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FUN FACTS Venice is all manmade, constructed by its builders driving thousands of tree trunks down into the ocean and then building the city atop them. It’s a tradition that on St. Mark’s Day in Venice, a husband or boyfriend is expected to give a rose to the wife or girlfriend – so much so, that if a rose is not given, it could mean the end of the relationship. things such as the ancient dungeons under the palace and the government rooms at the top. The first night, my friends and I sat on the pier by the Rialto Bridge and talked while watching gondolas pass by. The next day, after more museums, we had free time to explore the city. We ended up walking without any destination. When we eventually looked at a map to see where we were, we realized we had traveled to the other side of the island. It was amazing to explore Venice without any particular motive, just taking in everything we saw and experienced. That day, we experienced something we didn’t expect. While sitting by a bridge, we noticed helicopters circling above us. A few minutes later, a police boat raced by, creating huge waves in the canal. We figured we should find our way back to the hotel, but when we tried to cross the bridge, police officers were not letting anyone through because of what they called a “manifestazione.” SEE GOFF / PAGE 4
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This overlook shows the scenery near Chianti, Italy, home of an authentic Italian winery.
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Canals run through Venice, serving as a major means of transportation in the city. The town is unique in that its foundation was built by man, constructed by driving thousands of tree trunks down into the ocean and building atop of them.
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GOFF: Enjoying time in Italy FROM PAGE 2 Come to find out, there was a political demonstration, and we ended up right in front of it. It was fascinating to witness, and we later inquired about the details. That night finished with a perfect end — wine and conversation on the steps of a canal. The last stop on our trip was the Peggy Guggenheim Museum of Modern Art. I have discovered a new passion. We saw original works of Picasso, Salvador Dali and Jackson Pollock. Knowing that these geniuses created the work we were looking at was mind-boggling. I don’t remember enjoying a museum that much in a long time.
Now we’re back in Firenze for our second and last week of orientation before heading to Rome on Saturday. It’s hard to believe we’re actually in school amid this amazingness. Il tempo di studio é ora! Ci vediamo il prossimo giovedi! (It’s time to study now! See you next Thursday!) LACIE GOFF is the daughter
of Janice Gualdoni and the granddaughter of Louie and Beauella Gualdoni, all of Herrin. Lacie is a junior at California Lutheran University in Los Angeles, majoring in communication and journalism. She is spending this semester in Rome, studying Italian, history and art history.
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Receptions Big Bowls: Reception, 5-7:30 p.m., Friday, Sept. 23, Varsity Center for the Arts, Carbondale; featuring five Southern Illinois artists; includes Dan Johnson, Karen Fiorino, Tim Francis, Cameron Smith and Jan Thomas; through Sept. 23; 618-4573689; nstemper@carbondale arts.org. Wolf Art Prints: And Commemorative Plates by Joyce Rheal, Holistic Wellness Institute, Murdale Shopping Center, Carbondale; closing reception, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24; joycerheal@hotmail.com. Reception: For Of 2 Minds and Member’s Choice, 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24, Little Egypt Arts Centre, Tower Square, Marion; through Sept. 30; 618-998-8530 or www.little egyptarts.com. New Work: By Brian Benfer, reception, 5-7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24, Yeiser Art Center, 200 Broadway St., Paducah; artist’s talk, 6 p.m. Sept. 24; through Oct. 22; 270-4422453; www.brianbenfer.com.
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Brian Benfer will be displaying his work, like the above piece, at the Yeiser Art Center in Paducah.
Brian Benfer showcasing work at Yeiser Art Center PADUCAH — Memory, time, and the physical residue that exists from experiential situations are themes Brian Benfer explores in his new sitespecific installation at the Yeiser Art Center. Benfer’s work questions the degree to which his physical involvement was
necessary to “create” the work. He sees his role as that of a mediator, physically positioning entities together where through time they evolve. Benfer views the results of this evolution as pure residual of their interaction. “I have found the
physical residue created over time to be the only truly appropriate format in which all entities are accurately represented.” His work acts as a physical diary of sorts, the remains speak volumes about his personal exploration, referencing historical aspects and
utilizing contemporary mindsets. Benfer’s work will be on display at the Yeiser Art Center, 200 Broadway St., through Oct. 22. An opening reception is scheduled for 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24. Benfer will speak at 6 p.m. — Adam Testa
Photos sought for North American Indian Photography Contest COLLINSVILLE — The deadline is Oct. 1 for those interested in entering the popular annual North American Indian Photography Contest at Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site. The contest is open to all photographers, amateur or professional, and participants may submit up to two photos in color or black and white formats. No special effects or manipulation will be allowed except for adjustments for brightness and contrast. The entries must be framed and
ready to hang on wall panels, and must be a minimum of 8-by-10 inches and a maximum of 24-by30 inches. Photos must have been taken within the past five years, and the subject matter can be anything related to North American Indians, including people, places, activities, structures, artifacts and other objects, symbols, beliefs, and environment. The entry fee is $10 per photo and applications and contest rules may be picked up at the
