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MARION — Mike Mills,owner of 17th Street Bar &Grill, rarely tweaks hispopular menu. Why wouldhe?

His world-famousbarbecue has put hisbusiness and SouthernIllinois on the map as apork paradise.

“People are creatures ofhabit; I know that I am,”Mills said. “I go to certainplaces for certain things.When people thinkbarbecue, I hope that theythink about 17th Street.”

It’s hard not to thinkabout barbecue walkingthrough the doors of 17thStreet. The unmistakablearoma and mouth-watering menu work intandem to stimulate yoursenses. A barbecue nachoappetizer is the perfectlead-in to a full rack ofribs and a finishing bowlof homemade bananapudding.

“We wouldn’t be herewithout our customers —that’s what it’s all about,”Mills said. “We’re small-town USA around here,and our customers knowwhat they want. We willperiodically run somefeatured items that aren’ton the everyday menu. Ithelps change the pace up alittle bit, but I would say99 percent of the time,people are looking forbarbecue.”

17th Street also offers avariety of options forvegetarians and seafoodlovers, and Mills’ familyrecipes can be enjoyedfrom the comfort of yourown home. Barbecue ribs,pulled pork, baked beans,sauce and 17th Street’strademarked Magic Dustare available through therestaurant’s webstore.

“We are definitely abarbecue house, but wepretty well do anything at

a top level,” Mills said.“Our chefs can preparejust about anything that aperson would want, fromturkey to racks of lamb.It’s amazing the amount ofturkey that we sell. I guessI didn’t realize it would bethat large of a demandyear-round.”

Although its home baseand original restaurant isin Murphysboro, 17thStreet has grown locally toinclude locations inMarion, O’Fallon and inSparta at the WorldShooting and RecreationCenter. The Murphysborolocation also features TheWarehouse, 17th Street’s

unique banquet facility,available for everythingfrom smaller gatheringslike showers and familyreunions to larger affairssuch as weddingreceptions.

Television appearances,awards and accolades havebecome commonoccurrences for Mills and17th Street. Mills — who isknown in barbecue circlesas “The Legend” — isoften featured on theTravel Channel, offeringhis insights on barbecuestyles and fellow pitmasters.

17th Street’s baked beanshave been featured on The

Cooking Channel show“Food Crafters,” whichfocuses on artisan foodsthat can be mail-ordered.Mills also competedagainst St. Louis’ Pappy’sSmokehouse on an episodeof the Food Network’s“Food Feuds.”

“The media attentionhas helped tremendously,”Mills said. “I love it for acouple of differentreasons. There’s thebusiness aspect of it, butthen it is also great toexpose Southern Illinois toother people. I love to getthe opportunity to showoff Southern Illinois. I livehere and I’m proud of it.”

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MOVIES ART MUSIC WINERIES COVER STORY BOOKS THINGS TO DO FESTIVALS THEATER

BY ADAM TESTATHE SOUTHERN

Michael Berry’s familygathering atChristmas had a

decidedly British twist.Raised in a family of

Monty Python fans, hisparents, siblings and otherrelatives spent theholidays reciting and re-enacting classic skits fromthe comedy troupe’smovies and televisionseries, “The FlyingCircus.”

Berry’s sister evenmanaged to find a rarecollectible doll modeledafter Patsy, Terry Gilliam’sone-line character from“Monty Python and theHoly Grail.”

But the gifts and gagsweren’t just recollectionsof a love for the past; theywere a celebration of theyoung Berry’s future. TheSyracuse, N.Y., nativeembarked on his firstnational touring theaterproduction in October,playing the role of Patsy inthe “Holy Grail” musicaladaptation “Spamalot.”

“It’s an absolute dreamcome true,” said Berry, aBoston Universitygraduate. “I’ve loved thisshow since it’s opened.”

Berry first auditioned forthe show while living inCalifornia, where hestayed after completing aninternship, but he wasn’tsure what to expect. As theweeks passed, he beganlosing hope, but three-and-a-half months afterhis open call tryout, hewas called back for asecond audition in NewYork.

From there, the questionbecame who the directors

would see Berry asplaying. His young agelimited his castingoptions, as most of theKnights of the RoundTable are presented asolder, more experiencedmen. In the end, Berrywould end up with the roleGilliam made famous.

