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PADUCAH — SouthernIllinoisans hungry forsome New Orleans-stylefood don’t have to travelall the way to Louisiana tosatisfy their Cajuncravings. A short tripacross the bridge intoneighboring Kentucky canfill the bill with a stop atWhaler’s CatchRestaurant, Oyster Bar andMarket.

Nestled within therevitalized downtown areaof this nearby river town,Whaler’s Catch combinescasual New Orleansambiance with a uniquedining experience thatpromises something forevery taste.

The fresh seafoodrestaurant was started byRoberta Morse in 1977.Current owner John Harrispurchased theestablishment in 1991.After a fire caused majordamage to the restaurant’sfirst location, Harrismoved the restaurant to itscurrent location at 23 N.Second St. and into abuilding that dates back tothe late 1800s.

Nearly 30 appetizers,from Cajun corn tocalamari, help get yourmeal under way. Fordinner, you may want totry shrimp gumbo or someMaryland Style Blue CrabCakes from the plentifulseafood selections. A spicydish, Mamou CajunShrimp, is also popular,Harris said.

“While the taste of NewOrleans has always beenour specialty, we’re morethan just seafood,” Harrissaid. “We also serve allquality cuts of meat. Ourfilet mignon is second tonone.”

A variety of fish, chickenand pasta entrées are

available, as well as severalhouse specialties like theBoiling Bag a mixed bag ofshrimp, crawfish, oysters,new potatoes, corn andonions with a gardensalad. On Tuesday nights,guests are treated to all-you-can-eat fish.

According to Harris, therestaurant takes greatpride in the preparation ofall its dishes and makes aneffort to keep its menuofferings fresh.

“We tweak it all thetime,” says Harris. “It’snot something that staysstagnant.”

Harris credits strongword of mouth and thefact that most of the staff,from the chef on down,have been with therestaurant for many yearsas the reason customerscome from SouthernIllinois, St. Louis,Nashville “and everywherein between.”

Whaler’s Catch hasplenty of indoor seating,as well a unique outdoor

option known as the“Crow’s Nest” an outdoor,twin-deck section thatoffers a terrific view of theOhio riverfront.

“It’s a beautiful view upthere,” Harris said. “OnThursdays, we have groupslike the Cruisers and 61South and people just loadup the Crow’s Nest toenjoy dinner, watch theriver, and listen to somejazz music.”

Harris also recognizesthe renovated downtownarea is a draw in and ofitself, with art galleries,shops, restaurants andother entertainment.

“Downtown Paducah isreally a fun place,” Harrissaid. “It’s a place where,

when you have visitorscome to town, you takethem downtown becauseit’s just different. Ourdowntown has made aremarkable comeback.”

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‘Macbeth’Shakespeare’s timeless tragedy;7:30 p.m. Thursday throughSaturday, April 28 to 30; 2 p.m.Sunday, May 1; McLeod Theater,Southern Illinois UniversityCarbondale CommunicationsBuilding; tickets are $16 foradults, $14 for seniors and $6 forstudents and can be purchasedat www.southernticketsonline.com or by calling 618-453-6000.

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The posters, advertisementsand playbill may say“Macbeth,” but guests

won’t hear that name uttered inthe theater, at least untilperformance time.

The classic Shakespeareantragedy has taken on a life of itsown, as legend says it carrieswith it a curse dating backcenturies to its original staging.Those superstitious thespiansand crew members believe thatuttering the main character’sname outside of rehearsal willbring misfortune to the show.

According to theater lore, aprop knife was somehow replaced

with a real dagger in the first-ever production of “Macbeth.”When the villainous Macduffstabbed the titular character, theactor met an untimely end.Through the years, other similartragedies have befallen the cast ofthis epic tragedy.

But as the cast and crew ofSouthern Illinois UniversityCarbondale’s production of “TheScottish Play” gear up theirrehearsal schedule, they’re notletting the curse get in their way.

“When you’re doing the play,the best thing to do is ignore it,”said Benjamin Ponce, an SIUCtheater student playing Macbethin the production, withperformances scheduled forThursday, April 28, throughSunday, May 1.

For many theater groups,“Macbeth” has become a rarity.Whether because of the legend ofthe curse or other issues — suchas a preference for moretraditional Shakespeare plays like“Hamlet,” “Romeo and Juliet”and “A Midsummer Night’sDream” — not many will attempta production of “Macbeth.”

Macbeth also features morefighting than most other

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While Southern Illinoisgears up for the fifthannual So Ill ComedyFestival, one formerBenton resident is takinghis own brand of comedyback to the national stage.

Tommy Johnagin, a2001 graduate of BentonConsolidated HighSchool, will appear on“The Late Show with

David Letterman” at 10:30 p.m. Friday, April 15,on CBS.

Last year, Johnaginearned runner-up honorson NBC’s “Last ComicStanding.” He dropped outof Southern IllinoisUniversity Edwardsville topursue his dream of beinga professional comedian.

— Adam Testa

Johnagin to appear on Letterman show

PROVIDEDTommy Johnagin will appear on ‘The Late Show with DavidLetterman’ at 10:30 p.m. Friday, April 15, on CBS.

CARBONDALE — Localand national comedianswill share the stage inSouthern Illinois nextweek, as the So ILLImprov Comedy Clubhosts the fifth annual So ILL Comedy Festival.

Shows are scheduled forWednesday, April 20,through Saturday, April23, at Varsity Center forthe Arts, Hangar 9,Station 13 andLongbranch Coffeehouse.Each show will featuredifferent improv, stand-up and sketch acts.

Headlining this year’sfestival will be Chicago’sfully improvised musical,“Baby Wants Candy.” Thegroup behind that showperforms weekly inChicago and New Yorkand has become thebirthplace of many stars,

including Seth Meyers andRachael Dratch of“Saturday Night Live”and Jack McBrayer of “30 Rock.”

Breaking out of itstraditional improv mold,this year’s festival willalso feature stand-upcomedians from Chicago,New York, Wichita,Champaign and Canada.Ed Hill of BritishColumbia will be the firstinternational performer totake part in the event. Hewill perform at 7 p.m.Friday, April 22, at theVarsity, 418 S. Illinois Ave.

The event will becapped off with a specialconcert featuring musicalcomedy acts at Hangar 9.Chicago’s BeatBox, a rapbattle that integratesimprovised scenes into ahip-hop background, will

be the headliner.Tickets for the festival

can be purchased atCarbondale Main Streetand Longbranch, bycalling 800-838-3006 or

online at www.brownpapertickets.com. For afull line-up and moreinformation, visitwww.soillcomedy.com.

— Adam Testa

Local, national comedians to headline festival

PROVIDEDThe So ILL Improv Comedy Club will host shows Wednesday,April 20, through Saturday, April 23, as part of its fifth annualSo ILL Comedy Festival.

Comedy showcoming to SIUC

CARBONDALE — “SplitYour Sides LaughingComedy Show” is comingto Southern IllinoisUniversity Carbondale’sStudent Center Ballroomson April 14.

Doors open at 7 p.m.and the show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are $5 eachand seating is limited.Tickets can be purcahsedat the business office onthe second floor of theStudent Center.

