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New at MoBOT

Garden of Glass exhibit set to open.

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Project takes shape at Union Station.

5 Green Homes Festival MoBOT to highlight green living.

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Project complete in downtown St. Louis.

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Friday May 19___________ St. Louis Cardinals vs. San Francisco Giants, Busch Stadium, St. Louis STL Symphony Live at Powell Hall: Sci-Fi Superheroes, Powell Symphony Hall, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.

Hallow Point CD Release Show, Outcome of Betrayal, Final Drive, Compelled To Destroy, Wrecklamation, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

T h e S h i n s , w / Te n n i s , T h e Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

L a u re n a n d D re , w / ( T B A ) , Blueberry Hill, St. Louis, Doors 7:30 p.m T.I. “The Hustle Gang Tour”, Pop's, Sauget, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

ThatOneEyedKid, Space Cadets, George Woods, Pebble, Cicero's, University City, Doors 7:00 p.m.

80's Excess of Syncronicity w/ King of Pain: A Tribute to The Police, Kick x: a Tribute to INXS, The Retro Nerds, The Ready Room, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Bosman Twins, Jazz at the Bistro, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

G a rd e n o f G l a s s , M i s s o u r i Botanical Garden, St. Louis, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until August

13, 2017 RENT, The Fabulous Fox Theater, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.

The Hats of Stephen Jones, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Runs until September 3, 2017 Currents 113: Shimon Attie-Lost in Space (After Huck), Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until June 25, 2017 The Modern Meal: Sustenance Through Ritual, Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until August 6, 2017 Spectacle and Leisure in Paris: Degas to Mucha, Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until May 21, 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 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 May 20___________ 9th Annual Taste of Maplewood

Street Festival, Maplewood, 12:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Ferguson Twilight 5k/10k Fun Run, The Plaza, 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

St. Louis Cardinals vs. San Francisco Giants, Busch Stadium, St. Louis Afton Music Showcase, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 6:30 p.m.

Pokey LaFarge, w/(TBA), The Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Twiztid “Psychomania Tour”, Pop's, Sauget, Doors 6:00 p.m.

Jonezy's Spring Jam w/Mathias & The Pirates, Bobo, Coalition, Cicero's, University City, Doors 8:00 p.m.

Bone Thugs -N-Harmony, w/ Cure for Paranoia, The Ready Room, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Bosman Twins, Jazz at the Bistro, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

G a rd e n o f G l a s s , M i s s o u r i Botanical Garden, St. Louis, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until August 13, 2017 RENT, The Fabulous Fox Theater, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.

The Hats of Stephen Jones, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Runs until September 3, 2017 Currents 113: Shimon Attie-Lost in Space (After Huck), Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until June 25, 2017

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Missouri Botanical Garden

Above, Craig Mitchell Smith with one of his creations. Below, another work by Smith.

MoBot to present Garden of Glass

For The Edge The Missouri Botanical Garden will play host to floral glass artist Craig Mitchell Smith this summer during its Garden of Glass event, May 25 to Aug. 12. Smith’s pieces have previously been on exhibit at Walt Disney World’s Epcot Center, Michigan State University and various botanical gardens. His work has been featured on HGTV. Smith is known for his custom kiln-fired technique and style. He uses fusing, texturing, slumping and cold-working to create his pieces. Next summer ’s exhibit will feature 30 displays, all commissioned specifically for

the Missouri Botanical Garden. It will be the world’s largest kiln-fired glass exhibit to date.

“We continue to look for exhibits that will delight our visitors,” said Dr. Peter Wyse Jackson, president of the Missouri Botanical Garden. “Craig’s passions for gardening and floral glass make this a perfect fit for the Garden.”

The majority of the exhibit will be housed in the Garden’s Climatron® with preview pieces on other parts of the grounds and one display at the Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House. Evening events will be held on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings June 1 to August 12 so that guests

can see the exhibit with custom lighting.

Evening events will feature food and beverage sales and live entertainment. The pieces are best seen at night, but will be on display during regular daytime hours at a reduced charge. Tickets for evening events will be available in early January 2017.

Smith’s pieces will be available for sale following the close of the show. Additional studio pieces will be available for sale in the shop located in Ridgway Visitors Center.

The Missouri Botanical Garden is located at 4344 Shaw Blvd. in south St. Louis, accessible from Interstate 44 at the

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Vandeventer exit and from Interstate 64 at the Kingshighway North and South exit. Free parking is available on site and two blocks west at the corner of Shaw and Vandeventer.

For general information, visit www. mobot.org or call (314) 577‑5100 (toll-free, 1‑800‑642‑8842). Follow the Garden on Facebook and Twitter at www.facebook. com/missouribotanicalgarden and http:// twitter.com/mobotgarden.

Members help support the Garden’s operations and world-changing work in plant science and conservation. Learn more at www.mobot.org/membership.

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For The Edge

Pictured is an artist's rendreing of the new Union Station, which will include the St. Louis Aquarium and the St. Louis Observation Wheel.

St. Louis Aquarium at Union Station taking shape For The Edge Lodging Hospitality Management (LHM), owner of St. Louis Union Station, has announced that St. Louis-based PGAV Destinations will design the St. Louis Aquarium at Union Station, the next phase of development at the National Historic Landmark train station in downtown St. Louis.

The highly anticipated project is currently in the design phase. Construction is expected to begin in fall 2017 with an anticipated completion in summer 2019. The aquarium's professional operator will be announced at a later date.

"We're very excited to have one of the top design firms in the country working with us on this project," said Bob O'Loughlin, chairman and CEO of Lodging Hospitality Management (LHM). "And the fact that PGAV Destinations is a St. Louis company means that they can appreciate the value of Union Station and its history and importance to the community.

"The reception both locally and nationally to the first phase of our project has been tremendous and we know the opening of the St. Louis Observation Wheel in spring 2019 and the Train Park and St. Louis Aquarium will make Union Station a true destination hotel and entertainment complex," said O'Loughlin.

The 65,000-square-foot St. Louis Aquarium at Union Station will be located in the former mall area within St. Louis Union Station. The $45 million attraction will feature one-of-akind exhibits and tanks with 700,000 gallons of water housing thousands of aquatic species from the rivers and oceans of the world.

PGAV Destinations, located in downtown St. Louis, has been involved in the design of exhibits at many of the nation's top aquatic attractions, including the Georgia Aquarium, South Carolina Aquarium, Discovery Cove and Sea World. The company - which specializes in designing attractions, exhibits and experiences that enrich lives and create memories for guests - also has designed environments at the Saint

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Louis Zoo, including Polar Bear Pointe, Sea Lion Sound, Penguin & Puffin Coast, the new Grizzly Ridge opening this fall and a variety of other popular visitor experiences.

"We like to think outside the box, dream big and bring our clients' hopes and dreams into reality," said PGAV Destinations' lead aquarium designer Emily Howard, vice president. "The aquarium will be something unique to our city and Union Station's spectacular architecture and environment will make this project even more special."

The St. Louis Aquarium at Union Station will be an accredited member of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) which holds members to the highest standards in animal care and exhibition. The facility will employ an animal husbandry team of marine biologists and aquarists responsible for the long-term care of the animals in the exhibit as well as overseeing water chemistry, animal nutrition, veterinary care, education, staffing and safety.

The attraction will be open 365 days a year from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. One million visitors are expected annually.

School groups will experience an exceptional educational experience and the aquarium will be a major entertainment destination for local and out-of-town visitors. An 8,500-square-foot private event space will feature the attraction's tanks as a backdrop for weddings, social events and corporate parties.

The St. Louis Aquarium at Union Station will be part of a $100 million family entertainment complex planned for St. Louis Union Station. Other components will include the previously announced St Louis Wheel - a 200-foot-high observation wheel with 30 fully enclosed, climate-controlled and ADA-compliant gondolas that seat up to six adults each. Wheel passengers will take three to four rotations high over the St. Louis skyline during the 10-to-12-minute ride.

Located on the south side of the historic train shed, the wheel also will include one VIP experience gondola with a glass floor, no line

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wait time and an extended ride. The St. Louis Wheel will be a new iconic attraction on the St. Louis skyline and will be operational every day of the year, accommodating an estimated 500,000 visitors annually.

Other phases of the entertainment complex at St. Louis Union Station are underway in an area beneath the historic train shed that will be known as The Train Park. The Train Park will feature food and beverage concessions served out of train cars and shipping containers, the Fire & Light Show at the Lake, the St. Louis Wheel, the Hard Rock Café and Landry's restaurants, and new retail and family attractions. The first phase of development - the Fire & Light Show at the Lake - opened in November 2016. The show emanates from nine fire pods submerged in the watery pool. Tube lights, hung from trees in the Train Park, and a light show projected onto the ceiling panels of the train shed above the lake, create a display synchronized to music on view every hour on the hour throughout each evening.

A new boardwalk has been added around the train shed lake allowing guests to stroll completely around the water and connect to both the Hard Rock Café and Landry's restaurants. A cantilevered net lounge will be installed between the restaurants where guests can relax in a hammock-style lounge that hovers above the lake to view the Fire & Light Show. The Train Park and Fire & Light Show are being created by Groundswell Design of Philadelphia.

Enhancements also are continuing at the St. Louis Union Station Hotel which is adding 28 new hotel rooms beneath the clock tower section on the Market Street side of the building's northeast corner. Construction on the rooms began in January 2017 with completion planned by winter 2017. The hotel currently offers 539 rooms and will increase to 567 rooms when the $6 million project is completed. The hotel also will add 15,636 square feet of new meeting space by expanding the Midway east to 18th Street. Six

new breakout rooms ranging from 1,600 to 2,835 square feet will be added along with another 8,700 square feet of flexible event space created with one of the aquarium's tanks as a backdrop at the cost of $3.5 million. Construction on the meeting space began in January 2017 with completion planned by July 2017.

About St. Louis Union Station The National Historic Landmark St. Louis Union Station at 1820 Market Street in downtown St. Louis opened to the public on September 1, 1894 and was owned by the Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis.

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

Union Station's Headhouse and Midway are constructed of Indiana limestone and initially included 42 tracks.

At its height, the station combined the St Louis passenger services of 22 railroads, the most of any single terminal in the world. It was the world's largest and busiest railroad station when it opened in 1894 and its train shed was noted as the largest roof span in the world. In 1903, the station was expanded to accommodate visitors to the 1904 St Louis World's Fair.

Today, the station includes the AAA Four Diamond St. Louis Union Station Hotel, a DoubleTree by Hilton. The 539-room property features four unique ballrooms, beautifully appointed guest rooms and specialty suites, and the elegant Grand Hall featuring an award-winning 3-D projection mapping light show and a 65-foot-long bar. St. Louis Union Station is owned by Lodging Hospitality Management (LHM). The hotel has been named one of the world's top railway themed hotels

by Condé Nast. For information, visit www. stlouisunionstation.com/union-station-hotel/.

