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Top 20 Restaurant of the Week: Jasone’s Bed and Breakfast and Restaurant
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he last year has been a whirlwind of excitement and activity for Debbie Hayes, owner of Jasone’s Bed and Breakfast in Marion, which opened last fall. Hayes must feel she’s living a dream, and, in fact, this entire journey began because of a dream. For 25 years, Hayes called New York her home. However, she has had a connection with Southern Illinois because she attended elementary school here. Her parents and sister moved back to the area, but Hayes never had a reason to return, except to visit. Unfortunately, in 2002, tragedy struck when her son, Jason, died. It was a devastating loss for Hayes. Jason planned to attend Johnson and Wales Culinary Institute after his high school graduation. His dream was to become a master chef and open his own five-star restaurant. Years later, Hayes was presented with an opportunity to fulfill her son’s wishes when she found a beautiful, historic house in Marion on the Internet. Built in 1906 by real estate tycoon W.J. Aikman, it was his family’s home until 1938. Throughout the years, it had many owners, but the Aikman home still stood as a showpiece in the town. When Hayes found the house on the Internet, it had been vacant for years. “The house just presented itself to me,” Hayes said. “And God told me to quit my job, sell everything, buy the house and open a restaurant. And I did.” In March 2010,
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The historic mansion on West Main Street in Marion, which is now Jasone’s Bed and Breakfast and Restaurant, was built in 1906 by W.J. Aikman.
renovations to the mansion began, including wheelchair accessible bathrooms, two commercial kitchens, and a concrete patio for outdoor dining in the summer. Jasone’s —a name Hayes had suggested to her son for his own restaurant — was born. Hayes wanted her restaurant to have an upscale atmosphere and quality, so she included several of her favorite New York dishes on the menu, including Beef on Weck, a New York delicacy where tender and juicy aged angus beef is sliced thin, soaked in au jus and piled high on top a homemade kimmelweck roll, served with a side of au jus, ketchup and horseradish. “It’s something I love, I crave, I have to have,” Hayes said. In addition to Jasone’s soups and sandwiches, the lunch menu also includes stuffed tomatoes and cantaloupes and fresh
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 618-529-5454 or online at www.thesouthern.com/top20. Cards are $20.
DETAILS Where: 1414 W. Main St., Marion Hours: Breakfast and lunch is served 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday, dinner with special-made entrées is available only by reservation of parties of six or more. Contact: 618-997-9459 or www.jasones.com salads. The breakfast menu is packed with omelettes, quiches, French toast and pancakes. Hayes’ most decadent dessert is a Chocolate Confusion Cake, a threelayered cake with ganache and double-dark chocolate mousse, wrapped in fudge and rolled in semi-sweet dark chocolate chips. Jasone’s also caters weddings, anniversaries,
birthdays and other special occasions. Although Hayes is proud of the quality of her food, it is just as important for her to offer these homemade items at a reasonable price. “People can go to really nice place with nice atmosphere and get really good food at a good price,” Hayes said. “I just want people to really feel good and enjoy themselves.”
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New exhibits open at Cedarhurst Center for the Arts MOUNT VERNON — Cedarhurst Center for the Arts has several new exhibits on display. One of the new displays, “Fire, Light and Things You Haven’t Seen,” features a variety of handblown glass sculpture and functional art created by Murphysboro artists Cameron Smith and Jan Thomas, owners of the Douglass School gallery and studio. The duo create glass sculptures from a crucible, a container that heats up to 2,000 degrees in order to melt and alter glass to produce vessels, lidded containers, figures, lamps and more. Their work has won top honors at the Cedarhurst Craft Fair several times and garnered other notable national awards and honors. “Artists Who Teach: Works by Sarah Capps, Greg Gibbs, Crystal Nowak and Carol Wilkinson,” another of the new exhibits, showcases the efforts of these art teachers. The exhibit complements the “Scholastic Art Awards” student display in the Mitchell Museum at Cedarhurst. Capps is a multi-talented artist who will showcase watercolor landscapes and handmade silver jewelry. Now retired, she taught at both Eastern Kentucky University and Rend Lake College and has earned awards as an artist and educator. Gibbs, a self-taught ceramic artist, will exhibit earthenware and porcelain works. He has been creating and mastering his own craft
