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Butterfly House plans winter event.

4 Union Station Major makeover planned.

11 "The Forest"

A good cast wasted on poor film.

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Spring schedule finalized.

14 New at CAM Spring exhibits open.

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What’s Happening Friday Jan. 22____________ • Sesame Street Live “Make a New Friend”, Peabody Opera House, St. Louis, 10:30 a.m.

• Soulard Mardi Gras- Wine, Beer & Whiskey Taste, Soulard Market Park, St. Louis, 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.

• Warren Wolf & Wolfpack, Jazz at the Bistro, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

• 92.3 WIL Hot Country Nights presented by FORD – Parmalee, Ballpark Village, St. Louis, 6:00 p.m.

• STL Symphony Concert: Mahler 5, Powell Symphony Hall, St. Louis, 10:30 a.m.

• STL Symphony Concert: Romantic Favorites, Powell Symphony Hall, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

• Tom Chapin, Sheldon Concert Hall, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

• The Road to Pointfest 2016 w/A New Breed, Sozorox, Disguise The Limit, Pop's, Sauget, Doors 6:30 p.m.

• Blk Juptr feat. Smino w/Monte Booker, Jean Deaux, Bryant Stewart, Jay 2, The Demo, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

• The Big Muddy Dance Co. Mud Tracks, The Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

• C a r l R i c h a r d s : M O N E Y. VISUALIZED, Coca, St. Louis, Runs until March 16.

• Sunset Baby presented by The Black Rep 2015-26 Edison Series, Edison Theater, St. Louis, Runs until

January 31.

• Arcangelo Sassolino: Not Human, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, Runs until April 3.

• Arlene Shechet: Urgent Matter, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, Runs until April 3.

• Interpretations: 15th Biennial Teapot Exhibition, Craft Alliance Center, St. Louis, Runs until March 20.

• Tala Madani, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, Runs until April 3.

• The Propeller Group, Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, Runs Until March 2.

• The Perceptive Mechanism, The Kranzberg Arts Center, St. Louis, 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Runs through January 30.

• Kota: Digital Excavations in African Art, Pulitzer Arts Foundation, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Runs through March 19.

• Julie Malone: Luminous, Sheldon Art Galleries, St. Louis, 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through January 23.

• A Walk in 1875 St. Louis Exhibit, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through February 14.

• Raqs Media Collective: Art In The Age Of Collective Intelligence, Laumiere Sculpture Park, St. Louis, 8:00 a.m. to Half Hour Past Sunset, Runs Through February 14.

• Leica: 100 Years of Excellence Exhibit, International Photography

Hall of Fame and Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through April 24.

• St. Louis Modern, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through January 31.

Saturday Jan. 23____________ • M a p l e w o o d S w e e t To o t h Tour, Downtown Maplewood, (Maplewood) • Soulard Mardi Gras- Cajun Cook-Off, Soulard Market Park, Soulard, 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

• Warren Wolf & Wolfpack, Jazz at the Bistro, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

• STL Symphony Concert: Mahler 5, Powell Symphony Hall, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

• Duo Bandini-Chiacchiaretta, Sheldon Concert Hall, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m.

• T h e H i l l s i d e B a ro n s a n d Surco, Cicero's, University City, 8:00 p.m.

• Local Tribute Showcase feat.

Safety Third: A Tribute to Green Day, Tom Joad and the Ghosts (RATM), Pop's, Sauget, Doors 7:00 p.m.

• Exotype, Like Monroe w/Alice Alive, We Are Descendants, Fubar, St. Louis, Doors 6:00 p.m.

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Missouri Botanical Garden

The Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House will be hosting Hot! Hot! Hot!, two weekends filled eith kid-friendly activities.

For The Edge The Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House in Faust Park is closed through January 29, but reopens for a tropical celebration, Hot! Hot! Hot! on January 30-31 and February 6-7.

Enjoy two weekends of kid-friendly activities designed to help shake off the winter blues.

Hot! Hot! Hot! activities run 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. all four days of the event with steel

drum music, a toddler sandbox, crafts and face painting. Activities are included with regular admission, and will be held in the exhibit hall, Emerson Theater and Lopata Learning Lab. In addition to Hot! Hot! Hot! offerings, guest can explore the Butterfly House’s 8,000-square foot conservatory featuring more than 1,000 butterflies in free flight. The conservatory offers visitors the chance to step

into the tropics without leaving Missouri with winter temperatures between 80-85 degrees.

The Butterfly House is located in Faust Park at 15193 Olive Blvd. in Chesterfield, Mo., accessible from Interstate 64 at exit #19B. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays (closed Mondays). The last ticket is sold 30 minutes prior to closing each day.

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3 to 12). Children ages 2 and under and Missouri Botanical Garden members are free.

F o r m o re i n f o r m a t i o n , v i s i t w w w. butterflyhouse.org or call (636) 530-0076.

Follow the Butterfly House on Facebook at www.facebook.com/thebutterflyhouse.

The Butterfly House is an accredited member of the Association of Zoos & Aquariums (AZA) and a division of the Missouri Botanical Garden.

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This artist's rendering shows the changes planned at St. Louis Union Station, including the St. Louis Wheel, toward the rear.

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t. Louis-based Lodging Hospitality Management (LHM) and Groundswell Design Group of Philadelphia, PA are re-conceptualizing St. Louis Union Station. Work will begin on February 1, 2016.

The project will transform the property's existing indoor and outdoor retail and entertainment spaces, positioning Union Station as one of the region's premiere gathering and entertainment destinations. The site will feature a 200-foot-tall observation wheel, a new food-train park under the facility's massive train shed, added green spaces, light shows and a fountain and fire show at the lake as a focal point of the new outdoor experience.

"Lodging Hospitality Management and Groundswell Design Group are bringing a new vision for Union Station to life," said Bob O'Loughlin, chief executive of Union Station's owner, Lodging Hospitality Management. "This redesign will invite people to experience Union Station in a totally new way. It will celebrate modern technology with key features that include the Gateway Light Tunnel, a fire show on the lake and a 3-D animation activation above the lake and on the hotel façade. As always, we will pay homage to the rich history of St. Louis and Union Station by creating a great entertainment destination to be enjoyed by guests of all ages."

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the existing mall area into 48 trainthemed hotel rooms and 30,000 square-feet of new, private event space. This will bring the total number of hotel guest rooms to 587, and event space will total 137,000 square feet after the renovation. The new hotel rooms will be designed to reflect the historic railroads that originally operated at St. Louis Union Station, which opened to the public in 1894. Guests will receive a personalized train ticket for their room at check in. Inside the new train-themed rooms, high-end features include 50-inch TVs with sound bars for an in-room theater experience, hardwood floors and walk-in showers.

An additional 75,000 square-feet of indoor space at Union Station is currently being reviewed as the site of a major family attraction. Details will be announced in Spring 2016.

Outdoor Concept The St. Louis Wheel, a 200-foottall observation-style Ferris wheel, will be installed near the Hard Rock Café and will be open year-round.

The wheel features 42 fully enclosed gondolas, each seating up to eight adults. One VIP gondola will feature leather bucket seats, a stereo system, and a glass floor for a unique viewing experience.

New green space will be created outside the Hard Rock Café and will continue through a central plaza toward the lake and Landry's restaurant. The existing outdoor space will be reinvigorated with an array of food and drink offerings housed in a series of vintage train cars and repurposed shipping containers. The new food and drink outlets will feature American classics such as barbecue, burgers, ice cream and funnel cakes. Craft

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beer, wine and cocktails will be served throughout the space from a variety of themed beverage stations.

A new pedestrian entrance at 18th and Clark Street will feature the "Gateway Light Tunnel," an illuminated archway that will guide visitors into the outdoor plaza. Activities such as beer and barbeque festivals, live music events, farmers markets, craft fairs, and much more are being planned for the new plaza space. At night, a variety of engaging light shows and illuminations will enhance the space.

"Festoon lighting along the pathways in seating areas will provide illumination and guide visitors through the space," said David Fierabend, principal of Groundswell Design Group. "A special Tube Light show will be featured every 30 minutes which will synchronize with music.

This breathtaking, multimedia experience will add a totally unique and contemporary dynamic to the property. We're very excited to partner in this project and help reestablish Union Station as a premier family-friendly destination in downtown St. Louis."

About Union Station St. Louis Union Station opened in 1894 and closed in October 1978.

After a $140 million renovation and restoration, the station was reopened in 1985. Lodging Hospitality Management (LHM) purchased the National Historic Landmark in October 2012. Since the purchase, LHM has invested more than $40 million in the property, renovating the historic Grand Hall to include an awardwinning 3-D projection mapping light show, new furnishings and

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a 65-foot-long bar. The station's Midway has been re-established as a convention and exhibit hall and the property's 539 hotel rooms and public spaces have been upgraded.

The hotel has been rebranded as the St. Louis Union Station Hotel - a DoubleTree by Hilton under LHM's ownership.

History The station opened to the public on September 1, 1894 and was owned by the Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis. Designed

by Theodore Link, it included three main areas: the Headhouse, the Midway and the 11.5-acre train shed. The Headhouse originally housed a hotel, a Fred Harvey restaurant, passenger waiting rooms and railroad ticketing offices. It featured a gold-leafed Grand Hall surrounded by Romanesque arches and topped with a 65-foot barrelvaulted ceiling and stained-glass windows.

Union Station's Headhouse and Midway are constructed of Indiana limestone and initially included 42 tracks. At its height, the station combined the St Louis passenger services of 22 railroads, the most of any single terminal in the world. It was the world's largest and busiest railroad station when it opened in 1894 and its train shed was noted as the largest roof span in the world.

In 1903, the station was expanded to accommodate visitors to the 1904 St Louis World's Fair.

About Lodging Hospitality Management Established in 1986, Lodging Hospitality Management (LHM) is an independently owned and operated lodging and hospitality management company. The largest privately held hotel company in the

St. Louis region with 5,000 guest rooms, LHM has expanded its portfolio over the past 28 years to include 17 hotel properties including upscale, independent and brandaffiliated hotels, eight restaurants and two commercial properties.

LHM has acquired and repositioned such iconic hotels and real estate as the Hilton at the Ballpark which features Three Sixty, one of the 10 Best Rooftop Bars in the World; Union Station which features the Polar Express holiday train ride and the award-winning 3-D light show in the Grand Hall; The Cheshire Inn, which includes the new restaurant Boundary, opening in 2016, as well as Basso, The Fox and Hounds and Starbucks.

LHM contributes heavily to the St. Louis region in philanthropic ways by supporting the St. Louis Zoo, Police Foundation, Logos School, Pathways to Independence, United Way, The Boy Scouts, the American Cancer Society, and many other charitable entities. For more information, visit http://www. lhmc.com.

About Groundswell Design Group Groundswell recently created the highly successful Spruce Street Harbor Park in Philadelphia.

Located at Penn's Landing Marina on the Delaware, Spruce Street Harbor Park features shipping containers converted into food and beverage venues. Three barges float on the Delaware featuring hammocks that allow visitors to relax and float over the Delaware River while enjoying craft beers and cocktails on the barge. Spruce Street Harbor Park attracted over 3 million visitors to the park in its first year of operation.

People People planner Grafton Eagle Festival planned

The Grafton Chamber of Commerce invites the public to experience an exciting opportunity to give one of America’s most iconic creatures an up-close and personal view. Grafton Eagle Festival will occur on and January 23, 2016.

“We appreciate this great bird for many reasons, Grafton Mayor Tom Thompson said. “Not only is it the symbol of our country and great American patriotism, but it is a part of the wildlife right here in our own backyard. We are very grateful to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources and the World Bird Sanctuary for helping us offer everyone the chance to see this magnificent bird.”

Spotting Scopes will be available at the Loading Dock, the 3rd Chute Bar and Grill and t h e G r a f t o n Vi s i t o r s ’ C e n t e r.

The Loading Dock also has an ice skating rink. Children’s craft activities will be available at the 3rd Chute Bar and Grill from 11 a.m. till 2 p.m. “ T h e e a g l e s a re b e a u t i f u l , ” said Kathy Draper, Owner of 3rd Chute Bar and Grill. “You need to see them in person. They just have an amazing effect on people.

We’ve decorated an entire room with eagle pictures. It’s called the ‘Eagle’s Nest.’ People can view the items and even eat in there.”

S p o n s o r e d b y t h e Wo r l d Bird Sanctuary, up-close eagle viewing will be available from Noon-3pm at the Grafton Visitors’ Center. Pictures with the Eagle can be taken for a small donation.

