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Must be the name

There's more than one Michael Jordan.

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Wildey takes part in regional event.

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Thursday Saturday _____ November 10 November 12_____ • Billy Elliot the Musical, 1 p.m./ 8 p.m., The Fox Theatre, St. Louis • 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 November 11_____

A great getaway to the north.

18 Legends at The Fox Tony Bennett, Paul Simon to perform.

19 California Jam

Tommy & the High Pilots St. Louis bound.

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Winter will bring its illnesses.

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• Billy Elliot the Musical, 2 p.m./8 p.m., The Fox Theatre, St. Louis • Pa u l a Po u n d s to n e , T h e Sheldon Concert Hall, St. Louis, 8 p.m.

• St. Louis Film Festival, Wildey Theatre, Edwardsville • Beethoven Emperor Concerto, 8 p.m., Powell Symphony Hall, 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.

• St. Louis Film Festival, Wildey Theatre, Edwardsville • Billy Elliot the Musical, 8 p.m., The Fox Theatre, St. Louis • St. Louis Film Festival, Wildey Theatre, Edwardsville • Beethoven Emperor Concerto, 8 p.m., Powell Symphony Hall, St. Louis • Veterans Day Parade, 7 p.m., Edwardsville • 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. • Sidney Poitier Double Feature: Louis. Runs through Jan. 22.

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Heat of the Night”, 6:30 p.m., Wildey Theatre, Edwardsville • Billy Elliot the Musical, 2 p.m./8 p.m., The Fox Theatre, St. Louis • St. Louis Film Festival, Wildey Theatre, Edwardsville • Beethoven Emperor Concerto, 3 p.m., Powell Symphony Hall, 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, Wednesday, noon to 5 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts, St. Louis.

Exhibit runs through March 12.

Wednesday November 16_____ • Pulitzer Series Concert, 7:30 p.m., Powell Symphony Hall, St. Louis• Wildey Drama Class Open House, 6:30 p.m., Wildey Theatre, Edwardsville

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People It must be something with the name Michael Jordan of Moro is also a champion shooter

By LAURA SCATURRO Of The Edge

M

ichael Jordan is an accomplished shooter, has keen hand-eye coordination and has hit his target more than a quarter million times during his 43year career. He has competed around the country and abroad and even won two cars in the same year.

Of course, he is a hall of famer.

Just so there’s no confusion, he’s not that Michael Jordan, the pro basketball great who starred for the Chicago Bulls.

This Michael Jordan lives in Moro, and is in the Illinois Trapshooting Association Hall of Fame. He has now been nominated for induction into the Amateur Trapshooting Association Hall of Fame.

The ceremony will take place in August 2012 at the Grand American World Trapshooting Championship at the World Shooting and Recreational Complex in Sparta, Ill. Jordan has won hundreds of trophies, ribbons, cups and cash awards in the sport of trapshooting, but he does not boast of his shooting expertise. Only a few awards are on display at his home. He speaks matter-of-factly about his trapshooting career, and it is quite by accident that he remembers to comment on his upcoming induction into the ATA Hall of Fame.

The fact is, Jordan has been a world champion and has a lifetime of fond memories.

1n 1981, he took first place in the World Flyer Championship in Spain, bringing home the Madrid Cup.

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Michael Jordan Although there are notable differences between trapshooting and skeet shooting, in the United States, both use clay targets called “pigeons,” most of which are painted neon orange.

Trapshooting rules in other countries are different from the rules in the United States. The U.S. mostly has individual participation under the Amateur Trapshooting Association format. Most of the

other countries have only Olympictype events and shooters are sponsored by their individual governments. Russia and China are two good examples.

“In Spain, they used real birds and had dogs to retrieve the pigeons we shot,” he said. “I used a gun where I could shoot twice — real quick. It’s harder using real birds, but it’s all relative. It’s harder for the other guy, too.

“On the podium at the awards ceremony in Spain, it was similar to the ceremony in the Olympics. I stood on the highest podium with the second and third place winners.

I really became emotional when our national anthem was played.”

As recently as August, at the Grand American World Trapshooting Championships, Jordan brought home several prizes along with his first place in the Senior Veteran category, hitting 99 birds out of 100.

Jordan began trapshooting competitively in 1968, when he was 28, although he had been a hunter and learned how to reload his own shells when he was a youngster growing up in Roxana.

After high school, Jordan worked at Shell Oil in Wood River for eight years and attended Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

In 1968, he took a position at Winchester, which, he said, combined his avocation with his vocation. It was then that he began shooting competitively. He said his schedule did not allow him to continue to attend classes and he left SIUE less than one quarter semester short in finishing his degree.

“I started out as a development engineer in the shot shell development area for a dozen years or so and gradually worked into other areas of marketing and public relations,” Jordan said. “I took advantage of the opportunities of everything that went with the job, including the shooting competition.”

He later advanced into working with the engineers and the outdoor press, serving as a go-between for the company’s products.

While working at Winchester, Jordan went to his first Grand American Trapshooting Championships in 1968 when it was held in Indiana. The venue moved to Sparta, Ill., in 2006.

“I was pretty much in awe the first time I went,” he said. “I’ve

been to every one of them since. It’s a huge event. Trapshooting is an individual sport, but now the kids are learning to shoot and it’s a team sport."

The Grand American World Trapshooting Championships are held every August in Sparta, showcasing some of the best shooting talent in the world.

In 2011, the event drew more than 12,000 attendees and 3,483 competitors from 50 states, seven Canadian provinces and other countries.

“Until they started marathons, it was the biggest sporting event as far as participation,” Jordan said.

“That’s what makes the Grand American so great.”

Jordan explains the differences between trapshooting and skeet shooting.

“Skeet is a Swedish word meaning ‘shoot’ and was practice for hunters on Sundays, when hunting was not allowed,” Jordan said. “In the beginning, skeet was a full-circle shoot so you shot crossers, incoming birds and outgoing birds.”

Jordan said the full-circle range was cut in half due to safety issues and vehicles parking near the range.

“Now it’s a semi-circle and you shoot one direction,” he said.

“In skeet, birds come out of a high house and a low house. The difference is skeet is a closer range game and you have to lead the target more to hit it. In skeet, you know where every target is going and there’s more gun movement.

“In trapshooting, you have a longer-range game and you stand further back from the trap houses.

The birds are going away from you, but you don’t know exactly where the bird will be going. It may be right, left or straight. Trap has singles, doubles and a handicap event where the better shooters have to stand further back. That’s really the big difference.”

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People People planner Hermann area plans German Christmas The Hermann Area Chamber of Commerce and Stone Hill Winery will host the annual Kristkindl Markt on December 3 & 4 at the Stone Hill Winery pavilion in historic Hermann, Missouri.

N o w i n i t s 1 9 t h y e a r, t h i s authentic German Christmas market has become a favorite Hermann tradition, drawing hundreds of eager shoppers annually. This year’s market will feature a variety of talented vendors, including several “Best of Missouri Hands” artisans, who’ll display some extraordinary gift items. Shoppers can expect to find hand-woven baskets, handpainted pottery, uniquely designed jewelry, gourmet Christmas cookies, stollens, handmade candles and artistic Christmas decorations, trees and wreaths as well as awardwinning smoked meats and holiday gift baskets.

A strolling ensemble of costumed Christmas carolers will provide old-fashioned entertainment, and guests may dine on bratwurst, hot soup, cookies and coffee, which will be available at the Kristkindl Markt Schnellimbuss (food stand).

Stone Hill Winery will sell hot m u l l e d w i n e f ro m i t s b o o t h .

Additional entertainment will be provided by the Hermann High School Kammerchor on Saturday afternoon.

The Miniature Christmas Tree Decorating Contest, sponsored

by The Missouri Bank, continues this year with monetary prizes being awarded in three categories: individual child 12 or under; children’s group 12 or under and adult individual or group. The decorated trees will be displayed at the Kristkindl Markt before being donated to local hospitals and nursing homes.

The market will be open Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m, and admission is FREE. For more information, check our Web site at www.stonehillwinery.com or call Aimee Viehmann at 800-9099463.

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Xanadu chosen as theme for First Night This summer, event organizers at Grand Center Inc. put the power in the people’s hands to select the theme for the 20th anniversary of First Night – St. Louis, the city’s largest, most creative New Year ’s Eve Celebration.

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Clifford received the coveted free iPad for her winning submission.

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Tickets are $35, $30 and $25 and are avilable at the www.metrotix. com, at the Fox Box Office or Rich, Scott, Dave and Smitty – of the Emmy-winning Disney Channel TV series “Imagination Movers” – will be bringing their high-octane rock concert to the Fabulous Fox Theatre on March 25th and it’s an event the whole family can enjoy.

The Movers were the highestrated and most popular live family act of 2011. The key to the Movers’ appeal is they combine danceable power pop songs with extremely catchy choruses and a knack for inspiring audience participation. Throw in a heaping helping of onstage silliness and you’ve got a recipe for a live m u s i c a l e v e n t t h a t w i l l t ru l y engage the littlest of kids along with their older siblings, parents and grandparents. It doesn’t hurt that the Movers pepper their live shows with musical references to their many inspirations, including U2, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jack Johnson, the Beastie Boys and

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a glimpse of these apparitions stirring up a little New Year ’s Eve magic.

Xanadu will be the guiding theme for event planners at Grand Center as they set out to transform the district into a m y t h o l o g i c a l p l a y g ro u n d f o r the arts. Look for the theme as it influences many aspects of the event, including poster and button designs, exterior lighting and design elements, community art projects, and art activities for kids.

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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. t i c k e t m a s t e r. c o m , t h e F o r d 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 50-inch vertical leap, and his YouTube videos have garnered well over four million views.

