The Edge of the Weekend -- May 2, 2019

May 2, 2019 Volume 17, Issue 18

Nation’s #1 art fair: Belleville’s Art On The Square in 18th season, page 4

Review: ‘Stingray’ at Edwardsville’s Wildey Theatre, page 15

KSHE 95 calling high school, Takin’ It To The Street: middle school choirs for Friends, neighbors summer chance to sing with Foreigner, plans revealed, page 16 page 9

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Art on the Square just weeks away

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What to hear ... music

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What to discover ... arts

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1978 flick highlights Edwardsville

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What to do ... events

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Taking It to the Street

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Food for Thought ... with Vicki Bennington

Who to contact THE EDGE PUBLISHER • Denise VonderHaar..............dvonderhaar@edwpub.net THE EDGE ADVERTISING DIRECTOR • Carole Fredeking ............carole.fredeking@hearst.com THE EDGE MARKETING STRATEGIST • John Wunderlich ..............john.wunderlich@hearst.com THE EDGE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF • Jill Moon ..................................... jill.moon@hearst.com THE EDGE EVENTS COORDINATOR • Kendra McAndrews ..... kendra.mcandrews@hearst.com

ON THE COVER: This year’s The Art on the Square 18th annual fair and juried show takes place Friday, May 17, through Sunday, May 19, in Belleville, Illinois. Art on the Square is set around Belleville’s Veterans Memorial Fountain in the city’s historic Downtown Public Square, radiating along the square’s spoke-like quadrants. (For The Edge)

THE EDGE CONTRIBUTORS • Vicki Bennington............... vbennington@sbcglobal.net • Keith Brake ............................keithbrake76@gmail.com • Robert Grubaugh .............. rgrubaugh19@hotmail.com On The Edge Of The Weekend is a product of Hearst Illinois Media Group.

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All the Square’s a stage

One of nation’s top fine art shows, Belleville’s Art on the Square, May 17 - 19

By Jill Moon jill.moon@hearst.com BELLEVILLE, Illinois — The nation’s sixtime number one art show, as ranked by Art Fair SourceBook, Art on the Square is a true destination, whether an artist, a collector, a foodie or simply a culture seeker.

Coming Friday, May 17, through Sunday, May 19, in neighboring St. Clair County, Belleville’s Art on the Square (AOTS) features artists — 105 this year — from all over the world. In its past 17 years, AOTS’ artists have represented the United Kingdom, Belgium, Israel, Canada and Argentina.

Art Fair SourceBook has ranked Art on the Square number one among 6,000 U.S. art shows, based on sales. But, fledgling collectors need not be discouraged by Art on the Square’s exceptional sales record because the fair has price points and art, including jewelry, for everyone, for whom the show is open and free to attend.

Art on the Square founder Patty Gregory and its stellar committee, with many members involved since day one, make AOTS’ threeday event look easy, but meticulous, precise planning occurs all year. Gregory, of Belleville, a retired teacher, started Art on the Square in 2002 — always with a sharp focus on the art, then and now, making this year’s bar-setting art fair and juried show the 18th annual affair.

“I used to work on several other art shows and was the project chairperson for the Junior Service Club of St. Clair County, doing its designer show house preview and other events, working with talented women,” Gregory recently recalled to The Edge. “I hand-picked the Art on the Square committee.

It’s full of leaders and the committee rarely loses a member or a sponsor, because of their commitment and dedication, which plays a huge part in the event’s success. It’s not an easy endeavor.”

Art on the Square’s 2002 inaugural event took 10 months to put together and debuted at 43rd in the nation.

“That was really unbelievable!” Gregory exclaimed.

Today, AOTS receives 800 to 1,000 artists’ applications each year from all over the world for typically 100 spots, increased this year to 105, at Art on the Square’s main event, set around Belleville’s Veterans Memorial See SQUARE, Page 5

For The Edge Art on the Square (AOTS) is a juried fine art show located in Downtown Belleville, Illinois. Since 2002 Art on the Square has consistently been ranked No. 1 and No. 2 in the nation by Art Fair SourceBook. Art on the Square is held annually the weekend after Mother’s Day and features the original work of more than 100 accomplished artists from around the world, musical and stage performances, as well as delicious local food and drink. The 18th annual Art on the Square takes place from Friday, May 17, through Sunday, May 19. Children will enjoy Art on the Square’s extensive interactive Children’s Art Garden where they can create their own take-away art projects.

Art on the Square Hours: May 17 - 19, Belleville, Illinois 4 - 9 p.m., Friday 11 a.m. – 9 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., Sunday The three-day event is free to attend and open to the public.

Become a Volunteer on the Square

To volunteer for Art on the Square (AOTS) fill out its Volunteer Sign-Up page at artonthesquare.com.

• AOTS Ambassadors are available to mingle through AOTS’ guests, assisting them with any questions they may have regarding

the show, and also taking a small survey of guests. This position requires walking.

• AOTS’ Children’s Garden provides its young guests to have a hands-on experience with art. Children’s Garden volunteers help assist with make-it/take-it crafts, face painting,and basic assistance to its young guests. Volunteers in this area do not need to have any artistic talents, just an appreciation for AOTS’ young guests.

• Other volunteer opportunities include food court; detail patrol; grounds & logistics; AOTS’ High School Exhibit; hospitality to AOTS artists; souvenir booth; wine court (must be 21 or older).

Contact Mary Hickman at 2017aots@gmail.com or Mary Stiehl at stiehlmare@gmail.com or, by phone: Mary Hickman 414-8072777 or Mary Stiehl 618-606-1277, or artonthesquare.com for more detailed information.

