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Returning to its roots Family reunion held in Leclaire.

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What’s Happening • Billy Elliot the Musical, 8 p.m., The Fox Theatre, St. Louis • God of Carnage, The Rep, 8 p.m., St. Louis, Runs through Nov. 6 • The Darkness Haunted House, 7:30-10 p.m., nightly through Nov. 5, St. Louis • Beatlemania, 8 p.m. Wildey Theatre, Edwardsville

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• Billy Elliot the Musical, 2 p.m./8 p.m., The Fox Theatre, St. Louis • God of Carnage, The Rep, 5 p.m., St. Louis, Runs through Nov. 6 • The Darkness Haunted House, 7:30-10 p.m., St. Louis • Wildey Drama Workshop, Marquee Room, 9:30 a.m., Wildey Theatre, Edwardsville • George Lopez, Peabody Opera House, St. Louis, This show is intended for mature audiences.

• Daphnis and Chloe, 8 p.m., Powell Symphony Hall, St. Louis

• Billy Elliot the Musical, 8 p.m., The Fox Theatre, St. Louis • God of Carnage, The Rep, 8 p.m., St. Louis, Runs through Nov. 6 • The Darkness Haunted House, 7:30-10 p.m., nightly through Nov. 5, St. Louis • Billy Elliot the Musical, 2 • Beatlemania, 8 p.m. Wildey p.m./7:30 p.m., The Fox Theatre, Theatre, Edwardsville St. Louis • Daphnis and Chloe, 8 p.m., • God of Carnage, The Rep, 2 Powell Symphony Hall, St. Louis p.m./7 p.m. St. Louis • Sidney Poitier Double Feature: “Lilies of the Field” 3 p.m., “In the Heat of the Night”, 6:30 p.m.,

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Tuesday November 8_ _____ • Billy Elliot the Musical, 8 p.m., The Fox Theatre, St. Louis • Wildey Drama Class Open House, 6:30 p.m., Wildey Theatre, Edwardsville

Wednesday November 9_ _____ • Billy Elliot the Musical, 8 p.m., The Fox Theatre, St. Louis

Sunday November 6_ _____

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November 3, 2011

People A family returns to its Leclaire roots Rizzolis visit the homes of their ancestors

By KRISTA WILKINSON-MIDGLEY Of The Edge

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he prospect of a better life has been attracting immigrants to America since the very beginnings of this nation’s history. People like Guiseppe Rizzoli and his wife, Clementina, who only six short months after getting married packed up everything they owned and set sail for a new life in the United States in July 1883.

The newlyweds arrived in Ohio first, then moved to Wisconsin before finally settling in the little village of Leclaire on the outskirts of Edwardsville, in 1891. Guiseppe and Clementina decided on Leclaire after following Clementina’s brother and his family there.

During this time, Leclaire was an ideal place for a young couple just starting out. Unlike the dirty and overcrowded cities of Chicago and New York, the village of Leclaire provided plenty of space, clean air, honest work and even recreation for its inhabitants. Founded in 1890 as a model cooperative village by St. Louis plumbing manufacturer N.O. Nelson, Leclaire must have seemed an idyllic place to live and raise a family. Leclaire was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

Guseppe, now known as “Joseph,” and Clementina set about getting their new life in order.

Joseph, a skilled cabinetmaker, soon found work at N.O. Nelson Manufacturing. The couple eventually bought the house at 754 Hale Ave., located on the corner of Hale Avenue and Jefferson Road.

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The Rizzoli family outside the old N.O. Nelson facility.

This would be their home for the next 40 years and where they would raise their five children, many of who would also settle in Leclaire.

Recently, a group of 16 descendants and their families of Joseph and Clementina Rizzoli, as well as Clementina’s brother, Ciro Erspamer, made the trip to Leclaire to see first-hand where their grandparents and greatgrandparents lived and worked.

Local historian Cindy Reinhardt, member of the Friends of Leclaire

historic preservation organization, led the group on a tour of Leclaire and explained the historical significance of the place.

“It was all new for them. It wasn’t just the story of Leclaire. It was the story of their family,” said Reinhardt.

Reinhardt said the Rizzoli family seemed to thoroughly enjoy their two-hour tour. She said many even stayed until the next day to attend Leclaire Parkfest and even made a generous donation to the Friends of Leclaire.

“They were just delighted with the whole thing,” said Reinhardt.

The idea for bringing the Rizzoli reunion to Leclaire began more than a year ago when Reinhardt was researching her book, “Leclaire,” on the history of the village. While searching for Rizzoli family photos, Reinhardt made contact with a woman named Christine Taul, who was the greatgranddaughter of Joseph and Clementina.

“She had the pictures but she didn’t have the story,” said

Reinhardt.

It turned out that the Rizzoli family had been having reunions for years and frequently chose significant family locations to hold their reunions. This year, they decided to come to Leclaire.

While some family members still living in Edwardsville already knew the story of Leclaire, many others did not. This was particularly true for the younger generation who were visiting the area for the first time.

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Join Shaw Nature Reserve staff for some of the most popular activities from a variety of favorite family overnight programs. Overnight includes snack and breakfast. For children ages 5 to 10 with an adult. Friday at 7 p.m. through Saturday at 11a.m. Dana Brown Overnight Center. $48 per person. Advance registration required; www.mobot.org/classes or (314) 577-5140. For a complete list of youth and family classes at the Missouri Botanical Garden’s family of attractions, visit www. mobot.org/classes. Family Overnight Sampler is supported by Maritz.

Dec. 7: Holiday Wreaths from Natural Materials. Enjoy the fireside as you make a beautiful holiday wreath of fresh greens and

The fall and winter will be busy at the Shaw Nature Reserve.

Numerous events have been scheduled for cooler weather.

The Shaw Nature Reserve is located off I-44 at exit 253, in Gray Summit, Mo. Admission is $3 adults; $2 seniors; free children ages 12 and under.

For more information, visit www. shawnature.org or call (636) 451-3512.

Nov. 5 through 6: Before the Click Photography Overnight. “Before the Click” is an immersion into what makes good, great and exceptional photographic images – part spiritual and part psychological, with practical tips on how to spend more time behind the lens and less at the computer manipulating images. Participants should have working knowledge of their camera and must submit a disk prior to the workshop with 15 to 25 images on a single subject. Workshop includes a lecture and visual presentation of instructor Stewart Halperin’s work, a critique of the

Reunion Continued from Page 3 The event was made even more special when the family got the chance to take a peek inside the former home of Emma Sehnert, Joseph and Clementina’s daughter who also settled in Leclaire. The house, located at 716 Hale Ave., was built by Emma and her husband, Edwin “Dick” Sehnert, in 1908. The current owners are in the painstaking process of restoring the house to its former glory. They are also interested to find out more about its history.

Reinhardt said she contacted them prior to the tour to let them know that they might see around 20 people standing around their front yard and not to be alarmed. Their reaction was just the opposite. They invited the family members inside the house to give them a better look at where Edwin and Emma had made their home. Mary Rizzoli Sturm, 84, was the second oldest member of the group behind her cousin Buddy Erspamer, who beat her by one year.

She is the niece of Emma Rizzoli Sehnert and granddaughter of Joseph and Clementina.

Although Sturm grew up in Edwardsville, she left when she went away to school in 1945 and has only returned a few times since. The most recent visit was 25 years ago when her mother, Florence, passed away.

Sturm recalled many happy memories spent inside “Aunt Emma’s” house growing up as a child. Sturm pointed out to the younger generation and the new owners, how the house had changed over the years. She said she was pleased to see that many aspects of the house that she disliked as a

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“It was great fun. A happy time for everybody who was there,” said Sturm of the reunion.

She said the trip back to Leclaire brought back many happy memories such as seeing the Leclaire fountain restored to its original place near the site of the former Leclaire School, now the Children’s Museum.

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Sturm said her best memory of the reunion was seeing the next generation reliving what they knew of the area and exploring it again after many years away.

There were three generations of the family present at the reunion.

“It was a very good place to grow up in,” said Sturm of Leclaire.

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Jan. 28: Introduction to Herbal Soap Making. Learn how to make your own coldpressed soap using vegetable oils and pure, therapeutic essential oils. Stir the pot as various vegetable oils, botanicals, essential oils and other ingredients are added for a specific blend. Each participant will receive a cured bar of soap to take home. Other soaps will be available for purchase. 9 a. m. to noon. Adlyne Freund Center. $24.

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happy to learn that the new war memorial currently being built in City Park in Edwardsville would bear the name of Charles Rizzoli, son of Daliso Rizzoli and grandson of Joseph and Clementina, who was killed in World War II. Since Charles’ death, many members of the Rizzoli family have been given that name in honor of Charles.

The Rizzoli family has grown and spread far beyond the village of Leclaire over the years but they continue to honor the memory of Joseph and Clementina Rizzoli and of Ciro Erspamer and their dreams of a better future.

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People People planner Globetrotters to visit St. Louis Having signed one of its biggest rookie classes in team history, the Harlem Globetrotters will bring their 2012 World Tour to Scottrade Center in St. Louis on Friday, Jan. 6 at 7 p.m.

Ti c k e t s t o s e e t h e w o r l d ’ s most famous basketball team went on sale on Monday, Oct. 17. Tickets are available at www. harlemglobetrotters.com, www. ticketmaster.com, the Ford Box Office at Scottrade Center, or by phone at 800.745.3000. Information on group and scout tickets can also be found at www.harlemglobetrotters.com.

The outstanding rookies include Paul “Tiny” Sturgess, the world’s tallest pro basketball player at 7-8, Jonte “Too Tall” Hall, the shortest Globetrotter ever at 5-2, and Fatima “TNT” Maddox of Temple University, the team’s first female player since 1993 and ninth female in team history.

The new Globetrotters, owned by former Edwardsville resident Mannie Jackson, also feature the top three finishers from the 2011 College Slam Dunk Contest, including the reigning champ Jacob “Hops” Tucker. At 5-10, Tucker sports a 50inch vertical leap, and his YouTube videos have garnered well over four million views. Tucker joins slam dunk runner-up John “Jet” Williams of UNC-Asheville and semifinalist Darnell “Spider” Wilks of the University of Cincinnati.

The 2012 rookie class has a total of three seven-footers including 74 Jermaine “Stretch” Middleton, the third-tallest player in team h i s t o r y, a n d 7 - f o o t A n t h o n y “Biggie” McClain. At 7-8, Sturgess becomes the tallest Globetrotter ever after a career at Mountain State University (W.Va.). He is the 19th internationally born player in team history, hailing from Loughborough, England.

“The Globetrotters are excited to welcome a new generation of stars to carry on the storied tradition of the world’s most entertaining basketball team,” said Globetrotters CEO Kurt Schneider. “This year’s rookie class features some of the most talented and promising players from across the world.”

Current Globetrotters stars Special K Daley, Big Easy Lofton, Flight Time Lang, Dizzy Grant, Scooter Christensen, and many others will team up with the world class rookies for nearly 270 games on the North American portion of the World Tour, bringing the Globetrotter magic to over 230 cities in 46 states, the District of Columbia, and five Canadian provinces.

Sponsored by Howard Johnson Hotels, Greyhound Lines, Spalding, and Russell Athletic, the Original Harlem Globetrotters will celebrate their 86th consecutive year in 2012, continuing a world famous tradition of ball handling wizardry, basketball artistry and one-of-a-kind family entertainment that continues to draw fans of all ages.

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Globetrotters have showcased their talents in 120 countries and territories on six continents, often b re a k i n g d o w n c u l t u r a l a n d societal barriers while providing fans with their first-ever basketball experience. Inductees of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, the Globetrotters have entertained hundreds of millions of fans – among them popes, kings, queens, and presidents – over more than eight decades.

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Science Center to host Star Trek: The Exhibition This fall, the Saint Louis Science Center will present Star Trek: The Exhibition. The exhibition opened to the general public Oct. 28.

For more than 40 years, Star Trek has entertained audiences with compelling stories, colorful characters and powerful allegories.

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aligns with our scientific mission,” said Philip Needleman, interim President and CEO of the Science Center. “From the Planetarium to Cyberville and the Breakthrough Gallery to Space in Popular Culture, the Science Center is full of galleries directly related to science and technology that have been inspired in some way by Star Trek.”

This exhibition brings 45 years of authentic Star Trek artifacts to life, showcasing the largest collection of artifacts ever put on public display.

One-of-a-kind costumes, props and filming models from every Star Trek television series and feature film will amaze and inspire Star Trek fans and novices alike. An impressive array of exhibits features sets, costumes and props from all five live-action Star Trek television series and eleven Star Trek feature films. Visitors will be able to step aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise, explore Dr. Crusher ’s Sickbay from Star Trek: The Next Generation andsit in James T. Kirk’s captain’s chair.

A d d i t i o n a l l y , special programming designed by the Science Center will explore the science behind the most enduring science-fiction franchise in history.

In the Planetarium, a new Space Show has been designed to accompany the exhibition. In the TV show Star Trek, the ship and crew visited many fictional worlds with intelligent life. The new Space Show, Seeking New Earths, explores the

real knowledge of planets orbiting other stars and where current space exploration is in the hunt for these planets and the possibility of life elsewhere in the Universe.

Other special programming includes Star Trek First Fridays.

Visitors are invited to come in costume and enjoy special sciencefiction themed activities and demonstrations throughout the Science Center. Upcoming highlights include: • Friday, Nov. 4, 2011: Star Trek costume contest • Friday, Dec. 2, 2011: Special guest Star Trek makeup artist Jeff Lewis • Friday, January 6, 2012: Star Trek trivia contest • Friday, February 3, 2012: Special guest Robert Picardo from Star Trek: Voyager Additional programs will strive to enhance visitors’ understanding of topics such as astronomy, life sciences, robotics and more.

Programs, both free and feebased, will be available to families, individuals and school groups.

Tickets are $17.50 for adults, $15.50 for seniors and college students with an ID and $13.50 for children and members of the military. Science Center Members receive half-price tickets. Tickets and more information at slsc.org Information on related programs at the Science Center will be available at boldlygoexplore.org.

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People People planner Butterfly House schedules events The Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House, 15193 Olive Blvd. at Faust Park, in Chesterfield, has announced its schedule of events for winter and spring.

The general admission charges are; $6 adults; $4 children (3 to 12). Free children ages 2 and under.

For more information, visit: :www.butterflyhouse.org or call(636) 530-0076.

Nov. 3: Thursdays with Bugs: Schoolyard Ecology. Join Butterfly House critters on the first Thursday of each month for bug-themed classes with hands-on exploration. Put your senses to work and explore our yards. For children ages 7 to 13 with an adult. 1 to 2:30 p.m. Lopata Learning Lab. $14 per child (includes one adult). Advance registration required; www.mobot.org/classes or (314) 577-5140. For a complete list of youth and family classes at the Missouri Botanical Garden’s family of attractions, visit www.mobot.org/classes.

