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NEWS OF THE WEIRD Chuck Shepherd
merica! What a Country! In 2007, after a stay in the United States distinguished mainly by his acquisition of a long police record, illegal immigrant Cecil Harvey, 55, was deported to his native Barbados. However, according to records revealed by the New York Post in May, Harvey received, in late 2009, one last remembrance of America: $145,000 from the city of New York in settlement of his lawsuit over having once been held at Rikers Island jail for about a month longer than the law permitted.
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packaged under the label of ... Gary Null, a nationally prominent pitchman for homeopathic remedies. Null is suing the manufacturer who supplies the product on which Null affixes his Ultimate Power Meal label. (According to consumer advisers at quackwatch.org, Null is “one of the nation’s leading promoters of dubious treatment for serious disease.”) z According to court records cited by The Washington Post in April, Rene Fernandez, 45, will plead guilty to one count of a DUI-caused injury in connection with a 2009 traffic accident in Montgomery County, Md., that severely injured a retired county judge and his wife, both in their 80s. Fernandez and the judge, Edwin Collier, had met previously, in 1998, when Judge Collier pronounced sentence on Fernandez for DUI. At that time, Judge Collier released Fernandez on probation, even though Fernandez had been arrested for DUI twice in the previous three months.
society on the outside (and thus that he should be paroled). (Instead, authorities added nine months to his sentence.) (2) A judge in Scotland went lenient on George McIntosh, 53, who had been convicted of embezzling the equivalent of about $87,000 from two pro golfing organizations. McIntosh claimed that his medication for Parkinson’s disease had made him “compulsive(ly)” generous so that he needed to embezzle money in order to buy gifts for his friends.
has been accused of trying to steal Fonzone’s identity. Judges have noted that Fonzone’s claims are unaccompanied by any “evidence” (such as a marriage license to Roth, or even photographs of the “couple” together), and most judges who have heard her claims regard the lawsuits as “frivolous.”
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z MOVIES z POP CULTURE z ART z MUSIC z WINERIES z THEATER z THINGS TO DO z BOOKS z Cultural Center in Chicago, will introduce the exhibit; First Friday Reception: Art exhibit is in support of by The Caldwell Family, Friday, Carbondale’s Sister City June 4, Aartful Rose, 631 S. relationship with Taiwan’s Sprigg St. Cape Girardeau; Tainan City; through June; music by Doug Rees in the 618-457-5100 or gardens, 8-10 p.m.; 573-979- cca@neondsl.com. 0658 or ww.rosebedinn.com. Traveling display: Art Around the Square: 6- Highlights of SIUC 10 p.m. Saturday, June 26, photojournalism project, Town Square, Carbondale; Chamber of Commerce, artists, hors d’oeuvres, music; Murphysboro; display free concert; 618-924-0797; features pictures collected artaroundthesquare.com. during an October workshop documenting a weekend in Call for Art Murphysboro; through June; www.southof64.com. Historic Structures & Beauty in the Midst of Machinery V: Open to any Struggle: Gretchen M. Smith, artist from Interstate 64 The Tribeca Restaurant & south to Cairo and Metropolis; deadline to enter Gallery, 127 S. 2nd St., Paducah; through July 7; Friday, June 4; presented encaustic works; June 15-July 31, Little Egypt www.facebook.com/people/ Arts Centre, downtown tallartist; 270-210-1753. square, Marion; 618 998Structure and Harmony: 8530, mgrafics@midwest. Abstract Works from the net or killman@mchsi.com. Permanent Collection, Beal Grand Corridor Gallery, Displays, Exhibits Cedarhurst Center for the Creatures Great & Small: Arts, 2600 E. Richmond Road, A curated group exhibition, Mount Vernon; includes works Yeiser Art Center, 200 by Mary Sprague, Paul Broadway St., Paducah; Krainak, Cheonae Kim, through June 12; Herbert Fink and Alfio www.theyeiser.org Bonanno; through July 25; Taiwan Sublime: 618-242-1236 or Photographic celebration of www.cedarhurst.org. Taiwan, the Republic of China, Slip and Stitch: Features Carbondale Civic Center Cedarhurst Clay Club and Corridor Gallery; delegation Fibers et Al groups, Shrode from the Taipei Economic and Art Center, Cedarhurst Center
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for the Arts, 2600 E. Richmond Road, Mount Vernon; through July 25; 618-242-1236 or www.cedarhurst.org. Totally Tubular: Featuring after school artists, Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, 2600 E. Richmond Road, Mount Vernon; through July 25; 618-242-1236 or www.cedarhurst.org. Children in My Family: Framed paintings and drawings by Marlene Webb, front lobby of CASA, Benton Square through July; 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday, except holidays; 618-9272804 or ymarw6@gmail.com. Voices: Contemporary Ceramic Art from Sweden: Main Gallery, Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, 2600 E. Richmond Road, Mount Vernon; contemporary ceramic art in Sweden; through Aug. 1; 618-242-1236 or www.cedarhurst.org. 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. 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.
Receptions Karen Lynn W. Hale: Central Showcase at Realty Central, 1825 W. Main St., Murdale Shopping Center, Carbondale; paintings and gourd art; reception, 4-6 p.m. Friday, June 4; gallery hours, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday and 9 a.m.-noon Saturday; through June 26; 618-4574663. Kris Killman: Watercolors, Harrisburg District Library; closing reception, 2-4 p.m. Sunday, June 6. Places in Paint: Watercolor paintings by Mary Pachikara, Componere Gallery, St. Louis; opening reception, 2-4 p.m. Sunday, June 6; through June 26; 314-721-1181 or www.componere.com.
