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Eagles return

Find out the places to see them.

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Lambert adds new exhibition.

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What’s Happening Friday December 19_____ • All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914, Mustard Seed Theatre at Fontbonne University, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

• Around the World Wine Dinner: “Great Expectations:” English Holiday Fare and Favorite Wines from Around the World, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, 6:30 p.m.

• Emerson Free Family Night, The Magic House, St. Louis, 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

• Nutcracker Dinner presented

by Saint Louis Ballet, Touhill Performing Arts Center, St. Louis, 5:30 p.m.

• Santa’s Magical Kingdom, Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park, Eureka, 5:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., Runs through January 4, 2015.

• Saint Louis Zoo Wild Lights, Saint Louis Zoo, St. Louis, 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

• Winter Wonderland, Tilles County Park, St. Louis, 6:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

• 45th Annual Way of Lights Christmas Display, National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows, Belleville, 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

• A n h e u s e r- B u s c h B re w e r y Christmas Lights Experience, Anheuser-Busch Consumer Hospitality Center, St. Louis, 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

• Victorian Christmas at Tower Grove House, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00

p.m., Runs through January 4, 2015.

• 2 9 t h A n n u a l Wi n t e r Wonderland, Tilles County Park, St. Louis, 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

• Celebration of Lights, Fort Zumwalt Park, O’fallon, Runs through December 30.

• Christmas Wonderland, Rock Spring Park, Alton, 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

• St. Charles Christmas Traditions, St. Charles, 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Runs through December 24.

• Winter Jewels: A Holiday Celebration, Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House, St. Louis, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Runs through January 4, 2015.

• Comedy-Mystery Dinner Theater: Murder on 34th Street, Bissell Mansion Restaurant and Dinner Theatre, St. Louis, 7:00 p.m.

Saturday December 20_____ • Allegro Winter Concert, Center of Creative Arts, St. Louis, 4:00 p.m.

• All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914, Mustard Seed Theatre at Fontbonne University, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

• Nutcracker Dinner presented

by Saint Louis Ballet, Touhill Performing Arts Center, St. Louis, 5:30 p.m.

• Saint Louis Science Center Nova Nights, James S. McDonnell Panetarium, St. Louis, Doors 6:30

p.m.

• Santa’s Magical Kingdom, Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park, Eureka, 5:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., Runs through January 4, 2015.

• Saint Louis Zoo Wild Lights, Saint Louis Zoo, St. Louis, 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

• Breakfast with Santa, Saint Louis Zoo, St. Louis, 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

• Winter Wonderland, Tilles County Park, St. Louis, 5:15 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

• Garden Glow Holiday Light Exhibit, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

• Gardenland Express: A Passion for Plants, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Runs through January 4, 2015.

• The Polar Express Train Ride, Union Station, St. Louis, Train departs at 4:30 p.m., 6:30 p.m., and 8:30 p.m., Runs through December 31.

• 30th Annual “Art St. Louis XXX, the Exhibition,” Art Saint Louis, St. Louis, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Runs through December 23.

• A n h e u s e r- B u s c h B re w e r y Christmas Lights Experience, Anheuser-Busch Consumer Hospitality Center, St. Louis, 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

• 45th Annual Way of Lights Christmas Display, National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows, Belleville, 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

• Victorian Christmas at Tower Grove House, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Runs through January 4, 2015.

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ll eyes are on the sky as the Alton region prepares for the annual winter migration of the American Bald Eagle. Every January, experts anticipate as many as 1,000 bald eagles will migrate to the area reclaiming their winter nests along the Meeting of the Great Rivers National Scenic Byway.

To celebrate the return of this majestic bird, The Alton Regional Convention and Visitors Center along with the Audubon Center at Riverlands will host the Alton-Audubon Eagle Festival, Saturday, Jan. 3 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Free family-friendly activities, eagle watching shuttle tours and a live American Bald Eagle will be on hand at the Alton Visitors Center, 200 Piasa St. The Audubon Center at the Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary, 301 Riverlands Way, West Alton will feature live regional birds of prey and offer additional activities suitable for the entire family.

Start your day of eagle activities in downtown Alton by watching ice carvers create an eagle from a frozen block of ice.

Then take part in the always popular ice cube giveaway where every participant is a winner when they choose an ice cube which will feature a special offer from a regional business. These prizes can include discounts on merchandise or food or free gifts. Liberty Bank will also take part in the kick-off event by sponsoring the Ice Putt Putt contest for visitors. The bank’s mascot, Sam the Eagle, will also be hand to greet visitors to downtown Alton. And, of course, there will be the live eagle meet and greet featuring an eagle from the World Bird Sanctuary at the Alton Visitors Center. All of these activities are free. Additionally, the CVB will offer Eagle Watching Shuttle Tours which will provide visitors with a guided first-hand look at several eagle watching hot spots in the region.

The cost for these 45-minute tours is $5 per person. Tours begin at 10:30 a.m. and the last Eagle Watching Shuttle Tour will depart from the Alton Visitors Center at 1:30 p.m.

At the Audubon Center, located across the Mississippi River, visitors can enjoy the view of the mighty river and its abundant wildlife from the comfort of the state-of-the-art Visitors Center. Multiple spotting scopes are available for use and everyone will be able to have an up-close and personal look at the area’s Birds of Prey presented by TreeHouse Wildlife Center. Representatives of area attractions

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Pictured are eagles on the Mississippi River. and conservation organizations will also be at the center hosting family-friendly activities. Chances are visitors will get to see the hundreds of Trumpeter Swans who make the Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary their winter home. All activities at the Audubon Center are free.

The weekend also kicks off the annual Alton Eagle Watcher T-Shirt Giveaway which is open to eagle watchers of all ages.

This giveaway encourages visitors to stop by the various Eagle Watching Hot Spots.

Visitors who go to five of the eight hot spots (Alton Visitors Center, Audubon Center at Riverlands, Lewis & Clark Confluence Tower, Melvin Price Locks and Dam, Pere Marquette State Park, Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge Center, Columbia Bottoms Conservation Center, Lewis & Clark State Historic Site) listed and have their card

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initialed by a representative of that site will receive a free eagle t-shirt by returning a completed card to the Alton Visitors Center while supplies last. For more information on this contest go to www.VisitAlton.com/ EagleWatcher.

Every day visitors can travel along the Meeting of the Great Rivers National Scenic Byway to visit the “Eagle Watching Hot Spots” featured in the 2015 Eagle Watcher’s Guide.

Again this year, the Alton Eagle Watching App will guide visitors during their eagle watching adventure. The free app, available for iPhone and Android, will lead visitors to the eagle watching hot spots, provide information on upcoming events and festivals, allow visitors to share their eagle photos, offer deals from restaurants and shops, as well as a list the shops, restaurants, attractions and lodging found along the byway.

Annually, the opportunities for eagle watching continue to grow in the Alton region. Visitors can head out to view the eagles on their own, or they can take part in some of the traditional eagle watching events in the region, including eagle meet & greets, eagle watching tours and live bird demonstrations. Events take place nearly every weekend and throughout the week, from January through March. Plus, most of the events in the region are free of charge. A full list of events can be found online at www.

VisitAlton.com/Seasons/Eagle and in the Eagle Watcher’s Guide.

For visitors wishing to make eagle watching a winter getaway, there are numerous eagle packages and specials available at hotels and bed & breakfast inns in Alton, Grafton and Elsah. Alton is the place to be for the best eagle events and the largest concentration of American Bald Eagles in the state of Illinois.

For the latest eagle watching updates or to receive your free Eagle Watcher’s Guide, call 1-800-ALTON-IL or go to www.VisitAlton. com.

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People For The Edge Tu r n i n g w h a t w a s o n c e considered just a craft into amazing visual pieces, Missouri fiber artists are pushing their creativity for mainstream audiences with a new exhibition, 3D Fiber Explorations, at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport. Free and open to the public, the exhibition runs December 5, 2014 through April 4, 2015 in The Lambert Gallery in the bag claim level of Terminal 1.

