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Superman Celebration soars into Metropolis Rend Lake Days METROPOLIS — Actor Brandon Routh, who played the title role in 2006’s “Superman Returns,” will be the star of this weekend’s annual Superman Celebration in Metropolis. The festival draws in guests from around the world each year, as they clamor to Southern Illinois for a variety of super-themed events. Among the items on this year’s calendar are the following: Today, June 9 5 p.m.: Opening ceremony 6 p.m.: Gospel music Friday, June 10 10 a.m.: Meet Tracy Lewis of “Superboy” and Mark Pillow of “Superman IV” 11 a.m.: “Getting into Comics: Part I” seminar 1 p.m.: Q&A with Lewis and Pillow 2 p.m.: DC Comics Q&A with Jamal Igle and Freddie Williams 5:30 p.m.: Unveiling of Walk of Heroes 7:30 p.m.: Movie night begins
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Brandon Routh, who starred in the 2006 film ‘Superman Returns,’ will be at the Superman Celebration this weekend.
Saturday, June 11 9 a.m.: Autograph session with Alaina Huffman, Brandon Routh and Sam Huntington (ticket required) 10 a.m.: Meet Lewis and Pillow
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SESSER — The annual Rend Lake Days festival returns to Sesser next week. Most of the events will take place at Miners Memorial Park. The schedule includes: Wednesday, June 15 6 p.m.: Midway and rides open 7:30 p.m.: Salty Dogs concert Thursday, June 16 6 p.m.: Midway and rides open 7:30 p.m.: Whistle Pigs concert Friday, June 17 5 p.m.: Overload horse pulling contest 6 p.m.: Midway and rides open 8 p.m.: Wade Hayes concert Saturday, June 18 8 a.m.: 5K walk and run 9:30 a.m.: Car show registration begins 4 p.m.: Parade 6 p.m.: Program in city park 8 p.m.: John Conlee concert 10 p.m.: Crowning of queen, prince and prince
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— Adam Testa
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First McLeod Summer Playhouse offering promises to be a sensation
‘A Chorus Line’ First show of the McLeod Summer Playhouse series; 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 17 and 24, and Saturday, June 18 and 25; 2 p.m. Sunday, June 19 and 26; McLeod Theatre at SIUC; tickets are $25 for adults and $10 for children and students and can be purchased online at www.southernticketsonline.com or by calling 618-4536000. BY ADAM TESTA THE SOUTHERN
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career as a teacher comes with many advantages for Kevin Bellie. One of his favorite benefits comes in the form of the three month summer break, but Bellie doesn’t use the time to relax; he uses it to perform. This summer’s schedule began with a visit to Carbondale, where he’s serving as the director and choreographer for “A Chorus Line,” the opening show of the 2011 McLeod Summer Playhouse. “I was overjoyed,” he said of receiving the invitation. “It’s not a show people do very often — or I should say, do well very often — because of the dance difficulty, so I jumped on it.” Bellie, who runs Circle Theatre in Oak Park, has choreographed the iconic musical before, but this is his first run from the director’s chair. It’s also his second chance to be part of the annual theater tradition in Southern Illinois, as he worked on “The Producers” a few summers ago. Working with a show like “A Chorus Line” comes with its own pros and cons. Through the years, the audience has become so associated with the show that they largely know what to expect, making it more difficult for a director to make his version shine. The original script and musical number was written with such detail that it even includes specific guidelines for dance steps. For Bellie and his dancers, comprised of both local performers and professionals, the creative process has involved walking that fine line. “You’ll get what you expect, and you’ll also get some surprises, as well,” he said. The musical is set against the backdrop of a musical audition, where 19 main characters show off their personalities and describe the events that have shaped their lives. Many of the characters’ stories were taken from real
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Cast members of McLeod Summer Playhouse’s ‘A Chorus Line’ (above) rehearse a dance number Friday at SIUC’s Altgeld Hall. Director Kevin Bellie (inset, right) claps in rhythm during rehearsal Friday.
life, adding an extra layer of authenticity to the production, Bellie said. The performers become more than dancers; they truly become characters come to life on the stage. “There’s something for everyone, and we can all relate to someone in the show, so that part has an extra impact for you when you’re watching it,” he said. “It isn’t just about dance; it’s about the way their passion comes out.”
While planning for the show has been ongoing for months, rehearsals and practice just began last week. The show takes the stage for the first time at 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 17, at McLeod Theatre in the Communications Building at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Additional performances are set for 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 18; Friday and Saturday, June 24 and 25; and 2 p.m. Sunday, June 19 and 26. Tickets are $25 for adults and $10 for children and students. Season tickets for the three McLeod Summer Playhouse shows are $55 for adults and $20 for children and students. The Playhouse series continues with “The Sound of Music,” opening July 7, and “Peter Pan,” opening July 28. adam.testa@thesouthern.com 618-351-5031
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Car Shows Christopher Car and Truck Show: Registration, 9 a.m.noon Saturday, June 11, Christopher Fire Department, North Thomas Street; 50-50 drawing, silent auction, raffles.
