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"Hamilton" coming to The Fox page 14

Small-town getaways page 18

Celebrating Jane Austen page 19

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The Foundry

Restaurant/bar to open in Edwardsville.

4 A long and winding road Father Bonk joins the priesthood.

11 "Now You See Me 2" Hocus pocus wears thin.

14 "Hamilton"

Broadway smash coming to The Fox.

15 Self-taught genius

Saint Louis Art Museum opens new exhibit.

18 Small-town getaways Check out the northern part of the state.

19 Jane Austen

Louisville plans annual celebration.

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What’s Happening Friday June 24___________ • PrideFest St. Louis, Soldiers Memorial, St. Louis, 4:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.

• IKEA, Midsummer Smorgasbord Celebration, IKEA, St. Louis, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

• 2016 Men's U.S. Olympic Tr i a l s a n d P & G G y m n a s t i c s Championships, Chaifetz Arena, St. Louis, 1:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.

• Darius Rucker, w/Dan, Shay, Hollywood Casino Amphitheater, Maryland Heights, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

• Live And Let Die: A Symphonic Tribute to the Music of Paul McCartney, Powell Symphony Hall, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.

• Creedence Clearwater Revival Experience, w/(TBA), Blueberry Hill, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

• New Lingo CD Release Party, Pop's, Sauget, Doors 7:00 p.m.

• Yes You Are, CaveofswordS, Golden Curls, Hope and Therapy, The Demo, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

• Erin Bode CD Release, Jazz at the Bistro, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m.

• Faust Olden Days of Summer, F a u s t H i s t o r i c P a r k Vi l l a g e , Chesterfield, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

• 42nd Street, Forest Park, St. Louis, 8:15 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., Runs until June 30, 2016 • Shalimar the Clown, LorettoHilton Center for the Performing Arts, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m. to 11:00

p.m., Runs until June 25, 2016 • Macbeth, Loretto-Hilton Center, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., Runs until June 26, 2016 • Great Rivers Biennial: Lyndon Barrois Jr., Nanette Boileau, and Tate Foley, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until August 14, 2016 • Her Turn: The Revolutionary Women of Chess, World Chess Hall of Fame, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Runs until September 4, 2016 • A Decade of Collecting Prints, Drawings, and Photographs, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Runs until July 17, 2016 • Nomad Studio: Green Air, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until August 14, 2016 • 2016 Artists-In-Residence Exhibition, Craft Alliance Center of Art, St. Louis,10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Runs until June 26, 2016 • Circus Flora: 30th Anniversary Season, Circus Flora, St. Louis, 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Runs until July 3, 2016 • Shakespeare Festival St. LouisA Midsummer Night's Dream, Forest Park, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., Runs until June 26, 2016 11:00 p.m., Runs until June 26, 2016

Saturday June 25___________ • PrideFest St. Louis, Soldiers Memorial, St. Louis, 4:30 p.m. to

11:30 p.m.

• Boo Boo Davis, National Blues Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

• Chesterfield Wine and Jazz Festival, Chesterfield Amphitheater, (Chesterfield), 3:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.

• Faust Historic Village Open House, Faust Park Historic Village, Chesterfield, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

• 2016 Men's U.S. Olympic Tr i a l s a n d P & G G y m n a s t i c s Championships, Chaifetz Arena, St. Louis, 1:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.

• Saint Louis FC Soccer- Saint Louis FC vs. Portland Timbers, World Wide Technology Soccer Park, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

• Phillip Phillips & Matt Nathanson, Fabulous Fox Theater, St. Louis, 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

• Blue October, The Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 7:30 p.m.

• Divine Sorrow, Pop's, Sauget, Doors 7:00 p.m.

• The Hillside Barons, Cicero's, University City, Doors 9:30 p.m.

• Anthony D'Amato, w/(TBA), The Demo, St. Louis, Doors 7:30 p.m.

• The Smokers Club Tour, w/ Cam'Ron, The Underachievers, G-Herbo, Smoke DZA, Nyck Caution, Dre FiRe, The Ready Room, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

• Erin Bode CD Release, Jazz at the Bistro, St. Louis, 9:30 p.m.

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

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People Opening day nears for The Foundry Restaurant/bar is located in downtown Edwardsville

By CAROL ARNETT Of The Edge Jason Armbruster, Greg Thomas, and Rodney Lanham are close to opening their new venture, The Foundry Public House.

They have been working on the bar at 126 North Main for several months.

The most recent tenant in the space was Robust, but customers may hardly recognize it after the changes the new owners are making. “The opening date is still up in the air, but hopefully soon,” said Armbruster.

Armbruster and Thomas each have extensive restaurant and bar experience, working in several venues in the St. Louis area. Lanham said he had never run a bar, “but I’ve run businesses and sold a couple of companies.” He will handle the finances for the bar. be a bar that serves food, Armbruster said. “We’ll have good bourbon, whiskey and scotch, as well as wines and beer.” The bar will sell craft beer as well as brands like Miller and Budweiser.

“We want to be a fun place where people can go for a drink and good food,” Lanham said.

“We heard Edwardsville was an up and coming area for foodies,” said Thomas. “People can come in here and have a $2 Miller or an $80 bottle of wine.”

The chef for the bar will be Thomas Hawez. “We’ll have new modern American,” he said. He will try to source food locally when possible, he said. “We’re getting our eggs from Bethalto and I’m working with the farmer’s market here for produce,” he said.

“We’ll have good burgers and good appetizers,” Hawez said.

“We’re not re-inventing the wheel.

We’ll put good food out.” In addition to regular items, the bar will also serve seasonal items and specials.

Menu items include appetizers, flatbreads, salads, burgers, sandwiches and side dishes.

“Nothing will be frozen,” Thomas said.

One goal for the bar is fast service, Hawez said. “Quick service will be a key to our success with business people at lunch,” he said. “We’ll have a very efficient kitchen. Our ticket times will be fast.”

“I’m always worried about the customer,” Lanham said. “Are they getting the right treatment? Are they getting the right value? At the end of the night, I want them to get the check and say, ‘that was worth it’ and want to come back.”

“We’re starting with 16 employees, and will have up to 25,” Armbruster said. “Greg and I have a similar skill set and we work well together.”

There are advantages to having two experienced managers, Lanham said. “Having two people who know what they’re doing means they can each take time off and have a life, which will allow them to enjoy their time here more,” Lanham said.

Armbruster said that he, Thomas and Lanham have done much of the remodeling work themselves. “It’s been great to work with people who are like-minded and communicate,” Armbruster said.

Armbruster said they tried to re-use what they could. He refinished

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The interior of The Foundry Public House. the table tops from Robust. The bar itself was re-used also. “We had a welder in to cover it with stainless steel,” he said. “We had him leave it unpolished.” They also left the stair railing from the side door to the outside dining area unfinished. “We wanted it to look like something you would see in a foundry,” he said.

“We’ve done everything by hand. We’ve put our heart and soul into this place,” he said. Changes include making all the front tables bar height. In the space between the front and back area, they built three booths that seat six each.

The back room will have two booths and six or seven tables.

Waiters will pick up food from a window to the kitchen in the back room. “It makes it easier for the servers,” Armbruster said, “and makes it faster for the customers.”

The back room will also be available for rental. “We’re using square tables so we can push them all together for one long table if someone wants us to,” Armbruster said.

The sound system can be adjusted to have different volume in each room, Armbruster said.

The booths were also built with sound in mind, he said. The high backs will block out a lot of noise.

The bar plans to have live music.

The musicians will set up in the front room.

“We kept the brick wall and the floors,” Lanham said. “We didn’t want to just come in and put everything in a dumpster.” They added a wood wall in the front room, took off the awning, and put up a Foundry sign.

One of the biggest changes is the closing of the back door.

“We’ve expanded the kitchen,” Armbruster said. “It’s about three times the size it used to be.”