The host is “C Dawg”from BET’s “Comic View,”acclaimed for his hilariousstory telling. RayLipwoski, comic veteranwith performances since2000 on “Comic View,”Showtime’s “White Boyz nthe Hood,” “Showtime atthe Apollo,” P. Diddy’s“Bad Boys of Comedy”and others will entertain.

Ms B Phlat is the

headline act. You’ve seenher on BET’s “Comic View— One Mic Stand,” HBO’s“DEF Comedy Jam,” andShowtime’s “ComicWithout Borders,” andnow, the outrageous urbanhumor comedienne iscoming to Carbondale.

— SIUC University Communications

PROVIDEDRay Lipwoski will perform today, April 14, at SIUC.

PROVIDED‘C Dawg’ will perform at the‘Split Your Sides LaughingComedy Show’ at 8 p.m.today, April 14, at SIUStudent Center Ballrooms.

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Book SaleSpring Book Sale: 10 a.m.-

7 p.m. Monday, April 25, HerrinLibrary; used books,paperbacks, cookbooks, tapes,movies, sheet music, books-on-tape, children’s books; 618-942-6109.

ClassesStudent Center Craft

Shop: Variety of crafts andclasses offered, SIUC; 618-453-3636, www.siucstudentcenter.org.

ComedyThe Carbondale

Comedians: Stand-upcomedy, 9-11 p.m. Wednesday,Station #13, 2400 W. Main St.,Carbondale; attached to theold Royal Plaza Inn; 618-529-2424.

EventsAsian American Heritage

Month: Films, martial arts,discussions, music and IronChef Competition, month ofApril, SIUC; 618-453-5714 orhttp://siuc.orgsync.com.

Circus comes to town:Ringling Bros. & Barnum andBailey circus, Friday-Sunday,April 15-17, SIU Arena; www.southernticketsonline.com or618-453-6000; $11/$14/$19.

Morel Mushroom Fest:Friday-Sunday, April 15-17, Trailof Tears Lodge & Resort,Jonesboro; 618-833-8697.

Heritage Festival: Hostedby Morthland College,Saturday, April 16, WestFrankfort; parade, 10 a.m.,Main Street; historical re-enactors, music, antique cars,barbecue, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., park;618-987-2127.

So ILL Comedy Festival:Presented by the So ILLImprov Comedy Club,Wednesday-Saturday, April 20-23, Varsity Center for the Arts,Hangar 9, Station 13 andLongbranch Coffee House, allin Carbondale; comedy actsfrom around the countryincluding local act, KyleScanlan and the Carbondale

Comedians; cost of ticketsvary; 800-838-3006;www.soillcomedy.com.

Casa Gala 2011: Friday, April29, Benton Civic Center;dinner is included withentertainment that featuressongs from Grease, Bad to theBone, rendition of DollyParton’s 9 to 5 and SweetChild of Mine starring stateRep. John Bradley; doors openat 5:30 p.m.; proceeds to Casaof Franklin County;[email protected].

Trivia Night: Elverado LittleLeague trivia night fundraiser,6 p.m. Saturday, April 30,Elkville Park Pavilion; $100 pertable of six to eight players;cash prizes; bring food andsnacks; 618-568-1277 or 618-521-6258 to reserve a table.

FilmsLiving Downstream of the

Factory Farm: 7:30 p.m.Thursday, April 14, CarbondaleTownship Meeting Room, 217E. Main St.: Stacy James,Water Resources Scientist atPrairie Rivers Network, willgive a presentation on theenvironmental and socialimpacts of factory farms inIllinois and show the film“Living a Nightmare;” free;618-529-4824.

Easter Parade: StarringJudy Garland and Fred Astaire,7 p.m. Saturday, April 16,Liberty Theater, downtown

Murphysboro; also in themovie, Peter Lawford and AnnMiller; donations requested;618-684-6880.

HistoryIllinois History Symposium:

“Sacred Oaths, Shallow Graves:Illinois in the Civil War, Part I,”Thursday-Saturday, April 14-16,Morris Library, SIUC; thesymposium commemoratesthe 150th anniversary of thebeginning of the Civil War;more than 40 presentations;www.historyillinois.org.

Theater‘Avenue Q’: Tony Award-

winning musical, 7:30 p.m.Thursday, April 14, The CarsonCenter, 100 Kentucky Ave.,Paducah; contains maturethemes not appropriate forchildren; $30/$53;www.thecarsoncenter.org;270-450-4444.

Forbidden Broadway:Broadway hits with a twist,Friday-Sunday, April 15-17,Southeastern Illinois College,Harrisburg; performances,7:30 p.m. April 15, 16, and 2p.m., April 17; $6/$8; 618-252-5400, ext. 2486 or 2487.

‘You Can’t Take It With You’:7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday,April 15 and 16 and 2 p.m.Sunday, April 17, Varsity Centerfor the Arts, 418 S. Illinois Ave.,Carbondale; presented by The

Stage Company; $15/$10; 618-457-3689 or www.stagecompany.org.

‘Avenue Q’: Tony Award-winning musical, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 16,Shryock Auditorium,Carbondale; contains maturethemes not appropriate forchildren; $30-$70; www.southernticketsonline.com;618-453-6000.

‘Henry and Ramona’:7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 16and 2 p.m. Sunday, April 17,Marion Cultural and CivicCenter; $7/$10; 618-997-4030or www.marionccc.org.

‘Anything Goes’: Music andlyrics by Cole Porter, 7 p.m.Friday, April 29, Saturday, April30 and 2 p.m. Sunday, May 1,O’Neill Auditorium, John A.Logan College, Carterville;$12/$5; 618-985-3741.

‘The Man Who PlantedTrees’; 7 p.m. Wednesday, May4, The Carson Center, 100Kentucky Ave., Paducah;$15/$7.50; 270-450-4444 orwww.thecarsoncenter.org

WorkshopShakespeare Workshop:

Registration open for theStone Soup Shakespeare’sworkshops conducted May 14,15, 20, 21, Varsity Center forthe Arts, 418 S. Illinois Ave,Carbondale; for adults andchildren; $25/$10; [email protected].



‘MACBETH’: SIUC will performFROM PAGE 3

Shakespearean works,which makes it morechallenging, yet possiblymore enjoyable, to perform.

These challenges didn’tfaze Ponce, as he jumped atthe opportunity to step intoMacbeth’s shoes.

“I’ve always had aninterest in Shakespeare,” hesaid. “When someone does‘The Scottish Tragedy,’ youaudition for it becausenobody ever does ‘TheScottish Tragedy.’”

While Ponce enjoys hisrole, the content of“Macbeth” adds a challengeto his repertoire. The playtells the story of regicide,the killing of royalty, plottedby Lady Macbeth and herhusband to fulfill theprophecies of three witches,

known as the weird sisters.Director Segun Ojewuyi

has aimed to look at fourfactions of society in hispresentation: Church, state,military and the corporateworld.

These elements areexplored througheverything from the set andcostumes to the stagedirection and delivery oflines, said Anne Fletcher,one of four dramaturgesworking on the production.The costume design isadapted to fit a World War Imilitary and post-war style.

The four performanceslater this month cap off ayear-long project by SIUC’stheater department toexplore “Macbeth.”

