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philip.mccabe@me.com; Art Event 270-444-3960. Thursday Night Live: Advertising Fans: A variety Cedarhurst Center for the of fans featuring businesses, Arts, Mount Vernon; exhibits, Union County Museum, programs and activities; each Cobden; oldest fan from 1902 Thursday through Aug. 30; promotes the Southern art-related programs for a Illinois Fair held in Anna; variety of interests and age other businesses include groups; open until 8 p.m.; Union County Oil, Dillow’s www.cedarhurst.org; Drug Store, Jonesboro Steam 618-242-1236. Bakery, funeral homes and political fans; through the end of August; hours, 1-5 p.m. Call for Entries Saturday and Sunday; free; Call for entries: The 618-893-2067. Annual Shrode Photography Missy Carstens: Original Competition and Exhibit and Impressionist oil paintings, the Cedarhurst Sculpture Marion Civic and Cultural Park Photography Center; through Aug. 31; Competition and Exhibit; 618-997-0421. deadline, Friday, Aug. 31; American Spirit: email mitchellmuseum@ Selections From The Wells cedarhurst.org or go to Fargo Corporate Art www.cedarhurst.org. Collection, University Museum, SIU; paintings, prints and photographs by Exhibits major artists look at life in Lions & Tigers & Bears, America from the early Oh My: Curated by Rachel frontier to the present; artists Fischoff; a look at animals in include George Catlin, George a humorous setting through Caleb Bingham, Roy poems on various artworks, Lichtenstein, Fritz Scholder University Museum, SIU; and Andy Warhol; subjects through Dec. 8; www. include world wars, women’s museum.siu.edu; 618-453suffrage, American politics; 5388. through Sept. 7; www. Gathering of Quilts museum.siu.edu; 618-453exhibition: Cedarhurst 5388. Center for the Arts, 2600 E. Mike Chervinko: Richmond Road, Mount Symbolism In Sandstone: Vernon; both traditional and Photographs Of Petroglyphs non-traditional quilts In Southern Illinois, featured; through Oct. 14; University Museum, SIU; special bed turning program, through Sept. 8; hours, 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 26, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. TuesdayBeal Grand Corridor, Mitchell Friday and 1-4 p.m., Saturday; Museum; 618-242-1236; www.museum.siu. www.cedarhurst.org. edu; 618-453-5388. Snuggle and Snooze: In Bea Phillips and Steven conjunction with the Annual Martin: Stories In Fiber and Gathering of Quilts featured Wood, University Museum, in both the Beal Grand SIU; hand-made fiber wall Corridor and Shrode Art hangings and wooden boxes; Center, Cedarhurst Center for through Sept. 14; www. the Arts, Mount Vernon;; museum.siu.edu; 618-453exhibit features quilts made 5388. for children; through Oct. 14; Susie Phillips: Road Trips, 618-242-1236; www. University Museum, SIU; cedarhurst.org photographs of Southern Seasons Around the Illinois road trips; hours, Lakes: By Janice Farley, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Tuesday through Friday and 1-4 p.m., Tribeca Gallery, Paducah; features photos taken within Saturday; through Sept. 14; www.museum.siu.edu; Kentucky; through Aug. 27;
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618-453-5388. 75th Anniversary of the 1937 Flood: Photographs focus on the Ohio River when it overtook cities and communities from Pittsburgh, Pa., to Cairo between January and March 1937, Morris Library’s Hall of Presidents, SIU; also includes images of Valmeyer, which relocated after the town’s former spot was virtually wiped out by the massive Mississippi River flood in 1993; through midSeptember. Out of the Box: University Museum, SIU; hours, 10 a.m.4 p.m., Tuesday through Friday and 1-4 p.m., Saturday; art by area students; through Sept. 21; www.museum .siu.edu; 618-453-5388. William Conger — Narrative Abstraction: The Mitchell Museum Main Gallery, Cedarhurst Center For the Arts, Mount Vernon; also exhibitions at Beal Corridor, Beck Family Center Gallery and the Shrode Art Center; through Oct. 14: www.cedarhurst.org; 618-242-1236. The Art of Larrie Lands: Oil paintings by lifelong Harrisburg resident on display at Harrisburg District Library; through Oct. 14. Gate to a World of Color: Southern Illinois Art and Artisans Center, 14967 Gun Creek Trail, Whittington; artwork of nine Illinois artisans using color and texture as a means of expression in styles that range from realism to abstract, from fantasy to function; through Oct. 15; 618-629-2220 Paintings and Works on Paper 1993-2012: By Cheonae Kim, The Gallery Space, Law office of Joni Beth Baily, 1008 Walnut St, Murphysboro; through Oct. 22; gallery hours, 9 a.m.5 p.m. The Mitchell Collection of Small Metal Treasures: University Museum, SIU; metal miniatures; through Dec. 8; 618-453-5388;
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Missy Carstens of Marion has work on display at Marion Cultural and Civic Center through August.
www.museum.siu.edu. Sensation, Revelation: Themes and Variations In Color and Form, University Museum, SIU; artists include Josef Albers, Richard Anuszkiewicz, Patrick Caulfield, Patrick Heron, John Hoyland, Patrick Hughes, Kenneth Martin and Victor Vasarely, all modern masters of multiple studies of color and form; through Dec. 8; www.museum.siu.edu; 618-453-5388. The Kilenge: Life in New Guinea Villages, University Museum, SIU; anthropological fieldwork by Philip Dark and Joel Maring; photographs and artifacts; ongoing; www.museum. siu.edu; 618-453-5388.
