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Set your phasers to

‘SUNG’ Music Festival features Mozart opera with a sci-fi twist

Plan your weekend

Music, festivals and more on tap in Southern Illinois

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Contact Us: 800-228-0429 flipside@thesouthern.com Adam Testa, Lifestyles writer adam.testa@thesouthern.com / ext. 5031 Brenda Kirkpatrick, Flipside content coordinator flipside@thesouthern.com / ext. 5089 Brandon Byars, online brandon.byars@thesouthern.com / ext. 5018 Cara Recine, Lifestyles and special projects editor cara.recine@thesouthern.com / ext. 5075 The Southern Illinoisan (USPS 258-908) is published daily at a yearly subscription rate of $219.96. It is published at 710 N. Illinois Ave., Carbondale, IL 62901.

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Art Events‌ Thursday Night Live: Art, food, music, Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, 2600 Richview Road, Mount Vernon; 618-242-1236; www. cedarhurst.org

Exhibits‌ Summer Solstice Art Exhibition: 5-8 p.m.

Saturday, June 28, and 2-4 p.m. Sunday, June 29, 950 Park Ave., Paducah; 270-442-1985 Revived, Reclaimed Redeemed: Prints and jewelry by Ashley Greer, Du Quoin Library of Arts, 6 S. Washington St.; through July 20; 618-790-4036; libraryofarts@gmail.com The Art of Description: Southern Illinois Art & Artisans Center, 14967 Gun Creek Trail, Whittington; through Oct. 17, 2015; hours, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily; no admission charge; 618-629-2220 Flower Power: South wall, Little Egypt Arts Centre, 601 Tower Square, Marion; floral artwork; 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

Monday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

Tuesday-Saturday; through June; 618-998-8530 or www.

littleegyptarts.com Drawings — More Than Black and White: By Najjar Abdul-Musawwir and Mike Faris, Centralia Cultural Society’s Community Arts Center, 1250 Rexford St., Centralia; through June 30; 618-322-8486 Kaye Howell: North window artist, Little Egypt Arts Centre, 601 Tower Square, Marion; through June; 618-998-8530 or www. littleegyptarts.com George and Janet Stone: Photographers, north wall, Little Egypt Arts Centre, 601 Tower Square, Marion; through June; 618-998-8530 or www.littleegyptarts.com Daedalus’ Wings: Installation by Luca Cruzat, The Gallery Space, law office of Joni Beth Bailey, 1008 Walnut St., Murphysboro; hours, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. MondayFriday; through June French artist: Camille Ticheur, Weaver’s Cottage, 1904 Bass Lane, Carbondale; through June; 618 457-6823 Celebration in Nature: Paintings by Bluma Herman, Carbondale Public Library, 405 W. Main St.; through July 1; 618-559-1641; carbondale. aol@gmail.net

Light Up the Night: Exhibit by Scott Morris of Karnak, Harrisburg District Library; street scenes of Paducah; closing reception, July 13 Stitching and Painting: The Art of Faith Ringgold, Mounds African American Museum, 216 N. Front St.; 2-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; through July 27; 618-745-6183 Paint on the Wall: By Shawn Vincelette, Pavilion of the City of Marion, 1602 Sioux Drive; through July; also the Marion Landmarks Series; 618-993-2657 Anna Centennial celebration of 1954 exhibit: 60th anniversary, Union County Museum, Cobden; through July 27; hours, 1-5 p.m.

Saturday-Sunday Joan Skiver-Levy: 24 paintings, Corner Dance Hall, Whittington; through July; 618-303-5266 Cedarhurst Center for the Arts: Playing with Scissors, Polly WinklerMitchell; Waves in Black and White, Sandra Gottlieb; Dreaming Out Loud, recent works by Paul Aho; Pastoral America, The Morrissey

Family Collections; 2600 Richview Road, Mount Vernon; through Aug. 3; 618242-1236; www.cedarhurst. org Staycation: Missy Carstens, local scenes, Latta Java coffee shop, 412 N. Market St., Marion; 8 a.m5 p.m. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.2 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.2 p.m. Sunday; through August; 618-998-8530 Playful Notions — Experiments in Mixed Media: Clay sculpture, painted furniture, wire sculpture, mixed media vessels, mixed media painting, Southern Illinois Art and Artisan Center, 14967 Gun Creek Trail, Whittington; through Aug. 23; 618629-2220 or mgalloway@ museum.state.il.us

Receptions‌ Landscapes of Southern Illinois: 5-6:30 p.m.

Thursday, June 26, Carbondale Civic Center Corridor Gallery; hours, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday; through July 31; presented

by Carbondale Community Arts; 618-457-5100; info@ carbondalearts.org; carbondalearts.org

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by Carol Good, 7-9 p.m.

Saturday, June 28, Longbranch Café & Bakery, 100 E. Jackson St., Carbondale; through Aug. 10; 618-201-6252 Strictly Digital photography: Anna Arts Center, 117 W. Davie St., Anna; through June 29; reception, 2-4 p.m.

Sunday, June 29; 618-8332862 or gsbjr@frontier.com Eldon Benz: 6-8 p.m.

