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MARION — TequilasRestaurant servesauthentic Mexican foodthroughout the regionwith one simple businessphilosophy.

“The food is fresh everyday,” said Oscar Ruiz, whomanages restaurants forTequilas in Marion,Carbondale, Carmi,Du Quoin, Harrisburg and in Mount Vernon,Ind.

“The key is to have freshfood,” Ruiz said. “We cookseveral times a day. Wedon’t cook in largeportions. We cook somefor lunch, some for later inthe afternoon and somefor dinner. That’s how wedo it. It’s the same thingwith our chips and salsa,so the customer canalways have fresh chips.”

According to Ruiz, theMarion restaurant drawscustomers from a wideradius.

“We have a lot ofregulars,” Ruiz said. “Weget customers fromeverywhere, from placeslike Vienna, Benton andMount Vernon.”

The menu features avariety of nachos andquesadilla appetizers,steak and chicken tacosalads, and numerousbeef, chicken, seafood andpork entrees.

One of the more popularitems, Ruiz said, is PolloLoco (Crazy Chicken),which consists of a grilledbreast of chickenmarinated in specialspices, covered in cheesedip, served with Mexican rice and refriedbeans.

A number of platespecials have been added,including Checo’s SpecialPollo, a grilled chickenbreast served with mixedvegetables. Among the

new seafood offerings isthe Camarones A LaDiabla (Devil’s Shrimp),cooked with a “devilish”sauce, served with rice.

The Marion Tequilas has21 employees, many ofwhom have been with therestaurant for years. Thatis another key to itssuccess, Ruiz said.

“I think the longer youkeep doing the same thing,in business, things aregoing to be OK,” he said. “Ikeep the same waiters, sothat people feelcomfortable. They say ‘Wefeel at home, that’s whywe come here.’”

Ruiz said the company isalways looking forcommunities in need of anauthentic Mexicanrestaurant. That is howthe Mount Vernon, Ind.,restaurant came about.

“There was no Mexicanrestaurant there,” Ruizsaid. “We talked to somelocal officials, and theyreally wanted to have one

there. They even helped usfind a place to rent.”

Ruiz said a lot ofbusiness depends on theweather, and things havebeen improving.

“It’s been cold, but nowit’s starting to get warmerand you can tell things arepicking up,” he said.

The upcoming Cinco DeMayo (May 5) observationalways draws a largecrowd, for which Ruiz isgrateful.

“I would like to saythank you to the peoplewho support us,” Ruizsaid. “They’re nicepeople.”

DETAILSWho: Tequilas Mexican RestaurantWhat: Authentic Mexican food, prepared fresh throughout

the dayWhere: 1906 W. Coolidge, MarionHours: 11 a.m. -10 p.m. Monday-Thursday;

11 a.m.-10:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 11 a.m.-9 p.m.Sunday.

Phone: 618-997-0162

Buy one entrée and get onefree at this restaurant andother featured restaurantsacross Southern Illinois withthe 2010 Top 20 Dining Card.

Top 20 Cards are available for purchase at The Southernoffices in Carbondale and Marion by calling 618-529-5454or online at www.thesouthern.com/top20. Cards are $20each plus $1 per order for cards to be mailed. Someexclusions may apply. See card for details.

Top 20 Restaurant of the Week: Tequilas

DAVID ZOELLER / THE SOUTHERNA group of Marion High School students take a break from cheerleading tryouts to eat on thedeck at Tequilas Mexican restaurant in Marion.

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Blair Fowler, 16, delights herfrenzied fans as a “haul queen,”inspirationally “shopping for

glory” by smartly tearing throughstores and then displaying andexpertly describing her purchaseson Internet videos. A March Timesof London dispatch from LosAngeles noted Fowler’s acclaim “forher ability to deliver a high-pitched10-minute lecture on the merits ofskinny versus low-riding jeans,apparently without drawing breath.”According to The Times, at least100,000 “haul” videos are availableon YouTube, mostly from“amateurs.” Fowler’s videos havebeen viewed 75 million times.

Leading economic indicatorsAmerican companies continue

trying to outsource work overseas,no matter how increasinglyimprobable the project. TheChronicle of Higher Education inApril reported on the University ofHouston business school’s contractto have student papers uploaded to“teaching assistants” (mostlyresiding in India, Singapore andMalaysia), who read them, markthem up and offer constructiveadvice. UH professor LoriWhisenant, who initiated theuniversity’s contract with the firmEduMetry, said she is generallypleased with the results.

Swiss clockmaker Artyaannounced in March the creation ofa wristwatch set in fossilized

dinosaur feces (with a strap madewith skin from an American canetoad). Designer Yvan Arpa told theAssociated Press the watch wouldsell for about $12,000.

The spa Ten Thousand Wavesnear Santa Fe, N.M., is only thelatest U.S. facility to offer as a“signature” treatment the “JapaneseNightingale Facial,” supposedly usedfor centuries by Japanese geisha forskin rejuvenation. Nightingaledroppings are dried and sanitized,then spiced with oils and used as aface scrubber.

