishes and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cheap. Did I mention that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cheap?

Romaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pizza 121 E. Bethalto Dr. Bethalto This is a treasure in Bethalto.

Fantastic pizza, some of the best in the metropolitan area. Always packed so be prepared to wait, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s worth it. Make sure to check out the bosco sticks also.

Lotawata Creek Southern Grill 311 Salem Pl. Fairview Heights Fatten yourself up at this joint.

The menu is ridiculously huge and the portions are even bigger. Get your own plate of fries for a side, or a bucket of onion rings. It offers a creative sandwich portion of the menu and great southern-style dishes, try the Mac Daddy Burger.

You wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go away hungry here, trust me.

1818 Chophouse 210 S. Buchanan St. Edwardsville This is a great place to grab a steak diinner, that is their signature dish.

A good place for a fancy dinner date, the ambience in the dining area is fantastic. It offers extensive breakfast, brunch and dinner menus, but be prepared to pay, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pretty expensive.

Sybergs Old Dorsett Rd. Maryland Heights A St. Louis chain restaurant where you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go wrong. Check out their awesome selection of pizzas and hot wings and their house-made sauces are fantastic. Be adventurous and try the shark bites, they are delicious.

Johnsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Corner Restaurant 2000 State St. Alton Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great neighborhood bar and restaurant. Sit at the bar and have a few drinks with a friendly staff and patrons. As for the food, get your hands on the best breaded pork tenderloin sandwich ever and check out the monster onion rings, too.

Oriental Spoon 229 Sanatorium Edwardsville A Korean restaurant where you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go wrong. The Kimchi is very good as an appetizer and make sure to check out their bulgogi and bap selections. Make sure to ask your server about spiciness levels if you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t handle hotness very well.

Schiappaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Italian Restaurant 402 S. Madison St. Lebanon A quiet pizzeria that offers plenty more than just pizza. Make sure to check out the great calzones on the menu.

Wasabi Sushi Bar 100 S. Buchanan St. Edwardsville If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re into sushi then this is a good place to check out. Choose from a big selection of rolls, from the California and spicy tuna rolls to great choices like the Batman and the Caterpillar. From unagi (eel), to sea urchin, salmon, shrimp and tuna, it has it all. Order the edamame on the appetizer menu.

Joeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pizza & Pasta 4 Club Centre Ct. Edwardsville The sweet tomato sauce makes this place a treasure. There are plenty of pizza choices for

toppings and even without their classic sauce. Check out the Sicilian to get an olive oil-based sauce, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s good too. You can dine-in or get delivery here.

J. Gumboâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 3949 Lindell Blvd., St. Louis Central West End This is a chain restaurant, but it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t feel that way. Check out the St. Louis location at 3949 Lindell Blvd. to get some really good Cajun and Creole food quick and cheap. Make sure to check out the crawfish etoufeĂŠ. The menu does a really good job of informing you of spiciness levels.

1860â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hardshell CafĂŠ and Saloon 1860 S. 9th St., St. Louis Soulard A great place to get some Cajun and Creole food and have a good time to boot. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s split into two sides, with the dining area on one end with great items like crab legs, gumbo, poâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; boy sandwiches, red beans and rice and wonderful crab cakes. The other half of the building offers a full bar and live entertainment.

Joanieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pizzeria 2101 Menard St., St. Louis Soulard A stable in the Soulard neighborhood in St. Louis, this is a spot that offers great pizza and Italian dishes along with great drink specials and entertainment.

Visit prior to a Cardinals game or other various events in St. Louis, e a t d i n n e r, Â a n d r i d e t h e f re e shuttle to and from the event.

Los Tres Amigos 1011 Century Dr. Edwardsville The Jose Morales Taco is the highlight of this Mexican Restaurant.

The deep fried goodness of the taco is topped off with Parmesan cheese to give it that special flavor. Check out the rest of the extensive menu

for other great Mexican dishes, too.

Wang Gang Asian Eats 1035 Century Dr. Edwardsville This is a hip, fun spot if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re into Asian cuisine. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an Asian fusion restaurant that puts unique spins on classic Asian dishes.

Check out the lettuce wraps, the fried calamari and the stir fry selections and donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t miss out on the restaurantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own line of sodas which are also great. It offers some healthy choices, too.

Brickhouse Tavern & Tap 2 McBride and Son Center Dr. Chesterfield This is a great place to take a date or have a good time with a group of friends. Fun and creative menu and huge line of beers on tap and in bottles. Enjoy your meal sitting on a couch in front of a fire. The real allstar here are the bacon and jalapenĂł deviled eggs on the appetizer menu.

The LuBar & Bistro 911 Fairfax St. Carlyle Pretty cool place to chill out and have a good dinner. The dining area is separated from the bar, as this establishment is split into two levels.

The LuBar nachos are arguably the best nachos Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve ever had and the pulled pork sandwich is a winner.

Check out the full breakfast menu also and donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t forget to order some ice cream from the ice cream bar before you leave.

Fazziâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bar and Restaurant 1813 Vandalia St. Collinsville Opa! Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll probably hear this a few times here as patrons order the signature appetizer dish, Saganaki, consisting of breaded goat cheese which is doused in oil and set on fire. This Greek and Italian restaurant is very affordable and has some great choices.

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