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Entries sought for Fantastic Fibers competition
Call toll-free: 800-228-0429 Cara Recine, Lifestyles and special projects editor cara.recine@thesouthern.com / ext. 5075
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PADUCAH — The 2013 edition of the Fantastic Fibers competitive exhibition at the Yeiser Art Center will be the first to be sanctioned by the American Quilter’s Association. Entries are now being
accepted for the annual contest. This year, nearly 400 entries were received from 159 artists in 10 countries. Fifty-three works by 43 artists were chosen for the exhibit. Entries must be received by Jan. 25. Individuals who
have work accepted into the show will be notified in February. The show opens with a reception on April 6 and runs through April. It coincides with the American Quilter Society’s annual show and contest,
which runs April 24 to April 27 at the National Quilt Museum. For more information, visit www.fantastic fibers.theyeiser.org, call 270-442-2453 or email yeiser@theyeiser.org.
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The Photography Project: University Museum, SIU; by high school students from Cobden, Elverado, Eldorado, Zeigler-Royalton and Shawnee Community College students; through Dec. 8; www.museum.siu.edu; 618-453-5388 Master of Fine Arts Candidates’ Preview: University Museum, SIU; latest work from students who will graduate in 2013; through Dec. 8; www.museum. siu.edu; 618-453-5388 The Mitchell Collection of Small Metal Treasures: University Museum, SIU; through Dec. 8; 618-4535388; www.museum.siu.edu Political Cartoons: From the Jerome M. Mileur Collection, University Museum, SIU; presidential memorabilia collection; through Dec. 8; www.museum. siu.edu; 618-453-5388 Sensation, Revelation: Themes and Variations In Color and Form, University Museum, SIU; artists include Josef Albers, Richard Anuszkiewicz, Patrick Caulfield, Patrick Heron, John Hoyland, Patrick Hughes, Kenneth Martin and Victor Vasarely; through Dec. 8; www.museum.siu.edu; 618-453-5388 Obscure Stages: Graduate Association of Painters and Printmakers, The Gallery Space, Law office of Joni Beth Bailey, 1008 Walnut Street, Murphysboro; through Dec. 14; 618-521-5713 Sunshine Artists Exhibition: Sallie Logan Public Library, 1808 Walnut
St., Murphysboro; through Dec. 17; hours, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Off The Wall Exhibit: Holiday Group Artist Exhibition, anthill gallery and vintage curiosities, in conjunction with The Yellow Moon Cafe, both in downtown Cobden; over 60 artists; through Dec. 23 Mixed Medium Pastiche: Joan Skiver-Levy, Southern Illinois Art and Artisan Center, Rend Lake; a mini exhibition including a watercolor collage; through Dec. 31; 618-629-2220 Group du Jour art: Harrisburg District Library; the nine artists in the group are members of the Paducah Area Painters Alliance; through December Harvest Time: Marion Carnegie Library, 206 S. Market St., Marion; artwork in partnership with the Little Egypt Arts Association; through December; 618-9935935; www.littleegypt arts.com Art & Soul: By the Little Egypt Arts Association, The Pavilion, Marion; more than 30 pieces of artwork with subjects ranging from patriotic themes to wildlife and florals; through December; 618 993-2657; www.littleegyptarts.com Changes: Two-Woman show by Patty Morrison and Missy Carstens, Little Egypt Arts Centre, downtown Marion; focus, fine art and functional pieces made from recycled materials; through
Jan. 3; www.littleegypt arts.com. Cedarhurst Exhibits: Cedarhurst Center For The Arts, 2600 Richview Road, Mount Vernon; exhibitions, The Joy Thornton-Walter and John Walter Collection of Contemporary Glass Art, Main Gallery; Kuenz Sculpture Park Photo Contest, Beal Grand Corridor Gallery; Shrode Photography Competition, Regenhardt Gallery at Shrode Art Center and C. W. Roelle: At Home with Nature, Beck Family Center Gallery; through Jan. 6; www. cedarhurst.org; 618-242-1236 On & Of Paper: Southern Illinois Art & Artisans Center, Whittington; paintings, drawings, photography, digital art, prints, woodblock, lithographs and etchings and constructed works created out of paper; through Jan. 27; hours, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; 618-629-2220 When Nature Talks: Southern Illinois Art & Artisans Center, 14967 Gun Creek Trail, Whittington; artists, Les Barker, Lisa Goesling, Roger Grimes, Chris Main, Yuki Nyhan, Leonard Wilson; through March 10; 618-629-2220 www.museum. state.il.us/ismsites/so-il Salvador Dali: The Playing Cards Suite, University Museum, SIU; The Ace, King, Queen and Jack of Diamonds and Spades are interpreted with the inimitable Daliesque flair in this exhibition of eight prints by the surrealist master; through March 29; www.museum.siu.edu; 618-453-5388
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Fantastic Fibers: Yeiser Art Center, Paducah; sanctioned by the American Quilter’s Association; entries accepted through Jan. 25; www.fantastic fibers.theyeiser.org; 270-4422453; yeiser@theyeiser.org
