120315 Edge of the Weekend by EDWARDSVILLE PUBLISHING

December 3, 2015

Vol. 13 No. 14

Gardenland Express page 3

George Winston at SIUE page 4

EAC set for the holidays page 14

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What’s Inside 3

Gardenland Express Favorite returns to MoBOT.

4 The Fab Five

FIrst in line when SIUE registration began.

5 Holiday delights

A look at the St. Louis-area schedule.

"The Night Before" A stellar cast propels film.

14 Holiday shopping? Look no further than the EAC.

15 "The Nutcracker"

Edison Theatre to host holiday favorite.

24 You Gotta Eat Tucanos Brazilian Grill.

What’s Happening Friday Dec. 4____________ • U.S. Bank Wild Lights, St. Louis Zoo, St. Louis, 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. • Santa's Magical Kingdom, Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park, St. Louis, 5:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., Runs through January 3, 2016. • Anheuser-Busch Brewery Lights 2015, Anheuser-Busch Consumer Hospitality Center, St. Louis, 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., Runs through January 3, 2016. • 46th Annual Way of Lights, National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows, Belleville, 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., Runs through January 1, 2016. • Holiday Wreath Auction, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, 9”00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Runs through January 2, 2016. • 3rd Annual Garden Glow, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, 5:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Runs through January 2, 2016. • Holiday Floral and Train Show: “Conifers of the World”, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Runs Through January 3, 2016. • Victorian Christmas at Tower Grove House, Missouri Botanical Gardens, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Runs through January 3, 2016. • 3 0 t h A n n u a l Wi n t e r Wonderland, Tilles County Park, St. Louis, 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Runs through January 2, 2016.

• Celebration of Lights, Fort Zumwalt Park, O'Fallon (MO), 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., Runs through December 30. • Christmas Wonderland, Rock Spring Park, Alton, 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Runs through December 29. • St. Charles Christmas Traditions, St. Charles (MO), 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Runs through December 23. • Winter Jewels: A Holiday Celebration, Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House, Chesterfield, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Runs through January 3, 2016.

Saturday Dec. 5____________ • Teddy Bear Tea, Ritz-Carlton, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. • U.S. Bank Wild Lights, St. Louis Zoo, St. Louis, 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. • Santa's Magical Kingdom, Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park, St. Louis, 5:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., Runs through January 3, 2016. • 40th Annual Soulard Holiday Parlour Tour, South 7th Street Soulard Neighborhood, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. • Anheuser-Busch Brewery Lights 2015, Anheuser-Busch Consumer Hospitality Center, St. Louis, 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., Runs through January 3, 2016. • 46th Annual Way of Lights,

National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows, Belleville, 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., Runs through January 1, 2016. • Holiday Wreath Auction, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, 9”00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Runs through January 2, 2016. • 3rd Annual Garden Glow, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, 5:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Runs through January 2, 2016. • Holiday Floral and Train Show: “Conifers of the World”, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Runs Through January 3, 2016. • Victorian Christmas at Tower Grove House, Missouri Botanical Gardens, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Runs through January 3, 2016. • 3 0 t h A n n u a l Wi n t e r Wonderland, Tilles County Park, St. Louis, 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Runs through January 2, 2016. • Celebration of Lights, Fort Zumwalt Park, O'Fallon (MO), 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., Runs through December 30. • Christmas Wonderland, Rock Spring Park, Alton, 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Runs through December 29. • St. Charles Christmas Traditions, St. Charles (MO), 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Runs through December 23. • Winter Jewels: A Holiday Celebration, Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House, Chesterfield, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Runs through January 3, 2016.

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Holiday favorite returns to the Missouri Botanical Garden For The Edge The annual Gardenland Express Holiday Flower and Train Show delights visitors of all ages with G-scale trains of many eras traveling along 900 feet of track through a miniature holiday landscape made up of festive decorations and thousands of fresh plants, accented by beautiful poinsettias and flowers. Hours & Admission November 21 to January 3 Daily, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. $5 per person (ages 3 and up) Free for Garden members and their children Limited evening admission on all Garden Glow

evenings $2 per person (ages 3 and up) Free for Garden members and their children 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, 1‑800‑642‑8842). Follow the Garden on Facebook and Twitter at www.facebook. com/missouribotanicalgarden and http://twitter.com/ mobotgarden.

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The sounds of George Winston Pianist to bring his Winter Show to SIUE as part of Arts & Issues Series By JULIA BIGGS Of The Edge

he SIUE Meridian Ballroom will be filled with the melodic music of solo pianist George Winston Dec. 13 when Winston returns to the Arts and Issues stage for a performance of his Winter Show. The 2 p.m. concert is sponsored by TheBank of Edwardsville. Winston's Winter Show will include melodic fall and winter type songs, some of Vince Guaraldi’s “Peanuts” pieces, compositions inspired by the New Orleans piano and the stride piano traditions, and songs from his latest album, “Spring Carousel - A Cancer Research Benefit.” Born in 1949, Winston grew up mainly in Montana and spent his later formative years in Mississippi and Florida. His favorite music was instrumental rock and instrumental R&B including Floyd Cramer, The Ventures, Booker T. and the MGs, and Jimmy Smith. Winston writes in a “QnA” on his website that he had taken a few piano lessons as a kid, but wasn't interested in it and quit. It wasn't until 1967 when he heard the Doors that he had a renewed interest in playing and actually began playing the organ. “I learned chords and music theory, and studied recordings of organists, especially the great Jazz organist Jimmy Smith,” Winston's website states. “Then in 1971, when I heard recordings of the great Stride pianist Thomas “Fats” Walker, I switched immediately to solo piano. I never played any music from the great European classical tradition nor have any desire to. My approach is entirely North American, rather than European and I treat the piano as an Afro-American tuned drum.” Although Winston primarily plays R&B piano currently, he spent a great deal of time in the early 70s playing stride piano. He explains on his website that stride piano basically means that the left hand “strides” between a bass and a chord while the right hand plays the improvisation. “It is an older jazz piano tradition, played most predominantly between the 1920s and the early 1940s, but the tempos are much faster, there is much more improvisation, and more harmonic development,” Winston notes. He moved from playing stride piano to folk or rural folk piano, a melodic style he came up with in 1971 when he switched from organ to piano. “I was mainly working

on stride piano, and I wanted something that was complimentary to that – melodic and simpler, and using the sustain sound of the piano that I love,” Winston states online. “The majority of songs on my recordings are in this style...” Since 1972 Winston has released 13 solo piano albums. His more recent releases include “Love Will Come -The Music Of Vince Guaraldi Vol 2” (2010) and “Gulf Coast Blues & Impressions 2 – A Louisiana Wetlands Benefit” (2012). His current album, “ Spring Carousel – A Cancer Research Benefit” was released in 2014. Winston is well-known for his concern for social issues and has released several albums benefiting numerous organizations. In 2001, he released “Remembrance – A memorial benefit” for those affected by 9/11, and the single, “Silent Night” was released in 2013 to benefit the organization Feeding America. Those who attend Winston's concert at SIUE on Dec. 13 are asked to support a local food pantry by bringing a donation of canned food to the concert. Collection baskets will be located at the Meridian Hall entrance and all food collected will be donated locally to a food pantry. Arts & Issues tickets can be ordered on-line at artsandissues. com or in-person at the Morris University Center (MUC) Welcome Desk. The MUC Welcome Desk is open Monday through Friday 7:30 a.m. until 7:30 p.m. and Saturday 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. The Welcome Desk is closed on Sunday. To place your order by phone call 1-866698-4253.

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Pictured are two views of George Winston at his piano.

