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The weirdo-American community When police in Brimfield, Ohio, stopped Jaime Aguirre, 42, for a traffic violation in October, they found some conventional photos of nude and near-nude women, but were especially surprised at a stash of x-rays and mammograms, which they supposed came from Aguirre’s job as technician at an imaging center in Tiffin, Ohio. The Brimfield police chief said he believed the stash was used by Aguirre for sexual gratification, and since some of the x-rays and mammograms were of girls under the age of 18, Aguirre was charged with possession of child pornography.
Least competent criminals Oops! (1) Three men and a woman from Atlantic City, N.J., were arrested in August and charged with robbing the Artisans Bank in Bear, Del. Their escape after the robbery had been delayed when they accidentally left the keys to the getaway car in the bank. (2) Andrew Burwitz, 20, was arrested in Appleton, Wis., in November and charged with drive-by shootings into two residences. No one was hit, and the major damage was done to Burwitz’s car, in that Burwitz fired the first shot before he remembered to roll down the window. SEND ITEMS to
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Greek classic takes on a modern twist at SIUC A modern adaptation of the Greek comedy, “Lysistrata: A Woman’s Translation,” will open next weekend at McLeod Theater on the campus of Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Written entirely in rhyme in 2004 by Drue Robison, “Lysistrata” is a modern adaptation of the classic Greek comedy written by Aristophanes and first performed in 411 B.C. In the play, Lysitsrata, convinces the wives of Greece to withhold sexual privileges from their husbands until the men agree to stop the Peloponnesian War. To secure their position, the women break into the Acropolis, holding it and the treasury hostage. To
recover the National funds and to regain the upperhand, the men launch a series of attacks, public and private, which the women fend off with guile and determination. As the men’s desires grow heavier, and in the presence of the beautiful Reconciliation, they finally agree to negotiations, and peace is obtained. “Lysistrata” begins at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 3 through 5 with a 2 p.m. matinee on Dec. 6 in McLeod Theater in the Communications Building at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for seniors and $6 for students, and can be purchased in person at the box office or by calling
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adaptation of “A Christmas Carol” since 1979. The Caravan’s “Carol,” which weaves traditional Christmas carols throughout the narrative, is performed in more than 60 U.S. cities each year. Tickets start at $20. The Paducah Symphony Orchestra performs its annual Holiday POPS concert at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 12. “Cirque Dreams Illumination,” an international cast of acrobats, contortionists, daredevils and musicians, performs at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 18 and 19. Tickets are $27.50, $39 and $49. Legendary rock band Foreigner will perform at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 22. Tickets are on sale to Carson Center members. To become a member, call 270-4439932 ext.241. Tickets go on sale to the public at 10 a.m. Dec. 4. Tickets are $65, $45 and $25.
Southern Illinois Dance Company program: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Dec. 4-5, Furr Auditorium, Pulliam Hall, SIUC; jazz, modern, ballet, lyrical and hip-hop; songs by Cypress Hill, Jordin Sparks, Kings of Leon, Azure Ray, The Used and Michael Jackson; adults, $8; students, and senior citizens, $5; children ages 15 and younger, $4.
Ashley Casseday and Ben Voelker star in ‘Lysistrata.’
618-453-3001 during regular business hours, noon to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. The box office is also open one hour before each performance.
A lecture by Rick Williams, Classics professor at SIUC for 30 years, will precede the matinee at 1:30 p.m. Dec. 6. The lecture is free. — The Southern
Carson Center bustling with activity during the holidays Several shows are coming to the Carson Center to give you an opportunity to get out of the house for the holidays. Comedian Brian Regan performs at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 3. Tickets are $38.50. Regan has released two Comedy Central specials and DVDs and has appeared regularly on “The Late Show with David Letterman” and “Late Night with Conan O’Brien.” A dorm room favorite, his 1997 CD, “Brian Regan Live,” consistently charts in iTunes Top 10 Comedy Albums. The curtain will raise on the classic Charles Dickens tale, “A Christmas Carol,” at 7 p.m. Dec. 8. Tickets start at $20. Children ages 10 and younger receive a $10 discount. The Nebraska Theatre Caravan has been touring Charles Jones’ delightful
HOLIDAY EVENTS: For the region’s holiday events, see Flipside online at www.thesouthern.com/lifestyles.
Events Fall Indian Market Days: Noon- 5 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m.-5 p.m. SaturdaySunday, Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site, Collinsville; Native American artists, crafters and vendors will sell unique items at the Interpretive Center; 618-344-9221, or www.cahokiamounds. org.
Films The Sound of Music: 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4, Liberty Theater, 1333 Walnut St., Murphysboro; suggested donation $5; proceeds to the restoration fund; 618-684-5880 or murphysborolibertytheater @gmail.com.
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Foreigner will play Jan. 22 at the Carson Center in Paducah.
Except for the Holiday POPS show, tickets for all events may be purchased by calling the Box Office at
270-450-4444 or online at www.thecarson center.org. — The Southern
18th Century reenactors: La Millce de Ste. Genevieve, Friday-Sunday, Fort de Chartres Historic Site, 1350 Illinois 155, Prairie du Rocher; meals will be cooked using a stone bake oven and recipes from the 18th century; also, informal shooting contests; 618-284-7230; e-mail ftdchart@htc.net. Traditional FrenchAmerican Christmas:
1-4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6, Pierre Menard Home State Historic Site, Ellis Grove; sights and scents of an old fashioned mid-19th century French Christmas; free; 618-859-3031 or www. friendsofthemenardhome. blogspot.com.
