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August 29, 2019 Volume 17, Issue 35

SIUE’s Arts & Issues 2019-2020 season set, page 4 SEASON 2019-2020

Movie review: Find out verdict on ‘The Kitchen,’ page 6 Inaugural Edwardsville Book Festival Sept. 7, page 15

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SIUE Arts & Issues 2019-2020 season . . . . . . . . . 4 Movie review: The Kitchen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Religious directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Music calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Arts calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 People at the Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Food for Thought . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

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A representation of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Arts & Issues series, starting Friday, Sept. 13, Manual Cinema’s “No Blue Memories: The Life of Gwendolyn Brooks.” The series’ 2019-2020 season ends with “Revealing the Universe — A Journey to the Frontier of Understanding,” featuring Dr. Brian Greene, one of the world’s leading theoretical physicists, Thursday, April 12. (poster illustration by Drew Dir/For The Edge)

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SIUE’s Arts & Issues offers exceptional mix

Series melds music, theater, dance & science, literature, politics for inspiring entertainment

By Jill Moon jill.moon@hearst.com

EDWARDSVILLE — It’s that time of year when Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Arts & Issues series kicks off.

Whether interested in music, theater and dance, or science, literature and politics, Arts & Issues offers an exceptional mix of inspiring entertainment that enriches the community, as well as SIUE’s students, faculty and staff.

Arts & Issues’ first event from Manual Cinema is an interesting combination of theater and handmade show puppetry, using cinematic techniques and innovative sound and music to create immersive visual stories for the stage and screen. Chicago-based Manual Cinema S is a performance collective, m design studio and film/ video F production company founded Manual Cinema performers in “No Blue Memories: The Life of Gwendolyn Brooks,” about Pulitzer Prize-winner Gwendolyn Brooks, her life in in 2010 by Drew Dir, Sarah Chicago and experiences as an educator and mentor to numerous writers and children.

Fornace, Ben Kauffman, Julia (Photo by Julia Miller/For The Edge) Miller and Kyle Vegter.

Manual Cinema will present “No Blue Memories: The Life puppets, actors, live feed cameras, “No Blue Memories: The of Gwendolyn Brooks” brings to multi-channel sound design, and Life of Gwendolyn Brooks,” life the story of the United States a live music ensemble. about Pulitzer Poet Laureate, Next up, Arts & Issues’ Prize-winner who was one 2019-2020 season brings the If you go: Gwendolyn of Chicago’s combined orchestras of SIUE Brooks, starting most beloved and Southern Illinois University What: Manual Cinema’s “No at 7:30 p.m., figures and died - Carbondale, starting at Blue Memories: The Life of Friday, Sept. while living in 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 21, Gwendolyn Brooks,” presented 13. Brooks Chicago’s South to Dunham Hall Theater.

by SIUE Arts & Issues (1917-2000) was Side. Brooks Conductors Michael Mishra and When: 7:30 p.m. Friday, an American was a treasured Edward Benyas, respectively, Sept. 13 poet, author educator and will lead the SIUE and SIUC and teacher. mentor to orchestras, featuring pianist Where: Dunham Hall Her work often numerous Awadagin Pratt.

Theater, Southern Illinois dealt with writers and Pratt will perform Grieg’s University Edwardsville the personal children who Piano Concerto in A Minor, campus celebrations knew her as with the combined orchestra Pratt (Robert Reck/For the Edge and struggles their “very own in the first half of the concert.

Info: manualcinema.com; of ordinary Miss Brooks.”

The combined orchestras will siue.edu/arts-and-issues people in her Manual perform Mahler Symphony No. community.

Cinema’s 1 in the second half.

She won the Pulitzer Prize “No Blue Memories” weaves Among his generation of for Poetry in 1950, for “Annie together poetry, storytelling, Windy City and a story of how American literary history. concert artists, Pratt is acclaimed Allen,” making her the first sound design, original music she navigated identity, craft Manual Cinema’s production for his musical insight and African American to receive the and striking visuals for an and politics over the course of utilizes vintage overhead Pulitzer. exploration of Brooks’ beloved most of her remarkable career in projectors, multiple screens, see ARTS, Page 5

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Xfest 10th anniversary,Sept. 9-13 SIUE Xfest is a five-day festival of alternative theater and dance that introduces the campus to a dizzying array of performing artists. Each September the festival presents ensembles of national and international renown as well as featuring the works of regional emerging artists.

All participating Xfest artists offer master-classes and workshops to departmental majors in a full week-long immersive learning event.

As Xfest approaches its 10 year anniversary SIUE is thrilled to have hosted artists and ensembles from New York, Los Angeles, Seattle, Portland, Atlanta, St. Louis, San Francisco and Chicago. One of the only university festivals of its kind, Xfest marks SIUE as a destination for experimental, alternative and avante-garde performing artists from around the United States. All events start at 7:30 p.m.

