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Spreading warmth

Blankets for Friends makes a difference.

4 From pity to positive Local woman makes holidays brighter.

11 Hobbitt sequel It feels like a middle child.

15 The eagles

Majestic birds return to the river.

16 Make it a tradition Rediscover the Gateway Arch.

17 Gaslight Cabaret

Nine weekends of music scheduled.

20 Jimmy Jo's

Worth a visit when you gotta' eat.

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What’s Happening Friday Dec. 27___________

• Kill Paris, Old Rock House, St. Louis, Doors 9:00 p.m.

• An Evening with Greek Fire, Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 7:30 p.m.

• Hazard to Ya Booty w/ • Anheuser-Busch Brewer y Collegiate Shag Brass Band, The C h r i s t m a s L i g h t s D i s p l a y, Gramophone, St. Louis, Doors Anheuser-Busch Brewery, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

• Acoustic Music feat.

6:00 p.m. to Midnight • US Bank Wild Lights, Saint Happenstance, Something About Louis Zoo, St. Louis, 5:30 p.m. to Sunday, Fairside Banner, Wildey Theatre, Edwardsville, 7:00 p.m.

8:30 p.m.

• El Monstero, The Pageant, St. • 44th Annual Way of Lights Christmas Display, Our Lady of Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m. the Snows, Belleville, 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

• Santa's Magical Kingdom, Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park, Eureka, 5:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.

• Christmas Wonderland, Rock • US Bank Wild Lights, Saint Springs Park, Alton, 6:00 p.m. to Louis Zoo, St. Louis, 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

• Garden Glow 2013 Light 8:30 p.m.

• Breakfast with Santa, Saint E x h i b i t , M i s s o u r i B o ta n i c a l Garden, St. Louis, 5:00 p.m. to Louis Zoo, St. Louis, 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.

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• Historic Holiday Traditions: • 28th Annual Winter Wonderland, Tilles Park, St. Louis, 1 8 6 3 H o l i d ay B a l l , Th e O l d Courthouse, St. Louis, 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

• Gardenland Express, Missouri 11:00 a.m. and noon to 4:00 p.m.

• 44th Annual Way of Lights Botanical Garden, St. Louis, 9:00 Christmas Display, Our Lady of a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

• Victorian Christmas at Tower the Snows, Belleville, 5:00 p.m. to Grove House, Missouri Botanical 9:00 p.m.

• Garden Glow 2013 Light Garden, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to E x h i b i t , M i s s o u r i B o ta n i c a l 4:00 p.m., Through January 5.

• T h e N u t c ra c ke r, To u h i l l Garden, St. Louis, 5:00 p.m. to Performing Arts Center, St. Louis, 10:00 p.m.

• Gardenland Express, Missouri 7:00 p.m.

• T h e R e p p re s e n t s T h e Botanical Garden, St. Louis, 9:00 Mousetrap, Loretto-Hilton Center a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

• Santa's Magical Kingdom, Browning Mainstage, St. Louis, Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park, 8:00 p.m.

Saturday Dec. 28___________

Eureka, 5:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.

• Christmas Wonderland, Rock Springs Park, Alton, 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

• 28th Annual Winter Wonderland (Carriage Rides Only), Tilles Park, St. Louis, By Reservation • Victorian Christmas at Tower Grove House, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Through January 5.

• T h e N u t c ra c ke r, To u h i l l Performing Arts Center, St. Louis, 2:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.

• T h e Ve l v e t e e n R a b b i t , Heagney Theatre, Webster Groves, 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.

• T h e R e p p re s e n t s T h e Mousetrap, Loretto-Hilton Center Browning Mainstage, St. Louis, 5:00 p.m.

• Acoustics Anonymous Album Release Party w/Clusterpluck & Electric Rehab, Old Rock House, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

• Umbrella Blvd w/The Glass Cavalry, Fight for Midnight, Plush St. Louis, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

• Tilts, Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 8:30 p.m. *repeat repeat w/River City S o u n d , S e a rch Pa r t i e s, Th e Gramophone, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

• Make Me Break Me X-Mas w/Break These Walls, Trayswyre, Something Heroic, Pop's, Sauget, 6:30 p.m.

• El Monstero, The Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

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Blankets For Friends partcipants work on a blanket after school recently. Pictured are: Emilee Adams, Sarah Lavelle, Lexi Gabriele, Rachel Kubicek, Kiris Kovarik, Miranda Pratte, Julianna Smith, and Chloe Hoelscher.

Young girls spread the warmth Blankets For Friends donates to the sick and elderly in the area

By JULIA BIGGS Of The Edge

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milee Adams, a local Edwardsville 12 year old, has started Faith Coalition’s latest ministry – BFF (Blankets For Friends). The pre-teen and several of her friends sell their hand-made polar fleece blankets and use the proceeds from each blanket sale to make another blanket which they then handdeliver to the sick and elderly in the area.

Faith Coalition is a Christian organization where individuals from many churches in the Edwardsville/Glen Carbon Area come together to work on various ministry projects.

Faith Coalition is currently serving Habitat for Humanity by raising funds and providing labor needed to remodel a donated house located at 922 Grand Ave. in Edwardsville. The organization also recently opened Restore Decor, a resale and consignment shop for gently used furniture and home accessories in which its proceeds go directly to Faith Coalition’s projects.

Emilee’s mother Dana, who coordinates the Restore Decor project, explained what inspired her daughter to begin the BFF Ministry for Faith Coalition. “My sister is an oncology nurse in Springfield,” Dana said. “She naturally sees a lot of people going through very difficult times.”

Dana elaborated saying that her sister was visiting a patient who was in hospice when she noticed a polar fleece tied blanket at the foot of her patient’s bed. “ My sister said, 'Oh, we have several blankets like that that my niece has made. She likes to make those. They are warm and cuddly and fun – we really like them,'” Dana said recounting her sister ’s story. “And she said her friends face just lit up as she said, 'This is my favorite blanket. For all the time that I was in the hospital and had been sick, all they had were hospital blankets. But when I entered hospice, there was a group of people who came in and they brought me this blanket. The colors - it’s so bright and cheery. It's so warm, soft and cuddly. It just makes me smile every time I look at it.'” That’s kind of what inspired Emilee to want to do that.”

Emilee added that she first began making the blankets because it “looked like fun.” Then she made several for

Christmas gifts. “And then I was like, you know what? People would enjoy getting one of these – especially someone who is in pain or in the hospital,” Emilee pointed out.

But in order to provide the free blankets, Emilee and her friends first make blankets and sell them in the Restore Decor shop.

They use the money from the blanket sales to purchase more fleece to make the donated blankets.

A Blanket For Friends blanket is made from two pieces of coordinating patterns of polar fleece material. “They lay the two pieces of polar fleece out and tie it along the edges,” Dana said. “There’s no sewing involved – it’s very easy.”

The girls also take custom orders.

“If you want a Cardinals blanket or Edwardsville Tigers blanket, we can use special polar fleece (pattern),” Dana pointed out. “We can also have them embroidered with peoples’ names or college logos on them.”

“The really, really cool thing is that for every one someone purchases, someone else gets a blanket,” Dana added. “A little boy or girl in the hospital gets a blanket or someone in a nursing home.”

BFF has its own resale space in Restore Decor, which is located at 111 N. Second

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St., and the girls will be selling their blankets Saturdays from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. through Dec. 14. Anyone interested in purchasing or ordering a blanket can stop by Restore Decor or email Emilee at blanketsforfriends@yahoo.com. You can also follow their progress on Facebook.

Although Restore Decor has only been open two Saturdays, Emilee and her friends have sold enough blankets during that short time to have made an additional 50 blankets that they will be giving away.

They hope to distribute some to Children’s Hospital after Thanksgiving and also some to local nursing homes.

As of last week, Emilee had enlisted the help of Sarah Lavelle, Lexi Gabriele, Rachel Kubicek, Kiris Kovarik, Miranda Pratte, Julianna Smith, and Chloe Hoelscher. “But they are trying to get more and more friends involved because the more people they get involved, the more blankets they can make,” Dana noted. “It's been so fun to see how excited the girls are not just about making blankets but the fact that they can give back.”

The girls were all looking forward to distributing their blankets. “I’m excited to go see their happy faces,” Miranda Pratte said.

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Brenda Ludwig and her dog Dickens are surrounded by some of the toys she will donate to Edwardsville Head Start.

Turning pity into a positive

By JULIA BIGGS Of The Edge

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hen Edwardsville resident Brenda Ludwig turned 60 earlier this month, she received a bunch of unusual presents – children’s toys. Over 80 toys to be exact, but that’s precisely what Ludwig wanted.

She requested that her friends give her unwrapped children’s toys in lieu of gifts for her birthday so that she could wrap and donate them all to the Edwardsville Head Start program.

It had been a rough year for Ludwig. An empty nester with both of her boys no longer living at home, she was feeling down one day while thinking about the emptiness of her home and her approaching 60th birthday.

“Friends kept asking what I was going to do for my birthday, but I did not feel like having a party,” Ludwig explained.

“So I’m in Target having a pity party, thinking this is going to be the worst holiday,” Ludwig noted. “I’m going through the toy department and literally thinking I don’t have any children or grandchildren to buy toys for anymore, and there aren’t any in our family, but I just started picking up toys. I thought well, I’ll find one of those bins like Toys for Tots. So that was the original idea.”

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Local woman donates toys to Head Start Walking through the toy department also brought back childhood memories of the holidays. “When I was a kid my parents fell on really hard times so a lot of times we didn’t get toys (for Christmas),” Ludwig recalled. “I felt really bad for my parents more than for us. When kids don’t get presents, I think a lot of kids feel bad for their parents. So I just started thinking.”

It was during her toy-shopping spree that Ludwig said a brainstorm idea just came to her. “I thought, I need to do something to get myself out of this funk. I need to get proactive, and it just came to me,” Ludwig noted.

“I thought, I’m going to have a party and just have people bring toys, and I’m going to find someone to give them to.”

Ludwig called the Edwardsville Head Start which she said was thrilled about the idea of having her donated toys. “They told me all their kids were under 5 and how many boys and girls they had and their ages. They made up a list of toys that they felt would be age appropriate or the toys that they knew that the kids liked,” she said.

With the toy list in hand, Ludwig drafted an email to her girlfriends inviting them to a small and informal 60th birthday get-

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together at her house. “I was walking past the toy section at Target and got kind of down realizing my toy wrapping days are over. I actually like to wrap presents.

I hope I come back as an elf or one of my dogs,” the very witty Ludwig wrote in her email explaining to her friends how she came to the idea of having her 60th birthday get-together. “I saw Candyland was on sale for $6 so I got a few and Matchbox car sets were on sale so I got some of those. You get the picture. I started to think I really was losing it, but actually got, what I thought was a brilliant idea.”

Ludwig’s email went on to request that her guests bring just one thing to the party - an unwrapped toy under $15 in value that she would, in turn, wrap and donate to the Edwardsville Head Start program.

She also encouraged her friends to shop locally at small businesses to help out the local business-owners as well as bring along a guest to her party. “It was pretty much last minute (planning), but I thought whatever we got would be great,” Ludwig said. ”I was hoping to receive 60 presents for 60 years. I got busy with Thanksgiving and didn’t get any more planning done for the birthday party.”

The following week, the day after Ludwig’s son headed back to college after Thanksgiving break, 35 women and two men showed up for Ludwig’s 60th birthday party. “It turned out great, and we had a great time,” Ludwig said.

Unknown to Ludwig at the time, her local friends forwarded on her email to former friends who had moved from the area, and the toys continued to trickle in.

“I was getting emails from friends in New York to California that they were mailing gifts. It just snowballed,” Ludwig noted.

Ludwig received a total of 86 toys which she was looking forward to wrapping. “I can’t wait. I think it’s going to be a blast,” she said. “This has been my best birthday ever thanks to all of my friends who really made it happen. We are getting as much joy and fun out of this as the kids will when they open their toy on Christmas morning.”

Wilma Jene Bond was one of the local friends who attended Ludwig’s party.

She remarked about the beautiful and self-less gesture her friend had organized.

“Reaching out and inviting long-time friends to share her birthday who brought gifts to children instead of to her made the gathering a joyous occasion for Brenda. It wasn’t about her age,” Bond commented.

People People planner Zoo announces winter events

Sesame Street Live returns

The following events have been scheduled at the Saint Louis Zoo: November 13 – December 24, 2013 Holiday Zootique at Treetop S h o p . 9 a . m . t o 5 p . m . M o re information: www.stlzoo.org or (314) 781-0900. Shop Holiday Zootique at Treetop Shop in The L i v i n g Wo r l d f o r u n i q u e g i f t ideas, ornaments and much more.

Seasonal items will be available for purchase through December 24.

December 2013 Daily through December 24, 2013 Holiday Zootique at Treetop S h o p . 9 a . m . t o 5 p . m . M o re information: www.stlzoo.org or (314) 781-0900. Shop Holiday Zootique at Treetop Shop in The L i v i n g Wo r l d f o r u n i q u e g i f t ideas, ornaments and much more.

Seasonal items will be available for purchase through December 24.

November 29-December 1, 6-8, 13-15, 20-23, 26-30, 2013 U.S. Bank Wild Lights. 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. $4/Member; $5/ N o n - m e m b e r. C h i l d re n u n d e r 2 are free. Free parking will be p ro v i d e d o n t h e Z o o ’ s S o u t h Parking Lot on Wells Drive. More information: www.stlzoo.org or (314) 781-0900.

Walk through the Zoo’s holiday wonderland of spectacular light displays. Sponsored by U.S. Bank, Prairie Farms Dairy, Build-A-Bear Workshop® At The Zoo and Fresh 102.5.

December 7-8, 14-15, 21-22, 2013 Breakfast with Santa. Seating times: 9 and 11 a.m. Members: $20/adult, $18/child (2-12); Nonmembers: $22/adult, $20/child (2-12). Children under two are free. More information: (314) 6464897 or www.stlzoo.org/santa.