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MoBOT to host Green Homes Festival For The Edge Are you looking for green living ideas? Do you want to learn how to live more sustainably? Are you planning to build a new house?

Have comfort issues and want to make improvements to where you live now? Join us for the 16th annual Green Homes Festival on Saturday, June 3 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The festival showcases affordable, practical options for sustainable living combined with positive ways geared to help make your home healthier and more comfortable, protect the environment and save you money. The Green Homes Festival is included with Missouri Botanical Garden admission of $12 for adults and free for children ages 12 and under. St. Louis City and County residents enjoy free admission on Saturday before noon and are $6 thereafter.

The annual event returns to the William T. Kemper Center for Home Gardening, Cohen Amphitheater, and its surrounding gardens and grounds. Blending this popular event into the Garden’s blooming walkways will highlight the connections between plant-based green living ideas and solutions to energy, water and waste issues.

Festival attendees completing an event “passport” will get a free gift! This event is hosted by the EarthWays Center of the Missouri Botanical Garden.

Presented by Ameren Missouri and sponsored by many local partners, this year ’s festival features more than 40 exhibits and demonstrations by the region’s leading sustainability focused businesses and organizations.

Attendees can talk one-on-one with a wide range of experts about their specific interests and project ideas, and learn more about green living, home improvement and healthy homes in the beautiful environment of the Kemper Center, itself a living display of nature’s sustainable processes in action. Experts will connect people to what they can do to protect and restore air, water, and soil so that plants and people can thrive.

Learn about solar, wind, and other renewable energy systems; energy

efficient lighting and appliances; financing for energy efficiency projects; backyard chicken keeping; efficient windows, insulation and weatherization. Explore ways to protect your budget and the planet with experts in heating and cooling systems; green home building materials and methods; home energy auditing; reducing waste by recycling, composting and creatively “Upcycling.”

Visit the NatureScaping area to learn ways to grow a livelier, healthier environment in your own backyard using native plants.

Exhibits in this area will feature water-saving RainScaping options; living wall systems and tree care services; backyard biodiversity resources to restore wildlife habitat, and more. Tour the demonstration

gardens of the Center for Home Gardening to see the sustainability components such as the compost area, bee yard, and rain barrels.

A roster of fast-paced “Presentations to the People” from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. will cover useful topics from local experts such as solar electricity and solar technology; sustainability of natural gas; NatureScaping resources, and composting at home. Returning this year, the Festival will showcase more in-depth interactive demonstrations featuring speakers with a DIY focus covering topics such as green cleaning; eco-friendly furniture finishes; and transforming invasive bush honeysuckle into tables.

The Green Homes Festival is a family event! Children and families

can have fun building a sunpowered miniature roadster, sample treats cooked in solar ovens, snap photos with costumed characters and join in the fun recycled art activities like decorating a tile. Enjoy a free, all-levels yoga class for adults and kids from 9 to 10 a.m., hosted

by STL non-profit Yoga Buzz. Bring your own yoga mat or towel.

Enjoy local food vendors, featuring delicious bites and beverages from Urban Eats Café and more! Bring your reusable bottle and get free water refills. Recycling and composting will reduce the festival’s “waste-line.”

Volunteer help is welcome for festival preparation and operation.

Email volunteer coordinator Simon Warren at simon.warren@mobot.org or find volunteering details online at www.mobot.org/greenhomesfest.

Visitors are encouraged to cycle to the Garden, using Bike St. Louis routes along Shaw and Tower Grove, which connect to routes through Tower Grove Park, along Grand, and on Macklind Avenue and take advantage of convenient free bicycle parking.

The Green Homes Festival is included with Missouri Botanical Garden admission of $12 for adults and free for children ages 12 and under. St. Louis City and County residents enjoy free admission on Saturday before noon and are $6 thereafter. Garden members are free.

For general information, visit www.mobot.org/greenhomesfest, or call (314) 577-5100 (toll-free, 1-800642-8842).

T h e E a r t h Wa y s C e n t e r o f the Missouri Botanical Garden promotes sustainability through environmental education and improving the built environment, providing green resources for

homeowners, businesses, the green building industry, kindergarten through 12th grade schools, colleges, universities and other audiences. Learn more about the Garden’s sustainability efforts at www.mobot.org/sustainability or call the EarthWays Center at (314) 577-0220.

The Missouri Botanical Garden’s mission is “to discover and share knowledge about plants and their environment in order to preserve and enrich life.” Today, 158 years after opening, the Missouri Botanical Garden is a National Historic Landmark and a center for science, conservation, education and horticultural display.

The Missouri Botanical Garden is located at 4344 Shaw Blvd. in St. Louis, just south of I-44 at Vandeventer-Kingshighway (exit #287B). Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.

Closed Christmas Day. Grounds open at 7 a.m. most Wednesdays and Saturdays (exception: special admission rate events). Admission is $12; free children ages 12 and under and Garden members. St. Louis City and County residents are $6 and free most Wednesdays and Saturdays until noon. Park for free on site and two blocks west at the Shaw-Vandeventer intersection.

The Garden is accessible via public transportation by taking the MetroLink commuter rail line and picking up a Metro bus (www. metrostlouis.org). For general information, log on to www.mobot. org or call the 24-hour recording at (314) 577-5100 or 1-800-642-8842.

For membership information, visit www.mobot.org/membership call (314) 577-5118 during weekday business hours. The Missouri Botanical Garden is a tobacco-free environment.

Pictured are scenes from previous Green Homes Festivals at the Missouri Botanical Garden. Photos for The Edge.

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Kiener Plaza set for re-opening On Friday, May 19, Kiener Plaza will officially re-open at noon with a ribbon cutting event with dignitaries and project leaders, a drum line performance by the Car Lane VPA Middle School, and live music by the Kelly Wild Duo until 1:30 p.m., with food trucks for those looking to grab a mid-day bite in the new space.

On Saturday, May 20, from 11am to 6pm, is the Kiener Plaza Opening Celebration, featuring food trucks, kids activities, face painting and live music from Acoustik Element, Boderline, Phi and Javier Mendoza presents Hobo Cane. Fredbird and Team Fredbird are also scheduled to appear. The Kiener Plaza Opening Celebration will take place just prior to the St. Louis Cardinals home game against the San Francisco Giants at 6:15 p.m. and is a family and pet friendly event. For more details like parking and directions, visit www.cityarchriver.org/ kiener.

The new Kiener Plaza features the Courthouse Lawn (which can hold more than 2,000 people for concerts and events), a playground for kids of all ages, a splash pad, improved pedestrian connections and lighting, the return of the iconic Runner Statue, and much more.

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People Annual event to feature '80s pop band the B-52s For The Edge “Roam if you want to, roam around the Zoo” at the Saint Louis Zoo’s biennial creative black-tie party ZOOFARI 2017 presented by Wells Fargo Advisors. “Take it hip to hip and rock it through the wilderness” as you dine and dance under the stars on Friday, June 16, from 7 p.m. until midnight at the Zoo. Proceeds help the Zoo in its efforts to save endangered species at home and around the world.

On June 16, the Zoo will be open to the public from 8 a.m. until 12 noon, when it will close for preparations.

The best party in town salutes the majestic African crowned crane, which gets its name from the distinctive golden “crown” of feathers on its head. Partygoers can show off their bold hairdos and flounce their bright frocks, safari-themed ties and other wild creative black-tie attire.

Music and Food “Everybody’s movin’, everybody’s groovin’!” Shake a tail feather to live music from party band the B-52s sponsored by Argent Capital Management. Additional entertainment will be provided by Charles Glenn Duo, DJ Needles and Saint Boggie Brass Band.

“Graze” to your heart and soul’s content on specialty food and drinks from more than 60 of St. Louis’ finest restaurants, bars and caterers. Tastes of elegant desserts, tempting appetizers and savory main dishes will be served at lavishly themed booths.

Courtesy of the Saint Louis Zoo

Above, the B-52s. Below, artwork for the event.

Silent Auction & Raffle Birds of a feather will flock to the extravagant silent auction sponsored

by Albarré Jewelry. Some highlights include a 7-night stay in a Paris

apartment; behind-the-scenes Zoo tours; 12-person suite at St. Louis Blues Hockey game; elegant jewelry, concerts and more.

Purchase a raffle ticket for your

chance to win a luxury ZOOFARI auction item of your choice. Raffle tickets are $100 each and are available until 5 p.m. Tuesday, June 13 or until sell-out. Commemorative ZOOFARI canvas tote bags and playing cards are also available for purchase.

Select auction items, raffle tickets and merchandise are available for bidding and purchase at stlzoo.org/ zoofari and at the event.

Tickets Tickets are $250/person for nonmembers; $200/person for Zoo members. Swimming Sea Lion (patron-level) tickets are $1,000/ couple. Leaping Lemur sponsorships (reserved tables of 10) are available for $3,500 and Jumping Jaguar sponsorships (VIP accommodations for 20) are available for $7,500.

This event sells out quickly!

Advance ticket purchases are required.

Tickets and merchandise can be purchased online at stlzoo.org/zoofari or by calling (314) 646-4771.

The event will be held rain or shine.

Free parking is provided on the South Lot on Wells Drive. All attendees must be at least 21 years of age.

ZOOFARI Chairs ZOOFARI is chaired by Cynthia Brinkley and Steve Finerty, along with honorary chairs Jerry and Peggy Ritter.

Sponsors ZOOFARI 2017 is generously supported by the following sponsors: Leader of the Pack: Wells Fargo Advisors Conservation Champion featuring the African crowned crane: Centene Charitable Foundation Plunging Polar Bear: Emerson Entertainment: Argent Capital Management Tip of the Iceberg: World Wide Technology VIP Reception: U.S. Bank Gentle Giraffes: Edward Jones, Mid America Chevy Dealers, Monsanto Rest Your Claws: CALERES Kick-off Party: First Bank Hotel Partner: The Cheshire Playful Penguins: Ameren, The Boeing Company, Cequel III, David B. Lichtenstein Foundation, Enterprise Holdings Inc., Graybar, Harbour Group, Lighting Associates, Inc., Roofers Mart

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Inc., Thompson Coburn LLP Silent Auction: Albarré Jewelry ZOOFARI Food and Drink Participants (List as of April 26, 2017) Ameristar Casino Augusta & Montelle Wineries Billy Goat Chip Company Blue Owl Restaurant & Bakery Bogart’s Smokehouse Café Manhattan Callier’s Catering Candicci’s Restaurant Chase Park Plaza – The Preston Cielo at Four Seasons Crafted Crazy Bowls & Wraps The DAM/Michele C Catering The Dark Room Edgewild Restaurant & Winery Edibles & Essentials Eleven Eleven Mississippi Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar Giofre Apiaries Guido’s Pizzeria and Tapas Hank’s Cheesecakes Hendri’s Events J. Gilbert’s Wood Fired Steaks & Seafood Kakao Chocolate The Kitchen Sink Landry’s Seafood Larder & Cupboard LoRusso’s Cucina McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood & Steaks Morton’s The Steakhouse Naked Bacon Onesto Pizza & Trattoria Orlando Catering Pappy’s Smoke House The Pasta House Co. Catering Quincy Street Bistro Ronnoco Coffee Ruth’s Chris Steak House Saint Louis Zoo Catering Sarah’s Cake Stop Serendipity Homemade Ice Cream Slider House Ted Drewes Frozen Custard Texas Roadhouse Thomas Coffee Company Three Monkeys Three Sixty Vin de Set Rooftop Bar & Bistro West End Grill & Pub Westwood Catering Windows on Washington

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People planner Shopkins Live! coming to The Fox

Shopkins Live! ( w w w. shopkinsliveontour.com), the first live theatrical production based on the phenomenally successful Shopkins toy brand will bring the national tour to the Fabulous Fox Theatre on Sunday, November 26 at 1:00 p.m. it was jointly announced today by Gilles Paquin, President and CEO of Koba Entertainment, and Nicole Hardiman, Senior Licensing Manager at Moose Toys.