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International will be bringing its show to the Southern Illinois Center at Du Quoin State Fairgrounds for shows at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 11, and 2 and 7 p.m. Sunday, June 12. Tickets are $12 for adults and $8 for children. The show will feature aerobatics, animals, comedy, aerial stunts, clowns and more that have come to be expected from the circus. Owner George Carden is a fifth-generation circus operator. — Adam Testa
Student Center Craft Shop: Variety of crafts and classes offered, SIUC; 618-453-3636, www.siuc studentcenter.org. Winemaking seminar: Register by Friday, June 10 for winemaking seminar, 10 a.m.4 p.m. Saturday, June 18, Kite Hill Vineyards, Carbondale; $40; lunch provided; preregistration required; 618-4375321, ext. 1724 or cristaudor@rlc.edu. Logan classes: Fiddling and guitar playing are among classes offered at John A. Logan College, Carterville starting Monday, June 13; 618-549-7335 or www. jalc.edu/cont_ed/2011_ summer/classes/music.pdf.
Comedy The Carbondale Comedians: Stand-up comedy, 9-11 p.m. Wednesday, Station No. 13, 2400 W. Main St., Carbondale; attached to the old Royal Plaza Inn; 618-529-2424.
Events TNA Wrestling: Professional wrestling event featuring Jeff Jarrett, Kurt Angle, Matt Hardy, 7:30 p.m. Friday, June
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10, Rent One Park, Marion; $20-$50; www.southern illinoisminers.com or 618-9988499. The Collector’s Caravan: 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, June 11, Perry County Courthouse square, Pinckneyville; antiques, crafts and collectibles; silent auction; www.pinckneyville.com; 618-357-8931; 618-357-3243. Aniad Shriner’s Circus: Saturday-Sunday, June 11-12, Southern Illinois Center, fairgrounds, Du Quoin; 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 2 and 7 p.m. Sunday; adults, $12; children, $8. Langston Out Loud: A Benefit for Joplin, Mo., features readings from Langston Hughes’ poetry, 46 p.m. Tuesday, June 14, Harry T. Moore Auditorium, Faner Hall, room 1326, SIUC; door prizes; donations requested. Pageantry in the Park: Noon-5 p.m. Saturday, June 11, Wesselman Park, Evansville, Ind.; step back in time and see armored knights battle; handmade arts and crafts; free; 812-550-8722; www.sca.org.
Fairs, Festivals 33rd annual Superman Celebration: ThursdaySunday, June 9-12, Metropolis; features Brandon Routh, who portrayed the Man of Steel in the movie “Superman Returns”; also, Sam Huntington, Alaina Huffman, Mark Pillows and Tracy Roberts; carnival, gospel sing, contests, food; www.superman celebration.net or 800-9495740. Heritage Days Festival: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. SaturdaySunday, June 11-12, Walnut Street, Heritage House Museums, Okawville; tour museums, churn butter, knead bread; hands-on crafts, flea market, book fair; turtle races; music; 618-243-5694 or tourokaw@htc.net. Perry County Fair: June 1218, fairgrounds, Pinckneyville; horse show, horse racing, music, pageant, fireworks,
THEATER demolition derby; www.perrycofair.com. Rend Lake Days: Wednesday-Saturday, June 1518, Miners Memorial Park, Sesser; parade, 4 p.m. Saturday; carnival, horse pull, car show, food concessions and music by John Conlee, Wade Hayes; www.sesser.org; 618-625-6478. Hamilton County Fair: June 17-25, fairgrounds, McLeansboro; motorcross, demolition derby, goat show, horse show, horse races, truck pull; 618-773-4625. Fair Talent Contest: 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 22, Hamilton County Fairgrounds, McLeansboro; $5 entry fee; turn in entry form by Friday, June 17; 618-648-2226 or hamiltoncofairtalent@yahoo. com
Films Sustainable Living Film Series: 5:30 p.m. every second and fourth Friday, Longbranch Coffeehouse, 100 E Jackson St., Carbondale; “The Future of Food,” 5:30 p.m. Friday, June 10; free; question and answer, discussions; 618-529-5044 or www. longbranchcoffeehouse.com. Shrek Forever After: On outdoor screen, 7 p.m. Friday, June 10, Walker’s Bluff, north on Reed Station Road, Carterville; 618-985-8463 or www.walkersbluff.com.
Theater A Chorus Line: FridaySunday, June 17-19 and 24-26, McLeod Theatre, SIUC; 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays; $25/$10; playhouse.siuc.edu; www.southernticketsonline.co m or 618-453-6000. Dance for Hope Fundraiser: 6 p.m. Saturday, June 18, Herrin Civic Center features ’50s prom theme; dinner; music by Blend and Music in Motion; auction; raffle drawing for a 1949 Ford Custom Sedan; sponsored by The Hands of Hope Family Clinic in Marion; 618-998-8282.