The City of Grafton is pleased to sponsor the IDNR presentation: FISH-N-EAGLES: The Wintering Bald Eagle and the Fish They Eat. 11am-1pm at City Hall. Visitors will learn to distinguish between a mature Eagle and a juvenile Eagle and learn about fishing opportunities the area has to offer.

The program also includes a short video and refreshments.

With the curving and bending o f t h e G re a t R i v e r s N a t i o n a l Scenic Byway, Grafton, Illinois ( w w w. e n j o y g r a f t o n . c o m ) i s making its appeal as the premier draw for visitors seeking to view an eagle in the wild. Grafton a l s o o ff e r s a re a l r i v e r t o w n experience, unique shopping, succulent dining, authentic lodging and water recreation.

On the National Scenic Byway, Grafton and its panoramic views are one of the ten best drives in the United States. Grafton representatives are ready to help individuals, couples or families plan the perfect getaway to Grafton.

“We’re the unique getaway that’s only minutes away. Most of us know stories of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn and the great paddlewheel boats, and we have it all here.

Grafton is connected with that lifestyle of how people lived in the early days, but in addition there are activities for the kids like eagle viewing, zip lining, parasailing, boat cruises and Water Park,” Grafton Mayor Tom Thompson concluded.

Titles added to McKendree film series

The Hettenhausen Center for the

Arts at McKendree University has added three recent releases to its Film Series in 2016: Feb. 1, 7:30 p.m.: “Straight Outta Compton” – A biographical drama about the group N.W.A., which emerged from the mean streets of Compton in Los Angeles in the mid1980s and revolutionized hip hop culture. Co-presented with Campus Activities Board (2015, rated R; 147 min.)

Feb. 21, 2 and 7 p.m.: “Bridge of Spies” - During the Cold War, an American lawyer is recruited to defend an arrested Soviet spy in court, and then help the CIA facilitate an exchange of the spy for a Soviet-captured American U2 spy plane pilot. Starring Tom Hanks, directed by Steven Spielberg. (2015, rated PG-13; 141 min.)

April 3, 2 and 7 p.m.: “The Revenant” - In the 1820s, frontiersman Hugh Glass survives a bear mauling and a vicious

winter as he sets out on a path of vengeance against members of his hunting team who left him for dead.

Leonardo DiCaprio stars. (2016, rated R; 156 min.) “ We ’ v e h a d m u c h s u c c e s s bringing current movies to the Hett during award season,” said Peter Palermo, director of the Hettenhausen Center. “This year’s offerings are all early favorites to bring home Oscars and Golden Globes.”

Admission is free for McKendree University students, faculty and staff members and $5 for the general public. There is no charge for the following: January 27, 7 p.m.: “The Devil’s Backbone” – Set during the last week of the bloody Spanish Civil War, a sensitive boy is sent to an isolated orphanage full of dark secrets, horrors, and the dead.

Directed by Guillermo del Toro.

(2001, rated R; 106 min.)

March 23, 7 p.m.: “We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks” – A fascinating, no-holds-barred documentary about the birth of controversial website WikiLeaks and its outlaw creator, Julian Assange.

(2013, rated R; 130 min.)

Some films contain adult themes or language and may not be appropriate for everyone. The series is sponsored by the Leon and Helen Church Family Foundation.

For more information, visit theHett. com, or call 618-537-6863.

Call for eagle photos for Two Rivers NWR exhibit

Area amateur and professional photographers are invited to submit bald eagle photos for a wildlife photography exhibit to be held at Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge Feb. 10-19.

The photography exhibit will be highlighted during the Eagle Watching Open House event at the refuge visitor center Saturday, Feb. 13 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Photographers may submit up to two original photographs of bald eagles taken in Calhoun, Jersey or Greene counties.

Photos must be submitted with the photographer’s name, address, phone number, photo caption including where the photo was taken, and a signed photography release form by noon Feb. 5 to TwoRivers@fws.gov or mail to HC 82 Box 107, Brussels, IL 62013.

Photography release forms can be downloaded from the Two Rivers NWR website at www.fws.gov/ refuge/Two_Rivers or are available at the refuge visitor center.

This exhibit is free to view and will be open to the public during regular business hours and during the Feb. 13 open house.

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People People planner MoBOT to host Orchid Show

Journey into an orchid-filled world and learn more about these amazing plants during the 2016 Orchid Show, “Where Wild Things Grow.” The Orchid Show runs Feb. 6 to March 27, 2016.

At every turn, orchids burst from the landscape with bright, bold colors. Approximately 500 orchids are on display at any one t ime, i n c l u d i n g C a t t l e y a , Laelia, Encyclia, Oncidium and Paphiopedilum along with many other varieties. Spanning a wide range of sizes, colors and scents, these orchids are displayed as they would be found in their natural habitats, with terrestrial o rc h i d s a t g ro u n d l e v e l a n d epiphytic orchids suspended atop tree branches. Hundreds of other tropical plants and ferns help set the verdant scene.

This year ’s Orchid Show o ff e r s v i s i t o r s t h e c h a n c e t o learn more about the habitats of orchids and how they adapt to changing environments. The Missouri Botanical Garden’s work including research, discovery, conservation and restoration of orchids will be presented with interpretation encompassed in the beautiful display.

Orchids are found on every continent of the world except A n t a rc t i c a , w i t h t h e g re a t e s t diversity found in the tropics.

Most tropical orchids grow on other plants and derive moisture a n d n u t r i e n t s f o r m t h e a i r.

Orchids found in more temperate regions are terrestrial, growing out of the ground rather than on other plants. Some orchids grow on long vines, and in a variety of conditions including deserts and rain forests.

Orchids are valued by collectors because of their beauty which has led to some species becoming endangered due to over-collecting in the wild. The Garden works diligently to protect those at-risk species though conservation and recovery programs in the United States and around the world.

Throughout the year, Missouri Botanical Garden horticulturists care for the collection behind the scenes in the private greenhouse r a n g e . Te m p e r a t u r e s i n s i d e g re e n h o u s e s a re m a n i p u l a t e d to force the winter bloom of as many plants as possible for the annual Orchid Show. Orchids are grouped by watering needs and different fertilizers are used depending on the season. Spent blooms are replaced with new ones on a daily basis, shifting the look and landscape of the show throughout its run.

Photographers are welcome to use hand-held cameras to capture the Orchid Show for personal enjoyment; tripod and monopod usage is not permitted indoors.

Orchid Show admission is $5 per person (ages 3 and older), in addition to general Garden admission ($8 for adults; $4 for St. Louis City and County residents, with free admission Wednesdays and Saturdays until noon; free for children ages 12 and younger).

Missouri Botanical Garden members enjoy free general admission along with free Orchid Show admission.

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 and South exit. Free parking is available on site and two blocks west at the corner of Shaw and Vandeventer.n For general information, v i s i t w w w. m o b o t . o rg o r c a l l (314) 577‑5100 (toll-free, 1‑800‑642‑8842). Follow the Garden on Facebook and Twitter at www.facebook.com/ m i s s o u r i b o t a n i c a l g a rd e n a n d http://twitter.com/mobotgarden.

More than 45,000 households i n t h e S t . L o u i s re g i o n h o l d memberships to the Missouri Botanical Garden. Memberships begin at $65 ($60 for seniors) and offer 12 months of free general admission for two adults and all children ages 12 and under, plus exclusive invitations and discounts. Members help

support the Garden’s operations and world-changing work in plant science and conservation.

Learn more at www.mobot.org/ membership.

Science Center hosts Mission: Mars

On Nov. 21, the Saint Louis Science Center opened Mission: Mars, an interactive exhibition designed to immerse visitors in the exploration of Mars in the current day and in the future.

Developed by the Saint Louis Science Center in partnership with Washington University in St. Louis, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and NASA’s Johnson S p a c e C e n t e r, t h i s u n i q u e exhibition will engage visitors in two separate but connected l o c a t i o n s w i t h i n t h e f a c i l i t y.

The opening will be marked by a ribbon cutting ceremony at the James S. McDonnell Planetarium at 9:30 a.m.

“We are living in an incredible time with the exploration of Mars, and want to give our visitors the chance to experience the technology behind this exploration

first-hand through Mission: Mars,” said Christian Greer, chief education and programs officer for the Saint Louis Science Center.

“Through this immersive exhibit, visitors will be able to engage in the exploration of Mars by actually learning how to program rovers that are modeled like the real rovers that are on the planet right now. We hope this one-ofa-kind exhibit ignites curiosity and inspires our younger visitors to continue to support and participate in space exploration.”

Guests have two portions of the exhibit to choose from to begin their Mars experience. In the Saint Louis Science Center ’s main building (located at 5050 Oakland), guests can engage with one area of the exhibit, named Mission: Mars – Control. In this portion of the exhibit, guests experience current day exploration operations by assuming the role of an engineer at a NASA Engineering Lab, designing and building a robotic rover to explore Mars.

They will have the opportunity to program a rover and experience the challenges of driving it in a simulated time delay, while seeing the planet from the perspective of

a rover.

The second portion of the exhibit in the James S. McDonnell Planetarium is called Mission Mars – Base, and is resembles a realistic work environment on Mars in the year 2076.

Ta k i n g o n t h e r o l e o f a n astronaut living on Mars, visitors will be able to perform science operations at key locations on the planet, using Allison’s Hope Foundation, recently presented a $10,000 check to the Anderson Hospital Foundation. a rover much like the one used on Mars now.

Tw o ro v e r s w e re s p e c i a l l y designed for this exhibit, and were named Intrepid and Adventure, names that were selected by the public through an online poll.

The content with the Mission: Mars exhibition reflects the goals of NASA’s Office of Education: to engage citizens in NASA’s m i s s i o n s a n d s h a r e N A S A’ s cur rent un der stan din g of th e planet.

Mission: Mars is free to all v i s i t o r s . T h e re w i l l b e p a i d , educational programs offered to groups in both exhibit locations.

For more information, please visit slsc.org.

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People People planner Hett Center's 2015-16 schedule announced

The Hettenhausen Center for the Arts at McKendree University celebrates 10 years of “McKendree Presents” in its 2015-2016 season. Tickets will be available to the public starting on Sept. 8 at noon, online at theHett. com, the box office, or by calling 618-537-6863 (1-800-BEARCAT, ext. 6863).

A l l e v e n t s a re o p e n t o t h e public and held at the 488-seat performing arts center on campus.

Prices range from $5 for children to $26 for adults, with discounts for seniors and students. Many programs are free, including the speaker series, films and several c o n c e r t s . P re v i e w t h e s e a s o n online at theHett.com.

Performing in 2015-2016 will be: Oct. 1 & 2, 7:30 p.m.: The Count B a s i e O rc h e s t r a , c a r r y i n g o n William “Count” Basie’s musical legacy, has won numerous jazz awards and 18 Grammys.

Oct. 15, 7:30 p.m.: Classic Albums Live: Dark Side of the Moon recreates the 1973 Pink Floyd album track for track, note for note.

Oct. 19, 7:30 p.m.: The St. Louis Brass Band with virtuoso tuba player Patrick Sheridan, a former member of “The President’s Own Marine Band.”

Oct. 22, 7:30 p.m.: Folk s o n g s t r e s s Ay s e n u r K o l i v a r explores the music and traditions of her Turkish heritage, presented

by Arts Midwest World Fest.

Oct. 26, 7:30 p.m.: Aquila Theatre: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes features British and American stage actors in a witty, fast paced production about the legendary London sleuth.

Nov. 22, 3 p.m.: The angelic voices of the Vienna Boys’ Choir open the holiday season at the Hett.

Dec. 8 and 9, 7:30 p.m.: U.S. Air Force Band of Mid-America p re s e n t s i t s p o p u l a r h o l i d a y concert.

Dec. 20, 3 p.m.: COCA Presents The Little Dancer, the tale of Degas’ famous statuette who comes to life and dances through various works of art, performed

by Ballet Eclectica.

Jan. 23, 2016, 7:30 p.m.: Tomáš Kubínek, “Certified Lunatic and Master of the Impossible,” an exuberant one-man show combining comedy, vaudeville, theatre and music hall.

Jan. 28, 7:30 p.m.: Chamber Project Saint Louis makes its Hett debut, joined by soprano Stella Markou, featuring selections by Massenet, Ravel and more.

Feb. 8, 7:30 p.m.: Vocalosity by “Pitch Perfect” music director and arranger Deke Sharon features a cappella singers exploring styles from classic to current hits.

