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Film Metropolis Movies in The Park: That Thing You Do, 8 p.m. Friday, June 8, Fort Massac State Park; movies shown through September; bring chairs; seating starts 7 p.m.; free; 618-524-6402.
Theater Mamma Mia!: 7:30 p.m. Monday, June 11, Luther F. Carson Four Rivers Center, Paducah; musical based on the songs of ABBA; $40/$50/ $65; 270-450-4444; www.thecarsoncenter.org. Steel Magnolias: June 14, 16, 22, 24, McLeod Theater, Communications Building, SIU; 7:30 p.m. ThursdaySaturday and 2 p.m. Sunday; $25/$10; 618-453-6000; southernticketsonline.com. You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown: June 15, 17, 21, 23, McLeod Theater, Communications Building, SIU; 7:30 p.m., ThursdaySaturday and 2 p.m., Sunday; $25/$10; 618-453-6000.
Theater Camp Summer Youth Theater Camp: By Park Avenue Productions starts Monday, June 11; play, Fiddler on the Roof, Jr.; camp fee, $100 for six weeks; performances, July 20-22, Herrin Civic Center; practices, 9 a.m.-noon, Monday through Thursday, First Baptist Church, Energy; no camp, July 4-5; ages 8 and older; 618-521-7084.
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Steel Magnolias; 7:30 p.m. June 14, 16 and 22; 2 p.m. June 24; $25 for adults, $10 for students You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown; 7:30 p.m. June 15, 21 and 23; 2 p.m. June 17; $25 for adults, $10 for students Chicago; 7:30 p.m. July 6, 7, 13 and 14; BY ADAM TESTA 2 p.m. July 8 and 15; $25 for adults, $10 for THE SOUTHERN students Cinderella; 7:30 p.m. July 26, 27, 28 and CARBONDALE — Friendship takes 30; 2 p.m. July 29; $16 for adults, $8 for center stage at the McLeod Summer students Playhouse. All shows are held in the McLeod Theater The first two of the four-show series open simultaneously, each showing a in the Communications Building at SIU. different perspective on the bonds Season tickets for all four shows are also between friends and the struggles and joys available for $75 for adults or $30 for of companionship. STEPHEN RICKERL / THE SOUTHERN students. Tickets can be purchased at But while the themes of these two shows www.southernticketsonline.com or by Lori Lusted and Thomas Eric Morris rehearse their roles as Sally and Charlie Brown for the — “Steel Magnolias” and “You’re A Good McCloud Summer Playhouse’s musical production of ‘Your’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown.’ calling 618-453-6000. Man, Charlie Brown” — are similar, the approaches couldn’t be more different. One captures the glory of naivety, as the colorful characters of Charles Schultz’ “Peanuts” comes to life on the stage, while the other explores the complexities of friendship in adulthood. Both shows, along with other Playhouses performances “Chicago” and “Cinderella,” are also well-known tales, playing out in different media through the years, including stage plays and Hollywood films. The season officially begins with “Steel
Magnolias” on Thursday, June 14. Directed by Jenny Holcombe, artistic director for the Playhouse, the play takes the audience right into the Truvy’s beauty shop. “It’s full of these beautiful, vibrant women who go through some problems, but they help each other out,” Holcombe said. The set is one of the elements that make it extra special, she said. While many Playhouse productions take advantage of the large, deep stage, this one is constructed in a tight, limited space right
up close and personal with the audience. While the 1989 movie with Dolly Parton and Sally Fields took the women outside of the beauty shop and introduced some of the men in their lives, the play stays focused on the females and stays within the confines of the salon. Missy Thibedeaux-Thompson of Springfield is stepping into Parton’s iconic Truvy. This is the second time she’s played the role. The key, for both the actresses and the audience, is to put aside any preconceived notions from the movie.