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for more than 30 years and worked as an art instructor at Salem Middle School. Nowak, currently an art teacher at Mount Vernon Township High School, will display several of her ceramic vessels. Wilkerson will showcase her pen and ink drawings featuring portraits and landscapes. She taught art at Mount Vernon Township for 33
years and has won several awards, including Best of Show at the 2007 Art Center Spring exhibition. Both these exhibits remain on display through Sunday, Feb. 13, at Cedarhurst, 2600 Richview Road. The center is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. — Adam Testa
SIUC art students display work at Southeastern Illinois College HARRISBURG — Thirteen artists from the Southern Illinois University Carbondale collective known as the Graduate Association of Painters and Printmakers are getting some regional exposure for their work, as it is on display in the art gallery of Southeastern Illinois College. The display will be open
from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday through Monday, Feb. 7. The gallery is in the George T. Dennis Visual and Performing Arts Center. Artists in G.A.P.P. work in a wide range of both traditional and experimental media, including not only painting and printmaking, but sculpture and found
objects. The artists use these methods to explore a wide range of subjects and ideas, and also illustrate each artist’s ongoing unique experience in graduate school. The organization’s members said they were honored to share their experiences with Southeastern’s students to inspire and motivate
developing artists, and SIC art instructor Brent Webb said the gesture was appreciated and noteworthy. “Many of our students continue their success at SIU Carbondale,” Webb said. “This exhibition represents a commitment to strengthening this very important relationship.” — Adam Testa
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Focus 4: Shows by Mel Watkin, Kevin Veara, Judith Shrode Spring Art and Raphael and Jacqueline Craft Competition and Moses, The Illinois State Exhibition: Cedarhurst Museum Southern Illinois Art Center for the Arts, Mount Gallery, Southern Illinois Art Vernon; open to ages 18 and and Artisans Center, 14967 older living in Jefferson and Gun Creek Trail, Whittington; counties south of Interstate through Feb. 27; free; 70; entries accepted 10 a.m.- 618-629-2220 or www. 5 p.m. Feb. 8-11; exhibition museum.state.il.us/ismsites. open Feb. 25-May 1, Captured Visuals: Regenhardt Gallery at Photography art by Steve Cedarhurst, 2600 Richview Hecklinger, The Tribeca Road; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday Gallery, 127 Market House through Saturday; 618-242Square, downtown Paducah; 1236 ext. 249. through March 1; plumbart@bellsouth.net. Ongoing art exhibit: Exhibits Photographs of Juhree Sharon Shanks: Veach, mosaics from Janet Harrisburg District Library, Altoff and sculpture from Harrisburg; fabric wall Tom Horn, StarView hangings and acrylic Vineyards, 5100 Wing Hill paintings in the style of Road, Cobden; 618-893-9463 Picasso and Modigliani. or www.starviewvineyards High School Art: Little .com. Egypt Arts Centre, downtown, Juried Group Show: Marion; 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Photography, paintings, Mondays and 11 a.m.-3 p.m. metalwork and mixed media; Tuesday-Saturday; closing Carbondale Civic Center reception and awards Corridor Gallery; reception: ceremony, 2 p.m. Feb. 6; 5-6:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 21. 618-998-8530. Presented by Carbondale Graduate Association of Community Arts. 618-457Painters and Printmakers: 5100. 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. MondaySharing Treasures: Photos Friday, art gallery, by Susie Phillips, Central Southeastern Illinois College, Showcase at Realty Central, Harrisburg; features 13 1825 Murdale Shopping artists from SIUC; through Center, Carbondale; Feb. 7; 618-252-5400. reception, 4-6 p.m. Friday, Teen Spirit 2011: High Jan. 21; open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. school artwork, Yeiser Art Monday-Friday and 9 a.m.Center, downtown Paducah; noon, Saturday; through Jan. through Feb. 12; 270-44229; 618-457-4663. 2453; info@theyeiser.org; Rendition: Color works of www.theyeiser.org. DeSande R and her rendition Artists Who Teach: Works of the Twilight Saga, a journey by Sarah Capps, Greg Gibbs, of the popular film series. Crystal Nowak and Carol Exhibit open to the public Wilkinson, Beal Grand through Jan. 28 at The Gallery Corridor Gallery at Space at the Law Office of Cedarhurst Center for the Joni Beth Bailey, 1008 Walnut Arts, Mount Vernon; through St., Murphysboro; reception, Feb. 13; free; www.cedarhurst. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. org or 618-242-1236. 22; 618-565-8000. Fire, Light & Things You Haven’t Seen: By Cameron Program Smith and Jan Thomas, Shrode Art Center, Nature photographer Cedarhurst Center for the David Brewer: 8 p.m. Friday, Arts, Mount Vernon; through Jan. 28, First United Feb. 13; www.cedarhurst.org Methodist Church, 214 W. or 618-242-1236. Main St., Carbondale; free.
