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DECEMBER 20 ISSUE

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What’s Inside 3

Let's Go Fishing

Annual show returns to Collinsville.

4 Calling all bird watchers Trumpeter Swan study under way.

7 Charlie Wilson

R&B, funk superstar to appear at The Fox.

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Among the worst

Avoid "Playing for Keeps" at all costs.

14 Eagle watching An escape after the holidays.

18 "Good People"

A new comedy comes to The Rep.

21 You Gotta' Eat

Johnson's Corner delights in Alton.

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What’s Happening Friday December 21_____

Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

• Marquise Knox, Sheldon Concert Hall, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

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

• Holiday Celebration, Powell • Santa's Magical Kingdom Holiday Light Display, Santa's Symphony Hall, St. Louis, 2:00 p.m.

Magical Kingdom, Eureka (Next and 7:00 p.m.

• Dogtown Allstars w/The Funky to Six Flags), 5:30 p.m. to 11:00 Butt Horns, Jazz at the Bistro, St. p.m.

• Grab and Go Gift Show Louis, 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

• Cardinal-Glennon Charity Exhibit, Edwardsville Arts Center, Edwardsville, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 Toy Drive feat. A Lesser Hope & p.m., Runs through December 28. Guests, Cicero's, University City, • Winter Wonderland, Tilles Park, Doors 7:30 p.m.

St. Louis, 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

• Christmas Wonderland, Rock Spring Park, Alton, 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

• Way of Lights, Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows, Belleville, 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

• Santa's Magical Kingdom • U.S. Bank Wild Lights, St. Louis Zoo, St. Louis, 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Holiday Light Display, Santa's • Wicked (Signed and Audio Magical Kingdom, Eureka (Next Descriptive), Fox Theatre, St. Louis, to Six Flags), 5:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.

8:00 p.m.

• Grab and Go Gift Show • Saint Louis Ballet presents The Nutcracker, Touhill Performing Arts Exhibit, Edwardsville Arts Center, Edwardsville, 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 Center, St. Louis, 7:00 p.m.

• Generating the Future: Edna p.m., Runs through December 28.

• Winter Wonderland (Carriage Patterson Petty, COCA, St. Louis, 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Runs Rides only), Tilles Park, St. Louis, By Reservation through January 13, 2013.

• Christmas Wonderland, Rock • Grab and Go Gift Show Exhibit, Edwardsville Arts Center, Spring Park, Alton, 5:00 p.m. to Edwardsville, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 9:00 p.m.

• Way of Lights, Shrine of Our p.m., Runs through December 28.

• Local H, The Firebird, St. Louis, Lady of the Snows, Belleville, 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Doors 8:30 p.m.

• U.S. Bank Wild Lights, St. Louis • J a c k h a re , B l u e A g a ve , Zoo, St. Louis, 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Belleville, 9:30 p.m.

• Wicked, Fox Theatre, St. Louis, • El Monstero: Pigocalypse, The

Saturday December 22_____

2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.

• Saint Louis Ballet presents The Nutcracker, Touhill Performing Arts Center, St. Louis, 2:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.

• Grab and Go Gift Show Exhibit, Edwardsville Arts Center, Edwardsville, 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Runs through December 28.

• 7 Shot Screamers w/Doom Town, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 8:30 p.m.

• Talib Kweli & Tef Poe, Old Rock House, St. Louis, Doors 9:00 p.m.

• The Cree Rider Duo, Bottom Up Blues Gang, Brown Bottle Fever, Blueberry Hill, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

• The Mellow D's, Blue Agave, Belleville, 9:30 p.m.

• El Monstero: Pigocalypse, The Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

• Mariachi Los Comperos de Nati Cano, Peabody Opera House, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

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

• Holiday Celebration, Powell Symphony Hall, St. Louis, 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.

• Pistols and the Sisters w/ Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo, Plush, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

• Indyground Holiday Funk Jam w/DJ Mahf, The Gramophone, St. Louis, 9:00 p.m.

• Dogtown Allstars w/The Funky Butt Horns, Jazz at the Bistro, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

• The Cuban Missiles CD Release Party w/Sink the Bismark, Cicero's, University City, Doors 8:00 p.m.

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December 20, 2012

People Annual outdoor show returns to Collinsville Jan. 4 to 6

By KRISTA WILKINSON-MIDGLEY Of The Edge Thirty years ago Paul Haudrich began collecting antique fishing lures and what started as a casual hobby has since grown into a national organization with more than 2,000 members across the United States.

“My father-in-law in Jerseyville taught me how to bass fish. He had a tackle box full of lures. He gave me some of his older ones that he didn’t fish with anymore,” said Haudrich, who lives in St. Louis.

Those first few lures from Haudrich’s father-in-law kicked off a passion for collecting antique lures that continues to today. He currently has between 400 and 500 lures in his collection which are from the five major fishing lure companies: Heddon, Creek Chub, Pflueger, South Bend and Shakespeare. Most date from the golden age of antique lures, which took place between 1900 and 1955.

Haudrich said the value of antique lures can start as low as $20 and run well into the thousands. Most vary between $20 and $100. Recently, a rare 1898 Haskell Minnow lure sold on Ebay for $8,700.

Not long after he started collecting, Haudrich and a few other likeminded souls got together in Springfield, Mo., for an informal gathering of antique

For The Edge

A father and daughter look at a selection of rods at a past Let's Go Fishing Show. Below is a collection of antique lures. lure collectors. The following year they did it again, and again.

Today, the National Fishing Lures Collectors Club includes approximately 2,500 members nationally.

Tim Bahr, of Festus, Mo., is another collector of antique lures and reels. He has been collecting since 1982 and specializes in reels made in Missouri.

Bahr said his earliest lures date back to the early 1900s. Besides collecting, he has also written numerous articles and books on the subject of antique lures and reels, including an article published in “Illinois Outdoor Magazine.”

Haudrich, Bahr and four other NFLCC members will have many of their antique lures, reels and

rods on display at the upcoming Let’s Go Fishing Show, which takes place on Friday, Jan. 4, Saturday, Jan. 5, and Sunday, Jan. 6 at the Gateway Convention Center in Collinsville.

For the past 20 years the Let’s Go Fishing Show has been reeling in fishing fanatics with its vast array of angling equipment and expert speakers. Show manager Steve Lengyel said that as part of the 20th anniversary celebration, there will be special prize giveaways. Three lucky visitors will win grand prize fishing boats. A drawing will be held at the completion of each day, for the winner of that day's boat.

Additionally, the first 500 people entering on Friday will receive a free issue of the “Outdoor Guide Magazine;” on Saturday, the first 500 entering will receive a free issue of “Heartland Oudoors Magazine;” and on Sunday, a free fishing lure will be given to those 16 and older, entering with a paid admission, while supplies last. There will also be numerous other attendance prizes and giveaways.

This public event is for both those who fish and those who simply have an interest in fishing.

Throughout its 20-year history it has consistently been able to attract an enthusiastic audience with its reputation as a “fishing tackle superstore.” A wide variety of fishing tackle, rods and reels, accessories, and aluminum and fiberglass fishing boats will be for sale.

There will also be representatives from resorts and destinations eager to help you plan a fishing trip to a nearby lake, Ozark retreat, charter fishing trip, or a Canadian adventure.

And for anybody looking for more information about antique lures, reels or rods, the guys from the NFLCC will be on hand to give free appraisals and will

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conduct an auction for those interested in selling their items.

Bahr said they will also have reference books available for attendees to look through.

A full slate of seminars gives visitors the chance to mingle with pro anglers and regional experts.

Topics will include fishing for bass, crappie, trout, catfish, muskie, and more.

Some of the biggest names in bass fishing have shared fishing tips, given autographs and had photos taken with their fans at the show. Paul Elias, Brent Erhler and Alton Jones are scheduled to appear.

Jones, a Waco, Texas native, won the most prestigious tournament in his sport, the Bassmaster Classic in 2008, and for 2012 was ranked 35th in the world, according to Bassfan. com. Erhler is from Redlands, Calif., and finished the year ranked 22nd in the world, winning one tournament. Elias, from Laurel, Miss., was the winner of the 1982 Bassmaster Classic. His most recent major win was in 2011.

Returning exhibits will include live owls and other birds from Treehouse Wildlife Center, located in Dow, and games for young anglers, operated by area fishing clubs.

All activities are included with admission. Tickets will be available at the door with regular prices $7 for adults; $3.50 for ages 6-15; children 5 and under are free. On Friday, seniors age 60 and above will be admitted for only $5.

Parking is free. Hours are noon to 9 p.m. on Friday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday.

The Gateway Convention Center is located 12 minutes from downtown St. Louis, on Route 157, just north of I-55/70, in Collinsville.

For information and complete scheduling, call (618) 288-9952, or visit www.letsgoshows.com.

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Calling all bird watchers Trumpeter Swan spotting project under way

By STEVE HORRELL Of The Edge If you happen to spot a very large, white bird with a long, curved neck and a black bill, Ginger McCall wants to hear from you.

Chances are you have seen a Trumpeter Swan, though you can be certain if it emits a resonant, sonorous low-pitched “ko-ho, ko-ho.” That would distinguish it from the Tundra Swan, whose call has a lower pitch.

McCall and her husband Jack are long-time bird watchers, and as recently as last month they taught an Introduction to Birdwatching class at the Watershed Nature Center in Edwardsville.

This winter they are collecting data on Trumpeter Swans for the Trumpeter Swan Society, the Audubon Center at Riverlands, in East Alton, the St. Louis Audubon Society, and others.

Having been nearly wiped out in the early 1900s, Trumpeter Swans have been making a comeback thanks to recovery efforts by many people and agencies, according to Lane Richter, a senior ecologist for the Audubon Center at Riverlands.

In recent years more than 500 have been sighted at the Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary along the Mississippi River in St. Charles, Mo. The site is just one of several

area.”

