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At the Fair this week: sweet corn, squash and zucchini, peaches, crafts, candles, pottery, cantaloupe, okra, handmade bird houses and kids activities, including a Free bounce house and an old time ice cream truck!
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MURPHYSBORO — Tickets for the Apple Festival “Funland” and pageant will be available to the public Monday. Advance ride tickets will be sold at the Murphysboro Kroger, Wright Do-It-Center and the Chamber of Commerce office, 203 S. 13th St. These tickets may be used every day of the festival, running from Sept. 14-18, with one ticket equaling one ride. No refunds or exchanges will be permitted. A total of 24,000 advance tickets are available and will be sold on a first-come, firstserve basis. Pre-sale tickets are priced at six for $10, and they have sold out quickly in past years. Tickets for the Miss Apple Festival pageant, which takes place on Sept. 17 at the Murphysboro Middle School, will be sold only at the chamber office. Advance tickets are also available for a new event, The Murphysoboro Apple Festival will be from Sept. 14 to 18. the Appletime Pancake Breakfast, set for the available at the chamber morning of Sept. 17 at the 1500 Pine St. Tickets are office. Children younger United Methodist Church, $5 in advance and are
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Shows Every Friday & Saturday Night August 12th - Stars of Tomorrow Show August 13th - Loretta Lynn Tribute with Emily Portman Shawn Klush Worlds Greatest Elvis - August 13th Gene Watson - September 17th Oak Ridge Boys - November 18th
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Bocce Ball Tournament: 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13, Southern Illinois Flute Herrin Bocce Courts; fourChoir: Aug. 22-Sept 3; flutists person teams; proceeds to age 16 and older; the Summer Art for All www.siflutes.org for audition Children programs; 618-322information. 9181. SIUC Theater Auditions: Pulaski County Fair: For The Glass Menagerie, Sunday-Saturday, Aug. 14-20, 7 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday, Pulaski; pageant, go-cart Aug. 24-25, McLeod Theater, races, demolition derby, Communications Building, tractor pull, mud races; fair SIUC; call 618-453-5741 to opens 2 p.m. Aug. 14 , horse schedule an audition. show, grandstand; parade, SIUC Theater Auditions: 5 p.m., downtown Pulaski; For White Christmas, 9 a.m. gospel singing and Saturday, Aug. 27, Altgeld community worship service, Hall, SIUC; call 618-453-5741 7 p.m. Aug. 14, with Rob to schedule an audition. Arbeiter, Pastor of the Pulaski Christian Church officiating; 618-342-6212; 618-342-6412. Books & Authors Union County Fair: Book Discussion: Kite Saturday, Aug. 20-Saturday, Runner by Khaled Hosseini, Aug. 27, fairgrounds, Anna; 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 16, horse show, pageant, go kart Sesser Public Library, 303 W. racing, rodeo, mule and pony Franklin Ave.; part of book racing; demolition derby; club which meets every third 618-833-8923; www.union Tuesday of the month; countyfair.net. 618-534-9499 or huts@ Du Quoin State Fair: Aug. frontier.net. 26-Sept. 5, fairgrounds, Du Quoin; music, carnival, Classes livestock, contests, food, pageant; Twilight Parade, Student Center Craft 6 p.m. Friday, Aug 26; Shop: Variety of crafts and www.duquoinstatefair.net. classes offered, SIUC; Little Black Dress Party: 618-453-3636, www.siuc Fundraiser for The Women’s studentcenter.org. Center, Sept. 9, Walker’s Bluff, Carterville; $30; www.little Comedy blackdressparty.net and southernticketsonline.com. The Carbondale Comedians: Stand-up comedy, 9-11 p.m. Films Wednesday, Station #13, Sustainable Living Film 2400 W. Main St., Series: 5:30 p.m. every Carbondale; attached to the old Royal Plaza Inn; 618-529- second and fourth Friday, Longbranch Coffeehouse, 2424. 100 E Jackson St., Carbondale; “Big Bucks, Big Events Pharma,“ 5:30 p.m. Friday, Jour de Fete Arts, Crafts, Aug. 12; free; question and answer-style discussions Collectables and Gifts follow; 618-529-5044 or Festival: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. www.longbranchcoffeehouse. Saturday, Aug. 13 and com. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. Pirates of the Caribbean: 14, downtown Ste. Genevieve, Mo.; 18th century Home and At World’s End, on outdoor screen, 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 12, Garden Tours, 10 a.m.Walker’s Bluff, north on Reed 4 p.m. Saturday and Station Road, Carterville; Sunday; 573-883-7097 or www.stegenevievejourdefete. 618-985-8463 or www. walkersbluff.com. com.
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Viewing Issues of Labor and Capital: Inside Job, 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 14, Varsity Center for the Arts; an award-winning documentary on the inner workings of the economic meltdown of 2008; 618-351-7005.
