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Celebrating 75

Pere Marquette Lodge in Grafton.

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Annual event set in Glen Carbon.

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Entertainment lineup announced.

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Embracing Hollywood excess.

12 You Gotta Eat

Gulf Shores Restaurant and Grill.

13 Wisconsin Dells 10 reasons to visit.

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McLeod Summer Playhouse plans performances.

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What’s Happening Friday June 19___________ • My Fair Lady, The Muny, St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.

• Lantern Festival: Magic Reimagined, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., Runs through August 23rd.

• Circus Flora “One Summer on 2nd Street”, Grand Center District, St. Louis, 1:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m., Runs through June 28.

• Prom, Edison Theatre, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

• STL Symphony Live at Powell Hall Concert: Classical Mystery Tour: A Tribute to the Beatles, Powell Symphony Hall, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m.

• Radio Birds, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 7:30 p.m.

• Peter Bradley Adams, Blueberry Hill, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

• Lost And Found (Bar Stage), Cicero’s, University City, 8:00 p.m.

• Rizzle & KO, Mad Money Mike & Murker, ClayL, Shadow B, Hard Asylum, D-Boi Archie, more, Cicero’s, University City, 8:00 p.m.

• Bob DeBoo, Dave Stone, Montez Coleman, Jazz at the Bistro, 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

• Ink Splot Block Party Showcase #2, Pop’s, Sauget, 6:00 p.m.

• Floetry, The Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

• Stages presents Smokey Joe’s Café, Robert G. Reim Theatre,

Kirkwood, 8:00 p.m., Runs through June 28.

• Opera Theatre of Saint Louis: Emmeline, Loretto-Hilton Center, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

• Inspired by Nature: A Collection of Wildlife Art by Robert Bateman, Saint Louis Zoo, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Runs through October 31.

• Beyond Bosch: The Afterlife of a Renaissance Master in Print Exhibit, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through July 19.

• Mapping St. Louis History, S t . L o u i s M e rc a n t i l e L i b r a r y Association, St. Louis, 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through June 30.

• Thomas Cole’s Voyage of Life Exhibit, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through September 20.

Saturday June 20___________ • My Fair Lady, The Muny, St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.

• Mega Trivia Night, American Legion, Edwardsville, 7:00 p.m.

• St. Louis Renaissance Faire, Rotary Park, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

• Lantern Festival: Magic Reimagined, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., Runs through August 23rd.

• Circus Flora “One Summer on

2nd Street”, Grand Center District, St. Louis, 1:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m., Runs through June 28.

• Prom, Edison Theatre, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

• R i v e r f r o n t Ti m e s M u s i c Showcase, The Grove Neighborhood (Various Venues), St. Louis • A Cappella Live! Featuring Ambassadors of Harmony, Touhill Performing Arts Center, St. Louis, 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.

• TKO Low Dose w/Looprat, Sol Asar, J-Shipp, Mo$ High, Prime, Cicero’s, University City, 8:00 p.m.

• Bob DeBoo, Dave Stone, Montez Coleman, Jazz at the Bistro, 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

• Tyler, The Creator w/Taco, The Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

• Stages presents Smokey Joe’s Café, Robert G. Reim Theatre, Kirkwood, 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., Runs through June 28.

• Opera Theatre of Saint Louis: Richard The Lionheart, LorettoHilton Center, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

• Opera Theatre of Saint Louis: La Rondine, Loretto-Hilton Center, St. Louis, 1:00 p.m.

• Lantern Festival: Magic Reimagined, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., Runs through August 23.

• Inspired by Nature: A Collection of Wildlife Art by Robert Bateman, Saint Louis Zoo, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Runs through October 31.

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For The Edge

Above, the interior of Pere Marquette Lodge, with the fireplace and giant chess board at the left. Below, guests exit the lodge in this photo from the '50s.

For The Edge Pere Marquette Lodge was built during a time when 1/4th of the American population was out of work and the country was drowning in The Great Depression. In 1932, the nation turned to Franklin D. Roosevelt for a solution. His plan? To plant some trees…

He recruited thousands of unemployed men and set them to ending the erosion of the nation’s natural resources. And it was during this time and by these young men that the Lodge was built. With its vaulted ceilings and massive wooden pillars, the Lodge is a masterpiece erected by young men with a new purpose. This inexperienced, $30-a-month labor force surpassed all expectations. Today the Lodge stands as an impressive reminder of a challenging time in America’s history and the power of the human spirit.

Much has changed at Pere Marquette Lodge over the last 75 years. A new wing was added in the 1980’s with more rooms, a pool and a banquet center. The Lodge also recently went through a complete renovation and now features updated guest rooms with comfortable furnishings and even flat screen TVs. But the features that make the Lodge truly unique remain unchanged. Such as the scenic terrace that looks out over the Illinois River, the restaurant where fried chicken dinners are served family style, the quaint stone cabins just a short distance from the front door, the massive stone fireplace made with stone quarried from Grafton, IL and the majestic Great Room with its original handmade furniture and chandeliers.

It continues to be a popular tourist attraction and hosts hundreds of events every year to entice locals and vacationers to visit the landmark. One extremely popular event is the Annual Hummingbird Festival that was held on Sunday, June 7th from 11am to 3pm.

The Festival featured craft vendors, live music, activities for the kids, restaurant favorites and wine tasting. Hummingbird expert, Cathie Hutcheson from Makanda,

IL, gave visitors a chance to see these tiny creatures up close and personal as she catches and bands the birds from 11am to 1pm during the festival. Hutcheson has banded over 20,000 hummingbirds and will be on hand for visitors to ask questions and learn more about the hummingbird.

The Lodge is hosting several more festivals throughout the year. Those upcoming festivals include the Peach Festival August 9th, the Apple Festival September 13th, and the Wine Festival November 8th. Other events at the historic Lodge include mystery dinner theaters, themed beer gardens,

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paranormal investigations, dinner events with an Elvis impersonator and other entertainers, wine pairing dinners, and even a Beatles Tribute Concert on August 7th.

For more information concerning The Lodge, it’s history and events visit www. pmlodge.net or call 618-786-2331.

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People Glen Carbon Homecoming grows 10th anniversary to feature two nights of fireworks

By BILL TUCKER Of The Edge

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t will take two days just to take it all in.

That’s how big the Glen Carbon Homecoming has become.

Scheduled Friday, June 19, and Saturday, June 20, the Homecoming will feature a number of new attractions in addition to those that have made it one of the area’s biggest summer celebrations.

Conducted in Old Town, Homecoming will run from 5 p.m. to midnight on June 19 and from 4 p.m. to midnight on June 20.

New attractions this year include Sparky the Clown, both nights from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Sammy J the balloon artist, both nights from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., the Mississippi Valley Barbershop Chorus, both nights from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and Cindy’s Petting Zoo. In addition, there will be fireworks displays at 10 p.m. both nights.

“First of all, this is our 10-year anniversary of this event being the Glen Carbon Homecoming,” event chairman Mike West wrote in an email. “Hence, we have made many additions to the Glen Carbon Homecoming this year. We are adding fireworks to both Friday and Saturday night. We have added numerous entertainers for both nights.”

But the crowd pleasers remain, too.

On June 19, a Budweiser Clydesdale will make an

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Carnival rides and games, above, are big draws at the Glen Carbon Homecoming. Below, a sign on Main Street just off Route 159 serves as a reminder of the event. appearance from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. while the Well Hungarians will take the stage under the Covered Bridge to perform their brand of country-influenced rock and roll from 7:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m..

The Covered Bridge 5K run

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kicks things off at 8 a.m. on June 20.

At 5 p.m. that day, the annual Homecoming Parade will roll down Main Street. New additions are Fredbird and the St. Louis Rams cheerleaders.

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The Dirty Muggs, back after their Homecoming debut last year, will take the stage from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.

In addition, there will be carnival games and rides, the smash-a-car promotion and laser

tag.

A number of local eateries and civic organizations will offer a wide variety of food and beverages.

“When friends and families come out to the Homecoming, they can expect to enjoy a good, clean, safe environment with plenty of opportunities to enjoy great food, great music and fun for everyone in the community,” West wrote.

West has worked year-round for many years helping produce the Homecoming.

But he said it’s all worthwhile when he sees people having fun.

“The highlight of the event for myself is being able to entertain the community with a quality event,” he wrote. “I like entertaining and making people laugh and have fun, so seeing families and friends enjoy themselves is rewarding for me.”

Pulling off an event that draws thousands to the village both nights requires plenty of work and financial support.

Glen Carbon’s Community Events Committee annually receives plenty of both.

“The event has grown over the past 10 years because of sponsors and the CEC volunteers have consistently strived to improve the Homecoming experience for our residents and patrons,” West wrote. “We have a meeting two weeks after the Homecoming while the event is still fresh and we always ask what can the CEC do to make the event better.”

Advance discount ride tickets will be available until 3 p.m. on June 19 at both Sweeties and Glen Carbon Village Hall.

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Something for everyone Fair Saint Louis entertainment lineup finalized

For The Edge With the start of Fair Saint Louis now just over a month away, representatives today announced that legendary Hip Hop artist MC Lyte, alt-rock group American Authors, R&B trio Tony! Toni! Toné!, up-and-coming singer/songwriter Noah Guthrie and local favorites Dirty Muggs have been added to this year ’s musical entertainment lineup on the Budweiser Stage. The acts join an existing all-star lineup that includes the iconic Melissa Etheridge and Blondie, legendary greats Kool & the Gang and Morris Day and the Time and top country music artists Chris Young, Parmalee and Natalie Stovall and The Drive.

J u l i a M i z e , Vi c e P re s i d e n t Beer Category + Community at Anheuser-Busch, the fair ’s presenting sponsor, announced the new acts during a press conference this morning at The Boathouse in Forest Park.

“Anheuser-Busch is once again proud to join many great organizations in supporting Fair Saint Louis,” said Mize. “We’re thrilled to be a part of what will be another unforgettable experience in Forest Park.”

During the event, Fair representatives also provided details on several new and returning programming elements that will take place during the event July 2, 3 and 4.

New programming elements recently added to this year’s event include stunt shows by professional stunt cyclist Chris Clark. Having participated in competitions worldwide and performed at numerous events such as the Olympics and the Gravity Games, Clark will put his skills on display at Fair Saint Louis as he maneuvers his bike and body over a variety of custom built ramps and obstacles.

The Wake Challenge watersports show also returns for a second year at Fair Saint Louis and will include standout performances by watersports athletes, including the Lake Saint Louis Waterski Club.

The Ski Club features skiers from five to seventy years old, who have been performing exciting shows on water for crowds since the

Alonzo Byrd, above, Kevin Chen, below

Above, the Family Festival Zone at last year's Fair St. Louis. Below, fireworks light up the sky over Forest Park.

1970’s. These fun attractions will be complemented by the previouslyannounced addition of a zip line that will be set up along Lagoon Drive at the base of the Grand Basin, giving thrill-seekers the chance to ride the zip line high over Forest Park and take in majestic views of the Grand Basin and Art Hill.

The Ameren/Purina Family Festival Zone will also make a return to Fair Saint Louis in 2015, offering a host of family friendly, hands-on activities to fairgoers. As previously announced, the Family Festival Zone will feature a new hands-on attraction designed to showcase Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math (STEAM). The exhibit is being made

possible thanks to partnership with SCOPE, the Science and Citizens Organized for Purpose and Exploration organization, and will feature a variety of interactive experiences including the chance to make 3D glasses and a lesson in 3D microscope plant science photography. In addition to the STEAM exhibit, the Ameren/ Purina Family Festival Zone will also feature onsite face painters, craft-making opportunities with representatives from the Magic House, a mini golf hole sponsored

by Putting Edge, a 25-foot rock wall from Upperlimits Rock Gym, performances from the Purina Pro Plan Performance team, stiltwalking and juggling by Juggling Jeff, a chance to build an object with race kart parts courtesy of Pole Position Raceway St. Louis and the opportunity for kids to assemble their own first aid kits with representatives of St. Louis Children’s Hospital.

“As we continue to put the finishing touches on plans for Fair Saint Louis 2015, we hope that the public is as excited as we are about this year’s incredible musical entertainment and programming lineup, and all the fun and excitement America’s Biggest Birthday Party will have to offer,” noted Fair Saint Louis 2015 General Chairman Steve Pozaric.

In Fair Saint Louis tradition, the event will wrap up each night with custom fireworks displays, presented by Enterprise Rent-ACar and Edward Jones that will be tailored to the Forest Park venue.

The schedule for the confirmed musical entertainment and other cornerstones of the Fair Saint Louis experience follows: Thursday, July 2, beginning at 5 p.m.

• Fair Saint Louis opens

• Family entertainment in the Ameren/Purina Family Festival Zone, including the new STEAM exhibit • Zip line rides along Lagoon Drive • Wake Challenge watersports show • Evening performances by country artists Natalie Stovall and the Drive, Parmalee and Chris Young on the Budweiser Stage • Fireworks presented by Enterprise Rent-a-Car and Edward Jones Friday, July 3, beginning at noon • Fair Saint Louis opens • Family entertainment in the Ameren/Purina Family Festival Zone, including the new STEAM exhibit • Zip line rides along Lagoon Drive • Performance by stunt cyclist Chris Clark • Wake Challenge watersports show • Performance by Noah Guthrie on the Budweiser Stage • Salute to the Troops • Evening performances by American Authors, Blondie and Melissa Etheridge on the Budweiser Stage • Fireworks presented by Enterprise Rent-a-Car and Edward Jones Saturday, July 4, beginning at 7 a.m.

• Schnucks Freedom 4 Miler & Family Fun Run, organized and produced in conjunction with the St. Louis Sports Commission • 133rd annual Veiled Prophet Parade steps off at 9:45 a.m.

