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All About: Victory Star marching on

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Takin’ It To The Street

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Who to contact THE EDGE PUBLISHER • Denise VonderHaar..............dvonderhaar@edwpub.net THE EDGE ADVERTISING DIRECTOR • Carole Fredeking ............carole.fredeking@hearst.com THE EDGE MARKETING STRATEGISTS • John Wunderlich ..............john.wunderlich@hearst.com • Mary Cook ........................mary.cook@hearst.com THE EDGE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF • Jill Moon ..................................... jill.moon@hearst.com THE EDGE EVENTS COORDINATOR • Kendra McAndrews ..... kendra.mcandrews@hearst.com

ON THE COVER: Glen Carbon residents and Edwardsville Children’s Museum members Fridegonde Klouvi, left, plays with Tina Anato, 3, background seated, who just had a birthday party at the museum, and Etornam Kraka, 2, foreground seated, while Dzifa Kraka, holds 2-months-old daughter Efakornam Kraka, in the museum’s Discovery Garden where a lion sculpture, as well as a giant butterfly sculpture, stand among playground equipment. (Jill Moon|The Edge)

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Edwardsville Children’s Museum hosts hours of fun, education

By Jill Moon jill.moon@hearst.com EDWARDSVILLE — The Edwardsville Children’s Museum Discovery Garden teaches sustainability and environmental responsibility, which is a focus of the museum’s education component in its mission to stimulate curiosity and cultivate learning “at the age of wonder.”

On a vacation to Gulfport, Mississippi, in 1997 Carla Johnson and her family went to a recently opened children’s museum. Her visit inspired her to open a children’s museum in the Metro East area. Two years later, in 1999, after consulting with local leaders and beginning fundraising, the first Edwardsville Children’s Museum Board of Directors meeting took place.

Exhibit plans, location search, grant writing and fundraising took place over the next few years culminating the grand opening of the Edwardsville Children’s Museum on Feb. 1, 2003. The museum is located at 722 HolyoJill Moon|The Edge ake Road, in Edwardsville’s historic Leclaire Glen Carbon residents and Edwardsville Children’s Museum members Fridegonde Klouvi, left, plays with Tina Anato, 3, background seated, neighborhood. who just had a birthday party at the museum, and Etornam Kraka, 2, foreground seated, while Dzifa Kraka, holds 2-months-old daughter Efakornam Kraka, in the museum’s Discovery Garden, located at Edwardsville Children’s Museum, at 722 Holyoake Road, in Edwardsville’s See MUSEUM, Page 7 historic Leclaire neighborhood.

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MUSEUM Continued from Page 4

In 2014 the museum was faced with the possibility of having to close its doors, but the community came together and raised more than $100,000 in nine months. Now the Edwardsville Children’s Museum is set to operate smoothly for many years to come. The incredible contributions from the community has made the Edwardsville Children’s Museum what it is today.

Two years ago the museum grew yet again, with continued support from the community, raising $85,000 in its two-year capital campaign.

“This year we’ve done significant renovation, constructed and opened eight new exhibits, gave the building a whole facelift, painted the walls and window trim, and it’s been quite a big overhaul,” said the Edwardsville Jill Moon|The Edge Children’s Museum Executive Director AbiThe Edwardsville Children’s Museum includes its Exhibits Gallery and Hawthorne Animal Hospital, right, where little ones can experience what gail Schwent. “And, while doing that, we built it’s like to care for animals in this two-story exhibit featuring a vet clinic, grooming area, climber and education about pet care and service the Discovery Garden, which really increased animals. A few other exhibits include Annie’s Ice Cream Cart, Anderson Hospital Baby Nursery, The Secret Gardeners Flower Shop and the the square footage. There’s ten areas in the garden that children can interact in.”

Friends of Leclaire School Room.

The focus areas include nature/art; music/ movement; greenhouse; digging; building; messy materials; gardening; climbing; and, gathering with friends and family.

“That all came from when I took my kids to a nature classroom and they loved it. I could see the wheels turning in their heads,” Schwent said. “In our Discovery Garden, kids have to construct their own play, like build a pirate ship, or a castle, using gross motor skills and fine motor skills, which they don’t use as much today.

“As a child, I spent a lot of time outdoors, exploring nature all over the north St. Louis County area, from my mom’s garden in our backyard to hiking through the woods with my dad at Little Creek. We were always outside, building a treehouse or other activities like that — things most kids don’t get to do as much today. Kids are losing opportunities to figure out how to navigate and problem solve, so we’re trying to combat a lot of that. The Discovery Garden is fun, unstructured play.

It’s a full body thing, mental and physical.”

