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SIC theater department offers comedy ‘Tartuffe’ HARRISBURG — The Southeastern Illinois College theater department will present French comedy “Tartuffe” by Moliere this weekend. The play tells of a con man who pretends holiness and divine authority and deceives a well-to-do gentleman. Tartuffe, the con man, then tries to seduce the man’s wife and convince him to sign over all his property. The story revolves around the attempts by friends, family and servants to help the victim unmask and get rid of Tartuffe. “French comedy has a very distinctive style that is bigger than life, with big period costumes, big wigs and stylized makeup, so it’s sure to be a crowdpleasing performance,” said Allan Kimball, SIC theatre director and current humanities division co-chair. The play is being performed as a tribute to Joan Ferrell, former humanities chair at SIC, who had hoped to do a French comedy while
overseeing the department. The show runs at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12, at the George T. Dennis Visual and Performing Arts Center at SIC. For tickets, call the box office at 618-252-5400 ext. 2486 or email boxoffice@sic.edu. Tickets are $6 for general admission and $4 for students, staff and seniors.
7:30 p.m. Feb. 17, 18, 24 and 25, and 2 p.m. Feb. 19 and 26; Varsity Center for the Arts, 418 S. Illinois Ave., Carbondale; $15 for adults, $10 for students; purchase tickets at Varsity box office from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday or one hour before each performance. BY ADAM TESTA THE SOUTHERN
raig Hinde and Nick Earll are ready for round three. The two veterans of the stage are preparing to mark a momentous occasion with a performance laden with personal significance. As The Stage Co. hosts its 30th anniversary celebration, both Earll and Hinde
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Two acting veterans mark Stage Co. anniversary with third performance of play about Scopes ‘Monkey Trial’
milestone anniversary, Hinde and Earll prepared to take part in a second production of “Inherit the Wind.” Now, fast-forward 20 more years, and they’re ready to give it a third go. For Hinde, this show will be a reminder of just how far the company has come from its humble beginnings. “It represents this arc that we’ve transversed,” he said. “We’ve gone from, PAUL NEWTON / THE SOUTHERN ‘Let’s get together and do this play,’ to an entity that Craig Hinde (right) speaks to the jury during a rehearsal for we’ve grown and that is ‘Inherit The Wind’ on Monday at Varsity Center for the Arts. sustained.” debuted in 1955, is a ficwill be returning to the And, given the time lapstionalized account of the organization’s roots. es between performances, In the summer of 1982, a real-life Scopes “Monkey not only has the company small group of local actors Trial” as a means of dismatured, but so have the cussing the then-contem- actors. Because of those came together for a perporary McCarthy trials. formance of “Inherit the changes, both men have Ten years later, as the Wind” by Jerome Lawrence portrayed different roles in and Robert Edwin Lee, and group — christened The each production. Jackson County Stage Co. among them were Hinde SEE ROUND 3 / PAGE 5 — prepared for its first and Earll. The play, which
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MOVIES Auditions Auditions: For Southern Illinois Children’s Choir; kindergarten through grade 10; through Feb. 14; 618-5368742 or sichildrenschoir@ yahoo.com.
Authors, Books Book Sale: 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Feb. 17-18, Marion Carnegie Library, 206 S. Market St.; donations of books also accepted; 618-993-5935 Winter Book Sale: 5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 17 and 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18, Sallie Logan Public Library, 1808 Walnut St., Murphysboro; preview sale
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SIUC Valentine’s Day Craft Sale: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14, SIU Student Center Art Gallery, first floor; www.siuc studentcenter.org or 618-453-3636. Trivia Night: 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18, The Pavilion, 1602 Sioux Drive, Marion; funds used for college scholarships; 618-922-1853. Home and Garden Show: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18 and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, Feb.19, Du Quoin State Events Fairgrounds Exhibition Hall; Poster Sale: 9 a.m.-6 p.m. builders, home repair and Thursday-Friday, Feb. 9-10, remodeling contractors, SIU Student Center Art lumber and furniture Gallery; concert, movie, music businesses, landscapers, posters, photography and fine lawn care contractors, lawn art prints. equipment dealers, gardening Midwestern Herb And specialist; 12 and older, $1; Garden Show: 10 a.m.-9 p.m. 618-542-9570; dqchamber@ Friday-Saturday, Feb. 10-11 comcast.net or duquoin.org. and noon-5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 34th annual Big Muddy 12, Times Square Mall, Mount Film Festival: WednesdayVernon; sign up for workshop Sunday, Feb. 22-26, SIU; at www.wilsonsgourds.com or independent filmmaking; 618-822-6959; www. festival opening event, midwesternherbandgarden Tuesday, Feb. 21; Chris show.com; 800-252-5464. Chomyn, Tomonari Nishikawa Darwin Birthday Bash: and Steve Reinke will judge 1-5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, the films; check updates on Carbondale Unitarian Facebook. Fellowship, 105 N. Parrish Lane, Carbondale; interFilm generational mini-festival to Grease Sing-A-Long celebrate Charles Darwin’s 204th birthday; 618-457-5287 Movie: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, Marion Cultural and or 618-529-1884.