• Fair Saint Louis kicks off at noon • Family entertainment in the Ameren/Purina Family Festival Zone, including the new STEAM exhibit

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• Zip line rides along Lagoon Drive • Two performances by stunt cyclist Chris Clark • Wake Challenge watersports show • Performances by Dirty Muggs, MC Lyte and Tony! Toni! Toné on the Budweiser Stage • Evening performances by Morris Day and the Time and Kool & the Gang on the Budweiser Stage • Fireworks presented by Enterprise Rent-a-Car and Edward Jones “Our goal for Fair Saint Louis 2015 is to pack as much fun into our three-day celebration as possible, and these new programming and entertainment additions represent our efforts to create another unforgettable experience at this year ’s event,” said Bob Ciapciak, chairman of the Fair Saint Louis Foundation. “Special thanks go out to our many sponsors, who help to make Fair Saint Louis a free event, including our presenting sponsor Anheuser-Busch Cos. and platinum sponsors Edward Jones, Emerson, Enterprise Rent-A-Car and Nestle Purina.”

For the latest news and information on Fair Saint Louis, fairgoers are encouraged to visit www.fairsaintlouis.org.

The Fair St. Louis Foundation, a 501(c)3 organization, operates the Fair each year and the Celebrate St. Louis Summer Concerts, and has donated numerous gifts to the St. Louis Community in conjunction with these events.

Over the years, the foundation has contributed to the lighting of the Eads Bridge, the Mississippi River Overlook and the mile-long Riverfront Promenade, and was a partner in providing the Grand Staircases beneath the Arch as part of the National Park System.

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People People planner Walk to the Wharf programs planned for summer

Residents, downtown workers, families and tourists are encouraged to join Great Rivers Greenway and “Walk to the Wharf” every Thursday this summer, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., for a chance to listen to live music, participate in a variety of activities and eat lunch on the mighty Mississippi. Stroll past the Old Cathedral, through the Arch Grounds and to the newly reopened Leonor K. Sullivan Boulevard for fresh air, tunes and food from a variety of local food trucks.

The event will feature different live music and food trucks every week. O For more information about the event and the food and entertainment lineup each week, visit www.greatriversgreenway.org.

Edison’s to host Classic Car Cruise series

Edison’s Entertainment Complex has teamed up with the Piston Pushers Car Club for a series of classic car cruises this summer. The first cruise is Saturday, May 23, and cruises will be held in Edison’s parking lot from 6-9pm on the fourth Saturday of every month from May to October.

All cruises are free and open to the public, and a live DJ will be spinning tunes all night.

Classic car owners are invited to show up, show off their vehicles, and join the cruise each month.

Edison’s full-service bar and restaurant will be open, and light refreshments will be available for purchase in the parking lot.

Members of the public are encouraged to check out the cars and then enjoy Edison’s bowling, laser tag, and arcade attractions.

“We’re always looking for new ways to build excitement through special events that appeal to all ages,” said Edison’s CEO and managing partner Matt McSparin.

“There are truly some impressive classic vehicles that will be here and we hope the community enjoys the opportunity to be a part of these events,” continued McSparin.

Here is the full schedule of classic car cruises at Edison’s: • June 27 • July 25 • August 22 • September 26 • October 24 Edison’s Entertainment Complex is located at 2477 S. State Route 157 in Edwardsville.

To learn more about the event, visit www.edisonsfun.com, e-mail info@edisonsfun.com, or call (618) 307-9020.

Justin Moore. Ford also helped pen hits for Jason Aldean (“Dirt Road Anthem”) and Brantley Gilbert (“Country Must be Country Wide”).

On Sunday, August 30th Trace Adkins will perform for fairgoers on the Grandstand stage. Best known for his songs “Ladies Love Country Boys,” and “You’re Gonna Miss This,” Trace Adkins has powered countless hits to the top of the charts and sold over 10 million albums.

Adkins is a proud spokesperson for the Wounded Warrior Program and American Red Crossor whom he raised over $1.5 million dollars as winner of NBC’s All-Star Celebrity Apprentice.

Ticket prices for Saturday’s show will range from $15-$20, and tickets for Sunday’s show will range from $20-$25. “The DuQuoin State Fair staff is committed to bringing in quality acts to the Grandstand stage,” said Buchen. “Colt Ford and Trace Adkins are big names in country music, and tickets to their shows at other regional venues would likely be double the price of a show here in DuQuoin. We are very excited to offer this quality of performance and this amazing savings to fairgoers.”

Tickets for these shows will go on sale later this summer. Look for more DuQuoin State Fair announcements in the weeks and months ahead. The DuQuoin State Fair runs August 28-September 7th.

Illinois State Fair music lineup announced

R o c k / P o p g ro u p T h e F r a y will make a stop in Springfield

this August to perform their chart-topping hits at the 2015 Illinois State Fair. The Denverbased foursome struck a chord with audiences, selling over four million albums and 20 million singles worldwide. Their hit songs include, "You Found Me," "How to Save a Life," and "Over My Head (Cable Car)."

Opening for The Fray on Thursday, August 20thwill be Andy Grammer. With hits like "Keep Your Head Up," and "Fine By Me," Grammer is the first male pop star since John Mayer to reach the Top 10 at Adult Pop Radio on his first two singles. The two songs sold more than 1.5 million downloads combined.

Also performing at the 2015 Illinois State Fair will be the rock groups Meatloaf, Styx, and Tesla.

Meatloaf, best known for his songs, "Paradise by the Dashboard Lights," "Two Out of Three Ain't Bad," and "I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)," will headline the concert on Wednesday, August 19th.

"The 2015 grandstand line-up is starting to take shape, and has a ton of variety to offer fairgoers," said Ag Director Philip Nelson.

"When you look at this line-up you'll notice there's something for everyone both young and old, and we're not done yet! We've got more grandstand announcements in the works. I think the 2015 Illinois State Fair will be one fairgoers will remember for years to come."

The State Fair Office is selling tickets for these shows weekdays between the hours of 9am and 3pm.

Prices for the Wednesday, August 19th show featuring Meatloaf, Styx, and Tesla will range from $50 for

VIP tickets to $28 for Tier 3 seats.

Prices for the Thursday, August 20th show featuring The Fray with Andy Grammer will range from $37 for VIP tickets to $15 for Tier 3 seats.

Also new this year is the Country Concert Blowout package featuring Justin Moore, Rascal Flatts and Hank Williams Jr. That package can be purchased by phone at (217) 782-1979 or in person at the State Fair Office. The package includes one track ticket and a gate admission for each show for just $99.

The following individual tickets are on sale through Ticketmaster: August 14: Sammy Hagar and The Circle / Collective Soul VIP $48 / Track $36 / Tier 1 - $36 / Tier 2 - $31 / Tier 3 - $26 August 16: Justin Moore / Josh Thompson / Jon Pardi VIP - $46 / Track $31 / Tier 1 - $31 / Tier 2 $26 / Tier 3 - $21 August 18: Rascal Flatts / Scotty McCreery / Raelynn VIP - $65 / Track $50 / Tier 1 - $50 / Tier 2 $45 / Tier 3 - $40 August 19: Meatloaf / Styx / Tesla VIP - $50 / Track $38 / Tier 1 $38 / Tier 2 - $33 / Tier 3 - $28 August 20: The Fray / Andy Grammer VIP - $37 / Track $25 / Tier 1 - $25 / Tier 3 - $20 / Tier 3 - $15 August 21: Hank Williams, Jr / .38 Special VIP - $47 / Track $35 / Tier 1 - $35 / Tier 2 - $30 / Tier 3 - $25 August 22: Austin Mahone/ Kalin & Myles / Laura Marano VIP - $48 / Track $36 / Tier 1 - $36 / Tier 2 - $31 / Tier 3 - $26 August 23: Brantley Gilbert / Colt Ford / Michael Ray VIP - $54 / Track $39 / Tier 1 -

$39 / Tier 2 - $34 / Tier 3 - $29 The 2015 Illinois State Fair runs August 13th - 23rd in Springfield.

More announcements regarding the grandstand performances and the state fair lineup will be made in the coming weeks.

Flea market returns to Grafton

Mark your calendars now for the official start of the shopping season at The Riverside Flea Market in Grafton, IL. On Saturday, March 28, the popular flea market will open for its 2015 season, boasting more than 75 vendors with a wide selection of antiques, crafts and the usual flea market fare.

The flea market will be held in its long time location at the Historic Boatworks, nestled alongside The Loading Dock, located at 400 Front St. in Grafton.

The market will be open Saturday, March 28 and Sunday, March 29 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The flea market will be open monthly on the fourth weekend of the month through October.

The Grafton Riverside Flea Market is the largest flea market in the Alton region. The 2015 flea market schedule includes the following dates: April 25 & 26, May 23 & 24, June 27 & 28, July 25 & 26, August 22 & 23, September 26 & 27 and October 24 & 25.

After shopping for your wares, head over to The Loading Dock restaurant to enjoy a meal, drinks and a great view of the Mississippi River. For more information or to be a vendor, please contact Trudi Allen at (618) 786-8210 or go to www.

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State Fair Manager, Patrick Buchen announced recently the first of many entertainment acts for the upcoming 2015 DuQuoin State Fair.

O n S a t u rd a y, A u g u s t 2 9 t h Colt Ford brings a unique blend of country and hip-hop to the Grandstand stage.

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People People planner MoBOT brings back Lantern Festival

The Missouri Botanical Garden will play host to an international exhibition of 22 lighted works of art from Zigong, China when it debuts “Lantern Festival: Magic Reimagined” in 2015.

Following critical acclaim and rave reviews from visitors during the 2012 Festival, the Garden has commissioned new sets crafted from silk and steel to once again offer visitors from around the world the opportunity to see an event rarely staged outside of Asia.

Lantern Festival will again be an outdoor, evening display running May 23 to August 23, 2015.

“We were overwhelmed with the reaction our 2012 Lantern Festival received and for the last two years have heard from so many people asking if another festival would ever be held,” said Dr. Peter Wyse Jackson, president of the Missouri Botanical Garden.

“At the same time, we have continued our botanical research in China, and feel it is fitting to highlight the growing number of botanical gardens in that country as we celebrate the continued contributions the Missouri Botanical Garden makes in science on a global scale.”

Lantern festivals are a central part of Chinese culture, dating back thousands of years. Today, lantern festivals traditionally mark the Chinese New Year, when complex and ornate lanterns fill cities.

The 22 sets that will be seen during Lantern Festival 2015 will be constructed using traditional materials including silk, wire and porcelain. Each set will include interpretation detailing the design’s tradition, symbolism and meaning.

Among the planned sets is “Soaring Dragon Horse,” located in the Garden’s Central Axis, depicting a well-known symbol in Chinese culture, the dragon horse. The dragon horse is considered a spirit of Heaven and Earth and thought to bring good fortune. “Porcelain Stupas Pagoda” will be constructed with more than 300,000 porcelain pieces including plates, bowls, spoons, teacups, ladles and wine cups. It serves as a replica of the Stupas Pagoda built in the Qing Dynasty in the Manfeilong Village of the Yu n n a n P ro v i n c e . I n k e e p i n g with the Garden’s commitment to sustainability, “Giant Dandelion & Panda” will be constructed using recycled water bottles. Visitors will be able to take pictures with the larger-than-life flowers creating a cherished photo opportunity.

In addition to using recycled materials in several sets, the Garden plans to conduct a sale following the conclusion of the festival for St. Louisans to take home their own unique piece of Garden history. Ameren Missouri Pure Power will donate Missouri wind energy credits to offset the electricity required to power the exhibit.

Lantern Festival tickets are on sale now. Visitors are encouraged to purchase tickets in advance to ensure they have the opportunity to see the exhibit on their preferred night.

There is no additional charge to view the Lanterns during daytime hours, but special evening pricing begins at 6 p.m. on the nights the exhibit is open. Lanterns will

not be lit during Whitaker Music Festival evenings.

The Missouri Botanical Garden is located at 4344 Shaw Blvd. in south St. Louis, accessible from Interstate 44 at the Vandeventer exit and from Interstate 64 at the Kingshighway North and South exit. Free parking is available on site and two blocks west at the corner of Shaw and Vandeventer.

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she co-starred with Elvis Presley in the movie “Easy Come, Easy Go”. She was also a guest on other iconic programs like “Perry Mason”, “Bewitched” and “Mission Impossible”.

Car show organizers are excited to have the Munster Koach and Drag-ula on display that day. The original vehicles were the creation of George Barris, a legendary designer and maker of cars used in television shows and movies.

The Munster Koach, Herman Munster ’s preferred method of transportation, was created from three Model T bodies. The Dragula, built by Grandpa Munster and used by Herman in a classic episode of the show, was made using a real fiberglass coffin.

This is a rare opportunity to see television history in person.

Butch Patrick, Pat Priest, the Munster Koach, and the Drag-ula may also be seen at the Munster ’s Ball, a special event to be held on Friday, June 19 at the American Farm Heritage Museum in Greenville. This ticketed event includes a question and answer s e s s i on w i t h t h e s t a r s , p h ot o opportunities, food, and other fun. Ticket information about the Munster ’s Ball may be obtained by calling the Greenville Chamber of Commerce at (618) 664-9272.

T h e G re e n v i l l e G r a ff i t i C a r Show on Saturday, June 20 is open to 1990 and older cars and trucks for judging. Vehicles may also be brought for display. For the first time, motorcycles may be brought for display only. Last year ’s event attracted nearly 190 cars and trucks to downtown Greenville, Illinois.

“The Munsters” are coming to Greenville Car Show

It may look like Halloween in June as two of the stars of the classic television show “The Munsters” will be the celebrity guests at this year ’s Greenville (Illinois) Graffiti Car Show. Butch Patrick (Eddie Munster) and Pat Priest (Marilyn Munster) will meet fans and sign autographs on Saturday, June 20 during the show. Replicas of the Munster Koach and Drag-ula, prominently featured on the program, will also be making an appearance.

Patrick was a popular child star who also made guest appearances on many shows of the 1960s including “Bonanza”, “Gunsmoke” and “Rawhide”.

Patrick’s work as Eddie, the son of Herman and Lily Munster, made him a TV icon. In the early 1970s Patrick was the star of “Lidsville”, a quirky Saturday morning show produced by Sid and Marty Krofft.