Abnormal scienceVirginia state legislator Bob

Marshall, speaking in February inopposition to state funding forPlanned Parenthood, said theorganization is partly responsiblefor the number of disabled childrenin America. According to the OldTestament, he said, being forced tobear a disabled child is punishmentfor the mother’s having earlieraborted her first-born. “(W)hen youabort the first-born ... nature takesits vengeance on the subsequentchildren.” Said Marshall, theorganization ought to call itself“Planned Barrenhood.”

Researchers from Royal RoadsUniversity in Canada reported lastyear that the large, carnivorouspitcher plants of Borneo prefer toeat insects and spiders, but wherethose are in short supply, as in thePhilippines highlands, the pitchershave grown to a sizeaccommodating an alternativesource of the nitrogen they need.The pitchers have “learned” that ifthey produce copious amounts ofnectar, it will attract the tiny-mouse-sized tree shrew to harvestit, and the shrews, trapped inside

the plant, will leave droppingsdirectly on the spot mostadvantageous for the pitcher toconsume them. Said professorCharles Clarke, discovery of thearrangement “totally blew us away.”

Least competent criminalsPolice in Berwick, Maine, made

an easy collar in April, solving fourresidential burglaries. As it turnsout, their two suspects (ages 33 and32) committed the crimes whilewearing their GPS monitoringbracelets after an earlier arrest inNew Hampshire, and theirmovements perfectly coincided withthe burglars’ route.

The Drug Warehouse burglar inTulsa, Okla., in April escaped, butthe crime was captured onsurveillance video and features theperp, apparently hearing sirens,grabbing his ladder and scramblingup through the ceiling to find thepassage he used to get in. However,as he scrambled, he kept fallingthrough the ceiling to the floor, onlyto have to try again. He fell to thefloor six times, but apparentlyescaped on the seventh try.

A News of the Weird ClassicIraqi president Saddam Hussein

filed a libel lawsuit in February(1997) in Paris against the magazinee Nouvel Observateur for aSeptember 1996 story in whichSaddam was described by variousArab leaders as stupid andincompetent and specifically, amongother things, as an “executioner,” a“monster,” a “murderer,” “a perfectcretin” and a “noodle.”

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EventsPhotographing Birds:

9 a.m.-noon, Saturdays, May 1and 8, Cache River WetlandsCenter, 8885 Illinois 37 South,Cypress; two-part programfor intermediate andadvanced photographers

presented by naturephotographer David Brewer;618-657-2064 or www.fws.gov/midwest/cypress/creek.

Southern Illinois ArtsWorkshop Retreat: Monday-Wednesday, May 17-19,DuBois Center Camp;registration deadline, Friday,

May 7; beginners oradvanced; workshops oncreating by nature, alternativewater media and watercolortechniques; $195 coversseven meals, two nightslodging and workshop ofchoice; 618-749-5256.

ExhibitsPhotographer Chrystal

Lea Nause: Rustle Hill Winery,8595 U.S. 51, Cobden;portraiture, narrative tableau,architecture and landscape;display includes work createdin Italy; through Friday;www.rustlehillwinery.com

Traveling display:Highlights of SIUCphotojournalism project,Sallie Logan Public Library,Murphysboro; displayfeatures pictures collectedduring an October workshopdocumenting a weekend inMurphysboro; through Friday.

Joan Bailot: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.Saturday, Distinctive Interiors,2800 E. Outer Drive, Marion.

Lani Shapton: Prints,ceramics, glass, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 1-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday,University Museum, SIUC;through Saturday, May 1.

George Ions: Monday-May31, Varsity Center for the Arts,418 S. Illinois Ave.,Carbondale; landscape oilpaintings, including a number

of local area subjects;[email protected].

Chris Scamehorn:Ceramics, Tuesday-Sunday,May 4-9, University Museum,SIUC; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 1-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday; www.museum.siu.edu or 618-453-5388.

Hooked on Art: StudioCreations by Youth Artists,Varsity Center for the Arts,Carbondale; art made byyouth at the Boys and GirlsClub of Carbondale; throughMay 5; 618-453-5580.

Antarctic Dreams: By GaryKolb and Jay Needham,University Museum, SIUC,Faner Hall; through May 9;www.museum.siu.edu or 618-453-5388.

Homily: Qualis Vita, FinisIta: Oil paintings by JedJackson, Main Gallery,Mitchell Museum, CedarhurstCenter for the Arts. 2600Richview Road, MountVernon; hours, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.Tuesday through Saturdayand 1-5 p.m. Sunday; free;through May 9; 618-242-1236or www.cedarhurst.org.

SIUC Photography Exhibit:Works from the Departmentof Cinema and Photographyat SIUC, Beal Grand CorridorGallery, Cedarhurst Center forthe Arts, Mount Vernon;through May 9; 618-242-1236 or at www.cedarhurst.org .

