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‘The Wizard of Oz’ coming to Shryock CARBONDALE — Southern Illinois has had its share of bad weather in recent years, and now the forecast is calling for a devastating tornado to touch down at Shryock Auditorium in October. When this storm blows through the Kansas setting displayed on the stage, the classic family musical character Dorothy Gale and her loveable companion Toto will once again be swept away to the magical land of Oz. The national touring production of “The Wizard of Oz” blows into Southern Illinois for two performances Sunday, Oct. 16. Shows are set for 2 and 7:30 p.m., and tickets are $24 to $54 and can be purchased online at www.southerntickets online.com or by calling 618-453-6000. They go on sale at 10 a.m. Monday. Based on the Royal
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Rachel and Nikolas from Cristaudo’s. Tickets for the event are $30 per person and can be purchased online at ShawneeHillsWineGrapes.org. Only 125 tickets will be sold. The festivities continue Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 3-4, with the annual Shawnee Hills Wine Trail Fall Festival at the city park in downtown Cobden. All 13 wineries of the Shawnee Hills Wine Trail will be represented and offering samples of their various wines. Live music will be provided by Blues Handle on Saturday and the Kevin Lucas Orchestra on Sunday. A $15 admission includes a souvenir wine glass, 13 wine samples, entertainment and a $5 off coupon to use at any of the winery tents. The festival lasts from noon to 6 p.m. each day.
ULLIN — Auditions for Shawnee Community College’s fall musical production of “Annie” will be on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 26 and 27. Friday’s auditions will be from 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday’s auditions will begin at 9 a.m. and conclude by noon. The cast size will be limited. Auditions will be taken on a first come, first serve basis and will last about 15 minutes. Auditions will be in the educational center on the main campus and are open to anyone age 8 and older. Parts are available for both adults and children. The performances will be Nov. 3-5. Auditioners should be prepared to read from the script, sing a short section of a song and be prepared to learn a simple dance routine. Performers should bring a recent photo to attach to their audition information. If needed, callbacks will be at 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 29 Regular rehearsals will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays in the SCC educational center. The first readthrough rehearsal and parent information meeting will be at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 1. All cast members are required to attend this first rehearsal along with at least one parent or guardian.
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The production of ‘The Wizard of Oz’ will be at Shryock Auditorium at SIU for two performances Sunday, Oct. 16.
Shakespeare Company’s celebration of the 1939 MGM movie, this show is presented with breathtaking special effects designed to excite audiences from the start. Dorothy, Toto and their friends are taken “Over the Rainbow” and find adventures in Munchkin Land, the Haunted Forest and the Emerald City. Children from Southern Illinois will be playing the roles of the munchkins. Singing timeless classics such as “Ding Dong the Witch is Dead,” the
children help bring this beloved classic to the stage of their hometown as part of their continuing performing arts education. “This extremely high quality, professional production is just the entertainment our audiences have asked for,” said Bryan Rives, director of SIU event services and Southern Lights Entertainment. “We expect to see all of Southern Illinois clicking their heels to ‘fly over the rainbow.’” — Adam Testa
Wine, grapes spotlighted at Labor Day weekend events For grape growers and winemakers in Southern Illinois, their efforts are a labor or love, and this Labor Day weekend, they’re inviting the public to join them in embracing the fruits of their work. A new event joins a returning one to create a special weekend opportunity for the region. On Friday, Sept. 2, the Shawnee Hills Wine Grape Association will present the inaugural Among the Stars event at Harvest Moon Vineyard, 805 Pitts Road in Makanda. This event is designed to promote the region’s different grapes that go into the winemaking process. Each year, a new varietal of grape will be featured, with this year’s event focusing on Vignoles. The grapes will be featured in all their expressions, including wine and spirits. Expert pairing advice and locally produced foods will be provided by
MOVIES Auditions SIU Theater Auditions: For The Glass Menagerie, 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 25, McLeod Theater, Communications Building, SIU; 618-453-5741. Annie Auditions: 2-6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 26 and 9 a.m.noon Saturday, Aug. 27, Shawnee Community College; age 8 and older; shows, Nov. 3-5; shawneecc.edu; 618-6343234. SIU Theater Auditions: For White Christmas, 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 27, Altgeld Hall, SIU; call 618-453-5741. Auditions for Nickel and Dimed: 7 p.m. MondayTuesday, Aug. 29-30, Varsity Theater, Carbondale; rehearsals will begin the day after Labor Day from 7-10 p.m. weekdays; performances, Oct. 14-16 and 21-23; 618-453-7589 or 847-519-2603. Southern Illinois Flute Choir: Through Sept 3; flutists 16 and older; www.siflutes.org. Father of the Bride auditions: 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 6, Rend Lake College Theatre; age 16 and up; performances ThursdaySunday, Nov. 3-6, RLC Theatre; 618-437-5321, ext. 1295, or webbt@rlc.edu. Southern Illinois Children’s Choir auditions: Openings available in four choir levels for kindergarten10th grade; auditions through Sept. 20; contact SIU School of Music at 618-53M-8742 or sichildrenschoir@yahoo.com.
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Comedians: Stand-up comedy, 9-11 p.m. Wednesday, Station #13, 2400 W. Main St., Carbondale; attached to the old Royal Plaza Inn; 618-5292424.
Events Union County Fair: Today through Saturday, Aug. 27, fairgrounds, Anna; 618-8338923; www.unioncounty fair.net. Du Quoin State Fair: Aug. 26-Sept. 5, Du Quoin; www. duquoinstatefair.net. Poker Run: 9 a.m.-noon, Saturday, Aug. 27, fairgrounds, Du Quoin; proceeds to Coach Kill Cancer Fund; www.coach killcancerfund.org. Marion Cruise Night: 5-9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27, square; classic cars, food, music, prizes; 618-998-8039. White Knight Midnight 5K: Run, walk, 11:59 p.m. Friday, Sept. 2, West Frankfort City Hall; benefits The Night’s Shield Children’s Shelter; $30/$15; www.thenights shield.org; 618-932-6400. 98th annual Carterville Free Fair: Sept. 8-10, Carterville; pageants, 7 p.m.