Festive holiday breakfast includes a photo with Santa, a gift for kids, visits from costumed c h a r a c t e r s , f re e p a r k i n g a n d more. Pre-paid reservations are required, and seating is limited.

December 20-23, 2013 Dinner with Santa. Seating times: 5 and 7 p.m. Members: $23/adult, $21/child (2-12); Nonmembers: $24/adult, $22/child (2-12). Children under 2 are free.

More information: (314) 646-4897 or www.stlzoo.org/santa.

Enjoy an Italian buffet dinner while overlooking the colorful lights of Wild Lights. Evening includes dinner, admission to Wild Lights, visits from costumed characters Rudolf and Frosty, photo with Santa and free parking. Pre-paid reservations are required, and seating is limited.

December 24, 2013 (Christmas Eve) Holiday Hours: Zoo is open 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Christmas Eve. December 25, 2013 (Christmas Day) Zoo is closed on Christmas Day. December 27, 2013 Raja’s 21st Birthday. Celebration from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at River ’s Edge, weather permitting. Raja the bull Asian elephant turns 21.

More information: www.stlzoo. org or (314) 781-0900.

December 31, 2013 (New Year ’s Eve) Holiday Hours: Zoo is open 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

No matter where you’re from or where you’ve been, everyone is special - so join in! Elmo, Grover, Abby Cadabby, and their Sesame Street friends welcome Chamki, Grover ’s friend from India, to Sesame Street. Together, they explore the universal fun of friendship and celebrate cultural similarities, from singing and dancing, to sharing cookies! The all-new Sesame Street Live “Make a New Friend” visits Peabody Opera House from Thursday, Jan. 16 through Sunday, Jan. 19.

Chamki is from far away and she’s visiting Sesame Street for just one day! Grover has a long to-do list for his friend, from kayaking to hot yoga, but Chamki is busy enjoying cookies with Cookie Monster, singing with Abby Cadabby, and doing ‘The Elmo Slide.’ Will an appearance from Super Grover get Chamki’s attention? Join the fun and make a memory with your friends and family!

Sesame Street Live “Make a New Friend” offers a fun-filled, interactive learning experience, including up-close and furry interactions on the audience floor!

Like television’s Sesame Street, each Sesame Street Live production features timeless tunes and lessons for all ages. The universal appeal of each Broadway-quality musical production continues long after preschool. Adults will appreciate the high-tech stagecraft, cleverly written script, and music they’ll recognize and enjoy sharing with children, such as “Count Me In,” and fun new parodies of “I Want Candy,” and “Moves Like Jagger.”

Ti c k e t s a re $ 1 6 a n d $ 2 4 . A limited number of $36 Gold Circle seats and $60 Sunny Seats are also available. *Opening Night, all seats (excluding Gold Circle and Sunny Seats) are $12. Tickets for the **Kids Matinee Offer are $9 (excluding Gold Circle and Sunny Seats) and open to school or daycare groups with more than 10 people. A facility fee of $3 will be added to all ticket prices.

Additional fees and special offers may apply.

For more information, call 314622-5400. To charge tickets by phone, please call Ticketmaster at 800-745-3000. Tickets may also be purchased online at www. ticketmaster.com. For information o n l i n e , p l e a s e v i s i t w w w. sesamestreetlive.com. Become a fan of Sesame Street Live on Facebook.

Science Center hosts exhibit on bugs The Saint Louis Science Center will open its doors for an insect invasion when it hosts Harry’s Big Adventure: My Bug World! Oct. 19, 2013 through Jan. 20, 2014. The exhibition, which was developed by national pest control company Te r m i n i x , i s a m u l t i s e n s o r y experience that immerses visitors into the world of bugs by introducing them to thousands of live insects.

Hosted by Harry, a Chinese praying mantis, and his insect friends, Harry’s Big Adventure: My Bug World! takes visitors on a unique journey through the habitats, sights, sounds and social structures of some of nature’s smallest, yet most important,

contributors. “ We a re s o e x c i t e d t o h o s t Harry’s Big Adventure,” said Jackie Mollet, Senior Director of Exhibits at the Saint Louis Science Center. “The hands-on nature of the exhibition, coupled with thousands of live bugs, makes this fun and educational for all of our visitors.”

Harry’s Big Adventure takes guests on an educational journey around the world through six distinct zones to see how insects impact their surroundings, the environment and ultimately human lives. Filled with interactive games and competitions, visitors can see how far they can spit a cricket, pick their favorite roach in the Roach Race, get up close and personal with insects in the Bug Petting Zoo and even try an insect delicacy cooked up by the Bug Chef. For more information and to purchase tickets please visit slsc.org/harrys-

big-adventure or call 800.456.SLSC x4424 or 314.289.4424.

Sheldon to host Trivia Night The Friends of The Sheldon present the sixth annual Trivia Night at The Sheldon. Phil Donato, “The Trivia Guy,” will serve as host, with questions covering popular culture, music, movies and more! Participants will have the chance to purchase Mulligans, 50/50 raffle tickets and enter minigames. First and second place winners will receive cash prizes, and a consolation prize will be awarded to the last place team.

The event is scheduled Friday, February 7, 2014 at 7 p.m. at the Sheldon Concert Hall. Tickets $200 per table of 10 or $25 per person.

Ticket includes Schlafly and 4 Hands beer and soft drinks.

F o r r e s e r v a t i o n s , c o n t a c t Lauren Wilhite at 314.533.9900 ext. 17 or lwilhite@thesheldon.org.

For more information, call The Sheldon during normal business hours, Monday - Friday, 9 a.m.

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A d m i s s i o n p r i c e i n c l u d e s Schlafly and 4 Hands Brewing Company beer and soft drinks, with a cash bar available. Vito’s Pizzeria and Ristorante will offer pizza and pasta delivery directly to trivia tables, with a portion of sales benefiting The Sheldon.

Participants may also bring their own snacks (no outside alcohol, please).

Proceeds from the event will benefit Sheldon Educational Programs which introduce more than 20,000 area students annually to jazz, folk, classical, blues, world music and the American musical during weekday morning programs.

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People People planner Touhill welcomes acts for spring The Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center on the University of Missouri-St. Louis campus has announced its schedule for the the spring semester.

For more information, visit www. touhill.org or call 314-516-4949.

WIZARD OF OZ Starring Ballet Memphis Presented by Dance St. Louis January 24–25; Fri @ 8PM; Sat @ 2 & 8PM; $35, $45, $55; child $20 Ballet Memphis has staged Wizard of Oz, a new adaptation of the family favorite. Choreographed by one of Ballet Memphis’ own members, Scotland native and choreographic associate Steven McMahon, Ballet Memphis premiered the original production in 2007.

MADCO: Pulse 2 – The Rhythm Continues January 31–February 2; Fri @ 8PM; Sat @ 8PM; Sun @ 2PM; $25 After the success of Pulse in 2011, MADCO's Artistic Director Stacy West knew she had to create a sequel. But in this case, the second will look and sound much different than the first - because it features all new music by UMSL percussion students and choreography by MADCO dancers.

SŌ PERCUSSION February 7; Fri @ 8PM; $20 Called an “experimental powerhouse” by the Village Voice, Sō Percussion has redefined the modern percussion ensemble, creating fascinating music using such unexpected instruments as coffee cans, conch shells, aluminum pipes and the glockenspiel.

ST. LOUIS JAZZ ORCHESTRA: A Night at the Movies February 11; Tues @ 7PM; $25 This concert promises to set the mood for the perfect date night. It features big-band arrangements of some of movies' most memorable themes and writers, such as Henry Mancini ("Days Of Wine and Roses," "Charade,” "Moon River,” "Pink Panther") as well as music by Marvin Hamlisch ("The Way We Were"), John Barry (James Bond movies) and a host of others.

THE IMPROV SHOP Presented by the Touhill and the Improv Shop February 12 ; Wed @ 7:30PM; $12, $15 day of show This hilarious, Chicago-style improv will feature the Armando format. A special guest monologist (TBA) will tell a personal story based on the evening's theme, and the troupe will build a series of hysterical vignettes that interweave characters, plot and story details.

SAINT LOUIS BALLET: Love is in the Air February 14–15; Fri @ 8PM; Sat @ 8PM; $28, $35, $45 Combining smooth sounds with smooth moves, this ballet series is choreographed by the renowned Twyla Tharp (Movin’ Out, and most recently, Come Fly With Me on Broadway) and St. Louis Ballet Artistic Director Gen Horiuchi.

UMSL THEATRE: FESTIVAL OF ONE ACTS February 20–23; Thurs-Fri @ 7:30PM; Sat @ 2 & 7:30PM; Sun @ 2PM; On sale January 21 The Department of Theatre, Dance and Media Studies will host a handful of community groups presenting their one-acts productions in the intimate Lee Theater.

DIAVOLO Presented by Dance St. Louis February 28–March 1; Fri @ 8PM;

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Sat @ 2 & 8PM; $35, $45, $55 Diavolo cleverly mixes dance, acrobatics and architectural engineering into a powerful, awesome and thought-provoking production. Diavolo dancers fly, leap and fall, and best of all they will utterly amaze you.

MOIPEI QUARTET Presented by UMSL’s International Studies and Programs March 1; Sat @ 8PM; $20 T h e M o i p e i t r i p l e t s M a r t y, Magdalene and Marta, together with their youngest sister Seraphine, form the award-winning music group Moipei Quartet. They have represented Kenya in quite a number of international events in Uganda, Tanzania, South Africa, China, South Korea, Canada and Venezuela.

THE FANTASTICKS March 2; Sun @ 3PM; $29, $39, $49 More than a classic Broadway title, it’s an enduring theatrical gem, and the longest- running production in the history of stage. The funny and charming tale of young love has been called “the perfect musical” by The Wall Street Journal. When the Nebraska Theatre Caravan brings its take on the beloved show to the Touhill, it will be at once familiar and completely new – a steampunkinspired adaptation.

ARIANNA STRING QUARTET: A Night at the Opera March 7; Fri @ 8PM; $25 An evening of love, loss and everything in between! This program features works for string quartet by some of music’s greatest opera composers, and includes a few favorite concert arias for soprano, featuring Stella Markou. W.A. MOZART: Quartet in C Major, K.465 “Dissonant”; FAVORITE OPERA ARIAS; GIACOMO PUCCINI:

“Crisantemi”; and GIUSEPPE VERDI: Quartet in E minor.

THE SECOND CITY: Happily Ever Laughter March 20–22; Thurs & Fri @ 8; Sat @ 6 & 9PM; $35 The Second City’s trademark improvisation will return to the Touhill, this time, with its “Happily Ever Laughter Tour.” Named the country’s “Comedy Empire” by the New York Times, the Chicago-based improv group has a reputation for cultivating the next generation of comedic royalty with alumni including Tina Fey, Bill Murray and Steven Colbert.

H.M.S. PINAFORE March 22; Sat 8PM; $36, $46, $56 Gilbert and Sullivan’s H.M.S. Pinafore, or The Lass That Loved a Sailor, is one saucy satire – it lampoons party politics, patriotism and unqualified people in leadership roles. And in the exceptionally capable care of the New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players (NYGASP), a production of the Gilbert and Sullivan blockbuster is that much more enjoyable.

UMSL THEATRE: THE LARAMIE PROJECT April 10–13; Thurs-Fri @ 7:30PM; Sat @ 2 & 7:30PM; Sun @ 2PM; On sale January 21 In 1998, Matthew Shepard, a 21year-old student, was found tied to a fence and barely clinging to life outside of Laramie, Wyoming. This story of courage, loss, hatred, love and forgiveness is told through the recreation of interviews conducted by the Tectonic Theatre project.

MADCO: Liquid Roads April 11–12; Fri @ 8PM; Sat @ 8PM; $30 Austin-based choreographer Gina Patterson creates a dynamic evening

of high-energy music and dance.

A central theme of travel weaves through the concert, exploring the influence of steamboats and steamengine trains on the arts and culture of the city. Brian Casserly and other popular St. Louis jazz and blues musicians perform live throughout the show.

2014 GREATER ST. LOUIS JAZZ FESTIVAL April 24–26; Fri & Sat @ 8PM Thursday night’s headliner @ Jazz at the Bistro: Reggie Thomas and Rodney Whitaker Friday night’s headliner @ Touhill: Arturo Sandoval, with opening set by the UMSL Jazz Ensemble, directed by Jim Widner Saturday night’s headliner @ Touhill: The Legendary Count Basie Orchestra, with opening set by the UMSL Jazz Ensemble, directed by Jim Widner UMSL DANCE: Spring Dance Show May 1–3; Thurs-Sat @ 8PM Students will perform dance pieces choreographed by faculty, guest artists and aspiring student choreographers.

S T. L O U I S S TO RY T E L L I N G FESTIVAL: Grand Finale May 3; Sat @ 7:30PM; On sale TBA This four-day storytelling extravaganza features events at more than 20 area locations. The grand finale takes place at the Touhill. The 2013 festival features the best national as well as regional storytellers.

ARIANNA STRING QUARTET: High Five May 9; Fri @ 8PM; $25 Virtuosic cellist Zuill Bailey joins the Arianna String Quartet in Beethoven’s rarely heard string quintet arrangement of his beloved

“Kreutzer” Violin Sonata, offering a unique and fresh perspective into the mind of the great composer.

L U D W I G VA N B E E T H O V E N : String Quintet, Op.47 “Kreutzer”; ANTON WEBERN: Five Pieces for String Quartet; FRANZ SCHUBERT: String Quintet in C Major, Op. posth.163.

S A I N T L O U I S B A L L E T: CINDERELLA May 9–11; Fri @ 7pm; Sat @ 2:30 & 7PM; Sun @ 3PM; $27, $35, $40 The childhood classic returns to the Touhill this summer. Charming children and adults alike, Saint Louis Ballet again breathes new l i f e i n t o C i n d e re l l a . A r t i s t i c Director Gen Horiuchi revives his spectacular production of Cinderella, which debuted at the Touhill to rave reviews in 2009.

