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Ballet Eclectica page 18

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New Year's Eve

4 Christkindlmarkt Christmas in Belleville

5 Letters from Santa A special treat for the kids.

13 St. Louis Symphony The holidays at Powell Hall.

18 Ballet Eclectica COCA to host performance.

19 Dance St. Louis Tango Buenos Aires up next.

21 Healthier holidays Two recipes that can help.

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• Santa’s Magical Kingdom, Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park, Eureka, 5:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., Runs through January 4, 2015. • Saint Louis Zoo Wild Lights, Saint Louis Zoo, St. Louis, 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. • Winter Wonderland, Tilles County Park, St. Louis, 6:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. • 45th Annual Way of Lights Christmas Display, National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows, Belleville, 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. • A n h e u s e r- B u s c h B re w e r y Christmas Lights Experience, Anheuser-Busch Consumer Hospitality Center, St. Louis, 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. • Victorian Christmas at Tower Grove House, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Runs through January 4, 2015. • 2 9 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. • Celebration of Lights, Fort Zumwalt Park, O’fallon, Runs through December 30. • Christmas Wonderland, Rock Spring Park, Alton, 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. • St. Charles Christmas Traditions, St. Charles, 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Runs through December 24. • Winter Jewels: A Holiday Celebration, Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House, St. Louis, 9:00 a.m.

to 4:00 p.m., Runs through January 4, 2015. • 13th Annual Maplewood Christmas Tree Walk, Downtown Maplewood, 6:00 p.m. • 32nd Candlelight Christmas Walk, Augusta (MO), 5:00 p.m. • Christmas in Kimmswick, Kimmswick (MO), 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Saturday December 13_____ • Pet-acular Holiday Bazaar, Purina Farms, Lees Summit, 9:30 a.m. • Say Cheese Wine Trail, Hermann (MO), 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. • Webster Holiday Cookie Walk, Old Webster Business District, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. • Santa’s Magical Kingdom, Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park, Eureka, 5:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., Runs through January 4, 2015. • Saint Louis Zoo Wild Lights, Saint Louis Zoo, St. Louis, 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. • Breakfast with Santa, Saint Louis Zoo, St. Louis, 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. • Winter Wonderland, Tilles County Park, St. Louis, 5:15 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. • Garden Glow Holiday Light Exhibit, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. • Gardenland Express: A Passion for Plants, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00

p.m., Runs through January 4, 2015. • The Polar Express Train Ride, Union Station, St. Louis, Train departs at 4:30 p.m., 6:30 p.m., and 8:30 p.m., Runs through December 31. • Holiday Rooms in Bloom, Samuel Cupples House, St. Louis University, St. Louis, Doors 5:00 p.m. • 39th Annual Soulard Holiday Parlour Tour, Soulard Neighborhood, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. • 30th Annual “Art St. Louis XXX, the Exhibition,” Art Saint Louis, St. Louis, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Runs through December 23. • A n h e u s e r- B u s c h B re w e r y Christmas Lights Experience, Anheuser-Busch Consumer Hospitality Center, St. Louis, 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. • 45th Annual Way of Lights Christmas Display, National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows, Belleville, 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. • Victorian Christmas at Tower Grove House, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Runs through January 4, 2015. • Christmas Wonderland, Rock Spring Park, Alton, 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. • St. Charles Christmas Traditions, St. Charles, 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Runs through December 24. • Winter Jewels: A Holiday Celebration, Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House, St. Louis, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Runs through January 4, 2015.

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Above, the Robert Perry Band with the Original Mojos. Below, the Wildey Theatre's marquee.

Wildey to rock on New Year's Eve For The Edge Welcome 2015 with a Rock & Roll New Year's Eve Party on Wednesday, December 31 beginning at 7 p.m. as a fundraiser for the Wildey Theatre. Music for the evening will be provided by the Robert Perry Band with the Original Mojos. Butch Moore and Alan White will also perform in the earlier part of the evening. Food

will be provided by Cleveland Heath. Food, Music, and a Champagne Toast at Midnight are included in the ticket price. The Silent Auction and cash bar will begin at 7 p.m., food and music at 8 p.m. Tickets for the entire evening are $40 and can be purchased online at www.wildeytheatre.com. The Wildey Theatre is located at 252 North Main Street in Downtown Edwardsville, Illinois. For more information about this event, contact the

Wildey Theatre at 618-307-1750. The Wildey Theatre, originally built as an opera house in 1909 by the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, has been extensively renovated and reopened in April 2011. The 325-seat theatre features state of the art technical capabilities and space for special events and business meetings. The Wildey Theatre is owned by the City of Edwardsville. The Friends of the Wildey is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization.

