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You Gotta Eat page 13

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What’s Happening

Route 66 and St. Louis Missouri History Museum hosts exhibit.

4 Jack Decoteau Artist featured at EAC.

11 "The Book of Henry" New film can't stay focused.

13 You Gotta Eat Taqueria Z in Edwardsville.

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Guess what's returning to The Fox?

15 2018 Festival Season Opera Theatre of Saint Louis ready to roll.

23 Live in Library Park

Litchfield plans musical entertainment.

Friday June 30___________ International Lily Show, Sheraton Westport Chalet Hotel, St. Louis St. Louis Cardicals vs Washington Nationals, Busch Stadium, St. Louis Howlin' Fridays: Marquise Knox, National Blues Museum, St. Louis, 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Jungle Boogie, Saint Louis Zoo, St. Louis, 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Free Throw, Homesafe, Heart Attack Man, Marniner, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 6:00 p.m.

ShinyRibs, w/Lida Una, Blueberry Hill, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Big Summer Show, Cicero's, University City, Doors 6:30 p.m.

Death To The Ball- A Tribute to Headbangers Ball, The Ready Room, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

Anita Jackson, Jazz at the Bistro, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

Reigning Men: Fashion in Menswear, 1715-2015, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until September 17, 2017 Diego y Frida: A Smile in the Middle of the Way, International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum, St. Louis, Runs until August 4, 2017 Adventures with Clifford The Big Red Dog, The Magic House, St. Louis Children's Museum, St. Louis, Runs until September 4, 2017 The Discovery of King Tut, Saint Louis Science Center, St. Louis, 9:30

a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Runs until January 7, 2018 STAGES St. Louis: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Robert G. Reim Theatre, St. Louis, Runs until July 2, 2017 The Discovery of King Tut, Saint Louis Science Center, St. Louis, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Runs Until January 7, 2018 G a rd e n o f G l a s s , M i s s o u r i Botanical Garden, St. Louis, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until August 13, 2017 The Hats of Stephen Jones, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Runs until September 3, 2017 The Modern Meal: Sustenance Through Ritual, Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until August 6, 2017 #1 in Civil Rights: the African American Freedom Struggle in St. Louis, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m to 5:00 p.m., Runs until March 14, 2018 Route 66: Main Street Through St. Louis Exhibit, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until July 16, 2017

Saturday July 1_____________ International Lily Show, Sheraton Westport Chalet Hotel, St. Louis St. Louis Cardicals vs Washington Nationals, Busch Stadium, St. Louis Train: Play That Song, Hollywood

Casino Amphitheater, St. Louis, 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

3rd Annual Rock Paper Podcast Birthday Show, Bald Eagle Mountain, The Royal Furs, Forgetting January, Hounds, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 6:00 p.m.

Anybody Killa, Pop's, Sauget, St. Louis, Doors 6:30 p.m.

Body Found, Cacodyl, Thames, Cicero's, University City, Doors 7:30 p.m.

Anita Jackson, Jazz at the Bistro, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

Of Sea and Stone, w/Hillary Fitz Band, Brad Noe, Blueberry Hill, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Reigning Men: Fashion in Menswear, 1715-2015, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until September 17, 2017 Diego y Frida: A Smile in the Middle of the Way, International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum, St. Louis, Runs until August 4, 2017 Adventures with Clifford The Big Red Dog, The Magic House, St. Louis Children's Museum, St. Louis, Runs until September 4, 2017 The Discovery of King Tut, Saint Louis Science Center, St. Louis, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Runs until January 7, 2018 STAGES St. Louis: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Robert G. Reim Theatre, St. Louis, Runs until July 2, 2017 The Discovery of King Tut, Saint Louis Science Center, St. Louis, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Runs Until January 7, 2018

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St. Louis and the Mother Road

The Missouri History Museum, located in Forest Park, is hosting Route 66 – Main Street Through St. Louis. The exhibit highlights, the motels, gas stations and restaurants the Mother Road passed on its way through St. Louis. Featured are Chase Park Plaza, the Coral Court Motel, Ted Drewes Frozen Custard, The Route 66 Park-In Theatre and much more. Some of the sights highlighted are still existence. Others just memories. The free exhibit runs through July 16 so, just like it did on Route 66, time is running out. For more information, visit www.mohistory.org. Photos by Bill Tucker.

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EAC puts Decoteau in the spotlight

By JULIA BIGGS Of The Edge The Edwardsville Arts Center is hosting the exhibit “Jack Decoteau: In the Center Ring."

This exhibit, which features Decoteau’s colorful and lighthearted drawings, runs through July 28.

Decoteau’s drawings contain figures resembling jesters that are dressed in brightly colored clothing.

In several of his drawings these light-hearted figures appear to be dancing or swinging on ropes and in acrobatic movements.

The artist explained his work as “sincere and yet light, color contrast and color compliment with lots of patterns on the figures.” “ M o s t o f t h e f i g u re s w e a r patterned costumes which they all love and frolic about showing their enjoyment of being who they are and wearing expensive colorful clothes,” Decoteau wrote.

Decoteau’s artist statement provides more insight into the exhibit’s title, “In the Center Ring.”

"We are here under the Big Top to enjoy and take in what we may,” it states. “And now before you in the center ring, a presentation of wonders, of obscure observations for your very eyes to behold and ponder.”

“There is a tenderness in the figures, a helpfulness in supporting each other, a lostness in having no place in time but “under the Big Top” or “in the center ring,”” it

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further states. “A proper place to exist with comfort and security, these drifters have each other.”

“We are all in the center ring in our lives,” Decoteau said. “We are the ones who answer for our

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actions and carry the burden of our lives so I choose harlequins and jesters to portray everyday people going about their mundane.”

Edwardsville Arts Center Gallery Manager Carolyn Tidball provided

some additional insight into Decoteau’s work. “Jack’s paintings are bold, colorful, and expressive.

Many of the works in this show are painted directly on wood panel with the grain left bare in the background,

which makes the figures pop off the page,” she said. “Most of his figures are swinging or in motion, with many dressed in harlequin patterns.

These images conjure feelings and memories of the playfulness, lightheartedness, and eccentricity we experience at the circus.”

“The composition of each painting is well thought out, with the figures moving in space together with rhythm, but the artist keeps a sense of oddity, wonder, and peculiarity within that rhythm,” Tidball added.

While Decoteau’s exhibit will be located in the EAC main gallery, concurrently in the student gallery artwork from Edwardsville parochial schools will be featured.

Vi s i t t h e E A C , l o c a t e d a t 6165 Center Grove Road in Edwardsville, from 10 a.m. to 4 p . m . We d n e s d a y t h r o u g h Fridays and from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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Pictured above and at left are works by Jack Decoteau.

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People People planner Jefferson National Expansion Memorial announces free Summer Speaker Series

Jefferson National Expansion Memorial announces a summertime speaker series at the Old Courthouse in downtown St. Louis, to be held on the first Mondays in June, July and August. The events are free. No reservations are required. Guests may bring a sack lunch. Speakers will present a variety of topics that highlight fascinating historical events and personalities.

“The summer speaker series adds a new element of natural and cultural education at the park,” said Rhonda Schier, Chief of Museum Services and Interpretation. “Please join us to learn about urban archeology, colonial St. Louis, the historic St. Louis Arsenal and the upcoming solar eclipse.”

Monday, July 3, noon: Stories from the St. Louis Arsenal National Park Service Ranger Paul Rosewitz leads a discussion on the St. Louis Arsenal. Established in 1827 and located near Broadway and Arsenal, the St. Louis Arsenal replaced the aging Fort Belle Fontaine, which had served the military since 1805. The arsenal began by supplying arms and ammunition to the Army and militia, but as the country expanded it became more intertwined in our country’s complicated history.

Monday, August 7, noon: Solar Eclipse Preview National Park Service Ranger Richard Fefferman leads a discussion on the August 21, 2017, total solar eclipse, when people across the United States will see the sun disappear behind the moon. This is the first visible solar eclipse in the St. Louis area since 1442. Ranger Richard will presents tips on how and where to view this amazing event.

WHERE: Old Courthouse, 11 North Fourth Street, St. Louis, MO 63102 All events are free and open to all ages.

PARKING: A list of several downtown St. Louis parking locations within walking distance of the Old Courthouse and the Gateway Arch is available at http://getaroundstl.com. Metered street parking is also available in Downtown St. Louis. Visitors are encouraged to check www. gatewayarch.com/directions for up-to-date information on road detours and construction before their visit.

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Visit www.gatewayarch.com, www. nps.gov/jeff, or www.facebook. com/gatewayarchNPS; or call 877982-1410. Reservations for free National Park Service interpretive programs and events at the Old Courthouse are not required, but large groups should call 314-6551614 to alert the Old Courthouse of their attendance.

St. Louis World’s Fare Heritage Festival returns

The St. Louis World’s Fare Heritage Festival will return for its 4th year to Forest Park at the World’s Fair Pavilion. In 2016 the

World’s Fare attracted over 25,000 people to experience a wide range of entertainment and food with a historic twist.

This year the World’s Fare Festival will be featuring: • Restaurant Row – A large selection of local Restaurants and Food Trucks that will be on hand to offer plenty of great local favorites.

• Main Stage – Local and National Jazz, Rock, Blues, Bluegrass, Rap, Gospel and more will be featured throughout the weekend. Confirmed artists include. Brian Owens and the Deacons of Soul, Steve Ewing, Marquise Knox, Earphorik, Cree Rider Family, Surco, Guerilla Theory, Looprat, Tree One Four, Nite Owl, Zeus Rebel Waters, Daughters of Zion, Corn Robinson, Race and Conner and more to come.

