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z MOVIES z ART z WINERIES z BOOKS z COVER STORY z THEATER z MUSIC z County Fair; through Aug. 24; 904-625-1109 Thursday Night Live: Food, Mother and Son: The Art of music, artists, 5-8 p.m. Lee and Eldon Benz, University Thursdays, Cedarhurst Center Museum, SIU; Lee Benz for the Arts, Richview Road, produced art in several media, Mount Vernon; through Aug. most particularly in 29; www.cedarhurst.org; watercolor; with much of her 618-242-1236 work destroyed in a fire, her son, Eldon Benz, is preserving Exhibits some of his mother’s art; through Aug. 24; Senior Adult Art Show: www.museum.siu.edu; 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 618-453-5388 15, Williamson County North Window Artist: Bob Programs on Aging, 1201 Barnfield, The Little Egypt Arts Weaver Road, Herrin Michelle Fredman: Exhibit, Association Arts Centre, downtown Marion; hours, The Pavilion, Marion starting 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday and Thursday, Aug. 22; work can be viewed during the Pavilion’s Tuesday; through August; 618-559-7379 regular hours; through Spinning Straw Into Gold: December By Molly Groom Alter and The Mystic Southwest: Laurie Blakely, anthill gallery, Mixed media exhibit by Ann 102 N. Front St., Cobden; Strawn, Carbondale Public metals, enamels, fibers, Library, 405 W. Main St.; hours, 9 a.m.-8 p.m., Monday- ceramics and encaustic wax Thursday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday mediums; through August; and 1-6 p.m. Saturday; through hours, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday Aug. 15; carbondale.lib.il.us; and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday; 618-457-0354 618-893-3100; Lindsay Peyton: A.I.R. Studio Paducah, 621 Madison anthillgallery@gmail.com Bangladesh artist Kamal St.; current work focuses on the interior of rooms; through Talukder: Luna Gallery in the Yellow Moon Cafe, 110 N. Front Aug. 15; 270-556-8501 St., Cobden.; proceeds to For Chrystal Lea Nause: Kids’ Sake; through August; Photographic works entitled 618-893-3100; [t]here, Carbondale Civic Center Corridor Gallery; hours, anthillgallery@gmail.com Student Art Exhibition: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Southeastern Illinois College Friday; travel photography; Art Gallery, Harrisburg; hours, through Aug. 19; 618-4578 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday 5100; info@carbondale through Thursday; through arts.org; carbondalearts.org August; 618-252-5400, ext. What’s Hatching in Union 2245 County? Chicken/Rooster Nostalgia: Biki Andres Exhibition Contest, Anna Arts Chaplain’s paintings inspired Center, 125 W Davie St, Anna; by old photos, Frankfort Area in preparation for the Union
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Historical Museum, 2000 E. St Louis St, West Frankfort, Wednesday and Thursday; now through August; 618-932-6159 Strictly Digital: Open juried photography competition for all amateurs, advanced or professional photographers, Anna Arts Center, 125 W. Davie St., Anna; through Sept. 2; 904-625-1109 Lisa Hicks: Rustle Hill Winery, 8595 US 51, Cobden; abstract impressionism paintings; through Sept. 2; 618-893-2700; www. rustlehillwinery.com Mel Garbark: A Retrospective, Harrisburg District Library; a naturalist and conservationist, Garbark is exhibiting 28 acrylic paintings of wildlife and landscapes; through Sept. 8 Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Centennial Celebration: Mounds AfricanAmerican Museum, now through Sept. 14; hours, 2-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; 618-745-6183; eason@ midwest.net The Cedarhurst Biennial: Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, 2600 E. Richmond Road, Mount Vernon; showcases the best local and regional talent in all media and subjects; through Oct. 13; 618-242-1236 or www.cedarhurst.org Everyday Beauty: The Sculptures of Ann Weber, Beal Grand Corridor Gallery, Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, 2600 E. Richmond Road, Mount Vernon; through Oct. 13; 618-242-1236 or www.cedarhurst.org Gathering of Quilts: Regenhardt Gallery,
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Old King Coal Festival seeks 2013 King nominations WEST FRANKFORT — The southern Illinois Old King Coal Festival committee is seeking nominations for the 2013 Old King Coal. Old King Coal will reign over this year’s festival, which runs Sept. 12-15 in downtown West Frankfort. This honor is bestowed annually to a deserving coal miner. All Southern Illinois coal miners are eligible, regardless of age or number of years they have worked in the mines. Nomination forms may be downloaded from the Old King Coal Festival website at www.oldkingcoal.com. Deadline is Friday, Aug. 16 to submit nomination forms. The forms may also be picked up at the West Frankfort Chamber of Commerce and Advanced Hearing in the VF Factory Outlet in West Frankfort. Nominations are to be mailed to Old King Coal Festival, P.O. Box 242, West Frankfort IL 62896.
SESSER — The second annual Custard Stand/Subway Car Show hosted by the Road Rebels will be from 4 to 10 p.m. Friday, Aug. 16. The car show will take place in the parking lot of The Custard Stand and Subway, 101 S. Park St. It is free. Registration will begin at 4 p.m. with awards presented at 9 p.m. Dash Plaques will be given to the first 75 entries plus awards will be presented to the top 10 in the years 1980 and above and the top 40 in 1980 and below. Entertainment will be provided by the Hot Rod Nights. For more, call 618-534-5920 or go to www.sesser.org.