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PRAIRIE DU ROCHER — The Rendezvous at Fort de Chartres, the largest gathering of 1700s-era reenactors in the Midwest, will celebrate its 40th anniversary Saturday and Sunday at the Fort de Chartres State Historic Site in Randolph County. All activities are free. Special event parking is $7 for automobiles and $10 for buses. The event’s first day begins at 10 a.m. Saturday with the Opening Ceremony and Posting of Colours and will feature shooting and military competitions, traditional craft demonstrations and period music and dancing until a 4:30 p.m. retreat ceremony. There will also be a dance from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. The Rendezvous opens at 8 a.m. Sunday with a Mass and a Protestant service before the same events as Saturday begins at 10 a.m. From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. there will be a cannon firing. The Rendezvous ends with a retreat ceremony at 4:30 p.m. There will be craft demonstrations, including pottery, blacksmithing, silversmithing, coopering, pewter casting, felt making, silk ribbon embroidery, weaving, woodworking, basketry, treenware making, silhouette cutting, and cordwaining both days with items for sale. For more information, call 618-284-7230, e-mail ftdchart@htc.net or visit www.ftdechartres.com. — The Southern
‘Under These Same Stars’ to be shown at Ste. Genevieve festival and in St. Louis The historical dramatic film “Under These Same Stars — the Céladon Affair” will be screened 1 p.m. Sunday at the Missouri History Museum in St. Louis and at 1 p.m. June 13 at the Orris Theater in Ste. Genevieve, Mo. The June 13 screening will be the centerpiece of the annual French Heritage Festival in Ste. Genevieve. The festival begins 7 a.m. June 12. For more festival information, call 573-883-7097 or 800-373-7007. For more information on the film, call Dan or Molly Johnson at 618-893-2894, or Bob Streit at 618-9675813. The film’s trailer, excerpts from the soundtrack and radio interviews with the filmmakers can be found at www.underthesesamestars.com. — The Southern
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Ken Gray, others at bookstore opening MARION — Retired U.S. Congressman Kenneth J. Gray will attend the grand opening of the Marion Book Worm in Illinois Centre mall at 1 p.m. Saturday for a meetand-greet and booksigning of his biography. “Pass the Plate: The Legend & Legacy of United States Congressman Kenneth J. Gray,” follows Gray’s rise from West Frankfort youth to force on the national political stage. Other local authors will attend the opening, which begins at 10 a.m. with former TV news anchor Angie Wyatt, creator of the “Timmy the Tank” children’s books. John Griswold will sign copies of his two books, “Herrin: The Brief History of an Infamous American City” and “Democracy of Ghosts” beginning at 2 p.m. Kay Rippelmeyer will appear at 3 p.m. to sign copies of “Giant City State Park and the Civilian Conservation Corps.” “An Evening with Local Authors,” from 6 to 8 p.m. will close out the event. Mystery writer Anne Marie Legan, poet Kenneth “Fog” Gilbert and Jon Musgrave, among others, will attend. There will also be special prices on books, free balloons, a coloring contest for children, and prize drawings for signed books, Miners baseball tickets and Book Worm gift cards. For more information, call 618-997-3790 or 618-457-2665. — The Southern
Historic Site near Prairie du Rocher; gathering of soldiers, Local authors: 10 a.m.-8 settlers, traders and campers p.m. Saturday, June 5, Marion re-enact life in the 1700s; Bookworm, Illinois Centre period shooting and military mall; several authors, competitions; also, including former blacksmithing, pewter congressman Kenneth J. casting, weaving, Gray, will sign books; free woodworking, basketry and giveaways, children’s coloring silhouette cutting; 618-284contest; 618- 997-3790 or 7230 or ftdechartres.com. 618-457-2665. Superman Celebration: Thursday-Sunday, June 10-13. Metropolis; features one of Classes the original Lois Lanes, Noel Logan classes: Fiddling, Neil and Smallville actors guitar playing, ballroom Laura Vandervoort and Sam dancing, drawing and Witwer; a statue will also be painting, golf, private unveiled of Neill who is best investigations and tae kwan known for playing Lois Lane do are among the classes on the television show, The offered this summer by John Adventures of Superman with A. Logan College Continuing actor George Reeves from Education; deadline for early 1953 to 1957; www.superman registration, June 8; classes celebration.net or 800-949start June 14; www.jalc.edu/ 5740. cont_ed/classes.php. Student Center Craft Shop: Variety of crafts and Festivals classes offered, SIUC; 618Antiques festival: Back in 453-3636, www.siucstudent Time Antique Street Festival, center.org. 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, June 5, Benton Public Square; Events antiques and collectibles, Cruise Night: 6-9 p.m. entertainment, children’s Saturday, June 5, downtown activities, food; Murphysboro; free hot dogs; www.downtownbenton.org. drawings; 618-924-7890. Senior Fun Fest: 9 a.m.-2 Rock Feast II: Artists p.m. Friday, June 11, John A. Against Hunger, 8 p.m. Logan College, Carterville; Saturday, June 5, Johnston lunch, various booths, oldies City High School; bands music, dance contest; door include Freedom Band, prizes; $3; advance tickets Legends Never Die and required; 877-480-4040. Solovus;$5 or five food items; Heritage Days Festival: 10 parking, $1; flea market, a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, silent auction, children’s June 12-13, Schlosser activities; food available for Museum, 114 W. Walnut St., purchase; Southern Illinois Okawville; old-time activities; Roller Girls will give churn butter, knead bread, demonstration; food items go make hand-cranked ice to area food pantries; 618cream; surrey rides; food; 694-4751. music by Thursday Night Barbecue contest: Thunder, 11:30 a.m., The Backyard Barbecue Contest, Pickin’ Chicks, 12:30 p.m., Saturday, June 5. Cobden; The Gospel Messengers, 1:30 also, flea market, p.m. and the Venedy Brass entertainment and activities Band, 2:30 p.m., all on for children; 618-893-2425 or Saturday, June 12 and the knocker@shawneelink.net. Chris Talley Trio, 11:30-2 p.m. 40th Annual Rendezvous Sunday; 618-243-5694 or at Fort de Chartres: 10 a.m. tourokaw@htc.net. Saturday-Sunday, June 5-6, De Soto Daze Car Show: Fort de Chartres State Contestants sought for car
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Films Where the Wild Things Are: On outdoor screen, 8 p.m. Friday, June 4, Walker’s Bluff, north on Reed Station Road, Carterville; 618-9858463 or www.walkersbluff. com. Under These Same Stars – the Céladon Affair: Historic drama produced locally, 1 p.m., Sunday, June 6, Missouri History Museum, Forest Park, St. Louis;$5; also 1 p.m. Sunday, June 13, Orris Theater, 265 Merchant St., Ste. Genevieve, Mo.; $5; 314361-9017; www.UnderThese SameStars.com.
