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Former ‘Hee Haw’ performer brings banjo to Herrin Civic Center ‌ ERRIN — Roni StoneH man, the First Lady of Banjo, will be performing at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18 in the Herrin Civic Center.

The show is part of The Southern Illinois Opry.

Roni Stoneman has been called one of the best banjo players ever by her peers.

She has shared the stage with all the great names of country/bluegrass and popular music and appeared on the Country comedy TV show “Hee Haw” for some 20 years.

Stoneman, was recognized early this month for her contribution to the country music industry by being named Musician of the Year by the Reunion of Professional Entertainers.

She recently released a CD titled “The Day The Banjo Dies.”

Additional performers Saturday include: Cassie Andrews and Calico Creek; NuLyfe; A Grandpa Jones Bluegrass Tribute by Randy Hill and a Minnie Pearl Tribute by Cassie Andrews; Lookin Back and Skinny Jim & No. 9 Blacktops.

Tickets for the Opry are $15 and may be purchased at the Civic Center, Pawn Mart in Herrin and online at siopry.com.

Dinner plates will be offered from Chuck’s BBQ before the show for $8.

For more information, call 618-988-1207.

— The Southern

Rated R for strong sequences of war violence, some grisly images, and language throughout; starring Brad Pitt, Logan Lerman, Shia LaBeouf, Michael Pena, Jon Bernthal; written and directed by David Ayer; opening Friday at AMC Carbondale 8 and AMC Marion 8.

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‌This bit of heroics isn’t “what I wanted to do,” Brad Pitt’s battle-scarred sergeant, and a hundred movie sergeants before him, growl. “But it’s what we’re doing.”

“Fury” is the sort of World War II movie Hollywood used to churn out four or five times a year — a gritty, grunt’s eye-view of combat. The grit is bloodier and R-rated now, as is the combat jargon.

Firefights have a visceral, video-game immediacy.

It’s still a B-movie.

But even a B-movie stuffed with cliches can be gripping. “Fury,” written and directed by David “Training Day”

Ayer, takes us into the claustrophobic confines of a tank and makes a fine star vehicle for Pitt, if not the most original march down World War II lane.

The sergeant’s “war name” is Wardaddy, and we meet him as his battle weary crew delivers a dead comrade to base. In the last days of the war, Germany is lashing out with a suicidal fatalism — fanatical SS troops, old men, boys and girls are being sacrificed in one last Nazi blood purge.

“Fury,” the name of their tank, is sole survivor of their last mission.

Now they’ve been given a replacement (Logan Lerman) and a new task. The opening credits remind us that U.S. armor was inferior to German tanks, so every mission could be their last.

But the cynical crew still mutters “Best job I ever had” when the going gets tough. Boyd (Shia Labeouf) is a drawling, Bible-quoting gunner.

Grady (Jon Bernthal) is loader and mechanic, an ugly brute and bully.

Gordo (Michael Pena) — nicknamed for the Spanish word for “fat” — is

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the driver. They proceed to haze and abuse the new guy (Lerman), whose eight weeks of training were meant to make him an Army clerk. He is, as such characters always are in such films, idealistic.

“Ideals are peaceful,” the philosopher sergeant intones, with Pitt hitting the line as if it’s for posterity. “History is violent.”

In “Training Day/Saving Private Ryan” fashion, the new guy has to see the carnage — tanks churning corpses to goo, heads exploding and the occasional summary execution of the enemy. Wardaddy is a bit of a fanatic about AP | SONY PICTURES‌ killing SS fanatics.

Brad Pitt (left) as Wardaddy and Shia LaBeouf as Boyd ‘Bible’ “Fury” gives Pitt a story Swan in a scene from ‘Fury.’ arc that makes him harder and more cruel than any- he has kept alive since the But we get hints there are body in this crew, which North African campaign. layers he’s hiding.

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Stars & Steel Guitars Concert features cream of the crop Oct. 23-25 at Benton

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obby Reed wears his feelings on his sleeve.

He shoots straight from the hip and tells you exactly what he’s thinking.

The former Benton resident COUNTRY turned SCENE Nashville Vince Hoffard record producer has a strong dislike of the current country music landscape.

Reed can’t find much lyrical substance in today’s crop of songs, nothing that will stand the test on time like music created by Hank Williams and Conway Twitty. He is enamored by classic tunes, especially those with a crying steel guitar.

In an effort to keep the traditional sound alive and thriving, Reed organizes and promotes events

specifically centered around his beloved instrument. The annual Bobby Reed’s Stars & Steel Guitars Concert will be held Oct. 23-25 at the Benton Civic Center.

Tickets are $12 for Oct. 23, $22 for Oct. 24, $25 for Oct. 25 or a special $50 advance three-day pass can be purchased by calling 615-419-4676.

“I’ve got the best steel guitar players in the world coming to this show,” Reed said. “Mike Johnson, Ron Elliot, Lynn Owsley, Tommy White and Joe Wright will be in the lineup and they are all members of the International Steel Players Hall of Fame. That’s pretty strong stuff.”

Johnson has worked the road with Mel Street and Bill Anderson. He has played on recordings of everyone from Street and Joe Stampley to superstars George Strait, Carrie Underwood and Kenny Chesney. Since 1997, he has been music director and

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steel guitarist for the RFD TV show Country’s Family Reunion.

Elliott has been employed

by Charlie Louvin, Ernest Tubb, Jack Grrene, Stonewall Jackson, Ray Price and spent a long period of time designing products for ShoBud Guitars.

Owsley has toured with Wanda Jackson, Lefty Frizzell, Marty Robbins, Webb Pierce and Ernest Tubb.

He even played steel and drove the van/bus for an unknown kid from Detroit named Bobby Richie, who became a superstar after changing his name to Kid Rock.

White started his career with Stu Phillips and migrated to major stars like Donna Fargo, Steve Wariner, Ricky Skaggs and Vince Gill.

Wright played in the road band of country legend Charley Pride for many years and now gives the steel guitar instruction over Skype.

“If you listen to a classic country radio station, there is a pretty good chance you are hearing the studio work of one of these guys,” Reed said. “They played sessions all week, then would go out of the road with the stars on the weekend. It was a grind, but these men are dedicated to their craft. They love steel guitar and love to play these shows because for once, they get to be the

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Wil Maring & Robert Bowlin in concert, 2 p.m. in the Harry L. Crisp Student Center.

