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‘Grease’ takes the stage at the Carson Center PADUCAH — A classic musical will bring the 1950s back to life next week at the Carson Center. The venue will host the national touring production of “Grease,” the 1973 stage performance immortalized as a 1978 film starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John. The musical follows 10 working-class teenagers as they navigate the complexities of love, cars and drive-ins in
the 1950s. The score attempts to capture the essence of early rock and roll of that era. The show takes the stage at The Carson Center, 100 Kentucky Ave., at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 1. Tickets for the show range from $30 to $53. They can be purchased by calling The Carson Center at 270-450-4444 or visiting the website at www.the carsoncenter.org. — Adam Testa
Local charities set to ‘Dance With the Stars’ as fundraiser
Gershwin musical headed to Paducah tonight
MARION — A Herrin dance academy will continue a Southern Illinois tradition next weekend, as children from Afton’s Academy of Music and Dance present “The Nutcracker.” The school began showcasing the holiday tradition seven years ago and has been able to use it as a means of collecting toys and gifts for children through the region. More than 100 children in Southern Illinois have been helped through the donations. This year’s performance is scheduled for 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 27, at the Marion Cultural and Civic Center, 800 Tower Square Plaza. Admission price for the event is the donation of one unused toy.
MARION — Holiday spirit is set to fill the air as a local adaptation of a popular television show returns to Southern Illinois. Artstarts Company will host its Dancing with the Stars fundraiser at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 20, at the Marion Cultural and Civic Center, 800 Tower Square Plaza. Tickets are $25 each and can be reserved by calling 618-9974030 or visiting www.marionccc.org. Nine sets of dancers representing organizations including Hospice of Southern Illinois, Children’s Miracle Network, Marion Cultural and Civic Center Foundation, Lighthouse Shelter, Night’s Shield, Shawnee Alliance for Seniors, Habitat for Humanity, Family Crisis and Homeless Shelter and Williamson County Child Advocacy Center will compete in two dances. Donations will determine the winning dancers. Money raised from the event will benefit the charities involved.
PADUCAH — The New Gershwin Musical ‘S Wonderful will take the stage at 7:30 p.m. tonight, Nov. 18, at West Kentucky Community Technical College. The play is an song and dance musical revue that celebrates George and Ira Gershwin. The cast of five triple threat singer/dancer/ actors will bring the brothers’ music to life. Incorporating five mini-musicals inspired by the real events occurring in and around the lives of the Gershwin brothers, the new musical illustrates their impact on the world then and now. With stories set in New York, Paris, Hollywood and New Orleans, ‘S Wonderful takes the audience on a ride to different places, times and musical styles. Tickets are $25 for adults and $15 for students and children. For more information, visit www.artsin focus.org or call 270-534-3212.
— Adam Testa
— Adam Testa
— Adam Testa
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‘Kill Me, Deadly’ ‘Kill Me, Deadly’ Crime noir spoof stage play; 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 19, and Saturday, Nov. 20; O’Neil Auditorium, John A. Logan College in Carterville. Tickets are $12 for adults; $5 for students and children younger than 12 and can be purchased by calling 618-985-2828 ext. 8287 or online at www.jalc.edu/ activities/performingarts; tickets are also available at the door for available seating. BY ADAM TESTA THE SOUTHERN
CARTERVILLE — When a wealthy widow in possession of an invaluable diamond ends up dead in 1947 Hollywood, only one detective can take the case. Charlie Nickels, the lead character in Bill Robens’ “Kill Me, Deadly,” could have easily stepped to life from the film strips of any number of Hollywood classics starring Humphrey Bogart or James Cagney. But that’s kind of the point.
“Kill Me, Deadly” presents the story of the murdered Lady Clairmont, portrayed by Rita Pearce and the hunt for her killer. The characters, situations and humor are all cleverly designed and written in a farcical manner, paying comedic homage to the crime noir genre of past decades. John A. Logan College will present Robens’ play at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 19, and Saturday, Nov. 20, at O’Neil Auditorium. Tickets for the show are $12 for adults and $5 for students or children under 12. “We have all had such a marvelous time working it up because of the nature of it,” Pearce said. “It has all the stereotypical characters, and we can just play them over the top and capitalize on the best and the worst of them.” And all the key characters are definitely in place: the confident private eye, the elderly murdered widow, the fired Hispanic servant, the seductive heiress to the Clairmont estate and, of course, the lead female role of femme fatale
Crime noir play takes the stage this weekend
Mona Livingston, portrayed by Susan Harrocks. For Harrocks, stepping into the role of Mona required some research. She studied a few of the Bogart-era classics for inspiration, but she also found it in two other elements of preparation. At one stage in the show, Mona sings a song, which Harrocks said helped understand her character and style, but nothing helps more than slipping into the glittered red dress that completes the character’s attire. And the role also comes with the challenge of being one of the two most serious characters in the entire performance, along with Detective Nickels. “She goes from being vicious to sweet and innocent to naïve and back to vicious — sometimes all within the same sentence,” Harrocks said. But that characterization doesn’t mean the role doesn’t take on its own farcical life. SEE KILL ME, DEADLY / PAGE 4
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James Roberts plays the lead in a production of ‘Kill Me, Deadly,’ which opens Friday, Nov. 19, at John A. Logan College.
