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Ciao tutti!Thank you for joiningme on this journey

abroad. As you may haveread in last Thursday’spaper, I’m a college juniorat California LutheranUniversity in northern LosAngeles, my family lives inHerrin, and I’m studyingabroad in Rome, Italy, thissemester. Each week I’mgoing to be sharing myadventures with you aboutthe food, fashion,language and culture Iexperience.

So, benvenuto e grazieper la lettura.

As I write, today marksthe fourth official day ofmy journey. Of course,with jet lag and timedifferences, it feels morelike two. Tuesdaymorning, I departedLambert St. Louis forWashington, D.C., Dullesand then went on toLondon. My program givesus a two-day stopover inthe United Kingdombefore Italy. Then we’re inFlorence for a two-weekorientation and then Romefor the rest of our stay.

My journey, however,began much earlier, backlast spring when I startedpreparing to go abroad.One thing about travelingabroad, it is quite a lot ofwork. Getting ready forthis trip included workingout necessities that wenormally take for granted.

Things such ascommunicating andaccessing finances are notsomething easily doneabroad. Banks charge anadditional fee every timeyou swipe your debit orcredit card overseas, andyou have to deal with

exchange rates.Phone calling can be

extremely costly, but youthink of other options,such as Skype or the Gmailcalling phone.

You also have to thinkabout packing, passportsand visas. These processescan be tedious, but it’s wellworth it. Then, all that’sleft is to go.

My trip so far has been

absolutely phenomenal.The plane ride fromWashington to Londonwas decently short: Sixhours and 15 minutes. Assome of you may haveexperienced yourselves, oninternational flights thereare often TVs in front ofyou displaying mapstracking how far you’vetraveled and showingmovies.

While my screen wasbroken, an incredibly kindflight attendant felt badand brought me discount-vouchers andcomplementary ice cream.I got strawberry ice creamenclosed in a darkchocolate shell, and it wasdivine.

Next thing I knew, I wasin London. A programrepresentative brought meand fellow students fromHeathrow Airport to ourhotel. One of the firstthings you notice is that,in the U.K., car drivers siton the right and trafficflows on opposite sides ofthe road. So cool.

I must admit, knowingthat we were coming toLondon, I was veryexcited, but never did Iexpect the amazingnessthat it turned out to be.The first thing that cameto my mind was how cuteeverything was.

Tiny shops line everyinch of the streets,adorable townhome-stylehouses that are five storiestall stand one after theother, and all of it had thislook of antiquity. Londonitself is about 2,000 yearsold, and though manydevastations havedestroyed parts of the cityat one point, there is aremarkable mix of the oldand the new.

Buildings can date backto the 1800s, yet theMillennium Bridge, knownfor its appearance in HarryPotter and the Half BloodPrince, and the LondonEye, the third tallest Ferris

RROOMMEEAADDVVEENNTTUURREESSLacie Goff

PROVIDED BY LACIE GOFFLacie Goff, a journalism student at California LutheranUniversity in northern Los Angeles is seen here in front of Big Ben, one of London’s iconic images.

FUN FACTSThe British word for

elevators is “lifts.” Forexample, “You can usethe lifts on the right.”

At the moment, oneBritish Pound equalsabout $1.60 in U.S.currency.

Enjoying London before heading to Rome

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On Day 2, we went on aguided tour. We saw BigBen, Westminster Abbey —where Kate Middleton andPrince William married —the houses of Parliamentand even witnessed aguard change atBuckingham Palace. Thered guard uniforms and BigBen are things I havealways seen in movies, yet

there I was just feet away.My conclusion: London

is brimming with culturefrom both past andpresent, and everythingthere has a story. I mustsay that absolutelyeveryone I saw lookedfabulous. London style isimpeccable and the localsmake it seem effortless.And the accents?Exquisite. My new friendsand I tried out some

phrases ourselves. Iwonder if we wereconvincing.

Now, as I sit on the planefrom London to Italy, I’mlooking forward to arrivingin the country that will bemy home until the middleof December. I’m beyondexcited for what lies ahead,and I am so ready forgelato! Until nextThursday, a presto, amici!Ciao!

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Bocce tournament rolls into Benton this weekendBENTON — The Boneyard Bocce

Club will host its annual tournamentfundraiser this weekend.

The Benton-based club is invitingSouthern Illinoisans to play in thetournament, designed to raise money for the club’s scholarship fund.

The event begins at 1 p.m. Sunday,

Sept. 18, at the Boneyard Bocce BallClub, 500 S. Wilson St. in Benton.Entry is $100 for a team of four.

Cash prizes will be awarded, foodwill be served and door prizes will behanded out.

To register, call 618-218-4829 oremail [email protected].

— Adam Testa

Actors sought for ‘A Christmas Story’ productionMARION — The

Paradise Alley Players areseeking actors for theirupcoming Christmasproduction, butauditioners are cautionedto be careful and to notshoot their eyes out.

The theater group, basedout of Marion Cultural andCivic Center, will present“A Christmas Story” laterthis year. Auditions arescheduled for 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday and

Tuesday, Sept. 19-20. Fiveadult males, two adultwomen, eight boys and sixgirls are needed for theshow.

Auditioners shouldcome prepared to read coldfrom the script. Auditionforms are available onlineat marionpap.com andparadisealleyplayers.org.

“A Christmas Story” ishumorist Jean Shepherd’smemoir of growing up inthe Midwest in the 1940s.

The tale follows 9-year-old Ralphie Parker in hisquest to get a genuine RedRyder BB gun under thetree for Christmas.

All of the elements ofthe movie are included inthe stage show, includingthe family’s tempera-mental exploding furnace,the school bully, the boys’experiments with licking alight pole and theinfamous leg lamp.

— Adam Testa

Latino Heritage Month events planned in CarbondaleCARBONDALE — Voces

Sin Fonteras. Translated“voices without borders,”it is the theme of the 2011Latino Heritage Monthcelebration at SouthernIllinois UniversityCarbondale.

Latino Heritage Monthcelebrates andacknowledges thecultures, experiences andhistory of the diversegroups that fall under theLatino banner, and thereare numerouseducational, enlighteningand entertaining eventsset for Sept. 10 throughOct. 23.

The various activitiesthroughout the monthoffer the opportunity forstudents of all ethnicheritages to meet,socialize and learn aboutone another and theLatino cultures. There aremovies, paneldiscussions, guestspeakers, a picnic, socials,free bowling and billiards,craft and cookingactivities, salsa dancingand much more on tap.

Upcoming eventsinclude:

Today, Sept. 15Latino Heritage

Month Kick-off andSocial, 7-9 p.m., GrinnellHall, lower level.

Friday, Sept. 16Festival Latino,

noon-3 p.m., Free Forumarea.

Sunday, Sept. 18Community Service

with Hispanic StudentCouncil, noon-3 p.m.,meeting at the HSCAdopt-A-Sport on GiantCity Road between GrandAvenue and Pleasant HillRoad.

