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Top 20 Restaurant of the Week: Sergio’s Mexican Restaurant
Cara Recine, Lifestyles and special projects editor cara.recine@thesouthern.com / ext. 5075
BY SHAWN CONNELLY
Adam Testa, Lifestyles writer adam.testa@thesouthern.com / ext. 5031
ergio’s Mexican Restaurant is family-owned by the MendesRodriquez family from the Mexican town of Jesús María, Jalisco. This authentic Mexican family is dedicated to serving authentic Mexican food and other popular Mexican-inspired favorites, cooked only in 100 percent vegetable oil, at two locations in Herrin and Murphysboro. In addition to ample dining facilities at both locations, Sergio’s also offers a huge patio and banquet room capable of accommodating up to 100 guests for large gatherings, meetings and celebrations in true Mexican style. Sergio’s offers an extensive menu that includes a vast array of Mexican favorites like burritos, chimichangas, chile rellanos, enchiladas, grilled fajitas and quesadillas, but they also offer an extensive selection of specialty entrees, combination platters, seafood and certified Angus handcut steaks. Among the unique specialty items on the menu, seafood molcajete gives guests an idea of the unique variety available at Sergio’s. This dish consists of jumbo grilled shrimp, tilapia, scallops and vegetables topped with mozzarella cheese and served hot in a mocajete (a round stone bowl) with flour tortillas, rice and beans, lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream and guacamole. Appetizers and desserts are available as well, like Sergio’s cheesecake chimichanga, a decadent treat featuring a cheesecake-stuffed flour tortilla that is deep fried, served with ice cream and drizzled with caramel, chocolate, honey and cinnamon. For lunch, Sergio’s offers well over a dozen specials along with a special express lunch offer featuring a choice of five different items — enchilada, tamale, taco, tostada or quesadilla – along with beans and rice for only $3.99. Best of all, for those that are on a schedule, it’s guaranteed in
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Sergio’s Mexican Restaurant serves authentic Mexican food and other favorites at its locations in Herrin and Murphysboro.
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.
DETAILS Who: Sergio’s Mexican Restaurant What: Burritos, chimichangas, tacos, specialty dishes Where: 203 N. Williams St. in Murphysboro, 1400 S. 16th St. Hours: 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Friday and Saturday Phone: Murphysboro 618-684-6245, Herrin 618-942-8085 15 minutes or less or it’s free Monday through Friday. A menu this diverse calls for an equally abundant selection of beverages and Sergio’s doesn’t disappoint in this regard. A wide range of soft drinks are available, of course, but Sergio’s prides itself on its “best margarita in town” along
with an array of domestic and imported beers, wines, top-shelf tequilas and mixed drinks. What better way to spend a relaxing spring evening or weekend than with authentic Mexican food, drinks and atmosphere at one of Sergio’s two Southern Illinois locations?
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The essence of India to open at University Museum CARBONDALE — A talented family of artists rounds out the University Museum’s semester at the opening reception of their exhibition “The Brush, the Lens and the Light: The Work of Mary, Abraham and Cynthia Pachikara” from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, March 25. The exhibit features watercolors by Mary, photographs of India by Abraham and light projections by Cynthia. Abraham and Cynthia are the son and daughter of Dr. Punnoose and Mary Pachikara of Murphysboro. Abraham lives in Redmond, Wash., where he is a
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University Museum at SIUC will host an opening reception for the exhibit ‘The Brush, the Lens and the Light: The Work of Mary, Abraham and Cynthia Pachikara’ from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, March 25.
marketer for Microsoft. Cynthia lives in Ann Arbor, Mich., where she holds joint appointments with the University of Michigan School of Art and Design and the Taubman PROVIDED College of ArchitecThis photo by Abraham Pachikara will be on display at University Museum at SIUC. ture and
Urban Planning. “As a set of artists growing up together, we have undeniably influenced each other’s work and as part of a family whose experience is tempered by the immigration of our parents,” Cynthia said. “Our work shares themes of identity, memory, and cultural transition. In more formal terms, each of us imagines the power of time in our selected media.” — University Museum
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Missy Carstens: Williamson County Pavilion, Call For Entries: Paducah Marion; 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Photo ’11 Juried Photography Monday-Friday; more than Exhibition; sponsored by 20 original pieces, through Yeiser Art Center, Paducah; March 31; http:// open to all photographers www.etsy.com/shop/missy working in digital or film carstensart or 618-997-0421. photography; deadline, early Fiber exhibit: Varsity submissions, April 24; Gallery, Varsity Center for the deadline, late submissions, Arts, Carbondale; exhibit by May 1; www.paducahphoto. the Shawnee Fiber Artist com; info@ theyeiser.org; Guild of Weavers, Spinners 270-442-2453. and Dyers; now through Student artwork: Sought March 31; open noon-4 p.m. for Congressional each Saturday and Sunday competition by student during March; 618-457-5100. artists living within the Solitary Views of the 19th Congressional district; World: By Jan Leuschke, deadline, Friday, May 6; Misselhorn Art Gallery, 611 W. 217-492-5090 or Second St., the old Gulf, www.shimkus.house.gov. Mobile & Ohio Depot, Sparta; through March; 618-4433577; 618- 443-4438 or Exhibits artsparta@yahoo.com. Polly Winkler Mitchell: Burghilde Gruber: Full Paper artist, Corridor Gallery, Circle, University Museum, Carbondale Civic Center; SIUC; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. exhibit in honor of the Tuesday-Friday and 1-4 p.m. Carbondale Preservation Saturday; through April 2; Commission’s informational www.museum.siu.edu or open house, “Remembering 618-453-5388. Carbondale,” 2-4 p.m. Joan Skiver-Levy: Sunday, March 27; exhibit Artwork, downstairs now through the end of April; conference room, Harrisburg 618-457-5100. District Library; reception, Down On The Farm: 2-4 p.m. Sunday, April 3; Memories of Not That Long through April 5; 618-253Ago, Logan Museum, 1613 7455. Edith St., Murphysboro; Eldon Benz and Jo Kirch: through mid-November; Central Showcase at Realty 618-303-0569 or johnalogan Central, 1825 Murdale museum@globaleyes.net. Shopping Center,