• Manual Cinema is part of Xfest • “Whammy! The Seven Secrets to a Sane Self,” by YoungLiars, St. Louis - Metcalf Theater, Monday, Sept. 9 • “Rink Life,” by Lucky Plush Productions, Chicago-Dunham Hall Theater, Tuesday, Sept. 10 • “Heavy Like the Weight of a Flame,” by Ernie de Silva, Los Angeles Metcalf Theater, Wednesday, Sept. 11 • “The Wilds,” by Wonderheads, Victoria, British Columbia - Metcalf Theater, Thursday, Sept. 12 SIUE assistant professor of piano Angela Kim at the piano. Kim will be the spotlight in an evocative, multimedia experience, “Chaos Magick,” in January as part of SIUE’s Arts & Issues series. (Photo by Julia Miller/ For The Edge)

ARTS Continued from Page 4 intensely involving performances in recital and with symphony orchestras, according to awadagin. com.

Born in Pittsburgh, he began studying piano at age 6. He moved with his family to Normal, Illinois, where he also began studying violin at age 9. At age 16, he entered the University of Illinois where he studied piano, violin and conducting. He

subsequently enrolled at the Peabody Conservatory of Music where he became the first student

SIUE Arts & Issues general info: Tickets: Purchase online at siue.edu/arts-and-issues; by telephone at 866-698-4253; and, on campus at Morris University Center Information Desk (walk-up only), open hours are 8 a.m. - 7 p.m. Monday - Friday. Tickets for students are free.

Parking: Parking is free for all Arts & Issues events.

For Arts & Issues events in the Meridian Ballroom at the Morris University Center and in the Center for Spirituality and Sustainability, use parking lot B. Lot B is just west of the university center off Circle Drive.

For Arts & Issues events in Dunham Hall Theater use lot E. This lot is also on Circle Drive, where signs direct toward the theater and lot E.

Dr. J. Drew Lanham will lead “Forever Gone — Extinction and the Case for Ecological Reparations” in February as part of SIUE’s Arts & Issues series. (Photo by Robert Reck/For The Edge)

For Xfest shows (other than Manual Cinema) tickets can be purchased through the Department of Theater and Dance; by calling 618-650-2774; or, in person at the Theater and Dance Box Office, Dunham Hall, room 1042B.

in the school’s history to receive diplomas in three performance areas — piano, violin and conducting.

Then, Arts & Issues will welcome field secretary, Robert Moses, for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee in Mississippi, in a presentation of “The Legacy of Freedom Summer: Education, Citizenship, and the Constitution,” starting at 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Nov. 5, in the Meridian Ballroom, Morris University Center.

Arts & Issues’ season wraps up in 2020 with three events.

“Chaos Magick” will spotlight SIUE assistant professor of piano Angela Kim in an evocative,

multi-media experience, featuring artists Michael Robert Boswell, a graphic designer, and Peter John Kearney, a motion designer. This performance also will incorporate the work of composer Dan Van Hassel and choreographer Kevin Hockenberry, an assistant professor in SIUE’s Department of Theater and Dance. “Chaos Magick” starts at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 30, at Dunham Hall Theater.

A celebration of Darwin Day will present Dr. J. Drew Lanham in “Forever Gone — Extinction and the Case for Ecological Reparations,” starting at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 11, see ARTS, Page 6

Field secretary Robert Moses with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee in Mississippi will lead “The Legacy of Freedom Summer: Education, Citizenship, and the Constitution” in November as part of SIUE’s Arts & Issues series.(Photo

by Camilla Cerea/For The Edge)

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‘The Kitchen’: Talented cast, ho-hum thriller

ARTS Continued from Page 5 in the Meridian Ballroom, Morris University Center.

Lanham is the author of “The Home Place: Memoirs of a Colored Man’s Love Affair with Nature,” which received the Reed Award from the Southern Environmental Law Center and the Southern Book Prize, and was a finalist for the John Burroughs Medal. Lanham is a birder, naturalist and hunter-conservationist , who has published essays and poetry in multiple publications.

The season’s final production, “Revealing the Universe — A Journey to the Frontier of Understanding,” featuring Dr. Brian Greene, one of the world’s leading theoretical physicists, starts at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, April 12, in the Meridian Ballroom, Morris University Center.

Reach Jill Moon at 618-208-6448 and Twitter @jill_moon.

BY ROBERT D. GRUBAUGH

Contributing columnist For The Edge

Dr. Brian Greene, one of the world’s leading theoretical physicists, will lead “Revealing the Universe — A Journey to the Frontier of Understanding” in April as part of SIUE’s Arts & Issues series. (Susan Young Photography/For The Edge)

The new gangster movie “The Kitchen” is a little bit like “Mean Streets” and a little bit like “The Departed,” but there’s no origin of Martin Scorsese anywhere to be found. It’s also relatively short, mildly sluggish, and a whole lot like another recent movie, “Widows,” of which I didn’t see the point.

