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Top 20 Restaurant of the Week: Whaler’s Catch BY JOE SZYNKOWSKI FOR THE SOUTHERN
For Southern Illinoisans seeking a New Orleans experience without the 600-mile trek, Whaler’s Catch Restaurant, Oyster 7PMhas • the Bar and Market answer. 8PM • The Paducah establishment combines casual New Orleans ambiance with a unique dining experience that promises something for every taste within Paducah’s revitalized downtown area. The fresh seafood restaurant was started by Roberta Morse in 1977. Current owner John Harris purchased the establishment in 1991. After a fire caused major damage to the restaurant’s first location, Harris moved the restaurant to its current location at 23 N. Second St. and into a building that dates back to the late 1800s.
Buy one entrée, get one free with this dining card through 7:30PM Nov. 30.10PM Cards are only $20! www.thesouthern.com/top20 Nearly 30 appetizers, from Cajun corn to calamari, can start any delectable meal. For dinner, options range from shrimp gumbo to some Maryland-style blue crab cakes. A spicy dish, Mamou Cajun shrimp, is also a popular option. A variety of fish, chicken and pasta entrees are available, as well as several house specialties like the Boiling Bag, a mixed bag of shrimp, crawfish, oysters, new potatoes, corn and onions with a garden salad. On Tuesday nights,
guests are treated to allyou-can-eat fish. And Whaler’s Catch isn’t just about seafood. It serves up all quality cuts of meat, including a succulent filet mignon. Harris credits fresh ingredients, strong word of mouth and an entrenched customerfocused staff as the reasons diners come from Southern Illinois, St. Louis, Nashville “and everywhere in between.” Whaler’s Catch has plenty of indoor seating and the “Crow’s Nest,” a twin-deck section that offers a terrific view of the Ohio riverfront, as well as performances from popular musicians for deck diners to enjoy. Whaler’s Catch can also bring the spirit of New Orleans to you and is set up to handle catering for events such as weddings, corporate meetings, company picnics and parities. Not only does the
DETAILS What: Oyster bar, seafood, sandwiches, salads, pasta, entrees Where: 123 N. 2nd St., Paducah Hours: 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Friday, 210 p.m. Saturday Phone: 270-444-7701
staff of Whaler’s Catch offer their mouthwatering dishes of shrimp, lobster, crab legs, scallops and fresh fish, but they also provides full preparation and cleanup and recommendations for other services such as florists, music or venues. Visit www.whalerscatch.net for more information on how to set up your Cajuninfused event, and keep up with the restaurant on Facebook for chances to win free dinners.
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SIU Craft Shop offers summer classes CARBONDALE — SIU’s Craft Shop is offering multiple opportunities this summer for children to combine learning with fun through activities designed especially for them through Aug. 1. There will be the opportunity to choose sessions teaching drawing, sewing, knitting and making pottery. Children will be given the chance to enhance their artistic abilities or learn new crafts. The Craft Shop
welcomes walk-ins and offers private lessons for those who learn better on an individual level. The shop is open from 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Monday through Friday during the summer. Each summer workshop session enrollment requirements, so early registration is encouraged to get a spot in the classes of your choice. Some workshops require additional materials. To register: 618-4533636; email craftshp@ siu.edu.
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Sesser Homecoming is four days of fun, music SESSER — An annual favorite, Sesser Homecoming in is full swing through Saturday, June 15. The event, which takes place at Sesser Coal Miners Memorial Park at 200 S. Park St., includes music, food, a parade and a carnival, to name a few. One of the biggest draws
For more on the music lineup at Sesser Homecoming, go to www.flipsideonline.com. to the celebration are the music acts. On Thursday, June 13, you can catch We Got It Covered at 7:30 p.m.; Gene Watson takes the stage at 8 p.m.
Friday, June 14; Johnny Lee performs at 8 p.m. Saturday, June 15. Admission to the concerts is free. Bring seating, if you want to be sure to have a place to sit. The carnival is open, and patrons can purchase a ride wristband for $15. Other things of interest are the Overload Horse Pulling
Contest is at 5 p.m. Friday, June 14; on Saturday catch the at 8 a.m. Saturday is the 5K Fun Run and Walk at 8 a.m., the 51st annual Car Show begins at 9:30 a.m., and the homecoming pageant is at 10 p.m. after Johnny Lee’s concert. For more information, call 618-218-9145.
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Nature note cards class offered CYPRESS — Limited space is available for a program teaching the art of making personal, one of a kind note cards using native flowers, plant parts and other natural items. Class starts at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 22, and will be south of Cypress at the Cache River Wetlands Center of Cache River State Natural Area.