Notices TESSI News: Talent Education School of Southern Illinois will re-open Monday, Aug. 15; TESSI Music School offers lessons in piano, guitar, voice and pre-school; 618-457-6300 or www.tessi music.org. Advanced Tickets: Murphysboro Apple Festival tickets will go on sale beginning Monday, Aug. 15; advance ride tickets will be sold at the Murphysboro Kroger, Wright Do It Center and Murphysboro Chamber of Commerce office located at 203 S. 13th St.; pageant tickets available only at the Murphysboro Chamber of Commerce office; the Miss Apple Festival Pageant will take place at 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17; The Apple Festival runs from Sept. 11-18; www.murphysboro.com. Archaeological Sites Bus Trip: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27; bus leaves from the Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site, Collinsville; areas visited include Cahokia Mounds, Horseshoe Lake Mound, Grassy Lake Mound, Pere Marquette State Park mounds and Kampsville; lunch at the River Dock Restaurant in Hardin; $25 fee does not include lunch; reserve by calling 618-3456454.
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Contestants sought for Mardi Gras pageant PINCKNEYVILLE — Contestants are being sought for the 2011 Mardi Gras queen pageant in Pinckneyville. The contest is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 15, at the Pinckneyville Junior High School. A total of $2,400 in scholarships will be presented to the winners. Contestants will be
judged in the following areas: swimsuit, evening gown, private interview and on-stage speaking. Interviews will take place in the afternoon, while the pageant will take place that evening. To compete in the pageant, contestants need to download an application packet from
www.pinckneyville.com. Details can be found under the “Events” tab at the top of the page. Those wishing to compete have to pay a sponsor fee of $150 no later than 10 a.m. Sept. 3. Only the first 18 paid applicants will be accepted. — Adam Testa
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Theater/Performances The Taming of The Shrew: 7 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Aug. 12-13 and 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 14, Liberty Theater, downtown Murphysboro; $8/$5; presented by Three Graces Theatre; threegraces theatre@gmail.com or 618-684-5880.
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Pulaski County Fair opens Sunday Bus trip to visit archeological sites PULASKI — A week of events has been planned for this year’s Pulaski County Fair. The fair opens at 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 14, with the annual 17 class western horse show in the free grandstand. The third annual parade begins at 5 p.m. that evening in downtown Pulaski, where the fair began 52 years ago. Longtime volunteers George and Pat Bankson will serve as the grand marshals. The night continues with a gospel sing and community worship service at 7 p.m. Rob Arbeiter, pastor of Pulaski Christian Church, will officiate the service, and volunteers from area churches will provide the music. On Monday, Aug. 15, the new carnival by Brady’s Amusements opens at 6 p.m. It will be open each day through the week. The queen pageant, featuring the returning Little Dolls, begins at 7 p.m. in the grandstand. Each contestant will
be escorted by a Little Doll, as did the original entrants in the 1960s. Tuesday, Aug. 16, features a compact car and truck demolition derby at 7 p.m., and the five-class tractor pull takes place at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 17. A special Wednesday highlight is the free “Heartland Idol” contest. Go-cart races return to the fair on Thursday, Aug. 18, at 7 p.m. At the same time, a “Who’s Got Talent” contest will be happening in the free pavilion. A late-model demolition derby kicks off the weekend at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 19, and 4x4 mud races begin at 6:30 p.m. the next night, Saturday, Aug. 20. Grandstand admissions are $7 for adults and $5 for children. General admission and parking is $3 per carload or $1 per person for walk-ins. Nightly armbands for rides are $17. — Adam Testa
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COLLINSVILLE — A special event invites guests to see the past in the comfort of the present. The Cahokia Archaeological Society is sponsoring a bus trip to a number of archaeological sites in southwestern Illinois from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 27. The bus will leave from the Interpretive Center parking lot at Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site. The bus will then head north and visit and drive by a number of other sites including Horseshoe Lake Mound, Grassy Lake Mound, Pere Marquette State Park mounds and several others on the way to and from Kampsville. At Kampsville, representatives of the Center for American Archeology will give a tour of some of the mounds and the excavations going on in the area.
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Lunch will be at the River Dock Restaurant in Hardin and guests will be responsible for their own costs. Reservations for the bus trip are required and can be made by calling 618-345-6454 or 618346-5160.