Priest took over the role of Marilyn Munster in the show’s 16th episode. Perhaps her best known role outside of “The Munsters” came in 1967 when

Missouri History Museum to exhibit Nazi Propaganda The Nazi Party developed a sophisticated propaganda machine that deftly spread lies about its political opponents, Jews, and the need to justify war. But Nazi p ro p a g a n d a w a s m u c h m o re complex than that. For the Nazis to achieve power and pursue their racial policies and expansionist war efforts, a much more nuanced p i c t u re h a d t o b e p a i n t e d — one that would appeal to broad swaths of the population, not just a fanatical extreme.

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of Nazi Propaganda draws visitors into a rich multimedia environment vividly illustrating the insidious allure of much of Nazi propaganda. The exhibition opens at the Missouri History Museum in Forest Park on April 11, 2015 and will be on display through September 7, 2015.

“Adolf Hitler was an avid student of propaganda and borrowed techniques from the Allies in World War I, his Socialist and Communist rivals, the Italian Fascist Party, as well as modern advertising,” says exhibition curator Steven Luckert. “Drawing upon these models, he successfully m a r k e t e d t h e N a z i P a r t y, i t s i d e o l o g y, a n d h i m s e l f t o t h e German people.”

T h e e x h i b i t i o n re v e a l s h o w shortly after World War I, the Nazi Party began to transform itself from an obscure, extremist group into the largest political party in democratic Germany.

Hitler early on recognized how propaganda, combined with the use of terror, could help his radical party gain mass support and votes. He personally adapted the ancient symbol of the swastika and the emotive colors of red, black, and white to create the movement’s flag. In doing so, Hitler established a potent visual identity that has branded the Nazi Party ever since.

A f t e r s e i z i n g p o w e r, t h e Nazi Party took over all communications in Germany. It marshaled the state’s resources to consolidate power and relentlessly promote its vision of a “racially pure,” utopian Germany that n eeded to def end itself f rom t h o s e w h o w o u l d d e s t ro y i t .

Jews were cast as the primary enemies, but others, including Roma, homosexuals, Jehovah’s Wi t n e s s e s , a n d m e n t a l l y a n d physically disabled persons, were also portrayed as threats to the “national community.”

As Germany pushed the world i n t o w a r, N a z i p r o p a g a n d a rationalized Germany’s territorial expansion as self-defense. Jews were depicted as agents of disease and corruption. The Nazis’ actions against them, in Germany and occupied countries, were promoted as necessary measures to protect the population at large.

Admission to State of Deception is free.

The Missouri History Museum has been active in the St. Louis community since 1866. Founding members established the organization “for the purpose of saving from oblivion the early history of the city and state.”

To d a y, t h e M i s s o u r i H i s t o r y Museum seeks to deepen the understanding of past choices, present circumstances, and future possibilities; strengthen the bonds of the community; and facilitate solutions to common problems. Due to its innovative approach to public service, the Missouri History Museum was the first recipient of the Institute of Museum and Library S e r v i c e s N a t i o n a l Aw a rd f o r Museum Services in 1994. The Missouri History Museum offers programs and outreach services, including traveling exhibitions; tours; theatrical and musical presentations; programs for school classes and youth groups; family festivals; special events; workshops; and lectures.

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Laumeier Sculpture Park, located 12580 Rott Road in St. Louis, has announced is summer schedule.

For more information call (314) 615-5278.

June 21 Free Family Day L a u m e i e r S c u l p t u re P a r k ’ s Free Family Days provide families with a chance to bond while encouraging observation, imagination, curiosity and c re a t i v i t y. F re e F a m i l y D a y s provide participants of all ages with structured activities for creating art using a variety of materials. Families will have fun exploring new media and concepts while finding inspiration within Laumeier ’s natural environment, temporary exhibitions and the Permanent Collection. Sunday, June 21, 2:00–4:00 p.m. at the Kranzberg Education Lab at Laumeier Sculpture Park, 12580 Rott Road, St. Louis, MO. Free. Call 314-6155278 or visit www.laumeier.org for more information. Supported by PNC Arts Alive.

June 25 Cocktails & Conversation: How’d They Do That?

Join the Chief Preparator and Collections Manager at Laumeier Sculpture Park for a glimpse at the behind-the-scenes artistic processes used during the stages of design, fabrication, installation and ongoing care of artworks in Laumeier ’s Permanent Collection.

Thursday, June 25, 6:00–7:30 p.m. at the Kranzberg Education Lab at Laumeier Sculpture Park, 12580 Rott Road, St. Louis, MO. Ages 21 and up only. $5; free for Laumeier Members. Call 314-615-5278 or visit www.laumeier.org for more information.

July 2 Laumeier Now: A Grand Opening Celebration Be among the first to experience the future of Laumeier Sculpture Park at this exclusive fundraiser celebrating the opening of the NEW Adam Aronson Fine Arts Center at Laumeier. Enjoy a cocktail

reception, seated dinner, live art auction, dessert, entertainment and more. Thursday, July 2, 7:00–11:00 p.m. at the Adam Aronson Fine Arts Center at Laumeier Sculpture Park, 12580 Rott Road, St. Louis, MO. Ages 21 and up only. Tickets start at $300 per person. Rain or shine event. Call 314-615-5278 or visit www.laumeier.org for more information.

July 5 Free Docent-Led Walking Tour Laumeier Sculpture Park offers free Docent-led walking tours of the Outdoor Collection on the first Sunday of every month, May through October. Laumeier tours are interactive and designed for participants to come away with an appreciation of the complex relationships among art, nature and humans. Participants are advised to wear comfortable shoes and dress appropriately for the season.

Tour meets Sunday, July 5, at 2:00 p.m. at Tony Tasset’s Eye, 2007, at Laumeier Sculpture Park, 12580 Rott Road, St. Louis, MO. Free.

Call 314-615-5278 or visit www. laumeier.org for more information.

July 16 NEW! Free Stroller Tour Laumeier Sculpture Park offers free stroller tours on the third Thursday of every month, May through October. Enjoy adult conversation while strolling along the paved paths at Laumeier.

Participants are advised to wear c o m f o r t a b l e s h o e s a n d d re s s appropriately for the season. Tour meets Thursday, July 16, at 10:00 a.m. at Tony Tasset’s Eye, 2007, at Laumeier Sculpture Park, 12580 Rott Road, St. Louis, MO. Free.

Call 314-615-5278 or visit www. laumeier.org for more information.

July 17 Pizza & Art Teen Night Enjoy an evening of creative expression and fun activities a t L a u m e i e r S c u l p t u re P a r k .

Assemble, construct and experiment with materials that bend, glow and stack while collaborating with other teens who love to make art. Share your thoughts and ideas about Laumeier ’s NEW teen program, beginning fall 2015. All materials, food and beverages are included.

Friday, July 17, 7:00–9:30 p.m. at the Kranzberg Education Lab at Laumeier Sculpture Park, 12580 Rott Road, St. Louis, MO. Ages 13 to 17. $20. Call 314-615-5278 or visit www.laumeier.org for more information.  12580 Rott Road | St. Louis, MO 63127 | 314-615-5278 main | 314-615-5288 fax | www. laumeier.org  2015 Calendar of Exhibitions,

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Join us in Alton and explore this historic and haunted region with our many weekend events, including your chance to hear lectures and workshops on ghosts and ghost hunting; listen to presentations on paranormal phenomena and investigating the unknown; take part in discussions and questions & answer periods; visit haunted locations; experience ghost tours, late-night investigations, and much more! This is our 19th year for the Haunted America Conference and we'll be returning to our most haunted city yet -- Alton, Illinois! As with our other events, guests will be able to gather research on ghosts and hauntings that they won't get anywhere else; meet other ghost hunters from all over America; and visit Alton -- a place that teems with both history and hauntings!

Admission $50/person for General Admission McPike Mansion Haunted Tour Juen 19 & 20 Starts at 7:00pm McPike Mansion 2018 Alby Street Alton, IL 62002 Learn the history of the McPike Mansion and take a look at the documented photos of the mansion and paranormal activity. Then, take a tour of the surrounding grounds and the crypt. Talking with the spirits with Dowsing rods and join us for a dark session in the cellar with our experienced medium. Tour lasts approximately 90 minutes. All proceeds go toward the restoration of the mansion. For more information, contact Sharon at (618) 830-2179.

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"Aloha"

Cameron Crowe loves a good failure story, and specifically what happens after a disastrous fall from the top. If Crowe were a character in his own film, the fiasco of "Aloha," and nearly all of his post-"Almost Famous" movies, would provide the perfect intro.

Unfortunately, "Aloha" is not part of some larger redemption narrative for Crowe (at least not yet). It's just another fascinating mess from an earnest and occasionally excellent filmmaker who can't seem to recreate the enveloping magic and charm of his earlier films. It's an unfair standard for anyone, but it's hard not to hope for the best from Crowe, even if his past few films have taught us otherwise.

"Aloha" was cut off at its knees from the start as one of the unwitting victims of criticism from sharp-toothed executives in last year's Sony hack, leaving Crowe fans wondering just how bad the film could be. After all, he had a charming, of-the-moment cast, a compelling-on-paper story about a man reconnecting with a longtime ex while also falling for a pretty young thing and an idyllic location to work with.

And yet in execution, "Aloha" is a meandering, needlessly confusing cacophony of story, performance, and spiritual blather. Not only does it feel inauthentic, it's often downright alien.

The story, briefly, is about the once idealistic Brian (Bradley Cooper) who sold his soul to a military contractor (a nearly comatose Bill Murray) and has returned to Hawaii for a job.

There, he's forced to revisit his failed relationship with Tracy (Rachel McAdams), who's since had two kids and married a man of few words (John Krasinski). He's also been tethered to the bizarre Air Force pilot/potential love interest Allison Ng (Emma Stone).

How something that straightforward goes astray is a bit of a mystery. Crowe packs every moment with so many words, but very little coherent information. The discomfort of not knowing what's going on rots the overall experience, especially when the odd satellite defense subplot takes over. It sometimes feels like half the movie is missing.

At one point, probably 30 minutes in, Brian and Ng are together, going somewhere. The two characters talk and bicker at rapid speed. But they're not really talking to each other, at least in the way that any human might understand conversation to work with another human. It's all cute turns of phrase and non-sequiturs. By the time they get to their destination — a settlement of native Hawaiians who want sovereignty — you've fully forgotten, or perhaps never understood, why exactly they are there. And it only gets more jumbled.

RATED: PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for "some language including suggestive comments."

RUNNING TIME: 105 minutes.

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

"Love & Mercy"

Brian Wilson's life is too big for a movie. The story of the brilliant and troubled co-founder of The Beach Boys barely lends itself to a coherent linear narrative, let alone a single film. Thankfully "Love & Mercy" doesn't attempt to cover it all, or even most of it.

Instead, director Bill Pohlad's film focuses in on two moments in Wilson's life: One of creation and destruction, as Wilson conceives of the group's transformative "Pet Sounds" album, and one of rebirth two decades later.

Even these stories are a bit ambitious for a two hour film, but Pohlad's carefully woven vignettes manage to hit the necessary notes and explode expectations of what a biopic can and should be. It's a feat that will likely satisfy those who know Wilson's story all too well, while also whetting the appetite (and dropping the jaws) of those who don't.

In telling the two stories, Pohlad made the bold artistic

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choice to cast two different actors to portray Wilson: Paul Dano and John Cusack. While Dano and Cusack could hardly pass for distant cousins, let alone the same man a few decades and a lot of drugs later, it's a technique that helps to further separate "Love & Mercy" from any allegiance to a just-the-facts narrative.

The 1960s story meets up with Wilson and The Beach Boys after their early successes at the moment he decides to forgo their Japan tour to stay home and write. Many of the most invigorating scenes in the film take place in the recording studio as Wilson pushes the famed session musicians The Wrecking Crew past their musical comfort zones and into something bold and new. What emerges are the tracks for "Pet Sounds."

Now so laced in our collective consciousness, it's fascinating to watch Wilson bicker with Mike Love (Jake Abel) and his father (Bill Camp) over whether or not he's gone too far astray from the peppy "surfer sounds" of their early work.

RATED: PG-13 for "thematic elements, drug content and language."

RUNNING TIME: 120 minutes.

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

"Entourage"

Like the HBO show, "Entourage" delights in Hollywood excess.

This is a world where you might land your helicopter on someone's lawn to crash a business meeting, or take a little yacht to meet up with your buddy on his bigger yacht. It's a land of celebrities, wealth and topless women.

This is the Hollywood where movie star Vince (Adrian Grenier) and his friends live; where what matters most is business and your bros.

Fans of the series will feel right at home in the film, which plays like an extended episode on the big screen. All the familiar characters are there, along with ostentatious mansions, convertible Ferraris, Los Angeles landmarks and those topless women. It's a celebration of idealized consumption, presented without criticism.

The film opens on a yacht off the coast of Ibiza, where Vince has retreated to mourn the end of his dayslong marriage. His lifelong friends — manager E (Kevin Connolly), driver Turtle (Jerry Ferrara) and brother Johnny "Drama" (Kevin Dillon) — come to cheer him up. Just then, Vince's former agent, Ari (Jeremy Piven), now a studio head, calls to offer him the leading role in the company's next film.

Surrounded by babes and with his buddies beside him, Vince says without irony: "This whole rushing-into-marriage thing is because I'm searching for something. I've decided that whatever I do next, I also want to direct."

Ari goes for it, and thus begins their adventure. Ari's fight for financing with a pair of tough Texans (Billy Bob Thornton and Hayley Joel Osment) comprises much of the action on the business end.

But that's not where the real action is, of course. It's with the guys (and the women they sleep with). Did I mention there are lots of naked, pretty girls in this movie?

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

RUNNING TIME: 104 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Two stars out of four.

"Jurassic World"

Along the scaly spine of the Tyrannosaurus Rex runs the evolution of Hollywood blockbustering.

Twenty-two years ago, Steven Spielberg's "Jurassic Park" set the standard for the kind of movie the industry has, ever since,

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bred like test-tube dinos. Their genes are genetically modified for the requisite computer-generated effects, merchandising tie-ins and theme park-style attractions.

While it's easy to lament the kind of films born out of Spielberg's box office record-setter, "Jurassic Park" was — and still is — a kind of pop perfection that has since been endlessly copied but rarely equaled.

