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Mingus Big Band takes on "Blues & Politics' at Edison Theatre Oct. 15The great jazz bassist and composer Charles Mingus died in 1979, but his music continues to thrive in the capable hands of the Mingus Big Band, organized and overseen by his widow, Sue Mingus. St. Louis music lovers will have a rare opportunity to experience this living, breathing homage to a legendary composer's sensitivity, humor, anger and sheer raucousness when "Blues & Politics" comes to Edison Theatre at 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 15. |
WU thespians throwing out 'Baby With the Bathwater'By Liam Otten All parents worry about their children and wonder, in darker moments, whether they've done everything possible to ready them for the world, to make them strong and smart and confident in themselves. Well, parents, be assured that, once you've seen "Baby with the Bathwater," Christopher Durang's satiric black comedy about the ultimate dysfunctional family, you'll never suffer self-doubt again. The Performing Arts Department (PAD) in Arts & Sciences presents the show at 8 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Oct. 12, 13 and 14, with matinee performances at 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 14 and 15, in the A.E. Hotchner Studio Theater, Room 208 Mallinckrodt Center. "Baby with the Bathwater" centers on John and Helen, a down-at-the-mouth urban couple for whom the phrase "unfit parents" was coined, and their misguided efforts to raise the seldom-seen and sexually unidentified Baby. John, an alcoholic branching out into Nyquil addiction, is far too polite to change, bathe or even hold the child, while manic-depressive Helen screeches endearments and tenderly whispers horrific threats. Into this volatile mix walks the uninvited Nanny, whose own precarious mood swings do little to raise the general quality of Baby's adult supervision.
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 The Performing Arts Department tosses out "Baby With the Bathwater," Christopher Durang's satirical look at family values, Oct. 12-15 in the A.E. Hotchner Studio Theatre. |
Luncheon marks 12 centuries of serviceChancellor Mark S. Wrighton and the Office of Human Resources paid tribute Sept. 28 to 56 men and women who among them have put in more than 12 centuries of service at the University. The annual retirees' luncheon, originally scheduled for Aug. 18 but postponed because of a power outage, was held at Whittemore House. Geraldine Fleischman, retiring after no fewer than 43 years here, was the longest-term employee on the list. Eleven had worked here more than 30 years, and another 16 had worked here 20 years or more. Altogether, they put in 1,232 years, for an average of 22 years per person. At the luncheon, the three with the greatest longevity were Myrl Funk (41 years), Shirley Boatman (37) and Jane Brown (35).
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 Brilliant sunshine iced the celebration Sept. 28 when Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton (above) and the University honored 56 retired staff members at a Whittemore House luncheon. Among those attending, Shirley Boatmen (left), Myrl Funk (second from left) and Jane Brown (right) had the greatest longevity --113 years among them. |
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