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Beauty and the Beast Fox to present the Disney classic.

4 "If/Then"

From Broadway to St. Louis.

11 "Hail, Caesar!"

The Coen brothers strike again.

18 McHenry County It's maple syrup season.

19 You Gotta Eat The Pearl Cafe in Florissant.

22 Schedule set

Gaslight Cabaret Festival Spring Season.

23 Masterworks

Concerts planned in Belleville.

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What’s Happening Friday Feb. 19____________ • Free Family Night at the Magic House, The Magic House, St. Louis, 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

• Marcus Roberts Trio, Jazz at the Bistro, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

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

• Ruthie Foster, Sheldon Concert Hall, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

• Sibelius and Adams, Powell Symphony Hall, St. Louis, 10:30 a.m.

• Widespread Panic, Peabody Opera House, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

• Search Parties, w/Traveling Sound Machine, Dropkick The Robot, Cracked Ceilings, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

• The Road to Pointfest 2016, Pop's, Sauget, Doors 6:30 p.m.

• I's A Cover Show, Cicero's, University City, 6:30 p.m.

• Dirty Dishes, w/The Tennis Lesson, The Demo, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

• 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.

• 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.

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

Saturday Feb. 20____________ • AC2 An Intimate Evening with Andy Cohen & Anderson Cooper Deep Talk and Shallow Tales, The Fox Theater, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

• The Onyx Bridal Affair, The

Sheldon Concert Hall, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m.

• Marcus Roberts Trio, Jazz at the Bistro, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

• Sibelius and Adams, Powell Symphony Hall, St. Louis, 10:30 a.m.

• Solas presented by UMSL International Studies and Programs, Touhill Performing Arts Center, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

• We're A Happy Family, w/ Scene Of Irony, Candy Coated Evil, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

• Trenton P, Pop's, Sauget, Doors 7:00 p.m.

• Captains Courageous, w/ The Former Me, Scouts Honour, Decedy, The Cinema Story, Cicero's, University City, Doors 6:30 p.m.

• Dre Day, The Demo, St. Louis, 9:00 p.m.

• 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.

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The Arts

Photos courtesy of The Fox Theatre

Above and below are two scenes from Disney's Beauty and the Beast.

The Fox will present the Disney classic For The Edge Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, the award-winning worldwide smash hit Broadway musical, is returning to St. Louis as part of the U.S. Bank Broadway Series. Produced

by NETworks Presentations, this elaborate theatrical production will come to life on stage at the Fabulous Fox Theatre March 11 – 13. For information on the production, visit www.BeautyAndTheBeastOnTour. com.

Tickets for Disney’s Beauty and the Beast at the Fabulous Fox are on sale now online at MetroTix. com, by calling 314-534-1111 or in person at the Fabulous Fox Box Office. Ticket prices start at $35.

Prices are subject to change; please refer to FabulousFox.com for current pricing.

Performances of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast at the Fabulous Fox run March 11 – 13. Show times are Friday Saturday evenings at 7:30 p.m., Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m. and Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.

Disney’s Beauty and the Beast features the Academy Award®winning score with music by Alan Menken and lyrics by the late Howard Ashman, with additional songs composed by Alan Menken and lyrics by Tim Rice. The book is written by Linda Woolverton.

The original creators of the Broadway production have reunited for this new touring production. The play is directed by Rob Roth and choreographed by Matt West, with

Costume Design by Ann HouldWard (Tony Award® winner for her work on Disney’s Beauty and the Beast), Lighting Design by Natasha Katz (five-time Tony Award® winner), Scenic Design by Stanley A. Meyer, Sound Design by John Petrafesa Jr. and Music Supervision

by Michael Kosarin.

Disney’s Beauty and the Beast is

the classic story of Belle, a young woman in a provincial town, and the Beast, who is really a young prince trapped in a spell placed by an enchantress. If the Beast can learn to love and be loved, the curse will end and he will be transformed to his former self. But time is running out. If the Beast does not learn his lesson soon, he

and his household will be doomed for all eternity.

Based on the 1991 Academy Aw a r d ® - w i n n i n g a n i m a t e d feature film and celebrating 21 years since its Broadway premiere in 1994, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast is the ninth longest running m u s i c a l i n B ro a d w a y h i s t o r y that has become an international

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sensation seen by over 35 million people worldwide in 22 countries, and translated into 9 different languages. This production launched in February 2010 and has been seen by over 3 million people while playing over 1,500 performances in all 50 United States and 8 Canadian Provinces.

Performances run from M a r c h 11 – 1 3 . G r o u p s a l e s are underway for groups of 1 5 o r m o re . G ro u p s m a y c a l l ( 3 1 4 ) 5 3 5 - 2 9 0 0 . Ti c k e t s a r e o n s a l e n o w. F o r a d d i t i o n a l i n f o r m a t i o n , v i s i t w w w.

BeautyAndTheBeastOnTour.com.

NETworks Presentations LLC (Producer), from its inception nearly 20 years ago, has been an industry leading producer and manager of touring musical theatre productions and remains committed to delivering quality entertainment to audiences worldwide.

Having toured over 60 productions extensively throughout North America, NETworks is now expanding its tours into many international markets including South America, Greece, Italy, Turkey and South East Asia. Current touring productions include Cameron Mackintosh’s The Phantom of the Opera, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast domestic and international productions, Dirty Dancing, Blue Man Group, Elf the Musical and coming soon Bullets Over Broadway, Once the Musical and an international tour of Shrek The Musical.

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Tony Rapp, left, and Jackie Burns in a scene from "If/Then," which opens at The Fox on March 15.

For The Edge Original Broadway Cast member Jackie Burns (If/Then, Wicked, Hair), Tamyra Gray (American Idol Season One Finalist, Rent), and Matthew Hydzik (Side Show, West Side Story, Grease), will join Original Broadway Cast member Anthony Rapp (Rent, Six Degrees of Separation, You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown) and the rest of the previously announced cast in the National Tour of"If/Then," playing at the Fabulous Fox Theatre March 15 – 27.

Tickets for "If/Then" at the Fabulous Fox are on sale now online at MetroTix.com, by calling 314-534-1111 or in person at the Fabulous Fox Box Office. Ticket prices start at $25. Prices are subject to change; please refer to FabulousFox.com for current pricing. "If/Then" is part of the U.S. Bank Broadway Series.

Performances of "If/Then" at the Fabulous Fox run March 15 – 27. Show times are Tuesday through Saturday evenings at 8:00 p.m., Saturday afternoons at 2 p.m. and Sunday afternoons at 1 p.m. There will also be a performance on Sunday, March 20, at 6:30 p.m. and Thursday, March 24 at 1 p.m.

"If/Then" is an original Broadway musical which reunites composer Tom Kitt, book writer/lyricist Brian Yorkey, and director Michael Greif, the creative team behind the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning musical, Next to Normal.

"If/Then" is a contemporary new musical that follows two distinct storylines in the life of Elizabeth, a city planner who moves back to New York to restart her life

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in the city of infinite possibilities. When her carefully designed plans collide with the whims of fate, Elizabeth’s life splits into two parallel paths. "If/Then" follows both stories simultaneously as this modern woman faces the intersection of choice and chance.