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Carbondale; hours, 9 a.m.5 p.m. Monday-Friday and 9 a.m.-noon Saturday; through April 23. Italian Suite: By Carol Carter, Main Gallery, Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, Mount Vernon; the Beal Grand Corridor Gallery; through May 1; 618-242-1236. Pop Art: University Museum, SIUC; 10 a.m.4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday 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 Art Institute of Chicago; 10 a.m.4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday 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 Southern Illinois artists; www.anthillgallery.com. SEE EXHIBIT / PAGE 4
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MOVIES Exhibits 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: Williamson County Pavilion, Marion; 20 paintings; 618-889-5330 or vanjol@frontier.com.
Receptions Woman and Her Needs: Nikki May, The Tribeca Gallery, 127 Market House Square, downtown Paducah; 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; www.museum.siu.edu. The Essence of India: Opening reception of The Brush, the Lens and the Light: The Work of Mary, Abraham and Cynthia Pachikara. 4-7 p.m. Friday, March 25, University Museum, SIUC; hours, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays and from 1-4 p.m. Fridays; free. Love is in the Air: Reception, 5-7 p.m. Friday, March 25, Little Egypt Arts Association Centre, Marion; artwork depicts love; through March 31; 618-998-8530.
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Cavanaugh art featured at Merchant Street Gallery STE. GENEVIEVE, Mo. — A new series of work by nationally recognized watercolorist Ali Cavanaugh will premiere at the Merchant Street Gallery in downtown Ste. Genevieve during the town’s Fourth Friday Art Walk on Friday, March 25. The exhibit, entitled “Arcs & Angles,” is a sensitive study of the female form which exhibits the artist’s mastery of her medium and which, in Cavanaugh’s words, “explores the complexity within thought and emotion.” “In these most recent works I’ve created a metaphor for the interior construct by using the external visual elements of arcs and angles in the human form.” Cavanaugh paints in a style best described as “neo fresco secco” in which she layers watercolors on a plastercoated substrate giving a depth and translucence to her subject. She has had over 40 solo and group exhibitions in galleries throughout the United States. Cavanaugh’s art has been
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featured in publications such as New American Paintings no.88, American Art Collector (cover artist), American Artist Watercolor, Watercolor Artist magazine, Southwest Art magazine, International Artist magazine, Art Calendar magazine (cover artist) and The Daniel Smith Art Supply Catalogue. In addition to the “Arcs & Angles” series, Cavanaugh will also debut her “fragments” series during the Art Walk. “These fragments are like dessert for me,” said Cavanaugh, “the sweet part of the painting. They
are isolated studies from some of my larger compositions that I do for personal pleasure while I’m working on preparing my larger exhibits.” The Ste. Genevieve Art Walk happens the fourth Friday of each month from 6 to 9 p.m. in historic downtown Ste. Genevieve. Over a dozen studios and galleries participate in the event. Merchant Street Gallery is at 123 Merchant St. in Ste. Genevieve, Mo. Regular hours are 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday and by appointment. — The Southern
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Garrison Keillor set to return to Shryock CARBONDALE — A leading National Public Radio figure will return to Southern Illinois this fall, as “A Prairie Home Companion” host Garrison Keillor presents an new lecture-style event. Keillor, whose voice and face are well-known through his NPR hosting, will once again bring his special brand of poetry, humor and storytelling that is popular with Southern Illinois audiences to Shryock Auditorium. Often inspiring and always entertaining, Keillor has built a national following from his weekly radio programs, which features an incredibly unique wit, a variety of homespun, folksy music and regular surprises. He is also a best-selling author. The show is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 24. Tickets go on sale to the general public at noon Monday, March 28. Theywill be available online at www.southern ticketsonline.com, via phone at 618-453-6000
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or at any Southern Tickets Online walkup location, including Shryock Auditorium and McLeod Theater. “Garrison Keillor defies a one word definition, like other show business celebrities,” said Bryan Rives, director of event services at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Keillor launched “A Prairie Home Companion” in July 1974, and while it has undergone several changes and hiatuses, the program continues to be heard by more than 3 million listeners on more than 450 public radio stations each week. — Adam Testa
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Special project at Varsity honors unknown heroes CARBONDALE — Professor Susan Patrick Benson will present a special project she’s coordinated at the Varsity Center for the Arts, 418 S. Illinois Ave., this weekend. “Climbing Jacob’s Ladder” presents a series of interviews of former slaves, drawing upon narratives from the books “The Bullwhip Days” and “Unchained Memories.” Topics include plantation life and labor, the auction block, life as a slave child, marriage, religion, beatings and emancipation. The interviews are interpreted by six performers: Linda Flowers, Novotny Lawrence, Beverly Love, Pat Mayberry, Jeff McGoy and Harris Mosley. “This is a piece of American history not often told in the classroom,” Benson said. “We wish to give a voice to these unknown heroes. In embracing these untold stories, we give dignity to those who bore such inhumanity and renew compassion for their suffering.” The event, which begins at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 26, is free and open to the public.
