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6 Making it a healthy sail

• 33rd Annual Fair St. Louis, Gateway Arch Grounds, St. Louis, Noon to 10:00 p.m.

• Fair St. Louis: Bret Michales, Gateway Arch Grounds, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

• Fa i r S t . Lo u i s F i rewo r k s, Gateway Arch Grounds, St. Louis, 9:15 p.m.

• Rockin' On the Landing, Laclede's Landing Entertainment District, St. Louis, 1:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.

• Family Fun Fest, Glazebrook Park, Godfrey, 5:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

• Fireworks Show, Main Street, Grafton, Sundown • Patriots in the Park w/Softball Tournament, Wilson Park, Granite City, 1:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.

• Eckert's Summer Concert Fest -Hudson & The Hoo Doo Cats, Eckert's Country Store & Farms, Belleville, 7:00 p.m.

• Jungle Boogie Friday Night Concert Series - Dirty Muggs, Saint Louis Zoo, St. Louis, 5:00 p.m.

• Lizzie Weber CD Release w/ Rachel Brandt and Audri & Aaron, Old Rock House, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

• Passafire, Stick Figure w/ Tatanka, Tasi, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

• Grind - A Tribute to Alice in Chains, Pop's, Sauget, 7:00 p.m.

• Jake's Leg, Cicero's, St. Louis, 9:00 p.m.

• Blackfoot Gypsies w/The Gills, The Jag, Swayze, Plush St. Louis, St.

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7 Remembering the start Founder of MoBot's birthday to be celebrated

9 "World War Z"

Brad Pitt leads action blockbuster

10 Summer art at SWIC Schmidt Center to host exhibits

11 The works of Judd Donald Judd's creativity on display

14 Spotlight on Branson Stars will hit the stage in Missouri

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Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

• Hoosier Daddy's, 3:00 p.m. / Ultraviolets, 8:00 p.m., Fast Eddie's Bon Air, Alton • The Mellow D's, Bobby's Frozen Custard, Maryville, 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

• Nunsense, The Muny, St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.

• Insight Theatre Company presents 1776, Heagney Theatre, Webster Groves, 8:00 p.m.

• First Friday, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, 5:00 p.m.

• Yoko Ono: Wish Tree, St. Louis Ar t Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Runs through December 31.

• The River Between Us - Indoor/ O u t d o o r E x h i b i t s, L a u m i e re Sculpture Park, St. Louis, 8:00 a.m. to Sunset (Outdoor), 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Indoor), Runs through August 25.

• The Doll Project: Public Displays of Healing, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through July 7.

• Deser t Show: Plants and People of the Western U.S. Deserts, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through August 4.

• Postwar German Art, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Runs through January 26, 2014.

Saturday July 6_____________ • 33rd Annual Fair St. Louis,

Gateway Arch Grounds, St. Louis, Noon to 10:00 p.m.

• Fair St. Louis: Counting Crows, Gateway Arch Grounds, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

• Fa i r S t . Lo u i s F i rewo r k s, Gateway Arch Grounds, St. Louis, 9:15 p.m.

• Rockin' On the Landing, Laclede's Landing Entertainment District, St. Louis, 1:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.

• Patriots in the Park w/5K walk/run, Patriot Paws, Car Show, Wilson Park, Granite City, 1:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.

• Eckert's Summer Concert Fest - Melroys, Eckert's Country Store & Farms, Belleville, 7:00 p.m.

• TWISTA, Old Rock House, St. Louis, Doors 8:30 p.m.

• O u r s w / L u n a A rc a d e , Vaudeville, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 7:30 p.m.

• Hung Like A Martyr, OATM, Ghost In The Machine, From Skies of Fire, Pop's, Sauget, 6:30 p.m.

• Pirate Signal w/LOGOS, The Glass Cavalry, Another White Suburbanite, Plush St. Louis, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

• Old Salt Union, The Gramophone, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

• BrassKnuckle Boys, Hard Evidence, Cicero's, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

• Hoosier Daddy's, 3:00 p.m. / Ultraviolets, 8:00 p.m., Fast Eddie's Bon Air, Alton • Nunsense, The Muny, St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.

• Insight Theatre Company presents 1776, Heagney Theatre, Webster Groves, 8:00 p.m.

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Don't make the mistake of packing too much or packing restricted items. Instead, make a plan and streamline your packing for a hassle-free trip.

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By KRISTA WILKINSON-MIDGLEY Of The Edge While packing for a trip may strike fear into the hearts of some, it doesn’t have to be a stressful, last-minute operation. With a bit of careful planning you can ensure your suitcase is full of everything you need for a great trip and empty of everything that you don’t.

After all, the last thing you want is to find yourself stuck thousands of miles from home (possibly in the middle of the ocean) without vital items such as glasses, prescriptions or your child’s favorite toy. It is also just as important to remember what not to pack.

Bringing six pairs of shoes probably isn’t the best idea in an era when airlines are constantly reducing their baggage limits.

Here are a few handy packing tips and tricks to help make your trip go as smoothly as possible. You’ll thank yourself later when you get to sleep an extra hour before heading for the airport knowing your suitcase is perfectly packed and ready to go.

1. Plan, plan, plan After 13 years of traveling back and forth to Europe, I will tell you from experience that it is nearly impossible to make up a list in

your head of what you should pack for a big trip. You’ll only end up forgetting something.

Start planning days or weeks in advance and list everything you think you will need for each day that you will be gone. Think about your itinerary and what activities you’ll be doing. Will you be going to a formal dinner or trekking through the wilderness? Then go back and cross off anything from your list that seems unnecessary.

2. Check your airline’s baggage requirements Next to remembering your passport and wallet, this is probably the single most important thing you should do. A decade ago international travelers could check two bags up to 72 pounds each plus a carry-on. Not anymore. Baggage is big business for airlines these days with hefty fees for additional bags or excess weights. Be safe and double check your airline’s baggage policy before you go.

3. Visit the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) website These are the people who will ultimately give your bags a thumbs up or thumbs down so it’s worth knowing in advance what is allowed and what isn’t. For example, all carry-on bags should satisfy the 3-1-1 rule

out of packing for liquids. This means that all liquids or gels should be stored in 3.4 ounce (100 ml) bottles or smaller and bottles should be kept inside one quart-sized clear, plastic, zip-top bag. One bag is allowed per traveler.

I learned this one the hard way. My husband and I found ourselves frantically trying to make room in our checked bag upon finding out that the bottle of Chianti we’d just bought from the Pisa airport’s duty free shop wasn’t allowed in our carry-on. Live and learn as they say. Find out more about TSA restrictions at www.tsa.gov.

4. Make it fit During my early years of packing I usually just folded everything and placed it neatly in my suitcase. Then my sister, who spent four years in the Navy, taught me to roll my clothes instead. You’ll be amazed at how much more stuff you can fit. My sister also claimed this method would help reduce wrinkles although I never found that to be the case. I may not have been rolling items tight enough to get the wrinkles out, but I still appreciate the extra space rolling provides.

5. Keep all essential items handy Remember to pack everything you consider a must-have in your carry-on bag. This

includes passport, wallet, glasses, medicine, diapers, baby formula or breast milk and important documents like your travel insurance policy. If you must bring expensive jewelry, then either wear it or keep it safely tucked away in your carry-on where you can keep a close eye on it.

6. When it doubt, leave it out Do you really think you’ll need five different pairs of jeans while you’re gone? Pick one favorite pair plus a pair of slacks or khakis and you’ll do fine. The same goes for shoes.

Bring one good pair of walking shoes plus one nicer pair for going out. Tops should include a combination of five basic long-sleeve and short-sleeve shirts for easy layering plus one heavier item like a sweater or fleece.

In his guidebook “Rick Steves’ Great Britain,” travel expert Rick Steves recommends packing the minimum of items for maximum use and layering as much as possible. “Pack light to enjoy the sweet freedom of true mobility,” states Steves.

For more tips on planning or packing for a trip, check out these helpful websites: www.tsa.gov/travelers www.ricksteves.com www.frommers.com

Do you suffer from lower back pain?

Nearly everyone at some point experiences lower back pain. For some, it is just a twinge of pain while you are picking up a child. For others, it is a constant ache that may begin to interfere with your day to day activities.

Lower back pain is the number one cause of missed work days. Lower back pain can be acute, meaning it only lasts for a few days, or chronic, lasting more than 3 months. Chronic low back pain can become increasingly more painful and harder to get rid of, if left untreated.

The lower back is made up of an elaborate system of bones, muscles, nerves, discs, and blood vessels. Your low back is made up of 5 bones, also called vertebrae that help house the spinal cord. The nerves that come out of the spinal cord from the low back run throughout the lower half of the body. The discs are made up of cartilage and act as shock absorbers for the spine. They separate the bones in your back allowing for proper movement of the spine. Muscles, ligaments, and tendons attach to the spine and also help with movement.

What are the risk factors for low back pain? Low back pain is more prevalent in

Dr. Nikole Hunter people ages 30-60 years old. As we age, we are at an increased risk for arthritis and spinal degeneration. Women and men are equally affected by low back pain. If you are usually a bit of a couch potato then suddenly tried to run a 5k, you are more likely to suffer from low back pain. Jumping into any strenuous activity that you are not used to doing will automatically increase your risk for low back pain.

There are many different types of low back pain. Each type of low back pain presents in a different way.

Facet Syndrome is caused by an irritation of the joints of the low back. The pain is usually a dull ache, but can also be sharp at times. The pain can sometimes refer to the groin, upper thighs, and/or buttocks. It tends to become worse when standing or leaning back.

Sciatic pain is most often described as pain that radiates down the back of the leg. There can also be associated numbness and tingling. This happens when the sciatic nerve becomes inflamed.

Injuries to the discs of the low back are usually associated with a general pain in the low back. If the disc is pushing on a nerve, shooting pain down into the legs may occur.

You may experience numbness or tingling down into the legs as well. Disc injuries can occur when there is a twisting motion in the low back or when you bend over to pick something up.

Sacroiliac pain is caused by a misalignment of the sacroiliac joints, a joint in the pelvis.

Pain from the sacroiliac joints is described as an ache that you would feel more on one side of your low back. This common misalignment can occur due to stepping off a curb or walking on an uneven surface.

Arthritis can also cause low back pain.

Arthritis causes the joint to stop moving properly. Low back pain due to arthritis often feels stiff and painful more in the mornings or after a long day.

How can you prevent low back pain? Spinal health, just like dental health, is important to your overall health. Having the proper posture is essential to preventing low back pain. If you sit at a desk all day, make sure your chair has

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plenty of back support. If your job involves a lot of lifting, make sure you bend at the knees instead of at the waist and lift with your legs.

Another good way to prevent low back pain is to strengthen your core. Your core includes muscles in the area of your belly and mid to low back. Strengthening these muscles can improve your posture and increase stability.

This decreases the likelihood of injury to your low back.

What happens if you already have low back pain? Chiropractic care has been shown to be effective in relieving and preventing low back pain. Chiropractic adjustments help restore mobility to your joints, decrease tension in muscles, and alleviate pain. Your chiropractor will take a detailed history and perform an examination in order to determine the type of low back pain you suffer from. At that time, treatment options will be discussed with you.

To determine if chiropractic care could help you manage your low back pain, or to speak with a chiropractor in the Glen Carbon/Edwardsville area, call Dr. Nikole Hunter at 692-0000. Dr. Hunter is a board certified chiropractic physician.

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People People Planner Movies in the Park schedule adjusted The Edwardsville Parks Department has set a new date for the movie "Brave," which was cancelled on June 1st due to storm damage. The new date is Saturday, July 27th at 8:25 pm. An updated list of the Movies in the Park schedule is list below. All movies will be shown at Edwardsville City Park Bandstand located next to the public library at sunset.

