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November 30, 2017 Vol. 15 No. 14

Hot Country Nights page 3

MoBOT and the holidays page 10

Shopping at the Zoo page 22

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Hot Country Nights Live music at Ballpark Village.

Robot Revolution Now at Chicago’s MSI.

Christmas & Trains

Galena prepares to celebrate both.

Now at MoBOT

Holiday event schedule announced.

Christmas shopping? Let the Saint Louis Zoo help.

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What’s Happening Friday, December 1 Winter Wonderland, Tilles Park, Runs until January 1, 2018 Holiday in the Park, Six Flags, St. Louis, Runs until January 1, 2018 The Polar Express Train Ride, St. Louis, Union Station, St. Louis, Runs until December 30, 2017 Steinberg Skating Rink, Forest Park, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m., Runs until February 24, 2018 Winterfest at the Arch, Kiener Plaza, St. Louis, 2:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Runs until December 31, 2017 U.S. Bank presents Wild Lights, Saint Louis Zoo, St. Louis, 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Runs until December 30, 2017 First Fridays, Grand Center, St. Louis, 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Vinyl Theatre, Patternist, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 6:00 p.m. Rise Against, The Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m. Pepperland, Blueberry Hill, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m. Jane Monheit, Jazz at the Bistro, St. Louis The Rep. presents Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley, Loretto-Hilton Center for the Performing Arts, St. Louis, 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., Runs until December 24, 2017 The King and I, Fabulous Fox Theatre, St. Louis, Runs until December 10, 2017 Garden Glow, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., Runs Until January 1, 2018 Renaissance and Baroque Prints: Investigating the Collection, Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until January 8, 2018 Threads of Society: American Quilts and the Stories They Tell, Field House Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Runs until December 30, 2017

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

Saturday, December 2 Winter Market, Downtown Edwardsville, 9 a.m. to noon. Winter Wonderland, Tilles Park, Runs until January 1, 2018 Holiday in the Park, Six Flags, St. Louis, Runs until January 1, 2018 The Polar Express Train Ride, St. Louis, Union Station, St. Louis, Runs until December 30, 2017 Steinberg Skating Rink, Forest Park, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m., Runs until February 24, 2018 Winterfest at the Arch, Kiener Plaza, St. Louis, 2:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Runs until December 31, 2017 U.S. Bank presents Wild Lights, Saint Louis Zoo, St. Louis, 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Runs until December 30, 2017 The Kithara Duo, Ethical Society of St. Louis, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Mest and Mr. T Experience, w/(TBA), St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m. Cemetery Gatez: A Tribute to Pantera, Pop’s, Sauget, Doors 7:00 p.m. Jane Monheit, Jazz at the Bistro, St. Louis The Rep. presents Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley, Loretto-Hilton Center for the Performing Arts, St. Louis, 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., Runs until December 24, 2017

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Josh Turner, left, and Scotty McCreery, right, will be taking part in Hot Country Nights at Ballpark Village.

Hot Country Nights returning For The Edge New Country 92.3 Hot Country Nights presented by Ford returns to Ballpark Village on the FOX Sports Midwest Live! stage. This concert series will feature six separate big-name country concerts, all on consecutive Friday nights, January 19th – February 23rd. Don’t miss the free kick-off to Hot Country Nights with Drew Baldridge Friday, Jan. 12. See our full line-up below: Friday, January 19th – Chris Janson Friday, January 26th – Scotty McCreery

Friday, February 2nd – Granger Smith Friday, February 9th – Josh Turner Friday, February 16th – Gary Allan With Special Guest Josh Abbott Band Friday, February 23rd – Brett Young Tickets can be purchased in advance at TicketFly. com. Exclusive pre-sale available to New Country 92.3 listeners and artist fan clubs. General admission tickets will be available to the public Friday, November 10th at 10 a.m. Guests can enjoy specialty pricing if they purchase their GA ticket prior to the New Year. This event is for guests 21 and older.

For more information, visit stlballparkvillage.com/ hotcountrynights Introduced during the 2017 series the ‘HOT TICKET’ returns as an option for guests. This $99 pass grants you access to every Hot Country Nights concert along with cool amenities like automatic entry to win meet and greets and MORE! Purchase prior to the New Year for only $69, limited quantities available. Learn more at TicketFly.com. Don’t miss other country acts at Ballpark Village including A Broseph E. Lee & Whiskey Dixon Friday, March 2nd.

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Tuning in Jethro Tull coming to The Fox Theatre It was on the 2nd of February 1968 at the worldfamous Marquee Club in Wardour Street that Jethro Tull first performed under that name. The group would go on to become one of the most successful and enduring bands of their era, selling over 60 million albums worldwide and entering the cultural collective consciousness along the way. To celebrate this golden anniversary, Ian Anderson will present 50 years of Jethro Tull at the Fabulous Fox Theatre on Friday, June 29 as part of the worldwide touring schedule. Tickets are $195, $145, $95, $70, $55, $35 and are available online at metrotix.com, by calling 314-534-1111, or in person at the Fabulous Fox

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Box Office. The debut album, This Was, was released later that same year. Founder, front man and flautist, Ian Anderson, is rightly credited with introducing the flute to rock as a front line instrument, not to mention the codpiece! Jethro Tull are one of the biggest selling Progressive Rock artists of all time, and the group’s immense and diverse catalogue of work encompasses folk, blues, classical and heavy rock stylings. The anniversary concerts will feature a broad mix of material, some of it focusing on the earlier formative period through to the “heavy hitters” of the Tull catalogue from the albums This Was, Stand Up, Benefit, Aqualung, Thick As A Brick, Too Old To Rock And Roll: Too Young To Die, Songs From The Wood, Heavy Horses, Crest Of A Knave and even a touch of TAAB2 from 2012.

Anderson says: “I am not usually a birthday or anniversary kind of guy but, just for once, I won’t be a party-pooper either! I treasure the memories of the earlier years of Jethro Tull repertoire, associated as it is with the adventures of visiting so many countries for the first time to connect with new fans around the world. And this is a celebration of all the 33 band members who graced our ranks - musicians who brought their talents, skills and styles to bear on the performances live and in the studio. Join me and the current band for a nostalgic evening of varied music, representative of my ever-changing songwriting as our careers progressed through the years.” Ian Anderson is accompanied by Tull band musicians David Goodier (bass), John O’Hara (keyboards), Florian Opahle (guitar), Scott Hammond (drums) and surprise virtual guests

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The Kithara Duo, Ethical Society of St. Louis, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Mest and Mr. T Experience, w/(TBA), St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m. Cemetery Gatez: A Tribute to Pantera, Pop’s, Sauget, Doors 7:00 p.m. Jane Monheit, Jazz at the Bistro, St. Louis

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Soccer ‘bots play an autonomous competitive game, as they are programmed to chase the ball, as well as pass and defend.

