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Top 20 Restaurant of the Week: Tequilas BY DAVID ZOELLER SPECIAL ADVERTISING COPY
MARION — Tequilas Restaurant serves authentic Mexican food throughout the region with one simple business philosophy. “The food is fresh every day,” said Oscar Ruiz, who manages restaurants for Tequilas in Marion, Carbondale, Carmi, Du Quoin, Harrisburg and in Mount Vernon, Ind. “The key is to have fresh food,” Ruiz said. “We cook several times a day. We don’t cook in large portions. We cook some for lunch, some for later in the afternoon and some for dinner. That’s how we do it. It’s the same thing with our chips and salsa, so the customer can always have fresh chips.” According to Ruiz, the Marion restaurant draws customers from a wide radius. “We have a lot of regulars,” Ruiz said. “We get customers from everywhere, from places like Vienna, Benton and Mount Vernon.” The menu features a variety of nachos and quesadilla appetizers, steak and chicken taco salads, and numerous beef, chicken, seafood and pork entrees. One of the more popular items, Ruiz said, is Pollo Loco (Crazy Chicken), which consists of a grilled breast of chicken marinated in special spices, covered in cheese dip, served with Mexican rice and refried beans. A number of plate specials have been added, including Checo’s Special Pollo, a grilled chicken breast served with mixed vegetables. Among the
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A group of Marion High School students take a break from cheerleading tryouts to eat on the deck at Tequilas Mexican restaurant in Marion.
new seafood offerings is the Camarones A La Diabla (Devil’s Shrimp), cooked with a “devilish” sauce, served with rice. The Marion Tequilas has 21 employees, many of whom have been with the restaurant for years. That is another key to its success, Ruiz said. “I think the longer you keep doing the same thing, in business, things are going to be OK,” he said. “I keep the same waiters, so that people feel comfortable. They say ‘We feel at home, that’s why we come here.’” Ruiz said the company is always looking for communities in need of an authentic Mexican restaurant. That is how the Mount Vernon, Ind., restaurant came about. “There was no Mexican restaurant there,” Ruiz said. “We talked to some local officials, and they really wanted to have one
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DETAILS Who: Tequilas Mexican Restaurant What: Authentic Mexican food, prepared fresh throughout the day Where: 1906 W. Coolidge, Marion Hours: 11 a.m. -10 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 11 a.m.-10:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday. Phone: 618-997-0162 there. They even helped us find a place to rent.” Ruiz said a lot of business depends on the weather, and things have been improving. “It’s been cold, but now it’s starting to get warmer and you can tell things are picking up,” he said.
The upcoming Cinco De Mayo (May 5) observation always draws a large crowd, for which Ruiz is grateful. “I would like to say thank you to the people who support us,” Ruiz said. “They’re nice people.”
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Leading economic indicators z American companies continue trying to outsource work overseas, no matter how increasingly improbable the project. The Chronicle of Higher Education in April reported on the University of Houston business school’s contract to have student papers uploaded to “teaching assistants” (mostly residing in India, Singapore and Malaysia), who read them, mark them up and offer constructive advice. UH professor Lori Whisenant, who initiated the university’s contract with the firm EduMetry, said she is generally pleased with the results. z Swiss clockmaker Artya announced in March the creation of a wristwatch set in fossilized
dinosaur feces (with a strap made with skin from an American cane toad). Designer Yvan Arpa told the Associated Press the watch would sell for about $12,000. z The spa Ten Thousand Waves near Santa Fe, N.M., is only the latest U.S. facility to offer as a “signature” treatment the “Japanese Nightingale Facial,” supposedly used for centuries by Japanese geisha for skin rejuvenation. Nightingale droppings are dried and sanitized, then spiced with oils and used as a face scrubber.
the plant, will leave droppings directly on the spot most advantageous for the pitcher to consume them. Said professor Charles Clarke, discovery of the arrangement “totally blew us away.”