Jackie Burns will play Elizabeth, a woman on the verge of turning 40 whose smallest decisions or most random occurrences will impact her world in ways she never dreamt possible. Jackie recently played the role of Elizabeth in "If/Then" on Broadway, and has also played the iconic role of Elphaba in Wicked, both on Broadway and in the First National Tour. She starred in the 2009 Tony Award-winning revival of Hair, and also appeared in the original Off-Broadway cast of Rock of Ages.

Anthony Rapp will play Lucas, an old college friend of Elizabeth, who reconnects with her when she moves back to New York City. Anthony is best known for originating the role of Mark Cohen in Jonathan Larson’s Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical, Rent. His other Broadway credits include his Broadway debut in Precious Sons with Judith Ivey and Ed Harris, for which he received an Outer Critics Circle Award and a Drama Desk nomination; the original company of John Guare’s Six Degrees of Separation; and the revival of You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown.

Tamyra Gray, who will play Kate, an elementary school teacher and Elizabeth’s spirited new neighbor, is best known as one of the Top 4 finalists of the first season of “American Idol.” Tamyra is no stranger to Broadway having made her Broadway debut in Bombay Dreams in 2004, followed by

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playing Mimi Marquez in Rent. She penned the songs "I Believe" for Fantasia Barrino and "You Thought Wrong" for Kelly Clarkson.

Matthew Hydzik will play Josh, a handsome doctor and army reservist who meets Elizabeth on her first day back in New York City. Mr. Hydzik’s Broadway credits include Side Show, West Side Story and Grease, to name a few.

His National Tour credits include Rent, Fame, Grease and Flashdance.

The production also features Janine DiVita, who will play Anne, Daren A. Herbert, who will play Stephen, and Marc de la Cruz, who will play David. The ensemble includes English Bernhardt, Charissa Bertels, Xavier Cano, Trey Ellett, Kyra Faith, Corey Greenan, Cliffton Hall, Deedee Magno Hall, Tyler McGee, Joseph Morales, Emily Rogers, and Alicia Taylor Tomasko.

"If/Then" features choreography by Larry Keigwin, set design by Tony Award-Nominee Mark Wendland, costume design by Emily Rebholz, lighting design by Tony AwardWinner Kenneth Posner and sound design by Tony AwardWinner Brian Ronan. Casting is by Telsey + Company/Craig Burns, CSA. Mark Myars is the Associate Choreographer.

The original Broadway Cast Recording of "If/Then" was released by Sony Masterworks and is available on iTunes.

For more information about "If/Then", please visit IfThenTheMusical.com.

Facebook: Facebook.com/ifthenmusical Twitter: @ifthenmusical YouTube: youtube.com/ifthenmusical Instagram: instagram.com/ifthenmusical

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 St. Louis' Grand Center. Gallery hours are Tuesdays, Noon – 8 p . m . ; We d n e s d a y s – F r i d a y s , Noon – 5 p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m. – 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 – 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 O’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 Children’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 – 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 Trankina’s works allude to Old Master still life paintings, they stand firmly within our contemporary

world – and often refer to human relationships and all of their idiosyncrasies. Trankina received his M.F.A. degree in painting and drawing from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and is a Professor of Art at Northern Illinois University.

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BLAME IT ON BEAUTIFUL SKIN.

The Fox to host "Madea on the Run"

Tyler Perry’s “Madea on the Run� will play the Fabulous Fox Theatre Friday, April 1 – 3. Show times are Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m.

Tickets at $75, $65, $55, $50, $45, $35 are on sale now at metrotix. com, by calling 314-534-1111, or in person at the Fabulous Fox Box Office.

A limited number of VIP packages will also be available.

Group pricing will be available.

Madea is at it again in Tyler Perry’s most outrageously funny stage play ever. In trouble with the local authorities, Mabel Simmons, notoriously known as Madea, is on the run from the law. With no place to turn, she volunteers to move in with her friend Bam who is recovering from hip replacement surgery.

Bam is so grateful that her faithful friend Mabel is putting her on life on hold in order to nurse Bam back to health. Unknown to Bam however, Madea is only using the concerned friend gag as a way to hide out from the police. But as they say‌ all things work together for the good of those who love the Lord and are called according to his purpose.

Madea’s presence at Bam’s house is just what the doctor ordered.

Bam’s family is in desperate need of some home improvement, and it is the only kind of family makeover that Madea could deliver.

Starring Tyler Perry as Madea, and Cassi Davis as Aunt Bam, “Madea On The Run� delivers a couple hours of pure joy and laughter.

With brand new music written by Tyler Perry, the show delivers a finger snapping and inspirational evening of theater. Madea’s life lessons on friendship, marriage, personal reflection, and overcoming, leave audiences with some great food for the soul.

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Arts calendar Friday, Feb. 19

Riverdance 20th Anniversary World Tour, The Fox Theater, St. Louis, 1:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.

Shen Yun, Peabody Opera House, St. Louis, 2:00 p.m.

Disgraced, Loretto-Hilton Center, Virginia Jackson Browning Mainstage, St. Louis, 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m., Runs until March 6, 2016 Eleemosynary, The Fontbonne University Fine Arts Theater, St. Louis, 2:00 p.m., Runs through Feb. 21, 2016 Spies, Traitors, and Saboteurs: Fear and Freedom in America, The Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, Runs until May 8, 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.

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.

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.

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

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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.

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.

Raqs Media Collective: Art In The Age Of Collective Intelligence, Laumiere Sculpture Park, St. Louis,

8:00 a.m. to Half Hour Past Sunset 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.

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Three Little Birds, Coca, St. Louis, 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.

Riverdance 20th Anniversary World Tour, The Fox Theater, St. Louis, 1:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.

Shen Yun, Peabody Opera House, St. Louis, 2:00 p.m.

Disgraced, Loretto-Hilton Center, Virginia Jackson Browning Mainstage, St. Louis, 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m., Runs until March 6, 2016 Eleemosynary, The Fontbonne University Fine Arts Theater, St. Louis, 2:00 p.m.

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Guinness said, "Religious freed o m i s a bsol u t e l y p i v o t a l to each of the answers to those questions if they're to come out constructively."

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"Ride Along 2"

With the same brand of silliness and a bit more creativity than the original, "Ride Along 2"doesn't pretend to be anything more than what it is: a sequel designed to offer a second helping of exactly what worked the first time around.

The original "Ride Along" topped the box office for three straight weeks when it opened in January of 2014, collecting $150 million returns on its modest $25 million budget.

It focused on Ben (Kevin Hart), an excitable video-game junkie and wannabe cop, and his attempts to impress his disinterested future brother-in-law, James (Ice Cube), a hardnosed police detective. Hart is goofy and slapstick; Cube is stern and annoyed.

Producers reprise the formula and return to many of the original film's artists for the sequel, including screenwriters Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi and director Tim Story.

This time around, Ben is a fresh graduate of the police academy a week away from his wedding to Angela (Tika Sumpter). He's still trying to impress her brother, James, who still can't stand him.

At Angela's urging, James reluctantly agrees to bring Ben on a police mission from Atlanta to Miami, where James is on the hunt for a suspicious hacker, AJ (Ken Jeong).

