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also brings in diners from the entire Southern Illinois region. The restaurant’s tables are Since 2004, Thai Taste often populated by in Carbondale has been customers from Mount Southern Illinois’ mustVernon, Cape Girardeau or visit spot for anyone Paducah. hoping to enjoy a unique One look at the menu Thai food experience. explains the restaurant’s The modernly upscale popularity. Recent specials yet inviting restaurant on have included eight the southwest corner of ounces of flash-fried Main Street and Illinois Avenue serves appetizers, Atlantic salmon served with a side of sesame soups, noodle and rice dishes, as well as a variety garlic fried rice and sautéed yellow squash. A of specialty entrees molten chocolate cake comprised of the raw with a creamy chocolate ingredients that help set center and a shredded the restaurant apart. “It is the ingredients we coconut topping serves as the perfect finish to a use to make our sauces,” said owner Jetaime “Tam” savory meal. When developing Rachatanavin. “You’re creative menu items, going to find a lot more fish sauce, lime juice and a Rachatanavin draws on his lot more herbs and spices.” experience working in his family’s Thai restaurant in The restaurant can seat San Antonio. After about 55 guests and finishing his biology features the work of local studies in Texas, artists, many of whom Rachatanavin moved to often participate in an Carbondale and opened interactive meet-theartist forum. Reservations Thai Taste in December 2004. The first few are not required although months of business they are strongly ownership served as a encouraged on the learning experience for weekends when large dinner crowds make their Rachatanavin. “We were caught off way to downtown guard a little, and it took Carbondale. us a while” to get things Thai Taste draws a running smoothly, he said. robust local clientele but
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MURPHYSBORO — The Riverside Art and Wine Festival will feature three bands, seven wineries and two dozen artists giving demonstrations and selling art. The festival will be from noon to 8 p.m. Saturday, May 25 in Riverside Park. Music will be presented by Lew Jetton & 61 South, Swamp Tigers and Soul Glo. Food will be provided by 17th Street BBQ and Whiffleboys Pizza. Specialty vendors include Yesteryear Tobacconists plus Zi Olive which has gourmet olive oils and vinegars. The event will also include a beer tent and photo booth. Tickets are $10 in advance or $12 on the day of the festival. The admission price includes a souvenir wine glass. Admission for non-wine or beer drinkers is $4. Purchase tickets in Murphysboro at 17 Street BBQ, the Old Rome Saloon or the Chamber of Commerce office or in Carbondale at Yesteryear Tobacconists and River Radio Station in Carterville. For more information, go to www.murphysboro chamber.com. — The Southern
z MOVIES z ART z WINERIES z BOOKS z COVER STORY z THEATER z THINGS TO DO z MUSIC z Exhibits Marlene Webb: Paintings and drawings now on display, North Wall of The Little Egypt Arts Association Arts Centre, on the square in Marion; through May; 618-998-8530 Mixed Messages USA: A Brief Retrospective by R. Michael Fisher, Carbondale Public Library; mixed media drawings and paintings; through July 1 Robert Paulson: The Gallery Space, Law Office of Joni Beth Bailey, 1008 Walnut St., Murphysboro; hours, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday; through May 31 North Window Artist of the Month: David Brewer, photography, The Little Egypt Arts Association Arts Centre, downtown Marion; hours, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday; 11 a.m.-3 p.m. TuesdaySaturday; through May; 618559-7379 Paulette Aronson and Friends: anthill gallery, 102 N. Front St., Cobden; uses castoffs from the world around her to create; students from her classes at anthill gallery will share in the exhibition; through June 2; hours, noon4 p.m., Sunday and Wednesday; noon-6 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday; www.anthillgallery.com Tom Bell: Luna Gallery, Yellow Moon Café, 110 N. Front St., Cobden; Digital
photography painting; Bell is an international award-winning fine art photographer; through June 2; www.anthillgallery.com George Caleb Bingham: Art of the Frontier, Janet Burton Gallery at the Burton Studio School for the Visual Arts, 1515 Oak St., Murphysboro; Bingham’s works depict everyday life on the frontier; suggested donation, $5; through June 14; hours, noon-5 p.m., Wednesday-Friday or by appointment; https:// www.facebook.com/events/ 484555304949464 Vickie Gingrich: Works in acrylic and watercolor on canvas, Harrisburg District Library; also, storytelling
dolls; through June 30; 618-253-7455 Contemporary Fiber Art & Sculpture: Southern Illinois Art & Artisans Center, 14967 Gun Creek Trail, Whittington; contemporary quilts by Illinois artisans and narrative ceramic sculptures by Robin Power; through July 14; hours, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily; 618-6292220; www.museum.state. il.us Brave New World: The Art of the Book in the Digital Age, Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, Richview Road, Mount Vernon; through July 21; www.cedarhurst.org; 618-242-1236 Ghost Wall 115: By Chris Radtke, Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, Richview Road,
