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odern Mummies: New York City artist Sally Davies offered in October the latest evidence of how unattractive today’s fast foods are to bacteria and maggots. Davies bought a McDonald’s Happy Meal in April, has photographed it daily, and has noted periodically the lack even of the slightest sign of decomposition. Her dog, who circled restlessly nearby for the first two days the vittles were out, since then has ignored it. Food scientists “credited” a heavy use (though likely still within FDA guidelines) of the preservative sodium propionate but also the predominance of fat and lack of moisture and nutrients — all of which contribute to merely shrinking and hardening the burger and fries.
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Compelling Explanations z Maybe just safekeeping it for a friend: Raymond Roberts, 25, was arrested in Manatee County, Fla., in September after an ordinary traffic stop turned up a strong smell of
marijuana. At deputies’ behest, Roberts removed a baggie of marijuana from his buttocks, but when the deputies saw another plastic bag right behind it (containing a white substance believed to be cocaine), Roberts said, “The weed is (mine),” but “(t)he white stuff is not ...” z Firefighter Richard Gawlik Jr. was terminated by Allentown, Pa., in August for abusing sick leave after he posted his daily golf scores on a public website during three days in which he had called off from work. Allentown firefighters’ contract allows them up to four consecutive days’ sick leave without a doctor’s note, and given their shift schedule of four days on, four days off, a four-day, undocumented sick call effectively means a 12-day holiday — a pattern that describes 60 percent of all firefighter “sick” days, according to an analysis by the Allentown Morning Call. (Gawlik’s union president said the union would appeal and that “playing golf was well within the guidelines of (Gawlik’s illness).”) z Woody Will Smith, 33, was convicted in September of murdering his wife after a jury in Dayton, Ky., “deliberated” about 90 minutes before
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rejecting his defense of caffeine intoxication. Smith had claimed that his daily intake of sodas, energy drinks and diet pills had made him temporarily insane when he strangled his two-timing wife with an extension cord in 2009, and made him again not responsible when he confessed the crime to police. (In May 2010, a judge in Pullman, Wash., ordered a hit-and-run driver to treatment instead of jail, based on the driver’s “caffeine psychosis.” Some doctors believe the condition can kick in with as little as 400 mg of caffeine daily — an amount that, given America’s coffee consumption, potentially portends a skyhigh murder rate.) z An Iowa administrative law judge ruled in September that former police officer William Bowker of Fort Madison deserved worker’s compensation even though he had not been “laid off” but rather fired — for having an affair with the wife of the chief of police. Although the city Civil Service Commission had denied him coverage (based in part on other derelictions, such as sleeping and drinking on duty and refusing to attend a class on search warrants), the
judge ruled that Bowker’s dismissal seemed too much like improper retaliation for the affair.
I demand my rights z A lawyer in Xian, China, filed a lawsuit in September against a movie house and film distributor for wasting her time — because she was exposed to 20 minutes of advertisements that began at the posted time for the actual movie to begin. Ms. Chen Xiaomei is requesting a refund (equivalent of about $5.20) plus damages of an equal amount, plus the equivalent of about 15 cents for “emotional” damages — plus an apology. z In an April journal article, University of East Anglia professor Brett Mills denounced the 2009 British TV documentary series “Nature’s Great Events” on the ground that the program’s omnipresent and intrusive video cameras violated animals’ privacy. “(The animals) often do engage in forms of behavior which suggest they’d rather not encounter humans,” he wrote, “and we might want to think about equating this with a desire for privacy.” SEND ITEMS to weirdnews@ earthlink.net.
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Zombie Walk returns to Carbondale with more to offer SIUC hosts Halloween events CARBONDALE — The undead return to the streets of Carbondale on Saturday, Oct. 30. Carbondale Main Street will host the second incantation of its semiannual Zombie Walk event through downtown. An event earlier this year drew a large crowd who proudly wore their costumes as they walked the streets of town. The second event ties in more directly with Halloween. Make-up tents open at 1 p.m. to help people morph into their zombified versions. These services are free to preregistered guests and cost $5 for those paying the day of the walk. A costume contest at 3:30 p.m. will be followed by the official gathering of the zombies at the 710 Book Store parking lot. A group photo will be taken at 5:15 p.m. and adult zombie movies will be shown at
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Participation in the event costs $10. — Adam Testa
CARBONDALE — Halloween has arrived at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The Craft Shop, in the Student Center, will be hosting a costume contest for faculty, staff and students between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 29. The best costume in the student and faculty/staff categories will win a $25 Student Center gift card. Second prize in each category covers participation in a Craft Shop workshop except for materials. Costumes must be original, creative and identifiable. The winners will be announced at 3:30 p.m. The Craft Shop will also host a number of other activities that day for the campus community. From noon to 4:30 p.m., the center will be providing free
face painting and makeup. For $3, patrons can make wax hands or paint a wood pumpkin. Personalized “monster” cards are also available to be created for $1 between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Free face painting and other workshops will also be available on Saturday, Oct. 30, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Then on Sunday, Oct. 31, University Museum in Faner Hall will host a costume contest and games from 4 to 5 p.m. That event will be followed up with a sculpture scavenger hunt from 5 to 6 p.m. Treasure maps will lead participants to oncampus art sculptures in the area of the museum, Pulliam Hall, Shryock Auditorium and Morris Library. — SIUC University Communications provided information for this article.
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z THEATER z THINGS TO DO z BOOKS z FESTIVALS zART z Saturday-Sunday, Nov. 6-7, Fort de Chartres Winter Devil’s Kitchen Literary Rendezvous, Prairie du Festival: Thursday-Saturday, Rocher; winter camp life of Oct. 28-30, Morris Library, 1700-1820 re-enacted; SIUC; highlights top authors features a Woods Walk and poets. flintlock muzzle loading Carbondale book sale: shoot; 618-284-7230. 8 a.m.-3 p.m., Saturday, Oct. Blast from the Past: A 30, Brush Building, Sock Hop Benefit Dance, Carbondale Public Library 7-10 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 13, parking lot, 405 W. Main St.; Immanuel Lutheran School Friends Preview Sale, 4-7 gym, 1915 Pine St., p.m., Friday, Oct. 29; halfMurphysboro; $5; price sale, 1-4 p.m. Sunday, refreshments; ’50s dress Oct. 31. appropriate; proceeds go for Book signing: By Kathie medical expenses; 618-684DeNosky, 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 3012. 1, Marion Carnegie Library, 206 S. Market St.; also, Fall Attractions question-and-answer session; 618-993-5935. 4-H corn maze: Bandy’s Pumpkin Patch, Johnston City; 4-H themed corn maze; Classes 10-acre 4-H corn maze, nearly Student Center Craft 3.5 miles; allow 20 minutes to Shop: Variety of crafts and one hour; 618-687-1727 or classes offered, SIUC; 618-922-6014. 618-453-3636, www.siuc Horse-drawn hay rides: studentcenter.org. 1-7 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Logan classes: Fiddling Oct. 30-31, Walker’s Bluff, and guitar playing are among north on Reed Station Road, the continuing education Carterville; 618-985-8463 or courses offered at John A. www.walkersbluff.com. Logan College in Carterville; www.jalc.edu/cont_ed/ Festivals classes.php. Mardi Gras: FridaySaturday, Oct. 29-30, Events Pinckneyville; masquerade Mardi-Gras Car show: party on the town square, 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, Oct. pancake breakfast, 8K road 30, 301 W. Mulberry St., race, pony rides, night Pinckneyville; entry fee, $15; parade; 618-357-2343. 618-357-1508. Marion Regional Humane Films Society: Chili supper and Rocky Horror Picture silent auction, 6-10 p.m. Show: Midnight, FridaySaturday, Oct 30, Helen’s Banquet Facility, 3576 Illinois Saturday, Oct. 29-30, SIUC Student Center, Ballroom A; 37 South, Marion; live band general public, $4; students, and costume contest: $3; prop bags, $3; rated R; suggested donation, $10. 618-536-3393. The Trail of Tears in Frankenstein: 7 p.m. Illinois: Presented by Mary Sunday, Oct. 31, Liberty McCorvie, 7:30 p.m. Theater, 1333 Walnut St., Thursday, Nov. 4, Benton Murphysboro; $5 donation Community Building, 226 N. requested; concessions, $1; Main St.; McCorvie is a costume contest; 618-684Shawnee National Forest archaeologist; meeting of the 5880. Southern Illinois Earth Science Club; update on Halloween efforts to mark the Trail in The Haunting of Illinois; 618-942-2387. Chittyville School: 7-10 p.m. Winter Rendezvous:
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Oct. 28 and 31 and 7-11 p.m. Oct. 29 and 30, 401 Chittyville Road, Herrin; adults, $12; children, 10 and under, $8; not recommended for under 10; 618-988-9131. Haunted Warehouse: 7 p.m.-midnight Friday, Oct. 29 and Saturday, Oct. 30; 7 p.m.midnight Thursday, Oct. 28 and Sunday, Oct. 31; 305 S. Granite St., Marion; $10 admission valid as half-of appetizer coupon at Walt’s Pizza; 618-922-0610. Nightmare Factory: 7-11 p.m. Friday, Oct. 29 and Saturday, Oct. 30; 7-10 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 31, 1905 Princeton Ave., Marion; $10. Pumpkin Path: 5:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 29, downtown Carterville; businesses will give candy to kids ages 6 months to 12 years, from Fire Station to Old National Bank; costume parade, 6-8 p.m., First Baptist Church parking lot followed by costume contest; bring canned good; 618-985-6942. Haunted Hall of Horror: 7-11:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Oct. 29, 30; 6:30-10 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 31, AC Brase Arena, 410 Kiwanis Drive, Cape Girardeau; $5, ages 6 and up; 573-339-6340. Knight Of Adventure: 6-9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 29, Vine Community Church, 1445 S. Wall Street, Carbondale; trickor-treat alternative; through grade 5; games, giant slide; 618-351-8463. Bay-Bay Kids Halloween Party and Parade: 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 29; Boyton Community Center, 501 W. Boyton St., Marion; trunk or treat, parade of costumes, haunted hayride, games and costume contest; 618-9971113. Centralia Halloween Parade and Fall Festival: 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 30, downtown Centralia; craft fair, children’s games, chili cookoff, car show; costume contest judging, 12:30 p.m., Centralia Public Library; children’s Halloween parade, 1 p.m. and Halloween parade, 7 p.m.; 618-532-3214.
