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It’s clear, based on a MayTime magazinedispatch, that Norway’s

felons and miscreants areof a superior class thanAmerica’s. WhenNorway’s brand-newHalden prison opened inApril, the country’s KingHarald V headlined a glitzygala that celebrated whathas been called the world’s“most humane” lockup.Among the facilities: asound studio, joggingtrails, a guest house forinmates’ visitors, and ascrumptious-smelling“kitchen laboratory”where murderers andbandits can learn to cook.Guards are unarmed (halfare women) andintermingle with therapists, drug dealers andothers, dining with themand joining them inintramural sports. Therecidivist rate forNorwegian prisoners ingeneral is only 20 percent(versus 50 percent to 60 percent in the UnitedStates), but it is still earlyto tell whether Halden’sprisoners will find lifebehind bars so pleasantthat they don’t mindrisking another stretchthere by returning tocrime.

Leading economicindicators

Cutting-edgeproducts: (1) A Portland,Ore., inventor recentlybegan offering a colorfulpatch designed to coverthe area just below a dog’stail. The “Rear Gear” isfeatured on thehandmade-crafts’ site,Etsy.com. (2) Tyrone

Henry and Fermin Esson,of Opa Locka, Fla., nearMiami, told reporters theywere recently granted apatent for “saggy pants”that they say will satisfyyoung men’s street-fashion sense yet not runafoul of municipal lawsaround the countrybanning exposedunderwear.

Federal Reserve,Securities and ExchangeCommission, on edge:Last November, thegovernment of NorthKorea made an ultimatelydisastrous decision toradically devalue itscurrency, overnightmaking 100 North Koreanwon worth 1 North Koreanwon, and the country’scitizens (as well as,reportedly, the DearLeader himself) were notpleased. Three monthslater, without muchfanfare, came the officialannouncement that thegovernment’s (i.e., theWorkers’ Party’s) chieffinance minister, PakNam-gi, had beenexecuted by firing squad.

In May, the Germanmanufacturer Ex OrienteLux AG set up its “Gold toGo” vending machine inthe lobby of Abu Dhabi’sEmirates Palace Hotel,offering gold coins andone-, five- and 10-grambars of gold, based on thecurrent world price at thetime of the transaction.

Transcendent scienceIntelligent design:

Among the new speciesfirst reported this year area “nose” leech, a“Dracula” fish, a“psychedelic” frogfish anda “bombardier” worm,according to scientists atthe University of Arizonaand medical schoolresearchers in Lima, Peru.The Peru-based leech,which is fanged and

probably has been aroundsince the time of dinosaurs,prefers nasal mucus as ahabitat. The “Dracula” fishof Myanmar, with “canine-like fangs,” has anextraordinarily flexiblemouth. The multicoloredfrogfish has apparentlyadapted to live among thecolorful, venomous coraloff Bali, Indonesia. The“bombardier” worm, foundin California’s MontereyBay, releases glow-in-the-dark projectiles whenthreatened.

Too muchinformation: British andAustralian researchers,writing in a journal articlein March, concluded thatthe world’s strongestinsect (relative to bodyweight) is the male dungbeetle, which can lift morethan 1,100 times its weight(equivalent for an averagemale human: 80 tons).Since the beetles mateinside dung patties, theirevery move is a struggleagainst the resistanceposed by the feces.

Sounds like a joke:University of Michigancomputer engineer Wei Lurevealed in April that heand colleagues wereworking on a newsupercomputer designthat is a radical departurefrom current computerarchitecture. Wei Lu’sdesign breakthrough(which has piqued theinterest of the Pentagon’sDARPA think-tankers) isto model the operatingsystem like the brain of acat, he said, even thoughhis supercomputer couldnever actually outperformthe cat’s brain.

The Aristocrats!Fluids Festivals: (1) A

44-year-old man wascharged with battery inCrestview, Fla., in April asa result of a fight with hisgirlfriend, during which he

pinched off one of hisnostrils and blew mucusand blood out of the other(with contents landing onher “face, chest, arms andpants”). (2) Madison,Wis., neighbors Nina Bell,56, and Arnessa Battles,38, were cited fordisorderly conduct inMarch in a dispute overBattles’ dog’s winter-longoutput of droppings thathad just been revealed bymelting snow. Accordingto the police report, by thetime an officer arrived onthe scene, both of thewomen had smeared eachother’s cars with largequantities of dog poop.

People different from us

World-class sword-swallower ChayneHultgren, 32, is a veteranof such exhibitions asScotland’s KamikazeFreakshow, as well as thisyear’s Psycho Sideshow inAustralia, and he holds theGuinness Book record bydowning 18 swordssimultaneously. Part of hisskill, he told Sydney’sDaily Telegraph in April, islearning to relax his body,but he also credited his 5-inch-longer-than-normalstomach and his decisionto implant a row ofmagnets along hisbreastbone that he saysever-so-slightly divertsthe metal swords awayfrom vital organs.Reminiscing, Hultgrennoted that once, during ashow’s run in Belgium, anaverage of sevenspectators a night werefainting (known in thetrade as “fallingovations”). What doesHultgren’s future hold?“I’ve never had anotherjob.”

