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z MOVIES z ART z MUSIC z WINERIES z THINGS TO DO z Art Event CUF Artist’s Series: An exhibition and discussion of the art of professional wildlife artist R. Michael Fisher, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 25, Carbondale Unitarian Fellowship, 105 N. Parrish Lane at Sunset Drive; refreshments; free; terrinina@gmail.com.
Displays, Exhibits Liberties of Construction: Form, Content & Color, the artwork of Katherine Taylor and Billy Hertz, New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art, corner of Church and Main streets, New Harmony, Ind; through Aug. 15; 812-6823156 or www.nhgallery.com. Abstract and NonObjective Paintings and Sculptures: Members of Little Egypt Arts Association, Shawnee Community College, 8364 Shawnee College Road, Ullin; main H hallway; through Aug. 20; 1-800-481-2242. My Nature/Your Nature: Sculptural work incorporating wood, found objects, cast bronze and video projections by Travis Graves, Yeiser Art Center, 200 Broadway St., Paducah; through Aug. 27; free; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday–Saturday; 270-4422453 or www.theyeiser.org. Digital Art: By Aloha Romay, Tribeca Restaurant & Gallery, 127 S. 2nd St., Market House Square. Paducah;
through Sept. 7; aloha fotograf@gmail.com or 270-210-1753. Carstens/Morrison Impressionist Painting Exhibit: 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; 618-997-0421, or e-mail allencarstens@verizon.net From Humble Beginnings — Lincoln’s Illinois 18301861: Southern Illinois Art and Artisans Center, Whittington; the exhibition presents a perspective of the Illinois Abraham Lincoln found when he entered the state in 1830; through Sept. 26; 618-629-2220 or www.museum.state.il. us/ismsites/so-il. 21st annual Gathering of Quilts: 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; 618-242-1236 or www.cedarhurst.org. Japanese Kite Prints: Barbara J. Beck Family Education Center, Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, 2600 E. Richmond Road, Mount Vernon; through Oct. 17; 618242-1236. Gone But Not Forgotten — The Power of Cemeteries: The General John A. Logan
Museum, 1613 Edith Street, Murphysboro; an overview of cemeteries in rural Southern Illinois during the 19th and early 20th centuries; through Nov. 15; 618-684-3455 or 618-303-0569. Carolyn Gassan Plochmann 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 http://archives.lib. siu.edu/index.php?pcollectio ns/controlcard&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; 618-8939463.
Receptions Antarctica photography exhibit: By Gary Kolb, Varsity Gallery, Varsity Center For The Arts, Carbondale; reception, 5-6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 25; exhibit now through month of August; 618-4575100. Craig Thomas: Corridor Gallery, Carbondale Civic Center; reception, 5-6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 25; exhibit now through month of August; www.craigthomas. com.
CCA offers $500 awards for public art CARBONDALE — Carbondale Community Arts will have $500 awards available for the 26 southernmost counties of Illinois to support free public art events during October, which is Arts and Humanities month. The program is funded by an Illinois Arts Council grant, which was funded by the National Endowment for the Arts.
Awards will be offered for one project in each community. The deadline for applications, which should be submitted through a mayor or other elected official, is Sept. 17. Communities in the counties of Alexander, Clay, Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Lawrence,
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z MOVIES z POP CULTURE z ART z MUSIC z WINERIES z THEATER z THINGS TO DO z BOOKS z Authors, Books Two Elephants in the Room: Overpopulation and Opportunities We Overlook at Our Peril, book signings by David E. Christensen, 2 p.m. Saturday Aug. 14, Bookworm, Eastgate Shopping Center, Carbondale and 2 p.m. Saturday Aug. 21, Marion Bookworm, Illinois Centre Mall; 618-457-2665. Half-price book sale: 1-7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 30, Herrin Library, 120 N. 13th St.; new and used books, paperbacks, cookbooks, sheet music, books-on-tape, aviation
manuals; also, donations of children’s books sought; 618-942-6109.
