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Is that all it takes to get a green card? Sign me up video of Ardi casually puffing away as he frolics on his tricycle. Said Ardi’s mother, “If he doesn’t get cigarettes, he gets angry Chuck Shepherd and screams and batters his head against the wall.” Ardi’s father, noting the he $125 million Jay kid’s pudginess, seems not Peak ski resort in to sense the problem: “He Vermont, with a 120-room hotel, ice arena, looks pretty healthy to me.” An additional golf course and the concern is financial: Ardi Northeast’s largest water park, is just months away will smoke only one particular premium from completion, thanks brand, at a cost of the to half-million-dollar equivalent of about $5.50 a investments from each of 250 foreign nationals from day. z Motherly love: (1) 43 countries who, as part Ranay Collins, 49, was of the deal, were given arrested in Las Vegas in conditional U.S. “green June and charged with cards” (for permanent beating her 16-year-old residency). At the other daughter with a cane. The end of America’s immigration conundrum, arresting officer quoted prosecutors in Snohomish Collins’ explanation: “That (expletive) owes me County, Wash., dropped $50 for rent.” (2) Police the rape charge in July arrested Christina Muniz, against illegal immigrant 29, in Surprise, Ariz., in Jose Madrigal-Lopez, June, after being 46, for lack of evidence summoned to the home by and released him back onto the street. Madrigal- Muniz’s son, 11. Muniz had just informed the boy and Lopez has been deported his brother, 6, that she was from the U.S. 10 times abandoning them to move already but keeps to California with her returning. boyfriend to fulfill her of becoming a Can’t possibly be true dream stripper. With police z Two-year-old Ardi watching, the older boy Rizal of Banyuasin, approached Muniz for a Indonesia, has developed a hug, but Muniz slugged two-pack-a-day cigarette him in the stomach. habit, according to several news organizations that Inexplicable splashed his story around z Colin Hall, Lord the world in May, with
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Mayor of Leicester, England, visiting the Southfields library for its Summer Showcase on global understanding in June, apparently at some point experienced his pants falling down. His spokesman later said, “He was not wearing a belt, and the trousers came loose and fell.” (Reports in The Guardian and other newspapers emphasized that nothing indecent occurred.) z Jammie Harms, 34, who had been executive assistant to CEO John Smith of the developer Hearthstone Homes, filed a lawsuit against the Omaha, Neb., company in June for wrongful firing. According to the lawsuit, Smith told Harms that, after consulting with psychics, he was troubled by her pregnancy. He said he was feeling “negative energy” from her fetus, sensing that it was “hostile” toward him and causing him to be reminded of his own unpleasant experience as a fetus.
Things aren’t what they seem Mark Seamands, 39, went to trial in May in Port Angeles, Wash., accused of second-degree assault and two lesser charges for the hot-iron “branding” of his three children, aged 13, 15 and 18. Each of the kids bore the mark “SK,” for “Seamands’ Kids.” At trial, however, the kids testified that they not only consented to the branding but thought it was cool (despite the second-degree burns), and as a result, the jury dismissed the assault charge and deadlocked on the two lesser ones.
Redneck chronicles In July, Mike Morateck, 46, a self-described “man of science,” won the Jefferson (Wis.) County Fair’s annual cricketspitting contest with a hock of 21 feet, 2 inches. His two main “scientific” secrets (he told Milwaukee’s Journal Sentinel): “pick a big cricket” and “feet first on its back with the head pointing out because you don’t want the legs dragging on the way out.” (2) Juliana Bryant, 33, was arrested in Florala, Ala., in July after police were called to her home on a disturbing-the-peace complaint and discovered several open gasoline containers throughout the house. Bryant explained to the officers that she “like(s) the smell.”
Least competent criminals (1) Allen Dawes, 28, and Jimmy Lee, 43, were charged as burglars in, respectively, York, Pa. (June), and Blackburn, England (July), after having inexplicably left clues behind. For reasons unreported, Dawes had left his birth certificate at the scene and Lee his DNA-laden false teeth. (2) Officials at the Synergy Credit Union in Lashburn, Saskatchewan, have the surveillance video but not the perp. On April 13, a man in black with a curved sword jabbed at the ATM, then smashed his way through the glass front door, then roamed around, leaping over counters and jabbing at more things with the sword before departing empty-handed (and bleeding). SEND ITEMS to weirdnews
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z MOVIES z POP CULTURE z ART z MUSIC z WINERIES z THEATER z THINGS TO DO z BOOKS z Gallery of Contemporary Art, Tuesday–Saturday; 270-4422453 or www.theyeiser.org. corner of Church and Main CUF Artist’s Series: An New Harmonies: streets, New Harmony, Ind; exhibition and discussion of Celebrating American Roots through Aug. 15; 812-682the art of R Michael Fisher, Music, Smithsonian Traveling 3156 or www.nhgallery.com. 