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EventsSuperman Celebration:

Today-Sunday. Metropolis;features one of the originalLois Lanes, Noel Neil, and“Smallville” actors LauraVandervoort and Sam Witwer;a statue will also be unveiledof Neill, who is best known forplaying Lois lane on the TVshow “The Adventures ofSuperman” with actor GeorgeReeves from 1953 to 1957;www.supermancelebration.net or 800-949-5740.

ShawneetownBicentennial YearCelebration: 10 a.m.Saturday, Coleman Tri-CountyCenter, former site of DunbarSchool; Speaker, WilliamHayes, author of “Dreams AreForever” and winner of theNASA Public Service Metal forwork on the Space Shuttleand International SpaceStation.

Family Day Celebration:1-4 p.m. Saturday, KuenzSculpture Park, CedarhurstCenter For the Arts, MountVernon; make-and-take artstations; riddle game, trailhikes, local musicians; woodartist Art Boatright will showhow to create sculptures fromtrees and logs using achainsaw; 618-242-1236 orwww.cedarhurst.org.

FestivalsCoal Days Celebration:

Today through Saturday,Shawneetown; carnival, food,yard sales, raffles, parade andmusic; 618-518-9355

Ava Homecoming: Today-Saturday, Bower Park, Ava;carnival rides, food, bandsand raffles; 618-318-1735

Senior Fun Fest: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday, John A. LoganCollege, Carterville; lunch,various booths, oldies music,dance contest; door prizes;$3; advance tickets required;877-480-4040.

Living history program: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, FortMassac, Metropolis; MassiacMarines, French and IndianWar period re-enactors; 618-524-9321.

AINAD Shriners Circus:Saturday-Sunday, SouthernIllinois Center, Du Quoin StateFair Grounds, Du Quoin;adults, $12; children, $8;

Heritage Days Festival: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Schlosser Museum,114 W. Walnut St., Okawville;old-time activities; churnbutter, knead bread, makehand-cranked ice cream;surrey rides; food; music byThursday Night Thunder,11:30 a.m., The Pickin’ Chicks,12:30 p.m., The GospelMessengers, 1:30 p.m. andthe Venedy Brass Band, 2:30p.m., all on Saturday, and theChris Talley Trio, 11:30-2 p.m.Sunday; 618-243-5694 [email protected].

Sesser 56thHomecoming/Rend LakeDays: Carnival rides, horsepull, tractor pull, car show,food concession stands, andlive entertainment, Friday-Sunday, June 18-20, SesserCity Park; 618-625-4466.

Perry County Fair: Friday,June 18-Saturday, June 26,Perry County Fairgrounds,Pinckneyville; tractor pulls,horse shows, the annual MissPerry County Pageant, horseracing, autocross, demoderby and carnival; 618-357-9222 or www.perrycofair.com.

De Soto Daze Car Show:Contestants sought for carshow, Saturday, June 26, DeSoto Community Park, WestMain Street; part of De SotoDaze community festival,June 24-27; 618-867-2285 [email protected].

FilmsThe Blind Side: On outdoor

screen, 8 p.m. Friday, Walker’sBluff, north on Reed StationRoad, Carterville; 618-985-8463, www.walkersbluff.com.

Movies In The Park: Dusk,Saturday, Riverside Park,Murphysboro; film “FreeWilly”; bring lawn chairs; free.

Under These Same Stars– The Céladon Affair:Historic drama, 1 p.m.Sunday, Orris Theater, 265Merchant St., Ste. Genevieve,Mo.; $5; 314-361-9017;

underthesesamestars.com.Romeo and Juliet Movie:

7:30 p.m. Monday, LibertyTheater, Murphysboro; $5;part of Southern Illinois MusicFestival; 618-453-6000.

PresentationsA Shape in Time and

Space: Tracking the NeckedDiscoid Grave Marker:Presentation on cemeteriesgiven by Michael J. McNerney,1:30 p.m. Sunday, TheGeneral John A. LoganMuseum, 1613 Edith St.,Murphysboro; story of anodyssey that begins in anabandoned rural cemetery inPope County and continuesfor two decades; concernsdistinctive grave marker inPope County; 618-684-3455or 618-303-0569.

Mary Todd Lincoln’sSister: 3:30 p.m. Wednesday,Marion Carnegie Library, 206S. Market St., Marion; BettyKay will talk about ElizabethTodd Edwards, older sister ofMary Todd Lincoln; Kay willdress the part in hoop skirtsand trimmings as sheportrays the sister-in-law ofAbraham Lincoln; thepresentation will cover MaryTodd Lincoln; 618-993-5935.

Theatre/PerformanceUnnecessary Farce:

7:30 p.m., Thursday,Saturday, and Friday, June 17,19 and 25 and 2 p.m. Sunday,June 27, McLeod Theater,Communications Building,SIUC; comedy about two“wanna be” policemen on anunofficial sting who run into ahit man for the … Scottishmafia; $20/ $10; 618-453-3001 or playhouse.siuc.edu.

The 25th Annual PutnamCounty Spelling Bee: 7:30p.m. Friday, Thursday andSaturday, June 18, 24, and 26and 2 p.m. Sunday, June 20;McLeod Theater,Communications Building,SIUC; a look at spelling beesand the quirky over-achievingkids that seem to end up inthe finals; $23/ $10; 618-453-3001, playhouse.siuc.edu.

METROPOLIS — Metropolis will againbecome the center of the Supermanuniverse beginning today and runningthrough Sunday with its yearlycelebration of all things related to theMan of Steel.