Thursday, July 3, Varsity Center For the Arts, Carbondale; Southern Illinois nature photographs and prints of Lee Benz serigraphs, watercolors and woodcuts; local artist Eric Easton of Soildidgeridoo will play one of the handcrafted didgeridoos he makes from local trees; eldonbenz.com; soildidgeridoo.com

Reception scheduled for Strictly Digital ‌ NNA — A closing A reception and awards ceremony for the Strictly Digital Photography Competition will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, June 29, in The Anna Arts Center, 117 W. Davie St. The show was juried

by Charles “Chuck” Swedlund, emeritus professor of photography at SIU. A photograph by Swedlund will be part of the exhibition.

A total of 105 photographs featuring a wide range of styles, approaches and subject matter will be displayed.

The photographs were taken by 37 regional photographers.

The ceremony and exhibition is free.

For more information, call 904-625-1109 or email vabchlee@gmail. com.

— The Southern

‘The Art of Description’ now on display at Artisans Center in Whittington ‌WHITTINGTON — “The Art of Description,” which focuses on still life, landscape and portrait works with an emphasis on the quiet meditation of its subjects, is now on display at The Illinois State Museum Southern Illinois Art & Artisans Center.

Participating Illinois artists include Sandra Binion, Peter Butterfield, Steven Carrelli, Richard Deutsch, Laura Letinsky, Tim Lowly, Michael Mahoney, Karen Perl and Zack Sabin.

The subject of the exhibition was inspired by poet Mark Doty’s book, titled “The Art of Description: World Into Word.”

The book is dedicated to descriptive writing and asks the question, “How do we put the world in words?” Doty suggests that poetic description is the diligent, continuous, subjective participation in the process of living.

The exhibition is curated by Doug Stapleton of the Illinois State Museum Chicago Gallery.

PROVIDED BY RICHARD DEUTSCH‌

‘River III,’ casein on linen over panel, is by Richard Deutsch.

Stapleton writes: “Reading Doty brought to my mind visual artists whose works are centered in the palpable and tangible world. These artists have located a sustained

pulse on the sensory world that startles our own inner witness into a strange and new familiarity with the clamoring world.”

The exhibition runs through Oct. 17, 2015.

PROVIDED BY MICHAEL MAHONEY‌

‘Still Life with White Pot and Oil Can’ by Michael Mahoney is part of the new exhibit.

The Illinois State Museum Southern Illinois Art & Artisans Center is six miles north of Benton, just off Interstate 57, west of Exit 77.

Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, and there is no admission charge.

For more information, call 618-629-2220.

— The Southern

‘More Than Black and White’ drawings exhibit in Centralia features Musawwir, Faris ‌CENTRALIA — An exhibition of drawings by Najjar Abdul-Musawwir and Mike Faris that explores racial issues in the United States is now on display at the Community Arts Center of the Centralia Cultural Society.

The title of the show is “Drawings: More Than Black and White,” which references the media of the works, racial issues in the United States, and the subject matter of some of the artworks.

Abdul-Musawwir is an

art instructor at SIU, and Faris is an art instructor at Shawnee Community College.

The drawings will be on display through Monday, June 30. There is no charge to see the

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For more information exhibition. call the Centralia Cultural The Community Arts Center is at 1250 Rexford Society at 618-322-8486.

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Big Branch River Country Fest coming to Walker’s Bluff ‌CARTERVILLE — The Big Branch River Country Fest is coming to Walker’s Bluff Saturday, June 28, as part of the Summer Concert Series at Legends Amphitheatre and the Gazebo stage.

Artists performing

from noon to 9:30 p.m. include Amanda Wright, Kelly Wayne, Jonathan Frizzell and Mocking Bird Hill.

Gates open at 11 a.m.

Tickets are $15; kids younger than 12 are admitted free. Tickets

may be purchased at the Walker’s Bluff General Store or online at www. walkersbluff.com.

Walker’s Bluff Winery is at 326 Vermont Road.

For more information, call 618-956-9900.

— Brenda Kirkpatrick

Benatar will hit you with her best shot July 13 at Walker’s Bluff for 35th Anniversary Tour with Giraldo ‌CARTERVILLE — Rock legends Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo will take the stage at 7 p.m. Sunday, July 13, at Legend’s Amphitheater, Walker’s Bluff, 326 Vermont Road.

Benatar and Giraldo, who are married, are continuing with their 35th Anniversary Tour, which includes concerts from coast to coast.

Benatar has been called the leading female rock vocalist of the ‘80s. She won four consecutive Grammy Awards between 1980 and 1983, as well as three American Music Awards.

She is probably best known for her song, “Hit Me with Your Best Shot.”

Other hits include “Love is a Battlefield,” “Heartbreaker,” “We Live for Love,” “Promises in the Dark” and “We Belong.”

Giraldo is a guitarist, producer and songwriter.

He first collaborated with Benatar 35 years ago on the debut album “In the Heat of the Night.”

VIP tickets for the July 13 concert are $140 and include Legend’s buffet, white glove service and

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Neil Giraldo and Pat Benatar, who are married, are continuing with their 35th Anniversary Tour with a stop at Walker’s Bluff in Carterville.

access to the Legends patio seating.

Lawn seating at $45 is

available on a first-come, first served basis.

No outside food or beverage is allowed at the concert.

Doors open at 5:30 p.m.