Robot Revolution returns For The Edge The Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago (MSI) is bringing back its national touring exhibit, Robot Revolution, supported by Google.org with additional major support from The Boeing Company. It will open May 11, 2017 and run through February 4, 2018. Robot Revolution explores how robots, created by human ingenuity, will ultimately be our companions and colleagues, changing how we play, live and work together. The exhibit returns to Chicago, where it had its world premiere in 2015 at MSI, after exhibit runs at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science and the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia. The exhibit comes to life with a collection of cutting-

edge robots secured from some of the most innovative global robotics companies and universities. Guests have extraordinary opportunities to interact with robots that have rarely been shown to the public before—including several new robots for its 2017 return. From Yume Robo, the climbing robot that traverses up and down a ladder, to the Recon Scout® Throwbot® XT that can literally be thrown into a dangerous situation to collect vital information— guests will be awed by the breakthroughs and capabilities of these machines. New robots include: • RoboThespian, a life-sized humanoid robot that greets guests at the entrance of the exhibit. • The Cube Solver, dazzling guests with its lightning-fast ability to solve a Rubik’s cube.

• Daisy, a hexapod robot, with six spider-like legs that navigates rough terrain. • Omron LD Mobile robot, a self-navigating industrial robot used in warehouses and factories. “Robotics is one of the most fascinating areas of science today because scientists and engineers are constantly pushing the boundaries of possibility,” said David Mosena, President and CEO of MSI. “We are thrilled to bring our original groundbreaking exhibit back to the Museum. We hope that the opportunity to interact with such a wide range of robots will help people understand how robots become an integral part in helping to improve our world and inspire the next generation of innovators.” Continued on Page 7

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Travel Robots Continued from Page 6 MSI’s Robot Revolution exhibit development team worked with a renowned group of robotics experts to offer insight on exhibit content. This team of advisors includes lead advisor Dr. Henrik I. Christensen, Professor of Computer Science, Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering at UC San Diego and Director of the Institute for Contextual Robotics, as well as Dr. Dennis Hong, professor and founding director of RoMeLa (Robotics & Mechanisms Laboratory) of the Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Department at UCLA. The exhibit features four areas that delve into various aspects of robotics and offer specific handson activities with amazing robot specimens. Areas include: Cooperation: Discover how engineering breakthroughs are helping create robots that can work with humans effectively to enhance our lives. See EMYS mimic your own facial expressions with its advanced facialcoding technology. Get charmed by PARO®, the furry baby seal therapy robot, which has sensors that can respond to your touch. Try your hand at a surgical training simulation to see what it’s like to perform a robotic surgery. See a robot exoskeleton that augments physical strength and can be used by those who are paralyzed. Watch soccer ‘bots cooperate with each other as they compete in a game. Smarts: Identify how these machines are able to sense, plan and then act, while comparing and contrasting the ways in which humans and robots learn. ROBOTIS-OP is able to follow your face and make “eye” con-

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RoboThespian, a humanoid robot that can speak and move in customized ways, greets guests at the entrance. tact using its visual tracking software. The UR5 robot arm conceals an extraordinary ability to learn. Instead of writing code, you simply move the arm, and the robot learns to repeat the movements Skills: Learn about the skills robots possess that mimic—and often surpass—human capabilities. Experiment with various advanced robot “grippers” to select and pick up objects. See how the Fanuc delta robot can select and sort items with precision and speed. A Yaskwawa/ Motoman dual-arm robot can challenge you to a game of 21, while Baxter, a robot developed to work alongside humans in factory settings, can play you and a

friend in simultaneous games of tic-tac-toe. Locomotion: Explore the varieties of ways that robots can move and how they can offer humans access to places we can’t venture ourselves. Test ROBOTIS-MINI’s ability to put one foot in front of the other and control its balance. Learn how TOPY OSCAR can climb up and down stairs with its long rubber treads, and see demos of the bug-like RHex and spiderlike Daisy. There is also a chance to create a ‘bot for yourself: Assemble the basic components of a robot using Cubelets and see what you can get it to do! Throughout Robot Revolution,

hands-on elements, informative videos and thought-provoking questions enable guests to recognize the ways that robotics can better society. This exhibit will run at MSI May 11, 2017 through February 4, 2018. Robot Revolution is not included in Museum Entry and requires an additional timed-entry ticket, $12 for adults and seniors and $9 for children. “We believe it is vital to inspire the next generation of engineers and tech entrepreneurs so that we can continue to see technology change the world,” said Jim Lecinski, head of Google’s Chicago office. “Google is happy to support MSI’s Robot Revolution exhibit to

make complex concepts accessible to kids of all ages and to get them excited about science, technology, engineering and math.” Robot Revolution is supported by Google.org with additional major support from The Boeing Company. Other funding provided by RACO Industrial, The David Bohnett Foundation, The Kaplan Foundation and United Airlines. MSI is grateful to the Japanese External Trade Organization (JETRO), the Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers– Robotics and Automation Society (IEEE RAS) and ITA, Inc. for their assistance with the development of this exhibit.

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The Kennedy Family entertains young guests at the White House.

Christmas at the White House Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum to host special exhibit For The Edge From sending formal cards to celebrating in Palm Springs to hanging Abraham Lincoln ornaments, America’s presidents have marked Christmas in ways that reflect their personalities. Those celebrations are the focus of a new exhibit opening next month at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. “Holidays at the White House: A Presidential Christmas” opens Nov. 17 and runs through Jan. 7. It features photos and original artifacts from four administrations: Dwight Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. The special exhibit is free with regular admission to

the Lincoln museum (212 N. 6th Street, Springfield). The presidential library will once again offer families a chance to snap holiday photos with our gorgeous decorations. From Nov. 22 through Dec. 31, people will be allowed into the museum after 4 p.m. at no charge to take a few quick photos in the main plaza. And on the day after Thanksgiving, the presidential library presents “Fun, Frosty Friday,” a day of free games and children’s activities for anyone looking for an alternative to shopping madness. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., activities will include a life-sized game of “Candyland,” a magic show and learning about the ice age. “Holidays at the White House: A Presidential

Christmas” gathers unique items from the Eisenhower, Kennedy, Clinton and George W. Bush presidential libraries. Visitors will see Lincoln-themed decorations, family photos, gifts received by the presidents, official Christmas cards, a White House menorah and more. Which president had a “Dogs love Christmas too!” stocking? Who got an elegant globe-shaped clock from his cabinet secretaries? Who displayed a model of Lincoln’s Springfield home? The exhibit reveals all the answers. The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum is dedicated to telling the story of America’s 16th president through old-fashioned scholarship and modern technology.

