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The Rohrkaste Dairy A morning of memories at the MSCC.

4 Penning a thriller Troy woman produces novel.

7 Conquering Schuman A great night with the Saint Louis Symphony.

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"The Descendants" Clooney shines again.

14 Dancing queen

Holiday Shores girl makes her mark.

18 Art for fun

Charles Houska shows how it's done.

22 Cookie possibilities Let your imagination run wild.

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What’s Happening Thursday December 1______

Edwardsville • Sable, 8 p.m., Fast Eddie’s Bon Air, Alton • Bob & Tom Comedy All Stars, The Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 6:30 • C h r i s t m a s Wo n d e r l a n d , p.m.; Show 7:30 p.m.

• Scott MacIntyre, The Sheldon, open through Dec. 28, Monday through Friday, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Rock Spring Park, Alton • A Christmas Carol, The Fox Theatre, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m.

• The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Rep, 8 p.m., St. Louis, Runs through Dec. 23 • Radio Star, 7 p.m., Fast Eddie’s Bon Air, Alton • Olde Alton Arts & Crafts Fair, 9 • The Birthday Massacre, The a.m. to 5 p.m., Alton High School, Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 7 p.m.; Alton Show 8 p.m.

• Great Rivers Choral Society: Jazzy Christmas Take Two, 7:30 p. m . , G o d f re y F i r s t U n i te d Methodist Church, Godfrey • Taste of Chocolate, noon to 3 p.m., Grafton Winery & Brewhaus, Grafton • Southern Gospel Monthly • Winter Concert Series: Perfect Concert Series, 7 p.m., Bethalto Image, 6 p.m., Wildey Theatre, Church of God, Bethalto • Home for the Holidays, 3 to Edwardsville • Snowflake Festival, 6 to 8 p.m., 6:30 p.m., Elsah • Christmas Wonderland, open Glazebrook Park, Godfrey • C h r i s t m a s Wo n d e r l a n d , through Dec. 28, Saturday and open through Dec. 28, Monday Sunday, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., Rock through Friday, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Spring Park, Alton • A Christmas Carol, The Fox Rock Spring Park, Alton • A Christmas Carol, The Fox Theatre, St. Louis, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

Theatre, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m.

• The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, • The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Rep, 8 p.m., St. Louis, Runs The Rep, 5 p.m., St. Louis, Runs through Dec. 23 through Dec. 23 • Hoosier Daddy’s 3 p.m./ • Winter Concert Series: Perfect Sable, 8 p.m., Fast Eddie’s Bon Air, Image, 6 p.m., Wildey Theatre,

Saturday December 3______

Friday December 2______

Alton • Southern Gospel Monthly Concert Series, 7 p.m., Bethalto Church of God, Bethalto • Continental, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 8 p.m.; Show 8:30 p.m.

• Mama’s Pride with Pat Liston, The Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 7 p.m.; Show 8 p.m.

Sunday December 4______ • Pride Inc. Holiday Home Tour, 2 to 6 p.m., Homes of Alton & Godfrey, Godfrey • Olde Alton Arts & Crafts Fair, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Alton High School, Alton • Christmas Wonderland, open through Dec. 28, Saturday and Sunday, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., Rock Spring Park, Alton • The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Rep, 2 p.m./7 p.m., St. Louis, Runs through Dec. 23

Monday December 5______ • Christmas Wonderland, open through Dec. 28, Saturday and Sunday, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., Rock Spring Park, Alton

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Rohrkaste Dairy remembered Marci Winters-McLaughlin/The Edge

Former employees and friends gather, above, at the Rohrkaste Dairy reunion on Nov. 18. Below, Delores Rohrkaste receives a key to the city.

Remembering the Rohrkaste Dairy

By NORMA MENDOZA For The Edge Fond memories of Rohrkaste Dairy were shared Nov. 18 as friends, family and former employees gathered at the Main Street Community Center to express appreciation to Dolores Rohrkaste, who with her husband, William, established and operated the dairy in that very building from 1947 until 1972.

Mayor Gary Niebur presented Rohrkaste with a key to the city in recognition of her many contributions to the community.

“She deserves a lot of the credit for bringing a great institution here,” he said. “SIUE – she made personal contact with officials at the University of Illinois and at Southern Illinois University. As their business grew, the community grew and she served as a mentor to many and helped build a great community. If not for them, we could ask ‘Would we be here today?’”

Carol Keene, chair of the center’s advisory board, read a tribute to Rohrkaste, noting that she graduated from Edwardsville High School in 1941 and went on to study art and architecture at the Chicago Art Institute and the University of Illinois. She opened a studio in downtown Edwardsville where she taught art. She joined the Edwardsville Chamber of Commerce and became the only woman member of the Chamber’s board. In 1953, she became the first woman president of the Chamber.

It was her leadership that led the Chamber of Commerce to endeavor to bring a university to the area and she wrote to the presidents of the U of I and SIU asking them to consider a branch campus in

Edwardsville. They heard from SIU President Delyte Morris, leading to the formation of the Southwestern Illinois Council with Rohrkaste a member.

The Chamber assisted in raising

money to buy the land for the Edwardsville campus, including a tract that was once owned by Rohrkaste’s parents.

She continues to support the university as a member of the Friends of Lovejoy Library Advisory Board and of the Meridian Society.

The university recognized her devotion to SIUE earlier this year by presenting her with its Distinguished Service Award.

Rohrkaste recalled how the couple went about establishing the dairy on Main Street. She said Grandpa Rohrkaste had two farms out where the SIUE campus is today and the dairy would be a natural outlet for the milk produced by the cows on the farms. “We paid $5,000 for the land and $8,000 for the building,” she said. “We didn’t have $5,000 and we didn’t have $8,000, so we went to the Bank of Edwardsville and asked for $20,000. They gave it to us on our signature.”

It was a time when milk was delivered to customers at their homes. The four Rohrkaste kids and many others from the community worked at the dairy behind the counter and later as carhops when curb service was begun.

“In 1953, we had segregation in Edwardsville,” she said. “Bill and I didn’t like that so when we started the curb service, we said, “Let’s open it to everyone.’”

The several dozen people in attendance shared fond memories of hanging out at the dairy which was a place where parents picked up their children after movies at the Wildey. Tom Eson, a 1961

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EHS graduate, went on to become a school superintendent in the Chicago area. He told a story about young Billy Rohrkaste who was in the first grade with Eson’s sister at Lincoln School (after it was desegregated).

“The kids had to learn to write their names and Billy couldn’t spell his last name,” Eson said.

“So he kept a small milk bottle in his desk and every time he had to write his name, he would look in his desk and copy the name from the milk bottle.”

“Billy was killed at 17 by a drunk driver,” Rohrkaste said.

The celebration was capped by lunch at the 1950 prices charged at the dairy bar: 35-cent hamburgers and a nickel more for a cheeseburger; 20-cent hot dogs and 20-cent French fries.

A basketburger with fries and cole slaw was 55 cents. And of course, at the dairy, lunch wasn’t complete without a milkshake or a malt, available Friday at 30 cents for chocolate, strawberry or vanilla.

In addition to her service on the Chamber of Commerce, Rohrkaste served in various ways in a number of community organizations: Edwardsville Business and Professional Women’s Club; Junior Service Club; League of Women Voters; and the Greater Edwardsville Area Community Foundation.

In 1959, because of her many contributions to the community, she was voted Outstanding Citizen of Edwardsville.

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"A Fast Track Thriller" Troy author pens novel while homeschooling children

By KRISTA WILKINSON-MIDGLEY Of The Edge

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roy resident Suzanne Hartmann always thought that if she ever wrote a book, it would be about homeschooling and not, as it turned out, a suspense thriller involving super secret agents, terrorist assassination plots and NASCAR racing. But, sometimes when you’re on to something good, you just gotta roll with it.

Hartmann did and the result is “Peril: A Fast Track Thriller,” which was released

by OakTara Publishing on Nov. 18. The book is available online from OakTara.com, ChristianBooks.com and Amazon.com.

Copies will also be available to purchase at

Hartmann’s release party from 1 to 3 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 4 at Bethel Baptist Church in Troy. Hartmann will be doing a reading and signing books at the party. She is also giving away a new Kindle to one lucky reader. For details on how to enter, visit her website at www.FastTrackThrillers.blogspot.com.

Hartmann said that in the beginning, she never intended to write a novel and especially not one like “Peril”. The idea grew out of a series of stories she invented to entertain herself while waiting on her kids during the long hours spent at violin lessons, piano lessons and soccer practice.

“One day I was out for a walk and I was thinking about one of the stories. I was just kind of revising in my head, ‘Well, what if this happened and what if that happened?’ and the thought hit me, ‘You could make it into a book!’,” says Hartmann. “It was almost a foreign thought. And I went, ‘Ok, that’s an idea. I’ll look into it.’ And once I decided that it wasn’t an early mid-life crisis, I got serious about it and I started checking out books and researching NASCAR and I started writing.”

Hartmann spent around three years developing the stories in her head before writing a word. Then, once she eventually did start writing, it was another three years of researching and writing before the book was

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finally finished.

“It was almost an obsession. I just had to get it out.” Hartmann says the intense desire to write even got to the point where her husband pulled her aside at one point and gently pointed out that he and kids had not seen much of her for a while. She says that was a necessary reality-check and now she always tries to keep that in mind when she gets excited about writing and revising.

Officially, Hartmann, who is a Christian and a member of Bethel Baptist Church in Troy, says “Peril” is classified as a Christian suspense thriller. Her publisher, OakTara Publishing, is affiliated with the CBA, which is the Association for Christian Retail, formerly known as the Christian Booksellers Association. According to Hartmann, her faith “absolutely” played a role in writing the book, saying that she “very much felt that nudge was a calling.”

“I love reading suspense, and I still read a lot of secular novels but more and more there are things in those novels that are offensive to Christians and sometimes are outright anti-Christian,” says Hartmann.

“They were promoting values that don’t fit within the Christian world view. So when I wrote mine, I wanted to have all of the action and suspense but without those kind of things. So it’s definitely written from a Christian world view and the faith does become a major part of the book about three-quarters of the way through, but other than that, it’s more of a basis.”

As a busy mother of three teenagers who homeschools full-time, finding time to write proved to be a challenge. Hartmann says that much of the time she only had 10 or 15minute breaks sprinkled throughout the day to write, which she acknowledges wasn’t easy but she managed to make it work.

“It’s pretty much an off and on thing all day long because I have so many interruptions. I homeschool, so I get my kids started with that every morning, and then I start with my writing. Then I do math with my daughter and then there are other things that come up periodically that they want to show me something, they want to talk about something...It’s a constant work and stop, work and stop,” she says.

While she does try to write chronologically, Hartmann says her hectic schedule combined with her excitement about certain scenes means that doesn’t always happen.

“I look at it as a dot-to-dot. I had major scenes that were the dots and when I started writing, I would write the major scenes and then figure out how to get to the next dot.

What would take me to this point? What would make [a character] choose this? And that’s pretty much the way that I strung all those little pieces together. I try to write chronologically but if I’ve got a really good idea and I’m really excited about a scene then I’ll jump there and get it out,” she says.

Thanks to an early interest by her daughter, the world of NASCAR racing plays an important role in the plot of “Peril”. When asked if she was a big NASCAR fan before writing the book, she laughs and shakes her head with a definite no. She says her husband and his family have always had an interest, but she was more likely to nap on the couch than watch the race. All that changed when

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Suzanne Hartmann, above, and the cover of her novel, at left. her daughter, at age 7, announced an interest in the sport. That led to Hartmann paying more attention to the races and the drivers.

Eventually, she came up with the idea of incorporating a NASCAR theme into the book.

The only problem was, she didn’t have the first clue about the sport.

“I came home with stacks of books on NASCAR. I started with big coffee table books. They say a picture is worth a thousand words so that was a way to digest a lot of the background,” she says. Hartmann laughs again as she rattles off the list of “easy” NASCAR books she read. “There’s actually a ‘Dummies’ guide to NASCAR, a women’s guide to NASCAR and then I read a few biographies, especially the children’s books because they’re easier to understand. And then I even started reading some other novels that were written about NASCAR.” Hartmann says that besides getting her first delivery of published copies, the most enjoyable part about this journey was volunteering with Midwest Raceway Ministries at Gateway International Raceway in Madison, Ill. She was given a “hot pass”, which meant she could be down on pit row when they have the qualifying and the motors are hot which, she explains, is why they call it a hot pass.

“Just being able to be right there when the cars are running and they’re taking off and they’re on the track - that’s really what hooked me,” says Hartmann.

It took her five months to finish the first draft and another five months to complete her first major revision. Then came the difficult task of finding an agent. Getting

a book published these days is nearly impossible without a good agent, according to Hartmann. She says she was rejected by 30 agents before she finally found one to represent her. Then she got a further 10 to 15 rejections from publishing companies.

Finally though, she got the good news that OakTara wanted to offer her a contract. Not only that, but two more “Fast Track Thriller” books are in the pipeline. She says that her original proposal was for a trilogy, which OakTara welcomed. “Fast Track Thrillers” will be a three part series with the other two books, “Conspiracy” and “Revenge”, scheduled for release in 2012 and 2013.

Hartmann gives credit to God and to her family and friends for support and encouragement during the long process of writing “Peril”.