“You have to just forget about any of the film stuff,” she said. “The audience has that reference, but these characters are so real and the script is so well written that it comes to life all on its own.” That’s an issue others face as well this summer. For Thomas Eric Morris, the challenge isn’t just trying to follow in the footsteps of a two-decade-old movie; it’s about bringing to life one of the most beloved comic characters of all time. SEE MCLEOD / PAGE 4
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depict characters and ST. LOUIS — The symbols from Chinese Missouri Botanical Garden is legend and culture. They offering special discounts to range from 10-foot-tall guests from this side of the towering terracotta warriors river from June 10-16, as the and Chinese opera masks to venue hosts Illinois porcelain dragons rising Appreciation Week. from the garden’s fountains All week long, Illinois in honor of the Chinese residents will enjoy zodiac’s Year of the Dragon. half-price daytime garden At night, the lanterns will admission, as well as a be illuminated in a display of 10-percent discount on lights and colors. Thursdays purchases in the Garden through Sundays, evening Gate shop and a 20-percent discount on new or gift THE SOUTHERN FILE PHOTO activities will also include Chinese acrobats, tea memberships. As host for Illinois Appreciation Week, Missouri Botanical Garden is offering half-price daytime garden admission for ceremonies and craft and art The Botanical Garden is Southern Illinoisans from June 10-16. demonstrations. the oldest continually Evening activities are not operating garden in the Garden is also presenting “Lantern included in the Illinois Appreciation nation. The site houses 79 acres of Festival: Art by Day, Magic by Night,” Week discounts. These rates are $22 landscaped display gardens and an exhibition of 26 large, elaborate for adults, $10 for children ages 3 to historic structures. The garden is 12, $15 for garden members, $5 for open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, with lanterns imported from China. This is the festival’s debut in the United children of garden members and free morning walking hours from 7 to “ States. for children younger than 2. 9 a.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays. The artistic steel and silk lanterns — Adam Testa Through Aug. 19, the Botanical
The Kansas City actor steps into the title role of “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown,” which runs concurrently with “Steel Magnolias,” on June 15. But for Morris, it’s not so much a challenge as an opportunity. “He’s so identifiable that you really can’t go wrong with Charlie Brown,” he said. The musical is filled with songs and stories, as Charlie Brown joins his friends Snoopy, Linus, Lucy and the rest of the gang for a series of tales. “It’s not so much one story as it is a various little scenes,” Morris said. “It’s a fun musical that
everyone in the family will love, and it manages to get some poignant messages across, as well.” When putting this selections together, Holcombe tried to capture diversity exemplified in the lineup. The two opening shows explore themes of friendship, while “Chicago” brings a different vibe. “I like to be able to give our audience a variety, so they’re not seeing the same type of show over and over,” the artistic director said. “We’re hitting every part of a person with the shows we’re presenting this season.” adam.testa@thesouthern.com 618-351-5031
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River City Fest returns to Chester CHESTER — The tourism department of this Randolph County city is looking to attract visitors to town with this weekend’s River City Fest. Set for 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, June 9, at the Cohen Memorial Home, the event will feature several vendors, crafters and artisans. There will be other activities through the day as well. The Stone House bed-and-breakfast will host a wine tasting from 3 to 7 p.m. Tickets are $5 and will include three tastings. Mr. Kenny’s BBQ will be on site serving barbecue, while Moof’s Bar and Grill hosts a “Roast’n on the River” cook-off. Other local merchants will have specials as well, such as Wally’s Originals, which will be unveiling a new sandwich created for the River Fest. Shane Wagner and Justin Breithaupt will return this year with music from 2 to 6 p.m. Guests are encouraged to bring their own lawn chairs or blankets. — Adam Testa
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Murphysboro hosting Flag Day MURPHYSBORO — Community leaders are opening the doors of the Logan Neighborhood to the public in connection with this weekend’s Flag Day celebration. The service has become a popular event throughout the past six years, and now, they want to enhance the experience even more to attract more guests. This year’s Flag Day ceremony begins at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 9, near Gen. John A. Logan Museum. A caravan through the flag-lined streets of Murphysboro will transport a symbolic flag from the American Legion to the Logan Neighborhood, where other flags will be formally retired. Music will be provided by the Crimson Express and Voiced United of Southern Illinois. Retired Air Force Lt. Col. Harvey Welch will present the keynote address. After the ceremony, the Logan Museum will be open for visitors to see the permanent exhibits as well as the featured display, “Caught in the Sweep of History: Egypt in the Civil War April 1861 – 62,” which will be the first in a series. Author Mike Estel of Anna, a 1962 graduate of Murphysboro Township High School and a Vietnam-era Navy veteran, will host a reading and book signing from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the museum lobby. He will be debuting his new book, “Angel in the Jungle,” his second about Vietnam. Individuals who have torn, soiled or badly faded flags can bring them to the service or take them in advance to the American Legion, 1700 Gartside St., or the museum to be retired. — Adam Testa
Superman Celebration starts today METROPOLIS — Celebrities and fans alike are flocking to Metropolis this weekend for the annual Superman Celebration. The yearly festival brings together actors, comic artists, writers and others with ties to the Man of Steel and his various incarnations for a weekend of fun and fandom. This year’s festival features appearances by John Glover, Cassidy Freeman, Gerard Christopher and John Rockwell, as well as many others. The celebrities will be participating in autograph signings and a number of other events between today and Sunday, June 7-10. For a full schedule of events or for more information, visit www.supermancelebration.net.