In research for and since the Discovery Garden opened last October, Schwent found that people who are environmentalists will talk a lot about their childhood and playing outside, where they were introduced to plants and the natural environment.

“We introduce kids to plants in the garden, mostly native plants, a true representation of Edwardsville and Southern Illinois,” she noted. “Research shows that kids who spend Jill Moon|The Edge time outside develop a sense of wonder and Jill Moon|The Edge The Edwardsville Children’s Museum Discovery Garden teaches that they will care about the environment and sustainability and environmental responsibility, which is a focus of the can provide that space, and it’s safe.

Parents are encouraged to sit in the garden, where there’s plenty of “We encourage parents to sit in the garden, museum’s education component in its mission to stimulate curiosity seating, while the Edwardsville Children’s Museum still wants kids to and cultivate learning “at the age of wonder.” The Discovery Garden feel like they’re on their own, separated by plants and flowers, so to See MUSEUM, Page 8 is fun, unstructured play and opened last October. the child, the sandbox is their whole world at the time.

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MUSEUM Continued from Page 7 there’s a lot of seating out there. And still, we want kids to feel like they’re on their own, separated by plants and flowers, so to the child, the sandbox is their whole world at the time.”

Schwent, who has a doctorate in educational leadership, has been with the museum since 2012, when she started as its educational director.

“That was wonderful for me, I used to be a teacher,” Schwent recalled. “I write curriculum and do all of our programming, so we combined educational director into my current role.”

Prior to joining the nonprofit Edwardsville Children’s Museum, Schwent taught art in the Hazelwood, Missouri school district. She joined the museum right after she had her first son, Jack, 7, then two years later twins Henry and Oliver, 5, came along. She lives in Edwardsville with her family, which includes husband Chris.

“My boys are my research subjects, they try all of our programs,” Schwent noted. “There were a lot of decisions to be made in the last two years, expanding our square footage, adding programs and the Discovery Garden.

I let my boys look at catalogues and circle

The Edwardsville Children’s Museum Board of Directors Kristen Fries, President Stephanie Mayfield-Stoyanoff, Vice President Kate Allaria, Secretary Lauren Smith, Treasurer Ryan Matthews Emily Terry-Gates Ted McKinney Alicia Alexander Sarah Ludwig things, they were a big help.”

Today, the museum receives more than 12,000 visitors a year from all over the St Louis metro region. It offers programming for newborns through age 12, including baby sign language, preschool playgroup, story time, summer camps, Girl Scout workshops, birthday parties and much more. The museum is always updating its exhibits and programming.

“I’m looking forward to the next year and all it’ll bring, and it’s been a bigger year than I could have imagined, due to community generosity,” said Schwent, who became executive

Jill Moon|The Edge The Discovery Garden’s Gathering Area is one of 10 garden focus areas, which include nature/ art; music/movement; greenhouse; digging; building; messy materials; gardening and climbing.

The Gathering Area is for youngsters’ friends and family to visit and relax while children play. director last July.

By the autumn of 2020, the museum plans to operate a satellite site inside the Nickel Plate Railroad Depot that served Edwardsville for 100 years and which the city plans to restore by then, to be known as the All Aboard project.

“Our focus in this endeavor is to create another service to the children of our community through innovative STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) learning taught through rotating exhibits,” Schwent said. “To pay homage to the Nickel Plate Depot’s history and original purpose, we would like to create an outdoor play space themed around trains. We would construct an area with outdoor seating and large trains for free play.”

Schwent said All Aboard would create another fun spot for area families to enjoy.

Jill Moon|The Edge The trains would provide a safe and fun place for little ones to play while educating visiThe Edwardsville Children’s Museum floor tors on Edwardsville’s history and the Nickel manager Bethany Horstmann and floor staff Plate Depot. member Angie Close.

The museum includes its Exhibits Gallery and Hawthorne Animal Hospital, where little ones can experience what it’s like to care for In the museum’s Art Studio, aspiring artanimals in this two-story exhibit featuring a ists can create a masterpiece and experience vet clinic, grooming area, climber and educaworking with a range of materials while tion about pet care and service animals. A few learning about different artists. other exhibits include Annie’s Ice Cream Cart, At the “Post Office,” children grab the mail Anderson Hospital Baby Nursery, The Secret bag and deliver the mail.

Gardeners Flower Shop and the Friends of Coming close to completion is the museLeclaire School Room. um’s Makerspace, sponsored by Plocher The Market allows youngsters to pretend Construction, and it’s a workshop in which to shop for groceries or work in the store, to tinker, design, innovate and inspire crelearn about healthy foods and push the groative thinking; a new a pizza parlor cafe, sponsored by Peel Wood Fired Pizza and cery cart. The museum’s Scott Credit Union a program honoring and introducing the teaches children about saving, spending community heroes who are paramedics and and the difference between needs and wants firefighters. while working in the museum’s “bank.”

