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Finally, a math test I think I could actually pass (from a 4th-grade math test): How many inches long is a “2-foot-long skateboard”? (Answer: 24; “half-credit” answer: 48). Chuck Shepherd Also, if you have 35 book boxes, and each contains ew York state school 10 books, how many officials had promised books are there? (Answer: to crack down on soft 350; “half-credit” answer: test-grading to end the 150). near-automatic gradeadvancement by students Can’t be true unprepared for promotion. However, a z According to a May June New York Post report report by Seattle’s found that the problem KOMO-TV, former lingers under the current Oregon National grading guideline called Guardsman Gary Pfleider “holistic rubrics.” Among II is awaiting the results of examples cited by the Post his latest appeal to end the garnishment of his disability checks to cover $3,175 for gear he supposedly “lost” when he was shot in Iraq. Pfleider was hit in the leg by a sniper in 2007, bled profusely and was evacuated (and is awaiting his ninth surgery on the leg), but the Oregon Guard apparently believes that, despite the trauma, Pfleider somehow should have paused to inventory the equipment he was carrying and to make arrangements for its safekeeping during his imminent hospitalization. z To ease the crowds entering the Texas Capitol building in Austin, officials recently opened an “express” line, bypassing most security precautions, for selected visitors and personnel. Obviously, members of the legislature use the express line, along with Capitol employees presenting ID. A third category of favored visitors: anyone with a Texas concealed-weapons carry permit. The Houston Chronicle reported in June that the lobbyists frustrated with the long security lines have been applying for
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concealed-weapons permits even if they expect never to touch a firearm. z Though he reportedly hacks more frequently lately, 2-year-old Ardi Rizal of Banyuasin, Indonesia, continues to smoke two packs of cigarettes a day, according to a May dispatch in London’s Daily Mail and other news reports. Local officials offered Ardi’s parents a new car if they convinced him to quit, but the mother warned that her son throws massive, head-banging tantrums if deprived of his smokes, and his fisherman father, noting Ardi’s generous girth, says the kid looks fine to him. (Unfortunately for the parents, Ardi prefers only a certain high-end brand, which costs the equivalent of about $2.75 a pack.) z Sydney’s Daily Telegraph reported in May that Qantas Airways has acknowledged re-using plastic knives and forks from its in-flight meals as many as 30 times before discarding them. One supplier who visited Qantas’ Q Catering center in the Sydney suburb of Mascot was told that the Qantas cutlery’s plastic is “more robust” than ordinary plastic utensils and is completely safe (after special cleaning). z It took until spring 2010 (eight years after the invasion of Afghanistan) for the U.S. Army to realize that enemy fighters in that vast, mountainous country were difficult to shoot at because they are often so far away. The Associated Press reported in May that the Army is only now reconsidering its reliance on standard M-4 rifles (whose effective range is under 1,000 feet), in favor of M-110 sniper
rifles (effective at more than 2,500 feet). (Shorterrange rifles work well in Iraq, since the fighting is closer-in.)
The Year of the Blind! (1) In Urfa, Turkey, in April, pop singer Metin Senturk set the world speed record for an unassisted blind driver (in a Ferrari F430, at about 175 mph), an experience he called “like a dance with death.” (2) In March in Watertown, Mass., two blind teenage fencers from local schools for the blind squared off in what was believed to be the first such match ever. (3) The Edinburgh (Scotland) Arts Festival announced in June that it would display, beginning in August, an exhibit of images taken by the blind photographer Rosita McKenzie, 56.
Sucker nation z The New Living Expo in San Francisco in May showcased such “healthy-living” breakthroughs as a $1,200 machine promising to suck toxins out of your body; a $249 silver amulet to protect you from “deadly” cell phone radiation; and a $15,000 Turbo Sonic if your red blood cells need to be “de-clumped.” A Canadian study at the same time found that 97 percent of people who admitted buying “antiaging” products did not think they would work but nevertheless confessed their need to hope like those who “hope” the viper-venomderived $525 Euoko Y-30 Intense Lift Concentrate will prolong their lives. SEND ITEMS to
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z ART z MUSIC z THEATER z THINGS TO DO z BOOKS z Mixed Media Experiences: Sarah Shoot and Class, Anthill Art Around the Square: Gallery & Vintage Curiosities 6-10 p.m. Saturday Town and The Yellow Moon Café, Square, Carbondale; area downtown Cobden; art artists, hors d’oeuvres, music; exhibited is by students; The www.artaroundthesquare.com. Yellow Moon Cafe features Save the Gulf Charity Sarah Shoot’s collages on Benefit: 6-8 p.m. Saturday, Tuesdays through Saturdays; July 10, Boys and Girls Club of through July; anthillgallery@ Carbondale, 2050 N. Springer gmail.com St.; features silent auction for Claudia Torrez-Ambriz: works of art from Sonya Miller Sculpture, University Museum, and the young people of The Faner Hall, SIUC, 10 a.m.-4 Boys and Girls Club; funds p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 1-4 donated to the Marine p.m. Saturday-Sunday; Mammal Conservancy; through June 25; refreshments provided; free; www.museum.siu.edu. 618-457-8877. Places in Paint: Watercolor paintings by Mary Pachikara, Displays, Exhibits Componere Gallery, St. Louis; Insurance Wives, Insurance through June 26; 314-721-1181 or www.componere.com. Guys: Photo exhibit, Karen Lynn W. Hale: Central Longbranch Coffeehouse, 100 Showcase at Realty Central, E. Jackson, Carbondale; 1825 W. Main St., Murdale photographs by Frank M. Wendt Jr.; curated and printed Shopping Center, Carbondale; paintings and gourd art; by Gregory F. Wendt; through gallery hours, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. July 4.