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KILL ME, DEADLY: Play opens Friday at JALC FROM PAGE 3 “Even though Mona is possibly the most serious character, the play doesn’t take itself too serious at all.” But when it comes to challenging preparations, no one had more work ahead of them than James Roberts, who plays Nickels. The detective carries the script in terms of lines, and Roberts is on stage for almost all of the action. A trained method actor who spent 10 years working in Los Angeles, Roberts said he began his preparations by finding the right voice and personality for his character. After that, the preparatory challenges turned physical as he worked to drop 15 pounds to present a slimmer Nickels, a change from his most recent role as the Stanley to Harrocks’ Stella in “A Streetcar Named Desire.” But like Harrocks, once the costume came out, the real Charlie Nickels was born. “I get to dress up in 1940s gear, and the lines I get to give are all funny,” said Roberts, who attended Logan
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A production of ‘Kill Me, Deadly’ opens Friday, Nov. 19, at John A. Logan College.
College from 1994 to 1996. “Kill Me, Deadly” is directed by retired Logan College professor Steve Falcone, who Roberts credits with much of the success of JALC’s productions. “To me, they’ve always had the best plays around here, real cutting-edge stuff,” Roberts said. “Steve always seems to find a jewel that no one else has.” adam.testa@thesouthern.com / 618-351-5031
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culture; artisan Gina Burnett, also of the Cherokee Nation, Marion Book Sale: 9 a.m.- will talk about the histories of 4:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 19 and Native artwork and artifacts; Saturday, Nov. 20, Marion free; www.wsiu.org. Carnegie Library, 206 S. Harry Potter Restaurant Market St.; the library is also Night: Fundraiser for the accepting donations of used Dayemi Home School books and other items; items Collective, 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. include Christmas trees and Friday, Nov. 19; 218 N. Illinois furniture; 618-993-5935. Ave., Carbondale; full-themed dinner and program; children, Classes $10; adults, $15; reservations required, 618-967-4405. Student Center Craft Magical Journey Of The Shop: Variety of classes offered, SIUC; 618-453-3636, Christmas Letter: 5:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 19, downtown www.siucstudentcenter.org. Rosiclare; unveiling of Logan classes: Fiddling and guitar playing among the Christmas-themed windows; continuing education courses refreshments; crafts; music by Hardin County School offered at John A. Logan band and Tattered Angels; College, Carterville; www. jalc.edu/cont_ed/classes.php. 618-285-6837. Eighth Annual Christmas Bazaar: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Nov. Events 20, 26-27 and Dec. 4 and 11, Phoenix Rising, Cherokee Union County Museum, 117 S. Voices: Lifeways and Culture, Appleknocker Drive, Cobden. 7 p.m. today, Harris-Pruett holiday-related items; Community Building, 107 E. sponsored by Union County Church St., Harrisburg, 7 p.m. Historical and Genealogy Friday, Nov. 19, SIUC Student Society; 618-893-2567 or Center, Ballroom D; Native 618-893-2865. American storyteller Robert PAST Holiday Home Tours: Lewis of the Cherokee Nation 1-6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 20, to share stories of Cherokee Union County; includes “The
Authors, Books
Keyhole House” at 506 S. Main St., Anna; four homes for $15 or $5 each; tickets purchased at homes day of tour; 618-833-3839 or www.pastonline.org. Trivia Night: 7-9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 20, Carbondale Elks Lodge, 270 W. Jackson St.; hosted by SIUC Civil Service Council; doors open 6 p.m.; cash prizes ranging from $150$25; $25 per person; cscouncil.siuc.edu/trivia.html or 618-453-5249. Model railroad show: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 21, Benton Civic Center; also train sales; adults, $3; under 12, free; hosted by the Southern Illinois Train Club, which meets at 7:30 p.m. every third Thursday in the Pizza and Pasta Express, Carterville; 573-335-1954. Holiday House at Magnolia Manor: 1-4 p.m. Nov. 27-Dec. 5, Magnolia Manor, 2700 Washington Ave., Cairo; tour the mansion adorned in Christmas decorations; $5; decorations are for sale; 618-734-0201 or www.magnoliamanorcairo. org.