Presentation Mary Todd Lincoln’s Sister: 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 16, Marion Carnegie Library, 206 S. Market St., Marion; Betty Kay will talk about Elizabeth Todd Edwards, older sister of Mary Todd Lincoln; Kay will dress the part in hoop skirts and trimmings as she portrays the sister-in-law of Abraham Lincoln; the presentation will cover the good and bad aspects of Mary Todd Lincoln; 618-993-5935.
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For a complete schedule of events, go to Flipside online at www.thesouthern.com/entertainment. Or check out our Concert listings on Page 10 for upcoming performances.
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Classic festival, Classic theme Southern Illinois Music Festival’s major performances center on the tale of ‘Romeo and Juliet,’ and you won’t want to miss a myriad of other programs throughout the region Southern Illinois Music Festival June 6-26, across Southern Illinois and in Cape Girardeau; free admission for many events; call Shryock Auditorium box office at 618-453-6000. The festival will be featured on a television segment produced by WTTW Public Television. The segment will be broadcast locally at 6 p.m. Sunday and 9:30 p.m. June 23 on WSIU Public Television, channels 8 and 16.
BY D.W. NORRIS THE SOUTHERN
Maestro Edward Benyas is a man familiar with challenges. As music director of the Southern Illinois Symphony Orchestra, Benyas is charged with conducting a large group of musicians. As founder and the driving force behind the Southern Illinois Music Festival, which begins Sunday and features three dozen events in Southern Illinois and Missouri during a threeweek run, Benyas has taken conducting a large-scale musical performance to new levels. While putting together the festival is a task Benyas has borne gladly, the sixth edition of this yearly event had an extra challenge. “The amazing thing about this festival is that it’s even happening in this economy,” said David Tuttle, the festival’s personnel manager since its inception. In what has been described as the event’s most ambitious orchestral program yet, Benyas and a group of seasoned professional musicians and dancers from around the country, as well as talented local performers, will take on one of the great stories of love and tragedy, William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet.” Benyas said the idea for the festival’s theme came from Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s music for the ballet “Romeo and Juliet,” but it was simply a starting point. Benyas then added Charles Gounod’s “Romeo
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and Juliet” opera — with a twist — and the Broadway and cinematic hit musical “West Side Story,” which is based on the tale. “Tchaikovsky’s tone poem is probably the greatest and most well-known example,” Benyas said. “Of course (Leonard) Bernstein’s West Side Story (‘Romeo and Juliet’) is updated to 1950’s New York, just as our opera will be updated to turnof-century Cairo.” Bernstein and Tchaikovsky will share some of the spotlight during the festival’s symphonic program, which begins 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 17 in Cape Girardeau, and retakes the stage at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Shryock Auditorium on the Southern Illinois University Carbondale campus. “I have for a long time wanted to perform Bernstein’s Symphonic Dances from “West Side Story,” which requires a virtuoso orchestra,” Benyas said. “So the Bernstein is paired with the Tchaikovsky on our orchestral program.” The festival’s theme is a grand one, and the work involved in putting everything together has been an undertaking of equal scale. Benyas said preparing several major programs in short succession, which required hours of study, was the greatest challenge. But there were others, such as putting together an information-packed program booklet for spectators. “This is a huge project, and we are always up against a deadline,” Benyas said.
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Edward Benyas is music director of the Southern Illinois Symphony Orchestra and founder and artistic director of the Southern Illinois Music Festival.
Albion native Heath Gill danced in last year’s ballet and will dance the lead role in the ‘Romeo and Juliet’ ballet, playing at 7:30 p.m. June 11 and 2 p.m. June 12 at Marion Cultural and Civic Center.
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A brass trio composed of Bob Allison, Bob Weiss and Kurt Civilette performed at Melange in Carbondale during last year’s festival. Small community performances are a big part of the festival, making it easy for people to hear some great music. Festival creator and artistic director Ed Benyas (bottom left) gets a rare chance to relax and listen with other patrons taking in the concert.
Juliet and her Romeo: The major performances This season, there will be a special premium seating option closest to the stage for the major events — opera, ballet and orchestral performances — at Shryock and the Marion Civic Center. These seats are $20 general and $10 for students of any age. Remaining seating is available for $18 and $6. Seating within these areas remains unreserved.
SIUC professor and baritone David Dillard (left) will sing the role of Friar Lawrence in the ‘Romeo and Juliet’ opera. Soprano Megan Radder (center) will sing the role of Juliet. SIUC graduate and tenor Roderick George (right) will sing the role of Romeo.
While Benyas is the man up front, several groups and individuals also put their stamps on the festival. Tuttle hired the orchestra; Falk engaged professional dancers for ballets; and Tania Combs will direct the opera. Benyas also thanked local sponsors. “It would not be possible to produce this festival without the generous support of our local sponsors,” he said. Local performers abound, led by Albion native Heath Gill in a lead role in the “Romeo and Juliet” ballet, which opens 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 11 at the Marion
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Cultural and Civic Center. “I think part of the thing that viewers may find interesting is the fact that (Gill) starred in ‘Coppélia’ last summer, and he’s back in a starring role,” said Sydelle Fulk, festival choreographer. “He has a lot of emotion and drama that he brings to the role.” The ballet features Sergei Prokofiev’s score, dancers from the
Atlanta Ballet and Texas’ Ballet Austin and 24 local children from the Southern Illinois Music Festival Dance Company. There will be an 18-man swordfight on stage, and all the costumes were designed and hand-sewn locally. “They are absolutely incredible,” Fulk said. dw.norris@thesouthern.com / 618-351-5074
A pre-concert lecture at 1:15 p.m. Saturday takes place in the Civic Center Lobby.
Symphonic program
7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 17 at SEMO River Center, Cape Girardeau; 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 18 at Shryock Auditorium, SIUC: This stirring concert opens with George Gershwin’s American in Paris, followed by a Romantic Cello Concerto by Julius The ballet Chajes, born 100 years ago, 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 11 and featuring Eric Lenz, cello professor at SIUC. 2 p.m. Saturday, June 12, Gershwin’s music includes an Marion Cultural and Civic authentic representation of Center: This three-act ballet features professional dancers Parisian taxi horns, as well as a rash of famous melodies. from the Atlanta Ballet and Ballet Austin, with a seminal The second half of the score by Sergei Prokofiev, and concert includes Tchaikovsky’s lushly featuring the 50-member orchestrated Romeo and Southern Illinois Music Festival Dance Company. The Juliet Fantasy Overture and the scintillating Symphonic performance is fully Dances from West Side Story choreographed, with a full by Leonard Bernstein. The symphonic orchestra conducted by Edward Benyas. large symphonic orchestra for
this program will be conducted by SIFest Artistic Director Edward Benyas. A pre-concert lecture at 6:45 p.m. Friday takes place in the Shryock upstairs lobby.