Monday, Sept. 19“What the Media

Teach About Latinos inthe U.S.,” 7 p.m., MorrisLibrary, John A. GuyonAuditorium. The keynotespeaker is Isabel Molina,

chair and associateprofessor inLatina/Latino studies,media and cinema studiesand gender and women’sstudies at the Universityof Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Tuesday, Sept. 20Sweets and Treats:

HSC Bake Sale, 1-4 p.m.,Faner Hall, south end.

Victor CorreaMemorial CPR Workshop,6-7 p.m., Student Center,Mackinaw Room.

Yoga en Espanol,7 p.m., Student Center,Mississippi Room.

Wednesday, Sept. 21Free Salsa dance

lessons, 7-10 p.m.,Student Center BallroomD.

Thursday, Sept. 22College as an Option,

4-7 p.m., Free Forumarea.

Free Bowling andBilliards, 9-11 p.m.,Student Center, Bowlingand Billiards.

Friday, Sept. 23Noche de Gala,

8-11 p.m., Student CenterBallrooms. Dress is semi-formal.

Monday, Sept. 26Civility and

Difference, two events,7 p.m. and 7:40 p.m. inthe Student Center,Missouri Room. Showingof film “Shabuya” bySIUC alumnus MarioContreras. Following isPunto de Vista/ Point ofView, with a panel ofLatin Americanimmigrants sharing theirpersonal stories andanswering questions

Tuesday, Sept. 27BTO Edutainment:

What does it mean to beLatino/Hispanic?, 7 p.m.,Grinnell Hall, lower level.

Wednesday, Sept. 28Tamale Fest, 11 a.m.-

1:30 p.m., Old MainRestaurant at StudentCenter. $6.50 for buffet;

call 618-453-1130 forreservations.

Thursday, Sept. 29Inaugural

Philanthropy Dinner,5 p.m., 502 S. UniversityAve., Phi Kappa TauHouse. $5.

Tuesday, Oct. 4Tamale Workshop,

5:30-7:30 p.m., StudentCenter Craft Shop. $12.

Wednesday, Oct. 5Make a Pinata,

6-8 p.m., Student CenterCraft Shop. $15 perpiñata.

Thursday, Oct. 6Building Inclusive

Excellence, 7 p.m.,Student Center,Kaskaskia Room.

Free Bowling andBilliards with SLG,9-11 p.m., Student CenterBowling and Billiards.

Friday, Oct. 7Rice and Spice,

6 p.m., Gaia HouseInterfaith Center, 913 S.Illinois Ave., Carbondale.

Wednesday, Oct. 12Make a Pinata,

6-8 p.m., Student CenterCraft Shop. $15 perpiñata.

Thursday, Oct. 13SIUC Latino Alumni

Panel, 7 p.m., StudentCenter, Kaskaskia Room.

Saturday, Oct. 15Homecoming Latino

Celebration and Tailgate,11:30 a.m., SIUC TailgateArea.

Thursday, Oct. 20Empanada Workshop,

5:30-7:30 p.m., StudentCenter Craft Shop. $12.

Saturday, Oct. 2211th annual Unity

Dinner, 7-9 p.m.,Newman Center, 715 S.Washington St.,Carbondale.

Sunday, Oct. 23Friends and

Neighbors, 1:30 p.m., St.Francis Xavier Church,303 Poplar St.,Carbondale.

— University Communications

AuditionsSouthern Illinois Children’s

Choir auditions: Openingsavailable in four choir levels forkindergarten-tenth grade;auditions through Sept. 20;contact 618-53M-8742 [email protected].

Auditions: For Alice InWonderland, 6-8 p.m. Monday-Tuesday, Oct. 3-4, John A.Logan College, Carterville;copies of the script are onreserve at both the LoganCollege and Carbondale PublicLibrary; [email protected]

Authors, BooksShades of Gray: Book

signing by Brocton Lockwoodand Gary DeNeal, 6 p.m.Thursday, Sept. 15, MarionCarnegie Library; 618-993-5935.

Book signing: 1-4 p.m.Friday, Sept. 16, MarionCarnegie Library, 206 S.Market St.; Don Yarber, authorof Corpses and Canyons andDeath and Deep Waters; 618-993-5935.

Book Discussion: TheWidower’s Tale by Julia Glass,

6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 20,Sesser Public Library, 303 W.Franklin Ave., Sesser; 618-534-9499 or [email protected].

ClassesStudent Center Craft

Shop: Crafts and classesoffered, SIU; 618-453-3636,www.siucstudentcenter.org.

ComedyThe Carbondale

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

Events11 Days For Peace:

Community commemorationof the 10th anniversary ofSept. 11, 2001; events continueuntil Sept. 21 www.carbondale.lib.il.us/peace.html.

Reception: For JackieMayer, 1963’s Miss America,1-2:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16,Union County Museum. 117 S.Appleknocker Drive, Cobden618-893-2567 or 618-893-2865.

Writer’s Night: By Steve

Hornbeak, 7:30 p.m. Friday,Sept. 16, Lincoln HeritageWinery, 772 Kaolin Road,Cobden; 618-833-3783.

Pick of the Vine Party:Sunday, Sept. 18, Rustle HillWinery, 8595 US 51 N.,Cobden; benefits to Fowler-Bonan Foundation Clothes forKids; music starts noon; $5per car; winery opens, 10 a.m.;618-893-2700 orwww.rustlehillwinery.com.

Fairs, FestivalsMurphysboro Apple

Festival: Today throughSunday, Sept. 18,Murphysboro; parade 11 a.m.Saturday, Sept. 17; Miss AppleFestival Pageant, 8 p.m.Saturday, Sept. 17;www.murphysboro.com.

Old King Coal Festival:Thursday, Sept. 15-Sunday,Sept. 18, West Frankfort;Midway opens, 5 p.m.Thursday, Sept. 15; CoalMiners Memorial Service,11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 17;parade, 2 p.m. Saturday;www.oldkingcoal.com or 618-933-2675.

Golconda Shrimp Fest:Starts with Farmers Market,

7 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 17,Golconda; helicopter, horseand buggy rides; 10 a.m-10p.m.; music; 618-683-6246;www.mainstreetgolconda.org

Arts and Crafts Fair: 10a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17,The Edition at 315, ChristianChapel Road, Anna; food,spirits and entertainment; 618-534-6967; [email protected]; www.theeditionat315.com

Olmsted Catfish DaysFestival: Saturday, Sept. 17,Front Street; flea market,community yard sale, food,music; catfish served starting10:30 a.m., city hall; parade,noon, starts at LutheranChurch; 618-742-6487 [email protected].

Wonder Water Parade: 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 24,Creal Springs; part of theWonder Water Reunion.