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 25, Abstract and Nonobjective Exhibit, Community Arts Carbondale Unitarian Center, corner of Pleasant Paintings and Sculptures: Fellowship, 105 N. Parrish From members of Little Egypt and Rexford streets, Centralia; Lane at Sunset Drive; Fisher listen to the American story of Arts Association, Shawnee was a professional wildlife multi-cultural exchange; Community College, 8364 artist; refreshments; free; Shawnee College Road, Ullin; familiar songs, histories of terrinina@gmail.com. main H hallway; through Aug. instruments, the roles of religion and technology and 20; 800-481-2242. musical roots; through Aug. My Nature/Your Nature: Exhibits Sculptural work incorporating 28; 618-532-2951 or Interpretations on Music www.centraliaarts.org. wood, found objects, cast and Mythology: Ink Drawings Digital Art: By Aloha bronze and video projections by Maya Kayne, anthill gallery, Romay, Tribeca Restaurant & by Travis Graves, Yeiser Art North Front Street, Cobden; Gallery, 127 S. Second St., Center, 200 Broadway St., noon-6 p.m. Friday and Market House Square. Paducah; through Aug. 27; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday; Paducah; through Sept. 7; free; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. anthillgallery@gmail.com. 21st annual Gathering of Quilts: Starts Friday, Mitchell Museum and Shrode Art Center, Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, 2600 E. Richmond Road, Mount Vernon; 25 quilts; hours, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 1-5 p.m. Sunday; free; through Oct. 17; 618-2421236 or www.cedarhurst.org. home of coffee delivered by the cup Japanese Kite Prints: Limit 1 per customer Starts Friday, Barbara J. Beck Family Education Center, Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, 2600 E. Richmond Road, Mount Vernon; through Oct. 17; 618-242-1236 or www.cedarhurst.org. Nurturebynature: Photography by Gina Soprano, Central Showcase at Realty Central, 1825 W. Main St., Murdale Shopping Center Carbondale; gallery hours, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday and 9 a.m.-noon Saturday; through Saturday. Carstens/Morrison Impressionist Painting Exhibit: Starts Tuesday, Aug. 10, Little Egypt Arts Centre, Marion Downtown Square; through Sept. 20; acrylic paintings and fiber art by E.P. Morrison and oil paintings by Missy Carstens; 618-9970421, or e-mail allen carstens@verizon.net Liberties of Construction: Form, Content & Color, the artwork of Katherine Taylor and Billy Hertz, New Harmony
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The Power of Cemeteries: The General John A. Logan Museum, 1613 Edith St., 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 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; 618-4532516 or archives.lib.siu.edu/ index.php?pcollections/contr olcard&id2459. Ongoing art exhibit: Featuring photographs of Juhree Veach, mosaics from Janet Altoff and sculpture from Tom Horn, StarView Vineyards, 5100 Wing Hill Road, Cobden; 618-893-9463, www.starviewvineyards.com.
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Cedarhurst releases Chamber music schedule THE SOUTHERN
MOUNT VERNON — The Cedarhurst Center for the Arts has released its 2010-11 chamber music season schedule. The series opens Oct. 9 with the Chamber Orchestra Kremlin, followed by the HanserMcCellen Guitar Duo on Nov 6. Pianist Tao Lin takes the stage Nov. 20. Elizabeth and Aurelien Petillot are scheduled to perform Feb. 26. The Italian Saxophone Quartet plays March 19, and the Jasper String Quartet closes out the season on April 16. All concerts fall on a Saturday and begin at 7:30 p.m.
A single season ticket is $90 or $75 for friends of Cedarhurst members. An Overture pass, which is a season ticket with an invitation to all receptions, is $150 and includes an $18 tax deduction. The Prelude package is $300 for two tickets and has the same benefits of the overture pass, only doubled. The Sonata pass is $500 and includes two tickets, reception invitations, a program credit, a photo opportunity, special recognition at a concert and a $236 tax deduction. Cedarhurst also offers a Concerto package which is $750 and includes everything in the sonata package plus a $486
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deduction. The Sustainer pass includes two tickets, reception invitations, program credit, a photo opportunity, special recognition at a concert,
an invitation to the Chairman’s Dinner and a $678 deduction. For more information, call Linda Wheeler at 618-242-1236, ext. 234.
Concerts Southern Illinois Roundup Pals: 5-6 p.m. Friday, Cobden Peach Festival, Cobden Community Park; string band with three fiddles, cello, upright bass and guitar; bluegrass; 618-684-4397. Carillon performance: Bells in a tower, 114 N. Elm St., Centralia; Carlo van Ulft, 2 p.m. Sunday; 618-533-4381. Big Larry: Noon, Wednesday, Town Square Pavilion, Carbondale; part of Brown Bag Concert Series; bring lawn chairs; free; www.carbondalemainstreet. com or 618-529-8040. Rockfest: 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 14, Whisker Willy’s Musicplex beer garden, Illinois 37, Johnston City; groups include Metal Toyz, Through Dint of Heavy Wishing, Solovus, Souls in Camo, Sacrifice the Gods and 2012; $10; raffles; food; ends around midnight; 618-9835300. Wil Maring: Noon, Wednesday, Aug. 18, Town Square Pavilion, Carbondale; free; www.carbondalemain street.com or 618-529-8040. Bend in the River Brass Band: 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 22, Southeastern Illinois College Performing Arts Center Harrisburg; traditional British-style brass band; $10; 618-252-5400. Handbells & Harmony – Music of America: 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 28, Community Arts Center, 1250 E. Rexford St., Centralia; music by the Bronze Expressions Handbell Ensemble and Sounds of Harmony Barbershop Chorus; features spirituals of the slave culture in the 1800s and jazz-style arrangements; $12; part of touring Smithsonian Exhibit; 618-5322951 or www.centraliaarts. org. Memories of Elvis: Featuring Thomas Hickey as Buddy Holly and Steve Davis as Elvis, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 28, Marion Cultural and
Civic Center; Elvis’ music from the early Sun recordings through a Las Vegas production; advance tickets, $15.50; at the door, $20.50; www.marionccc.org, 618-9974030.