The McCalls are helping Richter come up with an official count.

Have there been any reports this year of Trumpeter Swans in Edwardsville and Glen Carbon? “Not really,” Ginger McCall said

white, though cygnets - juveniles - are a sooty gray, Lane said.

“Their call sounds similar to the sound of a French horn or trumpet, and they are often quite vocal,” Lane said. “In the sanctuary you can hear them calling to each other much of

the day, and as they fly to other areas nearby.”

While the Muted Swan is similar in size, adults have an orange bill and black knob at the base of their bill.

The Edwardsville area is one of eight areas participating in the Trumpeter Watch project.

The data culled from the project will allow environmentalists to learn about flock size, composition, species associations and which habitats they are utilizing. That will help inform management decisions, and help a recovering bird species, Lane said.

The recovery effort has been “pretty successful so far,” with the interior population now numbering about 10,000, he said.

“Overwintering areas are important to the survival and success of the species,” Lane said, “and that is why we started the monitoring project.”

Anyone with information about the Trumpeter Swans and locations this year is asked to call Jack and Ginger McCall at 2886070.

Here are three views of Trumpeter Swans. Photos by Lane Richter, top, Matthew Mogoc, left, and Mark Postal, below.

good Trumpeter viewing areas in the Great Rivers Confluence.

The swans typically use a variety of habitats, ranging from marshes, wetlands and ponds to agricultural fields, where they feed on leftover grain.

At Riverlands, many of the Trumpeter Swans roost on the wetlands at night and feed on wetland plants and seeds in the morning; then they fly to surrounding agricultural fields to feed on grains during the middle of the day.

One day recently, the McCalls learned that 260 trumpeter swans have been sighted so far in the Riverbend area. That information was given to them by Lane Richter, a senior ecologist at Riverlands.

“Last year we received calls about Trumpeter Swan sightings in Edwardsville and Glen Carbon,” Richter said in an email. “This year we hope to hear about sightings during the project, so we can expand the monitoring project to other sites in the area. This will allow us to get a better understanding of what is important to overwintering swans in the

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Wednesday. “Most have been in the Riverbend area. We can’t be sure they are going to come to the Edwardsville/Glen Carbon area until somebody reports them. That’s why we are having the count.”

Richter said he suspects that Trumpeter Swans are in the Edwardsville area because it has the requisite habitat – farm fields with waste grain, water on which they can safely rest at night – to attract them.

Trumpeters generally arrive in the area in October or early November and stay through February, Lane said. They first began overwintering at the sanctuary in the early ‘90s and the numbers have increased since then. During mid-December of 2011 there were 350 Trumpeter Swans in the sanctuary, Lane said.

What should Edwardsville and Glen Carbon residents be looking for? First of all, a very large bird. It’s the largest waterfowl native to the U.S., about 5-feet long from the tip of their beak to the end of their tail. Their wingspan can exceed 6 1/2 feet. Its plumage is pure

December 20, 2012

People People planner Emancipation Proclamation to be displayed One hundred fifty years ago, on September 22, 1862, buoyed by the recent Union victory at the Battle of Antietam, President Abraham Lincoln announced his intention to issue an Emancipation Proclamation, which he did on New Year’s Day 1863. To commemorate this momentous anniversary, the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum is putting its signed copy of the Emancipation Proclamation, plus two new artifacts, on display in the Museum’s Treasures Gallery now through January 21, 2013.

“Every year in our country, the legal and social equality of all races continues to come closer to our ideal,” said James M. Cornelius, curator of the Lincoln Collection at the Presidential Library and Museum. “The great break with the past, the seminal event, the leap forward, began with Lincoln's pen in September 1862. People at the time - black or white, American or European, North or South knew this, and their experience tells us to celebrate this document and its anniversary.”

The Emancipation Proclamation is one of the officially printed commemorative copies that Lincoln signed in full, along with Secretary of State William Seward and Lincoln’s private secretary, John G. Nicolay. The President signed the original Emancipation Proclamation in private with only a few witnesses at his side – no “photo opportunity” as we like to

say today.

It is fortunate that the commemorative printing was ordered, because Lincoln’s original manuscript was lost in the Chicago Fire of 1871. The Proclamation measures approximately 27 by 20 inches. It was most recently displayed during a five-day special viewing around his birthday in 2012, and during the 2009 Lincoln Bicentennial.

Next to it will be two artifacts never before displayed. One, created in the 1870s, is a bronze statue of Lincoln breaking the shackles of a slave. The sculptor was probably a Frenchman, Léon Falconnier. It was inspired by a giant Washington, D.C., statue by Thomas Ball for which Frederick Douglass gave the dedication speech in 1876. In that speech Douglass declared Lincoln “the white man’s president,” though he had earlier deemed him “the black man's president.” Falconnier may have wanted to capitalize on Ball's work, which, though less popular today, was commissioned and paid for by freedmen and helped solidify the image of Lincoln as the liberator of a race. Lincoln in fact had urged freedmen to show their gratitude to God and not to him, since freedom is a human right.

Vi s i t o r s w i l l b e a s k e d t o give their thoughts about the sculpture as part of an “interactive experience” about this trio of historic objects.

The other item on view for the first time will be an 1864 notice of a slave sale in Louisville, Kentucky. This sale, held nearly two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued, shows

that the Proclamation did not apply to the border states d u r i n g t h e C i v i l Wa r, t h u s keeping these slave-holding states in the Union. The next

F o r m o re i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t p ro g r a m s a n d e x h i b i t s a t t h e Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, visit www.presidentlincoln.org.

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People People planner Tyson's one-man show coming to St. Louis

Globetrotters to appear in St. Louis

After a highly successful bout on Broadway, Mike Tyson announced today that he will take his acclaimed o n e - m a n s h o w, " M i k e Ty s o n : Undisputed Truth" on a national tour. Helmed by renowned director Spike Lee and producer James L. Nederlander, the tour is set to begin February 2013. The show comes to St. Louis for one-night only April 5, 8pm. Tickets are $35, $45, $55 and $65 plus a $3 facility fee.

The l e g e n d a r y bo x e r, â&#x20AC;&#x153; I ro n M i k e , â&#x20AC;? w i l l k i c k o ff h i s 1 0 week tour with a two-night engagement at the Murat Theatre in Indianapolis on February 12 â&#x20AC;&#x201C;13.

The three month tour will visit over 36 cities including Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Houston, and Washington D.C. For ticketing information and a full list of cities, please visit: www.facebook.com/ MikeTysonOnTour. â&#x20AC;&#x153;After a successful run at the MGM in Las Vegas and on Broadway at the Longacre Theatre with Spike Lee, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m excited to take 'Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth' on tour and share it with my fans across the country,â&#x20AC;? said Tyson. â&#x20AC;&#x153;â&#x20AC;&#x2122;Undisputed Truthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; is my storyI'm giving my all. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m proud to take the show nationwide, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a privilege to continue working with The Nederlander Organization.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;MIKE TYSON: UNDISPUTED TRUTHâ&#x20AC;? is a rare, personal look inside the life and mind of one of the most feared men ever to wear the heavyweight crown. Directed

by Academy Award nominee Spike Lee, this riveting one-man show goes beyond the headlines, behind the scenes and between the lines to deliver a must-see theatrical knockout.

Created by Adam Steck, CEO of SPI Entertainment, "Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth" is presented by James L. Nederlander, directed by Spike Lee, written by Kiki Tyson, executive produced by Mike Tyson, Kiki Tyson, and Adam Steck and originally directed by Randy Johnson.

Known as innovators of the game of basketball for decades, the world famous Harlem Globetrotters are again introducing something unparalleled in the history of sports and family entertainment, taking kid participation and fun to a whole new level when the Globetrotters come to Scottrade Center in St. Louis on Friday, Jan. 4, 2013, at 7:00 p.m.  For the first time ever, during the Globetrottersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 2013 â&#x20AC;&#x153;You Write the Rulesâ&#x20AC;? World Tour, your familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s smiles will begin before you even get to the show. Fans will decide the rules for the game that could affect the final outcome. This could be anything from playing with two basketballs at once, to getting double the points for each basket made.  Go online with your kids to www.harlemglobetrotters.com to vote for which ground-breaking rule you want to see implemented in the game. Then, get your tickets, and see the winning rules in live action at the Globetrottersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; world championship game.  Ti c k e t s , s t a r t i n g a t $ 1 9 . 0 0 , a r e o n s a l e n o w a t w w w. harlemglobetrotters.com, www. ticketmaster.com, the Scottrade Center box office, or by phone at 800-745-3000. Information on group and scout tickets can also be found at www.harlemglobetrotters.com.  Before the game, take part in a once-in-a-lifetime experience with your family where you get to actually spend time on the court with the Globetrotters one-on-one â&#x20AC;&#x201C; shooting, trying out ball tricks, autographs and photos. The unique 30-minute pre-show, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Magic Pass,â&#x20AC;? will create memories of a lifetime.# After virtually every game, Globetrotter stars remain on the court for autographs and photographs with fans.*  This year's Globetrotters roster features stars such as Big Easy Lofton and Scooter Christensen. They will join many other fan favorites, including, 7-foot-4 Stretch Middleton and female star TNT Maddox.**

The North American leg of the 2013 â&#x20AC;&#x153;YouWrite the Rulesâ&#x20AC;? World Tour will tip-off on December 26, 2012, and will run through April 2013. The team will play over 270 games in nearly 240 cities in 45 states and nine Canadian provinces.

COCA presents quilt artist's work COCA presents an exhibition of contemporary art quilts by multimedia artist Edna Patterson-Petty in the Millstone Gallery November 3 0 t h ro u g h J a n u a r y 1 3 , 2 0 1 3 .

Based in East St. Louis, PattersonPetty fuses traditions of American, European and African-American quilting and extends them to produce visual narratives that reject rigid geometric structure and employ a distinctive and improvisational â&#x20AC;&#x153;jazzyâ&#x20AC;? aesthetic.