Shrode Art & CraftCompetition Exhibition:Paintings, drawings,printmaking, clay, fiber, mixedmedia, wood, fine jewelry andmetal, Cedarhurst Center forthe Arts, Mount Vernon,Regenhardt Gallery of theShrode Art Center; throughMay 9; 618-242-1236 ext. 249or www.cedarhurst.org.

Eileen Doman and SarahShoot: Central Showcase atRealty Central, 1825 W. MainSt., Murdale Shopping Center,Carbondale; 9 a.m.-5 p.m.Monday-Friday and 9 a.m.-noon Saturday; through May15; 618-457-4663.

Sacred, Philosophical,Mythological: By Leslie DeanPrice, The Gallery Space atthe Law Office of Joni BethBailey 1008 Walnut St.,Murphysboro; includesdrawings, paintings andpoetry from World War IIexperience; through May 28;618-684-8668.

Masters of Photography:University Museum, SIUC;highlights from the museum’spermanent collection;includes photograph of silentfilm siren Gloria Swanson; 10a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Fridayand 1-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday; through May; free;www.museum.siu.edu.

George Ions: OrlandiniVineyard, 410 Thorn Lane,Makanda; Italian landscapes

compliment vineyard décor;through May 31; 618-995-230; [email protected].

Kris Killman: Watercolors,Harrisburg District Library; all29 paintings for sale; closingreception, 2-4 p.m. Sunday,June 6.

From Humble Beginnings,Lincoln’s Illinois 1830-1861:Southern Illinois Art andArtisans Center, Whittington;the exhibition presents aperspective of the IllinoisAbraham Lincoln found whenhe entered the state in 1830;through Sept. 26; 618-629-2220 or www.museum.state.il.us/ismsites/so-il.

Carolyn GassanPlochmann display: Workand life of Carbondale artist,Morris Library, SIUC; view thedisplay in the cases outsidethe Hall of Presidents on thefirst floor of the library; seeartwork in the SpecialCollections Research Centerreading room and otherlocations within the library;618-453-2516 orhttp://archives.lib.siu.edu/index.php?pcollections/controlcard&id2459.

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


Anniversary Open HouseApril 30th, May 1st

Friday 10am-5pm & Saturday 9am-4pmSoy Candles & Tarts Poured by the Raggedys

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FREE Dessert & FREE Flower for all moms 4-10 p.m.SUNDAY-Don’t Forget Mom

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MUSICLIVE

The Doowop Experiencewith Blend7 p.m. Friday, May 7, MarionCultural and Civic Center;$15/$10 at 618-997-4030.

More than threedecades afterappearing at the SIU

Arena, Elvis Presley iscoming back to SouthernIllinois to help local acappella group Blendcelebrate its fifthanniversary. To make thefeat even more amazing,he’s bringing Roy Orbison.

A healthy dose of musicfrom a golden era will befeatured during “TheDoowop Experience,” aspecial stage presentationBlend has prepared for a 7 p.m. appearance May 7

at Marion Cultural andCivic Center.

“This is our high-energy, Branson-styledshow,” said Blend founderJohnathan Estes of Energy.“We do a lot of interactionwith the crowd and theaction is nonstop. We keepthings moving.”

On almost a dare, Blendwas assembled in 2005 tocompete in a contest atJohn A. Logan Collegeconducted by instructorKaren Sala. They won.Several other minorcontests followed over thenext several months, andthey just kept on winning.

Estes said he knew thegroup was a marketablecommodity after enteringa competition atFreedomFest in Murray,Ky. in 2006 and emergingvictorious. After a concertin 2008 at the touristmecca of the Midwest,Branson, Mo., they wereoffered a full-time job at amajor theater.

“We were flattered bythe opportunity, but couldmake more moneyworking our regular circuitof shows,” he said.

A fifth-grade teacher inHerrin, Estes said thesinging group gives himtwo diverse careers.

“Blend is almost a full-time job,” he said. “In thesummer, we are out for 14straight days, back homefor two, then right backout again. We’re on theroad about 140 days a year.We stay plenty busy.”

Estes said after the earlytalent show wins, he juststarted calling festivalorganizers and was able tosecure jobs. Word quicklyspread and the calendarstarted to fill up with tourdates.

“We started small andthings just started togrow,” Estes said. “Wedon’t have a booking agentor a promoter. We’re just abunch of guys having agreat time.”

Members of Blend areAnthony Deaton ofCarterville, Andrew Smithof Chester, Eric Rudd ofSmithland, Ky., and Estes.Rudd is a student atMurray State Universityand sometimes hasscheduling issues. Whenhe is not able to perform,he is replaced by JoeWoodard of Marion.

The Marion show isbeing billed as a Branson-styled show, and thatmeans a healthy dose ofcomedy.

Estes said the music the

quartet performs may be ahalf-century old, but it’sstill very popular.

A testimony to theunique camaraderie in theband, there are eightformer members of thegroup, and six will be onhand May 7 as specialguests to perform theirsignature songs.

“Our grand finale is amedley of hits that willhave people on their feet,”Estes said. “Our goal is foreverybody to leave with asmile on their face.”

