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Lucky grab

Maryville man has World Series moment.

13 Harold and Kumar Don't expect anything new.

14 Holiday diversity

MoBOT features Chanukah, Kwanzaa.

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The Rep to present the American classic.

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Faye Malench featured in store.

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Science Center to host unique exhibit.

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What’s Happening Thursday November 17_____ • Jason Cooper Band featuring Carrie Andreas, Stagger Inn Again, 10 p.m., 21+ • Machine Gun Kelly, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 7 p.m.; Show 8 p.m.

• DJ Too Tall, Laurie’s Place (back bar), Edwardsville, 9:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.

Friday November 18_____ • Bruckner 7, 10:30 a.m. Coffee Concert, Powell Symphony Hall, St. Louis • Th e A d ve n t u re s o f To m Sawyer: The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, 8 p.m.

• 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.

• The Saps, Stagger Inn Again, 10 p.m., 21+ • Smokestack Lightning, Laurie’s Place (back bar), Edwardsville, 9:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.

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

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

Saturday November 19_____ • Th e A d ve n t u re s o f To m Sawyer: The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, 5 p.m./ 9 p.m.

• 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.

• Matt Beatty Tribute Benefit for Metro East Humane Society

(multiple bands), Stagger Inn Again, 10 p.m., 21+ • Jam Session w/ Mo’ Pleasure (front bar), 2 to 6 p.m./ Hobo Jungle (back bar), 9:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m., Laurie’s Place, Edwardsville • Kings Go Forth, The Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 8:30 p.m.; Show 9:30 p.m.

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

Sunday November 20_____ • St. Louis Symphony Youth O rc h e s t ra , 3 p . m . , P o w e l l Symphony Hall, St. Louis • Th e A d ve n t u re s o f To m Sawyer: The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, 2 p.m./ 7 p.m.

• 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.

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November 17, 2011

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A moment frozen in time Maryville man snags historic World Series home run ball hit by the Cardinals' David Freese

By MATT KAMP Of The Edge

D

ave Huyette almost did not make it to Game 6 of the World Series.

The Maryville native had purchased tickets on Monday, Oct. 24, but rain pushed back the game from Wednesday to Thursday, a night that Huyette was supposed to work.

“I planned on working Thursday, so I got lucky that somebody, who got bumped from their Thursday tickets, was able to fill in for me,” said Huyette, 39, a full-time radiologist.

Instead of working, Huyette was seated in the right center field bleachers at Busch Stadium for Game 6. And when the Cardinals tied the game in the bottom of the ninth on a David Freese two-run triple, Huyette knew there was a chance the Cardinals could win the game on a walk-off home run.

“If you think about it, I had a seat that was maybe 10 or 15 feet from the grass. There were two other hitters before that at-bat, including Albert Pujols, that had a chance to hit a walkoff home run but they did not,” said Huyette.

“I was thinking about a game-winning homer being important every time the batters came up.”

Enter Freese in the bottom of the 11th inning.

Leading off the frame against Ranger reliever Mark Lowe, Freese worked the count full before launching a solo home run on to the grassy knoll beyond the center field wall.

Huyette, who had texted his dad earlier in the day to watch him when he catches the gamewinning homer, leaped on to the grass and was the first to pounce on to the ball. Fearing that there would be a mad dash for the ball from other fans, he hid the ball in his jeans.

“I really do not even know if I had the ability to think at the time like ‘Oh, no one is beating me up,’’” said Huyette. “When my friend Jeremy saw that I had it, he was beating on me a little bit. It happened so quickly and

I got to it and secured it. When we got off the grass, I have little blanks in my memory that I do not remember going over the wall and what happened from the time that I picked it up and put it in my jeans.

“Basically we got off the grass and we were taking pictures. I have some blanks in my memory because of all the excitement.”

Huyette was an instant celebrity in the bleachers, posing for pictures with his Chicago Cub friend Jeremy Reiland. Eventually the two friends were met by an off-duty security cop that was able to usher them to the St. Louis clubhouse. “(Security was) looking for the person with the ball and I do not think they noticed (me) right away. We were trying to keep it under wraps and we were having trouble keeping our excitement down. We were talking about the ball under our breath and some people saw that and took some pictures with us.

Another couple, who was next to them, wanted their picture and there was a hint from that. There was an off-duty security cop who saw that and he ushered us downstairs,” said Huyette.

With the home run being one of the greatest in St. Louis and World Series history, the ball was certain to be worth a lot if Huyette elected to put it up for auction. The only thought Huyette and Reiland had though was to get it back the rightful owner, Freese.

“Jeremy had said almost instantly that I was giving the ball back because I would be on TV and be famous anyway. We thought for a few seconds and it was pretty quickly decided,” Huyette said.

Upon meeting Freese, Huyette and Reiland posed for pictures and then handed the ball over to the eventual World Series MVP. Thanking him for giving the ball up so easily, Freese gave Huyette a baseball signed by the team and a custom-made bat with his autograph on it.

“You would not know from (Freese’s) expression that he was excited. I think he was stunned still and an awe of the situation like

we were. He may have been more excited than we were,” said Huyette.

“When we were down in the clubhouse, we did not do a lot of talking. He thanked me for grabbing the ball and bringing it back and I thanked him for hitting it. We took a ton of

pictures and I did a couple of interviews down there.”

A local Auto Zone donated tickets to Huyette for Game 7 after he forgot to ask Freese and the Cardinals for them.

“It was a great end to the weekend,” said Huyette, who started following the Cardinals in 1999 when he moved to Columbia, Mo., from Des Moines, Iowa.

Now that the World Series weekend is over, Huyette is starting to get back to a normal life.

“We had so many people that came up to us asking for pictures and if we were the guys that caught the ball. That was mostly Friday and during the parade on Sunday. The strange thing now is I can walk around and people do not recognize me except those I work with,” said Huyette.

While the celebrity lifestyle has gone by the wayside, Huyette will always have a lifelong memory.

“It is kind of like you wrote it in a storybook and all the pieces fell the way they had so perfectly,” he said.

Above and at left, St. Louis Cardinals’ David Freese reacts after hitting a solo home run off a pitch by Texas Rangers’ Mark Lowe in the 11th inning of Game 6 of baseball’s World Series Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011, in St. Louis.

The Cardinals won 10-9.

Associated Press photos.

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People People planner Gardenland Express returns for the holidays Celebrate the holiday season at the Missouri Botanical Garden with a stroll through an indoor wonderland of amazing sights!

The annual Gardenland Express holiday flower and train returns to delight visitors of all ages with its animated G-scale model trains, more than 500 blooming poinsettias and other colorful flowers. Experience this seasonal delight on display Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011 through Monday, Jan. 2, 2012 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily (closes early at 4 p.m. on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve; closed Christmas Day). Show admission is $5 for ages 3 and up, in addition to Garden admission ($8 adults, $4 St. Louis City/ County residents, free children ages 12 and under). For more information, visit www.mobot.org/ events/gardenlandexpress/.

This year’s display culminates the Garden’s year-long TREEmendous celebration of trees, in honor of the United Nations International Year of Forests. The 5,000-square-foot Orthwein Floral Display Hall is filled with reminders of the many benefits people receive from the “gifting tree” – oxygen, shade, food, shelter, recreation, beauty and more.

Two conical-shaped “trees” of pink poinsettias are created with a range of potted plants. Eight Gscale LGB trains meander along 800 feet of track, in and around towers of oversized, brightly-hued, wrapped presents. Peer inside several of these boxes to find playful scenes of traditional holiday gifts a child might find under their own Christmas tree, a jack-in-the-box to a rocking horse.

Thousands of festive plants immerse visitors in cheer, including begonias, cyclamen, kalanchoe, chrysanthemums and impatiens.

Sixteen different genera of living conifers such as Abies, Picea and Pinus as well as permanent spruce, fir, and pine trees sprinkled with lights, dot the landscape.

This is the seventh year that floral display designer Pat Scace has

created the temporary Gardenland Express display.