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People St. Louis will be hoppin' for the holidays For The Edge It's the holiday season. And that means holiday happenings. A number of performances are scheduled around the St. Louis area in December. Here's a look: • Kids Night at The Fox – Cirque Dreams Holidaze – Friday, December 4, 6pm The Fabulous Fox Theatre, 527 N. Grand Blvd Buy 1 Adult Ticket, get 1 Kid’s ticket FREE* $35-65 http://www.foxpacf.org/knaf. aspx 13th Annual Kids Night at The Fabulous Fox presents Cirque Dreams Holidaze, Friday, December 4. Doors open early at 6pm for pre-show activities in the lobby, show starts at 7:30pm. Restaurant discounts for ticket holders. Preshow activities include learning to hula-hoop, juggle, Cirque tattoos, holiday sing-a-long, photo opps and more! Cirque Dreams Holidaze: Broadway director Neil Goldberg re-imagines the holiday season with over 300 costumes, 20 acts and 30 performers showcasing an endless variety of imaginative, heartpounding and gravity- defying feats you have to see to believe. The show celebrates the most wonderful time of the year with singers, choreography and exciting production numbers. Performers twirl, bounce and soar thru the air to original music and seasonal favorites brought to life within a stage setting of gigantic gifts, colossal candy canes and 30-foot towering trees & soldiers creating a wonderland of amazement. *BOGO applies to kids age 17 & under, while supplies last, and only available in person at The Fox box office. Seating restrictions apply (good in areas B, C, D, E1). • Max & Louie Productions’ Sublime Intimacy - December 4-20 Kranzberg Arts Center, 501 North Grand Blvd $40 general admission, with $5 discounts for students and older adults http://maxandlouie.com/ http://www.brownpapertickets. com/event/2233800 Ken Page – Broadway veteran, cabaret artist and familiar face at The Muny – is author and director of Max & Louie Productions’ second show of their 2015 season. Sublime Intimacy is the remembered tales

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Above, the cast of Sublime Intimacy. Below, art for Kids Night at the Fox. of five friends: an ex-Hollywood actor, a psychology professor, a painter, an actress and a Broadway musical performer whose lives were elevated, touched and indeed changed by their love of a dancer and his dance. While each person's story is different, they overlap, intertwine and inform each other as the lives and tales of friends often do. We the audience, like the characters, are allowed to share in the intimate beauty of the art form through the performances of "The Dancer" as the play unfolds. Sublime Intimacy, isn't that what we all want? • A Very Manly Christmas with Jim Manley’s Mad Brass & Rhythm, December 11-12, 7:30pm & 9:30pm Ferring Jazz Bistro (Jazz St.

Louis is a not-for-profit 501 (c) (3) organization 3536 Washington Ave., St. Louis, MO 63103 $25; $10 Students h t t p : / / w w w. j a z z s t l . o r g / experience/artists/a-very-manleychristmas-with-jim-manleys-madbrass-rhythm/ Jim Manley is an explosive trumpet player whose forays into the musical stratosphere are exciting and unbelievable. In the past few years, Manley has branched out as a bandleader, composer/arranger, and clinician, maintaining a busy playing schedule with nearly 4,500 engagements in the last fifteen years. For these special Bistro shows, Manley has put together a screamin’ seven-piece instrumental

group dubbed Mad Brass & Rhythm to bring you Holiday cheer! • Matt Wilson’s Christmas Tree-O, December 16-19, 7:30pm & 9:30pm Ferring Jazz Bistro (Jazz St. Louis is a not-for-profit 501 (c) (3) organization 3536 Washington Ave., St. Louis, MO 63103 $30; $10 Students h t t p : / / w w w. j a z z s t l . o r g / experience/artists/matt-wilsonschristmas-tree-o-2/ It was a snowy day in May when Matt Wilson, Jeff Lederer and Paul Sikivie gathered at Maggie’s Farm recording studio to spread Christmas cheer. The result of that gathering is Matt Wilson’s Christmas Tree-O, a collection of everyone’s favorite holiday tunes that’s destined to be added to holiday music collections all over the globe. “ Wo n d e r a n d i n n o c e n c e , gaudiness and cheer: can it be any surprise that the jazz drummer Matt Wilson thrives around the holidays? His Christmas Tree-O…does more or less what you’d expect, batting around holiday standards with a mischievous but sentimental air… In any case, the band, with Paul Sikivie on bass and Jeff Lederer on reeds, represents something more than a side project or a symptom of seasonal opportunism. It has its own gait and style.” (The New York Times) • Jazz St. Louis Big Band plays Ellington’s Nutcracker, December 21-23, 7:30pm & 9:30pm Ferring Jazz Bistro (Jazz St. Louis is a not-for-profit 501 (c) (3) organization 3536 Washington Ave., St. Louis, MO 63103 $25; $10 Students h t t p : / / w w w. j a z z s t l . o r g / experience/artists/jazz-st-louis-bigband-plays-ellingtons-nutcracker/

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Celebrate the Holidays with a special showcase of Duke Ellington’s Nutcracker Suite performed by the Jazz St. Louis Big Band! These jazz interpretations of Tchaikovsky’s ballet, arranged by Ellington and Billy Strayhorn, feature tunes like “Sugar Rum Cherry” (taking the place of “Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy”) and “Peanut Brittle Brigade” (taking the place of the mundanely named “March”). Filling out each set will be Ellington/Strayhorn classics like “Take the A-Train,” “Cottontail,” “Koko,” “The Mooche,” and more, all played from the original charts. • New Years Eve at Kemoll’s / Top of the Met, December 31, 8pm – 12:30am Top of the Met 211 N. Broadway, St. Louis, MO 63102 $100 per person + tax (includes dinner, gratuity, open premium bar, and parking) https://www.facebook.com/ events/1669418613279642/ Ring in the New Year with the best view in St. Louis! Top of the Met invites you to join us & Everyday People for a night of Dinner and Dancing on New Year’s Eve. Doors open at 7:30 Call 314-421-0555 to make a reservation. 1st course: Baby Spring Salad 2nd course: Farfalle Tuscano 3rd course: Beef Conti & Swordfish with Pancetta Relish & Herb Roasted Potatoes 4th course: Cheesecake with a Cherry Chocolate Ganache Coupons or gift certificates are not valid. Must make a reservation for the event. Event becomes nonrefundable 48 before event starts. Credit card must be provided when making reservation and will be used to pay for the event. No cash will be accepted.

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Yo u â&#x20AC;&#x2122; l l g e t g o o s e b u m p s a s you wander through the arctic wonderland of twinkling holiday lights and seasonal sounds of U.S. Bank Wild Lights at the Saint Louis Zoo! Stop by McDonnell Polar Bear Point and you may glimpse the Zooâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s special delivery for 2015: Kali (pronounced â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cullyâ&#x20AC;?) the polar bear! Dates and Times Wild Lights is open 5:30-8:30 p.m. on Friday-Sunday, Nov. 27-29; Wednesday-Sunday, Dec. 2-6; Wednesday-Sunday, Dec. 9-13; Wednesday-Wednesday, Dec. 16-23; Saturday-Wednesday, Dec. 26-30; and Friday-Sunday, Jan. 1-3. The Zoo will close to the public at 4 p.m. each day of Wild Lights. Doors will re-open at 5:30 p.m. for the event. (Exhibit is closed on Dec. 24, 25 and 31.) Admission M o n d a y t h ro u g h T h u r s d a y, tickets are $7 for Zoo members and $8 for general public. Friday through Sunday, tickets are $9 for Zoo members and $10 for general public. Children under age 2 receive free admission. Wild Lights tickets can be purchased online at stlzoo. org/wildlights, or at a Zoo Welcome Desk during Zoo hours. Tickets are also available at the door the nights of the event starting at 5:30 p.m. Free parking will be available on both Zoo parking lots. Holiday Lights and Activities Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be enchanted by whimsical light displays, including a neon North Pole, starry safari, jungle bell rock, snowfall flurry walk, the beautiful swan lake, poppinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; prairie dogs, an illuminated penguin colony, a fantasy butterfly garden and a charming gingerbread village, flamboyant flamingos, numerous trees ablaze in lights and much more. Get nose-to-beak with the birds at Penguin & Puffin Coast, warm up in the tropics of the Monsanto Insectarium where youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll see colorful insects from around the world, and go underwater through the Sea Lion Sound tunnel. Gather â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;round the fire to fluff

your fur, warm your paws and perk up your listening ears as you hear captivating animal stories by theatrical interpreters sponsored by Prairie Farms Dairy. Live ice carving demonstrations will take place on Friday and Saturday nights, and on select nights look for strolling entertainment and costumed characters throughout the event. Climb aboard your favorite animal on the Mary Ann Lee Conservation Carousel ($3). Chill out in the 4-D Theater featuring â&#x20AC;&#x153;Polar Expressâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;The 4-D Experienceâ&#x20AC;? coming in early December ($5/person). Rides are weather permitting. Food and Shopping Campfire s'mores will be available for purchase at the holiday traditions area sponsored by Laclede Gas. Take a detour to one of three cafes for dinner, snacks and hot chocolate. Visit the 102.5 KEZK Blizzard Zone for all kinds of frosty fun for kids. Shop for a variety of unique gift ideas at Zoo gift shops and receive a 10 percent discount on any purchase; Zoo members receive a 20 percent discount. Group Rate Groups of 15 or more may receive a group rate of $7/person on weekdays and $9/person on weekends by calling in advance. To order group tickets, call (314) 6464718 or email groups@stlzoo.org. More Information For more information, visit www.stlzoo.org/wildlights, www. facebook.com/stlzoo and www. twitter.com/stlzoo, or call (314) 6464771. Sponsors U . S . B a n k Wi l d L i g h t s i s sponsored by U.S. Bank, Eaton, Laclede Gas, Prairie Farms Dairy, Build-A-Bear WorkshopÂŽ at the Zoo and 102.5 KEZK.