www.siucstudentcenter.org. Logan classes: Fiddling, guitar playing, ballroom dancing, drawing and painting, golf, private Classes investigations and tae kwan Talent Education School of do are among the classes Southern Illinois: TESSI offered this summer by John classes begin Aug. 16 for pre- A. Logan College Continuing school music programs, Education; classes continue Wiggles N Tunes and through mid-August; www. KiddyKeys, 705 W. Main St., jalc.edu/cont_ed/classes.php. Carbondale; 618-457-6300, ext. 2; award@tessimusic.org Events or www.tessimusic.org. Student Center Craft Game Nite: 7:30 p.m. Shop: Variety of crafts and Friday, Aug. 13, American classes offered, SIUC; Legion Post 147, 11720 618-453-3636, Longstreet Road, Marion;
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7-9 p.m. Aug. 16, 17, 23 and 4-6:30 p.m. Aug. 24 Varsity Center for the Arts 418 S. Illinois Ave., Carbondale A wide age range of roles for males and females; prepare a one-minute comedic or dramatic monologue or read from the script, available at Carbondale Public Library; performances Oct. 8-10, 15-17. More info: StageCoPublicity@hotmail.com
St. Andrew School Festival: Carnival, bingo, food, music, 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: Sunday-Saturday, Aug. 15-21, Pulaski; parade, 5 p.m., Sunday; gospel singing and community worship, 7 p.m. Sunday; demolition derby; horse show; car and truck show; tractor pull; carnival, 6-11 p.m. Monday-Saturday; 618-342-6622. Steam, Gas and Threshing Show: Wednesday-Sunday, Aug. 18-22, Perry County Fairgrounds, Pinckneyville; threshing demonstrations with steam tractors and horse power, antique machinery demonstrations, animal teams, blacksmithing,, tractor activities, miniature train rides; parade, 5 p.m., Thursday, uptown; antique car show Sunday; worship service, 8 a.m. Sunday; $5; under 12, free; 618-357-3241 or www.american thresherman.com. Balloon Fest: FridaySunday, Aug. 20-22, Fairs, Festivals Foundation Park, Illinois 161 Williamson County Fair: East, Centralia; hot air balloon Through Saturday, Aug. 14, festival features more than 40 fairgrounds, Marion; carnival, balloons, races, balloon glows, gospel music, Mr. and Miss craft fair, car show, music, Williamson County, antique activities for kids, fireworks, tractor and horse pull, food and cardboard boat western horse show, livestock races; adults, $2; students judging, motor cross, under 6, free; 888-533-2600; demolition derby and arts and www.balloon-fest.com. crafts; 618-751-9318. Union County Fair: Aug. Christopher Homecoming: 21-28, fairgrounds, Anna; Thursday-Sunday, Aug. 12-15, horse show, livestock shows, Bill Dennison Park, car show, queen pageant, Christopher; car show and 5K exhibits, carnival;: 618-833run, Saturday; Christian 8923 or www.unioncounty music, Sunday; 618-218-1710. fair.net. Hardin County Heritage Du Quoin State Fair: Aug. Festival: Elizabethtown, 27-Sept. 6, fairgrounds; Friday-Saturday, Aug. 13-14, harness racing, car races, Elizabethtown; 1800s outdoor carnival, exhibits, senior play, a pageant, quilt shows, center, petting zoo; parking Gala Street Ball and a Regal fee $5.; 618-542-1515 or Woman’s Tea; 618-287-7090. www.duquoinstatefair.net. tacos; 618-997-6168. Jour de Fete Arts and Craft Show: SaturdaySunday, Aug. 14-15, downtown Ste. Genevieve, Mo.; hours, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday; wine tasting; www.stegenevieve jourdefete.com or 800-3737007. A Guide to Understanding Illinois’s Historic Cemeteries: 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 15, Gen. John A. Logan Museum, Murphysboro; presented by Hal Hassen of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources and Dawn Cobb with the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency; presentation on graves, grave markers, landscaping, fences and spatial arrangement; part of exhibit Gone But Not Forgotten: The Power of Cemeteries; 618-684-3455; www.loganmuseum.org. Arts, Crafts and Yard Sale: 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 21, SIU Arena’s lot 18; proceeds benefit Boys and Girls Club of Carbondale and The Women’s Center; www. carbondalebreakfastrotary.or g or 888-378-2672.
