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Art Events Thursday Night Live: Art, food, music, 5-8 p.m. Thursdays, Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, 2600 Richview Road, Mount Vernon; through Aug. 28; 618-242-1236; www. cedarhurst.org Contemporary Indian Art Show: Features Native American artists, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, July 12-13, Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site, Collinsville; preview reception, 6:30-9 p.m. Friday, July 11; 618-344-7316; www.cahokiamounds.org
Exhibits Historical Structures: Little Egypt Arts Association Art Competition, Arts Centre, Tower Square, Marion; 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; closing reception, 5 p.m. Aug. 15; 618-998-8530 Eldon Benz: Varsity Center for the Arts, Carbondale; nature photographs and prints of Lee Benz serigraphs, watercolors and woodcuts; eldonbenz.com Lori Helfrich: North window artist, Little Egypt Arts Centre, 601 Tower Square, Marion; through July; 618-998-8530 or www.littleegyptarts.com Revived, Reclaimed Redeemed: Prints and jewelry by Ashley Greer, Du Quoin Library of Arts, 6 S. Washington St.; through July 20; 618-790-4036; libraryofarts@gmail.com Paint on the Wall: By Shawn Vincelette, Pavilion of the City of Marion, 1602 Sioux Drive; through July; also the Marion Landmarks Series; 618-993-2657 Anna Centennial celebration of 1954 exhibit: 60th anniversary, Union County Museum, Cobden; through July 27; 1-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday Joan Skiver-Levy: 24 paintings, Corner Dance Hall, Whittington; through July;
618-303-5266 Landscapes of Southern Illinois: Carbondale Civic Center Corridor Gallery; 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday; through July 31; 618-457-5100; info@carbondalearts.org; carbondalearts.org Cedarhurst Center for the Arts: Playing with Scissors, Polly Winkler-Mitchell; Waves in Black and White, Sandra Gottlieb; Dreaming Out Loud, recent works by Paul Aho; Pastoral America, The Morrissey Family Collections; 2600 Richview Road, Mount Vernon; through Aug. 3; 618-242-1236; www.cedarhurst.org Old & New: Paintings by Carol Good, Longbranch Café & Bakery, 100 E. Jackson St., Carbondale; through Aug. 10; 618-201-6252 Playful Notions — Experiments in Mixed Media: Clay sculpture, painted furniture, wire sculpture, mixed media vessels, mixed media painting, Southern Illinois Art and Artisan Center, 14967 Gun Creek Trail, Whittington; through Aug. 23; 618-629-2220 or mgalloway@museum.state.il.us Staycation: Missy Carstens, local scenes, Latta Java coffee shop, 412 N. Market St., Marion; 8 a.m-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.2 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday; through August; 618-998-8530 The Art of Description: Southern Illinois Art & Artisans Center, 14967 Gun Creek Trail, Whittington; through Oct. 17, 2015; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily; no admission charge; 618-629-2220
Receptions Light Up the Night: Exhibit by Scott Morris, Harrisburg District Library; street scenes of Paducah; closing reception, 2-4 p.m. Sunday, July 13
Cahokia Mounds holds Contemporary Indian Art Show COLLINSVILLE — Two dozen Native American artists from across the nation and from 15 tribal affiliations will sell a wide variety of fine art Saturday and Sunday, July 12 and 13, at Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site in Collinsville. The site’s 19th Annual Contemporary Indian Art Show features paintings in oil, acrylic, watercolor and other media, pen-and-ink drawings, metal work, sculptures in antler, wood and clay, pottery in traditional and contemporary forms, jewelry and handmade items from medicine bags to dolls to flutes. The show takes place inside the site’s Interpretive Center, is free. The hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days. A preview reception will be from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Friday, July 11. Guests can meet the artists, be the first to see and purchase artwork and vote for the People’s Choice Award. Preview Party tickets are $20 each or $17 for Cahokia Mounds Museum Society members and may be ordered by calling 618344-7316. For more information, call 618-346-5160 or visit www.cahokiamounds.org. — The Southern
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Book signing and discussion: By R.A. “Cowboy” Jones, 2 p.m. Friday, July 18, Herrin City Library; Jones will discuss his career as a jockey and his memories of growing up in Herrin; he will also sign copies of a new book, “The Legendary RA “Cowboy Jones — Over 50 Years as a Jockey” written by Angie Karcher
Free outdoor movie: Muppets Most Wanted, 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 15, Saluki Stadium, SIU; gates open 6 p.m.; movie shown on video board; seating is available in the stands of the stadium or on the field; bring blankets or chairs for field seating; popcorn, $2, soda, $1; movie stars Ricky Gervais, Ty Burrell and Tina Fey They Will Endure: Documentary on the history of Pope County, 4 p.m. Sunday, July 20, 3 p.m. Monday, July 21, 9 a.m. Tuesday, July 22 and 8 p.m. Thursday, July 24, WSIU-TV Channel 8; video documents Pope County from the late 1700s through 1937; 618-771-2348
Poker Ride: Registration, 8:30-10 a.m. Saturday, July 12, Southern Illinois Center, Du Quoin State Fairgrounds; card draws at Riverside Park in Murphysboro, John A. Logan College in Carterville, West Frankfort City Park, Harbor Oaks picnic area at Rend Lake and ending back at the Du Quoin fairgrounds with an after-ride rally around 3:30 p.m.; www.coachkillcancerfund.org or call 618Comedy 457-5200 ext. 67013 The Carbondale Coal Miners Memorial Comedians: 9 p.m. Mondays, Park Fun: 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Hangar 9, Carbondale; Saturday, July 12, Coal Miners 10 p.m. Wednesdays, Station Memorial Park, downtown 13, Carbondale; see The West Frankfort; car cruise, Carbondale Comedians on food, raffles; music; craft fair, Facebook 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; car cruise, RiffTrax Live — 6-8 p.m.; 618-218-7889; Sharknado: 7 p.m. Thursday, 618-923-0797 July 10, and 7:30 p.m. Bikes on Broadway: A Tuesday, July 15, AMC portion of Broadway Street Showplace Carbondale 8 in Paducah will be closed Theater, 1263 E. Main St.; to vehicles from 1-4 p.m. RiffTrax crew, Michael J. Sunday, July 13; traffic Nelson, Kevin Murphy and allowed on the street includes Bill Corbett will present a live bicycles, skates, skateboards, broadcast from the State scooters, tricycles, strollers Theater in Minneapolis to or walking; vehicular traffic cinemas nationwide; www. will not be permitted on FathomEvents.com Broadway between 4th and 17th streets; www.paducahky. Events gov or 270-444-8508 Cruise Night: 6-9 p.m. Lions Fest: 5 p.m. to midFriday July 11, Rend Lake night, Friday-Saturday, July College MarketPlace, Mount 18-19, Central City Lions Park, Vernon; classic cars; 618-244- Centralia; games, barbecue, 7711 or 618-242-6279 cakewalk, food, bands; 618Coach Kill Cancer Fund 532-7767; seecentralia.com
