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Vol. 14 No. 32

River cruises page 3

"Collage Mash Up" page 4

Aurora concerts page 23

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What’s Happening

Rollin' on the river Mississippi River cruises returning.

4 "Collage Mash Up" What's new at the EAC.

5 Coming to Madison The HOT ROD Power Tour.

8 Around the area

Events planned in April in St. Louis.

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"Song to Song" A new turn for Malick.

19 Drama in the CWE

"Sex with Strangers" to be performed.

23 A summer of music Aurora announces summer concerts.

Friday April 7____________ • St. Louis Cardinals vs Cincinnati Reds, Busch Stadium, St. Louis • 2017 U.S. Chess Championship Saint Louis, Chess Club and Scholastic Center, St. Louis • Wizard World Comic Con, America's Center & The Dome, St. Louis • First Fridays at the Saint Louis Science Center: Anime Invasion, Saint Louis Science Center, 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

• First Fridays in Grand Center, Grand Center, St. Louis, 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

• Howlin' Fridays: Carolyn Mason, National Blue Museum, St. Louis, 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

• The Barons, Free Parking, Slow Down Scarlett, Cody Pratt, Solancy, Away From Reason, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

• Simple Plan, w/Set It Off, Seaway, The Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 6:00 p.m.

• Rat Rod Kings, w/The Bob Band, Blueberry Hill, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

• Guided By Voices, w/The Brain Stems, The Ready Room, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

• Keynon Harrold, Lawrence Fields, Adam Larson, Kimberly Thompson, Jazz at the Bistro, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

• The Sleeping Beauty, Touhill Performing Arts Center, St. Louis,

7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., Runs until April 9, 2017 •#1 in Civil Rights: the African American Freedom Struggle in St. Louis, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m to 5:00 p.m., Runs until March 14, 2018 • Million Dollar Quartet, The Rep, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., Runs until April 9, 2017 • Degas, impressionism, and the Paris Millinery Trade, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until May 7, 2017 • Route 66: Main Street Through St. Louis Exhibit, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until July 16, 2017

Saturday April 8____________ St. Louis Cardinals vs Cincinnati Reds, Busch Stadium, St. Louis • 2017 U.S. Chess Championship Saint Louis, Chess Club and Scholastic Center, St. Louis • Wizard World Comic Con, America's Center & The Dome, St. Louis • Go! St. Louis Marathon & F a m i l y F i t n e s s We e k e n d , Downtown St. Louis • Downtown St. Louis A rc h e t e c t u r a l Wa l k i n g To u r s , Downtown, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

• S p r i n g I n t o Yo u r P a r k , G a t e w a y A rc h R i v e r f ro n t , S t .

Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

• C h r i s R o c k : T h e To t a l B l a c k o u t To u r 2 0 1 7 , P e a o d y Opera House, 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

• Chicano Batman, The Shacks, Apex Shrine, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

• Gene Simmons and His Band, The Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

• Bonehouse, w/Nothing Set In Stone, Deeler, Blueberry Hill, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

• Gaslight Collective Release P a r t y, T h e R e a d y R o o m , S t .

Louis, Doors 7:30 p.m.

• Spring at the Sun, The Sun Theater, Grand Center, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

• The Sleeping Beauty, Touhill P e r f o r m i n g A r t s C e n t e r, S t .

Louis, 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., Runs until April 9, 2017 •#1 in Civil Rights: the African American Freedom Struggle in St. Louis, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m to 5:00 p.m., Runs until March 14, 2018 • Million Dollar Quartet, The Rep, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., Runs until April 9, 2017 • Degas, impressionism, and the Paris Millinery Trade, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until May 7, 2017 • Route 66: Main Street Through St. Louis Exhibit, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until July 16, 2017

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People For The Edge The Gateway Arch Riverboats—the Becky Thatcher and the Tom Sawyer—are now open for the 2017 season. Whether it’s enjoying a brunch with live music or simply a ride on the Mississippi River, the Gateway Arch Riverboats offer a variety of St. Louis-themed excursions for everyone. A complete 2017 sightseeing cruise schedule (including fall 2017 cruises and dates) is available at www. gatewayarch.com.

One-Hour Sightseeing Cruise WHEN: Daily. Call 877-982-1410 for cruise times.

DE TA I L S : J ou r n e y t o a t i m e w h e n steamboats ruled the Mississippi River.

Narrated by the boat captain or National Park Service ranger, this one-hour cruise explores the history of downtown St. Louis – from its landmarks and architecture to the role the river plays today.

TICKETS: $20/adults; $10/kids 3-15; children under age 3 are free.

Skyline Dinner Cruise WHEN: Fridays & Saturdays beginning in April; 7:30 – 9:30 p.m. (cruise boards at 7 p.m.) DETAILS: Enjoy a memorable night out with live jazz music and dinner alongside the best view of St. Louis. This two-hour dinner cruise includes a delicious buffet meal including a beef carving station, chicken breast, baked cod (Friday cruises only), roasted potatoes, pasta Romano, fruit and vegetables, and dessert.

TICKETS: Reservations are required. $48/ adults; $20/kids 3-12; children under age 3 are free.

Sunday Brunch Cruise WHEN: April 16 (Easter), May 14 (Mother ’s Day), June 18 (Father ’s Day), July 16, August 6, August 27,; 1-3 p.m. (cruise boards at 12:30 p.m.)

DETAILS: Listen to the flowing waters and admire the view as you ride along the Mississippi River on a delightful Sunday afternoon. Enjoy upbeat sounds of live Dixieland music and feast upon a delectable brunch buffet including French toast, cheese blintzes, eggs, prime rib, stuffed chicken breast, pasta, salad and more scrumptious fare. TICKETS: Reservations are required. $45/adults; $18/kids 3-12; children under age 3 are free.

Blues Cruise

WHEN: Thursdays; May 25, June 15, July 13, August 3 & 24; 8:30-11 p.m. (cruise boards at 8 p.m.)

DETAILS: A St. Louis Riverfront tradition!

Mellow out to blues tunes from well-known artists while enjoying illuminated views of Downtown St. Louis at night. Named the “Best Place to Slow Dance” by the Riverfront Times! (Visit www.gatewayarch.com to find the entire lineup of bands.)

TICKETS: Reservations are required. $22/ adults. Must be 21 or older to attend.

HOW: Cruise reservations can be made by calling 1-877-982-1410 or visiting www. gatewayarch.com/buytickets LOCATION AND PARKING: The Gateway Arch Riverboats are located below the south leg of the Gateway Arch at 50 S. Leonor K. Sullivan Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63102.

Parking is available on the Mississippi River levee in front of the boats.

RIVERSIDE EATS: Visitors can enjoy hot food, such as fried catfish, toasted ravioli and funnel cake fries, at the ArchView Café located on the dock of the riverboats. The café will be open for lunch Friday through Sunday in April, daily May through September.

The Tom Sawyer on the Mississippi River.

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EAC plays host to "Collage Mash Up"

By JULIA BIGGS Of The Edge

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he Edwardsville Arts Center ’s next exhibit, “Collage Mash Up” opened March 24.

“Collage Mash Up” features the work of eight artists who use collage as an important part of their artistic process.

Brigham Dimick, SIUE Professor of Art & Design and Head of Drawing, is curating the show and explained that the art of collage begins with an assemblage of diverse elements in unexpected juxtaposition.

“Each fragment imported into a collage has an individual voice replete with its own history and identity. Like the host of a dinner party, the artist arranges these fragments and nurtures conversations that would otherwise not take place, allowing richness to arise from diverse experiences,” Dimick noted.

He further pointed out that the artists in “Collage Mash Up” explore collage through various techniques.

“Whether mining treasures in antique stores, casting interlocking forms made from diverse materials, or deconstructing found books, the artists in this exhibition excel at the careful collecting of various parts,” he added.

“After amassing such collections that serve as characters in their respective narratives, these artists reveal their gifts at creating compelling tensions between the parts.

For The Edge

This piece by Phil Finder will be featured in the EAC's "Collage Mash Up." Through careful cutting and placement, integration through printmaking techniques, or

other means, holistic unions are made that are comprised of strange alliances.”

“Just as diversity is an essential pillar of strength to our democracy, and the wisdom

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This work by Lisa Bulowski will be featured at the EAC's "Collage Mash Up."

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of animal husbandry knows that health is found in a variegated gene pool, these collage artists celebrate how a range of identities together create a more vibrant and healthy conversation,” Dimick said.

Artists participating in the “Collage Mash Up” exhibit include Stefanie Kirkland, Director of Exhibitions, Craft Alliance Center of Art and Design; Brad Loudenback, Professor, Drawing, Webster University; Billy Renkl, Professor of Art, Drawing and Illustration, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN ; Buzz Spector, Professor of Art, Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts, Washington University St. Louis; Lisa Bulawski, Associate Professor of Art, Director of Island Press, Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts, Washington University St. Louis; Marie Bukowski, Professor of Art, School of Art and Design, SIUC; Emily Stremming, St. Louis artist; and Phil Finder, St. Louis artist.

“Collage Mash Up” runs from March 24 through April 21. Concurrently the artwork from students at Edwardsville District 7 primary and intermediate schools will be featured in the Dennis DeToye Student Gallery.

The Edwardsville Arts Center is located at 6165 Center Grove Rd. in Edwardsville. It is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Wednesday through Friday and from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday.

The EAC is closed Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.

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Courtesy HOT ROD magazine

The HOT ROD Power Tour will stop in Madison on June 14.

HOT ROD Power Tour coming to Madison

For The Edge The 23rd annual HOT ROD Power Tour returns in 2017 with exciting new features for auto enthusiasts worldwide, as the highly anticipated seven-day, seven-city journey is expected to bring together more than 6,000 vehicles and 100,000-plus spectators, June 10-16, 2017. Those interested in joining the excitement can register now at Hotrod.com/events.

Presented by Chevrolet Performance and driven by Continental Tire, HOT ROD Power Tour is widely considered to be the finest high-end hot rod-based automotive tour in the world, bringing to life the pages of HOT ROD magazine as performance car lovers join HOT ROD editors and photographers cruising through small town America.

Enthusiasts from around the world celebrate as HOT ROD Power Tour welcomes all makes and models of hot rods, street rods, custom trucks, muscle cars, and performance machines of every vintage and nameplate. For many, HOT ROD Power Tour is the ultimate vacation with friends and family. Those who travel from start to finish are considered the “Long Haulers,” a title they proudly boast. The 2017 HOT ROD Power Tour anticipates more than 2,100 long-haul vehicles and more than 3,500 “Long Haulers” on tour.

“HOT ROD Power Tour is the ultimate enthusiast experience,” said HOT ROD Editor-in-Chief Evan Perkins. “It is the ultimate amalgamation of vehicle brands, styles, and eras; one week of non-stop gearhead glory on some of the coolest roads the country has to offer.”

Seven Cities, Seven Days The 2017 HOT ROD Power Tour will kick off on Saturday, June 10 in Kansas City (venue TBA) and roll through seven cities over the course of seven days.

Following the kick-off event in Kansas City on June 10, additional Power Tour stops will include:

Sunday, June 11: Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa Monday, June 12: Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds in Davenport, Iowa Tuesday, June 13: University of Illinois (State Farm Center) in Champaign, Illinois Wednesday, June 14: Gateway Motorsports Park in Madison, Illinois Thursday, June 15: Lucas Oil Raceway in Indianapolis, Indiana FINALE EVENT on Friday, June 16: Bowling Green-Warren County Regional Airport in Bowling Green, Kentucky At each stop, the 23rd annual HOT ROD Power Tour will feature a colorful midway of mobile display rigs from more than 50 performance manufacturers and aftermarket specialists with opportunities to view the latest innovations and get expert advice. The main stage will feature entertainment, celebrities, games, and dozens of giveaways.

Select locations will also feature Drag Strip Fun Runs and Autocross action.

The HOT ROD Power Tour brings significant impact to the economies of each of its tour stops. Hotels, restaurants, nightclubs, and bars play host to tour participants who are relaxed and enjoying the lifestyle of the ultimate hot rodding journey. The HOT ROD Power Tour annually attracts participants from around the world who plan for months or even years to make the trip, and they come prepared to make each stop a memorable experience.

Participants may register a vehicle for just one day, two days, or the entire event. Vehicle registration is open to any year, make, or model. Pre-registration is available now through June 1 online at Hotrod.com/events. Pricing is as follows: Multi-day pre-registration: $119/on-site registration: $150 *Includes vehicle entry at all venues, two credentials, one goody bag, Motor Trend OnDemand for 2 months, and a free

Hot Rod magazine T-shirt!

Single day pre-registration: $50/on-site registration: $60 *Includes vehicle entry at one venue, exclusive license plate, and Motor Trend OnDemand for 2 months.

The HOT ROD Power Tour is also open to spectators at no cost! Come out and witness the spectacle.