Interpretive Center or downloaded online at www.cahokiamounds.org. There will be a preview reception and awards ceremony on Saturday, Oct. 8, from 6 to 9 p.m. in the Interpretive Center, where the photographs will be judged and prizes awarded. The submitted photographs will remain on display in the Temporary Exhibit Hall through Dec. 17. The photographs may be offered for sale if desired but must remain on exhibit until the end of the show. — Adam Testa
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Tour de Hope: Bicycle ride to benefit Hands of Hope Auditions: For Alice In Student Center Craft Clinic starts 8:30 a.m. Wonderland, 6-8 p.m. Shop: Variety of crafts and Saturday, Sept. 24, Tower Monday-Tuesday, Oct. classes offered, SIU; 618Square, Marion; participants 3-4, John A. Logan College 453-3636, may ride 15, 30, 62 or 100 in Carterville; copies of www.siucstudentcenter.org. miles through Southern the script are on reserve SIC classes: Including Illinois; 18 or older; $35 entry at Logan and the Greek Cooking Class, Basket fee includes a T-shirt; 618Carbondale Public Library; Making, Dried Wreath 998-8282 or information on Facebook Making, Southeastern Illinois www.hohtourdehope.com. event page; College, Harrisburg; classes Marion Cruise Night: gary.walkup@yahoo.com start Thursday, Sept. 29; 5-9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24, 618-252-5400. square, downtown Marion; Authors, Books classic cars, food, music, Comedy prizes; 618-998-8039. Book sale: 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Southern Illinois Hunting Monday, Sept. 26, Herrin City The Carbondale and Fishing Days: 9 a.m.Library, 120 N. 13th St.; new Comedians: Stand-up 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24 and and used books, paperbacks, comedy, 9-11 p.m. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. cookbooks, tapes, movies, Wednesday, Station #13, 25, John A. Logan College, sheet music, books-on-tape, 2400 W. Main St., Carterville; 618-985-3741 ext. children’s books; 618-942Carbondale; attached to the 8208 or www.sihfd.org. 6109. old Royal Plaza Inn; 618-529Nature/Culture Hike: Hunted in the Heartland: 2424. 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Program by author Bonney Sept. 24, Cahokia Mounds Hogue Patterson, author of Events State Historic Site, Hunted in the Heartland: A Collinsville; observation of Barbeque Cook Off: Memoir of Murder, 6 p.m. the Fall Equinox Sunrise, Thursday-Saturday, Sept. 22Monday, Oct. 3, Marion 6:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 25, 24, Murphysboro; Fish Fry, Carnegie Library, 206 S. reconstructed Woodhenge Market St.; topic of the book, Thursday and Grand sun-circle and Artifact Champion Buffet, Friday, 17th murder of the author’s Identification Day, noon Street Warehouse, neighbor, Virginia Lee Witte, 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 25, Murphysboro; in Marion in 1978; 618-993Interpretive Center; bring www.17thstreetbbq.com. 5935 your artifacts; 618-346-5160 or www.cahokiamounds.org. Cobden Fall Fest Car THE CENTRALIA CULTURAL SOCIETY Show: Starts noon, park, LITTLE THEATER PLAYERS PRESENTS: downtown Cobden, Saturday, Oct. 1; food, music, games, charity fundraiser; also, The Way We Worked, Working in Southern Illinois exhibit, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, Union County Museum, South Appleknocker Street; Fall Community Yard Sale Day with maps available starting at 7 a.m. Oct. 1, village hall, East Maple Street. Oct. 7th, 8th and 14th at 9:00 pm
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Cowboys, 5:30-7 p.m. Friday; carnival, food, booths, Thursday-Saturday. Buckner Reunion: FridaySunday, Sept. 23-25, Buckner City Park; bocce ball, horseshoes; music by Roger Black and the Honky Tonk Stardust Cowboys, 7-11 p.m. Saturday. Autumn Feast: 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24, Fort Massac State Park, Metropolis; period music by Heritage Band; look back into time between the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries; menu consists of fall foods that would have been available during this time period; period dress; art; jewelry; $20; 618-6451034;618-524-9657; 618524-9321. Illinois Wine and Art Festival: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24 and noon6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 25, grounds of the Southern Illinois Art & Artisans Center, Whittington; a total of 50 Illinois artisans will demonstrate and sell their craft; wine sampling; local food; music by Southern Pride and Phins Band Saturday and Dennis Stroughmatt & Creole Stomp Sunday; admission to the festival is $10 to sample wine and includes a festival wine glass; 618-629-2220 or 800661-9998. 90th Annual Mule Days: Wednesday, Sept. 28Saturday, Oct. 1, Enfield; oldest continuous fall festival celebration in White County; starts 6:30 Wednesday with gospel singing; kids’ games, 4 p.m. Thursday; cake walk, pageants, bingo; pet parade, 10 a.m. and Mule Day Fairs, Festivals Parade, 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Wonder Water Parade: Oct. 1; www.enfieldmule 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 24, days.com; 618-963-2222; Creal Springs; part of the 618-963-2621 Wonder Water Reunion which Oktoberfest: Fall Festival includes pageants, Thursday; Craft Fair, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. music by Roger Black and Saturday Oct. 8, Sesser the Honky Tonk Stardust Miner’s Memorial City Park;
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THEATER Southern Illinois with local talent using an improvisational technique; 618-457-3689. Eat, Pray, Love: Outdoor screen, 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 23, Walker’s Bluff, north on Reed Station Road, Carterville; 618-985-8463 or www.walkersbluff.com.