“This particular show is filled with elements of color. We wanted to convey feelings of cheer, whimsy and a playful spirit while also highlighting our TREEmendous celebration,” said Scace. “Seeing the Gardenland Express display has become an anticipated holiday tradition among families, and each year we create a new feel and experience while keeping the favorites everyone looks forward to – stunning flowers and trains in motion!”

The six-week Gardenland Express show is painstakingly created from the ground up. Plans are designed up to a year or more in advance.

In mid-October, Horticulture staff and volunteers begin the task of assembling the show. Over forty tons of aged sawdust will be brought inside the display hall to shape the base of the landscape, which is lined with 14-foot-long cedar timbers.

After being nursed for months in the comfortable conditions of a heated greenhouse, colorful poinsettias finally make their holiday debut.

Sponsorship by Central States Coca-Cola Bottling Company and

Greg and Janet Krekeler, with support from Paul Ecke Ranch.

Gardenland Express is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, Wednesday, Nov. 23 through Monday, Jan. 2.

The show closes early at 4 p.m. on December 24 and 31, and is closed on December 25 (Christmas Day).

Show admission is $5 per person (ages 3 and over), in addition to general Garden admission. Missouri Botanical Garden members are free.

General Missouri Botanical Garden admission is $8 for adults.

St. Louis City and County residents enjoy discounted general admission of $4 and free general admission on Wednesday and Saturday mornings until noon. Children ages 12 and under and Garden members are free.

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

For general information, v i s i t w w w. m o b o t . o r g o r c a l l ( 3 1 4 ) 5 7 7 ‑ 5 1 0 0 ( t o l l - f re e , 1‑800‑642‑8842).

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Butterfly House to present Snow in the Tropics The Paper Kite, one of the most delightful butterflies at the Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House, conjures visions of gently floating snowflakes amidst the greenery of the indoor tropical conservatory.

Throughout the month of December, their numbers will snowball to well over 1,000 butterflies in flight. Witness this m a g i c a l S n o w i n t h e Tro p i c s , December 1 through 31 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesdays through Sundays (closed Mondays). The event is included with Butterfly House admission.

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People People planner Xanadu chosen as theme for First Night celebration 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 . L o u i s , t h e c i t y ’ s l a rg e s t , most creative New Year ’s Eve Celebration.

After the Aug. 26 deadline for submissions, Grand Center narrowed down the field to four selections and put the final decision to a vote on Facebook.

Xanadu,” a submission from O l d N o r t h S t . L o u i s re s i d e n t Stella Clifford, just barely edged out runner-up “Mirage,” with “STLuminate,” and “The Roaring ‘20s” following close behind. Clifford received t h e c o v e t e d f re e i P a d f o r h e r winning submission.

Clifford’s inspiration for Xanadu came from the 1980 rom a n t i c - m u s i c al - f a n t a s y f i l m and now cult classic by the same name.

In the film, Xanadu is loosely known as a mythical place that houses the nine muses in G r e e k M y t h o l o g y, i n c l u d i n g art, literature, music, dance and more – perfect inspiration for First Night® - St. Louis.

While the muses stay busy in Grand Center year-round in the theaters, art museums, art galleries, schools, churches, restaurants and seasonal events, o n D e c . 3 1 , 2 0 11 , F i r s t N i g h t revelers might catch 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 mythological playground for 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.

Vi s i t w w w. g r a n d c e n t e r. o r g to stay informed as details and programming take shape.

Grand Center is the major arts and entertainment district in the St. Louis region and is home to more than 30 arts organizations that demonstrate the depth and diversity of the city’s cultural life.

The district hosts more than 1,500 cultural events each year and welcomes over 1.5 million visitors annually. Grand Center ’s artistic renaissance b e g a n w i t h t h e re s t o r a t i o n o f Powell Hall and the Fabulous Fox Theatre and continues today with the growing vitality of restaurants, retail, commercial a n d re s i d e n t i a l d e v e l o p m e n t .

For more information about Grand Center and Grand Center Inc. visit grandcenter.org.

Imagination Movers to appear at The Fabulous Fox Disney’s Imagination Movers are coming to the Fox Theatre in St. Louis for a performance at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 25.

Tickets are $35, $30 and $25

a n d a re a v i l a b l e a t t h e w w w. m e t ro t i x . c o m , a t t h e F o x B o x 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.

T h e M o v e r s w e r e t h e highest-rated 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 musical event that will truly 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 all sorts of classic and modern rockers.

O n t h e R o c k - O - M a t i c t o u r, the guys will be playing all their favorite songs from their wildly popular TV series as well as debuting new material from their brand-new “Rock-OMatic” CD/DVD.

Garden to host annual wreath auction The Missouri Botanical Garden is decking its halls for the holidays! Unique creations by some of the area’s finest floral designers will be on display S a t u r d a y, N o v. 1 9 t h r o u g h We d n e s d a y, D e c . 2 8 f o r t h e annual Holiday Wreath Auction.

All 13 wreaths will be sold by silent auction bidding at the end of the exhibition, with proceeds benefitting the Garden.

The display is included with Garden admission.

Visit www.mobot.org to learn more.

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S t . L o u i s C i t y a n d C o u n t y residents enjoy discounted admission of $4 and free admission on most Wednesday a n d S a t u rd a y m o r n i n g s u n t i l noon. Missouri Botanical Garden members are free.

The Garden is open from 9 a. m. to 5 p.m. daily, closing early at 4 p.m. on Christmas Eve and New Year ’s Eve. The Garden is closed on Christmas Day. For visitor information, v i s i t w w w. m o b o t . o r g o r c a l l ( 3 1 4 ) 5 7 7 ‑ 5 1 0 0 ( t o l l - f r e e , 1‑800‑642‑8842).

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Memberships begin at $65 ($60 for seniors) and offer 12 months of free admission for two adults and all children, plus exclusive invitations and discounts.

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include Blooming Buckets of We b s t e r G r o v e s ; B o t a n i c a l s Design Studio of south St. Louis; Bowood Farms of the Central We s t E n d ; C a r r i a g e H o u s e Florals and Diane Breckenridge Interiors of Frontenac; Dierbergs Florist and Gifts; Fleurish of Ladue; Focus on Design Schnuck Markets; Ladue Florist of Ladue; Mary Tuttle’s Florals and Gifts o f C h e s t e r f i e l d ; t h e S t . L o u i s Herb Society; Twigs and Moss of Richmond Heights; Todd Ware of Clayton; and Wildflowers of south St. Louis.

Vi e w t h e h o l i d a y c re a t i o n s in the upper level of the Ridgway Visitor Center at the Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw Blvd. in south St. Louis, accessible from Interstate 4 4 a t t h e Va n d e v e n t e r e x i t a n d f ro m I n t e r s t a t e 6 4 a t t h e Kingshighway North and South exit.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

For the latest news and information about the Harlem Globetrotters, and to purchase tickets and team merchandise, visit the Globetrotters’ official Web site: www.harlemglobetrotters.com.

“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 oldfashioned 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 mulled wine from its booth. 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

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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 800-909-9463.

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

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Religion Chapel going up at Fort Campbell NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A new chapel is taking shape at the U.S. Army’s Fort Campbell to accommodate a wide range of religious congregations that is outgrowing the existing chapels built in the World War II and Korean War eras.

There are more than 20 different religious services held at the installation on the TennesseeKentucky state line that draw between 2,000 and 2,500 people weekly. The post’s seven chapels are getting too small for the needs of the soldiers and their families, said Chaplain (Col.) Roger Heath, the installation chaplain at Fort Campbell.

“None of our buildings will hold more than 300 people,” he said.

“Three of them are World War IIera wooden chapels that only hold about 100 on a good day.”

Heath said the new chapel complex under construction will hold a maximum of 1,200 people and include space for religious education, child care, a kitchen and other meeting spaces. The $8.4 million, 32,900-square-foot complex is scheduled to be completed by February as long as weather doesn’t delay construction.