For more information, follow the HOT ROD Power Tour at hotrod.com, Facebook: facebook.com/hotrodmag, Twitter: twitter.com/hotrodmagazine, email powertour@hotrod.com, or call 310-363-4231.

About HOT ROD HOT ROD has been the most recognized brand in the world of high-performance cars since the iconic American magazine was founded in 1948. Today, the authoritative HOT ROD media footprint connects with more than 5 million individuals per month. The HOT ROD Network includes CAR CRAFT, CIRCLE TRACK, CLASSIC TRUCKS, ENGINE MASTERS, HOT ROD, HOT ROD DELUXE, MOPAR MUSCLE, MUSCLE CAR REVIEW, and STREET RODDER print and digital magazines; HOTROD.com; the two largest events of their kind, HOT ROD Power Tour and HOT ROD Drag Week; plus two monthly YouTube shows, Roadkill (averaging 1-million-plus views per episode), and the new HOT ROD Garage.

About TEN: The Enthusiast Network TEN: The Enthusiast Network is the world’s premier transmedia network of enthusiast brands, such as MOTOR TREND, AUTOMOBILE, HOT ROD, SURFER, TRANSWORLD SKATEBOARDING, and GRINDTV. With more than 60 websites, 50 publications, 50 annual events, the Motor Trend OnDemand subscription video-on-demand service, as well as the world’s largest automotive and action/ adventure sports media platforms, TEN inspires enthusiasts to pursue their passions. For more information, visit enthusiastnetwork.com.

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People People planner April 21, 2017 and Meg Webster, among many Free Coffee with the Curator others. The exhibition runs Join Laumeier Sculpture Park’s Saturday, April 1–Sunday, July 16, 2017, at the Adam Aronson Fine C u r a t o r o f E x h i b i t i o n s D a n a Turkovic for a coffee break and Arts Center at Laumeier Sculpture WOMEN’S MARYVILLE CENTER casual tour of Laumeier ’s current Park, 12580women Rott Road, Saint ser ving women Louis, Missouri. Free, all ages. Call exhibition in commemoration of our 314.615.5278 or visit www.laumeier. 40th Anniversary, Drawing from the Collection: 40 Years at Laumeier. org for more information.

Refreshments are provided. Friday, April 21, 2017, at 11:00 a.m. at the Adam Aronson Fine Arts Center at Laumeier Sculpture Park, 12580 Rott Road, Saint Louis, Missouri. Free, adult audiences. Call 314.615.5278 or visit www.laumeier.org for more information.

April 21, 2017

(618) 248-2770 MARYVILLE WOMEN’S CENTER

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Introducing

Dr. Scott Beer, M.D. FACOG

Dr. Beer grew up in Alton, Illinois. He received his medical degree from the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria. After medical school, Scott completed his residency at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee.

Most recently, he has served as the medical director of the Women’s Care Clinic in Grenada, Mississippi.

He also served as Chief of Surgery at the University of Mississippi Medical Center.

He enjoys spending time with his wife Lori and their Italian Greyhounds. Dr. Beer is excited about the opportunity to serve this community while renewing old relationships and fostering new relationships through his work at the Maryville Women’s Center.

We became known as Maryville Women’s Center in 1998. It was the beginning of a dream to provide all medical services in one location.

Our goal to provide excellent OB/GYN care by an experienced and compassionate staff. We have recruited experienced physicians, physcian assistants, midwives and nurse practitioners, who are committed to serving the needs of women in this community.

We look forward to serving the needs of women in this community.

• Routine and High Risk OB • Infertility • In-Office Ultrasound Services • 4-D Ultrasound Services • On-Site Laboratory Services

• Female Surgery • Robotic Surgery • Laparoscopic Surgery • Tubal Ligation • Minimally Invasive Surgery

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• Menopause, Perimenopause • Essure® Procedure for Permanent Sterilization

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Tina Gingrich, MD FACOG • Scott Beer, MD FACOG • Kacey Panyik, CNM • Lynn Billhartz, PA-C • Tammy Young, CNM

Eden Village Receives Generous Gift from local Family NEW PATIENTS

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CREDIT UNION YOUTH MONTH Open a Youth Savings Account in April and we’ll give the child

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Louis “Louie” Schmidt and his wife Aletha gifted funds to Eden Village Retirement Community in Glen Carbon. The Schmidt family has a long history with Eden Village. Almost 40 years ago Louie, Wesley Bornemann, and other members of Eden United Church were searching for different types of outreach ministries that would benefit the community. They determined the need for housing and healthcare for seniors would become their mission.

Over the years Louie worked in the transportation department at Eden Village. He later was a resident in the Skilled Care Center at Eden Village. A bird aviary in Louie’s memory is still enjoyed in the atrium at Eden Village by residents, staff and visitors. Louie’s wife Aletha also was a resident for years in the dementia care unit at Eden Village.

The last sibling to the Schmidt family, Betty Heepke and her husband Harold, has helped decide to purchase a new van for Eden Village with Louie and Aletha’s Estate gift. Betty and Harold have lived at Eden Village since 2008. They initially lived in a Garden Home and currently are residing in the Suites Apartment Building at Eden Village.

There are residents residing at Eden Village that have fond memories of Louie and Aletha and the Schmidt Family.

Altonized Community Federal Credit Union www.altonizedfcu.org

618-466-3884 - 800-421-4759 4435 N. Alby • Alton

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

For more information call (314) 615-5278.

February–April 2017 Laumeier Teen Program Laumeier's Teen Program is designed to encourage creative expression in young adults ages 13 to 19, offering workshops and mentoring to assist teens in preparing well-rounded portfolios.

The Teen Program meets on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month during the school year at Laumeier Sculpture Park, 12580 Rott Road, Saint Louis, Missouri. $60 per month, ages 13 to 19. Call 314.615.5278 or visit www.laumeier. org for more information.

March–August 2017 Spring & Summer Art Classes & Workshops Laumeier Sculpture Park offers education programs for all ages as multi-day classes and one-day workshops for youth, teens, adults and families. Art Classes and Workshops provide participants with a focused experience within a particular medium, process or concept. Art Classes and Workshops are taught by local, experienced Artist-Instructors and are designed to encourage artistic development and self-expression. Small class sizes provide participants with individual attention; projects are designed to allow participants the freedom to explore their own potential and creativity. Art Classes and Workshops meet at Laumeier Sculpture Park, 12580 Rott Road, Saint Louis, Missouri. Prices vary.

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

April 1, 2017 Free Coffee & Conversation: Monarch Mania Join Laumeier Sculpture Park’s Master Gardener and Joyce Oberle, East Central Regional Coordinator for Missourians for Monarchs, to learn some “fool-proof” tips to attract monarchs to your gardens this year! Laumeier’s Conversation Series provides free, informal

learning opportunities through discussion about new artworks in temporary exhibitions or legacy artworks in the Permanent Collection. Conversation Series events encourage participants to share ideas and ask questions in a relaxed atmosphere. Refreshments are provided. Saturday, April 1, at 9:00 a.m. at the Kranzberg Education Lab at Laumeier Sculpture Park, 12580 Rott Road, Saint Louis, Missouri. Free, adult audiences. Call 314.615.5278 or visit www.laumeier.org for more information.

April 1, 2017 Free Exhibition Opening: Drawing from the Collection: 40 Years at Laumeier Laumeier Sculpture Park opens an exhibition featuring a selection of works from our extensive collection of preparatory drawings, prints, works on paper, collages, photographs and videos in commemoration of the institution’s 40th Anniversary. The exhibition runs Saturday, April 1–Sunday, July 16, 2017. Opening reception is Saturday, April 1, 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. at the Adam Aronson Fine Arts Center at Laumeier Sculpture Park, 12580 Rott Road, Saint Louis, Missouri. Free, all ages. Call 314.615.5278 or visit www.laumeier. org for more information.

April 1–July 16, 2017 Exhibition: Drawing from the Collection: 40 Years at Laumeier Laumeier Sculpture Park presents a selection of works from our extensive collection of preparatory drawings, prints, works on paper, collages, photographs and videos in commemoration of the institution’s 40th Anniversary.

The exhibition demonstrates Laumeier ’s leadership in the area of contemporary public art by drawing on the breadth and depth of the outdoor collection and the many ways in which artists have approached temporary and permanent sculptural commissions throughout our 40-year history.

The exhibition features works by various artists including Vito Acconci, Ian Hamilton Finlay, Andy Goldsworthy, Donald Judd, Cildo Miereles, David Nash, Valeska Soares, Ursula Von Rydingsvard

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Eden Village Retirement Community is very appreciative of this generous gift.

Eden Village 618-288-5014

200 South Station Rd. Glen Carbon, IL www.edenvillage.org

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April event calendar begins to fill up

For The Edge A wide variety of events has been planned in the St. Louis area.

Here's a look: • Jim & Mike – April 7, 7-10pm Hwy 61 Roadhouse, 34 S Old Orchard Ave. Webster Groves 63117 No Cover http://hwy61roadhouse.com/ Enjoy “Southern Roadhouse Hospitality” while listening to Jim & Mike. Hwy 61 Roadhouse is a Memphis and New Orleans dining experience right here in Webster Groves. Laissez le bon temps roulez, “Let the good times roll” • 7th Annual St. Louis Teen Talent Competition – April 8, 8pm The Fabulous Fox, 527 N Grand Blvd, 63103 FREE http://www.foxpacf.org/teentalent-showcase.aspx 17 final acts comprised of bi-state area teens will compete on The Fabulous Fox stage on Saturday, April 8 at 8pm for a chance at over $30,000 in scholarships and prizes.

This competition is a Broadwaystyle show that is FREE and open to the public. Tickets are required and available at no charge at The Fox box office and through Metrotix.

• Open Mic Blues Jam – April 11, 7-10 Hwy 61 Roadhouse, 34 S Old Orchard Ave. Webster Groves 63117 No Cover http://hwy61roadhouse.com/ Every Tuesday come and see

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roll” • Karaoke with KJ Sheel – April 13, 8pm Elvis Room at Blueberry Hill, 6504 Delmar Bvld, 63130 FREE http://blueberryhill.com/event/

best-karaoke-in-st-louis-with-kjsheel/ KJ Sheel does it right! He hosts the best karaoke night in St. Louis and everyone is welcome. You’ll see some memorable performances and there’s plenty of opportunity to sing. Sheel himself, an incredible performer as well as host, sings a couple songs throughout the night and will knock your socks off. Your wonderful bartender concocts a special drink every month with a special price. Second Thursday of every month! Count on it!

• Trivia Night – April 13, 7pm Hwy 61 Roadhouse, 34 S Old Orchard Ave. Webster Groves 63117 No Cover http://hwy61roadhouse.com/ Join your friends for “Southern Roadhouse Hospitality” every Thursday evening for our Trivia Night (includes audio and visual rounds). Prizes awarded after each round and a Grand Prize awarded at the end of the night. Hwy 61 Roadhouse is a Memphis and New Orleans dining experience right here in Webster Groves. Laissez le bon temps roulez, “Let the good times roll” • Dave Bennett Band – April 14, 7-10pm Hwy 61 Roadhouse, 34 S Old Orchard Ave. Webster Groves 63117 No Cover http://hwy61roadhouse.com/ Enjoy “Southern Roadhouse Hospitality” while listening to the Dave Bennett Band play a wide variety of covers and originals. Hwy 61 Roadhouse is a Memphis and New Orleans dining experience right here in Webster Groves. Laissez le bon temps roulez, “Let the good times roll” • Easter Brunch – April 16, 9am-2pm Hwy 61 Roadhouse, 34 S Old Orchard Ave. Webster Groves 63117 Adults $18.99 / Kids 3-12 $9.99 / Kids under 3 $2.99 https://www.facebook.com/ events/1211657152222397/ Enjoy Southern Roadhouse Hospitality this Easter! Seating starts at 9am - last seating is at 2pm. Brunch includes: Biscuits, Andouille Sausage Gravy, Hash Browns, Scrambled Eggs, Bacon, Pork Sausage, Andouille Sausage, Pecan French Toast, Beignets, Cheddar Grits, Mac & Cheese,

Cream Corn Souffle, Southern Style Green Beans, Catfish, Fried Chicken, Pulled Pork, Barbecue Ribs, Dessert Table, Made to Order Eggs, Pancakes and Omelets. $3 Build your own Bloody Mary. *They will be closed after brunch on Easter Sunday* • Open Mic Blues Jam – April 18, 7-10 Hwy 61 Roadhouse, 34 S Old Orchard Ave. Webster Groves 63117 No Cover http://hwy61roadhouse.com/ Every Tuesday come and see some of St. Louis' finest musicians and bands...Hosted by Matt Davis and Darrow Washington. Hwy 61 Roadhouse is a Memphis and New Orleans dining experience right here in Webster Groves. Laissez le bon temps roulez, “Let the good times roll” • Trivia Night – April 20, 7pm Hwy 61 Roadhouse, 34 S Old Orchard Ave. Webster Groves 63117 No Cover http://hwy61roadhouse.com/ Join your friends for “Southern Roadhouse Hospitality” every Thursday evening for our Trivia Night (includes audio and visual rounds). Prizes awarded after each round and a Grand Prize awarded at the end of the night. Hwy 61 Roadhouse is a Memphis and New Orleans dining experience right here in Webster Groves. Laissez le bon temps roulez, “Let the good times roll” • My Country: A Devised Work April 21 –30 Kranzberg Arts Center $20 Adult / $10 Student (w/ID) http://kranzbergartscenter.org/ calendar/current-events/item/ u m s l - t h e a t re - a n d - c i n e m a - a r t s presents-my-country-a-devisedwork U M S L T h e a t re a n d C i n e m a Arts presents "My Country: A Devised Work." What does your country look like? Inspired by the poem written by Sam Beadle, My Country, delves into how we view our country as citizens of different races, creeds, religions, gender, etc.