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Sept. 8, John A. Logan College, Carterville; most events in Cannon Park; to sign up for pageants, 618-985-4778 or 618-889-9361. Little Black Dress Party: Fundraiser for The Women’s Center, Sept. 9, Walker’s Bluff, Carterville; $30; littleblack dressparty.net and www. southernticketsonline.com. Art in the Park: 10 a.m.2 p.m. Sept. 10, Vienna City Park; crafts, artwork, books, food; 618-658-4112. SIRIS Classic Vinyl & Media Sale: 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10 and noon6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 11, University Mall, Carbondale; proceeds benefit SIRIS; 618-453-6148; vickie. devenport@wsiu.org. Murphysboro Apple Festival: Sept. 11-18, Murphysboro; carnival; parade, 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 17; Miss Apple Festival Pageant, 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17; www. murphysboro.com. Old King Coal Festival: Thursday, Sept. 15-Sunday, Sept. 18, West Frankfort; Old King Coal and Princess Flame Pageant, 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept.
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11, High School Auditorium; Midway opens, 5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15; Coal Miners Memorial Service, 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 17, downtown; parade, 2 p.m. Saturday; www.oldkingcoal .com or 618-933-2675.
Films Gnomeo & Juliet: Outdoor screen, 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 26, Walker’s Bluff, north on Reed Station Road, Carterville; 618-985-8463 or www.
walkersbluff.com. Sustainable Living Film Series: 5:30 p.m. every second and fourth Friday, Longbranch Coffeehouse, 100 E Jackson St., Carbondale; “The 11th Hour,” 5:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 26; free; 618-529-5044 or www.longbranch coffeehouse.com.
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Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site, Collinsville; Cahokia Mounds, Horseshoe Lake Mound, Grassy Lake Mound, Pere Marquette State Park mounds and Kampsville; $25, reserve at 618-345-6454. Advanced Tickets: Murphysboro Apple Festival; for rides at Murphysboro Kroger, Wright Do It Center and Murphysboro Chamber of Commerce office at 203 S. 13th St.; pageant tickets available the Murphysboro Chamber of Commerce office.
A Grand Parade on Main Street in Marion To Honor All Men & Women Veterans from Southern Illinois & Beyond Saturday, September 10, 2011 Patriot’s Day Weekend FLOATS Starting at 11AM on Main Street WANTED
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Strawn, Harrisburg District Library; through Sept. 8; all Heart & Soul Art Exhibit: works for sale; 618-253-7455. Deadline Sept. 2, Paducah City A Joyful Journey: Features Hall; non-professional artists; art by Jerry Oliver at Shop entries are limited; exhibition Metro Now and Café 1210, dates, Sept. 7-Oct. 3; acrylic, located at 1210 Twelfth St., oils, watercolors, pastels, Metropolis; through Sept. 9; drawings, 3D, mixed media, 6:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdaycollage and photography; Friday. 270-443-1200 Remembering Sarah Roush: Yeiser Art Center, 200 Broadway St., Paducah; Exhibits features a selection of Sarah Rick Smith: Starts Aug. 30, Roush’s work, including University Museum, SIU; metal paintings, prints, ceramic artist specializing in sculptures and mixed media blacksmithing; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. collages; the show marks the Tuesday-Friday and 1-4 p.m. “pinnacle of her life as an Saturday; free; through Oct. artist and the end of her 29; www.museum.siu.edu or struggle with breast cancer;” 618-453-5388. hours, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. There’s No LIfe Without Tuesday–Saturday; through Music: Paintings by Eileen Sept. 10; 270-442-2453; Doman, The Yellow Moon Café, www.theyeiser.org. 110 N. Front St., Cobden; Celebrating the Wildlife & hours, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Tuesday Landscape of Campus Lake: through Friday and 10 a.m. Photography by Al Parr. Art Saturday; through Oct. 29; Alley Gallery, second floor of 618-457-7641 or anthill the SIU Student Center; gallery@gmail.com through Sept. 15; www.dial Eileen Doman’s paintings: parr.com. And other new works, anthill A Parade of Quilts: gallery & vintage curiosities, Southern Illinois Art & Artisans 102 N. Front St., Cobden; Center, Rend Lake, north of through Sept. 18; new works Benton; varied display of include bird sculptures by Jeff unique art quilts created by Enbring; tree sculptures and members of the Illinois wall hangings by Roberta Artisans Program; both Elliott; Aborigine gourd traditional and modern paintings by Fran Jaffe and designs; through Sept. 15; paintings by Jan York, Teri 618-629-2220. McSherry and Don Harris; Paducah School of Art functional ceramics by Karen Faculty Exhibition: Clemens Fiorino, Chris Scamehorn, and Gallery in the Clemens Fine Darby Ortolano and small Arts Center, West Kentucky mixed media sculptures by Community and Technical Linda Austin and Bob College, 4810 Alben Barkley Hageman; anthillgallery Drive, Paducah; through Sept. @gmail.com or 618-457-7641. 16; 270-534-3213. Fiber art: By Susan Lange, Civil War Era Quilts: Corridor gallery, Carbondale Southern Illinois Art & Artisans Civic Center; colorful array of Center, Rend Lake, north of quilts; through August; Benton; includes a quilt from 618-457-5100. Anna whose fabrics include Michala’s Journey: Tribeca both Union and Confederate Gallery, 127 Market House uniforms, said to be the sons Square, Paducah; by Michala of the maker; an album quilt Pepper: through Sept. 7; made by a neighbor of www.facebook.com/michala Abraham Lincoln and quilts pepper or mspepper2007 made by mothers and sisters @hotmail.com. of soldiers; exit 77 off of The Mystic Southwest: An Interstate 57; hours, 9-5 p.m. exhibit of paintings by daily; free; through Sept. 30; Carbondale native Anne 618-629-2220.