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Auditions Children’s Choir Auditions: Openings are available for kindergarten through 10th grade for the Southern Illinois Children’s Choir; auditions run now through Feb. 14; 618-5368742 or e-mail name and contact number to sichildrenschoir@yahoo.com. Second Auditions for Macbeth: 6:30-9 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 20, McLeod Theater, Communications Building, SIUC; 618-453-5741. Open Auditions: For Henry and Ramona by Paradise Alley Players, Theatre Company of Marion Cultural and Civic Center; 6-8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 31-Tuesday, Feb. 1, Marion Civic Center; show dates, April 13-16; www.marion pap.com.
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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.
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Whiskey tasting fundraiser: 3-6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 22, the Underground Grille and Pub, 717 S. University Ave, Carbondale; Southern Illinois Irish Festival fundraiser; entertainment and gourmet appetizers; $40; 21 or over; 618-549-3090 or visit www.silirishfest.org. Bridal Extravaganza: noon, Sunday, Jan. 23, SIUC Student Center ballrooms; wedding wear, catering, event planning, photography, entertainment, music, floral arrangements, videography; fashion show, 3 p.m.; $5; Authors, Books 618-453-1142 or www.siuc Book Signing: By Robert studentcenter.org. De Filippis, 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Little Egypt Ghost Society Jan. 22, Handfuls on Purpose program: 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Christian Bookstore, 922 W. Jan, 25, Castle Perilous Main St., Marion; title of book, Games and Books, 207 W. The Flowers Were Talking to Main St., Carbondale; Me: Debbie Motsinger’s Story discussion on recent of Faith and Discovery. investigation of the hauntings at the Creole House in Prairie du Rocher and an upcoming Book Sale investigation at the Lemp Herrin book sale: 10 a.m.- Mansion in St. Louis; 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 31, Herrin 618-529-5317; 800-297-2160 Library, 120 N. 13th St.; new or www.castleperilous.com. and used books, paperbacks, 30th Anniversary Red cookbooks, tapes, movies, Carpet Gala: By Hospice of sheet music, books-on-tape, Southern Illinois, Saturday, children’s books; 618-942Jan. 29, Williamson County 6109. Pavilion, Marion; stars for the evening are community members who will present Classes short skits based on movies Student Center Craft with musical themes: Shop: Variety of crafts and www.facebook.com/hsired classes offered, SIUC; carpet or 618-997-3030. 618-453-3636, www.siuc Stylart: A celebration of studentcenter.org. Style and Art presented by Spring classes: Fiddling Artstarts, 1-6 p.m. Sunday and guitar-playing classes are Jan. 30, Marion Cultural and
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Civic Center; features 18 Southern Illinois businesses that are involved in art and style; Showcase of Style show, 3 p.m. features prom and pageant fashions; special sneak preview of Artstarts’ upcoming production, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang; $5; 618-922-1853. 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.
Theater Songs for a New World: 7 p.m. Thursday- Friday, Jan. 20- 21, O’Neil Auditorium, John A. Logan College, Carterville; presented by Dance4Grandma Theatricals; directed by Derek M. Hamblin; $12; 618-985-2828 ext. 8287. William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 29, McLeod Theater, SIUC; performance is the culmination of a workshop entitled Unrehearsed Shakespeare conducted by Bill Kincaid; free. The Music Man: TonyAward winning musical, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 2, Shryock Auditorium, SIUC; includes such musical hits as “Ya Got Trouble (in River City),”“Seventy-Six Trombones,”“Goodnight My Someone,”“Gary, Indiana” and “Till There Was You;” southernticketsonline.com, or 618-453-6000. Michael Flatley’s Lord Of The Dance Tour: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 3, Carson Center, 100 Kentucky Ave., Paducah; $55/$40/$30; 270-450-4444; www.the carsoncenter.org or www.lordofthedance.com.