for guests. Garden Glow is open through January 2, 2016. More than 400,000 additional lights were added from the 2014 exhibit with an expanded footprint through even more of the Garden grounds. Twenty-eight installations will adorn the Gardenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most iconic locations including the ClimatronÂŽ, Kaeser Memorial Maze, the Central Axis, Tower Grove House, Shoenberg Fountain and the Cleveland Gate House among others. Garden Glow is designed to engage visitors of all ages. An expanded Family Fun Area will feature a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Reindeer Ring Toss,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Glowmen Glen,â&#x20AC;? an interactive Glowmen decorating installation and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tree-dazzeled,â&#x20AC;? with lifesize trees available for photo opportunities. The Garden is also offering Family Night Pricing on November 25, December 2, 9 and 16 ,with childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tickets offered at a discounted price of $3 per child. Food and drinks will be available at a number of locations on the grounds including stations located on the Central Axis featuring fire pits for sâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;more-making. Also new this year is an additional â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dine and Glowâ&#x20AC;? ticket which will include Glow admission as well as featured menu items in Sassafrass, the Gardenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cafĂŠ. Special Glow and holiday gear will also be sold on the grounds and in the Garden Gate Shop. Please note, for the enjoyment of all guests, there are no tripods, monopods or selfie sticks allowed during Garden Glow evenings. Garden Glow is presented by Wells Fargo Advisors. Signature location sponsorship by The B o e i n g C o m p a n y, D a v i d a n d Lelia Farr and Monsanto. Special

venue sponsorship by Ameren Corporation, Bunge North America, Maritz, Moneta Group - Dan and Peggy West and PNC Bank. 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, v i s i t w w w. m o b o t . o rg o r c a l l (314) 577â&#x20AC;&#x2018;5100 (toll-free, 1â&#x20AC;&#x2018;800â&#x20AC;&#x2018;642â&#x20AC;&#x2018;8842). Follow the Garden on Facebook and Twitter at www.facebook.com/ m i s s o u r i b o t a n i c a l g a rd e n a n d http://twitter.com/mobotgarden. More than 45,000 households i n t h e S t . L o u i s re g i o n h o l d memberships to the Missouri Botanical Garden. Memberships begin at $65 ($60 for seniors) and offer 12 months of free general admission for two adults and all children ages 12 and under, plus exclusive invitations and discounts. Members help support the Gardenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s operations and world-changing work in plant science and conservation. Learn more at www.mobot.org/ membership.

McKendree lines up holiday entertainment

McKendree Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Division of Visual and Performing Arts, the Hettenhausen Center for the Arts, the Show Choir program, and the McKendree Gallery of Art

MoBOT hosting Garden Glow

The Missouri Botanical Gardenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual light exhibit, Garden Glow, opens November 21. Now in its third year, the expanded event features 1 million lights as well as additional interactive installations

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The shore is rendered in soft warm blues and thick buttery yellows. Swimmers wade into the water as a heavy black cannon trains a gleaming barrel towards the darkening horizon. “Beach at Walmer” (c. 1938) is a picture of stubborn vigilance, all the more resonant for the circumst ances of it s creat i on . Painted on the English Channel shortly before the outbreak of World War II, it is the work of Winston Churchill, the future prime minister and a chief architect of Allied victory, but then a lonely voice in British Parliament warning against the Nazi storm. This fall, the National Churchill Museum at Westminster College in Fulton, Mo., and the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum at Wa s h i n g t o n U n i v e r s i t y i n S t . L o u i s w i l l f e a t u re “ B e a c h a t Walmer” and 46 other works in the exhibit “The Paintings of Sir Winston Churchill.” Presented in association with “Churchill 2015,” a worldwide commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Churchill’s death, the exhibition is among the most significant displays of Churchill’s work ever in North America. Featured are canvases re p re s e n t i n g f i v e d e c a d e s o f Churchill’s paintings, drawn from public and private collections in the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States. Also included are Churchill’s traveling easel, one sculpture by Churchill and a portrait of Churchill by Sir John Lavery. Major lenders include Chartwell, Churchill’s historic family estate in Kent and part of The United Kingdom National Tr u s t f o r P l a c e s o f H i s t o r i c Interest or Natural Beauty, as well as The Royal Academy of Arts, London, and the Beaverbrook Art Gallery in Canada. “This exhibition collects most of the very best of Churchill’s painting,” said Timothy Riley, painting curator for the National Churchill Museum and co-author, with Churchill’s granddaughter E d w i n a S a n d y s , o f “ Wi n s t o n Churchill: A Passion for Painting,” forthcoming from The National Churchill Museum and Donning Company Publishers. “Some of these works have s e l d o m , i f e v e r, b e e n s e e n

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outside of the United Kingdom. It represents an incredible opportunity, for museum-goers and students of history alike, t o e x p l o re w h o , a s a n a r t i s t , Churchill truly was,” he said. ‘Audacity is the only ticket’ Today, Churchill is remembered as the “British Bulldog” who lifted spirits amidst the London Blitz, rousing Great Britain to what he memorably called its “finest hour.” Many consider his “Iron Curtain” speech, which diagnosed the dangers of postwar Soviet expansionism — and which was delivered at Westminster College — to mark the beginning of the Cold War. Ye t C h u r c h i l l a l s o w a s a dedicated amateur artist. He first took up brushes in 1915 at age 40, after being ousted as First Lord of the Admiralty during B r i t a i n ’ s d i s a s t ro u s G a l l i p o l i campaign. “I had great anxiety and no means of relieving it,” he recalled in his 1921 essay “Painting as a Pastime” (later the basis of a book). But in the weeks that followed, he watched with interest as his sister-in-law painted in the garden. She urged him to give it a try. For the rest of his life — at home, on holiday and even, occasionally, on the battlefield — Churchill’s oils were rarely far from hand. Painting was a joy and a consolation, a source of sustenance and an intellectual challenge. He became an avid museum-goer, befriended such contemporary painters as Lavery and Paul Maze, and copied works by Paul Cézanne and John Singer Sargent, among many others. “There really is no time for t h e d e l i b e r a t e a p p ro a c h , ” h e observed. “Two years of drawing lessons, three years of copying woodcuts, five years of plaster casts … these are for the young.” For the self-taught latecomer, “audacity” as he once famously said, was “the only ticket.” ‘Painting is like a battle’ Churchill often discussed his craft in military terms. “Painting is like a battle,” he mused, “and trying to paint a picture is, I suppose, like trying to fight a battle.” But the battle on canvas, at least, was seldom explicitly political. Of his nearly 575 completed paintings, 350 a re l a n d s c a p e s o r s e a s c a p e s . Instead, Churchill grappled with the materials, techniques and traditions of painting itself. It was THE FALL It’s Hard To Shop A Trane.®

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The Alton Regional Convention & Visitors Bureau has announced the following events. Annual Snowflake Festival Friday, December 4, 2015 6:00pm to 8:00pm Robert E. Glazebrook Community Park 1401 Stamper Lane Godfrey, IL 62035 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. Olde Alton Art & Craft Fair Saturday, December 5, 2015 9:00am to 4:00pm Alton High School 4200 Humbert Rd. Alton, IL 62002 Find all your Christmas goodies at the 26th Annual Olde Alton Arts & Crafts Fair featuring a variety of crafters from Illinois and Missouri. Breakfast and lunch will be served and there is free parking. All proceeds benefit the Alton Band and Orchestra programs at Alton Community School District. For more information, call (618) 4746996. Admission $2/Saturday $1/Sunday Under 12 free Eagle Watching with Ranger Saturday, December 5, 2015 9:00am to 10:00am Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge HCR 82 Box 107 Brussels, IL 62013 Join refuge rangers from Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge for a morning of eagle watching. Visit multiple areas at the wildlife

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How do we picture the private lives of Angelina Jolie Pitt and Brad Pitt? If they were to, say, wind along the Mediterranean coast in a top-down convertible with Serge Gainsbourg lilting on the radio, would that do the trick? In the opening of "By the Sea," written and directed by Jolie Pitt, they are the picture of glamor we would expect from the stars, playing a married couple who breeze into a remote seaside cove in the South of France. The spell, however, is broken when they reach the water. "I smell fish," says Jolie Pitt's Vanessa, stepping out of the car. T h e 1 9 7 0 s s e a s i d e s e t t i n g c o u l d h a rd l y b e m o re enchanting, but something is rotten on the French Rivera. Married 14 years and childless, Vanessa, a former dancer, and Roland, a struggling writer, arrive — not with the jaunty lightness of the opening — but as if seeking a shore on which to hurl their on-the-rocks marriage. After checking into their hotel suite, they immediately, wordlessly begin rearranging the furniture and placing the desk by the window. They're like actors setting a scene; the feeling of artifice never leaves "By the Sea," which transpires almost entirely within the suite's walls in a stylish, detached kind of melodramatic malaise. They quickly settle into a strange routine: Roland spends his days drinking with the local bartender (the excellent Niels Arestrup) and failing to write, while Vanessa mopes around the hotel room. They speak little, in fraught exchanges that refer only vaguely to the prior trauma that hangs over them. RATED: PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for "strong sexuality, nudity and language." RUNNING TIME: 122 minutes. ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Two stars out of four.