“They’re very proud and have been very supportive, even with my husband having to remind me to spend more time with the family, which makes a huge difference especially when it takes so much time,” she says. “I had to laugh at my mom after she read it. She said it was a little scary knowing those kinds of things were running through my head.”

Hartmann is also a contributing editor for Port Yonder Press and the author of “Write This Way: Take Your Writing to a New Level.” in which she shares the lessons she learned from writing “Peril” with new authors, such as the process of writing a novel and the revising necessary to polish it enough to gain the attention of an agent and/or editor. She also blogs about writing at Write This Way (http:// suzanne-hartmann2.blogspot.com) and about homeschooling at Bloomin’ Plumes (http://bloominplumes.blogspot.com).

People People planner Hermann area plans German Christmas The Hermann Area Chamber of Commerce and Stone Hill Wi n e r y w i l l h o s t t h e a n n u a l Kristkindl Markt on December 3 and 4 at the Stone Hill Winery pavilion in historic Hermann, Missouri.

N o w i n i t s 1 9 t h y e a r, t h i s authentic German Christmas market has become a favorite Hermann tradition, drawing hundreds of eager shoppers annually.

This year ’s market will feature a variety of talented vendors, including several “Best of Missouri Hands” artisans, who’ll display some extraordinary gift items. Shoppers can expect to find hand-woven baskets, hand-painted pottery, uniquely d e s i g n e d j e w e l r y, g o u r m e t Christmas cookies, stollens, handmade candles and artistic Christmas decorations, trees and wreaths as well as awardwinning smoked meats and holiday gift baskets.

A strolling ensemble of costumed Christmas carolers

will provide old-fashioned entertainment, and guests may dine on bratwurst, hot soup, cookies and coffee, which will be available at the Kristkindl Markt Schnellimbuss (food stand).

Stone Hill Winery will sell hot mulled wine from its booth.

Additional entertainment will b e p ro v i d e d b y t h e H e r m a n n H i g h S c h o o l K a m m e rc h o r o n Saturday afternoon.

The Miniature Christmas Tree Decorating Contest, sponsored

by The Missouri Bank, continues this year with monetary prizes being awarded in three categories: individual child 12 or under; children’s group 12 or under and adult individual or group.

T h e d e c o r a t e d t re e s w i l l b e displayed at the Kristkindl Markt before being donated to local hospitals and nursing homes.

The market will be open Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m, and admission is free. For more information, check our Web site at www.stonehillwinery.com or call Aimee Viehmann at 800909-9463.

Garden to host annual wreath auction The Missouri Botanical Garden is decking its halls for the holidays! Unique creations by some of the area’s finest floral designers will be o n d i s p l a y S a t u r d a y, N o v. 1 9 t h r o u g h We d n e s d a y, D e c . 2 8 for the annual Holiday Wreath Auction.

All 13 wreaths will be sold by silent auction bidding at the end of the exhibition, with proceeds benefitting the Garden. The display is included with Garden admission. Visit www.mobot.org to learn more.

This year ’s wreath designers include Blooming Buckets of We b s t e r G r o v e s ; B o t a n i c a l s Design Studio of south St. Louis; Bowood Farms of the Central We s t E n d ; C a r r i a g e H o u s e Florals and Diane Breckenridge Interiors of Frontenac; Dierbergs Florist and Gifts; Fleurish of Ladue; Focus on Design Schnuck Markets; Ladue Florist of Ladue; Mary Tuttle’s Florals and Gifts o f C h e s t e r f i e l d ; t h e S t . L o u i s

noon. Missouri Botanical Garden members are free.

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Herb Society; Twigs and Moss of Richmond Heights; Todd Ware of Clayton; and Wildflowers of south St. Louis.

View the holiday creations in the upper level of the Ridgway Visitor Center at the Missouri B o t a n i c a l G a rd e n , 4 3 4 4 S h a w Blvd. in south St. Louis, accessible from Interstate 44 at the Vandeventer exit and from Interstate 64 at the Kingshighway North and South exit. Free parking is available on site and two blocks west at the corner of Shaw and Vandeventer.

The Holiday Wreath Auction is included with Missouri Botanical Garden admission of $8 for adults and free for children ages 12 and under.

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People People planner Science Center to host Star Trek: The Exhibition This fall, the Saint Louis Science Center will present Star Trek: The Exhibition. The exhibition opens to the general public Oct. 28, 2011, after a sneak peek during SciFest Saint Louis, Oct. 18-23.

For more than 40 years, Star Trek has entertained audiences with compelling stories, colorful characters and powerful allegories.

No other science-fiction brand has become so interwoven with popular culture. While entertaining and delighting, Star Trek also foretold the world today: humans exploring other worlds, miracles of modern medicine and even the first cell phone. “ S t a r Tre k : T h e E x h i b i t i o n aligns with our scientific mission,” said Philip Needleman, interim President and CEO of the Science Center. “From the Planetarium to Cyberville and the Breakthrough Gallery to Space in Popular Culture, the Science Center is full of galleries directly related to science and technology that have been inspired in some way by Star Trek.”

This exhibition brings 45 years of authentic Star Trek artifacts to life, showcasing the largest collection of artifacts ever put on public display.

One-of-a-kind costumes, props and filming models from every Star Trek television series and feature film will amaze and inspire Star Trek fans and novices alike.

An impressive array of exhibits features sets, costumes and props from all five live-action Star Trek television series and eleven Star Trek feature films.

Visitors will be able to step a b o a rd t h e U . S . S . E n t e r p r i s e , explore Dr. Crusher’s Sickbay from Star Trek: The Next Generation andsit in James T. Kirk’s captain’s chair.

By simultaneously taking audiences into the universe of the future and the past, Star Trek: The Exhibition allows audiences to reconnect with iconic Star Trek moments and characters while exploring the creative spirit of science fiction that gave us many of today’s modern marvels.

A d d i t i o n a l l y , special programming designed by the Science Center will explore the science behind the most enduring science-fiction franchise in history. “ T h e S t a r Tr e k s e r i e s a n d films have captivated audiences for decades,” said John Lakey, Director of the James S. McDonnell Planetarium at the Science Center.

“By bringing the exhibition to the Science Center, we are able to supplement and complete fans’ experience in the exhibition with one-of-a-kind science-based programs and events throughout our museum.”

I n t h e P l a n e t a r i u m , a n e w Space Show has been designed to accompany the exhibition. In the TV show Star Trek, the ship and crew visited many fictional worlds with intelligent life. The new Space Show, Seeking New Earths, explores the real knowledge of planets orbiting other stars and where current space exploration is in the hunt for these planets and the possibility of life elsewhere in the Universe.

O t h e r s p e c i a l p ro g r a m m i n g includes Star Trek First Fridays.

Vi s i t o r s a re i n v i t e d t o c o m e in costume and enjoy special

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science-fiction themed activities and demonstrations throughout the Science Center. Upcoming highlights include: • Friday, Dec. 2, 2011: Special guest Star Trek makeup artist Jeff Lewis • Friday, January 6, 2012: Star Trek trivia contest • Friday, February 3, 2012: Special guest Robert Picardo from Star Trek: Voyager

Additional programs will strive to enhance visitors’ understanding o f t o p i c s s u c h a s a s t ro n o m y, life sciences, robotics and more.

Programs, both free and feebased, will be available to families, individuals and school groups.

Tickets and more information at slsc.org Information on related programs at the Science Center will be available at boldlygoexplore.org

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Music Le Sage conquers Schuman Saint Louis Symphony hosts a night to remember

By STEVE HORRELL Of The Edge

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ianist Eric Le Sage and guest conductor Stephane Deneve, both Frenchmen and both good friends, collaborated earlier this month in a first-rate performance of Robert Schuman’s A-Minor Piano Concerto at Powell Hall.

It must be said that any pianist who can successfully navigate such a massive piece, with its dashing scales and pounding chords, deserves a certain amount of respect.

But Le Sage, who specializes in Schuman and has recorded all his piano works onto 19 compact discs, was especially skillful in bringing out the emotion of the piece.

That was especially evident in the first and final movements, when his fingers raced across the keyboard in a spirited calland-response with the orchestra.

In his appearance, Le Sage resembles no one so much as Ichabod Crane, with his lanky build and scholarly bearing.

But throughout the concerto, Le Sage focused on the music: there was no arm flailing or head tossing, and he and Deneve were in perfect synch throughout.

Deneve has the appearance of the archetypal conductor: there is much baton waving, and Deneve often bounces up on his toes, the huge crown of curly hair tossing and flipping with every gesture.

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Conductor Stephane Deneve At the conclusion, soloist and conductor embraced and kissed each other on both cheeks. As they left the stage together, to a standing ovation, Deneve’s clapping could be heard from the balcony.

When they returned to center stage, the entire orchestra stood and tapped their bows for both men.

They left again, and Le Sage

returned for a solo bow.

The concerto was sandwiched between Maurice Ravel’s orchestration of Schuman’s “Carnival” and “Daphnis et Chloe.”

The former was light and breezy, the perfect prelude to the concerto; the latter was an elaborate affair featuring a 120member chorus.

It was Deneve’s Saint Louis

Symphony debut. In remarks to St. Louis Public Radio, SLSO President and CEO Fred Bronstein praised Deneve’s imagination and musicality.

“What you hear in his conducting, in his performances, is real attention to musical ideas and the fluidity of those ideas and the strength of character comes through in those

interpretations,” he said.

“There’s a real freshness of those interpretations. Color.

Which is one of the things that makes this particular program so right for him. Daphnis is just a wonderful, wonderful piece for the orchestra, and colorful, and I think that his ability to bring that kind of nuance and character to that music is really significant.”

On the street When is the best time to go Christmas shopping?

"The day after Thanksgiving is OK." Daryl Prior, Pontoon Beach

"The day after Thanksgiving because we’re just totally diminishing the significance of that holiday."

Chris Neville, Edwardsville

"The day after Thanksgiving.

Otherwise, by the time Christmas comes, you’re done with it."

Carrie Neville, Edwardsville

"The day after Thanksgiving. You need to wait until one holiday is done before you start another."

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"As soon as possible. I just think Thanksgiving is a speed bump on the way to Christmas."

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Music Tuning in KWMU to present St. Louis Symphony St. Louis Public Radio/90.7 KWMU and the St. Louis Symphony announced today the renewal of their partnership to include live broadcasts of all 2011-12 Saturday n i g h t We l l s F a r g o A d v i s o r s Orchestral Series concerts. The concerts will be broadcast live on St. Louis Public Radio’s main channel, 90.7 KWMU and will be streamed live at www.stlpublicradio.org.

St. Louis Public Radio’s Robert Peterson will host the live broadcasts.

The St. Louis Symphony’s Adam Crane will join Peterson as the broadcast’s commentator.

“We are extremely pleased to continue our partnership with the St. Louis Symphony,” said Tim Eby, General Manager of St. Louis Public Radio. “Together, we are able to bring the rich sounds and entertaining stories of this worldrenowned orchestra beyond the walls of Powell Hall and into the homes of the entire St. Louis classical-music community.”

“We’re excited to enter into this 2nd year of partnership with St. Louis Public Radio. Year one proved to be a big success with the listening audience, both on the radio and online, nationally and internationally. We look forward to building on last year ’s results, reaching an increasingly broad audience which has mirrored the breadth, depth and expansion of the live audience coming to Powell

Hall,” said Fred Bronstein, President and CEO of the St. Louis Symphony.

St. Louis Public Radio | 90.7 KWMU provides the St. Louis region award-winning, in-depth news, insightful discussion, and entertaining programs that focus on the issues and people who shape our community, our country and our world. Signature programs include: Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Fresh Air, This American Life, Marketplace, Car Talk, St. Louis on the Air, BBC World Service, The Tavis Smiley Show, Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me! and A Prairie Home Companion.

St. Louis Public Radio, which broadcasts in HD on 90.7, 90.7-2 and 90.7-3, reaches nearly 244,500 people each week in the bi-state area. St. Louis Public Radio | 90.7 KWMU is a member-supported service of the University of Missouri-St. Louis.

Scheduled live broadcasts for the 2011-2012 season: Saturday, December 3, 2011 at 8pm Ward Stare, conductor Jennifer Koh, violin SCHUBERT Symphony No. 5 GOLIJOV Sidereus VIVALDI The Four Seasons Saturday, January 14, 2012 at 8pm David Robertson, conductor Christine Brewer, soprano DVORÁK Symphony No. 7 CRUMB A Haunted Landscape R. STRAUSS Four Last Songs Saturday, January 21, 2012 at 8pm David Robertson, conductor Christian Tetzlaff, violin St. Louis Symphony Chorus

Amy Kaiser, director WAGNER Prelude to Act I from Parsifal SIBELIUS Violin Concerto ADAMS Harmonium

Single tickets on sale for Touhill events In its ninth season, the Touhill showcases an ever-expanding variety of genres on the two stages at the performing arts center.

Single tickets for most 2011-12 events went on sale Aug. 22.

The diverse programming is largely due to strong partnerships with esteemed local arts organizations, including Dance St. Louis, Modern American Dance C o m p a n y, S a i n t L o u i s B a l l e t , Ambassadors of Harmony, Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, Arianna String Quartet and Jazz St. Louis, as well as select, outstanding resources on the University of Missouri–St. Louis campus.

Interactive children shows, titled Arts@Play, bring new partnerships with Paper Slip Theatre and The Muny.