Mount Vernon; the units in the sculpture are based on the artist’s own cubic measurements translated into box-like vessels constructed from soft nylon mesh; located in Beal Grand Corridor Gallery; through July 21; www.cedarhurst.org; 618-242-1236 Art Time Illuminated Letters: Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, Richview Road, Mount Vernon; exhibits the work of Shrode Art Center’s after-school art class
students; located in the Beck Family Center Gallery; through July 21; www. cedarhurst.org; 618-2421236 Alma Petry Light Show: Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, Richview Road, Mount Vernon; vessels created out of a variety of recycled paper and cardboard; located in The Regenhardt Gallery; through July 21; www. cedarhurst.org; 618-2421236 The Old Tool Shed: Variety
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Park, 2610 W. Riverside Park Road, Murphysboro; advance, HerrinFesta Italiana: Today $10; at the door, $12: nonthrough Monday, May 27, alcohol drinkers, $4; www. Herrin; weeklong festival murphysborochamber.com; celebrating the Italian heritage 618-684-6421 of Herrin featuring golf and Survival Mode: Pro bocce tournaments, carnival, Wrestling Collision’s midkids corner, arts and crafts season finale, 6 p.m. gallery, Italian food and Saturday, May 25, Boys and beverage garden, grape stomp, Girls Club of Carbondale, 250 pasta sauce and pasta eating N. Springer St.; adults, $10; contest, nightly entertainment under 12 and SIU students, and bands; grand parade, $8; www.prowrestling 11 a.m. Saturday, May 25; collision.com 618-942-8445; www. Saline County Rails to herrinfesta.com Trails: Run/walk, 8 a.m. All-motor poker run: Starts Saturday, May 25, Egyptian 10 a.m. Saturday, May 25, St. Health Department, U.S. 45 in Joseph’s Gym, 211 W. Edwards Eldorado; registration, 7 a.m.; St., Ridgway; proceeds to the 618-273-3326, ext. 2155; building fund for St. Kateri www.egyptian.org chapels; also, barbecue meal, Races for All Paces: 9 a.m. silent auction and raffle; $30; Saturday, May 25, West 618-841-0362 or Frankfort Community Park; rte1bnb@gmail.com benefit for St. John’s School Riverside Art and Wine athletics; 5K run, 5K walk and Festival: Noon-8 p.m. one mile non-competitive fun Saturday, May 25, Riverside walk; registration, $25; 618-
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Change: Book signing by Treesong, 1 p.m. Saturday May 25, the Bookworm, 618 E. Walnut St., Carbondale’s Eastgate Shopping Center; 618-457-2665 Book signing: Various authors, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, June 1, County Seat Antique Mall, 303 Public Square, Benton; also Bob Rea of the Franklin Historical Society, dressed as Charlie Birger, will present tours of the Franklin Jail and Museum in Benton; 618-4399045
Comedy The Carbondale Comedians: 9 p.m. Mondays, Hangar 9, Carbondale; 10 p.m. Wednesdays, Station 13, Carbondale; see The Carbondale Comedians on Facebook
889-6715 or 618-218-4407 Memorial Day weekend celebration: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday-Monday, May 25-27, historic courthouse and museum, Thebes; community worship concert, raffle, tours, crafts vendors, music; www.thebescourthouse.com Memorial Day picnic: Service, 11 a.m., Monday, May 27, American Legion Paul Stout Post 127, Murphysboro; grilled hamburgers and hotdogs will be furnished after the service; bring a picnic food to share; music Christopher Homecoming: Wednesday-Sunday, May 29June 2, Bill Dennison Park; pancake breakfast, 5K run/walk, car/bike show; bicycle rodeo, kids Olympics, Cow Patty Bingo, music, rides, games, food concessions and gospel day Union County Idol Contest: 6 p.m. Friday, May 31, Anna Arts Center, 125 W Davie St.,
Anna; call 904-625-1109 or email vabchlee@gmail.com to enter the contest; $10 entry fee; winner will receive $100 and membership to Friends of the Anna Arts Center; $3 to attend Taste of Tunnel Hill Trail Bike Ride: 8 a.m. Saturday, June 1, Vienna City Park, Vienna; registration, 7 a.m.; register before Saturday, May 25 to receive a discount; www.tunnelhilltrail.com Spring Fair: For Dayemi Parent/Child Collective, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Saturday, June 1, 214 E. Jackson St., Carbondale; $3 admission includes tickets for food and games; 618-529-5341 Rendezvous: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, June 1-2, Fort des Chartres State Historic Site, Prairie du Rocher; 18th-century crafts, food, music, costumes, weapons; free; 618-284-7230 Superman Celebration:
Thursday-Sunday, June 6-9, Metropolis; entertainment, contests and activities for adults and kids; www.super mancelebration.net; office@metropolischamber. com; 800-949-5740 Ainad Shriners Circus: Saturday-Sunday, June 8-9, Southern Illinois Center, fairgrounds, Du Quoin; $14/$10; 618-616-6843; www.soilshrinercircus. com
