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Many Southern Illinoisans are familiar with the successful catering business that Bob Fombelle and his family established more than 20 years ago. Great Boars of Fire has provided finger-licking fare for hundreds of weddings, meetings and get-togethers through the years. But some locals may not know about the business’ offshoot full-service restaurant. They owe it to themselves to check it out.
The Blue Boar — off Kratzinger Hollow Road in Cobden — blends an eclectic combination of New Orleans-themed décor with various hunting and sports memorabilia, including many wall-mounted and free-standing trophy animals and autographed photos. The restaurant itself is situated at the bottom of a large hollow surrounded by myriad of sights and sounds of nature, including a natural waterfall and beautifully colored landscaping. The waterfall is part of what used to be called the Jonesboro water source, and 280,000 gallons of water per hour flows through the property. The property’s water was once transported out by horse-drawn wagons and used to power steam engine locomotives. Actually, an old railroad house used to stand in the vicinity. Once you’ve taken in all the sights outside The Blue Boar and enter the restaurant itself, a spacious dining room
capable of seating more than 200 people welcomes you, anchored by a massive, full-service bar at the far side of the room. The bar area features multiple flat-screen TVs and ample space for viewing live sporting events while enjoying dinner or a drink. The ambience isn’t the only thing that makes The Blue Boar stand out. A wide range of dining options are available, from light meals — even several vegetarian entrees — to full multi-course dinners, including the Blue Boar’s specialties: burgers, prime rib and various Cajun-inspired dishes. And, of course, you can get the award-winning Great Boars of Fire barbecue. On Sundays, a full breakfast is served from 8 to 11 a.m. The bar stocks most local wines, a wideselection of beer, including local and regional favorites, Irish whiskeys, and, if you are in the mood for a mixed or frozen drink, the trained bar staff at the Blue Boar can
DETAILS What: Appetizers, salads, pasta, burgers, steaks, prime rib, barbecue, Cajun-style cuisine Where: 920 Kratzinger Hollow Road, Cobden Hours: 4-9 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Thursday; noon to midnight Friday and Saturday; 8 a.m.5 p.m. Sunday Phone: 618-833-7788 prepare a hurricane, piña colada or Bloody Mary that features the Boar’s homemade wasabi-infused horseradish. Given the many years of catering experience with Great Boars of Fire, entertainment is obviously a given at The Blue Boar. Diners can expect live music both indoors and out throughout the year. The Blue Boar has hosted large-scale Mardi Gras events, Easter festivities and the annual Hogfest — a gathering that draws more than 2,000 motorcycle enthusiasts for a blessing of the bikes and kickoff to the riding season.
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Film fanatics, take note Marvel Comics blockbuster. The movie surpassed the final “Harry Potter” installment to top the charts for best opening weekend in history. But “Avengers” is just the BY ADAM TESTA beginning. This summer’s schedule is packed with THE SOUTHERN action, comedy and drama. With such a diverse array of oes it seem as if the “biggest movie of the movies opening, there’s bound to be something for summer” is hitting theaters earlier and earlier everyone. The centerpieces of the summer, however, with each passing year? This year, the film being come from a similar vein as heralded with that title — “Avengers,” bringing the colored panels of comics to “The Avengers” — has life on the big screen. already celebrated record “The Amazing Spiderman,” success in its first full a reboot of the 2002 movie week, and we’re not even halfway through May yet. franchise starring Tobey Maguire, opens in theaters Studios are now July 3. Andrew Garfield releasing films earlier, attempting to capitalize on steps into the spider suit for a new take on the origin hype and catch the waves tale of the webslinger. of early excitement. It Emma Stone and Rhys certainly seems to have worked for “Avengers,” the Ifans co-star in the Marc Webb-directed film. Joss Whedon-directed
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Mere weeks later, on July 20, “The Dark Knight Rises,” the conclusion to director Christopher Nolan’s Batman saga will be released. Nolan’s films, starring Christian Bale as Batman, have garnered critical acclaim, and his third tale may be the most anticipated release of the summer. Anne Hathaway and Tom Hardy join the cast as Catwoman and Bane, respectively. But for those not keen on the comic books and superheroes, here’s a look at many of the other movies opening this summer. Release dates are subject to change.