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Square, Marion; display of hand painted gourds, a Momentary Skyscrapers: selection of nature paintings Grain Elevators of the Midwest, and photographs; through a photographic exhibit by June 15. David Hammond, starts Compositions From The Tuesday, June 14, University Heart: By Marlene Webb, front Museum, SIUC; museum lobby, CASA, Benton Square; closed for break until June 14; includes various media on hours, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday- canvas; 618-927-2804. Friday and 1-4 p.m. Saturday; Simply Susan: By Susan free; through Aug. 5; Edwards, The Tribeca Gallery, www.museum.siu.edu or 127 Market House Square, 618-453-5388. downtown Paducah; through FAITH, Klintsy, Russia: July 12; susan@wildhair Yeiser Art Center, Paducah; studios.com or plumbart photographic documentary @bellsouth.net. about a small sect of Baptist The Fantastic Worlds of believers in Klintsy, Russia; Ralph Guy: Beal Grand photographs by Michael Corridor Gallery, Cedarhurst Walker and narrative by Jamie Center for the Arts, Mount Broome; through June 11; Vernon; through July 24; 270-442-2453 or www.the www.cedarhurst.org or yeiser.org. 618-242-1236. Ken Burnside: Miniature en Through The Looking plein air landscape oil Glass: Disney to Vegas paintings, anthill gallery & features the work of Michael vintage curiosities, 102 N. Sarver, Cedarhurst Center for Front St., Cobden; noon-6 p.m. the Arts, Mount Vernon; www. Thursday and Friday; 10 a.m.- cedarhurst.org or 618-2426 p.m. Saturday and noon1236. 4 p.m. Sunday; through June CitiBlocs: Cedarhurst 12; www.anthillgallery.com. Center for The Arts, Mount Nature’s Bounty and Vernon; hands-on gallery Gourd-geous Gourds: Little exhibit for families, where they Egypt Art Centre, 601 Tower will be encouraged to build
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their own creations as well as pattern structures after various models using wooden building blocks; through July 24; www.cedarhurst.org or 618-242-1236. Tradition and Innovation: Three Visions of Craft, Mitchell Museum Gallery at Cedarhurst, Mount Vernon; features Dick Codding, Marilyn Codding Boysen and Bill Boysen; through July 24; www.cedarhurst.org or 618-242-1236. A New Twist on Tradition: Southern Illinois Art & Artisans Center, Rend Lake, north of Benton; quilt artists who have reinterpreted traditional quilt patterns into a unique vision; through Aug. 21; 618-6292220. A Parade of Quilts: Southern Illinois Art & Artisans Center, Rend Lake, north of Benton; varied display of unique art quilts created by members of the Illinois Artisans Program; both traditional and modern designs; through Sept. 15; 618-629-2220. Civil War Era Quilts: Southern Illinois Art & Artisans Center, Rend Lake, north of
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Benton; includes a quilt from Anna whose fabrics include both Union and Confederate uniforms; exit 77 off of Interstate 57; hours, 9-5 p.m. daily; free; through Sept. 30; 618-629-2220. Down On The Farm: Memories of Not That Long Ago, Logan Museum, 1613 Edith St., Murphysboro; through mid-November; 618-303-0569 or johnalogan museum@globaleyes.net. Rotating art exhibitions: anthill gallery, 102 N. Front St., Cobden; original works by more than 50 Southern Illinois artists; ceramics, painting, photography, wood turning, jewelry, mosaics, stained glass; www.anthillgallery. com. Ongoing art exhibit: Photographs of Juhree Veach, mosaics from Janet Altoff and sculpture from Tom Horn, StarView Vineyards, 5100 Wing Hill Road, Cobden; 618-8939463 or www.starview vineyards.com. Jo Loomis: Williamson County Pavilion, Marion; paintings of landscapes, seascapes, people, pets; 618-889-5330 or vanjol@ frontier.com.