Films Movies in the Park: Diary Of A Wimpy Kid, sunset, Friday, May 24, Fort Massac State Park, Metropolis; bring chairs and blankets; free; 618-5345126 Community Cinema: Features The Revolutionary Optimists, 2:30 p.m. Saturday, May 25, Carbondale Public Library; part of a series of free film screenings from the PBS series Independent Lens; refreshments; 618-4536148; vickie.devenport@ wsiu.org
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Harrison Bruce Historical Village Tours: 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 28, John A. Logan College, Carterville; free; wear comfortable shoes; arrange a private tour by calling 618-985-3741, ext. 8209; www.jalc.edu/ historical_village
Theater/Performance Oklahoma: 7 p.m. FridaySaturday, May 24-25 and 2 p.m. Sunday, May, May 26, The Anna Arts Center, 117 W. Davie St., Anna; tickets, $12 in advance and $15 at the door; 618-697-0009 Sonnets from an Ungrafted Tree: A one-woman show, 7 p.m. Saturday, May 25, the Renascence House, Makanda; stars Aasne Vigesaa and is based on the poetry of Edna St Vincent Millay; created by Vigesaa and Kevin Purcel; free; kevinpur470@ msn.com or 217-801-8158
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Dance in your PJs at Hangar 9 CARBONDALE— The Southern Illinois Roller Girls will host a pajama prom fundraiser beginning at 8 p.m. Friday, May 24 in Hangar 9, 511 S. Illinois Ave. Dance in your pajamas to help raise money for the roller derby team’s summer travel to the Midwest DerbyFest Tournament. Bands providing music at the event include The Hakks, Han Ma & the Camaros and the Mudsills. There will also be an art auction, photobooth and voting for prom queens. Tickets are $6 in advance or $8 at the door. For more information, visit www.soillrollergirls.com — The Southern
Rails to Trails takes off Saturday Christopher Homecoming schedule announced ELDORADO — The Saline County Rails to Trails event, which covers an area from Harrisburg to Eldorado, is set to kick off Saturday, May 25. The one-fourth marathon run/6.5K walk will benefit the FowlerBonan Foundation’s Clothes for Kids program. Parking, registration and the finish line will be at the Egyptian Health Department on U.S. 45 in
Eldorado. The registration fee is $20. Transportation from the health department to the starting line will be provided. Registration starts at 7 a.m., followed by the event at 8 a.m. Call Jamie Byrd at 618-273-3326, ext. 2155 or email www.jbyrd. egyptian.org to register early. More information may also be found at www.egyptian.org. —The Southern
Shriners Circus returning to Du Quoin DU QUOIN — The 47th annual Ainad Shriners Circus returns to Du Quoin Saturday and Sunday, June 8 and 9 at the Du Quoin Fairgrounds. Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. June 8, and 2 and 6 p.m. June 9 in the grandstand. Scout night will be observed Sunday, June 9. The circus features tigers, elephants, ponies, dogs, clowns, camels and contemporary acts on a three-ring stage, as well as
aerial and high-wire acts with acrobats. Tickets are $14 for adults and $10 for children and may be purchased at all Southern Illinois Huck’s locations, Moto Mart convenience stores and Schnucks supermarkets. Tickets also may be purchased at the circus ticket window. For more information, call 618-874-1870 or visit www.soilshrinercircus. com. — The Southern
CHRISTOPHER — The Christopher Homecoming is scheduled for May 29 through June 2 in Bill Dennison Park. Activities planned Saturday, June 1, include a pancake breakfast from 7 to 10:30 a.m., a 5K run/walk at 8 a.m., a car/bike show at noon, an All Class Reunion from 1 to 4 p.m. and Cow Patty Bingo at 3 p.m. Some of the events set for children include a Bicycle Rodeo in which two bikes will be given away and Kids Olympics featuring frozen tee shirts, big bearcat and pie throwing. The homecoming will also feature a barbecue cookoff, music, rides, games and food concessions. Gospel Day will be observed from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, June 2 with an Ice Cream Social and music by The
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CARBONDALE — Community activist Treesong will sign copies of his new book “Change” at 1 p.m. Saturday May 25 in the Bookworm bookstore, 618 E. Walnut St. Treesong is an author, community organizer and radio host. He grew up in the Chicago area and moved to Carbondale to study philosophy at SIU. Through his academic studies and activism, he became involved in the environmental movement and he says he changed his name to Treesong to reflect his newfound Earth-centered spirituality. In addition to “Change,” Treesong has written several books of poetry, articles on environmental and spiritual topics, and “Revolution of One,” a beginner’s guide to personal empowerment and community organizing. Change is described as an urban fantasy novel about climate change which features a character from Southern Illinois and plot elements inspired by the inland hurricane of May 8, 2009. For more information, contact the Bookworm at 618-457-2665.
