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Apple season

Friday August 25 ________

Local orchard is now open.

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AMC ups concessions stand choices.

5 Local Oak

Schlafly rolls out new product.

9 "Good Time"

Pattinson shines in latest role.

10 Jurassic World

Chicago's Field Museum hosts exhibit.

11 Ushering in fall

McHenry County set for change of seasons.

15 At the Fox

2017-18 lineup announced.

St. Louis Cardinals vs Tampa Bay Rays, Busch Stadium, St. Louis Jungle Boogie, Saint Louis Zoo, St. Louis, 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Howlin' Friday Concerts: Aaron Griffin, National Blues Museum, St. Louis, 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Blues at the Arch, Gateway Arch Riverfront, St. Louis, 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

First Jason, Hung Like A Martyr, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 6:30 p.m.

For the City EP Release Show, Pop's, Sauget, Doors 7:00 p.m.

St. Louis Fringe Festival, Across St. Louis, Runs until August 26, 2017 2017 St. Louis Speed Festival, Gateway Motorsports Park, St. Louis, Runs until August 26, 2017 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 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 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.

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 #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

Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Runs until September 3, 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

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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 #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

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Above, the Liberty Apple Orchard in late fall. Below, the Liberty School store on the orchard grounds.

Liberty Apple Orchard now open For The Edge

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iberty Apple Orchard, a U-pick orchard located just east of Edwardsville, celebrated its fifth season by opening on August 21.

This season the orchard will offer additional products from local farmers and expanded hours. The orchard features 13 varieties of apples and a replica of a one-room schoolhouse.

Sweet Gala and Jonathan apples will be the first varieties available for picking.

“In response to suggestions from our guests, we have expanded our hours and will offer additional products from local farmers,” said Steve Miller, who cares for the orchard with his wife Lugene Miller.

Liberty Apple Orchard will be opened for U-pick guests on Saturday from 10:00am – 5:00pm, Sunday from 1:00 - 4:30pm and after school Tuesday– Friday from 3:00 – 5:00pm. On Labor Day, September 4, the orchard will be open from 1:00 – 5:00pm.

Starting this year, Liberty Apple Orchard will offer apple butter and honey from local producers as well as cider in

early September and pumpkins in late September from local farmers.

“Liberty School” consists of a store with fresh picked apples and children’s books, apple cooking books, and appleinspired greeting cards. The interior design of Liberty School picks up motifs from schools of 100 years ago, including a chalkboard around the ceiling, presidential photos, books and an original, refinished schoolhouse desk.

Liberty Apple Orchard is conveniently located near Edwardsville, Glen Carbon, Troy and Highland, yet still situated in a rural setting. “The orchard is well mowed, easily accessible from our drive and ideal for photos of your family," said Lugene Miller. The Millers’ objectives are to provide high quality local fresh fruit, an educational experience for children and families, and community participation and outreach.

Liberty Apple Orchard also offers opportunities for class or group field trips to pick apples and learn about growing an apple orchard (call ahead for arrangements: 618.659.9217), fundraisers for your youth group, mission group, or school, and a source of healthy snacks for your fall festival/ Halloween celebration.

In addition to providing a local "U-Pick" opportunity, Liberty Apple Orchard's produce is available at the Land of Goshen Farmer's Market in Edwardsville on Saturday mornings and some local grocery stores. As in the past four years, Liberty Apple Orchard will continue to serve food banks in Madison County communities.

Jonathan and Gala apples will be the first of 13 varieties ready for picking starting late August. By early September, McIntosh, Blondee, Empire, and Cortland apples will be available, followed by Liberty and Fuji varieties. In October, Braeburn, Enterprise, Candycrisp, Gold Rush, and Granny Smith will be available for picking. For further information on the ripening schedule and times and dates for special events, follow us on Facebook (libertyappleorchard), our website (www.libertyappleorchard.com), or call (618) 6599217.

Liberty Apple Orchard is located at 8308 Kuhn Station Road, Edwardsville. From the Meyer YMCA in Edwardsville, go east of Goshen Road approximately two miles, turn right on Staunton Rd., cross the Bike Trail, turn left on Kuhn Station Rd. The orchard and schoolhouse are down the road about one-fourth of a mile on the right.

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People More than just popcorn AMC ups offerings at concession stands For The Edge A M C T h e a t re h a s p ro u d l y announced the launch of AMC Feature Fare, the largest menu revamp in Company history, in Edwardsville. AMC Feature Fare will roll out to all AMC branded locations, with AMC CLASSIC and AMC DINE-IN locations receiving select AMC Feature Fare menu items.

“AMC Theatres has enhanced nearly every aspect of the moviegoing experience over the last few years and this new menu launch is a continuation of our long-standing history of innovation, with a tasty spin,” said George Patterson, AMC’s Senior Vice President of Food & Beverage. “AMC Feature Fare represents AMC’s first true restaurant-style menu launch in a non-dine-in-theatre setting, with a menu selection sure to delight the taste buds. By incorporating these new menu items together with new marketing, branding, and packaging, AMC Feature Fare will feed our guests’ ever increasing hunger for unique and satisfying menu choices to enjoy at AMC.” AMC Feature Fare items now serving at AMC branded theatres include: • Chicken & Waffle Sandwiches; Cheeseburger Sliders and Chicken Tenders • The Bavarian Legend Pretzel – a

1.5-pound monster of a pretzel • Stone-Fired Flatbread Pizzas – Four Cheese, Pepperoni, BBQ Chicken and Buffalo Chicken • Oven-Baked Soft Pretzel bites – Cinnamon Sugar, Honey Mustard, Parmesan Garlic, Plain, and Salted • Premium All-Beef Hot Dogs – Loaded Chili Cheese, Mustard and Kraut, Royal Garden, and Spicy Sriracha • Triple Feature meals, featuring Cheeseburger Sliders, Chicken & Waffle Sandwiches, Chicken Tenders, or a Hot Dog (available Loaded) that each comes with curly fries and a warm chocolate chip cookie • Gourmet popcorn in Cheese, Salted Caramel, Cheddar Crunch and Original, with the ability to mix and match flavors • Gluten Free Pre-packaged Snacks—Chocolate Covered Pretzel Crisps, Harvest Crisp Snap Peas, Parmesan Whisps and four Sahale nut blends • H i l l s h i re S m a l l P l a t e s — Calabrese, Wine-Infused Salame, Italian Salame, Genoa Salame… each comes with toast points and premium sliced cheese Both the AMC and AMC CLASSIC menu innovations are backed by new marketing innovations including all new

packaging, redesigned Digital Menu Boards with spotlight animation and videos highlighting ingredients.

