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Carbondale; the film will be projected outdoors, drive-in style; local musicians perform at 7 p.m. and the movie will be shown at dusk; final installment of a spring and summer “food ‘n’ film” series; www.dirthemovie.org or jerry@eatsouthernillinois.org or 618-319-2715. Movies In The Park: Dusk, Saturday, July 10, Riverside Park, Murphysboro; film “Dead Poets Society”; bring lawn chairs; free.
Theatre/ Performances The Music Man: 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday July 8-10 and 2 p.m. Sunday, July 11, Rend Lake College Theater; presented by Pyramid Players; $12; 618-439-9196; ppmusic@onecliq.net or www.pyramidplayers.org. Red Skelton Remembered: 7 p.m. Friday-Saturday, July 9-10, Boot City Opry, 11800 S. Highway 41, Terre Haute, Ind.; Jennings B. Barnett as Red Skelton; $11; www.boot cityopry.com or 812-2998379. The Drowsy Chaperone: 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday July 9-10 and 16-17 and 2 p.m. Sunday, July 11, 18, McLeod Theater, Communications Building, SIUC campus; the production is about a musical theater fan who plays a recording of his favorite 1928 Broadway musical which comes alive with all its glitz and glamour in his tiny drab one room studio apartment; directed and choreographed by SIUC alumni George Pinney who is an Emmy Award winner and was nominated for a Tony Award; adults, $25, students, $10; 618-453-3001 or playhouse.siuc.edu. Hairspray: Park Avenue Production, 7 p.m. Thursday, July 22-Saturday, July 24, Marion Cultural and Civic; matinee, 2 p.m. Sunday July 25; $10; www.marionccc.org or 618-997-4030.
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CARBONDALE — If the heat is making you lethargic and you need an invigorating pick me up, try the 2006 Tony Award-winning musical, “The Drowsy Chaperone,” playing at McLeod Summer Playhouse. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, July 9, 10, 16 and 17 and at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 11 and 18 at McLeod Theater inside the Communications Building at the campus of Southern Illinois University Carbondale. “The Drowsy Chaperone,” a send up of old-fashioned Broadway musicals, is about a diehard musical theater fan who chases the blues by playing a recording of his favorite 1928 Broadway musical, “The Drowsy Chaperone,” which comes alive with all its glitz and glamour in his tiny drab
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one room studio apartment. The aficionado, who’s character is The Man in the Chair, offers clever commentary on theater and contemporary life while narrating the intricate and improbable plot of the favorite musical, “The Drowsy Chaperone.” The 1928 “hit” revolves around a Broadway starlet, Janet Van De Graaff, and her intentions to leave the spotlight behind for the bliss of married life. Her escape is threatened by the machinations of her producer, Feldzeig, who must get her back to the show before loansharking gangsters “collect.” The show was presented at the Toronto Fringe Festival, then debuted in 1998 at The Rivoli in Toronto. It opened on Broadway
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May 1, 2006, closing a year and a half later after 674 performances. The MSP production is being directed and choreographed by George Pinney. Pinney received an Emmy Award, a Tony Award nomination and a National Broadway Theatre Award nomination for the 2001 production of “blast.” He received his master of fine art the theater department at SIUC in 1980. Musical direction is by SIUC School of Music chairperson Jeannine Wagner, along with Margaret Simmons. Mike Hanes conducts the orchestra. The cast is headed by Equity guest artist Matthew Buffalo, who stars as The Man in the Chair. He has a master’s degree in acting from Indiana University and has appeared in National tours of “Fosse” and “Spirit of Dance.” Tickets are $25 for adults and $10 for students. They can be purchased at the box office in the McLeod lobby from noon to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday or by phone at 618-4533001.
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Events Save the Gulf Charity Benefit: 6-8 p.m. Saturday, July 10, Boys and Girls Club of Carbondale, 2050 N. Springer St.; features silent auction for works of art from Sonya Miller and the young people of The Boys and Girls Club; funds donated to the Marine Mammal Conservancy; refreshments provided; free; 618-457-8877.
Exhibits Traveling display: Highlights of SIUC photojournalism project, U of I Extension office, Murphysboro; display features pictures collected during an October workshop documenting a weekend in Murphysboro; through July; www.southof64.com. Hayley & Hattie: Getting There, exhibit by two SIU art students, Hayley Adams of Harrisburg and Hattie Phillips of Norris City, Harrisburg District Library, 2 W. Walnut St.; 618-253-7455. Insurance Wives, Insurance Guys: Photo exhibit, Longbranch Coffeehouse, 100 E. Jackson, Carbondale; photographs by Frank M. Wendt Jr.; through July 4. Beauty in the Midst of Struggle: Gretchen M. Smith, The Tribeca Restaurant & Gallery, 127 S. 2nd St., Paducah; through July 7; www.facebook.com/ people/tallartist.
