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Southern Illinois Chamber Music Society presents World Famous, Grammy® Nominated
Eroica Trio
All Chamber Music Recital
Sunday, April 11 at 3:00 p.m.
Unitarian Fellowship 105 N. Parish Lane, Carbondale Selections to include music from Beethoven, Brahms, and Joan Tower Tickets at the Door General Public $20 Students $3 Special thanks to the SIUC Student Fine Arts Fee
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Top 20 Restaurant of the Week: Michael’s BY DAVID ZOELLER SPECIAL ADVERTISING COPY
ZEIGLER — Having owned and operated restaurants in southern Illinois for 30 years, Michael Intravaia knew what he was looking for last April when he bought the business here formerly known as Walker’s. “I was looking for a new place, and when I saw this one I kind of fell in love with it, because of the atmosphere,” Intravaia said “It’s kind of a family place, not super fancy. You feel at home when you walk in the door. You don’t have to worry about having a tie on … you can come in as you are.” Walker’s was established in the community, and Intravaia had developed a lot of customers in his previous restaurant ventures, Mimo’s Restaurant in Johnson City, and as a part-owner in Fratelli’s Italian Restaurant, which was in Carterville. “The response (to Michael’s) has been great,” Intravaia said. “Since I’ve been around the area since 1980, I have developed a lot of customers.” In addition to his restaurant experience, Intravaia is also well known as a longtime soccer coach in Marion. “I get customers from Carbondale, Du Quoin, Harrisburg, even Mount Vernon. And, I get a lot of customers from Marion because I know a lot of people there.” Intravaia is definitely a hands-on owner, because he serves as head chef. He was born in Palermo, Sicily, came to Southern Illinois in 1974, and began working in his father’s restaurant. “I learned from him. I have a passion for it … I really love to cook.”
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This group of members of Herrin’s First Church of God say they are regulars at Michael’s in Zeigler, where Dodie and Delbert Denam were celebrating their 20th anniversary.
‘At some places, you feel like you have to eat and run, but not here. Here you can sit and talk ... and we love to talk.’ DODIE DENAM OF HERRIN
Buy one entrée and get one free at this restaurant and other featured restaurants across Southern Illinois with the 2010 Top 20 Dining Card. Top 20 Cards are available for purchase at The Southern offices in Carbondale and Marion by calling 618-529-5454 or online at www.thesouthern.com/top20. Cards are $20 each plus $1 per order for cards to be mailed. Some exclusions may apply. See card for details.
DETAILS Michael’s menu is varied, from steaks and seafood to pasta and pizza, sandwiches, chicken and ribs. “It’s a menu that accommodates the whole family,” said Intravaia. He features a variety of appetizers, a full salad bar, and daily specials, including all you can eat buffets of fish and chicken, pizza and pasta, and steak. His Tuesday night special of 25-cent wings is a signature offering he started when he operated Mimo’s in Johnson City. Placemats serve as the official menu, allowing Intravaia the flexibility to make changes to his food
Who: Michael’s What: Steak, seafood, pasta, pizza, sandwiches, ribs Where: 701 S. Baggott St., Zeigler Hours: 4-10 p.m. Monday through Saturday Phone: 618-596-2100 offerings. The restaurant is open Monday through Saturday from 4 to 10 p.m., and is closed on Sunday. There is a separate bar area, and Intravaia is planning to add live entertainment in the future, while still keeping with his family-friendly atmosphere. On a recent Friday night, a group of friends who all attend Herrin First Church of God, were enjoying the all-you-can-eat chicken
and fish buffet. According to Dodie Denam, of Herrin, who along with her husband Delbert were also marking their 20th wedding anniversary, the atmosphere in the restaurant is one of the main reasons the group frequently makes the trip to Michael’s. “At some places, you feel like you have eat and run, but not here. Here you can sit and talk … and we love to talk.”
Learning a quick way to deal with customers NEWS OF THE WEIRD Chuck Shepherd
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upervisors at the Department for Work and Pensions in Carlisle, England, issued a directive in March to short-handed staff on how to ease their telephone workload during the busy midday period. Workers were told to pick up the ringing phone, recite a message as if an answering machine (“Due to the high volume of inquiries, we are currently experiencing, we are unable to take your call. Please call back later.”) and immediately hang up.
swiped a single cufflink from the CJ Vinten shop in Leigh-on-Sea, England, and in March, a onelegged man swiped a single Nike trainer shoe from a store in Barnsley, England. The one-armed man is still loose, but the onelegged man was arrested.