Exhibits New Art Show: Featuring artists Free Humanity and SHT! starts Friday, Dec. 7, Weaver’s Cottage, 1904 Bass Lane, Carbondale; hours, 1-5 p.m. Friday-Sunday; 618-457-6823 The Spirits of Key West Cemetery: By photographers Jo Kirch and Eldon Benz, Varsity Center for the Arts, 418 S. Illinois Ave., Carbondale; on display through Dec. 16; prints available for viewing and purchase during performances of Blithe Spirit, 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday Dec. 7-8 and Dec. 14-15 and 2 p.m. Sunday Dec. 9 and 16; www.stagecompany.org; 618-549-5466; 618-549-3465 Primo Angeli: A Retrospective of Posters, Design & Brand Identity, University Museum, SIU; master designer Primo Angeli grew up in West Frankfort; internationally know designer; posters for the Olympics; through Dec. 8; www.museum. siu.edu; 618-453-5388 Lions & Tigers & Bears, Oh My: Animals in a humorous setting through poems on various artworks, University Museum, SIU; through Dec. 8; www.museum.siu.edu; 618-453-5388
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Two unique artists featured at Weaver’s Cottage Works by artists from both coasts will be on display at Weaver’s Cottage through January. The artists known as Free Humanity and SHT! are featured in the new exhibit. Free Humanity, a Hollywood-based artist, uses an artistic style influenced by his belief that one person has the power to make changes for the better through their artwork. He campaigns to educate the public on how the world and its
afflictions affect everyone and all people are connected. His original cut stencil pieces with spray paint and acrylic paint hand applied are displayed. North Carolina-based SHT! will be displaying original silkscreens that have been painted on after the process. Weaver’s Cottage, 1904 Bass Lane, is open from 1 PROVIDED to 5 p.m. Friday to Sunday. Artwork by Hollywood-based For more information, call artist Free Humanity will be 618-457-6823. displayed at Weaver’s
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The best times to visit the art center are between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday. Guests are encouraged to call 618998-8530 before visiting, to ensure a volunteer staff member is on site. Visits during other times can be arranged by calling 618997-0421. — Adam Testa
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featuring her Impressionist acrylic pieces, along with hooked rugs made from scraps of material that would normally be thrown away. Carstens will also feature her signature Impressionist pieces, as well as recycled material collages, upcycled frames and vases and more.
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In “Blithe Spirit,” a novelist hires a psychic medium, expecting her to be a humorous shyster, to help him with research for his newest book. But problems go awry for he and his wife when they accidentally conjure up a connection with his late first wife. Unfortunately, the husband is the only one who can see the spirit, causing hilarity to ensue. The show, directed by Christian H. Moe and presented by The Stage Co., runs at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Dec. 7-8 and 14-15, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9 and 16, at the Varsity Center for the Arts. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students and can be purchased at the box office or www.stage company.org.
New exhibit focuses on recycled-material art MARION — Recycled materials are the focus of “Changes,” a new exhibit by Missy Carstens and Patty Morrison at the Little Egypt Arts Centre. The show includes fine art and functional pieces made from recycled items. The exhibit runs through Jan. 3. Morrison will be
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during the Civil War by Henry Wolf, 7 p. m. Tuesday, Dec. 11, Trivia night: 6 p.m. Chester Public Library; Saturday, Dec. 8, Marion High 618-826-3711 School, 1501 S. Carbon St.; PAST Open House: Tour benefits the Marion High the 1855 Harvel Home at 102 School library; $90 per table; S. Main St., Jonesboro, cash prizes, table prizes, 2-4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 22; silent auction; refreshments free; refreshments available; 618-993-8196, ext. 239 Theater The Carbondale Blithe Spirit: By Noel Comedians: 9 p.m. Mondays, Coward Friday-Sunday, Dec. Hangar 9, Carbondale; 10 p.m. Wednesdays, Station 7-9 and 14-16, Varsity Center for the Arts, 418 S. Illinois 13, Carbondale; see The Ave., Carbondale; presented Carbondale Comedians on by The Stage Company; Facebook times, 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. History Sundays; $15/$10; 618-549Civil War presentation: 5466; 618-549-3465; Thomas Nast and Christmas www.stagecompany.org
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Holiday events bring seasonal spirit to life in Southern Illinois BY ADAM TESTA THE SOUTHERN