About AMC Entertainment, Inc. AMC is the largest movie exhibition company in the U.S., in Europe and throughout the world with approximately 1,000 theatres and 11,000 screens across the globe.

AMC has propelled innovation in the exhibition industry by: deploying more plush powerrecliner seats; delivering enhanced food and beverage choices; generating greater guest engagement through its loyalty program, web site and smart phone apps; offering premium large format experiences and playing a wide variety of content including the latest Hollywood releases and independent programming. AMC operates among the most productive theatres in the United States’ top markets, having the #1 or #2 market share positions in 22 of the 25 largest metropolitan areas of the United States, including the top three markets (NY, LA, Chicago). Through its Odeon subsidiary AMC operates in 14 European countries and is the # 1 theatre chain in Estonia, Finland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Spain, Sweden and UK & Ireland. amctheatres.com

Pictured are some of the new food offerings coming soon to AMC theaters.

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Schlafly Beer has introduced its next beer in the From the Ibex Cellar series, Local Oak.

Schlafly Beer rolls out Local Oak

For The Edge Schlafly Beer introduces the next beer in the “From The Ibex Cellar” series: Local Oak. The fourth in the 2017 series of premium beers from the Tap Room’s Ibex Cellar, Local Oak will debut on Monday, during St. Louis Craft Beer Week. The largest, locally owned craft brewer plans an initial limited distribution in the St. Louis area, with subsequent releases throughout the remainder of the year.

Inspired by the famous sour ales of Belgium, this beer starts as a Saison and undergoes several transformations, fermented with the additions of Lactobacillus, Brettanomyces and two Saison yeast strains. Aged gracefully for over three months in Schlafly’s new elegant foeders hewn from locally grown Ozark timber, this is where the beer develops a lot of its character.

Founding Brewer Stephen Hale explains the flavor profile, “The mixed-fermentation process creates all the personality that you expect from a beer like this, with tart and fruity traits introduced from the Lacto and Brett, with a light malt character.”

This is the first true sour beer from Schlafly Beer and the first from the brewery’s foeders, made by Foeder Crafters of America, the Missouri-based craftsmen and only foeder makers in the U.S. The “From the Ibex Cellar” beers feature unique beers brewed in exclusive, smaller bottles that pay homage to the Ibex with the majestic symbol embossed in the glass. The packaging mimics the striking architecture of the Schlafly Tap Room’s building from the pitches and peaks to the arches that hold up the cellar below. A typeface from the 1900s, discovered by one of the Schlafly designers in the St. Louis Public Library archives, inspired the exclusive design for the label and packaging. The series launched with BarrelAged Imperial Stout followed by Imperial Coffee Stout and Gooseberry Gose. A Barrel-Aged Pumpkin Ale will be the next in the series.

The “From the Ibex Cellar” beers are available for purchase in four-packs of 11.2 ounce bottles with a suggested retail price of $17.99. The beers will be available only in bottle format at the Schlafly Tap Room or Bottleworks retail areas as well as a limited distribution in the St. Louis area.

About Schlafly Beer: Schlafly Beer, St. Louis’ largest locallyowned, independent craft brewery, proudly offers over 60 unique styles of beer. Each is handmade at the Tap Room in Midtown St. Louis or Schlafly Bottleworks in Maplewood.

Utilizing 102 hop varietals, 77 malts and grains, 59 different spices and fruits and 10 separate yeast strains from around the globe, Schlafly also works with local suppliers for everything from farm-fresh food to packaging and labeling. As part of its commitment to sustainability, Schlafly donates spent grain to local farmers to feed their livestock and utilizes 100% renewable energy throughout its operations.

The largest Missouri-owned-and-operated beer maker offers free tours of the Tap Room (2100 Locust Street) every Sunday and Schlafly Bottleworks (7260 Southwest Avenue) from noon to 5pm every half hour on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. The brand continues to define craft across 12 states and throughout countless fine establishments, backyards and basement bars. Join us at either of our locations and on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. For a full listing of seasonal and year-round beers and for information on distribution, visit Schlafly.com.

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People People planner Events planned in Alton area

Horse Plowing 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.- Centennial Road Bluegrass Band 2 p.m. – Parade of Power The Alton Regional Convention & Visitors 1 p.m. – Garden Tractor Pull Bureau has announced the following events.

4 p.m.-8 p.m. – Outlaw Opry Band Tri-County Olden Days Sunday: Open 7 a.m.- 5 p.m.

Saturday, August 26 & 27, 2017 9 a.m. – Cowboy Church with Special Guest 7:00am to 5:00pm Jessy James Tri-County Antique Club 10 a.m. – Threshing & Sawmilling 23946 State Highway 3 11 a.m. – Tractor Games & Rodeo Dow, IL 62022 12 p.m.-3 p.m. – Misty Ridge Band (800) 258-6645 12 p.m. – Antique Car Show Come out and enjoy a family oriented event 1 p.m. – Garden Tractor Pull, that has something for everyone in Dow, Prairieland Pullers Illinois! A steam, gas and threshing show will 2 p.m. – Parade of Power feature antique tractors, engines and heritage Admission demonstrations, along with an antique tractor $5 pull. There will be live entertainment both Kids 12 and under FREE days, with Cowboy Church on Sunday. Shop St. Michael's Church Picnic the large craft & flea market and enjoy lots of Saturday, August 26, 2017 good "old-fashioned" food.

Starting at 4:00pm SCHEDULE OF EVENTS St. Michael's Church Friday: Set-up until 8 p.m.

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St. Michael's Church invites you to join the 10 a.m. – Threshing & Sawmilling & Draft fun of the annual church picnic. Saturday

following mass at 4 p.m. the dining hall will start serving turtle soup, fish sandwiches, and more. Don't forget Bingo, activities for all and live music! Sunday, chicken and dumplings and beef dinners will be served family style, starting at 11 a.m. Carry outs are available.

Also a grand raffle will take place.

Ozark Mountain Daredevils with Commander Cody Saturday, August 26, 2017 Gates open at 6:30pm | Starting at 7:30pm Hatheway Cultural Center at Lewis & Clark Community College 5800 Godfrey Rd Godfrey, IL 62035 (618) 468-3270 The Ozark Mountain Daredevils with special guest Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen will be playing at Hatheway Hall on Saturday, August 26th. Tickets are available through MetroTix, MoJo's Music in Edwardsville and Halpin Music in Alton.

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This festival features food trucks from around the region offering global street food cuisine. In addition, the amphitheater ’s concession team offers beverages of all types to compliment the food truck offering.

Live music will be showcased on the amphitheater stage featuring regional band Honeyvox.

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People People planner Coal Country Fall Festival planned

With attractions for people of all ages, the Coal Country Chamber of Commerce’s 19th annual Fall Festival ushers in the autumn season from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 23, in Benld’s City Park.

