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Top 20 Restaurant of the Week: Grumpy’s Smokehouse BY BRENT STEWART FOR THE SOUTHERN
he idea of opening a restaurant was one that simmered low and slow in the minds of business partners Mike Harris and Kevin Howerton. For years, the two friends prepared their barbecue for friends and family. Howerton dabbled in competition, but mainly their barbecue was just for special occasions, such as Harris’ large Fourth of July parties. This event sometimes saw as many as 400 to 500 attendees and Harris had to build a cooking trailer to handle the amount of food needed. The demand for Howerton and Harris’ barbecue became so great; they were getting regular requests to cater holidays and parties. At some point, it became an every weekend job for the two men who were busy with full-time careers of their own. “It got out of hand,” Harris said. Two years ago, the idea of a restaurant came up, but Howerton didn’t feel the time was right. However, last year, Harris felt the idea was ready to come out of the oven. “I told (Kevin) we were going to open it whether he wanted to or not,” Harris said with a laugh. The initial idea was small, but it soon developed into a full service restaurant. Grumpy’s Smokehouse finally opened last August to an overwhelming response. And although Harris admits he is often accused of looking the part, the name “Grumpy’s” was just something he and Howerton found on the internet and agreed upon. Grumpy’s barbecue is prepared in the Memphis style, using a special rub on their meat and then smoked low and slow with apple or cherry wood. Three different sauces are served on the side, for customers to apply as they desire. The Grumpy’s sauce is a vinegar based sauce, Sweet Thing is their sweet sauce and to kick things up a notch, there’s Sassy, a hot sauce. Those sauces can be used on a variety of smoked meats — ribs, chicken, turkey, pork and the popular beef brisket.
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Grumpy’s Smokehouse opened in August in Carterville.
Buy one entrée and get one free at this restaurant and other featured restaurants across Southern Illinois with the 2011 Top 20 Dining Card. Purchase them at The Southern offices in Carbondale and Marion, call 618-5295454 or online at www.thesouthern.com/top20. Cards are $20. But barbecue isn’t the only dish on the menu. Chili is served daily, along with the soup of the day. On Friday night, Grumpy’s has all-youcan-eat fish and chicken and dumplings are available on Sundays. They also have a full bar. For dessert, Howerton’s mother makes homemade cakes and pies. On any given day, you could get a large slice of apple, pumpkin or coconut pie, or Italian cream cake, chocolate dream cake or deep fried cheesecake. Although the customers come back again and again because of the taste of the food, they also love the healthy portions Grumpy’s serves. “The King” beef brisket sandwich is served on a giant hoagie bun, topped with swiss cheese, with a heaping side of fries that are almost falling off the dish. An order of ribs takes up an entire serving platter. In the last several years, barbecue has become as synonymous with Southern Illinois as Memphis or Kansas City and local residents’
DETAILS Who: Grumpy’s Smokehouse What: Barbecue, sides, soups, desserts, full bar Where: 7335 Cox Drive, Carterville Hours: 10:30 a.m.-8 p.m. MondayThursday, 10:30 a.m.-9 p.m., Friday and Saturday, 10:30 a.m.4 p.m. Sunday Phone: 618-997-2272, www.grumpyssmokehouse.com
tastebuds have become more discerning when it comes to their smoked meat. However, the overwhelming response of Grumpy’s customers has given Harris plenty of encouragement. “The more competition you have, the better your business is,” Mike said. “Some people think if another barbecue place moved in right next door to us, our barbecue wouldn’t sell. That’s not true. It gives the people something to pick from.”
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Examining Warhol BY ADAM TESTA
the world. Among the subjects featured in SIUC’s portion of the collection are or the staff of inanimate objects like University Museum, the wait is finally over. scenes and a bunch of bananas — the inspiration The museum in Faner of a Warhol painting used Hall at Southern Illinois by the band Velvet Revolver University Carbondale, — as well as people, both received 156 photographs anonymous subjects and from the Andy Warhol celebrities including Foundation for the Visual Arts in 2007. For more than hockey legend Wayne Gretzky and actor Sylvester three years, the staff has Stallone. worked on organizing, “These aren’t his final cataloging and framing the collection, preparing it for works; these are his notes. These were his visual the display. reminders of things, which With their work may have been the completed, the exhibit, precursor for some of his “Andy Warhol: Little Presents,” officially opened more famous works,” Bachman said. “They show last week. “It takes a long time with an artist at work, not the final version that he would an exhibit like this and it’s sell for thousands of expensive, of course, but we’re happy it’s done,” said dollars, but his notes.” And the Warhol display is Dona Bachman, director of only one of the new spring the museum. As an artist, Warhol took exhibits at the museum. Another highlight for photographs — both staged Bachman is the “Katherine and candid — to serve as notes for later art projects. Kuh: Creating a Legacy of Art for SIUC” display. Kuh, After his death, the foundation he established who died in 1994, was a well-known proponent of shared these prints modern art and curator of with SIUC and about 250 the Art Institute of other universities around
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Chicago. She worked closely with former SIU President Delyte Morris to beautify both the Carbondale and Edwardsville campuses with art. This exhibit showcases some of the artwork that came to the university under Morris’ leadership and her guidance. Everything from famous photographs to a Picasso tapestry called “Ombres.” About 23 of the 80 pieces of this collection are on display. “Some of these are iconic works that the museum has shown a lot in the past, and others haven’t been seen in years,” Bachman said. The Warhol exhibit will remain on display through March 11, while the Kuh exhibit remains through May 2012. Other spring exhibits include: “Burghilde Gruber: Full Circle,” through April 2: A showcase of the twodegree SIUC graduate’s meticulously detailed product of 45 years of creating art in oils, acrylics and watercolors and the influence of extensive and
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These photos are part of the Andy Warhol exhibit featured at University Museum at SIUC.