Nov. 13: Kids’ Bug Club: Edible Insects. Sample real cooked insects and learn how insects are a common supplement to worldwide diets by playing our insect-eating games. For all ages. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Lopata Learning Lab. Included with Butterfly House admission.”> Dec. 1 through 31: Snow in the Tropics. The Paper Kite, one of the most delightful butterflies at the Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House, conjures visions of gently floating snowflakes amidst the greenery of the indoor tropical conservatory. All

month long, the number of Paper Kites in free-flight will snowball from the usual 200 to well over 1,000! Enjoy the flurry of these large butterflies as you stroll through the 85-degree conservatory, resplendent with the addition of dozens of white orchids. It’s the perfect spot for a holiday photo opp! Children can also enjoy butterfly- and winter-themed crafts, Saturdays, Dec. 3, 10 and 17 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Snow in the Tropics is 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily; closed Mondays and Christmas Day. Dec. 1: Thursdays with Bugs: Animal Coloration. Join Butterfly House critters on the first Thursday of each month for bug-themed classes with hands-on exploration. Understand how animals defend against predators. For children ages 7 to 13 with an adult. 1 to 2:30 p.m. Lopata Learning Lab. $14 per child (includes one adult). Advance registration required; www.mobot.org/classes or (314) 577-5140. For a complete list of youth and family classes at the Missouri Botanical Garden’s family of attractions, visit www.mobot.org/classes.

Winter events planned around Alton The following events have been planned in the Alton area over the next three months.

SOUTHERN GOSPEL MONTHLY CONCERT SERIES Sat., Nov. 5, 2011 7 p.m.

Bethalto Church of God 800 E. Bethalto Dr., Bethalto, IL 62010

Enjoy the sounds of Southern Gospel at the monthly Southern Gospel Concert Series. This month will feature “Set Apart” bluegrass gospel from Doyle, TN. Check them out at wwww.setapartmusic.net. Admission is free; however, an offering will be taken. For more information, call (618) 2590065.

WINE FESTIVAL Sun., Nov. 6, 2011 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Pere Marquette Lodge & Conference Center 13653 Lodge Blvd., Grafton, IL 62037 Join us at Pere Marquette Lodge for a Wine Festival. Sample wines from around the world and shop our many vendor booths for unique items you won’t find anywhere else. Check out some of the fun wine-related products. The Wine Tasting Pass is $10 per person. Admission to shop the vendors is free.

For more information, call (618) 786-2331.

BELLS IN MOTION Sunday, Nov. 13, 2011 4 p.m.

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church 10 E. Third St., Alton, IL 62002 Join us as a group of experienced musicians from across the Midwest will be performing hand bell music, both sacred and secular. Free admission. Open to the public. For more information, call (618) 465-9149 or go to www.EpiscopalAlton. org.

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Thursday, Nov. 3 Family Force 5, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 7 p.m.; Show 7:30 p.m.

The Skrillex Cell, The Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 7 p.m.; Show, 8 p.m.

Beatlemania, 8 p.m. Tentative, Wildey Theatre, Edwardsville

Friday, Nov. 4 Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 8 p.m.; Show 9 p.m.

Chickenfoot, The Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 7 p.m.; Show 8 p.m.

Beatlemania, 8 p.m. Tentative, Wildey Theatre, Edwardsville Daphnis and Chloe, 8 p.m., Powell Symphony Hall, St. Louis

Saturday, Nov. 5 Dr. Dog, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 8 p.m.; Show 8:30 p.m.

Bill Burr, 8 p.m., The Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 7 p.m.; Show 7 p.m.

Daphnis and Chloe, 8 p.m., Powell Symphony Hall, St. Louis

Sunday, Nov. 6 Never Shout Never, The Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 5 p.m.; Show 6 p.m.

Rodney Dillard and The Dillard Band, 3 p.m., The Sheldon, St. Louis

Monday, Nov. 7 Breathe Carolina, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 7 p.m.; Show 7:30 p.m.

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Sunday, Nov. 13

New Found Glory, The Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 5:30 p.m.; Show 6:30 p.m.

Paul Byrom, The Sheldon, St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Har Mar Superstar, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 7:30 p.m.; Show 8:30 p.m.

Between the Buried, The Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 7 p.m.; Show 8 p.m.

The Camel Tones LIVE, The Winery at Shale Lake, Williamson, 6 p.m.

Beethoven Emperor Concerto, 3 p.m., Powell Symphony Hall, St. Louis

Wednesday, Nov. 9 Gringo Star, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 8:30 p.m.; Show 9 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 10 The Jayhawks, The Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 7 p.m.; Show 8 p.m.

Coffee Concert: The St. Louis Ragtimers, 11 a.m./ “Have U Heard” A Pat Metheny Tribute with Ralph Butler, 8 p.m., Wildey Theatre, Edwardsville

Friday, Nov. 11 The Blind Eyes, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 7 p.m.; Show 8 p.m.

The Urge, The Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 7 p.m.; Show 8 p.m.

Darrell Scott, The Sheldon, St. Louis Beethoven Emperor Concerto, 8 p.m., Powell Symphony Hall, St. Louis

Saturday, Nov.12 Mister Heavenly, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 8 p.m.; Show 9 p.m.

The Urge, The Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 7 p.m.; Show 8 p.m.

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Tuesday, Nov. 15 Pomegranates, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 8 p.m.; Show 8:45 p.m.

Clarion Brass “Veteran’s Day Salute”, The Sheldon, St. Louis Paul Simon, 8 p.m., The Fox Theatre, St. Louis

Wednesday, Nov. 16 City and Colour, The Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 7 p.m.; Show 8 p.m.

Clarion Brass “Veteran’s Day Salute”, The Sheldon, St. Louis Pulitzer Series Concert, 7:30 p.m., Powell Symphony Hall, St. Louis

Thursday, Nov. 17 Machine Gun Kelly, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 7 p.m.; Show 8 p.m.

Warner Drive, Machine Gun Kelly, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 7:30 p.m.; Show 8 p.m.

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Saturday, Nov. 19 Kings Go Forth, The Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 8:30 p.m.; Show 9:30 p.m.

Bruckner 7, 8 p.m., Powell Symphony Hall, St. Louis

Sunday, Nov. 20 S t . L o u i s S y m p h o n y Yo u t h Orchestra, 3 p.m., Powell Symphony Hall, St. Louis

Wednesday, Nov. 23 Jake’s Leg, The Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 7 p.m.; Show 8 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 25 Butterfly Distortion, Blue Agave, Belleville Bolero, 8 p.m., Powell Symphony Hall, St. Louis

Saturday, Nov. 26 Stevie Ray Vaughan Tribute, The Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 7 p.m.; Show 8 p.m.

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Tuesday, Nov. 29 The Magic of Mozart, The Sheldon, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 2 Bob & Tom Comedy All Stars, The Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 6:30 p.m.; Show 7:30 p.m.

Scott MacIntyre, The Sheldon, St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 3 Mama’s Pride with Pat Liston, The Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 7 p.m.; Show 8 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 7 The String Cheese Incident, The Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 7 p.m.; Show 8 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 10 Ludo, The Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 7 p.m.; Show 8 p.m.

Eileen Ivers and Immigrant Soul: “An Nollaig - An Irish Christmas”, 8 p.m., The Sheldon, St. Louis

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Music Tuning in Scott to perform at the Sheldon Musician Darrell Scott will perform at The Sheldon Concert Hall at 8 p.m. on Nov. 11.

Tickets are $35 and $40.

Yo u n e e d m o r e t h a n g u t s and good intentions to record a convincing all-covers CD of songs by the modern-day pantheon of great singer-songwriters, from Bob Dylan to Mickey Newbury to Joni Mitchell. You have to add something special and personal to reignite oftheard standards – musical talent, sure, but also a depth of feeling, experience and understanding. And Darrell Scott, from his genes to his genius as a sensitive vocalist, an award-winning songwriter of depth and perception, and a versatile instrumentalist, has earned that right.

Born on a tobacco farm in London, Ky., in 1959, and raised in E. Gary, Indiana, Darrell was part of a musical family. His father Wayne, a steelworker by trade but a songwriter in his heart, moved his clan to Southern California when Darrell was 11. Soon Darrell and brothers Denny, Dale, Don, and David were part of their dad’s band, getting on-the-job training in country music as they played its hits on the stages of roadhouses and taverns as far north as Alaska.

Darrell eventually left the band and California, paying some more musical dues in Toronto and in Boston and earning a degree in poetry from nearby Tufts University, where he also studied literature.

With his lyric skills sharpened and his abilities on guitars, banjo and other instruments already roadtested, Darrell followed his muse to country music’s Ground Zero, Nashville. His key to entering Music Row’s inner circles was, at first, his string-slinging skills – starting in 1992, he appeared on albums by alt. country mavericks Guy Clark (for whom he later produced two CDs) and Steve Earle, Randy Travis, Patty Loveless, and dozens more.

As his “day job” as a picker flourished, Darrell channeled his other creative energies into his own songwriting and recordings. By the

time he had released his debut CD, Aloha from Nashville (1997), its follow-up Family Tree (1999), and Real Time (2000), a duo album with “newgrass” trailblazer Tim O’Brien, Darrell’s original songs were much in demand by singers looking for more than “big hat” bragging or slick country-pop. Suzy Bogguss was the first of many to record a Scott song, taking his “No Way Out” into the country singles charts in 1996. Darrell’s compositions became highlights of albums by Garth Brooks, Faith Hill, Kathy Mattea, Maura O’Connell and even his mentor, Guy Clark. The Dixie Chicks’ recording of “Long Time Gone” from Real Time was not only a hit for the Chicks but garnered a 2003 Grammy nomination for “Best Country Song”; “The Second Mouse,” a Scott/O’Brien tune from Real Time, was a Grammy finalist as “Best Country Instrumental Performance” in 2001. That same year, Darrell was named Songwriter of the Year by the Nashville Songwriters Association International, an honor repeated by ASCAP in 2002.

Darrell’s solo CDs, session work, touring gigs with Steve Earle’s Bluegrass Dukes (of which

h e re m a i n s a m e m b e r ) , G u y Clark, and Newgrass Revival founder Sam Bush, and his own live shows have steadily drawn reviews even payola can’t buy.

USA Today praised his “brilliantly clever songs”; Entertainment Tonight raved about his “powerful songwriting, passionate vocals and masterful picking”; Rolling Stone listed his 2003 CD, Theatre of the Unheard, in their list of Critics’ Top Albums and compared him to Clark and Springsteen “at their best.”

Performing Songwriter went all the way, dubbing him “the best of the best.”

Somehow, Darrell has continually found the time and energy to expand his musical activities ever further. In 2003, he launched his own label, Full Light Records, and his first move as owner was to produce a traditional, mountain country album for his father, This Weary Way, that finally showcased Wayne’s original songs.

For the past two years, Darrell has been the “artist in residence” with Orchestra Nashville (members appear on Modern Hymn’s “Joan of Arc”), creating what he calls “diverse musical happenings – the odder the better,” mixing the string

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Touring in support of his latest album, Hello Fear, gospel superstar Kirk Franklin brings his fall tour to the Fabulous Fox Theatre on November 17th with special guests BET’s “Sunday Best” winner Amber Bullock and Isaac Carree.

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Music Tuning in Fox to host Paul Simon Fox Concerts presents Paul Simon Tuesday, Nov. 15, at 8 p.m.

Tickets are $79.50 to $49.50 and are on sale at the Fox Box Office, by calling 314/534-1111 or online at www.metrotix.com.

Legendary artist Paul Simon has announced that he will return to the road this fall. The dates will include a performance at the Fabulous Fox Theatre.

The set list will draw from Simon’s iconic career, including several songs that haven’t been performed live in many years. Also included will be tracks from “So Beautiful or So What,” his first new record in five years released by Hear Music/ Concord Music Group in April to critical acclaim.

Simon earned rave reviews on the spring leg of his U.S. tour.

The Hollywood Reporter said he delivered, “an alternately beautiful and boisterous show… It was raucous and rolling all night.” The Los Angeles Times praised his, “rich, perfectly programmed concert,” nothing t h a t , “ H e re c e i v e d c o u n t l e s s ovations,” from the sold-out crowd.

The Chicago Tribune summed up the tour’s powerful intimacy, saying, “Paul Simon has played stadiums and festivals. He’s done Central Park.

So it was a treat to see one of the most venerated songwriters of the last half-century turn the sold-out Vic Theatre into his living room.”

Joining Paul once again on the road is a stellar band of musicians including Cameroonian guitarist Vincent Nguini, drummer Jim Oblon, pianist Mick Rossi, saxophonist/ keyboardist Andrew Snitzer, bassist Bakithi Kumalo, guitarist Mark Stewart, master percussionist Jamey Haddad and multiinstrumentalist Tony Cedras.

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Chamber Chorus plans Tribute series In a season that blends the grand with the intimate, the Chamber Chorus performs true chamber music where the audience is invited to witness music at close quarters, as well as large scale works presented in some of the city’s more majestic spaces.

In a musical odyssey, the singers celebrate the Latvian capital in the Missa Rigensis, a major work by pop-performer-turned-classiccomposer Ugis Praulins. They conjure up Alpine vistas in the music of Judith Bingham, and they invoke Haiti i n a w o r l d p re m i e re f ro m Sydney Guillaume. His is but one of several notable commissions this season, including Songs of Ale

by Robert Walker, who will travel from his home in England for our performance at the Schlafly Tap Room. Another British composer, Sasha Johnson Manning, provides the ‘new piece’ for our recreation of the Nine Lessons & Carols associated with King’s College, Cambridge.

Yakov Gubanov, a successor to Sasha as our ‘Composer-inResidence’, is writing an homage to his Russian homeland for our season finale, a series of tributes to fallen leaders and their heirs, from Tsar Nicholas II to President Kennedy.

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Single tickets on sale for Touhill events In its ninth season, the Touhill showcases an ever-expanding variety of genres on the two stages at the performing arts center. Single tickets for most 2011-12 events went on sale Aug. 22.

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Interactive children shows, titled Arts@Play, bring new partnerships with Paper Slip Theatre and The Muny.

Please see the calendar that follows for a chronological event list with show times and ticket prices.

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Following their successful summer tour, former Grateful Dead members Phil Lesh & Bob Weir with their band Furthur continue their musical adventure with a stop at the historic Fabulous Fox Theatre in St. Louis, MO on Sunday, November 20th.

