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SIUC celebrates Native American Heritage Month with several events CARBONDALE — A special Cherokee storytelling session will highlight the annual Native American Heritage Month celebration at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Popular storyteller Robert Lewis and Gina Burnett, also an artisan and storyteller from the Cherokee Heritage Center, will share traditional Native American tales when they present “Stories from the Earth” at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 19. The duo will take the audience on a humorous and enlightening journey through Cherokee culture, said Vickie Devenport, director of WSIU Public Broadcasting, one of the event’s sponsors. Along with Lewis and Burnett’s presentation will be a series of thoughtprovoking speakers, films, special events and activities focusing on the

heritage of America’s native residents. These events are planned by the Native American Student Organization and its partners as a form of education. “When I took history classes in high school, I learned about women’s history, African American history and Hispanic history but my school failed to educate my peers and I about Native American history, and what we did learn about the Native American peoples was brief, overgeneralized and somewhat filtered in order to match the lesson plan,” said Joseph Conrad Wilson, a history and anthropology major from Millstadt. Among the month’s other events are: Today z 2:30 to 5:30 p.m.: “Historical Demonstration and Spiritual Meaning of Dream Catchers”

presentation by Cheray Barrera; Ohio River; Student Center z 5 to 7 p.m.: Meal featuring Native American foods; University Hall dining center; covered by student dining plans and $8.50 plus tax for others Friday, Nov. 5 z Noon to 7 p.m.: Saluki Powwow Education Workshop, Cricket Mahnomen of Southern Drum teaches Native

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Star Wars: Episode 2, Attack of the Clones, noon and 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 6, Liberty Theater, 1333 Walnut St., Murphysboro; $5 donation requested; concessions, $1; costume contest; 618-684-5880.

Theater/Performances The Three Musketeers: 7 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, Nov. 4-6 and 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 7, Rend Lake College Theatre, Ina; $12; 618-4375321, ext. 1467. New Play Festival: Thursday-Sunday, Nov. 4-7, C.H. Moe Theater, Communications Building, SIUC; productions are “Bananapocalypse” and “Everywhere You Look;” performances are 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday; $12-$6; 618-453-6000 or www. southerntickets online.com. An Evening with C.S. Lewis: By British actor John Payne, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 6, Marion Cultural and Civic Center; portrayal of legendary children’s author; also performance by Payne of “Prisoner of Passion;” $8/$6; www.marionccc.org or 618-997-4030. The Blue Man Goup: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, Nov. 9-11, Carson Center, 100 Kentucky Ave., Paducah; comedy, music and technology; $29-$59; 270-450-4444 or www.thecarsoncenter.org. CATS: 7:30 p.m. TuesdayWednesday, Nov. 9-10, Shryock Auditorium, SIUC; $29-$69; www.southern ticketsonline.com, 618-4536000. The Seafarer: University Players’ Readers Theatre production, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 11, Christian Moe Lab, Communications Building, SIUC; suggested donation $3 toward scholarship fund; mature theme, not for children; chrismoe@siu.edu.

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Pub night benefits Irish Festival CARBONDALE —A pub night and fish fry this weekend will support this spring’s annual Southern Illinois Irish Festival. The event begins with dinner from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 6, at the Carbondale Elks Club, 220 W. Jackson St. A silent auction, games, prize drawings and music from The Dorians and Friends

will last from 7 to 10 p.m. Tickets are $13 for adults in advance or $15 at the door. Student tickets are $10, and children younger than 12 get in for $5. After 8 p.m., all tickets will be $5. Advance tickets can be purchased at www.silirish fest.org or by calling 618-549-5090.

on the organization’s website. “Indeed, virtually none of the major issues we face as a nation today can be successfully overcome until we eradicate illiteracy.” On Thursday and Friday, Nov. 11 and 12, Baldacci will visit Paducah, where West Kentucky Community PROVIDED and Technical College David Baldacci comes to operates its Focus on Paducah Nov. 11 and 12. Reading literacy program. He will be discussing his population in the U.S. do novel, “Wish You Well,” not have the reading skills which is being read to be able to complete a job through the campus and application, read the community as part of medication instructions or this year’s One Book, One read a story to a child. Campus, One Community “The ability to read is the Read. foundation for everyday A public book signing life,” he said in a statement and presentation are at

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Tom Underwood, fighting as ‘The Unknown,’ competes in Dagorhir, a full-contact combat simulation, during last year’s Southern Illinois Irish Festival in Carbondale.

PADUCAH — A veteran novelist and philanthropist will bring his message of providing hope and literacy to those most in need to the region next week. New York Times bestselling writer David Baldacci has written 19 novels, the first of which, “Absolute Power,” was made into a hit film starring Clint Eastwood and Gene Hackman. But writing isn’t his only passion. Baldacci and his wife, Michelle, also created the Wish You Well Foundation in 2002 to help eliminate illiteracy, which they feel is the single most important issue facing America today. Nearly a quarter of the adult

7 p.m. Nov. 11 in Clemens Fine Arts Theatre, 4810 Alben Barkley Drive, Paducah. Tickets are $10. “David Baldacci reportedly receives hundreds of invitations each year to speak at a variety of events. We’re really honored and excited that our invitation was one of the very few he chose to accept this year,” said Kim Russell, organizer of the reading program. “As anyone who has ever been impacted by a book or anyone who ever seen the power and freedom of literacy knows, reading is essential to our success as individuals and our success as a nation.” — Adam Testa