Du Quoin State Fair Lee Ann Womack: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 28, Du Quoin State Fairgrounds grandstand; $30/$25; 618-542-1515 or www.agr.state.il.us/dq. Ray Price, BJ Thomas and Billy Joe Royal: 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 29, Du Quoin State Fairgrounds grandstand; $25/$20; 618-542-1515 or www.agr.state.il.us/dq. Cinderella: 7:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 30, Du Quoin State Fairgrounds grandstand; $25/$20; 618-542-1515 or www.agr.state.il.us/dq. Dierks Bentley with The Greencards: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 1, Du Quoin State Fairgrounds grandstand; $30/ $25; 618-542-1515 or www.agr.state.il.us/dq. Styx: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 2, Du Quoin State Fairgrounds grandstand; $30/ $25; 618-542-1515 or www.agr.state.il.us/dq. Nitty Gritty Dirt Band with Asleep At the Wheel: 7:30 p.m. Friday Sept. 3, Du Quoin State Fairgrounds grandstand; $30/ $25. Seether: 7:30 p.m. Saturday Sept. 4, Du Quoin State Fairgrounds grandstand; $30/ $25; 618-542-1515 or ww.agr.state.il.us/dq.
Indiana Terry Lee & the Rockaboogie Band: 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 7, Boot City Opry, 11800 S. Highway 41, Terre Haute; 50’s, 60’s; www.bootcityopry.com or 812-299-8379.
Kentucky Family Concert Series: Winds, 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 12, Maiden Alley Cinema, Paducah; featuring members of The Paducah Symphony Orchestra; 270-444-0065.
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Rock ‘n’ roll to rampage Aug. 14 at Whisker Willy’s MARION — Rock ‘n’ roll takes center stage at Whisker Willy’s north of Marion on Illinois 37. The second annual Southern Illinois Rockfest
will begin at 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 14 at Whisker Willy’s Musicplex. Tickets will be $10 at the door to see at least six bands, including
headliners Metal Toyz. More than 300 people attended last year’s Rockfest. Concert promoter and Metal Toyz drummer Joe
Corso said he expected a bigger crowd at Whisker Willy’s, which has attached motorcycle and tattoo and piercing shops. There will be raffles for guitars and other musical equipment, as well as food
for sale from Whisker Willy’s kitchen. Corso said he expected bands to play until about midnight. Scheduled to appear are Through Dint of Heavy Wishing, Solovus, Souls in Camo, Sacrifice the Gods and 2012.
The Musciplex is the beer garden on the east side of Whisker Willy’s. The party will move inside in case of rain. For more information, call Whisker Willy’s at 618-983-5300. — The Southern
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returned to school and earned her GED. She founded her own record company last year (Redneck owboys and outlaws will be the Records) and released the single center of attention at the 2010 “Work Hard, Play Harder” earlier Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo, which this year. is Wednesday in Sikeston, Mo. Johnson served in the Marine Real cowboys will be competing Corps for eight years before entering daily in bull riding, steer wrestling, a relentless battle for record saddle bronc riding and various executives in Music City. He had other events in the professional limited success in 2005 with “The rodeo portion of the production. Once the livestock herd is cleared, a Dollar,” but lost his record deal after earning a reputation as a hard stage is wheeled into the arena for partier. He survived financially by major concert action. writing commercial classics “Give It All four nights this year will Away” for George Strait and “Honky feature authentic music renegades, Tonk Badonkadonk” for Trace including Lynyrd Skynyrd, Tracy Adkins. A huge Waylon Jennings Lawrence, Jamey Johnson and fan, Jennings conjured up the Gretchen Wilson. musical vibe of his honky tonk hero A native of Pocahontas, near on critically acclaimed 2008 album Centralia, Wilson emerged from “That Lonesome Song,” a project eight years of struggling for drenched in steel guitar and packed recognition in Nashville, Tenn., in with tales of substance abuse and 2004 with “Redneck Woman,” and broken relationships. He has toured followups “Here for the Party,” “All nonstop for two years. Jacked Up” and “Homewrecker.” “The road is where it’s at. I love it. “The reason I’ve been so That’s where you take country successful is that I’ve been genuine from the get-go,” Wilson said. “I’m music. You don’t get the message out by sitting at the house,” he said. an open book.” Lawrence was a bonafide hell After being picked Female Vocalist raiser from Arkansas when he of the Year by the Country Music Association and winning a Grammy stormed into Nashville in his earlier 20s. He proved his toughness while Award, a 34-year-old Wilson
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cutting his first album. During a break in a session, he tried to stop thugs from mugging a female companion in the studio parking lot and was shot three times, putting a promising career on hold as he flirted with death. For nearly two decades, Lawrence has been a hit-making machine. He has been to the top of the charts eight times, with songs like “Sticks and Stones,” “Time Marches On,” “Alibis” and “Find Out Who Your Friends Are.” His first 19 singles all broke into the Top 10 on the Billboard charts. Lynyrd Skynyrd has carried the torch for Southern Rock music through four decades. The band’s first single, “Sweet Home Alabama,” became the signature song for the genre. Classics like “Freebird,” “What’s Your Name,” “Curtis Lowe” and “Simple Man” would follow. A plane crash devastated the band in 1977, killing lead singer Ronnie Van Zant and other members of the group. Ten years later, Van Zant’s brother Johnny took over as front man and the magic returned. VINCE HOFFARD can be reached at 618-658-9095 or vincehoffard@ yahoo.com.