Movies in the Park series 2013: July 6th at 8:45 pm "Soul Surfer" Sponsored by Ed-Glen Families July 27th at 8:25 pm "Brave" Sponsored by Scott Credit Union August 3rd at 8:20 pm "The Lorax" S p o n s o re d b y T h e B A N K o f Edwardsville September 7th at 7:35 pm "Zookeeper" Sponsored by Greater Madison County Federation of Labor For a complete listing of Arts in the Park events and our summer programs, please visit the Parks and Recreation’s page at www. cityofedwardsville.com.

For more information please contact the Parks Department at 6927538.

Caribbean Cove open for the season Hey, mon, the ocean is coming to the mid coast! Stingrays at Caribbean Cove featuring Sharks opened at the Saint Louis Zoo on April 19 and runs through September 29, 2013.

Cownose rays and southern stingrays, horseshoe crabs, bonnethead and white-spotted bamboo sharks glide through a 17,000-gallon warm saltwater pool located under a large tropical-themed pavilion. Guests are encouraged to dip their hands into the water and allow the animals to touch them. Occasionally, there will be an opportunity to feed the stingrays.

These are hardy species that interact well with people in a safe and fun manner.

“We’re pleased to bring sharks and stingrays back to our visitors this year,” said Dr. Jeffrey P. Bonner, Dana Brown president & CEO of the Saint Louis Zoo. “Connecting people with wildlife is an important part of our mission. Not everyone in our part of the world has had the chance to get in touch with ocean life in such a closeup, intimate way.”

The bonnethead shark is the smallest member of the hammerhead family. They have semi-circular heads resembling a shovel or bonnet. Whitespotted bamboo sharks are known as “cat sharks” because the barbels, or sensory organs, near their mouths resemble cat whiskers.

The sharks at Stingrays at Caribbean Cove are small, shy and docile fish and pose no danger to humans. They range from two-and-a-half to four feet in length and are bottom-dwelling species that prey on small fish, crabs and invertebrates. Visitors will not be feeding the sharks, but occasionally they may have an opportunity to be touched briefly by a shark as it swims by.

Cownose rays and southern stingrays are related to sharks. They have a flat body, long pointed fins and long whip-like tails that can be used for defense against predators.

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At Stingrays at Caribbean Cove, their stingers or barbs are painlessly clipped back just as human fingernails are clipped. Staff at the exhibit will monitor the stingrays throughout the season to ensure that the barbs stay neatly trimmed.

Along for the swim are horseshoe crabs, which are more closely related to spiders and scorpions than to true crabs. The horseshoe crab is a living fossil. It has been on the earth for 220 million years, longer than dinosaurs, and it survives today almost identical to its ancient ancestors.

The 20-inch deep pool includes a waterfall and a state-of-the-art life support system. The pool also has solitary space and places for the animals to rest if they choose.

Zoo interpreters and educators will be on hand to help visitors and to share information about the animals, sustainable seafood and ocean conservation.

Tropical Traders Gift Shop will offer a variety of ocean-related souvenirs, including plush stingrays and other sea life items, shark merchandise, Tshirts, tropical attire, nautical gifts and more. Ray’s Grill will serve up fish and chips, fajitas, island burgers and more. Margaritas, piña coladas, daiquiris and beer (with or without alcohol) will also be available.

The Zoo’s Education Department is planning several programs for children and adults throughout the summer. Some programs include A Day With the Rays, Wake Up With the Rays, Family and Scout Overnights, Camp KangaZoo and more. To register for programs, visit www. stlzoo.org/education or call (314) 6464544.

Admission to Stingrays at Caribbean Cove is $4 per person. Zoo Friends members at the Family Level and above may use their Anywhere Plus passes for admission. Children under 2 are free.

Purchase a one-day Safari Pass for $10 and receive free admission to Stingrays at Caribbean Cove and other attractions. Admission is free the first hour the Zoo is open. Stingray feedings are $1.00 per cup.

Groups of 15 or more may call (314) 646-4718 in advance for group discounts.

Stingrays at Caribbean Cove will be open through September 29, 2013, during Zoo hours. Through September

2, 2013, the Zoo is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday; and 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday through Sunday for North Star Summer Zoo Weekends.

For more information, visit www. stlzoo.org, www.facebook.com/stlzoo, www.twitter.com/stlzoo, www. youtube.com/stlzootube or call (314) 781-0900.

Animal and veterinary care for the stingrays is supervised by a full-time exhibit supervisor and an assistant exhibit supervisor from Living Exhibits, a Las Vegas-based corporation that produces and manages interactive exhibits for zoos, aquariums and museums.

Fair Saint Louis plans announced Bob Ciapciak, chairman of the 2013 Fair Saint Louis and Celebrate St. Louis Summer Concerts, announced the line-up headlining this July’s Celebrate St. Louis Summer Concerts, which follows the 33rd annual Fair Saint Louis (July 4, 5, 6). After the three-day Fair, the Celebrate St. Louis Summer Concerts will host free music covering a broad spectrum of genres on July 12 & 13 and July 19 & 20.

With the spectacular urban setting of the Soldiers Memorial in downtown St. Louis, the Celebrate St. Louis Summer Concerts line-up includes: • Friday, July 12 – country music star, Josh Turner • Saturday, July 13 – local St. Louis alternative rockers, The Urge • Friday, July 19 – Somalian-born hip hop and world music phenom K’NAAN • Saturday, July 20 - American rockers from South Carolina, NEEDTOBREATHE “Paired with three nights of outstanding Fair Saint Louis headliners – Trace Adkins, Bret Michaels and Counting Crows – the Celebrate St. Louis Summer Concerts line-up will add four nights of charttopping music in downtown St. Louis,” said Ciapciak, chairman of the 2013 Fair Saint Louis and Celebrate St. Louis Summer Concerts. “That makes seven nights of national music

talent – including our hometown alternative rockers, The Urge -- live and free in the month of July!”

Each opening act will be preceded by two opening acts;gates will open at 6 p.m.

In addition to the Celebrate St. Louis Summer Concert series line-up, Ciapciak shared additional Fair Saint Louis highlights: • The Fair will kick-off on Thursday, July 4 with two runs – the Schnucks Freedom 4 Miler and Family Fun Run in partnership with the St. Louis Sports Commission.

The route for both runs will allow participants to run a segment of the Veiled Prophet Parade route on Market Street.

• Five spectacular air shows that will prove to be some of the best air shows in the country this summer.

The first air show will open Fair Saint Louis at Noon on July 4, and all air shows will again include the Experimental Aircraft Association’s, Aluminum Overcast, a World War II B-17 bomber. Over 12,000 of these bombers werebuilt during the war -- only 13 are flying today and just two are certified to carry passengers.

One of those 2 will be the centerpiece of our Fair Saint Louis airshow. The air shows will also feature a crowd favorite, the Harrier Jump Jet; Fair Saint Louis is one of only 12 air shows in 2012 where this plane will appear.

• The 4th of July celebration also features the perennial St. Louis tradition -- The Veiled Prophet Parade; America’s Most Spectacular Independence Day Parade. The 136th Annual V.P. Parade will step off at 9:30 a.m. and will be broadcast live on KMOV Channel 4 at 10 a.m. The V.P. Parade organizers will host a special announcement on June 5 at 10 a.m. in the Mayor’s Office to share a new Parade route and special events planned for the eve and day of the Parade.

• And, each night, the Fair Saint Louis celebration will conclude with the exhilarating Fair Saint Louis fireworks.

“The Fair Saint Louis Foundation is thankful for the partnerships of so many in the St. Louis region, including the outstanding corporate community; the City of St. Louis and all civic partners; and, the National Park Service, who help keep our Fair Saint Louis and Celebrate St.

Louis Summer concert events free and open to all,” Ciapciak said. “This July will once again offer a tribute to our freedom as well as a provide a celebration in the heart of this great city we all love.”

Additional details available on our website www.fairsaintlouis.org.

MoBOT has summer floral display Step into a fascinating desert e n v i ro n m e n t a t t h e M i s s o u r i Botanical Garden this summer, through August 4, and enjoy the newly introduced Desert Show: Plants and People of the Western U.S. Deserts. The display emphasizes the important role desert plants play in our lives, highlighting the North American deserts. Visitors will get a chance to see cacti varieties and learn about the use of plants by Native Americans for textiles and food.

Show admission is $5 in addition to Garden admission and is free for Garden members. Sponsorship provided by the Henry Shaw Cactus and Succulent Society.

The show provides visitors with a unique opportunity to become familiar with the plant diversity from the world’s arid regions and provides a venue to exhibit and interpret important plant collections currently not on public display.

Arid and semi-arid regions account for a third of the earth’s surface and contain some of the world’s most important hotspots of plant diversity. The plants that thrive in these regions show an array of fascinating adaptations to the harsh environments in which they grow.

Plants of the arid regions exist at the extreme limits of tolerance o f e n v i ro n m e n t a l c o n d i t i o n s ; therefore the slightest change to the environment can result in the loss of plant diversity, making them one of the most at-risk ecosystems.

Admission to the Missouri Botanical Garden is $8; St. Louis City and County residents enjoy discounted admission of $4 and free admission on most Wednesday and Saturday mornings until noon.

Children ages 12 and under and Garden members are free.

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People People Planner Randy Dandies to perform at Plush The Randy Dandies, St. Louis' Premeire Sketch Comedy Burlesque Troupe, are serving up a summer sizzler of criminal proportions at Plush on July 20 called BRA & ORDER. Tickets are available at plushstl.com and cost $15.

"In a comedy burlesque show, the performers are covered by two separate yet equally important pieces of undergarments: the bras and the panties. These are their stories."

The Randy Dandies are on the case with Dick Deuce solving an epic who-done-it with class, sass, and lots of ass! This criminally sexy comedy burlesque show features your favorite Randy Dandies as well as Scarlett Sinferno, Ricky Phoenix, Bibi Dazzel, Christy Strickland, and our grand dame Deirdre Doll.

Audience members are encouraged to dress up as their favorite criminals and law enforcement agents. Doors open at 8pm. The Show starts at 9pm at Plush on Locust located in Midtown. Don't miss this sizzling summer event filled with Murder, Drama, and Intrigue! Tickets are $15.

Dance St. Louis announces 2013-14 season Dance St. Louis announces its full 2013-2014 season, which features eight captivating, entertaining and versatile productions. The upcoming 48th season includes: PNC Arts Alive New Dance Horizons II, Shanghai Ballet in The Butterfly Lovers, Wizard of Oz by Ballet Memphis, Diavolo, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, the 7th Annual SPRING TO DANCE® FESTIVAL 2014 and two co-presentations with the U.S. Bank Broadway Series at the Fox Theatre—Chicago and Evita. Season ticket packages are currently on sale and single tickets sales for certain shows will go on sale on September 3, 2013.

Chicago September 20-22, 2013 Fox Theatre Murder. Greed. Corruption.

Violence. Exploitation. Adultery.

Treachery. Set amidst the razzledazzle decadence of the 1920s, Chicago is the story of Roxie Hart, a housewife and nightclub dancer who maliciously murders her on-the-side lover after he threatens to walk out on her. Desperate to avoid conviction, she dupes the public, the media and her rival cellmate, Velma Kelly, by hiring Chicago’s slickest criminal lawyer to transform her malicious crime into a barrage of sensational headlines, the likes of which might just as easily be ripped from today’s tabloids. Chicago, which opened to rave reviews on November 14, 1996, now has the distinction of being the longest running American musical in Broadway history and fourth longestrunning production in Broadway history. With a legendary book by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse, music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb, it is the winner of six 1997 Tony Awards including “Best Musical Revival” and the Grammy Award for “Best Musical Cast Recording.”