3D Fiber Explorations is presented

by Missouri Fiber Artists and sponsored by the Lambert Art and Culture Program and the Regional Arts Commission. The exhibit’s 23 works from local artists will prompt the visitor to pause for a moment and to see fiber work in a new light, beyond craft and into the realm of fine art. Materials for this exhibition include paper, wool, felt, linen thread, silk, cotton and other materials. The fiber art genre includes surface designers, felters, embroiderers, dyers, quilters, weavers, basket makers, paper makers and more.

Through innovation and creativity, Missouri Fiber Artists also strives to place St. Louis into the realm of a lively and innovative city. Works in this exhibit are contributions to the multitude of fine art in St. Louis. Artists include Shirley Boudreaux, Kacey Cowdery, Tr a c y D e n i s z c z u k , K a t h e r i n e

Ehlmann, Candyce Grisham, Pamela J Gruer, Laurie Harper, Joanne Kluba, Sandy Kolde, Hae-jung Larsen, Tamryn McDermott, Shirley Nachtrieb, Pat Owoc, Joyce Pion, Rhonda Schrum, Phyllis Shipman, Susan Sontag, Leandra Spangler, Janet Frazee Wade, Barbara A Zappulla.

State Museum, Foundry Art Centre, Craft Alliance and the Griot Museum of Black History.

A seven-member Airport Art Advisory Committee led the selection effort for the latest series of exhibitions at the Lambert Gallery.

Members are David Allen, Director of Metro Arts in Transit; Susan

Kiku Obata, Founding Principal of Kiku Obata & Co.; and Freida L. Wheaton, Salon 53 and Founder of Alliance of Black Art Galleries.

Missouri Fiber Artists (MoFA) invites all artists who work with any form of fiber to join its organization. Artists are surface designers, felters, embroiderers,

The Lambert Art and Culture P ro g r a m s p o n s o r s a ro t a t i n g exhibition schedule in The Lambert Gallery featuring local and regional arts organizations. Previous exhibitors include the Photography Hall of Fame & Museum, Missouri

Marie Barrett, Director of the World Chess Hall of Fame; Laura Helling, Director of Development for Wings of Hope; Marilu Knode, Director of Laumeier Sculpture Park; Jill McGuire, Executive Director for the St. Louis Regional Arts Commission;

dyers, quilters, weavers, basket makers, paper makers and more.

Missouri Fiber Artists works with a huge variety of materials and broad range of styles with a mission to increase public awareness of fiber art.

At top, L Leandra Spangler – Sea of Salahit Materials: Artist Made Cotton Paper, Reed, Zipper, Paint and Joyce Pion – 20 000 Leagues Materials: Wool, Silk, Found Objects and Tea in Paris Materials: Wool, Cotton, Waxed Linen, Found Objects At left: Janet Frazee Wade – Breath/ Balance Materials: Artist Paper, Fiber, Encaustic Medium, Found Objects Artist Statement: Delicately balanced upon an industrial spring, this piece explores the complex yet simple connectivity of calming breath and balance. Above, Sandy Kolde – We’ve Got the Blues Materials: Needle Felted Wool on Wire Armature Photos for The Edge

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People People planner Wildey to host New Year's Eve Party

Welcome 2015 with a Rock & Roll New Year's Eve Party on Wednesday, December 31 beginning at 7 p.m. as a fundraiser for the Wildey Theatre.

Music for the evening will be provided by the Robert Perry Band with the Original Mojos. Butch Moore and Alan White will also perform in the earlier part of the evening. Food will be provided by Cleveland Heath. Food, Music, and a Champagne Toast at Midnight are included in the ticket price. The Silent Auction and cash bar will begin at 7 p.m., food and music at 8 p.m.

Tickets for the entire evening are $40 and can be purchased online at www.wildeytheatre.com. The Wildey Theatre is located at 252 North Main Street in Downtown Edwardsville, Illinois. For more information about this event, contact the Wildey Theatre at 618-307-1750.

The Wildey Theatre, originally built as an opera house in 1909 by the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, has been extensively renovated and reopened in April 2011. The 325seat theatre features state of the art technical capabilities and space for special events and business meetings.

The Wildey Theatre is owned by the City of Edwardsville. The Friends of the Wildey is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization.

veteran film team, the new 40-minute large format experience is produced by Jini Durr (“Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure”) a n d L i s a Tr u i t t ( “ M y s t e r i e s o f E g y p t ” ) a n d d i re c t e d b y L o u i s S c h wart zb e rg (“Dis ne y Nature: Wings of Life”). Mysteries of the Unseen World uses innovative high-speed and time-lapse photography, electron microscopy, and nanotechnology, to transport audiences to an enthralling secret w o r l d o f n a t u re , e v e n t s a n d breathtaking phenomena not visible to the naked eye.

“Mysteries of the Unseen World has that ‘wow’ factor that will impress adults and children,” said Jackie Mollet, Managing Director Visitor Services at the Saint Louis Science Center. “Seeing these amazing images will give you a new appreciation for the world around us. The technological advances used to capture these images are awe-

inspiring as well. ” INVISIBLE: We see only a fraction of the millions of wavelengths in the vast electromagnetic spectrum—the rainbow of light waves called visible light. The film shows audiences what it would be life if we had X-ray vision, or infrared vision like a mosquito, how a bee’s eyes see through ultraviolet light, what Gamma rays, microwaves and radio waves show us, and more.

TOO SLOW: Ti m e - l a p s e i m a g e s c a p t u re mundane events that happen too slowly for humans to perceive. The film shows plants creeping toward the sun and astonishingly complex “slime mold” searching for food.

On a grander scaled, time-lapse allows audiences to see our planet in motion—from the vast and relentless sweep of nature to the restless movement of humanity.

TOO FAST:

High-speed cameras do the opposite of time-lapse, revealing secrets from the super-fast world of nature. The film shows slow motion sequences of events that happen too quickly for human perception: a rattlesnake strike; drug cymbals reverberating; a Eurasian Eagle Owl, the world’s largest, flexing its wings; a basilisk or Jesus lizard running on the surface of water; popcorn popping; lightning rising upwards from the ground as well as striking from the sky.

TOO SMALL: The film also peers into the world of wonders too small for the human eye to see—from the minute structures on a butterfly’s wing and the tiny organisms that inhabit the human body all the way down to nano-scale structures. See how electron microscopes create images that magnify things by as much as a million times—revealing a world that is both bizarre and beautiful.

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People People planner Globetrotters to invade St. Louis

The world famous Harlem Globetrotters, featuring some of the greatest athletes and entertainers on the planet, will bring their unrivaled family show to the Scottrade Center in St. Louis on Friday, Jan. 2 at 7 p.m., during the Harlem Globetrotters 2015 “Washington Generals’ Revenge� Tour.  The Globetrotters will face a great challenge this year, as the infamous Washington Generals are more determined than ever to match the franchise’s historic last victory over the Globetrotters nearly a half century ago. It has been five years since the Globetrotters and Generals have faced off, as the Generals have been searching far and wide for the best players to retool their roster and have been preparing for one thing: victory over the Globetrotters.

In addition to the highlyanticipated matchup on the court, the Globetrotters, known worldwide as the Ambassadors of Goodwill™, will honor a Harlem Globetrotters Hometown Hero at each of their 310-plus games in North America. The team is searching for active, wounded or retired members of the military who have made their community proud with their brave service and exemplary character. Fans can nominate a Harlem Globetrotters Hometown Hero at harlemglobetrotters.com. The Globetrotters will also play a portion of each game with a camouflage basketball as a sign of respect to all who protect our freedom.

Wi t h a s t a r- s t u d d e d ro s t e r featuring Big Easy Lofton, Ant Atkinson, Hi-Lite Bruton, Thunder Law, Bull Bullard, Firefly Fisher and Moose Weekes – plus female stars TNT Maddox, T-Time Brawner and Sweet J Ekworomadu* – the Globetrotters’ one-of-a-kind show is unrivaled in the world of family entertainment.