$10/$5; tickets at the Varsity box office, 5-7 p.m. MondaySaturday and one hour prior to each performance; 618549-5466; purchase tickets online at any time by visiting www.stagecompany.org Monty Jackson: America — A Tribute to Our Veterans, 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday, July 11-12, The Gathering Place Dinner Theatre, 290 S. Burns St., Sparta; $35, show and dinner; www.thegatheringplaceoffbroadway.com; 618-965-3726 McLeod Summer Playhouse: Spamalot, Friday-Sunday, July 11-13 and 18-20; 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday; Anything Goes, July 30-Aug. 3; individual tickets to Spamalot, $25 for adults and $10 for students; Anything Goes, $16 for adults and $8 Theater/Performance for students; plays presented at McLeod Theater, SIU; Mother Hicks: Friday$12/$8; playhouse.siu.edu; Sunday, July 11-13 and 618-453-6000 18-20, Varsity Center for Kilroy Was Here: Musical the Arts, 418 S. Illinois Ave., tribute to veterans and Carbondale; 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday; Americans, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, July 12 and 2 p.m. Mother Hicks is based in the Southern Illinois town of Ware Sunday, July 13, Artstarts during the Great Depression; House, 104 S. Van Buren in 1858 in Jonesboro; 618833-8745, 618-697-1870 or 618-833-3228 Historical bus tours: Featuring information on the Herrin Massacre, 9:30 a.m.2:30 p.m. Saturdays, July 19 and 26; massacre of miners and guards at the Lester strip mine in 1922 became known as Bloody Williamson; tour busses load, 9 a.m. Williamson County Historical Museum, 105 S. Van Buren St., Marion; $35 per person; includes lunch; www. herrinmassacretour.com; 618-751-2924 Harrison Bruce Historical Village tours: 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Tuesday, July 22, John A. Logan College, Carterville; private tours, call Emily Henson at 618-985-3741 ext. 8015
History Tour PAST Heritage House: 1:30-3:30 every Sunday through Oct. 26; 1847 home at 102 S. Main St., Jonesboro; free but donations welcome; also conduct research on local history or genealogy; Lincoln Museum Room features information on Lincoln-Douglas Debate
St., Marion; World War II era USO Club format; Artstarts’ Summer Workshop program; dessert and beverage; veterans, free but should call to reserve a seat; $10; www. artstarts.biz; 618-645-2787 Thoroughly Modern Murder: 6 p.m. Saturday, July 19, SIC Foundation Center, 540 N. Commercial St., Harrisburg; murder mystery dinner theater hosted by Court Appointed Special Advocates of Saline County; dress in 1920s attire; $30; 618-253-3355; salinecocasa@yahoo.com; casaofsalinecounty.org All Tooned Up: Diverse range of music by teen band, 7:30 p.m., Saturday, July 19, The Gathering Place Dinner Theatre, 290 S. Burns St., Sparta; $30, show and dinner; www.thegatheringplaceoffbroadway.com; 618-965-3726 Wade Benson: Cajun, traditional country, Western swing, gospel, 7:30 p.m., Friday, July 25, The Gathering Place Dinner Theatre, 290 S. Burns St., Sparta; $35, show and dinner; www.thegatheringplaceoffbroadway.com; 618-965-3726
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Musical tribute ‘Kilroy was Here’ comes to Marion MARION — “Kilroy was Here,” a rousing musical tribute to veterans and Americans, will be presented at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, July 12, and at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 13. The semi-interactive show will be presented in a World War II era USO Club format at the Artstarts House, 104 S. Van Buren St. Dessert and beverages will be served at the event. Space is limited so reservations are suggested. Veterans are invited to see the show free but should call to reserve a seat. For others, seating is $10 per ticket or $75 for a table of eight. Order tickets at www. artstarts.biz. Call 618 645-2787 for more information. The Southern —
‘Mother Hicks’ set in Ware during Great Depression
Pope County documentary to be aired
CARBONDALE – “Mother Hicks,” a play set in the Southern Illinois town of Ware during the Great Depression, will be presented Friday to Sunday, July 11-13 and July 18-20 in the Varsity Center for the Arts, 418 S. Illinois Ave. Performances will be 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. The play is described as a family drama and is written by Suzan Zeder and directed by Kevin Purcell. “Mother Hicks” is based on real interviews by the Federal Writers Project in Southern Illinois during the 1930s. The play chronicles the lives of three outsiders: a foundling girl known only as Girl; a deaf boy called Tuc; and an eccentric recluse, Mother Hicks, who is suspected of being a witch. Set in the late spring
A one-hour documentary on the history of Pope County, “They Will Endure,” will be broadcast on WSIU-TV Channel 8 in late July. The documentary is comprised of historic photos and government records, local residents recounting both personal memories and oral history passed down through generations of family, plus interviews with historians and archeologists and current landowners of the Cherokee Trail of Tears segments recounting Pope County’s role in that historic event. The Pope County Historical Society commissioned the video documenting the history of Pope County from the late 1700s through 1937 to honor the late historian, Mildred B. McCormick, for her dedication to the preservation of the county’s history. The film will point out some interesting facts including that the population of Pope County was once 14,000, and that land sold for 12.5 cents per
