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Encampment brings history to life at Fort Massac METROPOLIS — One of the state’s most popular fall festivals returns to Metropolis this weekend. The Fort Massac Encampment provides visitors with a chance to experience what life would have been like at the fort in the 18th and 19th centuries. The site served as a military outpost along the Ohio River for soldiers and personnel from France, Britain and the United States in the country’s early days. The festival runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, and 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 21. There will be a “Posting of the Colours” ceremony at 10 a.m. and mock military battles and tactical demonstrations at 3 p.m. each day. A military retreat ends both days’ activities, as well. Hundreds of military re-enactors and others
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Re-enactors at the 2011 Fort Massac Encampment go to mock battle. The annual event allows visitors to see the fort in full operation, as it would have been during the 18th and 19th centuries when it was a hotbed of activity for French, British and early American troops.
dressed in period clothing will present the roles of explorers, traders, settlers and soldiers on the Illinois frontier. Family and youth activities include storytellers and puppet shows, face painting and
magic shows, music and craft-makers demonstrating blacksmithing, basketmaking, weaving and other skills. Admission to the festival is free. — Adam Testa
Flipside seeking holiday event submissions Readers are asked to send holiday events to Flipside for a special expanded Flipside edition to be printed Thursday, Nov. 8. If your group is having a special holiday lighting display, open house, or holiday tradition, send
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possible, but we do need the information by Friday, Nov. 2, in order for the events to be included in the special Nov. 8 expanded Flipside. For more information, call 618-351-5089. — Brenda Kirkpatrick
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Group presents tales of the heart, closet MARION — Paradise Alley Players will present a special ladies-only production of “Love, Loss and What I Wore,” a stage production based on the book by Ilene Beckerman. The show is formatted as a collection of stories about unfortunate prom dresses, the traumatic lighting in fitting rooms, high heels and short skirts, and the existential state of having nothing to wear. The stories are mostly comedic but also sad and sentimental at times. Accentuating the stories are a cast of characters including disapproving mothers, men who disappear and the sisters that can always be trusted to have one’s back. The stage adaptation was written by Nora and Dehlia Ephron. Nora, who died in June, had writing and directing credits including “Sleepless in Seattle,” “When Harry Met Sally” and “You’ve Got Mail,” among others. The show begins at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, at the Marion Cultural and Civic Center. Tickets are $15 and include wine tasting, appetizers, desserts, chair massages and mini-makeovers before the show. Doors open at 6 p.m. — Adam Testa
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Two for the theater Fiddler on the Roof SIU Presents! event; 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26; Shryock Auditorium; tickets are $19 to $69 and can be purchased at www. southernticketsonline.com or by calling 618-4536000; save $5 with promo code “SOUTHERN’” BY ADAM TESTA THE SOUTHERN
ean and Lauren Sobon’s story almost seems a fantastical tale for the stage all its own. The duo’s paths never crossed as they were growing up; he was from New Jersey, she from Pennsylvania. But both shared a similar passion for theater and pursued opportunities to live their individual dreams. Lauren worked with the
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Lancaster, Penn.based Prather Entertainment Group while in Sobons school, but she departed from the company in 1996. With weeks of Lauren leaving, Dean joined the theater company for a production of “The King and I.” Their paths came so close, yet never crossed — at least not yet. As fate would have it, though, the two ended up together on a national 50th anniversary tour of “Annie Get Your Gun.” Spending time traveling together, they discovered their common ground and the fact they just missed each other at PEG. “We got to know each other well, and as they say,
the rest is history,” Lauren said. The couple, who have now been married seven years, returned to PEG to be part of a production of “Fiddler on the Roof” in 2000. They were cast as young lovers Fyedka and Chava, bringing their real-life love to the stage. Now, more than a decade later, they’ve returned to “Fiddler” with different roles. Dean serves as the director of PEG’s national tour, which opens this weekend, while Lauren choreographed the show and acts as the assistant director. “It was neat for us to show our love for each other on stage,” Lauren said. “Now we get to share our love for this show with audiences everywhere.” The Sobons will be bringing the show to
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Carbondale for a 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26, performance at Shryock Auditorium. Tickets to the show, part of the SIU Presents! series, are $19 to $69 and can be purchased at www.southern ticketsonline.com or by calling 618-453-6000. Patrons can save $5 a ticket by using the promo code “SOUTHERN.” “Fiddler,” based on the stories of Sholem Aleichem, centers on Tevye, a father of five daughters, and his efforts to maintain his family and Jewish faith while dealing with outsiders entering their lives. Issues arise for Tevye when each of his daughters chooses a different lover, and the Tsar evicts Jews from their early 20th century Russian village. While the musical is set on the other side of the
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The national tour of ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ from Prather Entertainment Group will come to Carbondale for a Friday, Oct. 26, performance at Shryock Auditorium.
