October 17, 2019 Volume 17, Issue 42
SIUE Arts & Issues bring classical pianist for rare performance with college orchestras, page 2 Food For Thought: Foundry for brunch, bottomless mimosas, page 6 Movie review: Phoenix’s ‘Joker’ no joke, page 14 Edwardsville Halloween Parade still seeking entries, page 17
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Pianist joins college orchestras for rare concert
By Julia Biggs For The Edge
EDWARDSVILLE — The orchestras from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale (SIUC) and Southern Illinois Uni-
versity Edwardsville (SIUE) will join together once again for an evening of exceptional music, featuring classical concert pianist Awadagin Pratt. This year’s SIUE Arts & Issues performance of the combined orchestras is at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 21, in the SIUE Dunham Hall Theater on the Edwardsville campus. SIUE Conductor Michael Mishra and SIUC Conductor Edward Benyas have been rehearsing independently with their orchestras at their respective campuses but will come together and meld into one orchestra for the Oct. 21 performance, sponsored by Busey Bank. “As a conductor, it’s both exciting and challenging,” Mishra noted. “Exciting, because this event gives both orchestras the opportunity to do some of the largest-scale pieces in the repertoire, such as the Mahler First Symphony that we are doing this time. “Challenging, because the two orchestras rehearse separately one-hundred miles apart, and we quite literally put them together the day before the performance,” he explained. “I will be making a trip to Carbondale the week before to
rehearse their orchestra, so that they have some idea of how I am conducting the Mahler. But, it does, to an extent, feel like a couple getting married twenty-four hours after they’ve started dating. For the students, I think that it is also exciting and challenging, for much the same reasons.” “The other wonderful thing about combining the orchestras is the ability to bring in some big-name soloists. Pratt is the first pianist that the orchestras have had for this event. “We are very much looking forward to that,” Mishra said. Pratt, a concert pianist, conductor and professor, was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he began playing the piano at 6 years old. He moved to Normal, Illinois, with his family and began playing the violin at age 9. At 16 years old, he made a decision about what area to focus his interests, and entered the University of Illinois where he studied piano, violin and conducting. PRESTIGE He explained his decision to focusLANDSCAPING on music to Classical MPR: & POWER
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October 17, 2019 Cover story: SIUE/SIUC Concert . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Food For Thought . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Religious directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Arts calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Book review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 People at the Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
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ON THE COVER: The combined Southern Illinois University in Carbondale (SIUC) and Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) orchestras perform last year during a SIUE Arts & Issues series event. This year, the combined orchestras will perform at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 21, in the SIUE Dunham Hall Theater on the Edwardsville campus. (For The Edge)
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DINNER & A CONCERT The Combined Orchestras Performance also has a pre-show dinner option. Preferred seating is available for those who attend the pre-show SIUE Friends of Music dinner buffet prior to the combined orchestras concert. For those attending the dinner, SIUE Arts & Issues will donate the ticket purchase price for the concert to the Friends of Music scholarship fund, which is for SIUE students. Tickets for the dinner cost $25 and can be purchased through SIUE Arts & Issues. There will be a reception with cash bar at 5:30 p.m. with dinner at 6 p.m. in the Morris University Center Conference Center on the second floor. Call 618-650-5194 for additional information. The Friends of Music Benefit Dinner is not included in the SIUE Arts & Issues ticket subscription package. Tickets to the benefit dinner must be purchased separately.