Customers will enter through the front door. “The kitchen was just too small for what we wanted to do,” he said.

The new look fits in with their goal of making the bar a place to relax, Armbruster said. “We don’t want to be a pretentious bar,” he said.

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The Foundry is located at 126 North Main St. in downtown Edwardsville.

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Newly ordained priest Father Paul Bonk after celebrating his first mass.

A long road to the priesthood Father Paul Bonk brings a lifetime of experience to the Catholic church

By CAROL ARNETT Of The Edge

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ather Paul Bonk came to his vocation in a round-about way. Bonk was ordained a Roman Catholic priest on Saturday, May 28, in Springfield. He turned 61 days after his ordination.

“I grew up in Madison and went to St. Mary’s grade school,” Bonk said. “I was an altar server and read at daily mass. In the seventh grade, during Holy Week, we had adoration with two servers there at all times.

At the end of Holy Week, at adoration, I had a spiritual experience. In that moment, I felt God’s love for me and I wanted to be one of his disciples.”

In the following summer, he said, his parish priest took a group of servers to visit a seminary in Chicago.

“I loved it, but I wasn’t able to go,” he said. Instead, he attended Assumption High School in East St. Louis.

“After graduation, I thought the seminary was out of my reach.”

Bonk traveled and held a variety of jobs before settling on being a carpenter. “I thought that Jesus and his father were both carpenters, so it seemed like a good profession.” He became a self-employed carpenter.

He got married at 21. “Within two years, I was divorced,” he said. He has one child from this marriage.

After his divorce, he joined the Navy. He was a carpenter with the Navy Seabees for five years. “It gave me a lot of time to think about things,” he said. “After the Navy, I reconciled with the church and received an annulment.”

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Bonk married again at age 33 to JoHanna. They had two children together, in addition to a child she had from a previous marriage. “She was Baptist, but we married in the Catholic church,” he says. She converted to Catholicism in 2002. Three years later, she was killed when a drunk driver ran her off the road.

“I decided to quit my job and stay home with our children until the youngest graduated from high school,” Bonk said. “It was a difficult time.” His children were ages 13 and 14 when their mother died.

“After they finished high school, I found myself at a crossroads,” Bonk said. “I turned to the church to discern what I should do.” He got more involved in the church, serving as a reader and altar server and taking communion to the sick.

“I accompanied our priest on visits,” he said. “We had a lot of conversations in the car and developed a great friendship.” He applied for the permanent deaconate, a ministry for married or single men.

“The first year of the deaconate training is all about discernment, making sure this is the direction God is calling you,” he said. “I told them that I was open to whatever God had in mind for me, whether it was the deaconate, priesthood, or single life. I didn’t want it to be my decision. I was open to all options.”

Two to three months later, Bonk received a message from the Bishop that he was accepted to the seminary.

He attended Sacred Heart Seminary in Wisconsin.

“It was a culture shock,” he said, although he was not the oldest student. “That seminary specializes in the formation of men over 30, but there are also younger men.”

Bonk completed the program in four and half years.

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“There are four areas of formation: intellectual, human, spiritual and pastoral,” he said. During his time in the seminary, he took classes designed to work on each area.

“We had communication classes and preaching classes in addition to theology,” he said.

Bonk’s children, he said, had mixed reactions to his decision to enter the priesthood. “Some were more excited about it than others, but everybody’s coming around.” Some family members thought he might be going through a phase, he said, but they have come to realize that he had a calling.

On July 1, Bonk will start his ministry at Our Savior parish in Jacksonville. He will be one of three priests serving four parishes and two colleges. “There is also a grade school and high school and a prison ministry,” he said. “I will experience a lot of different kinds of ministries.”

Bonk said he also was happy to be living with other priests. “I like the idea of community. I wasn’t sure what it would be like to be alone in a rectory. I’ve lived most of my life in a family community.”

Bonk said he has a large family in Madison County and around the St. Louis area. “I probably have over 100 cousins,” he said. “It’s a great support system.”

Bonk is spending the time until he goes to Jacksonville traveling and attending the ordinations of seminary classmates. “I’m going to Memphis, Arkansas and Michigan,” he said. He’ll also a visit a classmate in Tennessee who was ordained on the same day as he was.

Bonk said he is excited to start in Jacksonville. “All the trials and tribulation I’ve gone through help me understand what other go through, from life and death to everyday problems between husbands and wives.”

People People planner Veiled Prophet Parade announced

The Veiled Prophet Organization has officially announced that the 134th annual VP Parade will take place in Downtown St. Louis, returning America’s Biggest Birthday Parade to its original location after two years in Forest Park.

The Parade will begin at 7th and Market streets at 10 a.m. on Saturday, July 2, kicking off a weekend of Independence Day celebrations. Fair St. Louis, set for July 2-4, will remain in Forest Park for 2016 and will feature three days of family-friendly activities, food, live music, fireworks, and more. “We are deeply grateful to Forest Park for its support in hosting the Parade for the past two years,� said Jim Hetlage, Grand Marshal of the 2016 Parade. “The Parade has historically been a civic

point of pride for the City of St. Louis. We are thrilled to return to Downtown and work alongside Fair Saint Louis in Forest Park to host a true, city-wide Fourth of July celebration with these events.� “Big things are happening in Downtown St. Louis, and we are delighted the 2016 VP Parade will return to its traditional location in the heart of Downtown, near the new National Blues Museum and CityArchRiver,� said City of St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay.

Hetlage also announced that the theme of this year ’s Parade is “Hats Off to Heroes.� “We are excited to present a tribute to Americans from all walks of life whose everyday contributions make them heroes in their communities,� he said. “The P a r a d e w i l l c e l e b r a t e h e ro e s in every shape and form, from military officers and veterans, to first responders, to blue collar workers, to school teachers, to

parents, and all those in between.� “The Parade is a celebration of our city, our region and our country, and a symbol of pride of the St. Louis community,� said Missy Kelley, President and CEO of the Downtown STL, Inc. “It’s an enduring tradition, and one of America’s oldest and largest Independence Day celebrations.

We are proud to support it.�

The Parade will feature a procession of 130 units—including 14 major floats with live musical performances—that will march west on Market Street from 7th Street to 20th Street, involving more than 300 singers and dancers, giant helium balloons, community groups and military units. The celebration will also feature the 2016 Liberty Drum Challenge, one of the premier high school band competitions in the region, with 12 local high school bands competing for $10,000 in cash prizes.

Changes to the 2016 Parade

route from prior years will ensure safety for spectators in the midst of ongoing improvements and construction at the Gateway Arch and Kiener Plaza. The 2016 Parade will start at Kiener Plaza and pass by landmarks such as City Garden, the Carnahan Courthouse, City Hall, Peabody Opera House and Aloe Plaza. It will finish at the historic Union Station, located at 20th and Market. The Parade route will offer easy access for thousands of individuals and families to view the parade along Market Street. “ T h e V P O rg a n i z a t i o n a n d Fair St. Louis are working handin-hand with the National Park Service, St. Louis Police Department and Fire Department

and other local, state, and federal agencies to ensure another safe and fun celebration,� said Mayor Slay.

As always, Parade officials will designate an accessible Special Needs Viewing Area for viewers with disabilities. Public parking information will be announced closer to the event.

KMOV will broadcast the Parade live from outside Union Station beginning at 10 a.m. on July 2. The VP organization is also working with its broadcast partners to present America’s Biggest Birthday Parade on television throughout the region.

For route details and more information, visit VPparade.org and FairSaintLouis.org.

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People People planner Saint Louis Zoo announces summer schedule

The Saint Louis Zoo has announced its summer schedule.

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Sunday, May 22, 2016 St. Louis Children’s Hospital Make Tracks for the Zoo. 7:30 a.m. to 12 noon. Registration fee applies. For information and registration: (314) 6464771 or www.stlzoo.org.

