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vibrations from ringing the bells would be too much for the leaning tower, so only one bell is rung every week to announce the start Lacie Goff of Mass. surrounded by green Yet, in another Day-tripping is amazing perspective, I can feel that grassy areas. but so is coming home. At I must admit, the first indeed we’ve only been this point, I consider home here for a little more than thing that crossed my iao da Firenze! Come to be our hotel, which I’ve two weeks. Either way, it’s mind when I saw the ‘e Southern Illinois? come to appreciate a lot. Leaning Tower was how I hear it’s been getting hard to believe that our much smaller it was than I We get a four-course final exam for our to that good Midwestern orientation language class had expected. Walking at a dinner every night – fall weather lately. Not so something that I have much so here in Florence, is tomorrow morning and strolling pace, one could easily circle it in less than been spoiled with. I don’t where it’s still been above that we then leave for know what I’ll do when we Rome right after that. I am a minute and it doesn’t 80 degrees Fahrenheit on get to Rome and don’t stand as tall as I had so excited to get to Rome, average. imagined it standing after have them anymore. the city that captured my We had one day of rain, An interesting thing having seen it in so many which was, in my opinion, heart last time. about dinner is that, in a pictures and movies. This week has been a blessing because it We learned that Pisa was formal Italian dinner cooled things off, but then amazing. On Monday, we setting, the “primo piatti,” the next day temperatures visited the famous town of once a huge center for or first course is always business and affairs. The Pisa. As we approached were back up. Our guide pasta and the “second main square was used for the town piazza, it was as said this is unseasonably piatti” is a meat dish. This religious purposes, as the if we went from a typical hot weather for Italy, but is so different because, at basilica is there at the Tuscan town through the things have to cool off center. In fact, the Leaning least for me, pasta serves walls of the city and eventually, right? as a whole meal in the Tower of Pisa is actually a An odd lapse of time has walked straight into an bell tower, designed to ring States, yet here it’s more passed, and I’m wondering ancient landscape. The of a starter dish. announcing the start of tower and basilica stand if and how this all relates Another interesting services, weddings and with the same marbleto any kind of culture thing I’ve discovered this funerals. Now, however, colored stone and are shock that might be occurring somewhere inside of me. In a way, it feels as if we’ve been in Florence for a good month now.
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FUN FACTS The Leaning Tower of Pisa leans mainly because the ground of the city is extremely soft and gives way to sinking much easier than more-solid soil would. The Leaning Tower isn’t the only building in Pisa that leans. The Basilica, and even the trees, lean as well. The tower just leans more than anything because of its tall, skinny construction, which places much more weight over a very small amount of space.
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The building fronts along this side street in Florence show Italy’s historic design and architectural style.
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The Leaning Tower of Pisa is the city’s iconic image. Seen in countless photographs and movies, the small stature of the building was a surprise of sorts for Goff when she visited. This view shows the Square of Miracles from outside the city’s walls.
week is Italian pharmacies. When I think of a pharmacy, I think of Walgreens, with aisles and aisles of stuff from makeup to food to clothing to medicine — not so with Italian pharmacies. They are tiny little stores, about the size of two bedrooms, and they only sell very specific products. They have a prescription section behind the counter and then they have other medicines and potentially items like deodorant, but not always. I had to get toothpaste
and nail polish remover, and both are so different. I had never heard of any of the toothpaste brands and the polish remover came in a little tiny, brown glass bottle that looked like it should contain some specialized medicine at a doctor’s office. It wasn’t like our Equate polish remover, with a long bottle of pink solution and a cute colored cap on top. However, that’s part of the experience of immersing into a new culture. I feel that happening more and more here in Florence, and I
can’t wait to immerse into our final destination of Rome. Orientation course final exam, here I come. Wish me luck! In bocca al lupo! 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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Craft beers, history highlight Fete at the Fort PRAIRIE DU ROCHER — The kegs at Fort de Chartres held gunpowder in the 1700s, but a different kind of keg will be in abundance at the French fort Oct. 1. The second iteration of Fete at the Fort, an afternoon of beer sampling in an authentic 1700s atmosphere, returns Saturday, Oct. 1. The event runs from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Fort de Chartres State Historic Site. Admission is $15 in advance and $20 at the door and includes a commemorative tasting glass.
All proceeds from the event benefit Save Illinois History, an organization dedicated to preserving the state’s historic sites. Patrons 21 and older may sample craft beers during the event, which also features period music and re-enactors portraying French, British and Native Americans from the 1700s. For more information, call 618-2847230, email ftdchart@htc.net or visit ftdechartes.com. — Adam Testa
Fall festival returns to Alto Pass this weekend ALTO PASS — The third annual Fall Festival in downtown Alto Pass is set for this weekend. Presented by the Alto Pass Pride Community Group and area businesses, the event features a barbecue competition, apple bake-off, live music, trade fair, DJ show and raffle. The barbecue contest is an unsanctioned Kansas City-format event with chicken, beef brisket, pork shoulder and ribs categories. Prizes will be awarded for
the top three placing contestants and the Grand Champion will receive $100. The apple bake-off features two categories, apple pie and other deserts. Local musicians are invited to participate in a “Pickin’ in the Park” from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday in the pavilion. The trade fair will be from 2 to 10 p.m. Friday and 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and will feature food, arts and flea vendors. — Adam Testa
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The Kelly Band will be the headlining act Saturday during the Southern Illinois Irish Festival. They play at 8 p.m. at Varsity Center for the Arts.