ZUILL BAILEY: Unaccompanied Cello Suites of J.S. Bach Welcomed by the Arianna String Quartet May 11; Sun @ 3PM; $20 Zuill Bailey has become one of the world’s premiere cellists. The National Philharmonic Review recently wrote, “Bailey doesn’t play notes. He plays sounds and feelings. His performance is simply a joyous experience for all.”

SPRING TO DANCE FESTIVAL 2014 Presented by Dance St. Louis and the Touhill May 22–24; Thurs-Sat @ 5:30PM; $15; On sale April 1 A Memorial Day weekend tradition returns for a threenight dance extravaganza with the popular formula of 30 dance companies over three nights with a different program each evening. It’s diversity of movement and style at its best with dance companies from across the Midwest and beyond performing a variety of pieces from contemporary to classical to tap.

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'Titantic' New Year's Eve Gala Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2013, 8 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Mineral Springs Banquet and Conference Center, 301 E. Broadway St., Alton, IL 62002 Attend an elegant dinner dance in the beautiful Crystal River Ballroom.

Polish your tiaras and jewels, to embellish your gowns. Doors open at 8 p.m., dinner served at 9 p.m.

There will be a bottle of champagne on every table, for a midnight toast to 2014. Cost is $50 for single person or $75 per couple. For more info, call (618) 465-6256.

New Year's Eve Party Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2013, 9 p.m. - 1 a.m.

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Broadway, Alton, IL 62002 Dance the night away at Jacoby Arts Center as it hosts a New Year's Eve party celebration with classic rock from the 1960-s and 70's featuring the band Nightlife.

For more information call (618) 4625222.

New Year's Eve Party at Pere Marquette Tuesday, Dec. 31, 7 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Pere Marquette Lodge & Conference Center, 13653 Lodge Blvd., Grafton, IL 62037 Ring in the New Year at Pere Marquette Lodge! Show off your cocktail attire and indulge with appetizers, an open bar and a lavish buffet dinner. Dance the night away with a great band, midnight champagne toast and even party favors! Retreat to cozy accommodations and take the elevator home! Wake up to the New Year with a hearty breakfast and wonderful memories. $379 inclusive, double occupancy. Let us know if you are with a group when making your reservations. Call (618) 7862331 for details and to make your reservations.

Southern Gospel Monthly Concert Series Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2013, 7 p.m.

Bethalto Church of God, 800 E. Bethalto Dr., Bethalto, IL 62010 Enjoy the sounds of Southern Gospel at the monthly Southern Gospel Concert Series. This month Mark 209 from White House, Tenn.

For more information, call (618) 2590065.

First Night River Bend Monday, Dec. 31, 3 p.m. - 7 p.m.

Lewis & Clark Community College, 5800 Godfrey Rd., Godfrey, IL 62035 First Night River Bend will be held on Dec. 31 on the campus of Lewis & Clark Community College.

First Night buttons will go on sale Dec. 2 at Party Magic and all Liberty Bank locations. Buttons are $10.

Children 5 and under are admitted free. First Night River Bend is an alcohol-free, family-oriented New Year ’s Eve celebration of the arts, featuring live music, juggling, magic and activities for people of all ages. First Night River Bend 2014 is a community project of Lewis and Clark Community College in conjunction with the Lewis and Clark Community College Foundation, the village of Godfrey, WBGZ and The Telegraph.

New Year's Eve Ballroom Bash Tues., Dec. 31, 2013, 7:30 p.m. - 1 a.m.

Holiday Inn, 3800 Homer M. Adams Pkwy., Alton, IL 62002 R i n g i n t h e N e w Ye a r a t the Holiday Inn's New Year's Even Ballroom Bash featuring entertainment by the Glendale Riders. Tickets are $35 per person and includes entertainment, party favors, two drink coupons and a champagne toast at midnight. For an additional $19.95 per person plus tax and gratuity, enjoy a Prime Rib Buffet at Franco's Restaurant (5 p.m.

- 9 p.m.) Must be 21 and over to attend. For more information, call 618-462-1220.

Knee High Naturalists Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.

1 p.m. - 2 p.m.

The Nature Institute 2213 S. Levis Ln. Godfrey, IL 62035 This "just for children" nature program is sure to capture the interest of youngsters ages 3-5 as they hike, enjoy crafts and have a snack at the The Nature Institute's Talahi Lodge. Two, one-hour sessions are held the second Wednesday of every month. Pre-registration is required and walk-ins cannot be accommodated. Cost is $5 per child.

To register or for more information call 618-467-2521 or email pbrown@ TheNatureInstitute.org.

Lunch-n-Learn Friday, Jan. 10, 2014 Noon Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge HCR 82 Box 107 Brussels, IL 62013 Bring your own lunch and sit down with the staff at Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge to learn about eagles. Then head out for a short hike to see some eagles soar over Swan Lake. Free and open to all ages. Event begins at noon. Call (618) 883-2524 or visit www.fws. gov/midwest/TwoRivers for more information.

Itchy Brother's Wood Carving Saturday, January 11, 2014 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.

Lewis & Clark Confluence Tower 435 Confluence Tower Drive Hartford, IL 62048

See the Itchy Brothers Chainsaw Art carve a wood sculpture of the area's famous wintering bird: the American Bald Eagle. The woodcarving will be on display through Sunday. The men of Itchy Brothers Chainsaw have over 30 years of combined experience.

Luke Harris and Donnie Johnson are former Laclede Steal employees.

They start their demonstration with larger chainsaws to carve away the spare wood. Then, the pair use feature saws and sanders to get the full detail through. The chainsaws will start at 10 a.m. and they will continue to carve until finished.

Event is free. There is an admission to tour the Tower.

Pere Marquette Lodge Wine Club Get Together Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Pere Marquette Lodge & Conference Center 13653 Lodge Blvd.

Grafton, IL 62037 Join the Lodge in the Mary Michelle Winery Tasting Room the second Saturday of each month and enjoy appetizers and wine tasting!

Featuring Ste Chapelle Soft Red! Free for Wine Club members. For more info, call (618) 786-2331.

Eagle Meet and Greet Sat., Jan. 4, 11, 18, 25, 2014 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Alton Visitors Center 200 Piasa St. Alton, IL 62002 Come see live eagle demonstrations by the World Bird Sanctuary. See a live bald eagle up close and personal! Ask and learn about their species and habitats.

Then, grab your official All Around Alton Eagle Watcher's Guide as you journey out along the Great River Road to see eagles in their natural habitat. FREE. For more information, call 1-800-ALTON-IL. Audubon Eagle Watch Jan. 12, 19, 26, Feb. 2, 9, 2014 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Audubon Center at Riverlands 301 Riverlands Way West Alton, IL 63386 Join us at the new Audubon Center at Riverlands this eagle season for eagle viewing and education in this designated Important Birding Area at the Riverlands Migratory

Bird Sanctuary. Enjoy the view from the comfort of the new building or venture out to the bird blind on the water’s edge for a closer look. Free Admission. For more information, call (636) 899-0090 or go to Riverlands.Audubon.org.

Paranormal Investigation Friday, Jan. 17, 2014 Pere Marquette Lodge & Conference Center 13653 Lodge Blvd.

Grafton, IL 62037 H e re i s y o u r c h a n c e t o b e a p a r t o f a re a l p a r a n o r m a l investigative team as they explore the paranormal claims associated with Pere Marquette Lodge.

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Religion School's ads knock fairy tale life LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A local ad campaign by a Catholic high school for girls in Kentucky is generating nationwide buzz with the message that young women don't need to find Prince Charming to live happily ever after.

Mercy Academy's principal, Amy Elstone, says the billboard campaign used pointed wording like "You're Not a Princess," and "Life's Not a Fairy Tale," to highlight the private school's emphasis on critical thinking.

The posters popped up recently at a few bus stops and billboards around the city, but the message has drawn wider attention with the suggestion that what girls need to live a fairy tale life is their own minds. The girl-power theme attracted the attention of NBC's "Today" and other national outlets, and the school says it has been a smashing success.

"We just want to teach our girls that they write their story, not society, not popular

culture, and we try to empower them to do that," Elstone said. The print ads were introduced during a season when eighthgrade students are making decisions about high school, and Mercy, which is an all-girls school, wanted an unconventional message as part of its marketing, she said.

"We feel like we have a unique approach to education and real-life learning, and we were struggling with a way to articulate that," she said. The school, which is affiliated with the Catholic Sisters of Mercy, has about 550 students and a $10,000 annual tuition.

The school is run by a lay board of directors.

The ads are simple in composition, with a gray background decorated by well-known fairy tale symbols, like magic wands and slippers. One of the ads has a faceless prince, with the message, "Don't Wait for a Prince ...

Be Able to Rescue Yourself."

"It's exactly what girls need to hear," said David Vawter, chief creative officer at Doe Anderson, the firm that designed the

campaign. Vawter said Mercy was initially concerned that the message would be seen as negative, but school officials decided to embrace its edginess.

"It's a metaphor for saying you need to prepare for real life," he said.

The ad campaign echoes a message that has become increasingly common, encouraging girls and women to live independently and question traditional gender roles. For instance, Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg's bestselling book, "Lean In," urges women to more aggressively pursue their career goals. A recent video by toy company GoldieBlox also went viral, showing three young girls singing a parody of the Beastie Boys song "Girls" with lyrics about girls building spaceships and coding software.

"Boys are valued for being tough and rough and playing sports and not crying, and girls are taught to be soft and helpless, and that's not a good message for either boys or girls,"

said Marsha Weinstein, director of Louisville Girls Leadership, an organization that selects girls from each of the city's high schools to work on team projects.

Weinstein said the Mercy ads cut "right to the chase."

"Just think about Martin Luther King and 'I Have A Dream,'" Weinstein said. "Those were just words, you could say, but that was a powerful message."

Olivia Fung, a 17-year-old Mercy student, said she had the same princess dreams many girls had when she was younger.

"Growing up, I thought being a girl was all about being pampered, having that right of being a princess," said Fung, who is planning to study advertising at a college in New York.

"But ... it's not about being pampered, it's about getting a job and success, and being a good person on the inside and out," she said.

The brief ad campaign ended this week, but Elstone said the school is considering bringing the campaign back next year.

Religion briefs Pastor: US custody case had no Vermont connection MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — T h e Vi rg i n i a p a s t o r c o n v i c t e d in federal court in Vermont of helping a woman and her child flee the country rather than share custody with her former lesbian partner says the case should be dismissed because it had no connection to Vermont.

Kenneth Miller makes t h e a rg u m e n t i n p a p e r s f i l e d with the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals in New York.

Prosecutors counter that t r y i n g t h e c a s e i n Ve r m o n t was appropriate because the crime didn’t begin until Lisa Miller and her daughter left the country in 2009 and are believed to be in Nicaragua.

Kenneth Miller, a Mennonite pastor, was convicted in 2012 of aiding in international parental kidnapping.

He was sentenced to 27 months in prison, but the sentence was delayed pending appeal. The Millers are not related.

Oral arguments in the appeal are set for Jan. 27 in New York.

Irish Catholic watchdog issues child abuse report

Ireland’s Cardinal Sean Brady s a i d Tu e s d a y t h a t h e ’ s “ t r u l y sorry” and that his thoughts are with abuse victims. Brady has been widely criticized for being implicated in covering up the abuse of children.

CBS orders miniseries based on ‘The Dovekeepers’ NEW YORK (AP) — The makers of “The Bible” TV miniseries are preparing a re l i g i o u s h i s t o r i c a l d r a m a f o r CBS. The network announced that it will air a four-hour miniseries based on the historical novel “The Dovekeepers,” sometime in 2015.

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T h e l a w ’ s s p o n s o r, H o u s t o n Republican Dwayne Bohac, said the law is meant to codify t h e re l i g i o u s f re e d o m s o f t h e First Amendment and keep “censorship of Christmas out of public schools.”

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LONDON (AP) — The Irish Catholic Church’s watchdog says that only 12 of the hundreds of staff members accused of child abuse in the Christian Brothers order since the mid-1970s have been convicted.

The report from the National Board for Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church looked into how the Christian Brothers, a Catholic order set up to run schools, handled abuse allegations. It said although abuse claims were made against 325 of the order ’s officials since 1975, only a dozen were convicted of crimes.

The Christian Brothers, who ran boys schools across Ireland for two centuries, have been plagued by the abuse scandal in recent years.

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her husband, veteran television producer Mark Burnett, will make it.

The couple scored a major hit with their miniseries “The Bible” on the History channel earlier this year. The novel is about four women who work to save 900 Jews being attacked

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A l i c e H o ff m a n ’ s n o v e l “ T h e Dovekeepers” was published i n 2 0 11 , a n d w a s c a l l e d “ a n amazing story of heroism and hope” by Downey.

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Wed. Early Morning Prayer: 5:00 a.m.

Wed. Bible Study: 7:00 p.m.

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Movies

QuickGlance Movie Reviews

"Frozen"

Instead of the bygone damsels in distress — yes we’re talking about you Cinderella, Snow White and Sleeping Beauty — the female royals of “Frozen,” Disney’s latest animated wonder, are feisty, forward and independent.

Strong female leads are fitting, as “Frozen” marks the first time a female has occupied the director’s chair in the 76 years of Disney animation features. Jennifer Lee, who wrote Disney’s “Wreck-It Ralph,” as well as the screenplay for “Frozen,” co-directed the icy 3-D adventure with Disney veteran Chris Buck (“Tarzan”).

Inspired by the 19th century fairytale, “The Snow Queen,”

by Hans Christian Andersen, “Frozen” marks another Disney film modernizing one of the Danish author’s stories. “The Little Mermaid” also adapted an Andersen fable.