Feb. 17, 7:30 p.m.: Celtic Nights takes the audience on a musical journey of Irish history, folklore, pride and passion through song, dance and storytelling.

March 10, 7:30 p.m.: Eisenhower Dance: The Light Show cleverly pairs choreography with unique lighting design for a visually striking evening of dance.

April 7, 7:30 p.m.: Cameron C a r p e n t e r, f e a t u r i n g t h e International Touring Organ in a diverse repertoire of Bach, film

scores, original works, jazz and pop.

April 29, 7:30 p.m.: Baladino, a world music ensemble, blends centuries-old folk melodies brought to Israel from Spain, E a s t e r n E u r o p e , Tu r k e y a n d Arabic countries. Presented by Arts Midwest World Fest.

A d m i s s i o n i s f re e f o r t h e Distinguished Speaker Series: Sept. 22, 2015, 7:30 p.m.: Neuroscientist David Eagleman, author of the bestseller “Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain” and director of the Laboratory for Perception and Action at the Baylor College of Medicine.

Oct. 21, 7:30 p.m.: Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, former Lt. Governor of Maryland, author, philanthropist, and daughter of Robert F. Kennedy, speaks and writes passionately about faith and politics.

Dec. 2, 7:30 p.m.: Dr. James Kakalios, a University of Minnesota professor, offers an entertaining exploration of “The Physics of Superheroes.”

Feb. 4, 2016, 7:30 p.m.: Dr. Diandra Leslie-Pelecky, author of “The Physics of NASCAR” and a frequent guest on “Speedway” on SiriusXM Radio’s NASCAR Channel.

March 31, 7:30 p.m.: Aasif Mandvi, “The Daily Show” on-location correspondent and award-winning playwright (“Sakina’s Restaurant”).

The Hett’s free Film Art Series explores the theme of inquiry with “A Beautiful Mind,” Sept.

24; “The Third Man,” Nov. 9; “The Devil’s Backbone,” Jan. 27, 2016; “We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks,” March 23. All begin at 7 p.m.

The McKendree University Series showcases student talent

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Live Bald Eagles at TreeHouse Wildlife Center January 23 & 24, 2016 10:00am to 2:00pm TreeHouse Wildlife Center 23956 Green Acres Road Dow, IL 62022 There will be live bald eagles every weekend in January and February at the TreeHouse Wildlife Center. Free admission. Donations are appreciated. For more information, call (618) 466-2990.

Live American Bald Eagle Meet and Greet Saturday, January 23, 2016 10:00am to 2:00pm Alton Visitor Center 200 Piasa Street Alton, IL 62002 See a live American Bald Eagle up close and personal! Ask and learn about their species and habitats.

Then, grab your official Meeting of the Great Rivers National Scenic Byway Eagle Watcher's Guide as you journey out along the Great River Road to see eagles in their natural habitat in Alton, Godfrey, Grafton and Calhoun County, Illinois. For more information, call (800) 258-6645.

Eagle Shuttle Tours Saturday, January 23, 2016 10:30am to 11:15am, 11:30am to 12:15pm, 12:30pm to 1:15pm, 1:30pm to 2:15pm Alton Visitor Center 200 Piasa Street Alton, IL 62002 Take a 45-minute shuttle to spots along the Mississippi River to try to spot some eagles. Pick up will be at the Audubon Center with stops scheduled for Maple Island, Heron Pond, Ellis Island and at the Alton Visitor Center. The shuttle will return to the Audubon Center for drop off. There will be a guide on board the shuttle who will provide tips on how to eagle watch this season. For more information or to receive a free Eagle's Watchers Guide, contact the Alton Regional Convention & Visitors Bureau at

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Admission $5/person Audubon Center Birds of Winter January 23 & 24, 2016 10:00am to 2:00pm Audubon Center at Riverlands 301 Riverlands Way West Alton, MO 63386 Join us this winter at the Audubon Center at Riverlands, located inside the Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary, for wildlife viewing and education in this Globally Significant Important Bird Area. Bald Eagles, Trumpeter Swans and ducks call Riverlands home during the winter. Enjoy the view from the comfort of the Center or venture out to the water’s edge for a closer look. On Saturdays Treehouse Wildlife will be in the Center with a bird of prey and on Sundays see a bald eagle from World Bird Sanctuary, up close and personal! For more information,

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Tower favorite, Chip Off the Block Ice Carvers will return to recreate a sparkling American bald eagle from a single block of ice. The sculpture will remain on display at the Tower until it melts.

Fish-n-Eagles Saturday, January 23, 2016 Starts at 11:00am Grafton Visitor Center 950 E. Main Street Grafton, IL 62037 IDNR staff will offer an informative presentation about bald eagles, the fish they eat and the native fish and wildlife and history of the Grafton area. The

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QuickGlance Movie Reviews

"The Big Short"

In Adam McKay's comic and clear-eyed adaption of Michael Lewis' "The Big Short," a handful of finance speculators __ outsiders and oddballs __ predict a downturn in the housing market only to realize, to their horror and immense profit, that they've effectively bet against America, and won.

It's a rollicking, outrage-fueled odyssey through the financial collapse of 2008, from the carefree offices on Wall Street to the vacant subdivisions in Florida, that gradually reveals not just a market bubble but a colossally bankrupt system and a nation that blissfully teetered into absurdity.

As one of the pre-eminent comedy directors, McKay has shifted into a more realistic, dramatic world only to find a farce too ridiculous for satire. And as anyone who has been paying attention to McKay's comedies can attest, his humor has always come laced with biting political subtext: the TV news of "Anchorman," George W. Bush-era America in "Talladega Nights," white collar crime in "The Other Guys."

He has kept his loose and antic style, leaving his starry cast __ including Steve Carell, Christian Bale, Ryan Gosling and Brad Pitt __ ample room for improvising. They are part of the enticements of "The Big Short," which strains hard to make the complex finance of its subject digestible and entertaining, including occasional instructional interludes from the likes of Margot Robbie (in a bubble bath), Anthony Bourdain and Selena Gomez — eye candies for brief explanations of collateralized-debt obligations and other instruments of financial minutia.

McKay's enjoyable, frightful, passionate rant of a movie is a plea: There's more to life than this, you know.

RATED: R by the Motion Picture Association of America for "pervasive language and some sexuality/nudity."

RUNNING TIME: 130 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Three stars out of four.

"Son of Saul"

"Son of Saul" doesn't just get under your skin — it goes straight to the bloodstream. There, it churns and festers as you try to make sense out of the senseless horror of the Holocaust and the plight of the Sonderkommando — Jewish prisoners forced to assist the Nazis with the genocide.

This isn't a movie that's interested in the big picture, redemption or reflection, though. Understanding is not in its vocabulary. This is inhuman cinema of desperation.

It is disturbing. It is immediate. It is haunting. And it's something that few will ever want to see more than once.

Hungarian filmmaker László Nemes has created what feels like a new cinematic language to tell this hyper-focused story of a Sonderkommando, Saul (Géza Röhrig) across two days at the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp in October 1944.

We rarely leave Saul's point of view. In this way, the film feels like one long tracking shot. The camera watches him from the front and follows him from behind — we grow accustomed to recognizing him from the blood red X messily painted on his back. Things go in and out of focus regularly — possibly as Saul comprehends them. He helps usher the prisoners into the gas chambers. We hear their screams, but we see his face, not theirs. He scrubs the bloody floors clean when it's over.

RATED: R by the Motion Picture Association of America for "disturbing violent content, and some graphic nudity."

RUNNING TIME: 107 minutes.

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

"Star Wars: The Force Awakens"

J.J. Abrams may not elevate the language of "Star Wars," but he sure is fluent in it. "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" is no

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more and no less than the movie that made us love it in the first place. In fact, it's basically the same thing. Isn't that what we all wanted anyway?

It's hard to talk rationally about "Star Wars." It is a deeply silly thing, with a genuine, undeniable hold on our culture.

Chalk it up to nostalgia, collective arrested development or the ineffable. But for many, the magic of "Star Wars" is inseparable from the magic of the movies and, hey, that's no small thing.

These movies make us lose ourselves in the spectacle. They make us forget our best instincts. They make us love the advertising as much as the art. They make us kids again.

In this way, "The Force Awakens," the seventh movie in this improbable yet inevitable series, delivers.

It's a movie made by someone who loves "Star Wars" deeply.

Someone who can see more clearly than even its creator what made it so special to so many people. Abrams has taken everything that we adore about that first film, delicately mixed up a few elements, and churned out a reverent homage that's a heck of a lot of fun to watch.

From the opening scroll to the sequel-setup ending, he manages to hit each beat of its 38-year-old predecessor.

Abrams has essentially passed the torch on to its new cast by making them amalgamations of the originals. You'll know it when you see it. Who cares if it's "Star Wars" Mad-Libs?

There's the resistance-affiliated droid, who ends up stranded on a desert planet carrying a secret message (BB-8). There's the nobody with the dead-end job and a Jedi obsession (Daisy Ridley's Rey), who has a life-changing encounter with said droid. There's the reckless kid uncertain of his allegiances (John Boyega's Finn). There's the cocky pilot (Oscar Isaac's Poe Dameron). There's the powerful, masked villain, too (Adam Driver's Kylo Ren).

The plot is as unwieldy and MacGuffin-filled as one might expect. It almost serves no purpose to go into the specifics at this point beyond the fact that the galaxy is in disarray, an evil army is growing (as is a resistance), and a series of coincidences help Rey collect a "Wizard of Oz"-worthy posse to help get BB-8 back to its rightful owners.

This time, it's all because of Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill).

He's vanished. Those are the first words on the screen and the last we'll say about the big mystery.

RATED: PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for "sci-fi action violence."

RUNNING TIME: 135 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Three stars out of four.

"45 Years"

How many great movies could be written across the enigmatic, profound face of Charlotte Rampling? Hundreds? Thousands? At any rate, Andrew Haigh's "45 Years" is one of them.

In it, Rampling stars as half of a childless couple — Kate and Geoff (Tom Courtenay) Mercer — preparing to celebrate their 45th anniversary. In minutes, we can already feel jealousy welling in us from snapshots of their peaceful, harmonious lives in rural England: dog walks, drinking tea and taking leisurely trips into town.

That such appearances of elderly tranquility are not what they seem is one of the notions upended by "45 Years." A letter arrives for Geoff with startling news that the frozen body of the woman he dated before meeting Kate has been found in a Swiss glacier where she died in an accident while traveling with Geoff more than 50 years ago. "Like something in the freezer," mumbles an astonished Geoff.

The news unsettles Geoff, transporting him back to his mid20s self, unmooring an iceberg of the past. Confessions follow, revealing a deeper history than Kate was before aware. She watches with increasing alarm as her husband begins smoking again and rummaging around the attic late at night for pictures of his old flame. Their previously rock-solid relationship is suddenly beset with fissures and tremors erupted by a history that isn't so ancient, after all.

RATED: R by the Motion Picture Association of America for "language and brief sexuality."

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RUNNING TIME: 95 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Four stars out of four.

"Anomalisa"

In "Anomalisa" everyone looks and sounds the same.

They have the same face (Caucasian, bland, non-descript).

They have the same voice (Tom Noonan's). They bore our protagonist Michael Stone (voiced by David Thewlis) to death.

And this feeling that he's the only individual on the planet among all these clones might be the cause of his unravelling.

In this very R-rated stop-motion animated feature, scripted

by Charlie Kaufman (writer of "Adaptation." and "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind") and co-directed by Kaufman and Duke Johnson, we spend one day with this sad sack narcissist on an overnight trip to Cincinnati. He's there to give a lecture about his book, "How May I Help You Help Them," a top selling manifesto on the art of customer service.

It's successful enough that people in the hotel recognize him immediately.

Back in his room, Michael sinks into himself, bereft of an easy hookup. It's just him and his Belvedere martinis with a twist until he hears an alarming sound from the hotel hallway — a voice that's not Tom Noonan's. It's Jennifer Jason Leigh's.

Michael bursts out of his room like the owner of this voice is his last chance for survival, frantically knocking on random hotel room doors to find her.

The woman has travelled from Akron, Ohio, (over 200 miles) to hear him speak. She's a big fan, as is her co-worker. And this woman is different in voice and face. Her name is Lisa.

She's an anomaly. She's his Anoma-Lisa, he tells her later when things get intimate.

RATED: R by the Motion Picture Association of America for "strong sexual content, graphic nudity and language."

RUNNING TIME: 90 minutes.