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z A popular TV chef in Italy was fired in February after musing on the air about the historical popularity of gourmet cat meat. According to Beppe Bigazzi, 77, cat stew is best cooked after leaving the meat under running water for three days to tenderize it. “I’ve eaten it,” he said, “many times.” Bigazzi later explained that he was referring only to a tradition in Tuscany in the 1930s and 1940s and never intended to encourage The continuing crisis eating cats today, but apparently his z Ralph Conone, 68, was arrested bosses could not endure the public outcry. in March in Columbus, Ohio, after z Unintelligent design: (1) China’s witnesses identified him as the man Yangcheng Evening News reported who several times had walked up in March that a 6-year-old boy in behind young children, punched Ha’erbin City, with 15 fingers and 16 them on the head when their parents weren’t looking, and walked toes, had surgery to get down to 10 and 10. away as if nothing had happened. (2) In March, Zhang Ruifang, 101, According to police, Conone of Linlou Village in China’s Henan confessed that he had been province, was reported to have a punching children in public since “rough patch” of skin on her January because he liked the “excitement” of getting away with forehead that had recently grown to something. a length of 2 1/2 inches in the shape z Police who were called to a of a horn. (However, dermatologists home in Charleroi, Pa., in February in the U.S. point out that the arrested Linda Newstrom, 49, for condition is not all that rare.) allegedly swinging a baseball bat (3) In February, the parents of (reportedly, a genuine Louisville Deepak Kumar, 7, of Belhari in Slugger) at her 21-year-old son, India’s Bihar state, sought financial Jeffrey, because he had come home help for surgery to remove the drunk. (She whiffed on the first two parasitic twin joined at the hip with swings but connected on the third.) the now-eight-limbed boy. (His Newstrom told police, “I brought father told an Agence France-Presse him into this world, and I’ll take him reporter that he rejected suggestions out of this world.” that Deepak remain as is so that z Roberta Feinsmith, 67, who had villagers could worship him as a been fired by the Jewish Theological deity.) Seminary in New York City, filed a wrongful-discharge lawsuit in More Texas justice February, claiming that, despite glowing job reviews for 12 years, she z The Texas Court of Criminal was terminated because of her age Appeals almost never encounters an and because she complained to “improper” conviction, but other workers about her recently managed to ease up in February by hired supervisor’s “constant taking the death penalty off the barrages of ... flatulence.” table for double-murderer Charles z In February, a one-armed man Hood, who had been sentenced to
die by a jury in Plano in 1990. Hood had learned in subsequent years that his prosecutor and his judge had had a sexual relationship during his trial, but both denied it, and courts refused to investigate. Finally, by 2008, both had confessed to the affair, but the Court of Criminal Appeals still declined to call the trial unfair. In March 2010, several days after a New York Times report on the case, the court found a technical, face-saving ground on which to lessen Hood’s sentence (while still ignoring the issue of the affair). z Despite Texas’ severe proconviction history, one man actually received a full pardon in February. Tim Cole had been convicted of rape in 1986, though relentlessly proclaiming his innocence, and a 1996 confession to the crime by another man did not move officials to re-investigate. When a DNA result (ordered in 2008) confirmed the 1996 confession, Cole’s innocence could no longer be ignored. In March 2010, Gov. Rick Perry issued a full pardon, but Cole could not enjoy it. He had died in prison in 1999 after wrongfully serving 13 years, the last three despite the fact that the actual rapist had already tried to turn himself in.
Least competent criminals Not much of a challenge for cops: (1) William Edmunds, 32, was charged with DUI in March when his car weaved up to the guard gate at the loading dock for the Montgomery County, N.Y., jail, and he asked if this was the Canadian border crossing at Niagara Falls (more than 250 miles away). (2) Travis Neeley, 19, was arrested in Lake City, Fla., in March for burglarizing a car, caught redhanded by the owner, who used the remote control to lock Neeley inside. Neeley tried several times to unlock a door and exit, but each time, the owner relocked it before Neeley could get out, and he finally gave up and waited for police. SEND ITEMS to weirdnews@
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Lincoln exhibit at Art and Artisans Center WHTTINGTON — To commemorate the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln’s birth, the Illinois State Museum at Rend Lake presents “From Humble Beginnings, Lincoln’s Illinois 1830-1861.” Through the objects and stories of the people who lived here, the exhibition presents a perspective of the Illinois Lincoln found when he entered the state in 1830. Featured in the exhibition are historical maps, household furnishings, agricultural tools, rifles and pistols, archaeological artifacts from New Philadelphia and Southern Illinois tavern sites and audio presentations of pioneers’ letters. A dynamic map of Illinois from the 1813 to 1861 illustrates how improved transportation impacted the settlement of Illinois. Ceramics, textiles, furniture, paintings, photographs and other objects demonstrate the vast changes in family life as Illinoisans became more prosperous and goods became less expensive. Also on display are agricultural tools and implements and rifles from the period, and artifacts from archaeological sites. The Illinois State Museum Southern Illinois Art Gallery is at the Southern Illinois Art and Artisans Center, six miles north of Benton. Take Exit 77 from Interstate 57 and follow the signs. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and admission is free. The exhibit is up through Sept. 26. For information, call 618-629-2220. — The Southern
