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Art EventsThursday Night Live:

Food, music, artists, 5-8 p.m.Thursdays, CedarhurstCenter for the Arts,Richview Road, MountVernon; through Aug. 29;www.cedarhurst.org; 618-242-1236

ExhibitsDreams and Visions: By

Marie Samuel, north wall ofLittle Egypt Art Association,downtown Marion; exhibit ofmixed media works; throughJuly 30; 618-889-4145

Centennial Celebration:Mounds African AmericanMuseum, now through Sept.14; hours, 2-5 p.m. Saturdayand Sunday; 618-745-6183;[email protected]

Mel Garbark: ARetrospective, HarrisburgDistrict Library; a naturalistand conservationist,Garbark is exhibiting 28acrylic paintings of wildlifeand landscapes; throughSept. 8

Featured painting:Created by Amy R. “MissBirdie” Kirkpatrick Aug. 7,1912, now on display at theAnna Arts Center, 117 W.Davie St., Anna; hours,9 a.m. – noon, Mondaythrough Friday; through July

Contemporary Fiber Art &Sculpture: Southern IllinoisArt & Artisans Center, 14967Gun Creek Trail, Whittington;

contemporary quilts byIllinois artisans and narrative ceramic sculpturesby Robin Power; through July 14; hours, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily; 618-629-2220; www.museum.state.il.us

Brave New World: The Artof the Book in the DigitalAge, Cedarhurst Center forthe Arts, Richview Road,Mount Vernon; through July21; www.cedarhurst.org; 618-242-1236

Ghost Wall 115: By ChrisRadtke, Cedarhurst Centerfor the Arts, Richview Road,Mount Vernon; the units inthe sculpture are based onthe artist’s own cubicmeasurements translatedinto box-like vessels; locatedin Beal Grand CorridorGallery; through July 21;www.cedarhurst.org; 618-242-1236

Art Time IlluminatedLetters: Cedarhurst Centerfor the Arts, Richview Road,Mount Vernon; exhibits thework of Shrode Art Center’safter-school art classstudents; located in the BeckFamily Center Gallery;through July 21; www.cedarhurst.org; 618-242-1236

Alma Petry Light Show:Cedarhurst Center for theArts, Richview Road, MountVernon; vessels created outof a variety of recycled paperand cardboard; located inThe Regenhardt Gallery;through July 21; www.

cedarhurst.org; 618-242-1236

The University Schoolexhibit: University Museum,SIU; coincides with a reunionof graduates of the modelhigh school that was part ofcampus from 1874 to 1971;now through July 26;www.museum.siu.edu; 618-453-5388

100th Anniversary ofUniversity Housing:University Museum, SIU;celebrates residential life oncampus; now through July26; www.museum.siu.edu; 618-453-5388

The L. Brent KingtonMemorial Exhibit: UniversityMuseum, SIU; honors thelate metalsmith andprofessor of art, L. BrentKington; now through July26; www.museum.siu.edu; 618-453-5388

Joan Skiver-Levy:Exhibition of Mixed MediumPastiche Collages,Crossroads CoffeeCompany, Carterville;through July: www.joanskiverlevy.com: 618-985-1080

North Window Artist:Linda Martin, paintings, TheLittle Egypt Arts AssociationArts Centre, downtownMarion; hours, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.Monday and Tuesday;through July; 618-559-7379

The Old Tool Shed: Varietyof vintage tools, UnionCounty Museum, SouthAppleknocker St.; includes

rope-making machine,vintage calipers, iron icetongs; hours, 1-5 p.m.Saturday and Sunday;through July; 618-893-2067

Mother and Son: The Artof Lee and Eldon Benz,University Museum, SIU; LeeBenz produced art in severalmedia, most particularly inwatercolor; with much of herwork destroyed in a fire, herson, Eldon Benz, ispreserving some of hismother’s art throughdigitized computertechnology; now throughAug. 24; www.museum.siu.edu; 618-453-5388

Bangladesh artist Kamal Talukder: LunaGallery in the Yellow MoonCafe, 110 N. Front St.,Cobden.; proceeds to ForKids’ Sake; through August;618-893-3100;[email protected]

Spinning Straw Into Gold:By Molly Groom Alter andLaurie Blakely, anthill gallery,102 N. Front St., Cobden;metals, enamels, fibers,ceramics and encaustic waxmediums; through August;hours, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.Wednesday throughSaturday and noon to 4 p.m.Sunday; 618-893-3100;[email protected]

Student Art Exhibition:Southeastern Illinois CollegeArt Gallery, Harrisburg;hours, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.Monday through Thursday;through August; 618-252-5400, ext. 2245

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CARBONDALE — An artcompetition for theCarbondale Rocks RevivalT-shirt design is nowunderway.

Submissions are due byJuly 15 and the winner willbe announced onFacebook July 19.

The winner receives:two all-access passes tothe Carbondale RocksRevival; two pit tickets tothe Sept 7 Woodbox Gangconcert; CarbondaleMusic Coalitionmembership, CMC T-shirtand hooded sweatshirtand a Carbondale RocksRevival T-shirt with thewinning design.

The Carbondale RocksRevival is a three-dayfestival from Sept. 5-7featuring several bands in

various locationsthroughout thecommunity.

An all-access pass to thefestival, excluding theWoodbox Gang, will beoffered for $20 to theconcerts.