On paper, “The Kitchen” looks great.

Featuring a trio of interesting actresses, whose characters are set loose in 1970s’ New York City — and taking them all out of character from their careers to-date — “The Kitchen” could be a wonderful thing to behold. But, aside from looking amazing up on the big screen where production designer Shane Valentino led the charge, “The Kitchen” isn’t the blood-splattered urban drama I was craving. It’s just another ho-hum attempt to dramatize a graphic novel I’d never

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Claire is the most tired of being pushed around.

Her relief at her abusive husband’s lockup is slowly supplanted by a desire to never be his punching bag again. When she hires a shell-shocked ex-boyfriend (Domhnall Gleeson, becoming an even better actor than his famous father) to enforce the dirty work side of their racket, Claire becomes infatuated with violence. She doesn’t shy away from the killing or the disposal of bodies.

She finds it romantic, in a sick way.

Ruby loves their new line of work because it

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Kathy’s story is different. She leads the trio from the perspective of a mom fending for two kids, but she finds that the work fulfills a side of her she’d never before considered.

I guess if you’re happy in what you do, you’ll never really work a day in your life.

But then, the coup sets in and bullets start to fly and the Italians (Bill Camp, et al.) get involved as “war” approaches. By the time their husbands get early parole, these chicks are done sitting at home tending to their own kitchens.

I have been enthralled

by the anti-typecasting of McCarthy for years.

I wrote a lot in the last year about her great performance in “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” (and, less so, about “The Happytime Murders”) and I think she’s got it in her to be a creative force on either side of the comedic/dramatic divide.

Moss already clearly has demonstrated an ability to slay her critics. Some might argue that “Mad Men” was nothing more than seven seasons in the evolution of Peggy Olson from mousy secretary to that final boss scene of her strolling into her new digs with a cigarette dangling from her lips. I would be one of them.

Haddish is certainly the newcomer here, but

nothing about her gives you any impression that she lacks on the confidence scale. It’s certainly not in her performance as Ruby that we should doubt her. “The Kitchen’s” trio of femme fatales did a shakedown of a 34th Street deli owner and Ruby was already making plans to take their empire all the way up to Harlem. Feminist thinkpiece? Surely. Entertaining movie? Only barely. ”The Kitchen” runs 103 minutes and is rated R for violence, language throughout, and some sexual content. I give this film one star out of four.

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Elisabeth Moss in a scene from “The Kitchen.” (Alison Cohen Rosa/Warner Bros. Pictures via AP)

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What to hear … music Thursday, Aug. 29 • Society of Broken Souls, Global Brew Tap House, Edwardsville IL, 7 p.m.

• The Jonathan Baker Duo, Wiggler’s Bar & Grill, Edwardsville IL, 6 p.m.

• Corey Evitts, Stagger Inn Again, Edwardsville IL, 10 p.m.

• Jennifer Thompson and Harvest Drive, Porter’s Steakhouse, Collinsville IL, 6:30 p.m.

• Hollywood5, Fast Eddie’s Bon Air, Alton IL, 7 p.m.

• Jason McAtee and friends, Bakers and Hale, Godfrey IL, 6 p.m.

• Summer Meltdown ‘19, Old Rock House, St. Louis MO, 9 p.m.

• 103.7FM Cruise: Majic on the Mississippi, Riverboats at the Gateway Arch, St. Louis MO, 8:30 p.m.

• Ben Dickey, Off Broadway Music Venue, St. Louis MO, 8 p.m.

• The Wee Heavies, Joe’s Café Concerts, St. Louis MO, 8 p.m.

• Voodoo Johnny Cash, Broadway Oyster Bar, St. Louis MO, 9:30 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 30 • Gypsy, The Wildey Theatre, Edwardsville IL, 8 p.m.

• Lanny & Julie, Big Daddy’s, Edwardsville IL, 6 p.m.

• Open Mic, Novel Idea’s Boardgamery, Granite City IL, 7 p.m.

• Lucky Dan & Naked Mike, Brown Bag Bistro, Alton IL, 5 p.m.

• Cheap Surrender, Bottle and Barrel, Alton IL, 8 p.m.

• The Fargone Brothers, Chez Marilyn, Alton IL, 8 p.m.

• Butchwax & The Hollywoods, The Loading Dock, Grafton IL, 7 p.m.

• Jungle Boogie Concert Series, Saint Louis Zoo, St. Louis MO, 5 p.m.

• En Vogue, River City Casino & Hotel, St. Louis MO, 8 p.m.