Parkway, Ina; through April 15; 618-437-5321 or www.rlc.edu Kris Killman: Watercolors, Sculpture on the Green: Harrisburg District Library; Edward Bernard Gallery, 107 through Sunday, June 6. West Drive, Cape Girardeau; Traveling display: outdoor event; showing Highlights of an SIUC through April 23; edward photojournalism project at bernardgallery.com; 573-332the Sallie Logan Public 7733. Library, Murphysboro; display Patrick Williams features pictures collected sculptures: University during an October workshop Museum, SIUC; through documenting a weekend in Sunday, April 25. Murphysboro. George Ions: Orlandini Eileen Doman and Kat Vineyard, 410 Thorn Lane, Shaffner: Corridor Gallery, Makanda; Italian landscapes Carbondale Civic Center; compliment vineyard décor; closing reception, 5-8 p.m. through April 30; 618-995today 618-457-5100; cca@ 2307; www.orlandini neondsl.com; www.absolute vineyard.com; george.ions@ arts.com/portfolios/d/doman yahoo.com. /artist_biography.html or Fantastic Fibers and Julie www.kathleenshaffner.com/ Shaw: The Yeiser Art Center, Kathleen_Shaffner/Welcome. 200 Broadway St.; hours, html. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. TuesdayCorin Perez: University Saturday; free; through Museum, SIUC, Faner Hall; May 1; 270-442-2453 or 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Tuesdaywww.theyeiser.org. Friday and 1-4 p.m. SaturdaySkyscapes, Queens & Still Sunday; through Friday; Lifes: By Wil & Carolyn www.museum.siu.edu or MacKay, Tribeca Gallery, 618-453-5388. downtown Paducah; through Amy Chase: Tuesday-April May 6; plumbart@ 23, University Museum, SIUC. bellsouth.net or 270-210Student Art Show: Rend 1753. Lake College, 468 N. Ken Gray Antarctic Dreams: By Gary
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Kolb and Jay Needham, University Museum, SIUC, Faner Hall; through May 9. Homily: Qualis Vita, Finis Ita: Oil paintings by Jed Jackson, Main Gallery, Mitchell Museum, Cedarhurst Center for the Arts. 2600 Richview Road, Mount Vernon; hours, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 1-5 p.m. Sunday; free; through May 9; 618-242-1236 or www.cedarhurst.org. SIUC Photography Exhibit: Works from the Department of Cinema and Photography at SIUC, Beal Grand Corridor Gallery, Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, Mount Vernon; through May 9; 618-242-1236 or at www.cedarhurst.org . Shrode Art & Craft Competition Exhibition: Paintings, drawings, printmaking, clay, fiber, mixed media, wood, fine jewelry and metal, Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, Mount Vernon, Regenhardt Gallery of the Shrode Art Center; through May 9; 618-242-1236 ext. 249 or www.cedarhurst.org. Masters of Photography: University Museum, SIUC; highlights from the museum’s permanent collection; includes photograph of silent film siren Gloria Swanson; through May; free. A Warrior’s Story: Oglala Sioux Buffalo Robe, University Museum, SIUC; through May; free. Carolyn Gassan Plochmann display: Work and life of Carbondale artist, Morris Library, SIUC; view the display in the cases outside the Hall of Presidents on the first floor of the library; see artwork in the Special Collections Research Center reading room and other locations within the library; 618-453-2516 or archives. lib.siu.edu/index.php?p collections/controlcard&id 2459. Ongoing art exhibit: Featuring photographs of Juhree Veach, mosaics from Janet Altoff and sculpture from Tom Horn, StarView Vineyards, 5100 Wing Hill
Road, Cobden; 618-893-9463, www.starviewvineyards.com.
Events, Programs Kaleidoscopes: Program by Elizabeth Woodworth, 6:30 p.m. today, The Eldorado Old City Hall Museum, 1604 Locust St., Eldorado; 618-2735879. Cairo, The Confluence of Photo, Film and History Spring 2010: 2-4 p.m. Saturday, April 24, Custom House Museum, 1400 Washington Ave., Cairo; photo sale with proceeds to the restoration and preservation of Cairo history; www.cairo illinois.org or cairophotos@ hotmail.com. American Quilter’s Society Quilt Show & Contest: Wednesday, April 21Saturday, April 24, Paducah; museum features more than 150 quilts on display; www.americanquilter.com; www.quiltmuseum.org.
Lecture Sol LeWitt: A Wall Drawing Retrospective by Jock Reynolds, director, Yale University Art Gallery, 7 p.m. Tuesday, University Museum Auditorium, SIUC; free; artanddesign.siuc.edu/news events/visiting_artist.html.
Receptions Hooked on Art: Studio Creations by Youth Artists, Varsity Center for the Arts, Carbondale; opening reception, 4:30-6 p.m. today; art made by youth at the Boys and Girls Club of Carbondale; through May 5; 618-4535580. Sacred, Philosophical, Mythological: Leslie Dean Price opening reception, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Saturday, The Gallery Space at the Law Office of Joni Beth Bailey 1008 Walnut St., Murphysboro; includes drawings, paintings and poetry from World War II experience; through May 28; 618-684-8668.
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Donald David at Cape’s storytelling festival this weekend CAPE GIRARDEAU — Third annual Cape Girardeau Storytelling Festival, “Where the River Turns a Thousand Tales,” is this weekend on the banks of the Mississippi River. The festival will be in historic downtown Cape Girardeau and will include six of the nation’s premiere storytellers. The full lineup of tellers includes Donald Davis, Syd Lieberman, Kevin Kling, Minton Sparks, Priscilla Howe and Marilyn Kinsella. “The storytellers will share a wide variety of stories sure to please folks from all ages and all walks of life,” said Stephanie Lynch, director of public relations and marketing for the Cape Girardeau Convention and Visitors Bureau and a member of the Cape Girardeau Storytelling Festival committee. Additions to this year’s festival include the Swapping Ground and free digital story recordings. The Swapping Ground provides amateurs with the opportunity to tell their own story before a captive audience. The free digital story recordings will be offered by WSIU FM Carbondale and will allow anyone to sign up to record a tale at their booth. The best will be aired on the radio. The festival is from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $30 for the weekend for $20 per day. To purchase tickets or for more information, call 800-777-0058 or visit capestorytelling.com.
