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January 9th. 2011 - 4:00pm Admission $10 (Children under 12 free)
Carbondale Civic Center 200 S. Illinois Ave. Carbondale, IL The KING'S HERALDS perform in a variety of musical styles, making them a favorite with audiences of all ages. This "trans-denominational" group has toured not only the United States but the islands of the Caribbean, all of Latin America, the South Pacific, Australia, the Orient and Africa Among their audiences have been heads of state, kings, presidents, governors, ambassadors and other dignitaries. The KING'S HERALDS have received six "SILVER ANGEL AWARDS" for "Best Male Vocal Group"
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After Christmas Fundraiser: Buy Christmas decorations until Jan. 16, Little Egypt Arts Centre, southwest corner of the downtown square, Marion; proceeds will be used to help pay for a new roof on the Arts Centre; hours, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Mondays and 11 a.m.3 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; 618-998-8530.
Exhibits Holiday Extravaganza exhibit: Little Egypt Arts Centre, downtown square, Marion; original paintings, jewelry, pottery, fine craft and photography; through Jan. 10. Focus 4: Shows by Mel Watkin, Kevin Veara, Judith Raphael and Jacqueline Moses, The Illinois State Museum Southern Illinois Art Gallery, in Southern Illinois Art and Artisans Center, 14967 Gun Creek Trail, Whittington; through Feb. 27; free; 618-629-2220 or www.museum.state.il.us/ismsites. Ongoing art exhibit: Photographs of Juhree Veach, mosaics from Janet Altoff and sculpture from Tom Horn, StarView Vineyards, 5100 Wing Hill Road, Cobden; 618-893-9463 or www.starviewvineyards. com.
Receptions Captured Visuals: Photography art by Steve Hecklinger; opening reception, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 6, The Tribeca Gallery, 127 Market House Square, downtown Paducah; through March 1; plumbart@bellsouth.net. BLING! Art jewelry from the collection of Doris Murdoch, New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art, New Harmony, Ind., 506 Main St.; Jan. 8-Feb. 5; reception, 4-6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 15; 812-682-3156 or www.nhgallery.com. Sharing Treasures: Photos by Susie Phillips, Central Showcase at Realty Central, 1825 Murdale Shopping Center, Carbondale; reception, 4-6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 21; open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday and 9 a.m.-noon, Saturday; through Jan. 29; 618-457-4663.
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Entries sought for spring art competition MOUNT VERNON — Entries are being sought for the annual Shrode Spring Art and Craft Competition and Exhibition. The juried competition is open to all artists ages 18 and older living in Jefferson and the surrounding counties south of Interstate 70. Entries will be accepted between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb.8, through Friday, Feb. 11. Media eligible for entry include painting, drawing, printmaking, clay, fiber, mixed media, wood, fine jewelry and metal.
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Magicians of Basketball Join Handles Franklin and the Harlem Globetrotters for a night of family fun at SIU Arena in Carbondale BY ADAM TESTA THE SOUTHERN
CARBONDALE — Handles Franklin has a popular television “gang” to thank for his introduction to basketball. The Harlem Globetrotters star found himself fascinated when a team of his athletic predecessors helped Scooby, Shaggy, Fred, Velma and Daphne solve a ghostly mystery in a 1970s Hanna Barbara cartoon. “I’ve wanted to be a Harlem Globetrotter since I was six years old,” the 6-foot-1 guard said while visiting the Boys and Girls Club in Carbondale to promote the team’s show Thursday, Jan. 13, at SIU Arena. “It’s been my lifelong dream.” That fantasy became a reality about four years ago, when Franklin signed a contract to join the squad in its perennial — and one-sided — war against the Washington Generals. But Franklin didn’t have a ready-made career with the team, which marks its 85th season this year. Much like the Generals, he put up a continued fight, but luckily for him, his story has a happier ending. Growing up on the basketball court, Franklin knew that education would also play a critical role in life. While playing sports through high school and college, he continued learning and eventually earned a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in social work. After college, his career on the court kept going, as he played in various professional leagues. Through this time, he sent multiple tapes to the Globetrotters office but failed to attract any significant attention. Then, in 2001, he caught his big break. “I began to make a name for myself and was signed by Nike and became known as one of the best ball handlers
in the world,” he said. His skills earned him accolades off the court, as well, as he and Nike won an ESPY award for a commercial featuring Franklin creating musical beats with basketballs. That video caught the attention of Globetrotters officials and earned him his spot on the team. Now, he travels the world competing against the Generals and visiting schools, youth clubs and organizations to promote strong character building and the team’s shows. Those personal connections developed with youth and students help separate the world of Globetrotting from playing on a truly competitive team. “Your goal is always to win in competitive basketball. To an extent, our goal still is to win now, but it’s just as important to be a good role model for kids,” Franklin said. “When people look at athletes, they often get a negative vibe. It’s important for us to show that athletes aren’t monolithic and can be good role models and inspirations, too.” The Globetrotters aim to influence children and adults alike with their positive message, but through the years, their innovative tactics and displays have also found a way into
Harlem Globetrotters Versus Washington Generals; 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 13; SIU Arena. Tickets range from $19 to $79 and can be purchased at SouthernTickets Online.com
professional basketball. Elements of the game such as the three-man weave, the fast breakaway and the “alley oop” slam dunk have long been staples of the team’s repertoire. This season, they’re introducing another new concept that Franklin said “could be instrumental and change the game of basketball forever.” Players will now be shooting not only two- and three-point shots, but also four-pointers. The four-point line will be set up 12 feet beyond the NBA’s regulation three-point line and will add a new dimension to the game. Handles said the team hopes to use it to further continue its winning streak over the rival Generals. Despite all the on-court antics, the team’s grand finale comes off the floor. “One of our biggest tricks is bringing families together,” Franklin said of the Globetrotters’ ability to captivate fans of all ages and to cross generational boundaries. adam.testa@thesouthern.com 618-351-5031
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now for $35; after Jan. 10, $40; 21 and older; 618-549-3090 or visit www.silirishfest.org. Taste of Chocolate Fundraiser: By The Women’s Center of Carbondale, 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 4, Carbondale Civic Center; theme, Taste of Chocolate goes to Mardi Gras; sample chocolate treats; $35; 618-303-5974.