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of 1935, times are hard for everyone but especially for Girl, who, with no family to call her own, gets passed around from household to household, until, following clues and whisperings of her heart, she encounters the eccentric Mother Hicks. The play is a haunting tale told through signlanguage and poetry. A unique feature of the production is that the character of Tuc, the
narrator, is played by local hard-of-hearing actor, Sam Butler. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students and may be purchased at the box office at Varsity Center for the Arts. Hours are from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday and one hour prior to each performance. Tickets may also be purchased online at www.stagecompany.org. — The Southern
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acre. The 2010 census put Pope County’s population at 4,470, the second smallest county in Illinois when it comes to population. The county’s economic history is explored in the film through information gathered on its bustling railroad traffic, commercial river port activities, and the abundance of thriving locally owned businesses. The story closes with the devastating flood of 1937 with first-hand accounts and stunning photos. “They Will Endure” broadcast schedule is 4 p.m. Sunday, July 20; 3 p.m. Monday, July 21; 9 a.m. Tuesday, July 22; and 8 p.m. Thursday, July 24. DVDs of the documentary may be purchased for $25 at various locations in Golconda. For further information on the film, contact Historical Society president, Tim Trovillion at 618-7712348 or executive producer of the film, Gail Lannom, at 618-969-8800. The Southern —
PADUCAH — A stretch of Broadway will be closed to vehicles from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, July 13, as the community celebrates Bikes on Broadway. No cars or trucks are allowed, but other modes of transportation are encouraged including bicycles, skates, skateboards, scooters, tricycles, strollers or even running shoes. Vehicular traffic will not be permitted on Broadway between 4th and 17th streets allowing for a safe riding environment for
people and people-powered vehicles. BikeWorld will also be set up at 17th Street to provide mechanical help and other assistance. Motorists can cross Broadway with the assistance of volunteers at the intersections of 9th Street and 13th Street. Bikes on Broadway will be the second Sunday of each month through October. For more information, go to www. paducahky.gov or call 270-444-8508. The Southern —
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Cowboy Jones to discuss racing career
Herrin Massacre bus tours feature local history
HERRIN — R.A. “Cowboy “Jones will discuss his career as a jockey and his memories of growing up in Herrin at 2 p.m. Friday, July 18, in Herrin City Library. Jones will also sign copies of a new book, “The Legendary R.A. ‘Cowboy’ Jones — Over Fifty Years as a Jockey” written by Angie Karcher. The book is a biography of the Ellis Park, Kentucky, rider who has been winning races for six decades. Jones says all he ever wanted to do was ride horses. He saved up enough money from a newspaper route to buy his first horse, Luigi, when he was 15 years old. He plays up the cowboy nickname with boots and 10-gallon hats, but his first nickname was “Scratchy” which was a complement to his older brother Richard,
If you ever wanted to know more about the Herrin Massacre and see the sites associated with it, two historical bus tours will give you that chance. The massacre of miners and guards at the Lester strip mine in 1922 made national news and was known as Bloody Williamson. Residents and tourists will have the opportunity to see the location of the ambush and the mine location as part of two bus tours scheduled for Saturday, July 19 and 26. Carbondale school board member Amy Erickson is the organizer of the tours. She said she worked just down the road from the mine site for years without knowing. After a recent trip to Rwanda and Burundi in Africa, where both nations had experienced hardships and massacres, she realized the importance of history and past events. “It’s a small world,” she said. “I found it uncanny that in each of these situations, regardless of size or amount of people who lost their lives, rich natural resources were at its root, fueled by fear of your neighbor, fear of loss and the big one — lack of intervention of law and order, where no one was willing
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who took the nickname “Itchy.” Itchy Jones is a former college baseball coach at SIU and the University of Illinois. Cowboy Jones is a 1960 graduate of Herrin High School. The book signing and discussion set for July 18 is part of the Herrin Area Historical Society’s Guest Lecture Series. — The Southern
Fun Fest includes car cruise, music EST FRANKFORT — W The Coal Miners Memorial Park Fun Fest Saturday, July 12, will include a craft fair, car cruise, food, raffles and live music at the Coal Miners Memorial Park in downtown West Frankfort. The event will be from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.; proceeds go toward building a stage for community events. A preliminary estimate to build a stage totals at least $30,000 to complete the first phase of the stage to be built behind Strand Park, directly across from Coal Miners Park in the downtown area. The Fun Fest Saturday will kick off with a craft fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
SI Customs will host a Car Cruise from 6 to 8 p.m. The first 75 registering for the car cruise will receive dash plaques. For more information on the Car Cruise call James at 618-218-7889. Southern Illinois band Third Story will be live in concert from 7 to 10 p.m. The committee will be serving barbecue dinners beginning at 11 a.m., and in-town delivery is available to businesses. Raffle drawings will take place throughout the day with a 50-50 drawing set for 9 p.m. For more information or to donate to the Coal Miners Memorial park, call Sharon Ossig at 618923-0797.