For more information onthe concerts or to

purchase tickets, go towww.brownpapertickets.com/event/415130.

For T-shirt contestdetails, email theCarbondale MusicCoalition [email protected].

— Brenda Kirkpatrick

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Carbondale Rocks Revival T-shirt design deadline July 15

Strictly Digital photo contest on tap

ANNA — The AnnaArts Center issponsoring an opencompetition and exhibitof strictly digitalphotography during themonth of August at theArts Center, 117 W. DavieSt.

All entries must besuitably framed, mattedand glazed and must behand delivered. Up tofour entries are allowedin five differentcategories. Entrants areresponsible for theinsurance of their workduring the exhibition. Anentry fee of $20 will becharged for up to threeentries and a fourthentry will be allowed foran additional $5.

A $200 Best Of Showwill be awarded and five$50 category awards willbe given. At thediscretion of the juror,up to five merit awardsof $20 will also bepresented.

All decisions of thejuror are final. Onlydigital photography willbe accepted into theexhibit. Entrants of allages, experience and skilllevels are encouraged toparticipate.

Juror for the event isMaureen Geraghty, agraduate of SIUCarbondale with adegree in photographyand a minor inphotojournalism. Shealso studied photographyat the Burren College ofArt in County Clare,Ireland.

A prospectus withfurther details, deadlinesand registration card isavailable from LeeHackney, arts centerdirector. Contact him [email protected] orby calling 904-625-1109.

— The Southern

ANNA — The public isinvited to create a piece ofart in celebration of allbirds that cluck, scratchand crow in preparationfor the Union County Fair,which will be Aug. 16-24at the fairgrounds.

“What’s Hatching inUnion County” wasorganized by the AnnaArts Center. Artists areasked to submit a piece ofwork that captures achicken or rooster orchick.

The contest may beentered as an individual/group or as a business.

Individuals and groupsmay enter their poultry artfor competition andexhibition at the AnnaArts Center. The entrieswill be divided into twocategories: 2-D, anymedia; or 3-D, any media.Three age groups canenter: Students age 4-11, students 12-18, andadults.

Entries should bedelivered to Anna Arts

Center, 125 W. Davie St.between 4 and 6 p.m. July29-31. Fee is $3 per entry.Prizes and ribbons will beawarded.

Businesses are alsoencouraged to enter thecompetition for first,second and third placeribbons for each town. Theentry fee is $5. Judges willjudge the businesses’“What’s Hatching inTown” exhibits between 4 and 6 p.m. on these daysand locations: July 29,Ware and Wolf Lake; July30, Alto Pass and Cobden;

Aug. 1, Anna andJonesboro; and Aug. 2,Dongola and Makanda.

The opening receptionfor the exhibition will befrom 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday,Aug. 4 in the Anna ArtsCenter. The exhibition willbe open from 9 a.m. tonoon, Monday throughThursday, Aug. 1 to Aug.24.

For more information orto enter the competition,call 904-625-1109 oremail [email protected].

—The Southern

What’s Hatching in Union County? A contest

ANNA — Amy R. “MissBirdie” Kirkpatrickcreated this month’sfeatured painting at thePerforming Arts Center inAnna. She painted the artAug. 7, 1912. The paintingis from the collection ofPhillip Egelston and willbe on display from 9 a.m.to noon Monday throughFriday at the Arts Center,117 W. Davie St.

The painting is agouache landscape oftrees and a stream withhills painted in the middledistance. It is executed inher typical style ofAmerican Impressionism.

Amy Kirkpatrick wasborn March 14, 1862, toCornwall and Amy VanceKirkpatrick. CornwallKirkpatrick settled inAnna in 1859. Amy’sfather and his brother,Wallace, were foundersand owners of Annapottery.

Miss Kirkpatrick taughtat Union Academy inAnna where an art roomwas built especially forher when Benton Hall wasconstructed.

One of her portraits is apainting of RobertStinson, for whom theAnna Library is named.Amy studied art at theChicago Academy of FineArts from 1882 to 1883.From 1886 to 1888, shetaught art at the ToledoOhio Academy of FineArts.

Her work was exhibitedat the Vincennes Galleryof Fine Arts in Chicago.She also exhibited at theNew Orleans World’sExhibition in 1885, whereshe was awarded anhonorable mention. In1886, her art wasdisplayed at the OhioState Fair.

Amy Kirkpatrick died inAnna in 1935.

— The Southern

Performing Arts Center in Annafeatures artwork by ‘Miss Birdie’

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Comedian Chonda Pierce:Girls Nite Out routine, 7 p.m.Friday, July 19, Cape CentralHigh School; $18-$30;www.chonda.org.