Each participant will have the opportunity to make two cards with envelopes. This activity is suitable for children as well as adults. Registration is necessary as space is limited. For information and to register, contact Molie Oliver at 618-657-2064. — The Southern
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Dawg Days of Summer Super Spectacular set June 30 ALTO PASS — The Dawg Days of Summer Super Shelter Spectacular is set from noon to 6 p.m. Sunday, June 30 at Alto Vineyards, located on Illinois 127 south of Murphysboro. The fundraiser will benefit eight local animal rescue organizations including Cache Creek Animal Rescue, Humane Society of Southern Illinois, Marion Animal Shelter, Marion Regional Humane Society, PAWS, Perry County Humane Society, Union County Animal Control and Wright-Way Rescue. All proceeds generated through custom bottle sales and admission will directly benefit participating animal rescue organizations. The event is designed to be a family and pet-friendly event featuring music from The Rural Kings, The Bone Dry River Band and The Whistle Pigs. Food will also be available from Pat’s BBQ and Juicing Bar, and art vendors will be on site. Entertaining fundraising initiatives will include a dog wash, live auction and raffles. Local veterinarians, pet
groomers and dog trainers will be on hand providing information and basic services. Alto Vineyards will also release a custom-labeled Dawg Daze of Summer Super Shelter Spectacular Heartland Blush bottle for sale at the event. Cost of admission to the event is $15 for adults and children and pets are free. For information contact Jillian Miller at 618-201-4841 or Erin Downs at 618-893-4898. — The Southern
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noon-6 p.m., Sunday, June 30, Alto Vineyards, Illinois 127, The Carbondale Alto Pass; benefits eight local Comedians: 9 p.m. Mondays, animal rescue organizations; Hangar 9, Carbondale; 10 music by The Rural Kings, p.m. Wednesdays, Station 13, The Bone Dry River Band and Carbondale; see The The Whistle Pigs; food; art; Carbondale Comedians on dog wash; auction and Facebook raffles; veterinarians, pet groomers and dog trainers will provide information and Events basic services; adults, $15; Perry County Fair: Todaychildren and pets, free; Saturday, June 15, Perry 618-201-4841 or 618-893County Fairgrounds, 4898 Pinckneyville; 618-357-8310 Sesser Homecoming: Films Today-June 15, Miners Memorial Park, Sesser; Chasing Ice: Film, 7 p.m., www.sesser.org Thursday, June 13, 217 E. Bocce Ball Tournament: Main St., Carbondale; 10 a.m. Saturday, June 15, “Chasing Ice” is the story of Riverside Park Bocce Court, one man’s mission to change Murphysboro; proceeds to the tide of history by Habitat for Humanity; gathering evidence of climate tailgating encouraged; change using time-lapse $60 per team; sign up at cameras; his videos Woodforest National Bank compress years into seconds inside the Murphysboro and capture ancient Walmart mountains of ice in motion as Artstarts’ camps: Musical they disappear; free; Theater Camp, June 17-21; 618-529-5824 Acting Camp, July 8-12; Art Camp, July 22-26; ages History 5-18; to register visit www.artstarts.biz or call Harrison Bruce Historical Artstarts at 618-645-2787 Village Tours: 10 a.m. and 1 Hamilton County Fair p.m. Tuesday, June 18, John Talent Contest: 7 p.m. A. Logan College, Carterville; Wednesday, June 19, Floral free; wear comfortable shoes; Hall, Hamilton County arrange a private tour by Fairgrounds, McLeansboro; calling 618-985-3741, ext. $5 entry fee deadline, Friday, 8209; www.jalc.edu/ June 14; 618-648-2226; email historical_village hamiltoncofairtalent@yahoo. com Theater/Performance Dawg Days of Summer: Hair: The American Tribal Super Shelter Spectacular,
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Love-Rock Musical, 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, June 21-22 and June 28-29 and 2 p.m. Sundays, June 23 and 30; montage of scenes and rock and roll songs capture the counter-culture revolution of the late 1960s; score contains such rock standards as Aquarius, Hair, Easy to be Hard, Good Morning Starshine and Let the Sunshine In; recommended for mature teens and adults; adults, $25; students, $10; 618-4536000; www.southerntickets online.com
Dinner Theater Gentlemen Bandits: 6:30 p.m. Saturday, June 15, The Gathering Place Dinner Theatre, 290 S. Burns St., Sparta; today’s country plus country classics by Waylon Jennings and Johnny Cash; doors open, 6 p.m.; $30 includes catered dinner; tickets must be purchased at least four days in advance; www.thegatheringplaceoff broadway.com; 618-9653726 Johnny Cash Tribute: With national touring act Bill Forness and One More Round, 6:30 p.m. Friday, June 21, The Gathering Place Dinner Theatre, 290 S. Burns St., Sparta; $35 includes catered dinner; tickets must be purchased at least four days in advance; doors open 6 p.m.; www.thegathering placeoffbroadway.com; 618-965-3726
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CARBONDALE— Two environmental movies will be shown in June and July in Carbondale. The films are hosted by the Sierra Club, Shawnee Group. The first movie, “Chasing Ice” is set to air at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 13 at 217 E. Main St., Carbondale. “Chasing Ice” is the story of one man’s mission to change the tide of history by
gathering evidence of climate change. The film uses time-lapse cameras, compressing years into seconds and captures ancient mountains of ice in motion as they disappear at a breathtaking rate. The second film on tap is “Green Fire” which will be shown at 7 p.m. Thursday July 11 at 217 E. Main St. “Green Fire” is an
Emmy-award winning documentary about environmentalist Aldo Leopold. Both the movies are free. Parking and entrance to the movies are at the rear, off of Monroe and Marion, across from the Rockhill Baptist Church. For more information, call 618529-5824. — The Southern