It’s the first chapel to be built at Fort Campbell since the 1980s, and the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have increased the demand for religious services for the approximately 30,000 soldiers and their families there. Fort Campbell is the Army’s fourth-largest installation in the continental U.S. and home to the 101st Airborne Division.

Heath said more soldiers are married with children than in previous generations, so having a chapel with space for children was important to attracting more families to worship on the installation.

“Families tend to stay here, so we have a higher use by family and spouses and kids on this installation than we ever had before,” he said.

The chapels can be used by any denomination and are frequently used for religious education classes, youth groups, prayer groups and Bible studies, as well as non-religious briefings for soldiers and families before and after deployments. The added space will also allow them to hold large memorial ceremonies, funerals and other special events for units as large as battalions.

Heath said they are currently determining what services will move to the new chapel, such as teen and young adult groups that often incorporate music, videos and other technical elements.

The Army chaplain corps has grown steadily throughout the two wars to about 2,900 chaplains i n a c t i v e d u t y, re s e r v e s a n d National Guard. Fort Campbell has 81 chaplains from 34 different denominations.

The religious services available at Fort Campbell range from Catholic, Protestant, Greek Orthodox, Muslim, Jewish, Pentecostal, Lutheran and even Pagan services. When the military doesn’t have a chaplain available for a particular religious service, they use designated faith group leaders, who are volunteers.

But Heath noted that chaplains of all faiths work across denominational lines to serve soldiers and their families in their times of need.

“The denomination is not important,” he said. “It’s whether

you are committed to the military person and to God.” Most of Fort Campbell’s chaplains serve in the brigade combat teams that have seen multiple deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan since 2001 and Heath said it was not unusual for chaplains to have been deployed two or three times.

A chaplain’s own combat experience makes soldiers feel comfortable talking to them confidentially about their struggles throughout a deployment, Heath s a i d . C h a p l a i n s a l s o ru n t h e Army’s Strong Bonds program, a popular weekend marriage retreat for soldiers and their spouses.

As the Army seeks to reduce its rising suicide rate, chaplains a d d re s s p o s t - t r a u m a t i c s t re s s both during a deployment and immediately after. Heath said chaplains start by meeting troops on the airfield as soon as they get off the plane and continue to follow-up with counseling months after they return.

This will be a key issue this year at Fort Campbell, where thousands of soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division have returned from a yearlong deployment to Afghanistan.

“We recognize that people come back with invisible wounds and so you try to help them realize that it is not unusual to feel the way you feel,” he said of the returning soldiers. “It’s normal to be weird for a little while.”

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

The diverse programming is largely due to strong partnerships with esteemed local arts organizations, including Dance St. Louis, Modern American Dance Company, Saint Louis Ballet, Ambassadors of Harmony, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, Arianna String Quartet and Jazz St. Louis, as well as select, outstanding resources on the University of Missouri–St. Louis campus.

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

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

Tickets are available at the Touhill Performing Arts Center Ticket Office; online at www.touhill.org; or by phone at 314-516-4949.

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

CELTIC FESTIVAL: Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill with Irish Arts Presented by the Center for International Studies November 19 • Sat @ 8PM • $22 H a y e s , re g a rd e d a s o n e o f the most extraordinary talents to emerge in the world of Irish traditional music, and Cahill, a master guitarist, deliver traditional Celtic music. Their latest album is the 2008 Welcome Here Again.

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THE AMBASSADORS OF HARMONY: Sounds of the Season 2011 December 9 - 11 • Fri @ 8PM; Sat @ 2 & 8PM; Sun @ 2 & 7PM • $36, $30, $26 • on sale October 10 Each December, the Ambassadors of Harmony’s “Sounds of the Season” fills the Touhill with the joy and magic of the holidays. The first half of the show is an energetic look at the lighter side of Christmas.

Then the chorus puts its heavenly harmonies on classic carols and songs in the second act.

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A R T S @ P L AY: Exercise Imagination Presented by Touhill & MADCO January 20 • Fri @ 7PM • $5 With excerpts of its athletic and entertaining dances, MADCO will share how artists get their inspiration and what it takes to turn an idea into dance. Everyone will work together to create a new dance for the company with special roles for the audience. This program is suitable for elementary school students.

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Music Tuning in KWMU to present St. Louis Symphony St. Louis Public Radio/90.7 KWMU and the St. Louis Symphony announced today the renewal of their partnership to include live broadcasts of all 2011-12 Saturday n i g h t We l l s F a r g o A d v i s o r s Orchestral Series concerts. The concerts will be broadcast live on St. Louis Public Radio’s main channel, 90.7 KWMU and will be streamed live at www.stlpublicradio.org.

St. Louis Public Radio’s Robert Peterson will host the live broadcasts.

The St. Louis Symphony’s Adam Crane will join Peterson as the broadcast’s commentator.

“We are extremely pleased to continue our partnership with the St. Louis Symphony,” said Tim Eby, General Manager of St. Louis Public Radio. “Together, we are able to bring the rich sounds and entertaining stories of this worldrenowned orchestra beyond the walls of Powell Hall and into the homes of the entire St. Louis classical-music community.”

“We’re excited to enter into this 2nd year of partnership with St. Louis Public Radio. Year one proved to be a big success with the listening audience, both on the radio and online, nationally and internationally. We look forward to building on last year ’s results, reaching an increasingly broad audience which has mirrored the breadth, depth and expansion of the live audience coming to Powell Hall,” said Fred Bronstein, President and CEO of the St. Louis Symphony.

St. Louis Public Radio | 90.7 KWMU provides the St. Louis region award-winning, in-depth news, insightful discussion, and entertaining programs that focus on the issues and people who shape our community, our country and our world. Signature programs include: Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Fresh Air, This American Life, Marketplace, Car Talk, St. Louis on the Air, BBC World Service, The Tavis Smiley Show, Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me! and A Prairie Home Companion.

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The relationship between dance and music figures prominently throughout the 2011-12 Season.

The centennial anniversary of the famed dance/theater company, the Ballets Russes, figured as an initial inspiration to the planning of the season. Robertson explained: “One-hundred-years ago Sergey Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes was setting the world on fire, culminating with the riotous premiere of Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring.

Throughout the season we explore the provocative relationship between these two art forms, including an opening weekend that features three of Stravinsky’s great ballet scores: Petrushka, Les Noces and The Rite of Spring.” Other works celebrating the Ballets Russes, which commissioned some of the most innovative composers of the 20th century, include Ravel’s Daphnis and Chloe, Stravinsky’s The Firebird, and excerpts from Schumann’s Carnaval, with orchestration by Ravel. Beginning with this focus on Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes, the repertoire expands to include dance as an overall theme throughout much of the season.

St. Louis Symphony President and CEO Fred Bronstein emphasized the audience-development initiatives of the organization as they relate to the new season. “This season underscores both the qualities

90.7-3, reaches nearly 244,500 people each week in the bi-state area. St. Louis Public Radio | 90.7 KWMU is a member-supported service of the University of Missouri-St. Louis.

Scheduled live broadcasts for the 2011-2012 season: Saturday, December 3, 2011 at 8pm Ward Stare, conductor Jennifer Koh, violin SCHUBERT Symphony No. 5 GOLIJOV Sidereus VIVALDI The Four Seasons Saturday, January 14, 2012 at 8pm David Robertson, conductor Christine Brewer, soprano DVORÁK Symphony No. 7 CRUMB A Haunted Landscape R. STRAUSS Four Last Songs Saturday, January 21, 2012 at 8pm David Robertson, conductor Christian Tetzlaff, violin St. Louis Symphony Chorus Amy Kaiser, director WAGNER Prelude to Act I from Parsifal SIBELIUS Violin Concerto ADAMS Harmonium

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DJ Too Tall, Laurie’s Place (back bar), Edwardsville, 9:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.

Friday, Nov. 18 The Saps, Stagger Inn Again, 10 p.m., 21+ Smokestack Lightning, Laurie’s Place (back bar), Edwardsville, 9:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.