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Above, a trolley rolls down Main Street during the opening weekend of Belleville's Christkindlmarkt. Below, a vendor booth on the square in downtown Belleville.

By BILL TUCKER Of The Edge While Edwardsville’s Downtown in December offers area residents weeknight holiday options, the firstever Belleville Christkindlmarkt has weekend events lined up through Dec. 23. The market, which is free and open to the public, is located at and around the intersection of Route 159 and Main Street in downtown Belleville. Established with a German theme, dozens of vendors fill small wooden booths, offering holiday and international gifts. Tro l l e y r i d e s , G e r m a n f o o d and visits with Santa are also offered. According to the website, www. belleville200.com,”This Market is modeled after the Markets in Germany, and in particular the Nuremberg, Germany Christmas Market which began in the mid-16th century.” Here’s a look at upcoming events: December 12 · 6 p.m. – The Philosophers December 13 · 10 a.m. – Wood carvers – south quad · 10 a.m. - Wood Turning/Turned Treasures – north quad · 4 p.m. – O'Fallon High School Madrigal Choir December 14 · Happy Hop Home brew demo – south quad · 1:30 – Belleville Ballet December 19 · 5:30 p.m. – Masterworks Children's Choir · 6:35 p.m. – St. Matthew Choir December 20

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Children love Santa Claus and a letter from the North Pole could make the holiday extra special.

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es, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. And the Postal Service can help you prove it when Santa replies to your child’s letter to Santa — complete with a North Pole postmark!

Here are the steps for your child to get a letter back from Santa: Have your child write a letter to Santa and seal it in an envelope addressed to: Santa Claus, North Pole. Tell your child that you’ll place a stamp on the envelope and mail it to St. Nick for him or her. Later, when alone, open the envelope, read the letter and write Santa’s response on the back of the child’s letter. Have Santa write: “It’s important to be green and save paper. That’s why I’m writing on the back.”

When responding as Santa, reference your child’s accomplishments not included in his or her letter, i.e., Santa is so proud that you volunteered to help ____, or Santa is really impressed with the great job you’re doing in school — especially with math, etc. Sign it Santa Claus with a P.S. to get to bed early Christmas Eve. Place the letter into a new envelope addressed to the child at his or her home. Be sure to include: Santa Claus, North Pole, as the return address on the envelope. Don’t forget to apply a First-Class stamp — such as a recently issued Santa or Rudolph Forever stamp. Place the stamped envelope in a larger envelope (or Priority Mail envelope) with adequate postage addressed to: NORTH POLE HOLIDAY POSTMARK POSTMASTER 4141 POSTMARK DR ANCHORAGE AK 99530-9998

Letters from Santa must be received by the Anchorage, AK, Postmaster no later than Dec. 15, 2014. The Anchorage Postmaster will open the envelope, remove Santa’s letter addressed to your child, apply the North Pole postmark and mail it back home. When Santa’s letter arrives, have your camera ready when you ask your child to open the letter and read it to you. Share the photos on Twitter and Facebook using the hashtag #SantaLetters. Keep the letters and the photos in a scrapbook as a great family keepsake. The Letters to Santa program adds to the excitement of Christmas and is perfect for interesting youngsters in letter writing. The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.

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People People planner OMNIMAX film captures unseen world

A new giant screen film adventure takes audiences on an extraordinary journey into unseen worlds and hidden dimensions beyond our normal vision to uncover the mysteries of things too fast, too slow, too small or simply invisible. On October 10, 2014, the Saint Louis Science Center ’s OMNIMAX® Theater will premiere Mysteries of the Unseen World, an original production by National Geographic Entertainment and Days End Pictures, narrated by Forest Whitaker. Created by an award-winning veteran film team, the new 40-minute large format experience is produced by Jini Durr (“Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure”) and Lisa Truitt (“Mysteries of Egypt”) and directed by Louis Schwartzberg (“Disney Nature: Wings of Life”). Mysteries of the Unseen World uses innovative high-speed and time-lapse photography, electron microscopy, and nanotechnology, to transport audiences to an enthralling secret world of nature, events and breathtaking phenomena not visible to the naked eye. “Mysteries of the Unseen World has that ‘wow’ factor that will impress adults and children,” said Jackie Mollet, Managing Director Visitor Services at the Saint Louis Science Center. “Seeing these amazing images will give you a new appreciation for the world around us. The technological advances used to capture these images are aweinspiring as well. ” INVISIBLE: We see only a fraction of the millions of wavelengths in the vast electromagnetic spectrum—the rainbow of light waves called visible light. The film shows audiences what it would be life if we had X-ray vision, or infrared vision like a mosquito, how a bee’s eyes see through ultraviolet light, what Gamma rays, microwaves and radio waves show us, and more. TOO SLOW: Ti m e - l a p s e i m a g e s c a p t u re

