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Top 20 Restaurant of the Week:

Sergio’s Mexican Restaurant JOE SZYNKOWSKI FOR THE SOUTHERN‌

‌For Sergio’s Mexican Restaurant in Murphysboro and Herrin, it’s all about variety.

Sergio’s puts out an extensive menu that includes a vast array of Mexican favorites like burritos, chimichangas, chile rellanos, enchiladas, grilled fajitas and quesadillas. Specialty entrees, combination platters, seafood and certified Angus hand-cut steaks are also available.

The restaurant’s drink menu offers a similar depth, with a range of soft drinks and the “best margarita in town” – including the raspberry margarita. Sergio’s also boasts a wide assortment of domestic and imported beers, wines, top-shelf tequilas and mixed drinks.

Owner Sergio Mendez says keeping his diverse customer base happy is paramount to his restaurant’s success.

“You can make a good living here,” he said.

“I’m lucky that business goes good.”

The busy owner opened his first Sergio’s Mexican Restaurant in 2003 in Murphysboro.

A decade later, he has added locations in Herrin, Centralia and Sikeston, Missouri and he plans to keep growing.

Mendez grew up in the quaint farming community of Jesus Maria Jalisco in central Mexico before moving to California as

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Sergio’s Mexican Restaurant serves authentic Mexican food and other favorites at its locations in Herrin and Murphysboro.

an adolescent. He learned the ins and outs of butchering and cooking from one of his father’s friends in Atlanta.

The Herrin Sergio’s restaurant features a large painted mural that represents the family’s heritage. Small-town pride is palpable in both local Sergio’s establishments.

Among the unique specialty items on the menu, seafood molcajete gives guests an idea of the variety available at Sergio’s. This dish consists of jumbo grilled shrimp, tilapia, scallops and vegetables topped with mozzarella cheese and served hot in a

SERGIO’S MEXICAN RESTAURANT What: Burritos, chimichangas, tacos, specialty dishes Where: 203 N. Williams St. in Murphysboro, 1400 S. 16th St. in Herrin Hours: 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday; 11 a.m.

-11 p.m. Friday and Saturday Phone: Murphysboro 618-684-6245, Herrin 618-942-8085 mocajete (a round stone bowl) with flour tortillas, rice and beans, lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream and guacamole.

For lunch, Sergio’s offers well over a dozen specials along with a special express lunch featuring a choice of five different items — enchilada, tamale, taco, tostada

or quesadilla – along with beans and rice.

Appetizers and desserts are available as well, like Sergio’s cheesecake chimichanga, a tasty treat featuring a cheesecakestuffed flour tortilla that is deep-fried, served with ice cream and drizzled with caramel, chocolate, honey and cinnamon.

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Sunset Concerts kick off with Eddie Shaw & The Wolfgang ‌CARBONDALE — The Sunset Concert Series is back for its 36th season and will bring an eclectic mix of sounds to the SIU campus and Carbondale’s Turley Park.

The series of seven free concerts kicks off at 7 p.m. June 12 featuring Eddie Shaw & The Wolfgang. Shaw is a 2014 Blues Hall of Fame inductee.

The concerts are each Thursday in June and July and alternate between the SIU campus and Turley Park.

The concerts on the campus will be in a new location – the lawn area near the Troutt–Wittmann Academic and Training Center and Lot 89A. Due to construction at Old Main Mall, the concerts will take place

in the area of Saluki Row tailgate activities on the hillside north of the SIU Arena and northwest of Saluki Stadium.

Parking is available in the SIU Arena parking lots and across from the Student Center. Parking is not allowed on Lincoln Drive or Douglas Drive.

The events are family friendly, with those attending encouraged to bring chairs or blankets.

Pets, solicitation, underage drinking and glass bottles and multiple serving containers are prohibited.

Each performance begins at 7 p.m. and lasts about two hours. The featured styles vary from Chicago blues to country rock and from hip hop to reggae.

The 2014 Sunset Concert Series features: zz June 12 — Eddie Shaw and the Wolfgang, Lot 89A hillside at SIU, Chicago blues, www.eddieshawsax.com. zz June 19 — Classical Blast, Turley Park, classic rock and roll, www.classicalblast.com. zz June 26 — HotSauce, SIU campus, rhythm and blues/rock/hip hop, www. hotsaucemusic.com. zz July 3 — Scarletta, Turley Park, country rock, www.scarlettamusic.com. zz July 10 — Dinner and a Suit, SIU campus, rock/ pop, www.dinnerandasuit.com. zz July 17 — Delta Saints, Turley Park, Delta Blues/rock, www.thedeltasaints.com. zz July 24 — Gizzae, SIU

Former teen idol Frankie Avalon comes to Carson Center

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Eddie Shaw will perform June 12 in Carbondale.

campus, reggae, www. gizzae.com The university’s Student Center and Student Programming Council along with the city of Carbondale and the Carbondale Park District sponsor the concerts.

For more information, contact the Student Programming Council at 618536-3393.

— University Communications

‌PADUCAH — Former teenage idol Frankie Avalon will present a concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 30 in the Carson Center, 100 Kentucky Ave. One of his most popular tunes is “Venus” which sold over a million copies in 1959.

Over a two-year period, Avalon had seven songs in the Top Ten. Three other songs which were million sellers include “Bobby Sox To Stockings,” “Just Ask Your Heart,” and “Why.” Avalon was the first and most successful of the teen idols from Philadelphia.

