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Top 20 Restaurant of the Week: Mackie’s Pizza BY SHAWN CONNELLY FOR THE SOUTHERN
ackie and Roxanna Nicholes have been serving up their famous thin-crust pizza in Harrisburg since 1972. Their recipe of good service and good food has allowed them to continue this tradition in bigger and better ways ever since. Fast forward 34 years, to 2006, and Mackie’s Pizza celebrated the opening of their second location in Marion. In the same way Mackie’s takes pride in its unique and diverse menu of pizzas, pasta, sandwiches and salads, the Marion location presented an opportunity to add a unique design to the restaurant’s floor plan. Inspired by their namesake food item, the restaurant’s dining room is round. “The concept is pizza,” according to John McPeek, the Marion restaurant’s manager. “We wanted to go with circles and curves.” Locating a second restaurant in Marion also allowed Mackie and Roxanna to introduce a greater number of Southern Illinoisans to the pizza that inspired their unique design idea. With the rapid expansion of business and entertainment venues — particularly on the west side of Marion — and the proximity to a major interstate, Marion was a perfect location. “We’ve always had a lot of customers come in from the Carbondale and Marion area, so
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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’s office at 710 N. Illinois Ave. in Carbondale, call 618-529-5454 or online at www.thesouthern.com/top20. Cards are $20. locating there was a good choice,” says McPeek. As proud as they are about their restaurant locations and layout, the Nicholes know it’s their pizza and other specialty menu items that have kept customers coming back for nearly 40 years. Mackie’s signature thin crust has been a hallmark of the business since it opened in 1972. “Our crust is really thin, and it’s made from scratch every day,” according to McPeek. Mackie’s isn’t limited to traditional thin-crust pizza, however. Browse their menu and you’ll find an array of specialty pizzas as well, such as their Healthy Heart Pizza, White Chicken Pizza or Mediterranean Pizza. Or if you’re adventurous, you might try Mackie’s Baked Potato Pizza, loaded with sour cream, potato wedges, bacon bits, bell peppers, red onions, mozzarella and Cheddar cheese. Mackie’s even offers pizzas with local influence, like their Marion Delight — a traditional pie with pepperoni, sausage, onion, bell peppers and mushrooms — or their Saluki Special — a pizza that starts off traditionally with hamburger, onions, olives and bell peppers but adds a unique twist to the recipe — apples.
DETAILS Who: Mackie’s Pizza What: Pizza, pasta, salads, sandwiches Where: 2704 Walton Way in Marion, 502 East Poplar St. in Harrisburg Hours: 11 a.m.-10:30 p.m. Sunday-Saturday; Harrisburg location opens at 4 p.m. on Sundays) Phone: Marion 618-997-4100, Harrisburg 618-252-6368 Web: www.mackiespizza.com While Mackie’s offers a terrific atmosphere for family dining, the Marion location also hosts many special events as well. With the capacity to serve up to 300 people in their 12,000 square-foot facility, Mackie’s is often the destination of choice for large gatherings. Mackie’s is also known for their wide range of sandwiches and salads. For diners who want to go Italian, but aren’t in the mood for pizza, Mackie’s offers their very popular spaghetti dinner. Quality, variety and accessibility are Mackie’s recipe for success for another 40 years.
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Carstens’ work on display at Williamson County Pavilion
Conceptual artist Dario Robleto to give lecture at SIUC
MARION — Artist Missy Carstens is the featured artist at Williamson County Pavilion for March. A freelance artist from Marion, Carstens specializes in creating Impressionistic oil paintings that depict the light, color and beauty of a diverse range of subjects by using a palette knife technique resulting in a unique, colorful style. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in business from PROVIDED California State Missy Carstens will be the featured artist through March at University Bakersfield, Williamson County Pavilion in Marion. but is a self-taught be purchased at Illinois Artisans’ artist. She is the vice present, a past Shop at Rend Lake, Little Egypt Arts president and board member of the Centre in Marion, Galleria Ste. Little Egypt Arts Association and has Genevieve in Ste. Genevieve, Mo., and taught classes to both adults and online at www.etsy.com/ children since 1990. shop/missycarstensart. Her work is in various public and The pavilion display features more private collections including those of John A. Logan College, Marion Carnegie than 20 original works. Most of them are for sale with prices starting at $40. Library and the Marion Veterans — Adam Testa Administration hospital. He work can
CARBONDALE — Conceptual artist Dario Robleto visits Southern Illinois University Carbondale to present a free lecture and discussion of his multimedia art and his multi-faceted approach to art. Robleto will deliver his talk, “The Common Denominator of Existence is Loss,” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 22, in University Museum Auditorium. He brings elements from music, popular culture, history and warfare into his art, often in the form of found objects such as vinyl records, carved bone and excavated shrapnel from battlefields. Some critics describe his
Art lecture Talk on multimedia art: By conceptual artist Dario Robleto, 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 22, University Museum Auditorium, SIUC; free.