SQUARE Continued from Page 4 fountain in the city’s historic Downtown Public Square, radiating along the square’s spokelike quadrants.

Lindenwood University provides $250,000 in scholarships for AOTS’ High School Artists Choice Awards. These awards are announced at the Awards Brunch attended by all of the show’s professional artists and sponsors.

AOTS hires professional judges to review and decide the winners of the 105 juried artists. A private donor annually provides $31,500 for artists’ awards; including $4,000 for Best of Show and $1,500 to Best of Category Awards, and also $750 Artsy Eats at for several Cafe on the Square Awards of Excellence.

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Now, Art Art on The Square on the Square kindly & respectfully asks is a major for no pets in Cafe on the economic Square. driver, not only for the city of Belleville, but for the entire Metro East and St. Louis metro region. The all-volunteer endeavor cost $98,000 to organize and execute its first year compared to $514,000 last year.

“We work all year long planning the show and our educational outreach, so it’s not

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Main Stage Entertainment • •

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Saturday, May 18 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., The Dixie All Stars 1 - 1:45 p.m., Belleville Philharmonic Orchestra (the second oldest philharmonic orchestra in the nation, second only to New York City) 1:30-2:15 p.m. HGTV’s Meg Caswell 2:30 - 5 p.m., Granite City Swing Band 5:30 - 8 p.m., The Roscoe Beano Band Sunday, May 19 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Two Penny Serenade 1 - 1:45 p.m., Masterworks Chorale with The Masterworks Chorale Children’s Choruses 2 - 3 p.m., High School Art Exhibition Awards 3 - 5 p.m., The Convertables

Wine Court Entertainment • • • • • •

Friday, May 17 5 - 9 p.m., Louis Michael Trio Saturday, May 18 11 a.m. - 2 p.m., Mark Beihl 2:30 - 5:30 p.m., Beabout Jazz 6 - 9 p.m., The Philosophers Sunday, May 19 11 a.m. - 1:45 p.m., Don James Quartet 2:15 - 5 p.m., Tony D. and the Groove

just an art show on a weekend,” Gregory noted. “Besides the art fair, we work all year writing grants, meeting with sponsors and working with the committee.”

Last year, the regional Arts and Education Council of St. Louis named Art on the Square an award winner for Art Collaboration because of its work with government entities, corporate sponsors and schools to promote arts in the Belleville/Metro East and St. Louis region. AOTS is the only Illinois organization included among the award winners, Gregory noted.

Art on the Square is fiercely intentional in its outreach and art education, not only for young generations of students, but also for See SQUARE, Page 7

Artfully Local art show this weekend

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Artfully Local takes place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 4, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Sunday, May 5, with artists showing their work at various Madison County, Illinois, locations, including in Alton at the Carriage House Studios, 414 Henry St.; George Carter, 503 George St.; Jacoby Arts Center, 627 E. Broadway; Dark Horse Studios, Seventh and Langdon streets; and, Jeanie Cousley, 2252 Broadway: in Wood River, at Von Dell Gallery,

102 E. Ferguson.

A preview show is from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, May 3, at Jacoby Arts Center, where each artist will show one item. The show will be on view there through this month.

Maps with list of artists will be available at the preview night (May 3) and at each of the studio locations (May 4 and 5).

More than 40 artists are participating, with artwork including painting, photography, mixed media, pottery, wood work, silversmithing, wire and wood, fused glass jewelry and landscape photography.

Stories that Shape Us

Elsah Historical Association hosts ‘Sightlines: A Poet’s Diary’ author

The Edge ELSAH, Illinois — Family stories tell who we are. For more than 150 years the RiehlThompson family have swapped tales that shaped six generations atop the bluffs above the Mississippi River.

At 7:30 p.m., Thursday, May 9, author and artist Janet Grace Riehl, of Godfrey, Illinois, will tell family stories that carry culture, values and humor at The Farley Music Hall in Elsah, Illinois.

In this presentation, Riehl will honor the oral tradition, telling stories handed down to her that have woven into the lives of family and friends.

The Riehl-Thompson papers are archived

in several county historical societies, Alton, Illinois’ Hayner Library, and several college libraries — including the University of Illinois.

Riehl , a country girl who roamed the world and then followed her heart back home, is the great-granddaughter of E. A. Riehl, who founded the family homeplace — Evergreen Heights—in the 1860s, where she lives today.

She is an award-winning author of “Sightlines: A Poet’s Diary” and the companion audio book “Sightlines: A Family Love Story in Poetry and Music.” Her artwork has been shown internationally.

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A featured artist, Debra Steidel, at this year’s Art on the Square.

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A featured artist, Don Nedobeck, at this year’s Art on the Square.

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A featured artist, Cali Hobgood, at this year’s Art on the Square.

the city of Belleville and surrounding communities, with established programs, such as AOTS High School Art Competition; The Art on the Square High School Exhibition; AOTS Artists in Residence; AOTS Sculpture in the

City; and now, AOTS High School Sculpture in the City. Recently, 10 sculptures were installed for the Rails Trails and Art Project.

The kinetic sculptures stand at mile markers on a 10-mile stretch of St. Clair County’s bike trails network from Belleville’s Memorial Station to Scott Air Force Base.

The Rails Trails and Art Project is a joint

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What to hear … music Thursday, May 2 • • • • • • • • • • • •

Sittin’ on the Porch’ Thursday Night Jam, National Blues Museum, St. Louis MO, 6 p.m.

Good Charlotte, The Pageant, St. Louis MO, 8 p.m.

Pedro the Lion, Old Rock House, St. Louis MO, 7 p.m.