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Four new exhibits opening at University Museum at SIUC CARBONDALE — Several new exhibits will open at the University Museum at Southern Illinois University Carbondale next week. “Momentary Skyscrapers: Grain Elevators of the Midwest” features the photography of David Hammond of Goreville. He captured images of barns and other farm structures throughout the region. The exhibit runs from Tuesday, June 14, through Aug. 5. The works of another Southern Illinois photographer, the late Ben Gelman, will also be on display from June 14 through Sept. 2. Gelman began work as a
photographer at The Southern Illinoisan in 1956 and climbed the ranks to become a writer and editor, as well. A third new exhibit follows on the heels of this spring’s “Pop Art” exhibit. This new display will feature the works of local high school and community college students created in response to the original material of the interactive exhibit. The final new exhibit for the summer season is a master’s of fine arts exhibit by metal artist Sarah Renshaw. An opening reception for the exhibits is set for Friday, June 17. — Adam Testa
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Jamey Johnson among new generation of outlaws on Willie Nelson tour COUNTRY SCENE Vince Hoffard
utlaws in the country music world are the artists who refuse to conform to rules established by record company executives sitting in their ivory towers on Music Row and stifling creativity, leading to a bland, mass-produced sound with little emotion and no soul. The leaders of three eras of outlaw music will be on stage Saturday for Willie Nelson’s Country Throwdown Tour at the World Shooting and Recreational Complex in Sparta. Nelson co-founded the movement with the late Waylon Jennings, who was the first to wrestle artistic
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control for his music away from the record company. Nelson found an audience responsive to the new musical sound when he relocated from Nashville to Austin and set up shop at the Armadillo World Headquarters, a huge club where hippies, rednecks, bikers and white-collar workers freely mingled while listening to Bob Dylan and the Grateful Dead. Without question, Nelson is the reigning king of the early outlaws. The leader of the current movement is Jamey Johnson, and Brantley Gilbert is the heir apparent for the position, a title he has earned with powerful songwriting skills and a take-no-prisoners swagger projected from the stage. Johnson and Gilbert are part of Nelson’s Throwdown lineup. Other acts scheduled to appear include Randy Houser, Lee
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Brice, Lukas Nelson, Drake White and Craig Campbell. The event actually starts Friday as vendors open at noon and free music will be provided by local artists The Pickin’ Chicks, Chris Murray and The Country Line Band, Bakin’ Fat, Johnny Mac & The Heart Attacks and Matt Poss. Patrick Lee Beasley of Vienna and Mandy Heinemann of Red Bud have recently been added to the Friday lineup. Beasley is the winner of the Herrinfesta Italiana Texaco Country Showdown and Heinemann won the Randolph County Pig Party showdown. Both will compete in the state finals in August. Tickets for the Throwdown are $60 the day of the show and will be available for $55 at the venue box office Friday. “This show is not sold out,” said promoter Curt Jeffers. “There are rumors floating around that there are no tickets available. That is not true. Sales have been very, very good — we are really smokin’ and a big crowd will turn this into Williestock — but there are
tickets left,” Jeffers said. “We have a chance to be the biggest selling stop on the 24 city tour, which can only lead to more things on the horizon.” Jeffers said favorable weather is in the forecast for the outdoor event, with projected high temperatures ranging from 82 to 84 degrees. Today’s crop of country music stars like to play outdoor amphitheaters, which all look the same and in recent years have popped up in the suburbs of all major cities. The Sparta venue is different. It’s in the middle of a field. Patrons are required to bring their own lawn chairs for seating. The format is identical to Willie Nelson’s Fourth of July Picnics, which annually drew 100,000-plus crowds to barren fields on the outskirts of Austin. The location has just move 1,000 miles north. A common thread runs through the performers making the trip to Sparta, especially Nelson, Johnson and Gilbert. They are all great songwriters. Nelson penned “Shotgun
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Year in 2008 with “In Color.” Before the awardwinning song, Johnson wrote “Give It Away” for George Strait and “Ladies Love Country Boys” for Trace Atkins. Johnson admits to trying to follow the blueprint used by Jennings when creating his musical image. He even bought Jennings’s old Cadillac and is often seen driving it through Nashville. Gilbert survived a horrific truck wreck at 19, and six years later is a major player in the music industry. He created two albums that sold huge numbers on the Internet. His video for “Kick It in the Sticks” received rave reviews. The Georgia native penned two recent hits for Jason Aldean, “My Kinda Party” and “Dirt Road Anthem.” Earlier this year he made the jump from an independent label to Big Machine Records, home for Rascal Flatts and Taylor Swift. VINCE HOFFARD can be
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Coffeehouses, Cafés, Eateries Magician David Ranalli: Comical sleight of hand, 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, The Blue Martin, 215 E. Main St., Carbondale; 618-549-4326; www.thebluemartin.com.
Wineries Candy Foster & Shades of Blue: 6 p.m. Friday, Alto Vineyards; benefit for Daily Bread Soup Kitchen Slappin Henry Blue w/Tawl Paul: 6-9 p.m. Friday, Rustle Hill Winery Barry Cloyd: 2-5 p.m. Saturday, Blue Sky Vineyard Dirt Choir: 2-5 p.m. Saturday, Rustle Hill Winery Dirtwater Fox: 3-6 p.m., Saturday, Von Jakob Orchard Ivas John: 4-8 p.m. Saturday, StarView Vineyards Bare Bones Trio: 6-9 p.m. Saturday, Rustle Hill Winery The Egyptian Combo: 7-10 p.m. Saturday, Walker’s Bluff The Jeff Helgesen Quartet: 7:30 p.m. Saturday,
Alto Vineyards Mixed Company: 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Rustle Hill Winery Barry Cloyd: 2-5 p.m. Sunday, Blue Sky Vineyard Bill Shotton: 2-6 p.m. Sunday, StarView Vineyards Dave Caputo Duo: 3-6 p.m. Sunday, Von Jakob Orchard Larry Dillard/Blues Therapy: 3-7 p.m. Sunday, The Bluffs Winery Boondock Billies: 5-8 p.m. Sunday, Rustle Hill Winery Sean Holland Band: 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Walker’s Bluff Giant City Slickers: 8 p.m. Wednesday, Rustle Hill Winery
Alto Vineyards: Illinois 127, Alto Pass, www.altovineyards.net or 618-893-4898 Blue Sky Vineyard: 3150 S. Rocky Comfort Road, Makanda; 618-995-9463 or www.blueskyvineyard.com The Bluffs Vineyard and Winery: 140 Buttermilk Hill Road, Ava; 618-763-4447 or www.thebluffswinery.com. GenKota Winery: 301 N. 44th St., Mount Vernon; 618-2469463 or www.genkotawine.com Honker Hill Winery: 4861 Spillway Road, Carbondale: 618549-5517 Lau-Nae Winery: 1522 Illinois 3, Red Bud; 618-282-9463 or www.lau-naewinery.com Rustle Hill Winery: US 51, Cobden; 618-893-2700 or www.rustlehillwinery.com StarView Vineyards: 5100 Wing Hill Road, Cobden; 618 893-9463 or starviewvineyards.com Von Jakob Orchard: 230 Illinois 127, Alto Pass; 618-8934600 or www.vonjakobvineyard.com Von Jakob Vineyard: 1309 Sadler Road, Pomona; 618-8934500 or www.vonjakobvineyard.com Walker’s Bluff: North on Reed Station Road, Carterville; 618-985-8463 or www.walkersbluff.com
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BENTON Duncan Dance Barn:: Spring Pond Opry Band, 6:30-9:30 p.m. CARBONDALE PK’s: Marbin Tres Hombres: Fiddle Rick & the Big Dippers, 8 p.m.; Goodness Gracious w/Indigo Sun, 11 p.m. MARION Hideout Restaurant: Brock Bertling, 6-8 p.m.