• Ghost Town Remedy, The Firebird, St. Louis MO, 7 p.m.

• Patti and the Hitmen, Soulard Market Park, St. Louis MO, 6 p.m.

• UnderTipper, Fubar, St. Louis MO, 7:30 p.m.

• Zoso: Ultimate Led Zeppelin with Brother Lee & The Leather Jackals, Atomic Cowboy Pavilion, St. Louis MO, 6 p.m.

• Bike Mike Aguirre, Sophie’s Artist Lounge & Cocktail Club, St. Louis MO, 10 p.m.

• Gaelic Storm, Old Rock House, St. Louis MO, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 31 • Gypsy, The Wildey Theatre, Edwardsville IL, 2 & 8 p.m.

• The Dozen Buzzin’ Cousins, Stagger Inn Again, Edwardsville IL, 8 p.m.

• Infringement, The Back Bar, Edwardsville IL, 9 p.m.

• Matt Powell Acoustics, The Cabin at Judy Creek, Glen Carbon IL, 2 p.m.

• Quarter Draw Band, Who Dat’s Southern Food, Collinsville IL, 5 p.m.

• The Matching Shoe, Porter’s Steakhouse, Collinsville IL, 7:30 p.m.

• Lanny & Julie & Alman, Old Bakery Beer Co.,

6 p.m.

• Hookie, Grafton Oyster Bar, Grafton IL, 7 p.m.

• Rob Thomas: Chip Tooth Tour, Stifel Theatre, St. Louis MO, 7:30 p.m.

• The Charlie Daniels Band, River City Casino & Hotel, St. Louis MO, 7:30 p.m.

• Tyler Cassidy, Fubar, St. Louis MO, 7 p.m.

• Melvin Seals & JGB, Atomic Cowboy Pavilion, St. Louis MO, 6 p.m.

• Adam Gaffney, Sanctuaria Wild Tapas, St. Louis MO, 5:30 p.m.

• The Melissa Neels Band, Broadway Oyster Bar, St. Louis MO, 3:45 p.m.

Rosalia performs a medley at the MTV Video Music Awards at the Prudential Center on Monday, Aug. 26, 2019, in Newark, N.J. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)

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• Rivertown, The Brown Bag Bistro, Alton IL, 5 p.m.

• Hookie, Chez Marilyn, Alton IL, 8:30 p.m.

• Scott and Mechelle, Hawg Pit BBQ, Grafton IL, 1 p.m.

• Terry Beck, Grafton Winery, Grafton IL, 3 p.m.

• Forgone Band, Grafton Pub, Grafton IL, 4 p.m.

• The Jorrells, The Loading Dock, Grafton IL, 6 p.m.

• Ledsled, Grafton Oyster Bar, Grafton IL, 7 p.m.

• 24th Annual Big Muddy Blues Festival, Laclede’s Landing, St. Louis MO, 2 to 11 p.m.

• Charlie Daniels Band, River City Casino & Hotel, St. Louis MO, 8 p.m.

• Sean Canan’s Voodoo

Gump, Old Rock House, St. Louis MO, 8 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 1 • Marty Acoustic, Edgewild, Edwardsville IL, 2 p.m.

• Shock the Junkie, The Cabin at Judy Creek, Glen Carbon IL, 2 p.m.

• Borderline, Fast Eddie’s Bon Air, Alton IL, 7 p.m.

• JT Solo, Brown Bag Bistro, Alton IL, 12:30 p.m.

• Lady Luck, Roper’s Regal Beagle Sports Bar and Grill, Godfrey IL, 6 p.m.

• Whiskey Revolution, Hawg Pit BBQ, Grafton IL, 1 p.m.

• Billy Peek, Grafton Winery, Grafton IL, 2 p.m.

• Yacht Rockers, The Loading Dock, Grafton IL,

Monday, Sept. 2 • D-LUX Duo, Fast Eddie’s Bon Air, Alton IL, 6 p.m.

• The Graham Band, Hawg Pit BBQ, Grafton IL, 1 p.m.

• Dawn Turlington, Grafton Winery & Brewhaus, Grafton IL, 2 p.m.

• Deadman’s Bridge, Prairie Inn, Dorsey IL, 6 p.m.

• Ross Bell, Game 5 Honky Tonk Joint, St. Louis MO, 4 p.m.

• Chris Brown, Enterprise Center, St. Louis MO, 6:30 p.m.

• Open Mic Monday, Rootbound, Clayton MO, 5 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 3 • Jonah Matranga, The Back Room at Bottle and Barrel, Alton IL, 8 p.m.

• Mondin, The Loading Dock, Grafton IL, 2 p.m.

• John Mayer, Enterprise Center, St. Louis MO, 7:30 p.m.