Books Book Sale: 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Carbondale Public Library, 405 W. Main St.; the parking lot is on Monroe Street; members of the Friends of Carbondale Public Library may shop at the Friends Only Sale from 4-6:30 p.m. Friday; memberships start at $5; books will be half-price from 1-4 p.m. Sunday, April 11; 618457-0354.
Comedy Ron White: 7:30 p.m., Sunday, April 18, Shryock Auditorium, SIUC; 618-4536000 or www.southern lightsentertainment.com.
Events Music and monologue: 7 p.m. Friday, Grace United Methodist Church, 220 N. Tower Road, Carbondale;
featuring daily columnist/ humorist, Jonathan Richard Cring and master musician Janet Clazzy; also readings from Cring’s book Digging for Gold; original musical tunes performed by Clazzy on the oboe and a wind machine; offering; 618-457-8785 or www.jonathots.com. Checkers tournament: Illinois State Checkers Tournament, SaturdaySunday, Illinois Centre mall, Marion; registration begins 8 a.m. Saturday, food court; checker play begins at 9:45 a.m.; entry fee, $10; 618-9623321 or gellison@ hamiltoncom.net. Gem and Mineral Show: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, Williamson County Pavilion, Marion; adults, $2; children admitted free; minerals, fossils, Indian artifacts, gemstones, jewelry, shells and lapidary work; demonstrations; silent
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auctions; mineral light shows; food available; 618-942-2387. Carson Center Wine Tasting & Auction: 5:30 p.m. Thursday, April 15, Carson Center, 100 Kentucky Ave., downtown Paducah; auction items include a World Golf Championship Tournament, Jimmy Buffet concert, Disney Family Vacation; proceeds benefit performing arts and educational programming at the Carson Center; call 270-443-9932, ext. 240; info, www.ilistpaducah.com/ carsoncenter/winetasting 2010.
Films
Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory: 7 p.m. Saturday, Liberty Theater, Murphysboro; 1971 film directed by Mel Stuart; starring Gene Wilder; 618-684-5880. Chick Flick: Ladies Night Out featuring the movie Pretty Woman, 8 p.m., Saturday, Harrah’s Riverfront Event Center, Metropolis; $10 includes entry to movie, appetizers and giveaways; proceeds benefit Beta Sigma Phi’s local chapter Alpha Kappa; for ages 21 or older; doors open Festivals at 7 p.m.; 888-512-7469 or metropolis.frontgatetickets. Storytelling festival: com. Where the River Turns a The Scientist: 7 and 9:30 Thousand Tales, Fridayp.m. Friday and Saturday, Sunday, Cape Girardeau, on April 16 and 17, Liberty the banks of the Mississippi Theater, Murphysboro; world River; includes six of the nation’s premiere storytellers; premier by writer/director Zach LeBeau, who is a $10/$20; 800-777-0068 or Carbondale native; 651-788capestorytelling.com.
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Theater/Performance 101 Dalmatians Kids: The Musical, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 17 and 2 p.m. Sunday, April 18, Marion Cultural and Civic Center; presented by the Paradise Alley Players; adults, $10; children, $7; www. marionccc.org or 618-9974030. Grease: 7:30 p.m., Friday, April 23, Saturday, April 24, and 2 p.m. Sunday, April 24, Southeastern Illinois College Visual and Performing Arts Center, Harrisburg; adults, $8; students, seniors and staff, $6; 618-252-5400, ext. 2486 or 2487. Little Shop of Horrors: 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 30 and May 1 and 2 p.m. Sunday, May 2, O’Neil Auditorium, John A Logan College, Carterville; $8/$5; 618-985-2828 ext. 8287.
World Famous Grammy Award
Eroica Trio Performing Beethoven’s Triple Concerto with the Southern Illinois Symphony Orchestra
Tuesday, April 13 at 7:30 p.m. Shryock Auditorium
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Eroica Trio returns for two concerts The Eroica Trio
BY ROB CROW
3 p.m. Sunday, Unitarian Fellowship of Carbondale, 105 N. Parrish Lane, $20; 7:30 p.m. Tuesday with the Southern Illinois Symphony Orchestra, Shryock Auditorium, SIUC campus; $35/$10 for students. For more information, call 618-453-6000.
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Their credentials cannot be argued. The number of albums produced and sold, the Grammy nominations and the worldwide appearances speak for themselves. So when Edward Benyas and the Southern Illinois Symphony Orchestra saw a chance to bring the Eroica Trio into the region for an extended stay, they did not hesitate. “Having artists of this caliber, with international reputations, helps inspire our students to perform at even higher levels,” said Benyas, music director of the SISO. The Eroica Trio is one of the most famous classical piano trios in the world, having gained attention for their playing ability, as well as their looks and style. Consisting of Erika Nickrenz on piano, Susie Park on violin and Sara Sant’Ambrogio on cello, the trio performs the Beethoven Triple Concerto more than any trio in the world. They have recorded eight albums, been nominated for multiple Grammy awards and toured across the United States, Europe and Asia. During this visit, the trio will spend four days in Southern Illinois, including a pair of concerts and a master class. First is a concert at 3 p.m. Sunday at Unitarian Fellowship of Carbondale, 105 N. Parrish Lane. This performance, part of the Southern Illinois Chamber Music Series, will feature
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The Eroica Trio returns to Carbondale to perform at 3 p.m. Sunday in Unitarian Fellowship of Carbondale and at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Shryock. Edward Benyas (below) conducts during rehearsal with the symphony orchestra.