The combined Southern Illinois University in Carbondale (SIUC) and Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) orchestras perform last year during a SIUE Arts & Issues series event. This year, the combined orchestras and Awadagin Pratt will perform Grieg’s Piano Concerto in A Minor in the first half of the concert; the combined orchestras will perform Mahler Symphony No. 1 in the second half. (For The Edge)
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continued from Page 2 “I had a scholarship offer from the best Division III tennis team,” Pratt said, recorded in an audio interview with Classical MPR. “I realized that of all the things I was interested in — because I was also doing a lot of writing — that if I didn’t pick up a tennis racket, if I didn’t write, if I didn’t read, almost, that it would be fine,” Pratt said chuckling. “But, if I had a day without music — that would be a bad day. And that’s how I made the decision (about) what I was going to study in college. For me, music is the most complete form of engagement possible.” In a telephone interview with On The
Edge Of The Weekend, Pratt noted how choosing the piano was an easy choice over choosing the violin. “The piano can represent the whole orchestra,” he explained. “It can try to sound like any other instrument. It can play more notes, more lines, more things at one time, than anything else.” Pratt went on to study at the Peabody Conservatory of The Johns Hopkins University, in Baltimore, Maryland, where he became the first student in the school’s history to receive diplomas in all three performance areas — piano, violin and conducting. He also received The Johns Hopkins Distinguished Alumni Award from for his work in the field of classical music. In 1992, Pratt won the Naumburg International Piano Competition and two years later was awarded an Avery Fisher
Career Grant. Since then, he has played numerous recitals throughout the United States, including performances at Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles and Orchestra Hall in Chicago. His many orchestral performances have included appearances with the New York Philharmonic; Orchestra of St. Luke’s, also based in New York City; as well as, the National Symphony Orchestra and the symphony orchestras of St. Louis, Pittsburgh, Detroit and New Jersey. He has played at the White House three different times. In 2009, Pratt was one of four artists selected to perform at a White House classical music event, which included student workshops hosted by the First Lady Michelle Obama, as well as a performance for guests who included President Barack Obama. The other two White House performances came at the invitation of President Bill and Hillary Clinton. Pratt also has been featured on PBS’ “Live from the Kennedy Center.” In addition, Pratt toured Japan four times and performed in Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Poland, Israel, Colombia and South Africa. An advocate of music education, Pratt currently is a professor of piano at the College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati. During the combined SIUE and SIUC orchestra performance, Pratt will perform Grieg’s Piano Concerto in A
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the first half of the concert. The combined orchestras will perform Mahler Symphony No. 1 in the second half. Mishra noted that both Grieg’s Piano Concerto in A Minor and Mahler Symphony No. 1 are two great romantic masterpieces. “Mahler originally titled the symphony ‘Titan,’ though he removed the label after a couple of performances, and throughout his life tried to distance himself from it,” Mishra said. “Nevertheless, title or no title, there is something indeed titanic about this work as Mahler probes the highs and the lows of the human condition, exploring everything from his relationship to German romantic poetry to his Jewish identity.” For Pratt to perform with college students is quite a treat. “I don’t play with college orchestras that much,” he said to On The Edge Of The Weekend. “Usually, I’m playing with professional orchestras, but it’s cool playing with college orchestras
because it’s a great experience for the students. “I’m a professor, so I know what that’s like, to inspire young people,” he noted. “They are usually kind of jazzed about it. So, it’s usually a fun occasion.” The piano students at both campuses also will take a masterclass with Pratt and the students from both orchestras will rehearse twice with Pratt before the performance. Pratt spoke about the music he’d be playing. “The Grieg concerto probably has the most famous opening measures in all of piano music — that, and about two or three other concertos,” he said. “It’s a really famous kind of grand, celebratory opening — it let’s you really know that something is going on.” He noted that the piano seems to paly by itself in the middle of the first movement. “The second movement is really beautiful — beautiful melodies, beautiful moments with the French horn,” he
continued. “The third movement is of Pianist Awadagin Pratt (Robert Reck | For The Edge) particular Norwegian dance — very fast paced, very exciting, very dynamic, very kind of virtuosic, but then it has a very grand, grand, eloquent ending of the piece.” Having grown up in Bloomington, Illinois, from about age 3 to 16, Pratt looked forward to “coming home.” “I used to spend a fair bit of time in St. Louis, so it’s just in general a homecoming of sorts,” he said. When Pratt isn’t playing the piano, teaching or conducting, he still enjoys playing tennis and chess, as well as food and wine. Tickets for the Combined Orchestra Children $5 (6-12 yrs. old) Performance and subsequent SIUE Arts & Issues events can be purchased at Under 6 Free All Carryouts - $10 artsandissues.com, by calling 1-866-6984253 or at the Morris University Center Welcome Desk. General admission cost $20 for adults, $18 for SIUE staff, retirees, alumni and senior citizens age 65 2901 Nameoki Rd., Granite City • 877-6060 or older, $15 for students with I.D. from any school and free for SIUE students.
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Food for Thought …with Vicki Bennington
Gettin’ Brunchy With It!