mundane events that happen too slowly for humans to perceive. The film shows plants creeping toward the sun and astonishingly complex “slime mold” searching for food. On a grander scaled, time-lapse allows audiences to see our planet in motion—from the vast and relentless sweep of nature to the restless movement of humanity. TOO FAST: High-speed cameras do the opposite of time-lapse, revealing secrets from the super-fast world of nature. The film shows slow motion sequences of events that happen too quickly for human perception: a rattlesnake strike; drug cymbals reverberating; a Eurasian Eagle Owl, the world’s largest, flexing its wings; a basilisk or Jesus lizard running on the surface of water; popcorn popping; lightning rising upwards from the ground as well as striking from the sky. TOO SMALL: The film also peers into the world of wonders too small for the human eye to see—from the minute structures on a butterfly’s wing and the tiny organisms that inhabit the human body all the way down to nano-scale structures. See how

electron microscopes create images that magnify things by as much as a million times—revealing a world that is both bizarre and beautiful. Guess which unusual image is a fruit fly’s eye, the skin of a shark, a flea on a cat, a tomato stem, an eggshell, and more! Mysteries of the Unseen World then moves from the familiar events of everyday life to the building blocks of matter itself. The filmmakers worked with a 3-D medical animation company to depict the atom-scale realm of nanoscience and potential innovations in nanotechnology. In a complex zoom sequence, the shot moves in on a spider, then a strand of its silk, then into the silk itself where audiences see a bacterium. The camera then zooms even deeper, in on a virus on the bacterium, then into the DNA of the virus and finally into the actual atoms of the DNA. “Mysteries of the Unseen World immerses audiences in mindbending dimensions that enhance our understanding of the planet and inspire people with the wonder and possibilities of science,” said Lisa Truitt, president of National Geographic Entertainment.

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People People planner Lafayette Square to host Holiday Parlor Tour

Lafayette Square will host their annual Holiday Parlor Tour on Sunday, December 14 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Visitors will enjoy the sights, sounds, a n d s c e n t s o f a Vi c t o r i a n wonderland as they tour ten Decorated homes. The tour will also feature carriage rides around Lafayette Park, trolley rides to tour destinations, holiday caroling, and live music. This year ’s Wonderland will feature holiday magic in displays of gingerbread ornaments and houses created by local bakers, chefs, and families. In the early days, gingerbread masters had the exclusive rights to m a k e g i n g e r b re a d — e x c e p t a t

Christmastime when everyone was allowed to make it as gifts for children and adults. During the tour, visitors will be invited to Decorate their own special gingerbread ornaments. To u r t i c k e t s c o s t $ 1 6 i n advance and $20 the day of the t o u r. C h i l d re n u n d e r 1 2 a n d accompanied by an adult are free. Ti c k e t s f o r g ro u p s o f 2 0 o r m o re c o s t $ 1 2 e a c h . A d v a n c e tickets are available by web at lafayettesquare.org; by phone, beginning December 1, at 314772-5724; by check, made payable t o “ L S R C H o l i d a y To u r ” a n d mailed to 2023 Lafayette Avenue, St. Louis, MO, 63104; and in select neighborhood businesses beginning December 1 (visit website for details). Lafayette Square is located one mile south of downtown St. Louis a n d i s b o u n d e d b y J e ff e r s o n on the west, I-44 on the south,

Truman Parkway on the east, and Chouteau on the north. T h e H o l i d a y P a r l o r To u r is p re se nte d b y the Lafaye tte Square Restoration Committee, a not-for-profit organization founded in 1971. It seeks to facilitate the preservation and redevelopment of Lafayette Square, respecting its special historic character and enhancing its overall livability. Lafayette Square was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972 and has been named one of the “prettiest painted places in America”.

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Rodney Carrington will appear at the Peabody Opera House in St. Louis at 7 p.m. on March 27. Tickets are available at ticketmaster.com, at 1-800745-3000 or the Peabody Opera House Box Office. Rodney Carrington has been making audiences laugh for almost twenty years with his unique brand of stand-up comedy. The country singer-songwriter has recorded eight major label comedy albums which have sold more than two million copies … two of which have been certified Gold. Rodney Carrington recently started his own record label “Laughter ’s Good” and is releasing two albums under the new label in October 2014. Rodney plans to re-release “C’Mon Laugh You Bastards” which will feature 3 new songs, as well as an album of all

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Movies

QuickGlance Movie Reviews

"The Homesman"