New year, same Celtic spirit CARBONDALE — The season may be different, but the spirit is still the same. The Southern Illinois Irish Festival has long been a staple of the region’s spring schedule, but this year, the popular cultural event finds a new home on the fall calendar. This year’s iteration of the event runs from Friday, Sept. 30, through Sunday, Oct. 2. Two nights of indoor concerts and two full days of Celtic festivities are planned. Acclaimed Irish singer/guitarist Pat Egan and vocalist Alex Caton start things off at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Cousin Andy’s Coffeehouse at the Church of the Good Shepherd, 515 S. Orchard Drive. Tickets will be available at the door for $15 for adults and $10 for students or they can be purchased in advance at SouthernTicketsOnline. com. Egan, originally from Tipperary in Ireland, last
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performed at the festival 10 years ago with his band Chulrua. Caton was born in England. The duo reside in Virginia, and this year, they released their first album, “Fiddle Tunes and Ballads.” The Celtic Fair runs throughout the day Saturday and Sunday at Turley Park. Two stages of music and dance, Highland Games, children’s activities, a roving Scottish bagpiper, merchandise vendors and more will be featured. Admission at the park entrance is $4 with children 10 and under being admitted free. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Saturday’s performers include The Dorians of Carbondale, E.L. Kurtz, Ed Yother of St. Louis, Shaina’s Strings, dancers and musicians from St. Louis Irish Arts, the St. Louis Irish Band and Egan and Caton, among others. On Sunday, local favorites Wil Maring and
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Tom Underwood competes in Dagorhir at the Irish Festival in 2009.
Robert Bowlin, the Bankesters, Banjovi and The Rural Kings will perform, as will Johnston City Celtic trio Roisin Dubh. The Kelly Band, a fivemember Irish Band from Kansas City, will be the headlining act on Saturday. Tickets for their 8 p.m. concert at the Varsity Center for the Arts are $22 at the door, $20 in advance online, $15 for students and $10 for children 10 and under. — Adam Testa
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Free play begins one-night theater performance series CARBONDALE — The SIU Carbondale theater department will present the first in a series of one-night performances next week. “Risata, Sciocco … Risata!” by Thomas Michael Campbell will take the stage at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 5, at the Moe Theater in the campus Communications Building. The play’s title roughly translates to “Laugh, Fool… PROVIDED Laugh.” It tells the Mitch Connoly (center) stars in ‘Risata, Sciocco … Risata!’ with comic story of a Lemmie Mays IV and Sabreena Candreva. The production by the SIUC young man Department of Theater will be staged at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 5. searching for happiness after being dumped by “Watchers” and Mitch The show features his girlfriend. Connoly as the brokenElizabeth Elliot as the Assisting, and mother, Carl Herzog as the hearted Junior. The play is sometimes hindering, him father, Nicole Schmidt as directed by J. Thomas are Tai Chi, his family, two the sister, Jane Grote as Kidd. strange “Watchers” and Admission is free and the ex-girlfriend, “The Boss” himself, Bruce Sabreena Candreva and open to the public. — Adam Testa Springsteen. Lemmie Mays IV as the
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COLOR FEST 2011 Take to the hills of Southern Illinois for the fall season
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The fall display set up for Colorfest at StarView Vineyards in 2009 featured a 400-pound pumpkin.
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including Faith Hill, Tim McGraw, uests at the Southend John Michael StompJumpers’ 14th annual Montgomery, variety show will want to do Michael McDonald anything but get out of Dodge. and Richard Marx. The group presents its annual Hornbeak show next weekend during Union recently led efforts County’s Colorfest celebration. This to raise money for year’s show features a theme of victims of “Talent Night at the Longbranch.” Southern Illinois’ Those in attendance will be taken spring floods and back to the days of the Old West, to has appeared on Dodge City, Kan. many nationally Based on the radio and television syndicated shows series “Gunsmoke,” the show will like “Austin City bring to life characters like Festus Limits,” the CMA Haggen, Miss Kitty, Doc Adams and awards and Matt Dillon. “CMT’s Next The characters will interact with Superstar.” local musicians, who will be The Colorfest performing during the talent show. activities continue But the real charm of the show will throughout the come from the humor involved. weekend in Union THE SOUTHERN FILE PHOTO “They’re going to see some sideCounty. Each town Scarecrows relaxing in the vineyard make up one of splitting comedy,” said director/ organizes its own StarView’s fall displays at Colorfest in 2009. producer Connie Boyd. events, and no “These guys will entertain the comprehensive With so much going on, Union socks off of you.” schedule is available. County becomes a getaway for Local band Backdraft will perform In Cobden, festivities will take escape for the whole family for the a pre-show concert at 6:30 p.m. place from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekend. Saturday, Oct.8, at the AnnaSaturday at the village park. The “Union County has been doing Jonesboro high school auditorium. event features several kids’ Colorfest for many, many years,” The variety show takes the stage at activities, including face and said Becky Dielsield, organizer of 7 p.m. Tickets are $5 for adults and pumpkin painting and a balloon Cobden’s events. “The apples are $3 for children 12 and younger. artist. ripe; pumpkins are ready. It’s just a Steve Hornbeak will be a special A number of local bands will time for people to enjoy the colors of guest at this year’s performance. perform, and the music stage fall and to have fun.” Formerly of Nashville, he has toured entertainment will close with an and performed with artists open mic night-style showcase. adam.testa@thesouthern.com / 618-351-5031