PNC Arts Alive New Dance Horizons II October 4 & 5, 2013 Touhill Performing Arts Center It’s a Dance St. Louis tradition in the making! After a successful inaugural year, PNC Arts Alive New Dance Horizons returns with an entirely new set of choreographers contributing to the Dance St. Louis-commissioned production where four nationally renowned choreographers collaborate with four local professional dance companies to create four world premieres.

Common Thread Contemporary Dance Company performs new works by Uri Sands, former Alvin Ailey principal dancer and founder of Minneapolis-based TU Dance. The evocative, Washington D.C.-based visionary Nejla Yatkin choreographs a piece for Leverage Dance Theater.

The world-renowned Connecticutbased company of dancer-athletes, Pilobolus, collaborates with MADCO. And Emery LeCrone, the young, prolific rising star of the ballet world, works on beautiful piece with Saint Louis Ballet.

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Evita October 8-20, 2013 Fox Theatre Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's Tony Award®-winning musical comes to the Fox. Directed by Michael Grandage and choreographed

by Rob Ashford, this stunning new production of Evita tells the story of Eva Perón, who used her beauty and charisma to rise meteorically from the slums of Argentina to the presidential mansion as First Lady.

Adored by her people as a champion for the poor, she became one of the most powerful women in the world — while her greed, outsized ambition and fragile health made her one of the most tragic. Evita reveals Eva's passionate and unforgettable true story, and features some of theater's most beautiful songs, including "Don't Cry for Me Argentina," "Another Suitcase in Another Hall" and "High Flying, Adored."

Shanghai Ballet in The Butterfly Lovers November 8 & 9, 2013 Touhill Performing Arts Center With the arrival of spring comes the blossoming of young love in the Shanghai Ballet’s production of The Butterfly Lovers. Often considered the Chinese equivalent to Romeo and Juliet, the piece, choreographed by company director Xin Lili, premiered in December 2001 at the Third Shanghai International Art Festival.

The legend relates the story of a young woman named Zhu, who disguises herself as a man to obtain admittance to school. She falls in love with schoolmate Liang, but her betrothal to the evil and violent Ma complicates her feelings for Liang. In a jealous rage, Ma kills Liang when he attempts to intervene and profess his love for Zhu. Distraught, Zhu sacrifices her own life in order to spend eternity

with Liang, and the two are reunited in the afterlife as a pair of colorful butterflies.

Wizard of Oz with Ballet Memphis January 24-26, 2014 Touhill Performing Arts Center A journey down the yellow brick road has led Dorothy and her beloved trio of friends to the stage in a new adaptation of the family favorite, Wizard of Oz. A whirlwind away from Kansas, Dorothy and her motley group of friends embark on an adventure to the Emerald City, each in search of something different: a brain, a heart, courage and home. Along the way, red slippers, poppies, munchkins and witches join them in this whimsical and delightful spin on a classic fairytale. Choreographed by one of Ballet Memphis' own members, Scotland native and choreographic associate Steven McMahon, Ballet Memphis premiered the original production in 2007.

Diavolo February 28 & March 1, 2014 Touhill Performing Arts Center Diavolo—one of the West Coast’s most prominent dance companies and a designated cultural treasure of the City of Los Angeles—makes its way to St. Louis for a thrilling, playful and gravity-defying performance. Composed of modern dancers, athletes, gymnasts, ballet dancers, martial artists, actors and stunt performers, Diavolo pushes the boundaries of dance through its dynamic movement and signature use of colossal set pieces, including skateboard ramps, a 15-foot staircase, an 18-foot aluminum and steel spinning wheel and a giant cube that turns into a pyramid. Created in 1992 in Los Angeles by Artistic Director Jacques Heim, the Parisian

innovator who choreographed Cirque du Soleil’s Las Vegas show KÀ, Diavolo cleverly mixes together dance, acrobatics and architectural engineering into a powerful, awesome and thought-provoking production.

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater April 25 & 26, 2014 Fox Theatre Beloved as one of the world’s most popular and iconic dance companies, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is one of the few companies today that needs no introduction. Brilliant and electrifying, strong and regal, ethereal and breathtaking, the elegant and athletic dancers of the Ailey company are trailblazers of concert dance.

Recipient of the National Medal of Arts in 2002 and recognized in 2008 by a U.S. Congressional resolution as “a vital American cultural ambassador to the world,” Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater has performed for an estimated 23 million people at theaters in 48 states and 71 countries on six continents as well as millions more through television broadcasts.

Founded by Alvin Ailey in 1958, and guided by Judith Jamison beginning in 1989, the company is now led by Robert Battle, whom Judith Jamison personally selected to succeed her in 2011.

7th Annual SPRING TO DANCE FESTIVAL 2014 May 22-24, 2014 Touhill Performing Arts Center The Memorial Day Weekend tradition returns for its three-night dance extravaganza. 30 professional dance companies from across the country perform a variety of works from contemporary and classical to modern, tap and more for only $15 a night. With a different program each night, the weekend offers something for everyone.

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Don't get sick at sea Follow these tips to get the most out of your cruise

By KRISTA WILKINSON-MIDGLEY Of The Edge

S

ummer is prime cruising season. Each year millions of travelers board cruise ships ready to set sail on what they hope will be a relaxing trip filled with good food, fun entertainment and exciting destinations.

Unfortunately, illness is often an unwelcome stowaway on many cruise ships. This shouldn’t come as a surprise though when you consider a typical cruise ship carries approximately 2,000 passengers and 800 crew members. As cruise ship capacities continue to increase, those numbers can exceed 5,000 passengers and 2,000 crew members. Then throw in this little fun fact: researchers at Michigan State University reported in a new study last month that 95 percent of people who use the restroom aren’t washing their hands long enough (you’re supposed to be able to sing “Happy Birthday – twice) to kill the germs that cause infections. And of those who did wash their hands, 50 percent of men didn’t use soap compared with 78 percent of women who did. Gross.

All those germs mean cruise passengers are highly susceptible to a host of nasty illnesses during their trip. These include respiratory viruses such as the flu and the everpopular “vomiting and diarrhea” bug Norovirus to name a couple.

While not uncommon, recent cruise ship flu outbreaks have prompted the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to remind travelers to get a flu vaccination and to take other preventative actions, both prior to and while on a cruise.

“Make sure you’re up to date on your flu vaccination before traveling on a cruise,” said Dr. Nancy Cox, director of CDC’s Influenza Division, in information from the CDC. “It’s good practice to check with your doctor at least four to six

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weeks before traveling to discuss vaccines you may need or medicines you should take while on a trip.”

Respiratory outbreaks on cruises, including those caused by influenza viruses, are not uncommon. Cruise ship travelers originate from both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, which have opposing flu seasons. This means that flu outbreaks on cruise ships can occur year-round.

CDC recommends a yearly flu vaccine as the first and most important step in protecting against influenza viruses. People taking a summer cruise who were vaccinated during the previous season will still be protected and will not need to get vaccinated again until the upcoming flu season. However, people who haven’t been vaccinated during the previous season and who plan to travel during the summer should get vaccinated. It’s important to get vaccinated at least two weeks prior to the cruise. It takes about two weeks after vaccination for protective antibodies to develop.

People who experience flu-like symptoms while on a cruise should visit the ship’s medical facility. Trained medical staff can evaluate passengers for flu, provide care, and prescribe flu antiviral medications if needed.

Cruise ship medical personnel are advised to treat passengers with flu illness who have severe illness or who are at high risk for influenza complications with antiviral drugs as soon as possible. Travelers who become ill on a cruise should rest and stay in their room, away from other passengers, so as to prevent spread of disease.

Travelers who have recently been sick or become sick at the time of planned travel should postpone travel until they are feeling better. CDC specifically recommends people wait at least 24 hours after their fever has resolved without the use of fever-reducing medications before traveling. Traveling while you are sick may put your health at risk or put others around you at risk for getting sick.

In addition to vaccination, everyday preventive actions, such as washing hands often with soap and water and

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covering coughs and sneezes with a tissue, are also important while traveling to stop the spread of germs.

The CDC recommends these hand-washing tips to ensure good hygiene: • When to wash your hands Before: eating and drinking, smoking, brushing your teeth, and helping a sick person.

After: going to the bathroom, changing diapers, touching high-hand contact surfaces such as door knobs, elevator buttons and railings, returning to your cabin, helping a sick person, and blowing your nose.

• How to wash your hands Wet your hands with warm water, apply a generous amount of soap, rub your hands together for 20 seconds (this is where you start singing “Happy Birthday”,) rinse your hands, dry your hands with a paper towel, and use the paper towel to turn off the faucet and open the door.

•What about alcohol-based hand sanitizers?

CDC recommends that cruise ship passengers use warm water and soap to wash their hands. Washing is always best.

If water and soap are NOT available (perhaps on excursions), use an ethanol alcohol-based hand sanitizer, preferably in a gel form. The sanitizer should be at least 62 percent ethanol.

For more CDC recommendations regarding actions to take prior to going on a cruise, visit www.cdc.gov. Bon voyage!

Travel

MoBOT to celebrate the man who started it all Henry Shaw's 213th birthday will be marked with a day of activities

By KRISTA WILKINSON-MIDGLEY Of The Edge Henry Shaw was just 18-years-old when he first visited America while on a business trip with his father. A year later the young Englishman from Sheffield

came back and arrived at the small French trading port called St. Louis eager to branch out on his own in this New World.

Shaw, whose family made their fortune manufacturing ironware, started a new business of his own selling cutlery and other goods to settlers passing through

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Above, a portrait of Henry Shaw. Below, Shaw's custom-built Tower Grove House. the city on their way out west. His business flourished over the next 20 years enabling Shaw to retire at the age of just 39.

A few years later in 1851 he commissioned architect George I. Barnett, his friend and a fellow Englishman, to design a luxurious country estate for him in his adopted home of St. Louis.

Shaw named it Tower Grove House and set about creating an extensive garden to accompany the house.

This was also a chance for Shaw to indulge in his love of botany, and he worked with leading horticulturalists of the time to build and expand his garden.

In 1859, Shaw decided to open his garden to the public and the Missouri Botanical Garden was born.

This month the garden will celebrate Henry Shaw’s 213th birthday with familyfriendly activities from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on July 24. “Henry Shaw” himself will greet guests to the birthday bash – look for him strolling the garden grounds, dressed in his familiar black top hat, alongside other actors dressed in vintage Victorian costumes.

Have your silhouette portrait drawn by an artist, watch jugglers perform and witness the agility of a stilt walker. Be sure to catch the special puppetry performance by Bob Kramer ’s Marionettes at 10:30 a.m., noon and 1:30 p.m. outdoors on Spoehrer Plaza.

Enjoy the beauty of the Garden grounds and Doris I. Schnuck Children’s Garden, offering free admission from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on July 24. Take a tour of Tower Grove House, Shaw’s original

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country estate, open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Stroll through the Lichtenstein Victorian District to see the bountiful summer blooms of the Kresko Victorian Garden, wind through the Kaeser Maze and visit Shaw’s mausoleum. Stop by the Children’s Garden to experience “A Missouri Adventure” in a 19th century prairie village.

In celebration of Henry Shaw’s birthday, visitors can experience a special treat – an exclusive peek inside the historic Museum Building. Docents will be on hand to answer questions from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Opened in 1859, the Museum Building originally housed the garden’s mounted herbarium plant specimens and library, and is normally closed to the public.

Missouri Botanical Garden admission is free for all visitors on Wednesday, July 24. Regular admission is normally $8, with St. Louis City and County residents enjoying discounted admission of $4 and free admission on Wednesday and Saturday mornings until noon. Children ages 12 and under and Garden members are free. Children’s Garden admission is regularly $5 for ages 3 to 12.