globe and more than a century in the past, the struggles of the characters are something anyone can relate with. “It’s a story we can all connect to,” Lauren said. “We all have our families, our visions of faith and our turmoils to overcome.” But the Sobons also look to add their own personal touch to the production. They said they don’t want audiences to feel like
they’re seeming different actors go through the same motions that every other cast that’s ever performed “Fiddler” did. They’ve encourage the actors to embrace the characters and make them completely their own. “We breathe a new life and new love into the show,” Dean said. adam.testa@thesouthern.com 618-351-5031
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Schott; $20 includes appetizers, beverages; 618-435-5437, Mentors4 Kids@gmail.com; www. mentors4kids.org. An Evening Behind the Masque: 6-10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, Kokopelli Country Club, Marion; costume party; entertainment venues, upscale hors d’oeuvres, wine; benefit for the Williamson County Child Advocacy Center, Marion; individuals, $50; couple, $90; 618-9423800; 618-521-4219.
Books & Authors Sale: By The Friends of Carbondale Public Library, preview sale, 4-6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19, sale, 8 a.m.3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, Brush Building, next door to the library; half-price sale, 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 21; 618-529-3307. The Adventures of a Common Man: Book signing by Edmond P. DeRousse, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27; part of Mardi Gras celebration; location, South Walnut and Mulberry Streets, Pinckneyville; 888-361-9473; tking@tatepublishing.com.
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Comedy The Carbondale Comedians: 9 p.m. Mondays, Hangar 9, Carbondale; 10 p.m. Wednesdays, Station 13, Carbondale; see The Carbondale Comedians on Facebook. The Second City: Laughing Matters, 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18, John A. Logan College, Carterville, O’Neil Auditorium; $15/ $10; scripted and improvisational
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Events Charity Classic Bocce Tournament: Registration, 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, Herrin Bocce Courts, behind Herrin Civic Center; $35;
sponsored by the Herrin Elks; presented by The Williamson County Programs on Aging; food and beverages; 618-9881585. Burg Comics Convention: 10 a.m. 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, Southeastern Illinois College Foundation Building, 504 N. Commercial St.,
Harrisburg; costume contest; comics for sale; www.burg comics.com. Fallin’ 4 Kids: 1-5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 21, Blue Sky Vineyard, 3150 S. Rocky Comfort Road, Makanda; fundraiser for Mentors 4 Kids program; features the classic rock and blues of Triple
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Vulture Fest would like to thank ALL OF THE GRACIOUS SPONSORS whose generosity helped to make this festival a reality. Without your support, this celebration of Southern Illinois’ beauty and greatness would not be possible. Thank you!
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Murphysboro Moose Fall Festival: Friday, Oct. 19, Murphysboro Moose Lodge, 9663 Old Highway 13, Murphysboro; features Halloween Costume Contest for children; Wii Bowling Contest; Christmas in October Walk; chili, hot dogs, appetizers and desserts, 6-8 p.m.; $5; door prizes, raffles; proceeds to children at Mooseheart and seniors at Moosehaven; 618-684-3232. Vulture Fest: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Oct. 20-21, downtown Makanda; vulture’s annual migration celebrated with music and displays by local artists; 800-248-4373; music by The Rural Kings, The Jewels, Hobo Knife, Marty’s Bulletproof Band, The Mudskills, The Blarney Stones, Fiddle Rick, Barry Cloyd, The Bone Dry River Band, Blackberry Blossoms, New Arts Jazztet and Joey Odum Blues; www.villageof makanda.com; www.visit makanda.com. Mardi Gras: Saturday, Oct. 27, Pinckneyville; flea market/craft fair, 8 a.m.4 p.m.; car show registration, 9 a.m.-noon; night parade, 7 p.m.; www.pinckneyville.com.