And through it all, how do you define your country, how do you maintain empathy and your own humanity? Directed by Matthew Kerns.

Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays at 7:30pm, Sundays at 2pm

People People planner 20th annual Tour de Stooges scheduled

The St. Louis region's only bicycle ride dedicated to a love of slapstick comedy, of good food and of pedaling along scenic stretches of country roads returns for its 20th year, with routes from nine to 100 miles. It's where the rubber chicken meets the road.

On Saturday, May 6, the Tour de Stooges bicycle ride will be held at McKendree University in Lebanon, Ill. Advance registration is available at tourdestooges.org.

The ride features Stooges-themed routes matched to any bicyclist's ability: the Joe Besser "Not so hard" 9-mile route; the Curly Howard Shuffle at 13 miles; the Larry "Just" Fine 27-miler; the Shemp Howard 46-mile Shortcut; the Moe Howard Metric Century at 63 miles; or the Roger Kramer Memorial Century at 100 miles.

Register now at tourdestooges. org. Cost is $30 for adults, $15 for children 5-12 and $70 for a family of two adults and two children. Prices increase on the day of the ride.

Spiffy Three Stooges-themed T-shirts are $15.

Registration includes a fully supported bicycle ride through beautiful countryside, tasty snacks at the rest stops, an all-you-can eat buffet and all the Three Stooges film shorts you can stand following the ride at McKendree University's Ames Dining Hall.

Much more information is available at our web site: tourdestooges.org The Tour de Stooges is sponsored

by Gateway East Trails, a 501(c)(3) non-profit charity group dedicated to bringing bicycle and walking trails to eastern St. Clair County. The ride is dedicated to the memory of Roger Kramer, a founder of the ride and as Knucklehead-in-Chief, the force that kept it going for 15 years.

Proceeds from the ride support two current trail-building projects and donations in excess of ride registration are tax deductible.

For more information about Gateway East Trails, visit us online at gatewayeasttrails.org or e-mail info@gatewayeasttrails.org.

For more information about the Tour De Stooges, our history and ride details, call (618) 960-3452 or visit our web site at tourdestooges. org

St. Louis walking tours begin

Lace up your most comfortable shoes and head Downtown to kickoff the 18th Season of Downtown Wa l k i n g To u r s s p o n s o re d b y the Landmarks Association of St. Louis. The 2017 tours are held each Saturday, 10 AM to Noon, rain or shine, through October 28.

Three tour routes highlight Downtown St. Louis' amazing architecture, history and even some surprising secrets about the people and places that helped shape the city. Each tour costs $10 per adult and is free for children 12 years of age and younger. Payment is cash only.

Downtown East Tour: Meeting site: the 4th Street entrance to the Old Courthouse, between Market and Chestnut Streets. Highlights of the East Tour include the Old Courthouse, Old Cathedral, Gateway Arch, Eads Bridge, Old Post Office, Wainwright Building and a Philip Johnson-designed office building.

Downtown West Tour: Meeting s i t e : t h e m a i n M a r k e t S t re e t entrance to St. Louis Union Station Hotel, 1820 Market Street. The tour itinerary includes Union Station, Peabody Opera House, City Hall, Central Library, Campbell House Museum and Soldiers Memorial.

Wa s h i n g t o n Av e n u e To u r : Meeting site: Outside Tigin Irish Pub, 333 Washington Avenue at 4th Street. Tour goers will view historic buildings including 555 Washington Avenue, National Blues Museum, International Shoe Company, City Museum and the birthplace of St. Louis and Washington University campuses.

Reservations are not required for groups of less than 10 persons. For group bookings, dial 314-690-3140 or e-mail walkingtours314@gmail. com For information about other tours and events offered by Landmarks Association of St. Louis, visit the Landmarks Association of St. Louis, Inc. website at www.landmarks-stl. org.

Saint Louis Zoo to host 5K

Kick up some dust for St. Louis Children’s Hospital Make Tracks for the Zoo—now in its 32nd year. The race is set to run on Sunday, May 21, 2017. The Saint Louis Zoo’s annual 5K race/walk at 7:30 a.m. will wind through Forest Park, on a USATF-certifi ed course. Participants will receive a disposable timing chip for more accurate results.

Children ages 7-12 can participate in a half-mile fun run at 8:50 a.m.; children ages 6 and under can participate in the quarter-mile fun run at 9 a.m. All ages can participate in a timed and competitive one-mile race at 9:10 a.m.

All races begin and end near the Kiener Memorial gates of the Zoo at the corner of Wa s h i n g t o n a n d G o v e r n m e n t Drive. All registrants will receive a complimentary performance T-shirt and continental breakfast (while supplies last). Awards will be presented to overall winners and first place finishers in each age

bracket for the 5K and one-mile races at a ceremony at 9:30 a.m. in the Anheuser-Busch Theater in The Living World building.

After the race, join St. Louis Children's Hospital for Just Like You at the Zoo activities that teach children why it's important for people—and Zoo animals—to take care of their bodies. Children c o l l e c t a n i m a l c a rd s a t f o u r stations throughout the Zoo and can win a prize after the cards are collected.

For individuals participating in the 5K or 1-mile races, registration is $20 for those who register online by April 16, $25 from April 17-May 20 and $30 on race day.

Kids’ run registration for children ages 12 and under is $12 per child in advance and $15 on race day.

The family registration, which includes two 5K/1-mile registrants and two kids’ run registrants, is $55 through April 16 and $60 from April 17-May 14. Free parking is provided on the Zoo’s north and south lots before 8 a.m. on race day. Spaces are limited.

Registration is available online at stlzoo.org/maketracks through May 20. In-person registration is also available in The Living World on race day (May 21) from 6-8:45 a.m.

P ro c e e d s h e l p s u p p o r t t h e conservation efforts of the Saint Louis Zoo at home and around the world. Make Tracks for the Zoo is sponsored by St. Louis Children’s Hospital, Mid America Chevy Dealers, Prairie Farms Dairy and Big River Race Management with media support from KNOU Now 96.3.

Vendors sought for Fair Saint Louis

Fair Saint Louis is currently accepting vendor applications for The Fairway, a shopping experience in which local and regional artisans can sell creative and unique products to fairgoers. Fair Saint Louis will take place July 2-4, 2017, in Forest Park.

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The Fairway will operate from 1 to 9:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 2 and Tuesday, July 4; and from 4 to 10 p.m. on Monday, July 3.

The Fairway will be stationed on Lagoon Drive, west of the Grand Basin. Approximately 50,000-100,000 people attend the Fair each day.

Vendors should apply in one of the following categories: • Artisan or Crafter: Vendors who make their products with their own hands. Products must be unique.

• Merchandise Vendor: Vendors who sell merchandise that they do not personally make by hand.

• Roaming Vendor (limited availability): Vendors who have access to sell their merchandise in approved areas, subject to vendor level. Roaming vendors do not receive a tent, table and chairs or electric; but will receive vendor credentials, parking pass and a listing on the Fair Saint Louis website.

Applicants should review terms and conditions, including allowable merchandise, fees and insurance, power and lighting logistics and more, before applying.

The application deadline for The Fairway is May 5, 2017. There is a $25 application fee upon submission.

The application can be submitted via direct mail or electronically, or by visiting www.fairsaintlouis.org.

About the Fair St. Louis FoundationzThe Fair St. Louis Foundation, a 501(c)3 organization, operates the Fair each year and has donated numerous gifts to the St. Louis Community in conjunction with these events. Over the years, the foundation has contributed to the lighting of the Eads Bridge, the Mississippi River Overlook and the mile-long Riverfront Promenade, and was a partner in providing the Grand Staircases beneath the Arch

as part of the National Park System and to the irrigation system as part of Forest Park Forever.

Friends of The Sheldon to host wine tasting

The Friends of The Sheldon present the 18th Annual Sunset at The Sheldon Wine & Beer Tasting, Friday, May 5, 2017 from 6:30 p.m. until sunset in The Sheldon Ballroom and on the Observation Deck. Proceeds benefit Sheldon Educational Programs.

Patrons will have the opportunity to taste and purchase wine and craft beers with great new offerings from Lohr Distributing, enjoy delectable hors d’oeuvres and desserts, bid on silent auction items and listen to live music from Lisa Campbell and Tim Albert of Uncle Albert, as the sun sets over the city.

Space is limited! Reservations are $75 and include a tax deduction.

For reservations, call The Sheldon’s Development Department at 314533-9900.

Build Benld Craft Fair and Flea Market set

The 7th Annual Build Benld Craft Fair and Flea Market will be held on Saturday, May 13, 2017 at the Benld Civic Center.

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Registration form is available on Build Benld facebook page, and if you have questions or want to request a registration form be mailed to you, call Norman (Market Coordinator) at 217-835-2130.

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People People planner John Legend coming to The Fox Acclaimed, multi-platinum selling, Oscar, Golden Globe and 10x Gra mmy Awa rd w i n n i n g singer-songwriter John Legend has announced dates for his highly anticipated North American tour, Darkness and Light Tour, which opens Friday, May 12th in Miami, FL. Hitting a number of major cities throughout the US including a stop in St. Louis at the Fabulous Fox Theatre on June 15 at 7:30 p.m., the multi-city trek will also feature Grammy-nominated singersongwriter Gallant as the opening act.

Tickets are $128, $93, $78, $58 and can be purchased online at metrotix. com, by calling 314-534-1111, or in person at the Fabulous Fox Box Office.

The tour announces on the heels of Legend’s fifth studio album Darkness and Light, which has received a plethora of critical praise since its December 2nd release on Columbia Records.

USA Today hailed the album as John’s “most personal record” with tracks like “Right By You” which they described as “a heart –tugging rumination on his 7-month old daughter, Luna.” Time Magazine called the body of work “unflappably classy” while the New York Times said Legend “treats love as something far more complex than a panacea and a fount of perpetual reassurance, with music to match.”

Continuing, the New York Times pointed to the album’s most recent anthemic hit single, “Love Me Now”, which they praised as “a seize the moment song”, that “revolves around an insistent, lo-fi piano figure, and its chorus first arrives with Mr. Legend nearly alone, singing over simple, fading chords”.

Legend also continues his successful foray into the world of film as one of the principles for production company Get Lifted Film Co., which has an executive producing credit on the 14-time O s c a r- n o m i n a t e d f i l m L a L a Land in which John also appears, playing a jazz band leader named Keith alongside stars Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone. Legend also contributed to the film’s soundtrack with the original song “Start a Fire.”

To date, La La Land has taken home an impressive six Golden Globe Awards, two SAG Awards and a PGA Award.

John has also partnered with CID Entertainment to offer special enhanced experiences on tour this summer.

P a c k a g e s i n c l u d e p re m i u m reserved seating and amenities ranging from a Meet & Greet with John to an invitation to the LVE Wine Cellar complete with a wine tasting of John Legend's exclusive LVE Collection. For full package details, visit http://www. cidentertainment.com/events/johnlegend-tour-2017/ Ohio-born John Legend is a critically acclaimed, multiaward winning, platinum-selling s i n g e r- s o n g w r i t e r. H i s w o r k has garnered him ten Grammy Awards, an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, the BET Award for Best New Artist and the special Starlight Award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame, among others. Legend’s debut album, Get Lifted, was released in December of 2004 through Columbia Records.

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“Ordinary People,” and scored Legend multiple Grammy Awards in 2006, including Best R&B Album, Best New Artist and Best Male R&B Vocal Performance. The follow up was 2006’s platinumselling Once Again, which brought Legend another Grammy, Best Male R&B Performance, for his single “Heaven,” and included collaborations with Kanye West, will.i.am and Raphael Saadiq.