"There's been some trouble about the women hereabouts," says John Lithgow's plains preacher in Tommy Lee Jones' "The Homesman." The hereabouts is a tiny, hardscrabble settlement in the Nebraska Territory, sometime around 1860. On the desolate prairie, a handful of hardened settlers try to eek something out of the dry land. Going West never looked like more a questionable Decision. The directional movement of "The Homesman," however, is east. When three of the town's women (Miranda Otto, Grace Gummer and Sonja Richter) lose their minds, it's Decided that they must be taken to a church in Iowa, across the Missouri River. Each driven mad — one by child-killing diphtheria, another by the constant rape of a cruel husband, all by the acrid isolation — they're the seldom seen victims of the male pioneers usually glorified in Westerns, collateral damage to an ill-conceived Manifest Destiny. The town's men (Jesse Plemons, William Fitchner, David Dencik) aren't up for the monthlong journey by wagon, so the task falls on the sturdiest resident, Mary Bee Cutty (Hilary Swank). She lives "uncommonly alone," she says, with a twinge of shame, fastidiously running her farmstead. When she proposes to a potential mate, the dimwitted man turns her down, saying he'll go back east for a wife, and besides, she's too plain and too bossy. RATED: R by the Motion Picture Association of America for "for violence, sexual content, some disturbing behavior and nudity." RUNNING TIME: 120 minutes. ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Two and a half stars out of four.

"The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1"

All is not well in Panem. At the conclusion of "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire," Katniss's (Jennifer Lawrence) force-field shattering arrow left the society in turmoil. The desperate act was perceived as subversion, inciting populist uprisings and devastating counter attacks by the governing elite. Thus, revolution is on the horizon in the franchise's third installment, "Mockingjay - Part 1," and it all hinges on Katniss, the unwitting face and spirit of the movement. You see, Katniss, much like the movie star actress who plays her, is just generally liked. Everything she does is slapped with meaning and significance, regardless of her intentions. She has become the property of the people. This has always been clear to Plutarch Heavensbee (Philip Seymour Hoffman), who aims to use her as a propaganda machine. But there's a problem: the girl on fire has flamed out. In the chaos that followed the conclusion of the second film, Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) was captured by the Capitol, District 12 was destroyed (though Katniss' mother, sister and the steely jawed Gale (Liam Hemsworth) escaped alive), and Katniss was taken by the militaristic District 13. Their President, Alma Coin, (franchise newcomer Julianne Moore) needs her to be their poster girl. "Mockingjay - Part 1" is, ultimately, a slow-burn portrait of the repeated rise and fall of dystopia's most reluctant hero, nimbly told through its examination of the mechanics of propaganda. With the help of Plutarch, Haymitch (Woody Harrelson) and the toned-down (but still delightful) Effie Trinket (Elizabeth Banks), Katniss attempts to serve the cause in her own way. RATED: PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for "intense sequences of violence and action, some disturbing images and thematic material." RUNNING TIME: 123 minutes. ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Two and a half stars out of four.

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"Penguins of Madagascar"

For a movie that's more paint by numbers than Picasso, "Penguins of Madagascar" begins with something completely unexpected: a Werner Herzog voiceover. Parodying his own work and documentary films' obsession with the flightless birds, the German filmmaker gives an auspiciously clever start to a movie targeted toward the under 10 set. It's a little wink to the adults in the audience right at the front. But don't be fooled. This movie is almost exclusively and unapologetically for tots. Kids will no doubt be amused by the exhausting madcap antics of the cuddly breakout stars of the popular "Madagascar" films. Parents: probably less so. The story reintroduces audiences to the illustrious spy team, giving penguins Skipper (Tom McGrath), Kowalski (Chris Miller), Rico (Conrad Vernon) and Private (Christopher Knights) a bit of an origin story before blasting them back into their espionage work. After an amusing heist, the penguins are taken captive by the evil octopus Dave (John Malkovich). It's revealed that Dave (aka Dr. Octavius Brine) is out for revenge against all penguins for being the more popular and beloved attractions at zoos. The brothers-in-arms manage to break out of Dave's tentacled grasp in an imaginative high-speed gondola chase through the Venice canals. When the thrifty penguins are backed into a corner, they're relieved when The North Wind, an elite special ops team, wafts in for a stylish rescue. "Penguins of Madagascar" RATED: PG by the Motion Picture Association of America "for mild action and some rude humor." RUNNING TIME: 92 minutes. ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Two and a half stars out of four.