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Humanity; 618-942-3480 or 618-889-1685. Alice Auditions: For Alice In Student Center Craft Cobden Fall Fest Car Wonderland, 6-8 p.m. Shop: Crafts, classes offered, Show: Starts noon, park, Monday-Tuesday, Oct. 3-4, SIU; 618-453-3636, www.siuc Cobden, Saturday, Oct. 1; John A. Logan College, studentcenter.org. food, music, games, charity Carterville; copies of the SIC classes: Including fundraiser; also, The Way We script are on reserve at Logan Greek Cooking Class, Basket Worked, Working in Southern and the Carbondale Public Making, Dried Wreath Making, Illinois exhibit, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Library; info on Facebook; Southeastern Illinois College, Saturday, Union County gary.walkup@yahoo.com Harrisburg; classes start Museum, South Appleknocker Christmas Carol Thursday, Sept. 29; 618-252- Street; Fall Community Yard Auditions: For 1940s Radio 5400. Sale Day with maps available Christmas Carol, 7-9 p.m. starting at 7 a.m. Oct. 1, Comedy Monday-Tuesday, Oct. 3-4, village hall, East Maple Street. Sesser Opera House; actors, Boneyard Boccieball Club The Carbondale age 21-70 years; A Laughing BBQ Cookoff: 2 p.m. Comedians: Stand-up Lady Studio production; some comedy, 9-11 p.m. Wednesday, Saturday, Oct. 1, Boccieball singing necessary; 618-438Station #13, 2400 W. Main St., Club, Benton; 618-927-3558 1900. or 618-218-5887. Carbondale; attached to the A Night At The Fire House: old Royal Plaza Inn; 618-529Authors, Books 6-10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7, Creal 2424. Springs fire station; music by Rescuing Slaves of the Events Blend; $5; fundraiser for Watchtower: Book signing by equipment; 618-944-1552. Southern Ride: 7 a.m. Joe B. Hewitt, 1-4 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 1, Handfuls on Saturday, Oct. 1; meet at Fairs, Festivals Purpose Christian Bookstore, Carbondale Middle School, Fluorspar Festival: Today1150 E. Grand Ave; bike ride 922 W. Main St., Marion; fundraiser to benefit Boys and Saturday, Sept. 29, 30, Oct. 1, details Hewitt’s life as a Girls Club; $15; families, $40; Rosiclare; parade, carnival, member of Jehovah’s car show, quilt show, pageant, www.carbondalebreakfast Witnesses; 618-997-3507. food; www.hardincountyil.org. rotary.org; 618-549-6953. Hunted in the Heartland: 90th Annual Mule Days: Checker tournament: 8 a.m. Program by author Bonney Today-Saturday, Oct. 1, Saturday-Sunday, Oct. 1-2, Hogue Patterson, author of Enfield; oldest continuous fall food court, Illinois Star Hunted in the Heartland: A Centre, Marion; $10 entry fee; festival celebration in White Memoir of Murder, 6 p.m. County; kids’ games, 4 p.m. bring own checkerboard; Monday, Oct. 3, Marion Thursday; cake walk, 618-962-3321. Carnegie Library, 206 S. pageants, bingo; pet parade, Parrot Head Club Bocce Market St.; topic of the book, 10 a.m. and Mule Day Parade, Ball tournament: 10 a.m. murder of the author’s 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1; neighbor, Virginia Lee Witte, in Saturday, Oct 1, HerrinFesta www.enfieldmuledays.com; Bocce Courts; proceeds to Marion in 1978; 618-993Williamson County Habitat for 618-963-2222; 618-963-2621. 5935.
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October Fall Festival: Thursday-Saturday, Sept. 29Oct. 1, park, Vienna; carnival; parade, 10 a.m. Saturday; car show, 9 a.m., Sunday, Oct. 2; 618-658-2063. Alto Pass Fall Festival: Friday, Sept. 30 and Saturday, Oct. 1; barbecue competition, Apple Bake-Off, music, trade fair, DJ show and raffle; Pickin in the Park, 6-10 p.m., Friday, Park Pavilion; Trade Fair, 2-10 p.m. Friday and 7 a.m.4 p.m. Saturday, Village Park; food, arts, crafts and flea vendors; 618-893-2490 or milakel.sims@gmail.com. Carbondale Downtown Art and Wine Fair: 3-9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, downtown Carbondale, near Longbranch Coffee House, Town Square Market; wine, music and art; www.carbondaledawf.com. Du Bois Center Fall Festival: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 2, Du Bois Center, 2651 Quarry Road; crafts, mums, pumpkins, quilts; blacksmith demos; food; music by the Eden UCC, Edwardsville Brass Quintet, Venedy Band, Three Wheel Wagon, Freeburg UCC Praise Band, and the Bourbon Trail; 618-787-2202; dubois center@frontiernet.net; www.duboiscenter.org. Oktoberfest: Fall Festival Craft Fair, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday Oct. 8, Sesser Miner’s Memorial City Park; 618-625-5566.
Shows Every Friday & Saturday Night Oct 1st - The Campbell Brothers & the Kentucky Opry Show October 14th - Comedian James Gregory October 15th - Exile with the original members October 22nd - Janie Jett Mason and “Jerry” The Opry’s favorite ventriloquist plus the Kentucky Opry Show October 29th - Special Guest: Terry Lee Rockabooge Piano Player from England & the Kentucky Opry Country Music Show.
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Saxon Lutheran Memorial Fall Festival; 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8, Frohna, Mo.; 50th anniversary of the SLM becoming a historic site; arts and crafts; food; music; miniseminar on period clothing and fashion trends of the 1800’s; quilt display; book signing by Mary Beth Mueller Dillon, a native of the East Perry County Missouri area; blacksmith demonstration; apple butter; demonstrators dressed in period clothing working as they did in the mid-1800’s; premiere of the movie, Walther; 573-8245404; slmlynda@att.net or www.saxonlutheranmemorial. com.
Film O Brother, Where Art Thou?: Outdoor screen, 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30, Walker’s Bluff, north on Reed Station Road, Carterville; 618-985-8463, www.walkers bluff.com.