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Audubon impersonator returns to area SHAWNEETOWN — A John James Audubon impersonator returns to Gallatin County on Friday, Sept. 23, for a series of educational events. Brian Fox visited the region earlier this year but was forced to cancel appearances in Shawneetown because of inclement weather. Fox will host a writing workshop exploring local history and ecology at 10:45 a.m. at the visitors center. He’ll then participate in a lunch at noon at The Red Onion, and at 3 p.m., an exhibit of
Audubon’s works will be showcased at the Rawling’s House Hotel. At 5:30 p.m., an Ol’ Time Supper will be served with a special menu fresh from the field. The main event is a performance at 7 p.m. where Audubon himself will share the story of his first trip through Illinois 200 years ago, the birds he saw and the natural history of the region. On Saturday, Sept. 24, Fox will lead a birding hike at Dr. Tom Martin’s home at 7:30 a.m. — Adam Testa
Wonder Water Reunion continues this weekend CREAL SPRINGS — The four-day Creal Springs Wonder Water Reunion will continue through Saturday in Creal Springs City Park. Wonder Water Reunion pageants for newborns through teenagers will begin at 6 p.m. today in the park, and a parade will kick off at 11 a.m. Saturday in downtown Creal Springs. A carnival will be open today through Saturday. Roger Black and the Honky Tonk Stardust
Cowboys from Goreville will perform in a free concert at 5:30 p.m. Friday in the park, and Country Swing from Carrier Mills will perform from 7 to 10 p.m. County Swing will perform from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Saturday in the park, and Band X from Joliet will perform from 6 to 10 p.m. Both concerts are free. For more information, call Katy Sullivan at 618-889-1513. — The Southern
MOUNT VERNON — Excitement continues to rev its engine for this Saturday’s annual Ironclad Art display at Cedarhurst Center for the Arts. The display features a variety of motorcycles, each one unique. Some are decorated with themes ranging from personal memorials to the Old West to American pride, and others are simply historic icons in their natural form. Entering a motorcycle into the show comes with a $10 registration fee, but entrants are also eligible to win trophies. Among the prizes given out are top American bike, top European bike, top Asian bike, best in show and awards for the top 20 overall. Registration lasts from 9 a.m. to noon with judging following until 3 p.m., when awards will be presented. Admission is free. — Adam Test
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Barbecue cook-off returns to Murphysboro this weekend MURPHYSBORO — Each year, some of the best barbecue cooks from across the country descend on Murphysboro, competing for a chance to advance to the Memphis in May national championships. The welcomed guests return to Jackson County this weekend, as 17th Street Bar and Grill hosts the annual “Praise the Lard” barbecue cook-off. But the festivities aren’t limited to the competitors. Members of the public are invited to participate in a number of events, including special dinners and tours of the contest grounds. A fish fry buffet will be served from 5:30 to 8 p.m. tonight, Sept. 22, at the
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17th Street Warehouse. Admission is $16 at the door. A DJ will then perform at 8 p.m., and winners of the fish fry and wing contest will be announced at 9. On Friday, Sept. 23, the public is invited to the Grand Champion Buffet, with a price of $22 at the door. After the meal, a band and street dance will take place from 8 p.m. to midnight. Things wrap up on Saturday, Sept. 24, as judges embark on the difficult task of choosing a winner. While that’s going on, however, tour demos for the public will be going on throughout the day. Awards will be presented to the contest winners at 6 p.m. — Adam Testa
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WHITTINGTON — Art can take many forms. From traditional media such as painting and pottery to modern techniques like graphic and computer-assisted design, a plethora of media exist for the creative mind to exercise itself in the expressive form. An annual event at the Illinois Art and Artisans Center, 14967 Gun Creek Trail, in Whittington aims to celebrate the diversity of art in Illinois. And Mary Lou Galloway, director of the center, believes the event truly showcases one of Southern Illinois’ real artistic elements: wine. “Winemakers are artists themselves,” she said. “That’s how everything tastes so different.” Thirteen Southern Illinois wineries will bring the fruits of that artistic labor to the center this weekend for the 12th annual Illinois Wine and Art Festival. The event runs from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24, and from noon to 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 25. Participating wineries include Pheasant Hollow, Alto Vineyards, Owl Creek, Shawnee Winery, Von Jakob, Blue Sky,
MOVIES Lasata, Piasa, Pomona, Inheritance Valley, Vahling, GenKota and Fox Creek. More than 50 traditional artists will also be set up at the festival, selling their wares and giving on-site demonstrations. While the festival has grown in scale in the past, things are just about where Galloway wants them to be. The event is meant to have a personal feel to it, and adding too many vendors may cause people to get lost in the crowd. “We want to keep it tight,” she said. “This is where we want it.” The event draws upward of 5,000 people annually, and with a good forecast for weather, she’s expecting this year to be even better. Food will be served by Southern Illinois restaurants including Jack Russell Fish Co., Uncle Joe’s BBQ, Palace Pizzeria, Papa Z’s Fudge and Kevin Louck’s Popcorn. Live music will entertain the crowd on both days. Southern Pride and Phins Band will perform on Saturday, and Dennis Stroughmatt and Creole Stomp will play Sunday. “For us, the exciting thing is we’re able to showcase what Southern Illinois is doing,” Galloway said. “This is all about products, food and music from Southern Illinois.” Admission to the festival is $10 to sample wine and includes a commemorative glass. Tickets for other visitors are $2. Guests are encouraged to bring their own lawn chairs. adam.testa@thesouthern.com 618-351-5031
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Bianca Jaconnety as Laura stares at her favorite treasure, a glass unicorn. The SIU theater department opens its 2011-12 season with ‘The Glass Menagerie’ next weekend.
SIU theater breaks in new season with ‘The Glass Menagerie’ CARBONDALE — The SIU Department of Theater opens its 2011-12 season next weekend with Tennessee Williams’ American classic, “The Glass Menagerie.” Accounted by many to be autobiographical, the play tells the haunting and poignant story of a young man who journeys through the refracted memory of his fragile family and his decision to escape the trapped environment of
his 1930s St. Louis life for freedom and adventure as a merchant marine. Lori Merrill-Fink stars as the family matriarch, Amanda. Bianca Jaconetty will portray Laura, the fragile sister crippled with Pleurosis. Max Ryan plays the wanderlust brother Tom, and Robery Price plays Jim, the gentleman caller on whom Amanda pegs the hope for her daughter’s future. Susan Patrick Benson of
the theater department directs the production. The show runs at 7 p.m. Thursday to Saturday, Sept. 19 to Oct. 1, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 2. Tickets are $16 for adults and $6 for students and can be purchased online at www.southerntickets online.com or by calling 618-453-6000. The show will be performed at McLeod Theater in the SIU Communications Building. — Adam Testa