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• Mosaic Jazz Sextet “Tribute to Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers”, The Gaslight Theater, St. Louis MO, 7:30 p.m.

• The Almas “Sin City” Tour, The Firebird, St. Louis MO, 7 p.m.

• Twilight Tuesdays, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis MO, 6 p.m.

• Chamber Music Series Concert: Fontbonne University Doerr Chapel, St. Louis Cathedral Concerts, St. Louis MO, 7:30 p.m.

• The Nude Party, Blueberry Hill Duck Room, University City MO, 8 p.m.

• Navy Band Great Lakes, Faust Park, Chesterfield MO, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 4 • Bobby Rolens, LakeHouse at Buffalo Park, Maryville IL, 7 p.m.

• Tunes at Blum - Straight 6, Blum House, Collinsville IL, 6:30 p.m.

• Scott and Mechelle, Civic Park, Granite City IL, 7 p.m.

• Hot Tuna: Electric, Sheldon Concert Hall and Art Galleries, St. Louis MO, 8 p.m.

• The Showcase Tour, Fubar, St. Louis MO, 7 p.m.

• Voodoo Phish, Broadway Oyster Bar, St. Louis MO, 9:30 p.m.

• Crystal Lady’s Acoustic Trio, Scarlett’s Wine Bar, St. Louis MO, 7:30 p.m.

• Wednesday Night Jazz Crawl, Grand Center, St. Louis MO, 5 p.m.

• Miss Jubilee, Schlafly Bottleworks, Maplewood MO, 8 p.m.

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What to discover … arts Thursday, Aug. 29 • Pints for a Purpose Quick Six Ranch Social, Recess Brewing, Edwardsville IL, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

• Tequila Tasting, Chava’s Mexican Restaurant, Edwardsville IL, 6 p.m.

• Thursday Night Trivia at The Hall, Knights of Columbus, Edwardsville IL, 7 p.m.

• Xtreme Bar Bingo, Edison’s Entertainment Complex, Edwardsville IL, 7 p.m.

• Four Course Dinner and Beverage Pairings, Old Herald Brewery and Distillery, Collinsville IL, 7 p.m.

• Video Game Club, Collinsville Memorial Library Center, Collinsville IL, 5 p.m.

• Maryville Farmers Market, Fireman’s Park, Maryville IL, 4 to 7 p.m.

• Coffee Talk Self-care and Finding Balance, YWCA, Alton IL, 6:30 p.m.

• STL Storytelling Live, Missouri Athletic Club, St. Louis MO, 7 p.m.

• SDT New Works Lab Short Play Festival, Stray Dog Theatre, St. Louis MO, 8 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 30 • Book Club, Afterwords Books, Edwardsville IL, 7 p.m.

• Stitchin’ in the Stacks, Glen Carbon Library, Glen Carbon IL, 2 p.m.

• New Moon New Beginnings Mediumship, It’s Raining Zen, Alton IL, 6 p.m.

• Reel Late at the Tivoli: “Labyrinth,” Landmark’s Tivoli Theatre, St. Louis MO, 11:55 p.m.

• SDT New Works Lab

Short Play Festival, Stray Dog Theatre, St. Louis MO, 8 p.m.

• Zombie Love Murder Mystery Dinner Theater, Lemp Mansion Restaurant & Inn, St. Louis MO, 7 p.m.

• Acrylic Pouring, Bowood Farms, St. Louis MO, 2 p.m.

• Movie Night: “Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure,” Wellspent Brewing Co., St. Louis MO, 8 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 31 • Dungeons and Dragons Class, Heroic Adventures, Edwardsville IL, 3 p.m.

• Saturday Storytime, 222 Artisan Bakery, Edwardsville IL, 11 a.m.

• Yoga in the Park, Leclaire Park, Edwardsville IL, 8 a.m.

• Yoga, Glen Carbon Library, Glen Carbon IL, 9:30 p.m.

• Kundalinia Yoga with Vesela, Michelle’s Massage Therapy, Maryville IL, 6:30 p.m.

• Lighthouse Sounds: New Studio Open House, Jacoby Arts Center, Alton IL, 12 p.m.

• Paranormal Investigation, Mineral Springs Hunted Tours, Alton IL, 8 p.m.

• Reel Late at the Tivoli: “Labyrinth,” Landmark’s Tivoli Theatre, St. Louis MO, 11:55 p.m.

• SDT New Works Lab Short Play Festival, Stray Dog Theatre, St. Louis MO, 8 p.m.

• Mini Salt + Pepper Spoons, Perennial, St. Louis MO, 10 a.m.

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Research and Education Center, East Alton IL, 5:30 p.m.

• Mental Health Support Group, The Old Bakery Beer Company, Alton IL, 8 p.m.