prolonged travel in Europe and Asia. “Frederick Hart: Sculpture,” through March 5: Known for being innovative with materials but traditional in the realistic way he represented the human figure, Hart crafted the “Three Soldiers” monument that is part of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and a Cross of the Millennium
that was presented to the late Pope John Paul II. “Pop Art,” through Sept. 23: A selection of “Pop Artists” from the museum’s print collection, many of which are being shown at the museum for the first time. “African-American Artists in the Museum’s Collection,” through March 11: Features some of the best art in the museum
archives created by black American artists from the Harlem Renaissance to the present, including pieces by artists such as Frederick J. Brown and Preston Jackson. “What we’re showing is primarily some of the best 20th century art,” Bachman said. adam.testa@thesouthern.com 618-351-5031
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be found at the Yellow Moon Cafe, Cobden; www. Entries sought: For the anthillgallery.com. Shrode Spring Art and Craft Teen Spirit 2011: Competition and Exhibition, Showcases high school Cedarhurst Center for the artwork, Yeiser Art Center, Arts, Mount Vernon; open to downtown Paducah; through ages 18 and older living in Feb. 12; 270-442-2453; Jefferson and the info@theyeiser.org; surrounding counties south www.theyeiser.org. of Interstate 70; entries will Artists Who Teach: Works be accepted 10 a.m.-5 p.m. by Sarah Capps, Greg Gibbs, Thursday-Friday Feb. 10-11; Crystal Nowak and Carol exhibition open to the public Wilkinson, Beal Grand Feb. 25-May 1, Regenhardt Corridor Gallery, Cedarhurst Gallery at Cedarhurst, 2600 Center for the Arts, Mount Richview Road; 10 a.m.Vernon; exhibit complements 5 p.m. Tuesday through the student art exhibit, The Saturday; 618-242-1236 ext. Scholastic Art Awards, 249. Mitchell Museum Main Gallery; through Feb. 13; free; www.cedarhurst.org or Exhibits 618-242-1236. Rotating art exhibitions: Fire, Light & Things You Start Thursday, Feb. 10, anthill Haven’t Seen: By Cameron gallery, 102 N. Front St., Smith and Jan Thomas, Cobden; original works by Shrode Art Center, more than 50 Southern Cedarhurst Center for the Illinois artists; ceramics, Arts, Mount Vernon; handpainting, photography, blown glass sculpture and wood turning, jewelry, functional art; through Feb. mosaics, stained glass, fibers, 13; www.cedarhurst.org or blacksmithing and fine 618-24201236. metals; larger paintings and Sharon Shanks: Current two-dimensional works may art exhibit, Harrisburg District
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Library, Harrisburg; includes ten fabric wall hangings and seven acrylic paintings in the style of Picasso and Modigliani; through Feb. 20; 618-253-7455.. Focus 4: Shows by Mel Watkin, Kevin Veara, Judith Raphael and Jacqueline Moses, The Illinois State Museum Southern Illinois Art Gallery, Southern Illinois Art and Artisans Center, 14967 Gun Creek Trail, Whittington; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily; through Feb. 27; free; 618-629-2220 or www.museum.state.il. us/ismsites. Captured Visuals: Photography art by Steve Hecklinger, The Tribeca Gallery, 127 Market House Square, downtown Paducah; through March 1; plumbart@bellsouth.net. Frederick Hart: Sculpture, University Museum, SIUC; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 1-4 p.m. SaturdaySunday; through March 5; www.museum.siu.edu or 618-453-5388. African-American Artists in the Museum’s Collection: University Museum, SIUC; art
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in the museum archives created by black American artists from the Harlem Renaissance to the present; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. TuesdayFriday, and 1-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday; through March 11; www.museum.siu. edu. Andy Warhol: Little Presents, University Museum, SIUC; prints and Polaroids from the Andy Warhol Foundation; several photographs of celebrities; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 1-4 p.m. SaturdaySunday; through March 11; www.museum.siu.edu or 618-453-5388. Art With a Cause: Showcases paintings by Joyce Elledge of Du Quoin, Central Showcase at Realty Central, 1825 Murdale Shopping Center, Carbondale; 9 a.m.5 p.m. Monday-Friday and 9 a.m.-noon Saturday; through March 12. Love is in the Air: Little Egypt Arts Association members, LEAA Centre, Marion; artwork depicting the many kinds of love; through March 31; 618-998-8530.
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Burghilde Gruber: Full Circle, University Museum, SIUC; oils, acrylics and watercolors; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 1-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday; through April 2; www.museum.siu.edu or 618-453-5388. Pop Art: University Museum, SIUC; from the museum’s print collection; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 1-4 p.m. SaturdaySunday; through Sept. 23; www.museum.siu.edu or 618-453-5388. Katherine Kuh: Creating a Legacy of Art for SIUC, University Museum, SIUC; art critic for the “Saturday Review,” and a curator for the Art Institute of Chicago; highlights some of the art Kuh brought to campus; 10 a.m.4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 1-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday; through May 2012; www.museum.siu.edu or 618-453-5388. Sun and Raven Totem Pole: Features a 13-foot totem pole crafted more than 60 years ago by native Tlingit people in Alaska, University Museum, SIUC; 10 a.m.-4
p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 1-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday; longterm exhibit; www. museum.siu.edu or 618-4535388. Ongoing art exhibit: Photographs of Juhree Veach, mosaics from Janet Altoff and sculpture from Tom Horn, StarView Vineyards, 5100 Wing Hill Road, Cobden; 618-893-9463 or www. starviewvineyards.com.
Receptions Focus 4 Reception: 2-4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 12, The Illinois State Museum Southern Illinois Art Gallery, Southern Illinois Art and Artisans Center, 14967 Gun Creek Trail, Whittington; shows by Mel Watkin, Kevin Veara, Judith Raphael and Jacqueline Moses; through Feb. 27; free; 618-629-2220 or www.museum.state. il.us/ismsites. Meet the Artists Reception: 4-6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 12, Paducah Area Painter’s Alliance Gallery, 124 Broadway St., Paducah; refreshments.
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Work by Jacqueline Moses will be displayed through Sunday, Feb. 27, at the Southern Illinois Art Gallery in Whittington.
Reception celebrates four artists’ work WHITTINGTON — A reception this weekend will celebrate four unique artists and their works. “Focus 4,” an exhibit at the Illinois State Museum Southern Illinois Art Gallery, runs through Feb. 27. The public is invited to meet the featured artists from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 12, at the facility, six miles north of Benton, west at Interstate 57 exit 77. Mel Watkins’ “Mapworks 2001-2009” are created on out-of-date, used road maps, which are altered as she paints and draws on them. Kevin Viera draws and paints birds of the Sangamon River Valley near Springfield that are found in the steep, forested banks and floodplains of the river. Judith Raphael creates a modern coming-of-age story through portraits and narrative painting of young women posed on the cusp of adolescence. Jacqueline Moss is best known as a painter of landscapes that focus on transitions and investigate the space between our environment and the realms of the imagination. — Adam Testa
Winter Book Sale: 5:307:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 18, and 9 a.m.- 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 19, Sallie Logan Public Library, 1808 Walnut St., Murphysboro; new and used books, videos, DVDs, audio books; Friday presale, $5 or join the Friends for $5 per year; no admission fee Saturday.
Classes Student Center Craft Shop: Variety of crafts and classes offered, SIUC; 618-453-3636, www.siuc studentcenter.org. Spring classes: Fiddling and guitar-playing classes among the spring semester offerings from Continuing Education at John A. Logan College, Carterville; details online at www.jalc.edu/ cont_ed/2011_spring/classes /music.pdf; or 618-985-3741.