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Organizations plan trivia night fundraisers CARBONDALE — Trivia aficionados will be able to revel in their own knowledge this month. Carbondale CrimeStoppers and Good Samaritan ministry will host trivia night fundraisers. The first is set for tonight, Nov. 4, at Carbondale Elks Club, 220 W. Jackson St. Teams may have up to six members per table with a $100 entry fee. Awards will go to the team with the best decorated table, the highest score and the lowest score. Good Sam will host its trivia night and silent auction at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 13, at the Newman Center, 715 S. Washington St. Cost for a table of eight is $100. For required reservations, call Patty Mullen or Mike Heath at 618-457-5794 or e-mail goodsam@mchsi.com. Prior payment is requested but not required. — Adam Testa

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British actor portrays C.S. Lewis for the ‘Evening’

Two Christmas plays heading to Shryock

and people that shaped his life. Lewis’ most memorable mainstream works came from the seven installments of the “Chronicles of Narnia” series, beginning with 1950s “The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe.” In recent years, that book and its first sequel, “Prince Caspian,” have been made into major movies by Disney. The author also made a reputation for himself as one of the 20th century’s foremost Christian Apologists through his religious writings, such as “Mere Christianity” and “The Screwtape Letters.” But through all his works and his life, Lewis always retained a great capacity for simplicity and humor, never losing his propensity for boyish fun. As an actor, Payne immediately drew praise from directors and Lewis’ relatives for his portrayal of the writer. But he has not limited himself to that one role; he has also completed a commission to record an audio version of a new Bible

translation and was commissioned to write “Prisoner of Passion,” in which the apostle Paul reflects on what he has written to the various churches while under house arrest in Rome. Payne will present both “An Evening with C.S. Lewis” and “Prisoner of Passion” at Saturday’s performance. Tickets are $8 for reserved seating and $6 for general admission.

CARBONDALE — Christmas comes to Southern Illinois early this year, as two holiday stage shows have been added to the Southern Lights Entertainment schedule this season. The national touring production of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” presented by the Nebraska Theatre Caravan, heads to Shryock Auditorium for a 7:30 p.m. show Friday, Dec. 3. Tickets go on sale at noon Monday, Nov. 8, and are available online at www.southerntickets online.com and by phone at 618-453-6000. Star Club members save $15 on each ticket. Less than two weeks after Scrooge and Tiny Tim take the Shryock stage, another popular theater group returns with a new stage play in tow. The Church Basement Ladies return to the region with “Away in the Basement,” an all-new Christmas show, on Saturday, Dec. 11. “The Church Basement Ladies were a big hit last year, and we jumped on the chance to bring them back to Southern Illinois for another helping of their antics,” said Bryan Rives, director of event services at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Tickets for that show also go on sale at noon Monday, Nov. 8. Star Club members will also receive a $15 discount on these tickets.

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MARION — A British stage actor will step into a familiar role this weekend, as the Marion Cultural and Civic Center presents “An Evening with C.S. Lewis.” John Payne, whose first theatrical role was the Lewis lead in “Shadowlands” in 1996 at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center in Nashville, will once again portray the legendary children’s author for the 6:30 p.m. performance on Saturday, Nov. 6. This play takes viewers into the unique world of a man who lived a simple life in a modest house on the outskirts of Oxford. Set in 1963, Lewis is in the twilight years of his life, but despite his failing health, he’s agreed to give an impromptu talk to a group of American writers who are visiting England. Lewis doesn’t disappoint his guests, as he displays the oratory skills and humor that made him one of England’s most famous public speakers as he recounts the events

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John Payne portrays C.S. Lewis in ‘An Evening With C.S. Lewis’ at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 6 at Marion Cultural and Civic Center.

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‘The Seafarer’ takes the stage at Moe Theater

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Travis Bond of Mount Vernon, Caleb Motsinger of Harrisburg and Chris Eskew of Mount Vernon portray Porthos, Aramis and Athos in Rend Lake College’s rendition of ‘The Three Musketeers.’ Jordan McCoy of Mount Vernon and Taylor Vessel of Sesser (front) play Sabine and D’Artagan.

Rend Lake College presents ‘The Three Musketeers’ INA — Tracey Webb has directed more than 30 theatrical performances in a 13-year career, but this weekend’s predication of “The Three Musketeers” at Rend Lake College stands out from the rest. “This is the most challenging fall play I’ve undertaken, mostly because of the intense battle scenes with the rapier swordplay,” she said. “Also, the cast is very large and the script is extremely farcical and demands excellent comic timing.” But the actors, who also built their own set, have stepped up to the challenge in adopting Ken Ludwig’s relatively new script to the Southern Illinois stage. Based on the classic tale by Alexandre Dumas, Ludwig’s version of the story opened at England’s renowned Bristol Old Vic theater in 2006. While this version contains many of the same elements as Dumas’ original, some adaptations have been made, and many of these changes help create a more family-friendly vibe for the show, Webb said. “A lot of the humor will be received well by the audience,” she said. “Sometimes the treatment of Alexandre Dumas’ epic tale gets a little heavy-handed and overly melodramatic, but Ken Ludwig has managed to capture the ebullient spirit of the Musketeers.” The show runs tonight through Saturday, Nov. 6, with 7 p.m. performances and finishes with a 2 p.m. matinee on Sunday, Nov. 7. Tickets are $12 and can be purchased by calling 618-437-5321, ext. 1467; or at the door an hour before curtain call.

CARBONDALE — A special presentation of Conor McPherson’s “The Seafarer” will take the stage at the Christian H. Moe Theater at Southern Illinois University Carbondale next week. The play, directed by Moe, is a comedic fable about faith and redemption. On Christmas Eve in North Dublin, an unemployed van driver named Sharky Harkin reluctantly hosts a game of cards with former friends and his blind brother. The card-playing party carried the harddrinking men into Christmas Day, when Harkin must face a grim promise made long ago to one of his fellow players. The play has been produced in London and on Broadway, where it earned a Tony Award for Best Actor in 2007. The local production stars Rick Williams, Tom Kidd, Charles Fanning, Kim Curlee, Nick Earll and Mary Bogumil. The show opens at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 11. The Moe Theater is in the Communications Building at SIUC. Admission to the show is free, but a $3 donation is suggested. — Adam Testa

— Adam Testa

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Oak Ridge Boys

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Country music concert; 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 12; Shryock Auditorium; tickets are $49 to $79 and can be purchased online at SouthernTicketsOnline.com or by calling 618-453-6000; Star Club members receive a $3 discount on tickets.