the trio performing pieces by Beethoven, Brahms and Joan Tower. At 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, the trio will perform with the Southern Illinois Symphony Orchestra at Shryock Auditorium. Eroica Trio will be soloists on the Beethoven Triple Concerto during the concert, which will also feature works by Mozart and Hector Berlioz. Sandwiched between those concerts is a master class April 12 at the Southern Illinois University Carbondale School of Music, which will include a performance by SIUC music majors. Benyas said the SIUC students should be able to learn much from the trio. “These fine musicians have performed together on some of the great stages of the world, and will bring that perspective to working
with our SIUC musicians,” Benyas said. Getting a trio like Eroica to stay for several days in a university town isn’t always an easy task. The money for this visit came from the SIUC Student Fine Arts Activity fee, for which Benyas said he is quite grateful. “I know that students are understandably concerned about a high amount of fees, but this is an example of the greater good that results from collective action,” Benyas said. “No single cultural organization on campus could have afforded to bring in musicians of this caliber for such an extended stay in our area.” rob.crow@thesouthern.com 618-351-5080
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Coffeehouses, Cafés and Eateries John Latini: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Cousin Andy’s Coffeehouse, Church of the Good Shepherd, United Church of Christ, 515 Orchard Drive, Carbondale; suggested donation, $10; www.cousinandy.org Corky Siegel & friends: 8 p.m. Friday, Yellow Moon Café, 110 N. Front St., Cobden; www. yellowmooncafe.com; 618-893-2233
Grant and Carmen: 8:30 p.m. Friday, The Palace Pizzeria, 215 Appleknocker Drive, Cobden; 618-893-4415 Kevin Lucas Unplugged: 8 p.m.midnight, Saturday, Yellow Moon Café Blue Plate Specials: 8:30 p.m. Saturday, The Palace Pizzeria, 215 Appleknocker Drive, Cobden; 618-893-4415
Allison Floyd: 6-9 p.m. Friday, Rustle Hill Winery Bud Sommers: 2-5 p.m. Saturday, Blue Sky Vineyard Mixed Company: 2-5 p.m. Saturday, Rustle Hill Winery Ivas John: 3-6 p.m., Saturday, Von Jakob Orchard LoJo Russo: 6-9 p.m. Saturday, Rustle Hill Winery Joe Palermo: 6-9 p.m.
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Saturday, Walker’s Bluff Travis King: 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Lau-Nae Winery LoJo Russo: 2-5 p.m. Sunday, Blue Sky Vineyard Ernie Kurtz: 2-5 p.m. Sunday, Rustle Hill Winery Dave Caputo: 3-6 p.m., Sunday, Von Jakob Orchard Blue Afternoon: 6-9 p.m. Sunday, Rustle Hill Winery
Blue Sky Vineyard: 3150 S. Rocky Comfort Road, Makanda; 618-995-9463, www.blueskyvineyard.com Lau-Nae Winery: 1522 Illinois 3, Red Bud; 618282-9463 or www.lau-naewinery.com. Rustle Hill Winery: U.S. 51, Cobden; 618-8932700, www.rustlehillwinery.com StarView Vineyards: 5100 Wing Hill Road, Cobden; 618-8939463, starviewvineyards.com Von Jakob Orchard: 230 Illinois 127, Alto Pass; 618-893-4600, www.vonjakobvineyard.com Walker’s Bluff: North on Reed Station Road, Carterville; 618-985-8463, www.walkersbluff.com
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MOUNT VERNON The Tavern on 10th: One Stone, 7-11 p.m. MARION Desperado’s: Oblivious, 8-11:30 p.m. John Brown’s on the Square : The Rich Fabec Band, 8:30-11:30 p.m.
NASON Bubba’s: Zydeco Crawdaddys, 8 p.m.midnight
WHITTINGTON Corner Dance Hall: JacksR-Better, 7:30-10:30 p.m.
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STEELEVILLE American Legion: Country Aces, 7-11 p.m.
