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Top 20 Restaurant of the Week: Walt’s Pizza BY DAVID ZOELLER SPECIAL ADVERTISING COPY
MARION — Walt Nieds certainly doesn’t look back on the small attic fire that caused his restaurant to be closed for 18 days early this year as a blessing, but it did serve as a reminder of the loyal following Walt’s has built up over the past 33 years. During the closing, as his staff would be seen around town, they would be bombarded with questions about when the popular pizza place was going to reopen. “We heard it from a lot of customers. Everybody was like, ‘Hey, get back open; we need our fix,” said Nieds. “It was all over Facebook, too, from as far away as California and Texas, they were going back and forth with it. It was pretty cool.” The fire caused smoke damage but no structural damage. The staff used the unexpected down time to make improvements they would not have had an opportunity to make otherwise. The restaurant Nieds and his wife, Peggy, started in 1977 has always focused on pizza, but its changing taglines over the years reflect the evolution of the eatery. “When we started we were known as ‘Walt’s, Home of the Double Decker,’ then it was ‘Walt’s, More Than Great Pizza’ then ‘Walt’s, Good Food and Good Times,’ and now it’s ‘Walt’s Pizza Pasta Grill,’” said Nieds. “That’s how we’ve evolved.” That famous doubledecker pizza, which consists of two layers of premium Wisconsin cheese, two layers of premium meats and the
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Marion residents Lynette and Howard Joyner (left) and Jeff and Trudy Rentfro eat on the newly expanded patio at Walt’s in Marion. The four are regular patrons, and sit outside, even in the cooler months because a portion of the patio is heated.
French-twisted crust, is still a mainstay. Walt’s grinds more than 1,500 pounds of cheese a week for its many menu items. Its grill offers a variety of items from homemade lasagna, steak alfredo and a 12-ounce ribeye, to new offerings like fish tacos and chicken and steak fajitas. A trip to Walt’s also usually means a trip to the salad bar. “We never use anything artificial or imitation on our salad bar. We make all of our own dressings and salads,” Nieds said. In addition, several low-carb menu items are available. “We’re pretty healthconscious for a little old pizza place.” The restaurant prides itself on being familyfriendly, with a children’s menu and a game room. Children under the age of 10 eat free on Mondays. And on Sunday, Walt’s features reduced prices on pizza and soda.
Buy one entrée and get one free at this restaurant and other featured restaurants across Southern Illinois with the 2010 Top 20 Dining Card. Top 20 Cards are available for purchase at The Southern offices in Carbondale and Marion by calling 618-529-5454 or online at www.thesouthern.com/top20. Cards are $20 each plus $1 per order for cards to be mailed. Some exclusions may apply. See card for details.
DETAILS Who: Walt’s Pizza Pasta Grill What: Pizza, pasta, sandwiches, salads, steak, chicken, fish Where: 213 S. Court, Marion Hours: 4-11 p.m. Sunday and Monday; 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday; 11 a.m.-midnight Friday and Saturday. Phone: 618-993-8668 What else: The outdoor patio has been expanded for more dining al fresco. An outdoor patio has been expanded and is proving very popular, Nieds said. Appetizers are half price there from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesdays, and live music is featured that night from 5 to 8 p.m. In addition to his wife, Nieds’ son, Walter, is
involved in the running of the restaurant, as one of the managers. The elder Nieds has done just about everything at the restaurant over the years. “My favorite place to be is on the pizza line, just helping get that line off to a good start,” he said.
They weren’t exactly lying about it NEWS OF THE WEIRD Chuck Shepherd
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riton Robert Dee, feeling humiliated at being called the “world’s worst tennis pro” by London’s Daily Telegraph (and other news organizations) sued the newspaper for libel last year. After taking testimony in February, the judge tossed out the lawsuit in April, persuaded by Dee’s having lost 54 consecutive international tour matches (all in straight sets). Fearful of an opposite result, 30 other news organizations had already apologized to Dee for disparaging him, and some even paid him money in repentance, but the Telegraph had stood its ground (and was, of course, humble in victory, titling its story on the outcome, “‘World’s Worst’ Tennis Player Loses Again”).
Club, riding waves on secondhand, beaten-down boards. While the waves might not be as challenging as those in Huntington Beach, Calif., the surfers nonetheless must be skilled enough to avoid the estimated 60 million liters of raw sewage that Gaza city, with no practical alternative, has routinely emptied into the sea.