Tickets start at $19 and are now available at harlemglobetrotters. com, ticketmaster.com, the Scottrade Center box office, or by phone at 800-745-3000. Information on group and scout tickets can also be found at harlemglobetrotters.com.

The Hett announces 2014-15 schedule

The Hettenhausen Center for the Arts’ 2014-2015 season presents local and returning favorites and some well-known performers and speakers making their Hett debut.

All programs are open to the public and held at the 488-seat performing arts center at McKendree University in Lebanon, Ill. “Many programs always sell out early so I always advise that you mark your calendar and plan to purchase your tickets early,� said Peter Palermo, director of The Hett.

Reserved seats for all programs will be available Sept. 3 online at theHett.com, at the box office on weekday afternoons, or by calling 618-537-6863 (1-800-BEARCAT, ext.

6863).

Many programs are free, including the Distinguished

Speaker Series, films and several concerts. Ticket prices for select shows range from $15 to $35 for adults and from $5 to $10 for children, with discounts for seniors and students.

A season preview video is online at https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=PkpkvJQcMY0. The new season will feature the following: Jan. 3, 2015, 7:30 p.m.: Russian National Ballet Theatre: Swan Lake is lavish production of the magical tale of Odette, full of courtly s p l e n d o r, c e l e b r a t e s R u s s i a ’ s great national ballet heritage.

The instantly recognizable music of Tchaikovsky is set against the wonderfully dark story of good against evil in one of the most famous and beloved of all ballets.

Feb. 4, 7:30 p.m.: The 5 Browns are The Juilliard School’s quintet of siblings, all virtuoso pianists.

March 4, 7:30 p.m.: John Lithgow: Stories By Heart features the

well-known actor in his critically acclaimed, one-man theatrical memoir.

M a rc h 11 , 7 : 3 0 p . m . : Mummenschanz, a Swiss performance troupe, captivates audiences without words, using o rd i n a r y m a t e r i a l s t o c re a t e a s u r re a l , c o m i c u n i v e r s e . A playful and uniquely memorable experience!

April 12, 3 p.m.: The St. Louis Brass Band brings the sound of the traditional English brass band to the Hett.

Nov. 17 and March 30, 7:30 p.m.: Saint Louis Symphony Mondays feature chamber ensembles of

Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra musicians.

T h e G e o rg e E . M c C a m m o n Memorial Distinguished Speaker Series will host the following guests: Feb. 26, 2015: Paul F. Tompkins, comedian, writer and actor (“Mr. Show,� “Real Time with Bill Maher�), will join a panel discussion at 6 p.m. and perform stand-up comedy at 8:30 p.m.

April 15, 7:30 p.m.: Carl Bernstein, bestselling author, CNN contr ibutor and in vestigative journalist who broke the Watergate scandal with Washington Post colleague Bob Woodward.

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Music calendar Friday, Dec. 19

Glass Animals, The Ready Room, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Pallbearer w/Stolstafir, Mortals, Fister, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Big Band Swing w/St. Louis Big Band, Casa Loma Ballroom, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

El Monstero, The Pageant, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

STL Symphony Holiday Concert: Macy’s Holiday Celebration, Powell Symphony Hall, St. Louis, 2:00 p.m.

Owen Pye, Ryan Corn, Jessie Mae, Cole Adams, Cicero’s, University City, 8:00 p.m.

Starving in the Belly of the Whale, Cicero’s, University City, 8:30 p.m.

The Oasis Tour feat. MiTis, Plush St. Louis, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Roy Hargrove Quintet, Jazz at the Bistro, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

A Very Rocky Knuckles Christmas Show feat. Rockwell Knuckles, The Gramophone, St. Louis, Doors 9:00 p.m.

Acoustics Anonymous Holiday Show, Old Rock House, St. Louis, Doors 7:30 p.m.

The Battle for Pointfest: Session

2 Finale w/The Former Me, Nervous Pudding, Facing Infamy, Soundtrapp, The Judge, Shock the Junkie, Discrepancies, Split the Skyline, Pop’s, Sauget, 6:00 p.m.

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Brunch at the Bistro, Jazz at the Bistro, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m.

Saturday, Dec. 20

Jazz St. Louis Big Band plays Ellington’s Nutcracker, Jazz at the Bistro, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

Open Mic Night, The Gramophone, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m.

Monday Night Shakedown w/ The Stone Sugar Shakedown, Cicero’s, University City, 8:00 p.m.

Lanny and Julie Perform “On The Hill," 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., Edwardsville American Legion Hall, Route 157.

El Monstero, The Pageant, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

STL Symphony Holiday Concert: Macy’s Holiday Celebration, Powell Symphony Hall, St. Louis, 2:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

Echotrace, Cicero’s, University City, 8:00 p.m.

Noisy Boyz, Doom City Outlaws, Cicero’s, University City, 8:30 p.m.

Cage the Elephant w/Cold War Kids, Pop’s, St. Louis, 7:00 p.m.

Roy Hargrove Quintet, Jazz at the Bistro, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 21

STL Symphony Holiday Concert: Macy’s Holiday Celebration, Powell Symphony Hall, St. Louis, 2:00 p.m.

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Dan Patrick Fulton w/Becca Flinn, Michael and Abby, The Gramophone, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

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Wednesday, Dec. 24

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Jazz St. Louis Big Band plays Ellington’s Nutcracker, Jazz at the Bistro, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

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Music Tuning in Skillet to headline Winter Jam

Grammy-nominated platinumselling rockers Skillet will return to the famed Winter Jam stage to headline the blockbuster tour’s 20th year, it was announced tonight.

Reigning as the world’s #1 first quarter tour for four consecutive years, NewSong’s Winter Jam Tour Spectacular revealed its 2015 line-up and cities during a special event last night at Nashville’s Hard Rock Café.

In addition, the event was webcast by Blue Scout Media’s StageHop.com to thousands attending “Winter Jam House Parties” around the world, where fans had a front row seat to the announcement and special performances by select Winter Jam 2015 artists.

The Scottrade Center in St. Louis will host Winter Jam at 6 p.m. on Jan. 24.

Tickets are $10 at the door and there are no advance tickeet sales.

Founded and hosted by Grammy-nominated NewSong, the tour will also feature Jeremy Camp, Francesca Battistelli, Building 429, for King & Country, Family Force 5 and evangelist Tony Nolan, while the LifeWay Christian Stores PreJam Party is slated to showcase Blanca, About A Mile and VERIDIA. “As we enter a landmark year for Winter Jam, we’re overwhelmed by God’s favor on an event that began as one concert in 1995,” said Eddie Carswell, Winter Jam creator and NewSong founding member. “The tour has grown in unimaginable ways, but one thing has remained the same—an unwavering commitment to share the Gospel every night. This year ’s line-up continues a tradition of excellent music and impacting ministry, and we’re especially excited to welcome our friends Skillet back as headliners.”

“Skillet is pumped to get back out on tour with Winter Jam,” remarked lead singer John Cooper from the band’s headline tour across Europe, which is selling out in multiple cities including London, Hamburg and Cologne, Germany and more.

“After several tours in Europe over the past year, we’re looking forward to heading out on a tour that will keep us in the U.S. all winter and spring; and most importantly will help bring the message of hope in Jesus to people all over the nation!

It’s gonna rock, so get ready!”

Promoted by Premier Productions and presented by Holt International, the tour—known for its 10 artists for $10 admission—will hit 47 cities from January through March. Winter Jam is slated to visit some of the country’s top venues, including Chicago’s Allstate Arena; the Toyota Center in Houston; Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena; the CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh; Ft. Lauderdale, Florida’s BB&T Center; and the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina, among numerous others.

For a complete list of dates and cities, visit jamtour.com.

Next year, three daylong JAM ZONE free family events are slated in conjunction with Winter Jam stops in Atlanta; Birmingham, Alabama; and Lexington, Kentucky.