z MOVIES z POP CULTURE z ART z MUSIC z WINERIES z THEATER z THINGS TO DO z BOOKS z DANCE z FESTIVALS z Halloween Fun: 11 a.m.3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 30, Murdale Shopping Center; 1915 W. Main St., Carbondale; hayrides, inflatables, concessions, trick-or-treating; 618-5293400. Carbondale Main Street Halloween: 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 30; parade leaves from the Old Train Depot; Zombie Walk, 4 p.m. beginning at 710 Book Store parking lot; Zombie MovieFest, 5:30 p.m.; professional ghost hunt, 10 p.m. leaves from Old Train Depot; $25; space is limited; 618-5295317. Boo Bash: Trick-or-treat at the mall, 5-7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 30, Illinois Centre mall, Marion; Halloween activities for kids, 2 p.m. Saturday. Owl Prowl: 5-9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 30, War Bluff Valley Sanctuary, Pope County; discussion of history and habits of owls plus get close look at live owls; chili and potluck; kids should wear costumes; directions and reservations at 618-6832222.
Johnston City Boo Bash: 6 p.m.-midnight, Saturday, Oct. 30, Community Center, Parkway Avenue, Johnston City; dancing and karaoke, refreshments and treats; costume contest for adults and children; $3 per person; $5 per couple. Halloween Festival: Noon-8 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 31; Blue Sky Vineyard, 3150 S. Rocky Comfort Road, Makanda; music by The Saloonatics; costume contest, local artists, tarot card readings, balloon artist; free admission; 618-9959463. Spooktacular: 2-5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 31, University Mall, Carbondale; the Mall and The Science Center host costume contest and mall wide trick-ortreat; 12 and under; 618-5293681 Safe Greek Halloween: 6-8 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 31, SIUC Student Center; sponsored by Inter-Greek Council at SIUC; safe trickor-treat; 618-201-5213. SEE THEATER / PAGE 6
2010 Trick or Treat Anna-Jonesboro: 5-8 p.m. Saturday Ava: 5:30-7:30 p.m. Saturday Benton: 5-8 p.m. Saturday Cambria: 5-8 p.m. Saturday Carbondale: 5-8 p.m. Sunday Carterville: 6-9 p.m. Friday Centralia: 6-8 p.m. Friday Chester: 5-9 p.m. Saturday Christopher: 6-9 p.m. Sunday Cobden: 5-8 p.m. Sunday Crainville: 6-9 p.m. Friday Creal Springs: 5-8 p.m. Saturday Cutler: 6-8 p.m. Sunday De Soto: 6-9 p.m. Saturday Dongola: 5:30-8:30 p.m. Saturday Du Quoin: 6-9 p.m. Friday Eldorado: 6-8 p.m. Saturday Elkville: 6-8 p.m. Friday Goreville: 5-8 p.m. Saturday Harrisburg: 6-8 p.m. Saturday Herrin: 6-9 p.m. Friday Hurst: 5:30-8:30 p.m. Sunday Johnston City: 5-9 p.m. Sunday
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z THEATER z Theater Sundown in Southern Illinois: A staged presentation of oral history, 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, Oct. 2830, Marion Kleinau Theatre, Communications Building, SIUC; Sundown towns refer to white communities where unofficial ordinances barred all non-whites, particularly blacks, from remaining in the town limits after sundown; Elena Esquibe directs; $7/$5. AILEY II: The junior company of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 2, Shyrock Auditorium, SIUC; 618-4536000; www.southerntickets online.com or www.southern lightsentertainment.com. The Three Musketeers: 7 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, Nov. 4-6 and 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 7, Rend Lake College Theatre, Ina; $12; 618-437-5321, ext. 1467. New Play Festival: Thursday-Sunday, Nov. 4–7, C.H. Moe Theater, Communications Building, SIUC; productions are “Bananapocalypse” and “Everywhere You Look;” 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday; $12-$6; 618-453-6000 or southernticketstnline.com. The Blue Man Goup: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, Nov. 9-11, Carson Center, 100 Kentucky Ave., Paducah; $29-$59; 270-450-4444 or www.thecarsoncenter.org. CATS: 7:30 p.m. TuesdayWednesday, Nov. 9-10, Shryock Auditorium, SIUC; $29-$69; www.southern ticketsonline.com and 618-453-6000.