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Monday-Friday and 9 a.m.noon Saturday; through June 26; 618-457-4663. Aldon Addington: Steel sculpture exhibit, Varsity Center for the Arts, Carbondale; through June 30; Addington, associate professor, emeritus School of Art & Design, SIUC: 618-4575100. Taiwan Sublime: Photographic celebration of Taiwan, the Republic of China, Carbondale Civic Center Corridor Gallery; exhibit is in support of Carbondale’s Sister City relationship with Taiwan’s Tainan City; through June; cca@neondsl.com. Traveling display: Highlights of SIUC photojournalism project, Chamber of Commerce, Murphysboro; display features pictures collected documenting a weekend in Murphysboro; through June; www.southof64.com.
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z MOVIES z POP CULTURE z ART z MUSIC z WINERIES z THEATER z THINGS TO DO z BOOKS z Structure and Harmony: Abstract Works from the Permanent Collection, Beal Grand Corridor Gallery, Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, 2600 E. Richmond Road, Mount Vernon; includes works by Mary Sprague, Paul Krainak, Cheonae Kim, Herbert Fink and Alfio Bonanno; through July 25; 618-242-1236 or www.cedarhurst.org. Children in My Family: Framed paintings and drawings by Marlene Webb, front lobby of CASA, Benton Square through July; 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday, except holidays; cymarw6@gmail.com. Historic Structures & Machinery V: Little Egypt Arts Centre, downtown square, Marion; through July 31; 618 998-8530, mgrafics@midwest.net or killman@mchsi.com. Voices: Contemporary
Ceramic Art from Sweden: Main Gallery, Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, 2600 E. Richmond Road, Mount Vernon; contemporary ceramic art in Sweden; through Aug. 1; or www.cedarhurst.org. Abstract and nonobjective paintings and sculptures: From members of Little Egypt Arts Association, Shawnee Community College, 8364 Shawnee College Road, Ullin; main H hallway; through Aug. 20; 800-481-2242. Gone But Not Forgotten: The Power of Cemeteries: The General John A. Logan Museum, 1613 Edith Street, Murphysboro; an overview of cemeteries in rural Southern Illinois during the 19th and early 20th centuries; through Nov. 15; 618-684-3455. Carolyn Gassan Plochmann display: Morris Library, SIUC; view the display in the cases outside the Hall
of Presidents on the first floor of the library; see artwork in the Special Collections Research Center reading room and other locations within the library; http:// archives.lib.siu.edu/index.php ?pcollections/controlcard&id 2459. Ongoing art exhibit: Featuring photographs of Juhree Veach, mosaics from Janet Altoff and sculpture from Tom Horn, StarView Vineyards, 5100 Wing Hill Road, Cobden; or ww.starview vineyards.com.
12; www.museum.siu.edu or 618-453-5388. Sense of Place/Sense of Space: Landscapes of Personal Meaning by Southern Illinois High School Students, University Museum, SIUC; reception, 4-7 p.m. Friday; photography from local high school students; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 1-4 p.m. SaturdaySunday; through July 9; www.museum.siu.edu. Journeys: Reception, 6:308:30 p.m. Saturday, The Gallery Space, Law Office of Joni Beth Bailey, 1008 Walnut St., Murphysboro; through Receptions July 30; 618-565-8000; Rodney Walls, Hayley & Hattie: Getting Retrospective: University There — an exhibit by two SIU Museum, Faner Hall, SIUC, art students, Hayley Adams 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday of Harrisburg and Hattie and 1-4 p.m. SaturdayPhillips of Norris City, Sunday; watercolor, Harrisburg District Library, woodcarvings, screenprints 2 W. Walnut St.; reception, and brass work; reception, 2-4 p.m. Sunday; 618-2534-7 p.m., Friday; through July 7455.