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

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

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

Saturday, Nov. 19 Matt Beatty Tribute Benefit for Metro East Humane Society (multiple bands), Stagger Inn Again, 10 p.m., 21+ Jam Session w/ Mo’ Pleasure (front

bar), 2 to 6 p.m./ Hobo Jungle (back bar), 9:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m., Laurie’s Place, Edwardsville Kings Go Forth, The Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 8:30 p.m.; Show 9:30 p.m.

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

Sunday, Nov. 20 I Fight Dragons, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 7:30 p.m.; Show 8 p.m.

St. Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra, 3 p.m., Powell Symphony Hall, St. Louis

Monday, Nov. 21 The Coathangers, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 8:30 p.m.; Show 9 p.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 23 Open Mic Night, Stagger Inn Again, 9:30 p.m., 21+ Jake’s Leg, The Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 7 p.m.; Show 8 p.m.

Mo’ Pleasure (front bar), Laurie’s Place, Edwardsville, 6:30 to 10 p.m.

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Friday, Nov. 25 Ha Ha Tonka w/Tommy & The High Pilots, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 8 p.m.; Show 8:45 p.m.

The Urge with Funky Butt Brass Band, LucaBrasi, The Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 7 p.m.; Show 8 p.m.

Cumberland Gap, Stagger Inn Again, 10 p.m., 21+ Rukus (back bar), Laurie’s Place, Edwardsville, 9:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.

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

Saturday, Nov. 26 Various Hands CD Release, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 8 p.m.; Show 9 p.m.

Ivas John Band, Stagger Inn Again, 10 p.m., 21+ Jam Session w/ Mo’ Pleasure (front bar), 2

to 6 p.m./ Mo’ Pleasure (back bar), 9:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m., Laurie’s Place, Edwardsville Stevie Ray Vaughan Tribute, The Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 7 p.m.; Show 8 p.m.

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Sunday, Nov. 27 The Nutcracker Meets Jazz, 3 p.m., Powell Symphony Hall, St. Louis

Monday, Nov. 28 Hill Williams Band (front bar), Laurie’s Place, Edwardsville, 6 to 8 p.m.

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

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“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.

“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

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Wednesday, Nov. 23: Five & Dimers CD Release Party & Wildey Fundraiser, 6:30 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 25: Marsha Evans & The Coalition, 8 p.m.

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Sunday, Nov. 27: “Saturday Night Fever”, 3 p.m. and “Grease”, 6:30 p.m.

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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,

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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 of four.

“A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas”

Pot smoke, mounds of coke and little, bitty Ecstasy pills.

Urine, feces and semen. Topless nuns, stoned kids and a bloody Santa Claus. And of course, a singing and dancing Neil Patrick Harris. These are among the many things that get thrown at the wall here — sometimes literally. Very few of them stick. This third film in the “Harold & Kumar” franchise is inordinately jacked up with visual effects and peppy holiday music, but nothing can disguise the fact that this series has run out of steam, that the film’s stars have outgrown the roles that made them famous. Yes, the use of 3-D is supergimmicky, but hey, at least director Todd Strauss-Schulson is consistent in staying with it the whole way through in making his first feature. By this point, John Cho’s Harold and Kal Penn’s Kumar have grown apart. A convoluted set of circumstances involving deflowering a virgin, finding the perfect Christmas tree and outsmarting Ukrainian mobsters creates the opportunity for these two old friends to reconcile.

RATED: R for strong crude and sexual content, graphic nudity, pervasive language, drug use and some violence.

RUNNING TIME: 90 minutes.

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

“Tower Heist”

This is an ensemble, and a strong one at that, led by Ben Stiller, Alan Alda, Matthew Broderick, Casey Affleck and Tea Leoni. But Brett Ratner’s blast of an action comedy truly brings out the best in Eddie Murphy, something many of us may have forgotten even existed. Fast-talking, flummoxed and full of false bravado, Murphy gives a performance as a low-level thief that recalls his signature work in the movies that made him a superstar in the mid-1980s — like “48 Hours” and “Beverly Hills Cop.” “Tower Heist” deflates a bit when Murphy’s not around, but for the most part, Ratner ’s movie is slick and crowd-pleasing — even more successfully so than his “Rush Hour” films — and it couldn’t be more relevant in exploring the disparity between the haves and have-nots. Stiller stars as Josh, the longtime manager of a luxury high-rise in Manhattan; it’s actually the Trump International Hotel and Tower at Columbus Circle. When penthouse-dwelling financial guru Arthur Shaw is charged with stealing billions from his investors — including the hardworking tower staff — Josh comes up with a plan to steal their money back. Alda plays this Bernard Madoff figure with just the right mix of affability and sleaze.

RATED: PG-13 for language and sexual content.

RUNNING TIME: 104 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Three stars out of four.

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In this image released by Warner Bros. Pictures, John Cho, left, and Kal Penn are shown in a scene from “A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas.”

A familiar trip for Harold and Kumar

By CHRISTY LEMIRE Associated Press Pot smoke, mounds of coke and little, bitty Ecstasy pills. Urine, feces and semen. Topless nuns, stoned kids and a bloody Santa Claus.

And of course, a singing and dancing Neil Patrick Harris.

These are among the many things that get thrown at the wall — sometimes literally — in “A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas.”

Very few of them stick. This third film in the “Harold & Kumar” franchise is inordinately jacked up with visual effects and peppy holiday music, but nothing can disguise the fact that this series has run out of steam, that the film’s stars have outgrown the roles that

made them famous.

Even references to the celebrity they’ve achieved outside these movies — that John Cho played Sulu in J.J. Abrams’ “Star Trek” and Kal Penn worked for President Obama’s administration in the White House Office of Public Engagement — feel too cute. And as is so often the case, they’re just not all that funny.

Much of the humor comes from the same tired, repetitive stoner shtick. The main difference is that when someone takes a long hit off a bong (or joint or pipe), the smoke comes wafting toward you from the screen.

Yes, the use of 3-D is super gimmicky, but hey, at least director Todd Strauss-Schulson is consistent in staying with it the whole way through in making his first feature.

Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg, who wrote the 2004 cult hit “Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle” and wrote and directed the 2008 sequel “Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay,” are credited with the screenplay, but very little of the original daring and verve remains.

By this point, Cho’s Harold and Penn’s Kumar have grown apart. Harold is a Wall Street big shot (with the obligatory protestors chanting outside his window) living a comfortable suburban life and trying to have a baby with his wife, Maria (Paula Garces).

Kumar, meanwhile, remains disheveled and stoned all day in his rundown apartment, having been kicked out of medical school for failing a drug test.

A convoluted set of circumstances involving deflowering a virgin, finding the perfect Christmas tree and outsmarting Ukrainian mobsters creates the opportunity for these two old friends to reconcile.

They also get a chance to reunite with Harris, who revisits the role that helped reinvigorate his career: a fictionalized, drugged-up, hypersexualized (and voraciously straight) version of himself. \Harris smoothly rides a fine line between smiling, preening TV star and scheming, predatory fiend. When he’s on screen, there’s an exciting and even dangerous air about the movie that’s missing elsewhere, with the raunchiness of the R-rated comedy now seeming so pervasive and tame.

"Tower Heist" scales no new heights

By ROBERT GRUBAUGH For The Edge When I first heard of director Brett Ratner ’s troubles over using a racial slur and too much sex talk during a Howard Stern radio interview, I thought it was being used to draw attention to the fact that he had a new movie out that he wanted people to see in a big way. Then he resigned his job to produce the Oscars in order to save face and I wasn’t so sure. Once I saw "Tower Heist," which wasn’t exactly a box office smash, I was convinced that he’s getting into all this trouble on his own. You don’t necessarily need to rush out to see this one. It’s an "Ocean’s Eleven" knock-off at best.

Ben Stiller is the main guy in "Tower Heist." His Josh Kovaks is the manager of a building on

Central Park West known locally was The Tower. It’s a luxury high rise of condominiums that is the home to numerous rich kids and their demanding parents. The premiere address in New York City is so beloved, Josh claims, because of the pampering treatment he and his staff offer. They know their residents habits, needs, and intimate personal details inside and out.