Tucker joins slam dunk runnerup John “Jet” Williams of UNCAsheville 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

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People People planner Garden to host Orchid Show The Missouri Botanical Garden offers a colorful respite from the winter doldrums with its muchanticipated Orchid Show, presented

by Wells Fargo Advisors. The annual Orchid Show is the one time of year for visitors to see a regularlyrotating display of 800 blooming orchids from the Garden’s renowned collection, one of the largest in the nation. Stroll through the lush, tropical landscape of fragrant blooms on Saturday, Jan. 28 through Sunday, Mar. 25, 2012 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Show admission is $5, in addition to regular Garden admission. Visit www.mobot.org to learn more.

The Orchid Show is a temporary display built from the ground up inside the 5,000-square-foot Orthwein Floral Display Hall. Show themes change annually, offering visitors new ways to experience the orchid collection from year to year.

In 2012, to celebrate the Garden’s “Year of China” and 25th year of work on the Flora of China project, the Orchid Show transforms into an architecturally-inspired indoor Chinese strolling garden.

Pass through a replica of the Moon Gate (the iconic, rounded entrance to the Missouri Botanical Garden’s Grigg Nanjing Friendship Garden) to enter a landscape of greenery infused with Chinesethemed accents. Stroll along the curved paths to uncover numerous water features, small stone lanterns and other statuary. Thirty oversized, tasseled silk lanterns suspended overhead add vivid, eye-catching pops of color.

Free-form bamboo shoots are shaped into artistic arrangements.

Replicas of a small stone footbridge and a stone pagoda are nestled in the moss-covered, orchid-filled flower beds.

At every turn, orchids of many colors burst from the landscape.

Approximately 800 orchids are on display at any one time, including Cattleya, Laelia, Epidendrum, Oncidium, Paphiopedilum and

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Continued from Page 3 Nowadays, at 71 years old and after 43 years of competition, Jordan doesn’t practice much. He attends shoots when he can. His Silver Seitz 12-gauge single shotgun weighs 10 pounds and is the same gun he’s shot for the last seven years.

“The weight helps cut down on the recoil,” he said. “Get the gun to shoot where you are looking and get the most recoil out of it. The less recoil the better. One of the things I really enjoyed about getting a new gun was working with it and getting it to shoot good. I’ve shot more guns than the average gun shooter. I’m sure it cost me some targets, but I didn’t care because I enjoyed making a shotgun shoot where I’m looking.”

Jordan said that good eyesight, good hand-eye coordination and the desire to compete are the keys to becoming a great shooter.

Jordan retired from Winchester after 35 years and now works part-time for Remington as an ammunition expert, helping out with competitive shoots and talking with customers about guns, ammunition and the sport of trapshooting.

“Ammunition has evolved like everything else has,” he said. “The ammo is getting better all the time.

It’s more consistent and has better components."

Yes, Illinois has had two competitive shooters named Jordan, but there is a difference.

“The difference is I have a better shooting accuracy percentage,” Jordan said, smiling.

Moro’s Michael Jordan will have company when he is inducted into the national Hall of Fame. His son Tyler and Tyler's wife Gen will come in from Florida.

“That’s another good thing about trapshooting. I got to spend 15 years with my son that I wouldn’t have otherwise. We enjoyed shooting together.”

Horticulturists juggle temperatures inside the greenhouse range to force the winter bloom of as many plants as possible for the annual Orchid Show. Spent blooms are rotated out from week to week and replaced with fresh ones, subtly shifting the look and landscape of the show throughout its run.

Photographers are welcome to use hand-held cameras to capture the Orchid Show for personal enjoyment; tripod and monopod usage is not permitted indoors.

The 2012 Orchid Show is presented by Wells Fargo Advisors.

Orchid Show admission is $5 per person (ages 3 and over),

in addition to general Garden admission ($8 for adults; $4 for St. Louis City and County residents, with free admission Wednesdays and Saturdays until noon; free for children ages 12 and under).

Missouri Botanical Garden members enjoy free general admission along with free Orchid Show admission.

The Missouri Botanical Garden is located at 4344 Shaw Blvd. in south St. Louis, accessible from Interstate 44 at the Vandeventer exit and from Interstate 64 at the Kingshighway North and South exit. Free parking is available on site and two blocks west at the corner of Shaw and Vandeventer.

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other varieties. Size and fragrance vary, but all orchids are displayed as they would be found in their natural habitats, with terrestrial orchids at ground level and epiphytic orchids suspended at eye level atop tree branches. Several hundred tropical plants, including bamboo palms (Chamaedorea seifrizii), heavenly bamboo nandina (Nandina domestica) and assorted ferns help fill the scene.

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Religion Our troubled world needs God Have you ever noticed that when a topic or question comes up once, it seems to pop up again and again?

I’ve found this to be true and often wondered if this is what it takes before I ‘wise’ up and pay attention to that particular issue.

At a recent Bible study group, we were discussing what and whom we considered ‘important, powerful and influential’. It seems that for most of us, we view those who have great wealth and those in positions of what we class ‘importantance’ as those who have power.

Those mentioned were people who head large corporations, government officials, and those who have accumulated tremendous wealth.

We recognize the names of individuals who have made the ‘news’ sometimes for the good they have done, sometimes for the bad decisions they have made, and sometimes for promises they have either made and kept or made and broken.

Is such recognition what constitutes ‘power ’ in our world?

Is having status in the eyes of the world the same as having recognition in the eyes of our God?

I’m don’t really think I have the knowledge to give an answer to that, but I will share my opinion for your consideration.

There are many people with great power and wealth who have given much to make life better for others. And, there are those who we consider humble and often lacking in material things that have also contributed so much to our world.

For instance, there are the philanthropists who build schools, hospitals, and other things that benefit others. There are also those who give so much…maybe not in monetary way, but they possess knowledge and by sharing that knowledge, they have changed lives for the better. And often they give freely of this knowledge without consideration of personal gain. Gifts shared can be monetary but they can also be gifts of kindness and caring.

So in essence wealth really isn’t the criteria for judging true ‘power’.

I’d say it is what we do with what we have that puts us on the path to the type of power our God would have us wield.

Mother Theresa changed the lives of thousands of poor, afflicted individuals and the power of her ‘love and commitment’ makes us honor and revere her.

On the other end of this spectrum, there are those who dream up Ponzi schemes and make fortunes for themselves at the expense of others.

I’d guess they too had ‘power’ but they used it in the wrong way.

When I find myself pondering this concept of influence and power, I try to think about how God would view these so called ‘gifts’.

I think of how Jesus called His disciples from what most folks called the ‘ordinary’ people. I try to imagine Him as He traveled about teaching, preaching and healing.

Did He appear, for the most part, in fancy cathedrals, places of influence, governmental offices? Or did He reach out to everyone? Did He consider the beggar, the leper, and the blind as unworthy of His presence? Or, did He interact with any and all of God’s children?

Did He view everyone as a child of God? Did He look at a child and think they weren’t worthy of His attention or did He ask that the little children be allowed to come to Him.

And did He welcome them and draw them close?

I’d make a guess and say that in reality, most of us aren’t important in the eyes of the world, but that in God’s eyes we are all blessed to be called His children.

Are we going to spend our time and whatever wealth we have to climb the ladder of popularity and influence, or are we going to look to Jesus our Savior, and emulate lives of love, service, forgiveness, and commitment?

Perhaps we may never reach positions of worldly recognition and power, but we may be instruments of God’s love in a world that seems to be a very dangerous place where many people are hurting.

The question we need to ask ourselves, (in my opinion) is “Are we following the example of Jesus and trying to live in His way or are we caught up in the ‘things’ of our world and longing to be one of those who throngs admire for what we can give them or what they believe we can do.

I am not denigrating the use of any talent God gave anyone and the benfits using such talents bring.

Many people have gifts that I can

only admire and sometimes I might long to have just such abilities. I an only asking how we view ‘power’ and can we honestly say that it isn’t always the rich and famous who bring joy into the lives of others.

Jesus message to all of us is that we are loved ‘each and everyone’… the rich, the powerful, the sick, the poor, the helpless…He died that we might have eternal life and if in such a sacrifice we see weakness we are wrong. We should see not helplessness, but the greatest love and ‘power’ that ever existed.

In the weeks ahead as we listen to the news of famous individuals, politicians, actors, and others, let’s just remember that while we may not be important in the eyes of the world, we have the ‘power given us

by Jesus, our Savior’. And with that power, each of us can use our gifts to make a difference in our world.

The power we have may not be worldly and recognized by the news medium, but we’ll never know what a difference we can make until we unleash the tremendous power of God’s love in a very troubled world.

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

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Terry Werner, who heads the Nebraska chapter of the National Association of Social Workers, said such referrals are already required in the code of ethics that governs each profession in the group. But he said the state’s Division of Public Health

has yet to adopt the same language for so-called licensed independent mental health practitioners, a position the Legislature created in 2007.

The new independent position allows qualified mental health practitioners who serve as counselors, social workers and therapists to diagnose and treat

mental illnesses without formal medical supervision. Werner said the proposed regulations have sat untouched by the Division of Public Health since mid-2010.

The coalition has filed a petition demanding that the

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Wi t h o u t s u c h r u l e s , t h e practitioners have “no formal guidance regarding their profession,” the petition states.

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The Arts Artistic adventures The Fox to present “A Christmas Carol�

NTC Productions returns to St. Louis with its delightful stage production of Charles Dickens’ holiday classic “A Christmas Carol,� playing the Fabulous Fox Theatre December 1-4 for 6 performances.

The heartwarming tale depicts Scrooge, whose values are focused exclusively on profit, and his conflicts with the struggling Cratchit family, whose tragic problems typified the working class during the Industrial Revolution in Victorian England. The touching climax is based on Dickens’ belief that the ills of a greedy world can be healed by brotherhood and unselfishness.  This is a holiday event you won’t want to miss. Bring the whole family to see “A Christmas Carol� at the Fox Theatre December 1-4. Performances are Thursday and Friday at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; and Sunday 1 p.m. and 6 p.m.

Ticket prices range from $15 to $40 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 Box Office, online at www. metrotix.com or call 314-534-1111.