Films Billy Jack: On outdoor screen, 8:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 13, 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.
Auditions Chorus Auditions: For Paducah Symphony Children’s and Youth Chorus, 5-6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 12, 10 a.m.noon, Saturday, Aug. 14 and 5-6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 19, First Presbyterian Church of Paducah; 270-444-0065 or admin@paducahsymphony.org Southern Illinois Kids Got Talent auditions: 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 14, West Frankfort High School and 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 21, John A. Logan College, Carterville; registration fee, $25/$15; show set, 7 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 25, Marion Cultural and Civic Center; proceeds benefit the Williamson County Child Advocacy Center; www. sikgottalent.com or 618-9423800. Auditions: The Laramie Project, a re-enactment of interviews with residents of Laramie, Wyo., relating to the events surrounding the death of a young man who was attacked because he was gay; presented by The Stage Company; roles for males and females; 7-9 p.m. Mondays, Aug. 16 and 23; 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 17; 4-6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug.24, Varsity Center for the Arts, 418 S. Illinois Ave., Carbondale. Show is Oct. 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17. Prepare one-minute comedic or dramatic monologue or read from the script, which is available at Carbondale Public Library.
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Three Graces to explore Shakespeare’s love at Liberty
vagabond days are gone. “It feels really, really Three Graces Theatre production in good,” said Susan From Shakespeare, was founded in 2009 to Murphysboro this Harrocks, the group’s cowith Love stage classic productions weekend. president. “It’s kind of 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, such as Greek, Roman or Three Graces will stressful out there when 3 p.m. Sunday; at Liberty Shakespearian works to present its summer you’re trying to put on Theater, 1333 Walnut St., Southern Illinois Shakespeare program, community theater communities. “From Shakespeare, with without a place to do it.” Murphysboro; a Three The goal was to provide Three Graces began as Graces Theatre production love,” beginning Saturday a place where people could at Liberty Theater at 1333 Harrocks, Jennifer Caudell about the playwright’s participate in and learn Walnut St. The program and Sydney O’Melia depiction of love in several will explore different kinds about theater and to give Ambos and now has six tales; $8 admission at the of love in Shakespeare’s plays that don’t get a lot of members. door. play a chance on stage. works, from passion of Eleven people will For a while, the Romeo and Juliet to the BY D.W. NORRIS playfulness of Orlando and company’s place was no THE SOUTHERN place in particular. Rosalind, and from the Most venues were too love of country of Henry V MURPHYSBORO — expensive to call home. to the political love of Beauty, charm and Instead, Three Graces Anthony and Cleopatra. creativity have long been performed at the Southern “From Shakespeare, known as the three graces, with Love” will play at Illinois University but a local theater Carbondale Student 7 p.m. Friday and company is proving there Center amphitheater and Saturday, and at 3 p.m. should be a fourth grace — Sunday. at the Carbondale determination. Tickets are $8. There are Unitarian Fellowship. After months without a coupons for $1 off on the Now they have an ashome, Three Graces you-go agreement with back of Schnuck’s Theatre will stage its first the Liberty, and those receipts.