z MOVIES z POP CULTURE z ART z MUSIC z WINERIES z 5 p.m. Monday-Friday and 9 a.m.-noon Saturday; through Art talk: Barbara Allen will Oct. 30; 618-457-4663. discuss painting, drawing and “By Men’s Hands”: Union her studies with portrait County Museum, Cobden; painter Everett Raymond exhibit of handwork and Kinsler and Michael Shane needlecraft by Union County Neal; 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 28, men; sponsored by the Union Little Egypt Arts Association County Historical and Centre, 601 Tower Square, Genealogy Society; through Marion; 618-998-8530 or October; free; hours, 1-5 p.m. 618-993-3766. Saturday and Sunday. Illinois State Poetry Boys’ Night Out: Anthill Society: First Southern Illinois gallery and vintage curiosities chapter meeting, 2 p.m. and The Yellow Moon Cafe, Sunday, Nov. 7, The Masters Cobden; Southern Illinois’ Center, Anna Arts Center, 117 photographers, Thom Goodin, W. Davie St.; facilitated by Jim Bob Hageman, Richard Lawson Lambert; bring copies of two and Daniel Owens; through poems for critiquing and a Oct. 31; http://www. snack to share. anthillgallery.com. Putting It All Together: Collage art by Arlene Ehleben Exhibits Berry, Tribeca Restaurant & Focus 4: Shows by Mel Gallery, 127 S. 2nd St., Watkin, Kevin Veara, Judith Paducah; through Nov. 2; 270Raphael and Jacqueline Moses, 210-1753 The Illinois State Museum Art for Empowerment: Southern Illinois Art Gallery, Longbranch Coffeehouse, 100 Southern Illinois Art and E. Jackson, Carbondale; Artisans Center, 14967 Gun features works by survivors to Creek Trail, Whittington; benefit The Women’s Center; through Feb. 27; free; 9 a.m.through Nov. 8; 618-529-4488 5 p.m. daily; 618-629-2220 or or www.thewomensctn.org. www.museum.state.il.us/ Transformation: A Journey ismsites. into the Subconscious: Dr. Ghosts, A Retrospective: Ed Linda Hostalek, Holistic Shay Sculpture and Wellness Institute, Murdale Watercolors, through Oct. 30, Shopping Center, 1827 W. Main SIUC University Museum; St., Carbondale; through Nov. hours, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday- 9; 618-319-4751 or www. Friday and 1-4 p.m. Saturdaydrhostalek.com Sunday; www.museum.siu.edu American Surrealics: or 618-453-5388. Exhibit by Jack Harris, DunnAbraham Lincoln: SelfRichmond Economic Made in America, SIUC Development Center, 150 E. University Museum; traveling Pleasant Hill Road, Carbondale; exhibit from Abraham Lincoln 8 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays; Presidential Library and through Nov. 10. Museum; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. New Harvest: By Sarah Tuesday-Friday and 1-4 p.m. Shoot, Varsity Gallery, Varsity Saturday-Sunday; free; Center For The Arts. through Oct. 30; 618-453Carbondale; recycled mixed 5388. media; through Nov. 18; 618Traveling display: Highlights 457-5100. of SIUC photojournalism Paul Lorenz: Yeiser Art project, Murphysboro Center, 200 Broadway St., Chamber of Commerce Office, Paducah; paintings; through 206 S. 13th St.; through Nov. 20; www.theyeiser.org or October; www.southof64.com. 270-442-2453 Jurhee Veach and Janet Visiting Artist Series: Althoff: Central Showcase at Carman Gray, Rend Lake Realty Central, 1825 Murdale College, Ina, theatre lobby; Shopping Center, Carbondale; through Nov. 26; 618-437-5321. mosaics, photography; 9 a.m.2010 LEAA Photo
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Invitational Competition: Features photographers from Southern Illinois; sponsored by The Little Egypt Arts Centre, Tower Square, Marion; through Nov. 30; www.littleegyptarts. com. The Vogel Collection/ Carbondale Community Arts’ Biennial: SIUC University Museum; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 1-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday; through Dec. 11; www.museum.siu.edu or 618-453-5388. Carolyn Gassan Plochmann display: Morris Library, SIUC; in cases outside Hall of Presidents; in the Special Collections Research Center reading room, other locations; 618-453-2516 or http:// archives.lib.siu.edu/index. php?pcollections/ controlcard&id2459. Ongoing art exhibit: Photographs of Juhree Veach, mosaics from Janet Altoff and sculpture from Tom Horn, StarView Vineyards, 5100 Wing Hill Road, Cobden; 618-8939463 or www.starview vineyards.com.
Opening Weaver’s Cottage: Features Richard Cox, artist/weaver; new studio, new work, painting, mixed up media; 1-6 p.m. Thursday-Sunday, Weaver’s Cottage, 1904 Bass Lane, Carbondale; 618-457-6823.
Receptions Glass at 40: Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the SIUC Glass Program by Bill Boysen, SIUC University Museum; reception 4-8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 30; features artist Bill Boysen’s work and the works of some students; through Dec. 11; www.museum.siu.edu or 618-453-5388. What’s the Buzz on the Playground: Features St. Louis artists, Cedarhurst Center for The Arts, 2600 Richview Road, Mount Vernon; opening reception, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 30; through Dec. 30; www.cedarhurst.org or 618-242-1236.
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Reception, exhibit celebrate 40 years of SIUC glass program
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The SIUC Glass Program will host a reception and exhibit Saturday, Oct. 30 to mark the program’s 40th anniversary.
CARBONDALE — University Museum at Southern Illinois University Carbondale celebrates the “40th Anniversary of the SIUC Glass Program” with a current exhibit highlighting the legacy of glass program founder Bill Boysen. A reception for the exhibit is set for 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 30. The exhibit features works from Boysen and his students, several of whom have become notable artists in their own rights. Boysen, now professor emeritus, founded the glass program at SIUC in 1970. Today, Boysen receives mention in discussions of early studio glass artists, as one of the first half-dozen or so university-affiliated artists. Today, Assistant Professor Jiyong Lee heads up the glass program, with Visiting Assistant Professor, SIUC alumna Cortney Boyd, on staff as well. The glass program at SIUC started with a glass-
blowing focus, but has expanded as contemporary art glass has opened to more techniques, from utilitarian to sculptural, Lee said. Lee said the accomplishments of recent graduates of the program indicate the strengths of the program today. SIUC students recently have taken home awards from the Annual Glass Art Society Conference, and received mention in “New Glass Review,” a prestigious annual juried publication from the Corning Museum of Glass. The University Museum is open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and 1-4 p.m. on Saturday. There is no admission to most exhibits, though donations are always welcome. Visit www.museum.siu.edu to learn more about other current exhibits, including The Vogel Collection, and the Abraham Lincoln “Self-Made” in America traveling exhibit. — SIUC University Communications
Retired teacher to speak about art experiences MARION — A retired Southern Illinois art teacher will share her experiences of studying with high-profile artists Everett Raymond Kinsler and Michael Shane Neal at 7 p.m. tonight, Oct. 28, at the Little Egypt Arts Association. Barbara Allen, who taught for 34 years at Harrisburg High School, has received several awards for her teaching and has now established her own art studio and
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business doing freelance work. She will speak to the arts association about her thoughts on painting and drawing and what she’s learned from her mentor artists. The public is invited to attend Allen’s lecture. The association office is located at 601 Tower Square in Marion. For more information, contact the art centre at 618-9988530 or Kaye Howell at 618-993-3766. — Adam Testa
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Four new exhibits open at Cedarhurst this weekend MOUNT VERNON — Four new art exhibits will open at Cedarhurst Center for the Arts this weekend. Fifteen St. Louis artists will be featured in the exhibit “What’s the Buzz on the Playground?,” which has been curated by wellknown area artist Mary Sprague, a painter, printer and ceramicist. Media in this main gallery exhibit include sculpture, collographs, oil paintings, paper, photographs, drawings, computer drawings and video. A gallery talk by Sprague and other participating artists will begin at 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 30, with an opening reception after from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. “New Perspectives of Kuenz Sculpture Park,” an exhibit highlighting the work of Southern Illinois University Carbondale photography professor Dan Overturf; “Clara Brian: Home Bureau Photographs (1981-1926),” featuring
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‘Unicorn’ by Lindsey Stouffer is of hand-crafted steel and fabric in the ‘What’s the Buzz’ exhibit, one of four new exhibits at Cedarhurst.
antique photos from McLean County; and the annual “Shrode Photography Competition Exhibit,” featuring 40 juried entries into the contest, will also open to the public Saturday. Admission to the exhibits and the reception is free. These displays will remain
up through the end of the year. Cedarhurst is located at 2600 Richview Road, Mount Vernon, and is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. For more information, call 618-2421236. — Adam Testa
New gallery exhibit highlights four artists’ diverse works WHITTINGTON — A new series of exhibits at the Illinois State Museum’s Southern Illinois Art Gallery highlight the work of four artists with distinct styles. The “Focus 4” exhibit runs through February and features the works of Mel Watkin, Kevin Veara, Judith Raphael and Jacqueline Moses. Watkin’s works are created on out-of-date, used road maps that are altered as she paints and draws on them. Roads become rivers or are clogged with flowering vines. Coastlines are flooded, inland seas rehydrated. They represent the past and the future. Natural forms are based on
flora and fauna surrounding her farmhouse in Cobden in rural Southern Illinois. Veara draws and paints birds of the Sangamon River Valley, near Springfield, that are found in the steep, forested banks and flood plains of the Sangamon River. Raphael, of Chicago, creates a modern day coming-of-age story through portraits and narrative painting of young women posed on the cusp of adolescence. Her subjects, fascinating, dignified, and poetic, are “feminine foot soldiers in the process of becoming women in a complex world.” Moses is best known as a
painter of landscapes that focus on transitions. “Globalization Affects World Reactions” investigates the space between our environment (earth) and realms of imagination where objects, such as “Positive Alternatives” integrates wood, organ pipes, slides of her artwork, and light to crate memorials that reflect environmental concerns. The gallery is at the Southern Illinois Art and Artisans Center, six miles north of Benton off exit 77 of Interstate 57. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. For more information, visit www.museum.state.il.us/ ismsites. — The Southern
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SIUC Department of Theater hosts the plays ‘Bananapocalypse’ (left) and ‘Everywhere You Look’ as part of its New Play Festival the weekend of Nov. 4-Nov. 7.