• Kids Island – A family friendly zone in the festival full of activities, and live dance, and music.

• Art Village – An outdoor Art Gallery in the middle of Forest Park featuring dozens of local artists showcasing various styles of art.

• 1904 World’s Fair Historic Exhibit – Learn interesting and obscure facts from 1904 historians, find out how much your 1904 memorabilia is worth, and view pictures and collectible items from the 1904 Fair.

• Backyard Games – Forest Park is a perfect place to break out all the backyard games and there will be plenty of games for all to play at the World’s Fare.

• World Business Expo – An exposition of businesses highlighting the spirit of idea, innovation, and invention.

• Ferris Wheel – Just like in 1904, grab a bird’s eye view of the festival, and the park, can be had when you take a ride on the Ferris Wheel.

• Mi x o l o gy C halle nge and Demos – The area’s finest bartenders demonstrate their skillset throughout the weekend and then square off to compete and be crowned the Champion of the Cocktail.

• Bike & Skate Ramp – A tradition at the Fare, the ramp is full of spinning, and turning, and wipe outs galore for all to witness.

Festival Hours: Friday, August 18, 2017 5:00pm - 10:00pm Saturday, August 19, 2017 11:00am - 10:00pm Sunday, August 20, 2017 11:00am 10:00pm Please contact 314-397-

1692 for any comments, questions, pre-coverage, or live coverage of the event. For more information on the FREE admission festival visit www. stlworldsfare.com. www.facebook. com/stlworldsfare

Shopkins Live! coming to The Fox

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

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

Based on America’s #1 toy brand, Youtube sensation and international toy phenomenon created in Australia by Moose Toys, Shopkins Live! will feature The Shoppies and Shopkins characters taking the stage with an all new storyline, original pop music and video highlights as ‘Jessicake’, ‘Bubbleisha’, ‘PeppaMint’ and friends prepare for Shopville’s annual “Funtastic Food and Fashion Fair”.

“Shopkins is literally on every child’s wish list,” commented Paquin, who also serves as Executive Producer of Shopkins Live! “Koba Entertainment’s partnership with an innovative and leading toy manufacturer like Moose Toys allows us to bring one of the most successful toy brands in history to life on stage.”

“We are thrilled to have Koba Entertainment presenting our first-ever live theatrical show for Shopkins,” added Hardiman. “This will be a fantastic event featuring the Shopkins and Shoppies in an amazing adventure that our North American fans can experience.”

Since its launch in 2014, the Shopkins brand continues to be a hot ticket item for children worldwide.

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Confluence Tower expands hours

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

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

T h e To w e r, l o c a t e d a t 4 3 5 Confluence Tower Dr., Hartford, IL, is open Wednesdays through Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundays from Noon to 5 p.m.

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

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

Admission to the Tower is $6 for adults, $5 for adults 62 and over, active military and military veterans, $4 for children 12 and u n d e r a n d c h i l d re n t w o a n d under are free. Group rates are available for 12 or more people

and reservations can be made by calling the Alton Regional Convention and Visitors Bureau at (618) 465-6676.

St. Louis walking tours begin

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

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

Payment is cash only.

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

Downtown West Tour: Meeting site: the main Market Street entrance to St. Louis Union Station Hotel, 1820 Market Street.

The tour itinerary includes Union Station, Peabody Opera House, City Hall, Central Library, Campbell House Museum and Soldiers Memorial.

Reservations are not required for groups of less than 10 persons. For group bookings, dial 314-690-3140 or e-mail walkingtours314@gmail.com For information about other t o u r s a n d e v e n t s o ff e re d b y Landmarks Association of St. Louis, visit the Landmarks Association of St. Louis, Inc. website at www.landmarks-stl. org.

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People People planner Laumeier Sculpture Park announces schedule

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

For more information call (314) 615-5278.

June 29, 2017 Free Cocktails & Conversation: Hybrid Practice Join Laumeier Sculpture Park’s 2017 Kranzberg Exhibition Series artist Yvonne Osei for an interactive look at the preparation for her fall 2017 exhibition at Laumeier utilizing and fusing fashion, sculpture, performance and film. Laumeier’s Conversation Series provides free, informal learning opportunities through discussion about new artworks in temporary exhibitions or legacy artworks in the Permanent Collection. Conversation Series events encourage participants to share ideas and ask questions in a relaxed atmosphere. Refreshments are provided. Thursday, June 29, at 6:00 p.m. at the Kranzberg Education Lab at Laumeier Sculpture Park, 12580 Rott Road, Saint Louis, Missouri. Free, ages 21 and up. Call 314.615.5278 or visit www.laumeier.org for more information.

July 1, 2017 Free Member Tour N e w t h i s y e a r, L a u m e i e r Sculpture Park offers Free Member Tours for Laumeier Members only on the first Saturday of each month, June–August. Laumeier tours are interactive and designed to engage participants in exploring the relationship between art and nature.

Tours are led by trained Laumeier Docents and last approximately one hour. Participants are advised to dress appropriately for the season and wear comfortable shoes for walking on uneven pathways.

Tour meets Saturday, July 1, at 2:00 p.m. in the Public Plaza outside the Adam Aronson Fine Arts Center at Laumeier Sculpture Park, 12580 Rott Road, Saint Louis, Missouri.

Free, Laumeier Members. Call 314.615.5278 or visit www.laumeier. org for more information.

LAUMEIER SCULPTURE PARK 12580 Rott Road / Saint Louis, Missouri 63127 / 314.615.5278 www. laumeier.org July 2, 2017 Free Walking Tour Laumeier Sculpture Park offers free Walking Tours on the first Sunday of each month, May– O c t o b e r. L a u m e i e r t o u r s a re interactive and designed to engage participants in exploring the relationship between art and nature.

Tours are led by trained Laumeier Docents and last approximately one hour. Participants are advised to dress appropriately for the season and wear comfortable shoes for walking on uneven pathways.

Tour meets Sunday, July 2, at 2:00 p.m. in the Public Plaza outside the Adam Aronson Fine Arts Center at Laumeier Sculpture Park, 12580 Rott Road, Saint Louis, Missouri. Free, all ages. Call 314.615.5278 or visit www. laumeier.org for more information.

July 20, 2017 Free Stroller Tours: Children’s Sculpture Garden Laumeier Sculpture Park offers free Stroller Tours on the third Thursday of each month, May–October. Tours are led by trained Laumeier Docents and last approximately one hour.

Participants are advised to dress

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appropriately for the season and wear comfortable shoes for walking on uneven pathways. Please note, strollers are not provided. Tours meet Thursday, July 20, at 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. in the Public Plaza outside the Adam Aronson Fine Arts Center at Laumeier Sculpture Park, 12580 Rott Road, Saint Louis, Missouri. Free, all ages. Call 314.615.5278 or visit www.laumeier. org for more information.

July 22, 2017 Family Workshop: Painting in the Park Experience painting through the exploration of color. Learn to mix acrylic paints and put color to canvas as you create a family masterpiece together!

Laumeier Sculpture Park’s multig e n e r a t i o n a l A r t Wo r k s h o p s are a wonderful way for family members to spend quality and creative time together! Children— along with a parent, grandparent or caregiver—explore new artistic media, develop a meaningful bond and create memories to last a lifetime. Registration fee includes one adult with one child; children must be accompanied by an adult.

Saturday, July 22, 2:00–4:00 p.m. at the Kranzberg Education Lab at Laumeier Sculpture Park, 12580 Rott Road, Saint Louis, Missouri. $45, adult with child ages 4 to 12. Call 314.615.5278 or visit www.laumeier. org for more information.

July 26, 2017 E a r l y M e m o r y L o s s To u r :

Museum Lawn Participants, along with a care partner, enjoy an interactive, themed tour at Laumeier Sculpture Park. Tours are led by Laumeier Docents who have been trained by the Alzheimer ’s Association of St. Louis and can be tailored to fit all participants’ needs and abilities.

Participants stand and walk up to 45 minutes; tour pathways are wheelchair- and walker-accessible (hats and sunglasses are strongly recommended). Registration fee includes one care partner or support person with one participant. Tour meets Wednesday, July 26, at 1:00 p.m. in the Public Plaza outside the Adam Aronson Fine Arts Center at Laumeier Sculpture Park, 12580 Rott Road, Saint Louis, Missouri. $10, care partner with participant. Call 314.615.5278 or visit www.laumeier. org for more information.

LAUMEIER SCULPTURE PARK 12580 Rott Road / Saint Louis, Missouri 63127 / 314.615.5278 www. laumeier.org August 4, 2017 Free Parks Food Truck Fest Eat to your heart’s content as St. Louis County Parks welcomes members of the St. Louis Food Truck Association to Laumeier Sculpture Park. Join family and friends to picnic on a wide variety of delicious fare from local culinary entrepreneurs while enjoying live music. Friday, August 4, 5:00–8:00 p.m. at Laumeier Sculpture Park, 12580 Rott Road, Saint Louis,

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August 6, 2017 Free Walking Tour Laumeier Sculpture Park offers free Walking Tours on the first Sunday of each month, May– O c t o b e r. L a u m e i e r t o u r s a re interactive and designed to engage participants in exploring the relationship between art and nature.

Tours are led by trained Laumeier Docents and last approximately one hour. Participants are advised to dress appropriately for the season and wear comfortable shoes for walking on uneven pathways. Tour meets Sunday, August 6, at 2:00 p.m. in the Public Plaza outside the Adam Aronson Fine Arts Center at Laumeier Sculpture Park, 12580 Rott Road, Saint Louis, Missouri.