“We like to think of our Fall Festival as a last fling of the summer or first event of the fall where area families can get out, have some fun and some great food before the cooler weather arrives,” said Mickey Robinson, CCCC Executive Director. “We try to have attractions to appeal to all ages in the family to bring a lot of people into the area and promote our region as a great place to do business.” The Festival has continuous free entertainment t h ro u g h o u t t h e d a y a n d f re e displays and the perennial free train rides on the Coal Country Choo Choo.

In conjunction with the Fall Festival, CCCC will sponsor the 12th annual Tour de Coal bike ride, a non-competitive biking event that draws riders every year from the local area as well as many parts of Illinois and Missouri. The ride offers three route options, 13.6 miles, 35 miles, and 64.8 miles.

One of the main features of the Fall Festival has always been vendors who bring a myriad of products to Coal Country. There are upward of 65 arts and crafts exhibitors, a variety of food vendors, and the opportunity for local businesses who are members of the Chamber to introduce the public to their goods and services.

“Our Fall Festival provides an opportunity for people to do some early Christmas shopping for family members and friends, or pick up some unique decorating items to decorate their homes for fall and for the upcoming holidays,” Robinson said. “We are very picky about our vendors and some of the items offered are items people are not likely to see at other festivals in the area. About two-thirds of our exhibitors are returning from previous years and we have a little of everything for everyone.”

A n a re a p ro d u c e m e rc h a n t will arrive with more than 500 pumpkins from 4 inches in diameter to 45-50 pounds, along with gourds, decorative squash a n d c i d e r. R e t u r n i n g f o r h e r seventh year at the festival, an area woman will sell hand-made decorated snowmen for Christmas decorating. Other exhibitors will have for sale hand-made rag rugs, h a n d - m a d e j e w e l r y, c l o t h i n g , baby quilts, kitchen items, vintage furniture and hand-made furniture.

At least one vendor will have hand-made Christmas wreaths and grave blankets.

“They are beautiful,” Robinson said of the wreaths and blankets.

“They normally sell out early and start taking orders.”

The Illinois Valley Economic Development Corp’s Rehabilitation Center will have a large display of decorative items for fall, Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas that are handmade by the Center ’s clients. The Illinois Valley’s handmade large pumpkin yard decorations are well known in the area. The Center ’s appearance at the Fall Festival is its largest fund-raiser of the year.

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fee for this and other non-profit groups such as churches and 501c organizations.

There also will be some “commercial” exhibitors selling such things as Watkins products, Tupperware, handbags, culinary items and other products.

A mission of the Coal Country Chamber of Commerce is to bring people from outside the area to see what local businesses, especially our members, have to offer. To that end, several local businesses also will sponsor exhibits during the Festival to promote their products and services. Some of these local businesses will be s e l l i n g t h e i r p ro d u c t s . O t h e r Chamber members will be giving out informational items or “fun freebies” to help people know about their services. In the past few years a couple of these local members have used their booths to have a spot for children to play a game or to serve a snack.

The food vendors have people coming back to the festival each year to munch away the day as they enjoy other sights. The vendors who are signed up for this year have quite a variety of delicious fare. Some of the choices that will be in the Food Court

a re : I t a l i a n B e e f s a n d w i c h e s , barbecued ribs, pork steaks, cabbage rolls, rib-eye sandwiches, gyros, “big smokies”, and corn dogs. Freshly made kettlekorn will be offered, and a variety of non-alcoholic beverages. Beyond the Food Court, there are vendors in the other vendor areas with food products, such as honey, chocolates, taffy, and freshly baked goods.

If someone is interested in being a vendor in the arts and crafts

area, please call Mickey at 217710-5218, drop in at Hebenstreit Apartments in downtown Benld (218 E. Central), or email your name, mailing address and product list to mrer@madisontelco. com. Look also for the Coal Country Chamber of Commerce Facebook page for more details.

Mark your calendar for September 23 as a day to do gift buying and have a delicious lunch in Benld City Park at the CCCC Fall Festival.

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"Atomic Bomb"

People don't usually move very fast in Cold War thrillers.

Mostly, the only time anyone runs is right before they get shot in the back. Most of the "action" happens in a film cabinet, down a back alley or with a silencer. The classic Cold War tale — which is to say a John le Carre one — is characterized by a deathly stillness: grave faces meeting under gray clouds.

This is not quite so in "Atomic Blonde," a post-war thriller set in the final moments of the Cold War (1989 Berlin) starring Charlize Theron as the MI6 spy Lorraine Broughton. She's not your traditional European operator. Let's just say that if Theron's Broughton turned up in "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy," the old boys would've soiled their trench coats.

Broughton is black and blue at the opening of David Leitch's "Atomic Blonde," and the first thought is that Theron must be licking her wounds from playing Furiosa in "Mad Max: Fury Road." If that film didn't prove that Theron is today's most badass action star, "Atomic Blonde" — while not anywhere near the kinetic explosion of "Fury Road" — will certainly make it official.

The bruises turn out to be from the story she soon relates.

Broughton spends the movie in a testy interrogation with her MI6 boss (Toby Jones) and a CIA chief (John Goodman). The mission she recounts is her dispatching to West Berlin to assist the station chief there, David Percival (a zany James McAvoy), in recovering a missing list with the names of every British asset — something the Russians are rather keen to obtain.

RATED: R by the Motion Picture Association of America for "sequences of strong violence, language throughout and some sexuality/nudity."

RUNNING TIME: 114 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Two stars out of four.

"An Inconvenient Sequel"

Ten years ago, "An Inconvenient Truth," the groundbreaking, Oscar-winning film about Al Gore and his passionate climate change activism, ended with a simple challenge: "Are you ready to change the way you live? The climate crisis can be solved."

A decade later, the former vice president and Nobel Peace Prize winner is the first to concede that not enough of the world has met that challenge — and that what IS being done, isn't being done fast enough. "Wow, we could lose this struggle," he recalls thinking at one point.

But that moment of doubt, recounted in "An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power," was apparently just that: a moment.

The overriding sentiment in this sequel is one of optimism.

Now, that may come as a surprise to many, especially given what we journalists would call one heck of a news peg: The decision by President Donald Trump, in June, to withdraw the United States from the 2015 Paris climate accord — a landmark pact that Gore worked tirelessly to help achieve. (Indeed, directors Bonni Cohen and Jon Shenk went back to the editing room to update their movie with this momentous news.)

But, as this sequel makes clear, Gore's not looking to the White House — or the presidential Twitter feed — to fuel his optimism.