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Galena to celebrate railroading For The Edge Tucked away where northwest Illinois meets Wisconsin and Iowa on the Mississippi River, the historic town of Galena has a long and colorful railroading history, from 1855 when the first train arrived from Chicago to 1868 when Ulysses Grant boarded the train for his presidential inauguration in Washington, D.C. and ending in 1981 with the demise of passenger service. Combine that history with local model train enthusiasts and an eclectic assortment of resident artists and you’ve got a fun-filled family holiday train celebration that spans 17 days and includes music, art, drama, movies, workshops and oodles of model trains Dec. 1-17 at the Galena Center for the Arts. The event is sponsored by BNSF Railway. Exhibit admission is free. There will be a small fee for some of the special events. Galena train enthusiast Phil Jackman will display his N-scale model trains on a 32’ x 6’ layout with towns, cities, deserts, canyons and rivers, along with freight trains, sleek streamliners, steam engines and modern Amtrak passenger trains. Jackman’s layout includes nine complete “scenes” with names like Union Station, River Trace Landing, Walnut Creek Junction, Terri’s Point, Route 66 and Crazy Ray’s Scrap & Salvage. His wife, Terri, will display needlepoint and petit point train scenes, which she stitches while attending model train shows and events. Like many train buffs, Jackman began with classic Lionels, and had five or six as a child. He didn’t get “serious” about model trains until he finished law school, ran out of room for the Lionels and switched to the smaller N-scale

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A visitor checks out a model railroad layout in the Galena Center for the Arts. trains. Gallery walls will be covered with railroad-themed art and historic regional photos of trains and depots. Galena model-maker Susan Ray will display her HO-scale model villages. A classic Lionel model train will circle an old-fashioned Christmas tree. Here’s the complete schedule: Dec. 1: Opening reception 4-7 p.m. with trains running and refreshments. Free.

Dec. 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17: Model trains will run from 1 to 4 p.m. with different trains each day and as many as three running at a time. Free. Dec. 3, 10, 17: Dramatic story time reading at 2 p.m. of the 1986 Caldecott Medal-winning book “Polar Express” in the Center’s performance space. Free. Dec. 7: Railroad Movie Night with a 7 p.m. screening of the 2010 thriller “Unstoppble” about

a runaway train, starring Denzel Washington. The film will be shown on the 8’ x 5’ screen in the Center’s performance space. $. Dec. 8: Presentation at 7 p.m. by Galena artist Susan Ray about designing, building and painting models for train layouts. Free. Dec. 15: Presentation at 7 p.m. on “train chasing” and railroad history by Galena residents Phil & Terry Jackman. Free. Dec. 16: Grown-up “kids”

have an opportunity to operate the trains from 6-9 p.m. $ Dec. 17: Children (under supervision) have an opportunity to operate the trains from 1-4 p.m. UnPosed Photography will be there to take photos of the kids as engineers. $. The Galena Center for the Arts is located at 219 Summit St. in Galena; for more info, phone 779-214-0261 or log on to www. GalenaCenterForTheArts.com.

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MoBOT announces holiday schedule For The Edge The Missouri Botanical Garden has announced the following holiday events: November 18-January 1. Garden Glow presented by Wells Fargo Advisors. The Garden’s Fifth Annual Garden Glow runs nightly from November 18 to January 1. Hours are 5 to 10 p.m. with last entry at 9 p.m. The expanded event features more than 1 million lights, photo opportunities, food, drinks and music. New this year, Glow tickets include entry into Gardenland Express, the holiday flower and train show. Santa will visit Garden Glow on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday nights November 27 through December 14. Ticket prices vary by date, and range from $3 to $18. Visit www.mobot.org/glow for more information and to purchase tickets. November 18-January 1. Gardenland Express presented by Wells Fargo Advisors. Stop by the holiday flower and train show, to see G-scale model trains wander through a floral wonderland of hundreds of colorful poinsettias and other traditional plants. This year’s theme is “Felices Fiestas” and celebrates poinsettias and their native country, Mexico. Gardenland Express is open daily from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and is $5 in addition to Garden admission. Free for Garden members and children 2 and under. Gardenland Express is included in the price of evening Garden Glow tickets. November 17-January 1. Holiday Wreath Auction. This display features some of the region’s most talented floral designers. Designs range from traditional to whimsical and are sold by silent auction bidding with proceeds benefiting the Missouri Botanical Garden. Included with regular admission. Now through January 1. Victorian Christmas at Tower Grove House. The 19th century country home of Garden founder Henry Shaw is decorated for the holidays by Garden staff, volunteers and select Garden Clubs. See wreaths, garland, artificial floral centerpieces, greenery, Victorian era toys, and nature-inspired holiday trees. Open Wednesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; closed Mondays and Tuesdays, and on Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Tower Grove House will be open nightly during Garden Glow hours. Included with regular admission. December 1. Book Signing 1 to 4 p.m. The St. Louis Herb Society will sign copies of their new book, “Herbs A to Z” a book designed for the young and young at heart. This colorful work aims to connect readers to the world of herbs from Artemisia to Za’atar. Each herb highlighted in the book is hand-illustrated and includes a description of its historic origin or use. The book is available for $12 in the Garden Gate Shop and online

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Participants in a previous Breakfast with Santa event at the Missouri Botanical Garden. from Missouri Botanical Garden Press. December 9. Saturday with Santa from 1 to 4 p.m. Listen to traditional and secular holiday carols from local schools and choirs inside the upper level of Ridgway Center and roaming the Garden outdoors. Santa and Rudolph make their way to the Garden for this annual favorite. Cider, cookies and cocoa available will be available for purchase. Included with regular admission. December 10. Chanukah: Festival of Lights from noon to 4 p.m. The event begins with the lighting of the first candle on the menorah. The female quartet Shir Ami (Song of My People) will entertain crowds as will the group HaShemesh (The Sun) who will sing and play contemporary Israeli folk music. Visitors will enjoy browsing through the “shuk” (marketplace) for Chanukah themed treasures. Included with regular admission. December 27. Kwanzaa: Festival of the First Fruits from noon to 4 p.m. Join us for the contemporary

African-American holiday. This family-friendly celebration honors African traditions and history with storytelling and music to celebrate the feast before the dry season. Symbolic candle-lighting ceremonies are accompanied by African storytellers using traditional costumes and percussion music. Included with regular admission. Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House Events Through December 31. Winter Jewels daily from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Closed Mondays and November 23 and December 24. The Butterfly House transforms into an enchanted land this winter! Escape the cold and experience Winter Jewels. Visit a fierce dragon and noble knights at the Castle, discover tropical jewel-toned butterflies and fairies in the Fairy Garden, and make new friends in the Gnome Forest. Join us daily at 11 a.m. for Books & Butterflies, our themed story time featuring special guest hosts of local heroes, authors, mascots, animal friends, and more! See the website for a Books & Butterflies schedule. Included with regular admission.