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Conference Center, John A. Logan College, Carterville; dinner, theater featuring the JALC Choral and Chamber Ensembles; $30; 618-9852828 ext. 8287.
Theater/Performances
Voices of Christmas: Dramatic production by Dr. Lynn F. Steveson, FridaySunday, Nov. 19 -21, St. Anne’s Church, South Main Street, Anna; 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday; parking at Stinson Library; reserve at 618-833-9441; adults, $10; 12 and younger, $5; www.pastonline.org. Kill Me Deadly: 7 p.m. Friday- Saturday, Nov. 19-20, John A. Logan College, O’Neil Auditorium; $12/$5; 618-985-2828 ext. 8287. Dancing with Artstart Christmas Spectacular: Madrigals, Dinners 7 p.m., Saturday Nov 20, ‘Murder on 34th Street: Marion Cultural and Civic The Trial of the Century’: Center, Tower Square Plaza, 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 3, Student Marion; $25; 618-997-4030 Center Renaissance Room, or www.marionccc.org. SIUC; dinner and a Christmas Let’s Sing America: mystery performance; murder Recital, 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. mystery comedy; $20/$30; 22, Marion Cultural and Civic buy tickets in advance at Center, Tower Square Plaza, Student Center Business Marion; presented by Skyline Office or call 618-453-3478; Academy; concert, 7 p.m. www.siucstudentcenter.org. Monday; www.marionccc.org. Garland’s Revenge: The Tamburitizans: 7:30 6:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 23, Marion Dec. 3-4, Shawnee Cultural and Civic Center, Community College, 8364 Tower Square Plaza, Marion; Shawnee College Road, Ullin; multicultural song and dance SCC Chamber Singers host a company; $20-$30. madrigal performance and Nutcracker Ballet: Toys for feast 17th-century style; $25; Tots Collection, 6 p.m. 618-634-3250. Saturday, Nov. 27, Marion Madrigal Dinner Theatre: Cultural and Civic Center, 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 3 and Tower Square Plaza, Marion; Saturday, Dec. 4 and 1 p.m. presented by Affton’s Sunday, Dec. 5, Rend Lake Academy of Music & Dance; College, Ina; $25; 618-437admission, a new toy; 5321 ext. 1817. 618-942-6381; 618-997-4030. Madrigal Feaste: 6 p.m. Grease: 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Dec. 3, 4 and Wednesday, Dec. 1, Carson 12:30 p.m. Dec. 5, Center, 100 Kentucky Ave., Southeastern Illinois College, Paducah; $30-$52.50; 270Harrisburg; full period dress 450-4444 or www.thecarson and musical entertainment; center.org. $20; make reservations by Alchemy of Desire/DeadMonday, Nov. 29; 618-252Man’s Blues: A play with 5400, ext. 2486 or 2487. songs, Tuesday-Sunday, Dec. A Dickens Dinner: 7 p.m. 2-5, McLeod Theater, SIUC; Friday-Saturday, Dec. 10-11, play explores love, loss and
‘The Long Good Friday’: 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 18 Liberty Theater, 1333 Walnut St., Murphysboro; $5 donation requested; $1 concessions; 618-684-5880. ‘The Goonies’: 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 20, Liberty Theater, 1333 Walnut St., Murphysboro; $5 donation; 618-684-5880. ‘Pollyana’: 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 21, Liberty Theater, 1333 Walnut St., Murphysboro; $5 donation; 618-684-5880.
madness; $6-$16; www. southernticketsonline.com; 618-453-6000. A Christmas Carol: Presented by the Nebraska Theatre Caravan, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 3, Shryock Auditorium, SIUC; www. southernticketsonline.com. White Christmas: 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, Dec. 3-5, Marion Cultural and Civic Center, Tower Square Plaza, Marion; presented by Paradise Alley Players; $10-$15; 618-997-4030. November: Friday-Sunday, Dec. 3-5 and 10-12, Varsity Center For The Arts, 418 S Illinois Ave., Carbondale; mature audiences; comedy about a U.S. president who plans to win public support by saving Thanksgiving turkeys from slaughter; 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday; special time, 8 p.m.Saturday, Dec. 4.; $15/ $10; www.stagecompany. org or 618-549-5466. Legally Blonde: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 9, Carson Center, 100 Kentucky Ave., Paducah; $30-$52.50; 270450-4444. Away in the Basement: Christmas show presented by The Church Basement Ladies, 2 and 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 11, Shryock Auditorium, SIUC; $24-$49; www.southern ticketsonline.com; 618-4536000. MESSIAH: 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 12, Southeastern Illinois College, Harrisburg; interprets and celebrates the life of Jesus; $5; reservations must be by Wednesday, Dec. 8; 618252-5400, ext. 2486 or 2487.