By Vicki Bennington For The Edge
tions include Paris eggs benedict — croissant topped with baked ham, brie cheese and two sunny side up eggs, breakfast flatbread with sausage gravy, bacon, scrambled eggs and EDWARDSVILLE — Going out for brunch cheddar cheese (gluten-free crust availalways seems so special. Why is able, which can be important for some the portmanteau of “breakfast” and people), PB&J French toast — four “lunch” better than either one individupieces of white bread, with peanut butally? ter, topped with grape jelly and powWe discovered that Foundry Public dered sugar — or chicken and biscuits House in Edwardsville has an extensive — hand-breaded chicken tenders and brunch menu and had to give it a try. cheddar cheese on buttermilk biscuits We chose the Foundry platter, with Vicki with sausage gravy. This is just a samtwo eggs (we picked scrambled), your ple of selections. And, there’s more. choice of sausage, ham, steak or bacon Bennington Brunch — by definition — regu(we chose sausage), and white or wheat larly has some form of alcoholic drink (usutoast. The second dish — and we tasted back ally Champagne or a cocktail) served with it. and forth between the two — was two butterFoundry’s brunch has a bottomless mimosa milk biscuits with sausage gravy. Both were great choices. Other brunch selec- bar, with four different flavors. Truthfully, I
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always thought a mimosa was only served with orange juice, but the four juice choices at Foundry — traditional orange, cranberry, grapefruit and apple — open up new avenues of taste. Brunch originated in England, which might be one reason I like it so much. I love England, and reading about and exploring its history. Brunch didn’t become popular in the United States until the 1930s. Further investigation uncovered that England’s Punch magazine wrote (in 1896) that the term was coined in Britain to describe a Sunday meal for “Saturday-night carousers” in an article by Guy Beringer. It’s nice after church, instead of (what was then) a heavy English meal served at lunch. Beringer ascertained that brunch would make life brighter. It would promote human happiness in other ways, as well, according to Beringer’s article. “Brunch is cheerful, sociable and inciting,” he wrote. “It is talk-compelling. It puts you in a good temper, it makes you satisfied with yourself and your fellow beings, it sweeps away the worries and cobwebs of the week.” So, there you go. Let’s all brunch! It will put us all in a good mood, and take away our worries! But Foundry goes beyond brunch to lunch
and dinner, too. For starters, you might choose the adobo shrimp skewers — Gulf shrimp grilled with an orange adobo glaze, served with mango pico de gallo (that sounds really yummy), or maybe the Davy Jones scampi — Gulf shrimp sautéed in a garlic butter sauce, topped with parmesan cheese, or Rodney’s meat and cheese plate, with a seasonal assortment of meat and cheese, served with pretzel chips, candied walnuts and fig jam. One of the most popular is the beer cheese fondue with pretzel chips. A selection of flatbreads, soups, like, voodoo chowder with Andouille sausage, shrimp, celery, roasted red peppers and Yukon gold potatoes in voodoo sauce, and salads, such as kale crunch or the Mediterranean with mixed
Foundry platter (Vicki Bennington | For The Edge)
greens tossed in a roasted lemon vinaigrette, marinated tomatoes, cucumbers, Kalamata olives, roasted red peppers, goat cheese, red onion and hard-boiled egg, can also serve as starters or a meal all their own. Several burger choices, including the signature Foundry burger — two five-ounce patties with bleu cheese steak butter, caramelized onions, cheddar cheese, bacon, let-
Mimosas — one with orange juice and one with cranberry juice. (Vicki Bennington | For The Edge)
On the Edge of the Weekend • Thursday, October 17, 2019 • 7 tuce, bread and butter pickles and tomato. A long list of sandwiches, including Foundry chicken parm — house-breaded chicken topped with melted parmesan cheese and tomato basil sauce, served on a ciabatta hoagie with a side of marinara dipping sauce, the Lan-A-Ham, which is two grilled cheese sandwiches piled high with smoked ham, pickles and honey mustard, the fried Mahi Mahi sandwich, Baja tacos or a lighter chicken breast with broccoli, are all tempting
Bottomless mimosa bar (Vicki Bennington | For The Edge)
choices. Sides on the menu are seasoned sweet potato tots, Greek fries, cheese sticks and mashed potatoes, among others, round out the lunch and dinner menus. And, there’s even dessert! If you still have room in your tummy, try the brownie a la mode or the seasonal cheesecake selection. There’s also a wide selection of bottled and draft beer, wines and martinis. Take a look around while you’re waiting
for your meal (or drinks) to arrive. The space has a cool vibe, with a kind of industrial feel, along with hardwood floors, exposed brick walls and high ceilings. There’s a cute patio to enjoy in good weather. Foundry Public House is located at 126 N. Main St. in Edwardsville. Brunch is served from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, with bottomless mimosas. Foundry is open seven-days-a-week. Visit foundrypublichouse.com for times and more information.