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McClymonts to play Sunset today CARBONDALE — Hot new country musicians The McClymonts caught a break when American record producers saw one of their videos on Australian TV and decided to bring them stateside. Beginning 7 p.m. today, the McClymonts — Sam, Mollie and Brooke — will bring their vocal and songwriting talents to this week’s Sunset Concert at Turley Park in Carbondale. The group is touring in support of its Australian Gold album “Chaos and Bright Lights,” which will debut in the U.S. later this year. With an impressive resume abroad, it’s probably just a matter of time before they match their success in their home country of Australia. They have already been featured in People Magazine’s Country Edition and have opened for such acts as Jason Aldean. — The Southern
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z MOVIES z POP CULTURE z ART z MUSIC z WINERIES z THEATER z THINGS TO DO z BOOKS z play every hour; auctions; food; $7; all proceeds to St. Southern Illinois Jude hospital; 618-993-3035. Low Dough Show: 7 p.m. Southern Illinois Music Saturday Granada Center for Festival: Various locations the Performing Arts, Mount throughout area; through Vernon; local bands; $5; 618June 26; flipsideonline.com; SIFest.com. or 618-453-2776. 740-0707 or visit www. George Portz and Friends: granada.mvn.net. Dirtwater Fox: 8-11 p.m. 6-8 p.m., today, courthouse Saturday De Soto Park; part of square, Nashville; folk; bring De Soto Daze; 618-867-2315 lawn chairs; free. The McClymonts: 7-9 p.m., or www.villageof desoto.com. today, Turley Park, The JW Brown Trio: noon, Carbondale; country; coolers Wednesday Town Square ok; bring blankets, lawn Pavilion, Carbondale; part of chairs; part of Sunset Brown Bag Concert Series Concerts; www.the hosted by Carbondale Main mcclymonts.net. Street; bring lawn chairs; free; Summer Music Fest: www.carbondalemainstreet. 7 p.m. Friday Band Shell at Veterans Park, 800 S. 27th St., com or 618-529-8040. The Geezers: With Sean Mount Vernon; family music; Anderson, 6-8 p.m., Thursday, 618- 242-6890. July 1, courthouse square, Blend: 8-9:45 p.m. Friday De Soto Park; part of De Soto Nashville; 60’s, 70’s soft rock; bring lawn chairs; Daze; 618-867-2315 or free. www.villageofdesoto.com. Sleeperstar: 7-9 p.m., The International Rolling Thursday, July 1, SIUC, Stones Show: Tribute band, Shryock Auditorium steps; alt 7 p.m. Saturday outdoor pop, rock; coolers, blankets, concert, Cedarhurst Center lawn chairs ok; part of Sunset for the Arts, 2600 E. Concerts; www.sleeper Richmond Road, Mount star.com/blog. Vernon; $15; bring lawn Gary Allan: 8 p.m. Saturday, chairs; free popcorn; drink July 3, Riverfront Outdoor concessions; www.rolling stoneshow.com; 618-242-1236 Concert Venue, Harrah’s Metropolis Casino; 21 or older or www.cedarhurst.org. St. Jude Benefit: 1-10 p.m. to enter; tickets start at $20; metropolis. Saturday and Sunday, frontgatetickets.com or Trackside Dance Barn: 104 888-512-7469. Rock St., Spillertown; bands
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Miners Music Fest: Featuring Craig Morgan and Rodney Atkins, 7 p.m. Monday, July 12, Miners sports complex, intersection of Interstate 57 and Illinois 13, Marion; $35; www.southern illinoisminers.com.
Metropolitan, 724 Oscar Cross Ave., Paducah; free; bands; food; 270-443-7918. Family Concert Series: Strings, 3 p.m. Sunday, Market House Theatre, Paducah; Brass, 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 13, Paducah McCracken County Convention Center and Indiana Winds, 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. Hank and My Honky Tonk Heroes: Starring Jason Petty, 12, Maiden Alley Cinema, Paducah; family passes 7 p.m. Saturday, Boot City available for all three Opry, 11800 S. Highway 41, concerts; featuring members Terre Haute; $15; www.boot cityopry.com or 812-299-8379. of The Paducah Symphony Orchestra; 270-444-0065.
Kentucky Phillips, Craig and Dean: 7 p.m. Friday, Carson Center, 100 Kentucky Ave., Paducah; Christian music trio; $15-$22; 270-450-4444 or www.the carsoncenter.org. Salute to Black Music: 5 p.m. Saturday Hotel
Missouri Whistle Pigs: Performing for USA Veterans 4th of July Celebration, 7 p.m., Friday, July 2, Arena Park, Cape Giradeau; event headlined by country singer Darryl Worley; www.usa-veterans.org.
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Stones tribute show headlines Cedarhurst MOUNT VERNON — Internationally renowned Rolling Stones tribute show “Satisfaction” headlines the annual Summer Concert at Cedarhurst Center for the Arts on Saturday. Tickets are $15 or $10 for members of Cedarhurst and can be purchased in advance by calling 618242-1236 or at the gate day of show. Gates open at 6 p.m. Local musicians Jeff Widdows and Ian Presswood will open the concert at 7 p.m. Soft
drink, beer and wine concessions will be available. As the only tribute show of its kind, “Satisfaction” has had more than 1,500 performances since 2001. “Satisfaction” made history in 2005 when it became the only Rolling Stones tribute show on the Las Vegas Strip. One year later, “Satisfaction” sold out shows on the performance art center and theater circuit. In 2007, it was featured on CBS in a report on the
increasing popularity of tribute shows. But those honors were just preliminaries for what came next. “Satisfaction” assisted in promotion of the 2008 Martin Scorseseproduced documentary “Shine a Light,” and this year was approved by the Rolling Stones to perform a longterm engagement at Walt Disney World in Florida. For more information on Satisfaction, visit www. rollingstoneshow.com. — The Southern
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Southern Illinois Music Festival’s performance of ‘Romeo and Juliet’ continues this weekend The Southern Illinois Music Festival’s “Romeo and Juliet” programming continues this weekend throughout Southern Illinois and will be highlighted by the Romeo and Juliet Opera and a Chamber Music Concert. On Thursday, a Klassics for Kids free concert by a wind octet begins at 10 a.m. at the Sesser Opera House on West Franklin Street in Sesser. At 4 p.m. there will be a free reception with chamber
music at Bank of Herrin on South Park Avenue in Herrin. The “Romeo and Juliet” opera at Shryock Auditorium on the Southern Illinois University Carbondale campus begins at 7:30 p.m. with a preconcert lecture Maestro Edward Benyas at 6:45 p.m. Premium tickets are $20 for adults, $10 for students. Remaining tickets are $18 for adults, $6 for students. On Friday, a Klassics for Kids free concert by a wind quintet begins 10
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a.m. at the Macy’s Court of University Mall in Carbondale. Also at 10 a.m., there is a free Jive with Jazz concert at the Carbondale Boys and Girls Club on North Springer Street. The free Chamber Music Concert in the J.C. Penney’s Court at University Mall begins at 6 p.m., and a Chamber Music Concert for Winds and Strings, also free, is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at Rustle Hill Winery on U.S. 51 in Cobden.