Visit edwardsvillechildrensmuseum.org An exhibit called Scott Credit Union Comor email education@edwardsvillechildrensmunity Heroes teaches youngsters about first responders. museum.org for more information.

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By Jill Moon jill.moon@hearst.com EDWARDSVILLE — Victory Star Twirlers and Twirl Teams’ founder feels like the girls are one big family — many of whom she’s witnessed major milestones in their lives, such as proms, graduations and weddings.

Victory Star’s Beth Duncan, a coach and founder of the organization in approximately 2001, ostensibly began group twirling lessons years ago in Louisiana to make a little extra money, but twirling is a passion that Duncan has enjoyed for years. She began twirling at age 10 and became one of four majorettes for two years with the Highland High School Marching Bulldogs.

“It’s a dying art. Not very many people do it anymore,” Duncan said. “There’s not a lot of interest in teams. Most baton twirlers compete in solo divisions, preparing to be a feature twirler. There’s more interest in baton twirling in Texas, California and Florida.”

But, Victory Star Twirlers and Twirl Teams generate interest in three Midwest states, where they compete — Illinois, Missouri and Indiana.

“I do this for fun. It’ll be a while before I retire from teaching twirling, because I love twirling, it’s my passion,” said Duncan, who is an Edwardsville School District 7 fourth grade teacher with plans to retire from the district in 2023. “Most of my teams are like family. Parents pick up girls when they can’t get a ride and have supported me through being a single mom, flat tires, surgeries, everything.

“I live vicariously through my girls, they’re like daughters to me, seeing them through proms, boyfriends, graduations. This has grown into such a huge blessing,” continued Duncan, whose only child and son recently graduated from University of Missouri Columbia. “Every recital ends with ‘Amazing Grace,’ creating a cross through choreography with flag batons and billow banners. We give honor to God who has blessed us.”

Duncan’s idea to teach twirling here started in District 7, for which she taught third grade the first year she taught at Columbus Elementary School. One year later she started Victory Star Twirlers and Twirl Teams, for which she teaches on Tuesday and Thursday nights at First Baptist Church of Edwardsville.

“I brought my baton to school,” recalled Duncan, the first year she started teaching twirling in Edwardsville. “My class loved it, wanted to hold my baton and they were really curious about it. Two of the girls wanted me to teach them how to twirl and they

For All About Longtime baton twirling teacher Beth Duncan, formerly of Edwardsville, Illinois, now of St. Louis since last year, in 1980, as one of four majorettes for Highland High School Marching Bulldogs. Duncan teaches privately through her baton twirling organization, Victory Star Twirlers and Twirl Teams, which she founded in approximately 2001. recruited two other friends. That’s how the Victory Star Twirlers began.”

Victory Star Twirlers and Twirl Teams has two categories: twirlers, who are beginning students in third through fifth grades; and, competitive twirl teams, of which there are three, with students from grades sixth through 12th grade, though Duncan has one student who graduated from high school two years ago and has twirled with her for 12 years.

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For All About ON THE COVER: Victory Star Twirlers and Twirl Teams marched in last year’s annual Edwardsville High School Homecoming Parade. Longtime baton twirling teacher Beth Duncan, formerly of Edwardsville, Illinois, now of St. Louis, founded Victory Star Twirlers and Twirl Teams, in approximately 2001.

Duncan teaches private lessons through her baton twirling organization. She hired a co-coach, Andrea Gasow, two years ago. Gasow was a feature twirler for Illinois’ Monmouth College and holds seven state titles.

TWIRL Continued from Page 13 we can give to those in need,” Duncan explained.

Duncan’s young twirlers march in three Edwardsville events each year: Edwardsville High School Homecoming; Edwardsville Halloween Parade; and, its Veterans Parade. Victory Star Twirlers and Twirl Teams have also

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Victory Star Twirl Team One, front row left to right, Aubrey Morgan, Maegen Brown, Taryn Travernicht, Abby Vollmar, Danielle Huene; back row, left to right, Jailyn Nichols, Sammy Hartnagel, Mackenzie Kimble, Annabel Carr and Mariah Saddler, all of Edwardsville.

For All About Victory Star Twirl Team Two, front row left to right, Peyton Healey, Grace Blunt, Caidyn Crouch; back row, left to right, Abbi Miller, Madison Strotheide and Abby Bledsoe, all of Edwardsville.