History Herrin Massacre program: 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 29, Marion Carnegie Library; presented by local historian Jim Smith; Q&A session after talk; 618-993-5935. Historical Then & Now Tour: Sunday, Oct. 2, Chester; tour of historical locations, 1 and 2 p.m.; spokespersons
will be at the Cohen Home, The Stone House, Gilster Home and City Steps, Randolph County Museum and Old Stone Cottage; old photos, Chester Public Library; tickets, $10, includes booklet; 618-826-5465 or www.thestonehouse.net.
Recital TESSI recital: Talent Education School of Southern Illinois recital, 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 2, Carbondale Civic Center, room 108; piano and classical guitar; free; 618-457-6300.
Theatre The Glass Menagerie: By Tennessee Williams, Sept. 29Oct. 2, with performances 7:30 p.m. Thursday–Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday, McLeod Theater, SIU; adults, $16; students, $6; 618-453-6000; SouthernTicketsOnline.Com. Risata, Sciocco … Risata: Play by Thomas Michael Campbell, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 5, C.H. Moe Theater, SIU; free; 618-4535741. You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown: Musical comedy, 7 p.m. FridaySaturday, Oct. 7-8, O’Neil Auditorium, John A. Logan College, Carterville; $12; Dance4Grandma Theatricals; 618-985-2828, ext. 8287.
Belleville Antique Huge Variety of Exhibitors • Over 600 tables Free Admission & Free Parking
Saturday & Sunday October 15th & 16th 9am-4pm Belle-Clair Exhibition Center at the Belle-Clair Fairgrounds Third Full Weekend of Every Month
Rt 13, Belleville, IL • 618-233-0052 www.bcfairgrounds.net
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Out of tragedy, a miracle for Andrea Eads in the backseat of a Jeep Wrangler. The top was off the vehicle, which was towing a jet ski. She said everyone was laughing and having a good Vince Hoffard time, hair blowing in the summer wind, until the driver blew through the stop ndrea Eads was sitting on sign at King Tut’s. The Jeep flipped over after crossing top of the world. She had just finished her Illinois 37 at about 45 miles per hour. Passengers were bachelor’s degree at Murray scattered everywhere. State University and was Eads was the most runner-up in the local Texaco Country Showdown. She had seriously injured. She was slammed into the ground a job she liked but was from the impact of the plotting a move to Nashville to pursue her true passion — accident. Her back and neck were broken in eight places. country music. Fortunately, her long hair had The 22-year-old blonde wrapped around the roll bar was treating herself to a day with friends at Lake of Egypt of the vehicle. As her golden hair unraveled after the in late July, boating and crash, she gently dropped to soaking up the sun as a the turf; her badly battered reward for recent hard work body somehow staying in and success. It seemed life straight alignment. just couldn’t get any better. “I should have been a Then disaster struck. Leaving the lake, Eads was quadriplegic. My back was broken in the same place as sitting between two friends
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Christopher Reeves,” she said. “I was really lucky. I don’t know how else to explain it.” She was airlifted to St. Louis. She miraculously walked out of the hospital after four days, and then it was two weeks of physical therapy. The pain of the injuries has been intense. She has to wear a body cast and “halo” for 10 weeks as her body heals. She is looking forward to shedding the corrective devices in two weeks. “This has been a traumatic experience, but everything is healing up fine,” she said. Because of the tremendous costs associated with the accident, Patrick Lee Beasley of Vienna has organized a benefit to help the family with expenses. The Andrea Eads Benefit Poker Run will be Saturday, Oct. 1. The first bike out will leave at 11 a.m. from Black
Diamond Harley-Davidson in Marion. The stops (in order) will be at Bird Puppy’s Saloon in Sesser, Donna’s Sweet Water Saloon in Benton and Colyer’s 212 Lounge in West Frankfort, before concluding at Just One More in Marion. Last bike in will be at 5 p.m. Participants can celebrate to live music by Beasley and special guests from 2 to 5 p.m. at Just One More. There will be an auction starting at 5 p.m. After the auction, there will be live music throughout the night. All proceeds from the event will be given to Eads. Beasley was the winner of the 2011 HerrinFesta Italiana Texaco Country Showdown, and Eads finished second in the competition. “I made friends with Andrea on the Internet after the contest,” Beasley said. SEE HOFFARD / PAGE 11
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Andrea Eads is a local singer and songwriter who was seriously injured in an automobile accident this summer. A benefit poker run Saturday will help cover her medical expenses.
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Coffeehouses, Cafés and Eateries Magician David Ranalli: Comical sleight of hand, 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, The Blue Martin, 215 E. Main St., Carbondale; 618-549-4326; www.thebluemartin.com. Pat Egan and Alex Caton: Fiddle and banjo, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30, Cousin Andy’s Coffeehouse, Church of the Good Shepherd, 515 S. Orchard Drive; $15/$10; part of the Southern Illinois Irish Festival; www.SouthernTicketsOnline.com.