On Saturday, a Klassics for Kids free wind octet show starts at 10 a.m. at Altgeld Hall on the SIUC campus in Carbondale. The “Romeo and Juliet” opera will be performed at the Hettenhauser Center at McKendree University in Lebanon. Tickets for the McKendree Romeo and Juliet Opera can be purchased at 618-537-6863. For more information, go to www.sifest.com. — The Southern
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WANT TO BE LISTED? Coffeehouses, Cafés and Eateries Ivas John Band: 8:30 p.m. Friday, The Palace Pizzeria, 215 Appleknocker Drive, Cobden; 618-8934415 Wil Maring & Robert Bowlin: 8 p.m. Saturday, Yellow Moon Café, 110 N. Front St., Cobden; $7; www.yellowmooncafe.com; 618-893-2233 Rich Fabec Band: 8:30 p.m. Saturday, The Palace Pizzeria, 215 Appleknocker Drive, Cobden; 618-8934415 Tim “The Magic Man” Needham: Magician, 7-9 p.m. Wednesdays, Fat Patties, 611B S. Illinois Ave., Carbondale; 618-529-3287
Wineries Wind Octect: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Rustle Hill Winery Concordia: 2-5 p.m. Saturday, Blue Sky Vineyard Mr. Magooey: Grateful Dead covers, 2-5 p.m. Saturday, Rustle Hill Winery Big Larry & Doug: 36 p.m., Saturday, Von Jakob Vineyard Blue Plate Specials: 59 p.m. Saturday, StarView Vineyards Storm Limit: 5-9 p.m. Saturday, Rustle Hill Winery Soulard Blues Band:
6-9 p.m. Saturday, Walker’s Bluff Chris Black and Josh Coffey: 2-5 p.m. Sunday, Blue Sky Vineyard Poncho & Lefty: 2-5 p.m. Sunday, Rustle Hill Winery One Night Stand: 3-6 p.m., Sunday, Von Jakob Orchard Rich Fabec: 3-6 p.m. Sunday, Walker’s Bluff Shawn Harmon: 3-7 p.m. Sunday, StarView Vineyards Thomas Tillman: 5-8 p.m. Sunday, Rustle Hill Winery
Blue Sky Vineyard: 3150 S. Rocky Comfort Road, Makanda; 618-995-9463 or www.blueskyvineyard.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; 618-893-4600 or www.vonjakobvineyard.com Von Jakob Vineyard: 1309 Sadler Road, Pomona; 618-893-4500 or www.vonjakobvineyard.com Walker’s Bluff: North on Reed Station Road, Carterville; 618-985-8463 or www.walkersbluff.com
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z TONIGHT BENTON Duncan Dance Barn:: Spring Pond Band, 6:30-9:30 p.m. CARBONDALE PK’s: Delta/Six Nights Alone Tres Hombres: Dan Hubbard and The Humidors MARION Walt’s Pizza: Thomas Tillman SPILLERTOWN Track Side Dance Barn: Jam & Open Mic, 7-10 p.m. WEST FRANKFORT WB Ranch Barn: Little Egypt Country Band, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
z MONDAY MARION Marion Youth Center: Ragtag Band, 7-10 p.m.
z TUESDAY CARBONDALE PK’s: Whistle Pigs MOUNT VERNON Double K’s Kickin Country: Jacks-R-Better, 7-10 p.m. WEST FRANKFORT WB Ranch Barn: WB Ranch Band, 6:30-9:30 p.m. WHITE ASH The White Ash Barn: The Heartland Country Band, 7-10 p.m.
z WEDNESDAY CARBONDALE Tres Hombres: Kinetix, 10 p.m. DU QUOIN Ten Pin Alley: Piano Bob, 6-9 p.m.
z FRIDAY CARBONDALE Pinch Penny/Copper Dragon: Your Villain My Hero PK’s: Tawl Paul INA Ina Community Building: Friday Night Jam Band, 6:30-9:30 p.m. MARION John Brown’s on the Square: Thomas Tillman, 8:30-11:30 p.m. Marion American Legion: Rodger Black Band, 7-11 p.m. MOUNT VERNON The Tavern on 10th:
Cherry Bomb SPILLERTOWN Track Side Dance Barn: Paul Reynolds, 7-10 p.m. THOMPSONVILLE Lion’s Cave: Rebel Country Band, 7-10 p.m. Old Country Store Dance Barn: Country Sidekicks, 7:30-10:30 p.m. WHITE ASH The White Ash Barn: The. Heartland Country Band, 7-10 p.m. WHITTINGTON Corner Dance Hall: Black Lace Band, 7:30-10:30 p.m.