He started performing as a small child and by the time he was 12, he

had joined a dance band.

Avalon is known for his pop hits in the 1960s but is perhaps more widely known for his starring roles in beach party movies with Annette Funicello.

After the British invasion, he devoted much of his time to starring in movies.

Three of the more popular films were “Beach Party,” “Muscle Beach” and “Beach Blanket Bingo.”

Cost of tickets is $45, $75 and $100.

To buy tickets or for more information, call 270-450-4444 or visit www.thecarsoncenter. org.

— The Southern

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Exhibits‌

Strictly Digital photography: Competition and exhibition, Anna Arts Center, 117 W. Davie St., Anna; only digital photography; $20 entry fee for three entries; deliver art from 4-5 p.m. Friday-Saturday, June 6-7 and 9 a.m.-noon Monday-Tuesday, June 9-10; exhibit opens June 13; through June 29; reception and awards, 2-4 p.m. Sunday, June 29; 618-833-2862 or gsbjr@ frontier.com

The Creative Faces of Southern Illinois: Carbondale Civic Center Corridor Gallery; through May 30; 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

Monday-Friday; 618-457-5100; info@carbondalearts.org; carbondalearts.org Patty Morrison: Artist of the Month, Little Egypt Arts Centre, 601 Tower Square, Marion; north window; through May; 618-998-8530 or www.littleegyptarts.com Joan Skiver-Levy:

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Saturday, June 7, 2014 at Southern Illinois University Arena A unique fundraising event to benefit the SIH Foundation Hope is Home campaign.

100 "chefs" from our local community will prepare their best dishes for you to sample and enjoy.

6pm 6:30pm 8pm

Doors open Chefs' parade & serving stations open Program & live auction

Tickets are $75 each or $600 for a table of eight. Ticket price includes unlimited sampling of the chefs' creations, beer and wine.

Event guests must be 21 or older.

Award-winning artist exhibits 24 paintings, Corner Dance Hall, Whittington; through May; 618-303-5266 Joan Skiver-Levy: Renaissance Woman, Anna Arts Center; 9 a.m.-noon, Monday-Thursday; through May; 618-614-4080; nancy_young63@yahoo.com Marshlands of Southern Illinois: By Karen Linduska, anthill gallery & vintage curiosities, 102 N. Front St., Cobden; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Wednesday-Saturday and noon-4 p.m. Sundays; through May 31 Luca Cruzat: New Prints 2014/Summer exhibition, International Print Center of New York; Cruzat is a Carbondale artist; exhibit will run from May 30 to July 1; reception, 6-8 p.m.

Wednesday, June 4 , IPCNY, 509 26th St., 5th floor, New York Du Quoin Library of Arts: 6 S. Washington St., Du Quoin; exhibit of the works of the late Paul Schirmer; through June 15; 618-790-4036; libraryofarts@gmail.com Daedalus’ Wings: Installation by Luca Cruzat, The Gallery Space, law office of Joni Beth Bailey, 1008 Walnut St., Murphysboro; hours, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. MondayFriday; through June French artist: Camille Ticheur, Weaver’s Cottage,

1904 Bass Lane, Carbondale; through June; 618 457-6823 Light Up the Night: Exhibit by Scott Morris of Karnak, Harrisburg District Library; acrylic paintings; many are street scenes of Paducah; closing reception, July 13 Stitching and Painting: The Art of Faith Ringgold, Mounds African American Museum, 216 N. Front St.; 2-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; through July 27; 618-745-6183 Paint on the Wall: By Shawn Vincelette, Pavilion of the City of Marion, 1602 Sioux Drive; heavy acrylic paintings; through July; also the Marion Landmarks Series, drawings inspired by Marion’s past; 618-993-2657

Notice‌ Museum closed for break: The University Museum at SIU will be closed through June 11; www.museum.siu.edu or 618-453-5388

Receptions‌ Celebration in Nature: Paintings by Bluma Herman at Carbondale Public Library, 405 W. Main St.; through July 1; reception, 6-7:30 p.m.

Wednesday June 4; 618-5591641; carbondale.aol@gmail. net

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Student Center Craft Shop offers arts ‌CARBONDALE — The Student Center Craft Shop at SIU is the place to find a multitude of arts and craft activities and workshops for children and adults this summer.

The summer workshops are open to students, faculty and the community.

Students and adults will have the opportunity to create stained glass stepping stones, stamped spoon garden/ plant markers, fused glass, wheel-thrown ceramics, silkscreened hankies or bandanas, stained glass and slumped wine bottles.

Participants can also learn to upcycle jewelry by repairing or repurposing it as a new item, create a small woodworking project or learn beginning or intermediate sewing as they make a pillow or a pair of shorts.

Children can enjoy drawing or making pottery, creating fiber projects paint pottery or building water bottle rockets.

The Craft Shop will offer two sessions of the popular Kids Art Summer School. The five-day sessions each feature favorite activities that include making wax hands,

sculpture, pottery, woodworking and a trip to the University Museum.

There are multiple sessions of many of the events, allowing participants to choose what works best for their summer schedules. The costs, age eligibility and registration deadlines vary.

Advance registration is suggested as some workshops fill up quickly.

In addition, the Craft Shop offers group activities and party packages, walk-in craft opportunities and even private lessons for those desiring one-on-one instruction.

The Craft Shop’s summer hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday and Friday and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday. The woodshop is open 2-5:45 p.m. Monday and Friday and from 2 to 7:45 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday.