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WANT TO BE LISTED? Coffeehouses, Cafés and Eateries Moving Mary: 8:30 p.m. Friday, The Palace Pizzeria, 215 Appleknocker Drive, Cobden; 618-893-4415 Blue Plate Specials: 8:30 p.m. Saturday, The Palace Pizzeria, 215 Appleknocker Drive, Cobden; 618-893-4415 Tim ‘The Magic Man’ Needham: Magician, 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, Fat Patties, 611B S. Illinois Ave., Carbondale; 618-529-3287.
Wineries Slappin Henry Blue w/Tawl Paul: 6-9 p.m. Friday, Rustle Hill Winery Calex: 2-5 p.m. Saturday, Blue Sky Jesse Terry: 2-5 p.m. Saturday, Rustle Hill Winery Blues Bandits: 3-6 p.m., Saturday, Von Jakob Orchard Brent Burns: 5-8 p.m. Saturday, StarView Vineyards The Natives: 5-9 p.m. Saturday, Rustle Hill Winery Crossfire: 6-9 p.m.
Saturday, Walker’s Bluff Andrea Stader: 2-5 p.m. Sunday, Blue Sky Vineyard Mixed Company: 2-5 p.m. Sunday, Rustle Hill Winery Dave Caputo: 3-6 p.m., Sunday, Von Jakob Orchard Leslie Sanazaro: 3-6 p.m. Sunday, Walker’s Bluff Devin & Pocky: 4-8 p.m. Sunday, StarView Vineyards Vintage: 5-8 p.m. Sunday, Rustle Hill
Blue Sky Vineyard: 3150 S. Rocky Comfort Road, Makanda; 618-995-9463 or www.bluesky vineyard.com. Rustle Hill Winery: US 51, Cobden; 618-8932700 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. Walker’s Bluff: North on Reed Station Road, Carterville; 618-985-8463 or www.walkersbluff. com.
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BENTON Duncan Dance Barn: Spring Pond Band, 6:30-9:30 p.m. CARBONDALE Tres Hombres: The Swamp Tigers, 10 p.m. THOMPSONVILLE Old Country Store Dance Barn: Sentimental Journey, 7-10 p.m. WEST FRANKFORT WB Ranch Barn: Little Egypt Country Band, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
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CARBONDALE Pinch Penny/Copper Dragon: Dot Dot Dot INA Ina Community Building: Friday Night Jam Band, 6:30-9:30 p.m. MARION Desperado’s: Oblivious, 8-11:30 p.m. MOUNT VERNON The Tavern on 10th: Brat Pack, 9 p.m. SPILLERTOWN Track Side Dance Barn: Paul Reynolds & Band, 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: Jacks-R-Better Band, 7:30-10:30 p.m.
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CARBONDALE Pinch Penny/Copper Dragon: Under The Radar Tres Hombres: Dan Hubbard and the Humidors, 10:30 p.m. HERRIN Herrin American Legion: Stagefright Park Plaza Pub: Adam Williams, 9 p.m. JOHNSTON CITY Linemen’s Lounge: Ivas John Blues Band, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Maddie’s Pub and Grub: Righteous Rebel Band, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. MARION Marion Eagles: Feelin’
Country, 8 p.m.midnight Ramesse: Shivver, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. MOUNT VERNON Double K’s Kickin Country: Roger Black and The Honky Tonk Stardust Cowboys The Tavern on 10th: Local Music Showcase, 7 p.m. SPILLERTOWN Track Side Dance Barn: Danny Odum & Country Sounds, 7-10 p.m. THOMPSONVILLE Old Country Store Dance Barn: Lil’ Boot & Classic Country, 7:30-10:30 p.m.
SUNDAY CARBONDALE Key West: Ivas John Blues Band MARION Marion Eagles: Feelin’ Country, 6-10 p.m.
