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Top 20 Restaurant of the Week: Michael’s BY SHAWN CONNELLY FOR THE SOUTHERN
ZEIGLER — Having owned and operated restaurants in Southern Illinois for more than 30 years, Michael Intravaia knew what he was looking for when he purchased the business formerly known as Walker’s in Zeigler about two years ago. “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 restaurant was well established in the community and Intravaia had developed a lot of customers in his previous restaurant ventures, like Mimo’s Restaurant in Johnson City and Fratelli Italian Restaurant in Carterville. This combination of familiarity and experience in the restaurant business has helped make Michael’s a success. “The response 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 in the area as a long-time 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
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Michael’s is owned by Michael Intravaia and offers casual dining in Zeigler. It is open from 4 to 10 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
hands-on owner, since he serves as head chef. He was born in Palermo, Sicily, and came to Southern Illinois in 1974 and began working in his father’s restaurant. “I learned from him. I have a passion for it,” he said. “I really love to cook.” Michael’s menu is quite varied and guests can enjoy everything from steaks and seafood to pasta and pizza, sandwiches, chicken and ribs. “It’s a menu that accommodates the whole family,” Intravaia said. Michael’s features a variety of appetizers, a full salad bar and daily specials, including an allyou-can-eat buffet of fish and chicken, pizza and pasta and steak. Tuesday nights feature 25-cent
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: Michael’s What: Steak, seafood, pasta, pizza, sandwiches, chicken, ribs Where: 701 S. Baggott St., Ziegler Hours: 4-10 p.m. Monday through Saturday Phone: 618-596-2100 wings, a signature offering Michael started when he operated Mimo’s in Johnston City. Placemats serve as the official menu for the restaurant, which allows a lot of flexibility to make changes and
additions to the food offerings. There is a separate bar area, as well, which allows guests to enjoy a drink among friends while maintaining the family-friendly atmosphere that Michael’s is known for.
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STITCHES IN HISTORY Quilt Exhibit Collection of Civil War-era quilts from the Illinois State Museum; Southern Illinois Art Gallery at the Southern Illinois Art and Artisans Center; 14967 Gun Creek Trail, Whittington; open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily; free.
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Civil War quilt display shows Randolph personal side of the fighting County to host Civil War re-enactment
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ne quilt hanging in the Southern Illinois Art Gallery at Illinois State Museum contains fabrics of blue and gray, neither a particularly exciting shade, but each carries a long and storied history. The fabric quilt was stitched by a Southern Illinois mother who found her family split in loyalty during the Civil War when one son joined the Union army, while the other chose to fight for the Confederacy. The War Between the States broke out 150 years ago this month. Organizations, historians and sites across the nation will commemorate the monumental event in their own ways, but this Southern Illinois gallery will present tales of war and family through a different perspective. “It’s not like reading a book,” said Associate Curator Debra Tayes. “It’s actually looking at an object that came from that period and was made by people of that time period.” The quilts themselves may not be the most ornate and decorative pieces of work, but then again, they weren’t designed to be. When the war broke out, no one expected it to last long. But the Union defeat at the Battle of Bull Run left people wondering about the future. In the wake of that battle, President
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Women made quilts during the Civil War for two reasons: For soldiers to take into battle and to auction off to raise money for the war cause.
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A collection of Civil War-era quilts will be on display through September at the Southern Illinois Artisans Center in Whittington. The center is open daily, and admission is free.
Abraham Lincoln announced the formation of the U.S. Sanitary Commission, and Illinois soon followed suit with its own state organization. These groups staffed hospitals and encouraged their cleanliness to thwart the spread of disease. They also collected and produced supplies for Union soldiers. Among the most vital supplies were blankets, quilts, bedding and clothes. Women in Illinois bustled to make utilitarian quilts for soldiers in battle and more decorative ones to be auctioned off to raise money for the war cause. “They have a real melancholy feel to them,” Tayes said. “You look at them, and you read the stories and you really begin to get a feel for what they were going through.” Quilters represented in the gallery’s display range from wives who sent their husbands to war to mothers with young children living on rural, isolated farms. Some of the artists were patriotic Union supporters, while others emigrated from the South with unknown sentiments toward the war. Few quilts with a specific Civil War history survive. Dead soldiers were frequently buried in their family quilts, and several others were worn out because of their hard
use. Those that exist today help encapsulate the stories of that time. The exhibition includes: A quilt from Anna with fabrics from both Union and Confederate uniforms, said to belong to the sons of the maker. An album quilt made by a close neighbor of Lincoln that includes the names of Springfield women close to the family. A quilt that a wounded Civil War veteran helped his wife create after the war. A quilt made by a soldier’s wife from Effingham whose son also enlisted when he came of age. Quilts made by mothers and sisters of soldiers. A quilt made by a Jerseyville woman for her granddaughter in Tennessee, whose father was a Confederate officer. Quilts representing the array of popular quilt styles of the Civil War, including five appliqué quilts from a young Pennsylvania woman’s dowry. “We’ve never hosted a quilt exhibit that tells the story of a period in history like this one does,” Tayes said. adam.testa@thesouthern.com 618-351-5031
PRAIRIE DU ROCHER — One hundred and fifty years after the start of the Civil War, Union and Confederate armies will clash in Randolph County once again. On April 6, 1864, a small group of Unionmounted Missouri militia came across the Mississippi River and charged on Prairie du Rocher, based on information that Confederate guerillas were hiding out there. When the Union troops entered, the Rebels fled and made a brief stand on the bluffs. The fight was short and left three Confederate soldiers dead and one captured. Only one Union soldier was wounded. The Randolph County War Society will re-enact the rendezvous on Saturday and Sunday, April 30, and May 1, at the historic Creole House. The full event will last from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day with the actual re-enactments scheduled for 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Activities for children will be in the village park and the Chamber of Commerce is hosting a barbecue competition Sunday. — Adam Testa
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Ashraf’s work featured in showcase CARBONDALE — Hearan Lee Ashraf will be the next featured artist of Carbondale Unitarian Fellowship’s artist series. A retired professor of food science at Southern Illinois University Carbondale and returned Peace Corps volunteer, she now fully enjoys spending a good part of her time in learning how to be a self-declared artist. She says watercolor seems to be a good medium for her Asian sensibilities.