We won’t lose to anybody on price!!

Tickets are $45.50, $35.50, $30.50, $25.50, $20.20 and may be purchased online at metrotix.com, by calling 314-534-1111, or in person at the Fabulous Fox Box Office.

Based on America’s #1 toy brand, Youtube sensation and international toy p h e n o m e n o n c re a t e d i n A u s t r a l i a b y Moose Toys, Shopkins Live! will feature The Shoppies and Shopkins characters taking the stage with an all new storyline, original pop music and video highlights as ‘Jessicake’, ‘Bubbleisha’, ‘Peppa-Mint’ and friends prepare for Shopville’s annual “Funtastic Food and Fashion Fair”.

“Shopkins is literally on every child’s

wish list,” commented Paquin, who also serves as Executive Producer of Shopkins Live! “Koba Entertainment’s partnership with an innovative and leading toy manufacturer like Moose Toys allows us to bring one of the most successful toy brands in history to life on stage.” “ We a r e t h r i l l e d t o h a v e K o b a Entertainment presenting our first-ever live theatrical show for Shopkins,” added Hardiman. “This will be a fantastic event featuring the Shopkins and Shoppies in an amazing adventure that our North American fans can experience.”

Since its launch in 2014, the Shopkins brand

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Shoppies dolls consistently rank as the #1 kids toy in the U.S.; the first-ever Shopkins movie, Shopkins Chef Club, was released last year by Universal Pictures Home Entertainment; and numerous dedicated apps continue to expand the brand’s ever-growing world.

Shopkins Live! will run for approximately 90 minutes, with one 15-minute intermission.

For more information on Shopkins Live! visit www.shopkinsliveontour.com and sign-up to be the first to hear about the pre-sale offer, on-sale dates and North American tour dates.

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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

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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.

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Spring has sprung all along the Meeting of the Great Rivers and the Lewis & Clark Confluence Tower is now open five days a week.

Visitors can now watch the spring season evolve at the confluence of the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers from 50, 100 and 150 feet high.

The Tower, located at 435 Confluence Tower Dr., Hartford, IL, is open Wednesdays through Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundays from Noon to 5 p.m.

“Spring is finally here,” Deanna Barnes, Hartford Project Manager said. “We have great views from the Tower throughout the spring season and some exciting events planned for people who want to celebrate our beautiful spring foliage. Visitors can check out our events at the Confluence Tower website.”

Guided daily tours are available throughout the day at the Tower.

Admission to the Tower is $6 for adults, $5 for adults 62 and over, active military and military veterans, $4 for children 12 and under a n d c h i l d re n t w o a n d under are free. Group rates are available for 12 or more people and reservations can be made by calling the Alton Regional Convention and Visitors Bureau at (618) 465-6676.

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2017. The Saint Louis Zoo’s annual 5K race/walk at 7:30 a.m. will wind through Forest Park, on a USATFcertified 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 Washington and Government 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 onemile 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 collect animal cards at four 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

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2017 International Horseradish Festival is celebrating 30 years in the horseradish capital of the world.

Collinsville Illinois will be celebrating a love of all things horseradish June 2-4, 2017 at Woodland Park. This three-day festival has something for everyone with a huge variety of events for adults and children of all ages.

Local food vendors will have a huge selection of food available, including horseradish prepared more ways than you can imagine.

E n j o y m u s i c f ro m H i c k t o w n , The VCR’s, and The Avery Hill Band on the Laura Buick GMC Entertainment Stage. Participate in events like washers and bags tournaments, Bloody Mary Contest, root games, 5k run, or take a ride in a hot air balloon on Friday night weather permitting.

The festival also has tons of activities that will keep the kids busy including laser tag, bounce houses, rock wall, games, and the annual fishing derby on Saturday morning. The Little Miss & Little Mister Horseradish Pageant will also take place at the festival.

For the 30th Anniversary year, a local Collinsville High School student designed the Horseradish Festival Logo. Keondez M. Robinson designed and won the contest out of a dozen entries. He will be recognized at the opening ceremonies on Friday, June 2nd along with area dignitaries to kick off the Horseradish Festival.

Admission is free, parking is free, free shuttles to the park and live entertainment is free.

Visit h t t p : / / w w w. horseradishfestival.com/ and like the festival on Facebook for more details.

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.

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People People planner Events planned in Alton area

The Alton Regional Convention & Visitors Bureau has announced the following events.

Alton Farmers' & Artisans' Market Every Saturday starting May 13 and running through Oct., 14, 2017 8:00am to 12:00pm Corner of Landmarks and Henry Landmarks Blvd Alton, IL 62002 There will be an abundance of delicious fresh produce, crafts, baked goods, plants & flowers, locallyraised hormone-free meat, handmade soaps, jewelry, artwork, pottery, art demonstrations and more at the Alton Farmers' & Artisans' Market.

Admission is free for shoppers and there is plenty of parking at its new permanent location in the cityowned parking lot at the corner of Landmarks and Henry Street.

Admission Free St. Peter & Paul's 9th Annual Spring Fling Saturday, May 20, 2017 - Sunday 4:00pm to 10:00pm St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church 717 State St. Alton, IL 62002 (618) 465-4221 St. Peter & Paul's Spring Fling occurs on two nights. First night, May 19, is "Adults Night" featuring over 75 local and national craft beer breweries. Beer truck, food trucks, even a wine-tasting table for the nonbeer drinkers. And Jumbo Shrimp Boat Band will be performing all of your Jimmy Buffett & Parrothead favorites!

Second night, May 20, is "Kids Day" featuring Inflatables to bounce all day, video game truck, laser tag, sit down dinner by Johnson's Corner at 4 p.m., Beauty pagent, BBQ Competition, carnival games and so much more!

For more information, call (618) 465-4221.

Admission Free 4th Annual River Rat Catfish Tournament Saturday, May 20, 2017 – May 21 7:00am to 2:00pm Grafton Riverfront Front Street Grafton, IL 62037 Try to catch the biggest catfish during the Annual River Rat Catfish Tournament that will be held on the river in Grafton. Competition is 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. both Saturday and Sunday.

There will be food vendors and entertainment throughout both days 7 a.m. - 5 p.m.

To re g i s t e r, p l e a s e g o t o : graftonchamberil.com and click on "2017 Catfish Classic Tournament".

Admission $100/boat Grafton Winery Blues Festival Saturday, May 20, 2017 - Sunday 1:00pm to 9:00pm Grafton Winery & Brewhaus 300 W. Main St. Grafton, IL 62037 (618) 786-3001 Kick back for a weekend of blues during the Annual Grafton Winery Blues Festival. Top-notch blues bands will complete the lineup for the festival taking place at the Grafton Winery & Brewhaus.

For more information, call (618) 786-3001.

Admission Free Armed Forces Tour at McPike Mansion Saturday, May 20, 2017 Starting at 7:00pm McPike Mansion

Admission: $10 per person of summer at Raging Rivers Water Apartments and more.

2018 Alby Street Night Market Alton’s riverfront location along the Park. The park will officially open Alton, IL 62002 Every Thursday from June 1 Mighty Mississippi played a vital role on Saturday, May 27 for the 2017 (618) 830-2179 Learn the history of the McPike in helping slaves make connections season. Enjoy the Breaker Beach through September 28 6:00pm to 9:00pm Mansion and take a look at the to the freedom of the northern U.S. Wave Pool, Cascade Body Flumes, Elijah P's Burgers and Brews documented photos of the mansion Buried beneath the streets of Alton Itty Bitty Surf City, Treehouse 401 Piasa St. and paranormal activity. Then, and Godfrey, remnants of this period Harbor, Endless River, Shark Slide, Alton, IL 62002 Runaway Rafts and the Swirlpool. take a tour of the surrounding in history still exist.

(618) 433-8445 For more information on the Season passes and individual grounds and the crypt. Talking Night Market will take place with the spirits with Dowsing rods Underground Railroad shuttle tours tickets are available.http://www. every Thursday from 6:00 – 9:00 and join us for a dark session in or to make advance registrations, ragingrivers.com/ p.m. in the warehouse behind Elijah Admission the cellar with our experienced please contact the Alton Regional P’s, located at 401 Piasa Street.

Visit website for ticket prices medium. Tour lasts approximately Convention & Visitors Bureau at (800) This project will provide artists, Kevin Lucas Marimba Band at 90 minutes. All proceeds go toward 258-6645. growers and artisan food producers Jacoby Arts Center Shuttle is not ADA accessible the restoration of the mansion. who work 9-5 jobs with an Saturday, May 27, 2017 Admission There will be something special opportunity to sell their wares at 7:00pm to 9:00pm $25 planned for each tour. For more a mid-week Market. Vendors will Jacoby Arts Center Opening Day at Raging Rivers information, contact Sharyn at (618) enjoy the built-in foot traffic from 627 E. Broadway Saturday, May 27, 2017 830-2179. the popular bar & restaurant, and Alton, IL 62002 Gates open at 10:30am | 10:30am to Admission there are many on-site amenities (618) 462-5222 6:00pm $20/Adults The Kevin Lucas Marimba Band that will be enjoyed by vendors and Raging Rivers Water Park $15/Teens live at Jacoby Arts Center. For more shoppers alike, including live bands 100 Palisades Parkway $10/Child from 6:00-9:00pm, great food and information, call (618) 462-5222.

Grafton, IL 62037 Bag Toss Tournament Please note that seats are limited drinks, restrooms, and electricity for (618) 786-2345 Sunday, May 21, 2017 vendor booths.

Get ready to celebrate the start for this event.

12:00pm to 5:00pm The Loading Dock 401 Front St. Grafton, IL 62037 (618) 786-3494 Don't miss this year's Bag Toss Tourney at The Loading Dock! Two person teams, Double elimination and Cash prizes for 1st, 2nd, & 3rd place teams! $30/ Team Advance Purchase until May 18! Click here to purchase tickets! $40/ Team Day-of.