Films Movie night: Film on Native American potter Maria Martinez, 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18, Shrode Art Center, 2600 Richview Road, Mount Vernon; video will show coil
THEATER building process, burnishing techniques, pit firing methods; popcorn and drinks; 618-242-1236, ext. 249; www.cedarhurst.org. The Dust Bowl: Preview of Ken Burns documentary, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23, Artstarts building, 104 S. Van Buren St., Marion; discussion follows; The Dust Bowl will initially air 7 p.m. Nov. 18, 19 on WSIU-TV; film chronicles the environmental catastrophe in the 1930s that destroyed the farmlands of the Great Plains, turned prairies into deserts and unleashed a pattern of massive, deadly dust storms; www.pbs.org/dustbowl; 618-453-6148; vickie. devenport@wsiu.org.
History Annual Fort Massac Encampment: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20 and 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 21, Fort Massac State Park, Metropolis; experience life as it was in the 18th and 19th centuries; military and civilian craft activities and demonstrations; both days begin with a post of colors; mock battles, tactical demonstrations, voyagers, traders, craftsman, children’s games, music and period food and dress, arrowhead show; free; 800-248-4373; www.metropolistourism.com. History, Mystery And Hauntings Of Southern Illinois: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23, CE Brehm Memorial Public Library, 101 S. 7th St., Mount Vernon; program by Bruce Cline, paranormal investigator and ghost historian of the Little Egypt Ghost Society; discussion on some of Illinois’ oldest places; 618-242-6322; www.mtv brehm.lib.il.us.
Halloween Events Haunted Old City Hall: 6-9 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, Oct. 19, 20, 26 and 27, Anna Arts Center, 125 W. Davie St.; all ages; crafts and
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games; concession stand; $5; families, $20; proceeds to the Anna Arts Center buildings; 618-833-6525. Haunted Hall of Horror: A.C. Brase Arena, 410 Kiwanis Drive, Cape Girardeau; times, 7-11 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Oct. 19-20 and Oct. 26-27; 7 to 10 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, and Tuesday-Wednesday, Oct. 30-31; $7; www.cityof capegirardeau.org/haunted hall. Wolf Creek Hollows Scream Park: PrisonX and Asylum X, haunted attraction, 7 p.m.-midnight, Friday-Saturday Oct. 19-20, and Friday-Wednesday, Oct. 26-31, 1516 S. Main St., Carterville; professional actors and state-of-the art animatronics; 618-922-9737; www.southernillinoishaunts. com; getscared@southern illinoishaunts.com. Haunted Barn: 7 p.m.midnight Friday-Saturday, Oct. 19-20, and Oct. 26-27, and 6-10 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28, 625 Devillez Road, Harrisburg; proceeds to charity; adults, $7; 13 and under, $4; southernillinois customgraphics@gmail.com; www.hauntedbarn2012.wix. com/haunted-barn#!. Drive Thru Haunted Forest: 6:30-10:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Oct. 19-20, park, Ridgway; $6, car, $12, bus; concession stand; have your photo made with a creature or purchase Haunted Forest T-shirts and Halloween crafts; 618-252-2954; www. facebook.com/TheHaunted ForestRidgwayPark/info. Great Glass Pumpkin Patch: Sale of pumpkins by Southern Glass Works, 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, Town Square Pavilion, corner of U.S. 51 and Illinois 13, Carbondale; continues until the pumpkins are sold out. Haunted House: 6-10 pm. Friday-Saturday, Oct. 26-27, 509 W. Poplar St., Harrisburg; 618-252-2954.
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Theater McLeod Series: Rent, Oct. 18-21; The Three Musketeers, Nov. 29-Dec. 2; For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf, Feb. 2124 and Reasons To Be Pretty, April 25-28; McLeod Theater, SIU; tickets for the four shows, adults, $56 and students, $24; individual tickets range from $16-$6; also three special productions, The Three Seasons of Cora, Cosi Fan Tutte and Playwights’ Festival; $6-$16; 618-4536000; www.southerntickets online.com. Love Loss and What I Wore: Women’s Only Event by Nora and Ehlia Ephron, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, Marion Cultural and Civic Center; doors open 6 p.m. for wine tasting, desserts, chair massages, mini makeovers, shopping; stories about unfortunate prom dresses, the traumatic lighting in fitting rooms, high heels, short skirts and the existential state of having nothing to wear; presented by the Paradise Alley Players; $15; www. marionccc.org or 618-9974030. SIU Presents! Shryock Auditorium, SIU; package tickets guarantee same seating for Fiddler on the Roof, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26; bluegrass entertainers Dailey and Vincent, at 7:30 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 9; Traces, groundbreaking circus, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 17; Extreme Canine Stunt Dog Experience, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday, April 7; Rock of Ages, Monday, April 22; www.southerntickets online.com; 618-453-6000. Tom Sawyer: 7 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, Nov. 8-10 and 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 11, RLC Theatre, Rend Lake College, 468 N. Ken Gray Parkway Ina; 618-4375321.