The exhibition features old work and new, none of which has been

shown in the St. Louis area before.

The exhibit will be shown in the Millstone Gallery at COCA, 524 Trinity Avenue, St. Louis.

Edna Patterson-Pettyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work functions as conveyor of memory and history of place, exploring themes such as slavery, race and racism, community, feminism and self-emancipation.

Patterson-Petty creates cohesion out of the fragments of African textiles, scraps of cotton and silk, old clothing and found objects. Traditional quilt-making techniques are expanded to produce visual narratives and pictorial compositions infused with histories, as well as collective stories about the current sociopolitical moment.

Patterson-Petty works in a number of mediums as an artist and art therapist, but she is nationally recognized for her art quilts and the stories they convey. Her art quilt â&#x20AC;&#x153;Road to

Redemption,â&#x20AC;? was specially created to commemorate Barack O b a m a â&#x20AC;&#x2122; s p re s i d e n c y a n d w a s displayed in Washington during his inauguration. Her work has been exhibited in venues ranging from the St. Louis Art Museum to Antioch College in Los Angeles.

One of her pieces was on display for three years at the American Embassy in Pakistan, and she has an art quilt on permanent display in Senegal, West Africa.

Patterson-Petty has received fellowships from the Illinois Arts Council and the St. Louis Regional Arts Commission. She co-authored the book Quilt Designs and Poetry Rhymes. Her work has also been featured on the cover of African A m e r i c a n R e v i e w, A m e r i c a n Art Therapy Journal and other publications. The life-long East St. Louis resident has won many a w a rd s i n c l u d i n g t h e G r a n d Center Visionary Award and the 2008 NAACP Arts Award.

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For The Edge

Charlie Wilson

Charlie Wilson still at the top of the charts R&B, funk superstar will appear at The Fox on Jan. 19

By KRISTA WILKINSON-MIDGLEY Of The Edge

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harlie Wilson has collaborated with everyone from Snoop Dogg and R. Kelly to Justin Timberlake and Jamie Foxx among others, and now this R&B star will perform at the Fabulous Fox Theatre at 8 p.m. on Jan. 19, 2013 as part of Majic 100.3’s Inauguration Celebration.

Special guest Mint Condition will also perform.

Few musical artists earn the distinction of being called timeless but Charlie Wilson can count himself among those that are. From his breakout as a member of the Gap Band (“You Dropped A Bomb On Me,” “Outstanding”) in the ‘80s, to his revered solo recordings such as 2005’s certified gold “Charlie, Last Name Wilson,” 2009’s Grammy nominated “Uncle Charlie,” and his 2010 release “Just Charlie,”

Charlie Wilson has sold millions of albums.

He will celebrate his birthday with the release of his latest and highly anticipated new CD, “Love Charlie” on Jan. 29, 2013.

According to press information, in the ‘80s, together with his brothers Ronnie and Robert, Charlie Wilson helped define and popularize an upbeat form of funk that was equally infectious and lasting and included the hits “Outstanding,” “You Dropped a Bomb On Me,” and “I Don’t Believe You Want To Get Up And Dance (Oops Up Side Your Head).”

Their immense catalog of hits are among the most sampled songs in music history.

In the early 1990s, Wilson (who had already been identified as the blueprint on which Guy’s Aaron Hall and R. Kelly modeled their style) became friends and a regular collaborator with Snoop Dogg. This relationship provided Wilson with access to many of the artists that idolized him, as well as a fresh group of emerging talent who inspired him to continue pushing the limits of his own material.

“I had the opportunity to work with some of the biggest hip-hop artists in this business,” said Wilson in a press release. “It allowed me to open up my horizons and be able to learn about different types of music. Working with these artists opened the door for me to be a part of today’s contemporary music scene.”

Now, once again Wilson finds himself at the top of the charts. He has earned four Grammy nominations for his last two solo releases, “Uncle Charlie” and “Just Charlie.” The first single from “Love, Charlie,” “My Love Is All I Have” is already a top five hit on Billboard’s Urban Adult Contemporary chart.

Wilson continues to tour the world bringing his fans the ultimate concert performance combining his current chart-toppers and GAP Band hits. Famed television and radio show host and comedian, Steve Harvey raved: “What I saw at The Hoodies was the greatest single living performer of legendary status of our time. His voice is amazing and his energy and the level of intensity that he has is unbelievable.”

Tickets to see Charlie Wilson perform live at the Fabulous Fox Theatre are now on sale.

They cost $75, $65, $55 and $45. A limited number of Gold Circle seats are also available.

As a special bonus offer, every ticket holder who purchases tickets on or before Dec. 25 will receive a free digital download of Charlie Wilson’s highly anticipated new album “Love, Charlie.”

Every ticket purchaser who purchases between the specified dates will be eligible to receive the album download but must provide a valid email address at time of purchase. An email detailing the redemption instructions will be sent to every purchaser on Jan. 29 and will provide a specific number of unique download codes based on the number of tickets purchased by that individual. The Fox Theatre and Majic 100.3 are not responsible for distribution of such codes to each ticket holder.

Purchase tickets at the Fox Box Office or by calling 314-534-1111. Order tickets online at www.metrotix.com.

Daughtry, 3 Doors Down to perform at Peabody Multi-platinum rock bands Daughtry and 3 Doors Down have announced plans to continue their joint co-headline tour into 2013. The excursion began November 17 in Tunica, MS at 3 Doors Down's 9th Annual Better Life Foundation event.

Tickets for the Jan. 30, St. Louis show at Peabody Opera House are on sale now. Tickets are $81, $61, $51, and $41.

Tickets may be purchased at the Ford Box Office at Scottrade Center, all Ticketmaster Ticket Centers, by phone at 800745-3000, or online at ticketmaster.com. There is a facility fee on all tickets purchased at all locations, including at the Scottrade Center Box Office. Additional Ticketmaster service charges and handling fees apply to all tickets purchased

through Ticketmaster outlets, by phone or online. For disabled seating, call 314-622-5420 The first ever co-headline U.S. tour will resume on January 25th at the Verizon Theatre in Dallas, and continue in to March, 2013. The opening act will be Aranda.

"We're very happy to continue the tour with 3 Doors Down, and look forward to getting this show to the fans that we missed on the first leg of this tour!" says lead singer Chris Daughtry. 3 Doors Down singer Brad Arnold shares, "This tour with Daughtry has been amazing, and we are excited to keep it rolling into 2013! See you on the road my friends!"

Daughtry's set features the band's new single "Start of Something Good," from their new gold certified album

Break The Spell along with a plethora of smash hits and fan favorites including “Home,” “It’s Not Over,” “Feels Like Tonight” and “No Surprise” from platinum-selling Leave This Town and its blockbuster-selling and recordbreaking self titled debut. 3 Doors Down has just released the quintet's first ever Greatest Hits package, and the band's set brings repertoire from their nine #1 chart-toppers to the stage, including "Kryptonite," "It's Not My Time," "When I'm Gone, "Here Without You" alongside others and new tracks "One Light" and "Goodbyes." The band's lead single from The Greatest Hits "One Light" has hit the Top 15 at Active Rock radio and continues to make strong moves at the format.

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Thursday, Dec. 20 Tidal Volume w/Robbie K and the Gentlemen, The Natural Anthem, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

The End is Near feat. Goodness Gracious, Reelfoot & DJ Alexis, Old Rock House, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

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

A Gospel Christmas with Take 6, Powell Symphony Hall, St. Louis, 7:00 p.m.

The Steepwater Band, The Gramophone, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

The Educated Guess w/Mike Borgia and the Problems, Plush, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

Battalion w/The Odius Massacre, Vesper, Cicero's, University City, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 21 Local H, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 8:30 p.m.

Jackhare, Blue Agave, Belleville, 9:30 p.m.

El Monstero: Pigocalypse, The Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Marquise Knox, Sheldon Concert Hall, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

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

Holiday Celebration, Powell Symphony Hall, St. Louis, 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.

Dogtown Allstars w/The Funky Butt Horns, Jazz at the Bistro, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

Cardinal-Glennon Charity Toy Drive feat. A Lesser Hope & Guests, Cicero's, University City, Doors 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 22 7 Shot Screamers w/Doom Town, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 8:30 p.m.

Talib Kweli & Tef Poe, Old Rock House, St. Louis, Doors 9:00 p.m.

The Cree Rider Duo, Bottom Up Blues Gang, Brown Bottle Fever, Blueberry Hill, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

The Mellow D's, Blue Agave, Belleville, 9:30 p.m.

El Monstero: Pigocalypse, The Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Mariachi Los Comperos de Nati Cano, Peabody Opera House, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

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

Holiday Celebration, Powell Symphony Hall, St. Louis, 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.

Pistols and the Sisters w/Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo, Plush, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

Indyground Holiday Funk Jam w/DJ Mahf, The Gramophone, St. Louis, 9:00 p.m.

Dogtown Allstars w/The Funky Butt Horns, Jazz at the Bistro, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

The Cuban Missiles CD Release Party w/Sink the Bismark, Cicero's, University City, Doors 8:00 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 23 El Monstero: Pigocalypse, The Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Red Rock, Fast Eddie's Bon Air, Alton, 2:00 p.m.

New Fad Zoo presents 1 Crazy Night, Plush, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Holiday Celebration, Powell Symphony Hall, St. Louis, 2:00 p.m.

T h e F e s t i v u s P a r t y, T h e Gramophone, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

Motor City Brass Quintet, The Wildey Theatre, Edwardsville, 3:00 p.m.

Schrödinger's Cast, Meowsers, Cicero's, University City, Doors 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 25 Fister, Cross Examination w/ Better Days, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 9:00 p.m.

El Monstero: Pigocalypse, The Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 26 Before the City Sleeps , Take Aim!, Plainview, The Firebird, St. Louis, Doors 7:30 p.m.