Comedy The Carbondale Comedians: Stand-up comedy, 9-11 p.m. Wednesday, Station #13, 2400 W. Main St., Carbondale; attached to the old Royal Plaza Inn; 618-5292424.
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Kevin Viera’s paintings of birds of the Sangamon River Valley will be displayed at the Southern Illinois Art Gallery,
Nature talk: Doug Tallamy, author of Bringing Nature Home, How You Can Sustain Wildlife with Native Plants; 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 18, Browne Auditorium, Parkinson Lab Building, SIUC; free; http:// bringingnaturehome.net. SEE EVENTS / PAGE 6
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Events Chili Cook-Off: 4 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 23, Christian H. Moe Theater, Communications Building, SIUC; sponsored by SIUC Department of Theater; $4 admission includes a sampling of the competing chili dishes, corn bread, soft drinks and a vote for the best chili; those wishing to compete, e-mail holcombe@siu.edu or call 618-453-7593. E3 Spark Plugs Monster Truck Nationals: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 25 and 1 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday Feb. 26, Southern Illinois Center, Du Quoin State Fairgrounds; $10-$20; www.monster nationals. com or 888-7184253. Monopoly tournament: Saturday, Feb. 26, Southeastern Illinois College Foundation building, North Commercial Street, Harrisburg; sponsored by The Harrisburg Elks Lodge; also silent auction; proceeds to the Fowler-Bonan Foundation Clothes for Kids program; music by the The Last Call Band, 8:30 p.m.; admission, $10; 618-252-5000. Michael Feldman’s Whad’Ya Know?: Public radio program, 9:30 a.m. Saturday, March 26, Shryock Auditorium, SIUC; this will be Feldman’s second visit to Carbondale; he recorded a live program at Shryock in 1998; tickets now on sale; $26-$50; southerntickets online.com.
Film My Fair Lady: 2 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 13, Liberty Theater, downtown Murphysboro; also, drawing for dinner for two for Valentines Day or anytime; movie features Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison; donation suggested; dollar treats; 618-684-5880. Save The Massac Movie Night: Features The Majestic starring Jim Carrey, 7 p.m.
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Saturday, Feb. 19, Metropolis Community Center, 900 W. 10th St., Metropolis; popcorn and drinks available; $3; 618-638-2139.
History Captioning the Past: WSIU-TV at 50 event, 2-5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 13, WSIU-TV Studio A, Room 1065, Communications Building, 1100 Lincoln Drive, SIUC; WSIU is seeking the public’s help in identifying people, events and the year in old photos and will use the information shared to help properly archive the photos; beverages, desserts, music; RSVP to Chester Hood by Friday, Feb. 11 at 618-4536178 or chester.hood @wsiu.org. Lincoln Dinner: Friday, Feb. 18, The Edition at 315, Anna; doors open, 6 p.m.; buffet dinner, 6:30 p.m.; historian Glen Bishop will present “Letters to, from, and about Union Co. Volunteers in the Civil War;” $20; check made to PAST; send to: So. IL. Tourism, P.O. Box 378, Anna, IL 62906 or call 618-8339928 or 833-8745; the House Where Lincoln Stayed will be also be open for touring from 4:30-5:30 before the dinner for a donation of your choosing; parking at Stinson Library. Story teller: Shanta Nurullah will tell African folk tales and explain their evolution in the American South, 4 p.m. Saturday, March 19, Harrisburg District Library; funded by the Illinois Humanities Council; 618-2537455.
Recitals TESSI recitals; Two recitals by the Talent Education School of Southern Illinois, Sunday, Feb. 13, Carbondale Civic Center, room 108; classical piano and guitar students, ages 4-18 will perform at 1:30 and 3 p.m.; refreshments; 618-457-6300.
THINGS TO DO Theater Tartuffe: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 10-Saturday, Feb. 12 and 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 13, C.H. Moe Theater, SIUC; Chamber Opera; $16/$14/$6; www. southernticketsonline.com or 618-453-6000. You Can’t Take It With You: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 12 and 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 13, Southeastern Illinois College, 3575 College Road, Harrisburg; adults, $6 and students and seniors, $4; 618-252-5400, ext. 2486. Dead Man’s Cell Phone: 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday Feb. 11, 12, 18, 19 and 2 p.m. Sundays Feb. 13, 20, The Varsity Center for the Arts, 418 S. Illinois Ave., Carbondale; dark comedy about a young woman being driven to distraction by a ringing cell phone, answers it and becomes involved in a dead man’s complicated life; mature audiences only; $15/$10; www.stagecompany .org. The Scarlet Letter; 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 24, The Carson Center, 100 Kentucky Ave., Paducah; $15/$7.50; 270-450-4444 or www.the carsoncenter.org. Next of Kin: Mystery Theater Dinner, 6 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 26, Field of Dreams Banquet Facility, 3034 N. Reed Station Road, Carbondale; dinner catered by Honeybakers; silent and live auction; fundraiser for the LifeSavers Training Program; reserved tickets, $35 until Feb. 23; tickets, $40 at the door; 618-549-3090 or email cshan@midwest.net RLC Spring Musical: South Pacific, 7 p.m. ThursdaySaturday, March 3-5 and 2 p.m. Sunday, March 6, Rend Lake College Theater, Ina; $12; 618-437-5321 ext. 1467. New York Theatre Ballet presents: Alice In Wonderland Follies, 7 p.m., Saturday, March 5, The Carson Center, 100 Kentucky Ave., Paducah; $15/$7.50; 270-450-4444 or www.thecarsoncenter.org.