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Helping Heroes Poker Run is June 29 The Helping Heroes poker run and a golf scramble fundraiser are Saturday, June 29, in Williamson County. The fundraisers are sponsored by the ritual teams of Marion VFW Post 1301 and American Legion Post 147. Proceeds benefit the ritual team, which is composed of volunteers who participate in more than 75 military funerals a year. The poker run begins and ends at the Marion VFW and the golf scramble will be held at Stardust Golf Course in Johnston City. Registration is 10 a.m. to noon June 29 at Marion VFW; first bike is out at noon, last bike in at 6 p.m. Stops include Benton American Legion, Harrisburg American Legion, Vienna VFW and Creal Springs VFW. Cost is $15 for singles and $25 for couples. The event features a 50/50 drawing, prizes for best and worst hands, food and entertainment by Patrick Lee Beasley from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Marion VFW. Registration for the golf scramble and lunch will be at 11:30 a.m. June 29; tee-off is at 1 p.m. Cost is $65 per person or $260 per team. The event features a 50/50 drawing, free food and soft drinks. For more information, call 618-694-2860 between noon and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Donations for the ritual team may also be mailed to Marion VFW, 201 W. Longstreet Road, Marion IL 62959. — The Southern
everyday life on the frontier; suggested donation, $5; Thursday Night Live:Food, through June 14; hours, music, artists, 5-8 p.m. noon-5 p.m., WednesdayThursdays, Cedarhurst Center Friday or by appointment; for the Arts, Richview Road, www.facebook. Mount Vernon; Art chat with com/events/4845553049494 regional artists, 6 p.m., 64 Thursday, June 13; music by Vickie Gingrich: Works in Dr. Walters; Yoga by the Lake acrylic and watercolor on with Heather Cross, canvas, Harrisburg District 5:30 p.m., today; Library; also, storytelling dolls; www.cedarhurst.org; through June 30; 618-242-1236 618-253-7455 Uncorked and Undressed: Joan Skiver-Levy: Exhibition Discussion on Nudity in of Mixed Medium Pastiche Artwork, 7:30 p.m. Friday, June Collages, Marion Cultural and 14, Mitchell Museum, Civic Center; through June; Cedarhurst Center for the www. Arts, 2600 E. Richmond Road, joanskiverlevy.com: Mount Vernon; members, $2; 618-9974030 nonmembers, $6; price Mélange: A Collection of includes wine tasting; free Collage Art and Poetry by food pairings; music; Kathy Cotton, Anna Arts 618-242-1236 or www. Center, 117 W Davie St., Anna; cedarhurst.org through June 30; www.minddances.yolasite. com Call for Art North Window Artist of the What’s Hatching in Union Month: Cec Meyer, oil County?: Contest starts paintings, The Little Egypt Arts Saturday, June 15, Anna Arts Association Arts Centre, Center, 125 W Davie St, Anna; downtown Marion; hours, Chicken/Rooster Exhibition 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday; 11 a.m.Contest to prepare for the 3 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; Union County Fair; display a through June; 618-559-7379 piece of work that captures a Mixed Messages USA: A chicken or rooster or chick; Brief Retrospective by R. enter your work by July 25; Michael Fisher, Carbondale 904-625-1109 Public Library; mixed media drawings and paintings; through July 1 Exhibits
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Through the Garden Gate: The Little Egypt Arts Association Arts Centre, downtown Marion; gardenrelated scenes in several media; hours, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday and Tuesday; through June; 618-559-7379 North Wall Artist of the Month: Janet G. Bixler, paintings, The Little Egypt Arts Association Arts Centre, downtown Marion; hours, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday and Tuesday; through June; 618559-7379 George Caleb Bingham: Art of the Frontier, Janet Burton Gallery at the Burton Studio School for the Visual Arts, 1515 Oak St., Murphysboro; Bingham’s works depict
Contemporary Fiber Art & Sculpture: Southern Illinois Art & Artisans Center, 14967 Gun Creek Trail, Whittington; contemporary quilts by Illinois artisans and narrative ceramic sculptures by Robin Power; through July 14; hours, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily; 618-6292220; www.museum. state.il.us Brave New World: The Art of the Book in the Digital Age, Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, Richview Road, Mount Vernon; through July 21; www.cedarhurst.org; 618-242-1236 Ghost Wall 115: By Chris Radtke, Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, Richview Road, Mount Vernon; the units in the sculpture are based on the artist’s own cubic measurements translated into box-like vessels constructed from soft nylon mesh; located in Beal Grand Corridor Gallery; through July 21; www.cedarhurst.org; 618-242-1236 Art Time Illuminated Letters: Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, Richview Road, Mount Vernon; exhibits the work of Shrode Art Center’s after-school art class students; located in the Beck Family Center Gallery; through July 21; www.cedarhurst.org; 618-242-1236 Alma Petry Light Show:
Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, Richview Road, Mount Vernon; vessels created out of a variety of recycled paper and cardboard; located in The Regenhardt Gallery; through July 21; www.cedarhurst.org; 618-242-1236 The Old Tool Shed: Variety of vintage tools, Union County Museum, South Appleknocker St.; includes rope-making machine, vintage calipers, iron ice tongs; hours, 1-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; through end of July; 618-8932067 Student Art Exhibition: Southeastern Illinois College Art Gallery, Harrisburg; hours, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday; through August; 618-252-5400, ext. 2245
Receptions The University School exhibit: Reception, 4-7 p.m.