While she is content with the possibilities of getting closer to her artistic goals, Ashraf wonders if perhaps the process of getting there is more fun than having arrived. Her presentation, set for 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 27, will include a variety of mediums she’s delved in, including drawing, watercolor, oil painting, pottery and embroidery. The event will take place at Fellowship Hall, 105 N. Parrish Lane. — Adam Testa
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May 16; four-week session, sign up now at SIUC Department of Continuing Education; www.dce.siu.edu or 618-536-7751.
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Polly Winkler Mitchell: Paper artist, Corridor Gallery, Carbondale Civic Center; through the end of April; 618-457-5100. Italian Suite: By Carol Carter, Main Gallery, Exhibits Cedarhurst Center for the Eldon Benz and Jo Kirch: Arts, Mount Vernon; paintings Central Showcase at Realty of Italian cities and Central, 1825 Murdale countrysides; also, exhibition Shopping Center, showcasing works from the Carbondale; photography; SIUC Department of Cinema hours, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and Photography, the Beal Monday-Friday and 9 a.m.Grand Corridor Gallery; noon Saturday; through April through May 1; 618-242-1236. 23. Woman and Her Needs: Fantastic Fibers: Yeiser Art Nikki May, The Tribeca Center, 200 Broadway St., Gallery, 127 Market House Paducah; fiber used as the Square, downtown Paducah; primary medium; through mixed media; through May 3. April 30; 270-442-2453; The Essence of India: The www.theyeiser.org. Brush, the Lens and the Mudd and Junk — Art by Light: The Work of Mary, Bonnie and Bill Shileny: Abraham and Cynthia anthill gallery & vintage Pachikara, University curiosities, 102 N. Front St., Museum, SIUC; hours, Cobden; refreshments; raku 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdaysand horsehair pottery; Fridays and from 1-4 p.m. artistic welding; hours, noon- Fridays; through May 13; free. Classes 6 p.m. Thursday and Friday; Daffodils, Moths And 10 a.m.- 6 p.m. Saturday and Ponds: A show of original The Art or Watercolor noon- 4 p.m. Sunday; Painting: Variety of photographs and painting by approaches to the medium of through April 30; Richard Cox, Weaver’s watercolor painting, 6-9 p.m. anthillgallery@gmail.com or Cottage, 1904 Bass Lane, 618-457-7641 Monday evenings starting Carbondale; through May 30; 618-529-1413 or weavecottage@hotmail.com. A Parade of Quilts: Southern Illinois Art & Artisans Center, Rend Lake, north of Benton; varied display of unique art quilts A Back to Basics Event created by members of the Illinois Artisans Program; Featuring Local, Home Grown both traditional and modern and Handmade Products and Services designs; through Sept. 15; 618-629-2220. Live Music Pop Art: University Museum, SIUC; from the museum’s print collection; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. TuesdayFriday and 1-4 p.m. Saturday; through Sept. 23; www.museum.siu.edu or Every Friday Night 6:00-9:00pm 618-453-5388. Civil War Era Quilts: April 22 - October 28, 2011 Southern Illinois Art & except for April 29 and September 3 Artisans Center, Rend Lake, On the Town Square north of Benton; includes a At the corner of 51N &13W quilt from Anna whose fabrics include both Union 618-529-8040 and Confederate uniforms, www.carbondalemainstreet.com said to be the sons of the
Photo ‘11 Juried Photography Exhibition; sponsored by the Visiting artist lecture: Yeiser Art Center, Paducah; Henry Cooper, 7 p.m. Friday, open to all photographers April 22, University Museum working in digital or film Auditorium, SIUC; Cooper, photography; deadline, early curator of modern and submissions, April 24; contemporary art at the deadline, late submissions, National Gallery in May 1; www.paducahphoto. Washington, will speak on com; info@theyeiser.org; “Juan Gris, The Phantom.” 270-442-2453. Unhinged: Southeastern Herrinfesta entries Illinois College, 3575 College sought: All Southern Illinois Road, Harrisburg; work of SIC artists are invited to enter the students; see artwork during Herrinfesta Italiana Art intermission of 2 p.m. Competition held over Sunday, May 1 choral concert; Memorial Weekend, May 26$5 for both events; 618-252- 30; preregistration by May 6; 5400, ext. 2486 or 2487. www.herrinfesta.com/art or Herrinfesta.art@gmail.com. Call for Art Student artwork: Sought for Congressional Call for entries: Paducah competition by student artists living within the 19th Congressional District; deadline, Friday, May 6; 217-492-5090 or shimkus. house.gov.
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MOVIES maker; an album quilt made by a neighbor of Abraham Lincoln and quilts made by mothers and sisters of soldiers; exit 77 off of Interstate 57; hours, 9-5 p.m. daily; free; through Sept. 30; 618-629-2220. Down On The Farm: Memories of Not That Long Ago, Logan Museum, 1613 Edith St., Murphysboro; through mid-November; 618-303-0569 or johnalogan museum@globaleyes.net. Katherine Kuh: Creating a Legacy of Art for SIUC, University Museum, SIUC; art critic for the “Saturday Review,” and a curator for the Art Institute of Chicago; highlights some of the art Kuh brought to campus; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 1-4 p.m. Saturday; through May 2012; www.museum.siu.edu or 618453-5388. 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 618453-5388. Rotating art exhibitions: anthill gallery, 102 N. Front St., Cobden; original works by more than 50 Southern Illinois artists; ceramics, painting, photography, wood turning, jewelry, mosaics, stained glass, fibers, blacksmithing and fine metals; www.anthillgallery. com. Ongoing art exhibit: Photographs of Juhree Veach, mosaics from Janet Altoff and sculpture from Tom Horn, StarView Vineyards, 5100 Wing Hill Road, Cobden; 618-893-9463 or www.starviewvineyards. com. Jo Loomis: Williamson County Pavilion, Marion; 20 paintings; landscapes, seascapes, people, pets; 618-889-5330 or vanjol @frontier.com.