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‘Ragtime’ auditions coming up Aug. 22-24 at SIU CARBONDALE— Auditions for the SIU Department of Theater and School of Music fall musical “Ragtime” will be Aug. 22 to 24 at SIU. “Ragtime” is based on the 1975 novel by E. L. Doctorow and tells the story of three ethnic groups in America during the early 20th century immigration experience: African Americans, represented by Coalhouse Walker Jr., a Harlem musician; upper-class suburbanites, represented by Mother, the matriarch of a white family in New Rochelle, N.Y.; and Eastern European immigrants, represented by Tateh, a Jewish man from Latvia. Historical figures represented in the musical include Harry Houdini, Evelyn Nesbit, Booker T.
Washington, J. P. Morgan, Henry Ford, Stanford White, Harry Kendall Thaw, Admiral Perry, Matthew Henson and Emma Goldman. A total of 35 adult or student singer-actors are needed to play more than 50 characters in “Ragtime” including 15 African American actors. Three children are also needed: one African American boy, 3 to 5; one Caucasian boy, 8 to 12; and one Caucasian female, 8 to 12. Actors should prepare a 60-second song that can be sung in full-voice, non-rock or pop and acted. No monologue is required. A pianist will be provided, but sheet music is required. Children do not need to prepare anything but will be assigned something to read, sing or improvise.
Auditions for adults and students will be at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 22 and Friday, Aug. 23. Auditions for children will be at 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug 24. All auditions will be in Altgeld Hall, Room 116. Rehearsals begin immediately with performances for the show set for 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, Oct. 24-26 and 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 27. Actors may schedule an audition appointment by visiting the Department of Theater office from 9 a.m. to noon or 1 to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday or by calling 618-453-5741. Actors may also sign-up the evening of the auditions beginning 15 minutes before the audition start time. — The Southern
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Deadline nears for Mardi Gras contestants PINCKNEYVILLE — Mardi Gras Queen Jenna Harner will pass the crown to new royalty Oct. 12 at the 91st annual Mardi Gras Queen’s Pageant in Pinckneyville. The Pinckneyville Chamber of Commerce is seeking women between 16 and 22 years of age who are interested in competing for the title. Entrants must be single, never married or divorced. Each contestant must obtain a sponsor and submit the required $150 sponsorship fee. Entry deadline is Aug. 31. Contestants will be competing for $2,400 in scholarships. Contestants are judged on stage appearance, interview, evening gown and swimsuit competition. The queen reigns over the Mardi Gras Festival and is asked to make various appearances for the community in her role as queen. Those interested in entering the pageant may contact the Pinckneyville Chamber of Commerce on Facebook, call 618-357-3243 or email Jill at pvillechamber. execdirector@gmail. com. Application packets may also be downloaded from www.pinckneyville.com.
‘Oh, Gastronomy’ Camels and Motorcycle auditions set to Cowboys at the circus Cossak Warriors on start Tuesday horseback, Motorcycle Nitro CARTERVILLE — Auditions for the play “Oh, Gastronomy,” directed by Steve Falcone, will take place in O’Neil Auditorium, John A. Logan College from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 20 and Wednesday, Aug. 21. There are several parts available for men and women of all ages plus a few parts for children. It is not necessary to prepare a monologue since the auditions will consist of reading from the script. Five songs will be featured in the show, all simple melodies and those auditioning may bring instruments. Electronic copies of the script are available in PDF files from Facebook. The theme of the play is “food in all of its humorous, maddening glory” and consists of 25 short scenes. Contact Falcone for sheet music at stevefalcone@msn.com.
Cowboys, camels, elephants and of course, clowns, are some of the acts featured when the circus comes to the area later on this month. The Whirling Bros. Circus will be in Sparta at 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 22, at the Randolph Country Fairgrounds and then move on to Marion for two shows at 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 23, at the Williamson County Fairgrounds. Free children’s tickets have been distributed to schools, pre-schools, day-care centers, churches and local businesses. Tickets for adults cost $9.75 and are available online for a limited time at www. whirlingbroscircus.com. — Brenda Kirkpatrick
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The Carson Center announces upcoming 2013-14 Myre series PADUCAH — The second season of the Myre Series will kick-off this fall with “An Afternoon with C.S. Lewis” at the Luther F. Carson Four Rivers Center. The Myre Series was established in memory of Jane Carson Myre and in honor of Dr. Louis D. Myre, who were instrumental in the development of the Carson Center. The 2013-2014 Myre Series, which is faithbased, includes four performances, all of which start at 3 p.m. on Sundays. The first presentation is “An Afternoon with C.S. Lewis” featuring David Payne set for Oct. 27. The year is 1963 and C. S. Lewis, the famous British author, is in the twilight years of his life.
