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If you’ve noticed major changes to the Boon-dock’s Seafood Co., menu over the past month, there’s more where that came from.

New General Manager John Mocaby – a Goreville native who has traveled the nation on a culinary adventure – is back in the area to raise his family and revitalize the former Hou-lihan’s establishment.

Mocaby developed and implemented an all-new menu with more of a focus on the non-seafood fare. “We’re still 55 percent seafood but you have to have options for people who don’t like seafood or we’ll lose that business,” he said.

Mocaby actually started his career with the original launch of Houlihan’s. He then headed south to work within high-profile res-taurants, including Emeril Lagasse’s City Walk and Wolfgang Puck’s Down-town Disney.

Now, he is bringing his Florida flair to Boon-dock’s.

“We are going with more fresh ingredients, more produce and more

unique fruits and veg-etables,” he said. “Our springtime menu will have a lot of fun items.”

One of Mocaby’s latest additions – the chicken castellina – has been fly-ing out of the kitchen. The pan-seared chicken breast is tossed in a creamy Parmesan sauce made of pancetta, garlic, artichoke hearts, grape tomatoes and baby cremini mushrooms, and can be enjoyed for $16. A host of other “land” options are available, as are plenty of

seafood entrees. Mocaby is also busy working on an updated drink menu that will contain plenty of diversity across beer and wine options.

No matter what you order, you can rest assured that it is fresh.

“We make everything here,” Mocaby said. “Our dressings, our soups and our stocks are all done in-house.”

Groups of all sizes can be accommodated for business or personal functions, which makes

Boondock’s an ideal choice for small family gatherings and large work groups alike.

The restaurant also fea-tures outside dining on its open-air patio with heat-ing, cooling and room for 50 diners. Customers can reserve the area ahead of time for parties. The look and feel of Boondock’s interior – corrugated metal, unique artwork and a subtly lit bar – create a vacation-like atmosphere.

Boondock’s is active in the community and takes pride in helping out those in need with charity events and promotions. Check in on Facebook to stay apprised of upcom-ing happenings and menu changes.

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THE SOUTHERN FILE PHOTO The inside of the new Boondocks Seafood Co., is shown in March 2013 in Carbondale. Boondocks will open on April 1, replacing Houlihans which previously occupied the restaurant area adjacent to Holiday Inn,

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Authors, Books Winter Book sale: Friday

and Saturday, Feb. 21-22, The Sallie Logan Public Library, 1808 Walnut St., Murphysboro; new and used books, videos, DVDs, audio books, cassette and VHS tapes; preview day, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 21, admission, $5 or join The Friends of Sallie Logan Public Library for $5 per year and get free admission to three book sales; regular sale, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22 ; no admis-sion fee for the Saturday sale

Morris library book sale: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, Morris Library, SIU; preview sale, 6-9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 21 for a $10 admission charge; no charge for the Saturday book sale; donations of books accepted through Monday, Feb. 17 at 710 Bookstore, Murdale True Value, Vogler Ford and the Furniture King, all located in Carbondale; proceeds benefit the library’s programs; [email protected]; 618-453-1633

Comedy The Carbondale

Comedians: 9 p.m. Mondays, Hangar 9, Carbondale;

10 p.m. Wednesdays, Station 13, Carbondale; see The Carbondale Comedians on Facebook

events international Festival

2014: Features Cultural Show, 7 p.m., Friday, Feb. 14, Student Center Ballrooms, SIU; song, dance, martial arts, pantomime, mini-plays and choreographed activities highlight cultures of various native lands; free; www.internationalfestival.rso.siu.edu; 618-453-3438

southern illinois Got Talent Contest: 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15, Illinois Star Centre Mall food court, Marion; proceeds to the Good Samaritan Ministries; 10 winners will compete for $300 March 8 at the Marion Cultural Civic Center; [email protected]; 618-889-0517

Crystal Ball: 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15, Herrin Civic Center; White City Park theme; cocktails, dinner, dancing and a silent auction; proceeds benefit the Herrin Historical Society and the Herrin Community Strategic Plan; music will be provided by The Presswoods; $50 per person or $350 for a

table of eight; 618- 922-1530; 618-534-9234

si Roller Girls Trivia night: To benefit Southern Illinois Roller Girls, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15, Herrin Elks Lodge, 221 E. Monroe St., Herrin; doors open, 6 p.m.; $100 for a team of 8 or $15 individually; reserve at [email protected]; www.soillrollergirls.com

Red Rose Gala: 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15, Kokopelli Clubhouse, Marion; dinner, dancing and entertainment; doors open, 6:30 p.m.; black tie, optional; fundraiser for the Marion Cultural and Civic Center; single, $40; couple, $70 and table for eight, $275; 618-997-4030

