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What’s Inside 3

Recognizing the signs Abuse victim tells her story.

7 War Poets

Rockers release new CD.

15 "The Sessions" A low-key, feel-good story.

17 Quilts

New exhibit planned at EAC.

18 It's all in the cards The art of Emily Miller Kimmey.

19 Film festival

Wildey to take part in area-wide event.

24 Fall Beer Festival Global Brew is planning a party.

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What’s Happening Friday November 2_ _____ • Arianna String Quartet, Touhill Performing Arts Center, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

• Jackson Browne w/ Sara Watkins, Fox Theatre, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

• Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2, Powell Hall, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

• Sons of Bill, Old Rock House, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

• The Fresh and Onlys w/ Troubador Dali, Admirals, Johnny Vancouver, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 7:30 p.m.

• Dr. Acula, Nocebo, Against All Odds, Fubar, St. Louis, Doors 6:00 p.m.

• Erin Bode Live at the Wildey, Wildey Theatre, Edwardsville, 8:00 p.m.

• Radio Star, Fast Eddie's Bon Air, Alton, 8:00 p.m.

• The Glass Menagerie, Alton Little Theater, Alton, 7:30 p.m.

• Daddy Long Legs, LorettoHilton Center Main Stage, Webster Groves, 8:00 p.m.

• Clybourne Park, Loretto-Hilton Center Studio Theatre, Webster Groves, 8:00 p.m.

• Arnold Newman: Luminaries of the Twentieth Century in Art, Politics and Culture, Sheldon Art Galleries, St. Louis, Noon to 5:00 p.m., Runs through January, 2013.

• Federico Barocci: Renaissance Master, St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Runs through January 20, 2013.

• Drawn in Copper, Italian Prints in the Age of Barocci, St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Runs through January, 2013.

• Leslie Hewitt: Sudden Glare of the Sun, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through Dec. 30.

• Al Hirschfeld's Jazz and B ro a d w a y S c ra p b o o k , T h e Sheldon Art Galleries, St. Louis, noon to 5:00 p.m., Runs through Jan. 5, 2013.

• Notations: Contemporary Drawing as Idea and Process, Kemper Art Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Runs through January, 2013.

Saturday November 3_ _____ • Celtic Festival feat. Black 47, Touhill Performing Arts Center, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

• Frank McComb w/ Jean Baylor, Marcus Baylor, Plush St. Louis, St. Louis, doors 7:00 p.m.

• Joe Bonamassa, Fox Theatre, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

• Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2, Powell Hall, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

• Datsik, w/Terravita, XKore, Getter, The Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

• Candyland 4, Old Rock House, St. Louis, Doors 9:00 p.m.

• Via Dove, The Blind Eyes w/ Yankee Racers, The Educated Guess, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

• Chuck Mead & His Grassy K n o l l B o y s w / Tw o M a n Gentleman Band, Blueberry Hill, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

• G u b e n t h a l , V i b e s te a d y, Fighting Mad, Defective Red, Fubar, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

• Free Fallin: A Tribute to Tom Petty, Wildey Theatre, Edwardsville, 8:00 p.m.

• Hoosier Daddy's, 3:00 p.m. / Radio Star, 8:00 p.m., Fast Eddie's Bon Air, Alton • The Glass Menagerie, Alton Little Theater, Alton, 7:30 p.m.

• Daddy Long Legs, LorettoHilton Center Main Stage, Webster Groves, 5:00 p.m.

• Clybourne Park, Loretto-Hilton Center Studio Theatre, Webster Groves, 5:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.

• Arnold Newman: Luminaries of the Twentieth Century in Art, Politics and Culture, Sheldon Art Galleries, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Runs through January, 2013.

• Federico Barocci: Renaissance Master, St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through January 20, 2013.

• Drawn in Copper, Italian Prints in the Age of Barocci, St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through January, 2013.

• Leslie Hewitt: Sudden Glare of the Sun, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through Dec. 30.

• Al Hirschfeld's Jazz and B ro a d w a y S c ra p b o o k , T h e Sheldon Art Galleries, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Runs through Jan. 5, 2013.

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November 1, 2012

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Abuse victim Teri Jendusa-Nicolai speaks recently at the N.O. Nelson Complex during the Third Judicial Circuit Family Violence Prevention Council's 15th Annual Fall Training and Luncheon.

Learning to recognize the signals Training session focuses on abusive relationships

By STEVE HORRELL Of The Edge As early as their honeymoon, David Larson began sending signals to his wife that their relationship was never going to be quite right.

“OK, we’re married now. I’m the boss. I’m the head of the household. Read your Bible: You’re supposed to obey me,” Teri Jendusa-Nicolai said recently at the N.O. Nelson Complex in Edwardsville. For about 30 minutes, her talk, titled “Surviving Domestic Violence,” riveted a hundred or so counselors and mental health professionals who attended the Third Judicial Circuit Family Violence Prevention Council’s 15th Annual Fall Training and Luncheon.

“He never liked anything else in the Bible, but he had one little sentence that he liked,” Jendusa-Nicolai said. “’You have to obey the head of the household, and if you don’t I can abuse you.’”

The abuse escalated incrementally until on Jan. 31, 2004, Larson beat her with a baseball bat, taped her head and hands, sealed her inside a garbage can, and threw it on the back of his flatbed truck. Larson dropped her off into an unheated storage unit and left her for dead.

While Jendusa-Nicolai wound up losing her toes and miscarrying her unborn baby, she survived.

She remarried, and her mission today is to warn people – especially girls and young women – about danger signals that can be warning signs of a potentially abusive relationship.

In some ways, it’s remarkable that Jendusa-Nicolai found herself married to an abusive man. She was born to middle-class parents in Wisconsin, and went on to earn a degree in psychology. While they were dating, Larson was on his best behavior. Looking back, she says she should

have paid more attention to Larson’s parents, particularly the way his father mistreated his wife. “His dad got his way by bullying his wife around,” she said. “They see that, so that’s what they do. Even though they know that society doesn’t condone that, and they know that it’s wrong, that’s what they do. They do what they see.”

At the time of the beating, the couple had two daughters, age 4 and 6. With the help of counseling, Jendusa-Nicolai has worked through much of the anger she had for her ex, though she still considers it the ultimate in selfishness that Larson seemed just fine with trying to kill their daughter ’s mother.

Counseling also helped her understand that the central dynamic of abusive relationships is control. In her case, the control came on incrementally. Had Larson began by trying to control her completely – something he eventually did – Jendusa-Nicolai says she would have run as quickly as she could the other way.

Still, the control increased steadily. He controlled the finances, and the cars and home were put in his name only. He forbade her from seeing friends and from holding down a job.

And because she had low self-esteem, she reacted by trying to please him. “You start living in this bizarre world where you cater to his every demand,” she said.

“He had a way that I had to fold his underwear and put it back in the drawer. If it wasn’t folded that way, he would get upset.”

Her daughters are now 15 and 13, and Jendusa-Nicolai and her new husband work full time. There are days when they’re lucky to get the laundry out of the drier, but everyone’s OK with that.

She is still somewhat dismayed that she allowed Larson to bully her into immediately moving the laundry from the washer when the washer stopped.

Once, when she was nursing her 1-month old daughter, Larson walked up to her.

“The washing machine stopped,” he said.

“Yeah. . . “ “Put her down, and put that stuff in the drier. It’s going to get wrinkled.”

None of that, she says, made any sense. The drier, maybe. But the washer?

“It didn’t matter that it didn’t make any sense,” she says. “What matters was he told me to something and I said ‘No.’ It doesn’t matter how dumb or crazy it is.

That’s what an abuser does; it’s about control.”

She found that being nice to him didn’t work, and standing up to him only got her in more hot water. “You can’t win,” she said.

Today, Jendusa-Nicolai wants students to build self esteem and respect for themselves, characteristics that perpetrators and victims alike often lack. Larson continually chipped away at her self esteem as a way of controlling her, telling her that she wasn’t good enough to find a job and would never be able to find herself another man. Today she tells students that they don’t necessarily need to find someone else to live with to be happy. “Let’s get away from the co-dependency thing,” she said. “I’m not going to die if I don’t have somebody.”

While abusive behavior is learned, the good news is that it can also be unlearned. The problem is that for counseling to be effective, the perpetrator must actually want to go. “Eighty percent of people who go through that fail because they’re ordered to go, and they don’t want to,” she said. “They don’t want to change, they don’t think they need to change, and it’s not going to work.”

Larson is serving a life sentence. He has used up all his appeals but one.

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People People planner Globetrotters to appear in St. Louis Known as innovators of the game of basketball for decades, the world famous Harlem Globetrotters are a g a i n i n t ro d u c i n g s o m e t h i n g unparalleled in the history of sports and family entertainment, taking kid participation and fun to a whole new level when the Globetrotters come to Scottrade Center in St. Louis on Friday, Jan. 4, 2013, at 7:00 p.m.

For the first time ever, during t h e G l o b e t ro t t e r s ’ 2 0 1 3 “ Yo u Write t h e R u l e s ” Wo r l d To u r, your family’s smiles will begin before you even get to the show.

Fans will decide the rules for the game that could affect the final outcome. This could be anything from playing with two basketballs at once, to getting double the points for each basket made.

Go online with your kids to www.harlemglobetrotters.com to vote for which ground-breaking rule you want to see implemented in the game. Then, get your tickets, and see the winning rules in live action at the Globetrotters’ world championship game.

Ti c k e t s , s t a r t i n g a t $ 1 9 . 0 0 , a r e o n s a l e n o w a t w w w. harlemglobetrotters.com, www. ticketmaster.com, the Scottrade Center box office, or by phone at 800-745-3000. Information on group and scout tickets c a n a l s o b e f o u n d a t w w w. harlemglobetrotters.com.

Before the game, take part in a once-in-a-lifetime experience with your family where you get to actually spend time on the court with the Globetrotters oneon-one – shooting, trying out ball tricks, autographs and photos.

The unique 30-minute preshow, “Magic Pass,” will create memories of a lifetime.# After virtually every game, Globetrotter stars remain on the court for autographs and photographs with fans.* This year's Globetrotters roster features stars such as Big Easy Lofton and Scooter Christensen.

They will join many other fan favorites, including, 7-foot-4 Stretch Middleton and female star TNT Maddox.** The North American leg of the 2013 “YouWrite the Rules” World Tour will tip-off on December 26, 2012, and will run through April 2013. The team will play over 270 games in nearly 240 cities in 45 states and nine Canadian provinces.

Science Center exhibit focuses on wildlife rescues The Saint Louis Science Center invites the public to "take a walk on the wild side" with their new Wildlife Rescue Exhibition - an eye-opening, inspiring and wildly interactive exhibit for all ages opened Oct. 5 for a limited engagement at the Saint Louis Science Center's Boeing Hall.

Wildlife Rescue, "a Journey of Hope", invites the public to step i n t o t h e re c o v e r y e ff o r t s a n d "meet" the people who dedicate their lives to saving animals. The exhibition features interactive exhibits and activities that allow both adults and children to explore the innovative ways used to capture, raise and release

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endangered species back to the wild.

This new exhibition features the same puppets, costumes and other techniques used to teach young animals essential survival skills.

Wildlife Rescue has educational, hands-on activities and displays, including a simulated flight on an ultra-light to guide young whooping cranes along their first migratory route; a touch screen globe to explore the stories of a wide range of threatened and endangered animals; and a "virtual" opportunity to join the Rapid Response team and test your knowledge about how organizations and individuals can respond to disasters such as oil spills, floods and forest fires.

During the exhibition's run, the Science Center will be partnering with St. Louis area organizations - including the St. Louis Zoo, St. Louis County Wildlife Rescue, t h e Wo r l d B i r d S a n c t u a r y, Humane Society of Missouri, the Endangered Wolf Center and other animal-related groups - to conduct workshops, lectures and provide rare opportunities to see animals and rescued wildlife first-hand.

Commenting on the Saint Louis Science Center's latest exhibit in their recently opened Boeing Hall facility, Senior Director of Theater, Retail and Exhibitions J a c k i e M o l l e t n o t e s , " We a re excited to be able to bring this unique exhibition to St. Louis, and to be able to partner with local area wildlife and animal rescue organizations to provide educational opportunities to both adults and children alike."

In conjunction with the opening of the Wildlife Rescue e x h i b i t i o n , t h e Wa r n e r B r o s .

Pictures' IMAX film Born to be Wild is also showing in the Science Center's OMNIMAX Theater.

N a r r a t e d b y A c a d e m y Award winner Morgan Freeman, Born to be Wild is an inspiring story of love, dedication and t h e re m a r k a ble bond between humans and animals. This film documents orphaned orangutans and elephants and the extraordinary people who re s c u e a n d r a i s e t h e m - s a v i n g endangered species one life at a time.

Stunningly captured in I M A X , B o r n t o b e Wi l d i s a heartwarming adventure transporting moviegoers into the lush rainforests of Borneo with world-renowned primatologist Dr. Biruté Mary Galdikas, and across the rugged Kenyan savannah with celebrated elephant authority Dame Daphne M. Sheldrick, as they and their

teams rescue, rehabilitate and return these incredible animals back to the wild.

Mollet adds, "Born to be Wild is the perfect companion film for the Wildlife Rescue exhibition, in that this IMAX film shows what it takes to execute these extremely difficult rescue operations, and the dedication required by the extraordinary people who raise orphaned animals, with the goal of returning them to the wild."

Tickets for Wildlife Rescue are $4 for member adults, and $8 for non-member adults; $3 for member children (12 and under) and $4 for non-member children; and $6 for seniors and college students with a valid school ID. OMNIMAX Theater tickets for Born to be Wild are $9 for adults; $8 for children, seniors, and college students with an ID; and $6 for members of the military with valid identification.

Members may use their vouchers for free tickets. Showtimes vary, and are available online a t s l s c . o r g / W h a t To D o / OMNIMAXTheater/Showtimes or by calling 314.289.4424.

Mythbusters to appear at The Fox The all-new live show “MythBusters: Behind the Myths,” starring Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage, co-hosts of the Emmy-nominated Discovery series "MythBusters,” will debut at the Fabulous Fox Theatre for one performance only on Sunday, November 11 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets went on sale on Thursday, July 12 at 10 a.m. and prices are $75, $65, $55, and $45 with a limited number of Platinum and Gold Circle seats also available. Tickets can be purchased at the Fox Box Office or by calling 314/534-1111.

Order tickets online at www. metrotix.com. “ M y t h B u s t e r s : B e h i n d t h e Myths,” presents a fantastical evening of on-stage experiments, audience participation, rocking video and behind-the-scenes stories. With this show, for the first time, fans join Jamie and Adam on stage and assist in their mind-blowing and mind-twisting approach to science. " M y t h B u s t e r s : B e h i n d t h e Myths" brings you face-to-face with the curious world of Jamie and Adam as the duo matches wits with each other and members of the audience. Last winter and spring, the show performed 28-city national tour playing sold out performances all over the country.

One of the Discovery Channel’s

most highly regarded and watched series, “MythBusters” is now in its ninth season. Cohosted by Hyneman and Savage, “MythBusters” mixes scientific method with gleeful curiosity and plain old-fashioned ingenuity to create its own signature style of explosive experimentation – and the supporting or de-bunking of urban myths that we live with day to day.

Adam and Jamie have become spokespersons at large for applying science to real life – most recently as hosts of the Discovery Channel special “"iGenius: How Steve Jobs Changed the World,” and have appeared on numerous shows including “Late Show with David Letterman,” “Good Morning America,” “The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson,” “The Colbert Report,” NPR’s “ A l l T h i n g s C o n s i d e re d ” a n d “Morning Edition,” “Countdown with Keith Olberman,” and many more. They were invited to participate in Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert’s Rally to Restore Fear And/Or Sanity and have received the Young Artist Award for inspiring young people in the interest of science. “MythBusters” has been invited to participate on a panel at Comic-Con, where their appearances have sold-out four years running.

Adam and Jamie serve as guest editors for Popular Mechanics and were featured on the cover of the September 2009 issue. That same year, they were inducted as honorary members into Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society.

They are Honorary Lifetime Members of the California Science Teachers Association and were named Honorary Engineers and Honorary Members of the Francis Crowe Society at the University of Maine. Both Hyneman and S a v a g e w e re g i v e n h o n o r a r y Doctorates at the University of Twente in the Netherlands for their efforts at popularization of science.

Adam and Jamie produced and starred in an H1N1 Public Service Announcement for the White House, and were chosen by the President to retest the Archimedes

legend using 500 schoolchildren as surrogate soldiers.

They appeared as themselves in the movie Darwin Awards and have made several cameos on other TV shows, including CSI. And In 2010, Hyneman and Savage received the Outstanding L i f e t i m e A c h i e v e m e n t Aw a rd in Cultural Humanism from the Harvard Secular Society.

Events planned in Alton area Looking for something to do around Alton? The following events will be Mineral Springs Haunted Tours Saturday, Nov. 3 Doors open 7 p.m.

Tour starts at 7:30 p.m.