Fans can expect Lesh & Weir to push the musical envelope with jaw-dropping improvisations and loving renditions of Grateful Dead classics, with an all-star band that includes keyboardist Jeff Chimenti (RatDog), drummer Joe Russo (Benevento - Russo Duo, Trey Anastasio), guitarist John Kadlecik (Dark Star Orchestra), and vocalists Sunshine Becker and Jeff Pehrson.

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KATHY MATTEA November 4 • Friday @ 8PM • $60, $35 The beloved, Grammy Awardwinning Mattea has produced such country classics as “18 Wheels and A Dozen Roses,” “Where’ve You Been,” and “Come From the Heart,” to name only a few. Her latest is the 2008 COAL. IN THE MOOD November 5 • Sat @ 3 &7:30PM • $47, $37, $27 This 1940s Big Band, Song and Swing Dance Revue celebrates America’ Greatest Generation through the music of Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman, The Andrew Sisters, Frank Sinatra and more with music arrangements, costumes and choreography that are as authentic as it gets.

T H E I M P R O V I S E D SHAKESPEARE COMPANY November 5 • Sat @ 5 & 9PM • $29 general admission; tables start at $67 Based on an audience suggestion (a title for a play that has yet to be written), the cast creates a fully improvised comedy using the language and themes of William Shakespeare. Power struggles, star-crossed lovers, sprites, kings, queens, princesses, sword-play, rhyming couplets and insults ensue.

DOUBLE BILL: DIANNE REEVES & AHMAD JAMAL Presented by Jazz St. Louis November 6 • Sun @ 7:30PM • $150, $60, $40 R e e v e s i s t h e p re - e m i n e n t jazz vocalist in the world today, receiving the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance for three consecutive recordings—a Grammy first in any vocal category.

To say that Jamal has been an influence on modern music would be an understatement. He continues to create some of the most exciting, vibrant music being recorded today.

(Artists will not perform together.)

JOSHUA’S BOOTS Presented by Opera Theatre of Saint Louis November 18 • Fri @ 7PM • $12 A 60-minute, young-people’s opera performed by a 28-member cast and eight-piece orchestra. Set in post-Civil War Reconstruction period, it’s the fictional story of a black youth named Joshua who sets out from Kansas to establish a life of his own in Texas.

CELTIC FESTIVAL: Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill with Irish Arts Presented by the Center for International Studies November 19 • Sat @ 8PM • $22 Hayes, regarded as one of the most extraordinary talents to emerge in the world of Irish traditional music, and Cahill, a master guitarist, deliver traditional Celtic music. Their latest album is the 2008 Welcome Here Again. (E3!)

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The Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

From Led Zeppelin to "Bolero" Saint Louis Symphony schedules a variety of performances

By KRISTA WILKINSON-MIDGLEY Of The Edge

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he Saint Louis Symphony is truly one of this region’s greatest assets. Founded in 1880 by Joseph Otten (then known as the St. Louis Choral Society), it is the second-oldest orchestra in the country behind the New York Philharmonic and considered by many to be one of the finest in the world.

Since 2005, it has been under the direction of internationally-acclaimed conductor David Robertson.

If you’ve never had the good fortune to listen to a performance inside the symphony’s impressive residence at Powell Hall, then make this the year that you do. Single tickets for the 132nd season of the Saint Louis Symphony are now on sale. This season features a diverse line-up of music that will take guests from the passionate interiors of Spain’s flamenco cafés to the back streets of Louis Armstrong’s New Orleans and the psychedelic world of Led Zeppelin. Other highlights will include a celebration of 50 years of James Bond and a return of the highly popular Beatles Classical Mystery Tour.

The symphony opened the 2011-2012 season in grand style on Sept. 16 and 17 with a celebration of Stravinsky featuring three of his ballet masterpieces: “Petrushka,” “The Rite of Spring” and the St. Louis Symphony premiere of “Les Noces.”

In addition to its regular schedule of performances at Powell Hall, the Saint Louis Symphony also performs at more than 250

educational and community partnership programs each year through its Community Partnership Program. The vast majority of concerts are free and take place in communities throughout the St. Louis and metro east region.

The Piper Palm House at Tower Grove Park in south St. Louis is a particular favorite with the symphony and the site of its free Chamber Concert Series. The next performance at the Piper Palm House will be on Tuesday, Dec. 6.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m.; concert begins at 7 p.m. Space is limited and no reservations will be taken. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.

The symphony also has two free concerts coming up this month in Illinois. The first will be at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 6 at St. Gregory the Illuminator Armenian Church, located at 1014 West Pontoon Road in Granite City. The concert will feature a St. Louis Symphony string quartet, including violist Manual Ramos.

Father Stephan Baljian, pastor at St. Gregory, is a member of the St. Louis Symphony chorus.

The quartet will be premiering a piece written

by Father Baljian.

The second will be on Monday, Nov. 14 at McKendree University in Lebanon. The Saint Louis Symphony and McKendree University continue their partnership with Saint Louis Symphony Mondays, which features symphony musicians performing in smaller ensembles. This concert will feature Ellen dePasquale (violin), Kathleen Mattis (viola), Carolyn White (double bass), Barbara Orland (oboe) and Diana Haskell (clarinet) performing the Prokofiev Quintet at 7:30 p.m. at the university’s Hettenhausen Center for the

Arts in Lebanon. The event is sure to impress as the symphony’s musicians make full use of the Hett’s exceptional acoustics providing an exquisite chamber music experience. Tickets are free and require no reservation. For more information, visit www.mckendree.edu.

However, to really appreciate the many fine attributes of the Saint Louis Symphony, you have to hear it. So take a look at the upcoming list of performances below and book your tickets now for an experience that you won’t soon forget.

Highlights of the 2011-2012 season include: • November 25-26, 2011 Bolero brings the music of Spain to St. Louis Thanksgiving weekend, singling out the signature style of the flamenco. Guitarist Juan Carmona and flamenco dancers join David Robertson and the symphony to perform Ravel’s “Bolero,” plus works by Chabrier and Saint- Saëns.

• February 17-19, 2012 Hubbard Street Dance Chicago provides the moves and the Saint Louis Symphony the music in a perfect on-stage partnership that’s not to be missed. The symphony welcomes back the renowned dance troupe as they both explore the fusion between music and dance. **This concert is co-presented by Dance St. Louis.

• April 27-29; May 4-6, 2012 RachFest: The season finale for the Saint Louis Symphony features acclaimed pianist Stephen Hough performing three Rachmaninoff concertos over two weekends. A truly exciting and exceptional way to end the 2011-2012 season.

• May 11, 2012 Music of Led Zeppelin: The symphony

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will be joined on stage by a rock band and vocalists for a full evening of Led Zeppelin classics including “Kashmir,” “Black Dog” and “Immigrant Song.”

• May 18, 2012 Summer Dance Card: The focus is on symphonic dance music as Resident Conductor Ward Stare leads the symphony through Bernstein’s “West Side Story,” Brahms’ “Hungarian Dances” and Falla’s “Three Dances” from “Three Cornered Hat.” • June 2, 2012 Bond and Beyond: 50 Years of 007 - The Saint Louis Symphony invites you to a shaken, not stirred evening featuring the music of James Bond. Selections from “Goldfinger,” “Casino Royale” and “From Russia With Love” will be included.

• June 9, 2012 Sounds of New Orleans: A Tribute to Louis Armstrong - You’ll truly know what it means to miss New Orleans after the Saint Louis Symphony gives a loving tribute to a legendary musician who helped put the music of the Big Easy on the worldwide stage.

• June 22, 2012 Classical Mystery Tour: A Tribute to the Beatles - After a sold-out performance in 2010, the Classical Mystery Tour returns to Powell Hall. Delight in dozens of Beatles tunes, performed by the Saint Louis Symphony.

Plan your next visit to the Saint Louis Symphony today and enjoy the world class music of one of the country’s best orchestras.

Tickets can be purchased online at www. stlsymphony.org, by calling (314) 534-1700, or in person at the Powell Hall Box Office, located at 718 N. Grand Blvd. in St. Louis.

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QuickGlance Movie Reviews

“The Ides of March”

When powerful people amass their armies and go to battle in a tight political race, even the most fervent political junkies may find their faith tested, if not obliterated. It is an ugly, cynical business, full of ambitious people who will do whatever they must to survive. This is the not-so-shocking point of the latest film George Clooney has directed, based on the 2008 play “Farragut North.”

It’s meaty and weighty and relevant, but it doesn’t tell us much that we didn’t already know, or at least suspect, about the people we place our trust in come election time. And it features a major and distracting twist that undermines all the serious-mindedness that came before it.

Clooney is such an excellent actor himself, though — here he plays a supporting role as a Pennsylvania governor seeking the Democratic presidential nomination — and he’s such a smart, efficient director, he really knows how to get the best out of his cast. And it would seem difficult to go wrong with a cast like this. Philip Seymour Hoffman tears it up as the governor ’s gruff, no-nonsense campaign manager, a veteran who’s seen it all and still continues to come back for more. Paul Giamatti is reliably smarmy as Hoffman’s counterpart for the rival Democratic candidate, and watching these two acting heavyweights eyeball each other backstage at a debate provides an early, juicy thrill.

But the real star is Ryan Gosling as Stephen Myers, a young, up-and-coming strategist and press secretary whose idealism is shattered.

RATED: R for pervasive language.

RUNNING TIME: 98 minutes.

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

“The Big Year”

You’d have to really love birding as much as the guys here do to enjoy this strained buddy comedy to its fullest potential. Except for some lovely scenery and a few lively interactions between the three stars — Steve Martin, Owen Wilson and Jack Black — “The Big Year” feels like one long, cross-country schlep. And in the pursuit of what? The title of spotting the most bird species in North America during a calendar year, something extremely specific that will probably only interest a few people in the audience. Yes, of course, the journey is the destination and whatnot. And the competition itself is merely a device, a metaphor for the drive these three men have to prove their worth at this particular moment in their lives. If that weren’t obvious to us already, the voiceoverheavy script spells out everything they’re thinking or regretting or learning from this magical experience.

David Frankel’s film, based on the non-fiction book by Mark Obmascik, begins in sufficiently lively fashion in establishing its premise, as you might expect from the director of “The Devil Wears Prada.” But it quickly grows repetitive as Martin (as a retiring corporate CEO), Wilson (as a contractor and the reigning champ) and Black (as a divorced, cubicle-dwelling newbie) go to extremes to chase each other around and race against the clock. It’s a mad, mad, mad, mad bird.

RATED: PG for language and some sensuality.

RUNNING TIME: 99 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Two stars out of four.

“Footloose”

Remaking “Footloose” is a little like trying to build a better leg warmer. The dated kitsch was always part of the appeal of the 1984 original, as was the winning cast of Kevin Bacon, Lori Singer and Chris Penn. In this remake by Craig Brewer

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What's at the Wildey Thursday, Nov. 3: Beatlemania Now!, 8 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 4: Beatlemania Now!, 8 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 5: Wildey Drama Workshop, Marquee Room, 9:30 a.m./ Beatlemania Now!, 8 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 6: Sidney Poitier Double Feature: “Lilies of the Field” 3 p.m., “In the Heat of the Night”, 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Nov. 8: Wildey Drama Class Open House, 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 10: Coffee Concert: The St. Louis Ragtimers, 11 a.m.

Thursday, Nov. 10: “Have U Heard” A Pat Metheny Tribute with Ralph Butler, 8 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 11: “Joint Body”, 6:30 p.m./ “Chico and Rita”, 9 p.m., St. Louis International Film Festival The Wildey Theatre is located at 252 N. Main St., Edwardsville, IL, 62025.

To assure disabled patrons of seating availability, all Handicapped Seating purchases must be made by phone with the Parks & Recreation Department of the City of Edwardsville at (618) 692-7538.

For ticket information, visit www.wildeytheatre.com (”Hustle & Flow”), we get a better, more colorful film, but less chemistry in the cast. Kenny Wormald, a former backup dancer for Justin Timberlake, slides into Bacon’s dance shoes as Ren MacCormack, the big-city out-of-towner who disrupts life in a Georgia small town. He soon sets his sights on Ariel (Julianne Hough), the daughter of the town preacher (Dennis Quaid), who, after a tragedy, led the town in outlawing dancing.

Brewer reprises much of the original “Footloose,” scene for scene, sometimes shot for shot. But he also expands the film’s world, fleshing out back stories and adding a little humor.

Wormald and Hough are both handsome and good on the dance floor, but they come across more like teen stars in training than representations of real youth angst. These kids may have better technique, but they don’t have the moves.

Miles Teller, as the hayseed sidekick, and Ray McKinnon, as Ren’s uncle, are the film’s best additions.

RATED: PG-13 for some teen drug and alcohol use, sexual content, violence and language.

RUNNING TIME: 113 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Two stars out of four.

“Johnny English Reborn”

You probably weren’t clamoring for a sequel to the 2003 British spy parody “Johnny English,” which was far more successful overseas than it was in the United States. Still, here it is, again starring Rowan Atkinson. As the secret agent of the title, Johnny thinks he’s as suave and resourceful as James Bond. Mostly, though, he bumbles his way from one situation to the next with the help of all the obligatory weapons and gadgets. Johnny is back at the agency, MI7, after a few years away with a bit of a stigma attached to him. Seems he massively messed up an assignment in Mozambique, and his new boss, Pegasus (Gillian Anderson), lets him know she won’t tolerate those kinds of mistakes from him again. For his next job, Johnny must find out who is behind a plot to assassinate the Chinese premier. And even though he’s been training in the remote mountains of Tibet all this time (in an admittedly amusing montage), Johnny still isn’t quite up for the challenge.

Director Oliver Parker’s film relies on a lot of the same tired, repetitive spy spoofs as the “Austin Powers” movies, much of the same false confidence in the face of absurd danger. That any of this works, ever, is a testament to Atkinson’s skills as

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a comedian. You can sense him slumming and straining but he’s so gifted physically, he makes some pretty idiotic material more enjoyable than it should be. Rosamund Pike and Dominic West co-star.

RATED: PG for mild action violence, rude humor, some language and brief sensuality.

RUNNING TIME: minutes.

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

“Margin Call”

Several movies have tried to get their arms around the unwieldy topic of the 2008 economic collapse. This latest one recreates the earliest moments of the crisis with the tight time frame and claustrophobic setting of a play — a David Mamet play, to be specific. First-time writer-director J.C. Chandor depicts this devastating moment of volatility with a patter that’s reminiscent of Mamet: profane and masculine, with rhythmic repetition of certain key phrases. It may seem a little stagey and actorly, but it’s a fitting approach given the swagger of the characters in this cruel and competitive world, as well as the pressure they feel once they realize how much trouble they, and the rest of the world, are in.