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he unseasonably warm winter weather has evoked a slew of mixed emotions from people in Southern Illinois. Many are embracing the opportunity to keep the winter wear tucked away in the closet for another few weeks, while others are already hoping it snows for Christmas. But the temperatures outside aren’t the only warmth to be felt this time of the year. The warmth of holiday spirit is alive and well, as people of all ages
holiday joy or need help Films keeping everything It’s a Wonderful Life: straight, here is a list of 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7 and the upcoming holiday events in Southern Illinois: Saturday, Dec. 8, Liberty Theater, downtown Murphysboro; donation; count down the final days concessions available; until their yuletide holiday Art Events celebration. Whether Holiday Sale & Party: By Do 618-684-5880 A Christmas Story: 2 p.m. Christmas, Hanukah or U Glass Hot Shop, 10 a.m.-6 Saturday, Dec. 8, Liberty another occasion, there’s p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, Theater, downtown something to celebrate. Douglass School Art Place, Murphysboro; donation; As the holidays draw 900 Douglass St. Murphyconcessions available; near, the calendar sboro; food; drink; glass 618-684-5880 becomes more and more blowing demonstrations; filled with theater 618-687-3791 productions, concerts and Holiday Extravaganza Happenings other festive events exhibit: Little Egypt Arts Christmas Joy: Christmas happening throughout the Centre, downtown Marion; region. artwork, photos, jewelry, fiber Bazaar, 7 a.m.-1 p.m. If you haven’t chosen pieces; works for sale; through Thursday, Dec. 6, Harrisburg where to spread your Dec. 31; www.littleegyptarts.com First Methodist Church, 122 W. Poplar St., Harrisburg; holiday meal, candies, baked goods; 618-253-7023
For holiday music performances, see Concerts on Page 8.
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The Holiday Lights Fair: Now through Sunday, Dec. 30, Du Quoin State Fairground; over 1 million lights in a 2.5- mile drive-through, with 30 major exhibits; 5:30-9:30 p.m. each weekday; Expo Hall open 6-9 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday through Dec. 23; $8 per vehicle; www.duquointourism.org Holiday Light Display: Every evening now through Jan. 1, Coulterville City Park; features a million lights and 400 Christmas figurines, animated displays, walk through displays, play land Way of Lights: 5-9 p.m. through Dec. 31, National Shrine of Our Lady in the Snows, Belleville; laser show, camel rides, children’s activities, petting zoo; free;
618-397-6700; www.wayoflights.org Candy Cane Lane: Now through Dec.31, Candy Cane Lane, a street in West Frankfort that is highly decorated each Christmas; look for the Elves Station at 708 Candy Cane Lane being used to collect food and monetary donations for charity Jolly Old Santa Claus: Story Time, 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 7, Beck Family Center Library, Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, 2600 E. Richmond Road, Mount Vernon; 618-242-1236; www.cedarhurst.org A Home for the Holidays: Presented by Bethany Village Family Crisis Resource Center; starts 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7, Great Boars of Fire,
MOVIES 920 Kratzinger Hollow Road, Cobden; features dinner, music by Mixed Company, raffles; $25; 618-833-1777 Live Nativity and Festival of Trees: 5:30-8:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7, United Methodist Children’s Home, 2023 Richview Road, Mount Vernon; actors, animals, hot chocolate, music in an outdoor setting; free; 618-242-1070 Journey to Bethlehem: 6-8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Dec. 7-8, First Christian Church, 1001 S. Cherry St., West Frankfort; guided tours depart every 10 minutes to take visitors back in time to experience the sights and sounds that Mary and Joseph encountered as they journeyed to Bethlehem; free; 618-932-6360 A Night in Bethlehem: 5-8 p.m. Friday-Sunday, Dec. 7-9, First Baptist Church, 200 S. Walker St., Cobden;
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tour starts every 10 minutes and takes about an hour; walk through the streets of Bethlehem; take part in the census; talk to shopkeepers, shepherds, Roman guards and townspeople; homemade breads; candy; 618-893-2261; www.cobdenfbc.com Christmas Cookie Walk: 8 a.m.-noon Saturday, Dec. 8, Immanuel Lutheran Church, 1915 Pine St. Murphysboro; also, re-gifting store; homemade cookies and candy for sale with new and gently used items for purchase; 618-534-5708 Cookie Sale: 8 a.m.-noon Saturday, Dec. 8, Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, 1501 Broeking Road, Marion.; cookies by the pound; many varieties; also, crafts for sale Craft show and bazaar: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, Murphysboro Youth and Recreation Center; held by the Murphysboro Christian