He's looking instead to countries like Chile, rapidly increasing its use of renewable energy. In the U.S., he's looking to individual governors, business leaders, mayors — like Dale Ross of Georgetown, Texas, who with one small scene pretty much becomes the breakout star of this film. The jovial Ross is a conservative Republican, and mayor of, in his words, "the reddest city in the reddest county in Texas." But he tells Gore that his city went green because it made economic sense for his constituents.

RATED: PG by the Motion Picture Association of America "for thematic elements and some troubling images."

RUNNING TIME: 98 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Three stars out of four.

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"The Emoji Movie"

There are five stages of grief in preparing to watch "The Emoji Movie." The first is denial that this actually exists. The second is anger that now even storytelling has been reduced to those reductive blobs. The third is bargaining that, hey, they made "The Lego Movie" work against all odds so maybe some smart folks actually pulled this off. The fourth is depression that all movies ideas are just doomed to confuse "brands" for "ideas."

And the fifth is acceptance that, yes, of course that's where we're headed so let's pull up a seat and make the most of it.

The good news is "The Emoji Movie," co-written and directed by Tony Leondis, is not evil. The bad news is it's just mediocre, or in emoji parlance, simply "meh."

It does not come close to achieving the joy and wonder of, say, "Toy Story," ''Inside Out" or "The Lego Movie" although it appears to borrow heavily from all in its central conceit that anthropomorphized emojis have families and ambitions but also exist solely to serve a particular smart phone owner. "The Emoji Movie" takes us into the world of Alex's phone — he's an awkward high school freshman who is stressed out about what to text the girl he has a crush on. His friend advises him that "words are stupid" so he goes for a good old emoji.

Little does he know in the emoji app it's Gene's first day of work. Gene (T.J. Miller) is supposed to be the "meh" symbol, but the excitable yellow blob alternates between all emotions and can't stick to the one he's supposed to have, like his parents Mary Meh (Jennifer Coolidge) and Mel Meh (Steven Wright), who deadpan lines like "I'm so mad at you right now." Also, should we be thinking about the implications of aging and procreating emojis? Probably not, but it's still a particularly weird and uncomfortable idea.

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

RUNNING TIME 86 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Two mehs out of four.

"Wind River"

For Taylor Sheridan, the West is still alive with frontier tragedies and genre thrills, even if hopelessness has moved in and blanketed the land.

"Wind River" makes it a kind of trilogy for Sheridan, the writer behind the West Texas neo-Western "Hell or High Water" and the Mexican border drug crime drama "Sicario."

In "Wind River," he shifts to a Wyoming Native American reservation and behind the camera, but the atmosphere is still rich and familiar: big open spaces with misery all around.

Whereas the Oscar-nominated "Hell or High Water" had a bright, comic punch, "Wind River" is more in the heavily somber register of "Sicario." When one father who has lost a daughter consoles another, he advises him to confront the heartache headon: "Take the pain." It's something of a mission statement for Sheridan, whose neo-Westerns are filled with deeply burdened men making painful sacrifices.

Sheridan's latest (his second time directing following the little-seen 2011 horror film "Vile") is set around the Wind River Reservation in a wintery Wyoming where, as one character says, "snow and silence are the only things that haven't been taken."

The reservation, shrouded in violence, drugs and poverty, is an ominous place where American flags wave upside down.

It's there that Corey Lambert (Jeremy Renner) discovers a freshly frozen body five miles into the mountains. He is a Fish & Wildlife agent who spends most of his time defending livestock by shooting predators with a rifle. Mountain lions nabbing cattle is what brought him, by snow mobile, to the remote crime site. The body, an 18-year-old Native American girl named Natalie (Kelsey Asbille) is barefoot, despite the snow and the cold, and she's been raped.

RATED: R by the Motion Picture Association of America for "strong violence, a rape, disturbing images and lanuage."

RUNNING TIME: 111 minutes.

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

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"The Glass Castle"

Any parents of young children — or anyone thinking of hearing the pitter-patter of little feet — are urged to go to their local movie theater and see "The Glass Castle." Not as a how-to guide, mind you. No, that might actually get you thrown in jail.

They should go see it instead as a much-needed reminder that you can mess up spectacularly with your kids and still manage to have them adore you. "The Glass Castle " is steeped in crazy love, but love nonetheless.

Based on Jeannette Walls' 2005 best-selling memoir, the film is both a tribute to parenting and a confessional of its absence. Like the book, it looks back without pity or sentiment. Unlike the book, it's got Woody Harrelson and Brie Larson, acting spectacularly.

Walls created a sensation when she wrote about her destitute and nomadic youth, a childhood of hunger and privation at the hands of a pair of idiosyncratic parents who shunned schools, authority, capitalism and regular bill payments.

Hers was a childhood where she suddenly moved in the middle of the night, badly burned herself while unsupervised at the stove, had to eat butter and sugar as a meal, endured rages from her alcoholic dad and lived in homes without plumbing or electricity.

She was left in the house of an abuser to fend for herself and "learned" to swim when her father repeatedly tossed her underwater so she'd no longer cling to the side of the pool.

Struggle, she was taught, gives life beauty. Adventure was more important than comfort.

RATED: PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for "mature thematic content involving family dysfunction, and for some language and smoking."

RUNNING TIME: Running time: 127 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Three stars out of four.

"Good Time"

The fraternal directing duo of Josh and Benny Safdie make urban odysseys that flow with the quicksilver currents of New York City. You can feel the gum-stained pavement under your feet. You can smell the Q train.

The Safdies were already an electric new energy in cinema — streetwise and scuzzy — but in the ironically titled caper "Good Time," they have quickened their already kinetic pace.

This movie, wild and erratic, is downright blistering. The opening credits, as if rushing to catch up, don't appear until well into the film, after all hell has already broken loose.

Many of their gritty, abrasive tales emanate directly from the street; that's where they found the homeless, heroinaddicted protagonist (Arielle Holmes) of their last film, the verite "Heaven Knows What." The same could not be said for the star of "Good Time": Robert Pattinson. The "Twilight" actor, captivated by a still from "Heaven Knows What," contacted the Safdies and out came "Good Time."

It goes without saying that this is a long way off from "Twilight" — a franchise that, whatever its other attributes, has at least given us two of the most interesting actors of a generation. While Kristen Stewart has already won acclaim for herself in Olivier Assayas films and others, Pattinson has more quietly assembled an equally impressive filmography with the likes of David Cronenberg and James Gray, in whose "The Lost City of Z" Pattinson made such a distinct (if heavily bearded) impression earlier this year.

In "Good Time," he plays Connie, one of two brothers from Queens. The other, Nick (played by co-director Benny Safdie), is mentally challenged. With no parents apparently on the scene, Connie is Nick's keeper, and a highly questionable one at that. In the opening scene, he pulls Nick out of a psychiatrist session, admonishing him as they hustle down the hallway that it's not where he belongs.

