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Summer Playhouse brings ‘Chicago’ to Southern Illinois CARBONDALE — The McLeod Summer Playhouse series is taking the already scorching summer up another notch, as performers come together to present Broadway hit “Chicago.” Set in Prohibition-era Chicago, the musical conveys the story of a starlet who rises to fame when she is arrested and charged with killing her lover. The story is based on
the 1926 stage play by Maurine Dallas Watkins, a criminal reporter of the time. The book was written by Bob Fosse and Fred Ebb, with lyrics by Ebb and music by John Kandler. The original Broadway production premiered on June 3, 1975, and ran nearly 1,000 performances. Revived in 1996, “Chicago” holds the record as the fourth longest-running revival of a musical. A film
version released in 2002 starred Catherine ZetaJones, Rene Zellweger, Queen Latifah and Richard Gere. Locally, the show will feature Courtney Self and Lori Lusted as the star inmates of murderer’s row. The play is directed and choreographed by J. Thomas Kidd, chair of the SIU theater department. “Chicago” will be performed July 6 to 8 and
July 13 to 15 with performances on Friday and Saturday beginning at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday matinees starting at 2 p.m. All performances are at the McLeod Theater in the SIU Communications Building. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students and are available at www. southernticketsonline.com or by calling 618-4536000.
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Washington County Fair: Monday-Saturday, July 9-14, fairgrounds, Nashville; tractor pulls, music, demolition derby, carnival, food; free parking. Farm Toy Show: FridaySaturday, July 13-14, during the Massac County Youth Fair, Metropolis; 6-9 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Saturday; farm and construction toys, trucks, cars, crafts, door prizes and food, air-conditioned Massac County Youth Building, 4476 Korte Road, west side of Massac County High School; also, tractor and old machinery show, 8 a.m. until dark Saturday and Sunday, July 14-15; parades, 6 p.m. Saturday, through town and 2 p.m. Sunday, fairgrounds; 618-524-2909; cdwill@ maxbb.com. DWOS fundraiser: Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois’ Dancing With OUR Stars event, 5:30 p.m. Saturday, July 28, Krieger’s Convention Center, Holiday Inn, Mount
Vernon; adults only; silent auction, 5:30 p.m.; dinner, 6:30 p.m. and the Celebrity Star Dance competition, 7:30 p.m.; also, guests can dance until midnight; $45 includes dinner and dancing; for more information about participating in Dancing With OUR Stars as a dance team, call 618-242-5079 or email ewilson@gsofsi.org.
Communications Building, SIU; $25/$10; 618-453-6000; www.southernticketsonline. com. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: Summer production at The Stage Company, 418 N. Illinois Ave., Carbondale; 7 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, July 12-14; 2 p.m. SaturdaySunday, July 14-15; $10/$5 students; www.stagecompany .org; 618-549-5466. Legally Blonde: The Musical, 7 p.m. ThursdaySaturday, July 19-21, O’Neil Auditorium, John A. Logan College, Carterville; presented by Dance4Grandma Theatricals in partnership with Logan College; $12; 618-9852828, ext. 8287; www.jalc .edu/activities Cinderella: July 26-30, McLeod Theater, Communications Building, SIU; performances, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Monday, and 2 p.m. Sunday; $16/$8; 618-453-6000; www. southernticketsonline.com.
Guest speaker: Herbert K. Russell, author of The State of Southern Illinois: An Illustrated History, 2 p.m. Friday, July 13, Herrin City Library; part of guest lecture series for the Herrin Area Historical Society; fresh interpretations of a number of important aspects of Southern Illinois history; 618-453-6633.
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Applicants sought for new fall art festival in Union County
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ANNA — Organizers are seeking submissions for a new fall art show. The River to River Visual Arts Association and The Edition at 315 Event Center are
partnering to present “Art at the Edition” during the annual Union County Colorfest celebration on Oct. 13-14. The semijuried show will be at The Edition at 315, 315
Christian Chapel Road. The deadline to apply is July 15. For more info, email r2rvaa@gmail.com or call Sharon Wittke at 618-697-5563. — Adam Testa
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oss Kelly first stepped foot onto stage at Mugsy McGuire’s in 2002, unsure of what to expect. He instantly felt a connection with the crowd and continued to embark down the path pursuing a passion for stand-up comedy. Unfortunately, he tried to rush fate and found himself facing a lessthan-ideal life situation. “I did it four or five times and then moved to Los Angeles prematurely, bit the dust out there and moved back to Southern Illinois,” Kelly said. He went back to school and began pursuing another interest — cooking. Before long, he landed a job working as the sous chef at Tom’s Place in De Soto, a position he still holds today. One day, a friend told him about a local group sponsoring weekly comedy
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Eric Brown (top) and Mike Garvin perform comedy Monday at Hanger 9 in Carbondale.