CARBONDALE Pinch Penny/Copper Dragon: Almost Famous INA Ina Community Building: Friday Night Jam Band, 6:30-9:30 p.m. MARION Hideout Restaurant: Mel Goot, 6-9 p.m. SPILLERTOWN Track Side Dance Barn: Broken Spoke, 7-10 p.m.
SUNDAY CARBONDALE Key West: Blue Plate Specials, 8 p.m.midnight MARION Hideout Restaurant: Cynthia Fligel, noon2 p.m. Marion Eagles: Flashback, 6-10 p.m.
MONDAY MARION Hideout Restaurant: Brock Bertling, 6-8 p.m. Marion Youth Center: Ragtag Band, 7-10 p.m. WEST FRANKFORT Wit and Wisdom: George Sisk, Tom Baker, Randy Atkinson, Jim White, 7-10 p.m.
WEDNESDAY CARBONDALE Tres Hombres: SIU Dub Club, 10:30 p.m. MARION Hideout Restaurant: Mel Goot, 6-8 p.m.
THOMPSONVILLE Lion’s Cave: Rebel Country Band, 7-10 p.m. Old Country Store Dance Barn: Sentimental Swing, 7-10 p.m. WHITE ASH The White Ash Barn: Lindell and Bob and the Boys, 7-10 p.m. WHITTINGTON Corner Dance Hall: The Battle Creek Band, 7:30-10:30 p.m.
SATURDAY CARBONDALE Hangar 9: Whistle Pigs Pinch Penny/Copper Dragon: 17th Floor PK’s: Alex Kirt Tres Hombres: The Congress, 10 p.m. JOHNSTON CITY Maddie’s Pub and Grub: Righteous Rebel, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. MARION Hideout Restaurant: Bob Pina, 5:30-9:30 p.m. Kip & Traci’s Colonial Club: Infidels Marion Eagles: Flashback, 8 p.m.midnight Pyramid Acres Marina: Stonehenge, 7:30-
11:30 p.m. Ramesses: South of 70 MURPHYSBORO Murphysboro Senior Center: The Pridesmen, 6:30-9:30 p.m. SPILLERTOWN Track Side Dance Barn: K & I Drifters, 7-10 p.m. THOMPSONVILLE Lion’s Cave: Swing “N” Country Band, 7-9:30 p.m. Old Country Store Dance Barn: Lil’ Boot & Classic Country, 7:30-10:30 p.m. WHITTINGTON Corner Dance Hall: Ms. Dahn & The Misters Band, 7:30-10:30 p.m.
TUESDAY CARBONDALE Hangar 9: Punk Soul Bruthahood PK’s: Bosco and Whiteford MARION Hideout Restaurant: Bob Pina, 5:308:30 p.m.