Runners and walkers of all ages can participate in a 5K run/walk or 1-mile race through Forest Park to benefit the Saint Louis Zoo. Kids ages 7-12 can participate in a halfm i l e k i d s ’ ru n , a n d k i d s a g e s 6 and under can participate in a quarter-mile kids’ run. Sponsored by St. Louis Children’s Hospital, Prairie F a r m s D a i r y, M i d A m e r i c a Chevy Dealers, Big River Race Management, FOX 2 and KPLR 11.

May 27 through September 5, 2016 Prairie Farms Summer Zoo Weekends. Friday-Sunday 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. (Zoo will close at 3 p.m. on Friday, June 17, due to A Zoo Ado, the Zoo’s major fundraiser.)

We e k d a y S u m m e r H o u r s : Monday-Thursday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.

Summer Holidays: Open 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Memorial Day, May 30; Independence day, July 4; Labor Day, Sept. 5.

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People People planner Science Center screening "A Beautiful Planet"

From IMAX Entertainment, "A Beautiful Planet", the latest space documentary from director Toni Myers and made in cooperation with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), opened at the Saint Louis Science Center â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s OMNIMAX Theater on May 13. The film features stunning footage of our magnificent blue planet â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and the effects humanity has had on it over time â&#x20AC;&#x201D; captured by the astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) and is narrated by Academy Award-winner Jennifer Lawrence. Tickets are on sale at slsc.org. â&#x20AC;&#x153; We a re v e r y e x c i t e d t o b e launching 'A Beautiful Planet' i n t h e O M N I M A X T h e a t e r.

This film gives our audiences a breathtaking view of our home planet as can only be experienced on our giant dome screen,â&#x20AC;? said Jackie Mollet, Managing Director Visitor Services at the S a i n t L o u i s S c i e n c e C e n t e r.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;The images will leave a lasting impression on visitors, helping u s u n de rst and the imp act we make on a global scale. The fact that all of the images of earth are captured by astronauts on the International Space Station, allows us a peek into their world and their perspective. The musical soundtrack and Jennifer Lawrenceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s narration add to the experience of making this the next, classic IMAX film.â&#x20AC;?

"A Beautiful Planet"reunites much of the filmmaking team from Hubble 3D and Space Station 3D, led by producer and director Toni Myers, who also wrote and edited the film.

Director of photography James Neihouse, ASC, served as the a s t r o n a u t t r a i n i n g m a n a g e r.

Graeme Ferguson, IMAX co-founder and pioneer producer of many IMAX space films, is the executive producer, and Judy Carroll is the filmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s co-producer.

Marsha Ivins also served as space operations consultant on the film. The music is composed

by Micky Erbe and Maribeth Solomon. Sound design is by Peter Thillaye.

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Beautiful Planet will be digitally re-mastered into the image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience with proprietary IMAX DMR (Digital Re-mastering) technology. The crystal-clear images, coupled with IMAXâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s customized theatre geometry and powerful digital audio, create a unique environment that will make audiences feel as if they are in the movie.

You can learn more about "A Beautiful Planet" by visiting its official site at www.imax.com/ ABP. For information on show times and tickets, visit slsc.org, call 314.289.4424 or come to the Saint Louis Science Center at 5050 Oakland Avenue.

Ballpark Village to host Pig & Swig

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"X-Men: Apocalypse"

It's a bit of bad timing for "X-Men: Apocalypse" coming third in this summer's superhero lineup.

Director Bryan Singer invigorates his latest X-Men film with vintage 1980s charm in an origin story about how the mutant supergroup unites and divides in response to the villain Apocalypse. And while battles between heroes are an X-Men tradition, warring among the ranks has become a superhero trope this season, at play in both Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" and "Captain America: Civil War." Like similarly dressed beauties in celebrity magazines, it becomes a case of who wore it better, and that's an unfair burden on what is ultimately a satisfying conclusion to the rebooted trilogy. Even with an ensemble that includes Jennifer Lawrence and Michael Fassbender and Poe from "Star Wars" (Oscar Isaac, unrecognizable as Apocalypse), it can't match the magic of the latest Avengers movie, with multiple characters carefully inter-developed over a dozen films.

"X-Men: Apocalypse" is also a prequel, so the fate of its characters isn't a mystery. That's not to say "Apocalypse" isn't a fun flick on its own. It has a grand scope, great special effects and doesn't require knowledge of its predecessors to enjoy.

Those who know the characters get even more payoff.

As hinted at during the credits for 2014's "X-Men: Days of Future Past," this film brings on Apocalypse, a super-powered mutant who can transfer his essence from one being to another and was revered as a god when he existed millennia ago.

RATED: PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for "sequences of violence, action and destruction, brief strong language and some suggestive images."

RUNNING TIME: 147 minutes.

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

"Alice Through the Looking Glass"

"Alice Through the Looking Glass," like its predecessor, owes very little to Lewis Carroll.

Textual adherence is somewhat beside the point when serving as a sequel to something that also cherry picked.

But, lest you think that a six-year gap and the absence of Tim Burton in the director's chair might have allowed for a return to the gleeful absurdity of Carroll, it doesn't.

Screenwriter Linda Woolverton ("Beauty and the Beast") has again disposed of the source material in favor of something more linear — a story about Alice (Mia Wasikowska) looking for Hatter's (Johnny Depp) family.

Director James Bobin's ("The Muppets") film trudges on through the lushly designed world answering questions we never asked, like, "What was the Mad Hatter's childhood like?"

And, "why does the Red Queen have such a large head?" In other words, it's an Underland origin story.

We meet Alice some years after the first film faced again with the prospect of losing her independence. Last time she was fleeing a proposal. This time her livelihood is in jeopardy (she's a sea captain now, and a good one). So when life gets frustrating in the real world, Alice climbs through a mirror and is transported back to Underland. Her old friends have been waiting for her to fix another problem: The Mad Hatter.

The nightmarish Hatter, who has developed a more pronounced (and annoying) lisp, is wallowing in lifethreatening depression (manifested in combed hair, a sicklier pallor and a grown up wardrobe) because he's found an object that makes him believe his family is alive. This was not something that seemed to afflict Hatter in the first film, but maybe he's just really good at compartmentalizing.

RATED: PG by the Motion Picture Association of America for "fantasy action/peril and some language."

RUNNING TIME: 113 minutes.

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

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"Me Before You"

Well, I cried anyway.

I cried even though halfway through "Me Before You," I swore to myself I wouldn't, because the movie felt overly broad, overly simplistic, lacking depth both in characterization and in treatment of the serious issues it raises. At the end, I still thought all those things ... but the tears came anyway.

It seems that some movies — particularly those featuring young, passionate, suffering people — are destined to get the waterworks going no matter how well (or not) they tell their story.

That story is already known, of course, to fans of the novel

by Jojo Moyes, who adapted her book here. Like the (better) 2014 tearjerker "The Fault in Our Stars," this film version, directed by Thea Sharrock, probably is a slam dunk for the book's fans, who will likely be crying from the first scene.

For the rest of us, it's a bit of a harder sell. Certainly, the couple at the center of the heartbreak is appealing; both Emilia Clarke ("Game of Thrones") and Sam Claflin ("The Hunger Games") have beautiful smiles.

But especially in the case of Clarke, that smile — a very wide one — is relied upon way too much, with the camera often lingering for long seconds during which we could actually have been, say, learning something more about her character.

Clarke plays Louisa, an amiable cafe waitress in an English town. We meet her on the day she loses her job, throwing her struggling extended family into turmoil. Louisa — or Lou, as she's called — has few skills but manages to get an interview at the grand Traynor estate.

RATED: PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for "thematic elements and some suggestive material."

RUNNING TIME: 110 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Two stars out of four.

"Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping"

A quick survey of the pop music landscape: Kanye West, in the midst of rolling out an album that frequently changed titles and engaging in a Twitter feud with a rapper named Wiz, claimed he was $53 million in debt but could still "buy furs and houses for my family." A scandal known as "DoughnutGate" ensnarled Ariana Grande; her apology began "I am EXTREMELY proud to be an American." Fans of Justin Bieber continue to go by the name "Beliebers."

In such a state, where reality seems to be engaged in an arms race of absurdity, the bar for parody is higher than a Mariah Carey vocal exercise.

"Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping," the Lonely Island's mockumentary styled after self-aggrandizing docs like Bieber's "Never Say Never," doesn't often reach the kind of pitch that will shatter glass. It comes closest when its "Behind the Music" format dissolves and, before you know it, there's (the film's producer) Judd Apatow's penis (definitely not in a box) smeared against a limousine window or Will Arnett's recurring, cackling, beverage-wielding impression of TMZ's Harvey Levin.

Yet on display in "Popstar" — which actually boasts only a handful of Bieber jabs — is the full panoply of pop music's glorious, ego-warped idiocy, from the demented bubble of an entourage to pseudo poses of humility by the famous. It's done with the familiar skewering wit (and respectable knack for a tune) of Lonely Island trio Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone, the makers of the beloved "Saturday Night Live" Digital Shorts.

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

Running time: 86 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Three stars out of four.

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"The Conjuring 2"

If "The Conjuring" was a chilling whisper, the sequel is a deafening shriek.

That might not be a bad thing for some, but the shock jumps and cheesy-looking demons in "The Conjuring 2 " were a definite departure from the first, and not necessarily for the better. The brilliance of director James Wan's elegant original film was how it used our own horror savvy against us. He'd allow for a long take of a terrified girl peering under her bed and let it stay there long enough to the point where your muscles start to tense. You instinctively brace for the shock that you know is coming ... and then ... nothing.

At that point a creepy face or a loud knock on the door wasn't actually needed. The suspense was more than sufficient.

The audience was already petrified.

"The Conjuring 2," however, goes all out. It's even louder, somehow. And there are more demons, more jump scares, more creepy antique toys and, thankfully, more Ed and Lorraine Warren (Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga), the most delightfully campy couple of supernaturally sensitive marrieds ever to grace the screen. They're like everyone's favorite Sunday School teachers — she's the earthy one, he's the groovy one. You know they've seen some darkness, too, but then Ed grabs a guitar and starts crooning "Can't Help Falling in Love" and you forget all about the demon spirit lurking in the tattered leather armchair in the corner of the living room.

Heck, the cranky dead man in the corner terrorizing a working-class family outside of London probably even enjoyed Ed's Elvis impersonation, too.

Oh, right, there's a cranky dead man in the corner because this is a horror movie and not just a quirky romance about the Warrens.

RATED: R by the Motion Picture Association of America for "terror and horror violence."

RUNNING TIME: 133 minutes.

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

"Now You See Me 2"

The magician heist movie "Now You See Me 2" disappears with not a poof, but in a hyper-kinetic blur of hectic plot mechanics, ceaselessly nattering characters and so many ploys of misdirection that the film's own direction got lost up someone's sleeve long ago. Now you see it, now you don't. Did you care that you saw it? Why did you see it, anyway? Is that why you look like you need a nap?

Yet the cast is one reason to catch Jon M. Chu's sequel to the surprise 2013 hit. It's an odd assortment but a talented one that includes Woody Harrelson, Mark Ruffalo, Morgan Freeman and Michael Caine. They don't get the chance to sink their teeth into anything much but in the summertime, you usually need to buy a ticket to a superhero movie for such an ensemble.

And there's something almost quaint about the two "Now You See Me" films. They are diverting and harmless and the fate of the world, pleasantly, does not hang in the balance.

They're perfect for fans of "Ocean's Eleven" that are looking for weaker filmmaking, a little less star power and a whole lot more playing cards.

In "Now You See Me 2," the Four Horsemen, having gone into hiding following their Las Vegas exploits of the first film, return. They're a group of magicians led — curiously, given the alternatives — by Jesse Eisenberg's slight-of-hand artist. The others are Harrelson's hypnotist, Dave Franco's street magician and a new addition played by Lizzy Caplan (replacing Isla Fisher) whose sarcastic flare steals the movie.

The Horsemen are like a fantasy dreamed by David Copperfield, a co-producer whose show inspired the films.

RATED: PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for "violence and some language."

RUNNING TIME: 126 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Two stars out of four.

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In this image released by Summit Entertainment, Lizzy Caplan, left, and Dave Franco appear in a scene from, "Now You See Me 2."

Hocus pocus wears thin in sequel

By JAKE COYLE Associated Press The magician heist movie "Now You See Me 2" disappears with not a poof, but in a hyper-kinetic blur of hectic plot mechanics, ceaselessly nattering characters and so many ploys of misdirection that the film's own direction got lost up someone's sleeve long ago. Now you see it, now you don't. Did you care that you saw it? Why did you see it, anyway? Is that why you look like you need a nap?

Yet the cast is one reason to catch Jon M. Chu's sequel to the surprise 2013 hit. It's an odd assortment but a talented one that includes Woody Harrelson, Mark Ruffalo, Morgan Freeman and Michael Caine. They

don't get the chance to sink their teeth into anything much but in the summertime, you usually need to buy a ticket to a superhero movie for such an ensemble.

And there's something almost quaint about the two "Now You See Me" films.

They are diverting and harmless and the fate of the world, pleasantly, does not hang in the balance. They're perfect for fans of "Ocean's Eleven" that are looking for weaker filmmaking, a little less star power and a whole lot more playing cards.

In "Now You See Me 2," the Four Horsemen, having gone into hiding following their Las Vegas exploits of the first film, return. They're a group of magicians led — curiously, given the alternatives — by Jesse Eisenberg's slightof-hand artist. The others are Harrelson's

hypnotist, Dave Franco's street magician and a new addition played by Lizzy Caplan (replacing Isla Fisher) whose sarcastic flare steals the movie.

The Horsemen are like a fantasy dreamed

by David Copperfield, a co-producer whose show inspired the films. When not trying to one-up each other's tricks, the Horsemen perform feats of illusion that unmask real corruption. In the world of "Now You See Me," they are extravagantly (and bizarrely) famous, cheered by mobs on the streets and pursued in vain by the feds (Ruffalo plays the lead agent).

In "Now You See Me 2," their flashy return is spoiled by a wealthy tech whiz in hiding (Daniel Radcliffe), who constructs an elaborate revenge against the magicians that transports

them around the globe to Macau, presumably for the purpose of drawing in Chinese moviegoers.

The movie, scripted by Ed Solomon, is such a constant barrage of absurdly implausible tricks, followed by explanations of how they were done, that "Now You See Me 2" feels like the work of a feverish, manic magician who can't stop pulling rabbits out of hats.

Chu, a veteran of multiple Justin Bieber documentaries and several "Step Up" films, cracks up the pace and never holds a shot much longer than a second. And when everything is a manipulation — one illusion after another — nothing comes as a surprise.

It feels like a lost opportunity because both "Now You See Me" films have a pleasant enough preposterousness.

"Warcraft" sums up disappointing weekend

By ROBERT GRUBAUGH For The Edge Wait, all we get is two lousy sequels and a video game adaptation this weekend? This isn’t Labor Day, for crying out loud. This is the heart of the movie-going season: Summer!

What gives? On the face of it, the weekend of June 10th has been wasted this year. “The Conjuring 2” did manage to scare up enough box office dollars to generate a little enthusiasm for the genre and the series (Part 3 seems virtually certain). “Now You See Me 2”, the unfortunately named sequel about magician bank robbers isn’t bad, but it doesn’t do much that the first film didn’t do as well.