Jay N Waylon, Fast Eddie's Bon Air, Alton, 6:00 p.m.

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El Monstero: Pigocalypse, The Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

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D u m p t ru c k B u t t e r l i p s , T h e Gramophone, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

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Derrick Streibig, Danny Freund, Alex Thomure, Blueberry Hill, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

El Monstero: Pigocalypse, The Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

Larry Johnson, Sheldon Concert Hall, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m.

All Mixed Up, Fast Eddie's Bon Air, Alton, 8:00 p.m.

Ben Miller, The Gramophone, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

Leftover Salmon w/The Lee Boys, Old Rock House, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

The Dive Poets, Reeling Gilly, Blueberry Hill, St. Louis, Doors 8:00 p.m.

El Monstero: Pigocalypse, The Pageant, St. Louis, Doors 7:00 p.m.

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

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Music Tuning in Lady Gaga to appear in St. Louis Today, 5-time Grammy Award winner Lady Gaga and Live N a t i o n G l o b a l To u r i n g h a v e revealed complete details for North American leg of her The Born This Way Ball World Tour! Following overwhelming ticket sales and sold out shows throughout Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Asia, The Born This Way Ball will continue in 2013 visiting 25 cities in North America including performances in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Toronto. In this brand new tour, Gaga performs her latest album Born This Way as well as music from both The Fame and The Fame Monster. The Born This Way Ball began on April 27th, 2012 in Seoul, South Korea.

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

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Pollstar ’s 2012 Mid Year report ranks the Born This Way Ball as the top grossing tour by any female artist worldwide this year. About the show, the Hong Kong Daily News wrote “Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Ball is effortlessly brilliant in both the visual and musical sense,” while Seoul Daily said that with her “splendid and unprecedented stage, she is the absolute queen of pop!”

The UK’s Daily Telegraph called the Ball “quite spectacular,” while affirming that “Lady Gaga occupies pole position as the 21st century’s ultimate pop star.”

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

The Born This Way Ball is Lady Gaga’s first tour since the release of her album Born This Way (Streamline/Konlive/Interscope), which has sold nearly 6 million copies worldwide since its release in May 2011. The album is the followup to back-to-back Grammy Awardwinning albums 2009’s The Fame Monster, and 2008’s The Fame.

Combined, The Fame and The Fame Monster have sold 15 million albums worldwide, while Lady Gaga’s hit singles have combined sales of over 90 million worldwide.

Gaga was named Forbes' Most Powerful Woman in the World 2011 and was included in Time's annual "The 2010 Time 100" list of the most influential people in the world. With over 2.2 billion combined views of all her videos online, Lady Gaga is one of the biggest living people on Facebook with over 53 million ‘likes’ and is #1 on Twitter with nearly 30 million followers. She has also recently launched hew own social network just for fans, LittleMonsters. com. Lady Gaga is the only artist in the digital era to top the 5 million sales mark with her first two hits.

Sheldon Gala 2013 to feature Bobby McFerrin The Sheldon Gala 2013 featuring Bobby McFerrin “SpiritYouAll” on Thursday, April 25, at 8:15 p.m. at the Sheldon Concert Hall.

Gala tickets are on sale now, starting at $500 and include preconcert dinner, preferred concert seating, complimentary valet

parking and a tax deduction. Call The Sheldon at 314-533-9900.

S i n g l e t i c k e t s g o o n s a l e March 13 at 10 a.m. Tickets are $50 orchestra/$45 balcony and are available beginning March 13 through MetroTix at 314.534.1111 or online at www.TheSheldon.org.

For more information, call The Sheldon during normal business hours, Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Best known for his international hit song, “Don't Worry, Be Happy,” 10-time Grammy-winner McFerrin is one of today’s most prolific and eclectic performers. Earning acclaim for his stunning rendition of the Bach prelude “Ave Maria,” his unparalleled interpretations of Beatles songs, and collaborations with everyone from cellist YoYo Ma to pianist Chick Corea and comedian Robin Williams, McFerrin draws on all genres, refusing to fit into any one musical category. He has conducted the Vienna Philharmonic, performed with the St. Louis Symphony and consorted with the Muppets on Sesame Street, never failing to impress with his diversity and range. Drawing on all genres, demonstrating matchless improvisational skills and an ability to create new vocabularies on the fly, his music is always accessible and inviting.

McFerrin’s 2013 Gala performance will be a “homecoming” for the artist, whose father, the great opera singer Robert McFerrin, Sr., the first African-American male singer to perform at the Met in New York City, lived in St. Louis for many years and performed several times at The Sheldon, once with Bobby and his sister Brenda in a special benefit concert appearance in 1987.

With his new project, SpiritYouAll, McFerrin pays homage to his father and the generations of Americans who sang of shared joy and pain

through the songs commonly known as Negro Spirituals.

Punch Brothers to appear at the Sheldon Punch Brothers are the New York City-based quintet of mandolinist Chris Thile, guitarist Chris Eldridge, bassist Paul Kowert, banjoist Noam Pikelny and violinist Gabe Witcher. Their new album, Who’s Feeling Young Now?, produced and engineered by Jacquire King, contains some of the most exhilaratingly direct, sonically daring performances the group has ever recorded. Already, Vanity Fair has hailed the album as “their most expressive work yet as an ensemble -- sophisticated, pop-y, kinetic and profound, all at once.” The New Yorker calls it “a mystical alchemy of old-time music and contemporary sensibilities.” As the five members, ranging in age from their mid-20's to mid-30's, have matured together on the road and in the studio, their approach to writing and performing has, conversely, become looser, simpler, and, in a sense, more unaffectedly youthful. In fact, the title song on the new disc—featuring rumbling bass, skittering violin and wailing multi-tracked vocals— sounds like hard-charging stringband punk rock.

The will perform locally at 8 p.m. on Friday, January 25, in the Sheldon Concert Hall.

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The group, as virtuosic as it is freewheeling, evolved out of a 2007 collaboration on Thile's string-band suite, The Blind Leaving the Blind, which premiered at Carnegie Hall in a series curated by composer John Adams. Their debut disc for

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Toby Mac to host Winter Jam The groundbreaking Winter Jam Tour Spectacular, the #1 tour in the world (first quarter) for two consecutive years, revealed its blockbuster 2013 artist and city line-up during a special launch event held earlier this evening at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena. The tour comes to Scottrade Center, Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013, with the show starting at 6 p.m.

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Kicking off its 18th year January 4 at the Charleston Civic Center in Charleston, West Virginia, the tour is slated to stop at Chicago’s Sears Centre Arena; Philips Arena in Atlanta; Cincinnati’s U.S. Bank Arena; Oklahoma City’s Chesapeake Energy Arena; the FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tennessee; The Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri; and Charlotte, North Carolina’s Time Warner Cable Arena, among other leading venues, before concluding March 30 at San Antonio’s AT&T Center.

Winter Jam admission is $10 at the door, with no ticket required.

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Religion Religion briefs Hungarian foreign minister slams far-right lawmaker's call to register Jews as security risks VIENNA (AP) — Hungary's foreign minister said Wednesday that calls by an extremeright politician to register the country's Jews as potential security risks were "completely unacceptable" and the worst yet in a series attributed to the legislator's party.

Janos Martonyi also denied suggestions that his country was lenient with neo-Nazis and other right-wing extremists, telling reporters "Hungary does not put up with" actions by such groups and individuals.

Martonyi's comments reflect Hungary's attempts to deal with the fallout from the remarks by Marton Gyongyosi of the far-right Jobbik party, which generated headlines across Europe and outraged human rights activists.

Gyongyosi told the legislature last week that it was time "to assess ... how many people of Jewish origin there are here, and especially in

the Hungarian parliament and the Hungarian government, who represent a certain national security risk."

Gyongyosi later apologized to "our Jewish compatriots" for his statement, but added that Hungary, a nation of about 10 million people, needs to be wary of "Zionist Israel and those serving it also from here."

President Macky Sall says security forces have launched an investigation.

Nearly 160 graves were damaged in the two largest Christian cemeteries in Dakar nearly two months ago, with crucifixes, statuettes and other pieces made of bronze removed.

Baby Jesus figure Virgin Mary loses her head stolen last year from Pa. Nativity scene is returned; in Senegal and president replacement taken says probe has been CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. (AP) — A baby Jesus launched figure taken from a Pennsylvania church's DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The Virgin Mary has lost her head and the president of Senegal says investigators are on the case.

The head is missing from a statue of the Virgin Mary at a church in a suburb of the capital, Dakar. Cardinal Theodore Adrien Sarr condemned the desecration Wednesday and called on Catholics to exercise restraint. He said someone removed the head late Saturday in the church courtyard.

Nativity scene last year was found cradled in the arms of a nearby statue, just hours before the replacement statue was swiped.

The vintage figurine was taken last year from outside Chambersburg's Central Presbyterian Church. It was found Sunday in the arms of a bronze Civil War soldier statue across the town square.

A local business had replaced the Jesus statue when the Nativity scene was set up a

couple weeks ago. The Chambersburg Public Opinion reports that replacement statue was swiped sometime after services on Sunday.

Congregant Buffy Super calls the statue's return a "Christmas miracle." Another says the church will have to considering securing the statue to deter theft.

Queen and country over God? Britain's scouts propose new oath to let atheists in LONDON (AP) — Atheists could be allowed into Britain's boy and girl scouts after more than a century.

Although there have been alternative oaths for Muslims, Hindus and Buddhists for decades, there have been no such exceptions made for atheists. Wayne Bulpitt, the association's chief commissioner in the UK, said the proposed change is meant to keep the group relevant and to encourage membership.

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QuickGlance Movie Reviews

“Lincoln”

For anyone who cringed just a little while watching the trailer and worried that this might be a near-parody of a Steven Spielberg film, with its heartfelt proclamations, sentimental tones and inspiring John Williams score, fret not.

