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BY SHAWN CONNELLY FOR THE SOUTHERN
han San has been offering fine Chinese cuisine at Hunan restaurant for more than 24 years. His recipe for success is summed up in the way he describes the dining experience his restaurant provides: “Unique. Clean. Good food. Good service.” San knows commitment to quality and customer service is what keeps people coming back to Hunan. The restaurant originally opened in Murphysboro in 1987 and a second location was opened in Carbondale just two years later in 1989. Shortly thereafter, San decided to close the Murphysboro location and focus efforts on the Carbondale restaurant. Hunan has been serving fine Chinese cuisine ever since. The Hunan menu includes a wide selection of dishes with a regional theme from various geographical regions of China. “We try to keep our basic menu and create new things to please our customers,” San said. In fact, San frequently revisits his menu selections and makes adjustments based on the popularity — or lack thereof — of each dish. This way, he is sure to offer cuisine that is most appealing to his customers and keep something new on the menu. Hunan also offers several signature dishes, such as Honey Walnut Shrimp — a dish that gained a substantial following after an ESPN
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basketball commentator mentioned how much he enjoyed the dish when he dined at Hunan while in Carbondale for the College Game Day broadcast at SIU Arena a few years ago. “We had people come in and ask for it because they heard about it from the game,” San said. The restaurant employs about 40 people and this is another key area of success for the business. While there is some obvious turnover among students who work as servers while they attend school, by and large the staff — and in particular, the kitchen staff — is very stable, lending to the consistency in the quality of food offered at Hunan. Because his staff is so reliable and experienced, San likes to focus his attention on the customers. You’ll frequently find him making his rounds in the dining areas, table to table, greeting customers and making sure their dining experience is topnotch. In addition to making sure customers are well taken care of at Hunan, extensive catering services are also provided for groups of any size. In fact, Hunan catered an event for the Malaysian Student Association
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DETAILS Who: Hunan Restaurant What: Asian cuisine beef, chicken, duck, pork, seafood, along with various appetizers, soups, salads. Where: 710 E. Main, Carbondale Hours: 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m. MondayThursday, 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Friday, 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday, 11:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m. Sunday Phone: 618-529-1108 several years ago that served almost 1,000 guests at SIU Arena. To take the idea of individual service even further, Hunan also offers a special lunch menu exclusively for Carbondale Community High School students which is actually served onsite at the high school. San appreciates the support his business receives, and he gives back to the community in a number of ways from fundraisers to serving on the boards for local tourism and the chamber of commerce. “This area has been good to me,” said San. “I raised my family here, I sent my kids to school, and I operate a business. It’s a nice and safe place. If I can give back to the community, I will. If I can help somebody, I will.”
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Artists’ work on display at SIC HARRISBURG — Works by five nationally recognized artists will remain on display at Southeastern Illinois College through March 14. The “Isolated Testimonies” display features the works of Gloria Adams of New York; Robert PROVIDED Sparrow Jones Work by Jarret Min Davis will be among of Athens, Ga.; the art displayed at Southeastern Illinois Courtney College through March 14. Jordan and Jarrett Min continued effort to Davis of Chelsea, Mass.; display local, regional and SIC art instructor and nationally recognized Brent Webb. The show artists,” Webb said. includes 15 works, The gallery is open ranging from drawings to from 8:30 a.m. to paintings to silkscreen 4:30 p.m. Monday prints. through Friday. “This represents our — Adam Testa
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Cedarhurst opens three new exhibits MOUNT VERNON — Three new exhibits at Cedarhurst Center for the Arts will be introduced with a reception at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 25. Paintings of Italian cities and countrysides capture St. Louis artist Carol Carter’s stunning use of color and texture. A display of her most recent work, “Italian Suite,” was created during a recent month-long visit to Italy.
Southern Illinois University Carbondale photography students and faculty will also be displaying their recent works as part of a partnership that’s existed since the early 1990s. Finally, a third new exhibit will display the works submitted for the annual Shrode Art and Craft Competition at Cedarhurst. The juried contest was open to all artists 18 years of age and
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featured media. All three exhibits will remain on display through May 1. — Adam Testa
Reception honors painter Joan Skiver Levy CARBONDALE — Carbondale Community Arts will host a reception for painter Joan Skiver Levy from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 25, at Varsity Center for the Arts.