Independence Township, Mich., in January. Witnesses said he put on a helmet, then strapped a contraption consisting of a motorcycle muffler, a pipe, gunpowder, match heads and gasoline on his back, and had someone light the wick to send him blasting through the snow.
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Clair Arthur Smith, 42, of Cape Coral, Fla., was charged with forgery in May after he allegedly tried to doctor the amount of a check he had received from Bank of America. Converting the “$10.00” check to $100, or even $100,000, would seem plausible, but Smith tried to deposit the check into his account after he had marked it up to “$269,951.00.”
Two North Carolina surgeons were issued official “letters of concern” in January for a 2008 incident in which they performed a Csection on a woman who was not pregnant. (They relied on an intern’s confused diagnosis and followed an ultrasound with no heartbeat and several obviously failed attempts to induce labor.)
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Deborah Dillow was late with the $150 she allegedly owed to The Bomb Squad dog waste pick-up service The continuing crisis in Bend, Ore., in April, and appeared to be avoiding z Mexican police, calls at her home. The raiding a suspected Bomb Squad owner, hideout of drug kingpin frustrated by the delays, Oscar Nava Valencia in the simply returned all the city of Zapopan in work done to that point on December, found the Dillow’s property in one expected items (weapons, big pile, in her front yard. drugs, cash) but also 38 gold- or silver-plated guns Alcohol was involved emblazoned with ornate designs and studded with z Donald Wolfe, 55, was diamonds, which it placed charged with public on public display in May. drunkenness in March in Included were seven Brookville, Pa., after bejeweled assault neighbors spotted him weapons. giving, as he described it, z In war-torn Gaza, mouth-to-mouth with little relief from the resuscitation to a roadkill tedium of destruction and possum along Route 36. poverty, the z A 62-year-old man Mediterranean Sea offers suffered second-degree some relief, especially for burns after launching about 40 people who himself on a makeshift, belong to the Gaza Surf rocket-powered sled in
Least competent criminals
A News of the Weird Classic Among the ill-fated public relations moves by the Brown & Williamson tobacco company to counteract the industry’s cascading legal problems in the year 2000 were these automated telephone announcements for 800number callers (according to an April 2000 New York Times story): (1) A male chorus serenading callers with, “Oooh, the tobacco plant is a lovely plant / Its leaves so broad and green / But you shouldn’t think about the tobacco plant / If you’re still a teen,” and (2) An earlier message featuring a sexy male voice intoning, “Brown & Williamson Tobacco is in love. We’re a giant corporation, and you make us feel like a little kitten.” SEND ITEMS to weirdnews@
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Mythological: 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. The Spring Fling exhibit: Spring-themed works of art, Little Egypt Arts Centre, downtown square, Marion; artist Kelli Henderson will also showcase her portrait paintings on the north wall through May 31; Spring Fling exhibit through June 15. George Ions: Varsity Center for the Arts, Carbondale; landscape oil paintings, including a number of local area subjects; through May 31; george.ions@yahoo.com. Paintings by Jan York: Yellow Moon Café, 110 N. Front St., Cobden; through May 31; www.yellowmooncafe. com; 618-893-2233. Traveling display: Highlights of SIUC photojournalism project, Daum Administration Building and city hall, Murphysboro; display features pictures collected during an October
workshop documenting a weekend in Murphysboro; through May; www.southof64.com. Andrea LeBeau: Carbondale Civic Center Corridor Gallery downtown; through May. Kris Killman: Watercolors, Harrisburg District Library; 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. Abstract and nonobjective paintings and sculptures: From members of Little Egypt Arts Association, Shawnee Community College, 8364 Shawnee College Road, Ullin; main H hallway; through Aug. 20; 1-800-481-2242. Carolyn Gassan Plochmann display: Work and life of Carbondale artist, Morris Library, SIUC; view the display in the cases outside
Cajun Festival MAY 21 & 22 FRI 6pm - 11pm • SAT 11am - 6 pm Rain or Shine at Pheasant Hollow Winery
• Uncle Joe’s Barbeque • Cajun Food • Live Music • Dancing • Fine Wines
Located at exit 77 along I-57 • 618-629-2302 www.pheasanthollowwinery.com
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 www.starviewvineyards.com.