Registration starts at Noon.

Tourney starts at 1 p.m.

For more information, call (618) 786-3494.

Admission $30/Team until May 18 $40/Team Day-Of Twilight Thursday Thursday, May 25, 2017 5:00pm to 7:00pm Lewis & Clark Confluence Tower 435 Confluence Tower Drive Hartford, IL 62048 (618) 251-9101 Twilight Thursday returns, offering visitors the opportunity to view the amazing Midwestern sunsets from 50, 100 and 150 feet above the confluence of the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers. Admission is $5 per person.

Admission $5 per person Grafton Riverside Flea Market The fourth weekend of every month from April through October starting Saturday, May 27, 2017 9:00am to 5:00pm The Loading Dock 401 Front St. Grafton, IL 62037 (618) 786-3494 You won't want to miss this SUNSHINE DRAPERY & INTERIOR DESIGN LOGO GUIDE fabulous flea market on the river.

There will be over 50+ dealers with all types of goods, antiques glassware, tools, candles, furniture and good oldfashioned junk! Join the fun the fourth weekend of every month from April Primary Logo through October in Grafton. For more information, call (800) 258-6645 or e-mail tba@gtec.com.

Admission Free Underground Railroad Shuttle Tour (May 27: 10AM) Saturday, May 27, 2017 10:00am to 12:00pm and again at 1 p.m.

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Go wild on the weekends at the Saint Louis Zoo! On Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays May 26 through Sept. 4, the Zoo is open extended hours from 8 a.m. until 7 p.m. for Prairie Farms Summer Zoo Weekends. Weekday summer hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Monday through Thursday.

The Zoo will close at 12 noon on Friday, June 16, for the Zoo’s biennial fundraiser, ZOOFARI 2017 presented by Wells Fargo Advisors.

Bring the whole family to “splish splash” with the stingrays, “cha-cha” with the cheetahs, and “frug” with the frogs at Jungle Boogie Friday Night Concert Series presented by Mid America Chevy Dealers. Enjoy free live music by local bands on Friday evenings from 5 to 8 p.m., May 26-Sept. 1 (no concert on June 16).

Enjoy a First Bank Sea Lion Show at Sea Lion Sound. The sea lion superstars will thrill you with flipper walks, ball balancing and lots of splashing!

Throughout the show, trainers explain sea lion behavior and positive-reinforcement training, animal fun facts and the need for conserving the sea lions' ocean habitat. Tickets are $4 per person for ages 2 and up. Shows are at 11 a.m., 1 and 2:30 p.m. daily in summer starting May 26, with an additional show at 4 p.m. on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.

Look for keeper chats at 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. daily throughout the Zoo and animal enrichment and training activities a t 5 p . m . o n S a t u rd a y s a n d Sundays.

Stingrays and sharks have returned for a season-long pool party at Stingrays at Caribbean Cove presented by Mercy Kids.

Admission is $4 per person for ages 2 and up. Zoo members at the Family Level and above may use their Anywhere Plus passes for admission. Admission is free the first hour the Zoo is open. Stingray feedings are $1 per cup.

At the Emerson Children’s Zoo, enjoy live animal shows featuring a variety of exotic and domestic animals showcasing natural behaviors on stage at 10 and 11 a.m., 1 and 2 p.m. daily starting May 27, with an additional show at 4 p.m. on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. Keeper chats with live animals are at 9 a.m., 12 noon and 3 p.m., with an additional chat at 5:30 p.m. on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. Admission to the Children's Zoo is $4 per person for ages 2 and up, with free admission the first hour the Zoo is open.

Take a ride on the Emerson Zooline Railroad, which has been tracking smiles for more than 50 years! Tickets to ride include allday on-and-off privileges and are $7.95 per person for ages 2 and up.

Enjoy engaging stories, i n t e re s t i n g f a c t s a n d a n i m a l observations on a 30-minute walking Safari Tour led by a Zoo interpretive guide. Tickets are $5 per person for ages 2 and up.

Tours are offered three times daily May 26-Aug. 13 and on weekends Aug. 19-Oct. 15.

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For more information, visit stlzoo.org, facebook.com/stlzoo, twitter.com/stlzoo, instagram. com/stlzoo, youtube.com/ stlzootube.

S u m m e r Z o o We e k e n d s i s sponsored by Prairie Farms Dairy.

Jungle Boogie is sponsored by Mid America Chevy Dealers.

BOOGIE DOWN AT THE SAINT LOUIS ZOO’S FRIDAY NIGHT CONCERT SERIES “Splish splash” with the stingrays, “cha-cha” with the cheetahs, and “frug” with the frogs at the Saint Louis Zoo’s Jungle Boogie Friday Night Concert Series presented by Mid America Chevy Dealers.

Kick up your heels or sit back and relax with free live music every Friday evening from 5 to 8 p.m. May 26 through Sept. 1 (no concert on June 16). All ages can enjoy rhythm-and-blues, pop, rock, jazz and more on the outdoor stage in the Schnuck Family Plaza in the center of the Zoo. Animalrelated kids activities will focus on conservation of endangered species through the Zoo’s WildCare Institute.

2017 Concert Schedule May 26 — Retro Boogie (Rock, R&B, Disco, Soul) June 2 — The Lone Rangers (90s) June 9 — Butchwax and the Hollywoods (50s, 60s, 70s) June 16 — NO CONCERT June 23 — Push the Limit (Top 40, Rock, R&B, Variety) June 30 — Ticket to the Beatles (Beatles Cover Band) July 7 — Funky Butt Brass Band (New Orleans Brass Band) July 14 — Three Pedros (Top 40 and Variety) July 21 — Duhart (Country) July 28 — Midnight Piano Band (Classic Piano Hits from the 70s and 80s) August 4 — The Throwbacks (Country) A u g u s t 11 — Z y d e c o Crawdaddies (Southern Louisiana Zydeco) August 18 — The Mighty Pines (Bluegrass with Acoustic Soul and Rock)

August 25 — Miss Jubilee (1920s-1950s blend of jazz, swing, rhythm & blues) September 1 — Soulard Blues Band (Blues) On Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays May 26 through Sept.

4, the Zoo is open extended hours from 8 a.m. until 7 p.m. for Prairie Farms Summer Zoo Weekends.

Weekday summer hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday. The Zoo will close at 12 noon on Friday, June 16, for ZOOFARI 2017 presented by Wells Fargo Advisors, the Zoo’s biennial fundraiser. Admission to the Zoo and Jungle Boogie is free. There are fees for special attractions.

For more information, visit stlzoo.org, facebook.com/stlzoo, twitter.com/stlzoo, instagram. com/stlzoo, youtube.com/ stlzootube.

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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.

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or tourism@cityoflitchfieldil.com 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.

Hosted by the: Litchfield Tourism Office F o r m o re i n f o r m a t i o n w w w.

VisitLitchfield.com or 866-733-5833 or tourism@cityoflitchfieldil.com Independence Day Fireworks Tuesday, July 4, 2017

9:30 PM Lake Lou Yaeger, Marina 1 (4313 Beach House Trail) Celebrate Independence Day as you watch fireworks launch over Lake Lou Yaeger.

Sponsored by the Litchfield Tourism Office.

For more information contact 866-533-5833 or tourism@ cityoflitchfieldil.com Big Dawg Dare Saturday, July 15, 2017 First Wave at 8 AM, Waves of 100 every 30 minutes until Noon.

Beginners wave at Noon.

Wolff Farms: North 15th Avenue 5k mud run/obstacle course, 2k for beginners For more information contact: Brian Hollo at bigdawgdare@ hotmail.com or 217- 246- 2895.

E-mails preferred.

Website: bigdawgdare.com Party in the Park Friday & Saturday, July 21-22 Friday - 5:00 pm - 11:00 pm, Saturday 10:00 am -11:00 pm Downtown Litchfield beginning on the corner of Union Ave. (Route 16) and State Street Carnival, Live Band, Food & Vendor Booths, Pageants and more!

Hosted by the Litchfield Chamber of Commerce.

F o r m o re i n f o r m a t i o n c a l l 217-324-2533 or e-mail info@ litchfieldchamber.com.

Website: www.litchfieldchamber. com Fit for Life: Quadruple ByPass Hill Challenge 4K Saturday, August 5 8 AM Lake Lou Yaeger Beach House at Marina 1 (4313 Beach House Trail) 4K Hill Climb Run Hosted by M&M Multisport Club For more information contact race@mmmultisport.com Website: www.mmmultisport.com Fit for Life: Life Changing 10 K Saturday, August 26 8 AM Litchfield High School (1705 North State Street) 10K run Hosted by M & M Multisport Club For more information contact: race@mmmultisport.com Website: www.mmmultisport. com

Religion How the hijab has grown into a fashion industry

BY FAEGHEH SHIRAZI University of Texas at Austin (THE CONVERSATION) Nike, the wellknown U.S. sportswear company, recently introduced a sports hijab. The reaction to this has been mixed: There are those who are applauding Nike for its inclusiveness of Muslim women who want to cover their hair, and there are those who accuse it of abetting women’s subjugation.

Nike, in fact, is not the first corporate brand to champion the hijab. I am the author of “Brand Islam,” and I have seen how it is commonly assumed, particularly in the West, that Muslim women are indifferent to fashion.

Nothing could be further from the truth: My research shows that Islamic fashion is a rapidly growing industry.

History of sports hijab The use of an official sports hijab in competition dates back to July 2012 when the International Football Association Board (IFAB), custodians of the rules of soccer, overturned a 2007 ban which had argued that the hijab was “unsafe” for sports persons as it could “increase” the risk of neck injuries.

While overturning the ban, the IFAB noted that there was nothing in “the medical literature concerning injuries as a result of wearing a headscarf.” The sports hijab is

secured in place with magnets. If it does get pulled off, another cap remains underneath, to cover the sports person’s hair without causing any injuries. In 2012, Muslim athletes wearing the hijab received considerable media attention. Wearing the hijab set them apart from other Olympic athletes. Since then, several lesser-known, sports hijab companies – much before Nike’s pro hijab – have come to be in this business.

History of Islamic fashion The marketing of Islamic fashionable clothing, however, is older than the sports hijab.

In my research, I found that it started in the 1980s when ethnic grocery dealers in Western Europe and the United States began importing modest fashion clothing along with other items for the Muslim population. That proved to be a successful business.

Prior to that, most Muslim women would put together their own styles.

These small endeavors ultimately morphed into a competitive and lucrative Muslim fashion industry. Islamic fashion in general is understood as women wearing modest clothing with long sleeves, descending to the ankle and having a high neckline. The outfits are nonhugging, with some form of head covering that could be draped in a variety of styles. Women who prefer to wear pants

combine them with a long sleeved top that covers the buttocks and has a high neckline, along with a head covering.