SIUC Department of Theater to host New Play Festival CARBONDALE — Two new theatrical productions will debut next week during a New Play Festival sponsored by Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Department of Theater. The department prides itself on having one of the Midwest’s most vital master’s of fine arts degree programs for playwriting and officials say that quality will be on display in “Bananapocalypse” and “Everywhere You Look.” Written by David Clark,
“Bananapocalypse” tells the tale of a scientist trying to secure funding to complete research on a machine that runs on air who fakes a banana panic that sends world leaders to the brink of catastrophe. While that show aims for hilarity in its purest form, “Everywhere You Look” emits a different vibe. Written by Jeff Nichols, this play takes a searing look at fear and suspicion through the story of a son investigating allegations his father is harboring a
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suspected terrorist in the wake of a devastating attack on Detroit. These two plays will be performed in rotation during next weekend’s festival. “Bananapocalypse” begins at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 4 and Saturday, Nov. 6 at the C.H. Moe Theater at SIUC. “Everywhere You Look” will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 5 and at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 7 in the same venue. Tickets to each play are $12 for adults and $6 for
students and can be purchased by calling 618-453-6000 or online at southerntickets online.com or in person at the McLeod Theater box office from noon to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and one hour before each performance. The playwrights will also participate in a preshow lecture in the dean’s conference room at the College of Mass Communications and Media Arts at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 7. — Adam Testa
CARBONDALE —A number of special guests will be on hand this week for the 2010 Devil’s Kitchen Literary Festival at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The festival, sponsored by the Department of English’s undergraduate literary magazine “Grassroots,” will last from today, Oct. 28 though Saturday, Oct. 30. Events will take place in the John C. Guyon Auditorium in Morris Library and are free and open to the public. Among the participating authors and poets are: z Pinckney Benedict, an SIUC professor and cofounder of the Tinker Mountain Writers’ Workshop and coeditor of the biennial anthology “Surreal South.” A reading of Benedict’s works is scheduled for 8 to 9:15 a.m. today. z Kate Daniels, an award-winning poet and associate professor of creative writing at Vanderbilt University. Her works will be read with Benedict’s between 8 and 9:15 a.m. today, and she will participate in a poetry panel from 10 to 10:50 a.m. Friday. z Carl Dennis, a prolific poet with 11 collections to his name and a professor and writer-in-residence at the University of Buffalo in the State University of New York System. He will also participate in the poetry panel with Daniels and will have a reading of his works from 2 to 3:15 p.m. Friday. z Rhett Iseman Trull, winner of this year’s Devil’s Kitchen Reading
Award. She will participate in the poetry panel with Daniels and Dennis on Friday and will have a reading of her works from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Friday. z Jennine Capó Crucet, winner of this year’s Devil’s Kitchen Reading Award. She will be part of a fiction panel from 11 to 11:50 a.m. Friday and will have a reading of her works from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Friday, along with Trull. z Danielle Evans, assistant professor of creative writing and literature at American University in Washington. She will join Crucet at the fiction panel and will have a reading of her works from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Saturday. z Julie Schumacher, professor of creative writing at the University of Minnesota and awardwinning novelist. She will be featured with Evans and Crucet at the fiction panel and will have her works read between 2 and 3:15 p.m. Friday. z Adrian Matejka, SIUC alumnus and professor at SIU Edwardsville. He will read his works between 1:30 and 3 p.m. Saturday with Evans. Other events at the festival include a reception from 9:15 to 10 p.m. tonight; a book signing from 3:15 to 4:30 p.m. Friday; and readings from the new Crab Orchard Review, “Land of Lincoln: Writing about and from Illinois,” from 11 a.m. to 12:15 Saturday. For more information, visit www.grassroots. siuc.edu/dkhome.html. — SIUC University Communications provided information for this story.
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BY ADAM TESTA THE SOUTHERN
S
arah Daley began ballet at age 5, but in middle school, she first saw a dance performance that would change her outlook and, quite literally, her future. The Chicagoland native and her family attended a performance of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, an experience that opened her eyes to a new style of movement and a realization of a potential career in dance. “I had just been blown away,” she said. “To see a company that was moving in such a different way, I was really interested in that.” Through the years, Daley attended a number of other Ailey performances before ultimately applying to join the company’s collegiate-level school. She was accepted into the program and moved to New York City, where she attended traditional classes at Fordham University and dance classes at the Ailey School. During Daley’s senior year of college, the company asked her to apprentice with Ailey II, a branch of the national dance troupe designed to embody its founder’s vision of establishing a community to provide performance opportunities, training and programming for those using AfricanAmerican heritage and other cultures to unite people of all races, ages and backgrounds. Through the apprenticeship, Daley attended rehearsals whenever her class schedule would allow it and learned the day-to-day routines of a dance company member. While providing her with insight into these behind-the-scenes aspects of the organization, the apprenticeship also unknowingly became an audition of sorts. Artistic Director Sylvia Waters soon approached Daley and asked her to join the company for a twoyear tour, a move that shocked the college senior. “There’s no audition process,” she said. “I had no idea Ms. Waters and (Assistant Artistic Director) Mr. (Troy) Powell had been watching me or coming to my performances. I was really surprised.” Last year, the first of Daley’s two-year stint with
Ailey II, was about what a newcomer would expect: she rehearsed with the group, but performance time early in the year was limited. As the year progressed, she and the other new members of the troupe had their time to shine as they began to take to the stage more often. Now, she’s filling the veteran role, working with the new first-year company members and helping them develop their own skills. “I’m trying to take a leadership role and help people out since we have such a large percentage of new members,” she said. “I want to help them learn what I learned last year.” Daley and her experienced colleagues will have the chance to show their younger peers — as well as the people of Southern
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The Alvin Ailey II dance company will perform at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 4 at Shryock Auditorium on the Southern Illinois University Carbondale campus. Tickets are $25 to $40.
The Carbondale performance will feature a number of solo acts, a trio performance and others involving the entire company. Among the highlights will be “Revelations,” a 1960 original work of Alvin Ailey that tells the story of African-American faith and tenacity from slavery to freedom through a set of spiritual and blues music. This show will exemplify what separates Ailey II from other dance companies, Daley said. “It’s really a company that’s about the dances, having powerful, energetic dances,” she said. “It’s a company driven by the physicality of the dances. What we’re asked to do is pretty demanding on your body and you have to be in pretty good shape to do it. “It’s going to be a real interesting show because we don’t usually do so many solos in one show,” she added. “But it will really show our range and our repertoire. There’s definitely something for everybody.” adam.testa@thesouthern.com 618-351-5031
Illinois — how it’s done when Ailey II brings its routine to Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Shryock Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 2. The show is being presented as part of the Southern Lights Entertainment performance series.
Alvin Ailey II New York-based dance company; 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 4; Shryock Auditorium; tickets are $25 to $40 and can be purchased online at southernticketsonline.com or by called 618-453-6000; Star Club members receive a $3 discount on tickets
Sarah Daley performs with the Alvin Ailey II dance company. PROVIDED
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Head East’s Boyd not ready to give it up
Mardi Gras festivities take place this weekend in Pinckneyville.