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Reception for artist on display at Carbondale Civic Center CARBONDALE — Carbondale Community Arts will host a reception from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 8 in its Corridor Gallery at Carbondale Civic Center, 200 S. Illinois Ave. The featured artwork will be paintings from Biki Andres Chaplain, a Texas native
Sense of Place/Sense of Space: Landscapes of Personal Meaning by Southern Illinois High School Students, University Museum, SIUC; photography from Anna-Jonesboro, Eldorado, Elverado, Harrisburg, Pinckneyville and ZieglerRoyalton high school students; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 1-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday; through July 9; www.museum.siu.edu or 618-453-5388. Rodney Walls, Retrospective: University Museum, Faner Hall, SIUC, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. TuesdayFriday and 1-4 p.m. SaturdaySunday; watercolor, woodcarvings, screenprints and brass work; through July 12; www.museum.siu.edu or 618-453-5388. Paducah Photo 10: The Yeiser Art Center, 200 Broadway St., Paducah; photographs from India, Hungary, Italy, France, Canada, United Kingdom, as well as the United States; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. TuesdaySaturday; through July 24; www.theyeiser.org. 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. Slip and Stitch: Cedarhurst Clay Club and Fibers et Al groups, Shrode
who now lives in Benton. Chaplain is fascinated by light, color and people in their environments. This impressionist artist works wet-in-wet, does not modify the paint and often works with palette knives. Chaplain’s work has been
Art Center, Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, 2600 E. Richmond Road, Mount Vernon; through July 25; 618-242-1236 or www.cedarhurst.org. Totally Tubular: Afterschool artists, Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, 2600 E. Richmond Road, Mount Vernon; through July 25; 618-242-1236 or www. cedarhurst.org. Journeys: The Gallery Space, Law Office of Joni Beth Bailey, 1008 Walnut St., Murphysboro; by Linda Austin, Kathy Belletire, Marilyn Codding Boysen, Renee Mavigliano; through July 30; 618-565-8000, Children in My Family: Paintings and drawings by Marlene Webb, front lobby of CASA, Benton Square through July; 8:30 a.m.4 p.m. Monday-Friday, except holidays; 618-927-2804 or 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. Mixed Media Experiences: Sarah Shoot and Class, Anthill Gallery & Vintage Curiosities and The Yellow Moon Café, downtown Cobden; student artists are Susan Irons, Paulette Aronson, Marilyn Codding Boysen, Cheryl Connolly, Linda Austin. Bob Hageman, Carolyn Tschomakoff, Mary O’Hara, Julie McCamish and Marsha Gottlieb; through July; 618- 457-7641 or ant hillgallery@gmail.com
displayed in California, Chicago, Springfield and Cape Girardeau, as well as locally at Cedarhurst in Mount Vernon and at the Marion Cultural and Civic Center. For more information on Chaplain or her art, visit www.bikichaplain. com.
Voices — Contemporary Ceramic Art from Sweden: Main Gallery, Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, 2600 E. Richmond Road, Mount Vernon; contemporary ceramic art in Sweden; through Aug. 1; 618-242-1236 or www.cedarhurst.org. Abstract and nonobjective paintings and sculptures: From members of Little Egypt Arts Association, Shawnee Community College, 8364 Shawnee College Road, Ullin; main H hallway; through Aug. 20; 800-481-2242. From Humble Beginnings, Lincoln’s Illinois 1830-1861: Southern Illinois Art and Artisans Center, Whittington; the exhibition presents a perspective of the Illinois Abraham Lincoln found when he entered the state in 1830; through Sept. 26; 618-6292220 or www.museum.state. il.us/ismsites/so-il. 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 or 618-303-0569. Carolyn Gassan Plochmann: Morris Library, SIUC; view the display in the cases outside the Hall of Presidents on the first floor of the library; see artwork in the Special Collections Research Center reading room and other locations within the library; 618-453-2516 or http://archives.lib.siu.edu/in dex.php?pcollections/control card&id2459.