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Pro Wrestling Collision presents ‘Survival Mode’ on Saturday CARBONDALE — Pro Wrestling Collision presents its mid-season finale, “Survival Mode,” Saturday at the Boys and Girls Club of Carbondale, 250 N. Springer St. The event marks the culmination of stories and rivalries building through the past five months and will be headlined by a triple threat match pitting Heavyweight Champion Heath Hatton against “Serial Thriller” Shane Rich and Bull Bronson. Other featured matches include Ace Hawkins and Brandon Espinosa defending their Tag Team Championship against
Alex Castle and Reed Bentley, a No Limits Championship match and Kyle Sykes settling the score with rival Chase King. Also scheduled to appear are Matt Cage, Christian Rose, Zakk Sawyer, Angelus Layne, Justice, Mikey McFinnegan, Jay Spade and more. The show begins at a special 6 p.m. belltime. Tickets for the event are $10 for adults and $8 for kids under 12 and SIU students. They can be purchased in advance at www.pro wrestlingcollision.com or at the door. — The Southern
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Summer Playhouse series ready for primetime BY ADAM TESTA THE SOUTHERN
wo diverse musicals will bring a summer of songs to the SIU campus as part of the annual McLeod Summer Playhouse series. The theater event has become a staple of Southern Illinois’ entertainment calendar. This year, the cast of visiting professionals joins with local actors to present “Hair” and “Annie,” both iconic stage productions in their own right. Many of the actors who participated in last year’s Playhouse will be returning. “There are quite a few people out there making a living for themselves in theater saying, ‘I’m going back to the McLeod Summer Playhouse this year,’” said Vincent Rhomberg, marketing director for the SIU theater department. “That’s pretty amazing.” J. Thomas Kidd, chair of the theater department, will direct both productions. He said, together, they represent two classic shows and will appeal to a wide range of audiences. “Hair,” especially, stands out because of the effect it had on changing the face of musical theater. The musical brought rock and roll to the forefront of the genre and launched what is referred to as the concept musical, which is more issue-driven than plot-based. When it opened in the late 1960s, the show tacked issues of the day in an unprecedented manner. The show tells of a young man drafted into service, who is trying to decide whether to follow
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Rhomberg said fans need to keep an eye on two members of the cast, 10-year-old Charli Elliott, who plays the titular character, and Diane Taveau, playing Miss Hannigan. “She’s a firecracker,” he said of Elliott. “She’s amazingly talented and quite something to see.” The message behind “Annie” is a positive one, about looking on the bright side and waiting for the sun to come out, Kidd said. That message resonates with audiences of all ages. “Annie” runs at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, July 12-13 and 19-20, and 2 p.m. Sundays June 14 and 21 at McLeod Theater. The Playhouse series concludes with the AllSouthern High School Theater Project
performance of “Guys and Dolls,” co-sponsored by Carbondale Community Arts. That show runs at 7:30 p.m. Thursday to Saturday, Aug. 1-3, and Monday, Aug. 5, as well as 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 4. Season subscriptions, which include all three shows, are $55 for the general public and $20 for students and children. Individual show ticket prices are $25 for the general public and $10 for students and children. Individual ticket prices for “Guys and Dolls” are $16 for the general public and $8 for students and children. Tickets can be purchased at www. southernticketsonline. com or by calling 618-453-6000. adam.testa@thesouthern.com 618-351-5031
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Illinois State Quartet Convention: 6:30 p.m. Southern Illinois Thursday-Saturday, May Herrinfesta Italiana; 30-June 1, Marion Cultural Concerts, downtown Herrin; and Civic Center, 800 features Hairbangers Ball, Tower Square, Marion; 8:30 p.m. Thursday, May 23, $12 per night or $30 for all advance, $8, at the door, three nights; features Jeff and Sheri Easter, The $10; The Guess Who, Kingsmen, The Lesters and 10 p.m., Friday, May 24, 21 other performers; $13/$15; Papa Roach, 618-998-4656 10 p.m. Saturday, May 25, Friday Night Fair music: $18/$20; Justin Moore, The Jewels, 6-9 p.m. Friday, 10 p.m. Sunday, May 26, May 31, Town Square $18/$20; Florida Georgia Pavilion, corner of US 51 Line, 7:30 p.m. Monday, North and Illinois 13 West, May 27, $18/$20; Carbondale; www. herrinfesta.com Friday Night Fair music: carbondalemainstreet.com; 618-529-8040 Soul Glo, 6-9 p.m. Friday, TESSI recitals: Talent May 24, Town Square Education School of Pavilion, corner