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Arts & Issues

R. Buckminister Fuller's life explored.

4 Down on Main Street Barber shop offers straight razor shaves.

5 Warm Springs Ranch Visit the Clydesdales.

14 At the Krannert Rare panorama on display.

15 At the Rep

Memories of Satchel Paige.

23 Tina Fey is back

"Whiskey Tango Foxtrot" likely to be a hit.

28 You Gotta Eat Who Dat's Southern Food.

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What’s Happening Friday March 18_________ • Free Family Night at the Magic House, St. Louis Children's Museum, St. Louis, 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

• Dee Dee Bridgewater, Irvin Mayfield with the New Orleans 7, Jazz at the Bistro, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

• Halen Plays Beethoven, Powell Symphony Hall, St. Louis, 10:30 a.m.

• I n T h e M o o d , To u h i l l Performing Arts Center, St. Louis, 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.

• SWMRS, w/The Frights, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

• P.R.E.A.C.H., Pop's, Sauget, Doors 7:00 p.m.

• Pepperland (Beatles Revue), The Demo, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

• Satchel Paige and the Kansas City Swing, Loretto-Hilton Center, Virginia Jackson Browning Mainstage, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m., Runs until April 10, 2016 • If/Then A New Musical, The Fox Theater, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m., Runs until March 27, 2016 • Molly's Hammer, The LorettoHilton Center, St. Louis, 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m., Runs until March 27, 2016 • The Carpet and the Connoisseur: The James F. Ballard Collection of Oriental Rugs, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, Runs until May 8, 2016 • Spies, Traitors, and Saboteurs:

Fear and Freedom in America, The Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, Runs until May 8, 2016 • 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.

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

Saturday March 19_________ • Dee Dee Bridgewater, Irvin Mayfield with the New Orleans 7, Jazz at the Bistro, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

• Halen Plays Beethoven, Powell

Symphony Hall, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

• Sound of St. Louis Showcase, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

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

• Hunter Valentine, w/Crazy XXX Girlfriend, Town Cars, The Demo, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

• A Night with Janis Joplin, Peabody Opera House, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

• Crossing Rivers, Edison Theater, St. Louis, 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.

• The Women of Faust Historic Village, Faust Park Historic Village, Chesterfield, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

• Old Wicked Songs, Millstone Campus Jewish Community Center, Marvin & Harlene Wool Theater, Creve Coeur, 8:00 p.m., Runs until April 3, 2016 • Satchel Paige and the Kansas City Swing, Loretto-Hilton Center, Virginia Jackson Browning Mainstage, St. Louis, 5:00 p.m., Runs until April 10, 2016 • If/Then A New Musical, The Fox Theater, St. Louis, 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., Runs until March 27, 2016 • Molly's Hammer, The LorettoHilton Center, St. Louis, 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m., Runs until March 27, 2016 • The Carpet and the Connoisseur: The James F. Ballard Collection of Oriental Rugs, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, Runs until May 8, 2016 • Spies, Traitors, and Saboteurs: Fear and Freedom in America, The Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, Runs until May 8, 2016

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The life, work and writings of R. Buckminster Fuller SIUE's Arts & Issues makes an appropriate venue change

By JULIA BIGGS Of The Edge The SIUE Arts & Issues program moves to the Center of Spirituality & Sustainability for its next performance, a play entitled R. Buckminster Fuller: The History (and mystery) of the Universe which will feature the life, work and writings of Fuller. Although the original show scheduled for March 31 has sold out, tickets are still available for an added second show at 7:30 p.m. on April 1.

The move to this venue, a firsttime ever for Arts & Issues, was a natural because Fuller designed the Center for Spirituality and Sustainability at SIUE in partnership with architect Shoji Sadao. Fuller's geodesic dome is one of thousands that have been erected across the world. One of which houses the tropical exhibit area at the Missouri Botanical Gardens in St. Louis. A former member of the SIU faculty, Fuller created the dome as a transparent replica of planet Earth.

Fuller, who died in 1983, is best known as the Leonardo da Vinci of the 20th century, grandfather of the sustainability movement and PR man to the universe. He was an architect, engineer, geometer, U.S. naval officer, inventor, poet, utopian thinker and lecturer.

His legendary status continues to grow as as generation after generation discover the power of his ideas to help each of us define and solve the biggest problems we face as citizens/crew members of Spaceship Earth.

The history behind D.W. Jacobs' development of this play, which Jacob's performs alone, is quite interesting. Jacobs explained that he first heard Fuller speak, at the insistence of his older brother Steve, in 1968 at the College of Creative Studies on the UCSB campus. “I was a freshman at UC Santa Barbara, in the middle of a twoyear drift from the study of Political Geography to the study and practice of Dramatic Art,” Jacobs wrote.

Twenty-seven years later, Jacobs was serving as Artistic Director of the San Diego REP when he had the idea to write a play about Fuller.

“A stranger, Peter Meisen, came in to rent the theatre for Bucky’s centennial birthday celebration, scheduled for a few months later in San Diego, produced by GENI (Global Energy Network Institute),” Jacobs wrote as he recalled the play's history. “Our theater was completely booked, but he learned I was a fan of Bucky’s ideas. He immediately drafted me to direct the opening night event. He handed me “Buckminster Fuller: An Autobiographical Monologue/ Scenario,” edited by Robert Snyder, Fuller ’s son in law. Within a few hours, I thought, “This material would make a wonderful one-man testimonial play.””

After a five year journey, Jacobs'

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R. Buckminster Fuller idea became reality on March 31, 2000 with the world premiere of “R. Buckminster Fuller: The history (and mystery) of the Universe” at the San Diego Rep. “In the course of that journey, I quit my job at San Diego REP, largely to find the time to write this play. Bucky does that.

He changes your life,” Jacobs wrote.

“In the 15 years since opening night, the play has been performed almost 1,000 times. Ron Campbell originated the role, and played it over 600 times between 2000 and 2003. Since then, the play has been performed by eight actors in 20 cities, with performances in English, French (Montreal), and English performances in Poland with Polish subtitles.”

On the play's 10th anniversary in 2011, Jacobs put together “Bucky Lessons” he had learned from four decades of diving into Fuller's ideas. Some of the highlights from his writings included Fuller's views of life on this planet. “Bucky felt

concretely the flow of the individual life as something that lives within the greater flow of history, and within that even greater givingtaking, expanding-contracting of Universe,” Jacobs wrote in his “Bucky Lessons.” “For him, life is navigation, not drifting with the current. He teaches us arts of navigation: how to sail safely through all the dangerous inside/ outside currents. Who’s in the boat?

We’re all in the boat, and it’s much larger than we think. It’s called Spaceship Earth.”

Jacobs wrote that another “R. Buckminster Fuller” life lesson was to not waste your talents. “In his lectures during the 1960s, Bucky had an uncanny ability to place our lives back in our own laps,” Jacobs wrote.

“Those times were fiercely divisive, but Bucky cut unpredictably across all the usual lines of division to ask, "What can the little man do?" In the sixties and seventies, at the peak of

his powers, he turned dropouts and loners into problem solvers. He seriously challenged us to ask: "What do I see that needs to be done, that no one else seems to see needs to be done? What do I need to learn to set about doing it? How can I define and solve problems without anyone else’s permission?"”

He also wrote that another lesson he had learned from Fuller is that “Life is a fifty-year experiment.”

“The individual is the experimental initiative. What’s your experiment?”

Jacobs wrote. “There is no such thing as failure. If you pay attention, there is always an increase in knowledge.”

Jacobs brings these types of Fuller lessons to the stage as “R. Buckminster Fuller: The History (and mystery) of the Universe” delves into the life, work and writings of Fuller. The play was written and is performed by D.W. Jacobs.

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“What I want the audience going out thinking is about their own life and what they intended to do with their life 20 years earlier and what they've lost track of,” Jacobs said in an online interview about the play.

Although tickets to the original March 31 show are sold out, tickets to the April 1 performance of “R. Buckminster Fuller: The History (and mystery) of the Universe” are still available. Tickets can be ordered on-line at artsandissues. com or in-person at the Morris University Center (MUC) Welcome Desk. The MUC Welcome Desk is open Monday through Friday 7:30 a.m. until 7:30 p.m. and Saturday 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. The Welcome Desk is closed on Sunday. To place your order by phone call 1-866-698-4253.

Use of the name, likeness and words of R. Buckminster Fuller is by arrangement with the Estate of R. Buckminster Fuller.

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People Straight razor shaves return to Main Street

By STEVE HORRELL Of The Edge “When a man knows he is to be hanged . . . it concentrates his mind wonderfully,” Samuel Johnson remarked when he learned of a clergyman’s hanging.

There’s also nothing like feeling a barber ’s straight razor on your neck to remind you that you’re alive.

For a couple of months n o w, s t r a i g h t r a z o r s h a v e s – the equivalent of a lady’s spa f a c i a l - h a v e b e e n o ff e re d a t Eaker ’s Family Barber Shop in Edwardsville.

Courtney Huskey has been offering traditional straight razor shaves, plus steam towel treatments beforehand to soften up the beard and relax the customer, from the chair she rents from owner Kari Eaker.

Eaker learned to cut hair from h e r f a t h e r, To m E a k e r, w h o learned from his father, Chester E a k e r. I t h a s a l w a y s b e e n a family-owned barbershop and when Kari Eaker took over in 1999, she made certain that it retained that old-school family b a r b e r s h o p f e e l , re p l e t e w i t h a grandfather clock, an old cash register, and lots of sports memorabilia.