Broadway musical; 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov. 4-5; Shryock Auditorium; tickets are $29 to $69 and can be purchased online at SouthernTicketsOnline.com or by calling 618-453-6000; Star Club members receive a $3 discount on tickets and there is a $10 discount for children 12 and younger.

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‘CATS’: A musical production you don’t want to miss ‘The Boys are Back’ with a Christmas tunes and hits CARBONDALE — Larry Lozier Jr. was a typical high school student growing up in Perryville, Mo. He was an athlete and played in the school band. And during his senior year, his drama teacher issued him a personal challenge he couldn’t reject: to audition for the school play. Delivering what he considered an awful audition performance, Lozier thought his theater career had ended before it even began. But in the years since, life’s course has changed paths and the young man finds himself set to take the stage in one of Broadway’s most renowned musical performances. “Honestly, when I first joined theater, I never imagined I would make it,” he said. “I thought I did it too late. I started at 18 from the ground up. To look at my life now at 24 and to be joining the national tour of ‘CATS’ just feels incredible.” After joining his high school theater cast, Lozier abandoned his plans to become a veterinarian and received a collegiate theatrical scholarship. He attended Southeast Missouri University in Cape Girardeau for two years before transferring to Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas, where he began pursuing musical theater. Earlier this year, he attended the Southeastern Theater Conference in Lexington, Ky., where he had the opportunity to audition for a number of plays and musicals, including “CATS.” He received the callback and reported to New York City in late September, where he and the rest of the cast rehearsed about eight hours a day leading into the tour’s opening show in Kansas City. Lozier and company will

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territory, Lozier said. The theater company, however, has been a valuable asset and shown overwhelming support by encouraging the young actors and providing copies of scores and scripts early in the process. And Lozier has another personal advantage: this isn’t his first time performing “CATS.” He was part of a local production of the musical at Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s McLeod Theater in 2006, an experience that has him anxious to return to the region and seek out his favorite cuisine. “I’m going to Quattro’s Pizza when we get there,” he said. But, of course, Lozier’s excited for more than food. He’s anticipating his return to a Southern Illinois stage to invoke the existing emotional connections many past viewers have already development and instilling that sense of attachment to the musical in a new generation of audience members. PROVIDED “CATS” has captivated audiences across the country for more than 20 years, a success perform in Carbondale at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday that Lozier credits to the magic of the theater and of this and Wednesday, Nov. 9-10, at SIUC’s Shryock particular musical. Auditorium. When an actor can convince an audience to suspend For this tour, Lozier plays the role of swing, a general disbelief and accept the fact that felines are capable of chorus member who must be prepared for fill in for any of telling their own personal stories of family and belonging, at least five characters, should something happen to the the magic of theater’s operating at full-force. And the primary actor, such as sickness or injury. show’s all-audiences approach adds another layer of “Sometimes it can get really crazy and the cast member appeal to the performance. can go out mid-show and we can be sitting in the crowd “In today’s age, a lot of times you have to be careful watching and have to get to the back and in costume and when you take your children to theater,” Lozier said. “You make-up in eight minutes,” he said, noting if multiple don’t even have to worry with ‘CATS.’” actors are out, he may also have to fill in for multiple roles during the same performance. adam.testa@thesouthern.com Preparing for these potential challenges comes with the 618-351-5031

CARBONDALE — As the album title says, “The Boys are Back,” but this time they’ve brought a whole new sound. Though the Oak Ridge Boys have been on the road promoting their latest release for more than a year, each performance continues to excite and inspire, as they share this new musical style with longtime fans and newcomers alike. Bassist Richard Sterban said the project stemmed from a collaboration with Shooter Jennings, the son of friend and fellow country music legend Waylon Jennings. Having known the younger Jennings since he was just a kid, the Boys jumped at the opportunity to sing with him on his song “Slow Train,” released on the 2007 album “The Wolf.” While they enjoyed performing with Jennings, the true highlight of that project was meeting his producer, David Cobb, with whom they struck up a strong working relationship. Cobb soon presented the band with a proposal to cover the commercially successful “Seven Nation Army” by The White Stripes, and a new partnership was born almost instantaneously. “We decided that night that maybe we could record some music that would appeal to a younger audience and expand our fan base,” Sterban said. “He took us down some different roads that we hadn’t traveled before and that we probably wouldn’t have traveled if he wasn’t guiding us.” But working with a new producer — especially one with a completely different perspective — also presents its worries. Members of the band placed the utmost priority on preserving the elements of its style that has kept them going for more than three decades in its current form. Cobb worked with the band to ensure it didn’t sacrifice the gospel roots and vocal focus of the past. In fact, he even dug deeper into the annals of history than Sterban would have imagined, as he retrieved the

lyrics from the oldest spiritual song at the Smithsonian Institute, “God’s Gonna Ease My Troubled Mind.” “He challenged us to do some different things, but he didn’t make us change who we are,” Sterban said. “It was a lot of fun. This is the most fun we’ve had in a recording studio in a long, long time.” The best comparison to this reinvention of self comes from the transformation of country legend Johnny Cash in the final stages of his career and life, when he worked with producer Rick Rubin, he added. Elements of the music changed — like covering songs like “Seven Nation Army” and Cash’s rendition of Nine Inch Nails’ “Hurt” — but it still maintained its raw format, free of the bells and whistles of digital re-mastering. Southern Illinoisans will have the opportunity to hear this new sound, as well as the classics hits, when the Oak Ridge Boys perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 12, at Shryock Auditorium. This show will be the first stop of their Christmas tour, and tickets are available online at SouthernTicketsOnline.com or by calling 618-453-6000. Sterban promises more than two hours of entertainment, including a 45-minute preintermission set of songs from “The Boys are Back” and previous albums. For those curious, he guaranteed fans would be hearing “Elvira,” the iconic chart-topping 1981 Oak Ridge Boys single. After intermission is the Christmas portion of the show, featuring a mixture of traditional secular Christmas songs and a special appearance by Santa Claus, as well as a number of tracks celebrating the holiday as the birth of Christ.