The cost is $25 per person, payable to the Cahokia Archeological Society. Checks can be mailed to CAS Bus Trip, 414 N. Morrison Ave., Collinsville, IL 62234, or dropped of at the interpretive center. — Adam Testa
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WWE superstar Cody Rhodes coming back to Cape for Smackdown BY ADAM TESTA THE SOUTHERN
CAPE GIRARDEAU — Cody Rhodes performs almost nightly at venues of varying size across the United States, and at times, around the world. But just mention Cape Girardeau to the 26-yearold WWE superstar, and he’ll be quick to share his thoughts. “The cool thing about Cape Girardeau and the Show Me Center, it’s one of my favorite buildings because that’s where I got to watch Mark Henry literally sit on Ted DiBiase, and he literally disappeared under Mark Henry,” said Rhodes, a second-generation professional wrestler. While he can look back on that incident and laugh, at the time it happened, there was a slight scare. Henry, a former World’s Strongest Man competition winner, has a billed weight of 398 pounds, while Rhodes’ then partner DiBiase only weighs in at 235. “I honestly thought he broke his ribs, and once he found out he was all right, I laughed until I cried,” Rhodes said. Rhodes and the rest of WWE’s Smackdown crew return to the Show Me Center for a live event at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27. Tickets range from $17.50 to $62.50 and can be purchased at the box office, by calling 573-6515000 or 800-745-3000 or online at www.ticket master.com or www.show mecenter.biz. Rhodes will wrestle the powerhouse Ezekiel Jackson with the Intercontinental Championship on the line,
the “Celtic Warrior” Sheamus will battle Henry and World Heavyweight Champion Christian will defend his title against Randy Orton in a fan’s choice match. Others scheduled to appear include DiBiase, Sin Cara, Wade Barrett, Daniel Bryan and more. WWE Hall of Famer Harley Race will act as the night’s host. Smackdown airs Friday nights on SyFy, and while Monday Night Raw remains the company’s flagship television program, Rhodes believes the so-called “blue brand” to be the superior product. “I think people have known for quite some time — and this is prior to me being drafted to Smackdown — Smackdown is a way better show,” he said. “Once you see Randy Orton work one match, or once you get to see a guy like Sheamus, in person or even see a young talent you might not have figured is on his way like Justin Gabriel, you realize we have all the firepower that we need on Smackdown. I do, as we like to say, I bleed blue.” Raw traditionally features most of the company’s headlining stars, while Smackdown has developed a reputation as a place for younger stars to develop their skills. But with the entire company in a transitional phase of sorts, as wellestablished stars like Triple H, Shawn Michaels and the Undertaker wind down and end their careers, the roster competes on a pretty level playing field. “I think so, but when you have more of an
opportunity, you also have more of an opportunity to fail,” Rhodes said. “Yeah, younger guys might have more opportunities, but right now, who isn’t a younger guy? It’s a varsity team loaded with freshmen, and that’s a good thing because those freshmen are going to turn into studs and are turning into studs before your very eyes.” Rhodes himself has been an evolving character. When he debuted on WWE television, he played up his role as the son of Hall of Famer “The American Dream” Dusty Rhodes, but when he moved to Smackdown last year, he began playing a narcissist obsessed with physical appearance, even offering grooming tips to the audience. But in January, Rhodes legitimately broke his nose in a match with Rey Mysterio. That real-life incident allowed for his character to shift to a more rage-filled and aggressive personality. “In the world of entertainment, things get misconstrued, but Rey Mysterio did break my nose; he did deviate my septum, and it was the best and most lucky nose break I’ve ever had,” he said. “It allowed a little bit
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of genuine rage to fill me up, and it’s allowing me now to go out there and hand out paper bags to those who I deem unfit, so it’s a lot of fun.” But his effort to insult the fans with paper bag masks hasn’t exactly gone according to plan. “The paper bags are kind of backfiring on me,” he said. “When we go out and
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Coffeehouses, Cafés and Eateries Magician David Ranalli: Comical sleight of hand, 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, The Blue Martin, 215 E. Main St., Carbondale; 618-549-4326; www.theblue martin.com.
Wineries Kevin Lucas Orchestra: 6-9 p.m. Friday, Rustle Hill Winery J Brown Band: 2-5 p.m. Saturday, Blue Sky Vineyard Blue Afternoon: 2-5 p.m. Saturday, Rustle Hill Winery Larry Dillard Blues Therapy: 3-6 p.m. Saturday, Von Jakob Orchard HOT SAUCE: 4-7 p.m. Saturday, Walker’s Bluff Houndstooth Harmony: 4-8 p.m. Saturday, The Bluffs Winery Kristen Kearns: 6-9 p.m. Saturday, Rustle Hill Winery
SIWADE: 7-10 p.m. Saturday, Walker’s Bluff Every Wakes Dream: 2-5 p.m. Sunday, Blue Sky Vineyard Dirt Choir: 2-5 p.m. Sunday, Rustle Hill Winery No Divas Tour 2011: 2-5 Sunday, Walker’s Bluff One Night Stand: 3-6 p.m. Sunday, Von Jakob Orchard Larry Dillard Blues Therapy: 3-7 p.m. Sunday, The Bluffs Winery Boondock Billies: 5-8 p.m. Sunday, Rustle Hill Winery Eli Tellor: 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, Rustle Hill Winery
Blue Sky Vineyard: 3150 S. Rocky Comfort Road, Makanda; 618-995-9463 or www.blueskyvineyard.com The Bluffs Vineyard and Winery: 140 Buttermilk Hill Road, Ava; 618-763-4447 or www.thebluffswinery.com. GenKota Winery: 301 N. 44th St., Mount Vernon; 618-246-9463 or www.genkotawine.com Honker Hill Winery: 4861 Spillway Road, Carbondale: 618-549-5517 Lau-Nae Winery: 1522 Illinois 3, Red Bud; 618-2829463 or www.lau-naewinery.com Rustle Hill Winery: US 51, Cobden; 618-893-2700 or www.rustlehillwinery.com Shawnee Winery: 200 Commercial St., Vienna; 618-658-8400; www.shawneewinery.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 Walker’s Bluff: North on Reed Station Road, Carterville; 618-985-8463 or www.walkersbluff.com
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TONIGHT BENTON Duncan Dance Barn:: Spring Pond Opry Band, 6:30-9:30 p.m. CARBONDALE Tres Hombres: Oakhurst, 10 p.m.