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Academy; homemade arts and crafts, holiday bazaar, cookie walk, prizes; 618-9977877 French/Indian Celebration: 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, Kaskaskia Immaculate Conception Church, Kaskaskia Island; Al Keisor will play hymns on the 1878 pipe organ and Father Dave Corrigan will preside at mass following the ceremony; prayers are said in both English and Native languages; 618-826-2667 Holiday market: 10 a.m.3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, Metropolis Community Center, 900 W. 10th St.; holiday shopping for the entire family; 618-524-4016 Kids Korner Gift Shop: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, Marion Second Baptist Church, 308 S. Russell St.; fundraiser for the Lighthouse Shelter; children may shop for family and friends; many
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items, $1-$5; gift bags provided; also, pictures with Santa; 618-982-9515 Santa’s Workshop: 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, Church of the Good Shepherd, 515 Orchard Drive, Carbondale; children can make gifts for family and friends; 618-457-2232 Holiday Food Drive Musical: 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9, New Zion Baptist Church, 803 N. Robert A. Stalls Ave., Carbondale; special guests include Gail McEwen, the New Zion Chapel Choir, The Bethel AME Shabach Choir, The Spiritual Travelers, Ko Ah Mime; master of ceremonies Darryl Cox; bring canned goods, nonperishable items; 618-2034888 or 618-549-6708 Story time with Santa: 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, Sesser Public Library; Santa will read stories to children; games; hot chocolate;
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homemade cookies; all children will receive a gift bag; 618-625-6566 Hometown Christmas: Saturday-Sunday, Dec. 8-9, Murphysboro; Festival of Trees at General John A. Logan Museum; silent auction, wreath decorating, ginger bread house contest; www.visitmurphysboro.com Olde Tyme Christmas: 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9, Fort Massac State Park, Metropolis; re-enactors showcase the Christmas traditions of the French Colonial, American Revolutionary, Lewis and Clark, War of 1812 and Civil War periods in the fort; music; refreshments served inside the museum; free; www.metropolistourism. com Christmas Lights Parade: 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 13, South Main St. Harrisburg; Home for the Holiday
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Murphysboro Hometown Christmas Most Events December 8th & 9th, 2012
Saturday 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM and Sunday 12:00 Noon to 4:00 PM
Festival of Trees at Logan Museum
Holiday Greenery displays. Silent auction ends Dec. 9th.
Craft Show
Murphysboro Youth and Rec Center on Saturday, Dec. 8th, 8 a.m to 5 p.m.
Christmas Bazaar
Murphysboro Christian Academy on Saturday, Dec. 8th, 8 a.m to 5 p.m. MCA Cookie Walk, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., 805 N. 16th St. Call 684-5083 for info.
Hughes Gallery Art Exhibit
Logan Neighborhood at 1603 Edith Street. Dec. 8th & 9th, Dec.15th 10 - 4 p.m.
Movie at Liberty Theater
Children’s activities and a movie. Saturday, Dec. 8th at 2 p.m.
Gingerbread House Contest
Contest date is Dec.8th. Set up is Dec. 7th and 8th at the Murphysboro Youth and Rec Center. Entry fee $5. For more info visit the MYRC or Murphysboro Hometown Christmas on facebook.
Pictures with Santa
Saturday Dec. 8th, from 12:30 - 4 p.m at Logan Museum.
For more information, rules and entry forms find us on facebook or www.visitmurphysboro.com.
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HOLIDAY EVENTS: Continued Drive Through Bethlehem: 5-9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15 and 5:30-8 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 16, Denmark Baptist Church, 2262 Pyatt-Cutler Road, Cutler; five-scene drivethrough depicting the Christmas story of Jesus; free; 618-497-2752
Theater Christmas 1944: USO musical, 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7 and Sunday, Dec. 9, Christ Community Church, 473 W. Harrison Road, Murphysboro; $5; free for World War II veterans; 618684-3594; www.ccc-si.com The Gospel According to Scrooge: Musical, 7 p.m. Thursday-Sunday, Dec. 13-16 and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Marion Cultural and Civic Center; presented by
Marion’s First Baptist Church; free; 618-997-9386 Yuletide Homicide: Murder Mystery Dinner Theater, 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15, Pheasant Hollow Winery, 14931 Illinois 37, Whittington; 618-6292302; Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Ballet: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15 and 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 16, Shryock Auditorium, SIU; $20/$8; presented by the Southern Illinois Symphony Orchestra and the Southern Illinois Music Festival Dance Company; 618-453-6000; www. southernticketsonline.com Miracle On 34th Street: Holiday classic, 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 17, Carson Center, 100 Kentucky Ave., Paducah; $15; 270-450-4444 or www.thecarsoncenter.org.