"Love the Coopers"

"Love the Coopers" is pretty formulaic as far as Christmas dramedies go, but there are always going to be those movies that just get to you — despite, perhaps, your best judgment. Modern holiday movies, with their aggressively unhappy families and sanitized Hallmark sentimentality, occupy an interesting space in entertainment. Big, starry ensemble casts assemble to fight and laugh and cry and realize something profound about life, love and the season of giving with a backdrop of magazine perfect interiors, idyllic snowfall and a soundtrack of perfectly curated carols. They're not high art and they're not trying to be, either. Their predictability can be comforting and grating at the same time, especially when most of these stories spend so much time indulging in the discontentedness of its well-off characters. In "Love the Coopers," from director Jessie Nelson ("I Am Sam"), four generations of an upper middle class family go about their day separately before gathering for their annual Christmas Eve dinner at the home of Sam (John Goodman) and Charlotte (Diane Keaton). Most are dreading it. Sam and Charlotte are putting on one last show before deciding to announce their separation. Their daughter, Eleanor (Olivia Wilde), is drinking the hours away in the airport with a stranger (Jake Lacy) to minimize her time at home. Their son, Hank (Ed Helms), is trying to hide the fact that he doesn't have a job. And Charlotte's jealous sister Emma (Marisa Tomei) has resorted to shoplifting to avoid having to actually spend money on her sister and subconsciously to avoid the evening altogether. RATED: PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for "thematic elements, language and some sexuality." RUNNING TIME: 107 minutes. ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Two and a half stars out of four.

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"The 33"

Movies are forever trying to capture the essence of the human spirit, and by that measure, it's hard to imagine there was ever a story more tailor-made for the movies than the incredible 2010 Chilean mine rescue. If the details are hazy in your mind, just go to YouTube right now and watch the first miner reach the surface in that tiny capsule they built. We dare you not to cry. And that's actually part of the problem with "The 33," directed by Patricia Riggen. The real-life saga was so visceral — and so visual, unfolding as it did on live TV — that it's tough to beat the memory. You could say that such a movie writes itself, but that's not true — a cinematic portrayal of an event so recent needs to do something creative to move things forward, present a new angle, offer a different perspective. "The 33" is well-meaning, well-crafted and faithful to the source material, but ultimately it feels disappointingly formulaic. We begin with a happy scene, a festive retirement party. There, we meet many of the men, including Mario Sepulveda (Antonio Banderas), the most charismatic of the bunch; he asks supervisor Don Lucho (Lou Diamond Phillips) if he can work the next day, though it's his day off. In the village, we also quickly meet Dario Segovia (Juan Pablo Raba), a troubled miner with an addiction problem, and the caring older sister he neglects, the empanada-seller Maria (Juliette Binoche, in an underdrawn role that never quite seems to fit). Alas, these hasty interchanges don't give much meaningful insight into the characters (indeed, the script's thin characterizations are the weak link of the film.) The next day, the men arrive at the mouth of the mine. "Is this the only way in?" asks newcomer Carlos. "The only way in, and the only way out," replies Banderas' Mario, doing the most with a line that's a little too obvious. And then the mine collapses, with frightening violence. Now we have, essentially, two dramas unfolding: Above ground, where the desperate families have set up camp, and below, where 33 men are trapped 2,300 feet down in searing heat. RATED: PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for "a disaster sequence and some language." RUNNING TIME: 127 minutes. ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Two stars out of four.

"The Night Before"

Boosted by its stellar cast and playful take on "A Christmas Carol," ''The Night Before" is a coming-of-age stoner-buddy comedy laced with warm holiday cheer. Make no mistake: it's still a silly romp thick with dope smoke and dumb jokes, but the performances are solid, and there's some surprising sentiment behind the wacky antics. Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen and Anthony Mackie play best friends bidding farewell to their 10-year tradition of partying together on Christmas Eve. Ethan (GordonLevitt) is determined to make their last night epic, especially since Chris (Mackie) is on a hot streak in his football career and Isaac (Rogen) is expecting a baby. Isaac's wife, Betsy (the hilarious and soon-to-be everywhere Jillian Bell), gives her husband a special gift in honor of his last Christmas Eve with his pals: a box filled with "every single drug in the whole world." Well, you can imagine how things go from there. Isaac dips into the stash as soon as they leave the house. Rogen is predictably over the top as he samples each substance, falling deeper and deeper into a delusional haze. This presents ample opportunity for gross-out moments, like when he barfs in church or lets his nose bleed into a woman's martini. Meanwhile, Ethan surprises his friends with tickets to the hottest party in town, the one they've dreamed of getting into since their holiday tradition began.

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But first, Chris needs to pick up some weed. (Somehow, Betsy left that out of the box.) This sets the trio on their adventure, bringing them in contact with the mysterious Mr. Green (a brilliant Michael Shannon) for the first of several meetings. He introduces Chris to "the weed of Christmas present." Later in the film, the weed of Christmas past and future is smoked. (Poor Dickens.) A l o n g t h e w a y, t h e g u y s m e e t u p w i t h E t h a n ' s ex-girlfriend (Lizzy Caplan) and her friend (Mindy Kaling), Chris' mom (Lorraine Toussaint), and Rebecca Grinch (Ilana Glazer). Each of these actresses' appearances is a little holiday treat that helps balance the dumb-guy debauchery. Miley Cyrus, James Franco and Tracy Morgan also make welcome, well-played cameos. Isaac maintains a steady level of wasted-ness throughout the film as he frets about fatherhood. Rogen channels this with ease, and with considerably more maturity than in 2007's "Knocked Up." RATED: R by the Motion Picture Association of America for "drug use and language throughout, some strong sexual content and graphic nudity." RUNNING TIME: 101 minutes. ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Two and a half stars out of four.

"Carol"

"Carol" is an overwhelmingly beautiful film. It looks like a dream, it sounds like whispered want, and it feels like falling in love in all its stomach turning terror and ecstasy. Even its title rolls elegantly off the tongue. In "Carol," director Todd Haynes, his filmmaking team and his formidable leads Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara have birthed that rare, precious creation where the substance, the story and the emotions all stand on equal footing to the film's loveliness — easily making it one of the year's best. The story, adapted from Patricia Highsmith's 1952 novel "The Price of Salt," is both straightforward and deeply complex. It's about two lost souls at very different ages and stations finding each other by chance and altering the course of the other's life. It's just a glance — longing at first sight — across a crowded Christmastime department store when Therese Belivet (Rooney Mara), a gawky shop girl in a tattered Santa hat spots Carol Aird (Cate Blanchett), dripping in tasteful furs and corals and regal confidence. Carol sees Therese too, and they hold each other's gaze for a wistful moment. But their mutual, immediate attraction isn't that simple. It's New York City in the early 1950s and same sex relationships are, at the very least, not a widely accepted public affair. There's more at stake than just the possible heartbreak of any passionate relationship in this setting. To complicate matters further, Therese doesn't yet know herself that well, and Carol is navigating a divorce from her husband Harge (Kyle Chandler), with whom she shares a child. Carol's desires are known even to her husband but largely unspoken. Therese is just discovering hers. It makes the courtship more subtle than most, but this isn't a film about flouting societal norms on some mass scale. It's about these two people and the profound heartbreak of not fitting in the time period that their lives unwittingly occupy. There is a fascinating contrast in these two women, separated by 16 years in real life. Mara's Therese is a girlwoman, styled, in some cases exceedingly overtly, to look like Audrey Hepburn in the '50s. RATED: R by the Motion Picture Association of America for "a scene of sexuality/nudity and brief language." RUNNING TIME: 118 minutes. ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Four stars out of four.

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This photo provided by Columbia Pictures shows, Seth Rogen, left, as Isaac, and Jillian Bell as Betsy, in Columbia Pictures' "The Night Before."