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center of attention.”

The best steel guitarist from the immediate area will appear throughout the three days. Those scheduled to appear include: Johnny Arview, Larry Baker, Dave Bowlin, Lyle Cleary, Bill Dobkins, Larry Dolan, Cord Fitch, Carl Kilmer, Greg Lambert, Neil Pernell and Fred Rushing.

“I have a lot of friends back in Southern Illinois that I don’t get to see as much as I’d like to,” Reed said. “Many of the guys I used to hang out with and play music with come to the steel guitar show and we get to catch up a little bit.

When we get back on stage, it may take us a little while to knock the rust off, but by the end of the weekend it sounds as good as it ever did. It makes you want to keep coming back for more.”

Area pickers and singers expected to make appearances are Mary Brown, Ron Head, Jackie Martin, Mary Lou Reed, Jeanita Spillman and Amber Martin with Rodney Crisp.

The talented local artists and world famous steel players will be joined on stage by a full band of Nashville sessions musicians, including: Reed and Gregg Galbraith, guitar; Tommy Campbell, fiddle; Ric Boyer and Donnie Lampley, bass; and Jim Hartley and Rick Vanaugh, drums.

Music will start at 12:40 p.m. on Oct. 23.

Local players will perform throughout the day, with the highlight being a 7:20 p.m. variety show featuring Reed and vocalist Jeanita Spillman.

The stage will again be filled with local talent from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. on Oct. 24. From that point forward, the major players will be on display. The schedule is as follows: 3:15 p.m. Jerry Fessenden 4:00 p.m. Lynn Owsley 4:50 p.m. Amber Martin w/ Rodney Crisp 5:40 p.m. Dinner break 7:00 p.m. Joe Wright 7:50 p.m. Ron Elliott 8:40 p.m. Tommy White 9:30 p.m. Mike Johnson Opening ceremonies start at 10 a.m. on Oct. 25.

The music will be virtually non-stop the rest of the day. The tentative schedule is as follows: 10:40 a.m. Bill Dobkins 11:20 a.m. Fred Rushing Noon Lunch break 1:00 p.m. Tom Campbell with Mary Lou Reed & Friends 1:45 p.m. Jerry Fessenden 2:30 p.m. Dave Bowlin 3:15 p.m. Chris Castle 4:00 p.m. Ron Elliott 4:50 p.m. Tommy White 5:40 p.m. Dinner break 7:00 p.m. Amber Martin w/ Rodney Crisp 7:45 p.m. Joe Wright 8:30 p.m. Mike Johnson 9:15 p.m. Lynn Owsley VINCE HOFFARD can be reached at 618-658-9095 or vincehoffard@yahoo.

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Kim kicks off Southern Illinois Symphony Orchestra season ‌CARBONDALE — The Southern Illinois Symphony Orchestra will kick off the 2014-15 season at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 20 with David Kim and Tchaikovsky Concerto in SIU’s Shryock Auditorium.

Carbondale native and Philadelphia Orchestra Concertmaster, Kim, joins the Southern Illinois Symphony and Music Director, Edward Benyas, to perform Tchaikovsky’s exciting Violin Concerto.

Kim has been called one of the world’s leading violin soloists.

The SISO opens the concert with Beethoven’s Egmont Overture, followed by the rhythmically driving and tuneful 2nd Symphony of the 20th century Czech master, Bohuslav Martinu.

A free pre-concert dinner for all ticket holders will be at 6 p.m. Monday in the Faner Breezeway at SIU. All SIU students are admitted free to the concert.

Other concerts on tap include: Friday, Nov. 14, Celebrating America; Tuesday, March 3, Stars of Altgeld and Tuesday, April 28, Beethoven’s 9th.

Tickets for individual concerts are $20 for general admission and for students of any age, $8. Season tickets are $80, but for patrons younger than 50 are just $65.

To purchase Symphony tickets in advance, go in person to the SIU Arena or McLeod Theater box offices, call 618-453-2000 or go online to the Saluki Ticket Office.

Tickets are available at the Shryock Auditorium beginning one hour before the concert.

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Brewing Company, Jamie Nattier, 8:30-11:30 p.m.

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

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

Corner Dance Hall: 200 Franklin St., Whittington THURSDAY 618-303-5266 Benton: Gwyn Wynn Senior Curbside: 227 W. Main St., Center, The Swing N’ Country Carbondale 618-490-1539 Dance Band, 7-9:30 p.m.

Derby’s Community Carbondale: Hangar 9, Hall: 214 High St., Du Quoin Cornmeal; PK’s, The French 618-201-1753 MONDAY Trips Fusion Bistro and Du Quoin: Derby’s Sesser: Community Beverages :203 W. Market, Community Hall, Jerry’s Building, Mike’s Band, Christopher 618-724-5372 Jammers, 7-9 p.m.

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04 N. 10th St., Benton FRIDAY Craig’s Country Band, 6-9 p.m.

618-967-4635 Carbondale: Bandana’s BarTUESDAY Hangar 9 : 511 S. Illinois Ave., B-Q, B. Douglas, 7 p.m.; PK’s, Carbondale 618-549-0511 Benton: Gwyn Wynn Senior The Deciders Herrin Teen Town: 105 N. Center, Jeanita Spillman with Christopher: Fusion Bistro 13th St., Herrin 618-889-3651 and Beverages, Sarah Lannom, Encore Band, 6:30-9:30 p.m.

Hideout Restaurant: Herrin: Teen Town, Country 6:30-8:30 p.m.; Kristen Kearns, 2602 Wanda Drive, Marion Ramrods, 7-10 p.m.

9 p.m.-midnight 618-997-8325 Marion: Hideout Restaurant, Ina: Community Building, Italian Club: 9038 Main Bob Pina, piano 5:30-8:30 p.m.

Friday Night Jam Band, 6:30-9:30 p.m.