[email protected]

CARBONDALE — Twowet and wild traditionsreturn to Southern IllinoisUniversity Carbondale onApril 30.

The 28th annual DocSpackman MemorialTriathlon and the 38thannual Great CardboardBoat Regatta share thespotlight. Both eventswelcome students, faculty,staff and the public asparticipants and asspectators. It’s an alcohol-free fun day. Refreshmentswill be available.

“There isn’t a better wayto spend a quality day at

our own campus lake, aswe celebrate the last ofApril before gearing up forfinal exams,” said KathyHollister, assistantdirector of specialpopulations forRecreational Sports andServices at SIUC. “

The triathlon beginswith sign-in from 6:30 to7:30 a.m. at CampusLake. The event includes a385-yard swim, a five-mile bicycle ride and atwo-mile run.Participants provide theirown equipment andcompete eitherindividually or in teams ofthree with each teammember completing oneleg of the race.

Participants shouldregister for the event by 6 p.m. April 28 at theStudent Recreation CenterAdministrative Office. Thecost is $15 for anindividual competitor or$25 for a three-personteam. Those registeringafter the deadline will pay$5 more. The competitionfield is limited to the first25 teams and 300individuals to sign up.

All ages are welcome atthis event, althoughparents must sign a waiverfor anyone younger thanage 18. If the combined ageof team members is 104 orless, the team willcompete in the juniordivision. Teams with acombined age of 105 orhigher will compete in thesenior division.

There are prizes for thetop male and femaleoverall, the top threefinishers in eachindividual age categoryand first place in eachteam category.

The boat regatta comesto the campus boat dockswith the first racebeginning at noon. Boatsof all shapes and sizes will

try to complete the u-shaped course withoutsinking.

Registration is from 10 a.m. until noon and thecost is $15 per boat. Forthose wanting to maketheir boat before race day,corrugated cardboard canbe purchased at thechemistry department inthe Neckers Building atSIUC. The cost is $3 for alarge flat sheet, and atypical boat takes aboutfour sheets to build.

Or, for the moreadventurous, an instantboat kit can be picked upthat morning at theregatta. The kit includesone 7-by-8 sheet ofcardboard, a box knife, anail and a small roll ofduct tape. There are alimited number of the kitsavailable so a lotterysystem will select thosewho get a boat kit andthen they get about twohours to finish their boats.Registration for “instant”boats is also $15.

Regatta organizersprovide kayak paddles,oars, paddles and lifepreservers forparticipants. There arefour race classifications.Class I is for boatspowered by canoe paddles,oars or kayak paddleswhile Class II is for boatswith paddle wheel,propeller, plunger or otherinnovative forms ofmuscle-power. No enginesof any kind arepermissible. The thirdclass is for instant boatsbuilt that morning and thefinal class is a youth racefor those ages 13 andyounger.

The top three finishersin each class will gettrophies. There are specialawards for the mostspectacular sinking andthe best use of cardboard.

— SIUC University Communications



PROVIDEDSIUC will host the 38th annual Great Cardboard Boat Regatta and the 28th annual DocSpackman Memorial Triathalon on April 30.

Mark your calendars for April 30 regatta, triathlon

Art EventSpring Pottery Sale:

Southern Clayworks, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday,April 19-20, breezeway ofFaner Hall near UniversityMuseum, SIUC; 618-437-2313.

Call For ArtCall for entries: Paducah

Photo ’11 Juried PhotographyExhibition; sponsored byYeiser Art Center, Paducah;open to all photographersworking in digital or filmphotography; deadline, earlysubmissions, April 24;deadline, late submissions,May 1; www.paducahphoto.com; [email protected]; 270-442-2453.

Herrinfesta entriessought: All Southern Illinoisartists are invited to enter theHerrinfesta Italiana ArtCompetition during MemorialWeekend, May 26-30;preregistration by May 6;www.herrinfesta.com/art [email protected].

Student artwork: Soughtfor Congressionalcompetition by studentartists living within the 19thCongressional District;deadline, Friday, May 6; 217-492-5090 orwww.shimkus.house.gov.

ExhibitsCivil War Era Quilts:

Southern Illinois Art &Artisans Center, Rend Lake,north of Benton; includes aquilt from Anna whose fabricsinclude both Union andConfederate uniforms, said tobe the sons of the maker; analbum quilt made by aneighbor of Abraham Lincolnand quilts made by mothersand sisters of soldiers; exit 77off of Interstate 57; hours,9 a.m. -5 p.m. daily; free;through Sept. 30; 618-629-2220.

Eldon Benz and Jo Kirch:Central Showcase at RealtyCentral, 1825 MurdaleShopping Center, Carbondale;photography; hours, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday and

9 a.m.-noon Saturday;through April 23.

Hookers, Lookers and HotMamas: Little Egypt ArtsCentre, Marion, downtownsquare; includes artistic rughookings, quilts, handmadebags, wall hangings and sewnbowls, artwork featuring quiltpaintings and fiber basedquilt collages; reception,5-7 p.m. Friday, April 29;through April 30; [email protected] or618-997-0421; www.littleegyptarts.com

Fantastic Fibers: Yeiser ArtCenter, 200 Broadway St.,Paducah; fiber used as theprimary medium; throughApril 30; 270-442-2453;www.theyeiser.org.

Mudd and Junk — Art byBonnie and Bill Shileny:anthill gallery & vintagecuriosities, 102 N. Front St.,Cobden; refreshments; rakuand horsehair pottery; artisticwelding; hours, noon-6 p.m.Thursday and Friday; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and noon-4p.m. Sunday; through April30; [email protected] 618-457-7641

Polly Winkler Mitchell:Paper artist, Corridor Gallery,Carbondale Civic Center;through the end of April; 618-457-5100.

Italian Suite: By CarolCarter, Main Gallery,Cedarhurst Center for theArts, Mount Vernon; paintingsof Italian cities andcountrysides; also, exhibitionshowcasing works from theSIUC Department of Cinemaand Photography, the BealGrand Corridor Gallery;through May 1; 618-242-1236.

Woman and Her Needs:Nikki May, The TribecaGallery, 127 Market HouseSquare, downtown Paducah;mixed media; through May 3.

The Essence of India: TheBrush, the Lens and the Light:The Work of Mary, Abrahamand Cynthia Pachikara,University Museum, SIUC;hours, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.Tuesdays-Fridays and from 1-4 p.m. Fridays; through May13; free.

Daffodils, Moths AndPonds: A show of originalphotographs and painting byRichard Cox, Weaver’sCottage, 1904 Bass Lane,Carbondale; through May 30;618-529-1413 [email protected].

A Joyful Journey: By JerryOliver, Harrisburg DistrictLibrary, 2 W. Walnut St.; hours,9 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Friday;10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and 1- 5 p.m.. Sunday: reception,2-4 p.m. Sunday, May 1;through June 4.

Pop Art: UniversityMuseum, SIUC; from themuseum’s print collection; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Fridayand 1-4 p.m. Saturday;through Sept. 23;www.museum.siu.edu or 618-453-5388.

Down On The Farm:Memories of Not That LongAgo, Logan Museum, 1613Edith St., Murphysboro;through mid-November; 618-303-0569 or [email protected].