Mineral Springs Mall 301 E. Broadway Alton, IL 62002 Meet at Mineral Springs , walk to other haunted places including the Underground Railroad slave tunnels under the old Enos Sanitarium, followed by an exclusive tour of the most Haunted building in Alton, Mineral Springs Hotel. Attend a seance in the pool, and end with a Tarot card reading.

Southern Gospel Monthly Concert Series Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012 7 p.m.

Bethalto Church of God 800 E. Bethalto Drive Bethalto, IL 62010 Enjoy the sounds of Southern Gospel at the monthly Southern Gospel Concert Series. This month, be entertained by "Master's Voice" from Oklahoma. For more information, call (618) 259-0065.

Wine Festival Sunday, November 4, 2012 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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People People planner Lincoln Museum to host Civil War exhibit The deadliest weapon of the Civil War was one that nobody could see, killing two soldiers for every one felled by gunfire. The extraordinary casualties caused by that invisible killer, disease; the conventional weapons used to create slaughter on an unprecedented scale; horrific injuries suffered on the battlefield; and the heroic efforts of medical personnel to treat soldiers on both sides are described in detail in “To Kill and to Heal: Weapons and Medicine of the Civil War,” a new exhibit that opened May 11 at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum in Springfield.

This Civil War 150th anniversary exhibit runs through 2013 and features original images and artifacts from the Presidential Library and Museum’s collections supplemented by unique artifacts from the Illinois State Military Museum, The Museum of the Confederacy, Rush University Medical Center Archives, Fort Sumter National Historic Site, Nancy Ross Chapter o f t h e D A R f ro m P i t t s f i e l d , University Museum of Southern Illinois University Carbondale, and the Old State Capitol State Historic Site. Visitors can see an original Civil War hospital flag; a field stretcher; a door used as a surgical table; original weapons; a tree trunk from the Battle of Chickamauga with an embedded artillery shell; various medical and surgical tools, including an amputation kit; a crude leg prosthesis; a drum carried by a wounded soldier; and original letters, journals, drawings, clinical photographs and medical records.

“Northerners and Southerners shared similar weapons, military training, and medical knowledge at the beginning of the Civil War,” said Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Executive Director Eileen Mackevich.

“Both sides also shared a lack of preparedness for the human carnage that modern warfare would create. This new exhibit shows in very graphic and human terms the wounds and illnesses suffered by soldiers and the herculean task of providing medical care to the sick and wounded.”

The experiences of actual soldiers are prevalent throughout the exhibit, including quotes and photographs, lending a human touch to the horror of war. Some of the images come from original medical files and graphically depict the effects of deadly weapons and even deadlier germs on the bodies of Union and Confederate soldiers.

The exhibit opens with the weapons that caused the wounds during the Civil War, including guns, ammunition, artillery and edged weapons. This section also deals with the increased effectiveness of the weapons, and how carefully trained soldiers could create havoc while using them. Union Captain John C. Van Dozer wrote in 1863 about a Confederate sharpshooter his unit encountered: “One mile up the river from Mason’s house, one fellow, using a Mississippi rifle, killed everything he shot at, man, horse, or mule; he killed 3 men and wounded 2, and killed about a dozen mules.”

Wounds caused by the various weapons and treatment for those injuries are described in a section that includes gun shot wounds,

amputations, artificial limbs and anesthesia. Several soldier stories illustrate this section, including this quote from Union soldier David R. Gregg in an 1864 letter to his wife, Sarah Gregg: “it is the awfulest Sight you Ever Saw our Men are Wounded in Evry part of them that I Can describe from the Crown to the Sole of the foot.”

Diseases, infections and treatments are examined in a section that deals with colds, bronchitis, pneumonia, tuberculosis, measles, smallpox (which afflicted Abraham Lincoln around the time of the Gettysburg Address), sexually transmitted diseases, malaria, scurvy, typhoid (which killed the Lincolns’ son Willie in the White House), diarrhea, and dysentery. Chronic diarrhea and dysentery were the leading causes of death by disease during the Civil War. Intestinal diseases so concerned commanders on both sides that they issued orders such as these from U.S. Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles in 1862: “The water of the James River…is turbid and objectionable for drinking. It is the only sewer for an army of 90,000 or 100,000 men encamped upon its banks, as well as the great number of naval and other vessels scattered over its surface. The addition of the drainage of this vast accumulation of men and cattle to the vegetable matter abounding in the river would obviously render the use of its water as a drink productive of diarrhea and other bowel disorders. Fleet Surgeon Wood recommends that the use of its water as a drink be interdicted.”

The medical personnel who provided treatment to the sick and wounded are profiled in the exhibit. There were just 113 military doctors in the prewar Union army; by the end of the Civil War, the Union had more than 12,000 and the Confederacy 3,200. Most nurses were male, but a female nurse, famed author Louisa May Alcott, wrote in her Hospital Sketches about recovering soldiers who because of nursing shortages were pressed into duty to care for their comrades: “I should like to enter my protest against employing convalescents as attendants, instead of strong, properly trained, and cheerful men... here it was a source of constant trouble and confusion, these feeble, ignorant men trying to sweep, scrub, lift, and wait upon their sicker comrades. One, with a diseased heart, was expected to run up and down stairs, carry heavy trays, and move helpless men; he tried it, and grew rapidly worse than when he first came; and, when he was ordered out to march away to the convalescent hospital, fell, in a sort of fit, before he turned the corner, and was brought back to die.” Well-

known figures such as poet Walt Whitman, whose experiences will be described in the exhibit, provided comfort to the wounded and dying in military hospitals.

The field and general hospitals developed to treat the huge numbers of sick and wounded soldiers are featured in the exhibit. Although both sides of the conflict kept adding more hospitals, they could not keep up with the demand, as evidenced by this excerpt from a letter written

by Asher Miller of the 74th Illinois Infantry in 1863: “Just imagine the Court House at Rockford Stripped of its benches and filled with wounded men as thick as they could lay then the whole yard covered with hospital tents full of wounded and you would have but a faint Idea of the horrors of War. our Building which is a large Sized planters house with the tents was said at one time to contain eight hundred men.”

Tr a n s p o r t i n g t h e w o u n d e d from the battlefield fell upon the ambulance corps. There were only 50 ambulances available at the start of the war, and just about everything on wheels was used when the casualties started to mount. Some were so rough riding that the soldiers called them “gutbusters.”

Others were driven by less than reliable civilians, as written by Union Medical Inspector Richard H. Coolidge in 1862 after the Second Battle of Bull Run: “Very few [civilian ambulance drivers] would assist in placing the wounded in their ambulances; still fewer could be induced to assist in feeding them or giving them water. Some were drunk; many were insubordinate; others, when detected with provisions or stores, would not surrender them until compelled by physical force.”

The exhibit also features the efforts to raise money to help provide treatment for soldiers of both sides. These efforts included modest to large “sanitary fairs.”

Abraham Lincoln attended the fairs in Washington DC, Baltimore, and Philadelphia, and donated a copy of his Gettysburg Address to be sold with a copy of Edward Everett’s Gettysburg speech at the New York City fair. The Everett speech sold at the fair is displayed in the exhibit.

“To Kill and to Heal: Weapons and Medicine of the Civil War” opens about a month after the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Shiloh, the first Civil War battle with massive casualties on a scale that indicated what the remaining years of the war would bring. Glenna Schroeder-Lein is the curator, and she worked closely with an exhibits team consisting of John Malinak, Michael Casey, Carla Smith, Katie Grant, the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation,

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staff from the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, and numerous community groups, institutions, and individuals to create the exhibit.

Paid admission to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum is required to view the exhibit.

Admission prices are $12 for adults, $9 for senior citizens, and $6 for children. A special admission rate of $5 is available to those who want to visit only the new exhibit.

For more information, visit www. presidentlincoln.org.

Touhill's 18th season under way In its tenth season, the Touhill showcases nearly 250 performances a year on the two stages of the performing arts center, representing genres from the entire spectrum of performing arts.

Single tickets for most 201213 events went on sale August 6.

They are available at the Touhill Performing Arts Center Ticket Office; online at www.touhill.org; or by phone at 314-516-4949.

The Touhill is the performing arts home for Emerson Resident Artists MADCO (Modern American Dance Company) and the Arianna String Quartet, as well as presenting partner organizations including Dance St. Louis, Saint Louis Ballet, Ambassadors of Harmony and Jazz St. Louis, as well as select, outstanding resources on the University of Missouri–St. Louis campus.

UMSL DANCE: FESTIVAL OF DANCE November 8-10; Thurs-Sat @ 8PM; $10; $5 students; On sale August 20 The Department of Theatre, Dance & Media Studies presents the Fall Dance Concert, featuring choreography from UMSL Faculty and students and guest performers from MADCO. PILOBOLUS Presented by Dance St. Louis November 9 & 10; Fri @ 8PM; Sat @ 2 & 8PM; $35, $45, $55; On sale September 4 Pilobolus returns to the Touhill to showcase its inventive and dynamic repertoire. “For a company with a reputation as one of the finest and most innovative dance companies in the world, there’s no denying this will be one of the hottest shows of the season,” said Michael Uthoff, artistic and executive director of Dance St. Louis.

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“KAMMERRAKU” Presented by the Center for International Studies Featuring the Arianna String Quartet November 30; Fri @ 8PM • $20; On sale August 20 Kyo-Shin-An Arts is dedicated to integrating Japanese classical instruments into the sounds of Western classical music. Performed with ASQ, the program features compositions by Daron Hagen, Pulitzer Prize winner Paul Moravec, James Nyoraku Schleger and Somei Satoh.

UMSL’S JAZZ FOR THE HOLIDAYS December 2; Sun @ 3PM; Free and open to public One of the most anticipated concerts of the holiday season.

Featuring UMSL’s Jazz Ensemble under the direction of Jim Widner, Vocal Point conducted by Dr. Jim Henry and the University Orchestra conducted by Robert C. Howard.

THE AMBASSADORS OF HARMONY: Sounds of the Season 2012 December 7-9; Fri @ 8PM; Sat @ 2 & 8PM; Sun @ 2 & 7PM; $26, $30, $36; On sale October 8 Each December, the Ambassadors of Harmony’s “Sounds of the Season” fills the Touhill with the joy and magic of the holidays. The first half of the show is an energetic look at the lighter side of Christmas. In the second act, the chorus puts its heavenly harmonies on classic carols and songs.

SAINT LOUIS BALLET: The Nutcracker December 14-16 & 19-23; $27, $37, $44, $49; On sale August 20 Choreographed by Gen Horiuchi, the ballet is set to the classic score

by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Filled with enchanting scenery, magical lands and splendid dancing, the production caters to all ages.

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People People planner Junior Service Club plans annual Holiday House Tour The annual Holiday House Tour sponsored by the Junior Service Club of Edwardsville/Glen Carbon is back. Bells will be jingling across our community as local residents ready their homes for the holidays, decking the halls in festive holiday finery. Gracious homeowners will once again open their doors for this annual tour, inviting the public to enjoy the decorations. Proceeds from this year’s house tour will go directly toward the Junior Service Club Boundless Playground Project, a unique playground in that at first glance it looks like a traditional playground, but there are subtle changes that have been made so everyone can play at his or her own highest level of ability. The date of the tour is Sunday, December 2, 2012 from 12:00 – 4:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 per person; children under 12 and pets are not permitted on the tour. Advanced tickets are currently available at local businesses and online. Visit us online at www. edglenjuniorservice.org for more information about where you can purchase tickets. Please contact Carolyn Pilla @ 618-410-7350, Tara Riggs @ 618-580-7470, or Kelli Viehl @ 636-538-0262 if you have any questions.

The Junior Service Club of Edwardsville/Glen Carbon is a philanthropic, non-profit 503 1C organization comprised of women to are dedicated to making a difference in their community by enriching the lives of others. They strive to foster volunteerism by developing members’ interests and talents through a variety of service projects and fundraising by building relationships. Those interested in becoming a member of the Junior Service Club should visit the Clubs website at www.edglenjuniorservice. org.

Butterfly House to host Winter Jewels celebration Escape the cold weather and surround yourself with the colors of the season during the Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House’s Winter Jewels celebration. Enjoy the warm temperatures in the conservatory and marvel at the majestic Ruby Lacewing and Emerald Peacock butterflies.

Throughout the holiday season, more than 1000 of these jewelcolored butterflies will flood the conservatory which will be full of white flowers and red and green tropical foliage for a winter-like scene. Bring along your hand-held camera to capture your family’s perfect holiday photo. (Please, no tripods, monopods or external flash equipment.) Winter Jewels will be celebrated daily from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. from Nov. 23-Dec. 31 and is included with Butterfly House admission.

Children can enjoy butterfly and winter-themed crafts on Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Stop by the Lopata Learning Lab to create a seasonal gift for someone special. The Madame Butterfly Gift Shop will be open for visitors to shop for unique holiday presents, including butterfly-inspired home accents, toys, books and other souvenirs for all ages. A “Black Friday” sale will be held on Nov. 23 with specials on toys, children’s

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activities, holiday items and unique jewelry pieces.

Jewel-toned butterflies aren’t the only special guest this season; Santa will stop by the Butterfly House for Supper with Santa in December.

Supper with Santa will be held on Dec, 2, 9 and 16 from 4:30-7 p.m.

Admission is $18 for children and $15 for adults. Garden members are $13 and garden member’s children are $16. The price includes a buffet dinner from The Old Spaghetti Factory, hot cocoa and cookies, pictures with Santa, face painting, ornament and craft making, carolers, stories and night walks through the conservatory. Guests will receive a commemorative bookmark after posing in the Fun Photo Events photo booth. Advanced registration is required via www.butterflyhouse. org or 636-530-0076.

The Butterfly House is located in Faust Park at 15193 Olive Blvd. in Chesterfield, Mo., accessible from Interstate 64 at exit #19B. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays (closed Mondays); Memorial Day to Labor Day, open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. The last ticket is sold 30 min. prior to closing each day.

Admission is $6 for adults, $4.50 for seniors (ages 65 and over) and $4 for children (ages 3 to 12). Children ages 2 and under are free.

For more information, visit www. butterflyhouse.org or call (636) 5300076. Follow the Butterfly House on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ thebutterflyhouse.

The Butterfly House is an accredited member of the Association of Zoos & Aquariums (AZA) and a division of the Missouri Botanical Garden.

Lincoln Museum to host Santa Claus exhibit Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. And you can learn how he has been portrayed through the ages in a new exhibit that opens Friday, November 2, at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum in Springfield.

Paid admission is required to see the exhibit in the Museum’s “Ghosts of the Library” queue area, and it will run through January 2, 2013.

The exhibit will consist of 13 Santa Claus figures of various sizes from around the world depicting him from the 18th century to the American Depression Era, including the famous Soda Pop Santa Claus upon which most modern depictions of St. Nick are based. The Santa figures of various sizes are being loaned from the collection of John D. and Joyce Bender Shmale.

Meanwhile, an essay contest for students in grades 5 – 12 with the theme “If I Were Santa Claus” continues through November 9, and cash prizes will be awarded to the winners.

Figures representing St. Nicholas and Black Peter will be part of the exhibit. In 245 A.D. a man named Nicholas was born to wealthy parents in what is now Turkey. He distributed his wealth to the needy and because of his good deeds Nicholas was given sainthood. In his honor, twelfth century French nuns began making annual nighttime visits to poor families, leaving gifts of fruit and nuts on December 5 – St. Nicholas Eve. In some lore, St. Nicholas was accompanied by a devilish servant named Black Peter who punished naughty children but was forced to reward the good.

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Though the story of St. Nicholas was well known during the twelfth century, his image varied a great deal among European and Asian cultures and these will be represented in the exhibit. Typically he was shown as travelling on foot from house to house with gifts on his back, sometimes in the company of gnomes. During the Middle Ages, St. Nicholas was depicted with a dark beard. After the 1300s the Medieval Santa began to be portrayed with a white beard. The Mongolian Santa may have grown out of a combination of the Mongolian celebration of Herdsman’s Day, which held some similarities to modern Christmas, and the Christian ideals introduced to Asia by Marco Polo during his travels.

The Christkindt, or Christ Child, was influenced by the Reformation of the 1500s. In an effort to break with the Catholic tradition of St. Nicholas, Martin Luther urged that the Christ Child should instead be the bearer of gifts. Christkindt later became Kris Kringle of the Pennsylvania Dutch custom. Assuming the appearance of St. Nicholas, Kris Kringle is still popular today, and a Kringle figure will be part of the exhibit.

Additional European depictions of Santa will be represented. Der Belsnickel, of German lore, was often represented as wearing a mask and bearing both gifts for the good children, and a bundle of switches to scare the bad. The Star Man or Swiety Nikotaj of Polish tradition is a more spiritual version of Santa Claus. He travels to the homes of children and quizzes them on their religious knowledge before handing out gifts. Father Ice, or Dedt Moroz of ancient Russian origin, rewards kind children with gifts and punishes the misbehaved by turning them to ice. His long white beard and sleigh led to his association with Christmas.

In 1822 Clement Moore, a theology professor and an expert in European folklore, wrote a poem for his children that included a description of St. Nicholas as a fur-dressed elf riding across rooftops in a sleigh pulled by eight tiny reindeer. An Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas was published in 1823 and became a worldwide success known today as Twas the Night Before Christmas.