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Arts calendar Thursday, Nov. 30 The Rep. presents Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley, Loretto-Hilton Center for the Performing Arts, St. Louis, 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., Runs until Dec. 24, 2017 The King and I, Fabulous Fox Theatre, St. Louis, Runs until Dec. 10, 2017 Garden Glow, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., Runs Until January 1, 2018 Renaissance and Baroque Prints: Investigating the Collection, Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until January 8, 2018 Threads of Society: American Quilts and the Stories They Tell, Field House Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Runs until Dec. 30, 2017 Panoramas of the City, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until August 1, 2018 The Discovery of King Tut, Saint Louis Science Center, St. Louis, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Runs until January 7, 2018 #1 in Civil Rights: the African American Freedom Struggle in St. Louis, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m to 5:00 p.m., Runs until March 14, 2018

Friday, Dec. 1 The Rep. presents Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley, Loretto-Hilton Center for the Performing Arts, St. Louis, 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., Runs until Dec. 24, 2017

The King and I, Fabulous Fox Theatre, St. Louis, Runs until Dec. 10, 2017 Garden Glow, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., Runs Until January 1, 2018 Renaissance and Baroque Prints: Investigating the Collection, Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until January 8, 2018 Threads of Society: American Quilts and the Stories They Tell, Field House Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Runs until Dec. 30, 2017 Panoramas of the City, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until August 1, 2018 The Discovery of King Tut, Saint Louis Science Center, St. Louis, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Runs until January 7, 2018 #1 in Civil Rights: the African American Freedom Struggle in St. Louis, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m to 5:00 p.m., Runs until March 14, 2018

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Artistic adventures The Muny in Forest Park announces lineup for its 100th season The Muny announced today its epic seven-show 100th season in Forest Park. Befitting this historic year, The Muny will be the first theatre in the U.S. to produce two Tony award-winning Best Musicals: Jersey Boys and Jerome Robbins’ Broadway. The exhilarating season also includes two great family classics: an all-time Muny family favorite, Annie, and, in its first production in 36 years, The Wiz. Joining these four shows will be two great American musical classics: Gypsy and Singin’ in the Rain. And finally, in its long-awaited return to the Muny stage after nine years, a show dear to the hearts of so many St. Louisans, Meet Me In St. Louis. The seven shows are: Annie, Gypsy, Jerome Robbins’ Broadway, Jersey Boys, Meet Me In St. Louis, Singin’ in the Rain and The Wiz. “This is an incredible moment in our history to celebrate a 100th season, and I think these titles are a great nod to our history and future,” said Muny President and CEO Denny Reagan. “I’m excited to share with our audiences the memories and thrills these shows will bring next summer.” “We wanted to go big for the 100th, and this season is really big,” said Muny Artistic Director and Executive Producer Mike Isaacson. “It promises so many great nights of beauty, power, joy and passion. These seven shows celebrate The Muny’s august past and point us toward our incredible future. Here we go!” World Wide Technology (WWT) and The Steward Family Foundation have once again made a leadership gift to continue as the Muny’s 2018 Season Presenting Sponsor. They became the first overall season sponsor in the history of The Muny in 2014 and continue that role through 2018. “Both WWT and The Steward Family Foundation are committed to The Muny and to making exceptional musical theatre, accessible to everyone,” said David Steward, Chairman and Founder of WWT. “This year ’s season promises to be spectacular and will showcase how much the performing arts enrich our community.” Muny gift cards for the 100th season are now available online and at The Muny Box Office. For more information, visit muny.org or call (314) 361-1900.

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Artistic adventures SWIC celebrates music, theatre, film & art this fall You can attend art exhibitions, theatre productions, film screenings, music concerts, and an engaging faculty speaker series…all at Southwestern Illinois College this fall. The college’s arts series, called the Southwestern Illinois Creative Arts Syndicate, features a

variety of events ranging from a SWIC faculty music recital Sept. 26, an exhibition of East Asian art at The Schmidt Art Center Oct. 26, a series of one-act plays titled “All in the Timing” by David Ives Nov. 3 and 4, and a discussion on art history and Disney Nov. 8. “We try to appeal to a wide range of artistic tastes from music to theatre to art,” said Nicole Dutton, Schmidt Art Center curator. “We want our students and the com-

munity to be able to experience the arts without crossing the river. They can enjoy these things right here in the Metro East.” The SWICARTS calendar is below. For details on individual events, visit swic.edu or facebook. com/swicarts. Remaining events: ART For exhibition information, visit swic.edu/theschmidt. • Dec. 1 – Pottery Sale, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., The

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Movies

“Murder on the Orient Express”

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Kenneth Branagh’s “Murder on the Orient Express “ is a visual feast, bursting with movie stars, glamour and production value so high, you might just exit the theater experiencing some time-warp whiplash. Certainly no studio would make a straightforward, classical whodunit with a budget the size of a modest superhero pic (and no superheroes to speak of) nowadays, you think. What year is this anyway? But against all odds and logic, here we have, in the waning days of 2017, a perfectly decent adaptation of Agatha Christie’s 1934 novel with the likes of Michelle Pfeiffer, Penelope Cruz, Johnny Depp, Judi Dench and Branagh himself lighting up the big screen and chewing the decadent scenery like old-fashioned stars. Branagh plays the lead, Hercule Poirot, a dandy Belgian detective with a gloriously over-the-top mustache who can only see the world as it should be. Imperfections, he says, stand out, whether it’s two soft-boiled eggs that are of different sizes or, you know, the kind of incongruities that make it immediately obvious to him who has committed a crime. This is all laid out quite neatly in a lively opening sequence at the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem where he theatrically solves a theft in front of a crowd of locals on the verge of rioting. RATED: PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for “for violence and thematic elements.” RUNNING TIME: 114 minutes. ASSOCIATED PRES RANKING: Two and a half stars out of four.

“Justice League”

They have the unenviable task having to form an identity in the shadows of the films of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which are usually good and rarely unwatchable, and the continued glow of Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy, which are seeming more and more like transcendent anomalies as we get deeper into this neverending cycle of super humans crowding our multiplexes. DC got off to a rocky start and then Patty Jenkins went and made a very good “Wonder Woman.” And yet somehow it is no surprise that “Justice League “ tips the balances back in the wrong direction. Although marginally better than “Batman v Superman” and “Suicide Squad,” director Zack Snyder’s latest is still a profound mess of maudlin muscles, incoherent action and jaw-droppingly awful CGI. With Superman (Henry Cavill) dead, and the world facing yet another devastating threat (yawn) this time at the hands of some ancient creature named Steppenwolf (Ciaran Hinds) and his army of giant alien mosquitoes, which look like Saturday morning Power Rangers villains, Batman/Bruce Wayne (Ben Affleck) and Wonder Woman/ Diana Prince (Gal Gadot) go in search of some new recruits: Barry Allen/The Flash (Ezra Miller), a quippy “kid” who’s excited to join the team; Arthur Curry/Aquaman (Jason Momoa) who talks like a surfer bro and looks like a Nordic bodybuilder with ombre locks and fishermen’s knits; And Victor Stone/Cyborg (Ray Fisher), who is still in the sulky “why me” phase of his superhero career. RATED: PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for “sequences of sci-fi violence and action.” RUNNING TIME: 121 minutes. ASSOCIATED PRESS RANK: One and a half stars out of four.