The Missouri Botanical Garden is located at 4344 Shaw Blvd. in south St. Louis, accessible from Interstate 44 at the Vandeventer exit and from Interstate 64 at the Kingshighway North & South exit.

Free parking is available on-site and two blocks west at the corner of Shaw and Vandeventer.

For general information, visit www. mobot.org or call (314) 577‑5100 (toll-free, 1‑800‑642‑8842).

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QuickGlance Movie Reviews

"The Hangover Part III"

"Daring" isn't a word you would use very much to describe 2011's "The Hangover Part II," the disappointingly lazy, beatfor-beat rehash of the wild and wildly successful original "Hangover" from 2009. And yet, here we are with part three, which runs a different sort of risk by going to darker and more dangerous places than its predecessors. It dares to alienate the very audience that made "The Hangover" the highest-grossing R-rated comedy of all time because, well, it isn't exactly a comedy. Sure, there are some outrageous lines and sight gags, mostly courtesy of Zach Galifianakis and Ken Jeong, who function as central figures this time when, previously, a little bit of them went a long way. But director and co-writer Todd Phillips signals early and often that he's much more interested than ever before in exploring matters of real consequence rather than simply mining them for brash laughs. This time, Galifianakis' insufferable, inappropriate man-child Alan has gone off his meds and is out of control. His family and friends — including fellow "Wolfpack" members Phil (Bradley Cooper), Stu (Ed Helms) and Doug (Justin Bartha) — stage an intervention and offer to drive him to a treatment center in Arizona. Clearly, this won't be an innocuous trek through the desert.

RATED: R for pervasive language including sexual references, some violence and drug content, and brief graphic nudity.

RUNNING TIME: 100 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Three stars out of four.

“The Internship”

There are really three movie stars headlining this movie: Vince Vaughn, Owen Wilson, and Google. Actually, it’s a surprise Google doesn’t get top billing over the humans, so adoringly is the company displayed. But if you can get past this Mother of All Product Placements, you’ll likely find yourself chuckling a lot during Shawn Levy’s silly but warmhearted film, with a script by Vaughn and Jared Stern.

Sure, it could be shorter, less predictable, more believable.

But this is Vaughn and Wilson, and if their onscreen banter doesn’t quite live up to the 2005 “Wedding Crashers,” it’s still pretty darned funny. Billy (Vaughn) and Nick (Wilson), watch salesmen, lose their jobs, and implausibly apply for an unpaid internship at Google. Which they implausibly get. (Their job interview, via video chat, is one of the funniest scenes.) A stern supervisor (the terrific Aasif Mandvi) describes the “Hunger Games”-like contest ahead, with only the winning intern team attaining Google employment. (Perhaps because Google helped out with the film, it is never once questioned that this is the ultimate place to work — from the free food to the nap pods to the adult-sized slides.) Generation gap jokes abound.

Vaughn’s Billy keeps saying “on the line” instead of “online” — really, if he knew enough about Google to apply there, wouldn’t he know the term “online”? Still, it’s amusing. Will Billy and Nick survive their trial-by-technology? Do we really need to ask?

RATED: PG-13 for sexuality, some crude humor, partying and language.

RUNNING TIME: 119 minutes.

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

“Much Ado About Nothing”

Joss Whedon’s bare-bones contemporary adaptation is the cinematic equivalent of Shakespeare in the parking lot — and proof, again, that it doesn’t take much doing to bring Shakespeare

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to life. Whedon shot his “Much Ado” at his Los Angeles home over just 12 days immediately after production for a slightly larger film he directed: “The Avengers.” It’s almost surely the only time the Bard has been performed with a suburban golf course in the background. The verbal duel of “Much Ado” pits the proud bachelor Benedick (Alexis Denisof) against the quicktongued Beatrice (Amy Acker), as they sling clever put-downs back and forth, even as they’re drawn together by their scheming friends. Most of the cast (including, memorably, Nathan Fillion as the bumbling Constable Dogberry and Clark Gregg as the governor Leonato) are long-time Whedonites, veterans from his TV shows (“Buffy the Vampire Slayer”) and films. One would expect Whedon, given his knack for wordplay, to highlight the verbal joisting and really chew the play’s choice lines. But much of the acting doesn’t make the language pop (Denisof is particularly without snap) and the wan black-and-white photography bleaches the play of its snappiness. Acker gives a likable and lithe performance, even if its lacks the commanding presence Beatrice deserves. More effort, it feels, went into making the play feel natural than making it sing. This “Much Ado” (for which Whedon also composed the music) is best considered a charming dress rehearsal.

RATED: PG-13 for some sexuality and brief drug use.

RUNNING TIME: 109 minutes.

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

“The Bling Ring”

Given that the film currently ruling the box office is about Americans encouraged by their government to indulge their homicidal urges one night a year — we’re talking about “The Purge” — it’s tempting to hail the clueless young burglars in “The Bling Ring” as veritable humanitarians. After all, they’re not out to kill or even hurt anyone. All they want is your designer shoes, your cute tops, your Rolex watches, your cash. And if you’re not a hot young celebrity they’ll leave you alone anyway. Not that Sofia Coppola’s latest film, based on a true story, isn’t chilling. It is, and not only because it displays the soulless nature of our fame-obsessed youth culture. It’s also that Coppola doesn’t judge these kids. It’s intentional, but it makes the whole enterprise a little depressing. Coppola bases her movie on a 2010 Vanity Fair article about the socalled Bling Ring, a group of mostly 19-year-olds who stole some $3 million in jewelry and designer goods from Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan and others. It’s obvious that Coppola knows this milieu, what these kids wear and how they speak.

Coppola has chosen newcomers for leads, and gives her most famous cast member, Emma Watson, a supporting role. She’s by far the most fun to watch.

RATED: R for teen drug and alcohol use, and language including brief sexual references.

RUNNING TIME: 90 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Three stars out of four.

“Man of Steel”

It has been a black eye for Hollywood that throughout this, the unending and increasingly repetitive age of the superhero blockbuster, the most iconic son of the comics has eluded its grasp like a bird or, if you will, a plane. New hopes of box-office riches and franchise serials rest on Zac Snyder ’s latest attempt to put Superman back into flight.

But Snyder’s joyless film, leaden as if composed of the stuff of its hero’s metallic nickname, has nothing soaring about it. Flying men in capes is grave business in Snyder’s solemn Superman, an origin tale of the DC Comics hero that goes more than two hours before the slightest joke or smirk. This is not your Superman of red tights, phone booth changes, or fortresses of solitude, but one of Christ imagery, Krypton politics and spaceships. Beefy Brit Henry Cavill inherits the cape, with Russell Crowe and Ayelet Zurer serving

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as his Krypton parents, and Kevin Costner (back among the corn stalks) and Diane Lane as his earthly ones. When General Zod (Michael Shannon) comes to Earth, Clark Kent must embrace his previously hidden away powers. Snyder (“300”) doesn’t have the material or inclination to make his grim film as thought-provoking as “The Dark Knight”

by Christopher Nolan (a producer here). The gravity that cloaks this Superman is merely an en vogue costume.

RATED: PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi violence, action and destruction, and for some language.

RUNNING TIME: 144 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Two stars out of four.

“World War Z”

Might there be a real zombie apocalypse one day? The way zombies have invaded our pop culture the last several years, it’s maybe a bit less implausible than it once was. What IS increasingly quite plausible, alas, is a global pandemic, and “World War Z,” the long-awaited Brad Pitt thriller, cleverly melds that real-life threat into the more fanciful zombie premise. Talk about more bang for your buck: Once you’ve settled back into your seat after a good snarling zombie chase, there’s nothing like the thought of a SARS outbreak to get the blood racing again. Despite the much-discussed production delays and budget overruns, this movie, based on the 2006 novel by Max Brooks (son of Mel), is pretty much what you’d want in a summer blockbuster: scary but not-too-gross zombies, a journey to exotic locales, a few excellent action scenes, and did we mention Pitt? As Gerry Lane, a former U.N. investigator called upon to save the planet, Pitt is a calm, intelligent presence amid the insanity. The most impressive scene is at the beginning, as the streets of Philadelphia are suddenly overrun by packs of wild, raging zombies. For an hour, the action is swift: North Korea, Israel, a harrowing plane crash. The final act takes place on a dramatically smaller scale, and at a slower pace. Oh, a reminder: Turn off those cellphones. After all, it’s not just your movie-going partner you’ll annoy here. Cellphones also happen to awaken zombies.

Consider yourself warned.

RATED: PG-13 for intense frightening zombie sequences, violence and disturbing images.

RUNNING TIME: 116 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Three stars out of four.

“Monsters University”

Pixar’s prequel to 2001’s “Monster’s University” is neither a bold return to form nor another misfire following “Brave” and “Cars 2,” but a charming, colorful coming-of-age tale that would be a less qualified success for all but Pixar. The profusion of sequels is indeed dismaying for a studio that so frequently has prized originality. But this is nevertheless pleasant, amiably animated family entertainment. Our expert “scarers” to be — the wisecracking pipsqueak Mike Wazowski (the perfectly paired Billy Crystal) and the burly James B. Sullivan (John Goodman) — are college freshmen with high aspirations in Monster University’s prestigious Scare Program. Wazowski is a lime green ball of wide-eyed idealism, a bookworm oblivious to his total lack of fright-inducing menace. Sully is a naturally talented legacy, a lazy jock and son of a famous scarer. Director Dan Scanlon, a veteran Pixar storyboard artist, populates the collegiate life with rich detail and sly but not forced references. The film ultimately makes a surprisingly sharp lesson on the hard truths of limited talent: Giftedness remains a continuing Pixar theme.

RATED: G. RUNNING TIME: 103 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Three stars out of four.

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This image released by Paramount Pictures shows, from center left, Brad Pitt, Abigail Hargrove and Mireille Enos as Karin Lanein a scene from "World War Z."

Pitt wants to build a better blockbuster

By JOCELYN NOVECK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Brad Pitt wanted to build a better blockbuster.

During the years Hollywood shifted toward increasingly bigger spectacles and superhero tentpoles, one of the movies’ biggest stars largely stayed on the sidelines, focusing instead on ambitious ensembles (“The Tree of Life,” “Inglourious Basterds”) and unlikely dramas (”Moneyball”).

But the zombie apocalypse “World War Z,” which opens Friday, is Pitt’s bold, long-gestating, big-budget effort to enter the franchise fray. It’s his attempt to engineer not just a disaster thrill ride

like 1974’s “The Towering Inferno” (a beloved film to Pitt, who saw it repeatedly as a kid growing up in Missouri), but to make a thought-provoking action flick filled with geopolitical questions.

It’s been a humbling crusade.

“These films are much more difficult than I realized,” Pitt said in a recent interview over coffee at a restaurant off Times Square.

Based on the 2006 sci-fi novel “World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War” by Max Brooks (son of Mel), the $200 million-plus film has had a rocky path to theaters. It’s gone through a swarm of screenwriters, several key crew changes, a postponed release date and, most notably, a reshot ending.

But most moviegoers that make it to the film

— far from the flop many predicted — will likely wonder what all the fuss was about. As Pitt’s producing partner Dede Gardner points out, no one ever says: “Honey, let’s go to this movie this Friday. I swear it was on-budget and onschedule.”

The reviews have largely been positive for “World War Z,” a riveting, brisk thriller with a refreshingly — and, for summer movies, atypically — human protagonist who relies purely on his intellect and experience as he shuttles around the world trying to solve the zombie pandemic that’s engulfed most of the planet. Pitt’s former United Nations investigator has no superpowers, no gun, and as Pitt says, “can’t even run that fast.”