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Wineries Cabaret Show: 8-10 p.m. Thursday, Rustle Hill Winery Bone Dry River Band: 6-9 p.m. Friday, Rustle Hill Winery Concordia: 2-5 p.m. Saturday, Blue Sky Vineyard Eli Tellor: 2-5 p.m. Saturday, Rustle Hill Winery Roxie Randle: 3-6 p.m. Saturday, Von Jakob Orchard Swamp Tigers: 4-8 p.m. Saturday, The Bluffs Breeden, Bradley &
Maze: 5-9 p.m. Saturday, Rustle Hill Winery Bruce Zimmerman: 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Rustle Hill Winery Roxie Randle: 2-5 p.m. Sunday, Blue Sky Vineyard J. Brown Band: 3-6 p.m. Sunday, Walker’s Bluff Dave Caputo Duo: 3-6 p.m. Sunday, Von Jakob Orchard Marty Davis: 3-7 p.m. Sunday, The Bluffs Winery Mixed Company: 5-8 p.m. Sunday, Rustle Hill Winery
Blue Sky Vineyard: 3150 S. Rocky Comfort Road, Makanda; 618-995-9463 or www.blueskyvineyard.com The Bluffs Vineyard and Winery: 140 Buttermilk Hill Road, Ava; 618-763-4447 or www.thebluffswinery.com. Honker Hill Winery: 4861 Spillway Road, Carbondale: 618-549-5517 Rustle Hill Winery: US 51, Cobden; 618-893-2700 or www.rustlehillwinery.com StarView Vineyards: 5100 Wing Hill Road, Cobden; 618 893-9463 or starviewvineyards.com Von Jakob Orchard: 230 Illinois 127, Alto Pass; 618-893-4600 or www.vonjakobvineyard.com Walker’s Bluff: North on Reed Station Road, Carterville; 618-985-8463 or www.walkersbluff.com.
FRIDAY TONIGHT BENTON Duncan Dance Barn:: Spring Pond Opry Band, 6:30-9:30 p.m. CARBONDALE Hangar 9: Turbo Fruits/Pujol Pinch Penny/Copper Dragon: The Dragon: Dubstep Invasion Tres Hombres: Sneaky Gene/Brandywine WHITE ASH Scarlett’s Music Barn: Country Music Band, 710 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.
CARBONDALE Hangar 9: Bawn In The Mash Pinch Penny/Copper Dragon: Dot, Dot, Dot PK’s: Papa and the Moonshiners INA Ina Community Building: Friday Night Jam Band,
6:30-9:30 p.m. MARION Marion Elks: Craig Curtis, 7-10:30 p.m.; steak night THOMPSONVILLE Old Country Store Dance Barn: Jeanita Spillman & The Sentimental Swing Band, 7-10 p.m.
SATURDAY CARBONDALE Hangar 9: Brat Pack Pinch Penny/Copper Dragon: Funky Monks, tribute to Red Hot Chili Peppers, 10:30 p.m. Tres Hombres: The Scandal/The Bosco Brothers, 9 p.m. GOLCONDA Diver Down: Roger Black and the Honky Tonk
Stardust Cowboys, 8:30 p.m. THOMPSONVILLE Lion’s Cave: Swing “N” Country Band, 7-9:30 p.m. Old Country Store Dance Barn: Lil’ Boot & Classic Country, 7:30-10:30 p.m. WHITTINGTON Corner Dance Hall: Ms. Dahn Variety Band, 7:30-10:30 p.m.
SUNDAY CARBONDALE Key West: Blue Plate Specials, 8 p.m.-midnight
WEDNESDAY CARBONDALE Hangar 9: Rev. Peyton’s Big Damn Band
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 618-984-2071 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 618-485-9001 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 Maddie’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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’90s pop-rockers The Gin Blossoms headline Walker’s Bluff anniversary CARTERVILLE — Walker’s Bluff will celebrate its second anniversary in style with a special concert event headlined by The Gin Blossoms. The renowned rockers are known for hits “Hey Jealousy,” “Follow You Down” and “Till I Hear It from You” and have been recording music and touring for two decades. They take the stage at Walker’s Bluff at 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7. Doors open at 4 p.m. Formed in Tempe, Ariz., the band burst onto the scene in the mid-1990s and helped define the post-grunge era with their poprock sound. This show is part of a tour promoting the release of the group’s fifth major studio release, “No Chocolate Cake.” General admission tickets are $30, and VIP tickets are available for $80. VIP tickets include a dinner buffet at Legends, exclusive access to Legends’ cash bar and exclusive access to view the concert from the restaurant patio. They can be purchased at the Walker’s Bluff General Store or online at SouthernTicketsOnline.com. Opening bands include Dear Future, One Lone Car and the Lucas Cates Band. Guests are encouraged to bring blankets and lawn chairs. — Adam Testa
David Llewellyn: And Ida Kristin, 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30, Sparta Public Library, 211 W. Broadway St., Sparta; Welsh-Celtic Folk music; proceeds to the library; advance tickets, $8/$3; at the door, $10/$5; refreshments; 618-443-5014 or spartaillinoislibrary@gmail.com. LoCash Cowboys: 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, grounds of Herrin Civic Center; duo comprised of Chris Lucas and Preston Brust; also, Hairbanger’s Ball; part of General Logan’s Country Jam, a fundraiser for the John A. Logan College Foundation; $12, advance; $15 at the gate; gates open 5:30 p.m.; 618-985-2828 ext. 8472 or stacibynum@jalc.edu. 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. Southern Illinois Irish Festival: Saturday, Oct. 1, Turley Park, Carbondale; music by The Dorians, E.L. Kurtz, Ed Yother, Shaina’s Strings, Kevin Buckley and Ian Walsh and Pat Egan and Alex Caton; www.silirishfest.org. The Kelly Band: 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, The Varsity Center for the Arts, Carbondale; five-member Irish band from Kansas City; part of The Southern Illinois Irish Festival; $22-$10; www.SouthernTicketsOnline.com; www.silirishfest.org or 618-5493090. Southern Illinois Irish Festival: Sunday, Oct. 2, Turley Park, Carbondale; music by Wil Maring and Robert Bowlin, The Bankesters, Banjovi, The Rural Kings and Johnston City Celtic trio Roisín Dubh; www.silirishfest.org. Music Americana: By Dave Ehlert, master impressionist, 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 2, lobby of Southeastern Illinois College Performing Arts Center, Harrisburg; $10/$5; 618-252-5400 ext. 2486. Christian Hale: noon-1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 5, Smysor Plaza, Murphysboro; part of High Noon Concert Series; lunch available for purchase; proceeds to Crime Victim’s Emergency Fund of Jackson County. Loose Gravel: noon-1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 12, Smysor Plaza, Murphysboro; part of High Noon Concert Series; lunch available for purchase; proceeds to Crime Victim’s Emergency Fund of Jackson County. Gary Schocker: Flutist-composer-pianist, 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 23, Old Baptist Foundation Recital Hall, SIU; free; also master class, 10 a.m. Oct. 23, Altgeld Hall, SIU, class fee, $10-$20, registrations after Oct. 15, add $5; 618-559-8154 or www.siflutes.org.