For the complete schedule and details, visit the Craft Shop website, email craftshp@siu.edu, call 618-453-3636 or stop by the shop, which is located on the lower level of the Student Center.

— SIU News Service

Restaurant now open Wednesday- Sunday Now serving Sausage platters - bison and wild boar.

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7, Illinois Harvest LLC, 5355 Golden Eye Road, Pinckneyville; features The Peterson Farm Brothers; tractor drive begins 1:30 p.m. and the banquet starts 6 p.m.; admission to the tractor drive and banquet, $50; banquet only, $25 for adults and $8 for children Events‌ 12 and younger; sponsored Irish Pub Night & Fish by the Illinois Rural Heritage Fry: 5:30-10 p.m. Saturday Museum; 618-357-8908; irhMay 31, Carbondale Elks museum@gmail.com; www.

Club, 220 W. Jackson St.; illinoisruralheritagemuseum. dinner; music by Celtic org harp player Christa Ashton, Ainad Shriners Circus: singer Dan Cheatum and Saturday and Sunday, June The Dorians; fundraiser for 7 and 8, Du Quoin State The Southern Illinois Irish Fairgrounds; performances, Festival; advance, $16; at the 7:30 p.m. Saturday and door, $18; students $12; 12 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday; and younger, $6; admission $14/$10; soilshrinercircus. after 8 p.m., $5; 618-549com 3090; www.silirishfest.org Strong Survivors Gala of The Royal Horses: Spaghetti Dinner: Friday, Equestrian tour, 7 p.m.

June 13, University Mall Food Saturday, May 31, SIU Arena; Court, Carbondale; includes $25/ $35/ $55; discount raffle, concert; fundraiser for 12 and younger and for Hope is Home campaign seniors; 618-453-2000; www. to build a cancer center in galaoftheroyalhorses.com southern Illinois; hosted by Wine With Friends: the SIH-SIU Department of Noon-6 p.m. Sunday, June Kinesiology Strong Survivors; 1, Alto Vineyards, 8515 dinner, 5:30 p.m.; raffle, Highway 127, Alto Pass; 7 p.m.; music by Rip Lee, The fundraiser for the Touch Bankesters; $10/$6; under of Nature Environmental 3 eat free; 618-453-3116 or Center; food, raffle, wine panton@siu.edu tasting; music by The Ivas John Band, 2:30-5:30 p.m.; Festivals‌ $15; www.altovineyards.net, Christopher or call 618-893-4898 Homecoming: ThursdayCarterville’s Got Talent: Sunday, May 29-June 1, Dinner and Variety Show, Thursday, June 5, Carterville Dennison Memorial Park; carHigh School; dinner, 5-7 p.m.; nival, 5K run/walk, car show, bocce ball tournaments; variety show, 7 p.m.; medkaraoke contest, 8 p.m. wards@visitcarterville.com; Thursday, May 29; music by 618-985-2252 Fertile Soil, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Grace Race: 7 p.m.

May 30; carnival starts Friday, June 6, Grace United 5 p.m.; pancake breakfast, Methodist Church, 220 N. Tower Road, Carbondale; 5K 7-10:30 a.m. Saturday, run, 5K walk and a 1-mile fun May 31; music Saturday by Jackson Junction, 7 p.m.; run/walk; www.gumc.net/ Ice Cream Social, 2-4 p.m. race.htm; 618-457-2818 Sunday, June 1; Christian Arts in the Park: 8 a.m.music, 2-4 p.m. Sunday; 6184 p.m. Saturday, June 7, city 218-1710; cityofchristopher. park, Harrisburg, 921 W. Poplar St.; artisans, crafters, org Shawneetown Coal Days cupcake walk, music, food; Celebration: 6-10 p.m., 618-252-6033 Tuesday-Saturday, June Tractor Drive and 3-7, Lincoln Boulevard and Banquet: Saturday, June The Carbondale Comedians: 9 p.m. Mondays, Hangar 9, Carbondale; 10 p.m. Wednesdays, Station 13, Carbondale; see The Carbondale Comedians on Facebook

Ball Park; mud race, noon, Saturday; parade, 7 p.m.

Saturday; 618-518-9355; discoversoutheasternil.com Ava Homecoming: Thursday-Saturday, June 5-7, Bower Park, Ava; carnival rides, bands, raffles; 618-426-3641 Heritage Days: 10 a.m.5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, June 7-8, Schlosser Complex Historic Site, 114 W. Walnut St., Okawville; flea market,town-wide yard sales, farmers’ market, country store; 618-243-5694 Superman Celebration: Thursday-Sunday, June 12-15, Metropolis; Super Trek Bike Ride; guests, Dean Cain, Billy Dee Williams; 618-524-2714; metropolistourism.com LeveeFest 2014: Starts 8 a.m. Saturday, June 14, Jacob; proceeds for levee repairs; starts with half marathon, 8 a.m., Bottoms Up Bar & Grill, 3683 Neunert Road; basketball horse tourney, 1 p.m., Christ Lutheran Gym, 184 W. Jacob Road; fried chicken dinner, 4-7 p.m., Bottoms Up; music by We’ve Got It Covered and Murphy 500, 5-10 p.m.; adult, $20; ages 6-12, $8; 5 and younger, free; bring lawn chairs; 618763-4615; 618-318-3855

