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Weekend features great music from around the world

NEW MOVIES Matthew McConaughey in ‘Interstellar,’ Disney opens Big Hero 6

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Disney has another animated winner with ‘Big Hero 6’ Big Hero 6 ***

Rated PG for action and peril, some rude humor, and thematic elements; animated with the voices of Ryan Potter, Scott Adsit, Maya Rudolph, Genesis Rodriguez, Damon Wayans Jr., T.J. Miller, Alan Tudyk and James Cromwell; directed by Don Hall; opening Friday at AMC University Place 8 in Carbondale and AMC Carbondale 8 at University Mall.

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‌“Big Hero 6” is Walt Disney Animation’s lovely and sometimes touching attempt to do anime with computer-generated animation. Based on Marvel comic book characters, it’s a story-driven kid-pleasing mashup of plots, situations and ideas from scads of earlier tales of misfits battling a super villain.

It’s lightly amusing, even though it isn’t about the gags. It’s a potential franchise-starter, even though it rarely feels that cynical. And when it hits its sentimental third-act sweet spot, you will be touched. That rampant display of heart makes this the best message-driven cartoon since “Wall-E.” In the not-distant future San Francisco has morphed into San Fransokyo, a pan-Asian megalopolis where young genius Hiro Hamada (Ryan Potter) wastes his talent building robots for “Bot Fighting,” which he then gambles on. He’s just been convinced to go to college with his brilliant brother Tadashi at the “Nerd University” where all the sharpest minds, led by the

GoGo Tomago, Wasabi, Hiro, Tadashi, Honey Lemon and Fred from ‘Big Hero 6.’

legendary Professor Callaghan (James Cromwell), are inventing the future.

Hiro’s foot in the door?

Microrobots that clump into whatever their controller needs them to be — structures, transportation, “the only limit is your imagination.”

But Tadashi and Callaghan die in a fire, and the only thing that pulls Hiro out of his grief is his brother’s legacy, a prototype semi-inflatable “personal healthcare attendant” robot named Baymax.

Baymax is a great sight gag — a bloated “walking marshmallow” with a kindly, insistent bedside manner. But he has skills that lead Hiro to conclude his brother was murdered, perhaps by a super villain, and that Baymax can help him find the killer.

The “misfits” who help

them are his brother’s inventive classmates — nicknamed Go Go (Jamie Chung), Honey Lemon (Genesis Rodriguez) and Wasabi (Damon Wayans Jr.) by the goofball Freddy (T.J. Miller doing his best “Shaggy”).

Yes, most every ingredient does seem created by a marketing committee, from the post-racial cast to the merchandisefriendly aggregation of robots and special skills humans.

But Baymax is more than just a ginger-footed joke who masters the fist-bump in the most adorable way, more than a huggable toy showing up in time for Christmas. He responds to cries of pain.

He exists to protect, comfort, diagnose and heal.

And it takes all of Hiro’s vengeful hatred to turn him from fluffy nurturer

into an armored warrior capable of facing down this Kabuki masked villain who may be responsible for Tadashi’s death.

The messages are overwhelmingly positive, from “I’m not giving up on you” to “Seatbelts save lives.” It’s a Marvel movie, so look for a Stan Lee cameo as well as the obligatory “outcasts” storyline. As story and characters go, this is a PG and Earthbound “Guardians of the Galaxy.”

It’s manipulative and overlong, too loud and “Incredibles” actionpacked for the very young.

But the manipulation errs on the side of mercy, compassion, sacrifice and humanity.

And the tone for “Hero” is actually set by a jewel of a Disney short attached to it. “Feast” is an almost wordless, verge-of-tears

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Kevin Lucas’ ‘Echoes in the Sand’ CD release concert set Friday at Rustle Hill ‌COBDEN — Local marimba virtuoso and percussionist Kevin Lucas will be releasing a new album “Echoes in the Sand” Friday. The CD release concert will kick off at 5 p.m. Friday at Rustle Hill Winery, 8595 US 51, Cobden.

The album has been PROVIDED BY KEVIN LUCAS‌ released by Raveolution ‘Echoes in the Sand’ is Kevin Studios in Bangalore, Lucas’ latest CD. India. This is the second

album released from Kevin Lucas since he parted ways with his local band two years ago, and his first with a record label.

“Echoes in the Sand” is receiving airplay around the world, and it is also on the first round entry ballot for the 57th Grammy Awards.

The theme of the album deals with ancient messages coming from

ancestors regarding the near future fate of the world.

The three music videos associated with the album, “Echoes in the Sand,” “Oceans Rising” and “Little Man” can be seen at www.kevinlucasorchestra.com.

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SIU Guitar Festival features guitar music from around the world

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Denial 3 presents tribute to Trans Siberian Orchestra ‌MARION — Denial 3 will bring their signature and highly-energized rock opera to the Marion Cultural and Civic Center at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15.

Touring as a tribute to The Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Denial 3’s theatrical performances have been well received.

Some have called Denial 3 the “next best thing to TSO band.”

Denial 3 members point out that The Trans-Siberian Orchestra has endorsed the show.

Launching its eighth touring season, Denial 3 performs some of the greatest songs of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra.

The show includes music, narration, lasers and even snow.

For more information go to www.marionccc. com, call 618-997-4030 or visit www.theprophecyshow.com.

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The festival will feature Armando Nuez-Portillo, a leading jazz educator in Latin America, who is also a jazz guitarist. He will perform the closing concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday.

‌CARBONDALE — The SIU Guitar Festival set for Friday and Saturday, Nov. 7, and 8, will feature worldclass performances from a diverse array of guitar traditions.

The opening gala at 7:30 p.m. Friday will feature a flute and guitar recital by SIU music faculty members Douglas Worthen on flute and Isaac Lausell on guitar at the Old Baptist Foundation.

Lausell is the head of the guitar program at SIU and artistic director of the festival. He has described the event as “an opportunity to experience guitar music from all around the world.”

The festival will feature Armando Nuñez-Portillo, a leading jazz educator in Latin America, who is also a jazz guitarist. The performance is a collaboration of the School of Music at SIU and the Autonomous University of Chihuahua, Mexico.

Nuñez-Portillo will perform the closing concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in SIU’s Altgeld Hall, Room 112.