p.m. Saturday, May 22; 618-242-1236 or www.cedarhurst.org. Structure and Harmony: Abstract Works from the Permanent Collection, Beal Grand Corridor Gallery, Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, 2600 E. Richmond Road, Mount Vernon; includes works by Mary Sprague, Paul Krainak, Cheonae Kim, Herbert Fink and Alfio Bonanno; May 22-July 25; reception, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, May 22; 618-2421236 or www.cedarhurst.org. Totally Tubular: Featuring SAC after school artists, Cedarhurst Center for the Receptions Arts, 2600 E. Richmond Road, Anna: 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Mount Vernon; May 22-July May 22, Anna Arts Center, 125 25; reception, 6:30 p.m. W. Davie St., Anna; artists Saturday, May 22; 618-242Kenny Brim and Connie Boyd; 1236 or www.cedarhurst.org. live music and refreshments; Karen Lynn W. Hale: 618-697-6285 or Central Showcase at Realty annaartscenter@gmail.com. Central, 1825 W. Main St., Voices: Contemporary Murdale Shopping Center, Ceramic Art from Sweden: Carbondale; paintings and Main Gallery, Cedarhurst gourd art; reception, 4-6 p.m. Center for the Arts, 2600 E. Friday, June 4; gallery hours, 9 Richmond Road, Mount a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday Vernon; contemporary and 9 a.m.-noon Saturday; ceramic art in Sweden; May through June 26; 618-45722-Aug. 1; reception, 6:30 4663.
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Head downtown Saturday to let loose with music and wine on Town Square
Downtown Art and Wine Fair 3 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Town Square in Carbondale; $10 admission for wine tasting and live music, $2 music only; live music by Giant City Slickers and Big Larry and the Home Town Blues Band. BY D.W. NORRIS THE SOUTHERN
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outhern Illinoisans with a thirst for wine, art and live music can enjoy all three plus food in one central location Saturday. The Downtown Art and Wine Fair begins at 3 p.m. in Carbondale’s Town Square neighborhood. For $10, fairgoers will get admission to the festival area, wine tasting and a chance to meet local artists while listening to local bands. The Giant City Slickers will play from 3 to 6 p.m. with Big Larry and the Home Town Blues Band to follow from 6 to 9 p.m There will be wine by the bottle and glass, cheese sampler plates and appetizers for sale, but the
‘Our point of view is that anything that benefits Southern Illinois as a whole benefits each individual business.’ TERI HAMMOND MANAGER OF RUSTLE HILL WINERY
CLICK & CONNECT: For more information on the Art and Wine Fair in downtown Carbondale, see this story at www.flipsideonline.com. event offers much more. The fair can also act as a base camp for attendees who want to explore the area around Carbondale’s City Pavilion. “You can do that all night so, if you want to stop into the Town Square Market and purchase some cheese and crackers and bring it back in, that’s totally alright,” said Meghan Cole, the executive director of Carbondale Main Street and one of the fair’s organizers. “This is a good come-and-go event.” It’s also an event designed to increase awareness of businesses. For local merchants, the fair is an opportunity to get the word out about a vibrant district that might not be the first place on people’s minds when they think of a tasty lunch, a quick trip to the grocery store or dinner and a night out on the town. “That’s one of the best things about it,” said Rene Cook, manager of Town Square Market. “It reminds people that we are here, and lets new people know we are here.” Restaurants such as Longbranch Coffee House, Thai Taste, Global Gourmet, Newell House and Tres Hombres look like immediate beneficiaries of increased foot traffic in the area, but others should also get a boost from participation.
“It will get a little more recognition for the local artists who are in Southern Illinois,” said Leah Lerner, co-owner of the upscale cocktail lounge The Blue Martin, an event sponsor. And while there would seem to be a sense of competition between downtown businesses and those located on the Shawnee Hills Wine Trail, one of the event’s participants said that’s not the case. “Our point of view is that anything that benefits Southern Illinois as a whole benefits each individual business,” said Teri Hammond, manager of Cobden’s Rustle Hill Winery. Murphysboro’s Big Muddy Brewing will offer tastings of their beer, and the square will be powered with solar energy provided by Advanced Energy Solutions of Pomona. Planning for the downtown fair is a yearround task. For the last couple years, the event has been a good idea plagued by bad weather. Cole said she believed this year will be different. “We’ve had some problems in the past with weather, but we’re putting all those behind us,” Cole said. “We’re going to have good weather this year.”