to stop the violence and bring justice.” While Erickson will serve as the tour’s host, area historian and author Jon Musgrave will cover the history as lead guide. The tours will include stops at Station Carbondale, the former Illinois Central Railroad station in Carbondale, the Herrin City Cemetery and the Williamson County Jail Museum. The tour will follow as much of the original route as possible highlighting the events of the two-day outbreak of violence that took place June 21 and 22, 1922. “Days are different now, people handled things differently back then. People didn’t talk about their grief, and it
took a long time to have things surface. It’s good for our communities to get past the uncomfortable feelings and celebrate the great things we have today. And never forget the great things we want to keep,” Erickson said. Tour busses load at 9 a.m. in the parking lot of the Williamson County Historical Museum, 105 S. Van Buren St., Marion. The tour will include a sit down lunch, giveaways and souvenirs. Families are welcome and tickets cost $35 per person. Persons interested should visit www.herrinmassacretour.com or call 618-751-2924 to purchase seats or request information. — The Southern
‘Thoroughly Modern Murder’ at Harrisburg HARRISBURG — Guests are encouraged to dress in 1920s attire while attending the murder mystery dinner “Thoroughly Modern Murder” set for Saturday, July 19. Court Appointed Special Advocates of Saline County will host the dinner theater at 6 p.m. in the Southeastern Illinois College Foundation Center, 540 N. Commercial St. Random Acts: The Murder Mystery Company will present the event. Tickets are $30 per person or $200 for a table of eight. All proceeds will benefit CASA of Saline County. For tickets or information, call 618-253-3355. — The Southern
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Coach Kill Cancer Fund Poker Ride set Saturday SOUTHERN ILLINOIS — Registration for the Coach Kill Cancer Fund Poker Ride is set from 8:30 to 10 a.m. Saturday, July 12 in the Southern Illinois Center at the Du Quoin State Fairgrounds. An after-ride rally will be around 3:30 p.m. Saturday at the fairgrounds. The ride will be in memory of Andrew McKinney, a young and upcoming Huck’s employee who passed away from cancer last August at the age of 24. Huck’s is sponsoring the ride in honor of McKinney’s life and love of riding his motorcycle. Registration the day of the event will be $30 for one rider and $50 for two riders on the same bike. The registration fee includes the ride, drinks, snacks and the meal and entertainment at the after ride Rally. Family and friends may purchase tickets for the after ride rally for $15. The Coach Kill Cancer Fund provides financial assistance to cancer patients. For more information go to www. coachkillcancerfund. org or call 618-457-5200 ext. 67013.
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Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo What: 35th Anniversary Tour When: 5:30 p.m. Sunday, July 13 Where: Walker’s Bluff, 326 Vermont Road, Carterville Tickets: $45 for general admission, $140 for VIP; purchase at Walker’s Bluff general store, by calling 618-956-9900 or online at www. walkersbluff.com
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make some records, make some money and move on.” The couple made records. They made When Pat Benatar and Neil “Spyder” Giraldo first money. But they never quite moved on. met at the her rehearsal Thirty-five years later, studio in 1979, they were Benatar and Giraldo still just two young musicians with modest expectations. tour the country, performing at venues large and Benatar had separated small, sharing songs and from her first husband, although the divorce hadn’t smiles with audiences that have followed them for a been finalized yet, and found an instant attraction generation. While their children to Giraldo, both musically were in school, the couple and romantically. The two limited their travel schedbegan dating in earnest after the finalization of her ule, as it was difficult for both parents to be out of divorce later that year. town. But now that the “We were so young. youngest has graduated Every single day, we were high school, the full tourtrying to get through that ing schedules of about 125 day. We weren’t looking dates a year have started ahead a year at a time,” backed up again. Benatar said. “We were “It’s insane, but it’s kind hoping for five years. We’d — The Southern of fun and normal,” Benatar said. “The seduction of You’ve thought about it. it all is still there.” You know you want to try it. Benatar and Giraldo have been performing all Now you can with no obligation year, but the last few weeks and no commitment! have marked the beginning Call today for a free trial class of their 35th Anniversary and experience an Tour. They’ll bring the energizing mixed martial show to Southern Illiarts class firsthand! nois this weekend, as the couple takes the stage at Call Levi at 618-351-8822 Walker’s Bluff at 5:30 p.m. info@carbondalemartialartsandfitness.com 608 S. Illinois Ave. • Carbondale Sunday, July 13. Carbondalemartialartsandfitness.com Mixing smaller venues, ADAM TESTA
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Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo are celebrating 35 years together as a couple and as musicians. Their anniversary tour rolls into Walker’s Bluff in Carterville on Sunday, July 13.