Karaoke Thursday Nights, LakeHouse at Buffalo Park, Maryville IL, 8 p.m.

Logan Mize, Delmar Hall, St. Louis MO, 8 p.m.

Dan Hubbard, Blueberry Hill Duck Room, University City MO, 8 p.m.

Blue Water Highway, Off Broadway Music Venue, St. Louis MO, 8 p.m.

Adam Maness Trio, Thurman’s in Shaw, St. Louis MO, 8 p.m.

Curt Copeland’s Open Mic Night, Kool Beanz, Granite City IL, 8 p.m.

Rodney Crowell, Sheldon Concert Hall and Art Galleries, St. Louis MO, 8 p.m.

The Silver Creek Bluegrass Band, Stagger Inn Again, Edwardsville IL, 9 p.m.

Anthony Doria, Tamm Avenue Bar, St. Louis MO, 7 p.m.

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Howlin’ Fridays, National Blues Museum, St. Louis MO, 7 p.m.

Johnnyswim - The Moonlight Tour, The Pageant, St. Louis MO, 8 p.m.

Jonathan Baker Duo, The Loading Dock, Grafton IL, 6 p.m.

Dance Gavin Dance: Artificial Selection Tour, Pop’s Concert Venue, Sauget IL, 6 p.m.

Aly & AJ Sanctuary Tour, Delmar Hall, St. Louis MO, 8 p.m.

Voodoo Talking Heads, Old Rock House, St. Louis MO, 8 p.m.

Willie Watson, Off Broadway Music Venue, St. Louis MO, 8 p.m.

Cory Miller with Pretty Talk, Blueberry Hill Duck Room, University City MO, 8 p.m.

Everhart & Light, The Franchise Sports Bar & Grill, Wood River IL, 8 p.m.

Dead Man’s Bridge, The Pump House Bar & Grill, Wood River IL, 9:30 p.m.

Doc Holiday, The Back Bar, Edwardsville IL, 9 p.m.

EXIT 52, Fast Eddie’s Bon Air, Alton IL, 8 p.m.

Jennifer Thompson and Harvest Drive, Mac’s Downtown, Alton IL, 7 p.m.

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Annie and the Fur Trappers, Yaquis on Cherokee, St. Louis MO, 10 p.m.

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EELS 2019 World Tour, Delmar Hall, St. Louis MO, 8 p.m.

The Allman Betts Band, Atomic Cowboy Pavilion, St. Louis MO, 6 p.m.

Synergee, Grafton Winery Inc., Grafton IL, 3 to 7 p.m.

Boomtown United, Old Rock House, St. Louis MO, 7 p.m.

Sage Francis & B. Dolan, The Firebird, St. Louis MO, 8 p.m.

After All Band, Grafton Pub, Grafton IL, 4 to 8 p.m.

Billy Royce & Triple Trouble–SRV Tribute, The Wildey Theatre, Edwardsville IL, 8 p.m.

Trixie Delight, The Pump House Bar & Grill, Wood River IL, 9:30 p.m.

Jake’s Leg, The Loading Dock, Grafton IL, 6 p.m.

Ted McCready, Hollywood Casino, St. Louis MO, 7 p.m.

The Vault, The Pump House, Wood River IL, 5 p.m.

Number4Combo, Chez Marilyn, Alton IL, 8 p.m.

Live Music, The Old Bakery Beer Company, Alton IL, 7 p.m.

Joey Ciaramitaro, Germania Brew Haus, Alton IL, 7 p.m.

Ignite Series Racing, Gateway Kartplex, Madison IL, 7:45 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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Ella Mai, The Pageant, St. Louis MO, 8 p.m.

Overkill, Delmar Hall, St. Louis MO, 7 p.m.

The Vault, Grafton Winery Inc., Grafton IL, 2 to 6 p.m.

Soulful Sunday with Jake Curtis Blues Band, National Blues Museum, St. Louis MO, 4 p.m.

Trilogy, The Loading Dock, Grafton IL, 3 to 7 p.m.

Terrance Wafer Acoustic, The Pump House Bar & Grill, Wood River IL, 2 p.m.

Retro Boogie, Bretz Wildlife Winery, Carlyle IL, 2 to 6 p.m.

Aaron Wilkerson Acoustic Show, Edgewild, Edwardsville IL, 2 to 5 p.m.

Graham Band, Grafton Pub, Grafton IL, 4 to 8 p.m.

Skylark Brothers “JT Solo”, The Brown Bag Bistro, Alton IL, 1 to 4 p.m.

Falling Fences, John D. McGurk’s, St. Louis MO, 8 p.m.

Brunchin’ with Anita Jackson, The Dark Room, St. Louis MO, 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Gavin M, Irish Corner Pub, St. Louis MO, 3 p.m.

You, Me and Dougie, Molly’s In Sou-

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lard, St. Louis MO, 11:30 a.m.

Tanglefoot, Hawg Pit, Grafton IL, 1 to 5 p.m.

Monday, May 6 • • • • •

Monday Funk with Third Sight, BB’s Jazz, Blues & Soups, St. Louis MO, 8 p.m.

Signs of the Swarm, Fubar, St. Louis MO, 6 p.m.

Young Cats of Jazz with Keith Bowman Quartet, The Dark Room, St. Louis MO, 7 p.m.

Hill Williams, Chez Marilyn, Alton IL, 6 p.m.

Nick Gusman and the Coyotes, The Sinkhole, St. Louis MO, 8 p.m.

Tuesday, May 7 • • • • • • • •

Damien Escobar: Elements of Love Tour, The Ready Room, 8 p.m.