• Don’t Call ‘Em Mocktails, The Novel Neighbor, St. Louis MO, 6 p.m.

• RSC: Measure for Measure, Landmark’s Tivoli Theatre, St. Louis MO, 7 p.m.

• Storytelling in the Museum, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis MO, 10:30 a.m.

In this July 17, 2019, photo dungeon master Keith Surman advances the plot of a game of Dungeons and Dragons at Caslte Perilous in Carbondale, Ill. (Isaac Smith/The Southern Illinoisan via AP) Edwardsville Baha’is, • Krav Maga, Piasa • Whiskey and Wiffle Ball, Studio Gaia, Edwardsville Armory Training, Alton Cherokee Park, St. Louis IL, 10:30 a.m.

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• Mediumship Certifica• Labor Day River • Board Game Night, tion with Rose Fulhorst, Rambler Cruise, Grafton Blueberry Hill, University It’s Raining Zen, Alton IL, Harbor, Grafton IL, 2 p.m.

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Books, Edwardsville IL, • The Grand Scheme of • The Lemp Haunted 10 a.m.

Things, Strauss Park, St. Neighborhood Walking • $2 Tuesday Movie, The Louis MO, 10 a.m.

Tour, St. Louis Paranormal Wildey Theatre, Edwards• A Midsummer Night’s Research Society, St. Louis ville IL, 7 p.m.

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• Tuesday Night Trivia, Tribe Flow Gathering, • Labor Day Chess 960 Global Brew Tap House, Forest Park, St. Louis MO, Mania, Saint Louis Chess Edwardsville IL, 7 p.m.

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Wednesday, Sept. 4 • Wednesday Night MTB Ride with Bike Surgeon Outpost, SIUE Mountain Bike Trails, Edwardsville IL, 6 p.m.

• Run/Drink Wednesday, RunWell, Edwardsville IL, 6:30 p.m.

• Xtreme Bar Bingo, Wiggler’s Bar and Grill, E Edwardsville IL, 7 p.m.

• Yoga, Collinsville Memorial Library Center, Collinsville IL, 6:30 p.m.

• YogArt, Jacoby Arts Center, Alton IL, 5:30 p.m.

• Help at the Monarch Waystation, Hellrung Park, Alton IL, 9:30 a.m.

• Tenacious Trivia, Old Bakery Beer Company, Alton IL, 7 p.m.

• “Dogtown Days of Summer” Beer Dinner, Stone Turtle, St. Louis MO, 6 p.m.

• “Angels in America: Parts One and Two,” Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, St. Louis MO, 7 p.m., runs through Oct. 6 • Family Night, Cardinals Nation, St. Louis MO, 5 p.m.

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The 10th anniversary Rotary Criterium Festival took place Aug. 17 in Downtown Edwardsville, Illinois, creating an exhilarating atmosphere for all ages. Six-time Olympic medalist Jackie Joyner-Kersee helped commemorate the festival by announcing the start of the second annual Downtown Dash the same day. All photos by Nathan Woodside of The Edge unless noted.

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Everyone takes off at the start of the second annual Downtown Dash.

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Food for Thought …with Vicki Bennington

Hop on over for breakfast!

By Vicki Bennington For The Edge

GLEN CARBON — As far as I’m concerned, breakfast is a wonderful meal.

There are so many choices of what is considered breakfast food, that on the rare occasions that we go out to a restaurant to “break our fast,” I can hardly decide what I want to get.

Consequently, I end up over-ordering.

The thing is, when we do go

out for breakfast, it is usually not in the morning. We like to have breakfast for dinner, or at the very least, breakfast for lunch.

When my daughters were growing up, I would occasionally prepare what are considered breakfast foods for dinner, and as I recall, they, too, thought it was a treat. My husband certainly did — and still does.

We recently visited the IHOP in Glen Carbon — a perfect breakfast place. It does stand for International House of Pancakes, after all.

Strangely enough, we didn’t get pancakes. And, the menu

Strawberry Banana French Toast. (Vicki Bennington/For The Edge)

includes a number of lunch and dinner entrees, appetizers, burgers, sandwiches and salads, so for a minute, we couldn’t decide which meal we really wanted to make it.

In the end, we both chose “breakfast-y” items.

The strawberry banana French toast is IHOP’s original French toast, topped with glazed strawberries and fresh banana slices, powdered sugar and whipped cream. We saved that sweet and tasty concoction for dessert.

By creating a “Griddle Combo,” the French toast dish came with two eggs, bacon and hashed browns, as did the buttermilk biscuits and gravy that I ordered. So needless to say, there was a lot of food on the table. We couldn’t eat it all, but were able to sample several different breakfast dishes.

The milk gravy was quite good (I had never tasted IHOP’s version before), and I’m fairly picky about my gravy, and though the biscuits had a flatter appearance, they were tender and delicious.