like Walker’s Bluff, with those that hold upward of 15,000 people helps keep things exciting and fresh for the performers. “Sometimes, the intimate ones are really, really fun,” Benatar said. “You can fine tune how you set things up and really engage with the audience.” Tickets to the Walker’s Bluff concert are $45 for general admission and $140 for VIP and can be purchased at the venue’s general store, by calling
618-956-9900 or online at www.walkersbluff.com. Fans can expect to hear the classic songs they know and love and to experience firsthand the chemistry that’s developed between Benatar and Giraldo through the past 35 years of lyrical love. “It’s the glue that holds us together. We were players before we were lovers,” she said. “I’m playing with my best friend and my muse.” The couple continues
to explore their creativity outside of music, as well. Giraldo is in the process of writing an autobiography, while Benatar works on a novel about the second coming of Christ and a cookbook. She said she’s always loved words, whether they’re in the form of a book or song lyrics. “This is just another outlet for me,” she said. adam.testa@thesouthern.com 618-351-5031
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on Pardi took the high road into Nashville. Some aspiring vocalists are able to convince a wealthy individual or group of hopeful investors to finance their attack on the country music industry. This Country ill-fated plan Scene usually ends in Vince Hoffard failure, because there is always a tank of sharks more than willing to gobble up the seemingly endless stream of money. After graduating high school, Pardi spent three years honing his vocal skills with a band in the fertile musical soil of central California. With a sound somewhere between Dwight Yoakam and Alan Jackson, he matured on the same circuit Buck Owens and Merle Haggard used to perfect the legendary Bakersfield sound. In 2008, with his mother literally seen crying from his rear-view mirror, Pardi packed everything he owned into a car, took his $7,000 life savings and confidently migrated to Nashville, the undisputed epicenter of country music. Pardi immediately focused on songwriting, and within 18 months had a publishing deal and music executives quickly noticed his powerhouse vocals on his demo recordings. “We started doing showcases, and, after the third one we did with a full band, Mike Dungan gave me a handshake and said, ‘Lets do it.’” Dungan is president of Capitol Records Nashville, the recording home of Keith Urban, Luke Bryan, Lady Antebellum, Dierks Bentley and Little Big Town.
Pardi released his debut single “Missin’ You Crazy” in March 2012, and it peaked at No. 29 on the Billboard singles chart. He put his name on the lips of program directors nationwide with follow-up “Up All Night,” which cracked the elusive Top 10 last year and earned gold status for sales exceeding 500,000 units. He received his gold record last month before taking the stage for a performance during the final day of the CMA Music Fest. “I still can’t believe we sold that many records,” Pardi said, admitting that physically holding the trophy made it seem “more real.” He is back in the Top 40 with current single “What I Can’t Put Down.” Riding a streak of three consecutive hits, Pardi will be appearing at 6:30 p.m. tonight in the Benton Civic Center. Tickets are $21 for premium reserved seating and $17 for general admission. For more information, call the civic center between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. at 618-435-5700. All three singles are included on his first major label album “Write You a Song,” which was released Jan. 14 and climbed all the way to No. 3 on the Billboard albums chart. Pardi co-wrote nearly every tune on the 11-song project with the top songwriters in Music City, including Casey Beathard and Brett Beavers, who has helped pen nearly every Dierks Bentley hit. Pardi and Beavers collaborated with Bart Butler to create the lyrics for “Up All Night.” During the tough times Pardi spent learning the songwriting craft, he took a job as a lifeguard just to keep food on the table. When he received his
Linda Ronstadt for 14 years and on several James Taylor albums, before becoming a high demand session player. “All I ever wanted to do coming to Nashville was to write rowdy, in-your-face, straight country music, and that’s what this album is,” Pardi said. While other kids spend their early childhood playing little league sports or obsessively playing video games, Pardi was incredibly focused and drawn to music. He dropped out of a children’s music class because it wasn’t challenging enough and started taking guitar lessons. He starting writing songs when he was 12 and had his own band at 14. After high school, he started playing acoustic gigs around COURTESY JONPARDI.COM Dixon, California, with good Jon Pardi performs tonight at friend Chase McGrew. The 6:30 in Benton Civic Center. duo took the act with them to Butte Junior College, where Jon Pardi it evolved into the full band Northern Comfort. 6:30 p.m. tonight, July 10, Benton “We played together three Civic Center;$21 for premium years, and those were some reserved seating, $17 for general fun times,” Pardi said. “I admission; call the civic center learned slow songs don’t go at 618-435-5700 between over when you’re trying to sell 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. beer, so I learned a lot of really up, fast songs that I still like doing today.” Pardi has a busy summer big break with Capitol, he used schedule playing individual several of his early contacts on the project, which includes shows and hitting major venboth fiddle and steel guitar and ues like the Verizon Wireless several highly regarded instru- Amphitheater in St. Louis on July 20 as part of a Dierks mentalists. Fiddler Jenee Fleenor added Bentley tour that also includes Chris Young and Chase Rice. a definite country flavor. She is an amazing vocalist who has He is appearing at the Gulf toured with Blake Shelton and Coast Jame in Panama City on Aug. 29 and is part of the Martina McBride. Guitarist Austin City Limits Festival on Keith Gattis is a songwriter Oct. 3. who has had tunes cut by Ashley Monroe, Randy Houser, VINCE HOFFARD can be reached the late George Jones and Kid at 618-658-9095 or vince Rock. Keyboardist Dan Dughoffard@yahoo.com. more played on the road with