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

"The Forest"

The January movie has long had a reputation for being among the worst that Hollywood has to offer, as though everyone collectively acknowledges that they need a month to catch up on the glut of prestige offerings and awards hopefuls that hit at the end of December. There are always exceptions of course, but unfortunately "The Forest," a rotten horror film about twin sisters and the spooky Japanese woods where people go to kill themselves, is not one of them.

It's rife with unbearable dialogue, cheap jump scares, and far too familiar imagery which makes the whole experience instantly forgettable.

The story starts when Sara (Natalie Dormer), a young, wealthy professional living with a blandly handsome husband (Eoin Macken), discovers that her expat twin sister has disappeared in a forest in Japan. This isn't any forest, though. It's Aokigahara, also known as the suicide forest.

Everyone she talks to assures her that her sister is definitely dead by now.

But Sara knows better. In "The Forest" being a twin means that you have a spidey sense that your other half is around and living. There's a buzz, or something, and one time when Jess (also played by Dormer) took too many pills, the hum stopped.

That's Sara knew something was wrong and knew to call the police to check on her. Fine, whatever.

So Sara hops on a plane to Japan to search for Jess in the spooky suicide forest. Her dreams and eventually visions get creepier the closer she gets. There some elderly Japanese women around to warn her not to go into the forest, too — it's haunted by the spirits of the dead, she's too sad, and it's too dangerous.

RATED: PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for "disturbing thematic content and images."

RUNNING TIME: 95 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: A half star out of four.

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Associated Press

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Dormer wasted in "The Forest"

By LINDSEY BAHR Associated Press The January movie has long had a reputation for being among the worst that Hollywood has to offer, as though everyone collectively acknowledges that they need a month to catch up on the glut of prestige offerings and awards hopefuls that hit at the end of December. There are always exceptions of course, but unfortunately "The Forest," a rotten horror film about twin sisters and the spooky Japanese woods where people go to kill themselves, is not one of them.

It's rife with unbearable dialogue, cheap jump scares, and far too familiar imagery which makes the whole experience instantly forgettable.

The story starts when Sara (Natalie Dormer), a young, wealthy professional living with a blandly handsome husband (Eoin Macken), discovers that her expat twin sister has disappeared in a forest in Japan. This isn't any forest, though. It's Aokigahara, also known as the suicide forest. Everyone she talks to assures her that her sister is definitely dead by now.

But Sara knows better. In "The Forest" being a twin means that you have a spidey sense that your other half is around and living.

There's a buzz, or something, and one time when Jess (also played by Dormer) took too many pills, the hum stopped. That's Sara knew something was wrong and knew to call the police to check on her. Fine, whatever.

So Sara hops on a plane to Japan to search

for Jess in the spooky suicide forest. Her dreams and eventually visions get creepier the closer she gets. There some elderly Japanese women around to warn her not to go into the forest, too â&#x20AC;&#x201D; it's haunted by the spirits of the dead, she's too sad, and it's too dangerous.

Thankfully that night at the bar, she meets a handsome American travel writer from Australia, Aiden (Taylor Kinney) who offers to let her accompany him and a park ranger, Michi (Yukiyoshi Ozawa) into the forest.

Michi does "off the books" treks through the woods to try to save people from killing themselves. And, of course, there things go crazy, especially after Sara decides to stay overnight.

This forest apparently really is popular

among suicidal people â&#x20AC;&#x201D; so much so that there's a sign at the entrance urging visitors to think of their families. That fact on its own is truly horrifying and possibly worthy of a cinematic interpretation of why that is. Here, it's exploited for an unimaginative mishmash of silly horror objectives. For example, not only will the forest bring out any latent sadness, but the spirits there are also angry, vindictive and restless. And beware the bruised and battered Japanese girls wandering around in school uniforms.

Even Sara, a happy, well-adjusted adult with a horrific trauma in her past, is not immune to the powers of the suicide forest.

A character's descent into madness can be the stuff of cinematic gold, but this is both ridiculous and, at times, needlessly confusing.

"The Revenant" worthy of the accolades

By ROBERT GRUBAUGH For The Edge Several things struck me about "The Revenant" right from the jump. I had dramatically underestimated its performance at the weekend Box Office. I don't think anyone in the industry had forecast it to so closely challenge "Star Wars" for its crown this early in the run for either picture. I was also surprised when it won several of the high profile Golden Globe awards Sunday night. I had made my plans to see it after work on Monday and I felt a little adrift in a sea of cluelessness as to just what made this movie so special. Frankly, though, it was the word 'revenant' that had given me the most pause. I had no idea what it meant. Thankfully, the good people at Merriam-Webster had my back and I now know that it means 'one who returns from

death or a long journey'. Either is highly applicable to Leonardo DiCaprio's starring turn in this picture.

"The Revenant" is based on true events and largely comes from an adaptation of Michael Punke's 2002 novel "The Revenant: A Story of Revenge". Wilderness guide Hugh Glass (DiCaprio) is the central figure in this story about a group of fur trappers in the upper Missouri River areas of South Dakota that are attacked savagely by a band of Ree natives who are on the hunt for the kidnapped daughter of one of their elders.

While fleeing over land from the river route they'd planned to take back to Fort Kiowa, Glass is mauled quite gruesomely by a grizzly bear protecting its two cubs. The scene comes almost an hour into a gritty and ultrarealistic movie, but it's the scene all ticket-buyers are really paying

to see. The mutilation goes on for several minutes, with the bear getting in its licks and Glass having a go at it with both his rifle and hunting knife. Quite fantastically, I'm informed, no actual bear was used in the filming of this elaborate sequence and you easily could have fooled me.

Horrifically wounded and felled by fever, Glass is left to the mercy of his band of trappers, led by the duty-bound and heroic Captain Henry (Domhnall Gleeson). The men attempt to carry him out via a stretcher, but the going gets tough. Despite arguments over mercifully ending his suffering, Henry bribes a pair of men to stay behind with Glass and his adopted Pawnee son, Hawk Forrest Goodluck), until he passes. Those left behind are the naive Bridger (Will Poulter) and the cantankerous Fitzgerald (Tom Hardy). Fitzgerald doesn't wait

any longer than for the captain's men to be out of sight when he begins plotting to get rid of Hawk and Glass sooner rather than later, collect his reward, and skedaddle away from the lurking dangers of the Ree. Relaying the malicious and evil sneer of Fitzgerald in this paper would be as impossible a s t r y i n g t o i m i t a t e H a rd y ' s mumbled delivery. You gotta see it to believe it.

From here, the movie unspools over the course of many weeks w h i l e G l a s s , re f u s i n g t o d i e q u i e t l y, s e e k s s h e l t e r a n d Fitzgerald. He survives purely on revenge, it seems, and with little sustenance other than what he is able to glean from the frigid countryside. The stark beauty of the film is breathtaking. Eastern Canada doubles for the setting during production and director Alejandro Inarritu (of last year's "Birdman") famously put his cast

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and crew through a torturous shoot to make it as believable as possible. From Leo's frozen beard and wheezy breathing, to the unshakeable images of a horse taking its rider right over a cliff, I can't believe how well Mother Nature was captured on film.

If I didn't know better, I would believe the scene where a dead horse is filleted open to house a freezing man within its steaming carcass was real. Fortunately, the American Humane Association was able to assure me via the closing credits that it was not.

Revenge has been done better on the silver screen, but never more coldly than in "The Revenant."

"The Revenant" runs 156 minutes and is rated R for strong frontier combat and violence, including gory images, a sexual assault, language, and brief nudity. I give this film three and a half stars out of four.

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The Arts

The Rep to host world premiere of "Georama" For The Edge The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis presents the world premiere of "Georama", book by West Hyler and Matt Schatz, music and lyrics

by Schatz and additional music and lyrics by Jack Herrick. Directed by Hyler, this sweeping and celebratory musical runs January 20 – February 7 in the Emerson Studio Theatre of the Loretto-Hilton Center for the Performing Arts. Curtain times are Tuesdays at 7 pm; Wednesdays-Fridays at 8 pm; Saturday matinees at 4 pm; selected Saturday nights at 8 pm; with Sunday performances at 2 and 7 pm.

In the mid 1800s, John Banvard created the first "Georama", a three-mile long scrolled painting celebrating the majesty of the Mighty Mississippi. Once a starving sketch artist, his creation catapulted him to a life of luxury and notoriety, but also brought competition and deception that threatened to push his passion to the wayside. "Georama" illustrates an artist’s rise and fall, and the choice between the art he loves and the life he’s always longed for.

"Georama" began its long journey to the stage in 2007, when Hyler first read about Banvard’s epic rise and fall from riches in a McSweeney’s article. He soon brought aboard Schatz and Herrick to construct the tunes that would soundtrack a stage adaptation. Their vision got a massive boost in 2014, when The Rep presented a reading of the musical as part of its Ignite! New Play Festival. Now The Rep is proud to stage the show’s world premiere.

A massive part of the production will be an actual "Georama" painting that will scroll through a series of hand-painted scenic backdrops. Measuring roughly 600 feet long, this incredible undertaking is the result of countless hours of concept work from scenic designer Scott C. Neale (One Man, Two Guvnors), as well as weeks of hand painting by artists at The Paint Space in South St. Louis City. The painting will transport audiences from the St. Louis riverfront to Boston, New York City, London, Egypt and more. Members of the backstage crew will hand-crank the panoramic painting to make it move.

The production design team also includes costume designer Meg Weedon, lighting designer Ann Wrightson and sound designer Rusty Wandall. Shannon B. Sturgis serves as stage manager.

"Georama" stars PJ Griffith as Banvard, with Jillian Louis as his wife and business partner Elizabeth. Randy Blair will play the opportunistic Taylor, while Dan Sharkey (The Fantasticks) fills a variety of roles. Music director Jacob Yates and multi-instrumentalist Em ily M i ke se l l pro v i d e l i v e m u s i ca l accompaniment.

Tickets are $42 (previews), $50 (weeknights and Sundays) and $65 (Fridays and Saturdays).

They are available at The Rep Box Office, located inside the Loretto-Hilton Center, by phone at (314) 968-4925 and online at http:// www.repstl.org.

The Loretto-Hilton Center is located at 130 Edgar Road (on the campus of Webster University).

For additional information about The Rep’s production of "Georama", including a

guide introducing the characters, plot and background on the play, photos related to the production and more, visit The Rep’s comprehensive public website at http:// www.repstl.org.

The Studio Theatre series comprises three productions and is performed from October through April.

All performances are given in the Emerson

Studio Theatre in the Loretto-Hilton Center, 130 Edgar Road, Webster Groves.

Since its creation in 1978, this 125-seat "black box"-style space located directly below the Browning Theatre, has been home to some of the theatre's most challenging and exciting works.

Molly's Hammer is the next scheduled production, March 9-27.

Laumeier Sculpture Park announces schedule Laumeier Sculpture Park, located 12580 Rott Road in St. Louis, has announced its winter schedule.

For more information call (314) 615-5278.

September 2015–February 2016 Fall + Winter Art Classes + Workshops L a u m e i e r S c u l p t u re P a r k o ff e r s a g e - a p p ro p r i a t e courses as multi-day classes and one-day workshops.

Art Classes and Workshops provide participants with a focused experience within a particular medium, process or concept. Art Classes and Workshops are taught by local, experienced Artist-Instructors and are designed to encourage artistic development and self- expression. Small class sizes provide participants with individual attention; projects are designed to allow participants the freedom to explore their own potential and creativity. Art Classes and Workshops meet at Laumeier Sculpture Park, 12580 Rott Road, Saint Louis, Missouri. Call 314.615.5278 or visit www.laumeier.org for more information. Supported

by PNC Arts Alive, UMB Bank and The Employees Community Fund of Boeing St. Louis.

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September 2015–April 2016 Laumeier Teen Program Laumeier Sculpture Park’s new Teen Program for ages 13 to 19 builds on the successful growth of Laumeier’s summer Art Camps for ages 4 to 15. Designed to encourage creative expression in young adults, the program offers workshops and mentoring to assist teens seeking a future in the arts in preparing well-rounded portfolios, vital for admission to college arts programs. The program features artist visits, studio workshops and portfolio review sessions. The Teen Program meets on the first and third Fridays of each month during the school year at Laumeier Sculpture Park, 12580 Rott Road, Saint Louis, Missouri. Call 314.615.5278 or visit www.laumeier.org for more information.

October 16, 2015–February 14, 2016 Raqs Media Collective: Art in the Age of Collective Intelligence If the World is a Fair Place Then...