Holiday Happenings Candy Cane Lane: Drive through a neighborhood decorated with Christmas lights and holiday scenery in West Frankfort beginning at Main Street past the high school; 5-10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday; 5-11 p.m. Friday and Saturday; starts Friday; through Dec. 31. Holiday Lights Fair: Opens Friday, Du Quoin State Fairgrounds; lighted displays; 5:30-9:30 p.m.; holiday tree display and visits with Santa; $5 for family vehicles; $8 on nights exposition hall is open; through Dec. 30; 618-314-2272 or www.duquointourism.org. Seventh Annual Christmas Bazaar: Sponsored by Union County Historical and Genealogy Society, 117 S. Appleknocker Drive, Cobden, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday-Saturday and Dec. 5, 12; new and gently used holiday-related items, including pre-lit trees, trim, wreaths, dinnerware, Lenox and Mikassa glassware, Dept. 56 village pieces, yard items and china; proceeds benefit Union County Museum; 618-893-2567 or 618-8932865. Homes for the Holidays Tour: Benefit for Marion Cultural and Civic Center, 1-5:30 p.m. Sunday; $20 each; www.marionccc.org or 618-997-4030. SEE LONGLIST / PAGE 4
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z MOVIES z POP CULTURE z MUSIC z ART z WINERIES z THEATER z THINGS TO DO z BOOKS z The 19th annual Lights Fantastic Parade: 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, Holiday luncheons: Noon, Town Square Pavilion area, Monday-Thursday, Dec. 3, Riverlore Carbondale; also Holiday Cookie Mansion, 2723 Washington Ave., Walk: 4-6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5; Cairo; reservations encouraged; several businesses on and around seating limited; proceeds toward The Strip will offer cookies and upkeep and restoration of 1865 refreshments to those who stop in historical home; 618-734-1840. while watching the parade; stop by Hometown Christmas: 10 a.m.the Old Train Depot, 4-6 p.m. the 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, and 1-4 p.m. day of the parade to pick up a Lights Sunday, Dec. 6, throughout Fantastic Holiday Brochure; Murphysboro; includes One-Stop 618-529-8040. Holiday Shop, Davis McCann Center Paducah Holiday Parade: 5 p.m. and Senior Center, North 14th Saturday, Dec. 5, Broadway and 14th Street; arts, crafts, holiday home streets to Second and Madison tours; Festival of Trees, where streets; 270-444-8508. visitors can bid on decorated trees Christmas parade: 1:30 p.m. to benefit local charities, Gen. John Saturday, Dec. 5, Ninth and Market A. Logan Museum; extended hours streets, Metropolis; floats, bands to bid on trees, 1-4 p.m. todayand Santa; 800-949-5740. Saturday and Tuesday- Dec. 4; Homes tour: 1-4 p.m. Sunday, 618-521-3227. Dec. 6, 405 Market St., Metropolis; Holiday tour: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. homes decorated for the holidays Saturday, Dec. 5; event benefits plus the Elijah P. Curtis Home and Harrisburg District Library; tour Museum, where tea will be served: includes five houses, one church, $6; 618-524-7203. and the library where refreshments The Christmas Craft and Wine will be served; $15; 618-253-7455. Fair: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6,
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Williamson County Pavilion, 1602 Sioux Drive, Marion; original crafts, homemade baskets, stained glass, hand-shaped iron, handmade jewelry, quilts, candles, woodcrafts, wine; $1 admission; children ages 6 and younger are free; 618-993-2657 or e-mail csonger@visitsi.com.
Recitals TESSI recitals: Talent Education School of Southern Illinois recitals, Sunday, Dec. 6, Carbondale Civic Center, room 108; performances by Wiggles ‘N’ Tunes pre-school music students, 1 p.m.; classical piano and guitar from students ages 4-18, 2 p.m.; refreshments; call 618-457-6300.
Theater/Performance The Nutcracker Suite: Presented by Walden Dance, 6 p.m. Saturday, Marion Cultural and Civic Center; admission, one unwrapped toy; www.marionccc.org or call 618-997-4030.
Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus: 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Dec. 4-5 and 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6, Marion Cultural and Civic Center; $12; Sunday matinee, $10; presented by the Paradise Alley Players; www.marionccc.org or call 618-997-4030. Chelsea Has Talent: Madrigal performance, 6:30 p.m. FridaySaturday, Dec. 4-5, Shawnee Community College, Ullin; presented by the SCC Chamber Singers; feasting and merriment in 17thcentury style; $25; purchase tickets in advance; 618-634-3250. Skyline Academy’s Holiday Showcase: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 9, Marion Cultural and Civic Center; www.marionccc.org or 618-9974030. The Good Doctor: 7:30 p.m. Dec. 11-12, 18-19 and 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 13 and 20, Varsity Center for the Arts, Carbondale; written by Neil Simon; directed by Lee Brackett; tickets on sale Friday; 618-549-5466; www.stagecompany. org.