Illinois Wine and ArtFestival: 11 a.m.-6 p.m.Saturday, Sept. 24 and noon-6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 25,Southern Illinois Art & ArtisansCenter, Whittington; winesampling; local food; musicSunday; $10; 618-629-2220 or800-661-9998.

FilmsApple Festival Films:

Murphysboro 1926, A Day inHollywood, Murphysboro 1938,Thursday-Saturday, Sept. 15-17, Liberty Theater, 1333Walnut St., Murphysboro; film

showings, 2-7 p.m. Thursday,Sept. 15, 1-6 p.m. Friday, Sept.16 and 4-6 p.m. Saturday,Sept. 17; 618-684-5880.

Super 8: 7 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, Sept. 15-17 and 9:30p.m. Friday-Saturday, Sept. 16-17, Student Center Auditorium,SIU; rated PG-13; adults, $3;students, $2; 618-536-3393or www.spc4fun.com.

How To Train Your Dragon:Outdoor screen, 7 p.m. Friday,Sept. 16, Walker’s Bluff, northon Reed Station Road,Carterville; 618-985-8463 orwww.walkersbluff.com.

Viewing Issues of Laborand Capital: Struggles inSteel, 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 18,Varsity Center for the Arts,Carbondale; 618-351-7005.


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CARBONDALE — TheSouthern IllinoisMetalsmith Society willhost its annual fine craft auction thisweekend.

Handmade itemsdonated by local artists, SIU faculty,graduate students andundergraduates will be up for sale in both silentand live auctions tobenefit the metalsprogram at SIUCarbondale.

Attendees will findwell-crafted items to fitany budget with itemstypically beginning at$25.

In years past, itemssuch as jewelry, tools,sculpture, wall art and

even antiques and artmade in other craft arealike glass, ceramics andprint have been donated.

The silent auctionbegins at 4:30 p.m.Saturday, Sept. 17, withthe live auctionbeginning at 5:30 p.m.Both events run through7 p.m.

The auction is part ofan annual conferencehosted at SIU.

Visiting artists willdeliver public lecturesfrom 3-5 p.m. Friday,Sept. 16, at the University Museumlecture hall, and anexhibit openingceremony will last from4-8 p.m. that day.

— Adam Testa


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PROVIDEDA piece of artwork is auctioned off during last year’s event.

Silent, live auctions benefit SIU metal program DeChampdisplayingfunctionalart at gallery

CARBONDALE — SusanDeChamp’s worktransforms fascinatingimages into one-of-a-kind decoupage designsand functional art pieces.

DeChamp juxtaposescolorful imagery withvintage and world travelinfluences to create herunique items.

Her eye for designallows her to select thingsthat are important to herand to recreate them intotrays, plates, frames andboxes.

With a backgroundincluding the arts, designand fashion, DeChampbrings a wealth ofexperience to her work asan artist.

An arts administratorfor the Illinois ArtsCouncil and publicrelations director for theIllinois State Museum,she was also a fashionconsultant for MarshallFields in Chicago.

DeChamp’s work is ondisplay at the CentralShowcase at RealtyCentral in the MurdaleShopping Center throughOct. 8.

An artist reception isscheduled for 4-6 p.m.Friday, Sept. 15. Herworks are availablethrough DeChampDesigns at 309-838-5720and at Anthill Gallery inCobden.

— Adam Testa

ExhibitsCelebrating the Wildlife &

Landscape of Campus Lake:Photography by Al Parr. ArtAlley Gallery, second floor ofthe SIU Student Center;through Sept. 15;www.dialparr.com.

A Parade of Quilts:Southern Illinois Art & ArtisansCenter, Rend Lake, north ofBenton; varied display ofunique art quilts created bymembers of the IllinoisArtisans Program; bothtraditional and moderndesigns; through Sept. 15; 618-629-2220.

Paducah School of ArtFaculty Exhibition: ClemensGallery in the Clemens FineArts Center, West KentuckyCommunity and TechnicalCollege, 4810 Alben BarkleyDrive, Paducah; through Sept.16; 270-534-3213.

Southern Illinois Inventors:noon-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday,Sept; 17-18, Centralia HistoricalMuseum and CentraliaRecreation Complex, 240 S.Locust St., Centralia; includessome R. Buckminister Fullerinventions; $3; 618-545-0657;[email protected]

Eileen Doman’s paintings:And other new works, anthillgallery & vintage curiosities,102 N. Front St., Cobden;through Sept. 18; new worksinclude bird sculptures by JeffEnbring; tree sculptures andwall hangings by RobertaElliott; Aborigine gourdpaintings by Fran Jaffe andpaintings by Jan York, TeriMcSherry and Don Harris;functional ceramics by KarenFiorino, Chris Scamehorn, and

Darby Ortolano and smallmixed media sculptures byLinda Austin and BobHageman; [email protected] or 618-457-7641.

Big Bowls: Featuring fiveSouthern Illinois artists, VarsityCenter for the Arts,Carbondale; Dan Johnson,Karen Fiorino, Tim Francis,Cameron Smith and JanThomas; through Sept. 23;618-457-3689; [email protected].

Civil War Era Quilts:Southern Illinois Art & ArtisansCenter, Rend Lake, north ofBenton; includes a quilt fromAnna whose fabrics includeboth Union and Confederateuniforms, said to be the sonsof the maker; an album quiltmade by a neighbor ofAbraham Lincoln and quiltsmade by mothers and sistersof soldiers; exit 77 off ofInterstate 57; hours, 9-5 p.m.daily; free; through Sept. 30;618-629-2220.

Of 2 Minds: By MissyCarstens and Ep PattyMorrison, Little Egypt ArtsCentre, Tower Square, Marion;through Sept. 30; fiber,collage, painting, andphotography;[email protected];[email protected]; 618-998-8530.

Member’s Choice: LittleEgypt Arts Centre, 601 TowerSquare, Marion; paintings,fiber, photographs, mixedmedia, jewelry; through Sept.30; www.littleegyptarts.com.

Fragments: By Luca Cruzat,The Gallery Space, Law Officeof Joni Beth Bailey, 1008Walnut St., Murphysboro;

hours, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday; through Sept. 30; 618-684-8668; www.lucacruzat.com.

Rejection Notice: By MikeFaris, Corridor Gallery,Carbondale Civic Center;through Sept. 30; 618-457-5100.

Heart & Soul Art Exhibit:Paducah City Hall, downtown;non-professional artists;acrylic, oils, watercolors,pastels, drawings, 3D, mixedmedia, collage andphotography; through Oct. 3;270-443-1200

Snuggle and Snooze: Quiltsfor Children, Beck FamilyCenter Gallery at CedarhurstCenter for the Arts, MountVernon; through Oct. 16; 618-242-1236 orwww.cedarhurst.org.

Gathering of Quilts:Cedarhurst Center for theArts, Mount Vernon; throughOct. 16; 618-242-1236 orwww.cedarhurst.org.