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Receptions Hookers, Lookers and Hot Mamas: Reception, 5-7 p.m. Friday, April 29, Little Egypt Arts Centre, Marion, downtown square; includes artistic rug hookings, quilts, handmade bags, wall hangings and sewn bowls, artwork featuring quilt paintings and fiber based quilt collages; through April 30; allencarstens @frontier.com or 618-9970421; www.littleegyptarts. com A New Twist on Tradition: Reception, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, April 30, Southern Illinois Art & Artisans Center, Rend Lake, north of Benton; quilt artists who have reinterpreted traditional quilt patterns into a unique vision include Gail Baar, Rod Butterfield, Sharon DeLaCruz, Sherrie Grob, Deborah Fell, Robin Haller, Marie Samuel, Sue Spurlock, Ruth Stegmeyer, Susan Swisher, Laura Wasilowski and Sandra Werlich; through Aug. 21; 618-629-2220. A Joyful Journey: By Jerry Oliver, Harrisburg District Library, 2 W. Walnut St.; hours, 9 a.m.-8 p.m. MondayFriday; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and 1- 5 p.m.. Sunday: reception, 2-4 p.m. Sunday, May 1; through June 4.
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LEAA hosts ‘Hookers, Lookers and Hot Mamas’ Visiting artist to MARION —The Little Egypt Arts Association has its annual quilt and fiber art display, this year’s titled “Hookers, Lookers and Hot Mamas,” on display through the end of the month. Despite its provocative name, PROVIDED the show is very The Little Egypt Arts Association hosts its annual quilt display family friendly, ‘Hookers, Lookers and Hot Mamas’ this month, with a reception filled with artistic from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, April 29, in Marion. rug hookings, downtown square. collages in bright, quilts, handmade bags, A reception will take vivid colors. The works wall hangings, sewn place from 5 to 7 p.m. are on display at the bowls and artwork Friday, April 29. featuring quilt paintings Little Egypt Arts — Adam Testa Centre on Marion’s and fiber-based quilt
Students invited to participate in art competition CARBONDALE — Calling all Southern Illinois University Carbondale artisans. The Student Programming Council Visual Arts Committee and the Student Center are sponsoring the 33rd Annual Purchase Awards and the winning piece will join the center’s art collection as the winner claims a cash award. Any SIUC student can submit up to two entries between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 26, in Ballroom B of SIU Student Center. All media is
acceptable, but the show is only open to SIUC students. Contestants must submit original work. Judging by a faculty committee will be that afternoon and selected submissions will go on display in Art Alley from April 26 until May 11. A reception is set for 5 p.m. Friday, April 29, in Art Alley in the Student Center. The winner of the 33rd Annual Purchase Awards grand prize will be announced then. Runners-up will get certificates. — SIUC University Communications
speak on Juan Gris CARBONDALE — The School of Art and Design at Southern Illinois University Carbondale will welcome a special visiting artist this week. Henry Cooper, curator of modern and contemporary art at the National Gallery in Washington will be on campus to present a lecture, “Juan Gris, The Phantom,” at 7 p.m. Friday, April 22, in University Museum Auditorium. Cooper’s lecture concerns Jose Victoriano Gonzalez-Perez, also known as Juan Gris, a Spanish artist well known for his role in promoting cubism. Cooper formerly headed up the modern art department at Harvard University Art Museums, where he also held several other curatorial and academic positions, and from where he earned his doctoral degree. His teaching experience includes Johns Hopkins University and Columbia University. — SIUC University Communications
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APPC director Yiscel Yanguez (not pictured) prepares to release a rescued three-toed sloth into a protected forest.
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Benefit to help rainforest set for Friday at Hangar 9 CARBONDALE — A fundraiser this weekend will support Asociación Panamericana para la Conservación, a nonprofit organization involved in wildlife rescue and rainforest conservation in Panama. The event will feature music, art and a special date auction, all taking place within a tropical rainforest-themed Hangar 9. Festivities begin at 8 p.m. Friday, April 22. Bands including The Swamp Tigers, Nighty
Night, Red-Winged Blackbird, Autonomy, Angry Abe and Tuscon, Ariz.-based Mr. Free and the Satellite Freakout will take the stage. Justin Rosenfield will provide live art, while Ross Kelly will perform standup comedy. A date auction will feature a variety of local personalities, including Laura Harbaugh, PK’s manager Ely Lane and Bourbon Knights member Malcolm Robertson, among others. — Adam Testa