Following a request from his friend, J.R. R. Tolkien, Lewis has agreed to give an informal talk to a group of American writers visiting England. Lewis recounts the significant events and the people that shaped his life. The second presentation is by Mark Lowry in “Unplugged and Unplanned” Nov. 17. Lowry is known around the world as a trusted voice in the realm of gospel music and beyond. He started making music at age 11 and is still singing more than four decades later. “Fully Alive” by Ken Davis is set for Feb. 9. Davis has appeared on television and stage around the world and is the host of the daily radio show, “Lighten Up,” heard
on more than 800 stations across America. He spent 15 years working for Youth for Christ and in the last 30 years has traveled the world as a top motivational and inspirational speaker. The last performance will be David Phelps in concert May 11. Phelps has performed in prestigious venues across the globe, from the White House to New York City’s Carnegie Hall to the Sydney Opera House in Australia. His electrifying voice has moved audiences with music of all kinds, including classical, Broadway, inspirational and patriotic favorites. Individual subscriptions to the series are $37, $44 and $51 and may be purchased by calling 270450-4444 or going online at www.thecarson center.org. A special addition to the Myre Series will be a performance of C.S. Lewis’ The Screwtape Letters at 7:15 p.m. Saturday, March 8. The performance may be added to the Myre Series subscription with a 10 percent discount off single ticket prices. — The Southern
Books & Authors Book sale: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 17, Pinckneyville Public Library, parking lot, 312 S. Walnut St.; 618-357-2410 Meet the Author: Annie Meadows, 2-5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 23, Cairo Public Library, 1609 Washington Ave, Cairo; Meadows, of Las Vegas, a former Cairo resident, will talk about The Lonely Little Rabbit and will sign books; she has been called the modern-day Beatrix Potter as she creates books that teach important life lessons; 618-734-1840
Comedy The Carbondale Comedians: 9 p.m. Mondays, Hangar 9, Carbondale; 10 p.m. Wednesdays, Station 13, Carbondale; see The Carbondale Comedians on Facebook
Events Pulaski County Fair: Today-Saturday, Aug. 17, Pulaski; exhibits, food; go cart racing, Thursday; demo derby, Friday and 4-by-4 mud race, Saturday; www.pulaskicofair.net Steam, Gas & Threshing Show: Today-Sunday Aug. 18, Illinois 154, 127 and 13, Pinckneyville; pedal tractor pull, steam train rides, antique autos; flea market; music; $7; 12 and younger, free; www.american thresherman.com; 618-6549474
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Union County Fair: Thursday, Aug. 15-Saturday, Aug. 24 fairgrounds, Anna; tractor pull, car show, mule, pony racing, demo derby; www.unioncountyfair.net Road Rebels’ Car Show: 4-10 p.m. Friday, Aug. 16. parking lot, The Custard Stand and Subway, 101 S. Park St., Sesser; music by the Hot Rod Nights; 618-5345920; www.sesser.org Trivia Friday Night: 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 16, Zeigler Eagles, 114 N. Main St.; doors open 6 p.m.; $5 per person; 618-596-5651 Professional wrestling: 5 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 17, Baymont Inn Brawlroom, Metropolis; $10 for one show or $16 for both; under 12 free with paying adult; chaosprowrestling.com; wiintnese.com The Whirling Bros Circus: 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 22, Randolph Country Fairgrounds, Sparta: also, 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 23, Williamson County Fairgrounds, Marion; www.WhirlingBrosCircus.com French Music Festival: Vive La Musique, 10 a.m.10 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 24, Bolduc House Museum, 125 S. Main St., Ste. Genevieve, Mo.; bring instruments and jam; music by Michael Rennels Thompson, Charles Glenn and Larry Barker, Dennis Stroughmatt, Mark Palms and John Anderson; $15 in advance; http://shop. bolduchouse.org/August-242013-Vive-La-MusiqueNorth-American-French-
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Films Movies in the Park: Night at the Museum, sunset, Friday, Aug. 23, Fort Massac State Park, Metropolis; bring chairs and blankets; free; 618-534-5126
History Harrison Bruce Historical Village Tours: 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 20, John A. Logan College, Carterville; free; wear comfortable shoes; docent guided or selfwalking tour; private tours by calling 618-985-2828, ext. 8326; www.jalc.edu/ historical_village Heirloom Produce: 10 a.m.-noon, Saturday, Aug. 24, Fort de Chartres Historic Site, 1350 Illinois 155, Prairie du Rocher; demonstration and discussion; produce, seeds and recipes available; www.fdcjardin.com; 618-2847230
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Dinner Theater Johnny Cash Tribute: Return of Bill Forness, 7 p.m., FridaySaturday, Aug. 23-24, The Gathering Place Dinner Theatre, 290 S. Burns St., Sparta; $25; meal included Friday; no dinner Saturday; www.thegatheringplace offbroadway.com; 618-965-3726
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BY ADAM TESTA THE SOUTHERN