Rick Smith: UniversityMuseum, SIU; metal artistspecializing in blacksmithing;10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 1-4 p.m. Saturday;free; through Oct. 29; www.museum.siu.edu or

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Music: Paintings by EileenDoman, The Yellow Moon Café,110 N. Front St., Cobden;hours, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Tuesdaythrough Friday and 10 a.m.Saturday; through Oct. 29;618-457-7641 or [email protected]

SIMS: Southern IllinoisMetalsmiths Society Form,Fabricate, Forge, UniversityMuseum, SIUC; hours, 10a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Fridayand 1-4 p.m. Saturday; free;through Oct. 30; www.museum.siu.edu or 618-453-5388.

Goin’ Fast and Lookin’Good: Hot Rods in SouthernIllinois exhibit, UniversityMuseum, SIU; pictures andstories of hot rods and racersin Southern Illinois; throughNov. 10; 618-453-7413 [email protected].

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

Ongoing art exhibit:Photographs of Juhree Veach,

mosaics from Janet Altoff and sculpture from Tom Horn, StarView Vineyards,5100 Wing Hill Road,Cobden; 618-893-9463 orwww.starviewvineyards.com.

Jo Loomis: WilliamsonCounty Pavilion, Marion;paintings of landscapes,seascapes, people, pets; 618-889-5330 [email protected].

ReceptionsWe 3 New Works:

Reception for Bill Renzulli,Keyth Kahrs and Wil MacKay,5:30 -7:30 p.m. Thursday,Sept. 15, Tribeca Gallery,downtown Paducah; through

Nov. 2; 270-210-1753 [email protected]

Speaking While Listening:By Chris Wubbena. TheSurplus Gallery, 432 S.Washington Ave., Carbondale;artist’s lecture beginning at 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16, SIU,Lawson Hall, room 201,followed by a reception in the Surplus Gallery, 7-9 p.m.;through Sept. 23; galleryhours, noon-5 p.m.weekdays.

Reception: For Of 2 Mindsand Member’s Choice, 1-4p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24, LittleEgypt Arts Centre, TowerSquare, Marion; through Sept.30; 618 998-8530 orwww.littleegyptarts.com.


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CARBONDALE —Coming off a week ofstudy with New Yorkartist Ross Bleckner, localartist William Thielen willdisplay his latest work atCarbondale’s Fern FairGallery.

Thielen has been aprofessional artist formore than 30 years. Thislatest show comes after arecent study session withblue-chip artist Blecknerin Colorado.

“Total immersion for 18hour days with animmensely talentedpainter as a guide is anintense experience,”Thielen said. “Ross wasable, first, to authenticate

my work. But moreimportantly, he was anoutside voice givingadvice and newsuggestions.”

The title of this exhibitis “Anderson Ranch &Beyond; Because RossSaid So,” paying tribute to

the teacher and the venue.Since returning from theventure in July, Thielenhas turned out 13 newworks, some of which willbe on display, along with14 prior pieces.

Only two pieces in thisexhibit feature color —solely pink — while theothers are allmonochromatic blacks,whites and grays. Theywere created with atechnique Thielendeveloped himself, theliquefying of graphite.

Thielen’s exhibit will beon display through Oct. 1.An opening reception isscheduled for 5-7 p.m.Friday, Sept. 16. Thegallery is open 12-4 p.m.Wednesdays, 1-5 p.m.Saturdays, 2-6 p.m.Sundays and byappointment.

— Adam Testa

PROVIDED This unnamed piece ofartwork was created byWilliam Thielen.

CARBONDALE – TheSurplus Gallery, theexhibition space in theSIU Carbondale Schoolof Art and Design studioshoused at the GloveFactory, opens theacademic year art exhibitschedule with asculptural installationfrom artist ChrisWubbena.

The art exhibition,“Speaking WhileListening,” openedearlier this week andruns through Sept. 23.Wubbena presents anartist’s lecture beginningat 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16,in Lawson Hall, Room201, followed by areception in the SurplusGallery from 7 to 9 p.m.

Wubbena described hisexhibit as one “seek(ing)

honesty with our past inorder to createsomething better for ourfuture.” He drewinspiration, he said, froma recent trip to Vietnamwith his father, aVietnam War veteranwho returned home fromthe war with post-traumatic stressdisorder. Wubbena saidthe return trip toVietnam was an“emotional butrewarding one.”

Wubbena modifies hisexhibit for each venue,making each exhibit anew incarnation of thesculpture installation.The multi-media exhibitincludes sculpturecreated from paper,fabric, concrete, steeland wood, with text.

An associate professorof art at SoutheastMissouri StateUniversity, Wubbenaearned the Grand Awardat the juried DeltaExhibition in Little Rock,Ark., and a MississippiArts Commission VisualArts Fellowship. Hecompleted acommissioned publicwork for the MississippiPower Company incommemoration of workaccomplished byMississippi Poweremployees afterHurricane Katrina.

The Surplus Gallery,part of the Glove Factory,is at 432 S. WashingtonAve. in Carbondale. Thegallery is open noon to 5 p.m. on weekdays.

— University Communications

SEMO art professor showing works at Surplus GalleryCarbondale artistreturns from study,showcases work



ConcertsSouthern Illinois

Organist Janette Fishell:7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16,Shryock Auditorium, SIU;Fishell is chair and professorof organ at Jacobs School ofMusic, Indiana University;free; 618-453-2767;www.shryock.siuc.edu.

Inside the Bachs: BaroqueFestival, 7:30 p.m. Saturday,Sept. 17 and 5 p.m. Sunday,Sept. 18, Old BaptistFoundation, SIU; featuresKingsbury Ensemble and SIUFaculty and students; free;www.siflutes.org

Confederate Railroad:8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17,main stage, downtown, WestFrankfort; part of the OldKing Coal Festival; openingact, Egyptian Combo, 5 p.m.,and closing act, Against TheTide, 9:30 p.m. Saturday,Sept. 17; other bands include,Cache River Band, 6 p.m.,Thursday, Sept. 15; 3rd StoryBand, 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16and Whistle Pigs, 1 p.m.Sunday, Sept. 18; all bandsfree; bring lawn chairs;www.oldkingcoal.com; 618-933-2675.

Bill Harper: Brown BagConcert, noon-1 p.m.,Wednesday, Sept. 21, TownSquare Pavilion, Carbondale;www.carbondalemainstreet.com.

Tall Tree Lake MusicFestival: Friday-Saturday,Sept. 23-24, 540 Tall TreeLake Road, Goreville; musicby Leftover Salmon,Conspirator, GreenskyBluegrass, Honey IslandSwamp Band, Mansions OnThe Moon, The Congress,Fresh 2 Death, MountainSprout, Whistle Pigs; $65; forcomplete line up go towww.talltreelakefestival.com;515-244-2771.

