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Re-opened for almost two years now, Grandma Helen’s continues to draw in crowds of new and existing customers alike. Crispy fried chicken and a slathering of downhome sides will do that for a restaurant. “We have been really pleased with how business has been going since we opened,” said owner Linda Hooker, who relaunched the Energy restaurant in October 2012 after it was closed for more than two years. Hooker also owns Fish Tales Pet Shop in Energy, and has been delivering excellent customer service in Southern Illinois for years. Hooker offers daily specials, homemade desserts and an assortment of salads. She has noticed a big carryover of longtime loyal customers. “We kept the name because we thought we’d get some recognition,” she said. “We have seen
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a lot of customers who say they used to come in a lot.” The Grandma Helen’s menu includes a barbecue pork steak with roasted potatoes and seasonal veggies. Sandwich-lovers can dig into the chicken Philly hoagie, while fry fanatics can find their fix with Cajun waffle sweet potato fries. Other popular menu items include the Italian beef, chili mac, spaghetti with meat sauce, and country-fried steak. But it is the boneless
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Octogenarian shows her work at Anna ANNA — Joan SkiverLevy, award winning artist, currently has several works of art on display in the Anna Arts Center. The artwork will be exhibited through the month of May. The 80-year-old artist will be showing her evolution of 30 years of art in many mediums including oil, watercolor, acrylic, collage and wax resist.
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Water Festival continues ENTON — The 43rd B Rend Lake Water Festival will continue today through Saturday in downtown Benton. The annual festival features rides and games by Brady’s Amusements, the same company that operates the Midway and carnival at HerrinFesta Italiana, Benton-West City Area Chamber of Commerce executive secretary Pat Wenberg said. The carnival is open from 6 to 10 nightly through Saturday, with a special opening from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday
only, on the northeast side of the Benton Public Square. The highlight of the festival is the parade, set to begin at 10:01 a.m. Saturday. This year’s parade theme is “All Aboard for Adventure” and entries were encouraged to decorate with memories from the past or plans for future adventures. The Benton Summer Cruise series will take place on the square Saturday night. Registration begins at 5:30 p.m., with prizes awarded at 8 p.m. — The Southern
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Books & Authors Before He Was Fab: George Harrison’s First American visit, discussion and book signing by author Jim Kirkpatrick, noon-1 p.m. Wednesday, May 28, Harrisburg District Library; light lunch; 618-253-7455
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 Rend Lake Water Festival: Today-Saturday, May 10, downtown Benton; carnival open from 6-10 p.m. with special hours 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday only; parade 10:01 a.m. Saturday; Summer Cruise series registration 5:30 p.m. Saturday Old King Coal Festival: Thursday May 8-Sunday, May 11, downtown West Frankfort; music by Skyline Drive 6 p.m. Thursday, We Got It Covered 7 p.m. Friday, Emily Clark Band 6 p.m., 3rd Story 9 p.m. Saturday; also, Fire Department Water Fights, 9 a.m., Coal Miners Memorial Service and Walk of Honor ceremony, 10 a.m., the Coal Miner’s Memorial Park,
the Old King Coal Parade, 1 p.m. and Tribute To The Coal Mining Industry, 3 p.m., main stage, all on Saturday; Old King Coal Talent Contest featuring Tom Wallace, 2 p.m. Sunday; www.oldkingcoal. com Cache River Nature Fest: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, May 10, Cache River Wetlands Center, Cypress; animal exhibits, hands-on activities; guided tours; wildlife watching opportunities; bowfishing demonstration; guided hikes, canoe and bike tours; free; www.cacherivernaturefest. net; 618-657-2064 Lusk Creek BBQ Festival and Cook Off: Friday-Saturday, May 16-17, Golconda; starts 6 p.m. Friday; music, crafts, art, food, beer and wine garden; continues at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 17; helicopter rides; horse and buggy rides; 618-969-8800 or gail@yourprofessionalpartners.com Crafts ‘N’ Crooners: Starts 9 a.m. Saturday, May 17, Benton Civic Center; free art fair, crafts last until 5 p.m.; concert by Mandy Heinemann and The Gordons, 6 p.m.; $20/$15; 618-435-5700 Edward Benyas: Discussion on the Southern Illinois Music Festival, 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 21, Dunn-Richmond Center,
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150 E. Pleasant Hill Road, Carbondale; SIU Learning in Retirement meeting with the social hour starting at 9:30 a.m.; jim@jimlambert. net 24th HerrinFesta Italiana: Celebrates the Italian heritage of Herrin, Monday, May 19-Monday, May 26; golf, bocce ball, carnival, arts and crafts, Italian food, grape stomp, pasta sauce and pasta eating contests, beard and mustache contest; concerts; grand parade, 11 a.m. Saturday, May 24; downtown Herrin and Herrin Civic Center; 618-942-5055; herrinfesta.com HerrinFesta Italiana Bocce Tournaments: Saturday-Sunday, May 24-25, bocce complex, West Walnut Street, Herrin; information and registration, www.herrinfesta.com/event/bocce
History National Train Day: Hosted by Station Carbondale, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, May 10, historic train depot, 121 S. Illinois Ave., downtown Carbondale; visit the train museum and tour caboose; gifts to children; experts available to answer questions regarding Carbondale’s train history; free; 618-457-3286
Theater/Performance The Addams Family: Musical comedy, 7:15 p.m. Thursday-Friday, May 8-9, The Carson Center, Paducah; $35-$57; 270-450-4444 or going to www.thecarsoncenter.org
As You Like It: Stone Soup Shakespeare performances, 6 p.m. Thursday, May 8, Washington County Courthouse, 101 E. St. Louis St., Nashville; 4 p.m. Saturday, May 10, McCracken County Public Library, 555 Washington St., Paducah; 6 p.m. Thursday, May 15, Blue Sky Winery, 3150 S. Rocky Comfort Road, Makanda; 6 p.m. Friday, May 16, Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, Mount Vernon and 6 p.m. Sunday, May 18, Attucks Park, 400-800 N. Wall St., Carbondale; free; www.stonesoupshakespeare. com Monty Jackson: Monty’s Life In Song: A Mother’s Day Celebration, 7:30 p.m., Saturday, May 10, The Gathering Place Dinner Theatre, 290 S. Burns St., Sparta; $35; meal included; www.thegatheringplaceoffbroadway.com; 618-965-3726 The Eisenhauer Band: Bluegrass music, 7:30 p.m., Friday, May 16, The Gathering Place Dinner Theatre, 290 S. Burns St., Sparta; $35; meal included; www.thegatheringplaceoffbroadway.com; 618-965-3726