of U.S. 51 Southern Illinois recitals, North and Illinois 13 West, 12:30 and 2 p.m. Sunday, Carbondale; www. carbondalemainstreet.com; June 2, Carbondale Civic Center, Room 108; free; 618-529-8040 refreshments; 618-457Pajama Prom: Sponsored by The Southern 6300 Southern Illinois Music Illinois Roller Girls, 8 p.m. Festival: June 3-23, various Friday, May 24,Hangar 9, locations, Southern Illinois; 511 S. Illinois Ave., majority of performances, Carbondale; dance in your pajamas; fundraiser; music free; www.sifest.com; by The Hakks, Han Ma & the www.marionccc.com; 618-997-4030 Camaros and the Mudsills; art auction, photobooth; Kentucky $6, advance; $8 at the door; www.soillroller The Gibson Brothers: girls.com Featuring Clayton Carbondale Music Campbell, 7:30 p.m. Coalition: 4-9 p.m. Saturday, May 25, Saturday May 25, Varsity Kentucky Opry, 88 Chilton Center for the Arts, 418 S. Lane, Benton, Ky.; Illinois Ave.; drum off and $18/$17/$10/$7.50; shred off; music by the www.kentuckyopry.com; School of TESSI, The 888-459-8704 Burning Hotels and Mr. Huey Lewis and The Swamp Fox; www. News: 30th Anniversary carbondalemusiccoalition. Tour, 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, com June 11, The Carson Center, Elvis impersonator: Jeff Paducah; original date was Caldwell and the Vinyl June 12; the tickets for June Frontier Band, 8 p.m. 12 are good for the June Saturday, May 25, Bubba’s 11th concert; $100/$85/ Place, 209 2nd St., Nason; $70/$60; $40; 270-450618-279-7220 4444; www.thecarson Giant City Slickers: center.org Brown Bag Concert, noonThe Bellamy Brothers 1 p.m., Wednesday, May 29, and Exile: 7:30 p.m. Town Square Pavilion, Saturday, June 15, The Carbondale; win gift Carson Center, Paducah; certificates; bring a lawn $95/$58/$42/$29; chair; www.carbondale 270-450-4444; www.the carsoncenter.org mainstreet.com
Writer’s Nite features Hornbeak, Tellor at Kiki’s Coffeehouse ANNA — Several well-known songwriters will be featured at a Writer’s Nite set for 8 p.m. Thursday May 23, in Kiki’s Coffehouse. The Writer’s Nite will be tailored after the famous writer’s nights at The Blue Bird Café in Nashville, Tenn. The featured writers will be Steve Hornbeak, Eli Tellor, Tim Goad and Bobby Fricks. Hornbeak is the keyboard player for multi-platinum artist Richard Marx, and he also played keyboard with Faith Hill for 10 years and Lee Greenwood for six years. Hornbeak moved back to the area a few years ago and opened a state-of-the-art recording studio, 326 Productions, which is in the same building as Kiki’s Coffeehouse. He produces “The Shawnee Hills Music Jamboree,” which is a Grand Ole Opry-type show that features Hornbeak and The Main Street Players, backing local artist of all ages. Before the Writer’s Nite starts, an open mic night will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Kiki’s. Signups for the Writer’s Nite will be all day on Thursday, May 23, at Kiki’s Coffeehouse, 326 S. Main St., Anna. For more information, call 618-833-2023 PROVIDED Steve Hornbeak played with Richard Marx, Faith Hill and Lee Greenwood, will or go to www.stevehornbeak.com. — Brenda Kirkpatrick
perform during Writer’s Nite.
Cajun Festival features music, dance lessons WHITTINGTON— Free Cajun dance lessons will be one of the highlights of the Cajun Festival set Friday and Saturday, May 31 and June 1 at the Pheasant Hollow Winery. The event will also feature bands, grape and fruit wines and Cajun food by Uncle Joe’s BBQ. Pheasant Hollow is t 14931 Illinois 37, Whittington. For more information go to www.pheasanthollowwinery.com or call 618-629-2302. Here’s the entertainment schedule:
9:45 p.m. Paul Gregoire and Roux du Bayou
Saturday, June 1
1:30 p.m. Louis Darby, Champion Cajun Fiddler 2:15 p.m. Paul Gregoire and Roux du Bayou 3 p.m. Dance Lessons with Dancin’ Donna and Cha Cha Willie 3:45 p.m. Sarah Jayde Williams and the Sharecropper Cajun Band 4:30 p.m. Dennis Stroughmatt and Creole Stomp 5:30 p.m. Louis Darby, Champion Cajun Fiddler Friday, May 31 6:15 p.m. Paul Gregoire and Roux du Bayou 6 p.m. Dennis Stroughmatt and 7:15 p.m. Special Tribute to Creole Stomp Hadley J. Castille 7:15 p.m. Dance Lessons with 7:30 p.m. Sarah Jayde Williams Dancin’ Donna and Cha Cha Willie and the Sharecropper Cajun Band 8 p.m. Louis Darby, Champion 8:30 p.m. Dennis Stroughmatt Cajun Fiddler 8:30 p.m. Sarah Jayde Willams and and Creole Stomp — The Southern the Sharecropper Cajun Band
Music Coalition event will feature drum off and shred off CARBONDALE — The Carbondale Music Coalition will host an event focused on music education from 4 to 9 p.m. Saturday May 25 in the Varsity Center for the Arts, 418 S. Illinois Ave. The event includes a drum off and guitar shredding contest. It’s is free to CMC members and $5 for others. The drum-off winner will be awarded a new drum set courtesy of The Practice Pad. Mike’s Music is hosting the guitar shredding competition where the winner goes home with a Red BC Warlock Guitar. The competitions are for people 17 and younger and the cost is $10. Sign up at the Practice Pad, 116 N. Illinois Ave., for the Drum Off and Mike’s Music, 816 E. Main St., for the Shred Off. For more, go to www.carbondale musiccoalition.com. — Brenda Kirkpatrick