Legend’s next release was 2008’s Evolver, led by the hit single "Green Light" featuring Andre 3000. His 2010 collaboration with the Roots, Wake Up, won the Grammy for Best R&B Album a year later. Legend’s highly acclaimed fourth studio album Love In the Future, features “All of Me,” Legend’s highest selling and charting song to date, reaching #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and #1 on both Mainstream Top 40 and Rhythmic charts. Legend won his first Academy Award, first Golden Globe Award, a Grammy award, and a Critic’s Choice Award for his song “Glory,” that he wrote and performed with Common, for the film SELMA. Throughout his career, Legend has worked to make a difference in the lives of others. In 2007, he launched the Show Me Campaign (ShowMeCampaign.org), an initiative that focuses on education as a key to break the cycle of poverty.

The 2010 BET Humanitarian of the Year award, the 2009 CARE Humanitarian Award for Global Change, the 2009 Bishop John T. Walker Distinguished Humanitarian Service Award from Africare and the 2011 Harvard Foundation Artist of the Year Award recognize Legend's efforts and leadership in this arena.

John sits on the boards of The Education Equality Project, Teach for America, Stand for Children and the Harlem Village Academies and co-chairs the Harlem Village Academies’ National Leadership Board.

Additionally, Legend supports LRNG, a movement dedicated to inspiring innovation in the learning process to one that better reflects the world we live in today. In 2015 Legend initiated the #FreeAmerica campaign, designed to change St. Louis;Ernst Heating &conversation Cooling;E36720;4.25x5 (17Fa) the national of our

country’s misguided policies and to make a change in America’s criminal justice system.

Legend also serves as one of the principles for Get Lifted Film Co., a film and television production company based in Los Angeles.

Get Lifted Film Co. has sold several projects in television to networks including Showtime, NBC, HBO, USA, MTV, OWN and FOX. In addition to these sales, Get Lifted Film Co. was previously in a television deal with Comcast/ Universal and is currently in an overdeal with Legendary Television.

Get Lifted Film Co. serves as Executive Producers on the HBO documentary “Southern Rites,” Pop Network docu-series “Sing it On”, and WGN America’s series “Underground."

Additionally, Get Lifted Film Co. has worked on several films such as “Southside With You” and “La La Land.” Along with his executive producing credit on “La La Land,” Legend appears in the film and contributed to its soundtrack with the original song “Start a Fire.”

Events scheduled in Litchfield area

The Litchfield Tourism Office has worked alongside local organizations to bring to you the most up to date calendar of 2017 Annual Litchfield Events. Events are added to the online calendar throughout the year; for the most up to date information log on to www.

VisitLitchfield.com/events, sign up on Tourism’s event e-blast list, or like ‘Visit Litchfield Illinois’ on Facebook.

2017 Event Calendar: 2017 Litchfield Pickers Market Every second Sunday of the month from April - October (2017 Market Dates: April 9, May 14, June 11, July 9, August 13, September 10, October 8) 9 AM - 3 PM Downtown Litchfield beginning on the corner of Union Ave. (Route 16) and State St. This open air market, specializing in items prior to 1980 and refurbished vintage and antique items, brings hundreds of vendors to the streets of downtown Litchfield.

Hosted by: Litchfield Tourism For more information: www.

VisitLitchfield.com or 866-733-5833 or tourism@cityoflitchfieldil.com Litchfield Spring Duathlon Saturday, April 15, 2017 10 AM Litchfield High School, 1705 North State Street Run 2 miles, Bike 10 miles, Run 2 miles Hosted by: M & M Multisport Club For more information contact:race@mmmultisport.com or log on to www.mmmultisport.com Vietnam Wa r 50th Commemoration Saturday, April 1, 2017 9 AM First Baptist Church Litchfield, 608 North Van Buren Street The purpose of the Vietnam Wa r 5 0 t h C o m m e m o r a t i o n Event is to recognize and honor Vietnam Veterans. Beginning at 9:00 AM, there will be a ceremony to honor Vietnam War Veterans and the families of those who were killed in action during the Vietnam War. Representatives from the Department of Defense will present lapel pins to each veteran, and the NSDAR will present Certificates of Honor to each veteran. We will also be recognizing each individual who was killed in action. At the beginning of the school year, students in grades 4-12, college students and college level ROTC students were given the opportunity to complete service and historic preservation projects that recognize and honor Vietnam Veterans. Following the ceremony, the projects will be set up in the next room and available for viewing. All veterans and those currently serving (both active duty and reserve) will be given the opportunity to vote on their favorite projects. Cash prizes totaling over $6,000 are available, and will be awarded based solely on the number of votes received, so only those who have served or are serving will decide which projects will be awarded the prize money! Prizes will be awarded the day of the event.

For more information contact: C h r i s t i a n a Ti l l s o n C h a p t e r,

NSDAR, or Anne Greenwalt at 217-652-4795 or agreenwa@slu.edu .

31st Annual Niehaus Cycle Sales Customer Appreciation Days Friday-Sunday, May 19-21, 2017 Friday 9 AM-6 PM, Saturday 9 AM-5 PM, Sunday 9 AM-4 PM Niehaus Cycle Sales, 718 North Old Route 66 Litchfield 31st Annual Customer Appreciation Days - Demo Rides Vendors - Bands all 3 Days - Stunt Show - Drawing for a new Honda Gold Wing - F6B or Pioneer 10005D - Great food and Good times.

Show of Lights Ride thru downtown Litchfield on Saturday night at 9 PM. F o r m o re i n f o r m a t i o n c o n t Niehaus Cycle Sales - Brad Niehaus at 217-324-6565 or e-mail:brad@ niehauscycle.com Website: www.niehauscycle.com Blue Carpet Corridor Route 66 Celebration Saturday, June 10, 2017 8 AM – 5 PM Litchfield Museum & Route 66 Welcome Center (334 Old Route 66 North) Celebrate Route 66 with this multi-town scavenger hunt.

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VisitLitchfield.com or 866-733-5833 or tourism@cityoflitchfieldil.com Fit for Life: Heart Healthy 5 K Saturday, June 24, 2017 8 AM Picnic Area 3 at Lake Lou Yaeger (3 Primitive Lane) 5K run through the grounds surrounding Lake Lou Yaeger Hosted by: M & M Multisport Club For more information: race@ mmmultisport.com Website: www.mmmultisport. com 5K Freedom Fun Run/Walk Saturday, July 1, 2017 7:30 AM Lake Lou Yaeger, Picnic Area 3 (for GPS use-3 Primitive Lane) Celebrate Independence Day with this patriotic 5K. This race winds through the grounds of picturesque Lake Lou Yaeger.

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People People planner Apollo 11 exhibit coming to St. Louis The Saint Louis Science Center is proud to announce that it is one of four science museums nationwide to host “Destination Moon: The Apollo 11 Mission,” a traveling exhibition from the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. The exhibition will feature the Apollo 11 command module Columbia, marking the first time in 46 years the module has left the museum, as well as 20 artifacts from the historic mission.

After the exhibition tour, the artifacts will return to the Smithsonian for a new exhibition, also titled “Destination Moon,” which will open in 2020.

“Destination Moon” will be at the Saint Louis Science Center from April 14 to Sept. 3, 2018. The 49th anniversary of the moon landing is July 20, 2018.

“St. Louis played a vital role in the Space Race, with McDonnellDouglas serving as a key leader in the development of the Mercury and Apollo mission technology,” said Bert Vescolani, president and CEO. “We are honored to have the opportunity to host this exhibition, which represents an iconic period in our country’s history. We are the only museum in the Midwest to host this exhibition, which is so special for the city of St. Louis. We feel very honored because we know that for many people this will be a once- in-a-lifetime chance to see these artifacts.”

In addition to the Apollo 11 command module Columbia, the only portion of the historic spacecraft to complete the first mission to land a man on the moon and safely return him to Earth, the exhibition will feature: • Star Chart: The chart shows the positions of the sun, moon and stars at the time Apollo 11 was scheduled to leave Earth’s orbit and head for the moon.

• Rucksack #1, Survival Kit: One of two rucksacks filled with equipment to help the crew survive for up to 48 hours in the event of an emergency landing somewhere on Earth. The kit includes three water containers, a radio beacon and spare battery, three pairs of sunglasses, six packages of desalting chemicals, a seawater desalter kit, two survival lights, a machete and two

bottles of sunscreen.

• Aldrin’s Extravehicular Visor: Buzz Aldrin wore this outer helmet while on the surface of the moon. It fit over his clear pressure-bubble helmet.

• Aldrin’s Extravehicular Gloves: These gloves have an outer, cutresistant shell of Chromel-R fabric across the hands to prevent fatal air leaks caused by handling sharp objects and gauntlets to protect against solar heating. The blue fingertips were made of silicone rubber to provide more sensitivity for touching.

Vescolani said, “‘Destination Moon’ will help visitors of all ages to appreciate the accomplishment of the Moon Landing and all of the work that went into making it happen.

We hope the exhibition inspires our guests to think about what is next in space discovery. Perhaps one of them will play a role in exploring Mars and beyond.”

Saint Louis Science Center The mission of the Saint Louis Science Center is to ignite and sustain lifelong science and technology learning. Named a Smithsonian Institution Affiliate in 2016, the Saint Louis Science Center features more than 700 interactive exhibits, as well as a five-story OMNIMAX Theater, Boeing Hall and the James S. McDonnell Planetarium. For more information about the Saint Louis Science Center, please visit slsc.org.

Zoo announces summer programs

From the ever-popular Camp KangaZoo to individual programs for all ages, the Saint Louis Zoo’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 with the themes "EcologyEverything’s Connected” and “Extreme Animals.” Monday through Thursday, campers will play games, meet animals, enjoy sing-alongs and view dynamic Zoo exhibits. On Thursday nights, they’ll sleep at the Zoo and wake up with the birds!

Camp KangaZoo scholarships are available for families with financial need.

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.

New this year, the Zoo is offering specialty camps for kids entering grades 4-9. Topics include Zoo Careers, Junior Zoologist, Junior and Senior Marine Biologist. Teen Camp is available for youth entering grades 7-9.

Overnights Families with kids ages 5 and up can attend the Prehistoric Animals and Their Cousins or the Under the Sealion 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 Children’s Zoo, A Day with the Rays and Advanced Day with the Rays at Stingrays at Caribbean Cove.

Engineer-for-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, painting nights, overnights and more.

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

by March 6. Online registration begins March 7 for Zoo members and March 9 for general public. Program fees vary.

For a complete list of programs, registration forms, online registration, camp scholarship applications and more information, visit 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.

Antiques Roadshow coming to St. Louis

Fans of Antiques Roadshow, one of the most popular shows airing on the Nine Network, can apply now through April 10 to have their items appraised at an all-day event on Saturday, July 8. Three one-hour episodes will be produced from the St. Louis appraisal event and will be aired in 2018. Antiques Roadshow, the 14-time Emmy Award nominated show, airs Mondays on Nine Network at 7 p.m. Central.

Admission to Antiques Roadshow is free, but tickets are required and must be obtained in advance. Fans can apply now for a chance to receive one pair of free tickets per household. To find out more information and to find a link to apply for tickets, visit http:// www.pbs.org/antiques/tickets/.

Following the deadline, ticket winners will be selected at random by a third party and contacted via an email containing their tickets.

“The Nine Network couldn’t be happier to welcome back Antiques Roadshow for the first time in over 15 years,” said Nine Network President and CEO Jack Galmiche.

“It’s consistently one of our mostwatched shows and gives us a chance to host an event we know our viewers are extremely excited about.”

Antiques Roadshow is also accepting furniture submissions for the 2017 tour. The series is looking for a few pieces of furniture to appraise and display on the set.

Selected pieces will be transported to the event and back at no cost to the owner. For more details visit: http:// www.pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/ furniture/.

The Nine Network’s own Antiques Roadshow-style event, Trash or Treasure, a partnership with the Kodner Gallery, regularly draws large crowds for appraisals in more than 20 categories. The annual event gives fans another chance to determine the worth of their most prized possessions.

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"Bitter Harvest"

"Stalin's tyranny could destroy their country. But not their love."

Yep, that's the tagline for "Bitter Harvest," the new movie about young love during the Holodomor, the 1932-33 forced famine in Ukraine orchestrated by Josef Stalin that killed millions. And if it sounds like a schmaltzy, soap opera-like treatment of a serious and historic tragedy, well, that's because it is.

That's too bad, because teaching important history to younger generations via popular culture is always a worthy cause. It's just that soaking this sobering story in a soppy romance does little to advance that cause.

"Bitter Harvest," directed by George Mendeluk, stars the British actor Max Irons (son of Jeremy) as Yuri, the thoughtful grandson of a venerated Ukrainian warrior, and Samantha Barks as Natalka, the village girl he loves. Barks finds a bit more depth of character between the lines of the gooey, unsubtle script by Mendeluk and first-time screenwriter Richard Bachynsky-Hoover; Irons, who might play a good Romeo one day, is reduced to smoldering soulfully as his country implodes.