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followed by a discussion; free. Spring Book Sale: 10 a.m.Quilt Show 2011: 7 p.m. Monday, April 25, Wednesday, April 27Herrin Library; used books, Saturday, April 30, Paducahpaperbacks, cookbooks, McCracken County tapes, movies, sheet music, Convention Center; special books-on-tape, TimeLife hours at The National fantasy series, children’s Quilt Museum, 215 books; 618-942-6109. Jefferson St., Paducah; 270-442-8856; info@ quiltmuseum.org; www. Classes americanquilter.com or Student Center Craft www.quiltmuseum.org Shop: Variety of crafts and Casa Gala 2011: Friday, classes offered, SIUC; April 29, Benton Civic Center; 618-453-3636, www.siuc dinner is included with studentcenter.org. entertainment that features songs from Grease, Bad Comedy to the Bone, Dolly Parton’s 9 to 5 and Sweet Child of The Carbondale Mine starring state Rep. Comedians: Stand-up John Bradley; doors open comedy, 9-11 p.m. at 5:30 p.m.; proceeds Wednesday, Station #13, to Casa of Franklin 2400 W. Main St., County; tchambers@activist. Carbondale; attached to the old Royal Plaza Inn; 618-529- com. Cache River Nature Fest: 2424. 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, April 30, Cache River Wetland Events Center, 8885 Illinois 37, Asian American Heritage Cypress; explore bald cypress-water tupelo swamp; Month: Films, martial arts, guided field trips, canoe discussions, music and Iron tours, live bird Chef Competition, month demonstrations, exhibits; of April, SIUC; 618-453800-248-4373 or 5714 or http://siuc.orgsync. www.cacherivernaturefest. com. Friday Night Fair: 6-9 p.m. org Trivia Night: Elverado Little every Friday night starting League trivia night Earth Day, April 22 through fundraiser, 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, Town Square Pavilion, Carbondale; music, April 30, Elkville Park food, crafts; 618-529-5044 or Pavilion; $100 per table of six to eight players; cash www.carbondalemainstreet. prizes; bring food and com. snacks; refreshments will be Japan Benefit Wrestling: sold; 618-568-1277 or By Renegade Pro Wrestling, 618-521-6258 to reserve a 7 p.m., Friday, April 22, Ed Love Arena, 1409 E. Fifth St., table. Pick of the Vine Benefit: Metropolis; doors open 5 Starts 10 a.m. Saturday, May p.m.; features The Bass 7, Rustle Hill Winery, 8595 Brothers, Outlaw Ron and U.S. 51 North, Cobden; music, Outlaw Don; bring bottled water and sports drinks; $10; food and wine; proceeds to the Fowler-Bonan 630-401-2966. Foundation’s Clothes for Brown Bag Lecture: Kids; music by Outlaw Joe C Shakespeare’s Macbeth: Wails, noon-2 p.m.; Slappin Gender Tragedy and the Henry Blue with Tawl Paul, (Hu)man by Mary Ellen 2–5 p.m. and The Cache Lamb, noon, Monday, April River Band, 6-9 p.m.; 25, McLeod Theater, auction, 5 p.m.; admission, Communications Building, $5 per car; 618-893-2700 SIUC; 20-minute talk will be
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or www.rustlehillwinery. com. Derby Day Event: 2-6 p.m. Saturday, May 7, Rent One Park, Marion; admission includes meal, non-alcoholic drinks, televised horse races, win-place-show drawings for prizes, music and entertainment; also cash bar complete with mint juleps; Derby Day hat competition; $30; 877-480-4040 or www.southernillinoisminers. com
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illinoiscivilwar150.org. Charlie Birger program: Things Are Not as They Seem, 6 p.m. Monday, May 2, Marion Carnegie Library; local historian Jim Smith will present a program on the life of the local outlaw; 618-9935935.
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Macbeth: 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, April 2830 and 2 p.m. Sunday, May 1, McLeod Theater, Communications Building, Films SIUC; $16-$6; 618-453-6000 Toy Story 3: 2 p.m. Friday, or www.southerntickets online.com. April 22, Liberty Theater, Anything Goes: Music and downtown Murphysboro; also lyrics by Cole Porter, 7 p.m. photos with the Easter Friday, April 29, Saturday, Bunny, 1 p.m.; benefit for April 30 and 2 p.m. Sunday, Relay For Life; $5/$3; May 1, O’Neill Auditorium, 618-684-4961. John A. Logan College, Film Fridays at the Carterville; directed by Varsity: Includes recent Nathan D. Arnett; $12/$5; works by women directors 618-985-3741. and avant-garde works, Varsity Center for the Arts, 418 S. Illinois Ave., Carbondale; ”Tiny Furniture,” directed by Lena Dunham, 4:30 p.m. Friday, April 22; free; 618-453-1485 or www.cp.siu.edu. Sustainable Living Film Series: 5:30 p.m. every second and fourth Friday starting Friday, April 22, Longbranch Coffeehouse, 100 E Jackson St., Carbondale; free; question and answer-style discussions follow; 618-529-5044 or www.longbranchcoffeehouse. com.
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Presented by Cobden High School, 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, April 29-30, Varsity Center for the Arts, 418 S. Illinois Ave., Carbondale; $8; www. southernticketsonline.com or 618-453-6000. The Man Who Planted Trees; 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 4, The Carson Center, 100 Kentucky Ave., Paducah; $15/$7.50; 270-450-4444 or www.thecarsoncenter. org
Workshop Shakespeare Workshop: Registration open for the Stone Soup Shakespeare’s workshops conducted May 14, 15, 20, 21, Varsity Center for the Arts, 418 S. Illinois Ave, Carbondale; for adults and children; $25/$10; stageco@summitstudies. com.
Renegade Pro Wrestling hosts benefit show METROPOLIS — Renegade Pro Wrestling will host a special benefit show this weekend to support Japan in the aftermath of last month’s devastating disaster. The show will feature the reuniting of the Bass Brothers as a tag team for the first time in 25 years. Bell time is scheduled for 7 p.m. with doors opening at 5. The event will take place at Ed Love Arena, 1409 E. Fifth St. Tickets are $10. Bottled water and Gatorade will be collected and sent to Japan. — Adam Testa
Great Live Entertainment This Weekend at Coloni’s Oblivious
One Finger Flying
Friday April 22nd 9pm-1am
Saturday April 23rd 9pm-1am
History Raid on Prairie du Rocher: 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday, April 30 and Sunday, May 1, Creole House, Prairie du Rocher; free; re-enactment of April 6, 1864, skirmish between Confederate and Union troops in Randolph County; battle re-enactments, 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.; activities for children; food vendors; barbecue competition open to the public May 1; www.