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z Police in Berwick, Maine, made an easy collar in April, solving four residential burglaries. As it turns out, their two suspects (ages 33 and 32) committed the crimes while wearing their GPS monitoring bracelets after an earlier arrest in New Hampshire, and their Abnormal science movements perfectly coincided with the burglars’ route. z Virginia state legislator Bob z The Drug Warehouse burglar in Marshall, speaking in February in Tulsa, Okla., in April escaped, but opposition to state funding for the crime was captured on Planned Parenthood, said the surveillance video and features the organization is partly responsible for the number of disabled children perp, apparently hearing sirens, grabbing his ladder and scrambling in America. According to the Old up through the ceiling to find the Testament, he said, being forced to bear a disabled child is punishment passage he used to get in. However, as he scrambled, he kept falling for the mother’s having earlier aborted her first-born. “(W)hen you through the ceiling to the floor, only abort the first-born ... nature takes to have to try again. He fell to the floor six times, but apparently its vengeance on the subsequent escaped on the seventh try. children.” Said Marshall, the organization ought to call itself “Planned Barrenhood.” A News of the Weird Classic z Researchers from Royal Roads Iraqi president Saddam Hussein University in Canada reported last filed a libel lawsuit in February year that the large, carnivorous (1997) in Paris against the magazine pitcher plants of Borneo prefer to e Nouvel Observateur for a eat insects and spiders, but where September 1996 story in which those are in short supply, as in the Saddam was described by various Philippines highlands, the pitchers Arab leaders as stupid and have grown to a size incompetent and specifically, among accommodating an alternative other things, as an “executioner,” a source of the nitrogen they need. “monster,” a “murderer,” “a perfect The pitchers have “learned” that if cretin” and a “noodle.” they produce copious amounts of nectar, it will attract the tinymouse-sized tree shrew to harvest SEND ITEMS to weirdnews@ it, and the shrews, trapped inside earthlink.net.
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of local area subjects; george.ions@yahoo.com. Chris Scamehorn: Ceramics, Tuesday-Sunday, May 4-9, University Museum, SIUC; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. TuesdayFriday and 1-4 p.m. SaturdaySunday; www.museum. siu.edu or 618-453-5388. Hooked on Art: Studio Exhibits Creations by Youth Artists, Photographer Chrystal Varsity Center for the Arts, Lea Nause: Rustle Hill Winery, Carbondale; art made by 8595 U.S. 51, Cobden; youth at the Boys and Girls portraiture, narrative tableau, Club of Carbondale; through architecture and landscape; May 5; 618-453-5580. display includes work created Antarctic Dreams: By Gary in Italy; through Friday; Kolb and Jay Needham, www.rustlehillwinery.com University Museum, SIUC, Traveling display: Faner Hall; through May 9; Highlights of SIUC www.museum.siu.edu or 618photojournalism project, 453-5388. Sallie Logan Public Library, Homily: Qualis Vita, Finis Murphysboro; display Ita: Oil paintings by Jed features pictures collected Jackson, Main Gallery, during an October workshop Mitchell Museum, Cedarhurst documenting a weekend in Center for the Arts. 2600 Murphysboro; through Friday. Richview Road, Mount Joan Bailot: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Vernon; hours, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Distinctive Interiors, Tuesday through Saturday 2800 E. Outer Drive, Marion. and 1-5 p.m. Sunday; free; Lani Shapton: Prints, through May 9; 618-242-1236 ceramics, glass, 10 a.m.or www.cedarhurst.org. 4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and SIUC Photography Exhibit: 1-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Works from the Department University Museum, SIUC; of Cinema and Photography through Saturday, May 1. at SIUC, Beal Grand Corridor George Ions: Monday-May Gallery, Cedarhurst Center for 31, Varsity Center for the Arts, the Arts, Mount Vernon; 418 S. Illinois Ave., through May 9; 618-242Carbondale; landscape oil 1236 or at www.cedarhurst. paintings, including a number org . May 7; beginners or advanced; workshops on creating by nature, alternative water media and watercolor techniques; $195 covers seven meals, two nights lodging and workshop of choice; 618-749-5256.
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. Eileen Doman and Sarah Shoot: Central Showcase at Realty Central, 1825 W. Main St., Murdale Shopping Center, Carbondale; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday and 9 a.m.noon Saturday; through May 15; 618-457-4663. Sacred, Philosophical, Mythological: By Leslie Dean Price, 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. Masters of Photography: University Museum, SIUC; highlights from the museum’s permanent collection; includes photograph of silent film siren Gloria Swanson; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 1-4 p.m. SaturdaySunday; through May; free; www.museum.siu.edu. George Ions: Orlandini Vineyard, 410 Thorn Lane, Makanda; Italian landscapes
compliment vineyard décor; through May 31; 618-995230; george.ions@yahoo.com. Kris Killman: Watercolors, Harrisburg District Library; all 29 paintings for sale; closing reception, 2-4 p.m. Sunday, June 6. From Humble Beginnings, Lincoln’s Illinois 1830-1861: Southern Illinois Art and Artisans Center, Whittington; the exhibition presents a perspective of the Illinois Abraham Lincoln found when he entered the state in 1830; through Sept. 26; 618-6292220 or www.museum. state.il.us/ismsites/so-il. 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 http://archives.lib.siu.edu/in dex.php?pcollections/control card&id2459. 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 or starviewvineyards.com.