AJ is linked to a case James is working in Atlanta, but he's also connected to a major Miami drug lord, Antonio Pope (Benjamin Bratt), who has been masquerading as a philanthropist.RATED: PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for "sequences of violence, sexual content, language and some drug material.

RUNNING TIME: 101 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Two stars out of four.

"The 5th Wave"

One major reason that young-adult fiction is so alluring — when done well — is that it gives youngsters such a fulfilling scenario of independence from those older adults in their lives who always think they're smarter and stronger. That scenario is front and center in "The 5th Wave," where every adult is either evil, inhuman (literally), or nice but helpless. It's truly up to the young — make that the young, buff and goodlooking — to save humanity.

But if this movie, starring Chloe Grace Moretz as the latest plucky teen to fight for our species, performs its appointed task with efficiency, it does little more.

Yes, the winsome Moretz is a fine, if one-note, reluctant heroine (the film's based on Rick Yancey's best-selling novel, and directed by J Blakeson). And she's surrounded by more than one appealing young man (the YA action-film rulebook seems to dictate at least two, so we can have a triangle.) But the script has more than a few lines that should have been sent directly to rewrite, and there's a nagging feeling throughout that we've sorta seen it all before.

Not that this will deter fans of Yancey's book, which is the beginning of a trilogy, meaning we're sure to see more of Moretz's Cassie in years to come. She is, when we first meet her, a pretty perfect Ohio high schooler. Yes, she goes to a party and drinks beer and crushes on a cute football player named Ben. But then she goes home early and sings her little brother Sam to sleep.

The next day, life changes forever. A giant alien craft appears in the sky. For days, the Others, as the aliens are known, don't make a move. Then come the four waves. First all power and technology is knocked out; planes and cars crash. Then giant tsunamis are unleashed, killing billions. Then there's crippling disease, transmitted by birds and killing countless more. The fourth wave brings attackers to Earth in unexpected form, all building up to the climactic fifth wave.

RATED: PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America "for violence and destruction, some sci-fi thematic elements, language and brief teen partying."

RUNNING TIME: 12 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Two stars out of four.

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"The Finest Hours"

Waves of water and nostalgia wash over the drenched and drippy "The Finest Hours," a Norman Rockwell painting tossed into stormy CGI seas.

The disaster drama, directed by Craig Gillespie ("Lars and the Real Girl," ''Million Dollar Arm"), is a movie of curious contrasts: an unabashedly old-fashioned and overwhelmingly vanilla tale of awe-shucks-ing, double-dating 1950s seamen, told with the modern 3-D effects of your average end-of-the-world movie.

It's about the 1952 rescue mission — a true story — of a fourman boat of Coast Guardsmen sent from Cape Cod to save the crew of the USS Pendleton, an oil tanker that a brutal winter storm has broken in half off the coast of Nantucket.

"The Finest Hours" provides more working-class New Englanders bobbing in churning nor'easter currents for those who have been patiently waiting for another wave to catch since 2000's "The Perfect Storm." Here again is that formula of maritime adventure and Massachusetts accents (some believable, some that sink).

This one has an Affleck. Playing the assistant engineer Ray Sybert on the Pendleton is Casey Affleck, who moodily skulks over pipes and valves in the engine room for much of the film.

More knowing than his fellow shipmen, he attempts to convince them how to steer what's left of the tanker to safety.

On land is Chris Pine's Bernie Webber, a timid, do-gooding Guardsman stationed in Chatham. The setting could hardly be more innocent; early scenes show Bernie's courtship of the red-haired Miriam (the radiant Holliday Grainger): seeds of sentimentality to fuel the action to come.

RATED: PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for "intense sequences of peril."

RUNNING TIME: 117 minutes.

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

"Kung Fu Panda 3"

If you're one of those people — and I'm with you — who roll your eyes when handed a pair of 3D glasses at the multiplex, wondering if all this rigmarole is REALLY necessary, then take heart: The lovely, color-popping visuals in "Kung Fu Panda 3" are well worth those darned glasses.

And the evocative DreamWorks Animation visuals are accompanied by just enough heart, witty dialogue and kidfriendly humor — anything about gorging on dumplings, for example — to make this an all-around extremely satisfying third installment in the popular series. Like a well-made dumpling, it's not too heavy but not too light, has the right amount of spice, and leaves one with some appetite for the next time.

Much of the appeal of the "Panda" films is, of course, the starry cast of voices, and it's fun to try to figure out who they are, rather than informing yourself beforehand (but if you do, stop reading here). Of course, you'll already know that Jack Black is back, and in fine shape, as Po, our rotund panda hero and reluctant Dragon Warrior.

Black's goofy persona is perfect for lines like, when he discovers other pandas don't use chopsticks to slow them down: "I always KNEW I wasn't eating up to my full potential!" That was my personal favorite, but the kids in the audience were overwhelmingly partial to this one, hurled mockingly by the overmatched Po at his taunting, evil opponent: "Chitty, chitty, chat, chat. Chat, chat, chat."

The film, directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson and Alessandro Carloni, begins in the spirit realm, where Oogway, the ancient kung fu master (and tortoise), is suddenly attacked by the villainous bull Kai, a former friend. Kai has been spending the last few centuries collecting all the "chi" power from kung fu masters and storing it in amulets.

RATEDL PG by the Motion Picture Association of America "for martial arts action and some mild rude humor."

RUNNING TIME: Running time: 95 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Three stars out of four.

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"Hail, Caesar!"

The Coen canon reaches a crescendo — or rather a warped inversion of one — in "Hail, Caesar!" when the brothers assemble a quartet of religious leaders from various faiths before Josh Brolin's 1950s movie studio "fixer" Eddie Mannix.

The scene plays like a theological joke: the Coen version of a priest and a rabbi walk into a movie studio.

"Does the depiction of Jesus Christ cut the mustard?" asks Mannix, succinctly. His agenda is to gain their approval for Capital Pictures' latest Bible epic, a sword-and-sandals movie led by the dimwitted star Baird Whitlock (George Clooney, looking particularly suited to golden age Hollywood).

The question of how God should be portrayed in the film — a mere quibble amid the madcap machinery of a Hollywood studio — has been put off. An early reel of the movie leaves a tiny gap: "Divine presence to be shot," reads the insert.

It's something like a summation of Joel and Ethan Coen's films: Meaning is a missing frame, human folly is the star and only the dialogue is divine.

"Hail, Caesar!" is by no means their best, but it's in some ways the Coens' most essential. Having long made playthings of old movie genres, their romp through vintage Hollywood here is literal. It's a loving satire and merciless ode to moviemaking, where hapless souls serve no higher power than the Hollywood machine.

RATED: PG by the Motion Picture Association of America "for moments of mild language, violence and sensuality."

RUNNING TIME: 106 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Three stars out of four.

"Pride & Prejudice & Zombies"

"Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" is as silly as it sounds, and not nearly as fun as it should be.