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

RUNNING TIME: 99 minutes.

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

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This image released by A24 Films shows Robert Pattinson in "Good Time."

Pattinson shines in "Good Time"

By JAKE COYLE Associated Press The fraternal directing duo of Josh and Benny Safdie make urban odysseys that flow with the quicksilver currents of New York City. You can feel the gum-stained pavement under your feet. You can smell the Q train.

The Safdies were already an electric new energy in cinema — streetwise and scuzzy — but in the ironically titled caper "Good Time," they have quickened their already kinetic pace.

This movie, wild and erratic, is downright blistering. The opening credits, as if rushing to catch up, don't appear until well into the film, after all hell has already broken loose.

Many of their gritty, abrasive tales emanate directly from the street; that's where

they found the homeless, heroin-addicted protagonist (Arielle Holmes) of their last film, the verite "Heaven Knows What." The same could not be said for the star of "Good Time": Robert Pattinson. The "Twilight" actor, captivated by a still from "Heaven Knows What," contacted the Safdies and out came "Good Time."

It goes without saying that this is a long way off from "Twilight" — a franchise that, whatever its other attributes, has at least given us two of the most interesting actors of a generation. While Kristen Stewart has already won acclaim for herself in Olivier Assayas films and others, Pattinson has more quietly assembled an equally impressive filmography with the likes of David Cronenberg and James Gray, in whose "The Lost City of Z" Pattinson

made such a distinct (if heavily bearded) impression earlier this year.

In "Good Time," he plays Connie, one of two brothers from Queens. The other, Nick (played by co-director Benny Safdie), is mentally challenged. With no parents apparently on the scene, Connie is Nick's keeper, and a highly questionable one at that. In the opening scene, he pulls Nick out of a psychiatrist session, admonishing him as they hustle down the hallway that it's not where he belongs.

Connie believes in his brother — too much, you could say. Not moments after fleeing the doctor, he's ordering Nick to put on a mask — a cheap, rubbery black face — and leading him into a bank robbery at a teller window.

Not since "Dog Day Afternoon" has a more unprepared pair tried their hand at an ill-

considered heist. They emerge with $60,000 in cash but soon after their livery cab driver picks them up, a dye pack explodes and the brothers spill out of the car in a cloud of red smoke.

From here, it's a nonstop freefall. Chased by the police, Nick crashes through a glass door and is arrested. Connie, desperate to put bail money together, first tries to take advantage of his better-off girlfriend (Jennifer Jason Leigh) and, when that fails, improvises his way through increasingly audacious schemes in a nocturnal adventure that somehow includes trips to an amusement park, White Castle and a random household in which Connie takes the time to dye his hair blond. Along the way, Taliah Webster, as a black teen exploited by Connie, and the "Heaven Knows What" actor Buddy Duress, give terrific performances.

"The Glass Castle" overlong, a bit dull

By ROBERT GRUBAUGH For The Edge In the specialty Box Office this weekend, a dark family drama called “The Glass Castle” opened to little fanfare or success. That sentence is interesting for me to write for two reasons. First, the phrase “specialty Box Office” is a joke. It just means quiet, brooding, thoughtful films that aren’t expensive to make and expect to earn little more. They are low-risk, low-reward and in 2017 they’re a dime a dozen. The other reason I smirk a little when I write this is that I keep calling it “The Glass House”, an equally underseen title from 2001 starring a girl whose name is just fun to say, Leelee Sobieski. That was also about family dysfunction, how that I think about it, but more a thriller

than this true story, biographical telling from author Jeannette Walls. If you like strong acting performances from players leaving their comfort zones, then this is a plus picture. Otherwise, it’s a tad overdrawn and I would be critical of it, would that it weren’t based on real people.

They’re three distinct timelines involved in “The Glass Castle” concerning the lives of the Walls family. Rex (Woody Harrelson) is a charismatic genius, but a fullfledged alcoholic that promises his wife (Naomi Watts), herself a hippie artist with little attention for anything else, success, riches, and the comfort of the titular home he claims constantly to be building. His four children alternately love him, fear him, adore him, encourage him, and despise him. Jeanette (Chandler

Head, Ella Anderson, Brie Larson) is the second oldest and because she wrote the book is depicted as his favorite. She’s the emotional center of the movie as she tells this tale looking back from adulthood when facing marriage to her secret, accountant boyfriend (Max Greenfield). Jeanette was the one tasked with keeping her promises to Rex when his mood swings and dark secrets made him less than an ideal parent. She wasn’t always happy with the constant homelessness or near starvation as a child, but she was “Daddy’s Girl” and trusted he would deliver.

When adolescence comes to pass, she sees that he is not the impassioned caretaker they once deified him to be, but rather a damaged embarrassment that she and her three siblings came to wish to escape. Lori (Oliva Kate

Rice, Sadie Sink, Sarah Snook) is the oldest and the first to escape destitution to New York City where she pursues a writing degree at college. Jeanette’s younger brother, Brian (Iain Armitage, Charlie Shotwell, Josh Caras), becomes a stable parent, husband, and cop, much to the chagrin of his ‘stick-itto-the-Man’ dad. Maureen (Eden Grace Redfield, Shree Crooks, Bridgette Lundy-Paine) is the baby of the family and progress with maybe the most difficulty because of the years when she was left alone with these Bohemian guardians before her turn, too, to flee rural West Virginia and destitution.

The Walls children only made it out by looking out for each other, a testament to what family really should be.

Jeanette’s family story is engrossing, her book was

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apparently well-received in literary circles, and the movie has its powerful side. On the whole, though, it’s overlong and a tad dull between the good parts.

Oscar winner Larson is pouty and uptight, a Yuppie raised by panhandlers. The real focus of this movie should be Harrelson’s strong performance as the named patriarch of a family that he dooms through his own vanity and limitations. He was raised by similar parents and didn’t progress to the level he saw from his own kids. Proceed cautiously if this is not your cup of tea.

“The Gl ass Cast l e” runs 127 minutes and is rated PG-13 for mature thematic content involving family dysfunction, and for some language and smoking. I give this film one star out of four.

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Travel Field Museum hosting Jurassic World For The Edge F o l l o w i n g re c o rd b re a k i n g attendance in the previous two tour cities, Jurassic World: The Exhibition is now open at Chicago’s Field Museum. Based on one of the biggest blockbusters in cinema h i s t o r y, J u r a s s i c Wo r l d : T h e Exhibition immerses audiences of all ages in scenes inspired by the beloved film. Now, the park that was only a promise comes to life… right before your eyes and is “the closest you will ever come to living dinosaurs.”