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Union County Museum exhibiting variety of advertising fans featuring local businesses COBDEN — The Union County Museum will present a variety of advertising fans on exhibit featuring Union County businesses this summer on Appleknocker Street. Museum hours are from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday with free admission. The oldest fan is from 1902 promoting the Southern Illinois Fair in Anna. Other local businesses include Union County Oil, Dillow’s Drug Store from Dongola, Jonesboro Steam Bakery, Kinder’s General Merchandise from Wolf Lake and several funeral homes. In recognition of the upcoming presidential election, a collection of political fans will be included in the display. The exhibit will run through the end of August. For more information, call 618-893-2067. — The Southern
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Guinea Villages; Documentary Photographs and Objects The Allure of the Vessel: Collected by Philip Dark, The Beal Grand Corridor University Museum, SIU; Gallery, Cedarhurst Center for Dark was a professor of the Arts, Mount Vernon; variety anthropology at SIU from of vessels or sculptural works; 1960-1978; ongoing; through July 29; www.museum.siu.edu; 618-242-1236; www.cedar 618-453-5388. hurst.org. Jon Burgerman: Color Me Concerts Silly, The Beck Family Center Gallery, Cedarhurst Center for Southern Illinois the Arts, Mount Vernon; Southern Illinois Music family-friendly interactive Festival: June 8-24, various exhibit; through July 29; venues, Southern Illinois; 618-242-1236; www.cedar includes opera, jazz, chamber hurst.org. music, ballet, new music; Centering the Circle: Klassics for Kids; over three Ceramic Art of Craig Rhodes, dozen performances; casual Regenhardt Gallery, dress welcome; 618-997Cedarhurst Center for the 4030; www.sifest.com. Arts, Mount Vernon; variety of Friday Night Fair music: forms, textures, glazes, and Venturis, 6-9 p.m. Friday, June glazing techniques fired in 8, corner of US 51 North and both electric and gas kilns; Illinois 13 West, Carbondale; through July 29; 618-242fair continues through 1236; www.cedarhurst.org. September; www.carbondale Advertising Fans: A variety mainstreet.com; 618-529of fans featuring businesses, 8040. Union County Museum, Hot! Sauce: Brown Bag Cobden; oldest fan from 1902 Concert, noon-1 p.m., promotes the Southern Illinois Wednesday, June 13, Town Fair held in Anna; other Square Pavilion, Carbondale; businesses include Union bring a lawn chair; www. County Oil, Dillow’s Drug carbondalemainstreet.com. Store, Jonesboro Steam Sesser Homecoming Bakery, funeral homes and concerts: Salty Dogs, political fans; through the end 7:30 p.m. Wednesday June 13; of August; hours, 1-5 p.m. Egyptian Combo, 7:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; free; Thursday June 14; Moe Bandy, 618-893-2067. 7:30 p.m. Friday June 15 and The Kilenge: Life in New Ronnie McDowell, 8 p.m.
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Saturday June 16, Coal Miners Memorial Park; 618-927-7993. Stephen Foster in Song: By Chris Vallillo, 7 p.m. Thursday, June 14, Sparta Public Library, 211 W. Broadway St.; Vallillo presents the music of Stephan Foster and explores the impact of Foster’s music on American culture; 618-443-5014; spartaillinois library@gmail.com. Sunset Concert Series: Features South Jordan, 7 p.m., Thursday, June 14, steps of Shryock Auditorium, SIU; alternative rock/pop band; South Jordan; free; no glass bottles, kegs, pets; 618536-3393; http://spc4 fun.com. Sheryl Crow: 6 p.m. Friday, June 22, Walker’s Bluff, 326 Vermont Road, Carterville; also, Brandy Clark; doors open, 5 p.m.; lawn chairs and blankets welcome; $125/ $60/$55; southerntickets online.com; 618-453-6000.
Kentucky Stars of Tomorrow: 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 8, Kentucky Opry, 88 Chilton Lane, Benton, Ky.; www.kentuckyopry.com; 888-459-8704. Crosby, Stills & Nash: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 28, Carson Center, Paducah; $50-$99; 270-450-4444.