Oscar Trivia night: 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 27, Copper Dragon, 700 E. Grand Ave., Carbondale; movie-related questions; proceeds to The Boys and Girls Club of Carbondale; raffle, silent auc-tion; decorate table and dress in a movie theme; dinner; $35 per person; 618-303-5974; www.bgc-cdale.org

Masks of Culture: Presented by Ron Naversen, Department of Theater, SIU, 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 27, The Science Center of

Southern Illinois, University Mall, Carbondale; come early for a complimentary cup of Gloria Jean’s coffee; [email protected]; 618-549-2565 or go to [email protected]

Films Broadway’s Romeo and

Juliet: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 13 and Friday, Feb. 14 and 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 16, AMC Carbondale 8 Movie Theatre, 1263 E Main St.; Broadway production of Romeo and Juliet comes alive on 800 movie screens nationwide; starring Orlando Bloom and Condola Rashad; the story was captured live on film November 2013 at New York’s Richard Rodgers Theatre; www.FathomEvents.com

Big Muddy Film Festival: Independent films, Tuesday, Feb. 18-Sunday, Feb. 23, SIU; opening reception, 5 p.m. Feb. 18, Student Center International Lounge; bigmuddyfilm.com

dinner Theatre Monty’s Valentine show:

Featuring Monty Jackson & Friends, 7 p.m., Friday, Feb. 14, The Gathering Place Dinner

Theatre, 290 S. Burns St., Sparta; $35; show and dinner; www.thegatheringplaceoff-broadway.com; 618-965-3726

Theater Auditions Auditions: For Other Desert

Cities presented by The Stage Company, 7 p.m. Monday-Tuesday, Feb. 17-18, Varsity Center for the Arts, 418 S. Illinois Ave., Carbondale; written by Jon Robin Baitz, directed by Christian Moe; need one older man and two older women, age 60 and up, one woman, age 30 to 40, and one man, age 25 to 35; playbook available at Carbondale Public Library; www.stagecompany.org

Theater/performances love, sex & the iRs:

Presented by the Paradise Alley Players Theatre Company, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 14 and Saturday, Feb. 15 and 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 16, Marion Cultural and Civic Center; $15/$12; MarionCCC.org; 618-997-4030

last of the Red Hot lovers: Fridays through Sundays, Feb. 14, 15, 16, 21, 22 and 23, Varsity Center for the Arts, 418 S. Illinois Ave., Carbondale; pre-sented by The Stage Company; written by Neil Simon and directed by Lee Brackett; times, 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays; $15/$10; Student Appreciation Day, Sunday, Feb. 16, $5; 618-549-5466; www.stagecompany.org

Harvey: 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22 and 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 23 , George T. Dennis Visual & Performing Arts Center Theatre, Southeastern Illinois College, Harrisburg; $8, general admis-sion; $6, students and seniors; 618-252-5400, ext. 2486 or 2487 or [email protected]

disney’s Aladdin, Jr.: 7 p.m. Feb. 28 and March 1 and 2 p.m. March 2, Anna Arts Center, 125 W. Davie St., Anna; tickets now on sale; $8; 618-697-0009; [email protected]

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Art demonstration: By Jerome Wisehart, 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 13, Rend Lake College Theater, 468 N. Ken Gray Parkway, Ina; 618-437-5321; www.rlc.edu

exhibits Wheat elder: Visiting Artist

Series, Rend Lake College, 468 N. Ken Gray Parkway, Ina; theater lobby; through Feb. 28; 618-437-5321; www.rlc.edu

Brenda Fleming: Artist of the Month, Little Egypt Art Centre, 601 Tower Square,

Marion; through February; 618-998-8530 or www.littleegyptarts.com

A song from the Field: Collection of works by Robert Ketchens and William Burton, Jr., depicting the history of the Blues genre of music, Carbondale Civic Center Corridor Gallery; in conjunc-tion with Black History Month; through March 2; 618-457-5100, [email protected] or carbondalearts.org

Jeanne Warren: Award-winning needle work, Harrisburg District Library; counted cross-stitch; through March 2

From Generation to Generation: Folk Arts of Illinois, University Museum, SIU; curated by Lisa Rathje and Clark “Bucky” Halker; through March 7; www.muse-um.siu.edu; 618-453-5388

Hoyeon Chung: Mixed Media, University Museum, SIU; through March 7; www.museum.siu.edu;

618-453-5388sustain 2: National

Collegiate Juried Exhibition of Art and Design for Eco Living, curated by Nate Steinbrink, through March 7; www.muse-um.siu.edu; 618-453-5388

The Trunk show: Curated by Eric S. Jones, University Museum, SIU; through March 7; www.museum.siu.edu; 618-453-5388