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Member’s Choice: Little Egypt Arts Centre, 601 Tower Square, Marion; paintings, fiber, photographs, mixed media, jewelry; through Sept. 30; www.littleegyptarts.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. Goin’ Fast and Lookin’ Good: Hot Rods in Southern Illinois exhibit, University Museum, SIU; pictures and stories of hot rods and racers in Southern Illinois; through Nov. 10; 618-453-7413 or nstein@siu.edu. Down On The Farm: Memories of Not That Long Ago, Logan Museum, 1613 Edith St., Murphysboro; through mid-November; 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; 618-8939463 or www.starview vineyards.com. Jo Loomis: Williamson County Pavilion, Marion; paintings of landscapes, seascapes, people, pets; 618-889-5330 or vanjol@ frontier.com.
Receptions Meet the Artist Reception: For Nelson VanMere 4-6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 26, Murdale Shopping Center, 1825 W Main St., offices of Realty Central, Carbondale. Fragments: By Luca Cruzat, 6-8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27, The Gallery Space, Law Office of Joni Beth Bailey, 1008 Walnut St., Murphysboro; hours, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. MondayFriday; through Sept. 30; 618-684-8668; www.luca cruzat.com.
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So much to do ... so little time Du Quoin fair has a lot to offer
BY ADAM TESTA THE SOUTHERN
DU QUOIN — One word can adequately sum up John Rednour Jr.’s philosophy on the appeal of the Du Quoin State Fair: Accessibility. As the fair manager, Rednour has made it his personal mission to provide as much free entertainment as possible to the fairgoers. Once the $7 parking fee is paid, guests should find a plethora of family-friendly opportunity. “We want it to be affordable for people to come and bring their families here,” he said. “We’ve got close to a half-million dollars worth of free entertainment out here.” This year’s fare ranges from the traditional fair staples like harness racing and demolition derbies to some new acts, including the Great American Frontier Show, which runs daily during the fair. The show, set up in the free entertainment area of years past, is actually a combination of several different attractions. Headed by Michael and Sharon Sandlofer, the multi-act performance has features including a dog-and-pony show, a petting zoo, cooking displays, a western saloon pictorial exhibit and camel rides. “Our show is a tribute to the frontier people and animals that built America,” said Michael Sandlofer. “Our wild wolf show in itself is a major attraction in that it’s the only traveling wolf pack in America. We provide picture opportunities with our camel and Texas longhorn and other unusual animals. Our camel is an American camel, a descendant of the camels the brought to this country in the 1860s to help in the construction of the western railroads.” Rednour said the exhibit is both entertaining and educational. While he hasn’t seen the show itself, he’s seen the environment and photos from the past, and that’s been enough to leave him impressed. “Anyone who comes to see will be back to see it again before the fair ends,” he said.
FUN AT THE FAIR The Du Quoin State Fair offers 10 days of music, entertainment and festivities for Southern Illinoisans of all ages. To learn about this year’s horse racing and rodeo events, check out Page 6. Details on the Illinois food and wine showcase can be found on Page 7. A detailed schedule of fair events can be found on Page 10. Music enthusiasts can find details about grandstand performers on Page 11. Those taking the stage in the free beer tent are listed on Page 14. Another highlight of the free entertainment will be the bull riding showcases, including a Ranch Rodeo. Participants in this event won’t be the traditional bull riders but will instead be trying their hands at different tasks, such as milking a wild cow and riding untamed horses. “You won’t be able to see it all in one day,” Rednour said of all the free entertainment. “That’s how much there is. There’s something going on every minute of the day out here.” In addition to the free events, other fair mainstays return this year. The same carnival company used in recent years is back, but this time they have a new ride in tow. Rednour said he’s excited to see the Big Wave in action. “We just bought it this past winter and spent a lot of money — like $600,000 — refurbishing it to attract the crowds,” said Freddie Miller of Miller Spectacular Shows. “There’s no doubt about it, it’ll be the most popular ride on the midway.” A smaller version of the ride was featured at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield, but Miller said it only holds 24 passengers as compared to the fullsized 48-passenger version that will make its Illinois debut in Du Quoin. adam.testa@thesouthern.com 618-351-5031
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Nolan Martinez of Murphysboro shoots down the Super Slide last year at the fair.
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Jerry Coons Jr. leads the pack during last year’s USAC Silver Crown race at the fair. This year’s race is scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 4.
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The Du Quoin State Fair carnival grounds are lit up during last year’s festival.
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Conditions right for horse-racing competition The friendly rivalry between horse racing enthusiasts in Du Quoin and Springfield may be renewed this weekend when the Du Quoin State Fair opens Friday night with the first of three days of competition. Springfield’s recent schedule of harness racing, completed Friday, was unusually strong. The six-day meeting resulted in one sub-1:50 outing and many in the low 1:50s, an almost unheard-of happening until recent years. The most remarkable performance of the entire card was turned in by He’s So Hot, a 3-year-old colt trained by Roger Welch and driven by Todd Warren. He’s So Hot drew the difficult No. 10 starting position on the far outside of the track but was able to gain the win in 1:50.2. Second- and thirdplace finishers, Flowmaster and Dutch Richman, clocked in with identical 1:50.3 times, and Fox Valley Yukon and Playin For Keeps came in at 1:50.4.
“Yeah, it’s true, that was a remarkable finish,” Welch said. “There’s a lot of great competition out there this year and the conditions at Springfield were almost perfect. The Springfield track is really fast when the weather is good, just like Du Quoin’s. The weather is the most important part of it all, and if we get good weather at Du Quoin, I’m sure the fans can expect to see the same kind of competition.” Friday night’s card at Du Quoin, which begins at 7 p.m. at the Magic Mile track, will include four Topline events as well as several county fair challenge races. Competition will heat up considerably in Saturday and Sunday afternoon sessions, which start at noon and include six races with $30,000-plus purses. All three sessions have free admission and pari-mutuel betting is available. — Fred Huff
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Deweycheatumnhowe, driven by Ray Schnittker, crosses the finish line as the winner of The World Trotting Derby at the 2008 Du Quoin State Fair. While that event no longer takes place in Du Quoin, the fair still features several free harness racing events.