In this adaptation of Seth Grahame-Smith's bestselling genre mashup of Jane Austen's classic and, well, zombies, the Bennet sisters don't just have marriage and love and class obstacles to fret about, there's also the imminent threat of the undead overtaking the land. Here, the Bennet sisters aren't merely unmarried gals looking for a suitable match, either. They're trained warriors who can and do protect their homestead. The most passionate, of course, is Elizabeth ("Cinderella's" Lily James).

Early on the girls (Bella Heathcote, Ellie Bamer, Millie Brady, and Suki Waterhouse) get to show their bladewielding might against the fast-moving, brain-craving predators.

It's actually pretty enjoyable, if a little manic.

But director Burr Steers' attempts at melding these genres into one coherent film are clumsy at best. The film adheres sincerely to the beats of Austen's story — the balls, the scheming, the misunderstandings between Lizzie and Mr. Darcy (Sam Riley), the iconic scenes — while peppering most with a zombie scare or two.

There is some wit in the simpler moments — a stoic shot of the Bennet sisters in the living room cleaning guns in their day dresses, for example, or the few famous verbal showdowns that are choreographed as all out fights. But that's the best that Steers can do to integrate the two very disparate tones sincerely.

Otherwise it feels as though we're watching a number of movies patched together. Matt Smith and Lena Headey, in particular, seem to be acting in their own Terry Gilliam film that was kept secret from the rest of the cast.

RATED: PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for "zombie violence and action, and brief suggestive material."

RUNNING TIME: 108 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Two stars out of four.

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In this image released by Universal Pictures, George Clooney portrays Baird Whitlock in "Hail, Caesar!."

"Hail, Caesar!"a Coen crescendo

By JAKE COYLE Associated Press The Coen canon reaches a crescendo — or rather a warped inversion of one — in "Hail, Caesar!" when the brothers assemble a quartet of religious leaders from various faiths before Josh Brolin's 1950s movie studio "fixer" Eddie Mannix. The scene plays like a theological joke: the Coen version of a priest and a rabbi walk into a movie studio.

"Does the depiction of Jesus Christ cut the mustard?" asks Mannix, succinctly. His agenda is to gain their approval for Capital Pictures' latest Bible epic, a sword-andsandals movie led by the dimwitted star Baird Whitlock (George Clooney, looking particularly suited to golden age Hollywood).

The question of how God should be portrayed in the film — a mere quibble amid the madcap machinery of a Hollywood studio — has been put off. An early reel of the movie leaves a tiny gap: "Divine presence to be shot," reads the insert.

It's something like a summation of Joel and Ethan Coen's films: Meaning is a missing frame, human folly is the star and only the dialogue is divine.

"Hail, Caesar!" is by no means their best, but it's in some ways the Coens' most essential. Having long made playthings of old movie genres, their romp through vintage Hollywood here is literal. It's a loving satire and merciless ode to moviemaking, where hapless souls serve no higher power than the Hollywood machine.

Their main character is the stone-face, fedora-wearing Mannix, a bruising studio executive who keeps the assembly line humming and its contracted stars out of the gossip pages. He's based on a real and mythic figure of the same name who ruthlessly toiled for Louis B. Mayer's MGM. Brolin's Mannix, though, is a family man, trying to quit smoking and making constant guilt-ridden trips to his church confessional.

Among the tasks before him, per orders from above, is squeezing the Western star and genuine cowboy Hobie Doyle (newcomer Alden Ehrenreich, who steals the movie with some of the best bad actor acting you've ever seen) into "Merrily We Dance," a prestige drama from director Laurence Laurentz (a terrific Ralph Fiennes), whose directions — to

give "a mirthless chuckle" or pronounce the line "Would it 'twer so simple" — confound Doyle.

The gulf between on-screen fiction and offscreen reality is comically vast, none more so than when star DeeAnna Moran (Scarlett Johansson), having just shot an elaborate Esther Williams-style aquatic scene, jumps out of the pool, sheds her mermaid fin, lights a cigarette and bitterly retorts in a thick Brooklyn accent: "How am I? Wet." Moran is having a child with unknown paternity — another fire for Mannix to put out. Twin-sister gossip columnists modeled after Hedda Hopper (both played by Tilda Swinton) are threatening to report something ominous about Baird from an older film of his, "On Wings as Eagles."

"Amy" doesn't live up to Cannes' hype

By ROBERT GRUBAUGH For The Edge It's not often that I review a movie for you already available on DVD or in streaming formats, but a confluence of events have led me to do just that today. First of all, Super Bowl Weekend is a terrible time for new releases. None of the new films screamed out for me to see them immediately upon their release, so I skipped them in favor of the Big Game. The Coen Brothers' "Hail, Caesar!" does have a goofy, Old Hollywood appeal that is started to work on me, though. And as we creep ever closer to Oscar Night, I feel that old familiar twinge to see if this can be the year I finally see all the nominees beforehand. Factor in a free

Redbox promotional code and you have below my take on "Amy", the Best Documentary Feature nominee that explores the short life and over-too-quickly career of British crooner Amy Winehouse.

I'll be back up to my old tricks next week.

"Amy" was a product of last year's Cannes Film Festival and it is not your typical documentary. And certainly not your typical music documentary.

The narrative is woven together through mostly archival footage of Winehouse and brief snippets of interviews with those closest to her. What strikes me most about this picture is not that it's designed in this way - other docs have also explored this type of storytelling - but how freely open about her vices Winehouse was

on camera. She had no problem smoking marijuana, drinking in excess, or shoveling other toxins i n t o h e r b o y w h i l e t h e e v e rpresent camcorder took it all in.

Her bulimia is incredibly welld o c u m e n t e d . Ti m e a n d t i m e again her friends, family, and producers say of the fact that bingeing was Amy's way. They had no doubt that her stints in rehab would ultimately be met with failure. This fits i n t o t h e l a rg e r f r a m e w o r k o f Amy's personality, at least as I understand it through the lens of this picture. As someone to shy very much away from popular music, I knew next to nothing about Winehouse and her music before screening this movie.

She was as big and bold as her beehive hairdo and husky voice

would lead you to believe. Her frankness and lower-class English diction (thank goodness for subtitles) made her a favorite of the people and the talk shows that would even have the wherewithal to book her as a guest. This endeared her to fans worldwide that consumed her music wildly.

Inspired by the raw free form of jazz, Winehouse did of course have major hits with songs like "Rehab" and "Back to Black", but it was her collaborations with Tony Bennett ("Body and Soul") that I think most indicate how talented an artist she ultimately was. I can't say what it is about progressively modern female artists (such as Lady Gaga), but they sound good up alongside the octogenarian swinger.

Truthfully, "Amy" features more about Winehouse's personal life

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(parties, drugs) than her brief, impactful addition to the history of music. The lasting images many of us have are of the hair, the tight yellow dresses, and that cat-eye mascara. In the face of great success at the Grammy's and high-profile touring, Amy Winehouse really never looked all that comfortable on stage or in front of her fans. She sang because she was good at it. The rest was ill-fitted to her. It's not much of a legacy, but more years will have to pass before history fully judges her. But that's where she belongs, to history, (Forever) 27 years-old.

"Amy" runs 128 minutes and is rated R for language and drug material. I give this film one star out of four.