THOMPSONVILLE Lion’s Cave: Mike’s Band, 7-10 p.m. WEST FRANKFORT Colyer’s: Righteous Rebel Band, 7-11 p.m. WB Ranch Barn: WB Ranch Band, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
20’s Hideout Restaurant: 2602 Wanda Drive, Marion 618-997-8325 Anna VFW: 70 VFW Lane, Anna 618833-5182 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 Coulterville VFW: 511 VFW St., Coulterville 618-758-9009 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. Ina Community Building: 504 Elm St., Ina 618-315-2373 John Brown’s on the Square: 1000 Tower Square, Marion 618-9972909 Key West: 1108 W. Main, Carbondale 618-351-5998 Kip & Traci’s Colonial Club: 1602 Old Creal Springs Road, Marion 618997-6989 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 618Maddie’s Pub and Grub: 14960 Illinois 37, Johnston City 618-9838107 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 618-9227853 Mollie’s: 107 E. Union St., Marion 618997-3424 Murphysboro Elks Lodge: 1809 Shomaker Drive Murphysboro 618684-4541. 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, Carbondale 618-5493348 PK’s: 308 S. Illinois Ave., Carbondale 618-529-1124 Pyramid Acres Marina: 12171 Marina Road, Marion 618-964-1184 Steelhorse Saloon and Campground: 202 Dewmaine Lane, Carterville 618-985-6713 Trackside Dance Barn: 104 Rock St., Spillertown 618-993-3035 Trails End Lodge: 1425 Skyline Drive, Cobden 618-893-6135 Tres Hombres: 119 N. Washington St., Carbondale 618-457-3308 Underground Grill & Pub: 717 S. University Ave., Carbondale 618351-0171 WB Ranch Barn: 1586 Pershing Road, West Frankfort 618-937-3718 White Ash Barn: 207 Potter St., White Ash 618-997-4979 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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Thursday, June 16; www.sesser.org; 618-625Southern Illinois Music 6478. Fest: Through June 25, Space Capone: 7 p.m., various venues, Southern Thursday, June 16, steps of Illinois; go to www.sifest.com Shryock Auditorium, SIUC, for complete schedule; part of Sunset Concert theme, Bach to the Classics; Series; funk/soul; free; 315-481-9901 618-536-3393 or www. Summer Guitar Seminar: spc4fun.com. Conducted by Joseph Wade Hayes: Part of Rend Breznikar, 7:30 p.m. Lake Days, 8 p.m. Friday, Thursday, June 9, OBF June 17, Miners Memorial Auditorium, SIUC; solo Park, Sesser; two shows; guitar performances; free songs include ”Old Enough admission; 315-481-9901 To Know Better;” www. Willie Nelson Country sesser.org; 618-625-6478. Throwdown Tour: 3 p.m. John Conlee: Part of Rend Saturday, June 11, World Lake Days, 8 p.m. Saturday, Shooting and Recreational June 18, Miners Memorial Complex, Sparta; $55; Park, Sesser; two shows; www.countrythrowdown. songs include “Rose Colored com. Glasses” and “Back Side of Carter & Connelley: Thirty”; www.sesser.org; Brown Bag Concert, noon618-625-6478. 1 p.m., Wednesday, June 15, Tracy Lawrence: Country Town Square Pavilion, music recording artist, 5 Carbondale; bring a lawn p.m. Saturday June 25, chair; www.carbondale Walker’s Bluff, 326 Vermont mainstreet.com. Road, Carterville; hits Rend Lake Days music: include “Find Out Who Your Salty Dogs, 7:30 p.m. Friends Are,” “Time Marches Wednesday, June 15, Miners On” and “Paint Me a Memorial Park, Sesser; Birmingham;” bring blankets Whistle Pigs, 7:30 p.m. and lawn chairs; food and beverages available; $20 in advance, $25 at the door; VIP tickets, $55 in advance, $60 at the door; www.southern
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CARBONDALE — Colorado-based Americana rock band The Congress will be making its fifth visit in 14 months to Southern Illinois this weekend. Coming off a performance at the Wakarusa music festival, the band will take the stage Saturday, June 11, at Tres Hombres, 119 N. Washington St. The Congress blends feel-good American music and authentic Southern R&B to create a unique rock sound. The band will be playing several national music festivals and touring this summer before returning to the studio to work on its next full-length album. The group will return to the region this fall for the Tall Tree Lake Festival in Goreville, where it will perform a late night set on Sept. 23 and a PROVIDED main stage set Sept. 24. The Congress, a Colorado-based rock band, will perform — Adam Testa
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Indiana Harbor Lights: 7 p.m. Saturday, June 11, Boot City Opry, 11800 S. Highway 41, Terre Haute; $15; www.bootcityopry.com or 812-299-8379. Twelve Days of Christmas: Vince Gill and Amy Grant, Friday, Dec. 16, The Aiken Theatre at The Centre, 715 Locust St., Evansville; tickets now on sale;$44.50-$79.50; www.ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000 or www.smgevansville.com.
Kentucky Stars of Tomorrow: 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 10, Kentucky Opry, 88 Chilton Lane, Benton, Ky.; $16-$7.50; www.kentuckyopry.com. Terry Lee and his Rockabooge Band: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 11, Kentucky Opry, 88 Chilton Lane, Benton, Ky.; $23-$8; 270-527-3869; www.kentuckyopry.com.