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People People planner Apollo 11 exhibit coming to St. Louis The Saint Louis Science Center is proud to announce that it is one of four science museums nationwide to host “Destination Moon: The Apollo 11 Mission,” a traveling exhibition from the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. The exhibition will feature the Apollo 11 command module Columbia, marking the first time in 46 years the module has left the museum, as well as 20 artifacts from the historic mission. After the exhibition tour, the artifacts will return to the Smithsonian for a new exhibition, also titled “Destination Moon,” which will open in 2020.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Saint Louis Science Center The mission of the Saint Louis Science Center is to ignite and sustain lifelong science and technology learning. Named a Smithsonian Institution Affiliate in 2016, the Saint Louis Science Center features more than 700 interactive exhibits, as well as a five-story OMNIMAX

Theater, Boeing Hall and the James S. McDonnell Planetarium. For more information about the Saint Louis Science Center, please visit slsc.org.

Zoo announces summer programs

From the ever-popular Camp KangaZoo to individual programs for all ages, the Saint Louis Zoo’s Education Department has classes, overnight experiences and daytime adventures for everyone in the family.

Camp KangaZoo Camp KangaZoo campers can choose to attend one or two full-day camps with the themes "Ecology-Everything’s Connected” and “Extreme Animals.” Monday through Thursday, campers will play games, meet animals, enjoy sing-alongs and view dynamic Zoo exhibits. On Thursday nights, they’ll sleep at the Zoo and wake up with the birds! Camp KangaZoo scholarships are available for families with financial need.

Younger children can hop "out of the pouch" and into the Zoo at Camp Joey. Half-day and full-day sessions are available for children who are at least 4 years old and entering kindergarten.

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

Overnights Families with kids ages 5 and up can attend the Prehistoric Animals and Their Cousins or the Under the Sea-lion overnight programs.

Summer Programs Zoo programs for young children

and youth keep growing minds sharp in the lazy summer months.

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

For youth in grades 2-8, the Zoo offers Keeper-for-a-Day at the Emerson Children’s Zoo, A Day with the Rays and Advanced Day with the Rays at Stingrays at Caribbean Cove. Engineer-for-aDay is available for those 7 years old and up. A Junior Sea Lion Trainer program is available for ages 10 to adult.

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

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

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

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

Program fees vary.

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

Registration for programs is not available by phone. For questions, call (314) 646-4544, option #6. All proceeds support the Saint Louis Zoo.

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Explore St. Louis is pleased to announce the release of the 2017 Official St. Louis Visitors Guide offering visitors the latest information on what to see and do to plan a St. Louis adventure. The guide is filled with suggestions on great places to eat, shop, play and stay in St. Louis and across the region.

Additionally, the guide highlights what’s new to St. Louis in 2017, including overviews on some of St. Louis’ unique neighborhoods, the CityArchRiver project that i s t r a n s f o r m i n g t h e g ro u n d s surrounding the historic Gateway Arch, the booming urban arts scene throughout the region, a look at St. Louis breweries, and a glimpse at what St. Louis has to offer music lovers. There’s also a glance at the Saint Louis Science Center’s

The Discovery of King Tut exhibit, the newly unveiled 4,000-squarefoot expansion of the Field House Museum, the debut of the Loop Trolley and St. Louis’ newest concert venue, Delmar Hall.

Approximately 350,000 copies of the 100-page magazine-style, fullcolor brochure have been printed and are being distributed across the country.

Visitors can view the digital version of the guide at www. explorestlouis.com or pick up a copy of the guide at one of Explore St. Louis’ visitor centers located throughout the area, at the Old Courthouse; America’s Center convention complex; and at the Dennis and Judith Jones Visitor & Education Center in Forest Park.

There are two additional centers at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport, located by the baggage claim area on the lower levels of Terminal 1 and Terminal 2.

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The Litchfield Tourism Office has worked alongside local organizations to bring to you the most up to date calendar of 2017 Annual Litchfield Events.

Events are added to the online calendar throughout the year; for the most up to date information log on to www.VisitLitchfield.com/events, sign up on Tourism’s event e-blast list, or like ‘Visit Litchfield Illinois’ on Facebook.

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"It Comes at Night"

"It Comes at Night " has the title of a horror film and, at times, the mood of one, but it is far too restrained to get the juices of the genre crowd going.

That's not an accident or a mistake, however. More likely, it's a cheeky riff on the leaden, generic titles of so many jump-scare films before it. The "It" in writer and director Trey Edward Shults' "It Comes at Night" might be the deadly disease that's turned an isolated family into ruthless survivalists or the actual intruder that upends their lives; but it could just as well be the crippling and overwhelming power of doubt and paranoia. If that's any indication, it shouldn't be a surprise then that "It Comes at Night" is a psychological thriller that is more likely to haunt than scare.

That's not to say there aren't some moments that might make you yelp. Shults, in only his second feature following his splashy debut with the family psychodrama "Krisha," stylishly and effectively builds tension and mystery in this strippeddown experiment that crescendos occasionally into the stuff of nightmares.

It's centered on one family, Paul (Joel Edgerton), Sarah (Carmen Ejogo), their teenage son Travis (Kelvin Harrison Jr.) and their dog Stanley. They live in a big house deep in the woods and entirely alone. There's some sort of disease going around in the world outside of their protected fortress, and it's turned people crazy and desperate. The disease itself, which hits quickly and is highly contagious, is barely explained. It's also possible that it's scarcely understood by these people.

Nevertheless, they've decided that strict isolationism is the only means for survival.

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

RUNNING TIME: 97 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Three stars out of four.

"Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie"

"The Mummy"

With a title like "Captain Underpants," you expect kidfriendly fart jokes and toilet humor. What you may not expect is a sweet story that touches on adult loneliness, the importance of arts education and how laughter and friendship are life essentials at any age.

Based on the popular children's book series, "Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie " condenses four volumes into one brisk and colorful tale, but no prior knowledge of the books or characters is necessary. Honestly, you don't even need to bring a kid with you to have fun watching this film.

The story centers on fourth graders Harold and George, who are best friends and the most popular pranksters at Jerome Horwitz Elementary School. When they aren't playing tricks or being admonished by mean-spirited Principal Krupp, they're hanging out in George's treehouse writing comic books.

That's where they come up with their signature superhero, the dimwitted but joyous Captain Underpants.

Imagining kooky adventures for their caped character keeps the boys creating comics and laughing for hours — sometimes in class, which draws ire from the already-angry Principal Krupp. He's determined to catch Harold and George misbehaving, and threatens to put them in separate classrooms when he does.

In a desperate attempt to avoid punishment, the boys hypnotize Krupp and convince him he's actually the valiant Captain Underpants. school fun again."

RATED: PG by the Motion Picture Association of America for "mild rude humor throughout."

RUNNING TIME: 89 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Three stars out of four.

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"The Hero"

At the beginning of "The Hero," Lee Hayden, the aging Hollywood Western actor played by Sam Elliott, is recording a radio spot for barbecue sauce. And he's really, really good at it.

"Lone Star barbecue sauce," he intones, in a deep, luxuriant drawl that sounds just like, well, Sam Elliott. "The perfect pardner for your chicken."

You'd buy it in a second, even if you didn't like barbecue sauce. Then again, Elliott — with his relaxed, confident presence and silvery, 72-year-old good looks — could pretty much sell us anything. And though in his long career he's never really been a lead actor, a little Elliott goes a long way.

Take his cameo appearance in "Grandma" in 2015, playing just one scene as an old flame of Lily Tomlin's character. The mood shifts alone in that scene, with two great actors each upping the ante, made it a master class in acting.

Now, in Brett Haley's "The Hero," Elliott finally has a film all his own, and he doesn't squander the opportunity, giving an appealing, honest and nuanced portrayal of an aging actor facing a life crisis. If only the script were a match for Elliott's performance. It ends up feeling more like an extended sketch than a full-blown film — and an oddly trite, formulaic one at that. Elliott may excel at playing a man of few words, but that doesn't mean the script should be lacking in ideas.

We meet Lee as he's facing a crossroads in life. Divorced, and distant from his adult daughter, he lives a solitary existence in Malibu, his only friend seemingly his fellow actor, Jeremy (Nick Offerman), who doubles as his drug dealer. It's been decades — four, in fact — since he made a movie that he's proud of, a Western of course. Sometimes, he dreams of wandering around that old movie set.

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

RUNNING TIME: 93 minutes.

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

Of all the CGI-ed supernatural forces slung in Alex Kurtzman's "The Mummy" (and, believe me, there are a lot), none can compete with the spectral spectacle of Tom Cruise, at 54.

He and his abs are almost creepily ageless. So it's almost fitting that in one of the typically bonkers scenes in "The Mummy," Cruise awakes naked and unscathed alongside cadavers in a morgue, where he bewilderedly removes the tag attached to his toe. Indefatigable and un-killable, Cruise really is the undead. He's like the anti-Steve Buscemi.

Yet Cruise and "The Mummy" — the opening salvo in Universal's bid to birth its "Dark Universe" monster movie franchise — are a poor fit, and not the good kind, like "Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein." There's plenty of standard, cocky Tom Cruise leading man stuff here: running, swimming, daredevil airplane acrobatics, more running. But his relentless forward momentum is sapped by the convoluted monster mishmash that engulfs "The Mummy," a movie conceived and plotted like the monster version of Marvel. Increasingly, Cruise — like big-budget movies, themselves — is running in circles.

He plays Nick Morton, a roguish Army sergeant who plunders antiquities from Iraq with his partner Chris Vail (Jake Johnson).