Head East
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Pinckneyville’s Mardi Gras events set PINCKNEYVILLE — The 88th annual Mardi Gras festival returns to Perry County this weekend. The planned events include: Today, Oct. 28 6 p.m.: Head East concert, city fairgrounds grandstand Friday, Oct. 29 1:30 p.m.: Children’s parade, beginning at Mulberry Street to Mill Street to South Street to Walnut Street and back to Mulberry Street 6 to 8 p.m.: Business trick-or-treat, South Walnut Street near city hall 7 to 11 p.m.: Masquerade party, city fairgrounds 8 p.m. to Midnight: Dance with One Night Stand, Knights of Columbus Hall Saturday, Oct. 30
6 to 11 a.m.: Pancake breakfast, Lions’ Den on Douglas Street 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Craft fair and flea market, South Walnut and Mulberry streets 9 a.m.: Pinckneyville Fall Classic 8K run/5K walk, city fairgrounds 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.: Car show, West Mulberry Street near the grade school 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Center Court activities including music and a magician, between city hall and the fire station 1:30 p.m.: Marching band field competition, Pinckneyville Community High School football field 7 p.m.: Parade 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.: Dance with Lights Out, Knights of Columbus Hall — Adam Testa
I’m not as old as The Stones, but I’m right up there with them.” Through the four decades Head East has performed — from the national success of the 1978 album “Flat as a Pancake” to the band’s upcoming show at Pinckneyville Mardi Gras Festival — several changes have metamorphosed the music industry and the group itself. BY ADAM TESTA Boyd stands as the sole THE SOUTHERN survivor of the original incantation of the band, as At 61, Roger Boyd isn’t several other performers quite ready to give up on have come, gone, returned his passion yet. and left again since he Sure, the Carlyle native founded the group with has settled into his role as vocalist John Schlitt, an associate professor of guitarist Mike Somerville, social work at Southern bassist Dan Birney and Illinois University Edwardsville. Yes, the tour drummer Steve Huston in the late 1960s. dates have been reduced And as the band changed, through the years and have become more centralized to so too did the industry around them. At one time, the Midwest. But perhaps most importantly, the love Head East topped the list of A&M Records’ best-selling of music and desire to entertain still burns strong 8-track artists. That medium soon disappeared in Boyd’s heart and soul. to make way for cassette “I definitely love it or I tapes and then CDs, which wouldn’t still be in it after are now phasing out as 40 years,” said Boyd, digital downloading and keyboardist and founding MP3s becomes the new member of classic rock weapon of choice of music band Head East. “That’s a long time by any measure. consumers.
Classic rock concert; 6 p.m. tonight, Oct. 28; Pinckneyville city fairgrounds; tickets are $10 and can be purchased via PayPal at www. pinckneyville.com or by calling the Chamber of Commerce at 618-3573243,
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The art of recording has also changed, as modern tracks are supplemented and enhanced with by technology, Boyd said. Albums like “Flat as a Pancake,” which was produced for $15,000, stand the test of time because of their true natured sound created with all authentic instruments in their rawest form. “That album just had a magic to it,” Boyd said. “Back then, you didn’t have a lot of technology, so everything just had to sound good.” But while much has changed, many aspects of Boyd’s musical life have about come full circle. While digital download may be a modern day trend, Boyd reminiscences about how paying for a
single song rather than an album was first popularized with 45s in the 1950s and ’60s. The band, too, is a sort of mirror image of the original ensemble. All five members can sing, while three take the lead; two of them are the predominant writers of the band’s new songs; and new lead singer Darren’s voice could easily be mistaken for that of founding vocalist Schlitt. Merging the old with the new keeps Boyd invigorated and inspired to play. “It’s too special to me; I’m just not willing to give it up,” he said. “As long as we all have a great time together and I’m having fun, I’ll keep doing it.” adam.testa@thesouthern.com 618-351-5031
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Dark Star Orchestra keeps the Grateful Dead spirit alive BY ADAM TESTA THE SOUTHERN
CARBONDALE — Stepping into a musical legend’s role may be a daunting task, but it’s a challenge New York native Jeff Mattson has humbly accepted. And much to his approval, the fans have embraced it as well. Mattson, who has played with Zen Tricksters for more than three decades, stepped into the lead guitarist and vocalist role in Dark Star Orchestra, the nation’s leading Grateful Dead tribute band, earlier this year. “It’s really been wonderful,” he said. “The fans have been so welcoming, and I don’t take that for granted. The Jerry Garcia role in the band is an important one, so I could see people being reticent about someone new coming in.” While Mattson’s new to DSO, he’s been a longtime Deadhead, studying the band’s music and learning the mythology that accompanies it. Zen Tricksters, as well as other side project groups, played Grateful Dead songs blended with other similar tunes of the same style and era.
He’d met the other members of DSO through various festivals and sharing the stage at shows, so when band co-founder John Kadlecik resigned his spot to form a new band with original Grateful Dead members Phil Lesh and Bob Weir, Mattson became an obvious choice as a fill-in guitarist. Mattson closed out 2009 with DSO and played most of the band’s spring 2010 tour, outside of a March tour when they auditioned another performer. Ultimately, however, the other members of DSO invited Mattson to join their ranks on a permanent basis a few weeks later. “They knew my abilities and the extra level of arcane knowledge of the Grateful Dead you need to do this job,” he said. “I was just impressed with how much fun it was right from the start. I had a lot of work to do, but it wasn’t, ‘Just learn these 400 or 500 songs.’ There could be a very steep learning curve for someone new, but I’ve been doing this a long time.” While many cover bands limit their presentations to simply duplicating their musical source material, DSO takes the word
“tribute” to a new level. When the band takes the stage, they aim to immerse the audience in full-on Grateful Dead concert environment, complete with track-by-track set lists from the Dead’s 1969-to-1991 run, as well as instruments, expressions and antics appropriate for the generation of the show they’re replicating. “The band is getting to the essence of what the Grateful Dead did rather than just copy the songs or the notes,” Mattson said. “We pick a date, we’ll do that set list and we’ll do that with the arrangements they used for that show. And we’ll listen to recordings to see if they anything quirky that day, and we’ll try to reference that.” After more than a decade performing together, DSO recently recorded its first original song, “Run Mary,” written by Robert Hunter, who also penned a number of the Grateful Dead’s originals. The band will bring its popular show to Copper Dragon, 700 E. Grand St., Carbondale, at 9 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 2.
New Music Maroon 5 “Hands All Over” *** When shining No Age “Everything In pop’s most pliable blue-eyedBetween” *** Contrary to soul band, Maroon 5, hired lingering descriptions of the hair-rock’s glossiest band and their record, producer, Mutt Lange, downtown L.A. rock duo No questions arose. Age’s third album is stellar: Shockingly (gratefully), initially appealing, better on Lange yanked away most of repeat. Drummer/vocalist the band’s occasional lame-o Dean Spunt and tone-savvy rock proclivities (save for guitarist Randy Randall the megawatt title tune) and offer more catchy tracks, did the tighten-up, with poppy beats/melodies accentuating M5’s positively that sound fuzzed-up to crisp grooves, making sinewy spec. soul songs like “Give a Little Gucci Mane “The Appeal: More” mean, blunt, and Georgia’s Most Wanted” *** funky. Levine may not get his Gucci Mane, who titled a usual allotment of jazzy runs recent mix tape “Jewelry or falsetto flips, but his voice Selection” and whose “Brand here is lifted to dramatic yet New” is a shopping-spree subtle heights on the moody standout from his third studio wedding song “Misery,” and album. The Appeal continues the nervy “Runaway.” playfulness while evolving.
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Corin Tucker Band “1,000 Years” *** Four years after Sleater-Kinney officially went on hiatus, Corin Tucker has returned with “1,000 Years,” an album that, despite a handful of genuine highlights, fails to meet the high expectations set by her previous work. While the effective rockers “Doubt” and “Riley” raise the album’s blood pressure, it’s the hazy, druggy title track that really sets the album’s style. “1,000 Years” showcases a more restrained, subdued Tucker; on tracks such as “Handed Love” and “Dragon,” she sounds positively sedate. SEE MUSIC / PAGE 15
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MercyMe hopes fans ‘take something away’ from show MercyMe Contemporary Christian band; 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 4; Carson Center, 100 Kentucky Ave., Paducah; Tickets are $37 to $57.
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Christian contemporary band MercyMe will perform at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 4 at Carson Center in Paducah. Tickets range from $37 to $57.