DIRECTIONS & DIGITS Andy’s Country Club: 1602 Old Creal Springs Road, Marion / 618-997-6989 Anna VFW: 70 VFW Lane, Anna / 618-833-5182 Brew City: 115 Railroad St., Benton 618-439-3409 Bubba’s: 209 N. Second St. Nason 618-279-7220 Corner Dance Hall: 200 Franklin St., Whittington 618-303-5266 Crazy Horse Bar: 14747 Illinois 14E 618-439-6179 Double K’s Kickin Country: Illinois 37, Mount Vernon / 618-359-0455 DuBois KC Hall: 130 E. Eighth St., DuBois 618-787-2011 Duncan Dance Barn: 13545 Spring Pond Road, Benton 618-435-6161 Fuzzy’s Tavern: 106 N. Front St., Cobden 618-893-2814 Gatsbys Bar & Billiards: 610 S Illinois Ave Carbondale / 618-549-9234 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 Maddie’s Pub and Grub: 14960 Illinois 37, Johnston City / 618-983-8107 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 Park Plaza Pub: .3 Park Plaza, Herrin 618-988-1556 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 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 Trails End Lodge: 1425 Skyline Drive, Cobden 618-893-6135 Tres Hombres: 119 N. Washington St., Carbondale 618-457-3308 Walt’s Pizza – Pasta Grill: 213 S. Court St., Marion 618-993-8668 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 / 618997-4979 Wit and Wisdom Nutritional Site: 225 E. Poplar St., West Frankfort, 618-937-3070 The Zone Lounge: 14711 Illinois 37, Whittington 618-629-2039
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Enjoy a free, family-oriented event at Whittington Gun Creek Days WHITTINGTON — The 34th annual Whittington Gun Creek Days will be Thursday through Saturday at the old grade school ballpark. All events are free. Coolers and alcohol are not permitted. There will be concessions by Bob Martin, ice cream, cakes and pies and lemon shakeups. Lawn chairs are encouraged, and the events are handicap accessible. There will also be blowup toys for children. There is an antique tractor pull at
6:30 p.m. Thursday, and The Salty Dogs play at 7 p.m. On Friday, there will be a garden tractor pull at 6:30 p.m. and a concert by The Freedom Band at 7 p.m. Saturday begins with a bicycle rodeo for children ages 6 through 10 at 4 p.m. with a boy’s and girl’s bicycle awarded afterward. There’s a sanctioned tristate tractor pull at 6:30 p.m., and The Old 37 Band will performs at 7 p.m. For more information, call 618-629-2190. — The Southern
Corn Fest offers old-fashioned fun and food, and don’t forget the corn
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Ray Flamm unloads peaches from his truck for the Lions Club Spin & Win Peaches booth at the 71st annual Cobden Peach Festival.
Hungry for peaches Cobden Peach Festival is a sweet delight COBDEN — The Cobden Peach Festival will be Friday and Saturday at Cobden Community Park, and event chairperson Ron Moutardier said he expects this year’s festival to top last year’s, one of the event’s most successful. “It was a success on both sides of the coin,” Moutardier said. “The crowds were good both nights and we had a successful fundraiser.” The 73rd annual Cobden Peach Festival is sponsored by the Lions Club and raises money for local charities, school groups and Lions Clubs International programs. Many activities at the festival begin at 5 p.m. both days, and the event will have food, including tons of tasty peaches, a carnival and entertainment.
On Friday, folk band Roundup Pals will play at 5:30 p.m., followed by Fast Eddy’s Karaoke at about 7 p.m. On Saturday, country singer Tom Hubbs will play around 7 p.m. Beginning 8 p.m. Friday, more than a dozen girls will vie for queen honors in the festival pageant, the finals of which are at 8 p.m. Saturday. The Cobden Peach Festival 5K Run-Walk and 1-mile Fun Run will start at 7:30 a.m. Saturday at Cobden Community Park. There will also be a parade featuring the state champion Cobden softball team as marshals at 4:30 p.m. Saturday. Parade entries will be accepted until 3:30 p.m. on the day of the parade. In addition to the festival, the Union County Museum and its General Store on South Appleknocker Drive will be open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. The museum will display local cookbooks
SCHULINE — Try something a little different and head to Randolph County to help preserve a historic schoolhouse while having fun, listening to music and eating some of the best in the region. The Randolph County History Society presents the 49th annual Corn Fest Saturday at Charter Oak Schoolhouse, 9272 Schuline Road. Charter Oak School is one of the three octagonal schools remaining in the United States. There will be large kettles of
homegrown sweet corn, Indian pudding, fried chicken, vegetables, pulled pork and ice cream. The event also features a country market and craft sale and tours of the school. Tours of the school begin at 8 a.m.; corn-husking begins at 9 a.m., with dinner and Jam Festat 4 p.m. Dinner is $9 for adults, $5 for ages 4 to 10; there is no charge for those younger than 4. For more information, call 618-443-2812. — The Southern
and artifacts. On Front Street, Anthill Gallery has a new exhibit on interpretations of music from noon to 6 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday. Yellow Moon Café will continue its mixed media exhibit from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 7 to 10 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to midnight Saturday. A flyer and map for the festival will be available at most participating establishments, but the event will not be hard to find. “It’s a big homecoming,” Moutardier said. “We have people who look forward to these days and mark them on their calendar. It’s a great place to meet old friends. We have people come in from all over the country specifically for that weekend.” For more information on the Cobden Peach Festival, contact the village of Cobden at 618-893-2425. — D.W. Norris
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z MOVIES z POP CULTURE z ART z MUSIC z WINERIES z THEATER z THINGS TO DO z BOOKS z Auditions Southern Illinois Kids Got Talent auditions: 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 14, West Frankfort High School; 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 21, John A. Logan College, Carterville; registration fee: $25/$15; show 7 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 25, Marion Cultural and Civic Center; benefits Williamson County Child Advocacy Center; www.sikgottalent.com, 618-942-3800. The Laramie Project: A reenactment of interviews with residents of Laramie, Wyo., relating to the events surrounding the death of a young man who, because he was gay, was the victim of a vicious assault; presented by The Stage Co.; wide age range of roles for males, females; 79 p.m. Monday, Aug. 16 and 23; 7-9 p.m., Aug. 17; 4-6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug.24; Varsity Center for the Arts, 418 S. Illinois Ave., Carbondale.