Friday, $5; no admission Dinner Theater charge Saturday. Murder Mystery Dinner Publish Your Manuscript Workshop: 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Theater: Final Cut, 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18, MurphysMarch 6, Pinckneyville campus of Rend Lake College. boro Event Center, 1401 Walnut St., Murphysboro; premise, director Eddie Cheek Call for Musicians is making a new movie called “The Zombie Was an Alien” Tainted Love The AntiValentine: Call for musicians and he’s looking for backers for Sesser Opera House; show and actors; $30/$25; doors open 5 p.m. to view auction is Feb. 17; casting call for musicians; call 618-438-1900. items; music by Meridian 90; www.thelifesavers.net.
Comedy Comedy Night: 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15, Copper Dragon, 700 E. Grand Ave., Carbondale; doors open, 7 p.m.; 19 and older; 618-549-3348.
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Lincoln memorabilia: 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11 and 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12, Anna Arts Center, 117 W. Davie St., Anna; speakers, storytellers and music; Civil War exhibits; also, Campfire Stew Buffet and Musical, “Lincoln: The Life and Times,” 6 p.m. Saturday; $15; Lincoln musical offered again, 2 p.m. Sunday; $5; 618-833-6374; 618-833-6525; rdodd4@hotmail.com; www.pastonline.org. River steamboats: Presentation by Robert H. Swenson, 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15, DunnRichmond Economic Center, Pleasant Hill Road, Carbondale; Swenson, associate professor, SIU School of Architecture, has been researching the design and construction of historic river steamboats; coffee social hour, 9:30 a.m.; 618-549-6166; fnall@siu.edu.
Two One-Act Operas: The Tragedy of Carmen and Trial By Jury, 7:30 p.m., FridaySaturday, Feb. 10-11 and 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12, McLeod Theater, Communications Building, SIU; $16/$6; southernticketsonline.com. Tartuffe: A French, satirical comedy, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11 and 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12, Southeastern Illinois College, 3575 College Road, Harrisburg; written by Moliere in the 17th century; $6/$4; 618-252-5400 ext. 2486 or 2487 or boxoffice@sic.edu. Inherit the Wind: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 17-18 and Feb. 24-25 and 2 p.m. Feb. 19, 26, Varsity Center for the Arts, 418 S. Illinois Ave., Carbondale; described as fictionalized account of the Scopes’ “Monkey Trial,” the play pits Darwin’s modernist theories against fundamentalist Christian doctrine; $15/$10; www.stagecompany.org.
TESSI recitals: By students of the Talent Education School of Southern Illinois, 1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12, Carbondale Civic Center, room 108; classical piano and guitar students, ages 4-18; refreshments; 618-457-6300.