The 32nd annual SupermanCelebration begins at 5 p.m. today andwill feature a slate of special guests andevents, headlined by the dedication of anew Lois Lane statue in honor of NoelNeill, the actress who played Lane on the1950s TV show “The Adventures ofSuperman.” There will also be sciencedisplays, contests, question-and-answersessions with celebrities and artists,dance parties, a screening of “SupermanII” and concerts.

“It’s a chance for people of all ages tocome together and just enjoy a weekend

of fun,” said Angie Shelton, Metropolis’director of tourism. “You never knowwho you’ll meet ... and you never knowwhat you’ll see!”

Known as the “First Lady ofMetropolis,” Neill has been a longtimesupporter of the annual Superman event.Her statue will be unveiled 10 a.m. Fridayduring a ceremony at Eighth and Marketstreets in Metropolis. “This statue will bea lovely tribute to a lady who has given somuch of herself to Metropolis,” said LisaGower, co-chairwoman of the event.

Also scheduled to attend the festivalare actors Sam Witwer and LauraVandervoot from the “Smallville” TVshow, legendary comic book artistCarmine Infantino, and Ilya Salkind,producer of the “Superman” films.

— The Southern

Up, up and away! Metropolis’ Superman Celebration begins today


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Family Day Celebration!1:00 to 4:00 p.m. – FREE Admission!

Saturday, June 12• Tour the Sculpture Park – learn about the artists and themany materials used to make sculpture• Make-and-Take art stations throughout the grounds• Play the “Sculpture-Hunt Riddle Game”• Chainsaw art demonstration by artist Art Boatright• Digital Docent audio tour available• Cedarmouse will be here! • Bring your camera!• Hike the sculpture park trails• Enjoy local musicians • Concessions available• Rain Date – June 19

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MURPHYSBORO — InMurphysboro, when thesun goes down the bigscreen lights up in with“Movies in the Park.”

Shown at Riverside Parknear Commercial Avenueand provided by Friendsof Murphysboro and localsponsors, “Movies in thePark” are free to thepublic and begin at dusk.This weekend’s movie isthe 1993 family film “FreeWilly,” rated PG.

Moviegoers are invitedto bring lawn chairs and

blankets, but no glassbottles, to the park.Concessions will be sold.

In case of a rainout, themovie will be shown atthe Murphysboro YouthCenter on Elza BrantleyRoad.

Other “Movies in thePark” will be the 1989Robin Williams PG-ratedfilm “Dead PoetsSociety” on July 10 andthe 1984 horror-comedyclassic “Gremlins,” ratedPG, on Oct. 23.

— The Southern

MOUNT VERNON —The Cedarhurst Center forthe Arts will host itsFamily Day CelebrationSaturday at KuenzSculpture Park, onRichview Road in MountVernon, beginning at 1 p.m.

This free event featuresa chain saw artdemonstration by Marionartist Art Boatright, whowill carve a red-tailedhawk from a dead stumpon the sculpture parkgrounds.

There will be a tour of

the newly renovated parkand its hiking trails, andan audio tour is alsoavailable.

There will also be“make-and-take” artstations throughout thegrounds at this 3-hourevent.

Concessions will beavailable on the back patioof the arts center.

For more information,contact the CedarhurstCenter for the Arts at 618-242-1236 or visitwww.cedarhurst.org.

— The Southern

ClassesLogan classes: Fiddling,

guitar playing, ballroomdancing, drawing andpainting, golf, privateinvestigations and tae kwando are among the classesoffered this summer by JohnA. Logan College ContinuingEducation; classes start June14; www.jalc.edu/cont_ed/classes.php.

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

EventsArt Around the Square:

6-10 p.m. Saturday, June 26,Town Square, Carbondale;

area artists, hors d’oeuvres,music; free concert; 618-924-0797or www.artaroundthesquare.com.

Displays, ExhibitsGone But Not Forgotten:

The Power of Cemeteries:The General John A. LoganMuseum, 1613 Edith St.,Murphysboro; an overview ofcemeteries in rural SouthernIllinois during the 19th andearly 20th centuries; throughNov. 15; 618-684-3455 or618-303-0569.

Creatures Great & Small:A curated group exhibition,Yeiser Art Center, 200Broadway St., Paducah;through Saturday;www.theyeiser.org.

MOUNT VERNON — The Cedarhurst Clay Club willhost an informational session with ceramic artist andClay Club member Cortez Hodges during the group’smonthly meeting at 5:30 p.m. June 17 at the Shrode ArtCenter at Cedarhurst in Mount Vernon.

Hodges will demonstrate techniques for centeringand throwing larger amounts of clay on the potter’swheel. Hodges will also demonstrate how to use theGriffin Grip, a trimming chuck for leather-hard orbisque thrown pottery.

Members will be able to practice throwing and try theGriffin Grip after the demonstration. Coffee andchocolate will be served.

Cedarhurst is at 2600 E. Richmond Road in MountVernon. For more information, call 618-242-1236,ext. 249.

— The Southern

Murphysboro hosts Movies in the Park at Riverside

Saturday’s Family Day at Cedarhurstfeatures chain saw art demonstration

Clay Club demonstration comes to Cedarhurst


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Sculpture, Tuesday-June 25,University Museum, FanerHall, SIUC, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.Tuesday-Friday and 1-4 p.m.Saturday-Sunday; museum.siu.edu or 618-453-5388.