Workshop Acting Shakespeare workshop: By worldrenowned Shakespeare director and teacher Rob Clare, 8:15 p.m. Wednesday, May 21, Varsity Center for The Arts, 418 S. Illinois Ave., Carbondale; open to the public; stagecompanycarbondale@gmail.com
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Gala of The Royal Horses set to ride into SIU Arena
CARBONDALE — For the first time ever, riding master Rene Gasser, creator and producer for “Gala of The Royal Horses” will be bringing his world-renowned equestrian tour to North America. One of the shows will be at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 31 in the SIU Arena. Following in the family footsteps of seven generations, Gasser has recreated a show for this tour previously seen only at riding schools in Vienna and Spain. The Royal Horses of Europe are some of the most celebrated in history, favored for centuries by royalty, equestrian riders and bullfighters and this performance celebrates the tradition, athleticism and grace of these revered creatures. Along with the magnificent stallions, Spanish flamenco dancers are featured in authentic, vibrant costumes accompanied by the mellow notes of a guitar to bring the sights and sounds of Spain a heartbeat away. Gala of The Royal Horses will feature a number of performances involving the Andalusian, Friesian, Lipizzaner and Arabian breeds. Tickets for the SIU show are $25 and $35 each. There are a limited number of VIP seats available for $55 each. Children 12 and under & seniors 60 and over receive a $5 discount. To charge by phone call 618-453-2000. For more information on the Gala of The Royal Horses, go to www. galaoftheroyalhorses.com. — The Southern
Old King Coal Festival moves to spring WEST FRANKFORT — The annual Old King Coal Festival celebrates its move to spring with an exciting lineup of entertainment and activities. The festival honoring the region’s coal mining roots moved from fall to spring this year. Festivities get under way downtown Thursday with the opening of the Midway at 5 p.m. and a free performance by “Skylyne Drive” at 6 p.m. Friday’s activities include the OKC Job and College Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall; opening of the Midway at 5 p.m. and a free concert by “We Got It Covered” at 7 p.m. A coal miners memorial service and Walk of Honor inductee ceremony
is scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday at the Coal Miners Memorial Park downtown, followed by the OKC parade and opening of the Midway at 1 p.m. and a tribute to the coal mining industry on the main stage at 3 p.m. The memorial service and industry tribute will move inside if weather prevents outdoor activities. Rounding out the main stage free entertainment Saturday night are the “Emily Clark Band” on stage at 6 p.m. and “3rd Story” at 9 p.m. The festival concludes Sunday with the opening of the Midway at 1 p.m. and The Old King Coal Talent Contest with Tom Wallace at 2 p.m. on the main stage. — The Southern
Tractor Drive, banquet will feature Peterson Brothers PINCKNEYVILLE — The Peterson Farm Brothers will provide entertainment for the 6th Annual Tractor Drive and Banquet on Saturday, June 7 which is sponsored by the Illinois Rural Heritage Museum. The Peterson Farm Brothers from Central Kansas are three brothers who are known for their You Tube videos that promote agriculture and farming. One of the purposes of the videos is to educate children in an entertaining way so they understand food does not come from the grocery but a farmer actually grows the food they eat. The Peterson Brothers have made videos using popular song parodies
with agriculture themes such as “A Fresh Breath Of Farm Air” to the tune of “Fresh Prince,” “Farmer Style” to the tune of “Gangnam Style” and “I’m Farming And I Grow It,” a takeoff on “I’m Sexy And I Know It.” The Brothers latest video is a parody of Katy Perry’s “Roar” and is entitled, “Chore,” which talks about life on the farm. The Peterson Farm Brothers will be the main attraction at the Tractor Drive and Banquet which kicks off with registration
for all tractors starting at 1 p.m. June 7 at the Illinois Harvest LLC, 5355 Golden Eye Road. The Tractor Drive will begin at 1:30 p.m. and the banquet will start at 6 p.m. Admission to the Tractor Drive and Banquet is $50, banquet only, $25 for adults and $8 for children 12 and under. For more information, call 618-357-8908 or 618-571-1854, email irhmuseum@gmail.com or go to www.illinoisruralheritagemuseum.org. — Brenda Kirkpatrick
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Get your black on for ‘The Addams Family’ presented at The Carson Center ADUCAH — “The P Addams Family,” a musical comedy, will be presented at 7:15 p.m. Thursday and Friday, May 8 and 9 in The Carson Center. The production has been described as “a visually satisfying, ribtickling, lunatic musical that will entertain you to death.” “The Addams Family” was created by Jersey Boy’s authors Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, composer/lyricist Andrew Lippa, choreographer Sergio Trujillo and Olivier Award-winning costume and set designers Phelim McDermott and Julian Crouch. The play will be directed by four-time
Tony Award winner Jerry Zaks. “The Addams Family” features an original story focused on Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness. She has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family. A man her parents have never met. Everything will change for the whole family on the fateful night they host a dinner for Wednesday’s “normal” boyfriend and his parents. Tickets for the show range from $35 to $57 and may be purchased by calling 270-450-4444 or going to www.thecarsoncenter.org. — The Southern
Building a better Bard Workshop introduces Shakespeare to the public, helps local actors improve
Husband and wife duo Rob Clare and Reiko Aylesworth will be leading workshops for The Stage Co. on Wednesday, May 21. Clare is a worldrenowned expert on Shakespeare and will work with local actors in making some of the Bard’s scenes their own. Aylesworth, best known for her role on early seasons of ‘24,’ will host a closed session on improvisation.