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St., Christopher 618-724-5562 Brews Brothers Taproom: SATURDAY 1105 Chestnut St. Murphysboro Carbondale: PK’s, Soul 618-687-111 Census Carbondale Eagles: 1206 W. Du Quoin: St. Nicholas Linden St. 618-529-9345

Cafés‌ Steve Hornbeak: 6 p.m. Thursday, Kiki’s Coffee House, 326 S. Main St., Anna; singers invited to perform original songs; 618-833-2023 618 Jazz Summit : 7:30-10:30 p.m. Thursday, Grotto Lounge/ Newell House, 201 E. Main St., Carbondale; 618-549-6400 Patchouli: Nationally touring, award winning songwriter Julie Patchouli and master guitarist Bruce Hecksel, 8 p.m. Friday, Yellow Moon Café, 110 N. Front St., Cobden; yellowmooncafe. com; 618-893-2233

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Phil Brown Jazz CD release party set Oct. 16 at The Grotto Lounge ‌CARBONDALE — Phil Brown & the New Arts Jazztet will host a CD release party at 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 16, in The Grotto Lounge at the Newell House.

The New Arts Jazztet will be performing selections from NAJ bassist Phil Brown’s new compact disc recording, “Arkadia” which is Brown’s fourth recording as leader. The new CD features the New Arts Jazztet performing 10 of Brown’s original tunes, as well as one track by NAJ keyboardist, Mel Goot.

Two of the selections feature string quartet accompaniment.

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the performance.

The recording will be available at iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, GooglePlay, Beats or through Brown’s website, acalderajazz. com.

There is no charge to attend the CD release event.

The New Arts Jazztet was formed in 1984 among several SIU School of Music faculty and has been in residence there since that time.

Current members of the group include Dick Kelley, reeds; Bob Allison, trumpet (a founding member of the NAJ); Mel Goot, piano; Isaac Lausell, guitar; Phil Brown, bass; and Jimmy Beers, drums.

— The Southern

Tribute by Randy Hill and a Minnie Pearl Tribute by ‌SOUTHERN ILLINOIS Cassie Andrews; Lookin Phil Brown & the New Back; Skinny Jim & No. 9 Arts Jazztet : CD release Blacktops; $15; siopry.com; event, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 618-988-1207 Oct. 16, Grotto Lounge at David Kim: Performs with Newell House, Carbondale; Southern Illinois Symphony free; selections from the and Chamber Music Society, new compact disc recording, Saturday-Sunday, Oct. Arkadia; www.acalderajazz.

19-20, Carbondale; Kim, a com Carbondale native, is the The Funatics: Fundraiser Philadelphia Orchestra for Camp Ondessonk, 7 p.m. Concertmaster; perforSaturday, Oct. 18, The Old mances, 3 p.m. Sunday, Feed Store, Cobden; baby First United Methodist back rib dinner, silent aucChurch of Carbondale and tion; doors open, 5 p.m.; $35; 7:30 p.m. Monday, Shryock www.brownpapertickets.

Auditorium, SIU com; theoldfeedstore.com Bobby Reed’s Stars & Roni Stoneman: The First Steel Guitars Concert: Lady of Banjo, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday-Saturday, Oct. Saturday, Oct. 18, Herrin 23-25, Benton Civic Center; Civic Center; show is part of $12 for Oct. 23, $22 for Oct. The Southern Illinois Opry; 24, $25 for Oct. 25 or a speformerly appeared on the cial $50 advance three-day TV show Hee Haw; other pass; 615-419-4676 performers, Cassie Andrews Annie Moses Band: and Calico Creek; NuLyfe; Presents Rhapsody in Grandpa Jones Bluegrass Bluegrass, The Art of

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Friday, Oct. 24, Marion Civic and Cultural Center; features Aaron Copland, George Gershwin and other American originals; $35/$25; 618-997-4030; www.marionccc.com/ anniemosesband River Echoes: By the Murphysboro High School Concert Choir, 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 30, Murphysboro Middle School Auditorium; a trip from colonial days to the end of Western expansion; special guest, Dr. Larry Mittendorf, narrator

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TESSI recital: Talent Education School of Southern Illinois recital, 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16, First Christian Church, 306 W. Monroe Ave., Carbondale; vocal, piano, violin and guitar solos and ensembles; 618-457-6300

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Paradise Alley Players turn Marion into jungle Saturday ‌MARION — Paradise Alley Players will be performing an adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s classic, “The Jungle Book” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18 in the Marion Cultural and Civic Center.

The adapted play by Monica Flory is a performance showcased by the younger Paradise Alley Players.

Tickets are $10 for adults and $7 for children 12 and under.

The action-packed show features a precocious Mowgli who grows up believing he’s as fierce a wolf as any.

When he learns he is actually a human, he must discover how to reconcile these very different identities…with a little help from his jungle friends.

Paradise Alley Players is the community theater group of the Marion Cultural and Civic Center and has been since 1974.

This is Paradise Alley’s special kid’s show, which is also performed especially for schools as a field trip option.

“The best part is seeing the children’s faces for the first time as they enter the majestic Marion Civic Center. Their eyes get so big,” said Tracy Herron, Paradise Alley board member. “It gives them a chance to be inspired. If they see other kids do it, they might get the confidence to do it, too.”

For more information go to www.paradisealleyplayers.com or inquire via email at paradisealleyplayers@gmail.com.

— The Southern

Getting into the habit Broadway comes to The Carson Center

‌T ickets are now on sale for the 2014-2015 Carson Center Broadway series which includes “Sister Act,” “Guys and Dolls” and “Flashdance.”

Theater goers will also have the option to add-on “Stomp.”

All shows will be at 7:15 p.m. and those who buy subscriptions will have the same seats for all performances plus receive a 10 percent discount.

Dates and times of performances are as follows: Courtesy Roy Beusker‌ Guys and Dolls: 7:15 p.m.

The national tour of the musical ‘Sister Act’ comes to The Carson Center in Paducah on Wednesday, Oct. 22.

Jan. 13. Set in Damon Runyon’s The opportunity has also been mythical New York City, this a big step forward in Freeman’s oddball romantic comedy — Sister Act career, following up on her debut considered by many to be the 7:15 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 22; The national and international tour perfect musical comedy — soars Carson Center, 100 Kentucky last year with “Dreamgirls,” with the spirit of Broadway Ave., Paducah; tickets are $37 to in which she performed in an as it introduces us to a cast ADAM TESTA $59 and can be purchased online ensemble role. of vivid characters who have THE SOUTHERN‌ at www.thecarsoncenter.org or “Tonight, it’s about taking away become legends. by calling 618-450-4444 the nerves I had and having even Flashdance: 7:15 p.m. Feb. 9. ‌PADUCAH — Preparing to step more fun,” Freeman said Wednes- The pop culture phenomenon is into her first leading role on a day morning before her official now live on stage. With electrinational theater tour has required debut as Deloris. fying dance at its core, “FlashRenee Veronica Freeman to adjust characters throughout the week.