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“MAMMA MIA!â€? returns to the Fox Benny Andersson and BjĂśrn Ulvaeus’ “MAMMA MIA!,â€? 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 BjĂśrn Ulvaeus’ global smash hit musical “MAMMA MIA!,â€? 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!â€? 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!,â€? produced by Judy Craymer and Gary Goetzman, is the most successful movie musical of all time grossing $600 million worldwide.  “MAMMA MIA!â€? 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.

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The next season at Gallery 210 will include the following exhibits: From Oct. 20 to Dec. 3, “TASK� will feature art created during a party thrown by artist Oliver Herring. The party will involve attendees creating and completing tasks written on slips of paper and drawn at random. Herring will then select works to be on display.

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gallery will present “Harry Bertoia: The Traveling Exhibit.�

Organized by Seraphin Gallery in Philadelphia, the exhibition will feature 30 framed drawings from between 1940 and 1978 that feature sketches of Bertoia’s sculptures and modern furniture designs.

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Thursday, Nov. 10 Billy Elliot the Musical, 1 p.m./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.

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.

Friday, Nov. 11 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.

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. 12 Billy Elliot the Musical, 2 p.m./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.

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 . , Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts, St. Louis.

Exhibit runs through March 12.

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Runs through Jan. 22.

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Runs through Jan. 22.

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The Arts Artistic adventures “Wicked” returns to the Fox After breaking box office records and selling out in record time in three previous engagements, “Wicked”, Broadway’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.

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FabulousFox.com/groups or call 314-535-2900 beginning Monday, October 17. This marks the fourth engagement of “Wicked” in St. Louis since 2005.

With music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz (Godspell, Pippin, A c a d e m y Aw a r d - w i n n e r f o r Pocahontas and The Prince of Egypt) and book by Winnie Holzman (“My So Called Life,” “Once And Again” and “thirtysomething”), “Wicked”, 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 Who’s Tommy, How To Succeed…).

Based on the best-selling 1995

novel by Gregory Maguire, “Wicked”, winner of 35 major awards, including a Grammy® 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.

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

Long before Dorothy drops in, two other girls meet in the Land of Oz. One – born with emerald-green skin

– is smart, fiery and misunderstood.

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The Wildey goes international St. Louis film festival reaches across the river

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dwardsville audiences will have a chance to meet two of the country’s top documentary filmmakers when the St. Louis International Film Festival comes to the Wildey Theatre.

A.J. Schnack, who grew up in Edwardsville, will be on hand for the screening of his film, “Kurt Cobain: About a Son” on Nov. 12.

Steve James, who made what critic Roger Ebert called “the great American documentary,” “Hoop Dreams,” will be at the Wildey Nov. 13 when his highly acclaimed new documentary, “The Interrupters,” is shown.

Seven other films may be seen here from Nov. 11 to Nov. 13 as part of the 20th St. Louis International Film Festival.

Becoming the first metroeast venue for the St. Louis International Film Festival, which is sponsored by Stella Artois beer, is a coup for the Wildey, Manager Craig Leitner said.

“It’s a great opportunity for the Wildey,” Leitner said. “We’re thrilled to have a chance to host them. I hope Edwardsville will do us proud, This is something we want to expand on for next year.”

Cliff Froelich, executive director of Cinema St. Louis, which puts on the festival, said, “We’ve always had a very strong attendance from the east side,” as shown by its marketing studies, but “There was never a likely venue that seemed to make sense.”

Froelich, who lives in Collinsville, saw the Wildey a couple of months after its renovation was complete. The festival had open dates Nov. 11 to 13 and Froelich “thought it would be fun to have a presence at the Wildey.”

“It’s an experiment, frankly,” Froelich said. “It’s going to be a little bit of hold-our-breathand-see-what-happens kind of moment 'til the end of that weekend.”

Once the Wildey was chosen, Froelich thought “Let’s see about roping in A.J.,” whom he has visited in Los Angeles. “It’s nice to have a hometown boy bring one of his films back to town.”

It will mark the first time a Schnack film has been seen here.

Schnack will be at the Wildey when his film is shown. He will also introduce “Confidence Man” on Nov. 12 and will be on hand for “The Interrupters” on Nov. 13.

“Kurt Cobain: About a Son” has been described as a deeply moving meditation on the life of the front man for the band Nirvana. The film is based on interviews Cobain gave to a journalist in the year or so before his 1994 suicide.

Steven James’ documentary,

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Kurt Cobain in a scene from "Kurt Cobain: About a Son."

Film Festival Lineup for the Wildey Here is the schedule for the St. Louis International Film Festival at the Wildey Theatre.

Friday, Nov. 11 6:30 p.m. “Joint Body,” a feature film shot in the Alton-Godfrey area starring Marc Pellegrino (“Lost,” “The Closer”). Director Brian Jun grew up in the St. Louis area and received his early film training at Webster University. “Joint Body” is the story of a divorced man who cannot see his daughter. He gets involved with a troubled woman, which leads him to confront his past.

9 p.m. “Chico and Rita,” a Spanish animated film (in English) for adult audiences. Described as “gorgeous and sexy,” it’s the story of a love affair between a piano player and a singer in Cuba around 1948. Music by Woody Herman, Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker, Dizzy “The Interrupters,” has won high critical acclaim since its release in July.

The film records the work of Cease Fire, an organization made up mostly of former Chicago gang members and criminals who mediate disputes to prevent violence in Southside ghetto neighborhoods.

One of the main subjects of the film, Ameena Matthews, and James will speak to the audience after the

Gillespie.

Saturday, Nov. 12 1 p.m. “A Cat in Paris,” the story of a cat who lives with a police detective by day and a burglar by night. Described as “beautifully hand drawn” and suitable for all ages.

3 p.m. “The Last Mountain,” an environmental documentary directed by Bill Haney set in West Virginia. It shows the human costs of mining and burning coal as local activists backed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fight against mountaintop removal.

5:30 p.m. “Kurt Cobain: About a Son.” (See accompanying story.)

8 p.m. “Confidence Man.” (See accompanying story.)

Sunday, Nov. 13 1 p.m. “The Interrupters.” (See accompanying story.)

film, which will be shown at 1 p.m. on Nov. 13.

Matthews is the daughter of Jeff Fort, the charismatic Chicago gang leader who created the Black P. Stone Nation. He is serving a life sentence for conspiring with Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi to commit terrorism in the United States.

Matthews was a major drug dealer before she became a Muslim and began working as a “violence

4:30 p.m. “Yert: Your Environmental Road Trip.” Three friends visit all 50 states looking for people solving environmental crises.

Described as a docu-comedy.

7:30 p.m. “Undefeated.” The story of three football players from inner-city Memphis who play on a team with a long history of losing, one that has never made the playoffs.

A businessman turned volunteer coach comes along to try to reverse the trend. A documentary to appeal to folks who love prep football.

Tickets, $12 for adults, $10 for students, are available at The Wildey business office, 252 N. Main St.; at the ticket booth; at the Parks and Recreation Department, 118 Hillsboro Ave., in person or by phone, 692-7538; or online at www.wildeytheatre.com. Except “Confidence Man” movie and concert, $15.

interrupter.”

Another special festival event at the Wildey is the showing of “Confidence Man,” a documentary portrayal of Hugh DeNeal, of the Woodbox Gang, a southern Illinois roots band popular in St. Louis.

Robert Streit, a Carbondale actor, writer, and musician, directed “Confidence Man,” which he began after seeing DeNeal’s last concert before he reported to federal prison at Leavenworth,

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Kan. DeNeal cooked up an online investment fraud and was sentenced to four years as a result.

Following the movie, which starts at 8 p.m. Nov. 12, Alex Kirt of the Woodbox Gang will perform. DeNeal, recently released from prison, will also attend the movie and play if he can get permission from his parole officer.

For more information, visit www.cinemastlouis.org.

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QuickGlance Movie Reviews

“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 (”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.

“Anonymous”

A funny, showy, sexy performance from Rhys Ifans livens up what is often a heavy-handed and needlessly complicated exploration of the theory that maybe William Shakespeare didn’t really write all those plays and sonnets after all.

Instead, the film suggests, Ifans’ Earl of Oxford was the true author but he had to disguise his identity because his writing so often provided pointed criticism of royal scandals and foibles. Roland Emmerich works from his meatiest and most sophisticated script yet, the work of John Orloff — then again, we are talking about the director of “Independence Day,” “The Day After Tomorrow” and “2012.” And all the rich period detail is in place, alongside the kind of big, sweeping

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What's at the Wildey 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 Saturday, Nov. 12: “A Cat in Paris”, 1 p.m./ “The Last Mountain”, 3 p.m./ “Kurt Cobain About a Son”, 5:30 p.m./ “Confidence Man: The Hugh DeNeal Story”, 8 p.m., St. Louis International Film Festival Sunday, Nov. 13: “The Interrupters”, 1 p.m./ “YERT: Your Environmental Road Trip”, 4:30 p.m./ “Undefeated”, 7:30 p.m., St. Louis International Film Festival Friday, Nov. 18: Raise the Praise 2011, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 19: Raise the Praise 2011, 7 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 20: Raise the Praise 2011, 3 p.m. 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 aerial shots you’d expect from the maker of blockbusters.

But the script jumps back and forth in time so quickly, it convolutes the narrative rather than propelling it forward; you’ll have to stop frequently to remind yourself who is who.

At the same time, “Anonymous” is too often on-the-nose, quoting Shakespeare’s most famous words: the “To be or not to be” speech from “Hamlet,” or the “Now is the winter of our discontent” soliloquy that opens “Richard III.” Perhaps that seemed necessary to make this type of specific, academic material accessible to the widest possible audience, but it also seems too obvious. Still, “Anonymous” has its moments. In a bit of stunt casting that pays off beautifully, Vanessa Redgrave and her daughter, Joely Richardson, both play Queen Elizabeth I at different times, and both infuse the figure with vibrancy and quick wit. And it is sort of an amusing thought that the actual person whose name was William Shakespeare was a drunk, lascivious, illiterate lout.