The opera 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 24 at Shryock Auditorium, Carbondale; 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 26 at Hettenhausen Center, McKendree University: A gorgeous opera with music by Charles Gounod, updated to 1909 Cairo, Ill., stars SIUC alumnus Roderick George (Romeo), Megan Radder (Juliet) from Indiana University and SIUC professor David Dillard (Friar Lawrence). The production is directed by SIUC alumna Tania Coambs and conducted by Edward Benyas. A preconcert lecture at 6:45 p.m. Friday takes place in the Shryock upstairs lobby.
Klassics for Kids and Jive with Jazz are interactive concerts, designed to expose children to the joys of live classical music and jazz. The 2010 Festival presents Klassics for Kids programs at Marion Civic Center, First Baptist Church of Ava, Boys and Girls Club of Carbondale, Carterville Community Center, Du Quoin Middle School, First United Methodist Church of Johnston City, Cairo Public Library, Sesser Opera House, University Mall and at Altgeld Hall on the SIUC campus. A special event this year occurs at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 12 at Marion Civic Center, as WSIU Public Television presents Angelina Ballerina live. Jive with Jazz events take place at the Murphysboro Youth and Recreation Center, the Marion Civic Center, the Herrin Civic Center and the Boys and Girls Club of Carbondale. All events are open to the public without reservation and admission free. Klassics for Kids is sponsored in part by Southern Illinois Ob-Gyn Associates and WSIU Public Television.
Chamber music concerts Chamber Music has always been part of the Southern Illinois Music Festival. It allows the brilliant instrumentalists who come to Southern Illinois from all parts of the country and the world to be featured in small ensembles and more intimate venues. Concerts include well-known masterpieces by Beethoven, Schubert, Dvorak, Fauré and Debussy, as well as more contemporary works by composers such as Paul Creston, Jacob Druckman, David Lyons and Paul Schoenfield. Also this year, the Acadian New Music Ensemble is a special guest, performing a program that includes world and American premieres. Chamber music venues this year include First United Methodist Church of Carbondale, Liberty Theater in Murphysboro, View First Baptist Church of Carbondale, Sesser Opera House, Cairo Public Library, First United Methodist Church of Johnston City, University Mall and Rustle Hill Winery.
New Arts Jazztet The New Arts Jazztet has long been regarded as Southern Illinois’ premier jazz group, regularly presenting an engaging selection of original works, forged in the energy of neo bop and the eclecticism of contemporary jazz. The group has been a featured ensemble each year at the Southern Illinois Music Festival. The New Arts Jazztet appears this year in a Tuesday night series at Cedarhurst in Mount Vernon and at the Herrin Civic Center.
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For a complete schedule of events, go to Flipside online at www.thesouthern.com/entertainment. Or check out our Concert listings on Page 10 for upcoming performances.
Other festival favorites Klassics for Kids and Jive with Jazz
Classic festival, Classic theme Southern Illinois Music Festival’s major performances center on the tale of ‘Romeo and Juliet,’ and you won’t want to miss a myriad of other programs throughout the region Southern Illinois Music Festival June 6-26, across Southern Illinois and in Cape Girardeau; free admission for many events; call Shryock Auditorium box office at 618-453-6000. The festival will be featured on a television segment produced by WTTW Public Television. The segment will be broadcast locally at 6 p.m. Sunday and 9:30 p.m. June 23 on WSIU Public Television, channels 8 and 16.
BY D.W. NORRIS THE SOUTHERN
Maestro Edward Benyas is a man familiar with challenges. As music director of the Southern Illinois Symphony Orchestra, Benyas is charged with conducting a large group of musicians. As founder and the driving force behind the Southern Illinois Music Festival, which begins Sunday and features three dozen events in Southern Illinois and Missouri during a threeweek run, Benyas has taken conducting a large-scale musical performance to new levels. While putting together the festival is a task Benyas has borne gladly, the sixth edition of this yearly event had an extra challenge. “The amazing thing about this festival is that it’s even happening in this economy,” said David Tuttle, the festival’s personnel manager since its inception. In what has been described as the event’s most ambitious orchestral program yet, Benyas and a group of seasoned professional musicians and dancers from around the country, as well as talented local performers, will take on one of the great stories of love and tragedy, William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet.” Benyas said the idea for the festival’s theme came from Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s music for the ballet “Romeo and Juliet,” but it was simply a starting point. Benyas then added Charles Gounod’s “Romeo
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and Juliet” opera — with a twist — and the Broadway and cinematic hit musical “West Side Story,” which is based on the tale. “Tchaikovsky’s tone poem is probably the greatest and most well-known example,” Benyas said. “Of course (Leonard) Bernstein’s West Side Story (‘Romeo and Juliet’) is updated to 1950’s New York, just as our opera will be updated to turnof-century Cairo.” Bernstein and Tchaikovsky will share some of the spotlight during the festival’s symphonic program, which begins 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 17 in Cape Girardeau, and retakes the stage at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Shryock Auditorium on the Southern Illinois University Carbondale campus. “I have for a long time wanted to perform Bernstein’s Symphonic Dances from “West Side Story,” which requires a virtuoso orchestra,” Benyas said. “So the Bernstein is paired with the Tchaikovsky on our orchestral program.” The festival’s theme is a grand one, and the work involved in putting everything together has been an undertaking of equal scale. Benyas said preparing several major programs in short succession, which required hours of study, was the greatest challenge. But there were others, such as putting together an information-packed program booklet for spectators. “This is a huge project, and we are always up against a deadline,” Benyas said.
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Edward Benyas is music director of the Southern Illinois Symphony Orchestra and founder and artistic director of the Southern Illinois Music Festival.
Albion native Heath Gill danced in last year’s ballet and will dance the lead role in the ‘Romeo and Juliet’ ballet, playing at 7:30 p.m. June 11 and 2 p.m. June 12 at Marion Cultural and Civic Center.