Indiana Johnny Cash Tribute: By Bill Forness and One More Round, 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, Boot City Opry, 11800 S. Highway 41, Terre Haute; www.bootcityopry.com or 812-299-8379. Twelve Days of Christmas: Vince Gill and Amy Grant, Friday, Dec. 16, The Aiken Theatre at The Centre, 715 Locust St., Evansville; tickets now on sale;$44.50-$79.50; www.ticketmaster.com or 800-745-3000 or www.smgevansville.com.
Kentucky The Campbell Brothers: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, Kentucky Opry, 88 Chilton Lane, Benton, Ky.; $7.50-$21; 270-527-3869; www.kentuckyopry.com. Bluegrass Night: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7, Kentucky Opry, 88 Chilton Lane, Benton, Ky.; free; www.kentuckyopry.com.
Missouri Miranda Lambert: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20, Show Me Center, Cape Girardeau; 573-651-2297; www.showmecenter.biz.
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HOFFARD: Poker run to help out Eads FROM PAGE 8 “A couple weeks later, I was reading Facebook and found out she was in a bad wreck. I felt compelled to do something. My heart was just drawn up to her. She is so talented. This has been a little setback for her, but she will get through it. She has a bright future.” Beasley said more than $1,000 worth of items have been donated for the auction, including tickets and backstage passes to the Gen. John A. Logan Jam II. A $100 gift certificate to Black Diamond and Double D Cycles in Marion will also be available. James Cato of Goreville is the only confirmed performer for Saturday, but Beasley hopes many more will attend. Eads says she will probably be at the event, but hates being seen in the “halo.” “It’s really ugly,” she said, with a chuckle. Eads, who performed original tunes “Farmer’s Wife” and “Walk of Shame” in the Country Showdown, said the accident has only delayed the inevitable. “The plan was always to move to Nashville. I’ll get there; it’s just going to be a few months later than I expected,” she said. “Nashville is a great town and I just want to live there.” After all she’s been through the past two months, Eads deserves a little dessert. VINCE HOFFARD can be reached at 618-658-9095 or vincehoffard@ yahoo.com.
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LoCash Cowboys, Hairbanger’s Ball share the stage in Herrin HERRIN — Two popular music acts are returning to Southern Illinois this weekend to play at Gen. Logan’s Country Jam in Herrin. LoCash Cowboys and Hairbanger’s Ball will share the stage at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, at the Herrin Civic Center. Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 at the gate. Proceeds from the concert benefit the John A. Logan College Foundation. In May 2011, Chris Lucas and Preston Brust of LoCash Cowboys made their prestigious Grand Ole Opry debut. The next month, they were featured on an episode of “Man Vs. Food
Nation” on the Travel Channel. The duo is promoting new single “You Got Me.” Written by Lucas and Brust with bandmate Eric Halbig, this up-tempo, harmony-laced song is about the feeling one gets when he falls in love. The song will be featured on upcoming album “This is How We Do It.” The members of Hairbanger’s Ball met in line at a White Castle in Villa Park after a 1998 Slayer concert. Since then, they’ve toured the country covering the tunes of Poison, Guns ‘n Roses, Def Leppard, Motley Crue and Bon Jovi, among others.
LoCash Cowboys (left) and Hairbanger’s Ball will share the stage at the Gen. Logan’s Country Jam benefit concert in Herrin this weekend. The two bands have played in Southern Illinois numerous times in the past.
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SPARTA — The Sparta Public Library will host a special concert with Welsh-Celtic musician David Llewellyn on Friday, Sept. 30. Llewellyn is a past winner of the John Lennon songwriting contest, as well as the prestigious Kerrville Folk Festival’s New Artist award. Growing up in the small coal-mining valleys of South Wales, he performed in many of the same clubs as Tom Jones. For this concert, he will be joined by Ida Kristin of Sweden. In July, the duo released a live album called, “Songs around the Kitchen Table.” Advance tickets can be purchased at the library during regular business hours for $8 for adults and $3 for children. They will also be available the night of the show for $10 for adults and $5 for children. The concert begins at 7 p.m.