We're introduced to these characters as children, in a seemingly idyllic life in the countryside, frolicking in the woods and swimming in the river. "My Ukraine," Yuri intones in an earnest opening voiceover, was a place "where legends lived and anything was possible." Yuri's father (Barry Pepper) inculcates a love of freedom in the young boy. "No one can ever take away our freedom," he tells Yuri, in words that we know will echo in his head — and we do mean literally — years later.

"Remember that!"

RATED: R by the Motion Picture Association of America "for violence and disturbing images."

RUNNING TIME: 103 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: One star out of four.

"Beauty and the Beast"

The Disney "live-action" remakes, of which the new "Beauty and the Beast" is but one in an assembly line, are starting to resemble an iPhone software update. Click a button and that old cartoon interface changes Belle into Emma Watson, the Beast into Dan Stevens and maybe fixes a few bugs in the system.

"Beauty and the Beast," that "tale as old as time" (or, to pinpoint it, 1740, when the French fairy tale was published), could certainly use a few tweaks. It is, after all, a fable about finding beauty within that ends, curiously, with the once superficial prince falling for a beautiful woman he's kidnapped, whose name literally means beauty. If you'd like to untangle those ironies, please, be our guest.

Director Bill Condon's film — let's call it "Beauty and the Beast 2.0" — often feels in search of a purpose beyond the allbut-certain dollar signs. Much of the live-action/digital effects makeover is less lifelike than the Oscar-winning 1991 animated film: It's gained a dimension but lost a pulse. The merely fine acting and the lavish production design (the sumptuous sets nearly swallow the performers whole) dutifully strive to make this a worthy enterprise.

Opposites attract, of course. And this "Beauty and the Beast" is equal parts dispiriting and enchanting: overflowing in handsome craft, but missing a spirit inside. Howard Ashman and Alan Menken's songs still have their infectious kick, but most of the big musical moments feel more like very good covers of the originals. (There are also three less-memorable new songs by Menken and Tim Rice.)

RATED: PG by the Motion Picture Association of America for "some action violence, peril and frightening images."

RUNNING TIME: 129 minutes.

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

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"Kong: Skull Island"

Not since Marlon Brando in "Apocalypse Now" murmured of "the horror" has such a brooding beast lurked deep within a war-ravaged jungle as the King Kong of "Kong: Skull Island."

Yes, the big ape is back, this time with a rollicking Vietnam War backdrop and the Creedence Clearwater-thumping soundtrack to match. The year is 1973, Nixon is pulling troops out of Vietnam and American explorer Bill Randa (John Goodman) has convinced a senator (Richard Jenkins) to bankroll a quick expedition on the way out to an uncharted South Pacific island where "myth and science meet."

Unlike Brando's Colonel Kurtz, we don't have to wait very long for our errand boys — a cobbled-together team lead

by Lieutenant Colonel Packard (Samuel L. Jackson) — to encounter Kong on the exotic island. No sooner has their swarm of helicopters penetrated the island's permanently stormy perimeter is Kong swatting them away like flies, and the soldiers —fresh off the failed war — yet again find themselves in a gruesome quagmire.

What's a gorilla got to do with Vietnam? Well, that's the 800pound metaphor in the room.

"Kong: Skull Island" is the latest in a long line of reboots going back to the 1933 original. The disappointment of Peter Jackson's lavish but bloated 2005 attempt pushed producers to explore some other kind of evolution for the chest-pounding primate. Director Jordan Vogt-Roberts (whose only previous feature was the indie comedy "The Kings of Summer") has uprooted the tale from its imperialist origins (beware of what you plunder abroad) and commissioned Kong as a stand-in for the folly of Vietnam.

RATED: PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for "intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action, and for brief strong language."

RUNNING TIME: 118 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Two stars out of four.

"Trainspotting 2"

Nostalgia can be tricky, casting a rose-colored glow on memories that may not deserve it. Do we look back fondly on our youth because it was so magical, or simply because it was our youth, with so many mistakes yet to be made?

That question is central in "T2 Trainspotting ," which is all about the hazy warmth of nostalgia, both for its characters and its audience.

Twenty-one years after "Trainspotting" shocked moviegoers with depictions of drug use and directionless Gen-Xers, "T2" reunites the original writer, director and cast for another timely look at modern life. These characters that wiled away their 20s with heroin and petty crime in a cult film that captured the frustrated voice of a generation are now middleaged, with all the perspective and regret the passage of time can bring.

Of course, director Danny Boyle, screenwriter John Hodge and stars Ewan McGregor, Jonny Lee Miller, Ewen Bremner and Robert Carlyle have experienced that same passage of time, making "T2" even more poignant than an ordinary movie about male friendships. Here, the fictional characters and real filmmakers are facing the same challenges of aging and adulthood; of returning to a formative place after two decades and reflecting on what's happened since.

Mark Renton (McGregor), who kicked drugs and ripped off his friends in the original "Trainspotting," comes back to Edinburgh as his life is falling apart. He pursued exactly the kind of mainstream lifestyle he railed against in the film's famous "choose life" monologue. Despite having a wife, a house, a corporate job and a gym membership, Renton is miserable.

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

RUNNING TIME: 118 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Three stars out of four.

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"Song to Song"

As filmmakers obsessed with his early work continue to ape his style, Terrence Malick has ventured beyond, reaching into territory that is stubbornly spiritual and anti-narrative. He eschews story conventions. He turns movie stars like Ben Affleck and Christian Bale into props, using them not for their acting but their broad shoulders that fill up the screen as ethereal women twirl around them. He has become his own genre and with experimental reveries like "To the Wonder" and "Knight of Cups," he has alienated some of his most ardent fans.

That modern trilogy concludes with "Song to Song ," taking the filmmaker and his stars Rooney Mara, Ryan Gosling and Michael Fassbender to his adopted hometown of Austin, Texas. For those who wrote off Malick after "To the Wonder" or "Knight of Cups," it's unlikely that "Song to Song" will inspire a change of heart. But for the others, who've reservedly or unabashedly stayed with him, "Song to Song" is entirely worthy and even invigoratingly different from the previous two. There's actually a plot (kind of) and the actors are allowed to act and even have some life and (gasp) fun.

"Song to Song" is a love triangle of sorts, very much in the Malick mode, where one is pure (Mara and Gosling's struggling musicians), one is untenable (Cate Blanchett and Gosling), one is damned (Fassbender's sleazy, wealthy producer and Mara) and one is doomed (Natalie Portman's local waitress/teacher and Fassbender). There are others sprinkled in there too, mostly for the guys. As retrograde as it is, in Malick's worlds they're emboldened to sleep around in the name of searching. The women are always a different story.

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

RUNNING TIME: 129 minutes.

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

"Power Rangers"

There's a question every piece of intellectual property needs to ask itself before a new version is made: How seriously should we treat the source material?

There's no right answer. There've been successful versions of both. Irreverent and meta takes on dated or impossible material have worked (usually thanks to Phil Lord and Chris Miller) as have deathly serious interpretations.

In the case of "Power Rangers ," that cheesy Saturday morning show that cobbled together shameless merchandising goals, dubbed Japanese action footage and sanitized high school shenanigans, they went mostly serious. And it might not have been the best call for a story that still involves a villain named Rita Repulsa who wanders around town eating gold. But we'll get to her later.

Even with such campy morsels to play with, the vibe director Dean Israelite seems to be going for is "Friday Night Lights" meets "Fantastic Four," which actually isn't totally awful at the beginning as we meet the five high school students destined to wield their newly found superpowers to save the world.

There's the star football player, Jason (Dacre Montgomery), who's rebelling against his good-boy image; the once-popular girl Kimberly (Naomi Scott, who looks like a combination of Sarah Michelle Gellar and Emma Roberts); the "on-thespectrum" Billy (RJ Cyler); the mysterious new girl Trini (Becky G.); and the adventurous Zack (Ludi Lin). They're angsty teens with secrets and zero perspective so imagine how weird things get when they all happen to be hanging out one night in a restricted mining area, stumble upon some jewels, get into a would-be fatal car crash and wake up with the ability to crush iPhones and scale mountains.

RATED: PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for "sequences of sci-fi violence, action and destruction, language, and for some crude humor."

RUNNING TIME: 124 minutes.

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

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This image released by Broad Green Pictures shows Ryan Gosling, left, and Michael Fassbender in a scene from, "Song to Song."

"Song to Song" a new turn for Malick

By LINDSEY BAHR Associated Press As filmmakers obsessed with his early work continue to ape his style, Terrence Malick has ventured beyond, reaching into territory that is stubbornly spiritual and anti-narrative. He eschews story conventions. He turns movie stars like Ben Affleck and Christian Bale into props, using them not for their acting but their broad shoulders that fill up the screen as ethereal women twirl around them. He has become his own genre and with experimental reveries like "To the Wonder" and "Knight of Cups," he has alienated some of his most ardent fans.

That modern trilogy concludes with "Song to Song ," taking the filmmaker and his stars

Rooney Mara, Ryan Gosling and Michael Fassbender to his adopted hometown of Austin, Texas. For those who wrote off Malick after "To the Wonder" or "Knight of Cups," it's unlikely that "Song to Song" will inspire a change of heart. But for the others, who've reservedly or unabashedly stayed with him, "Song to Song" is entirely worthy and even invigoratingly different from the previous two. There's actually a plot (kind of) and the actors are allowed to act and even have some life and (gasp) fun.

"Song to Song" is a love triangle of sorts, very much in the Malick mode, where one is pure (Mara and Gosling's struggling musicians), one is untenable (Cate Blanchett and Gosling), one is damned (Fassbender's sleazy, wealthy producer and Mara) and one

is doomed (Natalie Portman's local waitress/ teacher and Fassbender). There are others sprinkled in there too, mostly for the guys. As retrograde as it is, in Malick's worlds they're emboldened to sleep around in the name of searching. The women are always a different story.

If there is a main character it's Mara's F a y e , w h o w e ' re t o l d i s a m u s i c i a n although we never see her playing — only hanging out on the side of the stage, idly holding a guitar. She's a local girl ashamed of her "bad heart" who takes up with both Gosling's BV and Fassbender's Cook at the same time. The innocent BV remains ignorant to this, even as the three become close enough to vacation together. Faye flits between the two and the tension builds as

we wonder when the charade of fidelity is going to lift.

Combined with Emmanuel Lubezki's sumptuous cinematography, these travel scenes are fairly riveting. At times I even forgot I was watching a Malick film, which has somehow become more of a compliment recently than a criticism. There are unexpected moments of joy, too, that don't involve fields or women twirling or cryptic voiceovers: BV dancing in the dusk to Del Shannon's "Runaway," BV and Cook weightless on a plane, Patti Smith giving sage advice, Val Kilmer taking a chain saw to an amp. Do they add up to anything? Maybe mood. Maybe nothing.

But it's wild and confident and unlike anything that his peers are making.

No sequel needed for "Power Rangers"

By ROBERT GRUBAUGH For The Edge Science fiction movies were not great when I was a kid, especially when it came to those that included action sequences or “special” effects.

But that doesn’t really change the fact that I totally dug them then and still do now. Pictures like “Flight of the Navigator” or “MAC and Me” or “Solarbabies”. This stuff was terrible then and remains terrible today, but the genre survives infancy to today’s full-grown battle spectacle status by being versatile and ingenious and designed to make kids feel more powerful than they really never are. I wasn’t around when “Star Wars” launched (but we were a big “Return of the Jedi” family!) and “Star Trek” was my teenage jam (“TNG” Forever!!).

But I still have a soft spot for the

creature effects and the other underwhelming characteristics of a good ‘80s sci-fi junker. It’s why I went to and suffered recent Godawful movies like “Max Steel” or “Project Almanac”. Many movie styles can capture lightning in a bottle twice. Good sci-fi can do it dozens of times. Recent history shows that this sub-sect of the genre is throttling down. I have to say the same thing about “Power Rangers”, the feature out this week, though it pains me to do it.

I won’t lie to you. I totally watched “Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers” during its mid-90s heyday run, which included, for all those who doubt my sincerity, my freshman year of high school.

My brother and I would watch the weekday reruns after breakfast, but before we caught the Minivan Express to Edwardsville Junior

High School. It was colorful. It was action-packed. It was harmless and never really hurt anyone, including the bad guys who were mostly comic relief. But I knew back then that it was garbage. So, too, was everything else being made for kids (except maybe “Transformers: Beast Wars”; at least that looked amazing!). With the opportunity for easy access to this week’s new movie, I jumped right into it. And nothing had changed. There is still a quintet of angry teens (“Breakfast Club”lite) forced to confront saving the universe from a monster-wielding agent of destruction (the luminous Elizabeth Banks slumming it as Rita Repulsa), a gangly robot creature (Bill Hader doing his usually solid work at punching up lame dialogue for laughs as Alpha Five), and a disembodied head give wise orders

from a screen (“Breaking Bad’s” Bryan Cranston doing his best impression of Marlon Brando in “Superman”).