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Receptions First Friday opening: 5-9 p.m. Friday, July 2, Artful Rose Gallery, 631 S. Sprigg St., Cape Girardeau; paintings by George Ions of Southern Illinois; music by Jefferson Fox, 7-10 p.m. Friday: 573- 332-8089 or www.rosebedinn.com. Biki Andres Chaplain: 5-6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 8, Corridor Gallery, Carbondale Civic Center; through July 31; www.BikiChaplain.com or 618-457-5100; Memoirs of the Reef: By Sonya Miller, The Douglass Art Place, 900 Douglas St., Murphysboro; charity benefit and silent art auction; benefit for The Marine Mammal Conservancy; conceptual view of the devastation that has and could occur in the Gulf; closing reception, 6-10 p.m. Saturday, July 10; 618-364-2770. Liberties of Construction: Form, Content & Color, the artwork of Katherine Taylor and Billy Hertz, New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art, corner of Church and Main streets, New Harmony, Ind.; reception, 4-6 p.m. Saturday, July 10; through Aug. 15; 812-682-3156 or www.nh gallery.com.
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Harrah’s Metropolis to present country music star Gary Allan would eventually lead to a record deal. Two years later, he was performing his own showcases. In back-to-back weeks, he had auditions for both Decca and RCA Records. After watching Allan perform, Decca signed him before RCA ever got the chance. Allan says his goal has always been to create meaningful music, songs that will stand the test of time. He’s not interested in novelty topics or fads. ary Allan doesn’t own a tractor, a fencing tool or have “I just wanted to be viable and, I guess, prove that viable an account at the feed store. He’s a California cowboy stuff can be necessary,” the 42-year old says. “I remember who prefers the ocean over the farm. talking about this when I first got signed to a Nashville Avoiding the overused down-home themes of many major label. Even then I was able to say, ‘Look, I’m never standard country music songs hasn’t kept the innovative going to be the latest greatest thing, because that usually Allan from being a driving force in the industry for 14 years. Creating a unique commercial product by blending PROVIDED goes straight up and burns out.’ My goal is to be like Willie, playing until I’m 70. That’s what I’m swinging for.” Gary Allan will perform Saturday at Harrah’s Metropolis. powerful vocals with a modernized Bakersfield sound, his The songwriting giants of Southern Illinois have greatly longevity can be attributed to picking greats songs packed contributed to Allan’s catalog. David Lee Murphy inked “A interests, Allan began playing in honkytonks around his La with raw emotion. Miranda, Calif., hometown when he was 13. He was offered Feelin’ Like That,” the centerpiece of a 2007 Greatest Hits His current single “Get Off on the Pain” is a perfect a record deal two years later. He turned it down, preferring package. Kendell Marvel wrote “Right Where I Need to Be,” example. It allows Allan to sing about the underdog in to complete his education and further develop his musical which was the most played country song on country radio can’t-win situations, a near autobiographical piece in 2000. Marvel also inked “She Needs Me” on the new skills. documenting his left-of-center success story. Allen album. While still a teenager, Allan’s band frequently drew “I feel like I’m living that right now. It’s got a lot of life in Allen has been touring with Brooks & Dunn as the overflow crowds at venues. He says clubs were looking for there for me. It represents the relentless quality of life on opening act for The Last Rodeo Tour. The duo is retiring at a progressive contemporary sound, which he provided. the road,” Allan says. “You’ll never hear me singing about tractors or farms, just because I don’t know anything about However, he would shy away from venues that wouldn’t let the end of this year. Dunn is currently suffering vocal problems and all dates him toss in George Jones covers. that stuff. Wrong roads and dark horses I know about.” of the tour have been canceled through July 15. Because of His big break came from an act of generosity in 1993. Starting with the debut single “Her Man” in 1996, Allan future commitments, Allan will not be part of any Nashville record executives traveled to California to see a has cranked out a steady stream of hits, including rescheduled dates. showcase by an unsigned act. Allan let the artist open for “Watching Airplanes,” “Man to Man,” “Life Ain’t Aways him at a club where he served as the house band. Beautiful,” “Tough Little Boys” and “Nothing On But the VINCE HOFFARD can be reached at 618-658-9095 or Of course, the visitors stuck around to watch Allan Radio.” vincehoffard@yahoo.com. perform and were blown away. A contact was made that With both parents very supportive of his musical
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Alt-pop Texas quintet Sleeperstar up at Sunset Concert BY D.W. NORRIS
It’s been a bit of a wild ride so far for the Texas alt-pop quintet, which is touring in support of “Just Another Ghost,” released on The boys in Sleeperstar are iTunes Tuesday. probably going to need a siesta Lead singer Chris Pearson said sometime this week. the record walks the line between On Monday, they were edgy and unapologetically popsomewhere between Middle of flavored. Nowhere, Okla., and their home “We surprised ourselves with base of Dallas. By Tuesday, they the amount of edge we were able were on their way to Milwaukee for Summerfest, a multiday music to get and still maintain the pop sensibility,” Pearson said. show, when a flat tire stopped “Just Another Ghost” was a long progress outside Chicago. The band was three days into the time in the making — about 15 months — and seven or so original week and a few shows into its songs were dumped in favor of biggest tour yet, and tweets were newer tunes composed on the flying out to more than 3,000 road. followers about a new album on Sleeperstar has been up and iTunes and the need for a new tire down the east coast playing the for the touring van. college scene for a couple years. By today, Sleeperstar will be “We put about 60,000 miles on onstage at the Shryock the tour bus before we finished Auditorium steps for 7 p.m. the record,” Pearson said. Sunset Concert show.