While the original Patsyonly spoke one line in thefilm — “It’s only a model,”uttered upon spottingCamelot in the distance —the theatrical renditionhas a few more lines, amajor stage presence andeven performs a musicalnumber, “Always Look onthe Bright Side of Life,”originally from the film“Monty Python’s Life ofBrian.”

“I’m on stage the wholeshow, but I only haveabout 13 lines,” Berry said.“I’m there the whole time,but I really just get towatch the show.”

Of course, part of histime on stage does involverecreating one of themovie’s most memorablescenes, as Patsy bangstogether a pair of coconutsto emulate the sounds of atrotting horse. While itmay seem simple, that wasone of the hardest parts ofputting the show together,Berry said.

In the South and citieswhere horse racing androdeo and popular,members of the audiencecan be quite peculiar aboutthe authenticity ofartificial hoof sounds. Buthe’s mastered that, and hisfellow cast members havealso gotten their iconicscenes down pat.

Berry and the rest of the“Spamalot” cast will beperforming at The Carson

Center in Paducah at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 31.Tickets are $30 to $55 andcan be purchased bycalling 270-450-4444 oronline at www.thecarsoncenter.org.

For Monty Python fans,the show is an easyrecommendation, Berrysaid.

“They’ll love the stufffrom the movie, but they’llgo absolutely nuts for the

new stuff.”But what about those

who aren’t familiar withthe Python cultphenomenon?

“It’s still a hilarious andbeautiful story; it’s still the

King Arthur tale we’re allfamiliar with, and it hashumor on every level,”Berry said.

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‘Spamalot’ gives longtime fan a chance to play dream role

PROVIDEDMichael Berry (bottom) portrays Patsy, the role originally played by Terry Gilliam. He is pictured here with Arthur Rowan, whoplays King Arthur. ‘Spamalot’ will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 31 at The Carson Center in Paducah.

AuditionsAuditions: For the musical,

Cats, produced by ArtstartsCompany, 5-9 p.m. Thursday,Jan. 5 and 9 a.m.-3 p.m.Saturday, Jan. 7, MarionCultural and Civic Center;show dates, March 28-31 andApril 1; 618 922-1853.

Auditions: For theSouthern Illinois Flute Choir,Jan. 17-Jan. 31; flutists 16 andolder; go to www.siflutes.orgfor membership and auditioninformation.

Auditions: For the RainbowChoir for Joseph and theAmazing TechnicolorDreamcoat, Wednesday,Jan. 25-Friday, Jan. 27, O’NeilAuditorium, John A LoganCollege, Carterville;[email protected];performances, May 4-6; 618-599-6409 [email protected].

Authors, BooksBook signing: By Angela

Mason, author of Death Ridesthe Sky: The Story of the1925 Tri-State Tornado, 1 p.m.Saturday Jan. 7, Bookworm

bookstore, 618 E. Walnut St.,Carbondale; tells the story ofthe March 18, 1925 killertornado that swept throughSouthern Illinois; 618-457-2665.

Southern IllinoisIllustrated: History andNostalgia by Bill Nunes,6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17,Marion Carnegie Library; alsoavailable to sign the book,basketball players GregStarrick and Rich Yunkus;children between the ages of8-16 will receive a free,autographed book writtenespecially for youth.

EventsWomen in Museums:

Program by Dona Bachman,University Museum Director,12:15 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10,University Museum, SIU,north end of Faner Hall;featuring artwork by women;sponsored by The AmericanAssociation of UniversityWomen, Carbondale Branch;public is invited to bringlunch and join members at11:30 a.m.; 618-549-5002.

Poetry ReadingWorkshop: Joe Hassert’sPenguin in Heaven poetryreading workshop, 2-4 p.m.Sunday, Jan. 8, Anna ArtsCenter, 125 W. Davie St.,Anna; Hassert is co-producerand co-host of theTranspoetic PlaygroundCollective and Spoken WordOpen Mic; 618-300-3007.

Monty Python’sSpamalot: 7:30 p.m.Tuesday, Jan. 31, CarsonCenter, Paducah;$55/$42.50/$30;www.thecarsoncenter.org;www.montypythonsspamalot.com; 270-443-9932.