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Public help is sought in ‘You Can’t Take It With You’ hits SIC stage this weekend identifying old WSIU photos CARBONDALE — Southern Illinoisans are being asked for their help in linking the region’s past with its present. As WSIU Public Television, a public media arm of Southern Illinois University Carbondale, prepares to mark its 50th anniversary this fall, the station’s leaders are launching a year-long celebration. A casual event this weekend invites guests to take a stroll down memory lane. Through the years, WSIU has accumulated many photos that depict the station’s growth since first signing on the air in 1961. Since many people in the area have grown up
with the station, its leaders are seeking help in identifying people, events and the years of old photographs. This information will help properly archive the photos as part of the station’s history. “Captioning the Past: WSIU-TV at 50” will take place from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 13, at WSIUTV Studio A in Room 1065 of the Communications Building at SIUC. Those interested in attending are asked to RSVP to Chester Hood at 618-453-6178 or chester.hood@wsiu.org by Friday. — Adam Testa
The Stage Co. presents ‘Dead Man’s Cell Phone’ CARBONDALE — The Stage Co. returns with the third production of its 29th season this weekend. Under the direction of Jim Lambert, the cast will present “Dead Man’s Cell Phone,” written by Illinois native Sarah Ruhl. The dark comedy tells the story of a young woman who becomes driven to distraction by a ringing cell phone and decides to answer it. She soon becomes deeply involved in a dead man’s very complicated life. The play is a commentary about today’s saturated social environment and what all this information and obsession with knowing what’s going on over at the neighbors’ place can lead to, as well as the type of foul language overheard in people’s public conversations. Ruhl, the play’s author, has been awarded a McArthur Foundation “genius” grant and has several other plays in production. “Dead Man’s Cell Phone” opens at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 11, at the Varsity Center for the Arts, 418 S. Illinois Ave. Additional performances are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 12, as well as Friday and Saturday, Feb. 18-19. Matinee performances are scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 13 and 20. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students; group discounts are available. The Varsity box office is open from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday and one hour prior to each performance. This performance is for mature audiences only. — Adam Testa
HARRISBURG — For those looking for a diversion from a rough winter and tough economic times, the George T. Dennis Visual and Performing Arts Center may have the answer with this weekend’s performances of “You Can’t Take It With You.” The play will stage at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 12 and 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. Tickets are $6 for adults, $4 for students and seniors. SIC Theater instructor Allan Kimball said the play is “all about stopping and smelling the roses.” “You Can’t Take It With You” was written in 1936 by George Kaufman and Moss Hart. It won the 1937 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and was made into an eventual Academy Award-winning
film the next year, marking the beginning of the filmmaking relationship between Jimmy Stewart and director Frank Capra. The story follows the antics of the Sycamore family, who fall somewhere between dysfunctional and lovable. The grandfather, Martin Vanderhof, for example, was a former Wall Street executive who gave it up and now lives a life of complete leisure, doing only what he wants to do. The action in the play is spurred by Alice Sycamore, a “normal” member of the family, who has fallen for Tony Kirby, the son of an uptight high roller. Plans are made for the Kirbys to come meet the Sycamores, but Tony brings his family a day
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The dysfunctional Sycamore family sets the action in ‘You Can’t Take It With You.’ The play will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m Sunday on the Visual and Performing Arts Center stage at Southeastern Illinois College in Harrisburg.
early, with the Sycamores totally unprepared, to show his family that there is another way to view and live life. “It’s a very popular play, and it’s one the whole family can really enjoy,” Kimball said.
Tickets may be reserved in advance for the play. Seating is general admission. For information or to reserve tickets, call 618-252-5400, ext. 2486 or 2487. — Public Information Services, SIC
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Coffeehouses, Cafés, Eateries Ken Gaines: 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. Magician David Ranalli: Comical sleight of hand, 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, The Blue Martin, 215 E. Main St., Carbondale; 618-549-4326; www.thebluemartin.com.
Wineries Ivas John: 6-9 p.m. Friday, Rustle Hill Winery Dan Stapleton: 6:30-9:30 p.m. Friday, Lau-Nae Winery Concordia: 2-5 p.m. Saturday, Blue Sky Vineyard Bill Booth: 2-5 p.m. Saturday, Rustle Hill Winery Sharron and Larry: 2-5 p.m., Saturday, Von Jakob Orchard Movin Mary: 6-9 p.m. Saturday, Rustle Hill Winery Fertile Soil: 2-5 p.m., Sunday, Von Jakob Orchard Calex: 2-5 p.m. Sunday, Blue Sky Vineyard Marty Davis: 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Rustle Hill Winery Breeden, Bradley & Maze: 5-8 p.m. Sunday, Rustle Hill Winery 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.launaewinery.com Rustle Hill Winery: U.S. 51, Cobden; 618-893-2700 or www.rustlehillwinery. com Von Jakob Orchard: 230 Illinois 127, Alto Pass; 618-893-4600 Von Jakob Vineyard: 1309 Sadler Road, Pomona; 618-893-4500 or www.vonjakobvineyard.com
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BENTON Duncan Dance Barn:: Spring Pond Opry Band, 6:30-9:30 p.m. CARBONDALE Hangar 9: The Dock Ellis Band w/Hobo Knife PK’s: Papa and the Moonshiners Tres Hombres: Reelfoot
CARBONDALE Hangar 9: Pokey Lafarge and the South City Three Pinch Penny/Copper Dragon: Brushfire w/Matt Poss PK’s: Stace England and the Salt Kings/Union Electric Tres Hombres: The Black Forty’s, 9 p.m. INA Ina Community Building: Friday Night Jam Band, 6:30-9:30 p.m. MARION John Brown’s on the Square:
MONDAY MARION Marion Youth Center: Ragtag Band, 7-10 p.m. WEST FRANKFORT Wit and Wisdom: Jim White, Ron Vaughn and George Sisk, 7-10 p.m.
Rabak, 8:30-11:30 p.m. THOMPSONVILLE Lion’s Cave: Rebel Country Band, 7-10 p.m. Old Country Store Dance Barn: Sentimental Swing, 7-10 p.m. WHITE ASH The White Ash Barn: Lindell and Bob and the Boys, 7-10 p.m. WHITTINGTON Corner Dance Hall: Rebel Country Band, 7:3010:30 p.m.
SATURDAY Marion Eagles: Salty Dog, 8 p.m.-midnight MOUNT VERNON Double K’s Kickin Country: Double K’s Band, 7-10 p.m. MURPHYSBORO Murphysboro Senior Center: The Pridesmen, 6:309:30 p.m. STEELEVILLE American Legion: Gypsy Orphan, 8 p.m.-midnight 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. WHITTINGTON Corner Dance Hall: Egyptian Combo, 7:30-11 p.m.
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CARBONDALE Hangar 9: The Giant City Slickers Pinch Penny/Copper Dragon: Wedding Banned PK’s: The Natives Tres Hombres: The Whistle Pigs w/Deadman Flats, 9 p.m. CARTERVILLE Steelhorse Saloon: Joey Odum Blues Project, 9 p.m. DU BOIS KC Hall: Jackson Junction, 7:30-11:30 p.m. HERRIN Perfect Shot: One Finger Flying MARION Hideout Restaurant: Bob Pina, piano 5:30-9:30 p.m. Marion American Legion: Dave Caputo, 7-11 p.m.
CARBONDALE Hangar 9: Tim Whiteford Tres Hombres: Saluki Music Night, 8 p.m.; features Jam Jazz
MARION Marion Eagles: Salty Dog, 6-10 p.m.