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‘Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer’ is a fun enough flick for kids ‘Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer’ ** Rated PG for mild rude humor and language; starring Jordana Beatty, Heather Graham, Preston Bailey and Jaleel White; directed by John Schultz; opening Friday at University Place 8 in Carbondale and AMC Centre 8 in Marion. BY ROGER MOORE MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE NEWS
Megan McDonald’s third-grade spitfire Judy Moody makes her moody leap from the page to the big screen with much of the spit, if not her fire, intact. “Judy Moody and the
Not Bummer Summer” is a mild-mannered kids’ comedy that makes for a pleasant-enough time killer. All garish colors, small-scale sight gags and kid-friendly one-liners, it lacks the same comic spark that a recent “Wimpy Kid’s” second diary also failed to deliver. One thing Judy (Jordana Beatty) is not is wimpy. A tornado on a Spider Bike, a riot of noise and impulsiveness topped by an impossible mop of ginger hair, she’s the one who organizes a contest so that she and her friends don’t face another summer of “snoresville.” She comes up with challenges — theme park rides to be conquered, scary movies to be endured, surfing skills
to be mastered (they live in coastal Virginia), “ride an elephant” — stuff like that. Accomplish a goal, earn “thrill points.” But before Judy can put her thrill points contest into motion, best pal Rocky (Garrett Ryan) is off to circus camp. That’s a thrill-point victory all by itself. Amy (Taylar Hender) traipses off to Borneo. And Judy’s own parents flee to California, leaving her free spirit Aunt Opal in charge. Heather Graham is that unknown aunt, a wandering artist with no driving or housekeeping skills. Opal gets Judy and her younger brother Stink (Parris Mosteller) into the arts. But she’s not much help at adding to Judy’s
thrill points collection. Director John Schultz (“Like Mike”), working from a script co-written by the novelist McDonald, can’t make many of the gags — vomiting on a roller coaster, a fanciful hunt for “Big Foot,” assorted pranks and a car chase — deliver big laughs. “Not Bummer Summer” doesn’t add up to a bummer itself. But with summer kids’ entertainment, you ought STUDIO to be able to say a lot ‘Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer,’ starring Heather more for it than “it’s Graham (left) and Jordana Beatty, opens Friday at University harmless.” Place 8 in Carbondale and AMC Centre 8 in Marion.
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Abrams teams with his childhood hero Spielberg BY GEOFF BOUCHER LOS ANGELES TIMES
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — There are plenty of stories with Hollywood endings — this is one with a Hollywood beginning. A new J.J. Abrams film called “Super 8” reaches theaters Friday with a coming-of-age story about young, amateur filmmakers who film a spidery space alien on the loose in Ohio during summer 1979. For people who know the 44year-old Abrams, that plot seems only slightly more fantastic than the real-life, three-decade story that led to the film. “The craziest thing is that it’s true, it actually did STUDIO happen,” says Damon ‘Super 8,’ starring Gabriel Brasso (from left), Elle Fanning and Ryan Lee, opens Friday at Lindelof, who collaborated ShowPlace 8 in Carbondale and AMC Centre 8 in Marion. with Abrams on the landmark ABC series “Lost” and the hit 2009 film “Star Trek.” “The more you know about the story, the crazier it is to see this movie coming out now.” “Super 8” was written and directed by Abrams, but it was produced by his childhood hero, Steven Spielberg, and at times feels like a $50-million valentine to that older filmmaker’s movies about aliens, family and family alienation. Their crossgeneration collaboration on the film began, technically, two years ago when Spielberg took a call from All you can eat soup & salad. From 11am-2pm Monday - Friday Abrams, heard the proposed title and agreed on the spot. But, as Lindelof alluded to, the project also has a spiritual history that traces to 1982 • Ceasar Salad • Chicken Tortilla when an article was • Chopped Salad • Potato Soup published in this • Tuscan Salad • French Onion newspaper under the headline “Beardless Wonders of Film Making.” The story was pegged to a festival at the Nuart Theatre called “The Best 2310 Reed Station Rd | Carbondale | 618.457.4020 Teen Super 8mm Films of
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’81” and, as the name suggests, it put the spotlight on acne-aged auteurs who made backyard movies but dreamed of studio soundstages. The most ink was given to Abrams, then just 15, who said: “I see stuff by Steven Spielberg and John Carpenter, and I want to do it too. I’ve always wanted to be a director. I did a clay animation thing on my parents’ home movie camera when I was 7, and I’ve been making films ever since.” The newspaper reached the office of Spielberg and his assistant, Kathleen Kennedy, who soon was reaching for the phone. Kennedy, who would later be one of Hollywood’s elite producers, had an unlikely job offer for Abrams and his pal Matt Reeves, another teen filmmaker quoted in the article. Would the pair be willing to do the frame-by-frame repair work needed to save the frayed and fragile 8mm movies that Spielberg had made in his youth? This was less than a year after the release of “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” so it’s a bit shocking that Spielberg’s team, with all of its resources, would entrust the one-of-a-kind artifacts to some wide-eyed kids. But that’s what happened, and the fragile reels soon arrived at the Santa Monica home of Reeves (who, by the way, would go on to direct the cinema verite of monster movies, “Cloverfield,” and last year’s “Let Me In.”). “On one hand it was unnerving because the movies we were repairing were documenting the earliest work of one of the greatest filmmakers of all time,” Abrams recalled. “On the other hand it was
weird to see that his movies were as rough as mine in a way and as rough as my friend’s in a way. It was heartening and also somehow scary. ‘How could he have made movies where the cuts look like that?’” One reel was “Escape to Nowhere” from 1961, which presented a World War II firefight with kids in khaki scrambling through the desert scrub of Arizona, where Spielberg spent a chunk of his childhood. The second was “Firelight” from 1964, a science-fiction story about a small town beset by mysterious alien kidnappings — not unlike the new film “Super 8.” Abrams grew up in a show-business home — his parents, Gerald and Carol Abrams, are producers, he with more than 50 television-movie credits, she with a Peabody Award on the shelf — and the industry always nearby for the boy, with writerdirector Nicholas Meyer attending his bar mitzvah and special-effects pioneer Douglas Trumbull (“2001: A Space Odyssey”) sending a note of encouragement when he was 11. It would be wrong to say the Spielberg reels showed Abrams the industry door. They did, however, widen his view. “It gave me this bizarre sense of connection to a man whose work I loved,” Abrams said, sitting and chatting at Bad Robot, the Santa Monica offices that are like some sleek museum of the pop culture past with vintage toys, movie props, board games and other florid relics. “Watching what he did at literally the same age, it galvanized this connection that was neither truly justified nor earned but I felt it toward him as a person.”