Some action at fair is a little down and dirty DU QUOIN — Small contestants in the Little Miss Du Quoin State Fair pageant will no doubt be dressed in their finest, but participants in five nights of free entertainment at the half-mile track will place far more emphasis on durability. They’re competitors in the five nights of bull riding and ranch rodeo action scheduled for both weekends of this year’s fair, scheduled to open Friday, Aug 26, and run through Sept. 5. Actually equipment for this weekend’s “D Bar D Bull Riding” sessions has already been put in place and is the first physical signs of this year’s 89th annual fair. “There are some wild events included in these five nights of action,” said Norm Hill, assistant fair manager. “The two bull riding sessions are just that, bull riding, which
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will feature some of the finest cowboys competing on the Midwestern circuit and on some of toughest bulls in the area.” The “Ranch Rodeo,” scheduled for Friday, Sept. 2, will mark the first time it has appeared at Du Quoin and features unusual competitive events such as a wild cow
milking contest. It’s just one of several events contestants, four cowboys on eight teams, will participate in. The “C Bar C Rodeo” is scheduled for 7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 4, and at 4 p.m. Monday, Sept. 5. All events are free to fair-goers. — Fred Huff
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Fair event will showcase Illinois food, wine DU QUOIN — The Illinois Food and Wine Products Show at the 2011 Du Quoin State Fair will showcase local businesses and food products, courtesy of SIU Carbondale’s Entrepreneurship and Business Development unit and the Illinois Department of Agriculture. The event is Sept. 3 and 4 at the air-conditioned Expo Hall and includes live, interactive cooking demonstrations spotlighting Illinois food products and pairing them with wine selections. Fair visitors can view, sample and purchase various Illinois food products. There is no cost to attend
this unique show with nearly 40 vendors from all over the state participating. The Food and Wine Expo will run from noon to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 3, and from noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 4. The cooking demonstrations will be at noon and 3 p.m. both days with an additional show at 5 p.m. on Sept. 3. Featured guest executive chefs are Dylan Lipe and Dana Cox. Lipe is the Sweet Baby Ray’s and True Cuisine corporate executive chef. Cox is a chef instructor in the culinary arts school at Kendall College in Chicago and founder of The Honest Meal Project, an effort to
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encourage use of items directly or nearly directly purchased from farms, dairies and ranches. “Partnering with the Illinois Department of Agriculture has allowed us to expand our previous years’ Southern Illinois Marketplace into a statewide food and wine show featuring some fantastic companies and their products as well as five cooking show demonstrations using the food and wine products,” said Robyn Laur Russell, director of business development and international trade for SIUC. — SIUC University Communications
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An event at the Du Quoin fair will put Illinois wine and food on display. Guests can see live, interactive cooking demonstrations at the fair’s expo hall on Labor Day weekend.
Wine Pairing Sunday August 28 28th h 77-9 9 pm Chef Monika Sudakov will prepare appetizers to pair with the award winning wines of Kite Hill Vineyards. Wines will include: White Chambourcin (winner of the governors cup and double gold at the IL State Fair) Chambourcin (winner of the gold ) Chardonnel (winner of the bronze) $
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Du Quoin State Fair has hosted many stars from different genres
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Roy Clark has performed on the Du Quoin State Fair grandstand stage more than any other performer.
DU QUOIN — Through the years, a number of musical and entertainment legends have graced the grandstand stage at the Du Quoin State Fair. They represent almost every genre of music and visited Southern Illinois before, during and after their rise to stardom. This year’s grandstand performances will be highlighted by the returns of Lynyrd Skynyrd and Willie Nelson. Among the others who have played that same stage are: Alabama (1982-85, 1987-88, 1995, 1997) America (1975) Louis Armstrong (1967) The Beach Boys (1983,
1986-1988, 1993, 2001) Pat Boone (1956, 1973) Garth Brooks (1991) George Burns (1962) Carrot Top (2002) Johnny Carson (1964) Johnny Cash (1967, 1971-72, 1976) Roy Clark (1965-1966, 1986, 1970, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1982, 1991, 2004) Nat “King” Cole (1964) Alice Cooper (2007) Bill Cosby (1978) Billy Ray Cyrus (1997, 2001) Charlie Daniels Band (1977, 1981, 1985, 1999, 2003, 2009) Sammy Davis (1951) Doobie Brothers (1999) Foreigner (1995) Jeff Foxworthy (19992000)
Gallagher (1987, 1990) The Gatlin Brothers (1980, 1986) Crystal Gayle (1977, 1985) Andy Griffith (1962) Merle Haggard (1969, 1982) Hootie and the Blowfish (1999) Bob Hope (1950, 1958, 1972, 1979) Waylon Jennings (1969-70, 1982, 1987, 1991) George Jones (2001, 2006) Toby Keith (1994, 2000) Kris Kristofferson (1978, 1986) Def Leppard (1999) Jerry Lee Lewis (1969) Liberace (1970) Loretta Lynn (1966, 1971, 1974, 1980)
Barbara Mandrell (1971-72, 1975, 1983, 1988) Rebecca McEntire (1985, 1991) Tim McGraw (1994, 1996) Willie Nelson (19791982, 1985-87, 1991) Wayne Newton (1970, 1984) Oak Ridge Boys (1976, 1979, 1982-83, 1985, 1997) The Osmonds (1997) Dollie Parton (1969, 1975, 1979) Kenny Rogers (19781980, 2000) Diana Ross (1970) Red Skelton (1963, 1977, 1980) Lynyrd Skynyrd (1998, 2003, 2005) Sonny and Cher (1973) Hank Williams Jr. (1966, 1981, 1993) ZZ Top (1997)
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Friday, August 26 7:30pm Harness Horse Racing
Saturday, August 27 12pm Harness Horse Racing 7:30pm Josh Turner & Jerrod Nieman
Sunday, August 28 12pm Harness Horse Racing 7pm Matthew West w/ Special Guest Jon Henninger Band
Wednesday, August 31 7:30pm Lynyrd Skynyrd
Thursday, September 1 7:30pm Marty Stuart & Connie Smith