Laumeier Sculpture Park’s inaugural exhibition in the Whitaker Foundation Gallery of the new Adam Aronson

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Fine Arts Center is a textual installation by Jeebesh Bagchi, Monica Narula and Shuddhabrata Sengupta of the Raqs Media Collective, a New Delhi-based collaborative with a politically charged artistic and theoretical practice. Art in the Age of Collective Intelligence consists of a large series of photographs and a constructed library of books expanding on the Collective’s ongoing preoccupation with change from the inside. The exhibition also includes an outdoor commission, If the World is a Fair Place Then..., inspired by the more than 500 responses to the prompt gathered by Laumeier in 2014. Forty stainless steel bands etched with various thoughts, feelings and ideas from the responses encircle tree trunks along Laumeier ’s Art Hike Trail, exploring Raqs’ interest in the history of World’s Fairs—especially the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis— and the polyphony of the crowd. The exhibition runs Friday, October 16–Sunday, February 14, at Laumeier Sculpture Park, 12580 Rott Road, Saint Louis, Missouri.

Free. Call 314.615.5278 or visit www.laumeier.org for more information.

The Arts For the Intelligencer The Touhill Performing Arts Center on the University of Missouri-St. Louis has updated its calendar for the spring semester.

All single tickets on sale now, unless otherwise noted, at the Touhill Performing Arts Center Ticket Office; online at www. touhill.org; or by phone at 314516-4949. MOMIX in Alchemia Presented by Dance St. Louis January 29 & 30; Fri @ 8PM; Sat @ 2 & 8PM; $30, $40, $50 Inspired by the four classic elements of earth, air, fire and water – let the dazzling dancerillusionists of MOMIX take you on an enchanting journey with its stunning new multimedia show!

ARIANNA STRING QUARTET: SALUD! SAUDE! February 5; Fri @ 8PM; $27 In celebration of their seventh trip to Brazil, the Arianna Quartet brings the sounds from three of South America’s very best to St. Louis. Villa-Lobos: String Quartet No.1; Piazzolla: Four for Tango Ginastera: String Quartet No.1, Op.20 GREGORY PORTER February 6, Sat @ 8PM; $20, $29, $39, $49 A singer/songwriter, Porter composes socially conscious songs and performs them with such a rich depth of talent that each of his first three albums were Grammy-nominated, garnering a win in 2014 for Best Jazz Vocal Album, Liquid Spirit.

IN IT FOR LOVE Presented by Saint Louis Ballet February 13-14; Sat @8PM; Sun @2:30pm; $32, $38, $47, $51 This annual romantic program features familiar tunes and choreography from both Gen Horiuchi and renowned guest c h o r e o g r a p h e r s . T h i s y e a r, choreographer Christopher d’Amboise will set a fun love story to ballet, and Horiuchi will collaborate with longtime friend and composer Joseph Morra for an original piece.

S O L A S P re s e n t e d b y U M S L International Studies and Programs February 20; Sat @ 8PM; $20 In 1996, in a manner befitting their name (Gaelic for “light”), Solas burst onto the Irish music scene and instantly became a beacon – an incandescent ensemble that found contemporary relevance in timeless traditions without ever stooping to clichés. Through fresh and unexpected arrangements of age-old tunes, compelling and topical originals and covers, and unparalleled musicianship, Solas continues to define the path for the Celtic music world and drive the genre forward.

ARLO GUTHRIE – ALICE’S RESTAURANT 50TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR February 16; Tues @7:30PM; $29, $49, $59, $79 Fifty years ago, Arlo Guthrie famously took out the trash after Thanksgiving dinner. The hilarious account of events that followed not only kept Guthrie from military service, but also became a platinum selling record and full-length motion picture. Now, in celebration of its 50th anniversary, folk icon Arlo Guthrie will perform “The Alice’s Restaurant Massacree”

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Solas will perform at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center at 8 p.m. on Feb. 20. in its entirety. The concert also features a nostalgic multimedia trip through previously unseen Guthrie archives.

PNC ARTS ALIVE NEW D A N C E H O R I Z O N S I V: A C E L E B R AT I O N I N S P I R E D B Y ST. LOUIS’ LEGENDARY BLACK ARTISTS Presented by Dance St. Louis February 26 & 27; Fri @ 8PM; Sat @ 2PM & 8PM; $20 Dance St. Louis’ original creation, New Dance Horizons, returns for its fourth year, but with a twist. In celebration of Black History Month, three n a t i o n a l l y re n o w n e d A f r i c a n American choreographers create t h re e n e w w o r k s i n s p i re d b y legendary St. Louis AfricanAmerican artists.

ARIANNA STRING QUARTET: OCTET! March 4; Fri @ 8PM; $27

The Arianna Quartet welcomes the internationally acclaimed St. Petersburg String Quartet to St. Louis for a special evening of great music among friends.

Beethoven: Quartet in E-flat Major, Op.74 “Harp” (Arianna Quartet); Shostakovich: Quartet N o . 9 i n E - f l a t m a j o r, O p . 11 7 (St. Petersburg Quartet); Mendelssohn: Octet in E-flat Major, Op.20 PULSE – A MADCO CABARET PERFORMANCE March 11-12; Fri & Sat @ 8PM; $30 MADC O c o ntinue s to b ring athletic, vibrant dance to t h e s t a g e . Wi t h a c o n t i n u e d partnership with UMSL Music Department and new choreography from fresh voices Claire Hilleren, Brandon Fink and Lindsay Hawkins, Pulse is an intimate blend of music and

sound.

THE JIM WIDNER BIG BAND March 13; Sun @ 3PM; $27 St. Louis’ premier big band, formerly known as the St. Louis Jazz Orchestra, comprises the finest jazz artists from the area.

Each performance swings with the sounds of the jazz greats like Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Stan Kenton, Maynard Ferguson, and others, as well as contemporary music from writers like Gordon Goodwin.

IN THE MOOD March 18; Fri @2pm & 8pm; $29, $39, $49 Hop aboard the "Chattanooga Choo Choo" to “Tuxedo Junction" and get "In the Mood" to hear a “Moonlight Serenade” performed by a 13-piece big band and a half dozen singer-dancers with some hot boogie woogie. In The Mood is a fully staged tribute to Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, The

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Andrews Sisters and big band greats of the '40s.

S WA N L A K E P r e s e n t e d b y Saint Louis Ballet April 1-3; Fri @ 8PM; Sat @2:30pm & 8pm; Sun @2:30pm; $32, $38, $47, $51 One of the most popular ballets of all time! Gen Horiuchi revives Swan Lake, a Saint Louis Ballet favorite. Last performed by the company in 2010, the ballet features traditional elements along with Horiuchi’s choreography.

HOOKING UP WITH THE SECOND CITY April 15 & 16; Fri @ 7 & 10PM; Sat @ 6 & 9PM; $36 The Second City knows a few things about love – they’ve been looking at and laughing about relationships for over 55 years.

Hooking Up With The Second City makes mirth out of missed connections, girls’ night out a d v e n t u re s a n d a l l t h e c r a z y things we do for love.

ENSEMBLE E S PA Ñ O L S PA N I S H D A N C E T H E AT E R Presented by Dance St. Louis April 15 & 16; Fri @ 8PM; Sat @ 2 & 8PM; $30, $40, $50 With passion, power and spectacle, the 40 dancers, singers, musicians and guest artists of Chicago’s ce l e b r a t e d En se mb l e Esp a ñ ol Spanish Dance Theater highlight a mosaic of Hispanic cultures from around the world. Ensemble Español brings sophistication to the art, seducing the crowd with romance mixed with unpredictable choreography.

BENTO RAKUGO Presented by UMSL International Studies and Programs April 17; Sun @ 3PM; $20 Rakugo is a traditional Japanese comic storytelling where a performer sits on zabuton, a Japanese cushion, and tells a comic story using a sensu (fan) and a tenugi (towel).

Wi t h K a b u k i a n d B u n r a k u , Rakugo endures as one of the most popular forms of Japanese traditional theatre.

ARIANNA STRING QUARTET: BEETHOVEN’S TRIUMPH May 6; Fri @ 8PM; $27 The ASQ’s season finale begins with Edvard Grieg’s electrifying String Quartet in G minor, Op.27, an audience favorite that soars with a breadth of expression and powerful resonance like no other in the string quartet repertoire.

Grieg: Quartet in G minor, Op.27; Beethoven: String Quartet in C# minor, Op.131 EMERSON SPRING TO D A N C E F E S T I VA L 2 0 1 6 Presented by Dance St. Louis and the Touhill May 27–29; Fri-Sun; Lobby open at@ 5:30PM; Lee Theatre 6PM; Anheuser-Busch Performance Hall 7:30PM $10-15; on sale April 1 St. Louis’ path-breaking dance festival, SPRING TO DANCE®, returns for its ninth y e a r. A s o n e o f t h e re g i o n ’ s m u s t - s e e e v e n t s , S P R I N G TO DANCE® brings together 30 professional dance companies from across the country for three unique, exhilarating nights over Memorial Day weekend.

All single tickets on sale now, unless otherwise noted, at the Touhill Performing Arts Center Ticket Office; online at www. touhill.org; or by phone at 314516-4949.

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The Arts CAM announces spring exhibits For The Edge

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his spring CAM (the Contemporary Art Museum) fills the Museum with a selected survey of preeminent figurative painter Lisa Yuskavage; the kinetic sculptures of Arcangelo Sassolino; new work by Tala Madani, Arlene Shechet, Peter Sutherland, Ned Vena, and The Propeller Group; and artwork created in 2015 by the St. Louis community through CAM’s ArtReach program.

CAM is located at 3750 Washington Boulevard in St. Louis.

Add us to your address book For more information, call 314.535.4660 or visit http://camstl. org.

Museum hours are Wednesday to Sunday 10 to 5 p.m.; open until 8 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays.

Here's a look at what's lined up: • Lisa Yuskavage: The Brood Jan 15, 2016 - Apr 3, 2016 Lisa Yuskavage: The Brood presents twenty-five years of the New York-based artist’s work, espousing her bold vision for contemporary figurative painting.

The Brood is Yuskavage’s first solo museum exhibition in the United States in over fifteen years, comprising key paintings that chart her emergence in the early 1990s to the present. Merging the grand

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tradition of portraiture with the expansive vocabulary of female transgression and empowerment, Yuskavage’s sensuous palette and confrontational subject matter provoke the imagination and create a sometimes polarizing space: the artist presents the female body as a site of defiance and decadence.

The Brood is not so much a comprehensive survey as it is a thorough account of Yuskavage’s development and identity as an artist, presenting her signature paintings in three compositional formats: diptychs, triptychs, and what the artist calls “symbiotic portraits.” While the first two categories conventionally describe artworks in two and three parts, the third—symbiotic portraits—refers to single-panel paintings that feature multiple figures, often elaborately intertwined. This overarching structure allows viewers to focus on relationships between panels, figures, and the works and their own bodies. The Brood positions Yuskavage as one of the most significant painters of her generation and presents a cogent argument for figuration’s importance, promise, and renewed agency.

Lisa Yuskavage (b. 1962, Philadelphia) lives and works in New York City. Solo exhibitions include David Zwirner, New York (2006, 2015); Zwirner & Wirth, New York (2006); Museo Tamayo Arte Contemporáneo, Mexico City (2006); Royal Academy of Arts, London (2002); Centre d’Art Contemporain,

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Geneva (2001); and the Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (2000).

Yuskavage’s work is housed in numerous museum collections, such as the Art Institute of Chicago; the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington D.C.; Walker Art Center, Minneapolis; and the Museum of Modern Art, New York.

Lisa Yuskavage: The Brood was curated by Christopher Bedford, Henry and Lois Foster Director of the Rose Art Museum at Brandeis University, and organized for the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis by Jeffrey Uslip, Chief Curator.

• Arcangelo Sassolino: Not Human Jan 15, 2016 - Apr 3, 2016 Arcangelo Sassolino: Not Human is the Italian sculptor’s first solo museum exhibition in the United States, featuring his kinetic sculptures that breathe, explode, punch, and crush. Elegantly fabricated with the help of experts and engineers, each work mimics a human experience: taking a breath, biting down. But these anthropomorphic references are complicated by the fact that the objects can be menacing as well as captivating; while some are poetic, others confront viewers with seemingly dangerous and violent acts.

Not Human highlights the three distinct states of Sassolino’s sculptures: the machine at rest, the action, and the ensuing aftermath.