TUESDAY CARBONDALE Hangar 9: Punk Soul Bruthahood PK’s: Billy D. Langley Tres Hombres: Grateful Dead Night w/ ADCB (Another Dead Cover Band), 10 p.m. MARION Hideout Restaurant: Bob Pina, piano 5:30-8:30 p.m. MOUNT VERNON Double K’s Kickin Country: JacksR-Better, 7-10 p.m. THOMPSONVILLE Lion’s Cave: Mike’s Band, 7-10 p.m. WEST FRANKFORT Colyer’s: Righteous Rebel Band, 711 p.m. WB Ranch Barn: WB Ranch Band, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
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DIRECTIONS & DIGITS 20’s Hideout Restaurant: 2602 Wanda Drive, Marion 618-997-8325 Anna VFW: 70 VFW Lane, Anna 618833-5182 Corner Dance Hall: 200 Franklin St., Whittington 618-303-5266 Coulterville VFW: 511 VFW St., Coulterville 618-758-9009 Crazy Horse Bar: 14747 Illinois 14, Benton 618-439-6179. Double K’s Kickin Country: Illinois 37, Mount Vernon 618-359-0455 Duncan Dance Barn: 13545 Spring Pond Road, Benton 618-435-6161 Gatsbys Bar & Billiards: 610 S Illinois Ave Carbondale 618-549-9234 Hangar 9: 511 S. Illinois Ave., Carbondale; 618-549-0511. 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 618-9939687 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 Mack’s Lake of Egypt Marina: 12024 Laguna Drive, Lake of Egypt Maddie’s Pub and Grub: 14960 Illinois 37, Johnston City 618-983-8107 Marion American Legion: Longstreet Road, Marion 618-997-6168 Marion Eagles: Rural Route 3, Marion 618-993-6300 Marion Youth Center: 211 E. Boulevard St., Marion 618-922-7853 Mollie’s: 107 E. Union St., Marion 618997-3424 Murphysboro Elks Lodge: 1809 Shomaker Drive Murphysboro 618684-4541. Old Country Store Dance Barn: Main Street, Thompsonville 618-218-4676 Orient American Legion: 404 Jackson St., Orient 618-932-2060 Outlawz Dance Club: 10032 Samuel Road, Carterville 618-922-0610 Park Plaza Pub: 3 Park Plaza, Herrin, 618-988-1556 Perfect Shot Bar & Billiards: 3029 S. Park Ave., Herrin, 618-942-4655 Pinch Penny Pub/Copper Dragon: 700 E. Grand, Carbondale 618-549-3348 PK’s: 308 S. Illinois Ave., Carbondale 618-529-1124 Steelhorse Saloon and Campground: 202 Dewmaine Lane, Carterville 618985-6713. Tavern on 10th: 224 S. 10th St., Mount Vernon 618-244-7821 The 127 Lounge: 657 N. Mill St. Nashville, 618-327-8014 Toad & Lily’s Restaurant: 112 N. 14th St., Herrin, 618-998-1516 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 618-937-3718 White Ash Barn: 207 Potter St., White Ash 618-997-4979 Wit and Wisdom Nutritional Site: 225 E. Poplar St., West Frankfort 618937-3070 Zeigler Eagles: 114 N. Main St., Zeigler 618-596-5651
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HerrinFesta organizers hit it big with The Band Perry at this year’s event HerrinFesta Italiana music Hairbanger’s Ball, May 26; Saving Abel, May 27; Hinder, May 28; Easton Corbin, May 29 and The Band Perry, May 30; tickets available online Feb. 17. Advance prices are $10 for Hairbanger’s Ball and $13 for all other shows.
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t may have started on a rickety stage on a nearly deserted side street, but those days are over. With an impressive lineup loaded with major acts for 2011, HerrinFesta Italiana has definitely hit the big time. Easton Corbin, Hinder, Saving Abel and Hairbanger’s Ball have been previously announced for the upcoming Memorial Day weekend extravaganza, but a headliner for the final day of the event had not been disclosed. Jim Gentile, longtime executive director for HerrinFesta, said Tuesday that the final piece of the puzzle has been secured with the addition of one of the hottest new names in country music. The Band Perry, who created a buzz across all genres of music in late 2010 with the chart topping “If I Die Young,” will be the featured attraction May 30, the final day of the 21st annual celebration of the Italian culture in
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The Band Perry will be the headlining act at this year’s HerrinFesta Italiana on May 30. Tickets will be available online Feb. 17.
For more on HerrinFesta, go to www.flipsideonline. com and get a link from this story. Southern Illinois. “The entertainment committee worked hard to put together the best lineup possible. There is a wide diversity of musical styles. We tried to offer something for everybody,” Gentile said. “We knew we had a strong package, but the addition of The Band Perry puts us over the top. This should be our best festival ever.” Gentile said organizers were originally content with operating a smalltown festival, but that all changed in 1998, when the Dixie Chicks put the event on the map. “We realized the enormous potential of the ’Festa with the Dixie Chicks,” Gentile said. “We took it to another level and have never looked back.” The Band Perry was recently nominated for four Academy of Country Music Awards, including Top New Artist, Single of the Year and Song of the Year. The award winners will be announced April 3 live on national television. The band is working the Herrin date into a hectic schedule, as they join Tim McGraw and Luke Bryan on the Emotional Traffic Tour, with nearly 50 stops across the country this spring and summer. A three-piece family band, TBP is comprised of lead singer Kimberly and brothers Reid (bass) and Neil (drums). Gentile and company booked The Band Perry at just the right time. Last
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month, they played a tiny room in Paducah. In June, they are sharing the main stage at the CMA Music Fest in Nashville with Keith Urban and Lady Antebellum. The scheduled dates for headliners for Herrinfest 2011 is as follows: Hairbanger’s Ball on May 26; Saving Abel on May 27; Hinder on May 28; Easton Corbin on May 29 and The Band Perry on May 30. Tickets are going to be available online Feb. 17. Advance prices are $10 for Hairbanger’s Ball and $13 for all other shows. Corbin had a sensational year last year. He hit the top of the charts will his first two singles, “Roll With It” and “A Little More Country Than That.” He capped off the incredible year in December by taking home Breakthrough Artist of
the Year at the inaugural American Country Awards. The Northern Florida native started his accent in the country music world at 15, when he started taking guitar lessons from former Nashville session player Pee Wee Melton. Corbin’s band would eventually win a spot on the famous Suwannee River Jam, which led to gigs opening for major acts. He completed a business degree at the University of Florida before moved the Nashville and quickly earning a record deal. Hinder blazed onto the scene in 2005 with the act-breaking single “Lips of an Angel,” which was included on debut tripleplatinum album “Extreme Behavior.” Although follow-up 2008 album, “Take it to the Limit” was certified
Jim Gentile and company booked The Band Perry at just the right time. Last month, they played a tiny room in Paducah. In June, they are sharing the main stage at the CMA Music Fest in Nashville with Keith Urban and Lady Antebellum. gold, the sophomore album was a disappointment. In December, the band’s third album, “All American Nightmare” was released to rave reviews. The band is currently climbing the charts with the title track. Saving Abel is a Mississippi-based band formed in 2004. There self-titled debut major label album contained the hit single “Addicted” and was released in 2008. It has been certified gold. In 2009, the band’s popularity soared as they served as the opening act for Nickelback on the
Dark Horse Tour. Saving Abel’s list of hits includes “18 Days,” “Drowning (Face Down),” “Stupid Girl (Only in Hollywood)” and “The Sex Is Good,” which topped the Billboard rock chart late last year. Hairbanger’s Ball is a Chicago-based group specializing in arena rock from the 1980s. They fill the night with covers of classics from AC/DC, Metallica, Guns & Roses, Van Halen, Bon Jovi and many others. VINCE HOFFARD can be
reached at 618-658-9095 or vincehoffard@yahoo.com.