Please see the calendar that follows for a chronological event list with show times and ticket prices.

Tickets are available at the Touhill Performing Arts Center Ticket Office; online at www. touhill.org; or by phone at 314516-4949.

THE AMBASSADORS OF HARMONY: Sounds of the Season

2011 December 9 - 11 • Fri @ 8PM; Sat @ 2 & 8PM; Sun @ 2 & 7PM • $36, $30, $26 • on sale October 10 Each D e c e m b e r, 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.

Then the chorus puts its heavenly harmonies on classic carols and songs in the second act.

SAINT LOUIS BALLET: The Nutcracker December 16-18, 21 & 23 • on sale TBA Choreographed by Gen Horiuchi, the ballet is set to the classic score by Peter Ilyich Tc h a i k o v s k y.

Filled with e n c h a n t i n g s c e n e r y, m a g i c a l lands and splendid dancing, the production caters to all ages.

A R T S @ P L AY: Exercise Imagination Presented by Touhill & MADCO January 20 • Fri @ 7PM • $5 With excerpts of its athletic and entertaining dances, MADCO will share how artists get their inspiration and what it takes to turn an idea into dance. Everyone will work together to create a new dance for the company with special roles for the audience. This program is suitable for elementary school students.

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S PA N I S H D A N C E T H E AT E R Presented by Dance St. Louis January 27 & 28 • Fri @ 8PM; Sat @ 2 & 8PM • $50, $40, $35 • on sale September 6 Wi t h p a s s i o n , p o w e r a n d spectacle, the 40 dancers, singers and musicians of Chicago’s celebrated Ensemble Español highlight a mosaic of Hispanic cultures from around the world.

Their repertory features more than 125 dances in flamenco, folkloric and classical Spanish styles.

PRO ARTE QUARTET Welcomed by the Arianna String Quartet February 10 • Fri @ 8PM • $23 The Pro Arte Quartet perform regularly throughout the United States, Europe and Asia, this oldest string quartet in continuous existence celebrates its centennial in 2012.

STUFFED AND UNSTRUNG February 17 • Fri @ 8PM • $65, $40, $30 This is no ordinary puppet show. No Kermit or Miss Piggy.

It’s an adults-only, improv show from Henson Alternative, the edgy branch of the Jim Henson Company that’s played offBroadway at the Union Square Theatre to rave reviews and has been touring since. The bawdy puppeteers perform off-the-cuff comedy combined with musical theatre for a hilarious puppet romp.

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Music Tuning in The Rat Pack will celebrate the holidays Fox Associates offers you the chance to beat the winter blues with Christmas with the Rat Pack – Live at the Sands, especially created to heat things up for the coolest kind of holiday cheer. This spectacular show celebrates the incredible talent of three of the world’s most famous entertainers, singing some of the finest music ever recorded.

Christmas with the Rat Pack – Live at the Sandswill be at the Fabulous Fox Theatre for a two-week limited engagement with performances from December 6-18.

Christmas with the Rat Pack – Live at the Sands invites you to take a trip back in time in the company of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr. to the glamorous, glitzy nights of Las Vegas in the late 1950s and early 60s. Supported by the fabulous Burrelli Sisters and The Rat Pack Big Band, you will experience Frank, Sammy & Dean as they performed at the famous Sands Hotel. Enjoy the songs they made famous, like Fly Me To The Moon, The Lady Is A Tramp, Mr. Bojangles and That’s Amore, along with seasonal favorites like Merry Little Christmas, Baby It’s Cold Outside, Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer, Jingle Bells, Silent Night, Mistletoe and Holly, Let It Snow, White Christmas, Winter Wonderland and Love To Keep Me Warm.

The Sands Hotel was the very height of Las Vegas sophistication.

It was there in 1960, during the filming of “Ocean’s Eleven”, when for the first time Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr., Joey Bishop and Peter Lawford performed together on stage. From then on, they were forever known as The Rat Pack. Las Vegas was their playground and everywhere else was known, in Rat Pack vocabulary, as ‘Dullsville, Ohio’. Frank, Sammy & Dean were a force to be reckoned with, an inexhaustible energy that is as apparent in their music today as it ever was. This spectacular production celebrates the incredible singing talent of three world-famous entertainers and performers and

some of the finest music and song that has ever been recorded.

If you wish you’d swung with the hardest partying pack in town, now’s your chance! Featured in this production are Stephen Triffitt (Frank Sinatra), Mark Adams (Dean Martin) and Giles Terera (Sammy Davis Jr.).

Christmas with the Rat Pack – Live at the Sands will be at the Fabulous Fox Theatre December 618. Performance times are TuesdaySaturday evenings at 8pm; Saturday & Sunday matinees at 2pm and Sunday, December 11 at 7:30pm.

There is also a weekday matinee on Thursday, December 15 at 1pm.

Ticket prices start at $15, $25 & $30; depending on performance date & time. Prices are subject to change; please refer to fabulousfox.com for

current pricing. Tickets are available at the Fox Theatre box office, online at metrotix.com and by phone at 314-534-1111. Group discounts are available by calling 314-535-2900.

The Fabulous Fox Theatre is located in Grand Center at 527 N. Grand Blvd. Christmas with the Rat Pack – Live at the Sands is part of the U.S. Bank Broadway Series and sponsored locally by American Airlines.

Clarkson to appear at the Fox Global superstar Kelly Clarkson announces her highly anticipated Stronger Tour 2012 in support of her fifth studio album, Stronger, which was released on Oct. 24. The first

leg of her world tour kicks off with a North American 40 plus city trek beginning in Mashantucket, CT on Jan. 13, with special guest Matt Nathanson.

Clarkson will appear on March 16 at the Fabulous Fox Theatre.

Tickets are available at the Fox Box Office or metrotix.com.

The album, Stronger, debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard Top 200 and No. 2 on the Digital Albums Chart. All 5 of Kelly’s albums have debuted in the Top 3. The first single, “Mr. Know It All” has reached No. 4 on the iTunes Singles Chart and marks Kelly’s ninth Top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. Kelly recently won a Country Music Association

award for Musical Event of the Year with Jason Aldean, for their hit single “Don’t You Wanna Stay.”

E n t e rt a i n m e n t We e k l y c a l l s Stronger, “a breakup album for the ages” while Billboard states, “she’s in her strongest form yet on fifth album Stronger.”

The New York Times claims, “Ms. Clarkson is turning into the Mary J. Blige of pop,” while USA Today says “vocally, Clarkson has never sounded better.” Rolling Stone states Kelly has, “one of music’s most remarkable voices.”

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Religion Growing as God's children Recently my daughter asked me if she had school pictures and truthfully I couldn’t remember.

But I resolved to look through three or four boxes of pictures stored in a closet. I knew they wouldn’t be in the photo albums but thought maybe I had some stowed away.

Well, I found pictures, pictures and more pictures but not what she was looking for.

I found myself going through a box of memorabilia marked (“Grandma Branding’s) and in the process I shed a few tears. This was a box of my mother’s. I found copies of all the ‘thank you notes my girls had written my parents. I found my high school report cards plus a copy of an introductory speech I gave at my high school graduation. There were pictures of my grandparent’s fiftieth anniversary. There were also pictures of my mother and all of her sisters and brothers as well as one of my father’s brothers and sisters.

Also included were clippings of death notices of her brother’s and sisters. I took a trip back in time and it stirred many emotions.

I felt like a little girl again and found some of the notes and treasures my mother had kept unlocked memories and feelings from long ago. More than once, tears welled up in my eyes as so many thoughts of times past crowded into my memory.

I opened another box and was astounded to find a picture of my oldest daughter at about four months and thought I was looking at my youngest great grandchild… such big, big eyes in such a chubby, round little face.

As I continued to browse through boxes of photos, I found pictures of my husband’s family also. I never knew his mother as she died when the four boys were young… the oldest in early teens and the youngest about eight I think (not

Doris Gvillo sure). But as I looked at the boys, I found either the eyes or the smiles the same as those of their children.

Sometimes what makes someone look so familiar is the actual physical appearance but often it is a certain action or way of walking, looking or speaking that brings someone into our memory.

I am always astounded when something I have experienced is found in reading materials I am presently reading.

Having taken this trip back into the past via pictures and notes, I happened to read about how people resemble others and how sometimes it isn’t the physical appearance but rather actions.

I’ll admit that what I read was in a devotional and that the article concluded with the fact that as children of God we should resemble not only God’s characteristics but also those of fellow believers. It suggested that we ought to be able to recognize each other by our actions.

I’ll admit that I do believe it is true, but I’ll also admit that I suppose there are times when I might act in such a way that I couldn’t be recognized because frustration or anger caused me to act in a way I later regretted. I’m sure the action wasn’t recognizable as that of a loving, caring Christian.

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Johnson County settles 10 Commandments suit MOUNTAIN CITY, Tenn. (AP) — Leaders of a Tennessee county have agreed to show a local man’s display promoting church-state separation in the courthouse’s “public forum” area.

The agreement is part of a settlement in a case where Ralph Stewart accused Johnson County officials of promoting Christianity, in violation of the First Amendment.

According to the lawsuit, the county allowed a large plaque of the Ten Commandments to hang in the courthouse lobby as part of a display on the history of American law.

Stewart’s display, which was not allowed, consists of posters titled “On the Legal History of the Separation of Church and State” and “The Ten Commandments Are Not the Foundation of American Law.” The latter contains the statement, “The primary source of American law is the common and statuary law of England, NOT the Bible and NOT Christianity.”

Americans United for Separation of Church and State announced the settlement last week. It included a payment of $75,000 to Americans United for legal fees and a token payment of $1 to Stewart.

Stewart said he would have preferred that the county simply remove the Ten Commandments plaque, but he hopes that this case will deter other counties from adopting a public forum as a way to display Christian religious texts.

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I would venture to guess that most of us have at one time or another, failed to act in a caring, loving way and later regretted the action.

I’ve watched as my children, grandchildren and great grandchildren have been baptized into the family of God and I’ve often referred to all of us as God’s children.

Now in our earthly families, we are prone to say someone has eyes like their Uncle or walks and talks like their Dad. Perhaps it is that a daughter has the same smile as her mother and reminds everyone of mother when she was a young girl.

However, race, nationality, sex and other ways we classify ourselves in earthly terms do not play a part in being recognized as God’s child.

It is the gift of faith that begins to transform us. It is not our physical appearance or age that denotes who we are in the realm of God’s world.

It is when those with whom we live, work and interact begin to see the love of God in our lives that we change. People can see in our choices the love that Jesus showed when He lived those years ago.

When such change comes into our lives, perhaps our outward appearance doesn’t change drastically, but the way we live, act, care for others, change us.

We begin to resemble not only our earthly family but also the fact that we are a part of God’s family.

I know you must get tired of me

saying that it is important to be loving, forgiving, caring, committed, generous, and all the other attributes that find their way into our lives and change everything about us. But I think we all need a ‘wake up’ call from time to time, myself included.

Am I all that I want to be?

Of course not. I make mistakes daily and sometimes hourly. I regret actions or words for which I’ve been responsible. But one thing I’ve learned in this long life is that I can say “I’m sorry” and with forgiveness from individuals and from God, I can move ahead, trying to do and to be better and acknowledging that in spite of my best efforts, I might just fail again.

Isn’t it a wonderful gift to know that God doesn’t expect perfection?

He expects love and commitment, but in my heart I think He also knows I might ‘goof’ from time to time and if I acknowledge those ‘goofs’, He offers forgiveness and another chance.

We as parents would like our children to do everything properly and according to our way and the rules of society. Do they always

follow our wishes? I don’t think so.

Does that mean we stop loving them? I don’t think that is true either. I think we are hurt, sometimes angry, and disappointed when they make big mistakes, but we try to help them overcome and we don’t cease loving and praying for them.

If we as mere mortals try so hard to be there for our children and families, how can we ever doubt that we are ‘children’ of a loving God who is more powerful than we can begin to comprehend. This is a God who loved us enough to send us a Savior to atone for our sins.

Now if we want to be recognized by our physical attributes, we can check our lineage, but if we want to be recognized as God’s child, I think then we pray each and every day that we are recognized as God’s child by the way we interact and show God’s love to others.

Just whom will we resemble in the days and months ahead. I don’t know but I sure hope I grow more in the ways that make me recognizable as God’s child.

Doris Gvillo is a member of Eden United Church of Christ.

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The Old Church with the New Attitude

Journey’s Inn Praise Service 9:30 am Sunday School 10:15 am • Traditional Worship 11 am

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First Presbyterian Church

“The fundamental purpose animating the Faith of God and His Religion is to safeguard the interests and promote the unity of the human race.” ~ Baha’u’llah

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Promote the Unity of the human race everyday!

Early Worship: 8:30 a.m.

Sunday School for all ages: 9:15 a.m.

Child/Youth Choir: 10:15 a.m.

Late Worship w/Chancel Choir: 10:45 a.m.

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LECLAIRE CHRISTIAN CHURCH 1914 Esic Drive, Edwardsville, 656-0918 “Loving People to Jesus” Shane Taylor Senior, Minister Matt Campbell, Youth and Worship Minister Chris Handler, Childrens Minister K-5 Ashlei Woods, Pre-School Minister 0- Pre-K Sunday Schedule: Sunday School for all ages at 9:30 am Worship at 10:30 am Wednesday Schedule: Men’s Ministry 6:45 pm Please see leclairecc.com for more information.