Buy tickets at Walker’s Bluff General Store or call 618-956-9900. For more information, visit www. walkersbluff.com.

— Brenda Kirkpatrick

Sat, June 28 • 2-6pm Bosco & Whiteford

Sun, June 29 5:30 New Jazz Quartet- Part of the Southern Illinois Music Festival Highway 127 Alto Pass • 618 893 4898 M-Th 10-5p • F-Sa 10-7p • Su 12-7p altovineyards.net Page 4 Thursday, June 26, 2014 Flipside

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618-922-7853 Midtown Pub: Public TO BE LISTED Square, Jonesboro 618THURSDAY 614-7777 Benton: Senior Center, IN OUR LIVE Murphysboro Moose The Swing N’ Country MUSIC GUIDE Lodge: 9663 Old Illinois 13, Dance Band, 7-9:30 p.m.

Murphysboro 618-684Carbondale: Hangar 618-351-5089 3232 9, Sunset After Party w/ N-Kahootz Night Club: 115 Chicago Farmer; PKs, brenda.kirkpatrick@ W. Cherry St., Herrin 618The Big Idea; Tres Homthesouthern.com 942-9345 bres, Copecetic Old Country Store Dance FRIDAY Barn: Main Street, ThompCarbondale: Hangar sonville 618-218-4676 9, Marc B; PKs, MarPK’s: 308 S. Illinois Ave., shall Anderson and the Carbondale 618-529-1124 Whiskey Caper; Tres Pinch Penny Pub: 700 E. Hombres, Nasty Nate/ Grand Ave., Carbondale Transcendental Cowboys, 618-549-3348 6-9 p.m., patio Steeleville American Herrin: N-Kahootz Legion: 303 S. Chester St., Night Club, Paragon, Steeleville 618-965-3362 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

Photo provided by Terry Hickey Tres Hombres: 119 N. Ina: Community Building, Mel Goot, Jim Wall and Ron Coulter will play at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Grotto Lounge in Washington St., CarbonFriday Night Jam Band, Carbondale. dale 618-457-3308 6:30-9:30 p.m.

The Mansion: 1602 Marion 618-993-6300 618-201-1753 Country, 6-9 p.m.

Marion: Youth CenMarion Youth Center: 211 Heartland Drive, Marion Gwen Wynn Senior MONDAY ter, Craig’s Country 618-579-4145 E. Boulevard Ave., Marion Du Quoin: Derby’s Com- Center: North Ninth St., Band, 6-9 p.m.

Benton 618-967-4635 munity Hall, Jerry’s JamWhittington: Corner Hangar 9: 511 S. Illinois mers, 7-9 p.m.

Dance Hall, South of 70, Ave., Carbondale 618-549Marion: Youth Cen7:30-10:30 p.m.

0511 ter, Craig’s Country SATURDAY Herrin Teen Town: 105 N. Band, 6-9 p.m.

Carbondale: Curb13th St., Herrin 618-889TUESDAY side, Djibril Camar and 3651 Herrin: Teen Town, SIWADE, 8 p.m.; Hangar Hideout Restaurant: 2602 Country Ram9, The Shawnee Hills Wanda Drive, Marion 618rods, 7-10 p.m.

Band; PKs, Bosco and Marion: Hideout Restau- 997-8325 Whiteford; Tres Hombres, Italian Club: 9038 Main rant, Bob Pina, piano 5:30The Deciders Street, Coello 618-7248:30 p.m.

Herrin: N-Kahootz 4610 FIND THEM HERE Night Club, Murphy 500, John Brown’s On The Barb’s Place: 206 E. 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

Square: 1000 Tower Market St., Christopher Marion: American Square, Marion 618-997618-724-5562 Legion, Dave Caputo, Carbondale Eagles: 1206 2909 7:30 p.m.; Hideout ResJust Elsie’s: 302 Jackson W. Linden St. 618-529taurant, Bob Pina, piano St., Orient, 618-932-3401 9345 5:30-9:30 p.m.; Egyptian La Fogata Mexican Bar Corner Dance Hall: 200 Hills Resort, Ivas John and Grill: 519 S. Illinois Ave. Franklin St., Whittington Band, 6-10 p.m.

Carbondale; 618-457-2092 618-303-5266 Thompsonville: Old Marion American Legion: Curbside: 227 W. Main Country Store Dance Barn, St., Carbondale 618-490- Longstreet Road, Marion Lil’ Boot & Classic Coun618-997-6168 1539 try, 7-10 p.m.