Influenced by Moore’s poem, 1860s cartoonist Thomas Nast drew several versions of Santa featured in the national newspaper Harper’s Weekly. Nast strongly supported Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War, and looked for an image that embodied goodness, righteousness and the spirit of giving, especially to the Union troops far from home on Christmas. These drawings have inspired the universal image Santa Claus enjoys today. A “Nast Santa” figure may be seen in the exhibit, and a live actor portraying the Thomas Nast Santa will appear periodically in the Museum for photographs with visitors.

In the 1930s, the Coca Cola Company hired illustrator Haddon Sunblum to create a Christmas advertisement for the company.

Sunblum designed the Santa Claus that we recognize today – bushy white beard, rosy cheeks, red and white suit, fat and jolly, a spirit of warmth, joy, and giving.

A representation of Sunblum’s creation, the Soda Pop Santa, will be easily recognizable in the exhibit.

An essay contest for students with the theme “If I Were Santa Claus” continues through November 2, the same day the Santa exhibit opens.

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The contest for fifth through eighth grade students in one category and ninth grade through high school students in another category will include cash prizes of $500, $250, $100, $50, and $25. The 200 – 250 word entries must be postmarked before November 2. The entries may be handwritten or typed, and parents are encouraged to become involved in this learning experience with their children. Entries must be submitted by U.S. Mail to: Santa Claus Essay Contest, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library, 112 N. Sixth Street, Springfield, IL 62701.

Entrants should include their grade level and contact information.

The essay contest winners will be announced the week of Thanksgiving and displayed in the Lincoln Presidential Library, across the street from the historic Santa Claus exhibit in the Presidential Museum.

The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library, the state's chief historical and genealogical research institution, is open free of charge on weekdays for research and seven days a week to view the popular Civil War exhibit, “Boys in Blue.”

The Presidential Museum requires paid admission, and features exhibits and shows that immerse visitors in Lincoln's life and times.

The Museum is open seven days a week except for Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. For more information, visit www. presidentlincoln.org.

Events planned at the Shaw Nature Reserve The 2,400-acre Shaw Nature Reserve in Gray Summit is the perfect setting for you and your family to explore and enjoy the natural world! A host of events and programs are available throughout the fall and winter months: Nov. 11: Vinyasa Flow Yoga.

This yoga class is well-suited for adults of all fitness levels. We will concentrate on connecting the breath as you flow from one movement to the next. Bring awareness to the present as you release tension and anxiety with every exhale. 4 to 5

p.m. Carriage House. $54. Advance registration required; www.mobot. org/classes or (314) 577-5140. For a complete list of adult classes at the Missouri Botanical Garden’s family of attractions, visit www.mobot.org/ classes.

Nov. 18: Vinyasa Flow Yoga. This yoga class is well-suited for adults of all fitness levels. We will concentrate on connecting the breath as you flow from one movement to the next.

Bring awareness to the present as you release tension and anxiety with every exhale. 4 to 5 p.m. Carriage House. $54. Advance registration required; www.mobot.org/classes or (314) 577-5140. For a complete list of adult classes at the Missouri Botanical Garden’s family of attractions, visit www.mobot.org/classes.

Nov. 18: Shaw Family Sundays: Nature Tag with Predators and Prey of the Wetlands and Prairie.

After a presentation highlighting the animals living at Shaw Nature Reserve, we’ll head out to the prairie to play a fun game of nature tag!

Shaw Family Sundays are designed to give families a chance to enjoy fun, nature-based experiences together. Experience educational hands-on activities that will provide both kids and adults with new insights into the natural world. For families with children ages eight and up. 1 to 3 p.m. Included with Shaw Nature Reserve admission. Advance registration required; www.mobot. org/classes or (314) 577-5140. For a complete list of youth and family programs at the Missouri Botanical Garden’s family of attractions, visit www.mobot.org/classes.

Dec. 5: Holiday Wreath Making Holiday Wreaths from Natural Materials. Enjoy the fireside as you make a beautiful holiday wreath of fresh greens and other natural materials to take home. You will learn some design techniques and how to apply them to wreath making. All materials provided.

Bring pruning shears and garden gloves. 6:30 to 9 p.m. Adlyne Freund Center. $42. Advance registration required; www.mobot.org/classes or (314) 577-5140. For a complete list of adult classes at the Missouri Botanical Garden’s family of attractions, visit www.mobot.org/ classes.

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Music Head-bopping rock with a look at today's issues

By KRISTA WILKINSON-MIDGLEY Of The Edge One of the best parts about my job is getting the opportunity to listen to new music from a wide variety of amazing artists. I’ve rocked out to punk bands in college bars, marveled at the finger-picking skill of a blues guitarist and developed a new-found appreciation for bluegrass.

Often I’m asked to write reviews for both established artists and up-and-coming ones.

It’s always a delight when this happens although I’m the first to say I’m no music critic. I’m just someone who appreciates music of all kinds and enjoys having an outlet to spread the word when I hear something I like.

Recently, I had the opportunity to listen to the debut album from Minneapolisbased band War Poets, who opened for Red Wanting Blue at Blueberry Hill’s Duck Room last month. Titled “Dulce et Decorum Est” in a nod to the famous World War I poem by Wilfred Owen, the album is due to be released on Nov. 13 by Reissner Records. It is both a collection of head-bopping rock songs and an unapologetic shout out to some of today’s most controversial issues.

War Poets is comprised of Rex Haberman (singer and guitarist) Dan Neale (guitarist), Jenny Case (singer) and Matt Kirkwold (writer, producer and guitarist).

The album was created with the help of Grammy winner Kevin Bowe from

Minneapolis and Stephen McKnight from Philadelphia. According to information on the band’s website, “Dulce et Decorum Est” brought together some of the best musicians and songwriters in the Midwest in a “sole purpose to deliver socially pertinent and conscious music, as well as an eclectic mix of fun rock songs and serious ballads that listeners will love and appreciate.” After listening to the music, I think that’s exactly what War Poets have done. I was immediately drawn into the rockin’ guitar and smoothly polished sound. The band describes itself as rock but there’s definitely a country element in there too. This is Americana music at its best.

War Poets tell fantastic stories and their songs all have a strong narrative. This is something that I really appreciate. I’m just not a fan of songs that keep everything super vague and open-ended. War Poets definitely have a story to tell and they’re not afraid to tell it. For example, the song “Close Enough” is dedicated to the memory of the Stonewall uprisings in New York City in June 1969. For those that don’t know or don’t remember, the Stonewall was a gay bar in NYC that was raided by the police. A violent riot ensued between the police and the bar ’s patrons.

“Close Enough” weaves the background of this event with today’s current debate about the issue of gay marriage. It is a thoughprovoking subject wrapped in a fun rock and roll package. But the album isn’t all controversy. “Paint You the Sun” is a romantic

rock ballad highlighted by Lisi Wright’s violin playing.

This is just a small sample of the 17 songs you’ll find on “Dulce et Decorum Est.” Give War Poets a try if you love a traditional rock sound and enjoy music that offers more than

just a few catchy songs.

Check them out at the band’s website at www.rexhaberman.com/warpoets where you can download music, watch videos, shop for merchandise and check out their upcoming live shows.

Tuning in Fun to perform at the Peabody Fun is an American indie pop band based in New York City that was formed by Nate Ruess, formerly of The Format.

After the 2008 breakup of The Format, Ruess formed Fun with Andrew Dost and Jack Antonoff of Anathallo and Steel Train respectively. Fun has released two albums: their debut Aim and Ignite in 2009 and their latest Some Nights in February 2012.

Tickets for the show are on sale now. The show is December 11th and starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are $32.50 and $25 and may be purchased at the Ford Box Office at Scottrade Center, all Ticketmaster Ticket Centers, by phone at 800-745-3000, or online at ticketmaster.com. There is a facility fee on all tickets purchased at all locations, including at the Scottrade Center Box Office. Additional Ticketmaster service charges and handling fees apply to all tickets purchased through Ticketmaster outlets, by phone or online. For disabled seating, call 314-622-5420.

The band is best known for their hit singles "We Are Young" featuring Janelle Monáe, and "Some Nights".

“We Are Young" reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and Digital Songs charts, becoming the first alternative rock song to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart since Coldplay's "Viva la Vida" in 2008. It peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart, as well. "Some Nights" was released as the album's second single in May 2012, peaking at number 3 on the Hot 100 chart so far, and becoming their second Top 10 single, as well as their second song to reach platinum status in the USA.

COCA presents "The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs" C O C A p re s e n t s D a l l a s C h i l d re n ’ s T h e a t re ’ s h i p hoppity courtroom drama "The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs" November 17-18 in the Founders’ Theatre. The musical begins where the well-known story leaves off – but this time, Alexander T. Wolf gets to tell his side of the story. Audience members learn a lesson about the judicial system when they are asked to provide a verdict and determine the play’s conclusion. This is the third installment of the 2012-2013 COCA Family Theatre Series.

“The kids will see that things are not always what they seem, and that everyone deserves a fair chance in life -- even in 'Piggsylvania',” said director K. Doug Miller. “Young audiences will also have the opportunity to start learning about our democratic justice system."

T h e p ro d u c t i o n w i l l t a k e p l a c e i n t h e F o u n d e r s ’ Theatre at COCA, 524 Trinity Avenue, University City in the Delmar Loop.

Sh o w s a re S a t u rd a y, N o v e m b e r 1 7 a t 2 : 00pm and

5 : 0 0 p m , a n d S u n d a y, N o v e m b e r 1 8 a t 1 : 3 0 p m a n d 3:30pm Tickets are $16-$20, available at COCA, by phone at (314) 725-6555 ext. 130 or www.cocastl.org Brand new music by S-Ankh Rasa explores multiple jazz and popular music styles including two big blues numbers: “Cheeseburgers Ain’t Cute” and “Al’s Side o f t h e S t o r y. ” C O C A a u d i e n c e s w i l l re m e m b e r h i s powerful score from last season’s Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters. Set Designer Randel Wright has taken cues from Lane Smith’s illustrations, but bases most of his design on the dominance of the piggy world. Shapes of pigs and swine metaphors appear throughout the set in subtle, clever ways with a wink to the adults in the audience. Costumes by Laurie Land only hint at animal features to create a realistic piggy society, and allow for the talented cast’s characterizations to shine.

The play begins outside the courthouse in ‘Piggsylvania.’ Alexander T. Wolf is on trial for the murder of two of the three little pigs. F ast-talking independent reporter pig, Lillian Magill, claims nobody has ever heard the Wolf ’s side of the story, and she is hungry for the truth. The Honorable Prudence Pig, a tough as nails judge with a weakness for musical theater, presides over the case. A sharp, smooth-talking lawyer pig named Julia is the prosecuting attorney, and always gets her way. Al is a soulful charmer with a love of gourmet cooking and the fine arts. He takes the stand in his own defense, but it looks as though the piggy world is against him.

After all, he is a carnivore to the core, but is he also the victim of a media frame-up?

"The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs" by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith was published in 1989 and has sold m o re t h a n t h re e m i l l i o n c o p i e s w o r l d w i d e . S i m i l a r to Scieskza and Smith’s Caldecott Honor book, The S t i n k y C h e e s e M a n a n d O t h e r F a i r l y S t u p i d Ta l e s , "The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs" turns a classic fairy tale upside down and inside out. The musical stage adaptation received its world premiere at Lifeline Theatre in Chicago in 2007.

The COCA Family Theatre Series is a much-loved St. Louis institution, with world-class theatre, music and dance designed for family audiences. All performances are one hour and held in the intimate COCA’s Founders’ Theatre–where no seat is far from the stage.

The COCA Family Theatre Series is presented by PNC Arts Alive. Wells Fargo Advisors is the SchoolTime Performance Presenter. Edward Jones and Mary Strauss are Supporting Sponsors.

The Cheshire is the Official Hotel of the COCA Family Theatre Series.

Upcoming performances include In the Loop (January 5-6, 2013), Visible Fictions’ The Mark of Zorro (January 26, 2013), Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia’s Guess How Much I Love You (February 1-3, 2013), Tall Stories’ The Gruffalo (February 23-24, 2013) and The Passing Zone: Gravity Attacks! (March 24-24, 2013).

Peabody to host mariachi band for the holidays T h e G r a m m y Aw a r d - W i n n i n g “ M a r i a c h i L o s Camperos de Nati Cano” band headlines the Compton Heights Band's 15th Annual Holiday Spectacular at the Peabody Opera House on Saturday, December 22, 2012 at 8:00PM. T h e e x h i l a r a t i n g 9 - p i e c e M a r i a c h i L o s C a m p e ro s joins the dynamic 70 piece Compton Heights Band of St. Louis in a varied program of Holiday favorites, Christmas classics, and more.

Mariachi Los Camperos will be featured with the Band, in tunes such as Sleigh Ride, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, Silent Night, and other traditional fare with flamboyant Mariachi flair.

Nati Cano, born in Jalisco, Mexico, a hot bed of Mariachi, has led Los Camperos for 50 years to numerous Grammy awards and the Smithsonian Folkway Recordings.

The Compton Heights Band is famous for its summer concert series, attracting over 40,000 listeners.

Mariachi los Camperos de Nati Cano was one of four mariachis that collaborated on Linda Ronstadt’s 1987 milestone album Canciones de Mi Padre. They also appear on Ms. Ronstadt’s Mas Canciones and toured with the singer nationwide.

They were featured on THE Smithsonian Folkways' Raíces Latinas: Smithsonian Folkways Latino Roots Collection in 2002. Their album ¡Llegaron Los Camperos! was nominated for the 2006 Grammy Award for Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album and they shared a 2005 Best Musical Album for Children Grammy for cELLabration!, A tribute to Ella Jenkins.

Tickets are $86, $57, $42 and $32 and are on sale now.

They may be purchased at the Ford Box Office at Scottrade Center, all Ticketmaster Ticket Centers, by phone at 800-745-3000, or online at ticketmaster.com.

There is a facility fee on all tickets purchased at all locations, including at the Scottrade Center Box Office.

Additional Ticketmaster service charges and handling fees apply to all tickets purchased through Ticketmaster outlets, by phone or online. For disabled seating, call 314-622-5420.

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Music Tuning in Union Avenue Opera announces gala concert Union Avenue Opera is pleased to announce the addition of an Opera Gala Concert to conclude its 2012 Season on Saturday, November 3, 8:00 p.m. at Union Avenue Opera, 733 Union Blvd. Led by UAO Artistic Director Scott Schoonover, and hosted by Master of Ceremonies Tom Sudholt, the Gala concert features alumni artists accompanied by the UAO orchestra in an evening of arias and overtures that will delight audiences of all ages.

The concert will showcase the UAO orchestra onstage and feature the return of Ann Hoyt Wazelle (Susanna, Le Nozze di Figaro '06); Marlissa Hudson (Bess, Porgy and Bess '07); Andy Papas (Major General, The Pirates of Penzance '10); Debra Hillabrand (Mrs. Patrick de Rocher, Dead Man Walking '11); and Jon Garrett (Howard Boucher, Dead Man Walking '11) alongside artists from UAO's 2012 season including Courtney Mills (Amelia, Un ballo in maschera); Joy Boland (Freia, Das Rheingold); Marc Schapman (Loge, Das Rheingold); and Clark Sturdevant (Froh, Das Rheingold).

All musicians, including orchestra [members of the American Federation of Musicians] are donating their services for the evening. "I am once again humbled by the dedication and generous spirit of Union Avenue Opera's wonderful orchestra as they volunteer for a second time to perform a gala event replete with overtures, arias and ensembles. Join us as we welcome old and new friends back to the UAO stage for an unforgettable evening of opera favorites," said Schoonover. A similar evening was conceived and presented by UAO's orchestra in 2010.

Patron level seating is available for $250 and includes premium seating, reception ticket and $175 taxdeductible donation. Tickets are also available in the reserved sections for $50 and general admission for $35.

To purchase tickets call the UAO box office at 314-361-2881 or visit

unionavenueopera.org.

A reception with the artists will follow the concert at Tavern of Fine Arts, 313 Belt Avenue. Reception tickets are $50 and include a $25 tax-deductible donation (reception tickets are not included in the price of concert ticket except where indicated).

Celtic Thunder returns to The Fox in November In response to their seventh incredibly successful Public Television special-VOYAGE - the world-renowned musical ensemble Celtic Thunder are back to bring their Irish charm to the Fabulous Fox Theatre on November 8 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are on sale now through MetroTix and ticket prices start at $45. This performance is being presented by The Nine Network and Fox Concerts.

VOYAGE showcases a full range of Irish and Celtic musical heritage.

The tour features ensemble and solo performances by Neil Byrne, Emmet Cahill, George Donaldson, Keith Harkin, Colm Keegan and Ryan Kelly. The audience can expect to hear a diverse selection of Irish music and song from the VOYAGE TV special along with the most fan requested songs from previous shows. These include everything from the historic tales in "Isle of Hope/Isle of Tears" to a powerful rendition of “Dulaman,” from the rousing “Galway Girl” and Irish party song “My Irish Molly-O” to the love song “Maid of Culmore.”