TheatreShakespeare’s The

Taming of the Shrew: 7 p.m.Friday, Jan. 13, the CarsonCenter, 100 Kentucky Ave.,Paducah; $18/$10;www.nationalplayers.org;270-443-9932; www.thecarsoncenter.org.


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Author of book on1925 tornado hostssigning Saturday

CARBONDALE — Theauthor of a new bookabout the 1925 Tri-StateTornado that cut a pathof devastation acrossMissouri, Illinois andIndiana will sign copiesof the book inCarbondale thisweekend.

Angela Mason ofCalhoun, author of“Death Rides the Sky:The Story of the 1925Tri-State Tornado,”will be at Bookworm,618 E. Walnut St., at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 7.

The book tells thestory of the March 18,1925, storm through thestories of nearly fourdozen survivors andeyewitnesses, many ofwhom were only childrenwhen the killer stormswept through theregion.

— Adam Testa

CARBONDALE —Popular Nashville rockband Jason and theScorchers will bereturning to SouthernIllinois as part of thegroup’s 30th anniversarytour.

This tour won’t beanything like traditionalanniversary tours, though,said frontman and SIUCarbondale alumnus JasonRingenberg.

“It’s a common thing togo out on the anniversarytours and ‘milk themarket,’ basicallyrehashing and cashing,” hesaid. “We have nointention of doinganything like that. Ourgoal is to a show vitallytight band lookingforward, not back.

“Of course, as always,we will do songs from ourwhole career, but we willalso heavily hit the latest‘Halcyon Times’ release. Ido believe this version ofJason and the Scorchers isone of our best lineupsyet.”

The band released“Halcyon Times,” its firststudio album in 14 years,in February 2010. Thealbum created a renewedsense of interest in thegroup, which was awardedthe Lifetime AchievementAward at the AmericanaMusic Conference in2008.

The band’s return toCarbondale is scheduledfor 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan.12, at Hangar 9, 511 S.Illinois Ave. Tickets are$15 and can be purchasedat Hangar 9, PlazaRecords, P Mac Music andthe Practice Pad.

— Adam Testa


MOVIES ART MUSIC WINERIES THINGS TO DO BOOKS THINGS TO DO FESTIVALS THEATER

Twelfth Night Balltradition returnsthis weekend

PRAIRIE DUROCHER — ThisRandolph County townwill mark the end of theChristmas season withthe annual TwelfthNight Ball thisSaturday.

At the ball, a traditionhanded down from theearliest settlers ofPrairie du Rocher, apiece of cake is offeredto all gentlemen inattendance.

The cake has fourbeans hidden inside,and the first to find abean becomes the Kingof the Ball. Theremaining beans definethe court, and the luckymen then choose theirladies.

Music is provided byCousin Curtis and theCash Rebates, an old-time string bandoffering waltzes,schottisches, polkas,reels and squaredances.

A caller will give briefinstructions beforeeach dance to help theuninitiated.

The ball lasts from 8 p.m. to midnight atthe American LegionHall, 509 Henry St.Many guests will bedressed in their 18thcentury finest.

The American Legionoffers a full cash barand will offer severalwines selected for theball by Lau Nae Winery.

Costumes are notrequired, and nooutside alcohol orcoolers are permitted.

— Adam Testa

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PROVIDEDJason and the Scorchers will perform at 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 12, at Hangar 9 in Carbondale.


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TTrreess HHoommbbrreess:: TheSwamp Tigers, 10 p.m.

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

MMaarriioonn EEaagglleess:: SteveKesler & Wing It,7-11 p.m.

THOMPSONVILLELLiioonn’’ss CCaavvee:: Swing “N”

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p.m.THOMPSONVILLELLiioonn’’ss CCaavvee:: Mike’s Band, 7-10 p.m.WEST FRANKFORTCCoollyyeerr’’ss:: Righteous Rebel Band, 7-11 p.m.WWBB RRaanncchh BBaarrnn:: WB Ranch Band, 6:30-9:30 p.m.

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

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Alto Vineyards: Illinois 127, Alto Pass,www.AltoVineyards.net or 618-893-4898

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.