Reception Reception: For Alice Johnston, 5-6:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 23, Corridor Gallery, Carbondale Civic Center; collection of works on canvas and fabric; miniatures created to commemorate many of the buildings and landmarks in Cairo; now through the end of August; 618-457-5100; info@ carbondalearts.org.
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Finding the fun in art Rachel Fischoff challenges the norms BY ADAM TESTA
seriously in life, emanating a sense of humor apparent to anyone CARBONDALE — Many around her, and there’s people have an instinct to always a joke on the tip of her tongue, waiting for the be as quiet as possible when perusing displays at right moment to slip out. She’s all about having fun a museum. Rachel Fischoff hopes to and putting aside the challenge the norm with a struggles and challenges of day-to-day life. new exhibit she has That side of Fischoff’s curated at the University personality is evident from Museum in Faner Hall at the first glance at her SIU Carbondale. exhibit, “Lions, Tigers and She combined items Bears, Oh My! (Watch Out from the museum’s for Dancing Mice Too).” collection with her own Knowing Fischoff’s love humor-inspired poetry of both the arts and of and artwork from area children to create a vibrant animals, University Museum Director Dona display of color and fun. Bachman asked Fischoff, a “People don’t laugh museum patron, if she’d when they go to have interest in putting museums,” Fischoff said. together an exhibit. “It’s my goal to change Fischoff, an entertainment that.” script consultant by trade, She admits that she had never done anything takes very little too
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like that before, but she decided to give it a shot. “She (Dona) gave me the ‘Lions, Tigers and Bears,’ and from there I ran with it — in strange directions,” Fischoff said. The first unique aspect of the exhibit is its design. The walls of the gallery are covered with artwork at two levels, the upper featuring the professional artwork from the museum’s archives and the lower featuring dozens of drawings by local children. On the upper level, each piece is accompanied by an original poem from Fischoff. A rendering of a skunk, for example, comes with the prose: “A spotted skunk, Eastern or Western kind; Not the sort of critter one should get behind.” The bottom level
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Rachel Fischoff inside a new art collection she curated at University Museum at SIU.
features artwork by children from throughout the region. Some were solicited, while others were mailed to the museum privately. Each picture shows an animal in a funny situation, such as a dog on a dance floor, a zebra painting itself in the Olympic colors and a giraffe playing the violin. Fischoff didn’t see the need to add the humorous
poems to the children’s works. “The artists under the age of 10, as I like to call them, spoke for themselves and did some wonderful work,” she said. While most of the exhibit is played for laughs, there are some things for patrons to take away. Fischoff weaves some personal statements into the satire of her
writing, leaving bits of wisdom and perspective for viewers to discover. “There are some messages around here, too,” she said. Fischoff’s exhibit runs through Dec. 8. A reception is scheduled for 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 21, at the museum. adam.testa@thesouthern.com 618-351-5031
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Other upcoming University Museum exhibits Reception honors CARBONDALE — Rachel Fischoff’s “Lions, Tigers and Bears, Oh My!” is only one of many new exhibits opening at the University Museum this semester. Other upcoming exhibits include: “Primo Angeli: A Retrospective of Posters, Design and Brand Identity:” This display gathers many of the works of Primo Angeli, a West Frankfort native and SIU Carbondale alumnus whose work earned him an international reputation as a designer. Angeli crafted posters for the U.S. Olympics campaigns and teams from 1996-2002 and this year. Opens Sept. 14. Reception is 4-7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 14. “SIMS Fourth Annual Form, Fabricate, Forge:” Works by the Southern Illinois Metalsmiths Society have become a popular fall showcase at the University Museum.