They’re the first to offer discrete car services for one night stands.

They walk dogs that otherwise would be neglected. They order birthday cakes and take in cleaning and arrange parties, all graciously, usually without thanks, and would never think of accepting a gratuity.

That’s the way of The Tower...until Arthur Shaw (Alan Alda) screws them over.

Shaw is an investment guru who owns the penthouse apartment

and rooftop pool that so idealize his type of success. It’s quickly revealed, though, that Shaw’s work is a front for a major Ponzi scheme that has bilked investors, including the Tower staff ’s pension fund, for billions of dollars. With his house arrest by the FBI (including agent Tea Leoni), he quickly finds himself at odds with the blue collar grunts that were like his (overworked) family, especially Josh who considered him a friend.

Shaw is a villain and once now bankrupt Lester the Doorman (Stephen McKinley Henderson) tries to step in front of a subway train. There’s no coming back from that so Josh does what every good guy does, he organizes a group of ragtag goofballs to rob Shaw of the secret $20 million they suspect he’s sitting on for a rainy day.

Our band of Robin Hood heroes

are a great cast, but a nutty bunch: Matthew Broderick (a down-onhis-luck former tenant), Michael Pena (a wisecracking elevator operator), Gabourey Sidibe (using her accents as a safe-cracking Jamaican chambermaid), Casey Affleck (Josh’s expectant brother-inlaw who is also the concierge), and Eddie Murphy (a low-level thug they recruit to teach themselves to be criminals). Their high-concept burglary is exciting, but if only to see a Steve McQueen Ferrari, Shaw’s prized possession, dangling above the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Otherwise it feels clunky and works a little too hard for a joke.

The concept of a heist movie is tempting, but not everyone can do it. The Rat Pack could. Clooney and Pitt sure can. I even loved Mark Wahlberg in the remake of

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"The Italian Job." And it’s not just the fact that it’s a comedy that does in "Tower Heist." It’s because they try to be timely and deal with our failing economy as the leading reason people do dumb things. My political feelings don’t mean a blessed thing here because when it comes to talking movies I know there are two things Americans absolutely do not want to see up on the silver screen: more war (of the current Iraq/Afghanistan variety) and more dwelling on our broken fiscal systems (Bernie Madoff, The Tea Party, the Occupy Movement, etc.). Not for me and not for you. Save yourself heartache and go catch Moneyball, one of the better stories I’ve seen so far this year.

"Tower Heist" runs 113 minutes and is rate PG-13 for language and sexual content. I give this film one star out of four.

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Family Focus

MoBOT celebrates culture during the holidays Programs will put spotlight on Chanukah, Kwanzaa

By ERIK HAND Of The Edge

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ore than 150 years after its opening, the Missouri Botanical Garden has become a National Historic Landmark and a center for science, conservation, education and horticultural display, but during this holiday season, the Garden will become a center of cultural expression and celebration.

Starting at noon on Sunday, Dec. 18, the Garden will be hosting its annual Chanukah: Festival of Lights celebration. Festivities will begin with the symbolic lighting of one of eight candles on the menorah, which represents the first of eight evenings that the miraculous oil jar burned in the temple.

Guests will be able to enjoy student performances by the Reform Jewish Academy School and the Solomon Schechter Day School choral groups. There will also be traditional Jewish and Chanukah festival music performed by the female quartet Shir Ami (Song of My People) along with a performance from the group HaShemesh (The Sun) who will be playing contemporary Israeli folk music.

The Garden will also be offering

a traditional “shuk” (marketplace), with merchandise from The Silver Lady, B’nai El Congregation Gift Shop and Brith Sholom Kneseth Israel Gift Shop, for visitors to browse through and shop during the festival. The Garden Gate Shop will also have a selection of Chanukah-themed merchandise for sale.

Then beginning at noon on Wednesday, Dec. 28, the Missouri Botanical Garden will be hosting its annual community celebration of Kwanzaa: Festival of the First Fruits.

Kwanzaa honors African traditions and history by celebrating the feast of the harvest before the dry season. This nonreligious holiday derives its name from the Swahili term “matunda ya kwanza”, meaning “fruits of the harvest.” Kwanzaa is traditionally celebrated for seven days, each dedicated to a guiding principle: unity, self-determination, collective work and responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose and creativity and faith.

Janice “Mama” Katambwa will lead a Kwanzaa ceremony at noon and 3 p.m., explaining the holiday’s origins as one symbolic candle on the kinara is lit for each of the seven guiding principles.

Following each ceremony, Katambwa will tell stories of Africa using costumes and percussion.

A table of fruits, vegetables and grains will be displayed in celebration of the harvest.

Guests will once again be able to shop for souvenirs and keepsakes as Ajanaku Jewelry, Renata’s African Influences and Mama Katambwa’s Boutique will offer Kwanzaa crafts and jewelry for purchase. The Garden Gate Shop will also offer an assortment of African-made crafts, music CDs and a holiday tree filled with African-themed decorations.

“Both of these events are cultural staples in the community,” Gardens spokeswoman Karen Hill said. “It’s so nice to be able to offer these so people can celebrate and learn of other cultures.”

Both events will be held indoors in the Garden’s visitors center and are included with Missouri Botanical Garden admission of $8 for adults and free for children ages 12 and under.

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

For general information, visit www.mobot.org or call (314)577-5100 (toll-free, 1-800-6428842).

Josh Monken

Lighting the Menorah is a Chanukah tradition.

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Family Focus Versace's H&M lineup goes big on glam

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Meatpacking District attracted a crowd that included Blake Lively, Uma Thurman and Jessica Alba.

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N E W Y O R K ( A P ) — F ro m her ultra-blond hair to her superhigh heels, Donatella Versace uses every inch of her being to embrace glamour, and she wasn’t going to put the Versace name on anything — and certainly not a collection for global fast-fashion retailer H&M — that didn’t do the same.

The clothes that debuted Tuesday night on the catwalk lived up to the hype surrounding the limited-edition collection as well as Versace’s own glitzy standards: There was a metallic disco dress, a studded leather bomber jacket and an animal-print-meets-tropicalsunset tank dress for women; and a hot-pink suit, studded tuxedo-style shorts and a palm-tree, second-skirt T-shirt for men.

The runway at the huge and historic Pier 57 in Manhattan’s

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Arts calendar Friday, Nov. 18 Evening with an Artist: Faye Malench of Malench Glass, Lost Arts & Antiques, Edwardsville, 6 to 9 p.m.

Drawings by Ron Kovatch and Harvest: A Ceramics Invitational, Edwardsville Arts Center, 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.

Saturday, Nov. 19 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.

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An American Classic The Rep will present "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer"

By KRISTA WILKINSON-MIDGLEY Of The Edge

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remember going to Hannibal, Mo., as a child with my parents. We drove around the quaint little town on the banks of the Mississippi River. I remember trudging through Tom and Becky’s Cave and stopping to look at Mark Twain’s boyhood home. At the time, I hadn’t yet read “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” being just a small child, but the memory of how excited my parents got as we went from one tourist stop to the next stuck with me. There was something important about this Mark Twain person that I could sense.

Years later, like most American school children, I finally read the book, and its follow up “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” Finally I began to understand what my parents had been so excited about all those years earlier. It wasn’t just that these books were rip roaring good yarns about love, danger and adventure, it was that they perfectly embodied the spirit of youthful exuberance and innocence that we seem to forget as we grow into adults.

Mark Twain didn’t forget. In fact, it is probably fair to say that no other author has captured the humor and carefree spirit of youth better than Mark Twain.

Tom Sawyer, Becky Thatcher and Huckleberry Finn are characters that will remain forever young, mischievous and brimming with an enthusiasm for life that is there for us to experience with them, whatever our age.

Give yourself permission to be a kid again and experience that youthful enthusiasm along with Tom, Becky and Huck on the Mainstage at The Repetory Theatre of St. Louis’ new production of “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” Nov. 30 through Dec. 23.