The inaugural JAM ZONE, held in February at Atlanta’s World Congress Center, included more than 85 local business and exhibitor booths and drew an estimated 7,500 people.

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Sponsors of NewSong’s Winter Jam 2015 Tour Spectacular include Pure Flix’s “Do You Believe?” film; the University of Mobile; Teen Missions; Pepsi; TheOverflow.com; Camp Electric; Premier Christian Cruises; Xtreme Conferences; Texas TransEastern; and Wayne E. Bailey Produce.

Grammy-nominated and platinum selling rock band Skillet has sold more than 2.5 million units in the U.S., racked up more than 160 million YouTube views and amassed a diehard following whose members number more than five million on Facebook alone. Their 2013 Dove Aw a rd - w i n n i n g re l e a s e R I S E debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 and No. 1 on the Billboard Rock and Christian charts, which led to four consecutive No. 1 radio hits.

RISE also gave Skillet their late night television debut on Conan and follows the band’s 2009 platinum blockbuster, Awake, which garnered three Billboard Music Awards and spawned four multi format hit singles, including the platinum single “Monster,” whose companion video has generated more than 69 million YouTube views. Skillet was the only active rock band to achieve RIAA Platinum Certification in 2012 and will launch Winter Jam following a sold out headline tour across Europe.

Capitol CMG artist Jeremy Camp has established himself with landmark accolades throughout his praised 12-year career. Camp has sold more than four million albums including four RIAA Gold-certified albums. He also has a RIAA Multi-Platinum long-form video.

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Christmas Eve Services Eden Church invites you to celebrate the birth of Christ with us at one of three different Christmas Eve Services. Communion will be celebrated at all three services with each service offering a variety of opportunities for you to celebrate the birth of Christ.

Please bring your family and join us on this special day.

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Eden United Church of Christ 903 N. Second Street Edwardsville • 656-4330

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Advent Communal Penance Service Sunday, Dec. 14 – 2:00 pm

Live Nativity Sunday, December 21 - 2:30 - 5:00 pm

Christmas Mass Schedule Christmas Eve 4:15 pm & 10:15 pm Christmas Day 8:15 am

New Year’s Eve - 4:15 pm New Year’s Day - 9:15 am

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St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church 406 Hillsboro Avenue Downtown Edwardsville

Christmas at St. Mary’s Christmas Eve 4:00 pm - Family Mass 6:00 pm - Adult Choir at Mass

Christmas Eve Services

Christmas Day - 9:00 am

Children’s Sermon and Holy Communion Wassail and cookies in Pearson Hall after the service

New Year’s Eve - 7:00 pm New Year’s Day - 9:00 am St. Mary Catholic Church 1802 Madison Avenue, Edwardsville (618) 656-4857 www.stmaryedw.org

4 pm - Blessing of the Crèche,

9:30 pm - Pre-Service Music by Cherilyn Trustee, Harpist 10:00 pm - Solemn High Mass of Christmas

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McFarland had served the church for 23 years before confessing to his congregation.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama minister has returned to court in an effort to keep his job after confessing he had sex with church members without telling them he has AIDS. Circuit Judge Charles Price said Monday that he'll rule within a week on whether the Rev. Juan McFarland can return to Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church in Montgomery or whether a temporary ban from the church will become permanent.

McFarland's attorney argued that the church approved bylaws in January 2013 giving him his job for life, and that a vote to fire him in October was improper.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — A Georgetown University law student is suing after she says she was sexually exploited by a rabbi who is accused of secretly videotaping women in a Jewish ritual bath.

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Huge Utah nativity scene breaks Guinness record

PROVO, Utah (AP) — More than 1,000 people dressed as angels, wise men and religious royalty have gathered at a park in Provo, Utah, setting a new Guinness record for the largest live nativity scene.

The event on Monday featured a variety of performers who made videos posted on YouTube. It is also expected to serve as a backdrop for a music video.

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Guinness World Record judge Michael E m p r i c d e t e r m i n e d t h e re w e re 1 , 0 3 9 participants in the production, along with a camel, donkey and sheep. That tops the record of 898 people last year at a nativity scene in the United Kingdom.

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Boehner links tree lighting to Christ's birth

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Boehner presided at the recent lighting of the Capitol Christmas Tree, an 88-foot spruce from Minnesota's Chippewa National Forest.

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EDEN UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST 903 N. Second Street Edwardville, IL 656-4330 John Roberts, Senior Pastor Sunday Worship: Traditional Service 8:00 AM Sunday School 9:15 AM Contemporary Service 10:30 AM www.eden-ucc.org

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Daycare 656-2798 Janet Hooks, Daycare Director

Center Grove Presbyterian 6279 Center Grove Rd., Edwardsville Phone: 656-9485 Worship, 9:30 a.m.

Sunday School for all ages 11:00 a.m.

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Sacrament of Reconciliation 3:30-4:00 pm Saturday Vigil - 4:15 pm Sunday Mass 8:15 am, 10:15 am, 5:15 pm Spanish Mass, Sunday - 12:15 pm Daily Mass Schedule Mon., 5:45 pm Tues., Thurs., Fri. 8:00 am Wed., 6:45 pm

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MOUNT JOY MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH OF EDWARDSVILLE 327 Olive Street • Edw, IL 656-0845 Steve Jackson, Pastor Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.

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a fishing guide to provide a boat, plus all the tackle and knowledge needed to ensure a successful trip.

In winter, several of the area's family-owned resorts offer heated docks for comfortable fishing in the cooler seasons.

When it comes to hunting, deer and turkey are popular targets in the fall, but the Lake area has seasons for quail and many other varieties of game year-round. Those looking to hunt turkey in the spring find plenty of hens and jakes waiting at the

for visitors who "hunt" birds with cameras and binoculars. They'll find majestic bald eagles, beautiful blue herons, tiny ruby-throated hummingbirds and everything in between.

Outdoor fun also can take visitors indoors (sort of) when they go underground at the Lake of the Ozarks. The area features four show caves, which are open for guided walking tours year-round. Bridal Cave, Jacob's Cave, Ozark Caverns and Fantasy World Caverns feature

cave formations that include a "pipe organ" of stalactites in Bridal Cave, "angel's shower" in Ozark Caverns, prehistoric bones in Jacob's Cave and an underground lake in Fantasy World Caverns. Cave temperatures remain in the 60s year-round, so this is a perfect all-weather activity.

The Lake of the Ozarks is a popular golfing destination and a wonderful way to enjoy the area's great outdoors. Some of the game's greats, such as Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Tom Weiskopf, Floyd Farley, Ken Kavanaugh, Bruce Devlin, Robert Van Hagge and Robert Trent Jones, have all designed courses at the Lake, all at an incredible value.

And while many think of golf as a summer activity, the Lake's 14 courses encourage golfers to experience the beauty of spring and fall from their links. In winter, the temperatures average in the

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40s in the area, but the courses are open year-round so golfers can catch the milder days in the 50s and 60s.

Visitors who want to enjoy the outdoors overnight will find many campgrounds and RV parks around the Lake area. Those who want to sleep indoors can take their pick of full-service resorts, smaller family owned resorts, bed and breakfast inns, and hotels and motels offering indoor comfort to complement their outdoor activities.

For information about all this outdoor fun, and much more, call the Lake of the Ozarks Convention and Visitor Bureau at 1-800-FUNLAKE or visit FunLake.com.

The award-winning website has information about all of the Lake area's attractions and events, restaurants and accommodations, indoors and outdoors.

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Movies

QuickGlance Movie Reviews

"Penguins of Madagascar"

"Still Alice"

For a movie that's more paint by numbers than Picasso, "Penguins of Madagascar" begins with something completely unexpected: a Werner Herzog voiceover.

Parodying his own work and documentary films' obsession with the flightless birds, the German filmmaker gives an auspiciously clever start to a movie targeted toward the under 10 set. It's a little wink to the adults in the audience right at the front.