Eight new songs, by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, work well when paired with the stunning visuals. But none really shine with classic tour de force like a “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” — and it’s been too long since we’ve had a big Disneystimulated hit.

But the overall message more than makes up for the film’s pitfalls. Rich in magic, perils and family ties, “Frozen” encourages us to embrace our fears, overthrow our inhibitions and find the true meaning of love.

Set in the kingdom of Arendelle, sisters Elsa (voiced by Idina Menzel) and Anna (Kristen Bell) are best friends who love to play in the snow. Luckily big sis Elsa can create ice and snow with her bare hands.

RATED: PG by the Motion Picture Association of America for some action and mild rude humor.

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

"Inside Llewyn Davis"

In an alley behind a cafe in New York’s Greenwich Village, an unidentified stranger knocks singer Llewyn Davis to his knees. Within the first 10 minutes of the Coen brothers’ latest dark comedy, the filmmakers acquaint us with the curiously obscure, as violent fits are not usually associated with folk music.

The genesis of this animosity is left unanswered until the final moments of the film, leaving the lingering off-kilter question: Why would anyone beat up a folk singer? Thus, we have the perfect onset for this bleak and witty tale of a striving musician.

Here the Coen brothers pluck at the beatnik scene of the late 1950s and early 1960s. Helmed by long-time Coen collaborator T Bone Burnett, the tunes in this film — which are performed live — bare morbid undertones that correspond with the foremost concepts of the story: poverty, abortion, disappointment and death.

As the film opens, we are introduced to our guitar-strumming lead, Llewyn Davis, who is onstage in a smoke-filled dive. He is played to grungy, dark and handsome perfection by the stylish and calm Juilliard-trained Oscar Isaac. This marks the first time the Miami-bred Guatemalan-born 33-year-old has anchored a feature and he carries it off with infectious grace and grit. When he sings “Hang Me, Oh Hang Me” in these initial moments, we’re both seduced and heartbroken.

RATED: R for language including some sexual references.

RUNNING TIME: 105 minutes.

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

"Out of the Furnace"

“Out of the Furnace” is an earnestly crafted, passionately acted working-class drama rusted over by its noble intentions

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of steel-town sympathizing.

Director Scott Cooper (whose first film, “Crazy Heart,” was also drawn to the dwindling options of an increasingly obsolete hard worker) sets his movie in Braddock, Pa., where he also shot it. The town mill hovers as the empty heart of a corroded city.

Cooper lays the atmosphere on thick, suffocating the film with worn interiors, factory smokestacks, dive bars and highway overpasses. It’s filled with tattoos, beer bottles, muscle cars, flannel shirts and, to top it off, Eddie Vedder (who opens the films with the song “Release”).

The film’s clichis are many, but few will doubt its weighty sincerity, its heavy-handed Rust Belt eulogizing.

What’s dying? The lives of blue-collar men. The film is centered on the Baze brothers, Russell (Christian Bale) and Rodney (Casey Affleck), both of whom are finding that, as their father dies of lung cancer from years at the mill, life in Braddock is dried up.

RATED: R by the Motion Picture Association of America for “intense sequences of violence and action, some frightening images, thematic elements, a suggestive situation and language.”

RUNNING TIME: 116 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Two stars out of four.

"Saving Mr. Banks"

For most scribes who have toiled in the movie industry, portraying Hollywood as a healing paradise is roughly equivalent to regaling a lobster of the soothing properties of a boiling pot of water.

Hollywood has always, and probably will always, chew up authors. From “Sunset Boulevard” to “In a Lonely Place” to “Barton Fink,” we’ve often had the writer ’s perspective on the painful life of movie scripting. Now, in Disney’s “Saving Mr. Banks,” we have the studio’s.

No one, needless to say, winds up face down in a swimming pool in the Disney version.

“Saving Mr. Banks,” directed by John Lee Hancock (a sure studio hand of inspirational tales like “The Blind Side” and “The Rookie”), is based on the true story of the tug of wills between “Mary Poppins” author P.L. Travers (Emma Thompson) and Walt Disney (Tom Hanks). Finally drawn by Disney’s money and years of entreaties to adapt her books, the extremely particular British writer arrives in mythic 1961 Los Angeles like a dark cloud indignant of sunshine.

She peers warily at “Los Ang-uh-lees,” as she calls it, from the back window of the limo that’s been sent to pick her up. Her chipper driver (Paul Giamatti) is infuriatingly American. She flinches when he calls her home “Ingerland” and, worse, says “no problemo.”

It’s just the start of the unpleasantness for Travers, who recoils at the thought of handing over her very precious characters — “my family,” she says — to Disney. When she arrives in a hotel room strewn with baskets and stuffed animals, she faces a giant Mickey doll in the corner, telling him he can stay there “until you learn the art of subtlety.”

RATED: PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for “thematic elements including some unsettling images.”

RUNNING TIME: 126 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Three stars out of four.

"Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues"

Can there be too much of a good thing? Where did that expression come from, anyway? If it’s good, isn’t more always better?

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Discuss.

Or, actually, don’t discuss. Because, in the case of “Anchorman 2” anyway, the question is sort of pointless, isn’t it? Everything about both the original 2004 film, a cult classic of the Will Ferrell oeuvre, and its lead character, Ron Burgundy, was puffed up and absurd and ridiculous.

A n d s o , w h y w o u l d n ’ t t h e s e q u e l b e e v e n m o re puffed up, more absurd and more ridiculous? As long as Ferrell’s back (he is), and reunited with his wacky partners (he is) to form a veritable dream team of inappropriateness (they do), then what could be wrong?

Not that “Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues,” again directed with total self-assurance by Adam McKay, is a work of fine art. It’s a broad, low-brow comedy, which one imagines was concocted somewhat like a huge abstract painting: You throw gobs (or jokes) onto a big canvas, some spills over the edges, and it’s messy and lumpy, but hey, it’s all good, and anyway, the next gob is coming.

For those who may have missed the original, it brought us Burgundy, a TV anchor defined by his goofiness, selfimportance, good-natured chauvinism, and polyester. Set in the ‘70s, the theme was gender equality; Burgundy’s foil was Veronica Corningstone (Christina Applegate), who sought her own anchor chair.

In the sequel, the issue isn’t gender but the very purpose of TV news: To inform, or entertain? We’re in 1980, and Burgundy and Corningstone, now married, host a morning show together. Then she — alone — is offered an evening anchor slot. Burgundy? He’s fired (the boss is a gruffly funny Harrison Ford, sounding quite Brokaw-esque.)

RATED: PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for “crude and sexual content, drug use, language and comic violence.”

RUNNING TIME: 119 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Three stars out of four.

"The Past"

Asghar Farhadi’s domestic drama “The Past” follows his exceptional, Oscar-winning “A Separation” and his very fine “About Elly.” Farhadi is a hugely talented filmmaker, a storyteller with an uncommon touch for capturing the dramatic currents that course through families and refract between parents and children.

But his intricate domestic puzzles are unlocked less mysteriously in “The Past,” the first French-language film for the Iranian director. You can see his method — melodramatic reveals meted out one by one — too clearly, like a magician failing to cloak his tricks.

The opening is beautiful. A woman (Berenice Bejo) waves to a man (Ali Mosaffa) leaving the airport. From the way they mime their hellos between glass and hurry together through the rain to her car, you think they’re a couple. As she backs up and they peer backward, the ominous, grand title of “The Past” wipes across the screen.

It’s also a fitting start: Farhadi’s “A Separation” so memorably ended with divorcing parents separated by glass, as their daughter (forced to choose which parent to live with) walks between them — collateral damage to the feuding that led up until that point.

In “The Past,” Farhadi has shifted languages and yet has completely translated his largely masterful technique.

While sexist Iranian custom and law figured prominently in Farhadi’s previous dramas, he’s found a larger force of division in the ever-lurking past.

RATED: PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for mature thematic content and brief strong language.

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New Zealand director Peter Jackson, left, and his daughter Katie arrive for the European Premiere of the movie "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" in Berlin, Germany, on Dec. 9.

Jackson stands by 48 frames per second

By JAKE COYLE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Has Peter Jackson reflected on the massive chunk of his life that he’s devoted to Hobbits?

“You’re not going to make me are you?” he winces. “It’s a long time. A long time.”

The 52-year-old New Zealand director still has another movie to go, so he can be forgiven for not wanting to ponder too deeply the 16 years he’s already spent in the service of J.R.R. Tolkien. The latest installment, “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug,” is his fifth Tolkien film (part two in the three-movie “Hobbit” prequel to the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy) and approximately hour 84 in the Middle-earth saga.

That may be a slight overestimate, but in any case, it’s been a lot of Orcs.

The journey has largely been a smooth one.

Each “Lord of the Rings” film was received rapturously, averaging about $1 billion a pop, and the trilogy culminated in the Oscar steamrolling of “The Return of the King.”

But when Jackson turned his attention to Tolkien’s first book, “The Hobbit,” things got bumpier. He and New Line feuded over merchandising revenue from “The Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit” was held up.

Initially, Jackson was to executive produce with Guillermo del Toro directing a two-film adaptation, but after delays raged on, del Toro dropped out and Jackson returned to the director’s chair.

When Jackson and Warner Bros. opted to make “The Hobbit” three films, a feeling of Hobbit overdose — and claims of overreaching — began to surround the project. The first film didn’t enjoy nearly as warm a response from critics or filmgoers.

“An Unexpected Journey” made another

$1 billion, but it was derided for its lengthy running time (182 minutes), its prolonged introduction of characters and its innovative use of 48 frames-per-second, double the industry standard. Jackson had already broken new ground with technical effects like the motion-capture technique used to create the hobbit mutant Gollum, and he hailed the higher frame rate as the future of filmmaking — a sharper image that could attract moviegoers like 3-D had.

But the 48 fps wasn’t well received. Critics said the film seemed o v e r a m p l i f i e d a n d t h a t t h e i n c re a s e d clarity yielded a discombobulating h y p e r- re a l i s m t h a t c o n t r a s t e d p o o r l y with the set design.

With “The Desolation of Smaug,” Jackson hopes to be righting the “Hobbit” ship. But he’s resolutely sticking with 48 fps as the definitive way to see the movie: “It’s by far the

best way to see it,” he says.

Yet Jackson and Warner Bros. have declined to show film critics Jackson’s preferred version, instead only screening in advance the film in 24 frames-per-second.

“I was part of that decision,” says Jackson.

“We did feel that last year, we split focus in a way. People were reviewing the frame rate as well as reviewing the movie. I felt the technology dominated.”

The director, though, says he’s also worked to improve how the higher frame rate feels.

“I spent a lot of time in the color-grading room really putting my head into how we make the 48 not have a video feel,” says Jackson. “Some of the criticism of the 48 frames was not actually to do with the frame rate per se, which is just making it easier on your eyes, reducing motion blur. It was to do with the fact that it felt like TV, like soap opera.”

Hobbit sequel feels like a middle child

By ROBERT GRUBAUGH Of The Edge T h e c u r re n t H o b b i t s e q u e l , subtitled The Desolation of Smaug, is a typical middle child.

It's irritating and struggles to fit in like, say, Jan Brady. But it's also fantastically well made and enjoyable like another great middle installment called The Empire Strikes Back*. The threat o f b a d w i n t e r w e a t h e r a c ro s s the country may have prevented a lot of folks from seeing it on opening weekend, but that is their lost. The lush and colorful world of Middle Earth returns with a rollicking good time in the continuing adventures of ringb e a re r B i l b o B a g g i n s ( M a r t i n Freeman, truly great casting), the wizard Gandalf (Sir Ian McKellen), and their traveling

company of dwarves.

Old favorites return, new characters are introduced, and like all great pictures before it, it's over far too soon.

When the decision to split a planned two-picture Hobbit film into three, several years ago, the title of the second was always most appealing and mysterious to fans. The Desolation of Smaug. Ooh, desolation. That sounds exciting! And Smaug?

What's a Smaug? The first thing you have to know about the titular dragon (voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch), is that h i s n a m e i s p ro n o u n c e d l i k e someone steps on your foot halfway through saying it: "Sm - ow! - g". Never 'smog'. He comes late into this show, but he steals his scenes and leaves you wanting more.

After surviving the Misty Mountains in 2012's An Unexpected Journey, the company of Thorin Oakenshield (Richard Armitage) encounter Beorn (Mikael Persbrandt), a man/bear shape-shifting creature that offers them sanctuary and protection from the marauding Orcs before leaving them to enter the forests of Mirkwood, home of the Elves.

Don't you love the fantasy genre?

Only within it can a sentence like the preceding one even be allowed to take shape. It's in a bitter battle with the forest's spiders that the dwarf party is captured

by Legolas (Orlando Bloom), the prince of the Elves, and his Captain of the Guard, Tauriel (Evangeline Lilly), a character created specifically for this movie.

She might not appear anywhere in the novel, but Tauriel is a great,

classic addition, especially as she becomes a love interest for the dashing Kili (Aidan Turner), one of the more macho dwarves. The return of Legolas is both logical, if you think about it, and a lot of winking good fun when you see the movie.

Their escape from the Elves, the best twenty minutes of the film, is a whirlwind example of how these dwarves and this filmmaker (Peter Jackson) were made for each other. As they race down a roaring river - via empty wine casks - the band is chased by the Elves and facing assault on both sides from the Orcs. It's a peerless fight scene that is both visually stunning, a true 3D feast for the eyes, and t h e d e l i v e r y o f a p ro m i s e f o r the fans who had already lofty expectations.

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The Desolation of Smaug comes after meeting the hero of Lake Town, Bard (Luke Evans), and setting him up for a great showdown in Part III. This chapter doesn't end cleanly after Bilbo sneaks into the dragon's t re a s u re p i l e i n s e a rc h o f t h e mystical Arkenstone. He sets the fire-breathing beastie on a collision course of revenge set for the holiday season next year.

I cannot wait for There & Back Again! *For the record I am and will always be a bigger fan of Return of the Jedi.