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What to see ... arts Thursday, Oct. 17 • SIUE Theater and Dance presents “She Kills Monsters,” Dunham Hall, Edwardsville IL, 7:30 p.m., runs through Sunday • Improv Story Time with StagePlay Company, Happy Up Inc., 6:30 p.m. • Mourning Col. Stephenson: A Special Exhibit, 1820 Col. Benjamin Stephenson House, Edwardsville IL, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., runs through Oct. 31 • LEGO Club, Edwardsville Public Library, Edwardsville IL, 4 p.m. • Mixed Media Art, Glen Carbon Library, Glen Carbon IL, 5:30 p.m. • Book Sale, Collinsville Memorial Library Center, Collinsville IL, 5 to 7 p.m. • DIY Lighted Christmas Tree, Party on Broadway, Alton IL, 7 p.m. • TNI Astronomy Association Meeting, The Nature Institute, Godfrey IL, 7:30 p.m. • Belgium Wine Dinner, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis MO, 7 p.m. • Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson: Letters from an Astrophysicist, Stifel Theatre, St. Louis MO, 7:30 p.m. • Garden Party Lights, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis MO, 6 to 10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18 • Documentary Club, Afterwords Books, Edwardsville IL, 7 p.m. • Chapter Chatter Book Club, Afterwords Books, Edwardsville IL, 6 p.m. • Barn Bash Fall Fundraiser Event Hosted by Edwardsville Children’s Museum, Willoughby Heritage Farm and Conservation Reserve, Collinsville IL, 7 to 11 p.m.
• Book Sale, Collinsville Memorial Library Center, Collinsville IL, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. • Art at Willoughby Farm Fantastic Fall Art by True Pure Brave Art, Willoughby Heritage Farm and Conservation Reserve, Collinsville IL, 10 a.m. • An Evening with the Lemp Family, Mysterious Mineral Springs, Alton IL, 7 p.m. • Pumpkin Patch Kids, The Gift Box, Alton IL, 5 p.m. • Haunted Craft Beer Walk, Alton Haunted Odyssey, Alton IL, 8:30 p.m. • Haunted Corn Maze, Glazebrook Park, Godfrey IL, 7 to 10 p.m. • Garden Party Lights, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis MO, 6 to 10 p.m. • Ghost Cruise Presented by Phantasmagoria, Riverboats at the Gateway Arch, St. Louis MO, 8:30 p.m. • Reel Late at the Tivoli: “Rocky Horror Picture Show,” Landmark’s Tivoli Theatre, St. Louis MO, 11:55 p.m. • Fall Color in Forest Park Walking Tour, Steinberg Ice Rink, St. Louis MO, 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 19 • Land of Goshen Market, Downtown, Edwardsville IL, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. • Halloween Family Fun Night, YMCA – Esic, Edwardsville IL, 6 to 8 p.m. • Spooktacular 5K & 2 Mile Run/Walk, YMCA – Esic, Edwardsville IL, 7:30 a.m. • Halloween Party, Edwardsville Children’s Museum, Edwardsville IL, 6:30 p.m. • A Night In The Stacks: Celebrating 50 Years of the MRF, SIUE Lovejoy Library, Edwardsville IL, 6 p.m. • Healthy Pets, Happy Pets by
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Purina Microchip & Vaccine Clinic, Metro East Humane Society, Edwardsville IL, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. • 5th Annual Howl-O-Ween Dog Costume Parade, Joe Glik Park, Edwardsville IL, 1 p.m. • Witches Night Out, Miner Park, Glen Carbon IL, 6 p.m. • Yoga, Glen Carbon Library, Glen Carbon IL, 9:30 p.m. • Book Sale, Collinsville Memorial Library Center, Collinsville IL, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. • An Evening with the Dead, Mysterious Mineral Springs, Alton IL, 7 p.m. • Chili Cook-Off, Argosy Casino, Alton IL, 12 to 3 p.m. • 7th Annual Run for Rescue, Liberty Bank Amphitheater, Alton IL, 8 a.m. • 21st Annual McPike Campout, McPike Mansion, Alton IL, 4 p.m. • Haunted Corn Maze, Glazebrook Park, Godfrey IL, 7 to 10 p.m. • Olin Nature Preserve Restoration Workday, The Nature Institute, Godfrey IL, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. • The Grafton Rendezvous, Riverfront, Grafton IL, All Day • Reel Late at the Tivoli: “Rocky Horror Picture Show,” Landmark’s Tivoli Theatre, St. Louis MO, 11:55 p.m. • Fall Fest, Grant’s Farm, St. Louis MO, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. • Oktoberfest at Garden Party Lights, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis MO, 6 p.m. • Paws 4 Pints, Budweiser Brew House, St. Louis MO, 2 to 5 p.m. • St. Louis Blues vs. Montreal Canadiens, Enterprise Center, St. Louis MO, 2 p.m. • Moonlight Float, Big Muddy Adventures, St. Louis MO, 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 20 • Leclaire Parkfest, Leclaire Park, Edwardsville IL, 12 to 5