Katherine Kuh: Creating aLegacy of Art for SIUC,University Museum, SIUC; artcritic for the “SaturdayReview,” and a curator for theArt Institute of Chicago;highlights some of the artKuh brought to campus; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Fridayand 1-4 p.m. Saturday;through May 2012;www.museum.siu.edu or 618-453-5388.

Sun and Raven TotemPole: Thirteen-foot totempole crafted more than 60years ago by native Tlingitpeople in Alaska; UniversityMuseum, SIUC; 10 a.m.-4p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 1-4p.m. Saturday;www.museum. siu.edu or618-453-5388.

Rotating art exhibitions:anthill gallery, 102 N. FrontSt., Cobden; original works bymore than 50 SouthernIllinois artists; ceramics,painting, photography, woodturning, jewelry, mosaics,stained glass, fibers,blacksmithing and finemetals; www.anthillgallery.com.

Ongoing art exhibit:Photographs of JuhreeVeach, mosaics from JanetAltoff and sculpture fromTom Horn, StarViewVineyards, 5100 Wing HillRoad, Cobden; 618-893-9463 or www.starviewvineyards.com.

Jo Loomis: WilliamsonCounty Pavilion, Marion; 20paintings; 618-889-5330 [email protected].

ReceptionRickert-Ziebold Award

competition reception:5:30-8 p.m. Friday, April 15,The Surplus Gallery, 432 S.Washington St., Carbondale;award presentation, 6:30p.m. Friday; features art workby seniors in the SIUC Schoolof Art and Design; throughSaturday, April 16; hours,10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursdayand Friday and 10 a.m.-noonSaturday.



Jerry Oliver’swork on displayin Harrisburg

HARRISBURG —The work ofMetropolis’ JerryOliver will be ondisplay at theHarrisburg DistrictLibrary throughJune 4.

Oliver, who isself-taught, worksin oils, watercolors,wood burning andpainting. Her workis in severalcollections acrossthe United States.She describes herexperiences as a“Joyful Journey,” the name of this exhibit, and canshare a story behind each piece of art.

A reception is scheduled for 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday,May 1, at the library, 2 W. Walnut St.

— Adam Testa

PROVIDEDWork by Jerry Oliver will be ondisplay through June 4 atHarrisburg District Library. Areception is planned for 2 to 4 p.m.Sunday, May 1, at the library.


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Mind, 9 p.m.JOHNSTON CITYLLiinneemmeenn’’ss LLoouunnggee:: Sixx Killer Band, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.MARIONHHiiddeeoouutt RReessttaauurraanntt:: Bob Pina, 5:30-9:30 p.m.MMaarriioonn EEaagglleess:: Roger Black Band, 8 p.m.-midnightRRaammeesssseess:: Mixed CompanyTHOMPSONVILLELLiioonn’’ss CCaavvee:: Swing “N” Country Band, 7-9:30 p.m.OOlldd CCoouunnttrryy SSttoorree DDaannccee BBaarrnn:: Lil’ Boot & Classic

Country, 7:30- 10:30 p.m.

CARBONDALETTrreess HHoommbbrreess:: SIU

Dub Club, 10:30 p.m.MARIONHHiiddeeoouutt RReessttaauurraanntt::

Mel Goot, 6-8 p.m.

CARBONDALETTrreess HHoommbbrreess:: Grateful Dead

Night w/ ADCB, 10 p.m.UUnnddeerrggrroouunndd GGrriillll && PPuubb:: Rip Lee

Pryor, 7-9 p.m.HHiiddeeoouutt RReessttaauurraanntt:: Bob Pina,

piano 5:30-8:30 p.m.PPKK’’ss:: Tim WhitefordMARIONHHiiddeeoouutt RReessttaauurraanntt:: Bob Pina,

6-9 p.m.THOMPSONVILLELLiioonn’’ss CCaavvee:: Mike’s Band,

7-10 p.m.WEST FRANKFORTCCoollyyeerr’’ss:: Righteous Rebel Band,

7-11 p.m.WWBB RRaanncchh BBaarrnn:: WB Ranch Band,

6:30-9:30 p.m.

BENTONDuncan Dance Barn:: Spring

Pond Opry Band, 6:30-9:30 p.m.

CARBONDALEHHaannggaarr 99:: The Dirt Daubers/The

Dirt Choir/Kid TigerPPKK’’ss:: Alex KirtTTrreess HHoommbbrreess:: Neighborhood

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DIRECTIONS & DIGITS

2200’’ss HHiiddeeoouutt RReessttaauurraanntt:: 2602Wanda Drive, Marion 618-997-8325

AAnnnnaa VVFFWW:: 70 VFW Lane, Anna 618-833-5182

CCoolloonnii’’ss BBaarr && GGrriillll:: 3 Park Plaza,Herrin 618-988-5341

CCoorrnneerr DDaannccee HHaallll:: 200 Franklin St.,Whittington 618-303-5266

CCoouulltteerrvviillllee VVFFWW:: 511 VFW St.,Coulterville 618-758-9009

DDuunnccaann DDaannccee BBaarrnn:: 13545 SpringPond Road, Benton 618-435-6161

GGaattssbbyyss BBaarr && BBiilllliiaarrddss:: 610 SIllinois Ave Carbondale 618-549-9234

HHaannggaarr 99:: 511 S. Illinois Ave.,Carbondale; 618-549-0511.

IInnaa CCoommmmuunniittyy BBuuiillddiinngg:: 504 ElmSt., Ina 618-315-2373

JJoohhnn BBrroowwnn’’ss oonn tthhee SSqquuaarree:: 1000Tower Square, Marion 618-997-2909

KKeeyy WWeesstt:: 1108 W. Main, Carbondale618-351-5998

LLiinneemmeenn’’ss LLoouunnggee:: 100 E. Broadway,Johnston City

LLiioonn’’ss CCaavvee:: South Street,Thompsonville 618-218-4888

MMaacckk’’ss LLaakkee ooff EEggyypptt MMaarriinnaa:: 12024Laguna Drive, Lake of Egypt

MMaaddddiiee’’ss PPuubb aanndd GGrruubb:: 14960Illinois 37, Johnston City 618-983-8107

MMaarriioonn AAmmeerriiccaann LLeeggiioonn:: LongstreetRoad, Marion 618-997-6168

MMaarriioonn EEaagglleess:: Rural Route 3,Marion 618-993-6300

MMaarriioonn YYoouutthh CCeenntteerr:: 211 E.Boulevard St., Marion 618-922-7853

MMoolllliiee’’ss:: 107 E. Union St., Marion618-997-3424

MMuurrpphhyyssbboorroo EEllkkss LLooddggee:: 1809Shomaker Drive Murphysboro618-684-4541.