"Jurassic World," the latest incarnation of the franchise, is lacking the deft sense of wonderment, wit and suspense that guided the original. Director Colin Trevorrow, who ended his first and only other feature, "Safety Not Guaranteed," with a Spielbergian magical twist, has instead made a more biting thriller hung up on the corporate mandates of post-"Jurassic Park" Hollywood.

What was once a charmingly hokey, if fatally misguided island resort off Costa Rica created by a wealthy, wide-eyed carnival showman has grown into a sprawling, monorailtraversed theme park worth billions. Jurassic World is a Dino Disney World, complete with long lines, bored teens and no shade to speak of. For better or worse, "Jurassic World" has done a very good job of recreating the theme park experience.

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

RUNNING TIME: 124 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Two stars out of four.

"Madame Bovary"

What is it about Emma Bovary?

She is, of course, one of literature's most famous and tragic heroines, and so it's no surprise that directors from Jean Renoir (1934) to Vincente Minnelli (1949) to Claude Chabrol (1991) have tried to immortalize Gustave Flaubert's frustrated, yearning 19th-century housewife on film. But the task has proven exceedingly difficult.

Now, tantalizingly, we have a female director — Sophie Barthes — attempting to capture Emma's devastating story.

Sad to say, Barthes' version doesn't break much ground.

In fact, though it's often beautiful and stars the usually compelling Mia Wasikowska, the film is maddeningly flat, and at times simply tiresome.

The curiosities of this version start at the very beginning.

We see Emma running through the woods in a lovely embroidered dress, clutching at her stomach, clearly suffering. Soon she's lying on the ground, turning deadly pale.

Barthes is, essentially, giving us the end before the start.

It would have been more effective to get there gradually.

We now need to put this image behind us, and focus on how Emma got to her moment of crisis. But the drama of the next 117 minutes never lives up to that of the first.

After the opening, we go back to Emma's school years in a rural Normandy convent. Her education is ending, though; Emma is to be married to a country doctor chosen by her father. Barthes does a lovely job portraying a simple French country wedding, with a church ceremony and family meal in the garden.

Soon Emma's off in a horse-drawn carriage to her new life. Charles Bovary (Henry Lloyd-Hughes) is a very decent but dull man, with few ambitions other than to serve the local townspeople. Emma dreams of something more.

One of this film's main problems surfaces early: a strange disconnect in the way the actors sound. They speak in English, but in their own accents — French accents, British accents, American accents. Wasikowska, though she's Australian, sounds like she's in the modernday U.S here, and her very contemporary manner of speaking becomes increasingly jarring in this period piece.

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

RUNNING TIME: 118 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Two stars out of four.

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This photo provided by Warner Bros. Pictures shows, Perrey Reeves, left, as Mrs. Ari, and Jeremy Piven as Ari Gold, in "Entourage,"

"Entourage" embraces Hollywood excess

By LINDSEY BAHR Associated Press Like the HBO show, "Entourage" delights in Hollywood excess.

This is a world where you might land your helicopter on someone's lawn to crash a business meeting, or take a little yacht to meet up with your buddy on his bigger yacht. It's a land of celebrities, wealth and topless women.

This is the Hollywood where movie star Vince (Adrian Grenier) and his friends live; where what matters most is business and your bros.

Fans of the series will feel right at home in the film, which plays like an extended episode on the big screen. All the familiar characters

are there, along with ostentatious mansions, convertible Ferraris, Los Angeles landmarks and those topless women. It's a celebration of idealized consumption, presented without criticism.

The film opens on a yacht off the coast of Ibiza, where Vince has retreated to mourn the end of his dayslong marriage. His lifelong friends — manager E (Kevin Connolly), driver Turtle (Jerry Ferrara) and brother Johnny "Drama" (Kevin Dillon) — come to cheer him up. Just then, Vince's former agent, Ari (Jeremy Piven), now a studio head, calls to offer him the leading role in the company's next film.

Surrounded by babes and with his buddies beside him, Vince says without irony: "This whole rushing-into-marriage thing is because

I'm searching for something. I've decided that whatever I do next, I also want to direct."

Ari goes for it, and thus begins their adventure. Ari's fight for financing with a pair of tough Texans (Billy Bob Thornton and Hayley Joel Osment) comprises much of the action on the business end.

But that's not where the real action is, of course. It's with the guys (and the women they sleep with). Did I mention there are lots of naked, pretty girls in this movie?

E gets himself in trouble when he beds two leggy beauties within 24 hours. Meanwhile, he's expecting a baby with his ex-girlfriend (longtime show regular Emmanuelle Chriqui).

Turtle is romancing MMA fighter Ronda Rousey. Vince cavorts with models. Ari talks

about his movie while making love with his wife. Johnny creates some drama for himself when a phone-sex session goes wrong.

Though the series ended in 2011, each of the actors inhabit their characters like they never left. And, as on the show, Johnny and Ari are the most fun to watch.

Though Ari's long-suffering wife (Perrey Reeves) has him going to therapy and listening to meditation CDs, he's as quick-tempered as ever, at one point punching a framed photo of a kitten. To him, the movie business is the most important thing in life. Only his wife seems to think that's weird.

Johnny brings heart to the film. Even though he's the biggest goof, in many ways, he's the most relatable.

"Love & Mercy" a revealing film

By ROBERT GRUBAUGH Of The Edge To quote some of his best lyrics, God only knows what Brian Wilson will do with the life he was dealt.

While watching the new biopic of the legendary musician, I was stunned to learn so much about his life that I’d never fully known. Like with any revealing picture, much of it was far from glamorous and some of it was downright unbelievable.

So it goes with celebrities, my friends, we are infatuated. Love & Mercy is a great examination of also the concept of dual-performance acting. Wilson is portrayed at different eras in his life by two different actors. It’s not a new concept, or even particularly novel, but it’s kind of a gas.

The overlapping storylines for Love & Mercy highlight two of

the biggest times in Wilson’s life.

As a young man (played by Paul Dano) starring alongside brothers Carl and Dennis, cousin Mike Love, and Al Jardine as The Beach Boys, Wilson was clearly the image we see in our minds of surfers that chase girls in their roadsters at night. He was part of the hip culture change in the 1960s that gave us some of the grooviest and unforgettable melodies of summer ever. He’s also depicted as the quiet one who is slow to take to fame and wants to distance himself from the spotlight whenever possible. The bulk of this movie transpires around the time that he shirked the groups’ Japanese tour in 1965 to stay in the studio and lay the groundwork for Pet Sounds, the band’s most eclectic and critically successful album, but more on that later.

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portrayed by John Cusack as a quieter, more withdrawn version of himself than we see two decades earlier. He’d never had the chance to properly grieve the death of his father (Bill Camp), a violent disciplinarian, or his brother, Dennis (Kenny Wormland).

Brian’s chance meeting of a Cadillac saleswoman named Melinda Ledbetter (Elizabeth Banks) revealed that the loving, tender man that he’d always been was lying underneath an overmedicated exterior that was being far too closely managed by Dr. Eugene Landy (Paul Giamatti), a psychiatrist that had slowly won over the Wilson family’s trust and turned Brian into a puppet for his own experimentation in therapy and – according to many – to perpetrate fraud for his musical and personal assets. Giamatti

shines as the oily quack and Banks continues on her winning streak in 2015 (having directed Pitch Perfect 2, she’ll reprise her role as Effie Trinket in the final Hunger Games movie in November).

Love & Mercy’s soundtrack is wonderful, highlighting music from the Beach Boys throughout all stages of their career. They’d hit it big early, of course, and Good Vibration may have been their best received song overall, but the entire Pet Sounds album (featuring Sloop John B and Wouldn’t It Be Nice) has stood the test of time. It’s now widely considered among the greatest albums every produced and much of the credit for that goes to Brian Wilson’s arrangements which featured bizarre instruments (dogs barking, Coke can rattles) and performances by The Wrecking Crew, the backing band that was

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never known commercially, but whose music stood behind such artists as Frank Sinatra and Phil Spector. As a side note, their own self-titled documentary film will be released on DVD next week. Be sure to check that out.

Dano and Cusack play Wilson is very similar manners, but Dano’s p e r f o r m a n c e i s p ro b a b l y t h e stronger one. Both come off looking like wounded birds, but the genius songwriter ’s spirit shows through before his decent into depression.

Clearly, it got better. Present-day concert footage of Brian today runs over the closing credits. He also married Melinda and they have five adopted children together.

Love & Mercy runs 121 minutes and is rated PG-13 for thematic elements, drug content, and language. I give this film two stars out of four.

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Dining Delights

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Above, the clam strips off the appetizer menu at Gulf Shores Restaurant and Grill in Edwardsville. Below, from left to right, cole slaw, an alligator taco, a calamari taco and red beans and rice from Gulf Shores.

Gulf Shores Restaurant and Grill

By BILL ROSEBERRY Of The Edge For my latest eating expedition I decided to stay in Edwardsville and check out one of the newest hot spots on the scene — Gulf Shores Restaurant and Grill.

The Cajun and seafood restaurant opened its doors at 215 Harvard Dr. in December and has been packed ever since.

It's the second location for the successful restaurant, which opened its first location in Creve Coeur a few years back.

I enjoy good Cajun and seafood and was intrigued by some of the unique offerings of Golf Shores, so I called up my buddy Joe and we stopped by on a Sunday afternoon when I thought it might not be too busy.

The atmosphere is Louisiana style — Cajun and creole. The fleur-de-lis can be found hanging on the wall, representing the once-French rule in Louisiana. It's more commonly known to football fans as the New Orleans Saints logo.

They also have SEC football attire on the wall, from colleges like Alabama, LSU, Georgia, Florida, and, yes, Mizzou. You can't miss the 400-gallon aquarium either.

When you get to the menu you see the awesome options Gulf Shores has available. They have anything from crab, lobster, clams, mussels, shrimp, crawfish and alligator. That's right, I said alligator, that giant, scaly reptile with the mammoth teeth and powerful jaws that would eat you if it got the chance. At Gulf Shores you can get a little payback and be the predator.

They have fried gator bites on the appetizer menu, which are battered in cornmeal and absolutely delicious. For the purpose of this

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food review though, I went with the gator tacos.

But before I get to that I had to go with an appetizer. Since I was going to eat gator for my main course, I decided to skip the scrumptious gator bites and go with the clam strips.

Joe had never tried clam strips before and it had been a long time since I'd had the pleasure of eating the fried treat.

Served with cocktail sauce, when the clam strips arrived they were fried golden brown and there were a decent amount of them to share.

Small in size, they were good, but not really distinguishable from clam strips I had eaten in the past.

I had hoped they would be fried in the cornmeal breading of the gator bites, but that wasn't the case.

Joe liked his first experience eating clams and I couldn't complain, but

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I was definitely looking forward to my tacos.

The taco portion of the menu is tagged “Best Ever” Seafood Tacos.

You receive two with your order and I went with the mix and match to try two different tacos. Besides my gator taco I went with a calamari (squid) taco.

The large flour tortillas were gorged with ingredients when they arrived. All the tacos come with cabbage, salsa blanca, cheddar cheese and pico de gallo and mine were heaped with delicious fried gator and calamari.

They had a little kick of spice to them which was an added bonus for me. The gator tacos were absolutely delicious, battered in the cornmeal like the gator bites, they have a delectable and sweet flavor.

For patrons that aren't huge seafood fans, the gator is a nice change of

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pace. If you're worried about a fishy taste, there is none.

Eating gator is a unique and enjoyable experience.

As for the calamari tacos, they were good, but in hindsight I wish I would have ordered two gator tacos instead. I actually probably could have devoured three of them.

The tacos were accompanied with cole slaw and red beans and rice. The cole slaw had a very rich flavor and was great and while I'm a big fan of red beans and rice, I was disappointed in Gulf Shores' version. It was too tomatoey and didn't have the kick I expected.

Joe ordered the Malibu coconut shrimp for his main course.

Accompanied with two sides, he went with cole slaw and seasoned French fries. The shrimp were plump, battered, dusted with Malibu coconut and deep fried to

a golden brown. Joe was extremely pleased with his order.

As for the rest of the menu, there is an appetizer portion, salads, sandwiches and burgers, soups, signature favorites, a shrimp portion, ocean fish, seafood tacos, steak and poultry, fish and chips and a crab, scallops and lobster portion, so there is plenty to choose from.

Some that caught my eye were: the Cajun okra and Cajun steamed mussels on the appetizer menu, the scallop salad, Mahi Mahi sandwich, crab cake sandwich and the spicy crawfish and okra gumbo.

The N'Awlins Special Jambalaya looks awesome. It has Andouille sausage, chicken, rice, shrimp, roasted peppers and onions, served with a corn muffin and two sides.

The lobster ravioli also jumped out at me, as well as the honey barbecue salmon.

Gulf Shores does offer separate lunch and dinner menus with some slight tweaks. You can check out the whole Gulf Shores menu at www. gulfshoresrestaurantandgrill.com.

Make sure to check out the website for daily specials and to find out about live music at Gulf Shores. Crab lovers will like Crabby Mondays where patrons buy a pound of crab legs and get a half pound for free.

N'Awlins Thursday has awesome choices like etoufee and frog legs available, too.

Price-wise, be prepared to pay.

It's not a cheap dinner. My bill was $25 before a tip with the tacos, clam strips and a drink.

But if you're in the mood for a unique dining experience in Edwardsville and want some Cajun and seafood treats, Gulf Shores Restaurant and Grill is a fine place to go when you gotta eat.

Travel For The Edge If you have school-age children, you are acutely aware of the exact number of days left until school’s out for summer, mostly because your kids won’t stop reminding you of the fact. There’s also a good chance they’re reminding you that they have very high expectations for this year ’s summer vacation. And that’s where the Wisconsin Dells Visitor & Convention Bureau comes in, offering a list of 10 new ways the Dells, famously lauded as “The Waterpark Capital of the World!®” for its volume of waterparks, will blow their expectations out of the water, so to speak. The list includes attractions high in the sky, downto-earth offerings, and even a few notable, quotable anniversaries. For more on these and all the attractions that make Wisconsin Dells one of the nation’s most popular family destinations, visit www.wisdells. com.