LowerTown Arts and Music Festival heads to Paducah PADUCAH — The LowerTown Arts and Music Festival opens Friday and promises attendees three days of outstanding entertainment near the banks of the Ohio River. This free festival features visiting artists in a wide array of media, and organizers said they expected more than 70 artist’s booths. There will
be open studios and galleries, and live classical, jazz, bluegrass and rock ‘n’ roll shows. Several restaurants in the historic LowerTown neighborhood will offer food. There will also be sidewalk painting contests to raise money for a local children’s charity, and balcony theatres throughout the neighborhood.
The festival, produced and organized by the LowerTown Neighborhood Association, runs from 3 to 11 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. For more information, email festival organizers at lowertownartsand musicfestival@gmail. com. — The Southern
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Rustle Hill Winery Sean Holland Band: 6-9 p.m. Saturday, Walker’s Bluff Cajun Festival: 6-11 p.m. Saturday, Pheasant Hollow Winery J Brown & The Workin’ Man’s Blues Band: 2-5 p.m. Sunday, Blue Sky Vineyard Renegade: 2-6 p.m., Sunday, The Bluffs Vineyard and Winery Ray Martin: 2-6 p.m. Sunday, StarView Dave Simmons: 2-5 p.m. Sunday, Rustle Hill Winery Blue Afternoon: 2-5 p.m. Sunday, Orlandini Vineyard Brad Belt: 3-6 Sunday, Walker’s Bluff Mixed Company: 6-9 p.m. Sunday, Rustle Hill
Blue Sky Vineyard: 3150 S. Rocky Comfort Road, Makanda; 618995-9463, bluesky vineyard.com The Bluffs Vineyard and Winery: 140 Buttermilk Hill Road, Ava; 618-763-4447, thebluffswinery.com. Orlandini Vineyard: 410 Thorn Lane, Makanda; 618-995-2307, orlandinivineyard. com
Winery: 14931 Illinois 37, Whittington; 618-6292302, pheasanthollow winery.com Rustle Hill Winery: U.S. 51, Cobden; 618893-2700, rustlehill winery.com StarView Vineyards: 5100 Wing Hill Road, Cobden; 618-893-9463, starviewvineyards.com Von Jakob Orchard: 230 Illinois 127, Alto Pass; 618-893-4600, vonjakobvineyard.com. Walker’s Bluff: North on Reed Station Road, Carterville; 618-9858463, walkersbluff.com
Owl Creek Vineyard: 2655 Water Valley Road, Cobden; 618-893-2557, owlcreekvineyard.com. Pheasant Hollow
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BENTON Duncan Dance Barn:: Spring Pond Band, 6:30-9:30 p.m. CARBONDALE PK’s: Delta Tres Hombres: The Blarney Stoners COBDEN Trails End Lodge:
Whistle Pigs, 8 p.m. SPILLERTOWN Track Side Dance Barn: Jam, 7-10 p.m. WEST FRANKFORT WB Ranch Barn: Little Egypt Country Band, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
z FRIDAY CARBONDALE Pinch Penny/Copper Dragon: Rock U PK’s: The Natives Tres Hombres: The Twin Cats, 10 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: Aaron Kamm & The One Drops, 8:30-11:30 p.m. Whisker Willy’s Bar & Grill : Against The Tide, 9 p.m.
SPILLERTOWN Track Side Dance Barn: Rightous Rebel, 7-10 p.m. THOMPSONVILLE Lion’s Cave: Rebel 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: Black Lace Band, 7:30-10:30 p.m.
CARBONDALE Pinch Penny/Copper Dragon: Bottle of Justus PK’s: The Natives Tres Hombres: Thinner Tead, 10 p.m.-1 a.m. DU QUOIN Timeout Sports Bar: Storm Limit, 9 p.m.1 a.m. JOHNSTON CITY Linemen’s Lounge: Ivas John Blues Band, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. MARION Marion Eagles: Black Lace, 8 p.m.-midnight Whisker Willy’s Bar & Grill : Against The Tide,
9 p.m. MOUNT VERNON The Tavern on 10th: Big Jeff Chapman SPILLERTOWN Track Side Dance Barn: Mike’s Band, 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. WHITTINGTON The Zone Lounge: Homegrown Harmony, 4-8 p.m.; Jordan Carter, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.
z TUESDAY CARBONDALE Pinch Penny/ Copper Dragon: Colgate Country Showdown PK’s: Whistle Pigs MOUNT VERNON Double K’s Kickin Country: Jacks-RBetter, 7-10 p.m. SPILLERTOWN Track Side Dance Barn:
Rightous Rebel, 7-10 p.m. WEST FRANKFORT WB Ranch Barn: WB Ranch Band, 6:30-9:30 p.m. WHITE ASH The White Ash Barn: The Heartland Country Band, 7-10 p.m.
z WEDNESDAY CARBONDALE Tres Hombres: Giant City Slickers, 8:30 p.m.