performances, and he decided to go. Having fun as an audience member, it didn’t take long for Kelly to return to the stage. He’s now performed at least once every week for the past year and a half. SEE COMEDY / PAGE 10
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Sunday, August 26 12 pm Harness Horse Racing 7:30 pm Lee Greenwood & Jennifer Thompson
Monday, August 27 7:30 pm Bret Michaels
Tuesday, August 28 7:30 pm Mandisa & Josh Wilson
Friday, August 31 7:30 pm Merle Haggard
Saturday, September 1 6:30 pm Saving Abel & Default
Sunday, September 2 8:00 pm USAC Silver Crown 100-Mile Race
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Bringing the tale of Huck Finn to the local stage BY ADAM TESTA
American novel,” Field said. “There are people who know large chunks of CARBONDALE — Cathy the story by heart.” Several stage Field first brought Mark Twain’s iconic duo of Tom adaptations of “Huckleberry Finn” exist; Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn to life two years ago, the hard part is choosing the right one. Field said when she directed she tried to select one that Christian H. Moe’s held true to Twain’s rendition of “The original story and intent. Adventures of Tom Finn and Jim aren’t Sawyer.” happy-go-lucky best Now, she’s once again friends on an adventure. helping animate the 19th Finn is an abused teen, century youth in The struggling to make it Stage Co.’s production of through life, and Jim is the “The Adventures of hardened runaway slave, Huckleberry Finn.” Both characters appear in each looking for freedom. As the unlikely show, though the focus is obviously on the different companions travel their journey from Hannibal to titular characters. St. Louis, down to Cairo And presenting an and south to New Orleans, American classic like they have a number of “Huckleberry Finn” isn’t experiences that bring an easy task. There are a them closer to a mutual number of challenges understanding of life and presented by a task such its circumstances. But, as this, both from the audience and the material given the 19th century conditions of the setting, itself. the story also tackles a “This is the great
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number of societal issues. “It’s difficult to tell the story of slavery and race in America,” Field said. “But it’s an important story to tell.” While “Tom Sawyer” deals with many of the same themes, they’re more subtle in Twain’s original tale. “Huckleberry Finn” brings the controversial subjects to the forefront. Field, though, is used to tackling the issues, as she spent several years analyzing and teach Twain’s works as an English teacher. In her capacity as a director, though, the primary task is ensuring the audience is entertained. Both those familiar with Twain’s writing and those who are only loosely knowledgeable about “Huckleberry Finn” will be able to enjoy the show as a string of episodic stories that together convey a message about
history and equality. “It tells the story as their river journey unfolds,” Field said. The show will also be unique in that it features a soundtrack recorded specifically for the project by local band Banjovi. The group recorded authentic period songs that help convey and transition the mood and atmosphere of the story as it is being told. “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” runs at 7 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, July 12 to 14, and 2 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, July 14 to 15 at Varsity Center for the Arts, 418 S. Illinois Ave. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students and can be purchased online at www.stage company.org, by calling 618-549-5466 or at the Varsity box office. adam.testa@thesouthern.com 618-351-5031
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New fall art show seeking applicants: The River to Thursday Night Live: River Visual Arts Association Cedarhurst Center for the and The Edition at 315 Arts, Mount Vernon; exhibits, Event Center in Anna are programs and activities; teaming up to produce “Art each Thursday, through Aug. at the Edition,” a semi-juried 30; art-related programs for art and fine crafts show a variety of interests and age during Union County groups; open until 8 p.m.; Colorfest, Oct. 13 and 14; www.cedarhurst.org; show will be held at The 618-242-1236. Edition, 315 Christian Chapel Road, Anna; application Call For Art deadline, July 15; r2rvaa@ gmail.com; 618-697-5563. 25th Anniversary Celebration: Carbondale Community Arts continues Exhibits the celebration of its 25th anniversary with an exhibit, Photographic History of raffle and silent auction from the Stage Company: Plus 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, July 10, pen and ink drawings by Carbondale Civic Center Dalton Rutter, Central Corridor Gallery; also, Showcase, offices of Realty fundraiser for “E.T. Come Central, Murdale Shopping Home,” a public art initiative Center, Carbondale; through to encourage Aug. 11. “extraordinarily talented” Philip McCabe artists who have left the Photographs: Tribeca region to come home this fall Gallery, part of Tribeca to share their stories; local Restaurant, 127 Market artists are invited to support House Square, Paducah; this effort by donating through July 12; original art to be included in philip.mccabe@me.com; the July 10 event; 618-457312-810-2109. 5100; info@carbondale From Humble arts.org. Beginnings: Lincoln’s