Fundraiser brings Hogwarts’ magic to Carbondale CARBONDALE — Magic will be in the air as Hogwarts comes to life in Southern Illinois this weekend. Students at the Dayemi Home School Collective will host a special Harry Potter Restaurant Night fundraiser at 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 19, at 218 N. Illinois Ave. The event features a full-themed dinner and program and has become a regularly successful and enjoyable fundraiser for the school. A wait staff of Harry Potter characters will serve guests a meal of roasted chicken, mashed potatoes, organic vegetables, soup and desserts to guests. Other highlights of the event come right out of the movies and books including chocolate frog cards, magic wands for sale and other top-secret surprises. For reservations, which are required, call 618-967-4405. Tickets for the event are $10 for children and $15 for adults. — Adam Testa
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Trivia night set for Saturday CARBONDALE — A trivia fundraiser on Saturday, Nov. 20, will raise money to support the Southern Illinois University Carbondale Civil Service Education Assistance Fund. Teams of six to eight people are invited to compete for cash prizes ranging from $25 to $150. Cost of participation is $25 per person, and solo players will be paired with another team. The event will begin at 7 p.m. at the Carbondale Elks Lodge, 270 W. Jackson St. More information is available at http://cscouncil. siuc.edu/trivia.html or by contacting Becky Armstrong at 618-453-5249. — SIUC University Communications
Golconda celebrates 50th Deer Festival GOLCONDA — Residents of this Hardin County community are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the city’s Deer Festival this weekend. Events kicked off yesterday but continue with a community barbecue beginning at 10 a.m. today, Nov. 18, and a children’s pageant and photos at 6:30 p.m. On Friday, Nov. 19, the Deer Festival queen will be crowned at 6 p.m., and the annual parade will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 20. After the parade will be the Damsels in Distress beauty contest. All events are happening in downtown Golconda. — Adam Testa
P.A.S.T. of Union County Holiday Home Tours Sat. Nov. 20th, 1:00-6:00 Four homes for $15.00 or $5.00 each Tickets with maps purchased at homes on day of tour 1) The “Keyhole House” 506 So. Main, Anna 2) Sadler Home 502 Morgan St., Anna 3) Neal Home 100 Fireside Ct., Anna 4) Corbit Construction Home 102 Beechwood, Anna
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z MOVIES z ART z MUSIC z WINERIES z THEATER z THINGS TO DO z BOOKS z Concerts Southern Illinois Classical guitarist Peter Fletcher: 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 18, Harrisburg District Library; free. Opera and Jazz: Southern Illinois Symphony Series, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 18, Shryock Auditorium. SIUC; performances by the Southern Illinois Symphony Orchestra, Marjorie Lawrence Opera Theater, the SIUC Concert Choir and the SIUC Studio Jazz Orchestra; $22/$9; http://southern ticketsonline.com or 618-453-6000. Tao Lin, pianist: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 20, Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, Mitchell Museum Performance Hall, 2600 E. Richmond Road, Mount Vernon; Lin began playing the piano at 4 and made his first public performance at age 8; he has performed throughout Asia, North America and Europe; $20-$5; 618-2421236 ext. 234 or www. cedarhurst.org. RLC Christmas Concert: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 30, Rend Lake College Theatre, Ina; 618-437-5321
Indiana Rockin’ Terry Lee: 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 20, Boot City Opry, 11800 S. Highway 41, Terre Haute; $11; www.bootcityopry.com or 812-299-8379.
Kentucky John Austin McDaniel: Plus the Kentucky Opry Country Music Show, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 20, Kentucky Opry, 88 Chilton Lane, Benton, Ky.; $18-$7.50; 270-527-3869 or www.kentuckyopry.com. The American Led Zeppelin Experience: Get the Led Out Tour, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 20, Carson Center, Paducah; $23-$43; www.gtlorocks.com or www.thecarsoncenter.org.
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Massie to bring St. Louis blues to Mount Vernon MOUNT VERNON — An awardwinner St. Louis-based blues and gospel singer will bring her recognizable voice to the Granada Center for the Performance Arts this weekend. Kim Massie, winner of two performer of the year awards, will take the stage at the restored historic theater, 108 N. Ninth St., at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 19. Special guests Big Boss Blues Band will also perform. Tickets are $10. A St. Louis native raised in the Cleveland area, Massie struck out on the karaoke circuit in the 1980s, hoping to make a name for herself. Though she had early experiences in the gospel choirs of East St. Louis, she had no formal training as a vocalist. In 1999, she returned to St. Louis to be with family and pursue her dream of performing live. She was first discovered sitting in on a local show with the late Oliver Sain, which led to her first collaboration with some of the city’s top musicians, who became known as the
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St. Louis blues and gospel singer Kim Massie performs at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 19, in Mount Vernon.