ike Meisenheimer remembers trips to the Union County Fair from his youth. Those memories make him even more proud of the fact he’s able to help future generations develop memories of their own. As treasurer of the fair, celebrating its 133rd year of continuous operation, Meisenheimer has been a part of not only keeping the fair alive, but keeping it growing, as well. This year’s festivities, which run from Friday, Aug. 16, to Sunday, Aug. 25, feature several new events, including a dedicated team roping competition event and a professional wrestling show. The popular team roping contest will begin at 7 p.m. in front of the Union County Fairgrounds grandstand. The competition was formerly part of the rodeo later in the fair. “There are quite a few people in the area that do it and follow it around,” Meisenheimer said. “We had several requests to add it.” In fact, the first Friday of the fair is also a recent addition, expanding the fair schedule for a day. This event helps add some grandstand entertainment to the start of the fair. Fairgoers will find a mixture of standard county fair amenities — carnival rides, food and a queen pageant, for example — as well as many events with a different twist, including a garden tractor pull with competitors on lawn mowers pulling weighted sleds. There will also be
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entertainment; Steve Hornbeak will lead a group of his friends in the Shawnee Hills Music Jamboree on Monday, Aug. 19. The end of the fair will feature two nights of demolition derbies, which are always popular with the crowd. “They’ve always proven to be the biggest nights of the fair,” Meisenheimer said. Throughout the week, guests will also be able to see and participate in a number of different exhibitions and competitions. Youth will be showing, and later selling, livestock, and arts and crafts will be up for sale. In today’s world, an event like the county fair has become a fading artform, a means of keeping the past alive. “It’s kind of an oldfashioned thing in a
modern world,” Meisenheimer said. “It’s something that’s been around and become a tradition. Being a small, rural community, it means to a lot to people around here.” The schedule for the fair includes the following:
Sunday, Aug. 18 12 p.m. Car show 2 p.m. Pet parade, junior show arena 5 p.m. Community worship service, grandstand 7:30 p.m. Queen pageant
Monday, Aug. 19 Friday, Aug. 16 12 p.m. Harness racing 7 p.m. Garden tractor and mule and pony rides, pull, horse show arena grandstand Team roping, grandstand, 3 p.m. Junior tractor $8 adults, $5 children operators contest, grandstand infield Saturday, Aug. 17 7:30 p.m. Shawnee Hills 9 a.m. Junior horse show, Music Jamboree, horse show arena grandstand, $8 adults, $5 9 a.m. FFA livestock children show, junior show arena 12 p.m. Harness racing Tuesday, Aug. 20 and mule and pony rides, 9 a.m. 4-H livestock grandstand show, junior show arena 5 p.m. Discounted arm 10 a.m. Mule and donkey bands for children until 10 halter classes, heavy horse p.m. and mule barn 6 p.m. Gaited and 1 p.m. Heavy horse show, Western horse show, in heavy horse and mule barn front of grandstand 6 p.m. Peewee
Showmanship, junior show arena 7:30 p.m. Championship rodeo, grandstand, $8 adults, $5 children Wednesday, Aug. 21 7:30 p.m. Tractor pull, grandstand, $8 adults, $5 children Thursday, Aug. 22 6 p.m. Junior livestock auction, junior show arena 7:30 p.m. Illinois Championship Alliance Wrestling, grandstand, $8 adults, $5 children Friday, Aug. 23 7 p.m. Demolition derby, grandstand, $10 adults, $5 children Saturday, Aug. 24 7 p.m. Demolition derby, grandstand, $10 adults, $5 children adam.testa@thesouthern.com 618-351-5031
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French music festival celebrates heritage of Ste. Genevieve scattered throughout the museum’s historic houses and gardens with the main stage in a tent in the parking lot on Second Street between Gabourie and Market Streets. In addition, visitors are invited to bring instruments and join in on jam sessions. There will be several unique demonstrations and music related to the French heritage. Michael Rennels Thompson makes and plays pocket fiddles such as the French coureurs Du Bois would have carried on fur trading trips throughout the continent. He will be on one of the porches to demonstrate making and playing these very high-voiced instruments. Singer Charles Glenn and jazz pianist, Larry Barker, will present a performancedemonstration on the African and Caribbean roots of American jazz at
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12:30 p.m. on the main stage. Old Mines music fiddle player and North American French music expert, Dennis Stroughmatt, will teach a master violin class at 4 p.m. for intermediate and advanced violin students. Mark Palms, a direct descendent of the Rene LeMeilleur who built one of the houses in Ste. Genevieve, and his band, Creole du Nord, will call a traditional French street dance at 2 p.m. from the main stage. John Anderson of Kansas City will tell traditional West African folk tales accompanied by the rhythms of the djembe drum at 11:30 a.m. and again at 4 p.m. The award-winning children’s singing group, Les Petits Chanteurs, will lead a sing along at 10:30 a.m. Recorded traditional Quebec folksongs by La Bolduc, the legendary Canadian folksinger of the 1930’s, and the stories derived from the lyrics will be shared at 11 a.m. The evening concert will feature Dennis Stroughmatt’s band, L’Esprit Creole and Mark Palm’s band, Creole du Nord, along with a taste of the 250 plus year old New Year’s Eve tradition, La Guignole. Tickets are available for $15 per person in advance at the Bolduc House Museum Shop and online at http://shop.bolduc house.org/August-242013-Vive-La-MusiqueNorth-American-FrenchMusic-Fest-9.htm. Tickets at the door cost $20 per person. For more information, call 573-883-3105 or go to www.bolduchouse.org. — The Southern
Digby playing for free in Du Quoin COUNTRY SCENE Vince Hoffard
Amber Digby 8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 25, free entertainment stage in the beer tent at the Du Quoin State Fair; Lee Roy Parnell at 10 p.m. PROVIDED BY AMBER DIGBY