Films‌ Monsters University: Outdoor movie, dusk, Friday, May 30, Walker’s Bluff Gazebo, 326 Vermont Road, Carterville; free; bring chairs and blankets; concessions available; 618-956-9900; www.walkersbluff.com Planes: Outdoor movie, dusk, Friday, May 30, Immanuel Baptist Church, 516 N. Main St., Benton; host, Benton native Mark Holman, who wrote and performed one of the songs from the movie; free; bring lawn chair or blanket The New Black: 2:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 31, Carbondale Public Library, 405 W. Main St.; movie on marriage equality in the African American community; discussion; www.

pbs.org/independentlens/ new-black

7; no entry fee; 618-687-1111; mary-kat1@hotmail.com

History‌

Theater/ Performances‌

Dedication ceremony: Historical marker, at the location of Carbondale College and Southern Illinois College, 10 a.m. Saturday, May 31, Carbondale Public Safety Center, 501 S. Washington St.; 618-457-3226 Fort De Chartres Summer Rendezvous: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Saturday-Sunday, June 7-8, Fort de Chartres, 1350 Illinois 155, Prairie du Rocher; camp life, 1750-1820 reenacted; 618-284-7230; ftdechartres. com

Trivia Contests‌ $1,000 Grand Prize Trivia Contest: Brews Brother Taproom, 1105 Chestnut St., Murphysboro; weekly trivia, 8 p.m. every Tuesday through Sept. 2; main trivia event, 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept.

Into The Woods: Musical opens 7 p.m. Friday, June 6, Anna Arts Center, 125 W. Davie St., Anna; continues 7 p.m. Saturday, June 7 and 2 p.m. Sunday, June 8; $10; 618-697-0009; joeyaj08@ gmail.com; www.brownpapertickets.com McLeod Summer Playhouse: Tickets now on sale for Oklahoma, Monty Python’s Spamalot, Anything Goes and a children’s production of Charlotte’s Web; Oklahoma, June 20-22 and June 27-29; Spamalot, July 11-13 and July 18-20; Anything Goes, July 30-Aug. 3; three-show season subscription, $55 for adults and $20 for students ages 17 and younger; individual tickets to Oklahoma and

Spamalot, $25 for adults and $10 for students; Anything Goes, $16 for adults and $8 for students; three plays presented at McLeod Theater, SIU; Charlotte’s Web, starts June 7, C.H. Moe Theater, SIU; $12/$8; playhouse.siu.edu; 618-453-6000

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Spaghetti dinner to raise money for Hope is Home ‌CARBONDALE — A spaghetti dinner, raffle and concert is set for Friday, June 13 to raise money for the Southern Illinois Healthcare Hope is Home campaign.

The fundraiser will be hosted by the SIH-SIU Department of Kinesiology Strong Survivors in the University Mall Food Court.

Dinner starts at 5:30 p.m. and is provided

by Heartland Catering with dessert by Larry’s House of Cakes and coffee by Gloria Jean’s.

Rip Lee will play blues during dinner and The Bankesters will perform bluegrass music after dinner The raffle will begin at 7 p.m. and includes gift certificates to local restaurants, hair

Wounded Warrior events set this weekend in Murphysboro The Bankesters will perform at a fundraiser June 13 in University Mall.

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salons, golf courses and movie theaters.

Door prizes include free rounds of golf, southern Illinois getaways and Saluki gear.

Spaghetti dinner tickets are $10 for adults, $6 for children and kids younger than 3 eat free.

Tickets may be purchased: From 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at SIU, Davies Hall, room 107, the SIH Corporate Office at

University Mall and The Place at University Mall and from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Monday through Saturday at Handfuls on Purpose Christian Bookstore, 922 W. Main St., Marion.

For more information on the spaghetti dinner, contact Phil Anton at 618-453-3116 or panton@ siu.edu.

For more information, go to www.sih.net/waysto-give/sih-foundation/ hope-is-home.

‌MURPHYSBORO — A two-day event to benefit the Wounded Warrior Transition Battalion will include activities at the Murphysboro VFW Hall, Pat’s Barbecue and Carbon Lake Club.

Events will kick off with dinner and an auction at 5:30 p.m. Friday, May 30 in the VFW Hall, 108 S. Tenth St. Cost is $10 for the event at the VFW Hall and those tickets will also include a jam session later with local band Murphy 500 at Pat’s Barbecue located on N. 14th St. Barbecue will be available and the VFW will have

the beverage concession.

That gate opens at 7 p.m. with admission at $5 or by wristband from the VFW. Pat’s manager Patty Welten said those attending the band event should take lawn chairs for seating.

“We will be checking ID’s at the gate,” said Welten. “We also plan to have a parade from the VFW to the jam session for those who want to participate.”

The band plays from 8 to 11 p.m. Friday, May 30.

Then on Saturday, May 31, a Fishing and Shooting Match for Warriors at the Carbon Lake Club,

one-half mile west of Illinois 127, will also include a noon meal of chicken and ribs open to the public.

Cost is $8 and tickets will be available at the door while supplies last.

For more information or for advance tickets call Jana Haley, at 618-6842311 or Patty Welten at 618-521-0882.

All proceeds go to the Wounded Warriors.

Wounded Warriors is a nationwide organization dedicated to supporting wounded men and women who served in the military and who now are healing outside of a hospital.

— The Southern

Film to address marriage in African American community ‌CARBONDALE — The final Community Cinema event of the 2013-14 season will feature a movie on marriage equality in the African American community.