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

Lincoln Heritage Winery: 772 Kaolin Road, Cobden;618-833-3783

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Dan Barron: 2-5 p.m.Saturday, Blue SkyVineyard

Eli Tellor: 2-5 p.m.Saturday, Rustle Hill Winery

The Phonics: 2-5 p.m.Saturday, Von JakobOrchard

Adam Williams: 6-9 p.m.Saturday, Rustle Hill Winery

Bruce Zimmerman:1-4 p.m. Sunday, Rustle HillWinery

Marty Davis: 2-5 p.m.Sunday, Blue Sky Vineyard

Dave Caputo Duo: 2-5 p.m. Sunday, Von JakobOrchard

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Two wordsimmortalized byDonald Trump didn’t

faze Eric Church.Riding a popularity

bump from threeconsecutive Top 20 singlesfrom his 2006 major labeldebut album “Sinners LikeMe,” Church was invited tobe the opening act for amajor tour headlined bysuperstar group RascalFlatts.

Energized by theopportunity to play infront of monster crowdsfor the first time, Churchwould get caught up in themoment and routinelyplay much longer than hiscarefully allotted timeslot. The repeatedviolation of the rule hadserious consequences,ultimately leading to thesinger being told “You’refired!”

The termination noticewas a blessing in disguise.Church focused on writingmore personal materialand playing smaller rockvenues — like The CopperDragon in Carbondale —allowing him to constructa bigger, more diverse fanbase.

Church spent the pastthree years grindingthrough marathon tours,which gave him materialfor his critically acclaimed“Chief” album, releasedJuly 26. Suddenly, allfacets of his career were ina perfect groove andhitting fans like asledgehammer. As a result,2011 was a breakout yearfor the 34-year-oldGranite Falls, N.C., native.

Rolling Stone picked“Chief” as the 19th bestalbum of the year for allgenres. Amazon ranked itat No. 9 for Best CountryAlbums of 2011. It’scurrently nominated for aGrammy Award for BestCountry Album.

“I am so grateful for themany ways ‘Chief’ haschanged my life,” Churchsaid. “There is no coolerthing as a recording artistthan when people tell youthat your music matters tothem. Every single day themomentum for this recordgets bigger and stronger.”

Industry recognition forChurch was widespreadlast year. He was namedTop New Solo Vocalist bythe Academy of CountryMusic. Behind thestrength of singles“Homeboy” and “Drink inMy Hand,” which peakedat No. 3 on Billboard tobecome the highestcharting single of hiscareer, iTunes namedChurch as its 2011 CountryBreakthrough Artist of theYear.

Riding the tidal wave ofaccolades, Church willheadline the Blood, Sweat& Beers Tour in 2012. Thetour kicks begins Jan. 19 inFort Smith, Ark., thenheads to the Show MeCenter on the campus ofSoutheast Missouri StateUniversity in CapeGirardeau at 7:30 p.m.Jan. 20.

Tickets for the concert,which also features risingstar Brantley Gilbert, are$42.50 and $34.75 and canbe purchased by callingthe Show Me Center boxoffice at 573-651-5000 oronline atwww.showmecenter.biz.

“It’s gonna be one hell ofa tour,” Church said.

Church bought his firstguitar when he was 13, andbefore he graduated South

Caldwell High School, hewas earning spendingmoney playing JimmyBuffett covers in localbars. After securing adegree in marketing fromAppalachian StateUniversity, his life startedto resemble a CMT movieplot.

He got engaged to a girlfrom a wealthy family. Hisfuture father-in-law triedto convince him toabandon his silly musicdream and enter thelucrative corporate world.It wasn’t long before hewas looking for a newgirlfriend in Music City,where he quickly gainedrespect by inking “TheWorld Needs a Drink” forTerri Clark.

Church signed a recorddeal with CapitolNashville and releaseddebut album “Sinners LikeMe” in 2006, whichproduced Top 20 hits


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HOFFARD: Church in CapeFROM PAGE 7

“How ‘Bout Me,” “TwoPink Lines” and “GuysLike Me.” His next twosingles bombed and hishot streak quickly cooled.

He knew he had toquickly pull thingstogether.