Mule Days celebrates 90 years in White County ENFIELD — After 90 years, White County’s Mule Days are still going strong. Believed to be the oldest continuous fall festival in White County, this year’s installment will feature the special anniversary theme of “90 and Still Kicking.” Souvenirs including hats, denim and polo shirts, jewelry, travel cups and license plates will be sold to mark the occasion. The schedule for this
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Junior Miss contest year’s celebration 8 p.m.: Bingo includes: Saturday, Oct. 1 Wednesday, Sept. 28 8 a.m.: Two-mile run 6:30 p.m.: Village 10 a.m.: Pet parade singers and gospel singing Noon: Bingo Thursday, Sept. 29 1:30 p.m.: Mule Day 4 p.m.: Kids games parade 6 p.m.: Cake walk 3 p.m.: Bingo 7 p.m.: Baby contest 3 p.m.: Mal Rogers 7:15 p.m.: Little Miss and 6 p.m.: Bingo Mister contest 6 p.m.: Wright Brothers 7:30 p.m.: Prince and Band Princess contest 8 p.m.: Bingo 8 p.m.: Bingo 9 p.m.: Prize drawings Friday, Sept. 30 — Adam Testa 6:30 p.m.: Queen and
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Feast at the fort offers a look back The Friends of Fort Massac will host the annual the annual Autumn Feast at Fort Massac State Park this weekend. The Feast, in its eighth year at the fort, begins at 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24, with period music by Heritage Band, a local group from De Soto. The Autumn Feast provides a look back into time to a period between the 18th and 19th centuries. The menu consists of fall foods that would have been available during this time period, and the costumes worn by Friends members will approximate that period. Numerous door prizes will be awarded, and guests will have the opportunity to bid on various silent auction items. There will be paintings by local artists, pottery by a local artisan, knives, jewelry, a handcrocheted afghan and an original print entitled “Recruitment” by Michael Haynes, an annual favorite. This year’s Autumn Feast will be under tents rather than in the barracks. The menu will consist of ham, chicken and dumplings, green beans, corn in the husks, cole slaw, cornbread, apple crisps, iced tea, coffee, lemonade and water. Being under tents, the number of tickets has been increased to serving 185 guests. Tickets, priced at $20, sell quickly with those having attended previously often getting first chance at the tickets. Those wanting tickets may contact Reba Reed at 618-645-1034, Sharon Burris at 618-524-9657 or Fort Massac State Park at 618-524-9321. — Adam Testa
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Marion civic center braces for a British invasion MARION — Returning to the Marion Cultural and Civic Center for a third year, “A Day in the Life — the Music of The Beatles” promises to be bigger and better than it’s two predecessors. Spanning the entire catalog of the Beatles music, tribute band AfterBeat and the Pepperland Orchestra and Chorale faithfully recreate all the classic Beatles hits from “Please Please Me” to “The Long and Winding Road.” “There are a lot of tribute bands out there, so it’s not like we’re reinventing the wheel,” said AfterBeat guitarist Tom Herman. “But what makes this show unique is that we use a full orchestra to be able to play the songs the Beatles could never do live.” “A Day in the Life” has
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grown over the last few years into a spectacular multimedia event. In addition to the music, there are video segments, huge set pieces and a few surprises thrown in for good measure. “We strive to make this a fun, family oriented show,” Herman said. “We’re up on stage having a blast and we want the audience to feel the
same way.” The show grew out of a local festival that was staged yearly to commemorate the first time a Beatle set foot in America. In the fall of 1963, George Harrison came to Southern Illinois and spent two weeks with his sister Louise, who lived in Benton at the time. While here, he got to visit many places and even
sat in with a local group, The Four Vests, at the Eldorado VFW. George bought his first Rickenbacker guitar at Fenton’s Music Shop in Mount Vernon. The first Beatles record ever played on a U.S. radio station was at WFRX in West Frankfort, when Harrison did an interview there. George went back to England after his holiday
but returned to America less than five months later. He brought along a few friends this time and the four of them made their triumphant first appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show. “A Day in the Life” begins at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1. Tickets are $10 and can be reserved by calling 618-997-4030. — Adam Testa
Organizers prepare to Raddle the Bottoms RADDLE — A special fundraising concert returns to the Bottoms this weekend to continue supporting cancer research and treatment. Organizers will present the fifth annual Raddle the Bottoms bluegrass concert from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 25, at St. Ann’s Churchyard in Raddle. Admission to the concert is $2, and children 10 and younger will be admitted free. Jeff Cloud, O’le Fishskins, The Rural Kings, Cletus Got Shot, Whistle Pigs and Mountain Sprouts will perform. Raddle the Bottoms benefits Sandra’s Comfort, a nonprofit organization founded in memory of Sandra Sanders, who died of pancreatic cancer in 2007. Sandy was horrified by the fact that while her insurance did cover the cost of “comfort drug” for anti-nausea and skin irritations, many other cancer patients were unable to afford them. Sandra’s Comfort provides financial aid to cancer patients who cannot afford these needed-but-notrequired drugs while undergoing treatment. — Adam Testa
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Concerts Southern Illinois Third Day: 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 23, Du Quoin State Fairgrounds; also, Tenth Avenue North and Trevor Morgan; $25-$75; 630-833-3733 or Ticketmaster. Tall Tree Lake Music Festival: Friday-Saturday, Sept. 23-24, 540 Tall Tree Lake Road, Goreville; music by Leftover Salmon, Conspirator, Greensky Bluegrass, Honey Island Swamp Band, Mansions On The Moon, The Congress, Fresh 2 Death, Mountain Sprout, Whistle Pigs; $65; talltreelakefestival.com; 515-244-2771. Hubfest concert: Noon8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24; downtown Marion; Aaron Kamm and the One Drops, The Ivas John Band; food and family activities. Smoky Hollow String Band: Noon-2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24, Mileur Orchard, Illinois 149, west of Murphysboro; cobbler and pie served; 618-687-3663 or 618-684-4397. Raddle the Bottoms bluegrass concert: 11 a.m.8 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 25, St. Ann’s Churchyard, Raddle; Jeff Cloud, O’le Fishskins, The Rural Kings, Cletus Got Shot, Whistle Pigs and Mountain
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Sprouts; $2; 10 and younger, free; fundraiser for cancer patients. 22nd Annual Bluegrass Music Festival: Noon-6 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Sept. 24–25, Fort Kaskaskia State Historic Site, Chester; $5; bring lawn chairs; 19 acts; www.saveillinois history.org. Wil Maring: Brown Bag Concert, noon-1 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 28, Town Square Pavilion, Carbondale; www.carbondalemainstreet .com. LoCash Cowboys: 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, Herrin Civic Center ground; $12, advance; $15 at the gate; gates open 5:30 p.m.; 618-985-2828, ext. 8472; benefits John A. Logan College. A Day In The Life: The Music of The Beatles, 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, Marion Cultural and Civic Center; two-hour live presentation of classic Beatles songs performed by AfterBeat and the Pepperland Orchestra and Chorale; www.marionccc .org; $10; 618-997-4030.