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Learn more about Sleeperstar and hear a sample track off the album “Just Another Ghost” by going to www.flipsideonline.com and look for the link from this story. Now, they’re trying to build their audience with shows in previously unreached parts of the country. “That’s the hope, at least,” Pearson said. “We are rocking and rolling at this point.” Pearson said response to the band’s first full-length CD has been good, “which is really awesome on one hand and really scary on the other because you’re thinking, when are we going to see the other side of the spectrum?” dw.norris@thesouthern.com 618-351-5074
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Coffeehouses, Cafés and Eateries Cory Powell: Unplugged, 8 p.m. Saturday, Yellow Moon Café, 110 N. Front St., Cobden; $5; www.yellowmooncafe.com; 618-893-2233 Tim “The Magic Man” Needham: Magician, 7-9 p.m. Wednesdays, Fat Patties, 611B S. Illinois Ave., Carbondale; 618-529-3287
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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: Jacks-R-Better Band, 7:30-10:30 p.m.
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DIRECTIONS & DIGITS Corner Dance Hall: 200 Franklin St., Whittington 618-303-5266 Double K’s Kickin Country: Illinois 37, Mount Vernon 618-359-0455 Duncan Dance Barn: 13545 Spring Pond Road, Benton 618-435-6161 The Get-Away: 804 N. Douglas St., West Frankfort 618-937-3545 Ina Community Building: 504 Elm St., Ina/618-315-2373 John Brown’s on the Square: 1000 Tower Square, Marion 618-997-2909 Key West: 1108 W. Main, Carbondale 618-351-5998 Linemen’s Lounge: 100 E. Broadway, Johnston City Lion’s Cave: South Street, Thompsonville/618-218-4888 Marion American Legion: Longstreet Road, Marion 618-997-6168 Marion Eagles: Rural Route 3, Marion/618-993-6300 Marion Youth Center: 211 E. Boulevard St., Marion 618-922-7853 Mollie’s: 107 E. Union St., Marion 618-997-3424 Murphysboro Elks Lodge: 1809 Shomaker Drive Murphysboro 618-684-4541. Old Country Store Dance Barn: Main Street, Thompsonville, 618-927-2770. Orient American Legion: 404 Jackson St., Orient 618-932-2060 Perfect Shot: 3029 S. Park Ave., Herrin/618-942-4655 Pinch Penny Pub/Copper Dragon: 700 E. Grand, Carbondale/618-549-3348 PK’s: 308 S. Illinois Ave., Carbondale/618-529-1124 Ramesse: 1754 Illinois 37, Lake of Eygpt/618-995-9104 Steelhorse Saloon: 202 Dewmain Lane, Carterville 618-985-3549 Tavern on 10th: 224 S. 10th St., Mount Vernon/618-244-7821 Tomigirl’s Rollin-in: 14960 Illinois 37, Johnston City 618-983-7655 Trackside Dance Barn: 104 Rock St., Spillertown 618-993-3035 Tres Hombres: 119 N. Washington St., Carbondale 618-457-3308 WB Ranch Barn: 1586 Pershing Road, West Frankfort 618-937-3718 Whisker Willy’s Bar & Grill 13510 N. Illinois 37, Marion 618-983-5300 White Ash Barn: 207 Potter St., White Ash / 618-997-4979 Xrossroads: 101 Rushing Drive, Herrin / 618-993-8393 The Zone Lounge: 14711 Illinois 37, Whittington/618-6292039
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Saturday and Sunday, July 3 and 4, Rend Lake Dam and Visitor Center, Benton; parking is $5 per vehicle, admission is free; festival begins 9 a.m. Saturday with the Best Dam BBQ Cookoff; fireworks begin 9:30 p.m. Sunday.