The kid stars are all a little overjoyed at being loners and rebellious and fringe. The lead (Dacre Montgomery), Red Ranger Jason, looks just like Zac Efron five years ago. Pop star Becky G plays Yellow Ranger Trini. The rest of the cast is suitably diverse for a movie made in 2017. There’s a bilingual Asian character. Billy is now suddenly both Autistic and African-American. Sexual orientation is a minor conflict. I hammer all of this to your attention because it doesn’t make for plot development or really – in any way – make this a decent film. Instead, politically correct filmmaking has turned nostalgia back on us once again. There was no reason to

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make this movie other than the 40.3 million ($) ones that came during opening weekend.

But shame on us. We wanted to see Zords! And Putties!! And the true downfall of Walter White with Cranston playing Zordon!!!

No, thank you. I’ll leave certain cherished (or otherwise) memories in the vault where they belong. I hope that there’s no lasting damage done by the film. A sequel would nauseate me and that certainly can’t be what the fine people at Krispy Kreme (whose product placement figures heavily in the film) want to hear.

“Power Rangers” runs 124 minutes and is rated PG-13 for scifi violence, action and destruction, language, and for some crude humor.

I give this film one and a half stars out of four.

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The story behind priests and celibacy

By KIM HAINES-EITZEN Cornell University (THE CONVERSATION) Priestly celibacy, or rather the lack of it, is in the news.

There have been allegations of sex orgies, prostitution and pornography against Catholic clerics in Italy. On March 8, Pope Francis suggested, in an interview with a German newspaper, Die Zeit, that the Catholic Church should discuss the tradition of celibacy in light of an increasing scarcity of priests in rural areas, especially in South America.

Although some headlines have suggested that the pope’s latest comments signal a new openness to priestly marriage, neither of these recent developments – the allegations of sex scandals nor the debate about the tradition of priestly celibacy – should be surprising.

Celibate Christians, both monks and clergy, have a long history with scandal. As a scholar of early Christianity, I think it’s important to highlight the fact that Catholic priestly celibacy has never been practiced uniformly and is, in fact, a late development in church practice.

Origins of Christian celibacy One of the surprising and distinctive

features of early Christianity is the praise of celibacy – the practice of abstaining from all sexual relations – as an exemplary way to demonstrate one’s faith.

Given Christianity’s origins within firstcentury Palestinian Judaism, it was hardly a given that the new religion would develop a high regard for celibacy. Judaism valued family life, and many ritual observances were centered on the family.

But the early Christian Gospels, which told the story of the life of Jesus in the early first century A.D., never mentioned a possible wife – a fact that has given rise to wild speculation in novels, films and recent sensational news stories. And Paul, a Jewish convert whose letters are the earliest books contained in the New Testament, implies that he himself was unmarried when he writes to the earliest Christian communities.

The stories of these founder figures, however, do not explain the course of Christian teaching about asceticism – a wide range of practices of self-discipline that include fasting, giving up personal possessions, solitude and eventually priestly celibacy.

By the third and fourth centuries A.D., Christian writers had begun elevating the

practice of celibacy and asceticism. They did so by pointing to both Jesus and Paul as models of the ascetic life as well as by carefully interpreting scripture in support of the practice of celibacy.

The influence of Greco-Roman philosophy Christianity developed in a complex world of Greco-Roman religious diversity, including Judaism as well as a variety of Greco-Roman religious movements. From Judaism it inherited monotheistic ideas, codes of ethical conduct, ritual practices like fasting, and a high regard for scriptural authority.

From Greco-Roman philosophies, Christian writers adopted ideals of self-control (“enkrateia,” in Greek) and withdrawal (“anachoresis,” a term that came to be applied to Christian hermits). Discipline and self-control meant control over one’s emotions, thoughts and behaviors as well as, in some cases, careful attention to what one ate and drank, how attached one was to possessions and the control of one’s sexual desire.

Over the course of several centuries, Christian writers – church leaders in many cases – took the moral and scriptural ideals from Judaism and coupled them with GrecoRoman philosophical ideals of self-control to

argue for the virtue of celibacy.

Christian views on suffering and persecution Simultaneously, and also from a very early stage, Christians viewed themselves as a persecuted minority. This meant that one way Christians could prove their faith was by being resolute during these times of persecution.

This victimization could take the form of individuals being called before a judge and possibly executed, or it could be directed against communities as a whole through mocking and slander. In either case, from the beginning Christians developed a view of themselves as a suffering and persecuted minority.

This attitude naturally changed when the Roman Emperor Constantine converted to Christianity in the fourth century and issued an Edict of Toleration for all religions.

Christians now had to reevaluate their self-identity. And they appear to have increasingly channeled their views about suffering, asceticism and celibacy into the formation of monasteries and convents, where groups of men and women could live lives of celibacy, prayer and manual labor.

Priestly celibacy

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"Sex with Strangers" stars Christopher Tipp, left, and Kelly Hummert. Below is director Michelle Bossy.

"Sex with Strangers" to be performed in CWE For The Edge REBEL AND MISFITS PRODUCTIONS, LLC is thrilled to announce “Sex with Strangers,” its first project in a new series called “An Intimate Theatre Project.” The provocative and timely play comes from Laura Eason (House of Cards) and will be directed by New York City’s Michelle Bossy.

The event runs March 30 through April 15 at a private home in the Central West End (4632 McPherson Avenue). Starting nightly at 8pm, each performance will seat a small, intimate audience of approximately 50 people.

“With ‘An Intimate Theatre Project,’ I’m sourcing some of the most honest and raw plays out there right now, beginning with ‘Sex with Strangers,’ and looking to set them amongst a very small audience,” said Kelly Hummert, Artistic Director of Rebel and Misfits. “I want those in attendance to feel like voyeurs, flies on the wall, and totally overwhelmed by the content and proximity to the players. The atmosphere is intimate, and the acting isn’t presentation but rather subtle with a focus on total realism. We want attendees to feel that this subject matter is difficult to watch, sexy and voyeuristic in nature. If you don’t feel a little uncomfortable, we aren’t doing it right.”

“Sex with Strangers” incubated at Chicago’s Steppenwolf theatre in 2009 and had successful runs at Second Stage Theatre in New York, Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles and The Hampstead in London. It was one of the top 10 produced plays in 2015 and 2016, receiving more than 30 productions in the United States and also internationally. Rebel and Misfit’s production will be the St Louis premier of the show.

As Laura Eason explains her play, “How far will you go to get what you want? Will you be the same person if you do? When twentysomething star sex blogger and memoirist Ethan tracks down his idol, the gifted but obscure novelist Olivia, he finds they crave what the other possesses. As attraction turns to sex, and they inch closer to getting what they want, both most confront the dark side of ambition and the trouble of reinventing oneself when the past is only a click away.”

The small two-person cast features New York’s Christopher Tipp as Ethan and Kelly Hummert as Olivia. Both were recently featured in Rebel and Misfit’s immersive theatre production of “Hamlet: See What I See” (there, they played loving siblings, Laertes and Ophelia, whereas now they play complicated lovers).

“Sex with Strangers” is directed by M i c h e l l e B o s s y, a M e x i c a n - A m e r i c a n theatre director and filmmaker dedicated to bringing original, new work to stage and screen. She recently directed short films 18, She Grinds Her Own Coffee, and The New 35; as well as collaborated on a new web series, TeleMAMAS. Michelle’s theatre

productions include Every Good Girl Deserves Fun, Un Plugged In, South Beach Rapture and Sarajevo’s Child, among many other new plays. Michelle was the Associate Artistic Director of Primary Stages in New York, where she worked for 13 years. While there, she ran the Dorothy Strelsin New American Writers Group, where she worked with more than 25 emerging writers on the creation of new plays. Michelle holds the first undergraduate directing degree from Webster University’s Conservatory of Theatre Arts.

She teaches acting and playwriting for the Einhorn School of Performing Arts (ESPA) and directing for Syracuse University’s Tepper Semester.

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Tickets for “Sex with Strangers” are currently on sale via Metrotix (http://www. metrotix.com/events/detail/strangers).

Admission is $25 (reduced to $10 for college students with valid photo ID). Doors open at 7:30pm with a hard start at 8:00pm. The performance takes place at a private home in the Central West End (4632 McPherson Avenue). All attendees in the play’s small, intimate audience of 50 people, must be age 18+. More information is available at www. anintimatetheatreproject.com.

More about REBEL AND MISFITS PRODUCTIONSRebel and Misfits Productions is a St Louis-based theatre company founded by actor, artistic director and producer Kelly Hummert. Fall 2016’s "Hamlet: See What I See" was its inaugural production and the first show in a series of true immersive theatre experiences – which create no line between the actors and spectators - called jointly "The Immersive Theatre Project." Hoping to provide St Louis audiences with personal theatre experiences in unique formats, “The Immersive Theatre Project” and “An Intimate Theatre Project” will run in tandem throughout 2017 and 2018.

The name of Rebel and Misfits Productions is derived from the Steve Jobs quote, “Here’s to crazy ones. The rebels. The misfits. Because the people who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do.”

Kelly Hummer t is or iginally f rom Illinois and attended Webster University.

She returned to St Louis in 2011 after spending eight years doing theatre in New York including playing Viola in Twelfth Night at Brooklyn Shakespeare Experience, Maggie in After The Fall with Stage 15 Productions, Medea in Medea Redux in The 24 Hour Plays at the Public, the New York Premiere of Kato McNickle’s Swimming In The Ocean, and Helen in the workshop of Warning: Adult Content at MCC. Other roles: Jack in Lord of the Flies, Hermione in The Winters Tale, Lula in The Dutchman, and Antony in Julius Ceasar. Film Credits: The Devil Wears Prada, The Marconi Brothers, The Good Shepard, and Across the Universe.

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The Sleeping Beauty, Touhill Performing Arts Center, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., Runs until April 9, 2017 #1 in Civil Rights: the African American Freedom Struggle in St. Louis, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m to 5:00 p.m., Runs until March 14, 2018 Million Dollar Quartet, The Rep, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., Runs until April 9, 2017 Degas, impressionism, and the Paris Millinery Trade, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until May 7, 2017 Route 66: Main Street Through St. Louis Exhibit, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until July 16, 2017

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The Arts Artistic adventures McKendree to host "DCI St. Louis" Drum Corps Show

McKendree University once a g a i n w i l l h o s t D ru m C o r p s International’s annual “DCI St. Louis” competition on Wednesday, July 12. Scheduled to perform are Genesis, of Austin, Texas; Legends, of Kalamazoo, Mich.; Madison Scouts, of Madison, Wis.; Music City, of Nashville, Tenn.; Phantom Regiment, of Rockford, Ill.; Pioneer, of Milwaukee, Wis.; and Santa Clara Vanguard, of Santa Clara, Calif.

The 7:30 p.m. show will take place at Leemon Athletic Field on campus, adjacent to the Hettenhausen Center for the Arts at 400 N. Alton St. in Lebanon, Ill. Gates will open at 6 p.m.

Phantom Regiment will host a drum camp at the university from July 10 to 13; for more information or to register, visit regiment.org/ camps.

Tickets for “DCI St. Louis” are available at dci.org/tickets. Prices range from $25 to $35 for reserved premium seating. Ticket prices will increase $5 on the day of the show.

Groups of 20 or more qualify for a $5 discount in select sections. Call DCI at 317-275-1212 to purchase g ro u p t i c k e t s o r w h e e l c h a i r accessible seating. Advance orders will end approximately one week before the event. The show is expected to sell out, however any remaining tickets may be purchased at the box office after 3 p.m.

“DCI St. Louis” is on “Marching Music’s Major League’s” 4 5 t h a n n u a l s u m m e r t o u r, which culminates at the world championship finals in Indianapolis in August. Proceeds from “DCI St. Louis” support the McKendree University Music Department’s interactive “Music in Our Schools” program for pre-K through 12th grade students.

St.ART Street Art Festival planned

St. Louis resident and wellness visionary Michael G. Tompkins is

pleased to introduce on Valentine’s Day the inaugural St.ART Street Art Festival in St. Louis, Missouri Sept.

30 and Oct 1. The goal of the 2-day festival is to encourage hope, healing and positive dialogue through art— including large canvas painting, poetry, performance art, and “yarn bombing” trees. During the weekend, a group of inspired local and renowned street artists will convey the emotions of the underprivileged and silenced in the community on large canvases and through spoken word, in the city of St. Louis.