Historic Structures &Machinery V: Tuesday-July31, Little Egypt Arts Centre,downtown square, Marion;618 998-8530, [email protected] or [email protected].

Places in Paint: Watercolorpaintings by Mary Pachikara,Componere Gallery, St. Louis;through June 26; 314-721-1181or www.componere.com.

Karen Lynn W. Hale:Central Showcase at RealtyCentral, 1825 W. Main St.,Murdale Shopping Center,Carbondale; paintings andgourd art; gallery hours,9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Fridayand 9 a.m.-noon Saturday;through June 26; 618-457-4663.

Taiwan Sublime:Photographic celebration ofTaiwan, Carbondale CivicCenter Corridor Gallery;delegation from the TaipeiEconomic and Cultural Centerin Chicago will introduce theexhibit; through June; 618-457-5100 or [email protected].

Traveling display:Highlights of SIUCphotojournalism project,Chamber of Commerce,Murphysboro; displayfeatures pictures collectedduring an October workshopdocumenting a weekend inMurphysboro; through June;www.southof64.com.

Beauty in the Midst ofStruggle: Gretchen M. Smith,The Tribeca Restaurant &Gallery, 127 S. Second St.,Paducah; through July 7; 270-210-1753.

Structure and Harmony:Abstract Works from thePermanent Collection, BealGrand Corridor Gallery,Cedarhurst Center for theArts, 2600 E. Richmond Road,Mount Vernon; includes worksby Mary Sprague, PaulKrainak, Cheonae Kim,Herbert Fink and AlfioBonanno; through July 25;618-242-1236 orwww.cedarhurst.org.

Slip and Stitch: FeaturesCedarhurst Clay Club andFibers et Al groups, ShrodeArt Center, Cedarhurst Centerfor the Arts, Mount Vernon;through July 25.

Totally Tubular: Featuringafter-school artists,Cedarhurst Center for theArts, Mount Vernon; throughJuly 25; www.cedarhurst.org.

Children in My Family:Framed paintings anddrawings by Marlene Webb,front lobby of CASA, BentonSquare through July; 8:30a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday,except holidays; 618-927-2804, [email protected].

Voices: ContemporaryCeramic Art from Sweden:Main Gallery, CedarhurstCenter for the Arts, MountVernon; contemporaryceramic art in Sweden;through Aug. 1.

Abstract and nonobjectivepaintings and sculptures:From members of Little EgyptArts Association, Shawnee

Community College, 8364Shawnee College Road, Ullin;main H hallway; through Aug. 20; 800-481-2242.

From Humble Beginnings,Lincoln’s Illinois 1830-61:Southern Illinois Art andArtisans Center, Whittington;the exhibition presents aperspective of the IllinoisAbraham Lincoln found whenhe entered the state in 1830;through Sept. 26; 618-629-2220 or www.museum.state.il.us/ismsites/so-il.

Carolyn GassanPlochmann display: Workand life of Carbondale artist,Morris Library, SIUC; view thedisplay in the cases outsidethe Hall of Presidents andother rooms; 618-453-2516.

Ongoing art exhibit:Featuring photographs ofJuhree Veach, mosaics fromJanet Altoff and sculpturefrom Tom Horn, StarViewVineyards, 5100 Wing HillRoad, Cobden; 618-893-9463.

Rodney Walls,Retrospective: Tuesday-July12, University Museum, FanerHall, SIUC; watercolor,woodcarvings, screen printsand brass work; reception,4-7 p.m., Friday, June 25.

Sense of Place/Sense ofSpace: Landscapes ofPersonal Meaning by localhigh school students;Tuesday-July 9, UniversityMuseum, SIUC; reception:,4-7 p.m. Friday, June 25;photography from Anna-Jonesboro, Elderado,Elverado, Harrisburg,Pinckneyville and Ziegler-Royalton high schoolstudents.

CARBONDALE — TheUniversity Museum atSIUC will open two newexhibits featuringphotographs andpaintings from localartists beginningTuesday.

“Sense of Place/Senseof Space: Landscapes ofPersonal Meaning bySouthern Illinois HighSchool Students”highlights thephotographs of studentsfrom Anna-Jonesboro,Eldorado, Elverado,Harrisburg,Pinckneyville andZeigler-Royalton highschools. The exhibitruns Tuesday to July 9.

“Rodney Walls:Retrospective” show-cases the watercolors,woodcarvings, screenprints and brass worksof deceased Chicagonative and Ava residentRodney Walls, anaward-winning artistwho began displayinghis works in the 1960s.The show runs Tuesdayto July 12.

There will be areception for bothexhibits from 4 to 7 p.m.June 25. Summer hoursfor the museum in FanerHall are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday toFriday, and 1 to 4 p.m.Saturday. It is closedSunday and Monday.

— The Southern

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BY D.W. NORRISTHE SOUTHERN

Carbondale native ChadToney is living a doublelife familiar to mostmusicians.

Toney has a day job as adata analyst for a KansasCity hospital. At night,he’s a guitarist with theK.C.-based pop band TheSexy Accident, whichplays a Carbondaledoubleheader tonight. Theband has an acoustic showwith a $5 cover charge at6:30 p.m. at LongbranchCoffeehouse on EastJackson Street and a 10p.m. free electric show atPK’s on South IllinoisAvenue.