Solid Senders, and a weekly performance at Beale on Broadway. Now, she has four CDs to her collection and is known for not only excelling at blues and gospel but also rock, pop and country. Her diversity shines through on her latest release, “Ain’t Nothin but the Blues.” — Adam Testa
Chicago’s Lubriphonic to host CD release party at Tres Hombres CARBONDALE — Six Chicago blues sidemen who have performed with legends like Buddy Guy, Otis Rush and Koko Taylor will bring their own joint sound to Southern Illinois this weekend. Lubriphonic, described as a brassy funk soul sextet, will perform at 9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 20, at Tres Hombres, 119 N. Washington St. The show will serve as the release party for the band’s new album, “The Gig is On,” featuring performances by legendary New Orleans keyboardist Ivan Neville.
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Chicago’s Lubriphonic performs at 9 p.m. — Adam Testa Saturday at Tres Hombres in Carbondale.
Marshall Tucker Band to headline at Harrah’s COUNTRY SCENE Vince Hoffard The Marshall Tucker Band Southern rock music; 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 27; Riverfront Event Center at Harrah’s Casino, Metropolis; tickets start at $15; for more information or to purchase tickets, call 888-512-7459.
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ince 1973, there have been an estimated 27 members of The Marshall Tucker Band, an iconic Southern rock group. From its formative years in Spartanburg, S.C., raspythroated vocalist Doug Gray is the only remaining original member. Gray has a voice that is instantly identifiable. His raw power and vocal emotion was a key component that helped the band reel off eight consecutive gold albums, beginning with a self-titled debut album in 1973 SEE HOFFARD / PAGE 8
WEEK OF NOV. 18-24
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Coffeehouses, Cafés, Eateries Dave Potts: 8 p.m. Friday, Yellow Moon Café, 110 N. Front St., Cobden; www.yellowmooncafe. com; 618-893-2233. Tim ‘The Magic Man’ Needham: Magician, 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, Fat Patties, 611B S. Illinois Ave., Carbondale; 618-529-3287.
Wineries Venturies: 6-9 p.m. Friday, Rustle Hill Jason Garms: 6:309:30 p.m. Friday, LauNae Winery Barry Cloyd: 2-5 p.m. Saturday, Blue Sky Vineyard Marty Davis: 2-5 p.m. Saturday, Rustle Hill Winery Dave Simmons: 2-6 p.m. Saturday, StarView Vineyards Big Larry and Doug: 2-5 p.m. Saturday, Von Jakob Orchard Concordia: 3-7 p.m. Saturday, The Bluffs
Vintage: 6-9 p.m. Saturday, Rustle Hill Joe Palermo: 7 p.m. Saturday, Walker’s Bluff Tim Berg: 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Lau-Nae Winery; Christmas Walk, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Concordia: 2-5 p.m. Sunday, Blue Sky Calex: 3-7 p.m. Sunday, The Bluffs Christine Bauer & Gwen King: 2-6 p.m. Sunday, Rustle Hill Flashback: 2-5 p.m., Sunday, Von Jakob Orchard
Blue Sky Vineyard: 3150 S. Rocky Comfort Road, Makanda; 618995-9463, ww.bluesky vineyard.com. The Bluffs Vineyard and Winery: 140 Buttermilk Hill Road, Ava; 618-763-4447 or www.thebluffswinery. com. Lau-Nae Winery: 1522 Illinois 3, Red Bud; 618-282-9463 or www.lau-naewinery. com. Rustle Hill Winery: US 51, Cobden; 618893-2700, www.rustle hillwinery. com.
StarView Vineyards: 5100 Wing Hill Road, Cobden; 618-893-9463, www.starview vineyards.com. Von Jakob Orchard: 230 Illinois 127, Alto Pass; 618-893-4600, www.vonjakobvineyard .com. Von Jakob Vineyard: 1309 Sadler Road, Pomona; 618-893-4500. Walker’s Bluff: North on Reed Station Road, Carterville; 618985-8463 or www.walkersbluff.com
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z TONIGHT BENTON Duncan Dance Barn:: Spring Pond Band, 6:30-9:30 p.m. CARBONDALE Pinch Penny/Copper Dragon: Bad Fish Tres Hombres: Soul Glo THOMPSONVILLE Old Country Store Dance Barn: Sentimental Swing, 7-10 p.m. SPILLERTOWN Track Side Dance Barn: Misty Mountain Band, 7-10 p.m.
z SUNDAY MARION Marion Eagles: Southern Nites, 6-10 p.m.