“The New Black” will be screened at 2:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 31 in the Carbondale Public Library, 405 W. Main St. Derrick Williams, assistant director of SIU Carbondale’s Center for Inclusive Excellence, will lead a discussion after the film.

Refreshments will

be provided at the film screening.

“The New Black” explores how the African American community is grappling with the gay rights issue in light of the marriage equality movement and the fight over civil rights. The film documents both sides of the campaign to legalize gay marriage in Maryland, where the battle for the hearts and minds of black voters — almost a third of the electorate — is fought from the pulpit.

Through the stories of

activists, families, and clergy on both sides of the debate, the film charts the evolution of this divisive issue within the black community.

Additional details can be found online at www. pbs.org/independentlens/ new-black.

The SIU College of Mass Communications and Media Arts, WSIU Public Broadcasting, and the Carbondale Public Library sponsor the Community Cinema.

— The Southern

Cajun Festival features food, music, dance lessons

Saturday, June 7th @ 7:30 pm Sunday, June 8th @ 2:00 pm & 6:00 pm

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WHITTINGTON — A Cajun Festival featuring food, music and dance lessons is set for Friday and Saturday, May 30 and 31 in Pheasant Hollow Winery, 14931 Illinois 37.

The festival will be from 6 to 11 p.m. May 30 and 1 to 10 p.m. May 31.

Food will be supplied by Uncle Joe’s

and will include Cajun gumbo, crawfish boil, grilled shrimp skewers and barbecue.

Music will be presented

by Sarah Jayde Williams and the Sharecroppers, Dennis Stroughmatt and Creole Stomp, Paul Gregoire and Roux du Bayou and Donnie and The Pooldoos.

Free dance lessons will be given by Dancin’ Donna and Cha Cha Willie.

Those attending are asked to bring lawn chairs.

Admission to the festival is $8 per person.

For more information, call 618-629-2302 or go to www.pheasanthollowwinery.com.

— The Southern

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No horsing around Gala brings exquisite equines to SIU Arena during first trip to U.S. ADAM TESTA THE SOUTHERN‌

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outhern Illinois has a rare opportunity to be among the first regions to host the internationally acclaimed Gala of the Royal Horses.

Renowned horse trainer Rene Gasser and his 15 exquisite equines have only been touring the United States for three months, and on Saturday, May 31, they will arrive at the SIU Arena.

“The response has just been amazing,” said Gasser, a native of Switzerland who spent the last 15 years living and showcasing his horses in Australia, while also touring New Zealand, Hong Kong and Singapore.

Until late last year, the United States had only been a vacation destination. But, deciding that the time had come to move on from Australia, Gasser began the process or applying for passports for himself and the animals and making the transition stateside.

“It was a long job to get these horses here,” he said of the majestic creatures, representing all the royal breeds of Europe. The show features the Andalusian, Friesian, Lipizzaner and Arabian breeds.

But the show goes beyond horses to include music, tradition and culture representative of the equine’s homelands.

Spanish flamenco dancers, for example, will don authentic, vibrant costumes as they perform

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The Gala of the Royal Horses will be presented at SIU Arena on Saturday, May 31. The show, which features royal horse breeds of Europe and colorful, authentic costumes and music, has been touring the United States for about three months.

to the mellow notes of a single guitar, bring to life the sights and sounds of Spain.

“We want to take people away from everyday life and bring them into the world of these horses,” Gasser said. “You have music, costumes; you get the whole experience.”

The Gala of the Royal Horses will be presented at 7 p.m. Saturday. Tickets range from $25 to $55. The $55 VIP tickets include a meet-and-greet and photo opportunity with Gasser and some of the horses.

Tickets can be purchased

online at siusalukis.com or by calling 618-453-2000.

Gasser stressed that seeing some of these equines with one’s own two eyes is a rare treat.

“These are the sort of horses that usually aren’t seen live,” he said. adam.testa@thesouthern.com 618-351-5031

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Billy Joe Royal and Doug Stone to headline Rend Lake Days this summer

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utting together a budget for a festival that has lofty entertainment ticket prices to fulfill financial obligations is one COUNTRY thing but SCENE organizing Vince Hoffard a four-day event and maintaining an unflappable reputation for offering outstanding free talent is a completely different story.

Against all odds, the Sesser Homecoming Association has assembled a tremendous cast for this year’s Rend Lake Days, anchored by the rock solid one-two punch of Billy Joe Royal and Doug Stone.

“Both are both very talented vocalists and will put on good shows,” says Keith Ward, who serves as entertainment director for the event. He has worked with

the Rend Lake Days/Sesser Homecoming celebration in various capacities for the past 55 years.

“I work with the same Nashville agency each year to secure talent,” Ward says. “They toss out a few names. I call around and get a few opinions and then make the deal. It’s not a difficult process, as long as you keep picking the entertainers that draw a big crowd.”

Royal is a multiple genre success story. He is the voice behind a tune that forms the bedrock of rock ‘n’ roll, “Down In The Boondocks,” and later became a hit-making country star with songs like “Tell It Like It Is,” “I’ll Pin A Note On Your Pillow” and “I Miss You Already” to his credit. He will appear in Sesser at 8 p.m. on June 20.

Stone was a late bloomer.

He was 34-years old when his debut single “I’d Be Better Off (In A Pine Box)”

was released in 1990. He also charted with tunes like “Warning Labels,” “I Thought It Was You” and “These Lips Don’t Know How To Say Goodbye.” He is the main attraction at Rend Lake Days at 8 p.m. on June 21.