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CCA and African American Museum present local art Beginning this week in Carbondale Civic Center Corridor Gallery, Carbondale Community Arts and the African American Museum of Southern Illinois present an exhibition of quilts from Southern Illinois quilters. From 4 to 6 p.m. Dec. 6, the last day of the exhibit, there will be a public reception and silent auction of the quilts. All auction proceeds will benefit the African American Museum’s Attucks School Restoration Fund. For additional information, contact CCA at 618-4575100 or the African American Museum of Southern Illinois at 618-457-2217. — The Southern
z MOVIES z POP CULTURE z MUSIC z ART z WINERIES z THEATER z THINGS TO DO z BOOKS z 1236, www.cedarhurst.org. Benton display: Brenda Holiday Craft Sale: The 19th annual Lights McCollum of Benton, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday and Fantastic Parade: Space Marlene Webb of Ewing; Friday, Dec. 3-4 and 9 a.m.available for artists, CASA and FREDCO, Benton 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, craftsmen from 3-6 p.m. square; oil, watercolor and Student Center Hall of Fame Saturday, Dec. 5, pencil mediums; through & International Lounge, Carbondale; 618-529-8040. December; 8 a.m.-4 p.m. SIUC; 75 regional craft Monday-Friday; 618-927vendors; 618-453-3636 or Displays, Exhibits 2804 or 618-438-0608. www.siucstudentcenter.org/ We 3 Small Works Show: Southern Illinois craftshop. Leaping Trout Studio, 723 Art and craft fairs: NoonAbstraction and Apex: By Madison St., Paducah; 5 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Blue Rachel Malcolm Ensor, The exhibits by Lowertown artists Sky Vineyard, 3150 S. Rocky Gallery Space at the Law Keyth Kahrs, Wil MacKay and Comfort Road, Makanda, and Office of Joni Beth Bailey, William Renzulli; landscapes Von Jakob Vineyard, 1309 1008 Walnut St., in oil, acrylic, and watercolor; Sadler Road, Pomona; artists Murphysboro; collection open 1-5 p.m. Wednesday feature handmade crafts and inspired by Ensor’s love for through Saturday; noonart, including jewelry, history; through Monday; 8 p.m. second Saturdays; pottery, hand-woven scarves, malcolmensor@gmail.com. through Dec. 31; 270-441paintings, sculpture, original Brenda Fleming: 7050. photography prints, and Watercolors and oils One World, One Family: painted clothing; free; exhibited at Harrisburg Photojournalist Darcy Kiefel, indoors; 618-713-2896; District Library through Dec. the Beck Family Center www.heartlandarts.net or 6; some artwork for sale. Gallery, Cedarhurst, 2600 www.shawneewinetrail.com. George Ions: Orlandini Richview Road, Mount Holiday Open House: The Vineyard, 410 Thorn Lane, Vernon; traveling exhibit Southern Illinois Artisans Makanda; Italian landscapes from the Arkansas Arts Shop, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Fridaycompliment vineyard décor; Center in Little Rock, Ark; Sunday, 14967 Gun Creek meet the artist Friday, Dec. 4; Kiefel travels the world, Trail, Whittington; fine crafts through Dec. 31; 618-995photographing and writing made in Illinois; wheat elder 230; www.orlandinivineyard. about Heifer International painting demonstration, com; george.ions@yahoo. projects which works to end Saturday; 618-629-2220. com. hunger and promote care for Open studio: Mini-print MFA Candidates Preview: the earth; through Dec. 31; preview sale, 4:30-8 p.m., University Museum, SIUC; free; 618-242-1236 or Wednesday, Glove Factory, hours, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. www.cedarhurst.org. 432 S. Washington Ave., Tuesday-Friday and 1-4 p.m. Carbondale, Room 202; Saturday-Sunday; through Receptions hosted by The Graduate Dec. 18; free; www.museum. Association of Painters and Fiber art from Southern siu.edu. Printmakers, School of Art Illinois quilters: Carbondale Around The Edges: The and Design, SIUC; civic center corridor gallery; Pathos and Humor of artanddesign.siuc.edu. co-sponsored by Carbondale Everyday Life by Southern Clayworks: Community Arts and the cinematographer and Holiday Pottery Sale, 4photographer Steven Poster, African American Museum of 8 p.m. Wednesday and Southern Illinois; closing University Museum, Faner 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Thursday, reception and silent auction Hall, SIUC; through Dec. 18; Dec. 3, ceramics studio, of quilts, 4-6 p.m. Sunday, www.stevenposter.com. Pulliam Hall, SIUC; enter the Off the Wall: A group artist Dec. 6; proceeds will benefit studio through the the African American holiday exhibition, anthill breezeway between Wham Museum’s Attucks School gallery and vintage and Pulliam; artanddesign. Restoration Fund; 618-457curiosities with the Yellow siuc.edu. 5100; cca@neondsl.com Moon Café, Front Street, Southern Glass Works: For Kids’ Sake Art Show: Cobden; through Dec. 20; Holiday sale featuring glass A silent auction to support 618-457-7641. ornaments, 4:30-8:30 p.m. Marilyn Boysen: Masking schools and orphanages in Wednesday-Thursday, Bangladesh, Longbranch Nature, Cedarhurst Center Dec. 3, The Glass House, Coffeehouse, 100 E. Jackson for the Arts, 2600 E. 1002 W. Whitney Ave., St., Carbondale; through Richmond Road, Mount Carbondale; proceeds to Vernon; hours, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Dec. 11; closing reception, the School of Art and 6-8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 11; Tuesday-Saturday and Design, SIUC; artanddesign. 1-5 p.m. Sunday; free; 618-529-5044 or forkids sake@dayemi.net. siuc.edu. through Dec. 31; 618-242-
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Saturday, Dec. 5, Sheldon Concert Hall, 3648 Southern Illinois Washington Blvd., St. Louis; Holiday Hop: 7 p.m. Friday, $40-$45; 314-534-1111 or Dec. 11 and Saturday, Dec. 12, www.thesheldon.org. R. Kelly: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, John A. Logan College, Dec. 8, Fox Theatre, 539 N. Carterville; features the Grand Blvd., St. Louis; special Logan Choral Ensemble; hits from 1950-60; 618-985-3741. guests, Pleasure P and K Michelle; $48-$68; 314-534Holiday Orchestra 1111; www.metrotix.com; Concert: 3 p.m. Sunday, www.fabulousfox.com. Dec. 13, O’Neil Auditorium, Zac Brown Band: 7 p.m. John A. Logan College, Wednesday, Dec. 30, the Carterville; concert by the Family Arena in St. Charles, John A. Logan College Mo.; also appearing, Sonia Community Band And Orchestra; band is made up of Leigh, Levi Lowrey and Nic Cowan; $31-$37; students and citizens from over a dozen communities in www.metrotix.com; 314-5341111; www.familyarena.com. the southern Illinois region; free; 618-985-3741.