The old feel is still there, but now it has a nice new vibe, Eaker says. For one thing, Jim Harper, a marketing and advertising guy, rents a space now out back of her shop. Kerry Smith, a graphic designer with Blackdog Creative, rents space upstairs. And now Huskey, who is 27, is renting a chair from Eaker up by the front window.

“We’re kind of like one big h a p p y f a m i l y, ” E a k e r s a i d recently.

The barbershop’s casual, laidback atmosphere fits perfectly with her own personality, Huskey said. She comes in at 10 a.m.

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Courtney Huskey cuts a customer's hair at Eaker's Family Barbershop. o n Tu e s d a y s , T h u r s d a y s , a n d Fridays and leaves around 5; on Saturdays, she comes in at 8 a.m. and leaves at 2 p.m.

F o r H u s k e y, i t ’ s a b i g improvement over her pre-Eaker ’s schedule, which left her little time to see her husband, Todd.

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Kari Eaker cuts a customer's hair in the barbershop that carries her family's name.

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She has a degree in criminal justice but says she has learned much more from barbering than sh e did dur ing f our year s of college. “You would not believe the things that people tell you,” she says. “And your customers become your friends. You know things about their lives, and they ask you for advice. They tell you all kinds of things.”

Huskey’s sister is a barber, and Huskey says a career in barbering has always held an attraction for her.

In April of 2014 she graduated f ro m t h e M i s s o u r i S c h o o l o f Barbering, in Florissant.

What attracts her is the variety.

“I never wanted to do anything that was just basically the same thing, day-after-day,” she says. “You’re talking to people every day. And every haircut is different. Even though someone may want the same style as someone else, it’s still different.”

Eaker ’s Family Barber Shop has always attracted judges, lawyers, county workers, college students, cops and especially kids coming in for their first haircut.

Regular customers sometimes ask for the steam towel treatment and straight razor shave, but some new customers ask for it as well, Huskey says.

“Most barbers in town don’t want to mess with it,” she says.

“But I don’t know why, because so many people want it.”

It’s unique because most people who cut hair in the area aren’t barbers, Eaker said. Barbers use more tools. And in addition to using the straight razor, barbers also use clippers to cut hair, rather

than scissors, she said. Huskey’s training allows her to give straight razor cuts.

Eaker has always given steam towel applications and a shave of the neck when she gives a haircut, but she does not give straight razor cuts.

There have been other changes recently as well. While people are still welcome to simply drop in for a haircut, Huskey makes appointments for anyone who wants one. “We’re just trying to adapt so we can accommodate anybody and everybody,” Eaker says.

E a k e r, H u s k e y s a y s , h a s a ‘big personality,” that meshes perfectly with her own. “We joke a lot that we share the same brain,” she says. “We have a lot of stuff in common.”

Inside the barbershop, at the back, is an old Danbette Series r e c o r d p l a y e r. O n a r e c e n t morning, “Heartache Tonight,” the Eagles’ hit from 1979, played in the background as Eaker and Huskey cut hair up front.

H a r p e r d ro p p e d t h e re c o rd player off a while back so that customers could use it. Sometimes now they bring their own LPs so they can listen to it during their c u t . E a k e r h a s t h o s e re c o rd s stacked by the record player, and Eaker and her husband have a larger collection stacked below.

“Everybody has fun listening to the record collection,” Huskey says. “There’s a lot of classic ro c k b u t w e ’ v e a l s o g o t R a y Charles and stuff like that. And every once in a while, just for a laugh, we’ll throw in some 90s hip hop.”

People Warm Springs Ranch set for season Get up close and personal with the Clydesdales For The Edge Grab your cameras and walking shoes because Warm Springs Ranch is ready to open its gates for the eighth season. Guests are invited to visit the premier breeding facility starting Saturday, March 26 to get an up close and personal experience with foals, mares and world-famous Budweiser Clydesdales.

Warm Springs Ranch, located in Boonville, Mo., is home to more than 70 Clydesdales and sits on 300-plus acres of land, allowing plenty of room for the Budweiser C l y d e s d a l e s t o e x e rc i s e a n d roam. While visiting the facility, guests can tour the property’s vast countryside along with the 25,000-square-foot breeding barn, veterinary lab and pastures with customized, walk-in shelters. The experience also includes ample time to learn the history of the Budweiser Clydesdales and the meticulous care and attention that goes into raising them. Dedicated staff is on-site around the clock to ensure the highest quality of care for each horse and that all new baby Clydesdales born at the Ranch are welcomed into the world in comfort and safety.

“Each year we look forward to sharing our passion for raising some of America’s most historic icons by offering our guests an interactive, behind-the-scenes look at where it all begins,” said John Soto, Supervisor of Warm Spring Ranch. “We allow our visitors to see first-hand what goes into raising these gentle-giants – from a foal’s first step to marching in a national parade as part of the world-famous hitch team – and we’re excited to continue this tradition for the eighth consecutive year.”

Visitors this season will also have the opportunity to meet Warm Springs Ranch’s first-born foal of 2016, Mac, who grabbed the hearts of America when he was born in January. Just a few months old, Mac has made his home at Warm Springs

Ranch along with a handful of other newborn foals. During the 2016 foaling season, the farm expects more than 20 baby Clydesdales will be born. For updates on the Ranch and to meet new foals year-round, follow Warm Springs Ranch on Facebook and Twitter.

“Whether it’s Super Bowl commercials or the hitch team and red wagon marching in community parades, the Budweiser Clydesdales have a special connection with people across the globe,” said Jeff Knapper, General Manager of

Budweiser Clydesdale Operations.

“We’re proud to offer guests the opportunity to see where Clydesdales spend their first years and showcase how they have been an integral part of our company’s heritage for the past 83 years.”

Warm Springs Ranch offers guided walking tours twice a day, except for Wednesday, at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. The tour costs $12 per person and lasts one-and-a-half hours. The guided walking tour give guests the opportunity to interact with Clydesdale handlers, see the

Clydesdales’ harness, luxury trailer and 1903 beer wagon, and take a picture with a Clydesdale. Guests 21 and older will also have the opportunity to sample Budweiser.

In addition, Warm Springs Ranch also offers a VIP tour once a day, allowing guests to climb aboard a custom-built vehicle to enjoy a private excursion on the 300-plus acres. In addition to the experiences offered on the guided walking tour, the VIP tour also takes visitors on a private walking tour of the 25,000-square -foot breeding facility, gives a peek inside the special foaling area and a offers the chance to view the traveling hitch equipment. A VIP tour can accommodate up to 16 guests and has a flat fee of $500, no matter the number of guests on the tour.

Reservations are required for both tours.

To reserve a tour spot or for more information, visit www. warmspringsranch.com.

About the Budwesier Clydesdales Anheuser-Busch’s Budweiser Clydesdales are an enduring symbol of Budweiser ’s heritage, tradition and commitment to quality. The hitch team will make appearances across the country in 2016, never failing to draw a crowd wherever they go. This year marks the 83rd anniversary of the Budweiser Clydesdales, which made their first appearance on behalf of AnheuserBusch on April 7, 1933, when they delivered a case of Budweiser to the White House in celebration of the

repeal of prohibition of beer.

About Anheuser-Busch For more than 160 years, Anheuser-Busch and its worldclass brewmasters have carried on a legacy of brewing America’s most-popular beers. Starting with the finest ingredients sourced from Anheuser-Busch’s family of growers, every batch is crafted using the same exacting standards and time-honored traditions passed down through generations of proud Anheuser-Busch brewmasters and employees. Best known for its fine American-style lagers, Budweiser and Bud Light, the company’s beers lead numerous beer segments.

Budweiser and Bud Light Lime Lime-A-Rita were named Brands of the Year for the Beer and the Spirits, Malt Beverages and Wine categories, respectively, by Ace Metrix® in 2014. Anheuser-Busch is the U.S. arm of Anheuser-Busch InBev and operates 17 local breweries, 21 distributorships and 23 agricultural and packaging facilities across the United States. The company committed to investing more than $1.5 billion in its U.S. brewing, agriculture, packaging and distributing operations by 2018.

Its flagship brewery remains in St. Louis, Mo., and is among the global company’s largest and most technologically-capable breweries.

Visitor and special beermaster tours are available at its St. Louis and five other Anheuser-Busch breweries.

For more information, visit www. anheuser-busch.com.

Pictured are views from Warm Springs Ranch in Booneville, Mo. More than 70 Clydesdales call the 300-acre farm home. Photos for The Edge.

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People planner Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois’ 27th Annual Golf Classic set

Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois (GSSI) will conduct its 27th Annual Girl Scout Golf Classic at Sunset Hills Country Club on May 9. “We are excited to be hosting our golf classic at Sunset Hills Country Club this year,� said Jill Gobert, GSSI Director of Development. “We encourage you to come out and support our Girl Scout Golf Classic,�

Gobert said, adding, “We are

looking for golf players and teams and have many wonderful corporate sponsorships available.�

During the past 26 years, the Girl Scout golf classic has raised more than $800,000 to support girl program development, girl financial assistance and to maintain and improve Girl Scout camps.

GSSI provides a premier Girl Scout Leadership Experience for approximately 13,000 girls and 4,500 adult volunteers in southern Illinois.

2016 Girl Scout Golf Classic sponsors include (not too late, contact us if you would like to be a sponsor): • Junior Sponsor:

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People People planner The Fox to host Garrison Keillor

The Fabulous Fox Theatre 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 show’s home base.)

In June of 1987, APHC ended for a while. Garrison thought it was a good idea at the time, but only two years later, the show was back, based in New York and called American Radio Company of the Air. But there’s no place like home. So in 1992, it was back to Minnesota and, soon after, back to the old name:A Prairie Home Companion.