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‘The Amazing Spiderman,’ starring Andrew Garfield, comes to theaters July 3.
arrives May 18; “G.I. Joe: Retaliation,” inspired by those handsome dolls, opens June 29. “Prometheus,” Ridley Scott’s sort-ofBig, bigger, biggest prequel to “Alien,” arrives “Battleship,” based on the June 8 and stars Noomi game that involved Rapace (the original Girl sticking pegs into holes with a Dragon Tattoo), but presumably a little Charlize Theron and more exciting (let’s hope), Michael Fassbender.
In the sequels-andremakes department, Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones team up again for “Men in Black 3” (May 25), whether you wanted them to or not, and Jeremy Renner stars as a spy who isn’t Jason Bourne in “The Bourne Legacy” (Aug. 3).
And, if you’ve ever looked at Colin Farrell and thought, “That guy reminds me of Arnold Schwarzenegger,” then you might come close to understanding the casting of the “Total Recall” remake (Aug. 3). SEE FILMS / PAGE 4
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FILMS: Fanatics take note, because the summer abounds with movie options FROM PAGE 3
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(May 16) — that character he was portraying on the Oscar red carpet earlier this year, when he tossed fake ashes on Ryan Seacrest. Will this start a trend? In “Ted” (July 13), Mark Wahlberg’s teddy bear comes to life; in “That’s My Boy” (June 15), Adam Sandler and Andy Samberg play father and son; in “Neighborhood Watch” (July 27), Ben Stiller and Vince Vaughn defend their suburb against alien invasion. Meanwhile, Tyler Perry returns with “Madea’s Witness Protection” (June 29), starring Perry and Eugene Levy as unexpected housemates, and Bobcat Goldthwaite directs “God Bless America” (June 29), in which a man goes on a rampage to rid the country of its most repellent citizens. Maggie Gyllenhaal and Hugh Dancy star in “Hysteria” (June 15), a proper little Victorian comedy about the invention of the vibrator. Channing Tatum plays a stripper in Steven Soderberg’s “Magic Mike” (June 29), and Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis play unlikely political rivals in “The Campaign” (Aug. 10).
Sacha Baron Cohen returns as “The Dictator”
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Pixar offers up ‘Brave,’ with Kelly Macdonald voicing a Scottish princess who must overcome a curse. It hits theaters June 22.
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Johnny Depp dons fangs for “Dark Shadows” (May 11), the Tim Burton film based on the ’60s vampire soap opera. Snow White turns up on screen in her second incarnation this year (following “Mirror Mirror”), this time played by Kristen “Bella” Stewart, in “Snow White and the Huntsman” (June 1). “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter” (June 22) goes from page to screen. Michael Winterbottom’s “Trishna” (July 20), starring Freida Pinto (“Slumdog Millionaire”), is a version of Thomas Hardy’s “Tess of the d’Urbervilles,” set in contemporary India. “Sparkle” (Aug. 17), inspired by the 1976 movie, features American Idol Jordin Sparks and the final screen appearance of Whitney Houston. And the year’s most unlikely adaptation has to be “What to Expect When You’re Expecting” (May 18), based on the popular how-to-be-pregnant book and transformed, somehow, into a romantic comedy.
Pixar, bouncing back (let’s hope) from the disappointing “Cars 2,” presents “Brave” (June 22), with Kelly Macdonald voicing a Scottish princess who must overcome a curse. “ParaNorman” (Aug. 17), a stop-motion-animation tale of a boy who faces off against ghosts and goblins to overcome (yet another) curse, features the voices of Anna Kendrick, John Goodman and Casey Affleck. And it wouldn’t be summer without a host of kidfriendly sequels: “Madagascar 3” (June 8), “Ice Age: Continental Drift” (July 13), and “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days” (Aug. 3).