Over time, national and international designers came to be involved in the sale of chic Islamic fashions. Today, Muslim fashion is a lucrative global industry with countries such as Indonesia, Malaysia and Turkey leading the way outside the Western countries. In 2010 the Turkish newspaper Milliyet estimated the global Islamic clothing market to be worth around US$2.9 billion.

The Global Islamic Economy report for 2014-2015 indicated Muslim consumer spending on clothing and footwear had increased to $266 billion in 2013. This represents a growth of 11.9 percent of the global spending in a period of three years.

The report predicted this market to reach $488 billion by 2019.

The Islamic brand T h i s g ro w t h h a s h a d i t s s h a re o f controversies: Many designers use the term “Islamic” for their clothing. Religious conservatives and Muslim scholars have raised questions about what types of apparel would fit that category and whether defining clothing as “Islamic” was even permitted or lawful by Islamic principles – a concept known as “halal.”

In particular, critics have objected to the

fashion catwalk presentations, which actually draw the gaze and attention of spectators to the bodies of models, while the purpose of a hijab is to distract and move the gaze away from the body. In Iran, for example, Islamic fashion is viewed by the ulama (religious scholars) as another Western influence and referred to as “Western Hijab.”

Nonetheless, the Islamic fashion industry has managed to initiate marketing campaigns that capitalize on the very core of Islamic precepts: Sharia, or the Islamic religious law.

A Malaysian apparel company, Kivitz, for example, uses the phrase “Syar’i and Stylish.”

In Malay, Syar'i is the same as Sharia.

In establishing a nominally Islamic brand, marketers make every effort to align their products with the core value of Islam. So, even when following the trendy fashionable seasonal colors and materials, clothing styles would include some sort of head covering.

Who are the consumers?

The question still remains: What led to such a rapid growth over a span of just three years?

My research has demonstrated that Muslims are more brand aware than the general population. However, in the past they were largely ignored by the fashion industry, perhaps, due to misconceptions that being a Muslim restricted people’s lifestyle.

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QuickGlance Movie Reviews

"Free Fire"

The shootout, often a ballet, is a battle royale in Ben Wheatley's "Free Fire."

When the bullets start flying, Wheatley's arms-deal-gonewrong 1970s shoot-up comes to a crawl. There's a total absence of slow-motion cartwheels. No one miraculously walks through a wall of fire to kill the bad guys with three precise shots. Not a single Scarlett Johansson roundhouse kick is in the house.

Instead, people get maimed, bloodied and dead. There's no subsequent chase or flight from the police, just bickering and trench warfare ... for the majority of the 90 minute film.

The movie is 100 percent O.K. Corral.

It's a formally impressive feat — set nearly entirely in the same rundown warehouse — but a thin and tedious one.

The film, the British director's sixth, spends its first third gathering an ensemble of retro-outfitted characters under the glistening wet of a dark Massachusetts night. The setting and colorful, comic banter would fit into a George V. Higgins novel, or Peter Yates' 1973 adaptation of "Friends of Eddie Coyle."

It's an international, much-mustachioed array of characters. A handful of Irish Republican Army agents (Cillian Murphy, Michael Smiley) are meeting gun sellers (Sharlto Copley's South African; Babou Ceesay's former Black Panther). The deal has been brokered by a pair of savvy Americans (Brie Larson's Justine, Armie Hammer's turtle-necked Ord) and then there are a couple locals, Stevo (Sam Riley) and Bernie (Enzo Cilenti) brought in to carry the crates of assault weapons.

RATED: R by the Motion Picture Association of America for "strong violence, pervasive language, sexual references and drug use."

RUNNING TIME: 90 minutes.

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

"The Promise"

The Armenian Genocide is a curiously unexplored moment in our modern history, cinematically speaking. That fact alone makes director and co-writer Terry George's "The Promise " intriguing enough. Historical fiction generally has it over documentaries in inspiring mass interest, especially when actors as appealing as Oscar Isaac, Christian Bale and Charlotte Le Bon are involved.

And indeed, "The Promise" is a sprawling and handsome epic set around the extermination of 1.5 million Armenians in Ottoman Turkey. But despite the best of intentions, the film fails to properly explain and contextualize both what led to that disgraceful episode, which Turkey to this day denies, and why it escalated as it did. Instead, "The Promise" chooses to focus in on an unsympathetic love triangle that manages to trivialize the film overall.

The goal, as always, is to personalize the events that are too big and too devastating to look at as a whole — to make it about the lives interrupted, cut short and thrown into turmoil because of external forces. Thus we're given the character Michael Boghosian (Isaac), an Armenian medical student from a small village in Southern Turkey who uses his fiancée's dowry to study modern medicine in Constantinople. Michael isn't in love with his fiancée (Angela Sarafyan), but such is life in Siroun where marriages are arranged and he doesn't have any other choice. He kisses her goodbye and heads off to the big city, promising to return in just a few years.

Constantinople is an oasis of temptation for Michael, who essentially falls for the first woman he sees. The beguiling Ana (Le Bon) is a cosmopolitan beauty and intellectual.

RATED: PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for "thematic material including war atrocities, violence and disturbing images, and for some sexuality."

RUNNING TIME: 134 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Two stars out of four.

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"Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2"

In James Gunn's sequel to his swashbuckling space Western, the Guardians of the Galaxy do their version of "The Empire Strikes Back," complete with daddy issues but with a considerably more anarchic spirit and enough acerbic interplay among its interstellar gang to make Obi-Wan blush.

The wild whiz-bang of the first "Guardians" and its gleeful upending of superhero conventions was, I thought, not the second-coming others felt it was. Having sat through a meteor shower of imposingly well-made Marvel products, the toopleased-with-itself "Guardians" felt to me like an intensely scripted politician trying to smugly crack wise.

When the motley crew of scavengers reunites in "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2," many of its tricks — the anachronistic '70s hits, the exotically foul-mouthed creatures — are not the sneak attack they were in 2014. But that turns out to be a good thing. No longer so busy advertising his movie's genre transgressions, Gunn, who wrote and directed the sequel, is free to swim backstrokes through his cosmic, CGI-spiced gumbo.

It's a soupy, silly spectacle that recalls, if nothing else, the weird, kaleidoscopic design of a Parliament-Funkadelic album cover. Gunn's film also shares George Clinton's goofy extravagance (and includes his song "Flashlight"), and a neoncolored cast with its own Mothership.

There are two types in the universe, Dave Bautista's muscle-mound Drax declares early on. "Those who dance and those who do not." In the "Guardians" universe, which blithely mocks just about everything, this is close to a mission statement. Whereas the first film featured Chris Pratt's Peter Quill on a faraway planet bopping to Redbone's "Come and Get Your Love," the early scenes of "Vol. 2" find the Guardians battling some giant monster while Baby Groot — the extraterrestrial tree turned sapling (voiced by Vin Diesel) — grooves to ELO's "Mr. Blue Sky." RATED: PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for "intense sequences of sci-fi violence, and brief suggestive content."

RUNNING TIME: Running time: 136 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Three stars out of four.

"Unforgettable"

True story: Right after the final line of "Unforgettable" was uttered, I felt a sudden stinging on the side of my face. Someone in a nearby row at the multiplex had thrown a roasted peanut toward the screen, in what I can only assume was frustration or scorn, and it landed on me.

That peanut, I have to say, was the only unforgettable thing about "Unforgettable," a truly uneasy mishmash of a movie, in which apparent attempts at addressing serious social themes — there's a domestic violence subplot — dissolve into total camp.

Which one can't really enjoy, because it doesn't seem intentional.

The shame is that Rosario Dawson gives an earnest, sympathetic, even moving performance as the victimized character. In contrast, none of her castmates — including Katherine Heigl, trying vainly to find meaning in a ridiculously written part — seem authentic. Somebody didn't get the memo, but who?

In plot setup only, "Unforgettable" shares something with the recent wonderful thriller "Get Out" — both involve sympathetic characters of color invited into their romantic partner's lilywhite world, where, let's just say, things do NOT go as planned.

From there, "Get Out" developed into one of the cleverest films in a generation. There's nothing clever about "Unforgettable."

RATED: R by the Motion Picture Association of America "for sexual content, violence, some language, and brief partial nudity."

RUNNING TIME: 100 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: One star out of four.

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"Risk"

With all the weighty and momentous issues raised in "Risk," Laura Poitras' fascinating, thorny, and remarkably timely documentary on Julian Assange, one of the more subtly illuminating scenes is about something as inconsequential as a haircut.

The WikiLeaks founder is getting his locks trimmed, and the rapt, loving attention being paid to this process by co-workers in the room — who, like a team of Hollywood stylists, take turns with the scissors and offer suggestions — makes it look like he's about to go accept a lifetime achievement Oscar.

Poitras may have included this scene as a rare light moment — a counterpoint to everything else — but it also gives us a sense of the man and his relationship with those who work for him.

It also shows, as do so many scenes here, the seemingly limitless access Poitras had to her subject, whom she began filming about six years ago. Just as in another recent, also excellent documentary, "Weiner," a moment comes where you just think, "Whoa, how was she allowed to do this?" Indeed, Poitras says the same thing. "Sometimes I can't believe what Julian allows me to film," she says in voiceover. "It's a mystery to me why he trusts me, because I don't think he likes me."

Whether he likes her or not, and whatever the changing nature of their relationship — there's been talk of a falling out, but it's murky — the leeway Assange gave Poitras is what elevates this film to must-see viewing. Yes, Poitras, an Oscar winner for "Citizenfour" about Edward Snowden, seems less aggressive at times than she could be in investigating what makes Assange tick. Lady Gaga, in a bizarre cameo, is freer with her questions. But it's hard to quibble with the result.

RATED: unrated by the Motion Picture Association of America.

RUNNING TIME: 95 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Three stars out of four.

"The Dinner"

It's fitting that the first images you see in the riveting family drama "The Dinner" are of food. Fancy food. The kind of artful, designed fare that few mortals could possibly recreate and that bound books, television shows, documentaries and movies fetishize and worship. But this is not food porn.

There's something sinister about these images — the ominous music and the camera movements make these painstakingly designed and exorbitantly expensive dishes seem like all that is evil in the modern world. It's a sense that sticks with you throughout writer-director Oren Moverman's grandly ambitious, if not wholly successful film.

Based on the Dutch novel by Herman Koch, the set-up is small but instantly intriguing. Two married couples are gathering for dinner to discuss something sensitive, something to do with their teenage sons — creating the atmosphere of genuinely suspenseful whodunit. One is a charismatic congressman who's running for governor, Stan Lohman (Richard Gere) and his primly coiffed (and quite young) wife Katelyn (Rebecca Hall). The other is Stan's perpetually aggrieved brother, Paul (Steve Coogan) and his tolerant wife, Claire (Laura Linney).