Macroscopic and domestic (2010), for example, consists of a powdercoated air compression tank that rhythmically inflates and deflates an empty water bottle, essentially functioning like a respirator or lung.

In Untitled (2007), a block of wood is subjected to the force of a hydraulic piston, initially concealed within a polished exterior. Once activated, the machine slowly releases a solid steel “arm,” breaking the plank in two and emitting gunshot-like noises as the structure splinters.

Sassolino attempts to push the expectations of sculpture, re-casting physical, often times destructive, acts. His work calls into question the qualities one must possess to be human, while raising doubt about agency and empathy in our contemporary consciousness.

Arcangelo Sassolino (b. 1967, Vicenza, Italy) lives and works in

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his hometown. His solo exhibitions include Palais de Tokyo, Paris (2008); Critical Mass, Feinkost, Berlin, Germany (2008); Galleria Continua, San Gimignano, Italy (2010); MACRO Museum, Rome, Italy (2011); the environmental projects presented in Z33 Center for Contemporary Art in Hasselt, Belgium (2010); and in the context of Art and The City in Zurich (2012). Sassolino’s work has been featured in a number of group exhibitions, including shows at 104, Paris, France (2015); Bortolami Gallery, New York (2013); Centro di Cultura Contemporanea Strozzina, Firenze, Italy (2012, 2010); Swiss Institute, New York (2011); Tinguely Museum, Basel, Switzerland (2010); Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice, Italy (2009); Micamoca, Berlin, Germany (2009); Dunkers Kulturhus, Helsingborg, Sweden (2008); FRAC, Rheims, France (2007); ZKM, Karlsruhe, Germany (2004); and Fondazione Bevilacqua la Masa, Venice (2002).

Arcangelo Sassolino: Not Human is organized for the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis by Jeffrey Uslip, Chief Curator.

• Peter Sutherland: Forests and Fires Jan 15, 2016 - Apr 3, 2016 Forests and Fires is Michiganborn, New York-based artist Peter Sutherland’s first solo museum exhibition, featuring new sitespecific work for CAM. Sutherland uses a variety of landscape imagery, from mountain ranges to deciduous forests, to evoke incongruous sensations of awe, danger, and the sublime. Incorporating techniques and materials intrinsic to both photography and painting, his work expands the potential of both media. The artist’s process involves digitally printing photographs onto perforated vinyl, attaching the images onto sterling board, and sealing them with acrylic gel medium. By allowing the particle board’s pattern and commercial branding to emerge through the vinyl, Sutherland’s “paintings” appear pixelated, with a hazy atmospheric quality.

CAM’s Project Wall features two tetraptychs, each depicting dense wooded landscapes. These images appear as a single continuous scene divided into two separate groups; the blank space between them operates as a window or passageway, offering viewers an illusionary point of entry. In the

adjacent courtyard, large boulders are sliced in cross-section and affixed with images of a roaring fire. The flames encroach upon the forests’ sensation of calm—a harbinger for environmental destruction. Through his innovative use of materials and process, Sutherland’s practice transforms the traditional landscape genre into a conduit for social commentary.

Forests and Fires sets up a dialectical relationship for the viewer, arguing that industrial progress and the natural sublime are fundamentally incompatible.

Peter Sutherland (b. 1976, Ann Arbor, Michigan) lives and works in New York City. Selected solo exhibitions have been held at Gallery Target, Tokyo (2015); the Still House Group, New York (2015, 2014); Galerie Rodolphe Janssen, Brussels (2014); White Cube Gallery, London (2014); Bill Brady KC Gallery, Kansas (2013); and ATM Gallery, New York (2008).

Sutherland’s work has been featured in a number of group exhibitions, including shows at the Journal Gallery, New York (2015); the Still House Group, London (2015); Museum Dhont-Dhaenens, Lys, Belgium (2014); and the Nahmad Contemporary, New York (2014).

Peter Sutherland: Forests and Fires is organized for the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis by Jeffrey Uslip, Chief Curator.

Pictured are works by Peter Sutherland, above, and Arcangelo Sassolino. Photos for The Edge.

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Play looks at the early life of Muhammad Ali

Missouri History Museum to present a unique look at the champ For The Edge

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nd In This Corner...

Cassius Clay” is a play by awardwinning playwright Idris Goodwin. Based on the true early life of Muhammad Ali – Cassius Clay, Jr. – in Jim Crow Louisville, the play tells the story of a young man who believes his potential is unlimited despite the segregation and racism he is surrounded by. With the help of his first boxing coach, Joe Martin, a white police officer, Cassius starts the journey toward fulfilling his boxing dreams. But through the course of the play, he comes to understand there are more important things than personal success – he must also use his gifts to work for the good of his community.

Presented by Metro Theater Company as the mainstage production of its 2015-16 season, “And In This Corner...Cassius Clay” has only been performed in one other city. It premiered in Louisville, Kentucky in January 2015 at the Kentucky Center for the Arts. Metro Theater Company chose this play as its mainstage production as a response to high tensions in the last year as St. Louis struggles with racial and economic inequity, strained relationships with law enforcement and disenfranchised youth unsure of their role in our community. The play is a vehicle to help students and adults in St. Louis approach questions that have come out of Ferguson and the events that have transpired since then.

Through the story of young

Cassius Clay, Jr. (Muhammad Ali) and his life in Jim Crow Louisville, audiences will gain a deeper understanding of the complex issues that contribute to inequity in our community through a historical context.

Audiences will be inspired by the decision of young Cassius Clay to reach beyond personal success to achieve greater community good.

With the potential to directly serve more than 11,000 people – over 8,000 of them youth from various racial, ethnic and economic backgrounds – Metro Theater Company, in conjunction with its national and regional community partners of civic leaders, educators and community organizations, also developed The Cassius Project. This powerful project is an opportunity to begin long-term change in St. Louis and address youth disenfranchisement. It offers a series of community programs,

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wrap-around tools and resources in conjunction with the play that will educate audiences and then engage and empower them to find ways to get personally involved in making St. Louis a stronger community. For more information, please visit cassiusproject.com.

Performances are February 12-28, – Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m.; Sundays at 2 p.m. at the Missouri History Museum (Lee Auditorium), Lindell & Debaliviere in Forest Park, 314746-4599 www.mohistory.org Tickets are $12-$18, and available now at http:// cassiusproject.com or calling the Metro Theater Box Office at 314-441-5792. $18 adults; $14 students, seniors and military; $12 MHM Members, groups of 10 or more; $8 school group rate.

For more information, call Ron James, Metro Theater Company 314.932.7414 Ext.105, ron@ metroplays.org.

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The Arts Arts calendar Sunday, Jan. 24

C a r l R i c h a r d s : M O N E Y. VISUALIZED, Coca, St. Louis, Runs until March 16.

Sunset Baby presented by The Black Rep 2015-26 Edison Series, Edison Theater, St. Louis, Runs until Jan. 31.

Arcangelo Sassolino: Not Human, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, Runs until April 3.

Arlene Shechet: Urgent Matter, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, Runs until April 3.

Interpretations: 15th Biennial Teapot Exhibition, Craft Alliance Center, St. Louis, Runs until March 20.

Lisa Yuskavage: The Brood, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, Runs until April 3.

Ned Vena: Paintings Without Borders 2, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, Runs until April 3.

Peter Sutherland: Forests and Fires, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, Runs until April 3.

Tala Madani, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, Runs until April 3.

The Propeller Group, Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, Runs Until March 2.

The Perceptive Mechanism, The Kranzberg Arts Center, St. Louis, 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Runs through Jan. 30.

Kota: Digital Excavations in African Art, Pulitzer Arts Foundation, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Runs through March 19.

A Walk in 1875 St. Louis Exhibit, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through February 14.

Raqs Media Collective: Art In The Age Of Collective Intelligence, Laumiere Sculpture Park, St. Louis, 8:00 a.m. to Half Hour Past Sunset, Runs Through February 14.

Leica: 100 Years of Excellence Exhibit, International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through April 24.

St. Louis Modern, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through Jan. 31.

6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Runs through Jan. 30.

Kota: Digital Excavations in African Art, Pulitzer Arts Foundation, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Runs through March 19 A Walk in 1875 St. Louis Exhibit, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through February 14.

Raqs Media Collective: Art In The Age Of Collective Intelligence, Laumiere Sculpture Park, St. Louis, 8:00 a.m. to Half Hour Past Sunset, Runs Through February 14.

Leica: 100 Years of Excellence Exhibit, International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through April 24.

St. Louis Modern, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through Jan. 31.

Teapot Exhibition, Craft Alliance Center, St. Louis, Runs until March 20.

Lisa Yuskavage: The Brood, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, Runs until April 3.

Ned Vena: Paintings Without Borders 2, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, Runs until April 3.

Peter Sutherland: Forests and Fires, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, Runs until April 3.

Tala Madani, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, Runs until April 3.

The Propeller Group, Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, Runs Until March 2.

The Perceptive Mechanism, The Kranzberg Arts Center, St. Louis, 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Runs through Jan. 30.

Kota: Digital Excavations in African Art, Pulitzer Arts Foundation, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Runs through March 19.

A Walk in 1875 St. Louis Exhibit, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through February 14.

Raqs Media Collective: Art In The Age Of Collective Intelligence, Laumiere Sculpture Park, St. Louis, 8:00 a.m. to Half Hour Past Sunset, Runs Through February 14.

Leica: 100 Years of Excellence Exhibit, International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs

Tuesday, Jan. 26

C a r l R i c h a r d s : M O N E Y. VISUALIZED, Coca, St. Louis, Runs until March 16.

Sunset Baby presented by The Black Rep 2015-26 Edison Series, Edison Theater, St. Louis, Runs until Jan. 31.

Arcangelo Sassolino: Not Human, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, Runs until April 3.

Arlene Shechet: Urgent Matter, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, Runs until April 3.

Interpretations: 15th Biennial

through April 24.

St. Louis Modern, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through Jan. 31.

Wednesday, Jan. 27

C a r l R i c h a r d s : M O N E Y. VISUALIZED, Coca, St. Louis, Runs until March 16.

Sunset Baby presented by The Black Rep 2015-26 Edison Series, Edison Theater, St. Louis, Runs until Jan. 31.

Arcangelo Sassolino: Not Human, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, Runs until April 3.

Arlene Shechet: Urgent Matter, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, Runs until April 3.

Interpretations: 15th Biennial Teapot Exhibition, Craft Alliance Center, St. Louis, Runs until March 20.

Lisa Yuskavage: The Brood, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, Runs until April 3.

Ned Vena: Paintings Without Borders 2, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, Runs until April 3.

Peter Sutherland: Forests and Fires, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, Runs until April 3.

Tala Madani, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, Runs until April 3.

The Propeller Group, Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, Runs Until March 2.

The Perceptive Mechanism, The

Kranzberg Arts Center, St. Louis, 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Runs through Jan. 30.

Kota: Digital Excavations in African Art, Pulitzer Arts Foundation, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Runs through March 19.

A Walk in 1875 St. Louis Exhibit, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through February 14.

Raqs Media Collective: Art In The Age Of Collective Intelligence, Laumiere Sculpture Park, St. Louis, 8:00 a.m. to Half Hour Past Sunset, Runs Through February 14.

Leica: 100 Years of Excellence Exhibit, International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through April 24.

St. Louis Modern, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through Jan. 31.

Thursday, Jan. 28

Underneath the Lintel, Wool Studio Theater, Creve Cour, 7:30 p.m., Runs Until February 13, 2016 C a r l R i c h a r d s : M O N E Y. VISUALIZED, Coca, St. Louis, Runs until March 16.

Sunset Baby presented by The Black Rep 2015-26 Edison Series, Edison Theater, St. Louis, Runs until Jan. 31.

Arcangelo Sassolino: Not Human, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, Runs until April 3.

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C a r l R i c h a r d s : M O N E Y. VISUALIZED, Coca, St. Louis, Runs until March 16.

Sunset Baby presented by The Black Rep 2015-26 Edison Series, Edison Theater, St. Louis, Runs until Jan. 31.

Arcangelo Sassolino: Not Human, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, Runs until April 3.

Arlene Shechet: Urgent Matter, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, Runs until April 3.

Interpretations: 15th Biennial Teapot Exhibition, Craft Alliance Center, St. Louis, Runs until March 20.

Lisa Yuskavage: The Brood, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, Runs until April 3.

Ned Vena: Paintings Without Borders 2, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, Runs until April 3.

Peter Sutherland: Forests and Fires, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, Runs until April 3.

Tala Madani, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, Runs until April 3.