Thrill me A group of tourists visits the former site of a nuclear reactor, for some reason, in the thriller “Chernobyl Diaries” (May 25). “Twilight” vamp Ashley Greene stars in the ghost story “The Apparition” (Aug. 24); Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Kyra Sedgwick turn up in another supernatural tale, “The Possession” (Aug. 31); and more ghosts haunt the airborne thriller “7500” (Aug. 31). The psychological thriller “Sound of My Voice” (May 4), starring and cowritten by Brit Marling (“Another Earth”), features two investigative journalists who infiltrate a cult-like group.
The end of the world is near Well, maybe, but in any case there are two movies on that subject this summer.
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“4:44 Last Day on Earth” (May 18), written and directed by Abel Ferrara (“Bad Lieutenant”), focuses on how an artist spends his final day. In “Seeking a Friend for the End of the World” (June 22), Steve Carell and Keira Knightley take a last-days road trip as an asteroid looms near.
Shall we dance? Toes will be twinkling with three dance-themed movies this summer: “Step Up: Revolution” (July 27), featuring plenty of dance-crew moves, and the documentaries “First Position” (May 18), about an international youth ballet competition, and “Joffrey: Mavericks of American Dance” (June 1), about the groundbreaking dance company founded by Robert Joffrey.
Well, that was fast Those seeking action films sans superheroes this summer might watch for “Premium Rush” (Aug. 24), with Joseph GordonLevitt as a bike messenger pursued by a cop; “The Expendables 2” (Aug. 17), with Sylvester Stallone leading a crew of tough guys; and “Hit & Run” (Aug. 24), with Dax Shepherd and Kristen Bell chased by both the Feds and a gang. (Which sounds unfortunate.)
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‘Dark Shadows’ movie won’t disappoint fans of TV show Dark Shadows ***
beloved TV program takes a ribbing in the film, which has more in common with “That ‘70s Show” than its source. But it’s a fun flashback to the days when a jilted witch (former Bond babe Eva Green, in fine fury) cursed the Byron-haired Barnabas Collins (Depp) to eternal damnation as a vampire. The evil Angelique killed his parents, turned the seaport village of Collinsport against Barnabas and BY ROGER MOORE had him entombed. And MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE NEWS when he is accidentally The years, gray hairs and awakened in 1972, he wrinkles fade away from discovers that was just the Johnny Depp and Michelle beginning of her revenge. Pfeiffer, and the cobwebs The descendants are brushed off “Dark (Pfeiffer, Jonny Lee Miller, Shadows” in Tim Burton’s Chloe Moretz and Gulliver campy and dark take on McGrath) are living in the the late 1960s vampire cluttered ruins of soap opera. Collinwood, their vast A cheesy and cheap but mansion. Tragedy has
Rated PG-13 for comic horror violence, sexual content, some drug use, language and smoking; starring Johnny Depp, Eva Green, Michelle Pfeiffer, Jackie Earle Haley and Jonny Lee Miller; directed by Tim Burton; opening Friday at ShowPlace 8 in Carbondale and AMC Centre 8 in Marion.
visited the family on a regular basis. And they’re about to hire a governess (Bella Heathcote) who is the spitting image of Josette, the long-lost love of Barnabas Collins. Depp is adept at playing this sort of fish-out-ofwater. Barnabas spies the miniskirt of his teenage descendant (Moretz) and wonders why a streetwalker lives among them. He shouts “Show yourself, Satan” at his first sight of a car’s headlights. Heathcote (“In Time”) is woefully out of her depth, faintly mysterious but unable to suggest the passion Barnabas carried for 200 years in a coffin. At nearly two hours, this two-joke comedy is too long. But Burton neither dishonors the show nor disappoints generations of fans of that series.