Show is Oct. 8-10, 15-17. Prepare one-minute comedic or dramatic monologue or read from script, available at Carbondale Public Library. For more, e-mail stageco publicity@hotmail.com
Classes Student Center Craft Shop: Crafts and classes offered, SIUC; 618-453-3636, www.siucstudentcenter.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; through midAugust; www.jalc.edu/ cont_ed/classes.php.
Events Funny Hat Nite: Friday, American Legion Post 147,
11720 Longstreet Road, Marion; prizes, karaoke, 7:30 p.m.; food by Fast Freddie; 618-997-6168. Cruise Night: 6-9 p.m. Saturday, Murphysboro; free hot dogs; 618-559-6265. AKC Dog Show: SaturdaySunday, Williamson County Pavilion, 1602 Sioux Drive, Marion; 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and 8 a.m.-3:30 pm. Sunday; $4/$2; under 3, free; 618-542-3274, www.crab orchardkennelclub.com. Jour de Fete Arts and Craft Show: SaturdaySunday, Aug. 14-15, downtown Ste. Genevieve, Mo.; 10 a.m.8 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m.4 p.m. Sunday; wine tasting; www.stegenevievejourdefete. com or 800-373-7007. Guide to Understanding Illinois’ Historic Cemeteries: By Hal Hassen and Dawn Crow of the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 15, Gen. John A. Logan Museum,
Elizabethtown; play, pageant, Gala Street Ball and a Regal Woman’s Tea; 618-287-7090. St. Andrew School Festival: Friday-Saturday, Aug. 13-14, St. Andrew School, Murphysboro; dinner, 4 p.m., both nights; music by Remedy, 8-11 p.m. Friday; Battle of the Bands, 7-11 p.m. Saturday; 618-687-2013. Pulaski County Fair: Fairs, Festivals Sunday-Saturday, Aug. 15-21, Whittington Gun Creek Pulaski; parade, 5 p.m., Days: Thursday-Saturday, Sunday; singing and worship, Whittington; 618-629-2190. 7 p.m. Sunday; carnival, Cobden Peach Festival: 6-11 p.m. Monday-Saturday; Friday-Saturday, Community 618-342-6622. Park; carnival rides and Steam, Gas and Threshing games, Peach Queen Contest, Show: Wednesday-Sunday, parade; 618-893-2425. Aug. 18-22, Perry County Williamson County Fair: Fairgrounds, Pinckneyville; Saturday-Saturday, Aug. 14, threshing demonstrations fairgrounds, Marion; carnival, with steam tractors and horse antique tractor and horse power, antique machinery, pull, motocross, demo derby; train rides; parade, 5 p.m., 618-751-9318. Thursday; car show Sunday; Christopher Homecoming: worship, 8 a.m. Sunday; $5; Thursday-Sunday, Aug. 12-15, under 12, free; 618-357-3241 americanthresherman.com. Bill Dennison Park, Balloon Fest: FridayChristopher; car show and 5K run, Saturday; music, Sunday; Sunday, Aug. 20-22, Foundation Park, Illinois 161 618-218-1710. East, Centralia; festival features Hardin County Heritage more than 40 balloons, races, Festival: Elizabethtown, craft fair, car show, music, Friday-Saturday, Aug. 13-14, Murphysboro; 618-684-3455; www.loganmuseum.org Arts, Crafts and Yard Sale: 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 21, SIU Arena lot 18; proceeds benefit Boys and Girls Club of Carbondale and The Women’s Center; www.carbondale breakfastrotary.org, 888-3782672.
fireworks; adults, $2; under 6, free; 888-533-2600; www. balloon-fest.com. Harness Horse Racing: 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 27 and noon, Saturday-Sunday, Aug. 28-29, Du Quoin State Fairgrounds, grandstand; free; 618-5421515, www.agr.state.il.us/dq.
Films Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince: On outdoor screen, 8:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 6, Walker’s Bluff, north on Reed Station Road, Carterville; 618-985-8463 or www.walkersbluff.com. The Best of the Big Muddy Film Festival: Sundays through Aug. 29, WSIU-TV; shown at 11 p.m. except Sunday, Aug. 15, 10:30 p.m.; some previews online at wsiu.org.
Theater CROWNS: The Musical, 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Aug. 6-7, 13-14, Community Arts Center, 1250 E. Rexford St, Centralia; adults, $8; 12 and younger, $5; 618-5322951, www.centraliaarts.org.
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Gathering of the Quilts Friday-Oct. 17, Mitchell Museum at the Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, 2600 Richview Road, Mount Vernon, 618-2421236; preview reception, 6:30 p.m. Aug. 14; bed-turning program, 1:30 p.m. Aug. 22; hours of display 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Thursday until Sept. 2; free.