Fans will also clap along to beloved classics such as the Garth Brook hit “Friends In Low Places” and the Irish favorite “Seven Drunken Nights.” Of their live performances, The Pittsburgh Tribune recently stated that Celtic Thunder’s concerts are full of “musical drama and power” and “the singers stir pride and emotion from their listeners, but do it with such a current sound, the shows never lose their energy.”

Surpassing sales of well over one million units, Celtic Thunder was hailed as BILLBOARD’s Top World Music Artist, along with

Top World Music Imprint and Top World Album of 2011, as they had in 2009 also. In addition to their impressive sales statics, their official YouTube channel, “Thunder Tube” has received over twenty eight million views since its inception in 2008. Celtic Thunder ’s successful resume includes performing for President Obama at The White House’s St. Patrick’s Day celebration in 2009, opening New York City’s famed St. Patrick’s Day Parade two consecutive years in a row (2008 & 2009), and most notably six hit Public Television specials and numerous sold out concerts all across America.

Celtic Thunder have appeared on multiple national TV programs including The Today Show, CBS Early Show’s Saturday Second Cup Café, Fox News Channel’s Fox & Friends, QVC, as well as numerous regional shows in major cities.

Tickets for Celtic Thunder Voyage are on sale now at the Fox Theatre box office. To charge by phone call MetroTix at 314/534-1111 or online at www.metrotix.com. For more information on Celtic Thunder please visit, www.celticthunder.com.

Lady Gaga to appear in St. Louis Today, 5-time Grammy Award winner Lady Gaga and Live Nation Global Touring have revealed complete details for North American leg of her The Born This Way Ball World Tour! Following overwhelming ticket sales and sold out shows throughout Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Asia, The Born This Way Ball will continue in 2013 visiting 25 cities in North America including performances in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Toronto. In this brand new tour, Gaga performs her latest album Born This Way as well as music from both The Fame and The Fame Monster. The Born This Way Ball began on April 27th, 2012 in Seoul, South Korea.

The tour will stop in St. Louis for a Feb. 2 show at the Scottrade Center.

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About the show, the Hong Kong Daily News wrote “Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Ball is effortlessly brilliant in both the visual and musical sense,” while Seoul Daily said that with her “splendid and unprecedented stage, she is the absolute queen of pop!” The UK’s Daily Telegraph called the Ball “quite spectacular,” while affirming that “Lady Gaga occupies pole position as the 21st century’s ultimate pop star.”

"The Haus of Gaga and I have worked for months conceiving a spectacular stage,” said Mother Monster. “The Born this Way Ball is an Electro-Metal Pop-Opera; the tale of the Beginning, the genesis of the Kingdom of Fame. How we were birthed and how we will die celebrating.”

The Born This Way Ball is Lady Gaga’s first tour since the release of her album Born This Way (Streamline/Konlive/Interscope), which has sold nearly 6 million copies worldwide since its release in May 2011. The album is the follow-up to back-to-back Grammy Award-winning albums 2009’s The Fame Monster, and 2008’s The Fame. Combined, The Fame and The Fame Monster have sold 15 million albums worldwide, while Lady Gaga’s hit singles have combined sales of over 90 million worldwide.

Gaga was named Forbes' Most Powerful Woman in the World 2011 and was included in Time's annual "The 2010 Time 100" list of the most influential people in the world.

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views of all her videos online, Lady Gaga is one of the biggest living people on Facebook with over 53 million ‘likes’ and is #1 on Twitter with nearly 30 million followers. She has also recently launched hew own social network just for fans, LittleMonsters.com.

Lady Gaga is the only artist in the digital era to top the 5 million sales mark with her first two hits.

The Fox will present Joe Bonamassa Fox Concerts presents An Evening with Joe Bonamassa at 8 p.m. on Nov. 3.

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Award-winning blues rock star, guitar hero and singer-songwriter Joe Bonamassa and his ace touring band will perform in concert at the Fox Theatre on November 3. The one-night-only show is in support of his brand new solo album Driving Towards The Daylight (J&R Adventures) as well as the recently released DVD/Blu-ray Joe Bonamassa: Beacon Theatre– Live Fom New York, which debuted at #3 on the Billboard DVD Chart (just under Adele and Iron Maiden).

Driving Towards The Daylight – his “lucky” 13th album –is a balanced back-to-basics album that highlights Bonamassa’s signature style of roots blues with rockand-roll guts, while honoring the traditions of the original blues musicians. It features special guests including Aerosmith guitarist Brad Whitford.

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Music Tuning in Straight No Chaser coming to the Fox The Nine Network presents Straight No Chaser at 8 p.m. Nov. 10 at the Fabulous Fox Theatre.

Tickets are $45.50, $39.50, and $29.50 and are available at the Fox Box Office or by calling 314/534-1111 or online at www.metrotix.com.

A cappella sensation Straight No Chaser has announced details for their upcoming #SNClive Fall 2012 Tour, which will stop at the Fox Theatre on November 10. The group is using the tour to continue expanding on their social media interaction with fans. They credit a large amount of its success to its early adoption and encouragement of sharing content. "This group started because of a viral video on YouTube,” explains group member Randy Stine. “From day one, we have encouraged fans to upload photos and videos from our shows, even expanding venue photo policies to ensure that this was possible. We are excited to really drive home the idea of building a fan community around content by naming our tour #SNCLive." As its name suggest, #SNClive will be a multi-platform concert event, with the hashtag giving fans a way to search and categorize content specific to this tour across all social media platforms.

The tour will follow seven shows this summer and the first ever Straight No Chaser Cruise – “Chasers at Sea” – on the Carnival Destiny. PBS will also continue to support Straight No Chaser by airing their highly successful TV special, “Songs of the Decades,” during the June and Fall pledge periods. In addition to their cruise and upcoming dates, Straight No Chaser will be going into the studio this summer to record their fourth full-length album, which is set to be released this fall. For more information on Straight No Chaser, visit www.sncmusic.com.

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Additionally, Johnny Depp’s film “Dark Shadows,” features The Moody Blues’ legendary classic hit, “Nights In White Satin,” in the film and on the soundtrack. “Nights In White Satin”, originally released from the "Days of Future Passed." album, is one of the biggest selling singles in history, and hit No. 1 three separate times on Billboard.

The tour will stop at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 9 at The Family Arena in St. Charles.

Tickets can be purchased at the Family Arena Ticket Office or online at www.metrotix.com.

Prices: $97 (Gold Circle), $74 (Floor), $55 (Lower Level), $45 (Upper Level) To charge by phone call MetroTix at 314-534-1111. For help purchasing accessible seating, please call The Family Arena ADA Hotline at 636896-4234.

Mannheim Steamroller to appear at the Fox M a n n h e i m S t e a m ro l l e r a n d PA N D O R A J e w e l r y, t h e t o u r sponsor, will present the best the holiday has to offer this season.

The group will perform live for two performances only in St. Louis at the Fabulous Fox Theatre on Saturday, December 8 at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. Presented locally by The Nine Network.

Tickets for Mannheim Steamroller go are on sale and prices start at $37.50. Tickets are available at the Fox Theatre box office, online at metrotix.com or by phone at 314534-1111.

The tour, now in its 27th year, is still met by sold-out audiences and was one of the top 20 concert tours in the nation last year. This year Mannheim Steamroller’s two touring ensembles will hold over 90

performances throughout the United States.

Grammy Award winner Davis will direct and co-produce the performances with MagicSpace Entertainment. The shows will feature the favorite Christmas music of Mannheim Steamroller along with state-of-the-art multimedia effects in an intimate setting.

In 1984, Mannheim Steamroller released Mannheim Steamroller Christmas, an album that changed the sounds of Christmas. Already a multi-platinum recording artist through its Fresh Aire series, Davis decided to record an album of Christmas music combining the group’s signature mix of Renaissance instruments with rock & roll beats.

The resulting album was a runaway hit and Mannheim Steamroller went on to become the biggest selling Christmas music artist in history. The group’s Christmas tour has become an annual holiday tradition right along with decorating the tree, exchanging presents and creating unforgettable moments with friends and family.

Composer and creator Chip Davis started Mannheim Steamroller more than 30 years ago with his Grammy Award-winning Fresh Aire series. Today, with 19 gold, 8 multi-platinum and 4 platinum certified records, Davis is among an elite group of artists -- including U2, Jay-Z, The Beach Boys and Michael Jackson – holding the most certifications of such albums.

Mannheim Steamroller is the #1-selling Christmas artist of all time. With over 40 million total records sold, 28 million have been Mannheim Steamroller Christmas a l b u m s . T h e g ro u p ’ s a n n u a l Christmas tour has consistently ranked among top national tours.

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Australian Pink Floyd returns to the Fox Fox Concerts & The Nine Network presents Australian Pink Floyd on Friday, November 16 at 8 p.m. at The Fabulous Fox Theatre!

Tickets are $50, $45 and $35 and are available at the Fox Box Office or by calling 314/534-1111.

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D e s c r i b e d i n 2 0 11 b y T h e Times in London as “Setting the gold standard,” The Australian Pink Floyd Show is a live touring sensation which has now sold over

three million tickets worldwide, and the band have created an incredible show for the “Exposed In The Light” 2012 Tour.

Taking its title from the lyrics of the Floyd classic “Shine On You Crazy Diamond”, the 2012 “Exposed In The Light” tour will be a true Pink Floyd ‘immersion’. New for this year is a state of the art surround sound system. This incredible audio output will be bolstered by new lasers, new lights and even more jaw-dropping video effects. The 2012 tour is going to be a truly multimedia sensory experience. TAPFS is known for pushing the boundaries and taking the concert experience to a new level, but the 2012 show sets the bar even higher.

Emerging back in 1988, the original and credible Floyd act TAPFS has been getting bigger and better ever since. The band were described by Floyd drummer Nick Mason on BBC 5 Live as “Very good, probably better than we are,” and even engaged by David Gilmour to perform at his 50th birthday celebration! The Mirror hailed the act quite simply as, “The kings of the genre”.

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Moody Blues to stop in St. Charles Rock legends The Moody Blues has announced that their upcoming winter tour will hit the U.S. starting November 23 through December 15.

The tour continues the celebration of the 45th Anniversary of their landmark album "Days of Future Passed."

T h e M o o d y B l u e s re c e n t l y completed dates in South Africa in Capetown, S.A. and in Johannesburg, S.A.; in addition to a 32-city U.S. tour across the East Coast this past March and April, which was one of the Top 20 grossing tours this year

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I Fight Dragons, MC Lars w/ Skyfox, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Off!, The Spits, Double Negative, Fubar, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Sable, Fast Eddie's Bon Air, Alton, 7:00 p.m.

Mark Johnson, Laurie's Place, Edwardsville, 6:30pm

Friday, Nov. 2 Arianna String Quartet, Touhill Performing Arts Center, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Jackson Browne w/ Sara Watkins, Fox Theatre, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2, Powell Hall, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

Sons of Bill, Old Rock House, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

The Fresh and Onlys w/ Troubador Dali, Admirals, Johnny Vancouver, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 7:30 p.m.

Dr. Acula, Nocebo, Against All Odds, Fubar, St. Louis, Doors 6:00 p.m.

Erin Bode Live at the Wildey, Wildey Theatre, Edwardsville, 8:00 p.m.

Radio Star, Fast Eddie's Bon Air, Alton, 8:00 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 3 Celtic Festival feat. Black 47, Touhill Performing Arts Center, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

Frank McComb w/ Jean Baylor, Marcus Baylor, Plush St. Louis, St. Louis, doors 7:00 p.m.

Joe Bonamassa, Fox Theatre, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2, Powell Hall, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

Datsik, w/Terravita, XKore, Getter, The Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Candyland 4, Old Rock House, St. Louis, Doors 9:00 p.m.

Via Dove, The Blind Eyes w/Yankee Racers, The Educated Guess, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

Chuck Mead & His Grassy Knoll Boys w/Two Man Gentleman Band, Blueberry Hill, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

Gubenthal, Vibesteady, Fighting Mad, Defective Red, Fubar, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Free Fallin: A Tribute to Tom Petty, Wildey Theatre, Edwardsville, 8:00 p.m.

Hoosier Daddy's, 3:00 p.m. / Radio Star, 8:00 p.m., Fast Eddie's Bon Air, Alton

Sunday, Nov. 4 Hip Hop Symphony, Powell Hall, St. Louis, 3:00 p.m.

Matt & Kim w/ Oberhofer, The Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Jorma Kaukonen, Old Rock House, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Propagandhi w/ Off With Their Heads, The Menzingers, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Arvin Mitchell & Friends, Blueberry Hill, St. Louis, doors 7:00 p.m.

William Control, Asthetic Perfection, Fubar, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Hoosier Daddy's, 2:00 p.m. / Ultraviolet, 7:00 p.m., Fast Eddie's Bon Air, Alton St. Louis Jazz Club presents Cornet Chop Suey, Doubletree Hotel, St. Louis, 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Monday, Nov. 5 DAWNS, Plush St. Louis, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

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After the estimated number of Mexicans visiting the city nearly doubled in six years, tourism arm NYC & Co. is ramping up its presence in Mexico City, part of its series of far-flung tourism offices. “We want to be visible and make sure we’re top of mind� to Mexican travelers, NYC & Co. chief executive George Fertitta said.

The agency has had a consultant in the Mexican capital, but it now has a fuller office, run by Connect Worldwide, a travel-marketing company.

Fertitta said the agency was “investing millions of dollars in marketing and advertising assets� in the project. But that doesn’t mean cash. Rather, it includes such items as arranging to trade outdoor advertising with other cities; NYC & Co. has the ability to place ads on some bus stations and street poles.

The new office doesn’t cater to travelers themselves. Instead, it’s meant to help forge closer relationships with Mexican tour operators, travel media, airlines and others who steer where tourists go — “to be able to have day-to-day contact,� Fertitta said.

An estimated 376,000 Mexican travelers took in New York last year, up from 192,000 in 2005. While they represented a small piece of the nearly 51 million tourists last year,

by NYC & Co.’s calculations, the agency is putting increasing focus on South and Central America.

NYC & Co. has opened some 18 offices in countries ranging from Australia to China to Sweden in roughly the last decade. A Brazil office opened in Sao Paulo in 2007.

The number of Brazilian tourists in New York has shot up since, from an estimated 151,000 in 2006 to 718,000 last year, NYC & Co. says.

The nonprofit NYC & Co. gets about 40 percent of its $35 milliona-year operating budget from the city government; the rest comes from airlines, hotels, restaurants and other businesses. Fertitta declined to specify how much the agency was spending on the Mexico City office.

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — A new American folk art exhibition a t C o l o n i a l Wi l l i a m s b u rg i s highlighting some of the historic area’s newly acquired paintings and some old favorites.

The “American Folk Portraits� exhibit at the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum includes 45 portraits and one sculpture.

Five of the oil portraits are being exhibited by Colonial Williamsburg for the first time, including one painted in Norfolk, one in Richmond and two on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. And many of the other paintings haven’t been exhibited in recent decades.

Curator Barbara Luck says that in addition to their aesthetic value, early American folk portraits are treasured for their historical significance. She says that without folk painters, many aspects of the lives of middle and lower classes wouldn’t have been recorded.

2012 was a good year for Milwaukee Art Museum M I LWA U K E E ( A P ) — T h e Milwaukee Art Museum just had one of its best years in terms of attendance.

Museum officials say they had the third highest attendance ever for the 2012 fiscal year, which ended Aug. 31. More than 395,000 visitors entered the galleries.

It’s behind 2002 and 2003, when the Santiago Calatrava-designed addition opened. Attendance was at 540,000 and 480,000 in 2002 and 2003, respectively.

Museum director Daniel Keegan credited the boost partly to several feature exhibitions. Those include “ I m p re s s i onism: Masterworks on Paper,� ‘’Accidental Genius: Art from the Anthony Petullo Collection� and “Posters of Paris: Toulouse-Lautrec and His Contemporaries.�

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Arlington Cemetery debuts new interactive map WA S H I N G T O N ( A P ) — A massive electronic database detailing the burial sites of hundreds of thousands of people at Arlington National Cemetery is now accessible to the public.

Cemetery officials built the database over the last two years to verify the accuracy of their records in the wake of reports of misidentified graves. Prior to 2010 the cemetery used paper records.

Recently, the cemetery debuted an interactive map available through its website and through a free smartphone app. It uses geospatial technology to hone in on specific graves and can also be searched by name.

Officials say the new app makes it easier for people walking the cemetery to locate a loved one’s burial place as well as some of the cemetery’s notable graves.

The cemetery hosts more than 4 million visitors annually.

Munch’s "The Scream" going on view at MoMA in NYC NEW YORK (AP) — The Museum of Modern Art in New York City is presenting a special six-month exhibition of Edvard Munch’s “The Scream,� which sold for nearly $120 million at auction.

The exhibition opens on Wednesday and will run through April 29. It will include a small group of works of the same period.

The painting is the most expensive artwork ever sold at auction. It was purchased by an anonymous private collector at Sotheby’s in May. Munch created four versions of “The Scream� between 1893 and

1910. This is the only one in private hands. The others are in Norwegian museums.

The image of a man holding his head screaming under a streaked, blood-red sky has become a modern symbol of human anxiety.