OOlldd CCoouunnttrryy SSttoorree DDaannccee BBaarrnn:: MainStreet, Thompsonville 618-218-4676

OOrriieenntt AAmmeerriiccaann LLeeggiioonn:: 404Jackson St., Orient 618-932-2060

OOuuttllaawwzz DDaannccee CClluubb:: 10032 SamuelRoad, Carterville 618-922-0610

PPaarrkk PPllaazzaa PPuubb:: 3 Park Plaza, Herrin,618-988-1556

PPeerrffeecctt SShhoott BBaarr && BBiilllliiaarrddss:: 3029 S.Park Ave., Herrin, 618-942-4655

PPiinncchh PPeennnnyy PPuubb//CCooppppeerr DDrraaggoonn::700 E. Grand, Carbondale 618-549-3348

PPKK’’ss:: 308 S. Illinois Ave., Carbondale618-529-1124

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TTaavveerrnn oonn 1100tthh: 224 S. 10th St.,Mount Vernon 618-244-7821

TTrraacckkssiiddee DDaannccee BBaarrnn:: 104 Rock St.,Spillertown 618-993-3035

TTrraaiillss EEnndd LLooddggee:: 1425 SkylineDrive, Cobden 618-893-6135

TTrreess HHoommbbrreess:: 119 N. WashingtonSt., Carbondale 618-457-3308

UUnnddeerrggrroouunndd GGrriillll && PPuubb:: 717 S.University Ave., Carbondale 618-351-0171

WWBB RRaanncchh BBaarrnn:: 1586 PershingRoad, West Frankfort 618-937-3718

WWhhiittee AAsshh BBaarrnn:: 207 Potter St.,White Ash 618-997-4979

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ZZeeiigglleerr EEaagglleess: 114 N. Main St.,Zeigler 618-596-5651

WEEK OF APRIL 14-20

SUNDAYCARBONDALEKKeeyy WWeesstt:: Blue Plate Specials,

8 p.m.-midnightMARIONHHiiddeeoouutt RReessttaauurraanntt:: Jeff White,

noon-2 p.m.HHiiddeeoouutt RReessttaauurraanntt:: Cynthia

Fligel, 6-8 p.m.MMaarriioonn EEaagglleess:: Roger Black Band,

6-10 p.m.

CCRRAAVVIINNGG KKAARRAAOOKKEE??

Blue Sky Vineyard: 3150 S. Rocky ComfortRoad, Makanda; 618-995-9463 orwww.blueskyvineyard.com

The Bluffs Vineyard and Winery: 140Buttermilk Hill Road, Ava; 618-763-4447 orwww.thebluffswinery.com.

Lau-Nae Winery: 1522 Illinois 3, Red Bud; 618-282-9463 or www.lau-naewinery.com

Rustle Hill Winery: US 51, Cobden; 618-893-2700 or www.rustlehillwinery.com

StarView Vineyards: 5100 Wing Hill Road,Cobden; 618 893-9463 orstarviewvineyards.com

Von Jakob Orchard: 230 Illinois 127, Alto Pass;618-893-4600 or www.vonjakobvineyard.com

Von Jakob Vineyard: 1309 Sadler Road,Pomona; 618-893-4500 orwww.vonjakobvineyard.com

Amy Speace: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Cousin Andy’sCoffeehouse, Fellowship Hall of the Church ofthe Good Shepherd, United Church of Christ,515 Orchard Drive, Carbondale; $10; students,$5; www.cousinandy.org.

Magician David Ranalli: Comical sleight ofhand, 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, The BlueMartin, 215 E. Main St., Carbondale; 618-549-4326; www.thebluemartin.com.

WineriesRural Kings:

6-9 p.m. Friday, RustleHill Winery

Randy Webb: 6:30-9:30 p.m. Friday,Lau-Nae Winery

Bill Harper: 2-5 p.m.Saturday, Blue SkyVineyard

Ronnie Lee:3-6 p.m., Saturday, VonJakob Vineyard

The Dirt Choir:2-6 p.m. Saturday,StarView Vineyards

Ray Martin: 2-5 p.m.Saturday, Rustle HillWinery

Calex: 4-8 p.m.Saturday,The BluffsWinery

Ivas John Band:6-9 p.m. Saturday,Rustle Hill Winery

Dave Caputo Duo:3-6 p.m., Sunday, VonJakob Orchard

Carmen & Grant:2-5 p.m. Sunday, BlueSky Vineyard

Steve Kirn: 4-8 p.m.Sunday,The BluffsWinery

Giant City Slickers:8 p.m. Wednesday,Rustle Hill Winery

MARIONHHiiddeeoouutt RReessttaauurraanntt::

Mel Goot, 6-8 p.m.MMaarriioonn YYoouutthh CCeenntteerr::

Ragtag Band,7-10 p.m.

MONDAY WEDNESDAY

David Lee Murphyhasn’t had a recordout since 2004, but

today he’s sitting on top ofthe country music world.

Nearly a decade ago, theHerrin native decided tofocus on songwriting in aneffort to escape thetorturous grind of nonstoptouring to promote themandatory release of onenew album per year, thenrelying on radio airplayand concert ticket sales toearn a living.

Songwriters have thebenefit of working close tohome and sleeping in theirown bed each night.Murphy chose this routebecause he had threeyoung sons. He wanted towatch them grow intoperson, instead of throughpictures.

To top it off, songwritingcan be a lucrativebusiness. If a writerconsistently cranks out hitmaterial, his mailboxquickly fills up with heftyroyalty checks.

April has been a terrificmonth for Murphy. Twoweeks ago, his tune “AreYou Gonna Kiss Me orNot” hit No. 1 for new actThompson Square. Lastweek, the tune was nosed-out in the final hours ofthe chart week and fell toNo. 2.

However, Murphy alsowas at No. 5 on the chartslast week with the KennyChesney’s summeranthem “Live A Little,” atune with a thunderousAC/DC type intro that heis using as his openingsong for his monster 2011world tour.

Murphy said he washappy to provide the act-breaking tune forThompson Square, thehusband-wife duo ofKeifer and ShawnaThompson. A year ago,both members of thecouple were working asbartenders at The Wheel, abar on Nashville’s LowerBroadway.

“I’m tickled to death tohave a No. 1 record. It’s agreat feeling whensomething you createdreaches the top of thecharts,” Murphy said,during a telephoneinterview Tuesday. “Theycut it at Sound StageStudio, the same studiowhere I recorded ‘PartyCrowd’ and ‘Dust on theBottle.’ I knew they justkilled it. I told them,‘Doggone, you guys justcut a hit.’”

Ironically, ThompsonSquare will perform thesong in Murphy’s oldstomping grounds on May30 when they open forSavannah Jack and TheBand Perry at HerrinFestaItaliana.

Murphy said it isdifficult for an act likeThompson Square —which is signed toindependent Stoney CreekRecords — to competeagainst major acts frommajor labels with deeppockets for promotion.

“It’s so tough for thelittle guys on independentlabels,” Murphy said. “It’slike building race cars inyour backyard and racin’NASCAR. It’s hard to pullit off. We barely missedout of staying No. 1 for asecond week, but gotnosed out at the wire byZac Brown.”

Murphy said theChesney song “Live aLittle” was written at his farm on the outskirts

of Nashville.“I gave a copy of the

demo to Doug (Casmus, hislongtime manager). Heplayed it for Buddy(Cannon, Kenny Chesney’srecord producer). Buddygave it to Kenny and heflipped over it,” Murphysaid. “Kenny called me acouple months ago and wemade a surpriseappearance at a little bar intown. We were on his buslater that night and he toldme he had cut it.”