Learn more about Three Graces Theatre by going to www.flipsideonline.com and look for the link from this story. participate in the weekend’s Shakespeare presentation, and the group plans on staging a children’s production in December, something Greek or Roman in January and a Steve Falconedirected play in the spring. Three Graces is always
looking for new members or volunteers. For more information, visit Three Graces Theatre website or e-mail Harrocks at threegraces theatre@gmail.com. dw.norris@thesouthern.com 618-351-5074
Heritage Fest activities to come to Elizabethtown starting today ELIZABETHTOWN — Hardin County’s 2010 Heritage Festival opens today in Elizabethtown and promises three days of old-time family fun. The Heritage Fest Pageant kicks things off at 6 p.m. today at the Hardin County School. Dusk Friday brings the feature film “3:10 to Yuma” starring Russell
Crowe to Movies on the Ohio at the Rose Hotel. Saturday is jam-packed with events beginning at 8 a.m. when the welcome center, flea market and vendors open for business. There will be a quilt show from noon to 4 p.m. Also starting at noon is Kids, Kids, Kids at the pavilion. The Front Porch
Assembly bluegrass band will play from 4 to 6 p.m. at the pavilion, and a duck race on the Ohio River happens from 6 to 7 p.m. The festival ends with an 1860s-era play from 7 to 8 p.m. For more information on Hardin County’s Heritage Festival, call 618-2874333.
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13-14 and 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 15, The Liberty Theatre Murphysboro; presented by Three Graces Theatre; program shows Shakespeare’s view on different forms of love including the passion of Romeo and Juliet, the political love of Antony and Cleopatra, the playful love of Orlando and Rosalind and the love of country from Henry V; $8; www.facebook.com/ pages/Three-GracesTheatre/110365032309664.
CROWNS: The Musical, 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Aug. 1314, Community Arts Center, 1250 E. Rexford St, Centralia; features six African American women whose stories of “love, loss, identity and sisterhood are woven around the hats that crown their heads;”adults, $8;younger than 12, $5; in conjunction with the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibit NEW HARMONIES: 618-5322951 Web: www.centralia arts.org.
Organ Recital: William Bryant, 3 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 15, First Presbyterian Church of Carbondale; works by J.S. Bach, Marcel Dupre, Felix Mendelssohn, and Leon Boellmann; Brandon Odom will perform a vocal selection accompanied by the organ; reception after.
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the Whistle Pigs (3 p.m. Saturday) during a wine tasting, and the Steve Hicks Band (7 p.m. today) to open up the event. “We kind of stepped it up a little bit this year,” said Bruce McMurray, homecoming chairman. “Normally have music Thursday, Friday and Saturday, but this is the second year for the beer tent and we needed something to boost the crowd up in there a little bit.” For Dick Burkitt, and trumpet player with the Rhythm Ramblers, this year’s homecoming offered a chance to relive some good old memories. “We played back in the 1950s and we played a lot of the clubs like The Elks and The Moose, and we played a lot of the old standards,” Burkitt said. “When Elvis got popular, our music went out.” Burkitt and saxophonist Buddy Rogers, still a popular local musician, will be the two original members of the band to play.
“We’re hoping he (Rogers) is going to carry some of us,” Burkitt said. “We’re going to have a lot of fun getting back together.” Pianist Sara Allen and trombonist Louis Antonelli have passed away and drummer Carl Mitchell won’t make it. Arizona’s Mike Flatt will travel in to play clarinet. Mike Smith will play drums for Ray Carter, who can’t make it. More folks than the Rhythm Ramblers will be able to catch up with each other over the weekend. There is a Class of 1970 mixer in the beer garden Friday and an all-classes reunion from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Christopher Civic Center. “I think it’s going to be bigger this year in that we have a lot more things going on,” said Benita Coffel, a former chairperson and longtime homecoming committee member. “The car show is going to be bigger this year. We have some unique motorcycles too.” — D.W. Norris
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rodeo; car and motorcycle show registration; softball tourney; wine tasting in the beer garden; inflatables open z 11 a.m. Sat., fish fryers open z 1-4 p.m. Sat., all-class reunion, Civic Center z 3 p.m. Sat., Whistle Pigs, beer garden z 4:30 p.m. Sat., U.S. flag retirement ceremony z 5:30 p.m. Sat., Rhythm Ramblers z 7 p.m. Sat., Jackson Junction z Noon Sun., fish fryers open; inflatables open z 1 p.m. Sun., ice cream social z 2 p.m. Sun., Christian music begins
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618-893-2233. Blues Bandits: 8:30 p.m. Saturday, The Palace Pizzeria, 215 Appleknocker Drive, Cobden; 618-8934415. Danny Schmidt w/Carrie Elkin: 7 p.m. Monday, Yellow Moon Café, 110 N. Front St., Cobden; www.yellowmoon cafe.com; 618-893-2233. Tim “The Magic Man” Needham: Magician, 7-9 p.m. Wednesdays, Fat Patties, 611B S. Illinois Ave., Carbondale; 618529-3287.