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Illinois, 1830-1861, Southern Illinois Art & Artisans Center, 14967 Gun Creek Trail, Whittington; commemorates the bicentennial; through July 22. Jeff Ray: Acrylic paintings, Harrisburg District Library; through July 22; title, Wildlife and More. Centering the Circle: Ceramic Art of Craig Rhodes, Regenhardt Gallery, Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, Mount Vernon; variety of forms, textures, glazes, and glazing techniques fired in both electric and gas kilns; through July 29; 618-2421236; www.cedarhurst.org. Cinematic Subjects: The Art of Sun Smith-Foret and Jamie Adams, Main Gallery, Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, Mount Vernon; through July 29; 618-242-1236; www.cedarhurst.org. The Allure of the Vessel: The Beal Grand Corridor
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Gallery, Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, Mount Vernon; variety of vessels or sculptural works; through July 29; 618-242-1236; www.cedarhurst.org. Jon Burgerman: Color Me Silly, The Beck Family Center Gallery, Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, Mount Vernon; family-friendly interactive exhibit; through July 29; 618-242-1236; www.cedarhurst.org. Southern Illinois Wilderness Landscapes: By photographer Taylor Reed, Luna Gallery Exhibition, The Yellow Moon Cafe, Cobden; large metal-print photographs; through July 31; hours, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Wednesday through Friday, reopening Friday at 6 p.m. and opens at 9 a.m. Saturday; www.yellowmooncafe.com. Sensation, Revelation: Themes and Variations In Color and Form, University
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Museum, SIU; artists include Josef Albers, Richard Anuszkiewicz, Patrick Caulfield, Patrick Heron, John Hoyland, Patrick Hughes, Kenneth Martin and Victor Vasarely, all modern masters of multiple studies of color and form; through Aug. 3; www.museum.siu.edu or 618-453-5388. Mike Chervinko: Symbolism In Sandstone: Photographs Of Petroglyphs In Southern Illinois, University Museum, SIU; through Aug. 3; Chervinko has been documenting prehistoric Native American drawings or petroglyphs for a number of years; hours, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 1-4 p.m., Saturday; www.museum.siu. edu or 618-453-5388. The Mitchell Collection of Small Metal Treasures: University Museum, SIU; metal miniatures; through Aug. 3; www.museum.siu.edu
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or 618-453-5388. Susie Phillips: Road Trips, University Museum, SIU; photographs of Southern Illinois road trips; hours, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Tuesday through Friday and 1-4 p.m., Saturday; through Aug. 3; www.museum .siu.edu or 618-453-5388. Bea Phillips and Steven Martin: Stories In Fiber and Wood, University Museum, SIU; hand-made fiber wall hangings and wooden boxes; through Aug. 3; www.museum .siu.edu or 618-453-5388. American Spirit: Selections From The Wells Fargo Corporate Art Collection, University Museum, SIU; paintings, prints and photographs by major artists look at life in America from the early frontier to the present; artists include George Catlin, George Caleb Bingham, Roy Lichtenstein, Fritz Scholder and Andy Warhol; subjects
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include world wars, women’s suffrage, American politics; through Aug. 3; www.museum .siu.edu or 618-453-5388. Journey Stories: Jefferson County Historical Village, 1411 N. 27th St., Mount Vernon; presented by Smithsonian Institute’s Museum on Main Street program and the Illinois Humanities Council; showcases immigration and migration in the United States over the past 400 years; local exhibits displayed relating to the theme of going on a journey; through Aug. 4; www.jchs.mvn.net; jchsvip@ mvn.net; 618-246-0033. Advertising Fans: A variety of fans featuring businesses, Union County Museum, Cobden; oldest fan from 1902 promotes the Southern Illinois Fair held in Anna; other businesses include Union County Oil, Dillow’s Drug Store, Jonesboro Steam
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THEATER Bakery, funeral homes and political fans; through the end of August; hours, 1-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; free; 618-893-2067. The Kilenge: Life in New Guinea Villages, University Museum, SIU; anthropological fieldwork by Philip Dark and Joel Maring; photographs and artifacts; ongoing; www. museum.siu.edu; 618-4535388.