“I have a theory that allof us only get a smallwindow of time to makerecords when people willlisten and care,” he said.“It’s up to us to move theneedle. People likeWaylon and Cash, orGarth and Strait, they alltook the format andsaid,‘We’re going overhere,’ and they all changedthe direction of the musica little bit.”

It took three years for

sophomore album“Carolina” to be releasedin 2009, but chart successreturned with “Love YourLove The Most,” “Hell OnThe Heart” and “Smoke ALittle Smoke.”

Church sequesteredhimself into a remoteNorth Carolina cabin formore than a month andcalled in collaboratorsCasey Beathard, LukeLaird and Jeff Hyde tohelp compose the 11 tunesfor the monumental“Chief” project, whichhas definitely beenmoving the needle in thecountry music world.

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

MOVIES ART MUSIC WINERIES THINGS TO DO BOOKS THINGS TO DO FESTIVALS THEATER ConcertsSouthern Illinois

Travis Tritt: 3 p.m.Sunday, Feb. 12, ShryockAuditorium, SIUCarbondale; $39; acousticperformance described asfree-form and spontaneous;just Tritt and his guitar;www.southernticketsonline.com.

KentuckyBluegrass Night:

7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 6,Kentucky Opry, 88 ChiltonLane, Benton, Ky.; free;www.kentuckyopry.com;888-459-8704.

Merle Haggard:7:30 p.m. Thursday,Jan. 19, the Carson Center,100 Kentucky Ave.,Paducah; $120-$25; 270-443-9932; www.thecarsoncenter.org.

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Country/ BluesSean Costello “At His

Best — Live” ***½ SeanCostello died in April2008, one day before his29th birthday. By then,the onetime blues-rockguitar prodigy haddeveloped into anexceptional all-aroundtalent. And all that talentis on display in thiscollection of 16 live cutsspanning 2000 to 2007.

Costello could dig deepinto the blues, as he doeshere with such numbersas Magic Sam’s “All YourLove.” But he also has animble touch with R&B —check out “TheHucklebuck” and “T-Bone Boogie.” Withhis raspy voice, he alsorecalls the greatSouthern-soul singer andguitarist Eddie Hinton onseveral numbers,including BobbyWomack’s “Check ItOut.”

The live setting allowsCostello to stretch outand show his chops. Thefirst number is theFreddie Kinginstrumental “San-Ho-Zay.” But while he fires offsome intense and crowd-pleasing solos, he remainsmore focused on craftinga taut, dynamic ensemblesound.

By the time of his death,Costello had also becomea formidable writer. Theselections here are allnon-originals, but theyspeak to his impeccabletaste and his ability tomake even the oldest andmost well-worn materialsound fresh.

JazzMichael Feinstein “The

Sinatra Project, Vol. II: TheGood Life” ***½ Talkabout a New Year’s CD!Singer Michael Feinsteinputs the squeeze on theSinatra songbook, butwith a personal touch.The resulting dozen tunes

are surprisinglyglamorous. Here onFeinstein’s second CD onSinatra, the strings surgea la Nelson Riddle. Thehorns are blistering attimes. And the tunes arefull of Tin Pan Alleypanache.

The first five cuts arejust boffo, especially theJames Bond-like brass on“Is You Is or Is You Ain’tMy Baby?” The setbecomes quieter andtamer after that. Feinsteinalso takes a moreBroadway approach,characteristically for him.

Overall, though, whilethe tunes are recognizablySinatra’s, they soundimpressive and different.Feinstein, who workedearly on as Ira Gershwin’sarchivist, celebrates thesetunes by breathing lifeinto them.

ClassicalMaurizio Pollini “Chopin

Etudes Op. 10 and 25” ****and “Brahms PianoConcerto No. 1”Staatskapelle Dresden,Christian Thielemannconducting *** Therevered Maurizio Pollini isheard at opposite ends ofhis career on these twodiscs, the Chopin apreviously unreleasedstudio recording from1960, the Brahms a liverecording from 2011. Andif the juxtaposition provesanything, it’s thatPollini’s worst enemy iscomparisons with hisyounger self.