22nd Annual BluegrassMusic Festival: noon-6 p.m.Saturday-Sunday, Sept.24–25, Fort Kaskaskia StateHistoric Site, Chester; $5;bring lawn chairs; 19 musicalacts; www.saveillinoishistory.org.

Wil Maring: Brown BagConcert, noon-1 p.m.,Wednesday, Sept. 28, TownSquare Pavilion, Carbondale;www.carbondalemainstreet.com.

LoCash Cowboys: 7 p.m.Saturday, Oct. 1, grounds ofHerrin Civic Center; duocomprised of Chris Lucasand Preston Brust; also,Hairbanger’s Ball; part ofGeneral Logan’s CountryJam, a fundraiser for theJohn A. Logan CollegeFoundation; $12, advance;$15 at the gate; gates open5:30 p.m.; 618-985-2828,ext. 8472 or [email protected].

A Day In The Life: TheMusic of The Beatles, 7 p.m.Saturday, Oct. 1, MarionCultural and Civic Center;two-hour live presentation ofclassic Beatles songsperformed by AfterBeat andthe Pepperland Orchestraand Chorale; www.marionccc.org; $10; 618-997-4030.

Music Americana: By DaveEhlert, master impressionist,2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 2, lobbyof Southeastern IllinoisCollege Performing ArtsCenter, Harrisburg; $10/$5;618-252-5400 ext. 2486

IndianaThe Country Mavericks:

7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17,Boot City Opry, 11800 S.Highway 41, Terre Haute; $11;www.bootcityopry.com or812-299-8379.

Twelve Days ofChristmas: Vince Gill andAmy Grant, Friday, Dec. 16,The Aiken Theatre at TheCentre, 715 Locust St.,Evansville; tickets now onsale;$44.50-$79.50;www.ticketmaster.com or800-745-3000 orwww.smgevansville.com.

KentuckyGene Watson: 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 17, KentuckyOpry, 88 Chilton Lane,Benton, Ky.; $32/$31; 270-527-3869; www.kentuckyopry.com.

BY ADAM TESTATHE SOUTHERN

MARION — JeremyMiddleton discovered hiscalling in high school.

Immediately aftergraduating from hissouthwestern Ohio almamater, he enlisted in theU.S. military. ButMiddleton wasn’t called tocombat or active duty.Instead, he carries his ownweapon of choice: A bassguitar.

“I practiced a lot when Iwas a kid, and I got verylucky,” the 37-year-oldsaid of joining the Army’sofficial band in 1992. Fromthere, he transferred to theofficial Navy bandprogram, where he’splayed for several years.

Middleton spent fiveyears performing with theFleet Forces Band beforejoining Country Current,the country and bluegrassbranch of the Navy’s bandprogram.

When he learned of theopportunity to transfer toCountry Current,Middleton began listeningto the genre, and throughthe years, it’s become partof his personality andcharacter.

“It’s become my musicalpreference as I joined thegroup,” he said. “Whenthis opportunity camealong, I really focused onit. I’m very happy to havedone so.”

As a father, Middletonsaid he appreciates thewholesome, family-oriented nature of not onlythe genre but also CountryCurrent itself. The grouphas existed for nearly 40years and has become akey part of the military’s

musical outreach.Touring the country

each year in support ofNavy recruiting, the grouphas played with legendaryartists including BootsRandolph, Charlie Daniels,Vince Gill and David Ball.The band has performed atthe Grand Ole Opry,Wheeling Jamboree and onthe Academy of CountryMusic awards show.

The band membersroutinely perform atmilitary-sponsoredpicnics, gatherings andbarbecues, including the24th annual CongressionalBarbecue in 2004,sponsored by President

George W. Bush. Othernotable appearancesinclude the 2004 G-8Summit, 1999’s PentagonPops Musical Salute toAmerica’s “Guardians ofFreedom” and a 1998 JulyFireworks Spectacular atFort Vancouver inWashington.

“When someone wantsto give that down-homefeel, we’re the ones theycall,” Middleton said.

Country Current will bebringing its unique showto Southern Illinois for a7:15 p.m. concert onMonday, Sept. 19, at RentOne Park in Marion. Planscall for the stage to be set

up near home plate at thestadium, home of theSouthern Illinois Miners.Advance tickets arerequired for attendance.

Tickets are free and canbe picked up at TheSouthern Illinoisan office,710 N. Illinois Ave. inCarbondale, or by mailinga self-addressed stampedenvelope to Navy Band c/oThe Southern Illinoisan,710 N. Illinois Ave.,Carbondale, IL 62901.Requests should specifythe desired number oftickets.

[email protected]

PROVIDED Jeremy Middleton (far left) joined the military as a musician right out of high school. Now 37,he continues to perform, though he’s changed bands several times. He’ll be heading to Marionas a proud member of Country Current, the Navy’s country and bluegrass band, for a freeconcert Monday at Rent One Park.

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COBDEN — Musician,writer and producer SteveHornbeak will host theLincoln Heritage Winery’sfirst writer’s night onFriday, Sept. 16.

Hornbeak, formerly ofNashville, has toured andperformed with artistsincluding Faith Hill, TimMcGraw, John MichaelMontgomery, MichaelMcDonald and RichardMarx.

He will be joined by localmusicians Eli Tellor andPatrick Lee, performingtheir original music, and

at 9 p.m., there will be anopen mic session.

Hornbeak recently ledefforts to raise money forvictims of SouthernIllinois’ spring floods andhas appeared on manynationally syndicatedshows like “Austin CityLimits,” the CMA awardsand “CMT’s NextSuperstar.”

The writer’s nightbegins at 7:30 p.m. at thewinery, Kaolin Road. Call618-833-3783 for moreinformation.

— Adam Testa

COBDEN — Threemusical acts will headlinethe second “Pick of theVine” fundraiser at RustleHill Winery this weekend.

Started last year, theevent raises money tosupport the Fowler-BonanFoundation’s “Clothes forKids” program. Thisyear’s installment wasoriginally scheduled forthis past spring but waspostponed because ofweather.

Brad and Bri will startthe day’s entertainmentwith a concert from noonto 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 18.The Kevin LucasOrchestra will then playfrom 2 to 5 p.m., with theCache River Band closing

the show from 5 to 8 p.m.Food vendors

participating in the eventinclude Brick House Grill,Walt’s Pizza, The BlueBoar, OpenGate Meats andRustle Hill. The event willalso feature an auctionwith items including awine trail package,restraint gift packages andfour courtside seats to anSIU Salukis basketballgame. Local artists willalso be displaying theirwares.

The event is open to allages, and admission is $5per vehicle.

Wristbands will beprovided for those 21 yearsof age and older.

— Adam Testa

Cache River Band, Kevin Lucas playing‘Pick of the Vine’ fundraiser this weekend

COBDEN — The St.Louis-based Dock EllisBand aims to bringcountry music back tothe glory days.