In a remote village they, along with archaeologist Jenny Halsey (Annabelle Wallis), unearth a giant Egyptian tomb bathed in mercury. In it lies the Egyptian princess Ahmanet (Sofia Boutella) who was mummified alive (imagine that wrapping job) after trying to unleash the evil Egyptian god of Set while killing her Pharaoh father, his second wife and the newborn baby that would deny her the throne. Naturally, she's going to get loose.

RATED: PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for "violence, action and scary images, and for some suggestive content and partial nudity."

RUNNING TIME: 110 minutes.

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

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"The Book of Henry"

When film students in the future search for terrible movies in 2017, they'll have a hard time locating "The Book of Henry." Not because it's good — trust us, it isn't — but because it will be hard to find.

The Naomi Watts-led film is a domestic drama, a thriller, an exploration of modern parenting, a revenge flick, a call to social action, a meditation on grief, a caper and a movie about a budding genius. Since it doesn't spend enough time doing any of those things, watching it is as frustrating as trying to categorize it.

It opens as the story of Henry, an exceptional 11-year-old who is trying to navigate a brutal and unexceptional world. Along for the ride are his normal brother and his overwhelmed but slightly infantile single mom (Watts, very good at the wrenching drama, confused elsewhere).

Henry (the terrific Jaeden Lieberher) is the de facto adult in the family, paying bills, buying stocks, giving computer tutorials, overseeing the shopping and protecting his younger brother.

"Find me another male of the species who's more grown up than him," his mom says of her first son. As for her, she's a waitress at a diner, drinks too much wine and plays first-person shooter video games.

Henry is a genius, but a non-threatening, quirky one. He uses payphones instead of cellphones, microcassettes instead of digital recorders, builds his own walkie-talkies, uses a Polaroid camera and wears World War I-era googles in a way that's supposed to communicate cuteness. He constructs complicated Rube Goldberg contraptions in his tree house, which is designed in Tim Burton Lite. The film seems to want to stretch toward fantasy or whimsy but it fights an established sober tone grounded in the early winter leaves and fading light of New York City suburbs.

RATED: PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for "for thematic elements and brief strong language."

RUNNING TIME: 105 minutes.

ASSOCIATD PRESS RANKING: One star out of four.

"Rough Night"

In "Rough Night " four women on a wild and crazy bachelorette weekend in Miami accidentally kill a guy and try to get away with it.

You know it's coming. It's right there in the trailer. In the middle of the party, Jillian Bell's coked out character runs full speed toward a male stripper to straddle him and inadvertently knocks the guy over. As his seat falls back, his head cracks into the sharp edged fireplace ledge behind him.

What the trailer doesn't show is the reddish black blood oozing out from the dead guy's head onto the white tile floor.

Have I mentioned this is a comedy? Was the trailer warning us about this moment so we could be prepared? Or was it selling it as part of the laughs?

Others have tried to venture into this questionable terrain before, like the insanely awful "Very Bad Things," in which the dead stripper is referred to as a "105 pound problem."

Comedies are welcome to test our moral flexibility, but it was extremely hard to get on board with the privileged cover-up antics of the "Rough Night" crew after the man bleeds out — no matter what narrative gymnastics they try to concoct to make it OK. Not even "Weekend At Bernie's" had the gall to make the protagonists the murderers.

The thing is, there is a lot of funny in "Rough Night," the directorial debut of Lucia Aniello, who wrote the script with her partner Paul W. Downs (he also plays the straight-laced fiancé of Scarlett Johansson's character). The comedy duo has the chops to make something wild and great — they've worked as co-producers and writers on the wonderfully manic millennial friendship comedy "Broad City," which Aniello also directs occasionally.

RATED: R by the Motion Picture Association of America for "crude sexual content, language throughout, drug use and brief bloody images."

RUNNING TIME: 101 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Two stars out of four.

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This image released by Focus Features shows Jaeden Lieberher, left, Jacob Tremblay and Naomi Watts from "The Book of Henry."

"The Book of Henry" can't stay focused

By MARK KENNEDY Associated Press When film students in the future search for terrible movies in 2017, they'll have a hard time locating "The Book of Henry." Not because it's good — trust us, it isn't — but because it will be hard to find.

The Naomi Watts-led film is a domestic drama, a thriller, an exploration of modern parenting, a revenge flick, a call to social action, a meditation on grief, a caper and a movie about a budding genius. Since it doesn't spend enough time doing any of those things, watching it is as frustrating as trying to categorize it.

It opens as the story of Henry, an exceptional 11-year-old who is trying to

navigate a brutal and unexceptional world.

Along for the ride are his normal brother and his overwhelmed but slightly infantile single mom (Watts, very good at the wrenching drama, confused elsewhere).

Henry (the terrific Jaeden Lieberher) is the de facto adult in the family, paying bills, buying stocks, giving computer tutorials, overseeing the shopping and protecting his younger brother. "Find me another male of the species who's more grown up than him," his mom says of her first son. As for her, she's a waitress at a diner, drinks too much wine and plays first-person shooter video games.

Henry is a genius, but a nonthreatening, quirky one. He uses payphones instead of cellphones, microcassettes instead of digital recorders,

builds his own walkie-talkies, uses a Polaroid camera and wears World War I-era googles in a way that's supposed to communicate cuteness. He constructs complicated Rube Goldberg contraptions in his tree house, which is designed in Tim Burton Lite. The film seems to want to stretch toward fantasy or whimsy but it fights an established sober tone grounded in the early winter leaves and fading light of New York City suburbs.

As soon as we settle down to what seems to be a domestic coming-of-age drama, things take a turn first toward horror when Henry suspects his next-door crush is in danger, and then another zag when a medical problem suddenly arrives.

It ultimately becomes a thriller before

adding some farcical elements, collapsing on its own preposterousness. Written by Gregg Hurwitz, author of the "Orphan X" thriller novels, you might feel as if you're on your own Rube Goldberg contraption.

Raising — and then quickly abandoning — interesting dramatic avenues, "The Book of Henry" becomes completely unhinged, with Henry's mom running around the forest cradling a high-tech sniper rifle. Soon the cliches start piling up — a good-looking doctor becomes a love interest, the chilly police chief with something to hide is protected by smalltown politics, a girl tries to communicate h e r p a i n t h ro u g h d a n c e a n d w e a re subject to various bad montages of people carefully planning elaborate missions.

Johansson can't save "Rough Night"

By ROBERT GRUBAUGH For The Edge About two months ago I saw Scarlett Johansson’s new haircut for the girls behaving badly film, “Rough Night”, and it blew my mind. The breathy actress is surely blessed when it comes to the looks department, but this new ‘do literally made me reach out to friends just to share it. Seems kind of a dumb thing to do now, but it felt right in the moment. So, first things first, I’d like to credit her hairstylist on this picture, Barbara Olvera, for doing the finest work of anyone on the cast or crew. I dig that short style, Barb, but this movie is pretty lousy. “Rough Night” is only marginally better than a turd from 1998 called “Very Bad Things” and that’s not enough to win any

type of endorsement from me, especially when the talented cast is all aces and most squandered.

If you’re looking for a comedy successor to “The Hangover”, this isn’t it.

‘Type A, but slightly dorky’ is how I would describe Johansson’s Jess. She’s running for State Senate and losing badly because she’s not hip enough to battle the political game the way it requires in our Age of Trump. She’s also getting married to the straightlaced and kind of low-key Peter (Paul W. Downs, the male lead and what passes for humor t h ro u g h muc h o f the B-p lo t).

This movie, though, is all about her terrible, terrible Bachelorette Party which is thrown by her college roommate and best friend, Alice (Jillian Bell, best when playing over the top and blue).

Alice whisks her away to moonlit Miami for three days with her posse of besties from their years together at school: 99% activist Frankie (Ilana Glazer), divorcee elitist Blair (Zoe Kravitz), and unhinge d Aus s ie P ip p a (K ate McKinnon).

T h e s e f i v e a c t re s s e s a re a l l great in the roles they build, but the framework of the story is what truly does not work.

When they’re doing shots and playing genitalia-themed games, the story swells to top-level sophomoric shenanigans. Say, the first thirty-five minutes.

And the ending is pretty tight, especially thanks to Peter ’s lastditch, prescription drug-addled attempt to crash the party. Say, the last ten minutes and certainly the closing credits sequences. In between is a nightmare plot that

concerns the cover-up of a dead prostitute that Alice accidently kills during a rough lap dance.

It’s dark, violent, and weird.

They try to hide the evidence and misdirect the house’s horny, swinging neighbors (Ty Burrell and Demi Moore) who are just dark and weird. Then, suddenly, the stripper they actually ordered shows up to perform. So who’s this other guy they killed and have tried to throw in both the ocean and an alligator farm? An on-the-lam jewel thief. Say what?

Sorry to ruin any plot point for you here, but I watched it unfold just last night and still don’t see where this was foreshadowed by the truly awful story.

I loved watching Ms. Johansson explore h er potty mouth an d b e a l i t t l e m o re o f t h e i n d i e style of actress that created her

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career before Marvel ever did.

The about-face riff on gender stereotypes, especially with P e t e r ’ s B a c h e l o r P a r t y Wi n e Tasting & Bull Session (featuring the ultra-serious stand-up comedian Bo Burnham in a small role) was nice, but very forced and hardly believable, even for t h i s c l o s e r- t o - M i l l e n n i a l c a s t .

Florida, truckers, Rob Lowe, and good old fashioned fun are the real victims of this hurtful piece of fluff, but now too am I for I have seen the “Rough Night” and survived through until the morning after.

“Rough Night” runs 107 minutes and is rated R for crude sexual content, language throughout, drug use, and brief violent/bloody images.