The CarbondaleComedians: 9 p.m. Mondays,Hangar 9, Carbondale; 10 p.m. Wednesdays, Station13, Carbondale; see TheCarbondale Comedians onFacebook

EventsAntique tractor show:

10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, July13, Jefferson CountyHistorical Village, 1411 N. 27thSt., Mount Vernon; free;refreshments available forpurchase; 618-246-0033

Cemetery fundraiser:Features music by TheBrothers, Saturday, July 13;barbecue and fish fry, 5 p.m.,No. 8 Cemetery, seven mileseast of Johnston City onLighthouse Road off CorinthBlacktop; proceeds anddonations will be used for theupkeep of the cemetery andgrounds; 618-983-8694

Raise the Bells: Benefit,5:45 p.m. Saturday, July 13,St. Joseph Gym, 205 W. SouthSt., Ridgway; dinner/auction/dance; $25; proceeds to the rebuilding of Kateri Catholic Churchwhich was destroyed by atornado in February 2012;music by Taxi; 618-269-3318;rlabell@

stmarys.org; 812-453-5060Professional wrestling:

7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 20,Show Me Center, Cape

Girardeau; $15 to $65;www.showmecenter.biz; 573-651-5000

Kroger Amateur Car Show:1-5 p.m. Sunday, July 21.Kroger Store, 10 WestFrankfort Plaza, WestFrankfort; motorcycles,trucks, SUVS, muscle cars,classic cars and hot rods;proceeds to the Coach KillCancer Fund; registration,noon; $15 entry fee; 618-937-4621

Dancing With Our Stars:Fundraiser, Saturday, July 27,Krieger’s Convention Center,Holiday Inn, Mount Vernon;deadline to purchase tickets,today; proceeds to the GirlScouts of Southern Illinois;cocktail hour and silentauction, 5:30 p.m.; dinner,6:30 p.m. and the celebritystar dance competition at7:30 p.m.; $45; [email protected]; Tricia Higgins at618-242-5079 or 800-345-6858

Ladies Night Out Tour:Features R & B and comedy,8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 10,Paducah Expo Center; ticketsnow on sale; lineup includesGinuwine and comedians AGWhite and Courtney McGriff;$54.50/$44.50/$34.50;www.showclix.com; 888-718-4253

FilmsGreen Ice: Film, 7 p.m.,

Thursday, July 11, 217 E. MainSt., Carbondale; “Green Fire”is the Emmy-award winningdocumentary aboutenvironmentalist Aldo Leopol;free; 618-529-5824

HistoryClassic Church Tour:

2 p.m. Friday, July 12, HerrinFirst United MethodistChurch, 301 S. 16th St.; MarieSamuel will guide the tour;refreshments; hosted by theHerrin Area Historical Society

Summer HeirloomProduce: Come explore thegarden, 10 a.m.-noon,Saturday, July 13, Fort deChartres Historic Site, 1350Illinois 155, Prairie du Rocher;produce, seeds and recipesavailable; the garden hasbeen planted in the style of aFrench habitant kitchengarden; produce currently inseason includes carrots,cucumber, squash andgooseberries; [email protected]; www.fdcjardin.com; 618-284-7230

Theater/PerformanceAnne of Green Gables:

Thursday-Sunday, July 11-14,Varsity Center for the Arts,418 S. Illinois Ave.,Carbondale; presented by The Jackson County StageCompany; times, 7 p.m.Thursday-Friday, July 11-12; 2p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, July13 and 2 p.m. Sunday, July 14;adults, $10; children, $5; 618-549-5466; www.stagecompany.org

Pinocchio: 4:30 and 7 p.m.Friday, July 12, The CarsonCenter, Paducah; presentedby the Missoula Children’sTheatre; $6; 270-450-4444;www.thecarsoncenter.org

Annie: 7:30 p.m. Fridays,July 12 and 19 and Saturdays,July 13 and 20 and 2 p.m.

Sundays, July 14 and 21,McLeod Theater, Communi-cations Building, SIU,Carbondale; adults/seniors,$25 and students/children,$10; 618-453-6000; www.southernticketsonline.com

Annie Jr.: Friday-Sunday,

July 19-21, George T. DennisVisual & Performing ArtsCenter, Southeastern IllinoisCollege, Harrisburg; hours,7 p.m. Friday-Saturday, July19-20 with 2 p.m. matineesSaturday-Sunday, July 20-21;$5/$8; no assigned seats;

618-252-5400Harvey: 7:30 p.m. Friday-

Saturday, July 26-27, BentonCivic Center; presented by thePyramid Players; 618-521-1794; www.pyramidplayers.org; www.bentonciviccenter.com

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CARBONDALE — TheJackson County Stage Co.will present “Anne ofGreen Gables” Thursday-Sunday, July 11-14 at theVarsity Center for theArts, 418 S. Illinois Ave.

The play was adaptedby award-winningplaywright JosephRobinette and directed byJennifer Caudell, basedon L.M. Montgomery’sclassic about an orphangirl, Anne Shirley. Fromher first encounter withher austere guardian toher graduation from

Queen’s Academy, thisplay faithfully recreatesthe memorable eventsand characters from thenovel.

The play will bepresented at 7 p.m.Thursday and Friday,2 p.m. and 7 p.m.Saturday and 2 p.m.Sunday.

Tickets are $10 foradults and $5 forchildren.

For more, call 618-549-5466 or go to www.stagecompany.org.

— The Southern

Jackson County Stage Co. presents‘Anne of Green Gables’ this week

HARRISBURG —Junior FalconProductions will present“Annie Jr.” in the GeorgeT. Dennis Visual &Performing Arts Centerat Southeastern IllinoisCollege July 19-21.

The play will be shownat 7 p.m. Friday-Saturday, July 19-20with 2 p.m. matineesSaturday-Sunday, July20-21.

The productionfeatures everyone’sfavorite orphan with an

all-local cast of childrenages 5 to high school.

Tickets are $5 forchildren and seniors and$8 general admission atthe door.