It may sound paradoxical, but though “World War Z” is awash with gruesome hordes of snarling zombies, it is — alongside Superman and Godzilla-sized sea monsters — one of the most human-scaled blockbusters of the summer.

While Hollywood awaits the film’s box office performance with bated breath, Pitt is confident.

He’s shaped the film as a producer since his production company, Plan B, acquired the book rights in 2006.

“I know it works,” the 49-year-old actor says.

“I know everyone involved is going to be happy.

It’s just a question of how happy. We’re proud of it. When you get involved with a film like this at this scale, at this cost, there’s more responsibility to meet that number immediately.”

"Monsters University" earns an A

By ROBERT GRUBAUGH For The Edge I had forgotten just how much I enjoyed the plot of 2001's "Monsters, Inc." until I took my niece and mother to see the 3D rerelease last winter. The characters are hilarious, their universe is Pixar perfect, and I laughed a lot. Seeing the look on my niece's face when the show was on was, of course, entertaining, but I felt even better when she bit into what I suppose was her first ever Junior Mint. That was priceless!

My preference for supporting your local concession stand aside, I appreciated what Disney did by bringing the film out of mothballs for a new generation of devotees.

With this weekend's prequel in

theatres, "Monsters University" is a trip down memory lane that does a sweet job of bringing us back to the world of the scary by seeing how Mike first met Sully.

The energetic eyeball that is Mike Wazowski (Billy Crystal) has always been a little precocious, bounding with enthusiasm at every turn. This story starts with his childhood school field trip to Monsters, Inc., that industrious energy consortium that we know all too well from the original film - now 12 (!) years old - that steals his imagination and puts him on track to be just like his heroes.

He wants to be a "scarer" the way that, say, Rudy wanted to play for Notre Dame or that Harry Potter wanted to be an Auror. These are higher callings that soon turn

into lifelong ambitions. To put him on the right career trajectory, Mike sets his sights on Monsters University's prestigious scaring program that he's told is the best - told by a kindly John Krasinskivoiced monster, no less.

On his first day of college, all a twitter in Scaring 101, Mike meets two fellow students that will change his life forever. The first is Randy (Steve Buscemi), a Nervous Nellie freshman who uses his invisibility to remain a wallflower.

Knowing that Randy will grow up to be Mike's nemesis, Randall, adds a little edge to their friendship and leaves us wondering at the eventually parting of ways that will come. Oddly, it's Jimmy Sullivan (John Goodman), the blue beastie, old school monster from a

famous family of scarers, that Mike is at first prickly toward. In fact, it's not until the two pledge the same Oozma Kappa (OK) fraternity that they even spend time together.

Monsters University is an animated, kid-appropriate take on Revenge of the Nerds. When Mike and Sully are rejected from their program by the nefarious Dean Hardscrabble (Helen M i r re n ) , a w i n g e d m i l l i p e d e with a stern drawl, they have no choice but to take the cast of misfits from Oozma Kappa and turn them into the champions of the Scare Games to earn reenrollment. The new additions to the cast are a hoot and include Terry (Dave Foley) & Terri (Sean Hayes), the two-headed monster; Don (Joel Murray), a tentacled

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"senior" student; the many-eyed Squishy (Peter Sohn); and the furry, dim-witted Art (Charlie Day). Taking the theme of a Greek Olympic trial of stealth, scaring, agility, and teamwork, the Scare Games are a lot of fun and show every little monster in the audience that being yourself a n d re l y i n g o n y o u r b u d d i e s is the best thing to do when approaching a new obstacle. The whole thing has been very well done and I applaud the way these already established and cherished characters have been brought back to the big screen.

"Monsters University" runs 122 minutes and is rated G, being suitable for audiences of all ages. I give this film three and a half stars out of four.

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The Arts

Schmidt Center to host summer exhibit

By KRISTA WILKINSON-MIDGLEY Of The Edge

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nstitutions like the Saint Louis Art Museum, the Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts, The Sheldon and the Contemporary Art Museum have all helped to put St. Louis on the artistic map. But the creativity doesn’t stop there.

Organizations such as the Edwardsville and Jacoby Arts Centers and educational institutions like Southern Illinois University Edwardsville also contribute to this region’s growing arts community.

These smaller galleries and arts centers feature local, national and internationally-known artists all throughout the year. They also offer many public arts programs including classes, concerts and lectures that are vital to maintaining a vibrant arts scene within a community.

One great place to check out engaging artwork right here in the metro-east is the William and Florence Schmidt Art Center at Southwestern Illinois College in Belleville. You don’t have to be a student to stop by and admire the gallery’s impressive permanent collection. This includes more than 800 pieces made up of sculptures, paintings, photographs, lithographs and monographs from renowned artists including Claus Moor,

Salvador Dali, Ansel Adams, Rembrandt Van Rijn and Robert Motherwell.

A constantly changing line up of special exhibitions showcasing both professional and student work keeps the gallery fresh and exciting.

Step outside and you’ll find an array of living art in the Schmidt Family Gardens. From native plants like the familiar butterfly bush and forest grasses to more exotic bamboo trees, the gardens provide a display of color that is just as beautiful and inspiring as the artwork inside the gallery.

Designed by landscape architect Robert E. Goetz, the gardens bloomed under the careful supervision of student intern, Dan Scally. Scally worked part-time at the gardens as part of the college’s horticultural internship program, which saw him design, plant and maintain both in-ground plantings and more than 30 container gardens around the Schmidt. The Schmidt Family Gardens is also one of three areas on the SWIC Belleville campus to be recognized by the Missouri Botanical Gardens as a “Shaw’s East Signature Garden.”

New this summer is an exhibition featuring the works of Zeuxis, Mark Travers and Erin Vigneau Dimick, which opens July 5 and runs through Aug. 9 at the Schmidt.

A special reception, which will provide an opportunity to speak with the artists, will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. on July 12. The reception

and the exhibition are free and open to the public.

Lovers of the color blue will want to be sure and check out “Still, Blue.” This exhibit features a collection of pieces created by area artists challenged to incorporate the color electric blue into contemporary still life paintings.

An association of 25 diverse still life painters will have works on display.

Take some time to relax and calm your spirit with “Zen Garden” by Mark Travers. This exhibit features a series of paintings focusing on the shape, color, texture and illusion of water bubbles on the surface of lily pads. Travers’ works focus on the importance of the planet’s water and implications of man-made environmental problems.

Pictured are just three of the works that will be featured in the William and Florence Schmidt Art Center at Southwestern Illinois College this summer.

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Vigneau Dimick’s “Proof” is an exploration of identity and social construction through embroidery, vintage textiles and mathematical texts. A number of her mixed media collages will be on display.

Arts enrichment programs for children and teens continue in July as well.

Budding high school-age artists can build their portfolios and confidence in art through two remaining summer intensive classes: Ceramics, July 8 through 31, and Illustration and Drawing, July 9 through 25. For class descriptions, class fee information and a registration form, visit swic. edu/sac/programs.

Younger children can explore the artists within themselves through Creative Kids classes in July and

August. Classes include: Build Your Dream Home on Saturday, July 13; UnbeLEAFable Art on Saturday, July 27; and Create a Kaleidoscope Pot on Saturday, Aug. 3. The sessions take place from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. The cost to participate is $5 per child. For descriptions, visit, swic.edu/sac/programs.

Registration is required no later than the Wednesday before each scheduled session.

The Schmidt Art Center is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Saturday. The center is closed Sunday and on college holidays.

For more information about current and upcoming exhibits, visit swic.edu/sac or call 618-2225ART (5278).

The Arts Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts to host new exhibit

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f you haven’t paid a visit to the Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts lately, or if you’ve never been before, then now is a great time to head over to Grand Center and take a look at what this fascinating institution has to offer.

Designed by Pritzker Prizewinning architect Tadao Ando, the Pulitzer opened in 2001 as a multi-functional hub for the arts in St. Louis. The museum presents changing exhibitions throughout the year plus additional programs in visual, literary and performance arts. These include a series of chamber concerts in collaboration with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, symposia, panel discussions, student activities and public programming such as First Fridays in Grand Center.

Right now, visitors can see the work of renowned contemporary artist and Missouri native Donald Judd. For the first time, the Pulitzer is showcasing more than 50 of the late artist’s lesser known multicolored works gathered together from private and public collections across the United States and Europe in a new exhibit: “Donald Judd: The Multicolored Works.” The exhibit opened May 10 and continues through Jan. 4, 2014.

Donald Judd was born in 1928 in Excelsior Springs, Mo. He began painting at the age of 20 while studying art at the Arts Students League of New York and philosophy and art history at Columbia University.

During the early 1960s, Judd

Main Gallery view of Donald Judd: The Multicolored Works, The Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts. Photograph by Florian Holzherr.

Art © Judd Foundation. Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY moved away from two-dimensional paintings and devoted himself to three-dimensional objects where he developed space as the core aspect of his work. In addition to painting, Judd designed furniture and architecture and made prints.

He founded the Chinati Foundation in Marfa, Texas, as a museum dedicated to large-scale permanent installations by artists including Dan Flavin, John Chamberlain, Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen, Ilya Kabakov and Roni Horn.

Color played an important role in Judd’s work from his earliest years as an artist; however, it wasn’t until later in his career that he really began to explore his use of multiple colors. Up through the early 1980s, Judd used no more than two color

in a single object. Then in 1984, he began experimenting with four to eight colors per object to create new and unexpected color combinations.

This “multiplicity of hues” marked the start of a new path in Judd’s career that centered on the “expression of industrial color in three dimensions,” according to exhibition information.

This exhibition is the first time that this “multiplicity” will be given its due attention. The exhibition features two dozen objects, including one very large floor piece that measures 150-by-750-by165 centimeters, and wall pieces that range between 60 and 360 centimeters in length. In addition, there are 30 collages and drawings that document Judd's

working process both in regard to color selection and ordering. These materials are all kept in the Judd Foundation’s archive in Marfa, Texas, and have not been exhibited.

Judd died in 1994, and this show features objects he created in the years before his death between 1984 and 1992. They focus on his constantly changing attitudes to color. Judd explained his relationship to color in an essay written in the fall of 1993 shortly before his death. He stated: “I wanted to use more and diverse bright colors than before… I especially didn’t want the combinations to be harmonious, an old and implicative idea which is easiest to avoid, or to be inharmonious in reaction, which is

Donald Judd, Untitled, 1984. HHW Private Foundation, Vienna, Austria. Photograph by Florian Holzherr. Art © Judd Foundation.

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harder to avoid. I wanted all of the colors to be present at once. I didn’t want them to combine. I wanted a multiplicity all at once that I had not known before.”

Curator Marianne Stockebrand, the former director of the Chinati Foundation, specifically chose the multicolored works featured in this exhibition to complement the Pulitzer’s clean architectural lines and abundance of light.

“The multicolored works require a kind of brightness to underscore their presence in space,” said Stockebrand in a statement. “I hope that both art and architecture will enhance each other in this exhibition.”

Stockbrand went on to state that it was her intention to “create more awareness for this body of work, which embodies Judd’s most comprehensive and complex approach to color.”

“I am happy that we can present a range of his color interests through a selection of works that are different in size, structure, and color combinations,” said Stockbrand.

In keeping with its mission to incorporate all forms of art to facilitate different experiences of the exhibition, the Pulitzer is also hosting a series of events and programs related to “Donald Judd: The Multicolored Works,” including lectures, panel discussions and gallery talks with curators and artists. The Pulitzer’s signature music programs, Sound Waves and the St. Louis Symphony Concert Series, continue in conjunction with the exhibition.

In addition, the Pulitzer is hosting a curatorial tour of the exhibition each month, as well as a number of informational programs throughout the exhibition's run. See the museum’s website for details.