The entertainment portion of the festival starts at 7:30 p.m. on June 18 with a performance by local band White Lightening. The hard-core, honky-tonk sound of Jackson Junction will be featured on the main stage located in the Miners Memorial Park at 7:30 p.m. June 19.

This is the 59th consecutive year for the celebration. Past performers have included Waylon Jennings, Porter Wagoner and Little Jimmy Dickens.

Ward is a walking encyclopedia of entertainment history of the event. He can rattle off stories about drunken members of Red Solvine’s band, running gags between Billy

Anderson and local legend Billy Grammer and the night he entered a smoky 1949 school bus (painted black) and discussed sound amplification with Jennings, while Willie Nelson and Jessi Colter looked on through the haze.

Royal is a Georgia native.

When he was nine, his family migrated from Valdosta to Marietta, where he started performing on the weekly Georgia Jubilee Show. His friends growing up were Ray Stevens, Joe South and Jerry Reed.

He moved to Savannah and successfully auditioned for the Bamboo Ranch, which held 3,000 patrons and hosted weekly concerts by the likes of Sam Cooke, Marty Robbins and Roy Orbison. Eventually, Royal’s musical pursuit took him to Cincinnati, where he developed a huge local following. It was there that “Boondocks” had regional success that would propel him to national

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He had other pop hits with “Cherry Hill Park” and “I Knew You When.”

As part of the Dick Clark caravan of stars, he would perform 90 days in a row.

At the height of his popularity, Royal shared billing at Las Vegas nightclubs with Elvis Presley.

His neighbor in California was Kenny Rogers, who urged him to follow in his footsteps and make the transition to country music. After watching Rogers dominate the country charts with “Lucille” and best friend B.J. Thomas was also making crossover magic, Royal was convinced the concept would work.

He moved back to Georgia and found his breakout song “Burned Like A Rocket.” It was released on a regional independent label and struggled for recognition, until it caught fire after being played on an oldies station in Tampa.

Stone started played guitar at five and was on stage at seven when his mother served as the opening act for Loretta Lynn. Music fame would have to wait for Stone for more than two decades. During that time, he kept food on the table working as a mechanic in Georgia.

When his rich baritone voice was finally discovered by Nashville record executives in 1990, he was signed to Epic Records and went on an amazing hit-making streak, starting with debut signature tune “Pine Box.” Patrons planning on attending any of the musical presentations at Rend Lake Days should bring lawn chairs for seating.

Concessions will be available, including barbeque sandwiches and roasted corn on the cob.

VINCE HOFFARD can be reached at 618-658-9095 or vincehoffard@yahoo.com.

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Festival: Theme, Mostly Mozart in the Midwest, June 10-30, various locaCentralia Carillon tions throughout southern Summer Series: 6:30 p.m.

Illinois; includes operas, Fridays, Carillon Tower, 114 chamber music, choirs, N. Elm St., Centralia; May orchestras; www.SIFest.com; 30, June 6,13, Aug. 22, 29 618-997-4030 and Sept. 5; carlo@centraliaLoose Gravel: Brown carillon.org; 618-533-4381; Bag Concert, noon-1 p.m., www.centralia-carillon.org Wednesday, June 11, Town Friday Night Fair music: Square Pavilion, Carbondale; Jenny Johnson/Mike Lynch, bring a lawn chair; free; www.

6-9 p.m. Friday, May 30, carbondalemainstreet.com Town Square Pavilion, corner Friday Night Fair music: of U.S. 51 North and Illinois Flowers of Evil, 6-9 p.m.

13 West, Carbondale; food; Friday, June 13, Town Square crafts; www.carbondalemain- Pavilion, corner of U.S. 51 street.com; 618-529-8040 North and Illinois 13 West, The Boat Drunks: Jimmy Carbondale; food; crafts; Buffett tribute band, 7 p.m. www.carbondalemainstreet.

Friday, May 30, Egyptian com; 618-529-8040 Hills Resort, Lake of Egypt, Fixx For Hunger: Will Rock 75 Egyptian Parkway, Creal For Food benefit concert, Springs; $20; benefits the 7 p.m., Saturday, July 26, Williamson County Family Marion Cultural and Civic Crisis Center Homeless Center; proceeds to the Shelter; Legends on the Marion Food Pantry; headlinLake will continue all sumers, The Fixx with guests, The mer with tributes to Rush, Jeff Pritchett Project; The Bob Seger, Rascal Flatts, Fixx are an English rock and Journey, Elton John; www. new wave band that formed egyptianhillsresort.com for in London in 1979; U.S. hits complete list; 618-364-8088 include “One Thing Leads to or 618-996-3449 Another”, “Saved by Zero”, Blackberry Blossoms: “Are We Ourselves?” and Brown Bag Concert, noon“Secret Separation;” tickets 1 p.m., Wednesday, June now on sale; $50/$35/$25; 4, Town Square Pavilion, tickets, www.marionccc.org; Carbondale; bring a lawn 618-997-4030; information, chair; free; www.carbondale- 618-993-8419 mainstreet.com Illinois State Fair Southern Illinois Music concerts: Feature Emblem3

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Kentucky‌ Frankie Avalon: 7:30 p.m.