What’s What, Whose Who?: University Museum, SIU; through March 7; www.museum.siu.edu; 618-453-5388

25th Anniversary exhibition: Dedicated to artist Roscoe Misselhorn, Misselhorn Art Gallery, 611 W. Second St., Sparta; on display until mid-March; 618-443-3577; www.misselhorngallery.com

Jo dodd, Joanna Gray and Rene deGroof: The Pavilion, 1602 Sioux Drive, Marion; hours, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday; through March 26;

618-993-2657Mike Chervinko: Historic

Photographs of the Tri-State Tornado, University Museum, SIU; through March 30; www.museum.siu.edu; 618-453-5388

Caught in the sweep of History: Egypt in the Civil War – The Second Year exhibit and documentary now on display, The General John A. Logan Museum, 1613 Edith St., Murphysboro; through April; 618-684-3455; to www.loganmuseum.org

Master Artists from the Museum’s Art Collection: University Museum, SIU; artists featured include Pierre Bonnard, Pablo Picasso, Berthe Morisot, Jacob Lawrence, Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Max Ernst; through May 9; 618-453-5388; www.museum.siu.edu

Artist Trading Cards Project: Curated by Bob DeHoet, University Museum, SIU; through May

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Cast in Carbondale: Sculptures & Drawings by Visiting Artists from the Thomas Walsh Donation, University Museum, SIU; through May 9; www.museum.siu.edu; 618-453-5388

Master Artists from the Art Collection: Curated by Dona Bachman, University Museum, SIU; through May 9; www.museum.siu.edu; 618-453-5388

The Urge to embellish: Illinois State Museum Southern Illinois Art Gallery, Art & Artisans Center, 14967 Gun Creek Trail, Whittington, six miles north of Benton; open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily; through May 25; 618-629-2220; www.museum.state.il.us/ismsites/so-il

Receptions The Jacobs Family Art:

Paintings & Photographs by Bradley and Charles Jacobs, Longbranch Café & Bakery, 100 E. Jackson St., Carbondale; reception, 7 p.m., Friday, Feb. 14; displayed through March 24; art exhibit will benefit The Brehm School Foundation; 618-529-4488

High school Art Competition: Little Egypt Art Centre, 601 Tower Square, Marion; cash and merchandise prizes presented to winners at closing reception Sunday, Feb. 16; includes art by high school students from throughout Southern Illinois; painting, drawing, photography, sculp-ture; exhibit may be viewed from 11 a.m.-3 p.m.; 618-993-2564; www.littleegyptarts.com



MARION — The ninth annual Red Rose Gala will feature dinner, dancing and entertainment Satur-day, Feb. 15 at Kokopelli Clubhouse in Marion.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and dinner will be served at 7 p.m. Black tie is optiona.

The annual event is a major fundraiser for the Marion Cultural and Civic Center.

Tickets may be pur-chased at the civic center box office on Tower Square in down-town Marion.

Cost is $40 for a

single person, $70 per couple and $275 for a table for eight.

“We hope this new Red Rose Gala location this year will help bring more attendance in support of the civic center,” MCCC Foundation President Barbara Koller said.

She pointed out that the civic center hosts a num-ber of state and national events and its importance extends far beyond the city of Marion.

Conley’s family has long ties to the civic center.

Cast members from Kre8ive Fine Arts

Academy will perform music from “Shrek the Musical.”

The event will include a silent auction and dona-tions for the auction are

being accepted.For more information

or to donate items for the silent auction, call the civic center at 618-997-4030.

— The Southern

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You may email to [email protected], fax the information to 618-457-2935 or mail to The Southern, PO Box 2108, Carbondale, IL 62902.

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The ideal time to submit entertainment infor-mation is two to three weeks before the event is to take place.

For more information or questions, call Brenda Kirkpatrick at 618-351-5089.

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CARBONDALE — The Friends of Morris Library annual book sale will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, in the library at SIU located on the second floor.

The sale will feature a wide variety of publica-tions including items pub-lished by Trovillion Private Press of Herrin.

A preview sale will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Fri-day, Feb. 21 with a $10

admission charge. Admis-sion to the book sale on Saturday is free.

Hardcover and paper-back books appealing to readers with diverse interests as well as books, pamphlets and articles from the Trovillion col-lection will be available for purchase. The iconic collection encompasses works published by the late Violet DeMars Trovil-lion and Hal W. Trovillion

between 1908 and 1960.Included are the booklet

authored after the Her-rin Massacre and other notorious happenings, “Persuading God Back to Herrin,” and “Amphora” by Robert Stephenson, “The Selfish Giant” by Oscar Wilde and “Where Speech is Not Free-in the USA” by Theodore Albert Schroeder.