The group returns this year to spotlight more of its work, including everything from jewelry to sculpture. A reception launches a weekend of metal demonstrations and the organization’s annual auction. Opens Sept. 21. Reception is 4-7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 21. “Extraordinary Talent Come Home:” In partnership with Carbondale Community Arts, the museum welcomes back Southern Illinois artists who have left the region. The exhibit is part of CCA’s 25th anniversary celebration and will feature artists Preston Jackson, Frank Brown, Joanna Johnson and more. Opens Sept. 28. Reception is 4-7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 14. “The Photography Project:” High school students from Cobden, Eldorado, Elverado, Zeigler-Royalton high schools and Shawnee
Community College submitted photos from three categories for this exhibit. “Every Picture Has a Story” had students write fictional stories based on the pictures they took; “Altered Realities” had students do extensive manipulation to a photo; and “Sense of Place” challenged students to convey personal meaningfulness or their work. Opens Sept. 28. Reception is 4-7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19. “Political Cartoons from the Jerome M. Mileur Collection:” SIU alumnus Jerome Mileur’s gift of his Presidential Memorabilia Collection to the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute and the museum continues to grow, as shown by this new exhibit, featuring political cartoons from elections past. Opens Sept. 28. Reception is 6-8:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26. — Adam Testa
historian, artist Alice Johnston
CARBONDALE —Alice Johnston has dedicated years of her life to preserving the history of Cairo. She not only documented the past through words but also through art. Several of her canvas and fabric paintings are one display at the Carbondale Civic Center Corridor Gallery as part of a Carbondale Community Artssponsored exhibit. These works were painted through a period of 37 years. Johnston was inspired to start the project by an SIU professor teaching classes in Cairo in 1975. CCA will honor Johnston with a reception from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 23, at the Civic Center gallery. Johnston has created exhibits of her own paintings and quilts through the past three decades. Through her art, she has aimed to remind people that the city was once known as “the Chicago of the South.” She has served as president of the senior women’s club and co-sponsored the U.S. Bicentennial edition of the Alexander County profiles, a collection of historical essays. She also played a key role in establishing Magnolia Manor a historic destination. In 2008, Johnston was honored as an Inspiring Woman of Achievement by SIU for her continued efforts at preserving Cairo’s history. — Adam Testa
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David Pearson, an engineer with the American Threshermen Association, operates a 1917 steam-powered tractor during the Thresherman’s Fall Festival. This year’s event runs today through Sunday in Pinckneyville.
Books & Authors Sale: 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Aug. 17-18, Marion Carnegie Library; books, DVDs, videotapes, CDs, puzzles; $1 to 25 cents; 618-993-5935. 4:56 a.m. The Story Of The Feb. 29, 2012 Tornado: Reception, 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 19, Harrisburg District Library, 2 W. Walnut St.; book presented by SIU School of Journalism faculty and students; chronicles the tornado in Harrisburg which killed eight people; books, $10; some of the proceeds go toward relief efforts. The State of Southern Illinois: Discussion by author Herb Russell, 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 20, Gen. John A. Logan Museum, 1613 Edith St., Murphysboro; book on region’s history; also book signing. Book sale: 1-7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 27, Herrin City Library, 120 N. 13th St.; books, paperbacks, cook books, VHS tapes, books on tape, buy a Friends of Herrin Library book bag for $5 and fill it up with books; 618-9426109.
Comedy The Carbondale Comedians: 9 p.m. Mondays, Hanger 9, Carbondale and 10 p.m. Wednesdays, Station 13, Carbondale; information, The Carbondale Comedians, Facebook.
Comedian Lewis Black: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 13, Shryock Auditorium, SIU; use the code “SOUTHERN” to save $5 per ticket; www. southernticketsonline.com; 618-453-6000. Comedian Ron White: Tickets now on sale for 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4 performance, Shryock Auditorium, SIU; part of Moral Compass tour; $47/$57; VIP tickets, $186; www.southerntickets online.com; 618-453-6000.
Events Steam, Gas & Threshing Show: Today through Sunday, Aug. 19, Illinois 154, 127 and 13, Pinckneyville; pedal tractor pull, steam train rides, antique autos; $7; younger than 12, free; www.american thresherman.com; 618-6549474. Car Show: 4-10 p.m. Friday, Aug. 17, The Custard Stand/Subway parking lot, 101 S. Park St., Sesser; 618-625-7129; 618-534-5920; www.sesser.org Dawgs Nite Out: For SIU students, 8 p.m.-midnight Friday, Aug. 17, Student Center, SIU; show valid ID; laser tag, photo booth, henna tattoos, psychic readers; movie, “Thor,” 9:30 p.m.; 618-536-3393 or www.spc4fun.com. Balloon Fest: FridaySunday, Aug. 17-19, Foundation Park, Centralia; hot-air balloons; food; crafts; music; car show;
MOVIES www.centraliaballoonfest .com; 618-532-6789. Union County Fair: Friday, Aug. 17-Saturday, Aug. 25, fairgrounds, Anna; tractor pull, car show, mule, pony racing, demo derby; www.union countyfair.net. Big K poker run: Registration open for event to raise money for the Coach Kill Cancer Fund; poker run starts 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 25, Du Quoin State Fairground; dinner follows ride; early registration, $20 per rider; online registration deadline, Aug. 20; day of registration, $25 per rider; www.coachkill cancerfund.org. The Yappy Howler: 1-5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 26, Walker’s Bluff, 326 Vermont Road, Carterville; features music by The Egyptian Combo, auctions; meal; $30/$15; advance tickets only; benefits animal rescue groups; www. southernticketsonline.com.