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English professor Lamb to speak on gender in ‘Macbeth’ CARBONDALE — Southern Illinois University Carbondale professor Mary Ellen Lamb will present a special brown bag lecture focused on Lamb “Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’:
Gender Tragedy and the (Hu)man.” The lecture will begin at noon Monday, April 25, in McLeod Theater in the SIUC Communications Building. Lamb, a professor in the English department, had interests in Renaissance literature, especially Shakespeare
and women writers. She has published numerous papers and had work included in various journals. This free event is part of the SIUC theater department’s ongoing “Macbeth” project, which culminates in a production of the tragic play later this month. — Adam Testa
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Mel Brooks’classic ‘Young Frankenstein’ will be presented as a part of The Carson Center’s Broadway in Paducah series Saturday, April 28, 2012.
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Stace England and The Salt Kings will perform tonight, April 21, as part of ‘Live at the Grand Ole Varsity.’ The show begins at 6 p.m. at Varsity Center for the Arts.
Four local bands join ‘Live at the Grand Ole Varsity’
Swamp Tigers will perform tonight, April 21, as part of the ‘Live at the Grand Ole Varsity’ event.
CARBONDALE — Four Southern Illinois bands will join together for a night of music at the Varsity Center for the Arts on Thursday, April 21. The night will feature Bosco & Whiteford, Swamp Tigers, Giant City Slickers and Stace England and the Salt Kings, performing a show titled, “Live at the Grand Ole Varsity.” Bosco & Whiteford are known for their appearance on CMT’s “Can You PROVIDED Duet?” Varsity, 418 S. Illinois Ave. Tickets are The bands will each perform a set $20 and can be purchased at with breaks in between for drinks and www.southernticketsonline.com. conversation. — Adam Testa The show begins at 6 p.m. at the
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PADUCAH — A lineup of classic musicals and stage adaptations of popular films highlight The Carson Center’s 2011-12 Broadway in Paducah series, announced this week. The season begins with “My Fair Lady” on Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 2 and 3. “Spamalot,” an adaptation of the classic British comedy “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” arrives in town Tuesday, Jan. 31. “Blast!,” which combines musical and visual performances in an unique way, will be presented Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 25 and 26. Another classic, “South Pacific,” arrives Thursday, March 29, and Mel Brooks’ “Young Frankenstein” takes the stage Saturday, April 28, 2012. The series will close with “Mamma Mia” on Monday, June 11, 2012. Series subscriptions — including “My Fair Lady,” “Blast!” and the choice of two other shows — are available for between $120 and $335, depending on choice of seats and shows. To purchase a series ticket or for more information, visit www.thecarsoncenter.org or call 270-450-4444. Information regarding individual
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‘South Pacific’ will be presented Thursday, March 29, as a part of The Carson Center’s Broadway in Paducah series.
shows and tickets will be released in the coming months. — Adam Testa
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Coffeehouses, Cafés, Eateries Laurie McClain: 8 p.m. Friday, April 22, Yellow Moon Café, 110 N. Front St., Cobden; www.yellowmooncafe.com; 618-893-2233. Magician David Ranalli: Comical sleight of hand, 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, The Blue Martin, 215 E. Main St., Carbondale; 618-5494326; www.thebluemartin.com.
Wineries Kevin Danzig: 6-9 p.m. Friday, Rustle Hill Winery Acoustic Asylum: 6:30-9:30 p.m. Friday, Lau-Nae Winery J. Brown Band: 2-5 p.m. Saturday, Blue Sky Vineyard Marbin: 3-6 p.m., Saturday, Von Jakob Vineyard Breeden Bradley & Maze: 2-6 p.m. Saturday, StarView Vineyards Bill Booth: 2-5 p.m. Saturday, Rustle Hill Winery Fertile Soil: 4-8 p.m.
Saturday,The Bluffs Winery Carter & Connelley: 6-9 p.m. Saturday, Rustle Hill Winery; CD release party Brad & Bri: 2-5 p.m. Sunday, Rustle Hill Winery EC Davis Band: 5:30-8:30 p.m. Sunday, Rustle Hill Winery Swamp Tigers: 4-8 p.m. Sunday,The Bluffs Winery Giant City Slickers: 8 p.m. Wednesday, Rustle Hill Winery
Blue Sky Vineyard: 3150 S. Rocky Comfort Road, Makanda; 618-995-9463 or www.blueskyvineyard.com The Bluffs Vineyard and Winery: 140 Buttermilk Hill Road, Ava; 618-763-4447 or www.thebluffswinery.com. Lau-Nae Winery: 1522 Illinois 3, Red Bud; 618-282-9463 or www.lau-naewinery.com Rustle Hill Winery: US 51, Cobden; 618-8932700 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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TONIGHT BENTON Duncan Dance Barn:: Spring Pond Opry Band, 6:30-9:30 p.m. CARBONDALE Hangar 9: Carrie Nation and the Speakeasys/Whistle Pigs PK’s: Black 40’s/Catholics and The Pill Tres Hombres: Bosco & Whiteford, 10 p.m. MARION Hideout Restaurant: Cynthia Fligel, 6-8 p.m.
TUESDAY CARBONDALE PK’s: Billy D. Langley Tres Hombres: Grateful Dead Night w/ ADCB (Another Dead Cover Band), 10 p.m. Underground Grill & Pub: Rip Lee Pryor, 7-9 p.m. MARION Hideout Restaurant: Bob Pina, piano 6-9 p.m. THOMPSONVILLE Lion’s Cave: Mike’s Band, 7-10 p.m. WEST FRANKFORT Colyer’s: Righteous Rebel Band, 7-11 p.m. WB Ranch Barn: WB Ranch Band, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
MONDAY MARION Marion Youth Center: Ragtag Band, 7-10 p.m. Hideout Restaurant: Brock Bertling, 6-8 p.m.
FRIDAY CARBONDALE Hangar 9: Rainforest Rescue Panama Pinch Penny/Copper Dragon: Hairbangers Ball PK’s: Raw Flesh Eaters Tres Hombres: Frogs Gone Fishin,’ 10 p.m. HERRIN Coloni’s Bar & Grill: Oblivious, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. INA Ina Community Building: Friday Night Jam Band, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
MARION John Brown’s on the Square: Dallas Alice, 8:30-11:30 p.m. Hideout Restaurant: Mel Goot, 6-10 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: Nice & Easy Band, 7:30-10:30 p.m.