MONDAY MARION Marion Youth Center: Ragtag Band, 7-10 p.m.
TUESDAY THOMPSONVILLE Lion’s Cave: Mike’s Band, 7-10 p.m. WEST FRANKFORT Colyer’s: Righteous Rebel Band, 7-11 p.m. WB Ranch Barn: WB Ranch Band, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
FRIDAY CARBONDALE Hangar 9: The Rum Drum Ramblers w/Kid Tiger Pinch Penny/Copper Dragon: Lt. Dan’s New Legs Tres Hombres: Four Next Door, 10 p.m. INA Ina Community Building: Friday Night Jam Band, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
SPILLERTOWN Track Side Dance Barn: Just Us, 7-10 p.m. THOMPSONVILLE Old Country Store Dance Barn: Jeanita Spillman & The Sentimental Swing Band, 7-10 p.m. WHITTINGTON Corner Dance Hall: Rebel Country Band, 7:30-10:30 p.m.
SATURDAY CARBONDALE Hangar 9: The Ben Miller Band w/Whistle Pigs Pinch Penny/Copper Dragon: Rock U Tres Hombres: The Venturies, 9 p.m. CENTRALIA Characters Beyond Books: FaydThru, Give It to the Winds, Sacrifice The Gods, Ryda Click, 6 p.m. COELLO The Italian Club: Cooter Brown, 8 p.m.-midnight HERRIN Perfect Shot: The Nashville Reject Tour MARION Marion Eagles: Salty Dog, 8 p.m.-midnight
Ramesses: South of 70 MURPHYSBORO Da Nite: Righteous Rebel, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Murphysboro Senior Center: The Pridesmen, 6:30-9:30 p.m. SPILLERTOWN Track Side Dance Barn: K & I Drifters, 7-10 p.m. THOMPSONVILLE Lion’s Cave: Swing “N” Country Band, 7-9:30 p.m. Old Country Store Dance Barn: Lil’ Boot & Classic Country, 7:30-10:30 p.m. WHITTINGTON Corner Dance Hall: Ms. Dahn & the Misters Band, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.
SUNDAY CARBONDALE Key West: Blue Plate Specials, 8 p.m.-midnight
MARION Marion Eagles: Salty Dog, 6-10 p.m.
Anna VFW: 70 VFW Lane, Anna 618833-5182 Carbondale Eagles: 1206 W. Linden, Carbondale 618-529-9345 Characters Beyond Books: 204 E. Broadway St., Centralia 618-5321111 Coloni’s Bar & Grill: 3 Park Plaza, Herrin 618-988-5341 Corner Dance Hall: 200 Franklin St., Whittington 618-303-5266 Coulterville VFW: 511 VFW St., Coulterville 618-758-9009 Da Nite: 803 N. 14th St., Murphysboro 618-684-3285 Duncan Dance Barn: 13545 Spring Pond Road, Benton 618-435-6161 Enrico’s: 208 S. Main St., Royalton 618-984-2071 Hangar 9: 511 S. Illinois Ave., Carbondale; 618-549-0511. Ina Community Building: 504 Elm St., Ina 618-315-2373 John Brown’s on the Square: 1000 Tower Square, Marion 618-9972909 Key West: 1108 W. Main, Carbondale 618-351-5998 Kip & Traci’s Colonial Club: 1602 Old Creal Springs Road, Marion 618-997-6989 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 618-9838107 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 618-9227853 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 618-2184676 Park Plaza Pub: 3 Park Plaza, Herrin, 618-988-1556 Perfect Shot Bar & Billiards: 3029 S. Park Ave., Herrin, 618-942-4655 Pinch Penny Pub/Copper Dragon: 700 E. Grand, Carbondale 618549-3348 PK’s: 308 S. Illinois Ave., Carbondale 618-529-1124 Pyramid Acres Marina: 12171 Marina Road, Marion 618-964-1184 Steelhorse Saloon and Campground: 202 Dewmaine Lane, Carterville 618-985-6713 Trackside Dance Barn: 104 Rock St., Spillertown 618-993-3035 Tres Hombres: 119 N. Washington St., Carbondale 618-457-3308 Underground Grill & Pub: 717 S. University Ave., Carbondale 618351-0171 WB Ranch Barn: 1586 Pershing Road, West Frankfort 618-9373718 Wit and Wisdom Nutritional Site: 225 E. Poplar St., West Frankfort 618-937-3070 Xrossroads: 101 Rushing Drive, Herrin 618-993-8393
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Stuart brings ‘Hillbilly Rock’ to Du Quoin COUNTRY SCENE Vince Hoffard
CA Studio B in Nashville is part of the Country Music Hall of Fame and a very popular tourist attraction. In its heyday, it was the creative epicenter for some of the greatest American music ever recorded by artists like Elvis Presley, Dolly Parton, Waylon Jennings and Charley Pride. The studio had been dormant for several years when country music renaissance man Marty Stuart received special permission to sweep out the moth balls and reactivate the studio for his critically acclaimed “Ghost Train” album, featuring the tune “Hummingbyrd,” which recently earned Stuart his fifth Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental. “Studio B has a profound pedigree, its where so much of American music’s legacy was forged. And sonically, this is a room that welcomes music,” Stuart said. Stuart first recorded in the studio four decades ago. He was a 13-year-old mandolin phenomenon at the time and a band member of bluegrass legend Lester Flatt. Many pickers that achieve greatness at an early age quickly burn out from the pressures of the industry, stick their instrument in the back of the closet and seek another vocation. Not Stuart. He traveled with Flatt from 1972-78. The band broke up because of Flatt’s failing health.