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Talent show deadline approaching MURPHYSBORO — Area youth looking to enter the Liberty Theater’s talent contest have until Monday, Oct. 22, to register. The show, set for 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, is open to those ages 13 to 17. The show is open to
people will types of talents, including musicians, dancers, singers, skit performers, ventriloquists and clowns. For more information or to register for the show, contact Lois Murphy at 618-684-5880. — Adam Testa
The Blue Martin raising money for ACS CARBONDALE — The Blue Martin Martini Lounge’s weekly Monday Martini and a Manicure event will be amplified Oct. 22 as the business helps raise money for the American Cancer Society. The weekly event typically includes a manicure and martini for $20, but this week’s edition will also include a candythemed cocktail menu and
complimentary sweets. A portion of proceeds from the specialty menu and manicures will benefit the ACS. This is the first time the Blue Martin, 215 E. Main St., will host a candythemed night and owners hope it will attract people to the fundraiser. For more information, call 618-4023894. — Adam Testa
Glass Pumpkin Patch sale is Saturday CARBONDALE — A popular fall tradition returns to the SIU campus Saturday, Oct. 20. Southern Glass Works, a student organization, will host its seventh annual Great Glass Pumpkin Patch sale at the Town Square Pavilion. The sale begins at 10 a.m.
and continues until all pumpkins are sold. The artwork usually sells fast, so those interested in purchasing items are encouraged to attend early. Proceeds from the pumpkin sale benefit field trips and visiting artists for the organization. — Adam Testa
Benefit supports Mentors 4 Kids program MAKANDA — A special event at Blue Sky Vineyard on Sunday will raise money to support Mentors 4 Kids. “Fallin’ 4 Kids” runs from 1 to 5 p.m. and features the classic rock and blues of Triple Schott. Admission is $20 and includes appetizers, beverages and a cash bar.
Proceeds will support the local organization, which pairs adult mentors with children who want and need a positive role model. For more information about the organization or event, call 618-435-5437, email Mentors4Kids@ gmail.com or visit www. mentors4kids.org. — Adam Testa
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artisans. A number of local bands will perform throughout the weekend, including The Rural Kings, The Jewels, Hobo Knife, Marty’s Blueprint Band, The Mudskills, The Blarney Stone, Bone Dry River Band, New Age Jazztets and Joey Odum Blues, among others. And, of course, the event features the popular annual return of migrating vultures to the surrounding National Forest. Vulture Fest runs from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. in downtown Makanda. — Adam Testa
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Art Around the Square returns to Carbondale this weekend CARBONDALE — Art Around the Square is
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Carbondale Our 37th year! Farmer’s Market Open for the season Come and shop our large variety of locally grown Produce, Plants, Flowers, Baked Goods, Beef, Canned Goods, Woodworking, Pet Products, Crafts, Jewelry and more!