Concerts
Lady Gaga: With special guest Kid Cudi, 7:30 p.m. Jan. 7, Fox Theatre, 539 N. Grand Blvd., St. Louis; $52.50$42.50; 314-534-1111; www.metrotix.com; www.fabulousfox.com. BB King and Buddy Guy: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 18 performance, The Family Arena, St. Charles, Mo.; $50.50-$92.50; 314-534-1111; 636-896-4242 or www.familyarena.com. Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons: 8 p.m. Saturday Feb. 27, Fox Theatre, 539 N. Grand Boulevard, St. Louis; $44.50-$59.50; 314-534-1111; www.fabulousfox.com.
Cape Girardeau Neal E. Boyd: Tickets on sale Tuesday; America’s Got Talent winner will appear with the Southeast Missouri Symphony Orchestra, 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 5, Donald C. Bedell Performance Hall, River Campus, Cape Girardeau; 573-651-2265; www.semo.edu/rivercampus. Josh Turner: 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, Show Me Center, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau; $37; 573-6515000; www.showme center.biz.
Paducah Foreigner: Tickets on sale, 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 4; performance, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 22, Carson Center; $25-$65; 270-4504444 or www.thecarson center.org. Holiday POPS: Concert by the Paducah Symphony: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12, Carson Center, Paducah; holiday tunes with the Paducah Symphony Chorus, Children’s Chorus, and the Paducah POPS Orchestra; 270-444-0065 or www.paducahsymphony.org.
St. Louis area Judy Collins with special guest Kenny White: 8 p.m.
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A reason to stay home for the holidays John Tesh to bring a little bit of Christmas to Shryock
‘It was Christmas that sort of taught me how to be a piano player. My earliest memories of my parents’ parties were sitting in my pajamas and my feet barely touching the pedals and playing every song I knew, which is what I’m doing now.’
In addition to “A Romantic Christmas,” Tesh released several other holiday-themed albums, including “Family John Tesh Christmas,” “Christmas Christmas/ New Age. 3 Worship” and “Grand Piano Christmas” p.m., Sunday, Dec. 6. On these albums, Tesh Shryock Auditorium, on intersperses original the campus of Southern compositions among Illinois University holiday classics. Although Carbondale. Tickets range to some it might be from $24 to $79 and are daunting to have your available online or at songs compared to those beloved by generations, Shryock Auditorium, SIU Tesh isn’t intimidated. Arena, or the SIU Student “I think it’s easier for Center Ticket Offices. For somebody like me, who more information, go to normally writes www.southernlights instrumental pieces,” Tesh entertainment.com or call PROVIDED said. “If you try to improve 618-453-6000. John Tesh brings his mix of music and storytelling to Shryock on the vocal songs that Auditorium for a holiday concert. have already been BY BRENT STEWART recorded, sung and THE SOUTHERN “Good Morning America” performed for years, that’s pedals and playing every song I knew, which is what with just a violin player. when it’s a little weird. hristmas means a lot “I grew up in the I’m doing now.” With an instrumental to John Tesh, orchestra as a kid,” Tesh Christmas also gave piece, it’s a little easier especially when it Tesh the biggest hit of his said. “I played the organ in because, if you get the right comes to his music career. musical career. His first church and played vibe in the song, people can The musician and radio holiday-themed album, “A Baritone horn and create their own memories host can remember his trombone in the brass Romantic Christmas,” in to go along with it.” parents hosting parties 1992 was his biggest seller. band in church, and for In his Christmas show, while he was growing up in Recorded after his most of my junior high Tesh gives some carols Long Island, N.Y. He can marriage to actress Connie and high school years, I new life by giving them remember, as early as 7 played in the orchestra. Sellecca, it featured the toe-tapping big band years old, being asked to So, I love that sound. The two on the cover in front arrangements, as well as entertain guests. big difference Between a of a Christmas tree. On intimate solo piano “It was Christmas that regular christmas tune and interludes. It will also the album, Tesh’s piano sort of taught me how to be playing was backed by an a tune played by a big, feature a high-energy light a piano player,” Tesh said. 80-piece symphony is 80-piece orchestra. show, comedy and “My earliest memories of considerable. There’s Tesh remembers when interaction with the my parents’ parties were nothing like the dynamics audience. the record sold 300,000 sitting in my pajamas and you can get out of an copies in one weekend Tesh was the co-host of my feet barely touching the after an appearance on orchestra.” “Entertainment Tonight”