“Mudbound”

Perhaps it’s a sign of the times that after seeing an epic story as poetically told as Dee Rees’ “Mudbound,” feelings of awe and admiration are quickly replaced with frustration that Hollywood hasn’t traditionally embraced the artistic visions of people who aren’t white and male. Maybe it’s because feelings are so raw in this post-Weinstein era, where the obstacles women face on their way to success are just beginning to be publicly understood. “Mudbound” is beautiful, complex and flawless, regardless of who made it. That it happens to come from a queer black woman is both significant and irrelevant: Brilliance is brilliance, no matter its packaging. But given Hollywood’s exclusive (and potentially abusive) power structure, some brilliance must fight harder than others to be heard, and we may never know what less-hardy voices have been silenced through the years by harassment and discrimination. Themes of prejudice and discrimination are also central to the story of “Mudbound,” based on the award-winning 2008 novel by Hillary Jordan. Set in the American South in the early 1940s, it’s both a tale of two families, one black and one white, and a portrait of an era beset by racism and rigid social rules. Rees’ telling is literary and cinematic, striking with both words and images. Her script with Virgil Williams captures Jordan’s writing style and the characters’ distinct voices as they alternately narrate the story. RATED: R by the Motion Picture Association of America for “some disturbing violence, brief language and nudity.” RUNNING TIME: 134 minutes. ASSOCIATED PRESS PARENTS: Four stars out of four.

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Movies “Wonder” is a great family film By ROBERT GRUBAUGH For The Edge

Another week, another superhero movie. I didn’t see “Justice League”; there are too many other great titles out. By the way receipts are being analyzed, I do start to wonder whether Warner Bros. should continue to invest so heavily in Zach Snyder and/or the D.C. franchises. Their returns are diminishing and the critical chill for all but “Wonder Woman” are frightening. That’s not exactly what I’m going to talk to you about today, though. Instead, another wonderful trend caught my eye recently, one I’ve dropped two hints at you about already, and it perplexes me. Why has the word ‘wonder’ popped up so much in your cinemas during the second half of this year? I mentioned Diana Prince, Wonder Woman, who saved the world in June. Then there was the fortunately titled “Dr. Marston & the Wonder Women” that

came out concurrently, feeding off of the hype to tell the kinky true story behind the heroine’s creators. “Wonderstruck” is presently unspooling its generationsspanning story about isolation and selfdiscovery. Woody Allen’s film this year is “Wonder Wheel” with Justin Timberlake, Kate Winslet, and Jim Belushi set in - you guessed it - Coney Island. I’m going to say that we’re the fortunate ones. There are other nouns/adjectives/intransitive verbs out there, but none are doing better work right now. This weekend saw the release of “Wonder”, a story that will appeal to anyone with tear ducts. You can think of it as this year’s “The Blind Side” and I don’t think anyone would be unhappy with that comparison. “Wonder” is just as charming as the 2009 Oscar nominee. There are similar themes about kindness and kinship that run through it. Best still, it features one of the best child actors working right now, Jacob Tremblay (“Room”), in a very

active role. His Auggie Pullman is a ten year-old starting the fifth grade after being home schooled by his mom (Julia Roberts) up to this point. It’s a big move, and a movie might even be made about such an adjustment, but Auggie’s story is much more pointed than that. He’s been held close because of his physical differences from the other kids. Numerous craniofacial deformities at birth subjected him to more than two dozen surgeries to help regain his sight, hearing, and speech. He’s scarred across his face and scared throughout his soul as this change looms in front of him. His mom is a rock, his dad (Owen Wilson) couldn’t be prouder, and his big sister, Via (Izabela Vidovic), roots him on as her own new world of high school is pressing down on her. It might sound like lot for an audience to handle and it is. Bullying is a huge problem in all schools and certainly for Auggie. There will be no dry eyes when you see this film (soon, hopefully!).

Auggie is a shy and a shrinking violet at the start. He withdraws from everyone until his eyes are opened to the great things about school: making real friends (Noah Jupe, Mille Davis), developing trust with your teachers (Daveed Diggs, Mandy Patinkin), and learning about your own potential. Auggie’s passion is science and he endeavors to trade his masking spaceman helmet for lab goggles and top marks. This is a family affair, start to finish. Via’s story about losing her grandmother (Sonia Braga), fighting with her own troubled best friend (Danielle Rose Russell), and coming into an identity both of herself - owing to life with a brother with special needs - and through a loving boyfriend (Nadji Jeter), is equally touching and worthwhile. The Pullmans are what every family should be. “Wonder” runs 113 minutes and is rated PG for thematic elements, including bullying, and some mild language. I give this film three and a half stars out of four.

“Roman” wastes Washington’s talent By MARK KENNEDY Associated Press

It’s getting close to Oscar season and that means it’s time for an early prediction. Ready? Here goes: The Academy Award for Worst Title of a Motion Picture will surely go to “Roman J. Israel, Esq.” This complex, untidy but ambitious film starring a brilliant Denzel Washington deserves better. At one point it was called “Inner City,” which might actually be worse. But just labeling it after its quirky and fictional lead character is a cop out, like calling a film “Andy Kaufman” instead of “Man on the Moon” or “Vincent Van Gogh” instead of “Lust For Life.” The difficulty may be because this is an unusual character journey that chews on huge issues not frequently tackled on film. Directed and written by Dan Gilroy, “Roman J. Israel, Esq. “ traces the fall from grace of a man not in the predictable

way when he hits rock bottom but how a broken person actually rises in wealth and esteem. But Gilroy, who has written dark indies like “Nightcrawler” and big budgets like “Kong: Skull Island,” seems to struggle with what film to make. It often feels like a small, intellectual film is rattling around inside the bones of a more predictable Hollywood legal thriller, mirroring the film’s conflicted lead. Washington plays Israel, an attorney in modern-day Los Angeles who for decades has been the quiet, backroom brains of a two-person criminal defense firm until he’s called upon to step forward. He’s somewhat ill-equipped to do so — his ratty suits are ill-fitting, his glasses are unfashionable and he listens to an iPod with those old orange-foam headphones. Yet Israel is an old-school civil rights warrior who is a lonely genius — someone calls him a “savant” and another says he’s a “freak” (both sound about right.)

He prefers to pore over legal briefs in his humble apartment while eating peanut butter sandwiches than drive around in a flashy car. (He walks everywhere, which in Los Angeles signifies borderline insanity). Thrust into the real world, Israel struggles. He may have the entire California legal code memorized, but he’s blunt and unsocial and doesn’t know how to find his email. “Public speaking is usually something I’m encouraged to avoid,” he confesses. When his cocoon is finally broken, Israel must fend for himself and try to keep his principles, which becomes harder when he falls into the orbit of a slick defense attorney (Colin Farrell, wonderfully understated), who offers a new, snazzy lifestyle. Carmen Ejogo plays a community organizer — the angel to Farrell’s devil. Which will Israel choose? He admits he’s “tired of doing the impossible for the ungrateful.” Can idealism be

bought? Washington has done everything he can to inhabit this odd man. He shambles along with a heavy gait, lugging a heavy case and constantly pushes his glasses up with a finger. As he changes, Washington does, too — flashing a forced smile, losing his tics. Set against a Los Angeles that seems in constant flux thanks to neverending construction, the film mirrors the remaking of its lead character. Gilroy has peppered the script with some great lines — “Purity can’t survive in this world” and “My lack of success is self-imposed” — that Washington almost whispers. The film is also wonderfully scored, with 1960s and ‘70s soul songs as rich as the dialogue — Al Green, Marvin Gaye, The Spinners and George Clinton. But there are frustrations, too. Israel is stubbornly lost in the ‘70s, but has an iPod and a flip phone, a transparent attempt by the filmmakers to have their cake and eat it, too.