Call For Art Student artwork: Sought for Congressional competition by student artists living within the 19th
sculptural work as memorial in nature, while others say his work often reflects mourning and loss. Robleto is a past United States Artists Rasmuson Fellow, a past Joan Mitchell Foundation Grant recipient and an Ellen Battel Stoeckel Fellowship holder at Yale University. He has a long list of publications to his credit as well. His work may be seen in such public collections as Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, Museum of Contemporary Art in San Diego, and Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C.
Congressional District; deadline, Friday, May 6; 217-492-5090 or www. shimkus.house.gov.
Exhibits Eldon Benz and Jo Kirch: Central Showcase at Realty Central, 1825 Murdale Shopping Center, Carbondale; hours, 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. MondayFriday and 9 a.m.-noon Saturday; through
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April 23. Polly Winkler Mitchell: Paper artist, Corridor Gallery, Carbondale Civic Center; exhibit in honor of the Carbondale Preservation Commission’s informational open house, “Remembering Carbondale,” to be from 2-4 p.m. Sunday, March 27; exhibit now through the end of April; 618-457-5100. SEE EXHIBITS / PAGE 4
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Missy Carstens: Williamson County Pavilion, Marion; 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday; more than 20 original pieces, included several experimental works using encaustic printing and collage; through March 31; http://www.etsy.com/shop/ missycarstensart or 618-9970421. Fiber exhibit: Varsity Gallery, Varsity Center for the Arts, Carbondale; exhibit by the Shawnee Fiber Artist Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers; now through March 31; open noon-4 p.m. each Saturday and Sunday during March; 618-457-5100. Solitary Views of the World: By Jan Leuschke, Misselhorn Art Gallery, 611 W. Second St., the old Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Depot, Sparta; through March; 618-443-
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3577; 618- 443-4438 or artsparta@yahoo.com. Burghilde Gruber: Full Circle, University Museum, SIUC; oils, acrylics and watercolors; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 1-4 p.m. Saturday; through April 2; www.museum.siu.edu or 618-453-5388. Joan Skiver-Levy: Artwork, downstairs conference room, Harrisburg District Library; reception, 2-4 p.m. Sunday, April 3; through April 5; 618-2537455. Italian Suite: By Carol Carter, Main Gallery, Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, Mount Vernon; paintings of Italian cities and countrysides; also, exhibition showcasing works from SIUC Department of Cinema and Photography, the Beal Grand
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Corridor Gallery; through May 1; 618-242-1236. Pop Art: University Museum, SIUC; from the museum’s print collection; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. TuesdayFriday and 1-4 p.m. Saturday; through Sept. 23; www.museum.siu.edu or 618-453-5388. Katherine Kuh: Creating a Legacy of Art for SIUC, University Museum, SIUC; art critic for the “Saturday Review,” and a curator for the Art Institute of Chicago; highlights some of the art Kuh brought to campus; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. TuesdayFriday and 1-4 p.m. Saturday; through May 2012; www.museum.siu.edu or 618-453-5388. Sun and Raven Totem Pole: Thirteen-foot totem pole crafted more than 60 years ago by native Tlingit people in Alaska; University Museum, SIUC; 10 a.m.4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 1-4 p.m. Saturday; www.museum.siu.edu or 618-453-5388. Rotating art exhibitions: Anthill Gallery, 102 N. Front St., Cobden; original works by more than 50 Southern Illinois artists; ceramics, painting, photography, wood turning, jewelry, mosaics, stained glass, fibers, blacksmithing and
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fine metals; www.anthillgallery.com. Ongoing art exhibit: Photographs of Juhree Veach, mosaics from Janet Altoff and sculpture from Tom Horn, StarView Vineyards, 5100 Wing Hill Road, Cobden; 618-8939463 or www.starview vineyards.com. Jo Loomis: Williamson County Pavilion, Marion; 20 paintings; landscapes, seascapes, people, pets; 618-889-5330 or vanjol@frontier.com.
Receptions Woman and Her Needs: Nikki May, The Tribeca Gallery, 127 Market House Square, downtown Paducah; mixed media; reception, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 24; through May 3. Pop Art Spectacular: Reception, 4 p.m. Friday, March 25, University Museum, SIUC; exhibit will expand in June when student-created art will join the exhibit; www.museum. siu.edu. Love is in the Air: Reception, 5-7 p.m. Friday, March 25, Little Egypt Arts Association Centre, Marion; artwork depicting the many kinds of love; through March 31; 618-998-8530.