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Free performance of ‘Twelfth Night’ is Jan. 29 at SIUC CARBONDALE — The Southern Illinois University Carbondale Department of Theater will present a special free performance of William Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night,” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 29, in the McLeod Theater. It is the culmination of a workshop entitled “Unrehearsed Shakespeare,” conducted by Bill Kincaid. Kincaid is a former faculty member of the SIUC Department of Theater and is presently the head of the acting program at Western Illinois University in Macomb. The workshop is part of the department’s year-long “Macbeth Project,” a series of events, workshops and special classes focused on the production of William Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” from April 28 to May 1. “Unrehearsed Shakespeare” is a weeklong residency in which actors, under the direction Kincaid, will attempt to replicate conditions under which Shakespeare’s company worked: fast, furious, with little rehearsal time and without good beef. “Personally, I don’t believe he (Shakespeare) rehearsed at all,” Kinkaid said, “except for fights, songs and dances. That belief is the basis for this technique.” Kincaid has conducted this workshop at the University of Utah, Albion College, Anderson University and many times for the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival. “I can’t wait to be back at SIUC. It has a special place in my heart,” Kincaid said. —SIUC Department of Theater
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she began training in Irish dance at age 8. “When I saw it, it inspired me,” said Turner, lead dancer on Riverdance’s ongoing American tour. “Since then, I’ve never looked back.” She and her fellow performers will take the stage at 7:30 p.m. BY ADAM TESTA Tuesday, Jan. 25, at Southeast THE SOUTHERN Missouri University’s Show Me Center, 1333 N. Sprigg St. Tickets CAPE GIRARDEAU — Each time range from $38 to $59 and can be 24-year-old Chloey Turner takes purchased at the venue ticket the stage, she’s living her office and all Ticketmaster childhood dream. locations or by calling 573-651Born in England, 5000. her first exposure to Turner’s journey from that first the world of artistic experience seeing Riverdance to dance came from joining the traveling production watching the was anything but an easy one. She original sevenworked to perfect her dance skills minute Michael and reach a top-quality caliber. A Turner Flatley-produced competitive career alongside Riverdance routine on television. Jenny Flower saw her compete at Captivated by the performance, national and international
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feiseanna and qualifying for the world championships. “Like any other performer or athlete, to be at that level requires a lot of hard work,” she said. In 2007, she took the next step and auditioned with Riverdance,
the production that had introduced her to the world of dance years before. The audition was successful and she was signed to the show. SEE RIVERDANCE / PAGE 8
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Country legend Kenny Rogers returning to Southern Illinois CARBONDALE — Country music legend Kenny Rogers returns to Southern Illinois on Saturday, Feb. 26, for the first concert performance in the renovated SIU Arena. Rogers will perform at 7:30 p.m. that evening as part of the Southern Lights Entertainment series. The arena will be configured to just 3,000 seats, creating a more intimate atmosphere for concertgoers. “I could not think of a more exciting headliner to open our brightly redesigned arena, than four-time Grammy Award Winner, Kenny Rogers,” said Bryan Rives, director of SIU Event Services. “Kenny’s music is
loved by everyone. A fantastic evening of great songs and nostalgia is sure to inspire all of us.” Rogers’ impressive resume includes more than 65 albums recorded across the span of six decades. His timeless classics include “The Gambler,” “Lucille” and “Coward of the Country.” Tickets for the performance are on sale now through southernticketsonline.com, via phone at 618-453-6000 and at walk-up locations including Shryock Auditorium and McLeod Theater. They will not be available at SIU Arena until the evening of the performance. — Adam Testa
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Concerts Illinois 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.southernticketsonline. com or 618-453-6000. Courtney Cox and The Rainmakers: 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 20, Rend Lake College Theatre, Ina; jazz; free; donations at the door will be used to help students in the music program at the college; 618-437-5321, ext. 1817. 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. Southern Illinois Chapter American Guild of Organists: Service Music Program, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 25, First Christian Church, Carbondale; members play and sing;
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618-889-7968 or friartuck3@yahoo.com Tuba recital: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 25, Old Baptist Foundation Recital Hall, SIUC; Chris Combest, lecturer in tuba and euphonium in SIUC’s School of Music, will be joined by Ron Coulter, percussion; David Lyons, piano and Jennifer Presar, horn; free. Derren Raser: 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 29, Liberty Theater, Murphysboro; guitarist, singer and songwriter; $6 in advance and $7 at the door; buy advance tickets online at www.darrenraser.com.
Kentucky Kentucky Opry Talent Search: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 22, Kentucky Opry, 88 Chilton Lane, Benton, Ky.; $16$7.50; 270-527-3869 or www.kentuckyopry.com. Missouri Celtic Woman … Songs from the Heart: Show Me Center, Cape Girardeau, May 2; 573-651-5000 or www.showmecenter.biz.
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Derren Raser to play Liberty Theater MURPHYSBORO — A Southern Illinois transplant who won the Hollywood Music Award for Best Male Vocalist in 2009 will perform at the Liberty Theater later this month. Guitarist, singer and songwriter Derren Raser will take the stage at 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 29. Raser, who relocated to Southern Illinois from San Diego, has a new album, “Home in This Direction.” His music combines lively folk-rock and classic singer-songwriter traditions with the hard edge of contemporary pop and rock influences. His sound has been described as “Simon and Garfunkel meet the Shins” and sounds equally at home on an old dusty hifi or in a sleek new iPod. Tickets for the show are $6 in advance and $7 at the door. Advance tickets are available online at www.darrenraser.com. — Adam Testa
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WEEK OF JAN. 20-26
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Coffeehouses, Cafés, Eateries Mark Stuart and Stacey Earle: 8:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 21, Yellow Moon Café, 110 N. Front St., Cobden; $7; www.yellowmooncafe. com; 618-893-2233.