DU QUOIN Ten Pin Alley: Piano Bob, 6-9 p.m.
Coffeehouses, Cafés and Eateries
z SUNDAY CARBONDALE Key West: Ivas John Blues Band
MARION Marion Eagles: Black Lace, 6-10 p.m.
z MONDAY CARBONDALE PK’s: Asylum Street Spankers, 8 p.m.
MARION Marion Youth Center: Ragtag Band, 7-10 p.m.
Dana Cooper: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Cousin Andy’s Coffeehouse, United Church of Christ, 515 Orchard Drive, Carbondale; $10; students, $5; www.cousinandy.org Ivas John Band: 8:30 p.m. Friday, The Palace Pizzeria, 215
Appleknocker Drive, Cobden; 618-893-4415 Blue Bandits: 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Palace Pizzeria, Cobden. Rob Jones and Brent Stewart: 3-5 p.m. Sunday, Kindling Spirits, 1420 Main St., Carterville; 618-985-2226.
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
z MOVIES z POP CULTURE z ART z MUSIC z WINERIES z THEATER z THINGS TO DO z BOOKS z Concerts Southern Illinois Christine Bauer: Noon Wednesday, Town Square Pavilion, Carbondale; part of Brown Bag Concert Series hosted by Carbondale Main Street; bring lawn chairs; free; www.carbondalemain street.com or 618-5298040. Lynyrd Skynyrd: 8 p.m. Saturday, May 29, Riverfront Outdoor Concert Venue, Harrah’s Metropolis Casino; 21 or older to enter; tickets start at $20; http://metropolis.frontgate tickets.com or 888-5127469. Rock Feast II: Artists Against Hunger, 8 p.m. Saturday, June 5, Johnston City High School; bands featured include Freedom Express, Legends Never Die and Solovus;$5 or five food items; parking, $1; flea market, silent auction, children’s activities; food available for purchase; Southern Illinois Roller Girls will give a demonstration; food items go to food pantries; 618-694-4751. Gary Allan: 8 p.m. Saturday, July 3, Riverfront Outdoor Concert Venue, Harrah’s Metropolis Casino; 21 or older to enter; tickets start at $20; http://metropolis.frontgate tickets.com or 888-5127469.
Indiana The Makeshifts: 7 p.m. Saturday, Boot City Opry, 11800 S. Highway 41, Terre Haute; rockabilly, blues, country; $11; www.bootcity opry.com or 812-299-8379.
Kentucky Tim Hawkins: 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 18, Carson Center, Paducah; opening act, Clay Campbell and the Kentucky Opry Show; $15-$45; 270-450-4444 or www.thecarsoncenter.org.
Sweet home, Metropolis: Lynyrd Skynyrd plays Harrah’s “Freebird” or “Sweet Alabama.” COUNTRY Home Skynyrd will be in concert Saturday, May 29 SCENE Vince Hoffard at Harrah’s Casino in Metropolis as part of its summer outdoor concert series, and Van Zant said the reputation of the band Lynyrd Skynyrd and the quality of music it 8 p.m. Saturday, Harrah’s continues to produce Casino, Metropolis; $21, makes every concert a $46 and $101, or special festive event. $401 package of two “Every time we drive tickets in the first six rows, into these places, you see a hotel room and $50 food people out in the parking lot and its kinda like a certificate; must be 21 or football game,” Van Zant older to attend; call said. “People are out there 888-512-7469. cooking and drinking.” The essence of the band ynyrd Skynyrd was the was captured on “Live hottest band in the from Freedom Hall,” a new Southern Rock CD/DVD that will be universe when it was released June 22. decimated by a plane crash The footage is from one that killed lead singer of the last concerts with Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist the band by keyboardist Steve Gaines and two Billy Powell, who died in other members of the 2009. Florida-based Powell, a classically organization in 1977. trained pianist, was With no vocal leader, it working as a roadie with a seemed the band that had band in 1972. been on an undeniable As they were sitting up meteoric rise to super to play a high school prom, stardom would be gone Powell noticed a piano forever. sitting in the corner and However, a decade after casually sat down and the accident, the only played his own version of person with a legitimate an intro to “Freebird.” shot at filling the shoes as Listeners were awestruck, front man for the group and Ronnie Van Zant agreed to join forces with invited him to join the the band. band on the spot. It took a long time to win over loyal fans, but with Ronnie’s brother, Johnny Van Zant, at the helm, the current Skynyrd incarnation isn’t missing a beat. As proof, there is new album, “God & Guns,” crammed full of a blistering blues style and accentuated with roaring triple lead guitar. Instant classic “Skynyrd Nation” will juice up concertgoers just as quickly as