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Rick Haydon to play at ‘Evening of Jazz’ MOUNT VERNON — Jazz guitarist Rick Haydon will entertain an audience at this weekend’s fifth annual Evening of Jazz event at Cedarhurst Center for the Arts. Haydon, professor of music at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, has played guitar for 40 years and studied with many master of jazz guitar including Johnny Smith, Howard Roberts and Bucky Pizzarelli. He has performed professionally for more than 35 years and has played with some of the
top artists in the field. His recording with Pizzarelli, “Just Friends,” for Mel Bay Records recently reached 19 on the Jazz Week Top 100 chart. Haydon’s quartet for this show also includes Roger Guth on drums, Jim Mayer on bass and Kara Vandiver on piano and vocals. They will play from 8 to 10:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 12. Tickets are $35 or $30 for Cedarhurst members. They can be purchased in advance at Cedarhurst or by calling 618-242-1236. Seating is limited, and any remaining tickets will be sold at the door. The concert will be in the Schweinfurth House at Cedarhurst, 1200 N. 27th St.
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Pre-sale tickets available tomorrow for Willie Nelson concert in Sparta SPARTA — Pre-sale tickets for the Country Throwdown tour starring Willie Nelson will be available beginning Friday, Feb. 11. Advance VIP Tailgate packages will also be available at that time. These deals include one general admission ticket and VIP laminate, one limited edition tour lithograph print, a commemorative flask, special acoustic performances from the tour’s musicians, a $15 charitable donation to the Unite the United Foundation, early entrance to the venue and access to the VIP area. The Country Throwdown tour stops at the World Shooting and Recreation Complex in Sparta for a June 11 concert featuring Nelson, Brantley Gilbert, Jamey Johnson and others. Tickets prices were not available as of press time. Pre-sale information can be found at countrythrowdown.com. Regular tickets go on sale Friday, Feb. 18, at countrythrowdown.com and extremetix.com. Nelson’s planned concert in Cape Girardeau has been canceled because of scheduling conflicts. — Adam Testa
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Concerts Southern Illinois Willie Nelson Country Throwdown Tour: June 11, World Shooting and Recreational Complex, Sparta; advance VIP tickets go on sale 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 11; general tickets on sale Friday, Feb. 18; www.countrythrowdown.com. Stars of Altgeld: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 10, Shryock Auditorium, SIUC; features Jonathan Goodman and Rebecca Carmack; $22/$9; www.southernillinois symphony.org Cedarhurst’s Evening of Jazz: Features the Rick Haydon Quartet, 8-10:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 12, Cedarhurst’s Schweinfurth House, 1200 N. 27th St., Mount Vernon; $35/$30; 618-242-1236. The Neverly Brothers: 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 26, Visual and Performing Arts Theater, Southeastern Illinois College, 3575 College Road, Harrisburg; rock/roll anthology from ’50’s to
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present; $10; diggingrecords@comcast.net; 618-252-5400 Kenny Rogers: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 26, SIUC Arena; intimate setting as the arena will be curtained down to just 3,000 seats; only eight rows of floor seats; $49/$69; www.southern ticketsonline.com or 618-453-6000. The Vienna Boys Choir: 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 4, Shryock Auditorium, SIUC; $10-$49; www.southern ticketsonline.com or 618-4536000. Camerata Ireland: Features the ensemble and pianist-conductor Barry Douglas, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 9, Shryock Auditorium, SIUC; includes works of Mozart; $10-49; www.southern ticketsonline. com or 618-453-6000. Tokyo String Quartet: 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 15, Shryock Auditorium, SIUC; $10-$49; southernticketsonline.com or 618-453-6000.
Kentucky Rock-A-Billy Revival: A Tribute to the Legends of Sun Records, 7:30 p.m., Friday, Feb. 11, Carson Center; $22$67; 270-450-4444. Kentucky Opry Talent Search: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 12, Kentucky Opry, 88 Chilton Lane, Benton, Ky.; $16-$7.50; 270-527-3869 or www.kentuckyopry.com. Paducah Symphony Orchestra: 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 19, The Carson Center, Paducah; $20/$40/$15; thecarsoncenter.org or 270-450-4444. National Symphony Orchestra’ performance: 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 21, The Carson Center, Paducah; $20/$45/$15; thecarson center.org or 270-450-4444. Missouri Celtic Woman: Tickets on sale for Celtic Woman … Songs from the Heart, Show Me Center, Cape Girardeau, May 2; 573-651-5000 or www.showmecenter.biz.
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National Symphony plans stay in Paducah SI Symphony Orchestra prepares for spring season BY ADAM TESTA THE SOUTHERN
PADUCAH — Often times, a touring fine arts production will arrive in an area, perform one or two shows and head back out on the interstate, traveling to the next destination. With the National Symphony Orchestra’s American residency project, however, the musicians and accompanying members of the organization take a much more personable approach, spending an extended time in one state, hosting several different activities for the community. Later this month, they will arrive in Kentucky, the 21st state to be chosen for the program, where they will educate, entertain and serve many towns and cities. The capstone of the residency will be a performance at The Carson Center, scheduled for 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 21. “It has some American music, some tried-andtrue compositions and some things that everyone will recognize,” Executive Director Rita Shapiro said of the concert. Among the pieces the orchestra will perform are works by Beethoven and contemporary composer Michael Daugherty. The show will also feature a few surprises, Shapiro said. But the concert in Paducah is only one of more than 130 activities slated for orchestra members to participate in during their nine-day visit to Kentucky. These events have been
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The National Symphony Orchestra will be in Paducah as part of its residency project, which will be finished with a performance at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 21 at The Carson Center.