This mixture creates a positive environment for the whole family and offers something for everyone, Sterban said. And for the band, the start of the Christmas tour means the beginning of the end of another year in the record books. After this tour concludes, Sterban said the band has plans to return to the studio in 2011 to pursue a few different projects, including working with Cobb again and returning to some older roots with past producers. A new Christmas album may also be on the horizon. “One thing we’re not planning on doing any time soon is retiring,” Sterban said. “We still love doing it; we still have fun doing it.” adam.testa@thesouthern.com 618-351-5031

Richard Sterban plays bass in the Oak Ridge Boys. PROVIDED

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Richard Sterban plays bass in the Oak Ridge Boys. PROVIDED

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Diamond Rio comes to Paducah COUNTRY SCENE Vince Hoffard

rganizations conduct mountains of research before they select a spokesperson for their product. Not a stone is left unturned as a decision is made for who will become the face for a product being offered to the public. Not-for-profit groups are the same way. They want to associate with people with identical goals and values as the charity they represent and promote. Award-winning band Diamond Rio and Massac County based Terra’s Angels are a match made in heaven. Diamond Rio dominated the country music charts for over a decade with hits like “One More Day,” “How Your Love Makes Me Feel,” “Beautiful Mess” and the group’s 1991 debut single “Meet in the Middle.” In a lengthy country career spent entirely on Arista Records, the band captured four Country Music Association Awards and two Academy of Country Music Awards for Vocal Group of the Year, to go along with 13 Grammy Award nominations. Diamond Rio will be in concert at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 6, at the Luther Carson Four Rivers Center in Paducah. Tickets are $75, $50 and $30. Call 270-450-4444 to reserve seating. All proceeds will be donated to Terra’s Angels Benefit Charities. Darren Warren will serve as opening act. Terra’s Angels is a not-

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for-profit agency established in memory of Massac County High School graduate Terra Murrell, who bravely fought cancer for nine years before losing the battle in 2001. She was 20. Early in the treatment phase of the disease at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville, Tenn., Murrell met Vince Gill and the two became very close friends. Gill was visiting children at Vanderbilt when he first met Murrell and was able to sneak the youngster out of the hospital for breakfast at the Pancake Pantry. Years later, he bought Murrell a car and even offered to take her to prom. After her death, Gill headlined the first concert at the Wildhorse Saloon in Nashville to raise funds for the new charity established by Murrell’s mother, Wanda Jung. Jung said it was Gill’s suggestion to move the event from Nashville, Tenn., to its permanent home in Paducah. Terra’s Angels can help provide basic needs for families that have children with life-threatening cancer. Qualifying families may be given assistant with transportation, lodging, utility bills or monthly payments. Referrals are made by doctors, nurses and social workers. For more information, contact Jung at 618-564-2287 or wandajung@hughes.net. Diamond Rio is in phase two of its career. They moved from giant country label Arista to Word Records, a wellestablished Christian music company in 2007. They captured a prestigious Dove Award with “The Reason.”

“The fact we have recorded songs with a positive message is not by accident. We chose to do that,” said Gene Johnson, who plays mandolin, guitar and fiddle. “We’ve had songs that touched people beyond the ears, and got down into their hearts. When we did ‘Mama Don’t Forget To Pray For Me,’ we were getting letters from people talking about the song and how it touched them.” Diamond Rio has positive working relationships with the best songwriters in Nashville, Tenn. However, they didn’t want to tap into this source for songs to express their religious commitment. “When you are talking about faith and your spirituality, your connection to God, it felt less genuine to let other people speak for us,” said Diamond Rio lead guitarist Jimmy Olander. “So we’ve gone to great efforts to try and make sure we’ve written a record that’s from the heart.” The band has released seven albums, three that were certified platinum for sales exceeding 1 million units, and two greatest hits compilations. In 2005, Diamond Rio started making the transition out of mainstream country by performing “In God We Still Trust” during live performances. The tune would generate standing ovations at each show, but country radio programmers said it would be politically incorrect to air a song with such pro-Christian lyrics. VINCE HOFFARD can be reached at 618-658-9095 or vincehoffard@ yahoo.com.

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Coffeehouses, Cafés, Eateries Louise Mosrie: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Cousin Andy’s Coffeehouse, Fellowship Hall of the Church of the Good Shepherd, United Church of Christ, 515 Orchard Drive, Carbondale; $10; students, $5; www.cousinandy.org. Tim “The Magic Man” Needham: Magician, 7-9 p.m. Wednesdays, Fat Patties, 611B S. Illinois Ave., Carbondale; 618-5293287.