Wineries Swamp Tigers: 6-9 p.m. Friday, Rustle Hill Winery Chris Murry: 6:30-9:30 p.m. Friday, Lau-Nae Winery Andrea Stader: 2-5 p.m. Saturday, Blue Sky Vineyard Bruce Zimmerman: 2-5 p.m. Saturday, Rustle Hill Winery Charlie Norman: 2-5 p.m. Saturday, Von Jakob Orchard Vintage: 6-9 p.m. Saturday, Rustle Hill Winery Marty Davis: 2-5 p.m. Sunday, Blue Sky Vineyard Dave Caputo Duo: 2-5 p.m., Sunday, Von Jakob Orchard Bill Booth: 3-6 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; 618-2829463 or www.lau-nae winery.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 or www. vonjakobvineyard.com Von Jakob Vineyard: 1309 Sadler Road, Pomona; 618-893-4500 or www. vonjakobvineyard.com.
WANT TO BE LISTED? Call 618-351-5089 or e-mail brenda.kirkpatrick@thesouthern.com. TONIGHT BENTON Duncan Dance Barn:: Spring Pond Opry Band, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
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FRIDAY CARBONDALE Hangar 9: Jake’s Leg Pinch Penny/Copper Dragon: Mike and Joe PK’s: Through The Dint of Heavy Wishing Tres Hombres: Soul Glo, 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. John Brown’s on the
Square : Lynn Drury, 8:3011:30 p.m. Ramesse: Mixed Company 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: Dave Caputo Band, 7:3010:30 p.m.
SATURDAY CARBONDALE Hangar 9: Grand reopening with The Jungle Dogs PK’s: Bone Dry River Band Pinch Penny/Copper Dragon: Hairbangers Ball Tres Hombres: Mathien, 10 p.m. HERRIN Perfect Shot: One Finger Flying MARION Hideout Restaurant: Bob
Tres Hombres: Hotbed SPILLERTOWN Track Side Dance Barn: MARION Hideout Restaurant: Brock Misty Mountain Band, 7-10 p.m. Bertlin, 5:30-9:30 p.m.
Pina, piano 5:309:30 p.m. Marion Eagles: White Lightning, 8 p.m.midnight Ramesse: Mixed Company THOMPSONVILLE Lion’s Cave: Swing “N” Country Band (formerly Weekenders), 7-9:30 p.m. Old Country Store Dance Barn: Lil’ Boot & Classic Country, 7:3010:30 p.m.
MARION Hideout Restaurant: Jeff White, noon-2 p.m.; Brock Bertlin, 6-8 p.m. Marion Eagles : White Lightning, 6-10 p.m.
MONDAY CARBONDALE Tres Hombres: Civil Disobedience, 10 p.m. MARION Hideout Restaurant: Brock Bertlin, 6-8 p.m. Marion Youth Center: Ragtag Band, 7-10 p.m.
TUESDAY CARBONDALE Hangar 9: Punk Soul Brothahood 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.
WEDNESDAY CARBONDALE Hangar 9: The Babiemecca Tres Hombres: Saluki Music Night, 8 p.m.; features Jam Jazz MARION Hideout Restaurant: Mel Goot, 6-8 p.m.
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 618-993-9687 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 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 618-9373070 Zeigler Eagles: 114 N. Main St., Zeigler 618-596-5651
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RIVERDANCE: Show is Jan. 25 FROM PAGE 5 In January 2008, she left England to perform in Europe, China and Japan. The current American tour has Turner in the States for nine months, the longest time she’s been away from her family. But relatives often make the trip to see her perform whenever possible, which provides a strong sense of support to carry on with the dream. “I always wanted to travel from a young age. I’m obviously very lucky. This is all I’ve ever wanted
to do, and it’s everything I imagined,” she said. While she’s performed all across the globe, taking the stage in the United States always creates a sense of joy. Great audiences who recognize the special nature of the awardwinning music, authentic dance and dramatic story telling help fuel that fire. “They just seem to love it, and that’s what keeps us going,” Turner said. Originating as an interval performance for the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest, Riverdance has captivated audiences for nearly two decades. The show has undergone many casting changes, including the departure of Flatley, who left and created the Lord of the Dance show, but the basic elements remain. “It’s a family show; it has something for everybody,” Turner said. adam.testa@thesouthern.com 618-351-5031
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Singer David Ball takes a different approach to success COUNTRY SCENE Vince Hoffard
David Ball 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 29, Ramesses Lounge, south of Marion on U.S. 37; opening at Mixed Company at 6 p.m.; $12 in advance, $15 at door; call 618-694-2065. avid Ball knows when the perfect words flow magically from his pen. Before 2010, it had happened twice. The first time, “Thinkin’ Problem” put him on the musical map in 1994 and became his signature song. Then, after a lengthy drought, he struck again in 2001 with “Riding with Private Malone,” a striking tribute to a fallen Vietnam soldier.