CARBONDALE — The Southern Illinois Symphony Orchestra launches its spring season this weekend with the popular “Stars of Altgeld” performance. Comprised of Southern Illinois University Carbondale School of Music faculty, graduate and undergraduate students, area professionals and community members, the orchestra is led by Director Edward Benyas, professor of oboe and conducting at SIUC, and Associate Conductor Michael Wheatley, a graduate student from Cincinnati. “Stars of Altgeld,” which begins at 7:30 p.m., features the winner of the School of Music annual solo competition and composition contest. This year’s winners were Jonathan Goodman, a graduate clarinet major from Syracuse, N.Y., and Rebecca Carmack, an undergraduate
theory and composition major from Villa Grove, respectively. On March 29, the orchestra presents its season finale as it joins forces with the Southeast Missouri University Orchestra to present “Pictures at an Exhibition.” Images from the collection of the University Museum will be project during the musical performance. Both performances will take place in Shryock Auditorium. Tickets for these performances are $22 for general audience and $9 for students of any age. They can be purchased in advance at www.southerntickets online.com or by calling 618-453-6000. They are also available at the Shryock Auditorium box office during business hours and one hour to before each show. — Adam Testa
coordinated in collaboration with the Kentucky Arts Council. During their stay in Paducah, the group will also work with the Paducah Symphony Orchestra, which will also perform a concert at The Carson Center. That show is slated for 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 19. “We hope to get people excited about classical music and orchestras,” Shapiro said, noting attendance at local performances has seemed to rise after NSO residencies. “That’s really what we hope to do.” Tickets for the PSO show are $20 to $40 or $15 for students and can be purchased by calling 270-4440065. Tickets for the NSO performance are $20 to $45 and $15 for students and can be purchased online at www.thecarsoncenter.org or by calling 270-4504444. adam.testa@thesouthern.com 618-351-5031
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Details save ‘The Eagle’ from old-fashioned script ‘The Eagle’ ** Rated PG-13 for battle sequences and some disturbing images; starring Channing Tatum, Jamie Bell, Donald Sutherland and Mark Strong; directed by Kevin Macdonald; opening Friday at University Place 8 in Carbondale BY ROGER MOORE THE ORLANDO SENTINEL
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The mystery of the disappearance of Rome’s IX Legion Hispana inspires yet another moderately rousing action picture in “The Eagle,” a film based on Rosemary Sutcliff’s popular 1950s novel about “The Eagle of the Ninth.” Eagle-eyed period-piece fans will recall that last fall another movie, “Centurion,” drew inspiration from the same piece of history. That film, essentially a prolonged chase from B-movie vet Neill Marshall (“The Descent”), had a breathless momentum that “The Eagle” lacks. But “Eagle” director Kevin Macdonald (“State of Play,” “The Last King of Scotland”) manages to deliver a striking, nicely detailed, visceral thriller built on a corny, oldfashioned script. Channing Tatum plays Marcus Aquila, a young soldier with a new command on a fort on Roman Britannia’s frontier. He’s the sort of chiseled, charmed warrior who doesn’t need his helmet half the time, who hears what others don’t and senses the Big Attack when the veterans of the outpost think “the boy” is
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just skittish. Marcus has reason to be on edge. He’s fighting for the honor he believes his father lost 20 years before. That’s when the Ninth Legion marched north and into oblivion. They lost their unit standard, the eagle, in the process. Marcus longs to redeem the family name and retrieve the eagle from the “tainted legion.” First he must recover from battle wounds he sustains saving his men. He must overcome the skepticism of his patrician uncle (Donald Sutherland, less interesting here than in “The Mechanic.”). And he must win the loyalty of the slave (Jamie Bell, buff and feral) who must guide him, in disguise, to the Land of the Painted Seal People. Tatum’s rock-solid build has always suggested “soldier,” even when he was playing a dancer in “Step Up.” But he’s not a commanding
presence, especially playing a commander. He throws what weight he can into scenes in which Marcus prays that he doesn’t “dishonor my legion,” and behind such lines as “The Eagle is not a piece of metal. It is ROME.” Tatum handles the brawls beautifully and clicks with most of his co-stars, especially Bell. Their male bonding gives this World Without Women a hint of Hemingway’s homoeroticism, a touch that may earn titters from less-sophisticated filmgoers. For my money, “Centurion,” using similar Scottish and Eastern European locations and with the formidable Michael Fassbender as its star Roman, is a more rousing and entertaining movie. But Macdonald gets more out of his Scottish locations (he is a Scot, after all), and had the
budget to get a lot of detail right. The film’s early scenes of marching, clanking soldiers and brutish slaughter let you smell the sweat soaking into the armor. Then it goes all chatty. And the odd decision to have everybody try to match Tatum’s hidden Alabama accent jars the ears. I don’t want to hear Sutherland or the great Mark Strong (“Sherlock Holmes”) sounding like guys you might hear at a Crimson Tide game. Outside of “Gladiator” (clearly a big influence on this film), these movies don’t seem to go over on this continent the way they do in Europe. That’s the real mystery here. Combat that’s up close and personal, tactics torn from the pages of history and messages of honor, freedom, survival and comradeship — it shouldn’t matter that the warriors wear skirts.
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‘Gnomeo’ is a story we’ve heard before (the voice of Michael Caine) has his daughter, Juliet (Emily Blunt) up on a pedestal — literally — and sputters malapropisms any time she fancies coming down to hang with the lads. “What is the meaning of all this constipation?” The hotheaded Tybalt (Jason Statham, perfect) is the one who stirs things up the most. He cheats in the BY ROGER MOORE lawnmower races and MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE NEWS treats everything as a blood sport. Except there is no blood. When gnomes “Two households, both die, they’re shattered. alike in dignity, in fair Literally. Verona, where we lay our Then Gnomeo spies fair scene. From ancient Juliet, and you adults grudge break to new know the rest. Gnomeo is mutiny ...” smitten, and Juliet? And at about this point “Because I’m Red, I’m the gnome reciting the feelin’ blue.” prologue to “Romeo and Other voices include Juliet” is yanked off stage by a big Bugs Bunny hook. Ozzy Osbourne, Julie Walters and Hulk Hogan. For this is no epic tale of woe, this romance of Juliet In this version of the romance, a goofy lovesick and her Gnomeo. Even if “the story you are about to plastic flamingo (Jim see has been told before. A Cummings) is the friar, that one person lot.” You’ve never seen it sympathetic to startold like this. crossed lovers. The funny “Gnomeo & Juliet” is a sidekicks aren’t funny daft and generally deft British animated retelling enough, save for the porcelain frog, Nannette of the star-crossed (Ashley Jensen), who romance set in adjacent fills the role of Juliet’s English backyard gardens nurse. and set to the music of “A Red and a Blue, it just Elton John (he and his Rocket Films produced it). can’t be. It’s DOOMED. That’s the best kind of And if it’s not an romance!” unerringly faithful There is no Mercutio. adaptation of Shakespeare’s play, it still But there is a Benvolio. Gnomeo’s cousin is named manages enough wit and “Bennie,” as in “Bennie charm to come off. Lady Bluebury (the voice and the Jets.” That works because of Maggie Smith) keeps every so often — quite her blue gnomes on her often — Elton John’s side of the garden fence. music, either the original But Gnomeo (James “Saturday Night’s All McAvoy) would rather be Right for Fighting” or an racing lawnmowers and chasing girls. Girl gnomes. orchestration of it, slips in. If you can’t see how The blue gnomes have neatly “Your Song” fits long hated the red into this story, you’re not gnomes. Lord Redbrick
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remembering “how wonderful life is, while you’re in the world.” The best scene in the movie summarizes, in a few quick strokes, a divorce (human, not gnome) set to Elton singing “love built this garden.” Kids will get a kick out of the gnome-fu fighting and lawnmower racing and such. And adults will grin at the bulldog, chased out of the yard with “Out! OUT damned Spot!” Patrick Stewart voices a certain famous playwright as a statue in a nearby park, a moving company is named Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. Director and co-writer Kelly Asbury (“Shrek 2”)
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finds a few jokes and a few moments of heart, just enough to lift “Gnomeo” above most recent
animated B-movies. But it’s a pity he didn’t err on the side of Shakespeare and not of “Shrek.” The
pathos and wit of the Bard bests the sight-gags and one-liners of the Big Green Ogre every time.