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NEW BETHEL UNITED METHODIST 131 N. Main St., Glen Carbon, IL Rev. William Adams Church Phone: 288-5700 Sunday Morning Worship 8:30 a.m. & 10:45 a.m.

Adult & Children’s Sunday School 9:40 a.m. & 10:45 a.m.

Nursery 8:30 a.m. to Noon Senior High Youth Group Sunday at 7:30 p.m.

Senior High Bible Study Wednesday at 7:00 p.m.

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

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310 South Main, Edwardsville, 656-7498 Traditional Worship: 9:00 a.m.

Coffee Fellowship: 10:00 a.m.

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Youth: 6:00 p.m.

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Hillsboro at North Buchanan in downtown Edwardsville 656-1929

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“Tower Heist”

This is an ensemble, and a strong one at that, led by Ben Stiller, Alan Alda, Matthew Broderick, Casey Affleck and Tea Leoni. But Brett Ratner’s blast of an action comedy truly brings out the best in Eddie Murphy, something many of us may have forgotten even existed. Fast-talking, flummoxed and full of false bravado, Murphy gives a performance as a low-level thief that recalls his signature work in the movies that made him a superstar in the mid-1980s — like “48 Hours” and “Beverly Hills Cop.” “Tower Heist” deflates a bit when Murphy’s not around, but for the most part, Ratner ’s movie is slick and crowd-pleasing — even more successfully so than his “Rush Hour” films — and it couldn’t be more relevant in exploring the disparity between the haves and have-nots. Stiller stars as Josh, the longtime manager of a luxury high-rise in Manhattan; it’s actually the Trump International Hotel and Tower at Columbus Circle. When penthouse-dwelling financial guru Arthur Shaw is charged with stealing billions from his investors — including the hardworking tower staff — Josh comes up with a plan to steal their money back. Alda plays this Bernard Madoff figure with just the right mix of affability and sleaze.

RATED: PG-13 for language and sexual content.

RUNNING TIME: 104 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Three stars out of four.

“J. Edgar”

A riveting, noble attempt by director Clint Eastwood, now 81, to wrestle with big American questions, many of which have obvious relevance to today’s politics. It’s another largely fascinating, if disappointingly flawed chapter in Eastwood’s fantastic late period. “J. Edgar” is a biopic framed around longtime FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover (a thoroughly committed, engaging Leonardo DiCaprio) dictating his life’s tale to various typists. This is Hoover’s story, mainly told through his perspective — and therefore a somewhat claustrophobic view of history. The film, from an ambitious script by Dustin Lance Black (who wrote the Harvey Milk biopic, “Milk”), opens with a lot of switches in time as the narrative rushes to pack in the rise of Hoover as a Justice Department upstart and eager riser at the nascent Bureau of Investigation. It’s a grimly propulsive first hour, pushed forward by the relentless, paranoid patter of the fast-talking Hoover. Still, the most affecting parts focus on Hoover’s two most important personal relationships: with his mother (Judi Dench) and with his No. 2 and close friend Clyde Tolson (Armie Hammer). Hoover was an emphatic mama’s boy, and Dench plays her as a kind of Lady Macbeth, fostering her son’s repression. The exact nature of Hoover’s relationship with Tolson isn’t known, but DiCaprio and Hammer have an excellent chemistry, full of slight, homoerotic gestures.

RATED: R for brief strong language.

RUNNING TIME: 137 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Three stars out of four.

“Arthur Christmas”

This pleasant holiday treat from Aardman, the British animation outfit behind “Chicken Run” and the “Wallace and Gromit” cartoons, has the old-fashioned spirit of Christmas at heart, spinning a snowflake-light tale with warmth, energy and goofy humor. The movie unveils the vast high-tech enterprise run by Santa to deliver all those presents as his big-hearted but bumbling younger son, Arthur (voiced by James McAvoy), races to deliver a single gift that fell through the cracks. The delightful, drolly funny voice cast includes Jim Broadbent, Bill Nighy, Hugh Laurie, Imelda Staunton and Ashley Jensen.

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What's at the Wildey Friday, Dec. 2: Parks and Recreation Winter Concert featuring Motown group Perfect Image, 6 p.m. cocktails/7 p.m. concert Thursday, Dec. 15: “It’s A Wonderful Life”, 6:30 and 9:30 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 16: Late Night Wildey, “Bad Santa”, Rated R, 11:30 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 17: Tour Dance Company, 7 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 18: “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation”, 6:30/ 9:30 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 22: “Love, Actually”, Rated R, 6:30/ 9:30 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 23: “Meet Me in St. Louis”, 6:30/ 9:30 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 31: A Wildey New Year’s Eve, featuring The Original Knights of Swing Big Band with Maria Keenah, 8 p.m. To assure disabled patrons of seating availability, all Handicapped Seating purchases must be made by phone with the Parks & Recreation Department of the City of Edwardsville at (618) 692-7538.

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with a flawed Claus whose family is as dysfunctional as everyone else’s. There are lulls and comic misfires that feel like stocking stuffers thrown in to pad the simple story to feature length, and the manic banter comes a bit too fast for viewers to digest it all. Still, the visual gags will carry youngsters along, while there are plenty of clever wisecracks to keep their parents occupied.

RATED: PG for some mild rude humor.

RUNNING TIME: 97 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Three stars out of four.

“The Descendants”

Alexander Payne makes movies about men on the brink — of a nervous breakdown, of personal or professional ruin and, ultimately, maybe even some hard-earned peace. That’s certainly true of George Clooney here. As real-estate lawyer Matt King, he finds everything in his life is in flux and on the verge of collapse simultaneously. This isn’t any easier even though he lives in Hawaii, a place that’s supposed to be paradise. Clooney being Clooney, though, makes every stage of his character ’s arc believable, from grief through anger and eventual acceptance, and he gives a performance that’s so understated as to appear effortless. Matt’s wife, Elizabeth, is lying in a hospital bed in a coma following a boating accident. Matt, who hasn’t been the most available or handson father, must now take care of the couple’s two daughters on his own: 17-year-old boarding school rebel Alexandra (Shailene Woodley) and 10-year-old troublemaker Scottie (Amara Miller). Then Alexandra drops another bombshell on her father: Elizabeth was having an affair at the time of her accident. As if all this weren’t enough to handle, Matt’s enormous family has put him in charge of deciding what to do with the 25,000 acres of pristine land on Kauai that they’ve inherited from their royal Hawaiian ancestors. Payne’s pacing is often so languid that we don’t feel the sort of mounting

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tension that we should. But the story keeps us guessing as to where it will go, and it features some piercing moments of emotional truth.

RATED: R for language including some sexual references.

RUNNING TIME: 115 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Three stars out of four.

“Happy Feet Two”

The dancing, singing penguins are as adorable as ever.

Yet a couple of shrimplike krill almost steal the show in this animated sequel that sticks to the formula of the original while adding enough variety to give it a life of its own. It helps to have Brad Pitt and Matt Damon voicing the krill with great companionability as they join a vocal cast that includes returning stars Elijah Wood and Robin Williams.

Wood’s tap-dancing penguin now is a dad dealing with a misfit, runaway son embarrassed over his own lack of rhythm.

Director and co-writer George Miller, who handled the same chores on the 2006 Academy Award-winning first film, keeps the focus on penguins in peril while adding an interesting nature-in-perspective angle with the side journey of those tiny krill trying to find their place in a world of bigger, hungrier things. The sequel delivers the key ingredients that made its predecessor such a hit: lovable characters, a rich blend of pop tunes employed in showstopping song-and-dance numbers and remarkable Antarctic landscapes whose bleak beauty pops off the screen even more than in the original, thanks to some of the finest use of 3-D animation since the digital age brought an extra dimension to the screen.

RATED: PG for some rude humor and mild peril.

RUNNING TIME: 99 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Three stars out of four.

“The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 1”

“Laughable” probably isn’t the word the filmmakers were aiming for, but there it is; laughter, at all the wrong places. The fourth movie in the freakishly popular girlvamp-wolf love triangle series is so self-serious, it’s hard not to cackle at it. The dialogue is, of course, ridiculous and the acting ranges from stiff to mopey. But moments that should be pulsating with tension are usually hilarious because the special effects are still just so distractingly cheesy. This latest installment has yet another new director: Bill Condon, a man capable of both panache (”Dreamgirls”) and serious artistry (”Gods and Monsters”), little of which you’ll see here. The first of two films adapted from the final book in Stephenie Meyer ’s series (with part two coming next year), this serves as a placeholder for the ultimate finale but is jam-packed with developments in its own right. Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) and her vampire beau, Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson), marry in a lavish, romantic outdoor ceremony. Bella’s childhood best friend and the other man in the equation, werewolf Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner), stops by as a gesture of goodwill. Finally, Bella and Edward can have sex, the thing she has wanted all along but he has been reluctant to do for fear that deflowering her will, you know, kill her. And he may have been right. He impregnates her on the honeymoon and the resulting hybrid spawn threatens to destroy her from inside.

R AT E D : P G - 1 3 f o r d i s t u r b i n g i m a g e s , v i o l e n c e , sexuality/partial nudity and some thematic elements.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING:117 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: One and a half stars out

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Clooney manages chaos in "The Descendants"

By CHRISTY LEMIRE Associated Press Alexander Payne makes movies about men on the brink — of a nervous breakdown, of personal or professional ruin and, ultimately, maybe even some hard-earned peace. That was true of Matthew Broderick’s scheming teacher in “Election,” Jack Nicholson’s searching retiree in “About Schmidt” and Paul Giamatti’s sloppy oenophile in “Sideways,” and it’s certainly true of George Clooney in “The Descendants.”

As real-estate lawyer Matt King, he finds everything in his life is in flux and on the verge of collapse simultaneously. He isn’t just functioning one day at a time, he’s navigating

the chaos one hour at a time. This isn’t any easier even though he lives in Hawaii, a place that’s supposed to be paradise.

Clooney being Clooney, though, he makes every stage of his character’s arc believable, from grief through anger and eventual acceptance, and he gives a performance that’s so understated as to appear effortless.

Having long ago learned to jettison moviestar vanity to play varied, challenging parts — and having turned 50 this year — Clooney now seems comfortable portraying regular guys with regular problems. What Matt must endure cumulatively is extraordinary, but elements of his journey will surely resonate with ordinary folks.

Matt’s wife, Elizabeth, is lying in a hospital

bed in a coma following a boating accident. By all accounts, she’s been a bit of a wild child her whole life, but now there isn’t much hope that she’s going to make it. Matt, who hasn’t been the most available or hands-on father, must now take care of the couple’s two daughters on his own: 17-year-old boarding school rebel Alexandra (Shailene Woodley) and 10-year-old troublemaker Scottie (Amara Miller).

Matt and the girls must make the rounds to friends and family to explain there isn’t much time left for Elizabeth and to give them a chance to say their good-byes. This process would seem wrenching enough, but Alexandra insists on making it even more difficult by bringing along her idiot boyfriend, Sid (Nick Krause), for moral support.

Then she drops another bombshell on her father: Elizabeth was having an affair at the time of her accident. Matt is understandably incensed by the discovery, but he’s also curious to find out who this guy is, and his bumbling attempts at casual stalking provide some much-needed comic relief.

As if all this weren’t enough to handle, Matt’s enormous family has put him in charge of deciding what to do with the 25,000 acres of pristine land on Kauai that they’ve inherited from their royal Hawaiian ancestors. A deadline is looming to choose whether to sell it to developers, and to whom, and for how much; this burden of privilege is what gives the film, based on the novel by Kaui Hart Hemmings, its title.

Sequels set the tone early for the holidays

By ROBERT GRUBAUGH For The Edge Two major player sequels hit the marketplace this weekend for a high-grossing foray leading into the Thanksgiving holiday. One was circled with a big red marker on the calendar of every woman between 14 and 30. The other was five years in the making and on no one’s horizon until a few months ago. I leave you to ponder which one was better, because I’m taking the road less traveled.

The penultimate entry into “The Twilight Saga, Breaking Dawn Part I," is a cash grab, as far as I’m concerned. The series has been far more successful than anyone would ever have expected and Summit Films can’t be happy

that it’s nearly over. No strength of storytelling can be necessary enough for this split of the final installment into two pictures.

There simply isn’t enough action in this movie to support the choice. The tale begins with the wedding of Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) to Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson), beautifully staged, I have to admit. Then the two venture off to a mysterious Brazilian island for a honeymoon that was a little more than PG13. I didn’t mind at all that they played part of it up for laughs.

The honeymoon doesn’t go off without its fair share of hitches, however. Bella instantly becomes pregnant and the feature becomes a chronicle of her pregnancy with a fetus that could be anything

from a baby to a vampire or a demon hybrid of the two. The only thing anyone is sure of, though, is that it will kill her during its gestation. Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner) is the most fully convinced of this and takes up residence to protect Bella and the Cullens from harm at the hands/ fangs of his werewolf pack. This doesn’t sound too bizarre, does it? I’m just glad it’s almost over.

We’ve gone over the edge into ‘camp’.

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part I runs 122 minutes and is rated PG-13 for disturbing images, violence, sexuality/partial nudity, and some thematic elements. I give this film one star out of four.