He will be accompanied by professor Phil Brown on bass and Jimmy Beers on drums.

Other performances and lectures will include Brazilian guitarist Marcus

Isaac Lausell, head of the guitar program at SIU and artistic director of the festival, will also perform. He has described the event as ‘an opportunity to experience guitar music from all around the world.’

De Jesus, jazz guitarist José Guzmán, Persian Setarist Ali Behjatian and the SIU Guitarkestra.

In addition to the concerts, the event will include several master classes and lecture-recitals.

The cost of attendance for a single event is $12.

For schedule information, registration to the master classes or festival packages visit www.cola. siu.edu, call at 618-5368742 or email isaac.lausell@siu.edu.

For updates on the festival follow the SIU Guitar Festival on facebook.

— The Southern

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LoCash Cowboys concert tops Veterans Appreciation events at Black Diamond Harley-Davidson in Marion ‌A s a small token of appreciation to members of the U.S. military, Black Diamond Harley Davidson in Marion is bringing in the undisputed champion of live music COUNTRY presentaSCENE tions for a Vince Hoffard Veterans Appreciation Concert on Saturday.

The turbo-charged LoCash Cowboys will headline the show, which also includes two of Southern Illinois best bands, Cadillac Jones and Murphy 500, as opening acts. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. at the Black Diamond Entertainment Center and music starts at 6 p.m. Tickets are $20 and available at the dealership or on line at www.blackdiamondhd. com.

This is a standing room only indoor concert open to all ages.

The LoCash Cowboys broke into the Billboard Top 40 for the first time in 2010 with “Keep Me in Mind,” which peaked at No. 34.

“It will be an unbelievable show. They have played in the area so many times. Getting them to perform at the dealership is something that is long overdue,” said Shad Zimbro, co-owner of Black Diamond and a self-professed “music nut.”

Zimbro said there will be free food and beverages at the dealership throughout the day for veterans and a portion of the proceeds

raised from the concert will be donated to veteran programs.

Murphy 500 has been creating a buzz in local clubs since breaking out at the local finals of the 2013 Texaco Country Showdown. Lead singer Justin Easton earned instant wide-spread area support with his contemporary country vocal style that is like Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean and Eric Church all rolled into one chiseled body. The trio is filled out by lead guitarist/harmony vocalist Rob Baril and percussionist Seth George.

Formed in 2004, the mission statement for the LoCash Cowboys has always been to tear down the wall separating country and rock music. The duo obliterated the distinguishing characteristics between the two genres to the point that it is impossible to tell where one stops and the other begins. It is a constant blur from the opening note of a concert until the final curtain falls.

The partnership started when Baltimore native Chris Lucas, the son of a preacher, was fronting the house band at the Wildhorse Saloon in Nashville.

Preston Brust, who grew up singing in church, was the new kid in town from Kokomo, looking for an outlet for his high energy stage presentation.

Nashville has never seen an act like this one.

It’s a jet-fueled rock ‘n’ roll stage show, complete with deafening sound and high-tech lighting, sort a of a quadruple caffeine rush Kiss concert with no make up and county vocals. It

was the blueprint virtually duplicated by Jason Aldean and Florida Georgia Line.

Using marathon theatrical productions, LC built a hard core base of loyal fans within a 500-mile radius of Music City. Locally, they have made multiple appearances in Carbondale, at Herrinfesta, Shawneetown, Hawg Rock and the Lake of Egypt.

“Preston is an avid motorcycle rider, and he visits with us at the dealership and hangs out all the time,” Zimbro said.

“We were finally able to get them here. They put on a great show. Some of the stuff they do is pretty breathtaking.”

The persistent duo sold more than 60,000 copies of an independently produced self-titled album at live shows between 2006 and 2008, then released three singles for the now defunct Stroudavarious Records 2010-11 and three more since signing with Average Joe Entertainment.

Tunes ranking a crowd favorites include “Here Comes Summer” and “You Got Me.” Another popular part of the show is a long tribute compilation of arena rock classics like “Pour Some Sugar on Me” and “Talk Dirty to Me.” The duo has a proven track record as songwriters, inking “Truck Ya” for Tim McGraw and “You Gonna Fly” for Keith Urban. They also collaborated earlier this year on “Best Seat in the House,” a tribute to Lucas’ late father.

Zimbro was still pumped up from the Kid Rock concert the dealership hosted a couple months ago.

LoCash Cowboys will be in concert at Black Diamond Harley-Davidson.

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Southern Illinois Symphony commemorates Veterans Day ‌CARBONDALE — The Southern Illinois Symphony commemorates Veterans Day with a program of all-American music titled “Celebrate America” at 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 14, in Shryock Auditorium on the SIU campus.

The orchestra, under Music Director Edward Benyas and Associate Conductor Joseph Ryker, will be joined by the SIU Concert Choir, directed

by Susan Davenport; the Southern Illinois Children’s Choir, directed by Alice Berry; SIU’s own faculty jazz ensemble, the New Arts Jazztet; violin soloist Michael Barta; and three female vocalists.

Music in the first half of the concert includes “American Fanfare” by Jim

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Stephenson, “American Portrait” by 97 year-old World War II veteran Lionel Semiatin, music from “Schindler’s List” by John Williams with Barta as violin soloist, Samuel Barber’s “Adagio for Strings” and the “Saturday Night Waltz” and “Hoe-Down” from the ballet “Rodeo”

by Aaron Copland.

After intermission, the orchestra will join New Arts Jazztet in three selections of that most American of all music, jazz, followed by a medley of Andrews Sisters songs sung by SIU Opera/Music Theater majors Michelle Ford, Lydia Eiche and Zoe Jensen.

The combined choirs conclude the concert, joining the SISO for “God Bless America” and a

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salute to the Armed Forces.

Students from the class of Betsy Brown at Carbondale’s Lewis Elementary School will perform World War II themed entertainment in the upstairs lobby at intermission.

Tickets for the concert are $20 for general admission. SIU students are admitted free but must go to the box office to obtain a ticket. Tickets for all other students of any age are $8.

To purchase Symphony tickets in advance, go in person to the SIU Arena or McLeod Theater box offices, call 618-453-6000 or go online to the SIU Ticket Office. Tickets are available at the Shryock Auditorium box office beginning one hour before the concert.