z MONDAY 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 FRIDAY INA Ina Community Building: Friday Night Jam Band, 6:30-9:30 p.m. MARION John Brown’s on the Square: Aaron Kamm and the One Drops, 8:30-11:30 p.m. Whisker Willy’s Bar & Grill : The Brat Pack 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. WHITE ASH The White Ash Barn: The. Heartland Country Band, 7-10 p.m. WHITTINGTON Corner Dance Hall: Rebel Country Band, 7:3010:30 p.m.
z SATURDAY CARBONDALE Tres Hombres: Lubriphonic CARTERVILLE Steelhorse Saloon: Night Shift, 9 p.m. HERRIN Perfect Shot: Oblivious. JOHNSTON CITY Linemen’s Lounge: Swamp Tigers, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. MARION Hideout Restaurant: Bob Pina, piano 5:30-9:30 p.m. Marion American Legion: Egyptian Combo, 7:30 11:30 p.m. Marion Eagles: Southern
Nites, 8 p.m.-midnight Whisker Willy’s Bar & Grill : The Whistle Pigs MOUNT VERNON Double K’s Kickin Country: Roger Black and the Honky Tonk Stardust Cowboys SPILLERTOWN Track Side Dance Barn: Danny & Country Sounds, 7-10 p.m. THOMPSONVILLE Lion’s Cave: Swing “N” Country Band, 7-9:30 p.m. Old Country Store Dance Barn: Lil’ Boot & Classic Country, 7:30-10:30 p.m.
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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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SI Symphony Orchestra presents ‘Opera and Jazz’ CARBONDALE — The Southern Illinois Symphony Orchestra returns tonight, Nov. 18, with the second performance of the season. This show will be an eclectic blend of grand opera and jazz. Members of the Marjorie Lawrence Opera Theater join the symphony and music director Edward Benyas for tuneful and exhilarating operatic highlights. The evening will conclude with a performance by professor Tim Pitchford and Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Studio Jazz Orchestra. The event begins at 7:30 p.m. at Shryock Auditorium. Tickets are $22 for adults and $9 for students and can be purchased by calling 618-4536000 or visiting http://southernticketsonline.com. — Adam Testa
Pianist Tao Lin to perform at Cedarhurst MOUNT VERNON — A Chinese-American pianist whose music has drawn international praise will perform this weekend at Cedarhurst Center for the Arts. Tao Lin, a versatile artist trained as a soloist, recitalist and chamber musician, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 20, at the Mitchell Museum performance hall at Cedarhurst, 2600 Richview Road. As a soloist, Lin has performed with Tao Lin the Moscow Chamber Orchestra, Winnipeg Symphony, Miami Chamber Orchestra and many others. He has also appeared in concerts with Miami, Bergonzi, Alcon and Rosalyra String Quartets, as well as distinguished musicians like Ida Haendel, Charles Castleman, Elmar Oliveira and Roberta Peters. He is a professor of piano and head of the collaborative piano program at the Conservatory of Music at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Fla. Tickets for the concert are $20 for adults, $18 for Cedarhurst members and $5 for students and music teachers. — Adam Testa
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HOFFARD: Marshall Tucker Band coming to Metropolis FROM PAGE 6
Caldwell booked the band at Grant’s Lounge in Macon, Ga. The success of to “Running like the the show led to a recording Wind” in 1979. contract with Capricorn Those classic albums contained tunes like “Fire Records and eventually a on the Mountain,” “Can’t slot as opening act on a You See” and “Heard It in major tour featuring the a Love Song” that allowed Allman Brothers. Proving chart success is the group to build an enormous coast-to-coast not an indication of longevity, the band’s fan base. debut single didn’t even There is a new cast of break into the Top 100, yet musicians surrounding “Can’t You See” is a true Gray nowadays, but they classic and ranks high on still crank out marathon, any greatest hits list of foot-stomping jams that Southern rock. please crowds that often The song showcases the contain three generations incredible ability of Toy of fans. Caldwell, who uniquely The Marshall Tucker Band will be in concert at played lead guitar with his thumb. He was a talented 8 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. songwriter, weaving 27, at Riverfront Event Center at Harrah’s Casino romantic western themes with frolics in boozein Metropolis. Tickets soaked dance halls. He start at $15. To reserve wrote 65 songs for the seating or for more information, call 888-512- band’s first 13 albums. He died in 1993 from 7459. respiratory failure. There is no one in the “Toy was the backbone group actually named Marshall Tucker. They had of the original Marshall Tucker Band and still, as been performing as The far as I’m concerned, is Toy Factory, named after the backbone of the lead guitarist Toy Marshall Tucker Band Caldwell, for a couple years and were discussing today, even though he’s in possible new names for the Heaven,” said longtime MTB frontman Gray. band in an old warehouse Gray reluctantly took they had rented for over the role as spokesman practice sessions when for the band. The position they noticed key tag for was originally occupied by the building still had the Tommy Caldwell, who was name of the previous killed in a 1980 tenant, local piano tuner automobile accident. Marshall Tucker. The band still plays One of the premier between 150 and 200 bands in the history of Southern rock, the core of shows a year, often sharing the bill with the the band was formed in 1971 by Gray, guitarist Toy Charlie Daniels Band, Bob Seger, Kid Rock and Caldwell, bassist Tommy Caldwell, guitarist George Lynyrd Skynyrd. McCorkle, drummer Paul Riddle and reed player VINCE HOFFARD can be Jerry Eubanks. reached at 618-658-9095 Taking a tip from Jimmy or vincehoffard@ Hall of Wet Willie, Toy yahoo.com.