p.m. • Fly an RC plane - Open House with East Side Radio Control Club, SIUE Campus at New Poag Road & University Drive, Edwardsville IL, 1 to 4 p.m. • Fall Pancake and Sausage Breakfast, Lions Hall, Marine IL, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. • Pop Up Kid’s Art Fair: COLOR ME AUTUMN, Jacoby Arts Center, Alton IL, 12 to 4 p.m. • The Grafton Rendezvous, Riverfront, Grafton IL, All Day • Fall Fest, Grant’s Farm, St. Louis MO, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. • “Peppa Pig Live! Peppa’s Adventure,” Stifel Theatre, St. Louis MO, 3 p.m. • “The Haunted Pool - A New Musical,” Encore Theater Group, St. Louis MO, 3 p.m., runs through Nov. 3 • Das Herbst Fest, Das Bevo, St. Louis MO, 12 to 8 p.m. • The Who’s “Tommy,” Stray Dog Theatre, St. Louis MO, 2 p.m., runs through Oct. 26 • Sunday Brunch Cruise, Riverboats at the Gateway Arch, St. Louis MO, 1 p.m. Monday, Oct. 21 • Runner’s Yoga with BYO Beer, RunWell, Edwardsville IL, 6 p.m. • Christmas Connection & Signs DIY, American Legion Post 365, Collinsville IL, 6:30 p.m. • Drink for a Cause - All God’s Children Shall Have Shoes, The Old Bakery Beer Co., Alton IL, 4 to 9 p.m. • Hungry for Change: Food, Ethics, and Sustainability Discussion Course, La Vista Ecological Learning Center, Godfrey IL, 7 p.m. • Lucas Place Walking Tour, Campbell House Museum, St. Louis MO, 1 p.m. St. Louis Blues vs. Colorado see ARTS, Page 10
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Avalanche, Enterprise Center, St. Louis MO, 7 p.m. • Classics in the Loop: “What Ever Happened To Baby Jane?,” Landmark’s Tivoli Theatre, St. Louis MO, 4 p.m. • Literature & Libations, West End Grill & Pub, St. Louis MO, 6 p.m. • Tuesday, Oct. 22 • $2 Tuesday Movie, The Wildey Theatre, Edwardsville IL, 7 p.m. • Tuesday Night Trivia, Global Brew Tap House, Edwardsville IL, 7 p.m. • SPA “Speed.Power.Agility”
presented by RunWell, Schon Park, Glen Carbon IL, 5:30 p.m. • October Cookbook Club Halloween Food, Glen Carbon Library, Glen Carbon IL, 6:30 p.m. • Open Gaming, Collinsville Memorial Library Center, Collinsville IL, 4 p.m. • Sip & Paint- Signs, Fall and Christmas Connection, Alton Sports Tap, Alton IL, 6 p.m. • Heartland Prairie Walk, Gordon Moore Park, Alton IL, 5:30 p.m. • DIY Lighted Christmas Tree, Party on Broadway, Alton IL, 7 p.m. • “Dear Evan Hansen,” The Fabulous Fox, St. Louis MO,
7:30 p.m., runs through Nov. 3 • Harry Potter Yoga + Cocktails, The Caramel Room, St. Louis MO, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 23 • Pumpkin Throw Down Dessert Pairing & Competition, Global Brew Tap House, Edwardsville IL, 6 p.m. • Pajama Party Storytime, Afterwords Books, Edwardsville IL, 6:30 p.m. • Wednesday Night MTB Ride with Bike Surgeon Outpost, Edwardsville IL, 6 p.m. • Fall Health Fair, Eden Village, Glen Carbon IL, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. • Yoga for Stress and Anxiety Relief, Michelle’s Massage
Therapy & Holistic Spa, Maryville IL, 6 p.m. • YogArt, Jacoby Arts Center, Alton IL, 5:30 p.m. • Tenacious Trivia, The Old Bakery Beer Co., Alton IL, 7 p.m. • Discovery Nature Club, The Nature Institute, Godfrey IL, 3 p.m. • Right to Harm Film Screening, Washington University, St. Louis MO, 6 p.m. • Nosferatu, Urban Chestnut Brewing Co. (Midtown), St. Louis MO, 6 p.m. • Crafts & Cocktails: Painted Leather Tassel Keychain, Bonboni Mercantile Co., St. Louis MO, 8 p.m.