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Ceremony honors Native American tradition KASKASKIA — A seasonal tradition at the Kaskaskia Immaculate Conception Church honors a Native American legend. The story tells of a woman sadly making her way to the church, where other members of the congregation were bringing a gift in honor of Mary. But this woman came poor and emptyhanded. Walking with her eyes facing downward, she noticed lilies blooming through the snow and ice. She gathered an armful and brought them to the church, where the others were amazed. In a re-enactment of the tale, a procession of women each carrying a lily commemorate the
miracle at the Southern Illinois Church by placing their lilies in a vase before the statue of Mary. The women do this while singing a hymn in Native American language. The lilies remain in the church through December as part of Christmas and the traditions of the natives. Musician Al Keisor will play hymns on the 1878 pipe organ and Father Dave Corrigan will preside at mass the follows the ceremony. Prayers are said in both English and Native languages. The symbolic ceremony begins at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, at the church on Kaskaskia Island. — Adam Testa
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Christmas ‘Miracle’ coming to Paducah PADUCAH — The holiday classic “Miracle on 34th Street” will come to life on the stage of The Carson Center later this month. The national touring production arrives in Paducah for a 7 p.m. performance Monday, Dec. 17. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at thecarsoncenter.org or by calling 270-450-4444. The musical was created by Meredith Willson and remains one of the most loved of all holiday tales. The story was originally written by Valentine Davies for the 1940s film of the same name, but is brought to life with vibrant sights and sounds in the stage adaptation. The story follows the adventures of Kris Kringle, an elderly man forced out of his retirement home because his sanity is called into question as he claims to be Santa Claus. He’s forced to make a choice between the
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“nut house,” as he calls it, or fending for himself on the streets. Opportunity presents itself for Kringle to become Santa in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, and from that point, he sets out to change the lives of everyone he meets. — Adam Testa
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MARION — When Santa Claus arrives at the Holiday Extravaganza at the Pavilion of the City of Marion, he won’t be coming in his signature sleigh and his reindeer will be at home resting. Santa will be arriving at the celebration via helicopter at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 12. His visit will be one of the many highlights of the open house event, which runs from 1 to 7 p.m. The recently renovated Pavilion, now owned by the city, will be decked out with holiday lights and decorations. Decorating services were provided by Dreams Do
Come True, a local event planning company. Wish lanterns will also be lit in the night sky that evening. Kids will also be able to see a fire truck and play inside a bouncy house. Music will be provided by Club VIP DJ service, and food will be served by Western Sizzlin. A number of bicycles will also be given away to children 12 and younger. The event is free and open to the public. “It provides something for the community, for people of all ages,” said Cindy Hunt, marketing director for the Pavilion. — Adam Testa
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Jefferson County native working toward goal of going big-time in music biz of fun, and I learned a lot,” Clarke said. “Watching how the producer worked with the artists was the most Vince Hoffard interesting part. Everybody was laughing and having a good time on rowing up in rural the set, but after the Jefferson County, editing process, the final Brittany Clarke never product looked pretty wanted to leave the farm. serious. It was a great She loved the smell of experience for me.” fresh cut hay, riding fourThe 23-year-old Clarke wheelers through a mud was definitely a country hole and all four-legged singer as a teenager. She creatures. Getting stuck covered all the latest hits behind a massive tractor and classics. However, creeping down the road during marathon fournever bothered her much. hour shows, she was It was part of growing up forced to rock things up a in rural America. little to make everyone “I always told my family happy. I would live in the field Spending the last across from my house,” several years trying to Clarke said. “I’m a navigate the turbulent country girl. I hate the waters of Music City, she city.” has discovered her true A graduate of Webber passion may be drifting Township High School, away from a Martina Clarke loves to sing. She McBride style and more successfully competed in toward Katy Perry. many vocal competitions Clarke was contacted by as a child. Instead of a a New York company waning interest as she hit earlier this year that is her teens, her passion to highly interested in her be on stage only grew. ability to cross over into When her prep career the pop market. They flew was over, she packed her her and her mother, bags and moved to Sandy, into the Big Apple Nashville, determined to and she passed a be a famous entertainer. stringent audition with She has diligently flying colors. pursued her dream, “Although I’m in my making contacts in the 20s, I still feel like I’m industry, working as a trapped in a 15-year-old model and actress on the body. They love my side. enthusiasm,” she said. “It Recently, a Facebook all started with a random friend told her about a conversation on social video shoot for a hot new media. I was a little country act. She sent in a skeptical at first, but I few pictures, auditioned could tell pretty quickly it for the job and was hired. was the real deal. This is a She plays a major role in golden opportunity. The the new music video guys I’m working for “Runnin’ Out of Air” by believe in me. They have duo Love and Theft. given me everything they “Filming the video took promised.” 14 hours. It was a pretty For the past week, the long day, but it was a lot petite blonde has been in
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New York City working with the company, recording in a major studio and displaying her writing talent. Last night, she performed at an open mic night at a small club in Pennsylvania. “My music career is definitely in full throttle right now. Getting picked up by the New York company is the biggest opportunity I’ve ever had,” Clarke said. “It takes a long time in this business to find the right person to get interested in you. They love my music and personality.” While shifting in a new direction, Clarke said there are no plans to eliminate the music that originally led her to Nashville. “I’ve always had a huge passion for pop music. Crossing over to the pop side is a 180-degree turn for me,” she said. “Don’t worry; I’m not totally abandoning my country roots. This new music could be classified as pop country.” Riding the fence between genres has been popularized by Kelly
Clarkson, Carrie Underwood and Sheryl Crow and taken into the stratosphere by Taylor Swift. Clarke said she loves the freedom of expression offered by songwriting. “I try to write mainly about life experiences,” she said. “Sometimes a wild idea will hit me and I’ll write a song that is completely fiction. Getting to put a crazy emotion on paper that I’ve never experienced is awesome.”