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CARBONDALE — Two famous faces of the acting world will be making their presence felt in Southern Illinois as they lead a pair of workshops for local theater troupe The Stage Co. Rob Clare, a worldrenowned Shakespeare expert, and his wife, actress Reiko Aylesworth, best known for her role as Michelle Dessler on “24,” will appear at the Varsity Center for the Arts on Wednesday, May 21. Aylesworth, whose father, Kevin Purcell, resides in Cobden, will lead a closed workshop for community theater members on the art of improvisation. After that event, at 8:15 p.m., Clare will host a seminar on Shakespearean acting, which is open to the public. Clare, whose credits include the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theater of Great Britain, will take four actors on stage and present them with a scene, providing them the tools to unlock it and make it their own. “He will help the audience understand the pieces that are being performed,” said Purcell, who helped organize the workshops.
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and relationship between actor and director Clare will be demonstrating apply at Who: Shakespeare all levels of performance, expert Rob Clare from stage to TV to movies, What: Seminar on acting and this is a chance for the out Shakespeare’s works public to sneak a behindWhen: 8:15 p.m. the-scenes peek. Wednesday, May 21 Many people haven’t Where: Varsity Center been exposed to Shakefor the Arts, 418 S. Illinois speare — or at least good Ave., Carbondale Shakespeare — Purcell said. This event is free and This, along with a local open to the public. production of “As You Like It” by Stone Soup Shakespeare, can help introduce “They get to watch it live.” new audiences to the Bard in a friendly way. The event is aimed at Jeanne Ferraro of The those involved in theater, as well as those who are sim- Stage Co. said it’s also a ply curious. The techniques way to show people just how influential Shakespeare has been in modern culture. While many associate techniques like breakCARbondALe FARmeR’s mARket ing the fourth wall to characters like Ferris Bueller, the playwriting elements have actually been around for centuries. “So much of our drama Flowering plants, Jewelry, beef, chicken, eggs, mushrooms, baked goods, Cheese and so many things we see in media go back to things Gifts for Mother’s Day like this,” she said. “It’s Always at Westowne Center by Murdale OPEN Saturdays 8AM - noon till November 30th so rich.”
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The Shakespeare workshop is free. And while Aylesworth’s improv session is closed, she’ll be available to meet with fans and the public after Clare’s presentation. “People will get a chance to meet her and say hi, and the audience will be able to engage both of them and ask questions,” Purcell said. Both Ferraro and Purcell said they hope the public will take this opportunity to interact with the local theater scene and see what Southern Illinois has to offer. Purcell directs the company’s next production, “Mother Hicks,” in July. Workshops like these are designed to improve the abilities and ensure a high standard for local performances and actors. “We’re very lucky,” Ferraro said. “We would really like to raise the level of the quality of what we’re doing, and this is helping.” adam.testa@thesouthern.com 618-351-5031
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Crafts N’ Crooners event features music, art fair BENTON — Mandy Heinemann of Red Bud is banking on local support to keep her Nashville dream alive. She has organized “Crafts ‘N’ Crooners,” an all-day event scheduled for May 17 in the Benton Civic Center. Proceeds will be used to finance a future recording project in Music City. Starting at 9 a.m., there will be an art fair and music event, featuring various craft artisans and singing from independent folk, bluegrass and country performers. This portion of the program is free and lasts until 5 p.m. At 6 p.m., Heinemann and opening act The Gordons will take the stage for the featured presentation. Tickets are $20 for premium seating and $15 for general admission. For more information, call the Benton Civic Center box office at 618-4355700 between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Monday-Friday. Last year, Heinemann released her first album, “The Real Me,” which was chalk full of traditional country covers that conjured up memories of Connie Smith, Tammy Wynette and Lynn Anderson. A couple original tunes were added to the mix. The album was produced by Gary Gordon, who joined his wife, Roberta and fiddler Robert Bowlin in providing instrumentation for the project. Heinemann said she is hosting various fundraisers this summer in an effort to raise the $6,000 needed to finance the recording sessions in Nashville. — Vince Hoffard