Paul, a former public school teacher who is obsessed with the Civil War, doesn't want to go to the dinner. He hates the dripping decadence and pretention of the restaurant and does not seem interested in pretending to be anything but disdainful of the operation, even as the eager hosts and perfectly pleasant maître d' (Michael Chernus) proudly explain what's on each dish and why it's so special.

As each course comes out, a new layer is exposed in the complex tapestry of the lives of the two Lohman families — Stan's first wife Barbara (Chloe Sevigny), various health issues, of the mental and physical variety, and the deep-seated damage and corrosiveness of long-unchecked privilege.

RATED: R by the Motion Picture Association of America for "disturbing violent content, and language throughout."

RUNNING TIME: 120 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Three stars out of four.

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Associated Press

This image released by Showtime shows Sarah Harrison, left, and Julian Assange in a scene from the documentary "Risk."

Timing is perfect for "Risk"

By JOCELYN NOVECK Associated Press With all the weighty and momentous issues raised in "Risk," Laura Poitras' fascinating, thorny, and remarkably timely documentary on Julian Assange, one of the more subtly illuminating scenes is about something as inconsequential as a haircut.

The WikiLeaks founder is getting his locks trimmed, and the rapt, loving attention being paid to this process by co-workers in the room — who, like a team of Hollywood stylists, take turns with the scissors and offer suggestions — makes it look like he's about to go accept a lifetime achievement Oscar. Poitras may have included this scene as a rare light moment — a counterpoint to everything else — but

it also gives us a sense of the man and his relationship with those who work for him.

It also shows, as do so many scenes here, the seemingly limitless access Poitras had to her subject, whom she began filming about six years ago. Just as in another recent, also excellent documentary, "Weiner," a moment comes where you just think, "Whoa, how was she allowed to do this?" Indeed, Poitras says the same thing. "Sometimes I can't believe what Julian allows me to film," she says in voiceover. "It's a mystery to me why he trusts me, because I don't think he likes me."

Whether he likes her or not, and whatever the changing nature of their relationship — there's been talk of a falling out, but it's murky — the leeway Assange gave Poitras is what elevates this film to must-see viewing. Yes,

Poitras, an Oscar winner for "Citizenfour" about Edward Snowden, seems less aggressive at times than she could be in investigating what makes Assange tick. Lady Gaga, in a bizarre cameo, is freer with her questions. But it's hard to quibble with the result.

And it's hard to imagine a documentary could be more timely. On Tuesday, three days before the film's opening, Hillary Clinton came out and said that but for two factors — FBI director James Comey, and WikiLeaks — she'd be president. As Poitras makes sure to point out in the final minutes of her film — one of its last lines is a newscaster announcing Donald Trump's election — Assange has become a key figure in the narrative of the 2016 campaign. And she has gotten closer to him than any filmmaker is ever likely

to. Editing right until the end, and nearly a year after a version screened at Cannes, Poitras even rushed last week to incorporate remarks by Attorney General Jeff Sessions that arresting Assange is a priority.

Assange, of course, is still living in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London, where he took refuge nearly five years ago to avoid being extradited to Sweden, where he'd been accused of rape, accusations he denies. He has said he fears ultimately being extradited to the United States and being tried for espionage.

In March, WikiLeaks released nearly 8,000 documents that it says reveal secrets about the CIA's cyberespionage tools. Previously it published hundreds of thousands of State Department cables and U.S. military logs from Iraq and Afghanistan.

"Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" is a winner

By ROBERT GRUBAUGH For The Edge When “Guardians of the Galaxy” debuted in the late summer of 2014, audiences couldn’t have been happier to be introduced to this rag-tag collection of anti-heroic slacker characters. And that goes double for your favorite hometown movie critic. Chris Pratt’s starmaking turn as Star Lord gave us a glimpse into the Marvel Cinematic Universe that we hadn’t yet seen: the portrayal of characters who will do the right thing, but only when they want to and often after they’ve done the wrong things first. After a combined six weeks at #1, a sequel – as with most things Disney – was all but assured.

W h e n w e f a s t f o r w a rd t h re e

summers to the start of Big Movie Season, the Guardians are back in Volume 2 and they bring with them the same raucous, knuckleraking humor, love of ’70s rock, and their same through-note love of assembled family dynamics.

It’s not quite the same, but it’s a lot better than most sequels will give you. And I’ve seen more than my share.

Much like I said with the original film, plot here is mostly irrelevant and you should enjoy this for the way it makes you feel. The bare bones of the story are this: Star Lord, Gamora (Zoe Saldana), Drax (Dave Bautista), and her sister, Nebula (Karen Gillan, who’s also starring now in “The Circle”) whisk off to the edge of the known universe with Ego (Kurt Russell), a godlike being known as a Living Planet

or a Celestial, who claims to be Peter ’s father.

While trying to get to know dear old dad and his caretaker, the empathic, childlike Mantis (Pom Klementieff), these Guardians are both in awe of his world and fearful that he is too good to be true (spoiler alert: he totally is). Nevertheless, Ego’s homeworld is fun for all of them and a chance for Pratt to go toe-to-toe with Russell, a veteran actor who can also be seen on-screen – including with Diesel – in the current picture “Fate of the Furious”, is a true joy. He plays Ego as effortlessly and assuredly as someone named ‘Ego’ out to be played. He was warm, engaging, and hilarious in his every scene.

While on holiday, the other Guardians leave behind Rocket

(Bradley Cooper) and now Baby Groot (Vin Diesel) to fix their downed spaceship that was knocked out of commission when they were being chased for something Rocket stole. They’re being pursued by old frenemey Yo n d u ( M i c h a e l R o o k e r ) f o r both petty and business reasons.

Rocket’s ransom and Yondu’s commitment to Star Lord only go so far before mutiny leads to some rollicking battle sequences more for humor than mayhem. It also opens up the stage for Rooker to really get into the action and d e v e l o p t h e Yo n d u c h a r a c t e r, something that feels really weird to even write as I think about what that means for the actor, the title, and the genre on the whole.

While it will take no recommendation from me, “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.

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2” will be a mammoth hit for the studio. I loved it, especially the hijinks and self-mockery. Bradley Cooper really does a lot with his voice to give pathos to the foulmouthed raccoon that I would least like to meet in a dark alley a n d D i e s e l , re a l l y d o i n g t h a t voice, breathes life into what is simply the CUTEST movie character in ages, Baby Groot.

One of the post-credit sequences features Peter Quill chastising Teenage Groot and it is terrifying to see what this bunch and their director, James Gunn, might cook up for the inevitable “Vol. 3”.

“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” runs 136 minutes and is rated PG-13 for sequences of sci-fi action and violence, language, and brief suggestive content. I give this film two and a half stars out of four.

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

McKendree University once again will host Drum Corps 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.

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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 group tickets or wheelchair 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” 45th annual summer tour, 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 and Stephen “YARNbomber” 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. 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.

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/.

SLAM to present works of Degas

The Saint Louis Art Museum will present Degas, Impressionism, and the Paris Millinery Trade, February 12– May 7, 2017, in the Main Exhibition Galleries, East Building.

Admission is free.

Edgar Degas's fascination with high-fashion hats and the young women who made them is the inspiration for this groundbreaking exploration of the Paris millinery trade from about 1875 to 1914. Degas, Impressionism, and the Paris Millinery Trade will feature 60 paintings and pastels, including key works by Degas that have never been exhibited in the United States, as well as an array of period hats.

Organized by the Saint Louis Art Museum and the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, the exhibition is the first to examine a crucial and little-known area of Degas's decadeslong study of Parisian modern life. The exhibition situates Degas's output within the context of the work of his fellow Impressionists who were also fascinated by hats, including Édouard Manet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Mary Cassatt, and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. The exhibition relates these artists

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to the enormous industry of hat production and consumption in Paris in the late-19th and early-20th century.

Degas, Impressionism, and the Paris Millinery Trade is curated by Simon Kelly, the Museum's curator of modern and contemporary art, and Esther Bell, curator-in-charge of European painting at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. Tickets for the exhibition go on sale November 22.

For more information, visit slam.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 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 line-up, 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.

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

The Arts Arts calendar Thursday, May 18

G a rd e n o f G l a s s , M i s s o u r i Botanical Garden, St. Louis, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until August 13, 2017 The Hats of Stephen Jones, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Runs until September 3, 2017 Currents 113: Shimon Attie-Lost in Space (After Huck), Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until June 25, 2017 The Modern Meal: Sustenance Through Ritual, Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until August 6, 2017 Spectacle and Leisure in Paris: Degas to Mucha, Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until May 21, 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 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

Friday, May 19

G a rd e n o f G l a s s , M i s s o u r i Botanical Garden, St. Louis, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until August 13, 2017 RENT, The Fabulous Fox Theater, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.

The Hats of Stephen Jones, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Runs until September 3, 2017 Currents 113: Shimon Attie-Lost in Space (After Huck), Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until June 25, 2017 The Modern Meal: Sustenance Through Ritual, Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until August 6, 2017 Spectacle and Leisure in Paris: Degas to Mucha, Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until May 21, 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 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, May 20

G a rd e n o f G l a s s , M i s s o u r i Botanical Garden, St. Louis, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until August 13, 2017 RENT, The Fabulous Fox Theater, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.

The Hats of Stephen Jones, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Runs until September 3, 2017 Currents 113: Shimon Attie-Lost in Space (After Huck), Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until June 25, 2017 The Modern Meal: Sustenance Through Ritual, Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until August 6, 2017 Spectacle and Leisure in Paris: Degas to Mucha, Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until May 21, 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 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

Sunday, May 21

G a rd e n o f G l a s s , M i s s o u r i Botanical Garden, St. Louis, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until August 13, 2017 RENT, The Fabulous Fox Theater, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.

The Hats of Stephen Jones, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Runs until September 3, 2017 Currents 113: Shimon Attie-Lost in Space (After Huck), Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until June 25, 2017 The Modern Meal: Sustenance Through Ritual, Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until August 6, 2017 Spectacle and Leisure in Paris: Degas to Mucha, Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. #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 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

Monday, May 22

G a rd e n o f G l a s s , M i s s o u r i Botanical Garden, St. Louis, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until August 13, 2017 The Hats of Stephen Jones, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Runs until September 3, 2017 Currents 113: Shimon Attie-Lost in Space (After Huck), Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until June 25, 2017 The Modern Meal: Sustenance Through Ritual, Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until August 6, 2017 Spectacle and Leisure in Paris: Degas to Mucha, Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. #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 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

#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 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

Wednesday, May 24

G a rd e n o f G l a s s , M i s s o u r i Botanical Garden, St. Louis, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until August 13, 2017 The Hats of Stephen Jones, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Runs until September 3, 2017 Currents 113: Shimon Attie-Lost in Space (After Huck), Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until June 25, 2017 The Modern Meal: Sustenance Through Ritual, Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until August 6, 2017 Spectacle and Leisure in Paris: Degas to Mucha, Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. #1 in Civil Rights: the African American Freedom Struggle in St.