THOMPSONVILLE MARION Marion Eagles: Salty Dog, 8 Lion’s Cave: Weekenders, p.m.-midnight 7-10 p.m. Old Country Store Dance Barn: Lil’ Boot & Classic MOUNT VERNON Double K’s Kickin Country: Country, 7-10 p.m. Woody and the WHITTINGTON Nighthawks, 7-10 p.m. Corner Dance Hall: Nice & Easy Band, 7:30-10:30 p.m. NASON
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DIRECTIONS & DIGITS Corner Dance Hall: 200 Franklin St., Whittington 618-303-5266 Double K’s Kickin Country: Illinois 37, Mount Vernon 618-359-0455 Duncan Dance Barn: 13545 Spring Pond Road, Benton 618-435-6161 The Get-Away: 804 N. Douglas St., West Frankfort 618-937-3545 Ina Community Building: 504 Elm St., Ina/618-315-2373 John Brown’s on the Square: 1000 Tower Square, Marion 618-997-2909 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 Marion American Legion: Longstreet Road, Marion 618-997-6168 Marion Eagles: Rural Route 3, Marion/618-993-6300 Marion Youth Center: 211 E. Boulevard St., Marion 618-922-7853 Mollie’s: 107 E. Union St., Marion 618-997-3424 Murphysboro Elks Lodge: 1809 Shomaker Drive Murphysboro 618-684-4541. Old Country Store Dance Barn: Main Street, Thompsonville, 618-927-2770. Orient American Legion: 404 Jackson St., Orient 618-932-2060 Perfect Shot: 3029 S. Park Ave., Herrin/618-942-4655 Pinch Penny Pub/Copper Dragon: 700 E. Grand, Carbondale/618-549-3348 PK’s: 308 S. Illinois Ave., Carbondale/618-529-1124 Ramesse: 1754 Illinois 37, Lake of Eygpt/618-995-9104 Steelhorse Saloon: 202 Dewmain Lane, Carterville 618-985-3549 Tavern on 10th: 224 S. 10th St., Mount Vernon/618-244-7821 Tomigirl’s Rollin-in: 14960 Illinois 37, Johnston City 618-983-7655 Trackside Dance Barn: 104 Rock St., Spillertown 618-993-3035 Tres Hombres: 119 N. Washington St., Carbondale 618-457-3308 WB Ranch Barn: 1586 Pershing Road, West Frankfort 618-937-3718 Whisker Willy’s Bar & Grill 13510 N. Illinois 37, Marion 618-983-5300 White Ash Barn: 207 Potter St., White Ash / 618-997-4979 Xrossroads: 101 Rushing Drive, Herrin / 618-993-8393 The Zone Lounge: 14711 Illinois 37, Whittington/618-6292039
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Grammy winner Suzanne Vega comes to Carson Center PADUCAH — Widely regarded as one of the most brilliant songwriters of her generation, Suzanne Vega emerged as a leading figure of the folk-music revival of the early 1980s when, accompanying herself on acoustic guitar, she sang what has been labeled contemporary folk or neo-folk songs of her own creation in Greenwich Village clubs. Since the release of her self-titled 1985 debut album, she has given sold-out concerts in many of the world’s best-known halls. Bearing the stamp of a masterful storyteller, Suzanne’s songs have always tended to focus on city life, ordinary people and real world subjects. “Solitude Standing,” her 1987 CD, was No. 2 in the U.K. and No. 11 in the U.S. and was nominated for three Grammys. It included the hit song “Luka,” written from the perspective of an abused boy. Suzanne Vega will perform at 7 and 9:30 p.m. April 17 in the Myre River Room of the Carson Center in Paducah. Tickets are $39 and can be purchased by calling 270-450-4444, at www.thecarsoncenter.org or at the box
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tanding behind the counter at a now defunct music store in Anna, Mark Hill didn’t know the next customer who walked through the door would have an enormous impact on the rest of his life. Three years after graduating from Egyptian High School in 1985, Hill was a gifted musician who had never been able to find a band that needed a bass player. The frustration level was high when one of the most famous band leaders in Southern Illinois musical history —Gary Jones —strolled into Music World. “Gary came into the store and said he was looking for a bass player,” Hill said. “I auditioned, and he gave me my first job. I worked with him for three years, and I owe him a lot. I always said if I was ever nominated for an award, Gary would be one of the first people I thanked.” Armed with 36 months of valuable experience, Hill quit The Gary Jones Band in 1990 and moved to Nashville, Tenn. He soon earned spots in the road bands of Martina McBride and Steven Curtis Chapman before concentrating solely on studio work. Hill has played bass guitar during recording sessions for many country music superstars, including Carrie Underwood, Toby Keith, Blake Shelton, Gretchen Wilson and Sara Evans. As a result of his impressive
body of work, he has been nominated as Bass Guitarist of the Year by the Academy of Country Music. The winner will be announced live on CBS during the annual ACM award presentation April 18 from the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas. “I was more surprised than anybody,” Hill said. “A writer friend of mine told me, and I didn’t believe her. They don’t call you and tell you, so people sometime find out in odd ways. It’s a huge honor, and I’m proud just to be considered.” A native of Olive Branch, the 42-year Hill knows he is a long shot, but he can’t wait to pay homage to Jones and John Windings, if given the chance. “John Windings gave me my first break. He owned Music World and gave me a job,” Hill said. “If it wasn’t for John, I might still be selling shoes.” Windings is a keyboardist, gospel singer and longtime music instructor at Shawnee Community College. Hill has made a living exclusively as a session players since 1996, except for a brief special project in 2004. “I got a call from Keith Urban’s management, and they wanted me to be his band leader for a 60-city U.S. tour and two weeks in Australia,” Hill said. “Keith was just out of rehab. He wanted me to put a clean band together. Getting the tour together was crazy. I didn’t sleep much. Just doing the television circuit to promote the tour was tough, but it was smooth sailing after we got the set list down.”