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Books and Authors Book discussion and signing: By Mike Estel, The Last Hope: A Civil War Tale, 1-4 p.m. Saturday, March 26, Logan Museum, 1613 Edith St., Murphysboro; brief reading, 1 p.m.; 618-3030569 or johnaloganmuseum @globaleyes.net. Book signing: By Paul Echols, 2-4 p.m. Saturday, March 26, Marion Bookworm, Illinois Starr Centre; “In Cold Pursuit: My Hunt for Timothy Krajcir — the Notorious Serial Killer”; 618-997-3790. Book sale: 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday, March 28, Herrin library, 120 N. 13th St.; 618-942-6109.
Events Carlos Rodriguez: Filmmaker and director with Cuba’s TV Serrana, 1:303:30 p.m. Friday, March 25, Kleinau Theatre, SIUC; free; gmrc.siu.edu or 618-4536876. Sesser Trivia Night: 7 p.m. Friday, March 25, Sesser-Valier High School, Sesser; proceeds to Sesser-Valier girls track and volleyball teams; 618-6255105, ext. 252. Michael Feldman’s Whad’Ya Know?: Public radio program, 9:30 a.m. Saturday, March 26, Shryock Auditorium, SIUC; this will be Feldman’s second visit to Carbondale; he recorded a live program at Shryock in 1998; $26-$50; www.southern ticketsonline.com. Automobile Swap Meet: 40th Annual Classic & Antique Auto & Truck Parts Swap Meet and Car Corral, 7 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, March 27, Du Quoin State Fairgrounds, Expo Hall; $2; 618-687-2235 or cparks1970@aol.com.
Classes Student Center Craft Shop: Variety of crafts and classes offered, SIUC; 618-453-3636, www.siuc studentcenter.org.
Comedy The Carbondale Comedians: Stand-up comedy, 9-11 p.m. Wednesday, Station #13,
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Trivia Night: 7 p.m. Friday, March 25; free; 618-453-1485 April 1, American Legion, or www.cp.siu.edu. Murphysboro; bring your own snacks; proceeds benefit Theater Arthritis Foundation; 877-480‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’: 4040. Presented by Artstarts, Illinois State Checker 7 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, Tournament: 8 a.m. Saturday-Sunday, April 2-3, March 24-26 and 2 p.m. Illinois Starr Centre, Marion; Sunday, March 27, Marion Cultural and Civic Center; $12; entry fee, $10; bring your 618-997-4030; own checker board; www.artstarts.biz or 618-962-3321 or gellison www.marionccc.org. @hamiltoncom.net. ‘My Fair Lady’: Musical, Gem and Mineral Show: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday April 7 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, March 24-26, Pinckneyville 9 and 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Community High School; $6. Sunday, April 10, Williamson ‘Waiting Tables’: 7 p.m. County Pavilion, Marion; Friday-Saturday March 25-26, adults, $2; under 18, free; The Liberty Theater, www.siesclub.org Murphysboro; $5; written and Circus: Ringling Bros. and directed by Steve Falcone. Barnum & Bailey circus, ‘Climbing Jacob’s Ladder’: Friday-Sunday, April 15-17, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March SIU Arena; www.southern ticketsonline.com or 618-453- 26, Varsity Center for the Arts; Professor Susan Patrick 6000; $11/$14/$19. Benson, director; series of interviews of former slaves Films drawing on narratives from the books, The Bullwhip Days Film Fridays at the and Unchained Memories; Varsity: Varsity Center for $10; 618-453-1892. the Arts, 418 S. Illinois Ave., ‘Alice in Wonderland’: Carbondale; “The BetrayalNerakhoon,” directed by Ellen Musical, 7:30 p.m. FridaySaturday, April 1-2, Marion Kuras, 4:30 p.m. Friday,
Cultural and Civic Center; $8; 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. ‘Dirty Work on the Trail’: 7 p.m. Friday-Saturday, April 1-2 and April 8-9, Christ Lutheran Gymnasium, 146 W. Jacob Road, Jacob; adults, $8/children, $4; 618-7634979. ‘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; $15/$10; 618-457-3689 or www.stage company.org.