"Horrible Bosses 2"

The characters of the modern workplace comedy, like the rest of us, don't know how to make a living anymore. Having haplessly tried to murder their bosses in the first "Horrible Bosses," Jason Bateman, Charlie Day and Jason Sudeikis return in "Horrible Bosses 2" as hopeful inventors. "Let's bet on ourselves," they tell each other, making a clearly questionable wager. They go into business with a bath product dubbed "Shower Buddy," and with their abysmal guest spot on a morning show promoting it, it's clear they may have backed the wrong horse. It's become a familiar genre trope of recent years: The idealistic self-starter business that almost certainly wouldn't stand a chance in real life. Dwarfed by corporations or left behind by the digital economy, comedies are routinely littered with plucky upstarts, from Kristen Wiig's would-be baker in "Bridesmaids" to Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson's middleaged Google aspirants of "The Internship." While the first "Horrible Bosses" tried to tap into the widely held fantasy of killing the overloads of the office, its sequel mines the farce in being your own boss. The entrepreneurial efforts of the film's ever-yammering trio, of course, fail, and the film descends into a thinly sketched kidnapping plot that serves mainly to space its celebrity cameos. Hoodwinked by a rich distributor (Christoph Waltz), the guys — Nick, Kurt and Dale — plan to kidnap the executive's playboy son (Chris Pine). The ill-conceived scheme returns them to their criminal adviser (Jamie Foxx, who the film could have used more of), Nick's now imprisoned former boss (Kevin Spacey) and Dale's old torturer dentist (Jennifer Aniston). RATED: PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for "some sexual references, mature thematic material and historical smoking." RUNNING TIME: 108 minutes. ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: One and a half stars out of four.

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"Still Alice"

When we refer to an actor's performance as breathtaking, we're usually engaging in hyperbole. Rarely if ever do we mean it actually affected our ability to breathe. But during "Still Alice," watching the vital, sharply intelligent woman played by Julianne Moore slowly cede her mental faculties — and, most painfully, her identity — to Alzheimer's disease, I found myself frequently needing to gulp in big breaths of air, merely to steel myself for the next scene. Of course this is partly due to the nature of the material. There's no way to tell a story about Alzheimer's that isn't ultimately devastating, and writer-directors Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland clearly have no intention of sugarcoating the cruelty of this disease. But as its title suggests, "Still Alice," based on the novel by neuroscientist Lisa Genova, is about one woman, and thankfully we have Moore, one of our most sensitive and nuanced actresses, in the role. She gives a warm, brave and shattering performance here — one that's already earning accolades, and deserves many more before awards season ends. We first meet Alice, a linguistics professor at Columbia, as she's celebrating her 50th birthday with family. Chic and accomplished, she's managed to work and travel and raise three adult kids in a beautiful home. She and her husband, John (Alec Baldwin), also an academic, live in a lovely brownstone with a great kitchen. But one day, giving a lecture, Alice suddenly stops, midsentence. She can't remember a key word. She recovers nimbly with a joke, but we shudder. Back home, taking her usual jog around campus, she gets lost. The camera blurs, along with the connections in her brain. We shudder again. We know what's coming. RATED: PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America "for mature thematic material, and brief language including a sexual reference." RUNNING TIME: 99 minutes. ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Three and a half stars out of four.

"Wild"

Cheryl Strayed, as played by Reese Witherspoon in Jean-Marc Vallee's "Wild," is, bless the Lord, not an easily discernable type. She's also not the sort we've often encountered on the well-trod paths of female stereotypes in movies. Strayed is a bundle of messy imperfections, as we gradually learn from flashbacks that accumulate throughout her therapeutic journey on the Pacific Crest Trail in "Wild." She's a serial adulterer but no villain. (How many times have we seen that, in a woman, in our male-dominated movies?) She's curious, experimental and intrepid to the point of self-destruction. The same traits, though, may also be her salvation. "I'm the girl that says 'yes' instead of 'no,'" she explains to a friend, with all the positive and negative implications of that statement abundantly clear. Heavy with grief from the loss of her mother (Laura Dern) to cancer, haunted by remorse for seven years of unfaithful marriage to her sensitive husband (Thomas Sadoski) and shaking off a dark turn into heroin, Strayed sets out to hike 1,100 miles up the coast, from the Mojave Desert to Oregon. She's forcing self-renewal not by fleeing her life but by confronting herself in isolation. When she wrestles to strap on her oversized backpack, she's literally weighed down with baggage. RATEDL R by the Motion Picture Association of America for "sexual content, nudity, drug use and language." RUNNING TIME: 115 minutes. ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Two and a half stars out of four.

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Associated Press

This image released by DreamWorks Animation shows, from left, Kowalski, Skipper, Rico and Private in a scene from, "The Penguins of Madagascar."