••• Does everybody else remember

back to the middle part of the last decade where penguins were all the rage? We had "Surf’s Up" at the Box Office and the Morgan Freeman-narrated documentary "March of the Penguins" lighting up the festival circuit. There was even a great running gag on How I Met Your Mother about them.

Best of all was the great holiday film from 2006, "Happy Feet." It featured Mumble (Elijah Wood) who was a penguin learning what it meant to dance amidst a group that made him feel self-conscious.

The tuxedo-clad gang is back!

Led by a voice cast featuring s o m e re a l i n d u s t r y f a v o r i t e s (Hank Azaria, Robin Williams in multiple parts), "Happy Feet Two" is the story of Mumble’s son, Erik (Ava Acres), who can’t

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dance, but is determined enough to help his father and a few other chicks rescue the group when a rogue wave forces an iceberg to seal off their valley. Trapped, without food or hope of success, Erik learns about how your own ambitions can help you define y o u r s e l f w i t h i n a c ro w d t h a t doesn’t see the beauty within an individual. It’s a timeless story and this one is spectacular with many great sounding musical numbers, killer animation, and a seamless blend of a couple of human actors into an animal cast.

Go see this movie…it’s the holiday hit of the season.

Happy Feet Two runs 105 minutes and is rated PG for some rude humor and mild peril. I give this film three stars out of four.

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Miss Dance Drill Team Illinois, Annie McCormick, stands with her parents, Mark and Cheryl, while holding the first place trophy she received on Nov. 5.

Local girl dancing her way to fame

By LAURA SCATURRO Of The Edge

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nnie McCormick of Holiday Shores was recently crowned Miss Dance Drill Team Illinois at the Illinois Drill Team Association’s Showcase of Stars held on Nov. 5 at Mattoon High School in Mattoon.

The 17-year-old senior attends Edwardsville High School and is the captain for the EHS varsity dance team.

She is the first dancer to win the title from Edwardsville.

The first round of competition included a modeling session, responding to an interview question and a solo dance performance. After performing in the three categories, the field of 20 dancers was narrowed down to 15.

Also making the cut for the final 15 dancers was EHS junior and dance team member Samantha Spillers.

The modeling session featured the contestants literally walking to five points of a star laid out on the floor. At each point the dancers performed a specific dance move.

McCormick led with her strongest dance move at the star’s first point – a pirouette – seven of them without hesitation. Her next moves included a ruby, a tilted leg extension, and a fan kick. She arrived at the fifth point of the star and performed another strong set of seven pirouettes to finish the round.

The competitors then moved to the second

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category -- answering an interview question.

“I was asked why I am passionate about dance,” McCormick said. “I was actually very nervous. My answer was that I am passionate about dance because it is something that I have been doing since I was little and I cannot picture my life without it. I have spent countless hours at the studio and at practice and I wouldn’t want to spend that time any other way. Nearly everything in my life has something to do with dance and I wouldn’t want it any other way.”

McCormick said the question was a tough one to answer so she was grateful she was given two minutes to plan out her response.

She then performed her contemporary solo dance to the music "With Every Heartbeat" by Robyn.

“I heard the song on the TV show 'So You Think You Can Dance,'” McCormick said. “I thought it was a good song to perform to and I liked the words.”

After making the cut in the morning, McCormick and the 14 other dance competitors proceeded to the final round of competition which was to perform their dance solo again.

Once the round was complete the 15 dancers returned to the middle of the competition floor dressed in semi-formal gowns waiting for the results to be announced starting with the 15th finalist.

“I honestly thought I would place somewhere in the middle.” McCormick said.

Her mother, Cheryl McCormick was watching from the stands also waiting for the results.

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“They started announcing at 15th place and worked their way up,” Cheryl said. “When they announced third, we made direct eye contact and we could see the excitement on each of our faces. They called out second place and they didn’t call her name.”

McCormick continued standing and smiling, listening for her name to be announced.

“They just kept going and going and I thought this was crazy,” she said. “After they called more names I thought I would be no higher than fourth. I hadn’t seen any of the other solos so I couldn’t compare.”

Annie McCormick’s name was the very last name to be announced.

“We were in shock,” said mom, Cheryl. “We had no idea this would happen.

Unfortunately, McCormick’s dance coach, Hilary Duncan, had just left the competition before the award ceremony.

Thinking on her feet, Miss Dance Drill Team Illinois borrowed her mother’s cell phone and sent her coach a picture of herself standing with tiara on and holding the trophy and flowers she was awarded.

McCormick, who has been dancing since first grade and has brought home hundreds of trophies, medals, ribbons and plaques, said this was the “greatest award ever.”

But McCormick’s achievements that day didn’t stop there.

McCormick, along with two other EHS dance team members, Katie Maxwell, a freshman, and Bonnie Schuett, a sophomore, competed in a duet and trio dance. Both performances choreographed by McCormick.

Mark McCormick said when his daughter was a little girl she would choreograph dance routines with her dolls all the time on the living room floor.

In the duet dance category, Maxwell and McCormick took first place. Maxwell, Schuett and McCormick performed together for the trio dance category and received second place.

McCormick has been dancing for the last 12 years and has been a member of the Dazzlers Dance Company since the first grade.

“She started going to tumbling at Fitness and Fun when she was 4,” said Cheryl. “One time she saw others dancing and asked to take lessons. She’s been dancing ever since.

Between the EHS dance team and the dance studio she dances 16 to 18 hours a week. Her ability to dance has increased dramatically since she joined the dance team.”

As a result of her newly crowned title, McCormick will receive a $500 prize to be applied to her travel to the Miss Dance Drill Team USA competition which will be held on March 22 to 24 in Irvine, California.

“We’re not sure whether we’ll attend the California competition,” said Cheryl. “We don’t really want to take her out of school to attend and the competition is pretty stiff.”

McCormick has been on the high honor roll list throughout her four years at Edwardsville High School and is a member of the National Honor Society. She intends to major in elementary education and special education and perform on a dance team at the university level. She is undecided which university she will attend but would ultimately like to teach in Edwardsville.

Family Focus Book examines "100 Unforgettable Dresses"

By SAMANTHA CRITCHELL Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Some dresses you remember: Michelle Obama’s inaugural gown, Coco Chanel’s little black dress, Cher ’s Oscar getups.

They make an impression on the collective culture beyond a fleeting fashion trend.

InStyle fashion director Hal Rubenstein counts down his favorites in a new book called “100 Unforgettable Dresses.”

“Dresses are important for different reasons, but how they are unified is that they are not all simply about fashion. They hit us emotionally, psychologically or affect how we perceive beauty,” he says.

A great dress also can jump-start a career, he says, and that’s not just limited to fashion. Mrs. Obama’s white, one-shouldered gown for the inaugural balls literally made Jason Wu a household name overnight, but stars as diverse as Phyllis Diller and Elizabeth Hurley parlayed a splash of style into celebrity.

Hurley in Gianni Versace’s safetypin gown in 1994 for the premiere of “Four Weddings and a Funeral” is the first dress featured in the book — which is “not quite” random order, Rubenstein says.

“The Versace safety-pin dress is the greatest example of the power of clothing. It made a woman famous overnight. Elizabeth Hurley was a pretty girl on Hugh Grant’s arm who no one knew. The next day it was, ‘Who’s that girl?”’

Modern A-listers Sarah Jessica Parker and Cate Blanchett join the late style icons Audrey Hepburn, Jacqueline Kennedy and Grace Kelly as women who successfully made fashion part of their identity, he says.

They show a deep understanding of fashion without ever seeming burdened by it, he describes.

N o t a l l t h e i r o u t f i t s w e re showstoppers, but there rarely have been missteps — at least not missteps for the signature look they carved for themselves.

Blanchett is one of the few people who could have pulled off Alexander McQueen’s “Where Eagles Fly” gown, worn to the Oscars just weeks after the designer’s suicide in 2010, Rubenstein says. On her, the dramatic embellishment was a complement to her persona as someone who makes strong choices. On someone else, it might have overshadowed the person wearing it.

Kennedy figured out how to use clothing as a political tool. With her appearance in France at Versailles in 1961 in an ivory gown with floral beading all over the bodice by Hubert de Givenchy, she changed the world’s perception of how a new generation of Americans might dress.

“She knew how to present a picture,” Rubenstein says.

Diller, the comedien — an unconventional choice for the book, Rubenstein allows — used her clothes as a warm-up act. There wasn’t one dress that was necessarily her calling card, but she had a wardrobe full of glitzy — sometimes garish — tent dresses that she’d often wear with gogo boots, gloves and a long cigarette holder.

Rubenstein describes her look in the book as, “a violent cross between a Pucci mini and a Hawaiian muumuu attacked by a rhinestone stun gun and a flock of peacocks.”

Kooky? Yes. Yet, it was a smart move, says Rubenstein, because the audience was smiling before she opened her mouth.

Every dress in the book tells a story, and that’s why, at 35,000 words, it’s more for reference than the coffee table, Rubenstein says.

“It’s not called the ‘100 Most Beautiful Dresses’ or ‘100 Most F a s h i o n a b l e D re s s e s . ’ T h re e quarters of these have been stuck in my head my whole life. I didn’t need to find the 100 dresses, 75 of them just showed up in just a couple of minutes after I had the idea,” he says. “It’s the culmination of how fashion has impacted the culture in my world. I’m somebody who grew up in a culture of red carpet, fashion, comedy — and the dresses come at you from all angles, not just the runway.”

Without context, the conversation becomes about clothes, not fashion, he says. He wants to use his voice at the magazine and in this book to remind women that their wardrobes, and especially the dresses selected for special moments, really reflect time, place and personality.

Sometimes, though, you don’t know how big a statement you’re making if you don’t take a moment o r t w o t o s t e p a w a y. “ We ’ re breeding and raising a generation of people who don’t look back. I want people to know about the amazing things that happened before today.”

Some of Rubenstein’s favorite behind-the-seams stories: • Designer Jean Louis knew he was making a sparkly sexy dress for Marilyn Monroe. He used 2,500 beads and sequins, a clear zipper and up to 20 layers of sheer frothy fabric.

What he didn’t know when he delivered it after more than a

month in the making is that she’d wear it to sing “Happy Birthday” to President Kennedy in 1962 and that he’d help create one of the most enduring images of her as a shining star.

• Princess Diana’s “revenge” dress, worn in the summer of 1994, stole the thunder from a TV interview in which Prince Charles admitted marital infidelities. The next day, Diana’s picture was splashed on front pages wearing an off-the-shoulder, short black dress by London boutique owner Christina Stambolian that she had stashed in her closet for three years, waiting for the right occasion.

• Linda Christian’s wedding dress in 1949 was considered a bridge between Hollywood and Italian fashion, Rubenstein says.

Linda who? She was a contract player for MGM who was marrying big star Tyrone Power. The studio costume designers didn’t find her name a big enough draw, however, to make her a dress, so she went out on her own to the Rome atelier known as Sorelle Fontana. After the wedding, she introduced the designers to friends such as Ava Gardner, Elizabeth Taylor and Grace Kelly.

• McQueen’s 2006 hologram gown, worn by Kate Moss — or a 3-D image of Moss — topped all the theatrical, elaborate creations that McQueen had dreamed up before, Rubenstein says.

T h e f e a t o f t e c h n o l o g y, showmanship and craftsmanship, not to mention the gown itself, featuring cascades of organza, created an enduring image of McQueen’s genius.

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This 1994 photo shows actress Elizabeth Hurley, wearing a dress designed by Gianni Versace, in London. This dress is the first dress featured in the book, “100 Unforgettable Dresses,” by Hal Rubenstein.

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The Arts

Art without an agenda Charles Houska just wants to make it fun

By KRISTA WILKINSON-MIDGLEY Of The Edge

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t. Louis artist Charles Houska doesn’t have an agenda. He isn’t trying to convey a political message or make a statement.

He just likes what he does and hopes other people will too.

“It’s basically pop art. It’s happy art; it’s uplifting. There’s no real deep meaning but different people could see different things in each piece,” said Houska of his artwork.

“It’s like a comic strip without word bubbles. There’s a whole cast of characters that I use.”

Houska has been creating his brightly-colored, cheerful acrylicon-canvas paintings, as well as a variety of other murals, billboards and other commercial art, for more than 20 years. Born and raised in Springfield, Houska is a Midwest boy through and through. He earned a bachelor’s degree in art/ visual communication from Illinois State University in 1987 before heading to Chicago to try his luck as a graphic designer in the big city.

Fortunately, Houska found success with his unique blend of humorous characters in vibrant colors and bordered in strong black lines.

“I just love the Midwest. I thought the only way I would make money in art was in graphic arts, but within a year my art started taking off and was well-received,” said Houska.

Houska said he originally thought he would one day end up on either the East or West Coast, but found he was happy to move back to Springfield and make his living as a full-time artist. Eventually, he ended up moving to St. Louis following a series of shows he did for a gallery

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owner there. Houska said he loves living and working in St. Louis, describing it as “a big little town.”

He currently runs his own gallery/ studio in St. Louis, near the Missouri Botanical Gardens.

Houska will make a special appearance in Edwardsville for the opening of his new exhibit at the Edwardsville Arts Center from 6 to 9 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 2. The exhibit will run through Jan. 6, 2012.