Cape Girardeau Whistle Pigs: Performing for USA Veterans 4th of July Celebration, 7 p.m., Friday, Arena Park; event headlined by country singer Darryl Worley; www.usa-veterans.org.
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Bluegrass at Tres for anniversary show CARBONDALE — Noted bluegrass band Sexfist will play a Sixth Anniversary Celebration show Friday at Tres Hombres at 119 N. Washington St. Admission is $5 and the show begins at 10 p.m. The Chicago-based band has a popular weekly gig at Jerry’s in Wicker Park and will be in Carbondale fresh off a three-week trip to Colorado. Don’t let the name fool you, Sexfist can play straight bluegrass with the best of them. The band with an oddball sense of humor has almost 1,500 fans on Facebook.
CARTERVILLE — Former “American Idol” contestant Nikko Smith will perform at 6 p.m. Saturday at Walker’s Bluff on Meridian Road in Carterville as part of the winery’s kickoff to its Red, White & Bluff celebration of the Fourth of July. Smith, the son of St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame shortstop Ozzie Smith, was the ninth-place “Idol” finisher in 2004. Walker’s Bluff will also have Wacky Water Day with a giant inflatable water slide from 3 to 7 p.m. Saturday. Fireworks begin at 9 p.m. There is no cover charge for Red, White & Bluff. There are fireworks scheduled for Sunday.
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What started as a somewhat crazy idea has turned out to be one of the cooler events in a Southern Illinois holiday weekend packed with them. More than 30 teams from around the Midwest have signed up to compete in the Best Dam BBQ Cookoff on Saturday at the Rend Lake Dam and Visitor Center in Benton. The cookoff begins at 9 a.m. Admission is free. Parking is $5. In addition to judged contests for the best chicken, pork, pork ribs and beef brisket, the event will feature live music, a washer pitching
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Learn more about the Best Dam BBQ Cookoff by going to www.flipsideonline.com and look for the link from this story. tournament and an egg eating contest. The Best Dam BBQ Cookoff is registered as a state championship contest and has been sanctioned by the Kansas City Barbecue Society, a 13,000-member group which sanctions about 300 contests a year. A couple years ago this sort of event would not have happened. “It was kind of a pipe dream for me,” said West City Mayor Chuck Cockrum, an organizer. Cockrum said he and others in West City wanted to take advantage of new revenue streams available from a home rule lodging tax. “It’s just something to attract more people to the Rend Lake area,” Cockrum said. Adding the cookoff to an already popular Fourth of July presentation seemed like a logical choice. Rend Lake’s fireworks attract 35,000 to 40,000 people
each year and is the largest display in Southern Illinois. Cockrum said he wanted to tap deeper into that large audience. The Rend Lake fireworks display opens at 4 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free. Parking is $5. Anybody wearing a cookoff t-shirt will get $2 knocked off parking and there will be concessions available. The Sunday Sojourn concert starts at 5:30 p.m. and the Southern Illinois Concert Band takes the stage at 9:30 p.m. to accompany the fireworks display, which Cockrum said will be the largest yet. “In years past I think they’ve spent close to $8,000 to $10,000,” Cockrum said. “I believe this year they’re spending between $10,000 and $12,000.” There will also be improved sightlines for the display, which will be set up on a peninsula near the dam allowing for lower explosions.