Donations of books are being accepted through

Monday, Feb. 17 at 710 Bookstore, Murdale True Value, Vogler Ford and the Furniture King, all located in Carbondale.

Proceeds will benefit Morris Library’s programs and activities.

For more information about the library or the sale, contact Kristine B. McGuire at [email protected] or call 618-453-1633.

— The Southern

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Red Rose Gala raises funds for Marion Cultural and Civic Center

HERRIN — A trivia night to ben-efit Southern Illinois Roller Girls will be Saturday, Feb. 15 in the Herrin Elks Lodge, 221 E. Monroe St.

Doors open at 6 p.m., followed by the trivia contest at 6:30 p.m.

Cost to participate is $15 per person or $100 for a team of eight.

The event features cash prizes and bar service.To reserve a table, email [email protected] more information, go to www.soillrollergirls.com.

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BENTON — A musical tribute to Franklie Valli and the Four Seasons is on tap for 7:30 p.m. Satur-day, Feb. 22 in the Benton Civic Center.

“Oh, What A Night” is a “high energy and

fantastically voiced tribute to the legendary Frankie Valli and The Four Sea-sons” and features several songs of the group which became hits in the ’60s and ’70s.

The tribute to the Boys

from Jersey covers such hits as “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Sherry,” “Rag Doll,” “Dawn” and “Oh, What A Night.”

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CARBONDALE — The Stage Company presents “Last of the Red Hot Lov-ers” starting Friday, Feb. 14 in the Varsity Center for the Arts, 418 S. Illi-nois Ave.

The play, written by Neil Simon and directed by Lee Brackett, will be presented Feb. 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, and

23 with performances on Friday and Saturday beginning at 7:30 p.m. and the presentations Sunday starting at 2 p.m.

To help celebrate the sweetheart season, a cash bar will be available including champagne and a chocolate fountain with strawberries.

A special Valentine’s Day surprise will be avail-able only on opening night, Feb. 14.

The play centers around middle-aged and married, overworked and over-weight, Barney Cashman wants to join the sexual revolution before it’s too late and arranges three

seductions.Tickets are $15 for adults

and $10 for students, with $5 “Student Appreciation Day” tickets on Sunday, Feb. 16.

Tickets may be pur-chased at the Varsity Center for the Arts box office, open from 5-7 p.m. Monday to Saturday and one hour prior to each performance.

Call the box office dur-ing these hours at 618-549-5466 or purchase tickets online at www.stagecompany.org.

— The Southern

Valentine’s Day features ‘Red Hot Lovers’

CARBONDALE — The Boys and Girls Club of Carbondale will host a trivia night at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 27, in the Cop-per Dragon at 700 E. Grand Ave.

Community members are invited to test their movie trivia knowledge for an oppor-tunity to walk away with an Oscar.

The competition will consist of 10 rounds of movie-related questions and bonus questions. Each member of the winning team will receive a bottle of wine, a movie gift cer-tificate and an Oscar.

Attendees may also participate in a 50/50 raf-fle, “Best Picture Raffle” and silent auction.

Everyone is encouraged to decorate their table

and dress in a movie theme or characters. Each member of the

best themed table will win an Oscar.

In addition to receiving the red carpet

treatment, attendees can enjoy dinner

catered by Great Boars of Fire and a cash bar.

Cost is $35 per person, $280 for a table of eight and $360 for a Producer Table Sponsorship which includes eight tickets, recognition through sig-nage, the event program and a special gift.

All proceeds benefit the activities and programs of the Boys and Girls Club of Carbondale.

To reserve tickets, call 618-303-5974 or pur-chase online at http://www.bgc-cdale.org/.

—The Southern

Trivia night at the Oscars set Feb. 27

CARBONDALE — The 63rd National Federation of Music Clubs Festival will be from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15 and 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 16 in the Altgeld Hall and Old Baptist Founda-tion Building at SIU.

More than 200 music students will perform. The majority of the partici-pants will play piano solos. There will also be piano concertos, piano duets and hymn playing, as well as classical guitar solos, vio-lin solos, duets, trios and voice solos.

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Three dog Night Live in concert; 7:15 p.m. Friday, Feb. 21; The Carson Center, 100 Kentucky Ave., Paducah; tickets are $29 to $79 and can be purchased at www.thecarsoncenter.org or by calling 270-450-4444

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PADUCAH — Last week, Three Dog Night lead vocalist Cory Wells cel-ebrated his 72nd birthday. But, even at this stage in life, he still has the same love and passion for music he did when his career began five decades ago.

“I feel blessed,” Wells said Friday, two days after his birthday. “Back when I started this stuff, I never thought I’d still be touring and being so popular at my advanced age.”