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Black History Month continues at SIUC Church, 219 E. Marion St., Carbondale Monday, Feb. 13 Joanne Braxton, professor of English and humanities at College of William and Mary; “Phillis and Her Daughters: Freedom through Literacy;” 7 p.m.; John C. Guyon Auditorium, Morris Library Wednesday, Feb. 15 “City of God,” film screening with commentary by Novotny Lawrence, assistant professor of radio and TV at SIU; 6 p.m.; Student Health Center Auditorium
CARBONDALE — Black History Month at SIU started last week with a number of activities, which continue through the rest of the month. Here’s a look at upcoming events: Tonight David Joens, director of the Illinois State Archives; “From Slave to State Legislator: John W. E. Thomas, Illinois’ First African American Lawmaker;” 7 p.m.; John C. Guyon Auditorium, Morris Library Sunday, Feb. 12 Poetry celebration; 4 p.m.; Rock Hill Baptist
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ROUND 3: Group celebrates Stage Co.’s 30th anniversary FROM PAGE 3 For Earll, at age 78, it may be a sign his acting career is winding down. In this year’s rendition of “Inherit the Wind,” Earll plays the Bibletouting Elijah, a role with about 10 lines. But he doesn’t mind. “That’s alright,” he said. “I’ve had my share of big parts.” Earll said he will always
have fond memories of his tenure on the stage, and especially this play. “There’s a sentimental attachment to it,” he said. In addition to the play, The Stage Co. has also set up a display in the Varsity lobby showcasing pictures and playbills from years past. adam.testa@thesouthern.com 618-351-5031
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‘Take action now’ singer says of helping others Biggs earns Grammy nod COUNTRY SCENE Vince Hoffard
Candy Hemphill Christmas 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16 at The Pavilion of the City of Marion. The One Voice Trio will open. Silent auction and concessions from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. $10 in advance and $12 at the door. 618-993-8180. BY VINCE HOFFARD FOR THE SOUTHERN
andy Hemphill Christmas had won seven Dove Awards from the Gospel Music Association, but still she desired to achieve even loftier musical goals. When those were not fulfilled, she became depressed and on the verge
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of needing medication. Not fully understanding how well off she was, a friend drove her to the Jefferson Street Bridge in Nashville and showed her swarms of homeless people living under the structure. It was the defining moment in her life. “I knew right then my calling was to help those people. My focus changed. I found my purpose,” Christmas said. “I know how to cook, and I knew they were hungry. The first time I went down there, I took a pot of jambalaya. Then, we went to Walmart and bought them hats, gloves and coats.” The Bridge Ministry started by Christmas has helped thousands of needy individuals in Music City since 2004. Sunday night services often attract crowds of more than 500. “When we first started getting items donated, I kept them in our garage,”
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opening act, and there will be also be a silent auction and concessions. Christmas said people find poor excuses for not helping the needy. “People say, ‘I’ll give when I get rich or when I win the lottery.’ We can’t wait. There are people that need help. We have to take action now,” she said. “Don’t put off until tomorrow what you can do today. Find a bridge in your community. There is always someplace to start.” VINCE HOFFARD can be reached at 618-658-9095 or vincehoffard@yahoo.com.
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A West Frankfort native will be keeping a keen eye on Sunday‘s Grammy Awards presentation. Richie Biggs is nominated for two awards for engineering work he performed for country duo, The Civil Wars. “It’s an honor to be recognized by your peers,” Biggs said. “I’ve been nominated before for work in contemporary Christian music. This is the most pop culturerelevant thing I’ve been nominated for.” The 49-year-old attended John A. Logan College for a year and a half before heading for Nashville. A friend got him a job driving a bus for The Imperials, but his talent soon moved from behind the wheel to behind the mixing board. Biggs ran house sound for major acts like White Heart, Petra and Michael W. Smith before he shifted to studio work.
“My big desire was to transition into the recording aspect of the industry,” he said. For the past 15 years, Biggs has worked in major Nashville studios with producer Charlie Peacock. The duo is currently working on a project for country/Americana artist Holly Williams. “I have found that persistence is the key to success in this business. If you stick around long enough, you can buffalo people into thinking you know what you’re doing,” he said, chuckling. Biggs credits his uncle Ed Fravell, a highly decorated rhythm guitarist from Orient, with getting him interested in music. The Civil Wars are nominated for Best Folk Recording and Country Duo Performance of the Year. — Vince Hoffard
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MONDAY CARBONDALE Tres Hombres: Delta Blues with Alex Kirt, 9 p.m. WEST FRANKFORT Wit and Wisdom: Jim White, Gene Stiman, 7-10 p.m. WHITE ASH Scarlett’s Music Barn: Bobby Orr Band, 6:30-10 p.m.
TUESDAY MARION Hideout Restaurant: Bob Pina, piano, 5:30-8:30 p.m. THOMPSONVILLE Lion’s Cave: Mike’s Band, 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.