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


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Hey Joe, play me some bluesJoe Bonamassa7:30 p.m. Wednesday,Shryock Auditorium, SIUC;$69, $49, $39 at the boxoffice, ticketmaster.com/shryock or 618-453-6000.

BY BRENT STEWARTFOR THE SOUTHERN

CARBONDALE — WhenSouthern LightsEntertainment promotedits first show at the SIUArena almost two yearsago, it was headlined byblues legend B.B. King.King was 83, but heentertained the crowd asenergetically as he has formore than 60 years withhis wise, knowing vocalsand soulful playing.

As much as the audiencebowed at the feet of amaster, they were caughtoff guard and wowed by a

young firebrand, JoeBonamassa, the 32-year-old blues wonder who wasdiscovered by King whenBonamassa was 12 yearsold. The “King of theBlues” has takenBonamassa on tour withhim every year since.

A child prodigy,Bonamassa began playingStevie Ray Vaughn licks atage 7. Over his 20-yearcareer, he plays more than200 shows a year and hasreleased 11 albums. Themost recent, “Black Rock,”was recorded in Greeceand is one of his mostambitious yet.

Flipside sat down withthe young bluesmanbefore his return toCarbondale, this time atShryock Auditorium.

What was it like to meetsomeone like B.B. when youwere 12 years old?

As a 12-year-old, youdon’t really get to processit as much. But it wasgreat. He’s been a friendand a guy who’s beeninstrumental in my careerfor years.

How has his friendshipaffected you?

Well, he’s given me thestage and good advice. Imean, if it weren’t for B.B.King, I wouldn’t be talkingto you right now. Icertainly wouldn’t beplaying Carbondale again.He was my big break. Idon’t know how manytimes I’ve talked to him.He’s on my record, he’s onmy new album, and I’vetoured with him every yearfor 20 years. But again, hewas my big break. Hedidn’t have to do help me,he didn’t have to doanything, he just did.

You’ve talked before about

your love for the Britishblues players. It’s a differentstyle than American blues,filtered through a differentperspective. What effect didthey have on you?

Guys like Jeff Beck, JohnMayall and theBluesbreakers, PeterGreen, and Clapton, ofcourse, those guys broughta certain swagger to theblues. They made it heavy,they made it rock. Youknow, Jimmie Page forexample. It was young, itwas fresh and it was loud.To a 10-year-old with aLes Paul guitar, it was fullof feeling.

The blues, maybe more sothan any other genre, isconnected deeply to itsroots. How difficult is it foryou to forge your ownidentity?

Joe Bonamassa, a blues guitar prodigy by age 12, returns to Shryock

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PROVIDEDJoe Bonamassa will play at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at ShryockAuditorium at SIUC. Tickets are $39, $49 and $69.

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Intentions, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.HERRINAAmmeerriiccaann LLeeggiioonn::

Stagefright, 8:30 p.m.MARIONAAmmeerriiccaann LLeeggiioonn:: Danny &

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MARIONMMaarriioonn YYoouutthh CCeenntteerr:: Ragtag

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Franklin St., Whittington 618-303-5266

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DDuunnccaann DDaannccee BBaarrnn:: 13545Spring Pond Road, Benton618-435-6161

TThhee GGeett--AAwwaayy:: 804 N. DouglasSt., West Frankfort 618-937-3545

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JJoohhnn BBrroowwnn’’ss oonn tthhee SSqquuaarree::1000 Tower Square, Marion618-997-2909

KKeeyy WWeesstt:: 1108 W. Main,Carbondale 618-351-5998

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MMaarriioonn AAmmeerriiccaann LLeeggiioonn::Longstreet Road, Marion 618-997-6168

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OOrriieenntt AAmmeerriiccaann LLeeggiioonn:: 404Jackson St., Orient 618-932-2060

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BENTONDuncan Dance Barn:: Spring Pond

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Orlandini Vineyard:410 Thorn Lane,Makanda; 618-995-2307 or www.orlandinivineyard.com

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Blues Man: 8:30 p.m.today, The PalacePizzeria, 215Appleknocker Drive,Cobden; 618-893-4415.

Rob Jones and BrentStewart with HonkyTonk Saint: 7 p.m.Friday, LongbranchCoffeehouse, 100 E.Jackson St.,Carbondale; 618-529-4488; no cover

David Olney: 7:30 p.m. Friday, CousinAndy’s Coffeehouse,Fellowship Hall, UnitedChurch of Christ, 515

Orchard Drive,Carbondale; $10;students, $5;www.cousinandy.org

Calex: 8:30 p.m.Friday, Palace Pizzeria,Cobden.

Josh Brown Trio: 8 p.m. Saturday, YellowMoon Café, 110 N. FrontSt., Cobden; $8; 618-893-2233, www.yellowmooncafe.com.

The Natives:8:30 p.m. Saturday, ThePalace Pizzeria,Cobden.