SATURDAY CARBONDALE Pinch Penny/Copper Dragon: Cache River Tres Hombres: Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band, 10 p.m. CARTERVILLE Steelhorse Saloon: Righteous Rebels, 9 p.m. HERRIN Coloni’s Bar & Grill: One Finger Flying, 8 p.m.-midnight Perfect Shot: Joey Odum and The Blues Project MARION Hideout Restaurant: Bob Pina,
piano 5:30-9:30 p.m. Marion American Legion: No Text Band, 7:30 11:30 p.m. Marion Eagles: Way Back Machine, 8 p.m.-midnight SPILLERTOWN Track Side Dance Barn: The Roger Black Band, 7-10 p.m. THOMPSONVILLE Lion’s Cave: Swing “N” Country Band, 7-9:30 p.m. Old Country Store Dance Barn: Lil’ Boot & Classic Country, 7:30-10:30 p.m.
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CARBONDALE Tres Hombres: SIU Dub Club, 10:30 p.m. MARION Hideout Restaurant: Mel Goot, 6-8 p.m.
20’s Hideout Restaurant: 2602 Wanda Drive, Marion 618-9978325 Anna VFW: 70 VFW Lane, Anna 618833-5182 Coloni’s Bar & Grill: 3 Park Plaza, Herrin 618-988-5341 Corner Dance Hall: 200 Franklin St., Whittington 618-303-5266 Coulterville VFW: 511 VFW St., Coulterville 618-758-9009 Duncan Dance Barn: 13545 Spring Pond Road, Benton 618-435-6161 Gatsbys Bar & Billiards: 610 S Illinois Ave Carbondale 618-5499234 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 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 618-997-3424 Murphysboro Elks Lodge: 1809 Shomaker Drive Murphysboro 618-684-4541. 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 618549-3348 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 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 Underground Grill & Pub: 717 S. University Ave., Carbondale 618351-0171 WB Ranch Barn: 1586 Pershing Road, West Frankfort 618-9373718 White Ash Barn: 207 Potter St., White Ash 618-997-4979 Wit and Wisdom Nutritional Site: 225 E. Poplar St., West Frankfort 618-937-3070 Zeigler Eagles: 114 N. Main St., Zeigler 618-596-5651
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Concerts Southern Illinois Southern Illinois Civic Orchestra and Symphonic Band: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 21, Shryock Auditorium, SIUC; $12/$6; 618-536-8742 or www.southerntickets online.com. Live at the Grand Ole Varsity: Featuring Bosco & Whiteford, The Swamp Tigers, Giant City Slickers and Stace England and the Salt Kings, 6 p.m. Thursday, April 21, Varsity Center For The Arts, Carbondale; $20; www.southernticketsonline. com or 618-453-6000. Spring concert: 7 p.m. Thursday, April 21, Rend
Lake College Theatre, Ina; 618-437-5321. Dub 57 Music Festival: noon Friday, April 22 to noon, Sunday, April 24, Club 57, 203 N. Duncan Lane, Dix; sponsored by Little Dready Boy Productions; 18 and up; 618-751-4086. Bluegrass and Folk Music Benefit: Featuring the Blackberry Blossoms, the Free Range Chicks and Poor Farm Road, 7 p.m. Saturday, April 23, Shawnee Community College Educational Center, 8364 Shawnee College Road, Ullin; musicians may join the pre-concert jam at 6:30 p.m.; benefit for Marc and Ruth Ann
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Levinson; $10 donation suggested. Recital: Yuko Kato with Paul Transue, Ming Wei Neo and Hyum Jioh, piano, 5 p.m. Sunday, April 24, Altgeld Hall, room 112; free; 618-536-8742. SIU Lab Jazz Orchestra and the SIU Jazz Combos: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 27, Altgeld Hall, room 112, SIUC; free; 618-536-8742. Isabelle Demers: Organist, 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 29, Shryock Auditorium, SIUC; sponsored by The American Guild of Organists; free; 618-536-8742. Apples and Handgrenades: 7 p.m. Saturday, April 30, Liberty Theater, 1333 Walnut St., Murphysboro; special guests, Michael Deponai and Legends Never Die; all ages; $5; www.applesand handgrenades.com. Southern Illinois Flute Choir: Spring Concert, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 30, First United Methodist Church, 214 W. Main St., Carbondale; free. Requiem: 2 p.m. Sunday, May 1, Southeastern Illinois College Visual and Performing Arts Center, Harrisburg; performed by College Community Chorus; $5; 618-252-5400, ext. 2486 or 2487. Jazz & BBQ: 2-4 p.m. Sunday, May 1, Riverside Park,
Murphysboro; featuring Murphysboro Middle School Jazz Ensemble, Sesser-Valier Jazz Band, Murphysboro High School Jazz Band, SIUC Studio Jazz Orchestra; bring lawn chairs or blankets; $12 includes concert, barbecue sandwich, two sides and drink; concert only, $2; 618-6872336 ext. 1334 or mmoreland@mhs.org. Willie Nelson Country Throwdown Tour: June 11, World Shooting and Recreational Complex, Sparta; $55; www.countrythrowdown. com.
Indiana Mike Porter: 7 p.m. Saturday, April 23, Boot City Opry, 11800 S. Illinois 41, Terre Haute; $11; www.bootcity opry.com or 812-299-8379.
Kentucky Pepper’s Automotive Talent Search: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 23, Kentucky Opry, 88 Chilton Lane, Benton, Ky.; $17$7.50; eliminations; 270-5277869 or www.kentuckyopry. com. Missouri Celtic Woman: Songs from the Heart, 7:30 p.m. May 2, Show Me Center, Cape
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Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band will perform Saturday, April 23, at Tres Hombres, 119 N. Washington in Carbondale.