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cookoff, 9 a.m., parade, 11 a.m.; 618-684-5880. Book signing: By Murder Mystery Dinner: Marion author Linda The Spy Who Killed Me, 6 Burnett, 1 p.m. Saturday, p.m. Saturday, March 19, March 19, Marion Grand Chain Lodge, off Tick Bookworm, Illinois Starr Ridge Road near Grand Centre; Burnett is the Chain; wine tasking, 5 p.m.; author of a children’s book, $35; proceeds to the Father Word’s Children’s Pulaski County Rhymes; includes triumphs Development Association; of the Old Testament kings 618-745-6226. and prophets; 618-997Sesser Trivia Night: 3790. 7 p.m. Friday, March 25, Book sale: 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Sesser-Valier High School, Monday, March 28, Herrin Sesser; proceeds to SesserLibrary, 120 N. 13th St.; new Valier girls track and and used books, volleyball; 618-625-5105, paperbacks, cookbooks, ext. 252. tapes, movies, sheet music, Michael Feldman’s books-on-tape; bargain ‘Whad’Ya Know?’: Public books; 618-942-6109. radio program, 9:30 a.m. Saturday, March 26, Classes Shryock Auditorium, SIUC; this will be Feldman’s Student Center Craft second visit to Carbondale; Shop: Variety of crafts and he recorded a live program classes offered, SIUC; at Shryock in 1998; $26618-453-3636, www.siuc $50; www.southern studentcenter.org. ticketsonline.com. Automobile Swap Meet: Comedy 40th Annual Classic & Antique Auto & Truck Parts The Carbondale Swap Meet and Car Corral, Comedians: Stand-up 7 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, March comedy, 9-11 p.m. 27, Du Quoin State Wednesday, Station No. 13, Fairgrounds, Expo Hall; $2; 2400 W. Main St., Carbondale; attached to the 618-687-2235 or old Royal Plaza Inn; 618-529- cparks1970@aol.com. Gem and Mineral Show: 2424. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday April 9 and 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Events Sunday, April 10, Williamson Lincoln on Leadership: County Pavilion, Marion; Program by Don Phillips, 6 adults, $2; under 18, free; p.m. Thursday, March 17, www.siesclub.org Marion Carnegie Library; Circus comes to town: book, Lincoln on Ringling Bros. and Barnum Leadership, will be available & Bailey circus, April 15-17, for purchase; 618-993SIU Arena; www.southern 5935. ticketsonline.com or Trivia night fundraiser: 618-453-6000; 11/$14/$19. Register at 5:30 p.m. Friday, March 18, Goreville School; History or call the school at 618Storyteller: Shanta 995-2142 to register; proceeds benefit the Media Nurullah will tell African folk tales and explain their Center. evolution in the American St. Patrick’s Day South, 4 p.m. Saturday, Celebration: Parade, 5K March 19, Harrisburg District run/walk, arts and crafts, Library; funded by Illinois Irish Stew Cookoff, Saturday, March 19, Walnut Humanities Council; 618-253-7455. Street, Murphysboro;
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Theater ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’: Presented by Artstarts, 7 p.m. ThursdaySaturday, March 24-26 and 2 p.m. Sunday, March 27, Marion Cultural and Civic Center; $12; 618-997-4030; www.artstarts.biz or www.marionccc.org. ‘My Fair Lady’: Musical, 7 p.m. ThursdaySaturday, March 24-26, Pinckneyville Community High School; $6; presented by Music Makers. ‘Waiting Tables’: 7 p.m. Friday-Saturday March 25-26, The Liberty Theater, Murphysboro; series of romantic/comic scenes; presented by The Three Graces theater troupe; $5; written and directed by Steve Falcone. ‘Climbing Jacob’s Ladder’: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 26, Varsity Center for the Arts; Professor Susan Patrick Benson, director of the project, will present background information and introduce the actors; series of interviews of former slaves drawing on narratives from the books, ‘The Bullwhip Days’ and ‘Unchained Memories’; $10; 618-453-1892. ‘Alice in Wonderland’: Musical, 7:30 p.m. FridaySaturday, April 1-2, Marion Cultural and Civic Center; $8; presented by Marion Junior High Vocal Department; also Mad Hatter’s Tea Party, 1 p.m. Saturday, April 2, $10; musical and tea party, $15; 618-997-4030 or www.marionccc.org. ‘You Can’t Take It With You’: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 8, 9, 15 and 16 and 2 p.m. Sunday, April 10 and 17, Varsity Center for the Arts, 418 S. Illinois Ave., Carbondale; presented by The Stage Company; $15/$10; 618-457-3689 or www.stage company.org.