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Ronnie Van Zant gathered the nucleus of the band in 1964 with guitarists Gary Rossington and Allen Collins in a group called The Noble Five. The band evolved over the next several years, frequently changing members and names. In 1970, the permanent name Leonard Skinnerd was adopted, a tongue-incheek tribute to a physical education instructor at Robert E. Lee High School in Jacksonville, Fla., who hated long hair. Of course, each member of the band had hair flowing to the middle of their back. The funky spelling came later. The band toured hard throughout the South and was eventually discovered by music executives at a whiskey-soaked Atlanta show in 1972. Starting in 1973, the band cranked out an album a year. The debut LP contained the single “Sweet Home Alabama,” which turned the band into a overnight phenomenon. In the first five years on the national scene, the band continuously evolved, most notably adding singer, songwriter and guitarist Steve Gaines. Only three days before the fatal plane crash, Skynyrd
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released “Street Survivors,” an album which included the hit “What’s Your Name.” Since Johnny Van Zant assumed lead vocal duties, the band has released eight additional albums.
The band’s ferocious approach to navigating troubled waters is chronicled in “Still Unbroken,” from the new album. SEE SKYNYRD / PAGE 8
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Sounds of the bayou Cajun Festival 6 to 11 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Pheasant Hollow Winery, 14391 N. Illinois 37, Whittington; live Cajun music and food; $5. BY D.W. NORRIS THE SOUTHERN
WHITTINGTON — A slice of Southern Illinois will be transformed into the Louisiana bayou this weekend during the Cajun
Pheasant Hollow Winery hosts Cajun Festival
CLICK & CONNECT: For more information on the festival, go to www.flipsideonline.com. Festival at Pheasant Hollow Winery in Whittington. The two-day event opens 6 p.m. Friday and features live music, dancing, food and crafts. The second day of the festival begins 11 a.m. Saturday. Admission for each day is $5, and there will be wines and other adult beverages for sale.
The festival has grown exponentially since Pheasant Hill co-owner Bruce Morgenstern and local musician Dennis Stroughmatt first put on the event seven years ago. “It’s probably one of the only true Cajun festivals in the state of Illinois,” said Morgenstern, co-owner and manager of the winery. “It’s growing leaps and bounds.” Morgenstern said the event brings in people from as far away as Texas, New York, Wisconsin and, of course, Louisiana. Stroughmatt said it’s not uncommon for the festival to draw more than 1,000 people for the weekend. While there will be a crawfish boil, Cajun gumbo and barbecue from Uncle Joe’s in Ina for hungry festival goers, the biggest draw is the music. “I would love to brag about my band, but the other bands that come are phenomenal, world-class bands,” Stroughmatt said. In addition to Stroughmatt and his band, Creole Stomp, the festival welcomes in legendary Cajun fiddler Hadley J. Castille and the Sharecroppers. Paul
Concert schedule Friday: 6 p.m. Dennis Stroughmatt & Creole Stomp; 7:30 p.m. Dance lessons with Dancin’ Donna and Cha Cha Willie; 8:15 p.m. Hadley J. Castille & the Sharecroppers; 9:45 p.m. Paul Gregoire & Roux de Bayou. Saturday: 11 a.m. Dennis Stroughmatt & Creole Stomp; 12:30 p.m. Hadley J. Castille & the Sharecroppers; 1:30 p.m. Paul Gregoire & Roux du Bayou; 2:15 p.m. Dance lessons with Dancin’ Donna and Cha Cha Willie; 3 p.m. Dennis Stroughmatt & Creole Stomp; 4 p.m. Hadley J. Castille & the Sharecroppers; 5 p.m. Paul Gregoire & Roux du Bayou Gregoire and Roux du Bayou will also play. Each band performs once Friday and twice Saturday. There will also be free dance lessons both days from St. Louis instructors Dancin’ Donna and Cha Cha Willie. “We do everything we can to make it a fun time,” Morgenstern said. dw.norris@thesouthern.com 618-351-5074
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Events The New Oldywed Game: 7:30 p.m. Friday, McLeod Theater, SIUC; couples compete in an event similar to the old TV show, “The Newlywed Game”; food, drinks; tickets, $50; 618-453-3001 or mcldpub@siu.edu. Superman Celebration: Thursday-Sunday, June 10-
13. Metropolis; features one of the original Lois Lanes, Noel Neil and Smallville actors Laura Vandervoort and Sam Witwer; a statue will also be unveiled of Neill who played Lois lane on “The Adventures of Superman” with George Reeves; www.supermancelebration. net or 800-949-5740. Rock Feast II: Artists Against Hunger, 8 p.m. Saturday, June 5, Johnston City High School; bands featured include Freedom Express, Legends Never Die and Solovus;$5 or five food items; parking, $1; flea market, silent auction, children’s activities; food available for purchase; Southern Illinois Roller Girls will give demonstration; food items go to food pantries; 618-694-4751.