There has been plenty of adventure in the past 40-plus years — broadcasts from Canada, Ireland, Scotland, England, Germany, Iceland and almost every one of the 50 states; wonderful performers, little-known and world-renowned; standing ovations and stares of bewilderment. We’ve missed planes, coped with lost luggage, dodged swooping bats and hungry mosquitoes, plodded through blizzards, and flown by the seat of our pants.

Today, A Prairie Home Companion is heard by 4 million listeners each week on nearly 700 public radio stations, online, and on the American Forces Networks, SiriusXM Radio, Radio New Zealand, and KPRG in Guam. Garrison recalls, “When the show started, it was something funny to do with my

friends, and then it became an achievement that I hoped would be successful, and now it’s a good way of life.”

A Prairie Home Companion is produced by Prairie Home Productions, and distributed nationwide by American Public Media. The program is underwritten by Ford.

Garrison Keillor was born in 1942 in Anoka, Minnesota, and began his radio career as a freshman at the University of Minnesota, from which he graduated in 1966. He went to work for Minnesota Public Radio in 1969, and on July 6, 1974, he hosted the first broadcast of A Prairie Home Companion in St. Paul. Today, some 4 million listeners on more than 600 public radio stations coast to coast and beyond tune in to the show each week. Keillor has been honored with Grammy, ACE, and George Foster Peabody awards, the National Humanities Medal, and election to the American Academy of Arts and Letters. His many books include Lake Wobegon Days, The Book of Guys, Pilgrims: A Wobegon Romance, Guy Noir and the Straight Skinny, and The Keillor Reader (Viking). He is the host of the daily program The Writer’s Almanac and the editor of several anthologies of poetry, most recently,Good Poems: American Places (Viking). In 2006, Keillor played himself in the movie adaptation of his show, a film directed by Robert Altman. He has two grandsons and in 2007, he opened an independent bookstore, Common Good Books, in St. Paul, the city where he and his wife and daughter make their home.

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 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 year’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 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 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.

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, visit www.mobot.org or call (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 h t t p : / / t w i t t e r. c o m / mobotgarden.

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The Alton Regional Convention & Visitors Bureau has announced the following events.information, call (636) 899-0090.

Annual Alton Half Marathon & 5K Saturday, March 19, 2016 Starts at 8:00am Liberty Bank Alton Amphitheater 1 Riverfront Drive Alton, IL 62002 Jog or walk into spring by participating in the Annual Alton Half Marathon. Enjoy the scenic views of the Mississippi River and historic areas of Alton. Route also includes crossing the famed-Clark Bridge. For more information, e-mail altonhalf@gmail.com.

Admission $60/Half Marathon $25/5K Run or Walk Olde Alton Spring Vendor & Craft Fair Saturday, March 19, 2016 8:00am to 12:30pm Alton High School 4200 Humbert Rd. Alton, IL 62002 The Alton Band & Orchestra Builders will host a spring Olde Alton Vendor & Craft Fair. There will be many booths of crafters selling their best wares. Chris Cakes Pancakes and sausage breakfast will be available ($5 in advance $6 at door). All proceeds benefit the instrumental music program in the Alton School District. For more information, call (618) 474-6996.

Arabian Nights at Jacoby Arts Center Saturday, March 19, 2016 Starts at 6:00pm Jacoby Arts Center 627 E. Broadway Alton, IL 62002 Middle Eastern Food, Belly Dancing and Music. For more information, call (618) 462-5222.

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Admission $10/person $8/TNI Member Bird Nest Exploration Saturday, March 26, 2016 10:30am to 12:00pm Audubon Center at Riverlands 301 Riverlands Way West Alton, MO 63386 Come explore the world of bird nests! You will learn all about nests and then go find some in the wild.

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a hike to search for them within the Olin Nature Preserve. Treehouse Wildlife Center will be on site with live owls in Talahi Lodge. See the beautiful creatures up-close and personal while the experts and handlers give information about these nocturnal friends. Then follow TNI education director Patti Brown on the trails of the Olin Nature Preserve to listen and see native owls in their own territory.

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Spies, Traitors and Saboteurs: Fear and Freedom in America, a special exhibition from the International Spy Museum, opened Feb.6 and runs through May 8 at the Missouri History Museum in Forest Park.

This 6,000 square-foot exhibit provides a historic perspective on acts of terror that have taken place on American soil.

Spies, Traitors and Saboteurs reveals nine major events and periods in U.S. history when A m e r i c a n s w e re t h re a t e d b y enemies within its borders. It depicts who the government and public responded, illustrates the corresponding evolution of U.S. counterintelligence and homeland security efforts and examines the challenge of securing the nation without compromising the civil liberties upon which it was founded.

• Aug. 24, 1814 – The City of Washington Captured and the While House Burned. During the War of 1812, the city of Washington was captured and the White House, the U.S. Capitol and other major buildings were torched by British troops aided with information provided by a few Americans.

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York Harbor. German secret agents, aided by American collaborators, blew up a munitions depot in New York Harbor, showering Manhattan and the Statute of Liberty with shrapnel and debris. Acts of German sabotage on American soil like this contributed to America's entry into World War I and inspired the passage of the 1918 Espionage Act still in effect today and the growth of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

• June 2, 1919 – Anarchist Bombs Target American Leaders. When the home of Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer was bomb by an anarchist and plots for more bombings were revealed, both the public and the government clamored for tighter law enforcement and more restrictive legislation for immigrants, resulting in the roundups, deportations and public outrage associated with the now infamous Palmer Raids.

• Aug. 8, 1925 – 30,000 Ku Klux Klan Members Parade Down Pennsylvania Avenue. The nation's oldest hate group, the Ku Klux Klan, has risen three times in the nation's history. Each time, the group changed, evolving from small vigilante circles to huge violent organizations. They began inflicting terror on former slaves after the Civil War and grew into a politically powerful organization of 4 million that expanded its targets to include immigrants, Jews and Catholics

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• Dec. 7, 1941 – American Helps Japanese Pilot Terrorize Hawaiian I s l a n d A f t e r P e a r l h a r b o r. A Japanese pilot returning from the Pearl Harbor attack crash-landed on the Hawaiian Island of Nihau, and with support of a JapaneseAmerican, took hostages and terrorized the community. The incident, little remembered today, perpetuated fears about Japanese Americans. Fears that ultimately led to the unprecedented incarceration of thousands.

• April, 1945 – The Kremlin Launches One of the First Cold War Attacks Against the U.S. Near the end of World War II, the Kremlin harshly condemned American Communists for softening their commitment to a worldwide communist revolution. The Communist Party of the United States snapped to action, ousting its moderate leader and re-establishing itself as a highly militant and subversive organization, fueling America's fears that American Communists would become Stalin's tool to overthrow the U.S.

government.

• March 1, 1971 – Radical Group Explodes Bomb in the U.S. Capitol. Protests over the war in Vietnam and civil rights turned violent during the "days of rage" and extremist groups, such as the Weather Underground and Black Liberation Army, took action.

• April 19, 1995 – Massive Bomb Destroys Federal Building in Oklahoma City. The Oklahoma City bombing, the deadliest act of terrorism on U.S. soil in the 20th century, awakened Americans to threats posed by domestic extremists, especially the virulently anti-government right-wing groups.

• Beyond Sept. 11th – Terrorism Today. In the aftermath of the Sept.

11, 2001, initiatives by the U.S. government to root out terrorist elements in the country have irrevocably changed the lives of Americans.

Spies, Traitors and Saboteurs supports these stories with historic photographs, themed environments, interactive displays, film, artifacts and video.

Exhibit highlights include: • A timeline that traces over 80 acts of terror that have taken place in the U.S. from 1776 to today, including the Revolutionary War

plot to kidnap George Washington, the vents of Bloody Kansas prior to the Civil War, John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry, the 1960s church bombings in the South and the attacks on the World Trade Center in 2001.

• A P L B a d g e a n d I D C a rd (1917) – Carried by operatives of the American Protective League who spied on their fellow Americans on behalf of the U.S. Justice Department during World War I. • Anarchist Globe Bomb (circa 1886) – Presented evidence in the trial of the men tried in connection with Chicago Haymarket riot (replica).

• Ritual Klan Red Robe (circa 1965) – Worn by the Klan "Kladd," the elected officer who presided over the secret rituals and ceremonies of the Ku Klux Klan.

• Klan "business cards" – Ominous warnings to innocent American families that their every move was being watched.

Spies, Traitors and Saboteurs: Fear and Freedom in America is a creation of the International Spy Museum. It will be on display at the Missouri History Museum through May 8. Admission is free.

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From the ever-popular Camp KangaZoo to individual programs for all ages, the Saint Louis Zooâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Education Department has classes, overnight experiences and daytime adventures for everyone in the family.

Camp KangaZoo Camp KangaZoo campers can choose to attend one or two full-day camps â&#x20AC;&#x201D; "Aquatic Animalsâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Animals Everywhere.â&#x20AC;? MondayThursday, campers will play games, meet animals, enjoy sing-alongs and view dynamic Zoo exhibits. On Thursday nights, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll sleep at the Zoo and wake up with the birds!

Camp KangaZoo scholarships are available for families with financial need.

New this year, the Zoo is offering morning and afternoon half-day camp sessions for kids entering grades 1-5.

Younger children can hop "out of the pouch" and into the Zoo at Camp Joey. Half-day and full-day sessions are available for children who are at least 4 years old and entering kindergarten. Teen Camp is available for youth entering grades 7-9 and Teen Camp II, held at Shaw Nature Reserve, for 8-10 graders.

Overnights Families can attend Wake Up With the Rays, Under the Sea-lion or From Dusk Til Dawn overnight programs.