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Friday, September 2 7:30pm Willie Nelson
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Nelson brings legacy to Du Quoin grandstand he had successfully wrestled creative control of his music away from Nashville corporate giants Vince Hoffard and now controlled his own destiny from a compound in Austin, Texas. illie Nelson listened Surrounded by a band attentively as known affectionately as movie executives in “The Family,” and with a private jet making its Waylon Jennings as his way toward Los Angeles sidekick, Nelson had kicked around ideas for turned the country music music for a movie starring world upside down by the superstar. creating the Outlaw It was 1979 and Nelson Movement, which basically was at the zenith of his was performers playing the career. Since breaking into music they wanted to play the business as an elite with zero input from songwriter, penning record label executives. “Crazy,” “Funny How A decade of performing Time Slips Away” and 200 concerts a year, plus “Night Life” in an alcohol phenomenal record sales, fueled one-week period, had led to movie makers
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wanting to capture the magical story on film. They explained the concept to Nelson on the flight and asked him to write a song for the opening scene. Expecting the process to take several weeks, they were shocked that within 10 minutes Nelson had composed the Grammy Award-winning “On the Road Again.” The 78-year old icon has enjoyed a lucrative career that has produced timeless classics like “Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain,” “Always On My Mind,” “My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys,” “City Of New Orleans” and “Good Hearted Woman.” Nelson will be in concert at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 2 at the
Du Quoin State Fair. Tickets are $35 and $30. Also appearing at the fair will be Josh Turner and special guest Jerrod Nieman ($30/$25), Matthew West and special guest Jon Henninger Band ($20, $15, $10), Lynyrd Skynyrd ($40/$35), Marty Stuart and Connie Smith ($20), and Finger Eleven and My Darkest Days ($30/$25). All shows begin at 7:30 p.m. in the main grandstand, except the Matthew West show, which starts at 7 p.m. To purchase tickets or for more information, call the fair ticket office at 618-542-1535. SEE HOFFARD / PAGE 12
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HOFFARD: Great acts coming to grandstand FROM PAGE 11 Turner has parlayed his rich baritone voice into golden hits on tunes like “Why Don’t We Just Dance,” “Your Man,” “Firecracker,” “Would You Go With Me” and actbreaking 2003 single “Long Black Train.” Blender magazine called the 34-year old Turner “a country Barry White.” He recently recorded a CMT special with his idol Randy Travis and he has been writing songs with
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junior high and famously named after their gym teacher, the group was on the cusp of greatness when Van Zant and two others members of the band were killed in a 1977 plane crash. The band stayed in disarray for a decade until Johnny Van Zant (Ronnie’s brother) took over as lead vocalist in 1987 and the magic returned for the Southern by the Grace of God Tour. Today, Rossington is the only original member still with the band. Stuart broke into the business as an instrumentalist before embarking on a solo career that spawned hits like “Hillbilly Rock,” “Little Things,” “Western Girls,” “Burn Me Down” and “Tempted.” He was just 13 when he played mandolin in the band of bluegrass legend Lester Flatt and was barely 20 when he started a six-year
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released hits “The Whiskey Ain’t Workin’” and “This One’s Gonna Hurt You (For a Long, Long Time).” As a youngster, Stuart’s mom took him to see a concert by Connie Smith. Although she was 17 years older than him, he said one day he would marry the singer, which he did in 1997. Stuart has been a member of the Grand Ole Opry since 1992, and he is dedicated to preserving the heritage of country music. Smith accomplished an incredible feat with her debut single “Once a Day.” It topped the Billboard charts for an amazing eight weeks. Her vocals are showcased on other hits, including “Ain’t Had No Lovin’,” “Just One Time” and “Cincinnati, Ohio.” Nelson was a clean shaven and wore a suit early in his career, when he took a traditional approach with tunes like
“Touch Me,” “Half a Man” and “One in A Row.” He figured the Nashville establishment wasn’t making the best decisions for his career and was wondering what to do about it, when his house burned to the ground, making it easy to return to his Texas roots, where his music appealed to a wide range of fans. Cowboys and hippies alike were drawn to “Bloody Mary Morning,” “Blue Skies” and “Whiskey River.” Nelson has been singing the same songs for 30 years, pleasing old fans and making new ones on his marathon musical journey. The hard driving sound of Finger Eleven has produced hits like “One Thing,” “Paralyzer” and “Talking to The Wall.” VINCE HOFFARD can be reached at 618-658-9095 or vincehoffard@yahoo .com.
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Little Feat, Drowning Pool will rock the beer tent
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MARION — A group of Southern Illinois musicians will be reuniting for a special concert in early September. Jeff Pritchett, Rick Gravatt and Friends will perform at the Southern Stock event at 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 2, at the Williamson County Pavilion. The event is a fundraiser for the Life Savers group in Southern Illinois. Tickets will be sold for $10 in advance or $15 at the door. Some reserved seating is available for $125 for a table of eight and will be sold on a first-come, first-serve basis. Checks written to Life Savers can be sent to Carol Ann Short, 8556 Route 166, Creal Springs, IL 62922. Short can be reached at 618-694-7478 or 2carol anns@gmail.com for more information. Pritchett has been performing music for four decades and will release his debut instrumental rock guitar album later this year. His musical style combines elements from each decade he’s performed, including elements of the 1960s British Invasion and 1970s influences like Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page and Eric Clapton.