Skiver Levy’s work is on display in the Varsity Gallery and includes a wide variety of works from brightly colored still-life paintings to muted landscapes. Reception attendees will also have the opportunity to hear a sampling of the artist’s musical explorations. A 73-year-old award-winning artist from West Frankfort, Skiver Levy returned home after many years in the Chicago area. In addition to painting, she has also become a poet and vocalist who sings love songs and jazz at her local coffee house each Friday during lunch. — Adam Testa
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Raphael and Jacqueline Moses, The Illinois State Art classes: Registration Museum Southern Illinois Art accepted now, Little Egypt Arts Gallery, Southern Illinois Art Centre, downtown square, and Artisans Center, 14967 Marion; all supplies furnished; Gun Creek Trail, Whittington; classes start today, Feb. 24, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily; through 28; 618-997-0421 or missy Feb. 27; free; 618-629-2220 or theviolindudette@yahoo.com. www.museum.state.il. us/ismsites. Exhibits Missy Carstens: Opening March 1, Williamson County Shrode Spring Art and Pavilion, Marion; 8 a.m.-4:30 Craft Competition and p.m., Monday-Friday; more Exhibition: Feb. 25-May 1, than 20 original pieces, Regenhardt Gallery at experimental works; through Cedarhurst Center for the March 31; http://www.etsy. Arts, 2600 Richview Road, Mount Vernon; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. com/shop/missycarstensart or 618-997-0421. Tuesday through Saturday; Captured Visuals: 618-242-1236 ext. 249. Photography art by Steve Focus 4: Shows by Mel Hecklinger, The Tribeca Watkin, Kevin Veara, Judith
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Gallery, 127 Market House Square, downtown Paducah; through March 1; plumbart@bellsouth.net. Art Show: By Claudia Wynn, 1-3 p.m. Thursday, March 3, Hurricane Creek Assisted Living, 400 Lou Ann Drive, Herrin; 618-942-4531 Frederick Hart: Sculpture, University Museum, SIUC; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 1-4 p.m. SaturdaySunday; through March 5; www. museum.siu.edu or 618-453-5388. African-American Artists in the Museum’s Collection: University Museum, SIUC; art in the museum archives created by black American artists from the Harlem Renaissance to the present; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, and 1-4 p.m. SaturdaySunday; through March 11; www.museum.siu.edu. Andy Warhol: Little Presents, University Museum, SIUC; prints and Polaroids; several photographs of celebrities; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 1-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday; through March 11; 618-453-5388. Art With a Cause: Paintings by Joyce Elledge of Du Quoin, Central Showcase at Realty Central, 1825 Murdale Shopping Center, Carbondale; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday and 9 a.m.-noon Saturday; through March 12.
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Isolated Testimonies: Artists Gloria Adams, Robert Sparrow Jones, Courtney Jordan, Jarrett Min Davis and Brent Webb, Southeastern Illinois College, 3575 College Road, Harrisburg; through March 14; 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday; 618-252-5400 ext. 2131. Love is in the Air: Little Egypt Arts Association members, LEAA Centre, Marion; through March 31; 618-998-8530. Burghilde Gruber: Full Circle, University Museum, SIUC; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 1-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday; through April 2; www.museum. siu.edu or 618-453-5388. Pop Art: University Museum, SIUC; 10 a.m.4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 1-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday; through Sept. 23; www. museum.siu.edu or 618-4535388. Katherine Kuh: Creating a Legacy of Art for SIUC, University Museum, SIUC; art critic for the “Saturday Review,” and a curator for the Art Institute of Chicago; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. TuesdayFriday and 1-4 p.m. SaturdaySunday; through May 2012; www.museum.siu.edu or 618-453-5388. Sun and Raven Totem Pole: 13-foot totem pole crafted by native Tlingit people in Alaska, University
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Museum, SIUC; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 1-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday; longterm exhibit; www.museum. siu.edu or 618-453-5388. Rotating art exhibitions: Now on display, anthill gallery, 102 N. Front St., Cobden; original works by more than 50 Southern Illinois artists; larger paintings and twodimensional works may be found at the Yellow Moon Cafe, Cobden; www.anthillgallery.com. Ongoing art exhibit: Juhree Veach, Janet Altoff and Tom Horn, StarView Vineyards, 5100 Wing Hill Road, Cobden; 618-8939463 or www.starview vineyards. com. Jo Loomis: Featured artist, Williamson County Pavilion, Marion; 20 paintings on display and for sale; landscapes, seascapes, people, pets; 618-889-5330 or vanjol@frontier.com.
Receptions Joan Skiver Levy: Reception, 5-6:30 p.m., Friday, Feb. 25, Varsity Center for the Arts, Carbondale; 618457-5100. Italian Suite: Works by Carol Carter, opens Friday, Feb. 25, Main Gallery, Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, Mount Vernon; the Beal Grand Corridor Gallery; reception, 6:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 25; through May 1; 618-242-1236. Printmaking: Four Processes, opening reception, 5-7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 26, Yeiser Art Center, 200 Broadway St., Paducah; features Artist of the Month, Erin Bay; 270-442-2453 or www. theyeiser.org. Solitary Views of the World: By Jan Leuschke; reception, 1-5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 27, The Misselhorn Art Gallery, 611 W. Second St., the old Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Depot, Sparta; 618-4433577; 618- 443-4438 or artsparta@yahoo.com.