Receptions Historic Structures & Machinery 6: Little Egypt Arts Centre, Tower Square, Marion; artists include Janet Bixler, Palanita Eli, Brenda Fleming, Peggy Forthman, Michelle Fredman, Betty Jesse, Kris Killman , Cec Meye, Sandie Kahl, Peggy McPhillips, Barbara Patton, Marie Samuel, Thomas SEE ART/ PAGE 6
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ART: Region packed with events and galleries CCA celebrates 25 years with reception next week FROM PAGE 5 Rabideau Lydia Ramsey, Karen Switzer, Marlene Webb and Nancy Young; silent auction; closing reception, 4 p.m. Saturday, July 14; 618-998-8530; www.littleegypt arts.com. Necessary Art: Mixed media by Rebecca Trammel and wood craft by Mike Nosovitsky, anthill gallery, 102 N. Front St., Cobden; visual art and high quality craft; reception, 6-8 p.m. Saturday, July 14; exhibition hours, noon-4 p.m. Sunday and Wednesday, noon to 6 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday; through Aug. 4.
Rejection Notice: By Michael Faris, July 11-21, Community Arts Center, 1250 E. Rexford St., Centralia; reception, 7 p.m. Saturday, July 14; 618-322-9181 or farises@frontier.com.
Workshops Shawnee Quilters Guild workshops: Presented by Laura Wasilowski, 9 a.m.4 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday, July 18-19, Brehm Preparatory School, 1245 E. Grand Ave., Carbondale; $50 each plus kit fee; registration required to participate in workshop; 618-457-8876 or sandynrhb@ aol.com.
CARBONDALE — Carbondale Community Arts continues its silver anniversary on Tuesday, July 10, with a reception, silent auction and special proclamation from Mayor Joel Fritzler. The event runs from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Carbondale Civic Center Corridor Gallery, a chance from the originally planned locale, and serves as a fundraiser for the “E.T. Come Home” initiative. The project aims to bring extraordinarily talented artists who have left the region to “come home” for a collaborative venture in Southern Illinois. During a special program to honor all the donors and supporters of CCA through the years, Mayor Joel Fritzler will
The event will also feature a silent auction collecting works by local artists and artisans and including an authentic Cameroon ceremonial mask. The winners will be announced at the end of the reception. Among the items up for auction is “Bronzeville,” a hydrocal high-relief structure by SIU alumnus Preston Jackson. The piece depicts the heyday of Chicago’s Bronzewill PROVIDED Bronzeville, a work by Preston neighborhood. Jackson is a professor of Jackson, depicts the heyday sculpture at the School of of the Bronzewill neighborhood in Chicago. It is the Art Institute in being auctioned off at a CCA Chicago. He also teaches 25th anniversary event. children’s art, painting, sculpture and tai chi at the proclaim July 10 as “Arts Contemporary Art Center in Carbondale Day.” That of Peoria. ceremony begins at 5:15 p.m. — Adam Testa
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Crimmins and the Hookers playing tonight CARBONDALE — Atlanta-based Blair Crimmins and the Hookers will be the featured act at this week’s Sunset Concert. Performer Magazine has described the band’s style as a rarity in today’s music scene, as they don’t fit into any one perceived genre. The group’s music falls somewhere in the vicinity of ragtime and dirty jazz and blues. Crimmins himself plays a number of instruments, including guitar, piano, banjo and accordion,
among others, while the 10-piece Hookers support him with upright bass, tuba, soprano saxophone, clarinet and lap steel. “The lyrics are narrative and witty, intelligent and entertaining, and Crimmins’ energy is so engaging that it’s easy to overlook the outlier quality of this album,” Performer said of the band’s latest album, “State Hotel.” The band will perform at 7 p.m. tonight, July 5, at Turley Park. — Adam Testa
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Walsh. The program aired June 23 and will re-run several times this month on the cable network. As a musician, Evans ara Evans crossed one item off her bucket list cites the Eagles among her Top 5 influences. Gonzo when she recently guitar slinger Walsh joined participated in the the band in 1976, just in critically acclaimed CMT time for “Hotel “Crossroads series.” California.” She appeared as a “Essentially, they are special guest on the “Joe country music because Walsh and Friends” episode, along with Kenny they are all about that Chesney, Luke Bryan, Brad beautiful three-part Paisley and ZZ Top’s Billy harmony, incredible lyrics Gibbons. She performed a and beautiful love songs,” Evans said. breathtaking cover of The 41-year-old Evans “Best of My Love” with Vince Hoffard
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had the polar opposite of a pop sound when she surfaced in Nashville in 1995. She was an obscure Missouri farm girl when she stepped to the microphone at the Midnite Jamboree at The Ernest Tubb Record Shop and covered Harlan Howard classic “Tiger by the Tail.” A listener to the show, which is broadcast live on WSM every Saturday night after the Grand Ole Opry, instantly fell in love with her hardcore traditional country sound. Country music icon
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Du Quoin State Fair concerts: Tickets on sale for grandstand lineup starting Monday, July 9; Du Quoin State Fair runs from Aug. 24-Sept. 3; acts include Lee Greenwood, Merle Haggard, Bret Michaels, Dwight Yoakam, Mandisa, the Eli Young Band, Thompson Square, FireHouse, Warrant, Saving Abel, Default, Trixter and Josh Wilson; www.du quoinstatefair.net. Sunset Concert Series: Features Blair Crimmins & The Hookers, 7 p.m., Thursday, July 5, Turley Park, Carbondale; ragtime; free; no glass bottles, kegs, pets; 618-536-3393; http://spc4 fun.com. Friday Night Fair music: Uncle Shifty, 6-9 p.m. Friday, July 6, corner of US 51 North and Illinois 13 West,
Evans will be in concert at 8 p.m. Friday, July 6, at Harrah’s Casino & Convention Center in Metropolis. Tickets range from $23-38 and will be available at the indoor show. Doors open at 7 p.m. For more information, call 800-929-5905. Raised on a farm in New Franklin, Mo., Evans is the eldest of seven children. She started singing with the family band when she was 5. Her career almost ended before it got started. She was struck by a car when she was 8 and suffered multiple broken bones, forced to spend months in a wheelchair during the recovery process.