FRIDAY CARBONDALE Hangar 9: Love & Light, 9 p.m. Pinch Penny/Copper Dragon: Dr. Zhivegas Tres Hombres: Chicago Farmer and Jaik Willis, 10 p.m. HERRIN N-Kahootz Night Club: Not Guilty, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. INA Ina Community Building: Friday Night Jam Band, 6:30 p.m. MARION Marion Eagles: Larry Dillard Blues Therapy,
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SATURDAY ANNA Anna VFW: Backdraft, 6-10 p.m.; Valentine’s Dinner, 3-6 p.m. CARBONDALE Carbondale Eagles: Dave & Perry, 7-9 p.m.; ribeye dinner, 6 p.m. Hangar 9: Soul Glo / The Jewels, 9 p.m. Pinch Penny/ Copper Dragon: Wedding Banned Tres Hombres: Barnacle Billy and the Zebra Mussels, 10 p.m. COELLO The Italian Club: Jackson Junction, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. N-Kahootz Night Club: Blood Stone Fury, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. MARION Hideout Restaurant:
Bob Pina, piano, 5:30-9:30 p.m. Marion American Legion: The Wayback Machine, 8 p.m.-midnight. Marion Eagles: Salty Dog, 7-11 p.m. MURPHYSBORO Murphysboro American Legion: Roger Black and the Honky Tonk Stardust Cowboys, 8 p.m.-midnight SPILLERTOWN Track Side Dance Barn: Bobby Orr Band, 7-10 p.m. THOMPSONVILLE Lion’s Cave: Swing “N” Country Band, 7-9:30 p.m. Old Country Store Dance Barn: Lil’ Boot & Classic Country, 7-10 p.m.
DIRECTIONS & DIGITS 20’s Hideout Restaurant: 2602 Wanda Drive, Marion 618-997-8325 Anna VFW: 70 VFW Lane, Anna 618-8335182 Carbondale Eagles: 1206 W. Linden, Carbondale 618-529-9345 Coloni’s Bar & Grill: 3 Park Plaza, Herrin 618-988-5341 Corner Dance Hall: 200 Franklin St., Whittington 618-303-5266 Coulterville VFW: 511 VFW St., Coulterville 618-758-9009 Diver Down: 199 E. Main St., Golconda 618-683-3483 Duncan Dance Barn: 13545 Spring Pond Road, Benton 618-435-6161 Enrico’s: 208 S. Main St., Royalton 618984-2071 Hangar 9: 511 S. Illinois Ave., Carbondale; 618-549-0511. Hurley’s: 1504 W. Broadway Boulevard, Johnston City John Brown’s on the Square: 1000 Tower Square, Marion 618-997-2909 Key West: 1108 W. Main, Carbondale 618-351-5998 Kip & Traci’s Colonial Club: 1602 Old Creal Springs Road, Marion 618-9976989 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 618Maddie’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 Elks: .204 S. Market St., Marion 618-993-3151 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. Murphysboro Moose Lodge: 9663 Old Illinois 13; Murphysboro 618-6843232 N-Kahootz Night Club: 115 W. Cherry St., Herrin 618-942-9345 Old Country Store Dance Barn: Main Street, Thompsonville 618-218-4676 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 Pyramid Acres Marina: 12171 Marina Road, Marion 618-964-1184 Scarlett’s Music Barn: 207 Potter St., White Ash 618-997-4979 Trackside Dance Barn: 104 Rock St., Spillertown 618-993-3035 Tres Hombres: 119 N. Washington St., Carbondale 618-457-3308 WB Ranch Barn: 1586 Pershing Road, West Frankfort 618-937-3718 Wit and Wisdom Nutritional Site: 225 E. Poplar St., West Frankfort 618-9373070 Xrossroads: 101 Rushing Drive, Herrin 618-993-8393 Zeigler Eagles: 114 N. Main St., Zeigler 618-596-5651
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Rat Pack returns in Marion MARION — A Broadway spectacle will be making its way to Marion this weekend, resurrecting a bit of musical history along with it. “Sandy Hackett’s Rat Pack Show,” a critically acclaimed performance produced by veteran writer/producer/actor Sandy Hackett, will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15, at Marion Cultural and Civic Center. Tickets are $20 to $30 and can be purchased at
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dressed in costume, free; $20/ $8; 618-453-6000; Southern Illinois southernticketsonline.com. Motley Crue’s Vince Neil: Evening of Jazz: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, Cedarhurst 8 p.m. Saturday, March 10, Black Diamond HarleyCenter for the Arts, 2600 Davidson Warehouse, Richview Road, Mount Marion; $40; 618-453-6000; Vernon; doors open 7 p.m.; southernticketsonline.com. $35/$30; 618-242-1236. Travis Tritt: 3 p.m. SunKentucky day, Feb. 12, Shryock Auditorium, SIU; $39; southern Kentucky Opry Talent ticketsonline.com. Search: 7:30 p.m. Saturdays Dorian Wind Quintet: through April 7, Kentucky 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 19, Opry, 88 Chilton Lane, Cedarhurst Center for the Benton, Ky.; www.kentucky Arts, 2600 Richview Road, opry.com; 888-459-8704. Mount Vernon; 618-242Winter Dance Party: 1236; www.cedarhurst.org; Re-creation of final tour by www.dorianwindquintet.org. Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens Rat Pack Show: 7:30 p.m. and Big Bopper, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15, Marion Friday, Feb. 10, Carson Cultural and Civic Center; Center, 100 Kentucky Ave., $20/$30; www. marion Paducah; $69-$22; 270-450ccc.org or 618-997-4030. 4444; thecarsoncenter.org. Afternoon of EnchantAmerica: 7 p.m. Friday, ment: 3 p.m. Saturday, March 2, Carson Center, March 3, Shryock Paducah; $37-$57; 270-450Auditorium, SIU; children 4444; thecarsoncenter.org.
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‘Sandy Hackett’s Rat Pack Show’ will take the stage Feb. 15 at Marion Cultural and Civic Center.
www.marionccc.org. The show will allow those in attendance to relive memories of days gone by, when Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr.,
Joey Bishop and Dean Martin were on top of the musical world. Sandy Hackett is the son of legendary comedian Buddy Hackett, and he
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runs the show along with his wife, Lisa Dawn Miller, daughter of legendary Motown songwriter Ron Miller. — Adam Testa
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Art Events Audubon Photography: Presentation by Bill Brennan, 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, Little Egypt Arts Association Centre, Marion; Makayla Hayes from Marion, who just won top honors in National Geographic’s photo contest, will talk about her photo; part of the Artistic Lens Photographic Society camera club meeting; 618-998-8530. Portrait Painting Demonstration: By Tommy Fletcher, 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, Yeiser Art Center, Paducah; reserve at 270-4422453 or yeiser@theyeiser.org. The Art of Doodling will Bill: Workshop by Bill Ford, 12:30-2 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 18, Yeiser Art Center, Paducah; workshop for middle and high school students; $25; reserve at 270-442-2453 or yeiser@theyeiser.org.
Call For Entries Shrode Fine Art & Craft Competition and Exhibit: Feb. 25 – May 6, Shrode Art Center at Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, Mount Vernon;
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tigers shot by deputies after their owner turned them loose near Zanesville, Ohio; more than 20 artists demonstrate how the extinction of tigers changes their perspectives; through end of February; 618-4534097 or bmartell@lib.siu.edu. The Paducah Photographers Club: The Tribeca Gallery, 127 Market House Square, downtown Paducah; featuring more than 20 photographers’ work Exhibits showing a variety of styles, subjects and techniques; LEAA Art Exhibit: through March 6; plumbart@ Celebrating Southern Illinois Diversity, Feb. 13 – March 31; bellsouth.net. Iron: 2010: University Little Egypt Art Centre, 601 Museum, SIU; features pieces Tower Square, Marion; from SIU Carbondale metal cultures and occupations of artists; hours, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. people who call southern Illinois home; multimedia art Tuesday through Friday and 14 p.m., Saturday; through exhibit; www.littleegypt March 9; www.museum. arts.com or 618-998-8530. siu.edu or 618-453-5388. Teen Spirit 2012: Carbondale Park District Showcases high school artwork, The Yeiser Art Center, Student Art: University Museum, SIU; created by area Paducah; through Feb. 11; students highlighting the participating schools from different ways to view and Paducah, Tennessee and represent nature; through Metropolis; 270-442-2453; March 9; www.museum. www.theyeiser.org. siu.edu or 618-453-5388. 18 Tigers: Art exhibit Sustain: A Juried Exhibition inspired by the story of the juried competition open to all artists 18 years of age and older living in southern Illinois, south of Interstate 70; painting, drawing, printmaking, clay, fiber, mixed media, wood, fine jewelry, metal; no photography; entries need to be delivered to the Shrode Art Center during the week of Feb. 7-10; www.cedarhurst.org; 618-242-1236 ext. 249.