The movie itself is actually a lot more reserved than that — more a wonky, nuts-and-bolts lesson about the way political machinery operates than a sweeping historical epic that tries to encapsulate the entirety of the revered 16th president’s life. That was a smart move on the part of Spielberg and Pulitzer prize-winning screenwriter Tony Kushner. Talky and intimate but also surprisingly funny, “Lincoln” focuses on the final four months of Abraham Lincoln’s life as he fought for the passage of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, abolishing slavery, and sought to unite a nation torn apart by the Civil War. This tumultuous period provides a crucible to display everything Lincoln was made of, both his folksiness and fortitude. Totally unsurprisingly, Daniel Day-Lewis inhabits the role fully. He disappears into it with small details and grand gestures, from his carriage to the cadence of his speech, and the Academy should probably just give him the best-actor Oscar now and get it over with. Although “Lincoln” itself often feels too conservative, stagey and safe, Day-Lewis’ performances is full of so many clever choices that he keeps it compelling. Of course, the film has all the top-notch technical hallmarks we’ve come to expect from Spielberg: It’s handsomely staged and impeccable in its production design. But this is a movie that’s easier to admire than love; it’s impressive but not exactly moving. Tommy Lee Jones, James Spader, John Hawkes and David Strathairn are among the supporting cast that might be too crammed with gifted character actors.

RATED: PG-13 for an intense scene of war violence, some images of carnage and brief strong language.

RUNNING TIME: 150 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Three stars out of four.

“Skyfall”

To borrow a line from Depeche Mode, death is everywhere.

James Bond’s mortality has never been in such prominent focus, but the demise of the entire British spy game as we know it seems imminent, as well. Still, this 23rd entry in the enduring James Bond franchise is no downer. Far from it: Simultaneously thrilling and meaty, this is easily one of the best entries ever in the 50-year, 23-film series, led once again by an actor who’s the best Bond yet in Daniel Craig. So many of the elements you want to see in a Bond film exist here: the car, the tuxedo, the martini, the exotic locations filled with gorgeous women. Adele’s smoky, smoldering theme song over the titles harkens to the classic 007 tales of the 1960s, even as the film’s central threat of cyberterrorism, perpetrated by an elusive figure who’s seemingly everywhere and can’t be pinned down, couldn’t be more relevant. In the hands of director Sam Mendes, it almost feels like a reinvention of the series. With Mendes collaborating once again with the great cinematographer Roger Deakins, it’s definitely the most gorgeous. This time, James Bond must try and protect his nononsense boss, M (the always intelligent and dignified Judi Dench), from what feels like a very personal attack, even as it seems that she may not necessarily be protecting him in return. Javier Bardem pretty much steals this entire movie away from a cast of esteemed and formidable actors as the villainous Silva, the former MI6 agent getting his revenge against this staid, old-fashioned organization in high-tech, ultra-efficient ways that make him seem unstoppable.

RATED: PG-13 for intense violent sequences throughout,

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some sexuality, language and smoking.

RUNNING TIME: 143 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Four stars out of four.

“Anna Karenina”

All the world’s a stage, very literally, in Joe Wright’s wildly theatrical adaptation of “Anna Karenina.” If you thought the director’s five-and-a-half-minute tracking shot in “Atonement” was show-offy, you ain’t seen nothing yet.

Wright and screenwriter Tom Stoppard (”Shakespeare in Love”) have taken Leo Tolstoy’s literary behemoth about love, betrayal and death among the elite in imperial Russia and boldly set it almost entirely within a decaying theater. The inspiration comes from the notion that the members of high society conducted themselves as if they were performing on stage. The result is technically dazzling, a marvel of timing and choreography. “Anna Karenina” is at once cleverly contained and breathtakingly fluid; it’s crammed with rich, intimate detail yet moves with a boundless energy that suggests anything is possible. But wondrous as all this artifice is, it’s also a huge distraction. The self-consciousness of the structure keeps us at arm’s length emotionally. Rather than feeling the suffering of the adulterous Anna (Keira Knightley), we’re more likely to notice how beautiful the suffering looks — the flattering lighting, her wild mane of dark curls spread meticulously across her pillow case. And eventually the trickery actually becomes a bit predictable. Still, it’s impossible not to have huge admiration for this ambitious, complicated risk. Jude Law co-stars as Anna’s cuckolded husband with Aaron Taylor-Johnson as the flirtatious cavalry officer who woos her away.

RATED: R for some sexuality and violence.

RUNNING TIME: 130 minutes.

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

“The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey”

Stuffed with Hollywood’s latest technology, Peter Jackson’s “The Lord of the Rings” prelude is some eye candy that truly dazzles and some that utterly distracts, at least in its test-run of 48 frames a second, double the projection rate that has been standard since silent-film days. It’s also overstuffed with prologues, flashbacks and long, boring councils among dwarves, wizards and elves as Jackson tries to mine enough story out of J.R.R. Tolkien’s mythology to build another trilogy. Remember the interminable false endings of “The Return of the King,” the Academy Awardwinning finale of Jackson’s “Lord of the Rings”? “An Unexpected Journey” has a similar bloat throughout its nearly three hours, in which Tolkien’s brisk story of intrepid little hobbit Bilbo Baggins is drawn out and diluted by dispensable trimmings better left for DVD extras. Two more parts are coming, so we won’t know how the whole story comes together until the finale arrives in summer 2014. Part one’s embellishments may pay off nicely, but right now, “An Unexpected Journey” looks like the start of an unnecessary trilogy better told in one film. Martin Freeman stars as homebody Bilbo, the reluctant recruit of wizard Gandalf (Ian McKellen) on a quest to retake a dwarf kingdom from a dragon. The 48-frame version offers remarkably lifelike images, but the view is almost too real at times, the crystal pictures bleaching away the painterly quality of traditional film and exposing sets and props as movie fakery.

RATED: PG-13 for extended sequences of intense fantasy action violence, and frightening images.

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RUNNING TIME: 169 minutes.

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

“Playing for Keeps”

This is supposed to be the time of year when high-quality movies come out, whether they’re potential Oscar contenders or crowd-pleasing family fare. So the presence of this flat, hacky, unfunny dreck — the kind of film that ordinarily tries to fly under the radar in January or February but would be torture to sit through in any month — is a total mystery. It is truly baffling that all these talented, acclaimed people actually read this script and then agreed to devote their time to this movie, especially given its uncomfortably flagrant misogynistic streak. Judy Greer, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Uma Thurman couldn’t possibly need work this badly. And yet, here they are as soccer moms shamelessly throwing themselves at Gerard Butler and his tousled, manly mane.

Butler, still struggling with comedy, stars as George Dryer, a once-great Scottish soccer star who’s now divorced and in financial straits. He moves to suburban Virginia to reconnect with his ex-wife (Jessica Biel) and their young son (Noah Lomax). Naturally, a couple of things happen pretty quickly, accompanied by an intrusively jaunty score. First, George gets suckered into coaching his kid’s soccer team. Then, the mothers of all the other 9-year-olds start brazenly hitting on him. Director Gabriele Muccino veers wildly between wacky hijinks and facile sentimentality, and Robbie Fox’s script doesn’t feature a single character who resembles an actual human being.

RATED: PG-13 for some sexual situations, language and a brief intense image.

RUNNING TIME: 105 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Zero stars out of four.

“Les Miserables”

Tom Hooper ’s extravaganza, big-screen telling of the beloved musical is as relentlessly driven as the ruthless Inspector Javert himself. It simply will not let up until you’ve Felt Something — powerfully and repeatedly — until you’ve touched the grime and smelled the squalor and cried a few tears of your own. It is enormous and sprawling and not the slightest bit subtle. But at the same time it’s hard not to admire the ambition that drives such an approach, as well as Hooper’s efforts to combine a rousing, old-fashioned musical tale with contemporary and immediate aesthetics.

There’s a lot of hand-held camerawork here, a lot of rushing and swooping through the crowded, volatile slums of Victor Hugo’s 19th-century France. Two years after the release of his inspiring, crowd-pleasing “The King’s Speech,” winner of four Academy Awards including best picture, Hooper has vastly expanded his scope but also jettisoned all remnants of restraint. But he also does something clever in asking his actors to sing live on camera rather than having them record their vocals in a booth somewhere as is the norm, and for shooting the big numbers in single takes. The intimacy can be uncomfortable at times and that closeness highlights selfindulgent tendencies, but the meaning behind lyrics that have become so well-known shines through anew. Hugh Jackman, Anne Hathaway and Russell Crowe star.

RATED: PG-13 for suggestive and sexual material, violence and thematic elements.

RUNNING TIME: Running time: 158 minutes.

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

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This film image released by FilmDistrict shows, from left, Jessica Biel, Noah Lomax, and Gerard Butler in a scene from "Playing for Keeps."

"Playing for Keeps" among year's worst

By CHRISTY LEMIRE The Hollywood Reporter This is supposed to be the time of year when high-quality movies come out, whether they’re potential Oscar contenders or crowd-pleasing family fare.

So the presence of flat, hacky, unfunny dreck like “Playing for Keeps” — the kind of film that ordinarily tries to fly under the radar in January or February but would be torture to sit through in any month — is a total mystery.

It is truly baffling that all the talented, acclaimed actors involved actually read this script and then agreed to devote their time to this movie, especially given its uncomfortably

flagrant misogynistic streak. Judy Greer, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Uma Thurman couldn’t possibly need work this badly. And yet, here they are as soccer moms shamelessly throwing themselves at Gerard Butler and his tousled, manly mane.

The Scottish hunk, still struggling with comedy following “The Ugly Truth” and “The Bounty Hunter,” stars as George Dryer, a once-great soccer star who’s now divorced and in financial straits. At the film’s start, he has moved to suburban Virginia to reconnect with his ex-wife, Stacie (Jessica Biel), and their young son, Lewis (Noah Lomax). Naturally, a couple of things happen pretty quickly, accompanied by an intrusively jaunty score.