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“What should my kids do this summer?” is the question on all parents’ minds this time of year for those with school-aged children. Luckily, not knowing what’s available or finding out about a camp once it’s full are no longer worries for local parents thanks to the free Web and mobile app Blueprint4SummerSTL. The app makes summer in St. Louis productive for children and stress-free for parents. The resource is accessible from anywhere on any device at http://blueprint4summer.com.

Blueprint4SummerSTL first launched in February 2015 and quickly became the go-to resource for St. Louis-area parents seeking educational, engaging and fun activities for their children during the summer months.

By aggregating information about area programs, Blueprint4SummerSTL gives all parents access to local summer offerings. New this year, Blueprint4SummerSTL will help even more families find camps by expanding in scope, including parts of Illinois, and listing more camps within St. Louis City and County, St. Charles County and Jefferson County.

Blueprint4SummerSTL is spearheaded by Maxine Clark, CEO of the Clark-Fox Family Foundation and founder of Build-A-Bear Workshop. Clark intends to keeps last year’s momentum going and anticipates the app being parents’ No. 1 resource as it continues to expand in reach this year.

“In our first year of operation, Blueprint4SummerSTL presented more than 3,500 local summer camps and activities in an easy-to-use platform that was accessed by parents all across the greater St. Louis area,” said Clark.

“Blueprint4SummerSTL is the most robust program information database – and best of all it’s completely free for all families to use. As the app grows its footprint, our goal is to make sure all children have equal opportunity to enroll in these important and impactful summer programs.”

Using the app, a parent or guardian can quickly find programs and resources that may work for the needs of their family and each individual child. Activities can be searched based on any number of preferences such as age, gender, interests, cost and zip code – even special considerations such as sessions for special needs students or gifted students, those offering before and after care, or that have scholarships available. The app provides information about day camps, sleep-away camps and sports camps; art, music and science programs; and academic enrichment courses in STEM. Currently more than 2,500 summer sessions are already listed, and the database is growing daily as enrollment periods begin and more organizations learn about the Blueprint4SummerSTL app.

The app also offers summer programs the opportunity to easily submit their camps for free. An organizer can simply create a free account on Blueprint4SummerSTL and then send an email to allie@ blueprint4summer.com with the name of the camp they are representing.

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T h e F a b u l o u s F o x T h e a t re proudly presents host/producer Garrison Keillor & friends live at the Fox Theatre in St. Louis for the final time at 4:45 p.m. on June 18 for the popular weekly radio broadcast, A Prairie Home Companion. This performance will be the last time Garrison Keillor will host A Prairie Home Companion in St. Louis.

Tickets are $68, $58, $38 nad are available online at metrotix.com, by calling 314-534-1111, or in person at the Fabulous Fox Box Office.

If you showed up on July 6, 1974, at the Janet Wallace Auditorium at Macalester College in Saint Paul and plunked down your $1 admission (50 cents for kids) to attend the very first broadcast of A Prairie Home Companion, you were in select company. There were about 12 people in the audience. But those in attendance thought there were worse ways to spend a Saturday afternoon, so Garrison Keillor and the APHC team went on to produce close to 500 live shows in the first 10 years alone. There were broadcasts from this venue and that, until March 4, 1978, when the show moved to The World Theater, a lovely, crumbling building that was one plaster crack away from the wrecking ball. (Now fully renovated and renamed The Fitzgerald, it is the showâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s home base.)

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Journey into an orchid-filled world and learn more about these amazing plants during the 2016 Orchid Show, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Where Wild Things Grow.â&#x20AC;? 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 time, including Cattleya, 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 orchids at ground level and epiphytic orchids suspended atop tree branches. Hundreds of other tropical plants and ferns help set the verdant scene.

This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Orchid Show offers visitors the chance to learn more about the habitats of orchids and how they adapt to changing environments. The Missouri Botanical Gardenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 Antarctica, with the greatest diversity found in the tropics. Most tropical orchids grow on other plants and derive moisture and nutrients form the air.

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 range. Temperatures inside greenhouses are manipulated 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.

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Miss Jubilee & The Humdingers at Jacoby Arts Center Friday, February 19, 2016 Gates open at 7:30pm | Starts at 8:00pm Jacoby Arts Center 627 E. Broadway Alton, IL 62002 Miss Jubilee has been entertaining audiences around St. Louis and beyond since 2007 with their exciting blend of authentic Hot Jazz and Rhythm & Blues spanning the 1920's- 1950's.

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Altonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s riverfront location along the Mighty Mississippi played a vital role in helping slaves make connections to the freedom of the northern U.S. Buried beneath the streets of Alton and Godfrey, remnants of this period in history still exist. For more information on the Underground Railroad shuttle tours or to make advance registrations, please contact the Alton Regional Convention & Visitors Bureau at (800) 258-6645.

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Saturday and Sunday March 5-6 and 12-13.

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maple treats!

The Festival is free and registration is not required. All ages are welcome, but children ages 13 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Patrons are urged to dress for the weather and to wear shoes appropriate for hiking to the maple grove (about ½ mile, or six blocks).

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McHenry County is just an hour's drive northwest of Chicago, bordered on the north by Wisconsin, and on the south by I-90. The Fox River winds down from the Chain of Lakes through the towns on the eastern side of the county, while country roads meander the western side. For visitor information, including links to the above attractions, plus lodging and dining options throughout McHenry County, go to www.VisitMcHenryCounty.com or phone 815-893-6280. Follow on Twitter and Facebook.

Dining Delights

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Above, pineapple fried rice with pork added to it at Pearl Cafe in Florissant. Below, the Thai grilled ribs and sticky rice.

The Pearl Cafe in Florissant

By BILL ROSEBERRY Of The Edge I was recently in Florissant with a hankering for Asian cuisine, which led me to a North County staple â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Pearl Cafe.

I have heard stories of the awesomeness of Pearl Cafe, but never had the pleasure of checking this hot spot out until my recent visit.

Located at 8416 N. Lindbergh Blvd., in Florissant, Pearl Cafe is a Thai restaurant with a big selection of food and even bigger selection of craft beers. The Riverfront Times has voted it best Thai Restaurant in St. Louis, so it's got a tangible award to back up its street cred.

My dinner mate Kelly, a longtime NoCo resident, boasted of Pearl Cafe's excellence and pointed out some go-to plays on the menu.

If you aren't familiar with Thai cuisine, it can get quite spicy, like five-alarm fire spicy if you aren't careful. It's usually a good idea to talk to your server about the heat accompanying your selection from the menu.

Pearl Cafe doesn't get too crazy with the spice. There are red peppers marked next to the entrees to indicate spiciness to help you while ordering. Some have one, others have two. To be on the safe side I stuck with the ones with zero peppers next to them.

We of course had to hit up the appetizer menu first and Kelly told me what I was getting. We went with the fried spring rolls and the Thai grilled ribs with sticky rice.

The fried spring rolls consisted of mixed cabbage, carrot and green beans wrapped in rice paper, deep fried and served with a sweet and sour sauce. They were a light appetizer and had a great taste, but were no different from spring

rolls I have encountered at other restaurants. They were good, just not unique enough for me.

But when I took my stab at the ribs and sticky rice I was in for an experience. If you aren't familiar with sticky rice its a little odd.