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Movies Art Wineries Books Cover Story Theater Things to do Music Bars & Clubs THURSDAY Benton: Gwyn Wynn Senior Center, The Swing N’ Country Dance Band with Fiddlin’ Dennis Stroughmatt, 7-9:30 p.m. Carbondale: Hangar 9, Town Mountain; Tres Hombres, Wild Murphy and the New Year FRIDAY Carbondale: Tres Hombres, The Well, Well Wells/Janis Esch, 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. Whittington: Corner Dance Hall, Rebel Country Band, 7:30-10:30 p.m. SATURDAY Carbondale: PKs, Well, Well, Wells; Tres Hombres, Mr. Swamp Fox Marion: Eagles, Salty Dog, 7-10 p.m.; Hideout Restaurant, Bob Pina, piano 5:30-9:30 p.m.; Egyptian Hills Resort, The Whistle Pigs, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Whittington: Corner Dance Hall, As Time Goes By Band, 7:30-10:30 p.m.
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Music loses a Special Fellow W hen I first heard Big Twist & the Mellow Fellows perform at Hangar 9 in downtown Carbondale in the late 1970s, I was simply blown away. I was used to straight rock ’n’ roll — the Bea- Guest tles, Buddy view Holly, the Jim Kirkpatrick Rolling Stones and others. But Big Twist was my first experience with rhythm and blues. The group was led by Big Twist (aka Larry Nolen) with his deep baritone voice and he was backed up by an assortment of very talented musicians. The musicians included Terry Ogolini, tenor sax; Pete Special, guitar; Bob Pina, keyboard; Tim Caron, bass and Melvin Crisp, drums. Others with the group over time also included Denny Best, Larry Williams, Ronnie West Sr. and Ronnie “Tango” West. Ogolini and Special had previously been in a band called Pontiac Jones before forming the Mellow Fellows. There is no question that back in the late ‘70s and early ‘80s, Big Twist & the Mellow Fellows dominated the music scene in Carbondale. Many times, they were the opening act for the annual Sunset Concert Series at SIU. They were a muchsought-after band and had a huge following. The band later relocated to Chicago where they achieved even greater fame and toured the United States. That is why it was sad for me to hear that Pete Special recently passed
away of a heart attack at 62. Pete could play the guitar, as Chuck Berry would say “like a ring of the bell.” I always appreciated the guitar work of the likes of Eric Chapton, George Harrison and Jimi Hendrix. But they had nothing on Pete — he was right up there with them. It may have been a different style but it was very effective nonetheless. At the time Big Twist & the Mellow Fellows were in Carbondale, they released their signature album on Flying Fish Records and it includes such classic songs as “(It Would Be) You And Me,” “Who’s Cheating Who” and “Turn Back the Hands of Time.” The album also included two originals — “‘Til The Morning Comes” and “The Sweet Sound of Rhythm & Blues.” The group would go on to record another album on Flying Fish and three albums on the prestigious Chicago-based blues label, Alligator Records. Big Twist & the Mellow Fellows continued their successful musical career until 1990, when Big Twist became ill with kidney failure. A large, portly man, he had lost a tremendous amount of weight and died a few days after his last performance. After that, Pete Special continued with the Mellow Fellows and Terry Ogolini formed the Chicago Rhythm and Blues Kings. After parting with the Mellow Fellows, Pete toured with The Band, sharing stages nightly with legends Levon Helm, Rick Danko and Garth Hudson. Mellow Fellow band member Terry Ogolini and I actually went to high school together and
grew up in the same town, Dowell, just south of Du Quoin on U.S. 51. I used to joke when Big Twist & the Mellow Fellows were going strong that I played in a band with Terry — the Elverado High School band. But Terry had a tremendous amount of talent and I didn’t. He and his older brother, Leo, had been playing music for years. Back to Pete Special who passed away on May 11. His obituary says he was born Jan. 5, 1952, in Chicago and spent his school years in Wheaton. His first position as a guitarist was in his older brother Phil’s band, which included the young John Belushi. After high school, Pete spent a year at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. He later relocated to Carbondale, where there was a fertile music scene. It was in Carbondale that he became dedicated to his life’s work in music, going on to touch thousands of lives with his musical gift. A memorial celebration of Pete’s life is being planned from 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday, July 27, at the House of the Blues in Chicago. And I’m sure that if there is a Rhythm and Blues Heaven, Pete Special is there, sitting right next to his fellow band mate, Big Twist. Jim Kirkpatrick is the author of “Before He Was Fab — George Harrison’s First American Visit,” which chronicles the young Beatles visit to southern Illinois in 1963. He presently works as State Rep. John Bradley’s district manager and at one time was a reporter for The Southern Illinoisan.