First, George gets suckered into coaching his

kid’s soccer team. Then, the mothers of all the other 9-year-olds start brazenly hitting on him, regardless of whether they’re married or single. They’re just so wildly hormonal, they can’t control themselves.

Director Gabriele Muccino, who’s had mixed results with Will Smith in “The Pursuit of Happyness” and “Seven Pounds,” veers awkwardly between wacky hijinks and facile sentimentality, and Robbie Fox’s script doesn’t feature a single character who resembles an actual human being.

George is weirdly indifferent in the face of all this attention, the low point of which finds Thurman as a married socialite sneaking into his bed in a black bra and panties to seduce him in the middle of the night.

Then there’s Greer, usually a standout comedian who can do nothing with her flimsy role as a needy, stalky divorcee.

Zeta-Jones at least has the benefit of looking stylish and sultry as the former TV personality who uses her connections to woo him. But George doesn’t seem interested in any of these people, so why should we be?

(Ah yes, there’s a whole subplot in which George aspires to be a sports anchor and magically gets a job offer as a soccer analyst on ESPN, despite having zero on-air experience, after just one audition. Because there’s a bounty of TV gigs out there just ripe for the picking. Do you think he’ll leave this family, just as he’s started to bond with them again, and move to Bristol, Conn., to take it???)

"Lincoln" proves to be worth the wait

By ROBERT GRUBAUGH For The Edge Lincoln Watch – Week Five: I got myself hopped up on some good caffeine, got the endorphins running high, and then went to watch America’s darling marathon of a movie, the estimable "Lincoln," and it was much better than I expected. I will tell you all about it shortly, but know now that I still think the first hour is unbearably awful. Come Monday night I was still not sure I would make it so I hedged my bets by seeing the lone wide release for the new week, the aforementioned "Playing for Keeps," which is just as silly as I predicted.

Here is a quick summation of Gerard Butler ’s second straight sports-themed movie, Playing for Keeps: George (Butler) is a retired soccer superstar who dodges

his landlord every couple of days to spend time with his son (Noah Lomax) who lives with his ex-wife (Jessica Biel) and her fiancée (James Tupper). In doing so, he winds up coaching a pee-wee soccer team, turning the head of every pretty soccer mom who gazes upon his scruffy visage. The ladies include Uma Thurman, Judy Greer, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and a few others whose names won’t mean anything to the casual reader.

By using his manliness, and somehow avoiding the stigma of being a lothario, George is able to take these poor women, who are in some cases literally throwing themselves at him, and turn their devotion into sponsorship for his team (via Dennis Quaid’s dirtbag father character) and a job interview as an ESPN sportscaster. It’s all about who you know, right? Seems so, especially

as George seems like a pretty decent bloke who just so happens to care about his kid and still be in love with the one that got away.

"Playing for Keeps" runs 110 minutes and is rated PG-13 for some sexual situations, language, and a brief intense image. I give this film one star out of four.

••• How does one describe the pedigree and performances of Steven Spielberg’s latest directorial gem? "Lincoln" is an over-long look at the last four months in the life of our beloved 16th President at a time when he is trying to deliver the changes to our nation that will leave him forever remembered. It starts just after his re-election and focuses on his efforts prior to both the Inauguration and the end of the Civil War to find passage for the 13th Amendment that would forever ban

slavery, a topic more divisive then than any of these allegedly bipartisan conflagrations we hear daily about nowadays.

The Commander-in-Chief, who is not afraid to use this title or its entitlements for betterment of the Union, is played by one of the greatest modern actors we have, Daniel Day-Lewis. He’s utterly remarkable as he disappears into the character so vividly that I found myself slack-jawed and bewildered that somehow Abraham Lincoln himself was starring in this performance. I should not have been surprised, though. The entire cast is at a career high, be it Tommy Lee Jones as the tireless crusader, Representative Thaddeus Stevens; or Sally Field, who plays Mary Todd Lincoln with Shakespearean abandon as alternately nurturing and shrewish. Supporting turns by

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David Strathairn, Hal Holbrook, and James Spader also delight.

If you can get by the first hour of this movie, which I’m told improves on second and third viewings, then you’re in for a total treat. In dialogue that relies heavily on speech-making and speechifying, Lincoln is a bold example of how History class and entertainment should be boldly rolled into one.

Screenwriter Tony Kushner and Doris Kearns Goodwin, the author of some source materials, have done a great thing here. Lincoln runs along parallels Spielberg’s "Munich," but I would notch it just higher on the list than that one. It wins on almost every level.

Lincoln runs 155 minutes and is rated PG-13 for an intense scene of war violence, some images of carnage, and brief strong language. I give this film

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Travel Organized outings make it easy

By KRISTA WILKINSON-MIDGLEY Of The Edge I always find it hard to believe that our little corner of the River Bend is actually one of the best sights in the world to see our country’s majestic and beautiful national icon – the American Bald Eagle. I don’t know why this always surprises me. I suppose I just usually think of bald eagles soaring high above the snow covered mountains of the Rockies rather than right here in the Midwest.

And yet, year after year, the arrival of January’s cold north wind also bring with it hundreds of American Bald Eagles to our region ready to reclaim their winter nests along the Meeting of the Great Rivers National Scenic Byway from Alton to Grafton and Pere Marquette State Park. For eagle enthusiasts, this is the ultimate eagle

watching adventure.

Each year the opportunities for eagle watching grow. You can head out to view the eagles on your own or take part in some of the traditional eagle watching events in the Alton region, including eagle meet and 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.

With the help of the Alton Regional Convention & Visitors Bureau’s 2013 Eagle Watcher’s Guide, visitors to the area can plan their own eagle excursion and take part in numerous eagle watching events and tours happening throughout the region. This year there are lots of new attractions,

the Alton Eagle Watching App, which guides visitors during their eagle watching adventure. The free app, which is 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.

Once again this year visitors are invited to take part in “Eagle Caching” at the numerous Eagle Watching Hot Spots. Within the guide, information can be found about the caches and clues on where to find them. Like geocaching, each cache has a set of coordinates that are plugged into the GPS navigator and used by the explorer to search for the treasure. All the information needed, including the clues, coordinates and GPS rentals, can be found at www.VisitAlton. com/EagleCaching, or by visiting the Alton Visitor’s Center.

The Alton Eagle Watcher contest encourages visitors to stop by the various Eagle Watching Hot Spots. Those who visit five of the six hot spots (Alton Visitor Center, products and events taking place that promise plenty of opportunities for spotting one of these amazing birds.

The Audubon Center at Riverlands at the Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary will be one of the hosts of the AltonAudubon Eagle Festival from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013. The festival will kick off the 2013 eagle watching season in Alton with activities taking place at the Alton Visitor Center, as well as an ice carving demonstration and other ice events in downtown Alton. The event is free.

Every day throughout the festival visitors can travel along the Meeting of the Great Rivers National Scenic Byway to visit the 13 Eagle Watching Hot Spots featured in the 2013 Eagle Watcher’s Guide.

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Three views of American bald eagles in the River Bend area.

Photos courtesy of the Alton Regional Convention & Visitors Bureau.

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Audubon Center at Riverlands, Lewis & Clark Confluence Tower, Melvin Price Locks & Dam, Pere Marquette State Park and Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge Center) listed and have their eagle watcher card initialed by a Visitor Center representative will be entered into a drawing to win an Amazon Kindle HD. More information about this contest can be found by visiting www.VisitAlton.com/EagleWatcher.

Visitors will also have the chance to give back during their eagle watching getaway by taking part in the Great River Road Clean Up from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Jan. 26. Contact Christine Favilla by e-mail at cfavilla10@sbcglobal.net or by calling (618) 462-6802 for more information.

Visitors can turn their eagle watching into a winter getaway by checking out the numerous eagle packages and specials available at hotels and bed & breakfast inns in Alton, Grafton and Elsah. The Alton Regional Convention and Visitor’s Bureau is located at 200 Piasa St., Alton, Ill. For the latest eagle watching updates or to receive your free Eagle Watcher’s Guide, call 1-800-ALTON-IL or go to www.

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Travel Travel briefs National Zoo opens solar-powered carousel in D.C. WA S H I N G TO N ( A P ) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; T h e Smithsonianâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s National Zoo is opening a new solar-powered carousel with hand-carved, handpainted figures representing many endangered animals.

The Speedwell Foundation, a private family foundation based in Summit, N.J., donated $1.5 million of the $2.3 million cost to build the carousel. A zoo spokeswoman says donations covered the remainder.

The ride was named the Speedwell Foundation Conservation Carousel. It opened Monday and costs $3 per person to ride. Proceeds from ticket sales w i ll s u p p o r t a n i m a l c a re a n d conservation research at the zoo.

The carousel is powered by 162 solar panels donated and installed by Pepco Energy Services. The zoo says any excess energy is redirected to the zooâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s electrical grid.

There are 58 animals represented on the carousel. They include elephants, pandas, frogs, hummingbirds, blue crabs, lions and other critters.

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Plan calls for passenger trains to Cape Cod B O S TO N (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Passenger trains could be traveling between Boston and Cape Cod by next summer.

State transportation officials said in a brief statement on Wednesday t h a t t h e y w e re w o r k i n g w i t h the Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority on the service, which would operate on weekends only.

The service would be run by the regional authority at no cost to the MBTA. A spokeswoman for the state Department of Transportation said the trains would likely run between South Station and Hyannis, but specific schedules and fares have not been finalized.

Traveling champagne bar back on Aspen Mountain ASPEN, Colo. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A traveling champagne bar that debuted on Aspen Mountain last season is back after county officials signed off on renewing the pop-up bubbly bar.

The Aspen Times reports that Pitkin County commissioners have cleared Aspen Skiing Co. to revive the mobile champagne bar Skico is using an â&#x20AC;&#x153;optional premisesâ&#x20AC;? provision of its liquor license for the champagne bar.