z SATURDAY BENTON Crazy Horse Bar:: Cooter Brown, 8:30 p.m. CARBONDALE Pinch Penny/Copper Dragon: LDNL PK’s: Tawl Paul Tres Hombres: Spread CARTERVILLE Outlawz Dance Club: Thomas Tillman DU QUOIN Timeout Sports Bar: Oblivious HERRIN Park Plaza Pub: Triple Threat, 9 p.m. JOHNSTON CITY Linemen’s Lounge: 4-
DEEP Band, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. MARION Marion Eagles: Southern Pride, 8 p.m.-midnight MOUNT VERNON Double K’s Kickin Country: Roger Black & The Honky tonk Stardust Cowboys, 7 p.m. The Tavern on 10th: Whistle Pigs SPILLERTOWN Track Side Dance Barn: St. Jude Benefit, several bands, 1-10 p.m. THOMPSONVILLE Old Country Store Dance Barn: Lil’ Boot & Classic Country, 7:30-10:30 p.m.
z SUNDAY CARBONDALE Key West: Ivas John Blues Band MARION Marion Eagles: Southern Pride, 6-10 p.m.
DIRECTIONS & DIGITS Corner Dance Hall: 200 Franklin St., Whittington 618-303-5266 Double K’s Kickin Country: Illinois 37, Mount Vernon 618-359-0455 Duncan Dance Barn: 13545 Spring Pond Road, Benton 618-435-6161 The Get-Away: 804 N. Douglas St., West Frankfort 618-937-3545 Ina Community Building: 504 Elm St., Ina/618-315-2373 John Brown’s on the Square: 1000 Tower Square, Marion 618-997-2909 Key West: 1108 W. Main, Carbondale 618-351-5998 Linemen’s Lounge: 100 E. Broadway, Johnston City Lion’s Cave: South Street, Thompsonville/618-218-4888 Marion American Legion: Longstreet Road, Marion 618-997-6168 Marion Eagles: Rural Route 3, Marion/618-993-6300 Marion Youth Center: 211 E. Boulevard St., Marion 618-922-7853 Mollie’s: 107 E. Union St., Marion 618-997-3424 Murphysboro Elks Lodge: 1809 Shomaker Drive Murphysboro 618-684-4541. Old Country Store Dance Barn: Main Street, Thompsonville, 618-927-2770. Orient American Legion: 404 Jackson St., Orient 618-932-2060 Perfect Shot: 3029 S. Park Ave., Herrin/618-942-4655 Pinch Penny Pub/Copper Dragon: 700 E. Grand, Carbondale/618-549-3348 PK’s: 308 S. Illinois Ave., Carbondale/618-529-1124 Ramesse: 1754 Illinois 37, Lake of Eygpt/618-995-9104 Steelhorse Saloon: 202 Dewmain Lane, Carterville 618-985-3549 Tavern on 10th: 224 S. 10th St., Mount Vernon/618-244-7821 Tomigirl’s Rollin-in: 14960 Illinois 37, Johnston City 618-983-7655 Trackside Dance Barn: 104 Rock St., Spillertown 618-993-3035 Tres Hombres: 119 N. Washington St., Carbondale 618-457-3308 WB Ranch Barn: 1586 Pershing Road, West Frankfort 618-937-3718 Whisker Willy’s Bar & Grill 13510 N. Illinois 37, Marion 618-983-5300 White Ash Barn: 207 Potter St., White Ash / 618-997-4979 Xrossroads: 101 Rushing Drive, Herrin / 618-993-8393 The Zone Lounge: 14711 Illinois 37, Whittington/618-6292039
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Local artists, musicians to be featured Around the Square in Carbondale Art Around the Square 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday, downtown Carbondale; free event features 50 artists and 36 businesses in and around Carbondale’s Historic Town Square neighborhood. BY D.W. NORRIS THE SOUTHERN
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istory, art and commerce will join together from 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday during Art Around the Square, a free festival in downtown Carbondale. This summer’s edition, the fourth in three years, promises to be the biggest and most diverse gathering of business and art yet, with 36 businesses displaying 50 artists. From chalk art and sculpture to surrealist painting, photography and poetry to music, there should be something for everyone. “It’s a good event because, obviously, it’s free,” said Meghan Cole, Carbondale Main Street’s executive director and an event organizer. “It’s family friendly. You can walk around with your kids. Young professionals as well as families enjoy this event.” There will be banner art by Adrian Foster on the south exterior wall of Carbondale Trophy and the east wall of The Newell House. “She uses photographs of areas of town, like the town square, to create mosaics,” Cole said. “She creates art on the large-scale banner installations.” The Southern Illinois Jazz and Blues Workshop featuring Mel Goot will play from 7 to 9 p.m. on the lot at the corner of Jackson and Washington streets. A locally produced DVD, “Carbondale in the ’30s and ’50s,” is one of the featured showings in this multimedia event. Joe Casterjon of Sound Core, a Carbondale music and video production company, hopes to clear up a few mysteries about the people whose faces have faded into history. “We’ve been distributing it around the community, getting names and stuff from anybody who knows,” Casterjon said. “When we get all the names, at the end we’ll have ‘Starring …; followed by the names of everybody who’s in it.” There should be no shortage of people downtown to help clear up the mystery of who’s in the film, which will be shown at the Town Square Pavilion. Students from Southern Illinois University
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Marion Mitchell of Carbondale shows of some of his artwork to Henry Kammerer (right) of Marion and Terry Hickey of Carbondale at Hairbrains during last year’s Art Around the Square festivities.