"The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" runs 177 minutes and is rated PG-13 for extended sequences of intense fantasy action violence, and frightening images. I give this film three and a half stars out of four.

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The Arts Artistic adventures Celtic Woman to perform at the Fox Global music phenomenon Celtic Woman will return to North American concert stages in early 2014 with The Emerald Tour, which includes a stop at the Fabulous Fox Theatre Friday, March 14 at 7:30pm.

Ti c k e t s f o r t h e M a r c h 1 4 engagement at the Fox will go on sale Friday, November 8 at 10am online at MetroTix.com, by phone at 314-534-1111 and in person at the Fox Theatre Box Office. Ticket prices are $102, $72 and $42.

The elaborate new stage presentation will celebrate the Emerald Isles’ spellbinding musical and cultural heritage. The concerts will combine longtime fan favorites with new musical gems written specifically for Celtic Woman, under the direction of Emmy®nominated music producer David Downes. The Emerald Tour will spotlight the angelic voices and inspiring music that have won Celtic Woman the devotion of a worldwide audience.

C e l t i c Wo m a n i s a u n i q u e ensemble that showcases the talent and charisma of four gifted young Irish women, whose dazzling performances combine the sound and sensibility of Irish traditional music with contemporary pop standards and memorable original compositions. Recently named Billboard magazine's #1 World M u s i c A r t i s t , C e l t i c Wo m a n presents a one-of-a-kind concert experience that also incorporates the talents of a group of worldclass musicians, the Aontas Choir, bagpipers and championship Irish dancers.

Since its inception in 2004, Celtic Woman has emerged as both a spectacular commercial success and a genuine cultural phenomenon.

The group's uplifting mix of timeless tradition and contemporary craft has transcended national and cultural borders to touch the hearts of a loyal international fan base, who've embraced Celtic Woman's hugely successful public television specials

and made their eight CDs and seven DVDs into multi-platinum best-sellers. The multitalented ensemble has sold more than eight million copies of its releases, all of which have debuted at #1 on Billboard's World Music chart. As a live act, they continue to sell out concert halls around the world, having performed for nearly three million fans.

C e l t i c Wo m a n h a s w o n a particularly passionate audience in America, where their elaborately staged, visually stunning concert tours consistently draw sellout crowds. The group has performed twice at the White House, as well as making high-profile appearances on such American television shows as Dancing with the Stars and the daytime drama The Bold and the Beautiful.

Celtic Woman recently completed a successful month-long tour of European concerts, encompassing performances in Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, Belgium and Switzerland. The busy group is currently preparing for its third annual holiday tour of North America, accompanied by a full symphony orchestra. The group then plans to kick off 2014 with a rare tour of Australia.

Singing songs of love, loss, hope and inspiration, Celtic Woman celebrates Ireland's centuries-old musical and cultural traditions, while taking advantage of the limitless options of state-ofthe-art stage production. The result is a breathtaking musical and theatrical experience to be enjoyed by multiple generations of concertgoers.

The Rep to present "The Mousetrap" The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis (The Rep) presents the famous and fun whodunit play The Mousetrap

by Agatha Christie and directed

by Paul Mason Barnes. This classic mystery will be performed on the Browning Mainstage of the LorettoHilton Center for the Performing Arts, 130 Edgar Road (on the campus of Webster University), Webster

Groves, December 4-29, 2013.

Curtain times are Tuesday at 7 pm; Wednesday–Friday at 8 pm; selected Wednesday matinees at 1:30 pm; Saturday matinees at 5 pm; selected Saturday nights at 9 pm; Sunday matinees at 2 pm; and selected Sunday evenings at 7 pm.

Due to the holiday an additional performance has been added on Monday, December 23 at 7 pm, as well as an additional matinee performance on Thursday, December 26 at 1:30 pm. There will be no performances on Tuesday, December 24 or Wednesday, December 25.

Ticket prices start at just $16.50 ( p re v i e w s ) a n d $ 2 0 ( re g u l a r performances). To purchase, visit The Rep Box Office, located inside the Loretto-Hilton Center, charge by phone by calling (314) 968-4925, or visit The Rep’s Online Box Office at

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A literary giant, Ms. Christie’s books have sold more than two billion copies in over 45 languages, a feat that is only outdone by the works of William Shakespeare and the Bible. In her illustrious 50year writing career, she penned 66 detective novels, 14 short-story collections, six romance novels and a dozen plays. The Mousetrap, which opened in London in 1952, holds the title of being the longest continuously running play in theatrical history.

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The guests at Monkswell Manor are snowed in with a murderer in their midst. Whodunit? Sergeant Trotter is determined to find out, and his investigation turns up more shocking secrets than anyone could have anticipated. Full of intricate plot twists and shuddering suspense, it is no wonder The Mousetrap has become the world’s longest-running stage production.

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The Arts Arts calendar Thursday, Dec. 26 Elf The Musical, Fox Theatre, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

T h e N u t c r a c k e r, To u h i l l Performing Arts Center, St. Louis, 7:00 p.m.

The Rep presents The Mousetrap, Loretto-Hilton Center Browning Mainstage, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

Early American Silver from the Cahn Collection Exhibit, History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through March 2, 2014.

The Past, Present and Future of Nature Photography Exhibit, The International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Runs through January 25, 2014.

Slavery at Jefferson's Monticello: Paradox of Liberty Exhibit, History Museum in Forest Park, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through March 2.

The United States Navy: WWI and WWII, Jefferson Barracks Museums, St. Louis, Noon to 4:00 p.m., Runs through Dec. 29.

Yoko Ono: Wish Tree, St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through Dec. 31.

Postwar German Art, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through January 26, 2014.

Highlights from the Textile Collection, St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through January 12, 2014.

Encounters Along the Missouri River: the 1858 Sketchbooks of Carl Ferdinand Wimar, St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through Jan. 19.

A New Voice: Contemporary Art Exhibit, St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

I Was A Soldier: Photos by Jerry Tovo, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through January 20, 2014.

50 Years of Wilderness: Through the Lens of Missouri's 8 Wilderness Areas Exhibit, History Museum in Forest Park, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through January 5, 2014.

Friday, Dec. 27 Elf The Musical, Fox Theatre, St. Louis, 1:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.

T h e N u t c r a c k e r, To u h i l l Performing Arts Center, St. Louis, 2:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.

The Rep presents The Mousetrap, Loretto-Hilton Center Browning Mainstage, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

Early American Silver from the Cahn Collection Exhibit, History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through March 2, 2014.

The Past, Present and Future of Nature Photography Exhibit, The International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through January 25, 2014.

Chiura Obata: Four Paintings, Four Moods Exhibit, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Runs through February 2, 2014.

Slavery at Jefferson's Monticello: Paradox of Liberty Exhibit, History Museum in Forest Park, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through March 2.

The United States Navy: WWI and WWII, Jefferson Barracks Museums, St. Louis, Noon to 4:00 p.m., Runs through Dec. 29.

Yoko Ono: Wish Tree, St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Runs through Dec. 31.

Postwar German Art, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Runs through January

26, 2014.

Highlights from the Textile Collection, St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Runs through January 12, 2014.

Encounters Along the Missouri River: the 1858 Sketchbooks of Carl Ferdinand Wimar, St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Runs through Jan. 19.

A New Voice: Contemporary Art Exhibit, St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.

I Was A Soldier: Photos by Jerry Tovo, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through January 20, 2014.

50 Years of Wilderness: Through the Lens of Missouri's 8 Wilderness Areas Exhibit, History Museum in Forest Park, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through January 5, 2014.

Saturday, Dec. 28 Elf The Musical, Fox Theatre, St. Louis, 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.

T h e N u t c r a c k e r, To u h i l l Performing Arts Center, St. Louis, 2:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.

The Velveteen Rabbit, Heagney Theatre, Webster Groves, 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.

The Rep presents The Mousetrap, Loretto-Hilton Center Browning Mainstage, St. Louis, 5:00 p.m.

Early American Silver from the Cahn Collection Exhibit, History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through March 2, 2014.

The Past, Present and Future of Nature Photography Exhibit, The International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Runs through January 25, 2014.

Danica Dakic Exhibit, Laumeier Sculpture Park, St. Louis, Noon to 5:00 p.m., Runs through January 26, 2014.

Slavery at Jefferson's Monticello: Paradox of Liberty Exhibit, History Museum in Forest Park, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through March 2.

Donald Judd: The Multicolored Works Exhibit, Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through January 4.

The United States Navy: WWI and WWII, Jefferson Barracks Museums, St. Louis, Noon to 4:00 p.m., Runs through Dec. 29.

Chiura Obata: Four Paintings, Four Moods Exhibit, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through February 2, 2014.

Yoko Ono: Wish Tree, St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through Dec. 31.

Postwar German Art, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through January 26, 2014.

Highlights from the Textile Collection, St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through January 12, 2014.

Encounters Along the Missouri River: the 1858 Sketchbooks of Carl Ferdinand Wimar, St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through Jan. 19.

A New Voice: Contemporary Art Exhibit, St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

I Was A Soldier: Photos by Jerry Tovo, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through January 20, 2014.

50 Years of Wilderness: Through the Lens of Missouri's 8 Wilderness Areas Exhibit, History Museum in Forest Park, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through January 5, 2014.

The 1968 Exhibit, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through January 5, 2014.

Sunday, Dec. 29 Elf The Musical, Fox Theatre, St. Louis, 1:00 p.m.

T h e N u t c r a c k e r, To u h i l l Performing Arts Center, St. Louis, 2:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.

The Rep presents The Mousetrap,

Loretto-Hilton Center Browning Mainstage, St. Louis, 2:00 p.m.

Early American Silver from the Cahn Collection Exhibit, History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through March 2, 2014.

Danica Dakic Exhibit, Laumeier Sculpture Park, St. Louis, Noon to 5:00 p.m., Runs through January 26, 2014.

Slavery at Jefferson's Monticello:

Paradox of Liberty Exhibit, History Museum in Forest Park, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through March 2.

Yoko Ono: Wish Tree, St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through Dec. 31.

The United States Navy: WWI and WWII, Jefferson Barracks Museums, St. Louis, Noon to 4:00 p.m.

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The Arts Artistic adventures Schumer to visit the Peabody Be sure to get some of Amy Schumer ’s comedy when she hits the road next year. http://www.cc.com/comedytours and www.amyschumer.com.

This is Schumer’s second national tour with COMEDY CENTRAL which kicks off on Friday, January 24, 2014 in New York City at Best Buy Theater and travels to more than 30 cities (full tour schedule at the end of this release). The tour is produced by AEG Live.

Tickets for her April 5 show at the Peabody Opera House are $34.50 and $42.00 and are on sale now.

Tickets may be purchased at the Ford Box Office at Scottrade Center, all Ticketmaster Ticket Centers, by phone at 800-745-3000, or online at ticketmaster.com. There is a facility fee on all tickets purchased at all locations, including at the Scottrade Center Box Office.

“Inside Amy Schumer” launched on April 30, 2013 and ranked as a top three program on cable among M18-34 and M18-24 in its Tuesday 10:30P-11P timeslot during its first season. The series is currently in production for its second season and set to debut on Tuesday, April 1, 2014 at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT on COMEDY CENTRAL. “Inside Amy Schumer,” created by Schumer and Daniel Powell, who executive produces along with head writer Jessi Klein, provides an intimate look into the mind of comedian Amy Schumer, who, through a series of scripted vignettes, stand-up comedy, and man- on-the-street interviews, explores topics revolving around sex, relationships, and the general clusterf*ck that is life.

The upcoming second season will include a stellar line-up of guest appearances including: Paul Giamatti, Parker Posey, Zach Braff, Josh Charles, Janeane Garofalo, Chrissy Teigen, Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Artie Lange, Kathy Najimy, Missi Pyle, Patrick Warburton, Colin Quinn, Michael Ian Black, Abby Elliott, Reggie Watts, Natasha Leggero, Jon Glaser, Mike Birbiglia, Deborah Rush, Scott Adsit and Todd Barry.

"West Side Story" returns to The Fox The tour of the smash hit Broadway revival of "West Side Story" is coming to St. Louis.

"West Side Story" will open at the Fabulous Fox Theatre on Friday, January 3. Tony Award-winning librettist Arthur Laurents’ Broadway direction is recreated for the tour by David Saint, the Associate Director on Broadway. The original Jerome Robbins choreography is reproduced

by Tony Award-nominee Joey McKneely (The Boy from Oz, The Life).

Performances of "West Side Story" at the Fabulous Fox Theatre run January 3-5. Show times are Friday and Saturday evening at 8pm, Saturday afternoon at 2pm and Sunday afternoon at 1pm.

Tickets are available online at MetroTix.com, by calling 314-5341111 or in person at the Fox Theatre Box Office. Ticket prices start at $30.

Prices are subject to change; please refer to FabulousFox.com for current pricing. "West Side Story" is part of the Fox Theatre’s 2013-2014 U.S. Bank Broadway Series.

"West Side Story" tells the story of star-crossed lovers Tony and Maria as they struggle to rise above the hatred and intolerance that

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surrounds them. "West Side Story" soars as the greatest love story of all time and remains as powerful, poignant and timely as ever. The Bernstein and Sondheim score is considered to be one of Broadway’s finest and features such classics of the American musical theatre as “Something’s Coming,” “Tonight,” “America,” “I Feel Pretty” and “Somewhere.”

The Associated Press says "West Side Story" “remains Broadway’s best dance-driven musical. Five decades have not dimmed the extraordinary choreography or the score that pulsates throughout.”

Variety says, “The true stars of "West Side Story" are Jerome Robbins' graceful, endlessly expressive choreography and Leonard Bernstein's score, which still sounds bracingly modern a half-century after it was first heard. The music is a primal force.”