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for 10 years until quitting in 1996 to pursue a fulltime career in music. In addition to touring and recording, he is also the host of “The John Tesh Radio Show: Music and Intelligence for Your Life,” offering on-air life coaching in a daily and weekly broadcast that is heard on more than 300 stations nationwide by more than 8 million listeners. It may seem like Tesh has two separate careers,
but he doesn’t see it that way. “It really is a great place to be,” Tesh said. “The communication on stage is musical, but the radio show has also gotten so close to what we say on stage that we’re talking about a lifestyle. We’re talking about a lifestyle of living of music and intelligence for your life. Here’s how you get closer to your spouse, here’s how you become a better parent, here’s how you find purpose in your life, here’s how you find the deepest desires of your heart. And I’m sort of the poster boy for ‘quit your seven-figure job and go follow your dreams’ anyway, so I can speak into people’s hearts that way.” brent.stewart@thesouthern.com 618-351-5074
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Come visit us at our New Location! 1424 Walnut (downtown) Murphysboro, IL 618.967-1777
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Call 618-351-5089 or e-mail brenda.kirkpatrick@thesouthern.com
Wineries Holiday Open House: Friday-Saturday, Shawnee Hills Wine Trail; www.shawneewinetrail.com. Ray Martin: 1-5 p.m., Friday, StarView Vineyards. Blues Bandits: 2-5 p.m., Friday, Von Jakob Orchard. Breeden, Bradley & Maze: 6-9 p.m. Friday, Rustle Hill Winery. Nat Williams: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, Pheasant Hollow Winery. Larry Dillard: 1-5 p.m. Saturday, StarView Vineyards. Dirtwater Fox: 2-5 p.m., Saturday, Von Jakob Orchard. Charlie Norman: 6-9 p.m. Saturday, Rustle Hill Winery. Bob Pina: 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Pheasant Hollow Winery. Carlos Alberto: 2-5 p.m. Sunday, Blue Sky Vineyard. Dave Caputo: 2-5 p.m., Sunday, Von Jakob Orchard. Andrea Stader: 2-6 p.m. Sunday, Orlandini Vineyard. Marty Davis: 3-6 p.m. Sunday, Rustle Hill Winery.
Blue Sky Vineyard, 3150 S. Rocky Comfort Road, Makanda; 618-995-9463 or www.blueskyvineyard.com. Pheasant Hollow Winery, 14931 Illinois 37, Whittington; 618-629-2302 or www.pheasanthollowwinery.com. Rustle Hill Winery, Cobden; 618-893-2700 or www.rustlehillwinery.com. Orlandini Vineyard, 410 Thorn Lane, Makanda; 618-995-230 or www.orlandinivineyard.com. StarView Vineyards: 5100 Wing Hill Road, Cobden; 618 893-9463 or starviewvineyards.com. Von Jakob Orchard, 230 Illinois 127, Alto Pass; 618-893-4600 or www.vonjakobvineyard.com. Von Jakob Vineyard, 1309 Sadler Road, Pomona; 618-893-4500 or www.vonjakobvineyard.com.
Coffeehouses, Cafés and Eateries Whistle Pigs: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Crazy Joe’s Fish House, 693 Suchman Road, Ava; 618763-4417; no cover. ‘Howlin’ at the Moon’ jam: 8 p.m. Saturday, Yellow Moon Café, 110 N. Front St., Cobden; 618-893-2233.
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BENTON Duncan Dance Barn:: Spring Pond Band, 6:30-9:30 p.m. MOUNT VERNON The Tavern on 10th: Live Blues Trio, 7-11 p.m. SPILLERTOWN Track Side Dance Barn: Crossroads, 7-10 p.m. WEST FRANKFORT WB Ranch Barn: Little Egypt Country Band, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
CARBONDALE PK’s: Tawl Paul & Slappin Henry Blue Tres Hombres: Skinny Dips, 10 p.m.-1 a.m. INA Ina Community Building: Friday Night Jam Band, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
DU QUOIN The Wet Spot: Subject to Change, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.
SPILLERTOWN Track Side Dance Barn: Jacks R Better, 7-10 p.m.
WHITE ASH The White Ash Barn: The Heartland Country Band, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
MARION Marion American Legion: Ragtime Country Band, 7:30-9:30 p.m.
WHITTINGTON Corner Dance Hall: Dirtwater Fox Band, 7:30-10:30 p.m.
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8 p.m.-midnight Whisker Willy’s Bar & Grill: Shakey Jake
CARBONDALE Boobys: Spread, 10 p.m. PK’s: Tawl Paul & Slappin Henry Blue
ELDORADO Saline County VFW: Southern Pride, 8:30 p.m.12:30 a.m.
CARTERVILLE Steel Horse Saloon: Lights Out, 9 p.m.1 a.m. MARION Marion American Legion: Danny & The Dreamers, 8 p.m.-midnight Marion Eagles: Black Lace,
THOMPSONVILLE Lion’s Cave: Rebel Country, 7-10 p.m. Old Country Store Dance Barn: Country Sidekicks, 7-10 p.m.
SPILLERTOWN Track Side Dance Barn: Freedom, 7-10 p.m. THOMPSONVILLE Lion’s Cave: Weekenders, 7-10 p.m. Old Country Store Dance Barn: Lil’ Boot & Classic Country, 7-10 p.m.
CARBONDALE Key West Bar & Grill: Ivas John Blues Band
MARION Marion Eagles: Black Lace, 6-10 p.m.