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performed at assisted living communities, St. Mary’s Applefest, in Edwardsville, and St. Cecilia’s Community Chicken Dinner & Fall Festival, in Glen Carbon, Illinois, and for years they performed at the American Cancer Society’s Edwardsville Relay For Life’s Cancer Survivors Dinner. Most of the events are in the fall.

“We’re still available all year-round, but it’s harder in the summer with vacations and a lot going on in their individual schedules,” Duncan noted.

When Duncan, formerly of Edwardsville, who moved to St. Louis last year, first started teaching twirling in Edwardsville, it was as the District 7 Star Twirlers, but in 2007 she took it out of the school system and began Victory Star Twirlers and Twirl Teams. Now in her 18th year as a fourth grade teacher at Columbus, she began with four twirling students in the district and now has 50 students, in and outside the district.

Duncan especially loves twirling’s

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TWIRL Continued from Page 16 inclusiveness.

“There’s cheerleading, poms and dance, but for baton, you don’t need a certain body type. It gives girls a way to shine in a unique way. Many of my students go on to be in the Edwardsville High School’s Color Guard,” she explained.

“We don’t use music with nasty lyrics for our choreography. We’re known for being good sports and good sportsmanship. I love seeing girls in a positive way, working together.”

As a new school teacher, she moved to Louisiana to teach third grade in 1986 and that’s when she taught twirling lessons to make extra money.

She started an after-school program as a private teacher.

“I discovered twirling camps there and I say that’s when I really learned twirling, at age 30. That’s when I learned all the more complicated maneuvers and tricks,” she recalled.

Two years ago, Duncan hired a cocoach, Andrea Gasow, who was a feature twirler for Monmouth College in Monmouth, Illinois. Gasow holds seven state titles.

“My oldest teams were ready for a challenge,” Duncan said of hiring Gasow, with whom she was put in contact by a contest director. ” She teaches many of our girls solo lessons. I’m probably better at dancing moves and Andrea is good at really hard tricks. It’s been a natural progression. We make a great team, teaching together.”

For more information, follow Victory Star Twirlers and Twirl Teams.

Lessons for beginning twirlers in third through fifth grade begin at 6:30 p.m. on the first Thursday in September at the First Baptist Church, 534 St. Louis St., in Edwardsville.

ABOVE: Victory Star Twirl Team Three, front row left to right, Kyleigh Donjon, Celine Soldan, Samantha Gray; middle row, left to right, Audrey Carr, Kaylee Carrico, Macy DeConcini, Bri Miller; back row, left to right, Karley Saddler, Jaida Mars, Ruby Beckwith, Quilanda Thomas and Aryaka Hudson, all of Edwardsville.

RIGHT: Baton twirling teacher Beth Duncan, who teaches privately through her baton twirling organization, Victory Star Twirlers and Twirl Teams, which she founded in approximately 2001, with an early student, Emilee Adams, who recently graduated from high school.

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This 10-year-old photograph shows Victory Star Twirl Team members front row, Katelyn (Denby) Bertels; middle row, left to right, Leah (Denby) Bush, Stephanie Gingerich; and, back row, Amy Hillmer, two of whom their Victory Star Twirlers Teams’ teacher Beth Duncan, of St. Louis, attended their weddings.

Longtime baton twirling teacher Beth Duncan, of St. Louis, and founder of Victory Star Twirlers and Twirl Teams, stands wearing pink at the far left of the currently enrolled group, while Victory Star Twirlers and Twirl Teams co-coach Andrea Gasow, also wearing pink, stands to the far right of the group.

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Madison County Garden Tour, web. extension.illinois.edu, Edwardsville IL, 4:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Party in the Park, Roxana City Park, Roxana IL, 5 to 8 p.m.

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

City Wide Garage Sales, Troy IL, 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Car Load Night - $25, Tri-City Speedway, Granite City IL, 5:30 p.m.

Global Brew Cheers to Charity Golf Tournament, Sunset Hills Country Club, Edwardsville IL, 10 a.m.

St. Louis Browns: The Story of a Beloved Team, Alpha Brewing Co., St. Louis MO, 7 p.m.

Decked Out Divas Cruise, Riverboats at the Gateway Arch, St. Louis MO, 9 p.m.

John Cusack Plus Say Anything, Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center, St. Louis MO, 7:30 p.m.

Riverbend Relay For Life 5K, Alton Amphitheater, Alton IL, 7:30 p.m.

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Madison County Garden Tour, web. extension.illinois.edu, Edwardsville IL, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

City Wide Garage Sales, Troy IL, 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Covered Bridge Run, Covered Bridge, Glen Carbon IL, 8 a.m.