But don't be fooled. This movie is almost exclusively and unapologetically for tots. Kids will no doubt be amused by the exhausting madcap antics of the cuddly breakout stars of the popular "Madagascar" films. Parents: probably less so.

The story reintroduces audiences to the illustrious spy team, giving penguins Skipper (Tom McGrath), Kowalski (Chris Miller), Rico (Conrad Vernon) and Private (Christopher Knights) a bit of an origin story before blasting them back into their espionage work.

After an amusing heist, the penguins are taken captive by the evil octopus Dave (John Malkovich). It's revealed that Dave (aka Dr. Octavius Brine) is out for revenge against all penguins for being the more popular and beloved attractions at zoos.

The brothers-in-arms manage to break out of Dave's tentacled grasp in an imaginative high-speed gondola chase through the Venice canals. When the thrifty penguins are backed into a corner, they're relieved when The North Wind, an elite special ops team, wafts in for a stylish rescue.

"Penguins of Madagascar" RATED: PG by the Motion Picture Association of America "for mild action and some rude humor."

RUNNING TIME: 92 minutes.

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

"Horrible Bosses 2"

The characters of the modern workplace comedy, like the rest of us, don't know how to make a living anymore.

Having haplessly tried to murder their bosses in the first "Horrible Bosses," Jason Bateman, Charlie Day and Jason Sudeikis return in "Horrible Bosses 2" as hopeful inventors.

"Let's bet on ourselves," they tell each other, making a clearly questionable wager. They go into business with a bath product dubbed "Shower Buddy," and with their abysmal guest spot on a morning show promoting it, it's clear they may have backed the wrong horse.

It's become a familiar genre trope of recent years: The idealistic self-starter business that almost certainly wouldn't stand a chance in real life. Dwarfed by corporations or left behind by the digital economy, comedies are routinely littered with plucky upstarts, from Kristen Wiig's would-be baker in "Bridesmaids" to Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson's middleaged Google aspirants of "The Internship."

While the first "Horrible Bosses" tried to tap into the widely held fantasy of killing the overloads of the office, its sequel mines the farce in being your own boss. The entrepreneurial efforts of the film's ever-yammering trio, of course, fail, and the film descends into a thinly sketched kidnapping plot that serves mainly to space its celebrity cameos.

Hoodwinked by a rich distributor (Christoph Waltz), the guys — Nick, Kurt and Dale — plan to kidnap the executive's playboy son (Chris Pine). The ill-conceived scheme returns them to their criminal adviser (Jamie Foxx, who the film could have used more of), Nick's now imprisoned former boss (Kevin Spacey) and Dale's old torturer dentist (Jennifer Aniston).

RATED: PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for "some sexual references, mature thematic material and historical smoking."

RUNNING TIME: 108 minutes.

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

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When we refer to an actor's performance as breathtaking, we're usually engaging in hyperbole. Rarely if ever do we mean it actually affected our ability to breathe.

But during "Still Alice," watching the vital, sharply intelligent woman played by Julianne Moore slowly cede her mental faculties — and, most painfully, her identity — to Alzheimer's disease, I found myself frequently needing to gulp in big breaths of air, merely to steel myself for the next scene.

Of course this is partly due to the nature of the material.

There's no way to tell a story about Alzheimer's that isn't ultimately devastating, and writer-directors Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland clearly have no intention of sugarcoating the cruelty of this disease.

But as its title suggests, "Still Alice," based on the novel by neuroscientist Lisa Genova, is about one woman, and thankfully we have Moore, one of our most sensitive and nuanced actresses, in the role. She gives a warm, brave and shattering performance here — one that's already earning accolades, and deserves many more before awards season ends.

We first meet Alice, a linguistics professor at Columbia, as she's celebrating her 50th birthday with family. Chic and accomplished, she's managed to work and travel and raise three adult kids in a beautiful home. She and her husband, John (Alec Baldwin), also an academic, live in a lovely brownstone with a great kitchen.

But one day, giving a lecture, Alice suddenly stops, midsentence. She can't remember a key word. She recovers nimbly with a joke, but we shudder. Back home, taking her usual jog around campus, she gets lost. The camera blurs, along with the connections in her brain. We shudder again.

We know what's coming.

RATED: PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America "for mature thematic material, and brief language including a sexual reference."

RUNNING TIME: 99 minutes.

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

"Wild"

Cheryl Strayed, as played by Reese Witherspoon in Jean-Marc Vallee's "Wild," is, bless the Lord, not an easily discernable type.

She's also not the sort we've often encountered on the well-trod paths of female stereotypes in movies. Strayed is a bundle of messy imperfections, as we gradually learn from flashbacks that accumulate throughout her therapeutic journey on the Pacific Crest Trail in "Wild."

She's a serial adulterer but no villain. (How many times have we seen that, in a woman, in our male-dominated movies?) She's curious, experimental and intrepid to the point of self-destruction. The same traits, though, may also be her salvation.

"I'm the girl that says 'yes' instead of 'no,'" she explains to a friend, with all the positive and negative implications of that statement abundantly clear.

Heavy with grief from the loss of her mother (Laura Dern) to cancer, haunted by remorse for seven years of unfaithful marriage to her sensitive husband (Thomas Sadoski) and shaking off a dark turn into heroin, Strayed sets out to hike 1,100 miles up the coast, from the Mojave Desert to Oregon.

She's forcing self-renewal not by fleeing her life but by confronting herself in isolation. When she wrestles to strap on her oversized backpack, she's literally weighed down with baggage.

RATEDL R by the Motion Picture Association of America for "sexual content, nudity, drug use and language."

RUNNING TIME: 115 minutes.

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

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"Top Five"

Writer-director Chris Rock is not Andre Allen, the stand-up comedian turned movie star lead of "Top Five." But, it's almost impossible to watch his latest effort, a cutting comedy about showbiz, creativity and ambition, and not wonder what material Rock took from his own life. While that's a fun and compelling draw, thankfully, it's only part of the triumph of the film. In "Top Five," Rock manages to transcend the gimmick and his largerthan-life persona, to create one of the most vibrant, self-aware comedies of the year.

This is a story about a man who's become disconnected from his work and is looking for a change. Told across a single, jampacked New York day, we accompany Andre on a press tour around the city on the day of his new movie's opening. Andre, we learn, became a mainstream superstar by donning a full bear suit and playing the catch-phrase happy character "Hammy the Bear" in three blockbuster movies.

Now sober, grasping for relevancy, and about to marry a reality television star (Gabrielle Union), Andre just wants to be sincere.

His new "serious" movie about a Haitian revolutionary just looks abysmal, like the fictional title in "Tropic Thunder." It's clear that Andre is at a crossroads and even he isn't convinced of his new path.

Things really get going when Andre hooks up with Chelsea Brown (Rosario Dawson), a quick-witted New York Times reporter who's gotten the tony assignment to follow him around for an entire day. He resists, since the paper's critic has historically eviscerated his movies, but his agent (Kevin Hart) convinces him to go anyway. Chelsea's a fan, he thinks.

The most groundbreaking aspect about "Top Five" is that it defies categorization. It's a romance, a gross out comedy, a silly industry satire, and a sweet look at an artist who's just trying to figure out what he wants.

RATEDL R by the Motion Picture Association of America "for strong sexual content, nudity, crude humor, language throughout and some drug use."

RUNNING TIME: 101 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Three stars out of four.

"Exodus: Gods & Men"

To what do we owe the second coming of the biblical epic?

A genre that was once as moldy as stale communion wafers has been reborn this year, first with Darren Aronofsky's "Noah" and now with Ridley Scott's "Exodus: Gods & Kings." The resurrection is partly to capitalize on the faith-based moviegoing audience and partly because the Bible offers stories suited to this blockbuster era, offering both spectacle and name-brand familiarity.

More than 50 years after "The Ten Commandments" sandals are back in style. We can only hope the trend will culminate in a seemingly ordained bit of casting: Someone has got to make a Jesus film with Jared Leto.