Stellar cast boosts "The Night Before" By SANDY COHEN Associated Press Boosted by its stellar cast and playful take on "A Christmas Carol," ''The Night Before" is a coming-of-age stoner-buddy comedy laced with warm holiday cheer. Make no mistake: it's still a silly romp thick with dope smoke and dumb jokes, but the performances are solid, and there's some surprising sentiment behind the wacky antics. Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen and Anthony Mackie play best friends bidding farewell to their 10-year tradition of partying together on Christmas Eve. Ethan (GordonLevitt) is determined to make their last night epic, especially since Chris (Mackie) is on a hot streak in his football career and Isaac

(Rogen) is expecting a baby. Isaac's wife, Betsy (the hilarious and soonto-be everywhere Jillian Bell), gives her husband a special gift in honor of his last Christmas Eve with his pals: a box filled with "every single drug in the whole world." Well, you can imagine how things go from there. Isaac dips into the stash as soon as they leave the house. Rogen is predictably over the top as he samples each substance, falling deeper and deeper into a delusional haze. This presents ample opportunity for gross-out moments, like when he barfs in church or lets his nose bleed into a woman's martini. Meanwhile, Ethan surprises his friends with tickets to the hottest party in town, the one they've dreamed of getting into since their holiday tradition began.

Isaac maintains a steady level of wastedness throughout the film as he frets about fatherhood. Rogen channels this with ease, and with considerably more maturity than in 2007's "Knocked Up." Chris documents his every move for his social media profile, but secretly feels his popularity may be coming at too high a price. With his Juilliard pedigree and dramatic gravitas, Mackie has poise and charisma to spare, so it's oddly comic to hear him utter such lines as, "I just fame-(expletive) that hipster chick!" Gordon-Levitt brings his usual charm and accessibility to Ethan, who faces the hardest holiday challenge: What will Christmas Eve be like without his buddies? They've moved on with their lives; why hasn't he?

Blanchett, Mara are exquisite in "Carol" By LINDSEY BAHR Associated Press "Carol" is an overwhelmingly beautiful film. It looks like a dream, it sounds like whispered want, and it feels like falling in love in all its stomach turning terror and ecstasy. Even its title rolls elegantly off the tongue. In "Carol," director Todd Haynes, his filmmaking team and his formidable leads Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara have birthed that rare, precious creation where the substance, the story and the emotions all stand on equal footing to the film's loveliness — easily making it one of the year's best. The story, adapted from Patricia Highsmith's 1952 novel "The Price of Salt," is both straightforward and deeply complex. It's about two

lost souls at very different ages and stations finding each other by chance and altering the course of the other's life. It's just a glance — longing at first sight — across a crowded Christmastime department store when Therese Belivet (Rooney Mara), a gawky shop girl in a tattered Santa hat spots Carol Aird (Cate Blanchett), dripping in tasteful furs and corals and regal confidence. Carol sees Therese too, and they hold each other's gaze for a wistful moment. But their mutual, immediate attraction isn't that simple. It's New York City in the early 1950s and same sex relationships are, at the very least, not a widely accepted public affair. There's more at stake than just the possible heartbreak of any passionate relationship in this setting.

To complicate matters further, Therese doesn't yet know herself that well, and Carol is navigating a divorce from her husband Harge (Kyle Chandler), with whom she shares a child. Carol's desires are known even to her husband but largely unspoken. Therese is just discovering hers. It makes the courtship more subtle than most, but this isn't a film about flouting societal norms on some mass scale. It's about these two people and the profound heartbreak of not fitting in the time period that their lives unwittingly occupy. There is a fascinating contrast in these two women, separated by 16 years in real life. Mara's Therese is a girl-woman, styled, in some cases exceedingly overtly, to look like Audrey Hepburn in the '50s. This character doesn't have Hepburn's

innate elegance and effervescence, though — she is beautiful, but awkward. When she speaks, she doesn't project so much as swallow her clipped words. She is intelligent, but uncomfortable in and alienated from this world. That otherness is even more evident when she's with her sweet and conventional boyfriend Richard (Jake Lacy). In striking contrast to Therese, Carol is the epitome of feminine, w e l l - h e e l e d re f i n e m e n t . H e r magnetism and grace inspires obsessions and devotion from those around her — her husband, her devoted more-than-a-friend Abby (Sarah Paulson) — even as she redirects her focus to others. But it's the love story that's at the center. Carol remarks that it's as though Therese has been "flung out of space." It could apply to both.

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Alone, they are lost. Together, they're ablaze. Few working directors today are able to inventively meld high style and high art in the way that Haynes does, even as he returns to a familiar period ("Far From Heaven") and actress in Blanchett ("I'm Not There"). There are some distracting oddities, including Carrie Brownstein in a very minor role, despite prominent screen credit and Carter Burwell's score, which sounds distinctly like a Philip Glass composed-original, but those are minor quibbles in an otherwise splendidly realized film. Period movies often can't escape the era in which they're made. The eyebrows, the makeup, and even the faces all seem to point to another time. "Carol" looks like it was actually made in its day.

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The Arts EAC holiday exhibit combines shopping and art By JULIA BIGGS Of The Edge Looking for a unique Christmas gift? Look no further than the Edwardsville Arts Center’s Holiday Show which will feature unique ceramic cups made by artists from across the country as well as glass cups and ornaments, jewelry and a unique adult coloring book made by the EAC from local artists’ drawings. The Holiday Show begins Nov. 27, Black Friday, and runs through Jan. 1. EAC Gallery Manager Carolyn Tidball explained that Goshen Coffee is sponsoring this year ’s EAC Holiday Show, formerly called Grab N Go, which will have the same concept as Grab N Go had in the past. “It’s the same idea where you can come and buy something and take it that day. We’re just not calling it Grab N Go,” Tidball said. “And we are also focusing on a few select things. We’re going to have ceramic cups from artists all over the country and glass cups and ornaments and jewelry.” The Holiday Show will feature a wide variety of ceramic cups. “We have 39 ceramic artists doing cups,” Tidball noted. She also pointed out that they had reached out to artists near and far to provide ceramic cups

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Above, a selection of ceramic cups created by Doug Peltzman. Below, a coloring page by Danielle Vilhard of Glen Carbon that will be among the items featured in the EAC exhibit.

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for the Holiday Show - not just l o c a l a r t i s t s . “ We h a v e s o m e really beautiful things,” Tidball said. “The nice thing about reaching out is that you get to see some things that we haven’t seen before. We do have a lot of the same artists display a lot which is good, but it’s fun to get some things from out and about too.” Ti d b a l l e x p l a i n e d t h a t t h e y chose to focus on cups due to its universal appeal from artists. “ Wi t h a c u p y o u c a n h a v e things that are nice for the house that are just nice and comfortable to hold, but you can also talk about conceptual ideas that make a statement about the world,” she pointed out. “A lot of potters do that with cups. It’s a thing that everybody can relate to and so many artists do such interesting things with cups.” Comparing the difference in just two of the artists’ cups s h e h a d r e a d y t o d i s p l a y, Ti d b a l l p o i n t e d o u t h o w Linda Christiansen’s woodfired ceramic cups were “really simple and functional” compared to that of Bryan Hopkins. “They are so thin,” Tidball said admiring Hopkins’ cup. “He takes a cast of wood and then contrasts it with some kind of modern packing material and shows the difference b e t w e e n n a t u re a n d t h e m a n made. That’s my reading of it anyway.” In addition to the ceramic cups, a full selection of Reinhard Herzog’s beautiful glass o r n a m e n t s w i l l re t u r n . “ We sell those throughout the year,” Tidball noted. “They are really popular.” “And we have ornaments from four or five other glass artists,

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and we’ll also have blown glass cups. Then we also have about 10 jewelry artists.” Also featured in the show will be the works of Doug Petlzman, Kyle Johns, Mike Moran, Danielle Vilhard, Sue Huitt and Nancy Davis. One of the other new parts to the Holiday Show will be an adult coloring book made by the EAC with drawings donated by local artists. “Yes, one of the exciting parts of this show is that we’re making our own coloring book,” Tidball noted. “So we’ve collected drawings from about 50 to 60 artists from all local ar tists – h igh school kids, some artists that are in our gallery show and other artists that we know. They all did black and white d r a w i n g s a n d w e ’ re g o i n g t o compile a coloring book that will be for sale.” The EAC holiday show that opens Nov. 27 but will have an opening reception from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Dec. 3. The show runs through Jan. 1, and the EAC, which is located on the Edwardsville High School campus, will be open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays through Fridays and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturdays. The EAC is closed Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays. Showing concurrently in t h e D e To y e S t u d e n t G a l l e r y will be the winning entries of t h e S o u t h w e s t e r n C o n f e re n c e Annual Art Exhibit. High School art students from the eight area school districts that make up the Southwestern Conference Alton, Belleville East, Belleville West, Collinsville, Edwardsville, East St. Louis, Granite City a n d O ’ F a l l o n – a re i n v i t e d t o participate each year in this friendly art competition.

The Arts "The Nutcraker" coming to the Edison Theatre For The Edge

issouri Ballet Theatre presents The Nutcracker, a full-length ballet, December 18-20, 2015 at the Edison Theatre on the campus of Washington University, Saint Louis.