Tickets are on sale onehour before each showand doors open 30minutes before showtime with first-comeseating.

The college is at 3575College Road.For more information,call 618-252-5400.

— The Southern

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PROVIDEDTNA Wrestling superstar Joseph Park celebrates a win onImpact Wrestling, the company’s flagship television show airingThursdays on Spike TV. TNA Wrestling will present a live eventon Saturday, July 20, at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau.

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Joseph Park may have abit of an identity crisis.

Park, a relatively newcharacter on TNAWrestling’s ImpactWrestling televisionprogram, came to thecompany a lawyer lookingfor his brother, thedemented and crazedwrestler known as Abyss.

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eventually deciding to stepinto the squared circlehimself. Poised as aperennial underdog, Parkhas adapted well, thoughfans paying attention havebegun to draw theconclusion that Parkmight not be as unfamiliarwith wrestling as he’dhave people think.

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CENTRALIA — ChaosPro Wrestling will hit theroad Saturday, July 13, fora special fundraising eventin Centralia.

The Metropolis-basedcompany presents “RoadTrip,” a benefit for theChildren’s MiracleNetwork, at 7 p.m. atCentral City School, 129 N.Douglas St. Tickets at thedoor are $12 for generaladmission and $15 forringside. Discounts areavailable for pre-orders atwww.chaosprowrestling.com.

Fans throughoutSouthern Illinois can joinin the road trip bycaravanning with CPWwrestlers, staff and fans.The caravan begins inMurray, Ky., and featuresstops in Metropolis andMarion. Fans participatingin the caravan will receive$10 admission for thecarload of fans, as well asaccess to a special pre-show meet-and-greet. Formore information aboutthe caravan, visit CPW’swebsite.

The show will featureinternationally renownedindependent wrestlersChuck Taylor, Ophidianand Jake Dirden, as well aslocal favorites BullBronson, Heath Hatton,Chic Canyon and others.In the main event, MikeyMcFinnegan defends theInfinit1 Championshipagainst Zakk Sawyers.

All proceeds from ticketsales benefit the Children’sMiracle Network.

— Adam Testa

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CARTERVILLE — Incelebration of the 40thanniversary of theGenealogy Society ofSouthern Illinois, thegroup is planning aFamily HistoryConference on Aug. 10with national speakerThomas W. Jones at JohnA. Logan College.

Jones is a certifiedgenealogist andgenealogical lecturer.

A total of four sessionsare planned including:Finding “Unfindable”Ancestors; Going Beyondthe Bare Bones:Reconstructing YourAncestors’ Lives; How toAvoid Being Duped by theInternet and MissingSomething? Getting theMost out of GenealogicalEvidence.

The conference willhelp beginners start theirfamily research. It will

also help researchers getaround brick walls,provide some fresh ideasand give tips to stayorganized.

The conference offersideas for beginning,intermediate or advancedresearchers.

Registration is $40 forGSSI members, $50 fornon-members. Thosewho register by July 25receive tickets to theGSSI 40th anniversaryluncheon. Registrationsreceived after July 25 willnot include lunch. Earlyregistration isrecommended.

To registration or foradditional informationvisit http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ilgssi/or contact DianeAnderson [email protected] or618-426-3606.

— The Southern

Family History Conference coming soon

MOUNT VERNON —Girl Scouts of SouthernIllinois is hosting its fifthannual Dancing with OurStars fundraiser July 27 atKrieger’s ConventionCenter at the Holiday Innin Mount Vernon. Todayis the last day topurchase tickets.

The agenda for theevent consists of acocktail hour and silentauction beginning at 5:30 p.m., followed bydinner at 6:30 p.m.and the celebrity stardance competition at7:30 p.m.

After the stars take tothe floor, guests candance until midnight tothe sounds of DJ FredKlapetzky.

Tickets for the DWOSevent are $45, whichincludes dinner and anevening of dancing. Table

sponsorships areavailable for $500 andinclude a table for 10attendees.

Teams will compete byearning the top spot in atwo-part scoring system.

The judges’ scoresprovide the first element.

The second elementadds a dash of audienceparticipation.

All proceeds will beused to provide financialassistance to at-riskgirls, maintain andimprove camps anddevelop Girl Scoutleadership programs fornearly 14,000 girlsthroughout SouthernIllinois.

For ticket information,email [email protected] or call TriciaHiggins at 618-242-5079or 800-345-6858.

— The Southern

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JOHNSTON CITY —A barbecue and fish frysupper will beSaturday, July 13, at No.8 Cemetery, aboutseven miles east ofJohnston City onLighthouse Road offCorinth Blacktop.

Serving for thesupper will begin at 5p.m. Food availableincludes barbecue, fish,ice cream, cakes, piesand soft drinks.

Country and gospelmusic by The Brotherswill be featured.

All proceeds anddonations will be used for the upkeep ofthe cemetery andgrounds.

For moreinformation, call 618-983-8694.

— The Southern

Historical societyto host antiquetractor show

MOUNT VERNON —An antique tractor showwill be from 10 a.m.to 4 p.m. Saturday,July 13, on the groundsof Jefferson CountyHistorical Village, 1411N. 27th St.

Jefferson CountyHistorical Society andJefferson CountyAntique Iron arepresenting the show.

Admission is free butdonations areappreciated.

Refreshments will be available forpurchase.