The omelet selection is vast, with everything from chicken fajita to spicy poblano, spinach and mushroom or garden, along with a chance to “build your own” omelet. I need to try one of those next time. And of course, I have had the pancakes before, and they are fairly hard to beat, especially when you ask for a jug of warm syrup to drizzle over the top.

If I can ever get past the IHOP breakfast menu, maybe one of these days, I will try having lunch for lunch or dinner for dinner.

And by the way, I don’t think we are the only ones that think “breakfast for dinner” is a treat. If you’re an “Orange is the New Black” fan, you may have watched the latest series installment when Tiffany

Doggett reveals a little about her sad childhood. But one nice thing she remembers is that when her mother wanted to be kind to her, she would let her have “breakfast for dinner.” That was one of her fondest memories.

But, I digress.

And yes, Doggett is a fictional character, but still … at least the writer of the episode Buttermilk Biscuit & Gravy (Vicki agreed that it seemed Bennington/For The Edge) like a reward.

To peruse IHOP’s complete love of food and all that involves, from breakfast menu, along with special dishes at local and regional lunch and dinner choices, visit restaurants to new trends and fads, ihop.com. and things to try at home. Contact her at vbennington@sbcglobal.net with In this column, Bennington shares her comments, ideas or suggestions.

Combo that comes with the biscuits and gravy. (Vicki Bennington/For The Edge)

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(Melissa Pitts/The Edge) Six-time Olympic medalist Jackie JoynerKersee talks to children.

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Edwardsville Public Library, city of Edwardsville’s inaugural book festival sure to inspire

By Jill Moon jill.moon@hearst.com

EDWARDSVILLE — The city and the Edwardsville Public Library’s inaugural “Edwardsville Book Festival” is coming to the community Saturday, Sept. 7.

“We have planned a day of fun for book lovers, including local authors, book sales, panel discussions in the Edwardsville Public Library’s community room, a kid’s corner, musical entertainment on the bandstand, and food and drink,” Edwardsville Public Library (EPL) Director Jill Schardt said. “Craftspeople who make “bookish” themed items will also be on hand, so you can shop local.”

Edwardsville alderman Chris Farrar, whose ward includes the Edwardsville Public Library, approached Schardt and EPL’s Development & Outreach Librarian Cary Harvengt to collaborate for a book festival.

“This is considered a joint event between the city of Edwardsville and the library,” Schardt explained.

The Edwardsville Book Festival is from 9 a.m. to 4 pm.

Saturday, Sept. 7, at City Park and in the Edwardsville Public Library’s community room.

Musical entertainment includes the interactive group Robot + Bike, a rock band for the young and the young-atheart, led by Edwardsville

Edwardsville Book Festival schedule of events and programs:

Jennifer Ward is an award-winning author of picture books and parenting books with more than 800,000 books in print. Her work is the recipient of the International Reading Association/Children’s Book Council Children’s Choice Award, the Giverny Award for best nonfiction picture book, and a Teacher’s Choice Award, among other honors. She is also the recipient of the Judy Goddard/ Libraries Limited Award for her body of work and contribution to Southwestern children’s literature.

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resident Jim Harper.

“They do fun stuff for kids.

Young families would love to come out for Robot + Bike, it’s very interactive,” Schardt noted.

See Edwardsville Book Festival schedule of events and program at https:// www.edwardsvillelibrary. org/uploads/documents/ EBF-Program.pdf.

Some of the craftspeople, most of whom have an Etsy

Chris Cannon is a speech therapist by day and the award-winning author of the “Going Down In Flames” series, the “Boyfriend Chronicles,” and the “Dating Dilemma” series by night.

She lives in Southern Illinois with her husband. (For The Edge)

account and/or a Facebook page, include Crescentics, story-themed jewelry; Lil Rookie Collection Book, pocket pillows, eyeglass cases, and weighted blankets — all in story/book themed fabric; Mary Hager Arts, paper and textile art; Rosewood Meadows, custom-made metal and mixed-media bookmarks; Grannie Annie Bows, children’s story-themed hair bows; and, Hello World Stamps, custom stationary, book stamps and bookmarks.

“We have local author events every two years at the library and some of those authors will there,” Schardt said. “Local author Jennifer Ward, who’s very active in the community, at the Glen Carbon and Edwardsville

libraries, will be there to talk about writing children’s books.

A lot of people are interested in writing children’s books.”

Afterwords Books, St. Andrews Book Fair’s Mike and Cindy Reinhardt, Usborne and Library Friends will be at the book fair with a selection books, including a large selection of kids books.

Reach Jill Moon at 681-208-6448 and Twitter @jill_moon.