“The divide in St. Louis between those that have and those that have not is undeniable. Not unlike the iconic St. Louis Arch, art has an ability to bridge the divide. Art brings various opinions together in a way where all opinions are valid. There is no black and white; right or wrong,” says Tompkins. The artists begin the dialogue by conveying the voice and frustration of the people on the first day, then express their vision of our new community on day two. The festival will be interactive with the audience, using yarn bombing on trees for the observers to leave their own personal messages of frustration and hope.

While the first day will be held in Fairgrounds Park, day two will be held at Langenberg Field in Forest Park. Both days are complementary and open to the public from 10am-8pm. Street artists signed on include Basil Kincaid, Cbabi Bayoc, Fnnch, Peat Eyez Wollaeger, Kidlew a n d S t e p h e n “ YA R N b o m b e r ” Duneier. Poets include Pacia Anderson, and Richard Blanco.

Blanco, who was selected by President Barack Obama in 2012 to serve as the fifth inaugural poet in U.S. history (joining the ranks of Robert Frost and Maya Angelou), will open and close the festival.

Artists and donors were quick to embrace Tompkins’ vision to use street art to start a dialogue between diverse groups in St. Louis. A recent transplant to St. Louis, Tompkins came up with the idea for St.ART after witnessing amazing street art following the Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson.

Day one of St.ART, the canvases will be painted in black and white.

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The TRUTH of the hopelessness, the desperation of not feeling heard, and the hardships found in our inner city neighborhoods. Day two the theme is: “Hope has color.” In one of the brightest areas that our city celebrates, those same artists will paint in color, their vision of our new community.

“The incident in Ferguson changed me from having rose colored glasses about St. Louis, to becoming aware of the distinct socioeconomic and racial divide, which has been palpable to both the black and white populations in our community for decades,” said Tompkins. “When I saw messages of frustration and despair, as well as messages of hope displayed, it spurred me take action. Large scale art has always had an ability to convey emotion on a much grander scale—the impact is so much bigger.

Street art speaks a universal language and by allowing the artwork to stand on its own it takes away the ego of judgement.”

The proceeds of the canvas sales will fund resiliency programs for the inner city and public service sector.

To date, St.ART has already raised individual donations totaling more than 55 percent of our event budget— nearly all of the donors outside the city of St. Louis.

About St.Art St.Louis St.ART is an innovative festival with a shared vision to open a dialogue. The goal of the 2-day street art festival is to encourage hope, healing and positive dialogue through art—including large canvas painting, poetry, performance art, and “yarn bombing” trees. During the weekend, of Sept. 30-Oct 1, a group of inspired and renowned street artists will convey the emotions of the underprivileged and silenced in the city of St. Louis. Tax deductible contributions can be made online at www.Generosity.com search term St.ART or visit http://st-artstlouis. org/.

Muny announces 2017 schedule

The Muny announced its 2017 summer season, the 99th summer season in Forest Park. The exciting, bold line-up includes 2 Muny premieres, a revised version of

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rarely produced The Unsinkable Molly Brown, the comedic masterpiece A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and the return of two all-time Muny favorites A Chorus Line and Jesus Christ Superstar.

The seven shows are: Jesus Christ Superstar (June 12 – 18), Disney’s The Little Mermaid (June 20 – 29), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (July 5 –11), All Shook Up (July 13 –19), The Unsinkable Molly Brown (July 21 –27), A Chorus Line (July 29 – August 4), and Newsies (August 7 –13).

Season ticket holders will receive their renewal notices the first week of December. New season tickets will be available beginning Monday, March 6, 2017, at the Muny box office in Forest Park. Gift card holders will have advanced access to season tickets beginning Wednesday, March 1, 2017. Single tickets will go on sale beginning Monday, May 8, 2017. For more information, visit muny.org.

“With the top five requested shows from our audience survey all included in the 2017 lineup, this year, more than ever, we have the exciting opportunity to offer our audience a season that is exactly what they asked for,” said Muny president and CEO Denny Reagan. “Our 99th season combines Muny classics and the premieres of popular new titles for what I’m sure will be an unforgettable summer at The Muny.”

“Last summer the Muny audience gave us such energy and joy -- it was a truly exhilarating and gratifying summer,” said Muny Artistic Producer and Executive Director Mike Isaacson. “With this incredible line-up, we’re inspired to do it again in our 99th season.

This is a challenging, vibrant, bold

line-up, with seven shows of terrific variety, and wonderful stories and gorgeous music. We can’t wait!”

World Wide Technology (WWT) and The Steward Family Foundation have once again made a leadership gift to continue as the Muny’s 2017 Season Presenting Sponsor. They became the first overall season sponsor in the history of The Muny in 2014 and continue that role through 2017.

“Both WWT and The Steward Family Foundation are committed to The Muny and to making exceptional musical theatre accessible to everyone,” said David Steward, chairman and founder of WWT. “This year ’s season promises to be spectacular and will showcase how much the performing arts enrich our community.”

For preferred seating with new season tickets, purchase a Muny Season Ticket Gift Card, available now.

Gift card holders will be able to call or visit the box office beginning Wednesday, March 1, 2017, to select their season tickets before they go on sale to the general public. For more information, visit muny.org or call (314) 361-1900.

The Muny’s mission is to enrich lives by producing exceptional musical theatre, accessible to all, while continuing its remarkable tradition in Forest Park. As the nation’s largest outdoor musical theatre, we produce seven worldclass musicals each year and welcome over 350,000 theatregoers over our nine-week season. Now celebrating 99 seasons in St. Louis, The Muny remains one of the premier institutions in musical theatre.

For more information about The Muny, visit muny.org.

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he 2017 outdoor summer concert and event initial lineup at downtown Aurora's RiverEdge Park was officially announced today by Aurora Mayor Robert J. O'Conner at the city's annual State of the City Address.

Highlighting the lineup was O'Conner's reveal of the artists performing at Aurora's 21st Annual Blues on the Fox Festival, June 16 and 17: Mavis Staples, Shemekia Copeland, Jonny Lang, Elvin Bishop, Devon Allman Band and the Guy King Band.

Other major acts unveiled today for downtown Aurora's popular outdoor summer concert venue were the Grateful Dead concert experience Dark Star Orchestra (June 24), classic rock's Steve Miller Band with Peter Frampton (July 20), hot artists of today like Kesha and the Creepies (July 21) and the Led Zeppelin tribute spectacular Get the Led Out (August 25).

Online ticket sales for all shows start today at 2 p.m. at RiverEdgeAurora.com.

Take advantage of early bird discounts offered on most tickets when purchased through May 31. Starting June 1, all tickets are regular price.

Phone and in-person sales start Monday, April 5 at 10 a.m. Call the RiverEdge box office, 630.896.6666, or stop by in-person at RiverEdge's satellite box office, the Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd., Aurora, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday-Saturday.

The RiverEdge box office will also be open on-site on event days for day-of sales, beginning at noon. All tickets are general admission. Ticket fees not included.

In addition to Chicagoland's coolest summer concerts, RiverEdge is also ground zero for the city of Aurora's free 4th of July Celebration. Bring the family for patriotic anthems played by the American Legion Band, top 40 hits and classic songs from the Fox Valley Orchestra, and a spectacular fireworks display high above the beautiful Fox River. The evening also includes a Guinness World Record attempt for the most people head banging to "Bohemian Rhapsody" to conclude Aurora's 25th anniversary Wayne's World celebration.

Other events at RiverEdge this summer include the ColorVibe 5K Race (May 28), Two Brothers Summer Festival (June 2 and 3), the Chicagoland Tour de Cure cycling event for the American Diabetes Association (June 11), the Sacred Heart Festival (June 18), the Aurora Puerto Rican Heritage Festival (July 29 and 30) and Fiestas Patrias (September 16).

Following is more information on the RiverEdge 2017 summer concert line-up, with more acts and events soon to be announced. For the latest updates, visit RiverEdgeAurora.com, call 630.896.6666, or follow RiverEdge Park on Facebook and Twitter.

21st Annual Blues on the Fox Festival with Shemekia Copeland, Mavis Staples, Guy King Band, Devon Allman Band, Elvin Bishop and Jonny Lang Friday and Saturday, June 16 and 17 Friday: Gates open at 6 p.m. Shemekia Copeland at 7 p.m., Mavis Staples at 9 p.m.

Saturday: Gates open at 2 p.m. Guy King Band at 3 p.m., Devon Allman Band at 5 p.m., Elvin Bishop at 7 p.m. and Jonny Lang at 9 p.m.

Tickets, each day: $10 through May 31, $20 starting June 1 For 21 years, blues musicians from across the world have gathered in Aurora to play their hearts out to blues-loving crowds in the thousands, and this year's Blues on the Fox Festival is sure to get your head swaying and feet grooving.

Friday night's all-ladies lineup kicks off the Blues on the Fox with three-time Grammy nominee and international blues favorite Shemekia Copeland, followed by Chicago's own living legend, the incomparable Mavis Staples.

Come back Saturday afternoon for Chicago's Guy King Band's classic jazz sound of yesteryear fused with a fresh spin, followed by Devon Allman, the son of musical royalty who delivers a thoroughly unique blend of blues and rock that is all his own. Rock on Saturday night with Blues Hall of Famer, Rock and Roll of Famer and Grammy nominee Elvin Bishop, climaxing with the legendary Jonny Lang shredding his brand of blues, gospel, pop, R&B, rock and soul.

Dark Star Orchestra (Continuing the Grateful Dead Concert Experience) Saturday, June 24 Gates open 5:30 p.m., concert at 7 p.m.

Tickets: $20 through May 31, $30 starting June 1 They're not just a Grateful Dead tribute band; they're the Grateful Dead tribute band. Formed here in Chicago, Dark Star Orchestra has been faithfully performing the jam band's most loved songs and little known gems for 20 years, and from time to time, Dead members Phil Lesh and Bob Weir have even joined them on stage.

As if sounding like the Grateful Dead wasn't enough, DSO even goes so far as to recreate the Dead's original set lists in some instances. Other times, they create their own from the Dead's massive catalog of songs. If you were born too late to experience the Grateful Dead in their prime or want to relive

that long, strange trip, Dark Star Orchestra will bring back many incredible memories and create plenty of new ones.

Aurora's July 4th Celebration Tuesday, July 4 Park Opens: 3 p.m.

American Legion Band: 6:15 p.m.

Fox Valley Orchestra: 7:45 p.m.

City of Aurora Fireworks: approximately 9:35 p.m.

Admission: Free RiverEdge Park always boasts one of the biggest celebrations in all of Chicagoland. Bring your friends and family to celebrate with Aurora's patriotic American Legion Band playing incredible American standards, followed by the Fox Valley Orchestra playing from Top 40 hits to classics to your favorite movie scores.

Before the fireworks, Aurora's 25th anniversary Wayne's World celebration ends with a Guinness world record attempt for the most people head banging to "Bohemian Rhapsody."

Finally, the evening ends in a breathtaking, jaw-dropping fireworks extravaganza that will make you realize Aurora isn't named the City of Lights for nothing.

NOTE: The City of Aurora will provide free park and ride shuttle services from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., providing round trip transportation to 13 convenient locations throughout the city. Shuttle service resumes after the fireworks display until 11 p.m.

Steve Miller Band with Peter Frampton Thursday, July 20 Gates open at 6 p.m., Frampton starts at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets: $45 through May 31, $55 starting June 1 Steve Miller and his band will delve into their deep catalogue of hits from the 60s, 70s and 80s under the summer sky at RiverEdge, playing an endless flow of smash hits like "The Joker," "Livin' in the USA," "Take the Money and Run," "Rock'n Me," "Fly Like an Eagle," "Jet Airliner," "Jungle Love" and "Abracadabra."

Joining the Steve Miller Band is special guest Peter Frampton, one of the most celebrated artists and guitarists in rock history for his seminal album Frampton Comes Alive!

Kesha and the Creepies Friday, July 21 Gates open at 6:30 p.m., concert at 8 p.m.

Tickets: $40 through May 31, $50 starting June 1 "I can't wait to come out to Aurora with the Creepies this summer! I've heard River Edge Park is the best a woman and her band and fans could ask for!" - Kesha Kesha has taken the world by storm since the release of her debut album Animal in 2010. That year she was declared Billboard's Hot 100 Artist and her smash debut single, "TiK ToK," was named Billboard's #1 Hot 100 Song.

Kesha has had eight consecutive Top 10 hits, including four #1 singles: "TiK ToK," "Your Love Is My Drug," "We R Who We R," and "Timber," a multi-platinum award winning collaboration with Pitbull. As a songwriter she penned all of her own music as well as songs for artists including Britney Spears, Ariana Grande, The Veronicas and Miley Cyrus.

She is an animal rights crusader as the Humane Society International's first Global Ambassador and a passionate

advocate for equality being honored with the 2016 Human Rights Campaign Visibility Award. Kesha has branched out into TV, film, and fashion becoming a global cultural icon and winning Billboard Magazine's 2016 Trailblazer Award.