The Pulitzer is located at 3716 Washington Blvd. (between Grand Boulevard and Spring Avenue) in St. Louis. Hours are from noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Admission is free.

For more information, visit www. pulitzerarts.org or call (314) 7541850.

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Thursday, July 4 Nunsense, The Muny, St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.

The River Between Us - Indoor/ Outdoor Exhibits, Laumiere Sculpture Park, St. Louis, 8:00 a.m. to Sunset (Outdoor), 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Indoor), Runs through August 25.

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

The Doll Project: Public Displays of Healing, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through July 7.

Desert Show: Plants and People of the Western U.S. Deserts, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through August 4.

Between Two Worlds: Veterans Journey Home, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through October 20.

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.

Bill Smith: Beyond the Humanities Exhibit, World Chess Hall of Fame, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Runs through September 15.

Mantegna to Man Ray: Six Explorations in Prints, Drawings, and Photographs Exhibit, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through October 27.

Vi rg i n i a C a m p b e l l ' s G o w n s Exhibit, The Campbell House Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Runs through September 2.

Lost Egypt: Ancient Secrets, Modern Science Exhibit, Saint Louis Science Center, St. Louis, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Runs through September 2.

Mika Taanila: Tomorrow's New Dawn, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Runs through August 11.

Friday, July 5 Nunsense, The Muny, St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.

Insight Theatre Company presents 1776, Heagney Theatre, Webster Groves, 8:00 p.m.

First Friday, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, 5:00 p.m.

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

The River Between Us - Indoor/ Outdoor Exhibits, Laumiere Sculpture Park, St. Louis, 8:00 a.m. to Sunset (Outdoor), 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Indoor), Runs through August 25.

The Doll Project: Public Displays of Healing, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through July 7.

Desert Show: Plants and People of the Western U.S. Deserts, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through August 4.

Postwar German Art, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Runs through January 26, 2014.

Between Two Worlds: Veterans Journey Home, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through October 20.

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.

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Bill Smith: Beyond the Humanities Exhibit, World Chess Hall of Fame, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Runs through September 15.

Mantegna to Man Ray: Six Explorations in Prints, Drawings, and Photographs Exhibit, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Runs through October 27.

Vi rg i n i a C a m p b e l l ' s G o w n s Exhibit, The Campbell House Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Runs through September 2.

Lost Egypt: Ancient Secrets, Modern Science Exhibit, Saint Louis Science Center, St. Louis, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Runs through September 2.

Mika Taanila: Tomorrow's New Dawn, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Runs through August 11.

p.m. (Indoor), Runs through August 25.

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

Desert Show: Plants and People of the Western U.S. Deserts, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through August 4.

The Doll Project: Public Displays of Healing, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00

Saturday, July 6 Nunsense, The Muny, St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.

Insight Theatre Company presents 1776, Heagney Theatre, Webster Groves, 8:00 p.m.

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.

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

The River Between Us - Indoor/ Outdoor Exhibits, Laumiere Sculpture Park, St. Louis, 8:00 a.m. to Sunset (Outdoor), Noon to 5:00 p.m. (Indoor), Runs through August 25.

Desert Show: Plants and People of the Western U.S. Deserts, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through August 4.

The Doll Project: Public Displays of Healing, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through July 7.

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

Between Two Worlds: Veterans Journey Home, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through October 20.

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.

Bill Smith: Beyond the Humanities Exhibit, World Chess Hall of Fame, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through September 15.

Mantegna to Man Ray: Six Explorations in Prints, Drawings, and Photographs Exhibit, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through October 27.

Vi rg i n i a C a m p b e l l ' s G o w n s Exhibit, The Campbell House Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Runs through September 2.

Lost Egypt: Ancient Secrets, Modern Science Exhibit, Saint Louis Science Center, St. Louis, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Runs through September 2.

Mika Taanila: Tomorrow's New Dawn, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through August 11.

Sunday, July 7 Nunsense, The Muny, St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.

Insight Theatre Company presents 1776, Heagney Theatre, Webster Groves, 2:00 p.m.

The River Between Us - Indoor/ Outdoor Exhibits, Laumiere Sculpture Park, St. Louis, 8:00 a.m. to Sunset (Outdoor), Noon to 5:00

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Between Two Worlds: Veterans Journey Home, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through October 20.

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.

Bill Smith: Beyond the Humanities Exhibit, World Chess Hall of Fame, St. Louis, Noon to 5:00 p.m., Runs through September 15.

Mantegna to Man Ray: Six Explorations in Prints, Drawings, and Photographs Exhibit, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through October 27.

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Music

By KRISTA WILKINSON-MIDGLEY Of The Edge

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ranson has come a long way since its earliest days as a small resort town with a handful of theaters playing old-fashioned “mountain music.” In a little more than 50 years, this tiny town nestled in the Ozark Mountains has exploded into one of the biggest entertainment centers in the United States with an estimated 7.3 million visitors last year.

This year, Branson lives up to its reputation as a major entertainment hub with a superstar line up that includes many of the biggest names in country and rock music. With more than 100 live shows and more theater seats than Broadway, Branson is sure to offer something for everyone in your family to enjoy.

Things kick off this weekend when southern rock legends Lynyrd Skynyrd returns to the Black Oak Amphitheater on July 5. Later in the summer, fans can belt out their best karaoke version of “Don’t Stop Believin’” when Journey performs at the venue on Aug. 16.

The Black Oak Amphitheater is located at 1728 State Hwy H in Lampe, Mo. To book tickets or for more information, visit www.

blkoakamp.com.

The Oak Ridge Boys celebrate their 40th anniversary in their Branson theatre with 27 dates.

Throughout the year, the theater will host a variety of entertainers such as the legendary Three Dog Night, Kenny Rogers, Jim Belushi and Bill Cosby.

The Oak Ridge Boys Theatre schedule includes: Three Dog Night on July 13; America on Sept. 20; Sawyer Brown on Sept. 21, Oct. 19 and Nov. 23; Diamond Rio on Oct. 5; Kenny Rogers on Oct. 11 and Nov. 10; Bill Cosby on Oct. 12; Jim Belushi and the Chicago Board of Comedy on Oct. 25; Neal McCoy performs 12 dates starting in October; The Charlie Daniels Band on Nov. 8; Ronnie Milsap and Connie Smith will perform a twin bill on Nov. 9; Johnny Mathis and the unique style of comedy and music by Gary Mule Deer on Nov. 15 and 16.

The Oak Ridge Boys Theatre is located at 464 State Hwy 248 in Branson. For performance times and more information, visit www. oakridgeboystheatre.com.

The legacy of Andy Williams continues as the Moon River Theatre brings in more great entertainers. September and October host Moon River Weekends with Randy Travis, Clint Black,

Lee Greenwood, Rich Little and others to be announced. Irish singing sensation Daniel O’Donnell headlines his own matinee production during Ozark Mountain Christmas. In the tradition of “Mr. Christmas” himself, the Andy Williams Christmas Show stars entertainment legends The Osmonds and The Lennon Sisters will join a cast of dancers, singers and the Moon River Orchestra in a spectacular celebration of traditional family Christmas in November and December.

The Andy Williams Moon River Theatre schedule includes: Rich Little on Sept. 20 and 21; Lee Greenwood on Sept. 27 and 28; Clint Black on Oct. 4 and 5; Randy Travis on Oct. 11 and 12; Happy Together Tour 2013 featuring Flo & Eddie, Monkees Lead Singer Micky Dolenz, Gary Puckett & The Union Gap Band and Mark Lindsay, former lead singer of Paul Revere & The Raiders on Oct. 18 and 19.

The Andy Williams Moon River Theatre is located at 2500 W. Hwy 76 in Branson, Mo. For more information, visit www. andywilliamstheatre.com.

The 880-seat Starlite Theatre bills itself as Branson’s “premiere live-entertainment destination” conveniently located right on the historic Highway 76 and within walking distance to the city’s hotels, restaurants and other

Pictured are just three of the performers who are scheduled to appear in Branson through the end of the year. At top is Clint Black. Kenny Rogers is at left with the Oak Ridge Boys at right.

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popular attractions.

The Starlite Theatre schedule includes: Marty Rabon on July 5, 6 and 7; Gary Morris on Aug. 23, 24 and 25; Jimmy Fortune on Aug. 30 through Sept. 1; Rhonda Vincent on Sept. 10 and 12; Ronnie Robbins on Sept 13 through 15; Gene Watson on Sept 24 through 26; and Dailey and Vincent on Oct. 1 through 3.

For more information about the Starlite Theatre, visit www. starlitetheatre.com.

Finally, at RFD-TV The Theatre,

Up Close Concerts presents Pam Tillis and Lorrie Morgan on Oct. 4; Crystal Gayle on Oct. 11 and Charley Pride on Oct. 25.

RFD-TV the Theatre is located at 4080 W. 76 Country Blvd. in Branson, Mo. For more information, visit www.rfdtv.com.

Of course, these are just a few highlights of the shows Branson has to offer. To start planning your own Branson getaway, check out the Branson/Lakes Area Convention & Visitors Bureau. Visit the website at www. explorebranson.com for details about lodging, attractions, shows or to request a free 2013 Branson Vacation Guide and Travel Planner.

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Thursday, July 4 RemiXT, Cicero's, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

S p o n g e C a k e a n d t h e F l u ff Ramblers w/Blue Fruit Snacks, Fool The Radar, The Gramophone, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

Grafton's Music in the Park, Grove Memorial Park, Grafton, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Wherehouse Project, Fast Eddie's Bon Air, Alton, 7:00 p.m.

Friday, July 5 Eckert's Summer Concert Fest Hudson & The Hoo Doo Cats, Eckert's Country Store & Farms, Belleville, 7:00 p.m.

Jungle Boogie Friday Night Concert Series - Dirty Muggs, Saint Louis Zoo, St. Louis, 5:00 p.m.

Lizzie Weber CD Release w/ Rachel Brandt and Audri & Aaron, Old Rock House, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Passafire, Stick Figure w/Tatanka, Tasi, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

Grind - A Tribute to Alice in Chains, Pop's, Sauget, 7:00 p.m.

Jake's Leg, Cicero's, St. Louis, 9:00 p.m.

Blackfoot Gypsies w/The Gills, The Jag, Swayze, Plush St. Louis, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

Hoosier Daddy's, 3:00 p.m. / Ultraviolets, 8:00 p.m., Fast Eddie's Bon Air, Alton The Mellow D's, Bobby's Frozen Custard, Maryville, 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Saturday, July 6 Eckert's Summer Concert Fest Melroys, Eckert's Country Store & Farms, Belleville, 7:00 p.m.

TWISTA, Old Rock House, St. Louis, Doors 8:30 p.m.

Ours w/Luna Arcade, Vaudeville, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 7:30 p.m.

Hung Like A Martyr, OATM, Ghost In The Machine, From Skies of Fire, Pop's, Sauget, 6:30 p.m.

Pirate Signal w/LOGOS, The Glass Cavalry, Another White Suburbanite, Plush St. Louis, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Old Salt Union, The Gramophone, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

BrassKnuckle Boys, Hard Evidence, Cicero's, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

Hoosier Daddy's, 3:00 p.m. / Ultraviolets, 8:00 p.m., Fast Eddie's Bon Air, Alton

Sunday, July 7 John Mayer: Born & Raised Tour 2013, Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m.

Marcia Ball, Old Rock House, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Reverse Order, Red Letter Days, The Few, M.R. Smith, Cicero's, St. Louis, Doors 6:30 p.m.

Specticast: Giuseppe Verdi's F a l s t a ff , Wi l d e y T h e a t re , Edwardsville, 3:00 p.m.