Hill said he prefers the spontaneity as a session musician over the repetition of touring. “Playing the same thing over and over gets a little old,” Hill said. “You get to be more creative in the studio. You are responsible for transforming a song in a matter of minutes. If you do a good job, the word gets out and the phone keeps ringing.” With two decades under his belt in Music City, Hill’s work hasn’t been limited to country music. He has played for rock icons Kenny Loggins and Art Garfunkel. He says it’s difficult to sort through all the fond memories. “On a personal side, my favorite artist to ever work with has been Neal McCoy. He is a genuinely good person that is always doing stuff to help people,” Hill said. “My favorite person to work with musically has been Wes Cunningham, an alternative rocker from Houston. He put out a great album (“12 Ways to Win People to Your Way of Thinking”), but the record company dropped the ball, and it didn’t do anything. He had amazing talent, but I think he’s pretty much out of the business.” Hill said he often plays a trio of three-hour sessions a day in the various studios in and around Nashville. The pressure of staying on schedule is often alleviated when one of the sessions are scheduled for The Chapel, a studio Hill owns that is connected to his home. VINCE HOFFARD can be reached at 618-658-9095 or vincehoffard@ yahoo.com.
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Tickets on sale now for The Willis Clan and Mother Grove at the Southern Illinois Irish Festival CARBONDALE — The 14th annual Southern Illinois Irish Festival, coming to Carbondale April 23 to 25, will showcase a musical ensemble with family history. The Willis Clan will be the main act for the Saturday night concert at Brehm Preparatory School, 1245 East Grand Ave.
The Willis Clan consists of Brenda and Toby Willis and their 10 children, all of whom are involved in Irish music and dance. They were the surprise hit of last year’s festival and are back this year by popular demand as the star attraction of this year’s Festival. The Willis Clan will
perform at Brehm at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 24. Tickets are$20 at the door and $18 in advance. Call 618-549-3090 or visit www.silirishfest.org. This year’s Irish Festival starts Friday, April 23 with two concerts in two different Carbondale locations. The acoustic concert
will feature acclaimed Irish singer-songwriterguitarist Patsy O’Brien, playing at Cousin Andy’s Coffeehouse at the Church of the Good Shepherd, 515 S. Orchard Drive. The concert starts at 7:30. Tickets will be available at the door, $10 for adults or $5 for students.
Kevin Skinner: 8 p.m. Saturday, April 17, Harrah’s Metropolis Casino, Riverfront Event Center; winner of NBC’s 2009 “America’s Got Talent” TV show; $15; metropolis. frontgatetickets.com or 888512-7469; www.mykevin skinner.com. JALC Community Band & Orchestra Spring Concert: 3 p.m. Sunday, April 18, John A Logan College, Carterville, Conference Center; free; 618985-2828 ext. 8287. The Southern Illinois Irish Festival: Features two days of outdoor concerts FridaySaturday, April 23-24 in Carbondale; concerts and family events at Turley Park and concerts Friday night at Cousin Andy’s Coffee House and Saturday night at Brehm Preparatory School gym; The Willis Clan headlines Saturday concert; also Celtic Fair, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, April 24 and 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, April 25; www.silirishfest.org. Joe Bonamassa: 7:30 p.m.
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Dean Martin and Joey Bishop; $27.50-$49; 270-450-4444 or www.thecarsoncenter.org. Ray Stevens: 7 p.m. Friday, May 14, Carson Center, Paducah; opening act, Clay Campbell and the Kentucky Opry Show; $30-$120; 270-450-4444 or www.the carsoncenter.org. Tim Hawkins: Tickets on sale for 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 18 performance, Carson Center, Paducah; opening act, Clay Campbell and the Kentucky Opry Show; $15$45; 270-450-4444 or www.thecarsoncenter.org.
The Celtic rock concert will start at 9 p.m. at Sports Blast, 1215 E. Walnut., behind University Mall, featuring last year’s crowd favorite from Indianapolis, the “Kilt Rock” band Mother Grove. Tickets are $7. The festival’s Celtic Fair will be at Turley Park throughout the day
Saturday and Sunday, with two stages of music and dance, Highland Games, children’s activities, a roving Scottish bagpiper, Celtic merchandise vendors, food and drink. Admission at the park entrances will be $4, with children younger than 12 admitted free. — The Southern
Concerts Southern Illinois Corky Siegel & Friends: 8 p.m. Friday, Yellow Moon Café, 110 N. Front St., Cobden; tickets available in advance; $24; www.yellow mooncafe.com; 618-8932233. Southern Illinois Chamber Music Society: With the Eroica Trio, 3 p.m. Sunday, Carbondale Unitarian Fellowship, 105 North Parrish Lane; $20/$5; 618-5368742. The Eroica Trio: With The Southern Illinois Symphony Orchestra 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Shryock Auditorium, SIUC; $35/$10; 618-453-6000. Southern Illinois Steel Guitar Show: ThursdaySaturday, April 15-17, Holiday Inn and Conference Center, Mount Vernon; features steel guitarists who are currently or have previously toured with top country music artists; $8-$20; three-day pass, $38; 618-218-2517 or 618-9320211.
Indiana Ann Stewart and The Banjo Buddies: Lloyd Wood Show: 7 p.m. Saturday, Boot City Opry, 11800 S. Highway 41, Terre Haute; $15; www.bootcityopry.com or 812-299-8379.