Aj Mitchell with Marteen, Delmar Hall, St. Louis MO, 8 p.m.

Gangstagrass, Atomic Cowboy Pavilion, St. Louis MO, 8 p.m.

St. Louis Blues Society presents Roland Johnson, The Dark Room, St. Louis MO, 7 p.m.

A Classical Cabaret, Jazz St. Louis, St. Louis MO, 6 p.m.

Matthew Logan Vasquez, Blueberry Hill Duck Room, University City MO, 8 p.m.

The Rail Whiskey Jam Session, Pop’s Blue Moon, St. Louis MO, 8 p.m.

TJ Mueller and the Tick Tock Jazz Band, Tick Tock Tavern, St. Louis MO, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, May 8 • • • • • • • • •

New Kids On The Block: The MixTape Tour, Enterprise Center, St. Louis MO, 7:30 p.m.

Matty Matheson, Blueberry Hill Duck Room, University City MO, 8 p.m.

Knocked Loose, Fubar, St. Louis MO, 6:30 p.m.

Light The Torch, Pop’s Concert Venue, Sauget IL, 6:30 p.m.

The Kasimu-tet, The Dark Room, St. Louis MO, 9 p.m.

Luke Winslow-King, Off Broadway Music Venue, St. Louis MO, 8 p.m.

Suburban Living, Foam, St. Louis MO, 9 p.m.

Voodoo Ween Performs The Mollusk, Broadway Oyster Bar, St. Louis MO, 9:30 p.m.

Ross Bell and Friends, 1860 Saloon, & Hardshell Café, St. Louis MO, 6 p.m.

Calling all high school and middle school choirs

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Hubbard Radio St. Louis’ KSHE 95 — the home of “Real Rock Radio” — is giving one lucky student choir a chance to perform “I Want to Know What Love Is” on stage — with Foreigner — Tuesday, June 25, at The Family Arena, in St. Charles, Missouri.

The winning high school or middle school choir also will win a $500 donation for their music program.

Choirs can still submit their video through 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, May 5. Starting Monday, May 6, KSHE 95 listeners will have their chance to vote for the winning choir that will play on stage at The Family Arena, 2002 Arena Parkway, St. Charles. Foreigner will donate $500 to the winning choir.

The contest is open to all high school and middle school choirs within the St. Louis region, including the Metro East. Choirs must submit a minimum of a 60-second video of their choir performing any Foreigner song. It can be just basic footage shot from an iPhone or Android — nothing fancy needed here.

Choir can have a maximum of 25 singers and six adult chaperones.

The winning choir will perform “I Want to Know What Love Is” Tuesday, June 25, with Foreigner during their concert at The Family Arena.

Founded in 1976, Foreigner is an universally hailed band and considered by music aficionados as one of the most popular rock acts in the world.

Responsible for some of rock-and-roll’s most enduring anthems, including “Juke Box Hero,” “Cold As Ice,” “Hot Blooded,” “Waiting For A Girl Like You,” “Feels Like The First Time,” “Urgent,” “Head Games,” “Say You Will,” “Dirty White Boy,” “Long, Long Way From Home” and the worldwide number one hit, “I Want To Know What Love Is,” Foreigner still rocks the charts more than 40 years into the game with massive airplay and continued Billboard Top 200 album success.

Don’t miss a chance to sing with Foreigner at The Family Arena on June 25th. Get all of the competition details and submit video at kshe95.com.

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What to discover … arts Thursday, May 2 • • • • • • • • • • • •

Woodshop Open Studio, Intersect Arts Center, St. Louis MO, 5 p.m.

One-Shot Fused Glass Workshops, The MAC - Macoupin Art Collective, Staunton IL, 6 p.m.

Bingo, Global Brew, Edwardsville IL, 8 p.m.

Howie Mandel, River City Casino & Hotel, St. Louis MO, 7:30 p.m.

Wedding and Party Season Dance Lessons, Live Love DANCE, Edwardsville IL, 7 p.m.

Video Game Club, Collinsville Memorial Library Center, Collinsville IL, 5 p.m.

Xtreme Bar Bingo, Edison’s Entertainment Complex, Edwardsville IL, 7 p.m.

M.C. Escher: Infinite Variations Opening Reception, World Chess Hall of Fame, St. Louis MO, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Historian Thurston Clarke, St. Louis County Library, St. Louis MO, 7 p.m.

Mamma Mia, Looking Glass Playhouse, Lebanon IL, 7:30 p.m., Runs through May 12th.

Pinterest Party - Door Hanger, Hartford Library, Hartford IL, 6 to 8 p.m.

Salt, Root and Roe by Tim Price, The Kranzberg, St. Louis MO, 8 p.m., Runs through May 12th.

Friday, May 3 • • • • • • • • •

Storytelling in the Museum, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis MO, 10:30 a.m.

Reel Late at the Tivoli: Alien, Landmark’s Tivoli Theatre, St. Louis MO, 11 p.m.

Classic Movie Friday - Please Don’t Eat the Daisies by Jean Kerr, Glen Carbon Library, Glen Carbon IL, 11 a.m.

One-Shot Fused Glass Workshops, The MAC - Macoupin Art Collective, Staunton IL, 6 p.m.

SDT Silver Stage presents Macbeth, Stray Dog Theatre, St. Louis MO, 8 p.m.

Acrylic “Fun Art” Paint Class, Highland Arts & Crafts LLC, Highland IL, 6:30 p.m.

Genealogy Drop-In, Ferguson Municipal Public Library, Ferguson MO, 3 p.m.