RATED: PG-13 for some violence and sexual content.

RUNNING TIME: 129 minutes.

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

“Like Crazy”

This doomed romance creates an increasing sense of tension, a tightening in your gut. It makes you squirm in your seat — not because the angst of the young love depicted on screen is so vivid and relatable, but because these two people are so incredibly annoying together, you’d much rather see them apart. Actually, the scenes in which Anton Yelchin and Felicity Jones are living separate lives in different cities make more sense. Sure, they had their fun, but clearly it’s not going to work, so it’s time to move on. But no, this is supposed to be a cosmic first love that transcends all reason, so writer-director Drake Doremus keeps shoving them back together, keeps finding strained ways for their lives to intertwine. Yelchin and Jones do have some chemistry early on, though, in the halcyon glow of their blossoming relationship. He’s a Los Angeles college student; she’s a British classmate of his who’s here on a student visa. They fall hard and fast and in no time they’re reciting poetry and making scrapbooks and furniture for each other. But then the morning she’s supposed to fly back to

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London because her visa has run out, she decides she’ll just stay. She knows she’s supposed to return, if only for a couple of months, but that’s too long for them to be apart. They’re young and in love — the rules shouldn’t apply! So she sticks around for one more blissful summer, with some serious consequences. From here, “Like Crazy” traces the various text messages and terse conversations, missed connections and misplaced anger that plague these two as they try to navigate the complicated immigration system.

RATED: PG-13 for sexual content and brief strong language.

RUNNING TIME: 89 minutes.

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

“Puss in Boots”

A spinoff of the “Shrek” franchise, this is actually a prequel, providing the origin story of the diminutive, swashbuckling kitty voiced with great charisma, as always, by Antonio Banderas. The “Shrek” movies may not even exist as far we’re concerned here, which is fine, because they just kept getting worse (last year’s “Shrek Forever After,” in 3-D, felt especially flat). But the franchise reboots anew, if you’ll pardon the pun, with great energy, creativity and aplomb. At the film’s start, Puss is an outlaw in his own small, Spanish hometown.

Flashbacks take us to his childhood at an orphanage, where he was best friends with a brainy, ambitious Humpty Dumpty (Zach Galifianakis). Together, the two dreamed of stealing the magic beans, climbing the beanstalk and getting rich off some golden eggs. Now, that crime has become Humpty’s obsession.

His partner in this caper is the dangerous master thief Kitty Softpaws, voiced with slinky seduction by Banderas’ frequent co-star, Salma Hayek. But since Puss is a lover as much as he’s a fighter, you know he’ll find a way to win her over.

The Puss in Boots character eventually felt like the best part of the “Shrek” movies, but a little of him goes a long way.

Giving him an entire movie of his own would seem like a stretch, and really, he has trouble sustaining his shtick for the film’s 90-minute running time. But for quick, lively, family entertainment, “Puss in Boots” works just fine, even in 3-D, which is actually integrated thoughtfully into the narrative and doesn’t just feel like a gimmick.

RATED: PG for some adventure action and mild rude humor.

RUNNING TIME: 90 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Three stars out of four.

“The Rum Diary”

If Batman and the X-Men get prequels, why not Hunter S. Thompson? The film is based on Thompson’s heavily autobiographical novel that he wrote as a 22-year-old in the early 1960s after a stint as a newspaper reporter in San Juan, Puerto Rico. This is Thompson pre-Gonzo, just a young novelist-reporter (technically an alter ego named Paul Kemp, played by Johnny Depp) trying to find his voice as a writer.

Director Bruce Robinson (”Withnail & I”), to his credit, keeps the film grounded, giving a more realistic, less cartoonish picture of Thompson. Kemp finds his identity in Puerto Rico, where he’s pulled between a dying newspaper (Richard Jenkins plays the exasperated editor-in-chief) and the allure of a sleazy but wealthy American businessman (Aaron Eckhart), who’s building a giant resort development. This builds slowly for Kemp into a moral crisis and, finally, an artistic tipping point. “I don’t know how to write like me,” he says, but by the end of the film, it’s clear Kemp/Thompson has found his legs.

Still, “The Rum Diary,” entertaining and well-intended, comes just shy of discovering its own voice. Amber Heard nearly steals the movie as Eckhart’s fiancee. With Michael Rispoli and Giovanni Ribisi.

RATED: R for language, brief drug use and sexuality.

RUNNING TIME: 120 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Two and a half stars out

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In this film image released by 20th Century Fox, Justin Timberlake, left, and Amanda Seyfried are shown in a scene from “In Time.”

"In Time" slick, but repetitive

By CHRISTY LEMIRE Associated Press With “In Time,” writer-director Andrew Niccol takes a clever, compelling idea — that time is currency and you can buy your way to immortality or die broke — and beats it into the ground.

For a movie about the importance of maximizing every second, “In Time” ultimately grows repetitive and wears out its welcome.

It’s fast-paced and hugely stylish, though, with its great-looking cast and a mix of gleaming, futuristic visuals and grimy, industrial chic.

And it’s a welcome return to the kind of slick sci-fi Niccol made his name on in the mid’90s with “Gattaca” and “The Truman Show”

(which he wrote).

But his high-concept premise raises several nagging questions. Why do all the inhabitants of this dystopian world (which happens to look just like downtown Los Angeles and Century City) stop aging at 25, then find themselves with only a year left unless they can buy themselves more? When did this start — what is the purpose? And if Justin Timberlake is so busy working in a factory just so he can afford to live one day to the next, where does he find time to go to the gym?

Yes, among the beautifully photographed images in “In Time” — the work of the great cinematographer Roger Deakins — is a shirtless Timberlake, early and often. He stars as Will Salas, who lives in the ghetto neighborhood

of Dayton but dreams of moving to the ritzy New Greenwich with his mother (Olivia Wilde in an amusing bit of casting, since she’s three years younger than Timberlake). In one of many inspired details, the amount of time you have glows green as it ticks away on your forearm, and you can share what you have — or take it away — by clasping wrists with another person.

When Will can’t stop his mother’s time from running out — and he’s framed for a crime he didn’t commit — he goes on a revenge spree to steal years from the rich and give them back to the poor. His accomplice: Sylvia Weis (Amanda Seyfried), the beautiful but sheltered daughter of the wealthiest man in town (Vincent Kartheiser), who starts out as his hostage but becomes his enthusiastic partner in crime.

So if you’re keeping track, this is “Logan’s Run” meets “Bonnie and Clyde” meets “Robin Hood.”

Cillian Murphy is on their tail as a “timekeeper,” a sort of cop who runs around enforcing the rampant theft of hours and minutes in his ever-present, distressed leather coat. Alex Pettyfer is also after them as a pimped-out British gangster (or “Minute Man”) who wants to steal the hundreds of years these two have amassed.

Basically, everyone is gorgeous, highcheekboned and fashionably dressed in the future, the last of which is the work of multiple Oscar-winning costume designer Colleen Atwood. Seyfried’s style would please Anna Wintour with her dark red, blunt-cut bob and tailored, feminine designs.

"The Rum Diary" leans to the bizarre

By ROBERT GRUBAUGH For The Edge You should know by now that I’m a big fan of Johnny Depp.

Not all of it stems from the work he puts up on the screen, though that’s really all I’ve ever been exposed to. It’s not like we’re good friends hanging out at his house in Southern France. I love what I perceive about Johnny f ro m h i s c h o i c e s a s a n a c t o r.

None of his roles are ever the sam e f ro m p i c t u re t o p i c t u re .

It’s the perfect way to keep from b e c o m i n g b o re d w i t h t h e o n e thing - acting, in his case - that he’s ever done. I just found "21 Jump Street" on Netflix in time for his cameo in the upcoming film remake. This week, though, he is at it again with a new project that seems tailor-made

for him, "The Rum Diary."

"The Rum Diary" is based on a novel by Hunter S. Thompson, the famous gonzo journalist that was one of Depp’s best friends and mentors during h i s e a r l y c a r e e r.

Johnny’s character in this film, Paul Kemp, is a fictionalized version of Thompson, who died in 2005 after having too much fun. This marks the second time Depp’s played such a part (see: "Fear a n d L o a t h i n g i n L a s Ve g a s " ) .

The shenanigans are quite high, pun intended, for this movie that features more drug use than it does plotline. Set in San Juan in 1960, the story is ostensibly about a failing newspaper and early corporate greed, but it’s the not-so-subtle touches of warmth, d a n g e r, a n d B e n n y H i l l - s t y l e humor that really sells it.

Paul Kemp is the new man in town after faking a resume and fleeing the States, well, sort of.

Puerto Rico is just far enough away that nobody cares what’s going on down there. This is p re c i s e l y h o w K e m p m e e t s a shady mogul named Sanderson (Aaron Eckhart) who uses his company’s resources to develop a few business deals of questionable ethics. His proposal is to develop one of the small outlying islands for a super-premium resort for American and European tourists.

The sandal-wearing crowd loves the beaches, casinos, and hotels that already exist along the azure coastlines, but they clearly will pay top dollar for even more pampering. The thing with Sanderson’s deal is that the land actually belongs to the

federal government who uses it as a bomb range for their naval cannons. A contact with the local government (Amaury Nolasco), a crooked bank executive (Julian Holloway) and an bloated bloke in the Department of Defense (Bill Smitrovich) are also in on the deal that could potentially be worth millions, a tidy sum for a world in the years before John F. Kennedy.

Paul goes along with the scam, as their legit newsman cover agent, in a bid to get the real s t o r y f o r h i s e d i t o r ( R i c h a rd Jenkins) and the one good newsman on his team (Giovanni Ribisi, playing honest, but also brain damaged). He really goes through with it for Sanderson’s girlfriend, Chenault (Amber Heard), a blonde bombshell that steals away the breath of every

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man that gets close enough to meet her. Her vigor, Kemp’s lack of boundaries, and Sanderson’s insane jealousy become a toxic storm of action when the three collide with each other.