Friday, June 21, University Museum, SIU; on display now through July 26; www. museum.siu.edu; 618-4535388 100th Anniversary of University Housing: Reception, 4-7 p.m. Friday, June 21, University Museum, SIU; on display now through July 26; www. museum.siu.edu; 618-4535388 The L. Brent Kington Memorial Exhibit: Reception, 4-7 p.m. Friday, June 21, University Museum, SIU; on display now through July 26; www. museum.siu.edu; 618-4535388 Mother and Son: The Art of Lee and Eldon Benz, reception, 4-7 p.m. Friday, June 21, University Museum, SIU; on display now through Aug. 24; www.museum.siu.edu; 618-453-5388
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Artstarts to sponsor three summer camps MARION — Artstarts is sponsoring a music camp, acting camp and art camp for students ages 5 to 18. The camps include Music Theatre Camp, June 17 to 21 in the Artstarts House; Acting Camp, July 8-12 in the Marion Cultural and Civic Center and Art Camp, July 22-26 in the Artstarts House. The camps are staffed with professional artists and space is limited. Cost is $100 per student per camp. Register and pay online at www.artstarts.biz. A printable form is also available online. For more information, call Artstarts at 618-645-2787. — The Southern
Bixler’s display at LEAA MARION — Janet Bixler is the North Wall Artist of the Month at the Little Egypt Arts Association Centre on the square in Marion. Janet G Bixler is a lifelong resident of Southern Illinois. She paints in watercolor, acrylic and oils. Her paintings reflect her love of nature and bright colors. Shows in Springfield, Jefferson, Iowa, The Shrode in Mount Vernon and Herrinfesta have accepted her works.
She has won awards at Herrinfesta, Historical Structures of Southern Illinois, Du Quoin State Fair (Best of Show) and Saline, Gallatin, Williamson and Union County Fairs in Southern Illinois. The show will be up until June 30 at the Arts Centre in Marion. Also on display at the Centre in Marion is “Through the Garden Gate” which depicts gardenrelated scenes in several media. Both exhibits will be up until June 30. The best times to visit the Arts Centre are from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday and Tuesday. — The Southern
Close to home University Museum to feature unique exhibits this summer BY ADAM TESTA THE SOUTHERN
he vast collection at the University Museum allows the venue to take visitors on a cultural experience spanning the globe. But this summer, three new exhibits focus on issues much closer to home. Each of the exhibits features art with ties to the university, each with its own perspective. From a historic look at part of SIU’s past to an alumnus who created his own work and restored that of his
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late mother to a tribute to a recently passed and nationally respected member of the university faculty, there’s a little bit of everything. The L. Brent Kington Memorial Exhibit is one of several events paying homage to the founder of the SIU blacksmithing program who brought the university’s reputation to one of national prominence. Working with Kington’s wife, the museum is presenting a number of his original metalworks. Kington served in the
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There’s plenty of time to experience ‘Swarm of B’s’
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A plaque and photo from the old University School is on display at the University Museum.
Tuesday, June 18
Thursday, June 13
Wednesday, June 19
Jive with Jazz; 10 a.m.; Boys and Girls Club of Carbondale; free Symphonic Swarm of B’s; 7:30 p.m.; Michael Barta, violin, and Festival Orchestra; Carbondale high school; $20/10
Friday, June 14 Symphonic Swarm of B’s; 7:30 p.m.; Michael Barta, violin, and Festival Orchestra; Carterville High School; $20/10
Saturday, June 15 Jive with Jazz; 10 a.m.; University Mall, Carbondale; free Klassics for Kids; 10 a.m.; Renascence House, Makanda; free Maestro at 50 fundraising roast; 7:30 p.m.; Beethoven, PDQ Bach and jazz; Carbondale Civic Center; $50
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Pictures from the University School are on display at the University Museum.
students were. “They were just a presence at the university,” she said. “A lot of people today are still proud they attended the University School.” In collaboration with the
University School exhibit, the museum is also redisplaying its previous University Housing exhibit. All three new summer exhibits open with a reception from 4 to 7 p.m.