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‘Homeland’ to be performed on Saturday and Sunday in Marion ‘Homeland,’ a patriotic musical
take the place of our Sunday service, and 6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. Sunday, First we’ll have a Saturday night performance as well.” Baptist Church, corner of Main and The musical will incorporate patriotic Monroe streets, Marion; presented by the music, salutes to veterans, fallen heroes Celebration Choir and Friends; free, and those on active duty, and poignant handicap accessible multimedia aspects. Fifty children will carry state flags into MARION — A celebration of all things the sanctuary in the order each state red, white and blue will take place this entered the union and Armed Forces weekend at First Baptist Church in representatives will present flags from Marion. their divisions. The Celebration Choir and Friends will The region’s largest indoor American perform “Homeland,” a multimedia flag will provide a backdrop for the musical, Saturday night and Sunday musical, he said. morning in the sanctuary of the church “This is just a celebration of our at the corner of Main and Monroe country, how we help each other out and Streets. come together despite our many “We’ve done a patriotic service every different backgrounds,” Summers said. year since I’ve been there and I started in “It should be a moving program.” 1999,” said Brian Summers, minister of Interpretation and special seating for music and worship at the church. “This the hearing impaired will be provided at year, because the 4th fell on a Sunday, we the Saturday night performance. decided to do something special that will — Becky Malkovich
Anna: Dusk, Sunday, Anna City Park Benton: Dusk, July 4, Rend Lake Dam and Visitors Center, near Benton Carbondale: 9 p.m. Sunday, Southern Illinois University Abe Martin Field Carterville: Dusk, Saturday, Cannon Park Carterville: 9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Walker’s Bluff, north on Reed Station Road Christopher: Dusk, Sunday, Dennison Park Du Quoin: Dusk, Saturday, Du Quoin State Fairgrounds Goreville: 9 p.m. Sunday, city park Harrisburg: Dusk, Sunday, Saline County Fairgrounds
Herrin: Dusk, Sunday, city park Lake of Egypt: Dusk, Saturday, Elks Park Marion: Dusk, Saturday, Marion Knights of Columbus Hall Marion’s Rent One Park: 9:30 p.m. today through Sunday. Fireworks after ball games Mount Vernon: Dusk, Sunday, Mount Vernon Airport Murphysboro: Dusk, Sunday, Riverside Park Steeleville: 10 p.m. Monday, American Legion Park Vienna: Dusk, Sunday, city ballpark West Frankfort: Dusk, Saturday, Frankfort Community Park
Other Celebrations Benton/Rend Lake: Saturday, July 3 and Sunday, July 4, Dam and Visitor Center. Rend Lake Festival; Kansas City BBQ Cook-off, entertainment, music, food, washers tournament, children’s area; 5:30 p.m. Sunday Sojourn concert; 8 p.m. Sunday SI Concert Band; 9:30 p.m. Sunday fireworks. Bring lawn chairs. Donation: $5 per vehicle. Carterville: Saturday, July 3; parade downtown, 3 p.m.; children’s activities and karaoke contest, 4 p.m., Cannon Park; Flag Retirement Ceremony, 5:30 p.m.; dusk, fireworks. Goreville: Freedom Fest, noon Saturday, July 3; 1 p.m. parade followed by bake sale, vintage car show, concerts, free games and bounce house; fireworks, 9 p.m., park. Harrisburg: 8 a.m. Saturday, July 3 and Sunday, July 4, Saline County Fairgrounds; flea market, concerts, food, flag raising by American Legion; fireworks, dusk Sunday, Kaskaskia Island: 12:30 p.m. Sunday, July 4, Kaskaskia Bell State Historic Site. Principal speaker Herman Albers, opening remarks by
Don Welge. Patriotic music by Chester Municipal Band and soloist Taylor Crum. Sponsored by Chester VFW and American Legion Posts, City of Chester, Kaskaskia Church Foundation and Illinois Historic Preservation Society. Mount Vernon: 5:30 p.m. Sunday, July 4, Mount Vernon Airport. Entertainment by Project Zero, kids’ entertainment including bounce houses, face painting, duck pond and more; fireworks, dusk Sunday. Murphysboro: Noon Sunday, July 4, doubleheader American Legion baseball; 6:15 p.m. party for Riverside Park at Kiwanis Shelter; Four on the Floor performance, 7 p.m.; fireworks, dusk, Riverside Park. Steeleville: Celebration runs daily Friday, July 2 through Monday, July 5; wooden bat baseball games, Saturday, Sunday and Monday; carnival rides Friday-Monday; parade 10 a.m. Monday features Fred Bird and antique cars; fireworks, 10 p.m. Monday; 5K Firecracker Race 9:40 a.m. Monday; music, all four nights; 618-965-9777.