The performances arepart of a 10-show, 12-daytour which stretches fromKansas City to New YorkCity.

“Since we were goingeast, I wanted to hit myhometown,” said Toney, amarried 29-year-oldfather of two. “I still havelots of friends and familythere, so I assumed we’d atleast get a pretty goodcrowd.”

And, the five-piece bandgot a pretty good deal on

lodging. “We’ll probablystay at my parents’ house,”Toney said. “They’re coolwith it.”

The Sexy Accident istouring with a new three-song EP, “Now That She’sGone,” available for sale.

“It’s been out for acouple of weeks, so wehaven’t gotten a lot (ofreviews) yet,” Toney said.“A few of the people I’ve

talked to really like thenew direction. … We’refocusing more on just kindof solid songwriting withreally basic, almostMotown-type grooves.”

Toney joined The SexyAccident in 2008 andplayed on the band’s thirdalbum, “Mantoloking,”which was recorded andproduced by Steve Fisk,who also worked with

Nirvana and Soundgarden.The Swamp Tigers are

on the playbill for both ofthe performances. TheBlack Fortys will play thePK’s show.

Go to www.thesexyaccident.com for moreinformation or to hearselected tracks.

[email protected] 618-351-5074

PROVIDEDThe Sexy Accident, which includes Carbondale native Chad Toney on guitar, returns to play twoshows tonight. The band appears at 6:30 p.m. at Longbranch Coffeehouse and at 10 p.m. atPK’s. The Longbranch show is $5, and the PK’s show is free.

MARION — Another ballerina will be dropping injust before the Southern Illinois Music Festival’sproduction of “Romeo & Juliet.”

On Saturday, WSIU is bringing “PBS Kids”character Angelina Ballerina from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. tothe Marion Cultural and Civic Center, before thefestival ballet performance of “Romeo & Juliet” at 2 p.m.

As Angelina Ballerina dances her way throughMarion Cultural and Civic Center, she will beavailable to pose with children and families for photosat 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.

Parents are encouraged to bring their cameras fortheir children’s photo opportunity with Angelina.Children can also enjoy watching videos, making coolstuff at activity stations, and fun and educationalitems to take home.

The ballet also will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Fridayat the center at 800 Tower Square Plaza.

The three-act ballet features professional dancersfrom the Atlanta Ballet and Ballet Austin, with a scoreby Sergei Prokofiev and featuring the 50-memberSouthern Illinois Music Festival Dance Company.

The performance is fully choreographed, with a full symphonic orchestra conducted by EdwardBenyas.

Tickets are $20, $18, $10 and $6.Call 618-453-6000 for tickets or go to

www.flipsideonline.com for features and a completeschedule of the Southern Illinois Music Festival.

— The Southern

Bobby Bare/Rend Lake Days8 p.m. Saturday, June 19,Sesser City Park; part ofRend Lake Days; otherconcerts include: SouthernPride at 7:30 p.m.Wednesday; ‘Songwritersin the Round’ Bobby

Tomberlin, CandiCarpenter and BillLabounty, 7:30 p.m.Thursday, June 17; DavidBall at 8 p.m. Friday, June18; admission is free; bringa lawn chair.

Bobby Bare was only 27when he recorded“Detroit City,” one of

the greatest songs in thehistory of country music.

Instead of kicking backand resting on his laurelsin 1963, Bare spent thenext quarter century as

one of the most influentialcharacters in the industry.His captivatingstorytelling style instantlyhooked the listener onclassics like “The LincolnPark Inn,” “Miller’s Cave”and “500 Miles AwayFrom Home.”

Bare was a Music Citytrendsetter. He was amongthe first artists to usesongwriting skills of up-and-coming talents likeHarlan Howard, BobMcDill, Tom T. Hall,

CCOOUUNNTTRRYY SSCCEENNEEVince Hoffard

Angelina Ballerina joins the SI MusicFestival fun in ‘Romeo and Juliet’

Carbondale musician returns for ‘Sexy’ shows

Country great Bobby Bare, others highlight Rend Lake Days

PROVIDEDBobby Bare performs at 8 p.m. June 19 for part of theRend Lake Days festival.SEE HOFFARD / PAGE 8

McLeod Summer PlayhouseJune 17 through Aug. 2, McLeod Theater, 1100 LincolnDrive, Carbondale; season tickets for four shows are$67, with a family plan for $20 student tickets; single-show adult tickets are $16 to $23, single-showstudent passes are $8 to $10; for more information,call the McLeod Theater box office at 618-453-3001.

BY D.W. NORRISTHE SOUTHERN

The McLeod Summer Playhouse is proof that liveperformance still has a place in a YouTube world.

After being forced off the Southern IllinoisUniversity Carbondale stage for a few years at theturn of this century, the Playhouse has reboundedwith a sixth-straight season on the McLeod Theaterboards. Three of four scheduled shows will featurethe talents of professional casts.

FROM PAGE 7

Billy Joe Shaver, KrisKristofferson and RodneyCrowell.

“I’ve never believed instanding still with mymusic,” Bare said.