WANT TO KNOW MORE: Check out Saturday’s issue of The Southern for more information about MercyMe’s new album,‘The Generous Mr. Lovewell.’
album, “The Generous Mr. Lovewell,” which also features pop rockinspired tunes like the BY ADAM TESTA title track and “This Life” THE SOUTHERN and worship songs like PADUCAH — MercyMe “All of Creation.” These songs, as well as the rest vocalist Bart Millard of the band’s library, will wrote the contemporary be on display at 7 p.m. Christian band’s newest Thursday, Nov. 4 at single “Beautiful” with Carson Center, 100 his daughters in mind, but he and his bandmates Kentucky Ave., Paducah. This album, as well as soon realized the greater alternate interpretation of the band’s collection of other records, highlights the worship ballad. “It relates to everyone,” the musical range of the group. And “Mr. said keyboardist James Bryson. “You’re beautiful Lovewell” represented a no matter what you think fun opportunity for Bryson to really step to you look like, how you the forefront, as the feel or what the world group attempted to thinks of you.” “Beautiful” comes from incorporate a 1980s keyboard flare into some the band’s most recent
of the songs. “People listen to so many varieties of music,” he said, noting how the rise of digital music and the Internet changed the industry. “The power of listeners has changed, and it’s much broader diversity now.” He hopes the band’s live concert will appeal to a wide audience and that those in attendance will become fully invested in the show and the worship. “Hopefully they’ll have a fun, entertaining night, but it will also hopefully be a night they take something away from,” he said. adam.testa@thesouthern.com 618-351-5031
Reunited Revis returns to Southern Illinois for special show CARBONDALE — A popular band with Southern Illinois roots will return this weekend for a special homecoming reunion show. Post-grunge band Revis, which formed in Carbondale and broke up in 2005 after recording one major-label album, has reunited and will bring their sound back home for a concert at Copper Dragon, 700 E. Grand Ave., on Friday, Oct. 29. Originally known by the name Orco, the group consisted of members from Benton and the Peoria area. After finding local success, they moved from Southern Illinois to Los Angeles in an effort to strike gold in the music business. In January 2002, the band signed with Epic
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Despite the success of that album, members of the band began pursuing other interests, leading to the collapse of Revis in 2005. Earlier this year, rumors began spreading about a reunion and later PROVIDED proved accurate. The Revis will perform a special group began work on a reunion show Friday, Oct. 29, new album, “Fire and Ice,” at Copper Dragon in but a release date was Carbondale. canceled and no new one has yet been announced. Records and began work The Copper Dragon on its first album, “Places show will be the first live for Breathing.” Released Revis concert in more than the following year, that album debuted at No. 1 on five years, and the band announced on its website the Billboard’s that this may be the first Heatseekers chart and of a renewed tour peaked at No. 115 on the schedule. Tickets for the Top 200 list. The songs show are $10 in advance “Seven” and “Caught in and are available at the Rain,” which was featured in the Ben Affleck revisrocks.com. Under the Radar and 30 movie “Daredevil,” Aut 6 will open for Revis. received national radio — Adam Testa attention.
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Opera gala to raise money for rare liver disease research CARBONDALE — A Southern Illinois clinical psychologist will present his award-winning musical talents at a special concert event next week to raise money for research into an incurable disease he’s lived with for more than 15 years. Philip Burke, who was diagnosed with primary sclerosing cholangitis in 1994, will join with several Southern Illinois University Carbondale faculty, students and alumni to present “Sing for a Cure for PSC,” featuring all-time favorite opera arias, duets and other scenes, at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 4, at the Old Baptist Foundation recital hall on campus. Burke devotes much of his time as a psychologist to understanding how people with PSC cope with the inherent uncertainty of the rare, poorly understood
progressive illness. He hopes to raise awareness of the disease and the importance of organ donation with this concert event. The only cure for PSC is a liver transplant, and even that doesn’t ensure the disease won’t strike again. Those giving a donation of $20 or more will be recognized at the opera gala. Donations to Burke’s nonprofit organization, “Partners Seeking a Cure,” can be mailed to Burke at PO Box 1442, Carbondale, IL 62903. More information is available online at http://baritone. burkepsych.com. Checks and donations should be earmarked for “Singing for a Cure.” For more information about Partners Seeking a Cure, visit pscpartners.org or e-mail contactus@ pscpartners.org. — Adam Testa
Little Egypt Chorus to perform in Herrin Marion Cultural and Civic HERRIN — The Center or from Norm Carbondale Little Egypt Bauer at 618-833-3228. Chorus will present its — Adam Testa ninth annual barbershop harmony show at Herrin Civic Center this weekend. The group’s show will be titled “They Wrote ‘Em in the Good Old Days” and will also features performances by The Pitch Catchers, Touch of Old and Classic Intervals. Show times are set for 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 30. Tickets for the 2 p.m. matinee are $12 for adults and $10 for seniors and children under 12. Tickets for the evening show are $15 each and include an “afterglow” catered by Great Boars of Fire. They may be purchased from any chorus member, at
New Music Country/Roots
aggressively ill-matched instruments (trombone, Kurt Rosenwinkel and OJM Nico Muhly “A Good bassoon, electronics) in “Our Secret World” *** Understanding” *** and “I Guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel Drink the Air Before Me” *** playfully convincing ways. Upon closer hearing, makes his first outing with a The 30-year-old, New Yorkbig band, Portugal’s Orquestra based Nico Muhly is one of the though, I’m a bigger fan of the Jazz de Matosinhos. Fellow fastest-rising U.S. composers: choral disc, which contains five pieces, among them “Bright guitarist Pat Metheny has long He’s already working on a Mass with Canons” and been an influence, but commission from the Rosenwinkel, seems to draw Metropolitan Opera and makes “Expecting the Main Things From You,” which often have an more from Metheny than usual his big-label debut with this here, especially on the airy pair of new releases on Decca. Anglican surface but are full of many fresh, subversive settings and the soaring vibe. Taken together, the two are The session covers seven Jekyll and Hyde counterparts. touches — whether in organ Rosenwinkel tunes, which will Muhly, the former choirboy, is writing that seems to come from left field, masses of not be unfamiliar to fans. The on relatively good behavior in sound suggesting Ligeti or melodies are ingenious and the “Good Understanding” Lutoslawski, and echoes of full of technique, but don’t disc, while his impulsive, Philip Glass, for whom Muhly collectively make much of an singular sense of sound impression. The coolest parts imagination goes full tilt on the used to work. Performances on both discs are excellent, are when the pieces evolve dance score “I Drink the Air.” and the Los Angeles Master and Rosenwinkel mixes it up Having first known the wilder Chorale makes what must be with his Portuguese posse, led side of Muhly’s personality by Carlos Azevedo and Pedro from his 2008 “Mothertongue” some challenging vocal writing sound natural and easy. Guedes, who created most of disc, I initially preferred the — McClatchy-Tribune News the arrangements. dance disc, which pairs
Jazz
Kenny Chesney “Hemingway’s Whiskey” ** Kenny Chesney begins his new album with what is already his 20th No. 1 hit. “The Boys of Fall” is a wonderful evocation of Friday night lights — a football tale that’s anthemic but not bombastic, stirring but not sappy. The song is one of the highlights of an album that is typical hit-and-miss Chesney. “You and Tequila,” with Grace Potter, and the Guy Clark title track are standouts, nicely understated and with some welcome dark hues. “Where I Grew Up” is a fine coming-ofage ballad, and “Small Y’all” is a fun throwaway with George Jones, even if its genuine honky-tonk sounds out of place here.
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Wineries Joey Odum Blues Band: 6-9 p.m. Friday, Rustle Hill Winery Subject to Change and Shawn Harmon: 2 p.m. Saturday, Blue Sky Vineyard Roxie Randle: 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Rustle Hill Winery; Costume party Swamp Tigers: 2-6 p.m. Saturday, StarView Vineyards Dirtwater Fox: 3-6 p.m. Saturday, Von Jakob Vineyard Calex: 3-7 p.m. Saturday, The Bluffs Winery The Natives: 5-9 p.m.