Red Rock, 2:00 p.m. / Champaign Fix, 7:00 p.m., Fast Eddie's Bon Air, Alton H i l l Wi l l i a m s , To m a h a w k Campground, Pocahontas, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Miss Jubilee, Bobby's Frozen Custard, Maryville, 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Gramophone, St. Louis, Doors 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, July 9 Gregory Alan Isakov w/Geoff Koch, Old Rock House, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Blameshift, Screaming For Silence, Ten Story, Out Of Sequence, Pop's, Sauget, 6:30 p.m.

Matchbox Twenty, Goo Goo Dolls, Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, St. Louis, 7:00 p.m.

Summer Concert Series - Abbey R o a d Wa r r i o r s , F a u s t P a r k , Chesterfield, 7:00 p.m.

Lucky Old Sons, Bobby's Frozen Custard, Maryville, 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Wednesday, July 10 The Soil and the Sun w/Kellen & Me, Union Tree Review, Plush St. Louis, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Brandi Carlile w/The Lone Bellow, The Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Eric Lindell and the Sunliners, The Gramophone, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Mindless Behavior All Around The World Tour, Peabody Opera House, St. Louis, 7:00 p.m.

Dave Matthews Band, Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, St. Louis, 7:00 p.m.

Jay N Waylon, Fast Eddie's Bon Air, Alton, 6:00 p.m.

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Music Tuning in Bramblett to appear at the Wildey A jewel of Southern music, Randall Bramblett shines on his latest release, The Bright Spots, released May 14 on New West Records.

Fresh off the inclusion of one of his songs on Bonnie Raitt’s Grammywinning album Slipstream, he has put together a masterful recording soaked with the soulful feel that has defined his music and that of his Southern contemporaries like Gregg Allman and Warren Haynes.

From Howlin’ Wolf to Ray Charles and “dark Motown” influences, sitar samples, gospel strains and even a snippet of water-splashing pygmies, The Bright Spots mixes diverse elements that dovetail into Randall’s finest album yet.

Bramblett will appear at the Wildey Theatre in downtown Edwardsville at 8 p.m. on Friday, July 12.

Tickets are $15 each. For more information, visit http://www. wildeytheatre.com.

Although sometimes associated with the Southern rock scene built around the ’70s-’80s Capricorn label’s core, Randall has never identified with that sound. “Black music is what I grew up loving and the folk scene really hit me too,” he says. “So it’s a combination of Dylan and Ray Charles.”

Elements of pop, soul, blues, and the sounds of the church combine with Randall’s often wistful, beautifully conceived lyrics on these dozen ruminative, roots-based tunes. “Some of the words come from dreams. I do meditations in the morning and write in a journal,” he says. His lyrical strength is mixing unusual thematic concepts with dry humor. That helps explain the album’s upbeat title. “In almost every song there is darkness, yet some thread of humor. The irony of the bright spots is that there is a lot of hurt in these songs and there are the bright spots too. It’s pain and joy simultaneously. There are gifts of desperation.”

That takes the form of the lowdown “Whatever That Is,” his most overtly blues composition, and the sing-along gospel of “Shine,” which sports an anthemic chorus different from anything Bramblett has previously written. “I’ve tried to push the boundaries, but we always follow the song and see what it needs. If the song doesn’t like something, it will tell you.”

With five songs recorded in Nashville and seven more tracked with his longtime touring band on his home turf in Athens, GA, the multiinstrumentalist (guitar, keyboards, woodwinds) says his ninth studio release was the easiest and most organic to record. “It felt good and went quickly,” he explains. “It just fell together easily compared to my other records. We did not obsess about this one. A lot of it is live in the studio; we didn’t do a lot of takes or overdubs either.”

P e rh a p s t h a t ’ s b e c a u s e t h e songs come from the experiences accumulated during his extensive career, starting in the ’70s as a member of the jazzy Southern band Sea Level. Add to that a far-reaching resume of work with artists such as Steve Winwood (for 16 years), Gregg Allman, Chuck Leavell, Levon Helm, Widespread Panic, and Gov’t Mule, and the touchstones of Randall’s music emerge. “All these songs came from my life, just feeling that I’m getting a little older and trying to squeeze out a little more time or creativity before it’s too late.”

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material to choose from, and highly creative, imaginative musicians in both Nashville and Athens to flesh out the tracks and mold them into bold, soulful statements also helped.

“I had 18-20 songs and chose the best 12. As you start recording, you get a feel for where the record is going and it starts to have a life of its own. I have a lot of different styles I can do . . . I like variety but it shouldn’t sound like it’s arbitrary.” As in the past, Bramblett’s dusky, soulful voice and sympathetic backing is unified by the sharp production of veteran shotgunriding drummer Gerry Hansen.

He effortlessly ties the somewhat disparate elements that include short bits of African pygmy children splashing water, and the occasional R&B horn section, together into a cohesive set.

It helps to have high profile fans too. The multi-Grammy winning Raitt has been a Bramblett devotee since the late Stephen Bruton gave her a copy of 2001’s No More Mr. Lucky. She invited Bramblett’s band on the road to open shows and recorded his compositions “God Was in the Water,” which appears on the album Souls Alike, and the gutsy “Used To Rule the World” (which has become a focus track) on Slipstream, which in addition to winning Grammy gold has sold more than 300,000 units to date.

The self-effacing artist downplays his previous sideman status, yet is grateful for valuable lessons gained from his work with Gregg Allman (“I learned about organ, vocals and drama through the bluesiness and dynamics of his playing”), watching The Band’s Levon Helm (“his joy of playing freed me up”) and Steve Winwood (“he taught me a lot about organ and melody, working out details and how to create the background beds he was so good at”).

The challenge of composing moving, often emotionally driven songs with words that aim to stir the listener ’s feelings has always motivated Bramblett and creates this inspired album. Writing a song is “like playing with the pieces of a puzzle or playing in the sand until you start seeing something,” he asserts.

Despite Bramblett’s antecedents in Americana and specifically Southern music, this is no stroll down the red clay back roads of his youth.

The album bridges the past and the present in the loop-driven rhythms of “John the Baptist,” “Trying To Steal a Minute” and the upbeat groove funk of “’Til the Party’s All Gone” as well as the more meditative keyboard based ballad “Detox Bracelet.”

Overall The Bright Spots is steeped in soul with a modern edge. “I didn’t want to make a retro record. I like doing something different every time,” he says.

Randall Bramblett continues to push the envelope of his Southern soul into areas that further illuminate his past, while expanding and nudging his roots into the future.

The music reflects “a lot of angst, salvation and redemption but it all comes from my experiences,” he concludes. “It’s an honest album that has heart.”

Sigur Rós to appear at the Fox Sigur Rós announce the ultimate U.S. leg of their globe-spanning tour, which will consist of a final, 20-show run including a stop at the Fabulous Fox Theatre Tuesday, October 1 at 8 pm. Tickets are available at the Fox Box Office, online at metrotix.com or

by calling (314) 534-1111. Ticket prices are $55.00, $39.50, & $29.50.

The tour began a year ago on the East Coast trailing the release of the band’s sixth studio album Valtari, and will continue following next week’s release of its hard-rocking successor, Kveikur (out June 18th). This tour will reach deep into America, and will see Sigur Rós play the biggest shows of their career in some of the country’s most renowned venues, which included NYC’s Madison Square Garden earlier this year. Sigur Rós’ acclaimed live show is not to be missed, and can be seen for the final time in the U.S. during their tour this fall – when it’s done, it’s done.

Starting today, you can stream Kveikur, the band’s first release on XL Recordings worldwide, in its entirety via Amazon.com. The Icelandic threepiece - Jón Þór Birgisson, Georg Holm and Orri Páll Dýrason – have already given us a taste of the new album on the American late-night circuit, performing on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Sigur Rós also made a special guest appearance and scored part of the season finale episode of The Simpsons. For more information, visit sigur-ros.co.uk.

Drake to appear in St. Louis Grammy Award-winning, multiplatinum selling, recording artist Drake today announced his 41-city North American WOULD YOU LIKE A TOUR? arena tour in support of his highly anticipated upcoming album release NOTHING WAS THE SAME, due out later this year.

The tour starts Wednesday, September 25th at Portland’s Rose Garden Arena and will feature Grammy Award-winning rising R&B

star Miguel, who will support on all dates and feature special guests including rapper Future. Tickets for the Live Nation produced tour go are on sale at LiveNation.com and Ticketmaster.com.

Drake will appear in St. Louis on Oct. 8 at the Scottrade Center.

The tour announcement comes as buzz for Drake’s new album N O T H I N G WA S T H E S A M E continues to escalate since the release of the album’s first track “Started From The Bottom.” The hit single burned up the charts landing in the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Drake has since released two more songs, “5AM in Toronto” and “Girls Love Beyonce,” directly to fans online OctobersVeryOwn.net.

P!nk to perform in St. Louis Due to overwhelming demand, P!nk will extend her highly-acclaimed and sold out, "The Truth About Love Tour" presented by Covergirl, to a total of 60 shows.

Pink will appear at the Scottrade Center on Nov. 11.

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Music Tuning In Bruno Mars to appear in St. Louis Atlantic recording artist Bruno Mars has unveiled details of his hugely anticipated world tour.

The North American leg of “The Moonshine Jungle World Tour” got under way on June 22nd at Washington, D.C.’s Verizon Center and then continues through August.

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The announce of “The Moonshine Jungle World Tour” comes just as “When I Was Your Man” – the latest single from Mars’ just-released sophomore album, "Unorthodox Jukebox" – has exploded into the top 10 on Billboard’s “Hot 100” where it joins the album’s blockbuster first single, “Locked Out Of Heaven,” which recently spent six consecutive weeks atop the “Hot

100” chart. The immediate success of “When I Was Your Man” – which additionally earned honors as the week’s top “Streaming Gainer” and “Airplay Gainer” – marks the Grammy-winner’s 10th consecutive single to hit the top 10, continuing his already-established status as the male artist with the longest streak of top 10 hits as a performer since his debut. Furthermore, the single’s chart ascension places Mars in the history books as the first male artist to simultaneously place two titles in the top 10 since his own “Grenade” and “Just The Way You Are” doubled up on the chart in December 2010/ January 2011.

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by Mars and his frequent collaborator, Cameron Duddy (“Locked Out Of Heaven,” “The Lazy Song”) – is also looking like an instant smash.

Mars recently led a breathtaking performance on the 55th Annual Grammy Awards fronting an all-star tribute to Bob Marley alongside the

likes of Sting and Rihanna, which marked the Grammy-winner’s third consecutive year to perform on the acclaimed show.

As its title suggests, "Unorthodox Jukebox" once again sees Mars melding a multitude of musical approaches to create his own distinctive sound. Executive produced by The Smeezingtons, the hit-making production team comprised of Mars, Philip Lawrence, and Ari Levine, the collection also features contributions from such top producers as Jeff Bhasker (fun., Kanye West, Jay-Z), Mark Ronson (Amy Winehouse, Lil Wayne, Black Lips) and Diplo (M.I.A, Usher).

"Unorthodox Jukebox"made a stunning SoundScan/Billboard 200 debut upon its release last year, entering the chart at #2 with sales in excess of 192,000 – the singer/ songwriter/producer/musician’s highest first week sales debut thus far. In addition, the album exploded to the top spot on the British album charts, making history as the United

Kingdom’s fastest selling solo album of 2012. The phenomenal success of "Unorthodox Jukebox" follows the equivalent popularity of Mars’ now classic 2010 debut, "Doo-Wops & Hooligans, “ which proved the U.K.’s third best-selling album of 2011 and also entered the charts at #1.