“Margin Call” takes place over a 24-hour period, beginning with layoffs at a major Wall Street financial firm. Among the casualties is risk analyst Eric Dale (Stanley Tucci), who passes along to one of his underlings, Peter Sullivan (Zachary Quinto), some figures he was studying on his way out the door. His warning: “Be careful.” Peter digs a little deeper and his realization that Eric was onto something — that the firm is in way over its head and is about to find out its assets are essentially worthless — spreads across his face with a quiet horror. It’s a reaction we’ll see again and again as this discovery gets kicked up the chain of command.

The excellent ensemble cast includes Kevin Spacey, Jeremy Irons, Paul Bettany and Demi Moore.

RATED: R for language.

RUNNING TIME: 107 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Three stars out of four.

“Martha Marcy May Marlene”

A tongue twister of a title that makes chilling sense as the film unfolds. In quiet, intimate ways, it is one of the most startling, haunting films you’ll see all year. Elizabeth Olsen, younger sister of twin multimedia moguls Mary-Kate and Ashley, stars in the title role. She’s a reserved woman in her 20s who is skittishly fleeing a hippieish cult in upstate New York at the film’s start. She calls her older sister, Lucy (Sarah Paulson), from whom she’s been estranged for a couple of years, for help. At this point, she’s known by her real name of Martha. Writer-director Sean Durkin seamlessly cuts back and forth in time. In the present, Martha is awkwardly trying to assimilate to normal life with Lucy and her husband, Ted (Hugh Dancy), at their peaceful Connecticut lake house. But memories increasingly plague Martha of her time at the idyllic but slightly creepy farm ruled by the calmly charismatic Patrick (John Hawkes). He gave Martha a new name, Marcy May, initiated her through the same ritual all the women there endured and insisted she was his favorite when he sensed her apprehension. Hawkes is frightening without ever raising his voice; he simply radiates menace. And Durkin builds gripping tension through steady camerawork and long takes, naturalistic lighting and ambient noise. He grabs you in a way you may not even actively perceive; rather, he creates a cumulative sensation that sneaks up on you subconsciously.

Far and away one of the year’s best.

RATED: R for disturbing violent and sexual content, nudity and language.

RUNNING TIME: 101 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Four stars out of four.

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Associated Press

Tintin, left, voiced by Jamie Bell, Haddock, voiced by Andy Serkis, and Snowy await rescue in a scene from “The Adventures of Tintin.”

Spielberg's "Tintin" is comic book fun

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press Filmmakers mess with viewers’ childhood memories at their peril, so Steven Spielberg is taking a risk tackling Tintin.

In the United States, the teenage adventurer is an acquired taste, known mainly to Europhiles and comic fans. But for millions around the world, the globe-trotting young journalist is a beloved childhood friend — the most famous comic-book reporter since Peter Parker and Clark Kent. Unlike those characters, Tintin has no superhero alter ego, just an unquenchable curiosity and a white terrier named Snowy who more than matches his master in resourcefulness and pluck.

The archetypal American Spielberg may seem an odd choice to bring this European hero to the big screen, but Spielberg has been an admirer since a critic compared the Tintin stories to his “Raiders of the Lost Ark.” Belgian cartoonist Herge, who created Tintin in the 1920s, gave Spielberg his blessing before his death in 1983.

And it turns out Spielberg is perfect, his love of vintage Saturday afternoon serials exactly in sync with the spirit of the comic book yarns. “The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn” is a nostalgia-tinged romp, blending thrilling chases, quirky characters and sly humor — a sort of Young Indiana Jones: Brussels Edition. The original comics, particularly the notorious 1931 story “Tintin in

the Congo,” have been accused of colonialism and ethnic stereotyping, but the film carefully avoids controversial terrain.

The movie, adapted from three of Herge’s original stories, follows Tintin (played by Jamie Bell, who starred in the movie “Billy Elliot”) as he joins forces with Captain Haddock (Andy Serkis), a whisky-soaked seaman who becomes his friend and ally, in a race against nefarious Ivan Sakharine (Daniel Craig) to pirate treasure and the secret of a lost galleon, the Unicorn.

It’s a sign of how big Tintin is around the world that the film debuts internationally on Oct. 26, almost two months before its Dec. 21 U.S. opening — time, producers hope, to build a global buzz and intrigue American

audiences.

The movie’s most contentious feature, for some viewers, will be Spielberg’s decision to use performance capture technology, in which live actors are recorded digitally, then layered with computer animation to create finished characters and sets.

The animation was handled by the WETA visual-effects house of “The Lord of the Rings” director Peter Jackson, who produced “The Adventures of Tintin.”

Some viewers may see it as a “plasticky” halfway house between live action and animation, but Spielberg uses it to create some exhilarating action sequences, including a madcap motorcycle chase through a Moroccan souk.

Watching with one eye closed

By ROBERT GRUBAUGH For The Edge I was distraught by the spate of releases this week. I was going to have to review the third installment of a horror franchise that I’ve previously been too afraid to watch but from between my spread fingers.

How could I get 650 words out of this mess? Let’s find out.

With full disclosure, I listened to all of "Paranormal Activity 3."

I did spend a good deal of time with my eyes closed to avoid the sudden shock of things that go bump in the night. I’ve been called chicken before, but I tend not to let my disdain for inexplicable change affect my objectivity. Ask anyone who knows me well: finding things where they don’t belong is one of my top three phobias. And you may assume without fail that this is

what makes the Paranormal Activity series such a success.

The storytelling, done mostly through the analysis of videotaped footage, reaches a level in this prequel - set when Kristi (Jessica Tyler Brown) and Katie (Chloe Csengery) are little girls in the late 1980s - that we haven’t yet seen.

Their use of reverse chronology would put Quentin Tarantino to shame. The girls do a great job of acting scared, hypnotized, rambunctious, and manic, depending on the movie’s needs. I was also thoroughly convinced that the ‘80s element was sound...right down to Kristi’s Teddy Ruxpin. That bear is perfect for a scary picture.

As always though, production design remains the highest priority for the filmmakers working here.

Their amazing use of a house with such a beautiful open floor

plan means that just three tripodmounted camcorders (the old boxy kind that weighed twelve pounds!) can record an entire family. One in the girls’ room covers the stairway and common area. Another covers Mom’s (Laurne Bittner) room where she sleeps with her boyfriend, Dennis (Christopher Nicholas Smith). The third is ingeniously mounted to the base of an oscillating fan that covers a arc between the front door, living room, and kitchen.

Subtle and clever. I just wish I were brave enough to stomach what these angles reveal.

"Paranormal Activity 3" runs 95 minutes and is rated R for some violence, language, brief sexuality, and some drug use. I give this film three stars out of four.

••• When the air cleared after PA3, I moved on to a nicer movie that left

me re-energized in a way I hadn’t expected. The movie is called "The Way" and it’s a directorial effort from actor Emilio Estevez.

H e d i re c t s h i s f a t h e r, M a r t i n Sheen, who plays Tom Avery, a California ophthalmologist who’s getting on in years and content to work hard and play golf in his off hours. Tom gets a bad break on the course one day when a French police officer calls to tell him that his only son, Daniel (Estevez), has been killed in a freak bout of bad weather while hiking El Camino de Santiago, a famous 800-kilometer trail across northern S p a i n . To m i s h e a r t b ro k e n , but surprised. His son had no spiritual side that he knew of.

The camino, as he finds out, is a famous pilgrimage that is said to be the route of Saint James to the Atlantic Ocean.

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Tom takes up the journey for his son and soon meets a nice group of blokes on the same walk, but for many different reasons. Joost (Yorick van Wageningen) from the Netherlands is out to drop some weight before his brother ’s wedding. Sarah (Deborah Kara Unger) from Canada thinks St. James might help her quit smoking. Jack (James Nesbitt) from Ireland is a travel magazine columnist and he’s blocked in a way that only a miracle can cure.

Together the four confront each other and their own personal demons on a trek that looks like quite a vacation.

"The Way" runs 131 minutes and is rated PG-13 for thematic content, brief language, and moderate alcohol and drug use, including excessive smoking. I give this film two and a half stars out of four.

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Religion We should be blessing others Not too long ago I was remembering something we used to sing after the offering was collected at our church.

I may not have all the words correct but it was something like, “We give thee but thine own, what ere the gift may be. All that we have is Thine alone …a gift O Lord from thee.”

I think what brought that refrain to my memory was a recent happening while I was playing with my little two year old great granddaughter.

We were sitting on the floor of a downstairs family room playing.

Yes, I was sitting on the floor but I was contemplating how I could scoot over to a recliner because it was apparent I wouldn’t be jumping up in the middle of the room.

Anyway…we were playing with a little game of ring toss. The little pegs were imbedded in pictures of different animals and the rings were

made of rope with a colored bead attached. We were both tossing and clapping if we happened to get a ring over the peg.

Suddenly she reached out and scooped up all the rings. I said could I please have some and her reply was, “No.dey mine.” After two such answers, I said, “I must tell you that really they all belong to great grandma and I guess if you can’t share, I’ll get the box and we’ll put them away.”

That did result in the drop of a lip and a very sad, pitiful look, but then she handed me some hoops and we played some more.

Suddenly I was equating her action to some of our actions when it comes to sharing our possessions.

We work hard to accumulate savings for our future. We want

to feel financially secure in a very unsettled world.

But the words of the refrain we sang suggest that everything we have is not really ‘ours’ but a gift from God and as such we are not to become miserly but be willing to share.

As I look around at the many places in our world where poverty exists at a level I can’t even begin to imagine, I feel humbled indeed.

In our own country, there are those who have lost jobs, homes, and are feeling frightened for the future.

Floods, earthquakes, tornados, and hurricanes have destroyed both homes and jobs and taken lives. Oh, I know some folks will say, ‘Well, they didn’t plan or save for a rainy day.”

Maybe so…but that thought doesn’t provide food nor shelter, does it?

I can’t begin to judge who is deserving or not. I can only say

that I feel a sense of guilt when I see children who are ill and those who are ‘starving’. It brings a sense of guilt when I see a parent holding a child who is ill or starving and they know there isn’t anything they can do to save that little life.

I know it is essential to give aid and it is equally essential to know that when you give it goes to the needy and not to line the pockets of those whose greed allows them to take what was meant to assist and use it themselves. I am sure God will ultimately be the judge of such behavior.

Next month will bring Thanksgiving and as we set at our fully loaded tables and eat ‘too much’, let’s give thought to sharing with those in need. Truly most of us are blessed and while we may sometimes complain, do we really have the right to bewail our lives or do we need to take inventory and

realize we are blessed indeed.

I was impressed with a prayer I read recently. I may not remember it exactly as it was written but it was something like this, “All I have is a gift from you. May I always be reminded that it is not mine to keep but ‘yours’ to give through me to others.”

Jesus reminded us to feed the hungry, clothe the naked, and visit the sick.

From time to time do we act like my little great grandchild and say, “It’s mine” and neglect to share. If so, perhaps we need to rethink our actions like she did because then we will feel better and so will those we offer assistance.

If God has so blessed us, don’t you think he wants us to be a blessing to others?

didn’t leave the PCUSA, they left us,” said the Rev. Donald Baird, senior pastor.

Fremont, with weekly attendance of about 1,400, is the seventh Sacramento-area church to leave the mainline Presbyterian Church over doctrinal issues in the past few years.

About 800 Fremont congregants attended the meeting about the pros and cons of what is technically known as seeking “dismissal” from the mainline Presbyterian fold.

Supporters of the separation argued that their denomination had drifted away from biblical teachings with its decision to allow gay ministers.

Scott Anderson became the denomination’s first openly gay

minister when he was reordained last week in Wisconsin. He served as a Presbyterian minister in Sacramento for seven years before he came out to his congregation and resigned in 1990.

“This is a day of rejoicing. It frees us from the controversy that has split the church,” said Clair Parsh, a member for 50 years who favored leaving the denomination.

Cindy Harris, who is preparing to become a minister herself, resisted the change and wiped away tears after the vote.

“I think God can and will call whoever he wants to call, regardless of sex or orientation,” she said, wiping away tears after the vote.

Pennsylvania diocese selling rectory, lot at parish

stopped the diocese from selling the church building itself.

Members of the congregation at St. Joseph’s Church in Bethlehem said the planned sale would derail any chance of reopening the parish.

The Diocese of Allentown tried to sell the church but parishioners appealed to the Vatican, which blocked the sale.

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Religion briefs Sacramento congregation to leave over gay clergy ordination SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A Sacramento church has voted to split from the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) over the national denomination’s decision to ordain openly gay clergy.

After months of discussion, members of Fremont Presbyterian Church voted 427 to 164 last Sunday to join the more conservative Evangelical Presbyterian Church.

“Let me make it clear that Fremont

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The Arts Artistic adventures â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wickedâ&#x20AC;? returns to the Fox After breaking box office records and selling out in record time in t h re e p re v i o u s e n g a g e m e n t s , â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wickedâ&#x20AC;?, Broadwayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s biggest blockbuster, will return to the Fabulous Fox Theatre in St. Louis, December 12, 2012-January 6, 2013. Subscribers and groups will receive information on priority ticket sales. Tickets for the general public will go on sale at a later date. For information about becoming a subscriber to the U.S. Bank Broadway Series, visit www.

FabulousFox.com/subscribe now or call Fox Subscription Services at 314-535-1700 beginning Monday, October 17. For information about advance group sales visit www.

FabulousFox.com/groups or call 314-535-2900 beginning Monday, October 17. This marks the fourth engagement of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wickedâ&#x20AC;? in St. Louis since 2005.

Wi t h m u s i c a n d l y r i c s b y Stephen Schwartz (Godspell, P i p p i n , A c a d e m y Aw a r d winner for Pocahontas and The Prince of Egypt) and book by Winnie Holzman (â&#x20AC;&#x153;My So Called Life,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Once And Againâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;thirtysomethingâ&#x20AC;?), â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wickedâ&#x20AC;?, the untold story of the witches of Oz, is directed by two-time Tony Award winner Joe Mantello (Take Me Out, Love! Valour! Compassion!, The Vagina Monologues) and features musical staging by Tony Award winner Wayne Cilento (Aida, The Whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tommy, How To Succeedâ&#x20AC;Ś).

Based on the best-selling 1995 novel by Gregory Maguire, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wickedâ&#x20AC;?, winner of 35 major awards, including a GrammyÂŽ and three Tony Awards, is the untold story of the witches of Oz. It is produced by Marc Platt, Universal Pictures, The Araca Group, Jon B. Platt and David Stone. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are thrilled that St. Louis can ring in the 2012 holidays with â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Wicked,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? said Fox Theatre producer Kristin Caskey. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whether itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s your first time seeing it or your fourth, the experience is magical. â&#x20AC;&#x153; Wi c k e d â&#x20AC;? i s t h e p r e e m i n e n t American Musical and we consider this fantastic production the greatest gift we could give our audiences.â&#x20AC;?