Westowne Center, Rt. 13 West (Behind McDonald’s) Rain or Shine • OPEN Saturdays 8 am - Noon BUY LOCAL FOOD • SUSTAIN LOCAL FARMS
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Vulture Fest brings flocks to Makanda MAKANDA — Vulture Fest has become a staple of Southern Illinois’ fall schedule. For more than a decade, the nonprofit festival has celebrated the cultural history and heritage of Makanda and the surrounding area with two days of music, food, arts and crafts. Organizers aim to support the rich artistic culture of the area, as well as provide family-friendly fun. This year’s festival, set for Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 20-21, will feature the work of more than 40
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Square Coalition and Carbondale Main Street are partnering for the event, which runs from 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20. Downtown businesses will host local and regional artists, serve hors d’oeuvres and open their
doors to art lovers of all ages. County Graves and The Jewels will provide musical entertainment at the Town Square pavilion. For more information, call 618-924-0797 or visit www.carbondalemain street.com. — Adam Testa
MOUNT VERNON — Rend Lake College and the Jefferson County Historical Society are collaborating to bring the community a unique experience at the Jefferson County Historical Village. The groups will present a series of events teaching the art of blacksmithing this month. A limited number of seats are available. “Blacksmith Basics” will be from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, at the Jefferson County Historical Village’s Blacksmith Shop. Instructor Wilbur Haley will show students more about this historical craft. Participants will see how an old-fashioned coal fire is built in a forge. Students will have hands-on experience
transforming metal. “Artistic BlacksmithAdvanced” will be from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27. This course will cover more advanced topics, such as bending, twisting, upsetting, splitting, riveting and raising of steel, iron and non-ferrous metals. Both courses are for ages 14 and older, and students younger than 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Those attending should wear long pants, closed toe shoes, and should bring safety goggles and gloves. Each course has a registration fee of $35 and a $5 supply fee payable to the instructor. For more information or to register, call 618-4375321, ext. 1267 or 1714 or email commcorped@ rlc.edu. — Adam Testa
Bollenbach, Ions displaying works at Yellow Moon Café COBDEN — Two local artists are showcasing their work at anthill gallery & vintage curiosities and the Yellow Moon Café this month. Linda Bollenbach has earned a reputation for her cast sterling silver jewelry, especially her “Tree of Life” series, but her newest pieces expand her horizons. The story-based designs are part jewelry, part sculpture. She aims to create wearable art that will inspire the imagination and capture people’s attention. Her work is on display at anthill gallery. George Ions is showcasing his landscape
paintings at both venues. His oil designs illustrate his love of the outdoors, both in Southern Illinois and in his native England. He tells people it’s a constant challenge to capture the fleeting magic of the movement of the sun and clouds on canvas. anthill gallery, 102 N. Front St., is open noon to 4 p.m. Sunday and Wednesday, noon to 6 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday. Yellow Moon Café, 110 N. Front St., is open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday to Friday, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday. — Adam Testa
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Monday-Thursday; 10 a.m.5 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Art Around the Square: Fossils and minerals: 6-10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, Union County Museum, Town Square, Carbondale; Cobden; artifacts, most local; local businesses will host through Oct. 28; hours, local and regional artists, 1-5 p.m., Saturday and provide hors d’oeuvres; free Sunday. concert featuring County Mixed Medium Pastiche: Graves with The Jewels; Joan Skiver-Levy, Southern 618-924-0797; www. Illinois Art and Artisan Center, carbondalemainstreet.com. Rend Lake; a mini exhibition including a watercolor collage; through Oct. 30; Art Exhibits 618-629-2220. People’s Choice: Former Linda Bollenbach: Storylocal artists, Civic Center based designs, part jewelry, part sculpture, anthill gallery Corridor Gallery, Carbondale; & vintage curiosities, Cobden; through Oct. 30; 618-457through October; www.anthill 5100; www.carbondale arts.org. gallery.com; anthillgallery@ LEAA Harvest Time: Little gmail.com. Egypt Art Centre, 601 Tower The Art of Imagination Square, Marion; through and Color: Landscape paintings by George Ions, The Oct. 31: art pieces and photographs with a harvest Luna Gallery in The Yellow theme; 618-998-8530 or Moon Café and at anthill www.littleegyptarts.com. gallery, both in Cobden; Nevins Ware: Illinois through October; www.anthill Rural Heritage Museum, gallery.com; anthillgallery@ 187 Fairground Road, gmail.com. Pinckneyville; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Looking Up! Photography Thursday-Saturday, 1-5 p.m. by Jo Kirch, Central Sunday; paintings of local Showcase, Realty Central, 1825 W. Main St., Carbondale; buildings, sites; through October; 618-357-8908; www. through Oct. 20. illinoisruralheritagemuseum. SIMS’ 4th Annual Form, org. Fabricate, Forge: University Recent Work: By Treehouse Museum, SIU; Southern Artist Collective, Longbranch Illinois Metalsmiths Society, Coffeehouse, 100 E. Jackson jewelry to sculpture, eepresentational to abstract; St., Carbondale; paintings by Jim King, Wahid Lewis, Andrea through Oct. 20; www. LeBeau and photographs by museum.siu.edu; 618-453Julian Milo, Danielle Konings, 5388. Greg Wendt, Terry Hickey and Paintings and Works on photography students ages, Paper 1993-2012: Cheonae 8-12 years; through Nov. 2; Kim, The Gallery Space, Law office of Joni Beth Baily, 1008 618-713-7531. Primo Angeli: A Walnut St, Murphysboro; through Oct. 22; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Retrospective of Posters, Design & Brand Identity, Student exhibit: From University Museum, SIU; John A Logan’s continuing master designer Primo Angeli education class, Landscape Painting Basics; Sallie Logan grew up in West Frankfort; internationally know designer; Public Library, 1808 Walnut posters for the Olympics; St., Murphysboro; through Oct. 24; hours, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. through Dec. 8; www.