Jefferson County native Brittany Clarke has recently signed a music deal with a New York-based company. She will spend two weeks in the Big Apple in January recording and writing music.
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Italian wind quintet performing concerts in Southern Illinois Southern Illinois music aficionados have four opportunities to hear a classical Italian wind quintet perform in the region. The Padova-based I Cinque Elementi will visit the region from Dec. 11-16 before traveling to Chicago for performances Dec. 17-18. Edward Benyas, conductor of the Southern Illinois Symphony Orchestra, met the members of the quintet while visiting Italy and coordinated their visit to the United States. I Cinque Elementi draws its name from the Italian translation of the five elements. The ensemble, which gave its first
performance during the International Summer Festival in Germany, plays chamber and new music. Its repertoire includes not only original music for wind quintet but also arrangements from the classical era to modern day. The ensemble’s members have won major musical contests throughout Europe and perform regularly with major European orchestras, including Milan’s La Scala Orchestra Kentucky and Venice’s Orchestra del Teatro la Fenice. Bluegrass Night: 7:30 p.m. I Cinque Elementi will Friday, Dec. 7, Kentucky Opry, perform three exclusive 88 Chilton Lane, Benton, Ky.; performances while in free; www.kentuckyopry.com; Southern Illinois. 888-459-8704 At 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 13, they will perform a free concert in the Morris Library Atrium on the SIU campus. On Friday, they will perform the first concert in the wine cave at Walker’s Bluff in Carterville at 7:30 p.m. Cocktails, wine and hors d’oeuvres will be served at 6 p.m., and a dessert 3 Uniquely Decorated Rooms buffet will follow the concert. Tickets are $75 and are available by calling Massages Available by 618-956-9900. Appointment During Your Stay. The ensemble presents a free Klassics for Kids Sampling Privileges concert at 10 a.m. in Room during your stay. 112 of Altgeld Hall at SIU. The members will then join the Southern Illinois Ask about our Speciality Parties Symphony Orchestra for the production of “The Nutcracker” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15, and 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 16, at Shryock Auditorium. 801 Ninth St.• Highland, IL • 618/654-9340 Tickets are $20 for adults and $8 for students and Only 30 Minutes from Downtown can be purchased at www. St. Louis and Fairview Heights southernticketsonline. View the rooms at www.thechocolateaffair.com com or by calling 618-453-6000. • Friend us on for shop updates
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Dailey & Vincent making their way to SIU BY ADAM TESTA THE SOUTHERN
Darrin Vincent and Jamie Dailey’s relationship began in the simplest of ways. In 2001, both men were performing at a bluegrass awards show with their respective bands at the time, and when Dailey took the stage singing, Vincent and his touring frontman Ricky Skaggs were impressed with his vocal talents. “When he was done, I went backstage, put out my
hand and said, ‘My name is Darrin Vincent, and I want to be your friend,’” Vincent recalled. The two exchanged contact information and soon learned they actually lived near each other. They met one morning over breakfast and began talking about the state of the bluegrass music industry and sharing personal stories and philosophies. They quickly developed a strong working relationship, and six years later, they’d begin a whirlwind tour of success.