The idea for the show came from EAC Board Director Dennis DeToye, who is a friend of Houska, and is curating the show. Houska said he has collected DeToye’s art for years and shown DeToye’s work at his gallery in St. Louis. When DeToye asked if Houska would be interested in coming to Edwardsville, the answer was an immediate yet.

“I’m really curious to be in the Edwardsville area and show my art. It’s always an education going to some place where I’m not wellknown and getting the feedback.

Hopefully, people will like it. It will be a fun exhibit for people to see and visit,” said Houska.

Fun is absolutely the right word to describe Houska’s work. Unlike some artists, Houska said there is

no “deep meaning” in his work. Just a sense of cheerful playfulness that makes him happy and, he hopes, makes the people who look at it happy too.

“I’ve always loved bright colors and black makes it even more bold.

I began adding more characters instead of just graphic design elements such as butterflies, people, a dog and a cat and the fish bowl,” said Houska.

The fish is Houska’s signature character and is featured in every single one of his paintings. It’s one way for people to know

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Above and below are two works by Charles Houska. At left, Houska works on one his latest creations. immediately that they are looking at a Houska painting. Plus, it’s always fun play to spot the fish located somewhere in the painting.

Besides his paintings, Houska’s art has appeared everywhere from credit cards to shower curtains to an Illinois license plate. He has completed commissions for major corporations including Emerson Electric Co., St. Louis Children’s Hospital, Absolut Vodka and Bergners Co. Houska also markets a line of merchandise called Houskadoodles, which include Tshirts, greeting cards, magnets and more.

When he isn’t painting in his studio or exhibiting somewhere, Houska can be found working with school children through his Houskaballoo program, which is a collaboration between local schools or other youth programs such as Big Brothers, Big Sisters and himself.

Houska said school districts, local businesses or parent organizations will sponsor him to come in to the classroom and paint a mural with the students. The basic outline of the image will already be done and then he and the children will color it in.

A keen animal lover, Houska is also involved with charitable animal organizations such as PAWS, Stray Rescue and The Humane Society.

In the Student Gallery, the EAC will feature the first annual Southwestern Conference Art Exhibit. This exhibit is open to all schools in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (Alton, Belleville East and West, Collinsville, East St. Louis, Edwardsville, Granite City, and O'Fallon). Each school will be submitting five pieces; the work will be judged, and the EAC will declare a Conference Art Champion for both school and individual.

The opening of the Charlie Houska exhibit will also coincide with another big event for the Edwardsville Arts Center - its Membership Appreciation Night and Open House. The evening will be an opportunity for the EAC to thank its current members and invite new ones.

“We’ve sent over 1,000 invitations.

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It is also a way to increase our visibility. Since we moved (to new location on the campus of Edwardsville High School), we’ve had a lot of questions,” said Mary McKeehan of the EAC. The event will include complimentary refreshments and musical entertainment by Stan Meeks. EAC membership helps to support highly qualified on-site staff and teaching artists, exhibition partnerships with the Edwardsville Public Library and Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, educational partnership with the YMCA and a new collaboration with the Center of Creative Arts in

St. Louis (COCA) and Edwardsville District 7 educators for integrated arts learning methods. The EAC also promotes local artists, celebrates student artists and works to promote the arts within the Edwardsville and Glen Carbon communities. Annual membership will run from Jan. 1 through Dec. 31.

For more information or to join, contact the EAC, located on the campus of Edwardsville High School at 6165 Center Grove Road in Edwardsville, at 655-0337, email edwartscenter@att.net or visit www.artforedwardsville.com. For information on Charles Houska, visit www. houska.com

The Arts Artistic adventures The Immortal World Tour to visit St. Louis The Estate of Michael Jackson and Cirque du Soleil are proud to present Michael Jackson The Immortal World Tour in St Louis on February 7 - 8, 2012 at the Scottrade Center.

This once-in-a-lifetime electrifying production combines Michael Jackson music and choreography with Cirque du Soleil creativity to give fans worldwide a unique view into the spirit, passion and heart of the artistic genius who forever transformed global pop culture.

Proudly sponsored by Sun Life Financial, the show is written and directed by Jamie King, the leading concert director in pop music today, and features more than 60 international dancers, musicians and acrobats.

Tickets are on sale now for St Louis performances of Michael Jackson The Immortal World Tour on February 7 - 8 at 8:00 p.m. at the Scottrade Center. Tickets are $50 to $250 each and are available at www.ticketmaster.com or 1-800-7453000. For additional information, visit www.cirquedusoleil.com/ MichaelJackson.

A riveting fusion of visuals, dance, music and fantasy that immerses audiences in Michael’s creative world, Michael Jackson The Immortal World Tour unfolds Michael Jackson’s artistry before the eyes of the audience. Aimed at lifelong fans as well as those experiencing Michael’s creative genius for the first time, the show captures the essence, soul and inspiration of the King of Pop, celebrating a legacy that continues to transcend generations.

The Immortal World Tour takes place in a fantastical realm where we discover Michael’s inspirational Giving Tree-the wellspring of his creativity. The secrets of Michael’s inner world are unlocked-his love of music and dance, fairy tale and magic, and the fragile beauty of nature.

The underpinnings of The Immortal World Tour are Michael Jackson’s powerful, inspirational music and lyrics-the driving force behind the show-brought to life with extraordinary power and breathless intensity. Through unforgettable performances Michael Jackson The Immortal World Tour underscores Michael’s global messages of love, peace and unity.

Writer and Director Jamie King has been called one of the most influential “movers and shakers” in the music industry, and the “Jerry Bruckheimer of tent-pole concert tours” by Variety. A multiple Emmy Award® and MTV Video Music Award® nominee, he has choreographed some of the most popular music videos and directed some of the highest-grossing concert tours of all time. For the past 12 years, he has served as Madonna’s creative director, and most recently directed world tours for Rihanna, Celine Dion, Spice Girls, Britney Spears and Avril Lavigne. King has worked with an array of superstars including Ricky Martin, Christina Aguilera, Mariah Carey, Shakira, George Michael, Elton John, Diana Ross, Jennifer Lopez and even Ellen DeGeneres. This is Jamie’s first show with Cirque du Soleil.

N i n e N e t w o r k p re s e n t s A n Evening with Yanni on Sunday, April 29, at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets are $84.50, $74.50, $64.50 and $49.50 and are on sale at the Fox Box Office, by calling 314/534-1111 or at www.metrotix.com.

Yanni, music’s true world citizen and most popular contemporary composer, announced today the first leg of a major tour of North America commencing in April of 2012. The tour includes a stop at the Fabulous Fox Theatre on April 29, 2012.

This year saw Yanni, one of the music industry’s most beloved artists, selling out major concert venues around the world including Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Asia. With his world-class orchestra, he performed music from his latest album “Truth of Touch,” now platinum in the Middle East, as well as classic concert favorites.

On December 16th and 17th, Yanni will perform and film two shows at Castillo San Felipe Del Morro, a recognized UNESCO Heritage Site, in Puerto Rico. The show will air exclusively in the United States on PBS and debut March 3, 2012. The CD/DVD combo will be available exclusively through PBS pledge drives and a worldwide release in the Spring of 2012.

In addition to his television special in Puerto Rico, his string of U.S. dates will be followed by a South American tour in the fall of 2012, and a multi-city tour of China in 2013. As Yanni tours across the globe, his heartfelt and compelling music continues to touch both old and new fans.

For further information, stay tuned to: www.yanni.com

The Fox presents “Beauty and the Beast” “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast,” the award-winning worldwide smash hit Broadway musical, is coming to St. Louis as a special offering of the 2011-2012 U.S. Bank Broadway Series. Produced

by NETworks Presentations, this elaborate theatrical production will come to life on stage at the Fabulous Fox Theatre for seven performances from December 20-24. For information on the production, visit www.BeautyAndTheBeastOnTour. com.

“Disney’s Beauty and the Beast” f e a t u re s t h e a n i m a t e d f i l m ’ s Academy Award®-winning score with music by Alan Menken and lyrics by the late Howard Ashman, with additional songs with music

by Alan Menken and lyrics by Tim Rice. The book is written by Linda Woolverton.

The original creators of the Broadway production are together again for this new touring production! The play is directed by Rob Roth and choreographed by Matt West, with Costume Design

by Ann Hould-Ward (Tony Award® winner for her work on Disney’s Beauty and the Beast), Lighting Design by Natasha Katz, Scenic Design by Stanley A. Meyer, Sound Design by John Petrafesa Jr. and Music Supervision by Michael Kosarin.

Director Rob Roth: “It has been wonderful to bring the entire original design team back together to work on this new production of Beauty and the Beast. As a director,

it is rare to have the opportunity to revisit your work fifteen years later. Hopefully I’ve grown and developed as an artist, along with my collaborators, and we can bring 15 years of experience to this new production. We have remained very close as a team over the years of producing the show around the world, and it has been so much fun getting together to re-explore and re-invent the show for this new NETworks tour. The theme of ‘Beauty’ is about seeing past the exterior into the heart of someone, and this is reflected in the design for the show, which is about transparency and layers, seeing past one thing and into another.”

“Disney’s Beauty and the Beast” is the classic story of Belle, a young woman in a provincial town, and the Beast, who is really a young prince trapped in a spell placed by an enchantress. If the Beast can learn to love and be loved, the curse will end and he will be transformed to his former self. But time is running out. If the Beast does not learn his lesson soon, he and his household will be doomed for all eternity.

“Disney’s Beauty and the Beast” has become an international sensation that has played to over 35 million people worldwide in 21 countries.

Performances of “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast” run from December 20-24. Performance times are Tuesday-Friday evenings at 7:30 pm, Wednesday & Friday matinees at 1pm and Saturday, December 24 at 11am. Ticket prices start at $25 and are subject to change. Please refer to fabulousfox.com for current pricing. Tickets are available at the Fox Theatre box office, online

at metrotix.com or by phone at 314-534-1111. Group discounts are available for groups of 15 or more by calling 314-535-2900. The Fabulous Fox Theatre is located in Grand Center at 527 N. Grand Blvd.

Disney’s Beauty and the Beast is a special offering of the U.S. Bank Broadway Series and is sponsored locally by American Airlines. For additional information, visit www.

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Lewis Black to appear at the Peabody Live Nation welcomes Lewis Black to the Peabody Opera House on Friday, Feb. 3 at 8 p.m.

Prolific funny man, actor, author, and stand-up comedian/ranter Lewis Black will be live onstage as part of his “In God We Rust” tour.

Lewis’ live performances provide a cathartic release of anger and disillusionment for his audience.

Lewis yells so they don’t have to.

He is a passionate performer who is a more angryoptimist than meanspirited curmudgeon. Lewis is the rare comic who can cause an audience to laugh themselves into incontinence while making compelling points about the absurdity of our world.

Lewis Black came into national prominence in his appearances on “The Daily Show” in 1996. His appearances on“ The Daily Show” led to four specials on Comedy Central.

In 2001, he won the Best Male Stand-Up at the American Comedy Awards. He has also produced six comedy CD albums, including the

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Thursday, Dec. 1 A Christmas Carol, The Fox Theatre, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m.

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer: The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, 8 p.m.

David Noonan and Emily Wardill: Sick Serena and Dregs and Wreck and Wreck, Tuesday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Open late until 8 p.m. Thursday, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis. Exhibits run through Dec. 30 Monet’s Water Lilies, Tuesday through Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., St. Louis Art Museum, Forest Park, St. Louis. Runs through Jan. 22.

Friday, Dec. 2 Charlie Houska Exhibit Opening and Member Appreciation Night, 6 p.m., Edwardsville Arts Center, Edwardsville A Christmas Carol, The Fox Theatre, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m.

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer: The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, 8 p.m.

David Noonan and Emily Wardill: Sick Serena and Dregs and Wreck and Wreck, Tuesday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Open late until 8 p.m. Thursday,

Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis. Exhibits run through Dec. 30 Monet’s Water Lilies, Tuesday through Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., St. Louis Art Museum, Forest Park, St. Louis. Runs through Jan. 22.

Saturday, Dec. 3 A Christmas Carol, The Fox Theatre, St. Louis, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer: The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, 5 p.m.

David Noonan and Emily Wardill: Sick Serena and Dregs and Wreck and Wreck, Tuesday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Open late until 8 p.m. Thursday, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis. Exhibits run through Dec. 30 Monet’s Water Lilies, Tuesday through Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., St. Louis Art Museum, Forest Park, St. Louis. Runs through Jan. 22.

Reflections of the Buddha, Wednesday, noon to 5 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts, St. Louis. Exhibit runs through March 12.

Sunday, Dec. 4 Olde Alton Arts & Crafts Fair, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Alton High

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David Noonan and Emily Wardill: Sick Serena and Dregs and Wreck and Wreck, Tuesday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Open late until 8 p.m. Thursday, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis. Exhibits run through Dec. 30 Monet’s Water Lilies, Tuesday through Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., St. Louis Art Museum, Forest Park, St. Louis. Runs through Jan. 22.

Tuesday, Dec. 6 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer: The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, 7 p.m.

David Noonan and Emily Wardill: Sick Serena and Dregs and Wreck and Wreck, Tuesday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Open late until 8 p.m. Thursday, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis. Exhibits run through Dec. 30 Monet’s Water Lilies, Tuesday through Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., St. Louis Art Museum, Forest Park, St. Louis. Runs through Jan. 22.