Long before Dorothy drops in, two other girls meet in the Land of Oz. One â&#x20AC;&#x201C; born with emeraldgreen skin â&#x20AC;&#x201C; is smart, fiery and misunderstood. The other is beautiful, ambitious and very popular. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wickedâ&#x20AC;? tells the story of their remarkable odyssey, and how these two unlikely friends grow to become the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wickedâ&#x20AC;? Witch of the West and Glinda the Good. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wickedâ&#x20AC;? has â&#x20AC;&#x153;cast quite a spellâ&#x20AC;?

(Washington Post) throughout North America, breaking box office records in every city that it has played, including Toronto, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington, DC, Philadelphia and Boston to name a few.

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TonyÂŽ winner Susan Hilferty (Into the Woods, Assassins), lighting design by Tony nominee Kenneth Posner (The Coast of Utopia, Hairspray) and sound design

by Tony Meola (The Lion King).

Stephen Oremus is the showâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s musical director. Orchestrations are by William David Brohn, with dance arrangements by James Lynn Abbott.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wickedâ&#x20AC;? is a special offering to the U.S. Bank Broadway Series at the Fabulous Fox Theatre and sponsored locally by American Airlines.

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The Arts Artistic adventures Theater group lowering the curtain Immediacy Theatre Project (ITP) will forever call it curtains on the world of St. Louis theatre with its 2011 season, which will end on December 31, 2011.

ITP was founded in 2004 by Kyle Kratky and Ian Randall.

As students of theatre (Kratky a s a d i re c t o r a n d R a n d a l l a s an actor), Kratky and Randall sought to explore new forms of theatre with their friends and fellow a r t i s t s i n t h e S t . L o u i s area. ITP’s first show was 24/6 in Belleville, IL, on December 3 1 , 2 0 0 4 . 2 4 / 6 – a t w e n t y four hour new play festival p e r f o r m e d e v e r y N e w Ye a r ’ s Eve since and featuring writers, directors, actors and designers from the local, regional and national theatre scenes – proved t h e p e r f e c t d e b u t p ro d u c t i o n for ITP, which was immediately noted for its experimental productions, dedication to powerful human stories and its kick-ass-and-take-names attitude.

In the years that followed, ITP collaborated with poets, novelists, playwrights, engineers, carpenters and a whole slew o f a r t i s t s t o p ro d u c e s e v e r a l new one-off shows and a glut of episodic productions. Drawn & Quartered, modeled after t h e N e o - F u t u r i s t s ’ To o M u c h Light Makes the Baby Go Blind, featured 35 short plays written by the ensemble that performed them and then performed in an order chosen by the audience. soloLAB showcased talented solo performers from St. Louis, Chicago and beyond as they shared their true stories with audience members in an intimate setting. The full-length Johnny A. Cannon plays brimmed over with parodies on politics, pop c u l t u re a n d e n t e r t a i n m e n t t o tell the story of an uber-hero superspy and two fabled sock puppets.

“It was always our intention that ITP should be just what the name says: a project with a terminal deadline, not a company that would live f o r e v e r i n p e r p e t u i t y, ” s a y s Kratky (currently Managing D i r e c t o r ) . “ T h e B o a r d o f Directors met and decided, with the guidance of our current artistic staff, that the time had come to close the book on ITP and to do it in the biggest, most daring way possible.”

ITP’s final season will be one giant installment of each of their mainstays. The final Drawn & Quartered will run October 2022, 8 p.m. at the Kranzberg Arts Center and will rotate plays out each night so that the final show w i l l b e v a s t l y d i ff e re n t f ro m the first; the last soloLAB will be December 2 and 3, 8 p.m. at the LGBT Center of St. Louis (in their new home in the Grove); and ITP will end exactly as it began with their annual 24hour new play festival 24/6 on Saturday, December 31, 8 p.m. at a currently-undisclosed location.

“Finding a venue for 24/6 has alway s b e e n o n e o f t h e m o re exciting searches,” says Danielle B o r s c h ( c u r re n t l y D i re c t o r o f Development). “We’ve done the show in traditional theaters, a c h u rc h , a w e d d i n g re c e p t i o n venue, and even a warehouse.

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created anew in 24 hours; a newly designed set, technical elements, and an ambiance for the audience are also invented in that time frame.”

By the end of the 2011 season, ITP will have produced 42 productions and over 700 new plays. Key collaborators have gone on to work at the Goodman Theater in Chicago, write novels and books of poetry and perform all over the country. “It’s been an amazing experience to work with so many wonderful people over the years,” says Artistic Director Matt Heckman. “Watching the spark of creativity blossom again and again has been inspiring.”

Stages announces 26th season Stages St. Louis proudly announces its 26th season. The season is a journey into the luminous sounds of the American c o m p o s e r. T h e s e a s o n b e g i n s with the Tony Award-winning Best Musical, Ain’t Misbehavin’, The Fats Waller Musical, which explores the ground-breaking time of the Harlem cultural re n a i s s a n c e i n t h e 1 9 3 0 s a n d 1940s. The journey continues with another Tony Award-winner for Best Musical, The Sound of Music, composed by the crowned kings of musical theatre, Rodgers and Hammerstein. The grand finale of the season is the tap-dancing spectacular My One and Only featuring a remarkable score by George and Ira Gershwin. The musical journey begins June 1 a n d ru n s t h ro u g h O c t o b e r 7 , 2012. In addition, the 2012 season T h e a t re f o r Yo u n g A u d i e n c e s production will feature the St. Louis professional premiere of Disney’s Aladdin, beginning June 20 at the Skip Viragh Center for the Arts at Chaminade through a new partnership between Stages St. Louis and Chaminade College Preparatory School in St. Louis.

Ain’t Misbehavin’ June 1 – July 1 Harken back to the days of the Harlem Renaissance when Manhattan nightclubs, like the Cotton Club and The Savoy Ballroom, were filled with the effervescent and energetic sound of swing. Ain’t Misbehavin’ captures this dazzling spirit of the 1930s with the playful “Keepin’ Out of Mischief,” the sultry “Honeysuckle Rose,” the sinuous “Vipers Drag”, and the salty “‘T Ain’t Nobody’s Biz-ness If I Do.” Winner of the Tony Award for Best Musical, Ain’t Misbehavin’ is a gorgeous, joyous celebration

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of the music, life, and times of the late great Thomas “Fats” Waller. “The Joint is Jumpin’” with all the rhythm you need to get you stompin’, struttin’ and high-hattin’ to this lively and uproarious musical revue!

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by Jeffrey Gutcheon and William Elliott.

The Sound of Music July 20 – August 19 The hills are alive at Stages St. Louis as Rodgers and Hammerstein’s beloved musical masterpiece The Sound of Music returns to vibrant life. The magical and heartwarming true-life story of Maria, a spirited young woman who leaves the convent to become governess to the seven children of Captain von Trapp has become one of the most popular family entertainments of all time. The internationally acclaimed Rodgers and Hammerstein score includes such sing-along favorites as “Do-Re-Mi,” “Climb “Ev’ry Mountain,” “Edelweiss,” and the immortal title tune. Join Stages for one of Broadway’s “favorite things,” the Tony Award-winning musical, The Sound of Music. Truly the perfect entertainment for the entire family! Music by Richard Rodgers; Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II; Book by Howard Lindsay and Russell Crouse.

My One and Only September 7 – October 7 F ro m t h e b r i l l i a n t t e a m o f George and Ira Gershwin comes the tap dancing extravaganza My One and Only. It is love at first sight for famed flying ace Billy Buck Chandler as he falls head over heels for ex-Channel swimmer Edith Herbert! Putting his dream aside of being the first man to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, Billy must first rescue Edith from the evil clutches of Russian Prince Nikki. Adventure and romance abound as a series of light-hearted musical escapades lead the couple down the bumpy road to true love. Including such show-stopping Gershwin tunes as “‘S Wonderful,” “Funny Face,” and “Strike Up The Band.” My One and Only is a fast-paced, high-energy dance sensation that will set your feet tappin’ and your heart soaring! Music and Lyrics by George and Ira Gershwin; book by Peter Stone and Timothy S. Mayer.

Disney’s Aladdin June 20 – July 1 Your spirits will soar as Stages invites your entire family to take a magic carpet ride into the thrilling

and enchanted world of Disney’s Aladdin! The beautiful Princess Jasmine escapes the confines of the palace and discovers “A Whole New World” of excitement with street urchin, Aladdin and his friend, the hilarious and l a rg e r t h a n l i f e G e n i e ! O n l y three wishes away from all their d re a m s c o m i n g t ru e , t h e t r i o must first out-smart the evil Jafar and his wicked henchman, Iago.

Will trickery, friendship, and true love be enough to insure a happy ending? You’ll just have to wait and see! A joyous musical adventure for the entire family and boasting an Academy awardwinning score from the creators of Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, and The Little Shop Of Horrors, Aladdin will have you

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Subscriptions to the 26th Season begin at just $99 go on sale November 28, 2011. Single tickets go on sale April 2, 2012. Single ticket prices range from $15 - $55. Stages performs in the intimate, 384-seat Robert G. Reim Theatre at the Kirkwood Civic Center, 111 South Geyer Road in St. Louis, MO. For more information or to purchase tickets call 314-821-2407 or visit www.stagesstlouis.org.

Each mainstage production will run for a total of five weeks with matinee and evening performances Tuesdays through Sundays. The Theatre for Young Audiences will run at the Skip Viragh Center for the Arts at Chaminade and performs Wednesday through Sunday for two weeks.

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Friday, Nov. 4 Billy Elliot the Musical, 8 p.m., The Fox Theatre, St. Louis God of Carnage, 8 p.m., The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, St. Louis Drawings by Ron Kovatch and Harvest: A Ceramics Invitational, E d w a r d s v i l l e A r t s C e n t e r, Wednesday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.. Exhibit runs through Nov. 18.

ARTEAST: Small Works, Jacoby Arts Center, Alton, Tuesday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday, noon to 4 p.m. Exhibit runs through Nov. 6 David Noonan and Emily Wardill: Sick Serena and Dregs and Wreck and Wreck, Tuesday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Open late until 8 p.m.

T h u r s d a y, C o n t e m p o r a r y A r t Museum, St. Louis. Exhibits run through Dec. 30 Monet’s Water Lilies, Tuesday through Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., St. Louis Art Museum, Forest Park, St. Louis.

Runs through Jan. 22.

Saturday, Nov. 5 Billy Elliot the Musical, 2 p.m./8 p.m., The Fox Theatre, St. Louis God of Carnage, 5 p.m., The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, St. Louis Drawings by Ron Kovatch and Harvest: A Ceramics Invitational, E d w a r d s v i l l e A r t s C e n t e r, Wednesday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.. Exhibit runs through Nov. 18.

ARTEAST: Small Works, Jacoby Arts Center, Alton, Tuesday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday, noon to 4 p.m. Exhibit runs through Nov. 6 David Noonan and Emily Wardill: Sick Serena and Dregs and Wreck and Wreck, Tuesday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Open late until 8 p.m.

T h u r s d a y, C o n t e m p o r a r y A r t Museum, St. Louis. Exhibits run through Dec. 30 Monet’s Water Lilies, Tuesday through Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., St. Louis Art Museum, Forest Park, St. Louis.

Runs through Jan. 22.

Reflections of the Buddha, We d n e s d a y, n o o n t o 5 p . m . , S a t u rd a y, 1 0 a . m . t o 5 p . m . , Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts, St. Louis. Exhibit runs through March 12.

Sunday, Nov. 6

Runs through Jan. 22.

Billy Elliot the Musical, 2 p.m./7:30 p.m., The Fox Theatre, St. Louis God of Carnage, 2 p.m./ 7 p.m., The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, St. Louis ARTEAST: Small Works, Jacoby Arts Center, Alton, Tuesday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday, noon to 4 p.m. Exhibit runs through Nov. 6 David Noonan and Emily Wardill: Sick Serena and Dregs and Wreck and Wreck, Tuesday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Open late until 8 p.m.

T h u r s d a y, C o n t e m p o r a r y A r t Museum, St. Louis. Exhibits run through Dec. 30 Monet’s Water Lilies, Tuesday through Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., St. Louis Art Museum, Forest Park, St. Louis.

Tuesday, Nov. 8 Billy Elliot the Musical,8 p.m., The Fox Theatre, St. Louis David Noonan and Emily Wardill: Sick Serena and Dregs and Wreck and Wreck, Tuesday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Open late until 8 p.m.

T h u r s d a y, C o n t e m p o r a r y A r t Museum, St. Louis. Exhibits run through Dec. 30 Monet’s Water Lilies, Tuesday through Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., St. Louis Art Museum, Forest Park, St. Louis.

Runs through Jan. 22.

Wednesday, Nov. 9 Billy Elliot the Musical,8 p.m., The Fox Theatre, St. Louis Drawings by Ron Kovatch and

Harvest: A Ceramics Invitational, E d w a r d s v i l l e A r t s C e n t e r, Wednesday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.. Exhibit runs through Nov. 18.

David Noonan and Emily Wardill: Sick Serena and Dregs and Wreck and Wreck, Tuesday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Open late until 8 p.m. Thursday, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis. Exhibits run through Dec. 30 Monet’s Water Lilies, Tuesday through Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., St. Louis Art Museum, Forest Park, St. Louis. Runs through Jan. 22.

Reflections of the Buddha, We d n e s d a y, n o o n t o 5 p . m . , S a t u rd a y, 1 0 a . m . t o 5 p . m . , Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts, St. Louis. Exhibit runs through March 12.

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The Arts Artistic adventures “MAMMA MIA!” returns to the Fox Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus’ “MAMMA MIA!,” the smash hit musical based on the songs of ABBA, returns to the Fabulous Fox Theatre this November. Performances begin on November 22nd and run through the 27th.

Seen by over 50 million people around the world, Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus’ global smash hit musical “MAMMA MIA!,” is celebrating over 4,000 performances in its tenth smash hit year at Broadway’s Winter Garden Theatre and remains among Broadway’s top selling musicals. The current North American Tour has played over 3,700 performances in over 150 cities with 145 repeat visits. The original West End production of “MAMMA MIA!” is now in its thirteenth year and has celebrated over 5,000 performances in London and the international tour has visited more than 50 foreign cities and been seen by 4 million people. The blockbuster feature film adaptation of “MAMMA MIA!,” produced by Judy Craymer and Gary Goetzman, is the most successful movie musical of all time grossing $600 million worldwide.

“MAMMA MIA!” will play the Fabulous Fox Theatre November 22nd -27th. Performances are Tuesday and Wednesday at 8p.m.; Friday at 1 p.m. & 8 p.m.; Saturday at 2 p.m. & 8 p.m.; and Sunday at 1p.m. & 6:30 p.m. Tickets range from $25 to $75 and are subject to change.