Friday, May 30, The Carson Center, 100 Kentucky Ave., Paducah; hit songs include, Venus; also starred in beach party movies with Annette Funicello; $45/$75/$100; 270-450-4444; www.thecarsoncenter.org 26th Year Reunion Show: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 31, Kentucky Opry, 88 Chilton Lane, Benton, Ky.; $19/$18/$12/$9; www.kentuckyopry.com; 888-459-8704 The Beach Boys: 7:15 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 18, The Carson Center, Paducah; $135/$100/$65/$50/$30; www.thecarsoncenter.org; 270-450-4444

Tickets are $16 in advance or $18 at the door for adults, $12 for students, and $6 for children age 12 and under.

Advance reservations are recommended by calling Mike Shanahan at 618-549-3090.

Dinner is served from 5:30-7:30 and admission after 8 p.m. is $5.

Tickets may also be purchased through the Festival website, www. silirishfest.org.

The Pub Night is a

fundraiser for the 2014 Southern Illinois Irish Festival, which is moving to a new location this year. The Festival’s outdoor Celtic Fair will take place at Walker’s Bluff Sept. 20 and 21.

The opening night concert by Irish singer Danny Ellis, on Friday Sept. 19, will take place at Cousin Andy’s Coffeehouse in Carbondale, located in the fellowship hall of The Church of the Good Shepherd.

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TESSI presents last recital of school year June 7 ‌Talent Education School of Southern Illinois (TESSI) will have its final recital of the 2013/2014 school year on Saturday, June 7th, 2014 at 12:30 p.m.

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TESSI recital: 12:30 p.m.

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‘A Million Ways to Die’ is D.O.A. A Million Ways to Die in the West *½

Rated R for strong crude and sexual content, language throughout, some violence and drug material; starring Seth MacFarlane, Charlize Theron, Liam Neeson, Amanda Seyfried, Sarah Silverman, Giovanni Ribisi, Neil Patrick Harris; directed by Seth MacFarlane; opening Friday at ShowPlace 8 in Carbondale and AMC Centre 8 in Marion.

Roger Moore, McCLATCHY-TRIBUNE NEWS‌

‌Seth MacFarlane wants to be a movie star in the worst way.

“A Million Ways to Die in the West” is result

barn dance scene set to without a tan âla Albert.

Stephen Foster’s “If You’ve The running gag here Only Got a Moustache” is Albert’s profane irritathat works. And the Indition at all the ways you of this longing — a long ans initiating the palest can get killed in the wild, comedy with long waits pale face bit provokes careless, pre-antibiotic, between jokes and lonpre OSHA, lawless, trigger a grin. ger waits between those But MacFarlane and his happy environment they that work. cast — including cameos all live in. That’s another Thus does his leadingby everyone from Ryan reason Louise (Seyfried) man career begin and Reynolds to dumps him. end with a “worst way” zzMaleficent: Christopher “People are Western that’s basically an Jolie stands Lloyd (“Back living to be 35 excuse for a guy with zero out in new take to the Future,” these days!” No screen presence to lock on “Sleeping anyone?) and lips with Oscar winner MCT‌ need to rush into Beauty.” Page 12 Ewan McGregor marriage.

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Louise (Amanda Seyfried, from left), Foy (Neil Patrick Harris), —seem to think The voice and creative Albert (Seth Mac Farlane) and Anna (Charlize Theron) are seen with the local that merely saying a dirty moustache Lothario (Neil mind behind the aniin ‘A Million Ways to Die in the West,’ the new comedy from word, showing a bodily Patrick Harris) waiting in mated “Family Guy” and director, producer and co-writer MacFarlane. fluid or demonstrating the wings. the half-animated “Ted” Stump Township, located hooker girlfriend Ruth a bodily function is all it Albert must find his makes what is essentially (Sarah Silverman) worry in the scenic Monument takes to earn a laugh. mettle, learn to use a gun a dirty-mouthed Don he’ll never get over that.

Valley of Arizona. His And in the center of it and take a spirit journey Knotts comedy, a farce And then Anna clumsiness with his sheep all is the bland MacFarwith some hallucinogenso lame it’s as if “Blazing and his cowardice with the (Theron), the moll of a lane, co-writer, producer, equipped Indians (Wes Saddles” never happened desperado (Liam Neeson), “Geronimo” Studi is their director and star, and in locals costs him his best or MacFarlane never ducks into town, laying girl (Amanda Seyfried). none of those guises does leader) before he can get saw it. he find enough jokes to fill the girl.

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Benton: Senior Center, The Swing N’ Country Dance Band, 7-9:30 p.m.

Carbondale: PK’s, Big Idea Tres Hombres: Los Tigres Del Pantano

FRIDAY‌

Carbondale: Hangar 9, V2T2 Cabaret PK’s: Black Blacks Tres Hombres: Max Allen Band/Billy Dan Langley, 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, Dave Caputo Band, 7:30-10:30 p.m.

SATURDAY‌

Carbondale: Hangar 9, Bobby Bare Jr./Hobo Knife Tres Hombres: Dustin Martin and the Ramblers Herrin: N-Kahootz Night Club, Pepper Ivy, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

Marion: Hideout Restaurant, Bob Pina, piano 5:30-9:30 p.m.

Egyptian Hills Resort: Eisenhauer Band, 6 p.m.

Eagles: Liberty Road, 7-10 p.m.

Thompsonville: Old Country Store Dance Barn, Lil’ Boot & Classic Country, 7-10 p.m.

SUNDAY‌

Carbondale: Hangar 9, JD McPherson/The Swamp Tigers Marion: Eagles, Liberty Road, 6-9 p.m.

MONDAY‌

Du Quoin: Derby’s Community Hall, Jerry’s Jammers, 7-9 p.m.