The musical shares much of the dance — The Musical,” tells the It’s the role of Deloris that really her habits — literally and figurasame plot with the movie, but it also inspiring and unforgettable story stands out, though, to Freeman, tively. of Alex Owens, a Pittsburgh The 26-year-old Florida native who described the original movie adds several new elements. Deloris remains a woman on the run, hiding steel mill welder by day and a as a childhood favorite. is pulling double duty with the in witness protection, who helps a bar dancer by night with dreams “It’s really a dream role for any traveling cast of “Sister Act,” convent of nuns discover their abili- of one day becoming a profeswhich opened this week in Wilm- actress,” she said. “Her journey ties and talents while finding a bit of sional performer. is so wonderful; it’s a gift for ington, Delaware. herself at the same time.

Stomp: Add on, 7:15 p.m.

For two shows each week, Free- any actress.”

“You get so many musical num- March 18. Matchboxes, brooms, Stepping into the iconic role man plays the role of Deloris, bers you won’t find in the film; garbage cans, Zippo lighters made famous by Whoopi Goldberg has tested Freeman’s abilities you get a whole lot of characters and more fill the stage with in the 1992 film of the same name. and given her new opportunities with deep personalities,” she said. energizing beats. The invento push herself. For the young During the other performances, The national tour of “Sister tive and invigorating stage actress, she’s discovered a lot she plays Michelle, Deloris’s Act” comes to The Carson Center show that’s dance, music and about herself and her abilities back up singer, and a nun in the at 7:15 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 22. theatrical performance blended through the past several weeks ensemble chorus.

Tickets are $37 to $59 and can be together in one electrify“I’ve got two brains, and some- of rehearsal.

“I have learned that I am stron- purchased online at www.thecar- ing rhythm. how I’ve figured it out,” she said To buy tickets or for more ger that I ever thought I was,” she soncenter.org or by calling 618of the balancing act, noting it’s 450-4444. information, go to www.thecarsaid of the demands of playing both challenging, as she has to soncenter.org or call 270-450remember different stage cues for Deloris. “She runs a sprint and 4444. a marathon at the same time for each role, and exciting, as it is an adam.testa@thesouthern.com 618-351-5031 two hours.” opportunity to explore different — The Southern

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Go back to the 1700s at Fort Massac Encampment this weekend ‌METROPOLIS — The 41st annual Fort Massac Encampment will give visitors a chance to see what life was like back in the 1700s and early 1800s.

The event is set from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18 and 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 19 at Fort Massac State Park.

The 2014 Encampment will feature the thunderous boom of cannons and a tempting assortment of foods and activities.

It is more than an old-timey crafts fair, as it pays tribute to Illinois’ rich frontier history.

Historical re-enactors and skilled craftspeople representing French, British and Americans gather at the Encampment to demonstrate the skills and lifestyles of early residents in this area.

Visitors to the two-day event view military camps and buck skinner lodges, craft stalls and trade blankets, and booths with

period food and drinks.

Battle re-enactments will again be held in the valley area and crowds will be able to watch the authentically-garbed troops face off in the Battle of Drouillard Creek.

The event will kick off at 10 a.m. Saturday with the posting of the colors and will include music by a bagpipe band, storytellers, face painting, a magic show and military demonstrations.

Sunday’s events will start with a church service at 9 a.m. and will include music, a fashion show and a mock battle.

The people and activities of the Encampment give a general picture of the area from roughly 1750 to the early 1800s.

Participants in the Encampment include: French, British, Colonial, Spanish and other military units; buck skinners and traders who dealt in the

Plans for Warrior Fest are continuing

exploration and fur trade of the early territory; Native Americans; music groups; crafters and food vendors.

Re-enactor groups represent different time periods and areas in early Illinois history and all groups that camp stay in tents or teepees that are historically accurate for the time period and people represented by that group.

The mock battles depict how a typical battle of those times between French, British and Colonial troops and their Indian allies might have looked.

Visitors can also watch a spinner turn carded wool into fine thread and a leatherworker create sturdy moccasins from a blank span of leather plus the blacksmith forge material using a hammer and anvil.

For more information call Fort Massac State park at 618-5244712.

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‌INA — Warrior Fest, scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 18, at Rend Lake College, will feature something for everyone, including a car show, flea market and children’s activities.

Also part of the Warrior Fest is the chance to win Pathway to Success scholarships, one for a student attending Warrior Fest and one for a student who is participating in a club or event as a volunteer.

In addition to giving out scholarships, Warrior Fest will be raising money for scholarships for students in Rend Lake College’s automotive technology program. Last year, the first fall car show brought out more than 80 cars, raising hundreds of dollars for the program’s scholarships.

Lori Ragland, Dean of Community and Corporate

Education, said building onto the car show event was the small idea that has grown into Warrior Fest.

“The car show last year was a huge success and we wanted to build on it by adding more things to see and do for the whole family,” Ragland said.

“The idea is to have something for all ages and interests, so we’ve planned a flea market, children’s events, and much more. We still have some things in the works, but it’s shaping up to be a really full and exciting day.”

The car show will start at 10 a.m., with registration in the east parking lot for $10 per automobile. Dash plaques will be available to the first 125 participants.

The official judging of the cars will begin at 11 a.m. and participants will be eligible to win one of several awards.