Wineries Breeden, Bradley & Maze: 6-9 p.m. Friday, Rustle Hill Winery Bud Summers: 2-5 p.m. Saturday, Blue Sky Vineyard Dirtwater Fox: 3-6 p.m., Saturday, Von Jakob Vineyard Wingin In: 5-9 p.m. Saturday, StarView Vineyards Rusty Wright Band: 6-9 p.m. Saturday, Rustle Hill Winery Gizzae: 6-9 p.m.
Saturday, Walker’s Bluff J. Brown Band: 2-5 p.m. Sunday, Blue Sky Vineyard Bruce Zimmerman: 2-5 p.m. Sunday, Rustle Hill Winery Barefoot Trolley: 3-6 p.m., Sunday, Von Jakob Orchard Derren Raser: 3-6 p.m. Sunday, Walker’s Bluff Boondock Billies: 4-8 p.m. Sunday, StarView Vineyards Dan Wiethop: 5-8 p.m. Sunday, Rustle Hill Winery
Blue Sky Vineyard: 3150 S. Rocky Comfort Road, Makanda; 618-995-9463 or www.blueskyvineyard.com Rustle Hill Winery: US 51, Cobden; 618-893-2700 or www.rustlehillwinery.com StarView Vineyards: 5100 Wing Hill Road, Cobden; 618 893-9463 or starviewvineyards.com Von Jakob Orchard: 230 Illinois 127, Alto Pass; 618893-4600 or www.vonjakobvineyard.com Von Jakob Vineyard: 1309 Sadler Road, Pomona; 618-893-4500 or www.vonjakobvineyard.com Walker’s Bluff: North on Reed Station Road, Carterville; 618-985-8463 or www.walkersbluff.com
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BENTON Duncan Dance Barn:: Spring Pond Band, 6:30-9:30 p.m. CARBONDALE Tres Hombres: The Ben Miller Band, 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: FNR PK’s: Delta Tres Hombres: The Black Fortys, 10 p.m. DU QUOIN Timeout Sports Bar: Hunter, Halstead, Shreve & Steeb INA Ina Community Building: Friday Night Jam Band, 6:30-9:30 p.m. MARION Desperado’s: Big Hurry and The Wait John Brown’s on the Square : Joe Swank w/Dave Schultz,
8:30-11:30 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, 7:3010:30 p.m. WHITE ASH The White Ash Barn: The. Heartland Country Band, 7-10 p.m. WHITTINGTON Corner Dance Hall: Prospectors Band, 7:30-10:30 p.m.
SATURDAY CARBONDALE Pinch Penny/Copper Dragon: 17th Floor Tres Hombres: The Giant City Slickers, 10 p.m. DU QUOIN Timeout Sports Bar: Storm Limit HERRIN Park Plaza Pub: Breeden, Bradley & Mace, 8 p.m. MARION Marion Eagles: Salty Dog, 8 p.m.-midnight
Ramesse: Naked Turtles, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. MOUNT VERNON Double K’s Kickin Country: Jacks-RBetter, 7-10 p.m. SPILLERTOWN Track Side Dance Barn: Mike & Band, 710 p.m. THOMPSONVILLE Old Country Store Dance Barn: Lil’ Boot & Classic Country, 7:3010:30 p.m.