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Southern Illinois Cigars and Guitars Under the Stars: 6-9 p.m. Thursday, May 8, Rustle Hill Winery, 8595 U.S. 51 North, Cobden; fundraiser for Fowler-Bonan Foundation’s Clothes for Kids; music, cigars, spirits; 618-893-2700; www. RustleHillWinery.com; www. FowlerBonanFoundation.com Illinois State Fair concerts: Feature Emblem3 (Aug. 14), Pitbull (Aug. 9), Hunter Hayes (Aug. 13) and Steely Dan (Aug. 15), Illinois State Fair, Springfield; fair will take place Aug. 7-17; some concert tickets now on sale; remainder of tickets on sale starting Saturday, May 10; www.ticketmaster.com, 800-745-3000; www.illiniosstatefair.info Friday Night Fair music: Seven Day Weekend/ Kundalini Cowboys, 6-9 p.m. Friday, May 9, Town Square Pavilion, corner of U.S. 51 North and Illinois 13 West, Carbondale; food; crafts; www. carbondalemainstreet.com; 618-529-8040 John A. Logan Band: Under the direction of Michael Hanes, 7 p.m. Friday, May 9, Tilden and Rosalie Parks Marion Rotary Amphitheater, southwest of Marion High School, South Carbon Street; concert of All-American music from the Lewis and Clark and Civil War era; no charge, bring lawn chairs; marionrotaryamphitheater.com Robbie Fulks: 7 p.m. Friday, May 9, The Old Feed Store, 111 N. Appleknocker Drive, Cobden; songwriter, performer and musician has appeared on NPR, World Cafe, The Grand Ole Opry; Janis Esch will open the show; $15/$17;www. theoldfeedstore.com When Children Sing: The Southern Illinois Children’s Choir concert, 4 p.m. Saturday, May 10, First Presbyterian Church, 310 S. University Ave., Carbondale;
compositions by Mary Goetz, Lee Dengler, Rollo Dilworth, Mark Hayes, Helen Kemp and Peter Wilhousky Jenny Johnson: CD release party, 7 p.m. Saturday, May 10, The Old Feed Store, 111 N. Appleknocker Drive, Cobden; also, The Rural Kings; $15; www.theoldfeedstore.com Mocking Bird Hill: Also, Amanda Wright & The Red Dirt Road and Lanny McIntosh, 7 p.m. Saturday, May 10, Frankfort Community High School, West Frankfort; $15/$10; www.mockingbirdhill.com The Quint-Essential
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Winds: 2 p.m. Sunday, May 18, Anna Arts Center, 125 W. Davie St., Anna; wind instruments; $5; proceeds to the arts programs and the musicians; 904-625-1109 or email vabchlee@gmail.com HerrinFesta Italiana concerts: Thursday, May 22-Monday, May 26, Herrin; includes David Nail, Thomas Rhett, Tyler Farr, Three Days Grace and Blue Oyster Cult; go to HerrinFesta.com for show times and tickets Kentucky Talent Search 2014: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 10, Kentucky Opry, 88 Chilton Lane, Benton; $17/$16/$10/$7.50; www.kentuckyopry.com; 888-459-8704 Chicago: 7:30 p.m. Sunday, May 18, The Carson Center, Paducah; $135-$39; 270-4504444; www.thecarsoncenter. org
Cafés Coulter, Goot and Wall: 7 p.m. Thursday, Grotto Lounge/ Newell House, 201 E. Main St., Carbondale; 618-549-6400
Bars & Clubs THURSDAY Benton: Senior Center, The Swing N’ Country Dance Band, 7-9:30 p.m. Carbondale: Hangar 9, Logan Mize w/The Shawnee Hills Band PKs, Cluster Pluck Tres Hombres: Soul Census Marion: The Mansion, Big Lake Country Band, 6:30-9:30 p.m. FRIDAY Carbondale: Hangar 9, Aaron Kamm and the One Drops Copper Dragon, Mike & Joe PK’s, Slappin’ Henre Blue Tres Hombres, Soul Glo/ Transcendental Cowboys, 6-9 p.m., patio Ina: Community Building, Friday Night Jam Band, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Marion: Youth Center, Craig’s Country Band, 6-9 p.m. SATURDAY Carbondale: Copper Dragon, Wedding Banned Hangar 9, The Giving Tree Band w/Acoustics Anonymous PK’s, Slappin’ Henre Blue Tres Hombres, The Swamp Tigers Herrin: N-Kahootz Night Club, Cluster Pluck, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Marion: Hideout Restaurant, Bob Pina, piano 5:30-9:30 p.m. Thompsonville: Old Country Store Dance Barn, Lil’ Boot & Classic Country, 7-10 p.m. MONDAY Du Quoin: Derby’s Community Hall, Jerry’s Jammers, 7-9 p.m. Marion: Youth Center, Craig’s Country Band, 6-9 p.m. TUESDAY Herrin: Teen Town, Country Ramrods, 7-10 p.m. Marion: Hideout Restaurant, Bob Pina, piano 5:30-8:30 p.m. FIND THEM HERE Barb’s Place: 206 E. Market St., Christopher 618-724-5562
Carbondale Eagles: 1206 W. Linden St. 618-529-9345 Corner Dance Hall: 200 Franklin St., Whittington 618-303-5266 Curbside: 227 W. Main St., Carbondale 618-490-1539 Derby’s Community Hall: 214 High St., Du Quoin 618-201-1753 Gwen Wynn Senior Center: North 9th St., Benton 618-967-4635 Hangar 9: 511 S. Illinois Ave., Carbondale 618-549-0511 Herrin Teen Town: 105 N. 13th St., Herrin 618-889-3651 Hideout Restaurant: 2602 Wanda Drive, Marion 618-997-8325 Italian Club: 9038 Main Street, Coello 618-724-4610 John Brown’s On The Square: 1000 Tower Square, Marion 618-997-2909 Just Elsie’s: 302 Jackson St., Orient, 618-932-3401 La Fogata Mexican Bar and Grill: 519 S. Illinois Ave. Carbondale; 618-457-2092 Marion American Legion: Longstreet Road, Marion 618-997-6168 Marion Eagles: Russell and Longstreet Roads, Marion 618-993-6300 Marion Youth Center: 211 E. Boulevard Ave., Marion 618-922-7853 Midtown Pub: Public Square, Jonesboro 618-614-7777 N-Kahootz Night Club: 115 W. Cherry St., Herrin 618-942-9345 Old Country Store Dance Barn: Main Street, Thompsonville 618-218-4676 PK’s: 308 S. Illinois Ave., Carbondale 618-529-1124 Pinch Penny Pub: 700 E. Grand Ave., Carbondale 618-549-3348 Steeleville American Legion: 303 S. Chester St., Steeleville 618-965-3362 Tres Hombres: 119 N. Washington St., Carbondale 618-457-3308 The Mansion: 1602 Heartland Drive, Marion 618-579-4145