Spin-off hatches great family fun By LINDSEY BAHR Associated Press For a movie that's more paint by numbers than Picasso, "Penguins of Madagascar" begins with something completely unexpected: a Werner Herzog voiceover. Parodying his own work and documentary films' obsession with the flightless birds, the German filmmaker gives an auspiciously clever start to a movie targeted toward the under 10 set. It's a little wink to the adults in the audience right at the front. But don't be fooled. This movie is almost exclusively and unapologetically for tots. Kids will no doubt be amused by the exhausting madcap antics of the cuddly breakout stars

of the popular "Madagascar" films. Parents: probably less so. The story reintroduces audiences to the illustrious spy team, giving penguins Skipper (Tom McGrath), Kowalski (Chris Miller), Rico (Conrad Vernon) and Private (Christopher Knights) a bit of an origin story before blasting them back into their espionage work. After an amusing heist, the penguins are taken captive by the evil octopus Dave (John Malkovich). It's revealed that Dave (aka Dr. Octavius Brine) is out for revenge against all penguins for being the more popular and beloved attractions at zoos. The brothers-in-arms manage to break out of Dave's tentacled grasp in an imaginative high-speed gondola chase through the Venice

canals. When the thrifty penguins are backed into a corner, they're relieved when The North Wind, an elite special ops team, wafts in for a stylish rescue. Led by the debonair Agent Classified (a charmingly zany Benedict Cumberbatch), the James Bond-inspired superspies form a nebulous alliance with the penguins in order to track down the diabolical Dave. The two teams clash over best spy practices, with The North Wind preferring meticulous, gadget-enhanced plans, while the penguins opt for hysterical improvisation. Of course the sweet spot is somewhere in the middle, but, too often, the wacky birds come across as an actual menace. "You stole and destroyed a $19 million

vehicle," Cumberbatch's Classified tells the penguins, explaining why they can't help The North Wind anymore. The audience is probably meant to feel for the penguins in this moment, but it's hard not to place your empathy with Classified. More often than not, they do a remarkable job of messing things up pretty spectacularly. In this golden age of animation, it's especially difficult to become an instant classic. "Penguins of Madagascar" does not appear to be reaching for those heights, which is just as well. The story is simple, the characters are basic, unfussy and barely evolve, and there's no overriding lesson, moral or otherwise, to be gleaned from the tale.

"Horrible Bosses 2" a tepid sequel By ROBERT GRUBAUGH Of The Edge What do you get when you combine three Oscar winners, a trio of loser business owners, a slimy kidnapping plot, and enough innuendo (or is it?) to fill a warehouse? "Horrible Bosses 2" which, contrary to popular opinion is neither ‘horrible’ nor ‘boss’. The movie should be given a little credit for at least attempting to bring some adult comedy into a crowded Thanksgiving holiday box office. The track record for such titles is untested and I can understand the appeal to corner an underserved piece of pumpkin pie-loving audience. Unfortunately, a down holiday and a tepid sequel don’t always

catch on. Of course, it’s not 2011 or July. Maybe the success of Horrible Bosses was tied to different time. Hapless, but usually wellmeaning would be the best thing I could say about Nick (Jason Bateman), Kurt (Jason Sudeikis), and Dale (Charlie Day), the trio returning from a failed conspiracy to kill most of their former bosses to form their own enterprise. The disparagingly-named NickKurt-Dale, Inc. (say it fast) is an emerging startup trying to launch the Shower Buddy, a ridiculous MacGuffin that brings the boys into the nefarious clutches of the shady businessman Bert Hanson (Christoph Waltz, Oscar Winner #1). Hanson uses his contractually open-ended promise to buy 100,000 units to undercut, d r i v e i n t o b a n k r u p t c y, a n d

acquire NKD, Inc. outright. His American Dream, apparently, has nothing to do with the concept of manufacturing actually happening outside of China. He’s a chap at playing the straight man, but make no mistake. Mr. Waltz can cut to the chase pretty quick. He’s even nasty to his own son, Rex (Chris Pine). After getting some terrible advice from their go-to hood ( J a m i e F o x x , O s c a r Wi n n e r #2), and failing to inspire and sympathy from the incarcerated victim of the first film (Kevin S p a c e y, O s c a r Wi n n e r # 3 ) , a ridiculous plan is hatched to kidnap Rex and hold him hostage for enough money to cover the bridge loan on which the lives o f K urt, Dale , and N ic k no w hang. This movie is bad enough to call it the anti-9 to 5, but

sneaky enough to point out in the execution that they can only aspire to be as good at Kidnap & Ransom as Dolly Parton, Lily Tomlin, and Jane Fonda once were. In fact, the real payoff in the kidnapping of Rex – who’s going along with the scheme to cash in on his inheritance early – is how drastically far from their plan the actual events stray. They plot each move out carefully, but things come crashing apart when the men are easily distracted by a tight sweater, an angry wife, or – in Bateman’s case – the look on his face of seeming realization in every scene. “Have I really sunk this low again?” his mug appears to silently scream. The shenanigans that ensue are detrimental to members of both genders, all races (especially Latinos), and any sexual

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orientation that you can think of. In fact, most of the raunchiest, disgusting, unappetizing sentiments that spew from this sewer of a film come from the attractive lips of Jennifer Aniston as she returns to slum her way through as a catty dentist. I did enjoy seeing the gruff Jonathan Banks (of TV’s Breaking Bad) as a no-nonsense cop that is both hero and idiot. That’s a weak compliment, I know, but a boon for anyone excited about seeing the former Mike Ehrmantraut return to form in the upcoming AMC prequel series Better Call Saul. Horrible Bosses 2 runs 123 minutes and is rated R for strong crude sexual content and language throughout. I give this film one star out of four.