Wineries Sam West and John Beck: 6-9 p.m. Friday, Rustle Hill Winery Nick Rhodes: 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Lau-Nae Winery Bill Harper: 2-5 p.m. Saturday, Blue Sky Vineyard Eli Tellor: 2-6 p.m. Saturday, StarView Vineyards Tracy Schubert Band: 3-6 p.m. Saturday, Von Jakob Vineyard Breeden, Bradley & Maze: 6-9 p.m. Saturday, Rustle Hill Winery Johanna Jacobsen: 2-5 p.m. Sunday, Blue Sky Vineyard Carter & Connelly: 3-6 p.m. Sunday, Rustle Hill Winery Ivas John Blues Band: 3-6 p.m., Sunday, Von Jakob Orchard Alto Vineyards: Illinois 127, Alto Pass, www.alto vineyards.net or 618-893-4898. Blue Sky Vineyard: 3150 S. Rocky Comfort Road, Makanda; 618-995-9463 or www.blueskyvineyard.com. Lau-Nae Winery: 1522 Illinois 3, Red Bud; 618-282-9463 or www.lau-naewinery.com. Rustle Hill Winery: US 51, Cobden; 618893-2700 or www.rustlehillwinery. com. StarView Vineyards: 5100 Wing Hill Road, Cobden; 618 893-9463 or www.starviewvineyards.com. Von Jakob Orchard: 230 Illinois 127, Alto Pass; 618-893-4600 or online at www.vonjakobvineyard.com. Von Jakob Vineyard: 1309 Sadler Road, Pomona; 618-893-4500 or online at www.vonjakobvineyard.com.

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z TONIGHT BENTON Duncan Dance Barn:: Spring Pond Band, 6:30-9:30 p.m. CARBONDALE Tres Hombres: The Honey Island Swamp Band, 10 p.m. THOMPSONVILLE Old Country Store Dance Barn: Sentimental Swing, 7-10 p.m.

z MONDAY CARBONDALE Tres Hombres: Raw Flesh Eaters MARION Marion Youth Center: Ragtag Band, 7-10 p.m. WEST FRANKFORT Wit and Wisdom: Jim White and Jim Cox, 7-10 p.m.

z TUESDAY CARBONDALE PK’s: Whistle Pigs MARION Hideout Restaurant: Bob Pina, piano 5:30-8:30 p.m. Walt’s Pizza: Matt Basler on the patio, 6-9 p.m. MOUNT VERNON Double K’s Kickin Country: Jacks-R-Better, 7-10 p.m. WEST FRANKFORT Colyer’s: Righteous Rebel Band, 7-11 p.m. WB Ranch Barn: WB Ranch Band, 6:30-9:30 p.m.

z FRIDAY CARBONDALE Pinch Penny/Copper Dragon: Rock U INA Ina Community Building: Friday Night Jam Band, 6:30-9:30 p.m. SPILLERTOWN Track Side Dance Barn: Paul Reynolds & Band, 7-10 p.m. THOMPSONVILLE Lion’s Cave: Rebel Country

Band, 7-10 p.m. Old Country Store Dance Barn: Country Sidekicks, 7:30-10:30 p.m. WHITE ASH The White Ash Barn: The. Heartland Country Band, 7-10 p.m. WHITTINGTON Corner Dance Hall: Jacks-RBetter Band, 7:30-10:30 p.m.

z SATURDAY CARBONDALE Pinch Penny/Copper Dragon: Mike and Joe Tres Hombres: The Soothsayers Jugband w/Chicago Farmer, 9 p.m. HERRIN American Legion: Stagefright, 8 p.m. Perfect Shot: Triple Threat Toad & Lily’s Restaurant: Carol Hill, 7 p.m. Hideout Restaurant: Bob Pina, piano 5:30-9:30 p.m. Marion Eagles: Salty Dog, 8 p.m.-midnight

MOUNT VERNON Double K’s Kickin Country: Woody & The Night Hawks, 7-10 p.m. SPILLERTOWN Track Side Dance Barn: Danny Odum & Country Sounds, 7-10 p.m. . THOMPSONVILLE Lion’s Cave: Swing “N” Country Band (formerly Weekenders), 7-9:30 p.m. Old Country Store Dance Barn: Lil’ Boot & Classic Country, 7:30-10:30 p.m.

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z WEDNESDAY CARBONDALE Pinch Penny/Copper Dragon: Rod Tuff Curls MARION Walt’s Pizza: Phil Powell on the patio, 6-9 p.m.

DIRECTIONS & DIGITS Andy’s Country Club: 1602 Old Creal Springs Road, Marion 618-997-6989 Corner Dance Hall: 200 Franklin St., Whittington 618-303-5266 Crazy Horse Bar: 14747 Illinois 14, Benton 618-439-6179. Double K’s Kickin Country: Illinois 37, Mount Vernon 618359-0455 Duncan Dance Barn: 13545 Spring Pond Road, Benton 618435-6161 Gatsbys Bar & Billiards: 610 S Illinois Ave Carbondale, 618549-9234 Ina Community Building: 504 Elm St., Ina 618-315-2373 John Brown’s on the Square: 1000 Tower Square, Marion 618-997-2909 Just One More Bar & Grill: 1301 Enterprise Way, Marion 618993-9687 Key West: 1108 W. Main, Carbondale 618-351-5998 Linemen’s Lounge: 100 E. Broadway, Johnston City Lion’s Cave: South Street, Thompsonville 618-218-4888 Maddie’s Pub and Grub: 14960 Illinois 37, Johnston City 618983-8107 Marion American Legion: Longstreet Road, Marion 618997-6168 Marion Eagles: Rural Route 3, Marion 618-993-6300 Mollie’s: 107 E. Union St., Marion 618-997-3424 Murphysboro Elks Lodge: 1809 Shomaker Drive Murphysboro 618-684-4541. Old Country Store Dance Barn: Main Street, Thompsonville, 618-927-2770. Park Plaza Pub: 3 Park Plaza, Herrin, 618-988-1556 Perfect Shot Bar & Billiards: 3029 S. Park Ave., Herrin, 618942-4655 Pinch Penny Pub/Copper Dragon: 700 E. Grand, Carbondale 618-549-3348 PK’s: 308 S. Illinois Ave., Carbondale 618-529-1124 Ramesse: 1754 Illinois 37, Lake of Eygpt, 618-995-9104 Tavern on 10th: 224 S. 10th St., Mount Vernon 618-244-7821 Trackside Dance Barn: 104 Rock St., Spillertown 618-993-3035 Trails End Lodge: 1425 Skyline Drive, Cobden 618-893-6135 Tres Hombres: 119 N. Washington St., Carbondale 618-457-3308 WB Ranch Barn: 1586 Pershing Road, West Frankfort West Frankfort Moose Lodge: 327 E. Main St. 618-932-3455 Whisker Willy’s Bar & Grill 13510 N. Illinois 37, Marion; 618-9835300