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A brass trio composed of Bob Allison, Bob Weiss and Kurt Civilette performed at Melange in Carbondale during last year’s festival. Small community performances are a big part of the festival, making it easy for people to hear some great music. Festival creator and artistic director Ed Benyas (bottom left) gets a rare chance to relax and listen with other patrons taking in the concert.
Juliet and her Romeo: The major performances This season, there will be a special premium seating option closest to the stage for the major events — opera, ballet and orchestral performances — at Shryock and the Marion Civic Center. These seats are $20 general and $10 for students of any age. Remaining seating is available for $18 and $6. Seating within these areas remains unreserved.
SIUC professor and baritone David Dillard (left) will sing the role of Friar Lawrence in the ‘Romeo and Juliet’ opera. Soprano Megan Radder (center) will sing the role of Juliet. SIUC graduate and tenor Roderick George (right) will sing the role of Romeo.
While Benyas is the man up front, several groups and individuals also put their stamps on the festival. Tuttle hired the orchestra; Falk engaged professional dancers for ballets; and Tania Combs will direct the opera. Benyas also thanked local sponsors. “It would not be possible to produce this festival without the generous support of our local sponsors,” he said. Local performers abound, led by Albion native Heath Gill in a lead role in the “Romeo and Juliet” ballet, which opens 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 11 at the Marion
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The New Arts Jazztet has long been regarded as Southern Illinois’ premier jazz group and is a featured ensemble each summer at the festival. Members of The New Arts Jazztet are in residence at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, where most of its members are School of Music faculty.
Cultural and Civic Center. “I think part of the thing that viewers may find interesting is the fact that (Gill) starred in ‘Coppélia’ last summer, and he’s back in a starring role,” said Sydelle Fulk, festival choreographer. “He has a lot of emotion and drama that he brings to the role.” The ballet features Sergei Prokofiev’s score, dancers from the
Atlanta Ballet and Texas’ Ballet Austin and 24 local children from the Southern Illinois Music Festival Dance Company. There will be an 18-man swordfight on stage, and all the costumes were designed and hand-sewn locally. “They are absolutely incredible,” Fulk said. dw.norris@thesouthern.com / 618-351-5074
A pre-concert lecture at 1:15 p.m. Saturday takes place in the Civic Center Lobby.
Symphonic program
7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 17 at SEMO River Center, Cape Girardeau; 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 18 at Shryock Auditorium, SIUC: This stirring concert opens with George Gershwin’s American in Paris, followed by a Romantic Cello Concerto by Julius The ballet Chajes, born 100 years ago, 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 11 and featuring Eric Lenz, cello professor at SIUC. 2 p.m. Saturday, June 12, Gershwin’s music includes an Marion Cultural and Civic authentic representation of Center: This three-act ballet features professional dancers Parisian taxi horns, as well as a rash of famous melodies. from the Atlanta Ballet and Ballet Austin, with a seminal The second half of the score by Sergei Prokofiev, and concert includes Tchaikovsky’s lushly featuring the 50-member orchestrated Romeo and Southern Illinois Music Festival Dance Company. The Juliet Fantasy Overture and the scintillating Symphonic performance is fully Dances from West Side Story choreographed, with a full by Leonard Bernstein. The symphonic orchestra conducted by Edward Benyas. large symphonic orchestra for
this program will be conducted by SIFest Artistic Director Edward Benyas. A pre-concert lecture at 6:45 p.m. Friday takes place in the Shryock upstairs lobby.
The opera 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 24 at Shryock Auditorium, Carbondale; 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 26 at Hettenhausen Center, McKendree University: A gorgeous opera with music by Charles Gounod, updated to 1909 Cairo, Ill., stars SIUC alumnus Roderick George (Romeo), Megan Radder (Juliet) from Indiana University and SIUC professor David Dillard (Friar Lawrence). The production is directed by SIUC alumna Tania Coambs and conducted by Edward Benyas. A preconcert lecture at 6:45 p.m. Friday takes place in the Shryock upstairs lobby.
Klassics for Kids and Jive with Jazz are interactive concerts, designed to expose children to the joys of live classical music and jazz. The 2010 Festival presents Klassics for Kids programs at Marion Civic Center, First Baptist Church of Ava, Boys and Girls Club of Carbondale, Carterville Community Center, Du Quoin Middle School, First United Methodist Church of Johnston City, Cairo Public Library, Sesser Opera House, University Mall and at Altgeld Hall on the SIUC campus. A special event this year occurs at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 12 at Marion Civic Center, as WSIU Public Television presents Angelina Ballerina live. Jive with Jazz events take place at the Murphysboro Youth and Recreation Center, the Marion Civic Center, the Herrin Civic Center and the Boys and Girls Club of Carbondale. All events are open to the public without reservation and admission free. Klassics for Kids is sponsored in part by Southern Illinois Ob-Gyn Associates and WSIU Public Television.
Chamber music concerts Chamber Music has always been part of the Southern Illinois Music Festival. It allows the brilliant instrumentalists who come to Southern Illinois from all parts of the country and the world to be featured in small ensembles and more intimate venues. Concerts include well-known masterpieces by Beethoven, Schubert, Dvorak, Fauré and Debussy, as well as more contemporary works by composers such as Paul Creston, Jacob Druckman, David Lyons and Paul Schoenfield. Also this year, the Acadian New Music Ensemble is a special guest, performing a program that includes world and American premieres. Chamber music venues this year include First United Methodist Church of Carbondale, Liberty Theater in Murphysboro, View First Baptist Church of Carbondale, Sesser Opera House, Cairo Public Library, First United Methodist Church of Johnston City, University Mall and Rustle Hill Winery.
New Arts Jazztet The New Arts Jazztet has long been regarded as Southern Illinois’ premier jazz group, regularly presenting an engaging selection of original works, forged in the energy of neo bop and the eclecticism of contemporary jazz. The group has been a featured ensemble each year at the Southern Illinois Music Festival. The New Arts Jazztet appears this year in a Tuesday night series at Cedarhurst in Mount Vernon and at the Herrin Civic Center.