SWIC Student Art & Design Show, Schmidt Art Center, Belleville IL, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Featured Artist Open House with Michele Mohr & Charles Dana, Artisans in The LOOP, University City MO, 6 to 8 p.m.

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Brewing Company (Midtown), St. Louis MO, 7 p.m.

The Comedy Shipwreck Open Mic, The Heavy Anchor, St. Louis MO, 10 p.m.

May Book Club, Wood River Public Library, Wood River IL, 5:30 p.m.

Tuesday, May 7 • • • • • • Howie Mandel attends NBC's "America's Got Talent" Season 14 Kick-Off at Pasadena Civic Auditorium on March 11, 2019, in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)

Saturday, May 4 • • • • • • • • • •

Reel Late at the Tivoli: Alien, Landmark’s Tivoli Theatre, St. Louis MO, 11 p.m.

SDT Silver Stage presents Macbeth, Stray Dog Theatre, St. Louis MO, 8 p.m.

Free Family Saturdays, St. Louis Artists’ Guild, Clayton MO, 12 to 2 p.m.

One-Shot Fused Glass Workshops, The MAC - Macoupin Art Collective, Staunton IL, 6 p.m.

KIDS - Make for Mama, The MAC Macoupin Art Collective, Staunton IL, 2 to 4 p.m.

Artfully Local Studio Tour, Jacoby Arts Center, Alton IL, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Outliers Gallery Talk, Art Saint Louis, St. Louis MO, 10 a.m.

April Showers Bring May Flowers Storytime, Afterwords Books, Edwardsville IL, 11 a.m.

Free Comic Book Day, Heroic Adventures, Edwardsville IL, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Bird Walk, Watershed Nature Center, Edwardsville IL, 7 to 9 a.m.

Sunday, May 5 • •

SDT Silver Stage presents Macbeth, Stray Dog Theatre, St. Louis MO, 2 p.m.

Digital Photography Basics, Jacoby Arts Center, Alton IL, 1 p.m.

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Kid’s Monthly Art Class, A Holistic Approach, Glen Carbon IL, 1 p.m.

Knit/Crochet Day, The Weaving Dept., Florissant MO, 1 to 4 p.m.

Capoeira Workshop for Beginners, Shinobi Fitness, Bethalto IL, 2 to 4 p.m.

Sip & Paint on the Patio, Railshake, Highland IL, 4:30 p.m.

40th Anniversary Nanjing-Saint Louis Sister City: Retrospective, International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum, St. Louis MO, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Runs through June 17th.

Botanical Sketching with Mixed Media, St. Louis Art Supply, St. Louis MO, 1 to 4 p.m.

Mother Jones in Heaven - A Musical, The Winery at Shale Lake, Williamson IL, 2:30 p.m.

Monday, May 6 • • • • • • •

Yoga for Runners, Runwell, Edwardsville IL, 6 p.m.

Prenatal Yoga Breath to Baby, Momentum Wellness, Edwardsville IL, 6:30 p.m.

Hoop Dance Basics, The St. Louis Hoop Club, St. Louis MO, 7:30 p.m.

STL Riverfront Adventure, Big Muddy Adventures, St. Louis MO, 10 a.m.

Single Ticket On Sale Day, The Muny, St. Louis MO, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Author Jonathan Drori - “Around the World in 80 Trees”, St. Louis County Library, St. Louis MO, 7 to 9 p.m.

Monday Night Trivia, Urban Chestnut

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Comprehensive Drawing, Jacoby Arts Center, Alton IL, 10 a.m. & 6 p.m.

Read To A Dog, Edwardsville Public Library, Edwardsville IL, 6 p.m.

Double Dare LIVE!, The Fabulous Fox, St. Louis MO, 7:30 p.m. $2 Tuesday Movie, The Wildey Theatre, Edwardsville IL, 7 p.m.

Heartland Prairie Walk, Gordon Moore Park, Alton IL, 5:30 p.m.

The Block Manager Book Launch, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis MO, 6 p.m.

Twilight Tuesdays, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis MO, 6 p.m.

Crafts & Cocktails: Shibori Dyeing, Bonboni Mercantile Co., St. Louis MO, 7 p.m.

Neighbor Nights: Micro Plastics in Fresh Waters, National Great Rivers Research and Education Center, Alton IL, 5:30 to 8 p.m.

Teen Game Night, Edwardsville Public Library, Edwardsville IL, 7 p.m.

Free Sunrise Yoga, Kiener Plaza, St. Louis MO, 7 a.m.

Wednesday, May 8 • • • • • • • • • •

BIG Truck Day, Glazebrook Park, Godfrey IL, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

YogArt, Jacoby Arts Center, Alton IL, 5:30 p.m.

Restorative Yoga for Every Body, Momentum Wellness and Learning, Edwardsville IL, 7:30 p.m.

Yappy Hour Series Benefiting MEHS, Recess Brewing, Edwardsville IL, 6 to 8 p.m.

Family Night, Cardinals Nation, St. Louis MO, 5 p.m.

The Ultimate Beer Dinner, Salt + Smoke (Hampton), St. Louis MO, 7 p.m.

Xtreme Bar Bingo, Alton VFW Post 1308, Alton IL, 7 p.m.

Tea + Scone Making Experience, The London Tea Room, St. Louis MO, 7 p.m.

3D Upcycled Stained Glass Workshop, Perennial, St. Louis MO, 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday Night MTB Ride, SIUE Mountain Bike Trails, Edwardsville IL, 6 p.m.

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SQUARE Continued from Page 7 public art effort of AOTS, Bi-State Development and the St. Clair County Transit District, sponsored by UMB Bank. Rails Trails and Art Family Fun Day takes place Saturday, May 11, on the trail for the public to attend and view the sculptures, some of which are 15 feet tall.