Conceived and choreographed by company Artistic Director Adam Sage, Missouri Ballet Theatre’s The Nutcracker has been praised for refreshing this holiday favorite with innovative choreography, clever storytelling, lush sets and beautiful costumes. The company’s professional dancers will be augmented by their Community Cast - including 113 children from Missouri and Illinois. Lara Teeter – the Musical Theatre Department Head at Webster University – will be joining The Nutcracker cast in the role of Her Drosselmeyer. Teeter has performed, directed and choreographed for major regional theatre and opera houses nation-wide. He was nominated for a Tony Award for his performance in the 1982 revival of the Rodgers and Hart classic On Your Toes performing the role of Junior Dolan, originally portrayed by Ray Bolger in 1936. Other Broadway credits include The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas, Pirates of Penzance, Happy New Year, and Seven Brides For Seven Brothers. Lara has performed at Lincoln Center with the New York City Opera as Silas Slick in Naughty Marietta, and as Herman in The Most Happy Fella. In the summer of 2000, Lara made his Carnegie Hall debut performing the role of Henry Higgins in a tribute to the work of Lerner and Loewe Among the ballet’s most famous and memorable moments are a battle between toy soldiers and overgrown mice, a Christmas tree that grows to huge heights, the pas de deux of the Sugar Plum Fairy and her Cavalier, and a shimmering snow scene. The production, now celebrating its seventh year and has become a beloved St. Louis tradition. Tickets to The Nutcracker at Edison Theatre are on sale now for $35. Tickets are available online at www.edison.wustl.edu, by phone at 314.935.6543, and in person at the Edison Theatre Box Office. The Nutcracker Performances at Edison Theatre: • Friday, December 18 at 7:30 pm • Saturday, December 19 at 2:00 pm and 7:30 pm • Sunday, December 20 at 2:00 pm and 6:00 pm For additional details about the The Nutcracker performances, please contact the Missouri Ballet Theatre at missouriballettheatre@gmail. com. The public can also visit the ballet company’s website www.missouriballettheatre.org.

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Single tickets for The Sheldon’s 2015-2016 season went on sale Saturday, August 8 at 10 a.m. through MetroTix a t 3 1 4 - 5 3 4 - 1111 , t h ro u g h The Sheldon’s website at T h e S h e l d o n . o rg , o r i n p e r s o n at The Fox Theatre Box Office, 534 N. Grand Blvd. Concertonly tickets for Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis will go on sale August 28, patron tickets are available now through The Sheldon; concert-only tickets for Ramsey Lewis: “The In Crowd” will go on sale October 2, patron tickets available now through The Sheldon. Featuring the best in jazz, folk, classical, coffee and matinee concerts, the upcoming season includes artists such as Eliane Elias, Jake Shimabukuro, Billy C h i l d s, R h on d a Vi n c e n t , Sam Bush, Peter Martin, Banu Gibson, Julia Bullock, Ruthie Foster, Cyrus Chestnut, David Halen, Bjorn Ranheim and members of the St. Louis Symphony and many more. For a VIP concert experience, The Sheldon continues to offer t h e “ A l l - A c c e s s Ti c k e t , ” a premium package that includes preferred concert seating, complimentary parking, a cocktail and hors d’oeuvres reception before the concert and during intermission, and m o re . S e a t i n g i s l i m i t e d . C a l l

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After breaking box office records in the four previous engagements, "Wicked", Broadway’s biggest blockbuster, will return to the Fabulous Fox Theatre this holiday season from December 9 – January 3. Tickets are available online at MetroTix.com, by phone at 3145 3 4 - 1111 a n d i n p e r s o n a t t h e Fox Theatre Box Office. Wi t h m u s i c a n d l y r i c s b y Stephen Schwartz (Pippin, G o d s p e l l , A c a d e m y Aw a r d ® winner for Pocahontas and The Prince of Egypt) and book b y Wi n n i e H o l z m a n ( “ M y So Called Life,” “Once And Again” and “thirtysomething”), " Wi c k e d " , t h e u n t o l d s t o r y o f the witches of Oz, is directed by t w o - t i m e To n y Aw a rd w i n n e r J o e M a n t e l l o ( Ta k e M e O u t , L o v e ! Va l o u r ! C o m p a s s i o n ! , T h e Va g i n a M o n o l o g u e s ) a n d features musical staging by To n y ® Aw a r d w i n n e r Wa y n e Cilento (Aida, The Who’s Tommy, How To Succeed…). Based on the best-selling 1995 novel by Gregory Maguire, " Wi c k e d " , w i n n e r o f o v e r 1 0 0

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international awards, including a G r a m m y ® a n d t h re e To n y ® Aw a r d s , i s t h e u n t o l d s t o r y of the witches of Oz. It is produced by Marc Platt, Universal Pictures, The Araca Group, Jon B. Platt and David Stone. “We are thrilled to welcome back "Wicked" to the Fabulous Fox this holiday season,” said F o x T h e a t re p ro d u c e r K r i s t i n C a s k e y. “ Wi t h i t s p o w e r f u l story and dynamic score, " Wi c k e d " h a s c a p t i v a t e d S t . Louis audiences for the past ten years. It truly is a spellbinding experience you can share with the entire family.” Long before Dorothy drops in, two other girls meet in the Land of Oz. One – born with emerald-green skin – is smart, fiery and misunderstood. The other is beautiful, ambitious a n d v e r y p o p u l a r. " Wi c k e d " tells the story of their re m a r k a b l e o d y s s e y, a n d h o w these two unlikely friends grow to become the "Wicked" Witch of the West and Glinda the Good. "Wicked" has been declared “A Cultural Phenomenon” b y Va r i e t y a n d “ T h e B e s t Musical of the Decade” by E n t e r t a i n m e n t We e k l y. S i n c e its New York premiere over a decade ago, "Wicked" has been performed in over 100 cities in 13 countries around the world (U.S., Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Japan, G e r m a n y, H o l l a n d , A u s t r a l i a , New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, The Philippines, and Mexico) and has thus far been translated into five languages: Japanese, German, Dutch, Spanish, and Korean.

The musical has grossed over $4 billion worldwide and has been seen by over 50 million people across the globe. " Wi c k e d " c u r r e n t l y h a s f o u r productions around the world, i n N e w Yo r k , L o n d o n , a U . K . To u r, a n d a N o r t h A m e r i c a n National Tour. G r a m m y Aw a r d - Wi n n i n g Cast recording available on D e c c a B r o a d w a y. F o r m o r e information about "Wicked", log on to www."Wicked"themusical. com.

The Black Rep announces season

In 1976, as a student at Wa s h i n g t o n U n i v e r s i t y i n S t . Louis, Ron Himes began staging upstart theatrical productions a c ro s s t h e D a n f o r t h C a m p u s . T h i r t y - n i n e y e a r s l a t e r, T h e St. Louis Black Rep has grown to become one of the nation’s largest and most respected professional African-American companies. “We’ve been staging shows in Edison for several years now, but this is the first time we’ve had the resources to present three in a single season,” Himes said. “ T h e E d i s o n S e r i e s , a s w e ’ re calling it, represents a great new opportunity for us, and a whole new level of commitment on the part of the university. We’re very grateful for that support.” Following “Tell Me Somethin’ Good,” The Edison Series will continue Jan. 13-31 with Dominique Morisseau’s family drama “Sunset Baby.” The series will conclude with “The Family

Reunion: In My Father ’s House,” a company-developed work-inprogress, April 20-May 1. “The Black Rep is a St. Louis — and indeed a national — institution,” said Mark Rollins, chair of the Performing Arts Department. “Theater is creative laboratory that helps shape the ways we see ourselves and the communities in which we live. We are extremely proud of the work Ron has done as a student, as an alumnus and as a teacher, and we’re thrilled to welcome The Black Rep back to campus for the coming season.” “This season has something for everybody,” Himes said. “Music and drama; the personal and the political; new works and old favorites — they’re all part of the theater, and they’re all part of human experience.” The Black Rep 2015-16 ‘Edison Series’ Jan. 13-31, 2016 “Sunset Baby” Wr i t t e n b y D o m i n i q u e Morisseau, “Sunset Baby” tells the story of Kenyatta Shakur, a onetime Black Revolutionary a n d p o l i t i c a l p r i s o n e r. A f t e r the death of his wife, Kenyatta desperately tries to reconnect w i t h h i s e s t r a n g e d d a u g h t e r, Nina, but finds that reconciling with his past means conquering the most challenging revolution of all: fatherhood. April 20-May 1, 2016 “The Family Reunion: In My Father ’s House” This company-developed work-in-progress celebrates the trials, tribulations and triumphs of the African-American family through poetry, music, dance and dramatic literature.