ocial media was buzzing Monday night as ABC aired a special on the 2013 CMA Music Fest, the annual country music extravaganza in Nashville, Tenn., that showcases the current major acts in the industry, as well as a long line of new faces. A majority of comments were negative. People were complaining that the new brand of turbocharged, well choreographed country has strayed too far from its roots. It is now sometimes classified as country rock. Willie Nelson disagrees. Nelson says the moniker “country” no longer applies, preferring to label it “bad rock ‘n’ roll.” He has said that stars like Florida Georgia Line and Luke Bryan are cranking out a product that will enjoy temporary popularity, but ultimately will not stand the test of time like the music of George Jones, Merle Haggard and Tammy Wynette. Those complaining about the state of country music offer a solution to the problem. Without the high-dollar propaganda of large record labels, which is like an endless stream of fact-free political ads during a
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hotly contested election, fans can check out countless new acts on youtube.com absolutely free. At the top of the list should be Texas traditionalist Amber Digby. With vocals seemingly soaked in a bourbon barrel of heartache, misery, regret and sorrow, her style is reminiscent of a youthful Patsy Cline. Digby was virtually raised on stage during the golden age of country music. Her mother was a longtime harmony vocalist for newly elected Country Music Hall of Fame member Connie Smith and later worked for Ronnie Milsap. Her father was road manager for Cal Smith and played bass guitar for more than 20 years for legendary Loretta Lynn. Her stepfather is steel guitar giant Dicky Overbey. Her uncle is Texas music giant Darrell McCall. In the past decade, Digby has gone from unknown to a major star in Texas. She appeared at Willie Nelson’s 4th of July Picnic in Fort Worth last month and is a regular at the iconic Broken Spoke in Austin. Deeply rooted in the Lone Star state, she occasionally branches
outside the state line. She plays the popular Station Inn in Nashville and has appeared on the Grand Ole Opry. For the second year, the true vocal treasure will be playing locally. Digby and her band, Midnight Flyer, will appear at 8 p.m. on Aug. 25 on the free entertainment stage in the beer tent at the DuQuoin State Fair. She will be followed at 10 p.m. by Lee Roy Parnell. “I’ve heard great things about her. She is a really big deal in Texas,” says Du Quoin State Fair Manager John Rednour Jr. “I think she is an outstanding talent that is on the verge of breaking through in a major way. We had her here last year, but there was extreme heat and a lot of rain. Putting her together will Lee Roy Parnell will be a great night of free entertainment.” Digby is on the road promoting her new 14-track album “The World You’re Living In,” which includes a highly anticipated duet with Vince Gill and “We Loved It Away,” a duet with her lead guitarist/band leader/husband Randy Lindley. SEE HOFFARD / PAGE 10
z MOVIES z ART z WINERIES z BOOKS z COVER STORY z THEATER z THINGS TO DO z MUSIC z Bars & Clubs THURSDAY Benton: J Dee’s Connection, Bobby Orr and the Crossroads Band, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Carbondale: Hangar 9, Ghost Town Sound w/Adam Fletcher Johnston City: Scout Cabin, Big Lake Country Band, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Thompsonville: Lion’s Club, The Swing N’ Country Dance Band, 7-9:30 p.m. FRIDAY Carbondale: Hangar 9, Secondary Modern w/William Feigns and Jenny Johnson Tres Hombres, Elemental Shakedown, 10 p.m. Ina: Ina Community Building, Friday Night Jam Band, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Marion: Youth Center, Craig’s Country Band, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Thompsonville: Old Country Store Dance Barn, Jeanita Spillman & The Sentimental Country Band, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
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WANT TO BE LISTED? Whittington: Corner Dance Hall, Rebel Country Band, 7:30-10:30 p.m. SATURDAY Carbondale: Hangar 9, Hobo Knife w/Moonshine Crooks Tres Hombres, White Gold, 10 p.m. Coello: Italian Club, Backwoods Blues Project, 8 p.m.-midnight Herrin: N-Kahootz Night Club, Under The Covers, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Marion: Hideout Restaurant, Bob Pina, piano 5:30-9:30 p.m. Eagles, Steve Kessler & WingIt, 7-10 p.m. Pyramid Acres Marina, Shaky Jake, 7:30-11:30 p.m. Orient: Just Elsie’s, The Rusty Juveniles, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Thompsonville: Old Country Store Dance Barn, Lil’ Boot & Classic Country, 7-10 p.m. Whittington: Corner Dance Hall, As Time Goes By Band, 7:30-10:30 p.m. SUNDAY Marion: Eagles, Steve Kessler
& Wing-It, 6-9 p.m. MONDAY Du Quoin: Derby’s Community Hall, Jerry’s Jammers, 7-9 p.m. Marion: Youth Center, Craig’s Country Band, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
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Hangar 9: 511 S. Illinois Ave., Carbondale 618-549-0511 Herrin Teen Town: 105 N. 13th St., Herrin 618-8893651 TUESDAY Italian Club: Main Street, Herrin Teen Town, Country Coello 618-724-4610 Ramrods, 7-10 p.m. J Dee’s Connection: 215 E. Marion: Hideout Restaurant, Main St., Benton Bob Pina, piano 5:30-8:30 John Brown’s on the Square: p.m. 1000 Tower Square, Marion Thompsonville: Lion’s Club, 618-997-2909 Mike’s Band, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Just Elsie’s: 302 Jackson St., West Frankfort: WB Ranch Orient, 618-932-3401 Barn, WB Ranch Band, 6:30- Lion’s Club: South Street, 9:30 p.m. Thompsonville 618-2184888 FIND THEM HERE Marion American Legion: 20’s Hideout Restaurant: Longstreet Road, Marion 2602 Wanda Drive, Marion 618-997-6168 618-997-8325 Marion Eagles: Russell and Corner Dance Hall: 200 Longstreet Roads, Marion Franklin St., Whittington 618-993-6300 618-303-5266 Marion Youth Center: 211 E. Derby’s Community Hall: 214 Boulevard, Marion 618-922High St., Du Quoin 618-2017853 1753 N-Kahootz Night Club: 115 W.