Against the law Oliver Stone’s latest, “Savages” (July 6), pits a pair of pot growers (say that three times fast) against a Mexican drug cartel. And “Lawless” (Aug. 31) is the tale of a Depression-era bootlegging gang, starring Tom Hardy, Shia LeBoeuf and Guy Pearce. — Movies listing by McClatchy-Tribune News
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Wednesday, May 16, Town Square Pavilion, Carbondale; Southern Illinois bring a lawn chair; www. carbondalemainstreet.com. Spring Concert: 7 p.m. RBR Jazz Trio: 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 10, Carbondale Thursday, May 17, CE Brehm Middle School Commons, Memorial Public Library, 1150 E. Grand Ave.; Mount Vernon; 618-242-6322 618-457-2174. Charlie Daniels Band: David Allan Coe: Thursday, Doors open 5 p.m. Friday, May May 10, Rustle Hill Winery, 8595 US 51, Cobden; also The 18, Walker’s Bluff, North on Reed Station Road, Natives, 5-8 p.m.; Coe, 8:30 p.m.; general admission, $35; Carterville; pre-sale, $30/$35; at the door, $40; southernticketsonline.com; also featuring Logan Mize and www.rustlehillwinery.com. Tyler Farr; concert starts 6 Friday Night Fair music: Kid Tiger and The Pirouettes, p.m.; southerntickets online.com; www.walkers 6-9 p.m. Friday, May 11; bluff.com; 618-985-8463. corner of U.S. 51 North and Sheryl Crow: 6 p.m. Friday, Illinois 13 West, Carbondale; June 22, Walker’s Bluff, 326 www.carbondalemainstreet; Vermont Road, Carterville; 618-529-8040. also, Brandy Clark; doors Theory of a Deadman: open, 5 p.m.; lawn chairs and Plus Pop Evil and Stellar Revival, 8 p.m. Friday, May 11, blankets welcome; $125/ $60/$55; southerntickets Harrah’s, Metropolis; 21 or online.com; 618-453-6000. older; $28; www.ticket master.com. Kentucky The Bankesters: 7 p.m. Saturday, May 12, Liberty Kentucky Opry Talent Theater, Murphysboro; CD Search: Grand Finals: release party; also, Nu-Blu; 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Kentucky $10; 618-684-5880. Opry, 88 Chilton Lane, Fiddlerick: Brown Bag Benton, Ky.; www.kentucky Concert, noon-1 p.m., opry.com; 888-459-8704.
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Theory of a Deadman headlining at riverboat METROPOLIS — Canadian rock group Theory of a Deadman will perform at 8 p.m. Friday, May 11, at the Riverfront Event Center at Harrah’s. Theory of a Deadman released its self-titled debut album in September 2002 and followed it up with “Gasoline” in 2005. The group’s third release, “Scars and Souvenirs” featured eight singles and earned the band a lot of its recognition. The Metropolis show will also feature Pop Evil and Stellar Revival. Tickets are $19.50 to $33 and can be purchased through Ticketmaster.
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THURSDAY BENTON Duncan Dance Barn:: Spring Pond Opry Band, 6:30-9:30 p.m. CARBONDALE PK’s: Owls and Crows Tres Hombres: The Big Idea, 10 p.m. WHITE ASH Scarlett’s Music Barn: Country Music Band, 7-10 p.m.
FRIDAY CARBONDALE Pinch Penny/Copper Dragon: Hairbangers Ball PK’s: Slappin’ Henry Blue Tres Hombres: Nasty Nate, 10 p.m. INA Ina Community Building: Friday Night Jam Band, 6:30-9:30 p.m. MARION Marion Youth Center: Craig’s Country Band, 6:30-9:30 p.m. SPILLERTOWN Track Side Dance Barn: The Roger Black Band, 7-10 p.m. THOMPSONVILLE Old Country Store Dance Barn: Jeanita Spillman & The Sentimental Swing Band, 7-10 p.m. WHITTINGTON Corner Dance Hall: Rebel Country Band, 7:30-10:30 p.m.
SATURDAY CARBONDALE Pinch Penny/Copper Dragon: Dirty Mugs PK’s: Slappin’ Henry Blue Tres Hombres: Disco Aliens, 10 p.m. COELLO The Italian Club: Shakey Jake, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. MARION Hideout Restaurant: Bob Pina, piano 5:30-9:30 p.m. Marion American Legion: Egyptian Combo, 8 p.m.-midnight. Marion Eagles: Salty Dog, 7-11 p.m.
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SUNDAY MARION Marion Eagles: Salty Dog, 6-10 p.m.