For more information,call the historicalsociety at 618-246-0033.

— The Southern

PROVIDEDThe Boat Drunks will perform from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday, July

ALTO PASS— The BoatDrunks, a Jimmy Buffetttribute band, will performfrom 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday,July 13 at Von JakobWinery & Brewery, 230Illinois 127 during theVonJakobville Festival.

The 7th summerVonJakobville Festivalfeatures The Boat Drunks,who play a “tangy tropicalrock” style of music. Theband will perform some ofJimmy Buffett’s greatest

hits, as well as many oftheir original songs.

Doors open at 10 a.m.Saturday with foodavailable at noon.

The festival will featurean island-style party withgrass skirts and leis.

Entry fee is $13 inadvance or $16 at the door.

To purchase tickets inadvance, go to www.vonjakobvineyard.com or call618-893-4600.


VonJakobville Festivalfeatures The Boat Drunks


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For More Information, Call 618-233-0052

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Randall Bramblett7 p.m. tonight, July 11, TheOld Feed Store, Cobden;$20; doors open 6:30 p.m.;a BYOB venue, with snacksand refreshments availablefor purchase.

Randall Bramblettmakes a positiveimpression

everywhere he goes.He has been called “the

William Faulkner ofSouthern music” and “oneof Georgia’s musicaltreasures.” Chuck Leavell,longtime keyboardist forthe Allman Brothers andRolling Stones, saidBramblett is “the mostgifted and talentedSouthern singer-songwriter-musician ofthe past several decades.”

A powerhouse sessionmusician on keyboardsand saxophones,Bramblett has spent longperiods of his careerworking with Sea Level,Traffic, Gov’t Mule,Widespread Panic, ElvinBishop, Steve Winwoodand, most recently, BonnieRaitt.

The Georgia nativestarted his career in the1970s as a solo artist, thenput his promisingindividual aspirations onhold for many years as hebecame an in-demandsession player and a highlysought after road musican.

Bramblett rekindled hissolo career with the May14 release “The BrightSpots,” an album on theNew West label.

“The songs are basicallyabout life. I was trying to

capture as many emotionsas I could,” he said duringa telephone interviewMonday, as he was drivinghome from a recordingsession in Athens, Ga.“Everything on the albumis pretty new material,things I’ve written in thepast couple years.”

Bramblett and his four-piece band will be inconcert at 7 p.m. tonightat The Old Feed Store inCobden.

Tickets are $20. Doorsopen at 6:30 p.m. This is aBYOB venue, with snacksand refreshments availablefor purchase.

He entered the studio forthe new album with 20original songs in hand andpainstakingly wentthrough a lengthy processto reduce the content tothe best 12.

“As you start recording,you get a feel for where therecord is going, and itstarts to have a life of itsown,” he said. “The

recording process for ‘TheBright Spots’ felt good andcame together prettyquickly, compared to otheralbums that I haverecorded.”

Having lived through theera of vinal, cassettes andcompact discs, Bramblettsays today’s social mediagives artists instantaccessibility to a broadaudience. The response for“The Bright Spots” hasbeen very encouraging asit climbed to No. 4 onRoots Music chart andpeaked at No. 9 onAmericana.

Bramblett says songsfrom the album have beenplaced in regular rotationon satellite radio.

“I came back to my rootswith this album,” he says.“It is funky and danceable.In almost every song thereis a little darkness and alittle humor.”

Five of the songs wererecorded in Nashville,while the other seven were

recorded in Athens, hisofficial residence fornearly 40 years.

While the options ofpurchasing music havechanged through theyears, the method ofpromoting it is still thesame. Bramblett saysvisiting radio stations forlive performances is just apart of the job.

“We always enjoyvisiting the radio stations,meeting new people andplaying their localfestivals. We want to geton their radar anyway wecan,” he says.

Born in 1948, Bramblettattended the University ofNorth Carolina with plansto enter the seminary.However, his career pathwas forever altered afterdiscovering the creamyvocals and sociallypoignant lyrics of JamesTaylor, Carole King andBob Dylan. His wide rangeof influences touches allgenres of music, includingfolk, gospel, blues, souland pop.

Bramblett and Raitt havea long history. Sherecorded his tune “GodWas in the Water” in 2005.After touring as theopening act for Raitt lastyear, Bramblett wrote asong for her GrammyAward winning album“Slipstream.”

While he is best knownfor his world-class workon keyboard and sax,Bramblett is alsoproficient on guitar,mandolin and harmonica.

From 1975-2013, hereleased 11 albums. Hisfirst two were for Polydor.In 1998, he released “SeeThrough Me” on thelegendary Capricorn label.

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

PROVIDED BY NOLAN TERREBONNESinger-songwriter-musician Randall Bramblett will performtonight at The Old Feed Store in Cobden.

CCOOUUNNTTRRYY SSCCEENNEEVince Hoffard

Bramblett’s career path brings him to CobdenCOBDEN — Chris Jonesand The Night Drivers willpresent two days ofconcerts, live CDrecording and workshopsFriday and Saturday, July12 and 13 at The Old FeedStore, 111 N. AppleknockerSt.

Chris Jones & the NightDrivers will present theLive CD RecordingConcert at 8 p.m. Fridayand Saturday. The NightDrivers feature MarkStoffel on mandolin, SirusRadio host Ned Lubereckion banjo and bassist andaward-winningsongwriter JohnWeisberger.