The 75-year old Ohionative proved he marchedto the beat of a differentdrum with classic ditties“Marie Laveau,” “TheWinner” and “Drop KickMe Jesus,” before blitzingthe outlaw movement inthe late 1970s with“Numbers,” “Drunk &Crazy” and “TequilaShelia.”

Bare will perform at 8 p.m. June 19 in SesserCity Park as the grandfinale for the 55th annualRend Lake Days,

sponsored by the SesserHomecoming Association.

The music portion of thefestival begins at 7:30 p.m.June 16 with a concert bySouthern Pride. A trio ofpowerful songwriters fromNashville — BobbyTomberlin, CandiCarpenter and BillLabounty — join forces at7:30 p.m. June 17 forSongwriters in the Round.Honky tonk crooner DavidBall will be featured at 8 p.m. June 18.

There is free admissionto each show. Thoseplanning to attend shouldbring a blanket or lawnchair. Seating is notprovided in the park.Concessions are available,including crowd favoriteroasted corn.

Migrating to Los Angelesat 18 to pursue a career asa pop singer, Bare wasimmediately successful.He shared time with friendBill Parsons during one hisfirst trips in a recordingstudio. They both cut “AllAmerican Boy.” Soon after,Bare was drafted into theU.S. Army. The songsoared to No. 2 on the popcharts, but Parsons’ namewas accidentally listed onBare’s vocal track.

After completingmilitary service, Baretoured with major starslike Roy Orbison andBobby Darin. He appearedon Dick Clark’s act-breaking “AmericanBandstand,” the mostinfluential music programof the era.

Dangling a lucrativecontract offer from RCARecords, guitar guru ChetAtkins convinced Bare tomigrate to Nashville,Tenn. His debut single,“Shame on Me,” soared toNo. 18. He followed upwith Grammy Award-winning “Detroit City,”penned by little knownwriter Mel Tillis.

Bare, Atkins, Jim Reevesand the Anita Ker Singersformed a package showand, at the time, were thebiggest drawing countrymusic tour in Europeanhistory, quickly selling outmost venues.

The first country musicconcept album was

“Bobby Bare SingsLullabys, Legends, andLies.” All the songs werewritten by poet/authorShel Silverstein, including“Marie Leveau” and“Daddy, What If,” a duetBare sang with his 5-year-old son. Through theyears, Bare has also sungduets with Skeeter Davis,Norma Jean, RosanneCash and Lacy J. Dalton.

Bare hosted “Bobby Bareand Friends” for TheNashville Network from1983 to 1988. Ball spentmany years paying hisdues in Nashville, Tenn.,before hitting pay dirtwith signature tune“Thinking Problem” in1994, then following upwith hits “When theThought of You CatchesUp with Me” and “Ridingwith Private Malone.” Hisnew album, “Sparkle City,”includes current single“Hot Water Pipe.”

The songwriting trio hasnumerous hits to itscredit. Tomberlin wrote“One More Day” forDiamond Rio and “A GoodDay To Run” for DarrylWorley. Labounty’s “RockMy World Little CountryGirl” hit No. 1 for Brooks &Dunn. Carpenter has cutsby Bill Anderson and PhilEverly.

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


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ALAN ROGERS / THE SOUTHERNLeslie Jordan and Mark Manik rehearse a scene from‘Unnecessary Farce’ on Tuesday. The play opens June 17 tokick off the McLeod Summer Playhouse series.

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The fourth brings to thestage local high schoolsingers, actors anddancers.

This year’s scheduleboasts a Tony Award-winning play directed byan Emmy Award-winningSIUC alumnus, a quirkymusical comedy withaudience participation, aclassic musical, and acops-and-crooks comedy.

“It’s a good grouping ofshows,” said VincentRhomberg, coordinator ofmarketing and publicinformation for SIUCDepartment of Theater.“There is a little bit ofvariety with something foreverybody. The shows areall entertaining and it willbe fun to see themtogether.”

The Playhouse’s seasonbegins June 17 with thecomedy “UnnecessaryFarce,” directed by SIUCassociate music professorTim Fink.

“Unnecessary Farce”follows two rookiepolicemen who while onan embezzlement stakeoutrun into members of the

Scottish mob. Shows beginat 7:30 p.m. June 17, 19 and25. The June 27performance begins at 2 p.m.

Beginning the sameweekend, “The 25thAnnual Putnam CountySpelling Bee,” directed byJenny Holcombe, is amusical comedy about thequirky children whoalways seem to end up inthe finals of thosecompetitions. Fouraudience members will geta chance to participate inshows beginning at 7:30p.m. June 18, 24 and 26,and at 2 p.m. June 20.

The third show of theseason is the Tony Awardwinner “The DrowsyChaperone,” directed byEmmy-winningchoreography and SIUCalumnus George Pinney.This fantasy-comedy istouted as being asenjoyable for longtimetheater fans as it is fornewcomers.

“The first time I saw iton Broadway, I about fellout of my chair laughing,”Pinney said. “It’s

hysterical. It has all thewonderful clichés ofmusical theater, and, as achoreographer, I reallyenjoy 1920s dancing.”

Performances of “TheDrowsy Chaperone” beginat 7:30 p.m. July 9 and 10,16 and 17, and at 2 p.m.July 11 and 18.