WEBSTER GROVES, Mo. — “The Dead Don’t Vote in Alexander County,” an exhibit of photographs and text about the Illinois county, opens at Webster University near St. Louis on Friday. The show is another collaboration of photographer Daniel Overturf and journalist Gary Marx, who produced “A River Through Illinois” in 2008, an SIU Press publication. The new show is in the May Gallery at Webster University. Marx and Overturf will present a talk at 3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30, and the opening reception is from
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5 to 7 p.m. May Gallery is in the Sverdrup Building on campus, 8300 Big Bend Blvd. It runs through Oct. 21. Subtitled “Portraits and Places in Southernmost Illinois,” the work focuses on the people who live in one of the state’s poorest counties and on the structures and landscapes that help define the area. Overturf is a professor of cinema and photography at Southern Illinois University. Marx is a former news editor and columnist at The Southern Illinoisan. — Adam Testa
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Exhibits Visions in Fiber: By quilter Robin Haller, University Museum, SIU; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 1-4 p.m. Saturday; free; through Nov. 5; www.museum.siu.edu or 618-453-5388. Civil War Era Quilts: Southern Illinois Art & Artisans Center, Rend Lake, north of Benton; includes a quilt from Anna whose fabrics include both Union and Confederate uniforms, said to be the sons of the maker; an album quilt made by a neighbor of Abraham Lincoln and quilts made by mothers and sisters of soldiers; exit 77 off of Interstate 57; hours, 9-5 p.m. daily; free; through Sept. 30; 618-629-2220. Of 2 Minds: By Missy Carstens and Ep Patty Morrison, Little Egypt Arts Centre, Tower Square, Marion; through Sept. 30; fiber, collage, painting, and photography; allencarstens @frontier.com; mgrafics@ midwest.net; 618-998-8530. Member’s Choice: Little Egypt Arts Centre, 601 Tower Square, Marion; paintings, fiber, photographs, mixed media, jewelry; through Sept. 30; www.littleegyptarts.com. Fragments: By Luca Cruzat, The Gallery Space, Law Office of Joni Beth Bailey, 1008 Walnut St., Murphysboro; hours, 9 a.m.5 p.m. Monday-Friday; through Sept. 30; 618-6848668; www.lucacruzat.com.
MOVIES Rejection Notice: By Mike Faris, Corridor Gallery, Carbondale Civic Center; through Sept. 30; 618-4575100. Heart & Soul Art Exhibit: Paducah City Hall, downtown; non-professional artists; acrylic, oils, watercolors, pastels, drawings, 3D, mixed media, collage and photography; through Oct. 3; 270-443-1200 Susan DeChamp: Central Showcase, Murdale Shopping Center, 1825 W Main St., offices of Realty Central, Carbondale; decoupage; also photography by Joyce Hesketh; through Oct. 8; hours, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. MondayFriday; 9 a.m.-noon, Saturday. 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. New Work: By Brian Benfer, Yeiser Art Center, 200
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Other Necessities: Anthill gallery & vintage curiosities, 102 N. Front St., Cobden; works of art by husband and wife team Bob Hageman and Linda Austin of Makanda; explores day-to-day lives and the influences of cyber-age technology; through Nov. 6. 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; 618-893-9463 or www. starviewvineyards.com. Jo Loomis: Williamson County Pavilion, Marion; paintings of landscapes, seascapes, people, pets;
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New on DVD Transformers: Dark of the Moon: The Autobots learn of a Cybertronian spacecraft hidden on the Moon, and race against the Decepticons to reach it and to learn its secrets. Starring Shia LaBeouf, Rosie HuntingtonWhiteley and Tyrese Gibson. Rated PG-13. Jeff Dunham: Controlled Chaos: Jeff Dunham is back in his much-anticipated fourth concert event, with allnew material and unparalleled comedy that surpasses his other record-breaking specials. Starring Jeff Dunham. Not rated.
TV on DVD How I Met Your Mother, Season Six: Ted searches for the woman of his dreams in New York City with the help of his four best friends. Starring Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Neil Patrick Harris and Alyson Hannigan. Not rated. CSI: Miami, Season Nine: The cases of the MiamiDade, Florida police department’s Crime Scene Investigations unit. Starring David Caruso and Emily Procter. Not rated. CSI: NY, Season Seven: A spinoff of Crime Scene Investigations set in New York City. Not rated. Married … with Children, Complete Series: Al Bundy is a misanthropic women’s shoe salesman with a miserable life. He hates his job, his wife is lazy, son dysfunctional, and daughter dimwitted. Starring Ed O’Neill. Not rated. — Adam Testa
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‘50/50’ tries a new approach 50/50 *** Rated R for language, sexual content and some drug use; starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, Anna Kendrick, Bryce Dallas Howard, Anjelica Huston; directed by Jonathan Levine; opening Friday at University Place 8 in Carbondale and AMC Centre 8 in Marion. BY CONNIE OGLE MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE NEWS
As a rule, movies in which a main character is diagnosed with cancer are dramas. Nobody really wants to laugh too hard and long when Death sticks his ugly nose into the business of the living. Sure, the classic weeper “Terms of Endearment” tried to lighten the mood by adding a devilish Jack Nicholson character who wasn’t in the book, but
he’s not what you remember about the film. What you remember is Debra Winger saying goodbye to her little boys and Shirley MacLaine screaming for morphine and how you had to sit in the theater until the end credits were over because you were embarrassed that your eyes were so red from weeping. There’s no guarantee the utterly unique “50/50” won’t induce a tear or two, but that’s not the main aim of this fresh and bracing comedy. “50/50” is crude and funny, and it demands that you laugh. And you will. Directed by Jonathan Levine (“The Wackness,” “All the Boys Love Mandy Lane”), the film focuses on Adam, a 27-year-old public radio employee (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) who is stunned to discover the sore back that has been plaguing him is a massive
spinal tumor. A mildmannered guy who doesn’t drink or smoke, Adam hasn’t really been sick before — he’s too young — and so he has no relationship with the doctor diagnosing him. He’s confused, scared and completely at sea among the impersonal medical personnel telling him what he needs to do next. But he’s also a guy, so he tries to keep his fear buried. He resists telling his mother (Anjelica Huston) for reasons he can’t truly explain; his artist girlfriend Rachael (Bryce Dallas Howard) promises to be supportive but quickly is anything but; his hospital-provided therapist (Anna Kendrick) has good intentions but is deeply inexperienced. Younger than Adam, she doesn’t even know how to pat his hand with encouragement (a running joke that never loses its
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humor). What Adam does have, however, is his shaggy best friend Kyle (Seth Rogen), a good-time guy who’s just as hapless as Adam at making sense of this reality but is determined to keep up a good stream of chatter about it simply because he doesn’t know what else to say. When Adam tells Kyle the odds of his survival are “50/50,” Kyle refuses to look on the bleak side: “If you were a casino game, you’d have the best odds,” he points out. He decides Adam’s condition may even help them pick up girls, and he’s right. The sad irony is that Adam is truly too sick to do much about it when they do. The excellent GordonLevitt has swiftly become a major actor of his young generation; “(500) Days of Summer” showed off his hipster romantic comedy chops, and “Inception” brought out the best of the action hero within.