1. A Manticore First up, something called a Manticore. In mythology circles, that’s a legendary creature similar to a sphinx. In Wisconsin Dells circles, it’s the name of the new tower ride at Mt. Olympus Theme Park & Water Park. This vertical swing stands more than 140-feet tall, has 12 arms and 12 double seats, and is lit up with a barrage of LED lights.

You’ll get a spectacular view of the entire Mt. Olympus Park on this one. Interesting side note: Given all the theme park and waterpark rides at Mt. Olympus, the easiest way for the owners to add to the collection was to build up and out, thus the choice of a monstrous swing configuration.

2. An Eco-Adventure Heightened Adventures at Chula Vista Resort, an aerial adventure park, is a firstof-its-kind for Wisconsin Dells. It’s part zipline, part obstacle course, with obstacles at varying heights and levels of difficulty, making it family-friendly for grade-schoolers through grown-ups. Bonus: Terrific views of the forest and the Wisconsin River.

3. The Man Who Made Wisconsin Dells Famous Can Wisconsin Dells’ fame be traced back 150 years to a single person? The answer to that tourism genealogy question is a resounding “yes,” and the person is Henry Hamilton Bennett. His exquisite images of the Wisconsin River with its towering sandstone cliffs and mystical caverns, raftsmen risking life and limb to ferry timber,

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Boat tours, above, have always been popular at Wisconsin Dells. Water parks, below, are a hit in the summer I the Ho-Chunk nation and their life along the dells of the river, and even his own family members standing in as models proved fascinating photojournalism. Bennett, and later his family, ran the photography studio in downtown Dells for 135 years before donating the studio and the extensive photographic c o l l e c t i o n t o t h e Wi s c o n s i n Historical Society. It is the oldest continually operating photography studio in the United States. The sesquicentennial is being marked with a season-long anniversary gallery exhibit, “150 Years of Dells and Studio History,” plus a weekend of celebrations including activities in the studio and adjoining outdoor courtyard the weekend of June 13-14. Don’t miss the allnew 3-D stereo viewer station in the studio – it’s the best way to see the river as it was in Bennett’s day.

On August 22, the Crystal Grand Music Theater will be the site of “Stand Rock Indian Ceremonial Reawakened,” a program of Native American song, dance and historic

Bennett photos produced by Friends of H.H. Bennett Studio and Little Eagle Arts Foundation.

4. Some 70-Year-Old Ducks The Original Wisconsin Ducks®, the WWII land-to-water vehicles repurposed for tours of the Dells, start their 70th season this year.

To mark the occasion look for 10 of the 92 Ducks to be painted in a retro color scheme reminiscent of the 1950s and ‘60s. Here’s some interesting Duck trivia: Upwards of 600 people have been Duck drivers since the ‘50s and it remains one of the most coveted jobs in the Dells, not only for the chance to be outdoors but also because it looks good on a resume. Today, along with three generations of visitors to Wisconsin Dells, there are even three generations of Duck drivers, with the youngest being 18 and the oldest 77.

5. A Trio of Broadway Caliber Shows Palace Theater enters its first full year in Wisconsin Dells.

This 800-seat dinner theater was completely renovated with all new

sound and lighting equipment plus major architectural and interior design updates. The summer lineup includes Pinkalicious, Ring of Fire, and The Little Mermaid. These Broadway-quality performances feature cast and crew hailing from New York, Chicago and other entertainment hubs of the U.S. 6. A Brandy Old Fashioned for t h e G r o w n - u p s Wo l l e r s h e i m Winery opens its new 25,000 square foot distillery later this summer, featuring its own cellar and retail space. The fruits for the brandies are grown in Wisconsin and the grains for the whiskey and gin come from a farm just one mile down the road from the distillery. An intriguing factoid: Both wine and brandy were made on the property nearly 100 years ago. Post-Prohibition regulations made a return to these roots impossible, until 2009 that is, when a change in Wisconsin law once again allowed wineries to distill spirits. Wollersheim Winery sits on a hillside overlooking the Wisconsin River in nearby Prairie du Sac. It was just named “Small Winery of the Year” at the 2015 Riverside International Wine Competition in California, a prestigious competition now in its 34th year.

7. A Taste of Distillery Cuisine Driftless Glen Distillery on the banks of the Baraboo River just opened its restaurant with seating for 200 inside and outdoor dining for 55. Given their stock in trade as a distillery, it’s no surprise the owners are serving “distillery cuisine,” with the majority of dishes using the handcrafted spirits in creative ways.

The restaurant is open for lunch and dinner plus Sunday brunch. Tack on a tour and tasting while you’re there. By the way, their neighbor is Circus World and if you time your visit right you might see circus animals crossing the river while you dine.

8. A Friday Fish Fry with a View Cold Water Canyon Golf Course at Chula Vista Resort is debuting a new clubhouse this summer.

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The Clubhouse includes a 200-seat restaurant open to the public with outdoor veranda with firepits, TVs and great views to the bluffs. By the way, the resort has 65 years under its belt of perfecting the Friday Night Fish Fry, a Wisconsin classic.

9. A Disappearing Sibling Take a step back in time with the new illusion at the well-established, 550seat Rick Wilcox Magic Theater.

Master illusionist and star of the show, Rick Wilcox, will send a youngster from the audience back in time 30, 40, even 50 years. Rick and the grade- schooler will step into a clear octagon glass box with wife Suzan Wilcox at the controls setting the dial for time travel. Rick and the child magically fade away.

When Rick reappears the child isn’t with him – makes sense since he or she technically wasn’t born yet. The illusion ends with a surprise and, yes, you’ll have to see it to find out just what that surprise is. He’s spent three years working on it, ever the consummate perfectionist.

10. A Pair of Cute Boutiques Brand new to the downtown shopping experience is A Homespun Heart, offering primitive home décor, antiques and gifts.

Nestled into a grand home that served as a family photography studio for many years, A Homespun Heart adds even more charm to the neighborhood. Across the street, The Ivy Cottage is a great find for purse fanatics, jewelry lovers and those who fancy themselves interior designers of their own abodes. It’s located in a 1930s cottage-style home with loads of architectural charm and, of course, the requisite climbing ivy on the outside to add to the curb appeal. The shop offers some upscale resale items too.

Wisconsin Dells was ranked number five on the list of “Best Kid-friendly Destinations” in the country in a May 2015 USA Today’s 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards.

For the most up-to-date take on everything that’s new in Wisconsin Dells, log on to the community’s official website, www.wisdells.com.

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The Arts

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Vincent Hale is Jim, and Benjamin George is Huckleberry Finn in MSP’s “Big River.”

“Big River” brings American spirit to Playhouse Stage For The Edge

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he American spirit is freedom. That’s the heart of “Big River,” the musical adventures of Huckleberry Finn which kicks off the McLeod Summer Playhouse subscription series Friday, June 19. Winner of the 1985 Tony Award for best musical, this whiz-bang show with hand-clapping, foot-stomping music from Grammy Award winner Roger Miller, and a book by William Hauptman is based on Mark Twain’s classic novel.

Huck Finn, best pal to fellow rascal Tom Sawyer, has been placed under the guardianship of Widow Douglas and her spinster sister, Miss Watson, who plan to “civilize” him. Exasperated, Huck runs away, only to be kidnapped by his drunken and volatile father, Pap. To escape Pap’s violent nature, Huck fakes his

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own death and hides out on a nearby island. There he finds Jim, a former slave, also on the run. Huck offers to help Jim reach freedom, and together they travel down the Mississippi River encountering great, exciting and dangerous adventures.

The production is directed by SIU music theater dance faulty member Cody Walker. The expansive production has glorious sets and lighting designed by Mark Varns, with costumes by Lindsey Eastman. Tim Fink is musical director and conducts the MSP orchestra.

All 26 members of the Playhouse Company bring the characters of the story to life. Benjamin George and Vincent Hale star as Huckleberry Finn and run-away slave Jim. Local audiences will remember Hale and his beautiful baritone voice from a number of past performances including Rent, Die Fledermaus and Hair. George makes his MSP debut this summer.

Derek M. Hamblin plays the mean-spirited father, Pap, with Jonathon T. Timpanelli and Oliver Pierce as con-men King and Duke. Salvatore Viera plays best friend Tom

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Sawyer, and Nicole Carpenter plays Huck’s romantic interest, Mary Jane Wilkes.

The ensemble company, a mix of MSP veterans and new-comers take spotlight turns as the people in Huck’s world. They are Danae DeShazer, Diane Taveau, Mike Terrana, Corey John Hafner, Jack Russell Rose, Hayden Schubert, Wesley Carpenter, Katelin Rebekah Coursey, Nia Jamison-Sissle, Jessica Rebecca, Michael Wordly, Adrian Rochelle, Jeremiah Beasley, Naomy Ambroise, Tanyah Hope Anderson, Alexis Nwokoji, Jordan Ray and Chloe Ward.

“Big River” is perfect for the entire family. The production is presented June 19-21 and 26-28 in the McLeod Theater. Tickets are $27 for adults and $12 for students. There is a special children’s ticket price of $8 to allow the entire family to attend.

Children’s tickets are for those 12 and under. Tickets to this amazing production can be obtained MondayFriday, noon-5 p.m., in person at the McLeod or Area box offices, by phone at 618/453-6000, or online at any time at playhouse.siu.edu.

The Arts Artistic adventures COCA schedule set for spring

COCA – the Center for Creative Arts – has announced its spring schedule.

COCA is located at 524 Trinity Av e . i n S t . L o u i s . F o r m o re information, visit www.cocastl.org or call 314-725-6555.

June 1-August 14 COCA 2015 Summer Arts Camps COCA Summer Arts Camps for ages 3 to 18 feature a multitude of options for exploring theatre, dance, music, visual arts, culinary arts and more. Multidisciplinary themed camps allow kids and teens the opportunity to combine activities in several areas. Camps are available in one-week sessions, with morning, afternoon and full-day options.

Before and After Care available; additional fees apply. Camps meet Monday, June 1-Friday, August 14, at COCA, 524 Trinity Avenue, St. Louis, MO, and Whitfield School, 175 S Mason Road, Creve Coeur, MO. Call 314-725-6555 or visit www. cocastl.org for more information.

COCA 2015 Summer Arts Camps are presented by Mercy Kids.

June 1-August 15 COCA 2015 Summer Arts Classes COCA offers child, teen and adult classes in Art and Design, Early Childhood, Ballet, Hip-Hop, Jazz, Modern, Tap, Social and Cultural Dance, Fitness, Theatre, and Voice and Music. Multi-class discounts and payment plans available. 2015 Summer Arts Classes Meet Monday, June 1-Friday, August 15, at COCA, 524 Trinity Avenue, St. Louis, MO. Call 314-725-6555 or visit www. cocastl.org for more information.

June 5 – August 28 COCA Gallery Exhibition: Jenny Murphy: GOODS GOODS is Jenny Murphy’s new exploration in consumption, or more aptly, anti-consumption. This site- specific installation encourages viewers to look at common household items through a radical lens in which they are the designer, c re a t o r, a n d c o n s u m e r. A f t e r founding the non-profit Perennial in 2011, Murphy embarked on a mission to empower people to live resourcefully and sustainably

by teaching them the skills to transform discarded items into valued and cherished resources.

Now, in a new investigation of small economies and the everpresent big-box store, Murphy invites viewers to step into GOODS to rethink, reuse, and go shopping.

The opening reception is Friday, June 5, from 6:00-8:00pm in the Millstone Gallery at COCA, 524 Trinity Avenue, St. Louis, MO. The exhibition is free and open to the public through Friday, August 28.

Call 314.725.6555 or visit www. cocastl.org for more information.

Presented by the Arthur and Helen Baer Charitable Foundation, with additional support provided by The Millstone Foundation and Missouri Arts Council.

June 26-27 COCA Summer Musical: BRING IT ON Bitingly relevant and sprinkled w i t h s a s s , Bring It On take s audiences on a high-flying journey

filled with the complexities of friendship, jealousy, betrayal, and forgiveness. This COCA Theatre Company production is directed

by Joel P.E. King, with musical direction by Phil Woodmore, and choreography by Christopher Page. Bring It On contains adult language and c o nte nt and is recommended for audiences ages 12 and up. Performances are on Friday, June 26, at 7:00pm and Saturday, June 27, at 2:00pm and 7:00pm at Washington University’s Edison Theatre. Tickets are $16.

Call 314.725.6555 or visit www. cocastl.org for more information.

Bring It On is sponsored by the Fox Performing Arts Charitable Foundation.

Bring It On is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. 421 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019. Phone 212.541.4694. Fax

212.397.4684. www.MTIshows.com July 27-July 29 COCAedu 2015 Summer Institute for Arts Integration The 2015 COCAedu Summer Institute for Arts Integration w i l l p ro v i d e e d u c a t o r s w i t h strategies on how to use the arts to connect curricular areas, meet common core standards, increase student engagement, deepen s t u d e n t c o m p re h e n s i o n , a n d identify alternative assessment opportunities. Workshops are designed to let participants explore quality arts integration, and give them the tools and strategies to feel confident using the arts across a variety of content areas.

In addition, this year will have an intensive track devoted to early childhood. Featuring workshops

by Sean Layne, Melanie Ricks, Randy Barron and Kassie Misiewicz who are arts integration experts and coaches with the Kennedy Center in Washington,

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D.C. The institute is Monday, July 27-Wednesday, July 29, from 8:30am-4:30pm at the Regional Arts Commission, 6128 Delmar Boulevard, St. Louis, MO. For more information, contact Mark Cross, Director of Interchange, at 314-5614888 or mail mcross@cocastl.org.

COCAedu 2015 Summer Institute for Arts Integration is sponsored

by Peabody Energy, Missouri Arts Council, and the Regional Arts Commission.

July 31 COCA Youth Summer Musical: Disney’s Peter Pan Jr. Based on the Disney film and J.M. Barrie’s enchanting tale, this classic musical tells the story of the boy who wouldn’t grow up.

Directed by Libby Salvia with musical direction by Stephen Eros.

The performance is Friday, July 31 at COCA, 524 Trinity Avenue, St. Louis, MO. Tickets are $6- 8. Call 314-725-6555 or visit www.cocastl. org for more information.