100 s. illinois ave • 618.457.6900 Marion Eagles: Russell Derby’s Community Hall: SUNDAY lunch: 11-2:45 mon-fri/dinner: 5-8:45 sun-thurs/dinner: 5-9:45 fri & sat and Longstreet Roads, 214 High St., Du Quoin Marion: Eagles, Big

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Cafés‌ Coulter, Goot and Wall: 7 p.m. Thursday, Grotto Lounge/Newell House,

201 E. Main St., Carbondale; 618-549-6400 Nate Staub: 9-11 p.m.

Thursday; Kid Mikey T, 8-11 p.m. Friday

and Mortimer Bustos, 8-11 p.m. Saturday, Fat Patties Red Corner, 611 S. Illinois Ave., Carbondale; 618-529-3287

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Dickerson: 4-8 p.m., StarView Vineyards The Venturis: 6-9 p.m., Rustle Hill Winery

SUNDAY Barry Cloyd: 1-4 p.m., Rustle Hill Winery Bud Summers: 2-5 p.m., SATURDAY Big Branch River Country Blue Sky Vineyard Ryan Schambach: Fest: Starts 11 a.m., Walker’s 2-5 p.m., Walker’s Bluff Bluff Tim Whiteford: 2-6 p.m., Barry Cloyd: 2-5 p.m., Blue Owl Creek Winery Sky Vineyard Rich Fabec Blues: 2:30Zola Road: 2-5 p.m., Rustle 5:30 p.m., Von Jakob Winery Hill Winery & Brewery Bosco & Whiteford: Todd Pierson: 5-8 p.m., 2-6 p.m., Alto Vineyards Rustle Hill Winery Martin McMorrow and Mike Wright: 2-6 p.m.

FIND THEM HERE Orlandini Vineyard Alto Vineyards: Illinois Bill Bradley Duo: 2-6 p.m., 127, Alto Pass Owl Creek Winery Bella T Winery: 755 Just Jill: 3:30-6:30 p.m., Von Jakob Winery & Brewery Parker City Road, Creal Springs Eli Tellor & Tyler

Blue Sky Vineyard: 3150 S. Rocky Comfort Road, Makanda The Bluffs Vineyard and Winery: 140 Buttermilk Hill Road, Ava Honker Hill Winery: 4861 Spillway Road, Carbondale Orlandini Vineyard: 410 Thorn Lane, Makanda Owl Creek Vineyard: 2655 Water Valley Road, Cobden Lincoln Heritage Winery: 772 Kaolin Road, Cobden Pheasant Hollow Winery: 14931 Illinois 37, Whittington Rustle Hill Winery: U.S. 51, Cobden StarView Vineyards: 5100 Wing Hill Road, Cobden Von Jakob Winery & Brewery: 230 Illinois 127, Alto Pass Walker’s Bluff: 326 Vermont Road, Carterville

Concerts

Hills Resort, Lake of Egypt, 75 Egyptian Parkway, Creal Springs; $20; benefits the SOUTHERN ILLINOIS‌ Williamson County Family Southern Illinois Music Crisis Center Homeless Festival: Mostly Mozart in Shelter; www.egyptianhillsrethe Midwest, now through sort.com; 618-364-8088 or June 29; www.SIFest.com; 618-996-3449 618-997-4030 Big Branch River Sunset Concert Series: Country Fest: Features Features Hot Sauce, 7 p.m.

Amanda Wright, Kelly Thursday, June 26, SIU Wayne, Jonathan Frizzell campus, Carbondale; rock, and Mocking Bird Hill, noon, hip hop; bring coolers; Saturday, June 28, Walker’s free; 618-536-3393; www. studentcenter.siu.edu; www. Bluff Winery, 326 Vermont Road, Carterville; part of hotsaucemusic.com the Summer Concert Series DJ Party: 6-9 p.m. Friday, at Legends Amphitheatre June 27, Town Square and the Gazebo stage; Pavilion, corner of U.S. 51 gates open, 11 a.m.; $15; North and Illinois 13 West, kids younger than 12, free; Carbondale; food; crafts; www.carbondalemainstreet. www.walkersbluff.com; 618-956-9900 com; 618-529-8040 Sunset Concert Series: American Fool: A tribute to John Mellencamp, 8:30 p.m. Features Scarletta, 7 p.m.

Thursday, July 3, Turley Park, Friday, June 27, Egyptian

Carbondale; country rock; bring coolers; free; 618-5363393; www.studentcenter. siu.edu; www.scarlettamusic. com Pat Benatar and Neil Giradlo: 7 p.m. Sunday, July 13, Legend’s Amphitheater, Walker’s Bluff, 326 Vermont Road, Carterville; songs include Hit Me With Your Best Shot; VIP tickets, $140 include buffet; lawn seating, $45; doors open 5:30 p.m.; 618-956-9900; www.walkersbluff.com Fixx for Hunger: Will Rock for Food benefit concert, 7 p.m., Saturday, July 26, Marion Cultural and Civic Center; proceeds to the Marion Food Pantry; headliners, The Fixx with guests, The Jeff Pritchett Project; $50/$35/$25 at www.marionccc.org, 618-997-4030

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111 N. Oak St. Centralia, IL 62801 618-532-9754 www.centraliahouserestaurant.com

Annex Coffee & Deli Bennie’s Italian Foods BJ’s Garden Inn Café Blend Tea & Crepe Lounge Boondock’s Seafood Co. Bottom’s Up Bar & Grill Centralia House Chuck’s BBQ Courtside Grill Crossroads Coffee Delaney’s On Broadway Egyptian Hills Resort Fat Patties Grandma Helen’s Jack Russell Fish Company Miranda’s On Main Pagliai’s Pizza & Pasta Pizza & Pasta Express Riverview Mansion Hotel & Levee Lounge Sergio’s Mexican Restaurant Southern Que Barbecue Taqueria La Fogata Thai Taste Whaler’s Catch

 MOVIES  ART  WINERIES  BOOKS  COVER STORY  THEATER  THINGS TO DO  MUSIC  Illinois State Fair concerts: Feature Pitbull, Aug. 9, Hunter Hayes, Aug. 13, Emblem3, Aug. 14 and Steely Dan, Aug. 15, Springfield; fair Aug. 7-17; www.ticketmaster. com, 800-745-3000; www. illiniosstatefair.info.org Centralia Carillon Summer Series: 6:30 p.m.