Scholastic Book Fair: 10 a.m.6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 6, Boys and Girls Club of Carbondale, 250 N. Springer St.; book sale features books for all ages; tcarpenter@ bgc-cdale.org or 618-457-8877, ext. 3. ‘Slaves, Salt, Sex & Mr. Crenshaw’: Discussion by Southern Illinois historian and author Jon Musgrave, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 6, Films Benton Community Building, 226 N. ‘Waiting for Superman’: Main St.; Gem Club meeting; book on Documentary film on children and the Old Slave House available for academic growth, Friday, Jan. 7purchase; 618-942-2387. Thursday, Jan. 13, Maiden Alley Cinema, Paducah; www.maiden alleycinema.org. Classes Student Center Craft Shop: Variety of crafts and classes offered, SIUC; 618-453-3636, www.siuc studentcenter.org. January classes: Fiddling and guitar playing are among the classes offered during spring semester, starting Jan. 24, by the Continuing Education Department at John A. Logan College in Carterville; 618-9853741 or www.jalc.edu/cont_ed/ 2011_spring/classes/music.pdf.
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Marion Auditions: For Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Jan. 6 and 8, Marion Cultural and Civic Center; hours, 5:30-9 p.m. Thursday, Jan 6 and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 8; roles available for all ages; the show will be held March 23-27 in the Marion Civic Center; 618 922-1853. Paducah Auditions: For the Paducah Symphony Children’s Chorus and Youth Chorus, Thursday, Jan. 6 and Thursday, Jan. 13, First Events Presbyterian Church of Paducah; Benefit dinner/auction: For 270-444-0065 or admin@ Howard “Woody” Wright, noon-11 p.m. paducahsymphony.org. Saturday, Jan. 8, American Legion Post 147, 11720 Longstreet, Marion; mostaccioli dinner, $7; silent auction, Theater/Performances raffle, giveaways and music provided Michael Flatley’s Lord Of The by Dan and Rita; all proceeds go to Dance Tour: Tickets on Sale 10 a.m. Howard Wright to help with medical Friday, Jan. 7, Carson Center, bills. 100 Kentucky Ave., Paducah; performance, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 12th Night Ball: 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 3; $55/$40/$30; 270-450Jan. 8, American Legion Hall, Prairie du Rocher; French Colonial costume 4444; www.thecarsoncenter.org or ball; coronation of the 12th Night king www.lordofthedance.com. ‘Songs for a New World’: 7 p.m. and queen; $10 per person; 618-284Thursday-Friday, Jan. 20- 21, O’Neil 7180 or 618-288-6474. Auditorium, John A. Logan College, The Blind Side: Connections Carterville; presented by between cave life and surrounding Dance4Grandma Theatricals; land use, 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 10, directed by Derek M. Hamblin; $12 ; Carbondale Township Hall, 217 E. Main St.; presented by Steve Taylor, a 618-985-2828 ext. 8287. ‘The Music Man’: Tony-Award Macroinvertebrate Biologist; part of winning musical, 7:30 p.m. the Shawnee Chapter of the Illinois Wednesday, Feb, 2, Shryock Audubon Society meeting; 618-521Auditorium, SIUC; includes such 1030. Whiskey tasting fundraiser: 3 p.m. musical hits as “Ya Got Trouble (in River City),”“Seventy-Six Saturday, Jan. 22, the Underground Trombones,”“Goodnight My Grille and Pub, 717 S. University Ave, Someone,”“Gary, Indiana” and “Till Carbondale; Southern Illinois Irish There Was You.” SouthernTickets Festival fundraiser; entertainment and gourmet appetizers; buy tickets Online.com, or 618-453-6000.