Chesney had a hit in2006 with “Living in FastForward,” another songwritten by Murphy.

Although Chesney isnow a superstar, Murphysaid he is quick to remindthe beach-loving singerthat many years ago heserved as the opening actfor the Southern Illinoisnative when theyperformed at theRattlesnake Roundup inDothan, Ala.

Murphy’s ability as asongwriter was firstdisplayed in 1985, when hewrote “Red Roses Won’tWork Now” for RebaMcEntire.

There are plenty of ironsin the fire for Murphy. He

inked the new RandyHouser tune, “In God’sTime.” He also has cuts byRodney Atkins, RonnieDunn, Jake Owen andTrace Adkins that couldturn into singles.

“I just write them andkeep my fingers crossed.Once they get cut, it’s likesalmon swimming

upstream. Some of themmake it and some of themdon’t,” the 1977 HerrinHigh School graduate says.“The secret is to never letup. You have to keepwriting and creating newthings. If you don’t, youmight be retired before youknow it.”

Murphy will be in

concert May 13 in Rockfordand has a tour of Canadaplanned for July. Hisagenda also includesplanning a concert tour inAustralia, with possibleappearances in Hawaii.

VINCE HOFFARD can bereached at 618-658-9095 [email protected].


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Herrin native David Lee Murphy sticking with songwriting after hitsCCOOUUNNTTRRYY SSCCEENNEEVince Hoffard

Herrin nativeDavid LeeMurphy wrotethe No. 1 hit ‘AreYou Gonna KissMe Or Not,’performed byThompsonSquare. He hasalso writen hitsfor KenneyChesney andReba McIntire.

PROVIDED

BY VINCE HOFFARDFOR THE SOUTHERN

MOUNT VERNON —Country Music Hall ofFame members LorettaLynn, Charlie Pride, MelTillis and Ray Price mayhave never gotten theircareers off the ground if ithadn’t been for world-classmusicians like DougJernigan and Joe Wrightworking behind the scenes.

Jernigan and Wright areelite steel guitarists. Theyhave worked countlesshours in grueling late-night sessions at topNashville studios,ultimately creating theinstantly identifiablesignature lick for manyclassic country tunes.

They will be joined byother superstars of theinstrument like JeffSurratt, Lynn Owsley, MikeSigler, Eddie Dunlap andScotty Henderson at the11th annual SouthernIllinois Steel Guitar Showat the Holiday Inn in

Mount Vernon.The event kicks off at

11 a.m. today and featurescontinuous music fromlocal and national talent forthree consecutive days.Tickets are $8 for today, $15for Friday and $20 forSaturday. A three-day passis available for $38. Formore ticket information,call 618-218-2517 or 618-932-0211.

Vendors will be at theshow selling items relatedto the steel guitar industry.

In an effort to appeal to awider fan base this year,organizers are bringing innational vocal talent toaccompany the steel guitarlegends. The headliningvocalist this year is LeonaWilliams.

“Leona is an outstandingsinger. Through the years,she has become goodfriends with many of ourfeatured steel guitarists,”said Dow Smith, a boardmember of the SouthernIllinois Productions, thenonprofit group that hosts

the show each year.“Our crowds have been

growing every year, butunless you are a hardcoretraditional country musicenthusiast, you don’trecognize the big nameplayers until we talk aboutwho they played for. In ouropinion, the vocals andmusic are equallyimportant. By bringing in abig-name singer, we areproviding vocal support forthe pickers and becomingmore appealing to theaverage country music fan.”

Williams has beenperforming professionallysince 1958 and alwaysseemed to be ahead of hertime. She released a 1971single titled “Country Girlwith Hot Pants On” and,with her “San Quentin’sFirst Lady” album in 1976,she became the first femalecountry singer to record analbum from prison.

A native of Missouri,Williams was married toMerle Haggard from 1978-83. She wrote chart-topping singles “SomedayWhen Things Are Good”and “You Take Me for

Granted” for her husband.She also had tunes cut byGeorge Jones, RandyTravis, Willie Nelson, GeneWatson and TammyWynette.

Williams charted eightsingles during her career.Her biggest hit was “TheBull And The Beaver,” aduet with Haggard. Shewill soon release abluegrass album withspecial appearances byRhonda Vincent, VinceGill, Pam Tillis and others.

Jernigan will accompanyWilliams during Saturday’sgrand finale. He is knownfor his blazing speed.During his distinguishedcareer, he has played in theroad bands of Little JimmyDickens, David Houston,Johnny Paycheck and FaronYoung.

Wright is a long-timecrowd favorite. He spentmany years traveling withCharlie Pride and keeps theaudience on the edge oftheir seat with his dynamicshowmanship.

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MOUNT VERNON — The award-winning Jasper String Quartet willtake the stage at 7:30 p.m.Saturday, April 16, at CedarhurstCenter for the Arts, 2600 RichviewRoad, as the final event of the2010-11 Cedarhurst ChamberMusic series.

Originally formed at OberlinConservatory, the Jaspers beganpursuing a professional career

when they became RiceUniversity’s graduate quartet-in-residence in 2006 studying with James Dunham, NormanFischer, and Kenneth Goldsmith.The quartet continued their studies at Yale University, studyingwith the Tokyo String Quartet, andhas performed across the UnitedStates and in Canada, Norway,England, Italy and Japan.

The quartet is dedicated toperforming pieces emotionallysignificant to its members rangingfrom Haydn and Beethoventhrough Ligeti, Webern and Ades.

Tickets for the concert are $20 foradults, $18 for students and $5 forstudents and music teachers. Theycan be purchased at Cedarhurst inadvance or at the door.

— Adam Testa


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Jasper String Quartet to close out Cedarhurst series

Jasper String Quartetwill perform at 7:30

p.m. Saturday, April 16,at Cedarhurst Centerfor the Arts in Mount

Vernon. Theperformance closesout the Cedarhurst

Chamber Music Series.

PROVIDED

CARBONDALE — TheSouthern Illinois ChamberMusic Society will presenta collaborative blend ofclassical and jazz music at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 17, atthe Unitarian Fellowship,105 N. Parrish Lane.

The concert featuresIllinois’ premiere jazzgroup the NewArts Jazztet,as well as violinist MichaelBarta, violist AurelienPetillot and pianist Yuko

Kato from Southern IllinoisUniversity Carbondale.

The show will feature avariety of music rangingfrom Eastern European toAfrican American gospelsand spirituals.

Proceeds from theconcert supportscholarships for SIUCmusic students, some ofwho will be in attendanceat the event. Tickets are$15 for general admission

and $3 for students.They can be purchased at

the door.— Adam Testa

Diversity on display at chambermusic society concert Sunday

PROVIDEDSouthern Illinois Chamber Music Society will present a concertat 3 p.m. Sunday, April 17, at Unitarian Fellowship in Carbondale.

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CARBONDALE —Award-winning folksinger/songwriter AmySpeace’s new album is theproduct of a life throwninto transition.

After spending severalyears in Manhattan,Brooklyn and New Jersey,she suddenly found herselfin a new environment, theSouth. As she bade farewellto her Jersey Cityapartment, she began workon “Land Like a Bird,” hernewest release thatcontains personalgoodbyes to people andplaces of her East Coastpast.