Playing the conflicted Adam requires more, though, as he must reflect all sorts of fleeting emotions, and he passes this test so well you’ll wonder when his first Oscar nomination will come. The hilarious Rogen, who also produces, is basically playing himself here, in the best possible way — “50/50” was written by his pal Will Reiser, who was diagnosed with cancer in his 20s. That explains why the film is ripe with the unglamorous little truths that make up a patient’s existence: the dizzying platitudes offered by wellmeaning but clumsy friends; the dull hours whiled away in chemotherapy; the physical exhaustion that always threatens to overwhelm; the inevitable descents into hopelessness despite most cheerful of attitudes. And
yet the film — presumably like Reiser and Rogen did when faced with this situation — stubbornly refuses to lose its sense of humor. The scene in which Kyle confronts the cheating Rachael in front of a clearly weakening Adam is an instant, profane classic. Kyle may have no idea how to talk to his buddy about the possibility he might die, but full of fury and righteousness, he can damn well verbally beat down the faithless woman breaking Adam’s heart at the worst possible time. Scenes like that one indicate that “50/50’s” agenda isn’t to shed light on the hardship of battling illness. It’s about celebrating the bonds of friendship — however immature those friends might be — and how the power of laughter really may be the best medicine.
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‘Your Number’ breaks the mundane possibility). Oddly, all this makes the film funnier and more Rated R for sexual content accessible than you might and language; starring imagine. Anna Faris, Chris Evans, The film stars Anna Faris (“Take Me Home Tonight,” Ari Graynor, Blythe “The House Bunny”) as Danner and Ed Begley Jr.; Ally Darling, who has just directed by Mark Mylod; been fired from her opening Friday at marketing job in Boston ShowPlace 8 in (McHale, of “Community” Carbondale AMC and “The Soup,” plays the Centre 8 in Marion. creepy boss who canned her). BY CONNIE OGLE Idly reading a magazine, MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE NEWS she comes across an article reporting that the There aren’t many average number of sexual romantic comedies in partners for women is which the heroine loudly 10. proclaims, “I’m a jobless Ally counts back, whore!” comes up with 19, panics But as the amusing if and makes a swift silly “What’s Your decision: She will not Number?” proves, things sleep with no. 20 unless have changed. he’s The One. This isn’t your mother’s Her vow is broken clean-cut romcom with almost immediately at her only a chaste smooch at sister’s bachelorette party, the end, although it shares which sends her Googlemany of the properties stalking her exes to see if required of such movies: she let a good one get the planning of a wedding; away. a protagonist who can’t Aiding her on this quest see the man of her dreams is her jaw-droppingly even though he lives right handsome neighbor Colin across the hall and is hot (Chris Evans of “Captain enough to cause America”), who agrees to spontaneous combustion; help in exchange for a a super-cute funky place to hide out every apartment the heroine morning from the women couldn’t possibly he has bedded the afford; the race across previous night (in hopes of town to declare true encouraging them to leave feelings. quickly). Still, this is the year of For the record, Evans the raunchy bridesmaid, is almost naked in and “What’s Your several scenes and Number?” is not about to shirtless in many others, be left behind. The movie and this fact alone will be shies away from the more than enough to scatological jokes that inspire some of you to see Kristen Wiig and Co. this movie. happily reveled in, but it’s I don’t need to tell you full of lively and crude what happens between sexual banter, discussions Ally and Colin, do I? By of hookups and sex and now you’ve seen enough Joel McHale’s bare butt romcoms to know. (unless there’s a stunt man But the chemistry involved, always a between Faris and Evans is
What’s Your Number? **
actually pretty wonderful, and the film even gives Ally a good reason to be wary of him: He’s charming and sweet under all that hotness, but he’s a player, and she’s had enough players. She wants Mr. Right, and a guy who looks and acts like Colin is Mr. Right Now. The exes include the great Chris Pratt (“Parks and Recreation” _ and Faris’ real-life spouse), Anthony Mackie, Martin Freeman and Andy Samberg, though the trailer footage of Samberg with his puppets is, sadly, conspicuously absent. Even so, “What’s Your Number?” manages to skate the line between romantic and risque, which is far more than most movies of its ilk can accomplish.
STUDIO
This ‘Dreamhouse’ isn’t quite the American dream Successful publisher Will Atenton (Daniel Craig) quit a job in New York City to relocate his wife, Libby (Rachel Weisz), and two girls to a quaint New England town. But as they settle into their new life, they discover their perfect home was the murder scene of a mother and her children. Directed by Jim Sheridan, “Dream House” is rated PG-13. The movie opens Friday at ShowPlace 8 in Carbondale and AMC Centre 8 in Marion.
This Saturday
October 15th, 2011 at the Elks Lodge in West Frankfort 5:00 p.m. til close
Benefit for
TREVOR SAMPLES
September 30th Free Concert by
Rog N Bob
At the Fair this week: Fresh produce, flowers, candles, crafts, kid’s activities, ice cream, and more!
Live Music by
Metal Toyz & thunderbox Bands start at 7:00 p.m. $10 donation at the door ALL proceeds go to Trevor For more information 618-397-1210 www.thesouthern.com
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