Thursday, May 25

Opera Theatre of Saint Louis: Madame Butterfly, Loretto-Hilton Center For Performing Arts, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.

Friday, May 26

G a rd e n o f G l a s s , M i s s o u r i Botanical Garden, St. Louis, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until August 13, 2017 The Hats of Stephen Jones, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Runs until September 3, 2017 Currents 113: Shimon Attie-Lost in Space (After Huck), Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until June 25, 2017 The Modern Meal: Sustenance Through Ritual, Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until August 6, 2017

Spectacle and Leisure in Paris: Degas to Mucha, Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. #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 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, May 27

9th Annual Emerson Spring to Dance Festival, Touhill Performing Arts Center, St. Louis The Discovery of King Tut, Saint Louis Science Center, St. Louis, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Runs Until January 7, 2018 G a rd e n o f G l a s s , M i s s o u r i Botanical Garden, St. Louis, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until August 13, 2017 The Hats of Stephen Jones, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Runs until September 3, 2017 Currents 113: Shimon Attie-Lost in Space (After Huck), Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until June 25, 2017

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G a rd e n o f G l a s s , M i s s o u r i Botanical Garden, St. Louis, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until August 13, 2017 The Hats of Stephen Jones, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Runs until September 3, 2017 Currents 113: Shimon Attie-Lost in Space (After Huck), Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until June 25, 2017 The Modern Meal: Sustenance Through Ritual, Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until August 6, 2017 Spectacle and Leisure in Paris: Degas to Mucha, Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Louis, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m to 5:00 p.m., Runs until March 14, 2018 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.

Fox announces 2017-18 scheduled

The Fabulous Fox Theatre announces an incredible season of St. Louis premiers and classic musicals in the 2017–2018 U.S. Bank Broadway Series. The season will include the previously announced H A M I LT O N m a k i n g i t s F o x Theatre debut April 3-22, 2018 for a limited three-week engagement.

The six-show season ticket package opens with the romantic thriller THE BODYGUARD followed by ON YOUR FEET!, the story of Emilio and Gloria Estefan. Winner of the 2015 Tony Award® for Best Musical Revival, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s THE KING AND I will have you whistling a happy tune this holiday season. SCHOOL OF ROCK kicks off 2018 with fistpumping exuberance and the 2016 Tony Award® winner for Best Musical Revival THE COLOR PURPLE visits in March. Eight specials will also be presented in the season lineup including return engagements of THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony Awards® including Best Musical, and the spectacular new production o f T H E P H A N TO M O F T H E OPERA. THE BODYGUARD October 3 – 15, 2017 Based on the smash hit film, the award-winning musical will star Grammy® Award-nominee and R&B superstar Deborah Cox! Former Secret Service agent turned

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bodyguard, Frank Farmer, is hired to protect superstar Rachel Marron from an unknown stalker. Each expects to be in charge; what they don’t expect is to fall in love. A breathtakingly romantic thriller, THE BODYGUARD features a h o s t o f i r re s i s t i b l e c l a s s i c s including “Queen of the Night,” “So Emotional,” “One Moment in Time,” “Saving All My Love,” “Run to You,” “I Have Nothing,” “I Wanna Dance with Somebody” and one of the biggest selling songs of all time – “I Will Always Love You.” ON YOUR FEET! November 7 – 19, 2017 From their humble beginnings in Cuba, Emilio and Gloria Estefan came to America and broke through all barriers to become a crossover sensation at the very top of the pop music world. But just when they thought they had it all, they almost lost everything.

From international superstardom to life-threatening tragedy, ON YOUR FEET! takes you behind the music and inside the real story of this record-making and groundbreaking couple who, in the face of adversity, found a way to end up on their feet. Directed by two-time Tony Award® winner Jerry Mitchell (Kinky Boots), with choreography by Olivier Award winner Sergio Trujillo (Jersey Boys) and an original book b y A c a d e m y Aw a rd ® w i n n e r Alexander Dinelaris (Birdman), ON YOUR FEET! features some of the most iconic songs of the past quarter century - and one of the most inspiring stories in music history.

Rodgers & Hammerstein’s THE KING AND I | November 28 – December 10, 2017 Two worlds collide in the Lincoln Center Theater production of this “breathtaking and exquisite” (The New York Times) musical, directed

by Bartlett Sher. One of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s finest works, THE KING AND I boasts a score that features such beloved classics as “Getting To Know You,” “I Whistle a Happy Tune,” “Hello Young Lovers,” “Shall We Dance” and “Something Wonderful.” Set in 1860s Bangkok, the musical tells the story of the unconventional and tempestuous relationship that develops between the King of Siam and Anna Leonowens, a British schoolteacher whom the modernist King, in an imperialistic world, brings to Siam to teach his many wives and children.

Winner of the 2015 Tony Award® for Best Musical Revival, THE KING AND I is “too beautiful to miss” (New York Magazine).

SCHOOL OF ROCK January 16 – 28, 2018 SCHOOL OF ROCK is a New York Times Critics’ Pick and “an inspiring jolt of energy, joy and mad skillz!” (Entertainment Weekly). Based on the hit film, this hilarious new musical follows Dewey Finn, a wannabe rock star posing as a substitute teacher who turns a class of straight-A students into a guitar-shredding, bassslapping, mind-blowing rock band.

This high-octane smash features 14 new songs from Andrew Lloyd Webber, all the original songs from the movie and musical theater ’s first-ever kids rock band playing their instruments live on stage.

Vanity Fair raves, “fists of all ages shall be pumping!”

THE COLOR PURPLE March 20 – April 1, 2018 THE COLOR PURPLE is the 2016 Tony Award® winner for

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Best Musical Revival. Hailed as “a direct hit to the heart” (The Hollywood Reporter), this joyous American classic has conquered Broadway in an allnew "ravishingly reconceived production that is a glory to behold” (The New York Times) directed by Tony winner John Doyle. With a soul-raising score of jazz, gospel, ragtime and blues, THE COLOR PURPLE gives an exhilarating new spirit to this P u l i t z e r P r i z e - w i n n i n g s t o r y.

This production is a stunning re-imagining of an epic story about a young woman’s journey to love and triumph in the American South. It’s the musical sensation that New York Magazine calls “one of the greatest revivals ever.”

Experience the exhilarating power of this Tony-winning triumph!

HAMILTON April 3 – 22, 2018 H A M I LTO N i s t h e s t o r y o f America's Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, an immigrant from the West Indies who became George Washington's right-hand man during the R e v o l u t i o n a r y Wa r a n d w a s the new nation’s first Treasury Secretary. Featuring a score that blends hip-hop, jazz, blues, rap, R&B, and Broadway, HAMILTON is the story of America then, as told by America now. With book, music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, direction by Thomas K a i l , c h o re o g r a p h y b y A n d y Blankenbuehler and musical supervision and orchestrations

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biography of Founding Father Alexander Hamilton.

Series Specials Eight Broadway specials will be offered to 2017–2018 season ticket holders for priority seating before their public on-sale dates. Back by popular demand, A CHRISTMAS CAROL will run during the holidays for the 27th time December 14-17. The enchanting Rodgers + Hammerstein’s CINDERELLA returns December 2 7 - 3 1 . A n e w p ro d u c t i o n o f the beloved classic Rodgers & Hammerstein’s THE SOUND O F M U S I C re t u r n s F e b r u a r y 2-4. The family favorite THE WIZARD OF OZ, will delight St. Louis’ audiences February 23-25.

CHICAGO, the razzle dazzle tale of sin and celebrity, will make its way back to the Fabulous Fox March 2-4.

For one weekend only March 16-18, CIRCUS 1903 – THE GOLDEN AGE OF CIRCUS will present a thrilling turn of the century circus spectacular for the first time on the Fox stage.

Cameron Mackintosh’s spectacular new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber ’s THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA returns for a limited engagement May 9-20. Back by popular demand, TH E BO O K OF MORMON will close out the season May 29 - June 3.

New six-show season ticket packages will go on sale April 14 at 10 a.m. Current U.S. Bank Broadway season ticket holders will receive their renewal information beginning the

week of March 27. On-sale dates for individual shows will be announced later. For more information, please call the Fox Subscription office at 314-535-1700.

Groups of 15 or more should call 314-535-2900 for special rates and reservations. The Broadway Series at the Fabulous Fox Theatre is presented by U.S. Bank.

2017 – 2018 U.S. Bank Broadway Series Shows and Specials: (The Six Season Ticket shows are in bold) THE BODYGUARD * October 3-15, 2017 ON YOUR FEET! * November 7-19, 2017 Rodgers & Hammerstein’s THE KING AND I * November 28 – December 10, 2017 A CHRISTMAS CAROL * December 14-17, 2017 Rodgers + Hammerstein’s CINDERELLA * December 27-31, 2017 SCHOOL OF ROCK * January 16-28, 2018 Rodgers & Hammerstein’s THE SOUND OF MUSIC * February 2-4, 2018 THE WIZARD OF OZ * February 23-25, 2018 CHICAGO * March 2-4, 2018 CIRCUS 1903 – THE GOLDEN AGE OF CIRCUS * March 16-18, 2018 THE COLOR PURPLE * March 20 – April 1, 2018 HAMILTON * April 3-22, 2018 THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA * May 9-20, 2018 THE BOOK OF MORMON * May 29 – June 3, 2018

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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.

They helped spearhead the birth and continuation of the country rock / folk rock sound of the 70's. The band continues to dazzle audiences with their exuberant and rocking performances - this was no 'light rock' band. FIREFALL is a group of exceptional musicians and singers, with a repertoire of recognizable songs few bands can match.

Their many hits - "You Are The Woman," "Just Remember I Love You," "Strange Way," " Cinderella," "Mexico," " Livin' Ain't Livin'," " So Long," " Goodbye I Love You," " Sweet and Sour" and others - are faithfully recreated with a freshness rare in live performances of such classics.

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).

From their beginnings in midSixties Ohio as a group of friends playing cover tunes to the presentday unit featuring founding member/pedal-steel innovator John David Call, veteran bassist Mike Reilly, propulsive drummer Scott Thompson and guitar ace Donnie Clark, Pure Prairie League continues to embellish the rich 43-year history of one of Country-Rock’s pioneering forces.

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Santana will bring his Tr a n s m o g r i f y To u r 2 0 1 7 t o the Fabulous Fox Theatre on Wednesday, July 12 at 7:30 p.m.

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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 Latin GRAMMY® Awards. He won a record-tying nine 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 Century Award (1996), was 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 Aw a rd ( 2 0 1 3 ) . A m o n g m a n y 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.