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Reception set for Off the Wall exhibit in Cobden gallery COBDEN — A new exhibit at anthill gallery and vintage curiosities in Cobden features the works of more than 50 Southern Illinois artists, ranging from oil, acrylic, watercolor and gouache to natural sands and minerals. The art is displayed as part of the annual Holiday Group Artist Exhibition and also includes digital and film photography, collage and giber works and fine crafts like ceramics, stained glass, wood carvings and wrought iron constructs. The opening reception for this exhibit, the second in the Off the Wall series, is scheduled for 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 20, at anthill gallery, 102 N. Front St., and the Yellow Moon Café, 110 N. Front St. Outside of the reception, the works at anthill gallery can be viewed Thursdays through Sundays through Dec. 19. The larger, twodimension pieces have been installed at the café, which is open Tuesday through Saturday. — Adam Testa
Nov. 30; www.little egyptarts.com. Open house: 1-6 p.m. Drawn to Details: Alexis Thursday-Sunday, Nov. 18- Trammell, Tribeca Gallery. 21, Weavers Cottage, 1904 127 Market House Square, Bass Lane, Carbondale, downtown Paducah; pencil four miles south on and charcoal artist; Spillway Road; reception, through Jan. 4; 6-8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 20; plumbart@bellsouth.net; handwoven items, 270-898-3825 or paintings, mixed media and mrstrammell05@aol.com. dolls; refreshments served Focus 4: Shows by Mel Saturday; 618-457-6823 Watkin, Kevin Veara, Judith For Kids’ Sake Art Raphael and Jacqueline Show: Artwork on display Moses, The Illinois State and for sale, Harbaugh’s Museum Southern Illinois Café, Thai Taste, Town Art Gallery, located in the Square Market, Tres Southern Illinois Art and Hombres and White & Artisans Center, 14967 Gun Borgognoni, Carbondale; Creek Trail, Whittington; art sale, silent auction through Feb. 27; free; 9 a.m.benefit Bangladeshi 5 p.m. daily; 618-629-2220 children; closing reception, or www.museum.state. 6-8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 10. il.us/ismsites.
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Exhibits Abraham Lincoln: SelfMade in America: Traveling exhibit, General John A. Logan Museum, Murphysboro; from the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum; through Nov. 19; hours, 1-4 p.m. TuesdaySunday; free; 618-6843455; johnalogan museum@globaleyes.net. 2010 LEAA Photo Invitational Competition: Sponsored by The Little Egypt Arts Centre, Tower Square, Marion; through
Reception Let There Be Light: By Kathleen ‘Kat’ Shaffner, Holistic Wellness Institute, 1827 W. Main St., Murdale Shopping Center, Carbondale; reception, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 3; hours, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday; through Jan. 7; 618-303-7272.
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‘Deathly Hallows’ best Harry Potter film yet ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1’ ***1/2 Rated PG-13 for some sequences of intense action violence, frightening images and brief sensuality; starring Daniel Radcliffe, Ralph Fiennes, Emma Watson, Helena Bonham Carter, Rupert Grint, Rhys Ifans and Brendan Gleeson; directed by David Yates; opening Friday at ShowPlace 8 and University Place 8 in Carbondale and Illinois Centre 8 in Marion BY ROGER MOORE THE ORLANDO SENTINEL
There are no eye-rolling pauses to stare at this new magical prop or that extra-special special effect. No time for timekilling Quidditch matches.