Billionaire gives $100 million to Central Park NEW YORK (AP) — A billionaire hedge fund manager pledged $100 million Tuesday to the private organization that maintains Central Park in partnership with New York City.

John A. Paulson’s gift to the Central Park Conservancy is believed to be the largest gift ever to a public park. It will be paid out

by Paulson and his Paulson Family Foundation.

Paulson, the founder and president of Paulson & Co., joined Mayor Michael Bloomberg and conservancy officials to announce the gift at the park’s Bethesda Fountain. “John is a man who knows a good investment when he sees one,� conservancy CEO Doug Blonsky said. “Central Park is fundamental to the economic and cultural health of New York City and the quality of life of its residents.�

Paulson, a 56-year-old Queens native who said he was taken to Central Park as a child, called it the most democratic of New York’s great cultural institutions. “A contribution to Central Park Conservancy benefits all New Yorkers,� he said.

The conservancy raises more than 80 percent of the park’s $45.8 million annual budget.

Paulson said that the park was falling into disrepair before the conservancy was formed in 1980. “Its infrastructure was crumbling, its landscapes were in shambles and it was plagued with drugs and crime,� he said.

Half of Paulson’s gift will go to capital improvements and half to the

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Google cameras map popular Grand Canyon trails GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — Google and its street-view cameras already have taken users to narrow cobblestone alleys in Spain using a tricycle, inside the Smithsonian with a push cart and to British Columbia’s snowcovered slopes by snowmobile.

The search giant now has brought its all-seeing eyes — mounted for the first time on a backpack — down into the Grand Canyon. The socalled trekker will showcase the most popular hiking trails on the South Rim. It’s the latest evolution in mapping technology for the company that has photographed communities in dozens of countries for its Street View feature.

Google announced the trekker earlier this year but made its first official collection of data this week at the Grand Canyon. Google still must stitch images together before making the trails available to its users.

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Idlewild & Soak Zone to add Lazy River LIGONIER, Pa. (AP) — The Idlewild & Soak Zone amusement park in southwestern Pennsylvania plans to add a new attraction called the Lazy River before it opens for the 2013 season in the spring.

The “river� will flow in a continuous loop 15 feet wide and more than 600 feet long.

Moving currents will allow guests to float slowly along the river in inflatable tubes that will come in adult and child sizes. The water will be about 2 1/2 feet deep.

The Lazy River attraction will also feature water sprays in certain areas and a 6,000-square-foot beach area featuring cabanas and lounge chairs.

park’s endowment, currently at $144 million.

Conservancy officials said the funds will go to maintain all the park’s facilities, including 21 playgrounds and 130 acres of woodlands.

Private organizations help raise money for some of the city’s other parks but their budgets are tiny compared with the Central Park Conservancy.

Some advocates of city parks have complained that other parks are neglected in comparison to Central Park, one of the city’s best-known destinations. “It’s wonderful for Central Park, but there are thousands of other park properties in New York City that desperately need funding,� said Geoffrey Croft, president of NYC Park Advocates. “This gift is a reminder of the enormous disparities that exist between the haves and the have-nots.�

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Religion Religion briefs NYC judge rules couple cannot change their last name to ChristIsKing NEW YORK (AP) — A judge has told a Staten Island pastor and his wife that they cannot take the Lord's name in vain.

Civil Court Judge Philip Straniere has ruled that the couple could not change their last name to ChristIsKing.

Michael and Angela Nwadiuko expressed disappointment in the ruling.

The judge cited the separation of church and state in his ruling earlier this month.

The couple's request six years ago to change their son Jeremy's first name to JesusIsLord also was denied by the same judge.

Their daughter's name is Rejoice.

Nwadiuko is a pastor of Christ the Lord Evangelistic Association. He told the Daily News he holds no grudge against t h e j u d g e d e s p i t e t h e ru l i n g . H e s a i d h e p r a y s " t h a t G o d w i l l bless his life."

Effort under way to help restore New Albany church that was part of Underground Railroad NEW ALBANY, Ind. (AP) — An ambitious effort to restore a southern Indiana church that was part of the Underground Railroad has received a boost from a foundation, but organizers say there's much work to do.

The News and Tribune reports the Horseshoe Foundation of Floyd County has agreed to provide $25,000 toward the estimated $400,000 cost of repairing the Town Clock Church in New Albany.

Foundation Executive Director Jerry Finn says project supporters have begun sending grant proposals to charitable organizations and plan to ask congregations to join the project.

He says the goal is to begin some of the work this year.

The church served as a safe haven for slaves who were trying to make their way north to freedom during the 1860s.

Vatican cardinal causes stir at meeting on promoting Christianity, shows alarmist Muslim video VATICAN CITY (AP) — A Vatican cardinal has caused a stir at a meeting of the world's bishops by screening an alarmist video about the inroads that Islam is making in Europe and the world.

Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson, the Ghanaian head of the Vatican's office for justice and peace, aired the YouTube clip this weekend during the synod of bishops, a three-week gathering of top churchmen to map out strategies to halt the decline of Christianity.

A spokesman who briefed journalists on the closed-door session said some bishops questioned the statistics and appropriateness of it being aired.

Vatican Radio called the clip a "4-year-old, fear-mongering presentation of statistics" that have been widely debunked.

News reports said Turkson subsequently apologized, saying he didn't mean to cause any harm.

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Myanmar says it won't allow Organization of Islamic Cooperation to open liaison office YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar's government will not allow the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to open a liaison office after thousands of Buddhist monks and laypeople marched to protest the plan.

Sectarian tensions have been running high in Myanmar's western Rakhine state after clashes in June between Rakhine Buddhists and Bengali Rohingya Muslims which left nearly 90 people dead and displaced tens of thousands.

Muslim mosques and Buddhist temples were burned down during the unrest.

Myanmar's state press had reported that the government and the OIC agreed last month to open an office in Yangon to provide aid for people displaced by the fighting, and the OIC sent a team to investigate the violence.

Recently, the Information Ministry cited the President's Office as saying that "the opening of the OIC office will not be allowed as it is contradictory to the aspirations of the people." The OIC has 57 member states and seeks to be the voice of the Islamic world.

The anti-OIC protests were held in four Myanmar cities, including Yangon, the country's largest city, where about 5,000 people participated. Some said they were marching to safeguard Buddhism.

Louisville archbishop allows group that wants gays to be chaste to open chapter in Louisville LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A group that preaches chastity among gays and lesbians is starting a local chapter in Louisville with the permission of Roman Catholic Archbishop Joseph Kurtz.

Kurtz says the Connecticut-based group known as Courage has a goal to "promote chaste living" by abstaining from sex outside of a heterosexual marriage. The group was founded in 1980.

The chapter meetings operate under the Twelve Step concept used by Alcoholics Anonymous and similar groups. Steps include such things as admitting one's addiction or compulsion, striving for moral reform and seeking help from a higher power.

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QuickGlance Movie Reviews

"Seven Psychopaths"

In his second movie, Irish playwright Martin McDonagh has mangled together a comic, self-aware re v e n g e f l i c k t h a t ' s h a l f G u y R i t c h i e , h a l f C h a r l i e Kaufm a n . I t ' s m a n i c a n d m e s s y, a n d M c D o nagh — whose previous film was the delightfully grim, more centered "In Bruges" — doesn't yet have the visual command for a sprawling, madcap tale as this. But it's also filled with deranged wit and unpredictable genre deconstruction that make it, if not quite a success, a fascinating mutt of a movie. Colin Farrell plays Marty, a hard-drinking screenwriter in Los Angeles and a clear stand-in for McDonagh. He has his movie title — "Seven Psychopaths" — but little else. He gets sucked into the hijinks of his friend Billy (Sam Rockwell), whose dog-napping scheme turns bloody when Billy and his friend Hans (Christopher Walken) swipe the Shih Tzu of a pooch-loving gangster (Woody Harrelson). The cast, which also includes a bunny-cradling Tom Waits, is great, but Rockwell — enthusiastic and deranged — is exceptional. In the film's meta narrative, he's a kind of stand-in for movies, themselves: violent, funny, crazy and irresistible. When the action decamps to the desert, the film finds its footing. The writer-director is best in such Beckett-like limbos, heavy with Catholic guilt — an enthralling talent even when obscured by all the selfaware playfulness here. After breaking apart the crime film, he puts it back together again for a conclusion worthy of the genre. And in the end, the movies — in all their insanity — win.

R AT E D : R f o r s t r o n g v i o l e n c e , b l o o d y i m a g e s , pervasive language, sexuality, nudity and some drug use.

RUNNING TIME: 110 minutes.

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

"Smashed"

The title refers not so much to the nearly perpetual state of inebriation that a young husband and wife put themselves in but rather to the way the wife finds her existence truly shattered when she tries to get sober.

Staying at least slightly drunk all the time is easy, as Mary Elizabeth Winstead's character knows well. It's a blissfully ignorant existence, one big party. But once you stop drinking, the reality you've shoved aside returns with a vengeance. This battle with the bottle (and with bottled-up demons) is a frequent film topic, and "Smashed" deserves some credit for mostly avoiding the sort of histrionics that can be staples of the genre. Instead, director James Ponsoldt's film, from a script he co-wrote with Susan Burke, is understated to a fault. The bottom isn't low enough, the struggle isn't difficult enough, and the characters (especially the supporting ones) don't feel developed enough to provide necessary context for our heroine's journey. "Smashed" is the rare movie that feels too short, too thin and it ends on an unsatisfying and rather unconvincing note, despite some recognizable, raw moments that preceded it. But Winstead ("Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter," ''Scott Pilgrim vs. the World") gets to show the full range of her abilities in her heaviest dramatic role yet as a first-grade teacher who finds her marriage and her work in jeopardy when she tries to stop

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drinking. Aaron Paul of "Breaking Bad" does the best he can with an underwritten role as her hard-partying husband.

RATED: R for alcohol abuse, language, some sexual content and brief drug use.

RUNNING TIME: 85 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Two stars out of four.

“Alex Cross”

James Patterson titled his 12th Alex Cross crime novel simply “Cross.” The filmmakers who adapted it expanded the title to “Alex Cross.” They might as well have gone for broke and called it “Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Stab at Expanding Her-His Hollywood Marketability as James Patterson’s Alex Cross.” Perry’s name will draw his fans in. Patterson’s name will draw his fans in. There’s no trace of Madea in director Rob Cohen’s adaptation, yet the spirit of the sassy grandma inevitably hangs over the project for viewers curious to see Perry playing it straight and dramatic. Alex Cross the man and “Alex Cross” the movie wind up suffering for it. It’s perfectly reasonable for Perry to try to broaden his enormous popularity beyond the Madea lineage in his own raucous portraits of family life. It’s also perfectly reasonable to say that casting Perry as Cross was a bad idea, though it’s not necessarily the worst in a movie built on bad ideas. Perry looks the part of Patterson’s big, athletic hero, but he’s low-key-borderingon-sleepwalker dull, and the standard-issue cop-vs.-serialkiller story presents Cross as more of a dopey psychobabbler than a guy whose incisive mind cuts right to the heart of the case. With Edward Burns, Matthew Fox and Cicely Tyson.

RATED: PG-13 for violence including disturbing images, sexual content, language, drug references and nudity.

RUNNING TIME: 102 minutes.

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

“Nobody Walks”

Artfully constructed but hollow at its core, “Nobody Walks” makes it impossible to stop watching while simultaneously making it impossible to care about what’s happening. It’s a frustrating little paradox. This languid slice of Los Angeles life features an appealing cast of actors playing characters who are all surface and impulse — someone is constantly coming onto someone else — but their actions seem to carry low stakes. It’s a sensory experience, featuring an intriguing use of sound design, but any tension that arises ultimately feels like it’s in the service of nothing. This is especially true of its central character, who is also its biggest weakness.

Olivia Thirlby stars as Martine, a 23-year-old experimental filmmaker visiting from New York to finish a project for a gallery installation. That the young woman who’s the catalyst for the movie’s domestic upheaval is such an enigma is baffling, given that “Nobody Walks” comes from two young women who’ve established voices of their own: director Ry Russo-Young and her co-writer, the acclaimed “Girls” creator Lena Dunham. John Krasinski and Rosemarie DeWitt co-star as the married couple who host her.

RATED: R for sexuality, language and some drug use.

RUNNING TIME: 82 minutes.

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ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Two stars out of four.

“The Sessions”

Given that it’s based on the true story of a man with polio who spends most of his time in an iron lung, this is not as painfully heavy-handed as it might sound. And given that it’s about this man’s nervous attempts to lose his virginity at age 38, it’s also not as obnoxiously wacky as it might sound.

Instead, “The Sessions” occupies a safe gray area in the middle. It has some difficult and heartfelt performances and moments of uncomfortable honesty, but ultimately writerdirector Ben Lewin’s film feels too slight, too pat, and too wildly overhyped out of its festival showings. Still, the hugely versatile John Hawkes gives a funny, impressive performance which must have been a massive physical challenge: He acts almost entirely with his face and voice, while frequently having to keep his torso still in a contorted posture. Hawkes stars as Mark O’Brien, the poet and journalist whose 1990 article, “On Seeing a Sex Surrogate,” inspired the script.

Lewin — who also contracted polio as a child — delicately, helpfully lays out the details of Mark’s daily existence, including the fact that he can breathe on his own for a few hours at a time and that, while he can’t move anything from the neck down, he can feel sensation. Hence, his interest in visiting a sex therapist, played with decency (and a great deal of nudity) by Helen Hunt.

RATED: R for strong sexuality including graphic nudity and frank dialogue.

RUNNING TIME: 95 minutes ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Two and a half stars out of four.

“Cloud Atlas”

Maybe if you’re 20 years old and high in your dorm room with your friends, the platitudes presented here might seem profound. Anyone else in his or her right mind should recognize it for what it is: a bloated, pseudo-intellectual, self-indulgent slog through some notions that are really rather facile. Ooh, we’re all interconnected and our souls keep meeting up with each other over the centuries, regardless of race, gender or geography. We’re individual drops of water but we’re all part of the same ocean. That is deep, man. Perhaps it all worked better on the page.

“Cloud Atlas” comes from the best-selling novel of the same name by David Mitchell that, in theory, might have seemed unfilmable, encompassing six stories over a span of 500 years and including some primitive dialogue in a far-away future. Sibling directors Lana and Andy Wachowski — who actually have come up with some original, provocative ideas of their own in the “Matrix” movies (well, at least the first one) — working with “Run Lola Run” director Tom Tykwer, have chopped up the various narratives and intercut between them out of order. The A-list actors who comprise the cast (including Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Susan Sarandon, Hugh Grant, Jim Broadbent) play multiple parts across the various stories and in elaborate makeup that’s often laughable. But rather than serving as a satisfying, cohesive device, this strategy feels like a distracting gimmick.

RATED: R for violence, language, some sexuality/nudity and drug use.

RUNNING TIME: 172 minutes.

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

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This publicity photo released by Fox Searchlight Pictures shows Helen Hunt in a scene from "The Sessions."

"The Sessions" a low-key, feel-good tale

By CHRISTY LEMIRE Associated Press Given that it’s based on the true story of a man with polio who spends most of his time in an iron lung, “The Sessions” is not as painfully heavy-handed as it might sound.

And given that it’s about this man’s nervous attempts to lose his virginity at age 38, it’s also not as obnoxiously wacky as it might sound.

Instead, “The Sessions” occupies a safe gray area somewhere in the middle. It has some difficult and heartfelt performances as well as moments of uncomfortable honesty, but ultimately writer-director Ben Lewin’s film feels too slight, too pat, and too wildly overhyped out of its festival showings. It is,

in short, a nice story — but not one that’s told with any particular stylistic panache or emotional power.

Still, the hugely versatile John Hawkes gives a subtly funny, impressive performance which must have been a massive physical challenge.

The lanky but intimidating co-star of “Winter’s Bone” and “Martha Marcy May Marlene” is called upon here to act entirely with his face and voice, frequently having to keep his torso still while lying down in a contorted posture.

Hawkes stars as Mark O’Brien, the Berkeley, Calif.-based poet and journalist whose 1990 article, “On Seeing a Sex Surrogate,” inspired the script. Lewin — who also contracted polio as a child — lays out the details of Mark’s daily existence in matter-of-fact fashion, and

with zero condescension. He can breathe on his own for a few hours at a time, he can turn the pages of a book or dial a phone with a stick in his mouth, and while he can’t move anything from the neck down, he can still feel sensation.

Hence, his interest in visiting Cheryl Cohen Greene, a married sex therapist played with an appealing directness (and a great deal of nudity) by Helen Hunt.

Their body language sometimes literally reveals everything about them in the first of their six scheduled meetings, making “The Sessions” the rare film to address sexuality in such an unadorned, judgment-free way. While the suggestion of a deeper romantic connection between the two feels forced, their shared

sense of humanity and self-deprecating humor always make their meetings compelling. Hunt radiates a kindness and decency that helps keep the film grounded.