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Stages presents Smokey Joe’s Café, Robert G. Reim Theatre, Kirkwood, 8:00 p.m., Runs through June 28.

Opera Theatre of Saint Louis: La Rondine, Loretto-Hilton Center, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

Mapping St. Louis History, S t . L o u i s M e rc a n t i l e L i b r a r y Association, St. Louis, 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m., Runs through June 30.

Thomas Cole’s Voyage of Life Exhibit, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through September 20.

Nanjing Style: Photographs from our Sister City, International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through August 30.

State of Deception: The Power of Nazi Propaganda Exhibit, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Runs through September 7.

Currents 110: Mariam Ghani Exhibit, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through July 12.

Creatures Great and Small: Animals in Japanese Art Exhibit, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through August 30.

Adorning Self and Space: West African Textiles Exhibit, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through September 7.

Sandcastle Beach Exhibit, Magic House at St. Louis Children’s Museum, St. Louis, 12:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., Runs through June 28.

2 0 t h C e n t u r y Vi s i o n a r i e s Print and Photographs from the Permanent Collection, St. Louis University Museum of Art, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Runs through June 28.

A Walk in 1875 St. Louis Exhibit, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Runs through February 14, 2016.

Friday, June 19

Stages presents Smokey Joe’s Café, Robert G. Reim Theatre, Kirkwood, 8:00 p.m., Runs through June 28.

Opera Theatre of Saint Louis: Emmeline, Loretto-Hilton Center, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

Inspired by Nature: A Collection of Wildlife Art by Robert Bateman, Saint Louis Zoo, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Runs through October 31.

Beyond Bosch: The Afterlife of a Renaissance Master in Print Exhibit, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through July 19.

Mapping St. Louis History, S t . L o u i s M e rc a n t i l e L i b r a r y Association, St. Louis, 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through June 30.

Nanjing Style: Photographs from our Sister City, International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through August 30.

Thomas Cole’s Voyage of Life Exhibit, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through September 20.

State of Deception: The Power of Nazi Propaganda Exhibit, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through September 7.

Currents 110: Mariam Ghani Exhibit, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through July 12.

Creatures Great and Small: Animals in Japanese Art Exhibit, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis,

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10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through August 30.

Adorning Self and Space: West African Textiles Exhibit, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through September 7.

Sandcastle Beach Exhibit, Magic House at St. Louis Children’s Museum, St. Louis, 12:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Runs through June 28.

2 0 t h C e n t u r y Vi s i o n a r i e s Print and Photographs from the Permanent Collection, St. Louis University Museum of Art, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Runs through June 28.

A Walk in 1875 St. Louis Exhibit, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through February 14, 2016.

Saturday, June 20

Stages presents Smokey Joe’s Café, Robert G. Reim Theatre, Kirkwood, 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., Runs through June 28.

Opera Theatre of Saint Louis: Richard The Lionheart, LorettoHilton Center, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

Opera Theatre of Saint Louis: La Rondine, Loretto-Hilton Center, St. Louis, 1:00 p.m.

Lantern Festival: Magic Reimagined, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., Runs through August 23.

Inspired by Nature: A Collection of Wildlife Art by Robert Bateman, Saint Louis Zoo, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Runs through October 31.

Nanjing Style: Photographs from our Sister City, International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through August 30.

Mapping St. Louis History, S t . L o u i s M e rc a n t i l e L i b r a r y Association, St. Louis, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Runs through June 30.

Thomas Cole’s Voyage of Life Exhibit, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through September 20.

Beyond Bosch: The Afterlife of a Renaissance Master in Print Exhibit, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through July 19.

State of Deception: The Power of Nazi Propaganda Exhibit, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through

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Currents 110: Mariam Ghani Exhibit, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through July 12.

Creatures Great and Small: Animals in Japanese Art Exhibit, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through August 30.

Adorning Self and Space: West African Textiles Exhibit, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through September 7.

Sandcastle Beach Exhibit, Magic House at St. Louis Children’s Museum, St. Louis, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Runs through June 28.

2 0 t h C e n t u r y Vi s i o n a r i e s Print and Photographs from the Permanent Collection, St. Louis University Museum of Art, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Runs through June 28.

A Walk in 1875 St. Louis Exhibit, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through February 14, 2016.

Sunday, June 21

Stages presents Smokey Joe’s Café, Robert G. Reim Theatre, Kirkwood, 2:00 p.m., Runs through June 28.

Opera Theatre of Saint Louis: Emmeline, Loretto-Hilton Center, St. Louis, 7:00 p.m.

Lantern Festival: Magic Reimagined, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., Runs through August 23.

Inspired by Nature: A C o l l e c t i o n o f Wi l d l i f e A r t b y Robert Bateman, Saint Louis Zoo, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Runs through October 31.

Nanjing Style: Photographs from our Sister City, International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through August 30.

M a p p i n g S t . L o u i s H i s t o r y, S t . L o u i s M e rc a n t i l e L i b r a r y Association, St. Louis, 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Runs through June 30.

Thomas Cole’s Voyage of Life Exhibit, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through September 20.

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Beyond Bosch: The Afterlife of a Renaissance Master in Print Exhibit, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through July 19.

State of Deception: The Power o f N a z i P ro p a g a n d a E x h i b i t , Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through September 7.

Currents 110: Mariam Ghani Exhibit, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through July 12.

Adorning Self and Space: West African Textiles Exhibit, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through September 7.

Sandcastle Beach Exhibit, Magic House at St. Louis Children’s Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Runs through June 28.

2 0 t h C e n t u r y Vi s i o n a r i e s Print and Photographs from the Permanent Collection, St. Louis University Museum of Art, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Runs through June 28.

A Wa l k i n 1 8 7 5 S t . L o u i s Exhibit, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through February 14, 2016.

Monday, June 22

Antony and Cleopatra – Shakespeare Festival St. Louis, Shakespeare Glen, St. Louis, Green Show 6:30 p.m., Performance 8:00 p.m.

M a p p i n g S t . L o u i s H i s t o r y, S t . L o u i s M e rc a n t i l e L i b r a r y Association, St. Louis, 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m., Runs through June 30.

State of Deception: The Power of Nazi Propaganda Exhibit, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through September 7.

A Walk in 1875 St. Louis Exhibit, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through February 14, 2016.

Tuesday, June 23

Hairspray, The Muny, St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.

Stages presents Smokey Joe’s Café, Robert G. Reim Theatre, Kirkwood, 8:00 p.m., Runs through June 28.

Nanjing Style: Photographs from our Sister City, International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through August 30.

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Twenty-six artists will make their Union Avenue Opera debut during its Twenty-first Festival Season this summer. The season will open July 10 with Mozart’s Don Giovanni [July 10, 11, 17, 18]and continue through the end of August with performances of Verdi’s Rigoletto [July 31, August 1, 7, 8] and the St. Louis premier of Wagner ’s Götterdämmerung [August 21, 22, 28, 29].

All operas will be presented in their original language with projected English supertitles and are accompanied by a full union orchestra, all instrumentalists are members of the American Federation of Musicians.

“I’m looking forward to bringing two of the most beloved and popular operas [Don Giovanni and Rigoletto] into Union Avenue Opera’s repertoire this season. I know our audiences will enjoy these classic productions and wonderful casts. I’m particularly trilled to bring the final chapter of Wagner’s Ring cycle, Götterdämmerung to the stage culminating our fouryear incredible odyssey,” said Schoonover. “You don’t want to miss this heroic conclusion.”

Single tickets are on sale for as low as $32 ($30 for seniors) and season subscribers can save up to 21% when purchasing a threeopera season subscription package.

Tickets may be purchased online at www.unionavenueopera.org, by phone at (314) 361-2881, and in person at Union Avenue Opera, 733 N. Union Blvd, St. Louis, Mo, 63108. Student rush tickets are available for $15 at the door with a valid student ID. Don’t miss Union Avenue Opera’s Friday Night Lecture Series at 7:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall presented by Glenn Bauer, Ph.D., Associate Chair of the Department of Music at Webster University, prior to the Friday night performances (July 10, 17, 31, August 7, 21, 28). Lectures are FREE and open to the public About Union Avenue Opera - UAO was founded in 1994 as a means to bring affordable, professional, original-language opera to St. Louis, a mission the company continues to pursue to this day. UAO is committed to hiring the most talented artists, directors, designers and technicians both locally and from across the United States. Union Avenue Opera hires its artists based on their ability not their résumé. Therefore, UAO provides promising singers the first stepping stone of their professional career.

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Julianne and Derek Hough to appear at The Fox

On the heels of their sold out 2 0 1 4 t o u r, s u p e r s t a r s i b l i n g s Julianne and Derek Hough will team up once again, dancing their way across stages all over the

country in their new Move Live on Tour 2015. The pair stopped

by Good Morning America to announce Move Live on Tour 2015 which will kick off on June 12th in Phoenix, AZ and hit over 40 cities including the Fabulous Fox Theatre in St. Louis on Friday, July 24 at 8:00 p.m.

Tickets are $99, $62, $52 and $42 and are available online at metrotix. com, by calling 314-534-1111, or in person at the Fabulous Fox Box Office.

The Houghs are promising Move Live on Tour 2015 will be bigger and better than ever. “We had such a fun and high energy show last year. it was amazing to see such a great reaction from our fans the first time, and we can’t wait til they see what we have up our sleeves now! Our goal then, and our goal now is to have it feel like a rock concert for dance, and I think we have and certainly will accomplish that again,” said Julianne Hough.

“Our fans haven’t stopped asking when we would go back out on the road so we are excited to be able to tell them that because of their support and demand, we are headed out again to bring them a new and exciting show. We can’t wait to see everyone on the road,” added Derek Hough.

The show will feature a brand

new stage production to showcase the fresh, exciting and high impact choreography spanning across a multitude of different dance styles that all audience members are sure to love! The Houghs will be joined by the Move Company Dancers in a fast paced show, featuring live vocal performances from both Julianne and Derek with incredible costumes and staging to complement.

Move Live on Tour 2015 will be Choreographed, Produced and Co-created by Julianne Hough and Derek Hough. Joined again behind the scenes by their 2014 allstar creative team, the show will also be Co-Created and Directed, with Supervising Choreography

by Napoleon and Tabitha Dumo ( a l s o k n o w n a s N a p p y Ta b s ) .

Additionally the show will also be Co-Choreographed by Kyle Hanagami. Move Live on Tour is a Faculty Production.

Tickets for Move Live on Tour go on sale Friday, March 6. For up to date information and to purchase tickets, go to moveliveontour.com.

VIP packages will be available through VIPNation.com, giving f a n s t h e c h a n c e t o p u rc h a s e premium tickets, including preshow parties and meet and greet opportunities with Julianne and Derek.

Julieanne Hough is known to audiences around the world for her success in film, television and music. She was a two-time professional champion on ABC’s top-rated “Dancing with the Stars,” before making a seamless transition to award-winning recording artist and her feature film debut in “Burlesque.” She starred in the update of “Footloose” and the allstar film adaptation of the musical, “Rock of Ages.” Hough also starred opposite Josh Duhamel in Nicholas Sparks’ “Safe Haven,” directed

by Lasse Hallstrom and starred in Diablo Cody’s directorial debut, "Paradise," opposite Russell Brand and Octavia Spencer. She thrilled fans when she returned full-time to the “Dancing With the Stars” ballroom as the fourth judge last fall and returns for the show’s highly-anticipated 20th season, premiering March 16. Julianne’s upcoming film projects include a yet-untitled comedy opposite Robert De Niro and Zac Efron and she will fulfill her lifelong dream of playing the role of Sandy in a televised production of “Grease,” which will be broadcast live on FOX in January, 2016. Julianne has also joined forces with the Kind Campaign to create and host Kind Camp, empowering and encouraging girls to be confident,

beautiful women and to eradicate girl against girl bullying. She is launching a new lifestyle blog and website in March.

Derek Hough is an Emmy Award-winning choreographer a n d N e w Yo r k Ti m e s B e s t Selling Author of “Taking the Lead: Lessons from a Life in Motion.” The only five-time champion in franchise history of “Dancing with the Stars, Hough’s celebrity partners have included Brooke Burke, Ricki Lake, Nicole S c h e r z i n g e r, J e n n i f e r G r e y, Kellie Pickler and Amber Riley, Hough’s innovative and daring choreography has garnered him a total of six Emmy Nominations.

He starred in London’s West End production of “Footloose” in 2006.

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Music Tuninig in Halen/Martin Christmas Concert rescheduled

Due to a scheduling conflict, the David Halen, Peter Martin and Friends, “Celebrate the Holidays” concert originally scheduled at the Sheldon Concert Hall for December 2, 2015 at 8 p.m., has been rescheduled to December 9, 2015 at 8 p.m.

Celebrate the season with St. Louis Symphony concertmaster David Halen and jazz pianist Peter Martin as they perform holiday favorites such as “The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On an Open Fire)” and “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” as well as classics by Gershwin and more!

Special guests include symphony violinist, and blossoming vocalist, Helen Kim. Tickets will go on sale, as scheduled, on August 8 at 10 a.m. via MetroTix at 314-534-1111 or at www.TheSheldon.org.

Celtic Woman returning to The Fox

Celtic Woman's 10th Anniversary Tour will stop at The Fabulous Fox Sunday, October 18 at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets are $102, $72, $42 and are available online at metrotix.com, by calling 314-534-1111, or in person at the Fabulous Fox Box Office.

Global music sensation Celtic Woman brings its 10th Anniversary World Tour to the Fabulous Fox Theatre on Sunday, October 18 at 7:30 p.m. This enchanting musical experience features C e l t i c Wo m a n p e r f o r m i n g a treasure chest of traditional Irish standards, classical favorites and contemporary pop songs, in the group’s distinctive signature style.

The 10th Anniversary World Tour features four sublimely gifted Irish women - three angelic vocalists and a dazzling Celtic violinist with a full band, plus the Anotas Choir, bagpipers, and Irish dancers all under the direction of Emmy®nominated music producer David Downes. A true celebration of an incredible 10-year journey that has already captivated millions, don’t miss Celtic Woman live in concert! www.CelticWoman.com.