I give this film half of one star out of four.

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Religion Church offers hope in refugee settlement BIDI BIDI, Uganda (AP) — Scores of thousands fled the violence of South Sudan's civil war with little but their faith.

Now, in the world's largest refugee settlement, they are improvising churches.

They dance and sometimes speak in tongues. Preacher Daniel Rasash falls to his knees and weeps in prayer. One old man with missing teeth shakes his hips as others ululate during a service at Yoyo Pentecostal Church.

Tens of thousands have been killed in the civil war, and close to 2 million South Sudanese now shelter in neighboring countries. As World Refugee Day is marked on Tuesday, the international community prepares to meet in Uganda to draw attention and funding to the world's fastest-growing refugee crisis.

The Bidi Bidi settlement is home to more than 270,000 refugees from South Sudan. Most have arrived in the past year.

The churches for the born-again Christians are oases of joy among the daily humiliations that come with rebuilding their lives.

"We don't have a voice. We have no authority to even say no to war," says the preacher Rasash, 25. "The solution we have seen is maybe we kneel down praying, because the Bible says the people of Israel suffered like that for many years and when they cried to God, God listened to their prayer. In the same way we shall cry to God so that God will hear our prayer and bring back peace to South Sudan."

Christianity is the dominant religion in South Sudan and religious faith played a strong role in its long fight for independence from Muslim-majority Sudan in 2011. Many were horrified when the world's youngest nation then collapsed on itself in late 2013 amid largely ethnic violence.

Here in sprawling Bidi Bidi, the refugees meet in open-air

churches rigged from timber. The seats are planks of wood or logs dug into the ground. There are no brass bands and there are not enough Bibles to go around.

The Sunday services are raucous events. Their drumbeats echo through villages. More than 20 churches are now spread across Bidi Bidi, according to Lilian Dawa, a refugee who serves as a community mobilizer.

The refugees are allocated small plots of land to erect simple homes of grass, mud and wattle. But there is no longer enough land to offer everyone a plot large enough to plant crops. The refugees depend on United Nations rations of maize meal and beans and many say that's not enough.

The raw new churches offer hope.

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GUIDE to LOCAL HOUSES of WORSHIP and CHURCH DIRECTORY EDEN CHURCH 903 N. Second Street Edwardville, IL 62025 656-4330

407 Edwardsville Rd. (Rt. 162) Troy, IL 62294 667-6241 Dennis D. Price, Pastor Sunday Worship: 8 a.m., 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m. & 10:35 a.m.

Wednesday Evening Youth Services New Life Student Ministry www.troyumc.org

“O SON OF SPIRIT! The best beloved of all things in My sight is Justice; turn not away therefrom if thou desirest Me, and neglect it not that I may confide in thee. Verily justice is My gift to thee and the sign of My loving kindness.” ~ Baha’u’llah The Bahá’is of Edwardsville warmly welcome and invite you to investigate the teachings of the Bahá’i Faith.

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Dining Delights

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Above, three street tacos from Taqueria Z in Edwardsville. From left to right are a carnitas taco, a chicken taco and a chorizo taco. Below, the choriqueso on the appetizer menu at Taqueria Z in Edwardsville

Taqueria Z in Edwardsville

By BILL ROSEBERRY Of The Edge I stayed close to home for my latest review and I definitely wasn’t disappointed.

My buddy John and I got the opportunity to hit up the new Taqueria Z, located at 109 E. Park St. in Edwardsville. The authentic taqueria, which opened in 2016, offers a pretty unique experience with Mexican fare.

When you visit Taqueria Z you’re going to get a small menu, but a good one, focusing primarily on street tacos. These traditional treats are smaller than what we’ve deemed tacos in the U.S., served on small corn tortillas and stuffed with more authentic Mexican goodies.

All the tacos are served with lime, cilantro and onion for additional enjoyment, too.

When you you pull into the parking lot for Taqueria Z near the Edwardsville library you’ll quickly see how small it is. It includes a few small, high round tables with metal stools, a small wooden bar at the counter and another along the front wall where you can sit. There are also three picnic tables on their small patio to dine outside on nice days. It can get quite packed so be prepared that there may be a short wait.

The kitchen is open so you can see the cooks preparing the meals and see all the fresh ingredients first hand.

John and I were fired up to check it out. A former San Diego resident, John is no stranger to street tacos and was ready to get a gander at what Taqueria Z had to offer.

I started out with an appetizer of course.

After all, I’m a growing boy and I need to bring the full experience to the readers.

I went with the choriqueso, which like most things on Taqueria Z’s menu, is simple but delicious. It consists of chorizo — which is spicy ground sausage — covered in melted chihuahua cheese and served with tortilla chips. The chorizo had a great kick and the cheese provided a nice sweetness to add to the experience. It was very good, setting up the main course nicely.

John and I each ordered three tacos. I went

with the carnitas, chorizo and chicken, while John ordered the carnitas, el pastor and carne asada.

John also ordered his in the chaco style, which includes crispy chihuahua cheese crusted onto the corn tortilla for added flavor.

I messed up and just ordered the taco version without the cheese, which is still good, but not as scrumptious as adding the cheese. That’s the way to go.

I started with the carnitas, which means “little meats.” It was shredded pork and of course included the lime, cilantro and onion for added taste.

My favorite of the three was the chorizo.

It was stuffed with the spicy treat and had a wonderful kick to it, fantastic. The chicken was a little dry on my chicken taco, but had a great taste and was very satisfying, too.

John really liked his carnitas and carne asada versions. The carne asada was a steak taco. As

for the el pastor he was satisfied, but a little disappointed that it didn’t include pineapple, which you see many times with traditional street tacos.

El pastor is pork, but based on the Lebanese version of shawarma, which is slow cooked on a vertical rotisserie. John would have liked to have had some diced pineapple to top it off, but overall he had no complaints about the taste.

As for drinks, Taqueria Z offers plenty. They have jarritos, which is a Mexican line of sodas made with pure cane sugar, as well as stuff from Fitz and Excel to choose from. Taqueria Z likes to support local.

Of course we had to check out their nice line of craft beer selections. We settled on a collaboration that Taqueria Z has with Recess Brewery in Edwardsville. Taqueria Z came up with the recipe and Recess brewed it for them.

It’s called the Micabrona and was a Mexican

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brown ale brewed with Goshen coffee, chiles and chocolate. It had a great finish with the chocolate and coffee.

They also offer a line of margaritas which I’ve heard are very good. I haven’t had the opportunity to try one yet, but hope to when I get a chance.

To learn more about Taqueria Z check them out online at www.taqueriaz.com. They are closed on Tuesdays.

They also have quesadillas available if the street tacos aren’t your thing. On Sundays only they serve breakfast burritos and bloody marys which sounds pretty awesome.

The cost isn’t too bad. It’s $3 for a taco and $3.50 for a chaco, while the quesadillas are $5.

So next time you’re in Edwardsville and have a hankering for some authentic Mexican food, swing by Taqueria Z. It’s a great place to go when you gotta eat.

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For The Edge

Pictured are two scenes from "MAMMA MIA!" which will be performed July 28 to 30 at the Fox Theatre.

"MAMMA MIA!" returning to the Fox For The Edge After 15 years on the road, the national touring production of MAMMIA MIA! will play its final performances at the Fabulous Fox in St Louis July 28 – 30. Originally produced by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, "MAMMA MIA!" is one of the most successful musicals of all time, the eighth longest running show in Broadway history and one of only five musicals to have run for more than ten years on Broadway. The West End production is now in its eighteenth year. To date, "MAMMA MIA!" has been seen by over 60 million people worldwide in 50 productions in 16 different languages.

Leading the cast of this Farewell Tour is Betsy Padamonsky as “Donna Sheridan,” the independent single mother whose carefree past catches up with her on the eve of her daughter ’s wedding. Bride-to-be “Sophie Sheridan” is played by Lizzie Markson; her fiancé “Sky” is played by Dustin Harris Smith.

Sarah Smith and Cashelle Butler play Donna’s best friends and former back-up band, “Rosie” and “Tanya,” (respectively) who reunite with their best friend on the island for Sophie’s wedding. The three men from Donna’s past and Sophie’s possible dads are Shai Yammanee (“Sam Carmichael”), Marc Cornes (“Bill Austin”), and Andrew Tebo (“Harry Bright”). Sophie’s & Sky’s best friends are played by Chloe Kounadis (“Ali”), Niki Badua (“Lisa”), Austin Michael (“Pepper”) and Max Ehrlich (“Eddie”).

"MAMMA MIA!"’s ensemble features Kylie Brunngraber, Cori Cable Kidder, Juan Guillen, Joshua Taylor Hamilton, Stephanie Inglese, Matthew Janisse, Marcus John, Danny Lopez, Gabriella Marchion, Luke Monday, Catherine Nickerson, Alicia Osborn, Carlina Parker, Yael Reich, Alex Sheets, Julia Cassandra Smith, Ian Taylor and Brian Whitehill.

Back by popular demand, "MAMMA

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MIA!" celebrates its Farewell Tour with a final stop in St. Louis! The Fabulous Fox Theatre has presented "MAMMA MIA!" more than any other city in the country and is honored to host MAMMA MIA‘s last tour performance after 15 years on the road.

Performances of "MAMMA MIA!" at the Fabulous Fox run July 28 - 30. Show times are Friday and Saturday evening at 7:30 p.m., Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m. and Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m.

Tickets for "MAMMA MIA!" at the Fabulous Fox are on sale now online at MetroTix.com, by calling 314-534-1111 or in person at the Fabulous Fox Box Office.