The champagne bar consists of tables set up at sunny spots on the mountain. Skico plans to set up the bar again for spring skiing, starting on Presidents Day weekend, but it did uncork the bar for opening day this winter, given the unseasonably high temperatures.

The bar operated on weekends last season, selling small, snow-

Artistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s light structures come to Nashville show N A S H V I L L E , Te n n . ( A P ) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Renowned artist Bruce Munroâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lighting structures will be displayed at an exhibition called â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lightâ&#x20AC;? at Nashvilleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cheekwood Botanical Garden & Museum of Art. There will be 10 large-scale outdoor and indoor installations as well as indoor sculptures on exhibit May 24 to Nov. 10, 2013.

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Cheekwood, an estate of 55 acres with a Georgian style mansion, was built by the family that once owned the Maxwell House Coffee brand and opened as a privately funded botanical garden and art museum in 1960. It will be open evenings during the exhibit to showcase the light displays.

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The Arts The Rep to host "Good People"

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ometimes, no matter how hard you try, life gets messy. Your car breaks down, the furnace gives out or you get let go from a job that you thought would last a lifetime.

The truth is it isn’t always how hard we work that’s important. It’s how well we’re able to pick up the pieces when it all comes crashing down that really counts because, one day, it inevitably will.

These hard truths are explored in “Good People,” a sharp new drama regarding class and character by awardwinning playwright David Lindsay-Abaire coming to The Rep’s mainstage in the New Year. This biting drama will be performed on the Browning Mainstage of the LorettoHilton Center for the Performing Arts, 130 Edgar Road (on the campus of Webster University), Webster Groves on Jan. 2 through Jan. 27, 2013.

“Good People” tells the story of Margie Walsh, a woman born and raised in Southie, a gritty, blue-collar Boston neighborhood. She’s down on her luck and facing eviction so she turns to the only person she can think of who might be able to help, her old fling Mikey. In the years since they last saw each other, he’s made good and secured himself a new life in the ritzy suburbs. But is he strong enough to face his humble beginnings and give Margie a hand?

Laughter is never far from heartache in this poignant look at the "haves" and "have-nots.”

The original stage presentation of “Good People” premiered at the Manhattan Theatre Club in New York City in March 2011. After opening on Broadway that year, “Good People” won the New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Best Play. The play was also nominated for two 2011 Tony awards including Best Play and Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play, for which Francis McDormand won.

Writer David Lindsay-Abaire won the first ever Horton Foote Award for playwriting for “Good People” earlier this year.

The cast of “Good People” at The Rep is Aaron Orion as Stevie, Denise Cormier as Margaret, Ward Duffy as Mike, Andrea Gallo as Dottie, Zoey Martinson as Kate, and Elizabeth Ann Townsend as Jean.

The Rep’s production of “Good People” is directed by Rep Associate Artistic Director Seth Gordon, who last directed the world premiere of “The Invisible Hand.”

The creative staff also includes Kent Dorsey, set designer; Myrna Colley-Lee, costume designer; Michael Lincoln, lighting designer; Rusty Wandall, sound designer; Champe

Leary, stage manager; and Tony Dearing, assistant stage manager.

Curtain times are Tuesday at 7 p.m.; Wednesday through Friday at 8 p.m.; selected Wednesday matinees at 1:30 p.m.; Saturday matinees at 5 p.m.; selected Saturday nights at 9 p.m.; Sunday matinees at 2 p.m.; and selected Sunday evenings at 7 p.m.

Ticket prices start at $16 (previews) and $19.50 (regular performances). To purchase, visit The Rep Box Office, located inside the Loretto-Hilton Center, charge by phone by calling (314) 968-4925, or visit The Rep’s Online Box Office at www.repstl.org.

Major sponsorship for this production is provided by Emerson.

Artistic adventures Community Arts Access Grant cycle now open at Jacoby The Jacoby Arts Center participates in the Community Arts Access (CAA) program that is sponsored by the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency. Community Arts Access grant funds are available through the Jacoby Arts Center to individual artists, units of government, and 501(c)3 non-profit organizations to help fund art programs focusing on community participation and involvement taking place between September 15, 2012 through August 31, 2013. A total of $8,750 will be re-granted from Jacoby Arts Center to other organizations.

Those interested in being considered for the Jacoby Arts Center’s 2013 Community Arts Access re-granting program need to submit a 2-page narrative that clearly outlines their proposed project, its needed funding, and the impact it will have on the community if delivered.

Interested applicants must submit their 2-page narrative by no later than 5 p.m. on Friday, January 4, 2013. Applicants may submit their narrative via email at melissa. mustain@jacobyartscenter.org with “CAA” in the subject line or via postal mail, postmarked by the deadline, to Jacoby Arts Center, Attention: CAA, 627 East Broadway, Alton, IL 62002. They may also be dropped off by the deadline at the Center during normal hours of operation. These submissions will be reviewed by a panel of community members who will then recommend applicants for completion of a full application package.

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The 17 Illinois counties served by Jacoby Arts Center in the CAA program include Madison, Bond, Calhoun, Clinton, Crawford, Edwards, Effingham, Fayette, Jasper, Jersey, Macoupin, Monroe, Montgomery, St. Clair, Wabash, Washington, and Wayne.

The Community Arts Access program endeavors to create a better network for funds disbursement at the local level, to enrich arts programming, and to promote increased community involvement in the arts. The Illinois Arts Council and Jacoby Arts Center share in the goal to connect with small volunteer-oriented art projects in counties that may not have access to other funding sources.

Located at 627 East Broadway in Alton, Illinois, Jacoby Arts Center is open TuesdaysSaturdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., with late hours on Thursdays until 8 p.m. The Center is closed on Sundays and Mondays. For more information, visit www.jacobyartscenter.org or call 618-462-5222.

J a c o b y A r t s C e n t e r i s a n o n p ro f i t organization whose mission is to foster the artistic development and economic success of artists, and to expand accessibility to the arts through programs that promote education, participation and exploration.

"Stomp" will invade The Fox "Stomp," the international percussion sensation, is making its triumphant return to the Fabulous Fox Theatre January 11-13, 2013.

From its beginnings as a street performance in the UK, "Stomp" has grown into an international sensation over the past 20 years, having performed in more than 50 countries

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and in front of more than 24 million people.

And now "Stomp" returns to St. Louis with new surprises.

Created by Luke Cresswell and Steve McNicholas, "Stomp" continues its phenomenal run with four global productions: the ongoing sell-out production at New York's Orpheum Theatre, a permanent London company, and North American and European tours.

Throughout its life, the show has continued to change by creating new material; next year, it will incorporate two new pieces. It is safe to say you will never again look at supermarket carts or plumbing fixtures the same way…or paint cans, or kitchen sinks or…

"Stomp," an overwhelming success marked by rave reviews, numerous awards, and sellout engagements, is the winner of an Olivier Award for Best Choreography (London's Tony Award), a New York Obie Award, a Drama Desk Award for Unique Theatre Experience, and a Special Citation from Best Plays.

In addition to the stage shows, "Stomp" has received an Academy Award nomination, four Emmy nominations and one Emmy Award for their acclaimed HBO special "Stomp Out Loud."

Noteworthy television appearances include The London 2012 Olympic Games Closing Ceremony, The Academy Awards (produced by Quincy Jones), Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, and a series of award-winning international commercials.

The performers “make a rhythm out of anything we can get our hands on that makes a sound,” says co-founder/director Luke Cresswell. A unique combination of percussion, movement and visual comedy, "Stomp" has created its own inimitable, contemporary form of rhythmic expression: both household and

industrial objects find new life as musical instruments in the hands of an idiosyncratic band of body percussionists. It is a journey through sound, a celebration of the everyday and a comic interplay of characters wordlessly communicating through dance and drum.

Synchronized stiff-bristle brooms become a sweeping orchestra, eight Zippo lighters flip open and closed to create a fiery fugue; wooden poles thump and clack in a rhythmic explosion. "Stomp" uses everything but conventional percussion instruments dustbins, tea chests, radiator hoses, boots, hub caps - to fill the stage with a compelling and unique act that is often imitated but never duplicated.

Critics and audiences have raved: “'Stomp' is as crisp and exuberant as if it had opened yesterday,” says The New York Times. The San Francisco Chronicle declares “'Stomp' has a beat that just won’t quit!” The Los Angeles Times exclaims: “Electrifying! Triumphs in the infinite variety of the human experience.”

“A phenomenal show! Bashing, crashing, smashing, swishing, banging and kicking – a joyous invention!” says the Chicago Tribune.

"Stomp" returns to the Fabulous Fox Theatre for four performances only January 11-13, 2013. Performance times are Friday at 8pm, Saturday at 2pm & 8pm and Sunday at 2pm.

To purchase tickets, visit metrotix.com, call 314-534-1111 or visit the Fox Box Office. Ticket prices start at $23. Prices are subject to change; please refer to fabulousfox.com for current pricing. The Fox Theatre is located in Grand Center at 527 North Grand Boulevard. "Stomp" is presented by Dance St. Louis as a special offering on the U.S. Bank Broadway Series and sponsored locally by American Airlines.

The Arts Artistic adventures Kemper to feature work of Georges Braque In the early 20th century, Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso invented Cubism and shook the foundations of Western art. But in the 1930s, as the rise of fascism brought new urgency to questions of aesthetics and politics— questions that entered mainstream consciousness with Picasso’s Guernica (1937)—Braque’s fractured still lifes and bourgeois interiors remained emphatically inward-looking.

Yet Braque’s painting was not as separate from outside events as Braque might have it. While his attention to the private, secluded realm of the still life suggests disengagement with historical and political circumstances, the paintings themselves convey a more complex narrative. Indeed, the artist’s exactingly internal gaze was precisely what made his work relevant to questions of art, engagement and responsibility.