ConcertsSouthern Illinois

Choir concert: 7:30 p.m.today, Shryock Auditorium,SIUC; features SIUC ChoralUnion, SIUC Concert Choir

and the SIUC Horn Choir;618-536-8742.

Music for the Kids Benefit:Featuring Ravenhill andAltered, 7-10 p.m. Friday, WestFrankfort Park Banquet Hall;for The Night’s Shield

children’s shelter; $10includes concessions; ages 5and younger admitted free.

SIUC Wind Ensemble &Wind Ensemble StudentSoloists: 7:30 p.m. Monday,Shryock Auditorium, SIUC;

$10/$5; 618-536-8742.SIUC Guitar Ensemble:

7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Old BaptistFoundation Recital Hall, SIUC;$5/$3; 618-536-8742.

Ivas John: Noon,Wednesday, Town SquarePavilion, Carbondale; bringlawn chairs; free; 618-529-8040.

New Arts Jazztet: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, SIUC,Altgeld Hall, room 112; free.

Joe Bonamassa: 7:30 p.m.Wednesday, ShryockAuditorium, SIUC; 618-453-6000 or www.southernlightsentertainment.com.

Blend: A DoowopExperience, 7 p.m. Friday,May 7, Marion Cultural andCivic Center; $15/$10;www.marionccc.org or 618-997-4030.

Wayne “The Train”Hancock: 8 p.m. Friday, May14, Yellow Moon Café, 110 N.Front St., Cobden; $15/$17;www.yellowmooncafe.com;618-893-2233.

Lynyrd Skynyrd: 8 p.m.Saturday, May 29, Harrah’sMetropolis Casino; tickets$20+; metropolis. frontgatetickets.com or 888-512-7469.

KentuckyRay Stevens: 7 p.m. Friday,

May 14, Carson Center,Paducah; $30-$120; 270-450-4444,thecarsoncenter.org.


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MAKANDA — Southern Illinoisans looking for asign that a tardy spring is getting closer need look nofurther than Makanda and this weekend’s SpringFest, which runs from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sunday on theMakanda Boardwalk.

Several bands will play free concerts, beginning11:30 a.m. Saturday with Nashville, Tenn., folk, bluesand country singer Doug Rees on the main stage atthe pavilion. Local blues and rock band The Nativesplay at 1:30 p.m. Hobo Knife, a new band from MortBustos of The Bourbon Knights, brings its old-timeyswagger to the stage at 5 p.m. Also at noon Saturdayare readings and photography exhibits at RenascenceHouse, a historic church near the boardwalk.

On Sunday, Soothsayers Jug Band of Carbondalemakes its first Spring Fest appearance at 1 p.m. GiantCity Slickers, a western swing band from Makanda,hits the stage at 4 p.m., followed by New Orleansrockers Mike Darby and the House of Cards at 5 p.m.

More than 40 local and regional artists and artisanswill sell blown glass, candles, handmade apparel,pottery, jewelry, spices, sauces and other items.

There will also be vendors and food boothsfeaturing classic festival fares such as barbeque,nachos, corndogs, funnel cakes and more.

Admission is free, but parking is limited.

[email protected] / 618-351-5074

Makanda Spring Fest begins Saturday

EventsAntique Car Show:

7 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, FortMassac State Park,Metropolis; free; local.aaca.org/southernillinois; 618-524-2448.

Zombie Walk: 10 a.m.,Saturday, 710 Book Storeparking lot, Carbondale;make-up artists starting at8:30 a.m.; registration,9:30 a.m.; $10 fee givesparticipants a 20 percentdiscount at Fat Patties,Stadium Grille andLongbranch Coffee House;drawings for prizes; alsoshowing “Night of the LivingDead”; register atwww.carbondalemainstreet.com or 618-529-8040.

The 2010 GreatCardboard Boat Regatta:noon, Saturday, SIUCCampus Lake; paddles, oars,and life preserversfurnished; registration andboat inspections,10 a.m.-noon; $15

registration fee; call 618-521-5071 for corrugatedcardboard; www.reccenter.siu.edu/index.

Model Railroad Show:11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday,Benton Civic Center; adults,$3; early bird admission, 10a.m., $5; children under 12free; 618-984-4474, www.si-trainclub.net.

Taste of SouthernIllinois: 5-8 p.m. Sunday,Southeastern Illinois CollegeFoundation Building,Harrisburg; benefiting localcharities; $30; music by ThePenguins; 618-253-4444 or618-993-3513.

FestivalsAnna Arts Festival:

Friday-Sunday, Anna ArtsCenter, 125 W. Davie St.,Anna, Masters Center;Country Music Night, 7-10p.m. Friday features Eli Tellorand the Renegade Band, TheBlackberry Blossoms,

BONAMASSA: Guitar prodigy to play Shryock on WednesdayFROM PAGE 6

When you say the rootsand the blues, you’resaying the same thing. Theblues was born from fieldhollers; it certainly doesn’tcome from anything otherthan that. Definitely notbaroque or classical musicor something. So when yousay roots and blues, it’s thesame thing. The Englishguys, they were trying tocopy Howlin’ Wolf with aChuck Berry rock ‘n’ rollmentality. When I heard

the English blues, it waslouder, bigger, heavier, andit had this kind of charismathat the American blues Iwas listening to didn’thave. Eventually, I wouldgo back and discover B.B.and Muddy Waters andFreddy King and AlbertKing and all those guys,and that was really greattoo, but the English stuffwas my forté.