Tickets are $25 - $100. Prices are subject to

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change; please refer to FabulousFox.com for current ticket prices as they are subject to change due to demand.

"MAMMA MIA!" is produced by Work Light Productions, whose other touring productions include Cinderella, Rent 20th Anniversary Tour, Motown, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, Vocalosity and Something Rotten!.

The original production of "MAMMA MIA!" was produced by Judy Craymer, Richard East and Björn Ulvaeus for Littlestar in association with Universal, the creative team responsible for bringing "MAMMA MIA!" to theatrical life includes some of the most gifted and celebrated talents of musical

theatre and opera. With music and lyrics

by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, "MAMMA MIA!" is written by Catherine Johnson and directed by Phyllida Lloyd.

"MAMMA MIA!" has choreography by Anthony Van Laast, production design by Mark Thompson, lighting design by Howard Harrison, sound design by Andrew Bruce and Bobby Aitken, and musical supervision, additional material and arrangements by Martin Koch.

The special edition cast recording of "MAMMA MIA!" is available on Decca Broadway.

For information about "MAMMA MIA!" visit www.mammamiaontour.com

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imothy O’Leary, General Director of Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, has announced the complete repertory for the 2018 Festival Season, which will run from May 19 – June 24, 2018. The newly announced 2018 productions are Marc Blitzstein’s American masterpiece Regina led by Susan Graham and James Morris, and Gluck’s mythological romance Orfeo and Euridice starring Jennifer Johnson Cano and Andriana Chuchman. Previously announced 2018 productions include Huang Ruo and David Henry Hwang’s An American Soldier, which will receive its world premiere as a two-act opera, and La traviata, featuring the directorial debut of Patricia Racette.

Regina will mark the return of mezzo-soprano Susan Graham to the OTSL stage in the opera’s title role, as well as the OTSL debut of bass-baritone James Morris in the role of Regina’s brother Ben. Ron Raines returns to OTSL (after debuting in the company’s first season) to sing the role of Regina’s other brother Oscar. Ms. Graham made her professional leading role debut at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis in 1988 in Vanessa – the beginning of a career which has brought her to the world’s greatest stages. Hailed by The New York Times as “an artist to treasure,” Ms. Graham will take on one of the most complex and fascinating characters written for the American stage. Blitzstein’s opera is adapted from Lillian Hellman’s ground-breaking play The Little Foxes, which depicts epic struggles of class, gender, greed, and goodness in a family of ruthless Southern capitalists in the aftermath of Reconstruction.

The iconic character of Regina has been portrayed in the play and film versions by artists from Bette Davis to Tallulah Bankhead to Elizabeth Taylor. The production will also reunite OTSL Artistic Director James Robinson, who will direct, with Stephen Lord, in his first OTSL conducting engagement as the company’s Music Director Emeritus.

Christoph Willibald Gluck’s revolutionary Orfeo and Euridice will also feature a homecoming of OTSL artists who have gone on to major international careers. In the role of Orfeo, mezzo-soprano Jennifer Johnson Cano, who has built a celebrated career at the Metropolitan Opera and venues around the world, returns to Opera Theatre, where she first began as a high school student in OTSL’s Spring Training program, and later as an OTSL Gerdine Young Artist. As the New York Times writes, “Her voice seems to come out of a happy nexus of heart, soul, and brain that lends an authoritative weight to every note.” As Orfeo’s beloved Euridice, soprano Andriana Chuchman returns to OTSL after receiving rave reviews as Boonyi/India in Shalimar the Clown during the 2016 season and going on to performances at such acclaimed companies as the Metropolitan Opera and the Los Angeles Opera. In the role of Amore, Maria Valdes makes her OTSL debut. Gluck’s telling of this ancient myth transforms Orpheus’s descent into the underworld to rescue Eurydice into an eloquent affirmation of the power of love and music to overcome all obstacles. The new production is directed by Ron Daniels and conducted by Pierre Vallet.

As the latest addition to OTSL’s New Works, Bold Voices series, the company presents the world premiere of the full-length version of An American Soldier. Composer Huang Ruo and librettist David Henry Hwang have teamed up to create a candid and moving account of the story of Chinese-American Army Private Danny Chen, whose tragic death during his deployment in Afghanistan resonates powerfully today. Private Chen will be sung by tenor Andrew Stenson, making his Opera Theatre debut. Wayne Tigges, last seen as Mr. Maguire in 2015’s Emmeline, appears as Sargent Aaron Marcum. OTSL favorite Michael Christie conducts, and Matthew Ozawa makes his first appearance at OTSL as stage director, with OTSL Artistic Director James Robinson collaborating as co-director and dramaturg.

As previously announced, Verdi’s La traviata brings audiences the debut of legendary soprano Patricia Racette as a stage director. This lasting tale of love and sacrifice has moved audiences since its 1853 premiere, and features some of the most famous melodies in all of opera. Ms. Racette’s debut as a stage director follows a gradual expansion of her career, including her increasing role as a sought-after master class artist. Conductor Christopher Allen, who leads The Grapes of Wrath in the 2017 season, returns to the podium to conduct an electrifying young cast. Sydney Mancasola sings Violetta, and Geoffrey Agpalo is her young admirer Alfredo. Baritone Joo Wan Kang makes his Opera Theatre debut as Germont.

For one night during the 2018 Festival Season, on June 19, the annual Center Stage Concert returns for a one-

Photos courtesy of the performers

Andriana Chuchman, top left, Jennifer Johnson, top right. James Morris, bottom left, and Susan Graham, bottom right. night-only event of extraordinary singing. Featuring the Richard Gaddes Festival and Gerdine Young Artists, this concert features highlights from classic operatic repertoire.

Music Director Emeritus Stephen Lord will lead members of the St. Louis Symphony for this exclusive performance.

“We could not be more excited about these artists and operas,” said General Director Timothy O’Leary. “Each of these works is a masterpiece of its kind, from the greatness of Gluck to the brilliance and insight of modern masters like Huang Ruo and David Henry Hwang. The stories in An American Soldier and Regina speak powerfully to questions of identity that shape our most meaningful conversations today, just as La traviata and Orfeo speak to truths about the human heart that never change. It is a joy and privilege to work with such astonishing artists – both homecomings to OTSL and exciting debuts. I’m so thankful to the whole Opera Theatre family for making this possible.”

OTSL will welcome leaders from across the international opera community during the 2018 season, as the host for Opera America’s annual conference, June 20 - 23, 2018. Over the course of these four days, over 500 industry leaders will travel to St. Louis to discuss innovations, issues, and opportunities in the field of opera today, working to ensure the future health and vitality of the entire industry. This is the second time that Opera Theatre has hosted this event, the largest gathering of opera professionals in North America.

All performances in the 2018 season are accompanied by the St. Louis Symphony and are performed in English with projected supertitles. Performances are presented at the Loretto-Hilton Center on the campus of Webster University.

Subscriptions to the 2018 season are available for purchase now. Subscriptions can be purchased by phone or in person during the current 2017 season, and will be available online at the end of June. Early bird subscription tickets start at $79. Prices increase after September 30, 2017. Single tickets will be available for purchase starting in October, 2017, with prices starting at $25 per ticket.

About Opera Theatre of Saint Louis

Opera Theatre of Saint Louis is one of the leading American opera companies, known for a spring festival of inventive new productions, sung in English, featuring the finest American singers and accompanied by members of the St. Louis Symphony. As of its 2017 Festival Season, Opera Theatre has presented 25 world premieres and 27 American premieres — which may be the highest percentage of new work in the repertory of any U.S. company. Described by the Sunday Times of London as “one of the few American companies worth the transatlantic fare,” Opera Theatre of Saint Louis annually welcomes visitors from nearly every state and close to a dozen foreign countries. Although the size of the theater typically limits box office income to less than a quarter of the budget, the company has consistently produced work of the highest quality while never accumulating a deficit.

Opera Theatre also has a long tradition of discovering and promoting the careers of the finest operatic artists of the current generation. Among the artists who had important early opportunities at Opera Theatre are Erie Mills, Jerry Hadley, Christine Brewer, Thomas Hampson, Sylvia McNair, Dawn Upshaw, Susan Graham, Dwayne Croft, Patricia Racette, Matthew Polenzani, Nathan Gunn, Lawrence Brownlee, Kelly Kaduce, and Jennifer Johnson Cano. Opera Theatre has always been known for distinguished leadership: founding general director Richard Gaddes was succeeded in 1985 by general director Charles MacKay, with famed British stage director Colin Graham as artistic director and Stephen Lord (1992 – present) as music director. Timothy O’Leary was named general director in October 2008 with acclaimed stage director James Robinson succeeding the late Colin Graham.

Opera Theatre of Saint Louis is funded in part by the Regional Arts Commission, Arts and Education Council, National Endowment for the Arts, and the Missouri Arts Council, with audience building programs supported by The Wallace Foundation.

Generous leadership support for the services of the St. Louis Symphony is provided by Jack C. Taylor and the Taylor family.