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Honey Water Swamp Band brings New Orleans sound to Southern Illinois CARBONDALE — Stranded in San Francisco unable to return home to New Orleans after the levee breaches of Hurricane Katrina, four musicians made the most of a bad situation. Aaron Wilkinson and Chris Mulé had a chance encounter with fellow evacuees Sam Price and Garland Paul. All four knew each other from working shows together, but they had never shared a stage. Within a few days time, the quartet put together a song list and had a show booked at the Boom Boom Room and settled into sharing a taste of Southern culture with the California crowds. Adopting the name Honey Water Swamp Band, the group recorded a seven-track debut, which was received well enough to justify staying together after returning home to Louisiana in early 2007. The group’s sound has been described as “Americana on the Bayou” and draws influence from a variety of sources including Lowell George and Little Feat, The Band,

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Taj Mahal, Gram Parsons, Jerry Garcia, Johnny Cash, Jimmy Reed, Clarence Brown and Earl King. The band released its first full-length album, “Wishing Well,” in April 2009. The album won “Best Blues Album” in OffBeat Magazine’s Best of the Beat Awards, where

the group also won the “Best Emerging Artist” award. In April of this year, Honey Water Swamp Band released its latest project, “Good to You,” which illuminates the mix of country-infused rock and New Orleans funky blues that makes its music sound familiar and

unique at the same time. The group will perform at 10 p.m. tonight, Nov. 4, at Tres Hombres, 119 N. Washington St., Carbondale. For more information about the band, visit www.honeyisland swampband.com. — Adam Testa

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MARION — A number of Christian rock bands will join together for a special performance at the Marion Cultural and Civic Center this weekend. Bands including Decyfer Down, Stellar Kart and Chasen will take the stage beginning at 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 5. These bands, along with others, will present a variety of rock-inspired rock anthems with a Christian message. Sponsored by Tower of Light Church in Marion, the concert is part of the Battleground series that also included an event at the Du Quoin State Fairgrounds earlier this year. Tickets for the concert are $20 and can be purchased in advance at www.itickets.com. For more information, call 618-997-4030. — Adam Testa

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Southern Illinois Chamber presents ‘Russian Perspective’ CARBONDALE — The Southern Illinois Chamber Music Society will showcase a concert from a “Russian Perspective” at its upcoming concert. Featuring Southern Illinois University Carbondale faculty members Yuko Kato,

piano; Michael Barta, violin; Aurelien Petillot, viola; and Eric Lenz, cello, the concert will include performances from guest violinists Rob Hopkins and Metiney Suwanawongse. The concert will include works by Tchaikovsky and Beethoven, among other

classical composers. It begins at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 14, at the Unitarian Fellowship, 105 N. Parrish Lane. Tickets are $15 for adults and $3 for students and can be purchased at the door. A food and wine reception follows the concert. — Adam Testa

Hanser-McClellan to perform at Cedarhurst MOUNT VERNON — Two guitarists who have made names for themselves as individuals and a duo will bring their performance to Cedarhurst Center for the Arts this weekend. John McClellan and Kirk Hanser began performing together in 1996 and their act, the Hanser-McClellan Guitar Duo, quickly became known for the performers’ choice of entertaining programs, their technical and musical prowess and their ability to connect with an audience. Recognized as a respected chamber music group, the duo perform on Southern Illinois instruments, as they play guitars made by Keith Adams of Ina. They’ll bring those guitars back close to home when they play a 7:30 p.m. concert on Saturday, Nov. 6, in the Mitchell Museum Performance Hall at Cedarhurst, 2600 E. Richview Road. Tickets are $20 for adults, $18 for Cedarhurst members and $5 for students and music teachers. They can be purchased in advance at Cedarhurst or at the door. — Adam Testa

Logan Community Band to play annual fall concert CARTERVILLE — John A. Logan College’s volunteer community band will perform its annual fall concert at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 7, in O’Neill Auditorium on campus. “We’ll play traditional marches, including ‘The Thunderer’ by John Philip Sousa and ‘Bandology’ by Eric Osterling, as well as some contemporary

pieces,” said director Michael Hanes. “We’ll also perform selections from the musical ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’ and ‘Jerome Robbins on Broadway,” which contains a medley of tunes from ‘Fiddler on the Roof,’ ‘West Side Story,’ ‘On the Town’ and other popular Broadway musicals. There should be

something for all musical tastes.” The band is composed of about 50 members from various Southern Illinois communities. In addition to the fall concert, they are also gearing up for holiday concerts to be performed in December. This concert is free and open to the public. — Logan Media Services

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SIUC students: Art sought for Art Alley glass cases, Student Center, SIUC; twodimensional or 3-D art that fits; need art for spring 2011 semester; www.spc4fun.com or 618-536-3393.