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Ranch Band, 6:30-9:30 p.m. WHITE ASH The White Ash Barn: The Heartland Country Band, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
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Booby’s: 406 S. Illinois, Carbondale / 618-549-3366 Corner Dance Hall: 200 Franklin St., Whittington 618-303-5266 Double K’s Kickin Country: Illinois 37, Mount Vernon 618-359-0455 Duncan Dance Barn: 13545 Spring Pond Road, Benton 618-435-6161 Herrin American Legion: 213 E. Madison St. / 618- 942-3313 Ina Community Building: 504 Elm St., Ina / 618-315-2373 John Brown’s on the Square: 1000 Tower Square, Marion 618-997-2909 Key West: 1108 W. Main, Carbondale / 618-351-5998 Knights of Columbus Hall: 130 S. Eighth St., Du Bois 618-787-2011 Last Call Tavern: 28143 Illinois 15, Ashley / 618-485-6723 Linemen’s Lounge: 100 E. Broadway, Johnston City Lion’s Cave: South Street, Thompsonville 618-218-4888 M & F Bar & Grill: 413 N. Fourth St., Baldwin Marion American Legion: Longstreet Road, Marion 618-997-6168 Marion Eagles: Illinois 3, Marion 618-993-6300 Old Country Store Dance Barn: Main Street, Thompsonville 618-923-2432 Pinch Penny Pub/Copper Dragon: 700 E. Grand, Carbondale / 618-549-3348 PK’s: 308 S. Illinois Ave., Carbondale / 618-529-1124 Saline County VFW Post 3479: 1201 Veterans Drive 618-2739497 Steelhorse Saloon: 202 Dewmain Lane, Carterville 618-985-3549 The Tavern on 10th: 224 S. 10th St., Mount Vernon 618-244-7821 The Wet Spot: 13 S. Mulberry St., Du Quoin / 618-542-2994 The White Ash Barn: 207 Potter St., White Ash / 618-997-4979 Timeout Sports Bar: 200 E. Main St., Du Quoin 618-542-6000 WB Ranch Barn: 1586 Pershing Road, West Frankfort 618-937-3718 Whisker Willy’s Bar & Grill 13510 N. Illinois 37, Marion 618-983-5300 Wit and Wisdom Nutritional Site: 225 E. Poplar St., West Frankfort / 618-937-3070 Xrossroads: 101 Rushing Drive, Herrin / 618-993-8393
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Turner brings train of inspiration to Cape Girardeau had this vision come to me of this wide open space COUNTRY way out in the plains somewhere and there was SCENE this train track running Vince Hoffard right down the middle of this wide open space,” he said. “From out of the Josh Turner darkness came roaring Country, 8 p.m. Saturday, down this track, this long, Dec. 5, The Show Me black, beautiful train. I Center, Southeast Missouri could see people standing State University in Cape out to the sides of this Girardeau. Tickets are $37 track watching the train go and can be reserved at by, and as I was walking, I keep asking myself, ‘What 573-651-5000 or in the world does this www.ticketmaster.com. vision mean, and what does it signify?’ osh Turner had a cash “It dawned on me that flow problem when he this train was a physical attended Belmont metaphor for temptation, University in Nashville, and these people were Tenn. Like most college caught up in this decision students, he had to be of whether or not to get on frugal to survive. this train,” he said. “When With a price tag I got home that night, I got exceeding $100, he knew my guitar out, sat down on there was no way in the late 1990s he could afford the bed and it just poured out of me.” a Hank Williams box set Turner used “Long Black that included heartwrenching acoustic solos, rare demos and live radio performances. Through his formative years, Turner admits to five heavy musical influences, including vocal phenomenons John Anderson, Vern Gosdin, Randy Travis and Johnny Cash, but the mournful storytelling style of Williams tops his list. Luckily, Turner discovered there was a copy of the extensive new recording by his idol on file in Belmont’s music library. He sat and listened for hours, not knowing something special was percolating in his brain. It would surface on the long walk home across campus. “When I left the library that night, I noticed there was something unusually dark about this night. About halfway home, I
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Train” to help earn a record deal with MCA in 2003. Although he first performed the song on the Grand Ole Opry in 2001, it wasn’t released as a single until 2003 and spent 40 weeks on the Billboard charts. Turner knew his career had reached a new high in 2007 when he was invited to become a member of the Opry and was inducted into the family by Vince Gill. A native of South Carolina, the 32-year old Turner grew up singing in church. He sang lead and bass in a quartet he formed called Thankful Hearts. After high school, a serious vocal problem nearly wrecked his future as a vocalist. He was examined by the Vanderbilt voice clinic in 1996 and a lesion was discovered on his right vocal cord. Surgery was not an option. He had to rest his vocal cords for two
years. During that time, he learned classical vocal techniques and how to take care of his voice to prevent future problems. Turner continued vocal training at Belmont. There, he met his wife, Jennifer, who plays piano and provides harmony vocals in his road band. Behind the strength of “Long Black Train,” in 2004 Turner was nominated for Song of the Year and the Horizon Award by the CMA. In the same year, he was named Mainstream Country Artist of the Year by the Inspirational Country Music Awards. VINCE HOFFARD can be reached at vincehoffard@yahoo.com.
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Josh Turner, who is best known for his album ‘Long Black Train,’ performs at 8 p.m. Dec. 5 in Cape Girardeau.