Summer Programs Zoo programs for young children and youth keep growing minds sharp in the lazy summer months.

The Zoo offers a variety of animal topics for various ages. Kids can learn about birds, mammals and reptiles, see stingrays up close, examine dinosaur fossils, create animal habitats, sing animal songs, identify animal tracks, touch biofacts, tour the Zoo and meet the animals.

For youth in grades 2-8, the Zoo offers Keeper-for-a-Day at the Emerson Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Zoo, A Day with the Rays and Advanced Day with the Rays at Stingrays at Caribbean Cove presented by Mercy Kids. Engineerfor-a-Day is available for those 7 years old and up. A Junior Sea Lion Trainer program is available for ages

10 to adult.

Scouts can learn about animals and sleep under the stars while working toward fulfilling their badge requirements at the Snooze at the Zoo programs. Scout overnight programs are for Cub Scouts, Webelos, Girl Scout Brownies, Juniors and Cadettes.

Adult programs include evening safari tours, wine and cheese night prowls, animal painting, overnights and more.

Registration Early bird mail-in or drop-off registration forms must be received

by March 4. Online registration begins March 8 for Zoo members and March 10 for general public.

Program fees vary. For a complete list of programs, registration forms, camp scholarship applications and more information, visit www.stlzoo. org/education. Registration for programs is not available by phone.

For questions, call (314) 646-4544, option #6. All proceeds support the Saint Louis Zoo.

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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

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the name of the camp they are representing. Blueprint4SummerSTL will link the account, allowing the organizer to edit, update and add new program information â&#x20AC;&#x153;Summer activities are a crucial part of intellectual development that enable children to spend their vacation time constructively, develop their passions and creativity, advance their learning and, of course, have fun,â&#x20AC;? said Clark. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Blueprint4SummerSTL truly is a blueprint that parents can use to build an enriching summer for kids and a less stressful planning cycle for themselves.â&#x20AC;?

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Sea lion shows begin at the Saint Louis Zoo For The Edge The sea lions of summer are back and reporting to “Spring Training” starting March 12 at the Saint Louis Zoo’s First Bank Sea Lion Show at Sea Lion Sound.

These "Fish League" practices even include a few baseball-themed activities f o r t h e a n i m a l a t h l e t e s — C a rd i n a l s inspired, of course!

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intelligent pinnipeds on hurdle and high jumps, flipper walks, balancing acts, high dives, Frisbee tosses and other acrobatic and athletic behaviors.

Spring Training shows are at 1 and 2:30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, March 12-13 and daily March 19-24.

There are no shows March 14-18. Timed tickets are $2 per person. Children under two are free.

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D a i l y s u m m e r s h o w s ru n M e m o r i a l Day weekend through Labor Day, May 27-Sept. 5, at 11 a.m., 1 and 2:30 p.m., with an additional show at 4 p.m. on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays in summer.

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Tickets may be purchased at the Sea Lion Show ticket booth.

Zoo members may redeem their Anywhere passes for timed tickets at a Welcome Desk or at the Sea Lion Show ticket booth.

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

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Mary Told Lincoln: “A Second Look” “I seem to be the scapegoat for both North and South.”

The interpretation of Mary Tood Lincoln’s life after the assassination of her beloved husband, President Abraham Lincoln, has been inconsistent at best and pernicious at worst. The deep scrutiny of Mary’s life in the White House by the “Upper society” of Washington DC and the character assassination by certain scholars have led many of us to have a clouded opinion of her. Both the wrenching judgement of her by the country she so loved and the horrific experience of seeing her husband murdered white sitting next to her had lasting effects on her life. The steady decline of her reactions to events that impacted her led to her insanity trial and commitment to an institution in Batavia, Illinois. But now, a century and half later, perhaps we can have a more objective view of Mary Todd Lincoln and the times she lived in.

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The Arts Rare panorama displayed at Krannert For The Edge Krannert Art Museum unveiled March 9 a portion of a rare panoramic painting in the museum’s permanent collection.

The painting – which dates to the 1870s and comprises three rolls of muslin, which are 525 feet long in total and seven feet high – is one of fewer than two dozen surviving examples in the world of moving panoramas, said Molly Briggs, a University of Illinois doctoral student in landscape architecture who is writing her dissertation on panoramic media in Chicago.

Briggs, a painter and an instructor in the School of Art and Design, has been researching Krannert Art Museum’s painting and will serve as a guest curator for a future exhibition at the museum on moving panoramas.

“So few panoramas survived, even though they were incredibly p o p u l a r, ” B r i g g s s a i d . “ T h e significance of this moving panorama is that it’s an extant example of an influential mass medium that is now virtually lost.”

A portion of the museum’s painting was unrolled at noon March 9, and a digital projection of the entire 525-foot artwork will be displayed in Classroom Studio B on the museum’s lower level. Briggs and two other scholars – Erkki Huhtamo and Machiko Kusahara, experts in panoramic paintings from UCLA and Waseda University in Tokyo, respectively – will talk about this painting and the genre more broadly. The event is open to the public.

Briggs said panoramic paintings, which were popular from the 1790s to the 1850s, were a precursor to cinema. Round panoramas, in vogue in the early and late phases of that period, often displayed a landscape or city scenes.

“The i de a w a s t h a t p e o p l e could walk into a building and be transported to another place – a place that tourists would want to go, but often weren’t able to go,” said

Briggs, adding the invention of the medium coincided with the rise of the middle class.

Other popular subjects were decisive battles and religious subjects, including temperance.

Round panoramas were displaced by moving panoramas in the 1830s.

They showed the same type of subject matter, as well as scenes from popular literature, such as

“Uncle Tom’s Cabin.”

The moving panoramas worked like a film strip, Briggs said. The canvas or cloth was attached to a spindle at each end, and an apparatus allowed it to be cranked from one end to the other. Various scenes were displayed through a cutout that served as a stage.

Krannert Art Museum’s panoramic painting includes the spindles and

the apparatus for turning them.

“That’s very rare. It’s fascinating to see,” Briggs said.

The moving panoramas were smaller, cheaper and more portable than the round panoramas, and thus could be viewed by a wider audience.

“It was truly a mass medium,” she said.

“The reason so few survived is they were never considered art,” Briggs said. “They were popular entertainment. They were developed as economically as possible and were a way to make a living for itinerant showmen.

The panoramic paintings that have survived are always a matter of luck and benign neglect.”

Krannert Art Museum’s painting is titled “Scenes from the Life of Christ,” and it presents an account of the New Testament.

Briggs believes the panorama was painted by Marcus Mote, an Indiana Quaker and self-taught painter. Mote painted portraits and landscapes, and he made moving panoramas in Lebanon, Ohio, where he was born, until relocating to Indiana. KAM’s panorama was found in the Richmond, Indiana, area, where Mote lived.

Although none of Mote’s other moving panoramas survived for comparison purposes, Briggs has compared the museum’s painting to his smaller paintings.

“Whether or not I’m able to confirm (Motes’ identity as the painter), knowing where it was, how it looked and what people were looking at then gives a picture in time and a way to understand how media functioned in that space and that place,” she said.

A local auctioneer purchased the panorama in Indiana in the mid1980s. He was unable to sell it at auction, so he stored it until two folk art collectors bought it from him, Briggs said. It was donated to Krannert Art Museum in 1991.

Briggs said the museum hopes to eventually display the three rolls linearly, so viewers can walk along them.

Together with a digital projection, viewers can get an idea of how people originally viewed them.

The future exhibition will address moving panoramas as a landscape medium – how they worked and how the mechanics affected the audience – rather than just as images.

First, though, the museum will seek grant funding to do conservation work. Briggs said the paintings aren’t stable enough now to exhibit, and some of the paint is not in good condition.

But, she said, they are still beautiful to see. “There are a lot of scenes embellished with foil and sequins. There are some gorgeous passages.”

Above, rare moving panorama portrays the Annunciation, in which the angel Gabriel tells the Virgin Mary that she will become the mother of Jesus. A portion of the painting, in Krannert Art Museum’s collection, unveiled March 9 At left, the painting is embellished with foil and sequins. Photos by Molly Briggs.

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The Arts The Rep to present "Satchel Paige and Kansas City Swing" For The Edge The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis presents "Satchel Paige and the Kansas City Swing" by Trey Ellis and Ricardo Khan and directed by Ricardo Khan. This freewheeling take on one of baseball’s greatest personalities runs March 16–April 10 on the Browning Mainstage of the Loretto-Hilton Center for the Performing Arts. Curtain times are Tuesdays at 7 pm; WednesdaysFridays 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.

The crack of the bat, the roar of the crowd — it’s what every baseball player dreams of. In 1947, Jackie Robinson had broken baseball’s color barrier, while Satchel Paige and his Negro League All-Stars were barnstorming against their white counterparts in the Majors. It was baseball by day and jazz by night as the impassioned and devoted players tried to find their place in a country on the verge of change.

The Rep’s production of Satchel Paige and the Kansas City Swing is made possible by major sponsor Emerson, as well as a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Ellis and Khan are the writing duo behind the Tuskegee Airmen drama Fly, which appeared on The Rep Mainstage in 2013. Khan returns to direct, assisted by John Ezell (scenic designer), Lauren T. Roark (costume designer), Victor En Yu Tan (lighting designer) Tom Mardikes (sound designer) and Rocco Di Santi (projections designer). Bobby Watson composed the show’s original music.

Robert Karma Robinson leads the cast as Satchel Paige, reprising a role he performed in previous productions of Satchel Paige at Crossroads Theatre Company and Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse.

