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‌An energetic staff, Sharpie-ed picnic tables and eclectic wall art — Fat Patties is the epitome of a burger joint.

Owner Lance Jack is working on adding pieces to make his eatery an entertainment hub, as well. Live local music on the weekends and a weekly reservation-only experience are only a couple of examples of how Jack is transforming the business he opened in 2009.

“We have people who come see the live music and tell us it reminds them of old-school Carbondale,” Jack said. “That’s what we’re going for here.”

When Jack moved to Carbondale in 1992, he struggled to find the highquality burgers he grew accustomed to growing up in the Quad Cities.

“You had a few places but none of them really matched up to what I was used to,” he said.

The longtime Carbondale City Council member has established Fat Patties as the go-to destination for the high-quality,

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DETAILS What: Fat Patties Where: 611B S. Illinois Ave., Carbondale Hours: 10:30 a.m.9 p.m. MondayThursday;10:30 a.m.midnight FridaySaturday; noon-6 p.m.

Sunday Phone: 618-529-3287

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The Bison Burger is a light bite of quality meat served best with spicy mustard and a few onions.

“Some people really can’t tell the difference when they bite into the bison burger,” Jack said. “It’s a leaner, really light flavored meat that just makes for a great burger.”

More traditional burger options are available too, ranging from the cheeseburger handmade with Fat Adam Testa, The Southern‌ Patties’ secret blend of Fat Patties in Carbondale serves a variety of specialty burgers, spices to the bleu cheese as well as other meals. burger built with the cheese mixed right into the beef. locally produced burger he from 100 percent grassDiversity is one of Fat was searching for upon his fed stock with no antibiPatties’ strongest qualiarrival to Southern Illinois. otics, growth hormones, “We will only use local, chemical fertilizers, pesti- ties. From the selection of local beers and wines cides or herbicides. grass-fed or high-quality to the toppings spanning These points are refcommercial beef,” Jack red peppers, artichoke erenced often during said. “People notice the hearts and fried eggs, Jack conversation with Jack, quality right away.” who takes the health of his can match the tastes of Jack orders his meat all comers. customers seriously. from a host of local com“Different people like “This is about providpanies, including Lick different things,” Jack ing great-tasting, quality Creek Beef in Buncombe said. “I like experimenting meat,” he said. “We are and Bison Bluff Farms in with toppings.”

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Great Cardboard Regatta comes to Campus Lake

Josh Fox to speak on ‘Gasland’ and fracking ‌CARBONDALE — Award-winning documentary filmmaker Josh Fox, the director of the film, “Gasland,” will be speaking at 7 p.m. Monday, April 21 in the student center ballroom at SIU. “Gasland,” the winner of several major film festival awards and a finalist for the Academy Award for Best Documentary, brought the issue of hydraulic fracturing into the national spotlight.

The sequel, “Gasland 2,” debuted at the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival. This film picks up where “Gasland” left off.

Fox will be discussing the fracking

issue and describing his experiences since the release of his films.

“Gasland II” will be shown at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 10 in SIU’s Guyon Auditorium at Morris Library.

Contact siusense@gmail.com for questions and further information.

— The Southern

Senior Prom raises funds to bring back a little history ‌ULLIN — A Senior Prom designed to raise funds to help bring back a little history to the community is set for Saturday, April 12.

The event will be in the Leona Brust Civic Center, which was formerly the Ullin High School gymnasium.

All profits from the event will go toward restoring an old ICG railroad caboose.

“All Aboard” is the theme for the Senior Prom, which is geared toward those in their senior years, but all ages are invited attend.

The event will begin at 5:30 p.m. with a barbecue meal, prepared and served by Brent Miller and Century High School’s FFA. Dancing will be in store from 6 to 8 p.m. with music provided by The Mockingbirds.

Attendees may wear fancy prom attire or dress casual. Tickets are $10 at the door, $8 in advance or groups of 10 or more may pay $7 in advance.

Call 618-845-3612 or 618-845-3324 for more information.

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Derby Day - May 3rd - 140th Run for the Roses Best Hat Contest & Over $1300 in Prizes Music: Wil Maring w/Bobby Clark (Legendary Nashville Mandolin Player)

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‌CARBONDALE — The Great Cardboard Boat Regatta will celebrate 41 years later this month.

Boat registration kicks off at 10 a.m. with races starting at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 26 at the SIU Campus Lake Boat Dock.

The Great Cardboard Boat Regatta consists of teams and individuals racing handmade boats from corrugated cardboard.

The event began as a senior design project in the 1960s and has expanded to a day of fun-filled activities.

While making it through the course without sinking is an achievement all in itself, the goal is to complete the course in the least amount of time.

The Regatta features multiple classes of boats including mechanical, paddle, and for those who decide to join the fun at the last minute — built-onthe-spot boats.

There is also a youth heat for those under the age of 14.

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One boat sinks before the start of their race during the 40th Annual Great Cardboard Boat Regatta in 2013 at SIU’s Campus Lake in Carbondale.

Awards and trophies are given out for a range of qualities including best sinking and most creative use of cardboard.

For those in search of cardboard, event organizer Alpha Chi Sigma will provide cardboard for $3 a sheet.

Contact Mary Kinsel at 618-453-6428 to make arrangements for pickup of the cardboard in advance.

Registration costs $15 per boat, which is paid on the day of the event. Please visit www.

carbondaletourism.org for more information.