In previous cities, the exhibition proved to be a tourism draw with approximately 38 percent of total exhibition attendance coming from outside the host city. As a result, 27 Chicago hotels are offering hotel packages for families including discount room rates and VIP admission to the exhibition.

Exhibition hotel package rates start at $149, making a trip to Chicago to see the exhibition an affordable family getaway. Many partnering hotels are within walking distance of The Field or close to public transportation with drop-off points near the Museum making family transportation easy.

In addition to discounted room fares and VIP tickets, many hotels have created thematic experiences in conjunction with the exhibition. The Whitehall Hotel is offering “T-rex Packages” including guestroom accommodations for two, two VIP tickets to the exhibition, a 10 percent discount to The Field Museum gift shop, several souvenirs for families with kids and dinner for two from the hotel restaurant’s d i n o s a u r- i n s p i re d m e n u . T h e Blackstone is offering a number of package benefits as well including several dinosaur-inspired cocktails available at the hotel’s lobby lounge, Timothy’s Hutch.

M a n y o t h e r p ro p e r t i e s a re offering dining tie-ins, on site amenities, discounted parking and more. A complete listing

and all features can be found at fieldmuseum.org/hotels.

As a further travel incentive, all guests to the exhibition will receive a “Perks” card offering a variety of benefits and discounts at select Chicago area restaurants, attractions and entertainment venues. Partners include Potbelly Sandwich Shop, Park Grill at Millennium Park, Blue Man Group, 360 Chicago, Giordano's, Skydeck Chicago, Rainforest Café and more. The Perks card has a combined value of approximately $700 in discounts and savings offered through the featured businesses.

A list of all hotel and perks partners, along with a map of their locations, can be found online at fieldmuseum.com/perks.

A b o u t J u r a s s i c Wo r l d : T h e Exhibition Featuring the closest simulation of dinosaurs ever created, Jurassic Wo r l d : T h e E x h i b i t i o n w a s created in close collaboration with renowned paleontologist Jack Horner and is infused with interactive educational elements— drawn from the real-world science of dinosaur DNA that allowed Jurassic World to come to life. The larger-than-life Exhibition made its world premiere in Melbourne, Australia and marked its U.S. debut at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, shattering attendance records at both venues.

Visitors will travel to Isla Nublar as VIP guests to explore a towering Brachiosaurus; come face-to-face with a Velociraptor; and get a rare up-close look at the most vicious dinosaur of them all, Tyrannosaurus rex. To accommodate the massive size of the dinosaurs, the Field Museum is erecting a 20,000-square foot exhibition tent on the front lawn of the museum—a first-of-itskind structure for the museum.

A b o u t t h e J u r a s s i c Wo r l d Franchise Scheduled for release in June 2018, the next installment of the Jurassic World franchise is currently

in production in London.

Executive producers Steven Spielberg and Colin Trevorrow and stars Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard return for Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment’s Jurassic World Sequel, a follow-up to one of the biggest blockbusters in the history of cinema. Producers Frank Marshall and Pat Crowley once again join Spielberg and Trevorrow in leading the team of filmmakers for the next chapter in the franchise.

Directed by J.A. Bayona (The Impossible), the film is written by Jurassic World’s director, Colin Trevorrow, and Derek Connolly.

Belén Atienza joins the team as a producer.

About The Field Museum

The Field Museum is one of the world’s premier natural history institutions and is home to one of its greatest dinosaur collections, including SUE, the world’s largest, best-preserved, and most complete Tyrannosaurus rex. Its staff maintains an irreplaceable collection of more than 30 million artifacts and specimens, which are made available to scientists around the globe. Additionally, the Museum maintains more than 350,000 square feet of permanent exhibitions.

Since 2000, The Field has created 15 critically acclaimed traveling exhibitions engaging more than 12 million people worldwide.

About Imagine Exhibitions Imagine Exhibitions is the global resource for all aspects of exhibitions and attractions. From design to creation, placement to presentation, marketing and operations, Imagine has the experience and inspiration to bring the best possible experience to any venue. Imagine is currently producing and touring over 30 exhibitions in museums, science centers, aquariums, integrated resort properties and non-traditional venues throughout the world.

For more information, visit www. imagineexhibitions.com or visit the Facebook page.

About Creature Technology Company Creature Technology Company is most famous for having produced the amazing dinosaurs for the incredibly successful Walking with Dinosaurs – The Arena Spectacular that set the benchmark for large-scale animatronic live entertainment. The benchmark was then set even higher with How to Train Your Dragon – Live Spectacular for DreamWorks, before creating the iconic puppets

King Kong for the dazzling Global Creatures stage show and a talking, 7.5m tall animatronic Statue of Liberty for the annual Rockettes New York Spectacular at the world famous Radio City Music Hall.

The three remarkable mascots for the XXII Olympic Winter Games Opening and Closing Ceremonies in Sochi were witnessed by billions and demonstrated a whole new capability of the company on a global stage.

Founded in 2006 and working out of a non-descript factory in Melbourne Australia, Creature Technology Company is producing the most technologically sophisticated, creatively inspired and life-like animatronic creatures for exhibitions, arena spectaculars, theme parks, stage shows and events in the world. Visit Creature Technology or find us on Facebook.

About Universal Brand Development Universal Brand Development globally drives expansion of the company’s intellectual properties, franchises, characters and stories through innovative physical and digital products, content, and consumer experiences. Along with franchise brand management, Universal Brand Development’s core businesses include Consumer Products, Games and Digital Platforms, and Live Entertainment based on the company’s extensive portfolio of intellectual properties created by Universal Pictures, Illumination Entertainment, D re a m Wo r k s A n i m a t i o n , a n d NBCUniversal cable and television.

Universal Brand Development is a business segment of Universal Filmed Entertainment Group, and part of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.

Pictured are scenes from Jurassic World: The Exhibition, which is on display at Chicago's Field Museum.

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Travel McHenry County welcomes fall For The Edge Fall family outings in McHenry County, Illinois, just northwest of Chicago, are quintessential autumn experiences with festivals and events throughout September, October and into November. Here's a cornucopia of ideas to help you harvest some family fun this season. All events are within an easy driving distance from Chicago, Milwaukee and Rockford.

Many can be reached via Metra trains from Chicago. For routes and timetables, go to metrarail.com . Be sure to consult websites or phone ahead for additional information, days open, hours and driving directions before heading out.