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The Arts Arts calendar Thursday, June 29

Reigning Men: Fashion in Menswear, 1715-2015, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until September 17, 2017 The Muny: Disney's The Little Mermaid, The Muny, 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Diego y Frida: A Smile in the Middle of the Way, International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum, St. Louis, Runs until August 4, 2017 Adventures with Clifford The Big Red Dog, The Magic House, St. Louis Children's Museum, St. Louis, Runs until September 4, 2017 The Discovery of King Tut, Saint Louis Science Center, St. Louis, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Runs until January 7, 2018 STAGES St. Louis: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Robert G. Reim Theatre, St. Louis, Runs until July 2, 2017 The Discovery of King Tut, Saint Louis Science Center, St. Louis, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Runs Until January 7, 2018 G a rd e n o f G l a s s , M i s s o u r i Botanical Garden, St. Louis, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until August 13, 2017 The Hats of Stephen Jones, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Runs until September 3, 2017 The Modern Meal: Sustenance Through Ritual, Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until August 6, 2017 #1 in Civil Rights: the African American Freedom Struggle in St. Louis, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m to 5:00 p.m., Runs until March 14, 2018 Route 66: Main Street Through St. Louis Exhibit, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until July 16, 2017

Friday, June 30

Reigning Men: Fashion in Menswear, 1715-2015, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until September 17, 2017 Diego y Frida: A Smile in the

Middle of the Way, International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum, St. Louis, Runs until August 4, 2017 Adventures with Clifford The Big Red Dog, The Magic House, St. Louis Children's Museum, St. Louis, Runs until September 4, 2017 The Discovery of King Tut, Saint Louis Science Center, St. Louis, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Runs until January 7, 2018 STAGES St. Louis: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Robert G. Reim Theatre, St. Louis, Runs until July 2, 2017 The Discovery of King Tut, Saint Louis Science Center, St. Louis, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Runs Until January 7, 2018 G a rd e n o f G l a s s , M i s s o u r i Botanical Garden, St. Louis, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until August 13, 2017 The Hats of Stephen Jones, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Runs until September 3, 2017 The Modern Meal: Sustenance Through Ritual, Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until August 6, 2017 #1 in Civil Rights: the African American Freedom Struggle in St. Louis, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m to 5:00 p.m., Runs until March 14, 2018 Route 66: Main Street Through St. Louis Exhibit, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until July 16, 2017

a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Runs until January 7, 2018 STAGES St. Louis: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Robert G. Reim Theatre, St. Louis, Runs until July 2, 2017 The Discovery of King Tut, Saint Louis Science Center, St. Louis, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Runs Until January 7, 2018 G a rd e n o f G l a s s , M i s s o u r i Botanical Garden, St. Louis, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until August 13, 2017 The Hats of Stephen Jones, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Runs until September 3, 2017 The Modern Meal: Sustenance Through Ritual, Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until August 6, 2017 #1 in Civil Rights: the African American Freedom Struggle in St.

Reigning Men: Fashion in Menswear, 1715-2015, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs until September 17, 2017 Diego y Frida: A Smile in the Middle of the Way, International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum, St. Louis, Runs until August 4, 2017 Adventures with Clifford The Big Red Dog, The Magic House, St. Louis Children's Museum, St. Louis, Runs until September 4, 2017 The Discovery of King Tut, Saint Louis Science Center, St. Louis, 9:30

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Music Litchfield to host Live in Library Park For The Edge The Litchfield Tourism Office is excited to announce Live in Library Park, the live music summer concert series. Live will be held every Thursday night from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM in Litchfield's Library Park located at 400 South State Street. Live will feature a different acoustic performance each week.

Everyone is invited to bring lawn chairs and picnic blankets and relax on a summer evening in Downtown Litchfield. All concerts are free to attend. While you are out, stroll to some of the local businesses that will have extended hours during Thursday night Live. Food will also be available in Library Park.

Everyone is invited to come and kick the weekend off early with Live in Library Park located in Litchfield, IL. The Live in Library Park schedule is: July 6, 6 PM - 8 PM: Timothy Campbell July 13, 6 PM - 8 PM: Hunter Sharp July 20: No performance.

Visit Party in the Park on July 21: 8:30PM for Captain Geech & the Shrimp Shack Shooters brought to you by the Litchfield Chamber o f C o m m e rc e a n d A l l s c r i p t s Healthcare Solutions July 27, 6 PM - 8 PM: Jason Stowe McIlroy August 3, 6 PM - 8 PM: Joshua Stanley August 10, 6 PM - 8 PM: Taylor Steele August 17, 6 PM - 8 PM: Hunter Sharp August 24, 6 PM - 8 PM: Jason Stowe McIlroy August 31, 6 PM - 8 PM: Leah Osborne September 7, 6 PM - 8 PM: Joshua Stanley September 14, 6 PM - 8 PM: Hunter Sharp Learn a little more about the musicians that will be performing during Live in Library Park: Jason Stowe McIlroy (Performing: June 22, July 27, and August 24) Jason Stowe McIlroy is an American poetic songwriter, singer, guitar and Mandolin player and writer of poetry, short stories, etc. He has been influential in local music and culture for more than 3 decades.

Jason writes and plays Folk, Blues, Country and Americana influenced original songs as well as a wide variety of covers from these and other genres of music.

The influences for Jason's song lyrics come from his upbringing in the small Illinois town of Litchfield, his Southern roots and his time spent living and traveling around the USA as well as love, loss, rain, dirt, faith and family. For booking information contact Jason at "Jason Stowe McIlroy" Music on Facebook or 217-313-4599.

Taylor Steele (Performing: June 29 and August 10) Taylor Steele is a songwriter with pipes to match.

She has proven to be, as many agree, an “old soul” with an earthy style beyond her years. It is evident in her performances that she is passionate about the words she puts to melody.

Still quite young, her songwriting is mature and holds deep feeling.

Taylor's blues and folk influences

are shown easily through her unique style. Music entered her life at a very young age. Taylor Steele has been playing acoustic guitar and writing songs since the cute age of 11. Effingham is newly her home, although she has attended the Village Wine and Gifts Open Mic hosted by Bill Poss for two and a half years. Her talent has recently been featured at Moccasin Creek Festival 2016 & 2017, as well as opening for Chicago Farmer, and will be Featured playing at Beesonstock and at Wander Down Festival in Benton in October. For

booking information please contact Garrett Burris at 217-823-1365 Timothy Cambell (Performing: July 6) Timothy Cambell, also known as Campbell’s acoustic, has been playing in bands, performing live show, and hosting studio sessions since he was 14 years old. Timothy, native of White City, Illinois, plays an array of music from classic rock to classic country all in the key of acoustic. Timothy also plays bass for “The Strugglers” out of Litchfield, IL. For booking information, Ti m o t h y c a n b e r e a c h e d a t

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Hunter Sharp (Performing: July 13, August 17, and September 14) Hunter Sharp, age 17, plays bass, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, banjo, dobro, mandolin. Despite his young age, his musical talent extends well beyond his years. This Litchfield, IL native has a passion for hunting, fishing, and all things involving the great outdoors which has influenced his love of good old country music.

Hunter plays country songs dating back to as early as the 1900's to 1960's plus mixes in some hit classic

rock songs as well. In 2017 alone, Hunter has performed at over 75 different venues around Central Illinois, ranging from small private parties to large scale public events.

Hunter Sharp can be found on Facebook under "Hunter Sharp Music" and for booking information contact 217-246-0176.

Joshua Stanley (Performing: August 3 and September 7) Country music singer songwriter, Joshua Stanley, was born into a family immersed in musical influence in the heart of the Midwest. With a grandfather who still plays guitar and sings in a country western band well into his 80’s, Joshua was destined to perform. His father who performed in a band for many years plays numerous instruments, having taught Joshua to play not only guitar but piano, trumpet, and drums beginning at an early age.

Joshua wrote his first song at the age of sixteen and from that point continued to pursue his musical talents. During his high school years, Joshua lent his talents to several bands and eventually formed alternative southern rock band “Stories Unfold”. Though the band achieved local success, Joshua always knew his style and talents belonged to the country music world and thus began to develop his solo career in the summer of 2014. The ability to connect people to a time or emotion fuels Joshua’s song writing. Finding inspiration in anything, Joshua Stanley’s musical style is that of traditional country western seasoned with pop, R&B, and blues influence. The Joshua Stanley project offers music that appeals to a broad audience and a complete EP that delivers. Check Joshua out at www.jscountry.com.

For booking information please contact info@jscountry.com or 314561-1627.

Leah Osborne (Performing: August 31) Leah Osborne (formerly of St. Louis' ClusterPluck) brings a new sound to the folk singer songwriter circuit. Strong vocals, original songs and catchy ukelele melodies place Leah in her own genre of music.

You'll hear the likes of Elephant Revival, Dolly Parton and Sylvan Esso in her collection of covers as well! Her energy and charm make her sets among those not to be missed. Leah writes, sings, plays ukelele and washboard. This is her chance to share her love and passion with you all. "When words fail, music speaks." For booking information contact 314-783-7993.

For more information please contact the Litchfield Tourism Office at 866-733-5833, tourism@ cityoflitchfieldil.com or learn more online at www.VisitLitchfield.com.

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Music Music calendar A Lil Concert ft. A-Game & Friends, Lydia Caesar, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

311, w/New Politics, The Skints, The Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 6:30 p.m.

Born of Osiris- The New Reign 10-Year Anniversary Tour, w/ Volumes, Betraying The Martyrs, WidowMaker, The Ready Room, St. Louis, Doors 6:30 p.m.

Eagle Mountain, The Royal Furs, Forgetting January, Hounds, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 6:00 p.m.

Anybody Killa, Pop's, Sauget, St. Louis, Doors 6:30 p.m.

Body Found, Cacodyl, Thames, Cicero's, University City, Doors 7:30 p.m.

Anita Jackson, Jazz at the Bistro, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

Of Sea and Stone, w/Hillary Fitz Band, Brad Noe, Blueberry Hill, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

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Wednesday, July 5

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

Jungle Boogie, Saint Louis Zoo, St. Louis, 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Free Throw, Homesafe, Heart Attack Man, Marniner, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 6:00 p.m.