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Sparta native making a name for himself in the music publishing business the Arts. The concert starts at 8 p.m. Saturday and will feature music by The Vince Hoffard Gordons and special guests Mel Besher, Adam Yount and Noah Gordon. Doors open at 7 p.m. “This is a very good oah Gordon has cause,” Gordon said. “The quietly become a bottom line is it’s hard to major player in the imagine not having clean country music industry. water to drink. We take it The 40-year-old Sparta for granted, but countless native was standing on people die in Kenya every stage a few years ago with day just because they don’t Jamey Johnson as the singer picked up a Country have clean water. This is a problem that can easily be Music Association award corrected and solved, but for his tune “In Color.” Gordon’s company owned it’s expensive because they have to drill so deep.” publishing rights to the Drilling a well to provide song. Gordon is now artist and a village with a disease-free repertoire director and vice water supply costs between president of publishing for $6,500 and $20,000, depending on the required Average Joe’s depth at each site. Entertainment. A couple Gordon said he became weeks ago, the publishing involved with the benefit company had three songs after his mother, Roberta, in the Top 20, with Jason became acquainted with an Aldean’s “Dirt Road Anthem,” Brantley Gilbert’s SIU student who was involved in raising “Country Is Country awareness about the water Wide” and American Idol crisis in Kenya. Scott McCreery’s “I Love As a teenager, Gordon You This Big.” thrilled audiences “We have been on a throughout Southern pretty good roll,” Gordon Illinois with his powerful said. vocals. After moving to Gordon grew up playing drums in his parents’ band, Music City, it took him three years to sign a major The Gordons. Although record deal. He inked a they are a highly touted bluegrass band today, back contract with Patriot in the late 1980s the sound Records, which was a subsidiary of Liberty leaned more towards Records. traditional country. His only national single In 1992, Noah Gordon was “The Blue Pages.” It migrated to Nashville where he would eventually was released in 1995, and the timing couldn’t have sign a major record deal been worse as the label’s and put a song on the biggest act and president Billboard charts. were involved in a bitter An extremely talented feud. vocalist, Gordon will be “The week my record performing in the area this came out, Garth Brooks got weekend for the first time Jimmy Bowen fired. It in many years as part of a kicked the door off the benefit “Water for Kenya” hinges for me. Anything concert and silent auction that wasn’t tied to Garth at the Varsity Center for
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was in trouble,” he said. “I didn’t think so at the time, but it was a blessing in disguise because it forced me to try something else. As result, it exposed me to the publishing aspect of the business and made me commit to becoming a better songwriter.” Through the years, Gordon has had more 50 songs recorded by major acts like John Michael Montgomery, Chad Brock and Emerson Drive. He has a song on the new Randy Travis release. In addition, he was part of the trio Phoenix that nearly had a record deal in 1999. In an era when recording studios close on a daily basis in Nashville, Gordon opened Big Studios in the
mid-2000s. “It wasn’t the best time in the world to open a studio, but it worked out,” he said. Because of his ties to the songwriting community, “tons” of demos were recorded at the studio. It was also were Darryl Worley cut his hit records and where Jamey Johnson recorded the act-breaking “That Lonesome Sound” album and the critically acclaimed “Guitar Song” project. Although he sold the studio on Christmas day in 2010, a relationship forged at the locale elevated him to his current position. “I met Colt Ford sitting around the coffee pot at the studio. We talked for a
while and decided to write some songs together,” he said. “I got a call a couple months later and we were able to put some ideas together that turned out pretty good.” In May, Ford released the single “She Likes to Ride in Trucks,” featuring vocals by Craig Morgan. The tune was co-written by Gordon and Ford. Gordon also penned “She Ain’t Too Good for That” on Ford’s new “Chicken & Biscuits” album. The song features guest vocals from Joe Nichols. “Colt’s audience absolutely loves him. His fan base just keeps growing,” Gordon said. “He has sold over 800,000 CDs and has over 1.5 million
electronic downloads. We are making a strong push to market him in Canada and Australia and the response has been very positive.” Average Joe’s has become one of the top independent labels in the industry with a roster that includes Montgomery Gentry, Josh Gracin, Kevin Fowler, Corey Smith, Sunny Ledfurd, Matt Stillwell and newcomer Lauren Briant. VINCE HOFFARD can be reached at 618-658-9095 or vincehoffard@yahoo.com.
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some of the country legend’s unused Country lyrics. LeAnn Rimes, “Lady and Martina McBride, Gentlemen” (Sept. 27): “Eleven” (Oct. 11): One of The singer puts a Nashville’s most durable feminine spin on country voices will release 11 classics previously tracks on her 11th recorded by male studio on Oct. 11. Could vocalists, including tunes it be called anything associated with Kris else? Kristofferson, Waylon Toby Keith, “Clancy’s Jennings and George Tavern” (Oct. 24): The Jones. latest from the former Rodney Atkins, “Take a Oklahoma oil-field Long Road” (Oct. 4): worker and author of the Atkins prefers baseball flag-waving, bootcaps to country Stetsons stomping anthem and he’s usually good for “Courtesy of the Red, a handful of hits with a White, & Blue (The small-town flavor on Angry American)” in the each album. wake of the Sept. 11 Hank Williams Sr., “The terrorist attacks. Lost Notebooks of Hank Miranda Lambert, “Four Williams” (Oct. 4): the Record” (Nov. 1): One Contemporary artists of mainstream country’s ranging from Alan “bad girls” aims to keep Jackson to Norah Jones her string of platinumcreate new songs out of plus albums intact.
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Hip-hop/R&B Van Hunt, “What Were You Hoping For?” (Sept. 27): After a lengthy hiatus, enforced in part by record-company problems, the gifted songwriter releases his first album since “On the Jungle Floor” in 2006. Drake, “Take Care” (Oct. 24): The follow-up to Aubrey Drake Graham’s best-selling 2010 release, “Thank Me Later.” Mary J. Blige, “My Life II ... The Journey Continues (Act I)” (November): The singer’s 10th studio album is being billed as a sequel to her classic 1994 merger of hip-hop and soul, “My Life.” SEE CDS / PAGE 17
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Miranda Lambert will play Thursday, Oct. 20, at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau.