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z MOVIES z POP CULTURE z ART z MUSIC z WINERIES z THEATER z THINGS TO DO z BOOKS z Still Playing The A-Team * Former Special Forces soldiers attempt to clear their names after being set up for a crime they didn’t commit. With Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, Sharlto Copley, Jessica Biel, Patrick Wilson and Gerald McRaney. Screenplay by Skip Woods, Joe Carnahan and Brian Bloom. Directed by Carnahan. PG-13 (violence and strong language) Get Him to the Greek ***½ Think of this Forgetting Sarah Marshall spinoff reuniting supporting actors Russell Brand and Jonah Hill as a rockstar and fanboy as a very naughty version of Almost Famous. This time, the fanboy does not write the rockstar’s lehend, but helps restore him to his former glory. With P. Diddy, Rose Byrne and Elisabeth Moss. R (extreme sex, extreme drugs, extreme rock’n’roll and extreme profanity) Grown Ups *½ Old friends (Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock, Rob Schneider and David Spade) and former little league teammates reunite as adults to celebrate the Fourth of July and soon revert to their infantile selves, because you can’t ever fully take the boy out of the man. PG-13 (crude material including sexual references, language and some male
rear nudity) Iron Man 2 ** Lots of things get blown up and torn apart in “Iron Man 2,” as you would expect from any self-respecting blockbuster kicking off the summer movie season. The magnitude of destruction far exceeds that of its predecessor and includes repeated instances of characters walking away from a massive fireball without looking back. And director Jon Favreau, work-ing from a script by Justin Theroux, throws in too many subplots, too many characters. With Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johanssen, Gwyneth Paltrow, Mickey Rourke, Sam Rockwell, Don Cheadle and Samuel L. Jackson. PG-13 (sequences of intense sci-fi action and violence, and some language) Jonah Hex *½ Josh Brolin is the vaguely supernatural bounty hunter on the trail of his oldest enemy (John Malkovich) in this adaptation of the popular graphic novel. The almost unparalleled lack of pre-release hype or even buzz does not bode well. PG-13 (horror, violence, language) The Karate Kid **½ In this remake of the 1984 sleeper hit, Jaden Smith and Jackie Chan take over for Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita as the teenager being bullied in school and the
wise kung-fu master who teaches him how to defend himself. Everything old is new again! PG (bullying, martial arts action violence and some mild language) Killers *½ A newlywed couple’s blissful suburban life is threatened when the husband’s former life as a gun-for-hire resurfaces to haunt them. With Ashton Kutcher, Katherine Heigl, Tom Selleck, Catherine O’Hara, Katheryn Winnick, Kevin Sussman, Lisa Ann Walter, Casey Wilson, Rob Riggle, Martin Mull and Alex Borstein. Screenplay by Bob DeRosa and Ted Griffin. Directed by Robert Luketic. PG-13 (violent action, sexual material and language) Knight and Day *** Cameron Diaz discovers the charming stranger (Tom Cruise) she has fallen for may be a super-spy. Director James Mangold (“Walk the Line,” “3:10 to Yuma”) tries his hand at the action-comedy genre with this story that bears a lot of similarities to the Ashton Kutcher flop “Killers,” only with much better actors and a bigger budget. PG-13 (violence and strong language) Letters to Juliet ** A young American joins a group of volunteers in Verona who respond to letters written to Shake-speare’s Juliet seeking advice on love. With Amanda Seyfried, Christopher Egan, Gael Garcia Bernal, Vanessa Redgrave and Franco Nero. Written by Jose Rivera and Tim Sullivan. Directed by Gary Winick. PG (brief rude behavior, some language and 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 six-year-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) Sex and the City 2 ** Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte and Miranda take on a slightly more domesticated New York City. With Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon, Chris Noth, David Eigenberg, Evan Handler, Jason Lewis, Mario Cantone and Willie Garson. Written and directed by Michael Patrick King. R (strong sexual content, language) 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 daycare 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
New on DVD Hot Tub Time Machine **½ Best buds flee the boring routine of their lives by escaping to a ski-resort where a hot tub transports them back to the ‘80s. With John Cusak, Craig Robinson, Rob Corddry. R (strong crude and sexual content, drug use) The Crazies ** ½ The sheriff of a small town in Iowa tries to figure out what is turning residents into zombies.