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Murder mystery dinner set for Saturday in Grand Chain GRAND CHAIN — Pulaski County Development Association is sponsoring an evening of fun, murder and mayhem with a murder mystery dinner, “The Spy Who Killed Me,” at 6 p.m. Saturday, March 19, at the Grand Chain Lodge, off Tick Ridge Road. The fundraiser event begins with wine tasting at 5 p.m. The murder mystery dinner begins at 6 p.m. A silent auction will be ongoing during the evening. Tickets are $35 per person and may be purchased from any PCDA board member or by calling 618-745-6226. The price includes dinner and participation in the staged production. For more information call the PCDA office at 618-745-6226. All proceeds from the event will benefit the PCDA in their continued work of creating economic and community development opportunities in Pulaski County. — The Southern
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The New York Theatre Ballet will present ‘Alice in Wonderland Follies’ at 7 p.m. tonight at The Carson Center in Paducah.
Alice’s journey leads her to Paducah PADUCAH — The New York Theatre Ballet will present its unique interpretation of Lewis Carroll’s famous stories “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” and “Through the Looking Glass” this weekend at The Carson Center at 100 Kentucky Ave. in Paducah. The troupe will present “Alice in Wonderland
Follies,” an hour-long dance adventure that presents the classic tale through a series of vaudeville-style vignettes. The show begins at 7 p.m. tonight. Tickets are $15 for adults and $7.50 for students and can be purchased online at thecarsoncenter.org or by calling 270-450-4444. — Adam Testa
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Joe Crookston: 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; 618-5494326; www.thebluemartin.com.
Call 618-351-5089 or e-mail brenda.kirkpatrick@thesouthern.com
Wineries County Line: 6-9 p.m. Friday, Rustle Hill Winery Elliott Ranney: 2-5 p.m. Saturday, Blue Sky Vineyard Sharron and Larry: 3-6 p.m., Saturday, Von Jakob Orchard Bill Shotton: 2-5 p.m. Saturday, Rustle Hill Winery Steve Kirn: 4-8 p.m. Saturday, The Bluffs Winery The Natives: 6-9 p.m. Saturday, Rustle Hill Winery Dave Caputo Duo: 3-6 p.m., Sunday, Von Jakob Orchard Bud Summers: 2-5 p.m. Sunday, Blue Sky Vineyard Swamp Tigers: 4-8 p.m. Sunday, The Bluffs Winery Marty Davis: 3-6 p.m. Sunday, Rustle Hill Winery The Rural Kings: 8 p.m. Wednesday, Rustle Hill Winery Blue Sky Vineyard: 3150 S. Rocky Comfort Road, Makanda; 618-995-9463 or www.blueskyvineyard.com The Bluffs Vineyard and Winery: 140 Buttermilk Hill Road, Ava; 618-763-4447 or www.thebluffswinery.com. Lau-Nae Winery: 1522 Illinois 3, Red Bud; 618-282-9463 or www.lau-naewinery.com Rustle Hill Winery: U.S. 51, Cobden; 618893-2700 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.vonjakob vineyard.com
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BENTON Duncan Dance Barn:: Spring Pond Opry Band, 6:309:30 p.m. CARBONDALE Pinch Penny/Copper Dragon: The Dorians, 5:30 p.m. PK’s: Hobo Knife Tres Hombres: County Line, 9 p.m. Hangar 9: Soul Glo
CARBONDALE Hangar 9: Southern Illinois Blues Society festival PK’s: Through the Dint of Heavy Wishing INA Ina Community Building: Friday Night Jam Band, 6:30-9:30 p.m. MARION John Brown’s on the Square : Swamp Tigers, 8:30 p.m. Ramesses: Mixed Company SPILLERTOWN Track Side Dance Barn: Just Us Band, 7-10 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: Battle Creek Band, 7:30-10:30 p.m.
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CARBONDALE PK’s: Tim Whiteford Tres Hombres: Greensky Bluegrass, 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.
CARBONDALE Hangar 9: Lucky Tubb/Alex Kirt PK’s: Jackhead Tres Hombres: Spread, 10 p.m. CARTERVILLE Steelhorse Saloon: One Finger Flyin’ HERRIN Perfect Shot: Shakey Jake JOHNSTON CITY Linemen’s Lounge: Rich Fabec Band, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. MARION Hideout Restaurant: Bob Pina, piano 5:30-9:30 p.m. Marion American Legion: The
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Egyptian Combo, 8 p.m.midnight Marion Eagles: White Lightning, 8 p.m.-midnight Ramesses: Mixed Company SPILLERTOWN Track Side Dance Barn: Country Sound, 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, 7:30-10:30 p.m. WHITTINGTON The Zone Lounge: Jackson Junction, 8 p.m.-midnight
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 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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Hotel California, an Eagles tribure band, takes the stage at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 26, at The Carson Center, 100 Kentucky Ave., Paducah. Tickets are $39 and can be purchased at www.thecarsoncenter.org or 270-450-4444.