Guild workshops The Cedarhurst Quilters offers workshops and practice sessions after monthly meetings at Cedarhurst. There are also two-day workshops on quilting throughout the year. For more information on the quilters, visit www.cedarhurst.org or call 618-242-1236. BY D.W. NORRIS
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The Gathering of the Quilts runs through Oct. 17. While the display will draw hundreds MOUNT VERNON — Friday marks the or more through Cedarhurst, showing off start of the 21st annual Gathering of the their hard work isn’t the only reason why Quilts at Cedarhurst Center for the Arts members of the guild participate. in Mount Vernon. McGhee said friendships are built around How many more gatherings there will group members’ love of the art of be could be a question, but not to the quilting, and the art produced by these folks involved with the event. The local women is both beautiful and Cedarhurst Quilters, the guild that functional. They donate quilts to provides the handmade art for the Jefferson County families who have lost gathering, are a dedicated group of 19 everything in fires. Jefferson County women who will display about two dozen sheriff’s deputies also carry in their cars hangings and another two dozen or so baby quilts donated by the group for quilts for a bed turning program. emergencies involving children. The quilters are also a group ranging in Many quilts also have special meaning age from their early 50s to mid-80s. to the women who produce them. For “Until just recently, I was the youngest McGhee, finishing a quilt started by her member at 56 years old, but now we have deceased mother-in-law was something a member who’s 53,” said Brenda special for her and her husband. For Judy McGhee, the group’s president for the Biggs, a quilter for more than 30 years, last two years. “The average would the feeling she earns upon completion of probably be late 60s to early 70s.” a quilt is tough to beat. While the group has gotten a little “I’m from the old school; I still hand older, it’s also gotten a lot bigger, which quilt,” Biggs said. “It is a long process, a is why McGhee said she’s not too worried tedious process, and putting that last about the guild fading away in a few stitch in, I can’t describe the feeling. It’s years. an accomplishment.” “Last year, we did lose one of our It’s also a lifelong process of learning. charter members, Linda Short, who was “I’m proud of my work,” Biggs said. “I a very active member, but I’m not really know that sounds a little egotistical, but worried about the guild dying out,” I’ve worked hard at it for a long time. I McGhee said. “When I joined the guild feel like I’ve not really arrived, but I’ve two years ago, membership was probably mastered a lot of it. around five, so we’ve really come up in the last two years.” SEE QUILTS / PAGE 10
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QUILTS: Gather at Cedarhurst FROM PAGE 9 “As a quilter, and having been involved with it for this long, I do realize that I will never learn it all.” As for the next generation of quilters, Biggs said interest in the art ebbs and flows. It waned in the 1950s and
’60s but began building again in the 1970s. Biggs said she thinks the same thing will happen again once younger generations of women and men have more time to devote to hobbies. dw.norris@thesouthern.com 618-351-5074
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From Stan and Ollie to Starsky and Hutch, Hollywood has relied on the buddy system — same sex, coed or confused (“Some Like It Hot”). Butch had Sundance, Bonnie had Clyde, Dumb had Dumber, and Tango had Cash. Some combinations are like peaches and cream. Others are like oysters and milk. In other words, some matchups seem more appealing than others, and some are unappetizing by definition. Sure, appearances can be deceiving — the comedy sum can be greater than its parts, even when those parts, by nature, seem destined to clash. That said, this week’s entry in the Felix and Oscar Memorial Tag Team Event is “The Other Guys,” starring Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg. Do they compute? Not on paper: The wack-a-doo Ferrell — notable for his utter lack of selfconsciousness and inhibitions — has powered “Anchorman,” “Elf,” “Blades of Glory” and “Step Brothers” to quasicult status. Wahlberg, the former Marky Mark, is — to put it mildly — a different sort altogether: From “Boogie Nights” through “The Lovely Bones,” his persona might be described as serious, dour or angry, but usually
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Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferrell co-star in the latest buddy movie, ‘The Other Guys.’ The movie opens Friday.
‘THE OTHER GUYS’: For a full review of the movie, see Page 12. For more movie reviews and entertainment news, go to www.flipsideonline.com. something other than “mirthful.” In the new action comedy directed by Adam McKay (“Anchorman,” “Step Brothers”), the two play Allen Gamble (Ferrell) and Terry Hoitz (Wahlberg), second stringers to Christopher Danson (Dwayne Johnson) and P.K. Highsmith (Samuel L. Jackson), their precinct’s star detectives and the most famous cops in the NYPD. Gamble is a police accountant who
prefers desk work; Hoitz (what kind of name is that?) has been stuck with Gamble since a problem shooting. Our heroes may be dogs, but they’ll have their day. Economically speaking, Ferrell may have already had his: The difference at the box office between “Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby” (2006) and last year’s woeful “Land of the Lost” was a cool $100 million. Wahlberg, despite some
critically acclaimed performances (including an Oscar nomination for “The Departed”), has never gotten a lot of traction among general audiences. So maybe there is power in numbers, even if that number is two — and none of it adds up. And yet ... opposites not only attract, they can work. Who would have thought the crooner and the comic, Bing Crosby
z MOVIES z POP CULTURE z ART z MUSIC z WINERIES z THEATER z THINGS TO DO z BOOKS z and Bob Hope, would have clicked in all those old “Road” movies? Who would have expected Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn — she having done a lot more comedy than he — to keep “The African Queen” bobbing all the way down the Ulanga River (even when the boat itself ran aground)? Ruth Gordon was funny, Bud Cort wasn’t, but “Harold and Maude” is still a classic. And while it might not be everyone’s cup of tea, the pairing of madcap comedian Jim Carrey with the far more serious Jeff Daniels made a hit out of “Dumb & Dumber.” Although it seems to have fallen off everybody’s radar, “Midnight Run” remains a classic and starred the highly unlikely combo of Robert De Niro and Charles Grodin, two actors who oughtn’t even exist in the same universe. Speaking of universe, who was the genius who decided to pair Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones in the sci-fi comedy “Men in Black”? One was an ex-rapper and sitcom star who had just broken out with “Independence Day”; the other was the solemn, grim-faced veteran of “Lonesome Dove,” “JFK” and “The Fugitive.” What you got was intergalactic chemistry. Of course, the results of some oddcoupling has been gruesome: Who thought matching Jack Nicholson with Adam Sandler in “Anger Management” was a good idea? Their accountants? How about Queen
Latifah and Steve Martin in “Bringing Down the House”? We’ll show ourselves out, thanks. And while many actors have been rumored to hate each other when they’re making their movies, few have shown it so plainly as Julia Roberts and Nick Nolte In “I Love Trouble,” or become as legendary about it as Debra Winger and Shirley MacLaine in “Terms of Endearment.” Off-screen difficulties aren’t always reflected on screen: Ginger Rogers didn’t always get along with Fred Astaire, and the dancing was perfect. (Although when Ginger famously whacked Fred with her beaded sleeve in 1936’s “Follow the Fleet,” was it really an accident?) Conversely, if you watch Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in “The Time of Their Lives” (1946), you’ll notice how often they don’t share the same frame; they were feuding and were shot separately as much as possible. Comedy, in short, is hard; humans are difficult, finding the right match on screen is just as hard as in real life and one needn’t look back much further than the past few months for examples: “Knight and Day” (Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz), “The Bounty Hunter” (Gerard Butler and Jennifer Aniston), “Date Night” (Steve Carell and Tina Fey). It isn’t pretty. And while no one’s expecting Ferrell and Wahlberg to turn into Fred and Ginger, given what’s happened to twosomes this year, let’s hope they can at least tango.