Fridays, Aug. 22, 29 and Sept. 5, Carillon Tower, 114 N. Elm St., Centralia; carlo@centralia-carillon. org; 618-533-4381; www. centralia-carillon.org Du Quoin State Fair: Aug. 23 Foreigner, Kenny Rogers Aug. 24, Travis Tritt Aug. 25, The Jon Henninger Band Aug. 26, .38 Special Aug. 28, Rodney Atkins Aug. 29; KC and the Sunshine Band Aug. 30; shows start 7:30 p.m., grandstand; The Jon Henninger Band, $10; remaining shows, $25/$30; 618-542-1535; www. duquoinstatefair.net

Carbondale Rocks Revival: Sept. 4-6 concerts at various venues throughout downtown Carbondale; carbondalemusiccoalition.com

Kentucky‌ Stars of Tomorrow Show: 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 27, Kentucky Opry, 88 Chilton Lane, Benton, Ky.; $16/$15/$10/$7.50; www.kentuckyopry.com; 888-459-8704 Country Music Show: Features patriotic music, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 28, Kentucky Opry, 88 Chilton Lane, Benton, Ky.; $16/$15/$10/$7.50; www.kentuckyopry.com; 888-459-8704 The Beach Boys: 7:15 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 18, The Carson Center, Paducah; $135/$100/$65/$50/$30; www.thecarsoncenter.org; 270-450-4444

Kevin Lucas Orchestra releases new video ‌COBDEN — Raveolution Studios in Bangalore, India, has released the newest music video from the Kevin Lucas Orchestra.

“Little Man” is one the singles from the group’s upcoming album, “Echoes in the Sand.”

The video and song feature several new artists to the group, including a new vocalist.

“I am extremely excited about this music

video and this album,” frontman Lucas said. “It has been a very exciting year.”

The video has a powerful message against child labor in factories across the world.

Local footage of Lucas was filmed at Misunderstudio in Murphysboro.

A second video from the album is scheduled for release within the next few weeks.

— Adam Testa

Set your phasers to ‘sung’ Music Festival features classic Mozart opera with a twist ADAM TESTA THE SOUTHERN‌

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ome pieces of art, whether handcrafted or performance, transcend time and find a celebratory place in history – or, as some like George Takei and William Shatner might say, they live long and prosper.

One such work will be showcased this weekend, when the Southern Illinois Music Festival boldly goes where no opera production has gone before. A cast of professional opera performers will present a “Star Trek”-inspired rendition of Mozart’s comic opera “The Abduction from the Seraglio.”

Mozart’s original score comes to life with a new twist and English translation written by director Josh Shaw. Capt. Kirk, Spock, Lt. Ohura, Klingons, a green Orion slave girl and an entire harem of alien slaves run amuck on sets inspired by the original “Star Trek” series.

Loaded with slapstick comedy and campy tributes to the popular sci-fi franchise, the show aims to appeal to an audience of all ages. The “Star Trek” theme helps makes the story more relatable to those who might otherwise be turned away from opera.

The opera will be presented at 7:30 Friday, June 27, and 2 p.m. Sunday,

PROVIDED BY JOSH SHAW‌

The Southern Illinois Music Festival will feature a ‘Star Trek’-inspired rendition of Mozart’s opera ‘Abduction from the Seraglio’ on Friday and Sunday at Carterville High School.

June 29, at the Carterville High School Performing Arts Center. Tickets are $20 for general admission and $8 for students and are available at the door. A free pre-performance lecture precedes the Sunday matinee at 1:15 p.m. in the school cafeteria.

The remaining Southern Illinois Music Festival schedule includes:

Thursday, June 26‌ Benyas family recital: 5 p.m.; First United Methodist Church of Carbondale; free Clarinet, cello and piano recital: 8:30 p.m.; First United Methodist Church of

Carbondale; free

Friday, June 27‌ Klassics for Kids: children’s event; 10 a.m.; Christopher Civic Center; free Jive with Jazz: children’s event; 11 a.m.; Murphysboro Youth and Recreation Center; free Klassics for Kids: children’s event; 12 p.m.; Johnston City Free Will Baptist Church; free “The Abduction from the Seraglio” by Mozart: comic opera; 7:30 p.m.; Carterville High School; $25 premium, $20 general, $8 students Saturday, June 28‌ Klassics for Kids: children’s events; all at 10 a.m., all

free; locations: University Mall, Carbondale; Old Feed Store, Cobden; Renascence House, Makanda SIU Extravaganza: wine, hors d’oeuvres and music; 7:30 p.m.; SIU Student Services Building; $50; limited to 200 patrons

Sunday, June 29‌ “The Abduction from the Seraglio” by Mozart: comic opera; 2 p.m.; Carterville High School; $25 premium, $20 general, $8 students New Arts Jazztet: 5:30 p.m.; Alto Vineyards, Alto Pass; free adam.testa@thesouthern.com 618-351-5031