"West Side Story" is written by three theatrical luminaries: two-time Tony Award winner Arthur Laurents (book) and multiple Tony and Grammy Award winners Leonard Bernstein (music) and Stephen Sondheim (lyrics) in his Broadway debut.

"West Side Story" features scenic designs by James Youmans, costumes by Tony Award nominee David C. Woolard, lighting by Tony Award winner Howell Binkley and sound design by Peter McBoyle.

Ron White to appear at the Peabody Comedian Ron “Tater Salad” White, best known as the cigar smoking, scotch drinking funnyman from the “Blue Collar Comedy” phenomenon returns to St Louis with his new stand-up show, A Little Unprofessional.

White has achieved two Grammy nominations, a Gold Record, two of the top rated one-hour specials in Comedy Central history, a book that appeared on the New York Times Best Seller List, and CD and DVD sales of over 10 million units.

The show will be conducted at 7 p.m. on May 16 and is recommended for mature audiences.

Tickets, on sale now, are $49.75 and $59.75 and are available at the Ford Box Office at Scottrade Center, ticketmaster.com or by calling 800745-3000.

Sheldon Gala to host Renée Fleming One of the most beloved and celebrated musical ambassadors of our time, soprano Renée Fleming captivates audiences with her sumptuous voice, consummate artistry, and compelling stage presence.

Known as “the people’s diva” and winner of the 2013 Grammy Award for Best Classical Vocal Solo, she continues to grace the world’s greatest opera stages and concert halls, now extending her reach to include other musical forms and media. Over the past few seasons, Fleming has hosted a wide variety of television and radio broadcasts, including the M e t ro p o l i t a n O p e r a ’ s L i v e i n HD series for movie theaters and television, and Live From Lincoln Center on PBS. Fleming will perform at the annual Sheldon Gala at 8:15 p.m. on March 15.

A four-time Grammy winner, Renée Fleming has been sought after on numerous distinguished occasions, from the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize ceremony, to Beijing during the Olympic Games, and, breaking a precedent, as the first woman in the 125-year history of the Metropolitan Opera to solo headline an opening night gala in 2008. More recently, she appeared on We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial, and in an historic first in 2012, Fleming sang on the balcony of Buckingham Palace in the Diamond Jubilee Concert for HM Queen Elizabeth II. Fleming is currently a member

of the Board of Trustees of the Carnegie Hall Corporation, and in 2010, was named the first ever C re a t i v e C o n s u l t a n t a t Ly r i c Opera of Chicago. She is currently curating the creation of a worldpremiere opera based on the bestseller Bel Canto for Lyric Opera's 2015-2016 season.

Proceeds from this very special e v e n i n g , c h a i re d b y Ti m a n d Kim Eberlein and Don and Mary Pillsbury Wainwright, benefit the concerts, gallery exhibitions and educational programs of the Sheldon Concert Hall and Art Galleries Gala tickets are on sale now, starting at $500 and include pre-concert cocktails and hors d ’ o e u v r e s , d i n n e r, p r e f e r r e d concert seating, complimentary valet parking and a tax deduction.

Call The Sheldon at 314-533-9900.

Concert-only tickets go on sale February 1 at 10 a.m. Tickets are $55 orchestra/$45 balcony and are available beginning February 1 through MetroTix at 314-534-1111 or online at www.TheSheldon.org.

For more information, call The Sheldon during normal business hours, Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Sheldon exhibit spotlights farm life The Sheldon Art Galleries p re s e n t s S a n d i H a b e r F i f i e l d : Between Planting and Picking, now through January 4, 2014 in the Gallery of Photography.

C o n n e c t i c u t - b a s e d photographer Sandi Haber Fifield photographed family-owned farms across the United States from 2009 to 2010. Her lyrical images use the agricultural landscape to create a complex vocabulary of visual associations that speak equally about the humanity of these places and

a b o u t a r t i s t i c s e l f - d i s c o v e r y.

Haber writes: “I’m drawn to the authenticity of small farm life that congregates along the margins in myriad cast-off moments: sunlight on muslin seed bags, wooden crates, plastic mesh, buckets, pots, hoses, a lunar planting calendar, quirky signage. As I made more and more pictures, the candid beauty and improvised quality I discovered in the unkempt edges of these small farm environments became a focus. I hope it is within the banal details, unsuspecting and unnoticed, that a narrative unfolds, showing the beauty in the randomness and the rep u r p o s i n g . To m e , t h e re i s a metaphor in the unending cycle of growth and harvest for my own image making.”

Sandi Haber Fifield received her MFA from Rochester Institute of Technology. She has widely exhibited her photographs in galleries throughout the United States and been included in exhibitions at museums such as The Art Institute of Chicago, The DeCordova Museum, The Museum of Modern Art, The Museum of Contemporary P h o t o g r a p h y, T h e O a k l a n d Museum, The Southeast Museum of Photography and The St. Louis Museum. Her work is held in several private and public collections, including The Brooklyn Museum, The George Eastman House, The High Museum, The Library of Congress, The Los Angeles County Museum, The Museum of Modern Art and The New Britain Museum. In 2009 Charta published Haber Fifield’s first monograph of grids and multiple i m a g e i n s t a l l a t i o n s , Wa l k i n g t h r o u g h t h e Wo r l d . B e t w e e n Planting and Picking (also Charta), was released in March 2011.

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s the brisk winter wind blows in from the north, it’s time to be in the moment all around Alton, Ill., for an unforgettable eagle watching adventure. Every January, experts anticipate hundreds of American Bald Eagles will migrate to the region, many reclaiming their winter nests along the Meeting of the Great Rivers National Scenic Byway from Alton to Grafton and Pere Marquette State Park.

With the help of the Alton Regional Convention & Visitors Bureau’s 2014 Eagle Watcher’s Guide, visitors can plan their own eagle watching adventure and take part in numerous eagle watching events and tours happening throughout the region.

Eagle watching has been an attraction for the last decade all around Alton. During the first Saturday of 2014, the Audubon Center at Riverlands at the Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary will be one of the hosts of the Alton-Audubon Eagle Festival from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The festival on Jan. 4 will kick off the 2014 eagle watching season in Alton. Festival activities include eagle viewing walks and vendor displays previewing upcoming activities and events happening throughout the season.

As part of the Alton Eagle Festival, Downtown Alton will feature an Ice Block Party. Things will be a lot more cool as eagle ice carving displays from IceVisions will be showcased, including one live sculpture being created. There

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Bald eagles flock to the Mississippi River and the bluffs near Alton in the winter months. will also be a live eagle meet & greet.

Seymour Bluffs and a life-sized eagle nest will be on hand for plenty of photo ops with the kids and families. You can also try

out your skills at an ice putt-putt event. Finally, we will host an ice cube giveaway where each ice cube will have a special offer from a downtown business for that weekend to enjoy discounts or free

gifts.

Every day visitors can travel along the Meeting of the Great Rivers National Scenic Byway to visit the “Eagle Watching Hot Spots” featured in the 2013 Eagle Watcher’s Guide. Again this year, the Alton Eagle Watching App will guide visitors during their eagle watching adventure. The free app, which will be available for iPhone and Android later this month, will lead visitors to the eagle watching hot spots, provide information on upcoming events and festivals, allow visitors to share their eagle photos, offer deals from restaurants and shops, as well as a list the shops, restaurants, attractions and lodging found along the byway.

Back again this year, visitors are invited to take part in “Eagle Caching” at the numerous Eagle Watching Hot Spots. Within the guide, information can be found about the caches and clues on where to find them. Like geocaching, each cache has a set of coordinates that are plugged into the GPS navigator and used by the explorer to search for the treasure. All the information needed, including the clues, coordinates and GPS rentals, can be found at www.VisitAlton.com/ EagleCaching, or by visiting the Alton Visitor’s Center at 200 Piasa St. in Downtown Alton.

There will also be an Alton Eagle Watcher contest to encourage visitors to stop by the various Eagle Watching Hot Spots.

Visitors who visit five of the six hot spots (Alton Visitor Center,

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Audubon Center at Riverlands, Lewis & Clark Confluence Tower, Melvin Price Locks & Dam, Pere Marquette State Park and Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge Center) listed and have their eagle watcher card initialed by a Visitor Center representative will receive a free eagle t-shirt. For more information on this contest go to www.VisitAlton.com/ EagleWatcher.

Annually, the opportunities for eagle watching continue to grow in the Alton region. Visitors can head out to view the eagles on their own, or they can take part in some of the traditional eagle watching events in the region, including eagle meet & greets, eagle watching tours and live bird demonstrations. Events take place nearly every weekend and throughout the week, from January through March. Plus, most of the events in the region are free of charge. A full list of events can be found online at www.VisitAlton. com/Seasons/Eagle and in the Eagle Watcher’s Guide.

For visitors wishing to make eagle watching a winter getaway, there are numerous eagle packages and specials available at hotels and bed & breakfast inns in Alton, Grafton and Elsah. Alton is the place to be for the best eagle events and the largest concentration of American Bald Eagles in the state of Illinois.

For the latest eagle watching updates or to receive your free Eagle Watcher’s Guide, call 1800-ALTON-IL or go to www.

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Add the Gateway Arch to your family traditions For The Edge The Gateway Arch Experience adds historic and monumental flair to holiday gatherings in St. Louis The Gateway Arch is open and area families have made a visit to the Arch part of their annual holiday tradition for nearly 50 years. While streets near the Arch are under construction, the nation’s tallest monument and museums are open, as is the Arch parking garage located on Washington Ave. at the north end of the Arch grounds.

The "Journey to the Top" features a ride 630 feet up where, on a clear day, visitors can see 30 miles in every direction. Visitors can also enjoy a trip 200 years into the past by exploring the Museum of Westward Expansion.

The museum is free and offers something to capture the interests of all ages. The fun continues with two movie theaters. The Tucker Theater features the awardwinning "Monument to the Dream" documentary movie, and the Odyssey Theatre features the highadventure film “Lewis and Clark: Great Journey West” on a four-story screen.

“The Gateway Arch Experience offers a distinctly St. Louis touch to the holidays,” says Karen Bollinger, Sales and Marketing Director for the Gateway Arch Experience. “There is truly something here for everyone – a touch of fun, a touch of history, and the most breathtaking views in the Midwest.”

For those still searching for the perfect holiday gifts, the Arch is a great place to complete the shopping list. A variety of unique items are available in the Gateway Arch Museum Store and the Old Courthouse Museum Store. Each carries a wide selection of books, videos, posters, apparel and educational toys, including a large selection of products related to the Gateway Arch and westward expansion history. The Arch’s Levee Mercantile provides savory food products and many unique items, including gourmet gifts, collectibles, toys, and home accessories.

Gift certificates for 2014 Arch tram rides, riverboat cruises and the riverboat gift shop make ideal stocking stuffers. And—deal alert!— the Gateway Arch Experience is offering $5 off the purchase of a $30 gift certificate and $10 off the purchase of a $50 gift certificate.

The Gateway Arch and Old Courthouse will close at 4 pm on Christmas Eve, and are closed Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. The Gateway Arch’s normal winter hours are 9 am to 6 pm daily, with the last tram ride leaving one hour before closing. The Old Courthouse’s hours of operation are 8 am to 4:30 pm daily.

Tips for Visiting the Gateway Arch this holiday season: • Reservations may be made in advance to avoid lines and for the

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• To receive free parking at the Gateway Arch parking garage, make reservations online at http:// ticketsforthearch.com no later than 11 pm on the day prior to a visit.

• For the most current road closure and Arch access information, visit www.gatewayarch.com A complete listing of the Gateway Arch Experience activities—along with pricing, ticket availability, and more details about Historic Holiday Traditions at the Old Courthouse—is available online at www.gatewayarch.com or by calling 1-877-982-1410.

As an official partner of the National Park Service, Bi-State shares a deep commitment to delivering excellence to the visitor experience at Jefferson National Expansion Memorial (JNEM). In addition to operating the Arch’s tram system and acting as a reservation and revenue collection center for fee-based attractions, BiState provides marketing and public relations functions to support the interpretive programming and the entire visitor experience at Jefferson National Expansion Memorial.

Bi-State operates the customer service reservation center; manages the leisure travel and group sales function; creates visitor itineraries; provides tour guides for all aspects of the Journey to the Top tram ride experience; and schedules the museum educational programming and interpretive programming at Jefferson National Expansion Memorial.

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Music For The Edge In from New York to make their St. Louis debuts in The Gaslight Cabaret Festival...the unmissable Marissa Mulder encounters the songs of Tom Waits, in a stunning and crystalline interpretation of their power and beauty. "Mulder virtually defines what cabaret is supposed to be,"says Will Friedwald...."Far and away the best cabaret show of the year," says Stephen Holden. A terrific show, pushing the edge of the form.

Most widely known for her roles on television and in film - as Rachel in "The Rage: Carrie 2,"Beth on "Desperate Housewives" and now on "Shameless," as well as for her extensive work on Broadway and Off, Emily Bergl burst onto the cabaret scene just two years ago, garnering raves. ("Her major league nightclub debut is a home run," says Friedwald.) In her nouveaux cabaret way, Bergl blends Berlin with Blondie, Rodgers and Hammerstein with Tracey Chapman, and Noel Coward with Britney Spears. It works, wondrously. What a show!...

In from Portland OR, a great singer, killer beauty and funny, fleshy truth teller, Storm Large has many lives. 1) She is a rock siren. 2) She fronts Pink Martini, a sophisticated pop symphony that tours all over the world. 3) She triumphed ("Sensational," said The NY Times) in a recent Brecht/Weil show at Carnegie Hall conducted by Leonard Slatkin. She does it all supremely well. Lucky we are to have her...Lara Teeter makes his St. Louis cabaret debut here, sharing his journey as artist, teacher, husband and dad.

Claimed by both our town (he makes his home here) and Broadway (a Tony Nominee) as one of its own, Lara shows us just how fresh the songbook is in a master song and dance man's hands. And feet...

Our St. Louis cabaret scene is vibrant, talented and established.