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Perhaps it’s a sign of the times that after seeing an epic story as poetically told as Dee Rees’ “Mudbound ,” feelings of awe and admiration are quickly replaced with frustration that Hollywood hasn’t traditionally embraced the artistic visions of people who aren’t white and male. Maybe it’s because feelings are so raw in this post-Weinstein era, where the obstacles women face on their way to success are just beginning to be publicly understood. “Mudbound” is beautiful, complex and flawless, regardless of who made it. That it happens to come from a queer black woman is both significant and irrelevant: Brilliance is brilliance, no matter its packaging. But given Hollywood’s exclusive (and potentially abusive) power structure, some brilliance must fight harder than others to be heard, and we may never know what less-hardy voices have been silenced through the years by harassment and discrimination. Themes of prejudice and discrimination are also central to the story of “Mudbound,” based on the awardwinning 2008 novel by Hillary Jordan. Set in the American South in the early 1940s, it’s both a tale of two families, one black and one white, and a portrait of an era beset by racism and rigid social rules. Rees’ telling is literary and cinematic, striking with both words and images. Her script with Virgil Williams captures Jordan’s writing style and the characters’ distinct voices as they alternately narrate the story. And the stunning photography by Rachel Morrison — leafy woods, light-dappled buildings, watercolor sunsets across enormous skies — creates a beautifully bucolic setting for the ugly racism that brings life-altering pain to both families. Like a novel, the story gradually then completely absorbs as the characters reveal themselves. Though there are

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People planner National Children’s Cancer Society presents “An Evening with the Cardinals” The National Children’s Cancer Society (NCCS) is thrilled to announce the 6th Annual “An Evening with the Cardinals” on Saturday, January 20th, 2018 featuring a new generation of baseball greats. J o i n f e a t u re d g u e s t s W h i t e y Herzog, Willie McGee and Keith Hernandez as they reminisce about the 1982 World Series and share other treasured stories about their time with the St. Louis Cardinals. Dan McLaughlin, voice of the Cardinals, will host the event and moderate a question and answer session with these baseball legends. The evening will also include

silent & live auctions featuring oneof-a-kind memorabilia. All proceeds support the organization’s mission of providing emotional, financial and educational support to children with cancer, their families and survivors. Since 1987, NCCS has distributed over $63 million to more than 40,000 children with cancer. For more information on “An Evening with the Cardinals,” visit thenccs. org/cardinals or contact Emily Hickner at ehickner@theNCCS.org /314.446.5226. The National Children’s Cancer Society, headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, is a not-for-profit organization providing emotional, financial and educational support to children with cancer, their families and survivors. For more information call 314241-1600 or visit thenccs.org or facebook.com/thenccs.

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This stuffed rhino is just one of the many gifts available through the Saint Louis Zoo. passes, free passes for the Emerson Zooline Railroad, Emerson Children’s Zoo and First Bank Sea Lion Show, as well as Zoo discounts, stlzoo member magazine, e-newsletter and more. The membership includes a collectible ornament available only with holiday gift memberships (while supplies last). Other membership levels are available. Order memberships online at stlzoo.org/holidaymembership, by phone at (314) 6464771 or in person at Zoo Welcome Desks. Place orders by Dec. 9 for delivery by Dec. 24. Zoo Gift Cards

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Exclusive Zoo Ornament Collect the Zoo’s 2017 limited edition holiday ornament featuring a rhino from the Mary Ann Lee Conservation Carousel. The glass ornament is sold for $15. Ornaments may be purchased at the Zoo, or by phone at (314) 7810900, ext. 4779. Behind-the-Scenes Tours Gift Certificates Have you ever met a penguin, fed a giant tortoise, scratched a legless lizard? For the person who has everything, give a gift certificate for a behind-the-scenes tour at the Zoo. Tours vary in

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People planner Events planned in Alton area The Alton Regional Convention & Visitors Bureau has announced the following events. Bethalto Christmas Village December 1-2, 8-10, 15-16 5:00pm to 8:00pm Bethalto Central Park 213 N. Prairie St. Bethalto, IL 62010 (618) 377-8051 Celebrate Christmas with a stroll through Central Park in Bethalto, enjoying decorated lighted Christmas-themed cottages, live music, food, Santa Claus, holiday vendors and crafters, live nativity scene and more. Bethalto Christmas Village is a free, family-fun event designed to share the Spirit of Christmas throughout the community and region. Created for all ages, by all ages, Bethalto Christmas Village embodies the cooperation of residents, businesses, churches, civic organizations and village officials to create an amazing Christmas experience! There will be musical entertainment from 6 - 8 p.m. each night. For more information, call (618)377-8051. Admission Free Annual Snowflake Festival Friday, December 01, 2017 6:00pm to 8:00pm Robert E. Glazebrook Community Park 1401 Stamper Lane Godfrey, IL 62035 (618) 466-1483 Visit beautiful Glazebrook Park lit up with twinkling lights to celebrate the holiday season. Join the Godfrey Parks and

Recreation Department for the annual Snowflake Festival at Glazebrook Park in Godfrey. Everyone is invited to attend this free old-fashioned festival complete with carolers, hot cocoa and pictures with Santa! Santa and Mrs. Claus will arrive and will be available for pictures with a donation of a non-perishable food item for the Crisis Food Center. For more information, call the Godfrey Parks and Recreation Department at (618) 466-1483. Christmas Wonderland Friday, December 01, 2017 (Mondays-Fridays in Dec., 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.) 6:00pm to 9:00pm Rock Spring Park 2100 College Avenue Alton, IL 62002 (618) 463-3580 Drive through Rock Spring Park to see more than 2.5 million lights adorning trees and lighting displays throughout the park. Visitors are sure to be captivated by the holiday spirit. A special walk-through night (no cars allowed) will be held the first Monday after Thanksgiving (Nov. 27). General admission for Christmas Wonderland is a suggested donation of $7 for cars and small vans, or $1 per person for vehicles holding more than 10 people. For more information, call (800) 258-6645 or (618) 465-6676. Admission Donation Alton Little Theater: A Nice Family Christmas Dec. 1-2, 5-10 (10th at 2 p.m.) Starting at 7:30pm Alton Little Theater 2450 N. Henry Street Alton, IL 62002