Please visit www.fabulousfox.com for current pricing information.

Tickets are on sale now and are available at the Fox Theatre box office, all MetroTix outlets, online at www.metrotix.com or call 314-5341111. Groups orders of 15 or more should call 314-535-2900. “MAMMA MIA!” is a special offering of the U.S. Bank Broadway Series and is sponsored by American Airlines.

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Lopez will appear at the Peabody Opera House in St. Louis at 8 p.m. on Nov. 5.

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Gallery presents the work of Charles Schwall Bruno David Gallery is pleased t o p re s e n t C h a r l e s S c h w a l l ’ s second solo exhibition with the gallery entitled Source Confluence.

Schwall’s new paintings investigate his longstanding interest in curvilinear and organic formations found in nature that are connected to growth, water imagery, and the life sciences. The exhibition, Source Confluence, explores the origins, metamorphosis, and rhythms of life forces through oil and gouache paintings. The works employ a vocabulary of soft colors distinguished by lightness and subtlety. His abstract imagery combines multiple forms to create forces of expansion and contraction that reveal processes in which organic life appears.

The exhibit will be on display Oct. 21 to Dec. 3.

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Muny announces 2012 lineup The Muny has announced its 2012 show listing.

The 2012 lineup includes three shows that The Muny has never produced before, four and a half Muny premieres and two beloved Muny classics. In alphabetical order, the 2012 season includes: • The Muny production of Disney’s Aladdin • Chicago • Dreamgirls • Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor® Dreamcoat • The King and I • Pirates! (or, Gilbert & Sullivan Plunder’d) • Thoroughly Modern Millie Final show order and performance dates will be announced in late October. Visit our 2012 season page at www.muny.org for full show descriptions and a video introduction to the season by Executive Producer Mike Isaacson.

Schwall’s paintings have shown in solo and group exhibitions nationally and internationally, i n c l u d i n g N e w Yo r k , K a n s a s City, Chicago, Stockton CA, and Asuncion, Paraguay. Recently his work was included in thematic exhibitions that address color as a language and as an abstraction.

Born in Denver, he currently works and lives in St. Louis, and is a teaching artist at The St. Michael School of Clayton. As an educator, Schwall studied the educational system in the municipality of Reggio-Emilia, Italy, and co-edited and co-authored the book, In the Spirit of the Studio: Learning from the Atelier of Reggio Emilia. He holds a BFA from the Kansas City Art Institute and an MFA from Wa s h i n g t o n U n i v e r s i t y i n S t .

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In the WOP Space, the gallery presents a series of works on paper titled Grand Center Series by the late Bill Kohn. In his final body of work, which began in 2002 and continued until his death in November 2004, Kohn returned his focus to St. Louis, painting the landscape of historic and modern buildings around Grand Boulevard in the Grand Center arts district of St. Louis.

Kohn created these pieces while working on several large-scale paintings for the 2006 exhibition Centering on the Grand at the CAM (Contemporary Art Museum Saint Louis). Kohn stated in 2004 that, “Grand Center as a landscape embodies forces of creativity, decay, restoration, preservation, learning and innovation, interacting over time in the heart of a metropolitan re g i o n , w h o s e r i c h c h a r a c t e r

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Trejo’s fundamental commitment to purity results in work that embodies mystery, metaphysical energy, and optical wonder. This commitment serves as a testament to the artist’s disciplined mind and unflinchingly precise hand.

In the Media Room, the gallery presents a new video work titled Blurs by Brett Williams. Blurs is an investigation of memory and the difficulties associated with remembering.

The way we remember past events in our lives is not reliable and cannot fully be trusted. We construct our memories.

Williams spent several hours in wonder and fascination looking down into the cold air return grate in the hallway leading to his grandfather’s study. He has strong associations with sound and flashes of images when he tries to remember discreet moments related to the past and his perceived memory. He does not trust his constructed version of the past. Instead, he trusts the rhythms and patterns that emerge from the fog of memory.

Wi l l i a m s i s a n a r t i s t w h o works in various mediums. He approaches his practice from the Meta narrative and is interested in the post post-modernism/ appropriation trans-disciplinary mode of art making. He creates pieces by using discards from multiple sources, works in progress and failed experiments.

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is often overlooked by its own residents,” which demonstrates his interest in bringing to light the culture and history of the city through his work.

Kohn traveled the world, sharing his vision of many significant places through paintings that were celebrated for their vibrant color and dizzying perspectives.

Machu Picchu in Peru, the Duomo in Florence, the bridges of Paris, the Grand Canyon, Khajuraho, and Jaiselmer in India were his favorite sites.

In the Front Room, the gallery presents an exhibition, titled “Centered” by Mario Trejo. This new work is a continuation of the ongoing series “Catharsis”. This series is a refreshing remix of the artist’s process while reiterating his core artistic values. The title has its root in the Greek katharsos, for “pure”. The binary chromatics, parity of mark making, and consistency of dimensions evident in all of the pieces are what Trejo has imposed on his own process: a purification of form and content. What results from this structure are compositions that radiate a controlled chaos and a sophisticated treatment of volume, perspective, and scale.

Trejo uses a black and white palette to emphasize the contrast between background and gesture.

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This body of work denotes an evolution of the artist’s vision of the mark as the building block of the performance and remnant, and of the

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The McPike Mansion Alton's famously creepy house draws camp out crowds

By KRISTA WILKINSON-MIDGLEY Of The Edge

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he spirit of Henry Guest McPike continues to roam the grand rooms and hallways of his former home in the McPike Mansion and, according to current owner Sharyn Luedke, is always happy to put guests at ease.

“He’s always a most generous and kind host,” said Luedke.

Married three times, he also likes the ladies when they come to visit, according to Luedke.

Henry isn’t the only ghost that continues to haunt the impressive Victorian mansion, located in Alton, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Luedke said there are around 10 spirits of former occupants who seem content to remain in the house and often make their presence known to visitors seeking a supernatural experience.

“I’m not sure who they all are. We do think his wives are around,” said Luedke.

The house was built for McPike and his family as a country retreat by architect Lucas Pfeiffenberger in 1869. McPike was a wealthy businessman in Alton and counted Abraham Lincoln among his friends. He even played a central role in bringing the famed Lincoln-Douglas

debates to Alton in 1858.

The estate, then located outside the city limits, included 15 acres of land known at the time as Mount Lookout Park.

Here, McPike was able to indulge his love of horticulture and tend to his vineyards, which grew on the property. He perfected his own grape variety, the McPike grape, and made his own blend of wine in the cellar.

Henry McPike died in 1910 but the family continued to live in the home until 1936. The house was later bought by Paul Laichinger, who rented rooms to various people over the coming years. Eventually, the house was abandoned in the 1950s and fell into disrepair.

George and Sharyn Luedke bought the mansion in 1994 at auction. Years of neglect had left the once beautiful mansion a derelict shell of its former self.

Water severely damaged many areas of the house and vandals stole anything of value inside.

The mansion once boasted an impressive 11 marble fireplaces and beautifully carved stairway banisters. Sadly, all of these fine items have since been stolen.

A few traces of the mansion’s former glory can still be seen though. Luedke said they still have the original hardwood front door and the intricate carved trim still borders the ceiling in one of the front rooms.

Since 1998, the Luedkes

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Above, the exterior of the McPike Mansion in Alton. Below, the wine cellar in the mansion. have been working steadily to raise funds for the restoration of the McPike Mansion. They immediately went to work on structural repairs to the roof and the walls. They have partially restored the front porch and are slowly making their way through the rest of the house.

The interior is currently off

limits as it isn’t yet structurally sound, but the cellar is always a big hit with visitors.

One of their biggest fundraisers of the year is the mansion’s annual Halloween Camp Out, which took place Oct. 22. The couple have hosted the camp out annually for the past 13 years.

The event attracts visitors from all over the country who come to spend the night in the grounds of what could be the country’s most haunted house.

Luedke described the camp out as a night of “food, fun, fellowship and ghosts.” Campers pitch their tents in the front yard around a central bonfire. There’s information about the history of the house and photos of its former occupants on display for people to browse. Later, everyone gathers for a meal of hot dogs, s’mores and brownies while comparing stories of ghost sightings.

“Everybody gets to eat and gets a souvenir,” said Luedke.

She said the event wouldn’t be possible without the help of the mansion’s volunteers.

“We have a really great group of volunteers,” said Luedke.

Professional ghost hunters have visited over the years to investigate the strange phenomenon happening in and around the house. Floating orbs, swirling mists and shadowy images appearing in windows are all regular occurrences at the mansion.

During the camp out, visitors are given a tour of the grounds and then taken down into the cellar for their 30 minute dark room session. Luedke said when everyone is inside they close the ancient creaking doors and the entire room is enveloped in

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darkness. Then a medium begins her communion with the spirits of the house by candlelight.

“Everybody learns how to be more open to the spirits and there’s a bonfire so we can all keep warm,” said Luedke. “It’s a really good time. It’s a party. I think people want to come and experience the spirits.”

Friend of the family Bill Roseberry has been attending the camp out for the past 12 years. His DJ company, Off the Hook DJ, provides entertainment to keep the campers happy while they munch their hot dogs and sit by the fire. Roseberry estimated that around 75 people turned out for the recent camp out, including one guy who came all the way from Farmington, Mo. Roseberry said he saw floating orbs while watching the live video feed from the cellar tour.

It travelled straight across the room and then diagonally, he said.

“It was a nice crowd. They listened to stories about the mansion and the people who had lived there,” said Roseberry.

“There’s always a lot interest at the camp outs and people have a lot of fun.”

For anyone who missed the Halloween camp out, there will be another one in June for Father ’s Day. This event, unlike the Halloween camp out, is open to children. Check the McPike Mansion website for details about the next camp out in the coming months.

The Luedkes also offer tours of the mansion by request throughout the year. To book a tour, make a donation toward the restoration or find out more about the McPike Mansion, visit www.mcpikemansion.com.

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An old-fashioned, country Christmas Silver Dollar City rolls out the red (and green) carpet

By KRISTA WILKINSON-MIDGLEY Of The Edge Escape to a holiday wonderland with one of the most acclaimed holiday festivals in America, Silver Dollar City’s An Old Time Christmas Festival, which is open from Saturday, Nov. 5 through Dec. 30 at the theme park in Branson, Mo. Wander through the 1880sstyle park and marvel at its transformation from the glow of

America.

The festival features dazzling elements throughout the 100acre park such as the Christmas on Main Street light and sound show, a holiday light parade and the Broadway-style production of “A Dickens’ Christmas Carol,” which is a Brass Ring Award finalist, as well as festive holiday foods and rides. For nighttime thrills, most of the rides and the park’s five roller coasters will be open after dark with great to be announced in midNovember. The popular show is an original musical adaptation of the famous classic by Charles Dickens brought to life with elaborate sets and visual effects, flying spirits, pyrotechnic special effects and a talented cast of 14 accompanied by a live band.

Children and those just young at heart won’t want to miss the colorful holiday light parade as it winds through the streets of the city each evening. Marvel at the musical floats covered in bright lights and interact with the costumed characters as they walk along the parade route.

Additional shows include a musical presentation of the living nativity and the interactive show “Frosty” that invites kids to help bring the legendary snowman to life. Guests can also sing Christmas carols as they ride the Silver Dollar Steam Train.

Shoppers on the hunt for unique presents and stocking stuffers will have plenty to choose from among the park’s 100 demonstrating craftsmen.

Browse one-of-a-kind handmade holiday items, from blown glass ornaments, angels and snowmen to pottery dessert platters and

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Silver Dollar City’s An Old Time Christmas, ranked as one of the world’s top holiday events by CNN.com, and one of the nation’s top by USA Today, Good Morning America, The Travel Channel and The Weather Channel, dazzles with the acclaimed five-story special effects Christmas Tree and an encompassing light-and-sound show on the Square. more than 4 million lights and up to 1,000 decorated Christmas trees spread throughout the park.

Since its debut more than 20 years ago, this annual Christmas event attracts thousands of visitors every year and has become one of the country’s most recognized events for spectacular lighting and worldclass entertainment. It has been profiled as one of the nation’s top holiday celebrations by USA Today, CNN Travel, The Travel Channel and Good Morning

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views of the lights from above.

Tom & Huck’s River Blast offers raft rides through holiday lights, with water blasters turned off for Christmas.

The five-story special effect Christmas tree, lit with energysaving LED lights, is the park centerpiece. This towering visual icon comes to life at dusk each evening when the Christmas on Main Street shows begin.

During the shows, the massive tree blazes in synchronization to the musical movements of

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Christmas songs - up to 100 light changes per second - while lights on buildings, in hanging canopies over Main Street and on Christmas trees around the square flash with it. The show’s accompanying surroundsound immerses guests in the experience.

Theater lovers will appreciate Silver Dollar City’s acclaimed production of “A Dickens’ Christmas Carol,” which is currently a finalist for top production in the industry’s international Brass Ring Awards

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scotch-pine scented candles.

Eating too is a delight as Silver Dollar City’s Culinary & Craft School celebrates the holiday with classes ranging from holiday appetizers and pastry specialties to Christmas morning breakfast.

The tastes of the season are in abundance throughout the park, including a prime rib buffet and traditional favorites such as turkey with apple-raisin dressing.

Feast on holiday treats like apple dumplings while you sip hot wassail at locations throughout the park before stopping at the bakery to sample homemade fruitcakes, cookies and breads.

For kids, there’s a lunch with Santa, available weekends throughout the festival.

During An Old Time Christmas, Silver Dollar City is open Thursdays through Sundays through Dec. 23, plus Wednesday, Nov. 23.

The park is closed Christmas Eve and Christmas Day and open daily Dec. 26 through 30.

Hours are 1 to 9 p.m. most days, with extended hours on Saturday. Check the website for exact schedules.

Call 800-831-4FUN (386) or visit www.silverdollarcity.com.

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Along the Nickel Plate Trail A great ride awaits – just outside your front door

By CARL GREEN Of The Edge

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dwardsville is already the center of the universe for great bicycle trails because of Madison County Transit’s network of trails and a few others here and there. You’d think we riders would be satisfied with more than 100 miles of smooth, level trail running through all manner of scenery and terrain.

But we ride and we ride, and after a while, some of the old favorites start to seem pretty familiar. So can we get excited about a new Madison County Transit trail? Why, of course we can.