The best thing I can say about “Warcraft”, though, is that the 3D

was luminous. It was a candycolored spectacle in the IMAX presentation that did a lot to mask what was a boring movie. Like I told my gamer brother, “I saw it so you don’t have to.”

“Warcraft” is based on the t w e n t y y e a r- o l d g a m e s e r i e s from Blizzard, an epic battle of Orcs and Humans taking place in various iterations across numerous mediums like the successful MMORPG and novel companion series.

I don’t have much knowledge base to draw from on the history of it, but I won’t forget the late, late nights of listening to my brother yell obscenities into his headset as (presumably) an army of trusted soldiers in some other mothers’ basements were letting him down. He was often in some arena and usually needing help.

The now classic episode of “South Park” where they spend a montage of days killing boars to earn mana points was one of the few pop culture references that we both appreciated simultaneously, if not for exactly the same reasons.

The movie follows a war party, including the hero Durotan (Toby Kebbell), as it journeys through a mystical portal opened by the maniacal villain Gul’dan (Daniel Wu ) t o A z e r o t h , a p e a c e f u l human world that they hope to colonize. The Orcs are giant, hulking creatures with either green or clay-colored skin who d re s s i n t h e s t y l e o f Ta r z a n .

One character used bone and teeth as accessories so well that his dinosaur-skull-and-spine epaulettes literally took my breath away. Azeroth puts forth its King

(Dominic Cooper) and his loyalist lieutenant (Travis Fimmel) to stop the invasion with the help of cool battle scenes and old magic.

The Guardian (Ben Foster) and a sorcerer (maybe) character (Ben Schnetzer) use the mythology of the series to both bring a pedigree to the storytelling and to vastly overcomplicate it. And Paula Patton plays a sexy half-Orc/halfhuman character named Garona.

That I found her appealing is far more due to the actress’s beauty that the way in which her warrior character is written and performed. I’m only (fully) human after all.

The full title of this movie, o p t i m i s t i c a l l y, i s “ Wa r c r a f t : The Beginning”.

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Chinese territories (where it’s made a small fortune already) lead me to believe that this franchise might not have as m a n y f u t u re i n s t a l l m e n t s a s first prognosticated. Many of the central characters are also killed off. That’s never a good sign for the long-term prospects of a property. There are neat sequences that fully make use of the motion capture animation style that the picture is filmed in, but on the whole I’m much more excited to look forward to next week’s release of “Finding Dory”, a sequel that I actually want to see.

“Warcraft” runs 123 minutes and is rated PG-13 for extended sequences of intense fantasy violence. I give this film one star out of four.

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Above, the cast of "Hamilton" performs at the Tony Awards at the Beacon Theatre on Sunday, June 12, 2016, in New York. Below, Lin-Manuel Miranda, center, and the cast of "Hamilton."

For The Edge The national tour of the Broadway musical "Hamilton" will play in St. Louis as part of the 2017-2018 U.S. Bank Broadway season, it was announced today by producer Jeffrey Seller and the Fabulous Fox Theatre.

"Hamilton" was a recent winner of 11 Tony Awards.

The best way to guarantee tickets to "Hamilton" is to purchase a season subscription for the 20162017 season. Subscribers who renew their subscription for the 2017-2018 season will be able to guarantee their seats for the premiere St. Louis engagement of "Hamilton" before tickets become available to the general public. More information about the 2016-2017 season is available at www.FabulousFox.com.

Information regarding engagement dates and how to purchase groups and single tickets will be announced at a later time.

With book, music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, direction

by Thomas Kail, choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler and musical direction and orchestrations by Alex Lacamoire, "Hamilton" is based on Ron Chernow’s biography of Founding Father Alexander "Hamilton".

"Hamilton" is the story of America's Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, an immigrant from the West Indies who became George Washington's right-hand man during the Revolutionary War and was the new nation’s first Treasury Secretary. Featuring a score that blends hip-hop, jazz, blues, rap, R&B, and Broadway, "Hamilton" is the story of America then, as told by America now.

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"Hamilton" features scenic design

by David Korins, costume design

by Paul Tazewell, lighting design

by Howell Binkley, sound design

by Nevin Steinberg, hair and wig design by Charles G. LaPointe, and casting by Telsey + Company, Bethany Knox, CSA. The musical is produced by Jeffrey Seller, Sander Jacobs, Jill Furman and The Public Theater.

The "Hamilton" Original B ro a d w a y C a s t R e c o rd i n g i s

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The "Hamilton" recording received a 2016 Grammy for Best Musical Theatre Album.

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About the Fabulous Fox Theatre The Fabulous Fox Theatre opened on January 31, 1929 as one of the crown jewels in William Fox’s motion picture empire. Billed as “St.

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Louis’ largest and most magnificent temple of amusement,” the Fox dazzled and delighted millions of people for nearly 50 years with films, stage shows, concerts, radio shows, special events and world premieres, before closing in 1978.

In 1981 the Fox was privately purchased by Fox Associates and an incredible one-year restoration project was launched to bring the Siamese-Byzantine splendor of the Fox back to life.

The Fox reopened its doors with the musical “Barnum” on September 7, 1982 to a capacity

crowd of 4,500. The meticulous restoration of the Fox was recognized by The National Trust of Historical Preservation with a 1983 National Trust Honor Award.

Since 1982, more than 18 million p e o p l e h a v e p a s s e d t h ro u g h the brass doors of the Fox to see B ro a d w a y s h o w s ; p o p , ro c k , country and comedy concerts; dance companies and gospel plays; family productions and classic movies. The Fabulous Fox continues to provide St. Louis audiences with the best of everything and something for everyone.

The Arts Self-taught genius

Saint Louis Art Museum exhibits items from the American Folk Art Museum For The Edge The Saint Louis Art Museum will present Self-Taught Genius: Trea su re s f ro m t h e Ame r i ca n Folk Art Museum, an exhibition charting the development of folk art in America while pondering the motivations for artists who were at times considered to work outside of canonical art history. The ticketed exhibition will be on view now through Sept. 11.

The exhibition explores the continuum of American folk art and the concept of a “selftaught genius” through more t h a n 1 0 0 w o r k s o f a r t f ro m t h e R e v o l u t i o n a r y Wa r t o contemporary times.

W h e n S e l f - Ta u g h t G e n i u s premiered at the American Folk Art Museum in 2014, The New York Times called it “enthralling” and “an intellectually provocative effort to rethink the nature of artistic creativity.”

Organized by the American Folk Art Museum, the exhibition and its national tour are made possible by generous funding from the Henry Luce Foundation, as part of its 75th anniversary initiative.

“Because folk art has not been a major collecting area for the Saint Louis Art Museum, we sought an exhibition that presents our visitors with works of exceptional quality that tell the story of a uniquely American artistic tradition,” said Brent R. Benjamin, Barbara B. Taylor Director of the Saint Louis Art Museum.

P a i n t i n g s , w o r k s o n p a p e r, textiles, decorative arts and sculpture are presented within context of seven perspectives from which artists are compelled to create—achievers, encoders, messengers, improvement, reformers, ingenuity, and guides.

Achievers: Working outside the realm of fine arts, achievers often created works of art that were a testament to their own passionate vision or grandiose thought. For example, Marino Auruti intended his 11-foot Encyclopedic Palace to serve as a model for a 136-floor museum that would celebrate every achievement of humankind.

Encoders: Winthrop Chandler, whose Scenic Overmantel oil painting on panel is included in the exhibition, can be viewed as an example of an encoder, who might blur the meanings of a creation to

keep outsiders away or to maintain complete control over the art.

Messengers: Artists like Martín Ramírez, whose Reina is featured in the exhibition, might create works that invite the viewer into their personal world by incorporating symbols that announce their visions or beliefs.