Eric Person contributes narration and saxophone accompaniment as Jazzman, Michael Chenevert appears as Satchel’s veteran teammate Buck O’Neil and Vanessa A. Jones portrays Mrs. Hopkins, owner of the boarding house where much of the play takes place.

The cast is rounded out by Peterson Townsend (as Art Young), Kohler McKenzie (Bob Feller), Sam Wolf (Franky Palmieri) and Tsilala Brock (Moira Hopkins). All eight cast members are making their Rep debuts.

Tickets start at $17.50. To purchase, visit The Rep Box Office, located inside the Loretto-Hilton Center, charge by phone by calling (314) 968-4925 or visit The Rep’s Online Box Office at http://www. repstl.org.

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

The Rep is partnering with the Saint Louis Art Museum to enhance the patron experience of Satchel Paige and the Kansas City Swing.

Participants can take a free one-hour tour through SLAM’s collection, featuring depictions of artists who broke color barriers with their work.

No reservations are required and more information can be found at http://www.slam.org.

For additional information about

The Rep’s production of Satchel Paige and the Kansas City Swing, 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. Jazzman: a black, ageless teller of stories who has a distinctive Kansas City jazz style The players: Satchel Paige: black ballplayer, 42; a tall, charismatic star pitcher Buck O’Neil: black ballplayer, 36; a solid figure and Satchel’s good friend who will eventually make history as a coach Art Young: black ballplayer, 19; tremendously talented and cocky and desperately wants acceptance into the major leagues Bob Feller: white ballplayer, 32; the most famous pitcher of the major leagues who is considered an American hero Franky Palmieri: white ballplayer, 19; also tremendously talented and cocky and already a rookie star in the major leagues Mrs. Hopkins: black woman, 40s; a beautiful, cultured former singer who is now the owner of a boarding house Moira Hopkins: Mrs. Hopkins’ 17-year-old daughter; a pretty and flirty up-and-coming singer who is talented and ambitious What’s the Story?

It’s mid-September 1947, and Satchel Paige, a 42-year-old star pitcher in the Negro Leagues, is beginning his barnstorming season in Kansas City, a practice in which ballplayers travel from town to town playing for extra money throughout the off-season.

Extremely talented, Satchel (and many others) thought he’d be the first black ballplayer in the major leagues, but he was passed over by the nearly 13-years-younger Jackie Robinson who is just completing his first historic season with the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Satchel’s friend and teammate Buck O’Neil and his friendly rival Bob Feller, a white player who is a star pitcher in the major leagues, try to convince Satchel that it’s not too late to still try out for the major leagues. However, Satchel shuts them down by saying he’s treated like a king in the Negro Leagues, but in the major leagues, he’d be forced to take a back seat.

A storm rolls in the day of the first barnstorming game between Satchel’s and Feller’s All Stars teams, forcing it to be canceled. Seeking a warm and dry place to stay, the three veterans head to the boarding house of the beautiful and cultured Mrs. Hopkins.

They bring along Art Young, a greatly talented 19-year-old player from Satchel’s team who has big ambitions, and Franky Palmieri, a rookie star in the major leagues from Feller’s team.

After they arrive and introduce Feller to their old friend Mrs. Hopkins,

Buck and Satchel reminisce with her about their past while Art and Franky compete for the attention of Mrs. Hopkins’ beautiful daughter Moira. Eventually the subject comes up again of Satchel trying out for the major leagues. Buck tells him it doesn’t matter that he wasn’t the first player to break the color barrier, he’s still got a shot at a great career with the MLB. Although he doesn’t admit it at first, Satchel is obviously disappointed his career dream has not come true. However, as the events of the next 24 hours unfold, he gets a new perspective on life, and Satchel realizes that the only thing holding him back is himself.

The Life, Legend and Legacy of Satchel Paige Satchel Paige may not have been the first black player to play in the major leagues – that honor belongs to Jackie Robinson – but many think he would have been if the distinction had been based on talent alone. In fact, baseball legend Joe DiMaggio is believed to have once said that Paige was “the best and fastest pitcher I’ve ever faced.” Many thought that Paige was simply born too early; the color barrier was not ready to be broken during his prime, allowing Robinson, nearly 13 years his junior, to seize the opportunity. However, Paige proved that when you have talent and drive like his, it’s never too late for greatness on the world stage.

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An Education Leroy “Satchel” Paige was born in 1906 in Mobile, Alabama, the seventh of 12 children to his father John, a gardener, and mother Lula, a washerwoman. At the age of 12, Paige had a run-in with the law involving petty theft, after which he went to a reform school called the Industrial School for Negro Children.

It was here that his pitching talent was recognized by a coach who trained Paige and helped him to hone his skills. Paige has been quoted as saying: “You might say I traded five years of freedom to learn how to pitch.”

A Star is Born After being discharged from reform school, Paige began his professional career in the Negro Southern League in 1926. Unable to play in the major leagues due to black players being barred, Paige quickly became a star in the Negro leagues, playing with the Chattanooga Black Barons and the Pittsburgh Crawfords, among several other teams all over the country. He even played for teams outside of the U.S., including Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico and Mexico.

Between his regular league games and off-season barnstorming games, Paige pitched hundreds of games a year.

Not only was he immensely talented, but Paige was also a showman and a big draw for audiences. He was known to wave in his outfielders in to sit behind the pitcher’s mound because he was so sure of striking out a batter that they wouldn’t be needed.

A Major Victory Finally, in 1948, at the age of 42, Paige was signed to the major leagues

by Cleveland Indians owner Bill Veeck. He made his debut on July 9 during a tight pennant race, becoming the first black pitcher in the American League. Deemed “the oldest rookie in baseball,” Paige went 6-1 with a 2.48 ERA in his first season and helped the Indians to not only clinch the pennant but also to win the World Series against the Boston Braves.

Paige pitched for the Indians again in 1949 and played for the St. Louis Browns from 1951-53, earning two All-Star Game selections. Afterwards, he returned to the minors and barnstorming where he toured regularly for large appearance fees.

In 1962, Paige wrote Maybe I’ll Pitch Forever: A Great Baseball Player Tells the Hilarious Story Behind the Legend, in which he admitted to being disappointed over not being the first black player in the major leagues, but he ultimately made peace with the fact and accepted it.

He resurfaced in the major leagues one more time in 1965 at the age of 59 for one game with the Kansas City Athletics in which he pitched three shutout innings.

A Lasting Legacy In 1971, Paige was given baseball’s highest honor when he was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. He passed away of a heart attack in June 1982.

Paige is remembered for his groundbreaking legacy and his refusal to be aged out of a game in which he was one of the most talented to ever play. Major league success may have come relatively late in his life, but Paige refused to discuss age.

When asked about it, he was known to respond with the adage: “Age is a question of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.”

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Bill Burr to appear at The Fabulous Fox Bill Burr is one of the top comedic voices of his generation achieving success in TV and film as well as the live stage. Selling out theaters internationally, Bill is a regular with Conan Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien and Jimmy Fallon and his Monday Morning Podcast is one of the most downloaded comedy podcasts on iTunes.

Burr will appear at the Fabulous Fox Theatre in St. Louis at 8:30 p.m. on April 22.

All tickets are $45 and are available online at metrotix.com, by calling 314-534-1111, or in person at the Fabulous Fox Box Office.

Bill performed a sold out show at Madison Square Garden on November 14, 2015 and on December 18 his animated Netflix series, F Is For Family, premiered featuring Bill, Laura Dern and Justin Long as the Murphy family. He was seen in the Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferrell film, Daddyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Home, which premiered on December 25 and he co-stars opposite Kevin Costner in the indie film, Black or White, which premiered on January 30, 2015.

Earlier in 2015 Bill made his first tour of theaters in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong and Mumbai.

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The Arts Arts calendar Thursday, March 17

Old Wicked Songs, Millstone Campus Jewish Community Center, Marvin & Harlene Wool Theater, Creve Coeur, 7:30 p.m., Runs until April 3, 2016 Satchel Paige and the Kansas City Swing, Loretto-Hilton Center, Virginia Jackson Browning Mainstage, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m., Runs until April 10, 2016 If/Then A New Musical, The Fox Theater, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m., Runs until March 27, 2016 Molly's Hammer, The Loretto-Hilton Center, St. Louis, 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m., Runs until March 27, 2016 The Carpet and the Connoisseur: The James F. Ballard Collection of Oriental Rugs, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, Runs until May 8, 2016 Spies, Traitors, and Saboteurs: Fear and Freedom in America, The Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, Runs until May 8, 2016 A rc a n g e l o S a s s o l i n o : N o t H u m a n , Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, Runs until April 3.

A r l e n e S h e c h e t : U r g e n t M a t t e r, 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. .Kota: Digital Excavations in African Art, Pulitzer Arts Foundation, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Runs through March 19.

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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Loretto-Hilton Center, Virginia Jackson Browning Mainstage, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m., Runs until April 10, 2016 If/Then A New Musical, The Fox Theater, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m., Runs until March 27, 2016 Molly's Hammer, The Loretto-Hilton Center, St. Louis, 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m., Runs until March 27, 2016 The Carpet and the Connoisseur: The James F. Ballard Collection of Oriental Rugs, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, Runs until May 8, 2016 Spies, Traitors, and Saboteurs: Fear and Freedom in America, The Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, Runs until May 8, 2016 A rc a n g e l o S a s s o l i n o : N o t H u m a n , Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, Runs until April 3.

A r l e n e S h e c h e t : U r g e n t M a t t e r, 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. .Kota: Digital Excavations in African Art, Pulitzer Arts Foundation, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Runs through March 19.

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, March 19

Crossing Rivers, Edison Theater, St. Louis, 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.