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The Lord of the Dance is coming to The Carson Center in Paducah. The show starts at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 3, and tickets range from $30 to $55.
Irish dance and lore to come alive on Paducah stage PADUCAH — The world’s highest-grossing Irish dance show is heading to Paducah. For more than 15 years, Michael Flatley and his Lord of the Dance show have entertained audiences across the globe. More than 60 million people from 68 countries have seen the tour, which comes to The Carson Center at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 3. Tickets go on sale Friday, Jan. 7, and are priced from $30 to $55. They can be purchased by calling 270-4504444 or visiting www.thecarsoncenter.org. Lord of the Dance is a classic tale of good versus evil, based on Irish folklore, which brings a classic love story to life. Flatley and Dance Director Marie Duffy-Pask handpicked the cast of more than 40 dancers, each of whom has achieved individual recognition as a national or worldwide dance champion. The show is a blend of traditional and modern Celtic music and dance with a story based around mythical lore as Don Dorcha, the Lord of Darkness, challenges the Lord of the Dance, the ethereal lord of light. The action is played out through 21 scenes on a grand scale of precision dancing, dramatic music, colorful costumes and state-of-the-art staging and lighting. “It is really about our fans who are always hungry for Irish dance,” Flatley said in a prepared statement. “Our dancers connect with the audience and have captivated a new generation. Fans appreciate that our dancers deliver a stunning interpretation of Ireland’s most famous legends via an eclectic blend of dance styles rooted in traditional Irish dance.” — Adam Testa
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Photography shows underground life of cave-dwelling critters CARBONDALE — Those interested in experiencing a rare glimpse into the lives of cave-dwelling critters have an opportunity to just that next week in Carbondale. Steve Taylor, a
macroinvertebrate biologist with the Illinois Natural History Survey Institute of Natural Resource Sustainability, has been studying and photographing the seldom-seen life below the
ground for more than 20 years. He will share his work and research at the Shawnee Chapter of the Illinois Audubon Society meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 10, at the Carbondale Township Hall, 217 E.
Main St. Macroinvertebrates are animals such as insects that have no backbone and can be seen without a microscope. The ones found in caves form an unusual and diverse
SIUC playwrights receive regional honors CARBONDALE — The Southern Illinois University Carbondale Department of Theater begins 2011 with an outpouring of honors, as three SIUC playwrights received nods from regional theater conferences. Graduate playwriting student Jeff Nichols’ full length play “Everywhere You Look” took the stage at the prestigious Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival Region III Festival this week at Michigan State University in Lansing, Clark Mich. This searing drama, which played at SIUC in November, tells the story of a man, suspected of harboring a terrorist, who becomes the target of his own son’s investigation. The production, directed by Jenny Holcombe, features the SIUC cast with Aaron Clark, Benjamin Ponce, Jane Nichols Grote, Max Ryan, Jim Kress and Brian Nelson. The play will be competing against six other productions from the region. Selected productions will be presented for National honors at the KCACTF National Festival in Washington, D.C., in April. Also being presented at KCACTF is “Unser Zuverlässiges Haus (Our Palm Reliable House),” an expressionistic one-act play written by 2010 Theater Department graduate, Kiri Palm. The production was produced by the SIUC Department of Theater as part of Journeys 2010. It tells the story of young woman and her struggles with a university housing office in an effort to alter her living arrangements. The production is directed by Callie Meiners and features Sean Fritsch, Stacie McDaniel, Jane Grote and Bret Correll. In addition, Jeff Nichols receives a second honor at the KCACTF Region III conference.
assemblage of creatures including snails, flatworms, spiders, springtails, cave crickets, millipedes, flies and beetles. Taylor’s photography will punctuate this look at
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His full length play, “Red Delicious,” was chosen for a staged reading as part of the KCACTF’s commitment to developing new works. Taking another bow for the SIUC playwriting program is graduate student David Clark. His 10-minute play, “A Deck of Cards,” has been selected for a staged reading in March at the MidAmerican Theater Conference taking place in Cleveland. — SIUC Department of Theater
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Concerts Doug Gabriel: Live from Branson, Saturday, Jan. 15, Marion Cultural and Civic Center; call 800-280-9757 for tickets; www.marion ccc.org or 618-9974030. Dennis Stroughmatt and Creole Stomp: 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 15, Southeastern Illinois College, 3575 College Road, Harrisburg; $10/$5; 618-252-5400 ext. 2486; www.creolestomp.com Mark Sparks: Principal flutist of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, 7:30 p.m., Monday, Jan. 24, Old Baptist Foundation Recital Hall, SIUC; concert is free; also, master class, 5 p.m. Jan. 24, Altgeld Hall, Room 112, SIUC; musicians of all ages are welcome to attend; class fee, $5-$20; 618-453-5832 or worthen@ siu.edu.