MONDAY MARION Marion Youth Center: Craig’s Country Band, 6:30-9:30 p.m. WEST FRANKFORT Wit and Wisdom: Jim White, 7-10 p.m.
Dirt Choir: 6-9 p.m. Friday, Rustle Hill Winery, U.S. 51, Cobden The Natives: 7-10 p.m. Friday, Walker’s Bluff, north on Reed Station Road, Carterville Sugar Prophets: Plus, Nathan Gill and Mr. Swamp Fox, Saturday, Alto Vineyards, Alto Pass; part of Springfest, noon-6 p.m. Black Magic Johnson: And Barry Cloyd’s Big Muddy Band, 2-5 p.m. Saturday, Blue Sky Vineyard, 3150 S. Rocky Comfort Road, Makanda; Red, White and Blues Festival. Matt Basler: 2-5 p.m. Saturday, Rustle Hill Winery, U.S. 51, Cobden The Scandal: 3-7 p.m. Saturday, StarView Vineyards, 5100 Wing Hill Road, Cobden J. Christopher Band: 3:30-6:30 p.m. Saturday, Von Jakob Vineyard, 230 Illinois 127, Alto Pass Breeden, Bradley & Maze: 6-9 p.m. Saturday, Rustle Hill Winery, U.S. 51, Cobden Sean Holland Band: 7-10 p.m. Saturday, Walker’s Bluff, north on Reed Station Road, Carterville Concordia: 2-5 p.m. Sunday, Blue Sky Vineyard, 3150 S. Rocky Comfort Road, Makanda Jon Conover: 2-7 p.m. Sunday, Walker’s Bluff, north on Reed Station Road, Carterville Dave Caputo Duo: 3:30-6:30 p.m. Sunday, Von Jakob Vineyard, 230 Illinois 127, Alto Pass Tim Whiteford: 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Rustle Hill Winery, U.S. 51, Cobden Eli Tellor: 5-8 p.m., Sunday, Rustle Hill Winery, U.S. 51, Cobden Craig Roberts Band: 6-9 p.m. Wednesday, Rustle Hill Winery, U.S. 51, Cobden
CARBONDALE PK’s: Timmy Whiteford Band MARION Hideout Restaurant: Bob Pina, piano 5:30-8:30 p.m. THOMPSONVILLE Lion’s Cave: Mike’s Band, 7-10 p.m. WEST FRANKFORT WB Ranch Barn: WB Ranch Band, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
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Coffeehouses, Cafés and Eateries Shawn Harmon: 6–9 p.m. Friday, Trail of Tears Lodge & Resort, 1575 Fair City Road, Jonesboro; 618-833-8697. Todd Pierson: 7:30-10:30 p.m. Friday, The Blue Boar Restaurant, 820-920 Kratzinger Hollow Road, Cobden; 618-833-5858; www.facebook.com/pages/ The-Blue-Boar. Bill Harper: 9 p.m.-midnight, Friday, Trail’s End Lodge, 1425 Skyline Drive, Cobden; 618-893-6135. Todd Pierson: 6–9 p.m. Saturday, Trail of Tears Lodge & Resort, 1575 Fair City Road, Jonesboro. Matt Basler: 7:30-10:30 p.m. Saturday, The Blue Boar Restaurant, 820-920 Kratzinger Hollow Road, Cobden; 618-833-5858; www.facebook.com/pages/ The-Blue-Boar. Ray Martin: 1-4 p.m. Sunday, The Blue Boar Restaurant, Cobden. Billy Dan Langley: 2–5 p.m. Sunday, Trail of Tears Lodge & Resort, 1575 Fair City Road, Jonesboro. Woodenships: 7-10 p.m. Tuesday, The Blue Boar Restaurant, Cobden.
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The Bankesters host local CD release party MURPHYSBORO — Local bluegrass standouts The Bankesters will, for the first time, celebrate the release of the group’s new album with a celebration in Southern Illinois. The Bankesters are more than a band; they’re a family. The husband and wife duo of Phil and Dorene began playing music with their four daughters in 2004. Since then, they have released four CDs, including the newest, “Looking Forward.”