Chenault may be a fox, but she’s a l s o p a r t i a l l y t h e re a s o n t h a t the rum and beer flow so freely.

She can drive a man crazy...just as crazy as the cockfights that Paul and his buddy, Bob Sala (Michael Rispoli) attend and the hallucinogenic eye drops they experiment with. The whole thing is kind of bizarre. Cheeky, and on the edge of quirkiness, but definitely crazy.

••• "The Rum Diary" runs 130 minutes and is rated R for language, brief drug use, and sexuality. I give this film one and a half stars out of four.

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Travel Starved Rock State Park A natural wonder in northern Illinois

By KRISTA WILKINSON-MIDGLEY Of The Edge

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he unique natural wonders of Starved Rock State Park in Utica have been attracting visitors since the park’s creation a century ago.

Those first 280 acres the state purchased in 1911 have grown to include more than 2,800 acres along the Illinois River in La Salle County, and it has become one of the state’s most popular tourist destinations welcoming more than 2 million visitors each year.

Visitors come to take in the beauty of the park’s 18 canyons, formed by glacial melt water and stream erosion, and sandstone rock formations, laid down in a huge shallow inland sea more than 425 million years ago, that were later brought to the surface. The canyons slice dramatically through tree-covered, sandstone bluffs for four miles through the park. In the spring, visitors will witness sparkling waterfalls at the heads of all 18 canyons. Some of the longer-lasting waterfalls are found in French, LaSalle and St. Louis canyons.

The park has numerous activities to keep you entertained. From picnicking to fishing and boating and from horseback riding to camping to winter sports - there’s so much to do that you’ll come back again and again.

Although the park was first created in 1911, its history goes back as early as 8000 B.C. when Hopewellian, Woodland and Mississippian Native American cultures thrived here. Later, approximately 5,000 to 7,000 Kaskaskias, a subtribe of the

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Above, a walking trail at Starved Rock State Park. Below, one of the cabins available for rent.

Illiniwek, had a village extending along the bank of the Illinois River across from the current park from the 1500s to the 1700s. In 1673, French explorers Louis Jolliet and Father Jacques Marquette passed through here on their way up the Illinois from the Mississippi.

Marquette returned two years later to found the Mission of the Immaculate Conception-Illinois’ first Christian mission-at the Kaskaskia Indian village.

French explorers built Fort St. Louis at Starved Rock in the winter of 1682-83 to take advantage of its commanding strategic position.

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Pressured from small war parties of Iroquois in the French and Indian wars, the French abandoned the fort by the early 1700s and retreated to what is now Peoria, where they established Fort Pimitoui. Fort St. Louis became a haven for traders and trappers, but by 1720 all remains of the fort had disappeared.

According to legend, in the 1760s a group of Illiniwek warriors were trapped on top of the 125foot sandstone butte by opposing Potawatomi and Ottawa fighters.

Surrounded and unable to flee, the Illiniwek starved to death, giving rise to the name Starved Rock. The

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butte area was designated a U.S. National Historic Landmark in 1960.

Hiking along the park’s 13 miles of well-marked trails that weave through its bluffs and canyons is one of the park’s main sources of enjoyment for visitors. The trails are open all year, but hikers are urged to exercise extreme caution and to stay on official trails. Trail maps are located at all trail access points, intersections and points of interest to help keep hikers oriented. There are colored posts along the trails, corresponding to colors on the maps, and letter symbols on the trail brochure to further assist hikers, as well as yellow dots on posts that indicate you are moving away from the lodge or visitor center while white dots mean you are returning.

Camping is prohibited in unauthorized areas and all rock climbing, rappelling or scrambling off trails is prohibited in an effort to preserve the park’s fragile ecosystem. Biking is not allowed on the hiking trails. To maintain visitor safety, everyone must be off the trails by dark and alcohol is prohibited on all trails. Hikers should also be aware that there are no washrooms or drinking water areas on the trails.

The park is also a prime spot for boating and fishing. Boats may be launched from the west end of the park. Catfish, bullhead, white bass, sauger, walleye, carp and crappie may be caught in the Illinois River.

For a truly memorable experience, take a trip on a paddlewheel boat.

Starved Rock’s campground has 133 Class A-Premium campsites with 100 of them available for reservations. Campsites not reserved will be available on a first-comefirst-serve basis (walk-in only).

There are 25 non-reservable, firstcome-first-serve (walk-in only) sites.

There are nine handicap campsites

that are available on a first-comefirst-serve basis. Sites cannot be held by calling the park. The camper can call the park to see what sites are open only for the day you call. Each campsite has electricity and a grill pit for your campfire and grilling enjoyment. There is a shower and flush toilet building in each loop of the campground. There is also a separate youth group camping area. Alcohol is strictly prohibited in the campground. There is a camp store open in the campground that sells firewood, ice, soda and other camping supplies.

In the winter months, the park is also among the state’s most popular destinations for bald eagle watching. Starved Rock State Park, and adjacent Plum Island Eagle Sanctuary, provide ideal winter roosting habitat for bald eagles.

Cozy up in one of the 72 luxury hotel rooms or 22 cabin rooms within the park’s stone and log lodge, which was built in part by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s.

According to the park’s website, the lodge has been refurbished, but still reflects the peaceful atmosphere of yesteryear. A new hotel wing has been added and features include an indoor swimming pool, whirlpool, saunas and an outdoor sunning patio.The Great Room is centered around a massive stone fireplace.The restaurant is open seven days a week and offers many house specialties. It can accommodate up to 250 people for banquets. The lodge’s conference area can accommodate up to 200 with four smaller meeting rooms also available.

For lodge reservations, call 1-800868-ROCK (7625) or (815) 667-4211, or write Starved Rock Lodge and Conference Center, PO Box 570, Utica, IL 61373.

To learn more about Starved Rock State Park or other state parks, please visit www.dnr.illinois.gov.

Travel Travel briefs Ski resort joins season pass with others S N O W S H O E , W. Va ( A P ) — Snowshoe Mountain Resort is being added to a program that allows season pass holders to ski at three resorts in Maryland and Pennsylvania.

The resort swap program also is offered at Maryland’s Wisp Resort and Pennsylvania’s Seven Springs Mountain Resort and Hidden Valley Resort.

Unlimited season pass holders at any of the resorts will receive one complimentary full-day lift ticket and a half-off discount on regularly priced lift tickets for any additional visit to any of the other three participating resorts. The program excludes Saturdays and holiday periods.

Holders of limited, off peak and midweek season passes will receive a free full-day lift ticket for a Monday or Tuesday and half off regularly priced lift tickets for any additional Monday and Tuesday visit, excluding holiday periods.

Southern food is hot as Zagat releases NYC guide NEW YORK (AP) — The South will rise again — at least on the New York City restaurant scene.

According to the 2012 Zagat guide to city dining, Southern food tops this year ’s trends, thanks to newcomers like Marcus Samuelsson’s celebrity magnet Red Rooster and The Cardinal, an East Village eatery dishing up okra, smothered pork chops and fried green tomatoes.

Other trends include on-site gardens providing roof-to-table ingredients, according to the guide released Wednesday.

This edition is the first New York guide since Zagat Survey LLC was acquired by Google last month. Tim Zagat, who founded the company with his wife, Nina, said readers won’t notice the difference.

“The survey was largely completed before the deal closed,” Zagat said.

The survey is also the first since New York City’s letter-grade system for sanitation forced every restaurant to post an A, B or C in its window.

The letter grades were just being rolled out when the 2011 guide was published.

More than four out of five surveyors said they approved of the grading system and 35 percent said they would eat only at A-rated restaurants. Zagat said that creates “a huge pressure on the restaurant to maintain their high grade.”

The most popular restaurant was Le Bernardin, Eric Ripert’s French seafood temple. Surveyors said its “starchy” service, “reverential” crowd and “civilized” milieu combined for an “unforgettable” experience. They added that the $70 lunch is a relative bargain.

The guide is indexed by categories including Gluten-Free Options, College Centric, Critic Proof, Hipster, Offbeat, Quick Bite, Stargazing and Tough Tickets.

The Zagats started their survey in New York 32 years ago and have since expanded to more than 100 cities.

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According to the survey, the average cost of a meal was up 4.1 percent to $43.46 from $41.76 last year.

The average cost of a meal at the city’s 20 most expensive restaurants was $163.34.

Zagat said there were 135 notable restaurant openings and just 68 closings in the past year. “The restaurateurs are betting on the future, because they’re spending millions of dollars to open these places,” he said.

Seoul, N.Y.C. form partnership to boost tourism NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s got Seoul.

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Music Tuning in LCCC presents Brown Bag Salons Lewis and Clark Community College’s Music Department will once again host the popular Brown Bag Salon concert series this fall.

Each event offers 50 minutes of free entertainment in the Ringhausen Music Building Atrium, and all are open to the public.

New to the Brown Bag Salon series is the Landolfi String Quartet. This classic string quartet will perform a mix of classics along with classic rock on Wednesday, Nov. 9.

Nov. 16 will mark the return of the popular Brown Bag event featuring students and former students of the L&C Music Department performing their favorite covers, along with a few of their own tunes.

Louis Michael, L&C Music coordinator, will perform on piano/ vocals along with a special guest on Wednesday, Nov. 30.

The fall finale will take place on Wednesday, Dec. 7 with a performance of holiday favorites by Limited Edition, under the direction of Susan Parton Stanard.

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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

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

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

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

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Bruckner 7, 10:30 a.m. Coffee Concert, Powell Symphony Hall, St. Louis

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

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The Fox to host the legends Tony Bennett and Paul Simon to take the stage in November

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merican music icon Tony Bennett is coming to St. Louis and bringing a lifetime's worth of musical accomplishments with him that will captivate audiences as he has done for decades.