Wells doesn’t intend

to slow down, either. He maintains a full touring schedule with his Three Dog Night companions with more than 70 dates per year, and he has aspira-tions to record some solo material and to try his hand at writing tunes, whether for himself or an up-and-coming performer.

It’s not as if he needs it to secure his legacy, though. Three Dog Night boasts sales and music chart records that have gone vir-tually unmatched through the years. The band enjoyed a run of 21 consecutive Top 40 hits — including three No. 1 singles, 11 top 10s, 18 straight top 20s — as well as 7 million-selling singles and 12 straight gold-rated LP records across the board of genres, from pop to rock to country.

“People kept saying Three Dog Night was an

overnight, one-hit wonder, but it took six years to get one hit,” Well said. “It’s a 50/50 chance. You flip the coin. It could be a total success; it could be a total failure. It just happened that we landed on the right side.”

He credits a lot of that to the style of songs Three Dog Night chose to release. At a time in music history when many musicians were focused on down, depressed music reflecting sociological events of the time, the band opted to remain positive.

“All of our music was sort of up, positive songs, and we always tried to keep it that way,” he said, noting that remains the case today both with new material and

when revisiting the classics on stage. “We don’t try to change them. They’re done in the same way we did them back then.”

Fans in the area will have a chance to see Wells and the rest of Three Dog Night when the band performs at The Carson Center at 7:15 p.m. Friday, Feb. 21. Tickets are $29 to $79 and can be purchased at www.thecarsoncenter.org or by calling 270-450-4444.

Wells said it’s always great to see the variety of people in the audience, ranging from those same fans who have supported the group for decades to the new generation who has discovered their mate-rial online.

As long as there are

fans who want to hear the music, Three Dog Night will be there to fulfill their wishes. At least for as long as the band members are able to abide.

“We passed retirement, and we kept going,” Wells

said. “Once the voice goes, I think it’s time to hang it up. But right now, it hasn’t, and I still enjoy it. I’m still having fun.”

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southern illinois Vivaldi for Valentine’s: 6 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 14, Dunn-Richmond Economic Development Center, SIU; presented by The Southern Illinois Symphony and SIU Concert Choir; gourmet dinner; music; $75; 618-453-6000; SouthernTicketsOnline.com; [email protected]

Ninth annual Priebe Brothers Band st. Jude Benefit concert: 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15, Pinckneyville KC Hall; also the Eisenhauer Band, We Got It Covered and the Beaucoup Bottom Band; $10; 618-357-6626

Oh What A Night: Tribute to Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 22, Benton Civic Center; $30/$25; [email protected]; www.bentoncivic-center.com; 618-435-5700

The Fabulous 50’s show: 7 p.m. Saturday, March 1, auditorium, Southeastern Illinois College, Harrisburg; $10;

618-252-5400 ext. 2486

Kentucky Talent search 2014:

7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15, Kentucky Opry, 88 Chilton Lane, Benton, Ky.; $16/$15/$10/$7.50; www.ken-tuckyopry.com; 888-459-8704

Three dog Night: 7:15 p.m. Friday, Feb. 21, Carson Center, Paducah; $29-$79; hits include Mama Told Me (Not To Come), Joy to the World, Easy To Be Hard, An Old Fashioned Love Song, One, Never Been To Spain, Eli’s Coming, Celebrate and Try A Little Tenderness; 270-450-4444; www.thecarsoncenter.org

Missouri The Band Perry: We Are

Pioneers World Tour 2014, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 21, Show Me Center, Cape Girardeau; special guests Easton Corbin and Lindsay Ell; Pioneer, the sophomore album from The Band Perry, has been certified

gold and features the number one hits, Better Dig Two and Done; current single, Don’t Let Me Be Lonely; band members are Neil Perry on mandolin, accordion, vocals, Kimberly Perry, lead vocals, guitar and Reid Perry, bass, vocals; www.thebandperry.com; $25-$39.75; [email protected]

Festival National Federation

of Music Clubs Festival: 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15 and 1-3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 16, Altgeld Hall and Old Baptist Foundation Building, SIU; over 200 music students will perform prepared pieces; includes piano concertos, piano duets, hymn playing, classical guitar solos, violin solos, duets, trios and voice solos; participants come from several com-munities including Carbondale, Carterville, Cambria, Eldorado, Elkville, Herrin, Makanda, Marion and Murphysboro CARBONDALE —

International Festival 2014 will continue today through Friday, Feb. 14 at SIU as a way to celebrate diversity, inclusiveness and different cultures.

The theme for the 52nd annual celebra-tion is “Building Bridges Across Cultures.”