The Carbondale Park District is also hosting a Building Boats workshop from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, April 21, Wednesday, April 23 and Friday, April 25 at the LIFE Community Center in Carbondale.

The workshop is for ages 8 to 14 who would like help building their boat. The workshop fee is $40 for Carbondale residents and $50 for others. All materials will be provided.

— The Southern

Trinity Lutheran Church • 1000 North Park, Holy Week and Easter Services

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Located on Route 148 just North of Herrin Road

4/13 Palm Sunday Comm. with procession …. 10:15 AM 4/14 Holy Monday Communion ……………… 10:30 AM 4/15 Holy Tuesday Communion ……………… 10:30 AM 4/16 Holy Wednesday Communion ..……….. 10:30 AM Tenebrae Prayer Service ……..

3:00 PM 4/17 Maundy Thursday Tenebrae Service….

3:00 PM Holy Communion ………………… 7:00 PM 4/18 Good Friday Tenebrae Prayer Service…

3:00 PM Holy Communion ………………… 7:00 PM 4/19 Holy Saturday Matins …………………… 10:00 AM The Great Vigil of Easter(Sat. night) .. 7:00-10:30 PM 4/20 The Resurrection of Our Lord, Matins …. 7:00 AM ELDoNA Affiliated Easter Breakfast ……………….

8:00 AM Sunday School/Egg Hunt ……..

9:00 AM Divine Service, Holy Communion 10:15 AM Pastor Michael D. Henson (618) 942-3401 Deacon Gary K. Harroun Flipside Thursday, April 10, 2014 Page 3

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and The Flowers of Evil; benefits Carbondale’s New School; admission, Southern Illinois‌ free; food and beverage Steaming Down the sales, wristbands for kids’ River: By The Little Egypt activities and T-shirt sales; Barbershop Chorus, 7 p.m.

Saturday, April 12, Brookport 618-457-4765 Joint orchestras extravElementary School, 319 aganza: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Ferry St.; river songs; fundraiser for the Brookport April 15, Shryock Auditorium, SIU, Carbondale; music by Library; doors open The Southern Illinois Civic 6:15 p.m.; refreshments and Junior Orchestras, available; donation of $10; conducted by SIU viola 618-564-2079 professor, Jacob Tews, along Spring Concert: with the Lewis School and Presented by The JALC Carbondale Middle School Band and The JALC string orchestras, conducted Orchestra, 2 p.m. Sunday,

by Angela Grimmer; also, April 13, John A. Logan The Southern Illinois College, Carterville; music Symphony will reprise some from the time of Lewis and of its Night at the Oscars Clark, American Civil War program; $12/$6; benyas@ and band music from the siu.edu twentieth century; free SIWADE concert: Locally Grown Music Southern Illinois West Festival: 2 p.m. Sunday, African Drum Ensemble, April 13, Rustle Hill 9 p.m.-1 a.m., Saturday April Winery, U.S. 51, Cobden; 19, Curbside, 227 W. Main features Meridian 90, The St., Carbondale; also special Bankesters, Storm Crows

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Talent Search 2014: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 12, Kentucky Opry, 88 Chilton Lane, Benton, Ky.; $17/$16/$10/$7.50; www.kentuckyopry.com; 888-459-8704 Chicago: 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, May 18, The Carson Center, Paducah; tickets now on sale; $135-$39; 270450-4444; www.the carsoncenter.org

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Hunter Hayes: We’re Not Invisible Tour, 7 p.m. Friday, April 11, Show Me Center, Cape Girardeau, Mo.; opening acts, Danielle Bradbery, winner of Season 4 of The Voice and Dan & Shay; $35/$45/$95/$109.50; 573-651-5000

Sunday, April 13th Chicken Dinner with the Easter Bunny!

Easter Bunny arrives at noon and will visit with our families from noon to 2:00.

Photos welcome! Bring your cameras or cell phones!

Saturday, April 19th

Have brunch with the bunny from noon to 3!

Bring your basket for our Easter Egg hunt. Cameras welcome!

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Expanded hours for Easter Dinner 10 am-4pm Easter Dinner includes chicken and dumplings, family style fried chicken, baked ham, smashed potatoes and gravy, corn, green beans, yeast rolls and a small dessert for $14.99.

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Beagles and Civil War topic of library talk ‌HARRISBURG — A leading figure of Illinois history will be the topic of discussion at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 10 in the Harrisburg Public Library.

Award-winning Carlinville author Tom Emery will present a program based on his biography “Richard Rowett: Thoroughbreds, Beagles, and the Civil War.” The one-hour discussion will describe the life of Rowett, a Civil War hero who fought with distinction at the battles of Fort Donelson, Shiloh, and Allatoona.

The latter, contested on Oct. 5, 1864 northwest of Atlanta, was the successful defense of a major Union supply depot. Historians have argued that, had the Federals lost Allatoona, William T. Sherman would

not have received approval for his epic March to the Sea. A state politician, Rowett was also a nationally recognized breeder of thoroughbred horses, including the 1889 Kentucky Derby champion. He is also credited as the first to introduce the true-bred beagle hound to this country from his native England. A man of national stature, his sudden death on July 13, 1887 was reported on page one of the New York Times the following day.

The program will also highlight the many humorous incidents of Rowett’s life, including his many eccentricities. In 1886, Rowett buried his war horse in his front yard with military honors, including the firing of a salute and

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the placing of a flag over his grave.