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WANT TO BE LISTED? Coffeehouses, Cafés and Eateries The Red Wellies: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Cousin Andy’s Coffeehouse, Fellowship Hall of the Church of the Good Shepherd, United Church of Christ, 515 Orchard Drive, Carbondale; $10; students, $5; www.cousinandy.org Craig Roberts Blues Band: 8:30 p.m. Friday, The Palace Pizzeria, 215
Appleknocker Drive, Cobden; 618-893-4415 Roy Book Binder: 8 p.m. Saturday, Yellow Moon Café, 110 N. Front St., Cobden; $15; www.yellowmooncafe.com; 618-893-2233 The Natives: 8:30 p.m. Saturday, The Palace Pizzeria, 215 Appleknocker Drive, Cobden; 618-893-4415
Wineries The Ivas John Band: 6-9 p.m. Friday, Rustle Hill Winery Bill Harper: 2-5 p.m. Saturday, Blue Sky Vineyard Fiddle Rick: 2-6 p.m. Saturday, Owl Creek Vineyard Sharron & Larry: 3-6 p.m., Saturday, Von Jakob Vineyard Breeden Bradley & Maze: 3-7 p.m. Saturday, StarView Vineyards Renegade: 3-6 p.m. Saturday, Rustle Hill Winery
Hot Sauce: 6-9 p.m. Saturday, Rustle Hill Winery Jim Stevens Group: 6-9 p.m. Saturday, Walker’s Bluff Barry Cloyd: 2-5 p.m. Sunday, Blue Sky Vineyard Marty Davis: 2-5 p.m. Sunday, Rustle Hill Winery Dave Caputo: 3-6 p.m., Sunday, Von Jakob Orchard Michael Schaerer: 3-6 Sunday, Walker’s Bluff Dave Simmons: 2-6 p.m. Sunday, StarView Vineyards Bill Booth: 6-9 p.m. Sunday, Rustle Hill Winery
Blue Sky Vineyard: 3150 S. Rocky Comfort Road, Makanda; 618-995-9463, blueskyvineyard.com
618 893-9463, starview vineyards.com Von Jakob Orchard: 230 Illinois 127, Alto Pass; 618-8934600, vonjakobvineyard.com Von Jakob Vineyard: 1309 Sadler Road, Pomona; 618-893-4500, vonjakob vineyard.com Walker’s Bluff: North on Reed Station Road, Carterville; 618-985-8463, walkersbluff.com
Owl Creek Vineyard: 2655 Water Valley Road, Cobden; 618-893-2557, owlcreekvineyard.com Rustle Hill Winery: U.S. 51, Cobden; 618-893-2700, rustlehillwinery.com StarView Vineyards: 5100 Wing Hill Road, Cobden;
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Brat Pack 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: Jacks-R-Better, 7:3010:30 p.m.
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Lights Out Marion Eagles: Feelin’ Country, 8 p.m.midnight MOUNT VERNON The Tavern on 10th: Tommy Gunn THOMPSONVILLE Lion’s Cave: Weekenders, 7-10 p.m. Old Country Store Dance Barn: Lil’ Boot & Classic Country, 7-10 p.m. WHITTINGTON Corner Dance Hall: Nice & Easy Band, 7:30-10:30 p.m.
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DIRECTIONS & DIGITS Corner Dance Hall: 200 Franklin St., Whittington 618-303-5266 Double K’s Kickin Country: Illinois 37, Mount Vernon 618-359-0455 Duncan Dance Barn: 13545 Spring Pond Road, Benton 618-435-6161 The Get-Away: 804 N. Douglas St., West Frankfort 618-937-3545 Ina Community Building: 504 Elm St., Ina/618-315-2373 John Brown’s on the Square: 1000 Tower Square, Marion 618-997-2909 Key West: 1108 W. Main, Carbondale 618-351-5998 Linemen’s Lounge: 100 E. Broadway, Johnston City Lion’s Cave: South Street, Thompsonville/618-218-4888 Marion American Legion: Longstreet Road, Marion 618-997-6168 Marion Eagles: Rural Route 3, Marion/618-993-6300 Marion Youth Center: 211 E. Boulevard St., Marion 618-922-7853 Mollie’s: 107 E. Union St., Marion 618-997-3424 Murphysboro Elks Lodge: 1809 Shomaker Drive Murphysboro 618-684-4541. Old Country Store Dance Barn: Main Street, Thompsonville, 618-927-2770. Orient American Legion: 404 Jackson St., Orient 618-932-2060 Perfect Shot: 3029 S. Park Ave., Herrin/618-942-4655 Pinch Penny Pub/Copper Dragon: 700 E. Grand, Carbondale/618-549-3348 PK’s: 308 S. Illinois Ave., Carbondale/618-529-1124 Ramesse: 1754 Illinois 37, Lake of Eygpt/618-995-9104 Steelhorse Saloon: 202 Dewmain Lane, Carterville 618-985-3549 Tavern on 10th: 224 S. 10th St., Mount Vernon/618-244-7821 Tomigirl’s Rollin-in: 14960 Illinois 37, Johnston City 618-983-7655 Trackside Dance Barn: 104 Rock St., Spillertown 618-993-3035 Tres Hombres: 119 N. Washington St., Carbondale 618-457-3308 WB Ranch Barn: 1586 Pershing Road, West Frankfort 618-937-3718 Whisker Willy’s Bar & Grill 13510 N. Illinois 37, Marion 618-983-5300 White Ash Barn: 207 Potter St., White Ash / 618-997-4979 Xrossroads: 101 Rushing Drive, Herrin / 618-993-8393 The Zone Lounge: 14711 Illinois 37, Whittington/618-6292039
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Great music, stepped-up acts and motorcycle rides at HerrinFesta Sometimes they hit it out of the park, like the Dixie Chicks; other times they struck out, like Regina Regina. Vince Hoffard By bumping up ticket prices, which this year was n endless sea of sweat a very reasonable $12, they soaked country music moved to a new level of talent, and it paid off. fans was the only “We are still waiting for thing visible Sunday night final numbers to come in, in the piazza at but it looks like Luke Herrinfesta Italiana. Bryan is going to be one of A mountain of speakers the biggest country shows anchored each side of a massive stage, blaring out we’ve ever had,” says Jim Gentile, executive director the addictive commercial of the festival. “He kind of hooks of budding superstar Luke Bryan, the reminds me of a young Blake Shelton. He has a reigning New Vocalist of powerful voice and is very the Year for the Academy entertaining. He’s a of Country Music. Bryan knew how to push natural and will be around for a long time.” all the right buttons. Bryan has amazing “As we were driving in today, I noticed we are in a versatility and used it to heavy agriculture area. We wrap the predominately young female audience are virtually surrounded around his finger. He by fields of corn. You rapped a little, covered know I like that,” he said, “Enter Sandman” by working the crowd into a frenzy before he broke into Metallica, mesmerized the ladies with “Do I,” then monster hit “Rain Is a emptied the tank on Good Thing.” encore “All My Friends The festival has Say.” definitely upgraded its With the successful entertainment package. In completion of its 20th the past, it was usually a year, the festival has come gamble on unknown upalong way since its humble and-coming acts.