Tell me a little bit aboutyour new album, “BlackRock.” What does it sayabout the direction

you’re taking?It’s a bit heavier, a bit

more raw. The guitarsounds are basic and dry,but it also has a worldlykind of vibe to it. It’s myfirst album to debut in thetop 40 of the Billboard Top200.

As many years as you’vebeen playing — and to beginat such a young age — whatdo you learn year afteryear?

I learn something newevery day. I learned todaythat “The Train Kept a

Rollin” that the Yardbirdsrecorded was not theoriginal version. I didn’tknow that. Every time Iwalk onstage I learnsomething new about myperformance, I learnsomething new about thecrowd, I learn somethingnew about the guitar. Thekey about being aperformer is constantlykeeping your eyes and earsopen. The minute youthink you know everythingis the minute your careeris over.

Deanna Freeman and DaveClark, $10; Little EgyptBarbershop Chorus, 7–9 p.m.Saturday, May 1, $10;Shawnee Hills Poetry Festival,2– 5 p.m. Sunday, May 2, $5donation; 618-697-6285.

Makanda Springfest:Saturday-Sunday, MakandaBoardwalk; 10:30 a.m.-5.30 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m.-5.30 p.m. Sunday.

Kite Festival: 1-4 p.m.Saturday, upper Arena Field,SIUC; make a kite, bring a kitefly a kite; all ages; kite kits canbe purchased and madebefore the event at theStudent Center Craft Shop for$5; www.siustudentcenter.org/craft-shop.

Rend Lake Water Festival:Tuesday-Saturday, May 8,Benton; carnival, BentonPublic Square parking lot;May 7, Benton’s Capitol Park;parade, 10 a.m. Saturday, May8; 618-438-2121.

FilmsAvatar: On outdoor screen,

8 p.m. Friday, Walker’s Bluff,north on Reed Station Road,Carterville; 618-985-8463 orwww.walkersbluff.com

The Scientist: 7 p.m.Saturday, Liberty Theater,Murphysboro; film bywriter/director Zach LeBeau,who is a Carbondale native;$7; 618-684-5880;www.thescientistmovie.com

Theater/PerformanceThe Amnesiac’s Diary:

8 p.m. today-Saturday,Kleinau Theater, SIUC,Communications Building;absurdist, multi-sensory rompthrough the disappointmentsand disorientation of memoryloss; general admission, $7;students, $5; 618-453-5618e-mail [email protected].

Intimate Apparel: A Tributeto Human Spirit, 7 p.m. todaySaturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday,McLeod Theater,Communications Building,SIUC; director, Susan PatrickBenson; adults, $15; seniors,$12 and students, $6; also,Laura Kidd will deliver a pre-show lecture in the MCMADean’s Conference Room at1:30 p.m. Sunday; lecture,free; 618-453-3001.

Antigone: Greek tragedy,7 p.m. Friday, ShawneeCommunity College, Ullin;

adults, $10; children/students, $5; no childrenunder 12; 618-634-3323;www.theedcenter.tix.com.

Dance recital: 7:30 p.m.Friday and 2 p.m. Saturday,Furr Auditorium, Pulliam Hall,SIU; Southern Illinois DanceCompany; $8/$4.

Beyond Therapy: ByChristopher Durang, Friday-Sunday, Varsity Center for theArts, 418 S. Illinois Ave.,Carbondale; directed by Mary

Boyle; adult comedy formature audiences; Friday andSaturday performances,7:30 p.m. and Sundaymatinee, 2 p.m.; $10/$15;618-549-5466 orwww.stagecompany.org.

Little Shop of Horrors:7 p.m. Friday and Saturday,and 2 p.m. Sunday, O’NeilAuditorium, John A LoganCollege, Carterville; $8/$5;two matinees, 10 a.m. todayand Friday; matinees, $1, free

for Logan students and staff;618-985-2828 ext. 8287.

Dig It: A musical tale ofancient civilizations, 7 p.m.Saturday, Marion Cultural andCivic Center; performed bythe students of SkylineAcademy; written by JohnJacobson and RogerEmerson; www.marionccc.orgor 618-997-4030.

Spring Festival of DanceRecital: 2 p.m. Sunday, FurrAuditorium, SIUC; dances

from the Swan Lake Ballet,Nutcracker Ballet, Gone withthe Wind and Bacarolle.

The Yard: An ACapella/Hip-Hop Musical:6:30 p.m. Saturday, May 8,Shryock Auditorium, SIUC;written and directed by SIUCgrad Brandon A. Williams;Q&A with Williams and livemusic, scholarship giveaways;$10 at Shryock box office andticketmaster.com and $15 atthe door.