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Guitar and violin duo to perform at Cedarhurst on Saturday ‌MOUNT VERNON — Duo Sonidos will take the stage at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8 at Cedarhurst Center for the Arts for the second concert of the Chamber Music Series.

The concert features the music talents of guitarist Adam Levin and violinist William Knuth.

The Boston-based duo formed in 2006 and has toured extensively together and individually throughout their careers, earning many accolades and awards.

The concert will be given in the Performance Hall inside Mitchell Museum at Cedarhurst.

Tickets are $20 for adults. Cedarhurst members may purchase tickets for $18, and student tickets with ID are $5.

Levin has been described as an accomplished musician who has earned recognition from many national and international competitions.

In 2008, he was awarded the prestigious Fulbright Scholarship to research

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Duo Sonidos is composed of Adam Levin on guitar and William Knuth on violin.

and perform 20th and 21st century contemporary Spanish guitar repertoire in Madrid, Spain.

Violinist William Knuth has earned recognition for his artistry as a solo and chamber musician.

An extensive list of accomplishments includes two years as a US Fulbright grantee to Vienna, Austria studying at the Vienna Universitat fur Musik und darstellende Kunst.

He was a featured

performer multiple times for members of the United Nations Council as well as foreign ambassadors from Russia, Spain, Germany, and Austria.

More information about the musicians can be found at www.duosonidos.com.

Cedarhurst Center for the Arts is at 2600 Richview Road.

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

Singer/songwriter Greg Trooper performs at The Old Feed Store ‌COBDEN — Singer/ songwriter Greg Trooper will perform at 7 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 9, in the Old Feed Store, 111 N. Appleknocker Drive.

Trooper has released 12 albums since 1986.

He sought inspiration from the music of Otis Redding, Bob Dylan and Hank Williams.

Trooper’s music has been described as feeling “equally informed by Memphis soul, Greenwich Village folk and Nashville twang.”

He has played his music and lived in Austin, Texas; Lawrence, Kansas; Nashville, Tennessee; and New York City.

Music critics praise his poetic feel, infectious melodies and insightful lyrics.

Americana star Buddy Miller produced Trooper’s 1998’s “Popular Demons” album, while soul legend Dan Penn steered 2005’s

extraordinary “Make It Through This World.”

His songs have been recorded by numerous artists including Vince Gill, Steve Earle, Billy Bragg, Robert Earl Keen, Maura O’Connell, Lucy Kaplansky and Tom Russell.

Tickets to the Sunday show are $15 and can be purchased by going to www.theoldfeedstore. com.

Doors open at 6 p.m.

Soups and sandwiches will be available. Bring your own drinks.

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MONDAY

Germantown American Legion: 1105 Sycamore St, Germantown 618-824-6413 THURSDAY Gwen Wynn Senior Center: Benton: Gwyn Wynn Senior 104 N. 10th St., Benton Center, The Swing N’ Country 618-967-4635 Dance Band, 7-9:30 p.m.

Hangar 9 : 511 S. Illinois Ave., Carbondale: PK’s, Red Devil TUESDAY Carbondale 618-549-0511 Radio Benton: Gwyn Wynn Senior Herrin American Legion: Center, Jeanita Spillman with 213 E. Madison St., Herrin FRIDAY Encore Band, 6:30-9:30 p.m.

618-942-3313 Carbondale: PK’s, John Herrin: Teen Town, Country Herrin Teen Town: 105 N. Dennis Band Ramrods, 7-10 p.m.

13th St., Herrin 618-889-3651 Ina: Community Building, Marion: Hideout Restaurant, Hideout Restaurant: Friday Night Jam Band, Bob Pina, piano 5:30-8:30 p.m. 2602 Wanda Drive, Marion 6:30-9:30 p.m.

618-997-8325 FIND THEM HERE Marion: Youth Center, Italian Club: 9038 Main Craig’s Country Band, 6-9 p.m.

Brews Brothers Street, Coello 618-724-4610 Whittington: The Corner Taproom: 1105 Chestnut St. John Brown’s On The Dance Hall, Wilce-n-Green Murphysboro 618-687-111 Band, 7:30-10:30 p.m.

Carbondale Eagles: 1206 W. Square: 1000 Tower Square, Marion 618-997-2909 Linden St. 618-529-9345 SATURDAY Just Elsie’s: 302 Jackson Centralia American Carbondale: PK’s, Bosco St., Orient, 618-932-3401 Legion: 117 S. Poplar St. and Whiteford La Fogata Mexican Bar 618-532-5910 Du Quoin: St. Nicholas and Grill: 519 S. Illinois Ave. Corner Dance Hall: 200 Brewing Company, Bone Dry Carbondale; 618-457-2092 Franklin St., Whittington River Band Trio, 4-8 p.m.

Marion American Legion: 618-303-5266 Marion: American Legion, Longstreet Road, Marion Curbside: 227 W. Main St., Danny and The Dreamers; 618-997-6168 Hideout Restaurant, Bob Pina, Carbondale 618-490-1539 Marion Eagles: Russell and Derby’s Community piano 5:30-9:30 p.m.

Longstreet Roads, Marion Hall: 214 High St., Du Quoin Murphysboro : Brews 618-993-6300 618-201-1753 Brothers Taproom, The Marion Youth Center: 211 Fusion Bistro and Deciders, 9 p.m.

E. Boulevard Ave., Marion Beverages :203 W. Market, 618-922-7853 Christopher 618-724-5372 Du Quoin: Derby’s Community Hall, Jerry’s Jammers, 7-9 p.m.

Marion: Youth Center, Craig’s Country Band, 6-9 p.m.

CONCERTS

500; doors open, 5:30 p.m.; $20; blackdiamondhd.com Duo Sonidos: 7:30 p.m. ‌SOUTHERN ILLINOIS Saturday, Nov. 8, Cedarhurst SIU Guitar Festival Center for the Arts, 2600 Opening Gala: 7:30 p.m.

Richview Road, Mount Friday, Nov. 7, Old Baptist Vernon; guitarist Adam Levin Foundation, SIU; Isaac Lausell, and violinist William Knuth; guitar and Douglas Worthen, $20/$18/$5; www.duosoniflute, SIU faculty members; dos.com; 618-242-1236 ext. $12, SIU students, free (See 234; www.cedarhurst.org Page 10 for more details) Greg Trooper: 7 p.m.