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Super City Blues & Ques: Friday-Saturday, June 27-28, Fort Massac State Park, Metropolis; music, Dance‌ vendors, beer garden, kids’ West African Dance activities, arts and crafts Class: By Djibril Camara fair; barbecue competition; from Guinea, West Africa, events start noon Friday; Saturday, June 28, Willow Street Studios, 205 W. Willow music, 2-9 p.m. Friday by Soul Bandits, Lew Jetton & St., Carbondale; classes 61 South, Elam McKnight and start 1:30 p.m.; $20; The Southern Illinois West African John Sutton Band; barbecue competition, Saturday; music Drum Ensemble provides starts 1 p.m. by Beat Daddy’s, live drumming; reserve at Cuttin’ Jessies, Tommy Akers dancewillow@gmail.com Band and Crestview Kings; Comedy‌ also, touch a tractor event, Events‌ Comedy Night: Features Saturday; 618-524-1696; Street Machine Rob Durham and Andrew metropolistourism.com Nationals: 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

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Super City Blues and Ques festival returns to Metropolis fun is far from done in southernmost Illinois.

The Super City Blues and Ques festival returns to Fort Massac State Park this weekend, Friday and Saturday, June 27 and 28, for its 13th year.

Last year’s event brought ADAM TESTA 10,000 people to the city THE SOUTHERN‌ of Superman through the two days, and organizers ‌METROPOLIS — This hope for a similar turnMassac County city recently celebrated a suc- out this year, provided Mother Nature coopercessful Superman Celebration, but the summer ates.

Super City festival brings best of music, meat to Metropolis

“It fills up our hotels and our restaurants,” said Parks and Recreation Director Priscilla Abell.

“It’s a time for people to come in and see our area and enjoy it. For the community, it’s just a chance to enjoy some great live music and fun.”

Festivities begin at noon Friday with music from 2 to 9 p.m., featuring Soul Bandits, Lew Jetton and 61 South, Elam McKnight and

the John Sutton Band.

Saturday’s music entertainment runs from 1 to 9 p.m. with acts including Beat Daddy’s, Cuttin’ Jessies, the Tommy Akers Band and Crestview Kings.

“We have some really good bands,” Abell said.

“It’s all live, and it’s all free. It’s definitely worth the trip.”

But many of the festival’s attendees are there for more than the music.

On Saturday, teams will compete in a state championship competition for the Kansas City BBQ Society. The winning team will win $1,000 and entry into the finals in Kansas City in October.

Friday night will feature an Anything But competition for entrees, sides, sauces and sweets.

Each entry is $25 and prizes up to $75 will be awarded in each category.

Other activities are

planned for the weekend, as well. These include a variety of vendors selling food and wares, a beer garden, kids’ activities and an arts and crafts fair.

“It’s just a good time for families to enjoy the community,” Abell said.

For more information, call 618-524-1696 or visit metropolistourism.com. adam.testa@thesouthern.com 618-351-5031

Suspense novelist Laura Benedict to sign copies of book Saturday ‌CARBONDALE — Local author Laura Benedict will sign copies of her fourth dark suspense novel from 1 to 3 p.m.

Saturday, June 28, in the Bookworm bookstore in Eastgate Shopping Center.

“Bliss House” tells the story of Rainey Bliss Adams, who desperately needs a new start when she and her daughter relocate from St. Louis to Old Gate, Virginia, and settle into the house where the Bliss family had lived for more than a century.

Rainey’s husband had been killed in a freak explosion that left her 14-year-old daughter, Ariel, scarred and

disfigured.

At the grand housewarming party, Bliss House begins to reveal itself again as Ariel sees haunting visions.

Benedict is also the author of “Devil’s Oven,” a modern Frankenstein tale, “Calling Mr. Lonely Hearts” and “Isabella Moon.” Her work has appeared in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, PANK and numerous anthologies.

She lives with her family in rural Jackson County.

“Bliss House” is hardcover and sells for $25.95.

For more information, contact the Bookworm at 618-457-2665.

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Sustainable Living Films start Friday in Carbondale ‌CARBONDALE — The Sustainable Living Film Series will feature four films to be shown at 5:30 p.m. on the fourth Friday of the month starting in June. Films will be shown at Longbranch Cafe & Bakery at 100 E. Jackson St. Each event will take place from 5:30 to 7 p.m. and will include the showing of a documentary film, plus discussions hosted by local professionals.

The series will kick off at 5:30 p.m. Friday, June 27, with the film, “More Than Honey” hosted by Mark Fletter of Dayempur Farm. The film will discuss the world of bees, showing small family beekeepers and industrialized honey farms.

The film series will continue Friday, July 25 with “Fabulous Fashionistas,” hosted by Elaine

Ramseyer. The documentary follows six women with an average age of 80 who are determined to look fabulous and have fun.

“Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare” is the title of the film set for Friday, Aug. 29, hosted

by Dayemi Health Center and Dayempur Herbals.

The movie talks about low-cost methods of prevention and healing in healthcare.

The final film of the series set for Friday, Sept. 26, is “Hungry for Change” hosted by Rachel Bangert, a holistic nurse.