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Blend brings a special ‘Doowop Experience’ to Marion Civic Center at Marion Cultural and Center. COUNTRY Civic “This is our highSCENE energy, Branson-styled Vince Hoffard show,” said Blend founder Johnathan Estes of Energy. “We do a lot of interaction with the crowd and the The Doowop Experience action is nonstop. We keep with Blend things moving.” On almost a dare, Blend 7 p.m. Friday, May 7, Marion Cultural and Civic Center; was assembled in 2005 to $15/$10 at 618-997-4030. compete in a contest at John A. Logan College conducted by instructor ore than three Karen Sala. They won. decades after appearing at the SIU Several other minor contests followed over the Arena, Elvis Presley is next several months, and coming back to Southern they just kept on winning. Illinois to help local a Estes said he knew the cappella group Blend group was a marketable celebrate its fifth commodity after entering anniversary. To make the a competition at feat even more amazing, he’s bringing Roy Orbison. FreedomFest in Murray, A healthy dose of music Ky. in 2006 and emerging victorious. After a concert from a golden era will be in 2008 at the tourist featured during “The mecca of the Midwest, Doowop Experience,” a special stage presentation Branson, Mo., they were offered a full-time job at a Blend has prepared for a major theater. 7 p.m. appearance May 7
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“We were flattered by the opportunity, but could make more money working our regular circuit of shows,” he said. A fifth-grade teacher in Herrin, Estes said the singing group gives him two diverse careers. “Blend is almost a fulltime job,” he said. “In the summer, we are out for 14 straight days, back home for two, then right back out again. We’re on the road about 140 days a year. We stay plenty busy.” Estes said after the early talent show wins, he just started calling festival organizers and was able to secure jobs. Word quickly spread and the calendar started to fill up with tour dates.
“We started small and things just started to grow,” Estes said. “We don’t have a booking agent or a promoter. We’re just a bunch of guys having a great time.” Members of Blend are Anthony Deaton of Carterville, Andrew Smith of Chester, Eric Rudd of Smithland, Ky., and Estes. Rudd is a student at Murray State University and sometimes has scheduling issues. When he is not able to perform, he is replaced by Joe Woodard of Marion. The Marion show is being billed as a Bransonstyled show, and that means a healthy dose of comedy. Estes said the music the
quartet performs may be a half-century old, but it’s still very popular. A testimony to the unique camaraderie in the band, there are eight former members of the group, and six will be on hand May 7 as special guests to perform their signature songs.
“Our grand finale is a medley of hits that will have people on their feet,” Estes said. “Our goal is for everybody to leave with a smile on their face.” VINCE HOFFARD can be reached at 618-658-9095 or vincehoffard@yahoo. com.
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Hey Joe, play me some blues Joe Bonamassa, a blues guitar prodigy by age 12, returns to Shryock Joe Bonamassa 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Shryock Auditorium, SIUC; $69, $49, $39 at the box office, ticketmaster.com/ shryock or 618-453-6000. BY BRENT STEWART FOR THE SOUTHERN
CARBONDALE — When Southern Lights Entertainment promoted its first show at the SIU Arena almost two years ago, it was headlined by blues legend B.B. King. King was 83, but he entertained the crowd as energetically as he has for more than 60 years with his wise, knowing vocals and soulful playing. As much as the audience bowed at the feet of a master, they were caught off guard and wowed by a
young firebrand, Joe Bonamassa, the 32-yearold blues wonder who was discovered by King when Bonamassa was 12 years old. The “King of the Blues” has taken Bonamassa on tour with him every year since. A child prodigy, Bonamassa began playing Stevie Ray Vaughn licks at age 7. Over his 20-year career, he plays more than 200 shows a year and has released 11 albums. The most recent, “Black Rock,” was recorded in Greece and is one of his most ambitious yet. Flipside sat down with the young bluesman before his return to Carbondale, this time at Shryock Auditorium. What was it like to meet someone like B.B. when you were 12 years old?