‘Curious Toys’ has deliciously creepy setting By OLINE H. COGDILL Associated Press
“Curious Toys,” Little, Brown and Co., by Elizabeth Hand An amusement park with its odd corners, dark mysterious rides, nefarious-looking characters and garish lighting makes for a deliciously creepy setting for “Curious Toys,” Elizabeth Hand’s atmospheric historical novel set in 1915 Chicago. Despite all that, Riverview Amusement Park also is a kind of refuge for many Chicago residents who find a bit of relief from the daily reality of poverty, tenements and gangs that rove their neighborhoods. Pin Maffucci easily moves through the amusement park and the Essanay movie stu-
dio, running errands, delivering drugs and picking up spare change as payment. For many of these customers, Pin is just a thin, inquisitive 14-year-old boy. But Pin is a girl whose disguise allows her the freedom to roam Chicago and keeps her safe from those who prey on young girls. Pin knows that few people would hire her if they knew she is a girl, and that she and her mother, a fortuneteller at the park, scrape by on pennies living in the fallingdown shack near the park. Pin’s fascination with the movie studio gives her an education in costumes, cameras and editing. Her knowledge of the amusement park lets her slip in and out without being seen and she sometimes gets on
a ride — the dark and scary Hell Gate being a favorite. But one day she sees an older man and a young girl about 12 years old get on the Hell Gate. At the end, only the man returns — without the girl whom Pin recognizes from the movie studio. Teaming up with “dingbatty” Henry Darger, who also spies on Hell Gate, Pin sets out to find the killer. “Curious Toys” delves into the various characters’ psyches showing how they are affected by the early 20th century, poverty and despair. For many of these characters, their future is as bleak as their present with no escape or options. But Pin’s enterprising nature, intelligence and innate curiosity may be salvation for her and her fragile, drug-addicted
mother. The author peppers “Curious Toys” with cameos of real people including Charlie Chaplin, Wallace Beery and assorted actresses whose identities are only revealed at the end. The movie studio Essanay helped launch the careers of many silent era stars before eventually being absorbed by Warner Bros. Henry Darger was a real outsider artist and writer. “Curious Toys” echoes the atrocities of H.H. Holmes during the 1893 Exposition as chronicled in “The Devil in the White City,” and several characters reference those murders. While “Curious Toys” doesn’t quite measure up to Erik Larson’s award-winning nonfiction, Hand’s gripping plot mines the era’s vagaries with aplomb.
This cover image released by Little, Brown and Co. shows “Curious Toys,” a novel by Elizabeth Hand. (Little, Brown and Co. via AP)
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Edwardsville High School students and others took part in the annual Homecoming Parade last week. Hundreds of students took part in various ways — almost all were seen passing and throwing candy to spectators that lined the streets of Downtown Edwardsville. see PEOPLE AT THE PARTY, Page 18 and 19
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This critic gives ‘Joker’ high marks
Phoenix casting is kismet
By Robert D. Grubaugh Contributing columnist For The Edge
Joaquin Phoenix in a scene from the film, “Joker.” (Niko Tavernise/Warner Bros. Pictures via AP)
“Joker” debuted at several of the international film festivals almost two months ago and, at the time, several critics omitted a grade for the movie. Among them, most notably Entertainment Weekly’s Leah Greenblatt didn’t give a grade from the magazine’s famous A-F scale. I won’t criticize the editorial decision the
publication chose to make in that moment back in September; it was their’s to make. You will note, though, that my review here includes high marks for the film. I’m equally concerned about its throwaway level of realistic, casual violence, but I’m also afraid of the slippery slope that comes with trying to influence society by holding its art up to the same light as its people. I’m not naive enough to suspect that there are no impressionable people out there that