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JALC Community Band performing free concert of patriotic music MARION — Patriotic spirit will fill the air Friday, May 9, when the John A. Logan College Community Band takes the stage at the Tilden and Rosalie Parks Marion Rotary Amphitheater. The evening performance, beginning at 7 p.m., features an “All-American” theme and will feature the band performing melodies such as William Camphouse’s “A Lewis and Clark Celebration” and “The Honest Abe Quickstep.” Among the other items on the evening’s playlist are “Panorama USA,”
which collects together several notable American melodies; “The Great Steamboat Race,” which pays homage to a race up the Mississippi in the 1870s; and “The Liberty Bell,” a famous John Phillip Sousa march often associated with Monty Python’s “Flying Circus.” The concert, which is sponsored by the Rotary Club of Marion, is free at the amphitheater, just southwest of Marion High School at the south end of Carbon Street. adam.testa@thesouthern.com 618-351-5031
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Exile, Juice Newton team up to bring rock, country to Marion
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xile was one of the biggest bands in country music during the mid-1980s, reaching the top of the Billboard charts with an impressive 10 singles during a fouryear period. Founded in 1963, the band had early success on the pop charts with signature tune “Kiss You All Over,” but the five-piece band unit discovered a more receptive permanent home in the country genre, establishing a large fan base by reeling off hits like “Woke Up In Love,” “Give Me One More Chance,” “Hang On To Your Heart” and “Can’t Get Close Enough.” After experiencing the brilliant highs and depressing lows of the music business for more than a quarter century, original members of the group began to abandon ship, the knock-out blow dealt when singers Les Taylor and J.P. Pennington departed in 1989. Exile was finished, shoved to the back of the memory bank like old yearbooks and yellowed wedding pictures. As fate would have it, 23 years later, a former tour manager had medical issues after a serious
motorcycle accident. The group agreed to reunite for a benefit concert. “We all got together the day before the show and started practicing. After a couple hours, it started feeling pretty damn good. We were all looking at each other and just smiling. You could tell the magic was back,” says keyboardist Marlin Hargus. “We figured out we could still play and are even better musicians due to all the extra experience. “Back in the eighties, there wasn’t anything in particular that went wrong. We just burned out after playing 300 dates a year for so long. We’ve matured a lot and learned not to sweat the small stuff. It’s been a lot of fun since we’ve gotten back together.” Exile and special guest Juice Newton will be in concert at 7 p.m. May 16 in the Marion Cultural and Civic Center. It is a stop on the Lovin’ It Tour, which is coming to more than 50 sites in 2014. Tickets are $75 (VIP), $57 (prime), $37 (floor) and $29 (balcony). Call 618-997-4030 to purchase tickets. A Grammy Award
winning artist, Newton was another hitmaking machine Music during the 1980s, Scene racking up Vince Hoffard hits with “Break It To Me Gently,” “The Sweetest Thing (I’ve Ever Known)” and “Queen Of Hearts.” “I know it seems odd to pair us with Juice, she is a rocker from California and we are a bunch of country boys from Lexington, but it has worked out great. She can still sing her butt off,” Hargus says. “We start off the show for about 30 minutes, then she comes out and sings her stuff with our band, then we all get together for a big finish.” The band celebrated its 50th anniversary last year. To celebrate the occasion, members worked up a few commemorative songs. “We may be the only band that can legitimately say we’ve worked with Aerosmith and George Jones,” says bass player Sanny Lemaire. “We are out on the road having a blast.” Last month, the band appeared on The Grand Ole Opry. Hargus said he dabbled in many different vocations after his departure from the band. He even managed a condominium complex for a brief period. He went a decade without even talking to Pennington and Taylor.