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us on this occasion, City Diner’s casual atmosphere seemed more appropriate than some of the more intimate eateries in the area, such as The Bistro at Grand Center.

With its retro ‘60s decor and vinyl booths and chairs, City Diner gives off a laid back vibe that immediately puts you at ease. This is not the type of place to suddenly make you worry what kind of shoes you’re wearing the minute you walk through the door. Tourists, theatre goers, families and hung-over students are all equally welcome however they’re dressed.

City Diner is centrally located next door to the Fabulous Fox Theatre on North Grand. As the name suggests, the food served is typical diner fare including all-day breakfasts, burgers, sandwiches and unpretentious hot dinners. There’s also a pretty good dessert menu featuring ice cream sundaes and hand-dipped milkshakes.

We arrived just before 5 p.m. and ahead of the main dinner crowd. It was a good thing, too, as “Billy Elliot” was playing next door at The Fox and tables have a tendency to fill up quickly on show nights with theater guests looking

for a quick bite before show time.

Unfortunately, the lack of full tables didn’t seem to help us with getting seated straight away. The sign by the door told us to wait to be seated, but after a couple of minutes, we were still waiting. I finally managed to catch the eye of a guy behind the counter who seated us in a booth and went to get waters. A few minutes later, our waitress arrived to take our order. She was friendly and said she would be back with the extra plate we had requested for our 2-year-old daughter.

a choice of cubed potatoes and toast for $6.50. Unfortunately, the wires of communication somehow got crossed and the waitress instead brought out Country Fried Steak and Eggs. My husband despises country fried steak. However, a polite word with the waitress and the country fried steak was quickly replaced with a big, juicy piece of ham. Once his order was sorted out, he was happy and said the rest of the meal was very good. He opted for the cubed potatoes instead of hash browns and said they were excellent.

Our daughter eventually enjoyed sampling both our choices once she finally got her extra plate. We had asked for it when first ordering, but it never materialized. Once again, we had a quick word with our waitress and she brought out a plate straight away. The kid seemed to love her meal and gobbled up everything we put on her plate. This is high praise indeed considering our daughter is a very independent 2-year-old with firm ideas about what she will and will not eat.

Getting more than five bites into her these days is an accomplishment.

By the time we finished our meal, the sun had nearly set and the place was really starting to fill up. Nearly

all of the booths and tables in the main dining area were full and several people were seated at the counter in the back. As someone unfamiliar with City Diner, I only found out later that this is actually a sister location to the main City Diner on South Grand. The City Diner website had a banner advertising that the Fox Theatre location was “now open” so I assume this location is fairly new.

While the food was solidly good rather than great, the service left a little to be desired. At the time I was a bit disappointed, but I’m wondering now if maybe its just down to teething problems at the new site. If so, I’m sure they’ll get the kinks worked out soon. We will definitely go back if we’re ever in the area for a show, and I’m eager to try the original South Grand location someday too.

City Diner at the Fox is located at 541 N. Grand, adjacent to the Fabulous Fox Theatre in St. Louis, Mo. Hours are 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Sunday through Thursday (open later during Fox events) and from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

To view the menu or for more information, visit www. saucemagazine.com/citydiner.

I opted for the Western Omelet, which includes ham, green pepper, mushroom, cheddar cheese and onion. All omelets are served with a choice of either hash browns or cubed potatoes and toast for $7.50.

Overall, I was pleased with my meal. The omelet was cooked well.

Not runny in the middle but not over cooked either. I chose the hash browns for my side, which were superb. Golden and crispy on the outside and fluffy underneath.

My husband, on the other hand, didn’t have as good of luck with his meal. He ordered the Diced Ham Scramble, which is also served with

At top, the exterior of City Diner. Above, the Diced Ham Scramble. At right, a sign outside the restaurant.

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Dining Delights If you can imagine it, it can be a cookie A purely American invention, German chocolate cake starts with a sweet chocolate cake, then is filled with a caramel-coconut-pecan concoction.

We transformed this luscious cake into sandwich cookies. Starting with a sweet and soft chocolate cookie, we filled it with a gooey coconut filling and rolled the sides in toasted pecans. Be sure to use the coconut mixture while it is still slightly warm so that it is easier to spread.

GERMAN CHOCOLATE SANDWICH COOKIES Start to finish: 1 hour Makes 2 dozen cookies For the cookies: 1/2 cup cocoa powder 3 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter 2 cups packed brown sugar 2 eggs 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 3/4 cup milk For the filling: Two 14-ounce cans sweetened condensed milk 3 cups unsweetened shredded coconut 1 cup finely chopped toasted pecans Heat the oven to 350 F. Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper.

In a large bowl, sift together the cocoa powder, flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.

In a second large bowl, use an electric mixer on medium-high to beat together the butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, scraping the bowl after each addition. Stir in the vanilla.

Add half of the flour mixture, stirring to combine. Add the milk, scraping the bowl to ensure even mixing. Add the second half of the flour mixture, again scraping the bowl.

Working in batches, drop the dough by the tablespoonful onto the prepared baking sheets, leaving 2 inches between each for spreading.

Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, or until slightly firm to the touch. Allow to cool on the baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining dough.

Meanwhile, make the filling. In a large skillet over medium heat, combine the sweetened condensed milk and the coconut. Heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture starts to pull away from the pan and will hold a line when you drag your spoon through it, 8 to 10 minutes.

Allow to cool slightly.

Place the pecans in a shallow bowl or pie pan. Spread a spoonful of the coconut mixture onto the flat side of 1 cooled cookie. Top with another cookie, flat side down, to form a sandwich. Roll the edges of the sandwich cookie in the chopped pecans.

Store in an airtight container between sheets of waxed paper.

••• Taking inspiration from the traditional banana split, we created a cookie combining all the flavor elements into a rich cheesecake bar.

We started with a base of brownie and topped it with a creamy banana cheesecake layer. To finish it off, we layered fresh cut strawberries and a thin layer of pineapple jam. If you’d like, you can add a sprinkle of toasted chopped nuts to garnish. Be sure to use very ripe bananas in the cheesecake layer for the best flavor.

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In a microwave-safe bowl, heat the chocolate bits and butter on high for 1 to 2 minutes, stirring every 20 seconds, or until melted. Set aside.

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LEMON MERINGUE COOKIES Start to finish: 2 hours (30 minutes active) Makes 3 dozen cookies 4 egg whites 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 cup sugar 8 ounces lemon curd Heat the oven to 200 F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.

In a large bowl, combine the egg whites, cream of tartar and vanilla.

Use an electric mixer to beat until the whites are foamy. Very slowly, while continuing to beat, add the sugar. Beat until the mixture is thick and glossy.

Use a spoon to dollop the mixture in walnut-sized mounds onto the prepared baking sheets. Using a slightly dampened finger, press an indent into the center of each mound.

Bake for 1 1/2 hours, or until the meringues are dried and crisp.

Store the meringues in an airtight container, at room temperature, between sheets of waxed paper.

For crisp cookies with a soft lemon filling, add a teaspoon of lemon curd to each indent just before serving.

For soft, marshmallow-like cookies, fill the cookies at least several hours (and up to 24 hours) before serving.

••• Indian pudding is a warm molasses-laced pudding made from cornmeal. So we took all the spiced molasses and cornmeal components and turned them into cookies. We added a handful of dried cranberries for sweet-tart touch and a drizzle of

icing. The result was a cookie similar to a soft gingerbread.

INDIAN PUDDING COOKIES Start to finish: 20 minutes Makes 3 1/2 dozen cookies 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 cup yellow cornmeal 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon dry ginger 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar 2 tablespoons molasses 1 tablespoon honey 2 eggs 1/2 cup finely chopped dried cranberries 1 cup powdered sugar Juice of 1/2 lemon Heat the oven to 350 F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.

In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, cornmeal, salt, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and cloves.

Set aside.

In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat together the butter, granulated sugar, molasses and honey until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating and scraping the bowl between each. On low speed, mix in the flour-cornmeal mixture. Stir in the cranberries. Scoop the dough by the tablespoonful onto the prepared baking sheets, leaving 2 inches between for spreading. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or until golden brown.

Let cool for 5 minutes on the pans, then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.

In a small bowl, mix together the powdered sugar and lemon juice. Use a spoon to drizzle over each cookie.

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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Music legend Stevie Wonder plans to headline in Sin City on New Year ’s Eve, playing to a ballroom crowd at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas and to thousands of revelers on the Las Vegas Strip by video.

Casino officials told The Assoc i a t e d P re s s t h e 2 5 - t i m e Grammy winner known for top hits including “Superstition” and “You are the Sunshine of My Life” will be its top performer one year after an exclusive grand opening bash that featured Jay-Z and Coldplay.

This year’s party is slightly more accessible than last year ’s inviteonly affair — a limited number of tickets start at $250 and include an open bar.

The New Year ’s Eve show caps a year of entertainment at the Cosmopolitan that featured top acts including Adele, the Flaming Lips and Deadmau5.

Wonder ’s concert will stream to partiers on the Las Vegas Strip, which will shut down to vehicle traffic and fill up with tourists.

Lisa Marchese, the Cosmopolitan’s chief marketing officer, said Wonder has proven over several decades of performing he can appeal to audiences young and old.

In June, the former child prodigy was honored at the Apollo in New York with induction into the Legends Hall of Fame, joining Aretha Franklin, Michael Jackson and Ella Fitzgerald.

But Wonder, who has seven Billboard No. 1 singles, got top billing in September at the Austin City Limits music festival, which featured dozens of acts including Coldplay, Kanye West and Arcade Fire.

“He’s gotten cool again in a whole different way with a young group of people who didn’t grow up with his music,” Marchese said. “He’s legendary, he’s an impresario, he’s contemporary but old school in this really unexpected way.”

Marchese said other acts and surprises would likely be added to the show, and other acts will perform throughout the property, including Mayer Hawthorne at a lounge on the casino floor.

CINCINNATI (AP) — Ohio sites featured in films and on television are showcased on a new state tourism website.

S t a t e o f f i c i a l s s a y w w w. sceneinohio.com debuted Wednesday and is aimed at drawing travelers who increasingly visit places featured in their favorite television shows and movies.

Ohio tourism officials say the Scene in Ohio website makes it easier to find the sites and other nearby attractions. Photos and videos from social media, maps and consumer reviews are included.

The website also features highlights of celebrities born in Ohio or with strong Ohio connections and facts about film and television locations and sitcoms set in the state.

Some movie sites include the former Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield featured in 1994’s “The Shawshank Redemption” and Cincinnati’s Fountain Square used for the recently released “Ides of March.”

Kansas changes historic byway designation TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A frontier trail that snakes from Fort Leavenworth south through Kansas has been given a new name to reflect its historic significance.

State Transportation Secretary Deb Miller has signed off on renaming the 168-mile route as the Frontier Military Historic Byway, adding the word “historic” to the title.

The route begins at Fort Leavenworth and served as a supply trail south to the Oklahoma border.

It was established in 1844 by Gen. Winfield Scott between the Kansas Territory forts and Fort Gibson in Oklahoma.

Officials with the local byway c o m m i t t e e re q u e s t e d t h e n e w name to help describe the trail’s importance in supplying soldiers stationed on the frontier before the Civil War. It was also used for military travel as far north as Minnesota and south to Louisiana.

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The state parks site at http:// www.parks.ky.gov now includes 360-degree views of lodge rooms and meeting areas, a meeting planner’s guide, an improved events calendar, interactive maps, golf tips and a searchable listing of thing to do.

The adventure tourism site at http://www.getoutKY.com includes an expanded list of places where people may go to experience outdoor activities such as hiking, mountain biking, road cycling, horseback riding and all-terrain vehicle use.

Kardashian boutique opens at Mirage in Vegas LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Kardashian family has opened what they’re calling a “celebrity lifestyle boutique” at The Mirage Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.

Named “Kardashian Khaos, ” the store will feature all products e n d o r s e d b y t h e K a rd a s h i a n sisters, Kim, Kourtney and Khloe, and their mother Kris Jenner. It will also feature exclusive Las Vegas souvenir items including playing cards and novelty gambling chips.

The store opening comes a day after Kim Kardashian announced she was filing for divorce from NBA player Kris Humphries after 10 weeks of marriage.

Fergie to host Vegas club’s grand opening LAS VEGAS (AP) — Black Eyed Peas singer Fergie plans to countdown to 2012 in Las Ve g a s a t t h e N e w Ye a r ’ s E v e grand opening bash of the 1 OAK nightclub at The Mirage hotel-casino.

Officials are billing the party a s a n i n t i m a t e a ff a i r w i t h t h e Grammy-winning singer.

The club replaces JET, which closed earlier this year.

Modeled after a popular New York club with the same name, 1 OAK is a partnership between nightlife operators The Butter Group and The Light Group.

The Light Group runs 15 restaurants, lounges and clubs on the Las Vegas Strip.

Lincoln exhibit open at Kentucky Museum BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — A traveling exhibition about the presidency of Abraham Lincoln is on display at the Kentucky Museum in Bowling Green through Dec. 6 and featuring a series of lectures.

Western Kentucky University’s Timothy Mullin of Library Special Collections says each section of the exhibit features information about a different aspect of Lincoln’s presidency.