Improvement: Represented in the exhibition by self-taught artists depicting their own refinements or achievements, or those attained by their subject, improvement is exemplified in Girl in Red Dress with Cat and Dog, a portrait by Ammi Phillips that emphasizes the genteelness of the young, 19th-century sitter.

Reformers: Some self-taught artists driven to change the people and world around them. Works of art by reformers—including Ralph Fasanella’s 1950 painting Subway R i d e r s — w e re i n t e n d e d t o b e transformative.

Ingenuity: By elaborating on a practice through mechanical or visual inventiveness, some self-

taught artists reveal an exceptional ingenuity in their work. An unknown artist combined creativity and resourcefulness to make Knife Grinder, a 19th-century whirligig figure that captures this spirit of ingenuity.

Guides: Self-taught artists who mark a rite of passage or a profound event by creating of a work of art might be considered guides. For example, Carl Klewicke spent approximately 20 years working on his Original Design Quilt a wedding gift for his daughter.

Marino Auriti (1891-1980); Encyclopedic Palace (U.S. patent no. 179,277), Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, c.1950s; wood, plastic, glass, metal, hair combs, and model kit parts; 11 x 7 x 7ft; Collection American Folk Art Museum, New York; Gift of Colette Auriti Firmani in memory of Marino Auriti, 2002.35.1 Marino Auriti (1891-1980); Encyclopedic Palace (U.S. patent no. 179,277), Kennett Square,

Pennsylvania, c.1950s; wood, plastic, glass, metal, hair combs, and model kit parts; 11 x 7 x 7ft; Collection American Folk Art Museum, New York; Gift of Colette Auriti Firmani in memory of Marino Auriti, 2002.35.1 The museum will offer an array of exhibition-related programming, including lectures, gallery talks and family programs that expand on the themes of Self-Taught Genius.

M e l i s s a Wo l f e , c u r a t o r o f American art, will discuss SelfTaught Genius in an opening lecture in the museum’s Farrell Auditorium on Saturday, June 18 at 2 pm. The free lecture coincides with the exhibition preview for museum members.

On Friday, June 24, the museum’s p o p u l a r S L A M U n d e rg ro u n d party will focus on Self-Taught Genius, with activities, cocktails, and art making inspired by the exhibition and a free performance by the chamber-folk group Mt. Thelonious.

Alvia J. Wardlaw, professor of art history at Texas Southern University and curator of the University Museum, will deliver the free lecture “African American Expressions in Folk Art” in the museum’s Farrell Auditorium on Saturday, June 25 at 10:30 am. Wardlaw curated the

groundbreaking exhibition The Quilts of Gee’s Bend and Hard Truths: The Art of Thornton Dial.

Family Sundays in August complement the themes of SelfTaught Genius by celebrating a different artist each week whose work changed the art world.

Families are invited to see work by groundbreaking artists in the Museum’s collection before unleashing their own creative genius with hands-on art activities that change each Sunday from 1 pm to 4 pm.

A fully-illustrated catalogue with essays by the organizing curators Stacy C. Hollander and Valérie Rousseau, both with the American Folk Art Museum, is available in the Museum Shops.

Self-Taught Genius is organized by the American Folk Art Museum.

The Museum’s presentation is overseen by Melissa Wolfe, curator of American art, with financial assistance provided by the Missouri Arts Council, a state agency.

Admission is free for Members.

For the general public, tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for seniors and students, $6 for children ages 6 to 12, and free for children age 5 and under. Tickets are available in person or through MetroTix. Tickets purchased through MetroTix incur a service charge.

Above, Flag Gate, Jefferson County, New York c. 1876; artist unidentified; paint on wood with iron and brass; 39 1/2 x 57 x 3 ¾ inches; Collection American Folk Art Museum, New York, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill Jr. in honor of Neal A. Prince, 1962.1.1; photo by John Parnell, New York. At left, Winthrop Chandler, 1747-1790; Scenic Overmantel, Petersham, Massachusetts, c. 1780; oil on pine panel with beveled edges; 29 ¼ x 47 ¼ x 1 ½ inches; American Folk Art Museum, Gift of Ralph Esmerian, 2013.1.20 Photo: John Bigelow Taylor, courtesy of American Folk Art Museum/Art Resource, NY

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Arts calendar Friday, June 24

Faust Olden Days of Summer, F a u s t H i s t o r i c P a r k Vi l l a g e , Chesterfield, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

42nd Street, Forest Park, St. Louis, 8:15 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., Runs until June 30, 2016 Shalimar the Clown, LorettoHilton Center for the Performing Arts, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., Runs until June 25, 2016 Macbeth, Loretto-Hilton Center, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., Runs until June 26, 2016 Great Rivers Biennial: Lyndon Barrois Jr., Nanette Boileau, and Tate Foley, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until August 14, 2016 Mark Bradford, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until September 11, 2016 Kings, Queens, and Castles, World Chess Hall of Fame, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until September 11, 2016 CAM Summer 2016 Exhibitions, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., runs until August 4, 2016 Her Turn: The Revolutionary Women of Chess, World Chess Hall of Fame, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Runs until September 4, 2016 A Decade of Collecting Prints, Drawings, and Photographs, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Runs until July 17, 2016 Little Black Dress: From Mournin to Night, The Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, Runs until September 5, 2016 N o m a d S t u d i o : G re e n A i r, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until August 14, 2016 2016 Artists-In-Residence Exhibition, Craft Alliance Center of Art, St. Louis,10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Runs until June 26, 2016 Circus Flora: 30th Anniversary Season, Circus Flora, St. Louis, 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Runs until July 3, 2016 Shakespeare Festival St. Louis- A Midsummer Night's Dream, Forest Park, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., Runs until June 26, 2016

Saturday, June 25

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

42nd Street, Forest Park, St. Louis, 8:15 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., Runs until June 30, 2016 Shalimar the Clown, LorettoHilton Center for the Performing Arts, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.

Macbeth, Loretto-Hilton Center, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., Runs until June 26, 2016 Great Rivers Biennial: Lyndon Barrois Jr., Nanette Boileau, and Tate Foley, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until August 14, 2016 Mark Bradford, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until September 11, 2016 Kings, Queens, and Castles, World Chess Hall of Fame, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until September 11, 2016 CAM Summer 2016 Exhibitions, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., runs until August 4, 2016 Her Turn: The Revolutionary Women of Chess, World Chess Hall of Fame, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Runs until September 4, 2016 A Decade of Collecting Prints,

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Drawings, and Photographs, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Runs until July 17, 2016 Little Black Dress: From Mournin to Night, The Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, Runs until September 5, 2016 N o m a d S t u d i o : G re e n A i r, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until August 14, 2016 2016 Artists-In-Residence Exhibition, Craft Alliance Center of Art, St. Louis,10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Runs until June 26, 2016 Circus Flora: 30th Anniversary Season, Circus Flora, St. Louis, 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Runs until July 3, 2016 Shakespeare Festival St. Louis- A Midsummer Night's Dream, Forest Park, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., Runs until June 26, 2016 Route 66: Main Street Through St. Louis Exhibit, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until July 16, 2017

Sunday, June 26

The Man in the Glass Both, Holocaust Museum, St. Louis, 1:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

42nd Street, Forest Park, St. Louis, 8:15 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., Runs until June 30, 2016.

Macbeth, Loretto-Hilton Center, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Great Rivers Biennial: Lyndon Barrois Jr., Nanette Boileau, and Tate Foley, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until August 14, 2016 Mark Bradford, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until September 11, 2016 Kings, Queens, and Castles, World Chess Hall of Fame, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until September 11, 2016 CAM Summer 2016 Exhibitions, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., runs until August 4, 2016 Her Turn: The Revolutionary Women of Chess, World Chess Hall

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The Muny has announced its 2016 summer season, its 98th summer season in Forest Park. The exciting, bold line-up includes 2 Muny premieres and the return of an alltime Muny classic, The Wizard of Oz, the first production in a decade.