Straight No Chaser to appear at The Fox

Atlantic Records recording group Straight No Chaser has announced the release of their much-anticipated new album as well as details of a major North American tour. "The New Old Fashioned" – the world famous a cappella group’s fifth fulllength release – arrives this October.

Straight No Chaser will celebrate the album’s release with what will be their biggest headline tour to date. “The New Old Fashioned Tour” sets off on October 16th in Las Vegas at the MGM Casino’s David Copperfield Theatre and then continues into 2016, concluding with 2 dates in Hawaii (Honolulu and Maui) to ring in the New Year (see attached itinerary).

The tour will stop at The Fox Theatre for a 7:30 p.m. show on Nov. 27.

Tickets may be purchased at at metrotix.com, by calling 314-5341111, or in person at the Fabulous Fox Box Office.

“The New Old Fashioned Tour” follows Straight No Chaser ’s

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recently concluded “The Happy Hour Tour,” an epic 2014/2015 world trek which saw the group perform over 67 shows in the US alone, as well as dates in more than 15 countries, including Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Czech Republic, Austria, Holland, Belgium, France, Switzerland, Ireland, and the United Kingdom for more than 200,000 paying fans.

A d d i t i o n a l l y, S t r a i g h t N o Chaser is set to take part in one of their home state of Indiana’s greatest traditions, the singing of “(Back Home Again In) Indiana” prior to the start of the annual Indianapolis 500. The group – which was founded in 1996 at Indiana University Bloomington – will perform “(Back Home Again In) Indiana” during the pre-race festivities, taking on the honor following legendary entertainer Jim Nabors’s 2014 retirement after having performed the song live 35 times since 1972. The Indianapolis 500 Pre-Race Show airs live on ABC on May 24th at 12 Noon ET (check local listings).

Straight No Chaser ’s fourth full-length release, 2013’s “Under the Influence” saw the renowned vocal group reimagining a selection of their all-time favorite songs alongside many of the superstar artists and undisputed music icons that made them famous. Produced

by Mark Kibble (a founding member of the legendary a cappella group Take 6 and one of Straight No Chaser ’s primary influences), the album included unprecedented collaborations with some of popular music’s best and brightest – including Phil Collins, Stevie Wonder, Elton John, Dolly Parton, Rob Thomas, Seal, Sara Bareilles, and Jason Mraz – as Straight No Chaser put their distinctive and inimitable spin on songs known and loved the world over.

Australian Pink Floyd coming to St. Charles

Acclaimed tribute band, The Australian Pink Floyd Show, today announced a North American

tour kicking off on July 21 in Lewiston, New York at Artpark.

The 30-plus date tour will take the world famous band to Los Angeles, Chicago, Toronto, Boston, Atlanta, Montreal, New Orleans and more. Led Zeppelin2 will join the tour as special guests. Selling 4 million tickets worldwide and described by The Times as "the Gold Standard" and The Daily M i r ro r a s " Th e K i n g s o f Th e Genre," The Australian Pink Floyd Show gave its first concert in Adelaide, Australia in 1988. Since then, they have performed in over 35 countries worldwide; played at David Gilmore's 50th birthday celebration and were even joined on stage by Rick Wright.

Performing the music of Pink Floyd with note for note perfection, this critically-acclaimed tribute show has been astonishing audiences worldwide and their plans for North America are no d i ff e re n t a s t h e i r l i v e s h o w s will be packed with the greatest Pink Floyd hits ever. Striving t o re p ro d u c e t h e P i n k F l o y d experience and bring new music to new audiences, the live show continues to include a stunning l i g h t a n d l a s e r s h o w, v i d e o animations, film projected onto a large circular screen and other special effects. With 27 years of h i s t o r y, t h e w o r l d ' s b i g g e s t , best and greatest tribute band continues to delight audiences.

Led Zeppelin2 - The Live Experience brings fans the excitement of Led Zeppelin "In Concert" by re-enacting the live improvisation and onstage interaction that earned Led Zeppelin their legendary status for performing. Rather than a "greatest hits" show, fans experience Zeppelin as Zeppelin would have played in front of an audience. The band has earned critical praise along the way with Chicago Sun Times proclaiming, "As good a Zep as Zep ever did back in the day." while the Dallas Observer says Led Zeppelin2 is "… the closest thing to seeing the real Led Zeppelin." TimeOut Chicago adds, "A lot of Zep tributes out there, but this one’s our favorite… its members fully immerse

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A performance is scheduled Tuesday, August 4, at The Family Arena in St. Charles.

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Sheldon to host Folk & Roots Festival

The Sheldon Concert Hall and KDHX come together once again to host the 4th Annual St. Louis Folk & Roots Festival September 25-27, 2015 in Grand Center.

St. Louis’ premier folk festival will bring national and regional artists to St. Louis for a blend of old-time, bluegrass, country and folk music. The festival kicks off Friday night with a Ballroom concert at The Sheldon with The

Tillers, Blind Boy Paxton and Anna & Elizabeth. The Cincinnati based band The Tillers bring a high-intensity, percussive style to traditional bluegrass favorites.

They are joined by special guests Blind Boy Paxton, a modern day songster who has been described as the living embodiment of a true old-time bluesman. Opening act Anna & Elizabeth bring a captivating mix of ballads, footstomping dance tunes, stories and visual art to the stage.

The music continues Saturday night with festival headliner, the Sam Bush Band. Grammy Award winning multi-instrumentalist Sam Bush has reigned as one of bluegrass music's most revered string players for over 30 years.

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Special guests Finnders & Youngberg bring the classic songs of country swing and bluegrass in to the 21st cen tur y with a contemporary take on timeless sounds.

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The Chamber Music Society of St. Louis’ (CMSSL) 2015-16 season will take patrons on a musical trip around the world throughout their six event program.

The season kicks off with “Made In The U.S.A” October 12th and 13th as part of the American Arts Experience – St. Louis celebration.

CMSSL welcomes back renowned British

conductor Nicholas McGegan for “Still Going Baroque” November 2nd and 3rd.

McGegan previously taught at Washington University and has also appeared with the St. Louis Symphony. He currently serves as Music Director for San Francisco’s Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra. 2015 ends with a tour of Europe with “Strings Attached” December 7th and 8th.

The popular annual Valentine’s salute to romance and music returns with “All You Need Is Love Fest” February 8th and

9th, featuring Soprano Miran Halen. Top international composers are featured in “Around the World in 80 Minutes” March 14th and 15th and woodwinds take center stage in “Woodwind Chimes” April 11th and 12th.

St. Louis Symphony former Associate Conductor David Loebel will finish out the 7th season with an evening of “Hardcore Classics” from Mozart and Tchaikovsky May 2nd and 3rd. This event is a special addition to the series and available at a discount

when a subscription package is purchased.

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School Damage, Raging Nathans, The Humanoids, Breakmouth Annie, The Demo, St. Louis, Doors 8:30 p.m.

Bootleggin’ Thursdays w/The Boney Goat Band, Cicero’s, University City, 8:00 p.m.

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

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Prom, Edison Theatre, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

STL Symphony Live at Powell Hall Concert: Classical Mystery Tour: A Tribute to the Beatles, Powell Symphony Hall, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m.

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Religion Religion briefs Relatives of Americans in Iran press for their release

WASHINGTON (AP) — Relatives of four Americans held in Iran are calling on the Obama administration to do more to press for their release during negotiations with Tehran on a nuclear deal.

The wife of American pastor Saeed Abedini said negotiators should "help bring my husband home before you consent to any deal."

Joining her Tuesday at a congressional hearing were relatives of FBI agent Robert Levinson, Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian and former U.S. Marine Amir Hekmati.

Republican Congressman Matt Salmon said that in the nuclear negotiations with Iran he would insist that "any deal is dead without the release of these prisoners."

Naghmeh Abedini said her husband, who has been held almost three years, has resisted pressure to deny his Christian faith despite threats and abuse.

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After the relatives' testimony, the House Foreign Affairs Committee passed a resolution calling for the release of all Americans held in Iran.

France awaits Vatican word on ambassador said to be gay

PARIS (AP) — The French government is expecting the Vatican to decide within days whether to approve the nomination of a respected diplomat who is said to be gay as French ambassador to the Holy See. Paris is hoping that Laurent Stefanini wins approval five months after the French presidential palace submitted his nomination. The French government is awaiting a response via Vatican diplomatic channels within a week to 10 days, a French official told The Associated Press.

The Vatican spokesman declined to comment.

Gay rights groups have accused the Vatican of delaying a

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A board member of the congregation that worships at the oldest synagogue in the U.S. says they felt "blackmailed" by the nation's first Jewish congregation in a dispute over the sale of ceremonial bells for $7 million. Lawsuits over control of Newport's Touro Synagogue are being heard in federal court in Rhode Island.

David Bazarsky said Tuesday the congregation agreed to sell the bells to a museum only because they'd be on display to the public, and they wanted an endowment so Touro could operate in perpetuity.

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Architechual style drafting board w/custom red oak base-sit down style-$100. Office furniture & 2 black legal size file cabinets$500. 618-288-5798 C.K.S. METAL CORP. (618) 656-5306 M-F 8:00-5:00 SAT 8-12

EDWARDSVILLE, IL

We may be looking for YOU! ADVERTISING SALES CONSULTANTS Hearst Media Services is looking for digitally savvy, highly motivated sales professionals to join our team of multimedia sales consultants. If you love to sell and are knowledgeable about digital media, then we have the perfect opportunity for you to join us and help our customers to grow their businesses. In addition to our daily newspaper and website in the Edwardsville and Glen Carbon areas of Madison County, we have partnerships with the biggest names in digital and social media.

With all this we can offer our advertisers unmatched reach and targeting capabilities –from the very local to the national scale.

Do you have experience meeting and exceeding monthly sales goals, anticipating challenges and continually hunting for new customers?

If you are goal-driven, digitally confident and have one to two years of outside sales experience selling to small businesses, then we want to talk to you.

We offer a competitive base salary with unlimited commission potential, paid vacation, full medical benefits and a 401K with company match. To apply, email your resume to aschaake@edwpub.net

Help Wanted Medical

308

Caregiver Needed to sit w/ disabled person from 4:00pm-9:00pm.

Light housework. Call 618-409-0740, leave name and number.

Furniture

410

Honest Weights & Honest Prices #1 Copper $2.30/lb. #2 Copper $2.10/lb.

Yellow Brass $1.46/lb.

Stainless $.35/lb.

Painted Siding $.42/lb.

Scrap Alum $.40-.72/lb.

Alum Cans $.35/lb.

Clean Alum Wheels $.70/lb.

Electric Motors $.18/lb.

Batteries $.23/lb.

Starters/Alternator $.23/lb.

Insulated Wire #1-$.87 /#2-$.75 Scrap Iron - $100.00-$130.00/Ton

Houses For Rent

705

3br, 1.5ba house, 214 Springer, E’ville. no pets. Close to d’town. $750/mo. 656-0230.

4 bedroom 2.5 bath in The Oaks Subdivision, Avail. 8/1. $2100/mo.

Call 314-640-3264.

605 Hill Road 2br-1ba, newly remodeled, near D’town Edw., I-270 & SIUE. $875. 920-2599

Country Living 1br w/garage, close to town. $750/mo. + dep.

No Pets. 618-980-8313 Glen/Edw; Ginger Cr. Exec Living, $2000/mo lease/CFD available Call 618-779-6266 Remodeled 3br, 1ba, Leclaire location. No pets, rental app req’d. $1190/mo. 781-3455

Apts/Duplexes For Rent

710

2 BR 1.5 BA Townhomes SMOKE FREE. 15 minutes to St. Louis and SIUE. I-255/ Horseshoe Lake Rd area. $695 mo includes washer/ dryer, water, sewer and trash service. No pets. www.fairway-estates.net 618-931-4700

1 BR apt, $460/mo Maryville, WST, 10 minutes from SIUE. 779-0430.

1BR apt on Main St., Edw., across from courthouse; W/S/T incl. 217-851-1398

CHECK ALL OUR PRICES AT CKSMETALCORP.COM CALL FOR TODAY’S PRICES!!

Pets

450

For Sale: White tail deer fawns, bottle fed, ready to go, $200.

Call 618-560-9989

Publisher's Notice

701

All Real Estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, status or national origin or an intention to make any such preference limitation, or discrimination.”

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

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

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

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

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

Bed - Queen PillowTop Mattress Set New, still in plastic, $175. (618)772-2710.

Can Deliver!

REAL FINDS June 18, 2015

1br dplex. wd hkup.

No pets, credit ck. $525/mo. 656-3407 no calls after 6pm.

1BR loft apt & 1BR duplex $585/mo. + No Pets. Credit Check $585dep. 656-8953 1BR loft off-st. pking; w/frig, stove, w/t, avail now. $625/mo +dep Call 314-574-3858.

2BR 1BA Duplex near SIU: 97 Devon Ct., Edw.; w/d hkup. no dogs. $825. 444-4658.

2Br, 1.5ba duplex, 817 Vassar, Edw. LR, $775/mo + dep. 1 yr lease. 618-920-7389.

2BR, 1.5BA Twnhouse in Glen Carbon. No pets. 1yr lease. $645$695/mo. 288-9882.

300 Main Apartments

Live in the heart of downtown Edwardsville!

Fully renovated 1&2br apts available!!

Call us today at (618) 307-9506 or www.liveat300main.com 3br TH 1200sq. ft.

Collinsville, $790/mo.

345-9610. Specials!! skyviewtownhouses.com 3br, 2.5ba duplex. in Orchards, Glen Carbon $1,500/mo + dep. Min 1yr lse. 618-781-0701 3br, 2ba, 1 car garage Esic area, newly remodeled. $1250/mo.

Call 217-381-7069 Collinsville, ground level 1BR, carport, nice area, w/s/t incl.

On site w/d. 8mi. from SIUE. $495 + dep. 618-781-7692.

RENTALS!

Apts/Duplexes For Rent

710

GLEN CARBON PEPPERWOOD CONDOS All electric units, FP, stacked WD, Deck/ patio, all appliances.

1BR from $625.

2BR from $750.

Carports available.

618-624-4610 -----------------------------VILLAGE CT. APTS 2BR, All Electric Units, Stove, Fridge, w/d hkups. NO PETS. FROM $700.