At 16, she started a twoyear run at a nightclub in Columbia. She honed her skills in front of college kids from the University of Missouri until she was ready for her assault on Nashville. She moved to Music City in 1991. New to the music community and enjoying personal freedom for the first time, she met musician Craig Schelske in 1992. They moved to Oregon and married in 1993, returning to Nashville in 1995 to renew musical pursuits. Legendary songwriter Howard heard a demo Evans sang of his classic “Tiger by the Tail” and helped her get a contract with RCA Records. Debut album “Three Chords and the Truth” did
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not produce any chart success, but it launched her as the savior of the traditional sound in the country music industry. Her official acceptance by the country music masses came with the chart topping “No Place That Far,” the second single from her second album “Cryin’ Game.” With momentum, her future albums would become platinum sellers, and in 2001, she was the most nominated act at the Country Music Association’s award show, receiving seven nominations and winning once with “Born To Fly.” VINCE HOFFARD can be
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Carbondale; fair continues through September; www .carbondalemainstreet.com; 618-529-8040. Sunset Concert Series: Features The Well Reds, Thursday, July 12, steps of Shryock Auditorium, SIU; alternative rock/pop; free; no glass bottles, kegs, pets; 618-536-3393; http://spc4 fun.com. Friday Night Fair music: Movin’ Mary, 6-9 p.m. Friday, July 13, corner of U.S. 51 North and Illinois 13 West, Carbondale; fair continues through September; www. carbondalemainstreet.com; 618-529-8040. An Evening with Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit: 9 p.m. Thursday, July 19, Varsity Theater For The Arts, 418 S. Illinois Ave., Carbondale; $25; www.southernticketsonline .com; 618-453-6000. Montgomery Gentry: 6 p.m. Saturday, July 21,
THEATER Walker’s Bluff, 326 Vermont Road, Carterville; $40/$45/ $100; www.southerntickets online.com; 618-453-6000. JALC Community Band Summer Concert; 2 p.m. Sunday, July 29, O’Neil Auditorium, John A. Logan College, Carterville; features the music of John Williams and Andrew Lloyd Webber from Cats, Phantom of the Opera, Superman, Star Wars, Harry Potter, Indiana Jones; free; 618-985-2828 ext. 8287.
Kentucky Bluegrass Night: 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 6, Kentucky Opry, 88 Chilton Lane, Benton, Ky.; free; www.kentuckyopry.com; 888-459-8704. Crosby, Stills & Nash: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 28, Carson Center, Paducah; $50-$99; 270-450-4444; www.thecarsoncenter.org.
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Tres Hombres: Barnacle Billy and the Zebra Mussels, 10 p.m. LAKE OF EGYPT Pyramid Acres Marina: The Wayback Machine, 7:30-11:30 p.m. MARION Hideout Restaurant: Bob Pina, piano 5:30-9:30 p.m. Marion Eagles: Steve Kesler & Wing It, 8 p.m.-midnight. THOMPSONVILLE Lion’s Cave: Swing “N” Country Band, 7-9:30 p.m. Old Country Store Dance Barn: Lil’ Boot & Classic Country, 7-10 p.m.