Cherry St., Herrin 618-9429345 Old Country Store Dance Barn: Main Street, Thompsonville 618-2184676 PK’s: 308 S. Illinois Ave., Carbondale 618-529-1124 Pyramid Acres Marina: 12171 Marina Road, Lake of Egypt 618-964-1184 Steeleville American Legion: 303 S. Chester St., Steeleville 618-965-3362 The Zone Lounge: 14711 Illinois 37, Whittington 618629-2039 Tres Hombres: 119 N. Washington St., Carbondale 618-457-3308 WB Ranch Barn: 1586 Pershing Road, West Frankfort 618-937-3718 Williamson County Fairground Hanna Building: Fair and Main streets, Marion 618-917-5230
Southern Illinois Children’s Choir: ages 5-16 years; call 618-541-6970 or email joyousinging@yahoo. com; through Sept. 20 Southern Illinois Flute Choir: Flutists, age 16 and over, Aug. 19-30; www.siflutes.org.
Concerts Friday Night Fair music: Well Well Wells, 5-8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 16, Town Square Pavilion, Carbondale; www.carbondalemainstreet. com; 618-529-8040 Southern Illinois Opry: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 17, Herrin Civic Center; hosts Jim Cato and Juli Engram will both perform; $l5; doors open at 6:30 p.m.; 618-9426115 Tommy Talton Band and The Swampland Horns: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 22, The Old Feed Store, 111 N. Appleknocker St. Cobden; doors open 6:30 p.m.; $20; www.theoldfeedstore.com; www.tommytaltonband. com
Coffeehouses, Cafés Howlin’ At the Moon: 8 p.m. Saturday, Yellow Moon Café, 110 N. Front St., Cobden; www.yellowmooncafe.com; 618-893-2233
Wineries THURSDAY Marty’s Band: 5-8 p.m. Rustle Hill Winery FRIDAY Ruvane with Six String Ride: 6-9 p.m. Rustle Hill Winery Riplee Pryor: 7-10 p.m. Walker’s Bluff SATURDAY Dan Barron: Noon-4 p.m. Saturday, Orlandini Vineyard, Ruvane: 2-5 p.m. Blue Sky Vineyard The Natives: 1-5 p.m. Rustle Hill Winery Tim Whiteford: 2-6 p.m. Owl Creek Vineyard Matthew Basler: 3-6 p.m. Walker’s Bluff
Larry Dillard Blues Therapy: 4-8 p.m. The Bluffs The Wait: 3:30-6:30 p.m. Von Jakob Winery & Brewery Bone Dry River Band: 6-9 p.m. Rustle Hill Winery Dave Clark: 7-10 p.m. Walker’s Bluff
WEDNESDAY Shawn Harmon: 6-8 p.m. Rustle Hill Winery
FIND THEM HERE Blue Sky Vineyard, 3150 S. Rocky Comfort Road, Makanda Orlandini Vineyard: 410 SUNDAY Thorn Lane, Makanda Ruvane: 2-5 p.m. Blue Sky Owl Creek Vineyard, Vineyard 2655 Water Valley Road, Ryan Schambach: 2-5 p.m. Cobden Walker’s Bluff Rustle Hill Winery, U.S. 51, Kevin Lucas: 2-6 p.m., Owl Cobden Creek Vineyard StarView Vineyards, 5100 Dave Caputo: 3:30-6:30 p.m. Wing Hill Road, Cobden Von Jakob Winery & Brewery Von Jakob Winery & Bill Harper: 3-7 p.m. The Brewery, 230 Illinois 127, Bluffs Alto Pass Adam Williams: 5-8 p.m. Walker’s Bluff, 326 Vermont Rustle Hill Winery Road, Carterville
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HOFFARD: Digby playing for free in Du Quoin ‘Jobs’ tries to boil down the history of Apple FROM PAGE 9
The partnership with Gill started by accident. “I was at the Opry just hanging out and watching backstage, and Vince Gill was there,” Digby recalls. “At one point, when he was greeting people, I went over and said, ‘Hey, I’m Amber Digby. I just wanted to meet you.’ Before I could finish, he
said ‘Oh, my gosh, I love your stuff. I hear it all the time on satellite radio.’ I couldn’t believe it. It was almost surreal. But he invited me to write with him, so I did. He wound up recording the song we wrote and we sing a duet on the new album.” In 2002 she released her debut album, “Music From The Honky Tonks,” which includes covers of Johnny
Rodriguez classics “Just Get Up And Close The Door” and “Foolin’.” In the past decade, Digby has been productive in the studio. She has released nine CDs and a 2011 concert DVD “Live at Swiss Alp Hall.” VINCE HOFFARD can be reached at 618-658-9095 or vincehoffard@ yahoo.com.