618-624-4610 Glen Carbon. quiet & private, very nice.

2/3BR Duplex, 2 full baths, all appliances, plentiful storage, large closets, no pets/ smking. Credit/bkgrnd check. $795. Call 618-972-1592 LUXURY 2 BRs located at 270 & 111 Gourmet kitchens, 2 bay windows, washer/dryer included.

WST included. Must See! $695. Call for our move-in specials!

(618)931-3333.

Newly remod 1br apt, new appls, no pets, D’town Edw, $595/ mo + dep. 806-2281 Newly remod 2br apt, new appls, w/d, no pets, E’ville, $995/ mo + dep. 806-2281 Newly remod 3br apt, new appls, w/d, no pets, E’ville, $1200/ mo + dep. 806-2281 Nice Lg. 1br apt. in Edwardsville. $625. no pets, non-smoking.

618-692-4144.

Seniors looking for independent living without hassles of owning a home?

Liberty Square is that place. Handicapped accessible. No pets, non-smoking (618)667-0430

Wanted To Rent

735

Wanted: 2+ br rental home in Edw School Dist. Must be available now! 480-478-9845

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

Homes For Sale

805

Secluded Home, 5.77acres near town/ interstate. 3-4br, 1full + 2half baths.

FSBO. Barn, pond, greenhouse, fireplace.

For appt 792-3219/ 618-792-1009

Mobile Homes For Sale

815

1996 Belmont 2br, 1ba mobile home Front kitchen, large living room. Located on 1/4 acre lot in a moblie home park in Edwardsville. $225 lot rent plus water.

Call 618/656-6727

HOMES 4 SALE

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Classified Yard Sales

y

1099

Yard Sales

1099

Yard Sales

1099

Estate Sale

Church Sale

Garage Sale

7 Cherie Court Edwardsville Fri. 06/19, 8am-?

Sat. 06/20, 8am-?

Household items, gardening tools, furniture, knick knacks, antiques, oriental/handmade carpets, treadmill-Total Gym, more.

Mother of Perpetual Health 200 N Lange Maryville Fri. 06/19, 8a-3p Sat. 06/20, 8a-3p Big Variety of items!

Rain or Shine 38 Ernst Drive, Glen Carbon, IL Fri. 06/19 8a-5p Infant Boy to 24 mo., designer teen/misses Home decor, housewares, Southern Living At Home Closeout items

Garage Sale 7601 State Route 143 Edwardsville (driveway across from Ridgeview) Friday ONLY, 06/19, 8a-1p & 3p-7p Large inventory of baby girl clothing; 0-24mo. Men’s clothing, women’s plus size clothing; 14-20, Coach purses, household items, etc.

Garage Sale: 306 Circle Dr. Edwardsville.

Thurs., Fri., & Sat. 9:00 am - ???

Clothing, shoes, purses, books, crafts and various other items

Yard Sales

1099

Large Garage/ Yard sale: 640 East Lake Drive Edwardsville Fri. 06/19, 7a-12p Sat. 06/20, 7a-12p Flexsteel sofa and love seat, Teacher items, household, books, great kids clothes, all priced to sell!

Lincoln Knolls Subdivision Sale, June 19 & 20, 8a-?

Rain or Shine!

Furniture, antique furniture, Dept. 56, household items, children/ baby items & clothing, Fisher Price, designer clothes, art & lighting

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

Locally Owned and Operated

CONGRATULATIONS DIANA MASSEY TEAM (618) 791-5024 OR (618) 791-9298 A COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE has made these Associates leaders in the real estate market.

CONGRATULATIONS

NEW LISTING

NEW LISTING

Edwardsville

O’Fallon/Shiloh

1012 Plummer Drive

1941 Frank Scott Parkway

618-655-4100

618-628-2400

NEW LISTING

NEW LISTING

CONGRATULATIONS

BETSY BUTLER

Fantastic 1 1/2 story home with 5 bdrms, 5 baths, located on a culde-sac lot in popular Ebbets Field. $559,000 EDW PR102408 Butler Marcus Realty Group 618-972-2225 or 618-444-9903

NEW LISTING

Full brick with one of the largest lots in Lincoln Knolls Subdivision with inground pool. $464,900 EDW PR102409 Kathy Seibert 618-593-3042

NEW LISTING

LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION! Commercial office building close to downtown Edwardsville, restaurants, shopping, library & courthouse. $339,000 EDW PR102400 Deborah Ahrens 618-604-4924

Enjoy peaceful living w /mature trees & nature surrounding you!

Located on a quiet cul-de-sac, this stunning 3 bedroom walkout ranch is a must see. $268,000 EDW PR102405 Butler Marcus Realty Group 618-972-2225 or 618-444-9903

NEW PRICE

NEW PRICE

(618) 9722225 KAREN MARCUS (618) 4449903

A COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE has made this Associate a leader in the real estate market.

CONGRATULATIONS

CAROLYN KOESTER (618) 791-6712 A COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE has made this Associate a leader in the real estate market.

FEATURED LISTING

A home with no equal! 14’ ceilings, American walnut flooring, travertine tile, quartz radius counters and Amish ebony cabinetry. $698,500 EDW PR101867

Imagine summer fun ready on this charming 4BR/3BA home with uses of lake, community pool and club house. $199,500 WORDEN PR102402 Diane Massey Team 618-791-5024 or 618-791-9298

JANINE SHIELDS (618) 789-7111 Updated all brick home, move in ready, thermo windows, new furnace & AC. Fenced!!! $162,900 EDW PR102407 Norma Linck 618-444-8733

Great location, 3+ bedroom ranch freshly painted, new carpeting, finished walkout basement & oversized garage. $229,800 EDW PR102371

Beautiful 2 acre lot in Fawn Creek Subdivision. $59,500 HIGHLAND PR102274

A COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE has made this Associate a leader in the real estate market.

FEATURED LISTING

FEATURED LISTING

FEATURED LISTING

FEATURED LISTING

FEATURED LISTING

Don’t miss this impressive, well priced home situated on a partially secluded and wooded lot in Stonebridge subdivision. $550,000 EDW PR102182

Lakefront Paradise Property!

Spacious 6BR/4BA home w/open flr plan, vaulted ceilings, chef’s dream kitchen, granite countertops, theatre room, boat dock & boat lift. $460,000 EDW PR102349

Inground pool, 4 bedroom, 4 bath, hardwood floors, bar/rec room. $359,900 GLEN CARBON PR102233

BRICK HOME in cul-de-sac on 1 acre lot. 3 brdms, 3 baths, near interstate access w/easy access to shopping, Edwardsville schools. $230,000 EDW PR102111

Lake front property 4BR/3BA/3Car garage, oversized deck, enjoy 430 acres of water activities. $180,000 EDW PR101747

S e a rc h N E W L I S T I N G S , O P E N H O U S E S a n d H O M E S F O R S A L E i n yo u r a re a a t

w w w. b h h s E l i t e P r o p e r t i e s . c o m ©2015 BHH Affiliates, LLC. An independently owned and operated franchisee of BHH Affiliates, LLC. Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices and the Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices symbol are registered service marks of HomeServices of America, Inc.® Equal Housing Opportunity.

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Classified

SERVICE DIRECTORY

Insured Call Bob Rose 978-8697

BIG DADDY’S TREE SERVICE 30 Years Experience

75 Ft. Bucket Truck Stump Grinding Trimming • Removal

I NEED WORK BAD! Discount for any Reason.

Will go Anywhere Anytime.

LET ME FIX IT! 618-210-3654 HANDYMAN SERVICE • Remodeling • Painting • Carpentry • Drywall • Lighting & Ceiling Fans • Electric Service Upgrade Most Home Repairs Insured 20 Years Experience

Call Lee: (618) 581-5154

HEATING & COOLING

$59 A/C Clean & Check Stop Over Paying for Refrigerant

Worden, Hamel all areas North, No Problem, I Live There!

TREE SERVICE

TIM’S

COMPETITIVE RATES • Expert Climbers • Expert Operators • Bucket Truck Service • Free Estimates • Tree Removal/Trimming • Stump Removal • Over Growth Maintenance • Full Line of Excavators • Fully Insured References Upon Request

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Free Estimates LOWEST PRICES GUARANTEED!

HOME REMODELING

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Licensed & Insured Free Estimates

Call Joe 618-973-8458 CAN BE FOUND IN THE INTELLIGENCER’S SERVICE DIRECTORY.

FREE ESTIMATES

618-250-5025 618-251-8001

618-531-0126

Tree & Shrub Trimming & Removal Landscape Mulching Residential & Commercial

AVERAGE JOE’S •

Lawn Care

618-623-2592 •Landscape Design / Install • Retaining Walls • Patios • Grading/Drainage • Rock / Mulch • Mowing / Lawn Maintenance

HAUL ALMOST ANYTHING/ EVERYTHING Remove Unwanted Debris From Basement Garage, Attic; Wherever!

VERY REASONABLE Retired Deputy Sheriff

692-0182

PAINTING

CLEANING

HUG PAINTING

PRISTINE CLEANING

Kitchen Cabinets/Countertops Siding/Soffit/Facia/Gutters Doors/Windows Powerwashing -Decks/Stairs Fire & Flood Restoration

ALL JOBS WELCOME

618-335-3330 Darrell’s Carpentry Plus Ceramic Tile Decks & Fences DOORS: Entrances Interior & Trim Patio Drywall Repairs Paint & Texture REMODELING: Basements Bathrooms Kitchens Replacement Windows Room Additions Rental Rehabs Service Upgrades Storm Damage

Insured & Bonded 656-6743

Interior / Exterior Deck (Powerwashing and Staining) Wallpapering Woodwork (Staining and Varnishing) Refinishing Cabinets

Keith 654-5096 John 654-9978 Cell 618-971-7934

JIM BRAVE PAINTING Over 20 Years Experience!

Painting: Interior & Exterior • Powerwashing Licensed & Insured

618-514-8058 FRIENDLY LAWN CARE • Grass Cutting • Landscape • Power Washing • Grass Seeding • Clean-Ups • Bush Trimming • Mulching

C OMMERCIAL & R ESIDENTIAL • • • • •

Fall Clean-Up Mowing Landscape Installation Irrigation Landscape Lighting

656-7725

Interior/Exterior

618-781-7162

DECKS/FENCES

GatewayLawn.com

25 YEARS EXPERIENCE

Owner: Todd Edwards

Call: (618)654-0000 or cell phone: (618)444-0293

PAINTING

BOB’S

We have more services..

Just give us a call.....

• Wallpaper • Specialty Painting • Inside or Outside Work • Power Washing • Deck Refinishing

Insured

OUTDOOR SERVICES • Landscape Work • Shrub Trimming & Removal • Drainage & Erosion Problems • Mulching • Power Washing • Deck & Fence Refinishing • Quality Work • Insured

Caring Beyond Cleaning

• Licensed, Bonded, Insured • RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL • CARPET, UPHOLSTREY, TILE & GROUT • HARDWATER REMOVAL/ SHOWER DOORS • BIOHAZARD CERTIFIED Call us today for a free quote on weekly, biweekly, monthly, one time, move in move out, repossession and foreclosure cleaning

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•

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ALL YOUR REPAIR NEEDS

Call for a FREE estimate!

• Fresh Mulching • Lawn Cutting & Trimming

Foster & Sons Lawn Service

(618) 410-8245

Carpenter

CARDINAL STUMP GRINDING LLC

(618) 520-0077

Fully Insured

CLIFF’S AFFORDABLE HOME REMODELING

618-409-4355

Free Estimates

618-459-3330 618-410-0241

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EPA Certified • Ranken Graduate

Commercial & Residential Insured & Licensed

Spring Yard Clean Up and Landscaping!

• Mowing • Spring Clean-up • Leaf Removal • Mulch • Shrub & Tree Care • Landscape Installation • Power Washing

C.S. LAWN CARE & SERVICES Accepting New Lawns • Lawn Maintenace • Leaf Removal • Gutter Cleaning • Tree Trimming • Brush Removal • Hauling • Scrap Removal • Power Washing • Many Other Services • Insured Reasonable Rates

SPRING CLEAN-UP

SERVICE

Flat rate Labor on Install of New A/C unit.

KS Lawn Service

HAULING

Lawn Cutting/Trimming

TREE

618-977-5037

15 yrs Experience

25 Years of Service Experience in Edwardsville

DEX’S

www.dexstreeservice.com

Elite Outdoor Services

TREE SERVICE

A+

•Fully Insured •Tree Trimming •Tree Removal •Topping Experts •Stump Removal •Storm Clean-up •Bush Trimming •Spotless Clean-up Every Time •Crane Service

LAWN & LAWN & LAWN & HOME CARE HOME CARE HOME CARE

Stain/Paint Powerwashing •No job too small •Insured •Local •Will beat all competitors Written bids

Call Bob (618) 345-9131

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BOB’S HANDYMAN SERVICE Remodeling & Repair Drywall Finished Carpentry Painting Ceramic Tile Build & Repair Decks Exterior House And Deck Washing Landscaping Blinds & Draperies Light Fixture & Ceiling Fans No Job Too Small

TREE SERVICE

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HANDYMAN

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Not Valid on Weekends or Emergency Service. One coupon per customer.

Visit our showroom 5407 Godfrey Road, Godfrey, IL (Next door to Round Table Restaurant)

EDWARDSVILLE GLEN CARBON

(618)656-0050

ELECTRICAL

Hellrung & Sons Quality Electrical

To place your ad here call Lisa 656-4700 x 46

Service Upgrades, New & Old Home Wiring Service Calls & Trouble Shooting

No Job Too Small

(618) 407-3093 Free Estimates & Warranty

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19,900

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$

29,900

2012 Toyota Camry XLE

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$

17,900

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13,900

2011 Toyota Prius II

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$

15,200

2014 Toyota Tundra Limited

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39,900

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2012 GMC Acadia SLT1

2012 Ford Focus SEL

2008 Infiniti M45 4dr Sdn AWD

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20,900

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24,900

2013 Kia Optima LX

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12,900

2014 Ford Edge Limited

$

15,700

2013 Ford Escape SE

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Stk#8744A

$

21,700

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28,900

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