Far from an opening act, legendary singer/songwriter Paul Simon will take the stage the night before Bennett performs.

Fox Concerts proudly presents legendary performer Tony Bennett live at the Fabulous Fox Theatre on Wednesday, Nov. 16 at 8 p.m.

This is the rescheduled performance for the original date of May 7 which was postponed.

All tickets purchased for the original date of May 7 will be honored for the new date.

With worldwide record sales in the millions, and dozens of

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platinum and gold albums to his credit, Bennett is a musician who has touched audiences with his charming vocals and humble stage presence for many years.

His long list of achievements, spanning over 60 years, includes 15 Grammy Awards, including the prestigious Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, making this artist a true international treasure.

His signature tunes, such as “Steppin’ Out With My Baby” and “I Left My Heart In San Francisco” form part of the fabric of American music culture.

In celebration of his 85th birthday, Bennett released his highly anticipated new album, "Duets II." It debuted at the No. 1 position on Billboard’s top albums chart, with 179,000 units sold in the first week. It features a celebrated roster of many of today’s greatest artists, including Lady Gaga, Michael Buble, Andrea Bocelli, John Mayer, Carrie Underwood and Amy Winehouse, performing

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with Bennett, showcasing his catalog of greatest hits. “Body and Soul,” his duet with Amy Winehouse recently made it onto Billboard’s Hot 100 list making him the oldest living artist ever to grace the list.

Music, however, is not Bennett's only forte.

Bennett is also a talented painter who has exhibited his work in galleries around the world. Throughout his career, he has put his heart and time into supporting humanitarian concerns.

His many charitable works include raising millions towards diabetes, and lending his artwork to raise funds for the American Cancer Society.

In 2007, he was honored by the United Nations for his humanitarian efforts with the Citizen of the World award.

Tickets are on sale now at the Fox Theatre box office and are $86, $76, $66 and $56. For more information on Tony Bennett, please visit www.tonybennett. com.

Playing the Fabulous Fox the night before Bennett will be fellow legendary artist, Paul Simon.

Simon’s set list will draw from his 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.

Simon recieved 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,” noting that, “He received countless 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 soldout Vic Theatre into his living room.”

Joining Paul on the road are the Punch Brothers, a group of talented 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.

Tickets to the Nov. 15 show are on sale now and cost between $79.50 and $49.50. All prices are subject to change.

To order tickets to either show call MetroTix at 314-534-1111 or online at www.metrotix.com.

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Tommy & the High Pilots California natives to perform at The Firebird

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t. Louis is home to a thriving local music scene thanks, in part, to venues like The Firebird, which ensures both up-and-coming local groups and more established bands have a place to perform and get their names known to a wider audience.

One example is Tommy & The High Pilots, who will perform an all ages show on Friday, Nov. 25 at The Firebird in St. Louis.

Doors open at 8 p.m.; concert starts at 8:45 p.m.

The four-piece band from Santa Barbara, Calif., but with local ties to St. Louis, has been busy touring since the release of their EP, “American Riviera,” in September of last year. They supported major-label rockers Ludo nationwide in the fall and finished the year with more West Coast dates, including a sold out stop for their annual Christmas show in Santa Barbara. The Pilots wasted no time hitting the road again in 2011, heading as far east as Chicago playing clubs, colleges, and anywhere with a stage.

When the band did take a break for a few days in February, it wasn’t to relax or go home. Tommy & The High Pilots went into the studio. The result is “Sawhorse Sessions,” five stripped-down, soulful acoustic songs that feel as live and intimate as a performance in your living room. Recorded in just two days in St. Louis, the band worked with producers Tim Convy and Jason McEntire on “Sessions,” their third release for Redbird Records & Touring.

Singer and guitarist Tom Cantillon, who has family in St. Louis, said the band wanted to show a different side of what they do. He said they wanted the instrumentation to be unadorned so the listener can hear every little thing, but without sacrificing the energy or the character of the songs.

Though all are acoustic, the five songs cover a wide spectrum. The opener, “On The Line,” is musically as upbeat as a Springsteen anthem while the lyrics tell a darker story of despair and loneliness. “Nothin’s Free” is a quiet, cautionary tale spun by a world-weary hero while “Lorraine” is a lively campfire-romp reminiscent of Simon & Garfunkle’s “Cecilia.”

“The Limit,” a song that first appeared as the second single off “American Riviera,” takes a much different form on

“Sessions,” performed by just Tommy and his guitar. The finale is “Lonely Place” where Tommy channels Jeff Buckley over The High Pilots’ 12-string guitars, Wurlitzer, and chimes on a desperately hopeful love song. The sounds and approach are different on “Sessions,” but the band’s strengths are the same: classic rock n’ roll songwriting, two brothers that have been singing together all their lives, and gifted musicians who love to play together.

Tommy & The High Pilots just finished three performances at South by Southwest in Austin, Texas, and their single “Where to Start” from "American Riviera" just began receiving air time on mtvU, as well as a placement on the nationally syndicated The Nate Berkus Show. “Sawhorse Sessions” comes out April 5 and The Pilots are sure to add some of the new songs to the live set as they support the new EP on their spring tour starting March 31 in Sacramento, Calif.

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Family Focus Help your child breathe easier

By KRISTA WILKINSON-MIDGLEY Of The Edge Parents will know that there is nothing worse than seeing your child suffering. The feelings of helplessness can be almost unbearable when all you want to do is make them feel better and take away everything that’s making them unwell or upset. Unfortunately, the arrival of cold weather and the army of nasty infections that come with it coupled with many months cooped up indoors means sickness and suffering is - almost - unavoidable.

One of the most common infections this time of year is Respiratory Syncytial Virus. RSV is a contagious viral disease that may infect a person’s lungs and breathing passages and can lead to serious health problems – especially for young children and older adults. It is the most common cause of bronchiolitis (inflammation of the small airways in the lung) and pneumonia in children under 1 year of age in the United States. Each year, 75,000 to 125,000 children in this age group are hospitalized due to RSV infection. Almost all children are infected with the virus by their second birthday, but only a small percentage develop severe disease.

Unlike most infections, people can get the disease more than once. Most people recover from the disease in a week or two, but RSV can be severe, especially in children 6 months of age and younger and in older adults.

Premature infants, children less than 2 years of age with congenital heart or chronic lung disease, and children with compromised (weakened)

immune systems due to a medical condition or medical treatment are at highest risk for severe disease. Adults with compromised immune systems and those 65 and older are also at increased risk of severe disease.

The number of people who get RSV typically goes up in the fall then peaks in the winter and goes down in early spring. But, the exact timing of RSV season varies by location.

RSV symptoms are like those of many other respiratory illnesses.

Infants and young children may experience a fever, reduced appetite, runny nose, cough, and wheezing.

Older children and adults may have a runny nose, sore throat, headache, cough, and a feeling of general sickness. RSV also can lead to more serious illnesses, such as pneumonia and bronchiolitis, in children and adults.

RSV can be spread when droplets containing the virus are sneezed or coughed into the air by an infected person. Such droplets can linger briefly in the air and, if someone inhales the particles or the particles contact their nose, mouth, or eye, they can become infected.

Infection can also result from direct and indirect contact with nasal or oral secretions from infected persons.

Direct contact with the virus can occur, for example, by kissing the face of a child with RSV. Indirect contact can occur when the droplets land on objects that people touch, such as toys or countertops, that are then touched by other people. People can be exposed to and possibly infected

by RSV by touching these objects and then touching their mouths or noses.

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As winter nears, the risk of contracting RSV increases

another at their school or daycare center. Both direct and indirect transmissions of virus usually occur when people touch an infectious secretion and then rub their eyes or nose.

RSV can survive on hard surfaces such as tables and crib rails for many hours. The virus typically lives on soft surfaces such as tissues and hands for shorter amounts of time.

People infected with RSV are usually contagious for three to eight days. However, some infants and people with weakened immune systems can be contagious for as long as four weeks. RSV is often introduced into the home by school-

aged children who are infected with RSV and have a mild upper respiratory tract infection, such as a cold. RSV can be rapidly transmitted to other members of the family, often infecting nearly half of other household members.

Prevention There is no vaccine to prevent RSV. However, there are simple ways you can protect your child or yourself from getting sick during RSV season.

To help prevent the spread of RSV, people who have cold-like symptoms should: • Cover their mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing, • Wash their hands often with soap

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Ideally, persons with cold-like symptoms should not interact with high-risk children. If this is not possible, these persons should cover their mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing and then wash their hands before providing any care.

They should also refrain from kissing high-risk children while they have cold-like symptoms. When possible, limiting the time that high-risk children spend in child-care centers or other potentially contagious settings may help prevent infection and spread of the virus during the RSV season.

There is not yet a vaccine to protect against RSV. However, for children at high risk for serious disease, monthly shots of a drug called palivizumab can help prevent serious illness during RSV season.

Ask your healthcare provider if your child would be a good candidate for the drug.

Care If you think that you or your child might have an RSV infection that requires medical care, schedule an appointment with a healthcare provider. Such visits are common for young children. The healthcare provider will evaluate the severity of the illness and decide how best to treat it. RSV symptoms in most infants, children, and adults clear up on their own in a week or two.

To learn more about RSV or for information about other health topics, visit the Centers for Disease Control website at www.cdc.gov.

Home decor trends for autumn and beyond NEW YORK (AP) – Attending the New York International Gift Fair is a little like watching television with a teenager: Lots of eye-catching visuals whiz by as the channels keep changing.

The fair ’s home decor section is vast.

Contemporary design parks next to rustic found objects; swanky silk pillows f e s t o o n o n e b o o t h w h i l e r a g ru g s f i l l another.