The Chopin dates fromthe pianist’s short, ill-fated association withEMI. Having won the1960 ChopinCompetition in Warsaw,Pollini seemed to have acareer death wish: Amongother things, he refusedto approve the release ofthis splendid Chopinrecording. Hiscombination of clarity,vitality, velocity, and

stylish lyricism are a farcry from the almost stoicobjectivity that’s heard onthe Brahms disc, Pollini’sfirst recorded concertoouting in years.

The Brahms is anhonorable effort thatrenders this big-bonedconcerto with fine-etched details, lovinglyframed by conductorChristian Thielemann.The music’s heroism,though, is projected morethrough implication thanby sound — unlikePollini’s 1979 recording ofthe piece with the lateconductor Karl Bohm,which has it all. While theBrahms is for Pollini fans,the Chopin is foreverybody.

R&BEtta James “The

Dreamer” ***½ By allindications, this will beEtta James’ last album —the 73-year-old R&Bgreat is reported to be inthe last stages ofleukemia. If it is, then thesinger of such immortalsas “Tell Mama,” “At Last,”and “I’d Rather Go Blind”is going out on a highnote.

“The Dreamer”presents James’trademark blend ofsophistication and sass.She can still display somegrit, as she does on thejump-blues chestnut“Too Tired” and agroove-heavy reworkingof Guns ‘N Roses’“Welcome to the Jungle.”She sounds just as athome, however, with theelegant balladry of RayCharles’ “In the Evening”and Johnny “Guitar”Watson’s “That’s theChance You Take.” Andher versions of two OtisRedding slow-burners —“Champagne and Wine”and “Cigarettes andCoffee — are about asdeep as soul gets.

— MCT

EventsHoliday Extravaganza:

Little Egypt Art Centre,601 Tower Square, Marion;features artwork,photographs, jewelry, throughJan. 15; 618-998-8530 orwww.littleegyptarts.com.

ExhibitsPaducah Wastelanders’

exhibit: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Jan. 6-7, The YeiserArt Center, downtownPaducah; free; 270-442-2453;[email protected];www.theyeiser.org.

Red Rock Landscapes:Tribeca Gallery, downtownPaducah; photographer LarryHeavrin; through Jan. 11; 270-898-6056 or [email protected].

Skirting Convention:Illinois Women Artists, 1840-1940: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdaythrough Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday, LakeviewMuseum of Arts and Sciences,Peoria, through Jan. 16; QuincyArt Center, Quincy, Feb. 10through March 18. Exhibitionexamines a century of womenartists who defied conventionsby presenting works by 72women from all over Illinoisincluding works by Anna artistAmy Kirkpatrick and SouthernIllinois artist Maude ParmleyCraig.

Charles Hammond’sVisionQuest: SoutheasternIllinois College, Art Gallery,Harrisburg; photo collages;hours, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.,Monday-Friday; through Jan.22; 618-252-5400.

Cheonae Kim: Giving Back,Varsity Center for the Arts,Varsity Gallery, Carbondale;through end of January; 618-457-5100.

Janet Bixler: Paintings,Harrisburg District Library;through Feb. 5; artwork forsale.

Creative Visions: Featuresthe work of ceramic artistGreg Gibbs, woodworker JoeLandon, sculptor Darren Miller,glass artist Michelle Rial,painter Nina Weiss and jewelryartist Sandra Wilcoxon, The

Southern Illinois Art andArtisans Center, Whittington;free; through March 15; 618-629-2220.

The Legacy of KatherineKuh: Building the University’sArt Collection, UniversityMuseum, SIU; Katherine Kuh,Chicago art connoisseur, artcritic for the Saturday Reviewand gallery owner purchasedart for SIU including some ofthe major artists of the 20thCentury; through May 11;www.museum.siu.edu or 618-453-5388; closed untilJan. 17 for break.

From Humble Beginnings— Lincoln’s Illinois 1830-1861: Illinois State Museum atRend Lake presents Part II ofan original exhibition exploringaspects of the state thatLincoln called home, TheSouthern Illinois Art andArtisans Center, Whittington;through May 13; 618-629-2220.

Ongoing art exhibit:Photographs of Juhree Veach,mosaics from Janet Altoff andsculpture from Tom Horn,StarView Vineyards, 5100Wing Hill Road, Cobden; 618-893-9463 or www.starviewvineyards.com.