Film Follow the Fleet: Musical comedy starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18, Liberty Theater, downtown Murphysboro; donation; 618-684-5880
Music Auditions Paducah Symphony Orchestra auditions: For Youth and Children’s Choruses, 5 p.m. Thursdays, 16, 23 and 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 18, First Presbyterian Church, 200 N. 7th St., Paducah; 270-444-0065; leighann@paducah symphony.org; www.paducah symphony.org. Auditions: Southern Illinois Flute Choir fall season, flutists age 16 and older; rehearsals begin Sunday, Aug. 19; www.siflutes.org.
Theater Auditions: “Tom Sawyer,” 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 28, Rend Lake College, Ina; adults and children, ages 10 and up; 618-437-5321, ext. 1295; webbt@rlc.edu.
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Mentors 4 Kids fundraiser features music, raffle, more HARRISBURG — Mentors 4 Kids will host a benefit event next weekend featuring a meal catered by Morello’s, music, a live auction and a $1,000 prize giveaway. The organization’s Saline County Advisory Board is sponsoring the second “Chance 4 Kids” at 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 25, at the Southeastern Illinois College Foundation Center. Tickets are $50 and can be purchased by emailing vickey@mentors4kids. org. Guests are asked to RSVP by Friday, Aug. 17. For organizers, the highlight of the event is a unique prize giveaway open to all ticketholders. A number of prizes will
be given away through the night, and the last eight ticketholders will have a chance to win all or a portion of $1,000. Who wins and how much will be determined by each ticketholder’s decision to either split or not split the prize. Volunteers from the organization will also speak and share their stories at the event. All proceeds raised will benefit Mentors 4 Kids, which provides mentoring services to children in Southern Illinois. For more information, call 618-435-5437 or email mentors4kids@gmail. com.
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Early registration deadline is Monday for Big K Poker Run DU QUOIN — Motorcyclists from across the region will return to the streets en masse Saturday, Aug. 25, for the Kroger Big K Poker Run for the Fund. Registration for the event, which benefits the Coach Kill Cancer Fund, is under way. Early registration deadline is set for Monday. Cost is $20 per rider until Monday. After that, price increases to $25 per rider. Fees include poker hand draws at each stop, lunch, snacks, drinks and a steak dinner. Registration is available online at www. coachkillcancerfund.org. The event begins at North Gate No. 4 of the Du Quoin State Fairgrounds. Registration opens at 9 a.m., and the
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Bikers leave Riverside Park in Murphysboro during last year's Kroger Big K Poker Run for the Fund. This year's event is set for Saturday, Aug. 25.
first bike will leave at 10:30. The last bike will leave the gate at noon. Stops on the run include Washington County Lake, Rend Lake Harbor Oaks Picnic Area in Whittington, the West Frankfort city park, Giant City Park and Riverside Park in Murphysboro.
Raffle tickets for a 2012 Harley-Davidson Switchback are also available for $10 online and at Kroger stores, the Southern Illinois Healthcare system office at University Mall in Carbondale and at Black Diamond HarleyDavidson in Marion. — Adam Testa
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Donations needed for vinyl and media sale Cleaning out your closets, attic or garage this summer? Get rid of your old media while giving someone else a helping hand. Donate your albums, CDs, DVDs, eight-track tapes, cassettes, VHS tapes, electronic games and working stereo equipment to the fifth annual SIRIS Classic Vinyl and Media Sale, which will benefit the Southern Illinois Radio Information Service. All donations must be in good condition and will be accepted through Friday, Aug. 24, at the following locations: University Mall Guest Services, 1237 E. Main, Carbondale SIU Credit Union, 1217 W. Main and 395 N. Giant City Road, Carbondale SIU Credit Union, 300 S. Pershing, Energy
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Author, historian Herb Russell to speak, sign books MURPHYSBORO — Local author and historian Herb Russell will present a talk on his new book about the region’s history Monday, Aug. 20, at Gen. John A. Logan Museum, 1613 Edith St. Russell will be talking about his new book, “The
State of Southern Illinois,” at 7 p.m. The book is an illustrated history of Southern Illinois, encompassing all points between Salem and Cairo. Russell’s talk is being presented as part of an ongoing series being hosted by the museum for
the Civil War Sesquicentennial. The Bookworm in Carbondale will be selling copies of Russell’s book at the event and the author will be available for signings after the presentation. — The Southern
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Rides and carnival games are among the many attractions at the Union County Fair, which opens Friday and runs through next weekend.