For Elaine Ramseyer, Longbranch Coffeehouse’s general manager and a founder of the Historic Town Square Coalition, Art Around the Square is about more than art. “It’s a great way to build a community, to get the community to come out and realize that we have a Carbondale’s College of Mass Communication and beautiful downtown,” she said. “It’s been like the ‘mallMass Media will also take part in the event. They put together a series of short films and documentaries to be ing’ of America, and everybody has been going out to the malls. Not just in this town, but in towns in general. shown on an exterior wall of Dona Camilla Mexican This is kind of the antidote to that.” Grocery on East Jackson Street. Longbranch will host a fundraiser for, For Kids’ Sake “It’s got all different kinds of stuff: A little tribute to orphanages and schools in Bangladesh from 7 p.m. to McAndrew Stadium, which is going to be torn down, midnight Saturday. and there is also a piece on one of the wildlife refuge There will be salsa dancing and lessons, a silent centers that’s just north of Carterville that rehabilitates auction, a raffle and a four-course gourmet Mexican animals right now,” said Amanda Roth, Carbondale meal for $30. Open salsa dancing begins at 10 p.m., and Chamber of Commerce’s office manager and an SIUC MCMA alumna. “That’s actually the first time it’s going the dining room off Jackson Street will be open. to run, at the art event, and then it’s going to run on dw.norris@thesouthern.com / 618-351-5074 PBS in the fall.”
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z MOVIES z POP CULTURE z ART z MUSIC z WINERIES z THEATER z THINGS TO DO z BOOKS z Book & Authors Workshop readings: Today through Saturday as part of the Young Writers Workshop at SIUC; many of the public readings are held in the Harry T. Moore Auditorium in Faner Hall, room 1326; guest readers include Melanie Dusseau, Kevin McKelvey and Allison Joseph; for a complete list, go to www.news.siuc.edu. Book sale: 1-7 p.m. Monday, June 28, Herrin Library, 120 N. 13th St.; $1/box bargain books; 618-942-6109.
Call for Talent Call for talent: Event set for 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 7, Hamilton County Fair, McLeansboro; deadline to set up to participate, Friday, July 2; divisions for all ages and included vocal and any sort of talent; 618-648-2226 or hamiltoncofairtalent@yahoo. com.
Classes Student Center Craft Shop: Variety of crafts and classes offered, SIUC; 618453-3636, www.siucstudent center.org. Logan classes: Fiddling, guitar playing, ballroom dancing, drawing and painting, golf, private investigations and tae kwan do are among the classes offered this summer by John A. Logan College Continuing Education; classes continue through mid-August; www. jalc.edu/cont_ed/classes.php.
Events Elks Poker Run: 11 a.m. Saturday event starts and ends at Murphysboro Elks Lodge 572, 1809 Shomaker Drive; silent auction; 50/50 drawing; food and music after the run; all vehicles welcome; proceeds go to the Illinois Elks Children’s Care Corporation; 618-684-4541. African American Heritage 12th annual Gala: 6 p.m. Saturday Holiday Inn, 222
Potomac Blvd., Mount Vernon; speaker, entertainment; adults, $25, children, $15 and younger than 5, free; 618-237-8161. Dinner and dance: For Kids’ Sake Benefit Dinner & Salsa Party, 7 p.m.-midnight, Saturday Longbranch Coffeehouse & Vegetarian Café, 100 E. Jackson St., Carbondale; proceeds support orphanages and schools in Bangladesh; gourmet four-course dinner; dancing; silent auction; $30; 618-529-4488, 618-529-5044 or forkidssake@dayemi.net. Extreme Cowboy Race: 9 a.m. Saturday, July 3, Black Diamond Ranch, 2715 Illinois 127 North, Cobden; fun for the casual horse rider; benefits area youth; obstacle course, drawings and prizes; entry fee, $10 per rider; no charge to watch race; 618-833-7629. Demo Derby: 7 p.m. Saturday, July 3, Ridgway Fairgrounds; classes include big cars, promodified, minis, powder puff, and lawn mower demo; cash and trophies; admission, $10; children 6 and younger, free; 618-4992348. Best Dam BBQ Cook-off: Saturday, July 3, Rend Lake Dam and Visitors Center, Benton; Kansas City Barbecue Society sanctioned event bringing together entertainment and awardwinning barbecue; 618-4382121 or www.bestdam bbqcookoff.weebly.com. Feline Fanciers Cat Show: Saturday-Sunday, July 10-11, Williamson County Pavilion 1602 Sioux Drive, Marion; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday; adults, $5; seniors, $4 and families, $10; 618-625-6136 or rkman@verizon.net. Rooftop Martini Party: 8 p.m.-midnight, Friday, July 23, Harrah’s Metropolis Casino; live music, specials, upscale appetizers; $20; funds for the Guardian Family Services Women Shelter in Metropolis; 888-512-7469 or metropolis.frontgate
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Festivals Perry County Fair: Through June 26, Perry County Fairgrounds, Pinckneyville; tractor pulls, horse shows, horse racing, autocross, demo derby and carnival; 618-357-9222 or www.perry cofair.com. De Soto Daze Festival: Friday-Sunday De Soto Park; car show, co-ed tournament, yard sale/craft sale, parade, gospel sing, karaoke, pet show, horseshoe and washer contests, firemen water fight, talent show, food vendors, pony rides, children’s activities;618-8672315 or www.villageof desoto.com.