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WANT TO BE LISTED? 618-351-5089 brenda.kirkpatrick@thesouthern.com Directions & Digits 14th Street Saloon: 1017 N. 14th St., Murphysboro 618-684-9338 20’s Hideout Restaurant: 2602 Wanda Drive, Marion 618-997-8325 Corner Dance Hall: 200 Franklin St., Whittington 618-303-5266 Elkville: Elkville Civic Center, 405 S. 6th St., Elkville 618-201-1753 Hangar 9: 511 S. Illinois Ave., Carbondale 618-549-0511 Herrin Teen Town: 105 N. 13th St., Herrin 618-889-3651 J Dee’s Connection: 215 E. Main St., Benton John Brown’s on the Square: 1000 Tower Square, Marion 618-997-2909 Lion’s Club: South Street, Thompsonville 618-218-4888 Mack’s Lake of Egypt Marina: 12024 Laguna Drive, Lake of Egypt Marion American Legion: Longstreet Road, Marion 618-997-6168 Marion Eagles: Russell and Longstreet Roads, Marion 618-993-6300
Marion Youth Center: 211 E. Boulevard St., Marion 618-922-7853 N-Kahootz Night Club: 115 W. Cherry St., Herrin 618-942-9345 Old Country Store Dance Barn: Main Street, Thompsonville 618-218-4676 Pinch Penny Pub/Copper Dragon: 700 E. Grand Ave., Carbondale 618-5493348 PK’s: 308 S. Illinois Ave., Carbondale 618-529-1124 Steeleville American Legion: 303 S. Chester St., Steeleville 618-965-3362 The Grotto Lounge/Newell House: 201 E. Main St., Carbondale 618-649-6400 The Zone Lounge: 14711 Illinois 37, Whittington 618-629-2039 Tres Hombres: 119 N. Washington St., Carbondale 618-457-3308 WB Ranch Barn: 1586 Pershing Road, West Frankfort 618-937-3718 Williamson County Fairground Hanna Building: Fair and Main streets, Marion 618-917-5230
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THURSDAY BENTON J Dee’s Connection:: Bobby Orr and the Crossroads Band, 6:30-9:30 p.m. CARBONDALE Hangar 9: Ivas John Band PK’s: Oh Yeah Dakota The Grotto Lounge/Newell House: Coulter, Goot and Wall, 7-10 p.m. Tres Hombres: Slippery Elm, 10 p.m. MARION Williamson County Fairground Hanna Building: Big Lake Country Band, 6:30-9:30 p.m. THOMPSONVILLE Lion’s Club: The Swing N’ Country Dance Band, 7-9:30 p.m.
FRIDAY CARBONDALE Hangar 9: Black & Blue Pajama Prom by The Southern Illinois Roller Girls PK’s: South of 70 Tres Hombres: Nasty Nate; Transcendental Cowboys DU QUOIN Steve’z Too: Shakey Jake, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. INA Ina Community Building: Friday Night Jam Band, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
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ELKVILLE Elkville Civic Center: Jerry’s Jammers, 7-9 p.m. MARION Marion Youth Center: Craig’s Country Band, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
TUESDAY HERRIN Herrin Teen Town: Country Ramrods, 7-10 p.m. MARION Hideout Restaurant: Bob Pina, piano 5:30-8:30 p.m. THOMPSONVILLE Lion’s Club: Mike’s Band, 6:30-9:30 p.m. WEST FRANKFORT WB Ranch Barn: WB Ranch Band, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
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HerrinFesta Italiana brings big names to Southern Illinois COUNTRY SCENE Vince Hoffard
HerrinFesta Music kicks off tonight at 7 p.m. with Metal Toyz, followed by Hairbangers Ball at 8:30 p.m. At 7 p.m. Friday, catch Rich Fabec, Cache River and veteran rock hit maker The Guess Who. At 7 p.m. Saturday, hear From Skies of by Fire, 30AUT6 and headliner Papa Roach. harlie Cook is a country music legend. He is on the board of directors of both the Country Music Association and the Academy of Country Music, the two most prestigious organizations in the industry. Starting in the business as a deejay with a smooth delivery and instantly identifiable voice, he has worked his way to the top during his 35 years in the
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business. An executive that wields incredible power in the broadcasting arena, he has been called the most influential person in country music radio. Cook keeps his finger on the pulse on country music. He is the signature sound behind “The Road,” a nationally syndicated radio program delivered to more than 400 stations across the United States. The concept of the show is to record acts live and play back the audio to the listener, allowing them to get a feel of the live presentation of the performers and the uniqueness of the places in which they play. “We follow the road wherever it happens to go,” says Richard Kimball, senior vice president and producer of “The Road,” which airs weekly on United Stations Radio Networks. “We go to venues big and small.” From his office in California, Kimball was scouting the concert schedules of various acts when he stumbled across an intriguing festival called HerrinFesta Italiana.