heavy-metal band from Dallas, formed in 1996. Five years of paying dues culminated in an appearance with A pair of well-known national Ozzy Osbourne on an Ozzfest tour acts, Little Feat and Drowning in 2001, causing debut album Pool, will join an eclectic mix of Sinner to achieve platinum status local talent performing free at the for selling more than 1 million Combined Veteran’s Tent at the units in just six weeks. 2011 Du Quoin State Fair. In an evil twist of fate, just as Fair Manager John Rednour Jr. the band was experiencing its adopted a policy of putting big greatest success, 30-year old lead name acts in the “beer tent” area a singer Dave Williams died of a rare few years ago. heart disease in 2002. Jason Jones “Our goal is to provide the best was briefly used as a replacement entertainment value for the people on lead vocals in 2003-04. Ryan of Southern Illinois, who have McCombs has been providing lead supported the fair for so many vocals for the band for several years,” Rednour said. “We are doing something really special this PROVIDED years. Drowning Pool will perform at year by presenting Little Feat, one Little Feat will open the Du Quoin State Fair’s entertainment schedule with a the fair at 8:30 p.m. Sept. 1 in the of the greatest rock bands of all free concert in the beer tent at 9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 26. beer tent. time, at no charge. It’s our way of Country music will be wellsaying thank you to our loyal Invention. He was able to start his Despite never having reached represented in the beer tent by a patrons.” the Billboard singles charts, Little own band after he was fired by repeat performance by Arkansas Little Feat has been a constantly Feat has a solid fan base thanks to Zappa for being too talented to evolving musical group since labor away as minor role player in native Aaron Owens and Mount top-notch musicianship and Vernon’s Brittany Clark, while an forming in 1969. The band’s his band. legendary concerts. In 1973, the outlaw brand of music will be musical style is constructed In 1979, George died of a drug group released signature song provided by the Cache River Band around a healthy rock ‘n’ roll overdose and the band broke up. “Dixie Chicken,” which was nucleus, but country, folk, jazz, Original member put the group and Southern Pride. honored in 2006 as one of the 500 Several bands will make gospel, blues, rhythm & blues, greatest rock songs of all-time by back together in 1987 with Craig multiple appearances, including boogie and soul influences have Fuller on lead vocals. A sold-out the Rock ‘N’ Roll Hall of Fame. two shows each for Whiskey emerged on various recording tour ensued. The new-found The band was formed by lead projects during a fruitful career popularity was sparked by old fans Dixon, The Natives, One Finger vocalist/lead guitarist Lowell Flyin’ and Metal Toys. The hardest that has touched six decades. starving for the sweet swamp George, drummer Ritchie The legendary band will boogie extended jams and the new working band in the beer tent will Hayward and keyboardist Bill be 4 Play. They fill three times perform in the beer tent at 9 p.m. Payne. front man winning over a loyal slots, including the premium Friday, the opening night of the George had been a band member legion of new listeners. 8:30 p.m. position Saturday. fair. Drowning Pool is a four-piece for Frank Zappa & The Mothers of
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MOVIES Concerts Southern Illinois Smoky Hollow String Band:2-4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27, Mileur Orchard, Illinois 149, west of Murphysboro; peach and apple cobbler served; 618-687-3663 or 618-6844397. Du Quoin State Fair: Josh Turner, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27; Matthew West and the Jon Henninger Band, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 28; Lynyrd Skynyrd, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 31; Marty Stuart and Connie Smith, 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 1; Willie Nelson, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 2; Finger Eleven, 7:30 p.m. Saturday Sept. 3; www.duquoinstatefair.net. African music: 2-6 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 28, Carbondale Unitarian Fellowship hall, 105 N. Parrish Lane; features The Southern Illinois West African Drum Ensemble, Moussa Bolokada Conde and Morikeba Kouyate; potluck; questionand-answer session; 618-3516588. Bachand: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 30, Church of the Good Shepherd, corner of Orchard and Schwartz, Carbondale; the Celtic trio consists of 20-year-old fiddle player and singer Qristina Bachand, her 15-year-old brother Quinn on guitar and Zac Leger on Irish flute, whistle, and pipes; adults, $10; students, $5; qbachand.com; 618-303-3320. Carillon performance: Concerts feature the playing of bells located in a tower, 114 N. Elm St., Centralia, 2 p.m. and 2:45 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 3 and Sunday, Sept. 4; bring lawn chairs; free; tours start 3:30 p.m. both days; 618-5334381 or carlo@centraliacarillon.org. Black Fortys: Brown Bag Concert, noon-1 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 31, Town Square Pavilion, Carbondale; www.carbondalemainstreet. com. Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit: 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 1,
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Varsity Theater, 418 S. Illinois Ave, Carbondale; doors open 7 p.m.; $25/$20; www. southernticketsonline.com; 618-453-6000. Southern Stock: Features Jeff Pritchett, Rick Gravatt & Friends, 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 2, Williamson County Pavilion, Marion; doors open 5 p.m.; $10, advance; $15 at the door; silent auction, raffle, giveaways; proceeds to Life Savers; www.thelifesavers.net. Bret Michaels: 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 2, Black Diamond Harley-Davidson Warehouse, 2400 Williamson County Parkway, Marion; doors open, 7 p.m.; $40/$50; also available, VIP tickets; southernticketsonline.com; 618-453-6000. Tomcat Hill Social Club: Brown Bag Concert, noon-1 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 7, Town Square Pavilion, Carbondale; www.carbondalemainstreet .com. Confederate Railroad: 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17, main stage, downtown, West Frankfort; part of the Old King Coal Festival; opening act, Egyptian Combo, 5 p.m., and closing act, Against The Tide, 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17; other bands include, Cache River Band, 6 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 15; 3rd Story Band, 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16 and Whistle Pigs, 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 18; all bands free; bring lawn chairs; www.oldkingcoal.com; 618-933-2675. Country Current: The United States Navy country/bluegrass band, Country Current, 7:15 pm. Monday, Sept. 19, Rent One Park, Marion; the Navy’s premier country-bluegrass ensemble specializing in music from America’s heartland; doors open, 6:15 p.m.; free; advance tickets are required; 618-3515030 or thesouthern.com/ navyband. Tall Tree Lake Music Festival: Friday-Saturday, Sept. 23-24, 540 Tall Tree Lake Road, Goreville; music
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Indiana Carl Acuff Jr.: 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27, Boot City Opry, 11800 S. Highway 41, Terre Haute; $15; www.boot cityopry.com or 812-2998379. 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 800-745-3000 or www.smgevansville.com.