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Jobs ** Rated PG-13 for some drug content and brief strong language; starring Ashton Kutcher, Dermot Mulroney, Josh Gad, J.K. Simmons, Lukas Haas; directed by Joshua Michael Stern; opening Friday at University Place 8 and ShowPlace 8 in Carbondale and Illinois 8 in Marion. BY ROGER MOORE
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Ashton Kutcher (left) and Josh Gad star as Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak in ‘Jobs.’
The new biopic “Jobs” is a solidly informative and entertaining “Brief History of Apple,” as seen through the eyes of its cofounding genius. We experience 30 years of Steve Jobs’ mercurial life and times, with plenty of tastes — but only tastes — of triumph plus a few dashes of comeuppance. Arrogant, selfish, obsessive, an idealistic, perfectionist credit-hog who rolled over friends, adversaries, colleagues and lovers with a singlemindedness that fit his lurching, simian gait — the movie about him only has time to hint at what made the man tick and can only touch on Steve’s greatest hits and shortcomings. It’s superficial, but that plays into the hands of the film’s star, Ashton Kutcher. He may be a screen lightweight, but the impersonation, starting with that famous walk, the famous explosions of temper, and the hissing, spitting, insulting takedowns the man was famous for, are spot on. The film is framed within the crowning glory of Jobs’ and Apple’s comeback, the 2001 arrival of the iPod, a music delivery device that was as
“revolutionary” as every product Jobs pushed for and hyped. “Jobs” flashes back to the hippie kid who recognized talent, and then inspired, nagged, badgered talent to accept nothing less than products — personal computers, onward— for which “the market doesn’t exist yet.” Director Joshua Michael Stern (“Swing Vote”), working from a Matt Whiteley script, is most at home underlining — complete with soaring violins on the soundtrack — the red-letter moments in Apple’s history, especially early ones. The film captures the sad arc of the bromance between Jobs and the tech whiz and soldering savant Steve Wozniak (Josh Gad), a nerd’s nerd with a lot of interests. He basically invented the personal computer and went into business with Jobs not just for the challenge, the money and the adventure, but for the chance to hang out “with the coolest guy” he’d ever met. “Jobs” details the odd diets, fast cars and Bob Dylan mania of its hero, but never really gets under the skin of this adopted kid craving acceptance.
We understand his passion for design, but his “Eureka!” moments — realizing portable CD players are “junk,” the unveiling of the Macintosh “1984” TV commercial — play as bland. The saga makes note of but doesn’t dwell on the daughter Jobs refused for much of his life to acknowledge. Yes, he named the troubled “Lisa” project after her, but he only mellowed enough to accept her much later in life. And the story ends before his last great act of stubbornness — relying on diet and other ineffective holistic means to battle a perfectly treatable cancer. The boardroom intrigues (Dermot Mulroney, J.K. Simmons and Matthew Modine turn up as Apple bigwigs here) are a bit dull and tend to dominate the movie. It makes for a decent but rushed film, and makes you wish this team and their effort had been aimed at a cable TV miniseries. Nothing less than the history of the modern world can be gleaned from this one life, and squeezing it into two hours makes “Jobs” more of a chore than it should be.
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‘Daniels’The Butler’ doesn’t quite do it Lee Daniels’ The Butler ** Rated PG-13 for some violence and disturbing images, language, sexual material, thematic elements and smoking; starring Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, Alan Rickman, Robin Williams, Jane Fonda, Vanessa Redgrave, John Cusack, James Marsden, Cuba Gooding Jr., Terrence Howard; directed by Lee Daniels; opening Friday at University Place 8 in Carbondale and Illinois 8 in Marion. BY ROGER MOORE MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE NEWS
Occasionally moving, sweeping in ambition yet often haphazard in execution, “Lee Daniels’ The Butler” is an epic that more closely resembles a made-for-TV movie or miniseries, albeit one from the high-minded heyday of TV movies, the ‘70s. Think “Backstairs at the White House,” if your memory goes that far back. Covering more than 80 years of American history through the eyes of a White House butler and his family — decades of strife and conflict, from segregation to the election of Barack Obama to the presidency — “The Butler” features Oscar winner Forest Whitaker in the title role, Oscar nominee Oprah Winfrey as co-star, and Oscar winners Robin Williams, Jane Fonda, Cuba Gooding Jr. and Vanessa Redgrave in supporting roles. The director of “Precious” is like catnip to actors. We follow a
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Forest Whitaker as Cecil Gaines(left) and Cuba Gooding Jr. as Carter Wilson in a scene from ‘`Lee Daniels’ The Butler.’