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20’s Hideout Restaurant: 2602 Wanda Drive, Marion 618-997-8325 Anna VFW: 70 VFW Lane, Anna 618-8335182 Carbondale Eagles: 1206 W. Linden, Carbondale 618-529-9345 Coloni’s Bar & Grill: 3 Park Plaza, Herrin 618-988-5341 Corner Dance Hall: 200 Franklin St., Whittington 618-303-5266 Duncan Dance Barn: 13545 Spring Pond Road, Benton 618-435-6161 Elkville: Elkville Civic Center, 405 S. 6th St., Elkville 618-201-1753
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CARBONDALE Hangar 9: The COOP/SMASH. The Sentimental Swing Band, 7-10 p.m. Pinch Penny/Copper Dragon: WHITTINGTON Hot Sauce Committee Corner Dance Hall: Rebel PK’s: Cherry Street Volcano Country Band, 7:30-10:30 p.m. INA Ina Community Building: Friday Night Jam Band, 6:30-9:30 p.m. MARION CARBONDALE Marion Youth Center: Craig’s Hangar 9: The Dock Ellis Band Country Band, 6:30-9:30 and Paleo p.m. Pinch Penny/Copper Dragon: THOMPSONVILLE The Personnel MARION Old Country Store Dance PK’s: These Magnificent Marion Eagles: Steve Kesler & Barn: Jeanita Spillman & Tapeworms Wing It, 6-10 p.m. DIRECTIONS & DIGITS
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Hangar 9: 511 S. Illinois Ave., Carbondale; 618-549-0511. John Brown’s on the Square: 1000 Tower Square, Marion 618-997-2909 Key West: 1108 W. Main, Carbondale 618351-5998 Linemen’s Lounge: 100 E. Broadway, Johnston City Lion’s Cave: South Street, Thompsonville 618-218-4888 Mack’s Lake of Egypt Marina: 12024 Laguna Drive, Lake of Egypt 618Maddie’s Pub and Grub: 14960 Illinois 37, Johnston City 618-983-8107 Marion American Legion: Longstreet Road, Marion 618-997-6168
Marion Eagles: Rural Route 3, Marion 618993-6300 Marion Youth Center: 211 E. Boulevard St., Marion 618-922-7853 Mollie’s: 107 E. Union St., Marion 618-9973424 Mount Vernon Moose Lodge: 800 Broadway Ave., Mount Vernon Murphysboro Elks Lodge: 1809 Shomaker Drive Murphysboro 618-684-4541. Murphysboro Moose Lodge: 9663 Old Illinois 13 Murphysboro 618-684-3232 N-Kahootz Night Club: 115 W. Cherry St., Herrin 618-942-9345 Old Country Store Dance Barn: Main Street, Thompsonville 618-218-4676
MONDAY ELKVILLE Elkville Civic Center: Jerry’s Jammers, 7-9 p.m. MARION Marion Youth Center: Craig’s Country Band, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
TUESDAY CARBONDALE PK’s: The Mudsills MARION Hideout Restaurant: Bob Pina, piano 5:30-8:30 p.m. THOMPSONVILLE Lion’s Cave: Mike’s Band, 7-10 p.m. WEST FRANKFORT WB Ranch Barn: WB Ranch Band, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Pinch Penny Pub/Copper Dragon: 700 E. Grand Ave., Carbondale 618-549-3348 PK’s: 308 S. Illinois Ave., Carbondale 618529-1124 Pyramid Acres Marina: 12171 Marina Road, Marion 618-964-1184 Scarlett’s Music Barn: 207 Potter St., White Ash 618-997-4979 Trackside Dance Barn: 104 Rock St., Spillertown 618-993-3035 Tres Hombres: 119 N. Washington St., Carbondale 618-457-3308 WB Ranch Barn: 1586 Pershing Road, West Frankfort 618-937-3718 Wit and Wisdom Nutritional Site: 225 E. Poplar St., West Frankfort 618-937-3070
Coffeehouses, Cafés and Eateries Ray Martin: 6-9 p.m. Friday, Trail of Tears Lodge & Resort, 1575 Fair City Road, Jonesboro; 618-833-8697. Breeden, Bradley & Maze: 7-10 p.m. Friday, Egyptian Hills Resort, Lake of Egypt. Bill Harper: 7-10 p.m. Friday, The Blue Boar Restaurant, 820-920 Kratzinger Hollow Road, Cobden; 618-833-5858. Wil Maring and Robert Bowlin:
8 p.m. Saturday, Yellow Moon Café, 110 N. Front St., Cobden; www.yellow mooncafe.com; 618-893-2233. Jeff Batson: 9 p.m.-midnight, Friday, Trail’s End Lodge, 1425 Skyline Drive, Cobden; 618-893-6135. Eli Tellor: 7-10 p.m. Saturday, Egyptian Hills Resort, Lake of Egypt. Mike Aguirre: 7-10 p.m. Saturday, The Blue Boar Restaurant, 820-920 Kratzinger Hollow Road, Cobden.