The movie discusses diet and the food industry and features interviews with health authors and medical experts.

For more information on the films, call Lynn Walters at 618-529-5044.

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Liberty Bell of the West celebration set at Kaskaskia ‌KASKASKIA — Illinois’ original capital city will mark Independence Day at the Liberty Bell of the West Memorial, the bell that tolled in 1778 to celebrate Kaskaskia’s capture from British forces in the Revolutionary War. The 45th annual Independence Day Celebration takes place at 12:30 p.m. Friday, July 4, at the Kaskaskia Bell State Historic Site.

Stephen Wigginton, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, will speak at the event.

Kaskaskia has been home to the bell since 1741, when King Louis XV of France gave it to the town church.

On July 4, 1778, exactly two years after the Declaration of Independence was signed, the bell rang out to celebrate the capture of Kaskaskia by Lt. Col. George Rogers Clark.

Music, the ringing of bells, and the French Marines de Fort de Chartres’s volley will accompany the patriotic celebration.

Plate lunches and other refreshments will be available.

Visitors are encouraged to bring lawn chairs, although some chairs will be provided under tents.

The Chester Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion, the City of Chester, the Kaskaskia Church Foundation and the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency are sponsoring the Independence Day Celebration.

Kaskaskia Bell State Historic Site, administered by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, is on an island in the Mississippi River. The town was once physically connected to the state, but the Mississippi River changed course in 1881, flooding much of the village and cutting it off from the rest of Illinois.

To reach the island, go to St. Mary, Mo., take Highway 61 to the Old Channel Bridge, turn east and follow Kaskaskia Bell markers for five miles.

For more information, call 618-859-3741 or 618-284THE SOUTHERN FILE PHOTO‌ Kaskaskia has been home to the bell since 1741, when King 7230 or go to www.illinoishistory.gov.

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Hip Hop 5K Run/Walk set in Herrin ‌HERRIN — A Hip Hop 5K Run/Walk to benefit the International Hip Dysplasia Institute will be Saturday, July 26.

Participants must register no later than Wednesday, July 9 to be guaranteed a T-shirt. Cost is $25 for those who register by July 9. Cost is $30 from Thursday, July 10, until race day, and $25 for a phantom runner.

The race will begin at 8 a.m. at the Herrin football field. A free, half-mile Fun Run for kids 12 and younger will begin immediately after the 5K. River to River will provide event timing. For more information, call Maci-McRaven-Hutson at 618-889-3886 or email hiphop5kmaci@gmail. com.

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Du Quoin Fair entertainment tickets selling at a brisk pace

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pening day ticket numbers for the 2014 season have left first-year Du Quoin State Fair Manager Shannon Woodworth ecstatic about advance music entertainment ticket sales.

He attributes a diversified lineup that includes country superstars Travis Tritt, Kenny Rogers and Rodney Atkins, plus rock’n’roll giants Foreigner, the iconic KC and the Sunshine Band and legendary southern rockers 38 Special as the reason for the early blitz for prime seating.

“Sales have been astronomical,” Woodworth said. “It is the best first day sales total in the last 15 years. It’s incredible and has surpassed our expectations from the start. The lineup from top to bottom is appealing to everyone in Southern Illinois.”

Normally, there are one or two shows that create an early box office frenzy, but this year has been much different.

“Ticket sales have actually been pretty much equally distributed for each act. No show has sold significantly more tickets than another,” Woodworth said.

Tickets went on sale June 18.

“We had a monster walk-up crowd the first day of sales because we guaranteed that the premium seating on the first three rows would be available to the general public on a first-come, firstserved basis,” Woodworth said. “Fans of Kenny

Rogers or Foreigner knew if they made a commitment to show up early and Country wait in Scene line, they would be Vince Hoffard. rewarded with the best seats in the house.”

Woodworth, who has worked at the fair for 14 years and was appointed manager in February, says staff at the box office reported the volume of advance ticket requests has been the largest in the last 28 years.

Foreigner kicks off the 10-day fair with a 7:30 p.m. appearance on Aug. 23. The band was a hit-making machine for more than a decade with Atlantic Records, starting with debut single “Feels Like the First Time” in 1977. Other big hits include “Hot Blooded,” “Double Vision,” “Waiting for a Girl Like You” and the chart topping “I Want To Know What Love Is.” Tickets are $30 and $25.

Kenny Rogers, one of the most successful crossover artists in music history, will be in concert at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 24. With his band The First Edition, he was very successful on the pop charts with “Reuben James,” “Ruby, Don’t Take Your Love To Town” and “Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In”).

He crossed over to the country format in 1977

and was the Country Music Association’s Male Vocalist of the Year in 1979. His 21 No. 1 Billboard country singles include “Lucille,” “Coward of the County,” “The Gambler” and “She Believes in Me.” Tickets are $30 and $25.

Travis Tritt, who during a grand entrance at a previous Du Quoin appearance crashed the motorcycle he was attempting to ride on stage, will return to the venue at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 25. He is an outstanding guitarist, who made a cameo appearance with Eric Clapton and B.B. King in a remake of “The Blues Brothers” movie.

Winner of the prestigious CMA Horizon Award in 1991, Tritt’s solid body of work includes “Country Club,” “Anymore,” “T-RO-U-B-L-E” and “Can I Trust You With My Heart.”