Friday, June 21. Local musician Doug Daugherty will perform and refreshments will be served. adam.testa@thesouthern.com 618-351-5031
Klassics for Kids; 10 a.m.; Old Feed Store, Cobden; free Klassics for Kids; 10 a.m.; Christopher Civic Center; free
This year’s Southern Illinois Music Festival features the theme “Swarm of B’s,” paying homage to the bevy of composers whose names bear that initial letter: Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Bizet, Bartok, Barber, Bernstein, Bruch, Borodin and others. The festival runs through June 23. Here’s a schedule of upcoming events:
Chamber music concert; 2 p.m.; First United Methodist Church, Carbondale; $10/5 New Arts Jazztet; 5 p.m.; StarView Vineyards; free
Klassics for Kids; 10 a.m.; Altgeld Hall, SIU; free Klassics for Kids; 10 a.m.; Du Quoin City Hall; free Chamber music concert; 7:30 p.m.; Sesser Opera House; free
Jive with Jazz; 2 p.m.; Cairo Public Library; free
Thursday, June 20 Trombone and organ recital; noon; First United Methodist Church, Carbondale; free
Friday, June 21 Guitar ensemble concert; 2:30 p.m.; Old Baptist Foundation Recital Hall, SIU; free “Carmen” opera; 7:30 p.m.; Carterville High School; $25/18/8.
Saturday, June 22 Klassics for Kids; 10 a.m.; University Mall, Carbondale; free Klassics for Kids; 10 a.m.; Murphysboro Youth and Recreation Center; free Stars of Today and Tomorrow; 7:30 p.m.; First United Methodist Church, Carbondale; pianist Nick Ginsburg; $15/6
Sunday, June 23
Pre-concert lecture; 12:30 p.m.; Carterville High School theater lobby; free “Carmen” opera; 2 p.m.; Monday, June 17 Carterville High School; Klassics for Kids; 10 a.m.; $25/18/8 New Age Jazztet; 5 p.m.; Boys and Girls Club of Rustle Hill Winery; free Carbondale; free
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King Family Band in Anna ANNA — The King Family Band will put on a high-energy, Branson-style show at 7 p.m. Saturday, June 22, Anna Arts Center, 125 W Davie St., Anna. The band will play bluegrass and gospel music and original and traditional music. They will present banjo and fiddle favorites such as the “Orange Blossom Special,” “Dueling Banjos” and “Rocky Top” and standard Bluegrass and gospel songs. Original music will be part of the show including the band’s hits “This Old Flag” and “Redbud Tree.” The Shawnee Hills Arts Council is sponsoring the concert. Tickets are $10 in advance or $13 at the door and seating is limited. For tickets call 904-625-1109 or visit the box office at 125 W. Davie St., Anna from 9 a.m. to noon, Monday through Thursday. — The Southern
Tate Stevens highlights Southern Pride Invitational COUNTRY SCENE Vince Hoffard
Southern Pride Invitational Three-day event featuring Jackyl at 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 14, $20; Tate Stevens at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 15, $25; Championship Bull Riding at 2 p.m. Sunday, $30; secondary stage with continuous music all three days ate Stevens refused to let country music tear his family apart. He had achieved regional success and was building career momentum that could lead him to Nashville stardom. However, the emotional pain of being away from his young children for long periods of time caused him to put his musical dreams on hold. At the time, his band, Dixie Cadillac, was playing over 250-days-a-year and was in the regular rotation
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at the popular Wildhorse Saloon in Music City. “I thought, ‘This is it. We’re here. We’re gonna make it. Somebody is going to see us and go, “My God, you’re amazing.” It never happened,’” Stevens says. “We were doing pretty well. I was making good money on the road. There were a lot of places to play back then. But in the back of my mind was, ‘When are you going to get a real job and support your family.” His guitar went into the closet in 2000 and his musical aspirations were put on hold for a couple years. As his kids got older, he got the musical itch again. He was playing locally, making frequent trips to Nashville, while holding down a full-time job with the Belton, Mo. street department. His wife and two children watched for years as Stevens suppressed his urge to mount a full-scale assault on the country music industry. Now that he was back in the game, they thought it would be beneficial to push him out of his comfort zone and entered him into the local
qualifier of The XFactor, a nationally televised singing competition that launched in 2011, the brainchild of former sinister American Idol judge Simon Cowell. “I said, ‘Reality shows, that’s not me.’ But when they announced the audition cities for 2012 and Kansas City was one of them, my wife and kids kept after me,” Stevens says. “I said, ‘That’s just not something that I would do.” And my wife said, ‘Well, too bad. We’ve already signed you up.” Covering a wide range of material and powerhouse vocals, Stevens sailed through the competition and captured the title and a lucrative $5 million contract last year. He won the contest on Dec. 20 in Los Angeles and on Jan. 3 was hunkered down in a Nashville recording studio, starting to work on his first album for a major label. He had access to the top songwriters in the business and tunes by David Lee Murphy, Ben Hayslip and Shane Minor appeared on his self-titled project,