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Ball feels he has hit the trifecta with “What’ll I Do,” a tune saturated with twin fiddles. “It’s the best song I’ve ever written,” Ball said during a telephone interview this week. “I knew when I wrote it, that it was special. It just popped out of the air. We’re going to release it to radio this summer.” Ball says his tiny staff has a gigantic task of trying to get a hardcore honky-tonk singer from an independent label played on stations with rotations dominated by the pop fueled sounds of Taylor Swift, Rascal Flatts and Keith Urban. “I don’t have confetti cannons or big columns of fire shooting from the stage. Fitting in with today’s young country crowd is difficult for me,” says the 57-year-old Ball. Ball will be in concert at 8 p.m. on Jan. 29 at
Ramesses Lounge, eight miles south of Marion. Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 at the door. Doors open at 5 p.m. Music starts at 6 p.m. with opening act Mixed Company. For more information, call Joey Koenig at 618-694-2065. Koenig and Ball have close ties with the Texas music scene. Koenig played for years in the vicinity of Tyler, with several current members of the band Wild Horses. Ball was in the Uncle Walt’s Band, a trio that developed a loyal following in Austin. The two had never met, until last year. Ball has lost faith in the ability of Music City record executives to determine the criteria for a hit record. He wants to bypass the traditional system and let dedicated listeners decide. Ball was born in Spartanburg, S.C. As a teenager, he played stand-
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up bass in country/bluegrass bands that played fairs and festivals throughout the Carolinas. Teaming with Walter Hyatt and Champ Hood to form Uncle Walt’s Band, Ball migrated to Nashville with the trio in the early 1970s. After receiving a lukewarm response in the country music mecca, Texas singer/songwriter Willis Alan Ramsey recognized the potential of UWB and convinced them to test the fertile music scene in Austin. Widely known as the first Americana artist, Ramsey had UWB pointed in the right direction. The band was an immediate hit and developed a cult following with energetic live performances and three albums, including “Blame It on the Bossanova” in 1974, “An American in Texas” in 1980 and 1982’s “Uncle Walt’s Band Live at the Waterloo Ice House.” Ball would eventually move back to Nashville and earn a publishing deal to write songs. He didn’t like being cooped up in an office, trying to force ideas onto paper. His solo career had a rough start with three failed singles for RCA in the late 1980s. His luck changed when he switched labels and “Thinkin’ Problem” soared to No. 2 as his debut release for Warner Bros. Records in 1994. Ball won a Grammy Award in 2005 for his tune “Old Folks At Home.” His current album, “Sparkle City,” was released last year and contains the highly anticipated “What’ll I Do” single. VINCE HOFFARD can be
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St. Louis Symphony Orchestra’s Sparks to visit Carbondale CARBONDALE — Mark Sparks, the principal flutist of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, will visit the Southern Illinois University Carbondale campus next Sparks week. Sparks, whose visit is sponsored by the Southern Illinois Flute Society and Carbondale Community Arts, will teach a masterclass and play a free public concert during his visit. The masterclass begins at 5 p.m. Monday, Jan. 24, in Altgeld Hall. To register, call 618-5598154 or obtain a form from www.sifs.info. Class fees are $10 for students and $20 for students, payable at the door. The free concert follows, beginning at 7:30 p.m. in the Old Baptist Foundation Recital Hall. Sparks will play works for solo flute, flute and piano accompanied by Paul Transue, two flutes accompanied by Douglas Worthen and flute orchestra accompanied by the Southern Illinois Flute Choir. Recognized for his colorful tone, spirited phrasing and charismatic style, Sparks is a dynamic artists, soloist, chamber musician and teacher and has performed in many of the world’s most prestigious venues, alongside top caliber orchestras and symphonies. — Adam Testa
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Tuba recital set for Jan. 25 at SIUC CARBONDALE — A quartet of Southern Illinois University Carbondale music faculty members will perform a special tuba recital at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 25, at the Old Baptist Foundation Recital Hall. Chris Combest, lecturer in tuba and euphonium in SIUC’s School of Music, will be joined by Ron Coulter, percussion; David Lyons, piano; and Jennifer Presar, horn. The free performance features compositions by composers Franz Strauss
and Ralph Vaughn Williams, as well as contemporary artists James Grant, Michael Horwood and Anthony Plog. Combest will perform a trio of conferences early this year, beginning with the United States Army Band Tuba-Euphonium Conference later this month at Fort Myer, Va. He will also perform at the Great Plains Regional Tube Euphonium Conference in February and Midwest Regional Tuba Euphonium Conference in March. — SIUC University Communications
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New on DVD Stone: An arsonist looks to manipulate a parole officer into a plan to secure his parole by placing his wife in the lawman’s path. Starring Edward Norton, Milla Jovovich, Robert De Niro, Frances Conroy and Enver Gjokaj. Directed by John Curran. Rated R. Takers: A group of bank robbers find their multimillion dollar plan interrupted by a detective. Starring Paul Walker and Hayden Christensen. Directed by John Luessenhop. Rated PG-13. Buried: Paul is a U.S. contractor working in Iraq. After an attack by a group
of Iraqis he wakes to find he is buried alive inside a coffin. It’s a race against time to escape this death trap. Starring Ryan Reynolds and Samantha Mathis. Directed by Rodrigo Cortés. Rated R. Freakanomics: Some of the world’s most innovative documentary filmmakers will explore the hidden side of everything. Starring Jade Viggiano, Kahiry Bess, Amancaya Aguilar, Zoe Sloane and Sammuel Soifer. Directed by Alex Gibney, Eugene Jarecki, Heidi Ewing, Morgan Spurlock and Rachel Grady. Rated PG-13.