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Curtain to rise on Southern Illinois Music Festival With more than two dozen performances in venues scattered around the region, the Southern Illinois Music Festival is a truly mammoth music festival. The annual month-long event, now in its eighth year, offers music in the classical and jazz traditions at venues all over Southern Illinois, many for free. This year’s festival runs June 8-24 and includes ballet and opera as well as chamber music and children’s concerts. The theme for this year’s festival is “Turn of the Century Masters: Strauss, Stravinsky, Puccini and Rachmaninov.” Highlights include two Stravinsky ballets, a fully staged opera and two orchestral programs. Professional musicians and performers from Ballet Austin, the Chicago Chamber Orchestra, Winter Opera St. Louis, the Stretta Quartet, and SIU Carbondale’s School of Music faculty and the New Arts Jazztet help make the SI Music Festival what its founder, Professor Edward Benyas, also artistic director of the festival and orchestra conductor, wanted it to be. All events are free, unless otherwise noted. Upcoming festival events include:
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June 8 7:30 p.m. Petruchka and Firebird ballets; Marion Cultural and Civic Center; $25 for premium, $15 for adults, $8 for students June 9 10 a.m. Jive with Jazz; University Mall, Carbondale 11 a.m. Klassics for Kids; Marion Cultural and Civic Center 2 p.m. Petruchka and Firebird ballets; Marion Cultural and Civic Center; $25 for premium, $15 for adults, $8 for students June 10 2 p.m. Brass and percussion concert; Carbondale Community High School; $10 for adults, $5 for students 5 p.m. New Arts Jazztet; StarView Vineyards, Cobden June 12 4 p.m. Klassics for Kids; Cairo Public Library 7:30 p.m. Chamber Music concert, featuring music of Ravel and Grieg; Cairo Public Library 7:30 p.m. Chamber Music concert, featuring music of Mozart, Jacob and Puccini; First United Methodist Church, Carbondale; $10 for adults, $5 for students June 13 5 p.m. Art exhibition with String Quartet; Carbondale Civic Center
June 14 10 a.m. Jive with Jazz; Carbondale Boys and Girls Club June 15 7:30 p.m. Symphonic Dances, featuring music of Rachmaninov and Strauss; Carterville High School; $20 for adults, $10 for students 7:30 p.m. Concert to benefit Harrisburg tornado rebuilding; First Baptist Church, Marion; $20 for adults, $10 for students June 16 10 a.m. Klassics for Kids; Carterville Fine Arts Academy 10 a.m. Klassics for Kids; Old Feed Store, Cobden 10 a.m. Jive with Jazz; Renascence House, Makanda June 17 2 p.m. Chamber Music concert, featuring music of Mendelssohn, Stravinsky and Strauss; First United Methodist Church, Carbondale; $10 for adults, $5 for students June 18 10 a.m. Klassics for Kids; Carbondale Boys and Girls Club June 19 10 a.m. Klassics for Kids; Altgeld Hall, SIU 10 a.m. Klassics for Kids; Du Quoin Middle School SEE MUSIC / PAGE 9
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Music runs through youngster’s veins n a lot of ways, COUNTRY Amelia SCENE Eisenhauer is a normal Vince Hoffard 12-year-old child. She likes to play video games, jump on the trampoline and ride bicycles with her friends. One of her favorite activities is watching horror films — the scarier the better — especially if they involve paranormal activity. Eisenhauer grew up in a Du Quoin home with strict limits on television viewing. Most of the time, the household air was filled with music, but there was not much
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variety. The only two permissible formats were classical and bluegrass. Hearing those beautiful arrangements for thousands of hours during her formative years caused the youngster to fall in love with the violin and fiddle, which are actually the same instrument played in entirely different styles. “I asked for a violin for Christmas when I was four years old. My parents thought I was crazy. I kept begging and finally got one when I was six,” Eisenhauer said. From the moment the highly coveted instrument touched her hand, she became obsessed with obtaining the skill to play it with perfection. “I don’t have any idea where she got the notion that she could play violin,” said
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of Nickel Creek and Alison Kruse, as well as classical music, when she was growing up. That definitely planted the seed.” The past six years have been an exciting musical journey filled with many accolades for Eisenhauer. She claims her greatest accomplishment to date was overcoming stiff competition from 11 other contestants and capturing first place in the local Texaco Country Showdown at the HerrinFesta Italiana on May 27. Eisenhauer captivated the piazza crowd with a unique version of pop star Adele’s hit “Someone Like You.” She PROVIDED advances to the state finals June 29. Amelia Eisenhauer, 12, of Du Quoin has There are two other rounds before the mastered the violin and won numerous finals at the Grand Ole Opry House in awards for her performances. Nashville, where the winner will walk away with $100,000 and a recording mother, Rhonda Eisenhauer. “There are contract. musicians on both sides of the family, but none play violin. She was exposed to a lot SEE VINCE / PAGE 9
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As Girls Go: 7:3010:30 p.m. Friday, The Blue Boar Restaurant, 820-920 Kratzinger Hollow Road, Cobden; 618-833-5858. Shawn Harmon: 9 p.m.midnight, Friday, Trail’s End Lodge, 1425 Skyline Drive, Cobden; 618-893-6135. After Barbed Wire: 8 p.m. Saturday, Yellow Moon Café, 110 N. Front St., Cobden; www.yellow mooncafe.com; 618-8932233. Todd Pierson: 9 p.m.midnight, Saturday, Trail’s End Lodge, 1425 Skyline Drive, Cobden. Billy Dan Langley: 1-4 p.m. Sunday, The Blue Boar Restaurant, Cobden. Todd Pierson: 2-5 p.m. Sunday, Trail of Tears Lodge & Resort, 1575 Fair City Road, Jonesboro.