The Women of Faust Historic Village, Faust Park Historic Village, Chesterfield, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Old Wicked Songs, Millstone Campus Jewish Community Center, Marvin & Harlene Wool Theater, Creve Coeur, 8:00 p.m., Runs

until April 3, 2016 Satchel Paige and the Kansas City Swing, Loretto-Hilton Center, Virginia Jackson Browning Mainstage, St. Louis, 5:00 p.m., Runs until April 10, 2016 If/Then A New Musical, The Fox Theater, St. Louis, 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., Runs until March 27, 2016 Molly's Hammer, The Loretto-Hilton Center, St. Louis, 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m., Runs until March 27, 2016 The Carpet and the Connoisseur: The James F. Ballard Collection of Oriental Rugs, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, Runs until May 8, 2016 Spies, Traitors, and Saboteurs: Fear and Freedom in America, The Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, Runs until May 8, 2016 A rc a n g e l o S a s s o l i n o : N o t H u m a n , Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, Runs until April 3.

A r l e n e S h e c h e t : U r g e n t M a t t e r, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, Runs until April 3.

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

L i s a Yu s k a v a g e : T h e B r o o d , 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. .Kota: Digital Excavations in African Art, Pulitzer Arts Foundation, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

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.

Park Historic Village, Chesterfield, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Old Wicked Songs, Millstone Campus Jewish Community Center, Marvin & Harlene Wool Theater, Creve Coeur, 2:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Runs until April 3, 2016 Satchel Paige and the Kansas City Swing, Loretto-Hilton Center, Virginia Jackson Browning Mainstage, St. Louis, 5:00 p.m., Runs until April 10, 2016 If/Then A New Musical, The Fox Theater, St. Louis, 1:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., Runs until March 27, 2016 Molly's Hammer, The Loretto-Hilton Center, St. Louis, 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m., Runs until March 27, 2016 The Carpet and the Connoisseur: The James F. Ballard Collection of Oriental Rugs, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, Runs until May 8, 2016 Spies, Traitors, and Saboteurs: Fear and Freedom in America, The Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, Runs until May 8, 2016 A rc a n g e l o S a s s o l i n o : N o t H u m a n , Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, Runs until April 3.

A r l e n e S h e c h e t : U r g e n t M a t t e r, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, Runs until April 3.

Interpretations: 15th Biennial Teapot Exhibition, Craft Alliance Center, St. Louis.

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.

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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An exhibit titled Real and Imagined Landscapes in Chinese Art will be on display March 11â&#x20AC;&#x201C; August 14 in Gallery 225 at the Saint Louis Art Museum in Forest Park.

Chinese art is filled with images of landscapes and landscape settings. Some are depictions of imaginary locations and others may represent actual sites at certain points in time, while still others combine real and imagined landscape elements within the same pictorial space or object surface.

This exhibition of selected works from the Museum's collection explores how real and imagined landscapes in Chinese art are seen within paintings as well as threedimensional objects.

Works in the exhibition include two hanging scrolls bearing titles that refer to actual named places: The Taibo Wine Pavilion at Caishi Rock by Miao Song and Elegant Gathering at the Poetry Niche, a collaborative work by Fa Shishan and his friends.

Gathering of the Immortals by Wang Wending depicts the birthday celebration of the Daoist deity Queen Mother of the West in a garden of lotus, plantain, and exotic flowering plants.

These screens present symbols of longevity, and were painted in honor of the 60th birthday of the Li family matriarch Madame Chen.

Other works in the exhibition that interpret landscapes through visual imagination include the hanging scroll by Wan Shanglin with scenery that arouses a sense of tranquility, and two porcelain barrel-form g a rd e n s e a t s d e c o r a t e d w i t h peacocks in landscape settings.

Real and Imagined Landscapes in Chinese Art is curated by Philip Hu, associate curator-in-charge of Asian art.

The exhibit is free.

For more information, visit www. slam.org.

Cairene rugs, a Spanish rug, and examples of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lottoâ&#x20AC;? and smallpattern â&#x20AC;&#x153;Holbeinâ&#x20AC;? carpets, all important examples of works f ro m t h e l a t e - 1 5 t h a n d 1 6 t h centuries. Ballard also acquired two 19th-century Persian pleasure tents that were used for outdoor gatherings. These are also featured in the exhibition.

The Carpet and the Connoisseur is guest-curated by Walter B. Denny, University of Massachusetts distinguished professor in Islamic Arts in collaboration with Philip Hu, associate curator of Asian art, and textile conservator Zoe Perkins. The Carpet and the Connoisseur will be on view in the Main Exhibition Galleries from March 6 through May 8, 2016.

For more information, visit www. slam.org.

The Sheldon announces winter/ spring exhibition schedule

The Sheldon Art Galleries announces the Winter/Spring 2016 exhibition schedule, with an

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

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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 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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The Saint Louis Art Museum is hosting a new exhibit, The Carpet and the Connoisseur.

During the early 20th century, St. Louis businessman James F. Ballard became one of the countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top collectors of Oriental carpets. An unlikely collector, he was celebrated for his approach to collecting Anatolian carpets from provincial centers in Turkey at a time when most other rug connoisseurs were acquiring the classical Persian and Indian carpets. In addition to his passion for collecting, Ballard was also a patient teacher, inveterate traveler, and, above all, the first Oriental carpet enthusiast to acknowledge the importance of Turkish influence on the history of the pile carpet.

Ballard ultimately divided his collection of carpets between The Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1922 and the Saint Louis Art Museum in 1929. Another group of carpets were added to the St. Louis collection through a later donation by his daughter, Nellie Ballard White, in 1972. As a result of these two gifts, the Museum has amassed a collection of Oriental rugs recognized as one of the most significant collections in the world.

The Carpet and the Connoisseur will highlight 51 carpets from the Ballard collection, including three

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

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"The Witch"

Set under gray Puritan skies in a deathly autumn, "The Witch" is a slow-burning 1600s horror thriller so bone-dry it would only take a match for the whole movie to go up in flames.

"A New England folktale" is how the opening titles describe writer-director Robert Eggers' impressively rigorous feature debut. The film doesn't just take place in early 17th century America, but it has effectively summoned the nightmares and superstitions of the era, much of which Eggers faithfully reproduced from various historical sources.

The subject here is less witches as some supernatural fright than the Puritan psychology that dreamed them. Do not expect broomsticks.

But what makes "The Witch" more than a mere museum reclamation project is Anya Taylor-Joy. The movie is in many ways seen through Thomasin, who stands apart from her devote family. Wide-eyed and rebellious, she more resembles a girl of today.

Whether she is, in fact, a witch remains in suspense. But we witness how Puritan paranoia and misogyny turns a pretty young woman like Thomasin into a fearsome seductress in the eyes of her family.

When the combustible "The Witch" finally lets itself ablaze, the brutal and surprisingly sober finale is also — and more thrillingly — Thomasin's awakening. Drawn by the lure to break free of her upbringing, to "live deliciously," she turns out to be something scarier than the Puritans could fathom: a teenager.

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

RUNNING TIME: 92 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Three stars out of four.

"How to Be Single"

Momentarily untied from "50 Shades of Grey" and its planned sequels, Dakota Johnson is again looking for love in "How to Be Single," a mild and fittingly discombobulated ode to singlehood that plays like a "Sex and the City" spinoff.

We're back in that rom-com bastion — New York: the fairy tale, cobblestoned version — with a quartet of female archetypes who live in questionably affordable Manhattan apartments, and in a story that revolves around one character (Johnson) prone to occasional inner-monologue narration.

The connection isn't kismet; "How to Be Single" is based on the 2008 novel by Liz Tuccillo, a former "Sex and the City" writer.

But if the set-up is overly conventional, "How to Be Single" inverts some of the standard beats of the romantic comedy enough to give it a not-as-bad-as-you-expected charm derived considerably from its appealing cast.

"Why do we always tell our stories through relationships?" asks Alice (Johnson), at the film's start. She's a young paralegal who, fearful that she has missed out on "real life in the in-between moments" by always jumping from one relationship to another, tells her longtime boyfriend (Nicholas Braun) that they must split.

Hers is one of four approaches to single life. Providing raunchy humor and an over-the-top embrace of promiscuity is Alice's co-worker Robin (Rebel Wilson, spirited if overdoing it). Alice's older sister, an obstetrician named Meg (Leslie Mann), plays the part of the careerist woman pining for a baby. And then there's Lucy (Alison Brie), a picky, computer-dating, marriage-crazed woman who remains curiously unconnected to the others, an awkwardly added-on character in the script by Abby Kohn, Marc Silverstein and Dana Fox. RATED: R by the Motion Picture Association of America for "sexual content and strong language throughout."

RUNNING TIME: 110 minutes.

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

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"Risen"

Modern faith-based films don't have a stellar track record when it comes to quality. But they seem to both serve their intended audience and make money along the way, and, because of that, are given an implicit pass to exist somewhere outside of the expectations placed on traditional films.

That's why "Risen" is such an interesting and even promising departure. It looks and feels like a film that just happens to fit into the faith-based genre instead of a faithbased infomercial that sort of resembles a film — at least at first.

That's all credit to writer/director Kevin Reynolds, whose past films include "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves," ''Waterworld" and "The Count of Monte Cristo." With "Risen," Reynolds has endeavored to make a more classical biblical epic told in an original way — as a bureaucratic investigation into the resurrection.

Joseph Fiennes' Clavius anchors the story — an ambitious, unsentimental Roman soldier who is helping Pontius Pilate (a funny, exasperated Peter Firth) deal with his Nazarene problem. Clavius is just an agent of his bosses, carrying out tasks with the hopes of eventually making it to Rome, where he hopes to find wealth, power and a good family. We see him go straight from battle to the crucifixion of the man who has caused such a stir in Judea as though he's just checking tasks off a list.