He did travel with drummer Steve Goetzman to see bass player Sonny Lemaire perform at songwriter’s night at the Bluebird Cafe. Lemaire helped write many Exile hits and was a founding member of the band Burnin’ Daylight. The reunion has lit a creative fire in a group of men who watched their children grow up and are now spoiling their grandchildren. “If you love your job, you will never work,” Hargus said. “We go out and enjoy ourselves. The rush of riding in a big tour bus is gone but we forget all about that when we get on stage. Playing music for our loyal fans is keeping us all young.” Hargus isn’t a fan of contemporary country music. “A lot of the new stuff is terrible. The songs just are not very good. They are instantly forgettable,” he said. “Our sound will stand the test of time because it was about making high quality music. Nowadays it’s only about the bottom line.” In August, the band will release a live album that was recorded at The Franklin Theatre in the suburbs of Nashville. They will sell the product at shows and online at their official website. This show is sponsored by Clay Campbell and The Kentucky Opry in Draffenville, Ky. VINCE HOFFARD can be reached at 618-658-9095 or vincehoffard@yahoo. com.
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Eisenhauers release The Old Feed Store features a full weekend of music Saturday, May 10 at the COBDEN — A weekend ‘Under The Old Feed Store. of music kicks off with a Influence’ next week performance by Robbie Her first CD release feaSPARTA — The Eisenhauer Band migrated from Du Quoin last year to test the fertile musical soil in Nashville, and Rhonda “Mama” Eisnenhauer, the band’s spokesman and rhythm guitarist, says the move has been fruitful. “Nashville has been such a positive experience for us! The advantage of being totally immersed in a music culture has really paid off and the kids have grown exponentially,” she said. The three-piece group will be appearing at 7:30 p.m. May 16, in The Gathering Place dinner theater. Tickets are $35 for the concert and a meal, or $25 for the concert only. For information or to reserve seating, call 618965-3726. Eisenhauer says the band’s new “Under The Influence” album will be released in digital format May 15, and a physical release on the Mississippi independent Jam Shack label will be in June. She said the album title is a play on words since the project consists of all cover tunes. “I know its a cover album, but we felt it was important, especially as young as the kids are, to explore as many genres of music as we could in the studio before we attempt an original record,” she said. The album, which is soaked in Delta blues and bluegrass, showcases the smoky vocals and blistering fiddle skills of 14-year old Amelia Eisenhauer. The youngster attends the prestigious Nashville School of Arts. — Vince Hoffard
Fulks at 7 p.m. Friday, May 9 in The Old Feed Store, 111 N. Appleknocker Drive. Critically acclaimed songwriter, performer and musician Fulks has “melded the worlds of country, americana and rock into a soulful and dynamic sound unlike no other ...” From his performances on NPR, World Cafe, The Grand Ole Opry and clubs and honky tonks around the country, he has “brought back the real meaning and sound of contemporary country music back to it’s roots.” According to a review by The New York Times, “Fulks is a gifted guitarist, a soulful singer with an expressive honky-tonk tenor and a natural performer. But what really sets him apart is his songwriting, which is one part
tures two songs recorded live at The Old Feed Store! Johnson’s music has been called a mixture of ragtime, bluegrass, jazz and folk. She has been described an “Americana, soulsinging, guitar-picking, PROVIDED BY THE OLD FEED STORE singer-songwriter of her own tunes from the Robbie Fulks will perform at deep, damp backwoods of The Old Feed Store Friday Southern Illinois.” Johnson has performed artful country, one part with Marshall Crenshaw, artful sendup of country Chicago Farmer, Town and one part a little of everything else ... It’s sort Mountain, Hobo Knife, The Flowers of Evil, The of country meets David Lynch.” —New York Times Woodbox Gang and is Upcoming singer/song- featured on the Woodbox writer Janis Esch will open album, “Glorious Scars.” The Rural Kings will the show with her poweropen the show Saturday. ful vocals and finesse. Tickets to the concert Tickets are $15 in advance or $17 at the door. are $15. For more information or The music contintickets, go to www.theoldues this weekend with feedstore.com. a CD release party by Jenny Johnson at 7 p.m. — The Southern
Cape features Tunes at Twilight starting Friday, May 16 APE GIRARDEAU — C The spring series of Old Town Cape’s Tunes at Twilight starts at 7 p.m. Friday, May 16 with Bat Bennett. Bennett is a singersongwriter who has been playing guitar since the age of 9 and has toured throughout the southwest. Tunes at Twilight is an award winning outdoor concert series held on Friday nights at the Common Pleas Courthouse Gazebo, corner of Lorimier and Broadway. The free hour-long concerts are offered for six weeks in the spring and six weeks in the fall. Future spring performers include Coles
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For a complete line up visit www.oldtowncape. org/events. — The Southern
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Get your surf board ready; Beach Boys coming to Carson Center PADUCAH — Tickets are now on sale for a September concert by The Beach Boys at The Carson Center. The Beach Boys will perform at 7:15 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 18 in the Carson Center at 100 Kentucky Ave. Tickets are $135, $100, $65, $50 and $30 and may be purchased by calling 270-450-4444 or going online at www.thecarsoncenter.org. The Beach Boys have been called “a beloved American institution that remains iconic around the world. The band creates and performs music with the imagination and style that marked their explosive debut more than 50 years ago.” The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988 and honored with The Recording Academy’s Lifetime Achievement
GRAMMY™ Award in 2001. Mike Love serves as the band’s front man. He wrote “Surfin,” which was The Beach Boys’ first hit. With his cousin Brian Wilson, Love wrote the classics “Fun, Fun, Fun,” “I Get Around,” “Help Me Rhonda,” “California Girls” and “Good Vibrations.” Years later, Love cowrote the irresistible and chart-topping “Kokomo.” In addition to founding Beach Boy Mike Love, lead vocals and Beach Boy veteran Bruce Johnston, vocals/keyboards, other band members include Christian Love, guitar/vocals, Randell Kirsch, bass/vocals, Tim Bonhomme, keyboards/ vocals, John Cowsill of The Cowsills, percussion/ vocals and Scott Totten, guitar/vocals. — The Southern
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Benyas to speak about Southern Illinois Music Festival CARBONDALE — Edward Benyas, professor of oboe and conducting at SIU, will talk about the Southern Illinois Music Festival on Wednesday, May 21. Benyas will be the guest speaker at the SIU Learning in Retirement meeting with the social hour starting at 9:30 a.m. in the Dunn-Richmond Center, 150 E. Pleasant Hill Road.