Steven Woolf, artistic director at The Rep, describes this energetic new production as “filled with Mark Twain’s wit, lots of heart and great joy.” It will give you a chance to reconnect with your own childhood while introducing a whole new generation to a classic story by America’s greatest storyteller. Set in idyllic 1840s Missouri, Tom and his friends revel in all that is grand and glorious in childhood. This mischievous rascal can charm his Aunt Polly, save the town from Injun Joe and win the heart of fair Becky Thatcher, all in the course of one small-town day.

Adapted by playwright Laura Eason and directed by Jeremy B. Cohen, the production was first

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performed at Hartford Stage in Connecticut and is now on a four city tour. The production features Tim McKiernan as Tom Sawyer and Hayley Treider as Becky Thatcher.

Cohen described the production as tapping into “the kind of beautiful, exquisite narcissism of being a kid.”

“It’s a very physical piece. There’s some dance, a lot of fluidity,” said Cohen. “A lot of exuberance is used to tell the story of the mischief of kids. Twain wrote ‘The Adventures of Tom Sawyer’ for kids.”

However, this is by no means a kid show. Most of the actors are in their late teens or early 20s and, like Twain’s original, the story doesn’t shy away from tackling the harsh realities of life. Cohen is adamant that this is a show for everyone from 16 to 76. Younger members of the audience will love the playfulness and energy the young cast brings to the stage while older members will relish reconnecting with their childhood and at the same time appreciate the moral dilemma faced by the Tom and Huck regarding

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Injun Joe’s murder of Doc Robinson and his attempt to frame simple Muff Potter. Do they do the right thing and tell the truth of what they have witnessed, possibly risking their own lives in the process? Or do they just keep quiet and stand

aside while an innocent man pays the price?

“There’s some scary parts in it.

About how kids wrestle with their own mortality and responsibility,” said Cohen.

He described one scene in

particular at the beginning of the second act where Tom has a nightmare about the difficult situation he’s faced with.

“They’re tortured by it. This nightmare that Tom has that is all about culpability,” he said.

Cohen said he particularly wanted to cast slightly older actors (the ages range from 19 to 50) rather than children for the main roles because they would be able to bridge the gap between youthful innocence and energy while at the same time giving a convincing portrayal of the mature emotions and themes expressed in the play.

“It’s a fantastic cast. They are just so great. Finding actors that have the flexibility and can play the wit – they were like a dream team to work with,” said Cohen.

He is equally appreciative of the rest of his support staff for the production.

“I have the greatest set of collaborators. Actors, designers, Laura (Eason) and movement director Tommy Rapley. We’re fortunate we have the people we have,” he said.

For tickets or information, call (314) 968-4925 or visit www.repstl. org.

Above, Tom Saywer and Becky Thatcher. At left, Huck Finn and his pal, Tom. Photos for The Edge.

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Glass art Malench featured as Artist of the Month at Lost Arts & Antiques

By KRISTA WILKINSON-MIDGLEY Of The Edge

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s an (almost) homeowner, I am giddy with excitement at the prospect of filling my new home with beautiful things that reflect my taste and personality. Unique, handmade items that can’t be bought at the local big box discount store. Items like the geometric glass wind ribbon created by glass artist Faye Malench of Malench Glass.

This medium sized glass ribbon is made from fused glass in multiple colors that sparkle in the sunshine as the ribbon twirls and dances in the wind.

Malench is currently the November Artist of the Month at Lost Arts & Antiques in Edwardsville. She will be in the store from 6 to 9 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 18 for the next Evening with an

Artist reception to discuss her work and inspirations.

Malench, who lives in Edwardsville, has been creating kiln-formed and fused art glass for the past 12 years. Besides the wind ribbon, she also makes vases, wall hangings, cabinet doors and decorative wall tiles for the kitchen or bathroom among other things.

There is even a five piece sushi set that includes a platter, wasabi dish, a little sauce bowl and chopstick rests. While some items are purely decorative, the vast majority are functional as well as beautiful.

“All of my work is kiln-formed and kiln-fired. I don’t do blown glass at all. Everything is cut and shaped and formed in the kiln,” said Malench, who is completely self-taught. “First I had to learn how to do the little, tiny things. Then I applied that same skill set to larger items. It was trial and error - a lot of errors,” she said with a laugh.

Eventually though she found her niche and stuck with it. Making jewelry, along with her other crafts

such as quilting, and even her career as an advanced practice nurse were given up in favor of fusing glass full-time. According to Malench, it is the physical properties of the glass that attract her to glass-making.

“I like the science of it. I consider glass-making a materials-driven art form in that you can exploit the characteristics of the glass,” she said.

“You have to know the limits of the glass and push that boundary.”

Malench’s work has been available for sale at Lost Arts & Antiques since soon after the shop opened. She said it is nice to be able not to have to get out and transport her items from one show or craft fair to another. Instead, everything is presented in one convenient location.

“To have all of my work in a central place has been nice,” said Malench. “They’re very nice people and very supportive. It’s very convenient for me.”

Also coming up is the Lost Arts & Antiques Artisan Holiday Boutique from noon to 4 p.m. at the Grafton Winery. Local artists and artisans interested in being a vendor can contact Lisa Ferguson at 656-8844.

Lost Arts & Antiques is located at 254 N. Main Street in the Wildey Theatre in downtown Edwardsville.

It is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Tuesday through Saturday and during special events at the theater.

To buy online or find out more about Faye Malench’s glass items, visit www.malenchglass.com or www.threesistersmarketplace.com/ theglassniche.

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The Arts Artistic adventures Gallery presents the work of Charles Schwall Bruno David Gallery is pleased to present Charles Schwall’s second solo exhibition with the gallery entitled Source Confluence. Schwall’s new paintings investigate his longstanding interest in curvilinear and organic formations found in nature that are connected to growth, water imagery, and the life sciences.

The exhibition, Source Confluence, explores the origins, metamorphosis, and rhythms of life forces through oil and gouache paintings. The works employ a vocabulary of soft colors distinguished by lightness and subtlety. His abstract imagery combines multiple forms to create forces of expansion and contraction that reveal processes in which organic life appears.

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

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

Born in Denver, he currently works and lives in St. Louis, and is a teaching artist at The St. Michael School of Clayton. As an educator, Schwall studied the educational system in the municipality of Reggio-Emilia, Italy, and co-edited and co-authored the book, In the Spirit of the Studio: Learning from the Atelier of Reggio Emilia. He holds a BFA from the Kansas City Art Institute and an MFA from Washington University in St. Louis.

In the WOP Space, the gallery presents a series of works on paper titled Grand Center Series by the late Bill Kohn. In his final body of work, which began in 2002 and continued until his death in November 2004, Kohn returned his focus to St. Louis, painting the landscape of historic and modern buildings around Grand Boulevard in the Grand Center arts district of St. Louis. Kohn created these pieces while working on several large-scale paintings for the 2006 exhibition Centering on the Grand at the CAM (Contemporary Art Museum Saint Louis). Kohn stated in 2004 that, “Grand Center as a landscape embodies forces of creativity, decay, restoration, preservation, learning and innovation, interacting over time in the heart of a metropolitan region, whose rich character is often overlooked by its own residents,” which demonstrates his interest in bringing to light the culture and history of the city through his work.

Kohn traveled the world, sharing his vision of many significant places through paintings that were celebrated for their vibrant color and dizzying perspectives. Machu Picchu in Peru, the Duomo in Florence, the bridges of Paris, the Grand Canyon, Khajuraho, and Jaiselmer in India were his favorite sites.

In the Front Room, the gallery presents an exhibition, titled “Centered” by Mario Trejo. This new work is a continuation of the ongoing series “Catharsis”. This series is a refreshing remix of the artist’s process while reiterating his core artistic values. The title has its root in the Greek katharsos, for “pure”. The binary chromatics, parity of mark making, and consistency of dimensions evident in all of the pieces are what Trejo

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has imposed on his own process: a purification of form and content.

What results from this structure are compositions that radiate a controlled chaos and a sophisticated treatment of volume, perspective, and scale.