As a 12-year-old, you don’t really get to process it as much. But it was great. He’s been a friend and a guy who’s been instrumental in my career for years. How has his friendship affected you? Well, he’s given me the stage and good advice. I mean, if it weren’t for B.B. King, I wouldn’t be talking to you right now. I certainly wouldn’t be playing Carbondale again. He was my big break. I don’t know how many times I’ve talked to him. He’s on my record, he’s on my new album, and I’ve toured with him every year for 20 years. But again, he was my big break. He didn’t have to do help me, he didn’t have to do anything, he just did. You’ve talked before about
your love for the British blues players. It’s a different style than American blues, filtered through a different perspective. What effect did they have on you? Guys like Jeff Beck, John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers, Peter Green, and Clapton, of course, those guys brought a certain swagger to the blues. They made it heavy, they made it rock. You know, Jimmie Page for example. It was young, it was fresh and it was loud. To a 10-year-old with a Les Paul guitar, it was full of feeling. The blues, maybe more so than any other genre, is connected deeply to its roots. How difficult is it for you to forge your own identity? SEE BONAMASSA / PAGE 8
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Coffeehouses, Cafés and Eateries Blues Man: 8:30 p.m. today, The Palace Pizzeria, 215 Appleknocker Drive, Cobden; 618-893-4415. Rob Jones and Brent Stewart with Honky Tonk Saint: 7 p.m. Friday, Longbranch Coffeehouse, 100 E. Jackson St., Carbondale; 618-5294488; no cover David Olney: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Cousin Andy’s Coffeehouse, Fellowship Hall, United Church of Christ, 515
Orchard Drive, Carbondale; $10; students, $5; www.cousinandy.org Calex: 8:30 p.m. Friday, Palace Pizzeria, Cobden. Josh Brown Trio: 8 p.m. Saturday, Yellow Moon Café, 110 N. Front St., Cobden; $8; 618893-2233, www.yellow mooncafe.com. The Natives: 8:30 p.m. Saturday, The Palace Pizzeria, Cobden.
Wineries Slappin’ Henry and Tawl Paul: 6-9 p.m. Friday, Rustle Hill J. Brown & The Workin’ Man’s Blues: 2-5 p.m. Saturday, Blue Sky Mockingbirds: 3-6 p.m. Saturday, Rustle Hill
Darling Parade: 6-9 p.m. Saturday, Rustle Hill Steve Ewing Band: 6-9 p.m. Saturday, Walker’s Bluff Barry Cloyd: 2-5 p.m. Sunday, Blue Sky Marty Davis: 2-5 p.m. Sunday, Rustle Hill
Blue Sky Vineyard: 3150 S. Rocky Comfort Road, Makanda; 618995-9463, www.bluesky vineyard.com Lau-Nae Winery: 1522 Illinois 3, Red Bud; 618-282-9463, www. lau-naewinery.com. Orlandini Vineyard: 410 Thorn Lane, Makanda; 618-9952307 or www.orlandini vineyard.com Rustle Hill Winery: U.S. 51, Cobden;
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z TONIGHT BENTON Duncan Dance Barn:: Spring Pond Band, 6:30-9:30 p.m. CARBONDALE PK’s: Sprickets SPILLERTOWN Track Side Dance Barn: Mike’s Band, 7-10 p.m. WEST FRANKFORT WB Ranch Barn: Little Egypt Country Band, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
z SUNDAY CARBONDALE Key West: Ivas John Blues Band MARION Marion Eagles: Feelin’ Country, 6-10 p.m.
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z WEDNESDAY DU QUOIN Ten Pin Alley: Piano Bob, 6-9 p.m.
z FRIDAY CARBONDALE Gatsby’s Bar: Blueprint, The Phist, 37 Pinch Penny/Copper Dragon: Mike and Joe PK’s: Blue Eyed Soul Tres Hombres: Blue Plate Specials, 6-9 p.m. INA Ina Community Building: Friday Night Jam Band, 6:30-9:30 p.m. JOHNSTON CITY Linemen’s Lounge: Dixie River Country Band, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. MARION John Brown’s on the Square: Through Dint of Heavy Whishing w/John Krane, 8:30-11:30 p.m.
MOUNT VERNON The Tavern on 10th: Bawn In The Mash SPILLERTOWN Track Side Dance Barn: Robert Ray & Yesterday’s Country, 7-10 p.m. THOMPSONVILLE Lion’s Cave: Todd Wiliford Country Band, 7-10 p.m. Old Country Store Dance Barn: Country Sidekicks, 7-10 p.m. WHITE ASH The White Ash Barn: The Vintage Country Band, 7-10 p.m. WHITTINGTON Corner Dance Hall: The Prospectors Band, 7:30-10:30 p.m.