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


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Dona Bachman,director of theUniversity Museum atSIU Carbondale, willpresent “Women inMuseums” at 12:15 p.m.Tuesday, Jan. 10, at themuseum.

The public is invited tobring a brown-bag lunchand join members of theAmerican Association ofUniversity Women at11:30 a.m.

For more informationabout the program orAAUW, call 618-549-5002.

— Adam Testa

CARBONDALE — TheBoys & Girls Clubs ofCarbondale are joiningmore than 4,000 clubsacross the country inidentifying talentedyoung artists.

The competition is partof the Boys & Girls Clubsof America’s NationalFine Arts Exhibitprogram, acomprehensive initiativepromoting young artists’creativity and

encouraging artisticskills and culturalenrichment. Local clubscan present members’artwork in four agedivision and 10categories, includingwatercolor, pastel, oil,acrylic and collage.

Selected artwork willbe screened at the locallevel and then sent to theregional level. A limitednumber will be sent tothe organization’s

headquarters for nationaljudging. Thirty-sevennational winners will benamed and their artworkdisplayed at specialevents throughout theyear.

Local entries will bedisplayed through Jan. 6at Dayshift, 101 W.Monroe Ave. The displayis open to the publicduring regular businesshours.

— Adam Testa

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New on DVDContagion: A thriller

centered on the threatposed by a deadly diseaseand an international teamof doctors contracted bythe CDC to deal with theoutbreak. Starring MattDamon, Kate Winslet,Jude Law, GwynethPaltrow and Tien YouChui. Directed by StevenSoderbergh. Rated PG-13.

Don’t Be Afraid of theDark: A young girl sent tolive with her father andhis new girlfrienddiscovers creatures in hernew home who want toclaim her as one of theirown. Starring KatieHolmes, Guy Pearce,

Bailee Madison, BruceGleeson and EddieRitchard. Directed by TroyNixey. Rated R.

I Don’t Know How SheDoes It: A comedycentered on the life ofKate Reddy, a financeexecutive who is thebreadwinner for herhusband and two kids.Starring Sarah JessicaParker, Greg Kinnear,Pierce Brosnan, ChristinaHendricks and OliviaMunn. Directed byDouglas McGrath. RatedPG-13.

Shark Night: A weekendat a lake house in theLouisiana Gulf turns intoa nightmare for sevenvacationers as they are

subjected to shark attacks.Starring Chris Carmack,Dustin Milligan, ChrisZylka, Sara Paxton andKatharine McPhee.Directed by David R. Ellis.Rated PG-13.

The Guard: Anunorthodox Irishpoliceman with aconfrontationalpersonality is teamed upwith an uptight FBI agentto investigate aninternational drug-smuggling ring. StarringBrendan Gleeson, DonCheadle, Mark Strong,Liam Cunningham andDavid Wilmot. Directedby John MichaelMcDonagh. Rated R.

— Adam Testa

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‘The Devil Inside’In 1989, emergency responders received a 911 call from Maria Rossi confessing that she hadbrutally killed three people. Twenty years later, her daughter seeks to understand the truthabout what happened that night. Suzan Crowley, Fernanda Andrade and Simon Quartermanstar in the documentary-style horror film, ‘The Devil Inside,’ opening Friday at ShowPlace 8 inCarbondale. Directed by William Brent Bell and Joaquin Perea, the movie is rated R.



2012 at the movies: a quick overviewBY ROGER MOOREMCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE NEWS

So 2011 fizzled at themovies. Attendance andbox office were down — bysome measures, back to1996 levels.

The familiar franchisesdid OK, but audiencesavoided plenty of goodto-near-great movies, as wellas the weak ones. Themega-hits were few andvery far between. And theholidays were a soberingexperience for thosebanking on brand nameslike Spielberg (“WarHorse,” “The Adventuresof Tintin) or Matt Damon(“We Bought a Zoo”) topack them in.

The awards contendersmay gather some steam asthe conversation turnstoward Oscar. But rightnow, they’re a prettyanemic looking lot.

The 3-D boom turnedbust. So when you seepreviews of a comingattraction that say “in 3D”— and there are scores ofthose in 2012 — be certainthat the studios want youto know that the title willalso be shown in 2-D, forthose who don’t want tospend 3-D money (i.e.,most of us).