Sing For A Cure for PSC: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 4, OBF Recital Hall, SIUC; features classical singer, Philip Burke; opera arias, duets and other scenes as performed by Burke and SIU faculty, students and alumni; proceeds go to the fight against primary sclerosing cholangitis, a rare liver disease; http://baritone.burkepsych.com or www.pscpartners.org. The Dorians: 7-10 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 6, Carbondale Elks Club, 220 W. Jackson St.; $13 in advance, $15 at the door; dinner, 5-8 p.m.; part of Irish Pub Night and Fish Fry; $5 admission after 8 p.m.; www.silirishfest.org/ orderingpage2010_1.htm; mshan@midwest.net; 618-5493090. Hanser/McClelland Guitar Duo: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 6, Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, Mount Vernon; Kirk Hanser and John McClelland began playing together in 1996 and in this concert the duo performs on guitars made by Keith Adams of Ina; $18/$5; www.hansermcclellan.com; 618-242-1236 ext. 234 or www.cedarhurst.org. JALC Community Band Fall Concert: 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 7, O’Neil Auditorium, John A Logan College, Carterville; directed by Mike Hanes; to join the JALC Community Band, call 618-201-6156. SIUC Percussion Group: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 9, Old Baptist Foundation Recital Hall; the music of Stuart Saunders Smith; free. Aurelien Petillot: Faculty recital, viola, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 10, Old Baptist Foundation Recital Hall; free. The Oak Ridge Boys; 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 12, Shryock Auditorium, SIUC; Oak Ridge Boys hits and holiday favorites; www.southernlightsentertainment.com; www.southernticketsonline.com or 618-453-6000. Southern Illinois Chamber Music Society: Music with a Russian Perspective, 3 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 14, Unitarian Fellowship, 105 North Parrish Lane, Carbondale; Yuko Kato, piano; Michael Barta, violin; Aurelien Petillot, viola; Eric Lenz, cello; violinists Rob Hopkins and Metiney Suwanawongse; reception follows the performance; adults, $15; students, $3. Nonprofit concert: David Rovics, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 17, Longbranch Coffeehouse, 100 E. Jackson St., Carbondale; put together on behalf of the Peace Coalition of Southern Illinois; $10; www.davidrovics; tickets, 618-549-8255 or 618-203-3571.

Indiana Goldwing Express: 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 6, Boot City Opry, 11800 S. Highway 41, Terre Haute; $15; www.bootcityopry.com or 812-299-8379.

Kentucky Jackson Purchase Friends of Bluegrass Show: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 5, Kentucky Opry, 88 Chilton Lane, Benton, Ky.; free; 270-527-3869 or www.kentuckyopry.com. Legends of Classic Country Music: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 6, Kentucky Opry, Draffenville. Musical portrayals include Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Patsy Cline. $7.50-$22; 888-459-8704.

Exhibits Abraham Lincoln: SelfMade in America: Exhibit from Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, General John A. Logan Museum, Murphysboro; Friday, Nov. 5-Nov. 19; 1-4 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday; free; 618-684-3455; johnalogan museum@globaleyes.net. Art for Empowerment: Longbranch Coffeehouse, 100 E. Jackson St., Carbondale; works by survivors of abuse and trauma benefit The Women’s Center; through Nov. 8; 618-529-4488 or www.thewomensctn.org. Transformation — A Journey into the Subconscious: Dr. Linda Hostalek, Holistic Wellness Institute, Murdale Shopping Center, 1827 W. Main St., Carbondale; through Nov. 9; 618-319-4751 or www.dr hostalek.com 2010 LEAA Photo Invitational Competition: Photographers from Southern Illinois; sponsored by The Little Egypt Arts Centre, Tower Square, Marion; through Nov. 30; www.littleegyptarts.com. American Surrealics: By Jack Harris, Dunn-Richmond Economic Development Center, 150 E. Pleasant Hill Road, Carbondale; 8 a.m.5 p.m. weekdays; through Nov. 10. New Harvest: By Sarah Shoot, Varsity Center for the Arts. Carbondale; recycled mixed media; through Nov. 18; 618-457-5100. Visiting Artist Series: Carman Gray, Rend Lake College, Ina, theatre lobby; through Nov. 26; 618-4375321. SEE EXHIBITS / PAGE 14

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Glass at 40: Celebrating the anniversary of the SIUC glass program; works by Bill Boysen and students; through Dec. 11; www. museum.siu.edu or 618-4535388. What’s the Buzz on the Playground: St. Louis artists, Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, 2600 Richview Road, Mount Vernon; through Dec. 30; www.cedarhurst.org or 618-242-1236. Focus 4: Shows by Mel Watkin, Kevin Veara, Judith Raphael and Jacqueline Moses, The Illinois State Museum Southern Illinois Art Gallery, 14967 Gun Creek Trail, Whittington; through Feb. 27; free; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily; 618-629-2220 or www.museum.state.il.us/ ismsites. Ongoing art exhibit: Photographs of Juhree Veach, mosaics from Janet Altoff and sculpture from Tom Horn, StarView Vineyards, 5100 Wing Hill Road, Cobden; for more information, call 618-893-9463 or visit online at www.starviewvineyards. com.

Weaver’s Cottage: Features Richard Cox, artist/weaver; new studio, new work, weaving, painting, mixed up media; 1-6 p.m. Thursday-Sunday, Weaver’s Cottage, 1904 Bass Lane, Carbondale; 618-4576823.

Receptions Joy of Painting: By Joan Skiver-Levy, Central Showcase at Realty Central, 1825 Murdale Shopping Center, Carbondale; reception, 4-6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 5; artist will be performing songs; free CD to the first 20 people attending the opening reception; hours, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday and 9 a.m.–noon Saturday; through Dec. 11; 618-4574663. Process, Performance, Projection Exhibition: Closing reception, 6-9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 5, The Surplus Gallery, 432 Washington St., Carbondale;; Gallery hours: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday; free; sgallery@siu.edu or 618-4537548.