Through PNC Bank’s Arts Alive program, AOTS worked with Belleville Township High School District 201’s Bridges Program for students age 16 through 20, until participants turn 21 years old. Bridges helps students, who have developmental needs, learn and bridge the gap between youth and adulthood, providing hands-on life skill instruction.

A PNC Arts Alive two-year program grant enabled AOTS to hire and give a stipend to an artist with a special education degree, as well as local artists, to provide instruction to Bridges’ students.

“The kids opened their own little gallery to sell artwork and fund their program,” Gregory explained.

Since its first art show, Art on the Square has ranked number two four times; since its third year, in the nation’s top 10; and, since day one, always initiated outreach and art education. In 2002, Art on the Square launched its Artists in Residence sponsorship and show. In 2003, art education outreach started with five schools and has grown to include 10 to 12 schools in four different

A featured artist, Michael Brown, at this year’s Art on the Square. jurisdictions’ districts: St. Clair, Madison and Monroe counties in Illinois, as well as the city of St. Louis, in which AOTS pays artists to

A featured artist, Guilloume, at this year’s Art on the Square.

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Meg Caswell began her career in design the moment she decided not to attend law school.

After she earned a degree in criminology, she soon enrolled at The Art Institute of Chicago where she completed her B.F.A. in interior architecture. She began her design career with Ralph Lauren Home, but quickly set out on her own, launching her Design Shoppe in a well-known Chicago neighborhood.

Launched into the national spotlight as a top interior designer in 2011 when she won Season 6 of HGTV’s “Design Star,” Caswell has gone on to host her own show, “Meg’s Great Rooms.” In addition, she has starred in specials, including “America’s Best Kept Secrets,” “HGTV Home Makeover” and “America’s Most Embarrassing Living Room.” Caswell is also a regular on local Chicago and national television talk shows, including ABC’s “Windy City Live,” NBC’s “Open House,” “Fox News” and “Good Day L.A.” You will also see her featured in national ad campaigns for both Lowe’s and Big Lots.

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Caswell brings her unique approach to interior design with appearances and meetings with design clients throughout the country, as well as at home in her Wilmington, North Carolina store Fifth and Castle.

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Continued from Page 12 teach. AOTS has enhanced art education in 147 schools in 16 years.

In 2007, AOTS started Sculpture In the City.

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“That’s kind of a progressive thing,” Gregory humbly said.

In 2010, AOTS met with Belleville-based law firm Mathis Marifian & Richter Ltd. (MMR), with an office in Edwardsville, Illinois, which wanted more art education in schools, for which the firm helped develop a sculpture program. This year, artist and professor Reza Pishgahi, in residence from Indiana, worked at Belleville West High School, with the art and welding departments, teaching students design. Last week, Pishgahi helped students build a maquette, a scale model or rough draft of an unfinished sculpture. The large finished sculpture piece

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‘Stingray’ a great experience, not a great flick

1978 flick highlights nostalgic Edwardsville

By Robert D. Grubaugh Contributing columnist

I love the movies and I love my hometown.

That makes this week’s review a little extra special. Recently, I and about 344 of my closest friends were treated to a 40th anniversary screening of 1978’s “Stingray,” the actioncomedy filmed principally in Edwardsville, Illinois, (as well as Wood River and East St. Louis, Illinois, and St. Charles, Missouri) back in 1977.

In addition to the event taking place at my beloved Wildey Theatre, no less than seven cast and crew members were present to talk to us about the movie, their careers and sign autographs. I was one of the few people in the raucous crowd who had not seen it before, but I’d heard the urban legends. I knew it was not a great movie, no one would ever pretend that it was, but I also knew that it held a place of reverence in the hearts of the people. And, when you get to that point, you never die.

“Stingray” is basically a grindhouse exploitation flick that just skirts the violence and sex that largely define the genre before

For The Edge One of “Stingray’s” lead actors, Les Lannom, who played the role of Elmo, stands next to the original 1964 Corvette Stingray featured in the 1978 movie.

PG-13. Two buddies named Al (Christopher

What to do … events Friday, May 3

Saturday, May 4

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Brian Posehn, Helium Comedy Club, St. Louis MO, 8 p.m.

Xtreme Bar Bingo, The Wild Turkey, Worden IL, 7 p.m.

Biergarten Kick-off with The Deutschmeister Brass Band, Das Bevo, St. Louis MO, 7:30 p.m.

Mommy & Me Cooking Class: Spring has Sprung, Eckert’s Country Store & Farms, Belleville IL, 9:30 a.m.

4th Annual 5K Goose Chase & 1 Mile Walk, UMSL Recreation and Wellness Center, St. Louis MO, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Anime St. Louis 2019, St. Charles Convention Center, St. Charles MO, 2 to 9 p.m.

Fish Fry, Knights of Columbus, Edwardsville IL, 4:30 to 7:30 p.m.

STL Riverfront Adventure, Big Muddy Adventures, St. Louis MO, 10 a.m.

Opening Day, Grant’s Farm, St. Louis MO, 9 a.m.

24th Annual St. Louis Microfest, Upper Muny Parking Lot, St. Louis MO, 6 to 10 p.m.

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Brian Posehn, Helium Comedy Club, St. Louis MO, 8 p.m.

Mommy & Me Cooking Class: Spring has Sprung, Eckert’s Country Store & Farms, Belleville IL, 9:30 a.m.

River Rambler Cruise, Grafton Harbor, Grafton IL, 4 p.m.