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brother, Donnie, is the lead singer for 38 Special. In 2006, band members The two members of Ronnie Van Zant, Gary Southern rock royalty will Rossington, Allen Collins, be in Southern Illinois at Leon Wilkeson, Bob the same time, briefly. 38 Burns, Billy Powell, Ed Special will be appearing King, Atimus Pyle and at Herrinfesta Italiana on Steve Gaines were May 28. About they time inducted into the Rock Donnie pulls out, Johnny and Roll Hall of Fame. will be pulling in for the This summer, Skynyrd show at Metropolis. will headline a major tour with former Poison lead VINCE HOFFARD can be singer Bret Michaels and reached at 618-658-9094 38 Special. or vincehoffard@yahoo. Johnny Van Zant’s com.
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Festivals Kite Festival: noon-5 p.m. Saturday, Kite Hill Vineyards, 83 Kite Hill Road, Carbondale; veteran kite flyers from the Midwest will fly kites; also fly your own kite; children ages 11 and younger may make kites; also kite-flying contest and casting contest in Kite Hill’s lake; dog obedience demonstrations and dogs available for adoption; bring lawn chairs; rain date, May
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Film Hannah Montana, The Movie: On outdoor screen, 8 p.m. Friday, Walker’s Bluff, north on Reed Station Road, Carterville; 618-985-8463 or www.walkersbluff.com.
Lecture The Importance of Jazz: By Dennis Owsley, 5:30 p.m. Friday, Genkota Winery, 301
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Theater/Dance Taps N Toes Academy Dance Recital: 5 p.m. Friday, Marion Cultural and Civic Center; www.marionccc.org or 618-997-4030. Upbeat Dance’s Recital: 1:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday, Marion Cultural and Civic Center; $5; www.marionccc. org or 618-997-4030. The Mikado or the Town of Titipu: Thursday-Sunday, May 27-30, Sesser Opera House, 106 W. Franklin St., Sesser; comic opera based in ancient Japan; tickets, 618-625-5322; call 618-625-6300 for dinner reservations before the show; theoperahouseco@gmail.com.