The festival wraps up with the Cultural Show at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 14 in the Student Center Ballrooms. Using song, dance, martial arts, pan-tomime, mini-plays and choreographed activities, students will give audi-ence members the oppor-tunity to experience the cultures of various native lands. The show is free.

The sponsors for Inter-national Festival 2014 include the International Student Council, the Center for International Education and the Stu-dent Center.

For more information, visit www.international-festival.rso.siu.edu or call Student Center Special Programs at 618-453-3438.

— The Southern

International Festival brings celebration of diversity to SIU

THE SOUTHERN FILE PHOTO SIU international students pose with flags from their country of origin prior to the opening ceremony of the International Festival at SIU on Monday, Feb. 10 in Carbondale.

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Announcing Auditions for

OTHER DESERT CITIESBy Jon Robin Baitz, directed by Christian Moe

February 17 and 18 at 7:00pm

Show dates are April 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, and 13

Varsity Center for the Arts, 418 South Illinois Ave., Carbondale, IL.

Cast includes one older man and two older women, age 60 and upOne woman, age 30 to 40, and one man, age 25 to 35

Script available on reserve at Carbondale Public Library

For more information go towww.stagecompany.org

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Bars & Clubs THURsdAY

Carbondale: Hangar 9, Dogfish Head/Little Pizza

Tres Hombres: Los Tigres Del Pantano

Marion: The Mansion, Big LakeCountry Band, 6:30-9:30 p.m.

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

FRidAY Carbondale: Copper

Dragon, Murphy 500 w/Hollie Hiller

Hangar 9 V2T2 Cabaret and Tawl Pawl

Tres Hombres,The Whistle Pigs & The Hooten Hollers

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

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

sATURdAY Carbondale: Copper

Dragon, Wedding BannedHangar 9, Hobo Knife and

Kentucky Knife FightTres Hombres, Mr. Swamp

FoxHerrin: N-Kahootz Night

Club, Windshield Hours/Cache River, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

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

eagles, The Cruizers: 7-10 p.m.

Thompsonville: Old Country

Store Dance Barn, Lil’ Boot & Classic Country, 7-10 p.m.

sUNdAY Marion: Eagles, The

Cruizers, 6-9 p.m.

MONdAY du Quoin: Derby’s

Community Hall, Jerry’s Jammers, 7-9 p.m.

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

TUesdAY Herrin: Teen Town, Country

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

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

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

Find Them Here 20’s Hideout Restaurant:

2602 Wanda Drive, Marion 618-997-8325

Cornerdance Hall: 200 Franklin St., Whittington 618-303-5266

derby’s Community Hall: 214 High St., Du Quoin 618-201-1753

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

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

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

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

Marion American legion: Longstreet Road, Marion 618-997-6168

Marion eagles: Russell and

Longstreet Roads, Marion 618-993-6300

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

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

Old Country store dance Barn: Main Street, Thompsonville 618-218-4676

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

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

Tres Hombres: 119 N. Washington St., Carbondale 618-457-3308

The Mansion: 1602 Heartland Drive, Marion 618-917-5230


MARION—“Love, Sex & the IRS” will be presented by the Paradise Alley Play-ers Theatre Company at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 14 and Saturday, Feb. 15 and 2 p.m. Sunday. Feb. 16 in the Marion Cultural and Civic Center.

The play features Jon Trachtman and Leslie Arthur, out-of-work musicians who room together in New York City.

To save money, Jon has

been filing tax returns, listing the pair as “mar-ried.” The day of reckoning comes when the Internal Revenue Service informs the “couple” they’re going to be investigated.

Leslie masquerades as a housewife, aided by Jon’s fiancée, Kate. Complicat-ing matters, Leslie and Kate are having an affair behind Jon’s back.

John’s mother drops in unexpectedly to meet her

son’s fiancée, and Leslie’s ex-girlfriend shows up demanding to know why Leslie has changed and won’t see her anymore.

The comedy has been described as “a cross between I Love Lucy and Some Like it Hot.”

The cost of the tickets for “Love, Sex & The IRS” is $15 and $12. Order tick-ets at MarionCCC.org or call 618-997-4030.

— The Southern

‘Love, Sex & The IRS’ highlights complicated love

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Blue Sky VineyardTodd pierson: 2-5 p.m.

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

larry dillard: 3-7 p.m., StarView Vineyards

ivas John duo: 6-9 p.m. Rustle Hill Winery

sUNdAY Carlos Alberto: 2-5 p.m.