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Stuart then briefly worked with Doc Watson and Vassar Clements before joining the road band of Johnny Cash from 1979-85. He was married to Cindy Cash, the daughter of the country music icon, from 1983-88. He started a solo career in 1985 that produced hits like “Hillbilly Rock,” “Burn Me Down,” “Temped” and “Western Girls,” then teamed with outlaw buddy Travis Tritt for Grammy Award winner “The Whiskey Ain’t Workin’” and “Honky Tonkin’s What I Do Best,” which won a Country Music Association award for Vocal Event of the Year. Nowadays, Stuart and his band, The Fabulous Superlatives, carry the torch for traditional country music every Saturday night on RFDTV’s “The Marty Stuart Show, which has been the top-rated program on the cable television channel for two years. “It gives me a good feeling to know that country music is alive and well on television on any given Saturday night,” Stuart said. “After people work hard and cope with the pressure of life throughout the week, going out to a show or tuning in to watch some characters in cowboy clothes, singing and playing songs about real life is something I relate to.” Stuart will be in concert at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 1 at the Du Quoin State Fair. Tickets are $20. Opening the show will be Connie Smith, who has been married to Stuart since 1997. For more information, call the fair ticket office at 618-542-1535.
Smith was signed to RCA Records in 1964 and her debut single, “Once a Day,” became her signature song. It topped the Billboard charts for eight consecutive weeks. Her other hits have included “Just One Time,” “The Hurtin’s All Over,” “If I Talk To Him,” “Ain’t Had No Lovin’” and “Cincinnati, Ohio.” Known as the “Rolls Royce of country singers,” Smith received high praise from superstar Dolly Parton. “There are only three real female singers — Barbra Streisand, Linda Ronstadt and Connie Smith. The rest of us are only pretending,” Parton once said. Her chart success slowed during the 1970s, and in 1979, she went into semiretirement to focus on raising her five children. Since marrying Stuart, she has been actively recording new material and touring. She has a new album, “Long Line of Heartaches,” due out Aug. 23. Stuart was just a kid the first time he watched Smith at a 1970 concert. Awe struck by the beautiful blonde that was 17 years his senior, the youngster told his mother, “One day, I’m going to marry her.” Happily married now for 14 years, Stuart may be the busiest man in Music City. He is the leading country music memorabilia preservationist in the city. A member of the Grand Ole Opry since 1993, Stuart is also a board member and past president of the Country Music Foundation. VINCE HOFFARD can be reached at 618-658-9095 or vincehoffard@ yahoo.com.
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Concerts Southern Illinois Randall “Big Daddy” Webster: 9-11 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 11, Sigma Pi fraternity house, 1255 Lincoln Drive, Carbondale and 7:30-10:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 12, Blue Boar, Cobden; Webster has opened for and shared the stage with B.B. King, Robert Cray, Bobby Rush, the Doobie Brothers and Huey Lewis and the News; www.bigdaddy blues.com Battle of The Bands: 7-11 p.m. Friday, Aug. 12, Saint Andrew Church and School grounds, 723 Mulberry St., Murphysboro; part of the school festival, Friday-Saturday, Aug. 12-13; food, games, auction; music by Remedy, 7-11 p.m. Saturday; bring a lawn chair. Parsely & Sagebrush Band: Brown Bag Concert, noon-1 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 17, Town Square Pavilion, Carbondale; www.carbondalemainstreet.com. Blue Plate Specials: Brown Bag Concert, noon-1 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 24, Town Square Pavilion, Carbondale; www. carbondalemainstreet.com. Du Quoin State Fair: Josh Turner, 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 27; Matthew West
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Indiana Tribute to Hank Williams and Patsy Cline: By Jason Petty and Carolyn Martin, 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13, Boot City Opry, 11800 S. Highway 41, Terre Haute; $15; www.bootcityopry.com or 812-299-8379. Twelve Days of Christmas: Vince Gill and Amy Grant, Friday, Dec. 16, The Aiken Theatre at The Centre, 715 Locust St., Evansville; tickets now on sale;$44.50$79.50; www.ticketmaster.com or 800-7453000 or www.smgevansville.com.