Fly kites at Kite Hill Vineyards CARBONDALE — Kite Hill Vineyards will host a kite festival from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday southwest of Carbondale on Kite Hill Road. Kite flyers from Southern Illinois and six Midwestern cities will converge on the vineyard to fly super-size, singleline and sport kites. Amateur kite flyers are invited to participate, and children 11 years old or younger can make and fly their own kites. There will also be a flying contest. “This is an exciting
event,” said vineyard owner Barb Bush in an e-mail. “We will enjoy watching amazing kite stunts, tricks and demonstrations.” Kites, food and refreshments will be available for purchase. There will also be live music and a strolling balloon artist. Attendees are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and blankets. In addition to kites, Simms Outdoors of Southern Illinois will demonstrate casting techniques for fishing on
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Fun take on a classic game show: ‘New Oldywed’ comes to SIUC CARBONDALE — A classic television game show will get a new twist when “The New Oldywed Game” takes to the McLeod Theater stage at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Like the classic TV show “The New Newlywed Game,” “The New Oldywed Game” features four married couples answering questions and telling secrets as they compete to become the Playhouse Couple of the Year. The
event, sponsored by SIUC President Glenn Poshard and his wife Jo, will benefit the McLeod Summer Playhouse. Tickets are $50 per person and can be purchased from noon to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at the McLeod Theater box office or by calling 618453-3001. Tickets include wine, soft drinks, an appetizer buffet by Hunan and coffee. There will also be a silent auction. Doors open at 7 p.m. — The Southern
Kite Hill’s lake with a casting contest afterward. Extreme Canine of Murphysboro will also demonstrate dog obedience, and PAWS of Anna will have available adoptable dogs. For more information or directions, call 618-6845072. To get there, head south on Illinois 127 about 4½ miles south of Murphysboro; turn left onto Grammer Road. Kite Hill Vineyards Bed & Breakfast is the first house on the left. — The Southern
Saturday’s Coffee House Event in Chester features artwork CHESTER — The second annual Coffee House Event, sponsored by the Chester Tourism Commission, will be from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Cohen Memorial Home at 523 Harrison St. Art from numerous media will be available for purchase. Art for
Empowerment will have for sale artwork from The Women’s Center in Carbondale as a fundraiser. The Mississippi River Art Guild will have for sale oil, water colors and photography. More artists from Illinois and Missouri will offer photography,
jewelry, bouquets of cookies and steel lawn art for sale. There will be complimentary coffee and pastries at the event. For more information, call Sandra Starr at 618-8265465 or Nancy Crossland at 618-615-2077. — The Southern
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Shakespeare’s Juliet seeking advice on love. With Amanda Seyfried and Christopher Egan. PG (brief rude behavior, some language and smoking) Nightmare on Elm Street ** Wes Craven’s 1984 shocker is the latest horror classic to get a Hollywood remake, with Jackie Earle Haley taking over as the sadistic madman fond of striped sweaters and unusual handgear. A group of interchangeable teen actors are visited by Freddy in their dreams and die horrible deaths. R. Oceans **** More celebratory than scientific, this widescreen nature doc from the team behind “Winged Migration” captures the life aquatic in all its surreal and extraordinary splendor. Narrated by Pierce Brosnan. G (some fairly discreet marine life predatory behavior) Robin Hood *** Robin and his merry band of marauders confront corruption in a local village and lead an uprising against King Richard’s army. With Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett and William Hurt. Screenplay by Brian Helgeland. Directed by Ridley Scott. PG-13 (violence, including intense sequences of warfare and some sexual content) — McClatchy-Tribune News
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‘Shrek Forever After’ is another step in the wrong direction Shrek Forever After ËË Rated PG for mild action, rude humor and brief language; voices of Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz, Eddie Murphy, Antonio Banderas, Walt Dohrn; directed by Mike Mitchell; opening Friday at ShowPlace 8 in Carbondale and Illinois Centre 8 in Marion. BY ROGER MOORE MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE NEWS
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bored with the ogre who laid the golden egg. “Shrek Forever After,” the fourth film in the lucrative franchise, barely tampers with the Shrek formula and not enough to breathe life into the exhausted series. Shrek (voiced by Mike Myers) is feeling buried under the celebrity, the diapers and the playdates with Donkey’s toddlers. The fellow who can fix that is Rumpelstiltskin, a lawyerly wizard with a contract and a long held
grudge against the ogre. He trades Shrek the chance to live one day “like it used to be” in exchange for one day earlier in his life. Rumpelstiltskin (Walt Dohrn) makes sure that earlier day was the date of Shrek’s birth. Even though he was never born, Shrek is still around for his “one day” — feared, no longer a celebrity, no longer friends with Donkey (Eddie Murphy) or Puss in Boots (Antonio Banderas), and
no longer married to Fiona, who grew up to be the angry leader of the ogre underground resistance to Rumpelstiltskin’s rule. Witches ravage the land of Far Far Away and terrorize even the ogres. Shrek has to somehow get that “True Love’s Kiss” from Fiona again to set the world right. The animation has improved from film to film, and “Forever After” has textures and depth of field (thanks to the 3-D) that make the original
“Shrek” seem primitive. They play around with the 3-D a bit — a little dragon flying, a few characters hurled at the camera. Lots of characters sing in this one — Banderas (the funniest thing about the movie) does a little Bob Marley, Murphy’s Donkey covers Madonna. Rumpelstiltskin hires a certain flute-playing hit man from Hamelin to pipe the ogres to their doom. But Dreamworks let artist, screenwriter and sometime director Walt
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