| Film Clips
ARCTIC TALE (G). "March of the Penguins" meets "An Inconvenient Truth" in this kids' doc from the folks at National Geographic. BALLS OF FURY (PG-13). Satire of "Enter the Dragon" not too good but funny now and then (1:30). HH1/2 (Strauss, Los Angeles Daily News 8/30) BECOMING JANE (PG). Pleasant-enough remake of "Pride and Prejudice," subbing Jane Austen (Anne Hathaway) for her literary creation Elizabeth Bennett (1:52). HHH (Whipp, Los Angeles Daily News 8/17) DEATH SENTENCE (R). Kevin Bacon goes Charles Bronson when his oldest son is killed in a gang initiation. HAIRSPRAY (PG). The world probably didn't need another film version of John Waters' 1988 romp any more than it needed a Broadway musical version of it. Having said that, this new brand of "Hairspray" is enormously entertaining but with only a touch of Waters' signature dark, kitschy humor.
Health Matters
I Can Cope Online The free, interactive site by the American Cancer Society answers questions about diagnosis, treatment and coping with the daily challenges of cancer. Classes are self-paced and usually take 20-30 minutes to complete. Registration is required for each class. Go to www.cancer.org/docroot/ESN/content/ESN_3_1X_I_Can_Cope_Online.asp. Red Cross Blood Drives You can give blood 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday; and 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday at the Donor Center at 25 Tibet Ave. During the month of August, all participants at American Red Cross blood or platelet drives and donor centers can register to win one of two $500 gift cards. Call 961-5758 for questions. Noon-5 p.m. Aug. 29, Georgia Regional Hospital, 1915 Eisenhower Drive 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
GARDEN SPELLS
Every smiley moon, without fail, Claire dreamed of her childhood. She always tried to stay awake those nights when the stars winked and the moon was just a cresting sliver smiling provocatively down at the world, the way pretty women on vintage billboards used to smile as they sold cigarettes and limeade. On those nights in the summer, Claire would garden by the light of the solar-powered footpath lamps, weeding and trimming the night bloomers-the moon vine and the angel's trumpet, the night jasmine and the flowering tobacco. These weren't a part of the Waverley legacy of edible flowers, but sleepless as she often was, Claire had added flowers to the garden to give her something to do at night when she was so wound up that frustration singed the edge of her nightgown and she set tiny fires with her fingertips.
O'Fallon Homecoming set to start Friday
For more than eight decades, the people of O'Fallon have gathered in Community Park for the benefit of that park -- and it will happen again as the 88th annual Homecoming Fall Festival is celebrated from Friday to Sunday.The event began as a welcome home for the veterans of World War I and was first held on Memorial Day of 1919.Three years later, the celebration evolved into a fund-raiser in support of recreational space within the city limits. In 1924, the core portion of what is now the O'Fallon Community Park was purchased for the sum $10,000. Since then, the park has been expanded and improved with the help of funds raised by the Homecoming Association. Money from the annual event has also helped purchase and outfit additional parks, such as Thoman Park, Hesse Park, St. Ellen Park and Rock Springs Park.
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