Paducah welcomes Hotel California Tribute band puts new spin on classic rock Hotel California Eagles tribute band; 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 26; The Carson Center, 100 Kentucky Ave., Paducah; tickets are $39 and can be purchased online at www.thecarson center.org or by calling 270-4504444. BY ADAM TESTA THE SOUTHERN
n a musical market oversaturated with tribute and cover acts, a band of this type needs something to distinguish itself from the pack. For Eagles tribute act Hotel California, that something special comes in the form of being the only band with permission from
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the originals to perform their songs live in concert. Guitarist Dicky-Lee said this approval combined with the band’s own flair and originality creates a unique combination. “We try to put on a good show. We do it our own way; we put our own flavor in it,” he said. “Our path has taken us down a pretty narrow street. We’ve been allowed to do a lot of things that other cover bands and tribute bands haven’t been able to do.” The group, which has performed together for more than 20 years, also places an emphasis on doing things the right way. They don’t sell DVDs or post videos of them performing Eagles songs online, as that violates copyright agreements, and they work to preserve the integrity of the source material. When the band originally came together, its members did so simply for fun. But soon the project took
off and blossomed into something much larger and has now become a nationally recognized band that has performed with the Charlie Daniels Band, LeAnn Rimes, Dierks Bentley and others. The band will bring its show to The Carson Center later this month for a 7:30 p.m. concert Saturday, March 26. Tickets are $39 and can be purchased online at www.thecarsoncenter.org or by calling 270-450-4444. Dicky-Lee said fans can expect to hear all their favorite Eagles songs, as the band will power through a greatest hits list during the set. After all, it’s those songs that have made Hotel California a possible and successful venture. “The two key ingredients of a song are telling a story and having an emotional impact when you do,” he said. “That’s always what makes a great song.” adam.testa@thesouthern.com / 618-351-5031
Kevin Lucas Orchestra Trio: 7 p.m. Friday, March 18, Sparta Public Library; tickets are available at the library in advance, $8/$3 or at the door, $10/$5; 618-4435014. The Dorians: Irish and Celtic music, 7 p.m. Saturday, March 19, Liberty Theater, downtown Murphysboro; $8-$5; ages 12 and younger, free; 618-549-3090. Italian Saxophone Quartet: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 19, Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, 2600 E. Richmond Road, Mount Vernon; $18/$20/$5; 618-2421236 or www.cedarhurst. org. Yesterday & Today Beatles Tribute: 7 p.m. Monday, March 21, O’Neil Auditorium, John A. Logan College, Carterville; $15/$10; 618-985-2828. The Great Collaborators: Gospel, blues, jazz by college choirs, 7 p.m. Thursday, March 24, Rend Lake College, Ina and 7 p.m., Friday, March 25, John A. Logan College, Carterville; 618-437-5321, ext. 1817; $5. Glenn Miller Orchestra: 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 28, Marion Cultural and Civic Center; songs include String of Pearls, Moonlight Serenade, In the Mood and Pennsylvania 6-5000; $20/$30; www.marionccc. org or 618-997-4030. Pictures at an Exhibition: Presented by the Southern Illinois Symphony Orchestra and the Southeast Missouri University Orchestra, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 29, Shryock Auditorium, SIUC; $22/$9; www. southernticketsonline.com or 618-453-6000.
Corky Siegel with Chihsuan Yang: 7 p.m. Saturday, April 2, Yellow Moon Café, 110 N. Front St., Cobden; limited seating; $25; www.yellow mooncafe.com; 618-8932233. Tokyo String Quartet: 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 15, Shryock Auditorium, SIUC; $10-$49; www.southern ticketsonline.com or 618-453-6000. Willie Nelson Country Throwdown Tour: June 11, World Shooting and Recreational Complex, Sparta; $55; www. countrythrowdown.com.
Kentucky Kentucky Opry Talent Search: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 19, Kentucky Opry, 88 Chilton Lane, Benton, Ky.; $16$7.50; 270-527-3869 or www.kentuckyopry. com. Music for a Cause benefit: By the Paducah Symphony Orchestra, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 19, First Baptist Church, 2890 Broadway Ave., Paducah; benefit for Western Baptist Hospital; $25/$12.50; family pass, $62.50; 270-4440065. Hotel California: A Salute to the Eagles, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 26, Carson Center, Paducah; $39; 270-450-4444; www.the carsoncenter.org; www.hotelcal.com. George Jones: 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 1, The Carson Center, Paducah; $35$140; thecarsoncenter.org or 270-450-4444. Missouri Celtic Woman: Tickets on sale for Celtic Woman … Songs from the Heart, 7:30 p.m. May 2, Show Me Center, Cape Girardeau; 573-651-5000 or www.showmecenter.biz.