Much credit goes to Tim Schall, performer, director and teacher, who debuts his new show "1961" - a pivotal time in American music culture (and a birthday celebration for him); Ken Haller brings back The TV Show, which is funny, campy and moving, often at the same time; Joe Dreyer and Rosemary Watts swing into spring over two nights with new treats for their large and fashionable following; lead singer of Fairchild back in the day, Connie Fairchild was recognized by the RFT over many years as St. Louis's Best Female Vocalist. She makes her cabaret debut after being away for a while (lots of pent up demand here, FYI); new St. Louisan Morgan A. Faulkner comes to us with cabaret chops honed in her sold-out show at The Duplex; sophisticated and recherché Todd and Kelly Decker do real justice to the Gershwins - these guys are true pros; nobody's better at love gone bad than Katie McGrath, whom I can't enough of; we usually see Taylor Pietz as a put-together, triple-threat ingénue, but for one night we get to see Taylor Pietz Unpolished, awkward and stumbling, in If I Only Had a Brain.

The Gaslight Cabaret Festival at St. Louis' Gaslight Theater. Nine long weekends, twelve artists, twenty-two performances. It's going to be pretty cool.

For tickets, go to www.LicketyTix. com or call 314-725-4200 EXT 10 Marissa Mulder with her band The Songs of Tom Waits Thursday, February 27 8:00pm Friday, February 28 8:00pm Saturday, March 1 8:00pm

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Marissa Mulder, left, and Emily Bergl are both scheduled to appear the Gaslight Cabaret Festival.

Marissa Mulder kicks off our Cabaret in a New Key shows, featuring performers who are pressing the edges of the form. With MD Jon Weber and her entire New York-based band, Marissa encounters the songs of Tom Waits, in a stunning, crystalline interpretation of their power and beauty. Will Friedwald of The Wall Street Journal says that Mulder projects and amplifies her soul through these songs, virtually defining what cabaret is supposed to be. Each of the souls lucky enough to hear the unmissable Ms. Mulder reaches the same end.

Jon Weber's record, Simply Complex, was voted the #1 jazz album of 2004 by The Chicago Tribune, BBC Online, Swiss National Radio, and Sweden Daily News.

Emily Bergl Until the Real Thing Comes Along Thursday, March 13 8:00pm Friday, March 14 8:00pm Saturday, March 15 8:00pm Most widely known for her roles on television and in film - as Rachel in "The Rage: Carrie 2,"Beth on "Desperate Housewives" and now on "Shameless," as well as for her extensive work on Broadway and Off, Emily Bergl burst onto the cabaret scene just two years ago, garnering raves. She has performed at the Oak Room, the Café Carlyle, and the new Feinstein's. Her newest and most personal show, "Until the Real Thing Comes Along," exposes the lengths we go in our search for love. In a Cabaret-in-a-New-Key style, Bergl blends Berlin with Blondie, Rodgers and Hammerstein with Tracey Chapman, and Noel Coward with Britney Spears. It works, wondrously.

Her show is heartbreaking and funny, sometimes in the same beat.

In the words of Times critic Stephen Holden, "Welcome to the second decade of the twenty first century."

The show is directed by Sarna Lapine (War Horse, Sondheim on Sondheim, South Pacific), and music directed by Jonathan Mastro, composer and musical director for David Cromer's revival of Our Town.

Storm Large and her four-piece band Taken By Storm: songs of seduction and obsession Friday, April 11 8:00pm Friday, April 12 8:00pm A great singer, killer beauty and funny, fleshy truth teller, Storm has many lives. 1) She is a rock siren. 2) She fronts Pink Martini, a sophisticated pop symphony that tours all over the world.

3) She triumphed ("Sensational," said the NY Times) in a recent

Brecht/Weil show at Carnegie Hall with Leonard Slatkin. 4) Best Selling Memoirist. She does it all supremely well. She might do vulnerability the best, letting us see hers, feel ours and stay safe. We are all very lucky to have her in St. Louis for the first time.

Not to be missed. Definitely new key.

With songs by Elvis Costello, Cole Porter, Willie Nelson, Cheap Trick, Olivia Newton-John and Storm Large.

St. Louis's and Broadway's Own An Evening with Lara Teeter Porter, Gershwin, Rodgers and Hart and more Friday, April 25 8:00pm Saturday, April 26 8:00pm Join Lara Teeter for his St. Louis cabaret debut, sharing his journey as artist, teacher, husband and dad.

Claimed by both our town and Broadway (a Tony Nominee) as one of its own, Lara Teeter shows us just how fresh the songbook is in a master song and dance man's hands.

And feet.

Broadway: On Your Toes (Tony nomination), Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and The Pirates of Penzance.

Off-Broadway and national touring credits: the Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz, The Robber Bridegroom, She Loves Me, My Fair Lady, Little Shop of Horrors, Singin' in the Rain, Follies, and Oklahoma!. Other credits: The New York City Opera in Naughty Marietta and The Most Happy Fella at Lincoln Center; many productions at The Muny;Carnegie Hall portraying Henry Higgins in a tribute to the work of Lerner and Loewe, and Lyric Opera of Chicago in the role of Steve Sankey in Street Scene. Recently, Show Boat with both Houston Grand Opera and Washington's National Opera Theatre.

Tim Schall "1961" Saturday, February 22 8:00pm In 1961 the Beatles debuted at the Cavern Club in Liverpool, Bob Dylan entered the Greenwich Village folk scene, 19 year old Carole King wrote her first #1 hit, Moon River won the Oscar for Best Song and in February of that year Tim Schall was born! Join Tim as he celebrates his birthday in a show dedicated to the music of his natal year.

"Tim Schall sings with a voice like honey, a heart filled with emotion and a mind that knows how to tell a story. That's the cabaret triple crown."

- Amanda McBroom Ken Haller The TV Show Thursday, March 6 8:00pm A St. Louis cabaret favorite, Ken brings back the multi-sold out and

audience favorite The TV Show.

It's put together around theme songs from TV shows from the 60's through today. Campy and funny in some places, and quite moving in others, it's entertaining and very well done. The fine work that you have come to expect from Ken Ha ller.

Joe Dreyer and Rosemary Watts Swing Into Spring Friday, March 7 8:00pm Saturday, March 29 8:00pm Rosemary Watts and Joe Dreyer premier their new show "Swing Into Spring" at the Gaslight Cabaret Festival. Music from the masters of musical theatre makes up the heart of the show, with a few Dreyer originals too. The first couple of St. Louis cabaret brings a brand new show to the Gaslight stage.

Connie Fairchild Down By The River With special guests Michele Isam and Karen Coletti Saturday, March 8 8:00pm Boy can Connie sing. As the lead singer of Fairchild, one of the most popular bands ever to call St. Louis home, Connie Fairchild was recognized by the RFT as Best Female Vocalist several times. A few years on, and Connie makes her cabaret debut in a show entitled Down By The River. Connie was mesmerized by the rhythms of the rivers that surrounded her home towns. Growing up in Kentucky on the Ohio and Tennessee Rivers, in Louisiana on the Mississippi, and then following the river up to St. Louis, her voice was chiseled from other voices she listened to from these lush environments, such as Irma Thomas and Rosemary Clooney.

Connie is joined by special guests Michele Isam, most famously part of Jasmine, and Karen Coletti.

Morgan A. Faulkner I Got It All From My Mom Thursday, April 3 8:00pm Following her sold-out debut at New York's The Duplex, and an encore performance in Sante Fe, Morgan is thrilled to premier her One-Woman Show 'I Got It All From My Mom' here in the great state of her birth! One daughter's discovery there is humor in heartbreak, strength in weakness, and that ice cream conquers all.

A proud Pennsylvania State Graduate (BFA; Musical Theatre) Other Credits Include: 'A Christmas Carol' 2010 & 2012 (Theatreworks USA, NYC), 'Bound For Broadway' Cabaret Series (The Duplex, NYC), 'Anything Goes' (SF Rep), 'The Man In Black Show' (Tour; June Carter),

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'Almost Heaven' (Great Plains Theatre), 'Clue: The Musical' (Great Plains Theatre).

Katie McGrath Love in the Desert Romance in an Age of Scarcity Friday, April 4 8:00 pm Nobody's better at love gone bad than Katie, who asks, "In our world economy, scarcity is the problem of having seemingly unlimited human wants and needs in a world of limited resources.

But this issue is also alive and well in matters of love. Why is it then, as we age and the prospective romance population shrinks, we become needier yet more demanding than ever?"

Todd and Kelly Decker They Can't Take That Away from Me: Songs and Stories of George and Ira Gershwin Saturday, April 5 8:00pm Todd and Kelly Decker are real pros who do real justice to the Gershwins.

The Gershwin brothers - George (music) and Ira (lyrics) - remade popular music in the 1920s and 1930s, writing songs for Broadway shows and Hollywood films that have stood the test of time. In their own time, these sons of Jewish immigrants helped define what the word "jazz" meant and charted a meteoric path to international stardom before George's untimely death at age thirty-eight. This show revisits the Gershwins' greatest songs - "The Man I Love," "Summertime," "I Got Rhythm," "S'Wonderful," the list goes on and on - and explores just what makes a Gershwin tune so irresistible.

Kelly and Todd Decker have been performing together for twenty-five years, sharing music from Mozart to Gershwin. Kelly (soprano) has sung leading roles in operas like Die Fledermaus and musicals like Oklahoma! Todd (piano) teaches music and film history at Washington University and has published books on Fred Astaire and Show Boat. Their cabaret shows combine classic American popular songs from Broadway and Hollywood with tales about the songs and the songwriters.

Taylor Pietz If I Only Had a Brain Thursday, April 10 8:00pm "People always see the perfectly put-together 'performer' side of me, but rarely do they see the unpolished and awkward side," says Taylor. "But tonight's the night. With songs highlighting the stumbles, falls, and life lessons of a perfectly imperfect artist."

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Music Tuning in The Milk Carton Kids coming to the Sheldon The Milk Carton Kids will appear at the Sheldon Ballroom at 8 p.m. on April 15.

Tickets are $20 general admission.

Call MetroTix at 314-534-1111 or visit TheSheldon.org.

After forming in 2011, the duo of Kenneth Pattengale and Joey Ryan quickly built a devoted following with the simple purity of their music, touring with a host of established acts (Old Crow Medicine Show, Punch Brothers, and more), appearing on NPR’s Tiny Desk concert series and charming audiences with their deadpan onstage humor. While their most obvious musical reference is the classic folk revival sound of twin acoustic guitars and matching harmonies, the band both expands and contradicts that rich legacy with highly inventive guitar lines and their intricately interwoven vocals.

Los Angeles duo The Milk Carton Kids anticipated Anti-debut album The Ash & Clay is available now.

the Fox Theatre Box Office.

2013 has been a phenomenal y e a r f o r C h arlie Wilson. He was honored with the 2013 BET Lifetime Achievement Award at the BET Awards. The musical tribute honoring Charlie will long be remembered as one of the finest tributes ever paid to a legend. It included India Arie, Stevie Wonder, Jamie Foxx, Snoop Lion, Pharrell and Justin Timberlake. Charlie joined Justin, Snoop and Pharrell for a medley of songs including “Signs,” “Beautiful” and numerous hits from the GAP Band. It was truly “Oustanding.”

Wilson proved yet again why he continues to have number one hits and perform to sold-out crowds both domestically and internationally. “I felt blessed and humbled when I had gotten word that I was receiving this award,” stated Wilson. “That was only exceeded by the people who came out to share that very special moment with me. We had a great time and I will always treasure it.”

Don’t miss Charlie Wilson perform live on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon this Wednesday November 20th at 12:35PM EST!

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The world’s greatest Pink Floyd show, BRIT FLOYD Discovery World Tour 2014 hits the road this January!! It’s a spectacular new live production featuring music from all fourteen Pink Floyd studio albums plus a dazzling new light and laser show. This amazing show arrives at the Peabody Opera House for one night only on Saturday, March 22, 2014. Tickets are on sale at the Ford Box Office at Scottrade Center, all Ticketmaster Ticket Centers, by phone at 800-745-3000, or online at ticketmaster.com. There is a facility fee on all tickets purchased at all locations, including at the Scottrade Center Box Office. For more information go to www. peabodyoperahouse.com The tour is named after Pink Floyd’s recent box set of the same name. It features music from the Syd Barrett led ‘60’s psychedelic pop of “The Piper at the Gates of Dawn,” through to the nineties “The Division Bell,” and everything in between.

The brand new DISCOVERY show will capture in note-for-note detail, all your favorite moments as well as a few lesser known gems, from one of the most outstanding and enduring back catalogues in the history of recorded music. It includes stunning new video animation, theatrics and inflatables.

The eighth edition of the celebrated Experience Hendrix Tour is set to launch in March 2014.

These special event performances represent an ongoing tribute to the music and legacy of Jimi Hendrix.

Presented by BandFuse: Rock Legends, the month long tour, brings together a diverse group of musical greats paying homage to the abiding genius of Jimi Hendrix. This year’s line-up ranges from metal legend Zakk Wylde [Ozzy Osbourne/Black Label Society], blues icon Buddy Guy, Jonny Lang, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, the innovative Dweezil Zappa, Los Lobos’ stalwarts Cesar Rosas and David Hidalgo, lefthanded blues rocker Eric Gales, Texas guitar gods Doyle Bramhall II and Eric Johnson. The rhythm section, as always, includes bassist Billy Cox, the only player, apart from Jimi Hendrix himself, who was part of both the Band of Gypsys and the Jimi Hendrix Experience and Chris Layton, the drummer who, along with the late Stevie Ray Vaughan, was a founder of Double Trouble.

The tour will roll into the Fox Theatre for an 8 p.m.

Tickts are $100, $75, $60, $50 &

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As has been the case with previous Experience Hendrix outings, special guests are expected to sit in at many of the dates, making the concerts all that much more memorable for both new and veteran Hendrix fans.