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 MOVIES  ART  WINERIES  BOOKS  COVER STORY  THEATER  THINGS TO DO  MUSIC  Arts, 418 S. Illinois Ave., Carbondale; performances, 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday; $15/$10; tickets can be purchased at the Varsity Center for the Arts box office, open 5-7 p.m. MondaySaturday and one hour before performances; 618-549-5466; www.stagecompany.org Voices of Union County: Play, 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 17, Saturday, Oct. 18 and 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 19, Anna Arts Center, 125 W. Davie St., Anna; written by Lynn Steveson; about the contribution of people from the past; 904625-1109 or email vabchlee@ gmail.com Next to Normal: Rock Musical, 7 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Oct. 17-18 and 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 19, John A. Logan College, Carterville; show explores a suburban mother’s struggle with worsening bipolar disorder and the effect her illness has on her family, addressing such issues as mental illness, suicide and drug abuse;$12/$7; 618-985-2828 or 618-457-7676, Ext. 8287 Cinderella: 7 p.m. FridaySaturday, Oct. 17-18 and 2 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 19, George T. Dennis Visual & Performing Arts Center, Southeastern Illinois College, Harrisburg; $10/$8; 618-252-5400, ext. 2486; boxoffice@sic.ed; www.sic.edu One-man play: R. Buckminster Fuller: The History (and Mystery) of the Universe

by D.W. Jacobs, 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18, Morris Library, SIU; special exhibit will be on display at the library; 618-453-1633 or kmcguire@lib.siu.edu The Jungle Book: 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 18, Marion Cultural and Civic Center; presented by Paradise Alley Players; show performed by kids for kids; $10/$7; www. paradisealleyplayers.com; paradisealleyplayers@gmail. com; 618-997-4030 Sister Act: 7:15 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 22, The Carson Center, Paducah; musical comedy; 270-450-4444; www.thecarsoncenter.org Reader’s Theater : If It’s Not One Thing, It’s Another, live staged readings, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 23, Renascence

House, Makanda; four stories adapted, arranged and directed

by Thomas Sill; free Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: Thursday-Sunday, Oct. 23-26, C.H. Moe Theater, Communications Building, SIU; performances, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday-Saturday and 2 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 26; $16/ $6; 618-453-6000; theater.siu.edu; pre-show lecture, 1:30 p.m. prior to the Sunday, Oct. 26 matinee performance, MCMA Dean’s Conference Room, SIU Celebration of Freedom: Salute to Veterans dinner and show, 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 3, Anna Arts Center; free for veterans and active duty; $10 for others; reserve at 904-625-1109 or email vabchlee@gmail.com AUDITIONS Peter Pan : By Kre8ive Fine Arts Academy, 6-9 p.m. MondayTuesday, Oct. 20-21, Marion Cultural and Civic Center; show, Friday-Sunday, Jan. 30, 31 and Feb. 1; www.getkre8ive. com

Devil’s Kitchen Literary Festival features readings, panels The Devil’s Kitchen Literary Festival will take place Wednesday, Oct. 22 to Friday, Oct. 24, in Morris Library on the SIU campus.

The annual threeday festival will feature readings, panels and book signings by published writers from across the country.

Two of the authors attending include Steven D. Schroeder and Victoria Redel, both winners of the Devil’s Kitchen Reading Awards in Poetry and Prose.

Events and dates of the Literary Festival include: zz Book reading by Kathleen Hale — 8 to 9 p.m. Oct. 22‌

zz Fiction panel featuring Janet Burrow, Kathleen Hale, Justin Herrmann and Victoria Redel — 11 to 11:50 a.m.

Oct. 23‌ zz Poetry reading by Dan Albergotti and TJ Jarrett — 2 to 3:15 p.m.

Oct. 23‌ zz Reception and book signing featuring festival readers —3:15 to

4:30 p.m. Oct. 23‌ zz Poetry and Prose readings featuring Steven D. Schroeder and Victoria Redel — 4:30 to 6 p.m. Oct. 23 ‌ zz Poetry Panel, featuring Dan Albergotti, TJ Jarrett, Andrew McFadyen-Ketchum and Steven D. Schroeder — 11 to 11:50 a.m. Oct. 24‌ zz Readings by Justin

Herrmann and McFadyen-Ketchum — 2 to 2:50 p.m. Oct. 24‌ To learn more about the event and to access fliers, visit the Grassroots Facebook page and website at grassroots. siu.edu.

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18, John A. Logan College, Carterville; brunch, program, auction, music; 618-985-2828 ext. 8564 5th Annual Big Muddy Monster Brewfest: 1-4 p.m.

Saturday, Oct 18, Riverside Park, Murphysboro; craft beer festival features 200 different beers from 50 craft brewers, Events‌ a sanctioned home brew Southern Illinois Diabetes contest, food, music Walk : 9-11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. Carbondale New School’s 18, SIU Campus Lake, boat Trivia Night: 6:30-9 p.m. dock; two-mile walk to support Saturday, Oct. 18, Pagliai’s type 1 diabetes research; 618- Pizza, 509 S. Illinois Ave., 201-0945; bgb1987@frontier. Carbondale; door prizes, com 50/50 raffle; cash prizes; Moccasin Gap 13.1 Trail entry fee, $20 per person or Run: And Heepwah 5K Run, $120 for a six person team; 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 18, 618-457-4765 or director@ Camp Ondessonk, Ozark; reg- carbondalenewschool istration fee for the Moccasin Devil’s Kitchen Literary Gap Trail Run, $50 per person Festival: Wednesday, Oct. and the Heepwah Run, $35 per 22-Friday, Oct. 24, SIU; festival person; 877-659-2267 or tony. featuring readings, panels, and vrooman@ondessonk.com book signings by published Poshard Foundation: 15th writers from across the counAnniversary Celebration, try; www.grassroots.siu.edu 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. Trivia Contest : 7 p.m. Friday, The Carbondale Comedians: 9 p.m. Mondays, Hangar 9, Carbondale; 10 p.m. Wednesdays, Station 13, Carbondale; see The Carbondale Comedians on Facebook

Oct. 24, Trinity Methodist Church, 304 Sunnyslope St., West Frankfort; doors open, 6 p.m.; proceeds to H Group; 618-937-2019

downtown Mount Vernon; watch for hot-air balloons; Fall Fest, Friday-Sunday, Oct. 17-19; music, food, car show; www. enjoymtvernon.com/fallfest; 618-242-3151; tourism@mvn. net Fairs/Festivals ‌ Pulaski Pecan Bonanza : Warrior Fest: Starts 10 a.m.