The meeting and program will follow at 10:30 a.m. Benyas is also music director of the Southern Illinois Symphony, New Chicago Chamber Orchestra and the Southern Illinois Music Festival. He will discuss the highlights of the 2014 Festival entitled “Mostly Mozart in the Midwest.” The Festival will run June 12 through 30 and
includes two operas: Donizetti’s tragedy “Lucia di Lammermoor” June 13 and 15 and Mozart’s comic masterpiece “The Abduction” from the Seraglio, updated to a “Star Trek” setting, June 27 and 29 plus a contemporary ballet, “Mozart in Motion,” which is set to two Mozart Concertos on June 20 and 21. Benyas has been named Conductor of the Year by the Illinois Council of Orchestras. He has guest conducted orchestras in 12 states and Europe. He has conducted repertoire includes nearly 400 works, including a dozen world premieres and over a dozen complete operas and ballets. For more information, contact Jim Lambert at jim@jimlambert.net. — The Southern
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commonplace this year. But faith-based comedies? Comedies that work? That’s still a very short historical list — the George Burns blockbuster “Oh God” and Andy Griffith’s “Angel in my Pocket” are the only two to come to mind. “Moms’ Night Out” doesn’t join their ranks. A PG-rated romp that never romps, it lacks the jokes, sight gags, pacing and performances that are the stuff laughs are made of. A funny movie doesn’t have to leave you with a “Hangover” to give you the giggles. But when you’re sending three mothers out for an “epic” night on the town, and you’re abstaining from alcohol, profanity and jokes about sex, you’d better make sure the gags you do include are killer, and that you’ve got a cast that can land those laughs. Sarah Drew plays Ally, a stressed-out mother
MOMS’ NIGHT OUT ** Rated PG for mild thematic elements and some action; starring Sarah Drew, Sean Astin, Patricia Heaton, Trace Adkins, Abbie Cobb, Logan White; directed by Jon and Andrew Erwin; opening Friday at University Place 8 in Carbondale and AMC 8 in Marion. of three pre-school age tykes, a “Mommy blogger” who brags online about being “a clean freak” who can “actually FEEL the house getting dirty,” but whose reality doesn’t measure up to that. Her house is a wreck, her husband (Sean Astin) is always traveling and the kids are barely under control. And every so often, she loses it. SEE ‘MOMS’ / PAGE 12
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‘Neighbors’ has an ‘Animal House’-sized ‘Hangover’ ROGER MOORE
for anybody who isn’t at their frat house, partying like it’s 1979. The fun is Rated R for pervasive supposed to build from the language, strong crude elaborate plots the marand sexual content, rieds and the bros engage graphic nudity, and drug in to foil each other. Only, use throughout; starring it doesn’t. Seth Rogen, Rose Byrne, Whoever the screenZac Efron, Dave Franco, writers, the Judd ApatowChristopher Mintztrained Rogen makes Plasse, Lisa Kudrow; sure there are a dizzying directed by Nicholas array of killer one-liners, Stoller; opening Friday at such as Mac’s reaction Carbondale 8 and AMC 8 to the first time he sees in Marion. Teddy shirtless. “He’s like something a gay guy designed in a sprinkled throughout this laboratory!” Byrne, as she proved in Rogenesque comedy — the shock-value profanity that “Bridesmaids” and “Get Him to the Greek,” can AP | UNIVERSAL PICTURES the parents use in front hang with the bad boys of the toddler, the college in terms of laying it all dean (Lisa Kudrow) who out there and cursing like will only do something And despite the “invite a sailor. the old people in” flattery, about the fraternity’s But for such a short despite Mac’s taste for the behavior when they make comedy, “Neigh“headlines.” magic mushrooms, booze I love the stuffabout the bors” drags. Director and other substances the Nicholas Stoller creates Deltas have in mass quan- older couple straining to little momentum between still seem “cool” to these tities, this means war. the schemes. kids who have no regard The random laughs are
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“Neighbors” is an “Animal House” for “The Hangover” era, a frat-boy comedy that pushes the rude and raunchy envelope into daring and dirty new territory. Hilariously coarse, reasonably shrewd and clumsily sentimental, there’s no reason it won’t earn a billion and inspire a whole new generation of party-hearty “bros” to go Greek when they go to college. The hook here is not just the appeal of this band of brothers — drinking, dope-smoking, hardliving loverboys — to their peers. They’re also the sorts of guys Mac and Kelly used to be and wish they still were. But Mac (Seth Rogen) has an office job that is pure drudgery. Kelly (Rose Byrne) is staying at home with Stella, their newborn. They have to lie to convince themselves that the obvious hasn’t come true: “Just because we have a house and a baby doesn’t mean we’re old people.” They strain to keep their
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old lives — sharing the occasional joint, spontaneous sex (in front of the baby), club hopping. “We can have fun AND a baby! Baby’s first Rave!” The trouble is, they can’t. And having the upall-night kids of Delta Psi Beta move in next door just rubs their noses in it. The kids, led by Teddy (Zac Efron) and Pete (Dave Franco), may feign neighborliness and high
fraternity ideals. But they’re hedonistic beasts, living to make their legends with a frat that claims it invented the toga party, beer pong and the like. Telling them to “keep it down” will never work.