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Coffeehouses, Cafés, Eateries Jay Howlett: 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. Wil Maring & Robert Bowlin: 7 p.m. Saturday, March 26, Yellow Moon Café, 110 N. Front St., Cobden; $7; www.yellowmooncafe.com; 618-8932233. Magician David Ranalli: Comical sleight of hand, 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, The Blue Martin, 215 E. Main St., Carbondale; 618-549-4326;
Wineries Slappin’ Henry Blue: 6-9 p.m. Friday, Rustle Hill Winery Andrea Stader: 2-5 p.m. Saturday, Blue Sky Vineyard Boondock Billies: 2-6 p.m. Saturday, StarView Vineyards Ivas John Blues Band: 3-6 p.m., Saturday, Von Jakob Orchard Bruce Zimmerman: 2-5 p.m. Saturday, Rustle Hill Winery Calex: 4-8 p.m. Saturday, The Bluffs Winery Movin’ Mary: 6-9 p.m. Saturday, Rustle Hill Winery; also Art Festival, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Nyte Flyte: 3-6 p.m., Sunday, Von Jakob Orchard Concorida: 2-5 p.m. Sunday, Blue Sky Vineyard Vintage: 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; 618282-9463 or www.lau-naewinery.com Rustle Hill Winery: US 51, Cobden; 618-893-2700 or www.rustlehillwinery.com StarView Vineyards: 5100 Wing Hill Road, Cobden; 618 893-9463 or starviewvineyards.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: Spankalicious, 10 p.m. Pinch Penny/ Copper Dragon: Hairbangers Ball PK’s: Alex Kirt Tres Hombres: Bumpus, 10 p.m. INA Ina Community Building: Friday Night Jam Band, 6:309:30 p.m. MARION John Brown’s on the Square : Sam West Trio, 8:30-11:30 p.m.
TUESDAY CARBONDALE PK’s: Billy D. Langley 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.
MONDAY MARION Marion Youth Center: Ragtag Band, 7-10 p.m.
SPILLERTOWN Track Side Dance Barn: Honky Tonk Stardust Cowboys, 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: Dave Caputo Band, 7:3010:30 p.m.
SATURDAY CARBONDALE Hangar 9: Mountain Sprout w/Sprickets Pinch Penny/Copper Dragon: 17th Floor PK’s: In Transit Tres Hombres: Barnical Billy and the Zebra Mussels, 10 p.m. CARTERVILLE Steelhorse Saloon: Fourplay MARION Hideout Restaurant: Bob Pina, piano 5:30-9:30 p.m. Marion Eagles: Steve Kesler
SUNDAY CARBONDALE Key West: Blue Plate Specials, 8 p.m.-midnight MARION Marion Eagles: Steve Kesler & Wing It, 6-10 p.m.
& Wing It, 8 p.m.-midnight MURPHYSBORO Murphysboro Senior Center: The Pridesmen, 6:30-9:30 p.m. SPILLERTOWN Track Side Dance Barn: Rolling O, 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, 7:3010:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY CARBONDALE Hangar 9: Babiemecca Hangout 003 Tres Hombres: Saluki Music Night, 8 p.m.; features Jam Jazz
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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performing with unified sound Tokyo String Quartet focuses on group cohesion rather than solos Tokyo String Quartet International classical music performance group; 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 15; Shryock Auditorium; tickets are $39 for adults and $10 for children or students of any age and can be purchased online at www.southerntickets online.com or by calling 618-453-6000. BY ADAM TESTA THE SOUTHERN
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iolinist Martin Beaver may be the newest addition to the Tokyo String Quartet, but in terms of the group’s roles, he’s on an equal level with his longer-tenured counterparts. Born and raised in Canada, Beaver began learning his instrument at age 4 and studied at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto, the Conservatoire de Geneve in Switzerland and Indiana University. In the spring of 2002, he joined Kazuhide Isomura, Kikuei Ikeda and Clive Greensmith in the quartet. He quickly learned was that when the four of
‘One of our main objectives is to project as one.’ MARTIN BEAVER TOKYO STRING QUARTET VIOLINIST PROVIDED
them took the stage, they did so as a group, not a set of solo performers. “One of our main objectives is to project as one,” Beaver said. “This is not to say that we don’t sometimes stand out from the texture. There are clear moments when one or another of us has to shine, but we do like to preserve the whole rather than the parts.” Founded more than 40 years ago by Isomura, the Tokyo String Quartet has entertained audiences across the globe and recorded more than 40 landmark recordings. The group’s latest recordings under the exclusive Harmonia Mundi label have received high praise; the third volume of Beethoven’s Op. 74 and Op. 95 quartets quickly climbed the Billboard charts and was named “Outstanding Recording” by the International Record Review. Through the years,
Tokyo String Quartet will perform 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 15, at Shryock Auditorium in Carbondale. Tickets are $39 for adults and $10 for children and students. They are available at www.southernticketsonline.com or at 618-453-6000.