But big-tent Old Testament tales are no easy sell in times marked by both religious discord and secular disbelief. "Noah" was interesting because it saw the arc-builder as hero of environmentalism, a protector of both morality and animals.

The 3-D "Exodus" also refashions Moses (Christian Bale) for modern times, giving us an elite, action-film combatant who's less a conduit for God than a strong-minded individual whose beliefs mostly jibe with the deity who secretly appears to him. (God is seen here as an impatient child, played by the 11-year-old Isaac Andrews).

"Exodus" — written by the team of Adam Cooper, Bill Collage, Jeffrey Caine and Steven Zaillian — does indeed supply the big scenes. Slowly accepting his destiny and his Hebrew heritage, a bearded Moses rallies the Israelites and leads them to the climactic moment at the Red Sea (which isn't as sumptuously rendered as you'd expect).

RATED: PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for "violence including battle sequences and intense images."

RUNNING TIME: 142 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Two stars out of four.

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Associated Press

"Wild" finds salvation in the woods

By JAKE COYLE Associated Press Cheryl Strayed, as played by Reese Witherspoon in Jean-Marc Vallee's "Wild," is, bless the Lord, not an easily discernable type.

She's also not the sort we've often encountered on the well-trod paths of female stereotypes in movies. Strayed is a bundle of messy imperfections, as we gradually learn from flashbacks that accumulate throughout her therapeutic journey on the Pacific Crest Trail in "Wild."

She's a serial adulterer but no villain.

(How many times have we seen that, in a woman, in our male-dominated movies?)

She's curious, experimental and intrepid to

the point of self-destruction. The same traits, though, may also be her salvation.

"I'm the girl that says 'yes' instead of 'no,'" she explains to a friend, with all the positive and negative implications of that statement abundantly clear.

Heavy with grief from the loss of her mother (Laura Dern) to cancer, haunted by remorse for seven years of unfaithful marriage to her sensitive husband (Thomas Sadoski) and shaking off a dark turn into heroin, Strayed sets out to hike 1,100 miles up the coast, from the Mojave Desert to Oregon. She's forcing self-renewal not by fleeing her life but by confronting herself in isolation. When she wrestles to strap on her oversized backpack, she's literally weighed

down with baggage.

Her background isn't neatly laid out before her hike begins (with scant preparation) in California. But the film — adapted by Nick Hornby from Strayed's 2012 best-selling memoir — fills her journey with montages of memories. The scenes range from druggedout heroin highs to tender moments with her mom, whose advice to "put yourself in the way of beauty" spurs Strayed's trip. Dern, ever a force of warmth, glows.

On the trail, every encounter holds the threat of danger for a woman alone in the woods, though almost everyone turns out quite chummy.

Much has already been made of Witherspoon's unadorned transformation

in "Wild." Yes, she's without makeup here and, as she did in her brief role in "Mud," feels closer, more intimate with the audience.

Yet she still possesses an always-in-control fortitude that perhaps makes her a less than ideal fit for the looser Strayed. Of Witherspoon's many fine attributes, the stuff of the film's title is not one of them.

T h e r e v e l a t i o n o n " Wi l d " i s l e s s Witherspoon than Vallee. The FrenchCanadian director somehow stayed below the radar even after shepherding his stars in his last film "Dallas Buyers Club" to Oscars.

Just as he did in that film, Vallee proves particularly adept at shooting in lived-in environs where he and his actors find a live naturalism.

Indulge in the 11th hour films

By ROBERT GRUBAUGH Of The Edge It's coming up on that magic time of year when the best quality of movies are becoming increasingly, steadily available if one is willing to take a chance on them and seek them out. Given my labor of love during the pre-awards rush, I tend to stay well abreast of this trend and keep my cupboard stocked, so to speak. Last Thursday, I spun my entire evening around the idea of watching two films - at different theatres - that had been touted to showcase two of the great performances by men in 2014.

Neither of the movies, Birdman and Whiplash, were particularly new to the marketplace, but you'll soon be craving to see them more and more as that magical elixir of yearend analysis makes you realize that indeed, dear moviegoer, you have squandered these last eleven

months watching yet another Transformers debacle and the umpteenth Marvel movie. Those eleven months have brought you to the eleventh hour. Indulge!

Much has been alleged regarding Michael Keaton's role in Birdman.

Described as 'meta', it certainly does run a parallel to the actor's o w n c a re e r o f l a t e . R i g g a n Thompson, the main character, started in the '90s as the titular Birdman, a caped superhero with a raspy inner monologue. Looking to expand his second half into something built on fleeting success, Riggan is starring in and directing his own adaptation of a play by Raymond Carver, What We Talk A b o u t W h e n We Ta l k A b o u t Love. Keaton's own flirtation with mega-fame came as Batman t w e n t y -fi v e ye ars ago and it seems to be that this alone should be cause enough to heap lavish praise upon the movie. Instead,

I find it to be nothing more than an interesting anecdote to launch into my discussion for how a great cast should be assembled to works together.

Keaton leads, but by no means is even the best performance given in Birdman. Naomi Watts and Emma Stone charm as his leading lady and his assistant/daughter, respectively. Zach Galifianakis is a riot as the show's put upon producer and Riggan's confidante/ lawyer. But, to be clear, the reason to see this somewhat off-kilter movie, from director Alejandro Gonzalez Innaritu, is Edward Norton. The great actor takes on a role in Riggan's production, filling in at the last moments for an actor injured on the set. His Mike steals the show with his knack for flaunting his use of The Method to drink and fornicate on-stage all too realistically. I may have liked the film, but I loved Mr. Norton in it.

Birdman runs 119 minutes and is rated R for language throughout, some sexual content, and brief violence. I give this film two and a half stars out of four.

If you really want to take away a strong reaction to a performance this year, it's almost certainly going to be one by a man. A weak year for women, 2014 has given us little to celebrate from the fairer sex other than Rosamund Pike's loving wife in Gone Girl or, allegedly, Reese Witherspoon's Wild child.

But I'll save my negative diatribe for later. Instead, I want to be sure to share with you the role J.K. Simmon's plays in Whiplash.

He's the jazz band director at a prestigious NYC music academy and he just doesn't settle for second rate work. A perfectionist, his character uses the statement "There are no two words in the English language more harmful than good

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job" as an epithet to drive his students, including a drummer with Buddy Rich aspirations played

by Miles Teller.

The music is swinging in Whiplash, and so is the horror Simmons's Terrence Fletcher inflicts upon his musicians. Sexual slurs, damning language, and several instances of sudden violence capture the mindset of a monster that also presents with a shaved head and wearing tight black T-shirts.

Fletcher overwhelms, but when Teller's Andrew Neimann responds with both hurt anger, retribution, and an elevation in his work, we're left with a battle for supremacy where there will be no losers... except for those of you that miss this movie.

Whiplash runs 107 minutes and is rated R for strong language and some sexual references. I give this film three and a half stars out of four.

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The Arts

For The Edge

Artist Ted Collier will be featured at the Duane Reed Gallery on Friday.

For The Edge Local artist Ted Collier will be featuring his artwork Fri., December 19 from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. at the Duane Reed Gallery in the Central West End. This art show is free and open to the public.

While viewing Collier’s painting, attendees will be able to purchase Collier’s work and will also be treated to complimentary Katie’s

Pizza & Pasta Osteria and adult beverages. All are welcome to come out and enjoy. Collier’s work is slated to remain in the gallery for a while as well.

The art show will feature all new original works by the acclaimed mixed media artist.

Collier is known for his creative and vibrant use of color in his art.

Collier is an artist living and working in St. Louis. His painting is influenced by his

passion for the outdoors, especially rivers and streams during fishing trips in remote areas of the country. He uses a strong element of “process” to develop his paintings and vision. Beginning with an initial structure, he discovers patterns, shapes, and movement that create stunning imagery through the process.

Collier, who works mostly in acrylics, has been successful at selling his work in the St.