Allison Floyd w/Craig Roberts Band: 9 p.m.-midnight, Saturday, Trail’s End Lodge, 1425 Skyline Drive, Cobden. Cold Pizza: Noon-3 p.m. Sunday, Egyptian Hills Resort, Lake of Egypt. Jeff Batson: 1-4 p.m. Sunday, The Blue Boar Restaurant, Cobden. Woodenships: 2–5 p.m. Sunday, Trail of Tears Lodge & Resort, 1575 Fair City Road, Jonesboro.
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COMEDY: Has home in region FROM PAGE 3
junior varsity coach. “In order to get better at it, you The Carbondale have to do it several times a Comedians is a group of week.” about a dozen regulars and Many of the group’s 20 comics who float in and active members came to out who perform free Carbondale as students. weekly shows at Hangar 9, Kelly joked that some have 511 S. Illinois Ave., on at since gotten degrees and 8:30 p.m. Mondays and at others haven’t, but they’ve Station 13, 2400 W. Main all been schooled in the art St., at 10 p.m. of comedy. And while they Wednesdays. Some of the have a tight-knit individual members also community of their own, organize open mic nights at they’re always willing and other area venues. accepting to bring new “We wanted more places members into the fold. to do comedy more adam.testa@thesouthern.com frequently,” said Kelly, the 618-351-5031 group’s self-proclaimed
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‘Savages’ Ben, a Buddhist, and Chon, a former Navy SEAL, grow marijuana. But their idyllic SoCal lives are turned upside down when the Mexican drug cartel moves into town and demands a partnership. With the reluctant help of a dirty DEA agent, the men wage war against the cartel. Taylor Kitsch, Benecio Del Toro, Salma Hayek and John Travolta star in the film, directed by Oliver Stone. The movie is rated R for strong brutality and grisly violence, graphic sexuality, nudity, drug use and language throughout. It opens Friday at ShowPlace 8 and University Place 8 in Carbondale and AMC Centre 8 in Marion.
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Is the ‘Amazing Spider-Man’ that amazing? Hardly Amazing Spider-Man **1/2
sulks and tears and lovelorn teens. It is “The Notebook” in Spandex. Rated PG-13 for sequences “The Amazing Spiderof action and violence; Man” is not quite so bad starring Andrew Garfield, that you want to knock it off the screen and beat it to Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans, death with a broom, but it’s Denis Leary and Martin hard to imagine many fans Sheen; directed by Marc being drawn into its web. Webb; now playing at The long-running James ShowPlace 8 and University Bond series doesn’t feel the Place 8 in Carbondale and need to retell 007’s origin AMC Centre 8 in Marion story every time a new actor steps into the role, BY COLIN COVERT but this yarn returns to MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE NEWS Peter Parker’s fateful bite by a science-lab “The Emo Spider-Man” superspider, the death of wouldn’t pop on posters, his guardian Uncle Ben and but it would be honest. his first big crush (it’s early This reboot of the Marvel girlfriend Gwen Stacy, not franchise is a downshift Mary Jane Watson this from the Tobey Maguiretime). As a wise man once Sam Raimi trilogy. It has said, yadda-yadda-yadda. less action, humor, Movie people, we know imagination and vitality, who Spider-Man is. You no Danny Elfman music, know we already know who no classic lines like “With he is. He is a cultural icon. great power comes great That is the reason you responsibility,” and, made a movie about him. tragically, no J.K. Simmons Do not asphyxiate us with as J. Jonah Jameson. needless exposition. In the unlikely hands of This Peter (Andrew indie romcom director Garfield) is not the Marc Webb (“(500) Days of dweebish introvert of yore, Summer”), it has more but a skateboarding doarguments and hugs and gooder who reduces his
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usually calm and collected classmate Gwen (Emma Stone) to a puddle of blushing giggles. Denis Leary plays Gwen’s father, a glowering, growling New York City police captain peeved at Spider-Man for his vigilante raids on street thugs, which have knocked a carefully planned sting operation for a loop. Peter and Gwen share a web-propelled tour of nighttime Manhattan. What looked genuinely romantic in “Superman” looks like a yo-yoing recipe for motion sickness here. Director Webb doesn’t have the kinetic imagination necessary to put his own stamp on these action sequences, which look like extra-synthetic computer-generated animation. Hoping to uncover information about his long-vanished parents, Peter contacts his father’s fellow research scientist, Dr. Curt Connors (Rhys Ifans), the necessary villain. An amputee obsessed by the limbregenerating abilities of reptiles, he has developed a
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Andrew Garfield stars as Peter Parker in director Marc Webb’s reboot of the ‘Spiderman’ franchise. The film is now playing.