Past special guests have included Paul Rodgers, Joe Satriani, Hubert Sumlin, Steve Vai, Susan Tedeschi, Robert Randolph, Carlos Santana, Robby Krieger, and others.

SLSO Family Concert series announced The St. Louis Symphony’s Family Concert series for the the 2013-2014 season has been announced The St. Louis Symphony Family Concerts are held four times each season and are designed to help familiarize younger listeners with the orchestra in a fun, imaginative and interactive way. The season’s other concerts include: • Peter and the Wolf: Sunday, January 12 at 3pm Prokofiev’s piece gets an on-stage twist, as performers from STAGES St. Louis will join the St. Louis Symphony to act out this family favorite.

• Choose Your Own Symphonic Adventure: Sunday, March 9 at 3pm This interactive journey through the history of classical music will let the audience pick the program!

The concert will feature iconic works from Beethoven, Mozart, Bach and many more.

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Charlie Wilson to perform at The Fox The Natural. This simple phrase eloquently captures the essence of Charlie Wilson.

That essence is currently commanding center stage with the sparkling ballad “My Love Is All I Have” which has already reached #1 on the Billboard Urban Adult Contemporary chart. No one slamdunks a ballad like Wilson, the Grammy-nominated multi-talent behind the 15-week Billboard UAC chart-topper “You Are.” Wilson will appear at 8 p.m. on Jan. 18.

Tickets are on sale now for $100, $85, $59.50, $49.50 & $39.50 and are available online at metrotix.com, by calling 314-534-1111, or in person at

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Robin Thicke to appear at the Fox Following the release of his best selling new album, Blurred Lines, recording artist Robin Thicke has announced details of his highly anticipated Spring 2014 North American tour. The artist will be joined by special guests Jessie J and DJ Cassidy on all dates making this the hottest concert package of the spring. The tour will make 15 exclusive stops across North America and will kick off on February 21st in Atlanta, Georgia at the Fox Theatre, continuing through the spring. Robin is teaming up with Tickets-for-Charity to offer fans some of the best seats in the house to benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC).

These special tickets will be available exclusively at www.ticketsforcharity. com.

Tickets and special limited VIP packages are available for purchasenow. For additional tour information, please visit www. robinthicke.com.

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Thicke will appear March 15 at the Fox Theatre.

This past summer marked the debut of Robin Thicke’s highly anticipated sixth studio album, Blurred Lines (Star Trak/Interscope Records). The collection debuted at #1 on Billboard Top 200 while, “ B l u r re d L i n e s , ” t h e s i n g l e , continued its 12-week reign on the Billboard Hot 100 chart making Robin the first artist to take the top spot on both lists since December 2012 and only the 17th act to earn the distinction in the past ten years.

“Blurred Lines” scored the highest audience ever recorded and broke records by climbing to #1 on 5 radio charts simultaneously (Top 40, Rhythm, Urban, Hot AC & Urban AC) – the first time this has ever been done by an artist. New York Magazine called the album, “A great record. Period,” while Rolling Stone said, “Robin Thicke sings, writes, produces, plays keyboard and even raps a little on his excellent sixth album.” The second single off of the album, “Give It 2 U” ft. Kendrick Lamar, is available now.

Robin Thicke has established himself as one of the most respected singer-songwriters in soul and R&B music today. The musician, composer, and actor, released his critically acclaimed debut album, A Beautiful World, in 2003 under the name “Thicke.”

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Here Come the Mummies, The Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

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Above, the prime rib sandwich at Jimmy Jo's BBQ in Bourbannais. Below, the restaurant's sign.

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By BILL ROSEBERRY Of The Edge The Edwardsville Tiger football team was fortunate enough to only have one road game during the 2013 postseason at Bradley Bourbonnais High School.

That one game made me fortunate enough to get to try out some of the local eats while I was there. My destination of choice — Jimmy Jo’s BBQ in Bourbonnais.

Established in 2008, Jimmy Jo’s is a local hot spot for barbecue fare in the Bradley, Bourbonnais and Kankakee areas. Their website, www.jimmyjosbbq.com, boasts it as being a “Texas-style family restaurant known for fantastic barbecue.”

It offers options of dine in, carry out or catering. For my purposes, of course I chose to dine in.

I was giddy from the moment I walked in the door and was slapped in the face with that sensational aroma of smoked meats. There isn’t much better than that smell to get you in the mood to chow down.

The menu was expansive, with plenty of traditional and non-traditional barbecue items on the docket.

From brisket, to pulled pork, to ribs, turkey, chicken and hot links, Jimmy Jo’s had it all — not to mention a fine selection of sides.

When I made my way to the counter, my server was more than gracious to answer my questions and steer me in the right direction.

She led me to try the special for the evening, which is not on the daily menu, the smoked prime rib sandwich. On top of that I went with two sides, macaroni and cheese and ranch potatoes. I was assured I’d made a good decision.

The dining area wasn’t too large,

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but it was very open and relaxed. It wasn’t packed, but there were a couple of families enjoying themselves over some good barbecue.

I set up shop at a fairly large table in the corner after pouring my fountain soda and didn’t have to wait long for my food to arrive. It all came together on a large platter and smelled and looked great.

First I dug into the mac and cheese.

It was extremely creamy and fresh as the taste popped on my palate. I moved onto the ranch potatoes next.

The ranch sauce came on the side as the potatoes were mixed with fresh

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green pepper and onions.

I have to say, I was a little disappointed in this dish. It wasn’t bad, but I was expecting it to have a little more of a kick and just assumed it would be cooked in olive or vegetable oil to add a little taste. Actually, it was bland.

Everything was fresh, but it just could have been spiced up a little better.

Finally I attacked my prime rib sandwich. It had a nice helping of prime rib, which included a nice pinkish hue, with a heaping pile of grilled onions to boot. The bun had also been grilled for a short time to give it a nice browning and a little

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bit of a crust. I also added some of Jimmy Jo’s sweet barbecue sauce selection to top it off.

On the first bite I was hooked.

The prime rib practically melted in my mouth as did the onions and the sweetness of the sauce gave it a delectable flavor. It was indeed a fantastic dinner choice, and plenty filling. When I was finished I was stuffed and ready for my three hour plus drive back to Edwardsville.

There were plenty of other choices on the Jimmy Jo’s menu, too, and available on a daily basis.

On the sandwich menu, there were the classics like the beef brisket, pulled pork and turkey breast, but then there was the cowboy style pork sandwich, topped with guacamole and the Carolina style pork sandwich, topped with cole slaw and Carolina sauce to add for some quirkier selections.

Other dishes included: rib tips, the Texas hot link, pork or brisket tacos, smoked half and whole chickens and St. Louis style spare ribs. The most unique main course dish on the menu was definitely the loaded baked potato.

Jimmy Jo’s boasts the loaded baked potato as being “a meal in itself.” It consists of a giant baked potato stuffed with butter, sour cream and cheese and for an extra spark, your choice of pulled pork, beef brisket or chili.

Jimmy Jo’s offers a slew of sides too that include: baked beans, slaw, potato salad, glazed carrots, chili, corn on the cob, chips, the giant baked potato, sweet potato or a garden salad along with the ranch potatoes and mac and cheese.

The extensive holiday catering menu includes: smoked pork loin, smoked prime rib, applewood smoked turkey, smoked ham, smoked beef brisket, smoked bone-in pork shoulder and smoked north Atlantic salmon.

Price-wise, Jimmy Jo’s was very affordable. I spent $13.89 for my meal and the prime rib sandwich was $8.99 alone. The pork or brisket tacos were reasonably priced at $1.99 each and sandwiches were as cheap as $4.59 for the pulled pork.

If you make your way through Bourbonnais anytime soon, I would definitely recommend Jimmy Jo’s BBQ as a place to visit when you gotta eat.

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Worden, 2br/1ba, $700, AND 4br/4ba, $1700, 3000sq. ft., gar. 618-514-9954.

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SALES REPRESENTATIVE The Edwardsville Intelligencer Advertising Department is looking for an Outside Sales Representative.

The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of personal sales successes, preferably in a newspaper and/or media environment. Some knowledge of the advertising industry would be helpful, but not required.

Duties for this position will include, but are not limited to selling advertising in all print publications of the Edwardsville Intelligencer and all digital media products and services.

The right individual will enjoy an excellent compensation and full benefits package.

If you are the one we are looking for, please send current resume to:

Desirable Qualifications & Skills:

• Ability to work in a fast-paced deadline oriented environment • Excellent customer service and time management skills • Highly organized with the ability to work independently with minimal supervision • Detail-oriented with good communication, spelling and math skills

Amy Schaake, Advertising Sales Manager

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1 BDRM Apartment, W/D hookup. Non-smoking, no pets.

Water furnished. $585 per month plus deposit. 656-9204 or cell: 444-1004 1 Bedroom loft apt & 1 bedroom duplex $570 month incls W/S/T. $570 deposit. W/D hookup.

ALSO 2 bedroom house $900 month $1000 deposit. You pay all utilities. Clean and well maintained. CREDIT CHECK. No pets, no smoking on all.

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Agent Owned 977-2195 2 BDR 1.5 bath apartment in Troy. Appliances, remodeled. $600/deposit, $600 rent. Off street parking. (314)-574-3858 2 BDRM, 1.5 BATH TOWNHOUSE in Glen Carbon. Close to SIU & I-270. No pets. 1 year lease. $645-$695/mth.

618/288-9882.

2 Bedroom APARTMENT, Edwardsville, minutes from SIUE: 1.5 bath, W/D hookup. $625/month 618-407-5333 2 BR LOFT, newly remodeled: new kitchen, bathroom, windows and doors. Dishwasher, w/d hook ups $695 incl wt/sw/tr 618/593-0173.

2 BR, 1 Bath Glen Carbon QUAIL HOLLOW, w/d hook-ups $675 (618)346-7878 www.osbornproperties.com 2 BR, 1.5 BA, Edw./Glen Cbn., near SIU: W/D hookups, off-st. pkng. $710 up to $745. 6926366. HSI Management Group

2BR 1.5BA duplex; Garage; within walking distance to Court House & Down Town. $695/mo. 633-2603

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Like new townhouse, 2 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, w/d hookup. $665, private patio, quiet neighborhood, 1 YR lease, no pets. 977-7222

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2BR TOWNHOMES, Edw. 1.5 BA, w/d hook up, all kit appliances.

2 BR 1.5 BA Townhomes. Nice No pets. $750 w/gar;$700 w/out place to live! SMOKE FREE. gar,. Ask about Move In Special 15 minutes to St. Louis and 618-692-1745; 779-9985.

SIUE. I-255/Horseshoe Lake Edwardsville - Silver Rd area. $675 mo includes Oaks II. Spectacular washer/dryer, water, sewer, Bluff view! 2BR Luxury trash service. No pets. Please Apt w/Gar, Security call 618-931-4700.

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4BR, 1 1/2 bath, fam rm w/gas fireplace, CA, WD hookup, $ 5.99sf garage and nice yard in Edw. $1200 month plus deposit. ‘ (618) 567-6998 for application.

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Available Soon! 2br, 1.5 ba townhomes. Ask about our specials. (618)692-9310 www.rentchp.com

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FOR RENT: LUXURY TOWNSm pets OK, yr. lse. $790/mo.

HOMES AND APARTMENTS. 618/345-9610 lv AM/PM phone 2 or 3 BDRM/2 BATHS next to Highland High School, Korte HOUSE & APT Rec. Center & 27th Street 1100& CONDOS 1300 sq. ft. These huge units HARTMANN RENTALS boast hardwood floors in the CALL FOR DETAILS kitchen & hall. Walk-in master 618-344-7900 closets, ceiling fans throughout, HartRent.info full size W/D included in most for Photos & Prices and many more amenities.

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Glen Carbon office space, 900 sf, parking/ utilities incl. $1200/mo Call (618)972-4450

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2031 TREASURE DRIVE, EDWARDSVILLE 2BR/1BA with deck overlooking large lot with storage shed, walking distance to Lake, spacious bedrooms and ONE YEAR HOME WARRANTY.

CREEK RIDGE, EDWARDSVILLE 2 HALF ACRE lots available in heavily woode darea, luxury homesite backs up to common ground and Mooney Creek. A wildlife lover’s paradise, yet close to downtown and all the schools & highways.

CALL JIM REPPELL (618) 791-7663

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5317 MILLENNIUM CT., EDWARDSVILLE 3 BEDROOM/3 BATH BRICK COMBO ON 3 ACRES. Hardwood floors, finished LL. Edwardsville Schools. $249,900 CALL DEBBIE BURDGE (618) 531-2787 www.debbieb.remax.com

1919 VASSAR, EDWARDSVILLE MONTCLAIR MEADOWS. Open floor plan with large deck of dining room that overlooks yard. Full walkout lower level, fireplace and attached garage.

SELLER OFFERING A HOME WARRANTY. $159,900 CALL KELLY SIPES (618) 979-3901

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3BR/1BA RECENTLY UPDATED with NEW ROOF, GUTTERS, WINDOWS, AIR CONDITIONER, WATER HEATER and Hardwood floors in bedrooms. $107,000 CALL SUSAN LANDING, MANAGING BROKER (618) 779-7777

4BR/3BA with ENERGY EFFICIENT FEATURES, DECK & ABOVE-GROUND POOL $174,900 & A 16x12 GARDEN SHED! CALL SUSAN LANDING, MANAGING BROKER (618) 779-7777

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10678 Keck Road 614 E. Lower Marine Rd., Troy 1 ½ Story Home Luxurious, Custom 4Bd/4Ba 4Bd/2Ba 4.5 acre Wooded Lot Family Rm & Bonus Rm With Pond & lake access 24’ above ground Pool Too much to mention!

Jim Davidson (618) 363-3830 Jim Davidson (618) 363-3830 $167,500 MLS 4213913 $1,100,000 MLS 4113807

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