One-Stop Shopping at Davis-McCann Center Over 30 Home-Based Businesses in One Location
Festival of Trees at Logan Museum Businesses and Organizations Auction Wreaths and Trees for Charities
Art Gallery & Hospitality in Logan Neighborhood Local Artists Offer and Display their Unique Work
Murphysboro Home Tour Take a Peek inside 5 Elegantly Decorated Homes
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A‘dog’ of a movie Old Dogs
acted, shamelessly manipulative and not Rated PG for some mild rude humor; starring Robin above stopping by the toilet for a laugh or two. Williams, John Travolta, John Travolta and Robin Kelly Preston, Seth Green; Williams are engaged in directed by Walt Becker; their roles — as lifelong now showing at University friends and longtime high-rolling sports Place 8 in Carbondale, Illinois Centre 8 in Marion marketing business partners. They’re just not and The Grand Theatre in believable as friends or as Du Quoin. the “types” they play. Travolta is Charlie — the BY ROGER MOORE womanizing, back MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE NEWS slapping tell-the-clientTrashing “Old Dogs” is a a-funny-story half of the team. Most of the funny bit like kicking a puppy. stories (not funny, by the But here goes. way) are about Dan, played The new comedy from by Williams at his most some of the folks who brought us “Wild Hogs” is downbeat. Sad Dan may be able to badly written and broadly
close the deal, but he’s a lonely soul, divorced, pining over a one-night stand (Kelly Preston) from seven years before. The guys are on the verge of their biggest deal ever when “South Beach Vicki” (Preston) comes back into Dan’s life. She’s going to jail and oh, by the way, Dan’s the father of 7year-old twins. Would he mind watching them for a few weeks? Surprisingly, few of the jokes have to do with the guys interacting with kids. Repeated “look at the cute grandparents” gags (Dan and Charlie are plainly fiftysomethings) and “We’re a couple — they’re
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‘Old Dogs,’ directed by Walt Becker, is now showing in Carbondale, Marion and Du Quoin.
our kids” gay jokes pepper the script. It’s mainly a movie about two men coping with faux fatherhood and pretending
they’re not old at the same time. The funniest bits come from a mix-up in their daily pill regimen. Nothing is offensive. But
when the best thing you can say about a comedy is that it’s harmless, you know these “Old Dogs” have lost their bite.
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Rated PG for action, smoking and slang humor; starring the voices of George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman, Michael Gambon; directed by Wes Anderson; now showing at University Place 8 in Carbondale. BY ROGER MOORE MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE NEWS
“Fantastic Mr. Fox” is a magical mixing of two distinctly ingenius sensibilities. Marry the dark “scare the little darlings” playfulness of children’s novelist Roald Dahl to the quirky, comic warmth of filmmaker Wes Anderson, assign it to ever-so-patient British masters of stop-motion animation and what you get is a movie of whimsy,
wit, warmth and wackiness, a Dahl parable (“Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”) brought to animated life. The Anderson (“The Royal Tenenbaums”) brand of wit — dysfunctional families in cute conflict — is, oddly, a near-perfect balance for Dahl’s darkness in this story of a Fox (voiced by George Clooney) who settles down, has a cub (with wife Meryl Streep) but is restless for his “wild animal” days. The comic timing—rapid off-hand banter — the garish look and the arch, raisedeyebrow tone of “Mr. Fox” all point to a filmmaker known for arched, bemused detachment, a guy not afraid to fail big (“The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou”) in pursuit of a movie that doesn’t look or sound like any other movie. “Mr. Fox”
doesn’t look like any other movie out there, not even the equally glorious stopmotion animated “Coraline.” And it doesn’t fail. Mr. Fox loves his wife, loves his double-breasted corduroy suits. He doesn’t really love his “Fox About Town” newspaper column. What he really loves is his old life, stealing. As his son (Jason Schwartzman, whiney and perfect) hits his teen years and Mr. Fox reaches middle age, he has an existential crisis. “Why a fox?” he wonders. “Why not a bald eagle?” He uproots the family, moves into a tree against the advice of his badgerlawyer (Bill Murray), takes in an athletically gifted nephew and returns to his old ways — raiding the henhouse, the smokehouse and the cider distillery of three very successful but
scary farmers — Boggis, Bunce and Bean. And that escalates into a war that involves all the farmers, all the foxes, and every other animal. Hilarious touches: When the fox and badger argue, it degenerates into a growling fit, literally. Profanity is replaced with one generic cuss-word — “Cuss.” “What the cuss was that? Shoot the cuss to smithereens!” A hepcat rat (Willem Dafoe) fights the fox as if he’s auditioning for West Side Story. And watch for the Jarvis Cocker cameo. There are life lessons kids will absorb, about listening to good advice. Yet this gloriously retro stop-motion animation is also that rare picture that’s child-oriented yet adult friendly. If you’re a parent, you’d have to be an ornery cuss not to take the tykes to this.
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‘Ninja’ lacks edge Ninja Assassin Rated R for strong bloody stylized violence throughout, and language; starring Rain, Naomie Harris, Ricky Yuen; directed by James McTeigue; now showing at Showplace 8 in Carbondale and Illinois Centre 8 in Marion.