William H. Macy gets some laughs, as well, as the Catholic priest who helps Mark reconcile his curiosity with his deep faith. Macy’s portrayal defies some of the expectations that viewers might have of the clergy: “I know in my heart that God will give you a free pass on this one,” he says in giving his blessing to Mark to pay a stranger for sex.

Afterward, the priest will bring over a six-pack of beer to hear all the juicy details.

“The Sessions” similarly has a fascination with intimacy — and similarly, it means well.

A match made in thriller movie heaven

By ROBERT GRUBAUGH For The Edge An unlikely new action hero emerged from the weekend box office. Well, the hero we know well from roughly two dozen James Patterson novels. It's just the actor playing him that nobody would previously believe. Tyler Perry, the self-styled magnate, studio head, and TV producing dynamo moves beyond the frumpy house dresses of his much-loved Madea character to play a tough Detroit cop in "Alex Cross." Turns out to be a match made in thriller movie heaven.

In the beginning, there was Morgan Freeman. Such is a tale that begins most great movie re v i e w s , t o b e s u re . A s M r.

Freeman ages out of the role,

however, it's time to re-launch an underserved franchise by instilling a new face of the famous profiler detective that has been beloved by millions of readers myself happily included. In fact, I just pre-ordered the new book this morning.

"Merry Christmas, Alex Cross" is being released later this winter.

Alex Cross, the new film, is a great source to introduce the new actor in the role. When it was first published in 2006, "Cross" was more or less a prequel novel that flashed back to actions that led Doctor Detective Alex Cross to join the FBI after working as a detective for the Detroit Police Department as a younger man.

Specifically, it's his tracking in the modern day of the killer that had taken away his wife,

Maria (Carmen Ejogo), from him so many years before. The killer is a sadistic torturer who loves studying and inflicting pain on his victims. Grief is the trade he plies well.

I hate to confuse a movie with the book upon on which it's based, but "Alex Cross" screams for comparisons. Nana Mama (Cicely Tyson) rocks as Alex's family pillar, even if she's now being plugged into the narrative a s h i s m o t h e r, i n s t e a d o f h i s grandmother. Other characters are similarly muddled, such as Alex's partner and best friend "Man Mountain" John Sampson is a fan favorite in the reading, but he's transformed into Tommy K a n e ( E d w a rd B u r n s ) i n t h e film, an Irishman with equal skill for being a hothead and a

smooth operator. His character has a close relationship with the other detective on their task force, Monica Ashe (Rachel Nichols, most recognizable from the first G.I. Joe movie). Together, they all work for a police chief (John C. McGinley) with mayoral aspirations. The most noteworthy of the major changes belongs to main villain. Known as Picasso in the film, the character is referred to as The Butcher in print. Patterson is great at coming up with the winking nicknames for the maniacs Cross has been hunting down lo these many years.

Picasso (Matthew Fox) is a gaunt, sunken-eyed baddie who looks like he traded all of his body fat for anger. Imagine the intensity of Jack Shephard with

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H i s b e e f w i t h C ro s s c o m e s from the stars thwarting of his contract hit on a string of industry tycoons and CEOs, most notably one played with civil greasiness

by Jean Reno. Picasso's brand of murder, drugging and torturing his victims to death by shock, is clever and the killer no d o u b t d i s a p p ro v e s o f C ro s s ' s interpretations of the artwork left behind as clues. Nothing bums out a psycho hunter more than being outwitted by the cops he's daring to catch up to him.

••• Alex Cross runs 117 minutes and is rated PG-13 for violence, including disturbing images, sexual content, l a n g u a g e , d r u g re f e re n c e s , a n d nudity. I give this film two and a half stars out of four.

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The Arts

Edwardsville Arts Center brings back one of its most popular exhibits One of my earliest memories is of my grandmother quilting. I remember seeing her bent over her giant quilting hoop and watching her deft fingers create impossibly tiny stitches that swirled and looped across the fabric. She hand-quilted everything, something I took for granted as a child and now wish I had paid more attention to. In our family, her tradition was to make a quilt when someone got married, a new baby was born or just because she wanted to. She made traditional patchwork quilts, wedding ring quilts and – my favorite – a pantyhose quilt.

This was essentially a regular patchwork quilt but each individual square was stuffed with a balled up leg of pantyhose instead of batting. That thing weighed a ton and was the warmest quilt I’ve ever snuggled up under.

My grandma passed away many years ago but fortunately her passion for quilting lives on

the art center has ever had,” said Wentz. She said they had approximately 800 people come through the doors during the three weeks that the show ran.

“When you walked in it was so beautiful.

All the patterns and colors were eye candy.

Your mouth just dropped open,” said Wentz of the previous show. She said she thought part of the reason for its popularity was due to nostalgia and the memories it brought back for viewers, in addition to its beauty.

Wentz, who is also a quilter, said she got started later in life. Following her retirement, she began looking for a hobby and found quilting. Later, she took a beginner’s course in quilting at The Quilted Garden.

“I had never even sewn, amazingly,” she said.

“Cornucopia of Quilts” will run at the EAC from Nov. 2 through Nov. 23. A total of 55 quilts made by around 40 local quilters from Madison and St. Clair Counties and from across the river will be featured. The exhibit

in a new generation of quilters who have taken this art form to a whole new level. You can see some of their handy work at the Edwardsville Arts Center’s (EAC) next exhibit, “Cornucopia of Quilts” which opens Nov. 2.

Joan Wentz, EAC board director, curates the exhibit along with Jenice Belling, owner of The Quilted Garden in downtown Edwardsville.

Wentz and Belling collaborated on the EAC’s “Memory Makers Quilt Show,” which took place at the EAC‘s former Hillsboro location in 2010.

“That was the most successful show that

will open with a special reception from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 2. Many of the quilt artists will be on hand at the reception to talk about their work. Scheffel & Company, PC is sponsoring the exhibit and admission is free.

Wentz said the show will include a variety of designs from traditional block quilts and wall hangings to 3-D quilts, baby quilts and throws. She said each entry is unique because all of the quilters have their own special interpretation of how they want their quilt to look.

“You can have the exact same pattern and

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Pictured are a quilt and wreaths to be displayed at the Edwardsville Arts Center. give it to two different quilters and they put their label on it by choosing different fabrics, not just colors, but whether it’s floral or Asian and how they put it together. It comes out totally different. You wouldn’t even recognize it was the same pattern,” said Wentz. “You’re only limited by your imagination as to what you can do.”

The exhibit will include an original watercolor painting by Jim Belling titled “A Quilt Stitch” that will be for sale. Prints will also be available for sale. Visitors looking to add a little color to their front door will be able to purchase seasonal holiday wreaths from the EAC gift shop. They will also be able to vote for their favorite quilt.

Additionally, Wentz said that anyone

planning to attend the annual EHS Craft Fair on Nov. 10 and 11 may use the EAC entrance into the school.

In the Student Gallery, five student works from each school within the Southwestern Conference will be on display as part of a friendly art competition between the schools.

An individual winner will be announced the evening of the opening reception.

The EAC, located at 6165 Center Grove Road (on the campus of Edwardsville High School), is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and is closed Sunday through Tuesday.

Call the EAC for more information at 655-0337 or visit the center’s website at ArtForEdwardsville.com.

International dance group slated to perform in the metro-east European music and dance comes to the Metro East Saturday, Nov. 3 when Southwestern Illinois College brings The Duquesne University Tamburitzans troupe to Granite City.

In its 76th season, The Tamburitzans take to the stage at 7 p.m. in the Granite City Senior High School Performing Arts Center,

3101 Madison Ave. The performance benefits scholarships for students attending the SWIC Sam Wolf Granite City Campus.

Tickets are $15 and must be purchased in advance. Get your tickets in person at the SWIC Sam Wolf Granite City Campus business office, 4950 Maryville Road, or the SWIC Belleville Campus Foundation office, Main

Complex Room 2240, 2500 Carlyle Ave.; or by telephone using a credit card at 618-235-2700, ext. 5215.

The annual event has funded 81 scholarships for students since 1983. Area residents have enjoyed this unique program of folk music, song and dance for 29 years, supporting students’ academic dreams in the process,

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notes SWIC Foundation Executive Director Gary Gray.

For more information, contact the SWIC SWGCC business office at 618-931-0600, ext.

7192 or 7346, or toll free in Illinois at 866-942SWIC (7942); contact Norma Bellcoff at 618-692-6150 or 618-978-1522; or visit swic. edu/foundation.

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For one local artist, it's all in the cards Lost Arts & Antiques features the work of Emily Miller Kimmey

By KRISTA WILKINSON-MIDGLEY Of The Edge Finding the right work/life balance can be a difficult but paper artist Emily Miller Kimmey feels she is getting closer since leaving full-time work to pursue her creative passion for cardmaking and other paper crafts.

Kimmey, a resident of Glen Carbon, spent 11 years working for the United Way of Greater St. Louis. In February, 2012, she made the decision to leave her job as the United Way’s Vice President for Resource Development and devote her time to both her family and her burgeoning card-making business.

Called EMK Creations (www. emkcreations.com), the business allows Kimmey to sell her work through a variety of outlets such as local arts and crafts shops, vendor fairs and via her Etsy shop (www.etsy.com/shop/ emkcreations). She also teaches classes on making handmade greeting cards.

As the daughter of an artist,

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Kimmey said she has always been creative and loves writing letters and sending cards. However, it wasn’t until she was in graduate school studying for her master ’s degree at Illinois State University that she discovered her talent for creating handmade cards and scrapbooking. She was working as a house director for a sorority at the time and needed a hobby to help keep her entertained during the slow summer break.

“So I went to Hobby Lobby at the time and was looking for something to try that I might enjoy and found stamps and ink were half off that week and so I grabbed a few and some paper and the rest was history,” said Kimmey.

Her love of making cards stems not only from the creative process involved but also from being able to give them away when they’re finished.

“To me it’s relaxing and it’s fun. I like that I have something that I’ve made that’s practical and that I can share with someone else,” she said. “People always

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Pictured are two creations by Emily Miller Kimmey. like to get something other than junk mail or bills in their mailbox, and so I know that it’s going to put a smile on someone’s face or cheer them up when I send it.”

Over the years, Kimmey expanded her card-making

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beyond just friends and family as demand for her creations grew. She began selling her cards and other creations at vendor and craft fairs, in local arts and crafts shops like Lost Arts & Antiques in downtown Edwardsville; By Design and The Gift Box, both in Alton; Niche in downtown St. Louis and Looking Glass in Lafayette Square in St. Louis. She also sells items online through her website. Additionally, she is a demonstrator for direct sales company Stampin’ Up. In addition to selling her cards, Kimmey also offers card-making classes both at Lost Arts & Antiques and at her home.

“They’ve been very supportive and helpful as I learn to grow this business,” said Kimmey of Lost Arts & Antiques.

This year, she took part in ARTEAST for the first time. She was one of three artists on site at Lost Arts & Antiques during the tour.

The success of EMK Creations also allows Kimmey the freedom to be a work-from-home mom to her two young boys, Ryan, 6, and Spencer, 2. Kimmey said she wanted to find a way to spend more time with them during these precious early years and selling her own cards was the perfect way to allow her to do that.

“I had done the creative stuff on the side while I worked full-time and just figured out that I was missing too much of the kid stuff and wanted more flexibility,” said Kimmey.

However, she said finding a way to carve out time for work while also spending quality time with her sons has been a juggling act.

“It’s a give and take,” said Kimmey. “The summer was obviously difficult to get much done because my 6-year-old wasn’t in school and was home with me full-time.”

Her advice to other work-fromhome moms is to take advantage of nap times and evenings whenever possible.

She said she also tries to get the boys involved in her work, which makes it fun for everyone. She does most of her work in their basement and has made a little area down there where the kids can be creative too.

“They love to do that. So it’s nice when I can be working on stuff, and letting them work on projects,” she said.

Otherwise, it’s all about managing her time wisely during the evenings once the kids have gone to bed and at the weekends.

“I think that’s how most small business owners are though. You just do the work when you can,” she said.

This month, Emily Miller Kimmey is being featured as the Artist of the Month at Lost Arts & Antiques, located at 254 N. Main St. in Edwardsville. Stop by her Artist Reception from 6 to 8 p.m. on Nov. 3 to meet Kimmey and check out some of her beautiful handmade cards. You can also get more information about signing up for one of her card-making classes offered at Lost Arts & Antiques.

For more information on Lost Arts & Antiques or to find out more about EMK Creations, visit www.lostartsandantiques.com or call (618) 656-8844.

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The Wildey will once again play a role as it will screen "Between Two Rivers"

By KRISTA WILKINSON-MIDGLEY Of The Edge Get a head start on this year’s awards season at the 21st annual St. Louis International Film Festival (SLIFF) where you can view a slew of great films – and maybe a few Oscar contenders – when it kicks off at 7:30 on Nov. 8 with “Silver Linings Playbook” at the Tivoli Theatre. This new comedy

by David O. Russell stars Bradley Cooper, Robert DeNiro, Jacki Weaver and Jennifer Lawrence and won the People’s Choice Award at the 2012 Toronto Film Festival.

And there’s plenty more to see. Between Nov. 8 and Nov. 18, festival patrons can take their pick from more than 400 films screening at locations across St. Louis and the metro-east. Venues include the Hi-Pointe Theatre, Tivoli Theatre, Plaza Frontenac Cinema, Washington University’s Brown Hall Auditorium, Webster University’s Winifred Moore Auditorium and of course, Edwardsville’s own Wildey Theatre.

With so many films to choose from, the task of figuring out which ones to see and which ones to save for another time can be a difficult one. Fear not dear reader, the Edge has compiled a handy cheat’s guide to a few of this year’s films, including award winners, local heroes and emerging directors.

However, this list is by no means exhaustive. For a full schedule, ticket sales or more information about this year’s festival line up, including special Q & As and other events, visit cinemastlouis.org.

• “Between Us” - This darkly comedic drama based on the hit off-Broadway play by Joe Hortua,

stars Julia Stiles as Grace and Taye Diggs as Carlo, a newly married New Yorker couple who visit old friends in their huge Midwestern home. Two years later, the couples meet again in New York, but the tables are turned. A graduate of Washington U., director Dan Mirvish co-founded the Slamdance Film Festival and will be presenting his film and acting as juror for the New Filmmakers Forum. 4 p.m. on Nov. 18 at the Tivoli Theatre.

• “Chained” – Directed by Jennifer Lynch, “Chained” tells the story of a mother and her young son who step into a taxi to head home from an afternoon excursion.

They never get there. The cab belongs to Bob (Vincent D’Onofrio), a taxi-driving serial killer. Bob adopts the boy with the intent of raising him in his own bloody footsteps. 7 p.m. on Nov. 9 at the Tivoli Theatre.

• “Jayne Mansfield’s Car” – Academy Award winner Billy Bob Thornton not only stars but also directs this drama depicting the emotional fall out of two dysfunctional families meeting for the first time against the backdrop of the Vietnam War. The all-star cast includes Robert Duvall, John Hurt, Kevin Bacon, Robert Patrick, and Frances O’Connor. 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 11 at the Hi-Pointe Theatre.

• “Ballplayer: Pelotero” – Washington University grad John Paley co-directed this compelling documentary that premiered at Tribeca. Narrated by John Leguizamo, it offers a gritty look inside the recruitment of toptalent baseball players from the Dominican Republic. 3:30 p.m. on Nov. 10 at the Tivoli Theatre.

• “The Other Josephine”

Above, a scene from "Between Two Rivers" and, below, a scene from "Tatsumi," two of the hundreds of films to be shown in the St. Louis International Film Festival.

– Phillipe Judith-Gozlin directs this documentary on native St. Louisan Josephine Baker: film star, singer, decorated member of the French Resistance, civil-rights activist, and adoptive mother to a large multicultural family. 8:30 p.m. on Nov. 16 at Webster U./Moore.

• “Between Two Rivers” – In this documentary, directors Nick Jordan and Jacob Cartwright explore the violent civil unrest, economic boycotts, curfews and martial law in Cairo, Ill., alongside dealing with record breaking floods in 2011. 7 p.m. on Nov. 9 at the Wildey Theatre in Edwardsville. Musical

performance by Stace England and the Salt Kings follows the screening.

• “The Show Must Go On” – This documentary from director Paula Froehle follows the internationally famous circus family the Flying Wallendas as the family struggles to stay intact traveling the circuit every season in a world that values it less and less each year. 7 p.m. on Nov. 14 at Plaza Frontenac Cinema.

• “Band of Sisters” – Mary Fishman directs this light hearted and inspirational documentary about two nuns that lobby, cajole, plot, and pray for the rights of immigrant detainees. 5 p.m. on Nov. 13 at the Tivoli Theatre.

• “Danland: A Pornumentary” – Director Alexandra Berger delivers an unflinching portrayal of the amateur-porn world in this documentary, which offers an insightful, unsettling look at our collective desires and fears about love and sex. 9:45 p.m. on Nov. 16 at the Tivoli Theatre.

• “Deadline in Disaster” – In this documentary from co-directors Beth Pike and Steve Hudness, they chronicle how the Joplin Globe helped its town find hope in the aftermath of the EF-5 tornado that nearly destroyed Joplin, Mo. Pike is a Columbia, Mo., native. 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 15 at Plaza Frontenac Cinema.