After conferring with event Executive Director Jim Gentile, he was convinced it was the perfect fit for the popular concert/interview program. Upon learning the high caliber of talent and the potential for crowds exceeding 10,000 in the middle of the Heartland, Kimball quickly scheduled May 26 and 27 as the destination for his company’s 25-foot recording truck, a virtual multi-track studio on wheels. “I’ve recorded Justin Moore before,” Kimball said. “I thought it was time for a fresh recording on him. Getting Florida Georgia Line is a pretty good bonus.” Moore will be at HerrinFesta at 10 p.m. on Sunday. Florida Georgia Line takes the stage at 7:30 p.m. Monday. The 29-year old Moore turned his back on a collegiate athletic scholarship to move to Nashville to pursue his country music dream. He quickly made the necessary contacts and a
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Parlor Tricks swings on over to Fat Patties’ Red Corner CARBONDALE — New band Parlor Tricks will be playing at 9 p.m. Saturday at Fat Patties’ Red Corner. Parlor Tricks plays a combination of jazz and swing standards, prewar blues, old school country and classical music on the Uke to boot. The trio consists of Robert Russell on 6 and 12 string guitars, Chris DiBiase on upright base and Kyle Kinser on ukulele. Kinser is best known locally as a world class furniture maker, but his picking style is familiar to local ukulele aficionados. Chris DiBiase is a veteran of Tawl Pawl Blues and other local bands of the ’80s and ’90s including an early incarnation of the nationally touring band, Dennis Stroughmatt & Creole Stomp. And Russell is Creole Stomp’s long time lead guitarist. For more information, call 618-967-5813 or email robertgstreit@ gmail.com. — The Southern
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This is one ‘Hangover’ that’s easy to sleep off The Hangover Part III **
they knew it, too. The only raunchy moment is stuffed into the closing Rated R for pervasive credits, a “we forgot to language including do that” afterthought. sexual references,some They know they’re done. They just want to violence and drug content and brief graphic make sure we know. “The Hangover Part nudity; starring Bradley III” becomes a fairly Cooper, Zach conventional caper Galifianakis, Ed Helms, comedy with the capers Ken Jeong, John driven by the stillGoodman; directed by cackling, far-less-manic Mr. Chow, played right Todd Phillips; opening Friday at ShowPlace 8 in to the edge of caricature by the irrepressible Ken Carbondale and Illinois Jeong. Centre 8 in Marion. It begins with the Alan (Zach Galifianakis) BY ROGER MOORE buying and accidentally MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE NEWS decapitating a (digital) giraffe, driving his Slow, sentimental and doting dad (Jeffrey somewhat sedated, the Tambor) to a heart third “Hangover” movie attack. And that’s just isn’t so much exhausted the first death. of outrageous “Oh no, they didn’t!” ideas as it is spent of energy. And SEE ‘HANGOVER’ / PAGE 12
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Sung Kang, Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges, Gal Gadot, Vin Diesel, Paul Walker and Tyrese Gibson reunite for ‘Fast & Furious 6.’
‘Fast & Furious 6’: Dumb fun in the summertime Fast & Furious 6 ** Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action and mayhem throughout, some sexuality and language; starring Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez, Luke Evans, Tyrese Gibson, Gina Carano, Sung Kang, Gal Gadot; directed by Justin Lin; opening Friday at ShowPlace 8 in Carbondale and Illinois Centre 8 in Marion. BY ROGER MOORE MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE NEWS
Bad movies are rarely as much fun as these “Fast and the Furious” pictures. And make no mistake about it they’re bad. They stick to a rigid
formula of hot cars, street races where skinny supermodels make up the audience, and impossible (and impossibly expensive) road heists. Fans know that every character will have his or her moments to show off and that no beloved character will be killed off and stay dead. Fans know the cast keeps growing, just like the lineup of vintage and modern day hoppedup rides that power slide, drift and burn rubber through the digitally assisted chases and crashups. Bystanders’ vehicles may be crushed and squashed as collateral damage, but you never see the blood of innocents. And fans know to stay through the credits, where the movies’ gift to cinema car culture just keeps on
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giving. “Fast & Furious 6” pulls our boys Dom and Brian (Vin Diesel and Paul Walker) out of retirement one more time to help the feds (Dwayne Johnson and Gina “Haywire” Carano) nail a British villain (Luke Evans, well cast) bent on world domination. He’s stealing parts for a “Nightshade” device that will knock out a nation’s communications, and he’s doing it with wedgeshaped ramp cars and such. Dom and Brian leave their lovely ladies, Brian’s newborn baby and their Canary Islands retirement for London. And they get the team played by Tyrese Gibson, Sung Kang, Ludacris and Gal Gadot back together. The added incentive? Dom’s late love Letty (Michelle Rodriguez) is still alive and apparently one of the bad guy’s minions. These movies are a collection of epic chases, epic brawls, dialogue zingers and guilty pleasures. Yeah, Diesel’s still a stiff, something that adding the colorful exwrestler Mr. Johnson to the mix only underlines. You can be muscle-bound and expressive, at ease in your skin. Not that Roman
(Gibson) notices that. Given most of the funny lines, Gibson announces Johnson’s entrance with, “Why do I smell baby oil?” The gang they’re battling is the spitting image of their own. “It’s like we’re hunting our evil twins!” When this comes out on video, you can make “I got this,” “We got your back” and “Get in the car” into a drinking game, thanks to how many times those weary cliches are repeated in the script. The cars? Cooler than ever, with Dom’s passion for Chrysler / Plymouth / Dodge products extending to a big-winged Plymouth Road Runner Superbird of 1970s vintage. He’s chasing Letty, who drives a souped-up 1970s British Jensen Interceptor. And those are just for starters. Every law in the book will be broken, from traffic infractions to laws of physics. It runs out of gas for 30 minutes or more in the middle of everything. But the easy bonhomie of the cast, the jokey tone of the script and in-your-face slam-bang action (a girlfight for the ages) make this junk food that goes down easily, no matter how little nutritional value it has.