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of Recycled Art, University Museum, SIU; collegiate art created from recycled materials; through March 9; www.museum.siu.edu or 618-453-5388. Creative Visions: Features the work of ceramic artist Greg Gibbs, woodworker Joe Landon, sculptor Darren Miller, glass artist Michelle Rial, painter Nina Weiss and jewelry artist Sandra Wilcoxon, The Southern Illinois Art and Artisans Center, Whittington; free; through March 15; 618-6292220. Skirting Convention: Illinois Women Artists, 1840-1940: Quincy Art Center, Quincy, Feb. 10 through March 18. Exhibition examines a century of women artists who defied conventions by presenting works by 72 women from Illinois including works by Anna artist Amy Kirkpatrick and Southern Illinois artist Maude Parmley Craig. Pradnya Dharmadhikar: The Gallery Space, Law office of Joni Beth Bailey, Murphysboro; she expresses herself through color,
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patterns, fabrics and thousand of stitches; closing reception, 5-7 p.m. March 23. Indian Rock Art Exhibit: Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site, Collinsville; through April 8; 618-3465160 or www.cahokia mounds.org. Patrons’ Favorites: Selections from the Museum’s Collections, University Museum, SIU; includes a mysterious set of carved cypress, a Japanese crepe silk dress from around 1910 and a 19th century French charcoal and chalk painting; through April 18; www.museum.siu.edu or 618-453-5388. The Legacy of Katherine Kuh: Building the University’s Art Collection, University Museum, SIU; Katherine Kuh, Chicago art connoisseur, art critic for the Saturday Review and gallery owner purchased art for SIU
THEATER including some of the major artists of the 20th Century; through May 11; www.museum.siu.edu or 618-453-5388. From Humble Beginnings: Lincoln’s Illinois 1830-1861: Illinois State Museum at Rend Lake presents Part II of an original exhibition exploring aspects of the state that Lincoln called home, The Southern Illinois Art and Artisans Center, Whittington; through May 13; 618-629-2220. 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. Jo Loomis: The Pavilion, Marion; paintings of landscapes, seascapes, people, pets; 618-889-5330 or vanjol@frontier.com.
Marion Cultural and Civic Center Foundation is Proud to Present The Seventh Annual Benefit Affair
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Saturday, February 18, 2012 - 6:30 p.m. Tickets: $35 each or $65 per couple
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The Black Fortys will perform Saturday, Feb. 11, at the 16th annual WDBX Valentine’s Day Ball at Carbondale Civic Center. Also playing will be White Gold Centerfold. PROVIDED
Black Fortys to headline WDBX Ball CARBONDALE — The 16th annual WDBX Valentine’s Day Ball is set for 7 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, at Carbondale Civic Center. White Gold Centerfold and The Black Fortys will be entertaining guests throughout the evening with their blends of classic and modern rock. WDBX is bringing in appetizers from Evelyn’s,
New at flipsideonline.com: Interviews, audio, video and interactive social media. Cristaudo’s, Fat Patties and more to spice it up this year. They will also be mixed teas by Blend, wine from Alto Vineyards and drinks from Hangar 9.
Tickets are $25 and are now on sale at Fat Patties, Longbranch Coffeehouse, Harbaugh’s Cafe and the WDBX station.