The Propeller Group, Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, Runs Until March 2.

The Perceptive Mechanism, The Kranzberg Arts Center, St. Louis,

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The Arts Artistic adventures The Sheldon announces winter/ spring exhibition schedule

The Sheldon Art Galleries announces the Winter/Spring 2016 exhibition schedule, with an opening reception on Friday, March 4 from 5-7 p.m. Galleries open until 9 p.m. for First Fridays in Grand Center. Gallery hours are Tuesdays, Noon â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 8 p.m.; Wednesdays â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Fridays, Noon â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5 p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2 p.m. and one hour prior to Sheldon performances and during intermission. Admission is free. For more information on exhibitions, visit TheSheldon. org. More information about each individual exhibit available upon request.

Main Floor Galleries: Printmaking in St. Louis Now March 4 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; May 7, 2016 This exhibition showcases the exciting work being done in printmaking in St. Louis, both by print presses who work with local, national and international artists, and works by individual artists living in the St. Louis area. Both traditional and non- traditional, installation-based approaches are represented. The exhibit includes works by area and international artists published by Evil Prints, Firecracker Press, Island Press, Pele Prints and Wildwood Press, as well as 27 area printmakers and selected photographers who include Ken Botnick, Lisa Bulawski, Bunny Burson, Terrell Carter, Joe Chesla, Carmon Colangelo, Stephen M.

Dalay, Sage Dawson, Yvette Drury Dubinsky, Stan Gellman, Robert Goetz, Cheri Hoffman, Joan Hall, Tom Huck, Mark Katzman, Alicia LaChance, Tom Lang, Leslie Laskey, Travis Lawrence, Peter Marcus, Mary Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Malley, Benjamin Pierce, Tom Reed, Jeffrey Sippel, Amanda Verbeck, John Wahlers and Kenneth C. Wood.

A complementary exhibit of prints by young artists, grades prekindergarten to 12th will be featured in the AT&T Gallery of Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Art. Schools participating are Ames Visual and Performing Arts Elementary (SLPS); Carnahan High School of the Future (SLPS); Central Visual and Performing Arts High School (SLPS); Crossroads College Preparatory School, St. Louis City; Our Lady of Lourdes School, Archdiocese of St. Louis, St. Louis City; and Parkway Central High School, Chesterfield, Missouri. The exhibition is made possible in part

by Northern Trust.

Nancy Spirtas Kranzberg Gallery: Frank Trankina: Superheroes and Night Stories March 4 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; May 21, 2016 Chicago-based painter Frank Trankina explores the duality of still life and storytelling in exquisitely painted scenes that are created with collections of anthropomorphic objects and vintage figurines and toys. A selection of gouache drawings also explore the process and materials of artmaking and the spaces in between. Though Trankinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s works allude to Old Master still life paintings, they stand firmly within our contemporary world â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and often refer to human relationships and all of their

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The exhibit is sponsored in part

by Barbara and Arthur McDonnell.

T h e A n n L e e a n d Wi l f re d Konneker Gallery: Susan Stang: reAPPEARANCES March 4 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; April 30, 2016 Showcasing a selection of eight works from St. Louis artist Susan Stangâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recently published book, reAPPEARANCES, this sequence of 52 photographs take the viewer on a journey through the uncanny coherence of the look of the world.

Shot using a small digital toy camera with a plastic lens, this series includes photographs taken in a number of countries and cities.

Replete with numerous iconic sites and symbols, from the Empire State

Building and Tower of Pisa, to Marilyn Monroe, baseball, gondolas and drive-thru wedding chapels, the variety of locations makes even more apparent the serendipitous connections between different places and cultures.

The Rep to host "The Lion in Winter"

The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis presents The Lion in Winter

by James Goldman, directed by Edward Stern.

This classic portrayal of royal scheming and family feuding runs January 6â&#x20AC;&#x201C;31 on the Browning Mainstage of the Loretto-Hilton Center for the Performing Arts.

Curtain times are Tuesdays at 7 pm; Wednesdays-Fridays at 8 pm; selected Wednesday matinees at

1:30 pm; Saturday matinees at 4 pm; selected Saturday nights at 8 pm; Sunday matinees at 2 pm; and selected Sunday evenings at 7 pm.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Christmas in 1183 at the English royal palace in Chinon, France, and King Henry has his guard up. For the holiday, he is temporarily releasing his wife, Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine, from the imprisonment he imposed on her 10 years ago. Although married and part of the same court, the two are political rivals.

Tickets start at $17.50 (previews) and $21 (regular performances). To purchase, visit The Rep Box Office, located inside the Loretto-Hilton Center, charge by phone by calling (314) 968-4925 or visit The Repâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Online Box Office at http://www. repstl.org.

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The Arts Artistic adventures "Riverdance" coming to The Fox

M o y a D o h e r t y i s p ro u d t o announce the international Irish dance phenomenon is back by popular demand with Riverdance - The 20th Anniversary World Tour, which is celebrating an extraordinary milestone for an incredible show, as it makes stops in St. Louis at the Fabulous Fox Theatre February 12 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 14. The Edinburgh Evening News raves about Riverdance - The 20th Anniversary World Tour, â&#x20AC;&#x153;As for the flaws? Well, there simply arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t any.

Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s to another 20 years!â&#x20AC;?

Tickets for Riverdance - The 20th Anniversary World Tour at the Fabulous Fox are on sale now online at MetroTix.com, by calling 314-5341111 or in person at the Fabulous Fox Box Office. Ticket prices start at $30. Prices are subject to change; please refer to FabulousFox.com for current pricing. Riverdance - The 20th Anniversary World Tour is part of the U.S. Bank Broadway Series.

Performances of Riverdance The 20th Anniversary World Tour at the Fabulous Fox run February 12 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 14. Show times are Friday and Saturday evenings at 8 p.m., Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m., Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m. and Sunday evening at 6:30 p.m.

Riverdance - The 20th Anniversary World Tour, composed

by Bill Whelan, produced by Moya Doherty and directed by John McColgan, is currently celebrating

a sold out and critically acclaimed tour. To mark the eagerly awaited return of the show to North A m e r i c a , e n d i n g a f o u r- y e a r absence, Riverdance - The 20th Anniversary World Tour will feature new costumes, new lighting, new projections and the addition of a brand new number, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Anna Livia,â&#x20AC;? featuring the female members of the Irish dance troupe in an acapella hard-shoe number. For a complete list tour engagements and ticket information for the North American tour cities, please visit www. riverdance.com. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The success of Riverdance across the whole world has gone beyond our wildest dreams,â&#x20AC;? said producer Moya Doherty. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The fact that the show continues to draw and excite

audiences is a tribute to every dancer, singer, musician, staff and crew member who have dedicated themselves to the show. This 20th Anniversary Tour is a thank you to our audiences and a celebration of what has been an incredible journey across two decades.â&#x20AC;?

Riverdance - The 20th Anniversary World Tour is an innovative and exciting blend of dance, music and song. Drawing on Irish traditions, the combined talents of the performers propel Irish dancing and music into the present day, capturing the imagination of audiences across all ages and cultures. Riverdance - The 20th Anniversary World Tour has set design by Robert Ballagh, lighting design by John Comiskey, costume

design by Joan Bergin and sound design by Michael Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Gorman.

For over 20 years, nothing has carried the energy, the sensuality and the spectacle of Riverdance.

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Music Tuning in The Sheldon to presenet The Root Diggers

The Sheldon presents The Root Diggers, Saturday, February 6 at 11 a.m. in the perfect acoustics of the Sheldon Concert Hall. The Root Diggers are a group of six talented string band musicians whose sound is heavily rooted in oldtime traditions. Influenced by the music of John Hartford, Ed Haley, Tom Waits and Old Crow Medicine Show, and performing a blend of traditional Ozark and Appalachian music, The Root Diggers are sure to get toes tapping!

Making up the local St. Louis band is Allen Spencer, mandolin; Colin Blair, fiddle; Steve Pupillo, guitar; Jeremiah Evans, banjo; Alena Wheeler, fiddle; Mark Lang, bass fiddle.

Subscriptions to The Sheldon Matinee Series are still available by calling The Sheldon at 314-5339900. Single tickets are $12 adult reserved/$5 child reserved, and are on sale now through MetroTix at 314-534-1111, through The Sheldon’s website at TheSheldon.org, or in person at The Fox Theatre Box Office, 534 N. Grand Blvd. For more information, call The Sheldon at 314533-9900 or visit TheSheldon.org.

McMurtry to perform at The Sheldon

career. Considered "America's fiercest songwriter" by CNN, Grammy nominated singer/ songwriter McMurtry uses poignant, literate storytelling to make the characters he sings about come alive.

McMurtry has inspired and worked with artists such as Jason Isbell, Robert Earl Keen and John Mellencamp, and is a staple on the Americana Music charts. With multiple Americana Music Awards and a 25+ year career to his credit, McMurtry’s vast catalog of lyrics - with topics both personal and political – continue to ring true.

McMurtry will perform on March 25, 2016 at 8 p.m. at the Sheldon Concert Hall Tickets are $27 orchestra/$22 balcony. Call MetroTix at 314-534-

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Fox to host Experience Hendrix Tour

The 2016 Experience Hendrix Tour will stop at the Fox Theatre for an 8 p.m. show on March 8.

Live at the Fabulous Fox Tuesday, March 8 at 8 p.m.

Tickets are $100, $85, $60, $50, $40, $30 and are available online at metrotix.com, by calling 314-5341111, or in person at the Fabulous Fox Box Office.

Hailed by critics and fans alike as the ‘Guitar Event Of The Year,’ the multi-artist celebration known as the Experience Hendrix Tour is

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array of extraordinary musicians, ranging from blues legend Buddy Guy to Black Label Society and former Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Zakk Wylde, as well as Jonny Lang, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Eric Johnson, Dweezil Zappa and many others. Billy Cox, bassist for both the Jimi Hendrix Experience and Band of Gypsys, anchors a rhythm section that provides the foundation for exciting renditions of such signature Hendrix favorites as “Purple Haze” and “Voodoo Child (Slight Return)”.

Another Successful Story from Eden Village In the past six months over 40 happy & healthy residents returned to their home after a short term stay at Eden Village Skilled Care Center. Pictured is former rehab resident Paul Tucker. After completing his therapy he moved into a Senior Living Apartment at Eden Village.

Eden Village offers inpatient and outpatient physical, occupational and speech therapy. For information call 618-288-5014.

To u r i n g i n s u p p o r t o f Complicated Game, his first new album in six years, James McMurtry makes his Sheldon debut, performing some of the most heralded folk music of his

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

Friday, Jan. 22

Warren Wolf & Wolfpack, Jazz at the Bistro, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

92.3 WIL Hot Country Nights presented by FORD â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Parmalee, Ballpark Village, St. Louis, 6:00 p.m.

STL Symphony Concert: Mahler 5, Powell Symphony Hall, St. Louis, 10:30 a.m.

STL Symphony Concert: Romantic Favorites, Powell Symphony Hall, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

Tom Chapin, Sheldon Concert Hall, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

Pepperland â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Beatles Revue, Cicero's, University City, Doors 8:30 p.m.

The Road to Pointfest 2016 w/A New Breed, Sozorox, Disguise The Limit, Pop's, Sauget, Doors 6:30 p.m.

Blk Juptr feat. Smino w/Monte Booker, Jean Deaux, Bryant Stewart, Jay 2, The Demo, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Ross & Steve, Fast Eddie's Bon Air, Alton, 7:00 p.m.

Champagne Fixx, Fast Eddie's Bon Air, Alton, 8:00 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 24

Battle of the Bands, Cicero's, University City, 4:00 p.m.

Blank Generation, Mathias & The Pirates, Letter to Memphis, Michael Franco, Zach's Wrath, The Demo, St. Louis, Doors 6:00 p.m.

Red Rocks, Fast Eddie's Bon Air, Alton, 2:00 p.m.

County Line Light, Fast Eddie's Bon Air, Alton, 6:00 p.m.

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

Battle of the Bands presented by Gorilla Music, Ciceros, University City, 4:00 p.m.

Black Generation, w/Mathias & The Pirates, Letter to Memphis, Michael Franco, Zach's Wrath, The Demo, St. Louis, Doors 6:00 p.m.

Monday, Jan. 25

Chasing Morgan, w/The Ruthless, The Demo, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 23

Tuesday, Jan. 26

Warren Wolf & Wolfpack, Jazz at the Bistro, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

STL Symphony Concert: Mahler 5, Powell Symphony Hall, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

Duo Bandini-Chiacchiaretta, Sheldon Concert Hall, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m.