Southeast band brings unique name, show to Carbondale CARBONDALE — Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band’s live show may be as unique as its name. Comprised of musicians from all across the United States, the group’s unpredictable performance features constant reshuffling of instruments and crowdrousing antics that have helped build the band a loyal following. The Southeast-based band uses funk as a
foundation and weaves elements of hip hop, reggae, ska and Latin soul into the mix to create a musical entity of its own. The group released “Greatest Hips Vol. II” last summer. The album contains some of the band’s best recent live performances. The group will perform Saturday, April 23, at Tres Hombres, 119 N. Washington. — Adam Testa
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Rainy conditions don’t hamper stellar performances at Texaco Martina song.” Tornado and COUNTRY thunderstorm warnings SCENE kept the number of participants low. Only Vince Hoffard eight people signed up for the second of four ark clouds hovered in qualifying rounds in the national country music the sky, solid sheets contest. The top five of rain created near scores advanced to the blackout conditions for drivers and heaping piles semifinals May 24 at of hail laid in the grass as Hangar 9 in Carbondale. The local finals will be contestants made lastminute preparations over conducted from the main stage at HerrinFesta the weekend for the Italiana on May 29. second round of the Remaining qualifying Texaco Country rounds will be April 29 at Showdown. There was thunder, too, Just One More in Marion and May 13 at The Zone in but it was coming from Whittington. inside of Poor Boys in For her stellar effort Harriburg. Jessica that blew away the rest of Krongos of Carterville was the final performer of the field last Friday, Krongos was awarded the the evening and she whipped the crowd into a People’s Choice Award and a $100 bonus check. near frenzy with a Travis Parks, a longtime spectacular version of veteran from the local Martina McBride’s music scene, also turned “Anyway.” “My friends wanted me in a high quality performance and easily to sing ‘Anyway’ during advanced to the semis. the first preliminary Parks, a Carrier Millis round, but I had an original song with a deep native, has been performing at local personal meaning that I festivals and throughout chose to sing,” Krongos central Illinois for more said, standing in a drizzling rain outside the than a decade. His experience was evident as club after her dynamic he slowly ambled to the effort. “When I didn’t stage with guitar in hand advance from the first and successfully preliminary in Herrin, I maneuvered through the decided to come to difficult lyrics of Trent Harrisburg with the
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Tomlinson’s “Drunker than Me.” Others advancing to the semi finals were Dane Nease of Herrin, Andrea Eads of Carterville and K.T.D., a Harrisburg duo of vocalist/guitarist Keith Dismukes and bass guitarist Tom Miller. All three acts used original material. Nease had the strippeddown look of today’s contemporary artist down pat. He would go practically unnoticed standing between Brantley Gilbert and Eric Church. Nease received bonus points for his original composition “Jump,” which he delivered in convincing fashion. Eads accentuated her solid vocal skills with a peppy delivery and huge smile as she smoothly worked through “The Farmer’s Wife,” while providing her own guitar accompaniment. Dismukes rounded out the winners with “Spilled Whiskey,” which was soaked in the blues and could’ve easily been stretched from a threeminute qualifying piece to a 15-minute jam. Poor weather put a damper on the evening, said Tracy McSherry of sponsoring radio station Z100-FM in Carterville.
“Over $22,000 was qualify. Somebody is raised,” he said. “I’ve been going to win $100,000 playing music in this area and there is no reason for a long time and played that a person from a lot of benefits, but I Southern Illinois can’t never seen anything like win it all.” this. It was a Deanna Freeman of heartwarming show of Zeigler advanced to the national finals twice, but support for Tyson and a did not take home the top testament to how much Southern Illinois cares prize. about Deanna and her Tyson fundraiser: The family.” day after the Texaco After weeks and weeks Country Showdown of bad news, Tyson Kretz event, a fundraiser took came out of his coma last place at the Herrin Elks Thursday without having for Tyson Kretz and his troublesome seizures. He family. PROVIDED Kretz is the 13-year old continued to improve over Travis Parks advanced to the the weekend and has been semifinals of Texaco Country son of Deanna Freeman. taken from ICU. He had been in a Showdown. Attendees at the benefit medically induced comma for nearly three months as poured thousands of More than 400 stations doctors tried to figure out dollars into regular and are involved with silent auctions, then were why he was having promoting the national treated to live music from contest, which concludes seizures. Dave Clark is a longtime Crossroads and Jackson later in the year from the Junction. singing partner with stage of Ryman Freeman and lead vocalist Auditorium in Nashville. for Jackson Junction. He VINCE HOFFARD can be First-place money is said the event was a reached at 618-658-9095 or $100,000, but vincehoffard@yahoo.com. contestants must survive tremendous success. five grueling rounds of competition. “I was a little disappointed in the O turnout, both the crowd N L and contestants, but that Tues thru Friday 11am-3pm Y can be directly attributed to the tumultuous weather,” she said. “It’s going to make things interesting. We are 2pm - CLOSE! halfway through. Aspiring contestants only have two more chances to
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Bluegrass bands battle ALS ULLIN — Local bluegrass and folk musicians are joining together for a benefit concert this weekend. Blackberry Blossoms, the Free Range Chicks and Poor Farm Road will take the stage at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 23, at Shawnee Community College Educational Center, 8364 Shawnee College Road. Interested musicians are invited to
join a pre-concert jam session at 6:30 p.m. and to participate in the “bluegrass karaoke” part of the concert with Poor Farm Road. The concert benefits Marc and Ruth Ann Levinson. Marc suffers from ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. A $10 donation is suggested for the concert. — Adam Testa
Performances to feature ensembles CARBONDALE — The School of Music at Southern Illinois University Carbondale offers two end-of-theacademic-year performances from student ensembles this week. Tonight, April 21, the Southern Illinois Civic Orchestra and the SIUC Symphonic Band join forces for a performance at Shryock Auditorium. The ensembles will take the stage singly and then will combine with Eric Mandat,