“The local bluegrass community has been a nurturing bunch of people for a long time as we’ve all progressed,” Phil Bankester said. In the early days, the band would rarely play locally, traveling to places from New Mexico to North Carolina and Mississippi to Minnesota. Recently, the band has been an official showcase artist for the International Bluegrass Music Association and the International Folk Alliance.
The Bankesters’ latest album received international radio airplay and was rated No. 14 on the engine145.com list of top bluegrass albums of 2011. “Looking Forward” was released through Blue Circle Records, which produced the group’s last album. A CD release party and live concert is scheduled for 7 p.m. Saturday, May 12, at the historic Liberty Theater. Tickets are $10 at the door. — Adam Testa
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8 p.m. tonight, May 10, at Rustle Hill Winery, on the northern outskirts of Cobden on U.S. 51, about 10 miles south of Carbondale. Coe is best known for Top 10 singles “The Ride,” “Mona Lisa Lost Her Smile,” and signature tune “You Never Even Called Me By My Name,” a drunken barroom standard from the day karaoke was invented. The 72-year-old Coe is a native of Ohio, where he spent 20 years in reform school and prison before joining the Nashville music scene in the late 1960s.
MOVIES He immediately took on his own unique identity, painting “The Mysterious Rhinestone Cowboy” on the side of an old hearse and parking it in front of the Ryman Auditorium, selling his products out of the back as patrons attended the Grand Ole Opry. Coe’s first hit came in 1974, when a song he wrote for Tanya Tucker, “Would You Lay with Me (In a Field of Stone),” rose to the top of the charts. The doors of Music City were suddenly kicked wide open as commercial success lowered the guard of music executives apprehensive about his extensive tattoos and questionable background. As a songwriter, he hit a peak with the Johnny Paycheck classic “Take This Job and Shove It.”
The Sugar Prophets making local debut ALTO PASS — International Blues Challenge finalist The Sugar Prophets will bring a sweet sound to Alto Vineyards for this weekend’s Springfest. This event will mark the Champaign blues sensation’s debut concert in Southern Illinois. The group’s debut CD, released in January 2011, was nominated for a 2012 Blues Blast Award in the category of Best New Artist Debut Recording. This year’s Springfest also features Nathan Gill and Mr. Swamp Fox. Gill, a local 14-year-old blues wonder, has played with some of the best, including Buddy Guy. Food will be offered by Great Boars of Fire. Springfest runs from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, May 12, at the winery, 8515 Illinois 127.
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with “The Ride,” about a hitchhiker getting a ride with the ghost of Hank Williams. Summoned to New York City to be praised by the head of Sony Music for the success of the record, Coe was a bit disappointed when two of his three names were misspelled on a welcoming banner, then stepped on top of the mogul’s desk and launched into a profanity laced tirade for making him wait in the lobby for seven PROVIDED hours. The outburst is part David Allan Coe will perform at 8 p.m. tonight, May 10, at of country music lore. Rustle Hill Winery in Cobden. Coe’s latest CD is titled “DAC’s Back.” It is and catered to his fan base available for purchase and Along with Waylon download at various with tunes like Jennings, Merle Haggard, retailers. “Longhaired Redneck,” Jerry Jeff Walker, Hank “Divers Do It Deeper” and Williams Jr. and Willie VINCE HOFFARD can be “Willie, Waylon and Me.” Nelson, Coe was at the Coe ended a seven-year reached at 618-658-9095 forefront of the Outlaw or vincehoffard@yahoo. drought out of the movement in country com. Billboard Top 40 in 1983 music during the 1970s
Spring Fest 2012 Saturday May 12, 2012 Noon to 6pm
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Wetland center hosts Nature Fest CYPRESS — The Cache River Wetland Center will host a spring Nature Fest this weekend, featuring hands-on activities and live animal exhibits. Resource staff will be on hand at the center, 8885 Illinois 37, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 12, to provide information about the wetlands and give guided tours with wildlife-watching opportunities. There will be opportunities for canoe tours, biking on the Tunnel Hill Trail and nature hikes in the wetlands. Early in the day, guests can learn about hummingbirds, or in the afternoon, they can join staff of Free Again wildlife rehabilitation to get an up-close and personal