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museum.siu.edu; 618-4535388. Lions & Tigers & Bears, Oh My: Animals in a humorous setting through poems on various artworks, University Museum, SIU; through Dec. 8; www.museum.siu.edu; 618-453-5388.
Receptions Extraordinary Talent Come Home: Carbondale Community Arts’ Biennial, reception, 4-7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19, University Museum, SIU; featured artists: Preston Jackson, Frank Brown, JoAnna Johnson; through Oct. 30; CCA celebrates its 25th anniversary year; www.museum.siu.edu; 618-453-5388. The Photography Project: Reception, 4-7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19, University Museum, SIU; by high school students from Cobden, Elverado, Eldorado, Zeigler-Royalton and Shawnee Community College students; through Dec. 8; www.museum.siu.edu; 618-453-5388. 20th Century, American Visionary and Outsider Art: Original paintings and objects by Howard Finster, RA Miller and Mose T., 0ct. 19-31, The Cox Gallery at Weaver’s Cottage, 1904 Bass Lane, Carbondale; opening reception, 4-8 p.m., Sunday Oct 21; hours, 1-6 p.m. Friday-Sunday; 618-549-0666.
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Exhibit focuses on the extraordinary BY ADAM TESTA THE SOUTHERN
CARBONDALE — Nancy Stemper hopes the newest Carbondale Community Arts exhibit accomplishes two goals: embracing the past and inspiring the future. As part of CCA’s 25th anniversary celebration, the organization is sponsoring “E.T. Come Home,” featuring works of “extraordinary talents” with roots in Southern Illinois who have since moved elsewhere. Two exhibits are set up, one at the University Museum at SIU and the other in the Civic Center Corridor Gallery. The museum exhibit features the works of four teaching artists who will all return to the region for a reception from 4-7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19. The returning artists include: Julio Barrenzuela of Springfield: He discovered the international language of salsa dancing while in the U.S. Navy and brought that knowledge with him when he came to study at SIU. He worked with CCA and other organizations teaching dance lessons. Frank Brown of St. Paul, Minn.: Confined to a
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There will a reception for the ‘E.T. Come Home’ exhibit from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19, at University Museum.
wheelchair during his youth, he learned to use his hands to sculpt clay. His family moved from the area, but he returned to attend SIU. He went on to teach at different colleges and share his knowledge with others. Preston Jackson of Chicago: He describes his years as an SIU student as “the best of my life” and has taken the knowledge he learned at the university with him, as he’s developed a reputation for his bronze figurative work and monumental steel sculptures. JoAnna Johnson of Austin, Texas: While working as a teaching artist in Carbondale, she led a number of CCA projects and also created
“Which Way,” which the African American Museum of Southern Illinois adopted as a symbol. Stemper, executive director of CCA, hopes these individuals can be role models for Southern Illinois youth. Jackson will lead a free workshop on pressed clay at the Glove Factory at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 20. The exhibit at the Civic Center corridor gallery features works by other artists with ties to the region who couldn’t return for the event. A reception for that exhibit will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26. adam.testa@thesouthern.com 618-351-5031
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Concert to feature music from the ’80s MURPHYSBORO — The Murphysboro High School Concert Choir will take the audience on a “Flashback” trip down memory lane at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24, at the Liberty Theater. The choir will sing popular songs of the 1980s during the concert. Admission is $4 for adults, $2 for students and children and free for kids younger than 5. Children younger than 12 must be accompanied by an adult. Attendees are invited to dress in Halloween costumes. — Adam Testa