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MOUNT VERNON The Tavern on 10th: Line of Fire SPILLERTOWN Track Side Dance Barn: Danny and Country Sound, 7-10 p.m. THOMPSONVILLE Lion’s Cave: Weekenders, 7-10 p.m. Old Country Store Dance Barn: Lil’ Boot & Classic Country, 7-10 p.m.
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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BONAMASSA: Guitar prodigy to play Shryock on Wednesday FROM PAGE 6
the English blues, it was louder, bigger, heavier, and When you say the roots it had this kind of charisma and the blues, you’re that the American blues I saying the same thing. The was listening to didn’t blues was born from field have. Eventually, I would hollers; it certainly doesn’t go back and discover B.B. come from anything other and Muddy Waters and than that. Definitely not Freddy King and Albert baroque or classical music King and all those guys, or something. So when you and that was really great say roots and blues, it’s the too, but the English stuff same thing. The English was my forté. guys, they were trying to Tell me a little bit about copy Howlin’ Wolf with a your new album, “Black Chuck Berry rock ‘n’ roll Rock.” What does it say mentality. When I heard about the direction
Concerts Southern Illinois Choir concert: 7:30 p.m. today, Shryock Auditorium, SIUC; features SIUC Choral Union, SIUC Concert Choir
and the SIUC Horn Choir; 618-536-8742. Music for the Kids Benefit: Featuring Ravenhill and Altered, 7-10 p.m. Friday, West Frankfort Park Banquet Hall; for The Night’s Shield
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Rollin” that the Yardbirds recorded was not the original version. I didn’t know that. Every time I walk onstage I learn something new about my performance, I learn something new about the crowd, I learn something new about the guitar. The key about being a performer is constantly keeping your eyes and ears open. The minute you think you know everything is the minute your career is over.
$10/$5; 618-536-8742. SIUC Guitar Ensemble: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Old Baptist Foundation Recital Hall, SIUC; $5/$3; 618-536-8742. Ivas John: Noon, Wednesday, Town Square Pavilion, Carbondale; bring lawn chairs; free; 618-5298040. New Arts Jazztet: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, SIUC, Altgeld Hall, room 112; free. Joe Bonamassa: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Shryock Auditorium, SIUC; 618-4536000 or www.southern lightsentertainment.com. Blend: A Doowop Experience, 7 p.m. Friday, May 7, Marion Cultural and Civic Center; $15/$10; www.marionccc.org or 618-997-4030. Wayne “The Train” Hancock: 8 p.m. Friday, May 14, Yellow Moon Café, 110 N. Front St., Cobden; $15/$17; www.yellowmooncafe.com; 618-893-2233. Lynyrd Skynyrd: 8 p.m. Saturday, May 29, Harrah’s Metropolis Casino; tickets $20+; metropolis. frontgate tickets.com or 888-512-7469.
Kentucky Ray Stevens: 7 p.m. Friday, May 14, Carson Center, Paducah; $30-$120; 270450-4444, thecarsoncenter.org.
Events Antique Car Show: 7 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Fort Massac State Park, Metropolis; free; local.aaca. org/southernillinois; 618-524-2448. Zombie Walk: 10 a.m., Saturday, 710 Book Store parking lot, Carbondale; make-up artists starting at 8:30 a.m.; registration, 9:30 a.m.; $10 fee gives participants a 20 percent discount at Fat Patties, Stadium Grille and Longbranch Coffee House; drawings for prizes; also showing “Night of the Living Dead”; register at www.carbondalemainstreet. com or 618-529-8040. The 2010 Great Cardboard Boat Regatta: noon, Saturday, SIUC Campus Lake; paddles, oars, and life preservers furnished; registration and boat inspections, 10 a.m.-noon; $15
registration fee; call 618521-5071 for corrugated cardboard; www.reccenter. siu.edu/index. Model Railroad Show: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, Benton Civic Center; adults, $3; early bird admission, 10 a.m., $5; children under 12 free; 618-984-4474, www.sitrainclub.net. Taste of Southern Illinois: 5-8 p.m. Sunday, Southeastern Illinois College Foundation Building, Harrisburg; benefiting local charities; $30; music by The Penguins; 618-253-4444 or 618-993-3513.