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Condensed ‘Macbeth’ starts Shakespeare series at SIUC CARBONDALE —The Department of Theater at Southern Illinois University Carbondale presents a condensed version of “Macbeth” as the first event in the Macbeth Project series. The performances are 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 25, and 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 26, in the Christian H. Moe Theater in the Communications Building. The performance is free. The condensed “Macbeth” is an adaptation meant for a minimalist stage — one with few or no sets, costumes or effects —and with an hour or less stage time. SIUC graduate student Gabriela Ponce, who directs this performance, also wanted to make the play accessible to a middle school-aged audience. The Macbeth Project includes a series of free performances that present different views of Shakespeare’s great tragedy “Macbeth” that will continue in March and April. Other free events are: March 7: Readings from deconstructed versions of Macbeth April 4: “10 Things I Hate About Macbeth” April 18: Reading from Macbeth April 25: Macbeth and Lady Macbeth lecture The “Condensed Macbeth” is part of the Heightened Language project in the directing program of SIUC’s Department of Theater. For more information about these and other performances, visit www.theater.siuc.edu or call 618-453-5741. — SIUC University Communications
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group will perform the play in April in Marion Cultural and Herrin Book Sale: 10 a.m.- Civic Center; also several 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 28, other activities including Herrin Library, 120 N. 13th St.; appearances by Dr. Seuss’ new and used books, The Cat in the Hat and paperbacks, cookbooks, Thing One and Thing Two, as tapes, movies, sheet music, well as fairy tale readings; books-on-tape, children’s learn how to write a fairy books, bargain books; tale; www.thebooksyoulove. 618-942-6109. com. Mardi Gras Party: noon4 p.m. Sunday, March 6, Classes Magnolia Manor, Cairo; Student Center Craft features Cajun cuisine plus Shop: Variety of crafts and King Cake and a flowing classes offered, SIUC; champagne fountain; music 618-453-3636, www.siuc by the Richard Moore Trio studentcenter.org. and Friends; house decorated Mardi Gras style with beads for everyone; Comedy $20; call 618-734-0201 for The Carbondale reservations. Comedians: Stand-up Michael Feldman’s comedy, 9-11 p.m. Whad’Ya Know?: Public Wednesday, Station No. 13, radio program, 9:30 a.m. 2400 W. Main St., Saturday, March 26, Shryock Carbondale; attached to the Auditorium, SIUC; this will be old Royal Plaza Inn; 618-529Feldman’s second visit to 2424. Carbondale; he recorded a live program at Shryock in 1998; tickets now on sale; Events $26-$50; www.southern E3 Spark Plugs Monster ticketsonline.com. Truck Nationals: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 25 and 1 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday Feb. 26, Films Southern Illinois Center, Big Muddy Film Festival: Du Quoin State Fairgrounds; Through Sunday, Feb. 27, $10-$20; www.monster Southern Illinois; juried films, nationals.com or 888-718non-competition movies, 4253. juror lectures and Monopoly tournament: workshops; most showcases, Saturday, Feb. 26, $2/$4; passes, $20, Southeastern Illinois College students and general Foundation building, North public, $50; www.big Commercial Street, muddyfilm.com. Harrisburg; sponsored The Rocky Horror Picture by The Harrisburg Elks Show: Midnight, FridayLodge; also silent auction; Saturday, Feb. 25-26, proceeds to Fowler-Bonan Student Center’s Ballroom D, Foundation Clothes for Kids SIUC; $3/$4; prop bag, $3; program; music by the The rated R; no young children; Last Call Band, 8:30 p.m.; www.spc4fun.com or admission, $10; 618-252618-536-3393. 5000. National Fairy Tale Day/Tell Me a Story Day: History Performances by the Storyteller: Shanta Paradise Alley Players, 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 26, Nurullah will tell African folk tales and explain their Illinois Starr Centre mall, evolution in the American Marion; see scenes South, 4 p.m. Saturday, March performed from the book, 19, Harrisburg District “Henry and Ramona;” the
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Theater The Scarlet Letter; 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 24, The Carson Center, 100 Kentucky Ave., Paducah; $15/$7.50; 270-450-4444 or www.thecarsoncenter.org. The Tragedy of Macbeth: By William Shakespeare, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 25 and 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 26, Christian H. Moe Theater, Communications Building. SIUC; condensed version; limited seated; no seating after the performance begins; free; 618-453-5741. Next of Kin: Mystery Theater Dinner, 6 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 26, Field of Dreams Banquet Facility, 3034 N. Reed Station Road, Carbondale; dinner catered by Honeybakers; silent and live auction; fundraiser for the LifeSavers Training Program; tickets, $40 at the door; 618-549-3090 or e-mail cshan@midwest. net RLC Spring Musical: South Pacific, 7 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, March 3-5 and 2 p.m. Sunday, March 6, Rend Lake College Theater, Ina; $12; 618-4375321 ext. 1467. Steel Magnolias: 7 p.m. Friday-Saturday, March 4-5, John A Logan College, Carterville: $12/$5; 618985-2828; How to Succeed In Business Without Really Trying: Presented by Marion High School, 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, March 4-5, Marion Cultural and Civic Center;$10; www .marionccc.org or 618-9974030. New York Theatre Ballet presents: Alice In Wonderland Follies, 7 p.m., Saturday, March 5, The Carson Center, 100 Kentucky Ave., Paducah; $15/$7.50; 270-450-4444 or www.thecarsoncenter.org.