It's a delicacy native to Southeast and East Asia, an opaque rice that becomes ridiculously sticky, almost glue-like when cooked.

The ribs were dry rubbed and coated lightly in a special Thai sauce. The taste of the ribs and the sticky rice together was absolutely phenomenal. Trying to eat them, at least for me, was a little comical.

The meat had a scrumptiously sweet taste, but was a little tough coming off the bone, couple that

with the texture of the rice and I'm sure I looked like I was a few sandwiches short of a picnic while trying to eat it. Clumps of sticky rice shot across the table as I struggled to pull meat from the bone.

Taste wise, it was excellent and I would order it again, maybe round two will go a little better. Kelly had no trouble eating hers and was a little embarrassed by my fumble fingers.

Now it was time to get to our main courses. I went with pork and pineapple fried rice, while Kelly ordered the Pahd Thai special.

My order consisted of eggs, pork, pineapples, green onions, green beans, raisins and cashews mixed together with fried rice. Oh boy, the

taste was outstanding.

The raisins and pineapples offered the dish a level of sweetness that was unbelievable. That was cut by the saltiness of the pork and cashews. Combined it made for the most heavenly fried rice experience of my life. There was so much I had to take some with me and fortunately it was still pretty outstanding once it was reheated also.

Kelly had no complaints over her Pahd Thai either. It was comprised of rice noodles with eggs, tofu, bean sprouts, green onions and topped with peanuts. The special added shrimp, beef, pork and chicken to it.

As for the beer selections, Pearl Cafe boasts over 200 from around

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the world. I of course had to partake in a couple.

One complaint about Pearl Cafe is it is extremely small. Every table was filled on the Saturday night when Kelly and I visited and there were people waiting to be seated.

The tables are kind of right on top of each other, so you're neighbors will in essence be eating with you.

There's nothing classy about the dĂŠcor. It's all open tables and there are beer bottles lined up on the wall.

It especially doesn't look like much from the outside, but trust me, it's worth the trip.

Delving deeper into the menu, its is pretty large and offers some intriguing choices. Looking at the appetizer menu, the Vietnamese crepes and crispy shrimp rolls caught my attention.

There are plenty of soups and salads to choose from, too. The tom yum seafood soup includes shrimp, squid, scallops and mushrooms among other ingredients and boasts a high spiciness level.

Then there are noodle, fried rice, stir-fry and curry dishes with variety of ingredients and spice levels.

Pearl Cafe even has a noodle soup section, which includes variations of the popular Vietnamese soup, Pho. Make sure to check out the vegetarian section and Pearl's Specials on the back of the menu.

To learn more about Pearl Cafe, check out their website at www. dinepearlcafe.com.

It can get a little pricey, but there are lunch specials available with a smaller price tag if you can get there in the afternoon. Pearl Cafe is closed on Sunday, but open Monday through Saturday for lunch and dinner.

Pearl Cafe is just a great place to expand your horizons and your palate when you gotta eat.

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February 18, 2016

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Music

Tammy McCann

Jon Weber

Liam Forde

Amy Friedl Stoner

For The Edge The Gaslight Cabaret Festival Spring Season has been announced with shows stretching from March 3 through April 3.

Tickets and Info: gaslightcabaretfestival. com, 314-725-4200 EXT 10 Pink Martini appears at The Sheldon. All Other Shows at The Gaslight Theater, 358 N Boyle, St. Louis MO 63108 in the Central West End Here is the schedule • Emily West Thursday, March 3 Friday, March 4 8:00pm $30 and $35 • Jeffrey M. Wright The 40's - Theirs and Mine Saturday, March 5 8:00pm $30 • Robert Breig Making Every Moment Count The Music of Peter Allen Sunday, March 6 3:00pm $30 • Charles Glenn The Mirror Has Many Faces Thursday, March 10 8:00pm $30 • KT Sullivan and Jeff Harnar Another Hundred People: A Sondheim Montage Friday, March 11 and Saturday, March12 8:00pm $35 and $40 • Tammy McCann The Storytellers Sarah, Ella, Dinah and Billie Thursday, March 17 8:00pm $30 and $35 • Marissa Mulder Fragments of Marilyn Monroe Friday, March 18 Saturday, March 19 8:00pm $30 and $35

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Marissa Mulder

Joe Mancuso

• Jon Weber From Joplin to Jarrett: 100 Years of Piano Jazz Sunday, March 20 3:00pm $25 • Pink Martini A Spring Fling Featuring China Forbes Monday, March 21 8:00PM at The Sheldon Concert Hall $38 and $44 from Metrotix.com In a co-production with The Sheldon • Natalie Douglas Hello Dolly- The Music of Dolly Parton Thursday, March 24 8:00pm $30 and $35 • Liam Forde Live!

Friday, March 25 and Saturday, March 26 $30 and $35 • Lisa Rothauser and Tor Hyams Life. Who Knew?

Thursday, March 31 8:00pm $30 • Amy Friedl Stoner with 4-piece band Tapestry: The Music of Carole King Friday, April 1 8:00pm $30 • Joe Mancuso That's (My) Life Saturday, April 2 8:00pm $30 • Kim Hudson and Katie McGrath Where the Heart Is Sunday, April 3 3:00pm $30 • Tim Schall, Claudia Hommel, Amy Friedl Stoner, David Meulemans, Tracey O'Farrell, Ben Watts and Brooke Michael Smith An Evening with the Professional Track of the STL Cabaret Conference Sunday, April 3 7:00pm

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February 18, 2016

Jeffrey Wright

Natalie Douglas

Emily West

Steve Lutvak

$25 • Joe Dreyer and Rosemary Watts Nuance and Novelty Thursday, April 7 8:00PM $30 • In a Co-Production with The Repertory Theater of St. Louis - The Tony Award Winning Steven Lutvak A Gentleman's Guide to A Gentleman's Guide Friday, April 8 Saturday, April 9 8:00pm $35 and $40 Kicking off the season with a voice that captivated the judges on America's Got Talent and made her a finalist, Emily West comes to town from Nashville. She recently recorded with Postmodern Jukebox, and she's a grad of the Grand Ole Opry and the chicest rooms on both coasts...just stunning.

Bookending the season is Steven Lutvak, a superb showman, and the Tony-Award winning composer of A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, winner of the 2014 Tony Award for Best Musical, in a co-production with The Rep In between is the very popular and well known Pink Martini featuring China Forbes, making their St. Louis debut in a co-production with The Sheldon, and taking place in the Sheldon Concert Hall, the perfect room for them...one of the emergent talents in all of cabaret, Marissa Mulder encounters Marilyn Monroe in a magical mix of cabaret and theater.

It is the show's first public performance expecting big things. The NY Times said about Marissa's last show "far and away the best cabaret show of the season."

KT Sullivan and Jeff Harnar, each a Manhattan cabaret headliner, together take on Stephen Sondheim in a hauntingly good show prepping for a New York theater run....Liam Forde is "a boy wonder" and "already a star" who has "taken the town by storm." He's one break away from playing a lot more seats, so catch him now.