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The Arts Artistic adventures Fox announces Broadway Series

The Fabulous Fox Theatre is thrilled to announce its remarkable 2015–2016 U.S. Bank Broadway Series featuring five new hits that are making their St. Louis debuts. The season will open in the fall with MATILDA THE MUSICAL, w i n n e r o f f o u r 2 0 1 3 To n y Awards®. Disney’s high-energy new musical NEWSIES kicks off 2016 followed by BEAUTIFUL– T h e C a ro l e K i n g M u s i c a l a n d the contemporary smash IF/ THEN. Rounding out the season are the stunningly romantic THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY and a new production of the beloved classic, THE SOUND OF MUSIC. Disney’s NEWSIES | January 19 – 31, 2016 Direct from Broadway comes NEWSIES, the smash-hit, crowd-pleasing new musical f r o m D i s n e y. Wi n n e r o f t h e 2 0 1 2 To n y Aw a rd s ® f o r B e s t Score and Best Choreography, NEWSIES has audiences and critics alike calling it “a musical worth singing about,” says The N e w Yo r k Ti m e s . F i l l e d w i t h one heart-pounding number after another, it’s a high-energy explosion of song and dance you just don’t want to miss. Based on true events, NEWSIES tells the captivating story of a band of underdogs who become unlikely heroes when they stand up to the most powerful men in New York. It’s a rousing tale about fighting for what’s right… a n d s t a y i n g t ru e t o w h o y o u are. NEWSIES was brought to the stage by an award-winning creative team. It features a score by Alan Menken (“Beauty and the Beast”) and Jack Feldman (“The Lion King II: Simba’s Pride”); a book by Harvey Fierstein (“La Cage Aux Folles”); c h o re o g r a p h y b y C h r i s t o p h e r Gattelli (“South Pacific”); and direction by Jeff Calhoun (“Big River”). BEAUTIFUL–The Carole King Musical | February 23 – March 6, 2016 BEAUTIFUL–The Carole King Musical tells the inspiring true story of King’s remarkable rise to stardom, from being part of a hit songwriting team with her h u s b a n d G e r r y G o ff i n , t o h e r relationship with fellow writers and best friends Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann, to becoming one of the most successful solo acts in popular music history. Along the way, she made more than beautiful music, she wrote the soundtrack to a generation. BEAUTIFUL features a stunning array of beloved songs written by Goffin/King a n d M a n n / We i l , i n c l u d i n g “I Feel the Earth Move,” “One F i n e D a y, ” “ ( Yo u M a k e M e Feel Like) A Natural Woman,” “You’ve Got a Friend” and the title song. BEAUTIFUL has St. Louis connections as its p ro d u c e r P a u l B l a k e w a s t h e executive producer at The Muny for 22 years and director Marc B r u n i h a s d i re c t e d n u m e ro u s Muny shows including “The Music Man” and “Legally Blonde the Musical.” The book is by Tony Award®-nominee and A c a d e m y Aw a rd ® - n o m i n a t e d writer Douglas McGrath and choreography is by Josh Prince. BEAUTIFUL took home two

2014 Tony Awards and the 2015 Grammy® for Best Musical Theater Album. IF/THEN | March 15 – 27, 2016 IF/THEN is a contemporary Broadway musical about living i n N e w Yo r k t o d a y – a n d a l l the possibilities that tomorrow b r i n g s . Wi t h u n f o r g e t t a b l e songs and a deeply moving story by the Pulitzer Prize a n d To n y Aw a r d ® - w i n n i n g creators of “Next to Normal,” this “fascinating, ambitious, and original new musical” (New York Post) simultaneously follows one woman’s two possible life paths, painting a deeply moving portrait of the lives we lead, as well as the lives we might have led. The To r o n t o S t a r c a l l s i t “ T h e bravest new musical in a long t i m e . L e d b y To m K i t t a n d Brian Yorkey’s dazzling score, it is one of the few Broadway shows that looks and sounds l i k e t h e w o rld o f to day.“ “A smart, deeply touching and bighearted new musical” says The Washington Post. “Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey's score is invested with melodic urgency, bringing you to tears or breathlessness.” And the Chicago Tribune calls i t “ A t h o ro u g h l y f a s c i n a t i n g , intellectually and musically rich new musical. It is a zesty, savvy and ambitious original.” THE BRIDGES OF MADISON

COUNTY | April 5 – 17, 2016 THE BRIDGES OF MADISON C O U N T Y, o n e o f t h e m o s t romantic stories ever written, first captured the nation’s attention as a best-selling novel by Robert James Waller and is now an irresistible, t w o t i m e To n y Aw a r d ® winning Broadway musical. This stunning new production features gorgeous, soulful music by Tony Award-winning composer Jason Robert Brown (“Parade,” “The Last Five Ye a r s ” ) t h a t t h e D a i l y N e w s hails as “one of Broadway’s best scores in the last decade.” With a book by Pulitzer Prize winner M a r s h a N o r m a n ( “ T h e S e c re t Garden,” “The Color Purple”) and direction by Tony winner Bartlett Sher (“South Pacific” “The Light in the Piazza”), THE BRIDGES OF MADISON C OUN TY is the unfo rge ttab le story of two people caught between decision and desire, as a chance encounter becomes a second chance at so much more. THE SOUND OF MUSIC | April 26 – May 8, 2016 Th e h i l l s a re a l i v e w i t h t h e brand new production of THE S O U N D O F M U S I C , d i re c t e d by Jack O’Brien. The spirited, romantic and beloved musical s t o r y o f M a r i a a n d t h e Vo n Trap p Family w ill o nc e again thrill audiences with its Tony®, Grammy® and Academy

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The Rep presents Peter and the Starcatcher, Loretto-Hilton Browning Mainstage, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m., Runs through Dec. 27. Frank Lloyd Wright's Samara: A Mid-Century Dream Home, The Sheldon Art Galleries, St. Louis, 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through February 6, 2016. Stray Dog Theater presents DEVIL BOYS FROM BEYOND, Tower Grove Abbey, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m., Runs through Dec. 19. First Fridays in Grand Center, Grand Center District, St. Louis, 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Sublime Intimacy, The Kranzberg Arts Center, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m., Runs through Dec. 20. The Perceptive Mechanism, The Kranzberg Arts Center, St. Louis, 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Runs through January 30, 2016. Shadows & Light, Edison Theater, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m. All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914, Fontbonne University Theater, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m., Runs through Dec. 20. Kota: Digital Excavations in African Art, Pulitzer Arts Foundation, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Runs through March 19, 2016. Julie Malone: Luminous, Sheldon Art Galleries, St. Louis, 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through January 23, 2016. Silver Seas: An Odyssey by Ernest H. Brooks II, International Photography Hall of Fame, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through Dec. 30. Wyatt Kahn: Object Paintings, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Runs through Dec. 27. A Walk in 1875 St. Louis Exhibit, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through February 14, 2016. Courageous and Faithful: The Cavalry, Jefferson Barracks Museums, St. Louis, Noon to 4:00 p.m., Runs through Dec. 28. Relationships and Representation: Perspectives on Social Justice Work, Kemper Art Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through January 4, 2016. Painting Prayers: The Calligraphic Art of Salma Arastu, Museum of Contemporary Religious Art, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Runs through Dec. 6. Raqs Media Collective: Art In The Age Of Collective Intelligence, Laumiere Sculpture Park, St. Louis, 8:00 a.m. to Half Hour Past Sunset, Runs Through February 14, 2016. Leica: 100 Years of Excellence Exhibit, International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through April 24, 2016. St. Louis Modern, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through January 31, 2016.

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The Rep presents Peter and the Starcatcher, Loretto-Hilton Browning Mainstage, St. Louis, 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m., Runs through Dec. 27. Sublime Intimacy, The Kranzberg Arts Center, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m., Runs through Dec. 20. The Perceptive Mechanism, The Kranzberg Arts Center, St. Louis, 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Runs through January 30, 2016. Shadows & Light, Edison Theater, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m. All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914, Fontbonne University Theater, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m., Runs through Dec. 20. Kota: Digital Excavations