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Coffeehouses, Cafés, Eateries Joe Jencks: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Cousin Andy’s Coffeehouse, Fellowship Hall of the Church of the Good Shepherd, United Church of Christ, 515 Orchard Drive, Carbondale; $10; students, $5; www.cousinandy.org. Magician David Ranalli: Comical sleight of hand, 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, The Blue Martin, 215 E. Main St., Carbondale; 618-549-4326; www.thebluemartin.com.
Wineries County Line: 6-9 p.m. Friday, Rustle Hill Winery Jarrod Ostlund: 6:30-9:30 p.m. Friday, Lau-Nae Winery Concordia: 2-5 p.m. Saturday, Blue Sky Vineyard Ivas John Blues Band: 2-5 p.m., Saturday, Von Jakob Orchard Bruce Zimmerman: 2-5 p.m. Saturday, Rustle Hill Winery Kevin Lucas: 6-9 p.m. Saturday, Rustle Hill Winery The Tracy Schubert Band: 2-5 p.m., Sunday, Von Jakob Orchard Bill Shotten: 2-5 p.m. Sunday, Blue Sky Vineyard Brent Stewart: 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; 618-282-9463 or www.launaewinery.com Rustle Hill Winery: U.S. 51, Cobden; 618-893-2700 or www.rustlehillwinery. com Von Jakob Orchard: 230 Illinois 127, Alto Pass; 618-893-4600 or www.vonjakobvineyard.com Von Jakob Vineyard: 1309 Sadler Road, Pomona; 618-893-4500 or www.vonjakobvineyard.com
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CARBONDALE Hangar 9: Chicago Farmer w/Tim Whiteford and Sam West Pinch Penny/Copper Dragon: Mike and Joe PK’s: Purple Hank/Joe Swank, 8 p.m. Tres Hombres: Soul Glo, 9 p.m. INA Ina Community Building: Friday Night Jam Band, 6:30-9:30 p.m. MARION John Brown’s on the Square: Aaron Kamm and The One Drops, 8:30-11:30 p.m. Marion Eagles: Odum Blues Band, 8 p.m.-midnight; fish fry, 5-7 p.m. THOMPSONVILLE Lion’s Cave: Rebel Country Band, 7-10 p.m. Old Country Store Dance Barn: Sentimental Swing, 7-10 p.m. WHITE ASH The White Ash Barn: Lindell and Bob and the Boys, 7-10 p.m. WHITTINGTON Corner Dance Hall: Prospectors Band, 7:30-10:30 p.m.
TUESDAY CARBONDALE 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. 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, 6:309:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY CARBONDALE Tres Hombres: Saluki Music Night, 8 p.m.; features Jam Jazz
SATURDAY CARBONDALE Hangar 9: Lazer Dudes, Hot Bed, That’s No Moon Pinch Penny/Copper Dragon: Hairbangers Ball PK’s: Deven Miller Tres Hombres: SIU Dub Club, 10 p.m. CARTERVILLE Steelhorse Saloon: Righteous Rebels, 9 p.m. HERRIN Perfect Shot: Dark Side
MARION Hideout Restaurant: Bob Pina, piano 5:30-9:30 p.m. Marion Eagles: White Lightning, 8 p.m.-midnight Tower Square Pub: Purple Hank, 8 p.m. THOMPSONVILLE Lion’s Cave: Swing “N” Country Band, 7-9:30 p.m. Old Country Store Dance Barn: Lil’ Boot & Classic Country, 7:30-10:30 p.m.