The band’s materialranges from teary,harmony-driven waltzesto raucous and rowdyroadhouse tunes with asteady train beat. Coversongs will evokememories from the

heyday of the Grand OleOpry and the 70s OutlawMovement, and originalsoffer a humorous take onlife. Known for keepingaudiences engaged formarathon sets of three orfour hours, the group willtake the stage from 6-9 p.m. Saturday, Sept.17, at Rustle Hill Winery,8595 U.S. 51.

— Adam Testa

Baroque music highlights SIU seriesCARBONDALE — The

SIU School of Music willhost “Inside the Bachs,” aseries of Baroque music,at the Old BaptistFoundation Recital Hall.

On Saturday, Sept. 17,SIU faculty membersDouglas Worthen,Baroque flute, and EricLenz, Baroque cellist, willperform with MaryseCarlin, KingsburyEnsemble director atWashington University,and Paul Thompson,Kingsbury Baroque flute,of Southeast MissouriState University.

The KingsburyEnsemble was founded in1999 in St. Louis and hasachieved status as one ofthe predominant groupsin the Midwest, stagingauthentic performancesof music from the

Renaissance to the earlyRomantic period.Featured composersinclude Jean-MarieLeclair, Georg PhilippTelemann, Jean-PhillipeRameau and Joseph Bodinde Boismortier.

The concert begins at7:30 p.m.

The next day, Sunday,Sept. 18, at 5 p.m., fivefaculty members and 12students will performworks from sixcomposers. The playersinclude soloists, a duet,trios, a saxophone quartetand a flute quartet.

Participating facultymembers include JeanineWagner, Robert Allison,Jennifer Presar, DavidLyons and Worthen.

Both concerts are freeand open to the public.

— Adam Testa Dock Ellis Band performing at Rustle HillPROVIDED

Steve Hornbeak has performed with artists including FaithHill, Tim McGraw and John Michael Montgomery.

Hornbeak leading local writer’s night event


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with Angry AbePPiinncchh PPeennnnyy//CCooppppeerr

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INAIInnaa CCoommmmuunniittyy BBuuiillddiinngg::

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

MARIONRRaammeesssseess:: Mixed CompanyTHOMPSONVILLEOld Country Store Dance

Barn: Jeanita Spillman &The Sentimental SwingBand, 7-10 p.m.

CARBONDALEHHaannggaarr 99:: Soul GloPPiinncchh PPeennnnyy//CCooppppeerr

DDrraaggoonn:: Cody Canada &The Departed

PPKK’’ss:: Bone Dry River BandTTrreess HHoommbbrreess:: The Swamp

Tigers, 10 p.m..MARIONMMaarriioonn EEaagglleess:: Liberty

Road Band, 7-11 p.m.RRaammeesssseess:: Mixed

Company

THOMPSONVILLELLiioonn’’ss CCaavvee:: Swing “N”

Country Band, 7-9:30p.m.

OOlldd CCoouunnttrryy SSttoorree DDaanncceeBBaarrnn:: Lil’ Boot & Classic Country,7:30-10:30 p.m.

WHITTINGTONCCoorrnneerr DDaannccee HHaallll:: As TimeGoes By Band, 7:30-10:30p.m.TThhee ZZoonnee:: MarbinCARBONDALE

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THOMPSONVILLELLiioonn’’ss CCaavvee:: Mike’s

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

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

BENTONDuncan Dance Barn::

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PPKK’’ss:: MarbinTTrreess HHoommbbrreess:: The

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CCeenntteerr: Bill Mitchum &The Country Ramrods,6:30-9:30 p.m.

Call 618-351-5089 or email [email protected] FRIDAY

DIRECTIONS & DIGITS

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

CCaarrbboonnddaallee EEaagglleess:: 1206 W. Linden,Carbondale 618-529-9345

CChhaarraacctteerrss BBeeyyoonndd BBooookkss:: 204 E.Broadway St., Centralia 618-532-1111

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

DDaa NNiittee:: 803 N. 14th St., Murphysboro618-684-3285

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

EEnnrriiccoo’’ss:: 208 S. Main St., Royalton618-984-2071

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

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

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

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

KKiipp && TTrraaccii’’ss CCoolloonniiaall CClluubb:: 1602 OldCreal Springs Road, Marion 618-997-6989

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 618-

MMaaddddiiee’’ss PPuubb aanndd GGrruubb:: 14960 Illinois37, Johnston City 618-983-8107

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

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

MMoolllliiee’’ss:: 107 E. Union St., Marion 618-997-3424

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

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

PPyyrraammiidd AAccrreess MMaarriinnaa:: 12171 MarinaRoad, Marion 618-964-1184

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

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

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ZZeeiigglleerr EEaagglleess: 114 N. Main St., Zeigler618-596-5651

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SUNDAYCARBONDALEKKeeyy WWeesstt:: Blue Plate

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Blue Sky Vineyard: 3150 S. Rocky Comfort Road,Makanda; 618-995-9463 or www.blueskyvineyard.com

The Bluffs Vineyard and Winery: 140 Buttermilk HillRoad, Ava; 618-763-4447 or www.thebluffswinery.com.

GenKota Winery: 301 N. 44th St., Mount Vernon;618-246-9463 or www.genkotawine.com

Honker Hill Winery: 4861 Spillway Road, Carbondale:618-549-5517

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 orwww.rustlehillwinery.com

Shawnee Winery: 200 Commercial St., Vienna; 618-658-8400; www.shawneewinery.com

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

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

Walker’s Bluff: North on Reed Station Road,Carterville; 618-985-8463 or www.walkersbluff.com

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Wineries

Coffeehouses, Cafés and Eateries

TUESDAY

Swamp Tigers: 6-9 p.m.Friday, Rustle Hill Winery

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

Lojo Russo: 2-5 p.m.Saturday, Rustle HillWinery

Acoustic Twist: 3-6 p.m.Saturday, Von JakobOrchard

Dirtwater Fox: 4-8 p.m.Saturday, The Bluffs

Doc Ellis Band: 6-9 p.m.Saturday, Rustle HillWinery

Maria Muldaur: 7-10 p.m. Saturday,Walker’s Bluff

Pick of The Vine: noon-8 p.m. Sunday, Rustle HillWinery; Brad and Bri, KevinLucas, Cache River Band

Carmen & Grant:2-5 p.m. Sunday, Blue SkyVineyard

Dave Weld and theImperial Flames: 2-5 p.m.Sunday, Walker’s Bluff

Dave Caputo Duo: 3-6 p.m. Sunday, Von JakobOrchard

Marty Davis Band: 3-7 p.m. Sunday, The BluffsWinery

Tim Whiteford: 7-9 p.m.Wednesday, Rustle HillWinery

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

Wil Maring and Robert Bowlin: 8 p.m. Saturday,Yellow Moon CafÃ©, 110 N. Front St., Cobden; $7;www.yellowmooncafe.com; 618-893-2233.