Miranda Lambert heading to the Show Me Center CAPE GIRARDEAU — The reigning Academy of Country Music Female Vocalist of the Year is headed to the Show Me Center. On Thursday, Oct. 20, Miranda Lambert takes the stage headlining her own “Revolution Continues” tour with special guests Justin Moore and the Randy Rogers Band. Tickets go on sale Friday, Sept. 23, and are available at the Show Me Center Box Office, online at www.ticketmaster.com or by phone at 573-6515000. This year has been a busy one for Lambert, the subject of a recent VH1 “Behind the Music” episode. While busy
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preparing for the release of her fourth album, “Four the Record,” Lambert still found time to bring home the ACM honor for Female Vocalist of the Year. In addition, her critically acclaimed hit “The House That Built Me” was recognized for Single of the Year and Video of the Year. Following the success of “White Liar” and “Only Prettier,” Lambert’s single “Heart Like Mine” soared to the top of the charts, reaching the No. 1 position on the day she married long-time partner Blake Shelton. All of Lambert’s success has left her with an overwhelming sense of responsibility to deliver a live show even better than
the one she was already known for. Country fans will witness that commitment as Lambert hits the road with her “Revolution” tour. Moore will be heating up the stage with his recent No. 1 hit, “If Heaven Wasn’t So Far Away.” Having come a long way since his days in Poyen, Ark, population 300, Moore has been taking country music by storm since the release of his self-titled album in 2008. The Randy Rogers Band reached No. 2 with its latest album, “Burning the Day.” For nearly a decade the band has toured the country, performing with a who’s who of country music.
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Marion hosts downtown HubFest on Saturday MARION — The city of Marion will be transformed into the hub of the musical universe this weekend when it plays host to a special HubFest concert event. Three bands will play on the downtown square from noon to 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24. Aaron Kamm and the One Drops and The Ivas John Band will perform. Aaron Kamm and the One Drops formed in Edwardsville in late 2007 as a reggae-blues band, and the group’s popularity quickly grew in the St. Louis area. The band released its first album “Gnu-Gnu” in September 2008 and followed it up with “Grow” in December 2009. The Ivas John Band has been a staple of Southern Illinois for many years, bringing classic blues sounds to venues across the region. The group regularly plays at larger blues festivals, as well. The event, which began in 2009, will also feature food and family-friendly activities. — Adam Testa
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Third Day making the ‘Move’ to Du Quoin State Fairgrounds DU QUOIN — Grammy Award-winning Christian rock group Third Day will bring its “Make Your Move” tour to the Du Quoin State Fairgrounds this weekend. The group formed in the mid1990s in Georgia and has had a lengthy and successful career,
including winning four Grammy Awards for variations of the Best Gospel Album of the Year designation. Third Day released its newest album, “Move,” in October 2010. That album contains the song “Make Your Move,” which became the name of this newest
tour. Last year, the group toured with artists including TobyMac, Michael W. Smith, Jason Gray and Max Lucado. The song “Follow Me There,” also off “Move,” is used as the theme song for “Sarah Palin’s Alaska” on the TLC cable network.
Tenth Avenue North and Trevor Morgan will play with Third Day in Du Quoin. The show begins at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 23. Tickets for the show range from $25 to $75 and can be purchased through Ticketmaster. — Adam Testa
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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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BENTON Duncan Dance Barn:: Spring Pond Opry Band, 6:30-9:30 p.m. CARBONDALE Hangar 9: Woodsman/Freedom Ride/Arches PK’s: Hobo Knife Tres Hombres: Dub Club, 10 p.m.
CARBONDALE Hangar 9: Black Fortys; album release party Pinch Penny/Copper Dragon: The Personnel PK’s: Bosco and Whiteford Tres Hombres: Four Next Door, 10 p.m. INA Ina Community Building: Friday Night Jam Band, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
MARION Pyramid Acres Marina Pavilion: Tawl Paul. THOMPSONVILLE Old Country Store Dance Barn: Jeanita Spillman & The Sentimental Swing Band, 7-10 p.m. WHITTINGTON Corner Dance Hall: Dave Caputo Band, 7:30-10:30 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.
SATURDAY ASHLEY J’s Roadhouse: Hillstomp Bluegrass Festival CARBONDALE Hangar 9: The Soothsayers Jug Band Pinch Penny/Copper Dragon: Hairbangers Ball PK’s: Prophets and Kings Tres Hombres: Wild Murphy/Big Sur, 9 p.m.
MARION Marion American Legion: Egyptian Combo, 7-11 p.m. Marion Eagles: White Lightnin,’ 7-11 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.