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distinguished scholar and professor of clarinet, as a guest soloist. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. with tickets available at the box office beginning one hour before the performance. General admission is $12, with student admission at $6. The Southern Illinois Flute Choir offers a free performance beginning at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 22, at First United Methodist Church, 214 W. Main St. — SIUC University Communications
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Demers to perform at SIUC BY ADAM TESTA
organization’s recital series. Her concert is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Friday, April CARBONDALE — 29, at Shryock Auditorium. Isabelle Demers began learning the piano at age 6. Admission is free. “I try to have a program The organ joined her that is as varied as repertoire soon after, but possible, so there’s she didn’t really develop a passion for the instrument something for everyone,” Demers said. until years later, when at The song list for her age 22 she began studying concert features everything under Paul Jacobs at The Julliard School in New York from classical organ tunes to a song that sounds more City. Attending the renowned like bluegrass, which is unusual for an organ, she musical institution has said. Some of the songs are been a life-changing well known, while others experience for Demers, are less popular. who graduates with her Her primary goal is to doctorate’s degree in organ showcase the diversity of performance this May. the organ and hopefully “Just being in New York introduce people to a side City is an amazing of the organ they never experience, and Julliard is right in the middle of it all,” knew existed. “People associate the the Canada native said. organ with the church, but Demers, a featured I hope that people will performer at the 2008 national convention of the come and realize the organ is a versatile instrument American Guild of with many styles and Organists, will bring her talents to Southern Illinois colors,” she said. as she performs as part of adam.testa@thesouthern.com the Southern Illinois 618-351-5031 Chapter of that same
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Missouri performance. “Welcome to the Family,” the new single from Avenged Sevenfold’s gold album “Nightmare” climbed to the No. 1 spot at Active Rock Radio. The album also debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard charts, earning the band its highest ranking yet. Tickets for the show are $25 to $45 and can be purchased at the Show Me Center box office, all Ticketmaster locations or by calling 800-745-3000.
MURPHYSBORO — Kids and adults alike will be able to ring in the Easter spirit with an Academy Awardnominated movie and a visit from a special guest this weekend. The historic Liberty Theater will show the animated film “Toy Story 3” at 2 p.m. Friday, April 22. Doors will open an hour before the movie and the Easter Bunny will be available to take pictures with children. Photos will be available for pick-up by the time the movie ends. Tickets for the show are $5 for children and $3 for adults and include the movie and photos. Proceeds from the event will support the Relay for Life event in Murphysboro.
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— Adam Testa
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Avenged Sevenfold will perform at 7 p.m. Monday, April 25, at Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau.
Avenged Sevenfold storms into Cape Girardeau’s Show Me Center CAPE GIRARDEAU — Hardcore rock group Avenged Sevenfold will take the stage at 7 p.m. Monday, April 25, at Cape Girardeau’s Show Me Center as an early stop on its new spring tour. The band’s recent “Nightmare After Christmas” tour saw record-breaking attendances. Three Days Grace and Sevendust will play with Avenged Sevenfold on the first part of the tour, including this southeast
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‘Madea’s Big Happy Family’ Madea jumps into action when her niece, Shirley, receives distressing news about her health. All Shirley wants is to gather her three adult children around her and share the news as a family. Tyler Perry, Loretta Devine and Bow Wow star in ‘Madea’s Big Happy Family,’ which opens Friday at University Place 8 in Carbondale and Illinois Centre 8 in Marion. Directed by Perry, the movie is rated PG-13 for drug content, language and some mature thematic material.
New on DVD The King’s Speech: The story of King George VI of Britain and the speech therapist who helped the unsure monarch become worthy of it. Starring Colin Firth, Helena Bonham Carter, Geoffrey Rush and Guy Pearce. Directed by
Tom Hooper. Rated R. Rabbit Hole: Life for a happy couple is turned upside down after their young son dies. Starring Nicole Kidman and Aaron Eckhart. Directed by John Cameron Mitchell. Rated PG-13.
Gulliver’s Travels: Writer Lemuel Gulliver takes an assignment in Bermuda, but ends up on the island of Lilliput. Starring Jack Black, Amanda Peet, and Jason Segel. Directed by Rob Letterman. Rated PG. — Adam Testa
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Reese Witherspoon occasionally welcomes some disorder ‘Water for Elephants’
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in recent years — but it’s based on a bestselling novel by Sara Gruen and costars one of the hottest properties in town in Pattinson. Though its Easter weekend release date hasn’t traditionally been strong for such films, Bruce Snyder, 20th Century Fox’s head of distribution, said the spring date was simply intended to fill a void in the marketplace, noting there has been little in theaters for women since Christmas. “The timing seemed perfect, and the picture was ready,” Snyder said. Witherspoon, whose successful “Legally Blonde” movies in the early 2000s led to her earning up to $20 million a picture, starred in one of those December releases, the romantic comedy “How Do You Know” from James L. Brooks, a film so eagerly anticipated it made it onto many Oscar watchers’ lists before it had even screened. But it wound up as both a critical and boxoffice failure. “It’s a disappointment that audiences didn’t go to the movie and didn’t love
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it,” the actress said. “It’s such an investment of your time and your energy. You stand by the work and you can’t say you didn’t try. And if Jim Brooks called me up today and said, ‘I want to write a movie for you,’ of course I would do it. You can’t dwell on the disappointments. You have to keep moving and making interesting choices.” Working with unpredictable animals would certainly seem to qualify. Her commitment to the demands of “Elephants” surprised director Francis Lawrence.
“A lot of people talk about training and practicing and what that really means is not very much. I was impressed by her physicality, training with the animals, getting good and conquering it when it feels scary,” Lawrence says. “She also got really into the body language. Costume designer Jackie West and I gave her a bunch of movies from the ’30s and she really studied these women and how they moved and spoke and held their bodies. She changed a lot about herself physically for this.”
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