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‘Never Say Never’ follows success of teen phenom ‘Justin Bieber: Never Say Never’ Rated G; starring Justin Bieber, Jaden Smith, Wayna Morris, Miley Cyrus and Shawn Stockman; directed by Jon Chu; opens Friday at ShowPlace 8 in Carbondale and Illinois Centre 8 in Marion BY GLENN GAMBOA MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE NEWS
NEW YORK — Justin Bieber’s “Never Say Never” 3D movie opens with a bunch of YouTube videos that went viral the way his did. Sneezing pandas, surprised kittens and little Bieb singing, “With You.” Director Jon Chu says he wanted to start the documentary the way he, like most people, learned about the 16-year-old sensation. “I remember exactly where I was when I saw him sing that Chris Brown song,” Chu says. “I remember saying, ‘Who is this kid?’ and I remember forwarding it to my friends.” More than almost any other artist — aside from maybe Lady Gaga, who gives him a run for his cyber-money — Bieber is a product of today’s brave new, incredibly wired world, where stars seemingly maintain oneto-one contact with fans through a barrage of tweets, pictures and videos. When Bieber dubbed his debut, “My World,” he could just as easily have been staking his claim to his considerable corner of the Internet. But “Never Say Never” — part documentary, part concert film — shows that Bieber’s new-millennium success is based on oldschool hard work and talent. “That’s the vision I
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wanted,” says Scott “Scooter” Braun, Bieber’s 29-year-old manager and one of the movie’s producers. “We didn’t make this for his core audience. This wasn’t just a kiss to the fans. We wanted to make a great movie. In this recession, when kids aren’t hearing any stories of inspiration, this is a success story and it’s for real. It shows hard work and determination can lead to something extraordinary.” When discussions began for a “Justin Bieber” movie, Braun says they were planning a more limited project, filming Bieber’s sold-out Madison Square Garden show in August and releasing it on DVD. But Braun says Team Bieber took inspiration from Will Smith, whom they had gotten to know from working with his son, Jaden, on the movie’s title track. “One thing he says a lot is ‘Do not be realistic,’” Braun says. “What we’re hoping the film shows is that it might seem impossible. It might never have been done before. But we did it. It’s like the
Wright Brothers were told, ‘You can’t fly.’ Well, now we’re flying all over the place.” The Bieber success story that “Never Say Never” chronicles may be familiar to fans, but that doesn’t make it less amazing. In 2007, when he was 12, Bieber entered a singing contest in his hometown of Stratford, Ontario. His mom, Pattie Mallette, filmed it and uploaded it to YouTube so that their relatives could watch it, but soon strangers were finding Bieber’s version of “Respect” and forwarding it to their friends. By the end of 2009, Braun, who also manages rapper Asher Roth and worked with Jermaine Dupri at So So Def Recordings in Atlanta, had seen the videos, signed Bieber, and helped him create his major-label debut. Now, even though Bieber’s still new enough to be up for a best new artist Grammy next week, he’s also already sold out Madison Square Garden. “It’s a fairy tale,” Chu says. “I love fairy tales. ... This is the origin story of a hero.”
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‘Just Go With It’
Paranormal Activity 2: After experiencing what they think are a series of “break-ins”, a family sets up security cameras around their home, only to realize that the events unfolding before them are more sinister than they seem. Starring David Bierend, Brian Boland and Molly Ephraim. Directed by Tod Williams. Not rated. Life as We Know It: Two single adults become caregivers to an orphaned girl when their mutual best friends die in an accident. Starring Katherine Heigl and Josh Duhamel. Directed by Greg Berlanti. Rated PG-13. For Colored Girls: Each
of the women portray one of the characters represented in the collection of twenty poems, revealing different issues that impact women in general and women of color in particular. Starring Thandie Newton and Whoopi Goldberg. Directed by Tyler Perry. Rated R. You Again: When a young woman realizes her brother is about to marry the girl who bullied her in high school, she sets out to expose the fiancée’s true colors. Starring Sigourney Weaver, Jamie Lee Curtis, Betty White, Kristin Bell and Kristin Chenoweth. Directed by Andy
Fickman. Rated PG. It’s Kind of a Funny Story: A clinically depressed teenager gets a new start after he checks himself into an adult psychiatric ward. Starring Zach Galifianakis and Keir Gilchrist. Directed by Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden. Rated PG-13. The Romantics: Seven close friends reunite for the wedding of two of their friends. Problems arise because the bride and the maid of honor have had a long rivalry over the groom. Starring Josh Duhamel and Katie Holmes. Directed by Galt Niederhoffer. Rated PG-13. — Adam Testa
Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston star in ‘Just Go With It,’ a romantic comedy about a plastic surgeon who enlists his assistant to portray his soon-to-be ex-wife in order to cover up a careless lie. When more lies backfire, the assistant’s kids become involved, and everyone heads off for a weekend in Hawaii that will change all their lives. Directed by Dennis Dugan, the movie is rated PG-13 for frequent crude and sexual content, partial nudity, brief drug references and language. It opens Friday at ShowPlace 8 in Carbondale and Illinois Centre 8 in Marion.
LITTLE EGYPT CHORUS Presents
SINGING VALENTINES Want to give that special gift for Valentines? Quartets from the Little Egypt Chorus are again offering to sing to that special person. Quartets will be on the road Saturday, Sunday & Monday, February 12 ,13 & 14 from 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM. Requests will be accepted from Jackson, Union and Williamson counties. Base price is $40.00 and includes two songs, a card and rose. Call now to request the date and time you wish a quartet to make that special gift. Please leave your phone number and if there is any flexibility in the time you request. Call Norm Bauer @ 833-3228 between 8 AM and 10 PM.
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