SUNDAY CARBONDALE Key West: Ivas John Blues Band MARION Marion Eagles: Salty Dog, 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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Battle of the young bands to take center stage at St. Andrew Festival St. Andrew Festival
BY D.W. NORRIS
Friday and Saturday, St. Andrew School, 733 Mulberry St., Murphysboro; St. Andrew Festival is the school’s major yearly fundraiser running from 4 to 11 p.m. each night; admission is free; all-you-can-eat fish and chicken dinners are $10 for adults, $5 for children; there will be a Teen Battle of the Bands from 7 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Remedy from 8 to 11 p.m. Friday, raffles for prizes totaling $12,000, a beer tent, silent auctions and games for children.
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MURPHYSBORO — It’s been a while since the recent high school graduate Colin Neill participated in a battle of the bands. The last time Neill competed, the guitarist was a student at St. Andrew School, which hosts the Teen Battle of the Bands at the 31st St. Andrew Festival in Murphysboro. The contest runs from 7 to 11 p.m. Saturday and the winner will be booked to play a show at Black Diamond Harley-Davidson in Marion. Neill said the competitive aspect of the
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contest was good, but performing with Midnight Smile at his old school was even better. “It’s a really good time,” Neill said. “I’m just really glad to come back and play St. Andrew because it’s where I had such a good time and such a good childhood.” With Max Crouse on drums, Diego Campos on guitar and Robert Ketter holding down the bass guitar and vocals, Midnight Smile plays classic and contemporary rock ‘n’ roll cover songs. The rest of Saturday’s bands bring something unique to the competition. belies the youth of its members. Mentality drummer Half the four-man group Carson Morrison said his is still in high school, with band has experience that Morrison and bassist and vocalist Dillon Rushing headed to John A. Logan College in the fall. While they’re young, Mentality is far from the youngest band set to take the stage this weekend. In fact, given the amount of gigs they’ve played, Mentality, rounded out by high schoolers Brayden Rogers on rhythm and Dylan Meggs on lead guitar, probably comes into the four-band competition as the most experienced group in the field. Mentality has played Pop’s in Sauget, the Spotlight in Carbondale and venues in Marion, Harrisburg and Herrin. There have also been appearances in little Nashville, Centralia and Cape Girardeau, and have done a pretty good job of spreading their original, hybrid-metal songs around the region. “The more and more we play, the more the audience starts to like it because they get familiar
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with our songs,” Morrison said. While Mentality has experience, guitarist Matthew Moreland and the cover band Full Throttle are a little greener. Moreland’s brother, drummer Lucas, is a seventh-grader at St. Andrew. Goreville High School student Taylor Lence brings the most experience in the group. Matthew Moreland said competing against more seasoned bands would present opportunities and challenges. “It’s going to be awesome,” he said. “It’s going to be a little nervewracking too. It’s all about having fun. That’s all we’re trying to do.” Rounding out the fearsome foursome of bands are Carbondale rockers Left Handed Smile. The quintet is made up of bassist and lead vocalist Rob Goodin, rhythm guitarist and vocalist Devin Flanagin, lead guitarist Chris Intravaia, pianist Jacob Gorecki and drummer David Blaise. The battle of the bands
is a centerpiece event it’s just one in a packed weekend schedule. St. Andrew Festival, sponsored in part by The Southern Illinoisan, will have all-you-can-eat fish and chicken dinners from 4 to 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday night, respectively. Dinners are $10 for adults and $5 for children. There will also be bingo, a beer tent, cash raffles for prizes totaling $12,000, a silent auction and games for children from 6 to 10 p.m. each night. The band Remedy will perform from 8 to 11 p.m. Friday. While there will be plenty of fun, festival committee member Mary Mechler said the event was about more than a good time. “This is our major fundraiser for the year,” Mechler said. “It allows the school to get basic necessities and also helps with tuitions” for children who might not otherwise be able to attend the school. dw.norris@thesouthern.com 618-351-5074