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“The year’s finest pop debut,” raved Rolling Stone. “Near-flawless…(the album) delivers pleasure without pretension.” Fueled by a remarkable string of hit singles, including the multi-platinum #1 smashes, “Just The Way You Are” and “Grenade,” the album instantly confirmed Mars as a

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Krall to appear at The Fox On April 2nd in Miami, Diana Krall kicked off the American leg of her current ‘Glad Rag Doll’ World Tour. "Glad Rag Doll" (Verve), released October 2, 2012, marks Krall's fifth consecutive Top 10 debut on the Billboard 200.

Happy to be back on U.S. soil following rave reviews across Europe and Canada, Diana is now pleased to be adding still more U.S. dates, including a stop at the Fabulous Fox Theatre on Friday, September 27 at 8 p.m. Tickets go on sale this Saturday, April 13 at 10 a.m. Prices are $67.50, $57.50, $47.50 & $37.50 with a limited number of Gold Circle seats also available.

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Liverman didn’t know it, but the church had recently begun participating in a pilot program that provides attorneys to needy members at no cost. Soon after that call, an attorney came to her home and helped her draft a will. “I was totally depressed and stressed out, not knowing what was going to happen,� Liverman said. “It was like a miracle, almost, that someone would do this for me.�

Tennessee’s faith-based initiative is unusual compared to most legal aid programs across the country because it recognizes that many people who could use an attorney’s help would never go to a legal aid clinic even if it were held at their house of worship.

That’s because they don’t recognize their problem as a legal one. “People show up every day at churches and synagogues and mosques, and they may not ask for legal help. They may need food assistance. But often there is an underlying legal problem,� said Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Connie Clark, who helped the faithbased initiative get off the ground. “We realized we can help more people by going to where they are already going for help.�

The Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services estimates there are approximately 1 million low-income Tennesseans in need of civil legal help. Although there are no good national numbers, the Legal Services Corp., which funds legal aid clinics around the country, estimates that fewer than one in ?ve low-income people get the legal assistance they need.

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are entitled to an attorney and the state appoints someone if they cannot afford it. But there is no such provision in civil cases. That means people in need of legal help to fight eviction, settle issues with creditors, file for divorce or even fight for custody of their children must pay for an attorney on their own or make do without. “The whole system is built on the assumption that everybody has lawyers, and almost nobody does,�

Richard Zorza said. “But over the last 15 years or so, there’s been an explosion of ideas for different ways to solve the problem.�

Zorza is an advocate for the Access to Justice movement that is generating those ideas. Access to Justice commissions currently exist in 27 states and are being considered in a half-dozen more, according to a report from the National Center for State Courts. Each state operates a bit differently, but the idea is the same:

helping people who cannot afford a lawyer get the legal assistance they need.

In Tennessee, that has included changing the rules to make it easier for retired attorneys to provide free services, developing a toll-free legal hotline and posting online videos about navigating the justice system.

The faith-based initiative began in February with a pilot project in Methodist churches in the Middle Tennessee region, but Clark said it’s already expanding to other Christian denominations, other faiths and other parts of the state.

Besides finding people who need help through their pastors, rabbis and imams, the faith-based initiative also works through houses of worship to recruit the attorneys who donate their services. “It’s a great opportunity for people of faith to carry out their principles by helping people who are weaker and who are in need,� Clark said.

The Tennessee courts’ pro bono coordinator, Palmer Williams, recently presented the faith-based initiative to a group of state supreme court justices and Access to Justice commissioners from around the country at an event connected with the American Bar Association’s Equal Justice Conference. “Everyone was really excited.

They’d never heard of anything like it before,� she said. “ ... There was definitely interest in knowing how we got started and how we recruited attorneys and churches.�

Zorza called the initiative “a wonderful example of the use of creativity to challenge what a few years ago seemed an insoluble and overwhelming problem where the only idea was to raise more money. “Now a whole range of creative ideas are being put in place, and making a real difference,� he said. “If this is successful, it will surely be picked up in other states.�

incidents in which ultra-Orthodox men tried to force women to sit separately at the rear of buses that go through their neighborhoods, as well as more serious clashes in which ultra-Orthodox Jews tried to prevent women donning prayer shawls and carrying Torah scrolls from praying at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, the holiest site where Jews can worship.

surveillance program since details of the spy program were revealed in a series of Associated Press reports in 2011 and 2012.

The lawsuit said that Muslim religious leaders in New York have modified their sermons and other behavior so as not to draw additional police attention. The suit was filed against Mayor Michael Bloomberg, police commissioner Raymond Kelly and the deputy commissioner of intelligence, David Cohen.

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socialist government's opponents, the Catholic Church's top representative in the country said.

Cardinal Jorge Urosa said last Sunday he expected the pontiff to try to persuade Maduro during their meeting Monday at the Vatican to cease his verbal attacks on political rivals and critics The cardinal said he hopes to see "increased serenity and impartiality in the president's language" following the meeting.

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Religion briefs Police: Man admits to Vegas church arson LAS VEGAS (AP) — Police say a 35-year-old man who admitted to setting fire to a Las Vegas church told them the pastor tried to "back door him" and was "not keeping it real."

A police report sheds more light on the arrest of 35-year-old Adrian Kincade, who was booked into Clark County jail on arson and burglary charges after the fire last Friday.

Officials say the building is used by Nellis Baptist Church and Mission International Roca Eterna.

No injuries were reported. Clark County fire officials estimated damages at $100,000.

The report says Kincade told officers he used bricks to break the front glass door, and used matches and paper to light up a bench and a table.

A deacon told officers that Kincade previously threatened the pastor and bashed another deacon's phone.

Streisand criticizes treatment of women by ultraOrthodox Jews JERUSALEM (AP) — Entertainer Barbra Streisand waded into one of Israel's touchiest issues Monday on the first major stop of her tour of the country — Jewish religious practices that separate men and women.

Speaking at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem on Monday, where she received an honorary doctorate, she took aim at cases of ultra-Orthodox Jews targeting women, even as she warmly praised the country.

"I realize it's not easy to fully grasp the dynamics of what happens in a foreign land," she said.

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Civil rights groups sue N.Y. mayor and top cop over post-Sept. 11 surveillance WASHINGTON (AP) — Civil rights lawyers urged a U.S. judge to declare the New York Police Department's widespread spying programs directed at Muslims to be unconstitutional, order police to stop their surveillance and destroy any records in police files.

In a lawsuit filed Tuesday, the lawyers said the spying has hindered the ability of residents to freely practice their religion. It is the third significant legal action filed against the department's Muslim

Jordan's king endorses treaty with UK AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Jordan's King Abdullah II has endorsed a treaty with Britain that sets the stage for the possible deportation of radical Muslim preacher Abu Qatada.

Last week, Jordan's parliament ratified the Treaty on Mutual Legal Assistance, intended to ease human rights concerns preventing the deportation of the cleric, whose real name is Omar Mahmoud Mohammed Othman, from Britain to Jordan.

Abdullah's endorsement came in a royal decree published in Jordanian newspapers Tuesday.

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Dining Fish tacos more popular than ever

By SARA MOULTON Associated Press

Mexican cuisine has been popular for a long time, but m y re c e n t t r a v e l s a ro u n d o u r country have persuaded me that fish tacos are big now in a way they never were before.

Naturally, perhaps, they are easiest to find in regions with a strong Hispanic influence — p a r t i c u l a r l y C a l i f o r n i a , Te x a s and Florida — but I've also been bumping into them in Chicago a n d N e w Yo r k . S o o n e n o u g h , they should be just about as ubiquitous as falafel. It's a happy thing.

Folks in Mexico's coastal cities — where fresh fish and tacos are both plentiful — have been enjoying fish tacos since before the arrival of the first Europeans.

But if any one individual can take credit for the north-of-theborder spread of this culinary delight, it is Ralph Rubio.

On spring break from his studies at San Diego State University in 1973, Rubio flipped for the fish tacos in San Felipe, a port town on the Baja California peninsula. Ten years later, back in San Diego, he opened Rubio's Baja Grill, which specialized in fish tacos. Today, there are hundreds of Rubio's locations.

Traditional fish tacos consist o f b a t t e re d f i s h t o p p e d w i t h shredded cabbage, a drizzle of citrus mayo, all wrapped in a corn tortilla. But there's plenty of room for variation.

These days the fish might be grilled rather than battered and fried. Sometimes it's served on flour tortillas, sometimes on corn tortillas. It's almost always topped with some kind of creamy sauce, as well as with shredded cabbage and/or avocado. Whatever. I've never met a fish taco I didn't like.

My version is light on calories, but he av y o n f l av o r. Th e f i s h is lightly-floured and sauteed rather than deep-fried. The citrus mayonnaise sauce went bye-bye in favor of a puree of avocado and buttermilk. The avocado contains healthy fat, and the buttermilk is as lean as skim milk, but much tastier. Topping it off is shredded cabbage, carrots and radishes tossed with vinegar, salt and a pinch of sugar.

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A note about the fish: I used tilapia because it is sustainable, affordable and widely available all year. But substitute any fish you like. Just keep in mind that a thinner fish will take less time to cook.

HEALTHY FISH TACOS WITH BUTTERMILK AVOCADO PUREE Start to finish: 40 minutes Servings: 4 1 large Hass avocado, peeled, pitted and cut into eighths 1/3 cup buttermilk 2 cloves garlic, minced, divided

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This photo taken in Concord, N.H. shows a recipe for healthy fish tacos with avocado.

Zest and juice of 1 lime Kosher salt and ground black pepper, to taste 3 cups shredded Napa cabbage 1 1/2 cups coarsely grated carrot 1 cup coarsely grated radishes 1/4 cup white wine or cider vinegar 1/4 teaspoon sugar, or to taste Hot sauce, to taste 1 pound tilapia fillets, cut into 8 equal pieces Whole-wheat flour, for coating the fish 3 tablespoons vegetable oil Eight 6-inch corn tortillas Sliced fresh jalapeno peppers, to serve Chopped fresh cilantro, to serve Heat the oven to 200 F. In a food processor, combine

the avocado, buttermilk, 1 clove of garlic, lime juice and salt and pepper. Puree until smooth, then set aside.

In a medium bowl, combine the cabbage, remaining garlic, carrot, radishes, vinegar, sugar, lime zest and hot sauce. Season with salt and pepper and toss well. Set aside.

Heat a heavy skillet (such as cast-iron or stainless steel, but not nonstick) over medium heat.

One at a time, place the tortillas in the skillet and toast for about 30 seconds per side. As the tortillas are toasted, stack them on a sheet of foil. Wrap the foil around the tortillas, then place them in the over to keep warm.

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In a pie plate or other wide, shallow bowl, combine about 1 cup of flour with 1 tablespoon of salt and 1 teaspoon of pepper.

One at a time, dredge each piece of fish through the flour until c o a t e d e v e n l y. S h a k e o ff a n y excess.

In a large nonstick skillet over medium-high, heat about 1 tablespoon of the oil over medium-high. Add half of the fish to the pan and cook, turning once, until golden and cooked through, about 3 minutes a side.

Transfer to an oven-safe plate and set in the oven to keep warm. Repeat with the remaining oil and fish.

To serve, top each tortilla with a bit of the avocado puree, then a piece of fish. Drain the cabbage

mixture, then mound some of that over each portion. Serve with jalapeno slices and cilantro on the side.

Nutrition information per serving: 500 calories; 190 calories f ro m f a t ( 3 8 p e rc e n t o f t o t a l calories); 22 g fat (3 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 60 mg cholesterol; 51 g carbohydrate; 10 g fiber; 5 g sugar; 31 g protein; 370 mg sodium.

EDITOR'S NOTE: Sara Moulton was executive chef at Gourmet magazine for nearly 25 years, and spent a decade hosting several Food Network shows. She currently stars in public television's "Sara's Weeknight Meals" and has written three cookbooks, including "Sara Moulton's Everyday Family Dinners."

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