Get the Led Out: The American Led Zeppelin Friday, August 25 Gates open at 6:30 p.m., concert at 8 p.m.

Tickets: $5 through May 31, $15 starting June 1 Since 2015, Get the Led Out has been rocking audiences at RiverEdge Park. The songs you know and love will be played to perfection and as you remember them.

But don't worry, these incredible rockers never repeat a show. Using six guys instead of four, Get the Led Out does something even Led Zeppelin couldn't do: perform their songs live as they were heard on the studio albums. From the first Led Zeppelin release to In Through the Out Door, their music is powerful, explosive, authentic and flat out amazing.

With more than 6,000 fans coming out to the park last year for this band, RiverEdge expects yet another sell out. So get your tickets now for a musical experience you'll never forget.

About RiverEdge Park RiverEdge Park, renamed Thomas J. Weisner RiverEdge Park in 2016 in honor of former Aurora Mayor Thomas Weisner, debuted in 2013. It is a general admission outdoor summer concert venue with a capacity of up to 8,500, boasting state-of-the-art acoustics and lighting, a warm community feel and gorgeous views on the banks of the Fox River. The venue is anchored by the contemporary John C. Dunham performance pavilion.

RiverEdge is easy to get to from Chicago via Metra's Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) line. Paid public parking is available in the Metra lot, with additional private lots surrounding the park and in downtown Aurora.

Concessions at RiverEdge boast a diverse menu and bar featuring domestic and craft beers, wine, sodas, bottled water and more, plus festival food tent vendors selling everything from hot dogs to funnel cakes.

Guests are encouraged to bring folding and bag chairs. Outside food is welcome in the Park as well, with restrictions. Only soft collapsible coolers no larger than 12" W x 12" T x 12" L are allowed. Coolers, as well as any other personal items, must be placed under or in front of your chair and must not take up room on either side. No outside beverages are allowed in, with the exception of two sealed bottles of unflavored water per person. All coolers are subject to inspection. One cooler per patron.

Events take place rain or shine, unless conditions endanger the safety of artists and the public. Concertgoers are advised to follow RiverEdge Park on Facebook and Twitter for all concert updates, or call the RiverEdge Park Weather Line, 630.723.2480, to check status if inclement weather is pending.

RiverEdge Park is managed and programmed by the Aurora Civic Center Authority (ACCA), which also oversees operations for Aurora's historic Paramount Theatre. The RiverEdge Park 2017 Season is sponsored by the Dunham Fund, Superior Beverage and the City of Aurora.

For tickets and information, visit RiverEdgeAurora.com or call 630.896.6666.

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Music Music calendar Thursday, April 6 Afton Music Showcase, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 6:30 p.m.

Lever, Anaphora, The Skagbyrds, Cicero's, University City, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Ghostface Killah, The Ready Room, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Laurence Hobgood Trio, Jazz at the Bistro, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.

Friday, April 7 First Fridays in Grand Center, Grand Center, St. Louis, 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Howlin' Fridays: Carolyn Mason, National Blue Museum, St. Louis, 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

The Barons, Free Parking, Slow Down Scarlett, Cody Pratt, Solancy, Away From Reason, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Simple Plan, w/Set It Off, Seaway, The Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 6:00 p.m.

Rat Rod Kings, w/The Bob Band, Blueberry Hill, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

Guided By Voices, w/The Brain Stems, The

Ready Room, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Keynon Harrold, Lawrence Fields, Adam Larson, Kimberly Thompson, Jazz at the Bistro, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 8 Chicano Batman, The Shacks, Apex Shrine, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Gene Simmons and His Band, The Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Bonehouse, w/Nothing Set In Stone, Deeler, Blueberry Hill, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Gaslight Collective Release Party, The Ready Room, St. Louis, Doors 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, April 9 Eleventh Hour Onset, These Fading Visions, Glorious Than I, Anima/Animus, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 5:30 p.m.

Monday, April 10 Doyle, Element a440, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 6:00 p.m.

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Wednesday, April 12 Neil Diamond: 50th Anniversary Tour, Scottrade Center, St. Louis, 6:00p.m. To 10:00 p.m.

Cemetery Sun, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

State Champs, w/Against The Current, With Confidence, Don Broco, The Ready Room, St. Louis, Doors 6:00 p.m.

Gregoire Maret's Inner Voices, Jazz at the Bistro, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

Thursday, April 13 STS9, w/Jaw Gems, The Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Mr. Wilson's Heroes*Patrick Wilson*Corona Covet, Cicero's, University City, Doors 6:00 p.m.

Turkuaz, w/Organ Freeman, The Ready Room, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

Gregoire Maret's Inner Voices, Jazz at the Bistro, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

Howlin' Fridays: Jeremiah Johnson, National Blues Museum, St. Louis, 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Blaire Hanks, Austin Peckham, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Six Organs Of Admittance, w/The May Day Orchestra, Blueberry Hill, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

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

Go Hard, or Go Home Part 2, Cicero's, University City, Doors 8:00 p.m.

Devin The Dude, The Ready Room, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Gregoire Maret's Inner Voices, Jazz at the Bistro, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 15 Reggie and the Full Effect, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 7:30 p.m.

Graffiti Bridge: A Tribute To Prince, The Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Road to Pointfest 2017 Session 3 Finals, Pop's, Sauget, Doors 6:30 p.m.

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Fox Concerts proudly presents Tony Bennett, the 19 time Grammy Award-winning musician whose music spans over six decades on Wednesday, June 7 at 7:30 p.m. at the Fabulous Fox Theatre.

Tickets are $176, $126, $86, $71, $56, $41 and go on sale Friday, M a rc h 2 4 a t 1 0 A M o n l i n e a t metrotix.com, by calling 314-5341111, or in person at the Fabulous Fox Box Office.

With worldwide record sales in the millions, and dozens of platinum and gold albums to his credit, Tony Bennett is a musician who touches the hearts and souls of audiences with his legendary vocals and charming stage presence. His long list of achievements, spanning over 60 years, includes nineteen Grammy Awards, including the prestigious Grammy Lifetime Achievement Aw a r d , m a k i n g t h i s a r t i s t a true international treasure. His signature tunes, such as “Steppin’ Out With My Baby” and “I Left My Heart In San Francisco” form part of the fabric of American music culture. Often billed as the world’s most boyish octogenarian, Tony Bennett is a vital musical artist at the peak of his powers.

To n y B e n n e t t ’ s d a u g h t e r, Antonia Bennett has been touring with her father and will open the performance with a collection of jazz/pop standards. Antonia Bennett is a graduate of the prestigious Berklee College of Music.

Celebrating his 90th birthday in August of 2016, the milestone was marked by the presentation of Tony Bennett Celebrates 90: The Best is Yet To Come a two-hour prime time special that aired in December.

A companion CD of the same name was released simultaneously. Last fall also saw the release of Bennett’s fifth book, "Just Getting Started", which he co-authored with journalist Scott Simon. Bennett’s 85th birthday in 2011 marked the release of “Duets II” and made music history by making Tony the oldest artist to ever have a #1 CD on the Billboard album charts.

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Sheldon Sessions will present roots-rock songwriter and performer Paul Thorn at 8 p.m. Thursday, June 1, in the Sheldon Concert Hall.

A special guest for the event will be announced at a later date.

Tickets are $30 orchestra and $25 balcony Call MetroTix at 314-534-1111 or visit TheSheldon.org.

The Sheldon Sessions presents Paul Thorn with a special guest TBA in the perfect acoustics of the Sheldon Concert Hall. Roots-rock songwriter Paul Thorn celebrates the 20th Anniversary of the release of his debut album, Hammer and Nail. Thorn was raised in Tupelo, Mississippi, the son of a preacher, where he honed his trademark mix of Southern rock, Americana, blues and country. In his more than two decades on the club, theater and festival scene, Thorn and four-piece band have garnered a reputation for shows that ricochet from humor to poignancy to knock-out rock 'n' roll.

The Sheldon to present "Creole Soul"

The Sheldon presents Etienne Charles, “Creole Soul,” Saturday, March 11, 2017 at 8 p.m. in the perfect acoustics of the Sheldon Concert Hall. One of today’s most compelling and exciting young jazz artists, trumpeter Etienne Charles, a native of Trinidad and Tobago, has recorded three impressive albums for his own Culture Shock Music imprint. His new album, Creole Soul, is a captivating journey that taps into a myriad of styles rooted in his Afro-Caribbean background, examining the musical depths of the islands, from calypso to Haitian voodoo music.

Charles has received critical acclaim for his exciting performances, inspiring compositions and knack for connecting with audiences worldwide. He has been hailed

by The New York Times as “an auteur” and Jazz Times as “A daring improviser who delivers with heart wrenching lyricism.” As a soloist, he fully understands the New Orleans trumpet tradition and what famed Crescent City pianist, Jelly Roll Morton so succinctly captured in the now immortal phrase, “The Spanish Tinge.”

The Sheldon Art Galleries’ Caribbean Experience: This concert is held in conjunction with the Sheldon Art Galleries’ benefit event: “Caribbean Experience.”

Tickets include a pre-concert dinner buffet with food by Mi Caribe, cocktails, live music by Samba Bom, a ticket to the Etienne Charles concert, complimentary parking, a tax deduction and a post-concert dance party. Tickets are $150, $300 and $500, call The Sheldon’s Development Department at 314533-9900 to order.

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Formed from the cream of Atlanta’s studio musicians, the Atlanta Rhythm Section (actually hailing from nearby Doraville, Georgia) came together in 1970 after working on a Roy Orbison recording session. In 1977, “So In To You” became the band’s breakthrough single, reaching the U.S. Top 10, and the album from which it came, A Rock And Roll Alternative, went gold. Their platinum follow-up album, Champagne Jam, broke into the Top 10 in 1978, together with the blockbuster single “Imaginary Lover” (“I’m Not Gonna Let It Bother Me Tonight” was another major hit from the same album).

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Rock of the '70s Tour planned

Four-famed acts will appear at The Family Arena in St. Charles on Oct. 14.

Foghat’s live performances show why the band is still around today and why they will be able to keep on rockin’ as long as they want.

This band truly is timeless. Constant touring is part of their DNA and the band just loves to play. Their live show is as intense as ever with the incredible energy and musicianship that one would expect and hope for from a seasoned band with such a long musical history and they are bringing their fans along for the ride. Foghat fans are everywhere and these days their audience consists of all ages. From the young kids who play Guitar Hero III and know all of the lyrics to ‘Slow Ride’, to the Dazed & Confused generation of 30-40 somethings and the ‘boomers’ who bought Foghat’s first vinyl or 8 track!

Firefall was one of the first bands to bring the creative and musical richness of the Rocky Mountain area to the forefront of the industry.

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Tickets can be purchased at the Family Arena Ticket Office or online at www.metrotix.com.

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Santana returning to St. Louis

Santana will bring his Tr a n s m o g r i f y To u r 2 0 1 7 t o t h e F a b u l o u s F o x T h e a t re o n Wednesday, July 12 at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets are $150, $125, $99, $89, $79, $69 and may be purchased online at metrotix.com, by calling 314-534-1111, or in person at the Fabulous Fox Box Office.

For forty years and as many albums later, Santana has sold more than 100 million records and reached more than 100 million fans at concerts worldwide.

To date, Santana has won ten GRAMMY® Awards and three L a t i n G R A M M Y ® Aw a r d s .

H e w o n a re c o rd - t y i n g n i n e GRAMMYs for a single project for 1999’s Supernatural (including Album of the Year and Record of the Year for “Smooth”) as well as three Latin GRAMMY’s. He has also received the Billboard C e n t u r y Aw a r d ( 1 9 9 6 ) , w a s ushered into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1998), received the Billboard Latin Music Awards’ Lifetime Achievement honor (2009), and was the recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors Award (2013). Among many other honors, Carlos Santana has been cited by Rolling Stone as #15 on their list of the “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.” And, with the 2014 release of Corazón, Santana surpassed the Rolling Stones and is one of only two music acts in Billboard history to score at least one Top Ten album for six consecutive decades from the 1960s on.

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SEEKING POLICE OFFICER CANDIDATES The SW Illinois Jt. Fire & Police Recruitment & Testing Consortium comprised of the following agencies: Alton, Collinsville, Edwardsville, Fairview Heights, Glen Carbon, Highland, O’Fallon, Troy and Waterloo, is accepting test cycle applications for police officer positions. Test Cycle will be held May 5-6 at Southwestern Illinois College. Starting salaries range from $55,000-$65,000 with competitive fringe benefit packages. Must meet minimum qualifications (college education and/or experience) and be able to pass physical agility test and written examination; application packet and information may be found at www. swilpolicejobs.com. Deadline to submit required forms is Friday, April 28, 2017.

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