What about 2012? Thereare more 3-D titles, moreremakes and sequels andmore movies plainlyaimed at the moreimportant overseasaudience.

But Bella is back(“Breaking Dawn” Part 2,Nov. 21), and Bond(“Skyfall,” Nov. 7). AndBatman. Bourne returns(“The Bourne Legacy,”Aug. 3) without JasonBourne or Matt Damon.And those Men in Blackare back. So are “TheExpendables,” Tyler Perry,Quentin Tarantino

(“Django Unchained,” Dec.25) “Ghost Rider,”Barnabas Collins (TimBurton’s “Dark Shadows,”May 11), the “Madagascar”zoo animals (June 8) andthe extinct stand-upcomics of “Ice Age” (July13).

And those “AmericanPie” kids. Why, why, more“American Pie”(“American Reunion,”April 6)?

“Finding Nemo,” “StarWars: The PhantomMenace” and “Beauty andthe Beast” return — in 3-D.

Remakes? “JudgeDredd” (“Dredd,” Sept.21), “Total Recall” (Aug. 3)and even Spider-Man(“The Amazing Spider-Man,” July 3).

We have dueling SnowWhites (“Mirror Mirror,”Mar. 16; “Snow White andthe Huntsman,” June 1),dueling Abe Lincolns(Spielberg’s “Lincoln” inDecember and “AbrahamLincoln: Vampire Hunter,”June 22). and more serialkillers, zombies and JasonStatham and AdamSandler movies than youcan shake a disdainfulstick at.

But there are promisingtitles mixed in with theoverly familiar, thefranchised and the feeble.

“Haywire” (Jan. 20):Will the possibly-retiring-soon Steven Soderberghmake a movie star out ofmixed martial artist GinaCarano?

“This Means War” (Feb.17): Reese Witherspoontwo-timing secret agentsChris Pine and TomHardy. The trailers to thisare hilarious.

“The Raven” (March9): John Cusack as EdgarAllen Poe, hunting a killerwho is inspired by hisstories. When did he find

time to drink himself todeath?

“Salmon Fishing in theYemen” (March 9): EwanMcGregor is a fisheriesexpert trying to help anArab sheik blow his cashon creating a fly fishingmecca (ahem) in thedesert.

“The Hunger Games”(March 23): This sci-fiadaptation of a popularseries of books is beinghyped as the teenaudience replacement for“Twilight.” Or it could be“Logan’s Run: The NextGeneration.”

“Wettest County”(April 20): Shia LaBeouftucked into an all-star castin the middle of a WestVirginia moonshining warduring the Depression.This one sells itself.

“The Dark Knight Rises”(July 20): The trailerssuggest that this will tapinto the world zeitgeist,with the villains out forpayback from the 1 percent— people like BruceWayne.

“Frankenweenie” (Oct.5): Tim Burton revisits oneof the short films that gavehim a feature film career,about a mad scientist ladnamed Vincent who bringshis weiner dog back to life— Frankenstein fashion.

“The Gangster Squad”(Oct. 20): Sean Penn,Emma Stone, RyanGosling, Nick Nolte andJosh Brolin star in thisdrama about the efforts —legal and otherwise — thatthe LAPD went through tokeep the mob out of 1940sand ‘50s Los Angeles.

“47 Ronin” (Nov. 21):Keanu Reeves surroundedby Japanese actors, all ofthem playing vengefulsamurai? We have GOT tosee this.

“Les Miserables” (Dec.7): Hugh Jackman vs.

Russell Crowe in a sing off,the musical based onVictor Hugo’s epic ofpoverty, class, revenge andbig red flags.

“The Hobbit: AnUnexpected Journey” (Dec.14): Peter Jackson goesback to Middle Earth witha song in his heart.

“World War Z” (Dec. 21):Brad Pitt stars in thecinematic climax toZombiemania? One wouldhope.

“The Great Gatsby”(Dec. 25): Aussie BazLuhrmann cast LeonardoDiCaprio in the title role,but Brits and Aussies inmost of the other roles forthis film of the GreatAmerican Novel. If he blewit, we’re pulling his workvisa.

STUDIOJohn Cusack stars in ‘The Raven,’ which comes out March 9.

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