A m o n g t h e m a n y i n t e re s t i n g d e c o r t h e m e s t h a t e m e rg e d a t l a s t m o n t h ’ s show, a few are likely to have staying power well through fall and winter into next spring and summer, with seasonal tweaks: HOTEL LUXE Several studios staged rooms that resembled high-end boutique hotel suites. Gleaming chrome-legged furniture was topped with everything from nubby silk upholstery to cowhide and melty leathers. Neutral palettes ran from warm earth, caramel and cream to cooler soot, putty and — decor ’s new darling — grayed mauve. Sensuous and sophisticated, the spaces often included unexpected accessories. Oly Studio had a lush tufted rug like a raked Japanese sand garden, and a huge honeycombed pendant light resembling a skeletal form.

A buffed metallic demilune tablet looked chic. At DwellStudio, there was a smoky console clad in silverleaf, pillows in soft graphic and chinoiserie prints, and

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CABIN AND COTTAGE If homespun’s your thing, you’ll love this fall and winter ’s textile designs.

Scandinavian influence dominated, with S w e d i s h a n d F i n n i s h s t u d i o s o ff e r i n g woven wool pillow covers, blankets, wall hangings and even trivets cut into star, tree and animal patterns. Buy up all the unbleached linen you can find; it was hotter than a January hearth. Judy Ross, Ti n a F re y, S t u d i o P a t e o a n d C h r i s t e n Maxwell were just a few of the designers playing successfully with folk art motifs on linen, hemp and cotton. Blanket manufacturer Pendleton, known for its signature Native American designs, had a new contemporary Navajo pattern.

Los Angeles’ Ige Design displayed some wonderful walnut veneer and paper mobiles in owl and bird-on-branch designs.

GORGEOUS GLASS Glasswork was a lead player at the Gift Fair. Joe Cariati of Los Angeles showed decanters with such delicate opacity and hue that they resembled soap bubbles.

California’s Siemon and Salazar whipped liquid glass into stunning pendant lights. Found here too were little cloudlike Cumuli glass lamps, and swirls of rich color layered into voluptuous but diminutive lighting, many with the new dimmable LEDs. Gaia + Gino had sexy stacked block candlesticks, and Sebastian

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Bergne’s Nazar group of Eye ceramics in saturated hues. Vessels of all shapes and sizes were one of the show’s strongest elements.

RETRO Jonathan Adler stayed true to his aesthetic with a sassy collection of dachshund-shaped accessories, tufted and soignie leather chairs, and ‘70s colors like tangerine and aquamarine. One set of circusy storage jars read “Quaaludes,” another “Ganja.” Umbra and several other designers used walnut — furniture design’s apparent new favorite — to craft sideboards, storage and coffee tables.

Look for walnut or walnut veneer to dominate as elements of the ‘60s and ‘70s meet modern design. West Elm and Crate & Barrel are showing many pieces in this finish in their fall books, and it looks both retro and brand new.

QUIET AND CALM Muted ceramics were everywhere.

Lawrence McCrae’s lacy pottery lamps were lovely and modern. Germany’s Asa Collection showed white, aqua, black and turquoise ceramics that were glossy on the inside, matte on the outside. New York City’s Klein Reid studio showed their Hawthorne satin-glazed vessels in hues of curry, olive, and a chilly but beautiful Atlantic blue. Textile booths with pretty embroidery, ruffles, lace and diminutive prints were generating lots of traffic, as were those with watery colored silks, soft

wools and gently embellished finishes.

COLOR CONTINUES If saturated hues kick your imagination into high gear, you’ll be happy to know that vibrant color continues to have design heft. Powder-coated metal trash cans, hooks and shelving were clad in M&M hues, which made the utilitarian fun. Suzanis, batiks, ikats, and other village and tribal prints ran strong.

Brights were big, but several designers reinterpreted the designs in the newest palette — muted purple, carbon, lemongrass and clay.

Among other strong looks: • TRAVEL VOGUE: Authentic Models had a great group of stateroom-inspired pieces including desks and bar carts.

There were map graphics, and faux trophy animal wall dicor, made of papiermache.

• MEDIEVAL CHIC: Game of Thrones fans would love Lazy Susan’s collection o f F o r t re s s h o m e p i e c e s , i n c l u d i n g a pendant lamp and an oxcart coffee table. There were metal-strapped pieces e l s e w h e re , a n d b u r n i s h e d a r m o r- l i k e finishes on furniture.

• BIG IS BETTER: Designers played with scale to create an impact.

Va n c o u v e r ’ s M a r t h a S t u rd y d i d h u g e ceramic chargers, while extra-big barrelshaped pendants, elongated vases and oversize chain-stitch motifs showed up in several booths.

Family Focus Swedish dads swap work for child care

By LOUISE NORDSTROM Associated Press STOCKHOLM (AP) — One of Henrik Holgersson’s friends laughed in his face when he told him he was going to spend the better part of 2011 as a stay-at-home dad.

“What kind of a man are you?” the friend asked Holgersson, who works for an event management company. But just about everyone else was positive. His employer and co-workers patted him on the back and wished him luck.

Holgersson took out 240 days of parental leave paid for by the government while his girlfriend, Jenny Karlsson, went back to her job as a real estate agent, after eight months at home with their son Arvid.

“To take care of Arvid is a real fatherly thing to do. I think that’s very masculine,” said Holgersson, 34, gently rocking his 1-year-old son’s stroller on a walk around the block near his apartment in southern Stockholm.

Holgersson’s experience isn’t unusual here, largely because Sweden encourages dads to stay at home with their newborn through a parental leave policy that is among the most generous in the world.

While more than a dozen countries now offer paid paternity leave, usually for a couple of weeks, Sweden subsidizes such leave for up to 14 months.

In Sweden, men pushing strollers — sometimes in twos or threes — have become part of the landscape.

Baby changing stations are typically found in both men’s and women’s restrooms. Brawny men with Viking tattoos can be overheard discussing their “pappaledighet,” Swedish for daddy leave, over a pint in the pub.

Parents share 480 days of paid parental leave for each child, courtesy of the government. The benefits amount to 80 percent of the stay-at-home parent’s salary for the first 390 days, but no more than 910 kronor ($135) a day. Thereafter the amount drops to 180 kronor ($30) a day for the remaining period.

Mothers are still taking more leave than fathers, but things are changing.

In 2000, Swedish men took out only 12.4 percent of the parental leave; by last year their share had nearly doubled to 23.1 percent, according to government statistics.

Though there is widespread agreement that the gap should close even more, Swedes so far have resisted calls by women’s rights activists for a compulsory 50-50 split.

However, Sweden has introduced incentives and rules to encourage men to take more time off with their babies.

To qualify for the maximum benefits, couples must split the parental leave so that one of them takes at least 60 days. (Single parents — male or female — can take out the full 480 days on their own.)

In addition, the government awards an “equality bonus” in the form of tax breaks that are proportional to how evenly couples split the parental leave. A household with a 50-50 division qualifies for a maximum deduction of 13,500 kronor ($2,000).

Even at a time when Europe’s debt crisis is leading to painful austerity cuts across the continent, Sweden’s parental leave benefits appear safe.

The economy is in relatively good shape, the budget is balanced and the government would commit political suicide if it scaled back on a

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In this June 29 photo, Henrik Holgersson, right, and his son, Arvid, play on a seesaw with Henrik Johansson, and his son Walter at a playground in Stockholm program embraced by Swedes across all income brackets.

Foreigners often grow to appreciate it, too.

“I think it’s great, I’m a huge fan of it. Here is the Swedish state subsidsdizing it for both parents. It’s almost too good to be true,” said Joel Sherwood, a 35-year-old American living in Sweden.

He took more than six months off

work to stay home with his daughter, Mary Lee. When he told his friends back home, they were flabbergasted that his employer was OK with it, and that the government would foot the bill.

“The more you get into the details of it, the more floored they get,” Sherwood said.

In the U.S. there is no nationwide policy for government-subsidized

parental leave. Some states, including California and New Jersey, have begun adopting such policies, but most parents are instead offered 12 weeks of unpaid leave. Some companies offer paid leave to their employees.

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Dining Delights Sage spices up those holiday meals

By MICHELE KAYAL Associated Press Sage is one of those herbs chefs love to love. With its earthy, peppery perfume and textured leaves that fry crisp like chips or saute soft like blankets, it offers a range of savory sensations that can help pull together an elegant Thanksgiving menu.

Sage is beloved around the world for its heady aroma and its ability to coax depth from nearly any ingredient. Primarily known for the way it enhances different meats — the veal and pork saltimbocca of Italy, the ham of Germany, even mutton in the Balkans — it also stars in vegetable dishes like minestrone soup. Marinades are made from it, cheeses are studded with it, teas in China are brewed from it.

The British pair sage with onions to flavor poultry and sausage. Sound familiar? Think traditional stuffing with sausage and sage, or the one here with cranberries; creamy and crisp roasted potatoes peppered with sage; and a golden turkey dappled with the almond-

shaped leaves.

“It’s almost effervescent, it has a great pronounced flavor,” says Scott Drewno, executive chef of The Source in Washington.

And its ability to complement the other flavors of the season make it a perfect choice for Thanksgiving.

“It’s an herb that’s warming, like cinnamon, star anise,” Drewno says. “Those are spices and herbs that are warming. They’re ideal for the fall and the winter.”

Sage also has the distinction of being both versatile and unique. A friend to many ingredients, but a slave to none, its instantly recognizable taste can put a distinctive stamp on your holiday meal.

“It’s unusual,” says Niki Segnit, author of “The Flavor Thesaurus.” “It doesn’t taste like anything else.”

SAGE VINAIGRETTE In a blender, combine 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil, 1/4 cup red wine vinegar, 1/4 cup orange juice, 6 chopped fresh sage leaves, 1 teaspoon minced fresh thyme, 1 teaspoon minced fresh oregano, and salt and pepper

to taste. Blend until smooth. Serve with your favorite greens. Serves 12.

Nutrition in≠≠≠≠formation per serving (values are rounded to the nearest whole number): 90 calories; 80 calories from fat (97 percent of total calories); 9 g fat (2 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 0 mg cholesterol; 1 g carbohydrate; 0 g protein; 0 g fiber; 80 mg sodium.