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MESSAGE Jars of Clay brings Christian rock to Paducah’s Carson Center
BY ADAM TESTA
well. The band has laid claim to three Grammys and nine Gospel Music Association Dove Awards, hen Charlie in addition to other Lowell and his accolades. Lowell said bandmates first these accomplishments started playing together, all they wanted was a good mean even more in an era when the industry has GPA. been hit hard and doesn’t Lowell first met Dan always carry the best Haseltine, Steve Mason and Matt Bronleewe when reputation. “At the end of the day, the four were all music good music wins,” he said. students at the small The band draws its name Greenville College in from a famous scripture central Illinois. passage, but when crafting “We just sort of the lyrics and sounds of gravitated together and wrote a few songs,” Lowell songs, its members don’t force the Christian said. They recorded vernacular and language several tracks as a class upon its audience. project and decided to The band members all take a leap of faith and live their lives like enter them into a everyone else, dealing Nashville music with the struggles of competition. raising a family, being on In a complete shock to the road away from home all of them, they took and trying to persevere in home the top prize and a downed economy. Their attracted the attention of faith also plays a role in record label executives how they approach these throughout the city. issues, and that’s the “It was this very quick emotion they desire to see Cinderella story,” Lowell said. “We didn’t even have in their music. “We’re really drawn to a name.” the mystery of the faith, But they do now, and and we feel called to write it’s one that’s dominated about a wide spectrum of the Christian rock scene things,” Lowell said. in the more than 15 years “Some songs feel like the band has played commercials for God. together. Jars of Clay has That doesn’t really excite toured and played us and line up with what alongside not only top Christian acts of today but we want to do.” But while the band is a also notable secular acts project of the heart, including Matchbox Lowell said he and others Twenty and Sting. The group has racked up also have to handle it like a business. Part of that is an impressive résumé, as THE SOUTHERN
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The members of Christian rock group Jars of Clay met at Greenville College in 1994 and recorded their first songs as part of a class project. The band will play Saturday, Aug. 27, at The Carson Center in Paducah.
choosing tours. But that also doesn’t come down to strictly finances. Last year, Jars of Clay embarked on the Rock and Worship Roadshow with MercyMe and a number of other acts. The show wasn’t a huge payday, but the members of Jars of Clay had a good time touring with the other bands and playing for crowds of about 10,000 on each stop. The venture proved successful enough to warrant a second tour this fall. But before the band hits the road on that tour, its
summer schedule brings the boys to Paducah, where they will perform at 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27, at The Carson Center, 100 Kentucky Ave. Tickets start at $14 and can be purchased by calling 270450-4444 or online at www.thecarsoncenter.org. Between tours, the band will keep working on a new album, which Lowell said will likely be recorded after the first of the year. Right now, it seems to be taking a “quirky pop” sound, but everything is very much still a work in progress.
“We’re still finding it,” Lowell said. “There’s some reminiscing, some childhood memories. There are always these themes of brokenness and frailty. Those are themes that continue to be real for us.” The band has also recorded a new Christmas album, a tradition of sorts for the group, and has recorded an acoustic album of old, classic songs. But for now, the emphasis remains on the current tour and spreading the word of
both the band’s music and its efforts to help provide clean drinking water in Africa. Jars of Clay fans have donated money that has provided more than 1,000 African communities a better life. “Our fans have really rallied to that,” Lowell said. In exchange, the band has upped its ante on the road. “We’ve had some really fun shows lately,” he added. adam.testa@thesouthern.com 618-351-5031
MOVIES Call For Entries The 48 Hour Film Project: Filmmaking competition challenges teams to complete an entire film from writing and casting to filming and editing in 48 hours; challenge comes to Paducah, Friday-Sunday, Aug. 12-14; www.48hourfilm .com/tour/how.php. Artifacts and stories wanted: Carbondale Community Arts is searching for artifacts on the Good Luck Glove Factory; CCA representatives will be at the Varsity Center for the Arts, 418 S. Illinois Ave., Carbondale, from 10 a.m.4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13; information will be used in The Way We Worked Exhibit, Oct. 1-Nov. 12; 618-457-5100. Goin’ Fast and Lookin’ Good: Hot Rods in Southern Illinois exhibit seeks photos; stories to be displayed from Aug. 23-Nov. 10, University Museum, SIUC; pictures of hot rods and racers in Southern Illinois and stories about hot rodding and racing sought; photos can be scanned; deadline, Tuesday, Aug. 23; 618-453-7413 or nstein@siu.edu. Heart & Soul Art Exhibit: Deadline Sept. 2, Paducah City Hall; non-professional artists; entries are limited; exhibition dates, Sept. 7-Oct. 3; acrylic, oils, watercolors, pastels, drawings, 3D, mixed media, collage and photography; 270-443-1200