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Four days past the 10thanniversary of themost devastating

terrorist attack in UnitedStates history, horrificimages of hijacked planescrashing into the TwinTowers at the World TradeCenter in New York are stillindelibly stamped into theAmerican psyche.

Everyone rememberswhere they were thatmorning. Although adecade later he would bethe reigning rebel king ofmodern outlaw countrymusic, at the time JameyJohnson was a strugglingsinger/songwriter puttingfood on the table as anindustrial pump salesman.

Johnson’s worked forHeartland Pump Rental &Sales Inc. The firm had abranch office in Nashville,Tenn., but corporateheadquarters were inCarterville. On the day ofthe attack, company ownerJohn Payne had called ameeting for sales staff fromall branch offices.

The business session hadjust started when asecretary interrupted withnews about the attack.Watching a small televisionfrom the meeting room, thegroup was stunned by theexplosion of the secondplane hitting the landmarkstructure.

“Within a few minutes,Jamey’s phone rang and hewent out into the hallway,”said company PresidentMae Payne. “When hecame back in, he said, ‘I’vegot to go. My unit has beenactivated.’ He is a Marineveteran and had to report tohis reserve unit.”

Born in Enterprise, Ala.,

the 36-year old Johnsonwas raised in Montgomery,where he graduated fromJefferson Davis HighSchool. He attendedJacksonville StateUniversity but quit aftertwo years to join theMarines. He served in theU.S. Marine Corps Reservefor eight years andachieved the rank ofcorporal.

Johnson wrote songswhile in the service andoften performed for thetroops. Back home inMontgomery, he wouldplay every honky tonk intown and would frequentlywrite songs while visitingthe grave of HankWilliams. He opened forDavid Allen Coe, beforebacking his bags andmigrating to Music City in2000.

Ambitious newcomersarrive in Nashville everyday with a notebook full ofsongs they swear areguaranteed hits. The onlything stopping them frombecoming the nextsuperstar is a cash flowproblem they must endureuntil they figure out thecomplex system of gettingface-to-face with the rightpeople.

Johnson was in the sameboat. He was making all theright contacts, but theprocess takes time. He hadto put food on the table andgas in his car to make thenightly rounds. His prayerto find employment tosustain him until his musiccareer took off wasanswered at Two RiversBaptist Church, which isjust across the highwayfrom the Grand Ole OpryHouse and the OprylandHotel.

On the church bulletinboard, Payne’s daughterhad posted a note of a jobopening for a salesman atHeartland Pump. Johnsonapplied. He was

interviewed by John Payneand hired.

“I hired him in 2001. Hewas going to church withmy daughter and (ex) son-in-law,” John Payne said.“He was raised in aChristian home and I couldtell he was a good man. Hewas with us for two years.He was a good worker and adedicated employee.”

Johnson constantlypursued his musicalambition while employedat Heartland Pump. Hewould collaborate withdifferent songwritersduring the week, and thenplay in his band on theweekend. He opened showsfor Alan Jackson andGeorge Strait while on theHeartland Pump payroll.

“We absolutely fell inlove with him. He quicklybecame a very good friendof the family,” said MaePayne. “He has a greatsense of humor, charmsyou with his Alabamaaccent and is the sweetestyoung man you would evermeet.”

Mae Payne said Johnsonbecame close friends withChris Szablewski ofBuncombe.

“Every time Jamey sold ajob, Chris would have to godown and set it up. Theywould frequently spendseveral days together,” shesaid.

As Johnson’s career tookoff, he left Heartland Pumpin 2003, but has retained aclose relationship with thePaynes. He was back inSouthern Illinois last yearand toured a high tech Akincoal mine with John Payne,before performing at theSikeston Bootheel Rodeo.

A couple months ago, thePaynes sat on stage asJohnson performed atWillie Nelson’s CountryThrowdown in Sparta.They have already arrangedto spend a little time withthe singer Saturday

afternoon, before he takesthe stage at 7:30 p.m. for asold out show at Harrah’sCasino in Metropolis.

In 2005, inspired by afemale dancing at theWildhorse Saloon wearingjeans a couple sizes toosmall, Johnson penneddance-craze anthem“Honky TonkBadonkadonk” for TraceAdkins, which stalled atNo. 2 on the Billboard chartfour consecutive weeks.

During the same year, hesigned a recording contractwith BNA Records and hisdebut single “The Dollar”reached No. 14 on Billboardin 2006. Johnson co-wrote“Give It Away” with BillAnderson and the tunebecame the record breaking51st No. 1 single for GeorgeStrait. The tune was namedSong of the Year by boththe Country MusicAssociation and Academyof Country Music in 2007.

In 2008, he released theact breaking album ThatLonesome Sound onMercury Records. Thestark, uncluttered workaccentuated Johnson’ssmoky smooth vocals andwas universally hailed as amasterpiece. It includedthe 2009 CMA Song of theYear “In Color,” plus a titletrack co-written withThompsonville nativeKendell Marvel.

Johnson’s most recentrecording is the double discThe Guitar Song, whichincludes 25 tracks and thesingle “Playing the Part,”which was accompanied bya video directed by andstarring MatthewMcConaughey.

The only country artistinvited to appear on a newZZ Top tribute album,Johnson lends his voice tothe classic “La Grange.”

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

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BY ROGER MOOREMCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE NEWS

If you want to make yourgetaway, you need to playit cool. No squealing tires.No panic at the first signof the police.

You need to stick to thespeed limit. You need toknow when to pull overbehind a truck, turn offyour lights and wait forthe po-po to pass you by.

Or you need to hire “thekid,” a guy who knowsthose things. Ryan Goslingoozes Steve McQueen coolin “Drive,” a lean,pulsating thriller about amechanic and part-timemovie stunt-driver whomoonlights as a“wheelman,” the fellowwho can pick you up, takeyou to your robbery andget you out of there beforethe cops catch you.

He is the guy who knowsthat “there are a hundredthousand streets in thiscity,” the guy who knowshow long a policehelicopter will be able tocommit to a search for agetaway car, what streetswill be darkest, whatpublic event will be lettingout just in time for him toditch the car and juststroll away with thecrowds.

Gosling (“Crazy, Stupid,Love.”) suggests a sort ofblue-collar cunning here.

He’s probably seen a fewheist movies, a few carpictures. He builds cars,works on them and driveswith precise abandon,when the movie stunt he’sasked to do calls for it. Hecould be a stock car driver,if his boss and partner incrime (Bryan Cranston)has his way. But in themeantime, he’s got thisother gig — and a veryprecise set of rules aboutmethod of payment andthe window of time he’llbe at the scene of thecrime — “five minutes,” hesays. And he lashes hiswatch to the steeringwheel to show he’sserious.

“I don’t ‘sit in.’ I don’tcarry a gun. I drive.”