The Playhouse seasonends with the RoyalShakespeare Company’sadaptation of “The Wizardof Oz.” Directed byHolcombe, this musical

features the movie’sclassic songs and membersof Carbondale CommunityArts’ All Southern HighSchool Theater Project.July 29 through 31 andAug. 2 performances beginat 7:30 p.m. The Aug. 1show starts at 2 p.m.

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ALAN ROGERS / THE SOUTHERNJared McDaris and Courtney Self rehearse a scene from ‘Unnecessary Farce’ on Tuesday. Theplay opens June 17 to begin the McLeod Summer Playhouse series.

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The Karate Kid ½Rated PG for bullying,martial arts actionviolence and some mildlanguage; starring JackieChan, Jaden Smith; opensFriday at University Place 8in Carbondale and IllinoisCentre 8 in Marion.

BY CHRISTY LEMIRETHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Fellow children of the’80s: Merely ponderingthe possibility of a “KarateKid” remake tears at thevery fiber of ouradolescence.

No one else needs to saythe words “wax on-waxoff” ever again. No teenbully could possibly be as

slickly menacing as BillyZabka. And as climacticshowdown songs go,nothing could beat thecliched bombast of“You’re the Best Around.”(Now it’ll be stuck in yourhead the rest of the day,just like it’s stuck in mine.You’re welcome.)

Sure, John G. Avildsen’soriginal 1984 movie wasformulaic, but it was OURformula. There was nodoubt Daniel-San was evergoing to lose to rich,arrogant Johnny, leader ofthe Cobra Kai, in the finalsof the big karatetournament. But that wasOK. He had heart on hisside — and the crane kick.Avildsen also directed“Rocky,” so he knew a

little something aboutplaying up the underdogtheme for maximumemotional impact. Wewere sucked in despiteourselves.

Nevertheless, a newversion of “The KarateKid” is upon us. DirectorHarald Zwart (“AgentCody Banks”) hits all thesame notes and adheresclosely to Robert MarkKamen’s original script,down to a sweep-the-legmoment in the finale.Details have been tweakedin Christopher Murphey’snew script, including thesetting: Instead of movingfrom New Jersey to LosAngeles because of hissingle mom’s new job, ouryoung hero moves from

Detroit to Beijing, wherehe promptly incurs thewrath of the local thugsand learns martial arts toprotect himself. (And bythe way, it’s now kung fu.)

But one of the biggestchanges of all is thecharacter’s age.

Ralph Macchio waswhat, like, 35 when heplayed Daniel? But helooked 16, as his characterwas, so he seemed like agood fit. Now thecharacter, Dre, is 12 — as isthe film’s star, JadenSmith, son of Will andJada (both executiveproducers). But with hispretty face and slightbuild, Smith looks about 9.It’s inescapablydistracting. And so neitherthe fighting nor theromance with a girl who’sout of his league — twokey components of “TheKarate Kid” — makessense.

Even after the obligatorytraining montage, Smith isstill a tiny, lean kid.Macchio didn’t exactlybulk up, but he had anattitude about him, anEast Coast swagger, thathelped make histransformation into akarate master believable.Plus it’s justuncomfortable watchingkids this age beat eachother up to the point ofserious injury; there’s noone to root for in that.

Still, we must watch Drego through the motions oflearning from Mr. Han

(Jackie Chan), thehandyman in the buildingwhere he and his mother,Sherry (Taraji P. Henson)now live.

Dre hates it in China —doesn’t understand thelanguage, can’t usechopsticks, etc. — butwhen he meets a prettyviolinist named Mei Yingin the park, he’s smitten.School bully Cheng(Zhenwei Wang) doesn’tlike this development,though, and goes on amission to make Dre’s lifeeven more hellish than italready was. Enter Mr.Han, who not only fightsoff Dre’s enemies, he healsthe boy’s injuries and putshim through his ownpeculiar training regimen.

We all know where thisis headed: The BigTournament. But first,“The Karate Kid” stops atthe Great Wall and theForbidden City — youknow, just because they’repicturesque — whichcontribute to the movie’soverlong running time.Still, Chan is solid in an

extremely different role,one that’s much moreserious and understatedthan his well-known,playful persona. All thetrademark acrobatics arethere, but without thecheerful mugging. Afterdecades on screen, it’srefreshing to see Chanshift gears like this.

Functioning in the Mr.Miyagi role, Chan also hasdecent chemistry withSmith. But things areawkward between Smithand Wenwen Han, theChinese version ofElisabeth Shue’s Ali-with-an-I. Their ages, her shydemeanor, her English(which is sometimes hardto understand) — all thesefactors conspire againstthem, and the film.

The ending is stillrousing enough to makethe film a crowd-pleaser,though. But after this,hopefully some ‘80sclassics like “SixteenCandles,” “Better OffDead” and “Revenge of theNerds” will remain off-limits.



STUDIOJackie Chan and Jaden Smith star in ‘The Karate Kid.’

New city, new actors, same moves in ‘Karate Kid’



The A-TeamRated PG-13 for violenceand strong language;starring Liam Neeson,Bradley Cooper; opensFriday at Illinois Centre 8in Marion.

BY CHRISTOPHER KELLYMCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE NEWS

The charmlessadaptation of the 1980stelevision series “The A-Team” is really threemovies smashed togetherinto one senseless whole.In an extended prologue,we learn how four ArmySpecial Forces soldiersfirst began workingtogether. Flash-forwardeight years, and we findout how this formerlyrespectable “alpha team”was framed by thegovernment and throwninto jail. Flash-forwardanother six months, andthe men bust out of prison

and attempt to clear theirnames.