Union County Fair opens Friday in Anna ANNA — The 132nd edition of the Union County Fair begins Friday, Aug. 17, at the county fairgrounds. Among the highlights of this year’s schedule are: Saturday, Aug. 18 Noon: Harness racing and mule and pony races Sunday, Aug. 19 Noon-6 p.m.: Car show 2 p.m.: Pet Parade 7:30 p.m.: Queen
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Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines & Coast Guard, Iraq & Afghanistan Veterans, National Guard with Military Vehicles, American Legion, VFW, DAV, Am Vets, VA Hospital
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“A SALUTE TO VETERANS” FIREWORKS DISPLAY At the Marion’s Knights of Columbus at Dusk! Also Fundraising dinners served 5-8pm Free Parking for Vets & Diners!
pageant, $8 adults, $5 children Monday, Aug. 20 Noon: Harness racing and mule and pony races 7:30 p.m.: Shawnee Hills Music Jamboree, $8 adults, $5 children Tuesday, Aug. 21 7:30 p.m.: Championship rodeo, $8 adults, $5 children Wednesday, Aug. 22 7:30 p.m.: Tractor pull, $8 adults, $5 children
Thursday, Aug .23 4 p.m.: Pedal pull 7:30 p.m.: Battle of the bands, $8 adults, $5 children Friday, Aug. 24 7 p.m.: Demolition derby, $10 adults, $5 children Saturday, Aug. 25 7 p.m.: Demolition derby, $10 adults, $5 children A full schedule of events can be found online at www.unioncountyfair.net. — Adam Testa
Professional wrestling returns to Marion on Saturday MARION — All American Pro Wrestling presents its next event this Saturday, Aug. 18, at the Black Diamond HarleyDavidson Warehouse. The event features the last semi-final match in the No Limits Championship Tournament pitting Team Triple X partners Jay Spade and Joey O’Riley against each other. AAPW Heavyweight Champion Mike Masters and Tag Team Champions Matt Cage and Christian Rose of Team Overkill will also defend their titles at the show.
Rebecca Raze. Doors open at 6 p.m. with bell time scheduled for 7. Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for children and free for veterans. For this show, AAPW is also offering a special “welcome back” $5 PROVIDED BY JASON WILKEY discount to students from The Great Cheyenne attempts SIU and John A. Logan College with a valid to make Serenity tap out at student ID. AAPW Summer Chaos. Tickets are available in advance at www.aap Other stars slated to wrestling.com or at the appear include Heath door. To watch AAPW’s Hatton, Edmund television series “Livewire” McGuire, Ace “Collision” and other Hawkins, Brandon videos, visit youtube.com/ Espinosa, Bull Bronson, aapwcollision. “Farmer” Billy Hills, The — Adam Testa Great Cheyenne and
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Square Pavilion, Carbondale; bring a lawn chair; www. Southern Illinois carbondalemainstreet.com. Del Yeah!: Bluegrass and Big Mike Aguirre: Brown folk music featuring EmmittBag Concert, noon-1 p.m., Nershi Band, Cornmeal, Wednesday, Aug. 22, Town Square Pavilion, Carbondale; Chicago Farmer, Bawn in the Mash, The Bankesters and bring a lawn chair; www. The Del McCoury Band, 1-10 carbondalemainstreet.com. p.m. Sunday, Sept. 2, Rustle Du Quoin State Fair concerts: Du Quoin State Fair Hill Winery, 8595 US 51 Cobden, advance, $30; day of runs from Aug. 24-Sept. 3; acts include Lee Greenwood, show, $35; www.southern Merle Haggard, Bret Michaels, ticketsonline.com. Tribute to Woody Guthrie: Dwight Yoakam, Mandisa, the By Bucky Halker, 7 p.m. Eli Young Band, Thompson Thursday, Sept. 6, John A. Square, FireHouse, Warrant, Logan College, Carterville; Saving Abel, Default, Trixter and Josh Wilson; concerts by celebration of the 100th birthday of the iconic folk Greenwood and Michaels, singer/songwriter; 618-985both free; www.duquoin 2828, ext. 8287; www.jalc. statefair.net. edu/activities. Lee Greenwood: Red, Rock Revival II: ThursdayWhite, Blue and You concert, Saturday, Sept. 6-8, various Sunday, Aug. 26, Du Quoin venues, Carbondale area; State Fairgrounds features Rusted Root, grandstand; Greenwood is Elizabeth Cook, Tim Carroll, known for the hit song “God Lynn Drury, Phil Stendek, Bless the USA;” free; golden tickets will be made available Justin Owens; www.facebook. to veterans and their families com/#!/events/35468141124 2010. who can enter the show one Heart: 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. hour before the gates open; 16, Walker’s Bluff, 326 tickets will be available Vermont Road, Carterville; through sponsors $125/$60/$55; www. Continental Tire, Pass One southernticketsonline.com; Hour Heating and Air 618-453-6000. Conditioning and Peoples Southern Stock concert: National Bank. 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22, Boondock Billies: Brown The Pavilion, Marion; features Bag Concert, noon-1 p.m., Shawn Mayer, Dave Simmons, Wednesday, Aug. 29, Town
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Kentucky Stars of Tomorrow: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 17, Kentucky Opry, 88 Chilton Lane, Benton, Ky.; $16/$15; $10; $7.50; www.kentucky opry.com; 888-459-8704. Dolly Parton Tribute: Featuring Tara Noel Estes and Travis Estes, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18, Kentucky Opry, 88 Chilton Lane, Benton, Ky.; $20/ $19; $10; $7.50; www. kentuckyopry.com; 888-4598704. Gordon Lightfoot: 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 27, Carson Center, Paducah; $66/$46/$36; 270-4504444; www.thecarson center.org.