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Religion Religion briefs Missouri students want religious policy change

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A student group has asked the University of Missouri to strengthen a classroom policy to ensure that professors accommodate students who have to miss class for a religious holiday. The Missouri Student Association, after meeting with Thalia Sass, president of the Jewish Student Organization at MU, presented the faculty council with a proposed change that would obligate faculty to make religious allowances. The current rules only encourage professors to excuse students from classes, tests or activities because of religious obligations. Student leaders say the change is needed because some students have problems with their professors without a mandate in place. The student association proposal also recommends

students provide notice to professors about possible absences toward the beginning of each semester.

most states hold statewide days of prayers to coincide with the national event.

Colorado court upholds Day of Prayer proclamations

Marion Barry's turkey giveaway goes on without him

DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Supreme Court is upholding the governor's right to issue Day of Prayer proclamations. Monday's ruling reverses a 2012 appeals court decision that found that the proclamations unconstitutionally favored the religious over the non-religious. The Colorado Supreme Court found that opponents of the proclamations don't have the right to sue because they weren't forced to participate in the day of prayer and didn't suffer any negative consequences from the government. The court also said the plaintiffs didn't suffer significant "psychic harm" from media coverage of the prayer proclamations. Congress established a National Day of Prayer in 1952, and

WASHINGTON (AP) — Marion Barry's annual turkey giveaway went on without the longtime District of Columbia politician. Hundreds of people gathered recently outside Union Temple Baptist Church in Southeast Washington. For years, the former mayor and city councilman raised money to buy turkeys and give them to the poor. Many residents mourned Barry's death as they waited in line for one of the 3,500 turkeys that were given away. LaToya Foster, Barry's spokeswoman, said that's what Barry lived for — giving back to the poorest people and serving those who didn't have a voice. Barry died early Nov. 23 at the age of 78.

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Music

Photos by Dilip Vishwanat

Above, the foyer of Powell Hall during a holiday event in 2013. Below, Santa Claus visits with a Powell Hall guest.

For The Edge The holiday season is indeed merry and bright at Powell Hall, with something for every music lover. The St. Louis Symphony will perform 17 holiday concerts in the month of December, including Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons, A Winter Fable, the Symphony’s newest collaboration with its Grand Center neighbor Circus Flora, and the Macy’s Holiday Celebration. Powell Hall will be decked out in holiday splendor for the performances, and a December visit to the St. Louis Symphony is the perfect way to create an annual family tradition. Concerts include: Circus Flora + STL Symphony: A Winter Fable Friday, December 12 at 7:30pm Saturday, December 13 at 2pm and 7:30pm Sunday, December 14 at 2pm The St. Louis Symphony teams up with Circus Flora for another set of high-flying performances that combine circus arts and classical music. You’ll be transported to a mythical world where a clown holds the key to breaking an evil curse. The Flying Wallendas and other fantastic acts will be included in the shows that are sure to astound and dazzle the audience. A Gospel Christmas with Oleta Adams Thursday, December 18 at 7:30pm The St. Louis Symphony and its IN UNISON® Chorus, led by Kevin McBeth, welcome gospel and R&B sensation Oleta Adams for an evening of gospel music to celebrate the holiday season. Macy’s Holiday Celebration Friday, December 19 at 2pm and 7:30pm Saturday, December 20 at 2pm and 7:30pm Sunday, December 21 at 2pm Join the St. Louis Symphony as it performs all of your favorite holiday carols and songs that make the season so special. The entire family is invited to these not-to-be-missed performances, which will also include The Academy Awardwinning song “Let It Go” from the movie Frozen and KMOX’s Charlie Brennan narrating