The seven shows are: The Wizard of Oz (June 13 – 22), 42nd Street (June 24 – 30), The Music Man (July 5 –11), Young Frankenstein (July 13 –19), Mamma Mia!(July 21 –28), Fiddler on the Roof (July 30 – August 5), and Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida (August 8 –14.) For more information visit muny.org.

Season ticket holders will receive their renewal notices the first week of December. New season

tickets will be available beginning Saturday, March 5, 2016, at the Muny box office in Forest Park. Gift Card holders will have advanced access to season tickets beginning February 29, 2016.

"This is an incredibly exciting season for us to produce," said Muny president and CEO, Denny Reagan. "It is packed with the most requested and beloved titles by the Muny audience. Mike and our creative teams continued to put world class work on our stage last season, and our audiences showed tremendous support for our productions. With these seven t i t l e s , 2 0 1 6 p ro m i s e s a n o t h e r fantastic season at The Muny. " "For my fifth season, these may be the seven biggest, most d e m a n d i n g p ro d u c t i o n s y e t , "

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It promises to be another great adventure of a season."

Wo r l d W i d e Te c h n o l o g y (WWT) and The Steward Family Foundation have once again made a leadership gift to continue as the Muny’s 2016 Season Presenting Sponsor. They became the first overall season sponsor in the history of The Muny in 2014 and continue that role through 2016.

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The enormous 1883 Starline Factory in Harvard, Ill., has been re-purposed to house a unique store plus an art gallery, studios, pub, offices and event center.

Three small-town getaways For The Edge Tucked away in the northwest corner of McHenry County, just a few miles south of the Wisconsin state line, are three interesting little towns well worth visiting for a relaxing weekend road trip.

HEBRON, ILL. First settled by farmers in 1836, Hebron was named by the first white woman settler in the area. Friends and neighbors would gather at her house on Sundays to share a meal and sing. One of their favorites was the hymn "Old Hebron", and they decided it would be a good name for their community. Today, the population is 1,215.

BASKETBALL: Near the center of town is a water tower painted to look like a basketball.

That's because in 1952, the Hebron-Alden High School basketball team of strapping young farm boys beat out the competition from much larger Illinois schools to win the state basketball championship. Back then, the high school's total enrollment was only 98, and all the schools in Illinois played in one tournament, no matter how big or small they were. It was quite an accomplishment; you can ask just about any one in town, and they'll tell you all about it!

ANTIQUES: Today, in an era when antique shops are becoming few and far between, Hebron has an "Antique & Specialty District" with several antique shops in a two-block stretch, including Abundance Antiques & Design, Grampy's Antique & Resale Shops, Lloyd & Leota's Antiques & Restoration and Prairie Avenue Antiques & Tack Exchange.

FOOD: Hebron has good eats, too. In the shadow of the watertower is The Dari, dishing up soft-serve cones, sundaes and shakes, plus burgers, hot dogs and sandwiches from March through November. Check out the "little lending library" and innovative strawbale garden. Harts Saloon bakes brick oven pizza, and Hoops Sports Bar & Grill serves handmade burgers and celebrates the town's basketball heritage. On the north edge of

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town is Crandall's, known for decades for their "World-Famous All-You-Can-Eat Broasted Chicken" plus a Friday fish fry and Sunday brunch (closed Mondays).

FARM MARKETS: Von Bergen's Country Market is just east of Hebron, growing and selling veggies, fruit, sweet corn, tomatoes, pumpkins and fall decorations from July through November since 1965. There's a children's play area and farm animals to visit, and Von Bergen's hosts an antique tractor and plow day in September. www.vonbergens. com. Royal Oak Farm Orchard is northwest of Hebron, with thousands of apple trees, plus raspberries, honey, cider, pie, playground, petting zoo, wagon rides, carousel, full-service restaurant, gift shop and the nation's only "apple maze". You can pick your own apples from August into November or buy prepicked fruit. www.royaloakfarmorchard.com.

ALDEN, ILL. Alden, between Hebron and Harvard, is so small, there aren't any population statistics.

But, it has two interesting stores, kitty-corner from each other smack-dab in the center of town at the four-way stop. Both are called Alden Resale, and carry liquidated and nearly-new contemporary furniture, along with some antiques. The "big store" has 6,000 square feet of mostly furniture, while the "small store" is stocked with smaller furniture, dishes and collectibles. Open daily. www. aldenresale.net.

HARVARD, ILL. Harvard was named for --you guessed it!-- Harvard, Mass. The town got its start in 1856 with a train depot and hotel, when the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad extended service from Cary, Ill., to Janesville, Wis. It eventually became the epicenter of a large empire of dairy farms. By WW II, those farms, along with seven dairy plants, were producing more milk than anywhere else in the nation, and Harvard became known as "Dairy Capital of the World". The area is still dairy country, and the population is about 9,500. The Metra commuter train from Chicago stops at the

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train depot, within walking distance of many points of interest. www.MetraRail.com MILK DAYS: This June 2-5, Harvard celebrates the dairy industry with the 75th Annual Milk Days Festival, featuring dairy cows, antique tractors, dairy princesses, carnival rides, contests, demonstrations, food, fireworks and a parade on the main street, which is whitewashed and re-named the "Milky Way" www.MilkDays.com.

FARM MARKETS: Just outside Harvard is Twin Garden Farms, growing and selling Mirai sweet corn, a special variety of corn that is so sweet and tender, you can eat it raw, right off the cob. It's sold at area farmer's markets and on the farm daily during growing season, usually late July through September. They also sell seeds online. www.twingardenfarms. com. Northwest of town at Ben's Christmas Tree Farm, you can cut your own fresh tree and enjoy horse-drawn wagon rides from Thanksgiving weekend through the weekend before Christmas. www.benstreefarm.com.

SHOPPING & ART: Just a few blocks off the main street is an enormous, beautiful ivy-covered circa 1883 brick building with a roof full of skylights. Once home to the Starline Factory, which manufactured farming equipment, today it's been re-purposed to house a retail store, art gallery, artists' studios, a pub, an event center and several small offices. Steel Heart Ltd. began nearly 20 years ago as the dream of a young Polish couple who design, build and import steel and stone garden accessories: gazebos, arbors, trellis, armillaries, tables, benches, chandeliers, fences, gates, lanterns and more.

Today they sell their creations at wholesale prices to the public and select local businesses. www.steelheartltd.com. Starline Gallery & Studios showcases the works of more than 25 area artists and hosts Fourth Friday Art Shows with refreshments and and music from 6 to 9 p.m. on the fourth Friday of each month. The Stanchion Pub serves lunch and dinner Thursdays through Saturdays.

Sunlight streams through the skylights in the

spacious event center for weddings, banquets and private parties for up to 500. www. starlinefactory.com.

FOOD: Harvard is large enough to have lots of restaurants, but three merit special mention.

Just off State Line Road north of town is Big Foot Inn, named for a Potawatomie chief and serving lunch and dinner daily. Since 1946, it's been featuring a Friday fish fry, Saturday prime rib and Sunday brunch. South of town, Heritage House is known for German specialties such as sauerbraten, schnitzel and strudel, plus steaks and seafood, serving dinner Wednesday-Sunday, plus Sunday lunch. In downtown Harvard since 1943, Swiss Maid Bakery makes scrumptious cookies, pies, cakes, pastries, muffins and more. It began when the Stricker family immigrated to Chicago and opened a bakery in the 1920's; today the fifth generation continues the tradition. The doors are open from early morning to 6 pm, TuesdaySaturday.

ACCOMMODATIONS: Harvard has three bed and breakfasts. Crane Hollow B&B is a contemporary house overlooking a small lake on 40 acres, with two guest rooms. www. cranehollow.com. Morning Glory B&B is a renovated century-old farmhouse on five acres, with two guest rooms. 815-943-5764.