Tickets are $30 and $25.

A musician with contagious enthusiasm,

contemporary Christian artist Jon Henninger will perform at 7:30 p.m.

Aug.26. He has released two albums, “We Will Stand” and “There Is Hope.” Tickets are $10.

USA Championship Wresting will be presented on the main stage at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 27. The featured match will include long-time fan favorite Jerry “The King” Lawler.

Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for children.

Formed by Jacksonville, Fla. childhood friends Donnie Van Zant and Don Barnes in 1974, .38 Special helped establish the parameters of the southern rock genre with the breakout album “Wild Eyed Southern Boys,” and hit the charts with tunes like “Hold On Loosely,” Caught Up in You,” “Second Change” and “Rockin’ into the Night.” The show is Aug. 28. Tickets are $30.

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songwriter, the transition to recording artist had a rough start for Rodney Atkins, who takes the stage at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 29. He basically swung and missed with his first three singles, then figured out the formula and has reached the top of the charts six times, with songs like “Take A Back Road,” “It’s American,” “Cleaning This Gun (Come On in Boy)” and “These Are My People.”

Atkins stayed an impressive four weeks at No. 1 with both signature tune “If You’re Going Through Hell (Before the Devil Even Knows)” and follow-up “Watching You.” Tickets are $30 and $25.

“The Atkins show is going to be good. I’m expecting a huge turnout.

People may not realize it, but he has a big pile of hits,” Woodworth said.

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band during the 1970s, KC And The Sunshine Band will perform at 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 30. Their long list of true classics include “Get Down Tonight,” “That’s The Way (I Like It),” “Please Don’t Go” and “I’m Your Boogie Man.” Tickets are $30.

USAC Silver Crown Series dirt track racing will be presented Aug. 31. The featured race will start at 8 p.m. Tickets are $30.

ARCA Car Series racing will bring the grandstand presentation for 2014 to a close Sept. 1. The featured race starts at 12:15 p.m.

Tickets are $30.

Woodworth says fair staff is in the process of finalizing an entertainment schedule that features music from 52 acts at the free entertainment area and the beer tent.

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sci-fi thriller “Transformers: Age of Extinction,” he got a first taste of acting Rated PG-13 for action, opposite computer-genadventure; starring Mark erated imagery in a certain Wahlberg, Nicola Peltz, raunch-comedy that Abigail Klein, Jack Reynor, became 2012’s surprise Stanley Tucci, Robert breakout hit.

Foxworth, John Goodman, “’Ted’ was definitely a Ken Watanabe, Kelsey good warm-up,” Wahlberg Grammer; directed by said of the movie in which Michael Bay; advance he plays a Boston bro who review not available; openco-habitates with his ing Friday at Carbondale hard-swearing, magically AMC 8, University Place 8 alive plush toy. “With ‘Ted,’ in Carbondale and Illinois it was a more intimate Centre 8 in Marion. setting. But this movie is much bigger and more intense. You’ve got eight CHRIS LEE Autobots talking to you MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE NEWS‌ at the same time. There’s nothing but a pole or a ‌Before Mark Wahlberg stick really there. You’ve ever attempted to test his got to believe and totally mettle vis-a-vis giant metamorphosizing robots commit. The most difficult from outer space — before part of acting is when you look ridiculous and have to he befriended a heroic confront the risk of lookbattle-bot named Optiing foolish. You’ve got to mus Prime on screen — be on the whole time. You the actor prepared for his latest part with an unlikely can’t phone it in.”

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trilogy of “Transformers” films. Wahlberg takes over as protagonist from Shia LaBeouf, who departed as the series’ primary human foil, Sam Witwicky, after “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” in 2011.

Never mind that Wahlberg — as a down-on-hisluck auto mechanic who discovers a dilapidated truck that turns out to be none other than the leader of the good-guy Transformers, the Autobots — prefers to consider the movie on its own merits rather than as fitting into a global juggernaut (which also encompasses a cartoon series, Happy Meal toys and amusement park rides).

“Some people think of this as a sequel,” he said.

“We thought of it more as a stand-alone thing. I’ve never done a sequel.”

Chock-a-block with the kind of signature bombast for which director Michael Bay is known — armadas of black Escalades, swarming SEAL teams, enormous explosions and menacing displays of high-tech hardware

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adding to its $165-million budget — the new film departs from the prescribed “Transformers” universe to present a world in which Autobots are no longer viewed as friends of man. It’s a post-Witwicky era when the Earth’s populace is unclear about who their extraterrestrial robot enemies are.

For nearly six months, the production hopped across America, filming

in locations including Chicago, Detroit, Texas and Utah before moving to China and shooting in the teeming slums of Hong Kong. The only filming hiccup came months after principal photography had wrapped. Wahlberg had shed 60 pounds from his 197-pound frame to portray a literature professor with a gambling addiction for the 2015 remake of James Caan’s 1974

“The Gambler.”

“I had to come back for some pick-up shots,” Wahlberg recalled. “So when Bay saw me, he freaked. He was used to seeing me on the healthier side. But here I am skinny with long, stringy hair. He was like, ‘You can’t look like that!’”

In the end, Bay managed to film Wahlberg in a way that obscured his, ahem, transformation.