Anime St. Louis 2019, St. Charles Convention Center, St. Charles MO, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.

24th Annual St. Louis Microfest, Upper Muny Parking Lot, St. Louis MO, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Cinco De Mayo Sunset Dinner Cruise, Grafton Harbor, Grafton IL, 6 p.m.

Run/Eat Saturday, RunWell, Edwardsville IL, 8 a.m.

Kentucky Derby Afternoon Racing, Fairmount Park Race Track, Collinsville IL, 1 to 6 p.m.

Saturday Group Ride, Bike Surgeon Outpost, Edwardsville IL, 7 a.m.

Vintage Market & Craft Fair, Edwardsville High School, Edwardsville IL, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Heartland Prairie Restoration Day, The

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Nature Institute, Godfrey IL, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Kids Corner, Field House Museum, St. Louis MO, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Star Wars Night: Saint Louis FC vs.

Ottawa Fury FC, World Wide Technology Soccer Park, Fenton MO, 7:30 p.m.

World-Record Attempt at the Largest Dance Class, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis MO, 9 a.m.

Spring Fling Festival, American Farm Heritage Museum, Greenville IL, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Open Tours, DD Collins House, Collinsville IL, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Sunday, May 5 • • • •

Anime St. Louis 2019, St. Charles Convention Center, St. Charles MO, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Vintage Market & Craft Fair, Edwardsville High School, Edwardsville IL, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Kids Cooking Class: Spring Fever, Eckert’s Country Store & Farms, Belleville IL, 1:30 p.m.

Tour, St. Louis Mercantile Library, St.

and Elmo (Les Lannom) buy a 1964 Corvette Stingray, about which they don’t realize has $1 million worth of drugs and money hidden inside of it, stashed by a couple of screw-up gangsters (William Watson and Bert Hinchman).

For nearly 80 minutes we watched the Stingray get chased throughout greater Madison County by these dopes in a Chevelle that just never can quite catch up. The villains seem pretty one-dimensional until we realize they’re just peons working for the boss, Abigail “But Don’t Call Her Abby” Bratowski (Sherry Jackson), a real maniac who spends most of the movie cutting down random victims with an assortment of oversized machine guns. The pinnacle was easily when she set a guy’s pants on fire (without euphemism), leading to a brawl at Ronnie B’s, a dive bar that currently exists, under another name for another generation, just a few blocks from my house.

One could argue that Jackson is the biggest star attached to this project and the retired cult icon sent autographed DVDs from her home in Oregon for everyone in See STINGRAY, Page 17

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Louis MO, 2 p.m.

River Rambler Cruise, Grafton Harbor, Grafton IL, 2 p.m.

Missouri River Day Trip, Big Muddy Adventures, St. Louis MO, 9 a.m.

A Celebration of Japanese Culture, Missouri History Museum, St. Louis MO, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Mushroom Festival, Pere Marquette Lodge & Conference Center, Grafton IL, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Reptile Appreciation Day, August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area, Defiance MO, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

International Migratory Bird Event, Columbia Bottom Conservation Area, St. Louis MO, 12 to 4 p.m.

Bag Toss Tournament, The Loading Dock, Grafton IL, 12 to 5 p.m.

Migration Bird Hike, The Nature Institute, Godfrey IL, 8 to 11 a.m.

Xtreme Bar Bingo, Skeeter’s Pub, Staunton IL, 6:30 p.m.

Sunday Brunch Cruise, Riverboats at the Gateway Arch, St. Louis MO, 1 p.m.

102 Years Celebration Polka Dance, Polish Hall, Madison IL, 2 to 6 p.m.

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What are your summer travel or vacation plans?

Jill Moon|The Edge Margaret LaRose, of Edwardsville, Illinois “Go to the beach. My parents have a beach house in New York, on Long Island. We go there for six weeks.”

Jill Moon|The Edge Christine Morningstar, of Edwardsville “For my birthday, my husband is going to surprise me and take me somewhere. It’s narrowed down to a few places, but I don’t know where yet. I’m going to Nashville (Tennessee), too, for a bachelorette party.

The kids will be in sports and summer school.”

Jill Moon|The Edge Artisan 222 Bakery co-owner Trevor Taynor, of Edwardsville “I’m going down to Florida to just get away and spend some time at the beach for a few days.

And, I’m going to San Francisco for two weeks to a baking certification through the French Diploma IV program. The owner of a baking institute in Paris is bringing that program to San Francisco so pastry chefs can reach a certain level of baking — there’s five levels, but in the bread and pastry world, level four is better than five. One week is classroom and lecture; the second week is providing twenty different recipes of your own, from pastries to bread, and judges evaluate your work for certification. Those are really the only two things I have on my mind this year, and being here (Artisan 222), of course.”

Jill Moon|The Edge Artisan 222 Bakery barista Josh Lawson, of Edwardsville “I’m going to Italy for a month. My wife Francesca’s family is from there, from Sardinia.

Then we’re going to the South of France, to a small village, Vieux-Boucau-les-Bains. We have family friends there.”

Jill Moon|The Edge Artist Richard Woloszyn, of Edwardsville, retired U.S. Air Force “A family camping trip, to Indiana. We mostly go to Michigan, this is the first time going to Indiana.”

Follow us each week as On The Edge of The Weekend asks people in our community fun questions that stir new ideas, fun memories or just a good laugh. Watch for your friends and neighbors in Takin’ It To The Street!

Taking’ It To The Street continues on Page 17

Taking It To The Street What are your summer travel or vacation plans?