St. Louis Taco Festival, Ballpark Village, St. Louis MO, 1 to 6 p.m.

SOHA Annual Yard/Garage Sale, Southhampton Neighborhood, St. Louis MO, 8 a.m.t o 2 p.m.

3rd Annual MidSummer Bites Dream, Tower Grove Pool Pavilion, St. Louis MO, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Countrytime Festival, Purina Farms, Gray Summit MO, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Car and Tractor Show, Midway Trailer Sales, Litchfield IL, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Rampage Championship Wrestling Presents Bound By Brotherhood, Franklin Lodge No. 25 AF&AM, Alton IL, 6 p.m.

No Run, Beer Run: The shortest Marathon EVER, 4 Hands Brewing Company, St. Louis MO, 1 to 5 p.m.

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Lafayette Square: A Tour of Gilded Age St. Louis, Lafayette Square, St. Louis MO, 2 p.m.

Father’s Day BBQ, Perennial Artisan Ales, St. Louis MO, 12 to 3:30 p.m.

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

Dad’s Get in Free for Father’s Day, Edwardsville Glen Carbon Community Pool, Edwardsville IL, 12 to 6 p.m.

Countrytime Festival, Purina Farms, Gray Summit MO, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Hero Hustle 5k/10k, Edgar M. Queeny County Park, St. Louis MO, 8 a.m.

Palestine Heritage Festival Day, World’s Fair Pavilion in Forest Park, St. Louis MO, 12 to 7 p.m.

Father’s Day Buffet, Saint Louis Club, St. Louis MO, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Family Sunday Adventures, Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House, Chesterfield MO, 2 p.m.

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The Stone Sugar Shakedown, Night Market on Broadway, Alton IL, 7 p.m.

Whiskey Myers - Die Rockin’ Tour, The Pageant, St. Louis MO, 8 p.m.

Open Mic Night, Germania Brew Haus, Alton IL, 7 p.m.

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Miss Jubilee, Joe’s Café Concerts, St. Louis MO, 8 p.m.

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Mark Gibson, Evangeline’s Bistro & Music House, St. Louis MO, 7 p.m.

ShortMist, Wiggler’s Bar And Grill, Edwardsville IL, 6 p.m.

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Funky Butt Brass Band at Arts in the Park, Edwardsville Parks and Recreation, Edwardsville IL, 8 p.m.

Erin Bode + Friends Perform New American Songbook, The Wildey Theatre, Edwardsville IL, 7:30 p.m.

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

River Bend, The Focal Point, Maplewood MO, 8 p.m.

The Robert Perry Band with the Original Mojos, Stagger Inn Again, Edwardsville IL, 5 p.m.

Corey Evitts, Big Daddy’s, Edwardsville IL, 6:30 p.m.

Larkin Poe, Atomic Cowboy Pavilion, St. Louis MO, 6 p.m.

The Bosman Twins, Jazz St. Louis, St. Louis MO, 7:30 p.m.

Clint&Co, The Pump House Bar & Grill, Wood River IL, 9:30 p.m.

Mutation Tour, Old Rock House, St. Louis MO, 9 p.m.

The Pajama Jam, Pop’s Concert Venue, Sauget IL, 8 p.m.

Lunchtime LIVE, Old Post Office Plaza, St. Louis MO, 11:30 a.m.

Ruby and the Gent’s, River City Casino & Hotel, St. Louis MO, 8 p.m.

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The Liston Brothers, The Wildey Theatre, Edwardsville IL, 2 p.m.

The O’Jays with Special Guest Stephanie Mills, The Fabulous Fox, St. Louis MO, 8 p.m.

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Hard Drive Band, Decamp Station, Staunton IL, 7 p.m.

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Jill Moon|The Edge Carolyn Tidball, of Edwardsville, gallery manager Edwardsville Arts Center, standing in front of a display at the center, located at 6165 Center Grove Road, featuring artwork by Jimmy Liu and Bob Huber. “‘The Neverending Story.’ I love the fantasy aspect and I watched it all the time when I was a kid.”

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Jill Moon|The Edge Krista Schwartz, of Mount Zion, Illinois, at Bin 51 while visiting Edwardsville because her son will attend Southern Illinois University Edwardsville in the fall.

“There’s so many good movies, but ‘Pulp Fiction.’ It’s kind of the first of its era. Quentin Tarantino took a different spin and was the first to do so and it took off.”