Louis market and nationwide and has been featured in local venues. Ted is the co-owner of Katie’s Pizza & Pasta Osteria and has been showing and selling his work for four years through unconventional pop-up shows throughout the city. Duane Reed is the first gallery setting that Collier has agreed to show.

For more information, please call (314) 9426555.

Touhill announces upcoming events For The Edge The Touhill, St. Louis’ home for performing arts, showcases a wide variety of genres on two stages.

The Touhill’s 2014-15 event calendar holds exciting offerings from our Emerson Resident Artists MADCO (Modern American Dance Company) and the Arianna String Quartet, as well as presenting partner organizations, including Dance St. Louis, Saint Louis Ballet, Ambassadors of Harmony and St. Louis Jazz Orchestra.

Additional highlights include John Lithgow: "Stories

by Heart" March 5, and Hal Holbrook in "Mark Twain Tonight!" April 11.

Single tickets for most 2014-15 events went on sale August 4,. They are available at the Touhill Performing Arts Center Ticket Office; online at www.touhill.org; or by phone at 314-516-4949.

D R . M A R T I N L U T H E R K I N G , J R . H O L I D AY OBSERVANCE 2015 January 19; Mon @ 10AM; Free and open to public The University of Missouri–St. Louis and the St. Louis community come together for this annual celebration of Dr. King’s life and legacy. This event features engaging speakers, as well as talented musicians and performers.

TANGO BUENOS AIRES Presented by Dance St. Louis January 30 & 31; Fri @ 8PM; Sat @ 2 & 8PM; $40, $50,

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$65; On sale September 2 Ta n g o B u e n o s A i re s , o n e o f A rg e n t i n a ’ s g re a t e s t cultural exports, presents another fiery, hypnotic and expressive performance. For this special production, accompanied by musicians from Buenos Aires, the company performs the “Song of Eva Perón” – a Tango dance and music presentation inspired by the most important feminine character in Argentinian history, Eva Perón.

GEORGE PERRIS Presented by UMSL International Studies and Programs January 31, Sat @ 8PM; $20 International pop singer George Perris began performing at the age of 18. His successful career has brought him to some of the most prestigious concert halls in Greece and around the world. In 2014, Perris released his first Englishlanguage album, Picture This, recorded in Los Angeles, New York, London, Montreal, Prague and Athens.

ST. LOUIS JAZZ ORCHESTRA: A Tribute to Stan Kenton February 4; Wed @ 7PM; $25 Considered one of the pioneers of progressive jazz, Stan Kenton gained much notoriety form the 1940s through ’70s with songs like "Painted Rhythm," “Intermission Riff,” "Eager Beaver,” “Artistry in Rhythm” and “The Peanut Vendor.” A pianist, composer and arranger who led an innovative, influential and often controversial American jazz orchestra, Kenton also left a legacy as an educator.

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SAINT LOUIS BALLET: Love is in the Air February 13–14; Fri @ 8PM; Sat @ 7PM; $28, $35, $45; On sale now With choreography by Francis Patrelle, Saint Louis Ballet dancers in evening dresses and tuxedos will sway and plunge to such smooth and romantic melodies as George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue.” Emery LeCrone also is a featured choreographer.

ASPEN SANTA FE BALLET Presented by Dance St. Louis February 27 & 28; Fri @ 8PM; Sat @ 8PM; $30, $40, $55; On sale September 2 Cutting-edge, sophisticated, versatile, gifted and technique-conscious – all describe the top-flight dancers of Aspen Santa Fe Ballet. The company combines rugged athleticism with liquid grace, and blends European aesthetic with American vigor. Composed of 12 young, talented dancers, Aspen Santa Fe Ballet presents a lively program enjoyable for all audiences.

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The Black Rep presents A Raisin in the Sun, Emerson Performance Center, St. Louis, 7:00 p.m.

Saint Louis Ballet: The Nutcracker, Touhill Performing Arts Center, St. Louis, 7:00 p.m.

Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash, Browning Mainstage LorettoHilton Center, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

Dimitrina Stamboldjieve Kutriansky “Transcending the Ordinary” Exhibit, Componere Gallery of Art, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., Runs through December 31.

Bring It On Exhibit, Green Door Art Gallery, Webster Groves, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through December 31.

Mapping St. Louis History, St. Louis Mercantile Library Association, St. Louis, 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m., Runs through June 30, 2015.

The International Exhibition of Sherlock Holmes, Saint Louis Science Center, St. Louis, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Runs through January 4, 2015.

The Louisiana Purchase: Making St. Louis, Remaking America, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through April 19, 2015.

Wa t e r s h e d C a i r n s E x h i b i t , Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Runs through February 8, 2015.

Tom Huck: Bugs Exhibit, Laumeier Sculpture Park, St. Louis, 8:00 a.m. to Half Hour after Sunset. Runs through February 1, 2015.

Mel Chin: Rematch, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Runs through December 20.

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Scenic Wonder: An Early American Journey Down the Hudson River, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Runs through April 5, 2015.

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Above, There's a Pig in My Pineapple, served with chips. Below, the entrance to Unkle Munkey's Coin Club.

Unkle Munkey's a hit in Edwardsville

By BILL ROSEBERRY Of The Edge Call me old, call me outdated, but when it comes to video games I'm pretty nostalgic.

I still have my Nintendo from when I was a kid hooked up to the TV in my living room and the newest gaming system I own is a Playstation 2. Needless to say, I don't care about Halo or Call of Duty. I get more fired up for Super Mario Bros. or Space Invaders.

So when Unkle Munkey's Coin Club opened up at 1027 Century Dr. in Edwardsville recently I was intrigued to say the least. Throw in the fact that there was beer and food and I was giddy to make my first visit.

If you don't know about Unkle Munkey's, it's an old school arcade and pinball joint with a bar smack dab in the middle and a kitchen that serves delicious food. Unkle Munkey's is a sister restaurant to an Edwardsville staple, Wang Gang Asian Restaurant which is located next door.

With a recent expansion of its menu, I figured Unkle Munkey's would make a perfect fit for a You Gotta Eat, so I called up my buddy Rob and we went for dinner and a little fun.

The first thing you see when you walk in is a wall filled with analogue TVs all of which are showing a snowy noise pattern in an ode to the origins of MTV. As two guys pushing 40, once inside Rob and I felt like big kids seeing all the pinball and arcade games. We decided before we delved into that though it was time to take care of what we were really there for — the food.

The Unkle Munkey's menu differs greatly from that of Wang Gang. Instead of Asian treats it includes a list of sandwiches and quirky sides and recently added hamburgers, pizzas and hot wings. Rob and I were pretty hungry, so we headed to the bar and decided to put a nice dent in the menu.

The bar top is pretty cool, too. It is blanketed with cutouts from comics and graphic novels for a unique touch. Overall, the whole ambiance at Unkle Munkey's is pretty cool and unique.

Once we got our hands on a menu we started with some appetizers. We ordered chili cheese nachos and Korean barbecue wings to get start-

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When the appetizers arrived the wings were far superior to the nachos. I would say the star of the nachos was the mild salsa that accompanied them. I immediately drizzled the salsa over the top of the chili, cheese and chips and it added a nice flavor blast to them.

As for the wings, they were spun heavily in the sweet sauce and very wet. The chicken was tender and practically fell off of the bone and I couldn't get enough of the savory sauce.

Rob was a big fan of the wings, too, as he continually commented on the awesomeness of the sauce.

Finally the main course arrived. Both of us

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went with the same choice — There's a Pig in My Pineapple. Yes, most of the menu items have weird and unique names like that, but don't be discouraged, they are good.

There's a pig in my pineapple is simply a jumbo hot dog topped with the same delectably sweet Korean barbecue sauce from the wings, diced jalapeños and, of course, pineapple.

I've ordered this treat before when I've visited and it's easily one of the best hot dogs I've ever eaten. The barbecue sauce and the pineapple pack a wallop of sweetness that supersede the taste of the hot dog and the kick from the jalapeños. I could eat it with a spoon. The dog is accompanied by scrumptious homemade kettle

chips and a fantastic dipping sauce, too.