Veterans Appreciation Sunday, Nov. 9, The Old Feed Concert: Featuring LoCash Store, 111 N. Appleknocker Cowboys, 6 p.m. Saturday, Drive, Cobden; doors open Nov. 8, Black Diamond Harley 6 p.m.; $15; www.theoldfeedDavidson, Marion; music also store.com

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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 Miracle Boy: Matt Decker, Saturday, Fat Patties’ Red Corner, 611 S. Illinois Ave., Carbondale; 618-529-3287

Midtown Pub : Public Square, Jonesboro 618-614-7777 Murphysboro Moose Lodge: 9663 Old Illinois 13, Murphysboro 618-684-3232 Murphysboro Senior Citizens Center: 17 N. 14th St., Murphsboro 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 Red Zone Sports Bar & Grill: 13510 Illinois 37, Marion St. Nicholas Brewing Company: 12 S. Oak St., Du Quoin 618-790-9212 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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FRIDAY

Denial 3: Tribute to Trans Siberian Orchestra, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 15, Marion Cultural and Civic Center; Christmas concert experience; $18-$32; marionccc.com; 618-997-4030; www.theprophecyshow.com

270-527-3869 The Cleverlys: 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 8, Kentucky Opry, 88 Chilton Lane, Benton, Ky.; call 270-527-3869 for tickets; www.kentuckyopry. com The Moody Blue’s Justin Hayward: 7:15 p.m.

KENTUCKY Wednesday, Nov. 12, The Blue Grass Night: 7:30 p.m.

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Disney Junior Live On Tour comes to SIU Arena mission of providing quality live entertainment experiences that the entire isney Junior family enjoys starts with Live On Tour!

Pirate & Princess Disney Live! because it is Adventure,’ from the cable often a young fan’s first TV series for preschoolers, theatrical experience,” is coming to the SIU Arena said producer Alana Feld.

“Children everywhere have Sunday on Nov 9. fallen in love with Sofia and The show features characters from the smash Jake, and we are thrilled to bring these popular Disney hits ‘Sofia the First’ and Junior characters back to ‘Jake and the Never Land the stage.”

Pirates.’ The 2014-2015 In this original storyline, tour of this production Mickey and Minnie lead launched a 100-city the audience on an excitnational tour in July.

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have families rooting for their favorite pirate, Jake, and Disney’s first little girl princess, Sofia. Disney Junior Live On Tour! Pirate & Princess Adventure begins with a special interactive pre-show featuring the loveable six-year-old doctor to toys and stuffed animals, Doc McStuffins.

Children and their parents will sing the “I Feel Better” song, along with Doc as she provides tender love and care.

Audiences then embark on a journey to the magical world of Enchancia, where Sofia, her stepsiblings Amber and James, and the entire kingdom are preparing for the annual friendship festival. Sofia has the honor of delivering the perfect gift to her royal subjects at the celebration, and the one-and-only Cinderella visits the castle to help Sofia in her mission to find the right present.

The excitement continues when families cast away to Never Land where Jake and his Yo Ho pirate friends, Izzy and Cubby, are in a race against time to locate a mysterious treasure-filled volcano.

Danger, thrills and adventure lurk around every turn when our swashbuckling friends battle Captain Hook for the ultimate prize. Peter Pan makes a special appearance, aiding the team in their heroic quest, and with the help of Tinker Bell’s pixie dust, Jake and his crew fly above the stage in their journey.

In its first year reporting public ratings, Disney Junior, the 24-hour channel dedicated to kids ages 2 to 7, ranked as the No. 1 network each week in Total Viewers and target preschoolers Kids 2-5, out-delivering primary

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Members of the cast of ‘Disney Junior Live On Tour! Pirate & Princess Adventure,’ which is coming Nov. 9 to the SIU Arena.

competitors Nick Jr. by double digits and Sprout by triple digits. Furthermore, Disney Junior’s “Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess” remains the No. 1 telecast in cable TV history in Kids 2-5, and No. 1 preschool cable TV telecast of all time in total viewers and women 18 to 49.

To find out more about Disney Junior Live On Tour! Pirate &Princess Adventure and to purchase tickets, visit disneyjuniorlive.com, or visit Disney Live! on Facebook and on Twitter @DisneyLive!

Disney Junior Live On Tour! Pirate & Princess Adventure is produced by Feld Entertainment, Inc., producers of Disney On Ice and Disney Live!, and it is presented by Stonyfield YoKids Organic Yogurt.

The Southern Illinoisan also is a sponsor of the performance in Carbondale.

Pirates control the stage during ‘Disney Junior Live On Tour! Pirate & Princess Adventure.’

DETAILS What: Disney Junior Live On Tour! Pirate & Princess Adventure When: Sunday, Nov. 9 from 1 to 4 p.m.

Where: SIU Arena, 1490 Douglas Drive, Carbondale, IL 62901 Cost: Tickets start at $20 Contact: To order tickets call 877-725-8547 or go online to www.disneyjuniorlive.com

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Author Taylor Pensoneau to speak about newspaper career

Marine Corps Veteran discusses book Wednesday at Carbondale library

‌HERRIN — Taylor Pensoneau will discuss his recently published memoir, “Reporting on Life – and People Along the Way” at 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7, in Herrin City Library.

Pensoneau has distinguished himself as a notable true crime author of Southern Illinois gangsters, writing “Brothers Notorious: The Sheltons” in 2002 and “Dapper and Deadly: The True Story of Black Charlie Harris” in 2010.

From 1962 to 1978, Pensoneau was a reporter for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, including a 13-year period when he served as the statehouse reporter in Springfield. A native of Belleville, Pensoneau was a journalist and a coal industry executive before becoming a well-known author. He chronicles this journey in his latest book.

He reveals an insider’s perspective of the pressroom of the Illinois statehouse, Watergate coverage and other chapters in his career. The book is peppered with accounts of meetings with the likes of Walt Disney, Harry

‌CARBONDALE — U.S. Marine Corps veteran Phil Klay, author of “Redeployment,” a collection of short stories about war and its psychological impact, will discuss the book at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12, in Carbondale Public Library, 405 W. Main St. Klay’s recent book was named the best literary work thus far written by a veteran of America’s recent wars by The New Yorker and one of the best debuts of the year by The (Portland) Oregonian. It is one of five finalists for the 2014 National Book Award in fiction.