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Country icon George Jones to bring collection of hits to The Carson Center George Jones
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Country music icon; 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 1; The Carson Center, 100 Kentucky Ave., Paducah; tickets are $35 to $140 and can be purchased online at www.thecarson center.org or by calling 270-450-4444 eorge Jones survived alcoholism, cocaine abuse, three divorces and countless other acts of self-destructive behavior in the course of a career
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that has seen him pepper the charts with more than 100 hit singles, making him country music’s greatest living singer. The 79-year-old Jones recently joined Elvis Presley and Eddy Arnold as the only artists to appear on the Billboard charts in seven decades. He accomplished the feat with a guest appearance on “Country Boy” by Staind’s Aaron Lewis, where he plays The Devil, offering Lewis millions of record sales in exchange for his musical soul.
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Hit records are nothing new for Jones. He has been cranking them out since 1955. His list of classics include “Tender Years,” “The Race Is On,” “Walk Through This World With Me,” “Who’s Gonna Fill Their Shoes,” “The Grand Tour,” “She Thinks I Still Care” and first chart topper “White Lightning.” Jones will be in concert at 7:30 p.m. April 1 at The Carson Center in Paducah. Tickets are $140 for main floor VIP, $85 for main floor premium, $55 main floor, $45 first balcony and $35 second balcony. To purchase tickets, contact the Carson Center box office at 270-450-4444. Clay Campbell and The Kentucky Opry Show from Draffenville will serve as the opening act. Jones was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1992. It’s amazing that he survived to attend the ceremony, as decades of alcohol abuse accompanied the hit records. He missed so many concert appearances he was tagged “No Show Jones” by many fans. With the demands of constant touring to support his superstar career, a manager introduced him to cocaine in the early 1970s to give him more energy. Mixed with alcoholism, the combination was nearly
lethal. Daily massive chemical ingestion caused his weight to drop to 100 pounds. He was admitted to an Alabama psychiatric hospital in 1979. Hitting rock bottom also involved financial ruin. He had filed for bankruptcy when agents from the Internal Revenue Service showed up at his house, discussing eviction and confiscating his vehicles. Although his career was in ruins, Jones was still hanging out with the best songwriters in Nashville. He had a solid relationship with Curly Putnam and Bobby Braddock. They had written “D-I-V-O-R-C-E” for his ex-wife Tammy Wynette. Then they composed “He Stopped Loving Her Today,” telling the gut-wrenching pain a man felt about lost love. “To be honest with you, I thought it was too sad,” Jones said, of his response after listening to a demo of the song. “I took a copy of the tape with me and carried it for almost a year before I recorded it. But it was on my mind every day. So (producer) Billy Sherrill said, ‘Let’s just go ahead and cut it anyhow.’ And he bet me $100 that it would be a hit. And I said, ‘Well, I can’t lose either way! But I don’t think it will be a hit. It’s too sad.’ How wrong can you be?”
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The tune resurrected Jones career. It won a Grammy and was selected Song of the Year by the Country Music Association in 1980 and 1981. In 1983, Jones went to the top of the charts with “I Always Get Lucky With You,” and married fourth wife Nancy Sepulveda. He credits her with saving his life and helping him overcome addiction. He has been clean and sober since a high-publicized relapse and near fatal SUV wreck in 1999. A Texas native, Jones was born in Saratoga and raised in Vidor by a piano playing mother and a guitar picking father. He was first exposed to country music at age 7, when the family purchased a radio. His dad bought him a guitar when he was 9 and he was soon playing for tips on the streets of Beaumont. He was appearing live on Texas radio stations in his teens and married for the first time at 19, just before joining the United States Marine Corps and serving in the Korean War. Discharged in 1952, he started painting houses in the Lone Star State to make a living. The First Lady of Country Music Wynette and Jones were married from 1968 to 1975. They created vocal magic on tunes like “We’re Gonna Hold On,” “Golden Ring,” “Near You” and “Two Story House.” In one of the greatest stories in country music, Wynette took all the keys from their vehicles to keep Jones from driving drunk. However, he improvised and took the riding lawn mower to the liquor store. VINCE HOFFARD can be
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Greensky Bluegrass more than the name implies CARBONDALE — National touring band Greensky Bluegrass will bring a special CD release party to Tres Hombres, 119 N. Washington, on Tuesday, March 22. While the band has the word “bluegrass” in its name, its style could just as easily be described as rock, roots and altcountry. Some of the namesake’s constructs AP remain, but Greensky Greensky Bluegrass will host a CD release party for their new Bluegrass cram a wide album, ‘All Access Volume 2,’ on Tuesday, March 22, at Tres amount of range and Hombres in Carbondale. emotion into its music. The new release, “All Access Volume recent times, being featured on CNN and appearing on this year’s sold out 2” is part of an ongoing series that Jam Cruise, where dobro player Anders showcases the band’s ever-evolving Beck was ranked as one of the festival’s sound by featuring an entire concert three “Jam Cruise All-Stars.” released as a two-disc set. — Adam Testa The band has been finding success in
Dorians provide Irish music at Murphysboro festival MURPHYSBORO — The best in local traditional Irish and Celtic music and banter will be on display this weekend, as The Dorians take the stage at the historic Liberty Theater, 1333 Walnut. The group, which has performed throughout the
Midwest for more than a decade, will cap off Murphysboro’s annual St. Patrick’s Day Festival with a 7 p.m. concert Saturday, March 19. The event will be a celebration complete with humor and the pathos and beauty of Irish tunes.