view of some owls. Professional naturalist staff will introduce visitors to these birds of prey and highlight the natural history of each. This program will also focus on current issues facing raptors in the wild. Other featured wildlife includes fish, reptiles and amphibians as well as cypress tree seedlings provided to guests to take home and plant. The half-million acre Cache River Watershed, with its wooded hills and cypress swamps, looks more like places much further south than Illinois. Its unique landscape results from the intersection of four major geographic regions of the United States. — Adam Testa
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Napa Valley vintner highlights wine dinner PADUCAH — David (Arthur) Long of David Arthur Vineyards in Napa Valley will be the featured guest at the annual Vintner’s Dinner at The Carson Center. “Classic” and “outstanding” ratings have established his family’s winery as a nationally respected producer of distinctive wines. Wine critics and publications have granted the venue’s wines superior ratings. Guests will be able to speak with Long informally at a reception, and during the evening, he will tell the story behind the wine paired with each course. Reservations for the event, which begins at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 17, are required. Tickets are $125 and can be purchased online at thecarsoncenter.org or by calling 270-443-9932. Proceeds will benefit performing arts and education. Dinner at the event will be catered by Artisan Kitchen, and courses will be paired with David Arthur wines. The reception will also include appetizers and the winery’s 2010 Chardonnay. — Adam Testa
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horseradish sauce, chicken with apple honey fruit relish and cheesy scrambled eggs. Also on the menu are biscuits and CARBONDALE — milk gravy, fresh fruit, SIU’s annual Mother’s pastries and more. Day Brunch is set for Purchased in advance, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, tickets are $13 for studMay 13, at the Student ents and seniors, $14 for Center Ballrooms. the general public and The menu features a $6.75 for children ages 7 wide assortment, and younger. They can be beginning with blackpurchased tickets at the eyed pea and sweet corn salad, marinated farm Student Center Business house salad and baby Office between 8 a.m. and spinach and mixed greens 4 p.m. through Friday or with blue cheese, bacon, at 618-453-3478. walnuts and cider or Tickets can be bought raspberry vinaigrette. at the door the day of the Entrees include carved brunch but are $1 higher. — University Communications roast baron of beef with
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Book sale: 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Friday, May 18 and Saturday, May 19, Marion Carnegie Library, 206 S. Market St.; donations accepted; 618-993-5935.
Rend Lake Water Festival: Friday-Saturday, May 11-12, Benton; Little Miss & Mister Coronation, 6 p.m. Friday, Kiwanis Hall on Huddleston St. and parade, 10 a.m. Saturday, staging at Washington and Du Quoin Streets. Lower Town Arts and Music Festival: FridaySunday, May 18-20, Paducah; showcases close to 100 artists and musicians from within a 350-mile radius of Paducah; children’s activity tent; Taste of Paducah; hours, 3-10 p.m., Friday; 10 a.m.10:30 p.m. Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday; www.lowertownamf.com.
Book Signings Secrets and White Lies: By Pauline Cagle Presley, 2-4 p.m. Saturday, May 12, the Bookworm, Eastgate Shopping Center, 618 E. Walnut St., Carbondale; 618-457-2665. Wake Forest: By Charlotte Jackanicz, 1-3 p.m. Saturday, May 19, the Bookworm; 618-457-2665.
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HerrinFesta Italiana: Monday, May 21-Monday, May 28, Herrin; weeklong festival celebrating the Italian heritage of Herrin featuring golf and bocce tournaments, carnival, kids corner, arts and crafts gallery, Italian food and beverage garden, grape stomp, pasta sauce and pasta eating contest, nightly bands; Grand Parade, 11 a.m. Saturday, May 26; 618-9428445; www.herrinfesta.com. Christopher Homecoming: Wednesday, May 30-Sunday, June 3, Bill Dennison Park; carnival; food; Kids Olympics; Bicycle Rodeo; Gospel Day, 1-3 p.m. Sunday, June 3 with music by Perpetual Motion and Blend; beer tent with music by Hicks & Banks, 7-10 p.m. Thursday, May 31, Shakey Jake, 7-11 p.m., Friday, June 1, Common Ground, 2-6 p.m. Saturday, June 2; Breeden, Bradley & Maze, 7-10 p.m. Saturday, June 2; Metal Toyz, 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 30; Southern Illinois Concert Band, 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 31; Beaucoup Bottom Band, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 1, Nancee Tanner, 6-7 p.m. Saturday, June 2 and Jerry Ford Big Band Tribute, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 2; 618-724-7352; www.cityof christopher.org.