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Daniel Ellsworth playing tonight at Hangar 9 CARBONDALE — Nashville-based band Daniel Ellsworth and the Great Lakes will be celebrating the release its first full-length studio album with a concert performance at Hangar 9 tonight. “Civilized Man” was recorded and co-produced by Mark Nevers, and single “Shoe Fits” was ranked seventh on Amazon’s Top 100 Songs of 2011 list. Ellsworth recently appeared on the third season of NBC’s “The Sing Off” as a member of the group The Collective. The band takes the stage at 9 p.m. at Hangar 9, 511 S. Illinois Ave. Tickets are $5 at the door. Nashvillebased indie rock band Heypenny will open the show. — Adam Testa
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Digby part of Du Quoin State Fair’s beer tent showcase will be the Ozark Mountain Daredevils, Aug. 24; Frankie Ballard, Aug. 25; Digby, Aug. 26; Johnny Lee, Aug. 29 and Vince Hoffard Aaron Owens, Sept. 2. “We are trying to make it where there is mber Digby grew up something going on surrounded by great everywhere at the fair,” traditional country said Fair Manager John music. Rednour Jr. “The beer tent Her dad played bass gives people an guitar for nearly 20 years opportunity to see some for Loretta Lynn, her of the best talent in the mother was a background world absolutely free. singer for Connie Smith, Who didn’t see ‘Urban her uncle wrote “Eleven Cowboy’ and sing along Roses” for Hank Williams with Johnny Lee? And I Jr. and her step-father is think Aaron Owens might legendary steel guitarist be the next Toby Keith or Dick Overby, a studio Garth Brooks.” wizard that played in the Born in New York and road bands of Faron Young raised in Nashville, and Ronnie Milsap. instead of dodging and “I was able to witness weaving from the and grow into being a part incredible influences, of the camaraderie among Digby embellished the the pickers and artists. It opportunity and soaked was like having family and them up like a giant friends around sponge. everywhere, and they She started her were all involved with recording career on a country music,” Digby four-track demo in said. Branson, Mo., using the Digby is part of a new road musicians of Moe effort at the 2012 Du Bandy and Mel Tillis. Her Quoin State Fair to load first full length project, the beer tent “Music from the Honky entertainment package Tonks,” made her a star in with major national the Lone Star State and talent. Among those led to international tours taking the stage this year in Sweden and Australia.
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Tommy Talton performing Saturday at Rustle Hill COBDEN —Guitarist Tommy Talton, a longtime friend and colleague of the Allman Brothers, will bring his experience and talent to Southern Illinois for a concert at Rustle Hill Winery. Talton formed the band Cowboy in the 1970s, combining the roots of Southern rock with rhythm and blues. The band landed on Capricorn Records, which also sponsored the Allman Brothers Band. Talton played as lead guitarist on
Gregg Allman’s “Laid Back” album and subsequently went on tour with his band. In the 1990s, Talton lived and played in Europe. His album “Tommy Talton Live in Europe: Someone Else’s Shoes” features tracks he recorded in Luxembourg and five songs recorded in Alabama in 2006-07. Talton will perform from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18, at Rustle Hill, 8595 Old U.S. 51. — Adam Testa
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The Ozark Mountain Daredevils are based in Springfield, Mo. and became a household name with hits like “If You Wanna Get to Heaven” and “Jackie Blue.” The band was signed to A & M Records in 1973 to give the label a harmonizing group to compete with The Eagles. Ballard reached the Billboard Top 40 country chart with singles “Tell Me You Get Lonely” and “A Buncha Girls.” He won the Michigan Next Big Star competition in 2008, an event sponsored by Kenny Chesney. As a result, he opened shows for Chesney, which helped secure a 2010 contract with Reprise Records Nashville. Owens is appearing in the Du Quoin beer tent for the third consecutive year and has displayed remarkable career growth. He was named Arkansas Country Artist of the Year in 2011 and recently signed a record deal with EMI Nashville. His debut album is titled “Troublemaker.” Lee labored in virtual obscurity for a decade in the house band at Gilley’s in Houston and was fronting for owner Mickey
Gilley. That all changed when he got a cut on the soundtrack of “Urban Cowboy” and “Looking for Love” shot to the top of the country charts for three weeks and became a cross-over hit. Southern Starr finals set: The cast has been set for the finals of the second Southern Starr Singing Contest, which will be at 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18, at Marion Cultural and Civic Center. Tickets are $10 and will be available at the door. VIP seating is available for $20. There will be 25 performers singing one song from genres of music ranging from show tunes to gospel. Judges will select the top three contestants. A fourthplace finisher will be judged from audience response. Prize money totaling $1,000 will be awarded. Winners will also receive studio time in 326 Studio in Anna. For more information, contact Southern Starr Director Mike BenAvi at 618-751-2978. VINCE HOFFARD can be reached at 618-658-9095 or vincehoffard@ yahoo.com.