Festivals Anna Arts Festival: Friday-Sunday, Anna Arts Center, 125 W. Davie St., Anna, Masters Center; Country Music Night, 7-10 p.m. Friday features Eli Tellor and the Renegade Band, The Blackberry Blossoms,
Makanda Spring Fest begins Saturday BY D.W. NORRIS THE SOUTHERN
MAKANDA — Southern Illinoisans looking for a sign that a tardy spring is getting closer need look no further than Makanda and this weekend’s Spring Fest, which runs from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sunday on the Makanda Boardwalk. Several bands will play free concerts, beginning 11:30 a.m. Saturday with Nashville, Tenn., folk, blues and country singer Doug Rees on the main stage at the pavilion. Local blues and rock band The Natives play at 1:30 p.m. Hobo Knife, a new band from Mort Bustos of The Bourbon Knights, brings its old-timey swagger to the stage at 5 p.m. Also at noon Saturday are readings and photography exhibits at Renascence House, a historic church near the boardwalk. On Sunday, Soothsayers Jug Band of Carbondale makes its first Spring Fest appearance at 1 p.m. Giant City Slickers, a western swing band from Makanda, hits the stage at 4 p.m., followed by New Orleans rockers Mike Darby and the House of Cards at 5 p.m. More than 40 local and regional artists and artisans will sell blown glass, candles, handmade apparel, pottery, jewelry, spices, sauces and other items. There will also be vendors and food booths featuring classic festival fares such as barbeque, nachos, corndogs, funnel cakes and more. Admission is free, but parking is limited. dw.norris@thesouthern.com / 618-351-5074
z MOVIES z POP CULTURE z ART z MUSIC z WINERIES z THEATER z THINGS TO DO z BOOKS z Deanna Freeman and Dave Clark, $10; Little Egypt Barbershop Chorus, 7–9 p.m. Saturday, May 1, $10; Shawnee Hills Poetry Festival, 2– 5 p.m. Sunday, May 2, $5 donation; 618-697-6285. Makanda Springfest: Saturday-Sunday, Makanda Boardwalk; 10:30 a.m.5.30 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m.-5.30 p.m. Sunday. Kite Festival: 1-4 p.m. Saturday, upper Arena Field, SIUC; make a kite, bring a kite fly a kite; all ages; kite kits can be purchased and made before the event at the Student Center Craft Shop for $5; www.siustudent center.org/craft-shop. Rend Lake Water Festival: Tuesday-Saturday, May 8, Benton; carnival, Benton Public Square parking lot; May 7, Benton’s Capitol Park; parade, 10 a.m. Saturday, May 8; 618-438-2121.
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The Scientist: 7 p.m. Saturday, Liberty Theater, Murphysboro; film by writer/director Zach LeBeau, who is a Carbondale native; $7; 618-684-5880; www.thescientistmovie.com
Theater/Performance The Amnesiac’s Diary: 8 p.m. today-Saturday, Kleinau Theater, SIUC, Communications Building; absurdist, multi-sensory romp through the disappointments and disorientation of memory loss; general admission, $7; students, $5; 618-453-5618 e-mail kleinau@siu.edu. Intimate Apparel: A Tribute to Human Spirit, 7 p.m. today Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday, McLeod Theater, Communications Building, SIUC; director, Susan Patrick Benson; adults, $15; seniors, $12 and students, $6; also, Laura Kidd will deliver a preshow lecture in the MCMA Dean’s Conference Room at 1:30 p.m. Sunday; lecture, free; 618-453-3001. Antigone: Greek tragedy, 7 p.m. Friday, Shawnee Community College, Ullin;
adults, $10; children/ students, $5; no children under 12; 618-634-3323; www.theedcenter.tix.com. Dance recital: 7:30 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. Saturday, Furr Auditorium, Pulliam Hall, SIU; Southern Illinois Dance Company; $8/$4. Beyond Therapy: By Christopher Durang, FridaySunday, Varsity Center for the Arts, 418 S. Illinois Ave., Carbondale; directed by Mary
Boyle; adult comedy for mature audiences; Friday and Saturday performances, 7:30 p.m. and Sunday matinee, 2 p.m.; $10/$15; 618-549-5466 or www.stagecompany.org. Little Shop of Horrors: 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday, O’Neil Auditorium, John A Logan College, Carterville; $8/$5; two matinees, 10 a.m. today and Friday; matinees, $1, free
for Logan students and staff; 618-985-2828 ext. 8287. Dig It: A musical tale of ancient civilizations, 7 p.m. Saturday, Marion Cultural and Civic Center; performed by the students of Skyline Academy; written by John Jacobson and Roger Emerson; www.marionccc.org or 618-997-4030. Spring Festival of Dance Recital: 2 p.m. Sunday, Furr Auditorium, SIUC; dances
from the Swan Lake Ballet, Nutcracker Ballet, Gone with the Wind and Bacarolle. The Yard: An A Capella/Hip-Hop Musical: 6:30 p.m. Saturday, May 8, Shryock Auditorium, SIUC; written and directed by SIUC grad Brandon A. Williams; Q&A with Williams and live music, scholarship giveaways; $10 at Shryock box office and ticketmaster.com and $15 at the door.