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Laumeier Sculpture Park, located 12580 Rott Road in St. Louis, has announced its upconing schedule. For more information call (314) 615-5278. December 2 Teen & Adult Workshop: Cookie Jars Learn basic slab construction and surface design to create decorative and functional cookie jars out of clay. All jars will be kilnfired, food-safe and ready for your holiday cookies! Laumeier Sculpture Park’s one-day Art Workshops provide participants with a focused experience within a particular medium, process or concept. Workshops are taught by local, experienced Artist-Instructors and are designed to encourage artistic development and self-expression. Saturday, December 2, 1:00– 4:00 p.m. in the Kranzberg Education Lab at Laumeier Sculpture Park, 12580 Rott Road, Saint Louis, Missouri. $60, ages 13 and up. Call 314.615.5278 or visit www.laumeier.org for more information. December 6 Teen & Adult Workshop: Original Ornaments & Holiday Gifts Create one-of-a-kind ornaments, frames or vessels using slab construction. Develop unique surface textures and designs through clay impression, sgraffito and more. Perfect for making a holiday gift or decoration! Laumeier Sculpture Park’s one-day Art Workshops provide participants with a focused experience within a par-

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People planner Great Rivers Choral Society announces schedule The Great Rivers Choral Society (GRCS), an adult choir of mixed voices serving the Riverbend area of Southern Illinois, is pleased to announce the kickoff of the 2017-2018 season. “We’re really excited about the upcoming season,” said Dr. Ronald Abraham, GRCS Music Director. “We’ll be tackling new works by Randall Stroope and René Clausen as well as some familiar pop arrangements and more traditional choral music – and some old

favorites that long-time audience members may recognize.” The concert series begins in the fall (Oct. 7, 14-15) with “Beginnings: Seasons, Love and Life,” presenting some of the finest choral works from the eighteenth century to modern composers creating today. The concert will feature selections from Haydn’s Creation and Randall Thompson’s glorious ‘Alleluia” as well as newer works. In December, the choir will be joined by a Brass Ensemble to help celebrate the Holiday Season. Music will include “Carols for Brass and Choir” and selections from Bach’s triumphant “Christmas

Oratorio.” And the Spring Finale will celebrate the approaching summer with “Boys of Summer: Beach Boys, Beatles, and Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons.” All concerts are free to the public, with a free-will offering taken during the performances. “We’re trying some new things this year,” Dr. Abraham said, “and the choir is coming in with renewed energy. For example, we held four Summer Sings in Alton and invited audience members to sing with us. It was a great way to get to know the community and find new members who are looking to join their voices in song.” Dr.

Abraham noted that any- 2017 at 7:30 p.m. one interested in joining Sunday, December 10, the Great Rivers Choral 2017 at 3 p.m. Society may contact him Godfrey First United at (618) 917-0042 for an Methodist Church, 1100 audition. Airport Rd., Godfrey, For more information, Illinois visit grcs-sing.com. Boys of Summer: Beach The full concert calen- Boys, Beatles & Frankie dar is: Valli and the Four Seasons Christmas Concert with Friday, April 20, 2018 at Brass 7:30 p.m. Sunday, December 3, First United Methodist 2017 at 3 p.m. Church of Jerseyville, 1200 St. John’s United S. Liberty St., Jerseyville, Methodist Church, Illinois Saturday, April 28, 2018 7372 Marine Road, at 7:30 p.m. Edwardsville, Illinois St. Louis;Ernst Heating & Cooling;E36720;4.8733x6 (17Fa) Sunday, April 29, 2018 at Saturday, December 9,

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People planner SLSO single tickets now on sale The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra has announced that single tickets for its 138th season are on-sale. Tickets for all Classical, Live at Powell Hall, Family, and Education concerts can be purchased online at www. slso.org, by calling 314534-1700, or in person at the Powell Hall Box Office. During the 2017/2018 season, SLSO audiences will enjoy a season-long celebration of Music Director David Robertson’s remarkable tenure. It will be Robertson’s 13th and final season with the SLSO. The 17/18 season also marks the orchestra’s 50th year at Powell Hall. The subscription season begins Saturday, September 23, as Music Director David Robertson leads the SLSO in a program featuring works by Mozart and pianist Emanuel Ax. Season highlights include: Season opening celebration of Mozart, including six piano concertos with Emanuel Ax; season finale features Swing Symphony collaboration with Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. Wo r k s include Beethoven’s Missa solemnis, Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons, Orff ’s Carmina burana,

Rachmaninoff ’s Piano Concerto No. 2, Ravel’s Bolero, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5, Adès’s Powder Her Face Suite, and U.S. premieres of Peter Ruzicka’s Elegie: Remembrance for Orchestra, and ErkkiSven Tüür ’s Solastalgia. Returning artists include SLSO Music Director Designate Stéphane Denève, Nicholas McGegan, Leonard Slatkin, Orli Shaham, Augustin Hadelich, Christine B r e w e r, Susanna Phillips, and Kelley O’Connor. Eighth season of live radio broadcasts of all Saturday subscription concerts on St. Louis Public Radio. Third season of “Night at the Symphony” on the Nine Network. Live at Powell Hall concerts, including some of Hollywood’s biggest blockbusters like Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets™, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban™, Jurassic Park, and North by Northwest. A d d i t i o n a l l y, Broadway’s hottest artist, Leslie Odom Jr., will perform at Powell Hall, and tribute concerts, including The Music of John Williams, will feature the works of legendary artists. The f o u r- c o n c e r t Family Series featuring Athletes of the Orchestra, Rapped & Remixed, Pinocchio’s Adventures in Funland, and A World of MakeBelieve. Education Concerts for elementary, middle,

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Here’s a build-your-own pizza, highlighted with buffalo chicken and ricotta cheese, from Dewey’s Pizza at 112 E. Vandalia St. in Edwardsville.

Dewey’s Pizza in Edwardsville By BILL ROSEBERRY For The Edge

I stayed home for my latest review, hitting up Dewey’s Pizza in Edwardsville. Dewey’s is located at 112 E. Vandalia St. I know it’s a chain restaurant, but it’s a small one with only 25 locations in the country and the Edwardsville location is the only one in Madison County. I don’t normally hit up too many chains, but it’s simple — Dewey’s is good. From the delectable smoky crust to the extremely fresh and crazy ingredients, Dewey’s makes some good pies.

My buddy Joe and I recently visited for lunch and weren’t disappointed. The menu is small, so there’s not much confusion on what to order. There are pizzas, calzones and salads. With that in mind, they are able to focus on the menu and perfect it. Joe and I decided to start our day off with some salads. I know, not what you would expect from me, or my buddy Joe if you knew him, but the salads at Dewey’s are top notch. I ordered the candied walnut and grape salad, while Joe went with a Caesar salad. My candied walnut and grape salad was delicious.