Jill Moon|The Edge

Chase Hopkins, of Edwardsville, founder and artistic director of Opera Edwardsville “It’s part work, part vacation. I’m going to San Francisco to participate in a conference, called Opera America, the largest network of opera companies across the United States, and I’m representing Edwardsville there. It’s a four-day conference in June. Then I’m going to Oyster Bay at Point Reyes National Seashore and see friends and family; Muir Woods; and, Sonoma.”

Jill Moon|The Edge Myoka Jackson, of Swansea, Illinois “Most likely I might go to Kimmswick (Missouri), Josephine’s Tea Room in Godfrey (Illinois) and cruisin’ on the Mississippi River.”

SQUARE Continued from Page 13 features a glass component, and will be installed at the school’s campus in front of the fine arts building.

“We’ve been able to do this in the four schools in Belleville: Althoff Catholic High School, Belleville East, Belleville West and Governor French Academy, a private school,” said Gregory, who taught in Chicago for several years and retired from the Collinsville, Illinois, school district; she taught special needs students for 18 years and second grade for 16 years.

Art on the Square’s outreach programs also are supported by the Kors LePere Foundation, founded by famed designer Michael Kors and his husband, Lance LePere, who is from Belleville.

Visit artonthesquare.com to view this year’s categories, artists, examples of their work, volunteer opportunities, outreach programs and much more.

Reach Jill Moon at 618-208-6448 and Twitter @jill_moon.

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STINGRAY Continued from Page 15

attendance.

I could criticize a lot about “Stingray” — it shares a lot of its movie-DNA with 1977’s “Smokey and the Bandit,” but might actually be a better flick by comparison to the buffoonery in 1981’s “The Cannonball Run” (especially by “Stingray’s” husky comedic relief Cliff Emmich, who is the movie’s Dom Thank you to all DeLuise of the participants and “The Cannonball Run”). But, the Friends of the wait! Those Wildey for making movies were contemporaries the 40th anniversary screening of and it’s not likely writer/ 1978’s “Stingray” director/editor Richard Taylor, happen with such who is a great gusto! public speaker — On The Edge of the and friendly Weekend movie critic Robert fellow, could Grubaugh even have been influenced by them. In Taylor’s own words, he intimated, to me, that his inspiration was basically a goof.

Between burning rubber up and down Edwardsville’s Second Street and Illinois Route 143, zooming past now defunct KFC and A&W restaurants, and highlighting how different Downtown Edwardsville looks since the city’s administration building overtopped Purcell Street, “Stingray” dispatches with its characters in questionable sequence.

Alas, by the time Al and Elmo pick up a cute hitchhiker (Playboy’s July 1977 Playmate of the Month Sondra Theodore) and head for the protracted chase conclusion atop the region’s famed Eads Bridge, I was convinced

For The Edge

The Friends of the Wildey recently sponsored a 40th anniversary screening of 1978’s “Stingray,” filmed largely in Madison County, Illinois, to a sold-out audience at historic The Wildey Theatre, 252 N. Main St., in Edwardsville, Illinois. that “Stingray” could simultaneously be the best and worst movie I was going to watch that night. We learned great trivia (“Stingray” won use of its title in arbitration over another 1978 movie, “Corvette Summer”).

We laughed heartily, mostly at the poking and whispering about seeing local sights and cameo appearances by acquaintances. And, I know I speak for everyone there that we will never forget this experience. Thank you to all the participants and the Friends of the Wildey for making this happen with such gusto!

“Stingray” runs 100 minutes and is rated PG for thematic material, brief violence, language and smoking. I give this film one and a half stars out of four.

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Food for Thought …with Vicki Bennington

Sacred Grounds — where art meets café au lait

Coffee has become the new soft drink, and coffee shops the new offices or homework spots. And to a certain extent, the new art galleries.

Take Sacred Grounds Café on Main Street in Edwardsville, for instance.

As I walk in the front door, several patrons are busily working on laptops, while sipping a variety of coffee drinks and munching on baked goodies.

The walls are adorned with mixed-media paintings by Dr. Andrew Dykeman, and I discovered it was part of a revolving art show that features local artists, presented by GohGetters, an art group so named after Vincent Van Gogh.

Sacred Grounds serves as the gallery for artists’ works, which are first highlighted with an opening, and then continue to decorate the walls for a few weeks so patrons can continue to enjoy the work.

And while past “drink” dates might have meant a Pepsi, a sparkling water or a glass of wine, many people now meet at coffee houses, whether it’s a first date with the person you are currently crushing on, or catching up

an old friend.

Or maybe you come in solo, because you just want a little peace and quiet as you peruse your laptop, using free Wi-Fi service, or peck out the words of the next great American novel, of course, while imbibing on

one of the flavorful brews.

The phenomenon is really not all that new.

I think the public’s love for coffee and coffee houses is going to stick. Sacred Grounds has been in Edwardsville for 20 years. It has a contemporary, hip kind of vibe, and especially with the added art element, it feels like you are in the most happening place in town.

Maybe you’re like me, stopping by after dinner at a local eatery, a friend and I decided we needed a coffee and dessert. I opted for a vanilla latte that hit the spot. But there are

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Then I was ready to get my chocolate fix with one of the house-baked bars. For me, I chose a coconut chocolate chip. My friend tried the peanut butter bar, and of course, we shared. I would go back for either one. There are other baked selections, too, like pumpkin bread and oatmeal cake and other items that may vary on a daily basis.

The establishment also serves vegetarian cuisine, which includes breakfast, with veggie sausage, mushroom gravy, eggs, plain or served with things like butternut squash and/or toast. Or maybe try an asparagus quiche – that actually, sounds wonderful.

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