Ravenstone Castle B&B is a contemporary castle complete with towers, turrets and gargoyles, built by a family out of their love for attending Renaissance fairs. It has three guest rooms and also hosts teas and special events. www.ravenstonecastle.com.

PLAN A McHENRY COUNTY GETAWAY McHenry County is just an hour's drive northwest of Chicago, bordered on the north

by Wisconsin, and on the south by I-90. The Fox River winds down from the Chain of Lakes through the towns on the eastern side of the county, while country roads meander the western side. For visitor information, including links to attractions and lodging and dining options throughout McHenry County, go to www.VisitMcHenryCounty.com or phone 815893-6280. Follow on Twitter and Facebook.

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Above and below are views from previous Jane Austen Festivals in Louisville, Ky.

Louisville to celebrate Jane Austen

For The Edge Lovers of literary romance and the English novelist Jane Austen will gather in Louisville for the 8th Annual Jane Austen Festival the weekend of July 15, 16 & 17, 2016, at Historic Locust Grove, 561 Blankenbaker Lane.

This annual festival is the largest Jane Austen event in North America and is open to the public. You do not need to be a member of the Jane Austen Society to attend.

The theme of this year’s festival

is “Eat, Drink and Be Merry in Jane Austen’s England,” and will feature Kirstin Olsen, author of “Cooking with Jane Austen.” Olsen will present “The Regency Diet: The Challenges for the Modern Cook” on both Saturday and Sunday of the festival.

Along with Olsen’s presentation, the festival will include a Regency style show, Regency Emporium, R e g e n c y F a s h i o n D i s p l a y, Four Course Afternoon Tea, a Children’s Tea, Workshops, a duel between gentlemen, bare knuckle

boxing demonstration, archery demonstration, bobbin lace making demonstration, an encampment of His Majesty’s Royal Navy, Lord Nelson, as well as tours of the 1790s Georgian Home.

Plan to attend the festival in Regency attire. This year’s festival hopes to break the Guiness Book of Record of people in Regency attire in one place on Sat., July 16.

The Festival runs 6 – 9 p.m. on Fri., July 15, and 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. on Sat., July 16 and Sun., July 17.

Admission on Friday is $8; Saturday

and Sunday is $12 per day or $20 for a two-day pass. Children under 12 admitted free with an adult. There are additional costs for the teas, the Grand Ball and workshops.

On-line advance registration begins on June 8.

Advance registration is highly recommended for the afternoon teas, workshops and the Grand Ball as they sell-out before the festival opens.

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The Fox to host Celtic Thunder

Storming onto the main stage are international megastars Celtic Thunder, with Legacy, a brand new show that celebrates the influence of Irish and Celtic music around the world.

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Legacy is a live show featuring a mix of lively, fast paced and upbeat songs “A Place in The Choir” “Galway Girl” and “Raggle Taggle Gypsy” that represent the fun loving nature of the Irish and slower classic ballads “Danny Boy” “Noreen” and “Buachaille On Eirne” that portray a more nostalgic and romantic side.

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Music Music calendar Thursday, June 23

CD Release- Bates, Cicero's, University City, Doors 9:00 p.m.

Good Luck presented by Forthewhen, The Demo, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Friday, June 24

Darius Rucker, w/Dan, Shay, Hollywood Casino Amphitheater, Maryland Heights, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Live And Let Die: A Symphonic Tribute to the Music of Paul McCartney, Powell Symphony Hall, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.

Creedence Clearwater Revival Experience, w/(TBA), Blueberry Hill, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

New Lingo CD Release Party, Pop's, Sauget, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Yes You Are, CaveofswordS, Golden Curls, Hope and Therapy, The Demo, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

Erin Bode CD Release, Jazz at the Bistro, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m.

Show, w/Amongst the Rabbits, A Beginning's End, You, Me and The American Dream, The Demo, St. Louis, 6:30 p.m.

MPAC St. Louis Summer Concert Series feat. Jonathan Jefferson, Rio, STLien, presented by MPAC Music Group, Cicero's, University City, Doors 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, June 28

Chesterfield Chamber of Commerce Summer Concert Series, Faust Park, Chesterfield, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Tear Out The Heart, FEED HER TO THE SHARKS, A Beginning's E n d , Wi d e Aw a k e , We A r e Descendants, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 6:30 p.m.

Authority Zero, Blueberry Hill, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

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Whitaker Music Festival ConcertSaint Louis Social Club, Missouri

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Chris Stapleton, The Fabulous Fox Theater, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m Wild Child, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Con Brio, w/(TBA), The Demo, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

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Phillip Phillips & Matt Nathanson, Fabulous Fox Theater, St. Louis, 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Blue October, The Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 7:30 p.m.

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

The Hillside Barons, Cicero's, University City, Doors 9:30 p.m.

Anthony D'Amato, w/(TBA), The Demo, St. Louis, Doors 7:30 p.m.

The Smokers Club Tour, w/ Cam'Ron, The Underachievers, G-Herbo, Smoke DZA, Nyck Caution, Dre FiRe, The Ready Room, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

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Gulf Shores Restaurant & Grill 215 Harvard Dr. Edwardsville B e p re p a re d t o w a i t w h e n you visit this new hot spot in Edwardsville, but it's worth it. Make sure to check out the gator bites, they are fantastic. It's alligator meat fried in a corn meal breading. The catfish fillets are fried in the same corn meal breading and equally as good. There are also gator tacos and don't miss â&#x20AC;&#x153;Crabby Monday's Crab Leg Special.â&#x20AC;? A little pricey though.

Chubby's Warehouse Bar & Grille 1022 E. Broadway Alton Cheap and delicious. The burgers are fantastic here and extremely affordable. They also have a good buffalo chicken sandwich and good tacos. Maybe the best thing they offer is their sweet corn nuggets, you can't go wrong with them. It's cash only so make sure you grab some before you go. Only knock is the service could be a little friendlier.

Check out the peanut butter bacon burger, the asparagus in balsamic sauce and the sweet potato fries drizzled with honey, all are delicious choices.

Strange Donuts 2709 Sutton Blvd.

Maplewood An aptly named donut shop, it is one of the weirdest places you may ever eat, but weird doesn't mean it's not good. Check out the strangers, which are daily collaborations with other local restaurants. The bacon maple donut and the gooey butter donut are always on the menu and always fantastic choices.

Pirronneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pizzeria 1775 Washington St. Florissant The pizza here is amazing. They use provel cheese and have a slew of ingredients to go on top of their thin

Mission Taco Joint 908 Lafayette Ave. Soulard If you like quirky and eclectic twists on Mexican fare then this is the place for you. There are great tacos and burritos like the Brah'rito with carne asada and chipotle bacon. It is freakin' huge, too. They also have torta selections on the menu and a cool carne asada fries choice in the appetizers. Good beer selections there also.

crust pies. During the day they have a great buffet lunch special, which also has a salad bar and soups and appetizers.

Frankâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Restaurant 132 West Macarthur Dr. Cottage Hills It is an extensive menu with all kinds of choices, including breakfast selections, sandwiches, steaks, fish, pasta dishes and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cheap. Did I mention that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cheap?

1860â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hardshell CafĂŠ and Saloon 1860 S. 9th St., St. Louis Soulard A great place to get some Cajun and Creole food and have a good time to boot. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s split into two sides, with the dining area on one end with great items like crab legs, gumbo, poâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; boy sandwiches, red beans and rice and wonderful crab cakes. The other half of the

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Lotawata Creek Southern Grill 311 Salem Pl. Fairview Heights Fatten yourself up at this joint.

The menu is ridiculously huge and the portions are even bigger. Get your own plate of fries for a side, or a bucket of onion rings. It offers a creative sandwich portion of the menu and great southern-style dishes, try the Mac Daddy Burger.

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