Sela Carsen, a member of the Edwardsville Writers Group, has a B.A. in French and a B.A. in communication. Carsen’s “Not Quite Dead” sold to Samhain Publishing, which released it in August 2006. She is a member of Romance Writers Of America. (For The Edge)

Authors’ Alley is in City Park EPL Community Room • 10 a.m., “So You Want to Write for Children?” - Tips, tricks and tools of the trade with author Jennifer Ward • 11:30 a.m., “The Writing Life,” presented by published authors from the Missouri Romance Writers of America • 1 p.m., St. Louis Writers Guild, discussion and Q&A • 2:30 p.m., Meet Your Local Writers Groups: InkSlingers, Plethora of Pens and Ocular Voices Bandstand in City Park: • 10 a.m., Edwardsville High School Chamber Orchestra • 11:15 a.m., “Hook Your Reader,” contest winners announced.

• 12 p.m., SIUE Jazz • 2:30 p.m., Robot + Bike Food & Beverage: • Goshen Butcher Shop • 222 Artisan Bakery & Cafe • Queen’s Cuisine Tea Room • Mississippi Southern Style

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What to do … events Friday, Aug. 30 • Ladies Night Out, Pere Marquette Lodge & Conference Center, Grafton IL, 6 p.m.

• St. Nicholas Greek Festival, St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, St. Louis MO, Runs through Sept. 2nd.

• Friday Nights At The Farm, Grant’s Farm, St. Louis MO, 5 to 10 p.m.

• St. Louis Cardinals vs.

Cincinnati Reds, Busch Stadium, St. Louis MO, 7:15 p.m.

• The Lemp Haunted Neighborhood Walking Tour, St. Louis Paranormal Research Society, St. Louis MO, 7:30 p.m.

• Midwest Magic Jubilee, Renaissance St. Louis Airport Hotel, St. Louis

MO, Runs through Sept.

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• Skyline Dinner Cruise, Riverboats at the Gateway Arch, St. Louis MO, 7:30 p.m.

• Sinquefield Action Quads, Saint Louis Chess Club, St. Louis MO, 7 p.m.

• Billikens vs. Middle Tennessee, Chaifetz Arena, St. Louis MO, 6 p.m.

• STL Riverfront Adventure, Big Muddy Adventures, St. Louis MO, 10 a.m.

• Artifact Spotlight: Evolution of Mascots, Cardinals Nation, St. Louis MO, 3 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 31 • The Land of Goshen Community Market, Downtown, Edwardsville IL, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.

• Saturday Group Ride, Bike Surgeon Outpost, Edwardsville IL, 7 a.m.

• Run/Eat Saturday, RunWell, Edwardsville IL, 8 a.m.

• Open Tours, DD Collins House, Collinsville IL, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

• 2nd Annual Car Show, Gordon Moore Park, Alton IL, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

• Civic Memorial “Class Wars” Golf Challenge, Cloverleaf Golf Course, Alton IL, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

• City Wide Yard Sale, Grafton IL, All Day • River Rambler Cruise, Grafton Harbor, Grafton IL, 4 p.m.

• Hakuna Moscato Sunset Cruise, Grafton Harbor, Grafton IL, 5:30 p.m.

• Japanese Festival,

Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis MO, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.

• Billikens vs. Notre Dame, Hermann Stadium, St. Louis MO, 7 p.m.

• Saturday Night Special, Saint Louis Chess Club, St. Louis MO, 5 to 9:30 p.m.

• St. Louis Cardinals vs.

Cincinnati Reds, Busch Stadium, St. Louis MO, 12:15 p.m.

• Billikens vs. Portland State, Chaifetz Arena, St. Louis MO, 7 p.m.

• Arch View Lunch Cruise, Riverboats at the Gateway Arch, St. Louis MO, 11:30 a.m.

Sunday, Sept. 1 • City Wide Yard Sale, Grafton IL, All Day • River Rambler Cruise, Grafton Harbor, Grafton IL, 4 p.m.

• Labor Day Sunset Cruise, Grafton Harbor, Grafton IL, 5:30 p.m.

• Japanese Festival, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis MO, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.

• St. Louis Cardinals vs.

Cincinnati Reds, Busch Stadium, St. Louis MO, 1:15 p.m.

• Fall Popup Market, 2nd Shift Brewing, St. Louis MO, 1 to 5 p.m.

• Canoe Camping Workshop, Big Muddy Adventures, St. Louis MO, 11 a.m.

• Sunday Brunch Cruise, Riverboats at the Gateway Arch, St. Louis MO, 1 p.m.

• Billikens vs. Drake, Hermann Stadium, St. Louis MO, 1 p.m.

• The Lewis and Clark Adventure, Big Muddy Adventures, St. Louis MO, 9 a.m.

• Walking Tour of Downtown St. Louis, Gateway Arch National Park, St. Louis MO, 10 a.m.

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