Advance tickets can be purchased for $7 by calling 618-549-3090. They will be $8 at the door or $5 with a student ID. Children 12 and under will be admitted free. — Adam Testa
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Kevin Lucas Orchestra concert to raise money for Sparta library SPARTA — Awardwinning Southern Illinois musicians Kevin Lucas Orchestra will perform at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 19, at Sparta Public Library. The trio for this performance consists of Justin Wiley on bass, Andy Waldron on vocals and Kevin Lucas on marimba and percussion. Kevin Lucas Orchestra released its latest album, “Green and Blue,” in 2009. With its most polished work yet, the band received national and international success from the first two singles. “I Can Dream” and “Green and Blue” reached Nos. 12 and 4, respectively, on the adult contemporary charts. Tickets for the concert are $8 for adults and $3 for students and children in advance and can be purchased at the library. They will be $10 for adults and $5 for students and children at the door. — Adam Testa
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‘Cedar Rapids’ blends sincerity, crude humor ‘Cedar Rapids’ ***
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on and persevered through the tragedy and continues to build his reputation in the Texas music scene. He will bring his life experiences and musical talents to Southern Illinois this weekend when he performs at 10 p.m. Saturday, March 19, at Hangar 9, 511 S. Illinois Ave. The bar will also host the Southern Illinois Blues PROVIDED Society Festival on Friday, Lucky Tubb will perform at 10 p.m. Saturday and March 18.
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the booze and general ruleflouting. There’s also the tempting, flirtatious and crude Joan (Anne Heche), an old hand at these leavehome/cut-loose conventions, somebody who knows “What happens in Cedar Rapids stays in” you-know-where. Director Miguel Arteta (“Youth in Revolt”), working from a Phil Johnston script, makes this a movie with way-out moments that are never that way out. It’s a farce with sexual come-ons and actual sex — the Boy Scout Tim’s first encounter with a hooker and a crack pipe — but “Cedar Rapids” never loses track of the humanity of its characters, screwballs, one and all, but sometimes warm people who never cross over into caricature. Less successful is the film’s broad swipe at conservative Midwestern hypocrisy, at seemingly sainted “small businessmen” (Smith’s president character is nicknamed “Pope”) who trot out the trimmings of faith and country, but who are profane and corrupt to the core. Heche lets us sense Joan’s resignation to a dull, depressing life in “Oh my god” (Omaha) Nebraska. Reilly never lets Deanzie turn so gonzo that we don’t see the divorced-man loneliness Deanzie’s bonhomie hides. And Helms keeps Tim’s “gee whiz” innocence just this side of reality. He’s unworldly and a bit of a Pollyanna. But listen to him talk about that first childhood encounter with an insurance agent, a man whose job it was to “get people’s lives back on track,” and you too will think, “Yeah, they really are heroes.” And laugh.
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McConaughey takes a break from romantic comedies in ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ Haller’s status as a legalsystem outsider. Neither of them know Duane. “You like Mardi Gras?” Connelly deadpans to the 50-ish interloper, who has emerged from a home nearby to offer his unsolicited warning. The man begins an enthusiastic affirmative answer, and Connelly further defuses a fraught situation, saying he used BY STEVEN ZEITCHIK to live up the street, and MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE NEWS downshifts to small talk about Beverly D’Angelo, who lives here too. LOS ANGELES — Growing excited, the Matthew McConaughey stranger responds with a has just cracked open his semi-coherent story about second Corona when the how D’Angelo has been man wearing Mardi Gras beads and a Village People engaged in a rivalry with actress Carrie Fisher over policeman’s cap a role. Then he walks approaches his car. away. “Do you know Duane?” “Well, daa-yam,” the inebriated-looking McConaughey says in his man asks with suspicion, poking his head inside the Texas drawl, laughing as he turns to Connelly. “You window and gesturing to the house the car happens could have written a whole novel right there. The to be parked in front of. Croatian gangsters come, “Because I’m just giving Mickey Haller sorts it all you a word to the wise. He’s hypersensitive about out. Beverly D’Angelo is saved.” security and things like It’s a scene that that. He’ll have his people wouldn’t be out of place come and shake you in McConaughey’s new down.” legal thriller, where It’s 9:30 on a Tuesday Haller, a small-time night, and McConaughey lawyer who instead of an is sitting in the back of a office works from a black SUV with crime novelist Michael Connelly. Lincoln Town Car, offering backseat banter They’re high above the and attitude to clients and lights of Los Angeles on a twisty and noiseless street antagonists alike. Brad in Laurel Canyon, nursing Furman’s Los Angelesbeers and reflecting on the shot and-set film, which opens Friday, examines actor’s role as on-thewhat happens when make attorney Mickey Haller in the adaptation of Haller is called upon to defend Louis Roulet (Ryan Connelly’s “The Lincoln Phillippe), scion of a Lawyer.” wealthy Beverly Hills Parked down the street family who’s accused of from Connelly’s onetime residence — which served attempted rape and attempted murder. It’s as inspiration for Haller’s less a victim tale than a home — they discuss the building’s remove from the chess match; Roulet is not city and how it symbolizes as innocent as he appears,