SUNDAY CARBONDALE PK’s: Ha Ha Tonka/Soul Glo Key West: Blue Plate Specials,
8 p.m.-midnight MARION Marion Eagles: White Lightnin,’ 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 618-532-1111 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 618984-2071 Hangar 9: 511 S. Illinois Ave., Carbondale; 618-549-0511. Ina Community Building: 504 Elm St., Ina 618-315-2373 J’s Roadhouse: US 51, Ashley 618-4859001 John Brown’s on the Square: 1000 Tower Square, Marion 618-997-2909 Key West: 1108 W. Main, Carbondale 618-351-5998 Kip & Traci’s Colonial Club: 1602 Old Creal Springs Road, Marion 618-9976989 Linemen’s Lounge: 100 E. Broadway, Johnston City Lion’s Cave: South Street, Thompsonville 618-218-4888 Mack’s Lake of Egypt Marina: 12024 Laguna Drive, Lake of Egypt 618Maddie’s Pub and Grub: 14960 Illinois 37, Johnston City 618-983-8107 Marion American Legion: Longstreet Road, Marion 618-997-6168 Marion Eagles: Rural Route 3, Marion 618-993-6300 Marion Youth Center: 211 E. Boulevard St., Marion 618-922-7853 Mollie’s: 107 E. Union St., Marion 618997-3424 Murphysboro Elks Lodge: 1809 Shomaker Drive Murphysboro 618684-4541. Old Country Store Dance Barn: Main Street, Thompsonville 618-218-4676 Park Plaza Pub: 3 Park Plaza, Herrin, 618-988-1556 Pinch Penny Pub/Copper Dragon: 700 E. Grand, Carbondale 618-549-3348 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 618985-6713 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 618-3510171 WB Ranch Barn: 1586 Pershing Road, West Frankfort 618-937-3718 White Ash Barn: 207 Potter St., White Ash 618-997-4979 Wit and Wisdom Nutritional Site: 225 E. Poplar St., West Frankfort 618-9373070 Xrossroads: 101 Rushing Drive, Herrin 618-993-8393 Zeigler Eagles: 114 N. Main St., Zeigler 618-596-5651
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Music festival returns to Goreville GOREVILLE — The third annual Tall Tree Lake Music and Camping Festival takes place this Friday and Saturday, Sept. 23 and 24. Last year’s event saw more than 1,000 people in attendance, and organizers anticipate 2011 to be an even bigger year. Performing bands include Leftover Salmon, Conspirator, Greensky
Blue Grass, Honey Island Swamp Band, Mansions on the Moon, Mountain Sprout, Fresh 2 Death, Whistle Pigs and more. Leftover Salmon, a legendary Colorado band headlining the festival, will be returning to Southern Illinois for the first time since 2004. The group blends bluegrass, Cajun, funk, Southern rock, boogie, Caribbean,
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Latin and jazz influences to create a one-of-a-kind sound. — Adam Testa
Tori Amos, “Night of Hunters” (Sept. 20): The singer-pianist dives into classical music with this song cycle about a woman’s transformation. Susan Boyle, “Someone to Watch Over Me” (Nov. 1): After selling 14 million albums in little over a year, the ballad singer who burst into fame during the 2009 “Britain’s Got Talent” season returns with her third album. Kelly Clarkson, “Stronger” (Oct. 25): The original “American Idol” tries to revive a career that started strong but has slowed in recent years.
Pearl Jam, “Pearl Jam 20” (Sept. 20): Soundtrack to Cameron Crowe’s forthcoming documentary on the band’s 20th anniversary, loaded with rarities spanning the decades. Wilco, “The Whole Love” (Sept. 27): With its current lineup intact for three consecutive albums — a lifetime by Wilco’s once-volatile standards — the band creates a stylistically diverse collection of songs to debut its new label, dBpm Records. Tom Waits, “Bad as Me” (Oct. 4): The singer’s first album of new material in seven years, once again with his wife, Kathleen Brennan, as coproducer.
Coldplay, “Mylo Xyloto” (Oct. 24): The British band resumes its collaboration with producer Brian Eno on its fifth studio album, and includes a guest vocal by Rihanna on the track “Princess of China.” Lou Reed and Metallica, “Lulu” (Nov. 1): The season’s unlikeliest collaboration matches the godfather of punk with the thrash metal pioneers, with production by Reed’s confidante Hal Wilner. One track clocks in at more than 19 minutes The Who, “Quadrophenia: The Director’s Cut” (Nov. 15): Pete Townshend’s second major rock opera makes a lavish reappearance. — MCT
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Ha Ha Tonka, a band based in Springfield, Mo., will perform at 9 p.m. Sunday at PK’s.
Ha Ha Tonka performing at PK’s on Sunday CARBONDALE — A Springfield, Mo., band known for mixing fourpart harmonies and blistering rock will bring its uniquely Midwestern sound to Carbondale on Sunday. Ha Ha Tonka will perform at 9 p.m. at PK’s, 308 S. Illinois Ave. Tickets are $8 in advance and $10 at the door. The group released its newest album, “Death of a Decade,” in April and
embarked on a national tour beginning in their home state of Missouri. Just before the album was released, the band was featured on the Ozarksthemed episode of “Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations” on the Food Network. The album was recorded in a 200-year-old barn in New Paltz, N.Y., with producer Kevin McMahon, who made sure to capture the barn’s aural
imperfections in creaking floorboards and mixed it with the sound of instruments. The sound of “Death of a Decade” is where authentic meets modern, acoustic meets electronic, and tradition meets innovation. The new album has received positive reviews from outlets like The Washington Post and The Huffington Post.
Chili Supper Friday September 23 4:30pm - 6:30pm SATURDAY - Quilt Show 9:00am – 3:00pm
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— Adam Testa
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‘Killer Elite’ embraces what it is
Dolphin’s story makes for an adorable tale Dolphin Tale **1/2 Rated PG for some mild thematic elements; starring Harry Connick Jr. Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd, Nathan Gamble and Cozi Zuehlsdorff; directed by Charles Martin Smith; opening Friday at ShowPlace 8 in Carbondale, University Place 8 in Carbondale and AMC Centre 8 in Marion
Killer Elite **1/2
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The story of how Winter, a New Smyrna Beach, Fla., dolphin, lost her tail and became the star attraction of the Clearwater Aquarium becomes an adorable kids’ film in “Dolphin Tale.” No, this isn’t how it really happened. But
“Killer Elite” is a guy’s movie and makes no bones about it. It’s an old-school straight-nochaser action picture about an ex-CIA agent who hunts down assorted troopers from the British Special Forces to save an American agent from a vengeful Arab. The film’s hook is that it pits Jason Statham against Clive Owen, the two marquee names among the current generation of British action stars. Statham plays Danny, an ex-CIA assassin blackmailed out of retirement to hunt down Spike (Owen) and his British Special Forces (SAS) colleagues in as payback for a mission they took part in long ago. Robert De Niro is Hunter, who used to be Danny’s boss. He’s being held hostage by an Arab sheik intent on revenge. That sends Danny hither and yon, rounding up his own “team,” trying to take out guys nicknamed “The Clinic,” men who are just as lethal as he is. Danny and
Rated R for strong violence, language and some sexuality/nudity; starring Jason Statham, Clive Owen, Robert De Niro and Dominic Purcell; directed by Gary McKendry; opening Friday at ShowPlace 8 in Carbondale and AMC Centre 8 in Marion
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Harry Connick Jr. stars in ‘Dolphin Tale,’ the story of Winter, a dolphin who lost her tail and became an aquarium star. The movie opens in Carbondale and Marion on Friday.