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The 2016 Experience Hendriz Tour will stop at the Fox Theatre for an 8 p.m. show on March 8. Live at the Fabulous Fox Tuesday, March 8 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $100, $85, $60, $50, $40, $30 and are available online at metrotix.com, by calling 314-5341111, or in person at the Fabulous Fox Box Office. Hailed by critics and fans alike as the ‘Guitar Event Of The Year,’ the multi-artist celebration known as the Experience Hendrix Tour is set to return in 2016. These special concert performances present legendary artists who join together to pay homage to Jimi Hendrix. This next edition of the Experience Hendrix Tour will encompass twenty seven performances this coming February and March, stopping in more than two dozen cities along the east coast, midwest and southern states. Now in its second decade, the tour celebrates the musical genius of Jimi Hendrix by bringing together a diverse array of extraordinary musicians, ranging from blues legend Buddy Guy to Black Label Society and former Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Zakk Wylde, as well as Jonny Lang, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Eric Johnson, Dweezil Zappa and many others. Billy Cox, bassist for both the Jimi Hendrix Experience and Band of Gypsys, anchors a rhythm section that provides the foundation for exciting renditions of such signature Hendrix favorites as “Purple Haze” and “Voodoo Child (Slight Return)”. Jimi Hendrix was a pioneer in both rock and blues, and expanded the possibilities of what could be achieved with the electric guitar, forever altering the course of music history. Likewise, the Experience Hendrix Tour is developing a rich history of its own. By 2004, the first Experience Hendrix Tour came to fruition with a three-date string of shows on the west coast, starting in Hendrix’s hometown of Seattle. By 2008, the Experience Hendrix Tour had become a full-fledged, coastto-coast expedition that continues to date, without showing any signs of slowing down Audiences are presented the opportunity to see great artists paying homage to Hendrix and collaborating with each other in ways they’d never do in their own live shows. “It is such an honor to be asked back for another run,” says blues/gospel/rock guitar prodigy Jonny Lang, who has played every tour since 2008. “The music of Jimi Hendrix speaks to each of us in indelible ways. It’s another chance to celebrate his legacy.” Multiple Grammy-winner and 2015 Kennedy Center honoree Buddy Guy, who was both an inspiration to as well as a personal friend of Jimi’s, is also ecstatic to partake in his sixth Experience Hendrix Tour. The stance he takes is akin to that of a missionary: “Jimi Hendrix was one of the greatest guitar players ever and we all need to keep his music alive.” "It's an honor to celebrate Jimi Hendrix's legacy and greatness with so many other amazing players, who have become great friends and family to me,” echoes Zakk Wylde. “His influence and inspiration will forever be undeniable!" Platinum-selling solo artist Kenny Wayne Shepherd has been on every Experience Hendrix Tour since the beginning. “As far back as I can remember, I’ve

been listening to Jimi Hendrix,” said Shepherd. “He has had an enormous influence on me as both a guitar player and a songwriter. He was always trying new things and pushing musical boundaries, which enabled and encouraged me to push the boundaries in my music. The Experience Hendrix Tour is an amazing tribute to the greatest guitar player of all time, featuring some of the greatest musicians in the world today.” Dweezil Zappa returns for his third Experience Hendrix Tour. “I've always been a great admirer of Jimi Hendrix,” he details. “My dad told me some great stories about playing with him. Jimi's ability to express himself so completely with an electric guitar is very inspiring to me. There was an authentic expression of his personality in the music. And that rings true to every generation. He wasn't following trends. His playing was soulful and exciting and surprising.” The 2016 Experience Hendrix Tour also includes guitarist Mato Nanji of Indigenous, vocalists Henri Brown and Noah Hunt, and drummer Chris Layton, who was recently inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble. Additionally, special guests will include the likes of Keb’ Mo’, Doyle Bramhall II, Ana Popovic and the Slide Brothers. More special guests will be announced in the coming weeks. Please check jimihendrix.com and local listings for announcements. As in years past, Fender Music Instruments is the primary tour sponsor. Fender and Experience Hendrix L.L.C. have long enjoyed a s u cc e s s ful re latio ns hip —an association that traces back to

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The Fox to welcome 2CELLOS

2CELLOS, music’s most electric and dynamic instrumental duo, announce the dates for their North American tour which kicks off in January. They will make stops in 41 cities including Atlanta, New York, Boston, Detroit, Nashville, Los Angeles and Salt Lake City with a stop in St. Louis at the Fabulous Fox Theatre on Thursday, March 31 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $59.50, $49.50, $44.50, $34.50 and are available online at metrotix.com, by calling 314-5341111, or in person at the Fabulous Fox Box Office. Propelled into international fame in 2011 after their version of Michael Jackson’s “Smooth Criminal” went viral the Croatian cellists, Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser, continue to wow their fans with dynamic music videos and covers of today’s most classic and popular songs. Most

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All That Remains, w/Devour the Day, Audiotopsy, Son's of Texas, Soundtrapp, Pop's, Sauget, Doors 6:30 p.m. Jake's Leg, Cicero's, University City, 8:30 p.m. Forevermore, The Demo, St. Louis, Doors 6:00 p.m. Final Drive, w/COMPELLED TO DESTROY, Faceless Commandos, Hallow Point, Absence of Despair, The Ready Room, Doors 6:00 p.m.

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Eli Young Band, w/Locash, The Pageant, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m. Stone in Love: A Tribute to Journey w/ Grand Allusion: A Tribute to Styx, The Family Arena,

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A plate of assorted items from Tucanos Brazilian Grill in St. Charles, including: prime rib, sweet and spicy chicken thigh, turkey wrapped in bacon and parmesan chicken.

Tucanos Brazilian Grill By BILL ROSEBERRY Of The Edge Arby's claims they have the meats, but that's debatable. I know who really has the meats and it's Tucanos Brazilian Grill in St. Charles. Tucanos is located at 1520 S. 5th St. Suite No. 100 in St. Charles, more specifically, the southeast corner of exit 229 off of I-70 and if you haven't been there you are missing out. An infinity of grilled meats and a buffet and salad bar filled with Brazilian dishes, this place is a glutinous heaven. Kelly and I recently went for our friend Casey's birthday and it was definitely a celebration. There were six of us altogether in her group, but when we left we had probably combined to gain enough weight to make a seventh. Let me breakdown the way Tucanos works. For $22.95 a person for dinner you get what is called the churrasco. There is also a lunch version for $15.95 Monday through Friday also. The churrasco entails full access to the salad bar and buffet and an unlimited amount of grilled meats and vegetables continuously delivered on skewers by the wait staff. It's a simple concept, at the table is a small wooden cylinder, on one end it is red and the other it is green. Green means eat, red means stop. The stick is yellow in the middle, but I never got what that meant. I guess it's eat with caution because you're going to eat a lot. We went on a Wednesday night and it wasn't too busy. Casey and his wife Jessica, as well as Kelly, had all been before, but I was a Tucanos rookie, as were Casey's friends from out of town. We weren't ready for what was next. I went and got a large salad to

start me off. There were options like roasted corn, mangos and pineapples available to put on the salad which was cool. When I returned to the table I got the full offerings of Tucanos though. Casey turned the stick to the green end and we were off to the races. Garlic parmesan chicken, sweet and spicy chicken thigh, turkey wrapped in bacon, center cut sirloin wrapped in bacon, prime rib, beef brisket, chicken hearts, pineapple, Brazilian sausage, top sirloin, beef tenderloin, parmesan encrusted vegetables, salmon, fried white fish

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and pork loin. I think that about covers what was piled on my plate straight from skewers. I don't know though, after awhile I began to enter a meat coma, developed the meat sweats and was just eating unconsciously. The grilled pineapple was one of the best. Called Abacaxi on the menu, I'd never eaten grilled pineapple like this before and boy have I been missing out. It had a sensational taste. The bacon wrapped turkey and sirloin were outstanding, too. Even the chicken hearts were really good.

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The only thing that we all agreed wasn't the best was the brisket, which was more comparable to Italian beef the way it was served. To bring the best information to you I wasn't done yet either. I heaved my meat-logged body out of my seat and waddled to the buffet to grab a couple of other Brazilian delicacies â&#x20AC;&#x201D; fried bananas and fried cheese bread. This was my first experience with fried bananas, and again, I've been missing out. With a golden brown breading encasing the banana, I think frying it actually releases

the sugars from the fruit because it became exorbitantly sweeter. It was more like a dessert in taste. The fried cheese bread was fantastic, too. They were small, but really had a rich, sweet taste. Don't even ask how many calories I ingested, pounds would probably be the more appropriate food measurement when you go to Tucanos. I will admit, as good as it is, it's a special occasion place. No one would be able to eat that much food on a regular basis â&#x20AC;&#x201D; even me. It's a great place to go with a large dinner group. I believe the more people you have at your table the more likely the servers are to come to you quicker, because they can empty a whole skewer of meat at one time. Another great aspect of Tucanos is for an additional charge you can add the seafood specials to your churrasco, getting things like grilled shrimp, grilled lobster and sea scallops wrapped in bacon. I think that's the move the next time I go. I didn't just enjoy the food at Tucanos, I had fun. It's just a fantastic experience. The atmosphere includes a large bar and even larger dining area, with bright lights and bright colors. A n d h e re a l l t h e s e y e a r s I thought Brazil just offered hot girls in bikinis, now I know more importantly they have sensational food. To learn more about Tucanos, visit www.tucanos.com. There are other locations around the country, but the St. Charles location is the only one in Illinois or Missouri. Don't plan on doing much after going to Tucanos besides sprawling on the couch, which is what I did, but don't get me wrong, Tucanos is a fantastic place to visit when you gotta eat.

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