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TV on DVD V, Season One: An extraterrestrial race arrives on Earth with seemingly good intentions, only to slowly reveal their true machinations the more ingrained into society they become. With Morena Baccarin and Elizabeth Mitchell. Not Rated. The Pacific: A 10-part mini-series from the creators of “Band of Brothers” telling the

intertwined stories of three Marines during America’s battle with the Japanese in the Pacific during World War II. With Isabel Lucas, William Sadler and Jon Seda. Not Rated. Cars Toon: Mater’s Tall Tales: Animated television series inspired by Disney and Pixar’s 2006 film “Cars.” Not rated. Deadliest Catch, Season Six: A documentary series chronicling the real-life high-sea adventures of the Alaskan crab fishermen. With Captain Phil Harris and Keith Colburn. Rated PG. The Fugitive, The Final Season, Volume 1: Dr. Richard Kimble is accused to be the murder of his wife. The night before his execution, he escapes. The only chance to prove his innocence is to find the man who killed hi wife. With David Janssen, Barry Morse, Bill Raisch, William Conrad. Not Rated. — Adam Testa

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‘Megamind’ opens Friday in 3-D at ShowPlace 8 in Carbondale and in 2-D at University Place 8 in Carbondale and Illinois Centre 8 in Marion.

Bad guys can be good, too ‘Megamind’ **1/2

baby who grew up on Earth to be his nemesis — Megamind. Brad Pitt voices Metroman, the toothy hero who bathes in applause and thwarts the hapless Megamind at every turn. Megamind is so clueless he can’t even pronounce the name of their hometown correctly. “Metrocity” sounds like “atrocity” coming out of BY ROGER MOORE his big blue mouth. MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE NEWS The plucky TV reporter Roxanne Ritchi (Tina Fey) There are rules to this documents Metroman’s super-hero/super-villain heroics and always figures game, and they’re laid out into Megamind’s evil by the title character in plans. the chatty new animated But what would happen adventure comedy if this equilibrium were “Megamind.” shattered, if Megamind “Good receives all the were to finally win a fight praise and adulation. Evil and do Metroman in? is sent for quiet time in the That’s the central conceit corner.” of this Dreamworks (3-D) More to the point, notes toon. How would Megamind, whatever Megamind cope? perks come with heroes The answer is not very and bad guys, “The bad well. Once you’ve looted don’t get the girl.” the city, enslaved its Will Ferrell provides the inhabitants and covered mustache-twirling voice every free space with your in this farce about an alien “No, You Can’t” posters baby who grew up to be (a play on the Obama Metroman and the alien posters of 2008), what

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more is there? There are a few similarities to last summer’s “Despicable Me,” and even more ideas teased out of “The Incredibles.” Megamind’s plans include creating a new superhero (voiced by Jonah Hill) so that he’ll have a foil, somebody he can impress Roxanne by besting in battles of wits. Like many an overly talkative cartoon, the energy flags here as the funnier lines thin out sometime after Megamind sneers, “I’m shaking in my custom made baby sealskin boots!” But the message, about “learning from your mistakes,” is kidappropriate. And the voice casting is on the money and these funny people — and I’m including Pitt, who plays this sort of self-mocking Adonis well, even in animated form — make this cute comedy come off. Even if we, like Megamind, start to wonder “What’s the point?” after Metroman’s exit.

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Liberty Theater to show ‘Attack of the Clones’ on Saturday MURPHYSBORO — The force will be with those in attendance at this weekend’s “Star Wars”-themed afternoon at the historic Liberty Theater. “Attack of the Clones,” the fifth movie in franchise production and the second of this generation’s prequels to the original trilogy, will be shown at noon and 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 6, at the downtown theater. A $5 donation is suggested for the showing and dollar concessions will be available. — Adam Testa

‘Due Date’ funny in a shocking, sometimes inappropriate way ‘Due Date’ ***

the instant Ethan’s pal smashes into Peter’s Town Car limo, the chubby guy is bad news. Before Peter can say, “Get me a restraining order,” Ethan has had him shot by an Air Marshal, kicked off the plane and put on the international “No Fly” list. Peter’s wallet is in transit, and he is trapped in a Subaru Impreza dawdling cross country with a chatty dope who smokes dope and BY ROGER MOORE who is headed to Peter’s home, MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE NEWS L.A., because he thinks he can be an actor. On TV’s “Two and a Half “Due Date” aims the slow burn of Robert Downey Jr. at the addled Men,” no less. The stupid stacks up with the idiocy of Zach Galifianakis in a stunning as this Odd Couple “Hangover” director’s version endure wrecks, border crossings, of “Planes, Trains and visits to pot dealers and an irate Automobiles.” And shockingly, it’s funny. Often war vet Western Union clerk. Dealing with the man-child in shocking, or at least wildly Ethan should convince the hotinappropriate, ways. tempered Peter he’s not ready yet The set-up — Peter (Downey), a harried businessman, dashes to the for fatherhood, and dealing with blunt, sarcastic and menacing Atlanta airport so he can be home Peter should convince Ethan he’s in time for his wife (Michelle Monaghan) to give birth. Her “Due not ready for Hollywood. Not that we’re going to have a lot Date” is Friday. But Peter runs of “growing” or “learning” here. afoul of Ethan (Galifianakis), a This “Hangover Hits the shambling bear of a boob traveling with a pug dog named Sonny. From Highway” benefits from what one

Rated R for language, drug use and sexual content; starring Robert Downey Jr., Zach Galifianakis, Jamie Foxx and Michelle Monaghan; directed by Todd Phillips; opening Friday at University Place 8 in Carbondale and Illinois Centre 8 in Marion

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‘Due Date’ opens Friday in Carbondale and Marion.

can only assume is a lot of riffing by the cast — one-liners topping other one-liners. Todd Phillips’ film takes a couple of sentimental detours, and not every cameo pays off with big laughs. But it’s a streamlined movie, with just two very funny

actors carrying the laugh load. Galifianakis is every bit as nasty and gross as he was in his breakthrough film with Phillips. His performance and Downey’s reaction to him combine for a “Due Date” comedy lovers won’t want to miss.