SUNDAY CARBONDALE PK’s: Purple Hank w/Joe Swank; Robbie Fulks; Nora O’Connor, 9 p.m. MARION Marion Eagles: White Lightning, 6-10 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 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 618-9972909 Just One More Bar & Grill: 1301 Enterprise Way, Marion 618-9939687 Key West: 1108 W. Main, Carbondale 618-351-5998 Linemen’s Lounge: 100 E. Broadway, Johnston City Lion’s Cave: South Street, Thompsonville 618-218-4888 Mack’s Lake of Egypt Marina: 12024 Laguna Drive, Lake of Egypt Maddie’s Pub and Grub: 14960 Illinois 37, Johnston City 618-9838107 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 618-9227853 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 618-2184676 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 618-5493348 PK’s: 308 S. Illinois Ave., Carbondale 618-529-1124 Steelhorse Saloon and Campground: 202 Dewmaine Lane, Carterville 618-985-6713. 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 Wagon Wheel Country Ranch: Illinois 37 South, Mount Vernon WB Ranch Barn: 1586 Pershing Road, West Frankfort 618-937-3718 White Ash Barn: 207 Potter St., White Ash 618-997-4979 Wit and Wisdom Nutritional Site: 225 E. Poplar St., West Frankfort 618937-3070 Zeigler Eagles: 114 N. Main St., Zeigler 618-596-5651
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students, $10; http://emmas revolution.com/live or Jazz Fest: Features Bill 618-529-2439. Prince, 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. Memories: A tribute to 26, Shryock Auditorium, Barbara Streisand by Sharon SIUC; high school and junior Owens straight from Las high school students from a Vegas, 7:30 p.m. Monday, three-state area will perform March 7, Marion Cultural and with Prince; free. Civic Center; $20/$30; The Neverly Brothers: www.marionccc.org or 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 26, 618-997-4030. Visual and Performing Arts Camerata Ireland: Theater, Southeastern Illinois Features the ensemble and College, 3575 College Road, pianist-conductor Barry Harrisburg; rock/roll Douglas, 7:30 p.m. anthology from 50’s to Wednesday, March 9, Shryock present; $10; diggingrecords Auditorium, SIUC; includes @comcast.net; 618-252works of Mozart; $10-49; 5400. www.southernticketsonline. Chiaroscuro Trio: 7:30 p.m. com or 618-453-6000. Saturday, Feb. 26, Tokyo String Quartet: Performance Hall, Cedarhurst 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 15, Center for the Arts, 2600 Shryock Auditorium, SIUC; Richview Road, Mount $10-$49; www.southern Vernon; features mezzoticketsonline.com or 618-453soprano Elizabeth Petillot, her 6000. husband French violist Willie Nelson Country Aurelien Petillot and pianist Throwdown Tour: June 11, Yuko Kato; $20-$5; 618-242World Shooting and 1236 or www.cedarhurst.org Recreational Complex, Kenny Rogers: 7:30 p.m. Sparta; tickets now on sale; Saturday, Feb. 26, SIUC www.countrythrowdown.com. Arena; intimate setting as the arena will be curtained down to just 3,000 seats; only eight Kentucky Kentucky Opry Talent rows of floor seats; $49/$69; Search: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, www.southernticketsonline. Feb. 26, Kentucky Opry, 88 com or 618-453-6000. Chilton Lane, Benton, Ky.; Chamber Music concert: $16-$7.50; 270-527-3869 or 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 27, Unitarian Fellowship Hall, 105 www.kentuckyopry.com. The Pink Floyd Experience N. Parrish Lane, Carbondale; presenting ANIMALS: featuring SIUC faculty and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 5, SIUC Chamber Choir; The Carson Center, Paducah; $15/$3; 618-536-8742. $25-$45; thecarson Klassics for Kids: 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 1, Altgeld Hall, center.org; www.thepinkfloyd experience.net; 270-450SIUC; pre-k through third 4444. grade; free. George Jones: 7:30 p.m. The Vienna Boys Choir: Friday, April 1, The Carson 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 4, Center, Paducah; $35-$140; Shryock Auditorium, SIUC; thecarsoncenter.org or $10-$49; southerntickets online.com or 618-453-6000. 270-450-4444. Benefit concert: Featuring Missouri Emma’s Revolution, 7 p.m. Celtic Woman: Tickets on Saturday, March 5, sale for Celtic Woman … Carbondale Unitarian Fellowship, 105 North Parrish Songs from the Heart, 7:30 p.m. May 2, Show Me Lane; Zambian HIV/AIDS Center, Cape Girardeau; Partnership Benefit Concert 573-651-5000 or www. & Silent Auction; advance, showmecenter.biz. $15; at the door, $18;
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Streisand impersonator brings down the house wherever she performs Sharon Owens Barbra Streisand impersonator; 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 7; Marion Cultural and Civic Center; tickets are $20 to $30 and can be purchased online at www.marion ccc.org or by calling 618-997-4030. BY ADAM TESTA THE SOUTHERN