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Regional Colgate Country Showdown winner to compete at state fair Over the past four years, McGee says he has dramatically improved his vocal skills by practicing daily. He has been COUNTRY SCENE displaying his stronger voice nearly every Thursday on location with Ramblin’ Dan Vince Hoffard Karaoke. In May, after winning a qualifying round at Donna’s Sweetwater in Benton, ince Gill labored in musical obscurity he pulled off a rare feat by becoming a for many years, playing in top-notch repeat winner of the Colgate Country bluegrass and rock bands that only Showdown at HerrinFest, unleashing reached the fringe of commercial flawless versions of “Do I” by Luke Bryan success. He always seemed to come up a and Keith Urban’s “Tonight I Want To club short, until making a commitment Cry.” to remain strictly focused on the country “I’ve grown tremendously as a vocalist industry. over the past four years,” McGee says. Gill released 13 singles before finding “I’ve got a lot of confidence in my ability. the magic formula in 1990 with the There is nothing keeping me from haunting ballad “When I Call You Name.” winning the whole thing, but for me it’s He used the breathtakingly high, not about winning. I just want people to lonesome sound to become a multiple hear me sing and enjoy my music.” If he makes it to the Nashville finals, he winner of the Country Music McGee says he has honed his vocals to would be following in the footsteps of Association’s Entertainer of the Year as close to perfection as possible for a local singer Deanna Freeman, who made award and earn induction into the run at the Country Showdown state title, it to the finals twice. Country Music Hall of Fame in 2007. which is being conducted at the Illinois McGee is eager to start his own band, A Marion native hopes to follow the State Fair in Springfield on Aug. 22. same career path as his Oklahoma hero. Darius Rucker is appearing at the fair the “Vince Gill is my biggest influence,” same night. says Chris McGee. “I like all the Garth The 28-year-old McGee, who was born Brooks stuff, but it’s hard for me to sing. and raised in Spillertown, has updated I have a higher range. I’m a natural tenor, his play list for the state capitol just like Vince. His songs are emotional appearance. He will repeat “Do I” by and powerful.” Luke Bryan, but has replaced the Keith McGee has been struggling in the Urban tune with the wildly popular “I musical trenches of Southern Illinois for Pray For You” by Jaron and The Long a long time. He appeared to breakout in Road to Love. 2006, when he captured the regional “People go crazy when they hear that Colgate Country Showdown title at song. I guess everyone can relate to HerrinFesta Italiana, but he failed to win relationship problems,” he says. the state crown in competition at St. After the state final in Springfield, Charles. McGee would have to win at two “I had just started singing in public, additional sites, before making it to the and I was really nervous,” McGee says. “I national finals in Nashville, hosted by didn’t know anything about entertaining LeAnn Rimes. The winner receives or working the crowd.” $100,000 and a recording contract.
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z MOVIES z POP CULTURE z ART z MUSIC z WINERIES z THEATER z THINGS TO DO z BOOKS z Concerts Southern Illinois Rockfest: 3 p.m. Saturday, 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; 618-983-5300. Wil Maring: Noon, Wednesday, Aug. 18, Town Square Pavilion, Carbondale; free; www.carbondalemain street.com. Bend in the River Brass Band: 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 22, Southeastern Illinois College Performing Arts Center Harrisburg; traditional Britishstyle brass band; $10; 618-252-5400. The Black Fortys: Noon, Wednesday, Aug. 25, Town Square Pavilion, Carbondale; free; www.carbondalemain
street.com. 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 1800’s and jazzstyle arrangements; $12; part of touring Smithsonian Exhibit; 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;advance tickets, $15.50; at the door, $20.50; www.marionccc.org.
Du Quoin State Fair Lee Ann Womack: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 28, Du Quoin State Fairgrounds,
grandstand; $30/$25; 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; 618-542-1515 or www.agr.state.il.us/dq Seether: 7:30 p.m. Saturday Sept. 4, Du Quoin State Fairgrounds, grandstand; $30/ $25; www.agr.state.il.us/dq.