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Owl Creek Vineyard: 2655 Water Valley Road, Cobden

lincoln Heritage Winery: 772 Kaolin Road, Cobden

pheasant Hollow Winery: 14931 Illinois 37, Whittington

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starView Vineyards: 5100 Wing Hill Road, Cobden

Von Jakob Winery & Brewery: 230 Illinois 127, Alto Pass

Walker’s Bluff: 326 Vermont Road, Carterville

Coffeehouses, Cafés Coulter, Goot and Wall:

7 p.m. Thursday, The Grotto Lounge/Newell House, 201 E. Main St., Carbondale; 618-549-6400

The egyptian Combo: 8:30 p.m. Saturday, The Lake Zone Lounge, Whittington; $5; enjoy valentine’s dinner at restaurant and show is free; 618-629-2392; www.rendlakecoveresort.com

swamp Tigers: 9:30 p.m. Saturday, The Grotto Lounge/Newell House, 201 E. Main St., Carbondale; 618-549-6400

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Robocop *** Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of action including frenetic gun violence through-out, brief strong language, some drug material; starring Joel Kinnaman, Gary Oldman, Samuel L. Jackson

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Dutch director Paul Verhoeven’s original 1987 “Robocop” — in which man was merged with machine to fight lawless-ness — was a savvy slice of science fiction that not only tapped into the era’s fear of crime but also gave viewers a neat send-up of corporate connivance and media manipulation.

Almost 30 years later, hotshot Brazilian direc-tor Jose Padilha kicks the story into the 21st century and his cacophonous, pummeling remake is nothing if not current. The

clever pre-title sequence, in which a loudmouth TV talk show host in 2028, Pat Novak (Samuel L. Jack-son), takes us to a U.S.-occupied Iran to show how

drones and robots control the population, feels as contemporary as a CNN news bulletin.

It’s unfortunate, then, that this “Robocop”

reboot shrugs off the pointed satire too soon, devolving into just another big action vehicle — even if it’s a well-made, enter-taining one at times.

Swedish actor Joel Kin-naman (“The Killing”) is Alex Murphy, a Detroit undercover cop who goes off on a renegade operation against a local crime lord, Antoine Val-lon (Patrick Garrow). It turns into a fiasco with Murphy’s partner (Michael K. Williams, “Boardwalk Empire”) getting seriously injured and Vallon seeking revenge against Murphy. It comes in the middle of the night in the form of a car bomb that turns the husband and father into barely breathing scraps of human flesh. But his near-death provides an oppor-tunity for Raymond Sellars (Michael Keaton), the head of OmniCorp, the robotics company that manufac-tures those metal warriors on patrol in Iran.

Much to Sellars’ and Novak’s angry dismay, the U.S. Senate will not allow robots or drones to act as police on this side of the Atlantic because they lack such human traits as compassion or guilt. But if a robot’s unerring reflexes could be combined with Murphy’s sense of justice

and fair play, Sellars might be able to convince reluc-tant politicians and the public that America is indeed ready for robot rule on the streets.

Besides, Murphy gets a new, superhuman body in the process. It’s a win-win.

Enter Dennett Nor-ton (Gary Oldman), the new-age Dr. Frankenstein tasked with melding the soul and the silicon into a street-fighting machine. In a test — set cheekily to the 1971 hit “Hocus Pocus” by the Dutch band Focus (a tip of the hat to Verhoeven?) — Alex out-maneuvers and outguns the real robots, proving he is, in fact, the best of both worlds. That is, until he starts thinking too much for himself.

This version of “Robo-cop,” written by Joshua Zetumer, not only aban-dons its topicality about government surveillance and war, but also loses its sense of place. Set in Detroit, there’s none of the urban decay or human distress to might serve as a believable backdrop.

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A dream of Terry “Merle” Priebe has turned into something

much bigger.Priebe had played music

with his two brothers for a long time, but they had drifted apart and hadn’t shared the stage together in a long time. He made sure that drought ended in 2006, when he organized a reunion concert of The Priebe Brothers at the Steelveville Ameri-can Legion.

“The building couldn’t hold everybody,” said bassist Bob Priebe. “The concert massively exceeded our wildest expectations. We simply

couldn’t believe it.”The concert was even

bigger the following two years, then sadly “Merle” Priebe suddenly died before the 2009 show.

“We had played at church that morning and another little party that night. After he got home, he went outside to have a cigarette and never came back in. He died of a mas-sive heart attack,” Bob Priebe said.

Priebe says there is a dual driving force that keeps powering the annual event. It’s done to honor the memory of Merle and celebrate the life of brother Steve Priebe.

Steve was diagnosed with leukemia in 1977. He was treated by a doctor in St. Louis and has made a full recovery. The infor-mation for the treatment protocol was provided to the physician by the staff at the St. Jude Children’s

Research Hospital in Memphis.

The Priebe Brothers do not perform the popular annual reunion show for profit. All proceeds are donated back to St. Jude. At this point, the donation total is over $153,000.