Saturday, Rustle Hill Winery Sofa Kings: 6:30-9:30 p.m. Saturday, Lau-Nae Winery; costume contest The SaLooNatics: 2-5 p.m. Sunday, Blue Sky Vineyard; Halloween party; wear costume Bruce Zimmerman: 2-5 p.m. Sunday, Rustle Hill Winery Steve Kirn: 3-7 p.m. Sunday, The Bluffs Winery Dave Caputo Duo: 3-6 p.m., Sunday, Von Jakob Orchard; Halloween Bash Vintage: 5-8 p.m. Sunday, Rustle Hill Winery
Alto Vineyards: Illinois 127, Alto Pass, www.alto vineyards.net or 618-8934898 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, www.thebluffswinery.com Lau-Nae Winery: 1522 Illinois 3, Red Bud; 618282-9463 or www. lau-naewinery.com Rustle Hill Winery: US 51, Cobden; 618-893-2700
or www.rustlehillwinery. com StarView Vineyards: 5100 Wing Hill Road, Cobden; 618 893-9463 or starviewvineyards.com Von Jakob Orchard: 230 Illinois 127, Alto Pass; 618893-4600 or www.von jakobvineyard.com Von Jakob Vineyard: 1309 Sadler Road, Pomona; 618-893-4500 or www.vonjakobvineyard.com Walker’s Bluff: North on Reed Station Road, Carterville; 618-985-8463 or www.walkersbluff.com
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z SUNDAY CARBONDALE Tres Hombres: Ivas John Band, 9 p.m. MARION Marion Eagles: Steve Kessler & Wing It, 6-10 p.m
z MONDAY CARBONDALE Pinch Penny/Copper Dragon: Dark Star Orchestra, Grateful Dead tribute Tres Hombres: Soul Glo, 10 p.m. MARION Marion Youth Center: Ragtag Band, 7-10 p.m.
z TUESDAY CARBONDALE PK’s: Whistle Pigs MARION Hideout Restaurant: Bob Pina, piano 5:30-8:30 p.m. Walt’s Pizza: Matt Basler on the patio, 6-9 p.m. MOUNT VERNON Double K’s Kickin Country: Jacks-R-Better, 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
z WEDNESDAY MARION Walt’s Pizza: Phil Powell on the patio, 6-9 p.m.
PK’s: Delta Tres Hombres: Hotbed w/Belle Hooks and King David, 10 p.m.
THOMPSONVILLE Old Country Store Dance Barn: Sentimental Swing, 7-10 p.m.
z FRIDAY CARBONDALE Pinch Penny/Copper Dragon: Revis w/Under the Radar and 30 Aut PK’s: Tawl Paul Tres Hombres: Mathien, 10 p.m. INA Ina Community Building: Friday Night Jam Band, 6:30-9:30 p.m. MARION J o h n B r o w n ’ s o n t he Square : Dallas Alice; Halloween party, 8:3011:30 p.m. SPILLERTOWN Track Side Dance Barn: Paul Reynolds & Band,
7-10 p.m. THOMPSONVILLE Lion’s Cave: Rebel Country Band, 7-10 p.m. Old Country Store Dance Barn: Country Sidekicks, 7:30-10:30 p.m. WEST FRANKFORT WB Ranch Barn: The Freedom Band, 6:30-9:30 p.m. WHITE ASH The White Ash Barn: The. Heartland Country Band, 7-10 p.m. WHITTINGTON Corner Dance Hall: Nice & Easy Band, 7:3010:30 p.m.
z SATURDAY CARBONDALE Pinch Penny/Copper Dragon: The Personel and The Poets Dance; costume contest PK’s: Tawl Paul Tres Hombres: Barnacle Billy and the Zebra Mussels, 10 p.m. CARTERVILLE Outlawz Dance Club: Matt Poss; Halloween party DU QUOIN Timeout Sports Bar: Magnificent Bastards, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. HERRIN Perfect Shot: 6-Killer MARION Hideout Restaurant: Bob
Pina, piano 5:30-9:30 p.m. Marion American Legion: Willie Geiger Band; smoked chicken dinner, 5:30 p.m.; Halloween party Marion Eagles: Steve Kessler & Wing It, 8 p.m.midnight MOUNT VERNON Double K’s Kickin Country: Jacks R Better, 7-10 p.m. SPILLERTOWN Track Side Dance Barn: Mike & Band, 7-10 p.m. THOMPSONVILLE Lion’s Cave: Swing “N” Country Band, 7-9:30 p.m. Old Country Store Dance Barn: Lil’ Boot & Classic Country, 7:30-10:30 p.m.
DIRECTIONS & DIGITS Andy’s Country Club: 1602 Old Creal Springs Road, Marion 618-997-6989 Corner Dance Hall: 200 Franklin St., Whittington 618-303-5266 Crazy Horse Bar: 14747 Illinois 14, Benton 618-439-6179. Double K’s Kickin Country: Illinois 37, Mount Vernon 618359-0455 Duncan Dance Barn: 13545 Spring Pond Road, Benton 618435-6161 Gatsbys Bar & Billiards: 610 S Illinois Ave Carbondale, 618549-9234 Ina Community Building: 504 Elm St., Ina 618-315-2373 John Brown’s on the Square: 1000 Tower Square, Marion 618-997-2909 Just One More Bar & Grill: 1301 Enterprise Way, Marion 618993-9687 Key West: 1108 W. Main, Carbondale 618-351-5998 Linemen’s Lounge: 100 E. Broadway, Johnston City Lion’s Cave: South Street, Thompsonville 618-218-4888 Maddie’s Pub and Grub: 14960 Illinois 37, Johnston City 618983-8107 Marion American Legion: Longstreet Road, Marion 618997-6168 Marion Eagles: Rural Route 3, Marion 618-993-6300 Mollie’s: 107 E. Union St., Marion 618-997-3424 Murphysboro Elks Lodge: 1809 Shomaker Drive Murphysboro 618-684-4541. Old Country Store Dance Barn: Main Street, Thompsonville, 618-927-2770. Park Plaza Pub: 3 Park Plaza, Herrin, 618-988-1556 Perfect Shot Bar & Billiards: 3029 S. Park Ave., Herrin, 618942-4655 Pinch Penny Pub/Copper Dragon: 700 E. Grand, Carbondale 618-549-3348 PK’s: 308 S. Illinois Ave., Carbondale 618-529-1124 Ramesse: 1754 Illinois 37, Lake of Eygpt, 618-995-9104 Tavern on 10th: 224 S. 10th St., Mount Vernon 618-244-7821 Trackside Dance Barn: 104 Rock St., Spillertown 618-993-3035 Trails End Lodge: 1425 Skyline Drive, Cobden 618-893-6135 Tres Hombres: 119 N. Washington St., Carbondale 618-457-3308 WB Ranch Barn: 1586 Pershing Road, West Frankfort West Frankfort Moose Lodge: 327 E. Main St. 618-932-3455 Whisker Willy’s Bar & Grill 13510 N. Illinois 37, Marion; 618-9835300
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Fans of Sparta’s Gary Gordon expect the unexpected COUNTRY SCENE Vince Hoffard ary Gordon is a worldclass bluegrass musician and has played major festivals all over the globe. He is also proficient at picking folk, country and gospel. Five years ago, he even released an acoustic blues album. Through the years, fans have learned to expect the unexpected. His musical focus is constantly evolving. While the longtime Sparta resident will remain forever anchored to the bluegrass of Bill Monroe and Ernest Tubb’s traditional country sound, he has a deep passion for other genres, and the music constantly flows from his soul to his fingertips. Gordon’s latest release, “I Live the Life I Love,” is an 11-track disc soaked in Chicago and Delta Blues. It was recorded with vintage instruments and amplifiers. “My love for the blues formed while I was in grade school,” Gordon said, during a Tuesday telephone interview from his office at Alligator Music in Sparta, which he has owned and operated for 24 years. “I remember sitting in a Sparta restaurant, I guess I was about 11 years old, and I could hear the record store next door playing ‘Scratch My Back’ by Slim Harpo. I had never heard anything like it. It was my first taste of the blues and I can vividly remember it 45 years later.” Gordon includes a rousing cover of “Scratch My Back” on the new
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gate to my house. Writing is a gift from God. The words just come to us.” Listen to any track from the new album and it would be easy to image sitting in a smoke-filled juke joint in New Orleans, Memphis or St. Louis. The vocals are raw and intense. “This is all scratch vocals,” Gordon says. “You are hearing the first take. I don’t sit there and track and track the vocals. I might clean up the instrumentation a little in the studio but not the vocals. It gives it a more authentic sound.” Gordon says the album has a unique vibe because it was recorded with all vintage instruments including his old Fender Telecaster, Gretch and Rickenbacker guitars and priceless ’65 Vibro Champ, Vox AC 30, ’66 Super Reverb and ’49 Valco amps. The new Gary Gordon album and a wide range of recordings by The Gordons are available online at iTunes and PROVIDED cdbaby.com. Sparta native Gary Gordon shows his love of the blues with his The Gordons were latest release, ‘I Live the Life I Love.’ formed in the early 1970s and released their debut then I received a album. He also reels off a album, “Southern Illinois wonderful two-page, solid version