An accomplished speaker who has presented lectures statewide, Emery has 23 book and booklet titles in print, some of which will be available for sale following the discussion.

He also writes a biweekly newspaper column on Illinois in the Civil War as well as a variety of other historical articles for the Moline Dispatch. In 2012, his column earned the Award of Superior Achievement from the Illinois State Historical Society, one of seven awards that Emery has won from the ISHS. For more information on the program, contact the Harrisburg District Library at 618-253-7455.

— The Southern

‘Caged in the Jungle’ book signing Saturday ‌ANNA — Author Mike Estel of Anna recently had his eighth book published.

“Caged in the Jungle,” a work of historical fiction, is about a Southern Illinois soldier captured during the Vietnam War who is placed in a bamboo cage in the jungle.

He manages to keep his sanity in the cage by keeping his hope for survival alive with a hidden romantic letter. The letter somehow pulls him through this horrific year of captivity.

Estel will sign copies of the book from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 12 at Main Street Market & Books inside the This and That Shop located at 300 S. Main St. in Anna.

— The Southern

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by Little Egypt Arts Association; cash awards, people’s choice award, poster contest; entry forms postmarked no later than May 1; delivery of artwork, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, May 10; www.herrinfesta.com; 618-998-8530

Art Events‌ Art Studio Tours: 1-5 p.m.

Saturday, April 12; hosted

by Cedarhurst Center For The Arts, 2600 Richview Road, Mount Vernon; self-guided tours of four art studios; post-tour reception, 3-5 p.m., Performance Hall at Cedarhurst; $40; 618-2421236; vonda@cedarhurst.org;

www.cedarhurst.org Artist demonstration: Dwain Naragon, 5:30 p.m.

Thursday, April 24, Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, 2600 Richview Road, Mount Vernon; Dwain, a professor of Ceramics at Eastern Illinois University, will demonstrate how to throw and assemble compound vessels; also, share his unique method of using hand-made stamps to create intricate patterns on the surface of his work; 618-242-1236, ext. 249; www.cedarhurst.org

Exhibits‌ G. Michael Bryant: Exhibit, The Yellow Moon Cafe’s Luna Gallery, 110 N. Front St., Cobden; detailed pen and ink landscape, drawings and multilayered mixed-media works that explore a 19th century postage stamp collection

Selected Works: Limitedtime exhibition of art during The Stage Company’s production of Other Desert Cities, FridaySunday, April 11-13, Varsity Center for the Arts gallery, Carbondale; exhibits by Teri McSherry, Thom Goodin, Brenda Fleming, Tom Bell, Anne Strawn and Daniel Owens; 15 percent of proceeds of artwork sold goes to The Stage Company; 618-893-3100 Sherry Lampley: Artist of the Month, North window, Little Egypt Arts Centre, 601 Tower Square, Marion; through April; 618-998-8530 or www. littleegyptarts.com Reinventing Collage: The Art of Romare Bearden, Mounds African American Museum, 216 N. Front St., Mounds; through April 27; 2-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; 618-745-6183

Caught in the Sweep of History: Egypt in the Civil War — The Second Year exhibit and documentary, The General John A. Logan Museum, 1613 Edith St., Murphysboro; through April; 618-684-3455; to www. loganmuseum.org Student Art Show: Rend Lake College, 468 N. Ken Gray Parkway, Ina; through May 2; 618-437-5321; www.rlc.edu Susan Blakeley Lambert: Harrisburg District Library; paintings, rural scenes and wildlife; through May 4 Master Artists from the Museum’s Art Collection: University Museum, SIU; artists featured include Pierre Bonnard, Pablo Picasso, Berthe Morisot, Jacob Lawrence, Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Max Ernst; through May 9; 618-4535388; www.museum.siu.edu Artist Trading Cards

Project: Curated by Bob DeHoet, University Museum, SIU; through May 9; www.museum.siu.edu; 618-453-5388 Cast in Carbondale: Sculptures and drawings by visiting artists from the Thomas Walsh Donation, University Museum, SIU; through May 9; www.museum.siu.edu; 618-453-5388 Joan Skiver-Levy: Awardwinning artist exhibits 24 paintings, The Corner Dance Hall, Whittington; through May; 618-303-5266

artifacts and stories; history of athletics in Union County and Southern Illinois from Gorham to Goreville; hours, 10 a.m.5 p.m. Thursday-Saturday; 618-893-2865 or 618-893-2567 Reception: For The Marshlands of Southern Illinois

by Karen Linduska, 5-7 p.m.

Saturday, April 26, anthill gallery & vintage curiosities, 102 N. Front St., Cobden; exhibit hours, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. WednesdaySaturday and noon-4 p.m.

Sundays; through May 31

Workshop‌

The Joyce Moon Watercolor Workshop: Hometown Teams Closing 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. SaturdayReception: Smithsonian travel- Sunday, April 12-13, Little Egypt Arts Centre, 601 Tower Square, ing exhibit, 1-5 p.m. Sunday, April 13, Union County Museum, Marion; LEAA members, $185; non-members, $200; 117 S. Appleknocker Drive, downtown Cobden; connection 618-998 8530; 618 273 9596; magic128@frontier.com between towns and sports;

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Additional help came from top sponsors for the event, including Rustle Hill, Robco Audio, Sollami Company, Clear Vision and E. Claire Salon.