One of the truly outstanding voices in all of jazz, someone who can run with Sarah and Ella and Dinah and Billie, Tammy McCann comes

down from Chicago Natalie Douglas (these great voices this season have no end) does her acclaimed and incredibly fun Dolly Parton show The preternaturally gifted Jon Weber takes up a residency (that means he's playing all the shows over three weekends - KT and Jeff, Tammy, Marissa, Natalie and Liam) and does his own "From Joplin to Jarrett," a history of piano jazz in 70 minutes. "An exceptional musician, a gifted historian and storyteller, a true piano polymath, " says the WSJ Hometown girl gone Broadway, and yet another of those astonishing voices we have in such abundance this season, Lisa Rothauser comes home with husband and Grammynominated songwriter Tor Hyams in a show that's sold out NY's Joe's Pub and 54 Below...

The exceptionally likable and leading-man handsome Jeffrey M. Wright comes back with his sold-out splash from the fall Executing a great idea that nobody else is doing, Robert Breig brings his Peter Allen show to The Gaslight...next stop NY...One of St. Louis's most memorable voices and national anthem singer for the Blues the hugely talented Charles Glenn - "a St. Louis treasure" says FOX Sport - is fired up for his cabaret debut Amy Friedl Stoner blew us away last summer, and she comes down from Iowa with her fourpiece to do Carole King proud... "Stoner is mesmerizing in any style, any stage, any venue, anywhere." says te Cedar Rapids Gazette, and "Pretty, passionate, and powerful. Keep your eye on this rising star!" says Cabaret Scenes Joe Mancuso makes his cabaret debut, telling his own story of tragic events that changed his life and put him on the musical journey that made him an award-winning vocalist and St. Louis favorite... Nicole Hudson and Katie McGrath join forces to explore one of their favorite, and our most urgent, topics: St. Louis, the city we love and long to change.

Through a combination of songs from Broadway, main street and our own mean streets. As Nietzche remarks, art is there to keep the truth from killing us... Joe Dreyer and Rosemary Watts, the first couple of St. Louis cabaret, grace the Gaslight stage with an all new show.

Music

For The Edge

The Masterworks Childrens Chorus, above, and Masterworks Chorale, below, will appear in Belleville on Feb. 27 and 28.

Masterworks plans Broadway pops concert For The Edge Masterworks Chorale and Children’s Choruses present The Popular Broadway Pops! Concert at Lindenwood Auditorium in Belleville at 7:30 p.m., February 27 and 3 p.m., February 28.

Concerts sponsored by First Bank and the Art on the Square Foundation.

M a s t e r w o r k s C h o r a l e i s s e t t o p re s e n t t h e m o s t popular concert of the year to include dazzling performances by the Masterworks Children's Choruses and solo performances by chorale members and principal singers. The performance will be accompanied

by Susan Niederer on piano and a jazz combo featuring professional musicians.

A tradition in the Metro East for over 40 years, this y e a r ’ s B ro a d w a y P o p s ! c o n c e r t , c o n d u c t e d b y D r.

Stephen Mager, will highlight musical numbers from “Oklahoma,” “Guys and Dolls” and “Candide,” plus hits

by Duke Ellington and “The Best of Big Band” medley.

The audience will also have the opportunity to hear Masterworks’ principal singers: Tenor Jeff Ballard and Alto Andrea Lair. For the past few years, the chorale has provided the opportunity for young professional musicians to serve as “principal singers,” that is, paid section leaders who, by virtue of their musical skills, assist the chorus vocally and artistically. The benefits for chorus and principals are reciprocal: The chorale is strengthened by the addition of these fine young voices, and the principal singers in turn are

afforded valuable experience as leaders, vocal coaches, and soloists.

One of the area’s most esteemed choral ensembles, the Masterworks Chorale pursues its mission to “celebrate the transcendent and transforming power of choral m u s i c b y p re s e n t i n g a r t i s t i c p e r f o r m a n c e s f o r t h e education, entertainment, and enrichment of its singers, its patrons, and the greater Metro-East community.”

Tickets for the Broadway concert in advance are $15 for adults; $10 for Seniors and Military; $5 for students and can be purchased by calling (618) 304-9094. Tickets at the door are $20 for adults; $15 for Seniors and Military; and $10 for students. For more information, v i s i t w w w. s i n g m a s t e r w o r k s . o rg o r f a c e b o o k . c o m / singmasterworks.

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Music calendar Friday, Feb. 19

Marcus Roberts Trio, 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; Joe Nichols, Ballpark Village, St . Louis, 6:00 p.m.

Ruthie Foster, Sheldon Concert Hall, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

Sibelius and Adams, Powell Symphony Hall, St. Louis, 10:30 a.m.

Widespread Panic, Peabody Opera House, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

Search Parties, w/Traveling Sound Machine, Dropkick The Robot, Cracked Ceilings, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

The Road to Pointfest 2016, Pop's, Sauget, Doors 6:30 p.m.

I's A Cover Show, Cicero's, University City, 6:30 p.m.

Dirty Dishes, w/The Tennis Lesson, The Demo, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

Sunday, Feb. 21

State of Emergency III feat. Lil Wayne, Chaifetz Arena, St. Louis, Tales of Shakespeare, Powell Symphony Hall, St. Louis, 3:00 p.m.

Being As An Ocean, w/Alice Alive, Handsaw, Chapters, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Bullet For My Valentine, w/ Asking Alexandria, While She Sleeps, The Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 6:00 p.m.

Carcass, Pop's, Sauget, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Battle of the Bands, Cicero's, University City, 5:00 p.m.

the St. Louis Symphony, The Sheldon Concert Hall, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

Hoodie Allen, w/ SuperDuperKyle, BlackBear, The Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Cannibal Corpse, w/Obituary, Cryptopsy, Abysmal Dawn, The Ready Room, St. Louis, Doors 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 23

Dropkick Murphys, w/Tiger Army, Darkbuster, The Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Jack & Jack, w/Daya, The Ready Room, St. Louis, Doors 5:30 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 25

Wednesday, Feb. 24

Dark Star Orchestra, The Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Peter Henderson and members of

Eazy Money, Pops, Sauget, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 26

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

Celebration Day: A Tribute to Led Zeppelin, The Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Slippery When Wet- the Ultimate Bon Jovi Tribute, Pops, Sauget, Doors 7:00 p.m.

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Sibelius and Adams, Powell Symphony Hall, St. Louis, 10:30 a.m.

Solas presented by UMSL International Studies and Programs, Touhill Performing Arts Center, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

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Edwardsville School District has openings for: Cafeteria Workers Part-time; Starting salary range of $9.64 - $10.05 per hour. Please go to www.ecusd7.org for application and submit to: Dr. Nancy Spina Personnel, ECUSD7 708 St Louis St. PO Box 250 Edwardsville, IL 62025 Part-time Position Available This is a general labor position working in our newspaper’s post production operation.

- Immediate opening (15-30 Hours Per Week) - Must be able to work late Friday night - Enjoy hands-on training - Mechanically inclined - Must understand what team-work means - Possess problem solving skills - Skilled in both verbal and written communication - Must have valid driver’s lic.