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Rated PG-13 for mature content, violence and drug use; starring Jordin Sparks, Whintney Houston, Mike Epps, Carmen Ejogo and Tika Sumpter; directed by Salim Akil; opening Friday at ShowPlace 8 in Carbondale STUDIO
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Jordin Sparks and Whitney Houston star in ‘Sparkle,’ which opens Friday at ShowPlace 8 in Carbondale.
“Sparkle,” the remake of the 1976 film starring Irene Cara, is like a great song with a bad chorus. Just when it looks like it’s settling into a smooth groove, it hits a sour note. The remake moves the time period of the story about the rise and fall of a girl singing group from the 1950s to the ‘60s and shifts the location to Detroit. “American Idol” winner Jordin Sparks takes over the Cara role as Sparkle Williams, a mousy young woman with a big voice. She and her siblings — Dolores (Tika Sumpter) and Sister (Carmen Ejogo) — defy their controlling mother (Whitney Houston) to chase a singing career. Their journey is filled with grand opportunities, dangerous temptations and deep heartbreak. Director Salim Akil and writer Mara Brock Akil have given the
updated version a few sharp beats that at times works, such as the shift to the home of Motown. But at other times they fall flat. Because this is Houston’s final performance, her work will be examined more than any acting she’s done before. Houston was always a better singer than actor and sadly that doesn’t change with “Sparkle.” She has one good scene around the dinner table. The rest of her work looks tired. The film does show that Sparks has the kind of sparkle that will carry her far should she continue to act. The role requires her to grow as Sparkle faces each success and failure. Sparks handles the transformation while also providing a singing voice that dazzles. The biggest surprise is the performance by Mike
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Epps as Satin, the smoothtalking comedian who sweeps Sister off her feet. No film work Epps has done in the past has even hinted that he had the acting ability needed to pull off such a demanding performance. His character goes from lovable to violent in a heartbeat. It’s the kind of performance that should get attention at awards time. Those two good performances suffer because the director shifts through various film styles, going from a stagnant sitcom setting to a fast-moving highconcept sequence. Salim Akil seems the most comfortable staging the musical numbers. The script changes from the original movie give this version a stronger story. The problem is that there are so many story lines and the writers short change too many. The film also suffers from comparisons to “Dreamgirls,” which also featured an “American Idol” all-star in Jennifer Hudson in a story about the rise of a female singing group. That effort had both an emotional and musical beat that was stronger.
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Timothy Green’s life is more ‘Expendables’ uses up its good will this time around The Expendables 2 * / manipulative than odd Rated R for strong bloody 1
school. And they get him lots of long athletic socks, because they want him to Rated PG; starring be treated as “a normal Jennifer Garner, Joel kid.” And children can be Edgerton and CJ Adams; cruel. The film’s charm comes directed by Peter Hedges; now playing at University from Timothy’s naive efforts to fit in, to live up Place 8 in Carbondale to the credo his parents BY ROGER MOORE wrote for him. He melts MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE NEWS the hearts of relatives, wins the affections of a “The Odd Life of tweenage siren and Timothy Green” is an underwhelms his soccer achingly sweet parentcoach. and-child tearjerker every Garner is quite good at bit as precious as its title. making us connect with a But it’s an oddly emotion- character’s emotions. free fantasy, a film Edgerton is more earnest straining to find the and eager than good as a magic, joy and heartbreak dad with dad issues. But in a story manufactured the kid is radiant, with those traits in mind. abuoyant boy who makes Jennifer Garner and Joel innocent mistakes Edgerton play the Greens, because he is just that — a small-town couple who innocent. long to have a child. Here’s the film’s fatal They’ve hit the end of the flaw: The story is told in road, medically, for flashback, with the accomplishing that. They Greens trying to convince instead write the babyan adoption counselor to they-never-had’s traits on give them another try at slips of paper. The Greens parenthood. bury the slips of paper in Something went wrong, their garden. And one but if they can tell their night, a 10-year-old boy incredible story to her, pops out of the Earth and maybe they’ll get another lives up to every trait they shot. gave him. Writer-director Peter The parents react with Hedges isn’t telling a conflicted feelings of story with enough magic, science and faith. They emotion or mystery to it immediately cover up his to overcome that origins and plop him into giveaway.