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You might have heard The Red Wellies on the radio show ‘Celtic Connections’ on WDBX; now you can hear them live at Cousin Andy’s Coffeehouse Friday night.
The Red Wellies brings authentic Irish music from North Carolina on Midwest tour CARBONDALE — The Red Wellies, an Irish trio from Asheville, N.C., are coming to Cousin Andy’s Coffeehouse in Carbondale at 7:30 p.m. Friday. Cousin Andy’s is in the basement of Church of the Good Shepherd, at the intersection of Schwartz Street and Orchard Drive. Schwartz street in off Oakland; Orchard Drive is off West Main Street just before the Subway shop. The young fiddle player Duncan Wickel was at the Irish Festival two years ago as part of Cathie Ryan’s band. He also plays the uilleann pipes. His aunt, Beanie Odell, also plays fiddle, and her husband, Vincent Fogarty, from County Tipperary, Ireland, backs them on the bouzouki. This is the group’s first Midwest tour. Their 2008 debut CD has been in the regular rotation locally on Celtic Connections. Listen to them live WDBX (91.1) about 5 on the afternoon of their appearance in Carbondale.
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beginnings in 1991, when the entertainment was presented from the back stoop of the Herrin Civic Center, and patrons had to dance in the alley. Gentile says HerrinFesta has grown into the premier festival in Southern Illinois because it is supported by a loyal army of volunteers who tirelessly perform duties behind the scenes to make the event run like a welloiled machine. Committees are loaded with knowledgeable professionals providing endless input to tweak potential problem areas and continue to improve the overall product. Weather is the main enemy of the event. It rained on opening night for Hairbangers Ball and Monday’s closer Randy Houser, who played an abbreviated show after a lengthy rain delay. At least 2,000 fans never moved from the piazza, despite a
constant rain. Houser spend the day riding his motorcycle through scenic Southern Illinois to Bald Knob Cross with songwriting buddy Kendell Marvell of Thompsonville and Black Diamond Harley Davidson owner Chad Zimbro. The Mississippi native covered tunes by Hank Williams Jr. and the Allman Brothers before cranking out his signature one-two punch of “Anything Goes” and “Boots On.” Although he didn’t have time to perform it at Herrin, Houser and Marvell cowrote a tune —“Lowdown and Lonesome” —which will be on Houser’s new album, titled “They Call Me Cadillac.” It’s due to be released in September. Gentile says Herrin has always been a premium entertainment destination. It started SEE LINEUP / PAGE 10
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Concerts Southern Illinois Nashville Community High School bands: 6-8 p.m., Thursday, June 3, square, Nashville; free popcorn, iced tea; bring lawn chairs. Rock Feast II: Artists Against Hunger, 8 p.m. Saturday, June 5, Johnston City High School; also the Freedom Band, Legends Never Die and Solovus; $5 or five food items; parking, $1; 618-694-4751. The Swamp Tigers: noon, Wednesday, June 9, Town Square Pavilion, Carbondale; part of Brown Bag Concert Series hosted by Carbondale Main Street; bring lawn chairs; free; 618-529-8040. Random Acts of Music: 68 p.m., Thursday, June 10, courthouse square, Nashville; free popcorn, iced tea; bring lawn chairs; free. The International Rolling Stones Show: Tribute band, 7 p.m. Saturday, June 26, outdoor concert, Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, 2600 E. Richmond Road, Mount Vernon; $15; bring lawn
$45; 270-450-4444 or www.thecarsoncenter.org.
Recitals
popcorn; drink concessions; 618-242-1236; www. rollingstone show.com; or www.cedarhurst.org. 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; 888-512-7469.
TESSI recitals: Talent Education School of Southern Illinois recitals, Sunday, June 6, Carbondale Civic Center, room 108; Wiggles N Tunes pre-school music students ages 8 months-4 years, 1 p.m.; classical piano and guitar students, ages 4-18, 2 p.m.; free; refreshments; 618-4576300.
Southern Illinois Music Festival
Chamber Music Concert: 7:30 p.m. Sunday, June 6, First United Methodist Church, Carbondale; $10/4; 618-453-6000; SIFest.com. Jive with Jazz: 10 a.m., Thursday, June 10, Murphysboro Youth Center; free; 618-453-6000; Kentucky SIFest.com. Tim Hawkins: 7:30 p.m. Klassics for Kids: Harp, 10 Friday, June 18, Carson a.m., Friday, June 11, Marion Center, Paducah; opening act, Cultural and Civic Center; Clay Campbell and the free; 618-453-6000; Kentucky Opry Show; $15SIFest.com. Klassics for Kids: Wind Quintet, 10 a.m. Friday, June 11, First Baptist Church, Ava; free; 618-453-6000; SIFest.com. Romeo and Juliet Ballet: 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 11, Marion Cultural and Civic Center; music by Sergei Prokofiev; $6-$20; 618-4536000; SIFest.com. Live Music all weekend Angelina Ballerina: 11 a.m. Saturday, June 12, Marion Open: Friday at 5pm Cultural and Civic Center; Saturday 11am to 9pm music by Sergei Prokofiev; free; $6-$20; SIFest.com; Sunday 11am to 4pm 618-453-6000. Romeo and Juliet Ballet: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 12, Marion Cultural and Civic World Champion Barbecue, Shrimp, Center; music by Sergei Steaks, Sandwiches, Ribs, Salads & more Prokofiev; $6-$20; 618-4536000; SIFest.com. Located behind: Trumpet and Piano Recital: 3 p.m. Sunday, June 920 Kratzinger Hollow Rd., Cobden 7 Miles South of Downtown Cobden on Old Hwy 51 13, First United Methodist Turn Right on Kratzinger Hollow Rd Church, Carbondale, Jered www.greatboarsoffire.com Montgomery and Bob Allison; 1-800-440-4489 • 833-5858 $10/4; SIFest.com; 618-453-
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Donna Chapel: 7 p.m. Saturday, June 5, Boot City Opry, 11800 S. Highway 41, Terre Haute; $15; www.bootcityopry.com or 812-299-8379.