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With Timothy Olyphant, Radha Mitchell. R (bloody violence and profanity) Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief **½ Soon after learning that he is the son of Poseidon, a teenager finds himself in the middle of a battle between the gods. With Logan Lerman, Brandon T. Jackson. PG (action violence and peril, some scary images and
suggestive material, and mild profanity) Everlasting Moments Struggling to raise four children, a poor woman abused by her husband stumbles upon an release from her plight when she rediscovers a camera she won years ago. With Maria Heiskanen, Mikael Persbrandt, Jesper Christensen. NR — McClatchy-Tribune News
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Heightened love story, killer action sequences make ‘Eclipse’ the best so far including the final big showdown full of vampires and werewolves. The Twilight Saga: Eclipse ***½ Meyer’s book loads most of the action in Rated PG-13 for violence, adult situations; the last third of the book but Rosenberg starring Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, sprinkles the action throughout. Kristen Stewart, Bryce Dallas Howard, Bouncing from the romance story to action this way magnifies the tension in Dakota Fanning; directed by David Slade; both. now playing at ShowPlace 8 in Carbondale Because there’s so much going on in and Illinois Centre 8 in Marion. “Eclipse,” the film feels a little top heavy with extra players. Bella’s high school BY RICK BENTLEY buddies — and even the feared Volturi — MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE NEWS have only a few lines more than the background extras. The heightened tension of the love story Even with this small problem, Slade may — mixed with killer fight sequences — have done too good a job. There are two make “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse” the more films planned in the series, but Slade best film so far in the series. plays out the romantic triangle and The film, based on Stephenie Meyer’s handles the threat to Bella with such skill third book, works equally well as a that this could have served as a very love story and action film because of the pleasing finale. first-rate work by director David Slade. STUDIO The person who should be worried is Bill The love story continues the fight for the Kristen Stewart as Bella and Robert Pattinson as Edward are still star-crossed lovers in the Condon, the director tapped for the twoaffections of Bella (Kristen Stewart) by her third ‘Twilight Saga’ movie, ‘Eclipse’. part finale “Breaking Dawn.” He’s got a real vampire love Edward (Robert Pattinson) challenge to make movies as good as and hopeless suitor Jacob (Taylor Lautner). romance interesting. enough in his buff skin as Jacob to be on an “Eclipse.” Slade manages to find time for all of the equal acting plane. All of the scenes featuring Edward and angles of this triangle to play out, ONLINE: See this review at www.flipside The director — with the help of Jacob work better than in the other films culminating in a verbal showdown online.com to find out more screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg — because Pattinson has such a strong between the guys. The mix of serious handle on playing the moody Edward, and balances the love story with well-staged about the filming process of tone and light comedy makes the action sequences from start to finish, Lautner has finally become comfortable ‘The Twilight Saga: Eclipse’.
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‘Airbender’ is not Shyamalan’s comeback you might be expecting The Last Airbender *
Shyamalan’s adaptation of the popular Nickelodeon Rated PG for action cartoon “Avatar: The Last violence; starring Noah Airbender.” Not to be Ringer, Dev Patel; directed confused with James by M. Night Shyamalan; Cameron’s tale of treenow playing at ShowPlace 8 hugging blue people, this saga revolves around a warin Carbondale and Illinois torn future world waiting Centre 8 in Marion. for a messiah to unite it. BY CHRISTOPHER KELLY But the screenplay is cluttered with so much MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE NEWS gobbledygook exposition and confusing action that There is it’s impossible to grasp incomprehensible, and what’s supposed to be there is inexplicable, and going on for more than 15 then there is “The Last seconds at a stretch. Who Airbender,” M. Night
would have thought Shyamalan would come up with a movie that makes his “Lady in the Water” look positively sensible? Actually, this seems to be the inevitable trajectory of a tremendously talented filmmaker who at some point convinced himself he could do no wrong. Just like “Lady in the Water,” “The Last Airbender” suggests an artist so completely lost inside his creation that he has no idea what works and what doesn’t. As it turns out, nothing works here.
The things Shyamalan once did so well, especially in “The Sixth Sense” and “Unbreakable,” perfectly modulating the rhythms of the scenes and patiently building tension, have entirely abandoned him. The opening scenes introduce us to sister and brother Katara (Nicola Peltz) and Sokka (Jackson Rathbone), two members of Water Nation — one of four nations that were once kept in balance by the mysterious Avatar. But when the Avatar went
missing, all hell broke loose, as the Fire Nation declared war on the others, including Air Nation and Earth Nation. Got all that? Part of the problem here is that Shyamalan has tried to cram about three seasons of the cartoon’s plot points into this one movie, including the story of the prince of Fire Nation (Dev Patel), who was cast out of the palace for being a wimp. The other, bigger problem is that you don’t care about any of these people.
At some point, a savior emerges, Aang (Noah Ringer), a boy who can bend air and thus the Avatar who will bring peace to this universe. Sweeping his arms about him and prancing around the set, the bald, wide-eyed Aang spends a dismaying portion of the proceedings looking like he’s practicing tai-chi. By the time the climax rolls around, the movie has come to resemble an unwieldy hybrid of “Little Buddha” and “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.”
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