SATURDAY Big Muddy Strong Band: 2-5 p.m., Blue Sky Vineyard Todd Pierson: 2-5 p.m., Rustle Hill Winery Old Moose Band: 3-7 p.m., StarView Vineyards Sharon & Larry Dillard: 3:30-6:30 p.m., Von Jakob Vineyard As Girls Go: 6-9 p.m., Rustle Hill Winery Roux du Bajou: 7-10 p.m., Walker’s Bluff SUNDAY Tim Whiteford: 1-4 p.m., Rustle Hill Winery Bud Summers: 2-5 p.m. Blue Sky Vineyard
As Girls Go: 2-5 p.m., Walker’s Bluff Dave Caputo Duo: 3:30-6:30 p.m., Von Jakob Vineyard Shawn Harmon: 5-8 p.m., Rustle Hill Winery New Arts Jazztet: 5 p.m., StarView Vineyards WEDNESDAY Eli Tellor: 6-8 p.m., Rustle Hill Winery FIND THEM HERE Blue Sky Vineyard, 3150 S. Rocky Comfort Road, Makanda Rustle Hill Winery, U.S. 51, Cobden StarView Vineyards, 5100 Wing Hill Road, Cobden Von Jakob Vineyard, 230 Illinois 127, Alto Pass Walker’s Bluff, north on Reed Station Road, Carbondale
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THURSDAY BENTON Duncan Dance Barn:: Spring Pond Opry Band, 6:30-9:30 p.m. CARBONDALE Hangar 9: Matt Poss Band/The Southern Riot, 10 p.m. PK’s: Copecectic WHITE ASH Scarlett’s Music Barn: Country Music Band, 7-10 p.m.
FRIDAY CARBONDALE Hangar 9: Hobo Knife, 10 p.m. Pinch Penny/Copper Dragon: Brushfire PK’s: Aqua Regia HERRIN N-Kahootz Night Club: The Wait, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. INA Ina Community Building: Friday Night Jam Band, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
MARION Marion Youth Center: Craig’s Country Band, 6:309:30 p.m. SPILLERTOWN Track Side Dance Barn: Roger Black Band, 7-10 p.m. THOMPSONVILLE Old Country Store Dance Barn: Jeanita Spillman & The Sentimental Swing Band, 7-10 p.m. WHITTINGTON Corner Dance Hall: Rebel Country Band, 7:30-10:30 p.m.
SATURDAY CARBONDALE Hangar 9: Hugh DeNeal/Boondock Billies, 10 p.m. Pinch Penny/Copper Dragon: Dirty Muggs PK’s: Dean Thibead Tres Hombres: The Scandal, 10 p.m. HERRIN N-Kahootz Night Club: TG Biggs, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. MARION Hideout Restaurant: Bob Pina, piano 5:30-9:30 p.m. Marion American Legion: Broadside, 7:30-11:30 p.m. Marion Eagles: Salty Dog, 7-11 p.m. Ramesses: South of 70, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. STEELEVILLE American Legion: Rendition
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20’s Hideout Restaurant: 2602 Wanda Drive, Marion 618-997-8325 Anna VFW: 70 VFW Lane, Anna 618-833-5182 Carbondale Eagles: 1206 W. Linden, Carbondale 618-529-9345 Coloni’s Bar & Grill: 3 Park Plaza, Herrin 618-988-5341 Corner Dance Hall: 200 Franklin St., Whittington 618-303-5266 Duncan Dance Barn: 13545 Spring Pond Road, Benton 618-435-6161 Enrico’s: 208 S. Main St., Royalton 618-984-2071 Hangar 9: 511 S. Illinois Ave., Carbondale; 618-549-0511 Highway 127 Bar & Billiards: Illinois 127, Murphysboro 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 Mack’s Lake of Egypt Marina: 12024 Laguna Drive, Lake of Egypt Maddie’s Pub and Grub: 14960 Illinois 37, Johnston City 618-983-8107 Marion American Legion: Longstreet Road, Marion 618-997-6168 Marion Eagles: Rural Route 3, Marion 618-993-6300 Marion Elks: .204 S. Market St., Marion 618-993-3151 Marion Youth Center: 211 E. Boulevard St., Marion 618-922-7853 Mollie’s: 107 E. Union St., Marion 618-997-3424
Orchestra, 8-11 p.m. THOMPSONVILLE Lion’s Cave: Swing “N” Country Band, 7-9:30 p.m. Old Country Store Dance Barn: Lil’ Boot & Classic Country, 7-10 p.m.