SEPTEMBER Summer Sunset Fest, Lake in the Hills, September 1 - 3: Wrap up summer at this old-fashioned Labor Day weekend party in Sunset Park. There's food, arts & crafts, battle of the bands, horseshoe tournament, 5K run, parade, classic and custom car show, carnival rides on the midway and a super fireworks show on Sunday evening. summersunsetfest.com Second Annual Harvard Balloon Fest, Harvard, September 1 - 3: This year's festival features more than 20 hot air balloons making morning and evening ascensions in Milky Way Park. Purchase tickets for balloon rides, tethered rides and helicopter rides. Also 5K/10K Fun Runs, two music stages, nighttime balloon glows, movies in the park, amateur and pro photo contests, games and much more. Free shuttle to festival grounds from Harvard Metra depot. hotairballoon.com/ Harvard-Balloon-Fest 21st Annual Shades of Autumn Festival, Stade's Farm and Market, McHenry, September 9 -- October 29: Eight weekends of fall fun and entertainment begin with an antique truck and tractor show.

Pick out your favorite pumpkin, enjoy a hayride, petting zoo, Stade's famous pumpkin cannon , "Frank," the big purple combine, live music and dozens of other entertainments, plus delicious, farm-cooked food. shadesofautumn.net Fourth Annual Main Street Fest, Cary, September 16 & 17: Main Street businesses and eateries welcome fall at this outdoor festival with live music, children's area, a fine arts component showcasing local artists with live art creation and interactive displays, family stage with theater and dance programs, plus food, craft beers, wine & more. CaryGroveChamber. com Harvest Fest, Woodstock Square, Woodstock, September 17: This is an old-fashioned fall festival with a farmer's market, oldtime craftspeople including weavers, spinners and quilters, vintage farm equipment, blacksmithing, woodworking, wagon rides, children's activities, food, and musical contests on fiddle, guitar, mandolin and banjo for youth and adults. offsquaremusic.org/harvestfest-2017 32nd Annual Norge Autumn Ski Jump Festival, Fox River Grove, September 16 & 17: Watch ski jumpers from around the world compete on Norge's 70-meter hill. Enjoy food, pop, beer, wine and Jägermeister! Where do they get snow in Illinois for skiing in September? They don't! The jumping takes place on a hightech plastic hill and jumping track. norgeskiclub.com

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Colorful hot air balloons drift over the McHenry County countryside during the Second Annual Harvard Balloon Fest on Labor Day Weekend.

12th Annual Fall Fest, Huntley, September 21 - 24: Four days of entertainment, beer garden, food vendors, carnival midway, plenty of fall activities, and a spectacular fireworks display Saturday night.

Soar above town in tethered hot air balloon rides, enjoy hay rides, craft show, business expo, ice cream eating contest, puppet show, live music, magic show, kids' stage, petting zoo, pony rides and more.

HuntleyFallFest.com Johnny Appleseed Festival, Crystal Lake, September 30: Meet Johnny Appleseed and have bushels and pecks of fun with cider-making, apple pie-baking and -eating contests, craft fair, music, pony rides, petting zoo, pumpkin bowling, apple bobbing, clowns, square dancing, face painting, t e m p o r a r y tatto o s and mo re . downtowncl.org 19th Annual Plow Day and Tractor Show, Von Bergen's Country Market, Hebron, September 30: Come sit on an antique tractor and reminisce of days gone by at Von Bergen's annual customer appreciation festival. There are two corn mazes (one for little kids), plowing demos, tractor parade through the countryside, tractor pull, pony rides, pumpkin train rides, farm animal zoo, food vendors, live music and more. vonbergens.com Cody's Farm & Orchard Annual Pumpkin Festival, Marengo, September 30- October 29: Take a free hayride into Cody's giant pumpkin patch to pick out your favorite gourd. Romp in the newlydesigned four-acre corn maze, corn tunnel, corn box, rubber duck

races, barrel rides and children's tractor track. Indulge in apple cider donuts, fresh cider, caramel apples, pumpkin and pecan pies, pulled pork and more. codysfarm.com OCTOBER 40th Annual Cider Festival, McHenry County Historical Society, Union, October 1: Live music, Watch old fashioned cider making, blacksmithing, broom making, barn-raising demonstration and Civil War re-enactors featuring the 36th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry.

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St. Louis Fringe Festival, Across St. Louis, Runs until Aug. 26, 2017 2017 St. Louis Speed Festival, Gateway Motorsports Park, St. Louis, Runs until Aug. 26, 2017 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 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 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.

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 #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

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.

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 #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

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More information about each show, season ticket benefits and how to purchase season tickets is available at www.fabulousfox.com, by calling Fox season ticket services at 314535-1700 or by visiting the Fox Box Office at 531 N. Grand.

THE BODYGUARD | October 3 – 15, 2017 Based on the smash hit film, the award-winning musical will star Grammy® Award-nominee and R&B superstar Deborah Cox! Former Secret Service agent turned bodyguard, Frank Farmer, is hired to protect superstar Rachel Marron from an unknown stalker.

Each expects to be in charge; what they don’t expect is to fall in love.

A breathtakingly romantic thriller, THE BODYGUARD features a host of irresistible classics including “Queen of the Night,” “So Emotional,” “One Moment in Time,” “Saving All My Love,” “Run to You,” “I Have Nothing,” “I Wanna Dance with Somebody” and one of the biggest selling songs of all time – “I Will Always Love You.” ON YOUR FEET! | November 7 – 19, 2017 From their humble beginnings in Cuba, Emilio and Gloria Estefan came to America and broke through all barriers to become a crossover sensation at the very top of the pop music world. But just when they thought they had it all, they almost lost everything. From international superstardom to life-threatening tragedy, ON YOUR FEET! takes you behind the music and inside the real story of this record-making and groundbreaking couple who, in the face of adversity, found a way to end up on their feet. Directed by two-time Tony Award® winner Jerry Mitchell (Kinky Boots), with choreography by Olivier Award winner Sergio Trujillo (Jersey Boys) and an original book by Academy Aw a r d ® w i n n e r A l e x a n d e r Dinelaris (Birdman), ON YOUR

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Rodgers & Hammerstein’s THE KING AND I | November 28 – December 10, 2017 Tw o w o r l d s c o l l i d e i n t h e Lincoln Center Theater production of this “breathtaking and exquisite” (The New York Times) musical, directed by Bartlett Sher.

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

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

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

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

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

THE COLOR PURPLE | March 20 – April 1, 2018 THE COLOR PURPLE is the

THE PHANTOM OF THE O P E R A re t u r n s f o r a l i m i t e d engagement May 9-20. Back by popular deman d, THE BO O K OF MORMON will close out the season May 29 - June 3. A CHRISTMAS CAROL makes its 27th holiday appearance December 14-17. The enchanting Rodgers + Hammerstein’s CINDERELLA plays December 27-31. A new production of the beloved classic Rodgers & Hammerstein’s THE SOUND OF MUSIC runs February 2-4. The family favorite THE WIZARD OF OZ, will delight St. Louis’ audiences February 23-25.