The Nickel Plate Trail, 13.6 miles long, has long been one of the staples of the county system. It starts at its southwest end at the east edge of Pontoon Beach before heading east to Miner Park in Glen Carbon and taking a long climb to the north into Edwardsville past Township Park. It then provides a tour of how the city used to be a railroad town, going past the brick yard, the county highway barn, the lumber yard and the old Wagner industrial complex, all places that would have been served by trains back when trains were running on the route.

The trail then heads right out of town, passing through woods and farm fields until it ducks under Interstate 255 and ends at Fruit Road. From there, about five miles out from Edwardsville, riders have had to either turn around or head out onto the country roads.

Until now. It’s not officially open yet, but at that Fruit Road trailhead, riders will find a roughly 10-mile extension of the Nickel Plate Trail that continues north and east all the way to Alhambra, a small town in a scenic, hilly setting. It is not made of the ultra-smooth asphalt paving like many of the other trails, but it is firmly packed and smooth with fine gravel.

This is not the kind of trail you can take to work, nor to historic sites or night life. It is a nice, lazy afternoon ride through the country, with some interesting and scenic views along the way. It’s about half wooded and half out in the open.

The district's not saying yet if the extension will have a name of its own, exactly what the mileage is and if it will continue on in the future — the rail line stretches to New Douglas in the far northeast corner of the county. So we rode it to provide a sneak preview of what’s out there right now.

From that trailhead at Fruit Road, the trail’s first section, maybe two miles, is completely open, passing in a straight line through soybean fields and crossing Staunton Road and Columbia Road.

But then it changes drastically, entering a shady section along the back edge of Oak Brook Golf Club, so close that bikers should remember to hold their voices down as they pass as a courtesy to the golfers concentrating on their shots. This is one of the pretty sections of the trail, and the nice scenery continues past the golf course as the trail works its way over Silver Creek, crossing some long, newly built bridges in a cool, shady section.

Now at the halfway point, the extension eases back into farm country, passing barns, pastures, houses and fields. We saw a group of horses lazing about in a pasture, then we saw farmers in their combines, harvesting corn and soybeans. This section passes through an area of the county with no evidence of town life anywhere. It crosses Illinois Route 4, and bike riders here will need to remember how quickly cars speeding along the highway will approach. Riders may have to wait a few moments here for safety.

East of Route 4, the trail passes by the popular Burr Oaks Campground and then through another long and scenic wooded section. It finally emerges into the Alhambra area, passing a few more fields and farms before some ponds come into view, soon followed by a school, the park, and the end of the trail at Route 140.

Alhambra is small but has a nursing home, so someone might ride out to visit grandma, and a longstanding restaurant, Main Street Galaxy, where you might be able to get a genuine Alhambra beer all the way from Spain, if it ever comes in.

This is not a loop trail, so when riders finish their visits to Alhambra, they can expect to turn around and head back. Adventurers can make a loop trail of it, though, by turning south at Marine Road, which is east of Route 4, and riding a few miles south to Marine, where they can turn right at Leopold Street to find the Glen Carbon Heritage Trail and follow it back to Edwardsville and Glen Carbon.

But what this trail is really about is peace and quiet in the country, with enough shade and scenery to keep riders energized. Once the transit district declares it officially open, it will be a worthy addition to that remarkable trail system, especially for folks who have already ridden all the other trails many times over.

Pictured are two scenes along the Nickel Plate Trail.

Photos by Carl Green

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Family Focus Free necklaces offered to holiday shoppers

By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Retailers are so desperate this holiday season that they’re willing to lose money to get you to spend yours.

Take online jeweler Stauer. It’s offering a $249 amethyst necklace for free — provided customers pay the $24.95 it costs to ship it.

Stauer will lose money on the deal, but it hopes to reel in new customers who will buy other jewelry.

“In this economy, you have to be outrageous in your offers,” said Michael Bisceglia, the president of Stauer who found that more than a third of customers who took advantage of a similar deal on a $179 pearl necklace in 2009 bought additional items. “You have to shake up the world a bit.”

Not every retailer will go as far as giving away merchandise during the holidays, but many will offer profit-busting incentives. It’s a critical time of year for merchants, which can make up to 40 percent of their annual revenue in November and December. And they’re so worried that Americans are spooked by the weak economy that they’re willing to sacrifice profit for sales.

Nordstrom, for instance, is one of the first retailers to offer free shipping on most orders, no matter how small, even though it could wind up paying $3 to ship a $7 pair of socks. Furniture chain Raymour & Flanigan is allowing customers to go four years without paying interest on their purchases — the longest period it has ever offered — even though it will have to help cover a chunk of those charges itself.

And Sears is not only offering to match the cheapest prices customers find online, but the department store chain is giving them an additional 10 percent off the difference.

“You may be making a $1 profit instead of a $3 profit,” Fiona Dias, chief strategy officer of members-only shopping service ShopRunner.com, said about retailers. “But you’re not losing a sale.”

Retailers are nervous about holiday sales because many Americans are cutting back on spending as they grow increasingly concerned about the stubbornly high unemployment rate, stock market turmoil and an overall fragile U.S. economy.

In fact, a recent Gallup poll found that eight of 10 Americans think the country is in a second recession.

“Retailers are now scared because some believe they’re in a second recession,” said C. Britt Beemer, chairman of America’s Research Group. “And the second recession is hitting them in the biggest shopping season of the year.”

Despite the challenging environment, revenue in November and December is expected to be up about 3 percent. The increase — below last year ’s 5.2 percent spike — is above the 2.6 percent average gain over the last 10 years.

But Americans are expected to do more online comparison

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Retailers expected to take drastic measures in face of sluggish economy shopping and spend less time in stores. ShopperTrak, a Chicago research firm that tracks how many customers come in at more than 25,000 stores, expects foot traffic to drop 2.2 percent during the holiday season compared with a year ago. So far this year, consumers have gone to an average of three stores during a mall trip, down from an average of five stores in 2006.

To get people to spend more money once they’re in stores, retailers are offering incentives that could shrink their profits.

For instance, merchants long have matched prices at competing bricks-and-mortar stores, but not online retailers.

After all, it’s hard for them to compete with the online-only guys that can offer lower prices because they don’t have the high overhead costs of running physical locations. But now a growing number of bricks-andmortar stores like Bed Bath and

Beyond Inc. are matching prices with online-only merchants like Amazon.com.

Staples Inc. doesn’t have a formal policy to do so, but it has started leaving price matching with online-only competitors to the discretion of its store managers.

Amy Lee, 40, found this out when she saw an Epson printer for about $25 cheaper on Amazon.com. A Staples sales clerk in New York City agreed to give it to her for the lower price.

“I was surprised. Twenty-five dollars off is huge,” said Lee, who paid $124.95 for the printer.

“I would have gone home and ordered on Amazon.”

Sears Holdings Inc. is going one step further by giving customers an additional 10 percent off the difference between its price and a competitor ’s online price. So, if a shopper finds a TV that’s $30 cheaper at Best Buy Co., they

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payments on time. Retailers must help pay some of customers’ interest charges — about 12 percent for three-year terms — to the financing companies that provide the loans. But the companies hope to make up for those costs in sales volume.

This holiday season, Raymour & Flanigan is offering the loans on sofas and dining room sets until Jan. 1, 2016. Lisa King, the chain’s senior vice president of marketing, declined to say how much Raymour & Flanigan will have to pay its financing company, but analysts estimate that it could wind up shelling out up to 16 percent on each purchase.

“These programs do come at a cost to all retailers that offer them,” King said. “This reduces the profit in a sale to the retailer.”

Likewise, luxury retailer Nordstrom Inc. used to require that customers spend at least $200 in order to qualify for free

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“We’re not focusing on shortterm profits,” said Tom Aiello, a Sears spokesman, about why the retailer is offering the deal. “We believe that if customers know they’re going to get the product at the price they want, they will come to us more and more.”

Some retailers, meanwhile, are sweetening incentives they already offer to the point that it could erode profits.

Raymour & Flanigan, for instance, is beefing up the terms of its no-interest loans, which have become popular among retailers of big-ticket items like furniture and TVs. The loans typically enable customers to forgo paying any interest on purchases for one to three years provided they make the monthly

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Family Focus Some parents enjoy their empty nests

By LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Pamela Reilly and her husband have big plans that don’t include moping when their three teens finally fly the coop over the next two years.

She and husband Terry, with a fourth child grown and gone, hope to downsize and leave Indianapolis for more rural, sunny climes. They’re dreaming about touring Costa Rica and Baja Mexico on motorcycles.

She’s considering a return to school to become a physician’s assistant or a nurse practitioner.

“We definitely fall into the category of parents who will be celebrating their children’s successes instead of mourning the fact that we have an empty nest,” said the 46year-old Reilly, a doctoral student in naturopathic medicine. “Having an empty nest doesn’t mean you have an empty life. At least it shouldn’t.”

Have the dark days of “empty nest syndrome” brightened among today’s parents, or has juggling two careers on tight budgets with overbusy kids left them so stressed out and child-centric that they have no energy or skills left to navigate their lives alone?

What about all those helicopter moms? How will they fare in their empty nests after years of applying Ivy League educations to afterschool spreadsheets filled with soccer, test prep and music classes?

First your kids crawl, then they drive, then they leave. Why isn’t that a good thing?

“Not all parents experience empty nest,” said psychologist Joseph Cilona, a parenting specialist in Manhattan. But the helicopters, he said, those parents who “tend to be controlling and micro-manage their child’s life, are at a much greater risk for negative emotions such as deep feelings of loss and sadness when children leave home.”

No twinges of sorrow in Bentonville, Ark, for mom of five Pamela Haven and her husband, Jeff.

She has a recurring thought about life after the last of the brood — 17year-old twin boys — graduate high school in June: “Thank God they weren’t triplets!”

Up next? “We’re booked on a cruise right after school ends, just the two of us. We’re purchasing a travel trailer, and we can’t wait to strip down the upstairs and repaint, carpet and make two guest rooms.”

Also looking forward to life after children is Jeanette Simpson, an interior designer in Lakewood Ranch, Fla. She has six kids (no boomerangers in the bunch) and the last is a high school senior.

“After 27 years of dealing with school schedules, and 33 years of kids at home, I’ll be an empty nester in less than a year,” she said. “With the last one, I feel almost guilty about not being overly saddened. I have a feeling of ‘job well done.”’

What’s she looking forward to the most? Traveling with her hubby without worry about school breaks and, “Time for myself, something that’s been rare since the first one came along.”

Carl Hindy, a marriage counselor in Nashua, N.H., knows empty nests don’t always start off smoothly.

Those who seek guidance are led in part by working couples who have had little time to indulge their marriages.

“Couples come to counseling feeling they’ve grown so far apart and don’t know what to do now that the proverbial product has shipped,”

he said.

With three ranging from 14 to 18, marketer Charity Hisle-Zierten near Atlanta can’t wait to ship some product and start enjoying some me time.

“I cannot imagine that I will have empty nest syndrome,” she said. “I’m truly looking forward to experiencing the rest of my life. I started very young, pregnant as a senior in high school, and I have

never experienced life without the responsibility of three human beings weighing me down.”

Don’t get her wrong. “I love my children dearly, but I have raised them to be independent for a reason. I want them to grow up and be happy, contributing members of society.”

Jolyn Brand, an education consultant in suburban Houston, has seen her share of weepy

p a re n t s d ro p p i n g k i d s o ff a t college. What they don’t consider, she said, is the guilt their tears whip up in their children during that crucial time when they’re just taking flight.

“I’m always baffled by the p a re n t s w h o a re e n o r m o u s l y saddened,” said the mother of four, ranging from 8 to 17. Her oldest is college-bound next fall.

“Sure, we all love our children and

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we’ll miss them, but we’ve been preparing them for 18 years to be independent and leave the nest.”

Brand recalled clucks of sadness from fellow moms on Facebook when she once described oversleeping on a school day. Her two youngest, 7 and 12 at the time, got themselves up using their own clocks, made their own breakfasts and left for the school bus without prompting.

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Dining Delights For the love of avocados

By KRISTA WILKINSON-MIDGLEY Of The Edge If guacamole is the only time you eat avocados, then it’s time to get out of that culinary rut and start thinking creatively. This pearshaped fruit, which originated in Mexico, packs a powerful punch when it comes to health and is an extremely versatile ingredient to have in the kitchen.

Dice it up with tomatoes and onions to make a tasty relish for your morning scrambled eggs or substitute slices in place of mayo on your lunchtime BLT. You could even try it Indonesian-style made into a creamy milkshake with chocolate syrup. However you choose to use it, the avocado is one fruit that doesn’t disappoint.

Avocados are rich in a variety vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients (meaning nutrients derived from plants) not to mention a healthy dose of the “good” fat our bodies need to function properly.

Avocados, which contain around 4.5 grams of fat, got a bad rap for awhile back in the ‘90s when all fats were condemned equally.

Back then, as “fat fear” swept the nation we didn’t distinguish between the “good” fats, which are divided into monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats, and the “bad” saturated fats. Both mono and polyunsaturated fast are effective at lowering LDL (bad) cholesterol and raising HDL (good) cholesterol.

Nope, we just figured if it was “fat” it must be bad and went back to shoveling in those fat-free potato chips instead.

Thankfully, more than a decade later we are much better educated when it comes to fat and its proper place in our diet. After all, a little fat does a body good. Besides lowering cholesterol, good fat such as omega-3 fatty acids found in nuts, dark green vegetables and, yep you guessed it avocados, can help to lower blood pressure and support the brain and nervous system. Fatty fish like salmon is another excellent source of omega-3 fatty acids.

Something else you probably didn’t know about avocados. They are actually – shock! - very low in calories. A one-ounce serving (approximately one-fifth of an avocado) is just 50 calories, yet serves up nutrients, 3 grams of monounsaturated fat and 1 gram of dietary fiber. All with zero cholesterol and just 0.5 grams of “bad” saturated. In fact, a single serving of avocado has the same calories as a serving of other popular fruits like cantaloupe, honeydew melon and pineapple.

So, now that we’ve established that avocados actually ARE good for you, what type should you choose?

There are several different varieties grown throughout the world but the most popular and widely available is the Hass Avocado, grown in both Mexico and California. Finding the perfect Hass Avocado at your local grocer or supermarket is easy, just follow these steps.

Recognize your Hass You can spot a ripe Hass Avocado from Mexico by its green-black pebbly textured skin.

Hass has heft When you hold the avocado, it should feel heavy for its size and have no mushy spots.

Get it ripe Avocados mature on the tree, but they soften and develop their fullest flavor after picking. You can count on a firm green avocado to ripen

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Storing ripe Avocados Avocados at stages 2 – 4 can be stored at room temperature in an area with good circulation to continue their ripening. For speedier ripening, keep avocados in a closed paper bag. Alternatively, to slow down ripening, refrigerate them until a few days before use. Medium green to almost black avocados can be stored in your refrigerator (36º to 40º F) for up to one week. When saving part of an avocado for later

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use, cover the exposed flesh with plastic wrap to slow oxidation. It’s also a good idea to give it a squirt of lemon juice just before sealing to keep it from turning brown.