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and Carlson is marketing director. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for Jackyl. Tickets are $20. Lead singer Jesse James Dupree, who is entertainment director at the Full Throttle Saloon, carves up various items with a chainsaw during the band’s popular song, “The Lumberjack.” Jackyl was formed in Kennesaw, Ga., in 1987 and earned a recording contract with Geffen Records. A self-titled debut album was released in 1992 and was certified platinum. The band has released 11 albums and cracked the Mainstream Rock charts will nine singles, with most popular tune “Push Comes To Shove” reaching the No. 7 spot in 1993. Championship Bull Riding (CBR) Horizon League competition starts at 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $30. “I’m really excited about the bull riding,” Zimbro says. “We are going to put the arena next to the dealership and have seating for 2,500.” VINCE HOFFARD can be
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Sunset Concert series begins today CARBONDALE — The Sunset Concert Series begins again tonight, June 13, with a concert by Space Capone. It begins at 7 p.m. and will take place on the lawn at Shryock Auditorium at SIU Carbondale. Concergoers are encouraged to bring blankets and lawn chairs. Out of Nashville, Tenn., Space Capone performns rhythm and blues, funk and soul. Free concerts will be on tap every Thursday in June and July, with the exception of Independence Day. The venue will alternate between the steps of Shryock Auditorium on the SIU Carbondale campus and Turley Park on Carbondale’s west side. Each performance begins at 7 p.m. and lasts about two hours. Here’s what’s next: June 20: Dwayne Dopsie and the Zydeco Hellraisers, Turley Park, Zydeco, www.dwaynedopsie.com. June 27: Rico, Shryock, Latin rock, www.ricojams.com. July 4: holiday, no concert. July 11: The Right Now, Shryock, vintage soul/ rhythm and blues, www.therightnow.com. July 18: The Kopecky Family Band, Turley Park, Indie rock, www.kopecky familyband.com. July 25: The Ark Band, Shryock, reggae, www.thearkband.com Rules prohibit glass bottles, kegs, pets and solicitation. There will be strict enforcement of underage drinking laws. Regulations permit responsible use of alcohol within designated areas, but only from 6 p.m. until the end of each show. — The Southern
Concerts Southern Illinois Southern Illinois Music Festival: Through June 23, various locations, Southern Illinois; majority of performances, free; www.sifest.com; www.marionccc.com; 618-997-4030 Friday Night Fair music: The Venturis, 6-9 p.m. Friday, June 14, Town Square Pavilion, corner of US 51 North and Illinois 13 West, Carbondale; www.carbondalemainstreet.com; 618-529-8040 Johnny Lee: Two shows, 8 and 9 p.m. Saturday, June 15, Miners Memorial Park, Sesser; part of Sesser Homecoming Rend Lake Days which takes place June 13-15 at the park; food; carnival; www.sesser.org Giant City Slickers: Brown Bag Concert, noon-1 p.m., Wednesday, June 19, Town Square Pavilion, Carbondale; win gift certificates; bring a lawn chair; www.carbondalemainstreet.com Sunset Concert Series: Features Dwayne Dopsie and the Zydeco Hellraisers, 7 p.m. Thursday, June 20, Turley Park, Zydeco; free; no glass bottles, kegs, pets; 618-536-3393; www.studentcenter.siu.edu; www.dwaynedopsie.com Friday Night Fair music: Giant City Slickers, 6-9 p.m. Friday, June 21, Town Square Pavilion, corner of US 51 North and Illinois 13 West, Carbondale; www.carbondalemainstreet.com; 618-529-8040 The King Family Band: Branson-style show, 7 p.m. Saturday, June 22, Anna Arts Center, 125 W Davie St., Anna; bluegrass and gospel; original and traditional music; advance, $10; at the door, $13; call 904-625-1109 for advance tickets Blackberry Blossoms: Brown Bag Concert, noon-1 p.m., Wednesday, June 26, Town Square Pavilion, Carbondale; win gift certificates; bring a lawn chair; www.carbondalemainstreet.com Creedence Clearwater Revisited: 8 p.m. Thursday, June 27, Walker’s Bluff, Carterville; doors open, 6 p.m.; songs include Bad Moon Rising, Born on the Bayou, Fortunate Son, Lookin’ Out My Back Door, Proud Mary and Who’ll Stop the Rain?; $100/$40/$35; 618-956-9900; www.walkersbluff.com
Kentucky Stars of Tomorrow: 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 14, Kentucky Opry, 88 Chilton Lane, Benton, Ky.; $16/$15/$10/$7.50; www.kentuckyopry.com; 888-459-8704 Bluegrass Night: With Vickie Vaughn, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 15, Kentucky Opry, 88 Chilton Lane, Benton, Ky.; $16/$15/$10/$7.50; www.kentuckyopry.com; 888-459-8704 The Bellamy Brothers and Exile: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 15, The Carson Center, Paducah; $95/$58/$42/$29; 270-450-4444; www.thecarsoncenter.org
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James Franco, Seth Rogen and Jay Baruchel in a scene from ‘This Is the End.’