SUNDAY MARION Marion Eagles: Salty Dog, 6-10 p.m.
MONDAY MARION Marion Youth Center: Craig’s Country Band, 6:30-9:30 p.m. WEST FRANKFORT Wit and Wisdom: Jim White, 7-10 p.m.
TUESDAY MARION Hideout Restaurant: Bob Pina, piano 5:30-8:30 p.m. THOMPSONVILLE Lion’s Cave: Mike’s Band, 7-10 p.m. WEST FRANKFORT WB Ranch Barn: WB Ranch Band, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY HERRIN Herrin American Legion: Timberline, 7 p.m.
Mount Vernon Moose Lodge: 800 Broadway Ave., Mount Vernon Murphysboro Elks Lodge: 1809 Shomaker Drive Murphysboro 618-6844541. Murphysboro Moose Lodge: 9663 Old Illinois 13 Murphysboro 618-6843232 N-Kahootz Night Club: 115 W. Cherry St., Herrin 618-942-9345 Old Country Store Dance Barn: Main Street, Thompsonville 618-2184676 Park Plaza Pub: 3 Park Plaza, Herrin, 618-988-1556 Perfect Shot Bar & Billiards: 3029 S. Park Ave., Herrin, 618-942-4655 Pinch Penny Pub/Copper Dragon: 700 E. Grand Ave., Carbondale 618549-3348 PK’s: 308 S. Illinois Ave., Carbondale 618-529-1124 Pyramid Acres Marina: 12171 Marina Road, Marion 618-964-1184 Scarlett’s Music Barn: 207 Potter St., White Ash 618-997-4979 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 Wit and Wisdom Nutritional Site: 225 E. Poplar St., West Frankfort 618937-3070 Xrossroads: 101 Rushing Drive, Herrin 618-993-8393 Zeigler Eagles: 114 N. Main St., Zeigler 618-596-5651
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MUSIC: Events Musician to present works of Stephen Foster at library FROM PAGE 6 June 19 4 p.m. Jive with Jazz; Cairo Public Library; free 7:30 p.m. Chamber Music concert, featuring music of Franck, Elgar and Block; Sesser Opera House; $10 for adults, $5 for students June 22 7:30 p.m. La Bohème opera; Carterville High School; $25 for premium, $15 for adults, $8 for students June 23 10 a.m. Klassics for Kids; University Mall; Carbondale 10 a.m. Klassics for Kids; Murphysboro Youth and Recreation Center 7:30 p.m. Stars of Today and Tomorrow; First United Methodist Church; $20 for adults, $10 for students June 24 7:30 p.m. La Bohème opera; Carterville High School; $25 for premium, $15 for adults, $8 for students. — University Communications
SPARTA — Chris Vallillo will perform “Stephen Foster in Song” at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 14, at the Sparta Public Library. The award-winning folksinger and songwriter will be present Foster’s music and explore the effect of the legendary American icon and his music on culture. An Illinois Humanities Council Road Scholar, Vallillo has spent more than 30 years collecting, learning and performing the roots music of the
rural Midwest. He has conducted two major folklore projects, one of which now resides in the Library of Congress’ folklore collection. From 1990 to 1997, he hosted and co-produced an award-winning nationally syndicated performance radio program called “Rural Route 3.” The concert at the library, 211 W. Broadway, is free and open to the public. — Adam Testa
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Chris Vallillo will perform ‘Stephen Foster in Song’ at Sparta Public Library.
Schweinfurth grant to help RLC Orchestra buy new instruments INA — The Schweinfurth Foundation has awarded a $9,000 grant to help the Rend Lake College Orchestra buy new instruments. The Foundation was established in honor of Carl Lincoln Schweinfurth, a Mount Vernon philanthropist who before his death in 1996 made clear his desires to promote classical music performance and musical education in the area. The RLC Orchestra was revived at the college earlier this year and played its first performance at the annual spring concert under the direction of longtime performer and teacher Larry Phifer.