otivation often comes from the most unlikely sources. For Sharon Owens, it came from a drag queen. Growing up in Florida, Owens knew the stage beckoned. A talented youth, began singing and performing at a young age, which eventually led her to leave the Southeast for California to pursue a career in theater. But when she moved to the big city, she did so with a closed mindset and limited perspective. She was a serious actress and wanted aspired to be taken seriously as a star. While doing cabaret theater, however, a drag queen peer pointed out her uncanny resemblance to Barbra Streisand and suggested Owens try her hand at an impersonation. Owens hesitated at first, but eventually gave in. “I asked the producer if I could a spoof of her, and it just brought the house down,” she said. “It was so good and so fun that we put it into the act full-time.” At first, Owens treated the act as more of a comedic escape, still turning her nose up to the idea that a career as an impersonator could be a legitimate path for a serious actress. But the more she did it, the more she fell in love with it,
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Sharon Owens, a singer and Barbra Streisand impersonator, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 7, at Marion Cultural and Civic Center. Tickets are $20 to $30 and are available at www.marionccc.org or 618-997-4030.
eventually accepting the fact it’s no different than an actress stepping into a role for a movie or theater production. From the time she started the Streisand act until 2004, life as an impersonator continued improving. About five years in, however, things really took off. Through the next few years, Owens was invited to participate in two reality television series, “Performing As” on Fox and “The Next Best Thing” on ABC. Those shows helped propel Owens’ recognition to the next level, but on the personal side of things, it wasn’t a dream experience. “They’re very stressful to be on. Some people are curious about it, but I didn’t want to change I was just to make them happy,” she said. “It was tough to draw the line as entertainment for them and maintaining your level as an actress and performer. I’ve got a good
sense of humor, but after a while, I got tired of it.” Now, Owens has taken the exposure she’s gained from her television appearances and used it as a platform to launch a full-scale impersonation operation. Based out of Las Vegas, she performs solo Streisand shows, as well as duets with Sebastian Anzaldo portraying Frank Sinatra. The duo has performed at Marion Cultural and Civic Center in the past, but when Owens returns next month, she’s be flying solo. She will bring her stage show, “Memories,” at 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 7. Tickets are $20 to $30 and can be purchased online at www.marionccc.org or by calling 618-997-4030. “I’m going to take you through her life, her music, her love,” Owens said of the show. “I want to take you on that journey.” adam.testa@thesouthern.com / 618-351-5031
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Chicago Farmer harvests fans in Southern Illinois CARBONDALE — Singer/songwriter Chicago Farmer will return to Southern Illinois this weekend for a concert at Hangar 9. The artist, also known by his real name of Cody, was born and raised in the small town of Delavan, near Peoria. He relocated to the city in 2003, where he’s lived while trying his art in college towns and honky-
Chicago Farmer will perform a concert at 10 p.m. Friday, Feb. 25 at Hangar 9 in Carbondale.
tonk bars throughout the Midwest. His songwriting style is rooted deep in American folk tradition. Cody will be joined by Tim Whiteford and Sam West for a concert at 10 p.m. Friday, Feb. 25, at Hangar 9. He is slated to return to the region in April for a CD release party at the Liberty Theater in Murphysboro. — Adam Testa
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The next night, the band and Swank will team up for another free show at Tower Square Pub in Marion at 8 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 27, sees the big finale of the mini-tour as Swank joins Purple Hank to open for singer/songwriter Robbie Fulks and songstress Nora O’Connor back at PK’s. This show has a $15 admission, and tickets can be purchased the night of the show or in advance at the Practice Pad in Carbondale. The concert begins at 9 p.m. — Adam Testa
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Bill Prince to headline SIUC Jazz Fest
CARBONDALE — Tickets are still available for Saturday’s concert featuring country music legend Kenny Rogers. Rogers will perform all his classic hits during the 7:30 p.m. show, which is the first concert to take place inside the newly renovated SIU Arena. Up-and-coming trio Savannah Jack will be the opening act. Tickets are priced at $49 for close seating and upper-bleacher seats have been reduced to $10. They can still be purchased online at southernticketsonline. com or by calling 618-453-6000.