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

On-sale dates for individual shows will be announced at a later date. Groups of 15 or more should call 314-535-2900 for special rates and reservations. The Broadway Series at the Fabulous Fox Theatre is presented by U.S. Bank.

2016 Tony Award® winner for Best Musical Revival. Hailed as “a direct hit to the heart” (The Hollywood Reporter), this joyous American classic has conquered Broadway in an allnew "ravishingly reconceived production that is a glory to behold” (The New York Times) directed by Tony winner John Doyle. With a soul-raising score of jazz, gospel, ragtime and blues, THE COLOR PURPLE gives an exhilarating new spirit to this P u l i t z e r P r i z e - w i n n i n g s t o r y.

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

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Single tickets for The Sheldon’s 2017-2018 season will go on sale Saturday, August 12 at 10 a.m. through MetroTix at 314-534-1111, through The Sheldon’s website at TheSheldon.org, or in person at The Fox Theatre Box Office, 534 N. Grand Blvd. Concert-only tickets for John Pizzarelli will go on sale September 23 and Arlo Guthrie on February 2, patron tickets for both shows are available now through The Sheldon.

Featuring the best in jazz, folk, c l a s s i c a l , c o ff e e a n d m a t i n e e concerts, the upcoming season includes artists such as Ben Vereen, Delfeayo Marsalis, Cécile McLorin Salvant, Béla Fleck & A b i g a i l Wa s h b u r n , t h e 4 4 2 s , Ricky Skaggs, Amy Helm, Black Vi o l i n , H o n e y H o n e y, M a r t y Stuart, Abdullah Ibrahim & Hugh Masekela, Spanish Harlem Orchestra, David Halen, Kirk Hanser, members of the St. Louis Symphony and many more.

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Leslie Odom Jr. to perform with SLSO

Award-winning actor and vocalist Leslie Odom Jr. will perform with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra at Powell Hall Sunday, December 3 at 7pm. The dynamic performer and the orchestra will dazzle audience members with an extraordinary onenight-only performance.

Odom Jr. gained widespread critical acclaim for his starring role with the original cast of the blockbuster Broadway hit musical Hamilton. The performance earned Odom Jr. the 2016 Tony Award for Lead Actor in a Musical. He also won a Grammy Award for his principal soloist performance on the Original Broadway Cast Recording of Hamilton, which won the 2016 Grammy for Best Musical Theater Album.

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Tickets for an Evening with Leslie Odom Jr. are on-sale now and may be purchased by calling 314-5341700.

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During the 2017/2018 season, SLSO audiences will enjoy a season-long celebration of Music Director David Robertson’s remarkable tenure. It will be Robertson’s 13th and final season with the SLSO. The 17/18 season also marks the orchestra’s 50th year at Powell Hall. The subscription season begins Saturday, September 2 3 , a s M u s i c D i re c t o r D a v i d Robertson leads the SLSO in a program featuring works by Mozart and pianist Emanuel Ax. Season opening celeb rat ion of Mozart, including six piano concertos with Emanuel Ax; season finale features Swing Symphony collaboration with Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra.

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Returning artists include SLSO Music Director Designate Stéphane Denève, Nicholas McGegan, Leonard Slatkin, Orli Shaham, Augustin Hadelich, Christine Brewer, Susanna Phillips, and Kelley O’Connor.

Live at Powell Hall concerts, including some of Hollywood’s biggest blockbusters like Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets™, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban™, Jurassic Park, and North by Northwest. Additionally, Broadway’s hottest artist, Leslie Odom Jr., will perform at Powell Hall, and tribute concerts, including The Music of John Williams, will feature the works of legendary artists.

The four-concert Family Series featuring Athletes of the Orchestra, Rapped & Remixed, Pinocchio’s Adventures in Funland, and A World of Make-Believe.

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Religion Minnesota Vikings make use of team chaplain

By AARON REISS Star Tribune (Minneapolis) MANKATO, Minn. — Tom Lamphere did not talk to most Vikings exiting the field after a training camp practice. If a player was wearing his helmet or with a coach, Lamphere didn’t try to stop him.

The Vikings’ team chaplain waited for a player to engage him. Then a mother put her infant into his arms.

Nine-month-old Asher, son of receiver Adam Thielen, smiled and nudged his head against Lamphere’s shoulder.

“He might think you’re a grandpa,” Caitlin Thielen, the mom, said.

The wide receiver bent to be at eye level

with his son.

“Who are you with?” Thielen asked in a soft, childlike voice. “Who are you with?”

This is Lamphere’s 25th season with the Vikings, and his objective remains the same: Be a friend and confidant to members of the organization, even those who have no interest in talking about religion. He strives to be a man NFL players feel at ease around. So much so that they would even let him hold their children.

The chaplain does not stump for the Bible in the locker room, and he is not just the chapel overseer on Saturdays for players who want to perform well on Sundays. Lamphere has worked with the Gophers, North Stars and Twins, including when they won the World

Series, but the Vikings have been his greatest focus during the past three decades.

He’s gotten older while players have remained the same age and signed bigger contracts. Yet he presents the same message, which doesn’t require immense religious buyin: Winning is important but can’t be the core of existence.

“You can’t take anything with you,” Lamphere said. “None of these trophies or accolades or gold jackets from the Hall of Fame — all of these stay behind.”

Lamphere attended parochial school as a boy, but he didn’t pair religion with sports until he finished wrestling at the University of Minnesota.

Out of college, he joined Athletes In

Action, an organization that combines ministry with athletics. He and other AIA wrestlers trained in Eastern Europe for the 1980 Moscow Olympics, which the U.S. would eventually boycott. He traveled to Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Poland and Yugoslavia. He remembers watching the Miracle on Ice in Vienna, where the AIA wrestlers lived.

It was during that time, under coach John Peterson’s guidance, that sports and spirituality came together.

“Sports is competitive, and we should seek to score more points than our opponent,” said Peterson, now the Gophers wrestling team’s chaplain. “But when that’s the primary thing that you think about, I think it puts the wrong pressure on you.”

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Siding/Soffit/Facia/Gutters Powerwashing -Decks/Stairs

• No job too small • Insured • Local • Will beat ALL competitors

618-459-3330 618-410-0241

Framing, Drywall/Tape/Paint Flooring

Stain/Paint Powerwashing

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

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KLB Contractors

A Full Service Contractor Serving Since 1997

High Quality Work & LOW PRICES

www.professorplumberinc.com ILLINOIS LICENSE 058-191883

With over 30 years of experience.

“If it needs done, we can get it done.”

From the largest projects all the way down to handyman services, to mowing your lawn, we can help.

Visit us at

www.klbcontractorswaterproofing.com to see how we can help you. or give us a call at

618.303.0560

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

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