PEPPERED SAGE CORNBREAD Prepare boxed cornbread mix according to package directions. Add 2 tablespoons of minced fresh sage and 1 teaspoon ground black pepper. Bake as directed. Serves 12.

Nutrition information per serving (values are rounded to the nearest whole number):150 calories; 80 calories from fat (56 percent of total calories); 9 g fat (1 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 20 mg cholesterol; 14 g carbohydrate; 2 g protein; 1 g fiber; 230 mg sodium.

CRANBERRY SAGE STUFFING In a large skillet over medium-high, heat a splash of oil. Saute 1 chopped yellow onion, 1 diced carrot, 1 diced celery stalk and 2 tablespoons minced fresh sage. Add 1/2

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(Recipes by Alison Ladman) ••• Mashed potatoes are traditional, but roasted potatoes can be just as delicious. They also can handle more — and better — seasoning than most mashed recipes.

We chose Yukon Gold potatoes for their beautiful golden hue and their creamy texture, but red potatoes or even russets would be a great choice.

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The result will be a delicious blend of crunchy and tender. Just add butter and milk until you get the consistency you like.

SAGE ROASTED POTATO WEDGES Start to finish: 1 hour 10 minutes (10 minutes active) Servings: 12 5 pounds Yukon Gold potatoes 1/4 cup olive oil 1/4 cup minced fresh sage 2 teaspoons salt 1 teaspoon ground black pepper Heat the oven to 350 F. Cut the potatoes into 1/2-inchthick wedges. Use paper towels t o p a t t h e w e d g e s d r y, t h e n transfer to a large bowl. Drizzle the potatoes with the olive oil and toss to coat.

Sp r i n k l e w i t h t h e s a g e , s a l t and pepper.

To s s u n t i l e v e n l y c o a t e d .

Arrange the wedges in a single layer on 2 baking sheets. Roast for 50 to 60 minutes, turning occasionally until the potatoes are evenly browned.

Nutrition information per serving (values are rounded to the nearest whole number): 250 c a l o r i e s ; 4 0 c a l o r i e s f ro m f a t (17 percent of total calories); 5 g fat (1 g saturated; 0 g trans f a t s ) ; 0 m g c h o l e s t e ro l ; 4 9 g carbohydrate; 5 g protein; 5 g fiber; 340 mg sodium.

••• Roasting brings out the natural sweetness of winter squash. Now add a drizzle of maple syrup, a sprinkle of maple sugar and a few fresh sage leaves, and that same roasting takes this simple Thanksgiving side dish totally over the top.

If you’d rather use butternut squash, buy small squash, then halve them lengthwise. Scoop out the seeds, then proceed with the recipe.

Depending on the size of the squash, each half should feed two to four people.

MAPLE-SAGE ACORN SQUASH Start to finish: 1 hour 10 minutes (10 minutes active) Servings: 12 3 acorn squash (about 1 1/2 pounds each) 2 tablespoons butter, melted Salt and ground black pepper, to taste 12 fresh sage leaves 1/2 cup maple syrup 1/4 cup maple sugar Heat the oven to 350 F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with foil.

Cut each squash in half and scoop out the seeds.

Cut each half in half again so that you have a total of 12 quarters.

Brush the butter over the interior flesh of each piece.

Sprinkle with salt and pepper, then arrange the quarters on the prepared baking sheet, skin side down.

Place 1 sage leaf in each of the interior hollows of the squash.

Drizzle with the maple syrup, then sprinkle with the maple sugar.

Bake for 1 hour, or until tender and browned.

Nutrition information per serving (values are rounded to the nearest whole number): 110 c a l o r i e s ; 2 0 c a l o r i e s f ro m f a t

(16 percent of total calories); 2 g fat (1 g saturated; 0 g trans f a t s ) ; 5 m g c h o l e s t e ro l ; 2 3 g carbohydrate; 1 g protein; 2 g fiber; 170 mg sodium.

••• Mashed potatoes are traditional, but roasted potatoes can be just as delicious. They a l s o c a n h a n d l e m o re — a n d better — seasoning than most mashed recipes.

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serving (values are rounded to the nearest whole number): 250 c a l o r i e s ; 4 0 c a l o r i e s f ro m f a t (17 percent of total calories); 5 g fat (1 g saturated; 0 g trans f a t s ) ; 0 m g c h o l e s t e ro l ; 4 9 g carbohydrate; 5 g protein; 5 g fiber; 340 mg sodium.

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Dining Delights Add the taste of the South to Thanksgiving

By ELIZABETH KARMEL Associated Press My first job after college was managing and promoting the Butterball Turkey Talk-Line. That job quickly made Thanksgiving my favorite holiday.

After all, it is a holiday that revolves solely around food. And that’s a lot to like. Spending seven seasons helping Americans celebrate Thanksgiving gave me a much broader perspective on what this means than just giving thanks with my family.

One of the best lessons I learned was just how personal and varied Thanksgiving is for Americans. My favorite side dish is a great example.

The sage-sausage rich “dressing” of my Southern childhood was the bread-based “stuffing” of the Midwest. And while some people use oysters or cornbread, others prefer apples or pecans.

We don’t even all agree on where to cook it — in the bird or in a casserole dish?

Most of us gravitate to what we grew up with, so it’s no surprise that I prefer my Thanksgiving dressing served on the side. I love the contrast of a crispy, crunchy top and a moist interior. It also cuts about an hour off the cooking time if you roast an unstuffed bird.

My time studying Thanksgiving traditions also taught me that potatoes are very regional. I grew up with “candied yams,” a dark molasses, sugar and aromatic spice sauce poured over sliced sweet potatoes, then baked until bubbly. No mashed potatoes at our table.

As I got older and started experimenting with food, I created a hybrid of the two. A sweet-potato bourbon mash that has the buttery goodness of traditional mashed potatoes and all of the molasses, sugar and spice of the sweet potatoes. And the whole thing is whipped to a luxurious and tasty mash.

In fact, I make it and serve it all year long with roasted — or beer-can — chicken, hearty fish, beef and pork.

As much as I love the sweet potato mash, the dressing still is my favorite part of Thanksgiving. Even if I go to someone else’s house for dinner, I have to make this dressing and share it. And if I can’t do that, I make it and have a second Thanksgiving at home. I just can’t celebrate the holiday without it.

This Southern sausage dressing — also known as my mom’s

— is baked in a casserole dish and served on the side. But if you love to stuff your turkey, try this recipe and stuff it into your bird.

After all, Thanksgiving is about traditions and we are all partial to our own.

SOUTHERN SAUSAGE DRESSING Start to finish: 1 hour 15 minutes Servings: 8 12-ounce package Cubed Herb Seasoned Pepperidge Farm Stuffing mix 1/2 loaf of favorite bread, crumbled (about 3 cups) 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 pound bulk hot sage sausage 1 bunch celery, chopped 2 large yellow onions, chopped 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted 2 cups low-sodium chicken broth Kosher salt and ground black pepper Heat the oven to 350 F. Coat a large casserole dish with cooking spray (or butter).

In a large bowl, mix together the stuffing mix and crumbled bread. Set aside, but toss occasionally to help the bread dry out.

In a large skillet over medium-high, heat the oil. Add the sausage and cook, breaking up any large chunks, until cooked through, about 8 to 10 minutes. Use a slotted spoon to transfer the meat to paper towels to absorb excess fat.

Return the skillet to the heat. Add a splash of olive oil or a small pat of butter.

Add the celery and onions, then saute until the onions start to caramelize, about 8 to 10 minutes.

Transfer the cooked sausage and the sauteed vegetables to the bowl of stuffing mix and bread. Toss well. Add the melted butter and toss to evenly mix.

Drizzle in the broth, mixing until the stuffing is evenly moist and holds together, but isn’t too wet. Transfer to the prepared casserole dish and bake for 35 to 40 minutes, or until browned on top.

Nutrition information per serving (values are rounded to the nearest whole number): 540 calories; 230 calories from fat (43 percent of total calories); 26 g fat (11 g saturated; 0 g trans fats);

70 mg cholesterol; 58 g carbohydrate; 19 g protein; 5 g fiber; 1,050 mg sodium.

SWEET POTATO BOURBON MASH If sweet potatoes just aren’t the same without marshmallows for you, top with mini-marshmallows and pop under the broiler for 1 to 2 minutes just before serving.

Start to finish: 2 hours Servings: 8 8 large garnet sweet potatoes 1 pint heavy cream 1/2 to 3/4 cup Maker’s Mark bourbon 1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar 1/2 cup molasses 1 teaspoon salt, or more to taste 3 dashes hot sauce, or more to taste 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg Heat the oven to 350 F. Prick each sweet potato with a fork, then roast for 1 to 1 1/2 hours, or until tender. Remove from the oven and set aside until cool to the touch.

Peel the sweet potatoes, then cut each into quarters. Place the potatoes in a large stockpot or Dutch oven. Add the cream, bourbon, brown sugar, molasses and salt. Use a fork or masher to mash everything together. If the mixture is too dry, add a bit of water.

Heat over medium-low for 30 to 40 minutes, or until the sweet potatoes are so soft they resemble a puree. This second cooking makes the potatoes foolproof since any hard (undercooked) pieces of sweet potato will be well cooked before serving.

Stir in the hot sauce and nutmeg, then adjust salt as needed.

Also can be prepared a day ahead.

Nutrition information per serving (values are rounded to the nearest whole number): 460 calories; 200 calories from fat (43 percent of total calories); 22 g fat (14 g saturated; 1 g trans fats); 80 mg cholesterol; 56 g carbohydrate; 3 g protein; 4 g fiber; 350 mg sodium.

EDITOR’S NOTE: Elizabeth Karmel is a grilling and Southern foods expert and executive chef at Hill Country Barbecue Market restaurants in New York and Washington, as well as Hill Country Chicken in New York. She is the author of three cookbooks, including “Soaked, Slathered and Seasoned.”

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