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Wally Osika, of Edwardsville, Illinois, owner of Bin 51 Wine & Spirits Shop & Bar, at 118 N. Main St., in Edwardsville, next door to The Intelligencer’s new office at 116 N. Main St. Osika was an Edwardsville dentist for 25 years; he started practicing dentistry 30 Jill Moon|The Edge years ago when he served in Desert Storm for Melissa McDonough-Borden, of the U.S. Army. Recently Osika accepted the Edwardsville, executive director 2019 Edwardsville Historic Preservation Edwardsville Arts Center, standing next to & Design Award from the Edwardsville mixed media work, “Acorn Woodpecker,” by Preservation Commission. Bin 51 was built out by Jamie Henderson, principal, C. Alana Tibbets, at the center. “‘It’s A Wonderful Life.’ Oh my gosh, Jimmy Henderson Associates Architects Inc., and Stewart is such a wonderful actor. We watch Pfund Construction, both in Edwardsville, it every Christmas and every Christmas I cry. as close as possible to the original design The story is just so beautiful and the story is of the original building, based on historic about community, putting it into community photographs. and then back to (George Bailey), being “‘Sideways,’ because I’m in the biz. But it does have some very funny moments, though it did returned in his time of need.” kill Merlot for a while. But Merlot is back, thank God, and better than ever.”

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Estelle Borden, of Edwardsville, standing by artwork featured in the Edwardsville 200th Anniversary Show exhibition, on view through Friday, July 5, at the Edwardsville Art Center, 6165 Center Grove Road. The featured work is “Once Upon a Town,” by Steve Hartman, on loan from Edwardsvillebased Tor Hoerman Law; oil on canvas; 2013; 60” x 84”; not for sale. “‘Beauty and The Beast’ live action, it’s different because there’s a cartoon one. It looks cooler, like a fantasy come to life.”

Jill Moon|The Edge Sam Borden, of Edwardsville, at the Edwardsville Art Center. “‘Harry Potter,’ the first one. It’s the best because it’s the original story from the book.”

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FOOD Continued from Page 27 but I opted for no cheese and a side of tortilla chips, instead — another choice you can make.

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Or, you can take the spiralized carrots and zucchini route if you prefer.

Sit down and wait for them to combine your choices into a healthy, well-balanced meal. When mine arrived, I was surprised to see there were also avocado slices In this column, Vicki on top of the beans and quinoa, Bennington shares her which wasn’t listed, but was nice love of food and all that icing on the cake (so to speak).

I ordered the regular size, but involves, from special small would have been plenty. The regular portion was very generous. dishes at local and The mixture I chose was tasty and regional restaurants to filling, and I fulfilled some of my new trends and fads, and nutritional requirements, for sure.

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Wraps are just as versatile. Choose whole wheat, tomato or flour tortilla, or you can even skip the tortilla and have yours wrapped in lettuce. Then you have to figure out which wrap you want. Should you go for the buffalo, the Caesar, the Mediterranean, the Thai or teriyaki?

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All in all, it was a nice healthy lunch that was filling — and quick, and I had enough for lunch the next day. I love BOGO meals.

People At The Party Youngsters planted sunflowers in the Edwardsville Children’s Museum’s Discovery Garden greenhouse to take home, did yoga with On the Move Fitness, and learned about seeds with Farmer Joe and the Land of Goshen Community Market’s The Beet Box mobile farmer’s market truck, all during the museum’s May Greenhouse Day. During the Edwardsville Children’s Museum’s summer art series, Wild About Art, kids created their own masterpieces and during Camp Messy a boy played in a baby pool full of shaving cream.

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‘Western Stars’ new path for Bruce Springsteen

By Gregory Katz Associated Press Bruce Springsteen, "Western Stars" (Columbia) Bruce Springsteen's new studio release breaks fresh ground for the veteran rocker, who turns his back not only on the blistering sound of the E Street Band but also abandons the haunting acoustic moods pioneered on "Nebraska" and fine-tuned on later solo efforts.

After the soul-searching, confessional tone of his best-selling autobiography and soldout Broadway show, Springsteen's "Western Stars" relies on an unfamiliar orchestral approach that somewhat masks the singer and is devoid of driving beats, sax solos and rock 'n' roll tropes.

Instead, he draws on the rich tradition of California-styled, pre-Beatles pop. There are hints of Roy Orbison's soaring vocals and Brian Wilson's pocket symphonies, but the lyrics are pure Springsteen. Beneath the glossy sheen are the taut narratives, introspection and ambiguous moments familiar to longtime listeners. His storytelling skills are as strong as ever, just presented in a different way.

He's paying homage to an era when the single reigned, and radio airtime went a long way to determining an artist's success or oblivion, but Springsteen is not looking for No.1 hits with easy hooks. "Western Stars" is understated, without over-the-top orchestration or hyperbole. Each song stands alone as a self-contained story; taken as a whole it's a panorama of loneliness and heartbreak.