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came and went and took Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper, Quinton Unless the subject is blue “Rampage” Jackson, Sharlto Copley (“Avatar”) or green (“Shrek”), twoand Jessica Biel with it. tone high-gloss enamel (“Iron Man”) “The Expendables,” which opens or arrives in phantasmagoric 3-D Aug. 13, will offer Sylvester Stallone, (“Alice in Wonderland”), it doesn’t Jet Li, Mickey Rourke, Terry Crews, seem that Hollywood has a lot of Jason Statham, Dolph Lundgren and faith in the ability of one man Eric Roberts. or woman to open a movie When the hotly anticipated “Eat anymore. Pray Love” opens the same day, Julia The so-called “star vehicle”? It’s Roberts will find herself in the starting to look more like a doublecompany of Javier Bardem, Viola decker bus. Davis, Billy Crudup, James Franco Of course, “star-studded” has long and Richard Jenkins. been a Hollywood adjective, and And later in August, “Lottery action films in particular have been Ticket” will pay off in Bow Wow, Ice known to cast a lot of well-known Cube, Brandon T. Jackson, Keith names, so they could be killed off David and the ubiquitous Crews more easily (see “The Magnificent (“Everybody Hates Chris”). Seven,” “The Dirty Dozen,” etc.). But Heck, even Angelina Jolie came in it’s getting crowded out here. second place at the box office with The latest example is “The Other “Salt,” having been beaten out by Guys,” which is being sold as a “Inception” — which is another buddy movie starring Will Ferrell and movie offering more stars for your Mark Wahlberg, but has Dwayne moviegoing buck. Johnson, Samuel L. Jackson, Eva Call it the Recession Special — Mendes, Michael Keaton, Steve or a change in philosophy of an Coogan, Rob Riggle and Damon industry that has always lived by the Wayans Jr. along for moral/economic Great Man (or Woman) theory of support. history. Earlier this summer, “The A-Team” And finance.
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‘The Other Guys’: A buddy-cop movie that works well The Other Guys ***
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Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual content, language, violence and some drug material; starring Mark Wahlberg, Will Ferrell, Michael Keaton, Steve Coogan, Eva Mendes; written and directed Adam McKay; opening Friday.
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“The Other Guys,” the new Will Ferrell cop comedy, is good. But it would have been great without Ferrell. His untethered performance beats the comedy life out of most of his scenes. Ferrell plays Allen Gamble, a numberscrunching New York detective content to sit at his desk. Terry Hoitz
(Mark Wahlberg), who’s been partnered with Gamble as a punishment for shooting a sports legend, desperately wants to get into the streets and stop some real criminals. He gets his chance to be a hero when a routine case turns into a major crime. (I know, this sounds a lot like the lame Fox TV series “The Good Guys” but they really are two different projects.) Along with Ferrell, the
cast includes funny men Michael Keaton and Steve Coogan. Yet it’s singerturned-actor Wahlberg who’s the best part of the movie. He shows a great sense of timing and a fearlessness to play against his tough-guy roles in movies such as “The Departed.” That even includes a few ballet moves. In one scene, Gamble introduces Hoitz to his “rather plain wife” Sheila,
played by the very attractive Eva Mendes. Wahlberg’s reactions to Sheila are perfectly funny. Even Samuel L. Jackson and Dwayne Johnson, as the super cops Gamble and Hoitz aspire to be, are hilarious (they would have made a great movie on their own). Ferrell, whose career has spiraled down through flops like “Semi-Pro” and “Land of the Lost,” seems to have decided the best
way to be funny is to shout. In “The Other Guy” he constantly slips into insane rants that eclipse the real humor in the film. McKay and Chris Henchy have written a script that takes some very funny jabs at the buddycop genre. That it provides plenty of laughs despite Ferrell’s rants shows just how good it is. But the best script can’t overcome a bad performance.
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