will see the movie and a raw nerve might make them want to emulate some of the choicer, more visceral acts they see. But, more than that, I fear oppression of thought. Maybe it’s a simplistic approach to my review this week. Feel free to formulate your own opinions and the values to support them. From Warner Bros. Pictures and DC Comics, there should be no mistaking that “Joker” IS another “Batman” movie. This is a psychological thriller about the famous comic book supervillain that tells one version of his haunting origin story. There’s no Caped Crusader, no justice at the end and absolutely no reason to consider taking children to see this. Playing the central character, Arthur Fleck, is Joaquin Phoenix, and the casting is kismet. Director Todd Phillips, himself known largely for broad, blue comedy, is a rookie in this genre, but he has the strength of a famous, dangerous leading man who anchors the cold silences and chilling moments of explosion. Fleck is a clown-for-hire, wearing white face makeup and floppy shoes for children’s hospitals and appliance store closeout sales. His sad-sack existence is set in the gritty early ’80s era of Gotham City, which feels a lot like the peep show versions of Martin Scorsese’s early movies and pre-Giuliani Manhattan. As an aspiring stand-up comic, Fleck tries to mine for material in his
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continued from Page 14 everyday life, but the bleakness of living with his unstable mother (Frances Conroy) in a city that’s dirty, violent and unforgiving of the divide between poor and rich (exemplified by Brett Cullen’s Thomas Wayne) is causing him to crack up. Most days, he only goes through the motions, dreaming of hooking up with his neighbor (Zazie Beetz) and loving the late-night talk show hosted by his hero, Murray Franklin (Robert de
Niro, anchoring the Scorsese connection by bringing the vibe through to 1983’s “The King of Comedy”). A strange confluence of events happens to Fleck as the audience watches him descend into mania, something brought on by genetic mental illness and environmental factors. He snaps one day on the subway and kills some Wall Street goons who are picking on him. Then he plots ways to continue to use murder as catharsis and confuses the feeling he gets from the act for inspiration that makes his standup — still creepy — all the more fearless. This catches Franklin’s attention and he invites Fleck as a guest to his show, for a final sequence in the movie
that feels as if “Taxi Driver” and “Network” have given birth to something horrific and fascinating. Phoenix’s movies aren’t always well reviewed or necessarily entertaining to a broad audience, but his performance here is riveting in a Nero-while-Rome-burns kind of way. Of the great actors to play the Joker role, only Heath Ledger’s is better and I say that because Phoenix’s “Joker” is often boring until the slash-andburn carnage that will ensure this Joker’s reputation. “Joker” runs 122 minutes and is rated R for strong bloody violence, disturbing behavior, language, and brief sexual images. I give this film three and a half stars out of four.
Still working ‘9 to 5,’ Dolly Parton marks 50 years at Opry By KRISTIN M. HALL Associated Press
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Country superstar Dolly Parton is still working “9 to 5,” and doing what she loves as she celebrated her 50th anniversary as a Grand Ole Opry member. The 73-year-old actress, singer and songwriter, who first played the Opry when she was just a teenager, played the longstanding radio show Saturday night in Nashville, Tennessee, in front of soldout crowds. Hank Williams Jr., Lady Antebellum and Toby Keith performed in her honor as well and her shows capped off a week of Dolly-themed performances and events at the Opry. She joked to reporters before her performance that when the Opry approached her about the anniversary, she told them, “I don’t want people to think I’m 50 years old.” The anniversary reminded her of the first time she got to perform at the Opry. “Well a lot of people think this is my 50th year the Grand Ole Opry,” Parton said. “It’s actually been 60 because first time I got to sing on the Opry I was 13 years old. And actually Johnny Cash introduced me, I believe. And Jimmy C. Newman had given me his spot.” Parton said she was grateful to still be chasing her dreams and said she’s got more film, TV and music projects on the way. The Opry performances will be aired on an NBC special on Nov. 26 and Netflix will air an anthology series based on her songs in 2019. “I’m just very honored that I’m still around, not only to just get to accept this, that I can actually perform and get out there and still doing what I love to do,” Parton said. “And maybe I’ll be around another 50 years, who knows. If I’m lucky.”