Marion: Youth Center, Craig’s Country Band, 6-9 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 Murphysboro Moose Lodge: 9663 Old 13, Murphysboro 618-684-3232 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

Wineries‌ FRIDAY ‌

Cajun Festival: 6-11 p.m., Pheasant Hollow Winery Riplee Pryor: 7-10 p.m., Walker’s Bluff

SATURDAY‌

Cajun Festival: 1-10 p.m., Pheasant Hollow Winery Taylor Made: 2-5 p.m., Blue Sky Vineyard Bill Bradley Duo: 2-6 p.m., Owl Creek Winery Houndstooth Harmony: 3-6 p.m., Walker’s Bluff Rip Lee Blues: 3:306:30 p.m., Von Jakob Winery & Brewery Ol’ Moose & Friends: 4-8 p.m., StarView Vineyards

Cafés‌ Coulter, Goot and Wall: 7 p.m. Thursday, Grotto Lounge/Newell

Alto Vineyards: Illinois 127, Alto Pass Bella T Winery: 755 Parker City Road, Creal Springs Blue Sky Vineyard: 3150 S. Rocky Comfort Road, Makanda The Bluffs Vineyard and

Winery: 140 Buttermilk Hill Road, Ava Honker Hill Winery: 4861 Spillway Road, Carbondale Orlandini Vineyard: 410 Thorn Lane, Makanda Owl Creek Vineyard: 2655 Water Valley Road, Cobden Lincoln Heritage Winery: 772 Kaolin Road, Cobden Pheasant Hollow Winery: 14931 Illinois 37, Whittington Rustle Hill Winery: U.S. 51, Cobden StarView Vineyards: 5100 Wing Hill Road, Cobden Von Jakob Winery & Brewery: 230 Illinois 127, Alto Pass Walker’s Bluff: 326 Vermont Road, Carterville

House, 201 E. Main St., Carbondale; 618-549-6400 Fareed Haque: 8 p.m.

Saturday, Yellow Moon Café, 110 N. Front St., Cobden; yellowmooncafe.com; 618-893-2233

SUNDAY ‌

Ivas John Band: 2:305:30 p.m., Alto Vineyards Dave Clark Trio: 2-5 p.m., Blue Sky Vineyard Dave Simmons: 2-6 p.m., Owl Creek Winery Eisenhauer Band: 3 p.m., The Bluffs Larry Dillard Blues: 3-6 p.m., Walker’s Bluff

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Jolie’s a fun hero-villain in ‘Maleficent’ Maleficent **½

Rated PG for sequences of fantasy action and violence, including frightening images; starring Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Sharlto Copley; directed by Robert Stromberg; opening Friday at ShowPlace 8 in Carbondale and AMC Centre 8 in Marion.

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‌Maybe it’s too soon to say the tide has shifted definitively. But it’s certainly been a unique time for fairy-tale villains.

After hundreds of years of moral clarity, suddenly we’re getting a new look at these evil creatures, who are actually turning out to be complex beings, and not that bad at all.

Really, they’ve just been misunderstood. (And, by the way, those charming princes? Highly overrated.)

The most obvious recent example is “Frozen,” the animated Disney blockbuster that showed us how the Snow Queen, long portrayed as an icy-hearted villain, was actually a tragic victim of circumstance, with a pure and loving heart. And now we have “Maleficent,” which tells us that one of the most evil characters in all of pop culture is equally vulnerable and misunderstood.

Plus, she’s gorgeous.

Duh. She’s Angelina Jolie.

All this is a rather seismic development in fairytale-dom. There are numerous versions of

And though Maleficent is no longer greenskinned, it’s hard not to think of another greenskinned villainess who’s also been rehabilitated, by means of the durable Broadway hit “Wicked”: the witch Elphaba from “The Wizard of Oz,” who, it turns out, we just didn’t know enough about.

And so it is in “Maleficent,” in which director AP‌ Robert Stromberg and This image released by Disney Enterprises, Inc., shows actress screenwriter Linda WoolAngelina Jolie in the title role of ‘Maleficent,’ the villian from the verton take us back to 1959 classic ‘Sleeping Beauty.’ the fairy’s youth to better understand her. character named Malefi“Sleeping Beauty,” stemShe’s a plucky young cent in its 1959 classic ming back even before thing with lovely wings film— and colored her Charles Perrault’s from and bright pink lipstick, skin an eerie green — the 1697, but the fairy who which will turn bloodcasts an angry spell on the studio is back with a red when she becomes live-action (not to menbaby princess, dooming tion 3D) Maleficent who’s an adult (the fairy world her to prick her finger, clearly isn’t lacking for more superheroine than has always been, well, cosmetics.) evil fairy. just nasty.

One day she meets a Think Maleficent by way But now, 55 years after young man from that of Lara Croft.

Disney introduced the

other, darker world, where humans live. The two form a strong bond. But the ugliest human emotions — jealousy and ambition — will intervene. Young Stefan will grow into the power-hungry older Stefan (the wild-eyed South African actor Sharlto Copley.) And his stunning betrayal of Maleficent will instantly harden her, turning her into the villainess we recognize.

Alas, the story’s still all about a guy, in the end.

But we digress.

“Maleficent” is surely targeted to the same audience — young and female — which has so lovingly embraced “Frozen” and its appealing message of female solidarity and empowerment. But “Frozen” felt clever, charming, and fresh. “Maleficent,” less so.

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