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"Ulysses," "The Heather Blazing," "Trinity" top list of best books about Ireland: Literature abounds from those who were inspired to write about the Emerald Isle. | The Christian Science Monitor
Webster U. Professor David Clewell is Missouri's new poet laureate: He likes taking poetry to places where it doesn't often go, like factories or prisons. | STLtoday
Dick Francis, jockey turned mystery writer, dies at age 89: He sold 60 million books and his novels were translated into 20 languages. | BBC
Teen authors Heather Brewer and Lisa McMann will be at the St. Louis County Library headquarters, 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd. at 7 p.m., Feb. 22 . The reading is free.
Malashock Dance Co. comes to SIU-E's Arts & Issues stage at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, April 1: Tickets for performance in Katherine Dunham Hall are $27; SIUE employees and retirees, and all senior citizens, $25; SIUE students, $13. Ticket
information, subscription rates and ticket sales are available on the
Web site: artsandissues.com, or by calling (618) 650-5774.
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The Repertory Theatre will present "Crime and Punishment" March 10-28 in the Emerson Studio Theatre, 130 Edgar Road (on the campus of Webster University). Tickets start at $35. For times and tickets go to www.repstl.org .
"Menopause The Musical" will return to The Playhouse at Westport Plaza on March 5, with a run going through May 8. The show will be performed Wednesdays through Sundays. For tickets ($45) and information: 314-534-1111.
To listen to theater people talking to theater people, check out "Break a Leg" on KDHX, 88.1 FM
UMSL Orchestra will perform at 7:30 p.m. March 24 at the Lee Theater at the Touhill , One University Blvd. Free. Information: 314-516-5980
Iggy Pop and the Stooges finally make it Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Also inducted in this year's class were ABBA, the Hollies, Genesis and Jimmy Cliff. | New York Times
Michael Jackson estate signs recording contract valued at up to $250 million, largest in history: The deal, reached with Sony, includes unreleased music, DVDs and video games. | Los Angeles Times
New music festival scheduled for Forest Park in August: LOUfest will feature 18 bands on two stages in Central Field on Aug. 28-29. | STLtoday
On Arbor Day, April 2, the Kemper Center for Home Gardening at the Missouri Botanical Garden , 4344 Shaw Blvd. will be giving away trees for planting from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. or while supplies last. Included with Garden admission.
Come to the Zoo on March 20-21, 27-28, April 3, 2010 for Breakfast with the Bunny. 9 and 11 a.m. seatings. $18-$22. www.stlzoo.org . Reservations required
What a garage sale. Come to the Zoo’s Living World from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. March 20 when such attractions as Cahokia Mounds, the Humane Society, the Art Museum, Eugene Field House, the Zoo and more clean house and sell things at a discount.
March Morpho Mania will go on from 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Tuesdays through Sundays, March 2-31 at the Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House, 15193 Olive Blvd. at Faust Park. $4-$6. www.butterflyhouse.org
The Bruno David Gallery presents Cindy Tower's "Decadense" from March 19 - May 8. Also showing: Nanette Boileau "Heard but not Said" and Dickson Beall "Membrane Moments: Journey through Loss"
Marbles Yoga Studio & Art Gallery , 1905 Park Ave., will show "UNFOLDING," paintings & drawings by Galina Todorova. Free opening reception 7-9 p.m. April 3. Gallery talk 7-9 p.m. April 30, the last day of the exhibit. Open prior to scheduled yoga classes or by appointment.
"The Art of Labor" is showing through April 1 (9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday) at Gallery Visio, 170 Millennium Student Center at UMSL, One University Blvd. Free. Information, click here .
Atrium Gallery , 4728 McPheson Ave., presents "Prints," a group exhibition from March 12-May 9. The show includes prints from Claudio Bravo, Suzanne Caporael, Sam Gilliam, Karen Kunc, Nicola Lopez, Judy Pfaff and ManoloValdes.
Actor Peter Graves dies at age 83: He spoofed his own serious image from "Mission: Impossible" in the comedy "Airplane!" | Los Angeles Times
Actor Corey Haim dies of apparent drug overdose at age 38: The one-time teen idol appeared in movies such as "The Lost Boys" and "Lucas" in the 1980s. | Chicago Tribune
The Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum is hosting a Factory Film Festival March 23-25 at the Tivoli Theatre. All shows 7 p.m.: March 23 - “Modern Times.” March 24 - “Norma Rae.” March 25 - “24 City.” Information, click here . Free
"Growing Pains" actor Andrew Koenig found dead in Vancouver park: His father said the 41-year-old took his own life. | Los Angeles Times
Video by Elia Powers
Rollerderby isn't just for women in St. Louis anymore. The StL Gatekeepers team lets men get out on the rink. Read the story and see a larger video .
Posted 9:30 a.m. Thurs., 03.18.10 - The University of Chicago is a prestigious institution and the intellectual home of both the atomic bomb and the bombastic economic and political theories that caused the great financial meltdown in 2008, writes columnist M.W. Guzy, who wonders which "bomb" caused the most damage.
Posted 2:45 p.m. Mon., 03.15.10 - The congressional ethics committee can't be trusted to demand high standards. The Supreme Court says wide-open corporate spending cannot be curtailed in elections. And President Barack Obama raised more than anyone else. D.C. can't say no to money, so Matt Vianello says the people should say no to the big spenders
Posted 6 a.m. Sun., 03.14.10 - Mike Lawrence calls for support for amending the Illinois constitution to do away with the draw-from-the-hat mechanism that for three consecutive decades has permitted the lottery winner to dictate the new boundaries required after every census.
Posted 5:00 p.m. Thu., 03.11.10 - In this week's Beacon Roundtable, Dick Weiss, Robert Joiner, Jo Mannies and Dale Singer sit down to talk about President Obama's trip to…
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Posted 6 a.m. Thurs., 03.18.10 - It's called Anyclip (www.anyclip.com ), and according to its publicity, it will "empower you to find and relive any moment from any film, instantly." It sounded promising, but a search of the site itself, which launched on March 15 proved to be far less successful.
Posted 10:47 a.m. Mon., Feb. 15 - On March 2, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in an Illinois gun case that could end up pleasing liberals and conservatives…
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