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‘Begin Again’ director returns to the screen with a fresh take on the magic of music Begin Again
together to make beautiful music. “Here we were, trying to make a film about underdogs fighting the good fight for music, and we’re being reminded that ‘Once’ is now a big Broadway show,” Carney says, marveling at the irony. CONNIE OGLE “That was very odd.” MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE NEWS The impossibly romantic “Once” — which While he was filming starred Glen Hansard of his latest movie “Begin the Irish band The Frames Again” around Manhatand Marketa Irglova, neitan, Irish director John ther of whom had acted Carney couldn’t help but professionally before — notice the cabs flitting AP | THE WEINSTEIN COMPANY Mark Ruffalo and Keira Knightley in a scene from ‘Begin Again.’ was shot without much past. Many of them were outfitted with ads touting fanfare over 17 days for pop-star boyfriend (Adam have permits. But despite the equivalent of around the Broadway version of $160,000. Carney, a bass- its humble beginnings, the Levine). She’s discovered “Once,” a stage musical movie struck a chord with at an open mic night by ist for The Frames in the based on Carney’s last Dan (Mark Ruffalo), a film, the beloved indie pic- early 1990s, famously shot American audiences and earned an Academy Award down-on-his-luck music street scenes with a long ture about two songwritindustry executive. Withfor Best Original Song for lens because he didn’t ers in Dublin who come out the financial means to “Falling Slowly.” make a demo, the tradi“Begin Again” shares tional path to courting a DNA with “Once,” but record company, the two they’re different films, starting with the fact that embark on a plan to record an album on the streets of the new movie comes New York that will incorwith a bigger budget, professional actors — and porate the ambient sounds of the city. bigger expectations. “These are the people The movie stars Keira who don’t fit in,” says Knightley as Gretta, a Carney, who wrote the songwriter trying to find script and then wrote the her voice in the wake of songs to fit the sort of a bad breakup with her Rated R; starring Keira Knightley, Mark Ruffalo, Adam Levin, Catherine Keener, James Corden, Ceelo Greene, Mos Def; directed by John Carney; opening Friday at University Place 8 in Carbondale.
music Gretta would write. “They’re the people who aren’t Michael Buble or Judy Garland. They don’t have all that in-your-face talent, but they’re valid songwriters, and they still have something to express. ... ‘Once’ was about the guy and the girl, and their talent is clear. ‘Falling Slowing’ is going to be a beautiful collaboration that moves people. But I didn’t want to do that again. This is about the compromises musicians and businessmen have to make to create something, the changes and adaptations you have to work with as opposed to the American dream of ‘never compromise.’” This time around, Carney employed two professional actors as leads — but he did need one of them to sing. Knightley’s wispy voice is in tune with the movie’s demands: Gretta, who expresses herself eloquently through lyrics, isn’t a confident performer, especially at first. (Later in the film, she delivers a steely yet heartbreaking “drop dead” song into her ex’s voicemail.)
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‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’ stands above other summer action RICK BENTLEY MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE NEWS
Advertising for “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” suggests it is another summer film in which abundant action scenes obliterate any serious story or character development. First impressions can be deceiving. “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” — the updated tale of how apes surpass man as the dominate species — has plenty of big battle sequences. But it also gives equal time to personal issues like respect, loyalty and family. The combination makes “Dawn” a solid pick. “Dawn” takes place 10 years after events of “Rise of the Planet of the Apes.” While the apes have been hiding in the wooded areas near San Francisco, an epidemic has wiped out all but small pockets of humans. One such pocket exists on the streets of San Francisco. The humans are running low on resources, and their only hope is to revive a power source at a nearby dam. But to get to the structure, they have to deal with the apes.
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes ***½
Rated PG-13 for language, violence; starring Jason Clarke, Andy Serkis, Keri Russell, Gary Oldman, Karin Konoval; directed by Matt Reeves; opens Friday at Carbondale AMC 8, University Place 8 in Carbondale and Illinois Centre AMC 8 in Marion; in 2D and 3D.
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‘America’: Dinesh D’Souza’s revisionist history America: Imagine the World Without Her *½ Rated PG-13 for violent images; starring featuring Dinesh D’Souza, John Koopman, Ted Cruz; written and directed by Dinesh D’Souza and John Sullivan; opening Friday at University Place 8 in Carbondale. ROGER MOORE MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE NEWS
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Director Matt Reeves (“Let Me In”) gives “Dawn” a very human touch, both through the emotional complexities of the humans and the social structure of the apes. The humans are a mix of the cautiously hopeful main ape contact, Malcolm (Jason Clarke); the deeply determined caregiver, Ellie (Keri Russell); and the emotionally broken leader, Dreyfus (Gary Oldman). They represent the best and worst that mankind still has to offer. They’re counterparts are good-hearted leader
Caesar (Andy Serkis), inquisitive scholar Maurice (Karin Konoval) and ambitious adviser Koba (Toby Kebbell). They show that while the apes strive to rise above the foibles that make mankind so flawed, they are developing into a society with equally as many problems. Reeves blends these well-developed characters with some extremely impressive battle sequences, especially the showdown for control of the city. The computergenerated apes are nearly
flawless, especially in how much emotion they show. It’s a light year beyond the groundbreaking makeup used in the original “Planet of the Apes” film series. The only technical blemish in “Dawn” is a lackluster 3-D element that looks flat. Bad 3-D has become a recurring theme in movies. When Reeves cranks up the action, “Dawn” packs a pretty powerful punch. But it’s all of the attention to character that elevates “Dawn” above the typical summer fodder.