Paper Man: A writer forms a friendship with a teenager. Starring Ryan Reynolds, Emma Stone, Jeff Daniels and Lisa Kudrow. Directed by Kieran Mulroney and Michele Mulroney. Rated R.
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‘Strings’ keeps audiences on the line with banter No Strings Attached *** Rated R for sexual content, language and some drug material; starring Natalie Portman, Ashton Kutcher, Greta Gerwig, Kevin Kline, Lake Bell; directed by Ivan Reitman; opening Friday at ShowPlace 8 in Carbondale and Illinois Centre 8 in Marion. BY ROGER MOORE MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE NEWS
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Ivan Reitman — whose directing career (“Ghostbusters”) is so long in the tooth that he actually has a son, Jason, directing Oscar-worthy comedies — has his best outing in decades with “No Strings Attached,” an amusing flip of the “friends with benefits” sex-leads-to-love romantic comedy formula. It’s a movie benefiting from another sparkling, sexy and emotionally available performance by Natalie Portman, some clever turns in situations and witty banter that isn’t shy about crossing over into “Hangover” level raunchy. Elizabeth Meriwether’s script has that “(500) Days of Summer” gimmick, telling the story of this couple in clumps over a 15-year period. Super-smart Emma met hunky-needy Adam at summer camp, way back when, and they had a
Natalie Portman (left) and Ashton Kutcher star in ‘No Strings Attached,’ opening Friday in ShowPlace 8 in Carbondale and Illinois Centre 8 in Marion.
momentary fling. Ten years later, they meet again and the pretty, flirty Emma (Portman) invites Adam to “this thing” she has to go to. It’s her dad’s funeral. But dopey-handsome Adam (Ashton Kutcher, not cast against type) doesn’t hear the “she’s cut off from her emotions” warning bells, even when she confesses, “If you’re lucky, you’re never going to see me again.” And then, that magical night when the boy drunk-dials the girl and something begins. Portman, almost certainly an Oscar nominee for “Black Swan,” carries this movie with her warmth and her wicked way with an incredibly crude come-on.
‘The Way Back’ benefits from strong ensemble cast The Way Back *** Rated PG-13 for violent content, depiction of physical hardships, nude images and brief strong language; starring Jim Sturgess, Colin Farrell, Saoirse Ronan, Ed Harris, Mark Strong; directed by Peter Weir; opening Friday at University Place 8 in Carbondale. BY ROGER MOORE MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE NEWS
Peter Weir’s “The Way Back” is an entertaining old-fashioned prison escape movie with a touch of the epic about it. The novelty in this “Great Escape” is that the prisoners — soldiers and
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political prisoners — are escaping from a Soviet gulag. They’re doing this early in World War II. Their odyssey must take them from Siberia, not East — to where the Japanese are overrunning China — or West, where the Soviets were first Nazi allies, now fight-to-the-death enemies — but South. Weir (“Master and Commander”) assembles a very good cast for this quest, from Colin Farrell, as a lifelong thief and murderous thug, to Ed Harris playing an American caught up in this or that Stalinesque roundup. There’s Mark Strong (“Sherlock Holmes”) as an imprisoned actor full of big talk about ways to escape this wilderness prison, and
Oscar nominee Saoirse Ronan (“Atonement”) as an urchin also on the run. Jim Sturgess is the lead, Janusz, a young Polish soldier tossed in among these other “enemies of the people,” stuck in the middle of five million square kilometers of nothing. For all this film (based on a Slavomir Rawicz book) has going for it, Weir is a bit too fond of shots of blistered, nearly frostbitten feet. And Sturgess (“Across the Universe,” “The Other Boleyn Girl”) isn’t nearly as interesting or compelling a presence as Farrell or Harris, supporting players who carry more dramatic weight and suggest layers of depth and pathos that Sturgess rarely achieves.