serum that he hopes will restore his lost right arm. Unaware of the tradition demanding that scientists who test their own chemical inventions become psychotic, he transforms into the Lizard, the least convincing comic bruiser since Ang Lee’s Gumby-style Hulk. He creates a lab in the city’s sewer system, where there is apparently an abundant supply of
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electricity. Using his serum as a bio-weapon, he will turn all of Manhattan into cold-blooded predators, if that isn’t redundant. There’s a battle between Spidey and Lizzy on the gridlocked Williamsburg Bridge, but a curious lack of crowd scene tumult. I guess these are just jaded New Yorkers who don’t run from their cars screaming at the sight of a 12-foot man-iguana. There are not
one but two countdowns to doom with a helpful recorded voice calmly ticking off the seconds. The only suspense is how much time we have to kill before the sweet relief of the closing credits. This “Spider-Man” is a puny offering beside the thunderously entertaining “Avengers.” With great stories come great responsibilities. This one doesn’t measure up.
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‘Part of Me’ reveals the person behind the pop star ‘Katy Perry: Part of Me’ **1/2 Rated PG for suggestive content, strong language, thematic elements and smoking; starring Katy Perry, Russell Brand and Shannon Woodward; directed by Dan Cutforth and Jane Lipsitz; opening Friday at University Place 8 in Carbondale and AMC Centre 8 in Marion BY PRESTON JONES
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‘Part of Me’ tells the behind-the-scenes tale of Katy Perry’s rise to stardom. The film open Friday.
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Making a serious documentary about aggressively over-the-top pop star Katy Perry might seem a bit like trying to grab hold of a cloud. Yet, directors Dan Cutforth and Jane Lipsitz manage to balance the outlandish with the painfully personal in “Katy Perry: Part of Me,” a 3-D concert film/ biography hybrid. Cutforth and Lipsitz have
been here before, with last year’s similarly positioned “Justin Bieber: Never Say Never.” In that film, as in this briskly paced outing, the goal is twofold: Sate the rabid fan base with beautifully photographed concert footage, and fashion a mythic narrative as a white-hot career continues its ascension. “Part of Me” tags along on Perry’s 2011 international arena tour,
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doggedly following her across the country and around the world. It’s an eye-opening account of the toll maintaining such a grueling pace exacts not only on the star of the show, but her support staff as well. Intercut with the gaudy, flashy set pieces from her “California Dreams” tour — the 3-D technology is put to good use here, immersing viewers in bubbles, feathers
and foam — are interviews with the pop star, Perry’s family and friends, and her early defenders, like producer Glen Ballard and music publicist Angelica Cob-Baehler. Across the board, Perry is hailed as a hard-working iconoclast, willing to put in the hours, if occasionally a bit naive about the outcome. To Perry’s credit, she allows the filmmakers several revealing peeks behind the cotton-candy facade, including a heartbreaking sequence late in the film as her highprofile marriage to comedian Russell Brand collapses. Her concerned assistant and manager looking on, Perry is crumpled up, wracked with sobs and worlds away from the confident, bubbly sexpot she portrays onstage. It’s a humanizing moment for a performer often dismissed as little more than a living cartoon.
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New on DVD The Hunter: Martin, a mercenary, is sent from Europe by a mysterious biotech company to the Tasmanian wilderness on a hunt for the last Tasmanian tiger. Starring Willem Dafoe, Sam Neill and Morgana Davies. Directed by Daniel Nettheim. Rated R. God Bless America: On a mission to rid society of its most repellent citizens, terminally ill Frank makes an unlikely accomplice in 16-year-old Roxy. Starring Joel Murray, Tara Lynne Barr and Mackenzie Brooke Smith. Directed by Bobcat Goldthwait. Rated R.
Special Editions No Holds Barred: Rival networks vie for the services of World Wrestling Federation Champion Rip, who refuses to change alliances. The rival network brings in Zeus to bait the champ. Starring Hulk Hogan, Joan Severance and Kurt Fuller. Directed by Thomas J. Wright. Rated PG-13. Born on the Fourth of July: The biography of Ron Kovic. Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, he becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country he fought for. Starring Tom Cruise, Raymond J. Barry and Caroline Kava. Directed by Oliver Stone. Rated R. Treasure Planet, 10th Anniversary Edition: A Disney animated version of “Treasure Island”. The only difference is that the film is set in outer space with alien worlds and other galactic wonders. Starring the voices of Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Emma Thompson and Martin Short. Directed by Ron Clements and John Musker. Rated PG. — Adam Testa