Kentucky Stars of Tomorrow: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 26, Kentucky Opry, 88 Chilton Lane, Benton, Ky.; $7.50-$16; www.kentuckyopry.com. Willie Nelson Tribute: Features Mike Owens, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27, Kentucky Opry, 88 Chilton Lane, Benton, Ky.; $7.50-$21; 270-527-3869; www.kentucky opry.com.
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African music takes center stage this weekend Southern Illinoisans are in for a special culture treat this weekend, as authentic African music takes center stage in Carbondale and Cobden. The activities begin at 9:30 p.m. tonight, Aug. 25, at Hangar 9, 511 S. Illinois Ave. in Carbondale. The Southern Illinois West African Drum Ensemble will be joined by Moussa Bolokada Conde and Morikeba Kouyate for a special concert event. Admission is $10. The festivities continue on Saturday, when Kouyate will play a solo show featuring African harp and storytelling at 7:30 p.m. at the Yellow Moon Café, 110 N. Front St. in Cobden. Tickets are $8. The trio reunites from 2-6 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 28, at the Carbondale Unitarian Fellowship hall, 105 N. Parrish Lane in Carbondale. This event is geared at the whole community and will feature a potluck meal, question-and-answer session and concert performance. Donations are requested. Conde is a master drummer, expert of Malinke rhythms and one of the world’s best djembe players. He has traveled and performed at some of the world’s major venues since 1996 and was featured in the IMAX movie “PULSE: A Stomp Odyssey.” Kouyate is a seventh-generation Jali and has performed professionally for more than thirty years. Her performs across the country as a solo artist, enticing audiences with exciting music PROVIDED and engaging storytelling. He performs Morikeba Kouyate (top) and Moussa in his native Mandingo language, Bolokada Conde (bottom) will perform providing translations in English. alongside the Southern Illinois West African
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Coffeehouses, Cafés and Eateries Morikeba Kouyate: 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Yellow Moon Café, 110 N. Front St., Cobden; featuring African harp and storytelling; $8; www.yellowmooncafe.com; 618-893-2233. 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.
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SPILLERTOWN Track Side Dance Barn: Broken Spoke, 7-10 p.m. THOMPSONVILLE Old Country Store Dance Barn: Jeanita Spillman & The Sentimental Swing Band, 7-10 p.m. WHITTINGTON Corner Dance Hall: Dave Caputo Band, 7:3010:30 p.m.
SATURDAY MONDAY MARION Marion Youth Center: Ragtag Band, 7-10 p.m.
TUESDAY CARBONDALE PK’s: Josh Murphy and The New Year 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, 6:309:30 p.m.
CARBONDALE Hangar 9: Copyrights Record Release Party/Dan Vapid and the Cheats/Dan Sentighty Pinch Penny/Copper Dragon: Hairbangers Ball PK’s: The Mayflower Band/Avery Stange/The Anonymous Tres Hombres: Funky Butt Brass Band, 10 p.m. Perfect Shot: Joey Odum
and The Blues Project, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Marion Eagles: White Lightnin,’ 8 p.m.-midnight SPILLERTOWN Track Side Dance Barn: Just Us, 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.
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‘Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark’ does a good job of creating an effective remake gives us the bloody 19th century back story of the haunted house. The second is letting us see the creatures tormenting Sally. The terror we don’t see is always scarier than critters who look like digital pixies from the Harry Potter movies. But those blunders aside,
“Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark” works up a fine head of steam as the “accidents” mount and the almosthelpless Sally tries to figure out a survival strategy. The finale is perfectly chilling, though the filmmakers (Troy Nixey is the director, but you can see Del Toro’s
hand in it) duplicate their prologue mistake by tacking on an epilogue we don’t need. We don’t need to be told to be afraid of the dark. They should have trusted our instincts. After all, the scariest thing about “the dark” is what might be there, not what we see.
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Guy Pearce stars in “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark,” which opens Friday at ShowPlace 8 in Carbondale and AMC Centre 8 in Marion.