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Melodrama makes ‘Country Strong’ a weak flick Country Strong *
The film is bolted together out of bits and pieces of old Rated PG-13 for thematic backstage musicals. It seems not elements involving alcohol abuse so much written as assembled and some sexual content; from a do-it-yourself kit. starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Tim Gwyneth Paltrow is Kelly, a McGraw, Garrett Hedlund, sputtering, vodka-soaked superstar looking for a big Leighton Meester; directed by comeback. A year earlier, she Shana Feste; opening Friday at stumbled dead drunk off a Dallas Illinois Centre 8 in Marion. stage, derailing her career and miscarrying her child. BY COLIN COVERT Actual country idol Tim MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE NEWS McGraw does a non-singing turn as James, Kelly’s supportive but If you’re going to make a bad opportunistic husband/manager. film, at least make it short. “Tron” biker boy Garrett “Country Strong” drags out its Hedlund is Beau, a sweet-singin’ tedious show-business honky-tonk hunk. “Gossip melodrama to an indefensible Girl’s” Leighton Meester is two hours. Often one hears of Chiles, a “country Barbie” beauty messed-up movies where miles queen with her eye on Kelly’s of footage wound up on the spotlight. cutting room floor. In the case of The women and men have “Country Strong,” too much designs on each other for remained on the reel. personal enjoyment or career
gains, but writer/director Shana Feste’s garbled film makes it difficult to care who comes out ahead. When Beau and Chiles wind up as Kelly’s opening acts on her tour, the crosscurrents of distrust, jealousy and lust ought to clash in a way that raises the emotional stakes. The dramatic beats are as predictable as 10-gallon hats and big belt buckles at a Toby Keith concert. Add to this Feste’s Screenplay 101 grasp of metaphor — Kelly’s fragile nature is embodied by the wounded bird she finds on the grounds of her rehab clinic and carries ever after in a cigar box — and viewing the film becomes sheer drudgery. If it were a book, you’d have to force yourself to finish it. Paltrow, an Oscar winner who has never found a worthy star vehicle, clearly was drawn to the film as a showcase for her singing
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Gwyneth Paltrow (left) and Tim McGraw star in ‘Country Strong’, opening Friday at Illinois Centre 8 in Marion.
and acting talents, which are considerable. But “Country Strong” serves her poorly, with hackneyed scenes of mascarasmudging breakdowns, boozy debauches, glitz-a-rama concert numbers and a manipulative
one-to-one performance for a Make-A-Wish cancer kid. There’s even a scene where she is supposed to upchuck in a garbage can, which may be the most singularly unconvincing moment in Paltrow’s career.
‘Company Men’ leads audience through stages of loss The Company Men **½ Rated R for language and brief nudity; starring Ben Affleck, Tommy Lee Jones, Maria Bello, Chris Cooper, Rosemarie DeWitt; directed by John Wells; scheduled to open Friday at Illinois Centre 8 in Marion and ShowPlace 8 in Carbondale. BY ROGER MOORE MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE NEWS
Perhaps the time is right for a glib, predictable and comforting sermon about life after a layoff. “The Company Men” will connect with anyone for whom “the new reality” of today’s economy hits close to home. But anyone looking for insights deeper than the clichés in John Wells’ film may find this a sermon easily tuned out. It’s about men, mostly, who are not the villains of the global financial meltdown, but not the most sympathetic victims of it either. They are the guys who thrived in a corporate culture that gave them trophy homes, trophy Porsches and trophy wives. And then the bottom falls out. Ben Affleck stars as Bobby, a VP of sales of GTX, a transportation conglomerate where “We need to get the stock price up” leads to mass layoffs. Bobby is the first to get the meeting with the HR hitwoman
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(Maria Bello). Chris Cooper is Phil, a much older man much higher in the pecking order who started as a welder in the company’s now-idle shipyard. Tommy Lee Jones is the division head, rich but principled enough to be appalled at the layoffs. Wells’ film takes Bobby through the stages of death and dying that losing a longtime job can seem like. Bobby keeps up appearances, is sure “It’ll just be a few days” before he finds work, and maintains the country club dues, Porsche payments and his own sense of superiority as he is beaten down by the job hunt. If you’ve ever hunted for a job, you’ll recognize the bitter disappointment of a near miss and the promises that aren’t promises at all, if not the anger that Bobby’s sense of entitlement gives him.
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