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‘The Iceman’ is a chilling look at a killer “The Iceman” establishes that this guy had a temper long before he was paid to murder for the mob. His rage is under control. He knows his place, which keeps him alive when Demeo and his lieutenants (David Schwimmer among them) jerk him around. He becomes “The Polack,” a reliable killer for the Jersey mob who isn’t BY ROGER MOORE Italian. Therefore he’ll MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE NEWS never become “a made man,” a genuine The phrase “banality of “goodfella.” evil” popped up when That’s the film that “The historians sought to Iceman” best compares to, explain the bland men and and it’s no coincidence women who carried out that here Liotta has his the Holocaust, when best screen role since critics looked for ways to “Goodfellas.” He plays describe the often dull paranoid and ruthless with villains that Alfred a lifetime of abandon here, Hitchcock astutely a brittle, brilliant turn. observed were not all that Shannon makes Richie interesting, outside of stoic, quiet, a guy who their crimes. never talks about his Richard Kuklinski could methods, even when he be banality of evil’s poster- hooks up with a hipper child. A poker-faced version of himself, played family man, from New with manic verve by Chris Jersey no less, this real-life “Captain America” Evans. monster carried out cold“Pray to God. Tell him to blooded killings for the come down and stop me,” mob for over a decade. Kuklinski tells one victim. Nothing glamorous about He’s a little slow, maybe it, no sexual-sadistic glee even conflicted, and he’s evident on his part. Just a job of work, a cold calculation on who had to die, and how that death could be achieved without Kuklinski getting caught. Michael Shannon has the voice and face of a mass murderer in this film, the sort of man who can tell he soon-to-be wife (Winona Ryder) “I dub cartoons for a living,” when in reality he duplicates porn films for the mob. And when mobster Roy Demeo (Ray Liotta) orders it, Richie Kuklinski has no more compunction about killing for money than he does about making porn.
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looking for a reason to believe. James Franco plays one target who gets to try and talk his way out of the jam, and Ryder is splendid as the mob wife who never acknowledges it. She simply doesn’t know or want to know, never wonders that the nasal, flat-voiced father of her children is first a cartoon voice, then a currency trader with no education because he never shows up at home with blood on his hands. The dialogue is hardbitten and Mamet-sharp. Co-writer/director Ariel Vroman keeps the screen dark dingy lounges and dark alleys and the mood forboding, as character players like Robert Davi show up to remind the killer that “Life can be very random, sometimes.” And Shannon, one of the most riveting actors on the screen today, never lets us forget that this guy has a low-IQ sort of cunning, an unaffected menace that would have made him a helluva poker player, had he not been chosen to commit lowdown and dirty murder.
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‘HANGOVER’: This one’s easy to sleep off FROM PAGE 10 Ditzy Alan needs an intervention, and that’s when the “Wolf Pack” (Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms and Justin Bartha) are commissioned to deliver him to a rehab facility in Arizona. On the way, they’re car-jacked by a mobster (John Goodman) who takes hapless Doug (Bartha, who’s had the “missing” role in all three films, poor fellow) hostage. The Wolf Pack has to track down the thieving Chow, who has escaped from a Thai prison. “You introduced a virus into my life, Mr. Chow,” the mob boss bellows. Go fetch him. The boys promise to “take him out” to save Doug. That leads us to Tijuana and eventually back to
where all this started Las Vegas. There’s only one funny cameo, and funny lines are rare and random this time references to past escapades (“Did you get tested?”) and Mr. Chow’s peccadilloes (“Gimme some sugar.”). People and animals die. Even the racist zingers feel like pulled punches: “We’re looking for an Asian guy. He’s short.” “They’re ALL short.” As is the movie, though it plays considerably longer than the first two. As “Hangovers” go, “Part III” isn’t challenging or unpleasant, just instantly forgettable. It won’t take much to sleep this one off.
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Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis and Ed Helms star in the third installment of ‘The Hangover’ franchise.