Rob kept complimenting it as one of the best dogs he'd ever eaten also.

Once our bellies were full it was time to turn our attention to some video games. While the pinball machines Unkle Munkey's houses are cool, I prefer to stick with the video games.

We started with Die Hard Arcade, moved to Terminator 2 and finally settled in on Golden Tee Live 2014 to play a little golf. After I whipped up on Rob at Golden Tee we tried out Jurassic Park.

Jurassic Park is a sit down arcade game from the perspective of being inside the jeep. It starts with a T-Rex chasing after you with the seat gyrating and bouncing in a full motion arcade adventure.

We finished up going truly old school by playing some Galaga. My only gripe is for some reason I'm not as good at it at 38 as I was at 10.

Some other classics games include: Ms. Pac Man, Dig Dug, Moon Patrol, Joust and Tron and best of all an original Pong game from 1972.

According to Unkle Munkey's website there are only two registered in the world.

As for the rest of the menu, there are plenty of delicious sandwiches available. The Hot Mess is highly recommended by all of Unkle Munkey's staff. It includes roast beef, pastrami, horseradish chive and Swiss cheese, ranch Sriarcha and giardiniera (pickled vegetables) on a baguette.

There is also a Cuban, a pastrami sandwich, a roast beef sandwich and a traditional grilled cheese, along with a few others on the warm sammies portion of the menu. Cold sandwiches include, a turkey avocado, a peanut butter and jelly and the vegetarian choice called “she don't eat meat,” which includes tomato, avocado, mayo, iceberg lettuce, cucumber and red onion on wheat.

Sides include bruschetta, a warm green bean salad, pimento cheese potato salad and potato skins with braised beef, bacon and cheddar cheese and another with bacon, green onions and five cheese blend, among a few others.

The main page of unklemunkeys.com may sum it up best. It says, “We opened for those that love arcades and food.”

Well, you got me, I love Unkle Munkey's.

After all, it's got good beer, good arcade games and good food for when you gotta eat.

Dining Delights For The Edge It’s true there is exclusivity in apples, and one of the most remarkable in the crop is Rainier Fruit Company’s Junami brand apple. Bursting with juice and flavor it arrives in select U.S. markets including stores throughout the greater St. Louis area just in time for the holiday season. Pronounced like Mon Ami- Junami is a scrumptious, exclusive apple that makes its appearance in December and is only available through January due to limited supply and high demand.

“In just the few years Junami has been available, we have seen demand increase exponentially as more consumers are discovering this delicious new varietal and more apples become available in the marketplace,” said Suzanne Wolter, Rainier spokesperson.

What makes Junami brand apples so good are there special crispiness, fruity character, invigorating flavor and undeniable juiciness that makes them a real thirst quencher. Especially popular with young adults, or those who love delicious, juicy apples that are not overly sweet, Junami brand apples standout. The flavor is slightly perfumed, with a nice balance of a fresh, tangy taste and crispy bite. It is beautifully round with eye-catching red color. It is known for its excellent keeping as well as cooking qualities.

Here are two delicious recipes developed with Junami apples in mind that are perfect for holiday entertaining.

Leek and Junami apple quiche with bacon and Gruyere Apples provide an unexpected bit of sweetness in this savory tart, offering the perfect counterpoint to the leeks and smoky bacon. Don’t bother peeling the apples—the occasional punch of color from the skin brightens the otherwise creamy white interior of this tart. It can also be made without a crust, for a glutenfree option, or without bacon, if you’re cooking for vegetarians.

Serves 6 to 8 Pastry for one 9-inch or 10-inch crust 6 slices bacon 2 tablespoons butter 1 large or 2 small leeks (about 8 ounces total), trimmed, washed and thinly sliced 1 small clove garlic, finely minced Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper 1 large Junami apple, unpeeled, cut in 1/2-inch cubes 1 cup whole milk 5 eggs 3 ounces Gruyere or sharp cheddar cheese, grated (about 1 cup) Heat the oven to 375°F. Roll out the pastry and fit it into a 9 or 10-inch pie pan. To pre-bake the crust, lightly press a piece of foil against the bottom of the crust and over the sides and fill with rice or beans.

Place the crust on a baking sheet and bake for about 20 minutes. Carefully lift off the foil, prick the crust all over with a fork or the tip of a knife, and put it back in the oven for about 10 more minutes, or until it's lightly golden.

Fry the bacon in a sauté pan over medium high heat, until crisp and brown. Transfer it to a plate lined with paper towels to drain and set aside. Pour the bacon fat from the pan and return the pan to the stove. Add the butter and melt over medium heat before adding the leeks, garlic and a pinch of salt. Cook stirring occasionally until the leeks begin to soften,

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Above, leek and Junami apple quiche with bacon and Gruyere. Below, roasted Junami apple cake. about 5 minutes. Add the apples and continue to cook until both are tender, about 10 minutes. Allow the mixture to cool slightly before spreading it evenly over the crust.

Crumble the bacon on top.

Whisk the eggs and milk

together with a pinch of salt and freshly ground black pepper. Stir in the grated cheese and pour the custard over the filling. Bake until the custard is set, about 35 minutes, rotating the pan halfway through the baking time.

Roasted Junami apple cake This recipe begins with roasting Junami apples in cider to make an applesauce that adds moistness and intense flavor to this cake. When it comes out of the oven, another layer of apple flavor is added in the form

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of a syrup spiked with apple brandy.

The syrup helps keep the large cake fresh, so you can continue to enjoy it over several days if it lasts that long.

Makes one large Bundt cake, or 12 to 16 servings 5 or 6 Junami apples, peeled, cored and sliced 1/4-inch (to yield about 2-1/2 cups applesauce) 1/4 cup apple cider 8 ounces (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature 2 cups granulated sugar 4 eggs 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla 4 cups all purpose flour 1-1/2 teaspoons kosher salt 1 tablespoon baking powder 1-1/2 teaspoons cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg 1-1/2 teaspoon allspice 1/2 cup apple brandy simple syrup (optional; see recipe below) Heat the oven to 400°F. Place the sliced apples in a lightly buttered baking pan with the cider. Cover with foil and roast until the apples are tender, about 30 minutes. After they cool slightly, puree the apples using a food mill or a food processor.

Put the puree in a bowl and set aside.

Reduce the oven temperature to 350°F. Butter and flour a 12-cup standard Bundt pan.

Using an electric stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugar until very light and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing well to incorporate after each. Add the vanilla and apple puree. (Don’t be concerned if the mixture appears curdled at this point.)

Sift the flour, salt, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice together into a bowl. Add the dry ingredients to the batter and mix just to combine. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake until the top springs back, about 1-1/2 hours.

Remove the pan from oven and place on a rack to cool. If using the apple brandy simple syrup, poke the top of the cake all over with a fork or skewer and brush liberally with the syrup. Invert the cake after it has cooled for about 30 minutes and brush with the remaining syrup. Serve with lightly sweetened whipped cream.

While being one of the newer apples in America, Junami brand apples originated in Switzerland.

They are a cross between Idared, Maigold and Elstar varieties and until recently were only grown in northwestern Europe under stringent and controlled conditions.

To guarantee a perfect taste and optimum quality, Junami are only cultivated in the very best regions in America-- that is Central Washington State by the Rainier Fruit Company.

To locate a store selling Junami brand apples, consumers can visit Rainier Fruit’s website at www. rainierfruit.com.

The family-owned and operated farms that sell fruit under the Rainier label have been honing their craft for generations. Long before becoming one of the largest suppliers of apples, cherries, pears, and blueberries in the United States, the growers were simply chasing the American dream of many pioneers.

Many of its ranches are now being managed by the fourth, fifth, or even sixth generation, some farming before Washington State joined the Union.

Rainier is fueled by a united effort to grow, pack, and ship the best, most-flavorful fruit, working together to succeed. For more information, visit www.rainierfruit. com .

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