The local connection is important to Sheridan and others at the Carbondale New School. Funded and run by parents of students, the school relies on the local community for supProvided by The Bankesters‌ port, and this event is a The Flowers of Evil will perform at the Locally Grown Music means of celebrating that Festival on Sunday, April 13, at Rustle Hill Winery. The event is a and featuring Southern fundraiser for Carbondale New School.

Illinois products and music at the same time.

“We’re trying to keep As the school approaches said Amanda Sheridan, everything local,” Sheridan director of the Carbondale its 40th anniversary in May, this is an opportunity said. “We get support from Courtesy Meridian 90‌ New School. “Kids will enjoy being there for quite for past students to reunite local sponsors, we have Meridian 90 is the musical a few hours, and their par- and help ensure continued local bands and we hope duo of Kathy Livingston the people coming want to success for future stuents will enjoy it, too.” on vocals, mandolin and support the local dents, Sheridan said.

Rustle Hill will also be keyboard and Curt Wilson on community.”

“Most of our finances offering a featured wine, guitar and vocals.

The Locally Grown come through fundraiswith a portion of its sales Music Festival runs from 2 ers, donations and gifts,” going toward the school’s obstacle course, face to 6 p.m. Sunday at Rustle she said of the nonprofit fundraising effort. Donapainting, javelin throws, Hill. A rain date of April 27 miniature golf, live-action tions will also be accepted. school. “They help us to has been set. function, but they also Like last year’s festival, Angry Birds, pool noodle Sunday’s event will double help provide great proand soccer ball croquet grams like Spanish, yoga as a reunion for Carbonand more. adam.testa@thesouthern.com 618-351-5031‌ and art. We hope to add dale New School alumni.

“It’s a fun afternoon,”

Keeping it local Music festival raises money for Carbondale New School ADAM TESTA THE SOUTHERN‌

‌COBDEN — Parents and children alike can enjoy an afternoon out Sunday, April 13, as Rustle Hill Winery hosts the fourth annual Locally Grown Music Festival.

The event, a benefit for the Carbondale New School, features four musical acts and a variety of kids’ activities. Adults are admitted free, while children’s wristbands are $10.

Parents will enjoy the music of Meridian 90,

Locally Grown Music Festival What: Fundraiser for Carbondale New School featuring music

by Meridian 90, The Bankesters, Storm Crows and The Flowers of Evil, as well as children’s activities When: 2-6 p.m. Sunday, April 13; rain date April 27 Where: Rustle Hill Winery, 8595 U.S. 51, Cobden Admission: Free for adults; $10 for children’s activity wristbands; donations accepted The Bankesters, Storm Crows and The Flowers of Evil. Children will be able to take part in activities including an inflatable

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Movie on Belleville to be shown April 22 at Lincoln Theater ‌“Belleville,” a full-length feature film shot last October in Belleville and the surrounding communities, will have its worldwide debut at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 22 in the historic Lincoln Theatre in Belleville.

“This is a dream of mine come true,” says actor/producer Ted Trentman, who goes by the name Ted Trent professionally.

“To come back to my hometown of Belleville and involve the community in this fictional story. Thanks to the participation of hundreds of people, this dream is now a reality.”

Trent plays a man named Neila from another world

who lands on a small farm in Belleville belonging to a reclusive farmer named Willie, played by Tim O’Leary. The supporting cast includes St. Louis actresses Cooper Shaw and Kate Barton.

“All cities across America will relate to cheering on this familyfriendly movie in the spirit of community, hope and pride,” says Cathleen Lindauer, Belleville’s Tourism Director.

The premiere will be part of the city’s Bicentennial celebration.

The red carpet movie premiere starts at 6 p.m. and is open to the public.

The film is not rated,

but will likely appeal to adults and children ages 10 and up.

The Chris Talley Trio, featured in the movie, will be performing a live music set just prior to 7:30 p.m.

April 22.

Director Dan Steadman and Trent will be on hand to introduce the film and do a short question and answer session.

Tickets for premiere night and other screenings are available at www.

LincolnTheatre-belleville. com.

For more information on the movie and the premiere, go to BellevilleTheMovie.com.

— The Southern

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Mocking Bird Hill gives back to music programs

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randy Clark was one of the bright stars on the country music horizon in 2013. Last week, her debut single “Stripes” was perched at No. 73 on the Music Row Country Breakout Chart, one of the more progressive rating systems in Nashville, giving recognition to established stars and those on the cusp of major success Country like Joel Scene Crouse, Vince Hoffard Swon Brothers and Robby Johnson.

Two spots ahead of Clark was Michael Lynne on a remake of “Just Good Ole’ Boys,” featuring vocal support from Lanny McIntosh.

The tune was recorded for CMG Records.

There it is in black and white. A little independent label is on the chart, battling for position with the most powerful conglomerates of the industry. Also on the artist roster at CMG Records is Mocking Bird Hill, a Southern Illinois band led by the dynamic vocals of Miranda Joy Willmore.

“It’s a big pond down there. We need someone to take us under their wing and give us a little guidance,” Willmore says. “It is so hard to get a break and get your foot in the door a little bit. Being with CMG gives us a fighting chance.

Our job now is to create original material and make music so good they will have to listen.”

Willmore has honed her vocals skills for years at various area singing contests. It all started

coming together for her in October, when she captured top honors at the Southern Starr Oscar Night vocal competition held at the Marion Cultural & Civic Center.