April 15, 2016 marks the release date of Santana IV, the wildly anticipated studio album that reunites the revered early ‘70s lineup of guitar icon Carlos

Santana (guitar, vocals), Gregg Rolie (keyboards, lead vocals), Neal Schon (guitar, vocals), Michael Carabello (percussion) and Michael Shrieve (drums). Santana IV features 16 allnew tracks written and produced by the band that burst with the same unparalleled energy and superlative musicianship that made Santana a pioneering force in world music and a household name across the globe. Santana IV debuted at #5 on Billboard’s Top 200 Chart and marks Santana’s fourteenth Top 10 album.

Santana is currently headlining a multi-year residency at House of Blues at Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas. In the fall of 2014, Carlos Santana released his memoir “The Universal Tone: Bringing My Story to Light.” It’s a profoundly inspiring tale of spiritual commitment and musical fearlessness that does not balk at finding the humor in the world of high-flying fame, nor at speaking plainly of Santana’s personal revelations, and the divine and infinite possibility he sees in each person he meets.

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2CELLOS, music’s most electric and dynamic instrumental duo, go to the movies for their new Portrait/ Sony Music Masterworks album Score, available March 17, 2017.

Bringing 2CELLOS’ game-changing sound and style to the most popular melodies ever written for classic and contemporary movies and television, Score will be supported by a world tour, kicking off with its U.S. leg this summer coming to the Fabulous Fox Theatre on Monday, October 23 at 7:30 p.m..

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An international sensation since their unique video version of Michael Jackson’s “Smooth Criminal” rocked YouTube with millions of hits in 2011, the Croatian cellists Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser have created three highenergy albums for Sony Music Masterworks. Score finds them exploring a more traditional soundworld. Joining them here – to provide the ideal aural backdrop to their virtuosity – is the London Symphony Orchestra, with conductor/arranger Robin Smith at the helm. Sulic and Hauser also co-produced Score with Nick Patrick (Jackie Evancho, Il Divo, Placido Domingo).

“We love movie music! This album represents some of our favorite pieces of music by our favorite film composers. Having the opportunity to arrange them for cello whilst working with the world class London Symphony Orchestra has been a dream come true,” says Stjepan.

The album opens with an arrangement of Ramin Djawadi’s melodies that score Game of Thrones, culminating in the bold Main Title theme, in which the stirring sound of cellos announces each of what may be the most eagerly awaited episodes in contemporary television.

Themes that drove some of the biggest epics in movie history are also featured in fresh new treatments – favorite Oscar-winning t h e m e s f ro m J a m e s H o r n e r ’ s score for Titanic (“My Heart Will Go On”), John Williams’ score for Schindler ’s List and Vangelis’s score for Chariots of Fire, as well as “For the Love of a Princess” from Braveheart (also by Horner); “May It Be” from The Lord of the Rings: The

Fellowship of the Ring (introduced in the film by Enya); and the inspiring “Now We Are Free” from Gladiator, by the film’s composer Hans Zimmer, Lisa Gerrard and Klaus Badelt.

The vocal beauty of the cello’s sound is a perfect match for a brace of romantic themes. They include the Henry Mancini/Johnny Mercer song “Moon River” from Breakfast at Tiffany’s; Ennio Morricone’s beautiful themes for Cinema Paradiso and Malena; Nino Rota’s love theme for The Godfather; Francis Lai’s Oscar-winning theme from Love Story; Hans Zimmer ’s theme from Rain Man; and Stanley Myers’ haunting “Cavatina” heard in The Deer Hunter.

2CELLOS have forged a signature style that breaks down the boundaries between genres of music, from classical and film music to pop and rock. As impressive when playing Bach and Vivaldi as they are when rocking out, Sulic and Hauser know no limits when it comes to performing live. They have sold out shows around the globe and also performed with Sir Elton John as part of his band, as well as opening his shows to rapturous acclaim.

2CELLOS were the first instrumentalists to be featured on Glee. They have also appeared multiple times on The Today Show and The Ellen DeGeneres Show in addition to The Tonight Show, The Bachelor Live Wedding Special among others. Their selftitled debut album, IN2ITION and Celloverse are available on Sony Music Masterworks.

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The Birthday Massacre- Under Your Spell Tour, w/Army Of The Universe, Ludovico Technique, The Ready Room, St. Louis, Doors 6:30 p.m.

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The Soul of Cash: a Tribute to the Music of Johnny Cash, Powell Symphony Hall, St. Louis, 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Mushroomhead, The Browning, Sunflower Dead, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 6:00 p.m.

SoMo, w/(TBA), The Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

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Above, a macaroni and cheese pizza with bacon added from Firehouse Pizza in Peoria. Below, a pig in a blanket with an Italian sausage wrapped in dough.

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By BILL ROSEBERRY Of The Edge I recently took a trip to Peoria to check out the large-school boys’ basketball state tournament and well, you gotta eat while you’re there so I checked out the local food scene, too.

In my research I came across a unique pizza joint located at 8879 N. Knoxville Ave. — Firehouse Pizza.

Firehouse began in Peoria in 2003 and now has four locations. There is a brand new one in East Peoria with a tweaked menu, along with one in Normal and another in Morton. We checked out their original Peoria location.

I know pizza can be pretty subjective and create some heated discussions over who has their favorite spots. It becomes really hard to find unique places to hit up after a while because there are so many pizza joints, but what caught my eye were their specialty pizzas.

With stuff like mango habanero, chili cheese dog and macaroni and cheese choices, I thought it was definitely worth a review. It definitely had me intrigued.

But before I get into my pizza selection I had to try out an appetizer first. I went with the pig in a blanket. They offered a full-sized hot dog wrapped in their homemade dough and also an Italian sausage wrapped in the same dough.

I ordered the Italian sausage version.

When it arrived it was pretty big. The dough was encasing the entire sausage and baked to a perfect golden brown. I slapped some honey mustard on the top of it and dug in.

The sausage had a nice kick to it and the dough was nice and fluffy with a nice crust on the ends, very good.

It was all to get me ready for the main event though. I was fired up to try one of the specialty pizzas and I went with the mac and cheese. Of course I gussied it up a little bit by adding bacon to it.

The mac and cheese pizza started with the sauce by mixing Firehouse’s nacho sauce with their alfredo sauce. It was then topped with penne pasta and a mozzarella and cheddar cheese blend.

It was absolutely delicious. I was worried that the noodles would be dried out, but that

wasn’t the case at all. They were extremely tender and the cheese was so thick, sweet and creamy in every bite. You couldn’t tell that it was a nacho and alfredo sauce concoction.

The bacon obviously added to the experience.

When doesn’t bacon make things better?

It was definitely a unique experience and I applaud Firehouse for creating their own style of pizza. I ate the entire thing by myself. It was on a hand tossed crust.

As for the rest of my group, they weren’t brave enough to try a specialty pizza, so they went with normal choices like pepperoni and sausage and weren’t overly impressed.

There were seven of us in our group and most agreed that their pizzas reminded them of Pantera’s. That’s nothing to scoff at, Pantera’s has always offered a great pie. They just didn’t have the same unique experience that I enjoyed and afterward some of them wished they had gone with one of the specialty choices.

I wish we could have made the lunch

buffet, which is offered every day of the week.

Monday through Friday it’s from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and on Saturday and Sunday it goes from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Our server informed us that on the buffet they will offer their specialty pizzas by the slice so you can check them out without ordering an entire pie. That would have been good for the chili cheese dog and mango habanero. I just couldn’t bring myself to order an entire pizza of those crazy concoctions.

The chili cheese dog pizza is pretty self explanatory. It is comprised of chili as the sauce, with cut up hot dogs on top and a mix of mozzarella and cheddar cheese. The mango habanero came with a mango habanero sauce, chicken, mushrooms and banana peppers.

There was also the backdraft that caught me eye, consisting of chicken and bacon with a four-cheese blend, jalapenos and a spicy wing sauce and the spicy buffalo chicken with chicken and bacon over a spicy hot wing sauce.

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You can also create your own pizza if that’s your thing. They offer sauces like the mango habanero, alfredo, tangy, ranch and barbecue to name a few. The toppings include some quirky options like hot dogs, seasoned taco meat, broccoli, cauliflower, pickles and peppadews.

Peppadews are sweet piquanté peppers.

If you’re not in the mood for pizza, there are also salads, pasta bowls, calzones, bone-in and boneless hot wings and oven baked subs available.

As for the layout of the restaurant, it was pretty big. There were a couple tables up front and a ton of booths for patrons. They also had a back room with banquet tables where we set up shop with a large TV where we could watch some March Madness games. There are also small TVs at all the booths in the front of the restaurant.

So next time you’re in Peoria check out Firehouse Pizza for a unique pizza experience when you gotta eat.

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MEPRD was formed by voters in November 2000, and today serves over half a million residents Jersey Community Hospital throughout Madison and St. Clair Counties. MEPRD WELLNESS CENTER is locally funded through Jersey Community Hospital Massage Therapist a one-tenth percent sales tax, and partners with The JCH Wellness CenterCENTER has an immediate WELLNESS local government, opportunity for a Massage Therapist. This special districts, and position offers established clientele and a other jurisdictions who are engaged in flexible work schedule!

Contact: The JCH Wellness Center has an immediate the construction and Tom Smith management of park, opportunity for400 a Maple Massage Therapist.

This trail and recreation projects Summit Rd The Executive Director Jerseyville IL 62052 position offers established clientele and a to the MEPRD reports 618-498-3500 Board of Directors, tsmith@jch.org flexible work administers the District’s EOE schedule! various grants program, Contact: policies and finances; and Tom Smith manages the day-today operations of the District 400 Maple Summit Rd including overseeing a Jerseyville IL 62052 staff of two professionals.

MEPRD also manages 618-498-3500 the Malcolm W. Martin Lincoln Land Community College is looking for tsmith@jch.org Memorial Park. qualified part-time instructors to teach A&P, CNA, Requirements include EOE Communication, and Reading beginning Fall 2017 but are not limited to: • A Bachelor’s or Master’s during the day at our Litchfield campus. A master’s degree in Business degree with at least 18 graduate hours of coursework Administration, Public directly related to the discipline is required for most.

Administration or related Employment is contingent upon successful completion field, and five of a criminal background check and drug-screen. For years’ experience demonstrating full position requirements, further information on all progressively more adjunct opportunities and to apply online, please visit responsibility and executive our website at administrative experience. https://llcc.peopleadmin.com.

• Employment longevity.

• Excellent communications skills, written and oral.

Lincoln Land Community College does not discriminate MEPRD is an EEO, against any student, employee, prospective employee Drug Free Workplace or any other person on the basis of race, color, religion, Compensation sex, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, commensurate with physical or mental disability, military status, political qualifications. Excellent Fringe Package. affiliation, sexual orientation or any other protected EXPERIENCED LANDSCAPE FOREMAN WANTED IMMEDIATELY! $15.00 an hour to start.

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status in its programs and activities. More information may be found at http://www.llcc.edu/equal-opportunity.

Inquiries may be directed to the Equal Opportunity Compliance Officer at EOCO@llcc.edu.

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