Kentucky Suzanne Vega: 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Saturday, April 17, Myre River Room, Carson Center, Paducah; $39; 270450-4444 or www.the carsoncenter.org. The Rat Pack Is Back: 7:30 p.m. Thursday April 29 and Friday, April 30, Carson Center, Paducah; tribute recreates one of the famous Summit at the Sands hotel shows presented by Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr.,
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back together in this sublime American indie. Maggie Gyllenhaal, Robert Duvall and an uncredited Colin Farrell all offer up memorable turns. R (profanity, alcohol abuse, adult themes) Diary of a Wimpy Kid The adventures of wise-cracking middle school student Greg Heffley, who must somehow survive the scariest time of anyone’s life: middle school. Based on the best-selling illustrated novel by Jeff Kinney. With Zachary Gordon, Robert Capron, Steve Zahn and Devon Bostick. Directed by Thor Freudenthal. PG (some rude humor, language) Green Zone Intelligencegathering agencies clash in the chaotic early days of the Iraq war when no one could be trusted and every decision could detonate unforeseen consequences. With Matt Damon, Greg Kinnear, Brendan Gleeson, Yigal Naor and Khalid Abdalla. Directed by Paul Greengrass. R (violence, language, graphic war images) Hot Tub Time Machine A group of best friends bored with their adult life wake up after a night of drinking in a ski resort hot tub to find themselves in 1986 and set out to change their futures. With John Cusack, Rob Corddry, Craig Robinson, Clark Duke and Chevy Chase. Directed by Steve Pink. R (strong crude and sexual content, nudity, drug use and pervasive language) How to Train Your Dragon An animated comedy adventure of a misfit Viking teen who encounters a dragon that challenges his tribe’s tradition of heroic dragon slayers. With the voices of Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, America Ferrera and Craig Ferguson. Directed by Dean DeBlois and Chris Sanders. PG (sequences of intense action and some scary images, mild language) Hurt Locker Kathryn Bigelow’s riveting and profoundly tense war movie, set in Baghdad, 2004, follows
the members of a bomb squad as they go looking for IEDs, looking to stay alive. Starring Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, David Morse, Ralph Fiennes and Guy Pearce. R (violence, heavy gore, profanity, adult themes) Our Family Wedding A newly engaged couple learn the hard way that the path to saying “I do” can be rife with familial strife. With Forest Whitaker, America Ferrera, Regina King, Hayley Marie Norman and Lance Gross. Directed by Rick Famuyiwa. PG-13 (some sexual content, brief strong language) Remember Me A rebellious young man in New York City finds love after a family tragedy separates his family. With Robert Pattinson, Emilie de Ravin, Pierce Brosnan, Chris Cooper and Lena Olin. Directed by Allen Coulter. PG13 (violence, sexual content, language, smoking) She’s Out of My League A teen romantic comedy in which an average Joe meets the perfect woman, but his lack of confidence and the influence of his friends and family begin to pick away at the relationship. With Jay Baruchel, Lindsay Sloane and Debra Jo Rupp. Directed by Jim Field Smith. R (language, sexual content) Repo Men Set in the near future when artificial organs can be bought on credit, a heart transplant patient struggling to make payments on his recent purchase goes on the run before his ticker is repossessed. With Jude Law, Forest Whitaker and Liev Schriber. Directed by Miguel Sapochnik. R (strong bloody violence, grisly images, language, sexuality, nudity). Shutter Island Two U.S. marshals are summoned to a fortress-like island housing a hospital for the criminally insane to investigate the implausible disappearance of a multiple murderess from a locked room. With Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley and Michelle Williams. Directed by Martin
Scorsese. R (disturbing, violent content, language and some nudity) The Crazies A timely remake of George Romero’s 1973 B-movie about a community gone mad, burning and shooting and acting all zombie-like in the wake of a secret governmentperpetrated biological accident. With Timothy Olyphant and Radha Mitchell. R (violence, gore, intense action, adult themes) The Last Song A reluctant teenager begrudgingly spends the summer with her estranged father and they bond over a love for music. With Miley Cyrus, Liam Hemsworth, Bobby Coleman, Hallock Beals, Nick Lashaway, Carly Chaikin and Greg Kinnear. Directed by Julie Anne Robinson. PG (some violence, sensuality and mild language) Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married Too? The next chapter in the lives of eight college friends struggling with the challenges of marital life. With Janet Jackson, Jill Scott, Sharon Leal, Malik Yoba, Richard T. Jones, Tasha Smith, Lamman Rucker, Michael J. White, Louis Gossett Jr., Cicely Tyson and Tyler Perry. PG-13 (sexuality, language, drug references and some domestic violence) — The Associated Press, McClatchy-Tribune News
New on DVD Bad Leiutenant: Port of Call New Orleans A dirty detective with an addiction to drugs and gambling investigates the murder of a family in post-Katrina New Orleans. With Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes. R (drug use and profanity throughout, some violence and sexuality) Taxidermia The film studies the plight of three generations of Hungarian men who try to fulfill their bizarre fantasies. With Gabor Mate, Istvan Znamenak, Peter Blasko. NR (subtitles) — McClatchy-Tribune News
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when all Hell’s Kitchen breaks loose. Best running gag? Everybody — from the crooks who refuse to believe they’re not who they said they were, to the cops they tell their story to, to the real “Tripplehorns” (James Franco and Mila Kunis, a hoot) — is shocked that they’d take somebody else’s reservation. “What kind of people do that?” Even Claire’s helpful former real-estate client who has a handy “black ops” security background (Mark Walhberg) is put out. The Fosters swipe a car, a motorboat, clothes and identities, all in an effort
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