The Hillside Barons and Surco, Cicero's, University City, 8:00 p.m.

Local Tribute Showcase feat. Safety Third: A Tribute to Green Day, Tom Joad and the Ghosts (RATM), Pop's, Sauget, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Exotype, Like Monroe w/Alice Alive, We Are Descendants, Fubar, St. Louis, Doors 6:00 p.m.

Brother Lee and The Leather Jackals, The Wilderness, Dibiase, LoopRat, Ramona Deflowered, Billy Brown, DJ Joe Lucky, The Demo, St. Louis, Doors 6:00 p.m.

Stephen Kellogg & His Band w/Anthony D'Amato, Blueberry Hill, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Rich Mahogany, Fast Eddie's Bon Air, Alton, 3:00 p.m.

City and Colour, w/Greyhounds, The Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

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Carnage, w/Valentino Khan, Juaz, The Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Sweettalker, w/Various Hands, Other People, The Great Expectations, The Demo, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 29

Funky Butt Winter Warmup, Jazz at the Bistro, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

Sucks to be Pluto EP Release Show, w/Miller and the Maniacals, Local Dog Dreams, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

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Religion Religion briefs Man behind armed Oregon band says he's on mission from God

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The man behind the armed occupation of a federal wildlife refuge comes from a Mormon family that has been challenging government authority for at least two decades.

Ammon Bundy, like his father in previous confrontations, says he is following directions from God when explaining the anti-government movement he is attempting to lead.

Two years ago, Cliven Bundy was at the center of an armed standoff with federal officials over grazing rights on government land. Federal officials backed away from seizing the Nevada rancher's cattle, but the Bureau of Land Management says the family has not made payments toward a $1.1 million grazing fee and penalty bill.

Now Cliven Bundy's son has put himself in the spotlight in Oregon. His armed group is pressing federal authorities to turn over government land to local control.

In a statement issued Monday, Mormon leaders said

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the Oregon land dispute "is not a church matter," but they condemned the seizure and said they were "deeply troubled" by reports that suggest the armed group is acting "based on Scriptural principles."

responding to a possible break-in said they reported smelling marijuana and finding Xanax.

Caleb Moore pleaded guilty in 2013 and 2014 to separate misdemeanor charges of possession of drug paraphernalia.

Son of Alabama chief justice pleads not guilty to charges

Belfast preacher acquitted of hate speech against Muslims

TROY, Ala. (AP) — The son of Alabama's chief justice has pleaded not guilty to drug charges.

Court documents show Caleb Moore pleaded not guilty on Dec. 21 to two counts. Moore, who is 25, faces charges of felony possession of the prescription medication alprazolam and misdemeanor marijuana possession.

Caleb Moore is the son of Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore, a conservative Christian who made national headlines last year with his attempts to block gay marriage. Roy Moore also is known for erecting a Ten Commandments monument in Alabama's court building.

Caleb Moore was arrested in March in Troy, Alabama. Police

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The Bahá’is of Edwardsville warmly welcome and invite you to investigate the teachings of the Bahá’i Faith.

110 N. Buchanan Edwardsville 656-6450 Very Reverend Jeffrey Goeckner

Sacrament of Reconciliation: Wed., & Thurs. - 6 pm Saturday - 3:30-4:00 pm Saturday Vigil Mass - 4:15 pm Sunday Mass 8:15 am, 10:15 am, 5:15 pm Spanish Mass - 12:15 pm Daily Mass Schedule - Mon., 5:45 pm Tues., Thurs., Fri. - 8:00 am Wed., & Thurs. - 6:45 pm

All Are Welcome

www.st-boniface.com

For more information call (618) 656-4142 or email: Bahai.Edwardsville@sbcglobal.net P.O. Box 545 Edwardsville, IL 62025 www.bahai.us

800 N. Main Street Edwardsville (618) 656-4648

Rev. Jackie K. Havis-Shear

9:00 a.m. ~ Contemporary Worship 9:45 a.m. ~ Sunday School 10:30 a.m. ~ Traditional Worship Free Friday Lunch - 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

www.immanuelonmain.org

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ST. PAUL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH of Rosewood Heights 10 N. Center Street East Alton AWAKENING SERVICE:

Saturday’s at 5 p.m.

A worship service with contemporary music where you can connect with God and others.

Facebook: Awakening Worship STPUMC/Awakening

Sunday Worship: 8:15 & 10:30 a.m.

www.stpaulwired.org ST. PAUL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST 3277 Bluff Rd. Edwardsville, IL 656-1500

BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) — An Irish preacher who was charged with hate speech against Muslims has been acquitted after a judge ruled that his sermon had not been sufficiently offensive.

Scores of Christian supporters cheered Tuesday's judgment at Belfast Magistrates Court as Pastor James McConnell walked free. McConnell faced a charge of spreading grossly offensive messages after his church put his May 2014 sermon denouncing Muslims online.

Outside, the 78-year-old McConnell said he hadn't intended to offend Muslims when describing their faith as satanic and many Muslims as terrorists.

LECLAIRE CHRISTIAN CHURCH 407 Edwardsville Rd. (Rt. 162) Troy, IL 62294 667-6241 Dennis D. Price, Pastor Sunday Worship: 8 a.m., 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m. & 10:35 a.m.

Wednesday Youth Service: 7:00 p.m. New Life Student Ministry www.troyumc.org

MOUNT JOY MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH OF EDWARDSVILLE

327 Olive Street • Edw, IL 656-0845 Steve Jackson, Pastor

Sunday Schedule: Worship at 9:30 am and 11:00 am Please see leclairecc.com for more information.

Daycare 656-2798 Janet Hooks, Daycare Director

leclairecc.com

Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.

Morning Worship: 10:45 a.m.

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

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

www.mtjoymbc.org

Rev. Diane C. Grohmann

Sunday Worship 10:00 a.m.

Our Facility is Handicap Accessible

www.stpauledw.org

Let’s Worship...

This page gives you an opportunity to reach over 16,000 area homes with your services schedule and information.

Call Lisa at 656-4700 Ext 46

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1914 Esic Drive, Edwardsville, 656-0918 “Loving People to Jesus” Shane Taylor, Senior Minister John Bollinger, Student Minister Shawn Smith, Family Life Minister Evan Shaw - Worship Minister

310 South Main, Edwardsville, 656-7498 Traditional Worship: 9:00 a.m.

Coffee Fellowship: 10:00 a.m.

Contemporary Worship: 10:30 a.m.

Sunday School: 10:30 a.m.

Youth: 6:00 p.m.

Dr. Brooks, Lead Minister Jeff Wrigley, Youth & Children’s Director www.fccedwardsville.org

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2013 Dodge Avenger SE V6 Great condition. 23K, single owner, silver. Limited Powertrain Warranty $13,000 Call 390-202-2687 Important Message: It’s illegal for companies doing business by phone to promise you a loan and ask you to pay for it before they deliver. For more information, call toll-free 1-877-FTC-HELP. A public service message from the Edwardsville Intelligencer and the Federal Trade Commission.

Help Wanted General

Accountant (Metro East) Detailed oriented individual needed for full-time accountant position. Duties include: prepare quarterly reports including reconciliation to general ledger, maintain asset database, calculate depreciation preparing reimbursement requests, prepare and analyze complex financial reports.

Bachelor’s in Accounting, CPA preferred, 3+ years accounting experience including audit and payroll tax return experience. Additional requirements include proficiency in MS Word and Excel, ability to organize time effectively, and communicate well with the public and coworkers.

Full time salaried position with excellent fringe benefits. EOE Drug Free Workplace Send letter of interest and resume to: Agency for Community Transit One Transit Way Granite City, IL 62040

Experienced Escrow Closer For Real Estate Closings.

Collinsville Area.

Must be familiar with CD & HUD.

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FOR JUNK CARS. TOWING INCLUDED. 573-705-6103

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Hours 8:30a-5p. Send Resume to: Box 291 c/o The Intelligencer 117 N. 2nd Street

Receptionist Wanted Applicant must possess customer service skills and excellent phone etiquette.

Prior computer experience in a Windows environment is required. Duties include greeting the public, answering multline phone system, routing / screening calls and data entry for an administrative office.

Full-time position with attractive salary and finge package, including paid health insurance. EOE Drug Free Work Environment.

Send interest letter and resume to: Edwardsville Intelligencer Blind Box 293 117 N. Second Street Edwardsville, IL 62025

Wanted To Buy

Apts/Duplexes For Rent

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ARROWHEADS WANTED: local Avocational Archaeologist is looking to purchase either one arrowhead or an entire collection.

Love Indian artifacts!

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Familial status includes children living with parents or legal custodians, pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18.

This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law.

Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis.

To complain of discrimination call HUD toll free at 1-800-669-9777.

The toll free telephone number for the hearing impaired is 1-800-927-9275.

Houses For Rent

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SMOKE FREE Townhomes.

2br, 1.5ba $710 mo.

Great interstate access. Includes washer/dryer, water, sewer and trash service. No pets.

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1BR Apartment Edwardsville Stove, fridge, washer, dryer, fireplace included, partially furnished, all utilities paid. $645.

Call 618-656-9200 1BR loft apt & 1BR duplex $585/mo. + dep No pets/smking. Credit Check. 656-8953 2 BR 1 BA Duplex, Collinsville: bsmt. fam. rm; lrg yd; W/D hkup; updated; lots of storage, nice area!

Must see! $625+dep.

Call 618-781-7692.

2BR Loft, newly remod new kit, ba, wndws/drs d/w, w/d hkups. $725 incl. w/s/t. 593-0173 2br, 1.5ba Townhome.

Glen Carbon, nice area! W/S/T incld.

Stove, refrig, dshwshr, patio. $610/mo + dep.

Call 618-781-7692

Apts/Duplexes For Rent

710

2br, 1.5ba Townhouse Close to bike trail. No pets. 1yr lse. G. Carbon 645-695/mo 288-9882 Furnished Eff., dish, i-net, WiFi, utilities, no smoking w/ ref. $585/mo. 972-0948

Important Message: Companies that do business by phone can’t ask you to pay for credit before you get it. For more information, call toll-free 1-877-FTC-HELP. A public service message from the Edwardsville Intelligencer and the Federal Trade Commission.

Homes For Sale

805

Sunset Hill Cemetery 3 adjoining plots w/monument. Value $5925 for $4500.

Section 18. 719-239-0965

Lots For Sale

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WOODED HOMESITE 2.5 ac+ E’ville schools & utilities, adjoins 5ac commons $250k OBO 972-0948

705

3br, 1.5ba, unfinished bsmnt, w/d hkup, older home, Hale Street. $900/mo. 656-2783 Edw-2br 1ba, No pets.

2 car gar. Near SIUE. $795 + dep. Cr. ck.

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236 E. Oakshire Dr. GLEN CARBON SUN 1-3 $349,900 Mary Christine McMahon 618-604-9220

301 McClelland Drive TROY SUN 1-3 $338,500 Petra Lipphardt 618-580-6014

Delightful 1.5 story w/windows galore in popular Timberwolfe subdivision. Open floor plan w/dramatic 2 story great room, granite counters, newer appls, and finished walkout LL. $369,500 GLEN CARBONPR102556

Enjoy the spectacular lake view from this spacious 4 bedroom home. $269,900 GREENVILLE PR102367

Better than new! New kitchen & baths, all new flooring, fenced yard. $139,900 EDWARDSVILLE PR102553

3 Bedroom, 1 story brick home, full basement, fireplace, 1 car attached garage, 2 car detached garage. $127,500 STAUNTON PR102589

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Thoughtfully designed custom 6 bdrm, 6 bathroom home built on over an acre. $1,450,000 EDWARDSVILLE PR102468

Beautifully crafted 4BR/5BA atrium ranch w/finished walkout LL. Warm and inviting sunroom overlooks heated pool & lush landscaping. $569,500 EDWARDSVILLE PR102585

Entertaining is easy in this beautiful lake property. 5BR/5BA home with open floor plan, screened porch and walkout LL. $469,500 EDWARDSVILLE PR102467

Don’t miss out on this 5 bedroom, 3.5 bath gem located on a 1.1 acre lot in the desirable Woodlands subdivision! $410,000 EDWARDSVILLE PR102544

Splash in the salt water pool! Custom all brick ranch 3BR/3BA 2 acre resort! $319,000 TROY PR102563

Great starter home or investment property. 2BR, 1BA, 1 car garage.

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