On Dec. 27, 2007, the duo took the stage for their first paying gig as Dailey & Vincent, a show at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. For the past five years, they have traveled the globe, sharing their quirky personalities and quality bluegrass sound with audiences across the globe. “We’ve been going worldwide just having fun playing music and recording material,” Vincent said. The duo is in the middle of their second annual Christmas tour. Last year, it was a limited engagement with only a few performances, but this year, the schedule has more than doubled. They will bring that show to SIU’s Shryock Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9, as part of the SIU Presents! performing arts series. Tickets are $20 to $40 and can be purchased at www.southernticketsonline
.com or by calling 618-4536000. Patrons can save $5 per ticket by using the promo code “SOUTHERN.” Vincent said he and Dailey aren’t ones to just stand around on stage playing music. While the highlight of the show will be the mixture of acoustic Christmas tunes, traditional bluegrass and a diverse range of other genres including Southern gospel and country, they also bring a bit of character to the stage. “The audience can expect to laugh and cry,” he said. “It’s going to be highenergy. We come out explosive, so be prepared to buckle in and have a good time.” The award-winning duo are prepared to celebrate their fifth anniversary together later this month in strong fashion. They have a new album slated for release in March, new material in the works and plans for a
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television show being shopped around to various networks. The concept for the show, Vincent said, would be a variety show centered around acoustic music. It would span an array of genres and include some signature and well-known personalities and characters. “We’ve got our eyes on a few people who have us falling over laughing,” he said. But for now, the focus is on the holiday concert series. One of the special benefits of shows like the one at Shryock are that they are an opportunity for Dailey and Vincent to meet and interact with other local bluegrass musicians. The Bankesters, one of Southern Illinois’ most popular bluegrass groups,
will open for Dailey & Vincent on Sunday. The family band has earned a fair deal of acclaim in their own right, capturing awards from the International Bluegrass Music Association. Phil and Dorene Bankester began playing music with their daughters in 2004 and have released four albums since then. While Vincent said he hadn’t yet heard The Bankesters, he’s always excited for the opportunity to meet fellow bluegrass musicians. “It’s always really fun for them and for us,” he said. “A lot of the time, they’re fans of us, and to hear the testimony of how it’s helped shape them is really cool.” adam.testa@thesouthern.com 618-351-5031
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CDs Pop Alicia Keys “Girl On Fire” *** Grabby title, and the song of the same name hangs its hat on a big, belted-out hook that demands attention. It’s a misleading sobriquet, though, for Alicia Keys’ fifth album, a bounce-back from the mid-career rut of 2007’s “As I Am” and 2009’s “The Element Of Freedom.” Maybe marriage and motherhood have something to do with it — her son Egypt shows up acting cutesy at the end of “When It’s All Over” — but “Girl On Fire” is marked more by confidently composed maturity than an effort to set the night ablaze. Sure, there are some silly, de rigueur concessions to the marketplace, such as the Nicki Minaj rap appended to the title track, or the knotty reggae rhythm that Keys awkwardly navigates at the start of the clumsily titled “Limitedless.” But Keys mostly plays to her strengths here. She starts off with the piano-tinkling “De Novo Adagio” intro, teams up effectively with both Maxwell and blues guitarist Gary Clark Jr. on “Fire We Make,” digs into a gospel groove on “Not Even the King,” and, most effectively, delivers a just-right raspy soul vocal on “Tears Always Win,” a huge hit-to-be
cowritten with Bruno Mars. Kid Rock “Rebel Soul” *** Heartland rock and country epics — that was Kid Rock, vintage 2010. Kid’s “Born Free” that year was a good one, filled with the grandeur, grit and fresh air of a Bob Seger record, without Kid’s usual hip-hop lean or stripclub soliloquies. Problem was, few people bought into the idea of a Chevy truck-driving, wind-in-your-hair-styled Kid. They like their Kid with dirty hair and a dirtier mind. So he gave it to them. “Rebel Soul” is more clichédriven than Rock’s foul, funkier previous albums. Then again, you don’t come to Kid’s albums for innovation. You come for tried-and-true rockout axioms, ideas as worn as old motorcycle boots, and how Kid somehow makes them inviting. The churning, bassheavy sound behind the yowling Rock is crusty and distorted — a perfect fit for the sleaze factor of cuts like “Cocaine and Gin.” Throw some hip-hop and a hot tub into that equation? A tune like “Cucci Galore.” Replace sex and drugs with cars, and there’s the rich Corinthian leather of “3 CATT Boogie.” No matter how tacky or tawdry, there’s always an earnest Kid trying to break
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through on tunes like “God Save Rock n Roll.” As long as it’s nasty, let him try. Ke$ha “Warrior” *** Ke$ha burst onto the scene with 2009’s “Animal,” a wonderland of bourbon-breath’d, glitterflecked, dance-all-night moral relativists. “Warrior,” her guestladen follow-up, begins on a similar course. Lead single “Die Young” is a classic livefor-the-party anthem, while the Iggy Pop duet “Dirty Love” is deliciously, almost uncomfortably filthy. But cracks begin to show in Ke$ha’s neon body paint, through which we can see a beating, vulnerable heart. The house thumper “Wherever You Are” and the Strokes-assisted “Only Wanna Dance With You” celebrate love of the nonfleeting variety. And the Ben Folds/ Flaming Lips-aided deluxe edition track “Past Lives” chronicles an oddball romance for the ages. Even the kiss-off “Thinking Of You” reveals previously uncharted depths. While not a completely seamless process, the evolution of Ke$ha is fascinating to watch.