RATED: PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for "biblical violence including some disturbing images."

RUNNING TIME: 108 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Two stars out of four.

"Triple 9"

"Triple 9" has everything going for it, and that's it biggest handicap.

This tale of gangsters and crooked cops in Atlanta has got a murderer's row of acting talent — Casey Affleck, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Kate Winslet, and Woody Harrelson among them — an alluringly dark premise, and bombastic bursts of greatness.

But ultimately, director John Hillcoat ("The Proposition," ''The Road") fails to meld the storytelling with the film's ambitious scope, the way Michael Mann so proficiently did 21 years ago with his modern classic "Heat."

"Triple 9" starts out auspiciously enough, with a pulsating and vividly executed bank robbery that crackles with tension and immediacy as the criminals execute the heist and begin their escape through the busy streets of the gritty city. It's the kind of drawn out sequence that can be enough to propel an entire film as you wait for another set piece to top it.

There is one other masterfully choreographed raid about midway through, but by then you're almost too caught up in the confusing who, what, where and why to indulge in the excitement.

Hillcoat, working from screenwriter Matt Cook's Black List script, trusts the audience to weave together the narratives of its eight main characters by themselves without the help of exposition — a welcome challenge, but a frustrating one as well. There are just so many characters, subplots and motivations to keep track of that it feels more like an extended pilot in the vein of "The Wire" or even "True Detective" than a contained movie.

Essentially, there's a cabal of mercenary cops (Anthony Mackie, Clifton Collins Jr.) and tattooed, ex-military baddies (Aaron Paul, Norman Reedus, playing grease ball brothers) who do dirty jobs for Russian-Israeli gangsters (led by Kate Winslet, packing a thick accent, blonde bouffant and vampy press-on nails).

RATED: R by the Motion Picture Association of America for "strong violence and language throughout, drug use and some nudity."

RUNNING TIME: 115 minutes.

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

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"Zootopia"

Just when it was looking like animated animal movies had run out of anything original to say, along comes the smartly amusing, crisply relevant "Zootopia" to handily demonstrate there's still plenty of bite left in the anthropomorphic CG menagerie.

Boasting a pitch perfect voice cast led by a terrific Ginnifer Goodwin as a righteous rural rabbit who becomes the first cotton-tailed police recruit in the mammal-centric city of "Zootopia," the 3-D caper expertly combines keen wit with a gentle, and very timely, message of inclusivity and empowerment.

The engaging result should easily appeal to all creatures great and small, giving this premium Walt Disney Animation Studios effort a paw up on spring break entertainment, not to mention the summer arrival of Universal's animated "The Secret Life of Pets."

As the Zootopia Police Department's sole bunny officer, idealistic Judy Hopps (Goodwin) discovers that breaking barriers can be an uphill climb, especially when the other cops in the force are mainly of the more imposing elephant/rhino/ hippo ilk.

Although intrepid Judy can't wait to collar her first perp, Bogo (Idris Elba), Precinct 1's gruff cape buffalo police chief, has other plans, assigning her to parking duty, where she proves her worth by writing 200 tickets before noon on her first day.

RATED: PG by the Motion Picture Association of America for "some thematic elements, rude humor and action."

RUNNING TIME: 108 minutes.

"Whiskey Tango Foxtrot"

Journalism is having a moment at the movies.

Days after the journalism procedural "Spotlight" won best picture at the Academy Awards, Paramount is releasing "Whiskey Tango Foxtrot," a comic drama about war reporting with Tina Fey as a rookie correspondent finding her way.

Fey plays Kim Baker, a 40-something New York TV producer summoned to a meeting of "unmarried, childless personnel" to consider a three-month assignment embedded with U.S. troops in Afghanistan. Three months becomes three years, 2004 to 2006, as Baker evolves from clueless newbie to savvy reporter, navigating the country's repressive cultural norms and the off-the-clock lifestyle of drunken debauchery shared by her expatriate colleagues.

Longtime Fey collaborator Robert Carlock ("30 Rock," ''Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt") based the screenplay on former Chicago Tribute reporter Kim Barker's memoir "The Taliban Shuffle: Strange Days in Afghanistan and Pakistan."

If "finding yourself" in your 40s is a cinematic cliché, "Whiskey Tango Foxtrot" is guilty. And it will surely be criticized for casting white actors as key Afghan characters.

But the film offers a fresh look at the adrenaline-laced lifestyle of war correspondents and a timely criticism of TV news. And it delivers some laughs, too.

Fey's Baker is sorely unprepared for her new circumstances.

It's like she's even lost her New York smarts when she takes out a wad of American cash on a busy Kabul street. She forgets her headscarf and barges into places where women aren't allowed.

Her translator, Fahim (Christopher Abbot), tries to protect her in the field, while fellow journalist Tanya Vanderpoel (Margot Robbie) guides her through the rowdy ex-pat social scene.

RATED: R by the Motion Picture Association of America for "pervasive language, some sexual content, drug use and violent war images." Running time: RUNNING TIME: 111 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Three stars out of four.

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In this image released by Paramount Pictures, Tina Fey portrays Kim Baker in a scene from "Whiskey Tango Foxtrot."

Fey takes inside look at war reporting

By SANDY COHEN Associated Press Journalism is having a moment at the movies.

Days after the journalism procedural "Spotlight" won best picture at the Academy Awards, Paramount is releasing "Whiskey Tango Foxtrot," a comic drama about war reporting with Tina Fey as a rookie correspondent finding her way.

Fey plays Kim Baker, a 40-something New York TV producer summoned to a meeting of "unmarried, childless personnel" to consider a three-month assignment embedded with U.S. troops in Afghanistan. Three months becomes three years, 2004 to 2006, as Baker evolves from clueless newbie to savvy reporter,

navigating the country's repressive cultural norms and the off-the-clock lifestyle of drunken debauchery shared by her expatriate colleagues.

Longtime Fey collaborator Robert Carlock ("30 Rock," ''Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt") based the screenplay on former Chicago Tribute reporter Kim Barker's memoir "The Taliban Shuffle: Strange Days in Afghanistan and Pakistan."

If "finding yourself" in your 40s is a cinematic cliché, "Whiskey Tango Foxtrot" is guilty. And it will surely be criticized for casting white actors as key Afghan characters. But the film offers a fresh look at the adrenaline-laced lifestyle of war correspondents and a timely criticism of TV news. And it delivers some laughs, too.

Fey's Baker is sorely unprepared for her new circumstances. It's like she's even lost her New York smarts when she takes out a wad of American cash on a busy Kabul street. She forgets her headscarf and barges into places where women aren't allowed.

Her translator, Fahim (Christopher Abbot), tries to protect her in the field, while fellow journalist Tanya Vanderpoel (Margot Robbie) guides her through the rowdy ex-pat social scene.

As Baker adapts to her new cultures, she develops a professional relationship with an Afghan official, Sadiq (Alfred Molina, always outstanding), and a romantic one with fellow reporter Iain (Martin Freeman). Both test the limits of how far she's willing to go for a story.

Directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa,

"Whiskey Tango Foxtrot" ("WTF," get it?) may be more drama than comedy, which suits the subject matter. Many of the laughs come from subtitles translating the local language Baker inevitably misunderstands. Others come from Fey's bumbling and Col. Walter Hollanek's (Billy Bob Thornton), no-nonsense intolerance for such behavior.

Ultimately, Baker faces two challenges in the film: the farfetched one of rescuing her boyfriend from Taliban kidnappers, and the more realistic one of not finding an audience for news from what one soldier she interviews describes as a "forgotten war, capital F, capital W." "Everyone loves the troops," a TV producer tells Baker, but no one wants to see them on TV anymore.

"London Has Fallen" falls flat on its face

By ROBERT GRUBAUGH For The Edge Two Gerard Butler movies in two weeks? How lucky are we?!

That’s obviously a loaded question based on how poorly I reviewed “Gods of Egypt” last week and how poorly it was received by the general population of moviegoers. “London Has Fallen”, a sequel to his action hit film of a few years ago “Olympus Has Fallen”, sets the bar only slightly higher with its surprising set pieces and brutality. I was largely disappointed, I guess, but expectations weren’t terribly high in the first place.

As Presidential Secret Service agent Mike Banning, Butler proved with “Olympus” that he could do action films cut of the same cloth

as “Die Hard”. He ably rescued the President when terrorists took control of the White House (remember, this was also the same timeframe that “White House Down” premiered, making this go-to plot a real draw). This time, the action switches to Europe with President Asher (Aaron Eckhart) coming under fire while attending the funeral of the British Prime Minister. With so many world leaders on hand for the memorial service, and with little time to prepare, Mike and his boss, Secret Service Director Lynne Jacobs (Angela Bassett), scramble to make the tour a safe one. One step ahead of their best intentions, however, is Aamir Barkawi (Alon Aboutboul), a Pakistani arms trader who has an ax to grind from years earlier when the Asher administration bombed

his daughter ’s wedding party to take out the enemy of the state. He survived; his loved ones did not.

So where does “London Has Fallen” rate? Well, the ambition level is very high. Director Babak Najafi uses special effects liberally to destroy all of the top landmarks in the world capital. Buckingham Palace, the Tower Bridge, and the Millennium Wheel all go up in spectacular fireworks which include a great motorcycle chase down the wrong sides of roads and a three helicopter ballet as Banning and pilots attempt to hide the President through a series of covert cat-and-mouse tactics.