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Bluegrass Night: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 7, Kentucky Opry, 88 Chilton Lane, Benton, Ky.; no charge; 270-527-3869 or www.kentuckyopry.com. Missouri Celtic Woman: Tickets now on sale for “Celtic Woman ... Songs from the Heart” coming to the Show Me Center, Cape Girardeau, May 2; 573-651-5000 or www.showmecenter.biz.
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CRAVING KARAOKE? Karaoke and DJ lists are online at flipside online.com.
Coffeehouses, Cafés, Eateries No entertainment this week.
Wineries Slappin’ Henry Blue w/Tawl Paul: 5-9 p.m. Friday, Rustle Hill Winery Bill Harper: 2-5 p.m. Saturday, Blue Sky Vineyard Ray Martin: 2-5 p.m. Saturday, Rustle Hill Carter & Connelley: 6-9 p.m. Saturday, Rustle Hill Winery Dan Weithop: 2-5 p.m. Sunday, Blue Sky Brent Stewart: 3-6 p.m. Sunday, Rustle Hill Winery; open mic, 6:308:30 p.m. Blue Sky Vineyard: 3150 S. Rocky Comfort Road, Makanda; 618995-9463 or www. blueskyvineyard.com. Lau-Nae Winery: 1522 Illinois 3, Red Bud; 618-282-9463 or www.lau-naewinery. com Rustle Hill Winery: US 51, Cobden; 618-893-2700 or www. rustlehillwinery.com. Von Jakob Orchard: 230 Illinois 127, Alto Pass; 618-893-4600 or www.vonjakob vineyard.com. Von Jakob Vineyard: 1309 Sadler Road, Pomona; 618-893-4500.
WANT TO BE LISTED? Call 618-351-5089 or e-mail brenda.kirkpatrick@thesouthern.com. z TONIGHT BENTON Duncan Dance Barn:: Spring Pond Opry Band, 6:309:30 p.m. CARBONDALE Hangar 9: The Dirt Daubers w/Alex Kirt and the Django Billies PK’s: Neil C. Luke and the Contra Band
Tres Hombres: Whitegold Centerfold, 10 p.m. MARION Hideout Restaurant: Brock Bertling, piano, 6-8 p.m. SPILLERTOWN Track Side Dance Barn: Misty Mountain Band, 7-10 p.m.
z FRIDAY CARBONDALE Hangar 9: The Black Fortys w/The Himalayas and Dando. PK’s: Papa and the Moonshiners Tres Hombres: New Roots Revival, 10 p.m. INA Ina Community Building: Friday Night Jam Band, 6:30-9:30 p.m. MARION Hideout Restaurant: Mel Goot, 6-10 p.m.
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MARION Hideout Restaurant: Jeff White, noon-2 p.m. and Brock Bertling, 6-8 p.m. Marion Eagles: Feelin’ Country, 6-10 p.m.
z MONDAY Ramesse: South of 70 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: Battle Creek Band, 7:30-10:30 p.m.
z SATURDAY CARBONDALE Hangar 9: Skinny Jim and the Number 9 Blacktops w/Zuul PK’s: Alyson Floyd Tres Hombres: Bosco and Whiteford, 10 p.m. MARION Hideout Restaurant: Bob Pina, piano 5:30-9:30 p.m.
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Marion Eagles: Feelin’ Country, 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.
MARION Hideout Restaurant: Brock Bertling, piano 6-8 p.m. Marion Youth Center: Ragtag Band, 7-10 p.m. WEST FRANKFORT Wit and Wisdom: Jim White, Jim Cox and George Sisk, 7-10 p.m.
z TUESDAY CARBONDALE Hangar 9: Punk Soul Brotherhood 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: Jacks-R-Better, 7-10 p.m. WEST FRANKFORT Colyer’s: Righteous Rebel Band, 7-11 p.m. WB Ranch Barn: WB Ranch Band, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
z WEDNESDAY CARBONDALE Tres Hombres: Saluki Music Night, 8 p.m.; features Jam Jazz MARION Hideout Restaurant: Mel Goot, 6-8 p.m.