The protagonists are mostly men, and mostly beaten down, but there are occasional whiffs of freedom, usually tied to the joys of the open road, that most enduring of

Brad Barket/Invision/AP Bruce Springsteen performs at the 12th annual Stand Up For Heroes benefit concert at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York.

Springsteen s new studio release Western Stars breaks fresh ground for the veteran rocker, who turns his back not only on the blistering sound of the E Street Band but also abandons the haunting acoustic moods pioneered on Nebraska and fine-tuned on later solo efforts.

American myths.

It is no accident that the album opens with "Hitch Hikin'" and this straightforward image of a loner in perpetual motion: "Thumb stuck out as I go/I'm just travelin' up the road/ Maps don't do much for me, friend/I follow the weather and the wind." It's a recurring image dating back to the days of Woody Guthrie.

There are other fully-formed characters from Springsteen's imagination: the failed country music songwriter, his lyrics rejected

at every turn, the busted up B-movie stuntman held together by rods and pins, even a rundown hotel with an empty swimming pool with dandelions pushing up through the cracked concrete takes on a life of its own as a character in "Moonlight Motel."

But it's not all heartbreak. There are small celebrations, too, notably in "Sleepy Joe's Café," where working men and women can find solace on the dance floor when weekend comes.

It's a dreamy place where Monday

morning is far, far away, and Springsteen has placed it in the context of the postwar economic boom that powered America for decades: "Joe came home in '45 and took out a G.I. loan/On a sleepy little spot an Army cook could call his own/He married May, the highway come in and they woke up to find they were sitting on top of a pretty little gold mine."

It's a nostalgic vision, yes, but those roadhouses still exist. You just have to drive a bit.

Radiohead to release stolen music for climate campaigners LONDON (AP) — Radiohead says a trove of unreleased music has been stolen for ransom.

But instead of paying up, the band will release it in aid of environmental activist group Extinction Rebellion.

Guitarist Jonny Greenwood tweeted that about 18 hours of material from around the time of Radiohead's 1997 album "OK Computer" was stolen from singer Thom Yorke's minidisc archive last week.

Greenwood said Tuesday that instead of paying the $150,000 demanded by hackers, "we're releasing all 18 hours on (music-sharing site) Bandcamp in aid of Extinction Rebellion."

Fans can buy the music for $18 for the next 18 days. Greenwood said it was never intended Chris Pizzello | AP for release and was "only tangentially interesting."

Extinction Rebellion, which stages direct-action protests against climate change, thanked Thom Yorke, left, and Jonny Greenwood of Radiohead perform during the band's headlining set Radiohead "from the bottom of our hearts." at the 2012 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California.

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Farmer’s Market on Main, The Collins House, Collinsville IL, 4 to 7 p.m.

Sunset Yoga + Wine, The Weingarten, Belleville IL, 6:30 p.m.

Brighton Farmer’s Market, Schneider Park, Brighton IL, 4 to 7 p.m.

Paws & Pints, Budweiser Brew House, St. Louis MO, 5 p.m.

Kiener Cocktails Happy Hour, Kiener Plaza, St. Louis MO, 5 p.m.

“Guys and Dolls,” The Muny, St. Louis MO, 8:15 p.m.

Public Workshop, Courage & Grace, Edwardsville IL, 6:30 p.m.

Candles & Calligraphy: Modern Calligraphy Workshop, The Candle Fusion Studio, St. Louis MO, 6:30 p.m.

Science at Sunset, Saint Louis Science Center, St. Louis MO, 5:30 p.m.

Wreath Making Workshop, Bonboni Mercantile Co., St. Louis MO, 7 p.m.

Reading in Nature, Watershed Nature Center, Edwardsville IL, 10 a.m.

Sweet Unassuming Rebel: The Life of Bettie Shelby, Edwardsville Public Library, Edwardsville IL, 7 p.m.

GTP’s Disney’s “The Little Mermaid Jr.,” Goshen Theatre Project, Edwardsville IL, 7 p.m.

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Ansel Adams, A Son’s Perspective: A Lunch with Michael Adams, International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum, St. Louis MO, 12 p.m.

Grooving Gardeners at the Green House, Edwardsville Children’s Museum, Edwardsville IL, 9:30 a.m.

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

Candlelight Slow Vinyasa Flow, Studio Gaia, Edwardsville IL, 6:30 p.m.

Tupac & Biggie Paint Party, Almost Picasso – A Paint & Sip Studio, Ferguson MO, 7 p.m.