of Willie Bluegrass,” in 1976. Now hand-written letter from Dixon’s title track “I Live entering a fifth decade in the Life I Love” and a pair Chris and he really liked the business, The Gordons the way we did the tune.” of tunes by English band tour as much as they Gordon contributed two want. Gary spends a Savoy Brown, “Stay with original songs to the Me” and “The majority of his time project, “Easy Girl” and Downchild.” producing sessions for Seeking comment on his “Hobo Blues.” other artists at the Inside “Roberta (Gordon’s wife Out Studio, a full-service “Stay with Me” from and musical partner) and I recording complex he original writer Chris wrote ‘Easy Girl’ in just a Youlden, Gordon took a owns on the outskirts of chance and mailed a copy few minutes. I was playing Sparta. the music, but didn’t have of the finished CD across The Gordons’ son, Noah, the words. She heard me the pond. is a successful Nashville playing and started tossing songwriter. “I found an address on the internet for Chris and out lyrics. We got it VINCE HOFFARD can be together in about 10 took a chance and mailed reached at 618-658-9095 minutes,” Gordon said. “I him a copy,” Gordon said. or vincehoffard@ “A long time went by — it wrote ‘Hobo Blues’ as I yahoo.com. was almost two months — drove from my driveway
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z MOVIES z POP CULTURE z ART z MUSIC z WINERIES z THEATER z THINGS TO DO z BOOKS z DANCE z FESTIVALS z Tobin Bell, shown here in ‘Saw 6’ has portrayed villain Jigsaw for all seven movie installments. ‘Saw 3D,’ being billed as the series finale, opens at ShowPlace 8 in Carbondale and Illinois Centre 8 in Marion on Friday. It was not screened in advance for review.
Tobin Bell: He came, he ‘Saw,’ he conquered BY ROGER MOORE MCCLATHCY-TRIBUNE NEWS
“I am so ready to play a gay nightclub owner, a man who dances and has this great joie de vivre.” Tobin Bell is pitching the world’s movie makers, tossing the idea that casting him against type — as say a doctor, lawyer, nightclub owner or orchestra conductor — would be a pretty cool idea. “An ORCHESTRA conductor,” he enthuses, embracing that. “THANK you.” Not that he’s not grateful for the work that’s come along. He was a 60-something character player from The Actor’s Studio when fame came calling, in the form a little low-budget horror movie that launched a genre — “torture porn” — and a franchise. The tall, blond Bell, with his owlish eyes
and judgmental whisper of a voce, has been John Kramer, aka “Jigsaw” in seven “Saw” movies since 2004. “Saw 3D” opens Friday. The movies cast Bell, 68, as a wealthy dying man who conceived elaborate tortures for people he deems unworthy of life, putting each person in a deadly dilemma that requires them to do something awful to themselves or someone else as a way of teaching them to appreciate life. The films have been so successful, coming out every year just in time for Halloween, that the little matter of Bell’s character dying in the series hasn’t stopped them, or even slowed them down. His tape-recorded messages, his acolytes and his menace live on. Those “essential ‘Saw’ moments” are flashbacks,” Bell says.
“They fill in the story. In ‘Saw III,’ there was a flashback to the moment before John Kramer lay down on the floor in the pool of blood. Fans tell me how much they look forward to those, trying to work it out.” Though the middle films in the series earned awful, even derisive reviews, “Saw VI” provoked praise for Bell’s “nasty moral philosopher and judge (The Boston Globe).” “‘Saw’ has been a puzzle,” Bell says. “It doesn’t play out in a linear way. It goes forward and backward and sometimes what you think you’re seeing you’re not really seeing. Piecing it together has been a real challenge for every filmmaker they’ve brought in to do these, making those pieces fit.” Tim Anderson, a writer for the horror site Bloodydisgusting.com,
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stage for years, when his Actor’s Studio mentor Catlin Adams decided to have “the character actor chat” with him. “She said, ‘You can take this any way you want, but you should go to Hollywood and start playing bad guys. You’d be good at it.’ “I was astounded. I thought I was going to play sensitive intelligent romantic leads.” But even if life isn’t
working out as he’d planned, Bell has no complaints. Strap him to one of Jigsaw’s torture gadgets and Bell justifies himself this way — “I coach my son’s Pony League baseball team, I hike the White Mountains, I play guitar. And I work. “Remember what John Kramer always says. ‘Appreciate your blessings.’ ‘Saw’ has been a great blessing for me.”
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SIUC, Liberty Theater showing Halloween classics “Rocky Horror Picture Show” at midnight Friday and Saturday nights, Oct. 29 and 30, in the Student Center ballroom. Admission is $3 for students and $4 for the general public. Prop bags will also be sold for $3. In Murphysboro, the historic Liberty Theater will be showing the 1931
film “Frankenstein” at 7 p.m. on Halloween night, Sunday, Oct. 31. The event will also include a costume contest for guests of all ages and the prizes will be free passes to events at the theater. A $5 donation is suggested for the showing, and concessions will be available for purchase.
The Girl Who Played with Fire: As computer hacker Lisbeth and journalist Mikael investigate a sextrafficking ring, Lisbeth is accused of three murders, causing her to go on the run while Mikael works to clear her name. With Noomi Rapace and Michael Nyqvist. Directed by Daniel Alfredson. Rated R. Winter’s Bone: An unflinching Ozark Mountain girl hacks Sex and the City 2: While through dangerous social wrestling with the terrain as she hunts down pressures of life, love, and her drug-dealing father work in Manhattan, Carrie, while trying to keep her Miranda, and Charlotte family intact. With join Samantha for a trip to Jennifer Lawrence and Abu Dhabi, where John Hawkes. Directed by Samantha’s ex is filming a Debra Granik. new movie. With Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Special Editions Cattrall, Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon. Directed by Michael Patrick King. Rated R.
1950s, the future and the Wild West in this classic movie trilogy. With Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Mary Steenburgen and Thomas F. Wilson. Directed by Robert Zemeckis. Rated PG. Blu-Ray release. Alien Anthology: Contains all four films from the Alien franchise and more than 65 hours of special features. With Sigourney Weaver. Directed by Ridley Scott, James Cameron, David Fincher and JeanPierre Jeunet. Not rated. Blu-Ray release.
Classic Halloween movies will be on tap this weekend for those interested in celebrating the pop culture side of the holiday. The Student Programming Council Films Committee at Southern Illinois University Carbondale will be sponsoring showings of cult classic
— Adam Testa
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Back to the Future, 25th Anniversary Trilogy Edition: Time-traveling duo Marty McFly and Dr. Emmitt Brown journey to the
TV on DVD CSI: NY, Season Six: A spinoff of “Crime Scene Investigations” set in New York City. With Gary Sinise, Carmine Giovinazzo, Hill Harper, Eddie Cahill and Melina Kanakaredes. Not rated. Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Season Two: The Grand Army of the Republic, led by Yoda, Mace Windu, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and other Jedi Knights, fights the New Droid Army of the Separatists. With Matt Lanter, Catherine Taber, Robin Atkin Downes, Gideon Emery and Anthony Daniels. Created by George Lucas. Not Rated. — Adam Testa
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