“We are looking to purchase instruments to expand the orchestra’s string section with basses, cellos and violas,” Phifer said. “We have been running a concert band, but that doesn’t incorporate strings. Now that we have the orchestra, we have that need to fill.” The orchestra is always looking for new members, especially string players. Those interested in learning more can contact the college music department at 618-437-5321 ext. 1263 or 1790 or email Music Director Sara Alstat at alstats@rlc.edu. — Adam Testa
VINCE: 12-year-old Du Quoin native has mastered the violin FROM PAGE 7
manages her career. “We are undecided which On stage, Eisenhauer two songs we are going to usually kicks off each song play at the state finals. We with a haunting fiddle are looking at a bunch of intro, which instantly different material and conjures up images of the exploring all of our coal fields and poverty options,” Amelia often associated with Eisenhauer said. Appalachian Mountain When Eisenhauer finally living and music. A chill received her violin, her runs down the spine of the parents made sure she listener as she starts to sing learned to play it correctly because a voice with so by sending her to Suzuki much color and texture is Strings at SIU Carbondale. not supposed to flow from She excelled and mastered someone so young. violin in less than a year. Rhonda Eisenhauer Consumed by musical accompanies her daughter desire, Eisenhauer was on stage with precise taken out of traditional rhythm guitar. She also school after second grade
and has since been home schooled. The flexible schedule allows her access to a wider array of teachers and coaches. Eisenhauer is proficient on five instruments, including violin, guitar, mandolin, bass and piano. The dining room of her Perry County home has been converted into a music studio, complete with high tech recording equipment and numerous instruments, including a mandolin signed by bluegrass superstar Rhonda Vincent. Not your typical country singer, Eisenhauer’s
favorite band is the Goo Goo Dolls. The last piece of music she learned was a Mozart composition. She was a classically trained musician until last year. Because of her youth, her voice is not fully mature, so she uses a vocal development coach in Nashville to help. The sky is the limit for this youngster and she is very ambitious. “I want to travel and play music all over the world,” she said. VINCE HOFFARD can be
reached at 618-658-9095 or vincehoffard@yahoo.com.
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Carbondale Library to present matinees CARBONDALE — Matinee movies will be presented Thursday afternoons through July as part of the children’s summer reading program at Carbondale Public Library, 405 W. Main. Movies will follow the summer reading theme of “Reading is So Delicious.” Free popcorn will be available, but seating will be limited. Free tickets are required and are available at the library’s circulation desk beginning one week before each showing. The following movies will be shown: 2 p.m. June 14, “Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs” 2 p.m. June 21, “The Princess and the Frog” 2 p.m. June 28, “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” 2 p.m. July 5, “Beauty and the Beast” 2 p.m. July 12, “Over the Hedge” 2 p.m. July 19, “Ratatouille” For more information, call 618-457-0354. — The Southern
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Madagascar 3 full of action, comedy and music Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted ***1/2
on the bullet train. Your brain goes breathless and giddy struggling to keep Rated PG for mild action up. and rude humor; starring Like “Madagascar 2,” this the voices of Ben Stiller, one begins right where the previous story left off. Alex Chris Rock, Jada Pinkett the lion (voiced by Ben Smith, Frances Stiller), Marty the zebra McDormand, Jessica (Chris Rock), Gloria the Chastain; directed by Eric hippo (Jada Pinkett Smith) Darnell; opening Friday at and the rest of the refugees ShowPlace 8 in Carbondale from the Central Park Zoo and AMC Centre 8 in are still stranded in Africa and yearning to get back Marion where they belong. The BY COLIN COVERT rickety monkey-built plane from the last installment MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE NEWS achieves liftoff, but the “Madagascar 3: Europe’s avaricious penguins and Most Wanted” is one of the vainglorious King Julien the lemur (Sacha Baron fanciest, most carefully Cohen) are, as usual, assembled cartoons ever infuriating doubleput on the screen. The crossers, and our heroes are jokes come so fast they’re left to their own devices. nearly subliminal. Plot With faultless cartoon points whiz by and when logic, the menagerie scuba things threaten to blur, dives to Monaco, where there’s a crazy musical number or a tightly worked they make a shambles of the famed casino. With out physical comedy animal control officer routine involving a hippo or a penguin. Then it’s back Capt. Chantel DuBois
(Frances McDormand) in hot pursuit, they hide in a traveling circus, meeting new characters including Vitaly (Bryan Cranston), a growling, heavy-souled Siberian tiger. As the circus tours Rome and London, the film has plenty of broad fun with European stereotypes. Capt. DuBois is the mirror image of the ineffectual gendarme, pursuing the runaway animals with ninja-like agility and tenacity a Terminator would admire. She’s still French to the core, though, breaking into an extended Edith Piaf routine that will tickle kids even if they don’t get the context. There are a couple of funny cross-species love affairs. Baron Cohen’s lemur flips for the circus’s unicycle star, a plump, tutu-clad grizzly bear. The script, by indie filmmaker Noah Baumbach (“The Squid and the Whale,” “Fantastic Mr. Fox”), adds
a creative, off-kilter vibe that sets the cartoon apart from “Madagascar’s” animated peers. It’s not every writer who would see the comic potential of putting those mismatched lovers in ravishingly romantic Roman vistas with Andrea Bocelli warbling love songs. It kills. Gia (Jessica Chastain), a flirtatious leopard with eyes for Alex, is a wonderful new addition. She’s a very sensuous, nubile feline. After some kittenish shenanigans, he impatiently asks her, “Are you 5?” She replies, “Yes,” leaving us in the audience to do swift mental calculations from cat years to human to assure ourselves she’s not underage. Then you realize you’re fretting over moral peril to a cat. A cartoon cat. A circus contract that could bring the animals back to America sets up the finale, a whirligig spectacle of acrobatic teamwork.