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‘Fieldstock’ offers fun, music for all The 37th annual Boat Regatta set for Saturday at Campus Lake CARBONDALE — An all-new sports and music festival is coming to Southern Illinois University Carbondale on Saturday. Fieldstock is a May Day celebration for the whole family, featuring fun, games and music. Everyone is welcome, and almost everything is free. Throw your support behind Saluki athletics by taking in a women’s softball double-header or a men’s baseball game. The ladies hit the field at Charlotte West Stadium at noon; the men play at Abe Martin Field at 2 p.m. The SIUC intramural sports fields are full of activity throughout the day. You’ll find a rugby match, club baseball and a volleyball tournament
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Clash of the Titans (PG-13) 4:50 8:00 10:40 The Back Up Plan (R) 4:00 6:50 9:40 Hot Tub Time Machine (R) 5:00 7:50 10:20 Clash of the Titans 3D (PG-13) 4:20 7:30 10:00 Bounty Hunter (PG-13) 4:30 7:20 10:05 Date Night (PG-13) 3:50 7:10 9:50 Kick-Ass (R) 3:40 4:40 6:40 7:40 9:30 10:30
from 1 to 6 p.m. The American Marketing Association Wing Fling is from 1 to 5 p.m. at the field. Enjoy this meal of wings and more for $5. You can also play bags, Frisbee or Whiffleball between 4 and 8 p.m. on the fields. Or challenge your friends with inflatable Laser Tag or the inflatable obstacle course. Participants younger than 18 must have a consent form signed by a parent or guardian. There’s also free food from 5 to 8 p.m. Kick back and relax or kick up your heels and dance to music from 6 to 8 p.m. Young Loves and Nighty Nite will play. Then, enjoy an outdoor movie, “The Blind Side,” at 8 p.m. As a family friendly event, the rules are: no pets, no alcohol and no glass bottles. Participants are encouraged to bring blankets and lawn chairs. Organizers are providing free transportation to the fields from the residence halls, arena parking lot and Evergreen Terrace. The rain location for Fieldstock is the small gym at the Rec Center with activities running from 6 to 10 p.m. — SIUC University Communications
How to Train Your Dragon (PG) 4:00 6:30 9:20 The Losers (PG-13) 4:10 7:00 9:30 Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married Too? (PG-13) 3:40 6:50 9:50 The Last Song (PG) 4:30 7:10 9:40 Death at a Funeral (R) 4:40 7:20 10:00 Diary of a Wimpy Kid (PG) 4:20 6:40 9:10
How to Train Your Dragon (PG) 3:50 6:15 The Back Up Plan (R) 3:40 6:40 The Losers (R) 4:50 7:40 Clash of the Titans (PG-13) 4:40 7:20 Date Night (PG-13) 4:20 7:10 The Last Song (PG) 4:00 6:50 Death at a Funeral (R) 4:30 7:30 Kick-Ass (R) 4:10 7:00
ONLINE: Want to be in the regatta? For details on entering a boat, see this story at www.flipsideonline.com. CARBONDALE — Once feared to be a thing of the past, the 37th annual Great Cardboard Boat Regatta is back in all its splashing glory at SIUC. The race is set to begin at noon Saturday at the Campus Lake Boat Docks.
What began in 1974 as a project for students in Richard Archer’s art and design class has become an international experience. The original assignment was to build a functional boat from corrugated cardboard.