however, the group hasn’t become complacent practicing and performing one specific style of classical music or limited itself in scope. “Our quartet has long been praised for its versatility, which I believe is still a great strength of ours,” Beaver said. “We always approach every concert as a special event and strive to make the audience part of a unique experience.” Southern Illinoisans will have the opportunity to join in that experience when the Tokyo String Quartet performs a concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 15, at Shryock Auditorium. The event is part of the installation celebration for Southern Illinois University Carbondale Chancellor Rita Cheng. Tickets for the show
are $39 for adults and $10 for children or students of any age. They can be purchased online at www.southerntickets online.com or by calling 618-453-6000. With a schedule of between 80 and 100 concerts each year, the
members of the Quartet perform in the United States, Europe, Asia and South America, creating a bust travel itinerary. “We spend a great deal of time on the road away from our families,” Beaver said. “We play a lot of major cities on every
continent, but we look forward to playing in centers the size of Carbondale, where we often meet the most hospitable and friendly people.” adam.testa@thesouthern.com 618-351-5031
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Concerts mooncafe.com; 618-8932233. The Great Collaborators: Tokyo String Quartet: 7 p.m. Thursday, March 24, 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 15, Rend Lake College, Ina and Shryock Auditorium, SIUC; 7 p.m., Friday, March 25, John $10-$49; 618-453-6000. A. Logan College, Carterville; Willie Nelson Country 618-437-5321, ext. 1817; $5. Throwdown Tour: June 11, Coffee Concert: Rowan World Shooting and Tree Irish Traditional Band, Recreational Complex, 3 p.m. Sunday, March 27, Sparta; $55; www.country George T. Dennis Performing throwdown.com. Arts Lobby, Southeastern Illinois College, Harrisburg; Kentucky $10/$5; 618-252-5400 ext. Kentucky Opry Talent 2486 or dcraig@usi.edu. Search: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Glenn Miller Orchestra: 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 28, March 26, Kentucky Opry, 88 Chilton Lane, Benton, Ky.; Marion Cultural and Civic $16-$7.50; 270-527-3869 or Center; $20/$30; www. www.kentuckyopry.com. marionccc.org or 618-997Hotel California: A Salute 4030. Pictures at an Exhibition: to the Eagles, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 26, Carson Southern Illinois Symphony Center, Paducah; $39; Orchestra and Southeast 270-450-4444; www.the Missouri University Orchestra, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, carsoncenter.org; www.hotel cal.com. March 29, Shryock George Jones: 7:30 p.m. Auditorium, SIUC; $22/$9; Friday, April 1, The Carson www.southernticketsonline. Center, Paducah; $35-$140; com or 618-453-6000. 270-450-4444. Courtney Cox and The Rainmakers: 7 p.m., Missouri Thursday, March 31, Rend Celtic Woman: Tickets on Lake College, Ina; jazz; sale for Celtic Woman ... 618-437-5321, ext. 1817. Songs from the Heart, 7:30 Corky Siegel with p.m. May 2, Show Me Center, Chihsuan Yang: 7 p.m. Saturday, April 2, Yellow Moon Cape Girardeau; 573-6515000 or www.showmecenter. Café, 110 N. Front St., biz. Cobden; $25; www.yellow
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Southern Illinois Symphony Orchestra closing out 2010-11 season
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CARBONDALE — The Southern Illinois Symphony Orchestra is preparing the bid adieu to its 2010-11 season. For its final performance at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 29, the orchestra will join together with the Southeast Missouri State University Orchestra to present Modest Mussorgsky’s classic “Pictures at an Exhibition” at Shryock Auditorium. Images from the collection of Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s University Museum will be projected during the concert. The concert will open with Richard Wagner’s iconic “Ride of the Valkyries.” After that, St. Louis Symphony Concertmaster David Halen will perform Max Bruch’s
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romantic “Violin Concerto No. 1,” conducted by SISO Music Director Edward Benyas. Tickets for the performance are $22 for general admission and $9 for
— Adam Testa
Larry Reynolds Memorial Benefit Concert planned for SIUC School of Music CARBONDALE — Three music fraternities at Southern Illinois University Carbondale are keeping alive the memory of Larry Reynolds and his devotion to the School of Music. Sigma Alpha Iota, Mu Phi Epsilon and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia host the fourth annual Larry Reynolds Memorial Benefit Concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday,
March 26, in the Old Baptist Foundation Recital Hall. The concert includes both vocal and instrumental performances. Reynolds was the piano technician for the School of Music. He also tuned pianos for churches, schools and private individuals in the area for 38 years, until his death in 2008. Reynolds was a musician in his own right,
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students of any age and can be purchased online at www.southern ticketsonline.com or by calling 618-453-6000.