Starting out with a bed of field greens, it was topped with candied walnuts, red grapes, Gorgonzola cheese, onions and finished with a citrus basil vinaigrette. I had the waiter gussie it up with some crushed black pepper, too. It was popping with sweetness from the grapes, walnuts and dressing. The grapes were chopped, so not overly hard to eat in the salad. It was extremely fresh and just amazing how all the flavors gave a punch to my palette in every bite. It was a good way to start the afternoon. Continued from Page 28

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Dining Delights Eat Continued from Page 27 Joe enjoyed his Caesar salad also. It was on a bed of romaine lettuce with shaved parmesan cheese, French bread croutons and drizzled in a creamy Caesar dressing. He had ground black pepper sprinkled on his to finish it off, too. Now it was on to the pizzas. I’ve tried the calzones here before also and they are very good, but I was in the mood to go with Dewey’s bread and butter on this visit, which is definitely the pizza. You can watch the cooks work through the big open window to the kitchen when you first walk in which is cool. They are hard at work because Dewey’s stays pretty busy. We both went with 11-inch pies so we could do our own thing. Joe went with one of the pizzas on the everyday menu, but I dared to be different, creating my own masterpiece. There are plenty of top-notch choices on the build-your-own portion of the menu. I started with buffalo chicken, black olives and ricotta cheese and tacked on some bacon for the closer. The chicken had a great spice kick to it and was very tender, then add in the hint of sweetness from the ricotta and I had the makings of a great pizza prize. Of course the signature smoky taste of the crust is always a winner and bacon and black olives are two of my favorite pizza toppings so they added to the production as well. I scarfed the whole thing down. Joe loved his, too. He went

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The storefront of Dewey’s Pizza located at 112 E. Vandalia St. in Edwardsville. with the Bronx Bomber, but threw on some ricotta to add to the experience. The Bronx Bomber consists of mozzarella cheese, pepperoni, sausage, mushrooms, onions, green peppers and black olives. Both of our pizzas were served with the red sauce also. The options seem endless for the pies at Dewey’s, starting with the sauces. There is the traditional red sauce with mozzarella cheese, but you can also choose a white sauce with olive oil, minced garlic, mozzarella and

fontina cheese. The toppings are split into regular and gourmet options, with an upcharge for gourmet of course. When you start perusing them bring your reading glasses, because it looks like War and Peace there are so many to choose from. For regular options there are items like, white or red onions, black, green or Kalamata olives, green bell, jalapeno and banana peppers, salami and black bean corn salsa. Move to the gourmet selections and there’s Gorgonzola,

goat, ricotta, feta and fontina cheeses, pine nuts, pesto, artichokes, proscuitto, capicola ham, meatballs, amish chicken and buffalo chicken plus much more. Of course there are other specialty pizzas like the Bronx Bomber. The Dr. Dre looks pretty appealing with olive oil, mozzarella, green peppers, red onions, amish chicken, bacon, jalapenos and tomatoes and ranch dressing added after the bake. To check out the whole Dewey’s menu, including their

seasonal choices, visit their website at www.deweyspizza. com. They also keep a pretty good craft beer menu on hand. Unfortunately on my visit I didn’t get to partake in any of them, but if that’s your thing there are definitely some options. The dining room is a big open area with plenty of square tables and booths along the walls, with a small bar in the front when you first enter. It’s good for big groups or a nice quiet lunch or dinner.

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Homes For Sale Attention Investors! Four BR house, long term tennent, no repairs needed. Leo Connors 618-741-0487

2bd Townhome with garage - $825/mo without garage - $775/mo Call 618-779-9985 2BR 1.5BA Smoke Free Townhomes. $730 mo. Great interstate access. I-255/Horseshoe Lake Rd. area. Includes washer/dryer, water, sewer and trash service. No pets. No smoking on the property! 618-931-4700 www.fairway-estates.net 2br duplex w/garage in Bunker Hill. Includes trash pickup. $600/mo 217-851-1398 or 843-443-5060

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SERVICE DIRECTORY TREE SERVICE

DEX’S

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TREE SERVICE

TIM’S

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Call or Text: 618-979-2006

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HANDYMAN BOB’S HANDYMAN SERVICE

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Insured

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Quality Work at a Reasonable Price Senior & Veteran Discount

LAWN & HOME CARE

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(Install & Repair),

STORM SPECIALS! • Tree Trimming & Removal • Professional • Personable

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Flooring Siding/Soffit/Facia/Gutters Doors/Windows Powerwashing -Decks/Stairs Fire & Flood Restoration

C ommerCial & r esidential • Spring Clean-Up • Mowing • Landscape Installation • Irrigation • Landscape Lighting

ALL JOBS WELCOME

Insured

335 3330

GatewayLawn.com

Darrell’s Carpentry Plus

CLEANING

Ceramic Tile Decks & Fences DOORS: Entrances Interior & Trim Patio Drywall Repairs Paint & Texture REMODELING: Basements Bathrooms Kitchens Replacement Windows Room Additions Rental Rehabs Service Upgrades Storm Damage

Insured & Bonded 656-6743

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Small or Large Offices Insured For FREE estimate

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Call Mary 618-491-1885

Licensed & Insured

We Love Cleaning!

• Senior Discount

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Foster & Sons Lawn Service Lawn Cutting/Trimming Tree & Shrub Trimming & Removal Landscape Mulching Residential & Commercial

39 Years Experience

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LAWN & HOME CARE

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We have more services.. Just give us a call.....

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Call for a FREE estimate!

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SERVICE DIRECTORY ROOFING

PLUMBING

PAINTING

HAULING

PAINTING

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Interior/Exterior

DECKS/FENCES Stain/Paint Powerwashing

• No job too small • Insured • Local • Will beat ALL competitors

Licensed Insured Bonded

Written bids

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• Junk Removal • Demolition • Electrical Service Upgrades • Roofing & more!

Need an Estimate? Contact

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CONSTRUCTION & REMODELING

• RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL • PLUMBING, BATHROOM & KITCHEN REMODELS • SEWER/WATER LINE REPLACEMENT & EXCAVATION • WHOLE HOUSE FILTRATION SYSTEM • SERVING METRO EAST COMMUNITIES

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Sales Representative

A.O. Smith Certified

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24/7 Emergency Service

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• Wallpaper • Specialty Painting • Inside or Outside Work • Power Washing • Deck Refinishing

Call 444-0293

ANYTHING/ EVERYTHING Remove Unwanted Debris From Basement Garage, Attic; Wherever! VeRy ReAsonABle Retired Deputy Sheriff

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BRICKWORK

Madison Co. Masonry & Concrete • ALL BRICK WORK & REPAIR • FOUNDATION WORK • TUCK POINTING • CHIMNEYS • DRIVEWAYS • PATIOS & SIDEWALKS • SEAL ANY BRICK OR CONCRETE • REPAIR WATER DAMAGE (FULLY LICENSED & INSURED FREE ESTIMATES

Serving All Of Madison County

Fireplace Restoration 618-670-9243 » Interior brick & stone replaced or repaired. » Fireboxes repaired. » All brick, stone, plaster and tile. » Mantels & lentels.

No job too small. Free estimates.

Call Jess

To place your ad here call Lisa 656-4700 x 46

MASONRY & CONCRETE

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