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CARBONDALE — Anall-new sports and musicfestival is coming toSouthern IllinoisUniversity Carbondale onSaturday.

Fieldstock is a May Daycelebration for the wholefamily, featuring fun,games and music.Everyone is welcome, andalmost everything is free.

Throw your supportbehind Saluki athletics bytaking in a women’ssoftball double-header ora men’s baseball game.The ladies hit the field atCharlotte West Stadium atnoon; the men play at AbeMartin Field at 2 p.m.

The SIUC intramuralsports fields are full ofactivity throughout theday. You’ll find a rugbymatch, club baseball and avolleyball tournament

from 1 to 6 p.m.The American

Marketing AssociationWing Fling is from 1 to 5 p.m. at the field. Enjoythis meal of wings andmore for $5.

You can also play bags,Frisbee or Whiffleballbetween 4 and 8 p.m. onthe fields. Or challengeyour friends withinflatable Laser Tag or theinflatable obstacle course.Participants younger than18 must have a consentform signed by a parent orguardian. There’s also freefood from 5 to 8 p.m.

Kick back and relax orkick up your heels anddance to music from 6 to 8 p.m. Young Loves andNighty Nite will play.Then, enjoy an outdoormovie, “The Blind Side,”at 8 p.m.

As a family friendlyevent, the rules are: nopets, no alcohol and noglass bottles. Participantsare encouraged to bringblankets and lawn chairs.Organizers are providingfree transportation to thefields from the residencehalls, arena parking lotand Evergreen Terrace.The rain location forFieldstock is the smallgym at the Rec Centerwith activities runningfrom 6 to 10 p.m.

— SIUC University Communications

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SHOW TIMES FOR APRIL 26TH - 29THClash of the Titans (PG-13)

4:50 8:00 10:40The Back Up Plan (R)

4:00 6:50 9:40Hot Tub Time Machine (R)

5:00 7:50 10:20Clash of the Titans 3D (PG-13)

4:20 7:30 10:00Bounty Hunter (PG-13)

4:30 7:20 10:05Date Night (PG-13) 3:50 7:10 9:50Kick-Ass (R)

3:40 4:40 6:40 7:40 9:30 10:30

How to Train Your Dragon (PG)4:00 6:30 9:20

The Losers (PG-13) 4:10 7:00 9:30 Tyler Perry’s Why Did I GetMarried Too? (PG-13) 3:40 6:50 9:50The Last Song (PG) 4:30 7:10 9:40Death at a Funeral (R)

4:40 7:20 10:00Diary of a Wimpy Kid (PG)

4:20 6:40 9:10

How to Train Your Dragon (PG)3:50 6:15

The Back Up Plan (R) 3:40 6:40The Losers (R) 4:50 7:40Clash of the Titans (PG-13)

4:40 7:20Date Night (PG-13) 4:20 7:10The Last Song (PG) 4:00 6:50Death at a Funeral (R)

4:30 7:30Kick-Ass (R) 4:10 7:00


‘Fieldstock’ offers fun, music for all The 37th annual Boat Regatta set for Saturday at Campus Lake

CARBONDALE — Oncefeared to be a thing of thepast, the 37th annualGreat Cardboard BoatRegatta is back in all itssplashing glory at SIUC.The race is set to begin atnoon Saturday at theCampus Lake Boat Docks.

What began in 1974 as aproject for students inRichard Archer’s art anddesign class has becomean internationalexperience. The originalassignment was to build afunctional boat fromcorrugated cardboard.

The regatta is a familyoriented, alcohol-freeevent for the community.

Boats will compete infour categories. Class I isfor those propelled bycanoe paddles, oars orkayak paddles, while ClassII is for those usingmechanical paddlewheels, propellers,plungers or other people-powered propulsion. The

third class is for all instantboats built on race dayand the final class is forboats built by childrenages 13 and younger.

The top finishers in eachclass get trophies. Thereare also special awards forthe most spectacularsinking, best use ofcardboard and best teamboat.

— SIUC University Communications

CARBONDALE — Thisweekend will presentyour last opportunity tocatch The Stage Co.production of “BeyondTherapy” by ChristopherDurang.

Performances are at7:30 p.m. Friday andSaturday, and at 2 p.m.Saturday and Sunday atVarsity Center for theArts, 418 S. Illinois Ave.

“Beyond Therapy,”which ran off-Broadwaywith Sigourney Weaverin the starring role ofPrudence and then had alater Broadwayincarnation with DianneWiest in the same role,satirizes the tendency ofyoung 30-somethings toseek therapy as thesolution to theirproblems — even when

their therapists havegreater problems thanthey do.

Combining hisrelatively gentle satire oftherapy with theperennial search for loveand fulfillment, Durangcreates a lively andhilarious play. The playcontains language andcontent that may not beappropriate for children.

Tickets are $15 for thepublic and $10 forstudents with ID; grouprates are available. Theyare available at the boxoffice from 5 to 7 p.m.Monday through Friday,noon to 4 Saturdays andone hour before allperformances; online atwww.stagecompany.orgor at 800-838-3007.