10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, Saturday, Oct. 18 with car show, Rend Lake College, 468 Oct. 25, Pulaski County N. Ken Gray Parkway, Ina; flea Fairgrounds, Pulaski; games, pageant, parade, contests, market, children’s activities; bingo, food and cookbooks; chance to win scholarships; 618-342-6700; 618-306618-437-5321; www.rlc.edu 2608 or go to Pulaski Pecan Makanda Vulture Fest: 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18 Bonanza on Facebook Heritage Festival : 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1 19, Makanda Boardwalk; celebrates diverse cultural history and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, and heritage; music, food, arts Nov. 2, Southeastern Illinois College, Harrisburg; more than and crafts; the annual return 120 vendors; food; music by of the Makanda/Giant City’s famed vultures; 618-967-4547; Wil Maring and Robert Bowlin, 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, makandafestevents@gmail.

Harry Crisp Student Center; com; www.villageofmakanda.

618-252-5400, ext. 3213; www. com sic.edu Fall Fest Parade: Theme, Toons, Tunes ‘n Balloons, Fall/Halloween Events‌ 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18, Haunted House of Horrors: 7-9:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, through Nov. 1, including Halloween Night, Anna Arts Center, 125 W. Davie St., Anna; demons and ghouls rule abandon fire station

By Patrick Hamilton Directed by: John Lipe

maze; $5/person or 5 for $20; 904-625-1109 Chittyville School Haunted House: Oct. 17-18, 24-26, 30-31 and Nov. 1, 401 Chittyville Road, Herrin; $15 for Chittyville School or $10 for The Lair; combo ticket, $20; 7 p.m.-midnight Haunted Barn: 7-11 p.m. every Friday and Saturday night through Nov. 1, Dickey’s haunted barn, off US 45, between Harrisburg and Eldorado; watch for signs; proceeds donated to FowlerBonan Foundation Clothes for Kids program and other local community agencies; $7/$4

7:45 p.m.

Monsters Inc.: 6:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 24, Marion Rotary Amphitheater; free; marionrotaryamphitheater.com; 618-525-3060 Genetic Roulette: The Gamble of our Lives, hosted by Town Square Market, 5:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 24, Longbranch Cafe & Bakery, 100 E. Jackson St., Carbondale; part of the Sustainable Living Film Series; 618-529-5044

History‌

Tour PAST Heritage House: 1:30-3:30 p.m. every Sunday through Oct. 26; Films‌ 1847 home at 102 S. Main St., Jonesboro; free but donaHocus Pocus: Outdoor tions welcome; also conduct movie, dusk, Friday, Oct. 17, research on local history or Walker’s Bluff Gazebo, 326 genealogy; Lincoln Museum Vermont Road, Carterville; free; bring chairs and blankets; Room features information on Lincoln-Douglas Debate concessions available; 618956-9900; www.walkersbluff. in 1858 in Jonesboro; 618833-8745, 618-697-1870 or com 618-833-3228 Makanda Movie Nite: The 41st Annual Fort Dracula, 8 p.m. Tuesday, Massac Encampment: Oct. 21, downtown pavilion, Saturday-Sunday, Oct. 18-19, Makanda; bring a chair; www. facebook.com/makandamovi- Fort Massac State Park, Metropolis; see what life was enite; movies throughout October; Twilight Zone episode, like back in the 1700s and early 1800s; cannons; food; old-time crafts fair; historical re-enactors and skilled craftspresents people representing French, C H A RL E S D. T E NNE Y DIS T INGUISHE D L E C T URE British and Americans; hours, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sunday; 618-524-4712 Historic tours : Of the Harrison Bruce Village on the campus of John A. Logan College, Carterville; with a Docent guide or self walking Ambassador tour, 10 a.m. or 1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 28; five buildings focus on early Williamson County history Trail of Tears bus tour: Leaves Golconda, 8 a.m.

Saturday, Nov. 1 and travels across Pope, Johnson and 7:30 p. m. Oct. 20 Union County and then Student Center Ballroom D returns to Golconda; Free and open to the public 618-303-0801;$35

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Theater/Performance‌ Rope: Friday-Sunday, Oct. 17-19, Varsity Center for the

 Movies  Art  Wineries  Books  Cover Story  Theater  Things to do  Music  1-4 p.m. Saturday; www. museum.siu.edu or 618-453-5388 Faner Hall: Celebrating 40 Years of History, contemporary photographs by Dan Overturf, University Museum, SIU; through Spring 2015; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 1-4 p.m. Saturday; www.museum.siu.edu or 618-453-5388 The Mileur Collection: The Roosevelts, University Museum, SIU; a local collection of presidential political memorabilia featuring Theodore, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt; through Dec. 1; 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Tuesday-Friday and 1-4 p.m.

Saturday; www.museum.siu. edu or 618-453-5388 Exquisite Treasures from the Museum’s Collection : University Museum, SIU; exhibit highlights some of the more than 70,000 items that

Thomas alongside Evanston painter Sarah Kaiser-Amaral; 618-629-2220 Southern Illinois Metalsmiths Society: Annual conference and auction, Friday, Oct. 17 and Receptions‌ Saturday, Oct. 18, SIU; recepDiary/84: By Charles tion for “Form, Forge and A. Swedlund, opening Fabricate,” an annual juried reception, 6 p.m. Thursday, student exhibition, 5-7 p.m.

Oct. 16, Schmidt Art Center, Friday, University Museum; Southwestern Illinois www.simssiu.com; sims.siu@ College, Belleville; exhibit by gmail.com Swedlund of Cobden will be Happily Ever After Art displayed through Nov. 6; 161 photos; Gallery Talk, 5 p.m.

Show : Reception, 5-7 p.m.

Oct. 16; 618-893-2591 Saturday, Oct. 18, , art gallery, Kaiser-Amaral, Smith & Southeastern Illinois College, Thomas: Reception, 5-7 p.m. Harrisburg; The Mary Jo Friday, Oct. 24, Southern Oldham Center for Child Illinois Art and Artisan Center, Study young artists show 14967 Gun Creek Trail, their work; art displayed, Whittington; through Oct. 25; three artisans working in Oct. 18-Nov 17; fairy taledifferent medias; highlighted themed artwork; hours, are Murphysboro glass blow- 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. MondayFriday;www.sic.edu ers Cameron Smith and Jan are not on heavy rotation for exhibits; through December 2015; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. TuesdayFriday and 1-4 p.m. Saturday; www.museum.siu.edu or 618-453-5388

Metalsmith exhibition, conference and art auction starts Friday at SIU; public reception kicks off events Friday demonstration by Gould and Clemons will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday ‌CARBONDALE — in the L. Brent Kington Southern Illinois MetalStudio, Pulliam Industrial smiths Society will host wing on the SIU campus. its annual conference Registration is required. and auction Friday, Oct. The festivities will then 17 and Saturday, Oct. 18, move to 17th Street Barat SIU. becue, 32 N. 17th Street A public reception for Murphysboro, for the “Form, Forge and Fabfine art auction from 5 ricate,” an annual juried student exhibition, will be to 9 p.m.