Co-presented with the Carbondale Public Library and the Illinois Library Association, the event requires registration at www.prairie.org.

Carbondale is one of three Illinois cities Klay will visit.

“We’re excited to host such a talented and important new voice in literature in Carbondale and Illinois,” said Angel Ysaguirre, IHC executive director. “Redeployment offers us a glimpse into the experiences of men and women who have fought in post-9/11 wars so that we might be more empathetic and more likely to understand their experiences.”

“Redeployment” takes readers to the front lines of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

“The narrators of my stories interpret what they’ve been through

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Pensoneau will discuss his other books in addition to this memoir in his appearance at the library and other titles will be available for purchase. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Herrin Area Historical Society.

The event is part of the Herrin Area Historical Society’s Guest Lecture Series. For more information, call 618-727-0432.

— The Southern

Teen writer signing copies of ‘Vanessa,’ a vampire tale, at Carbondale’s Bookworm ‌ ARBONDALE — There C are many books about vampires geared to teenage readers. But one of the newest entries into the field is written by a teenager for other teens and tweens.

Luna Livingston will sign copies of her new book, “Vanessa,” from 1 to 3 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 8, at the Bookworm, 618 E. Walnut St. in the Eastgate Shopping Center.

Luna Livingston is the pen name of Carbondale

Community High School freshman Beatriz Stanwood.

Her book features Vanessa JenGars, who turns 13 in her tiny Oregon town and discovers she is a vampire. Confused, Vanessa runs away to a forest, and, with the help of prophet JeAnne, tries to find a cure.

Beatriz began writing short stories at age 10, and “Vanessa” is her first published novel.The book sells for $7.99.

in different ways. They go through radically different experiences and make very different choices,” Klay writes. “I wanted them to argue against each other and so open a place for the reader to enter in and engage. I don’t necessarily think that the person who has been through an experience gets to be the ultimate arbiter of what that experience means.”

Along with the library, Klay will visit the IHC’s monthly veteran’s book group, Standing Together, at The Haven Veterans Center in Carbondale.

Through works from Stephen Crane, Ernest Hemingway and Phil Klay, the group is giving local veterans an opportunity to reflect on their experiences and strengthen their sense of community.

“According to the 2010 U.S. Census, there are over 4,000 veterans in Jackson County,” said Diana Brawley Sussman, Carbondale library director. “The stories shared in Phil’s book are relevant to many in this community and to those curious to understand our country’s recent involvement in conflicts from a personal perspective.”

For more information, call the Carbondale Public Library at 618457-0354, ext. 313. For information about Klay’s tour in Illinois, contact Jane Beachy of the IHC at 312-422-1554.

— The Southern

Wear ‘Denim and Diamonds’ to raise money for literacy program ‌CARBONDALE — Denim and diamonds are the suggested attire for The Legacy Must Go On: One Night Only event from 6 p.m. to midnight Saturday, Nov. 8 in the Elk’s Club, 220 W. Jackson St. The event is presented

by I Can Read! of Southern Illinois, a reading enhancement program.

Festivities include a soul food buffet, silent auction and music.

Entertainment will be presented by Big Larry, Sharon Clark, Richard “Rip Lee” Pryor, Mel Goot, Billy Langley and Well Well Wells.

Tickets are $40 each.

Edward M. Smith, president and CEO of Union Labor Life Insurance Co., will be honored for his support of the program. A tribute will also be given

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to Elizabeth I. Lewin, retired superintendent of Carbondale Elementary School District 95.

For tickets or more information, contact Marilyn Tipton at 618559-3452, Margaret Nesbitt at 618-559-5004 or Debra Nesbitt at 618203-6266.

— The Southern

Roller Girls host trivia night Saturday ‌CARBONDALE — A trivia night to benefit Southern Illinois Roller Girls will take place Saturday, Nov. 8, in Brehm School, 950 S. Brehm Lane, Carbondale.

Doors will open at 6 pm with trivia starting at 6:30 p.m. The cost to participate is $100 for a

team of eight or $15 individually. Cash prizes will be awarded.

To reserve a table, email eartha.kick@gmail.com.

SIRG has one scrimmage remaining this year on Dec. 6 at the Pavilion in Marion. Go to www.soillrollergirls.com for details.

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‘Hunchback of Notre Dame’ starts tonight at Rend Lake College ‌INA — Step back into the 15th century during Rend Lake College’s fall play, “Hunchback of Notre Dame,” set to take the stage Thursday through Sunday, Nov. 6-9.

This year’s production will feature 37 of RLC’s theater students.

The “Hunchback of Notre Dame” production will bring to life the original novel by Victor Hugo, written and published in 1831, that begins when a young priest named Dom Claude Frollo discovers a tiny infant on the steps of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.

Twenty years later, the infant becomes the lovable bell-ringer at the Notre Dame, Quasimodo. During the Festival of Fools, Quasimodo is crowned the “King of Fools.” Quasimodo will be portrayed

by Quentin Overturf of McLeansboro.

As the storyline develops, Frollo becomes infatuated with the gypsy girl Esmeralda, played

by Bethaney Brown of Mount Vernon.

In an effort to retrieve Esmeralda for Frollo, Quasimodo is imprisoned by the vain Captain Phoebus, played by Tyler Bourland of Ina. By the end of the play, audiences will watch as Quasimodo rescues the innocent Esmeralda from the gallows. The familyfriendly play will also include a number of dancing scenes.

Tickets for the play are $12. Show times are 7 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 6, through Saturday, Nov. 8 and 2 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 9.