SIUC Workshop features readings by writers CARBONDALE — The Young Writers Workshop at SIUC will host several readings open in the Harry T. Moore Auditorium on campus at Faner Hall. There will be graduate student readings from 4 to 5 p.m. today and Friday with guest readers after from 8 to 9 p.m. On Saturday, workshop
participants will read at Pulliam Hall. Today’s guest reader is poet Melanie Dusseau, who holds a master of fine arts degree from SIUC and has been published in several magazines. Friday’s guest readers are poets Allison Joseph, who is the Young Writers Workshop director, and Kevin McKelvey, an SIUC
and workshop alumnus. Joseph, who is a professor at SIUC, has authored six poetry collections and earned numerous awards and fellowships. From 1:05 to 3:15 p.m. Saturday, Young Writers Workshop participants will read at Cisne Auditorium in Pulliam Hall. — The Southern
Film Julie and Julia: On outdoor screen, 8 p.m. Friday, Walker’s Bluff, north on Reed Station Road, Carterville; 618-985-8463 or www.walkers bluff.com.
Theatre/ Performances The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee: 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday McLeod Theater, Communications Building, SIUC; a look at spelling bees and the quirky over-achieving kids that seem to end up in the finals; $23/ $10; 618-453-3001 or playhouse. siuc.edu. Unnecessary Farce: 7:30 p.m., Friday, June 25 and 2 p.m. Sunday, McLeod Theater, Communications Building ,SIUC; comedy about two wanna be policemen on an unofficial sting who run into a hit man for the Scottish mafia; $20/ $10; 618-4533001 or playhouse.siuc. edu. Cinderella: 7 p.m. FridaySaturday Marion Cultural and Civic Center; $10; www.marionccc.org or 618-997-4030.
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z MOVIES z POP CULTURE z ART z MUSIC z WINERIES z THEATER z THINGS TO DO z BOOKS z extreme profanity) Iron Man 2 ** Lots of The A-Team * Former things get blown up and torn Special Forces soldiers apart in “Iron Man 2.” attempt to clear their names The magnitude of after being set up for a crime destruction far exceeds that they didn’t commit. With Liam of its predecessor and Neeson, Bradley Cooper, includes repeated instances Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, of characters walking away Sharlto Copley, Jessica Biel, from a massive fireball Patrick Wilson and Gerald without looking back. And McRaney. Directed by director Jon Favreau, working Carnahan. PG-13 (violence from a script by Justin and strong language) Theroux, throws in too many Get Him to the Greek subplots, too many ***½ Think of this Forgetting characters. With Robert Sarah Marshall spinoff Downey Jr., Scarlett reuniting supporting actors Johanssen, Gwyneth Paltrow, Russell Brand and Jonah Hill Mickey Rourke, Sam Rockwell, as a rockstar and fanboy as a Don Cheadle and Samuel L. very naughty version of Jackson. PG-13 (sequences of Almost Famous. This time, the intense sci-fi action and fanboy does not write the violence, and some language) rockstar’s lehend, but helps Jonah Hex *½ Josh Brolin restore him to his former is the vaguely supernatural glory. With P. Diddy, Rose bounty hunter on the trail of Byrne and Elisabeth Moss. R his oldest enemy (John (extreme sex, extreme drugs, Malkovich) in this adaptation extreme rock’n’roll and of the popular graphic novel.