Workshops will start at2 p.m. Saturday andinclude guitar with ChrisJones, mandolin withMark Stoffel, banjo withNed Luberecki andsongwriting with JonWeisberger.

The Bankesters willperform at 6:30 p.m.Saturday.

General admission forthe Friday concert is $15.Total cost for bothconcerts and theworkshops is $50.

For tickets or moreinformation, go towww.theoldfeedstore.com or call 618-525-2531.


Performances, workshops at The Old Feed Store


Varsity Center for the Arts 418 S. Illinois Ave Carbondale, ILBox offi ce hours: Mon-Fri 5-7pm, and one hour prior to showtimes


CARBONDALE —Tickets arenow on sale for jam band,Widespread Panic, set to performat 7 p.m. Oct. 1 in the SIU Arena.

The group, from Athens, Ga.,has been compared to Southernrock group, The Allman Brothersand road groups, the GratefulDead and Phish.

Widespread Panic has pointedto career influences ranging fromSouthern rock, blues-rock,progressive rock, funk and hardrock genre.

The band has been praised forits live performances andsometimes jams for 20 minutes onone song to the delight of thecrowd.

The current lineup ofWidespread Panic consists of:John Bell, guitars, vocals; John“JoJo” Hermann, keyboards,vocals; Jimmy Herring, guitars;Todd Nance, drums, vocals;

Domingo S. Ortiz, percussion,vocals and Dave Schools, bass,vocals.

The band’s 11th studio album,“On Dirty Side Down” isdescribed on their web page as“something of an emotionaltravelogue, its ebb and flowevident in every aspect of theinstrumental interplay —skittering rhythms, fanciful guitarflights and low-slung melodiesalike — as well as the pensive-but-not-ponderous lyrical tone.”

“Quite a few of these songs hadbeen around for a while, like ‘St.Louis’ and ‘Visiting Day,’” saysBell. “But a lot of them, peoplemight not recognize from the livesets because they’ve changed a lot— some of them with differenttempos, some with differentchord structures. That’s thebeauty of working with theseguys, there’s never a sense of ‘that

song is my baby, you can’t messwith it.’”

When they are not busy touring,Widespread Panic membersdevote time to many socially-driven efforts such the band’sefforts in rebuilding homes in NewOrleans’ post-Hurricane Katrina.

“We’ve always considered thecamaraderie of the band to be asimportant as anything else, moreimportant, actually,” says Nance.“There are bands where guys onlysee each other when they’re ontour and then maybe even onlywhen they’re at the shows. Thisband isn’t like that. It really is likea family and I think that comesthrough in the music. I hope so.”

Tickets for the WidespreadPanic concert at SIU range from$30 to $40 and may be purchasedby calling 618-453-2000 or visitsiusalukis.com.


Jam band Widespread Panic comes to SIU on Oct. 1

PROVIDEDWidespread Panic will perform Oct. 1 at SIU Arena.

CARBONDALE — TheSunset Concert Seriescontinues its 35th year inCarbondale tonight with aperformance by TheKopecky Family Band, anindie-rock band.

Free concerts have beenon tap every Thursday inJune and July, with theexception ofIndependence Day. Venuesalternate between thesteps of ShryockAuditorium on the SIUCarbondale campus andTurley Park onCarbondale’s west side.

SIU’s Student Centerand Student ProgrammingCouncil along with thecity of Carbondale and theCarbondale Park Districtsponsor the concerts. Theevents are family friendly.Attendees are encouragedto bring blankets and lawnchairs.

There are two concerts

remaining: Tonight’sperformance at TurleyPark by Kopecky FamilyBand and a performanceJuly 25 by Ark Band,bringing reggae to thesteps of Shryock on SIU.Each performance beginsat 7 p.m. and lasts abouttwo hours.

Rules prohibit glassbottles, kegs, pets andsolicitation. There will bestrict enforcement of

underage drinking laws.Regulations permitresponsible use of alcohol within designatedareas, but only from 6 p.m. until the end ofeach show.

For more information,contact the StudentProgramming Council at618-536-3393 or go onlineat www.studentcenter.siu.edu.

— The Southern

Sunset Concert backon at Carbondale’sTurley Park

PROVIDEDThe Kopecky Family Band will perform today at Turley Park.

Thursday, July 11, 2013 The Southern Illinoisan

Bars & ClubsTHURSDAYBenton: J Dee’s Connection,

Bobby Orr and theCrossroads Band, 6:30-9:30 p.m.

Carbondale: Hangar 9, TheWhistle Pigs, 10 p.m.

PK’s, Jenny Johnson andThe Fowers of Evil

Tres Hombres, The BlarneyStoners, 10 p.m.

Marion: Williamson CountyFairground Hanna Building,Big Lake Country Band,6:30-9:30 p.m.

Thompsonville: Lion’s Club,The Swing N’ CountryDance Band, 7-9:30 p.m.

FRIDAYCarbondale: Hangar 9,

Swedish Cowboys on Acid,10 p.m.

Tres Hombres, JennyJohnson, 5-8 p.m., patio;Nasty Nate, 10 p.m.

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

Marion: Youth Center, Craig’sCountry Band, 6:30-9:30p.m.