To purchase tickets, call 618-437-5321, ext. 1467 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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includes fox trots, swing, waltzes, Latin; $5; all proceeds Taylor Pensoneau : Discussion on book, Reporting go The Old School Community Center on Life – and People Along the Way, 2 p.m. Friday, Events‌ Nov. 7, Herrin City Library; Autumn Fest 2014: Race, 618-727-0432 auction, dinner, Saturday, Carbondale library sale: Nov. 8, Elverado High School, Friday-Sunday, Nov. 7-9, Elkville; registration for race, Brush Building, next door to 7:30 a.m.; dinner, 4-7 p.m.; Carbondale Public Library, proceeds to the Elverado 405 W. Main St.; Friday Education Foundation; 618Preview, 4-6 p.m. Friday for 867-2038; 618-525-9799 Friends only or purchase I Can Read event: The membership, $5; sale continLegacy Must Go On, One ues, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday Night Only, 6 p.m.-midnight, and 1-4 p.m. Sunday; Saturday, Nov. 8, Elk’s 618-529-3307 Book-signing: Author Luna Club, 220 W. Jackson St., Livingston, 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Carbondale; Denim and Diamonds are the suggested Nov. 8, Bookworm, 618 E. attire; soul food buffet, silent Walnut St., Carbondale; auction; music by Big Larry, “Vanessa,”’ a book written Sharon Clark, Richard “Rip by a teenager for teens and Lee” Pryor, Mel Goot, Billy tweens; 618-457-2665 Lecture, signing: By Mary Langley and Well Well Wells; $40; 618-559-3452; 618-559Emma Thompson, 2-4 p.m.

5004; 618-203-6266 Saturday, Nov. 8, Herrin City Trivia night: Benefits Library; book, “Let’s Look Southern Illinois Roller Girls, for Cultures, Education and 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, Such in Illinois Post Office” features a photo of the Herrin Brehm School, 950 S. Brehm Lane, Carbondale; doors Post Office on the cover; open 6 p.m.; $100 for a team 217-967-5362 of eight or $15 each; eartha.

Phil Klay: Author of kick@gmail.com; www.soillRedeployment, a collection rollergirls.com for details of short stories about war Autumn Fest: Saturdayand its psychological impact, Sunday, Nov. 8-9, John A. discussion, 6:30 p.m.

Logan College, Carterville; Wednesday, Nov. 12, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Carbondale Public Library, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday; more 405 W. Main St.; free but must register at www.prairie. than 100 booths filled with original, handmade arts and org; information, 618-457crafts; food; 618-985-2828 0354, ext. 313 Fall Ball fundraiser: 6-9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, Comedy‌ Blue Sky Vineyard; dinner, The Carbondale Comedians: 9 p.m. Mondays, dance, silent auction; music

by Diamond Dog; auction Hangar 9, Carbondale; items include vacation rent10 p.m. Wednesdays, Station als, sports tickets, Christmas 13, Carbondale; see The items, home décor, high-end Carbondale Comedians on purses and jewelry; proceeds Facebook to Two Rivers Child Advocacy Center’s The Green Bear Dance ‌ Program based in Southern Swingin’ Seniors: 6:30Illinois; $30; 618-833-7470 8:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14, Carbondale First Presbyterian Films‌ Church, 310 S. University Ave.; Maleficent: Indoor movie, traditional big band music, 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8,

The Tasting Room, Walker’s Bluff , 326 Vermont Road, Carterville; 618-956-9900; www.walkersbluff.com

History‌ General and Mrs. John A. Logan’s Grand Ball : 6:30-10 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, Knights of Columbus Hall, 606 Plum St., Murphysboro; Civil War era music provided

by Banjovi; plus Civil War era dancing; guests are welcome to wear Civil War era clothing; $30; 618-684-3455 John Schwegman program : Lucy Jefferson Lewis in Western Kentucky, 2:30 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 16, Vienna Public Library; 618-771-6877 Historic tours : Of the Harrison Bruce Village on the campus of John A. Logan College, Carterville; with a docent guide or self walking tour, 10 a.m. or 1 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18; five buildings focus on early Williamson County history; last public tours of the season; reopens in April

Theater/Performance‌ Hunchback of Notre Dame: 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 6-Saturday, Nov. 8, 2 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 9, Rend Lake College, Ina; $12; 618-4375321, ext. 1467; www.rlc.edu/ liberal-arts/theatre Nunsense : Musical, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8 and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 9, Benton Civic Center; $13/$11; BentonCivicCenter. com; 618-435-5700 The Tempest: 7:30 p.m.

Friday-Saturday, Nov. 14, 15, 21 and 22, Clemens Fine Arts Center, West Kentucky Community & Technical College, Paducah; $10/$5; artsinfocus.org or 270-534-3212 Clybourne Park: ThursdaySunday, Nov. 20–23, McLeod Theater, SIU; times, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday-Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday; $16/$6; 618453-6000; theater.siu.edu

Author to sign book that features Herrin Post Office ‌HERRIN — Historian Mary Emma Thompson has completed “Let’s Look for Cultures, Education and Such in Illinois Post Office,” the seventh and final book in her series about New Deal artwork in Illinois post offices.

Thompson, of Westfield, will present a lecture and sign books from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, in Herrin City Library.

Copies of the book will be available for $20 each and signed by the author.

The book can also be obtained by calling Thompson at 217-9675362.

Thompson noted that the book includes images of three murals not available for public viewing.

Her focus has been on the artwork in post offices that were created with funding from the Treasury Department Section of Painting and Sculpture, later renamed the Section of Fines Arts, during the Great Depression of the 1930s and early 1940s.

Thompson was a key player in the recovery and restoration of the Depression Mural in the Herrin Post Office in 2011. The Herrin Post Office mural was created by Gustaf Dalstrom in 1940 and is titled “George Rogers Clark Conferring with Indians near Herrin, Illinois.”

A reproduction of the mural was placed in the Herrin City Library in August 2011.

— The Southern

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Pulitzer Prize-winning play ‘Clybourne Park’ looks at changing America ‌CARBONDALE — The SIU Department of Theater will present the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play “Clybourne Park” on Nov. 20–23 in the McLeod Theater at SIU. The play, by Bruce Norris, was inspired by Lorraine Hansberry’s play, “A Raisin in the Sun,” and looks at race relations in a changing America.

In the film, a black family, the Youngers, plan to move to the fictional Clybourne Park.

Karl Lindner, a representative of the all-white community, offers them money not to move.

They refuse.

“Clybourne Park” explodes in two outrageous acts set 50 years apart. In 1959, a white neighborhood is up in arms about the sale of a house to a black family.