Soon after, she was recruited by bass guitarist David Batts of West Frankfort to be the centerpiece of the newly created band Mocking Bird Hill.

She played her first gig with the band Dec. 21.

The group includes Batts, veteran lead guitarist Willie Geiger of Murphysboro and drummer Terry Berkel of Marion.

“Miranda is doing an awesome job,” Batts says.

“We played an awards show in Nashville and people just loved her. We are in a good place right now and the potential is unlimited.”

Mocking Bird Hill was nominated for a pair of awards, Vocal Group of the Year and Shooting Star of the Year, at the Nashville Universe Awards on Feb. 17.

The organization is dedicated to helping new singers, songwriters and bands boost popularity through social media networking.

Batts says social media levels the playing field in the music business.

The first week original tune “Southern Girl” was released on YouTube, it received 19,000 views. He said a new video for the band’s tune “Crumblin’ Down” will be released to YouTube in the very near future.

Mocking Bird Hill plays clubs every weekend in a five-state area that includes Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Kentucky and Tennessee. Batts says the group’s high-energy style of cranking out new material and covering current Top 40 country hits is

gaining them a large local fan base, which is being greatly assisted through social media.

“Lots of young people are coming out to see us, then getting on Facebook and telling their friends in the next town down the road,” Batts said. “Kids listening to country music used to be an unacceptable thing. Now it’s cool to drive a jacked up truck, sit on the tailgate and listen to country music. The largest part of our audience is young people.”

Willmore and Batts say they are both constantly writing new songs, hoping to capture the magical combination of words that will take Mocking Bird Hill to the next level.

On the local scene, Batts said the band is reaching out to help music programs at area high schools.

“We will be teaming with other artists from CMG Records to perform a series of concerts at local high schools, with 20 percent of the proceeds being donated to the music program of the participating school,” Batts says. “It seems like school music programs are under attack and the budgets are

being slashed. This is our way of helping high school music programs survive.”

The first concert will be at 7 p.m. May 10 in Frankfort Community High School in West Frankfort.

Joining Mocking Bird Hill on stage will be Amanda Wright & The Red Dirt Road from Chicago and Lanny McIntosh from Indiana. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for children and will be available at the door or online at www. mockingbirdhill.com.

“We are going back to the 1950s way of touring,” Batts said. “Back then, an artist would barnstorm through an area playing as many local schools and auditoriums they could.

We think word of mouth and social networking is the way to do business.”

Mocking Bird Hill will be performing at Pup’s 212 Bar in West Frankfort at 9 p.m. on Saturday night. The band will play at 7 p.m.

April 19 and 2 p.m. April 20 at Walker’s Bluff in Carterville.

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MOTHER HICKS

By Susan Zeder • Directed by Kevin Purcell Monday and Tuesday, APRIL 14 and 15 at 6 pm Callbacks will be held Thursday APRIL 17 at 6 pm Rehearsals begin MAY 12 Show dates are JULY 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, and 20 cast includes 2 boys age 13-16, 2 men age 30-60, 2 women age 40-60, 1 women age 30-45, 1 girl age 13-17; the role of Tuc, the deaf boy, has been cast Varsity Center for the Arts 418 S. Illinois Avenue in Carbondale Script available on reserve at Carbondale Public Library For questions please contact Kevin Purcell Kevinpur470@msn.com

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Thoroughbreds, Beagles, and the Civil War: Program

by Tom Emery on book he wrote about Richard Rowett, 7 p.m. Thursday, April 10, Harrisburg Public Library; 618-253-7455 Caged in the Jungle: Book signing by Mike Estel, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, April 12, Main Street Market & Books, inside This and That Shop, at 300 S. Main St., Anna

Ladies Only Event: Starts 6 p.m. Friday, April 11, Marion Cultural and Civic Center; performance, appetizers, wine tasting, desserts, mini spa treatments, chair massages, venders; performance, “I am the Woman and I am Because...,” 7:30 p.m.; $20; 618-997-4030; MarionCCC. com Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey circus: 7 p.m.

Friday, April 11; 11 a.m., 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, April 12 Comedy‌ and 1 p.m. Sunday, April 13, The Carbondale Comedians: 9 p.m. Mondays, SIU Arena, Carbondale; $15$47; siusalukis.com Hangar 9, Carbondale; Senior Prom: Starts with 10 p.m. Wednesdays, Station barbecue dinner, 5:30 p.m.

13, Carbondale; see The Saturday, April 12, Leona Brust Carbondale Comedians on Civic Center, Old Ullin High Facebook Comedy Night: Doors open School Gym; music by The Mockingbirds; at the door, 7 p.m. Thursday, Walker’s $10; advance, $8; profits go Bluff, north on Reed Station toward restoration railroad Road, Carterville; 618-9858463 or www.walkersbluff.com caboose; 618-614-6102 Home & Garden Show:

9 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday, April 12 and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, April 13, Exhibition Hall, Du Quoin State Fairgrounds; $1 admission; under 12, free; 618-542-9570 or email dqchamber@nwcable.net Little Grassy Literary Festival: Readings, panel discussions and book signings, Wednesday-Friday, April 16-18, Morris Library, SIU; 618-453-2818 Trivia night fundraiser: For Goreville School’s media center, 6 p.m. Thursday, April 17, school cafeteria; register at 618-995-2142, ext. 234; $10 per person Boat race and triathlon: Great Cardboard Boat Regatta and the Doc Spackman Memorial Triathlon, Saturday, April 26, Campus Lake, SIU; triathlon sign-in, 6:307:30 a.m.; starts 8 a.m.; 5.8-mile bike race, two-mile run and 385-yard swim; www.carbondaletourism. org; boat regatta registration,