DIRECTIONS & DIGITS Andy’s Country Club: 1602 Old Creal Springs Road, Marion 618-997-6989 Corner Dance Hall: 200 Franklin St., Whittington 618-303-5266 Crazy Horse Bar: 14747 Illinois 14, Benton 618-439-6179. Double K’s Kickin Country: Illinois 37, Mount Vernon 618359-0455 Duncan Dance Barn: 13545 Spring Pond Road, Benton 618435-6161 Gatsbys Bar & Billiards: 610 S Illinois Ave Carbondale, 618549-9234 Ina Community Building: 504 Elm St., Ina 618-315-2373 John Brown’s on the Square: 1000 Tower Square, Marion 618-997-2909 Just One More Bar & Grill: 1301 Enterprise Way, Marion 618993-9687 Key West: 1108 W. Main, Carbondale 618-351-5998 Linemen’s Lounge: 100 E. Broadway, Johnston City Lion’s Cave: South Street, Thompsonville 618-218-4888 Maddie’s Pub and Grub: 14960 Illinois 37, Johnston City 618983-8107 Marion American Legion: Longstreet Road, Marion 618997-6168 Marion Eagles: Rural Route 3, Marion 618-993-6300 Mollie’s: 107 E. Union St., Marion 618-997-3424 Murphysboro Elks Lodge: 1809 Shomaker Drive Murphysboro 618-684-4541. Old Country Store Dance Barn: Main Street, Thompsonville, 618-927-2770. Park Plaza Pub: 3 Park Plaza, Herrin, 618-988-1556 Perfect Shot Bar & Billiards: 3029 S. Park Ave., Herrin, 618942-4655 Pinch Penny Pub/Copper Dragon: 700 E. Grand, Carbondale 618-549-3348 PK’s: 308 S. Illinois Ave., Carbondale 618-529-1124 Ramesse: 1754 Illinois 37, Lake of Eygpt, 618-995-9104 Tavern on 10th: 224 S. 10th St., Mount Vernon 618-244-7821 Trackside Dance Barn: 104 Rock St., Spillertown 618-993-3035 Trails End Lodge: 1425 Skyline Drive, Cobden 618-893-6135 Tres Hombres: 119 N. Washington St., Carbondale 618-457-3308 WB Ranch Barn: 1586 Pershing Road, West Frankfort West Frankfort Moose Lodge: 327 E. Main St. 618-932-3455 Whisker Willy’s Bar & Grill 13510 N. Illinois 37, Marion; 618-9835300
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Get another chance to see The Band Perry at Show Me Center through musical séance, while fighting off the southern Alabama mosquitoes.” Vince Hoffard Kimberly Perry sang in her own band as a teenager. She became proficient on rhythm The Band Perry guitar and piano. She With Easton Corbin and mastered stage presence. Blake Shelton; show starts Early on, her brothers at 7:30 p.m. at the Show worked as roadies for her Me Center in Cape band, but as their musical Girardeau; tickets are skills developed, the plan $32 and $42. was always to unite the family on stage. The Band Perry was he Band Perry started formed in 1999 and played 2010 with a whimper countless clubs, festivals as debut single “Hip to and fairs before being My Heart” stalled in the discovered in 2008 by Bob middle of the charts. A Doyle, manager of Garth lackluster first impression Brooks. He arranged for a from a Nashville demo to be sent to Scott newcomer is often a fatal Borchetta, president of the mistake. newly formed record However, in December company, Republic the band was the hottest Nashville. commodity in country Borchetta signed the music as follow-up single band to a contract in 2009 “If I Die Young” soared to and debut single “Hip To the No. 1 position. It My Heart” soon followed. seemed radio stations Second single “If I Die played the tune every 30 Young” was the act minutes and the video was breaker. Behind the displayed nonstop on strength of the tune, the CMT and GAC. band was nominated for Nowhere was the shift in Group of the Year by the career momentum from PROVIDED Country Music lukewarm to scalding hot The Band Perry returns to the region with a show at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau. The group will perform at 7:30 p.m. Association last year and more evident than at the Feb. 5 with Easton Corbin and Blake Shelton. Tickets are $32 and $42. is nominated for a 2011 box office at a local Grammy Award for Best concert venue. background vocals, of stardom. stage in a giant arena like sold out immediately. Country Song. The Band Perry was creating breathtaking “We decided to keep Cape Girardeau, the band Local fans not lucky The band’s latest single, supposed to play Nov. 20 putting one foot in front of three-party harmony. strives to give the same enough to secure a ticket “You Lie,” was released at The Clemens Fine Arts The siblings were the other and try to outlast will have a second chance type performance. this month. Center at West Kentucky the process,” she said. “We surrounded by all types of “We give 100 percent if After opening shows for Community and Technical Feb. 5, when the band music from an early age. teams with Easton Corbin there is only one person in just hang on for dear life Alan Jackson, Keith Urban College in Paducah. “Daddy rocked us to and watch where the path and Zac Brown last year, Although the facility seats to serve as opening acts for the audience or a sleep with the Rolling takes you.” Blake Shelton at the Show thousand,” Perry said the band is opening shows less than 500, only 25 Natives of Mobile, Ala., Stones; Mama woke us up for Blake Shelton in during a recent interview. Me Center in Cape percent of the tickets had with Loretta Lynn. So we Girardeau. Tickets are $42 “We have a good time and The Band Perry is January and February and been sold in advance. get it honest,” Kimberly composed of 27-year old hope it rubs off on the will be part of Tim Several weeks before the and $32 and can be said. “I remember sitting lead singer Kimberly and crowd.” McGraw’s Emotional show, the band was forced purchased by calling out on our front porch her two brothers. Reid The spike in popularity Traffic Tour in the spring. to cancel the performance 573-651-1000. singing old Hank Williams Perry is 21 and plays bass didn’t catch the band off Kimberly Perry is lead because of a heavy singer for The Band Perry. guard. They have been on guitar. Neil Perry is 20 and and Bobbie Gentry songs VINCE HOFFARD can be international touring in three-part harmony, plays drums, mandolin reached at 618-658-9095 schedule. When the event She says it doesn’t matter the road together for 12 hoping to channel the and accordion. Both years, preparing for their if it’s an intimate setting or vincehoffard@yahoo. was rescheduled for spirits of old country shot at the fast-paced life brothers supply like Paducah or a massive com. 7:30 p.m. Friday, tickets