In 2009, the situation is reversed when a young white couple buys the house with gentrification in mind, and finds their plans for renovation are challenged by the neighborhood association led by a young black couple.

Seven actors play the characters in each of the acts, which include the homeowners and members of the neighborhood, including community advocates and the local pastor. These characters are played by Dan Heise, Kristin Doty, Jasmine Wiley, Adrian Rochelle, Chris Ceradsky, Katelin Rebekah Coursey and Hayden Schubert.

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Francine speaks up in ‘Clybourne Park.’ Appearing here in a scene from the play are (left to right) Kristin Doty (seated), Jasmine Wiley, Adrian Rochelle, Chris Ceradsky, Dan Heise (center behind sofa), Katelin Rebekah Coursey and Hayden Schubert.

The play is directed by Department of Theater faculty member Segun Ojewuyi. He is the head of the directing program and has directed past SIU productions that include “A Raisin in the Sun,” “Home” and “Macbeth.”

There is a pre-show lecture about the play at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 23 prior to the matinee performance. The lecture takes place in the MCMA Dean’s Conference Room, and is free and open to the public.

Tickets are required for the performance.

“Clybourne Park” will be presented Nov. 20–23, in the McLeod Theater, 7:30 p.m. ThursdaySaturday and 2 p.m. and Sunday.

Tickets are $16

for adults and $6 for students and can be obtained in person from noon to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday in McLeod Theater or the SIU Arena box offices, by

phone at 618-453-6000 or online at theater.siu. edu.

Tickets are also available at the theater, one hour before each performance.

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‌BENTON — The musical “Nunsense” will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, and 2:30 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 9, at Benton Civic Center.

The production features music and lyrics by Dan Goggin. It began as a cabaret act in New York City and spawned into an international sensation, complete with six sequels and 3,672 performances off-Broadway.

The star-studded roster of actresses who have played the nuns in the offBroadway shows include Rue McClanahan, JoAnne Worley, Phyllis Diller and Georgia Engle.

The plot revolves around the five out of 52 nuns who remain alive at the Little Sisters of Hoboken, where the cook — Sister Julia, Child of God — accidentally killed the rest with her vichyssoise.

Upon discovering the disaster, Mother Superior decides they need to raise

funds to bury the nuns. With four nuns in the freezer and no funds, the five remaining nuns decide to stage a variety show to raise the money to let the dead nuns rest in peace. What ensues is an audience-pleasing funfilled show with outrageous songs, dancing and an audience quiz.

Marianne Kaak of Benton plays Reverend Mother.

Rounding out the cast of five are Pam Kimball of Benton as Sister Mary Hubert, Jodi Deichman of Mount Vernon as Sister Mary Amnesia, Karen King of Benton as Sister Robert Anne and Kayla Krapf of Benton as Sister Mary Leo. Admission is $13 Saturday and $11 for the Sunday matinee.

Tickets are available online at BentonCivicCenter.com or by calling the main office from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. daily at 618-4355700.

— The Southern

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THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964: A 50 YEAR COMMEMORATION An exploration of its impact on arts and culture in America.

November 7 and 8 Carbondale Civic Center 200 S Illinois Avenue, Carbondale, IL CCAU is a continuing education project of Carbondale Community Arts designed to stimulate creative curiosity, encourage public dialogue, and foster life-long learning in the arts and humanities.

ALL PROGRAMS IN THIS SERIES ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. For additional information visit www.carbondalearts.org, email info@cabondalearts.org, or call 618.457.5100.

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Study young artists show their work; through Nov 17; fairy tale-themed artwork; hours, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. MondayFriday; www.sic.edu Joanna Gray : Artist of the Month, Little Egypt Art Centre, 601 Tower Square, Marion; Exhibits‌ photos; through November; Diary/84: By Charles A. 618-998-8530 or www.litSwedlund, Schmidt Art Center, tleegyptarts.com Southwestern Illinois College, Charles “Chico” Vaughn Belleville; exhibit by Swedlund display: Mounds African of Cobden will be displayed American Museum, 216 N. through Nov. 6; 161 photos; Front St.; display depicts 618-893-2591 high school, college and More Than Black and professional career of Vaughn, White: Exhibition of drawings who died in 2013; he played

by Najjar Abdul-Musawwir and five season in the National Mike Faris, Carbondale Civic Basketball Association and Center Corridor Gallery, 200 set the all-time scoring record S. Illinois Ave., Carbondale; for high schools in Illinois; he hours, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday- also played for the SIU Salukis; Friday; through Nov. 21; gallery museum hours, 2-5 p.m. talk, 12:45-1:15 p.m., Saturday, Saturday and Sunday Nov. 8; in conjunction with Vacation: Patty Morrison Carbondale Community Arts and Missy Carstens, Latta Java University, a program explorCoffee Shop, 415 N. Market ing the 50th Anniversary St., Marion; 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. of the 1964 Civil Rights Act Monday-Friday and 9 a.m.and its impact on alternative 2 p.m. Saturday; showcases voices in arts and culture; works from Scotland, Canada, 618-457-5100; email info@ Montana, California, Missouri carbondalearts.org; online, and Indiana; through Nov. 26 carbondalearts.org Sarah Capps: The Carolyn Hollabaugh: Soul of Landscape and Watercolors of This & other Explorations, University That, Longbranch Cafe & Museum, SIU; dedicated to the Bakery, 100 E. Jackson St., memory of Brent Kington, who Carbondale; through Nov. 10; shaped the SIU metalsmith 618-529-4488 program; watercolors, jewelry Day of the Dead art and metalwork; through Dec. exhibit: First floor rotunda, 12; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. TuesdayMorris Library, SIU; inspired Friday and 1-4 p.m. Saturday; by the annual corn harvest www.museum.siu.edu or migration of monarch but618-453-5388 terflies to Mexico; through To the Moon and Back: Nov. 15; bmartell@lib.siu.edu Richard Jurek’s Apollo Lunar or 618-453-4097 Artifacts, University Museum, Happily Ever After SIU; exhibit consists of space Art Show : Art gallery, memorabilia collection; Southeastern Illinois College, through Dec. 12; 10 a.m.Harrisburg; The Mary Jo 4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and Oldham Center for Child Affordable Art Show : 5-8 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 13, Yeiser Art Center, 200 Broadway Ave., Paducah; 270-442-2453