Country/ blues Iris Dement “Sing the Delta” **** Iris DeMent certainly takes her time making albums. “Sing the
Delta” is her first in eight years and her first collection of new original material in 16. When the results are this sublimely good, however, it’s hard to complain. The 51-year-old Arkansasborn singer may have been raised in Southern California, but her voice still possesses an industrial-strength nasal twang, one that radiates both frailty and resolve and is as real and unvarnished as the portrait of her on the cover. The music, likewise, is still rooted in country and gospel, with DeMent’s churchy piano underpinning most of the tracks. The vividly drawn songs bring striking depth and nuance to familiar country themes, whether she’s singing movingly about Mom and Dad, missing a loved one, or delivering a love song to her native South (the title track, a stately ballad caressed by Stax-like soul horns). Perhaps nowhere does DeMent cut closer to the bone than on the songs that grapple with faith. It still exerts an ineluctable pull on her: On “If That Ain’t Love,” she sings about being overcome when Aretha comes on her car radio singing “Precious Lord, Take My Hand.” But in “The Kingdom Has Already Come,” she confesses: “I stopped in
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the church to pray/ It was the middle of the day/ And I don’t even know if I believe in God.” And that is followed by her devastating story about “The Night I Learned How Not to Pray.”
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Jazz Adam Kromelow Trio “Youngblood” ***1/2 Just when you think jazz is a dying genre, along comes some new blood. Pianist Adam Kromelow is just a year out of Manhattan School of Music, and his CD from earlier this year sounds big and often scary-good. His trio, with drummer Jason Burger and bassist Raviv Markovitz, is heavy on the leader’s originals, such as “Mr. Pokey,” which takes a sly way through the melody. Or “Mojo,” a Monkish bit of free jazz, a rarity in this age of attention deficit. Kromelow and mates show their poetic side picking through a sweet take of the Beatles’“Across the Universe,” and they go positively epic on Peter Gabriel’s “Mercy Street,” which resonates in the head long after it ends. Pianist Arturo O’Farrill is the sage producer who lets this young trio take it down. But all credit goes to the upstarts themselves.
Clarke will spend three weeks in January in New York recording original material. It will be posted for digital download online for a website that is currently under construction. “Things are starting to happen. It takes a lot of hard work and dedication, but I hope to make Southern Illinois proud,” the feisty Clarke stated, with exuberance. “I haven’t given up on my goals.” Although she will always be “Brit” to her friends, Clarke said there is a possibility she will assume a yet-to-bedetermined stage name. VINCE HOFFARD can be reached at 618-658-9095 or vincehoffard@ yahoo.com.
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The kid’s into soccer since, as George notes, “It’s in your blood.” He and his team just need proper coaching, something the cellphone dads of suburban Washington can’t provide. So George takes over. That’s when the soccer moms come around. Some are single, some aren’t. Barb (the adorable Judy Greer) breaks into tears every time she questions the coach about her son, but she’s not above throwing herself at the guy. Nor is the vivacious manhunter Denise (Catherine Zeta-Jones). Dennis Quaid is a rich backslapper who uses George’s celebrity to impress clients, but whose neglected wife (Uma Thurman) could use a little Scotch — or a big
strapping Scot. Meanwhile, George is making a heartfelt, sentimental play for the ex-wife, who is about to remarry and isn’t hearing it. There’s a time-honored tradition of action heroes and leading men reviving their careers with movies filled with kids. Dwayne Johnson (“The Game Plan,” “The Tooth Fairy”) has done it repeatedly. Even Jeff Bridges was reduced to playing a girls’ gymnastics coach in “Stick It,” before winning his Oscar and staging a comeback. But most of these guys had the good sense not to build those dreams on the guy who wrote “So I Married an Axe Murderer.” A few performers stand out here, with Greer, Thurman and Quaid landing the laughs. But
Gabriele (“Seven Pounds”) Muccino’s direction is an uncomfortable mush of sentimental and sexy. All those kids on the set, those long game sequences and the star’s determination to play safe and sweet and nice rob “Keeps” of its potential. A swaggering ex-jock who needs to get over his womanizing isn’t the passive, put-upon sexual patsy that Butler plays here — helpless in the presence of a beautiful woman. This could have been a saucy “What Women Want,” with just a smattering of soccer. The emphasis on the kids and “the beautiful game” make “Playing for Keeps” a new “Kicking & Screaming,” but without Will Ferrell. And even he wouldn’t want to see that.