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Auditions for Children’s Chorus and Youth Chorus begin next week PADUCAH — Local children are invited to audition for the Paducah Symphony Children’s Chorus and Paducah Symphony Youth Chorus next week. Auditions for 5 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 13, must be scheduled in advance. They will be at First Presbyterian Church of Paducah, 200 N. Seventh St. With the exception of seventh- and eighthgraders wishing to join the
Youth Chorus, returning students are not required to audition. The Children’s Chorus is open to students in grades three through seven, while the Youth Chorus is for seventh- through tenthgrade students. Regular rehearsals will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursdays. To schedule an audition, call 270-444-0065 or e-mail admin@paducah symphony.org. — Adam Testa
Paducah Symphony Orchestra hosting auditions Sunday for the 2011 season PADUCAH — The Paducah Symphony Chorus will launch its 2011 season with new member auditions from 1 to 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 9, at Grace Episcopal Church, 820 Broadway St. Auditions should be scheduled in advance by calling 270-444-0065 or e-mailing Summer Clare at admin@paducah symphony.org. Following the auditions will be the first rehearsal of the year from 2 to 4:30
p.m. Regular rehearsals will then happen each Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. at the church. Membership dues are $17.50 for the spring semester. The orchestra’s first performance, the Made in America concert, is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 5. Other performances of the spring season are on Saturday, April 16, and Sunday, May 14. — Adam Testa
CD Releases Pop Diddy-Dirty Money “Last Train to Paris”: Sean Combs is seldom on anyone’s favorite rapper list. That’s not his strong suit. What he’s best at is big, expensive motion pictures of music — story line and soundtrack. This time, a chance encounter turned into a ladyhunt and a meld of Ibiza techno, Berlin blip, U.K. grime, and good ol’ U.S.A. thump. That mix makes “Last Train to Paris” run — that and songwriter/ singers Dawn Richard and Kalenna. These two play prominent parts in the rushing electro “Hello Good Morning” and sing background on other cuts. With Diddy, they make a sort of hip-hop Human League. Diddy whispers his usual eight-bar soliloquies and tries his hand at crooning (the ice-blue “Twisted”). Much of “Train’s” vibe, however, rests on the exquisite swirl of sound and guest performances in the electro-groove. A stunningly sweet “Angels” hosts old pal The Notorious B.I.G., raised from the dead to pair with his present-day doppelganger, Rick Ross. Surprisingly for a Diddy LP, this “Train’s” on track. Redman “Redman Presents ... Reggie” and GHOSTFACE KILLAH “Apollo Kids”: Years ago, Def Jam made its name finding bankable stars (see LL, EMPD, DMX). Today, much is the same, but the label tries, at least on paper, to root for the veterans. Big Boi and the Roots put out two of 2010’s bestreceived albums, and now, sneaking in at year’s end, come new releases by golden-era stalwarts Redman and
Ghostface. Both records are a resistance to change. “Reggie” is Redman in his familiar zone, tossing off goofy punch lines that are sometimes lame, but never lazy. And while producer Erick Sermon is absent, old-schoolers Kool Moe Dee and DJ Kool nab appearances. Things unravel only when the B-listers (Ready Roc et al.) show up too many times. Ghostface doesn’t have that problem. “Apollo Kids” is heavy on guests, but some of them (Game on “Drama,” Busta Rhymes on “Superstar”) turn in their best verses in years here. Where Redman goes for gloss, Ghostface is all grit, rocking over dusty beats and joined by longtime friends (GZA, Method Man, Raekwon). It might play more like a record-club gift than an album, but it’s this consistency that makes the new Def Jam feel old again.
Country/Roots Jim Byrnes “Everywhere West”: In the liner notes to his latest album, Jim Byrnes writes about how he soaked up the blues while growing up in St. Louis — seeing the likes of Jimmy Reed and Howling Wolf, later playing with Furry Lewis and Henry Townshend. The music obviously inhabited him deeply — and vice versa. While Byrnes went on to become an actor of note, perhaps best known for his role as “Lifeguard” on the great ‘80s TV series Wiseguy, the raspyvoiced singer and guitarist also became a superb roots musician. Working again with producer and multi-instrumentalist Steve Dawson,
Byrnes once more crafts an absorbing and highly entertaining personal vision out of topflight original songs and covers that meld blues, country, gospel, and jazz. Sometimes, he and Dawson come up with inspired rearrangements — Robert Johnson’s “From Four Till Late,” for instance, gets a jaunty, Dixieland-ish makeover with banjo, slide guitar, and horns — and sometimes they stick close to the originals, as on Reed’s “Take Out Some Insurance on Me.” Overall, the results are comfortably familiar yet thrillingly fresh. Quite a trick.