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Vienna native, singer to sign copies of her book Friday “I always wanted the baby to live,” Harris said. COUNTRY Through the magic of SCENE creative writing, the infant has been reborn and the Vince Hoffard story now has a much different ending in “The Road to Mercy,” a tragic event made an Christian fiction book indelible stamp in the written by Harris and released in September by memory bank of Abingdon Press. Kathy Harris. When she “The book is based very was just a child growing loosely on something that up on the outskirts of happened in Southern Vienna, a small airplane crashed near her home and Illinois,” she said. “I wanted to show the there were no survivors. Her father located the final difference one life can make on the world.” victim — a small baby. Harris will be signing The fatal accident and copies of her book how it ended the lives of so many people, especially between 3 and 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19, at Lifeway the young child, rattled Christian Store in around in her brain for Carterville. She will also more than half a century. host a charity benefit book signing for the Sparta Crisis Pregnancy Center from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, at The Gift Box in Sparta. “I knew I was going to write books when I was a little girl growing up in Southern Illinois,” Harris said. “I built a solid foundation studying journalism and advertising at SIU. I graduated with a degree in communications. Everything was going according to plan, until I took the divine detour.” Harris loved singing Southern gospel music and had ventured into a Nashville studio in 1973 for a recording session under the watchful eyes of the Oak Ridge Boys, who were among the biggest stars of the genre at the time. As fate would have it, the Boys were in the process of making the transition to country music. They all liked what Harris could bring to the table as part of their
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management team and offered her an entry level job as a receptionist. She accepted. Harris was there during the lean years and three failed singles for Columbia Records. After switching labels, the band released break-out single “Y’All Come Back Saloon” in 1977 and never looked back. In a career spanning five decades, the group topped the Billboard singles charts 17 times with tunes like “Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight,” “Bobbie Sue,” Elvira” and “No Matter How High.” A member of the Oak Ridge Boys organization for 39 years, Harris currently serves as marketing director. The legendary group that dominated the country charts from 1976-89 and now serves as elder statesmen for the industry is still pounding through 150 shows a year. “I kept my writing muscles going by writing press releases and other things for the band,” she said. “I also freelanced entertainment biographies for other artists and wrote news stories and columns for various publications.” Harris admits she struggled for a long time trying to get started as an author. “I had some false starts. I could never get past chapter one,” she said. “Traditional fiction was not my cup of tea. I discovered I needed to write about faith. I started studying and it took me 10 years to learn the craft. It was a lot of really, really hard work. It’s very similar to songwriting, once you learn how to do it, it comes out easier.” About the same time as
her creative spark was about to burst into a raging fire, the flame was being fanned through her work as an agent for Joe Bonsall of The Oak Ridge Boys, who penned three books, including the critically acclaimed “G.I. Joe & Lilly.” “Through the years, I’ve looked forward to the time and circumstances that would lead me back to writing,” she said. Bonsall is impressed with the debut Harris novel. “‘The Road to Mercy’ is captivating from the very beginning, and no matter how many roads Ms. Harris provides for her characters to walk upon, the end results and final destination will leave you a better person for having taken the journey,” he has said of the book. A 1969 Vienna High School graduate, Harris entered her new vocation taking baby steps. She sold her first Christian nonfiction story, “Walk on Water,” in 2007. It was published in Thomas Nelson’s “All My Bad Habits I Learned from Grandpa.” She also contributed to “Chicken Soup for the Soul: Thanks, Mom” and had a devotion in “The One Year Life Verse,” published by Tyndale House. Harris is a member of the American Christian Fiction Writers and publicity officer for the Middle Tennessee Christian Writers. She lives near Nashville with her husband and two massive Shiloh shepherds. VINCE HOFFARD can be reached at 618-658-9095 or vincehoffard@ yahoo.com.