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smoking) Marmaduke ** Like its four-legged star, hero of the popular cartoon, it’s big, slobbery and shambling, qualities that no doubt will delight the discriminating sixyear-old and leave her parents yawning. As the voice of Marmaduke, Owen Wilson, the tilted Texan, sounds like John Wayne on laughing gas. PG (rude humor and mild language) Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time ** Jake Gyllenhaal takes the title role of this numbing adaptation of the popular video game. Nevermind the arch dialogue and dopey declarations about “destiny,” the movie doesn’t even deliver on the action. Rarely has such a big budget spectacle been shot and edited so counter-intuitively. A rogue prince reluctantly joins forces with a mysterious princess to safeguard an
ancient dagger capable of releasing the Sands of Time. With Gyllenhaal, Ben Kingsley, Gemma Arterton and Alfred Molina. Screenplay by Boaz Yakin, Doug Miro and Carlo Bernard, from a story by Jordan Mechner. Directed by Mike Newell. PG-13 (violence, action, supernaturalness, adult themes) Robin Hood *** Robin and his merry band of marauders confront corruption in a local village and lead an uprising against King Richard’s army. With Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett, William Hurt, Mark Strong, Mark Addy, Oscar Isaac, Danny Huston, Eileen Atkins and Max von Sydow. Screenplay by Brian Helgeland. Directed by Ridley Scott. PG-13 (violence, including intense sequences of warfare and some sexual content) Shrek Forever ** Shrek finds himself without Fiona
in a twisted, alternate version of Far Far Away, where ogres are hunted and Rumpelstiltskin is king. With the voices of Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, Antonio Banderas. Written by Josh Klauser and Darren Lemke. Directed by Mike Mitchell. PG (mild action, rude humor and brief language) Toy Story 3 ***½ OK, Shrek, you’ve have your fun. Time to hand over those 3-D movie screens to this year’s Pixar summer offering, reuniting Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen), Woody (Tom Hanks) and the rest of the iconic “Toy Story” gang, adapting to their new life in a day-care center after their previous owner grows up and goes away to college. Also, Barbie (Jodi Benson) finally meets Ken (Michael Keaton). G (might be too intense for younger kids) — McClatchy-Tribune News
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z MOVIES z POP CULTURE z ART z MUSIC z WINERIES z THEATER z THINGS TO DO z BOOKS z New on DVD Green Zone **½ A U.S. Army officer questions his country’s mission when his hunt for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq reveals covert intelligence. With Matt Damon, Jason Isaacs, Brendan Gleeson, Khalid Abdalla. R (violence and profanity) The Last Station ***½ The declining health of Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy, who denounces material wealth, leads to a battle between his wife and a chief follower over his fortune. With James McAvoy, Christopher Plummer, Helen Mirren. R (a scene of sexuality/nudity) Fuel **½ Documentary explores alternative energy sources to quell America’s dependency on oil. NR She’s Out of My League **½ Friends and family of an average Joe contribute to his insecurity about dating a bombshell. With Jay Baruchel, Alice Eve, Nate Torrence. R (profanity and sexual content) — McClatchy-Tribune News
‘Knight and Day’ is generic, but Cruise and Diaz make the film worthwhile Knight and Day *** Rated PG-13 for violence and strong language; starring Tom Cruise, Cameron Diaz, Peter Sarsgaard; directed by James Mangold; opening Friday at ShowPlace 8 in Carbondale and Illinois Center 8 in Marion. BY ROBERT PHILPOT MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE NEWS
His Les Grossman role in “Tropic Thunder” aside, Tom Cruise doesn’t go out on larks nearly often enough: Even in his action movies he has a serious intensity, even though he’s much more fun to watch when he’s having a good time. So it’s good to see Cruise having a high old time in “Knight and Day” as Roy Miller, a mystery man who may be a CIA operative, may have gone rogue or may be just plain crazy. All of Cruise’s acting tics are
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between Roy and June Havens (Cameron Diaz), who bump into each other at an airport twice within the first five minutes. O’Neill doesn’t give June a lot of background, other than that she helps her dad restore classic cars and she’s headed to her sister’s wedding. But when she gets on a plane with Roy and they seem to hit it off, her life changes into a globetrotting adventure. Diaz and Cruise have worked together before and their chemistry carries the movie. Director James Mangold, apparently aware of how thin the screenplay is, handles everything with winking briskness, shooting his stars lovingly and keeping things moving so quickly that you really don’t have time to think about — or mind — how absurd the story is. The result is a movie that’s disposable, but enjoyable in spite of
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Should ‘Grown Ups’ be considered a comedy if it’s not really funny? Grown Ups *½ Rated PG-13 for crude material including sexual references, language and some male rear nudity; starring Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock, Rob Schneider, David Spade; directed by Dennis Dugan; opening Friday at University Place 8 in Carbondale and Illinois Centre 8 in Marion.
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Chick,” the latest offering from Adam Sandler’s production company is There’s a practice among “The Big Chill” for standup comedians called morons. This bone-lazy “emptying the notebook.” film is a comedy only if It’s a housecleaning you believe Kevin James exercise in which they get falling off a rope swing is together, read off the jokes funny. that didn’t fly and toss Thirty years after junior away the index cards to high, five basketball start writing afresh. teammates reunite for a “Grown Ups” apparently getaway weekend at a was launched by using the lakeside cabin in New discarded jokes to make a England. Sandler, James, movie. Rob Schneider, Chris Rock Uniting the creative and David Spade bring forces behind “Paul Blart, their families, who consist Mall Cop” and “The Hot of problematic wives and
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troublesome kids. Salma Hayek, partnered with Sandler, plays a highpowered fashion designer; their kids are over-entitled brats who shudder at the notion of drinking unbottled non-designer water. Maria Bello, much to James’ chagrin, is still breastfeeding their 4year-old son. Sweet-tempered Joyce Van Patten plays Schneider’s senior citizen wife; through some miracle of genetics he has two supermodel daughters
from earlier marriages. Maya Rudolph is the bossy breadwinner to Rock’s househusband; their pubescent son ogles Schneider’s hottie girls. Spade continues to play the smarmy lothario bachelor. Longtime Sandler collaborator Dennis Dugan directs, to the extent that turning the camera on and off can be considered moviemaking. The cast appears to be rolling with whatever halfhearted notion strikes them in each scene. The guys goof off and
hang out. The affection the stars feel for each other is clear, but it’s impossible to share it. Spade’s sarcasm and Rock’s dry wit exist in different comic dimensions from James’ oafish physicality and Schneider’s bugeyed eccentricity. As for Sandler, he has simply stopped trying. Without a real antagonist, there’s no struggle, no goal for the characters. They’re just killing time onscreen.
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