“Life takes its twists and

turns, and as much as Iloved Manhattan, I felt theending of one chapter andthe beginning of another,”she said. “Relief andanticipation went hand inhand with the grieving.”

Speace has toured withJudy Collins, NanciGriffith and Shawn Colvin,and her song “Weight ofthe World” was ranked No.4 Folk Song of the Decadein 2010.

She will perform aconcert at 7:30 p.m.Friday, April 15, at CousinAndy’s Coffeehouse, 515Orchard St. Tickets are$10.

— Adam Testa

Amy Speace to ‘Land Like a Bird’ in Carbondale

PROVIDEDAmy Speace will perform at7:30 p.m. Friday, April 15, atCousin Andy’s Coffeehouse,515 Orchard St. in Carbondale.

Southern IllinoisSouthern Illinois Steel

Guitar Show: 10 a.m.-9 p.m.Thursday-Saturday, April 14-16, Holiday Inn and ConferenceCenter, Mount Vernon;$8/$20; three-day pass, $38;618-218-2517.

Tokyo String Quartet: 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 15,Shryock Auditorium, SIUC;$10-$49; www.southernticketsonline.com or 618-453-6000.

Inside The Bach’s: 7:30p.m., Friday-Saturday, April 15-16, Old Baptist FoundationRecital Hall, SIUC; free.

Jasper String Quartet:7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 16,Cedarhurst Center for theArts, Mount Vernon;$20/$18/ $5;www.cedarhurst.org;www.jasperquartet.com.

The Great Collaborators V:Tri-College Choral Showcasefeaturing the choral programsfrom John A. Logan College,Rend Lake College andSoutheastern Illinois College,2 p.m. Sunday, April 17, LoganCollege, Carterville; free; 618-985-3741.

Southern Illinois ChamberMusic Society: Featuring theNew Arts Jazztet, 3 p.m.

Sunday, April 17, CarbondaleUnitarian Fellowship, 105North Parrish Lane; $15/$3;618-536-8742.

Faculty Brass Quintet: 7:30p.m. Monday, April 18, OldBaptist Foundation RecitalHall, SIUC, free; 618-536-8742.

Southern Illinois CivicOrchestra and SymphonicBand: 7:30 p.m. Thursday,April 21, Shryock Auditorium,SIUC; $12/$6; 618-536-8742or www.southernticketsonline.com.

Live at the Grand OleVarsity: 6 p.m. Thursday, April21, Varsity Center For The Arts,Carbondale; $20; 618-453-6000.

Spring concert: 7 p.m.Thursday, April 21, Rend LakeCollege Theatre, Ina; 618-437-5321,

Dub 57 Music Festival:noon Friday, April 22 to noon,Sunday, April 24, Club 57, 203N. Duncan Lane, Dix; 18 andup; 618-751-4086.

Isabelle Demers: Organist,7:30 p.m. Friday, April 29,Shryock Auditorium, SIUC;free; 618-536-8742.

Apples and Handgrenades:7 p.m. Saturday, April 30,Liberty Theater, 1333 WalnutSt., Murphysboro; all ages; $5;

www.applesandhandgrenades.com.

Willie Nelson CountryThrowdown Tour: June 11,World Shooting andRecreational Complex, Sparta;$55; www.countrythrowdown.com.

IndianaThe Marlinaires: 7 p.m.

Saturday, April 16, Boot CityOpry, 11800 S. Highway 41,Terre Haute; $11; www.bootcityopry.com or 812-299-8379.

KentuckyKentucky Opry Talent

Search: 7:30 p.m. Saturday,April 16, Kentucky Opry, 88Chilton Lane, Benton, Ky.; $16-$7.50; eliminations; 270-527-7869 or www.kentuckyopry.com.

Triumphant: PaducahSymphony Orchestra, 7 p.m.Saturday, April 16, CarsonCenter, Paducah; $15/$40;270-450-4444;www.thecarsoncenter.org.

MissouriCeltic Woman: Songs from

the Heart, 7:30 p.m. May 2,Show Me Center, CapeGirardeau; 573-651-5000.

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New on DVD ‘Easter Parade’ to play at Liberty TheaterMURPHYSBORO — Irving Berlin’s 1948 classic

“Easter Parade” will be shown at 7 p.m. Saturday,April 16, at the historic Liberty Theater in downtownMurphysboro.

Starring Judy Garland and Fred Astaire, the movietells the story of dancing team Don Hewes andNadine Hale. Hale decides to take her career on itsown path, and Hewes finds himself a new partner.Eventually, this new duo is offered a spot with thesame dance company where Hale performs. The trioquickly find themselves involved in a complicatedtriangle of love and dance.

Donations are requested for admission. Proceedssupport ongoing renovation and revitalization effortsat the theater.

— Adam Testa

CARTERVILLE — Walker’s Bluff will launch its 2011movie season with a 7:40 p.m. screening of AcademyAward-nominated “Toy Story 3” on Friday, April 22.

Admission to this and other Friday night films isfree. Through the rest of the summer, other movies,including “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows,Part I,” “Iron Man 2” and “Yogi Bear,” will be shown.

Scheduled films include:May 13: “Post Grad”May 27: “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows,

Part I”July 1: “The Sandlot”Other events will be added in the future. Walker’s

Bluff is at 14400 Meridian Road.— Adam Testa

Walker’s Bluff launches ‘Film Friday’ series

CARBONDALE —Southern Illinois nativeJon Merz will be making atrip back home, as he andhis band Soul Track Mindwill perform Saturday,April 16, at Tres Hombres,119 N. Washington.

Soul Track Mind blends1960s and 70s-era souland R&B with flares ofjazz, blues, funk and dancerhythms to deliver aunique knockout punchwith a sound deeplyrooted in retro convictionsthat feels fresh andmodern.

The group released itsdebut album “Ghost of

Soul” last year. Merz,originally fromCarbondale, plays

trombone and percussionfor the eight-man group.

— Adam Testa

Soul Track Mind concert brings native back home

PROVIDEDSoul Track Mind will perform Saturday, April 16, at TresHombres, 119 N. Washington in Carbondale.

Harry Potter and theDeathly Hollows, Part I: AsHarry races against timeand evil to destroy theHorcruxes, he uncoversthe existence of three mostpowerful objects in thewizarding world: theDeathly Hallows. StarringDaniel Radcliffe, RupertGrint and Emma Watson.Directed by David Yates.Rated PG-13.

Country Strong: A risingcountry-music songwritersparks with a fallen star.Together, they mount hisascent and her comeback,which leads to romanticcomplications involvingher husband/manager anda beauty queen-turned-singer. Starring GwynethPaltrow and Tim McGraw.Directed by Shana Feste.Rated PG-13.

Summer in Genoa: A manmoves his two daughtersto Italy after their motherdies in a car accident, inorder to revitalize theirlives. Genova changes allthree of them as theyoungest daughter startsto see the ghost of hermother, while the olderone discovers hersexuality. Starring ColinFirth, Catherine Keener,Hope Davis and WillaHolland. Directed byMichael Winterbottom.Rated R.