— The Southern

CARTERVILLE – John A. Logan College will present“Little Shop of Horrors,” the popular musical writtenby Howard Ashman with music composed by AlanMenken, about a poor florist shop worker who is thrustinto the limelight when he discovers a mysterious plantthat feeds on human blood.

Performances will be at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday,and at 2 p.m. Sunday in O’Neil Auditorium. Tickets are$8 for the public and $5 for students. There will also be10 a.m. matinees today and Friday; tickets are $1 for thepublic and free to JALC students and staff.

“This is a character-driven musical,” said NathanArnett, a music instructor at Logan and director of thisproduction. “I enjoy the plot very much. It’s a really funshow. It has wonderful music, and there are some reallybeautiful moments in the show because of theexcellence of the actors we have playing the roles. It’s asmall cast with just nine members, and they areextremely talented.”

Kyle Johnson from Marion is a sophomore at JALCand plays Seymour, the flower shop attendant. HeatherBarnett of Marion, a JALC alumna and veteran of theJALC stage, plays Audrey, the woman Seymour secretlyloves.

To order tickets or for more information, call 618-985-2828 or 618-457-7676, ext. 8287.

— The Southern

National antique car show comes to Fort MassacMETROPOLIS — The

Ohio Valley Chapter of theSouthern Illinois Region ofthe Antique AutomobileClub of America will hostan antique car showSaturday at Fort MassacState Park.

Southern Illinois RegionPresident Mike Hausmanof Metropolis said theCentral Division SpringMeet consists of threedays, today to Saturday,with the highlight being a

judged car show Saturday.The show will be open

from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. andadmission is free for thepublic.

The Antique AutomobileClub of America is aninternational organizationwith members in all 50states and in more than 50 countries. The aim ofthe AACA is theperpetuation of thepioneer days ofautomobiling by

furthering the interest inand preservation ofantique automobiles, andthe promotion ofsportsmanship and goodfellowship among allAACA members.

For more informationabout the Ohio ValleyChapter of the SouthernIllinois Region of theAmerican Antique CarAssociation, call Hausmanat 618-524-2448.

— The Southern

Logan presents ‘Little Shop of Horrors’The Stage Co. presents the hilarious‘Beyond Therapy’ this weekend

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On the sliding critter-comedy scale, “FurryVengeance” fallssomewhere between the“Chipmunks” and the“Chihuahua” (the onefrom Beverly Hills). And ifits scheming woodlandcreatures, slapstickviolence, bird poop andPorte-John gags don’t doanything for you when youtake your kids, just chantthis little mantra: “It’s notfor me, it’s for them ... ”

Brendan Fraser is well-meaning developer Dan,who has moved his wife(Brooke Shields) to a newsubdivision carved in themiddle of pristine forest.He endures the abuse and“We’re a green company”

spin from his boss (KenJeong) for the chance tolive in a McMansion in themiddle of “Phase I” oftheir development. Hiswife has settled into ateaching job at the school,but their teen son, Tyler(Matt Prokop), isn’tadjusting.

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There’s so little mirth inthe message-orientedscript that the cast resortsto mugging to find a laugh.A bit player exaggerateshis Mexican accent, andthe Korean-AmericanJeong bursts into sing-

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‘Nightmare on ElmStreet’Wes Craven’s seminal 1984 shocker is the latest horrorclassic to get a Hollywood remake, with Jackie Earle Haleyas the sadistic madman fond of striped sweaters andunusual handgear. Samuel Bayer makes his directorialdebut in a picture rumored to be much darker than theoriginal. The movie opens Friday at ShowPlace 8 inCarbondale and Illinois Centre 8 in Marion and is rated Rfor strong bloody horror violence, disturbing images,terror and language. It was not screened for reviewers.

‘Furry’ not anywhere close to being funnyWANT TO KNOW WHAT’S STILL

PLAYING? Goonline to read ourshort reviews ofwhat’s in theaters

now. www.flipsideonline.com

STUDIO‘Furry Vengeance’ stars Brendan Fraser and Brooke Shieldsand opens Friday in Carbondale and Marion.

New on DVDIt’s Complicated A divorced couple rekindles their romance

but her new friend and his young wife make things ... well,complicated. With Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin, Steve Martin. R(some drug content and sexuality)

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus Dr. Parnassus, achronic gambler, tries his luck once more to get out of a dealhe made with the devil. With Heath Ledger, ChristopherPlummer, Johnny Depp, Jude Law, Colin Farrell. PG-13 (violentimages, some sensuality, profanity and smoking) (CC)

District 13: Ultimatum Officer Damien and vigilante Leitoteam up to protect a slum threatened with demolition bycorrupt officials. With Cyril Raffaelli, David Belle, PhilippeTorreton, Daniel Duval. R (violence, profanity and drugs)

Five Minutes of Heaven Years after witnessing the murderof his older brother, a man is asked to meet his killer. WithLiam Neeson, James Nesbitt. NR

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