To prepare, just slice it lengthways with a sharp knife and then twist the two halves apart. Then, strike the pit firmly with your knife and dislodge it from the fruit. Finally, use a spoon to scoop out the soft flesh. Now you’re ready to use your avocado. Either try out the recipes listed below courtesy of www. theamazingavocado.com or create your own unique avocado specialty.

Grilled Salmon with Avocados and Tomato Vinaigrette Serves 4 Ingredients 3 tablespoons olive oil 1 tablespoon sherry vinegar 1 1/2 teaspoons honey

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1 medium tomato, peeled, seeded and chopped* 1 1/2 teaspoons chopped parsley 1/2 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme leaves Salt and black pepper 4 (4-ounce) salmon filets 1 ripe Avocado from Mexico, pitted and peeled In small bowl, whisk together olive oil, vinegar and honey. Stir in tomato, parsley, thyme, 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Season salmon with salt and pepper.

Heat grill pan or gas or charcoal grill. Place salmon on grill, skin side down. Grill 8-10 minutes, depending on thickness. Turn carefully with a wide spatula and grill 8-10 minutes more or until flesh of salmon flakes easily.

Place one salmon filet, skin side down, on each of four plates. Cut

avocado lengthwise into 12 slices; place three slices on top of each salmon filet. Spoon vinaigrette over salmon, dividing it evenly. If desired, serve salmon on a bed of rice pilaf. *To peel and seed tomatoes, cut a small X in the skin and place in boiling water 15 seconds or until skin can be peeled away easily.

Remove skin, cut tomatoes in half crosswise and squeeze gently to remove seeds.

Per Servings: 426 calories; 33 g fat; 62 mg cholesterol; 146 mg sodium; 8 g carbohydrate; 4 g fiber; 24 g protein Avocado-Coconut Pie Serves 8 Ingredients 1/2 cup coconut milk 1/2 cup sugar 1 (.25-oz.) envelop gelatin 3 avocados from Mexico, peeled and pitted 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice 1/2 teaspoon coconut extract 1 (8-in.) graham cracker pie crust 1 cup whipped cream or whipped topping 1 cup toasted sweetened shredded coconut Instructions In small saucepan, heat coconut milk, sugar and gelatin, whisking until gelatin is melted; do not boil. Remove from heat; cool. In food processor, purée avocados, coconut milk mixture, lime juice and coconut extract until smooth.

Pour avocado mixture into pie crust. Cover with plastic wrap placed directly onto surface of filling; chill at least 4 hours.

Serve pie the same day, cut into 8 wedges; garnish each wedge with 2 Tbsp. whipped cream and 2 Tbsp. toasted coconut.

Per Servings: 383 calories; 25g fat; 10 mg cholesterol; 118 mg sodium; 40 g carbohydrate; 6 g fiber; 4 g protein

Dining Delights Cider-simmered sausages perfect for fall

By ELIZABETH KARMEL Associated Press I grew up in North Carolina, where sausage meant spicy sage breakfast meat and was mostly sold as bulk meat, then made into patties.

Delicious, but more of a side meat than a meal.

When I moved to Chicago, I was introduced to the wonderful world of German, Polish and Italian sausages. I quickly fell in love with sausages of all kinds, and though they are popular all year long, they are my favorite way to celebrate fall.

This recipe for hard cider-soaked apple-sage sausages is perfect for a tailgate, Halloween party, football Sunday or Oktoberfest. Everyone loves sausage, so it’s good for fans of all ages. And, if you’ve happened to go apple picking and wonder what you are going to do with all the apples, here’s the dish!

Once I got the hang of the basic “brat fry,” I started experimenting with the less traditional “gourmet” sausages that are widely available today. My favorite of the newfangled flavors is the chicken-apple sausage. This dish uses those for an uptown version of a Wisconsin brat fry.

And for those of you — like me — who aren’t from Sheboygan, Wis., the brat fry is not about deep-fried sausages, but grilled (or pan fried) and simmered sausages. The “brat” in wurst comes from the German verb “braten,” meaning to pan fry or roast. Thus the “brat fry.”

The great thing about grilling the sausages first, then simmering them, is that you can grill the sausages the day before you plan to serve them. The simmering will add flavor and re-heat the sausages at the same time. It’s also a great way to keep them warm and juicy if you are having a meal or a party where people are helping themselves and eating at different times.

You grill (or pan fry) the sausages first to cook them and seal in the flavors. This may be opposite from the way you have done it, or seen it done, in the past, but it is the best way to maximize the flavor, especially with lean chicken sausages. If you simmer first and grill second, you will lose most of the flavor, as the fat in the sausage melts into the soaking liquid as the sausage boils. And if you think about it, few of us like boiled meat!

You will concentrate the flavors in the sausage if you grill or pan fry them from the start. Once the sausages are cooked, they will absorb the hard cider or other simmering liquid, enhancing the sausage, not taking away from it.

Make sure to place the sausages in cold liquid and slowly bring them up to temperature as the liquid gets hot.

You can serve the sausages on a hard roll with caramelized onions and mustard. Or if you are a little more ambitious (and have loads of apples from that afternoon picking), make my apple-fennel sauerkraut. It looks just like kraut but has a tangy, slightly sweet apple-onion flavor that is the perfect complement to the chicken-apple sausages.

HARD CIDER-SOAKED APPLE-SAGE SAUSAGES If you can’t find the pre-packaged “gourmet” sausages, use a sweet Italian sausage and add chunks of apples (about 2 apples) and 4 to 5 fresh sage leaves to the simmering liquid. Serve with frosty mugs of hard apple cider and homemade hash browns.

Start to finish: 45 minutes

Servings: 8 2 tablespoons olive oil 3 to 4 large sweet onions, sliced 8 uncooked apple-sage chicken sausages Two to three 12-ounce bottles hard apple cider (regular apple cider also can be used) 8 hard or French rolls, warmed Spicy honey mustard or German mustard Apple-fennel sauerkraut (see recipe below) In a large stockpot over mediumhigh, heat the oil. Add the onions and cook, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes. Reduce the heat to medium then continue to cook until fully caramelized, about 20 minutes.

If the onions dry out too much, add several teaspoons of water.

Meanwhile, heat a gas grill to medium or prepare a charcoal fire.

Place the sausages directly on the cooking grate and grill over indirect heat for 15 to 20 minutes, turning occasionally to brown all over.

Alternatively, you can pan fry the sausages.

If you are serving the sausages the next day, let them cool to room temperature and cover before refrigerating overnight. Otherwise, pour the cider into a large stockpot.

Add the sausages, making sure they are covered.

Bring the cider up to a gentle boil, then reduce the heat. Simmer over a medium-low heat for 20 to 30 minutes, or until the sausages have been flavored by the hot cider.

Place the sausages in the warm rolls, spread with mustard and top with caramelized onions and sauerkraut.

APPLE-FENNEL SAUERKRAUT Start to finish: 1 hour

Servings: 10 1 large fennel bulb 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 large Vidalia onion, chopped Kosher salt 5 Granny Smith apples, grated Juice of 1 lemon 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 1/2 to 1 cup hard (or regular) apple cider 2 tablespoons caraway seeds Ground black pepper Trim off the frilly top of the fennel bulb, then finely chop it and set aside. Slice the fennel bulb itself into long strips (julienne).

I n a l a rg e h e a v y - b o t t o m e d saucepan over medium, heat the oil.

Add the onion and several pinches of salt.

Cook until the onion begins to brown. Add the fennel strips, stir and cook, covered, for about 5 minutes, or until the fennel begins to wilt. Reduce the heat to mediumlow.

Meanwhile, in a bowl mix the grated apple with the lemon juice, then add it to the pan. Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, for 15 minutes. Add the butter, mixing well.

Add the cider, reserved fennel tops and caraway seeds. Cook for an additional 10 minutes, uncovered, or until the mixture is soft and cooked down. If it needs more liquid, add more cider. It will look like sauerkraut. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Remove the pan from the heat and set aside to allow the flavors to blend. The sauerkraut can be made up to 2 days in advance and kept covered in the refrigerator until ready to use. Warm just before serving.

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Office space for lease at IL 157 Edwardsville - Silver Oaks II Available Now! 2 & 3 bed- and Center Grove Road, up to 2 Bedroom Luxury Apt rooms. Ask about our specials. 3200sf, $2300/mth. 656-1824 w/Garage, Security System, 692-9310 www.rentchp.com meyerproperties.com Fitness Cntr, $830/mo.

Duplx: 2BR, Glen Cbn: hard- Professional office space availW/S/T Incld. wood floors, Attchd gar., DW able. Approx 1,000 sq ft with Immed Availability GD, W/D-hk/up. $850/mo $850 less available for time sharing.

(618)830-2613 dep. No Pets. 618/560-1312 3 rooms, also reception and www.vgpart.com Furnished efficiency apartment restrooms. Utilities included.

1 & 2 Bdrm apts, Edwardsville. dish TV, internet, single non- Call Dr. Peck 692-9100. $475 & up. References rqrd. No smoking male, no lease pets. Available Now. 692-4144 $590/mo incl utilities 972-0948.

Acreage 1 BDR apt, all new beautiful Immediate Occupancy: 2 For Rent 730 interior, 10 mins to SIUE. WST Bedroom Apt., 50 Devon Court, included. $450/mo.. Available Edw.: 5 minutes to SIUE. W/S/T 21 acres of sandy loam, now. 618-977-7657 lve msge. paid. 618/656-7337 or 791-9062 excellent for sweetcorn, 1 BDR loft apt. CREDIT Large 2 BR 1/2BA 1400sf, quiet cantaloupes or watermelons.

CHECK. No pets, no smoking duplex in Worden near Edw. 262-305-1465 $585mo. $585dep. 656-8953. w/lrg yard, garage, deck & appli1 Bdrm apt, new cond. No pets. ances $635/mo. (618)407-0482 $550/mo. 656-3407 No calls ONE MONTH after 6PM. FREE RENT 1 Bedroom efficiency (single on selected homes occupancy). $350 monthly, plus Call for details Homes utilities and deposit. No pets.

HARTMANN RENTALS For Sale 805 344-7900 618-288-5618. for Photos & Prices 1 BR apt, $425/mo. Maryville, Enjoy wiser home buying with www.HartRent.info WST, stove, refrig.

Newly an agency exclusively for buy24/7 recording 345-7771 remodeled, off street parking. ers! New and enlarged web 10 minutes from SIUE. Now sites and “Walk Score” a new Quiet residential neighboravailable 618-779-0430. community analysis tool are at hood. 2 BR; all appliances www.EdwardsvilleHomes.com incl. wshr/dryer; w/s/t.

19 Ginger Lake Drive West in Home Buyers Relocation SerGarages available. $750/mo.

Ginger Creek. 2 Bdrm, LR, DR, vices! In our 21st year, always, Call 618-343-4405 or go to: 1.5 bath, full basement, garage www.maryvilleilapartments.com only on the buyers side. 6620 & amenities. Call 618-971-8997.

Center Grove Road, Spacious 2 bdrm apartment.

2 Bdrm dup, W/D hookup. No Edwardsville; 618-656-5588 New W/D provided. $700/mth. dogs. $545/mth. 618-254-1680.

No pets, no smoking. Text or Lots call 618-550-3309.

2 Bdrm near SIUE. Washer For Sale 820 & Dryer. NO pets/smoking. $625 mthly. (618)972-3715.

Mobile Homes acre flat lot for sale: Mary For Rent 715 1.1 Drivein Edw. $52K OBO. Call 2 Bedroom APARTMENT, 580-6052 Edwardsville, minutes from SIUE: 1.5 bath, W/D hookup. 2 Sm Bdrm 1Bth MH $400/mo; 3Bdr 1.5ba $600/mo incl W/T/S. $625/month. 618-407-5333 1st & last mo, will work w/dep Acreage 2 BR 1Bth apt, Troy: Close to hi- No pets. 618-780-3937.

For Sale 825 way access, off street parking, on-site laundry. No smoking, no For Sale House & 40AC Commercial Space pets $600/mo. 618/975-0670 Price reduced 618-887-4579 For Rent 720 2BR apt: grt location., Maryville: Updated, roomy; w/s/t. no Secure Storage/Warehouse Commercial Property smoke; agent ownd. $525/mo 830 space. 1,200 sq ft with over- For Sale Lve msg@ 618-977-7657 head garage. Great location with easy access to interstates. Office space for sale or rent: #2 $400.00 per month. Contact Ginger Creek Pkwy., Glen Cbn. Linda @ 618-288-3000 ext 214 2,200 s.f. plus bsmt. $279K or linda@mpm-industries.com $2,500/mo/OBO 618-789-7226

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VEHICLES FOR SALE Southwestern Illinois College Surplus • TWO 2003 Ford E550/Turtle Top Odyssey Conversion Paratransit Vans with Diesel engines and Automatic Transmission, low mileage • 1996 Ford F-350 dump truck • 1995 Chevy Carryall Super sport Van • 1990 Chevy 3/4 ton pickup • 1983 Chevy pickup/ambulance Images and details at swic.edu/surplus Offers in writing (mail, email or fax) accepted until 4:00 p.m. on November 9, 2011 geoff.barratt@swic.edu or (618) 222-5619 FAX (618) 235-9481

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Bed - Queen PillowTop Mattress WILDEY THEATRE Set, NEW, in the plastic, $200 PRODUCTION STAFF Part-time 5-20hrs/wk $8.25/hr (618) 772-2710 Can Deliver Looking for highly motivated individuals interested in per418 forming arts presentation & Appliances technical theatre. Job involves running sound, lights, projections, and other technical GREAT USED APPLIANCES: aspects of the facility. Success- 4200 Hwy. 111, Pontoon Beach 618-931-9850. ful candidates should be timely, Large Selection — Warranty organized, & have excellent communication skills. Interest and background in technical Misc. theatre preferred.

Application available online at www.cityofedwardsville.com or mail/email resume to: City of Edwardsville, Attn: HR, 118 Hillsboro Ave, Edwardsville, IL 62025, humanresources@ cityofedwardsville.com.

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5 Bar Stools $30/OBO each. 1 excellent 3BR, 1200 sq.ft. TH: 618-531-5110.

Collinsville, near 157/70; 12 min. to SIUE, FP, DW, W/D, ceilGirls 20” Schwinn bike, ing fans, cable, sound walls, offTurquoise. $30. 618-692-9753. st. prkng. Sm pets OK, yr. lse. $780/mo. 618/345-9610 give AM/PM phone.

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