Jazz Isaac Delgado “L-O-V-E”: The eminent singer and pianist Nat King Cole made three records in Spanish from 1958 to 1962. On this CD, released in August, Cuban-born singer Isaac Delgado presents eight tunes from the original Cole sides — Cole Espanol, A Mis Amigos, and More Cole Espanol — and translates four more Cole classics into Spanish. The result serves as a perfect antidote to the recent snowy weather in these parts. Delgado, who made his name with pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba and the brash Cuban populist band NG La Banda, is quite the velvet crooner. His jazz style is lightly worn and quite warm. He performs two duets with Cole’s younger brother, vocalist Freddy Cole, while pianist John di Martino handles the sleek arrangements. This is serious cuddling music. — McClatchy-Tribune News
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Stroughmatt aims to keep French Créole spirit alive HARRISBURG — A Southern Illinois-based band that proudly fibs its audience with claims of a “upper Louisiana” home will bring its genreredefining sound to Southeastern Illinois College next weekend. Dennis Stroughmatt and
Creole Stomp will take the stage at 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 15, at the George T. Dennis Visual and Performing Arts Center, 3575 College Road. The group’s leader, Stroughmatt learned how to speak French and play French Créole music in a
southeastern Missouri community before moving to the Bayou itself. After returning to Illinois, he formed the Creole Stomp in 2002, and since that time, he and the band have carried the torch of French Créole music across the
United States. Tickets for the show are $10 for adults and $5 for students. For more information or to purchase tickets, call 618-252-5400 ext. 2486. To learn more about the band, visit www.creolestomp.com. — Adam Testa
CAPE GIRARDEAU — A collection of the nation’s leading Christian rock bands will bring their collaborative stage show to the Show Me Center later this month. MercyMe and Jars of Clay will headline the third Rock and Worship Roadshow with supporting acts Thousand Foot Krutch and Matt Maher and the Afters. The tour kicks off in Cape Girardeau at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 28. Tickets to the show are
$10 at the door. VIP packages are available in advance for $50 and $100. Funds raised during the tour support Compassion International, a Christian child advocacy ministry that releases children from poverty. For more information about the show, call 800965-9324 or visit www. rockandworshiproadshow. com. The Show Me Center is at 1338 N. Sprigg St. in Cape Girardeau. — Adam Testa
CD Releases Classical Nielsen “Symphonies Nos. 4 and 5”: London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis conducting: How often does an 80-something conductor discover a new symphonic repertoire? Almost never, though Colin Davis, now 83, is beginning his first cycle of Carl Nielsen symphonies, starting with the two best-known, in performances that are significant additions to the composer’s discography. The rambunctious, wildly heterogenous “Symphony No. 4,” composed during World War I, has a rare combination of strangeness and logic. Davis seems fascinated with the singularity of Nielsen’s counterpoint but finds a kind of transcendent inevitability in the way each episode grows out of the
track on his new album. The blues titan then goes on, not to showboat but to show he can still deliver the goods. “Living Proof” is a set of hard-hitting, no-frills blues built on a collection of songs that, save for the occasional tired metaphor, are more than sturdy. Guy, producer Tom Hambridge, and Gary Nicholson had a hand in writing most of them. Guy, of course, fires off some blazing guitar solos, but two of the most affecting songs are ballads that find him contemplating mortality — “Everybody’s Got to Go” and “Stay Around a Little Longer.” The latter is a duet with B.B. King Pop in which both declare, “I feel like I’ve got a lot more to give.” This album is living Buddy Guy “Living Proof”: He’s still got a few tricks up his sleeve, Buddy Guy proof that Buddy Guy certainly does. — McClatchy-Tribune News boasts on “74 Years Young,” the lead last, no matter how impulsively the music seems to go in every possible direction. Though “No. 5,” written in 1920-22, usually is portrayed as something more controlled, Davis treats it as every bit the war symphony as its predecessor, a view of Nielsen through the lens of mid-period Shostakovich. These performances reveal the inner workings of the orchestration in ways few recordings do. Musicians sometimes complain that Nielsen works them to death with details the public never hears. Well, we’re hearing them here.