• “Songs for Amy” – This darkly comedic love story from director Konrad Begg won the award for Outstanding Achievement in Filmmaking at the 2012 Newport Beach Film Festival. The film stars Sean Maguire, Patrick Bergen, James Cosmo, Kevin Ryan. 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 9 and 4 p.m. on Nov. 10 at Plaza Frontenac Cinema.

• “Unfit: Ward vs. Ward” – Who is more fit to raise a child– a convicted killer or a lesbian? According to one judge in Florida, it’s the convicted killer.

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This documentary co-directed

by Edwin Scharlau III and Katie Carmichael follows this true story of Mary Ward. 5 p.m. on Nov. 18 at Washington U./Brown.

• “Unmade in China” – This documentary directed by Tanner King Barklow and Gil Kofman follows the blackly comic travails of LA filmmaker and SLIFF alum Kofman, who finds himself in Xiamen, China, vainly trying to retrofit a U.S. thriller for Chinese sensibilities and censors.1:15 p.m. on Nov. 18 at the Tivoli Theatre.

Also showing the director’s cut of Kofman’s movie “Case Sensitive” at 3:45 p.m. on Nov. 18 at the Tivoli Theatre.

• “Uprising” – Produced by an Academy Award-winning team (including the executive producer of “Taxi to the Dark Side” and the editor of “Inside Job”) and directed by Fredrik Stanton, this documentary tells the inside story of the January, 2011, Egyptian revolution from the perspective of its principal leaders and organizers, providing an authoritative behindthe scenes view of one of the most dramatic events of our generation.

7:30 p.m. on Nov. 18 at Washington U./Brown.

• “We Are Wisconsin!” – Director Amie Williams’ documentary follows the day-to-day unfolding of public outcry against Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s controversial budget-repair bill, focusing on the human story behind a remarkable popular uprising forged on the floor of the Madison Capitol. 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 10 at Webster U./ Moore.

• “We Women Warriors” – This documentary from director Nicole Karsin follows three native women caught in the crossfire of Colombia’s warfare who are using nonviolent resistance to defend their people’s survival. Noon on Nov. 18 at Washington U./Brown.

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The Arts Artistic adventures Blue Man Group to visit the Fox NETworks Presentations, LLC and Blue Man Productions are pleased to announce a new theatrical touring production will visit St. Louis from November 20 to December 2. Tickets are on sale now at the Fox Box Office, metrotix.com or by calling 314-534-1111.

The theatrical tour features brand new content highlighted by classic Blue Man favorites.

The new sound, set, and video design centering around a proscenium-sized LED curtain and high-resolution screen create an entirely new, high-impact visual experience for Broadway houses across the nation.

The critically acclaimed Blue Man Group creates experiences that defy categorization. Blue Man Group is best known for multi-media performances that feature three bald and blue characters who take the audience on a journey that is funny, intelligent and visually stunning.

A live band, whose haunting tribal rhythms help drive the show to its climax, accompanies the Blue Men. "In order to create a touring version of our theatrical production, we knew we had a creative challenge to tackle,” says Blue Man Group CoFounder Philip Stanton. “We needed to find a way to transform theatres of all shapes and sizes into spaces in which the Blue Man can intimately connect with the audience, where the audience can become engaged with the spirit of the show and the Blue Man himself. We think we have finally figured it out, and hopefully we will accomplish our goal, which is always to help audience members reconnect with their own sense of wonder and discovery, with their own sense of what is possible in their lives."

Performances of Blue Man Group run from November 20 - December 2. Performance times are Tuesday – Saturday evenings at 8pm; Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2pm and Sunday evenings at 7:30pm. There is a matinee Thursday, November 29 at 1pm. There is no performance on Thanksgiving. To purchase tickets, visit metrotix.com, call 314534-1111 or visit the Fox Box Office.

Ticket prices start at $15. Prices are subject to change; please refer to fabulousfox.com for current pricing.

Group discounts are available for groups of 15 or more by calling 314535-2900. The Fabulous Fox Theatre is located in Grand Center at 527 N. Grand Blvd. Blue Man Group is part of the 2012-2013 U.S. Bank Broadway Series and is sponsored locally by American Airlines.

associate curator, the exhibition i s d r a w n p r i m a r i l y f ro m t h e renowned collection of Sally and Wynn Kramarsky, New York, along with several works donated by the couple to The Museum of Modern Art, New York.

Notations focuses on practices that emerged during the postwar period — a time of great innovation in drawing — yet which continue to influence contemporary practitioners. Included are works

by Carl Andre, Mel Bochner, Dan Flavin, Eva Hesse, Nancy Holt, Agnes Martin, Richard Serra, Robert Smithson and other seminal American artists associated with the rigorous and process-oriented practices of Minimalism, postMinimalism and Conceptual art.

Together these artists enacted a fundamental shift away from drawing as an intimate form of graphic disclosure and towards a larger investigation of material and conceptual conditions.

Notations also examines work by subsequent generations of artists, including Janet Cohen, N. Dash, Nicole Fein and Hadi Tabatabai, who employ procedures rooted in Process and Conceptual art; and Christine Hiebert and Allyson Strafella, who foster exploratory relationships with their materials and mediums. This juxtaposition, of both established and emerging artists, reflects the sustained allure of drawing as a preeminent medium for artists who embrace its flexibility, immediacy and economy of means.

The exhibition is divided into two thematic sections — “Repetitive and Serial Systems” and “Presentation D r a w i n g s a n d P ro p o s a l s ” — reflecting the multifaceted character of drawing and its marked shift in status since the late 1950s. Both

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Process was provided by the Sam Fox School, the Hortense Lewin Art Fund and members of the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum.

Notations: Contemporary Drawing as Idea and Process will open with a public reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 14, and will remain on view through Jan. 7, 2013. Both the reception and the exhibition are free and open to the public.

At 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15, curator Meredith Malone will host an Artists’ Conversation and gallery walkthrough with artists N. Dash and Christine Hiebert.

The Kemper Art Museum is located on Washington University’s Danforth Campus, immediately adjacent to Steinberg Hall, near the intersection of Skinker and Forsyth boulevards. Regular hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays; 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Fridays; and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.

The Museum is closed Tuesdays.

For more information, call (314) 935-4523 or visit kemperartmuseum. wustl.edu.

Rockettes to perform at Peabody Opera House MSG Entertainment (MSGE) announces an all new production of the Radio City Christmas Spectacular, starring the Rockettes, as St. Louis audiences will experience the magic of Christmas like never before. In this multifaceted production, the Rockettes will dance their way through an awe-inspiring journey with new scenes, an array of glamorous new costumes, dramatic lighting

effects, and a 50-foot LED screen that will enhance the show with breathtaking new imagery. The Christmas Spectacular will run at the Peabody Opera House from November 8-17, 2012. Tickets go on sale Friday, June 1 at 10am.

“The Radio City Christmas Spectacular is America’s No. 1 live holiday production and has been a cherished part of holiday family traditions for generations.

We a re h o n o re d t o h a v e t h e Rockettes return to their native city of St. Louis with a show unlike anything St. Louis has seen before,” said Don Simpson, executive vice president, Productions, MSG Entertainment.

We are thrilled to present this new unparalleled production to the audiences of St. Louis as they will experience dynamic and compelling new content while still honoring the traditions steeped in the Christmas Spectacular that have entertained our fans for 80 years. Returning audiences will be amazed by the transformation of the Christmas Spectacular, and new fans will not want to miss this show.”

The Radio City Christmas Spectacular, presented by Chase, plays at the Peabody Opera House during the 2012 holiday season for 16 dazzling performances, November 8-17, 2012. Premium front orchestra seats are available for $82.00 - $92.00 and single ticket prices range from $76.50 to $26.00. Tickets for the Radio City Christmas Spectacular are on sale to the public at the Ford Box Office at Scottrade Center, online at www.ticketmaster.com or by calling 800-745-3000. Groups of 10 or more may reserve tickets now by contacting Group Sales at 314622-5454 or e-mail groupsales@ peabodyoperahouse.com.

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Kemper to feature 39 artists in exhibit As a medium, drawing lends itself to the theoretical and experimental.

Freed from the obligation to resolve into a finished and independent object — an obligation traditionally associated with painting and sculpture — drawing is at once open and intimate, a field for imaginative elaboration in which new concepts and ideas can emerge and evolve with relative ease.

Notations: Contemporary Drawing as Idea and Process, on view at the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum Sept. 14 to Jan. 7, 2013, brings together more than 60 works by 39 artists, dating from the late 1950s to today. Curated by Meredith Malone, the Museum’s

sections highlight key strategies employed by postwar artists in rethinking the work of art and the nature of representation — strategies that have continued to compel succeeding generations of artists. Though many works on view continue the early modern practice of making drawings as finite, self-contained expressions, innovators in the 1960s and 1970s began to employ drawing in ways not previously considered independent works of art: diagrams, instructions for fabrication, notes for site-specific installations and markers of duration.

Catalog An illustrated brochure will accompany the exhibition. In addition, an online catalogue — organized and edited by Rachel Nackman, curator of the Kramarsky Collection — will feature an essay by Malone, images of all of the works on view, as well as artist interviews and select entries by graduate students from the Department of Art History and Archaeology in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, and from the Institute of Fine Arts at New York University.

Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum The Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, part of Washington University’s Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, is committed to furthering critical thinking and visual literacy through a vital program of exhibitions, publications and accompanying events. The Museum dates back to 1881, making it the oldest art museum west of the Mississippi River. Today it boasts one of the finest university collections in the United States.

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The Arts Artistic adventures Saint Louis Art Museum to spotlight Barocci This fall the Saint Louis Art Museum presents Federico Barocci: Ren a i s s a n c e M a s t e r. O p e n i n g October 21, 2012, this international exhibition showcases a trove of exceptionally beautiful paintings and studies, the majority of which have never before been seen in this country, gathered from over 50 institutions worldwide. Federico Barocci was one of the most innovative Italian artists of the second half of the 16th century and was highly sought after by both religious and secular patrons. A major influence on European masters such as Peter Paul Rubens, Barocci's art combines the beauty of the High Renaissance and the dynamism of the Baroque. In addition to his refined paintings, Barocci completed thousands of preparatory studies (over 1,500 survive), including pastel drawings and oil sketches— a technique he pioneered.

Curated in St. Louis by Judith W. Mann, curator of European art to 1800, and Babette Bohn, professor of art history at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Federico Barocci: Renaissance Master offers visitors a unique opportunity to study and understand a master's artistic process. The exhibition features a range of Barocci’s best works from enchanting pastel and chalk studies to truly exceptional and breathtaking paintings.

An international symposium will be held January 10–12, 2013, featuring exhibition curators Judith W. Mann, Babette Bohn, and Carol Plazzotta of the National Gallery, London, as well as an international panel of scholars. A keynote address will be given by David Ekserdjian, Professor of the History of Art and Film at the University of Leicester.

Following its presentation at the Saint Louis Art Museum, Federico Barocci: Renaissance Master will travel to The National Gallery, where it will be on display from February 27 to May 19, 2013.

Federico Barocci: Renaissance Master has been organized by the Saint Louis Art Museum in association with The National Gallery, London, in collaboration with the Soprintendenza per il Patrimonio Storico, Artistico ed Etnoantropologico delle Marche – Urbino and the Polo Museale Fiorentino, Gabinetto Disegni e Stampe degli Uffizi, Florence, and with generous support of the Kupferstichkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin.

The presentation of Federico B a ro c c i : R e n a i s s a n c e M a s t e r is supported by M&I Wealth Management, A part of BMO Financial Group. The exhibition and symposium in St. Louis are supported in part by Sotheby’s.

Financial assistance has been provided by the Missouri Arts Council, a state agency.

This project is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Additional support has been provided by Emerson.

COCA anounces schedule COCA, the Center of Creative Arts, has scheduled the following events.

November 4-25

Teen Fitness: Cardio Hip-Hop Teens (12-18) get fit and have fun in this four-week series that burns fat and builds stamina while learning cutting edge hip-hop techniques. Sundays at 1:00pm at COCA, 524 Trinity Ave., St. Louis, MO.. $65. Register at www.cocastl. org or call 314.725.6555.

November 4 First Sundays Open Studio Children (3+) explore collage, book art, watercolor and paper machÊ under the guidance of COCA’s visual arts instructors. Children under 6 must be accompanied by an adult. First Sundays of the month from 1:00-3:00pm at COCA, 524 Trinity Ave., St. Louis, MO. $8.

Register at the door. Call 725-6555. www.cocastl.org November 7-28 Off The Couch Series: Hula Hoop Fitness Teens (16+) and adults can get fit and have fun in this fourweek fitness series that uses a weighted hula hoop as a workout tool. Wednesday evenings at 7:15 at COCA, 524 Trinity Ave., St. Louis, MO No dance experience is necessary. $65 www.cocastl.org November 17-18 Open Call: James and the Giant Peach Actors 11-18 years of age are invited to audition for the COCA Theatre Company production of the Roald Dahl classic adventure story, adapted by David Wood and directed by COCA’s Josh Routh.

Students should prepare one monologue and bring a resume and photo. Students cast will be asked to pay a participation fee of $195. Rehearsals begin December 2; performances take place January 18 and 19. Auditions: Friday, 4:006:00pm or Saturday Noon-3:00pm at COCA, 524 Trinity Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63130. Call 725.6555 or visit www.cocastl.org November 17-18 COCA Family Theatre Series The True Story of the Three Little Pigs Did the Big Bad Wolf get a bad rap? In this whimsical musical from the renowned Dallas Children’s Theater, audiences will learn there are two sides to every story. The play begins where the popular book left off –with Alexander T. Wolf on trial for murder. Everybody’s hungry for the truth in this cheerful (but never hammy) production. Showstopping song and dance numbers plus all around fun make this lesson in justice perfect for children and adults alike!

Adapted from the book by Jon Sciezka and Lane Smith. Presented

by PNC Arts Alive. Saturday at 2:00pm and 5:00pm, Sunday at 1:30pm and 3:30pm at COCA, 524 Trinity Ave. St. Louis, MO Tickets on sale beginning August 20. www. cocastl.org November 30 Generating the Future: Edna Patterson Petty 6:00-8:00pm --Opening

Edna Patterson Petty is a multimedia artist, working primarily in fabric, who draws heavily on the traditions of American quilting while expanding conventional applications into a 21st century practice. Based in East St. Louis, Petty’s collaborations with students, family members and local artists reveal deep ties to the community. Through January 13, 2013 in the Millstone Gallery at COCA, 524 Trinity Ave., St. Louis, MO www.cocastl.org December 2 Free @ 3 Community Events: PreBallet Children (ages 3-5) will be introduced to ballet concepts and

explore creative movement set to ballet music. Sunday, from 3:004:00pm at COCA, 524 Trinity Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63130. Call 725.6555 or visit www.cocastl.org.

FREE; register at the door.

December 2 First Sundays Open Studio Children (3+) explore collage, book art, watercolor and paper machÊ under the guidance of COCA’s visual arts instructors. Children under 6 must be accompanied by an adult. First Sundays of the month from 1:00-3:00pm at COCA, 524 Trinity Ave., St. Louis, MO. $8.

Register at the door. Call 725-6555. www.cocastl.org

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We are accepting photos for publication and would like to honor both past and present service men and women for their sacrifices in defense of our country.

THERE IS NO CHARGE. Here’s all you have to do: Send photo along with the completed form below to: The Edwardsville Intelligencer Attention: Lisa Sullivan 117 North Second Street Edwardsville, IL 62025 or email photo and information to: lsullivan@edwpub.net Name: Branch of Service: Years of Service: Hometown: Brief paragraph honoring your veteran (In Memory of, We are so Proud, etc.)

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The Arts Arts calendar **If you would like to add something to our arts calendar, email it to theedge@edwpub.net.

Thursday, Nov. 1 Daddy Long Legs, Loretto-Hilton Center Main Stage, Webster Groves, 8:00 p.m.

Clybourne Park, Loretto-Hilton Center Studio Theatre, Webster Groves, 8:00 p.m.

Arnold Newman: Luminaries of the Twentieth Century in Art, Politics and Culture, Sheldon Art Galleries, St. Louis, Noon to 5:00 p.m., Runs through January, 2013.

Federico Barocci: Renaissance Master, St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through January 20, 2013.

Leslie Hewitt: Sudden Glare of the Sun, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Runs through Dec. 30.

Drawn in Copper, Italian Prints in the Age of Barocci, St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through January, 2013.

Al Hirschfeld's Jazz and Broadway Scrapbook, The Sheldon Art Galleries, St. Louis, noon to 5:00 p.m., Runs through Jan. 5, 2013.

Notations: Contemporary Drawing as Idea and Process, Kemper Art Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Runs through January, 2013.

Friday, Nov. 2 The Glass Menagerie, Alton Little Theater, Alton, 7:30 p.m.

Daddy Long Legs, Loretto-Hilton Center Main Stage, Webster Groves, 8:00 p.m.

Clybourne Park, Loretto-Hilton Center Studio Theatre, Webster Groves, 8:00 p.m.