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APRIL 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, and 13 7:30 P.M. Friday and Saturday and 2:00 P.M. Sunday Tickets $15 adults/$10 students/ $5 Student Appreciation Day APRIL 6 Varsity Center for the Arts 418 S. Illinois Avenue in Carbondale Box office opens MARCH 28

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10 a.m.-1 p.m., SIU’s campus lake boat dock; make a cardboard boat; $15 per boat; boat race starts, 1 p.m.; 618-4536428; cardboardboatregatta@ siu.edu; Mother and Daughter Tea: 1-4 p.m. Sunday, April 27, Carterville Community Center, 120 N. Greenbriar St.; speaker, Miss Illinois 2013, Brittany Smith; lunch; crafts; entertainment by Hannah Herron and the SI Dance Company; fundraiser for The Women’s Center; advance tickets, adults, $20; girls under 12, $15; at the door, $25/$20; 618-549-4807, ext. 228 or wcds@thewomensctr.org Southern Illinois Idol Contest: 6 p.m. Friday, May 2, Anna Arts Center in Anna; entry fee, $10; top prize, $100; mail entry fee to Anna Arts Center, 125 West Davie Street, Anna, IL 62906 with name, address, email and phone number; 618-534-7026; 904-625-1109; joeyaj08@ gmail.com

Library; also, director Josh Fox will speak, 7 p.m. Monday, April 21, Student Center ballroom, SIU; siusense@ gmail.com Belleville: Full-length feature film shot in Belleville, worldwide debut, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, April 22, Lincoln Theatre in Belleville; www.

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History‌ Indian Artifact Show: 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, April 12, World Shooting and Recreational Complex, Sparta; flintknapper; displays; 618-537-6753; wilsonkw1976@ sbcglobal.net Spring tours: 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

Tuesday, April 15 and Tuesday, April 29, The Harrison Bruce Village, on the campus of John A. Logan College, Carterville; free; Docent guided tours or self-walking tours; 618-9853741, ext. 326

begin May 12 and show dates are July 11-13 and 18-20; Kevinpur470@msn.com; www. stagecompany.org Auditions: For Seussical, the Musical, 10 a.m. Saturday, April 26, Benton Middle School; presented by the Pyramid Players; students in second grade through high school; show dates, June 27-29, Benton Civic Center; 618-439-9196; www.pyramidplayers.org; ppmusic77@ gmail.com

Theater/Performance‌

Bring It On: The Musical, 7:15 p.m. Thursday, April 10, The Carson Center, Paducah; $35/$46/$57; 270-450-4444; www.thecarsoncenter.org Bill Forness: As Johnny Cash, 7:30 p.m., Friday, April 11, The Gathering Place Dinner Theatre, 290 S. Burns St., Sparta; $40; meal included; www.thegatheringplaceoffbroadway.com; 618-965-3726 Other Desert Cities: FridaySunday, April 11-13, Varsity Theater Auditions‌ Center for the Arts, 418 S. Auditions: For Mother Films‌ Hicks, 6 p.m. Monday-Tuesday, Illinois Ave., Carbondale; show times, 7:30 p.m. Friday and Gasland II: Film on fracking, April 14-15, Varsity Center Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday; 6 p.m. Thursday, April 10, SIU’s for the Arts, 418 S. Illinois $15/$10;www.stagecompany.

Guyon Auditorium, Morris Ave., Carbondale; rehearsals org Mandy Heinemann: Country, 7:30 p.m., Saturday, April 12, The Gathering Place Dinner Theatre, 290 S. Burns St., Sparta; also, Ben Chapman Trio; $35; meal included; www. thegatheringplaceoffbroadway.com; 618-965-3726 Brigadoon: 7 p.m. FridaySaturday, April 25-26 and 2 p.m. Sunday, April. 27, Southeastern Illinois College, 3575 College Road, Harrisburg; $10/$8; boxoffice@sic.edu; 618-252-5400, ext. 2486 Bullets in the Bathtub: Mystery dinner, 6:30 p.m.

Friday, May 2, Kokopelli Restaurant, Marion; hosted by Hospice of Southern Illinois; doors open, 5:30 p.m.; $40 per person or $300 for a table of eight which includes the show and all you can eat buffet; silent auction; 7230 State Route 152, Du Quoin, IL • 618-542-2424 Wed-Sat Open 5pm Sun Open 12pm 618-997-3030 or jvinyard@ Walk-Ins Welcome. Reservations Suggested hospice.org

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

FRIDAY‌ Carbondale: Hangar 9, Tawl Pawl and The Swamp Tigers, 9 p.m.

PKs, Matchsellers Tres Hombres, Blue Moon Revue w/Jenny Johnson 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, South of 70, 7:30-10:30 p.m.

SATURDAY‌ Carbondale: Eagles, the Hollerboys, 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.

Hangar 9, Woodbox Gang, Aaron Kamm and the One Drops, The Mike Dillon Band, The Heard, Arpetrio, Little Pizza, 6 p.m.