The National Constitution Center and the American Library A s s o c i a t i o n P u b l i c P ro g r a m s Office organized the exhibition, which received a large grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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“Rembrandt and the Face of Jesus” debuts Sunday and runs through Feb. 12.

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The auto race is set for June 1-3 and will be held for the first time since 2008.

Organizers say ticket prices remain the same as they were four years ago for the last Grand Prix event in Detroit. Tickets are scheduled to go on sale to the public on Tuesday.

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2 TVs: 19” RCA; 19” Emerson w/stands, $90-takes all. 618402-4120.

36” Sony TV-$35; Dining table, 6 chairs—$90 solid maple 618973-9390.

Cannas bulbs, orange flowers, green stripped leaves $3per bag. 667-2025.

Carseat, highchair, potty chair, bicycle seat, Each $20/OBO. 288-3297.

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244 ESTATE SALE Sat 12/3, 10-5 Sun 12/4 12-4 #1 Woods Lane East Alton, IL 62024 Follow The Yellow Signs!

Come Enjoy and Shop A Delightful Blend of Antiquities and Contemporary Furnishings Cyl. Roll Secretary, Pump Organ, c.1850 Architect’s Desk Oak Hotel Mail Box, Jelly Cupboard, Adderley Cheslea Dinnerware.

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Bedroom and Dining Room, Ethan Allen Home Interiors, Furnishings, Thomasville Bedroom, BOOS Chopping Block Table, Stein Collection, Duck Decoys, Outdoor Furnishings & much more

GREAT USED APPLIANCES: 4200 Hwy. 111, Pontoon Beach 618-931-9850.

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LITTLE TYKES playhouse for DENTAL ASSISTANT: Clean children. 46”T 36”W $35. 618modern office.

Some 667-2025. training/experience required.

Sony Vega 30” TV, still in box Call 618-288-2800. $200. 659-9150.

Rt. 105 - Newspaper carrier needed in the area of Elsie St, Thomas Ln, Guy St, Olivia Ln, Williamsburg Ln in Glen CarFOUND large mostly white bon. There are approximately Shepherd type dog. Found 15 papers on this route. The Peppers Ridge Ct., Glen Car- papers need to be delivered bon. Very thin. Please call PSO by 5:00 p.m. Monday thru Friday and by 8:30 a.m. SaturFoster 618-288-2639. days. If you are interested in Found Petite Shepherd mix, this route, please call the Intellimostly brown, med. length coat. gencer at 656-4700 ext. 40.

Found Heritage Bike Trail between Casey’s & Glen Crossing Rd. Friendly/has large ears.

Please call PSO Foster 618- Furniture 410 288-2639 with any info.

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2 BR townhouses, 15 min to SIUE very clean. $650 incl w/s/t & w.d. On-site mgr/maint. No pets, no smoking 618.931.4700

1-2BR, acrss from LeClaire 1 Bdr 1101 N. Main St., Edw. Prk: aplnces, W/D; ovrsz 1-car $475/mo + sec. dep. W/S/T incl. gar; no smkng; referncs; must No pets 618-977-2195. see! $950+dep. 618/978-9811 1 BDR apt, all new beautiful 2 bedroom in Livingston, reno- interior, 10 mins to SIUE. WST vated interior. W/D hkup elec- included. $425/mo.. Available tric or gas - stove incl, lrge yard, now. 618-977-7657 lve msge. refnc’s rqrd. $550/mo 637-2102.

1 BDR loft apt. CREDIT 3 Bedroom in Edwardsville, CHECK. No pets, no smoking basement, fenced yard. Refer- $585mo. $585dep. 656-8953. ences. $650 plus deposit. 6181 Bdrm apt. No pets. Credit ck 980-1435. required. $425/mo. No calls 3 BR 2 BA home., Edw: reno- after 6:00pm. 656-3407. vated interior, new kit., 2-car 1/2 OFF MOVE-IN SPECIAL: 2BR gar., bike trail access. $1,300/ apt: grt Maryville location near mo. No smoking. (618)520-9541 SIU; updated; w/s/t. $525/mo,.

A-Frame on Lake 3 BD 1.5 BH, Agent owned. 618-977-7657 Fireplace, Sunroom, appli2 Bdrm 1.5bth apt on 3rd flr at ances, wood floors 800/dep 420 E. Vandalia, Edw. Coin w/d, 1250/mo. call 618-407-8794. no pets, yr. lse. Leave message @656-0923.

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2BR Dup, aplnces furnshd, W/D Office space for lease at IL 157 hkup. No pets. 3A Hickory Hills and Center Grove Road, up to — across from Glen Carbn P.O. 3200sf, $2300/mth. 656-1824 Avail. for short-term rental, 6-7 meyerproperties.com mos. 288-9370; 314-578-0961 2BR TOWNHOMES, Edw. 1.5 BA, w/d hook up, all kit appliances.

No pets. $800 w/gar;$750 w/out gar,. 618/659-2188; 978-2867 Available Now! 2 & 3 bedrooms. Ask about our specials.

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Enjoy wiser home buying with an agency exclusively for buyers! New and enlarged web sites and “Walk Score” a new community analysis tool are at Immediate Occupancy: 2 www.EdwardsvilleHomes.com Bedroom Apt., 50 Devon Court, Home Buyers Relocation SerEdw.: 5 minutes to SIUE. W/S/T vices! In our 21st year, always, paid. 618/656-7337 or 791-9062 only on the buyers side. 6620 Center Grove Road, ONE MONTH Edwardsville; 618-656-5588 FREE RENT on selected homes FSBO: 803 Sherman, historic Call for details LeClaire, Edw.; 2BR, 2BA. Must HARTMANN RENTALS see! $135,900. 618/980-9095 344-7900 See http://InfoTube.net/243175 for Photos & Prices 2 Bdrm near SIUE. Washer Perfect 2 Bdr 1 Bth - Ideal locawww.HartRent.info & Dryer. NO pets/smoking. tion on brick street walking disApts, Duplexes, & Homes 24/7 recording 345-7771 $625 mthly. (618)972-3715. tance to dwntwn Edw. All new Visit our website Quiet residential neighborinteriors. $164,900 call for appt www.glsrent.com 656-2230 2 Bedroom 1 Bath apartment in hood. 2 BR; all appliances 314-596-8069 or 618-806-8056.

Wood River: 3BR 1.5 story. Bethalto. Newly remodeled. incl. wshr/dryer; w/s/t.

Bsmt, Roxana schools. $500 per month. No pets. 618Garages available. $750/mo.

Lots $850/mo. $850/dep. Some pets 558-5013 Call 618-343-4405 or go to: accepted w/dep. 618/581-4787 For Sale 820 www.maryvilleilapartments.com 2 Bedroom APARTMENT, Edwardsville, minutes from 1.1 acre flat lot for sale: Mary Apts/Duplexes SIUE: 1.5 bath, W/D hookup. Mobile Homes Drivein Edw. $52K OBO. Call For Rent 710 $625/month. 618-407-5333 For Rent 715 580-6052 2 BR $600 1.5bth or 1 BR Wooded 2.8 ac homesite 1 excellent 3BR, 1200 sq.ft. TH: $500, apts. Spacious, 300 S. 2 Bedroom 1 bath trailer in Glen Edw schools .5 mi to Gov Pky Collinsville, near 157/70; 12 Main, Edw., water, sewer, Carbon on wooded lot. 4 mi SIUE, underground utilities min. to SIUE, FP, DW, W/D, ceil- trash pd., coin w/d, 1 yr lease. $525/month. Agent owned.

972-0948 ing fans, cable, sound walls, off- No pets. Lve msge@656-0923 Call Rose at 580-6956. st. prkng. Sm pets OK, yr. lse. $780/mo. 618/345-9610 give 2 BR 1Bth apt, Troy: Close to hi- Mobile Home For Sale, Glen Acreage way access, off street parking, Carbon, $1,500/obo. 2 Bdr, AM/PM phone.

825 on-site laundry. No smoking, no 1 Bth, W/D hookup, Range & For Sale pets $600/mo. 618/975-0670 Fridge included. 618-616-6457.

House & 40 ac., Alhambra,IL: 2 BR Duplex, Bunker Hill: no 18 ac. tillable; 3BR, 2BA, full stairs, W/D hookup. $500/mo. + Commercial Space brick, w/o bsmt, 2-car attchd gar dep. 618/581-4787 For Rent 720 $525K (reduced) 618-887-4579 2 BR, 1.5 BA, Edw./Glen Cbn., near SIU: W/D hookups, off-st. 2 Office / commercial spaces on Commercial Property pkng. $675 up to $745. 692- N. Main Street, Edwardsville 830 6366. HSI Management Group 580sf $825/mo 848sf $1200/mo For Sale plus utilities.

656-5575 Real Estate Can Still 2 BR, 1.5 BA: 1-car gar., 1-story.

Office space for sale or rent: #2 25 Pearl Ct., Pontoon Beach Just In Time For Holiday Sales Ginger Creek Pkwy., Glen Cbn. Be Your Dream... (behind GC Credit Union Bank. Retail spaces for rent in Edw. 2,200 s.f. plus bsmt. $279K Check For Current And New Listings Ideal for seniors.

No pets. historic district. 692-4114. $2,500/mo/OBO 618-789-7226 Here In The Intelligencer Classifieds. $550 + dep. 377-8834 If you are an agent and would like to place an ad, call 656-4700, ext 27.

Furnished efficiency apartment dish TV, internet, non-smoking male, no lease $490/mo incl utilities 972-0948.

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ALHAMBRA - EDWARDSVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT 7.58 acres located 3 miles outside of Hamel. Stocked lake and pasture with pond for horses.

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ULTIMATE CUSTOM RANCH 5 bedrooms on wooded cul-desac lot. Minutes from St. Louis and airport. $500,000 Glen Carbon PR100055 BETTY TREAT (618) 830-3952

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GOLF COURSE LIVING at it’s best! Overlooking the 7th, 8th, 10th, and 16th fairways. $498,000 Edwardsville PR100062 DIANA MASSEY TEAM (618) 791-5024

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FAIRFIELD SUBDIVISION! Move-in ready!

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Upgrades galore! $292,900 Glen Carbon PR100064 SANDIE LAMANTIA (618) 978-2384 BETSY BUTLER (618) 972-2225

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3 BEDROOMS, double sink full bath, kitchen with breakfast bar. Living & dining room with hardwood floors.

Oversized 2 car garage. $100,000 Staunton PR100058 CINDY FELDMAN (618) 410-2202

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LOT 31 SITUATED in secluded and beautiful Middlegate Place. Offers excellent interstate access.

IMPRESSIVE w/unique open floor plan! Great room with fireplace, covered lanai. Must See! $314,900 Edwardsville PR9808

$47,000 Glen Carbon PR100054 VICKY LOWRY (618) 741-7178

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ATRIUM RANCH with finished walk-out LL, 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, SS appliances & fireplace! $299,900 Edwardsville PR9393

LOCATION schools, shopping, bike trails, lake, all close! Call Today! $198,000 Edwardsville PR100034

SPLIT LEVEL WITH 3 BEDROOMS 2 baths, large yard, has newer roof, HVAC & gutters. $129,900 Glen Carbon PR9642

ALL UPDATED and ready to move into. 2/3 bedrooms, 2 baths, stainless steel appliances. $129,500 Edwardsville PR9967

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UPDATED W/RURAL SETTING 4 bedroom on large lot near SIUE, extra 2-car detached garage. $164,900 Edwardsville PR9887

2 Cedar Mill, Troy $234,900 OPEN SUN. 1-3 PM Irma August (618) 558-8422

216 Glenlake, Glen Carbon $145,000 OPEN SUN. 1-3 PM Larry Cooper (618) 971-9036

BUNGALOW-STYLE near Historic Glen Carbon with 2 bedrooms, 1 bath and many updates. $99,500 Glen Carbon PR9917

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ELEGANT CUSTOM BUILT HOME in Stonebridge, that offers 7,700 +/- sq. ft., 7 bedrooms & 7 baths. $649,900 Edwardsville PR9926

103 Maryknoll, Maryville $127,500 OPEN SUN. 1-3 PM Roger Reeves (618) 531-1081

1203 Lindenwood, Edwardsville $107,900 OPEN SUN. 1-3 PM Linda Beutel (618) 779-3225

NEW & IRRESISTIBLE home has great room with custom fireplace, chef’s kitchen, luxury master suite & finished LL. $479,900 Edwardsville PR9174

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ATRIUM RANCH 4 bedroom, 3 bath with sun room, plus finished lookout LL w/FR, bedroom & bath. $418,000 Edwardsville PR9871

REMODELED ON 5 ACRES 5 bedrooms, 2 baths, 2 fireplaces, walk-out LL, fenced pasture, & pole building. $300,000 Worden PR9763

BEAUTIFUL, UNIQUE HOME on 2 acres, floor-to-ceiling windows, oak cabinets & lovely oak staircase. $260,000 Alton PR9859

ECO-FRIENDLY quality ranch with 4 bedrooms, Bamboo wood floors, large lot custom finishes. $254,900 Glen Carbon PR100052

LOCATION, LOCATION!!!

Wonderful home located in Savannah Crossing. Close to interstate, shopping & bike trails. $239,000 Glen Carbon PR9905

CONVENIENT LOCATION, welcoming open floor plan! Vaulted ceiling, partially finished LL. Agent interest. $209,900 Glen Carbon PR9827

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