Food and drinks are from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, in provided and a ticket is the University Museum. required. Admission to Visiting artists Seth Gould and David Clemons the fine art auction is $10 will demonstrate the craft at the door.

Admission to the Saturof metalsmithing and its collected history of tech- day demonstration, which includes a fine art auction niques and objects. ticket, is $35 for the pubGould is a metalsmith lic and $25 for students. and toolmaker working SIU students are in Cleveland. Clemons admitted free to the currently lives in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Gould and Clemons will speak about their work from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday in SIU’s Morris Library auditorium.

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demonstration.

SIMS is a student and community-run organization working to promote knowledge and appreciation of metal art and metalworking techniques in the region.

Proceeds from the conference go to support the metalsmithing programs at SIU. The metalsmithing program and the L. Brent Kington Studio at SIU, is an internationally-recognized program which has been featured in the History Channel’s Modern Marvels television series.

For more information, visit www.simssiu.com or email sims.siu@gmail. com.

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Annie Moses BAnd The Annie Moses Band presents Rhapsody in Bluegrass: The Art of American Music, a panoramic exploration of America and her music.

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BARGAIN HUNTERS: Belleville Antique

Exhibits‌ More Than Black and White: Exhibition of drawings

by Najjar Abdul-Musawwir and Mike Faris, Carbondale Civic Center Corridor Gallery, 200 S. Illinois Ave., Carbondale; hours, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. MondayFriday; through Nov. 21; gallery talk, 12:45-1:15 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 8; in conjunction with Carbondale Community Arts University, a two day continuing education program exploring the 50th Anniversary of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, and it’s impact on alternative voices in arts and culture; 618-457-5100; emailinfo@ carbondalearts.org; online carbondalearts.org Plein Aire Partners: Twowoman show, Little Egypt Arts Centre, 601 Tower Square, Marion; paintings, fiber pieces and other original designs on display by Missy Carstens and Patty Morrison; 618-9988530 or www.littleegyptarts. com Visions of Southern Illinois Art Show and Competition : Anna Arts Center, 125 W. Davie St., Anna; what Southern Illinois means to artist; through Oct.

26; 618-614-4080 or email nancy_young63@yahoo.com New Weavings : Richard Cox, Weaver’s Cottage, 1904 Bass Lane, Carbondale; through Oct 26; hand-woven rugs, wall hangings and scarves; hours, 1-5 p.m.

Friday, Saturday and Sunday; 618-457-6823 Falling Leaves: Fall-themed works, Little Egypt Arts Centre, 601 Tower Square, Marion; through October; 618-998-8530; www.littleegyptarts.com;leas601@ frontier.com Artist of the Month: Jewell Young, Little Egypt Arts Centre, 601 Tower Square, Marion; through October; 618-998-8530 or www.littleegyptarts.com Anne Strawn: A Contemporary Collage of Geographic and Abstract Mysticism, on display through Oct. 31, Varsity Center for the Arts, 418 S. Illinois Ave., Carbondale Joan Skiver-Levy: 24 paintings and collage, Corner Dance Hall, Whittington; through October; 618-303-5266 Brittany Elswick exhibit : Library of Arts, 6 S.

Washington St., Du Quoin; title, Just Imagine; photos, paintings; through October My Life Line: Cecilia Meyer paintings, now on display, Marion Cultural & Civic Center, Tower Square; through October In the Perfect World of Me : Art exhibition by Bob Hageman and Linda Austin, anthill gallery & vintage curiosities, 102 N. Front St., Cobden; gallery hours, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday and noon-4 p.m. Sunday; through Nov. 2 John C. Havlik: Original graphic designs incorporating literary quotes, The Yellow Moon Cafe’s Luna Gallery, 110 N. Front St., Cobden; through Nov. 2; anthillgallery. com; yellowmooncafe.com; 618-893-3100 Through the Years: Kaye Howell, CASA Art Gallery, north side of the Benton square; paintings, drawings and photography; additional works at the Buzz; through Nov. 3; 618-993-3766 Carolyn Hollabaugh: Watercolors of This & That, Longbranch Cafe & Bakery, 100 E. Jackson St.,

Carbondale; through Nov. 10; 618-529-4488 The Story of My Life: By Ira Diane Ireland, Harrisburg District Library; 27 acrylic paintings of wildlife and landscapes and structures; through Nov. 16 Vacation: Patty Morrison and Missy Carstens, Latta Java Coffee Shop, 415 N. Market St., Marion; 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m.

Monday-Friday and 9 a.m.2 p.m. Saturday; showcases works from Scotland, Canada, Montana, California, Missouri and Indiana; through Nov. 26 Sarah Capps: The Soul of Landscape and other Explorations, University Museum, SIU; dedicated to the memory of Brent Kington, who shaped the SIU metalsmith program; watercolors, jewelry and metalwork; through Dec. 12; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. TuesdayFriday and 1-4 p.m. Saturday; www.museum.siu.edu or 618-453-5388 To the Moon and Back: Richard Jurek’s Apollo Lunar Artifacts, University Museum, SIU; exhibit consists of space memorabilia collection; through Dec. 12; 10 a.m.4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and

600 tables all under one roof and 100,000 sq ft of vendors outside Belleville Antique Flea Market attracts dealers and vendors from all over the region. Find your own bargain, one weekend only!