Orient: Just Elsie’s, ThePeaces, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

Thompsonville: Old CountryStore Dance Barn, JeanitaSpillman & The SentimentalCountry Band, 6:30-9:30p.m.

Whittington: The ZoneLounge, AcousticallyChallenged

SATURDAYCarbondale: PK’s, The

VoyageursTres Hombres, Swamp Tigers,

10 p.m.Herrin: N-Kahootz Night

Club, Metal Toyz, 9 p.m.-1a.m.

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

American Legion, Danny andThe Dreamers, 7:30 p.m.

Eagles, Salty Dog, 7-10 p.m.Steeleville: American Legion,

Rendition Orchestra, 8-11p.m.

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

SUNDAYMarion: Eagles, Salty Dog, 6-

9 p.m.

MONDAYElkville: Civic Center, Jerry’s

Jammers, 7-9 p.m.Marion: Youth Center, Craig’s

Country Band, 6:30-9:30p.m.

TUESDAYHerrin Teen Town, Country

Ramrods, 7-10 p.m.Marion: Hideout Restaurant,

Bob Pina, piano 5:30-8:30p.m.

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

West Frankfort: WB RanchBarn, WB Ranch Band, 6:30-9:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAYCarbondale: PK’s, The

Mudsills

FIND THEM HERE20’s Hideout Restaurant:

2602 Wanda Drive, Marion618-997-8325

Corner Dance Hall: 200Franklin St., Whittington618-303-5266

Elkville: Elkville Civic Center,405 S. 6th St., Elkville 618-201-1753

Hangar 9: 511 S. Illinois Ave.,Carbondale 618-549-0511

Herrin Teen Town: 105 N.13th St., Herrin 618-889-3651

J Dee’s Connection: 215 E.Main St., Benton

John Brown’s on the Square: 1000 Tower Square, Marion 618-997-2909

Just Elsie’s: 302 Jackson St.,Orient, 618-932-3401

Lion’s Club: South Street,Thompsonville 618-218-4888

Marion American Legion:Longstreet Road, Marion618-997-6168

Marion Eagles: Russell andLongstreet Roads, Marion618-993-6300

Marion Youth Center: 211 E.Boulevard, Marion 618-922-7853

N-Kahootz Night Club: 115W. Cherry St., Herrin 618-942-9345

Old Country Store DanceBarn: Main Street,Thompsonville 618-218-4676

PK’s: 308 S. Illinois Ave.,Carbondale 618-529-1124

Steeleville American Legion:303 S. Chester St.,Steeleville 618-965-3362

The Zone Lounge: 14711Illinois 37, Whittington 618-629-2039

WB Ranch Barn: 1586Pershing Road, WestFrankfort 618-937-3718

Williamson CountyFairground Hanna Building: Fair and Mainstreets, Marion 618-917-5230

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Coulter, Goot and Wall: 7-10 p.m. Thursday, The Grotto Lounge/Newell House, 201 E. MainSt., Carbondale; 618-649-6400

FRIDAYMarty’s Band: 6-9 p.m.

Rustle Hill WineryWestern Swing Night: 6-10:30 p.m., Pheasant HollowWinery; features Tony Booth;opened by DennisStroughmatt & Swing ’N’Country BandDave Caputo Band: 7-10 p.m.

Walker’s Bluff

SATURDAYConcordia: 2-5 p.m. Blue SkyVineyardDave Simmons: 2-6 p.m. Owl

Creek VineyardEisenhauer Band: 3-6 p.m.Walker’s BluffFiddlerick Johnson: 7-10 p.m.Walker’s BluffIvas John Band: 4-8 p.m.

StarView VineyardsTracy Schubert Band:

4-8 p.m. The Bluffs

VonJakobville: Features BoatDrunks, 4-8 p.m. Von JakobWinery & Brewery; doorsopen 10 a.m.

The Natives: 5-9 p.m. RustleHill Winery

SUNDAYRay Martin: 1-4 p.m. Rustle

Hill WineryConcordia: 2-5 p.m. Blue Sky

VineyardDan Barron: 2-5 p.m.

Walker’s BluffLarry Dillard Trio: 2-6 p.m.,

Owl Creek VineyardTawl Paul: 3-7 p.m. The BluffsIvas John Blues Band: 3:30-

6:30 p.m. Von Jakob Winery& Brewery

Eli Tellor: 5-8 p.m. Rustle HillWinery

WEDNESDAYBlue Afternoon: 6-8 p.m.

Rustle Hill Winery

FIND THEM HEREBlue Sky Vineyard, 3150 S.

Rocky Comfort Road,Makanda

Honker Hill Winery, 4861Spillway Road, Carbondale

Lincoln Heritage Winery, 772Kaolin Road, CobdenOrlandini Vineyard: 410Thorn Lane, MakandaOwl Creek Vineyard, 2655

Water Valley Road, CobdenPheasant Hollow Winery,14931 Illinois 37, WhittingtonRustle Hill Winery, U.S. 51,

CobdenStarView Vineyards, 5100

Wing Hill Road, CobdenVon Jakob Winery &

Brewery, 230 Illinois 127,Alto Pass

Walker’s Bluff, 326 VermontRoad, Carterville

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The Bright Spots: Thursday,July 11, The Old Feed Store,111 N. Appleknocker St.Cobden; doors open 6 p.m.;www.theoldfeedstore.com