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violence throughout; starring Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Bruce Willis, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Terry Crews; directed by Simon West; opening Friday at STUDIO ShowPlace 8 in Carbondale Chuck Norris is one of many action stars to appear in ‘The and AMC Centre 8 in Expendables 2.’ It opens Friday at ShowPlace 8 in Carbondale Marion and AMC Centre 8 in Marion. for its own good. It’s a “Road Runner” cartoon for the bloodyminded, a wise-cracking Of course, “The Expendables 2” is all good cavalcade of carnage that hurls bullet-proof heroes fun and games and at the huddled masses of recycled catchphrases. Until somebody gets hurt. villains, defies the laws of physics and treats us to so A lot of somebodies. much bloodshed that it’s When you’re filling the only natural that some of it screen with every bigshould spatter on the lens. screen action star of the Irresponsible as a firstpast 25 years — except for Mel Gibson, Wesley Snipes person shooter video game? You bet. But it holds and Steven Seagal — and together, more or less, every one of them needs right up to the moment his own body count, you Chuck Norris and his dyed see the problem. beard make their “Expendables 2” is a preposterous appearance. sillier wallow in excess, a It’s a moment that lowers too-cute trip down ’80s the bar on stupid for the Action-Film Lane with rest of the picture. one past-his-expirationSly Stallone and his team date action hero too many
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bring their soldier-for-hire thing to Nepal, Albania, and environs this time around. There’s a debt to be paid — to the spy boss played by Bruce Willis. There’s a friendly rivalry with this big Austrian dude who says “I’ll be back.” Again. And there’s a Belgianaccented heavy (Jean Claude Van Damme), all sunglasses and big knives and a high kick waiting to happen. His name? Jean Vilain. That’s with one “L,” mon frere. These Expendable mercenaries — Stallone, Jason Statham, Terry Crews, Randy Couture, the redeemed Dolph Lundgren, Jet Li — avenge
their own. When somebody in their ranks dies, Barney (Stallone) has three things to say about the bad guy who did this: “Track’em. Find’em. Kill’em.” Liam Hemsworth is a sniper, “The Kid,” who joins the crew. Maggie (Nan Yu) is the Chinese “weapons-proficient” expert brought along for the ride. Simon West (“Con Air”) doesn’t bother with explaining how this or that character shows up, how boats and planes magically appear and how a plane crash into a mountain is supposed to be survivable. Norris’ entrance is no sillier than anything else in it, but his arrival, an hour in, signals the moment when screenwriters, director, cast and crew just threw up their hands, laughed and said “What the hey?”‘ Which is fitting, because that’s the arc that the careers of these guys — to a one — took. Serious action pictures, followed by performances that turned into caricatures, ending with movies that were one big muscle-bound joke.
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‘ParaNorman’ is bewitchingly edgy, for a kids’ movie ParaNorman ***
too. So there’s no sense trying to comfort him because you think Rated PG for scary action and images, thematic elements, some he’s missing his dead grandma too much. rude humor and language; “Grandma’s in a better place.� starring the voices of Kodi Smit“In the LIVING room?� McPhee, Anna Kendrick, John Since Norman has grown up in Blithe Hollow, a town with a rich Goodman, Christopher Mintzhistory of witches and witch Plasse and Casey Affleck; directed by Chris Butler and Sam trials, it’s only natural that Norman is a little Fell; opening Friday at “ParaNorman.� But it gets him BY ROGER MOORE teased, and his creepy-crank of an uncle (voiced by John MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE NEWS Goodman) won’t leave him Norman, the young hero of the alone. Norman has a destiny, his animated delight “ParaNorman,� uncle says, a duty to lift the 300hears dead people. He sees them, year-old curse that’s hung over
the town since one infamous witch trial centuries before. The witches are coming back to haunt the town. Only “ParaNorman� can save it. “ParaNorman� is a stopmotion animated marvel from some of the same folks who gave us “Coraline� and “Corpse Bride,� and it wears its bloodlines with pride. It’s that rare kids’ movie with edge, a witchy, witty romp that could frighten the very youngest moviegoers and makes parents blanch at some of the jokes. This isn’t “Ice Age,� children. Norman, voiced by Kodi Smit-
McPhee of “The Road,� has a plump pal, Neil (Tucker Albrizzi). He has a shallow teen sister, Courtney (Anna Kendrick). And he has a nemesis, the kid who torments him at school, and after school. That would be Alvin, voiced by Christopher Mintz-Plasse. But if Norman has a prayer of figuring out this curse and stopping the dead from taking over Blithe Hollow, he’ll need all their help _ and that of Neil’s car-obsessed, muscle-bound brother (Casey Affleck). “ParaNorman,� written by
Chris Butler, an artist who worked on “Corpse Bride� and “Coraline,� and co-directed by Butler and Sam Fell (“Flushed Away�), wears its anarchy well. They’ve made a genuinely spooky movie. But it’s a spooky picture with a morbid sense of humor. The ghosts of those murdered by the town during its witch trials have more to fear from the armed, beer-swilling rubes they haunt than the town does from the ghosts. The odd faintly offcolor remark passes the locals’ lips — as you’d expect — when the dead return to life.
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