— Adam Testa

‘Rio’ ***1/2

Rated PG for mild off colorhumor; starring the voicesof Jesse Eisenberg, AnneHathaway, Leslie Mann,George Lopez, TracyMorgan and Jamie Foxx;directed by CarlosSaldanha; opening Fridayat ShowPlace 8 inCarbondale and IllinoisCentre 8 in Marion.

BY ROGER MOOREMCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE NEWS

It doesn’t take fourminutes for “Rio” to setitself apart from all the“Ice Age” movies theanimators at Blue Skymade before it. A rainforest filled with parrots,macaws, cockatoos andtoucans sing and dancethe samba in a flyingdelirium of color.

And then the poachersshow up.

Comical, colorful,wonderfully cast andbeautifully animated,“Rio” is the first Blue Skymovie that could becompared to the best ofPixar. It weighs weightysubjects with a lighttouch, embraces themusic of the culture itvisits and deliversdelights like few cartoonsthis side of the GoldenAge of Disney.

This is an adventurecomedy about endangeredspecies set to a rump-shaking beat.

Blu, given a witty,nervous nerdy voice bythe wonderful JesseEisenberg, was nabbedduring the bird-nappingexpedition in theopening. He tumbles intothe hands of little Lindaand they grow up in

Moose Lake, Minn.,devoted to each other.

Fifteen years later, agoofy scientist (RodrigoSantoro) talks shy,homebody Linda (LeslieMann) into bringing Bluto Rio de Janeiro. Blu isthe last male ceruleanblue macaw and there’s afemale blue macaw whohas to be his Miss Right.Of course, the spunky,jungle-savvy Jewel (AnneHathaway) wants nothingfrom Blu but his helpescaping. That’s tricky, ashe never learned how tofly. And he doesn’t get hermania for freedom.

“I wouldn’t expect a petto understand,” shehisses.

And then they’re

poached, again, by a gangof thieves with a wickedpet cockatoo (a perfectJemaine Clement). Themacaws will have to learnto work together. Andthey’ll need the help of afriendly, henpeckedtoucan (George Lopez), acouple of streetwise,crooning/rappingsongbirds (Jamie Foxx,will. i. am) and a daffybulldog (Tracy Morgan) topull this off.

All this happens duringCarnival, Brazil’snationwide party ofcostumed parades, anorgy of glitter and song.The film showcases, indazzling animated digital3-D, the glories of Rioand this festival.

Native Brazilian director

Carlos Saldanha may haveearned his bones withthose obscenelysuccessful “Ice Age”movies, but give him aproject close to his heart— he co-scripted this —and the movie just sings. Literally. SergioMendes consulted on themusic, and from theassorted sambas andinsertion of “The Girlfrom Ipanema” to thebossa nova beat of othertunes — it shows.

“I poop on people,”Clement croons in a songhe wrote, “and blame iton the seagulls.”

There isn’t a bad voicein the mix. And givingsomebody with Lopez’stiming the job of gettingthe two non-lovebirds

together pays off,and how.

“Young love, always somelodramatic.”

The songs themselvesdon’t compare withDisney’s best, evenClement’s wickedly funny“Pretty Bird.”

But “Rio” is such adelight, so much betterthan anything we’ve seenin animated form thisyear, that you won’t mindthe 3-D premium prices,you won’t hate that yourchildren want to watchthe BluRay over and overagain when it comes outon video, and won’t dreadthe compulsion they’llfeel to do sequels — lotsand lots of sequels — andprobably spoil it as theydo.


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Rated R for strong bloodyviolence, language andsome teen drinking;starring Neve Campbell,Emma Roberts, HaydenPanettiere, Courtney Cox,David Arquette, RoryCulkin; directed by WesCraven; opening Friday atShowPlace 8 inCarbondale and IllinoisCentre 8 in Marion.

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“Scream,” that cutlery,cleavage and quipsfranchise, returns to life —sort of — with “Scream 4”(or “Scre4m”), anothersashay down self-aware“meta-movie” lane withdirector Wes Craven andwriter Kevin Williamson.It’s a fitfully amusing, notremotely scary slasherpicture that refuses to takeits own advice, one drilledinto our heads (notliterally, praise be) by themovie itself:

“Don’t (bleep) with theoriginal!”

As a “Don’t open thatdoor!” thriller thatinvolves us, connects uswith characters andfrightens us, it fails.

As a satire of the MediaGeneration, drunken,horror-obsessed cellphoneand viral video-addictedteenagers, it stumbles.Somebody explain“Twitter” and “texting”and “live streaming” tothose geezers Williamsonand Craven.

But as a tribute to theoriginal movie, it more orless succeeds. The

survivors of that series —older, a tad wiser andshowing their mileage —are back. So Williamsonand Craven have made an“In Praise of OlderWomen” for the horrorcrowd — a showcase forNeve Campbell andCourteney Cox, first-generation “Scream”-ers.

The movie staggers outof the starting gate with a“meta” take on the whole“How do you top theoriginal?” post-modernisthorror movie thatcomments on horrormovies. It begins with amovie within a moviewithin a movie, all playingthe same “Who is this?”phone game from the erabefore caller ID. (Amongthose in the fake films areKristen Bell and Oscarwinner Anna Paquin.)

Every character in thesefilms-within-films notes“It’s been done to death,”but nobody listens.

Eventually we transitionto historic Woodsboro, thetown where “it allhappened.” “Ghostface”found a big knife, donneda mask inspired by afamous painting and wentafter all the buxom babesin town ... and Campbell.

It’s the anniversary ofthe original mass murders,which were turned intopopular books by GaleWeathers (Cox) and into astring of hit “Stab” horrormovies. Now SidneyPrescott (Campbell) hasher own book, aboutsurviving all the variousnut-with-a-knife assaultsshe endured. Her bookpublicity tour brings herback to Woodsboro. And itall begins again.

The new group of tartyteens under the threat ofGhostface are HaydenPanettiere, Emma Robertsand Marielle Jaffe. The“new” horror movie nerdsare Rory Culkin — yes,those Culkins — and ErikKnudsen.

Same old incompetentcop, only now Dewey(David Arquette) is sheriffand is married to Gale, anex-journalist whosewriting career has dried upuntil the killings startagain. Same phone calls.Same pointless, heartlessattacks. Same entrails.

Professionalism hidesthe sense that Craven andWilliamson feel any “Allthese years later, and thisis what they’ll let me do?”frustration. But fromcasting look-alikes insome of the kid roles inthis “reboot” to theextremes Williamson hasto go to to keep characters— any of them — fromdialing 911, pulling a pistolor generally being cautious or fightingback — the fatigue isthere.

At least the dialogue hasthat same snarky snap —“She fears The Reaper,”one quips; “She’s on thecutting room floor”Ghostface hisses toanother, putting in movieterms the mayhem he iscreating.

But it’s hard not to seeWilliamson rolling hiseyes as he typed out thisargument. Heaven knows Idid.

“You’ve over-thinkingit!”

“Am I? Or is the personwriting this under-thinking it?”

STUDIOCourtney Cox stars in ‘Scream 4,’ which opens Friday at ShowPlace 8 in Carbondale and IllinoisCentre 8 in Marion.

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