director Charles Martin Smith (“Air Bud”) wrings plenty of heartfelt tears and a few laughs out of
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this fictionalized account of how humans helped a dolphin survive a nearfatal injury, and how that dolphin became an inspiration to others. Nathan Gamble stars as Sawyer, an 11-year-old boy who helps a dolphin he and a fisherman find stranded on a beach, her tail wrapped up in the ropes attached to a crab pot. Sawyer, a social outcast who is struggling in school, finds new purpose in saving this animal. Cozi Zuehlsdorff is Hazel, the girl who comes with her marine veterinarian dad (Harry Connick Jr.) and a crew from the nearby marine hospital to pick up Winter, as they call her, and try to save her. Sawyer fibs to his mom (Ashley Judd) and plays hooky from school to stay with Winter, who bonds with the boy who cut ropes from her tail, a tail
she eventually loses due to injuries. But as Sawyer’s wounded soldier-cousin returns home from combat to a Veteran’s Administration hospital full of men who are being fitted with artificial limbs, the kid gets the idea to have a prosthetic specialist (Morgan Freeman) see what he can work out for the poor dolphin missing her tail. Freeman does his adorable curmudgeon thing. Kris Kristofferson is Hazel’s crinkly-eyed grandpa who looks, approvingly, on all the life lessons the little dolphin is teaching his son and granddaughter and her new best friend. “Dolphin Tale” is movie of cute scenes and cuter ingredients — the cranky pelican who rules the roost at the aquarium, the way Hazel and her dad live on a houseboat that looks like a Disney World castaways
attraction. The melodrama kicks in as the marine hospital and aquarium are struggling to stay afloat, battered by a hurricane, coveted by a hotel developer. Yes, it was “inspired by a true story.” The “Hollywood version” of this tale of rescue and rehabilitation tugs on the heartstrings and leans on “Free Willy” for inspiration. But the process of fictionalizing Winter’s story makes it kid-friendlier and neatly ties the dolphin with the prosthetic tail to those veterans and others with prosthetic limbs she has come to inspire. And you’d have to be a little stone-hearted to not be moved by the message tacked on, here, one line, beautifully delivered by Freeman: “Just because you’re hurt doesn’t mean you’re broken.”
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a manner similar to The Bridesmaids: Picked as Godfather: a her best friend's maid of manipulative, egocentric father determined to live honor, lovelorn and out his own ambitions broke Annie looks to through his sons, who in bluff her way through the expensive and bizarre turn spent their lives dancing to his tune while rituals with an oddball at the same time trying group of bridesmaids. to stand on their own. Starring Kristen Wiig Starring Greg Kinnear, and Maya Rudolph. Barry Pepper, Katie Directed by Paul Feig. Holmes and Tom Rated R. Wilkinson. Directed by Spooky Buddies: The Jon Cassar. Not rated. canines of this popular Setup: A group of film franchise return for friends become involved a Halloween-themed in a potentially deadly installment. Starring diamond heist. Starring Sage Ryan, Sierra Bruce Willis and Ryan McCormick, Elisa Phillippe. Directed by Donovan, Harland Mike Gunther. Rated R. Williams and Jennifer The River Murders: A Elise Cox. Directed by homicide detective, Robert Vince. Rated G. while investigating a The Kennedys: The series of murders, story of the most fabled becomes the prime political family in American history, told in suspect when the FBI
THEATER uncovers his close personal ties to all the victims. Starring Ray Liotta, Ving Rhames, Christian Slater, Gisele Fraga and Michael Rodrick. Directed by Rich Cowan. Rated R. The Lamp: A man's wife receives a strange gift, a lamp, after she and she husband lose their only child. Along with the lamp comes a mysterious messenger and and a question that causes them to search the depths of their hearts for what's truly important in life... If you could have anything you wanted, what would you ask for? Starring Jason London, Louis Gossett Jr., Meredith Salenger and Sarah Brown. Directed by Tracy Tross. Not rated. — Adam Testa
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Jason Statham stars in ‘Killer Elite’ with an all-star cast also including Clive Owen and Robert De Niro. The movie opens in Carbondale and Marion on Friday.
his crew must make the murders look like accidents, so there will be no reprisals. Standard killer-for-hire stuff, in other words. But what sets “Killer Elite” apart from, say, your typical stubbly-faced Statham B-movie actioner is the dialogue — reams of crisp, punchy hardboiled lines that cowriter/director Gary McKendry and screenwriter Matt Sherring cooked up or copped from the Ranulph Fiennes novel “The Feather Men.” “I’m done with killing,” Danny mutters. “Maybe killing isn’t done with you,” Hunter mutters back. “Killing’s easy. Living with it’s the hard part.” Government red tape and restrictions dog both the hunters and the hunted. “I’ve got no problem with blood. It’s ink that
worries me.” Thinking of doublecrossing Danny? Maybe going into hiding afterward? “Remember, everybody gets found.” And there’s this pithy lecture on old soldiers — “No uniform. No war. You’re not ‘Special.’ They don’t know what to do with you. You don’t know what to do with yourself.” McKendry, new to feature films, wanders a bit, giving us government intrigues, a love interest for Danny (Yvonne Strahovski) and other distractions. But he handles the assorted “hits” with gritty, period flare. The film is “based on a true story,” so the setting is the early ‘80s — a “time of crisis, revolution.” That makes it something of a parable for our times, men sent to do a dirty job for their government, only to have their government
back the other side, years later. It’s hard to see the victims as particularly deserving of their fate. And that lack of a sense of “righteous kills” creates an unease that strips “Killer Elite” of some of its cool. The actors cast as both Danny and Spike’s “teams” are unfamiliar, generic. More effort had to be made to give us a reason to root for or against them, and not against the rich sheik who set this whole killing spree off. But it’s still a decent yarn, decently told, a tough-guy film built around veteran screen tough guys. Best of all, the filmmakers took the time to give these hard men just the right things to say — not catchphrases, just lines that smell of blood and gunpowder every time Statham, Owen or De Niro utter them.
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