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Forty bands supporting SIU Fisheries and Wildlife centers For a schedule of performances, visit flipsideonline.com. CARBONDALE — Nearly 40 bands will take the stage at four downtown venues this weekend to raise money for the Fisheries and Wildlife centers at SIU. The inaugural “Southern Illinois Celebration of Us” is a call to arms for people to step up and become more involved in the community, as well as to support the university programs. The Varsity Center for the Arts, Gatsby’s, Sidetracks and the Premier Lounge will host various bands from 5 p.m. to 2 a.m. Friday, Oct. 19, and 4:30 p.m. to midnight Saturday, Oct. 20. Among the bands scheduled to perform are 30 aut 6, South of 70, The Hakks, Death County, Orismo, Cherry Street Volcano, Sacrifice the Gods, The Flowers of Evil, the Justin Torres Loop Project and a hiphop showcase featuring various performers, among others. Also, local artisans will be set up showing off their wares and there performance troupes of various sorts will be performing throughout downtown Carbondale. Quantum Innovations and French Bubbles Productions will be working to raise awareness about the vast nature of Southern Illinois arts. — Adam Testa
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Super-sleuth gets younger and loses a lot in the process Alex Cross ** Rated PG-13 for violence including disturbing images, sexual content, language, drug references and nudity; starring Tyler Perry, Matthew Fox, Rachel Nichols, Jean Reno, Edward Burns, Cicely Tyson, Giancarlo Esposito; directed by Rob Cohen; opening Friday at ShowPlace 8 in Carbondale Tyler Perry stars in ‘Alex Cross.’ and AMC Centre 8 in Detroit “detective-doctor,” its own billing. Marion a hyper-observant wizard his colleagues (Edward Burns, Rachel Nichols) call MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE NEWS “Gandalf,” a man his boss (John C. McGinley) can “Alex Cross” is an point at a crime and say, interesting exercise in “Solve it, please.” back-engineering, a That’s what happens prequel that takes us back when an unnamed killer to the days before the tortures and murders a rich psychologist/ police woman with a penchant profiler was the sage, for mixed martial arts solemn and inscrutable fighters. Matthew Fox is a sleuth Morgan Freeman ably brought to the screen coiled spring of tension in this part — lean, all in two films over a decade muscles and tattoos and ago. This Cross is cocky, a bit shaved head. He has the budget, the gadgets and trigger-happy, prone to the mania for assaulting revenge, a real “action members of a company hero.” And this Cross is involved in Detroit played by Tyler Perry. redevelopment, no matter But by definition, he’s less interesting. When you what security measures they take. fill in somebody’s back He’s also something of a story, you strip away their psychotic cliche — twitchy, “loner” mystique. When you focus on the flippant in with blurry flashbacks that a film about a frantic hunt make him snap just as he’s about to remove for a psychopathic assassin, you diminish the somebody’s fingers or shoot out their eyes. He urgency of the hunt and does Picasso-tribute remove the gravitas of the charcoal sketches that he character. leaves at the crime scenes And when you make Tyler Perry run and point a — “clues” — and drives a charcoal-colored Cadillac gun, you remember why nobody’s ever used him as CTS, a chunk of product placement so blatant an action figure before. (among other General We meet Cross as a Motors plugs) as to deserve domesticated and revered BY ROGER MOORE
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Cross will cross swords and wits with the killer, who calls him to taunt him. “Confucius said, ‘When setting off on the path of revenge, dig two graves.’” Will Cross get his man, and will he pay the price? The script is freely adapted from James Patterson’s “origin story” novel and is packed with indulgent dumbing down. German security folk snap “You EEEdiots” at the Detroit cops, characters say unnaturally flattering things about other characters (Jean Reno is a tycoon under threat). Much of the movie is Cross’s home life — happily married (Carmen Ejogo), father of two, who keeps his “Nana Mama” (feisty Cicely Tyson) in the house with him, as cook and dispenser of the wisdom of the ages. Rob (“xXx”) Cohen pays more attention to the shootouts and fights than the flow of the film, never fretting that there isn’t a moment’s suspense, never letting us feel for the victims. “Alex Cross” is not an awful movie, but it isn’t a very compelling one.
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Preview of new Burns documentary being screened in Marion MARION — WSIU Public Broadcasting and Artstarts are partnering to bring a free sneak preview of Ken Burns’ upcoming documentary “The Dust Bowl” to Southern Illinois. The screening begins at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23, at Artstarts, 104 S. Van Buren St. A discussion led by Mindy Scott, district conservationist for the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, will follow. Scott has a special interest in the history of the Dust Bowl and professional experience in conservation practices.
Burns’ latest project chronicles the environmental catastrophe that destroyed farmlands across the Great Plains, turning prairies into deserts and unleashing deadly dust storms that many though was a sign of Armageddon in the 1930s. It was the worst manmade
ecological disaster in American history. The full two-part, fourhour documentary will air at 7 p.m. Sunday and Monday, Nov. 18 and 19, on WSIU-TV. Repeats will be shown at 9 p.m. those nights, at midnight and 2 a.m. Nov. 19 and 20 and 2 a.m. Nov. 21 and 22. — Adam Testa
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