The Stage Co. presents the hilarious ‘Beyond Therapy’ this weekend CARBONDALE — This weekend will present your last opportunity to catch The Stage Co. production of “Beyond Therapy” by Christopher Durang. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and at 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Varsity Center for the Arts, 418 S. Illinois Ave. “Beyond Therapy,” which ran off-Broadway with Sigourney Weaver in the starring role of Prudence and then had a later Broadway incarnation with Dianne Wiest in the same role, satirizes the tendency of young 30-somethings to seek therapy as the solution to their problems — even when
The regatta is a family oriented, alcohol-free event for the community. Boats will compete in four categories. Class I is for those propelled by canoe paddles, oars or kayak paddles, while Class II is for those using mechanical paddle wheels, propellers, plungers or other peoplepowered propulsion. The
third class is for all instant boats built on race day and the final class is for boats built by children ages 13 and younger. The top finishers in each class get trophies. There are also special awards for the most spectacular sinking, best use of cardboard and best team boat. — SIUC University Communications
Logan presents ‘Little Shop of Horrors’
their therapists have greater problems than they do. Combining his relatively gentle satire of therapy with the perennial search for love and fulfillment, Durang creates a lively and hilarious play. The play contains language and content that may not be appropriate for children. Tickets are $15 for the public and $10 for students with ID; group rates are available. They are available at the box office from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday, noon to 4 Saturdays and one hour before all performances; online at www.stagecompany.org or at 800-838-3007.
CARTERVILLE – John A. Logan College will present “Little Shop of Horrors,” the popular musical written by Howard Ashman with music composed by Alan Menken, about a poor florist shop worker who is thrust into the limelight when he discovers a mysterious plant that feeds on human blood. Performances will be at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and at 2 p.m. Sunday in O’Neil Auditorium. Tickets are $8 for the public and $5 for students. There will also be 10 a.m. matinees today and Friday; tickets are $1 for the public and free to JALC students and staff. “This is a character-driven musical,” said Nathan Arnett, a music instructor at Logan and director of this production. “I enjoy the plot very much. It’s a really fun show. It has wonderful music, and there are some really beautiful moments in the show because of the excellence of the actors we have playing the roles. It’s a small cast with just nine members, and they are extremely talented.” Kyle Johnson from Marion is a sophomore at JALC and plays Seymour, the flower shop attendant. Heather Barnett of Marion, a JALC alumna and veteran of the JALC stage, plays Audrey, the woman Seymour secretly loves. To order tickets or for more information, call 618985-2828 or 618-457-7676, ext. 8287.
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METROPOLIS — The Ohio Valley Chapter of the Southern Illinois Region of the Antique Automobile Club of America will host an antique car show Saturday at Fort Massac State Park. Southern Illinois Region President Mike Hausman of Metropolis said the Central Division Spring Meet consists of three days, today to Saturday, with the highlight being a
judged car show Saturday. The show will be open from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. and admission is free for the public. The Antique Automobile Club of America is an international organization with members in all 50 states and in more than 50 countries. The aim of the AACA is the perpetuation of the pioneer days of automobiling by
furthering the interest in and preservation of antique automobiles, and the promotion of sportsmanship and good fellowship among all AACA members. For more information about the Ohio Valley Chapter of the Southern Illinois Region of the American Antique Car Association, call Hausman at 618-524-2448. — The Southern
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‘Furry’ not anywhere close to being funny Furry Vengeance Rated PG for some rude humor, mild language and brief smoking; starring Brendan Fraser, Brooke Shields, Ken Jeong, Matt Prokop; directed by Roger Kumble; opening Friday at University Place 8 in Carbondale and Illinois Centre 8 in Marion.
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spin from his boss (Ken Jeong) for the chance to live in a McMansion in the middle of “Phase I” of their development. His wife has settled into a teaching job at the school, BY ROGER MOORE but their teen son, Tyler MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE NEWS (Matt Prokop), isn’t adjusting. On the sliding critterAnd the future roadkill comedy scale, “Furry of the forest aren’t taking Vengeance” falls this deforestation lying somewhere between the down. A raccoon is their “Chipmunks” and the ringleader with ferrets, “Chihuahua” (the one vultures, squirrels and from Beverly Hills). And if skunks ready to pitch in. its scheming woodland They don’t talk, but creatures, slapstick communicate with little violence, bird poop and thought-balloons. Their Porte-John gags don’t do schemes involve the anything for you when you simple (chewing holes in take your kids, just chant sprinklers so they blast this little mantra: “It’s not Developer Dan in the for me, it’s for them ... ” crotch) and the complex. Brendan Fraser is wellThere’s so little mirth in meaning developer Dan, the message-oriented who has moved his wife script that the cast resorts (Brooke Shields) to a new to mugging to find a laugh. subdivision carved in the A bit player exaggerates middle of pristine forest. his Mexican accent, and He endures the abuse and the Korean-American “We’re a green company” Jeong bursts into sing-
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songy Korean chatter on his cell-phone. Thankfully, there’s the always kid-friendly Fraser, gamely donning a toosmall pink track suit,
taking the falls and keeping even the naughty bits PG. “I need to remove a leech from my no-no zone.”
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