The ninth annual Priebe Brothers Band St. Jude Benefit concert will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday in the Pinckneyville KC Hall. Joining the brothers will be special guests the Eisenhauer Band, We Got It Covered and the Beau-coup Bottom Band.

Tickets are $10. Advanced seating can be reserved by calling 618-357-6626.

Doors open at 4 p.m. There will be a live and silent auction. Food pre-pared by the Sauced Up Smokers will be available for purchase on site.

“There cannot be a bet-ter win-win situation,”

Bob Priebe said. “For only 10 bucks, which has been the admission price every year, you get a night of entertainment by four great bands and all the money goes to the kids at St. Jude. It’s an honor just to be part of it but it couldn’t happen without a great team. We are tickled to death to have 42 great volunteers helping to put everything together this year.”

Priebe says planning and organizing the show is a duty his family will-ingly accepts and gladly performs with the help of friends. No accolades are expected. Helping the needy at St. Jude is enough. When the surviv-ing brothers received an invitation to a special rec-ognition ceremony at St. Jude’s on April 7-8, they were overwhelmed.

“It came out of the clear blue,” Priebe said. “I can’t

wait to go and see with my own eyes the miracles they are performing. I know it will be a very emotional experience.”

Members of the Priebe Brothers Band taking the stage this weekend are: Steve Priebe, steel guitar; Todd Rushing, rhythm guitar and vocals; Miles Priebe, drums; Matt Mathis, lead guitar and lead vocals and Bob Priebe, bass guitar. All five are from Pinckneyville. Former band member Lance Weil, a drummer from Vergennes, will also sit in with the group.

Kicking off the show at 6 p.m. will be the Eisenhauer Band from Nashville, Tenn., formerly from Du Quoin. The trio includes mother Rhonda on rhythm guitar, 12-year old Andy on banjo and 13-year old Amelia on fiddle. They are in Music City learning the ropes

of the tricky country music world.

We Got It Covered is the brainchild of band leader Keenan Rice of Du Quoin. Amelia Eisenhauer and Bob Priebe are members of the band. Rice has a roster of talented musi-cians and vocalists that place a heavy emphasis at having tons of fun every time they hit the stage. The playlist ranges from “Folsom Prison Blues” to the “Cupid Shuffle.”

Beaucoup Bottom com-bines bluegrass, country and rock into a hybrid musical blend that is highly entertaining. Hail-ing from Nashville, Ill., the band is extremely versatile with sisters Amanda and Gloria Bathon cranking out sweet twin fiddles.

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~The Stage Company presents~

LAST OF THE RED HOT LOVERSBy Neil Simon

Directed by Lee Brackett

FEBRUARY 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, and 237:30 P.M. Friday and Saturday and 2:00 P.M. Sunday

Tickets $15 adults/$10 students/ $5 Student Appreciation Day February 16 Varsity Center for the Arts 418 S. Illinois Avenue in Carbondale

Box office opens February 7 (618) 549-5466For more information go to: www.stagecompany.org

*For mature audiences

Chocolate fountain with strawberries and a cash bar including champagne, available before each performance

and during intermission, and a special Valentine’s Day surprise, available opening night the 14th!

CARBONDALE — The best independent films will be coming to the region with the annual Big Muddy Film Festival slated to start next week.

The 36th annual event at SIU runs for six days, from Feb. 18 to Feb. 23.

The complete lineup is available at bigmuddyfilm.com.

The festival begins with an opening reception at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 18 in the Student Center Inter-national Lounge.

One of three special screenings during this year’s festival follows the reception: “Drinking Bud-dies,” by Joe Swanberg, a 2003 graduate from SIU’s Cinema and Photography program, earned Best Feature Film honors at the

2013 Vail Film Festival. The screening begins at 6 p.m. in the Student Center Auditorium.

A special screening of National Lampoon’s 1978 classic, “Animal House” will be presented at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 20 in Pagliai’s Pizza & Pasta, 509 S. Illinois Ave., Car-bondale.

“Beneath the Blindfold,” a 2012 documentary on survivors of torture by Ines Sommer and Kathy Berger, will be shown 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22 in the John C. Guyon Audi-torium in Morris Library. Sommer, a 2009 film festival juror, will also be present for a question-and-answer session.

With the exception of “Animal House”

screening, the films will be shown at venues on campus. All events are free for SIU Carbondale students with student identification. A day pass costs $4 and a festival pass is $15.

“Autumn Sun: A Film About Occupy Oakland” by filmmaker David Mar-tinez is the John Michaels Award recipient. The documentary film and two other John Michaels selec-tions are part of a screen-ing at 9:30 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 23 in the Student Center Auditorium.

The “Best of the Fest” showcase will be at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 23, in the Student Center Auditorium. Tickets are $4 for the general public.

—SIU Media Services

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