CARBONDALE — High school and junior high school students from a three-state area will visit Southern Illinois University Carbondale to jam with a jazz great during the third annual SIUC Jazz Fest. The highlight of Jazz Fest is a free public performance by headliner Bill Prince, set for 5 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 26, in Shryock Auditorium. The SIUC Studio Jazz Orchestra, the School of Music’s premiere student jazz ensemble, will accompany Prince. One of the things that makes Prince such a jazz legend is that he is amazing on the trombone. Another thing that makes him such a legend is his saxophone skill. And another thing that makes him so highly regarded among jazz and other musicians is his adept playing on the clarinet. In fact, Prince can claim mastery over pretty much any instrument that one might find in a jazz ensemble.
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Tickets still available for Kenny Rogers concert
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Kid Rock to perform in Indiana Award-winning trio Chiaroscuro many events, the ensemble members relate to the audience by introducing each instrument and discussing the composers and their works through musical examples and anecdotes. Elizabeth Pétillot is a faculty member at John A. Logan and Rend Lake colleges, while Aurélien Pétillot and Kato are faculty at Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s School of Music. Ticket prices for the 7:30 p.m. Feb. 26 concert are $20 for adults, $18 for Cedarhurst members and $5 for students or music teachers. They can be purchased in advance at Cedarhurst or at the door. — Adam Testa
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ith poor economic conditions engulfing the country and a gloomy forecast for the immediate future, selling high-dollar concert tickets is a difficult task. Many acts seem to be out of touch with fans by seeking exorbitant prices and have been forced to cancel tours because of weak advance sales. Amid all the industry chaos, a lanky hip hop/heavy metal convert from Detroit has emerged as a true superstar by allowing his music to evolve into an addictive fusion of country and soulful Southern rock. Kid Rock is the piedpiper of the common man. His blue-collar fan base exploded as he morphed from “Early Mornin’ Stoned Pimp” rapper into a fusion of Willie Nelson and late Lynyrd Skynyrd frontman Ronnie Van Zant. Rock’s latest album, “Born Free,” was one of the most critically acclaimed releases of 2010. It was a follow-up to “Rock ‘n’ Roll Jesus,” which debuted at No. 1 on Billboard and stayed on the charts for 100 weeks. It included the anthem “All Summer Long,” which attained No. 1 status in eight different countries. Joining forces with Jamey Johnson, the new outlaw king of country music, Kid Rock has been filling up major venues from Northern Michigan to Southern Alabama. The tour will make a stop at VINCE HOFFARD can be 7 p.m. Tuesday at Roberts Stadium in Evansville, Ind. reached at 618-658-9095 or Tickets are $25, $39.50 and vincehoffard@yahoo.com.
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$49.50 and can be purchased online at ticketmaster.com or by calling 800-745-3000. Kid Rock had limited chart success with first two singles, “Bawitdaba” and “Cowboy.” He had major hits with “Only God Knows Why” and Sheryl Crow duet “Picture.” Born Robert James Richie, the 40-year old has gravitated towards a country audience in recent years. He joined Johnson on the 2009 Country Music Association awards for a duet on “Between Jennings and Jones.” His new album, produced by Rick Rubin, includes guest appearances by Zac Brown, Trace Adkins and Martina McBride. Songs were selected for the project to pay tribute to Motor City and draw attention to problems facing the area. “The catalyst for this record was Detroit, and my thoughts on the world through the lens of Detroit,” he said. “Watching everything go downhill over the past few years — the economy, the loss of jobs everywhere — I wanted to make a record that reflected the times, but still had soul.” Johnson, a Waylon Jennings disciple, is one of the most prolific singer/songwriters in Nashville. He wrote “Honky Tonk Badonkadonk” for Trace Adkins and “Give It Away” for George Strait. His single “In Color” won the CMA Song of the Year honors in 2009 and 25-song, double CD “Guitar Song” was named one of the top albums on 2010 by Rolling Stone.