Indiana Marvina Bowker: Patsy Cline tribute, 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 14, Boot City Opry, 11800 S. Highway 41, Terre Haute; $15; www.bootcityopry.com.
Kentucky Family Concert Series: Winds, 7 p.m. today, Maiden Alley Cinema, Paducah; featuring members of The Paducah Symphony Orchestra; 270-444-0065. STUDIO
Julia’s latest Julia Roberts stars in ‘Eat, Pray, Love,’ which is based on the memoir by Elizabeth Gilbert. The story line follows Gilbert, who while trying to get pregnant, realized that she wasn’t so happily married and that her life needed to go in a different direction. After a painful divorce, she takes off on a round-the-world journey to Italy (above), India and Bali. The movie, which is rated R for brief strong language, some sexual reference and some nudity, also stars James Franco, Javier Bardem and Richard Jenkins.
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‘The Expendables’ will take you back to big, bloody ’80s action movies The Expendables **
Statham, Terry Crews and Randy Couture go out rootin’, tootin’ and shootin’ black-and-brown people in various Godforsaken parts of the world. It’s a gonzo action film from a guy who has forgotten more about making action films than most of the filmmakers who followed him. So the brawls are bigger, the guns are louder, the explosions more epic than in any other film BY ROGER MOORE this summer. MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE NEWS It’s sort of an ensemble piece about mercenaries Here they are, “the REAL hired first to free some A-Team,” the pride and joy sailors taken hostage by of big, bloody ’80s action Somali pirates, then sent to movies, back for a last take down the dictator of a roundup. fictional Caribbean nation. “The Expendables,” Stallone is “Barney,” the Sylvester Stallone’s all-star leader of the pack. Literally. mercenary movie, is a All these dudes ride deliriously retro ride into motorcycles. They get their Reagan-era blockbusters. jobs through a tattoo artist, The brawn and testosterone played with a grizzled glee (among other bulkby Mickey Rourke. But inducing substances) drip they’ve just fired junkie off the screen as Sly, Dolph gun-nut “Gunner” Lundgren, Jet Li, Jason (Lundgren, one of his better
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‘Scott Pilgrim vs. The World’ makes for a substance-free, but surprisingly enjoyable flick Scott Pilgrim vs. The World **½ Rated PG-13 for stylized violence, sexual content, language and drug reference; starring Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Kieran Culkin; directed by Edgar Wright. BY ROBERT W. BUTLER MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE NEWS
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World” is surprisingly enjoyable. Director Edgar Wright (“Shaun of the Dead,” “Hot Fuzz”) and a big cast deliver a high-energy goof-fest that amuses without ever saying anything. Based on Bryan Lee O’Malley’s series of graphic novels, “Scott Pilgrim” is about a Toronto dweeb (Michael Cera — who else?) smitten by one Ramona Flowers (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), a girl with punky Day-Glo hair and an attitude of studied
indifference. There’s a catch. Ramona informs Scott that she has had a colorful romantic past and that to win her hand he must battle and defeat her “seven evil exes.” These range from a skateboarding movie action star (Chris Evans) and a vegan master of telekinesis (Brandon Routh) to a lesbian martial artist (Mae Whitman) and a sleazy svengali who might actually be Satan himself (Jason Schwartzman). Scott’s brawls with these
rivals are patterned after the fights in video games. An onscreen counter keeps track of the score, and when Scott delivers a fatal blow his opponent explodes in a shower of gold coins. No, it doesn’t make a bit of sense. Get used to it. Nor, for that matter, does Scott’s magnetism STUDIO for women. The guy looks Scott Pilgrim (Michael Cera) shares a moment with his love like and has all the interest, Ramona Flowers (Mary Elizabeth Winstead). personality of a fetus, but the ladies think he’s pure romance, but don’t expect mundane as common catnip. to actually feel anything in sense or recognizable “Scott Pilgrim” is so hip that department. emotion. Ostensibly it’s a and ironic that it hasn’t time for anything as
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