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Puppy Pepe: By Nelson Van Mere, Central Showcase at Realty Central, 1825 Murdale Shopping Center, Carbondale; through Aug. 27; Gallery Hours, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. MondayFriday and 9 a.m.-noon, Saturday. Fiber art: By Susan Lange, Corridor gallery, Carbondale Civic Center; colorful array of quilts; through August; 618-457-5100. Michala’s Journey: Tribeca Gallery, 127 Market House Square, Paducah; by Michala Pepper: through Sept. 7; www.facebook.com/michalap epper or mspepper2007@ hotmail.com. The Mystic Southwest: An exhibit of paintings by Carbondale native Anne Strawn, Harrisburg District Library; through Sept. 8; all works for sale; 618-253-7455. A Joyful Journey: Features art by Jerry Oliver at Shop Metro Now and Café 1210, located at 1210 Twelfth St., Metropolis; through Friday, Sept. 9; 6:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday. Celebrating the Wildlife & Landscape of Campus Lake: Photography by Al Parr. Art Alley Gallery, second floor of the SIUC Student Center; through Sept. 15; www. dialparr.com. A Parade of Quilts: Southern Illinois Art & Artisans Center, Rend Lake,
north of Benton; varied display of unique art quilts created by members of the Illinois Artisans Program; both traditional and modern designs; through Sept. 15; 618-629-2220. Civil War Era Quilts: Southern Illinois Art & Artisans Center, Rend Lake, north of Benton; includes a quilt from Anna whose fabrics include both Union and Confederate uniforms, said to be the sons of the maker; exit 77 off of Interstate 57; hours, 9-5 p.m. daily; free; through Sept. 30; 618-6292220. Member’s Choice: Little Egypt Arts Centre, 601 Tower Square, Marion; paintings, fiber, photographs, mixed media, jewelry; through Sept. 30; www.littleegypt arts.com. Snuggle and Snooze: Quilts for Children, Beck Family Center Gallery at Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, Mount Vernon; through Oct. 16; 618-242-1236 or www.cedarhurst.org. Gathering of Quilts: Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, Mount Vernon; through Oct. 16; 618-242-1236 or www.cedarhurst.org. Down On The Farm: Memories of Not That Long Ago, Logan Museum, 1613 Edith St., Murphysboro; through mid-November;
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618-303-0569 or johnalogan museum@globaleyes.net. Ongoing art exhibit: Photographs of Juhree Veach, mosaics from Janet Altoff and sculpture from Tom Horn, StarView Vineyards, 5100 Wing Hill Road, Cobden; 618-893-9463 or www. starviewvineyards.com. Jo Loomis: Williamson County Pavilion, Marion; paintings of landscapes, seascapes, people, pets; 618-889-5330 or vanjol@ frontier.com.
Reception Remembering Sarah Roush: Opening reception, 5-7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13, Yeiser Art Center, 200 Broadway St., Paducah; features a selection of Sarah Roush’s work, 10 a.m.4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; through Sept. 10; 270-4422453; www.theyeiser.org.
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New on DVD Paul: Two British comic-book geeks traveling across the U.S. encounter an alien. Starring Seth Rogen and Jason Bateman. Directed by Greg Mottola. Rated R. Super: After his wife falls under the influence of a drug dealer, an everyday guy transforms himself into Crimson Bolt, a superhero with the best intentions. Starring Rainn Wilson, Ellen Page, Kevin Bacon, Liv Tyler and Michael Rooker. Directed by James Gunn. Rated R. Jumping the Broom: Two very different families converge on Martha's Vineyard one weekend. Starring Julie Bowen and Paula Patton. Directed by Salim Akil. Rated PG-13. Your Highness: When Prince Fabious's bride is kidnapped, he goes on a
THEATER quest to rescue her ... accompanied by his lazy useless brother Thadeous. Starring Danny McBride, Natalie Portman and James Franco. Directed by David Gordon Green. Rated R. Mars Needs Moms: A young boy named Milo gains a deeper appreciation for his mom after Martians come to Earth to take her away. Starring Joan Cusack and Seth Green. Directed by Simon Wells. Rated PG. Tactical Force: A training exercise for the LAPD SWAT Team goes terribly wrong when they find themselves pitted against two rival gangs, armed with nothing but blanks. Starring Steve Austin and Michael Jai White. Directed by Adamo P. Cultraro. Rated R. — Adam Testa
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Exhibits A New Twist on Tradition: Southern Illinois Art & Artisans Center, Rend Lake, north of Benton; quilt artists who have reinterpreted traditional quilt patterns into a unique vision include Gail Baar, Rod Butterfield, Sharon DeLaCruz, Sherrie Grob, Deborah Fell, Robin Haller, Marie Samuel, Sue Spurlock, Ruth Stegmeyer, Susan Swisher, Laura Wasilowski and Sandra Werlich; through Aug. 21; 618-629-2220.