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Films to watch for this spring z “The Green Hornet,” opening Jan.14. The character goes back to the golden age of radio. Now, director Michel Gondry (“Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind”) takes on what promises to be an unconventional superhero outing, starring Seth Rogen (who co-wrote) as the dissolute son of a Murdoch-like media magnate (Tom Wilkinson). The latter’s death prompts party boy Britt to hit the streets with his souped-up set of wheels, the Black Beauty, and clean up some crime (Christoph Waltz plays the chief scum of the L.A. underworld) with his ally and fellow masquerader, Kato (Jay Chou). z “The Illusionist,” opening in limited release Jan. 14. An old script given new life: Decades ago, French master Jacques Tati wrote a fable about a young girl whose wanderings intersect with the struggling career of a traveling magician. Never filmed during Tati’s lifetime, it has become an enormously charming and plaintive animated feature from filmmaker Sylvain Chomet. z “Blue Valentine,” opening Jan. 14. Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams star in this drama of a house painter and a nurse and a wobbly marriage. Director Derek Cianfrance shows us both the present-day lives and the early days, years earlier, of this couple. The film originally was rated NC-17 for a few seconds of sexual activity; wisely, the MPAA re-rated it R. z “The Dilemma,” opening Jan.14. Suspected infidelity is the dilemma, and the comedy stars
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Vince Vaughn, Kevin James, Jennifer Connelly and Winona Ryder. Directed by Ron Howard, this picture took some heat for its comingattractions trailer, the one with the “it’s so gay” wisecrack. Let’s hope the picture is more interesting than that controversy. z “The Way Back,” opening Jan. 21. Director Peter Weir has taken us to some forbidding locales in his career, but this story of prisoners escaping from a Stalinist Siberian gulag in the early ’40s, and their perilous trek to India, promises something new, as well as harsh. It’s based on the Slawomir Rawicz memoir and stars Jim Sturgess, Colin Farrell, Ed Harris and, from “The Lovely Bones” and “Atonement,” Saoirse Ronan. z “The Mechanic,” opening Jan. 28. A remake of the Nixon-era Charles Bronson flick stars Jason Statham as the assassin breaking in the new guy (Ben Foster). Expect some bleeding, and some scowling, and more bleeding.
z “Frankie and Alice,” opening Feb. 4. Halle Berry stars in this multiple-personalitydisorder drama, and if that’s not the sort of role that showcases an Oscar winner’s versatility, nothing is. z “Drive Angry 3D,” opening Feb. 25. “Shot in 3D,” as the posters say, as opposed to “lamely retrofitted in postproduction the way ‘Clash of the Titans’ and ‘The Last Airbender’ were,” this study in vehicular homicide and second chances stars Nicolas Cage as a felon released not from jail, but from hell, in order to “make things right” and save his granddaughter from being murdered by a cult. Hell, I’d bust outta hell for that. z “Red Riding Hood,” opening March 11. Amanda Seyfried stars in this edgy update on the crimson-caped crusader of old, directed by Catherine Hardwicke. Costarring werewolves, played by Gary Oldman and Lukas Haas. — McClatchy-Tribune News
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‘Waiting for Superman’ to be shown in Paducah
New on DVD Dinner for Schmucks: When he finds out that his work superiors host a dinner celebrating the idiocy of their guests, a rising executive questions it when he’s invited, just as he befriends a man who would be the perfect guest. Starring Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, Stephanie Szostak, Zach Galifianakis and Jemaine Clement. Directed by Jay Roach. Rated PG-13. Machete: After being betrayed by the organization who hired him, an ex-Federale launches a brutal rampage of revenge against his former boss. Starring Danny Trejo and Robert De Niro. Directed by Robert Rodriguez and Ethan Maniquis. Rated R. The Last Exorcism: A troubled evangelical minister agrees to let his last exorcism be filmed by a documentary crew. Starring Patrick Fabian and Ashley Bell. Directed by Daniel Stamm. Rated PG-13. Case 39: A social worker fights to save a girl from her abusive parents, only to discover that the situation is more dangerous than she ever expected. Starring Ian McShane, Renee Zellweger, Bradley Cooper and Adrian Lester. Directed by Christian Alvart. Rated R.
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‘Season of the Witch’ This movie, which was not screened for critics, stars Nicolas Cage (right) and Ron Perlman, who play a heroic Crusader (Cage) and his fellow soldier (Perlman), who must transport a woman accused of being a witch to a remote monastery. The ‘supernatural action adventure’ follows the trio in an arduous journey across perilous terrain and into battle. The movie opens Friday at ShowPlace 8 in Carbondale and Illinois Centre 8 in Marion and is rated PG-13 for violence and thematic elements.
PADUCAH — Maiden Alley Cinema will be showing the critically acclaimed documentary “Waiting for Superman” through Thursday, Jan. 13. In the film, award-winning documentarian Davis Guggenheim reminds viewers that educational statistics have names and are real students, in addition to data for consumption by school and state officials. He reviews the public education system, surveying “drop-out factories” and “academic sinkholes,” dissecting the system and its seeming flow of problems. A private showing for area education leaders is slated for tonight, and the film opens to the public tomorrow. Shows are scheduled for 7 and 9 p.m. Friday, Jan. 7; 4, 7 and 9 p.m. Saturday Jan. 8; 4 and 7 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 9; and 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday Jan. 10 to 13.
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