Carey Mulligan (“WallStreet 2”) is “the girl.” Thedriver takes the toothpickthat’s always in his mouthout and gets this goofygrin every time he sees herand her little boy. And hefinds something noble to

do when her husband getsout of prison and needshelp with a job he’s beenblackmailed into pulling.

Albert Brooks and thegreat Ron Perlmanperfectly embody lowlifesjust slightly higher on theunderworld food chain inNicolas Winding Refn’sfilm of the James Sallisnovel. Each is dangerous.One, at least, seemsreasonable. And that’s theone you worry about.

Refn, who did thesearing British prisonpicture, “Bronson” as aTom Hardy tour de force,has created the quietestcar picture ever. Thedialogue is spare, withdeadpan stares andmeaningful glancesdeveloping therelationships. Thesilences, muted chasesscored with understatedmusic, build tension. Weknow there’s a “Bullitt”moment coming, a violentand noisy reckoning.

There are no cops hot onthe trail of the criminals,just double dealing anddouble-crossing and bloodand secret sides to everypersonality. This mild-mannered driver is capableof something. We feel it

long before we see it.Refn and Gosling are

planning to team up forfuture movies, and basedon what we see in “Drive,”that’s a good thing. Theminimal dialogue doeslead to a few too many

fussy/busy “actorly”moments. But they havecollaborated on a carpicture that unnerves uswith its idling quiet, andthen pins our ears backwhen they stomp theaccelerator.


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The Lion King 3D ***1/2

Rated G; starring thevoices of MatthewBroderick, Jeremy Irons,Nathan Lane, ErnieSabella, Moira Kelly andJames Earl Jones;directed by Rob Minkoffand Roger Allers; openingFriday at ShowPlace 8 andAMC Centre 8 in Marion

BY ROGER MOOREMCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE NEWS

Nobody really knewMatthew Broderick couldsing, back in the early‘90s. Still, it’s a little bitof a surprise to recall thatDisney used somebodyelse to do his crooning in1994’s “The Lion King.” Ayear later, Broderickwould storm Broadway inthe musical revival “Howto Succeed in BusinessWithout Really Trying.”

“Lion King” was themovie that Disneyinsiders regard as a high-water mark for traditional

Disney animation, theexclamation point on thesuccess story that beganwith “The LittleMermaid” and continuedwith “Beauty and theBeast.” That cell-animated (with somedigital sequences) classicearns a nice 3-D dressingup in “The Ling King 3D,”Disney’s two-week re-issue of the film, openingFriday. That’s to befollowed by an earlyOctober release onBluRay.

It still looks lovely, withbeautifully drawn lionsand hyenas — plus awarthog, a meerkat, amandrill and a hornbill,and assorted otherdenizens of the Africansavannah. The wildebeeststampede is almost asnovel and breathtaking asit was when the film wasnew.

And those voices —Nathan Lane’s career hada major uptick after histurn in this, and Lane andhis “Guys and Dolls” co-

star Ernie Sabella madeDisney’s greatest comicteam — pre-Buzz andWoody.

“So kid, what’s eatin’you?”

“Nothing! He’s at thetop of the food chain!”

Jeremy Irons must haveworn a mustache into therecording booth to voiceScar, the villain. There’s amustache twirl in everytreacherous line. JamesEarl Jones, as the king,Mufasa, gave the story’smessage weight: “Beingbrave doesn’t mean yougo looking for trouble.”

Maybe “HakunaMatata” has become amusical cliche, but theJackson Five-ish “I JustCan’t Wait to Be King”still tickles. And EltonJohn’s anthems “Can YouFeel the Love Tonight”and “The Circle of Life”are likewise so much apart of the culture as toseem worn, but still soar.

The 3-D doesn’t addmuch — only depth — tothis film, which won acouple of Oscars upon itsrelease. A wildebeest orhyena almost falls intoyour lap, here and there.

Once upon a time, pre-video, Disney reissued itsclassics to theaters forshort runs so that a newgeneration couldexperience them the waythey were meant to beseen. That makes this“Lion King” revival partof a grand tradition, 3-Dor not.

Some who were justchildren 17 years ago havethe chance to make thisthe first Disney film theirkids see in a theater.

Lucky them.


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I Don’t Know HowShe Does It *1/2

Rated PG-13 for adultsituations/language;starring Sarah JessicaParker, Greg Kinnear andPierce Brosnan; directedby Douglas McGrath;opening Friday atShowPlace 8 in Carbondale

BY CATHERINE MALLETTEMCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE NEWS

What do you get whenyou mix talented actors(Sarah Jessica Parker, GregKinnear), a screenplaybased on a best-sellingnovel and a topic dear to somany women’s hearts —specifically, how tobalance work with apersonal life?

If you’re thinking“sounds like a greatmovie,” you might beright, but in the case of “IDon’t Know How She DoesIt,” a lack of good writingis the missing ingredientin the recipe for success.

The predictable plot isjust one of the problems.Kate Reddy (Parker) worksfor a high-profileinvestment firm in Boston.

She also has two kids and ahusband (Kinnear) whoadores her.

Kate is overscheduled,exhausted and conflicted.She finds herself cuttingcorners as a mom so shecan meet the demands ofher job. And then shelands a big project at work,and guess what? Thingsget worse at home,especially when Kate

starts spending so muchtime in New York with thehandsome JackAbelhammer (PierceBrosnan).

The fact that almostevery mom — workingeither outside or in thehome — has lived someversion of this juggling-too-much scenario atsome point makes mewonder why the writers

didn’t come up with someoriginal subplots to ratchetup (OK, to create) tension.

Another problem is thatKate is more cliche thancharacter. Kate keepssaying she loves her familyand loves her job, but weonly get to know hersuperficially. There’s notmuch tender interactionwith her children. There’sno sense of what drives her

as a working woman.Instead, there’s a series

of visual gags and one-liners. Kate trying to get inan elevator at work withparty balloons. Katesmushing a store-boughtpie to make it lookhomemade. Katestruggling with her tights,unaware that her videoconference call has begun.

Other characters get thesame one-note treatment— from Kate’s husband, toher co-workers, to hermother-in-law (poor JaneCurtin) to her frenemies —the stay-at-home moms.The stereotypical pittingof working mom (food onall her dresses!) vs. stay-at-home mom (spends thewhole morning in thegym!) verged on theoffensive.

As a longtime workingmom, I have been gratefulto moms who didn’t have“jobs” but devoted somany hours toinvolvement in schoolsand organizations my kidswere in. Forgive me for nothaving a sense of humorabout it, but pitting momsagainst each other isdestroying the village itdoes take to raise a child.

STUDIOSarah Jessica Parker stars in ‘I Don’t Know How She Does It’ alongside Greg Kinnear and PieceBrosnan. It opens Friday at ShowPlace 8 in Carbondale.

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