It takes 90 minutes for Dinesh D’Souza’s rambling, mistitled “America: Imagine the World Without Her” to get to its real point. There’s D’Souza, arch-conservative Ivy League immigrant, creator of the popular anti-Obama screed “2016: Obama’s America,” in handcuffs. “I made a mistake,” he says to the conservative choir he’s preaching to. We’re supposed to know he pleaded guilty to felony federal campaign finance law violations back in May, and that he faces prison time when he’s sentenced later this year. Snippets of assorted Fox TV commentators link that conviction to his earlier film criticizing Barack
Obama. The implication is that he’s a martyr to the cause. And for those in his choir a little slower to catch on, he cuts to an actor playing Abe Lincoln, giving his “farewell address,” a speech freighted with symbolism. “I now leave, not knowing when, or whether ever, I may return.” Cut to John Wilkes Booth, an assassination, and a great Republican lost to history. What doesn’t matter is that Lincoln actually gave that address as he left Illinois for Washington in 1861, four years before his assassination. What does is D’Souza’s almost comical gall at daring to make the comparison. “America” sets itself up as a piece of documentary counter-history, opening with George Washington not surviving the 1777 defeat at the Battle of Brandywine, which causes Mount Rushmore and the Statue of Liberty to dissolve. Where would the world be if America wasn’t here? But D’Souza abandons that as he posits his main thesis — that a conspiracy
by academics and activists has created a culture of “shame” about American history. He lists five “indictments” that Native American activists, Mexican-American academics, African-American leaders, leftist historians and the Occupy Movement have sold the American public — that we stole Indian land, Mexican land, African slaves, global colonies (and oil) and that capitalists are stealing from each and every one of us, even today. Then he sets out to dismiss each of those indictments. He’s on his safest ground going after historian Howard Zinn, whose “People’s History of the United States” is a de-mythologized look at assorted American wrongs, dating from European settlement of the New World, to slavery, Indian “genocide” and through Vietnam and today’s “Oil Wars.” Zinn is darling of the left — Hollywood liberals embraced him — which makes him a good conservative whipping boy. Yes, his book is taught in a lot SEE ‘AMERICA’ / PAGE 12
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‘AMERICA’: Dinesh D’Souza’s revisionist history taken from them in violation of treaty because they expect the lands to be of America’s colleges and given back to them. The universities. No, D’Souza Sioux themselves seized doesn’t mention that those lands from other it’s typically taught as tribes, so maybe they an added text to counter should cash Uncle Sam’s the standard narrative of check and shut up. American history. Using D’Souza whines that the shrill Zinn along with “capitalists are under more conventional texts fire” and flings the usual teaches students critihero entrepreneurs up on cal thinking. D’Souza takes issue with screen (Steve Jobs, et al) while avoiding mentioning the notion that keeping rapacious corporate com“conquered lands” was pensation culture, Wall something we invented, Street chicanery or high punctures the use of finance gambling. “genocide” to describe He dismisses the notion the impact of disease on of any lingering impact Native American populaof slavery on African tions in the early years after European settlement, Americans, 150 years after the fact, with a couple of and counters the idea that the Sioux Nation, for up-by-their-bootstraps anecdotes, and sidesteps instance, should refuse the fiasco of Vietnam by compensation for lands FROM PAGE 11
interviewing a pilot who was shot down, held prisoner and tortured by the Vietnamese. His reenactments include that one Frenchman conservatives love, Alexis de Tocqueville, who wrote so admiringly about our “character” — 180 years ago. D’Souza could probably have found better credentialed historians to weigh in on his side of these topics, making for a serious and civil debate, but is generally content to aim lower in that regard. Canadian-born Sen. Ted Cruz is tossed up as an expert on Texas history, one of the few laughs in “America.” What he’s doing, it turns out, is lowering the viewer’s standards of proof for a vigorous return
George Washington is portrayed in the new movie ‘America.’
to “2016” territory, a hatchet job on Obama and Obamacare that tries to tie everything to a 1960s “radical” organizer who might have influenced the president and, of course, Hillary Clinton.
D’Souza cannot help himself. He’s discovered a way to get rich hurling Obama-baiting red meat to an audience that cannot get enough of that, so he abandons any pretense of making a movie about how
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this country should have a more vigorous debate about its image, its principles and just what the truth is about its history. Well, don’t begrudge him that. He will need a nest egg if he goes to prison.
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A history-rich establishment with a fun atmosphere Bottoms up has been serving visitors and locals alike since 1896. Known for its famous fresh fried chicken, the restuarant also offers delicious sandwiches, steaks, seafood, waffle fries and a variety of appetizers and sides.
3683 Neunert Road, Jacob, IL 62950 618-763-4615
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