October 18-19th • 9AM to 4PM Belle-Clair Expo Center at the Bell-clair Fairgrounds Rt. 13 (Just off Rt. 159 & 13) • Belleville, IL Over 600 Tables Free Admission $2.00 Parking

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‘Book of Life’ offers up a classic Mexican tale told in animated Mexican colors Book of Life ***½

Rated PG for mild action, rude humor, some thematic elements and brief scary images; animated with the voices of Zoe Saldana, Channing Tatum, Diego Luna, Ron Perlman, Kate del Castillo, Ice Cube, Placido Domingo; directed

by Jorge R. Gutierrez; opening Friday at AMC Carbondale 8 and AMC 8 in Marion.

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‌ The Book of Life” is a “ Mexican-accented kids’ cartoon so colorful and unconventionally dazzling it almost reinvents the art form. As pretty as a just-punctured pinata, endlessly inventive, warm and traditional, it serves up Mexican culture in a riot of Mexican colors and mariachi-flavored music.

The tale is told by a museum tour guide in an effort to impress a raucous bunch of American

school kids. Mary Beth (Christina Applegate) recounts a love story built around El dia de los Muertos, Mexico’s Day of the Dead. And the moment that story begins, the computer animated style switches from quirky, bigheaded, plastic-looking adults and kids to a bizarre, woodenpuppet world of the past, the Mexican village of San Angel.

That’s where Maria (Zoe Saldana), a feisty girl, was pursued

by Manolo (Diego Luna), the bullfighter’s son who only wants to sing and play the guitar, and Joaquin (Channing Tatum), the war hero’s son who only wants to live up to his late father’s fame.

Their courtship duel becomes a wager in the afterlife, where La Muerte (Kate del Castillo) and Xibalba (Ron Perlman) vie for primacy over the “Land of the Remembered.”

Manolo becomes a bullfighter who refuses to “finish” the bull, Joaquin becomes a hero who doesn’t fear death, thanks to a

magic medal Xibalba slips him, and Maria grows up to become a proto-feminist who won’t be an easy catch for either of them.

Joaquin collects medals to win Maria, Manolo sings. Luna’s cover versions of songs from Elvis to Radiohead and Mumford & Sons add romance to the proceedings.

The production design, by Paul Sullivan and Simon Vladimir Varela, is stunning — textured puppet figures that have the feel of sanded, painted and embossed wood, mosaics, fanciful adobeclad bullring and church, bulls and boars that are all horns, hooves and snorting nostrils and characters with oversized heads that Picasso would have recognized.

Director and co-writer Jorge R. Gutierez keeps this simple story on the move, and producer Guillermo del Toro’s “Pan’s Labyrinth” touch is felt throughout.

The film is adorned with all manner of clever jokes, gorgeous

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The character Manolo, voiced by Diego Luna, in a scene from ‘The Book of Life.’

sight gags and the little flourishes.

The gringo school-kids who are hearing the tale comment on it with plenty of snark.

“What is it with Mexicans and death?”

Amini-chorus of nuns chirps up, from time to time. The town priest is masked as a luchador, a Mexican wrestler. The unmistakable voices of the great tenor Placido Domingo, the great comic Cheech Marin, Ice Cube

(hilarious) and movie tough guy Danny Trejo turn up.

At this point in the animation game, we know what to expect of Pixar, Disney and Dreamworks.

“Book of Life” is something new and a gigantic step up from Reel FX Animation’s previous work (“Free Birds”). This sometimes riotous, always charming film suggest they’ve taken their own movie’s message to heart. You can “write your own story,” and have it pay off.

‘Best of Me’ is the worst of Nicholas Sparks coastal South, star-crossed lovers “destined” to be together, Rated PG-13 for sexuality, violence, but kept apart by tragedy. some drug content and brief There’s barely a tear left in this strong language; starring Michelle limp weeper.

Monaghan, James Marsden, Dawson (Marsden) once loved Gerald McRaney, Luke Bracey, Amanda (Monaghan). They were Liana Liberato, Sean Bridgers; high school sweethearts — the directed by Michael Hoffman; pushy, spunky rich girl, the opening Friday at AMC 8 in book-smart “white trash” bayou rat from a family of dentally defiCarbondale and AMC in Marion. cient lowlifes.

But circumstances broke them ROGER MOORE apart, and when we meet him TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE‌ he’s on an oil rig in the Gulf, a rig that has a blowout that hurls him ‌For an hour or so, Michelle into the sea. When he wakes up, Monaghan and James Marsden gamely swim against the current, he’s summoned to the reading of a will. She’s been summoned, too. fighting the torpid tide of tripe Can love’s flame rekindle after that romance novelist Nicho20 years? las Sparks sends their way in “Twenty-one, actually.” his latest.

Can she ignore the hurt he It’s sad to watch them strain caused and leave the family she and struggle and then give up started? Can he come off as as the lachrymose “The Best of Me” drowns them in a sea of sac- noble as he hopes against hope to bust up that family? What do charine. you think?

It’s yet another doomed last Gerald McRaney plays a chance love story set in the

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mildly-amusing old cuss who took Dawson in when he was a teen. It’s his will they read.

Through flashbacks, the old man’s narration and heartfelt hand-written letters, we learn their past, as performed by Luke Bracey and Liana Liberato, who don’t look much at all like the adults they’re supposed to be and don’t heat this story up.

Back then, she was all “You don’t know how to flirt, do ya?” And he was all “Destiny is a name the fortunate give to their fortunes.”

And his redneck daddy (Sean Bridgers) is all, “You think you’re too GOOD for this family?”

The boy studies physics, sitting on the catwalk of the rusty town water tower in their little Louisiana town. So yeah, he is.

Director Michael Hoffman (“One Fine Day”) was probably never up to the task of polishing this floater.

But the adults are interesting to watch, and Monaghan comes

James Marsden and Michelle Monaghan star in ‘The Best of Me.’ AP‌

close to breaking our heart, once or twice — a little catch in her voice, a tear. At some point, the spark goes out of her performance and she joins Marsden as a sort of bystander in a movie their efforts alone won’t save.

There’s an artless obviousness to Sparks — the choice of tune they pick as “their song,” the tasteful PG-13 sex scenes, the righteous rural way of settling

scores. None of which isn’t helped by the fact that “The Best of Me” is just Sparks’ greatest hits, starting with “The Notebook,” a touch of “Dear John,” and running through every “not good enough for my daughter,” every tragic death, broken memory or noble sacrifice.

Which is why “The Best of Me” plays like the worst of Nicholas Sparks.