particularly on banjo playing bluegrass. Michael Eldridge, a senior from West Frankfort and a member of the SIUC Concert Choir, is coordinator for the event. He said proceeds from the memorial concert provide summer music camp scholarships for Southern Illinois high school students. “Mr. Reynolds was that
type of person we all wanted to be,” said Michael Eldridge, a senior from West Frankfort and event coordinator. “He was professional, he loved students, he loved music, and most importantly, he loved is work … Mr. Reynolds was always personable and knowledgeable, gladly sharing his knowledge and love for music.” — University Communications
John A. Logan and Rend Lake college bands unite for weekend concerts Residents are invited to a series of performances as the region’s community colleges unite for a weekend of music. The bands of John A. Logan and Rend Lake colleges will share the stage for concerts at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 24, on the Ina campus and 7 p.m. Friday, March 25, at
the Carterville campus. General admission tickets for both shows are $5. In the fifth season, “The Great Collaborators” will lead the audience through an important passage of music including traditional and modern examples of gospel, blues and jazz. — Adam Testa
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Mountain Sprout is planting seeds for Carbondale fan base CARBONDALE — Arkansas-based Mountain Sprout will be embarking on a northward journey through Illinois, including a stop at 10 p.m. tonight, March 24, at Hangar 9, 511 S. Illinois Ave. The Sprouts, self-described as a highly energetic hillbilly music machine, is a full-time working band and plays shows year round. Comprised of Grayson on banjo and vocals, Adam Waggs on guitar, Daniel Redmond on bass and Blayne Thiebaux on fiddle, Mountain Sprout create an unique live show.
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Mountain Sprout will perform at 10 p.m. tonight, March 24, at Hangar 9 in Carbondale.
New on CD somewhat formless for Hudson’s formidable Jennifer Hudson “I presentation. Still, she sounds Remember Me” ***Jennifer dynamic. That’s living. Hudson knows how to live. She The Baseball Project turned her loss on “American “Volume 2: High and Inside” Idol” into Oscars and **** Three years after the Grammys for her debuts in fantastic “Volume 1: Frozen film and music. She won roles Ropes and Dying Quails,” in the hit “Sex in the City” flick, rockers and hardball junkies a successful Weight Watchers Steve Wynn, Scott McCaughey, ad campaign and as Winnie Peter Buck and Linda Pitmon Mandela in a coming biopic. are back with another set that She has a man and a baby. shows they’ve lost nothing off Things are good. Joyful, even. their fastball. That ebullience practically The pattern is pretty much springs from Hudson’s pipes the same: Writing from their and radiates through even the boomer perspective, main few lackluster moments on her tunesmiths Wynn and sophomore effort, “I McCaughey mix bittersweet Remember Me.” reveries about flawed and/or On a CD recorded tragic heroes such as Mark (thankfully) with less Fidrych, Bill Buckner and Tony production frippery than her Conigliaro with more first album, the powerful lighthearted fare — sharpvocalist has just enough witted and insanely catchy attitude and theatricality to numbers including “Panda and express the dry humor of R. the Freak” and “The Straw Kelly’s “Where You At.” She’s That Stirs the Drink.” (If you never too cold or too hot as don’t know who those two her rich alto saunters through songs are about, you’re the cocksure “I Got This” and probably not interested in this the forlorn “Gone,” with album.) occasional gruff huskiness in Avril Lavigne “Goodbye her voice. The sole misstep is Lullaby” **1/2 It’s not easy for “Feeling Good,” a Nina Simone a skater/punk/mall rat to classic, in which the bluesy mature with grace. Singertrack’s arrangement is songwriter Avril Lavigne can
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attest to that. Since her first rip-snorting CD, she’s played the hard-pop princess, the contemplative Hot Topic Goth, and the cool, fawning doe. At each stop, Lavigne used cocksure melody and ageappropriate lyrical grappling as her guide. This time, Lavigne’s reflections get the best of her, mulling as she does her divorce from Sum 41’s Deryck Whibley with a moping, emotional display that seems more like limp affectation than anything else. She can’t make angst work for her, in words or music. Weirder still is that Whibley produced the lamest cuts on Lullaby. The saccharine balladry of “Everybody Hurts” is guaranteed to give you a sinus headache.
into country-pop mediocrity after a promising start as a torchy, tradition-minded country singer. There’s still some country pop, to be sure, but it never gets too fluffy. Overall, the set takes Evans back toward country — it’s telling that the album concludes with a bluegrass take on her chart-topping “Born to Fly” — and in some cases the arrangements outshine subpar songs (“Ticket to Ride,” “Wildfire”).