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1” is a film of actors in close-up. The lead players have grown into the roles and the Who’s Who of British character actors in supporting parts shine like never before, placed, as they are, in both real-world London and a selection of desolate landscapes that match the gloom of this apocalyptic tale. Alternately funny and touching, it’s the best film in the series, an “Empire Strikes Back” for these wizards and their wizarding world. And those effects? They’re so special you don’t notice them. The digital elves are the most lifelike the movies have ever seen. In a hellfire and brimstone opening, the head of the Ministry of Magic (Bill Nighy) roars that “our world has faced no greater threat.” The forces of” You Know
Who” have seized this and infiltrated that. The Hogwarts trio has gone into hiding, protecting their families as best they can. When Hermione (Emma Watson) movingly whispers “obliviate” and removes any memory of her from her family, her image fading from photographs as she sadly covers her tracks, we realize the stakes. And when we see Voldemort’s brain trust meet and torture a random Hogwarts teacher, the blood tells us this will be the darkest and most violent Potter film yet. Spirited chases with Death Eaters and “snatchers,” cut like a real action film, break up Harry, Hermione and Ron Weasley’s search for “Horcruxes,” the evil talismans they must destroy on “The Chosen One’s” way to his date with destiny — aka battle
with You Know Who. Daniel Radcliffe (Harry), Rupert Grint (Ron) and Watson fully invest in the characters again. Supporting players such as David Thewlis, Rhys Ifans and Helena BonhamCarter stand out. Director David Yates, overwhelmed by “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” after a career doing smart miniseries for British TV, finds firmer footing here. The script is peppered with trivia — little bits of the history we’ve seen in the six preceding films. Even taking a few moments to tell us what the Deathly Hallows are doesn’t interrupt the pace he’s set. The first third is brisk and witty, the middle third gloomy and the finale not so much a cliffhanger as a grim, inspiring tease, a masterly build-up to put “I can’t wait for Part 2” on every Muggle’s lips.
Liberty Theater to host movie weekend MURPHYSBORO — The historic Liberty Theater will host a special triple shot showing this weekend, as it features a diverse range of classic films. Tonight, Nov. 18, the theater will show the 1980 film, “The Long Good Friday,” at 7 p.m. Starring Academy Award-winning actress Helen Mirren and Bob Hoskin. The movie tells the story of an unfolding war between gangsters. On Saturday, Nov. 20, the Liberty will follow up with a 2 p.m. matinee showing of “The Goonies,” the classic 1985 treasure hunt that helped define a generation. The weekend closes with a matinee showing at 2 p.m. Sunday, as the Liberty showcases 1960’s “Pollyanna,” the story of a young girl who overcome adversity with good hope for a better day. A $5 donation is suggested for each show. — Adam Testa
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‘Next Three Days’ sure to keep audiences enthralled ’The Next Three Days’ ***
delays his “reveals” and does a pretty good job of Rated PG-13 for violence, keeping us guessing, even if drug material, language, we remember the 2003 some sexuality and French film he adapted thematic elements; starring for this Hollywood Russell Crowe, Elizabeth project. Russell Crowe, one of the Banks, Olivia Wilde, Brian Dennehy and Daniel Stern; few actors able to suggest “mild-mannered directed by Paul Haggis; community college opening Friday at teacher” and “obsessed ShowPlace 8 in Carbondale husband capable of and Illinois Centre 8 in breaking his wife out of Marion. jail” at the same time, stars as John, that teacher whose BY ROGER MOORE wife (Elizabeth Banks) has THE ORLANDO SENTINEL been arrested, tried and convicted of murdering her Paul Haggis is back to his boss. John almost but not script tricks with the quite takes his lawyer’s bad thoroughly engrossing news lying down. prison break thriller “The John, being an academic, Next Three Days.” He starts doing his research. foreshadows, hides details, He’ll watch how-to videos
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on YouTube and come up with a plan, a plan he’ll have to change, on the fly, time and again as he realizes just how out of his depth he is as he undertakes this. Haggis bounces back and forth with the narrative, catching us up on “the last three years” counting down to the attempt. That allows the director to establish the sexual heat Lara and John have as a couple, her devotion to their young son and the toll prison has on her. Haggis deftly makes great use of terrific actors in brief but important roles. Liam Neeson knocks his lone scene out of the park, playing a convict who escaped from numerous
prisons and lived to write a book about it. Banks does only a so-so job of suggesting a woman who might be capable of this crime, and yet who dies a little every time she looks at her future and sees no husband or son in it. But this is Crowe’s movie to carry and he does it with an earthy realism that reminds of the actor he is beneath the persona. Haggis takes relish in doling out clues, false leads and red herrings (some a little too obvious). As he has fun leading us on, we have fun letting him, making “The Next Three Days” a detail-oriented thriller that lets us keep up even as it races to a conclusion.
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‘The Next Three Days,’ starring Russell Crowe and Elizabeth Banks, opens Friday at ShowPlace 8 in Carbondale and Illinois Centre 8 in Marion.