PKs, Zebra Mussels Tres Hombres, Secondary Modern and Pigeon Herrin: N-Kahootz Night Club, Logan Thompson Band, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

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

Eagles, Salty Dog, 7-10 p.m.

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

Whittington: Corner Dance Hall, As Time Goes By, 7:30-10:30 p.m.

SUNDAY‌ Marion: Eagles, Salty Dog, 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.

Thompsonville: Lion’s Club, Mike’s Good Time Country Band, 6:30-9:30 p.m.

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 N-Kahootz Night Club: 115 W. Cherry St., Herrin 618-942-9345 Old Country Store Dance Barn: Main Street, Thompsonville 618-218-4676 PK’s: 308 S. Illinois Ave., Carbondale 618-529-1124 Pinch Penny Pub: 700 E. Grand Ave., Carbondale 618-549-3348 Steeleville American Legion: 303 S. Chester St., Steeleville 618-965-3362 Tres Hombres: 119 N. Washington St., Carbondale 618-457-3308 The Mansion: 1602 Heartland Drive, Marion 618-579-4145

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Axiom Brass Quintet performs final concert of anniversary season Sunday ‌MOUNT VERNON — The Axiom Brass Quintet will present the final concert of the 10th anniversary season of The Cedarhurst Chamber Music Series.

The concert will start at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, April 13 in the Performance Hall located inside the Mitchell Museum at Cedarhurst Center for the Arts located at 2600 Richview Road.

The award-winning group is the only brass quintet in 27 years to ever take home first place in the prestigious Chamber Music Yellow Springs Competition which Axiom won in 2012.

The quintet was also named winner of the 2008 International Chamber Brass Competition as well as other national and interAxiom’s repertoire national competitions. ranges from classical to

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jazz and Latin music, from original compositions for brass quintet to transcriptions of string quartets.

The concert program at Cedarhurst will feature works by Bach, Piazzolla, Monteverdi and other classical composers.

Individual tickets are $20 for adults, $18 for Cedarhurst members and $5 for students.

For more information, call 618-242-1236 extension 234 or visit www. cedarhurst.org.

— The Southern

Logan spring concert features Civil War music ‌CARTERVILLE — John A. Logan College’s Spring Concert will be presented at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 13 in the JALC Conference Center.

The concert will be performed by two instrumental ensembles, The JALC Band and The JALC Orchestra.

The JALC Band is directed by Michael Hanes, Director of Bands Emeritus at SIU and The JALC Orchestra is directed by Dustin Newbold, instrumental music teacher at Vienna High School.

The band and orchestra will present their own concerts and will combine for a special finale.

The JALC Band will present an All-American program, with music from the time of Lewis and Clark and the American Civil War, as well as band music from the twentieth century. Featured on the program will be the music of Illinois composer William Camphouse.

The JALC Orchestra will perform both traditional and contemporary selections, which will include: “Ashokan Farewell” by Jay Ungar, “Rosamunde Overture” by Franz Schubert, “Into the Storm” by Robert W. Smith, “Concerto in D Minor for Two Violins” by J. S. Bach, “Dragon Dances” by Soon

Both the band and orchestra are community groups composed of members of all ages from throughout southern Illinois.

Hee Newbold and suite of music from the motion picture “The Hobbit.”

The finale of the spring concert features a composition by local composer Kenneth Carr of Murphysboro. The original composition is entitled: “The Civil War Touches Southern Illinois: A Portrait of General John A. Logan.”

Carr has adapted the piece to be performed by the combined band and orchestra. It uses many recognizable melodies from the Civil War era to tell the story of General Logan’s vital role in the American Civil War. Carr will narrate the work as the combined band and orchestra perform.

Both the band and orchestra are community groups composed of members of all ages from throughout southern Illinois.

There is no charge to attend the concert.

— The Southern

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Little Grassy Literary Festival coming April 16 to Southern Illinois University ‌CARBONDALE — The Little Grassy Literary Festival strives to bring established and up-and-coming authors to SIU. Some call the festival a rite of spring for many in the university’s creative writing program.

The annual festival features readings, panel discussions, and book signings. Students in the creative writing Master of Arts program organize the event, including selecting guest writers.

The readings and discussions are for anyone who enjoys literature. This year’s event is Wednesday to Friday, April 16 to 18.

Readings are in the John C. Guyon Auditorium in Morris Library with receptions in the first floor rotunda.

The panel of authors includes two whose poetry collections are part of SIU’s Crab Orchard Series in Poetry as First Book

Award winners.

Tarfia Faizullah won the award in 2012 with her collection entitled “Seam.”

The guest final judge who selected her book, Chad Davidson, is also part of the literary festival with a new collection of poetry, “From the Fire Hills.”

He was a First Book Award winner in 2002 with his collection, “Consolation Miracles.” The books are all available from SIU Press.

Here is the festival schedule: April 16: 8 p.m. — poetry reading by Adrian Matejka; April 17: 11 a.m. — poetry panel featuring Chad Davidson, Tarfia Faizullah, and Adrian Matejka; 2 p.m.

— poetry readings, featuring Davidson and Faizullah; 3:30 p.m. — book signing;

5 p.m. — prose readings, featuring Roxane Gay and Alex Shakar and April 18: 11 a.m. — fiction panel featuring Gay and Shakar.

Davidson, a professor of English at the University of West Georgia, is also the author of “The Last Predicta,” also from SIU Press.