‘This is the End’ is the last word in apocalyptic comedy This Is the End ***
Jonah Hill and their ilk. Baruchel (“She’s Out of My League) is then dragged to a rowdy party at Franco’s Architecture Digest showplace of a home, where Franco can’t remember his name. Hill fawns all over him, unconvincingly trying to persuade Baruchel that they shouldn’t be enemies. And Craig Robinson (“Peeples”) entertains one and all by leading the mob in a few choruses of “Take Yo’ Panties Off.” BY ROGER MOORE The first thing that works MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE NEWS here is this madcap party, where Jason Segel rips his The lads of Hollywood’s “Pot undemanding, formulaic TV Pack” get together for a riotous comedy (“How I Met Your riff on The Rapture in “This is Mother”) to Kevin Hart. Emma the End,” an often hilarious / Watson endures the ogling of generally irreverent comedy the lads and Rhianna ups her about the Biblical apocalypse cool quotient by slapping as seen through the windows Michael Cera, who consumes of a movie star’s mansion. mass quantities of coke and Seth Rogen & Co. cooked up sex and generally punctures his this all-star romp, a much effeminate nice-boy image. funnier, less preachy and just The party is so funny it could as credulous take on New be its own movie. Testament accounts of The And then The End begins. End than the equally Baruchel is the surrogate for blasphemous “Rapture the audience, the one who sees Palooza.” the beams of light pulling the Inventing versions of their righteous up into heaven. real selves to play, “End” Since nobody at the party was begins with old Rogen pal Jay “Raptured,” nobody believes Baruchel visiting him in Los him. When the earth quakes, Angeles, getting baked and the fires begin and doom rains complaining about Rogen’s down “Tsunami? Zombie running mates James Franco, invasion?” most partygoers are
Rated R for crude and sexual content throughout, brief graphic nudity, pervasive language, drug use and some violence; starring Seth Rogen, James Franco, Craig Robinson, Jonah Hill, Jay Baruchel, Danny McBride, Emma Watson; now playing at ShowPlace 8 in Carbondale and Illinois 8 in Marion.
quickly consumed. The five leads, in various states of outrageous denial, are left to fend for themselves. Baruchel reads the Bible to them and points out the signs and the pictures of Satan. “I know that dude. He’s from ‘Where the Wild Things Are’!” And then Danny McBride shows up. Everybody in this movie sells the concept and works up a fine lather over their peril and their petty personality conflicts. But as he did in “Pineapple Express,” McBride takes things to a new level. His redneck rage, contempt for the “sell-outs” and career stumbles and the very profession they all share blasts from his lips every line a killer, no line quotable in polite company. When he’s in it, “End” is the living end of rapture spoofs. When he leaves, the energy plunges. Rogen, who co-wrote and directed this, lets the fun go on too long. But the effects are grand and often R-rated, and for a movie as over the Rrating line as this one often is, there’s a surprisingly sweet message about the road to redemption. So if you see only one End Times movie this summer, make it the Pot Pack’s installment.
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‘Man of Steel,’ heart of stone misguided. And a point of view. So Michael Shannon, who plays him, isn’t all that scary, Without the wit, winks, flirtation and oldfashioned sentiment of the “Truth, justice and the American way” take on the character, all Henry Cavill (“Immortals”) has to do is mix it up in a lot of “Transformers” BY ROGER MOORE inspired MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE NEWS brawls with armoredThis Superman settles scores. And plated takes his shirt off. aliens This “Man of Steel” flies up, up and and away, with his teeth bared and his fists clenched. This Lois Lane knows his story, straight off. There’s little mystery about him. If every generation gets the occasionally agonize over it all. Superman it deserves, “Man of Yes, most of the far sillier Steel” suggests we’ve earned one “Transformers” movies were more utterly without wit or charm, a fun. grim, muscle-bound 33-year-old From its production design ugly, struggling to reconcile the past he is black, insectoid spaceships to its just learning about, trying to fit in instantly forgettable Hans Zimmer with a military that may or may not musical score, this movie goes out consider him a threat but that needs of its way to remove itself from the his help when his fellow Christopher Reeve “Superman” Kryptonians come to call. movies. And it is the poorer for it. “Man of Steel” is a radical reRussell Crowe and Ayelet Zurer interpretation of the Superman play the parents who pack their myth, no sin in itself. The Zack baby up and ship him off their (“300” / “Sucker Punch”) Snyder doomed planet. The sad resignation version, scripted by David S. Goyer of the Marlon Brando version of (story by Christopher Nolan), dwells father Jor-El is lost because General much longer on Krypton and reZod stages a coup, mid-planetary arranges the story, hurling us into meltdown, giving this overlong the adult Kal-El’s Wolverine-like prologue shoot-outs and armored loner life as an American adult, brawls. And Crowe’s Jor-El never showing us his formative childhood quite goes away. with his adoptive parents the Kents We spend far too little time with (Diane Lane and Kevin Costner) the story’s heart, the ways the baby only in flashbacks. is embodied with good oldIt gives his Kryptonian nemesis, fashioned heartland virtues. General Zod, a mission however Costner and Lane have the film’s
Movie’s tornado depiction wasn’t altered after the devastation in Oklahoma BY DERRIK J. LANG THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
In the upcoming film “Man of Steel,” Superman faces off against ruthless outcasts from his home planet. The last son of Krypton also encounters a more realistic force of nature on earth: a deadly tornado. “Man of Steel” director Zack Snyder said there was never any discussion about altering the pivotal scene involving a twister following recent deadly storms in Oklahoma. “He’s changed by those events,” said Snyder during an interview to promote the movie. “If anything, we feel like our Superman has a connection — not to make light of it — to the kind of grief that happens during those kinds of natural disasters. Also, in a sad way, even Superman can’t change that.” A top-of-the-scale EF5 tornado hit the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore on May 20, killing 24 people. Another round of violent storms that produced a separate EF5 tornado struck last Friday, leaving nearly two dozen people dead. “It’s a terrible tragedy, mother nature doing its thing,” said Henry Cavill, who plays Clark Kent and Kal-El. “I hope that everyone who can salvage things can salvage things, grieve if they need to grieve, move on from stuff and repair and rebuild, if they have the opportunity. I can’t even imagine what it’s like.”