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

The images he has created utilize this method to elegantly o c c u p y t h e p i c t u re p l a n e a s if in a photogram or some sort

of electroscopic imaging print.

This body of work denotes an evolution of the artist’s vision of the mark as the building block of the performance and remnant, and of the void as the arena for battles between the hand and instrument, space and perception, part and whole.

Trejo’s fundamental commitment to purity results in work that embodies mystery, metaphysical energy, and optical wonder. This commitment serves as a testament

to the artist’s disciplined mind and unflinchingly precise hand.

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

the difficulties associated with remembering.

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

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re you ready to boldly go where no man has gone before? If so, then head over to the Saint Louis Science Center where Star Trek: The Exhibition is open now through May 28, 2012. Featuring 45 years of authentic Star Trek artifacts – the largest collection of artifacts ever put on public display – you’ll discover an impressive array of sets, costumes and props from all five live-action Star Trek television series and 11 Star Trek feature films.

Step aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise bridge, featured in “Star Trek: The Next Generation”, sit in James T. Kirk’s captain’s chair, see Captain Picard’s living quarters and interact with the transporter room from the 2009 Star Trek film. One-of-a-kind costumes, props and filming models from every Star Trek television series and feature film will amaze and inspire Star Trek fans and novices alike.

By simultaneously taking audiences into the universe of the future and the past, Star Trek: The Exhibition allows audiences to reconnect with iconic Star Trek moments and characters while exploring the creative spirit of science fiction that gave us many of today’s modern marvels. Additionally, special programming designed by the Science Center will explore the science behind the most enduring science-fiction franchise in

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Above, Star Trek icons Capt. James T. Kirk and Mr. Spock. Below, the starship Enterprise from "The Next Generation." history.

For more than 40 years, Star Trek has entertained audiences with compelling stories, colorful characters and powerful allegories. No other science-fiction brand has become

so interwoven with popular culture. While entertaining and delighting, Star Trek also foretold the world today: humans exploring other worlds, miracles of modern medicine and even the first cell phone.

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

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

The new Space Show, “Seeking New Earths,” explores the real knowledge of planets orbiting other stars and where current space exploration is in the hunt for these planets and the possibility of life elsewhere in the Universe.

Other special programming includes Star Trek First Fridays from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. the first Friday of the month, November, 2011, through May, 2012.

Visitors are invited to attend in costume and enjoy special science-fiction themed activities and demonstrations throughout the Science Center. Upcoming highlights include: • Dec. 2, 2011 Special Guest: Star Trek make-up artist, Jeff Lewis • Jan. 6, 2012 Star Trek Trivia Contest • Feb. 3, 2012 Special Guest: Voyager actor, Robert Picardo

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(The Doctor) • March 2, 2012 Special Program: Journey to Mars • April 6, 2012 Special Guest: Star Trek writer David, Gerrold (“The Trouble with Tribbles”) • May 4, 2012 Star Trek Costume Contest Admission to the James S. McDonnell Planetarium and parking are free. There are special evening rates for Star Trek: The Exhibition and the Omnimax Theater.

Limited seating: tickets available beginning at 6 p.m. on First Friday evenings.

Additionally, a special lecture series at 7 p.m. on the second Thursday of the month, November, 2011, through May, 2012, will enhance visitors’ understanding of topics such as astronomy, life sciences, robotics and more. Programs, both free and fee-based, will be available to families, individuals and school groups.

Star Trek: The Exhibition is presented by EMS Exhibits, Inc., under a license from CBS Consumer Products.

Tickets cost $17.50 for adults, $15.50 for seniors/college students, $13.50 for children/ military and half-price for Science Center members.

Especially enthusiastic fans who visit the exhibition in costume will get $2 off the price of their ticket.

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Travel Travel briefs Thanksgiving air travel forecast: full flights WA S H I N G T O N ( A P ) — Passengers may have to compete with slightly fewer people getting to the airport this Thanksgiving, but flights will be as full as ever, airline industry officials said Thursday.

The Air Transport Association’s annual Thanksgiving travel forecast predicts 37,000 fewer passengers per day — about a 2 percent drop — over the holiday period compared to last year.

But U.S. carriers have reduced capacity to match demand and offset higher costs, the association said. That means few empty seats.

About 23.2 million air travelers will fly on U.S. carriers’ domestic and international routes during

association’s chief economist, said.

The cuts are expected to continue through the winter, he said.

A tally of publicly reporting U.S. passenger airlines shows a net income of $913 million for the first nine months of 2011, the association said. While operating revenues rose $11.7 billion, or 12.7 percent, operating expenses also rose $13.8 billion, or 16 percent.

That reduced net income 66 percent from the same period in 2010, and resulted in a slender profit margin of .9 percent, the association said.

A key factor was a 38 percent rise in fuel costs during the period, Heimlich said.

“Higher costs have outpaced higher revenues thus far this year, and the industry’s razor-thin profit margin means that airlines are keeping less than one penny in profit for every dollar in revenue,” he said.

a 1 2 - d a y p e r i o d s u r ro u n d i n g the holiday, down from the 23.6 million people who flew over the Thanksgiving period in 2010, said the association, which represents leading carriers.

The busiest air-travel days for the period are expected to be Sunday, Nov. 27 and Monday, Nov. 28, followed by Friday, Nov. 18.

The 2011 forecast anticipates that total air travel volumes for the period will be 12 percent less than the peak volumes reached in the same period in 2006.

“While demand is down from last year and remains well below the 2006 peak, passengers still should expect full flights during the Thanksgiving holiday travel season as airlines have begun to reduce capacity and limit the number of seats available for sale due in part to rising cost pressures,” John Heimlich, the

Kansas changes historic byway designation TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A frontier trail that snakes from Fort Leavenworth south through Kansas has been given a new name to reflect its historic significance.

State Transportation Secretary D e b M i l l e r h a s s i g n e d o ff o n renaming the 168-mile route as the Frontier Military Historic B y w a y, a d d i n g t h e w o r d “historic” to the title.

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By MICHELE KAYAL Associated Press Licorice as a Thanksgiving flavor?

Kind of, and it’s surprisingly good.

It’s easier — and more delicious — than you might think. That’s because fennel, as both a seed and a vegetable, can lend a delicate and even sweet anise flavor to the meal from soup to dessert and every dish in between.

Thinly shaved, the bright white bulb of raw fennel becomes a crisp, bracing salad or creamy slaw.

Braised, it mellows and sweetens, adding depth to dishes like such as mashed potatoes. Roasted, fennel turns caramel brown and sweet as candy, and simmered in a stock it offers complexity that outstrips other aromatics.

“The great thing about fennel and all anise flavors is they are so kind to other flavors,” says Niki Segnit, author of “The Flavor Thesaurus.”

“They always make everything taste a little bit more expensive.”

Fennel seeds are both grassy and sweet. Added to savory ingredients — sweet Italian sausage is a classic — they add a pop of palate-cleansing lightness. Sprinkled over sweet items, such as roasted carrots, their crunch cuts through the sugar with a delicate spray of anise. Ground into a spice rub, they make the other flavors sing.

“They’re punchy,” says Andrew Dornenburg, co-author of “The Flavor Bible” and “What to Drink

with What You Eat.” “Fennel seed will bring out those extra notes.”

Fennel has long been recognized as a digestive (and a breath freshener). In India, diners chomp on the seeds after a meal. In Italy, fennel bulb is served as a final nibble, sometimes with orange or dried fruits. In the United States, people often serve shaved fennel salad, sometimes at the end of the meal.

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By KRISTA WILKINSON-MIDGLEY Of The Edge With nearly everyone enjoying turkey on Thanksgiving, it’s no surprise that those in charge of the kitchen on Thanksgiving Day want the most celebrated meal of the year to go off without a hitch. That’s why Butterball is gathering expert cooking knowledge to compile their top “make it better” tips and recipes.

“Cooks can reach us in more ways than ever this year for our best tips for a picture-perfect Thanksgiving,” said Mary Clingman, director of the Butterball Turkey Talk-Line.