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Vijay Iyer “Tirtha” *** Pianist Vijay Iyer and his South Indian trio — electric guitarist Prasanna and tabla player Nitin Mitta — veer more toward the Indian side of the leader’s IndoAmerican influences here. Even the title describes a Country place of pilgrimage for one to Sara Evans “Stronger” reach Nirvana. ***1/2 Over the last halfThese nine originals still decade, Sara Evans has contain traces of East and become known for more than West. No doubt the amalgam her hit-making. She appeared will infuriate purists in on “Dancing With the Stars” both camps. Iyer, who has and went through a made-for- worked with Steve Coleman the-tabloids divorce. of the M-Base Collective, “Stronger” lives up to its carries that questing jazz title in the sense that it vibe here. largely reverses Evans’ slide — McClatchy-Tribune News
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Semifinals for Country Showdown will take place May 24 at Hangar 9 Texaco is the new sponsor. A nationwide talent search with more seniority than American Vince Hoffard Idol, Nashville Star and Star Search, the 30th annual Texaco Country common thread runs Showdown will begin through the formative soon. years of superstar In Southern Illinois, country singers Brad there will be four Paisley, Jason Aldean and preliminary rounds: April Garth Brooks. The same 1 at the Time Out Lounge characteristic is present in in Herrin, April 15 at Poor the biography of Boys in Harrisburg, April incredible vocalists 29 at Just One More in Miranda Lambert, Carrie Marion and May 13 at The Underwood and Martina Zone Lounge in McBride. Whittington. Registration They all learned begins at 6 p.m. each valuable lessons early in night and is limited to the their career by first 30 entrants. participating in the same The semifinals will take national Country place May 24 at Hangar 9 Showdown talent contest. in Carbondale. Local Through three decades of finalists will compete on existence, prior corporate the stage of HerrinFesta sponsorship for the event Italiana on May 29, before has been provided by a concert by Wild Horses Colgate, True Value, and Easton Corbin. Wrangler and Chevrolet. The winner will advance This year, oil company to the state finals, where
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the winner will receive $1,000. State winners advance to five regional sites and those winners move on to the national finals at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. The national champion takes home $100,000. Deanna Freeman of Zeigler has twice advanced through all three rounds of competition and competed in the national finals. Her highest finish was second. Chris McGee of Marion is the defending local champion. He is a twotime winner, taking home the top prize in 2006 and 2010. Whitney Stevens, the 2009 local winner, is hoping to find time to participate this year. Her schedule is hectic. She will complete graduate school at Southern Illinois University
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Carbondale in May and is busy planning her August wedding. Stevens, who is a member of the Hamilton County-based rockabilly/country Big River Band, has fond memories of her previous Country Showdown experience. “There were a lot of my friends in the audience, so it was like sitting in the backyard singing with a bunch of people you know. It was different at the state finals. The crowd had their favorite, and it was hard to get them on your side,” she said. “It gets harder as you advance. You have to deal with a lot of nerves. The key is to be prepared.” The key to the success of the long-standing showdown series is a cooperative effort with radio. This year, 450 stations are involved in hosting local
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competitions. The affiliate in our listening area is Z100-FM in Carterville, with air personality Tracy McSherry serving as coordinator. “We’ve changed things a little this year. We cut the number of qualifiers from eight to four, but doubled the entries from 15 to 30,” McSherry said. “We are looking for the best country singer in Southern Illinois. We want to get someone who is seriously pursuing a music career, maybe someone that’s already in a band. You have to live it and breathe it to have a chance to advance past the state finals.” Many of today’s biggest stars got started singing in karaoke bars. McSherry said earning a national title will take more than singing along to the car radio or performing for a few minutes on the
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weekends to entertain friends at the favorite watering hole. “We mean business. We don’t want to close the door on a great karaoke singer, but they must understand that it takes a big commitment to make it to the next level,” she said. “And winning a national title would be a life-changing experience.” The contest launched on WLBJ in Bowling Green, Ky., in 1981. One of the early national winners was the Sweethearts of the Rodeo, a duo of California sisters Janis and Kristine Oliver. In the late 1980s, they reeled off seven consecutive Top 10 hits, including “Blue to the Bone,” “Midnight Girl/Sunset Town” and “Chains of Gold.” VINCE HOFFARD can be
reached at 618-658-9095 or vincehoffard@yahoo.com.
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Girl power: Action heroines pack a ‘Punch’ underwear black,’” Snyder says. “Otherwise I’m noticing it too much.” It’s a small but important point that underscores the tricky nature of a movie whose sexual politics are as multi-layered as its plot. A three-tiered narrative that unfolds in an insane asylum, a brothel and the escapist fantasies of its beleaguered heroine, “Sucker Punch” is a visual BY RAFER GUZMAN blend of pulp comics, MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE NEWS steampunk and videogame violence, all shot in NEW YORK — Black Snyder’s signature undies? Or white? heightened style. It was a choice that “It was difficult, at first, confronted writer-director to convince the studio, not Zack Snyder while making because it’s about all“Sucker Punch,” a mostly female action characters female action-fantasy but because it was so starring Emily Browning as different,” says Snyder’s a gun-toting, swordwife, Deborah, who helped swinging killer deceptively produce the film for named Babydoll. She Warner Bros. “You usually dispatches zombies and pitch them a set of comps” robots with the kind of — that is, clips of brutality that made comparable movies — “but Snyder’s mostly male there were no comps for a “300” a hit in 2007, but she movie like this. That was also wears a thigh-high both exciting and scary.” skirt that, as viewers will What has been done discover when “Sucker before is the revved-up mix Punch” opens Friday, can of female-driven action be rather revealing. and overt sexuality. The The underwear question 1970s television show involved more than just “Charlie’s Angels” was aesthetics. As it turns out, famous for strategically Snyder wanted the color to jiggling its heroines; Russ downplay any titillation, Meyer’s 1965 cult classic not increase it. “Faster, Pussycat! Kill! “I did make a concession Kill!” featured women with to say, ‘Let’s make her aggressive personalities.