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was roughneck but he was cool.”) “I’m more inspired by what I get to do an as actor than I’ve ever been,” McConaughey says. He’s trying to develop several passion projects, including “The Dallas Buyer’s Club” a 1980s drama about an AIDS patient that several stars have tried to get off the ground. As the car wends its way down Laurel Canyon and across Sunset Boulevard, the conversation turns to “Lincoln Lawyer” themes. “I like promoting it because there’s something to engage with and talk about. It’s life and death,” McConaughey says. STUDIO As for his desire for more Matthew McConaughey stars in ‘The Lincoln Lawyer,’ opening Friday at University Place 8 dramatic roles, in Carbondale and Illinois Centre 8 in Marion. McConaughey takes an career. (Furman thinks the Eastern approach. “I think story that could” — he and Haller soon finds actor here “gets back to his it comes down to that puts his hands together himself in a legal and early signature roles like Confucius line: Change and snakes them through moral quagmire. the air — “have happened ‘Dazed and Confused’ and the things you can,” he But if McConaughey’s ‘Lone Star’ where he was like this, or could have rakish playfulness is says. “Don’t worry about like Marlon Brando; he happened like that.” evident as he talks about the things you can’t.” Connelly has written the movie, the part — his more than two dozen first dramatic role after crime-fiction bestsellers, five years of romantic most of them set in Los comedies — also has him Angeles. But “Lincoln in a philosophical mood. “With a romantic comedy, Lawyer,” which features his best-known character the goal is not to hit too hard. It’s a jab. It’s a spar,” after Det. Harry Bosch McConaughey says. “This (not yet seen on screen), marks only his second is like a Frazier-Ali fight. Ali could have his best day book to be filmed. (The and still lose. This is basic Clint Eastwood-directed “Blood Work” came out in survival.” On the Patio (Tues-Fri 11am-3pm) 2002.) It’s also the actor’s first McConaughey nods his role as a lawyer since his Reuben Pizza turn as Jake Brigance in “A head in agreement. Pan Seared Grouper “Momentum and hunger Time to Kill” vaulted him Bourbon Glazed Salmon are baseline components to stardom 15 years ago, of that character. He’s and McConaughey says Fish Tacos the onscreen job suits him. always running to Skinny Coolers something ... even if he’s “I always thought I was not sure where he’s going.” going to do criminal McConaughey, 41, took defense law for a living,” he says. “It’s actually close two years off for his family to the job of an actor or an after “Ghosts of 213 S. Court, Marion Girlfriends Past,” and now artist. The defense Sun-Mon 4pm-11pm wants to delve more into attorney is a storyteller. Tues-Thurs 11am-11pm He has to weave the web of dramas like “Lawyer” and Fri-Sat 11am-Midnight waltspizza.com the movies of his early reasonable doubt, tell the
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‘Paul’ In ‘Paul,’ two geeks meet an alien. Directed by Greg Mottola and starring Simon Pegg, Seth Rogen, Nick Frost and Kristin Wiig, the movie is rated R for language including sexual references, and some drug use. It opens Friday at ShowPlace 8 in Carbondale and Illinois Centre 8 in Marion. STUDIO
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New on DVD The Fighter: A look at the early years of boxer “Irish” Micky Ward and his brother who helped train him before going pro in the mid 1980s. Starring Christian Bale and Mark Wahlberg. Directed by David O. Russell. Rated R. Hereafter: A drama centered on three people — a blue-collar American, a French journalist and a London school boy — who are touched by death in different ways. Starring Matt Damon and Bryce Dallas Howard. Directed
by Clint Eastwood. Rated PG-13. The Switch: An unmarried 40-year-old woman turns to a turkey baster in order to become pregnant. Seven years later, she reunites with her best friend, who has been living with a secret: he replaced her preferred sperm sample with his own. Starring Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman, Patrick Wilson, Jeff Goldblum and Victor Pagan. Directed by Josh Gordon and Will Speck. Rated PG-13. — Adam Testa
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