ShinyRibs, w/Lida Una, Blueberry Hill, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Big Summer Show, Cicero's, University City, Doors 6:30 p.m.

Death To The Ball- A Tribute to Headbangers Ball, The Ready Room, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

Anita Jackson, Jazz at the Bistro, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

Saturday, July 1 Train: Play That Song, Hollywood Casino Amphitheater, St. Louis, 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

3rd Annual Rock Paper Podcast Birthday Show, Bald

Good 4 the Soul- The Music of Skinny & The Phat, Blues Band, Cicero's, University City, Doors 7:00 Prince, Jazz at the Bistro, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. p.m.

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Music Tuning in The Hett announces 2017-18 schedule

The Hettenhausen Center for the Arts at McKendree University p ro u d l y a n n o u n c e s i t s 2 0 1 7 2018 season, featuring acclaimed international performers, returning favorites, and a country music star to kick off the season.

Reserved seats for all programs will be available to Hett members on July 10 and to the public starting on Sept. 5 at noon. Buy tickets online at theHett.com, the box office, or by calling 618-5376863 (1-800-BEARCAT, ext. 6863).

All events are open to the public and held at the 488-seat performing arts center on campus. Ticket prices range from $8 for children to $32 for adults, with discounts for seniors and students. Many programs are free, including the speaker series, films and several concerts.

Preview the new season online at theHett.com. The 2017-2018 season features the following: Sept. 29, 7:30 p.m.: Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives, a five-time Grammy winner and his band straight from Nashville, combine traditional country music and bluegrass with contemporary Southern rock and rockabilly.

Oct. 7, 7:30 p.m.: Tango Buenos Aires: “The Spirit of Argentina” is authentic, uncompromised tango performed with drama and passion by a company of dancers and musicians.

Oct. 27, 7:30 p.m.: Broadway’s Next Hit Musical uses audience suggestions to improvise a p ro d u c t i o n o n t h e s p o t w i t h memorable characters, music, plot twists and witty dialogue.

Nov. 9, 7:30 p.m.: Hot Sardines transport listeners to another era, combining classic jazz, sultry vocals and the brassy, syncopated sounds of a Roaring Twenties Parisian cabaret.

Dec. 5, 6, 7, 7:30 p.m.: U.S. Air Force Band of Mid-America returns for three nights of patriotic, joyful, uplifting music to put you in the holiday spirit.

Dec. 15, 7:30 p.m. and Dec. 16, 2 and 7:30 p.m.: State Street Dance Company and the Hett present: The Nutcracker, a holiday classic featuring talented local dancers a n d p r i n c i p a l s f ro m l e a d i n g professional companies.

Jan. 21, 2018, 7:30 p.m.: Moscow Festival Ballet: “Don Quixote,” a three-act ballet starring dancers from across Russia in a new production of the timeless tale of chivalrous ideals.

Feb. 3, 7:30 p.m.: Classic Albums Live: Fleetwood Mac’s “Rumours,” one of rock’s greatest selling albums, is performed note for note, cut for cut, by Canada’s classic rock curators.

Feb. 12, 9:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m.: Doktor Kaboom! is an over-the-top German physicist character who uses comedy to teach kids about the fundamentals of science.

Feb. 18, 3 p.m.: VOCES8 is a British a cappella vocal ensemble that performs a diverse repertoire ranging from early Renaissance choral works to jazz, pop and original arrangements.

March 6, 7:30 p.m.: The Russian String Orchestra is known for its warmth, creativity, the depth and variety of its repertoire, and unique, captivating concerts.

M a rc h 2 8 , 7 : 3 0 p . m . : TA O : “Drum Heart” stars Japan's most celebrated martial arts

drum ensemble who combine musicianship, precision, athleticism, humor and choreography with the ancient art of taiko drumming for an explosive, dazzling experience.

April 10, 7:30 p.m.: Anat Cohen Tentet is a 10-piece band lead by the jazz clarinetist whose show stopping performance wowed the audience at the Hett’s 10th anniversary gala.

Admission is $5 and reservations are recommended for the Distinguished Speaker Series: Sept. 20, 7:30 p.m.: Winona LaDuke, internationally renowned Native American activist, author, and advocate for environmental, women’s and children’s rights.

Oct. 17, 7:30 p.m.: Jamelle Bouie, chief political correspondent for Slate Magazine and analyst for CBS News, covering campaigns.

N o v. 1 4 , 7 : 3 0 p . m . : J e a n n e Marie Laskas, best-selling author of Concussion (2015), about a forensic pathologist whose medical discovery put him in the NFL’s crosshairs.

Feb. 21, 2018, 7:30 p.m.: Dr. Mario Livio, an internationally renowned astrophysicist and author who has worked for 24 years with the Hubble Space Telescope.

The Hett’s free Film Art Series presents “The Battle of Algiers,” Sept. 19; “Concussion,” Oct. 10; “Shakespeare Behind Bars,” Oct. 23; “Milk,” Nov. 29; and Academy Award Best Picture nominees to be announced in spring 2018.

The McKendree University Series highlights student talent (some dates or times may be subject to change): • Oct. 3, 7:30 p.m.: Potpourri Concert • Oct. 5, 7:30 p.m.: Piano recital with Soyeon Kim • Nov. 2-4, 7:30 p.m.; Nov. 5, 2 p.m.: Theatre Department Play. “The Green Bird” • Nov. 10, 7:30 p.m.: Concert Band and Wind Ensemble Concert • Nov. 17, 7:30 p.m.: Marching Bearcat Band Concert • Nov. 20, 7:30 p.m.: Dance Recital • Nov. 30, 7:30 p.m.: Chamber Ensemble Concert • Dec. 3, 3 p.m.: Choral Concert • Dec. 4, 7:30 p.m.: Jazz Ensemble Concert • Dec. 8, 7:30 p.m.: Concert Band Christmas Concert • Dec. 9, 7:30 p.m.: Show Choir Christmas Spectacular • March 1-3, 7:30 p.m.; March 4, 2 p.m.: Theatre Department Play. “The Importance of Being Earnest” • April 20-21, 7:30 p.m.: Show Choir Finale Performance; $5 • April 26, 7:30 p.m.: Dance Recital • April 27, 7:30 p.m.: Choral Concert • April 30, 7:30 p.m.: Jazz Ensemble Concert • May 3, 7:30 p.m.: Chamber Ensemble Concert • May 4, 7:30 p.m.: Concert Band and Wind Ensemble Concert Additional films, student productions and performances, and special concerts from partners like the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra will be announced throughout the year.

The Russel E. and Fern M. Hettenhausen Center for the Arts— “The Hett”—is Southern Illinois’ premier performing arts venue, presenting world class dance, drama, classical music and jazz. The 488-seat auditorium is located on the McKendree University campus in Lebanon, Illinois, 25 miles from downtown St. Louis. www.theHett. com

Straight No Chaser returning to The Fox

A t l a n t i c R e c o rd s re c o rd i n g group Straight No Chaser has announced details of their new E P. “ S I X PA C K : V O L U M E 3 ” arrives on Friday, July 21st.

“SIX PACK: VOLUME 3” is available now for pre-order at all DSPs as well as via the official Straight No Chaser store. All preorders will be accompanied by an instant grat download of the EP’s stellar rendition of Jon Bellion’s “All Time Low.” “SIX PACK: VOLUME 3” sees the world famous a cappella group cracking open a number of contemporary pop hits and rock classics, highlighted by “Sweet Dreams/HandClap” – their oneof-a-kind mash-up of Eurythmics’ “Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)” and Fitz and the Tantrums’

“HandClap” – as well their showstopping “Beyoncé Medley”.

Straight No Chaser is celebrating “SIX PACK: VOLUME 3” with news of a major U.S. t o u r. “ T h e S p e a k e a s y To u r ” gets underway October 28th at Providence, RI’s Performing Arts Centre and then continues through the year, with a stop at the Fabulous Fox Theatre on F r i d a y, N o v e m b e r 2 4 a t 8 : 0 0 p . m . P re - s a l e t i c k e t s w i l l b e available to members of Straight No Chaser ’s official fan club beginning Tuesday, May 16th; all remaining tickets will go on sale to the general public on Friday, May 19th. For complete ticket information and other news, please see www.sncmusic.com/ tour.

In the meantime, Straight No Chaser is set to join forces with Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox for an eagerly awaited

s u m m e r c o - h e a d l i n e t o u r.

Produced exclusively by Live N a t i o n , t h e 2 5 - c i t y U . S . t re k kicks off July 13th at Chicago, IL’s Huntington Beach Pavilion at Nor th er ly Island and then travels through the summer. The tour officially concludes with a very special show at Denver, CO’s world famous Red Rocks Amphitheatre, set for October 4th.

The tour comes to the Fabulous Fox Theatre Friday, November 24.

Ti c k e t s a r e $ 5 9 . 5 0 , $ 4 9 . 5 0 , $44.50, $34.50 and may be purchased online at metrotix. com, by calling 314-534-1111, or in person at the Fabulous Fox Box Office. “ S I X PA C K : V O L U M E 3 ” f o l l o w s 2 0 1 6 ’ s “ I ’ L L H AV E ANOTHER…CHRISTMAS ALBUM,” the world famous a cappella group’s sixth full-length release and first full-length holiday release in seven years.

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Two to three years of prior systems management and/or publishing industry experience Solid grasp of user-end Windows and Mac OS operating systems Solid knowledge of Windows Server and macOS Server administration Solid knowledge of Microsoft Office 365 Working knowledge of computer networking principles Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, especially InDesign, Photoshop, and Dreamweaver Experience with social networks, especially Facebook and Twitter RECOMMENDED

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