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who longs for more than a life of cooking, babies and Rated PG-13 for language social meetings. She finds and subject matter; an outlet for creativity by starring Emma Stone, anonymously writing a Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas book about the black Howard, Octavia Spencer, women who work for white families as maids, Sissy Spacek and Cicely housekeepers, nannies and Tyson; directed by Tate surrogate parents. Taylor; opening Friday at The primary focus is University Place 8 in Aibileen, played with Carbondale and AMC Oscar-caliber passion by Centre 8 in Marion Viola Davis, and Minny, portrayed by another potential Oscar nominee, BY RICK BENTLEY Octavia Spencer. The MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE NEWS actresses show the pain Director Tate Taylor has and pride of black women who worked in an managed to pull off the near impossible with “The environment where they Help.” He created a sweet, weren’t even allowed to use the family bathrooms. intelligent and serious Davis and Spencer never movie about racism in the deep South of the ’60s and allow their work to slip kept the humor that made into making their characters victims. Taylor the book by Kathryn shows that while they Stockett a best seller. were victimized by the To accomplish this, ignorance of the time, Taylor brought together they bent but never broke. the strongest female cast Add strong cameo in films since “Steel appearances by Sissy Magnolias.” Spacek and Cicely Tyson, Emma Stone continues who show even the to show she’s one of the smallest role can be played best young performers for great power or humor. working today with her The weak link is Bryce portrayal of Skeeter, a Dallas Howard as the Southern white woman
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‘Glee: The 3D Concert Movie’ opens Friday in theaters in Carbondale and Marion.
‘Glee’ movie not OK the way it is the demographic for this Glee: The 3D admittedly good-natured, Concert Movie ** perky concert movie’s Rated PG for mild audience. But like that innuendo; starring Lea popular 20-year-old Michelle, Cory Monteith, “Saturday Night Live” Chris Colfer, Kevin McHale, skit, which featured Amber Riley, Darren Criss, satirist Al Franken as a relentlessly cheerful, Heather Morris, Dianna sexually ambiguous selfAgron, Naya Rivera and help therapist, “Glee: The Mark Salling; directed by Kevin Tancharoen; opening 3D Concert Movie” goes overboard with its Friday at ShowPlace 8 in message that, hey, you’re Carbondale and AMC OK just the way you are! Centre 8 in Marion So, in between live performances from this BY HOWARD COHEN summer’s “Glee” arena MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE NEWS tour of classic rock oldies and Lady Gaga (“Born Think of “Glee: The This Way,” of course, ’cuz, 3D Concert Movie” as hey, you’re OK just the Stuart Smalley merged way you are!) we meet real with an extended teens like Janae Meraz, a commercial for this fall’s 16-year-old Californian third season of the Fox born with achondroplasia, musical series. a bone disorder that leads Just don’t think of it as to dwarfism, who speaks especially entertaining of triumphing over after the initial sugar fizz challenges and how of the opening “Don’t “Glee,” gosh darn it, is a Stop Believin” wears off — major part of that. You unless you are a cardjust know she’s going to carrying Gleek and you win the prom queen still dot your i’s with big tiara because seeing as hearts. how they gave it to Kurt If you have to ask on the TV show, it’s clear “Who’s Stuart Smalley?” the unconventional you’re probably beyond choice always wins out
in Gleeville. Great messages, of course. But “Glee: 3D” is not good enough, it’s not smart enough, and doggone it, well, you get the gist. Perhaps “Glee: 3D” would be easier to take if the spoken interludes didn’t feel so random. Fans speak of how they worship gay character Kurt (Chris Colfer), but instead of leading into Colfer’s moment on stage, it’s Mercedes (Amber Riley), over-emoting “Ain’t No Way.” Colfer has his time, however. The major student characters recreate their TV set pieces. (Aside from Gwyneth Paltrow’s one tune, none of “Glee’s” adults appear in the film. Forget you, Sue Sylvester.) Colfer and Lea Michele (Rachel) once again play out the 1963 Judy Garland-Barbra Streisand “Happy Days Are Here Again”/ “Get Happy” shtick. Kevin McHale (Artie) has his “Safety Dance” number and Mark Salling (Puck) ogles the “heap big woman” in “Fat Bottomed Girls.”
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‘Final Destination 5’ Survivors of a suspension-bridge collapse learn there’s no way you can cheat death. The movie continues the franchise started in 2000 and stars Nicholas D’Agosto, Emma Bell and Arlen Escarpeta. Directed by Steven Quale, it is rated R for strong violent/gruesome accidents, and some language. The movie opens Friday at ShowPlace 8 in Carbondale and AMC Centre 8 in Marion.
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