Sunset Concert Series:Features The Right Now,7 p.m. Thursday, July 11, stepsof Shryock Auditorium, SIU;rhythm and blues; free; noglass bottles, kegs, pets; 618-536-3393; www.studentcenter.siu.edu; www.therightnow.com

Chris Jones and The NightDrivers: Two-day live CDrecording concerts andworkshops, Friday-Saturday,July 12-13, The Old FeedStore, 111 N. Appleknocker St. Cobden; special guestsThe Bankester; www.theoldfeedstore.com

Jackson Junction: 7-9 p.m.Tuesday, July 16, Keyes Park,Du Quoin; free; bring lawnchairs and picnic blankets;concert goers may bring food;

concessions will be availableSunset Concert Series:

Features The Kopecky FamilyBand, 7 p.m. Thursday, July18, Turley Park; Indie rock,free; no glass bottles, kegs,pets; 618-536-3393;www.studentcenter.siu.edu;www.kopeckyfamilyband.com

Will Rock For Food: Benefitconcert, 7 p.m. Saturday, July20, Marion Cultural and CivicCenter; proceeds to theMarion Food Pantry; ticketsnow on sale; silent auction;bands include the JeffPritchett Project, TheHandcuffs and TheProducers; $15; www.marionccc.com; 618-993-8419

Du Quoin State Fairconcerts: Tickets now on salefor the fair grandstandentertainment; musical actsinclude Billy Currington,Montgomery Gentry, Kansas,Sawyer Brown, GretchenWilson, Uncle Kracker, AaronTippin, Darryl Worley, MattMaher, Brittany Loyd, Theory

of a Deadman; fair runs fromAug. 23-Sept. 2; 618-542-1535; www.duquoinstatefair.net

Carbondale Rocks Revival:Three-day music festival,Sept. 5-7, features severalbands in various locationsthroughout the community;all-access pass to the festival,excluding the Woodbox Gang,$20; www.brownpapertickets.com/event/415130

Woodbox Gang: 7 p.m.Saturday, Sept. 7, ShryockAuditorium, SIU; headliningshow for the CarbondaleRocks Revival; main floor, $15;balcony, $10; 618-453-6000;www.southernticketsonline.com

Widespread Panic: Tickets on sale for Tuesday,Oct. 1 concert, SIU ArenaCarbondale; concert will start at 7 p.m.; buy tickets at the SIU Arena Ticket Office; $30/$35/$40;siusalukis.com or 618-453-2000

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‘Grown Ups 2’The all-star comedy cast from ‘Grown Ups’ returns to theaters Friday. Lenny (AdamSandler, right) has relocated his family back to the small town where he and his friendsgrew up. This time around, the grown ups are the ones learning lessons from their kids ona day notoriously full of surprises. The movie also stars (from left) Kevin James, DavidSpade and Chris Rock, as well as Salma Hayek, Shaquille O’Neal and Maya Rudolph. It’srated PG-13 and opens Friday at Illinois 8 in Marion and University Place 8 in Carbondale.

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Pacific Rim ** ½Rated PG-13 for sequences ofintense sci-fi action andviolence throughout, and brieflanguage; starring CharlieHunnam, Idris Elba, RinkoKikuchi, Ron Perlman, CharlieDay; directed by Guillermo delToro; opening Friday atShowPlace 8 in Carbondale andIllinois Centre 8 in Marion.

BY ROGER MOOREMCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE NEWS

Sheer madness. That’s whatthis is, this movie thatGuillermo del Toro just HAD tomake, and for which heabandoned “The Hobbit.”

Dude wanted to make a

“Godzilla” movie. Married to a“Tranformers” picture. With alittle “Starship Troopers” and“Independence Day” and“Hellboy” mixed in.

It’s the future of cinema orthe present: a movie cunninglycalculated to lure Hollywood’sbiggest growth market with justits title “Pacific Rim.” That’swhere this sci-fi war is foughtand that’s where the audiencelies American fanboys andAsian and Australian ones, too.

In the very near future,enormous alien beasts aresneaking into the ocean througha dimensional crack in theocean floor along the Pacific’s“Ring of Fire.” The Japanesenamed them “kaiju,” because“Godzilla” already was taken.And after realizing battling

these monsters is a toxicdisaster, the world’sgovernments teamed up to build gigantic, human-controlled robots called jaegers, after the German wordfor “hunter.” The pairs ofrangers who drive them weararmor that lets them maneuverthem one ranger controls theleft side and left brain, the otherthe right side through a neuralmind-meld process called“drifting.”

In a prologue, we meet a pairof mind-melded brothers(Charlie Hunnam, DiegoKlattenhoff) who drive thejaeger Gipsy Danger into harm’sway. But things go wrong andone sibling is killed. Thatheralds the end of this jaegerprogram. The world will wall off

the coast along the Pacific Rim,with the rich and powerfulgetting the primo interior realestate and the rest of thepopulace stuck building thewalls and living on the coasts.

Cut to years later and thejaeger program is winding

down, the wall is beingcompleted but “our bestscientists” (shrieking CharlieDay of “It’s Always Sunny inPhiladelphia,” daft-Brit BurnGorman of “Game of Thrones”)don’t think the wall will work.The monsters keep coming.

MCTCharlie Hunnam and Rinko Kikuchi star in ‘Pacific Rim.’

‘Pacific’ a silly rimshot, as summer movies go

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