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best scenes. “Decide the kind of man you want to be,” Clark Kent’s dad tells him, urging him to keep his ID secret, to use his powers sparingly, with care. The grown-up Clark wanders the bars and crab fishing fleets, committing the occasional supernatural act of compassion and the occasional supernatural fit of pique. Amy Adams is an over-achieving Lois Lane, totally clued in on the evidence of an alien among us by the military. Laurence Fishburne is a dull Daily Planet editor Perry White. Take away the antecedents (no Jimmy Olsen, boy photographer), strip the character’s Americanness (to make it easier to sell overseas) and it’s still a competent movie state of the art explosions, implosions and what-not. But take away the whimsy and the fun, and one has to wonder why Snyder, Goyer, Nolan and Warner Bros. bothered.
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Hawke and Delpy try to break up ‘Before Midnight’ Before Midnight ***
nearly a decade after that, they’re older, settled, with lives more complicated than ever. Will Celine (Julie Delpy) and Jesse (Ethan Hawke) make it, rekindle their relationship “Before Midnight”? Any couple that still has this much to say, who can still make each other laugh no matter how grave or loud the BY ROGER MOORE argument, has got to have a MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE NEWS fighting chance. “Before Midnight” is just They met on a Viennabound train and fell in love as witty, chatty and closewith each other over a long to-the-bone about relationships as the two night’s talk “Before earlier Richard Linklater Sunrise.” collaborations with these Nine years later, they two writing actors. Set at reconnected in Paris and fell in love again, no matter the end of a long summer how much more complicated vacation in Greece, these Parisians live through the their lives were. And now,
Rated R for sexual content, nudity and language; starring Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke, Seamus DaveyFitzpatrick; directed by Richard Linklater; opening Friday at University Place 8 in Carbondale.
romance of that holiday and the quarrels that come once the real world starts intruding on their lives again. Old grievances and new ambitions, lingering guilt and fondly-held hopes come to the fore as these two hash it out over a night away from the kids. Jesse has just kissed his tweenage son and put him on a plane back to Chicago, back to the woman Jesse left when he took up with Celine “Before Sunset.” He’s got three books under his belt, now and twin daughters from his marriage to Celine. But he’s missing his son’s formative years and would love to move back to the U.S. Celine has her own
career, one that she’s ready to change. If only she could stop packing for the kids, tending to Jesse’s needs and scheduling everyone. He’s 41, with the same scruffy hair and scraggly goatee. She’s pleasingly plump and OK with it. But something starts the fight between the “fat, middleaged French woman losing her hair” and the “geographically challenged, footballobsessed donut-loving American.” And there’s no ending it, not easily anyway. She drags up old grievances. He corrects her English, and her facts. “Now I know why Sylvia Plath put her
head in the toaster!” Oven, dear. It was an oven. The collaborative script has each actor embellishing lines and buttressing his or her arguments with pointed, on-the-mark zingers. Hawke and Delpy are quite believable as a couple, articulate people with a lot of history. “I’m stuck with an American teenager,” she gripes. “Why does any woman waste time trying to change a man?” The debate is salty and sexual. It doesn’t stop just because he’s taken her top off. And for the most part, it all seems too real. The occasional arch moment
pops out as the argument escalates, more for structural reasons than organic ones. And I would have loved if Linklater (“Bernie,” “School of Rock”) had sprinkled some flashbacks from earlier films, letting us remember what these two maybe are forgetting the moist-eyed romance of it all. But “Before Midnight” is as good a depiction of a couple hitting that 7-to10-year wall as you’d ever want to see. And Delpy and Hawke are so engaging as actors in characters that you can’t help but root for them, and that maybe they stick around for another sequel “Before the Early Bird Special.”
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