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Kids’ performances stand out in summer standout film ‘Super 8’ relatives talk about how hard this is going to be on him and his sheriff’s deputy dad (Kyle Chandler). The adults feel sorry for him. But his friends do what boys that age do. They wonder what his mother’s crushed body looks like in the coffin. And Charles (Riley Griffiths) worries that Joel won’t be able to do makeup, sound and whatever on his next super 8-millimeter motion BY ROGER MOORE picture. MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE NEWS Because that’s what they’ll be doing the next “Super 8” is the movie of summer. Charles fancies the summer, the movie of himself the next Spielberg many summers going back and he has a zombie movie to the ’70s. It’s a creature he wants to shoot and get feature, a first-love into a film festival. One of romance and a movie buff’s the clever asides in J.J. movie about movie buffs Abrams’ script is that what trying to become movie the director wants, the makers. director gets, even though J.J. Abrams, with Steven “he shouldn’t always get Spielberg producing, has his way.” made one of those jawThey sneak out to film a dropping out-of-body poignant train-station summer entertainments farewell between the kidthat kids old enough to actor hero and his kidswear and see PG-13 films actress wife, and realize will remember on into that they’ve stumbled into adulthood. An homage to a real leading lady. Alice “Close Encounters of the (Elle Fanning, Third Kind,” Jurassic Park” extraordinary) grew up and even “The Goonies,” poor, pretty and “Super 8” is Abrams’ mysterious. When she does version of a Spielberg her first scene, the boys in movie the way Spielberg the crew are in tears. She’s used to make them. a natural. In the winter of ’79, we But before they even have meet Joe (Joel Courtney), a that scene in the can, a middle school lad of about passing train derails — a 13, on the worst day of his crash so over-the-top it life. His mom has died and almost defies the laws of he’s sitting, in his funeral physics — and a critter suit, on a swing-set in the escapes from one of the snow while friends and freight cars. The kids
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Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence, language and some drug use; starring Joel Courtney, Elle Fanning, Riley Griffiths, Noah Emmerich, Kyle Chandler, Glynn Turman; directed by J.J. Abrams; opening Friday at ShowPlace 8 in Carbondale and AMC Centre 8 in Marion.
skedaddle just as the military shows up. Something is going on, someone is covering it up and soon the whole town is consumed by fear and paranoia. All the dogs flee, electronics of every stripe disappear and the sheriff is snatched from a local convenience store. The night is full of weird noises, the sky full of helicopters and the town is filled with soldiers (Noah Emmerich is in charge) who don’t tell anybody anything. The kids? They know something. But they’ve been warned: “They will kill you. Do not speak of this or else you and your parents will die.” Abrams puts Walter Cronkite back on the TV,
Three Mile Island back in the news and has a kid explain this new gadget — “The Walkman, it works like a stereo.” He peppers the soundtrack with late ’70s pop (ELO, The Knack). And the dialogue is the smart-aleck kids’ banter that the movies rarely manage. “Excuse me. Could we get another order of fries? Because my friend here is fat.” This isn’t a children’s’ movie. There’s profanity and pot use and some pretty disturbing violence. But Abrams, as he did with “Star Trek,” makes this a movie that never lets us forget that it’s a movie. It’s retro without being nostalgic, sentimental —
Joe misses his mom and watches old home movies of her — romantic even, but with generous helpings of humor. You will believe a Camaro can fly. But the effects, stunning though they are, never take over the story, which is about curious kids in jeopardy. And what kids. “Super 8” is peopled with a collection of stand-out child performances. Even the boys and girls playing “types” (Zach Mills is the gear-head cameraman,
Ryan Lee is the short obnoxious blond with braces) deliver. Kids don’t play with their parents’ Super 8 cameras anymore. They don’t devour movies the way they used to, either. But with “Super 8,” Abrams offers up a summer entertainment that appeals to the inner 13-year-old in us all, so much fun it may be even make real 13-yearolds put down their Gameboys and discover what it means to lose yourself in a movie.
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