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‘Hall Pass’ tries too hard to be ‘The Hangover’ ’Hall Pass’ *1/2 Rated R for crude and sexual humor throughout, language, some graphic nudity and drug use; starring Owen Wilson, Jenna Fischer, Jason Sudeikis and Christina Applegate; directed by Peter and Bobby Farrelly; opening Friday at ShowPlace 8 in Carbondale and Illinois Centre 8 in Marion
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talk dirty and dirtier, gets them both in hot water. Then Fred tops that with a Those “There’s little masturbation in his Something About Mary” Farrelly Brothers try to get minivan. Acting on the advice of their edge back with “Hall Pass,” a rude and seriously therapist Dr. Lucy (Joy Behar), Maggie and Fred’s crude riff on taking a wife Grace (Christina vacation from marriage. Applegate) decide to But as they get older, bestow upon them a onethey’re having more and more trouble balancing the week “hall pass” from marriage. Go out, tear it sentimental with the up, get it out of your outrageously vulgar. systems, they say. And They’ve made a mature behind their backs, they’re comedy about immature men acting immaturely. It’s thinking their men are “domesticated cats, “The Hangover” without scratching at the door.” Let the sucker punches. them out and they’ll find “Hall Pass” is about out what the real world is husbands who talk about sex too much, fantasize too like for a single man at 40. As Rick and Fred round often and share all this up their admiring poker adolescent behavior with buddies (dullards) to watch each other and with their them cruise the nearest long-suffering wives. Providence, R.I., “Driving in a car with Applebee’s, they realize you is like riding with a quickly that they’re horny bobble head,” remembering their single Maggie (Jenna Fischer) days through rose-colored complains to her everogling spouse, Rick (Owen glasses. Fred trots out weary pick-up lines. Wilson). “Do you know much a Rick’s pal is the even polar bear weighs?” cruder Fred (Jason Um, no. Sudeikis), a 16-year-old in “Enough to break the ice. a 40ish insurance agent’s Hi, my name’s Fred!” body. He’s the sort of guy The guys binge on ribs who drops the “Get any and beer and doze off while action last night?” their wives are tempted by question on one and all. members of a minor league Fred’s foul mouth, baseball team. Fischer is overheard as he and Rick
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ultra-frumpy in the early scenes, but progressively prettier as the film goes along. The Farrellys, working from script they co-wrote, make sentimental-aboutlove points in between their usual toilet jokes, masturbation gags, full frontal nudity and coarse come-ons. Rick and Fred have trouble stepping up to the plate, even when the flirty babysitter (Alexandra Daddario) and the Aussie “java babe” (Nicky Whelan) make their intentions known. That’s when the boys’ old pal, the serial womanizer Coakley gets back into town. The one-time Oscar nominee the Farrellys cast in that role is the best joke and funniest performer. Which has long been true of . With Judd Apatow and others pushing the comic boundaries beyond their “Something About Mary” hair gel joke, the Farrellys are left to put penises in uncomfortable places and projectile diarrhea in the middle of a seduction. That, and a gunplay-andmelodrama riddled finale reek of desperation. And there’s no “Hall Pass” to excuses them from that.
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New on DVD Due Date: Highstrung father-to-be Peter Highman is forced to hitch a ride with aspiring actor Ethan Tremblay on a road trip in order to make it to his child’s birth on time. Starring Robert Downey Jr. and Michelle Monaghan. Directed by Todd Phillips. Rated R.
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TV on DVD Megamind: The supervillain Megamind finally conquers his nemesis, the hero Metro Man... but finds his life pointless without a hero to fight. Starring the voices of Will Ferrell, Brad Pitt, Tina Fey, Jonah Hill and David Cross. Directed by Tom McGrath. Rated PG. Get Low: A movie spun out
of equal parts folk tale, fable and real-life legend about the mysterious, 1930s Tennessee hermit who famously threw his own rollicking funeral party... while he was still alive. Starring Robert Duvall and Bill Murray. Directed by Aaron Schneider. Rated PG-13. — Adam Testa
Weeds, Season Six: Comedy about a suburban mother turned marijuana dealer. Starring Mary-Louise Parker, Elizabeth Perkins and Kevin Nealon. Not rated. Nurse Jackie, Season Two: A drugaddicted nurse struggles to find a balance between the demands of her frenetic job at a New York City hospital and an array of personal dramas. Starring Edie Falco. Not rated. — Adam Testa
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‘Drive Angry’ A vengeful father escapes from hell and chases after the men who killed his daughter and kidnapped his granddaughter in this weekend’s ‘Drive Angry.’ Directed by Patrick Lussier, the movie is rated R for strong brutal violence throughout, grisly images, some graphic sexual content, nudity and pervasive language. Nicholas Cage, Amber Heard and William Fichtner star in the movie, which opens Friday at ShowPlace 8 in Carbondale.
‘Rocky Horror’ showing at SIUC
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CARBONDALE — More than a “classic” movie in an unusual sense, “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” is an experience appealing to multiple generations and it returns to Southern Illinois University Carbondale this week. “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” is showing at midnight, of course, in the Student Center’s Ballroom D on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 25 and 26. Admission is $3 for SIUC students and $4 for the
general public. Moviegoers can even purchase a prop bag for $3 and join in the fun. The 1975 flick stars Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick and a cast of other assorted crazy characters in a campy tale surrounding the visit by an engaged couple to the bizarre home of Dr. FrankN-Furter, when their vehicle breaks down nearby. Song and dance fill the 100-minute movie, rated R. — SIUC University Communications