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Scott’s new film ‘Prometheus’ doesn’t live up to ‘Alien’ expectations A few years later, we pick up their Rated R for sci-fi violence including some quest on the intense images and brief language; spaceship starring Noomi Rapace, Michael Prometheus. Fassbender, Charlize Theron, Idris Elba, They’re going to Logan Marshall-Green, Sean Harris, the place in the stars that the cave Benedict Wong; directed by Ridley Scott; paintings describe. opening Friday at ShowPlace 8 in They’re going to Carbondale and AMC Centre 8 in Marion meet their makers, they think. BY ROGER MOORE The painting is MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE NEWS “not a map,” Dr. Shaw (Rapace) Ridley Scott’s “Prometheus” plays like the “Alien” franchise’s greatest hits. Scott, tells her paramour, revisiting the 1979 sci-fi classic that made Dr. Holloway STUDIO (Marshall-Green). Logan Marshall-Green (from left), Noomi Rapace and Michael him famous, samples “Alien,” James “It’s an invitation.” Fassbender star in Ridley Scott’s ‘Prometheus.’ Cameron’s “Aliens” and the later films in We know better. the series for this state-of-the-art The first sign that this isn’t the young Onboard is a robot designed to fit in prequel, using plot points, situations, Mr. Scott’s “Alien” is in the demeanor of with the humans. David is played by versions of characters and themes from the crew. This is a seriously those films to back-engineer his way into Michael Fassbender with a lovely unprofessional bunch. Everybody breaks the day humans first ran into the ultimate mechanical jerk to his every movement. protocol. Everybody, it seems, has a He is emotionless, curious and always on alien killing machine. It’s a good-looking film with a first-rate task. Alas, he has a machine’s morality. He reckless streak. Helmets are removed, alien air is breathed. Everybody ignores cast. But “Prometheus” is to “Alien” what is all about the mission. A future trillionaire has sent a team of 17 the first rule mommy taught them: See “2010” was to “2001: A Space Odyssey.” to this distant star system. The scientists, something you don’t recognize alien urns It’s the difference between a masterpiece arranged like the gooey eggs of “Alien,” for Shaw and Holloway, are here, with a and a merely watchable revision of that geologist, biologist, a working crew and a instance? Don’t touch. masterpiece. It’s infuriating, the cavalier way the folksy, Southern-accented captain, played Late in this century, two scientists, captain “warns” two members of the by Idris Elba. played by Noomi Rapace (the original The boss is Meredith Vickers, played by expedition that he’s picked up alien “life” “Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”) and Logan and “movement” on the ship’s censors, Marshall-Green, find that one last ancient a steely Charlize Theron in a Doctor the idiotic risks Holloway takes, the Evil/Bond villain suit. cave painting that confirms their theory. arrogant bravado of the robot, who They find the planet, touch down next Giants from the stars must have visited randomly punches alien buttons and Earth. Maybe they even populated it. They to a pyramid (shades of “Alien vs. casually opens alien doors without Predator”) and start poking around. call these aliens “The Engineers.”
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weighing risks. The ship is not the dark and cramped working vessel of “Alien.” It’s a bright, open and cheery “Star Trek” set. That robs the picture of its claustrophobia. Rapace is the heart of the picture, and she’s wonderfully brave and soulful, as she was in the Swedish films that made her famous. Other’s choices don’t work out as well. Theron’s so villainous she should wear a curly moustache. Why Elba, a Brit, attempted a grammatically suspect Southern drawl is one of the film’s great, clumsy mysteries. But here’s what dazzles. Instructions arrive by the best big-screen rendition of a hologram ever filmed. Ancient alien surveillance cameras replay the ghostly pixels of what happened to the people who built the pyramid, which had a function the Maya and the Egyptians never told us about. The ambitious script dabbles in Creation mythology, faith, belief and science’s place in that conversation, though it rather muddles its message. If you’ve seen the original “Alien” films in their gorgeous pre-digital celluloid glory, with their damp sets, their surly but professional working class crews and soldiers who make one fatal mistake, “Prometheus” is bound to disappoint. It looks great, but the rivets on all this backengineering show. The script is overly complex where the original was lean, with a lived-in sheen. “Prometheus” is still worth a look, the first sci-fi film to challenge “Avatar” in dazzling visuals and eye-popping future tech. But Scott, trying to top himself, fails.
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