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Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return has weak script, humor and plasticity that Pixar, Blue Sky, Disney and Sony have managed in their recent films. “Legends of Oz: DoroDorothy (Michele), thy’s Return” is a harmless Toto, Auntie Em and but almost charmless adaptation of a book by L. Uncle Henry survive a tornado that trashes their Frank Baum’s grandson. corner of Kansas. An It’s a derivative hash of grandpa’s story, set in the unscrupulous real estate present day, given forget- hustler (Martin Short) is ready to buy out the whole table new tunes by pop songsmiths such as Bryan shattered town. Scarecrow (Dan AykAdams that are sung by royd) has smartly sumthe likes of Lea Michele, Martin Short, Hugh Dancy moned her to save the land, which is under and the operatic Megan the thumb of The Jester Hilty of TV’s “Smash.” (Short, again), the evil And it’s in 3-D, brother of the Wicked of course. This work, animated at Witch of the West. And Prana in India, has decent brother carries a grudge. Dorothy teams up with production design — a dark, abandoned Emerald Wiser, a chatterbox owl (Oliver Platt); a candy City, a shiny, porcelain soldier, Marshal Mallow sheen in Oz’s”Dainty (Dancy); and the haughty China Country” and luscious-looking 3-D sweets China Princess (Hilty) and sets off down the ruined in Candy County. And the animated char- Yellow Brick Road to save acters are beautifully ren- her old friends. The returning characdered, even if their faces don’t have the expression ters — the emotionally
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Lea Michelle is the voice of Dorothy in ‘Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return.’
mercurial Tin Man (Kelsey Grammer, not bad), gutsy Lion (Jim Belushi) and trilling Glinda, the Good Witch (Bernadette Peters, perfectly cast) — have almost nothing to do. They’re just puppets of The Jester. The singing is competent, and rocker Adams’ contribution, a build-aboat-with-beavers tune, “Let’s Work,” bounces
along. “When the World” is Michele’s “Over the Rainbow” moment. But not one song will stick with you past the closing credits. With unknown animation entities, the rule is that the more impressive the voice cast, the weaker the script. Hire great Brits Patrick Stewart (as a boat), Brian Blessed and Dancy (who croons a tune or two)
Rated PG for some scary images and mild peril; animated with the voices of Lea Michele, Martin Short, Hugh Dancy, Oliver Platt, Bernadette Peters, Megan Hilty, Dan Aykroyd, Patrick Stewart, Jim Belushi; directed by Will Finn and Dan St. Pierre; opening Friday at Carbondale 8 and AMC 8 in Marion. and maybe you can cover up the startling lack of humor on the page. Except it never does. And there’s no point in complaining about the cynicism that exists in this gold mine of a genre. Not with Disney inexplicably releasing a sequel to its embarrassing fiasco “Planes” later this summer.
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‘moms’: Not funny enough From page 10
She’s unhappy, so herhusband urges her to take a night for herself. She talks her mother-of-two pal Izzy (Logan White) and, oddly, that icon of motherly virtue, her pastor’s wife (Patricia Heaton), into a girl’s night out “to remember.” Izzy’s simpering, helpless husband (Robert Amaya) is lost without her calling the shots. Ally’s husband has a regular Saturday night video game date with an irresponsible, kid-hating pal (Kevin Downes, amusing). And Sondra, the preacher’s wife, is fending off a fullfledged revolt from her rebellious teenage daughter (Sammi Hanratty), who is threatening to sneak out while mom’s away. This could get interesting — “Adventures in Babysitting” interesting. Except it doesn’t. As the night runs from losing their reservation at a pretentious restaurant to losing their phones to losing their minivan to losing a baby and their husbands losing their minds, overwhelmed by simple child care, “Mom’s Night Out” sets itself up for laughs that it rarely delivers. For 45 minutes, the writing/ directing Erwin brothers (“October Baby,” the abortion drama, was theirs) can’t manage so much as a smile, mainly due to the blandness of their leading lady. Drew is good at whiny, not good at amusingly whiny. Then we hit the tattoo parlor and “Moms’ Night Out” starts to find its funny bone. Christian singer Manwell Reyes is hilarious as a goofball receptionist and country singer Trace Adkins kills.