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Wachovia Securities and the St. Louis Symphony Society enter into a three-year arrangement, bringing two major players in the St. Louis establishment into a relationship with potential rewards for both.
Janis Ian has gone from teen sensation to exhasted seclusion to Grammy winner to abused spouse and has emerged with her strength and music intact. John Killacky, who produced her recent KETC-sponsored Live from Grand Center concert, talks about her autobiography and her amazing life.
Another 4th of July, another production by the Lawn Chair Drill Team of Helfenstein Avenue. These neighbors come together each year for fun, and the Webster Groves Community Days parade wouldn't be the same without them.
The lowly but lovely firefly rises to the level of art in a work of potential poetic beauty on the shores of the Missouri River in St. Charles. Head to the Foundry Art Centre in St. Charles at 6 p.m. Wednesday to join in and view.
Editors' Picks
- Books
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"Never Been a Time" by Harper Barnes "brings fresh light to a troubling past that white Americans would prefer to forget and black Americans cannot." | Scott Martelle, Los Angeles Times
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Dave Pelzer signs and discusses "Moving Forward" at 7 p.m. July 7 at Borders , 1519 S. Brentwood.
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Harper Barnes talks about his new book, "Never Been a Time: The 1817 Race Riot that Sparked the Civil Rights Movement" at 7 p.m. July 2. at Left Bank Books.
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Barbara Ehrenreich talks about and signs her new book, "This Land is Their Land," at the Ethical Society of St. Louis, 7 p.m. July 7.
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- Music
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"Troilus and Cressida" is the pick of the OTSL season. | Anne Midgette, Washington Post
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Opera Theatre's "Troilus" is a revelation for Dallas reviewer. | Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News
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Union Avenue Opera presents Donizetti's "L'Elisir D'Amore" at 8 p.m. July 11, 12, 18, 19 at the Union Avenue Christian Church, 733 Union at Enright. For information call 314-361-2881.
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Check out the Webster University Summer Jazz Concert featuring student jazz combos performing standard jazz repertoire at 7 p.m. July 11. at the Community Music School of Webster University Concert Hall, 535 Garden Ave. It's free. Questions? call 314-968-7032
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- Theater/Dance
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Smoking ban may not force the "Jersey Boys" to quit cold turkey. Chicago alderman wants to create a loophole in the Illinois smoking ban for artistic expression. | Sun Times
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"Jersy Boys" runs afoul of the Illinois smoking ban. No artistic exceptions. | Chris Jones, The Chicago Tribune
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The Tin Ceiling presents Sam Shephard's drama "True West " at 8 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, July 11 through 27 at 3159 Cherokee. 314-374-1511
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Playback Workshop Theatre presents "Beautiful Resistance" at 8 p.m. July 11-12 and at 3 p.m. July 13. This look at Israel’s occupation of Palestine will be performed at Xavier Hall Theatre on the campus of Saint Louis University. Call 314-773-2819.
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- Neighborhoods
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Trivia night to benefit Do the Right Thing of Greater St. Louis will be held July 12 at Bishop DuBourg High School, 5850 Eichelberger. Doors open at 6; games start at 7. $15 a person/$120 for a table of 8. For information, call 314-444-5328.
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The peach festival at the Kirkwood Farmers Market starts at 10 a.m., but the event at noon is what's caught our eye: the pie contest. Go to the site to get the forms if you want to bake. For information, call 314-822-0084.
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The Tour de Soulard bicycle race scheduled for July 13 has been cancelled.
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Punk Hippies perform at 6 p.m. July 4 as part of the Maplewood summer concert series .
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- Visual Arts
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As the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis says about its series The Playground of the Ridiculous: "Ridiculous, serious, and inconsequential acts will be performed." This week's installment includes screening of "Houdini: The Movie Star," poetry readings hosted by Observable Books, dance performances by Atrek Dance Collective and music. 6-10 p.m. July 11. Free admission.
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Join Rachel Keith, associate registrar for exhibitions and curator of The Barbizon School and the Nature of Landscape, for a Spotlight Series Gallery Talk on Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña at 6 p.m. July 9. Meet at the visitors services desk at the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum,
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Bradley Bailey, St. Louis University art history professor, hosts a session of Contemporary Art 101 at 6 p.m. Thursday, July 10 at the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis . Bradley will look at conceptual art and the influence that John Armleder and Olivier Mosset have on a generation of younger artists. Click here to register. $10
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Go to the Black World History Museum, 2505 St. Louis Ave., to see "Imaging Blackness: 1915-2002: Film Posters from the Indiana University Black Film Center/Archive." This exhibit of 45 original posters opens July 5.
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- Movies/TV
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The Weather Channel is sold to NBC . | The New York Times
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Come to the St. Louis Art Museum at 7 p.m. July 11 to see "Shaft," the 1971 film by Gordon Parks that features the first black action hero. $3-$5.
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Come to the grassy lot west of Grand Boulevard, next to the Bruno David Gallery on Washington Avenue, to see "Funny Girl" at 9 p.m. July 12. Sponsored by Cinema St. Louis and Grand Center.
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Throughout the day on July 12, the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis screens "The World" by Jia Zhang-Ke, a leading figure on contemporary Chinese film-making.
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Facing Foreclosure: Granite City
From KETC, Living St. Louis Producer Patrick Murphy visits
Granite City, Illinois, a community hard hit by the mortgage
crisis—with as many as 120 foreclosure cases each month. Illinois has a
judicial foreclosure system that gives you more time before losing your
home. The foreclosure begins with a lawsuit and has to be approved by a
judge which can take as long as a year. If you're facing a mortgage
crisis, the most important thing to do is to ask your lender questions
and seek help.
See more coverage: Facing the Mortgage Crisis
Voices in the news
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Civic Progress served the region well, but changes in the corporate and banking world created a need for a new leaders. The obvious place to look is to the higher education system, writes lawyer John Roach.
Columnists
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Columnist M.W. Guzy looks at an overview of the 2004 election and wonders how John Kerry lost. Exit polls, which are usually much more precise than pre-election polling, showed Kerry with a decent margin of victory in several states. But that margin evaporated when the vote totals were released.
Blogs
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Law Scoop
The U.S. Senate is on the verge of passing a new foreign intelligence surveillance law that U.S. Sen. Christopher S. "Kit" Bond, R-Mo., has described as "a better deal than they even (the White House) had hoped to get." The ACLU calls it "Christmas" at the White House and Barack Obama's social networkers are up in arms.
The Lens
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Lens
Ellen Page's new film, "The Tracey Fragments," falls to pieces.
The Beacon and KETC/Channel 9 are covering mortgage forclosures – how they're affecting St. Louis area residents and where you can find help.
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