Dolly Parton performs at her 50th Opry Member Anniversary at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tenn. The73-year-old actress, singer and songwriter, who first played the Opry when she was just a teenager, celebrated her 50th anniversary as a Grand Ole Opry member on Saturday. (Larry McCormack/The Tennessean via AP)
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What to hear ... music Thursday, Oct. 17 • The Eric Gales Band, The Wildey Theatre, Edwardsville IL, 8 p.m. • Corey Evitts, Stagger Inn Again, Edwardsville IL, 10 p.m. • Johnny Chase, Porter’s Steakhouse, Collinsville IL, 6:30 p.m. • Jake & The Truckers, Fast Eddie’s Bon Air, Alton IL, 7 p.m. • Josh Ward and Randall King, Off Broadway Music Venue, St. Louis MO, 8 p.m. • The Allman Betts Band, The Pageant, St. Louis MO, 7:30 p.m. • Mat Kearney “City of Black & White Revisited Acoustic Tour”, Sheldon Concert Hall and Art Galleries, St. Louis MO, 8 p.m. • Solomon Georgio, The Ready Room, St. Louis MO, 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18 • Pat Travers Band, The Wildey Theatre, Edwardsville IL, 8 p.m. • The Jaded Pearls, The Back Bar, Edwardsville IL, 9 p.m. • Corey Evitts, Big Daddy’s, Edwardsville IL, 6:30 p.m. • Triple Play, Chez Marilyn,
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Entries still sought for Edwardsville Halloween Parade
By Jill Moon jill.moon@hearst.com
EDWARDSVILLE — There’s still time to enter the Edwardsville Halloween Parade. Given the time, commitment and effort that participants put into their float entries, the Edwardsville/Glen Carbon Chamber of Commerce started taking parade participant registrations in mid August. That call for early registration ended Oct. 8, but people and businesses can still register, subject to a late fee. The very last day that late registrations will be accepted is Wednesday, Oct. 23. After this date, any registrations received will be returned. Those who wish to participate can visit the chamber’s website homepage at www.edglenchamber.com for the registration form that can be scanned and emailed back to the chamber at office@edglenchamber.com or returned in person to the chamber office at 1 N. Research Drive, in Edwardsville. Any parade entry participant can pick up their information packet now, also at the chamber office. This year’s parade theme is “Wonderful World of Music.” Sponsorship information, float rules and regulations, and more can be found at the chamber’s website homepage. “People — adults and children — are welcome to wear their costumes to the parade, that would be fantastic!” exclaimed Ed/Glen Chamber’s Katie Haas, membership director. There also is a Children’s Halloween Costume Contest and Downtown Trick or Treating during the hours of 11 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26, at City Park, 101 S. Buchanan St., in Edwardsville. The Edwardsville Lions Club will begin costume judging at 12 p.m., with
each child taking a turn on the City Park Bandstand stage. Participants will be grouped in categories by age: babies-3 years old, 4-6 years old, 7-9 years old and 10-12 years old. There will be a special category for group costumes. Costume contest entry is free but entries must be registered by a parent or guardian from 11 to 11:30 a.m. Oct. 26, at City Park Bandstand. The Edwardsville Parks Department, in cooperation with the Edwardsville Lions Club, is hosting the children’s costume contest. Prizes, donated by GCS Credit Union, will be awarded after each age category has been presented. Trick-or-treating on Main Street will immediately follow the costume contest. Participating Main Street merchants will be at their door offering candy to costumed children. This event is free of charge but parents must arrive at City Park no later than 11:30 a.m. to register for this event. Visit www.edglenchamber.com or call 618656-7600 for more information. The Edwardsville Halloween Parade starts at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 31. Early tailgating and finding a favorite spot early to view the parade is acceptable. The parade route begins at Lincoln Middle School where the lineup will proceed on West Street, then turn on St. Louis Street to Vandalia Street to N. Main Street, where the parade will disband at High Street. The Ed/Glen Chamber of Commerce, which is 94 years old, partners with the city of Edwardsville to execute the annual parade, which is a chief fundraiser of the Ed/Glen Chamber of Commerce. The chamber takes the lead on organizing
the bands, creating the lineup and gathering the float participants. “The parade has become a community-wide tradition,” Haas said. This year, 222 Artisan Bakery will auction off reserved seating at the pub-height tables in its front windows for the parade. All proceeds from the auction will benefit the Lincoln School Alumni Foundation. As of Sept. 15, the highest bid was $1,000 for the reserved seating package positioned at the heart of the parade route inside the gourmet coffee shop/eatery at 222 N. Main St. The package includes reserved window seating for a party of up to five people; three large pizzas, from any of 222’s six specialty pizzas; hot chocolate for five people; and, a bottle of wine (for those age 21 and older). Established in 1986, the Lincoln School Alumni Foundation was founded by former students of the historic Lincoln School, where Edwardsville’s African-American students attended during segregation. The foundation works to enhance educational opportunities for youth in Edwardsville School District 7. Funds raised support scholarships, a summer reading program, technology improvements and the “Lincoln Cares Program” to assist families during the holidays. To participate in the auction, stop by 222
Artisan Bakery to fill out and submit an auction form (which includes name, telephone number and dollar amount of bid). Bids can also be e-mailed to 222artisanbakery@gmail. com. The auction ends at exactly 2:22 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 22. The winner will be announced at that time. In the event of a tie, each person will be contacted and asked if they would like to increase their bid. For more information, contact 222 Artisan Bakery at 618-659-1122.
This year, 222 Artisan Bakery will auction off reserved seating at the pub-height tables in its front windows for the parade. All proceeds from the auction will benefit the Lincoln School Alumni Foundation. (For The Edge)
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