History Program on Valmeyer: By Dennis Knobloch, 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 16, DunnRichmond Economic Center on Pleasant Hill Road, Carbondale; 9:30 a.m.
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War of 1812 presentation: 2 p.m. Saturday, May 19, CE Brehm Memorial Public Library, Mount Vernon; presentation by historian and author Gillum Ferguson; learn the story of the murder of the first white settlers of Jefferson County; copies of Ferguson’s book will be available for purchase and signing; 618-242-6322. Memorial weekend celebration: Courthouse tours, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, May 26 and Sunday, May 27, historical Thebes Courthouse; donations accepted for maintenance of the courthouse which is on the National Register of Historical Places; also re-enactors, traders and casters of pewter, music, food.
Theater Brehm Preparatory School play: Breaking News, 7 p.m. Saturday, May 12, Brehm gymnasium, 1245 E. Grand Ave., Carbondale; comedy written by Tim Kochenderfer; doors open, 6:30 p.m.; free; donations accepted; 618-457-0371, ext. 1309. A Midsummer Night’s Dream: 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 22, Marion Carnegie Library, 206 S. Market St.; performance by the Stone Soup Shakespeare Company outside on the library’s parking lot; free; bring blankets or lawn chairs; afternoon workshops, 3:30-5:45 p.m.; 618-9935935; www.stonesoup shakespeare.com.
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A Different View — Abstract Show: Paintings, Photography: Paducah recycled abstract work, Photo ‘12 Juried Little Egypt Arts Centre, International Photography Tower Square, Marion; Exhibition and Regional through May 31; 618-998Showcase, The Yeiser Art 8530; www.littleegypt Center, Paducah; open to all arts.com. photographers working in Familiar Faces Familiar digital or film photography; Places: Watercolors by Mary deadline, May 11; Pachikara, The Gallery www.paducahphoto.com; Space, Law office of Joni 270-442-2453. Beth Bailey, 1008 Walnut St., Murphysboro; through Exhibits June 22; gallery hours, Exhibit of Quilts: Corridor 9 a.m.-5 p.m. MondayFriday; marypachikara@ Gallery, Carbondale Civic Center; variety of hand and gmail.com; gallery@ jbbaileylaw.com. machine-stitched quilts Windmills of My Mind: created by quilters from St. By Larry Mittendorf, Andrews Parrish in Murphysboro; through May Central Showcase, Murdale Shopping Center, 13; 618-457-5100. 1825 W. Main St., Helen Gallimore: Carbondale; oil paintings Featured artist, Harrisburg District Library; oil paintings inspired by classical music; through June 23; and a variety of crafts; 618-529-5098. through May 20.
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PADUCAH — Yeiser Art Center will host “The Art of Doodling with Bill” from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 19, at the center, 200 Broadway St. Paducah artist and interior designer Bill Ford is hosting a yearlong series of the monthly workshops at Yeiser. Participants will learn about the history and art of doodling, and students will help create a group doodle, as well as individual work. The program is open to children of all ages. Seating is limited. To reserve a seat, call 270-442-2453 or email yeiser@theyeiser.org. — Adam Testa
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From Humble Beginnings: Lincoln’s Illinois, 1830-1861, Southern Illinois Art & Artisans Center, 14967 Gun Creek Trail, Whittington; commemorates the bicentennial; through July 22. The Kilenge: Life in New Guinea Villages; photos and objects collected by Philip Dark, University Museum, SIU; Dark was a professor of anthropology at SIU Carbondale from 1960-1978; ongoing; www.museum.siu. edu; 618-453-5388.
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