He has also written books about writing, including “Analyze Anything: A Guide to Critical Reading and Writing.”

Faizullah calls upon her own family’s history for her first poetry collection. Her awards include a Ploughshares Cohen Award, Fulbright Fellowship, Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Prize, and scholarships from the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference, Sewanee Writers’ Conference, and the Kenyon Writers’ Conference.

Gay’s most recent novel, “An Untamed State,” is forthcoming this spring and has already garnered favorable attention. Gay’s other books are “Ayiti,” and “Bad Feminist: Essays.”

She is included in several anthologies, among them “The New Black: A NeoNoir Anthology” “The Best American Short Stories 2012.”

Matejka is an SIU alumnus of the master of fine arts in creative writing program and the author of several collections of poetry. “Mixology” is part of the 2008 National Poetry Series. Other collections include “The Big Smoke,” and “The Devil’s Garden.” He is an assistant professor at Indiana University in Bloomington.

— SIU News Service

Mystery dinner features ‘Bullets in the Bathtub’

Tickets are $40 per person or $300 for a table of eight, which includes the show and all-youcan-eat buffet.

There will also be a ‌MARION — Hospice of silent auction. Proceeds will go to Hospice of Southern Illinois will be hosting its second annual Southern Illinois.

For more information, mystery dinner, “Bulvisit www.hospice.org or lets in the Bathtub,” at 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 2 in contact Jennifer Vinyard the Kokopelli Restaurant. at 618-997-3030 or jvinDoors open at 5:30 p.m. yard@hospice.org. with a cash bar.

— The Southern

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Hometown Teams exhibit final day is Sunday ‌COBDEN — The Smithsonian’s Hometown Teams exhibit at the Union County Museum in Cobden will close with a reception this weekend.

A closing reception will be from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, April 13 in the museum.

In addition to the reception Sunday, members of the Society who helped put the exhibit together will talk about the local exhibits at 2, 3 and 4 p.m. Sunday.

The exhibit will also be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

— The Southern

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For more information or to be a vendor in the show (10’ x 10’ booth $125), call Du Quoin Chamber of Commerce at 618-542-9570 or email dqchamber@nwcable.net

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The Grand Budapest Hotel ***½ Rated R for language, some sexual content and violence; starring Ralph Fiennes, Tony Revolori, F. Murray Abraham, Saoirse Ronan, Jude Law, Adrien Brody, Jeff Goldblum, Willem Dafoe; written and directed by Wes Anderson; opening Friday at University 8 in Carbondale.

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elongated — made to fit narrow rooms, tall elevators, funicular rail cars and tall actors like Ralph Fiennes, Jeff Goldblum, Edward Norton and Tilda Swinton. Fittingly, the story is a framework within a frame, a tale told by a longdead novelist (Tom Wilkinson) about what inspired his famous novel, a tall tale he heard as a younger man ROGER MOORE (Jude Law) from the owner, MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE NEWS‌ Mr. Moustafa (F. Murray Abraham) of the gone-to‌We should all be so seed Grand Budapest Hotel. lucky as to live in a And framed within that world designed, peopled framing device is the long and manipulated by flashback to the old hotel Wes Anderson. owner’s youth, when Zero His latest film, “The Moustafa was “lobby boy” Grand Budapest Hotel,” to the famed concierge, is a dark, daft and deft Monsieur Gustave. triumph of design details.

But when a guest (Tilda From the purple velvet with Swinton, hidden in old age red piping hotel uniforms makeup) dies and Gustave to the drinks, colognes is in the will, the concierge and artwork of Europe faces his ugliest foes — an between the World Wars, heir (Adrien Brody) and that Anderson ensconces his heir’s murderous hencheccentric characters and man (Willem Dafoe). Before us in a time of baroque, imaginary 4-star hotels run this tangled knot unravels, Zubrowka will be invaded, on what used to pass for Gustave will steal a famous 4-star service. painting and be framed It’s all about framing for murder, and we’ll see a — the odd aspect ratios prison break, a snowy chase Anderson plays with in on skis and sleds. the shape of the screen,

Oculus ** ½‌ Rated R for terror; violence, disturbing images: Ten years ago, tragedy struck the Russell family, leaving the lives of teenage siblings Tim and Kaylie forever changed when Tim was convicted of the brutal murder of their parents.

Now in his 20s, Tim is newly released from protective custody and only wants to move on with his life; but Kaylie, still haunted by that fateful night, is convinced her parents’ deaths were caused by something else altogether. Opens Friday at Carbondale 8 and AMC 8 in Marion.

Rio 2 **‌ Rated G: It’s a jungle out there for Blu, Jewel and their three kids in RIO 2, after they’re hurtled from that magical city to the wilds of the Amazon; animated with the voices of Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway, Kristin Chenoweth, Andy Garcia, George Lopez, Jamie Foxx, Jemaine Clement, Leslie Mann, Bruno Mars; opening in 2D and 3D at C8 and University 8 in Carbondale and AMC 8 in Marion.

The Raid **‌ Rated R for sequences of strong bloody violence throughout, sexuality and language: He thought it was over. After fighting his way out of a building filled with gangsters and madmen — a fight that left the bodies of police and gangsters alike piled in the halls — rookie Jakarta cop Rama thought it was done and he could resume a normal life. He couldn’t have been more wrong. Opening Friday at University 8 in Carbondale.