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‘Killers’ Several years into their happy marriage, Jen (Katherine Heigl) receives some unwelcome news about her seemingly perfect husband Spencer (Ashton Kutcher). Turns out he’s a CIA agent, and he’s been targeted for assassination by their neighbors, which means they have to hightail it out of town. Complications, gun battles and supposedly laughs ensue. With the director of Heigl’s last movie “The Ugly Truth” behind the camera, what could go wrong? On second thought, don’t make us STUDIO answer that. The movie, which opens Friday at Illinois Centre 8 in Marion and ShowPlace 8 in Carbondale, was not screened for reviewers. It’s rated PG-13 for violent action, sexual materal and language.
‘Splice’ Two scientists (Andrien Brody and Sarah Polley) defy their superiors and proceed with an experiment to splice human and animal DNA and create an organism. At first, their winged baby exceeds their wildest expectations — until the critter starts behaving STUDIO very badly. Didn’t these people ever watch ‘Frankenstein’? The movie is rated R for disturbing elements including strong sexuality, nudity, sci-fi violence and language. It opens Friday at Illinois Centre 8 in Marion and ShowPlace 8 in Carbondale. ˽
LINEUP: HerrinFesta rocked it this year FROM PAGE 9 when White City attracted big names like Frank Sinatra, Duke Ellington and Tommy Dorsey. HerrinFesta has now taken the lead and routinely brings in great country acts like the Dixie Chicks, Billy Currington and hometown favorite David Lee Murphy. “We are in a region where coal was king. Big
towns sprung up around the mines, creating a huge population base and Herrin is lucky to be in the center of all those people,” Gentile says. “Herrin was actually founded by Kentuckians. The great tradition of southern hospitality has been passed on from generation to generation and is on display each year at Herrinfesta Italiana.”
The solid reputation established over two decades of existence can be verified by numbers generated by the festival’s internet homepage. This season, the site received more than 3 million hits, including a whopping 1.8 million in May alone. VINCE HOFFARD can be reached at 618-658-9095 or vincehoffard@yahoo. com.
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‘Get Him to the Greek’ lives up to its pre-release hype Get Him to the Greek
didn’t pen “Greek’s” Thumbelina-sized plot — ËË˽ about Aaron (Jonah Hill of Rated R for strong sexual “Superbad”), a record content and drug use company employee’s throughout, and pervasive misadventures getting an obnoxious Brit rocker language; starring Jonah (Russell Brand) to a Hill, Russell Brand, Sean comeback concert in Los Combs, Elisabeth Moss, Angeles — his fingerprints Rose Byrne; directed by are all over it. That’s most Nicholas Stoller; opening apparent in “Greek’s” Friday at University Place 8 themes about the slavish in Carbondale and Illinois desire to be a celebrity and the tragic consequences Centre 8 in Marion. from achieving superstardom. BY RANDY MYERS Sound heavy for a flick MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE NEWS that consistently makes This summer, Judd you laugh so much you Apatow, the creator of want to shout “uncle”? crowd-pleasers like “The Well, yes, but Stoller 40-Year-Old Virgin” and ably juggles the broad “Knocked Up,” rebounds physical comedy and the mightily with “Get Him to more serious overtones. the Greek,” one of the Whether it’s a hysterical funniest, raunchiest and scene involving a furry edgiest comedies in years. wall in Las Vegas and a Apatow produces humongous drug-filled “Greek,” just as he did cigarette or one involving with the terrific teen a menage a trois that comedy “Superbad.” evolves into something Although the funnyman much more unsettling, the
starred in “Marshall” but he doesn’t reprise his role from that film.) In “Greek,” Stoller makes Aldous a real person rather than a ridiculous buffoon. The fallen rocker suffers not only from a drug addiction but suicidal thoughts. He STUDIO also carries a torch for his Jonah Hill and Russell Brand star in ‘Get Him to the Greek.’ pop-queen ex-wife Jackie Q and is emotionally scarred by a parasitic mom filmmaker’s always in and dad. command. It would be easy to make At every turn, “Greek” a character like Aldous mixes vulgarity and seriousness with ease and more endearing, but Brand stays true to the part, does so by trimming out never making the man any flab and grossing likable; he humiliates his things up even more than what we’re accustomed to chaperone at every turn. But just when you’re ready in an Apatow film. to write Aldous off, Brand “Greek” undoubtedly adds a vulnerable streak to benefits from its stellar make him more human. cast, especially Russell Brand as the obnoxiously narcissistic rocker Aldous Snow. “Sarah Marshall” fans know Aldous from an appearance in that goofy comedy that added much of its spark. (Hill, too, co-
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‘Marmaduke’ A mainstay of the funny pages gets a big-screen outing; no, this isn’t another Garfield movie — it’s Marmaduke! Owen Wilson voices the titular Great Dane, who follows his family west from Kansas to California and, as usual, is always prone to mischief. The all-star vocal cast of actors collecting a nice paycheck include Steve Coogan, Fergie and Emma Stone. The movie, which opens Friday at Illinois Centre 8 in Marion and ShowPlace 8 in Carbondale, is rated PG for some rude humor and language. ˽
New on DVD Alice in Wonderland Alice, now 19, slips into a rabbit hole that takes her to “Underland,” where she must terminate the Red Queen’s reign to save her childhood friends. With Johnny Depp, Mia Wasikowska. PG (fantasy action/violence involving scary images and situations, plus a smoking caterpillar) The Wolfman An actor who goes home to investigate the savage death of his brother is bitten by a creature. R (bloody horror violence and gore) Drop Dead Diva: The Complete First Season This cable series features a stickfigure model wannabe who dies and is reincarnated as a plus-size attorney. With Brooke Elliott, Margaret Cho. NR — McClatchy-Tribune News
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