1-4 p.m. Saturday; www.museum.siu.edu or 618-453-5388 Cedarhurst exhibits: Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, 2600 Richview Road, Mount Vernon; We Have Met The Funnies; Left with This Myth: The Art of Greely Myatt; Peanuts, Naturally and the Strode Photography Competition Exhibition; all through Jan. 4; www.cedarhurst.org; 618-242-1236 Gouache Still Lifes: By Ellen Paprocki, Cristaudo’s, Carbondale; still lifes in gouache were painted in New York City and Carbondale between 2000 and 2014; through Jan. 10; 618-5496305; cpaprocki@gmail.com Holiday Extravaganza: Little Egypt Art Centre, 601 Tower Square, Marion; artwork and photography by LEAA members in a variety of media and styles; all art for sale; hours, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Mondays, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. TuesdaySaturday; closed holidays; through Jan. 15; 618-9988530 or www.littleegyptarts. com 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. TuesdayFriday 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 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

Receptions‌ For Art’s Sake: By Paula J. Day, reception, 3-6 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 8, Library of Arts, 6 S. Washington Street, Du Quoin; exhibit of watercolors; in celebration of the 1st year anniversary of the opening of the Library of Arts; through Jan. 31; 618-790-4036 Michael J. Beam : Ne Plus Ultra, 10-year retrospective of artwork; opening reception, 8-11 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, Big Orbit Gallery, 30 Essex St., Buffalo, New York; through Dec. 20; Beam is an SIU graduate; www.castellaniartmuseum.org Jerry Piper: Art exhibit reception, 6-9 Friday, Nov. 14, Library of Arts in Du Quoin; in celebration of one-year anniversary; 618-790-4036 The Story of My Life: By Ira Diane Ireland, Harrisburg District Library; 27 acrylic paintings of wildlife and landscapes and structures, most of which feature the Southern Illinois area; closing reception, 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 16

Workshops‌ Acrylics workshop: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, Library of Arts in Du Quoin; $40; supplies furnished; bring a bag lunch; 618-790-4036 to register

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‘Interstellar’ is a movie as ambitious as spaceflight itself ‘Interstellar’ ***½

Rated PG-13 for some intense perilous action and brief strong language; starring Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Michael Caine, Casey Affleck; directed by Christopher Nolan; opening Friday at AMC University 8 in Carbondale and AMC Carbondale 8 at University Mall.

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‌Film, maybe ever and certainly since “2001: A Space Odyssey.”

Long, filled with lengthy passages of exposition and explanations of science, it takes forever to get to a killer third act.

You will want to use the bathroom before settling in for its 2:49 running time. But you will walk out of the theater with a better grasp of “relativity.” You will fear science, a little less.

In the not-distant future, human civilization has settled into entropy. Cities have been abandoned, billions have died, dust storms plague the survivors and humanity’s ability to feed itself is collapsing thanks to blights that wipe out the monoculture agriculture has become.

Matthew McConaughey is Cooper, once a test pilot for NASA, now turning his engineering skills to running a rural farm. He is sun beaten and weathered, raising two kids (Mackenzie Foy, wonderful, and Timothee Chalamet)with the help his late wife’s father (John Lithgow).

School teachers are underselling our potential, pushing the idea that we have devolved into a “caretaker” civilization, and tellingCooper’s kids Americans never landed on the Moon.

So he’s teaching the kids selfreliance, reasoning.

“Figure it out. I’m not always going to be here to help you.”

Then events conspire to put Cooper back in touch with a cadre of scientists, led by Professor Brand (Michael Caine)

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Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway and David Gyasi in ‘Interstellar.’

and his scientist daughter Amelia (Anne Hathaway). They’ve cooked up a last-ditch effort to save humanity — not on our dying planet, but out there, in the cosmos. Cooper will pilot a mission through a wormhole to find us a new home, and Amelia, Doyle (Wes Bentley), Romilly (David Gyasi) and a model of the cleverest, simplest, most practical robot ever depicted on the screen, TARS (voiced by comic Bill Irwin) will go with him.

McConaughey is well cast as the last of the space cowboys, a drawling philosopher who ponders why “we’ve forgotten who we are — explorers, pioneers.”

Hathaway has the coldhearted scientist role to fulfill.

And the robot provides a smidgen of comic relief. What could happen here, TARS?

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“Nothing good.”

Nolan, co-writing the script with his brother Jonathan, references a staggering array of sci-fi film history. “Interstellar” plays like “2001” as re-imagined by M. Night Shyamalan, a bleak, harrowing tale that finds faith and hope in humanity’s persistence and ability to problem solve and improvise. It’s a marvelous mashup of sci-fi images, themes, tropes and science, referencing every film from the original “Planet of the Apes” to “2010,” Solaris” and “Sunshine” to Disney’s “The Black Hole.”

It has the pulse of Carl Sagan and the soul of Ken Burns, especially his documentary “The Dust Bowl.” Elderly people —sages —turn up in segments of interviews, remembering Earth in its most dire moments.

Nolan withholds full views of the space ships, which look like modern, high-mileage versions of the vehicle Charlton Heston crashed into a lake in “Planet of the Apes,” or less dingy boxy-affairs out of “Alien.” The director toys with the silence of space, occasionally overwhelming us with the emotional or emotionally fraught music of the Hans Zimmer score.

He takes us through a black hole in a sequence that’s a state-of-the-art updating of what Kubrick did in “2001.”

He creates a puzzle, which he bends the rules — if not space and time itself — to solve.

And he delivers a sermon without preaching, a science lecture without blame. The Earth’s a mess, but “we were not meant to die here.” Can we make

that quantum leap, past politics, greed and fear of science to “reach beyond our lifespans?”

It is gorgeous to look at, and moving to experience, thanks to Hathaway, McConaughey, Caine and Jessica Chastain, who shows up in the latter third as the adult daughter whose father left her to go into space long ago.

Whatever its length and melodramatic third-act touches, “Interstellar” is a space opera truly deserving of that label, overreaching and thought-provoking, heart-tugging and pulse-pounding. It’s the sort of film that should send every other sci-fi filmmaker back to the drawing board, the way Stanley Kubrick did, a long time ago in a millennium far away.