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More recently, Angelina Jolie’s Lara Croft character often wore combat boots and little else. “You have to recognize that we are making a genre movie, a movie that has elements of, say, Japanese anime,” says Carla Gugino, who plays the brothel’s mother hen, Madam Gorski. “In ‘300,’ the men wore less clothing than we’re wearing! It is absolutely embracing that women can be sexy, strong, smart, all of those things.” “Sucker Punch” features five young actresses cast somewhat against type. Browning (Babydoll) starred in the kids’ film “Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events.” Abbie Cornish (Sweet Pea) played John Keats’ love interest in the costume drama “Bright Star.” Jamie Chung (Amber) recently had an eye-candy role in Adam Sandler’s “Grown Ups.” Jena Malone (Rocket) is known for indie films like “Bastard Out of Carolina.” And Vanessa Hudgens (Blondie) is a dimpled tween idol from Disney’s “High School Musical” franchise. For “Sucker Punch,” however, they practiced martial arts, trained with assault rifles and worked out under Logan Hood, a former Navy SEAL who also wrangled Snyder’s
actors on “300.” Malone, for one, piled 10 pounds of muscle on her 5-foot-6inch frame and eventually pushed her rack dead-lift weight to 300 pounds. “I get incredible work as an actor,” Malone says. “But no one ever says, ‘When I look at you I see someone who can kill 40 men with heavy artillery.’ Never had I had anyone instill that belief in me. It was incredible.” Snyder wanted his female characters to embrace certain traditional sexual archetypes — “the nurse, the French maid, the schoolgirl,” he says — and simultaneously take control of them. Such archetypes are common in movies with explicit sexual content, he notes, yet “Sucker Punch” seems destined to cause some hand-wringing even though it contains no sex scenes at all. “The most dangerous place to go, I think, with female sexuality, is when people are conscious of their own sexuality and it becomes a tool,” Snyder says. “The power of it, when they’re aware of it — that’s dangerous. Society is not into that, for whatever reason. I thought we had a sexual revolution and everyone is cool with that. But apparently it’s still a hot-button issue.”
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IN COLD PURSUIT: My Hunt for Timothy Krajcir - The Notorious Serial Killer 2-4pm Saturday, March 26th BOOKWORM, Illinois Star Centre, Marion 618.997.3790 Paul, a former Southern Illinois Police Officer, will discuss and sign copies of his book about the cold case hunt for a former Carbondale resident who murdered nine women throughout the Midwest and was finally brought to justice 25 years later.
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‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules’ Greg Heffley, the kid who made ‘wimpy’ cool is back in a family comedy based on the best-selling follow-up novel by Jeff Kinney. Greg and his older brother, Rodrick, must deal with their parents’ attempts to have them bond. Directed by David Bowers, ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules,’ stars Zachary Gordon, Rachael Harris and Devon Bostic. The movie, which opens Friday at Illinois Centre 8 in Marion, is rated PG for some mild rude humor and mischief. STUDIO
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Cuban filmmaker to screen, discuss works CARBONDALE — A filmmaker and director with an award-winning Cuban community media project will screen his documentaries next week at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Carlos Rodriguez, a filmmaker and director with Cuba’s TV Serrana, will also discuss the organization’s work Friday, March 25, in the Kleinau Theatre on the second floor of the university’s Communications Building. The event is from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Admission is free and the public is welcome. The presentation includes a selection of TV Serrana’s productions to provide a historical survey of the organization’s work,
according to SIUC’s Global Media Research Center, which is among the event sponsors. The videos include English subtitles. Alexandra Halkin, founder of the Cuba Media Project, will be with Rodriguez. She is a former Guggenheim and Fulbright Fellow and documentary filmmaker “with more than 20 years experience working with indigenous and campesino communities in the Americas,” according to the Global Media Research Center. TV Serrano trains young people in video production so they can tell stories of their community and have a voice in the national media scene. — University Communications
New on DVD The Tourist: Revolves around Frank, an American tourist visiting Italy to mend a broken heart. Elise is an extraordinary woman who deliberately crosses his path. Starring Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie. Directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck. Rated PG-13. How Do You Know: After being cut from the USA softball team and feeling a bit past her prime, Lisa finds herself evaluating her life and in the middle of a love triangle, as a corporate guy in crisis competes with her current, baseballplaying beau. Starring Reese Witherspoon and Jack Nicholson. Directed by James L.
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Brooks. Rated PG-13. Skyline: Strange lights descend on the city of Los Angeles, drawing people outside like moths to a flame where an extraterrestrial force threatens to swallow the entire human population off the face of the Earth. Starring Eric Balfour and Donald Faison. Directed by Greg Strause and Colin Strause. Rated PG-13. Yogi Bear: A documentary filmmaker travels to Jellystone Park to shoot a project and soon crosses paths with Yogi Bear, his sidekick Boo-Boo, and Ranger Smith. Starring Dan Aykroyd and Justin Timberlake. Directed by Eric Brevig. Rated PG. — Adam Testa