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In Japan, where the blades are shiny and sharp and if the fake blood isn’t staining the lens, you’re not trying hard enough, there’ s a rich tradition of swordand-splatter pictures. That’s the tradition Quentin Tarantino’s “Kill Bill” leaned on, and it’s the foundation of “Ninja Assassin,” a more run-ofthe-mill Hollywood ninja movie with “Matrix” ties. For a thousand years, “The Nine Clans” have taken in orphans from around the world and have forged — OK, literally beaten — them into cold-blooded killing machines, lightningquick shadow warriors who move too quickly to see and have supernatural abilities to recover from all the cuts their samurai swords, throwing stars (shuriken) and neato dagger-chains (kusarigama) inflict. Meet their price — and it hasn’t changed in a millennium, “100 pounds of gold” — and they’ll kill anybody you say. The action is dark and savage in this Wachowskis-produced film from their “Matrix” protege James McTeigue (“V for Vendetta” was his, too). The brawls,
beginning with an opening Yakuza (Japanese mob) slaughter in which we can’t even see the killers, are graphic in the extreme — the most realistic decapitations and dismemberments ever filmed, if that matters to you. The design of the picture is stylized — crimson-colored washing machines in a laundromat where one front-loader is a swirling foam of body parts, ornate Japanese paper walls streaked with arterial spray. There aren’t many surprises here — from the training flashbacks (blindfolded sword fighters) to the murder of Raizu’s one true love to the climax — a real Battle Royal. “Ninja Assassin” has some cool touches — the death warning to the doomed is a wax-sealed envelope with dark black (volcanic?) sand in it. However, since “cool” was the only goal, I have to say “Ninja” just isn’t cool enough. Rain makes a charismatic coiled spring of hero. But there’s more to making sword-and-splatter work than just shiny blades and blood. It’s got to have an edge, and the one on “Ninja Assassin” is dull as a butter knife.
BY ROGER MOORE
Still Playing Blind Side Michael Oher, a homeless African-American youngster from a broken home, is taken in by the Touhys, a well-to-do white family who help him fulfill his potential. As a football player and student, Oher works hard and becomes an All-American offensive left tackle. Starring: Quinton Aaron, Sandra Bullock, Kathy Bates, Lily Collins, Tim McGraw. A Christmas Carol Ebenezer Scrooge begins the Christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt, barking at his faithful clerk and his cheery nephew. But when the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come take him on a journey, he must open his heart to undo years of ill will before it’s too late. Also in 3-D Starring: Jim Carrey, Bob Hoskins, Christopher Lloyd, Robin Wright Penn, Colin Firth. Rated PG for scary sequences and images. Couples Retreat Four Midwestern couples embark on a journey to a tropical island resort. While one of the couples is there to work on their marriage, the other three set out to jet ski, spa and enjoy some fun in the sun. They soon discover that participation in the resort’s couples therapy is not optional. Starring: Jon Favreau, Vince Vaughn, Faizon Love, Jason Bateman, Kristen Bell. Rated Rated PG-13 on appeal for sexual content and language. Law Abiding Citizen Clyde Shelton is an upstanding family man whose wife and daughter are brutally murdered during a home invasion. When the killers are caught, Nick Rice, a hotshot Philadelphia prosecutor, is assigned to the case. Over his objections, Nick is forced by his boss to offer one of the suspects a light sentence in exchange for testifying against his accomplice. Fast forward 10 years. The man who got away with murder is
found dead and Clyde Shelton coolly admits his guilt. Then he issues a warning to Nick: Either fix the flawed justice system that failed his family, or key players in the trial will die. Starring: Jamie Foxx, Gerard Butler. Rated R for strong bloody brutal violence and torture, a scene of rape and pervasive language. Men Who Stare At Goats In this quirky dark comedy inspired by a real life story you will hardly believe is actually true, astonishing revelations about a top-secret wing of the U.S. military come to light when a reporter encounters an enigmatic Special Forces operator on a mind-boggling mission. Inspired by Jon Ronson’s nonfiction bestseller, an eyeopening and hilarious exploration of the government’s attempts to harness paranormal abilities to combat its enemies. Starring: George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Kevin Spacey, Jeff Bridges, Rebecca Mader. Rated R for language, some drug content and brief nudity. Paranormal Activity After a young, middle-class couple moves into what seems like a typical suburban “starter” tract house, they become increasingly disturbed by a presence that may or may not be demonic, but is certainly most active in the middle of the night. Rated R for language. Planet 51 Captain Charles “Chuck” Baker, lands on Planet 51 thinking he’s the first person to step foot on it. To his surprise, he finds that this planet is inhabited by little green people who are happily living in a white picket fence world, and whose only fear is that it will be overrun by alien invaders—like Chuck! Starring: Gary Oldman, John Cleese, Dwayne Johnson, Jessica Biel, Justin Long. Rated PG for mild sci-fi action and some suggestive humor. Pirate Radio In Britain in 1966, recently expelled student Carl has been sent by
his mother to find some direction in life by visiting his godfather, the boss of a pirate radio station in the North Sea. In an era when the stuffy corridors of power stifle anything approaching youthful exuberance, a political minister seizes the chance to score a political goal. What results is a literal storm on the high seas. Starring: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Rhys Ifans, Nick Frost, Kenneth Branagh. Rated R for language, and some sexual content including brief nudiity. Twilight: New Moon Bella Swan is devastated by the abrupt departure of her vampire love, Edward Cullen, but her spirit is rekindled by her growing friendship with the irresistible Jacob Black. Suddenly she finds herself drawn into the world of the werewolves, ancestral enemies of the vampires, and finds her loyalties tested. Starring: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Dakota Fanning, Chaske Spencer. Rated PG-13 for some violence and action.
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2012 A global cataclysm brings an end to the world and tells of the heroic struggle of the survivors. Starring: John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Danny Glover, Thandie Newton, Oliver Platt. Rated PG-13 for intense disaster sequences and some language. Where the Wild Things Are The adventures of a young boy named Max who, after being sent to bed for misbehaving, imagines that he sails away to where the wild things are. Max is loved by the wild creatures who make him their King, though he soon longs to be back home with his family. Starring: Catherine Keener, Max Records, Benicio Del Toro, Forest Whitaker, Catherine O’Hara. Rated PG for mild thematic elements, some adventure action and brief language. — kerasotes.com
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