sharecropper’s son who saw his father murdered by a white landowner (Alex Pettyfer) in 1920s Georgia, a boy raised to know service, that “The room should feel empty with you in it” by the matron of the house (Redrgave), who rose from hotel waiter and butler to the White House, just as Eisenhower (Williams) is deciding to send troops into Little Rock to integrate the schools. No matter how careful the instructions from his peers (Lenny Kravitz, Gooding) about how he should “never listen or react to conversations,” Cecil Gaines hears all and sees all. And every now and then, Kennedy (James Marsden, a dead ringer for Bobby, too short for Jack) or Nixon (John Cusack) or Reagan (Alan Rickman, the most presidential of the lot) will actually ask his opinion, being the handiest black voter these seven presidents whom Cecil served know. Meanwhile, at home, Cecil’s wife Gloria (Winfrey) drinks and tries to raise their two sons in the absence of a husband who lets his job come first. “I don’t care what goes on in that house,” she
grouses. “I care what goes on in THIS house.” And well she should, because their collegebound son (David Oyelowo) is traveling through the ‘60s and ‘70s like an African-American Forrest Gump — jailed as a Freedom Rider, fan of Malcolm X, a man in the hotel room with Martin Luther King Jr. just before his murder and later a Black Panther militant. The strains of the times play out in pop-music montages, news footage of assassinations and riots and Walter Cronkite detailing the horrors of the Vietnam War and annoyances of gas rationing. But as a movie, “Lee Daniels’ The Butler” — the title was the subject of Hollywood arbitration — is as ungainly as that title. It’s a maddeningly spotty exercise, covering too much too quickly, with clunky, pointless narration and soap opera-ish melodrama (Gloria drinks with their neighbor, the fresh Terrence Howard) taking attention from the sweep of history. Daniels is at a loss to get all the history and adequate screen time for that embarrassment of
acting riches. And the director of the atrocious “Paper Boy” neglected to get convincing impersonations from some of the actors playing these famous public figures. Schreiber is a swaggering LBJ, but suggests no hint of a Texas accent, and Williams has little of Eisenhower’s commanding presence, though Cusack gets Nixon’s shifty-eyed desperation to be liked like Ike just right. All that said, though, there are heartfelt moments that remind us why this “inspired by a true story” seemed moving enough to film. All this really did happen over the course of the life of one man (the real butler’s name was Eugene Allen), from lynchings and the murder of civil rights activists to an AfricanAmerican president. Whitaker’s stillness and dignity anchors the picture, and he lifts Winfrey’s game in their scenes. Gooding stands out as a wise-cracking, James-Brown impersonating fellow White House butler. And it’s worth waiting through the clunky passages and off-key performances to catch Jane Fonda’s classy turn as Nancy Reagan, to see Rickman’s soulful yet steely performance as the president most often derided as “an actor” — Nancy’s husband. The patchwork story and pacing robs “The Butler” of the wit and heart that might have made it a companion piece to the far simpler and more powerful “The Help.” Daniels settles for a soap opera, a preachy American history version of “Downton Abbey.”
‘Kick Ass 2’ too much of a not-that-good thing Kick-Ass 2 **
that pretty much nobody asks for, Dave? And we’re Rated R for strong not talking about “Percy violence, pervasive Jackson” here. language, crude and “Kick Ass 2” comes sexual content and brief three years after the nudity; starring Aaron modest ($48 million) success of “Kick Ass.” Taylor-Johnson, Chloe Covering much of the Grace Moretz, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, same ground, with a lot of the cute worn off or Morris Chestnut, John aged out of — Hit Girl Leguizamo, Donald (Chloe Grace Moretz) is Faison; directed by Jeff no longer a pre-teen, Wadlow; opening Friday Kick Ass himself (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) at ShowPlace 8 in Carbondale and Illinois 8 strains to look like a high school senior — the in Marion. sequel is notable for some amusing bits, a few BY ROGER MOORE cool scenes, and its MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE NEWS wince-worthy violence “I Hate Reboots,” reads and staggering body count. a funny T-shirt that “This is the real world,” comic book / movie Dave’s long-suffering superhero nerd Dave dad (Garrett M. Brown) Lizewski wears in “Kick Ass 2” — an obvious shot lectures. “It has consequences.” at “Spider-Man,” So Dave suffers terrible “Superman” and other beatings and and Hit Girl franchises that wind down, then return to life delivers worse ones, with blood and bullets and entirely too soon on the worse. big screen. But how do you feel about superhero sequels SEE KICK-ASS 2 / PAGE 12
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KICK-ASS 2: Too much of a not-too-good thing FROM PAGE 11
begs. “Nobody wants to be And the mobster’s son Robin,” she snaps back. once known as Red Mist Hit Girl is hitting (Christopher Mintzpuberty and having Plasse) rounds up a posse second thoughts about of evil henchmen, this night vigilante thing. becomes a super villain She is thrown in with and kills or maims scores some mean-girl of cops and civilians. cheerleaders (led by an And there are no amusingly nasty Claudia consequences. Lee). And they try to teach But here’s what works. her the joys of makeup, Dave and Hit Girl talk making out with boys and about teaming up. They go Union J. (They’re the hot to the same high school, boy band of the moment, after all. the One Direction in this “We should be like comic-book universe.) Batman and Robin,” he All the high school stuff
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plays as wacky with a hint of reality about it. Dave, meanwhile, finds himself throwing in with others who have taken to wearing costumes and prowling the night streets, looking for injustice. Because they call themselves Justice Forever. Jim Carrey is a bit out there as Col. Stars & Stripes, a born-again mob enforcer, Donald Faison makes a dopey Dr. Gravity and Lindy Booth is the tart who calls herself Night (rhymes with witch), who becomes Dave’s paramour.
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In this high-stakes thriller, Adam Cassidy (Liam Hemsworth, right) is a regular guy trying to get ahead in his entry-level job at Wyatt Corporation. But after one costly mistake, Adam’s ruthless CEO, Nicholas Wyatt (Gary Oldman), forces him to spy on corporate rival, Jock Goddard (Harrison Ford, left), Wyatt’s old mentor. He becomes a pawn in Wyatt’s corporate game and realizes he must ultimately find a way out from under his boss.
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