Mostly, the CGI work is obvious and heavy handed, but so too is the storytelling. Banning and Asher are ultimately left to fend for themselves on foot while seeking

safety arranged at Home by Vice President Morgan Freeman, or his character, Trumbull. A MI6 safe house doesn’t stay upright for long, but it does introduce the lone female character with any real substance to her part, Elsa Mollien, as Agent Viviana Gusto. She’s Mike’s trusted friend and she seeks out the mole in her organization while he goes after the bad guys with a big gun and a few hand grenades. It’s all very “one man against the army” and it wears thin despite a tiny 99-minute running time.

There’s a few other elements in this sequel that seem customized to make it feel important, but they fall flat: Mike’s wife (Radha Mitchell) is due to delivery their first baby any minute and he’s conflicted about resigning his

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spot on the detail to stay home with them. Also, Asher ’s son is growing up and needing his Dad a lot more, especially after his mother was killed in the first film.

Desperate and heroic deeds aside, there will be no third term for the Commander in Chief. The most dangerous and unbelievable line in the entire picture was when Asher orders Mike to kill him if they are captured. No propaganda for the enemy. Also, no trust by the audience that this would even happen. I was jazzed for this follow-up, but I think they could have done better.

“London Has Fallen” runs 99 minutes and is rated R for strong violence and language throughout. I give this film one and a half stars out of four.

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Religion Religion briefs Anglican scholar analyzes biblical guidance

WASHINGTON (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Anglican scholar N.T. Wright says the Bible contains many overlooked truths, but it doesn't necessarily tell believers how to vote.

The retired bishop says some modern political and cultural issues don't present a clear biblical choice. But other matters are clear, such as Jesus' concern for the poor.

Wright took part in a discussion last week at the National Press Club in Washington on "The Good News and the Good Life." He said making religion a private and personal matter that's separate from the world's concerns isn't how Christians are called to live.

Instead, he said Christians should take seriously Jesus' claim to authority over all things, and join the risen Lord in building his kingdom "on Earth as it is in heaven."

Wright says the New Testament was written to Christians who were struggling with how to live faithfully in a hostile culture, a perspective that he believes is increasingly applicable today.

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Australian Cardinal George Pell told the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse this week that as an assistant priest in the Australian city of Ballarat in the 1970s, he had heard rumors that a local Christians Brothers school teacher Edward Dowlan could be involved in "pedophilia activity."

Pell testified that he raised his concerns with the St. Patricks' College chaplain who told Pell that the Christian Brothers order was "dealing with" the allegations. Dowlan was later removed from the school.

Pell, now the pope's top financial adviser, told the inquiry on Wednesday that he should have "ensured that the matter was properly treated."

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WOODBRIDGE, N.J. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A New Jersey priest who was serving a 33-year sentence for sexually assaulting an altar boy has died.

M y C e n t r a l J e r s e y. c o m r e p o r t s t h a t 6 9 - y e a r - o l d John Banko died Monday morning at the state's Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center. A state Corrections Department spokesman says foul play isn't suspected in Banko's death.

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The Kingston Trio has survived many personnel changes over the years, though â&#x20AC;&#x153;newâ&#x20AC;? trio members such as John Stewart, Bill Zorn, George Grove, and the late Roger Gambill each contributed fresh and lasting changes to the group, creating a legend that transcends individual performers. Their success over the decades is a testament to the enduring nature of The Kingston Trio sound, as they still tour throughout the country more than 30 weeks each year. The Kingston Trio today consists of Bill Zorn, George Grove and Rick Dougherty. They are continuing The Kingston Trio legacy with fantastic reviews, command performances and standing ovations wherever they perform.

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Boston to appear in St. Charles

Tom Scholzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s band Boston became an iconic classic rock fixture when they joined the music scene with their self-titled album in 1976.

With over 17 million copies sold, Boston generated hits such as "More Than a Feeling," "Peace of Mind," and "Smokin'," rock staples that are still in heavy rotation today.

Their second album, Don't Look Back was another chart-topper that confirmed their place in rock history, followed by Third Stage, which hit #1 on the charts, with the top single of 1986, "Amanda." With over 31 million albums sold to date, Boston has stood the test of time, as evidenced by live audiences that span generations.

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Sheldon to welcome Joe Pug

Austin, TX singer songwriter Joe Pugâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rise has been as improbable as it has been impressive. After dropping out of college and taking on work as a carpenter in Chicago, he got his musical start by providing CDs for his fans to pass along to their friends.

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Messenger (2010) and The Great Despiser (2012) it was with a band that looked as much like a jazz trio as an Americana band.

The following years would have them on the road for over four hundred shows, including stops at Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo and The Newport Folk Festival. His latest, critically acclaimed album, Windfall, released in 2015, was praised by Rolling Stone with,"...it showcases the singer's unique and achingly honest point of view that spins lyrics into folk poetry."

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July 21 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Brian Wilson at the Family Arena.

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Hot off the heels of their latest studio album, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Return To Forever,â&#x20AC;? the Scorpions celebrate their 50th Anniversary and make a stop at the Fabulous Fox Theatre in St. Louis, MO on May 10, 2016 with QueensrĂżche.

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Above, the barbecue shrimp accompanied with a couple pieces of French bread. Below, The crawfish etouffee French fries off of the appetizer menu.

Who Dat's Southern Food in Troy

By BILL ROSEBERRY Of The Edge Cajun and barbecue are two of my favorite styles of cuisine and recently I found a local restaurant that serves up both in fine fashion â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Who Dat's Southern Food.

Who Dat's is located at 1595 Troy O'Fallon Rd. in Troy at the intersection of U.S. Route 40 and Troy O'Fallon Rd. Formerly Randy's BBQ, Who Dat's came into existence when owner Randy Ackerman teamed up with Chris and Micki Salvage to bring their awesome Nawlins flavor into the mix. From beef brisket, pulled pork and snoots to crawfish etouffee, gumbo and jambalaya, Who Dat's offers plenty to choose from and does it up right.

My dinner partner Steve and I visited on a Thursday recently to check out what Who Dat's had to offer and we definitely weren't disappointed. I enjoy creativity in menu choices when I go to a restaurant and Who Dat's offers that. I was intrigued by a slew of items on the menu and our waitress was very informative in helping me make my ultimate decision.

I went with the cajun portion of the menu, choosing the crawfish e t o u ff e e F re n c h f r i e s f o r m y appetizer and barbecue shrimp for my main course. Steve went with gumbo and a shrimp po' boy sandwich with a side of homemade potato chips.

My fries arrived first and I was quite fired up to try them. If you aren't familiar with etouffee, it is a thick roux with onion, pepper, celery and garlic and usually mixed with crawfish tails like at Who Dat's.

The normal way to serve this creamy concoction is over rice, but smothering it over French fries was a quirky twist I was ready to check

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out and boy was I not disappointed.

The fries were of the crispy variety and made a perfect vehicle for sopping up every last drop of delicious etouffee.

The crispiness of the fries were perfect, not becoming soggy under the plethora of etouffee blanketing them. There was also an adequate helping of crawfish tails mixed in for a fantastic boost to put this dish over the top. It was a unique dining experience, the exact experience I look for in a restaurant.

And I wasn't done. Next came the main course, the barbecue shrimp.

You can order the shrimp peeled or unpeeled with this dish. I went

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peeled and I'm glad I did, it would be a messy venture to try and peel them yourself.

The plump shrimp comes blanketed in a butter, barbecue and garlic sauce which is quite runny, but absolutely delicious. It had a great kick and soaked each jumbo piece of shrimp for an outrageously great taste. It was another unique dining experience.

To be honest, probably the best part of the dish was the accompanying French bread which I buried in the left over sauce soaked up every spicy last drop.

Steve was pleased with his orders, too. His gumbo was a combination

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of sausage, shrimp and crawfish served over rice. It had a rich taste and a decent kick. He was kind enough to let me pilfer a couple bites.

His po' boy sandwich was good also. It was chock-full of mini fried shrimps and the hoagie was spread with a remoulade sauce. He tossed a few of the shrimps my way and they had a hearty taste.

As for the rest of the menu, there are plenty of other unique and quirky choices.

The muffaletta is popular on the sandwich portion, consisting of ham, salami, provolone cheese and olive salad on muffaletta bread and

then topped with a house made Italian dressing.

Some other items that caught my eye were: the barbecue burrito, the snoots (only served on Saturday), the burnt ends, the chicken wings, the BBQ pulled pork pizza, the sriracha honey chicken pizza, the gator bites, the fried crawfish tails, the red beans and rice and the chicken and waffles. There are plenty other great selections, too.

I think my next visit I'll check out the Who Dat's pork chop. It's a boneless, charbroiled pork chop or a breaded and fried pork chop smothered with that same great crawfish etouffee that topped the French fries, served with a side of ranch mashed potatoes. According to our server it is a go-to item for most patrons.

Check out the full menu at www. whodatssouthernfoodtroy.com.

Our visit was slightly before Mardi Gras and the bar and restaurant was decorated with a Mardi Gras theme with beads adorning the tables and masks and costumes hung on the wall.

Blues music rang out from the speakers, which added to the great atmosphere.

It's an old building, but has adequate tables for seating, good for large groups or an intimate meal.

There is also a large bar along the front wall.

Price-wise it's not too bad. My crawfish etouffee French fries cost $7.25 and the BBQ shrimp was $12.95, but there are options cheaper than that. Steve's gumbo was $8.75 and his shrimp po' boy sandwich was $7.75.

If barbecue and Cajun is your thing, or you have a hankering for pizza or fried chicken, which are also available there, Who Dat's is a great place to visit when you gotta eat.

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