“Whether Thanksgiving cooks read the 60 tweets per minute we share on Thanksgiving Day, seek bilingual assistance, watch how-to videos on Butterball.com or send us questions via email, our best advice is always to ‘plan ahead.’”

Beginning Nov. 1, expert advice and suggestions from delicious side dishes to cooking methods will be shared via conversations on Facebook, Twitter, emails and calls at Butterball.com and 1-800Butterball (800-288-8372).

Roast Turkey with Mediterranean Rub Prep Time: 10 mins. • Cook Time: 3 hrs. • Serves 12 1 Butterball® Turkey (14 to 16 pounds), thawed if frozen 1cup chopped fresh flat leaf parsley 1/4 cup ground dry lemon peel 4 tsp sugar, granulated 4 tsp sea salt 4 tsp chopped fresh rosemary leaves 1 tbsp dry oregano leaves 2 tsp ground black pepper

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1/2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes Preheat oven to 325°F. Remove neck and giblets from turkey. Pat turkey dry with paper towels. Turn wings back to hold neck skin against back of turkey.

Place turkey breast side up on flat rack in shallow roasting pan.

Roast turkey approximately 1-1/2 hours. Then, cover breast loosely with Reynolds Wrap® Aluminum Foil to prevent overcooking.

While turkey is cooking, combine parsley, lemon peel, sugar, salt and spices to make rub. Set aside.

Roast turkey another 1-1/2 hours, or until meat thermometer reaches 180°F when inserted into the deepest part of the thigh muscle.

Let turkey stand 15 minutes before carving.

Sprinkle rub on sliced Butterball Turkey or rub over entire turkey when it is removed from the oven. *Note: Recommend using rub within 24 hours for best results.

Asiago Whipped Potatoes with Turkey Bacon Prep Time: 15 mins. • Cook Time: 15 mins.­­ • Serves 6-8 2 lbs boiling potatoes, peeled, cut in half 1 tbsp olive oil 1 large leek, white part only, cut in half lengthwise and sliced thin 5 oz asiago cheese, grated 2 tbsp butter, softened 3/4 cup Butterball® Turkey Bacon, cut into ¼-inch pieces and sautéed crisp Salt and black pepper to taste Place potatoes in a pot with cold water about 1-inch over top of potatoes. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer potatoes 10 to 15 minutes or until tender when

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Above, a roast turkey with Mediterranean rub. Below, Cake and ice cream "Pops." pierced with a fork.

Meanwhile, heat olive oil in a small skillet on medium heat. Cook and stir leeks two to three minutes or until tender, but not brown.

Remove from heat and set aside.

Drain potatoes, reserving cooking liquid. Add grated asiago, butter and cooked leeks to potatoes.

Mash with a potato masher until fairly smooth, adding ½ to ¾ cup of the reserved cooking liquid. While mashing, add salt & pepper to taste.

Fold in the crisp turkey bacon.

Cake and Ice Cream “Pops” Prep Time: 25 mins. • Freeze Time: 60-70 mins. • Serves 8-10 1 purchased pound cake, 10 to 12 ounces 1 pint ice cream, flavor of choice 11⁄2 bottles (71⁄4 ounce each) hard

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coating chocolate topping 8 to 10 plastic mini forks or wooden picks Multi-color sprinkles Finely chopped nuts Crushed chocolate sandwich cookies Chopped peppermint stick Toasted coconut Remove pound cake from packaging. Slice a piece 1/4-inch thick off 1 end*. Cut remaining cake into 3/4-inch thick slices. Cut into circles using a 1-3/4-inch diameter cookie cutter*.

Place circles on a tray lined with plastic wrap.

Place a scoop of ice cream about 1-3/4-inch in diameter** on top of each cake circle. Place tray in freezer for 45 to 60 minutes or until ice cream is firm.

Pour chocolate topping into bowl.

Remove cake from freezer. Insert plastic fork into each piece of cake.

Dip into chocolate topping. Dip into dry topping of choice. Place on serving tray. Return to freezer 5 to 10 minutes or until outside of “pops” are firm.

Tips: Use holiday flavors of ice cream such as pumpkin, cranberry or caramel to make the dessert festive. *Break leftover pieces of pound cake into small pieces and serve another time topped with fresh fruit and whipped cream. **A scoop 1-3/4-inches in diameter is equivalent to a #20 scoop.

Advice for a Picture-Perfect Thanksgiving Butterball is making the Thanksgiving meal better for families by sharing its top turkey tips, to ensure a tender and juicy turkey.

Top Preparation Tips • Effortless Thawing: Thawing in the refrigerator is the recommended method. For every four pounds of turkey, allow at least one day of thawing in the refrigerator.

However, if your turkey is still frozen and you’re short on time,

submerge the turkey in cold water and allow 30 minutes of thaw time for every pound of turkey.

• Be Resourceful: Start thinking about the meal in advance and implement cost-saving ideas such as buying in bulk, clipping coupons and taking advantage of two-forone deals. Butterball also provides easy ways for Thanksgiving cooks to save by partnering with brands synonymous with Thanksgiving – check out Butterball.com for money-saving coupons and rebates!

• Pitch In: Ask friends and family to contribute side dishes and desserts to the meal. This saves both time and money allowing everyone to contribute to the holiday celebration.

Time to Get Cooking • I t ’ s A l l A b o u t H o w Yo u Cook It: The Butterball experts recommend the open pan roasting method using a flat rack in a shallow pan so that the turkey cooks evenly. If you don’t have a flat rack, take a long piece of Reynolds Wrap® Aluminum Foil (Heavy Duty works best!) and roll it, then wrap into a circle and place underneath the turkey. The foil keeps the turkey off the bottom of the pan ensuring air flow for even cooking!

• C a re f u l C o o k i n g : E n s u re a l l f o o d i s c o o k e d t o p ro p e r temperatures – the turkey should reach 180 degrees Fahrenheit in the thigh, 170 degrees Fahrenheit in the breast and 165 degrees Fahrenheit in the center of the stuffing; and refrigerate cooked leftovers promptly within two hours.

• Bites of Wisdom: Recipes don’t have to be trendy or complicated to impress guests. Butterball’s Master Chef Tony Seta suggests taking traditional mashed potatoes and adding simple ingredients, like Butterball Turkey Bacon and Asiago cheese – that’ll add some unexpected flavor.

Recipes and photos courtesy of Butterball.

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House & 40 ac., Alhambra,IL: 18 ac. tillable; 3BR, 2BA, full brick, w/o bsmt, 2-car attchd gar $525K (reduced) 618-887-4579

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OPEN HOUSE, SUNDAY, NOV 13 12-1:30 PM 10 KEITHS CT., COLLINSVILLE UNIQUE custom floor plan, 3BR/3BA on 2 wooded cul-de-sac lots adjacent to wooded common ground. Cathedral ceilings, dining room, eat-in kitchen, new flooring, and main floor laundry. $178,900

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816 TROY RD., EDWARDSVILLE HISTORIC LeClaire home that is close to everything!

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17 NORTH SHORE, EDWARDSVILLE 4 BR HOME in exclusive Dunlap Lake! Full lake privileges. Lots of extras. Finished walk-out LL. Adjoining the kitchen is a spacious family room with cozy fireplace.

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OPEN HOUSE, SUNDAY, NOV 13 2-3:30 PM 1840 SEXTANT DR., WORDEN OUSTANDING lakefront home w/complete makeover since 2004, 4BR/4BA, walkout basement. 3 fireplaces, 2 laundry rooms, media room, office, screened deck, cedar deck, new maintenance free boat dock w/boat lift & storage. $420,000

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ELEGANT CUSTOM BUILT HOME in Stonebridge, that offers 7,700+/- sq. ft., 7 bdrms & 7 bths. $649,900 Edwardsville PR9926

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FABULOUS 2.5 ACRES! 1 story, 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, finished basement, 1,889 sq. ft., extra 2 car detached garage. $179,000 Edwardsville PR9958

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