z MOVIES z ART z WINERIES z BOOKS z COVER STORY z THEATER z THINGS TO DO z MUSIC z Revival: Three-day music Lynyrd Skynyrd: 6 p.m. Kentucky festival, Thursday-Saturday, Sunday, Sept. 15, Walker’s Stars of Tomorrow Show: Southern Illinois Flute Sept. 5-7, features several Bluff, 326 Vermont Road, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 30, Choir: Flutists, age 16 and bands in various locations Carterville; special guest, Kentucky Opry, 88 Chilton over, through Aug. 30; throughout the community; Blackberry Smoke; doors Lane, Benton, Ky.; www.siflutes.org all-access pass to the open, 4 p.m.; Tasting Room $16/$15/$10/$7.50; Auditions: For The festival, excluding the after party; tickets, $49.50; www.kentuckyopry.com; Southern Illinois Children’s Woodbox Gang, $20; VIP, $126; 618-956-9900; 888-459-8704 Choir; ages 5-16 years; call www.brownpapertickets.com lynyrdskynyrd.com Variety Show: 7:30 p.m. 618-541-6970 or email /event/415130 Music Festival: Raddle Saturday, Aug. 31, Kentucky joyousinging@yahoo.com; Allen Edwards: 7 p.m. The Bottoms Bluegrass and Opry, 88 Chilton Lane, through Sept. 20 Saturday, Sept. 7, Meridian Folk Music Festival, 11 a.m.Benton, Ky.; $16/$15/$10/ High School gym, Mounds; 8 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 29, $7.50; www.kentuckyopry. Concerts doors open, 6 p.m.; free with St. Ann’s Church Yard, com; 888-459-8704 an advance admission ticket Raddle; features The Pickin’ Ronnie Dunn: Formerly of Southern Illinois now available at the Jones Chicks, Wil Maring & Robert the award-winning country Sunset Showcase: 7-10 Funeral Home Tamms-Villa Bowlin, Rural Kings and Ol’ duo Brooks & Dunn, 7:15 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 29, the Ridge; advance ticket Fishskins; food, auction; $2; p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, Pavillion, Carbondale; local admission only; jonesfuneral under 10, free; 618-559Carson Center, Paducah; groups; 618-967-4664 home1956@yahoo.com; 618- 4287 $100/ $75/ $60/ $50/ $40; Friday Night Fair music: 342-6622; 618-747-2213 Widespread Panic: Tickets www.thecarsoncenter.org; Coulter, Goot & Wall, 6-9 Woodbox Gang: 7 p.m. on sale for Tuesday, Oct. 1 270-443-9932 p.m. Friday, Aug. 30, Town Saturday, Sept. 7, Shryock concert, SIU Arena Square Pavilion, corner of US Auditorium, SIU; headlining Carbondale; concert will 51 North and Illinois 13 West, show for the Carbondale start at 7 p.m.; buy tickets at Carbondale; www. Rocks Revival; main floor, the SIU Arena Ticket Office; carbondalemainstreet.com; $15; balcony, $10; 618-453$30/$35/$40; www.siu 618-529-8040 6000; www. southern salukis.com or 618-453Carillon performance: ticketsonline.com 2000 Concert features the playing of bells located in a tower, 114 N. Elm St., Centralia; Julianne Vanden, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 31; Robin Austin, 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 1 and Carlo van Ulft, 6:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 2; free; 618-533-4381 Metropolis Labor Day Celebration: 2-8 p.m. Monday, Sept. 2, Fort Massac State Park; music by Cross Harmony, 2 p.m.; Mike Hardison and Friends perform, 3:30 p.m.; The Melungeons, 5 p.m. and Cuttin Jessies, 6:30 p.m.; free; concessions available; bring lawn chairs The Natives: Brown Bag Concert, noon-1 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 4, Town Square Pavilion, Carbondale; win gift certificates; bring a 100 s. illinois ave • 618.457.6900 lawn chair; www.carbondale lunch:11-2:45 mon-fri/dinner: 5-8:45 sun-thurs/dinner 5-9:45 fri & sat mainstreet.com Granger Smith: Country $ music artist, Wednesday, Sept. 4, Copper Dragon, 720 One lunch special per coupon. E. Grand Ave., Carbondale; Valid Monday thru Thursday only. current single, Silverado Bench Seat; 618-529-3628; 100 s. illinois ave • carbondale 618-549-2319; expires: 9/19/13 www.grangersmith.com Carbondale Rocks
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The Beaucoup Bottom Band brings an energetic country music show to Du Quoin on Sept. 1.
Beaucoup Bottom Band returning to state fair DU QUOIN — The Beaucoup Bottom Band will perform for the third straight year at the Du Quoin State Fair on Sunday, Sept. 1. The band will perform an energetic, toe-tapping country music show with an original song or two thrown in the mix from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Free
Entertainment Tent. The band features two fiddles, drums, guitars, a mandolin and sometimes a harmonica and steel guitar. The band members all hail from Southern Illinois, representing Pinckneyville, Ashley, Oakdale and Nashville. Sunday’s performance is free. — The Southern
Raddle the Bottoms will feature bluegrass, folk RADDLE — Bluegrass and folk music will be featured at the Raddle the Bottoms Bluegrass and Folk Music Festival from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sept. 29 at St. Ann’s Church Yard. Performers for the benefit music festival include The Pickin’ Chicks, Wil Maring and Robert Bowlin, Rural Kings and Ol’ Fishskins. Meals, desserts and beverages will be available, and the event will also feature raffles and a silent auction. Admission is $2 per person, with children 10 and younger admitted free. The concert is in memory of Sandra Sanders, who died of
pancreatic cancer in 2007. In addition to promoting general awareness of pancreatic cancer and supporting existing organizations, the proceeds from this concert will go to support a non-profit organization called Sandra’s Comfort Inc. Sandra’s Comfort Inc. aids in pancreatic cancer research and provides assistance to individuals with expenses incurred from any type of cancer. Donations for the silent auction, raffle or sponsorship of bands may be made by contacting Angela Dilday at 618559-4287. — The Southern
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