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Pre-teens will love ‘Journey 2: The Mysterious Island’ grandpa, played by Michael Caine, a grizzled joker stranded in the jungle. Rated PG for some There are gigantic bees adventure action and brief and tiny elephants, a mild language; starring boiling volcano, but not — one must say — much Josh Hutcherson, Dwayne menace. We never fear for Johnson, Vanessa anybody, and the action Hudgens, Michael Caine scenes are little more than and Luis Guzman; directed 3-D showcases ripped off by Brad Peyton; opening from the “Star Wars” Friday at ShowPlace 8 in movies. Director Brad Carbondale and AMC Peyton plays around with Centre 8 in Marion. STUDIO slow-motion, which is what passes for style here. ‘Journey 2: The Mysterious Island’ opens Friday. It’s not Vernian or BY ROGER MOORE Since Hank used to be a For those who have groundbreaking or even MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE NEWS Navy code breaker, they forgotten, the idea here is that clever. This “Journey” Cast and crew err on the that while “most consider” realize the message is “The is an action comedy for the stories of 19th century island is real.” pre-teens, squeaky clean side of silly in “Journey 2: That would be Verne’s and scare-free. There’s not The Mysterious Island,” the novelist Jules Verne “works of science fiction, Vernians “Mysterious Island.” much here for grownups. amusingly childish sequel And they know where it know otherwise.” The most brilliant thing to that unlikely 2008 hit is. That sets the stage for a you’ll see in “Journey 2” is Sean Anderson (Josh “Journey to the Center of stepfather/son bonding trip the new Looney Tunes Hutcherson) does. He lost the Earth.” They’ve to the South Pacific, where romp at the beginning. his dad in “Journey to the rendered Jules Verne’s “Daffy’s Rhapsody” uses an novel into a jokey lark, with Center of the Earth.” Now, they hire a chopper pilot (Luis Guzman, funny) and living with mom (Kristin old record the late Mel corny wisecracks, comic his daughter, played by Davis) and stepdad, Hank Blanc made as Daffy Duck sidekicks and everybody (Dwayne Johnson), the teen Vanessa Hudgens, to take back in the 1950s to Franz riffing on the ginormous Liszt’s “Hungarian Rhaplizards, humongous spiders gets a coded radio message them there. They find the place, all right. Along with sody No. 2.” It’s a hoot. from his grandpa. and the like.
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‘The Vow’ In ‘The Vow,’ opening Friday at ShowPlace 8 in Carbondale and AMC Centre 8 in Marion, a newlywed couple recovers from a car accident that puts the wife in a coma. Waking up with severe memory loss, her husband endeavors to win her heart again. Rachel McAdams and Channing Tatum star in the new movie from director Michael Sucsy, The film is rated PG-13 for an accident scene, sexual content, partial nudity and some language.
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‘Safe House’ a top-notch thriller Safe House *** Rated R for strong violence throughout and some language; starring Denzel Washington, Ryan Reynolds, Vera Farmiga, Brendan Gleeson and Sam Shepard; directed by Daniel Espinosa; opening Friday at ShowPlace 8 in Carbondale. BY ROGER MOORE MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE NEWS
He must have joined “The Agency” with an eye toward exotic locales and danger. But in Capetown, a backwater as far as foreign intrigue goes, agency newcomer Matt Weston is stuck — a one-man show, running a never-used “safe house” in the C.I.A.’s realestate portfolio. Until the day he plays host to America’s “most notorious traitor,” a sellto-the-highest-bidder
rogue named Tobin Frost (Denzel Washington). Frost doesn’t want to be a “houseguest.” And a lot of ruthless and violent people want to get their hands on him in the worst way. That’s the set-up for “Safe House,” a pulsepounding secret-agent variation on the “everybody’s out to get you” formula. Well-cast, well-acted and brilliantly shot and edited, it’s a thoroughly entertaining peek into spycraft and the spies who practice it. Washington relishes playing bad guys, and if Frost isn’t “Training Day” over-the-top evil, he’s still formidable. As bad guys swoop in and kill men guarding him, he plays mind games with his last surviving captor — Weston. “Housekeeper” and “asset” are on the run, blitzing through safe houses, “protocols” and
the like. Back at CIA HQ in Langley, Va., those trying to figure out what Weston and Frost are doing (Vera Farmiga, Brendan Gleeson and Sam Shepard) sputter jargon on a “need to know” basis — “extraction teams” here, a new NOC (nonofficial cover) there. Swedish director Daniel Espinosa’s visual take on South Africa is that Capetown could be any modern city, surrounded by more striking scenery. The photography and editing are state-of-theBourne-art exciting — breathless chases and unnerving shootouts. It’s not Bond, or even Bourne, whose next installment is in the previews attached to “Safe House.” But this team extracts a top-notch thriller from thin material, spilling a lot of blood and roughing up a couple of good-looking movie stars for the cause.
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Ryan Reynolds (top) and Denzel Washington (above) star in ‘Safe House,’ opening Friday in Carbondale and Marion. The film also stars Vera Farmiga, Brendan Gleeson and Sam Shepard.
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