Arnold Newman: Luminaries of the Twentieth Century in Art, Politics and Culture, Sheldon Art Galleries, St. Louis, Noon to 5:00 p.m., Runs through January, 2013.

Federico Barocci: Renaissance Master, St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Runs through January 20, 2013.

Drawn in Copper, Italian Prints in the Age of Barocci, St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Runs through January, 2013.

Leslie Hewitt: Sudden Glare of the Sun, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through Dec. 30.

Al Hirschfeld's Jazz and Broadway Scrapbook, The Sheldon Art Galleries, St. Louis, noon to 5:00 p.m., Runs through Jan. 5, 2013.

Notations: Contemporary Drawing as Idea and Process, Kemper Art Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Runs through January, 2013.

Saturday, Nov. 3 The Glass Menagerie, Alton Little Theater, Alton, 7:30 p.m.

Daddy Long Legs, Loretto-Hilton Center Main Stage, Webster Groves, 5:00 p.m.

Clybourne Park, Loretto-Hilton Center Studio Theatre, Webster Groves, 5:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.

Arnold Newman: Luminaries of the Twentieth Century in Art, Politics and Culture, Sheldon Art Galleries, St. Louis, 10:00

on e h u n d r edt h a n n i v e r s a ry s e a s o n

a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Runs through January, 2013.

Federico Barocci: Renaissance Master, St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through January 20, 2013.

Drawn in Copper, Italian Prints in the Age of Barocci, St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through January, 2013.

Leslie Hewitt: Sudden Glare of the Sun, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through Dec. 30.

Al Hirschfeld's Jazz and Broadway Scrapbook, The Sheldon Art Galleries, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Runs through Jan. 5, 2013.

Notations: Contemporary Drawing as Idea and Process, Kemper Art Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Runs through January, 2013.

Sunday, Nov. 4 The Glass Menagerie, Alton Little Theater, Alton, 2:00 p.m.

Daddy Long Legs, Loretto-Hilton Center Main Stage, Webster Groves, 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.

Clybourne Park, Loretto-Hilton Center Studio Theatre, Webster Groves, 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.

Federico Barocci: Renaissance Master, St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through January 20, 2013.

Drawn in Copper, Italian Prints in the Age of Barocci, St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through January, 2013.

Leslie Hewitt: Sudden Glare of the Sun, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Runs through Dec. 30.

Notations: Contemporary Drawing as Idea and Process, Kemper Art Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Runs through January, 2013.

Monday, Nov. 5 Notations: Contemporary Drawing as Idea and Process, Kemper Art Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Runs through January, 2013.

Tuesday, Nov. 6 The Glass Menagerie, Alton Little Theater, Alton, 7:30 p.m.

Clybourne Park, Loretto-Hilton Center Studio Theatre, Webster Groves, 7:00 p.m.

Federico Barocci: Renaissance Master, St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through January 20, 2013.

Arnold Newman: Luminaries of the Twentieth Century in Art, Politics and Culture, Sheldon Art Galleries, St. Louis, Noon to 8:00 p.m., Runs through January, 2013.

Leslie Hewitt: Sudden Glare of the Sun, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through Dec. 30.

Drawn in Copper, Italian Prints in the Age of Barocci, St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through January, 2013.

Al Hirschfeld's Jazz and Broadway Scrapbook, The Sheldon Art Galleries, St. Louis, noon to 8:00 p.m., Runs through Jan. 5,

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Wednesday, Nov. 7 The Glass Menagerie, Alton Little Theater, Alton, 7:30 p.m.

What the Butler Saw, SIUE Theater and Dance, Dunham Hall Theater, Edwardsville, 7:30 p.m.

Clybourne Park, Loretto-Hilton Center Studio Theatre, Webster Groves, 8:00 p.m.

Arnold Newman: Luminaries of the Twentieth Century in Art, Politics and Culture, Sheldon Art Galleries, St. Louis, Noon to 5:00 p.m., Runs through January, 2013.

Federico Barocci: Renaissance Master, St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through January 20, 2013.

ArtEast @ EAC, Edwardsville Arts Center, Edwardsville, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Runs through October 28.

Leslie Hewitt: Sudden Glare of the Sun, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through Dec. 30.

Drawn in Copper, Italian Prints in the Age of Barocci, St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through January, 2013.

Al Hirschfeld's Jazz and Broadway Scrapbook, The Sheldon Art Galleries, St. Louis, noon to 5:00 p.m., Runs through Jan. 5, 2013.

Notations: Contemporary Drawing as Idea and Process, Kemper Art Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Runs through January, 2013.

Thursday, Nov. 8 The Glass Menagerie, Alton Little Theater, Alton, 7:30 p.m.

Festival of Dance, Touhill Performing Arts Center, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

What the Butler Saw, SIUE Theater and Dance, Dunham Hall Theater, Edwardsville, 7:30 p.m.

Clybourne Park, Loretto-Hilton Center Studio Theatre, Webster Groves, 8:00 p.m.

Arnold Newman: Luminaries of the Twentieth Century in Art, Politics and Culture, Sheldon Art Galleries, St. Louis, Noon to 5:00 p.m., Runs through January, 2013.

Federico Barocci: Renaissance Master, St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through January 20, 2013.

Leslie Hewitt: Sudden Glare of the Sun, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Runs through Dec. 30.

Drawn in Copper, Italian Prints in the Age of Barocci, St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through January, 2013.

Al Hirschfeld's Jazz and Broadway Scrapbook, The Sheldon Art Galleries, St. Louis, noon to 5:00 p.m., Runs through Jan. 5, 2013.

Notations: Contemporary Drawing as Idea and Process, Kemper Art Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Runs through January, 2013.

Friday, Nov. 9 The Glass Menagerie, Alton Little Theater, Alton, 7:30 p.m.

Pilobolus, Touhill Performing Arts Center, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

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Dining Delights Chorizo more than just sausage

By J.M. HIRSCH AP Food Editor Chorizo is a bit like pornography.

You’ll know it when you see it, but it’s a bit hard to define in the abstract.

That’s because there are several hundred varieties of this sausage made across at least three continents, and many bear little resemblance to the others. Making matters worse, chorizo makers in the U.S. are a pretty freewheeling bunch.

No matter what the packages say, it can be hard to know what you’re getting.

The good news is that you don’t need to sift through all that to understand why this meat is well worth working into your dinner repertoire.

At its most basic, chorizo is a sausage made from chopped or ground pork and a ton of seasonings, often including garlic. The flavors are deeply smoky and savory, with varying degrees of heat. Most are assertive and peppery, but not truly spicy.

The three main producers of chorizo are Spain, Portugal and Mexico. Spanish and Portuguese chorizo (the latter known as chourico) are most common in the U.S., but for many of the products sold here that’s a distinction without a difference. In Spain, chorizo has a distinct red color thanks to ample seasoning with paprika. It is available in two main varieties — cooking and cured.

Cooking chorizo is coarse, crumbly, deliciously fatty, and jammed with spices (which vary by region). The meat can be smoked or plain. To use cooking chorizo, the casing must be removed. The meat then is crumbled and added to other meats or soups, or sauteed.

C u re d c h o r i z o i s s i m i l a r l y seasoned — including the paprika — but is cured for at least two months. During this period, bacteria and salt work their flavor magic on the meat. The result is a salami-like sausage with big, bold, peppery flavor. Cured chorizo traditionally is thinly sliced and eaten at room temperature. It also can be finely chopped and cooked. Most chorizo

sold in the U.S. is the cured style.

Portuguese chourico adds wine to the flavoring mix, and often is smoked. Most varieties can be thinly sliced and eaten as is, though it also can be cooked.

Mexican chorizo is made from fresh (not smoked) pork, and generally sports the seasonings we associate with Mexican cuisine, including chilies and cilantro.

While there are some cured varieties of Mexican chorizo, most should be cut open (discarding the casing), crumbled and cooked. Use the meat in just about any Mexican dish calling for meat (and big, big flavor), including nachos.

Roasted Chicken with Chorizo and Root Veggies Sometimes it’s best to not overthink things. As in this basic roasted chicken, my take on a simple French classic. I love that everything is just tossed into a pot, put in the oven and ignored until done. The recipe calls for a cast-iron Dutch oven. These really are indispensable for making all manner of roasts and stews. And they are as happy on the burner a s i n t h e o v e n ( w h e re , w h e n covered, their heavy lids seal in moisture).

Start to finish: 1 hour (15 minutes active) Servings: 6 1 teaspoon garlic powder 1 teaspoon kosher salt 3- to 4-pound whole chicken 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 pound cooking chorizo, casing removed and discarded, meat finely chopped 4 sprigs fresh thyme 3 sprigs (each about 4 inches long) fresh rosemary 1 medium yellow onion, quartered 12-ounce bag baby carrots 1 pound new potatoes 1 lemon, quartered 6 cloves garlic, peeled but left whole Ground black pepper, to taste Heat the oven to 350 F. Combine the salt and garlic powder, then rub the mixture over and under the skin of the chicken. Set aside.

In a 5 1/2-quart (or larger)

Dutch oven over medium-high, heat the oil. Add the chicken and sear for 5 minutes per side.

Transfer the chicken to a plate.

Add the chorizo to the pan, then saute for 4 minutes. Add the thyme and rosemary. Heat for 30 seconds.

Return the chicken to the pan, breast up. Arrange the onion, c a r ro t s , p o t a t o e s , l e m o n a n d garlic around the chicken, then place the lid on the pot. Transfer t o t h e o v e n a n d ro a s t f o r 4 5 minutes, or until the breast reads 160 F on an instant thermometer.

Transfer the chicken to a platter and tent with foil.

Use a slotted spoon to transfer the vegetables and chorizo to a serving bowl. Cover to keep warm. Discard the lemon quarters and any herb stems.

Place the pot over medium heat and bring to a boil. Cook until reduced and thickened, about 3 to 4 minutes. Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper. Serve the sauce drizzled over the chicken.

Nutrition information per serving (values are rounded to the nearest whole number): 850 calories; 520 calories from fat (62 percent of total calories); 58 g fat (19 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 195 mg cholesterol; 25 g carbohydrate; 54 g protein; 4 g fiber; 1,410 mg sodium.

——— J.M. Hirsch is the national food editor for The Associated Press.

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Dining Delights

Global Brew plans Fall Beer Festival Live music, food all part of the event

By KRISTA WILKINSON-MIDGLEY Of The Edge Sample more than a dozen specially-selected craft beers for a good cause at the Global Brew Tap House & Lounge Fall Beer Festival from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Nov. 10 at Edwardsville City Park. Proceeds from the event will be used to support the Glen Carbon/Edwardsville chapter of Habitat for Humanity.

“We’re going to have live music, great food and between 12 and 15 beers,” said Ryan High, co-owner of Global Brew. “We’re big fans of beer festivals, and we think something like this would go over well in the community and we wanted to be the first ones to really pioneer this. We hope to do this on an ongoing basis. It’s a fun event and a good way to raise money for a good charity,” said High.

High said the festival will include special release brews from Schlafly, Boulevard, 4 Hands, Urban Chestnut and Goose Island. He said they wanted to bring in a selection of seasonal fall beers for visitors to try. High said he was very excited to have Goose Island’s Autumn Brown Ale, which he described as “perfect” for the fall season and very rare.

Visitors will also get a sneak peek at what’s on tap for the holiday season.

“We’ve got a Christmas ale from Schlafly that we’re going to be pouring, which is a little bit spicier so that’s good for the cooler months. We might be jumping the gun a little bit there but the window for Christmas beers is so small, and they do such a good job with it that we wanted to make sure we could showcase that one,” said High.

Local restaurants Cleveland-Heath, Wang Gang, Herzog’s Kitchen, Papa Murphy’s and The Cup will be providing food tents stocked with hearty fare for patrons to enjoy while they peruse the beers on offer.

There will also be live music provided by the ivas john band and a bluegrass band and brewing demonstrations by East Side Brewers.

High said Global Brew supports a number of different charities throughout the year, including Habitat for Humanity. He said they felt the beer festival would be a great way to raise money for the charity while also providing a fun event for the community.

“We try to share the love, and they have a great cause. They’re certainly a pillar in various communities around the area and ours in particular.

They have a great reputation, and we like to help them when we can,” said High.

Additionally, the Children’s Museum in Edwardsville will host a Parents Day Out on the same day from noon to 6 p.m. The cost per child (ages 3 and up) is $10 per hour and each child can participate in a variety of activities including exhibit exploration, craft, activities and snacks.

Interested parents can reserve their child’s spot at the Museum by calling 692-2094 - walk in registrations will be accepted as space allows.

Edwardsville City Park is located at Route 159, across from Global Brew.

More information can be found by visiting Global Brew’s website at www.globalbrewtaps.com or its Facebook page at Facebook/GlobalBrew.

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The ideal winning candidate will be detail oriented, have experience supervising in a call center environment and working with the public, have advance level experience in Microsoft desktop operating systems and Office , have a thorough geographical knowledge of Madison County, and uses the ability to think on his/her feet in challenging situations. Experience with Microsoft SQL, Crystal Reports, other query tools, and digital mapping would be a plus. Associates degree in a related field required, two years experience working with elderly/disabled individuals preferred.

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2 Bdrm apt in Glen Carbon. 3 BEDROOM 2 Bath Condo, W/D hookups. $740 per month. 2200 sq. ft. $1200. Garage, sun618-975-0975. room, jacuzzi, fireplace and much more in Collinsville. 6182 BDRM, 1.5 BATH TOWN520-9529.

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Handicapped accessible. hookup. Non-smoking, no pets. deposit. 314-574-3858.

Water furnished. $575 per 2 BR 1 BA Duplex, Collinsville: Liberty Square Retirement Ctr. month plus deposit. 656-9204 bsmt fam. rm; lrg yd; W/D hkup; Call 667-0430 or cell: 444-1004 New carpet & kitchen cabinets; 1 Bedroom (single occupancy) lots of strge, nice area! Must see! $610+dep. 618/781/7692. Marine-taking applications for $450 monthly plus utilities very nice upstairs 2bdr apt. CA, and deposit. No pets.

2 BR in Edw. Quiet 4-unit bldg, electric heat, appliances, huge 288-5618 covered carport, gas frplc, closets. Quiet area, no pets, no Lots of closets + ind. storage, 1 Bedroom condo $575 smoking.Call Dorothy 887-4568. coin laundry in bldg. Wtr/trsh WST Incl, Garage MONTCLAIR/ESIC AREA pd. $650 + dep 618-402-4676.

Lafayette Ct., Collinsville 3 Bedroom 2 Bath Duplex Sullivan Properties 2 BR LOFT, newly remodeled: 1 - 2 Car Garages 656-9092 DW, micro, stove, frig, garbge $900 - $950 Rent 1 Bedroom loft apartment, Also disp, w/d hkup. New kit/ba/wi/dr 618-541-5831 or 618-558-5058 1 bedroom duplex. Clean and $715 incl wt/sw/tr 618/593-0173 Move in Special well maintained.

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1st Month 1/2 off CHECK. No pets, no smoking 15min to St. L & SIUE $660 incl $585mth. $585dep. 656-8953. w/s/t. Washer & Dryer in unit. 2 BR, 1 Bath Glen Carbon w/d hook-ups, $655 (618)346-7878 1 excellent 3BR, 1200 sq.ft. TH: On-site mgr/maint, no pets, no www.osbornproperties.com Collinsville, near 157/70; 12 smoking. 618.931.4700 www.fairway-estates.net min. to SIUE, FP, DW, W/D, ceil30 ing fans, cable, sound walls, off- 2 BR, 1.5 BA, Edw./Glen Cbn., st. prkng. Sm pets OK, yr. lse. near SIU: W/D hookups, off-st. $780/mo. 618/345-9610 give pkng. $710 up to $745. 6922 Bdrm 1 Bth Apt ($625) AM/PM phone.

Washer & Dryer 6366. HSI Management Group Call/text Jamie 618-550-3309 1, 2, & 3 Bedrooms 3 BD duplex 1200 sq ft. 1st floor & finshd bsmt. New bamboo Edwardsville, Troy 30 floors & paint. Laundry room Collinsville, Maryville w/hook ups. 2 full baths, fully CALL loaded kitch. Very clean. ConHartmann Rentals All utilities paid!!! crete drive. 423 Plum Street.

344-7900 Close to downtown, Peel & 2 Bedroom Apt ($825) for Photos & Prices Governor’s Pkway. $900/mo Hardwood flrs, freshly painted. www.HartRent.info $500/dep, 1 yr lease 656-3011. Washer & dryer on premises.

24/7 recording 345-7771 3 Bdrm 2 Bth townhome, 2 car Call or text Jamie 618-550-3309 2 Bdr 1 full bth above Sergeant garage. Very Clean!! All appliPeppers, 220 N. Main St. All ances, wshr/dryr & yard mainte- Commercial Space appliances incld. Avlb Nov 1st. nance incld. 723 Slippery Rock, 720 $550/mth. 618-610-3695 Amy Edw. $1100/mo. 618-514-6001. For Rent amy.tmsproperties@yahoo.com 2000 Sq Ft retail space for lease, 1409 Troy Road next to Elliott Jewelers. Contact 618530-6138 for more information.

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