“The Night Before Christmas.” Get to Powell early, enjoy a cup of hot chocolate and have your photo taken with Santa Claus! These special holiday performances are presented by Macy’s. Pixar in Concert Saturday, December 27 at 7:30pm Sunday, December 28 at 2pm Your favorite Pixar characters will come to life on the big screen at Powell Hall as the St. Louis Symphony performs music from beloved movies including Toy Story, Brave, Cars, Finding Nemo, Monsters, Inc. and more. New Year’s Eve Celebration Wednesday, December 31 at 7:30pm Music Director David Robertson and the St. Louis Symphony help bring 2014 to a brilliant musical close with a top-secret program and festive special performances. Welcome 2015 in grand style at Powell Hall this New Year’s! Presented by BMO Private Bank. Tickets for all of the holiday concerts are still available. To order by phone, call 314534-1700 or visit www.stlsymphony.org Founded in 1880 and now in its 135th season, the St. Louis Symphony is the second-oldest orchestra in the country and widely considered one of the world’s finest. In September 2005, internationally acclaimed conductor David Robertson became the 12th Music Director, the second American-born conductor to hold that post in the Orchestra’s history. The St. Louis Symphony strives for artistic excellence, fiscal responsibility and community connection while meeting its mission statement: enriching people’s live through the power of music. The Symphony presents a full season of classical programs and Live at Powell Hall concerts and hundreds of free education and community programs each year. Media partners include St. Louis Public Radio, 90.7 –KWMU, which broadcasts the Symphony’s Saturday night subscription concerts live, and The Nine Network, which regularly features STL Symphony performances on its Living St. Louis program. www.stlsymphony.org

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Music Tuning in Sheldon to host Patterson Hood

The Sheldon and 88.1 KDHX p re s e n t P a t t e r s o n H o o d a n d special guest Justin KinkelS c h u s t e r ( o f Wa t e r L i a r s ) , Saturday, December 20 at 8 p.m. in the perfect acoustics of the Sheldon Concert Hall. A native of Muscle Shoals, AL, acclaimed singer/songwriter Patterson Hood is best known as a founding member of the band Drive-By Truckers. Hailing from a musical family – Hood’s father David was a member of the legendary Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section – Hood began performing and writing songs at the age of 8. In c o n t r a s t t o t h e h a rd - d r i v i n g sound of the Drive-By Truckers (DBT), Hood’s solo work features poignant lyrics and acoustic arrangements, informed by his personal experiences with family, relationships and career. I n 2 0 1 2 , H o o d re l e a s e d h i s third solo album, Heat Lightning Rumbles In The Distance, that enlisted the talents of all of his DBT bandmates. The album began as a novel about a particularly dark time in his life, but when inspiration to write dried up, he shifted the themes of the book over to these songs. Single tickets are $25 orchestra/$20 balcony, and are on sale now through MetroTix at 314534-1111, through The Sheldon’s website at TheSheldon.org, or in person at The Fox Theatre Box Office, 534 N. Grand Blvd. For more information, call The Sheldon at 314.533.9900 or visit TheSheldon.org.

Fleetwood Mac to appear in St. Louis

Rock legends Fleetwood Mac, who performed two sold-out shows at NYC’s Madison Square Garden earlier this week, have confirmed they will be adding at least 28 more dates to their already scheduled 40-city ON WITH THE SHOW tour. The announcement was made during the band’s live performance this morning on NBC’s TODAY Show where The Mac performed for thousands of adoring fans. The second leg of the tour will begin on Jan. 16, 2015 in St. Paul, Minn. Fleetwood Mac will appear at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis on

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For The Edge The Little Dancer: Celebrate St. Louis is COCA’s original holiday presentation December 12-14, in Founders’ Theatre at COCA. Part of the COCA Presents performance series, The Little Dancer brings to life the famous Degas statuette and celebrates her awakening with dancing, costumes and music that are colorful and varied. This season, the statuette “dances” through iconic images of St. Louis, in honor of the city’s 250th birthday. The cast is comprised of members of COCA’s Ballet Eclectica, a company of skilled student performers who are chosen each year through an area-wide audition. The Little Dancer: Celebrate St. Louis is sponsored by Mary Strauss and is suitable for all ages. Original concept and libretto created by Amy Scheers. Original piano music (including Overture/Prologue and Incidental Music between ballets) was composed by Laurence Galian. The Little Dancer: Celebrate St. Louis will be presented in the Founders’ Theatre at COCA, 524 Trinity Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63130 Tickets ($14-$18) are on sale at www. cocastl.org, by phone at 314.561.4877 or in person at COCA during box office hours. With a repertoire incorporating elements of classical and contemporary ballet, Ballet Eclectica provides performance opportunities for students both at COCA and throughout the St. Louis community. Company members participate in a minimum of five dance classes per week and attend rehearsals two times per week at COCA. In 2006, Ballet Eclectica created and presented The Little Dancer in collaboration with the Saint Louis Art Museum. The Little

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1012 Plummer Drive 618-655-4100

1941 Frank Scott Pakway 618-628-2400

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On the Edge of the Weekend

December 11, 2014