By my count, that’s twoorigin stories and a sequel,all strung together by aseries of choppily editedaction scenes. “The A-Team” doesn’t have abeginning, middle and end— it’s just a series of falsestarts. The four lead actors— and the iconiccharacters whom they’resupposed to bereinventing — steadily getlost in the noise.

Liam Neeson plays Col.John “Hannibal” Smith,the cigar-chomping leaderof this motley gang.

His chief collaborator istroublemaker Lt.Templeton “Faceman”Peck, played by BradleyCooper. A graduate of theMatthew McConaugheyschool, Cooper’s idea ofacting mostly involvestaking off his shirt andgrinning.

For reasons too

convoluted to explain,Hannibal, The Face, andcohorts B.A. Baracus(Quinton “Rampage”Jackson in the role Mr. Tmade famous) andMurdoch (Sharlto Copley,from “District 9”) findthemselves trying to chasedown counterfeit currencyplates that are also beingpursued by a shady CIAagent named Lynch and amilitary contractor.

Torn between thesewarring factions is TheFace’s former flame, ArmyCapt. Charisa Sosa (JessicaBiel).

Alas, that’s about asmuch of the story as I wasable to figure out.

As “The A-Team” dragson, it doesn’t resemble theoriginal TV series so muchas just another forgettablesummer movie.

It’s destined to beflipped right past when itturns up on HBO in ayear’s time.

STUDIO‘The A-Team,’ starring Liam Neeson and Bradley Cooper, opens Friday at Illinois Centre 8 inMarion. It is rated PG-13 for violence and strong language.

‘A-Team’ an inevitable dud

New on DVD

Shutter Island **½ The sanity of a federal marshal investigating thedisappearance of a woman from a mentalhospital is questioned. With LeonardoDiCaprio, Ben Kingsley, Mark Ruffalo. R(disturbing violent content, profanity andsome nudity)

From Paris with Love *** An aide to theU.S. ambassador to France is partnered withan unorthodox special agent working tothwart a terrorist attack in Paris. With John

Travolta, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, FaridElouardi. R (strong bloody violencethroughout, drug content, pervasive profanityand brief sexuality) CC

Shinjuku Incident *½ While searching forhis sweetheart in Japan, a Chinese mechanicbefriends a Yakuza boss and is given aposition in the mob. With Jackie Chan, NaotoTakenaka, Daniel Wu. R (graphic violence, briefsexuality and drug use)

— McClatchy-Tribune News



Dear Hollywood, it’s time for fresh movie ideas alreadyBY PATRICK GOLDSTEINMCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE NEWS

LOS ANGELES — Whena Lakers game was wellinto the fourth quarter,with Magic Johnson andCo. trouncing somehapless opponent, thelegendary basketballannouncer Chick Hearnwould say, “This game’s inthe refrigerator!”

If Chick was aroundtoday, he’d probably saythe same thing about thissummer’s movie boxoffice, which is so coldright now that you halfexpect to see peoplewearing fur coats and

hoodies into the theaters.As my colleague Ben

Fritz noted in his Mondaybox-office story, this pastweekend had the smallesttotal grosses of any May,June or July weekend inmore than two years.

That follows an awfulMemorial Day weekendthat earned the dubiousdistinction (once youadjust for ticket priceinflation) of having thelowest total number oftickets sold in 17 years.Total movie attendance forthe year is only downabout 3 percent over lastyear’s banner season, butif you took “Avatar’s” 2010

numbers out of the mix,attendance would be offnearly 13 percent from2009.

The weekend of June 4saw four new movies open— “Get Him to the Greek,”“Killers,” “Marmaduke”and “Splice” — and noneof them came close todislodging “Shrek ForeverAfter” from the No. 1 slot.

To give you an idea ofwhat that means, if youput the weekend’snumbers up against thesame weekend in either2009 or 2008, “ShrekForever After” would’vefinished a distant third.Against similar

competition from 2007, itwould’ve finished fourth.

So why the coldshoulder from audiences?This is the time of yearwhen all we hear about arethe remakes and sequelsand rebooted franchisescoming off the studioassembly lines.

But the real problemwith this summer’s boxoffice is that it hasn’tspawned a really goodoriginal movie, since it’sthe original movies — likelast year’s “TheHangover,” “Up” and “TheProposal” — that bring abroader swath of eagernew moviegoers into

the theaters.Ask any box-office

expert: If all you had weresequels and remakes, youcould pretty easily chartthe flow of moviegoersinto the theaters.

Even though some filmswould over-perform andsome would fail to meetexpectations, the endresults would be prettypredictable.

It’s the original filmsthat are the wild cards.Year after year, from “StarWars” to “The Blair WitchProject,” from “The SixthSense” to “The Passion ofthe Christ,” from “TheMatrix” to “Twilight,”

they are the surprise hitsthat really drive thebusiness.

Original movies create apalpable sense of verveand excitement that notonly propel themselves tobox-office glory butexpand the audience forfilms that follow in theirwake.

A strikingly original film— and there is no betterexample than “Avatar,”which almostsinglehandedly launchedthe 3-D revolution earlierthis year — works itsmagic by injecting goodvibes into our moviegoingcollective subconscious.

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