- Must be able to stand 4+ hours at a time Come in and fill out an application at the Edwardsville Intelligencer 117 North 2nd Street Edwardsville, IL

Administrative Assistant: Flexible hours, computer literacy. Email resume to davidbell657@gmail.com Hiring Qualified Lead Teachers. Qualified Lead teachers need 60 credit hours, 6 of which must be in Early Childhood Education, or 30 credit hours with at least 1 year experience plus 6 hours in Early Childhood Education.

Call 1-618-882-4972 for more information, or drop by with your resume to 500 Main St Highland IL. We look forward to meeting you!

Carrier Routes 401 CARRIER NEEDED! Route 71 Newspaper carrier needed in the Esic area. Includes Cheshire Ct., Devon Ct., Durham Ct., Esic Dr., Pine Hollow Ct., Pinebrook Ct. , Pineridge Ct., University Dr., and Wiltshire Ct. Approximately 21 papers on this route. Papers need to be delivered by 5pm M-F, and 830am on Saturday.

If interested please call 656-4700 x27.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Estate Sales

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The Intelligencer’s Classifieds Have An Employment Section Providing You Leads To Local Area Employment

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Chickering Baby Grand Piano, Mahog. Din. Grouping, Barrister Bookcases, Dep. Era Furn., Detecto Antq.

Scale, Books, China, SP & Sterl. Pieces, Cost. Jew., Maytag W&D & More Please bring help w/loading.

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HOMES

Your Area Guide for Real Estate & Home Services

FEBR UARY 18, 2016

2 Bedroom home on lakeside $775mth+deposit, no pets, no smoking.

Call 288-9200.

Edw-2BR 1BA, No pets.

2 car gar. Near SIUE. $795 + dep. Unfin. bsmt w\W/D hookup 656-3989.

Edw. Available 3/1. Cute 1BR 1 BA Appliances w/d. Deposit. Lease. Refferences. 700/mon. 618659-3696 407-7788 Furnished Cottage. 1 Person. Lake view. No smking. No pets. $475/mo +dep. 618-288-9200

This home listed on Page 8 Apts/Duplexes For Rent

710

SMOKE FREE Townhomes.

2br, 1.5ba $710 mo.

15min to STL & SIUE. Includes washer/dryer, water, sewer and trash service. No pets.

618-931-4700 www.fairway-estates.net

1BR loft apt & 1BR duplex $585/mo. + dep No pets/smking. Credit Check. 656-8953

HOME SERVICES - REMODELING - INTERIOR DESIGN KITCHEN & BATH - OUTDOOR LIVING

www.MadisonCountyHomes.net

2 bdrm TH, 1.5 baths like new, $695.

NO PETS. 618-977-7222 Furnished Eff., dish, i-net, WiFi, utilities, no smoking w/ ref. $585/mo. 972-0948

Office Space For Rent

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Mitchell, IL. By School & Post Office. 28x16.

Water/Sewer incl. $500/Month 656-6927

Advertise it here!

Sell With A Classified Ad! Call 656-4700 ext 22

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Information on sponsoring NIE, please call 656-4700 ext. 10 February 18, 2016

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Classified

For the best investment that goes beyond the present, simply fill out, cut and mail this form to: Edwardsville Intelligencer N.I.E. Program 117 North Second Street PO Box 70 Edwardsville, IL 62025-0070

Yes! I want to donate to the Intelligencer Newspaper in Education Fund!

Enclosed is my donation of: ______$5.00 _______$10.00 _______$20.00 _______Other Name_____________________________________________________ Address___________________________________________________ City, State, Zip______________________________________________ Telephone_______________________ Is it okay to print your name in our newspaper? Please circle Yes or No.

Two L o c a t i o n s S e rv i n g t h e M e t ro E a s t A re a

Locally Owned and Operated

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1941 Frank Scott Parkway

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Come Home to serenity and this Beautiful lake home on 7.67 Acres. $649,900 GREENVILLE PR102612 DEBORAH AHRENS 618-604-4924

“For the love of Horses” Prime 15+/- tranquil acres w/charming 4,000 sq.ft. 1.5 story home. $564,500 WORDEN PR102615 The Massey Team 618-791-5024/618-791-9298

Country Living at its Best in this Lovely home on 5 Acres with outbuildings. $304,900 Pocahontas PR102611 DEBORAH AHRENS 618-604-4924

8 Westview Drive MARYVILLE SUN 1-3 $359,900 Barb Yust 618-407-3238

1877 Wellington Lane MARYVILLE SUN 1-3 $258,000 Betsy Butler 618-972-2225

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3321 Drysdale EDWARDSVILLE SUN 1-3 $545,000 George Key 618-581-4323

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1876 Wellington Lane MARYVILLE SUN 1-3 $219,900 Karen Marcus 618-444-9903

5814 Staunton Road EDWARDSVILLE SUN 1-3 $129,900 Shelia Cox 618-593-7355

A home with no equal! 14’ ceilings, American walnut flooring, travertine tile, quartz radius counters and Amish ebony cabinetry. $649,500 EDW PR101867

Updates throughout and ready to call home! 2BR w/additional bdrm upstairs. Finished bsmnt with family & bonus room. Don’t wait to see this charming house! $134,000 EDW PR102580

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2016 JEEP CHEROKEE

2,500 $ 1,000 $

TOTAL CASH ALLOWANCE

-PLUSLOYALTY BONUS CASH

TOTAL VALUES

LOYALTY OFFER FOR CURRENT OWNERS OF JEEP BRAND VEHICLES

EXCLUDES SPORT MODEL. VEHICLES MUST BE REGISTERED TO CONSUMER FOR AT LEAST 30 DAYS PRIOR TO PURCHASE TO BE ELIGIBLE. NOT ALL BUYERS QUALIFY. RESIDENCY RESTRICTIONS APPLY. TAKE RETAIL DELIVERY BY 2/29/16. JEEP IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK OF FCA US LLC.

2015 RAM 1500 BIG HORN CREW CAB 4X4

HURRY, OFFER ENDS SOON!

WITH GAS POWERED ENGINE

On Select Models

0% APR FINANCING FOR 84 MOS. -PLUS-

2,000

$

BONUS CASH 2016 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN

3,500 $ BONUS CASH 500

COMBINED CASH ALLOWANCE

$

-PLUS-

0

WHEN FINANCED THROUGH CHRYSLER CAPITAL

-OR% APR FINANCING FOR

60 MOS.

HURRY, OFFER ENDS SOON! EXCLUDES AVP MODEL 0% APR FINANCING FOR 60 MONTHS EQUAL $16.67 PER MONTH PER $1000 FINANCED FOR WELL-QUALIFIED BUYERS REGARDLESS OF DOWN PAYMENT WHEN FINANCED THROUGH CHRYSLER CAPTIAL. NOT ALL BUYERS WILL QUALIFY. RESIDENCY RESTRICTIONS APPLY. TAKE DELIVERY BY 2/29/16. DODGE IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK OF FCA US LLC.

Residency restrictions apply Must take delivery by 1/4/16. Photos for illustrations only. Tax title, license & doc fee extra. Vehicles listed based on inventory.

Everyone qualifies for Cassens price. 0% apr for 75 mos to qualified buyers & is available on select vehicles see dealer for details. expires 1/4/16.

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