GTP’s Disney’s The Little Mermaid Jr., Goshen Theatre Project, Edwardsville IL, 7 p.m.

Final Spring Open Garden Event, Hostas on the Bluff, Fairview Heights IL, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Saturday, June 15 GTP’s Disney’s “The Little Mermaid Jr.,” Goshen Theatre Project, Edwardsville IL, 7 p.m.

Painting a Summertime Past, 1820 Col. Benjamin Stephenson House, Edwardsville IL, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Paint Your Pet, Happy Hooves Equine Rescue, Edwardsville IL, 6 p.m.

Edwardsville IL, 8 a.m.

Drink for a Cause - Mustard Seed Peace Project, The Old Bakery Beer Company, Alton IL, 4 to 9 p.m.

Sunset SUP Yoga, Boathouse Paddle Co., St. Louis MO, 7 p.m.

Moonlight Hike, The Nature Institute, Godfrey IL, 8:30 p.m.

Full Moon Float, Big Muddy Adventures, St. Louis MO, 5 p.m.

Adam Calhoun & Demun Jones: Crazy White Boys Tour, Fubar, St. Louis MO, 8 p.m.

Comedy Competition, Funny Bone, St. Louis MO, 7:30 p.m.

Singer/Songwriter Summer Camp, City Music & Education Center, St. Louis MO, 10 a.m.

George Rose | Getty Images Photograhy icon Ansel Adams teaches Susan Ford photography in 1973 near Yosemite Falls.

His famous works will be the subject of “Ansel Adams, A Son’s Perspective: A Lunch with Michael Adams” at the International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum in St. Louis at noon Friday.

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Central West End Home and Garden Tour, Kingsbury Place, St. Louis MO, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Goat Yoga, Green Finned Hippy Farms Inc., Pocahontas IL, 10 a.m.

Murder Mystery Dinner Show, Hilton Frontenac, St. Louis MO, 6 p.m.

Quantum Languaging Workshop, Studio Gaia, Edwardsville IL, 1:30 p.m.

Yoga On Tap, Wellspent Brewing Company, St. Louis MO, 10 a.m.

Fire Shut Up In My Bones, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, St. Louis MO, 8 p.m., runs through June 29.

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Central West End Home and Garden Tour, Kingsbury Place, St. Louis MO, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Click to Calm Seminar, Humane Soci-

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Rhythm & Poetry Summer Institute Session, Harris-Stowe State University, St. Louis MO, 11 a.m.

Lewis And Tolkien - Of Wardrobes And Rings, Playhouse at Westport Plaza, St. Louis MO, 4 p.m.

Moviemaking Merit Badge, Microsoft Store – Galleria, St. Louis MO, 2 p.m.

The Boy From Oz, STAGES, St. Louis MO, 2 p.m., runs through June 30 Stray Dog Theatre Presents “Sylvia,” Stray Dog Theatre, St. Louis MO, 2 p.m., runs through June 22 Unity Forum, Edwardsville Public Library, Edwardsville IL, 4 p.m.

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Happy Hooves Summer Horse Camp, Happy Hooves Equine Rescue,

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Fredbird’s Garage Sale, 700 Clark Ave., St. Louis MO, 5:45 to 7:45 p.m.

Theresa Caputo Live, Stifel Theatre, St. Louis MO, 7:30 p.m.

‘90s Yoga + Beer, Perennial Artisan Ales, St. Louis MO, 6:30 p.m. $2 Tuesday Movie, The Wildey Theatre, Edwardsville IL, 7 p.m.

Speakers Series: Journey into the Wild, Endangered Wolf Center, Eureka MO, 6 to 8 p.m.

Background Check, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis MO, 6:30 p.m.

Moving Grooving Library Learning Labs, Glen Carbon Library, Glen Carbon IL, 10 a.m.

Free Sunrise Yoga, Kiener Plaza, St. Louis MO, 7 a.m.

Log Cabin Quilting Workshop, Perennial, St. Louis MO, 6 p.m.

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

Yoga + Beer, The Biergarten at Anheuser-Busch, St. Louis MO, 6 p.m.

Sunset SUP Yoga, Boathouse Paddle Co., St. Louis MO, 7 p.m.

EmpowHer Women’s Conference, Gateway Convention Center, Collinsville IL, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Family Night, Cardinals Nation, St. Louis MO, 5 to 9 p.m.

Pints ‘n’ Plants: Forest Park Owls: Hiding in Plain Sight, Urban Chestnut Brewing Company (Grove), St. Louis MO, 6:30 p.m.

Tea + Scone Making Experience, The London Tea Room, St. Louis, 7 p.m.

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

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