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who goes bump in the night. But this remake of the 1973 TV movie of the Rated R for violence and same name manages the terror; starring Katie basics quite well. Holmes, Guy Pearce, Bailee Because basically, there’s nothing scarier that a big, Madison and Jack Thompson; directed by Troy old, dark and spooky house and a little girl with only a Nixey; opening Friday at flashlight to protect her. ShowPlace 8 in Carbondale The girl here is Sally, and AMC Centre 8 in played by the normally Marion bubbly and apple-cheeked Bailee Madison (“Just Go BY ROGER MOORE With It”). Sally is a MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE NEWS California tween sent to live with her houseThe new version of restorer dad (Guy Pearce). “Don’t Be Afraid of the And Dad’s new interior Dark” is entirely too literal, decorator girlfriend, Kim but it still manages to be a (Katie Holmes), is there to literally hair-raising piece try and make the transition of modern-style old school smooth. Which it isn’t. Gothic horror. “I feel like the evil The involvement of stepmother,” she writer-producer Guillermo complains. (“Pan’s Labyrinth”) Del The couple are fixing up Toro meant that no effort a 19th century Rhode was going to be spared to Island mansion with the “show” us everything , help of an old man (Jack every little beastie who Thompson) who knows its whispers entreaties and history, but isn’t sharing. threats, every little gnome Sally has been sent to Dad
because she’s depressed, on medication and in and out of therapy. She hates Dad’s new lady friend. And the creatures who inhabit the house pick up on that. “We want to be friends,” they hiss. “They don’t want you, but we do.” Sally isn’t the only one who hears them. We do, too. So there’s never any doubt that this curious kid still has her sanity, even though she’s poking around in the dark corners of the estate, discovering where evil lies. If you’ve ever seen a horror movie, you know where this is going. There’s Dad saying, “Kim, have you seen my razor?” Things begin to go wrong and the adults don’t believe the fraidy-cat kid who is telling them these tales. Eventually, somebody has to take her seriously, right? The first misstep here is the film’s prologue, which
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Rudd saves ‘Our Idiot Brother’ with sweet performance
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Our Idiot Brother **1/2 Rated R for sexual content including nudity, and for language throughout; starring Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks, Zooey Deschanel, Steve Coogan, Emily Mortimer, Shirley Knight and Kathryn Hahn; directed by Jesse Peretz; opening Friday at ShowPlace 8 in Carbondale and AMC Centre 8 in Marion BY ROGER MOORE MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE NEWS
“Our Idiot Brother” has a menage a trois: nudity, pot use and profanity. But the unfailing sweetness of Paul Rudd’s lead
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performance makes what could have been another raunchy and rude R-rated farce a bracing change of pace in a summer of aggressive comedies about aggressive people, from “Bad Teachers” to “Horrible Bosses.” Rudd plays Ned, a “biodynamic farmer,” when we meet him, a soul so openhearted and trusting that he listens to a sob story from a uniformed cop at his farmer’s market stall, gives him the pot he begs for and then stares, slackjawed, as the jerk slaps cuffs on him. “I’m such an idiot,” Ned mutters, and not for the first time. He won’t get any argument from his sisters.
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The bossy and stressed magazine writer Miranda (Elizabeth Banks), bicurious failing comic Natalie (Zooey Deschanel) or smothering, politically-correct mom Liz (Emily Mortimer) think he is — their word — “retarded.” “Sap” might have been more polite. Ned’s laidback, aimless victimhood means his girlfriend moved on while he was in jail and that she won’t even let him retrieve his beloved dog, Willie Nelson, from the farm where they lived. He could just move back into his old room in his kind-hearted mom’s (Shirley Knight) rural Long Island home, the one
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with the Peter Sellers posters on the wall. But Ned tests himself and his relationships with his sisters by moving in with each one in turn, letting his guileless demeanor and his unfiltered self-expression come into conflict with their images of themselves and of him. “If you put your trust out there” with the best intentions, is Ned’s credo, “people will rise to the occasion.” Only they don’t. His jerk brother-in-law (Steve Coogan, the jerk du jour), his probation officer (Sterling Brown), they all act on meaner instincts and Ned is the poorer for it. Rudd can play the innocent as well as the snarky cynic, and that serves him wonderfully here. This is a Peter Sellers tribute, a hapless hippy version of the struggling Indian actor Sellers gave us with “The Party” over 40 years ago, filtered through Randy Newman’s sarcastic ode to those not on life’s acquisitive track — “It’s Money That Matters.” Ned is so mellow that even the guy (T.J. Miller, even mellower) who stole his girl is Ned’s soul brother in spirit, another dude he can call “Man” with affection. And here’s the worst insults Ned can summon up for the woman (Kathryn Hahn) who kicked him out and
kept his dog. “You know what? You know what? Wow.” Even Natalie’s lesbian lawyer girlfriend (Rashida Jones) can’t teach aggression into this wise fool. “Who’s the man?” she demands, summoning up Ned’s outrage. “You are?” he wonders. The director of “The Ex,” Jesse Peretz, can’t quite take care of all these characters and stay on message. It’s a lot to keep track of. Ned nannies his nephew (playing with the kid since his parents won’t), states the obvious about Miranda’s “best friend” neighbor (Adam Scott) and the lack of moral compass she has to have to write celeb gossip for Vanity Fair. He forces Natalie to try a little honesty in her relationships with her lesbian lawyer girlfriend and the artist (Hugh Dancy) she sometimes models for, in the nude. He makes Liz aware of the lie she’s living. Rudd, sweetly and shaggily (he wears very long hair and beard and shorts and T-shirts throughout) holds this all together, a sort of nonconformist cliche who is, above all, comfortable in his own skin. The great joy in this adorably slight film is seeing how absolutely beguiling to men, women and children this man without guile can be.
Blitz: A tough cop is dispatched to take down a serial killer who has been targeting police officers. Starring Jason Statham, Paddy Considine, Aiden Gillen and Luke Evans. Directed by Elliott Lester. Rated R. Win Win: A struggling lawyer and volunteer wrestling coach’s chicanery comes back to haunt him when the teenage grandson of the client he’s double-crossed comes into his life. Starring Paul Giamatti and Melanie Lynskey. Directed by Thomas McCarthy. Rated R. The Beaver: A troubled husband and executive adopts a beaver handpuppet as his sole means of communicating. Starring Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster, Jennifer Lawrence and Anton Yelchin. Directed by Jodie Foster. Rated PG-13. Henry’s Crime: Released from prison for a crime he didn’t commit, an ex-con targets the same bank he was sent away for robbing. Starring Keanu Reeves, Vera Farmiga, James Caan, Judy Greer and Fisher Stevens. Directed by Malcolm Venville. Rated R. The Greatest Movie Ever Sold: A documentary about branding, advertising and product placement. Starring Morgan Spurlock and Ralph Nader. Directed by Morgan Spurlock. Rated PG-13. Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension: Perry’s worst fear comes true when Phineas and Ferb finds out that he is in fact Secret Agent P, but that soon pales in comparison during a trip to the 2nd dimension where Perry finds out that Dr. Doofenshmirtz is truly evil. Starring the voices of Vincent Martella and Kelly Hu. Rated G. — Adam Testa
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