So argues Georges Braque and the Cubist Still Life, 1928-1945, the first major U.S. museum exhibition dedicated to Braque in 16 years.

Co-organized by the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum at Washington University in St. Louis and The Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C., the exhibition is also the first to situate Braque’s work within the cultural and political upheavals leading up to, and through, World War II—a period that has been virtually unexplored in scholarship on the artist.

Drawn from public and private collections in the United States and Europe, Georges Braque and the Cubist Still Life, 1928-1945 brings together 42 paintings representing an overlooked moment in the painter’s career: after the early, pioneering days of Cubism and the neoclassical retour

à l’ordre, but before the late series of large-scale paintings featuring billiard tables, birds, and the atelier.

By presenting multiple groupings of closely related works side by side, the exhibition reinforces the slow, experiential viewing that is central to his art, providing a rare opportunity to understand the mastery behind Braque’s dedicated and focused attention to the still life and to the methods and materiality of painting.

For the first time in more than 80 years, Braque’s “Rosenberg Quartet” (1928-29), created for his dealer, Paul Rosenberg, is here reunited. Another grouping features The Blue Mandolin, Still Life with Glass and Still Life with Fruit Dish, Bottle, and Mandolin, all completed in 1930. Though depicting similar objects—gueridon tables, mandolins, compote bowls— the three paintings are executed in distinct palettes and from different vantage points. The effect is to highlight Braque’s gift for rendering familiar worlds unfamiliar, or even hallucinatory.

Georges Braque and the Cubist Still Life, 1928–1945 is curated by Karen K. Butler, assistant curator at the Kemper Art Museum, and by Renée Maurer, assistant curator at The Phillips Collection. The exhibition will open at the Kemper Art Museum Jan. 25, 2013, and remain on view until April 21. It then will travel to The Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C., where it will be on view June 8 to Sept. 1, 2013.

Sheldon to feature Hirschfeld The Sheldon Art Galleries in St. Louis announces a major retrospective exhibition of the work of St. Louis-born artist Al Hirschfeld from Sept. 7 through Jan. 5 as part

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Al Hirschfeld’s Jazz and Broadway Scrapbook, the first major retrospective of the artist to be mounted in his hometown, will feature more than 100 original drawings, paintings, prints, collages, posters and ephemera from his long and important career, and reveals a heretofore unexplored, lifelong fascination with jazz.

In addition to his artwork, the installation will feature his speciallymade stereo system, his extensive jazz record collection, and African drums and Balinese shadow puppets from his home.

Born in 1903, Hirschfeld attended Clark Public School in St. Louis. His art teacher encouraged the family to move to New York in 1914 and there Hirschfeld honed his skills as an artist. Hirschfeld rose quickly to become the court portrait artist for the theatre and film worlds, including 75 years attending Broadway plays and drawing performers for The New York Times and many other publications.

Hirschfeld received two lifetime achievement Tony Awards, and had a Broadway theater named in his honor on what would have been his 100th birthday in 2003. A 1996 documentary about Al Hirschfeld, The Line King, was nominated for an Academy Award.

“St. Louis is where Al was born and first contracted what he called, a ‘sickness for drawing’,” says Louise Kerz Hirschfeld, the artist’s widow and president of the Al Hirschfeld Foundation. “We are so delighted

that he is returning, in style, to his hometown.”

Hirschfeld’s name is synonymous w i t h B ro a d w a y t h e a t re . H i s signature work, defined by a linear calligraphic style, is serious graphic composition, informed by a distinctly modern aesthetic, and

leavened by wit. Bringing a new set of visual conventions to the task of performance portraiture when he made his debut in 1926 at the height of the Jazz Age, Hirschfeld enriched and intensified the viewing experience, communicating volumes in a single stroke.

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Thursday, Dec. 20 Wicked, Fox Theatre, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

Generating the Future: Edna Patterson Petty, COCA, St. Louis, 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Runs through January 13, 2013.

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

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

Leslie Hewitt: Sudden Glare of the Sun, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Runs through Dec. 30.

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

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

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

Grab and Go Gift Show Exhibit, E d w a r d s v i l l e A r t s C e n t e r, Edwardsville, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Runs through December 28.

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Saturday, Dec. 22

Wi c k e d ( S i g n e d a n d A u d i o Descriptive), Fox Theatre, St. Louis, 8:00 p.m.

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

Generating the Future: Edna Patterson Petty, COCA, St. Louis, 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Runs through January 13, 2013.

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

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

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

Leslie Hewitt: Sudden Glare of the Sun, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Runs through Dec. 30.

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

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

Grab and Go Gift Show Exhibit, E d w a r d s v i l l e A r t s C e n t e r, Edwardsville, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Runs through December 28.

Wicked, Fox Theatre, St. Louis, 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.

Saint Louis Ballet presents The Nutcracker, Touhill Performing Arts Center, St. Louis, 2:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.

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

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

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

Leslie Hewitt: Sudden Glare of the Sun, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Runs through Dec. 30.

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

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

Grab and Go Gift Show Exhibit, E d w a r d s v i l l e A r t s C e n t e r, Edwardsville, 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Runs through December 28.

Saint Louis Ballet presents The Nutcracker, Touhill Performing Arts Center, St. Louis, 2:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.

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

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

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

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

Monday, Dec. 24 Notations: Contemporary Drawing as Idea and Process, Kemper Art Museum, St. Louis, 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Runs through January, 2013.

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You Gotta' Eat Johnson's Corner has made a name for itself with the pork tenderloin

By BILL ROSEBERRY Of The Edge Johnson’s Corner Restaurant has been a long-time fixture in Alton.

Not only is it a fixture, it’s a treasure.

As a native of Alton, maybe Johnson’s Corner holds a special place in my heart. Well, at least one item on the menu does for sure — the famous pork tenderloin sandwich.

Johnson’s Corner is a family style restaurant that includes a full bar and is located at 2000 State St. in Alton. I am lucky enough to get my regular fix there through my fantasy football league which meets there quarterly throughout the NFL season. It’s a good thing, because I’m a junkie for that fried piece of fatty heaven on a bun.

I feel like I’m in a monogamous relationship every time I visit Johnson’s Corner because I can never bring myself to cheat on the breaded pork tenderloin sandwich, which is tagged as “famous” on both the menu and the outdoor billboard.

But how can you screw up a breaded pork patty you may ask? Well, I’ve devoured my fare share of fried swine in my day and there are few that can even come close to toppling Johnson’s Corner’s heavyweight champ.

It really starts with the mammoth size of this manwich. The golden brown patty is served on a large sesame bun (actually there is a bun placed in the middle of a slab of pork). The best way to eat one of these behemoths is to gnaw your way down to the bun because the meat hangs so far off the bread.

One bite into the patty and you realize why it is legendary.

It is fried to golden perfection, the brown cocoon protecting the savory juiciness of the pork. There is a slight saltiness to it

also, but not enough to overpower the delectable breading or succulent meat.

All the fixings are available – onions, tomatoes, lettuce and pickles – if you want them. I always tack on a side order of Johnson’s Corner’s crinkle cut French fries to go with my order. The fries are thick and fresh, never too salty and always delicious.

For a healthier alternative, patrons can order the pork tenderloin sandwich grilled instead of fried. Surprisingly I have actually tried the grilled version of the masterpiece and it is very tasty, too. It still contains all of the juices and isn’t dried out at all.

My only complaint about going grilled over fried is the pork patty gets smaller and for a growing boy like myself, that just won’t do.

If you’d rather go a different route from the pork tenderloin sandwich, Johnson’s Corner offers plenty on its full menu.

There are daily lunch and dinner specials to chose from and hefty appetizer, soup and salad, sandwich, dinner and pasta selections.

Beginning with the appetizer menu, there are intriguing choices like hot cheese cubes, breaded cauliflower, cannelloni bites, fried pickle chips and zucchini sticks to name a few. The sandwich menu includes: a grouper sandwich, catfish strips, pastrami with Swiss on rye bread, pond raised crappie and a horseshoe among others. Pasta dishes include: cannelloni, tortellini and ricotta stuffed shells while dinner entrees offer a 16 ounce New York strip steak, baby back ribs, filet mignon, frog legs and orange roughy for a few examples.

There is a good selection of sides on the ala carte

portion of the menu also, with broasted potatoes, wild rice, potato salad, green beans and carrots to name a few.

Proprietor Jimmy Johnson has urged me to check out the fairly new pizza menu at Johnson’s Corner, too.

Pizzas are served Monday through Thursday from 5 to 10 p.m. and on Saturday from 5 to 11 p.m. They are 11inch pizzas said to be “homemade from the crust up” and are baked in a stone oven at 800 degrees.

There is a build-your-own option to the pizza menu which has sauce choices of tomato, barbecue, parmesan cream and extra-virgin olive oil. Toppings include: hamburger, Italian sausage, ham, pepperoni, grilled chicken, bacon, red onion, mushroom, black olives, green pepper, artichoke hearts, pineapple and jalapeno. On the extra cheese menu, there are fontini, smoked gouda, mozzarella and parmesan to chose from.

Specialty pizzas are also available, including: barbecue chicken, buffalo chicken, Hawaiian and meat lovers among a few more.

Pricing is reasonable at Johnson’s Corner. Specialty pizzas are $10.99 and a two-topping choice off the build your own menu is only $9.99. My pork tenderloin sandwich and fries ran me $10. The most expensive item you will find is the pepperloin at $19.99.

On Fridays and Saturdays after 4 p.m., you can get a fantastic dinner deal with the filet, pepperloin or 16 ounce New York strip for $16.99. It is accompanied by two sides.

You can’t go wrong with the service at Johnson’s Corner either. Servers are friendly and aim to please.

Johnson’s Corner just has a relaxed atmosphere where you can enjoy great food and a few drinks if you so desire. It’s definitely a place to visit when you gotta eat.

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